Editing 09
Set Thumbnail Erase Section
HDD DVD (Video) DVD (VR) DVD+R DVD+RW DVD-RAM HDD DVD (VR) DVD-RAM
You can change the thumbnail picture that appears in Using this command you can delete a part of a title, ideal
the Disc Navigator for a title to any frame that appears in for cutting out the commercial breaks in a recording
that title. made from the TV.
1 Highlight the title you want to change the 1 Highlight the title containing the section
thumbnail picture for. you want to erase.
ENTER ENTER
2 Select ‘Edit’ > ‘Set Thumbnail’ from the 2 Select ‘Edit’ > ‘Erase Section’ from the
command menu panel. command menu panel.
The thumbnail setting screen appears from which you
can find the frame you want. ENTER
Disc Navigator (HDD) 10Titles 3 HDD only: Select the type of edit.
101
1213/:2090 FMROI N3/172:00PPrM4 SP HDD/DVD RECORDER
4 Titles 9 1213/:0209MForni 37/:1020PPMr 4 2ScPThitPlelaSNyPame Please select the type of editing.
8 Video Mode Compatible Editing is
Recent first 7 S22ehEht0r0Ta00hsmmeu(m(11b..0n0GaGi)l) recommended for compatibility with
20:00 FRI 3/12 Pr 9 SEPrEadseit Section high-speed copying.
All Genres 20:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 9 SDPivide
HDD Video Mode Compatible Editing
SP Chapter Edit Frame Accurate Editing
S2ehMt 0Gu0letmni-r(Me1o.0dGe )
Remain 22:00 THU 2/12 Pr 7 LSoPGckenre Name • For more information about these options, see
30h30m 22:00 Thu 2/12 Pr 7 SP Editing accuracy on page 118.
C1ahCn0ac0neclme(l 1.0G)
4 Highlight ‘From’ then use the playback controls
19:00 MON 29/11 Pr 2 SP (, , , , etc. (LCD page 1)) to find the start of
19:00 Mon 29/11 Pr 2 SP the section to erase, then press ENTER.
The bar at the bottom of the screen indicates the current
1h00m(1.0G) play position in the title. After pressing ENTER, a marker
shows the start of the section.
3 Use the playback controls (, , , , etc.
(LCD page 1)) to find a suitable frame, then press
ENTER to set.
Set Thumbnail (HDD)
23:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 4 SP
Rec. time 2h00m
10-1 00.00.09.15 Erase Section (HDD) 23:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 4 SP
Play Pause
OOKK From Rec. time 2h00m
Exit To
Exit Exit 10-1 00.00.09.15
Play Pause
You can also use the chapter and time search features
(press the YELLOW button), and the CM SKIP/CM BACK
(LCD page 1)).
4 Select ‘Exit’ to return to the Edit screen.
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ENTER 4 Use the playback controls (, , , , etc.
(LCD page 1)) to find the place you want to divide the
5 Highlight ‘To’ then, in the same way, find title.
the end of the section to erase, then press ENTER.
After pressing ENTER, another marker indicates the end Divide Title (HDD)
of the section, with the section itself marked in red.
23:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 4 SP
ENTER
Rec. time 2h00m
6 Select ‘Yes’ to confirm or ‘No’ to cancel.
In the thumbnail viewer you can see a few seconds of 10–1 00.00.09.15
video either side of the marked section to see how the Play Pause
edit will look.
Divide
• When editing VR mode Original content, you may not Cancel
be able to erase very short sections (less than five
seconds). 5 ENTER Press to divide the title at the current
playback position.
Divide
ENTER
HDD DVD (VR) DVD-RAM Play List only
6 Select ‘Yes’ to confirm or ‘No’ to cancel.
Use this command to divide a title into two. Note that
once divided, the two new HDD titles cannot be Divided titles cannot
recombined into one again. be combined.
OK?
Yes No
1 Highlight the title you want to divide. Chapter Edit
ENTER DVD (VR) DVD-RAM HDD
2 Select ‘Edit’ > ‘Divide’ from the command When editing a VR mode DVD or video on the HDD you
menu panel. can edit individual chapters within a title, with
3 HDD only: Select the type of edit. commands for erasing, combining and dividing.
1 Highlight the title that contains the chapters you
HDD/DVD RECORDER want to edit.
Please select the type of editing.
Video Mode Compatible Editing is ENTER
recommended for compatibility with
high-speed copying. 2 Select ‘Edit’ > ‘Chapter Edit’ from the
command menu panel.
Video Mode Compatible Editing
Frame Accurate Editing ENTER
• For more information about these options, see 3 HDD only: Select the type of edit.
Editing accuracy on page 118.
HDD/DVD RECORDER
Please select the type of editing.
Video Mode Compatible Editing is
recommended for compatibility with
high-speed copying.
Video Mode Compatible Editing
Frame Accurate Editing
• For more information about these options, see
Editing accuracy on page 118.
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4 Select the command you want: ENTER
• Divide – Divide a chapter into two or more parts: Use
the playback controls (, , , , etc. (LCD page 5 Select ‘Exit’ to get back to the main Disc
1)) to find the point at which you want to divide the Navigator screen.
chapter, then press ENTER.
Set Genre
Chapter Edit (DVD VR mode Play List)
HDD
19:00 Mon 29/11 Pr 2 SP
Use this command to assign a genre to a title.
Rec. time 1h00m
Chapters 5
1–1 0.00.00
Play
1 Highlight the title you want to assign a
Exit genre to.
Divide
Erase/Move
Combine
You can keep dividing the chapter as many times as ENTER
you wish (up to 999 chapters per DVD-R/-RW/-RAM
disc or 99 chapters per HDD title). 2 Select ‘Edit’ > ‘Set Genre’ from the
command menu panel.
• Erase1/Move2 – Erase or move chapters: Select the
chapter you want to erase/move and press ENTER. Disc Navigator (HDD) 10Titles
Select whether you want to erase or move the 101
chapter. 1213/:2090 FMROI N3/172:00PPrM4 SP
4 Titles 9 1213/:0209MForni 37/:1020PPMr 4 2ScTPhitPlelaSNyPame
Move command only: Select the destination for the 8
chapter, and press ENTER. Recent first 7 S22ehEht0r0Ta00hsmmeu(m(11b..0n0GaGi)l)
20:00 FRI 3/12 Pr 9 SEPrEadseit Section
Chapter Edit (DVD VR mode Play List) All Genres 20:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 9 SDPivide
HDD
19:00 Mon 29/11 Pr 2 SP SP Chapter Edit
Erase S2ehMt 0Gu0letmni-r(Me1o.0dGe )
Remain 22:00 THU 2/12 Pr 7 LSoPGckenre Name
30h30m 22:00 Thu 2/12 Pr 7 SP
C1ahCn0acn0eclme(l 1.0G)
19:00 MON 29/11 Pr 2 SP
19:00 Mon 29/11 Pr 2 SP
1h00m(1.0G)
Rec. time 1h00Mmove
Chapter 0h01m
Cancel
001 002 003 004 005 ENTER
3 Select a genre for the title.
Exit Disc Navigator (HDD) 10Titles
Divide 101
Erase/Move 1213/:2090 FMROI N3/172:00PPrM4 SP
Combine 4 Titles 9 1213/:0209MForni 37/:1020PPMr 4 2ScTPhitPlelaSnyaPme
8
• Combine3 – Combine two adjacent chapters into Recent first 7 S22ehNEht0or0Ta00Chsmmeua(tm(e11gb..0on0GraGyi)l)
one: Highlight the bar divider between two adjacent Movies
chapters and press ENTER. All Genres
HDD 20:00 FRI 3/12 Pr 9 SEPrDEadsraeitmSaection
Chapter Edit (DVD VR mode Play List) SP 20:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 9 SEPdEitntCehrtaapitnemr t.
19:00 Mon 29/11 Pr 2 SP Remain Divide
30h30m S2eNhMte0Guw0lestmni-r(Me1o.0dGe )
Rec. time 1h00m 22:00 THU 2/12 Pr 7 LSoPSGcpkeonrrte Name
22:00 Thu 2/12 Pr 7 SCPomedy
C1ahCn0acn0eclme(l 1.0G)
19:00 MON 29/11 Pr 2 SP
19:00 Mon 29/11 Pr 2 SP
1h00m(1.0G)
1 2345
Exit
Divide
Erase/Move
Combine
Note
1 When editing VR mode Original content, it may not be possible to erase chapters less than five seconds long.
2 VR mode Play List only.
3 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.
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Lock Move
HDD DVD (Video) DVD (VR) DVD+R DVD+RW DVD-RAM DVD (VR) DVD-RAM Play List only
Use this function to re-arrange the playing order of Play
Original only List titles.
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.
1 Highlight the title you want to move.
Important ENTER
• You can’t undo any edits made before changing the 2 Select ‘Edit’ > ‘Move’ from the command
lock status. You also can’t undo a lock/unlock menu panel.
command using the Undo option from the Disc
Navigator menu. Disc Navigator (DVD) 10Titles
1
1 Highlight the title you want to lock (or unlock). 1213/:2090 FMROI N3/71:200PM Play
1213/:2090MoFnri 73:/0102PMPr 72TcSihtPle NSaSPmPe
ENTER 4 Titles 2
Play List 3 Se22tEhhTr00ha00sumem((b11n..a00iGlG))
2 Select ‘Edit’ > ‘Lock’ from the command 20:00 FRI 3/12 SP EraEsdeiSt ection
menu panel. 20:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 7 DSiPvide SP
Disc Navigator (HDD) 10Titles 4 Chapter Edit
101 Mo2vMhe0u0ltmi-M(1o.d0eG)
1213/:2090 FMROI N3/172:00PPrM4 SP DVD 22:00 THU 2/12 7 SCPomGbeinnree Name
1213/:0209MForni 37/:1020PPMr 4 2ScTPhitPlelaSNyPame VR Mode 22:00 Thu 2/12 Pr 7 SP 7 SP
Ca1nChca0enl0cmel(1.0G)
S22ehEht0r0Ta00hsmmeu(m(11b..0n0GaGi)l) Remain
20:00 FRI 3/12 Pr 9 SEPrEadseit Section 0h30m 19:00 MON 29/11
20:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 9 SDPivide 19:00 Mon 29/11 Pr 2 SP
Chapter Edit 1h00m(1.0G)
S2ehMt 0Gu0letmni-r(Me1o.0dGe )
4 Titles 9 22:00 THU 2/12 Pr 7 LSoPGckenre Name ENTER
8 22:00 Thu 2/12 Pr 7 SP
Recent first 7 C1ahCn0acn0eclme(l 1.0G) 3 Select a new position for the title.
All Genres 19:00 MON 29/11 Pr 2 SP Title to move
HDD 19:00 Mon 29/11 Pr 2 SP
SP Disc Navigator (DVD)
1h00m(1.0G) 11
Remain
30h30m 10Titles
An unlocked title will become locked; a locked title will be 4 Titles 2 1213/:2090 FMROI N3/172:00PM
unlocked. Locked titles are shown in the Disc Navigator Play List 3 1213/:0209MoFnri 73:/0102PMPr 42cShP SP
with a padlock icon.
22hh0000mm((11..00GG))
MENU
20:00 FRI 3/12
4 20:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 9 SP
DVD 2h00m(1.0G)
VR Mode
22:00 THU 2/12
Remain 22:00 Thu 2/12 Pr 7 SP
0h30m
1h00m(1.0G)
19:00 MON 29/11
19:00 Mon 29/11 Pr 2 SP
1h00m(1.0G)
Insert position
After pressing ENTER, the new, updated Play List is
displayed.
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Combine Genre Name
DVD (VR) DVD-RAM Play List only HDD
Use this function to combine two Play List titles into one. Use this command to rename one of the five user-
definable genres (Free 1 to Free 5).
1 Highlight the title you want to combine. ENTER
This title will remain in the same place after combining
with another title. 1 Select ‘Genre Name’ from the command
menu panel.
ENTER Disc Navigator (HDD) 10Titles
101
2 Select ‘Edit’ > ‘Combine’ from the 1213/:2090 FMROI N3/172:00PPrM4 SP
command menu panel. 4 Titles 1213/:0209MForni 37/:1020PPMr 4 2ScPh PlaSyP
Disc Navigator (DVD) 10Titles Recent first 9 22hEh0r0a00smme ((11..00GG))
11 8 20:00 FRI 3/12 Pr 9 SPEdit
1213/:2090 FMROI N3/172:00PM Play All Genres 7 20:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 9 SP
4 Titles 2 1213/:0209MForni 37/:1020PPMr 7 2STciPhtle NSaSPmPe HDD
Play List 3 SP 2hG0e0nrme(N1a.0mGe)
Se22thEhT0r0ha00summem((b11n..0a0iGGl )) 22:00 THU 2/12 Pr 7 SP
20:00 FRI 3/12 SPEraEsdeiSt ection Remain 22:00 Thu 2/12 Pr 7 SP
20:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 7 DSiPvide SP 30h30m
MMulutil-tiM-Modoed0eG)
Chapter Edit
Mo2vhMe0u0ltmi-M(1o.0deG) 19:00 MON 29/11 Pr 2 SP
22:00 THU 2/12 SPComGbeinnree Name 19:00 Mon 29/11 Pr 2 SP
22:00 Thu 2/12 Pr 7 SP SP
Ca1nhCc0aenl0cmel(1.0G) 1h00m(1.0G)
4 19:00 MON 29/11 ENTER
19:00 Mon 29/11 Pr 2 SP
DVD 2 Select one of the user-definable genre
VR Mode 1h00m(1.0G) names.
Remain
0h30m
ENTER Disc Navigator (HDD) 10Titles
101
3 Select another title to combine with the 1213/:2090 FMROI N3/172:00PPrM4 SP
first. 1213/:0209MForni 37/:1020PPMr 4 Play
This title will be appended to the first title selected. 2ScPh FrSePe1
The screen below shows title 3 selected to be appended 4 Titles 22hEh0rF0a0r0semmee(2(11..00GG))
to title 1.
Recent first 9 20:00 FRI 3/12 Pr 9 SPEdFFirrteeee43
8 20:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 9 SP
All Genres 7
HDD Free5
SP 2hM0u0ltmi-(M1o.0dGe )
Remain 22:00 THU 2/12 Pr 7 CSaPGnecnelre Name
30h30m 22:00 Thu 2/12 Pr 7 SP
1hC0a0ncme(l 1.0G)
Disc Navigator (DVD) 10Titles 19:00 MON 29/11 Pr 2 SP
11 19:00 Mon 29/11 Pr 2 SP
23:00 FRI 3/12
1213/:0209MForni 37/:1020PPMr 4 2ScPh SP 1h00m(1.0G)
4 Titles 2 2h00m(1.0G) MENU ENTER
Play List 3
20:00 FRI 3/12 3 Input a name for the genre.
20:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 9 SP • The name can be up to 12 characters long.
4 2h00m(1.0G) Input Genre Name
DVD 22:00 THU 2/12 Free 1
VR Mode 22:00 Thu 2/12 Pr 7 SP CAPS
small
Remain 1h00m(1.0G)
0h30m OK
19:00 MON 29/11
19:00 Mon 29/11 Pr 2 SP
1h00m(1.0G)
ABC DE F GH I J KLM . , ? !
NO P Q R S T U VWX Y Z ( ) : ;
AA A A A AÆ ç E E E E I I I I #
DN O OOO O ø U U U U Y ß $%
< >
ENTER 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 = _ &~
+ – / @ [ ¥ ] ˆ ÷ x ± { }
4 Select ‘Yes’ to confirm or ‘No’ to cancel. _| ¡
OK to combine titles c £ \ § ¨ © a– << ¬ – ® ˚
1 and 3 ? 2 3 ´ µ ¶ · ¸ 1 –o ¿
<< /1 /1 /3 `
Yes No 4 2 4
Clear Space
ENTER
4 Select ‘OK’ to enter the name and exit.
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Multi-Mode Undo
HDD DVD (Video) DVD (VR) DVD+R DVD+RW
Multi-Mode allows you to select several titles, then select If you make a mistake while editing, you can generally
a command that will be applied to all of them. In this way undo it. There is one level of undo (in other words, you
you can select multiple titles and then erase them all at can only undo the last edit you made).
once, for example.
ENTER ENTER
1 Select ‘Multi-Mode’ from the command • Select ‘Undo’ from the command menu
menu panel. panel.
• You can’t undo anything after exiting the Disc
Navigator screen.
Disc Navigator (HDD) 10Titles Disc Navigator (DVD) 0Titles
101 1
1213/:2090 FMROI N3/172:00PPrM4 SP
4 Titles 1213/:0209MForni 37/:1020PPMr 4 2ScPh PlaSyP 4 Titles 11/29 MON 7:00PM Play
11/29MNontit7l:e00PM 2ch SP
Recent first 22hhE0r00a0smme((11..00GG)) Play List
9 20:00 FRI 3/12 Pr 9 SPEdit 22hEh0r0a00smem((11..00GG))
All Genres 8 20:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 9 SP
HDD 7 Edit
SP 2hG0e0nmre(N1.a0mGe)
2h00m(1.0G)
Remain 22:00 THU 2/12 Pr 7 SP Create
30h30m 22:00 Thu 2/12 Pr 7 SP
1Uh0nd0om(1.0G)
1hM0u0lmti-(M1o.0dGe )
DVD
19:00 MON 29/11 Pr 2 SP VR Mode
19:00 Mon 29/11 Pr 2 SP
Remain
1h00m(1.0G) 0h30m
ENTER Frequently asked questions
2 Select titles from the title list. • Why doesn’t the available recording time increase
Selected titles are marked with a . when I erase titles from a VR mode DVD-R?
When you erase titles from a DVD-R (or DVD+R), the
ENTER titles are no longer displayed, but the content
remains on the disc. DVD-R/+R are write-once
3 Select the command that you want media; they can’t be erased or rewritten.
applied to all the marked titles.
For example, select Erase to erase all the marked titles. • I can’t edit my disc!
You may find that as the available recording time is
Disc Navigator (HDD) Multi-Mode 10Titles reduced on a VR mode DVD-R disc, editing is no
101 longer possible. This is because information about
23:00 FRI 3/12 Pr 4 SP your edits requires a certain amount of disc space.
4 Titles 9 23:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 4 SP Erase As you edit, this information builds up, eventually
8 preventing you from editing further.
Recent first 7 Lock
2hU0n0lomc(k1.0G)
All Genres 20:00 FRI 3/12 Pr 9 SPChange Genre
HDD 20:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 9 SP
SP
2h00m(1.0G)
Remain
30h30m 22:00 THU 2/12 Pr 7 SPSingle Mode
22:00 Thu 2/12 Pr 7 SP
1h00m(1.0G)
19:00 MON 29/11 Pr 2 SP
19:00 Mon 29/11 Pr 2 SP
1h00m(1.0G)
Once the command is completed, Multi-Mode is
automatically exited.
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Chapter 10
Copying and backup
Introduction You can identify copy-once protected material during
playback by displaying disc information on-screen. If the
Use the copying features of this recorder to: current title is copy-once protected, an exclamation mark
( ! ) is shown.
• Back up important recordings stored on the HDD to
a DVD. Copyright
• Make a DVD copy of a recording on the HDD to play Recording equipment should be used only for lawful
in another player. copying and you are advised to check carefully what is
lawful copying in the country in which you are making a
• Transfer video from a DVD to the HDD for editing. copy. Copying of copyright material such as films or
music is unlawful unless permitted by a legal exception
• Transfer edited video from the HDD to DVD. or consented to by the rightowners.
The simplest way to copy a title is to use the One Touch One Touch Copy
Copy feature. This copies the currently playing HDD title
to DVD, or DVD title to the HDD. See One Touch Copy * See also Copyright above.
below for detailed instructions.
The One Touch Copy feature copies the currently playing
For more sophisticated copying tasks you can build a or selected (in the Disc Navigator) HDD title to DVD, or
Copy List of titles to copy, and edit titles so that you only DVD title to HDD. The whole title is copied, regardless of
copy the bits you want. See Using Copy Lists on page 128 where in the title you start the copy.
for detailed instructions.
HDD to DVD copies are made in the same recording
Where possible, the recorder will copy your recordings at mode. When copying DVD to HDD, the copy is made in
high-speed. Depending on the recording mode, the kind whatever recording mode is currently set.
of disc loaded and various other factors, copying can be
as fast as one minute per hour of video. See Minimum Make sure that a recordable DVD disc is loaded when
copying times on page 163 for more on copying times. trying to copy from the HDD.
If you want to save disc space you can copy video at a REC
lower recording quality (for example, an XP recording on
the HDD copied to SP on a DVD). Copying in this way is 1 MODE (LCD page 1) If you’re copying from DVD to
always done in real-time. the HDD, select a recording mode.
Note that selecting a recording mode higher than the title
When real-time copying from the HDD to a DVD-R/-RW playing will not result in a better quality recording.
(Video mode) or DVD+R/+RW, the chapter markers in
the original material are not copied. Chapter markers are 2 O.T. (LCD page 3) Press during playback to copy
put into the copy at intervals, according to the Auto COPY
Chapter settings (see also Auto Chapter (Video) on
page 157 and Auto Chapter (DVD+R/+RW) on page 158). the current title.
Restrictions on copying The front panel display indicates that the title is being
Commercial DVD-Video discs are protected using Copy copied.
Guard. These discs cannot be copied to the HDD.
• High-speed copying is used when copying from the
Some video material is copy-once protected. This means HDD to DVD. Playback continues while copying.
that it can be recorded to HDD, but it can’t then be freely
copied again. If you want to transfer copy-once protected • Real-time copying is used when copying from DVD to
material from HDD to DVD, you’ll need to a CPRM ver. 1.1 the HDD. Playback restarts from the beginning of the
or higher VR mode DVD-RW, ver. 2.0 or 2.1 VR mode title.
DVD-R, or CPRM-compatible DVD-RAM disc (see CPRM
on page 92 for more on this). Only one instance of a copy-
once protected title can be added to the Copy List, and
after it’s been copied, the title is erased from the HDD (it
is therefore not possible to copy a locked title that is copy-
once protected).
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Cancelling One Touch Copy Copying to the HDD
You can cancel a One Touch Copy once it’s started. • The maximum title length for copying is 12 hours.
O.T. • Title name and chapter markers are also copied,
except when copying from a finalized Video mode
• COPY Press and hold for more than a second. DVD-R/-RW.
Copying is cancelled and the video already copied is
erased. • Thumbnail picture markers and chapter markers for
the Disc Navigator are copied, but their position in
• If you cancel a HDD to DVD-R/+R copy, the space the copy may be slightly changed from the original.
available for recording does not return to the pre-copy
figure. • If some part of the title being copied is copy-protected,
copying will start, but the copy-protected portions will
Notes on copying using One Touch Copy not be copied.
Copying to DVD Using Copy Lists
• Title name, chapter markers, as well as thumbnail * See also Copyright on page 127.
picture markers for the Disc Navigator, are also At its simplest, a Copy List is just a list of HDD or DVD
copied. However, if you copy to a DVD-R/-RW (Video titles that you want to copy. When copying HDD titles to
mode) or DVD+R/+RW, only the first 40 characters DVD, you can, however, edit the titles in your copy list,
of a name are copied. erasing chapters you don’t need, or re-naming titles, for
example. Edits you make to titles in the Copy List do not
• The chapter markers in the copy may not be in exactly affect the actual video content; only the ‘virtual’ content
the same positions as the original when recording on of the Copy List. So you can freely erase and modify
to a DVD-R/-RW (Video mode) or DVD+R/+RW. anything in your Copy List safe in the knowledge that the
actual content is not being altered.
• You can’t use the One Touch Copy function to copy a
title if any part of the title is copy-once protected. Copying from HDD to DVD
• A title that contains mixed aspect ratios can’t be Important
copied to a DVD-R/-RW (Video mode) or DVD+R/
+RW. Use a DVD-R/-RW (VR mode) or DVD-RAM • The recorder can only store one Copy List at a time.
disc for this type of material. • The Copy List is erased if the Input Line System
• Low resolution (SEP through LP modes1) widescreen setting is changed (see Additional information about
material can’t be copied to a DVD-R/-RW (Video mode) the TV system settings on page 161).
or DVD+R/+RW. Use a DVD-R/-RW (VR mode) or • Resetting the recorder to its factory settings (see
DVD-RAM disc for this type of material. Resetting the recorder on page 175) will erase the
Copy List.
• When HDD Recording Format is set to Video Mode
Off, titles recorded in LP/MN9 to MN15 modes 1 Load a recordable DVD.
cannot be high-speed copied to a DVD-R/-RW (Video • It is possible to complete the following steps without
mode) or DVD+R/+RW. Please use a DVD-R/-RW having a recordable DVD loaded (or having an
(VR mode) or DVD-RAM. uninitialized DVD loaded); however, the steps are
slightly different.
• Recordings of bilingual broadcasts cannot be high- • If you want to use a DVD-RW (VR mode) disc for the
speed copied to a DVD-R/-RW (Video mode) or copy, make sure it is initialized before you start.
DVD+R/+RW. Please use a DVD-R/-RW (VR mode)
or DVD-RAM. HOME
MENU
• XP+ titles cannot be copied to DVD via One Touch
Copy. 2 SETUP Select ‘Copy’ from the Home Menu.
• Titles over eight hours cannot be copied to single-
layer DVD+R/+RW discs using One Touch Copy.
Use DVD+R DL discs for titles over eight hours.
• Titles recorded in MN1 to MN6, SEP, SLP or EP mode
cannot be copied to DVD+R/+RW using One Touch
Copy.
Note
1 In manual recording mode these equate to MN1 to MN15 (Video Mode Off) or MN1 to MN8 (Video Mode On).
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ENTER There are some restrictions on titles that can be added to
the Copy List if you are copying to a DVD-R/-RW (Video
3 Select ‘HDD DVD’. mode) or DVD+R/+RW:
HDD DVD • When adding titles that contain copy-once protected
DVD/CD HDD material, the copy-once parts will not be added.
Disc Back-up
• When adding titles that contain material of more
• If this is the first time to create a Copy List, skip to than one aspect ratio (screen size), each part with a
step 5 below. different aspect ratio will be added as a separate title
if high-speed copying is possible.
4 If there is already a Copy List stored in the
recorder, choose whether to ‘Create New Copy List’ Depending on the title1, high-speed copying may not be
or ‘Continue Using Previous Copy List’. possible to DVDs.
6 Press to display the command menu panel.
The command menu panel
Continue Using Previous Copy List Copy HDD DVD (Video mode) 8 Title
Create New Copy List Select Title
1>2>3 Pr 2
Recent first Pr 4 Back
All Genres 8 WED 29/03 20:00 Wed29/03 Pr 2 SP Pr 9
7 MON 27/03 21:00 Mon 27/03 Pr 4 SP Pr 6
6 S A T 25/03 23:00 S a t 25/03 Pr 9 SP Pr 2
5 T H U 23/03 22:00 T h u 23/03 Pr 6 SP Pr 9
4 WED 22/03 20:00 Wed 22/03 Pr 2 SP Pr 4 Next
3 MON 20/03 13:00 Mon 20/03 Pr 9 SP Pr 2
2 F R I 17/03 21:00 F r i 17/03 Pr 4 SP
1 WED 15/03 20:00 Wed 15/03 Pr 2 SP Pr 2
• If you select Continue Using Previous Copy List, 20:00 Wed29/03 Pr 2 SP
skip to step 10 below.
20:00 1h00m(2.0G)
• Selecting Create New Copy List will erase any Copy
List already stored in the recorder. Sports SP
Copy List Total 4.3G
Current DVD Remain 4.3G
7 Select ‘Next’ to move on to the Title Edit screen.
ENTER Copy HDD DVD (Video mode) 2 Title
Title Edit 1>2>3 Back
5 Add titles to the Copy List (highlight a title
and press ENTER to add). 1 20:00 Wed29/03 Pr 2 SP
2 20:00 Wed22/03 Pr 2 SP
Copy HDD DVD (Video mode) 8 Title Next
Select Title
1>2>3 Pr 2 20:00 Wed29/03 Pr 2 SP
Recent first Pr 4 Back
All Genres 8 WED 29/03 20:00 Wed29/03 Pr 2 SP Pr 9 1h00m(2.0G)
7 MON 27/03 21:00 Mon 27/03 Pr 4 SP Pr 6
6 S A T 25/03 23:00 S a t 25/03 Pr 9 SP Pr 2 Copy List Total 4.3G
5 T H U 23/03 22:00 T h u 23/03 Pr 6 SP Pr 9 Current DVD Remain 4.3G
4 WED 22/03 20:00 Wed 22/03 Pr 2 SP Pr 4 Next
3 MON 20/03 13:00 Mon 20/03 Pr 9 SP Pr 2
2 F R I 17/03 21:00 F r i 17/03 Pr 4 SP
1 WED 15/03 20:00 Wed 15/03 Pr 2 SP Pr 2
20:00 Wed29/03 Pr 2 SP
20:00 1h00m(2.0G)
Sports SP
Copy List Total 0.0G
Current DVD Remain 4.3G
Titles you’ve added to the Copy List are highlighted in
pink.
Note
1 The following titles cannot be copied at high-speed for DVD+R/+RW:
• Titles recorded in MN1 to MN6, SEP, SLP or EP mode.
The following titles cannot be copied at high-speed for DVD-R/-RW (Video Mode) and DVD+R/+RW:
• Widescreen titles recorded at low resolution (SEP through LP/MN1 to MN15 (Video Mode Off) or MN1 to MN8 (Video Mode On)).
• LP/MN9 to MN15 recordings when HDD Recording Format is set to Video Mode Off.
• Bilingual recordings.
• Combined titles that were originally recorded using different recording modes.
The following titles cannot be copied at high-speed for any types of DVD:
• XP+ titles.
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8 To edit a title, highlight it using the / buttons, ENTER
then press ENTER.
10 Select ‘Next’ to proceed.
Copy HDD DVD (Video mode) 2 Title Copy HDD DVD (Video mode) 2 Title
Title Edit Back Title Edit 1>2>3 Back
1>2>3 Next
1 20:00 Wed29/03 Pr 2 SP
1 20:00 Wed29/03 Pr 2 SEPrase 2 20:00 Wed22/03 Pr 2 SP
2 20:00 Wed22/03 Pr 2 STiPtle Name
Erase Section
Move
Preview
Cancel Next
20:00 Wed29/03 Pr 2 SP
20:00 Wed29/03 Pr 2 SP
1h00m(2.0G)
Copy List Total 4.3G 1h00m(2.0G)
Current DVD Remain 4.3G
Copy List Total 4.3G
Current DVD Remain 4.3G
A menu of editing commands appears: There are several options available from the next screen:
• Erase – Erase individual titles from the Copy List (see • Select Recording Mode if you want to change the
Erase on page 119). recording quality (see Recording Mode on page 131).
• Title Name – Name or rename a title in the Copy List • Select Input Disc Name if you want to change the
(see Title Name on page 120). disc name. Input a name of up to 64 characters for a
VR mode disc or 40 characters for a Video mode disc
• Erase Section – Erase part of a title (see Erase Section or DVD+R/+RW. (The input method is similar to that
on page 121). of naming titles; see Title Name on page 120.)
• Move – Change the order of titles in the Copy List • Select Finalize if you want to automatically finalize a
(see Move on page 124). DVD-R/-RW (Video mode) or DVD+R after copying.1
Select a title menu style from the following screen.
• Preview – Check the content of a title in the Copy
List. ENTER
• Divide – Divide a title in the Copy List into two (see 11 Select ‘Start Copy’ to start copying.
Divide on page 122).
Copy HDD DVD (Video Mode)
• Combine – Combine two titles in the Copy List into Start Copy 1>2>3
one (see Combine on page 125).
HDD DVD-RW Back
• Chapter Edit – Edit chapters within a Copy List title Video Mode Recording Mode
(see Chapter Edit on page 122): Input Disc Name
• Divide – Divide a chapter into two. Copy Time 0h 16m Finalize
• Erase/Move – Erase a chapter/Change the
chapter order. Recording Mode High-Speed Start Copy
• Combine – Combine two chapters into one. Disc Name
• Set Thumbnail – Set the thumbnail frame for a title Finalize Off
(see Set Thumbnail on page 121).
Copy List Total 4.3G
• Recording Mode – Set the picture quality of the copy Current DVD Remain 4.3G
(see Recording Mode on page 131).
• If you’re using a DVD-R DL or DVD+R DL disc and the
• Bilingual – Set how bilingual audio should be copied copy will span both layers, the Copy List Total bar
when copying from HDD to DVD-R/-RW (Video mode) will be purple.
and DVD+R/+RW (see Bilingual on page 132).
• The Current DVD Remain bar will be half-length if
• Cancel – Exit the menu. the first layer of a DVD-R DL or DVD+R DL disc is
already full.
Repeat this step for as many titles you have that need
editing.
9 Display the command menu panel.
Note
1 If a timer recording is scheduled to start during copying, the disc will not be finalized.
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Copying from DVD to HDD ENTER
Important 6 Select a title to edit.
• The DVD to HDD Copy screen isn’t accessible when A menu appears of Copy List editing commands:
a finalized Video mode DVD-R/-RW or a DVD-Video is • Erase – Erase individual titles from the Copy List (see
loaded. As long as the disc is not Copy Guard Erase on page 119).
protected, you can still use the One Touch Copy
function, however (see One Touch Copy on page 127). • Move – Change the order of titles in the Copy List
• The recorder can only store one Copy List at a time. (see Move on page 124).
• The Copy List will be erased if:
– any of the titles on the DVD disc are erased or • Preview – Check the content of a title in the Copy
edited. List.
– the disc tray is opened.
– playback is switched between Play List and • Cancel – Exit the menu.
Original. Repeat this step for as many titles you have that need
– the DVD disc is re-initialized or finalized. editing.
– the recorder is reset to its factory settings (see
Resetting the recorder on page 175). ENTER
• It may not be possible to copy from a DVD disc that
was recorded on a different DVD recorder or a PC. 7 Select ‘Next’ from the command menu
panel to proceed to the copy options screen.
HOME
MENU • Select Recording Mode if you want to change the
recording quality (see Recording Mode below).
1 SETUP Select ‘Copy’ from the Home Menu.
ENTER
ENTER
8 Select ‘Start Copy’ to start copying.
2 Select ‘DVD/CD HDD’.
Recording Mode
ENTER
ENTER
3 Select a Copy List type.
• Selecting Create New Copy List will erase any Copy 1 Select ‘Recording Mode’ from the
List already stored in the recorder. command menu panel.
ENTER ENTER
4 Add titles to the Copy List (highlight a title 2 Select a recording mode for the copy.
and press ENTER to add). • High-Speed Copy1 – The Copy List is copied at the
Titles you’ve added to the Copy List are highlighted in same recording quality as the original.
pink. • XP, SP, LP, EP, SLP, SEP, MN2 – The Copy List is
copied at the specified recording quality in real-time.
ENTER (Note that if you copy at a higher quality setting than
the original, the copy will not be better quality than
5 Select ‘Next’ from the command menu the original.)
panel to proceed to the title edit screen. If you select MN above, you can also change the level
setting (MN1 to MN323, LPCM or XP+4) from the
Recording Quality box that appears.
Note
1 When copying to a DVD-R/-RW (Video mode) or DVD+R/+RW, the chapter markers in the copy may not be in exactly the same position as
the original.
2 When the copy mode is set to something other than High-Speed Copy for copying to a DVD-R/-RW (Video mode) or DVD+R/+RW, the chapter
markers of the original are not copied. Chapter markers are put into the copy at regular intervals, according to the Auto Chapter setting (see
also Auto Chapter (Video) on page 157 and Auto Chapter (DVD+R/+RW) on page 158).
3 When copying to a DVD+R/+RW, MN1 to MN3 and SEP modes are not available.
4 XP+ mode available only when copying to HDD.
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• Optimized1,2 – The recording quality is automatically Using disc backup
adjusted so that the Copy List fits on to the space
available on the disc. Copying is carried out in real- * See also Copyright on page 127.
time.
This feature offers a simple way to make a backup copy of
When you change the recording mode setting, you can finalized DVD-R/-RW (Video mode) discs or DVD+R/
see how much disc space it will require. If this is more +RW discs. The data is copied first to the hard disk
than is available, it shows up in red and you won’t be able drive3, then on to another recordable DVD disc.
to start copying. In this case, either change the recording
quality, or press RETURN to go back to the Copy List HOME
screen and erase one or more titles from the Copy List. MENU
Bilingual 1 SETUP Select ‘Copy’, then ‘Disc Back-up’ from the
Home Menu.
ENTER
2 Select a backup option.
1 Select the title containing the audio you
want to change.
Disc Back-up
ENTER Start new disc back-up
Resume writing data
2 Select ‘Bilingual’ from the command
menu panel.
ENTER Erase back-up data
3 Select a bilingual audio option.
There are three backup options:
• Start new disc back-up – Start making a backup of
a disc.
• Resume writing data – Record the backup data
already on the HDD to a recordable DVD.
• Erase back-up data – Erase the backup data on the
HDD.
3 Load the disc you want to make a backup of.
You can only make backup copies of finalized Video mode
DVD-R/-RW discs, finalized DVD+R or DVD+RW discs
(excluding DVD-R DL/DVD+R DL discs).
Disc Back-up
No disc.
Please load a disc to be backed-up.
Start Cancel
Note
1 When the copy mode is set to something other than High-Speed Copy for copying to a DVD-R/-RW (Video mode) or DVD+R/+RW, the chapter
markers of the original are not copied. Chapter markers are put into the copy at regular intervals, according to the Auto Chapter setting (see
also Auto Chapter (Video) on page 157 and Auto Chapter (DVD+R/+RW) on page 158).
2 Optimized mode only available when copying to DVD. Due to remaining space on the disc or the title that you copy, this mode does not always
exactly fill a disc.
3 It is not possible to play this material directly from the HDD.
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ENTER • You can cancel the backup process by pressing
O.T. COPY for more than one second. However, this
4 Select ‘Start’. will make the disc unusable (although if you are
using a DVD-RW or DVD+RW disc you can re-
Disc Back-up initialize it in order to make it usable again — see
Initializing recordable DVD discs on page 102.)
Read from disc and save to HDD.
Start reading? 7 After the recorder has finished recording the
backup disc, you can select whether to make another
Start Cancel backup of the same data or exit.
• To see the progress of the backup, press DISP (LCD Disc Back-up
page 3).
Disc back-up finished.
• You can cancel the backup process by pressing To make another back-up copy, please load
O.T. COPY (LCD page 3) for more than one second. a recordable disc.
5 When the data has been copied, take out the disc Start Cancel
and load a blank* recordable DVD.
* If you’re using a DVD-RW or DVD+RW, the disc doesn’t • Select Start to make another backup copy or Cancel
have to be blank, although the previous contents of the to finish. If you want to make another backup copy,
disc will be erased in the backup process. return to step 6 above.
Disc Back-up 8 If you don’t need to keep the backup data on the
HDD, you can delete it now.
Disc content saved to Hard Disk Drive. Select Yes to delete the data from the HDD; select No to
Please eject the disc and load a keep it (you can delete it later if you want to).
recordable disc
Start Cancel Disc Back-up
You can use a DVD-R ver. 2.0, 2.1 or 2.2 disc, or DVD-RW The backed-up data is still on the HDD.
ver. 1.1 or ver. 1.2 disc for the backup. Erasing it will increase the free space
available. OK to Erase?
• If you backup a DVD-R disc to DVD-RW, you cannot
undo the finalization later. Yes No
• Actual recordable capacity of discs vary so there may • If you decide to leave the backup data on the HDD,
be cases where the contents of the disc you’re you can make backup copies to recordable DVD
backing-up will not fit on to a particular blank disc. If discs anytime from the Disc Back-up menu.
this happens, please try another brand of disc.
• DVD-R/-RW discs can only be backed up to DVD-R/
-RW discs; DVD+R/+RW discs can only be backed
up to DVD+R/+RW discs.
6 Select ‘Start’ to start writing the backed-up data
to the blank disc.
Disc Back-up
Write back-up data from Hard Disk Drive.
The disc contents will be overwritten.
OK to start?
Start Cancel
• To see the progress of the backup, press DISP.
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Chapter 11
Using the Jukebox
The Jukebox feature allows you to use the recorder’s 4 Display the command menu.
HDD to store and playback music from your CDs. You The command menu panel
can also transfer WMA/MP3 files stored on CD-R/-RW/
-ROM, DVD, USB device or PC.
Copying music to the HDD Disc Navigator (DVD/CD)
The first step is to copy some music to the HDD. CD Track List 10 Tracks
audio, WMA and MP3 files are copied at high speed. 1 TRACK1
Usually, each track on a CD or DVD is categorized and 2 TRACK2 Play
copied onto the HDD on the basis of information on Track Name
artists and albums.1 CD 3 TRACK3 Edit
Note that once copied to the HDD, audio tracks cannot 4 TRACK4 Play Mode
be copied to a recordable DVD disc.
5 TRACK5 MENU
Important
• While copying, no other recorder operation is 6 TRACK6
possible. 7 TRACK7
• When copying, scheduled timer recordings will not
8 TRACK8
start until copying is complete.
• Copy protected CDs may not copy successfully. HDD TRACK1 650MB
0.04.30 / 1.14.00 classical
1 Load the CD/DVD you want to copy to the HDD.
Remain TRACK3 0.05.30
HDD/ 100.0 G
Track Repeat Stereo 3 10.00.00
2 DVD (LCD page 1) Select the DVD.
ENTER
DISC
5 Select ‘Edit’ from the menu.
3 NAVIGATOR Open the Disc Navigator.
• This unit automatically searches for titles of an Audio ENTER
CD (see About the automatic display of titles on
page 107). 6 Select ‘Copy all to HDD’ from the menu.
On pressing ENTER all tracks (or files) on the CD are
copied to the HDD.
• When a folder of WMA/MP3 files is selected, you can
copy only the files contained in the folder by using
Copy to HDD.
• You can also copy tracks (or files) by selecting Copy
> DVD/CD HDD and pressing ENTER from the
Home Menu. (For an Audio CD, a track check screen
is displayed.)
• You can also start copying by starting playback of the
CD/DVD and then pressing O.T. COPY (LCD page 3).
• To cancel copying press ENTER.
• If the CD loaded contains both CD audio tracks and
WMA/MP3 files, the part currently selected will copy.
Note
1 • Up to 50 000 tracks can be created in the Jukebox. (You can create up to 50 000 artists/albums in total.)
• Sound quality is not worsened when you copy data from another source.
• When playing back an album copied from a source whose original audio track plays continuously (such as a live recording), there will be a
brief pause in sound between tracks.
• Audio CDs are classified according to the information in the Gracenote database.
• WMA/MP3 files are classified according to the information included in the files. Track names may differ from the names of the original files.
• Depending on the name of the original folder and track, the artist and album under which the folder or track is classified may differ.
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Copying files via USB Connect PC
Connecting a regular USB device Using a USB connection, you can copy WMA and MP3
files from a PC to the HDD of this device. Operations
You can copy WMA or MP3 files from a connected USB carried out on the PC require Windows Media Player 11.
device, such as a USB drive, to the HDD.
1 Connect the USB device. Important
• If the PC you are using does not currently have
HOME
MENU Windows Media Player 11 installed, you must first
install the program and make sure it functions
2 SETUP Select ‘Jukebox’ from the Home Menu. correctly before connecting the USB cable and
attempting to use the Connect PC function.
ENTER • For more information on Connect PC, see Using a PC
on page 67.
3 Select ‘Listen to Music from USB device’. • You cannot edit or delete albums from this device
when it is connected to a PC via USB. If you wish to
4 Display the command menu. edit or delete albums via the Jukebox, you must first
disconnect the USB cable.
ENTER
1 Connect the PC via USB cable.
5 Select ‘Edit’ from the menu. The screen below is displayed. Press ‘’ to close the
screen.
ENTER *Depending on the Windows OS version and the
Windows Media Player settings, the screen shown below
6 Select ‘Copy all to HDD’ from the menu. may not be displayed.
The folders on the USB device will be copied to the HDD.
• Up to 99 folders/999 files on the USB device can be
copied/displayed.
• Only the files that have been read can be copied. To
copy the files that have not been read, reload the files
(see below).
• To copy specific folders, select the desired folders
and select Copy to HDD.
Reloading files from a USB device
If you have a USB device with more than 1000 files and/
or 100 folders, you can still view all the tracks using the
reload function.
1 Navigate to the last entry in the folder list HOME
(‘Read next: ...’). MENU
2 ENTER Load the next batch of up to 999 files/99 2 SETUP Select ‘Jukebox’ from the Home Menu.
folders from the connected USB device.
It takes several minutes to reload files.1 ENTER
3 Select ‘Connect PC’.
ENTER
4 Select ‘Yes’ to confirm or ‘No’ to cancel.
Note
1 You can press HOME MENU to exit the Jukebox screen while the recorder is reloading files.
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5 Verify that the import screen is displayed on the This begins the synchronization process. When finished,
device. the message ‘Synchronized to Device’ is displayed in
If no actions are carried out for 20 minutes, the import Windows Media Player 11.
screen is automatically closed. To reopen it, you will have
to repeat steps 2 through 4.
Status Number of copied Number of files
folders unable to be copied
Connect PC
Standby ( 000 error )
( 000 error )
00000 Folders
000000 Files
Exit
Number of copied files ‘Start Sync’
6 Open Windows Media Player 11 on the PC. For more information refer to the Help menu of Windows
The device settings screen appears. Click ‘Cancel’. Media Player 11.
*Depending on the settings for Windows Media Player
11, the screen shown below may not be displayed. Progress Bar
Connect PC
Copying ( 000 error )
( 000 error )
00001 Folders
000003 Files
Exit
‘Cancel’ • To cancel the synchronization process while it is
underway, press ENTER on the remote control. The
From the PC, in Windows Media Player 11: Connect PC screen is closed.
1. Click ‘Sync’.
2. Choose the artist, album or song you would • If synchronization fails, make sure that the Pioneer.
like to copy, and press the right mouse button. HDD/DVD-Recorder device is selected at the
3. Click ‘Add to Sync list’. synchronization screen of Windows Media Player 11,
4. Click ‘Start Sync’. and try again.
7 When you have finished copying files, close
Windows Media Player 11 on the PC.
8 ENTER Close the import screen on this device.
• If no actions are carried out for 20 minutes after
copying, the import screen is automatically closed.
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Note Playing music from the Jukebox
• When using the sync function of Windows Media
You can select artists, albums or individual tracks from
Player 11, music, artist and album folders are created the Jukebox to play.
as follows:
HOME
Root MENU
Music Artist 1 Album 1 music1.mp3 1 SETUP Select ‘Jukebox’ from the Home Menu.
music2.mp3
ENTER
Album 2 music1.wma
2 Select a Jukebox option.
Artist 2 Album 1 music1.mp3 • Listen to Music/Edit – Listen to CDs or WMA/MP3
files that have been copied to the HDD.
• The above music folder is not displayed. You can also access this option directly by pressing
JUKEBOX (LCD page 1).
• Up to 50 000 tracks can be included in one album. • Listen to Music from USB device – Listen to music
(The total number of tracks allowed in Jukebox is from an external USB device. Proceed to step 4.
50 000.) Note that when there are many tracks
contained in one album, it may take time to display ENTER
and transfer these tracks.
3 Select the artist you want to play back.
• Artists, albums and tracks with no set name that are The screen below shows artists stored on the HDD:
transferred from CD/DVD/USB are displayed as
‘Unknown Artist’, ‘Unknown Album’ and ‘Unknown Jukebox HDD
File’ in Windows Media Player 11.
Artist List 10 Artists
• Artists, albums and track names that do not conform ALL MENU
to the ISO8859-1 standard may display differently in
Windows Media Player 11 and the Jukebox. Artist 1 Artist1 Total 10
Original 2 Artist2
• File whose extensions are not supported by the 3 Artist3
Jukebox (i.e. files that are not .mp3 or .wma) cannot HDD 4 Artist4
be transferred. 5 Artist5
6 Artist6
• Files imported to this recorder via Connect PC cannot 7 Artist7
be exported from this recorder. Artist1
• Note that no recording functions, including timer Remain
recordings, will be carried out when you are using the 100.0 G
Connect PC function.
The album display changes for the selected artist when
you press ENTER.
• This step is for the display mode set to Artist. The
operation varies when the display mode is set to other
settings.
• To play back all artists, select All and proceed to step 6.
• Press or (LCD page 3) to change the page.
ENTER
4 Select the album you want to play back.
Press ENTER to change the track display for the selected
album.
• To play back all albums, select All and proceed to
step 6.
5 Select the track you want to play back.
• To play back all tracks, select All.
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6 Display the command menu. ENTER
3 Select ‘Add to Play List’ from the menu.
Jukebox HDD ENTER
Track List 10 Tracks 4 Select a play list (‘Play List 1’ to ‘Play List
ALL 4’) where you want to add the selected track.
Play
Track 1 Track1 Erase MENU • You can add up to 25 songs to a play list.
Original 2 Track2 Edit • You can rename a play list (see Editing the HDD
3 Track3 Repeat
HDD 4 Track4 Add to Play List Jukebox on page 139).
5 Track5
6 Track6 Play List Name Playing a play list
7 Track7
Track1 MP3 8GB 1 Display the view options panel.
classical
The view options panel
Remain
100.0 G
ENTER
7 Select ‘Play’ from the menu.
Repeat play Jukebox HDD
1 Display the command menu during Artist List 10 Artists
playback. ALL
Display Mode MENU
ENTER Artist 001 Artist1
002 Artist2 Total 10
2 Select ‘Repeat’ from the menu. Artist 003 Artist3
• Select Play Mode when audio files stored on a USB Play List 004 Artist4
device are being played back (see The Play Mode 005 Artist5
menu on page 109). Original 006 Artist6
Original 007 Artist7
ENTER Artist1
HDD
3 Select a repeat function from the
command menu panel. Remain
100.0 G
• Artist Repeat – Repeats all tracks of an artist being
played back. ENTER
• Album Repeat – Repeats all tracks of an album 2 Select ‘Play List’.
being played back.
ENTER
• Track Repeat – Repeats the track being played back.
• Cancel – Cancels repeat playback. 3 Select a play list (‘Play List 1’ to ‘Play List
4’) you want to play back.
Playing your favourite music (Play List)
4 Display the command menu.
You can collect and play back only your favourite songs
stored on the HDD. ENTER
5 Select ‘Play’ from the menu.
Creating a play list
ENTER
1 Select a track you want to add to a play
list.
2 Display the command menu.
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Changing the display style of the ENTER
Jukebox
2 Select an album/track you want to copy.
ENTER
ENTER
1 Select an artist/album you want to
change the display for. 3 Select ‘Edit’ > ‘Copy Album’ or ‘Copy
Track’ from the command menu.
2 Display the view options panel.
ENTER
Jukebox HDD
4 Select an artist/album you want to copy
Artist List 10 Artists the selected album/track to.
ALL Select New Artist or New Album if you want to create a
Display Mode MENU new artist/album. The name of an artist/album becomes
Artist 001 Artist1 A_number/A_number_F_number.
002 Artist2 Total 10
Artist 003 Artist3 ENTER
Play List 004 Artist4
005 Artist5 5 Select ‘Yes’ to confirm or ‘No’ to cancel.
Original 006 Artist6
Original 007 Artist7 Editing the HDD Jukebox
Artist1
HDD A number of commands are available for editing and
changing the playback behavior of albums.
Remain
100.0 G
ENTER 1 JUKE (LCD page 1) Press to display the Jukebox
BOX
3 Select a view option.
• Display Mode screen.
By artist – Displays the artists copied onto this unit ENTER
from the earliest date.
By album – Displays the albums of the selected 2 Select what you want to edit.
artist. When you select All, albums of all artist are
displayed. ENTER
By track – Displays the tracks of the selected artist/
album. When you select All, tracks of the all artist/ 3 Select an edit function from the command
album are displayed. menu panel.
• Play List
Original – Displays the settings of Display Mode • Erase – Deletes the selected artist/album/track.1
(By artist).
Play List 1 to Play List 4 – Displays the tracks added • Edit > Artist name – Enter a name of up to 64
to each play list. characters for the artist. See Title Name on page 120
Favourites – Displays up to 25 tracks you listen to for how to enter names.
most frequently.
• Edit > Album name – Enter a name of up to 64
Copying albums/tracks characters for the album. See Title Name on page 120
for how to enter names.
You can copy the albums stored on the HDD to other
folders of a different artist on the HDD. Also, you can copy • Edit > Track name – Enter a name of up to 64
the tracks stored on the HDD to other albums on the HDD. characters for the track. See Title Name on page 120
for how to enter names.
• You cannot copy the albums/tracks stored on the
HDD to a DVD or a USB device. • Play List name – Enter a name of up to 12 characters
for the Play List. See Title Name on page 120 for how
to enter names.
1 JUKE (LCD page 1) Press to display the Jukebox
BOX
screen.
Note
1 Some time may be required to erase artists or albums if they include many tracks.
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Chapter 12
The PhotoViewer
From the PhotoViewer you can view JPEG photos and Information column, you can change thumbnails via the
picture files stored on the HDD, recordable DVD or CD-R/ / buttons (LCD page 1).
-RW/-ROM, or on a USB-equipped digital camera.1 You
can also import files and save them to the recorder’s Currently selected
HDD or a DVD-R/-RW disc. folder in folder list
Locating JPEG picture files PhotoViewer HDD
HOME Select Folder
MENU
001 Folder1
1 SETUP Select ‘PhotoViewer’ from the Home Menu.
Folder 002 Folder2
ENTER 003 Folder3
004 Folder4
2 Select the location of the files you want to
view or edit. 005 Folder5 FOLDER
MENU
006 Folder6
007 Folder7 1/3
008 Folder8 Pages in
folder list
HDD 002 Folder2
Remain
Files 999
100.0 G
Folder 999 MB
Folder information
View/Edit Photos on the HDD 4 Select the file you want to view, copy or
edit.
View Photos on a CD/DVD Currently selected
thumbnail
View Photos on a USB Device
PhotoViewer HDD
Copy Files from a Digital Camera
Folder2 Folder Size 999 MB
• View/Edit Photos on the HDD – View or edit photos
already stored on the recorder’s HDD. File 001 PIOR0000 FILE
12 Files 002 PIOR0001 MENU
• View Photos on a CD/DVD – View photos on a 003 PIOR0002
Fujicolor CD, CD-ROM, CD-R/RW, or DVD-R/-RW. HDD 004 PIOR0003 1/84
Remain 005 PIOR0004
• View Photos on a USB Device – View photos on a 006 PIOR0005 Pages in
digital camera (or other USB device) connected to 100.0 G 007 PIOR0006 file list
the USB port. 008 PIOR0007
009 PIOR0008
• Copy Files from a Digital Camera – Copy all DCF 010 PIOR0009
files directly from a connected digital camera to a 011 PIOR0010
recordable DVD-R/-RW. 012 PIOR0011
ENTER • The larger the file size, the longer it takes the recorder
to load the file.
3 Select the folder containing the files you
want to view, copy or edit. • You can change folders via the / buttons.
The first image from the selected folder is displayed as • If you encounter a disc that will not play, check that
thumbnail at the bottom of the screen. From the Folder
the disc and file formats are compatible with this
recorder (see JPEG file compatibility and PC-created
disc compatibility on page 60).
• The thumbnail of files that cannot be played is
displayed as the logo.
Note
1 Up to 999 files or 99 folders are viewable, but if there are more files/folders than this on the disc or connected USB camera it is still possible
to view them all using the Reload function (see Reloading files from a disc or USB device on page 142).
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Changing the display style of the Playing a slideshow
PhotoViewer
ENTER
You can choose to display photos by grouping them by
folder, file, or number of thumbnails. 1 Select a folder from the folder list.
To start the slideshow from the first file in the folder, skip to
1 Display the view options panel. step 3 after choosing the desired folder and pressing .
The view options panel
2 Select a thumbnail.
PhotoViewer HDD • Use / (LCD page 1) to display the previous/
next page of thumbnails.
Folder2 Folder Size 999 MB
ENTER
Display Mode 001 PIOR0000 FILE
File 002 PIOR0001 MENU 3 Select ‘Start Slideshow’ or ‘Start Audio
003 PIOR0002 Slideshow’ from the menu.
File 004 PIOR0003 1/84 When Start Audio Slideshow is selected, you can enjoy
Style 005 PIOR0004 the slideshow while playing back music in Jukebox.
006 PIOR0005 Press / to select the desired play list or Favourites
12 Files 007 PIOR0006 that contains the songs you want to play back and then
12 Files 008 PIOR0007 press ENTER.
009 PIOR0008 For more information on adding music to the HDD, see
HDD 010 PIOR0009 Using the Jukebox on page 134.
Remain 011 PIOR0010
012 PIOR0011 • You can also select a file or folder then press
100.0 G (Play)(LCD page 1) to start playing the slideshow.
ENTER • Use / to display the previous/next picture, or
(Pause)(LCD page 1) to pause the slideshow.
2 Choose ‘Display Mode’ or ‘Style’ then
press ENTER to see the available view options. • Depending on the aspect ratio, some pictures may be
displayed with black bars top and bottom, or left and
• Display Mode – Choose between folder and file right.
display modes.
• Large picture files may take a few seconds to display.
• Style – Choose between displays of 1, 4 and 12 This is normal.
thumbnails.
4 (LCD page 1) Press to return to the thumbnail.
ENTER • You can also use the RETURN button.
3 Choose a view option, then press ENTER. HOME
The display mode will change to that which you have MENU
chosen.
5 SETUP Press to exit the PhotoViewer.
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Zooming an image Importing files to the HDD
During a slideshow you can zoom in to enlarge a portion You can import files and save them to the HDD2 from a
of the picture by a factor of two or four. You can also move CD, DVD or a connected USB camera. Once on the HDD
the area of the picture displayed. you can edit and organize your pictures and print them
out if you’ve connected a PictBridge-compatible printer.
1 ENTER Press during the slideshow to zoom the
picture. ENTER
Repeated presses cycle between zoom off, 2x zoom and
4x zoom. The zoom factor is displayed on-screen. 1 Select the location of folders/files you
want to import.
2 Use to move the zoomed area. To import a whole folder, select the desired folder, press
, and skip to step 3 below.
Rotating an image
• To import multiple folders, use the Multi-Mode; see
You can rotate the displayed picture during a slideshow Selecting multiple files or folders on page 143.
so you can always view pictures the right way up,
whichever way they were taken. 2 Select a file to import, then press .
• To import multiple files, use the Multi-Mode; see
• (LCD page 3) Press during the slideshow to
rotate the displayed picture clockwise by 90º. Selecting multiple files or folders on page 143.
Press repeatedly to continue rotating the picture in
increments of 90º. ENTER
Reloading files from a disc or USB 3 Select ‘Copy to HDD’ from the menu.
device
PhotoViewer CD/DVD
If you have a disc with more than 1000 files and/or 100
folders, you can still view all the images using the reload Folder2 Folder Size 999 MB
function.
001 PIOR0000 Start Slideshow
1 Navigate to the last entry in the folder list 002 PIOR0001
(‘Read next: ...’). File 003 PIOR0002 Copy all to HDD
12 Files 004 PIOR0003
2 ENTER Load the next batch of up to 999 files/99 005 PIOR0004 Copy to HDD
folders from the disc or connected USB device. HDD 006 PIOR0005
It will take a moment (at most a few minutes) to load in Remain 007 PIOR0006 Print
the images.1 008 PIOR0007
100.0 G 009 PIOR0008 Detailed InformationFILE
010 PIOR0009
011 PIOR0010 Multi-Mode MENU
012 PIOR0011
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ENTER
4 Select ‘Yes’ to confirm and copy the
folder(s)/file(s), or ‘No’ to cancel.
• The files will be copied to the HDD with the same
folder structure as the original.
• Importing to the HDD will not work if there is
insufficient space on the HDD, or if there are already
the maximum number of files and/or folders on the
HDD (999 folders/999 files per folder).
Note
1 You can press HOME MENU to exit the PhotoViewer screen while the recorder is reloading images. (If you enter the PhotoViewer again, it will
resume reloading.)
2 For files you want to keep permanently, we recommend backing up to DVD-R/-RW.
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Selecting multiple files or folders Copying files to a DVD-R/-RW
The Multi-Mode allows you to select multiple folders/files Using this feature you can copy all the files1 (including
at once for importing or editing. audio and movie files) stored on a connected USB
camera to a recordable DVD disc.
ENTER
A slideshow of the files is also recorded on the disc as a
1 Select the folder containing the files you Video mode title, making it possible to view the photos on
want to import. other DVD players/recorders that may not be compatible
with JPEG file playback.
2 Display the command menu.
Once the files have been copied, the disc is automatically
finalized.
ENTER Important
• Use a blank DVD-R/-RW disc, or one that has already
3 Select ‘Multi-Mode’ from the menu.
been initialized for Video mode recording but has
PhotoViewer HDD nothing yet recorded on it. Discs that have already
been recorded on (as well as CD-R/-RW discs) cannot
Select Folder be used.
• After backing up the pictures in your digital camera
001 Folder1 Start Slideshow to DVD, we recommend verifying that they have been
recorded properly before deleting anything from the
Folder 002 Folder2 Start Audio Slideshow camera.
003 Folder3
004 Folder4 New Folder 1 Press HOME MENU and select ‘PhotoViewer’ to
display the PhotoViewer screen.
Folder Options 2 Load a blank (or unrecorded Video mode) DVD-R
or DVD-RW disc.
005 Folder5 Copy to DVD FOLDER
Multi-Mode MENU ENTER
006 Folder6 3 Select ‘Copy Files from a Digital Camera’
007 Folder7 from the menu.
008 Folder8 View/Edit Photos on the HDD
HDD 002 Folder2 View Photos on a CD/DVD
Remain
Files 999 View Photos on a USB Device
100.0 G
Folder 999 MB 1/3 Copy Files from a Digital Camera
ENTER ENTER
4 Select files/folders from the list. 4 Select ‘Yes’ to confirm or ‘No’ to cancel.
An orange check mark box () is shown by the item you • Note that during copying, any timer programmes set
selected. A blue check mark box () appears on the folder to start will not begin, and no other operations are
select screen when files from that folder are selected. possible.
PhotoViewer HDD Multi-Mode
Select Folder
001 Folder1
Folder 002 Folder2
003 Folder3
004 Folder4
005 Folder5 FOLDER
MENU
006 Folder6
007 Folder7 1/3
008 Folder8
HDD 002 Folder2
Remain
Files 999
100.0 G
Folder 999 MB
5 Display the command menu.
ENTER
6 Select the command you want to apply to
all the selected items.
Note
1 • There is a limit to the number of files/amount of data that you can copy at one time.
• Only DCF format files in DCIM folders can be copied to a recordable DVD-R/-RW.
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Copying selected files to a DVD-R/-RW Editing files on the HDD
This feature allows you just to copy some of the files There are a number of commands you can use to edit and
stored on HDD to a DVD. organize your pictures stored on the HDD.
A slideshow of the files is also recorded on the disc as a
Video mode title, making it possible to view the photos on Creating a new folder
other DVD players/recorders that may not be compatible
with JPEG file playback. Note however that you may need 1 From the folder list, display the menu.
to finalize the disc before it will play on another DVD
player (copying selected files doesn’t automatically ENTER
finalize the disc).
2 Select ‘New Folder’.
Important The folder appears at the bottom of the folder list with the
name F_number.
• A maximum of 99 slideshow titles can be recorded.
• One slideshow title can contain up to 99 files. If there PhotoViewer HDD
are more files than this in the slideshow, multiple Select Folder
slideshows are created on the disc.
• If you erase a slideshow title from a DVD the 001 Folder1 Start Slideshow
slideshow will become unplayable but the free space
will not increase. Folder 002 Folder2 Start Audio Slideshow
003 Folder3
1 Load a blank (or unfinalized Video mode) DVD-R New Folder
or DVD-RW disc.
004 Folder4 Folder Options
ENTER
005 Folder5 Copy to DVD FOLDER
2 Select ‘View/Edit Photos on the HDD’ Multi-Mode MENU
from the menu.
006 Folder6
007 Folder7
008 Folder8
HDD 002 Folder2
Files 999
Remain Folder 999 MB 1/3
100.0 G
• There can be up to 999 folders on the HDD.
ENTER Erasing a file or folder
3 Select the file(s) or folder(s) you want to 1 Select the file(s) or folder(s) you want to
copy. erase.
• Copying a folder will copy all the files contained in it. • To erase multiple files or folders, use the Multi-Mode;
• To copy multiple folders, use the Multi-Mode; see see Selecting multiple files or folders on page 143.
Selecting multiple files or folders on page 143. • Erasing a folder will erase all the files contained in it.
Please be careful!
ENTER
• You can’t erase files that have been locked.
4 Select ‘Copy to DVD’ from the menu. • Folders containing locked files can’t be erased.
ENTER Unlocked files in the folder, however, will be erased.
5 Select ‘Yes’ to confirm or ‘No’ to cancel. 2 Display the command menu.
• Folder names on the disc will be number PIONR. File
names will be PHOT number.
• Note that during copying, any timer programmes set
to start will not begin, and no other operation is
possible.
• While ‘Cancel’ is displayed, you can press ENTER to
cancel.
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ENTER ENTER
3 Select ‘File Options’ or ‘Folder Options’. 4 Select ‘Copy’ or ‘Copy Folder Contents’.
PhotoViewer HDD PhotoViewer HDD
Folder2 Folder Size 999 MB Folder2 Folder Size 999 MB
001 PIOR0000 Start Slideshow 001 PIOR0000 Start Slideshow
002 PIOR0001 002 PIOR0001
File 003 PIOR0002 Start Audio Slideshow 003 PIOR0002 EraseStart Audio Slideshow
12 Files 004 PIOR0003 004 PIOR0003
005 PIOR0004 File Options File 005 PIOR0004 CopyFile Options
HDD 006 PIOR0005 12 Files 006 PIOR0005
Remain 007 PIOR0006 Print 007 PIOR0006 RenaPmrientFile
008 PIOR0007 HDD 008 PIOR0007
100.0 G 009 PIOR0008 Copy to DVD FILE Remain 009 PIOR0008 LockCopy to DVD FILE
010 PIOR0009 010 PIOR0009
011 PIOR0010 Detailed InformationMENU 100.0 G 011 PIOR0010 Detailed InformationMENU
012 PIOR0011 012 PIOR0011
Multi-Mode Multi-Mode
Cancel
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ENTER ENTER
4 Select ‘Erase’ or ‘Erase Folder’. 5 Select a folder to copy the folder(s)/file(s)
to.
PhotoViewer HDD
ENTER
Folder2 Folder Size 999 MB
6 Select ‘Yes’ to confirm or ‘No’ to cancel.
001 PIOR0000 Start Slideshow • Copying to the HDD will not work if there is
002 PIOR0001 EraseStart Audio Slideshow insufficient space on the HDD; if there are already the
File 003 PIOR0002 CopyFile Options maximum number of files and/or folders on the HDD.
12 Files 004 PIOR0003 RenaPmrientFile
005 PIOR0004 LockCopy to DVD Naming files and folders
HDD 006 PIOR0005 FILE
Remain 007 PIOR0006
008 PIOR0007 Detailed InformationMENU
100.0 G 009 PIOR0008
010 PIOR0009 Multi-Mode
011 PIOR0010 Cancel
012 PIOR0011
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ENTER 1 Select the file or folder you want to
rename.
5 Select ‘Yes’ to confirm or ‘No’ to cancel. You can’t rename files that have been locked.
• You can also erase a file or folder by pressing CLEAR
(LCD page 2) when the file or folder is highlighted. 2 Display the command menu.
Press ENTER to confirm.
ENTER
Copying files
3 Select ‘File Options’ or ‘Folder Options’.
1 Select the file(s) or folder(s) you want to
copy. ENTER
• Copying a folder will copy all the files contained in it. 4 Select ‘Rename File’ or ‘Rename Folder’.
• To copy multiple files or folders, use the Multi-Mode;
PhotoViewer HDD
see Selecting multiple files or folders on page 143.
Folder2 Folder Size 999 MB
2 Display the command menu.
001 PIOR0000 Start Slideshow
ENTER 002 PIOR0001 EraseStart Audio Slideshow
File 003 PIOR0002 CopyFile Options
3 Select ‘File Options’ or ‘Folder Options’. 12 Files 004 PIOR0003 RenaPmrientFile
005 PIOR0004 LockCopy to DVD
HDD 006 PIOR0005 FILE
Remain 007 PIOR0006
008 PIOR0007 Detailed InformationMENU
100.0 G 009 PIOR0008
010 PIOR0009 Multi-Mode
011 PIOR0010 Cancel
012 PIOR0011
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5 Enter a new name for the file/folder. 1 Choose the file for which you would like to see
File names or Folder names can be up to 64 characters detailed information.
long.
2 Choose ‘Detailed Information’.
See Using a USB keyboard to enter a name on page 120 When no detailed information is available, nothing is
for how to enter a name. displayed.
Locking/Unlocking files Printing files
Locking files will protect them from accidental erasure Connecting a PictBridge-compatible printer to the USB
and prevent them from being renamed. port will enable you to print out picture files1 stored on
Use the same process to both lock and unlock files. the HDD, a CD/DVD or directly from a digital camera.
Locked files are displayed in the PhotoViewer with a Make sure that the printer (and your digital camera if you
padlock icon. are using that as a source) is connected to the recorder
before starting.
1 Select the file(s) you want to lock (or
unlock). 1 Select the file(s) you want to print.
• To print multiple files, use the Multi-Mode; see
• To lock/unlock multiple files or folders, use the Multi- Selecting multiple files or folders on page 143.
Mode; see Selecting multiple files or folders on
page 143.
2 Display the command menu. 2 Display the command menu.
ENTER ENTER
3 Select ‘File Options’ or ‘Folder Options’. 3 Select ‘Print’ from the menu.
ENTER PhotoViewer HDD
4 Select ‘Lock’ or ‘Lock Folder Contents’. Folder2 Folder Size 999 MB
001 PIOR0000 Start Slideshow
002 PIOR0001
File 003 PIOR0002 Start Audio Slideshow
12 Files 004 PIOR0003
PhotoViewer HDD 005 PIOR0004 File Options
HDD 006 PIOR0005
Folder2 Folder Size 999 MB Remain 007 PIOR0006 Print
008 PIOR0007
100.0 G 009 PIOR0008 Copy to DVD FILE
010 PIOR0009
001 PIOR0000 Start Slideshow 011 PIOR0010 Detailed InformationMENU
002 PIOR0001 EraseStart Audio Slideshow 012 PIOR0011
File 003 PIOR0002 CopyFile Options Multi-Mode
12 Files 004 PIOR0003
005 PIOR0004 RenaPmrientFile
HDD 006 PIOR0005 LockCopy to DVD
Remain 007 PIOR0006 FILE
008 PIOR0007
100.0 G 009 PIOR0008 Detailed InformationMENU
010 PIOR0009
011 PIOR0010 Multi-Mode 1/84
012 PIOR0011 Cancel
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Locked files are shown with a padlock icon next to them. 4 Select ‘Start’ to confirm or ‘Cancel’ to
To remove all locks within a given folder, choose ‘Folder cancel.
Option’ > ‘Unlock Folder Contents’.
• Once printing has started, you can cancel by
pressing ENTER.
To view detailed information Tip
This feature allows you to check the settings of the • Paper size and layout can be set; the options
camera from which you imported the photos. available depend on your printer — check the printer
manual for details.
• This recorder may not work correctly with all printers.
Note
1 Picture files should be standard DCF format. Non-standard files may not print properly.
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The Disc Setup menu 13
Chapter 13
The Disc Setup menu
From the Disc Setup menu you can name discs, lock the Important
contents to prevent accidental recording and erasure,
initialize and finalize discs. The Disc Setup menu is • A locked disc can still be initialized (which will
accessed from the Home menu. completely erase the disc).
Basic settings HOME
MENU
1 SETUP Select ‘Disc Setup’ from the Home Menu.
Input Disc Name ENTER
DVD (VR) DVD (Video) DVD+R DVD+RW DVD-RAM 2 Select ‘Basic’ > ‘Lock Disc’ then ‘On’ or ‘Off’.
When you initialize a disc for recording, the recorder Disc Setup Input Disc Name On
automatically assigns a name for the disc ranging from Lock Disc Off
DISC 1 to DISC 99. You can use the Input Disc Name Basic DVD-RW Auto Init.
function to change the default disc name to something Initialize
more descriptive. This name appears when you load the Finalize
disc and when you display disc information on-screen. Optimize HDD
HOME Set to On to prevent accidental recording, editing or
MENU erasing of the disc loaded. If you need to unlock the disc
to make edits, select Off.
1 SETUP Select ‘Disc Setup’ from the Home Menu.
DVD-RW Auto Initialize
ENTER
DVD-RW
2 Select ‘Basic’ > ‘Input Disc Name’ > ‘Next
Screen’. • Default setting: VR Mode
Initialization mode is automatically carried out when you
Disc Setup Input Disc Name Next Screen insert a blank DVD-RW. You must set the desired
Lock Disc initialization mode before inserting a disc.
Basic DVD-RW Auto Init. See DVD-RW Auto Initialize on page 102 for detailed
Initialize instructions.
Finalize
Optimize HDD
ENTER Initialize settings
3 Input a name for the disc. DVD-R DVD-RW DVD+RW DVD-RAM
The disc name can be up to 64 characters long for a VR
mode disc, or 40 for a Video mode discs and DVD+R/+RW. You can initialize a recordable DVD-R/-RW disc for either
VR mode or Video mode recording.
• See Title Name on page 120 for more on navigating The first time you load a new DVD-RW disc, it will be
the input screen. automatically initialized for recording according to the
DVD-RW Auto Init. setting in the Disc Setup menu (see
Lock Disc page 102).
New DVD-R discs are ready for Video mode recording
DVD (VR) DVD-RAM when you load them, but it is also possible to initialize
them for VR mode recording.1
• Default setting: Off
Locking the disc will prevent accidental recording,
editing or erasing of the disc.
Note
1 Once initialized for VR mode recording it is not possible to re-initialize the disc for Video mode recording. Also, once recorded in Video mode,
the disc cannot be re-initialized for VR mode recording.
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DVD+RW and DVD-RAM discs can also be initialized as Important
a way of erasing the entire disc. When initializing a DVD
-RAM disc, select VR mode. • Optimizing the HDD can take as long as eight hours.
See Initializing recordable DVD discs on page 102 for During optimization, playback and recording are not
detailed instructions. possible.
Finalize settings • Cancelling optimization mid-way does not undo the
optimization already done, so the HDD will be partly
Finalize optimized.
DVD-R DVD-RW DVD+R DVD+RW HOME
MENU
Finalizing ‘fixes’ the recordings in place so that the disc
can be played on a regular DVD player or computer 1 SETUP Select ‘Disc Setup’ from the Home Menu.
equipped with a suitable DVD-ROM drive.
It is also possible to finalize DVD+RW discs. This is only ENTER
necessary if you want to a player to display a title menu
for the disc. 2 Select ‘Optimize HDD’ then ‘Start’.
See Playing your recordings on other DVD players on
page 101 for detailed instructions. Disc Setup Optimize HDD Start
Basic
Initialize
Finalize
Optimize HDD
Undo Finalize A progress bar indicates how long there is left to go. If no
actions are carried out for more than 20 minutes after the
DVD-RW optimization process is completed, the unit turns itself
off.
You can undo the finalization on DVD-RW discs recorded
on this recorder in Video mode. You need to do this if you Initialize HDD
want to record more material or edit material already on
the disc. HDD
You can also undo the finalization of VR mode discs
which have been finalized on other DVD recorders. If When your HDD/DVD recorder is working without a
when you load a disc the message This disc cannot be problem this option is not visible in the Disc Setup menu.
recorded. Undo the finalization. is displayed, use this However, if the HDD file system becomes corrupted for
command to be able to record on the disc using this some reason, you can initialize the HDD to fix the
recorder. problem. Note that initializing the HDD will erase all the
data on it.
HOME
MENU HOME
MENU
1 SETUP Select ‘Disc Setup’ from the Home Menu.
1 SETUP Select ‘Disc Setup’ from the Home Menu.
ENTER
2 Select ‘Finalize’ > ‘Undo Finalize’ then
‘Start’.
Optimize HDD ENTER
2 Select ‘Initialize HDD’ then ‘Start’.
HDD Disc Setup Initialize HDD Start
As you record, erase and edit recordings, the HDD file Basic
system gradually becomes fragmented. Periodically, the Initialize
HDD will need optimizing to ‘clean up’ all the fragmented Finalize
files. OInpitiamliizzee HHDDDD
When the HDD needs optimizing the recorder will
automatically display a message recommending
optimization.
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The Video Adjust menu 14
Chapter 14
The Video Adjust menu
Using the Video Adjust menu you can set up the picture Creating your own set
quality for the built-in tuner and external input, for disc
playback, and for recording. There are three user presets in which you can save your
own set of picture quality settings.
Setting the picture quality for TV and
external input 1 Follow Choosing a preset above and select one of
the user presets (Memory 1, 2 or 3).
Picture Creation lets you choose a set of picture quality
settings for the built-in TV tuner1 and for the external ENTER
input. There are several preset settings that suit various
sources, or you can create up to three of your own sets. 2 Select ‘Detailed Settings’.
Choosing a preset Pr 1
Memory1
Detailed Settings
HOME ENTER
MENU 3 Select the setting you want to adjust.
1 SETUP With the recorder stopped, press to display
the Home Menu. Memory1 Pr 1
ENTER Prog. Motion Motion Auto Still
PureCinma Off
2 Select ‘Video Adjust’. 3-D Y/C Motion Still
YNR Off Max
ENTER CNR Off Max
Detail Off Max
3 Select a preset. White AGC
Pr 1
Tuner You can adjust the following settings:
Detailed Settings
• Prog. Motion – Adjusts the motion and still picture
• Use the INPUT button (LCD page 2) to switch between quality when video output is set to progressive.
the built-in TV tuner and the external input.
• PureCinema – This setting optimizes the picture for
• Use the CH +/– buttons (LCD page 2) to change the film material when the video output is set to
channel of the built-in TV tuner. progressive. Usually set to Auto; but try switching to
Off if the picture appears unnatural.
There are six presets available:
• 3-D Y/C – Adjusts the brightness/colour separation.
• Tuner – suitable for general TV broadcasts
• VCR – suitable for video cassettes • YNR – Adjusts the amount of noise reduction (NR)
• DTV/LDP – suitable for digital broadcasts and applied to the Y (brightness) component.
Laserdiscs • CNR – Adjusts the amount of noise reduction (NR)
applied to the C (colour) component.
• Memory1 – user preset 1
• Memory2 – user preset 2 • Detail – Adjusts how sharp edges appear.
• Memory3 – user preset 3
You can press DISP (LCD page 3) to see the individual • White AGC – Turn on for automatic white level
settings for the current preset (Tuner, VCR or DTV/LDP). adjustment.
• White Level – Adjusts the intensity of white.
• Black Level – Adjusts the intensity of black.
Note
1 When an HDMI component is not connected, the settings for the digital tuner cannot be changed.
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• Black Setup – Corrects the standard reference black Setting the picture quality for disc
level (525 Input Line System only). playback
• Hue – Adjusts overall balance between red and green. This setting determines how the picture will look when
• Chroma Level – Adjusts how rich the colours appear. playing discs.
ENTER Choosing a preset
4 Adjust the currently selected setting. HOME
MENU
HOME
MENU 1 SETUP With a disc playing (or paused), press to
display the Home Menu.
5 SETUP Press to exit.
You can now use the preset for any other input or the
built-in TV tuner.
Tip 2 ENTER
3
• To see more of the picture as you adjust different Select ‘Video Adjust’.
settings, press ENTER after selecting the setting you
want to adjust. ENTER
Select a setting.
TV
Detailed Settings
There are six presets available:
• TV – suitable for LCD and cathode-ray tube TVs
• PDP – suitable for plasma television screens
• Professional – suitable for professional monitors
• Memory1 – user preset 1
• Memory2 – user preset 2
• Memory3 – user preset 3
You can press DISP (LCD page 3) to see the individual
settings for the current preset (TV, PDP or Professional).
Creating your own set
There are three user presets in which you can save your
own set of picture quality settings for disc playback.
1 Follow Choosing a preset above and select one of
the user presets (Memory 1, 2 or 3).
2 Move the cursor down and select ‘Detailed
Settings’.
Memory1
Detailed Settings
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