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DVD Recorder
DVR-3100
Operating Instructions
4.7
4.7
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VE N T ILAT ION : When installing this unit, make
sure to leave s pace around the unit for ventilation to
im prove heat radiation (at least 10cm at top, 10cm at
rear, and 10cm at each s ide).
WAR N IN G : Slot and openings in the cabinet are
provided for ventilation and to ens ure reliable opera-
tion of the product and to protect it from overheating, to
pr ev ent fir e ha za r d, the o penings s ho uld nev er be
blocked and covered w ith item s , s uch as new s papers ,
table-cloths , curtains , etc. A ls o do not put the apparatus
on the thick carpet, bed, s ofa, or fabric having a thick
pile.
Thank y ou for buy ing this Pioneer product.
Pleas e read through thes e operating ins truc-
tions s o y ou w ill know how to operate y our
model properly . A fter y ou have finis hed
reading the ins tructions , put them aw ay in a
safe place for future reference.
In s om e countries or regions , the s hape of the
pow er plug and pow er outlet m ay s om etim es
differ from that show n inthe ex planatory
draw ings . How ever, the m ethod of connecting
and operating the unit is the s am e.
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This product includes FontAvenue (R) fonts licenced by NEC
Corporation. FontAvenue is a registered trademark of NEC
Corporation
Operating Environment H045 En
Operating environment temperature and humidity:
+5
°C ­ +35°C (+41°F ­ +95°F); less than 85%RH (cooling
vents not blocked)
Do not install in the following locations
·
Location exposed to direct sunlight or strong artificial
light
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Location exposed to high humidity, or poorly
ventilated location
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Contents
01 Before you start
Features
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
What's in the box
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Putting the batteries in the remote control
. . . . . . . . . 8
Using the remote control
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Disc / content format playback compatibility
. . . . . . . 9
02 Connecting up
Rear panel connections
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Front panel connections
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Extra features for use with compatible TVs
. . . . . . . . 13
Easy connections
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Using other types of audio/video output
. . . . . . . . . . 15
Connecting to a cable box or satellite receiver
. . . . . 16
Connecting an external decoder box (1)
. . . . . . . . . . 17
Connecting an external decoder box (2)
. . . . . . . . . . 18
Connecting to an AV amplifier
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Connecting other AV sources
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Plugging in
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
03 Controls and displays
Front panel
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Display
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Remote control
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
04 Getting started
Switching on and setting up
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Making your first recording
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Using the built-in TV tuner
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Basic playback
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Using the Home Menu
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Displaying disc information on-screen
. . . . . . . . . . . 32
05 Playback
Introduction
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Using the Disc Navigator to browse the contents of a
disc.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Navigating discs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Scanning discs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Playing in slow motion
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Frame advance/frame reverse
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
The Play Mode menu
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Displaying and switching subtitles
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Switching DVD soundtracks
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Switching the audio channel
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Switching camera angles
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
06 Recording
About DVD recording
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Recording time and picture quality
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Restrictions on video recording
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Setting the picture quality/recording time
. . . . . . . . 46
Basic recording from the TV
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Setting a timer recording
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Timer recording FAQ
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Simultaneous recording and playback
. . . . . . . . . . . 53
Recording from an external component
. . . . . . . . . . 53
Automatic recording from a satellite tuner
. . . . . . . . 54
Recording from a DV camcorder
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Recording from the DV output
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Playing your recordings on other DVD players
. . . . . 56
Initializing a DVD-RW disc
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
07 Editing
The Disc Navigator screen
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Disc Navigator menu options
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Editing VR mode Original and Video mode
content
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Creating and editing a VR mode Play List
. . . . . . . . . 63
08 Disc History
Using the Disc History
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
09 The PhotoViewer
Playing a slideshow
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
10 The Disc Setup menu
Basic settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Initialize settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Finalize settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
11 The Video/Audio Adjust menu
Setting the picture quality for TV and external
inputs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Setting the picture quality for disc playback
. . . . . . . 73
Audio DRC
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Virtual Surround
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
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12 The Initial Setup menu
Using the Initial Setup menu
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Basic settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Tuner settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Video In / Out settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Audio In settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Audio Out settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Language settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Recording settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Playback settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
13 Additional information
Resetting the recorder
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Setting up the remote to control your TV
. . . . . . . . . 90
Screen sizes and disc formats
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Troubleshooting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Frequently asked questions
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
About DV
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Manual recording modes
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Language code list
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Country code list
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
On-screen displays and recorder displays
. . . . . . . . 98
Handling discs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Storing discs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Damaged discs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Cleaning the pickup lens
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Condensation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Hints on installation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Moving the recorder
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Glossary
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Specifications
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106
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