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DVD Recorder
DVR-510H-S
Operating Instructions
4.7
4.7
TM
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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.
In some countries or regions, the shape of the power
plug and power outlet may differ from that shown in
the explanatory drawings. However, the method of
connecting and operating is the same.
VENTILATION: When installing this unit, make
sure to leav e sp ace aro und the unit fo r v entilation to
impro v e heat radiatio n (at least 10cm at to p, 10cm at
rear, and 10cm at each side).
WARN ING: Slot and openings in the cabinet are
pro v ided fo r v entilation and to ensure reliable o pera-
tio n of the product and to protect it from ov erheating, to
prev ent fire hazard, the o p enings sho uld nev er be
blocked and cov ered w ith items, such as new sp apers,
table-cloths, curtains, etc. Also do not put the apparatus
on the thick carpet, bed, sofa, o r fabric hav ing a thick
pile.
[For Taiwanese model]
DANGER
VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN
OPEN. AVOID DIRECT EXPOSURE TO BEAM.
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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 (cooli
ve nts not blocked)
Do not install in the follow ing locations
·Location exposed to direct sunlight or strong artificial
light
·Location exposed to high humidity, or poorly
ve ntilated 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
About the internal hard disk drive
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
02 Connecting up
Rear panel connections
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Front panel connections
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Easy connections
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Using other types of video output
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Connecting to a cable box or satellite receiver (1)
. . . 15
Connecting to a cable box or satellite receiver (2)
. . . 16
Connecting to an AV amplifier
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Connecting other AV sources
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Plugging in
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
03 Controls and displays
Front panel
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Display
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Remote control
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
04 Getting started
Switching on and setting up
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Selecting the hard disk or DVD for playback and
recording
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Making your first recording
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Using the built-in TV tuner
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Basic playback
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Using the Home Menu
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Displaying disc information on-screen
. . . . . . . . . . . 32
05 Playback
Introduction
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Using the Disc Navigator to browse the contents
of a disc.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Navigating discs and the HDD
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Scanning discs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Playing in slow motion
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Frame advance/frame reverse
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
The Play Mode menu
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Displaying and switching subtitles
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Switching DVD soundtracks
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Switching the audio channel
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Switching camera angles
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
06 Recording
About DVD recording
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
About HDD recording
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Recording time and picture quality
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Restrictions on video recording
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Setting the picture quality/recording time
. . . . . . . . 46
Basic recording from the TV
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Setting a timer recording
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Timer recording FAQ
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Simultaneous recording and playback
. . . . . . . . . . . 52
Recording from an external component
. . . . . . . . . . 53
Automatic recording from a satellite tuner
. . . . . . . . 53
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 Copying and back-up
Introduction
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
One Touch Copy* (HDD to DVD)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
One Touch Copy* (DVD to HDD)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Copying from HDD to DVD*
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Copying from DVD to HDD*
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Using disc back-up*
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
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08 Editing
The Disc Navigator screen
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Disc Navigator menu options
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Editing VR mode Original, Video mode and HDD
content
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Editing HDD groups
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Creating and editing a VR mode Play List
. . . . . . . . 79
09 Disc History
Using the Disc History
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
10 The PhotoViewer
Playing a slideshow
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
11 The Disc Setup menu
Basic settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Initialize settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
HDD Initialize
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Finalize settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
12 The Video/Audio Adjust menu
Setting the picture quality for TV and external
inputs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Setting the picture quality for disc playback
. . . . . . 89
Audio DRC
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Virtual Surround
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
13 The Initial Setup menu
Using the Initial Setup menu
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Basic settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Tuner settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Video In / Out settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Audio In settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Audio Out settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Language settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Recording settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Playback settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
14 Additional information
Resetting the recorder
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Setting up the remote to control your TV
. . . . . . . . 105
Screen sizes and disc formats
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Troubleshooting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Frequently asked questions
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
About DV
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Manual recording modes
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Language code list
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Country code list
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
On-screen displays and recorder displays
. . . . . . . 114
Handling discs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Storing discs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Damaged discs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Cleaning the pickup lens
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Condensation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Hints on installation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Moving the recorder
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Glossary
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Specifications
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
* Note on copying:
Recording equipment should be used only for lawful copying and you
are advised to check carefully what is lawful copying in the country in
which you are making a copy. Copying of copyright material such as
films or music is unlawful unless permitted by a legal exception or
consented to by the rightowners.
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