Pioneer D V D R E C O R D E R S A N D P L A Y E R S - Manual (Page 5)

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 min.
1. The number of titles which can be recorded on the Hard Disk Drive is limited to 250,
even if there’s still more recording time available.
2. The actual speed depends on the recording mode and media used. 48x high-speed
copy can be reached when content is recorded in EP mode and copied to 8x DVD-R
media.
* Approximate recording times. Additional time will be required, e.g. to create
management information.
D V D R E C O R D I N G T E C H N O L O G Y
5
Don’t be fooled by the sleek, low-profile
design. These are powerful, next-generation
DVD Recorders that make editing, recording,
and playing DVDs easy. And fast. And fun.
Here’s how.
Advanced Disc Navigator
The user-friendly menu system makes all the
key functions really easy to operate. For
example, you can set up a Play List or move
a chapter with this menu. Want to find and
play a certain segment of your “My Kids”
DVD? Just select a thumbnail of that chapter
and it will begin to play.
Full-Motion Thumbnails with Sound
Yes, this menu’s thumbnail images are
actually shown in full motion, with sound!
These mini-movies make it much easier to
find what you’re looking for, and they make
your DVD recordings look really professional.
Think of a DVD with full-motion chapter
thumbnails from your daughter’s childhood or
your best friend’s wedding, and you can
envision what a powerful menu this would
make.
Edit. Burn. Show Off. Repeat.
So, you have countless hours of home video
of your kids or a recent European vacation.
You want to organize your footage and record
it to DVD, so you can show it to family and
friends. And let’s say you don’t have the time
or the patience to do it on your home
computer.
A Pioneer DVD Recorder is the perfect way to
create your own home movie classics on
DVD. Basic editing in Video mode lets you
name, erase, lock, and unlock titles before
finalizing the disc. Want to re-name the title
showing baby’s first steps? Easy.
In VR mode (using a DVD-RW disc) you can
do even more, such as erase part of a title or
make detailed changes to chapters in a title.
You can also set up a Play List — for
example, a title for each European city you
toured — which adds further editing
capabilities, such as moving the position of a
chapter, combining it with another, or dividing
it in two.
In Video mode you can finalize the disc and
then select a suitable wallpaper to appear
behind the disc’s menu during playback —
so when you show your DVD to friends and
family, it has a clean, professional look. And
you did it all without a computer!
Built-in Hard Disc Drive (DVR-520H-S)
The DVR-520H-S offers the additional ability of
editing content on its built-in 80GB Hard Disc
Drive before transferring it to DVD, making it
even easier to create a home video
masterpiece. This Hard Disc Drive holds up to
102 hours of your favorite shows and home
movies, giving you lots of options: you can
store programs for as long as you like, and
watch them when you want. You can delete
them after viewing to free up disc space. Or
burn them to DVD and play them for rear-seat
passengers on the next long drive. Your choice.
The DV Cam-to-DVD Connection
If your home movies were shot with a DV
camcorder — and you want to burn certain
parts to DVD but not others — here’s another
great feature that will save lots of time.
Just connect your camcorder’s DV input to
the bi-directional DV input on the DVR’s front
panel. Now, you can use the DVR’s remote to
control your camcorder’s functions (Forward,
Reverse, etc.) and easily find the scenes you
want to preserve to DVD. The DVR-520H-S
and DVR-320-S can control most brands of
DV camcorders, unlike many other DVD
recorders, which either don’t offer DV
connectivity at all or don’t allow camcorder
control via the DVD recorder.
And if your movies were shot in analog format
rather than digital? You’re covered. Inputs for
composite/S-video and left and right audio
are provided for dubbing to DVD.
Advanced Disc Navigator High-Speed, High-Quality Burning