User manual PIONEER DVR-330-S

[. . . ] DVD Recorder DVR-330-S Operating Instructions TM IMPORTANT CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN 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. CAUTION: TO PREVENT THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. D3-4-2-1-1_En-A WARNING This equipment is not waterproof. To prevent a fire or shock hazard, do not place any container filed with liquid near this equipment (such as a vase or flower pot) or expose it to dripping, splashing, rain D3-4-2-1-3_A_En or moisture. WARNING Before plugging in for the first time, read the following section carefully. [. . . ] All the title menus are navigated in the usual way, pressing MENU or TOP MENU to display the menu, then using the / / / followed by ENTER to select titles and start playback. 4 Select `Finalize' from the finalize options, then `Next Screen'. 5 For Video mode discs only, select a title menu style, then select `Yes' to start finalization or `No' to cancel. The menu you select will be the one that appears when the `top menu' is selected on any DVD player. Finalize TITLE MENU TITLE MENU Finalizing a disc VR mode Video mode Finalizing `fixes' the recordings in place so that the disc can be played on a regular DVD player or computer equipped with a suitable DVD-ROM drive. Note that the disc name will appear in the title menu after you finalize a disc. Make sure the disc name is as you want it before you finalize the disc as it can't be changed afterwards. If you want to rename the disc, see Input Disc Name on page 63 before starting the steps below. · Discs recorded partially or fully on the Pioneer DVR-7000 DVD recorder do not support this feature. These discs will have only a text title menu when finalized on this recorder. During finalization: · If the finalization process of a DVD-RW disc is going to take more than around four minutes, you can press ENTER to cancel. Around four minutes before completion, the option to cancel disappears. Note 1. If the audio subcode on the DV tape cannot be read correctly, the audio type will not switch automatically. You can switch the audio manually from the External Audio setting (page 70). 44 En Recording 05 · You can't cancel the finalization of a VR mode DVD-R disc. · How long finalization takes depends on the type of disc, how much is recorded on the disc and the number of titles on the disc. Note · If the TV line system of the disc is different to the current setting of the recorder, you will not be able to finalize the disc. See Additional information about the TV system settings on page 74 for how to change the recorder's setting. 3 Select `Video Mode' or `VR Mode' from the initialize options. It takes about 30 seconds to initialize the disc. Initializing Disc Pr 1 1 min left Initializing a recordable DVD disc When you first load a blank disc, the recorder will initialize it automatically for recording. You can also manually initialize discs for either Video mode recording or VR mode recording. 1 By default, the recorder initializes blank DVD-RW discs for VR mode recording. DVD-R discs are ready for Video mode recordings out of the box; if you want to use a DVD-R for VR mode recording, you must do it before recording anything else on the disc. Important · Initializing a DVD-RW disc will erase everything recorded on it. · 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 reinitialize a DVD-R back to Video mode. Select `Initialize' Disc Setup Basic Initialize Finalize VR Mode Video Mode Start Start Note 1. If a disc was previously finalized on an older DVD recorder, you may not be able to re-initialize and/or initialize it for Video mode recording. 45 En 06 Playback Chapter 6 Playback Introduction Most of the features described in this chapter make use of on-screen displays. Remember also that the button guide at the bottom of every screen shows which buttons do what. Many of the functions covered in this chapter apply to DVD discs, Video CDs, Super VCDs, WMA/MP3 discs and CDs, although the exact operation of some varies slightly with the kind of disc loaded. [. . . ] Files are recognized by their file extension ". mp3" or ". MP3". 86 En Additional information 12 Regions (DVD-Video only) 2 ALL (example region code marks) Regions associate discs and players with particular areas of the world. You can find the region code of your unit by looking on the rear panel. Some discs are compatible with more than one region (or all regions). Sampling frequency The rate at which sound is measured to be turned into digital audio data. The higher the rate, the better the sound quality, but the more digital information is generated. [. . . ]