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Cover_550HX_WV_En_PTK.fm 1 ページ２００７年１月２４日水曜日午後３時５分 HDD/DVD RECORDER DVR-550HX-S HDD/DVD RECORDER Operating Instructions http://www.pioneer.co.uk http://www.pioneer.eu ® Published by Pioneer Corporation. Copyright © 2007 Pioneer Corporation. All rights reserved. PIONEER CORPORATION ® 4-1, Meguro 1-Chome, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8654, Japan Discover the benefits of registering your product online at PIONEER ELECTRONICS (USA) INC. http://www.pioneer.co.uk (or http://www.pioneer.eu) P.O.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 2 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 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.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 4 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 01 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 . . . . . . . . .
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 5 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 Switching DVD and DivX soundtracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Switching audio channels . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Switching camera angles . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Displaying disc information on-screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 14 The Disc Setup menu 09 Playing and recording from a DV camcorder 15 The Video Adjust menu Basic settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Initialize settings. . . . . . .
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 7 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 Before you start • You can control this recorder using the remote sensor of another Pioneer component via the CONTROL IN jack on the rear panel. See Rear panel connections on page 14 for more information. Disc/content format playback compatibility Compatible media • DVD-RW ver. 1.1 / 1x / 1x to 2x, ver. 1.2 / 2x to 4x / 2x to 6x • DVD-R ver. 2.0 /1x / 1x to 4x / 1x to 8x / 1x to 16x, ver. 2.1 / 1x to 8x / 1x to 16x • DVD+RW 1x to 2.4x / 1x to 4x / 3.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 8 ページ２００７年３月３０日 01 金曜日午前１０時４８分 Before you start HDD/DVD Recording and playback compatibility This recorder can play and record all widely-used DVD disc types, and additionally provides HDD functionality. The table below shows some specific compatibility differences between the different disc types.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 9 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 Before you start 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 single side, giving about 1.8 times the recording capacity of a conventional single-layer disc. This unit can record to both DVD-R DL and DVD+R DL discs. • If you intend to play DVD-R DL (Video mode) or DVD+R DL discs recorded on this unit on other DVD recorders/players, you must finalize them.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 10 ページ２００７年３月３０日 01 金曜日午前１０時４８分 Before you start • Sampling rates: 32 kHz, 44.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 11 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 Before you start DivX® VOD content DivX In order to play DivX VOD (video on demand) content on this recorder, you first need to register the recorder with your DivX VOD content provider. You do this by generating a DivX VOD registration code, which you submit to your provider. Some DivX VOD content may only be playable a fixed number of times.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 12 ページ２００７年３月３０日 01 The Digital Video Broadcasting Project, or DVB for short, is a set of open standards for digital broadcasting, covering terrestrial, cable and satellite broadcasts. Based around the MPEG-2 coding system, these open standards ensure that compliant systems are able to work together, independent of manufacturer.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 13 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 Before you start Optimizing HDD performance As you record and edit material on the HDD, the data on the disk becomes fragmented, eventually affecting the recorder’s performance. Before this happens, the recorder will warn you that it is time to optimize the HDD (which you can do from the Disc Setup menu; see Optimize HDD on page 117).
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02 Connecting _Up_EU.fm 14 ページ２００７年３月３０日 02 金曜日午後６時５２分 Connections Chapter 2 Connections Rear panel connections 1 2 ANTENNA R IN AUDIO L 3 4 VIDEO DIGITAL AUDIO OUT S-VIDEO INPUT 3 AC IN AV 2 (INPUT 1/DECODER) G-LINK IN PB Y PR COMPONENT VIDEO OUT 6 AV 1 (RGB) – TV 7 8 CONTROL 9 10 1 ANTENNA IN (RF IN)/OUT Connect your TV antenna to the ANTENNA IN (RF IN) jack. The signal is passed through to the ANTENNA OUT jack for connection to your TV.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 15 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 Connections 02 Front panel connections Antenna wall outlet or indoor antenna Antenna wall outlet On the front panel there is a flip-down cover that hides more connections.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 16 ページ２００７年３月３０日 02 金曜日午前１０時４８分 Connections Easy connections The setup described below is a basic setup that allows you to watch and record TV programmes, and play discs. Other types of connections are explained starting on the following page. Important • These connections use SCART cables (not supplied). If your TV (or VCR) does not have a SCART connection, and you want to use the supplied audio/video cable, see Using the supplied audio/video cable below.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 17 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 Connections 02 1 Connect the VIDEO OUTPUT jack to a video input on your TV. Use the yellow jack of the supplied audio/ video cable for the video connection. 2 Connect the AUDIO OUTPUT jacks to the corresponding audio inputs on your TV. Use the red and white jacks of the supplied audio/video cable for the audio connection. Make sure you match up the left and right outputs with their corresponding inputs for correct stereo sound.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 18 ページ２００７年３月３０日 02 金曜日午前１０時４８分 Connections 1 Satellite dish/ antenna/cable TV wall outlet To antenna input From antenna output Cable/Satellite receiver Position the IR transmitter end of the G-LINK™ cable so that the IR receiver on your cable/satellite receiver will pick up the control signals (see diagram).
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 19 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 Connections 02 Connecting an external decoder box (2) • It is not possible to watch one TV programme and record another using this setup. If you only have a decoder, connect it to this recorder and your TV as shown on this page.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 20 ページ２００７年３月３０日 02 金曜日午前１０時４８分 Connections 2 Use a SCART cable (not supplied) to connect the AV1 (RGB)-TV AV connector to a SCART AV connector on your TV. This enables you to watch discs. 3 Use another SCART cable to connect the AV2 (INPUT 1/DECODER) AV connector to a SCART AV connector on your decoder box. This enables you to record scrambled TV channels.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 21 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 Connections 02 Connecting using HDMI page 133 for more information. Note that the HDMI settings remain in effect until you change them, or connect a new HDMI component. If you have an HDMI or DVI-equipped1 monitor or display2, you can connect it to this recorder using an HDMI cable (not supplied). Important The HDMI connector outputs uncompressed digital video, as well as almost every kind of digital audio.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 22 ページ２００７年３月３０日 02 金曜日午前１０時４８分 Connections HDMI has the capability to support standard, enhanced, or high-definition video plus standard to multi-channel surroundsound audio. HDMI features include uncompressed digital video, a bandwidth of up to five gigabits per second (Dual Link), one connector (instead of several cables and connectors), and communication between the AV source and AV devices such as DTVs.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 23 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 Controls and displays 03 Chapter 3 Controls and displays Front panel 1 2 3 4 A.TV D.TV PLTV DivX COPY DV IN 1 9 10 A.TV indicator Lights when analog TV is selected. D.TV indicator Lights when digital TV is selected. PLTV indicator Lights during recording started using the Pause Live TV feature. DivX indicator Lights during DivX playback. COPY indicator Lights when copying is underway.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 24 ページ２００７年３月３０日 03 金曜日午前１０時４８分 Controls and displays 11 Press to start or restart playback. Press to stop playback. STOP REC Press to stop recording. ONE TOUCH COPY Press to start One Touch Copy of the currently playing title to DVD or the HDD. CH +/– Use to change channels, skip chapters/ tracks, etc. INPUT SELECT Press to change the input used for recording. A.TV/D.TV Switches between analog TV antenna input and digital TV antenna input. The A.TV and D.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 25 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 Controls and displays 03 Display 1 2 3 4 L R 8 7 P 6 1 Lights during playback; blinks when playback is paused. LP/SLP Lights when the recording mode is set to LP (long play) or SLP (super-long play). 2 Lights when copying. EP/SEP Lights when the recording mode is set to EP (extended play) or SEP (superextended play). 3 Lights during recording; blinks when recording is paused. 4 5 (page 67) Lights when a timer recording has been set.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 26 ページ２００７年３月３０日 Remote control (page 78) Press to start reverse or forward scanning. Press again to change the speed. HDD/DVD STANDBY/ON 1 12 PREV STOP NEXT STOP REC INFO PAUSE 2 / / (page 78) While paused, press and hold to start slow-motion playback. Press repeatedly to change the playback speed. PLAY HELP REC 3 13 14 While paused, press to advance a single frame in either direction.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 27 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 Controls and displays 6 A.TV/D.TV Press to switch between analog TV antenna input and digital TV antenna input. The A.TV and D.TV indicators on the front panel show which is selected. 7 Colour buttons (RED, GREEN, YELLOW, BLUE) Use when an EPG screen is displayed or when tuned to a data channel of a digital broadcast. The function of each button will be described on-screen, and changes depending on the screen being displayed.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 28 ページ２００７年３月３０日 03 Controls and displays 22 DISPLAY (page 83) Displays/changes the on-screen information displays. 23 TEXT (page 61, 62) Press to display Teletext information (in European countries except the UK) or to start the MHEG application display (UK only) if available during digital broadcasts.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 29 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 Getting started 04 Chapter 4 Getting started Switching on and setting up 4 Start the Setup Navigator. ENTER When you switch the recorder on for the first time, you can make several basic settings using the Setup Navigator feature. This takes you through setting the clock, the internal TV tuner and the video output. k Setting t Line Complete System this setup before you start using your recorder.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 30 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 Getting started 04 • The clock will also be set automatically here if D.TV channels are found. • If no new channels were found a message appears asking if you want to scan again. Check the aerial connection before selecting Yes. (If you select No, skip to step 8 below.) • Downloading channels from your TV Use the Download from TV option to download all the channels that your TV is tuned to.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 31 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 Getting started • 04 Manual clock setting If no stations in your area are broadcasting time signals, you can set the clock manually. Use the / buttons to set your time zone. You can set this by selecting a city or a time relative to GMT. 1/2 k Setting Manual Clock Setting Line System Time Zone er Save England London P p Navigator Summer Time Off Press then use the / buttons to select ‘On’ or ‘Off’ for summer time, then press ENTER.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 32 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 Getting started 04 ENTER 14 Select ‘Finish Setup’ to exit the Setup Navigator, or ‘Go Back’ if you want to start again. k Setting S et u p i s co m p l et e! Line System er Save Fi n i sh S et u p p Navigator G o B ack That completes basic setup using the Setup Navigator. • If there are blank channels with no station, you can set these to skip using the manual channel setting. See Manual CH Setting on page 125.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 33 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 Getting started ENTER 2 Highlight ‘Postal Code’. ENTER 3 code. Enter your postal The system uses your postal code to identify which TV listings data is correct for the area in which you live, so it is important that you enter it correctly. 04 4 If you are using an external receiver (such as a satellite receiver) with the supplied G-LINK cable, complete this step, otherwise jump to step 5 below.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 34 ページ２００７年３月３０日 04 • Press GUIDE to display the GUIDE Plus+ screen. • Press to highlight the Menu bar, then use to reach the Setup area and select Setup. • Continue setting up from the start of this step again. If your external receiver still doesn’t respond to the G-LINK controller, please call customer support and report the brand and model of your external receiver. See also GUIDE Plus+ FAQ and troubleshooting on page 47. 5 Identify the host channel for your country.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 35 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 Getting started 04 • For any channel that you turn ON, the GUIDE Plus+ system will need to know how it is received (the source) and on which programme number. The source may be the built-in tuner of this recorder, or an external receiver. The programme number is the number on which the channel can be found on its receiving device/source. The entry in the Editor screen must match this number for correct recording of that channel.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 36 ページ２００７年３月３０日 05 金曜日午前１０時４８分 Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic programme guide Chapter 5 Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic programme guide This chapter is only applicable if the EPG Type Select setting made in the Setup Navigator (or the Initial Setup menu) is set to GUIDE Plus+. The GUIDE Plus+ system The GUIDE Plus+® system* is a free, interactive on-screen television programming guide.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 37 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic programme guide 5 Menu bar – Gives access to the various areas of the GUIDE Plus+ system. 6 Grid – Shows TV listings information for the next seven days by channel and time. GUIDE Plus+ navigation The table below shows a summary of the remote buttons you’ll use to navigate the GUIDE Plus+ system. Key What it does REC Press to set or cancel One Button Recording.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 38 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic programme guide 05 Lock/Unlock video window Areas When you enter the GUIDE Plus+ system, the channel you were watching remains visible in the video window. The date stamp above the window lets you know the channel, date and time. The GUIDE Plus+® system consists of seven Areas. All Areas can be accessed from the Menu bar.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 39 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic programme guide • Tune to a programme that’s currently showing1 • Set a programme to record • Lock or unlock the video window • Access Information panels Browsing the Grid 1 bar. 05 Select ‘Search’ from the Menu 2 Select a category and a subcategory.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 40 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic programme guide 05 Using My Choice keywords for a search My TV Area In addition to the standard categories, you can also set your own keywords. The My TV Area allows you to set up a personal profile. You can define a profile by channels, themes and/or keywords. As soon as a personal profile has been set, the GUIDE Plus+ system continuously scans the TV listings for the next seven days.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 41 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic programme guide 3 To add a channel to your profile, press the YELLOW Action button. Select a channel from the mosaic of channel icons and press ENTER. Repeat this step to add up to 16 channels. 4 To add a category to your profile, highlight ‘Categories’ and press the YELLOW Action button. 05 5 To add a keyword to your profile, highlight ‘Keywords’ and press the YELLOW Action button.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 42 ページ２００７年３月３０日 05 金曜日午前１０時４８分 Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic programme guide Editing a scheduled recording You can edit any parameter in a scheduled recording, or delete it if you no longer require it1. 4 Enter a name for the scheduled recording. 1 Highlight the left tile of a scheduled recording. Use the / / / buttons followed by ENTER to select characters from the onscreen keyboard.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 43 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic programme guide 7 Press the GREEN Action button (Frequency) to change the recording frequency. 05 • Auto Replace Recording is only available as an option with regular daily or weekly recordings. 9 Press to access the extended recording options. Select from the various options for one-time, daily and weekly recordings. 8 Press YELLOW Action button (Destination) to select the recording destination.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 44 ページ２００７年３月３０日 05 金曜日午前１０時４８分 Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic programme guide Deleting a scheduled recording 1 Highlight the left tile of a scheduled recording. 3 Use the number buttons to enter a PlusCode programming number. Please enter the PlusCode programming number and press ENTER to confirm. 2 Press the RED Action button (Delete). The scheduled event is deleted.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 45 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic programme guide 3 Use the number and / / / buttons to enter the recording date, then press the GREEN Action button (Next). 05 The Info Area This area is reserved for additional information such as news, weather reports, stock quotes, and so on, and varies by region. (Note that this feature is not available in all countries/regions.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 46 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic programme guide 05 Changing the source and programme number 1 Select ‘Editor’ from the Menu bar. The Setup Area The Setup Area is where you can set up the GUIDE Plus+ system for your particular region, TV reception conditions, and so on. Making changes to your GUIDE Plus+ setup Name BBC1 BBC2 ITV CH4 CH5 BBC3 ITV2 E4 UKGOL On/Off On On On On On On On Off On Source D. TV D. TV D. TV D. TV D. TV Ext. Rec. 1 D.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 47 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic programme guide Manual Host Channel setup The GUIDE Plus+ system will automatically identify your Host Channel as soon as the recorder is put into standby for the first time. See the table on page 34 for a list of all the European Host Channels.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 48 ページ２００７年３月３０日 05 Switch this recorder into standby. The next morning, please perform the GUIDE Plus+ setup again to see if your external receiver can now be controlled. terrestrial or cable connection only to receive data this way. It is important that you identify your host channel correctly in the Editor Area. – The external receiver that you use is currently not supported.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 49 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic programme guide • I used the One-Button-Record feature (red Action button) to set a recording, but I recorded the wrong channel. If the channel to be recorded is received via the external receiver first make sure that the external receiver was left switched on. Next, in the Editor Area, make sure that the channel to be recorded is correctly set: Access the Editor Area.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 50 ページ２００７年３月３０日 06 金曜日午前１０時４８分 Using the digital electronic programme guide Chapter 6 Using the digital electronic programme guide This chapter is only applicable if the EPG Type Select setting made in the Setup Navigator (or the Initial Setup menu) is set to Digital EPG. The Digital EPG system The Digital EPG shows a table of scheduled digital TV programmes and detailed information about individual programmes.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 51 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 Using the digital electronic programme guide Using the Digital EPG 06 • To quit the display of detailed information, press INFO again (or RETURN/EXIT). Using the Digital EPG you can check the schedule of digital TV programmes, view information about desired programmes, and/or select programmes. D007 13:40 - 14:05 ************ ************* ************************** GUIDE 1 Press to display the Digital EPG screen.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 52 ページ２００７年３月３０日 06 金曜日午前１０時４８分 Using the digital electronic programme guide 3 Enter the timer recording settings. Use the / buttons to select a field; use the / buttons to change the value1. Record to – Select HDD for hard disk recording or DVD for DVD recording2. Timer Programme Set Manhattan Open Tennis CH Date D.TV003 Start SUN 1/4 Detailed Settings Record To Recording Mode VPS/PDC Auto Replace Rec.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 53 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 Using the digital electronic programme guide EPG Link1 (UK only) – Choose whether or not to have this device automatically record scheduled programmes from the Digital EPG even if the times in which they are broadcast change. Series Recording2 (UK only) – Choose whether or not to record all programmes from a series when you make a recording from the Digital EPG (for HDD recordings only).
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 54 ページ２００７年３月３０日 06 金曜日午前１０時４８分 Using the digital electronic programme guide • Cancel Once – A regular timer programme is set to skip. 2 Highlight the timer programme you want to change.. If you want to set a new timer programme, select ‘New Input’ and skip to step 4. ENTER 3 Press then select ‘Modify’ from the command menu panel. Alternatively, press ENTER. The Timer Programme Set screen appears from which you can edit the settings.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 55 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 Using the digital electronic programme guide • When you have EPG Link or Series Recording set to On, any changes in broadcast time or division of broadcasts are automatically accommodated for and your scheduled recordings are carried out without any additional settings. As a result, even when you have not scheduled programmes to record at the same time, changes in broadcasting schedules can cause scheduled recordings to overlap.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 56 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 Using the digital electronic programme guide 06 Other useful EPG functions ENTER 3 Press then select ‘Series Search’ from the command menu panel. • The search results are displayed. Choose the programme you would like to record and press either the RED button or ENTER to schedule a recording. EPG Jump 1 Press GREEN when the Digital EPG screen (Programme List, Detailed information or Search Result) is displayed.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 57 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 Using the digital electronic programme guide 06 3 In the ‘Time’ field select the time of day (0:00 to 23:00) to search in. 4 In the ‘Genre’ field, select the genre to search for. You can search for multiple genres by pressing ENTER after each genre. ENTER 5 Select ‘OK’. ENTER 6 Select ‘Search’. The results of your search are displayed.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 58 ページ２００７年３月３０日 07 金曜日午前１０時４８分 Recording Chapter 7 Recording About DVD recording This recorder can record to DVD-R, DVDRW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM, DVD-R DL and DVD+R DL media. DVD-R and DVD-RW discs can be initialized for Video mode or VR mode recording. Each has its advantages, and it depends on what you want to do with the recording which mode you choose.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 59 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 Recording • See also Disc/content format playback compatibility on page 7 for detailed disc compatibility information.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 60 ページ２００７年３月３０日 07 You cannot record copy-protected video using this recorder. Copy-protected video includes DVD-Video discs and some satellite broadcasts. If copy-protected material is encountered during a recording, recording will pause automatically and an error message will be displayed on-screen. Video that is ‘copy-once only’ can only be recorded to DVD-RAM or HDD, CPRMcompatible VR mode DVD-R/-RW (see below).
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 61 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 Recording 07 Tip • When changing terrestrial digital broadcast channels, channels with a low signal strength may result in a black screen being displayed. • For other channels, it may take a short while for the channel picture to appear, and/or for the channel number to appear. • In both of the above cases, some improvement may be possible by adjusting the antenna. Using the D.TV Channel List When in D.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 62 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 Recording 07 The channel banner displays an icon ( ) to indicate that the MHEG application can be run. • You can also select the language for a non-NICAM bilingual broadcast. A (L) TEXT • Press to start the MHEG application.1 • You can also use any of the colour buttons. • Press TEXT to quit the MHEG application.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 63 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 Recording Setting the picture quality/ recording time DVD (VR) DVD (Video) DVD+R DVD+RW DVD-RAM HDD Before starting a recording, you will usually want to set the picture quality/recording time. There are six standard settings available, which allow you to choose a balance between picture quality and recording time.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 64 ページ２００７年３月３０日 07 金曜日午前１０時４８分 Recording REC CHANNEL + 3 Select a TV channel to record. The front panel display shows the channel number, or channel name if it’s available: – CHANNEL A.TV Channel preset • While the recorder is stopped, you can also use the number buttons on the remote to select the channel (For channel 24, press 2, 4 then ENTER). • If the recorder is stopped, you can also use the CH +/– buttons on the front panel to select the channel number.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 65 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 Recording Pause Live TV HDD The Pause Live TV feature lets you effectively pause a TV programme you’re watching. When you’re ready to resume watching, just press the PLAY button.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 66 ページ２００７年３月３０日 07 金曜日午前１０時４８分 Recording Using Pause Live TV Tip PAUSE LIVE TV 1 Start recording the current TV channel. Recording continues with playback paused. • Note that it may take up to 10 seconds for recording to start. 2 Press to start playback. You can also use the scan buttons ( / ), pause ( PAUSE) and stop ( STOP) — all without affecting the recording. STOP REC 3 Press to stop the recording. The operation is slightly different depending on the viewing source.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 67 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 Recording About timer recordings DVD (VR) DVD (Video) DVD+R DVD+RW DVD-RAM HDD Using the timer recording features you can program up to 32 timer recordings up to a month in advance. Timer recording programmes can be set to record just once, every day, or every week.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 68 ページ２００７年３月３０日 • If VPS/PDC is active for two timer programmes that are programmed to start at the same time, then the programme that actually starts first takes priority. Extending a timer recording in progress You can extend a timer recording beyond the programmed end time. This can be useful if a broadcast programme overruns, for example. Cancelling or extending the timer 2 [Front panel] Press and hold for three seconds to lock the controls.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 69 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 Recording 07 Simultaneous recording and playback (Chase Play) Also, during simultaneous recording and playback, if the TV line system of the playback track/title changes then playback will automatically stop. HDD Chase Play allows you to watch a recording that is still in progress from the start, without having to wait until the recording has finished (i.e., playback is ‘chasing’ the recording).
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 70 ページ２００７年３月３０日 HDD/DVD 4 Select the HDD or DVD for recording. REC 5 Press to start recording. • If your source is copy-protected using Copy Guard, you will not be able to record it. See Restrictions on video recording on page 60 for more details. Playing your recordings on other DVD players DVD (VR) DVD (Video) DVD+R DVD+RW Most regular DVD players can play finalized discs recorded in DVD-R/-RW (Video mode) and DVD+R discs.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 71 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 Recording 07 1 Load the disc you want to finalize. Make sure that the recorder is stopped before proceeding. 2 HOME MENU Select ‘Disc Setup’ from the Home Menu. ENTER 3 Select ‘Finalize’ > ‘Finalize’ > ‘Next Screen’. Disc Setup Basic Finalize Next Screen Initialize Finalize Undo Finalize Start Optimize HDD 5 The recorder will now start finalizing the disc.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 72 ページ２００７年３月３０日 07 金曜日午前１０時４８分 Recording DVD-RW Auto Initialize Important • Initializing a DVD-RW, DVD+RW or DVD-RAM disc will erase everything recorded on it. Make sure there is nothing on the disc that you want to keep! • You may not be able to re-initialize a DVD-RW disc in a different format if it was originally initialized on an older DVD recorder. • Once initialized for VR mode recording, you can’t re-initialize a DVD-R back to Video mode.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 73 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 Playback 08 Chapter 8 Playback Introduction Most of the features described in this chapter make use of on-screen displays. Navigate these using the cursor buttons and ENTER. To go back one level from any screen, use the RETURN/EXIT button. Remember also that the button guide at the bottom of every screen shows which buttons do what.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 74 ページ２００７年３月３０日 08 金曜日午前１０時４８分 Playback Playing DVD discs / / TOP MENU MENU The table below shows the basic playback controls for DVD-Video, and recordable DVD discs. Press to start playback. If RESUME is displayed onscreen, playback starts from the place last stopped. STOP PAUSE Press to stop playback. You can resume playback from the same point by pressing PLAY. (Press STOP again to cancel the resume function.) Pauses playback, or restarts playback when paused.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 75 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 Playback PREV NEXT CLEAR CLEAR 08 Press to skip to previous/next chapter/title. (During playback you can also use the front panel CH +/– buttons.) During playback, enter a title number then press ENTER to skip directly to that title. Press CLEAR to clear a number entry and start again. Except WMA: Press to start scanning. Press again to increase the scanning speed. (There are two scan speeds; the current scan speed is shown on-screen.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 76 ページ２００７年３月３０日 08 金曜日午前１０時４８分 Playback PAUSE Pauses playback, or restarts playback when paused. Playing DivX video files The table below shows the basic playback controls for DivX video files. Press to start scanning. Press repeatedly to increase the scanning speed. PREV NEXT CLEAR CLEAR ENTER CM BACK CM SKIP / RETURN/EXIT 76 En Press to start playback. If RESUME is displayed onscreen, playback starts from the place last stopped.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 77 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 Playback 08 Using the Disc Navigator to browse the contents of a disc Use the Disc Navigator to browse the contents of a disc and start playback. Using the Disc Navigator with recordable discs and the HDD DVD-R DVD-RW DVD+R DVD+RW DVD-RAM HDD You can use the Disc Navigator to browse and edit video on recordable DVDs and the HDD, and to view information on titles. See also Editing on page 87 for more on editing recordable discs.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 78 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 Playback 08 Using the Disc Navigator with playback-only discs Video CD Super VCD WMA/MP3 DivX DVD-Video CD 1 Display the Home Menu. HOME MENU ENTER 2 Select ‘Disc Navigator’. Alternatively, for a CD, Video CD, Super VCD or WMA/MP3/DivX disc, you can press DISC NAVIGATOR, which takes you straight to the Disc Navigator screen. 1 During playback, start reverse or forward scanning. • The scanning speed is shown on-screen.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 79 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 Playback Frame advance/frame reverse DVD HDD Video CD Super VCD DivX You can advance or back up video on a DVD disc1 or the HDD frame-by-frame. With Video CDs/Super VCDs and DivX titles, you can only use frame advance. PAUSE 1 Pause playback. / 08 ENTER 1 Select ‘Search Mode’ from the Play Mode menu, then choose a search option. The available search options depend on the type of disc.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 80 ページ２００７年３月３０日 08 金曜日午前１０時４８分 Playback ENTER 2 With ‘A (Loop Start)’ highlighted, press at the point you want the loop to start. Play Mode Search Mode A-B Repeat Repeat Programme A (Loop Start) B (Loop End) Off ENTER 3 With ‘B (Loop End)’ highlighted, press at the point you want the loop to end. Playback immediately jumps back to the start point and plays the loop round and round.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 81 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 Playback After pressing ENTER to add the title/ chapter/folder/track, the step number automatically moves down one. • To insert a step into the programme list, highlight the step number where you want to insert another step, then select a chapter/title/folder/track as usual. After pressing ENTER, all the subsequent steps move down one. • To delete a step from the programme list, highlight the step you want to delete, then press CLEAR.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 82 ページ２００７年３月３０日 08 HDD DVD (VR) DVD-RAM L+R – Both channels (default) L – Left channel only R – Right channel only AUDIO • Change the audio soundtrack. The current audio language is shown onscreen and in the front panel display. CD • The sound may drop out for a few seconds when switching soundtracks. • Some discs feature both Dolby Digital and DTS soundtracks. There is no analog audio output when DTS is selected.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 83 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 Playback 08 Displaying disc information on-screen You can display various on-screen information about the disc loaded or the HDD. Shows recording restrictions for the current channel programme Stop DVD-RW VR Original Disc Name Resume XP (1h00m/DVD) Finalized Rem. 0h35m ABC Pr 1 Stereo Copy Once : Comedy shows DVD Mode DISPLAY Indicates copy-protected material • Display/change the on-screen information.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 84 ページ２００７年３月３０日 09 金曜日午前１０時４８分 Playing and recording from a DV camcorder Chapter 9 Playing and recording from a DV camcorder You can play back and record video from a DV camcorder connected to the DV IN jack on the front panel of this recorder. Important • If you connect a second recorder using a DV cable, you cannot control the second unit from this one. • You can’t control this unit remotely from a component connected to the DV IN jack.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 85 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 Playing and recording from a DV camcorder 1 Make sure your DV camcorder is connected to the front panel DV IN jack. Also, set the camcorder to VTR mode. • If you restart recording after stopping the camcorder, the first few seconds of the camcorder tape will not be recorded. Use the pause button on your camcorder instead and recording will start immediately.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 86 ページ２００７年３月３０日 09 金曜日午前１０時４８分 Playing and recording from a DV camcorder • There’s a picture, but no sound! ENTER 5 Select ‘Record to Hard Disk Drive’ or ‘Record to DVD’. The DV tape is rewound to the beginning. Once it is rewound, the DV tape is played from the beginning and copied to either the HDD or a DVD. • If there is a gap of two minutes or more between recorded contents, the copying process is automatically stopped.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 87 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 Editing 10 Chapter 10 Editing Editing options The table below shows which commands you can use with the HDD and different disc types.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 88 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 Editing 10 The Disc Navigator screen PREV • The Disc Navigator screen is where you can edit video content on unfinalized Video mode and DVD-R/-RW (VR mode) discs, DVD+R/ +RW and DVD-RAM, as well as video content on the hard disk drive. NEXT When in the title list, press to display the previous/next page if there are more titles than can be displayed. DISPLAY • Press to change the title information displayed in the title list.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 89 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 Editing 10 HDD genres Play The large capacity of the HDD means that there may be many hours of video in the recorder. To help you organize your HDD video content you can assign different genres to titles. There are 20 genres in total, including five user-definable ones that you can name as you like. Create DVD (Video) DVD (VR) DVD+R DVD+RW DVD-RAM HDD Use this function to start playback of a title. 1 Highlight the title you want to play.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 90 ページ２００７年３月３０日 10 金曜日午前１０時４８分 Editing ENTER 1 Highlight the title you want to erase. • You can also use the Smart Jog to select titles. 3 title. Input a name for the selected Input Title Name 23:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 4 SP ABC DE F GH I J KLM . , ? ! N O P Q R S T U V WX Y Z ( ) : ; AA A A A AÆ ç E E E E I I I I # DN O OOO 0 1 2 3 4 5 + – /@ [ c £ \ § 2 3 ´ µ¶ · 2 Select ‘Erase’ from the command menu panel.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 91 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 Editing 10 Using the remote key shortcuts to input a name The table below shows the remote control key shortcuts that you can use to input characters in the name input screen. Pressing a button repeatedly cycles through the characters shown. If you want to enter two characters in succession that are both on the same button (for example a P and an R), press to advance the cursor one space manually between inputting the two characters.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 92 ページ２００７年３月３０日 10 金曜日午前１０時４８分 Editing • You can also use the Smart Jog to select titles. ENTER 2 Select ‘Edit’ > ‘Erase Section’ from the command menu panel. ENTER 3 edit. HDD only: Select the type of ! HDD/DVD RECORDER ENTER 6 Select ‘Yes’ to confirm, or ‘No’ to cancel. In the thumbnail viewer you can see a few seconds of video either side of the marked section to see how the edit will look.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 93 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 Editing 10 Use the playback controls ( , , , , etc.) to find the place you want to divide the title. 4 Divide Title (HDD) 23:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 4 SP Rec. time 2h00m ENTER HDD only: Select the type of 3 edit. ! HDD/DVD RECORDER Please select the type of editing. Video Mode Compatible Editing is recommended for compatibility with high-speed copying. 10–1 00.00.09.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 94 ページ２００７年３月３０日 10 金曜日午前１０時４８分 Editing • Combine1 – Combine two adjacent chapters into one: Highlight the bar divider between two adjacent chapters and press ENTER. ENTER 3 Select a genre for the title. Disc Navigator (HDD) 101 Chapter Edit (DVD VR mode Play List) 19:00 Mon 29/11 Pr 2 SP Rec. time 1 2 3 No Category Erase 2h00m(1.0G) 2h00m(1.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 95 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 Editing 10 ENTER ENTER 2 Select ‘Edit’ > ‘Lock’ from the command menu panel. Disc Navigator (HDD) 101 Select a new position for the Title to move 10Titles 23:00 FRI Pr 4 SP 11/29 MON3/12 7:00PM Play 23:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 4 2ch SP 11/29Mon 7:00PM Title SP Name Disc Navigator (DVD) Erase 2h00m(1.0G) 2h00m(1.0G) Set Thumbnail 4 Titles 9 Recent first 8 All Genres HDD SP Remain 30h30m 3 title.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 96 ページ２００７年３月３０日午前１０時４８分 Editing ENTER ENTER 3 Select another title to combine with the first. This title will be appended to the first title selected. 2 Select one of the userdefinable genre names. Disc Navigator (HDD) The screen below shows title 3 selected to be appended to title 1. 23:00 FRI Pr 4 SP 11/29 MON3/12 7:00PM Play 23:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 4 2ch SP Free1 11/29Mon 7:00PM SP 9 20:00 FRI 3/12 Pr 9 SP Free4 20:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 9 SP Erase Free2 2h00m(1.0G) 2h00m(1.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 97 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 Editing 10 Multi-Mode Undo HDD DVD (Video) DVD (VR) DVD+R DVD+RW Multi-Mode allows you to select several titles, then select a command that will be applied to all of them. In this way you can select multiple titles and then erase them all at once, for example. If you make a mistake while editing, you can generally undo it. There is one level of undo (in other words, you can only undo the last edit you made).
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 98 ページ２００７年３月３０日 11 金曜日午前１０時４８分 Copying and backup Chapter 11 Copying and backup Introduction Restrictions on copying Use the copying features of this recorder to: Commercial DVD-Video discs are protected using Copy Guard. These discs cannot be copied to the HDD. • Back up important recordings stored on the HDD to a DVD. • Make a DVD copy of a recording on the HDD to play in another player. • Transfer video from a DVD to the HDD for editing.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 99 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 Copying and backup HDD to DVD copies are made in the same recording mode. When copying DVD to HDD, the copy is made in whatever recording mode is currently set. Make sure that a recordable DVD disc is loaded when trying to copy from the HDD. REC MODE 1 If you’re copying from DVD to the HDD, select a recording mode. Note that selecting a recording mode higher than the title playing will not result in a better quality recording.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 100 ページ２００７年３月３０日 • Thumbnail picture markers and chapter markers for the Disc Navigator are copied, but their position in the copy may be slightly changed from the original. • If some part of the title being copied is copy-protected, copying will start, but the copy-protected portions will not be copied. Using Copy Lists * See also Copyright on page 98. At its simplest, a Copy List is just a list of HDD or DVD titles that you want to copy.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 101 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 Copying and backup 11 • When adding titles that contain copyonce protected material, the copy-once parts will not be added. • When adding titles that contain material of more than one aspect ratio (screen size), each part with a different aspect ratio will be added as a separate title if high-speed copying is possible. Depending on the title1, high-speed copying may not be possible to DVDs. 6 Press to display the command menu panel.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 102 ページ２００７年３月３０日 11 金曜日午前１０時４８分 Copying and backup • Set Thumbnail – Set the thumbnail frame for a title (see Set Thumbnail on page 91). • Recording Mode – Set the picture quality of the copy (see Recording Mode on page 103). • Bilingual – Set how bilingual audio should be copied when copying from HDD to DVD-R/-RW (Video mode) and DVD+R/+RW (see Bilingual on page 104). • Cancel – Exit the menu. Repeat this step for as many titles you have that need editing.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 103 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 Copying and backup – the recorder is reset to its factory settings (see Resetting the recorder on page 152). • It may not be possible to copy from a DVD disc that was recorded on a different DVD recorder or a PC. 1 HOME MENU Select ‘Copy’ from the Home Menu. 11 Repeat this step for as many titles you have that need editing. ENTER 7 Select ‘Next’ from the command menu panel to proceed to the copy options screen.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 104 ページ２００７年３月３０日 11 金曜日午前１０時４８分 Copying and backup • Optimized1,2 – The recording quality is automatically adjusted so that the Copy List fits on to the space available on the disc. Copying is carried out in real-time. When you change the recording mode setting, you can see how much disc space it will require. If this is more than is available, it shows up in red and you won’t be able to start copying.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 105 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 Copying and backup • You can cancel the backup process by pressing ONE TOUCH COPY for more than one second. 5 When the data has been copied, take out the disc and load a blank* recordable DVD. * If you’re using a DVD-RW or DVD+RW, the disc doesn’t have to be blank, although the previous contents of the disc will be erased in the backup process.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 106 ページ２００７年３月３０日 12 金曜日午前１０時４８分 Using the Jukebox Chapter 12 Using the Jukebox The Jukebox feature allows you to use the recorder’s HDD to store and playback music from up to 999 of your CDs. You can also transfer WMA/MP3 files stored on CD-R/ -RW/-ROM, DVD. Once on the HDD, you can name albums and tracks, assign them a genre, and set tracks that you don’t want to play to Jump. Copying music to the HDD The first step is to copy some music to the HDD.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 107 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 Using the Jukebox 12 Playing music from the Jukebox Changing the album view You can select albums or individual tracks from the Jukebox to play. 1 From the album list, display the view options menu panel. 1 HOME MENU Select ‘Jukebox’ from the Home Menu. ENTER 2 Select what you want to play. The screen below shows albums stored on the HDD: Jukebox All Genres HDD Remain 47.
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12 Jukebox.fm 108 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午後６時５４分 Using the Jukebox 12 Editing Jukebox albums A number of commands are available for editing and changing the playback behavior of albums. 1 HOME MENU Select ‘Jukebox’ from the Home Menu. ENTER 2 Select what you want to edit. ENTER 3 Select an edit function from the command menu panel. • Erase – Erase the selected track (if all tracks in an album are selected, the whole album is erased).
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 109 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 The PhotoViewer 13 Chapter 13 The PhotoViewer From the PhotoViewer you can view JPEG photos and picture files stored on the HDD, recordable DVD or CD-R/-RW/-ROM.1 You can also import files and save them to the recorder’s HDD or a DVD-R/-RW disc. Locating JPEG picture files ENTER 3 Select the folder containing the files you want to view, copy or edit. The first image from the selected folder is displayed as thumbnail at the bottom of the screen.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 110 ページ２００７年３月３０日 13 / • If you encounter a disc that will not play, check that the disc and file formats are compatible with this recorder (see JPEG file compatibility and PC-created disc compatibility on page 11). • The thumbnail of files that cannot be played is displayed as the logo. Changing the display style of the PhotoViewer Playing a slideshow ENTER 1 Select a folder from the folder list.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 111 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 The PhotoViewer 13 Zooming an image Importing files to the HDD During a slideshow you can zoom in to enlarge a portion of the picture by a factor of two or four. You can also move the area of the picture displayed. You can import files and save them to the HDD2 from a CD, DVD. Once on the HDD you can edit and organize your pictures. ENTER 1 Press during the slideshow to zoom the picture.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 112 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 The PhotoViewer 13 • Importing to the HDD will not work if there is insufficient space on the HDD, or if there are already the maximum number of files and/or folders on the HDD (999 folders/999 files per folder). Selecting multiple files or folders ENTER 4 Select files/folders from the list. An orange check mark box ( ) is shown by the item you selected.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 113 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 The PhotoViewer • If you erase a slideshow title from a DVD the slideshow will become unplayable but the free space will not increase. 1 Load a blank (or unfinalized Video mode) DVD-R or DVD-RW disc. 13 Editing files on the HDD There are a number of commands you can use to edit and organize your pictures stored on the HDD. Creating a new folder ENTER 2 Select ‘View/Edit Photos on the HDD’ from the menu.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 114 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 The PhotoViewer 13 2 Display the command menu. ENTER 2 Display the command menu. ENTER 3 Select ‘File Options’ or ‘Folder Options’. 3 Select ‘File Options’ or ‘Folder Options’. PhotoViewer HDD Folder2 File 12 Files HDD Remain 100.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 115 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 The PhotoViewer 13 3 Select ‘Rename File’ or ‘Rename Folder’. PhotoViewer HDD Folder2 File 12 Files HDD Remain 100.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 116 ページ２００７年３月３０日 14 金曜日午前１０時４８分 The Disc Setup menu Chapter 14 The Disc Setup menu From the Disc Setup menu you can name discs, lock the contents to prevent accidental recording and erasure, initialize and finalize discs. The Disc Setup menu is accessed from the Home menu. Basic settings Lock Disc DVD (VR) DVD-RAM • Default setting: Off Locking the disc will prevent accidental recording, editing or erasing of the disc.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 117 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 The Disc Setup menu Initialize settings 14 Undo Finalize DVD-RW DVD-R DVD-RW DVD+RW DVD-RAM You can initialize a recordable DVD-R/-RW disc for either VR mode or Video mode recording. The first time you load a new DVD-RW disc, it will be automatically initialized for recording according to the DVD-RW Auto Init. setting in the Disc Setup menu (see page 72).
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 118 ページ２００７年３月３０日 14 The Disc Setup menu 1 HOME MENU Select ‘Disc Setup’ from the Home Menu. ENTER 2 ‘Start’. Select ‘Optimize HDD’ then Disc Setup Basic Optimize HDD Start Initialize Finalize Optimize HDD A progress bar indicates how long there is left to go. If no actions are carried out for more than 20 minutes after the optimization process is completed, the unit turns itself off.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 119 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 The Video Adjust menu 15 Chapter 15 The Video Adjust menu Using the Video Adjust menu you can set up the picture quality for the built-in tuner and external inputs, for disc playback, and for recording. Setting the picture quality for TV and external inputs Picture Creation lets you choose a set of picture quality settings for the built-in TV tuner1 and for each external input.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 120 ページ２００７年３月３０日 15 ENTER 4 setting. Adjust the currently selected 5 HOME MENU Press to exit. You can now use the preset for any other input or the built-in TV tuner. Tip • To see more of the picture as you adjust different settings, press ENTER after selecting the setting you want to adjust. 120 午前１０時４８分 The Video Adjust menu • PureCinema – This setting optimizes the picture for film material when the video output is set to progressive.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 121 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 The Video Adjust menu 2 Move the cursor down and select ‘Detailed Settings’. Memory1 Detailed Settings 3 Select the picture quality setting you want to adjust. Memory1 Prog. Motion Motion PureCinma Still Auto1 YNR Off BNR Off Max Max MNR Off Max Sharpness Soft Fine Detail Soft Fine You can adjust the following settings: • Prog. Motion – Adjusts the motion and still picture quality when video output is set to progressive. (Prog.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 122 ページ２００７年３月３０日 16 金曜日午前１０時４８分 The Initial Setup menu Chapter 16 The Initial Setup menu Using the Initial Setup menu The Initial Setup menu is where you can set various recorder options for sound, picture, language and so on. Some settings can only be changed when the recorder is stopped. During playback and recording these settings are grayed out in the Initial Setup menu. Except for the Setup Navigator, menu screens are exited automatically after 20 minutes of inactivity.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 123 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 The Initial Setup menu 16 Setting Options Explanation EPG Type Select GUIDE Plus+ Use the Gemstar GUIDE Plus+ EPG. Digital EPG Use the EPG based on information provided by D.TV broadcasts. Start Select to start the Setup Navigator. See also Switching on and setting up on page 29. Next Screen Scans for digital channels and replaces all the channel presets with the results. Before the scan starts you will need to select your country.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 124 ページ２００７年３月３０日 16 金曜日午前１０時４８分 The Initial Setup menu Setting Options Explanation Channel Options Next Screen From this screen you can skip or lock channels. Locked channels will require the correct password to be entered before the channel can be watched. Use the / / / buttons to highlight a preference box and press ENTER to toggle the preference.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 125 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 The Initial Setup menu 16 Options Explanation Auto Scan Select your country and then wait for the recorder to auto tune into channels in your area. After auto scan has finished, the channel mapping screen appears showing which channels have been assigned to which programme numbers. You can skip unwanted channels using the Manual CH Setting option below. Press HOME MENU to exit the channel mapping screen.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 126 ページ２００７年３月３０日 16 金曜日午前１０時４８分 The Initial Setup menu Setting Options Explanation Next Screen Proceed to the next screen to set the input colour system for the external input and the built-in TV tuner. Use the Smart Jog or INPUT SELECT buttons to change the preset or external input. On the default Auto setting the recorder can generally correctly detect whether the input signal is PAL, SECAM, 3.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 127 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 The Initial Setup menu 16 Setting Options Explanation AV2/L1 In Video • Sets the AV2 (INPUT 1/DECODER) SCART input to standard composite video. S-Video Sets the AV2 (INPUT 1/DECODER) SCART input to S-video. RGB Sets the AV2 (INPUT 1/DECODER) SCART input to RGB. Decoder Use this setting if you connected a decoder to the AV2 (INPUT 1/DECODER) SCART connector. For scrambled channels, make sure that the channel Decoder setting is set to On.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 128 ページ２００７年３月３０日 16 金曜日午前１０時４８分 The Initial Setup menu Setting Options Explanation DV Input Stereo 1 • Select to use the ‘live’ audio track (recorded during the video shoot) from a camcorder that supports two stereo audio tracks. Stereo 2 Select to use the overdubbed audio track from a camcorder that supports two stereo audio tracks. Mix Select one of the three settings to use a mix of the two stereo audio tracks.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 129 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 The Initial Setup menu Setting 16 Options Explanation English • Sets the language of the on-screen displays to English. Language OSD Language available languages Choose from the languages displayed for the onscreen displays. On Screen Display and D.TV Language will both reflect this setting. Audio Language English • Sets the default audio language for DVD-Video playback to English.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 130 ページ２００７年３月３０日 16 金曜日午前１０時４８分 The Initial Setup menu Setting Options Explanation DVD Menu Language w/Subtitle Language • Sets the language of DVD-Video menus to the same as that set for the subtitle language. English Sets the language of DVD-Video menus to English. available languages Choose from the displayed languages to set the default language for DVD-Video menus. Other Select to set the DVD menu language to something other than the ones listed.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 131 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 The Initial Setup menu 16 Setting Options Explanation Set Thumbnail 0 seconds • Sets the default thumbnail picture in the Disc Navigator to the first frame of the title. 30 seconds Sets the default thumbnail picture to 30 seconds into the title. 3 minutes Sets the default thumbnail picture to three minutes into the title.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 132 ページ２００７年３月３０日 16 金曜日午前１０時４８分 The Initial Setup menu Setting Options Explanation 4:3 (Letter Box) Select if you have a standard 4:3 TV and prefer the letter box format presentation for widescreen material. 4:3 (Pan & Scan) Select if you have a standard 4:3 TV and prefer the pan and scan presentation for widescreen material. 16:9 • Select if you have a widescreen 16:9 TV. Your TV settings determine how 4:3 material will look.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 133 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 The Initial Setup menu Setting Options 16 Explanation HDMI Output (only available when an HDMI device is connected) Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080p Constant 1920 x 1080p output. 1920 x 1080i Constant 1920 x 1080i output. 1280 x 720p Constant 1280 x 720p output. 720 x 576p (720 x 480p) Constant 720 x 576p output (when setting the Input Line System to 525 System, video is output in 720 x 480p).
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 134 ページ２００７年３月３０日 16 金曜日午前１０時４８分 The Initial Setup menu Setting Options Explanation On • The recorder displays operation displays ( Stop, Play, etc.) on-screen. Off Switches off the on-screen operation displays. Options On Screen Display Front Panel Display On • Off The time is shown in the front panel display when the recorder is in standby. The front panel display is switched off in standby.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 135 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 The Initial Setup menu Setting 16 Options Explanation TV’s Tuner Allows you to use the Pause Live TV feature with an AV Link-compatible TV connected by SCART cable. Recorder’s Tuner • Allows you to use Pause Live TV with this recorder’s internal TV tuner. Options 2 Pause Live TV See also Pause Live TV on page 65 for more information on this setting. HDD Sleep Mode Proceed Puts the HDD to sleep.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 136 ページ２００７年３月３０日 16 金曜日午前１０時４８分 The Initial Setup menu About NTSC on PAL TV Depending on the Input Line System setting and the NTSC on PAL TV setting, the signal format output when the recorder is stopped varies as shown in the table below.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 137 ページ２００７年３月３０日 The Initial Setup menu 金曜日午前１０時４８分 16 Manual Update Select Manual Update to check for updated software immediately. If new software is found then it is automatically downloaded and installed. The new software will take effect the next time the recorder is powered on. If for some reason the new software could not be downloaded successfully, a dialog box informs you of the error. Press HOME MENU to exit or RETURN/EXIT to return to the previous screen.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 138 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 Additional information 17 Chapter 17 Additional information Setting up the remote to control your TV 66 76 You can use the supplied remote to control your TV. To be able to use this feature you first have to program the remote with a maker code from the table below. 1 Press and hold down the CLEAR button, then enter the maker code for your TV. See the table on the following page for the list of maker codes.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 139 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 Additional information 17 Minimum copying times The table below shows the minimum HDD to DVD copying time for one hour of video. Please note that not all discs are compatible with high-speed copying. 1 Check with the disc manufacturer for compatibility. Rec mode DVD disc type SEP SLP EP LP SP XP 10 h 8h 6h 4h 2h 1h DVD-R / 1x DVD-RW / 1x 1x 6 mins. 7.5 mins. 10 mins. 15 mins. 30 mins. 60 mins.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 140 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 Additional information 17 Manual recording modes The table below shows the approximate recording times for different DVD types in each manual recording mode, as well as the standard recording mode equivalents. For recording time on the HDD, see Specifications on page 153.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 141 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 Additional information 17 • Levels separated by a bold line show where there is a noticeable change in picture quality. • Audio recording in all manual recording modes is in Dolby Digital 2 ch format, except for LPCM mode, which is in Linear PCM format. • See also Recording on page 58. Troubleshooting Incorrect operation is often mistaken for trouble and malfunction.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 142 ページ２００７年３月３０日 17 金曜日午前１０時４８分 Additional information Problem Remedy No picture • Check that everything is connected properly (page 14). • Check that the connected TV and/or the AV amp/receiver is set to the correct input. • The recorder may be set to progressive scan with an incompatible TV. Reset to interlace by pressing and holding the front panel (Stop) button then pressing OPEN/CLOSE.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 143 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 Additional information Problem Remedy Audio/subtitle language cannot be changed • Note that audio and subtitle languages cannot be changed Can’t play a disc recorded using this recorder on another player • If the disc was recorded in DVD-R/-RW (Video mode) or DVD+R, make sure that it’s finalized (page 70). • Some players will not play recordable DVD discs, even when recorded in DVD-R/-RW (Video mode) or DVD+R and finalized.
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17 Additional_Information.fm 144 ページ２００７年４月５日 17 木曜日午前１１時５５分 Additional information Problem Remedy Timer programme doesn’t record successfully • When setting the recording channel, make sure you set the recorder’s built-in TV tuner, not the TV’s built-in tuner. • When recording to a DVD-R/-RW (Video mode) or DVD+R/+RW, programmes that are copy-once protected cannot be recorded. Use a VR mode formatted disc for copy-once material (page 60).
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 145 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 Additional information 17 HDMI Problem Remedy The connected HDMI or DVI device does not display any picture (and the front panel HDMI indicator does not light) • Try disconnecting then reconnecting the HDMI cable (while the power of both components is on). • Try switching the power of the HDMI/DVI device off then back on. • Try switching off the HDMI/DVI device and this recorder.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 146 ページ２００７年３月３０日 17 金曜日午前１０時４８分 Additional information On-screen displays The table below shows a list of error messages that you may encounter when using the recorder and an explanation of their meaning. 146 En Message Explanation/Action • Initializing disc. Please wait a moment. When you load a blank DVD-RW or DVD+RW disc, the recorder automatically initializes it. • Incompatible region number.
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17 Additional_Information.fm 147 ページ２００７年４月５日木曜日午後１２時４分 Additional information 17 Message Explanation/Action • Repairing disc. • Repairing the HDD. During recording, the power was cut. This display appears when the power is restored. • Could not repair the disc. The recorder was unable to repair the disc after a power cut. The contents of the recording will be lost. • Overheating has stopped operation. Press DISPLAY to clear message.
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17 Additional_Information.fm 148 ページ２００７年４月５日 17 木曜日午前１１時５９分 Additional information Message Explanation/Action • You are not allowed to watch this Conditional Access Programme. A CA module or smart card (obtained from your service provider) is required to watch the selected programme. Insert the supplied module or card into the Common Interface card slot on the front panel of the recorder (page 24). • There is no DV input or the input signal is unrecordable.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 150 ページ２００７年３月３０日 17 金曜日午前１０時４８分 Additional information Screen sizes and disc formats When viewing on a standard TV or monitor Screen format of disc Setting Appearance 16:9 4:3 (Letter Box) The programme is shown in widescreen with black bars at the top and bottom of the screen. 4:3 (Pan & Scan) The sides of the programme are cropped so that the picture fills the whole screen. 4:3 (Letter Box) 4:3 (Pan & Scan) The programme is presented correctly on either setting.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 151 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 Additional information 17 Handling discs For more detailed care information see the instructions that come with discs. When holding discs of any type, take care not to leave fingerprints, dirt or scratches on the disc surface. Hold the disc by its edge or by the center hole and edge. Do not load more than one disc into the recorder. Damaged or dirty discs can affect playback and recording performance.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 152 ページ２００７年３月３０日 17 金曜日午前１０時４８分 Additional information Hints on installation Moving the recorder We want you to enjoy using this unit for years to come, so please bear in mind the following points when choosing a suitable location for it: If you need to move the recorder, first remove the disc, if loaded, and close the disc tray. Next, press STANDBY/ON to switch the power to standby, checking that the POWER OFF indication in the display goes off. Wait at least two minutes.
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 153 ページ２００７年３月３０日金曜日午前１０時４８分 Additional information Specifications General Power requirements . . . . . 220 V to 240 V, 50 Hz/60 Hz Power consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 W Power consumption in standby mode . . . . . . . 0.69 W (Front panel display: off) Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.3 kg Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . .420 mm (W) x 75 mm (H) x 288 mm (D) Operating temperature . . . . . . . . . . .
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DVR550HXS_WV_EN.book 154 ページ２００７年３月３０日 17 Antenna . . . . 75 Ω IEC 169-2 connector for VHF/UHF in/out (analog) . . . . 75 Ω IEC 169-2 connector for VHF/UHF in/out (digital) Video input. . . . . . . . . . . .AV2 (Input 1), Input 2 (front), Input 3 (rear) Input level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vp-p (75 Ω) Jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AV connector (Input 1), RCA jack (Input 2, Input 3) Video output. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Cover_550HX_WV_En_PTK.fm 1 ページ２００７年１月２４日水曜日午後３時５分 HDD/DVD RECORDER DVR-550HX-S HDD/DVD RECORDER Operating Instructions http://www.pioneer.co.uk http://www.pioneer.eu ® Published by Pioneer Corporation. Copyright © 2007 Pioneer Corporation. All rights reserved. PIONEER CORPORATION ® 4-1, Meguro 1-Chome, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8654, Japan Discover the benefits of registering your product online at PIONEER ELECTRONICS (USA) INC. http://www.pioneer.co.uk (or http://www.pioneer.eu) P.O.