Pioneer DVR-520H, DVR-720H manual Inserting chapter markers into a title

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Chapter Edit (Chpt Edit)

VR mode HDD

When editing VR mode DVDs or video on the HDD you can edit individual chapters within a title, with commands for erasing, combining and dividing. You can also play individual chapters to check their content.

1Select ‘Chpt Edit’ from the Disc Navigator menu options.

2 Use the		(cursor buttons) to select the
title that contains the chapters you want to edit,
then press ENTER.
Chapter Edit
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DVD	Title	15:00 Wed 7/10 Pr 5 LP	Chapter
	1		0h03m
	1	2	3
Erase	4	5	6
Divide
Combine	7	8	9
Preview
Undo
Back			1/1

•Preview – Preview chapters: Select the chapter you want to play; press STOP to return to the chapter edit screen.

•Undo – Undo the last command (only works with VR mode disc edits).

3Press RETURN to get back to the menu options on the left side of the screen.

4To return to the Disc Navigator screen, press RETURN again, or select ‘Back’ from the menu options on the left.

Note

•When editing VR mode Original content, it may not be possible to erase chapters less than five seconds long.

•It may not always be possible to combine two chapters, even though they are adjacent. If a chapter has been divided into three, then the middle chapter erased, it is not possible to combine the two remaining chapters into one.

After selecting a title, thumbnails of each chapter appear and you’ll see that the Disc Navigator menu items change to the chapter editing commands:

•Erase – Erase chapters: Select the chapter you want to erase and press ENTER (see also the note below).

•Divide – Divide a chapter into two or more parts:

Select the chapter you want to divide. From the following screen use the playback controls ( , ,

,, etc.) to find the point at which you want to divide the chapter. With Divide highlighted, press

ENTER.

Inserting chapter markers into a title

VR mode HDD

You can create new chapters within a title using the CHP MARK button while playing the title or during recording. This is useful not just for navigation of the disc content but also for editing purposes.

PAUSE

Divide Chapter

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DVD Title 1

Divide

Back

15:00 Wed 13/12	Pr 5 LP	Chapter
Recording Time	0h01m24s	0h00m
	1-3	0.00.52.17
	Play Pause

Divide

CHP

MARK

1	Start playback of the title you want to create
new chapter markers in.
You can use the Play command from the Disc Navigator
menu to do this.
2	Press CHP MARK at any point where you want a

You can keep dividing the chapter as many times as you wish (up to 999 chapters per DVD disc or 99 chapters per HDD title). Highlight Back and press ENTER to return to the Chapter Edit screen.

•Combine – Combine two adjacent chapters into one: Highlight the bar divider between two adjacent chapters and press ENTER (see also the note below)

new chapter to begin.

A chapter marker icon appears on-screen briefly to

confirm a new chapter mark has been inserted:

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