Basic Playback - Pioneer DVR-231-S Operating Instructions Manual

Getting started
Note
• Antenna channels are numbered 2 through 69. Cable
channels are numbered 1 through 125.
Changing audio channels
Some TV programs are broadcast with both a main and a
Second Audio Program (SAP). You can change the TV
audio using the AUDIO button.
AUDIO
• Press AUDIO to change the TV audio.
The current audio channel is displayed on-screen.
Mono
Stereo
• If SAP is selected, but there is no SAP channel being
broadcast, you will still hear the main audio channel.
• If the sound is poor quality when set to Stereo, you
can often improve it by changing to Mono.

Basic playback

This section shows you how to use your recorder for
playback of discs (DVD, CD, etc.). More playback
features, such as repeat play, are covered in the next
chapter.
Important
• Throughout this manual, the term 'DVD' means
playback-only DVD-Video discs and DVD-R/RW. If a
function is specific to a particular kind of DVD disc, it
is specified.
• Some DVD-Video discs don't allow certain playback
controls to operate at certain points in the disc. This
is not a malfunction.
• VR mode discs recorded on another DVD recorder
may contain a PlayList of titles. These can be found
after the Original titles on the disc. See also Using the
Disc Navigator to browse the contents of a disc on
page 27.
SAP
STANDBY/ON
1 Press STANDBY/ON to switch on.
Also turn on your TV and make sure that it is set to the
correct video input.
2 Press OPEN/CLOSE (front panel only) to open
the disc tray.
3 Load a disc.
Load a disc with the label side facing up, using the disc
tray guide to align the disc (if you're loading a double-
sided DVD-Video disc, load it with the side you want to
play face down).
• If you want to play a DTS audio CD, please first read
the note on page 24.
• Please see Disc / content format playback
compatibility on page 8 if you want to play a Dual Disc
.
(DVD/CD hybrid disc)
4 Press to start playback.
• If you're playing a DVD-Video or Video CD, a disc
menu may appear when you start playback. Use the
(cursor) buttons and ENTER to navigate
DVD disc menus, and the number buttons and
ENTER for Video CD menus.
• See the following sections for more details on playing
specific kinds of discs.
5 To stop playback, press
6 When you've finished using the recorder, eject
the disc and switch the recorder back into standby.
• To open/close the disc tray, press
Remove the disc before putting the recorder into
standby.
CH+
ENTER
CH–
.
OPEN/CLOSE.
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