Pioneer 520h manual

The HDD is a precision instrument very vulnerable to shock and electrostatic charges. Please read "7. When an HDD becomes defective and inoperable, restoration of the user's data recorded on. The user must be made aware that all recorded data are deleted if the HDD is intialized. For details, refer to "Important symbols for good services". This service manual is intended for qualified service technicians; it is not meant for the casual.

Qualified technicians have the necessary test equipment and tools, and have been. Improperly performed repairs can adversely affect the safety and reliability of the product and may. If you are not qualified to perform the repair of this product properly and safely, you.

This product contains lead in solder and certain electrical parts contain chemicals which are known to the state of California to. Many electrical and mechanical parts in the appliance. These are. Replacement parts which have these. Electrical components having such features are. The use of a substitute replacement component which. Product Safety is continuously under review and new.

For the latest. Service Manual. A subscription to, or. When watching recordings from this recorder, set your TV to input 1; switch to input 2 to watch a video playing in the VCR. Make sure you match up the left and right outputs with their corresponding inputs for correct stereo sound.

This recorder has standard composite , S-video and component video outputs. The main difference between them is the quality of the picture. S-video delivers a better picture than composite video, while component video gives better picture quality still.

The variety of outputs also gives you the flexibility of connecting your particular equipment using the best connection type available. S-video carries the picture as separate color and luminance brightness signals. Component video carries the picture as two separate color signals, plus a luminance brightness signal. See also Component Video Out on page 96 for how to set up the component video output for use with a progressive scan-compatible TV. If you are using a cable box or satellite receiver with only a few scrambled channels, follow the setup on this page.

If many or all the channels are scrambled, we recommend using the setup on the following page. If many or all the channels you receive by cable or satellite are scrambled, we recommend using this setup.

In addition to the digital connection, we recommend also connecting using the stereo analog connection. Use the standard composite video output as shown here , or the S-video or component video connections. See also Audio Out settings on page 98 for how to set up the digital audio output. Always connect it directly to your TV.

It is not compatible with digital satellite tuners or D-VHS video decks. Press to switch to the hard disk drive HDD for recording and playback. The button lights when HDD is selected. Press to switch to DVD for recording and playback. The button lights when DVD is selected. See also the Note on copying on page 9. Pull the cover down where indicated to access the front panel input jacks. Especially convenient for connecting camcorders and other portable equipment.

Shows the remote control mode if nothing is displayed, the remote control mode is 1. Lights when the character display is showing the remaining available recording time. Lights when a timer recording has been set. Lights when the recording mode is set to FINE best quality. Lights when the recording mode is set to SP standard play.

Lights when the recording mode is set to LP long play. Lights when the recording mode is set to EP extended play. Lights when the recording mode is set to MN manual recording level mode. Lights when setting up the remote control for use with a TV page and when setting the remote control mode page AUDIO page 29, 42, Changes the audio language or channel.

When the recorder is stopped, press to change the tuner audio. ANGLE page Press to display the Play Mode menu for features such as search, repeat and program play. The same buttons can also be used to enter names for titles, discs and so on. Used to navigate all on-screen displays. Press to display the Home Menu, from which you can navigate all the functions of the recorder.

Press again to change the speed. Press repeatedly to skip progressively backward through the audio or video playing. Press repeatedly to skip progressively forward through the audio or video playing.

During playback, press to start slow-motion playback; while paused, press to show the previous or next video frame. Press to start recording. Press repeatedly to set the recording time in blocks of 30 mins. Press to display summary information disc name, recording time left, etc.

Press to select a thumbnail picture for the current title for use in the Disc Navigator screen. When you switch the recorder on for the first time, you can make several basic settings using the Setup Navigator feature.

This takes you through setting the clock, the internal TV tuner and the video and audio output settings. When you switch on for the first time, your TV should display the Setup Navigator screen. After selecting Antenna or Cable the recorder starts automatic tuning. This takes a couple of minutes to complete. Some TV channels broadcast time signals together with the program. This recorder can use these signals to set the clock automatically.

The recorder takes a short while to set the time. After you see that the time has been set, select Next to proceed. If no stations in your area are broadcasting time signals, you can set the clock manually.

Select On if you are currently using daylight saving time. See Manual CH Setting on page See Setting up the remote to control your TV on page The indicator in the front panel display shows which is currently selected. Recording is covered in much more detail in chapter 6 Recording.

Cable channels are numbered 1 through If you want to stop playback before the end of the recording, press STOP. There are three different ways to select TV channels. If you choose to record to the HDD, skip to step 5 now. Mono SAP. More playback features, such as repeat and program play, are covered in the next chapter. If a function is specific to a particular kind of DVD disc, it is specified.

This is not a malfunction. Remove the disc before putting the recorder into standby. Press STOP. The table below shows the basic playback controls when playing video recorded on the hard disk HDD. Playback automatically stops after the end of a title is reached. You can resume playback from the same point by pressing PLAY.

Press STOP again to cancel the resume function. Press repeatedly to increase the scanning speed. Press repeatedly to change the playback speed. Press again to increase the scanning. Noise will be output through the analog outputs. These discs show PBC in the display when you load them and display a menu on-screen from where you can select what to watch. From the Home Menu screen you can access all the features of the recorder.

For example, the Photoviewer option is grayed out unless there is a disc loaded that contains JPEG image files. The example displays below are a guide only; actual displays vary according to the disc loaded, etc. Relative playback position. Shows Resume if playback can be resumed from the last place stopped. Shows the approximate recording time left on the disc in the current recording mode.

Shows the broadcast audio mode for the current channel preset Mono , Stereo , etc. These indicate that the broadcast TV program contains copy control information. Most of the features described in this chapter make use of on-screen displays. Remember also that the button guide at the bottom of every screen shows which buttons do what.

The following icons are provided to help you quickly identify which instructions you need for which kind of disc. Stop the disc first, then start playback by pressing. Depending on the type of disc you have loaded, the Disc Navigator looks slightly different. The screen for DVD discs shows the titles on the left and the chapters on the right. Select a title, or a chapter within a title. Select a folder or a track within a folder. This can only be done while the disc is stopped.

When used with a recordable disc or the HDD, the Disc Navigator gives you access to all the editing features of this recorder as well as the ability to browse and play titles. See also Editing on page 73 for more on editing recordable discs. Disc Navigator. See Search Mode on page During playback you can easily jump to another title, chapter or track on a disc using the number buttons on the remote. For example, for chapter 6, press 6 ; for chapter 24, press 2 , then 4.

For example, for title 6, press 6 ; for title 24, press 2 , then 4. For example, for track 6, press 6 ; for track 24, press 2 , then 4. Linear PCM is output from the optical digital output. Linear PCM is output from the optical digital output during forward.

You can play video at various slow motion speeds. With Video CDs, you can only use frame advance. Welcome to ManualMachine. We have sent a verification link to to complete your registration. Log In Sign Up. Forgot password? Enter your email address and check your inbox.

Please check your email for further instructions. Enter a new password. We guarantee that Make sure to explain this to the customer. Audio In settings, Audio Out settings, Language settings. Refer to the chapter 13 of the Operating Instructions for more details. The HDD is a precision instrument very vulnerable to shock and electrostatic charges. Please read "7. When an HDD becomes defective and inoperable, restoration of the user's data recorded on.

The user must be made aware that all recorded data are deleted if the HDD is intialized. For details, refer to "Important symbols for good services".

This service manual is intended for qualified service technicians; it is not meant for the casual. Qualified technicians have the necessary test equipment and tools, and have been. Improperly performed repairs can adversely affect the safety and reliability of the product and may. If you are not qualified to perform the repair of this product properly and safely, you.

This product contains lead in solder and certain electrical parts contain chemicals which are known to the state of California to. Many electrical and mechanical parts in the appliance. These are. Replacement parts which have these. Electrical components having such features are. The use of a substitute replacement component which.

Product Safety is continuously under review and new.