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  • Page 1 DVD Recorder DVR-230- ® Operating Instructions...

  • Page 2: Operating Environment

    IMPORTANT The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.
  • Page 3 A damaged power cord can cause a fire or give you an electrical shock. Check the power cord once in a while. When you find it damaged, ask your nearest PIONEER authorized service center or your dealer for a replacement. K041_En ®...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Contents Contents 01 Before you start Features ........5 What’s in the box .

  • Page 5: Before You Start

    *2 ‘DVD-Video format’ recording: The use of the DVD- Video format for recording on DVD-R and DVD-RW discs is referred to as recording in ‘Video mode’ on Pioneer’s DVD recorders. Supporting playback of DVD-R / DVD- RW discs is optional for manufacturers of DVD...

  • Page 6: Putting The Batteries In The Remote Control

    Before you start Putting the batteries in the remote control Open the battery compartment cover on the back of the remote control. Insert two AA/R6P batteries into the battery compartment following the indications ( , ) inside the compartment. Close the cover. Note Incorrect use of batteries can result in hazards such as leakage and bursting.

  • Page 7: Disc / Content Format Playback Compatibility

    DVD-RW Ver. 1.2 / 4x discs. If you want to share DVD-RW discs between this recorder and an older recorder/writer, we recommend using Ver. 1.1 discs. The following table shows older Pioneer DVD recorders’ limited compatibility with DVD-RW Ver. 1.2 / 4x discs. Model...
  • Page 8 * ‘DVD-Video format’ recording: The use of the DVD- Video format for recording on DVD-R and DVD-RW discs is referred to as recording in ‘Video mode’ on Pioneer’s DVD recorders. Supporting playback of DVD-R / DVD- RW discs is optional for manufacturers of DVD...

  • Page 9: Connecting Up

    Connecting up Chapter 2 Connecting up Rear panel connections AC IN AC IN Connect to a power outlet using the supplied power cable only. COMPONENT VIDEO OUT A high-quality video output for connecting to a TV or monitor with a component video input. Composite video output Standard video output for connection to your TV or AV receiver.

  • Page 10: Easy Connections

    Connecting up Easy connections The setup described here is a basic configuration that allows you to record TV programs on both this recorder and your VCR. When watching recordings from this recorder, set your TV to input 1; switch to input 2 to watch a video playing in the VCR.

  • Page 11: Using Other Types Of Video Output

    Connecting up Using other types of video output This recorder has standard (composite), S-video and component video outputs. The main difference between them is the quality of the picture. S-video delivers a better picture than composite video, while component video gives better picture quality still.

  • Page 12: Connecting To A Cable Box Or Satellite Receiver (1)

    Connecting up Connecting to a cable box or satellite receiver (1) If you are using a cable box or satellite receiver with only a few scrambled channels, follow the setup on this page. If many or all the channels are scrambled, we recommend using the setup on the following page. Using the setup on this page you can: •...

  • Page 13: Connecting To A Cable Box Or Satellite Receiver (2)

    Connecting up Connecting to a cable box or satellite receiver (2) If many or all the channels you receive by cable or satellite are scrambled, we recommend using this setup. Using the setup on this page you can: • Record any channel by selecting it on the cable box/satellite tuner. Important •...

  • Page 14: Connecting To An Av Amplifier Or Receiver

    Connecting up Connecting to an AV amplifier or receiver To enjoy multichannel surround sound you need to connect this recorder to an AV amp/receiver using the digital coaxial output. In addition to the digital connection, we recommend also connecting using the stereo analog connection for compatibility with all discs and sources..

  • Page 15: Connecting Other Av Sources

    Connecting up Connecting other AV sources Connecting a VCR or analog camcorder STANDBY/ON VIDEO L(MONO) AUDIO R INPUT 2 AUDIO/VIDEO INPUT Analog camcorder AUDIO/VIDEO OUTPUT Connect a set of audio and video outputs of your VCR or camcorder to a set of inputs on this recorder. This enables you to record tapes from your VCR or camcorder.

  • Page 16: Controls And Displays

    Controls and displays Chapter 3 Controls and displays Front panel STANDBY/ON VIDEO L(MONO) INPUT 2 STANDBY/ON Press to switch the recorder on/into standby. Front panel inputs (page 9) Audio/video inputs, convenient for connecting a video camera. ì REC Press to start recording. Press to stop playback or recording.

  • Page 17: Remote Control

    INPUT HOME RETURN MENU CH– ì REC REC MODE TIMER REC CM SKIP DVD RECORDER STANDBY/ON Press to switch the recorder on/into standby. DISPLAY Displays/changes the on-screen information displays. DVD playback functions AUDIO (page 21, 31, 32) Changes the audio language or channel. (When the recorder is stopped, press to change the tuner audio.)

  • Page 18: Getting Started

    If you’re using the recorder for the first time, we strongly recommend you use the Setup Navigator before starting to use the recorder. STANDBY/ON ENTER DVD RECORDER Switch on your TV and set the video input to this recorder. Press the STANDBY/ON button on the remote control or the front panel to switch on.
  • Page 19 • You can go back to the previous screen at anytime in the Setup Navigator by pressing RETURN. That’s it! Press ENTER to finish setting up. Setup Navigator Setup is complete! Enjoy using your DVD recorder! (cursor left/right) buttons to set Date SAT 01 / 01 / 2005 Time...

  • Page 20: Making Your First Recording

    Other settings you can make After setting up using the Setup Navigator, you should be ready to start enjoying your DVD recorder. It’s possible, however, that you may want to make a couple of additional settings, depending on how the recorder is set up for terrestrial TV broadcasts.

  • Page 21: Using The Built-In Tv Tuner

    Getting started • Channel presets are numbered 1–99. Press ì REC to start recording. • By default, the recording will be in SP (standard play) mode, which will give you around two hours of recording from a blank DVD disc. The different recording mode and their recommended uses are covered in mode detail in Chapter 6.

  • Page 22: Basic Playback

    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 26.
  • Page 23 Getting started Press to skip to previous/next chapter/title. (You can also use the front panel tons to do this during playback.) (Commercial skip). Each press skips for- CM SKIP ward progressively up to a maximum of ten minutes. • Except VR mode: during playback, enter a chapter number then press directly to that chapter within the currently playing title.

  • Page 24: Displaying Disc Information On-Screen

    Getting started uring playback, enter a track number ENTER then press track. CLEAR Press start again. ENTER While a PBC menu screen is use to select numbere Press to isplay the RETURN CD playing in PBC mo Note • When playing in PBC mode, some playback features, such as search and repeat play are not available.
  • Page 25 Getting started Play display 2 Play DVD-VIDEO 01 - 002 00:03:30 Title Name : 11/11 soccer game Title Total : 01h30m00s Chapters : 007 Angle indicator Lights during multi-angle scenes. Copy protected material (!)/ PureCinema indicator (#) Shows ‘!’ if the playback material is copy-once protected. Shows ‘#’...

  • Page 26: Playback

    Playback Chapter 5 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 button. Remember also that the button guide at the bottom of every screen shows which buttons do what.

  • Page 27: Navigating Discs

    Playback Use the (cursor left/right) buttons to select a title to play. • You can also use the front panel + / – buttons. Disc Navigator DVD-VR Titles ORG 03, PL 02 Remain 00h20m (XP) Title 01 Original The lively big tree Recording Time 00h30m00s TUE 29/06 WED 30/06...

  • Page 28: Scanning Discs

    Playback During playback, use the number buttons to input a track/folder number. For example, for folder 6, press 6; for track 24, press 2, then 4. • To clear and start again, press CLEAR. Use the (cursor up/down) buttons to select either ‘Track’...

  • Page 29: Frame Advance/Frame Reverse

    Playback Note • Reverse slow-motion playback may not be as smooth as forward and may be better with some discs than others. • Depending on the disc, normal playback may automatically resume when a new chapter is reached on a DVD disc. •...

  • Page 30: Search Mode

    Playback Search Mode The Search Mode feature lets you start playback from a specified point in a disc by time or by title/chapter/folder/ track number. Select ‘Search Mode’ from the Play Mode menu. Select one of the search options. Use the number buttons to enter a title/chapter/ folder/track number or the search time (in hours, minutes &...

  • Page 31: Displaying And Switching Subtitles

    Playback Displaying and switching subtitles DVD-Video Some DVD discs have subtitles in one or more languages, which you can switch during playback. Check the disc packaging for details of the subtitle options. SUBTITLE CLEAR Press SUBTITLE repeatedly to select a subtitle option.

  • Page 32: Switching Audio Channels

    Playback Switching audio channels VR mode Video CD For VR mode content recorded with bilingual audio, you can switch between left (L) channel, right (R) channel, or both (L+R). When playing Video CDs and audio CDs you can switch between stereo, just the left channel or just the right channel.

  • Page 33: Recording

    • This recorder cannot record NTSC signals. NTSC discs are playable, although the video output will be PAL. Note • Some DVD players, such as some Pioneer models, are compatible with VR mode DVD-RW discs. Check the operating instructions for your player for VR mode compatibility information.

  • Page 34: Restrictions On Video Recording

    Recording • Except when a recordable Video mode disc is loaded, changing the recording mode will display the recording time for a VR mode disc. Restrictions on video recording • You cannot record copy-protected video using this recorder. Copy-protected video includes DVD-Video discs and some satellite broadcasts.

  • Page 35: Basic Recording From The Tv

    AUDIO ENTER CH– ì REC REC MODE DVD RECORDER Load a recordable disc. • If you load a new blank DVD-RW disc, the recorder takes a short while to initialize the disc. Use the CH +/– buttons to select the TV channel to record.
  • Page 36 Recording • Except when finalizing Video mode discs, timer recording will start when the operation preventing timer recording has finished. • If a disc is playing when a timer recording is due to start, playback will automatically stop to allow the recording to start.

  • Page 37: Programming System

    Recording To exit the timer recording screen, press HOME MENU. Timer recording using the G-Code programming system This system makes programming timer recordings very simple. Most TV guides publish G-Code programming numbers with their program details. If you want to make a timer recording of a program, you just input the corresponding code.

  • Page 38: Timer Recording Faq

    Recording Programming a new end time During timer recording, press TIMER REC to display the Timer Recording screen. You can also access the Timer Recording screen from the Home Menu (press HOME MENU, select Timer Recording, then Timer Rec (View)). Timer Rec (View) Date Start...

  • Page 39: Recording From An External Component

    Most regular DVD players can play finalized discs recorded in Video mode. A number of players (including many Pioneer models) can also play DVD-RW discs recorded in VR mode, finalized or not. Check the manual that came with the player to check what kinds of discs it will play.

  • Page 40: Initializing A Dvd-Rw Disc

    Recording Select ‘Finalize’. Disc Basic Lock Disc Disc Initialize Video Finalize Audio Recording Playback Select Finalize ‘Start’. Finalize Finalize Start Undo Finalize Start Video mode only: All the titles on the disc are displayed. Title Menu TUE 29/06 WED 30/06 11:00 11:00 SAT 03/07...

  • Page 41: Editing

    Editing Chapter 7 Editing Using this recorder you can edit video content on unfinalized Video mode and VR mode DVD discs. More detailed editing is possible on VR mode discs, which can be edited at the chapter level. Video mode discs can only be edited at the title level.
  • Page 42 CLEAR button on the remote control to delete characters directly (press and hold for two seconds to delete the whole name). • For discs formatted on a different DVD recorder, you will see only a limited character set. Highlight ‘OK’ then press ENTER to enter the name and return to the title selection screen.

  • Page 43: Editing Chapters (Chapter Edit)

    Editing Lock VR mode You can lock a title so that it can’t be edited or erased accidentally. If you do need to edit it, you can always unlock it later. Select ‘Lock’ from the Title Edit menu options. Use the buttons to select the title you want to lock (or unlock), then press ENTER.
  • Page 44 Editing Divide VR mode Use this command to divide a chapter into two new ones. Note that the exact divide point used may be slightly different to the one you choose. Select ‘Divide’ from the Chapter Edit menu options. Use the buttons to select the title containing the chapter you want to divide, then press ENTER.

  • Page 45: The Initial Setup Menu

    The Initial Setup menu Chapter 8 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. • Press HOME MENU and select ‘Initial Setup’. HOME MENU Disc Navigator Editing...
  • Page 46 The Initial Setup menu • Manual clock setting If no stations in your area are broadcasting time signals, you can set the clock manually: Set your time zone. Set this by selecting a time relative to GMT (see Time Zone list on page 62 for the possible time zones). Clock Auto Date...

  • Page 47: Channel Swapping

    The Initial Setup menu Manual CH Setup The channel skip function lets you skip channels where there is no station so that as you change channels, you only see channels that have a station. The manual tuning function allows you to manually tune to stations, should you need to.

  • Page 48: Remote Control

    - - - - Display OSD Screen Front Panel Remote Control • Default setting: Recorder1 You only need to set this if you are using more than one Pioneer DVD recorder in the same room. Basic Basic Disc Video Audio Recording...
  • Page 49 The Initial Setup menu There are three different recorder IDs. When set to Recorder2 or Recorder3, the remote control mode is shown in the front panel display. Remote Control Remote Control Recorder1 After selecting a new recorder ID, you have to confirm the change by selecting Yes or No (use the then pressing ENTER.

  • Page 50: Disc Settings

    Select Finalize, then Undo Finalize Start from the finalize options screen. Pioneer cannot guarantee that undoing the finalization will work with discs that were finalized on another recorder. Video settings Video In Color System •...

  • Page 51: Video Out

    The Initial Setup menu Use the buttons to change the channel preset then press Use the buttons to change the color system for the current input or built-in tuner. Video In Color System Preset Color System Video Out Component Video •...

  • Page 52: Audio Settings

    The Initial Setup menu • Mosquito NR – Adjusts the amount of noise reduction applied to the mosquito noise (artifacts visible around the edge of an image, caused by MPEG compression). • White Level – Adjusts the intensity of white. •...

  • Page 53: Recording Settings

    The Initial Setup menu • NICAM Select – If you want to record the non-NICAM audio in a TV broadcast, select Regular Audio, otherwise set to NICAM. (When set to NICAM, you can still select Regular Audio using the AUDIO button.

  • Page 54: Playback Settings

    This gives you some control about what your children watch on your DVD recorder. Some discs also support the Country/Area code feature. The recorder does not play certain scenes on these discs depending on the Country/Area code you set.

  • Page 55: Change Password

    The Initial Setup menu Select ‘Set Password’. Parental Look Set Password Set Password Change Level Country / Area Use the number buttons to input a four-digit password. Set Password Set Password Set Password Change Level Country / Area Press ENTER to set the password. Change Password To change your password, confirm your existing password then enter a new one.
  • Page 56 The Initial Setup menu Select a Country/Area code. • You may also want to refer to the Country/Area code list on page 63. There are two ways you can set the Country/Area code:. • Select by code letter: Use the change the code.
  • Page 57 The Initial Setup menu Selecting ‘Other’ languages Select ‘Other’ from the language list. This option appears in the settings for DVD Menu Language, Audio Language, and Subtitle Language. Select the language you want. Language Audio English Subtitle English DVD Menu Other Subtitle Display Language...

  • Page 58: Additional Information

    Additional information Chapter 9 Additional information Screen sizes and disc formats When viewing on a standard TV or monitor Screen format of disc Setting 16:9 4:3 (Letter Box) 4:3 (Pan & Scan) 16:9 4:3 (Letter Box) 4:3 (Pan & Scan) When viewing on a widescreen TV or monitor Screen format of disc Setting 16:9...

  • Page 59: Troubleshooting

    Sometimes the trouble may lie in another component. Investigate the other components and electrical appliances being used. If the trouble cannot be rectified even after checking the points below, ask your nearest Pioneer authorized service center or your dealer to carry out repair work. General...
  • Page 60 In this case, try re-initializing the disc (DVD-RW only), or use a new disc. Pioneer is not responsible for lost recordings, damaged discs or other losses in these cases.

  • Page 61: Frequently Asked Questions

    Additional information Frequently asked questions In this section you can find answers to frequently asked questions on how to use your DVD recorder and what it can do. • What kind of discs can I use for recording? You can use DVD-R and DVD-RW discs for recording.

  • Page 62: Time Zone List

    Additional information Time Zone list Country / City England / London Iceland / Reykjavik Ireland / Dublin Portugal / Lisbon Scotland / Glasgow Spain / Canary Islands Wales / Cardiff Austria / Vienna Belgium / Brussels Bosnia - Herzegovina / Sarajevo Croatia / Split Czech Republic / Prague Denmark / Copenhagen...

  • Page 63: Language Code List

    Additional information Language code list Language (Language code letter), Language code Japanese (ja), 1001 Bhutani (dz), 0426 English (en), 0514 Esperanto (eo), 0515 French (fr), 0618 Estonian (et), 0520 Basque (eu), 0521 German ( e), 0405 Persian (fa), 0601 Italian (it), 0920 Finnish (fi), 0609 Spanish (es), 0519 Fiji (fj), 0610...

  • Page 64: On-Screen Displays And Recorder Displays

    Erase titles/ chapters or combine chapters. The disc was finalized on a non-Pioneer DVD recorder. Undo the finalization in order to recording/editing. The disc may be dirty or damaged. Take out the disc, clean it and retry.

  • Page 65: Handling Discs

    The DVD recorder’s lens should not become dirty in normal use, but if for some reason it should malfunction due to dust or dirt, consult your nearest Pioneer- authorized service center. Although lens cleaners for CD players are commercially available, we do not recommend using them since some may damage the lens.

  • Page 66: Hints On Installation

    Additional information Hints on installation 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: do... Use in a well-ventilated room. Place on a solid, flat, level surface, such as a table, shelf or stereo rack.
  • Page 67 Additional information Dynamic range The difference between the quietest and loudest sounds possible in an audio signal (without distorting or getting lost in noise). Dolby Digital and DTS soundtracks are capable of a wide dynamic range, delivering dramatic cinema-like effects. File extension A tag added to the end of a filename to indicate the type of file.

  • Page 68: Specifications

    Additional information Specifications General System ..... . .DVD-Video, DVD-R/RW, Video-CD, CD, CD-R/RW (MP3, CD-DA) Power requirements ....240 V, 50/60 Hz Power Consumption .

  • Page 69: Supplied Accessories

    Power cable ........1 Operating Instructions Note: The specifications and design of this product are subject to change without notice, due to improvement. Published by Pioneer Corporation. Copyright © 2005 Pioneer Corporation. All rights reserved.
  • Page 70 Index Index Audio digital output settings input settings setting preferences for audio language switching on playback Auto Scan - see Automatic channel setup Automatic channel setup Bilingual audio CD Audio compatibility playback controls for Dolby Digital adjusting the dynamic range dual mono sources and explained output setting...
  • Page 71 Index SECAM Subtitles setting preferences for switching TV audio channel TV channels changing manual setting recording Video CD compatibility playback control (PBC) playback controls for – VR mode...
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