Pioneer D V D R E C O R D E R S A N D P L A Y E R S manual

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    2004 DVD RECORDERS AND PLA YERS[...]

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    DVD RECORDING TECHNOLOGY The DVR-810H-S is a world’ s first, combining a DVD Recorder and D VD/CD Player with the revolutionar y TiV o Basic™ Ser vice, all in one component. TiV o acts as the brain, alwa ys working to find and record your favorite programs. Once you experience TiV o and DVD recording, there’ s just no going back. And here’ [...]

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    Control Live TV Here ’ s the amazing thing: because now you ’ re watching video off the Hard Disc Drive, you can pause, rewind, or slow things down so you never miss a moment. Hit the fast-forward button during recorded programs to skip the par ts you don't want to see. Chase Play Picture this: you come home late, missing the first ten min[...]

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    • Digital Record up to 80 Hours of Y our F avorite Shows onto Built-In (80GB) Hard Disc Drive* 1 • DVD-R/R W Recorder , for Copying from Hard Disc Drive to DVD • Easy Recording Directly from Program Guide • TiV o Basic TM Ser vice Included; Upgradeable to TiV o Plus TM • MP3 Compatible* 2 • DCDi TM by F aroudja • PureCinema 2:3 Progre[...]

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    GUI with thumbnails Recording Mode used (on HDD) High-Speed Copy HDD to DVD Program Corresponding duration Name Max. Rec. time 2x Media* 4x Media* 8x Media* (“real time”) on DVD disc 1 hour FINE 1 hour 30 min. 15 min. 8 min. 1 hour SP 2 hours 15 min. 7.5 min. 4 min. 1 hour LP 4 hours 7.5 min. 4 min. 2 min. 1 hour EP 6 hours 5 min. 2.5 min. 1.25[...]

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    T ype HDD DVD-R/RW Rec Play Rec Play * Caution: Only when using DVD-R W V er. 1.1/2X (1 – 2X recording speed) and Ver . 1.2/4X (2 – 4X recording speed) media and “VR Mode”. While recording to the disc, playback during scan operations may not be smooth. Simultaneous Recording & Playback (different source) Chase Play (same source) Pattern[...]

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    D VR-520H-S D VR-320-S • 59mm-slim design • 80GB Built-In Hard Disk Drive with max. 102 hours* 1 recording capacity • High-Speed Copying from HDD to D VD-R/RW disc, and from DVD-RW to HDD in VR mode • High-quality DVD-R W technologies for optimized recording - Precision Recording T echnolog y - Lens Tilt Mechanism - Ultra DRA (Dynamic Reson[...]

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    PureCinema Progressive Scan (DV-578A-S/D V-275-S) Keeping it real: Pioneer ’ s 2:3 Pull-Down PureCinema Progressive Scan system, along with a 108MHz/12-bit (DV-578A-S) or 54MHz/12-bit (DV-275-S) D/A con ver ter , retains more of the clarity and subtlety of the original cinema experience. DVDs of mo vies originally shot on film can now display smo[...]

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    • DVD-Audio/Super Audio CD (SA CD) Playback Capability • DVD-R W (compatible with CPRM *1 ), DVD-R Capability • 12-bit/108MHz Video DAC • 24-bit/192kHz Audio DA C • PureCinema 2:3 Progressive Scan • WMA * (Windows Media TM Audio)/ MP3 Compatible • JPEG PhotoViewer (FUJICOLOR CD *2 / Kodak Picture CD Compatible) • Video Adjust Menu ([...]

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    D V-F727 D VL-919 • 301-Disc Control and Management • Easy Title/Ar tist Input Using Keyboard and Mouse • Easy Alphabetical Title/Ar tist • Easy Disc Sor ting with 20 Custom F iles (Audio 10, V ideo 10) • Auto Update of T ext and T ypes for All Discs • Master/Slave Connection: Can Be Connected to Another DV-F727 to Control up to 601 Dis[...]

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    D VR-810H-S DV-F727 D VL-919 D VR-520H-S D VR-320-S D V-578A-S D V-275-S REAR P ANELS 11[...]

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    DVD RECORDERS: F eature Comparison & Specifications DVR-810H-S HDD/DVD Recording Mode HDD DVD Playback: Media — DVD-Video/DVD-R/DVD-R W/ CD/CD-R *1 /CD-RW *1 MP3 *2 Playback *3 — Ye s Chase Playback Y es — Recording: Media DVD-R/RW — Ye s Hard Disk Drive (HDD) 80GB — Recording Mode: FINE: +/- 14 H FINE: +/- 1 H Max. Recording Time *4 [...]

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    DVR-520H-S D VR-320-S HDD/DVD HDD DVD DVD Recording mode (Format) VR mode Video mode VR mode V ideo mode HDD Function: Group Y es —— One-T ouch Copy Y es (HDD to DVD , —— DVD to HDD) High Speed Copy Y es (HDD to DVD, —— DVD to HDD) *10 Rate Conversion Copy Y es (HDD to DVD , —— DVD to HDD) Optimized Copy Y es (HDD to DVD) —— Dis[...]

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    DVD PLA YERS: F eature Comparison DV-578A-S D V-275-S DV-F727 DVL-919 T echnical Features: Playback Discs DVD-Video/Audio/ DVD-Video/ DVD-R/RW (Video Mode) *1 / DVD-R/R W (Video Mode) *1 / DVD-Video/ DVD-Video/ DVD-RW (Video DVD-RW (Video CD/CD-R *3 / LD/CD/CD-R *3 / Recording Mode)/ Recording Mode)/ Video CD Video CD SACD/CD/CD-R/CD-RW *2 / CD/CD-[...]

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    DVD PLA YERS: Specifications DV-578A-S D V-275-S DV-F727 DVL-919 DVD Disc: 5-inch (12cm) 133 min. play time/single-la yer single-sided, 242 min. play time/dual-layer single-sided, 266 min. play time/single-la yer double-sided, 484 min. play time/dual-layer double-sided 3-inch (8cm) 41 min. play time/single-la yer single-sided, 75 min. play time/dua[...]

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    40,000-KL(CG) 6-04 Printed in U.S. Code No.: 2126B 2004 DVD recorders/players PUSA For more information, call or write to: Published by Pioneer Corporation. Copyright© 2004 Pioneer Corporation. All rights reserved. Note: Specifications and design subject to modification without notice. PIONEER ELECTRONICS (USA) INC. P .O. Box 1540, Long Beach, Cal[...]