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Contents Thank you for buying this Pioneer product, Please read through these operating instructions so you will know how to operate your model properly. After you have finished reading the instructions, them away in a safe place for future reference. 01 Before You Start Features .............................................................. 8 What's in the box ............................................... 9 Putting the batteries in the remote control .....9 Using the remote control .....................
Contents Switching audio channel Registering a new password ............... 51 Changing your password ....................52 Setting/changing the Parental Lock level ............................................... 52 Setting/changing the Country Code ...53 when playing a Video CD ................................. 42 Zooming the screen ......................................... 42 Switching camera angles ................................ 43 Displaying disc information .......................... 1.
_Before You Start Features Picture zoom Convenient While a DVD or Video CD is playing, you can zoom in on any part of the picture at up to 4x magnification for a closer look (see page 42). five disc changer Load up to five discs into the player at a time, and change discs without stopping playback. CD mode for audio only playback This feature allows you to automatically play only the CDs and MP3 discs loaded in the player for when you just want to play music.
Before You Start What's in the box Please confirm that the following accessories are in the box when you open it.
Before You Start Disc / Content Format CD-R/RW Compatibility • This unit will play CD-R and CD-RW discs recorded in CD Audio or Video CD Playback Compatibility format, or as a CD-ROM containing MP3 audio files. However, any other content General Disc Compatibility • This player was designed and engineered to be compatible with software bearing one or more of the following Iogos. may cause the disc not to play, or create noise/distortion in the output. • This unit cannot discs.
Before You Start Compressed Audio Compatibility Titles, chapters and tracks • This unit will play CD-ROM discs containing files saved in the MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 format (MP3) with a smapling rate of 32, 44.1 or 48kHz, Incompatible files will not play and "UNPLAYABLE" will be displayed on the unit, • Fixed bit-rate files are recommended. • The CD-ROM used to compile your MP3 files must be ISO 9660 Level 2 compliant.
D Connecting Up Rear panel connections I When connecting this player up to your TV, AV receiver or other components, make sure that all components are switched off and unplugged. Gll DIGITAL AUDIO OUT - COAXIAL This is a digital audio output for connection to a PCM, Dolby Digital, DTS and/or MPEGcompatible AV receiver that has a coaxial digital input. Connect using a commercially coaxial digital audio cable. available power cord here, then plug into a power outlet.
< Connecting Up Easy connections P-T_I1_1 / 1 II_0 n 1 r TV AC IN _To The setup described here is a basic setup that allows you to play dis,cs using just the cables supplied with the player, In this setup, stereo audio is played through the speakers in your-iV. A Important • This player is equipped with copy protection technology. Do not connect this player to your TV via a VCR (or your VCR via this player) using AV cables, as the picture from this player will not appear properly on your-iV.
D _Connecting A Up Important • Before unplugging the player from the power outlet, make sure you first switch it into standby using either the front panel d) STANDBY/ON button, or the remote control, and wait of the -OFFmessage to disappear display. from the player's • For the above reasons, do not plug this player into a switched power supply found on some amplifiers and AV receivers.
Connecting Connecting Up For a coaxial connection, use a coaxial cable (similar to the supplied video cable) to connect the COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT jack to a to an AV receiver To enjoy multichannel surround sound you need to connect this player to an AV receiver using a digital output. There are both coaxial and optical digital jacks; use whichever is convenient. In addition to a digital connection, we recommend also connecting using the stereo analog connection. coaxial input on your AV receiver.
Connecting Up My TV doesn't have any inputs to connect the DVD player How can I watch DVDs? Unfortunately, if your-iV has no inputs you can't use this player with it. My VCR is already connected to my _ so there aren't any spare inputs. What should I do? If all your TV's inputs are already in use, you can buy a video input selector from an electronics store, which effectively gives you more inputs. My TVonly has one input for the sound.
Controls and Displays Front panel H d) STANDBY/ON Press to switch the player on or into standby Ikl Disc tray I_1 • (stop) Press to stop playback (you can resume by pressing I_ (play)).
} Controls and Displays Remote control I111¢ STANDBY/ON Press to switch the player on or into standby D AUDIO (page 42) Press to select the audio channel or language STANDBY/OH OPEN/CLOSE B- -@ B-r. D- @- SUBTITLE (page 41) Press to select a subtitle display ID [@@®',e- Number buttons TOP MENU Press to display the top menu of a DVD disc I i .... ; I_ ENTER & cursor control buttons Use to navigate on-screen displays and menus.
Controls and Displays ml It (pause) Press to pause playback; restart I!! press again to DISC SKIP (page 25) • During playback, press to start playing the next disc in the player ° If the disc tray is open while no disc is playing, the tray rotates one disc space • If the disc tray was opened using the EXCHANGE button on the front panel, then pressing DISC SKIP rotates the disc tray two disc spaces MENU Press to display a DVD disc menu, or the Disc Navigator if a CD, Video CD or MP3 disc is loaded RETUR
Controls and Displays Display m PROGRAM Lights when a program programmed Disc tray/Disc list has been I_ DISC / ALL DISCS indicator Lights during random or repeat play, ALL DISCS lights in all disc random/repeat play; DISC lights in single disc random/repeat play IFI RANDOM Lights during random REPEAT Lights during Lights during disc ill Character a disc is loaded in that mode, ,...
Getting Started Switching Let's Get Started on After making sure that everything is connected properly and that the player is plugged in, press • STANDBY/ON on the front panel, or on the remote control to switch the player on. Also, switch on your TV and make sure that it is set to the input you connected the DVD player to. When you switch on the player for the first time, you should see a welcome screen displayed on your TV.
Getting Started 2 Use the ÷/_ (cursor left/right) buttons to select either 'Wide screen (16:9)' or "Standard size screen (4:3)" Using the on-screen displays For ease of use, this player makes extensive use of graphical on-screen displays (OSDs). You should get used to the way these work as you'll need to use them when setting up the player, using some of the playback features, such as program play, and when making more advanced settings for audio and video.
Getting Started Tip • The button guide at the bottom of every OSD screen shows you which buttons you'll need to use for that screen. 4 Select a DVD language. Some DVD discs feature on-screen menus, soundtracks and subtitles in several languages. Set your preferred language here, Setting up with the Setup Navigator Using the Setup Navigator you can make a number of other initial settings for this player.
Getting Started 6 Did you connect this player to an AV receiver using a digital output? Select Connected or Not Connected. _ 9 Is your AV receiver MPEG compatible? Select Compatible, Not Compatible or Don't Know. Setup Navigator Language Settings Satup Navigator AV Receiver Language Connected Settings Audio Audio Out Settings Dolby Digital DTS AV Receiver Func. • If you selected Not Connected here, that completes setup using the Setup Navigator. Press ENTER to exit.
3 Playing discs The basic playback controls for playing DVD, CD, Video CD and MP3 discs are covered here. Further functions are detailed in the Load adisc. Load a disc with the label side facing up, using the disc tray guide to align the disc. next chapter. 000o O00g 0000 Disc number tf you want to load more discs, press DISC SKIP to rotate the disc tray. You can load up to five discs at once. • Do not place discs in the two partially accessible disc spaces, as it easy to misalign them.
Getting Changing Started 3 discs You can change any of the discs not in the play position using the EXCHANGE button. Because the disc in the play position is unaffected, you can use this button to change Press EXCHANGE or_A OPEN/CLOSE to close the disc tray. • Always use the _AOPEN/CLOSE or EXCHANGE button to close the disc tray after exchanging discs. Never push the disc tray shut by force. discs even during playback. • The EXCHANGE button only works when there is at least one disc loaded.
Getting Started • I have a standard (4:3) TVand set the player to show widescreen DVDs in pan & scan format, so why do I still get black bars top and bottom with some discs? Some discs override the display preferences of the player, so even if you have 4:3 (Pan & Scan) selected, those discs will still be shown in letterbox format, This is not a malfunction.
Getting ) Started Front panel controls DVD-Video The I_ (play), • (stop), and II (pause) buttons on the front panel work in exactly the same way as their remote control equivalents. The combined scan/skip buttons on the front panel (1<4 <141and _ I_1) work slightly differently from the remote buttons. Many DVD-Video discs contain menus from which you can select what you want to watch.
Getting Started Video CD PBC menus Some Video CDs have menus from which you can choose what you want to watch. These are called PBC (Playback control) menus. See the disc packaging for more information on a playback control (PBC). D Note • You can play a PBC Video CD without having to navigate the PBC menu by starting playback using a number button to select a track, rather than the _- (play) button.
Getting D ) Started Note You can't switch on CD mode while playing a DVD or Video CD. Stop playback first. In CD mode, a disc number with a disc mark (,_b) indicates a CD or MP3 disc (page 20), The DISC SKIP button is ineffective if all the other discs loaded are DVDs or Video CDs, or if all the other disc trays are empty. Although program play is not possible in CD mode, it is possible to program a playlist. When you start program playback, however, CD mode is cancelled (page 38).
Playing Discs Introduction Most of the features described in this chapter make use of on-screen displays. For an explanation of how to navigate these, see Using the on-screen displays on page 22. 1 Press SETUP and select'Disc Navigator" from the on-screen display. Alternatively, if a CD, Video CD or MP3 disc is loaded, you can press MENU, which takes you straight to the Disc Navigator screen.
Playing Discs Playing in slow motion Frame advance/frame You can play DVDs and Video CDs at four different forward slow motion speeds, and DVDs also at two reverse speeds. You can advance or back up a DVD disc frame-by-frame. With Video CDs, you can only use frame advance. 1 During 1 2 Press and hold <1/_111or I1_/1_ until playback, press n (pause). slow motion playback starts.
Playing ) Discs 1 During playback, press PLAY MODE and select "A-B Repeat' from the list of functions on the left. Using repeat play There are various repeat play options, depending on the kind of disc loaded. It's also possible to use repeat play together with program play to repeat the tracks/chapters in the program list (see Creating and editing a DVD program list on page 37, Creating and editing a non-DVD program fist on page 38). Play Mode I A'B Repeat Repeat ' I 15{E_d Ra.
(Playing Discs For CDs and Video CDs, select Disc Repeat or Track Repeat (or Repeat Off). CD / Video CD: Track Repeat epeat Play Mode off Disc Repeat -._ ALL Discs Repeat .J A-B Repeat [During ALL Discs Repeat playback, DVD is loaded in the player, repeat playback is canceled, and normal playback of the DVD begins. Random Progmm Search Mode For MP3 discs, select Disc Repeat, Folder Repeat or Track Repeat (or Repeat Off).
Playing Discs Using random play With a DVD you can choose to play titles or chapters within a title in a random order. With CDs, Video CDs or MP3 discs, you can play all the discs at random, or just the contents of a single disc. For CDs, Video CDs and MP3 discs, select Random All, Random Disc (or Random off), :_ Play Mode A-B R"peat You can set the random play option when a disc is playing or stopped.
Playing Discs 2 Press I_ (play) to start random playback. O Creating program • To cancel random playback without stopping playback, press CLEAR. The disc will play to the end, then stop. • During random play, the _ and buttons function a little differently to normal: t_ returns to the beginning of the current track/chapter/title. You can't go back further than this.
Playing Discs 4 Select a title or chapter for the first/ next step in the program list. To insert a step in the program list, move to the Program Step column and highlight the step where you want a new step to appear. After you select a title/ chapter/folder/track, all the program steps will move down one to make space for the new one. 7 To play the program (play). • Program play remains turn off program play the program list (see off the player.
Playing 2 Discs Press PLAY MODE and select"Pro- gram" from the list of functions left. on the Repeat Random I' Program Search Mode Select'Create/Edit" program • Any DVDs loaded are shown grayed out and can't be selected. . If the player has not yet determined the type of disc in a tray position, '???' is displayed as the disc type. If you select it, '??.? 1-250' is displayed in the middle and right columns.
Playing Discs 7 To play the program (play). • Program play remains turn off program play the program list (see off the player. O list, press Using repeat with active until you (see below), erase below), or switch • To save your program list and exit the program edit screen without starting playback, press PLAY MODE or SETUP. (Don't press RETURN--your program list won't be saved.) • During program play, press _1 to the next program step.
Playing Discs 4 Searching a disc You can search DVD discs by title or chapter number, or by time. CDs can be searched by track number, and Video CDs by track number or time. MP3 discs can be searched Press ENTER to start playback. Note • The disc must be playing in order to use time search. by folder or track number. • Search functions are not available with Video CDs in PBC mode, or unfinalized CD-R/RW discs. 1 Press PLAY MODE and select 'Search Mode' from the list of functions on the left.
_ Playing Discs Switching DVD audio language Zooming When playing a DVD disc recorded with dialog in two or more languages, you can switch audio language during playback. 1 Press AUDIO repeatedly audio language option. to select an the screen Using the zoom feature you can magnify a part of the screen by a factor of 2 or4, while watching a DVD or Video CD. 1 During playback, use the ZOOM button to select the zoom factor. • Normal • 2x Current/Total Audio i12 French • 4x Dolby Digital 3/2.
Playing Discs • DVD displays Note • We do not recommend using DVD disc menus when the screen is zoomed as menu options will not be highlighted. (_ French Audio Dolby Digital 3/2;ICH ...... [_ English Subtitle Angle • If you are displaying subtitles, these will disappear when the screen is zoomed. They will reappear when you return the screen to normal.
D The Audio Settings Menu Audio DRC G • Default setting'. Off When watching Dotby Digital DVDs at low volume, it's easy to lose the quieter sounds completely--including some of the dialog, Switching Audio DRC (Dynamic Range Control) to On can help by bringing up the quieter sounds, while controlling loud peaks. How much of a difference you hear depends on the material you're listening to. If the material doesn't have wide variations in volume,.you 1 may not notice much change.
The Audio Settings Menu 1 Press SETUP and select'Audio Set- tings" from the on-screen display. L_ Audio Settings 2 Highlight Virtual Surround, then use the ÷/-_ buttons (cursor left/right) to change to 'DDV/TruSurround" or 'Off', as required. Audio 3 Se.lngs Press ENTER to make the setting and exit the Audio Settings G screen. Note • Virtual Surround doesn't work with DTS or 96kHz linear PCM audio, or during MP3 playback, through either the analog or digital outputs.
D _The Initial Settings Menu Using the Initial Settings menu Digital The Initial control in including audience Digital Settings menu gives you complete setting up your DVD player, audio, and video output settings, limitation settings, among others. If an option is grayed out it means that it cannot be changed at the current time. This is usually because a disc is playing. Stop the disc, then change the setting.
The Initial Settings Menu DTS Out If your AV receiver (or other connected • Default setting: Off You only need to make this setting if you connected this system to an AV receiver (or other component) using one, of the digital outputs. _.lnitial Settings component) is compatible with high sampling rates (96 kHz), set this to 96kHz, otherwise set it to 96kHz > 48kHz (96 kHz audio is converted to a more compatible 48 kHz).
The Initial Settings Menu S-Video Out Video Output settings • Default setting'. $2 TV Screen • Default setting: 4:3 (Letter Box) You only need to make this setting if you connected this player to your TV using an SVideo cord.
The Initial Settings Menu Language settings Subtitle Language • Default setting: English Audio Language • Default setting: English Audio Language _Inltlel Settings • English DVD Menu Lang, Subtitle Display Digital Audio Out Video Output Subtitle Language (Language DVD Menu Lang. Display Subtitle Display Options This setting is your preferred subtitle language for DVD discs. If the language you specify here is recorded on a disc, the system automatically plays the disc with those subtitles.
D _The Initial Settings Menu DVD Menu Language Display settings • Default setting: w/Subtitle Lang. OSD Language _ Initial Settings .... _ii_IIIL_I • Default setting', English " i _ :_i Digital Audio Out Audio Language Video Output Subtitle Language Initial Settings [Language D!splay Subtitle Display O_ions Digita ! Audio Out • English Video 0utput Language On Screen Display : Angle Indicator { Display Some multilingual discs have disc menus in several languages.
The Initial Settings Menu Angle Indicator • Default setting: Q On • Not all discs that you may consider inappropriate for your children use the Parental Lock feature. These discs will Initial Settings Digital Audio Out OSD Language Vld_ On Screen Display O_pm Note always play without password fi rst. requiring the Language • If you forget your password, you'll need to reset the player to it's factory settings (page 56), then register a new password.
The Initial Settings Menu Changing your password To change your password, confirm your existing password then enter a new one, Settinglchanging level 1 1 Select 'Password Select'Level the Parental Lock Change'. Change'. Password Languege Display [ IOptlans ! 2 Use number buttons to enter your password, then press ENTER. 2 Use the number buttons to enter your existing password, then press ENTER. ° The numbers appear as asterisks as you enter them.
The Initial Settings Menu Settinglchanging the Country Code You may also want to refer to the Country code list on page 57. 1 Select'Country • Select by code number: Press + (cursor right) then use the number buttons to enter the 4-digit country code (you can find the Country code list on page 57). Code'. .... Initial Settings i Parent, Lac,. coun,ry cod.
Additional Information Taking care of your player and discs Handling discs When holding discs of any type, take care not to leave fingerprints, dirt or scratches on the disc surface. Hold the disc by its edge or by the center hole and edge. Damaged or dirty discs can affect playback performance. Take care also not to scratch the label side of the disc. Although not as fragile as the recorded side, scratches can still result in a disc becoming unusable.
Additional Cleaning Information the pickup lens The DVD player's lens should not become dirty in normal use, but if for some reason it should malfunction due to dust or dirt, consult your nearest Pioneer-authorized service center.
Additional Information Screen sizes and disc formats Set to 4:3(Pan&Scan), DVD-Video discs come in several different shown with the left and right sides cropped. Although the picture looks larger, you don't actually see the whole picture. screen aspect ratios, ranging from TV programs, which are generally 4:3, to CinemaScope widescreen movies, with an aspect ratio of up to about 7:3. Televisions, too, come in different aspect ratios; 'standard' 4:3 and widescreen 16:9.
Additional Information Language code list Language (Language code letter), Language Japanese (ja), 1001 English (en), 0514 French (fr), 0618 German (de), 0405 Italian (it), 0920 Spanish (es), 0519 Chinese (zh), 2608 Dutch (nl), 1412 Portuguese (pt), 1620 Swedish (sv), 1922 Russian (ru), 1821 Korean (ko), 1115 Greek (el), 0512 Afar (aa), 0101 Abkhazian (ab), 0102 Afrikaans (af), 0106 Amharic (am), 0113 Arabic (ar), 0118 Assamese (as), 0119 Aymara (ay), 0125 Azerbaijani (az), 0126 Bashkir (ba), 0201 Byelo
Additional Information Selecting languages using the language code list Glossary Analog audio An electrical signal that directly represents sound. Compare this to digital audio which can be an electrical signal, but is an indirect representation of sound. See also Digital audio. Some of the language options (such as 'DVD Language' in the Setup Navigator) allow you to set your prefered language from any of the 136 languages listed in the language code list on the previous page.
Additional Information DTS Igg DTS stands for Digital Theater Systems. DTS is a surround system different from Dolby Digital that has become a popular surround sound format for movies. Dynamic range The difference between the quietest and loudest sounds possible in an audio signal (without distorting or getting lost in noise). Dotby Digital and DTS soundtracks are capable of a very wide dynamic range, delivering dramatic cinema-like effects.
D Additi°nal Information Specifications General System ............................................... DVD player Power requirements ................. AC 120 V, 60 Hz Power consumption .................................... 13 W Power consumption (standby) ....................... 0,3 W Weight ....................................... 4,5 kg (91b 15oz) Dimensions ..... 420 (W) x t00 (H) x 374 (D) mm (16 9/16(W) x 3 15/16(H) x 14 12/16(D) in.) Operating temperature ..............
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