Pioneer DVR-543H-S, DVR-540H-S Is a trademark of DVD Format/Logo Licensing Corporation

01Before you start

HDD	DVD-R	DVD-RW		DVD+R	DVD	DVD-
					+RW	RAM
Marks used in this	DVD (VR) DVD (Video)	DVD (VR)	DVD (Video)	DVD+R DVD+RW		DVD-RAM
HDD
manual
	*1	*1	*2			*13, 16

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Re-recordable /		*3	*3			*3	*14
Erasable
Editing of recorded			*4		*4	*4	*4
programs
Recording of Copy-		*12		*12				*12
once protected
material
Playback in other	n/a	*5	*6	*7	*6	*6, 15	*8	*9
players/recorders
Chase play
16:9 and 4:3 pro-
gram recording
Bilingual broadcast	*10, 11	*11		*11				*11
recording of both
audio channels

Notes to table

*1 Must be initialized for VR mode recording (page 104) *2 Must be initialized for Video mode recording (page 104)

*3 Erasable, but free space does not increase

*4 Cannot erase sections, edit chapters or use playlist editing

*5 Must be compatible with DVD-R(VR) playback

*6 Finalize using this recorder (may not playback in some units) (page 49)

*7 Must be compatible with DVD-RW(VR) playback

*8 Must be compatible with DVD+RW playback

*9 Must be compatible with DVD-RAM playback

*10 Only when HDD Recording Format is set to Video Mode Off (page 115)

*11 Only when the recording mode is not set to LPCM *12 CPRM-compatible discs only

*13 Take the disc out of the cartridge before use. Only Matsushita and Maxell discs have been tested to work reliably with this recorder. Discs from other makers may become unusable when recorded or edited.

*14 Erasing a title does not increase the available recording time, nor increase the number of recordable titles left.

*15 Must be compatible with DVD+R playback

*16 Depending on the disc, it may have to be initialized before it can be recorded (page 104). In this case, initialization will take about 1 hour.

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Licensing Corporation.

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