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DV-490V-s

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Page 1: ...DV 393 s DV 490V s DVD Player Discover the benefits of registering your product online at www pioneer co uk www pioneer eur com ...

Page 2: ...e continued safety do not remove any covers or attempt to gain access to the inside of the product Refer all servicing to qualified personnel The following caution label appears on your unit Location inside of the unit CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT D3 4 2 1 8_A_En VORSICHT SICHTBARE UND UNSICHTBARE LASERSTRAHLUNG WENNABDECKUNG GEÖFFNET NICHT DEM STRAHL AUSSETZEN CAUTION VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE LASER RADIATI...

Page 3: ... not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug proceed as follows The wire which is coloured BLUE must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured BLACK The wire which is coloured BROWN must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured RED How to replace the fuse Open the fuse compartment with a screwdr...

Page 4: ... Connecting to an AV receiver 14 Connecting using HDMI DV 490V only 14 About HDMI 15 03 Controls and displays Front panel 16 Remote control 17 Using the remote control 17 04 Getting started Switching on 18 Using the on screen displays 18 Setting up the player for your TV 19 Setting the language of this player s on screen displays 19 Playing discs 20 Basic playback controls 21 Resume and Last Memor...

Page 5: ...he Country Area code 38 About DivX VOD content 39 Displaying your DivX VOD registration code 39 Playing DivX VOD content 39 08 Additional information Taking care of your player and discs 40 General 40 Damaged and shaped discs 40 Cleaning discs 40 Cleaning the unit s exterior 40 Cleaning the pickup lens 41 Condensation 41 Moving the player 41 Screen sizes and disc formats 41 Widescreen TV users 41 ...

Page 6: ...l audio and video all from a single user friendly connector HDMI is the first consumer electronics interface to support uncompressed standard enhanced or high definition video plus standard to multi channel surround sound audio 4 all using one interface You can easily connect to a HDMI equipped AV receiver or audiovisual device for high quality audio and video and communication between the video s...

Page 7: ... battery compartment Remove batteries from equipment that isn t going to be used for a month or more When disposing of used batteries please comply with governmental regulations or environmental public instruction s rules that apply in your country or area Do not use or store batteries in direct sunlight or other excessively hot place such as inside a car or near a heater This can cause batteries ...

Page 8: ...a trademark of DVD Format Logo Licensing Corporation is a trademark of Fuji Photo Film Co Ltd Also compatible with KODAK Picture CD This player supports the IEC s Super VCD standard Compared to the Video CD standard Super VCD offers superior picture quality and allows two stereo soundtracks to be recorded Super VCD also supports the widescreen size About DualDisc playback A DualDisc is a new two s...

Page 9: ... used for the player to recognize MP3 and WMA files do not use for other file types About WMA The Windows Media logo printed on the box indicates that this player can playback Windows Media Audio content WMA is an acronym for Windows Media Audio andreferstoanaudiocompressiontechnology developed by Microsoft Corporation WMA content can be encoded by using Windows Media Player version 7 7 1 Windows ...

Page 10: ...atibility Official DivX Certified product Plays all versions of DivX video including DivX 6 with standard playback of DivX media files File extensions avi and divx these must be used for the player to recognize DivX video files Note that all files with the avi extension are recognized as MPEG4 but not all of these are necessarily DivX video files and therefore may not be playable on this player Di...

Page 11: ...pt where indicated Important This player is equipped with copy protection technology Do not connect this player to your TV via a VCR using audio video or S video cables as the picture from this player will not appear properly on your TV This player may also not be compatible with some combination TV VCRs for the same reason refer to the manufacturer for more information When connecting to your TV ...

Page 12: ...ch it into standby using either the front panel STANDBY ON button or the remote control and wait of the OFF message to disappear from the player s display For the above reasons do not plug this player into a switched power supply found on some amplifiers and AV receivers Connecting using a SCART AV cable A SCART type AV connector is provided for connection to a TV or AV receiver The video output i...

Page 13: ...en Component Out page 35 is set to Progressive there is no video output from the VIDEO OUT composite jack If you want to display video on more than one monitor simultaneously make sure the player is set to Interlace If you connect a TV that is not compatible with a progressive scan signal and switch the player to progressive you will not be able to see any picture at all In this case switch everyt...

Page 14: ... of analog audio and video inputs on your AV receiver You can use the SCART AV connector or the S video or component video jacks to connect to the AV receiver if you prefer Connecting using HDMI DV 490V only If you have a HDMI equipped monitor or display you can connect it to this player using a commercially available HDMI cable The HDMI connector outputs uncompressed digital video as well as almo...

Page 15: ...video and audio on a single digital connection for use with DVD players DTV set top boxes and other AV devices HDMI was developed to provide the technologies of High Bandwidth Digital Content Protection HDCP as well as Digital Visual Interface DVI in one specification HDCP is used to protect digital content transmitted and received by DVI compliant displays HDMI has the capability to support stand...

Page 16: ...8 5 MENU page 22 6 RETURN page 22 7 HOME MENU page 18 8 Display 9 OPEN CLOSE page 20 10 page 21 11 page 21 12 page 21 13 and page 21 14 HDMI indicator DV 490V only Lights when this player is recognized by another HDMl or DVI HDCP compatible component 15 RW Compatible page 9 DV 393 DV 490V 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 15 9 11 12 13 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 15 14 9 11 12 13 1 ...

Page 17: ...ollowing when using the remote control Make sure that there are no obstacles between the remote and the remote sensor on the unit The remote has a range of about 7 m Remote operation may become unreliable if strong sunlight or fluorescent light is shining on the unit s remote sensor Remote controllers for different devices can interfere with each other Avoid using remotes for other equipment locat...

Page 18: ...wer off function If the player is stopped and no button is pressed for around five minutes the screen saver starts If the disc tray is closed but no disc is playing and no control is pressed for about 30 minutes the player automatically goes into standby Using the on screen displays For ease of use this player makes extensive use of graphical on screen displays OSDs All the screens are navigated i...

Page 19: ...e setting from 4 3 Letter Box to 4 3 Pan Scan if you prefer See Video Output settings on page 35 for more details 4 Press HOME MENU to exit the menu screen Setting the language of this player s on screen displays This sets the language of the player s on screen displays 1 Press HOME MENU and select Initial Settings 2 Select OSD Language from the Display settings 3 Select a language The on screen l...

Page 20: ... to align the disc if you re loading a double sided DVD disc load it with the side you want to play face down 4 Press play to start playback If you re playing a DVD or Video CD Super VCD an on screen menu may appear See DVD Video disc menus on page 22 and Video CD Super VCD PBC menus on page 22 for more on how to navigate these If you re playing a containing DivX video files or MP3 WMA audio files...

Page 21: ...ed you can resume playback Note The Last Memory function doesn t work with VR format DVD RW discs If you don t need the Last Memory function when you stop a disc you can press OPEN CLOSE to stop playback and open the disc tray Button What it does Starts playback If the display shows RESUME or LAST MEM playback starts from the resume or last memory point see also Resume and Last Memory below Pauses...

Page 22: ...aving to navigate the PBC menu by starting playback using a number button to select a track rather than the play button Button What it does TOP MENU Displays the top menu of a DVD disc this varies with the disc MENU Displays a DVD disc menu this varies with the disc and may be the same as the top menu Moves the cursor around the screen ENTER Selects the current menu option RETURN Returns to the pr...

Page 23: ...ome discs Some movie formats are such that even when played on a widescreen TV black bars are necessary at the top and bottom of the screen This is not a malfunction I have a standard 4 3 TV and 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 P...

Page 24: ...Ds DivX video and Video CD Super VCDs 2 Press repeatedly to increase the scanning speed The scanning speed is shown on screen 3 To resume normal playback press play When scanning a Video CD Super VCD playing in PBC mode or a WMA MP3 track playback automatically resumes at the end or beginning of the track Depending on the disc normal playback may automatically resume when a new chapter is reached ...

Page 25: ...nt to your TV screen you may notice black bars at the sides or at the top and bottom of the screen While the slideshow is running Note The time it takes for the player to load a file increases with large file sizes Browsing DVD or Video CD Super VCD disc with the Disc Navigator Use the Disc Navigator to browse through the contents of a DVD or Video CD Super VCD disc to find the part you want to pl...

Page 26: ...you want to play You can use either the cursor buttons and ENTER to select a thumbnail or the number buttons To select using the number buttons enter a two digit number then press ENTER Tip Another way to find a particular place on a disc is to use one of the search modes See Searching a disc on page 30 Browsing WMA MP3 DivX video and JPEG files with the Disc Navigator Use the Disc Navigator to fi...

Page 27: ...ping a section of a disc The A B Repeat function allows you to specify two points A and B within a track CD Video CD Super VCD or title DVD that form a loop which is played over and over You can t use A B Repeat with Video CD Super VCDs in PBC mode or WMA MP3 DivX video files 1 During playback press PLAY MODE and select A B Repeat from the list of functions on the left 2 Press ENTER on A Start Poi...

Page 28: ...on when a disc is playing or stopped Important Random play remains in effect until you select Random Off from the random play menu options You can t use random play with VR format DVD RW discs Video CD Super VCDs playing in PBC mode WMA MP3 discs DivX video discs or while a DVD disc menu is being displayed You can t use random play together with program or repeat play 1 Press PLAY MODE and select ...

Page 29: ... the title chapter track the step number automatically moves down one 4 Repeat step 3 to build up a program list A program list can contain up to 24 titles chapters tracks You can insert steps into the middle of a program list by just highlighting the position where you want the new step to appear and entering a title chapter track number To delete a step highlight it and press CLEAR 5 To play the...

Page 30: ...ime search enter the number of minutes and seconds into the currently playing title DVD DivX video or track CD Video CD Super VCD you want playback to resume from For example press 4 5 0 0 to have playback start from 45 minutes into the disc For 1 hour 20 minutes and 30 seconds press 8 0 3 0 4 Press ENTER to start playback Switching subtitles Some DVD and DivX video discs have subtitles in one or ...

Page 31: ...tton to select the zoom factor Normal 2x or 4x Since DVD Video CD Super VCD DivX video title and JPEG pictures have a fixed resolution picture quality will deteriorate especially at 4x zoom This is not a malfunction 2 Use the cursor buttons to change the zoomed area You can change the zoom factor and the zoomed area freely during playback If the navigation square at the top of the screen disappear...

Page 32: ...the material doesn t have wide variations in volume you may not notice much change Note Audio DRC is only effective with Dolby Digital audio sources Audio DRC is only effective through the digital output when Digital Out is set to On and Dolby Digital Out is set to Dolby Digital PCM see Digital Audio Out settings on page 34 The effect of Audio DRC also depends on your speakers and AV receiver sett...

Page 33: ...n Video Adjust menu From the Video Adjust screen you can adjust various settings that affect how the picture is presented 1 Press HOME MENU and select Video Adjust from the on screen display 2 Make settings using the cursor buttons and ENTER You can adjust the following picture quality settings Sharpness Adjusts the sharpness of edges in the picture Fine Standard default Soft Brightness Adjusts th...

Page 34: ...er or other equipment Check the operating instructions supplied with your other equipment to see which digital audio formats it s compatible with Some settings such as TV Screen Audio Language and Subtitle Language may be overridden by the DVD disc Often these settings can also be made from the DVD disc menu The HDMI Out HDMI Resolution and HDMI Color settings only need to be set if you connected ...

Page 35: ... were encoded and linear PCM sources are heard as is Off No digital audio output Setting Option What it means TV Screen This setting effective for analog and HDMI video output See also Screen sizes and disc formats on page 41 4 3 Letter Box Set if you have a conventional 4 3 TV Widescreen movies are shown with black bars top and bottom 4 3 Pan Scan Set if you have a conventional 4 3 TV Widescreen ...

Page 36: ...epending on device connected DV 490V only Full range RGB If colors are weak this gives brighter colors and deeper black RGB Use this setting if colors appear overly rich on the Full Range RGB setting Component Outputs component video format default setting for HDMI compatible devices Setting Option What it means Setting Option What it means Audio Language English If there is an English soundtrack ...

Page 37: ...cording to your selected subtitle language see above Off Subtitles are always off by default when you play a DVD disc note that some discs override this setting Setting Option What it means Setting Option What it means OSD Language English On screen displays of the player are in English Languages as displayed On screen displays are shown in the language selected Angle Indicator On A camera icon is...

Page 38: ...r password To change your password confirm your existing password then enter a new one 1 Select Password Change 2 Use the number buttons to enter your existing password then press ENTER 3 Enter a new password and press ENTER This registers the new password and you will return to the Options menu screen Setting changing the Parental Lock 1 Select Level Change 2 Use number buttons to enter your pass...

Page 39: ...code 1 Press HOME MENU and select Initial Settings 2 Select Options then DivX VOD 3 Select Display Your 8 digit registration code is displayed Make a note of the code as you will need it when you register with a DivX VOD provider Playing DivX VOD content Some DivX VOD content may only be playable a fixed number of times When you load a disc containing this type of DivX VOD content the remaining nu...

Page 40: ...e used only with conventional fully circular discs Do not use shaped discs Pioneer disclaims all liability arising in connection with the use of shaped discs Cleaning discs Fingerprints and dust on discs can affect playback performance Clean using a soft dry cloth wiping the disc lightly from the center to the outside edge as shown below If necessary use a cloth soaked in alcohol or a commercially...

Page 41: ...deo discs come in several different 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 Widescreen TV users If you have a widescreen TV the TV Screen setting page 35 of this player should be set to 16 9 Wide When you watch discs...

Page 42: ... changes as follows AUTO NTSC NTSC PAL PAL AUTO Note You have to switch the player into standby press STANDBY ON before each change Resetting the player Use this procedure to reset all the player s settings to the factory default 1 Switch the player into standby 2 Using the front panel buttons hold down the stop button and press STANDBY ON to switch the player back on All the player s settings are...

Page 43: ...he other components and electrical appliances being used If the trouble cannot be rectified after checking the items below ask your nearest Pioneer authorized service center or your dealer to carry out repair work Problem Remedy No HDMI audio output This unit has been designed to be compliant with HDMI High Definition Multimedia Interface Depending on the component you have connected unreliable si...

Page 44: ...ected using HDMI See HDMI Resolution on page 36 to change the HDMI resolution See Resetting the output resolution to the default setting with HDMI connection on page 15 if you want to reset the output resolution No multichannel HDMI audio Make sure the HDMI OUT setting is set to Auto see HDMI Out on page 35 to do this A connected DVI component with HDCP doesn t work with this player This unit has ...

Page 45: ...plus standard to multi channel surround sound audio on a single digital connection HDMI features include uncompressed digital video a bandwidth of up to 5 gigabytes per second and communication between the AV source and AV devices such as DTVs ISO 9660 format International standard for the volume and file structure of CD ROM discs JPEG A standard file format used for still images JPEG files are id...

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Page 47: ...minance Output level 1 Vp p 75 Ω PB color Output level 0 7 Vp p 75 Ω PR color Output level 0 7 Vp p 75 Ω Jack RCA Video output Output level 1 Vp p 75 Ω Jack RCA Audio output 1 stereo pair Output level During audio output 200 mVrms 1 kHz 20 dB Number of channels 2 Jacks RCA HDMI output DV 490V HDMI output 19 pin Digital audio characteristics Frequency response 4 Hz to 44 kHz DVD fs 96 kHz S N ratio...

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