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HDD/DVD
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Instructions
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PIONEER CORPORATION
4-1, Meguro 1-Chome, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8654, Japan
PIONEER ELECTRONICS (USA) INC.
P.O. BOX 1540, Long Beach, California 90801-1540, U.S.A. TEL: (800) 421-1404
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300 Allstate Parkway, Markham, Ontario L3R 0P2, Canada TEL: 1-877-283-5901, 905-479-4411
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Haven 1087, Keetberglaan 1, B-9120 Melsele, Belgium TEL: 03/570.05.11
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253 Alexandra Road, #04-01, Singapore 159936 TEL: 65-6472-7555
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178-184 Boundary Road, Braeside, Victoria 3195, Australia, TEL: (03) 9586-6300
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Published by Pioneer Corporation.
Copyright © 2008 Pioneer Corporation.
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Thank you for buying this Pioneer product.
Please read through these operating instructions so you will know how to operate your model properly.
After you have finished reading the instructions, put them away in a safe place for future reference.
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
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ATTENTION
CLASS 3B VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN, AVOID EXPOSURE TO THE BEAM.
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RADIATIONS LASER VISIBLES ET INVISIBLES DE CLASSE 3B QUAND OUVERT. ÉVITEZ TOUT EXPOSITION AU FAISCEAU.
ADVARSEL
KLASSE 3B SYNLIG OG USYNLIG LASERSTRÅLING VED ÅBNING. UNDGÅ UDSÆTTELSE FOR STRÅLING.
VARNING
KLASS 3B SYNLIG OCH OSYNLIG LASERSTRÅLNING NÄR DENNA DEL ÄR ÖPPNAD. UNDVIK ATT UTSÄTTA DIG FÖR STRÅLEN.
VARO!
AVATTAESSA OLET ALTTIINA NÄKYVÄLLE JA NÄKYMÄTTÖMÄLLE LUOKAN 3B LASERSÄTEILYLLE. ÄLÄ KATSO SÄTEESEEN.
PRECAUCIÓN CUANDOSE ABRE HAY RADIACIÓN LÁSER DE CLASE 3B VISIBLE E INVISIBLE. EVITE LA EXPOSICIÓN A LOS RAYOS LÁSER.
VORSICHT
BEI GEÖFFNETER ABDECKUNG IST SICHTBARE UND UNSICHTBARE LASERSTRAHLUNG DER KLASSE 3B IM GERÄTEINNEREN VORHANDEN.
NICHT DEM LASERSTRAHL AUSSETZEN!
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Operating Environment
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POWER-CORD CAUTION
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Replacement and mounting of an AC plug on the power supply cord of this unit should be performed only by qualified
service personnel.
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IMPORTANT: THE MOULDED PLUG
This appliance is supplied with a moulded three pin mains plug for your safety and convenience. A 5 amp fuse is fitted in this plug. Should the
fuse need to be replaced, please ensure that the replacement fuse has a rating of 5 amps and that it is approved by ASTA or BSI to BS1362.
Check for the ASTA mark
or the BSI mark
on the body of the fuse.
If the plug contains a removable fuse cover, you must ensure that it is refitted when the fuse is replaced. If you lose the fuse cover the plug
must not be used until a replacement cover is obtained. A replacement fuse cover can be obtained from your local dealer.
If the fitted moulded plug is unsuitable for your socket outlet, then the fuse shall be removed and the plug cut off and disposed of
safely. There is a danger of severe electrical shock if the cut off plug is inserted into any 13 amp socket.
If a new plug is to be fitted, please observe the wiring code as shown below. If in any doubt, please consult a qualified electrician.
IMPORTANT: The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code:
Blue : Neutral
Brown : Live
As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this appliance may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in
your plug, proceed as follows ;
The wire which is coloured BLUE must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the
letter N or coloured BLACK.
The wire which is coloured BROWN must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the
letter L or coloured RED.
How to replace the fuse: Open the fuse compartment with a screwdriver and replace the fuse.
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Contents
01 Before you start
What's in the box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Putting the batteries in the remote
control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Using the remote control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Disc/content format playback
compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
About the internal hard disk drive . . . . . . 12
Symbols used in this manual . . . . . . . . . 13
02 Connections
Rear panel connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Front panel connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Connecting a TV antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Easy connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Using other types of audio/video
output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Connecting to a cable box or satellite
receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Connecting an external
decoder box (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Connecting an external
decoder box (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Connecting to an AV
amplifier/receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Connecting using HDMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Connecting other AV sources . . . . . . . . . 23
Connecting a USB device . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Network connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Plugging in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
03 Controls and displays
Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Common Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
04 Getting started
Switching on and setting up . . . . . . . . . . 32
For users receiving digital broadcast
services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Setting up the GUIDE Plus+® system . . 35
05 Using the GUIDE Plus+®
electronic programme guide
The GUIDE Plus+® system . . . . . . . . . . 39
Using the GUIDE Plus+® system . . . . . 39
Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
GUIDE Plus+® FAQ and
troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
06 Using the digital electronic
programme guide
The Digital EPG system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Using the Digital EPG. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Setting timer programmes . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Other useful EPG functions . . . . . . . . . . 59
07 Recording
About DVD recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
About HDD recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Recorded audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Restrictions on video recording . . . . . . . 62
Using the built-in A.TV
and D.TV tuners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Setting the picture quality/
recording time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Basic recording from the TV . . . . . . . . . . 66
Pause Live TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
About timer recordings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Simultaneous recording and playback
(Chase Play) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Recording from an external
component. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Playing your recordings on other DVD
players . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Initializing recordable DVD discs . . . . . . 73
DVD-RW Auto Initialize. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
08 Playback
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Basic playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Using the Disc Navigator to browse the
contents of a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Scanning discs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Playing in slow motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Frame advance/frame reverse . . . . . . . . 81
The Play Mode menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
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Displaying and switching subtitles . . . . . 83
Switching DVD and DivX soundtracks. . . 83
Switching audio channels . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Switching camera angles . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Displaying disc information
on-screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
09 Playing and recording from a
DV/HDD camcorder
Playing from a DV camcorder . . . . . . . . . 86
Recording from a DV camcorder . . . . . . . 86
About DV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Copying from an HDD camcorder . . . . . . 89
10 Editing
Editing options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
The Disc Navigator screen. . . . . . . . . . . . 91
11 Copying and backup
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
One Touch Copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Using Copy Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Using disc backup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
12 Playing and copying DivX files
(PC VIDEO)
Playing DivX files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Copying DivX files to the HDD . . . . . . . . 109
Editing files on the HDD . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
13 Playing and copying music
(Jukebox)
Copying music to the HDD . . . . . . . . . . 111
Playing music from the Jukebox . . . . . . 113
Copying albums/tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Editing the HDD Jukebox . . . . . . . . . . . 116
14 Playing and copying photos
(PhotoViewer)
Locating JPEG picture files . . . . . . . . . . 117
Playing a slideshow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Creating photo movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Importing files to the HDD . . . . . . . . . . 120
Copying files to a DVD-R/-RW . . . . . . . . 121
Copying selected files to
a DVD-R/-RW. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Editing files on the HDD . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Printing files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
15 Copying files from a PC
(Connect PC)
Connecting the PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Copying WMA/MP3 files. . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Copying MPEG-4 AAC, JPEG
and DivX files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
16 The Disc Setup menu
Basic settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Initialize settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Finalize settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Optimize HDD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Initialize HDD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
17 The Video Adjust menu
Setting the picture quality for TV
and external inputs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Setting the picture quality for disc
playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
18 The Initial Setup menu
Using the Initial Setup menu . . . . . . . . 136
19 Additional information
Setting up the remote to control
your TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Minimum copying times. . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Manual recording modes . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
If the picture freezes and the front panel
and remote control buttons stop
working . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
On-screen displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Front panel displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Language code list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Country/Area code list . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Screen sizes and disc formats . . . . . . . 168
Handling discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Cleaning the pickup lens . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Condensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Hints on installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Moving the recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Resetting the recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
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