Pioneer DVR-420H manual Lock / Unlock, Select ‘Erase Sec’ from the Disc Navigator menu options Use

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•When recording in Video mode, the recorder automatically puts chapter markers in at regular intervals. It is not possible to add extra chapter markers manually after recording (see also Auto Chapter (Video) on page 102).

•The Play List and Original content on a disc can each contain up to 999 chapters.

•Each HDD title can contain a maximum of 99 chapters.

•Similar chapter editing commands are available for HDD content from the HDD to DVD copy screen. See also Copying from HDD to DVD* on page 60.

Erase Section (Erase Sec)

VR mode HDD

Using this command you can delete a part of an Original title, ideal for cutting out the commercial breaks in a recording made from the TV.

1Select ‘Erase Sec’ from the Disc Navigator menu options.

2 Use the	(cursor buttons) to select a
title.

After selecting a title, the Erase Sec screen appears from which you can mark the start and end points of the section to erase.

4In the same way, find the end of the section to erase, then (with ‘To’ highlighted) press ENTER. After pressing ENTER, another marker appears under the bar to show the end of the section, with the section itself marked in red.

5Select ‘Yes’ to confirm, or ‘No’ to cancel, then press ENTER.

In the thumbnail viewer you can see a few seconds of video either side of the marked section to see how the edit will look.

•When editing VR mode Original content, you may not be able to erase very short sections (less than five seconds).

6Erase another section from the same title, or

press RETURN to get back to the main Disc Navigator screen.

Lock / Unlock

VR mode Video mode HDD

You can lock a title so that it can’t be edited or erased accidently. If you do need to edit it, you can always unlock it later.

Important

• You can’t undo any edits made before changing the

lock status. You also can’t undo a lock/unlock

Erase Sec

Original

DVD

Title 2

Erase Sec

Back

12/01Wed 12:18AM	SP
Recording Time	0h01m24s
2-1	0.00.52.17
Play Pause
A	B
From	To

command using the Undo option from the Disc

Navigator menu.

1Select ‘Lock’ from the Disc Navigator menu options.

2 Use the(cursor buttons) to select the title you want to lock (or unlock), then press ENTER.

Disc Navigator

Original

3 Use the playback controls ( , , , , etc.) to find the start of the section to erase, then (with ‘From’ highlighted) press ENTER.

The bar at the bottom of the screen shows the current play position in the title. After pressing ENTER, a marker appears under the bar to show the start of the section.

Play Pause

AB

From T 0.02.09.17

A

DVD	1	2	3
	11/15Wed 12:30PM	2ch LP	DVD Remain
Lock	4		0h37m(FINE)
Erase All

Undo 1/1

An unlocked title will become locked; a locked title will be unlocked. Locked titles are shown in the Disc Navigator with a padlock icon.

3Press RETURN to go back to the Disc Navigator menu options, or select another title to lock/unlock.

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