DVD Recorder
DVR-320
Operating Instructions
RD_s Mexico.book 1
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The exclamation point within an equilateral
triangle is intended to alert the user to the
presence of important operating and
maintenance (servicing) instructions in the
literature accompanying the appliance.
The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol,
within an equilateral triangle, is intended to
alert the user to the presence of uninsulated
"dangerous voltage" within the product's
enclosure that may be of sufficient
magnitude to constitute a risk of electric
shock to persons.
CAUTION:
TO PREVENT THE RISK OF ELECTRIC
SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR
BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS
INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED
SERVICE PERSONNEL.
CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT OPEN
IMPORTANT
WARNING: The apparatus is not waterproofs, to
prevent fire or shocks hazard, do not expose this
apparatus to rain or moisture and do not put any
water source near this apparatus, such as vase,
flower pot, cosmetics container and medicine
bottle etc.
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CAUTION
This product contains a laser diode of higher class
than 1. To ensure continued safety, do not remove any
covers or attempt to gain access to the inside of the
product.
Refer all servicing to qualified personnel.
The following caution label appears on your unit.
CLASS 1
LASER PRODUCT
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The STANDBY/ON switch is secondary connected
and therefore, does not separate the unit from mains
power in STANDBY position. Therefore install the
unit suitable places easy to disconnect the MAINS
plug in case of the accident. The MAINS plug of unit
should be unplugged from the wall socket when left
unused for a long period of time.
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WARNING:
BEFORE PLUGGING IN THE UNIT FOR THE FIRST
TIME, READ THE FOLLOWING SECTION CAREFULLY.
The voltage of the available power supply differs
according to country or region. Be sure that the
power supply voltage of the area where this unit
will be used meets the required voltage (e.g., 230V
or 120V) written on the rear panel.
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WARNING: No naked flame sources, such as
lighted candle, should be placed on the apparatus.
If naked flame sources accidentally fall down, fire
spread over the apparatus then may cause fire.
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VENTILATION: When installing this unit, make
sure to leave space around the unit for ventilation
to improve heat radiation (at least 10 cm at top, 10
cm at rear, and 10 cm at each side).
WARNING: Slots and openings in the cabinet are
provided for ventilation and to ensure reliable
operation of the product and to protect it from
overheating, to prevent fire hazard, the openings
should never be blocked and covered with items,
such as newspapers, table-cloths, curtains, etc. Also
do not put the apparatus on the thick carpet, bed,
sofa, or fabric having a thick pile.
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Operating Environment
Operating environment temperature and humidity:
+5 ºC +35 ºC (+41 ºF +95 ºF); less than 85 %RH
(cooling vents not blocked)
Do not install in the following locations
· Location exposed to direct sunlight or strong artificial
light
· Location exposed to high humidity, or poorly
ventilated location
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This product incorporates copyright protection technology
that is protected by method claims of certain U.S. patents
and other intellectual property rights owned by
Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners. Use of
this copyright protection technology must be authorized
by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for home and
other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise
authorized by Macrovision Corporation. Reverse
engineering or disassembly is prohibited.
This product is for general household purposes. Any failure
due to use for other than household purposes (such as long-
term use for business purposes in a restaurant or use in a
car or ship) and which requires repair will be charged for
even during the warranty period.
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This product includes FontAvenue® fonts licenced by NEC
corporation. FontAvenue is a registered trademark of NEC
Corporation.
POWER-CORD CAUTION
Handle the power cord by the plug. Do not pull out the
plug by tugging the cord and never touch the power
cord when your hands are wet as this could cause a
short circuit or electric shock. Do not place the unit, a
piece of furniture, etc., on the power cord, or pinch the
cord. Never make a knot in the cord or tie it with other
cords. The power cords should be routed such that they
are not likely to be stepped on. A damaged power cord
can cause a fire or give you an electrical shock. Check
the power cord once in a while. When you find it
damaged, ask your nearest PIONEER authorized
service center or your dealer for a replacement.
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Contents
01 Before you start
Features
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
What's in the box
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Putting the batteries in the remote control
. . . . . . . . . 9
Using the remote control
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Disc / content format playback compatibility
. . . . . . 10
General disc compatibility
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
DVD-R/RW compatibility
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
CD-R/RW compatibility
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Compressed audio compatibility
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
WMA (Windows Media Audio) compatibility
. . . . . 11
JPEG file compatibility
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
02 Connecting up
Rear panel connections
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Front panel connections
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Easy connections
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Using other types of video output
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Connecting to a cable box or satellite receiver (1)
. . . 16
Connecting to a cable box or satellite receiver (2)
. . . 17
Connecting to an AV amplifier or receiver
. . . . . . . . . 18
Connecting other AV sources
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Connecting a VCR or analog camcorder
. . . . . . . . 19
Plugging in
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
03 Controls and displays
Front panel
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Display
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Remote control
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
04 Getting started
Switching on and setting up
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Other settings you can make
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Making your first recording
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Playing back your recording
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Using the built-in TV tuner
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Changing TV channels
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Changing audio channels
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Basic playback
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Playing DVD discs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Playing CDs and WMA/MP3 discs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Playing Video CD/Super VCDs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Using the Home Menu
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Displaying disc information on-screen
. . . . . . . . . . . 31
05 Playback
Introduction
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Using the Disc Navigator to browse the contents
of a disc.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Using the Disc Navigator with playback-only
discs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Using the Disc Navigator with recordable discs
. . . 34
Changing the thumbnail picture for a title
. . . . . . . 34
Navigating discs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Scanning discs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Playing in slow motion
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Frame advance/frame reverse
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
The Play Mode menu
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Search Mode
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
A-B Repeat
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Repeat play
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Program play
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Displaying and switching subtitles
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Switching DVD soundtracks
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Switching audio channels
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Switching camera angles
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
06 Recording
About DVD recording
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Recording time and picture quality
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Restrictions on video recording
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
CPRM
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Recording equipment and copyright
. . . . . . . . . . . 43
Setting the picture quality/recording time
. . . . . . . . 43
Basic recording from the TV
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Setting a timer recording
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Easy Timer Recording
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Standard timer recording
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Timer recording using the VCR Plus+®
programming system
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
VCR Plus+ programming with the power off
. . . . . 48
Extending a timer recording in progress
. . . . . . . . 49
Canceling and stopping a timer recording in
progress
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Preventing use of the recorder before a timer
recording (child lock)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Timer recording FAQ
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Simultaneous recording and playback
. . . . . . . . . . . 50
Recording from an external component
. . . . . . . . . . 51
Automatic recording from a satellite tuner
. . . . . . . . 51
Playing your recordings on other DVD players
. . . . . 52
Finalizing a disc
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Initializing a DVD-RW disc
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
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07 Editing
The Disc Navigator screen
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Disc Navigator menu options
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Editing VR mode Original and Video mode
content
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Play
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Erase
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Title Name (Ttl Name)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Chapter Edit (Chpt Edit)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Inserting chapter markers into a title
. . . . . . . . . . . 58
Erase Section (Erase Sec)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Lock / Unlock
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Erase All
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Undo
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Creating and editing a VR mode Play List
. . . . . . . . 60
Play
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Erase
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Title Name (Ttl Name)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Chapter Edit (Chpt Edit)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Erase Section (Erase Sec)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Create
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Move
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Divide
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Combine
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Erase All
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Undo
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
08 Disc History
Using the Disc History
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
09 The PhotoViewer
Playing a slideshow
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Reloading files from a disc
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Zooming the screen
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Rotating the screen
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
10 The Disc Setup menu
Basic settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Input Disc Name
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Lock Disc
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Initialize settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Finalize settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Finalize
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Undo Finalize
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
11 The Video/Audio Adjust menu
Setting the picture quality for TV and external
inputs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Choosing a preset
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Creating your own set
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Setting the picture quality for disc playback
. . . . . . 71
Choosing a preset
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Creating your own set
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Audio DRC
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
12 The Initial Setup menu
Using the Initial Setup menu
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Basic settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Clock Setting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Input Line System
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
On Screen Display
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Front Panel Display
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Remote Control Set
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Setup Navigator
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Tuner settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Auto Channel Setting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Manual CH Setting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
VCR Plus+ CH Setting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Video In / Out settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Input Colour System
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Component Video Out
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
NTSC on PAL TV
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Audio In settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
External Audio
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Dual Mono Recording
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Input Level (L1 / L2 / L3)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Audio Out settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Digital Out
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Dolby Digital Out
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
DTS Out
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
96kHz PCM Out
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
MPEG Out
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Language settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
OSD Language
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Audio Language
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Subtitle Language
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Auto Language
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
DVD Menu Language
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Subtitle Display
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Selecting `Other' languages
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Recording settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Manual Recording
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Optimized Rec
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Navi Mark
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Auto Chapter (Video)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
DVD-RW Auto Init.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Playback settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
TV Screen Size
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Still Picture
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
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