Pioneer DVR-440H-S Manuel d'utilisateur

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Before you start01 10 En • Multi-session playback: Yes (except CD-Audio and Video CD/Super VCD)• Unfinalized disc playback: CD-Audio only Compressed

Copying and backup09 100 En Copying from DVD to HDD Important • The DVD to HDD Copy screen isn’t accessible when a finalized Video mode disc or a DVD

Copying and backup09 101 En 8 Select ‘Start Copy’ to start copying. Recording Mode 1 Select ‘Recording Mode’ from the command menu panel.2 Select a r

Copying and backup09 102 En Using disc backup * See also Copyright on page 95.This feature offers a simple way to make a backup copy of a finalized

Copying and backup09 103 En You can use a DVD-R ver. 2.0 or 2.1 disc, or DVD-RW ver. 1.1 or ver. 1.2 disc for the backup.• If you backup a DVD-R disc

Using the Jukebox10 104 En Chapter 10 Using the Jukebox The Jukebox feature allows you to use the recorder’s HDD to store and playback music from up

Using the Jukebox10 105 En Playing music from the Jukebox You can select albums or individual tracks from the Jukebox to play. 1 1 Select ‘Jukebox’

Using the Jukebox10 106 En • GenreAll Genres – All albums are displayed. Genre – Only albums in the selected genre are displayed. Editing Jukebox

The PhotoViewer11 107 En Chapter 11 The PhotoViewer From the PhotoViewer you can view JPEG photos and picture files stored on a CD-ROM/R/RW. 1 Locati

The PhotoViewer11108En• Depending on the aspect ratio, some pictures may be displayed with black bars top and bottom, or left and right.• Large pictur

The Disc Setup menu12 109 En Chapter 12 The Disc Setup menu From the Disc Setup menu you can name discs, lock the contents to prevent accidental reco

Before you start0111En• Official DivX® Certified product.• Plays all versions of DivX® video (including DivX® 6) with standard playback of DivX® media

The Disc Setup menu12 110 En Set to On to prevent accidental recording, editing or erasing of the disc loaded. If you need to unlock the disc to ma

The Disc Setup menu12 111 En Optimize HDD As you record, erase and edit recordings, the HDD file system gradually becomes fragmented. Periodically, t

The Video Adjust menu13 112 En Chapter 13 The Video Adjust menu Using the Video Adjust menu you can set up the picture quality for the built-in tuner

The Video Adjust menu13 113 En 3 Select the setting you want to adjust. You can adjust the following settings: • Prog. Motion – Adjusts the motion a

The Video Adjust menu13 114 En Setting the picture quality for disc playback This setting determines how the picture will look when playing discs. C

The Video Adjust menu13 115 En • MNR – Adjusts the amount of noise reduction (NR) applied to the mosquito noise (artefacts visible around the edges

The Initial Setup menu14 116 En Chapter 14 The Initial Setup menu Using the Initial Setup menu The Initial Setup menu is where you can set various re

The Initial Setup menu14 117 En HELP Setting On • Switches on the automatic Help screens for GUI dis-plays. Off Switches off the automatic Help scree

The Initial Setup menu14 118 En Manual CH Setting Next Screen Proceed to the next screen if you need to adjust any of the settings made by auto tunin

The Initial Setup menu14119EnComponent Video OutInterlace • Select if your monitor/TV is not compatible with pro-gressive-scan video.Progressive Selec

Before you start01 12 En PC-created disc compatibility Discs recorded using a personal computer may not be playable in this unit due to the setting o

The Initial Setup menu14120EnNTSC on PAL TV On • NTSC discs will play correctly on PAL-only TVs.Off Use if your TV is already NTSC-compatible.Many rec

The Initial Setup menu14 121 En DTS Out On • Output a DTS signal when a DTS source is being played. Off Switch off the digital output when a DTS sour

The Initial Setup menu14 122 En Audio Language English • Sets the default audio language for DVD-Video play-back to English. available languages Choo

The Initial Setup menu14 123 En DVD Menu Languagew/Subtitle Language •Sets the language of DVD-Video menus to the same as that set for the subtitle

The Initial Setup menu14 124 En Set Thumbnail 0 seconds • Sets the default thumbnail picture in the Disc Navi-gator to the first frame of the title. 3

The Initial Setup menu14 125 En PlaybackTV Screen Size 4:3 (Letter Box) • Select if you have a standard 4:3 TV and prefer the let-ter box format pres

The Initial Setup menu14 126 En Angle Indicator On • A camera icon appears on-screen during multi-angle scenes on a DVD-Video disc. Off Nothing is in

The Initial Setup menu14 127 En Additional information about the TV system settings About the input line system This recorder is compatible with PAL,

The Initial Setup menu14 128 En About the input colour system The available options of the Input Colour System setting depend on the Input Line Syste

Additional information15129EnChapter 15Additional informationMinimum copying timesThe table below shows the minimum HDD to DVD copying time for one ho

Before you start01 13 En 1 After the message POWER OFF is shown in the display, wait at least two minutes. 2 Unplug from the wall socket. 3 M

Additional information15 130 En Manual recording modes The table below shows the approximate recording times for the HDD and the different DVD types

Additional information15 131 En *1 The first figure refers to when the Input Line System is set to 525 System; the second when set to 625 System. *2

Additional information15 132 En No picture • Check that everything is connected properly (page 14).• Check that the connected TV and/or the AV amp/re

Additional information15 133 En Screen is stretched vertically or horizontally • Make sure that the TV Screen Size setting (page 125) is correct fo

Additional information15 134 En Timer program doesn’t record successfully • When setting the recording channel, make sure you set the recorder’s buil

Additional information15 135 En If the unit does not operate normally due to external effects such as static electricity, disconnect the power plug f

Additional information15 136 En • Incompatible or unreadable disc. The disc loaded is a playback-only disc type. This display may also appear if the

Additional information15 137 En Language code list Language (Language code letter), Language code • Recording failed due to a TV system mismatch. Pr

Additional information15 138 En Country/Area code list Country/Area, Country/Area code , Code letter Argentina, 0118 , ar Australia, 0121 , au

Additional information15 139 En Screen sizes and disc formats When viewing on a standard TV or monitorScreen format of disc Setting Appearance16:9 4:

Connecting up02 14 En +6Chapter 2 Connecting up Rear panel connections 1 AV1(RGB)-TV AV connector Audio/video output SCART-type AV connector for conn

Additional information15 140 En Handling discs When holding discs of any type, take care not to leave fingerprints, dirt or scratches on the disc sur

Additional information15 141 En Condensation Condensation may form inside the recorder if it is brought into a warm room from outside, or if the temp

Additional information15 142 En Specifications General Power requirements . . . . 220 V to 240 V, 50 Hz / 60 HzPower consumption DVR-540H-S . . .

Additional information15 143 En Input/Output VHF/UHF antenna input/output terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .VHF/UHF set 75 Ω (IEC connector)V

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Connecting up02 15 En Front panel connections On the front panel a flip-down cover hides more connections. 10 INPUT 2 Audio/video input (stereo analo

Connecting up02 16 En Easy connections The setup described below is a basic setup that allows you to watch and record TV programs, and play discs. Ot

Connecting up02 17 En 1 Connect the cable from the antenna/cable TV outlet to the antenna input on your VCR. • If you are not connecting a VCR in the

Connecting up02 18 En Using the S-video or component video output 1 Connect the S-video or component video output to a similar input on your TV. For

Connecting up02 19 En 1 Connect RF antenna cables as shown. This enables you to watch and record TV channels. 2 Use a SCART cable (not supplied) to c

Thank you for buying this Pioneer product.Please read through these operating instructions so you will know how to operate your model properly.After y

Connecting up02 20 En Connecting an external decoder box (1) If you have an external, dedicated decoder box for your satellite or cable TV system, u

Connecting up02 21 En Connecting an external decoder box (2) If you only have a decoder, connect it to this recorder and your TV as shown on this pa

Connecting up02 22 En Connecting to an AV amplifier/receiver To enjoy multichannel surround sound you need to connect this recorder to an AV amplifi

Connecting up02 23 En Connecting other AV sources Connecting a VCR or analog camcorder 1 Connect a set of audio and video inputs of your VCR or camco

Controls and displays03 24 En Chapter 3 Controls and displays Front panel 1  STANDBY/ON Press to switch the recorder on/into standby. 2 Disc tray3

Controls and displays03 25 En Display 1  Lights during playback; blinks when playback is paused. 2  Lights when copying. 3  Lights during recordin

Controls and displays03 26 En V Lights when an unfinalized Video mode disc is loaded. Remote control 1  STANDBY/ON Press to switch the recorder on/

Controls and displays0327En7 GUIDE Plus+® Action buttonsWhen in the GUIDE Plus+® system, these buttons act as the Red, Green, Yellow and Blue Action b

Controls and displays03 28 En 17   Press to skip to the previous or next title/chapter/track/folder; or to display the previous or next menu pa

Getting started04 29 En Chapter 4 Getting started Switching on and setting up When you switch the recorder on for the first time, you can make severa

CAUTIONThe STANDBY/ON switch on this unit will not completely shut off all power from the AC outlet. Since the power cord serves as the main disconnec

Getting started04 30 En • Select Do not set if you want to skip channel setup (because they have already been set up, for example).• You can only u

Getting started04 31 En Press  then use the / buttons to select ‘On’ or ‘Off’ for summer time, then press ENTER. Select On if you are curren

Getting started04 32 En Setting up the GUIDE Plus+® system The GUIDE Plus+® system is a free, interactive on-screen television programming guide. Th

Getting started04 33 En 4 If you are using an external receiver (such as a satellite receiver) with the supplied G-LINK cable, complete this step, ot

Getting started04 34 En B If you are using an external receiver, you need to identify the host channel from the table below:• Tune your external

Getting started04 35 En Checking the downloaded data the following day 1 Display the GUIDE Plus+ screen. You should see a grid filled with channel lo

Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic program guide0536EnChapter 5Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic program guideThe GUIDE Plus+ systemThe GUIDE Plus+® sy

Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic program guide05 37 En Using the GUIDE Plus+ system All the various features and areas are colour-coded for ease of

Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic program guide05 38 En One-Button-Record The RED Action button (Record) is visible anytime you can highlight a pro

Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic program guide05 39 En Channel mosaic screen You can switch the display style of channels in the Grid Area, Schedule

4EnContents01 Before you startWhat’s in the box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Putting the batteries in the remote control. . . . . . . . . .

Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic program guide05 40 En Browsing the Grid Use the following remote buttons to browse the grid: /// (cursor butto

Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic program guide05 41 En Using My Choice keywords for a search In addition to the standard categories, you can also se

Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic program guide05 42 En 2 Press the YELLOW Action button to set a profile.Channels is now highlighted. 3 To add a ch

Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic program guide05 43 En The Schedule Area The Schedule Area is where you can set, see, edit and delete scheduled (tim

Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic program guide05 44 En 6 Press the RED Action button (Quality) to change the recording quality. Select from AUTO 1

Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic program guide05 45 En 9 Press  (cursor right) to access the extended recording options: • If you want to record

Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic program guide05 46 En 2 Press the RED Action button (VIDEO Plus+).3 Use the number buttons to enter a Plus Code pr

Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic program guide05 47 En Alternatively, you can press the YELLOW Action button ( Mosaic ) and use the /// butt

Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic program guide0548En2 Highlight the right channel tile of the channel you want to make a change to.3 Press the RED Ac

Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic program guide05 49 En as the program number). When you next switch the recorder into standby the GUIDE Plus+ system

5 En Displaying and switching subtitles . . . . . 77 Switching DVD and DivX soundtracks . . . 78 Switching audio channels . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic program guide05 50 En the on-screen question about whether the receiver has changed to a certain channel, the GUIDE

Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic program guide05 51 En • The TV listings information doesn’t update. The latest TV listings information is automatic

Recording06 52 En Chapter 6 Recording About DVD recording This recorder can record to DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM, DVD-R DL and DVD+R DL me

Recording06 53 En • Fingerprints, dirt and small scratches on a disc can affect playback and/or recording performance. Please take proper care of you

Recording06 54 En When HDD Recording Format is set to Video Mode Off, high-speed copying isn’t possible. However, both channels of bilingual broadcas

Recording06 55 En Using the built-in TV tuner There are three different ways to select TV channels. Note that you can’t change the TV channel during

Recording06 56 En During playback or when a menu is being displayed on-screen, the sound and video is always routed to your TV and is unaffected by t

Recording0657EnBasic recording from the TV Basic recording from the TV involves just setting the channel to record, choosing whether to record to

Recording06 58 En 6 Press to stop recording. • If you set the recording time in the previous step, you can still stop the recording anytime by pressi

Recording06 59 En Setting a timer recording Using the timer recording features you can program up to 32 timer recordings up to a month in advance. Ti

Before you start01 6 En Chapter 1 Before you start What’s in the box Please confirm that the following accessories are in the box when you open it.•

Recording06 60 En • The maximum length for timer recordings made to the HDD is 24 hours. However, because one title (HDD) is limited to 12 hours, rec

Recording06 61 En 5 Move the cursor to the recording start date and time on the grid. • You can move the cursor forward or back an hour at a time usi

Recording0662EnCanceling or extending the timer1 Press and hold for three seconds during a timer recording.Recording continues, but the timer indicato

Recording06 63 En Simultaneous recording and playback (Chase Play) Chase Play allows you to watch a recording that is still in progress from the sta

Recording06 64 En 3 Set the recording quality. • See Setting the picture quality/recording time on page 56 for detailed information. 4 Select the H

Recording06 65 En •A VR mode DVD-R/-RW (excluding DVD-R DL) disc can still be recorded and edited on this recorder even after finalizing.• Video mode

Recording06 66 En Initializing recordable DVD discs DVD-R/-RW discs can be initialized for either Video mode recording or VR mode recording. 1 W

Playback07 67 En Chapter 7 Playback Introduction Most of the features described in this chapter make use of on-screen displays. Navigate these using

Playback07 68 En • If you want to play a DTS audio CD, please first read the note on page 70. 3 Start playback. • If you’re playing a DVD-Video or Vi

Playback07 69 En Playing from the HDD The table below shows the basic playback controls when playing video recorded on the hard disk (HDD). DVD-R/-RW

Before you start017En• Replace the batteries when you notice a fall off in the operating range of the remote.• When the batteries run down or you chan

Playback07 70 En Playing CDs and WMA/MP3 discs The table below shows the basic playback controls for audio CDs 1 , and WMA/MP3 files. Playing Video C

Playback07 71 En Playing DivX video files The table below shows the basic playback controls for DivX video files. During playback, enter a track numb

Playback07 72 En Using the Disc Navigator to browse the contents of a disc Use the Disc Navigator to browse the contents of a disc and start playbac

Playback07 73 En • Genre – Display all genres or just a selected genre 3 Choose a view option, then press ENTER. The title list display is updated a

Playback07 74 En 2 Press repeatedly to change the scanning speed. There are four scanning speeds available when playing HDD video, a DVD or a DivX ti

Playback07 75 En Press to display the Play Mode menu. • You can also access the Play Mode menu from the Home Menu (press HOME MENU ).• To exit th

Playback07 76 En 2 With ‘A (Loop Start)’ highlighted, press at the point you want the loop to start.3 With ‘B (Loop End)’ highlighted, press at the p

Playback07 77 En 2 Select a title, chapter, folder or track for the current step in the program list. After pressing ENTER to add the title/chapter

Playback07 78 En Check the disc packaging for details of the subtitle options. • Select/change the subtitle language. The current subtitle language i

Playback07 79 En L+R – Both channels (default) L – Left channel only R – Right channel only Stereo – Stereo (default) 1/L – Left channe

Before you start01 8 En Notes to table *1 Must be initialized for VR mode recording (page 110)*2 Must be initialized for Video mode recording (page

Playback07 80 En The example displays below show high-speed copying from HDD to DVD, and HDD chase playback. Tip • See Switching camera angles on

Editing0881EnChapter 8EditingEditing optionsThe table below shows which commands you can use with the HDD and different disc types.*1 DVD-R/-RW onlyH

Editing08 82 En The Disc Navigator screen The Disc Navigator screen is where you can edit video content on unfinalized Video mode and VR mode DVD-R/-

Editing08 83 En Editing accuracy Some editing commands ask you whether you want to keep Video mode compatibility or frame accuracy ( Video Mode Compa

Editing08 84 En Erase Use this function to erase unwanted titles.When you erase titles from the HDD or Original titles from a VR mode DVD-RW, t

Editing08 85 En 3 Input a name for the selected title. •A name generated automatically by the recorder will already be in the name input section of t

Editing08 86 En You can change the thumbnail picture that appears in the Disc Navigator for a title to any frame that appears in that title. 1 Highli

Editing08 87 En 4 Highlight ‘From’ then use the playback controls (  ,  ,  ,  , etc.) to find the start of the section to erase, then press EN

Editing08 88 En 5 Press to divide the title at the current playback position.6 Select ‘Yes’ to confirm or ‘No’ to cancel. Chapter Edit When editing

Editing08 89 En • Combine 1 – Combine two adjacent chapters into one: Highlight the bar divider between two adjacent chapters and press ENTER . 5 S

Before you start01 9 En Using DVD-R DL/DVD+R DL discs DVD-R DL (dual-layer) and DVD+R DL (double-layer) discs contain two recordable layers on a sing

Editing08 90 En Lock Original only You can lock a title so that it can’t be edited or erased accidently. If you do need to edit it, you can alw

Editing08 91 En Combine Play List only Use this function to combine two Play List titles into one. 1 Highlight the title you want to combine. Thi

Editing08 92 En 2 Select one of the user-definable genre names.3 Input a name for the genre. • The name can be up to 12 characters long.• For informa

Editing0893EnOnce the command is completed, Multi-Mode is automatically exited.Undo If you make a mistake while editing, you can generally undo it.

Copying and backup09 94 En Chapter 9 Copying and backup Introduction Use the copying features of this recorder to:• Back up important recordings stor

Copying and backup09 95 En Copyright Recording equipment should be used only for lawful copying and you are advised to check carefully what is lawful

Copying and backup09 96 En • Low resolution ( SEP through LP modes 1 ) widescreen material can’t be copied to a Video mode disc. Use a VR mode DVD

Copying and backup09 97 En 2 Select ‘Copy’ from the Home Menu.3 Select ‘HDD  DVD’. If this is the first time to create a Copy List, skip to step

Copying and backup09 98 En 6 Press  to display the command menu panel.7 Select ‘Next’ to move on to the Title Edit screen.8 To edit a title, highl

Copying and backup0999En9 Display the command menu panel.10 Select ‘Next’ to proceed.There are several options available from the next screen:• Selec