Connecting The Optional External Hdd; (Dvr-940Hx-S Only); Plugging In - Pioneer DVR-54HX-S Operating Instructions And Owner's Manual

Connecting up
Connecting the optional
external HDD

(DVR-940HX-S only)

• For information on which external HDDs
can be used with this recorder, please
refer to the Pioneer Web site.
(www.pioneer-eur.com)
• See also Using the external HDD on
page 13.
OPEN/CLOSE
HDD1
A.TV D.TV DivX
EXT. HDD
STANDBY/ON
USB
DV IN
DVR-940HX-S
EXT. HDD
EXT. HDD
External HDD
1 Make sure that this recorder is
switched off and the external HDD
disconnected from the power before
proceeding.
2 Connect the external HDD to this
recorder.
Use the cable supplied with the external
HDD for this, connecting it to the EXT. HDD
port on the front of this recorder.
3 Connect the AC adapter to the
external HDD and plug in to a power
outlet.
The recorder is now ready to be turned on.
The external HDD switches on and off
automatically with the recorder.
Before you can use the external HDD it will
be necessary to initialize it. See Initialize
HDD on page 132.
• This recorder only supports connection
of one external HDD at a time.
• Initializing the external HDD will erase
all the data on it. (Likewise, if you
connect an external HDD you have been
using with this recorder to another
device and initialize it for use with that
device, all the data will be erased.)
HDD/DVD
HDD2 DVD
PLTV HDMI COPY
– +
CH
INPUT 2
ì REC
AUDIO
S-VIDEO VIDEO L(MONO) R
INPUT ONE TOUCH PAUSE
HELP A.TV/D.TV SELECT COPY LIVE TV
• When using an external HDD for the first
time, or when connecting an external
HDD you have been using with another
device, this recorder checks the disk and
then displays the following screen:
HELP
The format of the connected external
HDD cannot be used by this recorder.
Would you like to initialize it?
* Initializing the external HDD will
erase all the data on it.
After initializing, the data will be
unreadable to other devices.
Yes
Select Yes and press ENTER to initialize
the external HDD.
Note, however, that this screen does not
appear if you connect the HDD before
switching on for the first time and using
the Setup Navigator. In this case, after
completing the Setup Navigator see
Initialize HDD on page 132.
• After the external HDD has been
initialized, the following screen screen is
displayed. Press HELP to dismiss.
HELP
The internal hard disk drive (HDD) is
a fragile device. In the event of HDD
failure, recordings may be lost or
normal playback/recording may not be
possible.
Lost recordings cannot be recovered.
Please use the HDD as a temporary
place to store recordings.
Please back up important recordings to
DVD.

Plugging in

After checking all the connections, plug in
the recorder.
• Use the supplied power cable to
connect this recorder to a power outlet.
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