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DVD Recorder DVR-231- DVR-231- DVR-233- Register Your Product on www.pioneerelectronics.com (US) www.pioneerelectronics.ca (Canada) Operating Instructions Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Pioneer Manuals...
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To prevent electromagnetic interference with electric appliances such as radios and televisions, use shielded cables and connectors for connections. D8-10-3a_En This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la Classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. D8-10-1-3_EF Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Pioneer Manuals...
NONUSE PERIODS – The power cord of the POWER SERVICE GROUNDING appliance should be unplugged from the outlet Fig. A ELECTRODE SYSTEM when left un-used for a long period of time. (NEC ART 250, PART H) NEC — NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE D1-4-2-2_En Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Pioneer Manuals...
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Macrovision Corporation and other the power cord once in a while. When you find it rights owners. Use of this copyright protection damaged, ask your nearest PIONEER authorized technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for home and other service center or your dealer for a replacement.
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CUANDO SE ABRE HAY RADIACIÓN LÁSER DE CLASE 3B VISIBLE E INVISIBLE. EVITE LA EXPOSICIÓN A LOS RAYOS LÁSER. VARO! AVATTAESSA OLET ALTTIINA NÄKYVÄLLE JA NÄKYMÄTTÖMÄLLE LUOKAN 3B LASERSÄTEILYLLE. ÄLÄ KATSO SÄTEESEEN. DRW2247 - A D3-4-2-1-8_A_En Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Pioneer Manuals...
• DVD-R: DVD-Video format (Video mode) ompatibility with this feature.) Generally, DVD-R discs and DVD-RW discs recorded is referred to as recording in ‘Video mode’ on Pioneer’s • DVD-RW: Video Recording (VR) format and DVD- in Video mode are playable in a regular DVD player, Cinema surround sound in your home DVD recorders.
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Galician (gl), 0712 Moldavian (mo), 1315 Swahili (sw), 1923 (ko), 1115 due to dust or dirt, consult your nearest Pioneer- digital Theater Systems, Inc. recorded using this If necessary, use a cloth soaked in alcohol, or a • If the disc was recorded in Video mode, make sure that it’s finalized (page 39).
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• DVD-R: DVD-Video format (Video mode) ompatibility with this feature.) Generally, DVD-R discs and DVD-RW discs recorded is referred to as recording in ‘Video mode’ on Pioneer’s • DVD-RW: Video Recording (VR) format and DVD- in Video mode are playable in a regular DVD player, Cinema surround sound in your home DVD recorders.
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Galician (gl), 0712 Moldavian (mo), 1315 Swahili (sw), 1923 (ko), 1115 due to dust or dirt, consult your nearest Pioneer- digital Theater Systems, Inc. recorded using this If necessary, use a cloth soaked in alcohol, or a • If the disc was recorded in Video mode, make sure that it’s finalized (page 39).
A/V cables. e not connecting a VCR in the chain, connect corresponding inputs for correct stereo sound. Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Pioneer Manuals his enables you to record scrambled TV channels. order directly to your TV and skip the next...
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Galician (gl), 0712 Moldavian (mo), 1315 Swahili (sw), 1923 (ko), 1115 due to dust or dirt, consult your nearest Pioneer- digital Theater Systems, Inc. recorded using this If necessary, use a cloth soaked in alcohol, or a • If the disc was recorded in Video mode, make sure that it’s finalized (page 39).
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A/V cables. e not connecting a VCR in the chain, connect corresponding inputs for correct stereo sound. Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Pioneer Manuals his enables you to record scrambled TV channels. order directly to your TV and skip the next...
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Galician (gl), 0712 Moldavian (mo), 1315 Swahili (sw), 1923 (ko), 1115 due to dust or dirt, consult your nearest Pioneer- digital Theater Systems, Inc. recorded using this If necessary, use a cloth soaked in alcohol, or a • If the disc was recorded in Video mode, make sure that it’s finalized (page 39).
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A/V cables. e not connecting a VCR in the chain, connect corresponding inputs for correct stereo sound. Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Pioneer Manuals his enables you to record scrambled TV channels. order directly to your TV and skip the next...
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Galician (gl), 0712 Moldavian (mo), 1315 Swahili (sw), 1923 (ko), 1115 due to dust or dirt, consult your nearest Pioneer- digital Theater Systems, Inc. recorded using this If necessary, use a cloth soaked in alcohol, or a • If the disc was recorded in Video mode, make sure that it’s finalized (page 39).
Shows disc time information, channel number, messages, and so on. ì ights during recording; blinks when recording is Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Pioneer Manuals 10 R / RW aused. Indicates the type of recordable DVD loaded: DVD-R or...
Galician (gl), 0712 Moldavian (mo), 1315 Swahili (sw), 1923 (ko), 1115 due to dust or dirt, consult your nearest Pioneer- digital Theater Systems, Inc. recorded using this If necessary, use a cloth soaked in alcohol, or a • If the disc was recorded in Video mode, make sure that it’s finalized (page 39).
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Shows disc time information, channel number, messages, and so on. ights during recording; blinks when recording is Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Pioneer Manuals 10 R / RW aused. Indicates the type of recordable DVD loaded: DVD-R or...
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Galician (gl), 0712 Moldavian (mo), 1315 Swahili (sw), 1923 (ko), 1115 due to dust or dirt, consult your nearest Pioneer- digital Theater Systems, Inc. recorded using this If necessary, use a cloth soaked in alcohol, or a • If the disc was recorded in Video mode, make sure that it’s finalized (page 39).
(cursor left/right) buttons to set When you’ve finished using the recorder, eject me zone. the disc and switch the recorder back into standby. Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Pioneer Manuals • To open/close the disc tray, press OPEN/CLOSE . anual Remove the disc before putting the recorder into...
Galician (gl), 0712 Moldavian (mo), 1315 Swahili (sw), 1923 (ko), 1115 due to dust or dirt, consult your nearest Pioneer- digital Theater Systems, Inc. recorded using this If necessary, use a cloth soaked in alcohol, or a • If the disc was recorded in Video mode, make sure that it’s finalized (page 39).
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(cursor left/right) buttons to set When you’ve finished using the recorder, eject me zone. the disc and switch the recorder back into standby. Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Pioneer Manuals • To open/close the disc tray, press OPEN/CLOSE . anual Remove the disc before putting the recorder into...
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Galician (gl), 0712 Moldavian (mo), 1315 Swahili (sw), 1923 (ko), 1115 due to dust or dirt, consult your nearest Pioneer- digital Theater Systems, Inc. recorded using this If necessary, use a cloth soaked in alcohol, or a • If the disc was recorded in Video mode, make sure that it’s finalized (page 39).
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(cursor left/right) buttons to set When you’ve finished using the recorder, eject me zone. the disc and switch the recorder back into standby. Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Pioneer Manuals • To open/close the disc tray, press OPEN/CLOSE . anual Remove the disc before putting the recorder into...
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Galician (gl), 0712 Moldavian (mo), 1315 Swahili (sw), 1923 (ko), 1115 due to dust or dirt, consult your nearest Pioneer- digital Theater Systems, Inc. recorded using this If necessary, use a cloth soaked in alcohol, or a • If the disc was recorded in Video mode, make sure that it’s finalized (page 39).
‘non-DVD’ side of a Recording Time 00h30m00s c is not compliant with the Compact Disc PL01 Audio specification, it may or may not be with this product. Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Pioneer Manuals 06/29 TUE 06/30 WED 07/01 THU 07/02 FRI 11:00PM...
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Galician (gl), 0712 Moldavian (mo), 1315 Swahili (sw), 1923 (ko), 1115 due to dust or dirt, consult your nearest Pioneer- digital Theater Systems, Inc. recorded using this If necessary, use a cloth soaked in alcohol, or a • If the disc was recorded in Video mode, make sure that it’s finalized (page 39).
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‘non-DVD’ side of a Recording Time 00h30m00s c is not compliant with the Compact Disc PL01 Audio specification, it may or may not be with this product. Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Pioneer Manuals 06/29 TUE 06/30 WED 07/01 THU 07/02 FRI 11:00PM...
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Galician (gl), 0712 Moldavian (mo), 1315 Swahili (sw), 1923 (ko), 1115 due to dust or dirt, consult your nearest Pioneer- digital Theater Systems, Inc. recorded using this If necessary, use a cloth soaked in alcohol, or a • If the disc was recorded in Video mode, make sure that it’s finalized (page 39).
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‘non-DVD’ side of a Recording Time 00h30m00s c is not compliant with the Compact Disc PL01 Audio specification, it may or may not be with this product. Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Pioneer Manuals 06/29 TUE 06/30 WED 07/01 THU 07/02 FRI 11:00PM...
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Galician (gl), 0712 Moldavian (mo), 1315 Swahili (sw), 1923 (ko), 1115 due to dust or dirt, consult your nearest Pioneer- digital Theater Systems, Inc. recorded using this If necessary, use a cloth soaked in alcohol, or a • If the disc was recorded in Video mode, make sure that it’s finalized (page 39).
Video mode. A number of players (including • See Setting the picture quality/recording time above programming system VR mode V ideo mode many Pioneer models) can also play DVD-RW discs deo mode for detailed instructions. his system makes programming timer recordings very recorded in VR mode, finalized or not.
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Galician (gl), 0712 Moldavian (mo), 1315 Swahili (sw), 1923 (ko), 1115 due to dust or dirt, consult your nearest Pioneer- digital Theater Systems, Inc. recorded using this If necessary, use a cloth soaked in alcohol, or a • If the disc was recorded in Video mode, make sure that it’s finalized (page 39).
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• See Setting the picture quality/recording time above programming system VR mode Video mode many Pioneer models) can also play DVD-RW discs eo mode for detailed instructions. his system makes programming timer recordings very recorded in VR mode, finalized or not. Check the manual You can record from an external component, such as a imple.
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Galician (gl), 0712 Moldavian (mo), 1315 Swahili (sw), 1923 (ko), 1115 due to dust or dirt, consult your nearest Pioneer- digital Theater Systems, Inc. recorded using this If necessary, use a cloth soaked in alcohol, or a • If the disc was recorded in Video mode, make sure that it’s finalized (page 39).
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• See Setting the picture quality/recording time above programming system VR mode Video mode many Pioneer models) can also play DVD-RW discs eo mode for detailed instructions. his system makes programming timer recordings very recorded in VR mode, finalized or not. Check the manual You can record from an external component, such as a imple.
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Galician (gl), 0712 Moldavian (mo), 1315 Swahili (sw), 1923 (ko), 1115 due to dust or dirt, consult your nearest Pioneer- digital Theater Systems, Inc. recorded using this If necessary, use a cloth soaked in alcohol, or a • If the disc was recorded in Video mode, make sure that it’s finalized (page 39).
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• See Setting the picture quality/recording time above programming system VR mode Video mode many Pioneer models) can also play DVD-RW discs eo mode for detailed instructions. his system makes programming timer recordings very recorded in VR mode, finalized or not. Check the manual You can record from an external component, such as a imple.
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Galician (gl), 0712 Moldavian (mo), 1315 Swahili (sw), 1923 (ko), 1115 due to dust or dirt, consult your nearest Pioneer- digital Theater Systems, Inc. recorded using this If necessary, use a cloth soaked in alcohol, or a • If the disc was recorded in Video mode, make sure that it’s finalized (page 39).
• Divide – Divide a chapter into two new chapters Press RETURN to go back to the Title Edit menu (page 44) options, or select another title to erase. • Combine – Combine two chapters into one (page 44) Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Pioneer Manuals...
Galician (gl), 0712 Moldavian (mo), 1315 Swahili (sw), 1923 (ko), 1115 due to dust or dirt, consult your nearest Pioneer- digital Theater Systems, Inc. recorded using this If necessary, use a cloth soaked in alcohol, or a • If the disc was recorded in Video mode, make sure that it’s finalized (page 39).
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• Divide – Divide a chapter into two new chapters Press RETURN to go back to the Title Edit menu (page 44) options, or select another title to erase. • Combine – Combine two chapters into one (page 44) Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Pioneer Manuals...
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Galician (gl), 0712 Moldavian (mo), 1315 Swahili (sw), 1923 (ko), 1115 due to dust or dirt, consult your nearest Pioneer- digital Theater Systems, Inc. recorded using this If necessary, use a cloth soaked in alcohol, or a • If the disc was recorded in Video mode, make sure that it’s finalized (page 39).
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- - / - - / - - - - le DVD-ROM drive. To return to the previous screen, press ENTER or Off ), noise is output from the analog outputs. Do not Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Pioneer Manuals Manual Time - - : - - AM RETURN.
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Galician (gl), 0712 Moldavian (mo), 1315 Swahili (sw), 1923 (ko), 1115 due to dust or dirt, consult your nearest Pioneer- digital Theater Systems, Inc. recorded using this If necessary, use a cloth soaked in alcohol, or a • If the disc was recorded in Video mode, make sure that it’s finalized (page 39).
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- - / - - / - - - - le DVD-ROM drive. To return to the previous screen, press ENTER or Off ), noise is output from the analog outputs. Do not Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Pioneer Manuals Manual Time - - : - - AM RETURN.
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Galician (gl), 0712 Moldavian (mo), 1315 Swahili (sw), 1923 (ko), 1115 due to dust or dirt, consult your nearest Pioneer- digital Theater Systems, Inc. recorded using this If necessary, use a cloth soaked in alcohol, or a • If the disc was recorded in Video mode, make sure that it’s finalized (page 39).
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- - / - - / - - - - le DVD-ROM drive. To return to the previous screen, press ENTER or Off ), noise is output from the analog outputs. Do not Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Pioneer Manuals Manual Time - - : - - AM RETURN.
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Galician (gl), 0712 Moldavian (mo), 1315 Swahili (sw), 1923 (ko), 1115 due to dust or dirt, consult your nearest Pioneer- digital Theater Systems, Inc. recorded using this If necessary, use a cloth soaked in alcohol, or a • If the disc was recorded in Video mode, make sure that it’s finalized (page 39).
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- - / - - / - - - - le DVD-ROM drive. To return to the previous screen, press ENTER or Off ), noise is output from the analog outputs. Do not Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Pioneer Manuals Manual Time - - : - - AM RETURN.
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Galician (gl), 0712 Moldavian (mo), 1315 Swahili (sw), 1923 (ko), 1115 due to dust or dirt, consult your nearest Pioneer- digital Theater Systems, Inc. recorded using this If necessary, use a cloth soaked in alcohol, or a • If the disc was recorded in Video mode, make sure that it’s finalized (page 39).
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- - / - - / - - - - le DVD-ROM drive. To return to the previous screen, press ENTER or Off ), noise is output from the analog outputs. Do not Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Pioneer Manuals Manual Time - - : - - AM RETURN.
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Galician (gl), 0712 Moldavian (mo), 1315 Swahili (sw), 1923 (ko), 1115 due to dust or dirt, consult your nearest Pioneer- digital Theater Systems, Inc. recorded using this If necessary, use a cloth soaked in alcohol, or a • If the disc was recorded in Video mode, make sure that it’s finalized (page 39).
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- - / - - / - - - - le DVD-ROM drive. To return to the previous screen, press ENTER or Off ), noise is output from the analog outputs. Do not Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Pioneer Manuals Manual Time - - : - - AM RETURN.
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Galician (gl), 0712 Moldavian (mo), 1315 Swahili (sw), 1923 (ko), 1115 due to dust or dirt, consult your nearest Pioneer- digital Theater Systems, Inc. recorded using this If necessary, use a cloth soaked in alcohol, or a • If the disc was recorded in Video mode, make sure that it’s finalized (page 39).
Compression format......MPEG cannot be recorded. Undo the final- The disc was finalized on a non-Pioneer DVD recorder. Undo the oneer authorized service center or your dealer to carry out repair work.
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Galician (gl), 0712 Moldavian (mo), 1315 Swahili (sw), 1923 (ko), 1115 due to dust or dirt, consult your nearest Pioneer- digital Theater Systems, Inc. recorded using this If necessary, use a cloth soaked in alcohol, or a • If the disc was recorded in Video mode, make sure that it’s finalized (page 39).
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Compression format......MPEG annot be recorded. Undo the Þ n al- The disc was finalized on a non-Pioneer DVD recorder. Undo the oneer authorized service center or your dealer to carry out repair work.
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Galician (gl), 0712 Moldavian (mo), 1315 Swahili (sw), 1923 (ko), 1115 due to dust or dirt, consult your nearest Pioneer- digital Theater Systems, Inc. recorded using this If necessary, use a cloth soaked in alcohol, or a • If the disc was recorded in Video mode, make sure that it’s finalized (page 39).
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Compression format......MPEG cannot be recorded. Undo the final- The disc was finalized on a non-Pioneer DVD recorder. Undo the oneer authorized service center or your dealer to carry out repair work.
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(example region code marks) Galician (gl), 0712 Moldavian (mo), 1315 Swahili (sw), 1923 due to dust or dirt, consult your nearest Pioneer- (ko), 1115 digital Theater Systems, Inc. corded using this If necessary, use a cloth soaked in alcohol, or a •...
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Compression format......MPEG cannot be recorded. Undo the final- The disc was finalized on a non-Pioneer DVD recorder. Undo the oneer authorized service center or your dealer to carry out repair work.
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(example region code marks) Galician (gl), 0712 Moldavian (mo), 1315 Swahili (sw), 1923 due to dust or dirt, consult your nearest Pioneer- (ko), 1115 digital Theater Systems, Inc. corded using this If necessary, use a cloth soaked in alcohol, or a •...
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Compression format......MPEG cannot be recorded. Undo the final- The disc was finalized on a non-Pioneer DVD recorder. Undo the oneer authorized service center or your dealer to carry out repair work.
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Video mode vs. VR mode TV channels automatic tuning Language changing audio manual setting code list numbering DVD menu recording setting for menus and displays (OSD) SAP audio channels and settings for DVD playback VCR Plus+ Guide channels subtitle Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Pioneer Manuals...
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Video CD compatibility playback control (PBC) playback controls for – Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Pioneer Manuals...
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