14The Initial Setup menu

Setting

Options

Explanation

Parental Lock

Set Password

In order to change the parental lock level or change

 

 

the country/area code, set the password using this

 

 

option. From the following screen, enter a four-digit

 

 

number that will be your password.

 

 

 

 

Change Password

In order to change the password, first enter your

 

 

existing password and then a new one from the

 

 

following screen.

 

 

 

 

Change Level

From the following screen, first enter your password

 

 

and then set a parental lock level.

 

 

 

 

Country/Area

From the following screen, first enter your password

 

Code

and then set a country/area code. See Country/Area

 

 

code list on page 131.

Only certain discs have parental lock and country/area code features. Check the disc packaging to see what features the disc has. If you forget your password you can reset it by resetting the recorder to its factory settings. See Resetting the recorder on page 134.

Angle Indicator

On •

A camera icon appears on-screen during multi-angle

 

 

scenes on a DVD-Video disc.

 

 

 

 

Off

Nothing is indicated on-screen when a multi-angle

 

 

scene is showing.

 

HDMI Output (only available when an HDMI device is connected)

 

 

 

Screen Resolution

1920 x 1080p

Constant 1920 x 1080p output.

 

 

 

 

1920 x 1080i

Constant 1920 x 1080i output.

 

 

 

 

1280 x 720p

Constant 1280 x 720p output.

 

 

 

 

720 x 576p

Constant 720 x 576p output (when setting the Input

 

(720 x 480p)

Line System to 525 System, video is output in 720 x

 

 

480p).

 

 

 

 

720 x 576i

Constant 720 x 576i output (when setting the Input

 

(720 x 480i)

Line System to 525 System, video is output in 720 x

 

 

480i).

• If you choose a setting that is incompatible with your TV you may not be able to see any picture at all. In this case, press OPEN/CLOSE while holding down the (Stop) button on the front panel to switch the setting (this also switches Component Video Out on page 108 to the default setting).

• If you have the Colour set to YCbCr 4:2:2, you cannot select 720 x 576i (720 x 480i).

4:3 Video Output

Full

Select if your HDMI TV allows you to change the

 

 

aspect ratio.

 

 

 

 

Normal

Select if your HDMI TV does not allow you to change

 

 

the aspect ratio. 4:3 video will be shown with bars on

 

 

each side.

 

 

 

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Pioneer DVR-450H-S Parental Lock Set Password, Change Level, Country/Area, Code, Angle Indicator, 1920 x, 1280 x 720p

DVR-450H-S specifications

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