Pioneer A05 manual

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    DVR-A05 S OFTWARE I NSTALLATION G UIDE T ABLE OF C ONTENTS 1. G ENERAL I NFORMATION ......................................................................................................... 3 2. A RC S OFT S HOW B IZ ............................................................................................................... 5 3. P INNACLE I NSTA[...]

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    DVR-A05 Software Installation Guide T hank you for purchasing the Pioneer DVR-A05 combination DVD / CD recordable drive. The DVR-A05 drive represents Pioneer’s fifth gener ation of DVD-R recording technology since introducing the world’s first DVD-R drive in 1997. The DVR-A05 incorporates the latest innovations in manufacturing and optical reco[...]

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    DVR-A05 Software Installation Guide 1. G ENERAL I NFORMATI ON C ONTENTS : The following items are included in the Pioneer DVR-A05 retail box.  One Pioneer DVR-A05 DVD-R/RW drive  One DVD-R blank recordable disc  DVR-A05 Operating Instructions  One DVD-RW blank recordable disc  Product Warranty Statement  Audio Connection Cable [...]

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    DVR-A05 Software Installation Guide STEP 1 INSTALL THE DVR-A05 DRIVE Refer to the operating instructions for detailed information to install the Pioneer DVR-A05 drive. The Operating Instructions (foldout pamphlet) are included in the box with your drive. STEP 2 INSTALL SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS After successfully installing the DV R-A05 drive in your c[...]

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    DVR-A05 Software Installation Guide 2. A RC S OFT S HOW B IZ I NTRODUCTION ArcSoft ShowBiz offers powerful movie making tools through a simple control base. Making home movies from existing videos and still images is as simple as dragging and dropping files. The application includes several transitions and animated text effects to make your work lo[...]

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    DVR-A05 Software Installation Guide 3. P INNACLE I NSTANT W RITE I NTRODUCTION Pinnacle InstantWrite enables you to use your Pioneer DVR-A05 DVD-R/RW drive just like a hard disk or floppy disk. You can drag and drop file s, create new directories right on your media and even save files from your applications (e.g. word processing, drawing, etc.) di[...]

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    DVR-A05 Software Installation Guide 6) Choose a destination location for the program. Default location: C:Program FilesInstantCD+DVD 7) Select a Program Folder Default (new) folder: InstantCD+DVD 8) Click on Finish to exit the installation program and reboot your computer. P ROGRAM U PDATES & U PGRADES 7 The DVR-A05 includes the current vers[...]

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    DVR-A05 Software Installation Guide 4. R OXIO E ASY CD C REATOR 5.3 B ASIC I NTRODUCTION With Roxio’s Easy CD Creator ® 5.3 Basic, you can share music, photographs and data. Easy CD Creator is a pre-mastering application for audio, data, mixed mode, enhanced, and bootable CDs. But now, Easy CD Creator 5 includes support for pre-mastering data to[...]

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    DVR-A05 Software Installation Guide 4) Click on Next to continue installation the program. 5) Click on the Install button to being installing Easy CD Creator 5 Basic on your computer. 6) Click on the Finish button to exit the installation pr ogram. 7) Click on Yes to reboot your computer and activate the program. P ROGRAM U PDATES & U PGRADES T[...]

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    DVR-A05 Software Installation Guide 5. S ONIC M Y DVD V ERSION 4.0 WITH C INE P LAYER I NTRODUCTION Sonic MyDVD combines two simple yet powerful video applications to provide users with advanced digital video editing and DVD authoring capabilities. From wedding videos to family vacations, MyDVD and ArcSoft’s ShowBiz let you capture analog or digi[...]

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    DVR-A05 Software Installation Guide 4) Review the License Agreement and select Yes if you agree to the terms. 5) Choose a destination location for the program. Default location: C:Program FilesSonicMyDVD 6) Click on the Next button to continue with the installation. 7) Click on Next to start copying the files. P ROGRAM U PDATES & U PGRADES T[...]

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    DVR-A05 Software Installation Guide 5.2. A RC S OFT S HOW B IZ I NSTALLATION 1) Click on Next to install ArcSoft ShowBiz. 2) Review the License Agreement and select Yes if you agree to the terms. 3) Choose a destination location for the program. Default location: C:Program FilesArcSoftShowBiz 4) Select a Program Folder Default (new) folder: ArcS[...]

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    DVR-A05 Software Installation Guide 5) Type in your name and organization (if applicable) in the appropriate field s. 6) Click on the Next button to continue with the installation. 7) Select Complete to install all of the CinePlayer features and functions. 8) Click on the Next button to continue with the installation. 9) Click on the Install button[...]

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    DVR-A05 Software Installation Guide 6. DVD R ECORDABLE M EDIA I NTRODUCTION Pioneer DVD recordable media is ideal for storing video, audio and data file formats for digital entertainment applications and data storage. Designed to offer the widest possible playback compatibility, recorded discs can be accessed or played back in most of the DVD-Video[...]

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    DVR-A05 Software Installation Guide 7. S UPPORT S OFTWARE T ECHNICAL S UPPORT : For instructions on how to use the included applications, please refer to the program’s electron ic user manual or the HELP menu option within the application. For updates and usage tips, check regularly with the on-line resources for each bundled program. The website[...]

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    DVR-A05 Software Installation Guide H ARDWAR E T ECHNICAL S UPPORT : For technical assistance relating to the physical DVR-A05 drive, please refer to the operating instructions and the product warranty document included with the drive. Additional information is also available on Pioneer’s website: http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/ From the Pione[...]

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    DVR-A05 Software Installation Guide Copyright 2002[...]