Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. Please read through these operating instructions so you will know how to operate you
Operating Environment Operating environment temperature and humidity: +5 ºC to +35 ºC (+41 ºF to +95 ºF); less than 85 %RH (coo
01 Contents 01 Before you start What’s in the box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Putting the batteries in the remote c
The Play Mode menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Displaying and switching subtitles . . . . . 84 Switching DVD and DivX sou
01 Before you start Chapter 1 Before you start What’s in the box Please confirm that the following accessories are in the box w
Before you start • You can control this recorder using the remote sensor of another Pioneer component via the CONTROL IN jack o
01 Before you start HDD/DVD Recording and playback compatibility This recorder can play and record all widely-used DVD disc typ
Before you start Using DVD-R DL/DVD+R DL discs DVD-R DL (Dual-Layer) and DVD+R DL (Double-Layer) discs contain two recordable l
01 Before you start • Sampling rates: 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz • Bit-rates: Any (128 kbps or higher recommended) • Variable b
Before you start Some DivX VOD content may only be playable a fixed number of times. When you load a disc containing this type
01 Before you start DVB is extremely flexible, being able to deliver virtually any kind of digital content to the home, includi
Before you start Symbols used in this manual The following icons are provided to help you quickly identify which instructions y
02 Connections Chapter 2 Connections Rear panel connections 1 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT PB Y PR DIGITAL AUDIO OUT 2 3 4 5 ANTENNA IN
Connections Front panel connections On the front panel there is a flip-down cover that hides more connections. Left side: DV IN
02 Connections Easy connections The setup described below is a basic setup that allows you to watch and record TV programmes, a
Connections 1 Connect the VIDEO OUTPUT jack to a video input on your TV. Use the yellow jack of the supplied audio/ video cable
02 Connections 1 From antenna output To antenna input Satellite dish/ antenna/cable TV wall outlet From SCART AV connector 3 To
Connections • It is not possible to watch one TV programme and record another using this setup. Antenna/cable TV wall outlet 1
02 Connections 2 Use a SCART cable (not supplied) to connect the AV1 (RGB)-TV AV connector to a SCART AV connector on your TV.
Connections Connecting using HDMI If you have an HDMI or DVI-equipped1 monitor or display2, you can connect it to this recorder
02 Connections plus standard to multi-channel surroundsound audio. HDMI features include uncompressed digital video, a bandwidt
Connections • We cannot guarantee this unit will work with HDMI control-compatible components other than those made by Pioneer.
02 Connections Important • Some USB devices may not work with this recorder. • When connecting a PC to this unit, make sure the
Controls and displays Chapter 3 03 Controls and displays Front panel 1 2 HDD/DVD 3 4 5 OPEN/CLOSE 6 7 A.TV D.TV PLTV DivX COPY
03 Controls and displays 11 Press to start or restart playback. Press to stop playback. STOP REC Press to stop recording. O
Controls and displays Display 1 2 3 4 L R P 03 5 8 7 6 1 Lights during playback; blinks when playback is paused. 2 Lights w
03 Controls and displays Remote control STANDBY/ON HDD/DVD (page 81) Press to start reverse or forward scanning. Press agai
Controls and displays • The cursor button is marked as follows in the operating instructions. ENTER ENTER ENTER 03 13 Recording
03 Controls and displays 22 DISPLAY (page 85) Displays/changes the on-screen information displays. 23 TEXT (pages 62, 63) Press
Getting started Chapter 4 04 Getting started Switching on and setting up When you switch the recorder on for the first time, yo
04 Getting started • If no new channels were found a message appears asking if you want to scan again. Check the aerial connect
Getting started Use the / buttons to set your time zone. You can set this by selecting a city or a time relative to GMT. k Se
04 Getting started 14 ENTER Press to continue after reading the HDD caution. k Setting In the event of HDD failure, recordings
Getting started GUIDE 1 Display the GUIDE Plus+ setup menu. 04 The system uses your postal code to identify which TV listings d
04 Getting started step 5 below) and leave it on overnight. The recorder needs to be in standby; it will wake up automatically
Getting started • Even if you can’t use the EPG functions where you live, you can still set VIDEO Plus+ recordings and manual r
05 Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic programme guide Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic programme guide This chapter is only app
Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic programme guide 5 Menu bar – Gives access to the various areas of the GUIDE Plus+ system. 6 G
05 Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic programme guide Lock/Unlock video window When you enter the GUIDE Plus+ system, the channe
Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic programme guide • Tune to a programme that’s currently showing1 • Set a programme to record •
05 Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic programme guide Using My Choice keywords for a search In addition to the standard categori
Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic programme guide 3 To add a channel to your profile, press the YELLOW Action button. 5 To add
05 Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic programme guide Editing a scheduled recording You can edit any parameter in a scheduled re
Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic programme guide 7 Press the GREEN Action button (Frequency) to change the recording frequency
05 Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic programme guide Deleting a scheduled recording 1 Highlight the left tile of a scheduled re
Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic programme guide 3 Use the number and /// buttons to enter the recording date, then press
05 Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic programme guide Changing the source and programme number 1 Select ‘Editor’ from the Menu b
Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic programme guide Manual Host Channel setup The GUIDE Plus+ system will automatically identify
05 Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic programme guide Switch this recorder into standby. The next morning, please perform the GU
Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic programme guide • I used the One-Button-Record feature (red Action button) to set a recording
06 Using the digital electronic programme guide Chapter 6 Using the digital electronic programme guide This chapter is only app
Using the digital electronic programme guide Using the Digital EPG Using the Digital EPG you can check the schedule of digital
06 Using the digital electronic programme guide 3 Enter the timer recording settings. Use the / buttons to select a field; us
Using the digital electronic programme guide EPG Link1 (UK only) – Choose whether or not to have this device automatically reco
06 Using the digital electronic programme guide 3 Press then select ‘Modify’ from the command menu panel. Alternatively, pres
Using the digital electronic programme guide Deleting a timer programme You can delete timer programmes you no longer need. 1 T
06 Using the digital electronic programme guide EPG Search 2 Highlight the timer programme you want to search. 3 Press then s
Recording Chapter 7 07 Recording About DVD recording This recorder can record to DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM, DVD-R D
07 Recording • See also Disc/content format playback compatibility on page 7 for detailed disc compatibility information. • It
Recording Restrictions on video recording You cannot record copy-protected video using this recorder. Copy-protected video incl
07 Recording Tip • When changing terrestrial digital broadcast channels, channels with a low signal strength may result in a bl
Recording The channel banner displays an icon ( ) to indicate that the MHEG application can be run. • TEXT 07 • You can also se
07 Recording Setting the picture quality/ recording time DVD (VR) DVD (Video) DVD+R DVD+RW DVD-RAM HDD Before starting a record
Recording CHANNEL + 07 REC 3 Select a TV channel to record. The front panel display shows the channel number, or channel name i
07 Recording Pause Live TV HDD The Pause Live TV feature lets you effectively pause a TV programme you’re watching. When you’re
Recording Using Pause Live TV 1 Start recording the current TV channel. Recording continues with playback paused. • Note that i
07 Recording About timer recordings DVD (VR) DVD (Video) DVD+R DVD+RW DVD-RAM HDD Important • A timer recording can’t be set if
Recording • The hours between 3:00 and 5:00 in the morning are used by the GUIDE Plus+ system to download programme information
07 Recording • What happens when two or more timer programmes overlap? Basically, the programme with the earlier recording star
Recording 2 Press repeatedly to select one of the external inputs to record from. The current input is shown on-screen and in t
07 Recording DVD+RW discs don’t generally need finalizing. However, if you want a title menu to appear when you play the disc,
Recording Initializing recordable DVD discs DVD-R DVD-RW DVD+RW DVD-RAM 07 2 Select ‘Initialize’ > ‘Video Mode’, ‘VR Mode’ or ‘
08 Playback Chapter 8 Playback Introduction Most of the features described in this chapter make use of on-screen displays. Navi
Playback 5 When you’ve finished using the recorder, eject the disc and switch the recorder back into standby. CM BACK 08 (Comme
08 Playback PAUSE Pauses playback, or restarts playback when paused. Press to start scanning. Press repeatedly to increase the
Playback PAUSE 08 Playing DivX video files The table below shows the basic playback controls for DivX video files. Press to sta
08 Playback Using the Disc Navigator with recordable discs and the HDD DVD-R DVD-RW DVD+R DVD+RW DVD-RAM HDD Changing the displ
Playback Using the Disc Navigator with playback-only discs Use the Disc Navigator to browse the contents of a disc and start pl
08 Playback About the automatic display of titles This unit has built-in information on titles extracted from the Gracenote® da
Playback 3 Choose a view option, then press ENTER. The title list display is updated according to the new display preferences.
08 Playback • HOME MENU Select ‘Play Mode’ from the Home Menu. Play Mode Search Mode A-B Repeat Repeat Programme Time Search Ti
Playback Repeat play ALL Programme Step 01.001 02. 03. 04. 05. 06. 07. 08. Title Title Title Title (01-03) 01 02 03 Chapter(001
08 Playback • To repeat play the programme list, select Programme Repeat from the Repeat Play Mode menu (see Repeat play on pag
Playback Switching audio channels DVD (VR) DVD-RAM HDD WMA/MP3 CD Video CD Super VCD 08 Switching camera angles DVD-Video For H
08 Playback HDD and removable disc activity display Press DISPLAY once to see the HDD and removable disc (DVD, etc.) activity.
Playing and recording from a DV camcorder Chapter 9 09 Playing and recording from a DV camcorder You can play back and record v
09 Playing and recording from a DV camcorder 1 Make sure your DV camcorder is connected to the front panel DV IN jack. Also, se
Playing and recording from a DV camcorder • There’s a picture, but no sound! 5 Select ‘Record to Hard Disk Drive’ or ‘Record to
10 Editing Chapter 10 Editing Editing options The table below shows which commands you can use with the HDD and different disc
Editing The Disc Navigator screen The Disc Navigator screen is where you can edit video content on unfinalized Video mode and D
10 Editing HDD genres The large capacity of the HDD means that there may be many hours of video in the recorder. To help you or
Editing 2 Select ‘Erase’ from the command menu panel. 3 Select ‘Yes’ to confirm or ‘No’ to cancel. Tip • You can erase a title
10 Editing Using the remote key shortcuts to input a name The table below shows the remote control key shortcuts that you can u
Editing Set Thumbnail HDD DVD (Video) DVD (VR) DVD+R DVD+RW DVD-RAM 10 Erase Section HDD DVD (VR) DVD-RAM You can change the th
10 Editing 5 Highlight ‘To’ then, in the same way, find the end of the section to erase, then press ENTER. After pressing ENTER
Editing 3 edit. ENTER 10 Move command only: Select the destination for the chapter, and press ENTER. Chapter Edit (DVD VR mode
10 Editing 2 Select ‘Edit’ > ‘Set Genre’ from the command menu panel. Disc Navigator (HDD) 10 1 4 Titles 9 Recent first 8 All G
Editing 3 title. ENTER 10 3 Select another title to combine with the first. This title will be appended to the first title sele
10 Editing Multi-Mode 2 Select one of the userdefinable genre names. Disc Navigator (HDD) 10 1 4 Titles 9 Recent first 8 All Ge
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Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. Please read through
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Operating Environment Operating environment temperature and hum
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01 Contents 01 Before you start What’s in the box . . . . . . .
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The Play Mode menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Displaying
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01 Before you start Chapter 1 Before you start What’s in the bo
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Before you start • You can control this recorder using the remo
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01 Before you start HDD/DVD Recording and playback compatibilit
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Before you start Using DVD-R DL/DVD+R DL discs DVD-R DL (Dual-L
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01 Before you start • Sampling rates: 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz or 48 kH
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Before you start Some DivX VOD content may only be playable a f
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01 Before you start DVB is extremely flexible, being able to de
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Before you start Symbols used in this manual The following icon
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02 Connections Chapter 2 Connections Rear panel connections 1 C
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Connections Front panel connections On the front panel there is
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02 Connections Easy connections The setup described below is a
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Connections 1 Connect the VIDEO OUTPUT jack to a video input on
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02 Connections 1 From antenna output To antenna input Satellite
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Connections • It is not possible to watch one TV programme and
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02 Connections 2 Use a SCART cable (not supplied) to connect th
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Connections Connecting using HDMI If you have an HDMI or DVI-eq
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02 Connections plus standard to multi-channel surroundsound aud
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Connections • We cannot guarantee this unit will work with HDMI
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02 Connections Important • Some USB devices may not work with t
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Controls and displays Chapter 3 03 Controls and displays Front
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03 Controls and displays 11 Press to start or restart playbac
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Controls and displays Display 1 2 3 4 L R P 03 5 8 7 6 1 Ligh
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03 Controls and displays Remote control STANDBY/ON HDD/DVD
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Controls and displays • The cursor button is marked as follows
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03 Controls and displays 22 DISPLAY (page 85) Displays/changes
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Getting started Chapter 4 04 Getting started Switching on and s
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04 Getting started • If no new channels were found a message ap
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Getting started Use the / buttons to set your time zone. You
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04 Getting started 14 ENTER Press to continue after reading the
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Getting started GUIDE 1 Display the GUIDE Plus+ setup menu. 04
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04 Getting started step 5 below) and leave it on overnight. The
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Getting started • Even if you can’t use the EPG functions where
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05 Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic programme guide Using the
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Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic programme guide 5 Menu bar –
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05 Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic programme guide Lock/Unloc
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06 Using the digital electronic programme guide Chapter 6 Using
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Using the digital electronic programme guide Using the Digital
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06 Using the digital electronic programme guide 3 Enter the tim
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06 Using the digital electronic programme guide 3 Press then
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Recording Chapter 7 07 Recording About DVD recording This recor
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Recording Restrictions on video recording You cannot record cop
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07 Recording Tip • When changing terrestrial digital broadcast
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Recording The channel banner displays an icon ( ) to indicate t
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07 Recording Setting the picture quality/ recording time DVD (V
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Recording CHANNEL + 07 REC 3 Select a TV channel to record. The
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07 Recording Pause Live TV HDD The Pause Live TV feature lets y
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Recording Using Pause Live TV 1 Start recording the current TV
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07 Recording About timer recordings DVD (VR) DVD (Video) DVD+R
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Recording • The hours between 3:00 and 5:00 in the morning are
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07 Recording • What happens when two or more timer programmes o
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Recording 2 Press repeatedly to select one of the external inpu
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07 Recording DVD+RW discs don’t generally need finalizing. Howe
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Recording Initializing recordable DVD discs DVD-R DVD-RW DVD+RW
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08 Playback Chapter 8 Playback Introduction Most of the feature
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Playback 5 When you’ve finished using the recorder, eject the d
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08 Playback PAUSE Pauses playback, or restarts playback when pa
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08 Playback Using the Disc Navigator with recordable discs and
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Playback Using the Disc Navigator with playback-only discs Use
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08 Playback About the automatic display of titles This unit has
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Playback 3 Choose a view option, then press ENTER. The title li
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08 Playback • HOME MENU Select ‘Play Mode’ from the Home Menu.
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Playback Repeat play ALL Programme Step 01.001 02. 03. 04. 05.
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08 Playback • To repeat play the programme list, select Program
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Playback Switching audio channels DVD (VR) DVD-RAM HDD WMA/MP3
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10 Editing Chapter 10 Editing Editing options The table below s
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Editing The Disc Navigator screen The Disc Navigator screen is
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Editing 2 Select ‘Erase’ from the command menu panel. 3 Select
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10 Editing Using the remote key shortcuts to input a name The t
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Editing Set Thumbnail HDD DVD (Video) DVD (VR) DVD+R DVD+RW DVD
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10 Editing 5 Highlight ‘To’ then, in the same way, find the end
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10 Editing 2 Select ‘Edit’ > ‘Set Genre’ from the command menu
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