DVR-640H-S DVR-543H-S DVR-540H-S
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Contents
Video Adjust menu
Copying and backup
Using the Jukebox
Disc Setup menu
Before you start Chapter
Putting the batteries in the remote control
Using the remote control
Before you start
DVD/HDD Recording and playback compatibility
Disc / content format playback compatibility
Before you start
Compatible media
HDD DVD-R DVD-RW DVD+R +RW RAM
Is a trademark of DVD Format/Logo Licensing Corporation
CD-R/RW compatibility
Using DVD-R DL/DVD+R DL discs
About DualDisc playback
Other disc compatibility
Compatible media CD-ROM, CD-R, CD- RW
Compressed audio compatibility
WMA Windows Media Audio compatibility
DivX video compatibility
DivX
DivX VOD content
Jpeg file compatibility
File structure Up to 99 folders or 999 files
PC-created disc compatibility
About the internal hard disk drive
Optimizing HDD performance
Symbols used in this manual
Rear panel connections
Connecting up
Connecting up Chapter
Input
Connecting up Front panel connections
USB port type B DVR-640H-S/DVR-543H-S only
USB port type a DVR-640H-S/DVR-543H-S only
Connecting up Easy connections
Input
Connecting up Using other types of video output
Satellite receiver
This enables you to record scrambled TV channels
Cable box
This enables you to listen to multichannel surround sound.1
Connecting up Connecting to an AV amplifier or receiver
Jpeg file storage devices
Connecting a USB device
Use a PictBridge-compatible printer
Connecting up
Plugging
WMA/MP3 file storage devices
Front panel
Controls and displays
Controls and displays Chapter
Help
Controls and displays Remote control
Pause
Return
Controls and displays
Home Menu
EP / SEP
Controls and displays Display
SAP
LP / SLP
Controls and displays
Getting started Chapter
Switching on and setting up
Getting started
Getting started
Enter Press to continue after reading the HDD caution
Select the TV screen type ‘Wide 169’ or ‘Standard 43’
Disc type/rec Max. titles
Recording
Recording Chapter
About DVD recording
Recorded audio
HDD Video mode compatibility
Recording
About HDD recording
Table below shows the different audio output possibilities
Audio Audio output Setting Left L Right R
Restrictions on video recording
Recording equipment and copyright
ENTER.1
Recording Using the built-in TV tuner
Changing cable channels
Changing audio channels
DVD VR DVD Video DVD+R DVD+RW DVD-RAM
Recording Setting the picture quality/ recording time
Basic recording from the TV
Press repeatedly to select the recording quality
REC Start recording
Setting a timer recording
Set the picture quality/recording time
Select the audio channel to record
Set the recording quality
Easy Timer Recording
Set the end time
Timer recording using the VCR Plus+* programming system
Current time
Set the start time
Press ‘VCR Plus+’ to display the VCR Plus+ program screen
After making the settings, select ‘Enter’ and press Enter
Select ‘Details’ from PlusCode# setting screen
Select ‘Store Program’ to save the timer program and exit
Clear
VCR Plus+ programming with the power off
Setting a manual timer recording
Buttons to select the level
Also Deleting a timer program on
Enter the timer recording settings
You can delete timer programs you no longer need
Editing a timer program
Deleting a timer program
To exit the timer recording screen, press Home Menu Tip
Stopping a timer recording
Skipping a regular timer program
Extending a timer recording in progress
What happens when two or more timer programs overlap?
Timer recording FAQ
If the recorder is on, switch it into standby
Frequently Asked Questions
External inputs to record from
Recording from an external component
Automatic recording from a satellite tuner
Another title to play
Set up the recorder
See Audio In on page 111 for more on these settings
Finalizing a disc
Set the timer on the STB
Switch on this recorder
Playing your recordings on other DVD players
Recorder will now start finalizing the disc
Select ‘Disc Setup’ from the Home Menu
Select ‘Finalize’ ‘Finalize’ ‘Next Screen’
DVD-R DVD-RW DVD+RW DVD-RAM
Initializing recordable DVD discs
Basic playback
Playback
Playback Chapter
Introduction
Start playback
Playback
Playing DVD discs
Playing from the HDD
Prev Next Press to skip to previous/next track
Playing CDs and WMA/MP3 discs
Playing Video CD
Video CD only Each press
Playing DivX video files
Using the Disc Navigator to browse the contents of a disc
DVD-Video CD Video CD WMA/MP3 DivX
Using the Disc Navigator with playback-only discs
Scanning discs
Choose a view option, then press Enter
Playing in slow motion
Play Mode menu
Frame advance/frame reverse
Repeat
Search Mode
HDD DVD-Video CD Video CD WMA/MP3
Mode menu, then ‘Input/Edit Program’
Program play
Repeat play
DVD-Video DivX
Displaying and switching subtitles
Repeat to build up a program List
HDD DVD VR DVD-RAM
Switching DVD and DivX soundtracks
Switching audio channels
Display/change the on-screen information
Playback Switching camera angles
Switch the camera angle
Displaying disc information on-screen
Tip
Disc Navigator screen
Editing
Editing Chapter
Original Play List
Command menu panel options
VR mode
Editing
Create
Editing accuracy
HDD genres
Erase
Play
Title
Select ‘Edit’ ‘Title Name’ from the command menu panel
Title Name
Highlight the title you want to name or rename
Key Characters
Set Thumbnail
HDD only Select the type Edit
Select ‘Yes’ to confirm, or ‘No’ To cancel
Erase Section
Highlight the title containing Section you want to erase
DVD VR DVD-RAM HDD
Divide
Chapter Edit
Select ‘Exit’ to get back to the main Disc Navigator screen
Select the command you want
Enter
Lock
Set Genre
Combine
Move
Title to move
Insert position
Definable genre names
Select ‘Genre Name’ from the command menu panel
Genre Name
Select another title to Combine with the first
Select ‘OK’ to enter the name Exit
Name can be up to 12 characters Command menu panel Long
Multi-Mode
Input a name for the genre
Can’t edit my disc
Select ‘Undo’ from Command menu panel
Undo
DVD Video DVD VR DVD+R DVD+RW
Restrictions on copying
Copying and backup
Copying and backup Chapter
Copyright
Copying and backup
Canceling One Touch Copy
One Touch Copy
Load a recordable DVD
Using Copy Lists
Copying from HDD to DVD
Copying to the HDD
Highlight a title and press Enter to add
Select ‘HDD DVD’
Select ‘Next’ to move on to the Title Edit screen
Press to display the command menu panel
Display the command menu Panel
Copying
Copying from DVD to HDD
Select ‘Next’ to proceed
Select ‘Start Copy’ to start Copying
Select ‘DVD/CD HDD’
Recording Mode Dual Mono Audio
Display
Copying and backup Using disc backup
Select ‘Copy’, then ‘Disc backup’ from the Home Menu
Select ‘Start’
Copying and backup
Load the CD you want to copy to the HDD
Using the Jukebox
Using the Jukebox Chapter
Copying music to the HDD
Select ‘Jukebox’ from the Home Menu
Select ‘Copy Album’ from the command menu panel
Playing music from the Jukebox
Connect the USB device
Changing the album view
Using the Jukebox
Editing Jukebox albums
Select the location of the files you want to view or edit
PhotoViewer DVR-640H-S/DVR-543H-S Chapter
Locating Jpeg picture files
Select ‘PhotoViewer’ from the Home Menu
Prev / Next
PhotoViewer DVR-640H-S/DVR-543H-S Playing a slideshow
Reloading files from a disc or USB device
Rotating an image
PhotoViewer DVR-640H-S/DVR-543H-S
Importing files to the HDD
Zooming an image
Selecting multiple files or folders
Select the files or folders you want to copy
Load a blank or unfinalized Video mode DVD-R or DVD-RW disc
Copying selected files to a DVD-R/-RW
Select ‘View/Edit Photos on the HDD’ from the menu
Erasing a file or folder
Editing files on the HDD
Creating a new folder
Locking/Unlocking files
Copying files
Naming files and folders
Select the files you want to lock or unlock
Select ‘Lock’ or ‘Lock Folder Contents’
Select ‘Start’ to confirm, or ‘Cancel’ to cancel
Printing files
Select the folder containing the files you want to view
PhotoViewer DVR-540H-S
PhotoViewer DVR-540H-S Chapter
Locating Jpeg picture files Playing a slideshow
PhotoViewer DVR-540H-S
Input Disc Name
Disc Setup menu
Disc Setup menu Chapter
Basic settings
Finalize
Disc Setup menu
Initialize settings
Finalize settings
Progress bar indicates how long there is left to go
Disc Setup menu Optimize HDD
Initialize HDD
Select ‘Optimize HDD’ then ‘Start’
Choosing a preset
Video Adjust menu
Video Adjust menu Chapter
Setting the picture quality for TV and external inputs
Adjust the currently selected Setting
Video Adjust menu
Select the setting you want to Adjust
Professional
Select a setting
Move the cursor down and select ‘Detailed Settings’
Select the picture quality setting you want to adjust
Gamma Correction Adjusts the brightness of darker images
Setting Options Explanation
Initial Setup menu
Initial Setup menu Chapter
Using the Initial Setup menu
Next
Mpeg PCM
Initial Setup menu
PCM
Mpeg
Other
Language OSD Language English
Français
Audio Language English
SEP can be set
Where available
DVD Menu Subtitle
Language
DVD+R/+RW
Still Picture Field
Parental Lock Set Password
Playback TV Screen Size Letter Box
Tings determine how 43 material will look
Mode
Angle Indicator
Remote Control Recorder
Options On Screen Display
Want
Selecting other languages for language options
Additional information about component video output
Select ‘Other’ from the language list
SEP
Additional information
Additional information Chapter
Minimum copying times
Additional information Screen sizes and disc formats
When viewing on a standard TV or monitor
When viewing on a widescreen TV or monitor
No picture
Additional information Troubleshooting
General
Ing the disc tray
No sound or sound is distorted
ProblemRemedy
Cannot switch a dual
Additional information
Problem Remedy
Copy HDD to DVD
Shows ‘LOCK’ when a Button is pressed Can’t use One Touch
Remote control but
Front panel display
Additional information Manual recording modes
Language Language code letter, Language code
Language code list
Country/Area, Country/Area code, Code letter
Additional information Country/Area code list
Setting up
Making a timer recording
This disc cannot be recorded. Undo the finalization
Message Explanation/Action
Initializing disc. Please wait a
Moment
Incorrect Cprm information
Repairing disc
Repairing the HDD
Message
Because
Print job has been canceled
Printing has stopped because
Storing discs
Cleaning the pickup lens
Additional information Handling discs
Damaged discs
Additional information Condensation
Hints on installation
Resetting the recorder
Recorder turns off with all settings reset
Tuner
Additional information Specifications
Timer
Input/Output
Supplied accessories
Pioneer Corporation