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Page 1: ...RegisterYour Product at www pioneerelectronics com US www pioneerelectronics ca Canada DVD Player DV 79AVi DV 79AVi s Operating Instructions ...

Page 2: ...S PRODUCT WILL INCREASE EYE HAZARD D6 8 2 1_En NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and use...

Page 3: ...s and built up static charges Article 810 of the National Electrical Code ANSI NFPA 70 provides information with regard to proper grounding of the mast and supporting structure grounding of the lead in wire to an antenna discharge unit size of grounding conductors location of antenna discharge unit connection to grounding electrodes and requirements for the grounding electrode See Figure A LIGHTNI...

Page 4: ...nd you avoid prolonged exposure to excessive noise This list of sound levels is included for your protection Decibel Level Example 30 Quiet library soft whispers 40 Living room refrigerator bedroom away from traffic 50 Light traffic normal conversation quiet office 60 Air conditioner at 20 feet sewing machine 70 Vacuum cleaner hair dryer noisy restaurant 80 Average city traffic garbage disposals a...

Page 5: ...specifications 1 IEEE Std 1394a 2000 Standard for a High Performance Serial Bus 2 Audio and Music Data Transmission Protocol 2 0 Following the standard for AM824 sequence adaptation layers the product is compatible with IEC60958 bitstream DVD A and SACD media ...

Page 6: ... 25 About progressive scan video 26 Display 27 Remote control 28 Setting up the remote to control your TV 30 04 Getting Started Switching on 31 Let s Get Started 32 Using the on screen displays 32 Setting up with the Setup Navigator 33 Playing discs 37 Basic playback controls 37 DVD disc menus 38 Video CD PBC menus 39 05 Playing discs Introduction 42 Using the Disc Navigator to browse the contents...

Page 7: ... 74 Speakers 74 Audio Output Mode 74 Speaker Installation 74 Speaker Distance 75 Channel Level 76 i LINK Setup 77 Audio Out 77 Connections Setup 77 Auto Select Play 78 DVD Audio Out 78 09 Additional information Taking care of your player and discs 79 Handling discs 79 Storing discs 79 Discs to avoid 79 Cleaning the pickup lens 80 Problems with condensation 80 Hints on installation 80 Moving the pl...

Page 8: ...D Audio discs Other advantages of using i LINK include smart features such as automatic configuration and automatic function selection start playback of a disc and the receiver automatically changes the input function to this player 4 Pure Audio listening The Pure Audio feature allows you to listen to analog audio sources with the video and digital outputs disabled and the front panel display swit...

Page 9: ...patibility This player is compatible with CD R CD RW and CD ROM discs that contain MP3 audio tracks See also Compressed Audio Compatibility on page 12 Graphical on screen displays Setting up and using your DVD player is made very easy using the graphical on screen displays 1 HDMI the HDMI logo and High Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI licensing LLC 2 ...

Page 10: ...milar different batteries may have different volt ages Make sure that the plus and minus ends of each battery match the indications in the 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 H048 ...

Page 11: ...two sided disc one side of which contains DVD content video audio etc while the other side contains non DVD content such as digital audio material The non DVD audio side of the disc is not compliant with the CD Audio specification and therefore may not play The DVD side of a DualDisc plays in this product For more detailed information on the DualDisc specification please refer to the disc manufact...

Page 12: ...rs If a disc containing over 250 tracks folders is loaded only the first 250 tracks folders recorded on the disc will be playable Folder and track names excluding the mp3 extension are displayed There are many different recording bit rates available to encode your MP3 files This unit was designed to be compatible with all of them Audio encoded at 128Kbps should sound close to regular CD Audio qual...

Page 13: ... region mark on the case somewhere that indicates which region s of the world the disc is compatible with Your DVD player also has a region mark which you can find on the rear panel Discs from incompatible regions will not play in this player Discs marked ALL will play in any player The diagram below shows the various DVD regions of the world Title 1 Title 2 Title 3 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 C...

Page 14: ...er page 19 4 AC IN Connect the supplied power cord here then plug into a power outlet Refer to the illustra tion below when doing so to make sure the neutral and live blades are lined up properly 5 AUDIO i LINK connectors 4 pin S400 i LINK connectors for connection to i LINK equipped receivers and other components Each i LINK connector acts simultaneously as both input and output page 20 6 HDMI OU...

Page 15: ... jacks page 17 10 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT High quality video output for connection to a TV monitor or AV receiver that has compo nent video inputs Connect using a commercially available three way component video cable Be careful to match the colors of the jacks and cables for correct connection page 17 You may find it useful to have the manuals supplied with your other components handy when connecting...

Page 16: ...d yellow video cable Make sure you match up the left and right audio outputs with their corresponding inputs for correct stereo sound See Using other types of video output below if you want to use a different type of connection If you need another pair of stereo outputs and don t need to use the multichannel analog outputs you can use the AUDIO OUT 5 1ch FRONT L R jacks page 18 2 Connect the suppl...

Page 17: ...TV or other equipment Use an S Video cable not supplied to connect the S VIDEO OUT to an S Video input on your TV monitor or AV receiver Line up the small triangle above the jack with the same mark on the plug before plugging in If you connect both S video jacks but one of the connected components is not S1 S2 compatible the automatic aspect ratio switching will not work with either connected comp...

Page 18: ... Video discs as well as high sampling rate and multichannel DVD Audio and SACD discs In order to be able to hear multichannel sound from SACDs DVD Video and DVD Audio discs you need to set SACD Play back to Multi ch Area and the Audio Output Mode to 5 1 Channel SACD Playback on page 71 and Audio Output Mode on page 74 1 Connect the AUDIO OUT 5 1ch outputs on this player to the multi channel audio ...

Page 19: ...er the cable and or the player Coaxial connection Use a coaxial cable similar to the supplied video cable to connect the COAXIAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jack to a coaxial input on your AV receiver 2 If you didn t connect the 5 1 channel analog outputs connect the AUDIO OUT 2ch jacks on this player to a stereo analog input on your receiver You can also use the AUDIO OUT 5 1ch FRONT L R jacks for the anal...

Page 20: ...ases where the PQLS rate control function and or the i LINK audio does not work properly even when connected to i LINK Audio compatible equipment Do not disconnect i LINK cables or switch off any components connected using i LINK while this player is on Copy protected 96kHz DVD Video discs are downsampled to 48kHz when using the i LINK connection 1 Use the supplied i LINK cable to connect one of t...

Page 21: ... equipment A single i LINK connector can both send and receive data at the same time so only one cable is required to connect components for two way commu nication i LINK and the i LINK logo are trademarks of Sony Corporation Creating an i LINK network Using i LINK it is possible to chain up to 17 components together so that the digital audio and control signals from each component is available to...

Page 22: ...ff or its i LINK connection is switched on off Connecting using HDMI If you have a HDMI or DVI with HDCP 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 almost every kind of digital audio that the player is compatible with including DVD Video DVD Audio see below for limitations ...

Page 23: ...bit and Dolby Digital DTS and MPEG audio bitstream 5 1 channel signals up to 96kHz 16 20 24bit It is not possible to output SACD source from the HDMI connection About HDMI HDMI High Definition Multimedia Interface supports both 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 technolo gies of High Bandw...

Page 24: ...ind mono sound you can buy a stereo RCA to mono RCA cable from an electronics store Connect the stereo end to this player and the mono end to your TV If you want stereo sound connect this player to your amplifier or stereo system using a stereo audio cable I connected the DVD player to my AV receiver and although the sound is fine there s no picture What did I do wrong Make sure that the type of v...

Page 25: ...yer is stopped press to switch off on the front panel display and disable the video and digital outputs Use this when you want to hear audio from the analog outputs with no interference from other signals when listening to a DVD Audio disc for example The indicator lights when the Pure Audio feature is switched on These include i LINK HDMI and the coaxial and optical digital outputs 5 Remote contr...

Page 26: ...deo progressive scan video effectively doubles the scanning rate of the picture resulting in a very stable flicker free image Progressive scan video is available only from the component video output Use the PROGRESSIVE button on the front panel to switch the component video output between interlace and progressive With a DVD Video disc you can do this during playback or when the disc is stopped Fo...

Page 27: ...aracter display is showing a DVD Audio group number 7 TITLE Indicates that the character display is showing a DVD Video title number 8 Lights when 2V TruSurround is active see Virtual Surround on page 55 9 TRK Indicates that the character display is showing a track number 10 CHP Indicates that the character display is showing a DVD chapter number 11 REMAIN Lights when the character display is show...

Page 28: ...ideo Adjust on page 58 8 Press to stop the disc you can resume playback by pressing play 9 Press to start or resume playback 10 Press to jump to the start of the previous next chapter track 11 PLAY MODE Press to display the Play Mode menu see page 45 page 50 You can also get to the Play Mode menu by pressing HOME MENU and selecting Play Mode 12 Number buttons 13 MENU Press to display a DVD disc me...

Page 29: ... to put switch jog mode on off When on use the MULTI dial to advance or reverse frames see Using the Multi Dial on page 44 21 FL DIMMER Press to change the display brightness 22 Press to pause playback press again to restart 23 and and Use for reverse forward slow motion playback frame reverse advance and reverse forward scanning see page 43 page 45 24 SURROUND Press to activate switch off 2V TruS...

Page 30: ...On the remote press the TV button If the TV switches on or into standby if it was on previously then you have the correct code If nothing happens when you press the TV button start again from step 1 using a different code Some manufacturers have several codes Try each one until you find the one that works Preset code list Manufacturer Preset Code Pioneer 00 34 RCA 01 15 16 17 18 Sharp 02 19 27 Zen...

Page 31: ...buttons to switch the player on and open the disc tray start playing a loaded disc My DVD player switches on but there is nothing displayed on my TV Make sure that the TV is set to the correct video input not a TV channel For example if you connected this player to the VIDEO 1 inputs on your TV switch your TV to VIDEO 1 If you connected this player to an AV receiver make sure that the receiver is ...

Page 32: ... 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 All the screens are navigated in basically the same way using the joystick to change t...

Page 33: ...t the instructions that came with your AV receiver 1 If a disc is playing press stop Also turn on your TV and make sure that it is set to the correct video input 2 Press HOME MENU The on screen display OSD appears 3 Select Setup Navigator Button What it does HOME MENU Display exit the on screen dis play Joystick Changes the highlighted menu item ENTER Selects the highlighted menu item RETURN Retur...

Page 34: ...ital output to your AV receiver Select Connected or Not Connected If you selected Not Connected in both steps 7 and 8 that completes the setup Press ENTER to leave the Setup Navi gator If you selected Connected in step 7 then answer the following questions about the speakers in your system otherwise jump to step 12 English French German Italian Spanish Dutch Other Language DVD Language Language Se...

Page 35: ...e Not Compatible or Don t Know Connected Not Connected Center Speaker Language Settings TV Functions Audio Out Settings Speaker Settings AV Receiver Func Setup Navigator Connected Not Connected Center Speaker Surround Speakers Language Settings TV Functions Audio Out Settings Speaker Settings AV Receiver Func Setup Navigator Connected Not Connected Center Speaker Surround Speakers Sub woofer Langu...

Page 36: ...ngratulations setup is complete Compatible Not Compatible Don t Know Dolby Digital DTS 96kHz Linear PCM MPEG Language Settings TV Functions Audio Out Settings Speaker Settings AV Receiver Func Setup Navigator Compatible Not Compatible Unknown Dolby Digital DTS 96kHz Linear PCM MPEG Language Settings TV Functions Audio Out Settings Speaker Settings AV Receiver Func Setup Navigator Settings complete...

Page 37: ...n one disc at a time 4 Press play to start playback If you re playing a DVD or Video CD a menu may appear See DVD disc menus on page 38 and Video CD PBC menus on page 39 for how to navigate these If you re playing an MP3 disc it may take a few seconds before playback starts depending on the complexity of the file struc ture on the disc Basic playback controls The table below shows the basic contro...

Page 38: ...ing for details Sometimes menus are displayed automati cally when you start playback others only appear when you press MENU or TOP MENU Stops playback DVD Video and DVD RW and Video CD Press stop again to cancel the resume function The resume function is also cancelled when you eject the disc tray Press to start fast reverse scan ning Press play to resume normal playback Press to start fast forwar...

Page 39: ...e top menu Joystick Moves the cursor around the screen ENTER Selects the current menu option RETURN Returns to the previously dis played menu screen On some DVD Audio discs featuring browsable pictures press to dis play the browser screen Numbers Highlights a numbered menu option some discs only Press ENTER to select or wait a few seconds E E SETUP TOP MENU MENU MULTI SPEED ENTER VIDEO ADJUST DIMM...

Page 40: ...E button to switch the video output back to interlace See also Front panel on page 25 I have a widescreen TV so why are there black bars at the top and bottom of the screen when I play some 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 s...

Page 41: ...ts Some DVD Audio discs do not output anything through the digital outputs and multichannel discs are downmixed to stereo for the optical and coaxial digital outputs In addition high sampling rate DVD Audio discs 96kHz or higher auto matically downsample audio output from the optical coaxial digital outputs Using the multichannel analog audio outputs or the i LINK connector for DVD Audio have none...

Page 42: ...t to play You can use the Disc Navigator when a disc is playing or stopped It s not possible to use the Disc Navigator when playing a Video CD in PBC mode or when a DVD disc menu is displayed 1 Press HOME MENU and select Disc Navigator from the on screen display Alternatively if a DVD RW CD Video CD or MP3 disc is loaded you can press MENU which takes you straight to the Disc Navigator screen 2 Se...

Page 43: ...back press or to start scanning 2 Press repeatedly to increase the scan ning speed MP3s can only be scanned at one speed The scanning speed is shown on screen 3 To resume normal playback press play Sound can be heard while scanning SACDs audio CDs and MP3 discs There is no sound while scanning DVDs and Video CDs and no subtitles while scanning DVD Video Depending on the disc normal playback may au...

Page 44: ... The picture remains paused until you restart playback To resume normal playback press You can scan Video CDs in the same way as DVD Video discs see above However reverse slow motion scanning is not possible and there are just two fast scan ning speeds Playing in slow motion You can play DVD Videos DVD R RW and Video CDs at four different forward slow motion speeds and DVD Videos DVD R RW also at ...

Page 45: ...isc The A B Repeat function allows you to specify two points A and B within a track DVD Audio CD and Video CD or title DVD Video and DVD RW that form a loop which is played over and over A B Repeat is not available with SACDs MP3s or Video CDs in PBC mode or while a DVD disc menu is being displayed 1 During playback press PLAY MODE and select A B Repeat from the list of functions on the left 2 Pre...

Page 46: ...at Off SACD CD and Video CD discs Disc Repeat Track Repeat Repeat Off MP3 discs Disc Repeat Folder Repeat Track Repeat Repeat Off If you ve made a program list the Program Repeat option also appears as a repeat option To stop the disc and cancel repeat play press stop You can also cancel repeat play without stopping playback by pressing CLEAR The disc will play to the end then stop You can t use r...

Page 47: ...play the and buttons function a little differently to normal returns to the beginning of the current track chapter You can t go back further than this selects another track chapter at random from those remaining You can t use random play together with program or repeat play Creating a program list This feature lets you program the play order of titles group chapters folders tracks on a disc Progra...

Page 48: ...to the program list To add a group select the group To add a track first highlight the group then move the cursor right and select a track from the list Create Edit Playback Start Playback Stop Program Delete Program Memory Off A B Repeat Repeat Random Program Search Mode Play Mode Program Step 01 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Title 1 38 Title 01 Title 02 Title 03 Title 04 Title 05 Title 06 Title 07 Tit...

Page 49: ...t After creating a program list you can add delete and change steps 1 Press PLAY MODE and select Program from the list of functions on the left 2 Select Create Edit from the list of program options 3 To clear a step highlight the step number and press CLEAR 4 To insert a step in the middle of the program list highlight the step where you want the new step to appear then select a title group chapte...

Page 50: ...he disc loaded After saving a program list using the Program Memory feature whenever you load that disc the program list is auto matically recalled and program play switched on You can save program lists for up to 24 discs After that the oldest one is replaced with the new one saved Searching a disc Using the search mode function from the Play Mode menu you can quickly jump to a partic ular part o...

Page 51: ...le languages are available You can switch subtitle language during play back 1 Press SUBTITLE repeatedly to select a subtitle option While the above display is showing you can also use the joystick up down and ENTER to select a subtitle language from a drop down menu Some discs only allow you to change subtitle language from the disc menu Press TOP MENU to access To set subtitle preferences see Su...

Page 52: ... just the left channel or just the right channel of a CD MP3 Video CD To change the audio channel of a CD it must be playing 1 Press AUDIO repeatedly to select an audio channel option Switching camera angles Some DVD discs feature scenes shot from two or more angles check the disc box for details When a multi angle scene is playing a icon appears on screen to let you know that other angles are ava...

Page 53: ...0Mbps Chapter Pause DVD 8 0 06 15 2 36 Current Total Elapsed 1 40 Remain 1 46 Total Audio 1 Linear PCM Angle Subtitle 1 Track Play DVD Audio 3 3 20 1 14 Current Total Elapsed 2 41 Remain 6 01 Total 192kHz 24bit 2 0CH Tr Rate 9 5Mbps Group Play DVD 3 3 21 1 3 Current Total Elapsed 53 20 Remain 56 41 Total Audio Audio Dolby Digital 2 0CH 1 Subtitle Title Play DVD RW Original 0 08 1 32 Current Total ...

Page 54: ...d select Audio Settings from the on screen display 2 Highlight Audio DRC then use the Joystick left right to change to On or Off as required 3 Press ENTER to make the setting and exit the Audio Settings screen 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 see page 62 is set to ...

Page 55: ...fective dynamic range of the front left right channels from 16 or 20 bit to 24 bit to reveal more detail in low level sounds 1 Press HOME MENU and select Audio Settings from the on screen display 2 Highlight Hi Bit then use the Joystick left right to change the setting to On or Off as required 3 Press ENTER to make the setting and exit the Audio Settings screen Virtual Surround Default setting Off...

Page 56: ...t the level of each channel sent to the 5 1 channel analog outputs 1 Press HOME MENU and select Audio Settings from the on screen display 2 Highlight Channel Level then use the Joystick left right to change to Fix or Variable as required Fix Channel levels are fixed but you can set the speaker distances Variable You can specify variable channel levels as well as speaker distances 3 If you chose Va...

Page 57: ...reen display 2 Move the cursor down until you reach the Speaker Distance setting screen Use the joystick up down to select a speaker Use the joystick left right to adjust the distance from your listening position to that speaker Front left right L R speaker distances can be set from 1ft to 30ft in 0 5 ft increments The center speaker C and subwoofer SW can be set from 6 5 ft to 6 5 ft relative to ...

Page 58: ...I output is connected the following options appear instead Direct The picture appears simply according to how the source was encoded Natural Edges are softer making this setting good for movies Enhanced Edges are sharper making this setting ideal for animation and mate rial with computer generated effects Memory1 3 Use for saving your own presets see below 3 Press ENTER to make the setting and exi...

Page 59: ...lements in the picture Detail Adjusts the sharpness of edges in the picture White Level Adjusts the intensity of white Black Level Adjusts the intensity of black Black Setup Setup to correct the floating black color for better 3 dimen sional realism Gamma Adjusts the brightness of darker images Hue Adjusts the overall color balance between red and green Chroma Level Adjusts how saturated colors ap...

Page 60: ... You can see whether video on a DVD disc is film or video material by displaying the video transmission rate see Displaying disc information on page 52 If a hash mark appears next to the transmis sion rate display it is film material ...

Page 61: ...ay not correspond to those available in your country or region Digital Audio Out settings None of the Digital Audio Out settings affect the audio output from the i LINK interface For i LINK settings see i LINK Setup on page 77 Digital Out Default setting On 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 If at an...

Page 62: ...his setting if you connected this player to an AV receiver or other component using one of the digital outputs If your AV receiver or other connected component is compatible with high sampling rates 96 kHz set this to Down Sample Off otherwise set it to Down Sample On 96 kHz audio is converted to a more compatible 48 kHz Check the manual that came with the other component if you re unsure whether ...

Page 63: ...th black bars at the top and bottom of the screen Pan Scan chops the sides off wide screen material to make it fit the 4 3 screen so even though the image looks larger on the screen you re actually seeing less of the picture See also Screen sizes and disc formats on page 81 You can t change the video output setting when an HDMI component is connected Component Out Default setting Interlace You onl...

Page 64: ...guage Default setting English This setting is your preferred audio language for DVD discs If the language you specify here is recorded on a disc the player auto matically plays the disc in that language The DVD format recognizes 136 different languages Select Other Language if you want to specify a language other than those listed See also Selecting languages using the language code list on page 8...

Page 65: ...ly allow you to select the subtitle language from the disc menu Press TOP MENU to access the disc menu Auto Language Default setting On When set to On the player always selects the default audio language on a DVD Video disc French dialog for a French movie for example and displays subtitles in your preferred subtitle language only if that is set to something different In other words movies in your...

Page 66: ... operation displays are shown on screen Play Resume Scan and so on Angle Indicator Default setting On If you prefer not to see the camera icon on screen during multi angle scenes on DVD discs change this setting to Off Digital Audio Out Video Output Language Display Options Speakers i LINK Setup Audio Language Subtitle Language Auto Language DVD Menu Lang Subtitle Display w Subtitle Lang Other Lan...

Page 67: ... the Parental Lock level or Country code whenever you like You can also change the password Not all discs that you may consider inap propriate for your children use the Parental Lock feature These discs will always play without requiring the pass word first If you forget your password you ll need to reset the player to its factory settings see Resetting the player on page 81 then register a new pa...

Page 68: ...ptions Speakers i LINK Setup Parental Lock Register Code Number Initial Settings 1 2 3 4 Digital Audio Out Video Output Language Display Options Speakers i LINK Setup Parental Lock Bonus Group Auto Disc Menu Group Playback DVD Playback Mode SACD Playback HDMI Settings Password Change Level Change Country Code Initial Settings Digital Audio Out Video Output Language Display Options Speakers i LINK ...

Page 69: ...c is reloaded Bonus Group Digital Audio Out Video Output Language Display Options Speakers i LINK Setup Parental Lock Level Change Initial Settings Password 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 off Digital Audio Out Video Output Language Display Options Speakers i LINK Setup Parental Lock Bonus Group Auto Disc Menu Group Playback DVD Playback Mode SACD Playback HDMI Settings Password Change Level Change Country Code I...

Page 70: ... this mode Set to All if you want to play all the groups on a disc consecutively Even if the players is set to All but you select a group to play from the disc menu only that group will play If you stop play back all groups will play again when you restart playback DVD Playback Mode Default setting DVD Audio Some DVD Audio discs contain DVD Video content in addition to the DVD Audio Set to DVD Vid...

Page 71: ...owing menu should be displayed With DVI compatible devices with HDCP the same screen is shown but with the audio setting grayed out there is no audio with DVI Use the joystick up down to select a setting Use the joystick left right to adjust the current setting After you ve finished press ENTER to confirm any settings you ve made and return to the Initial Settings menu You can adjust any or all of...

Page 72: ...in Resolution above to the disc type you re using and the setting on your monitor See also Screen sizes and disc formats on page 81 4 3 Letter Box Widescreen discs are shown with black bars top and bottom 4 3 Pan Scan Widescreen discs are shown with the left and right sides cropped 16 9 Wide Use this setting if you have a widescreen monitor 16 9 Compressed Progressive scan 4 3 material is shown wi...

Page 73: ...pressed multi channel formats you should set this to Linear PCM otherwise set to Auto Linear PCM All audio signals are output as linear PCM Auto Dolby Digital DTS and MPEG sources are processed according to how they were encoded and linear PCM sources are heard with no processing Even with Auto selected if the monitor or device you have connected using HDMI is not compatible with multi channel for...

Page 74: ... When set to 5 1 Channel you ll only get sound from all speakers when playing multichannel discs When set to 5 1 Channel the AUDIO OUT 2ch jacks output the front L R channels of multichannel discs When set to 5 1 Channel there is no optical coaxial digital output when playing DVD Audio discs Some DVD Audio discs don t allow down mixing of audio These discs always output multi channel audio regardl...

Page 75: ...You only need to make this setting if you connected this player to your amplifier using the 5 1 channel analog outputs These settings do not affect any digital audio output To get the best surround sound from your system you should set up the speaker distances from your listening position 1 Use the Joystick to move the cursor up down to select a speaker The L and R speakers are paired you can t se...

Page 76: ...from all channels sounds the same from your usual listening position Note that Audio Output Mode page 74 must be set to 5 1 Channel in order to use the test tone Automatic Select Auto to start the test tone output No sound will be heard from the subwoofer As the test tone plays through each speaker in turn it is highlighted on screen Use the Joystick up down to adjust the channel output level of t...

Page 77: ...INK interface Components which are able to receive i LINK Audio are shown in black an i LINK receiver for example those which can t a DV camcorder for example are shown in gray If the player can t display the name of a component is shown if the name can t be determined Unknown is displayed Select the component that you want to set up the audio output formats for This screen shows the output settin...

Page 78: ...er to this player Note that some AV receivers may not be compatible with this feature DVD Audio Out Default setting 5 1 Channel You only need to make this setting if you connected this player to other equipment using the i LINK interface Set this to 5 1 Channel to enjoy surround sound when playing multichannel discs To downmix a multichannel source when using the i LINK connection set to 2 Channel...

Page 79: ...a cloth soaked in alcohol or a commercially available CD DVD cleaning kit to clean a disc more thoroughly Never use benzine thinner or other cleaning agents including products designed for cleaning vinyl records Storing discs Although CDs and DVD discs are more durable than vinyl records you should still take care to handle and store discs correctly When you re not using a disc return it to its ca...

Page 80: ...midity including near radia tors and other heat generating appliances Place on a window sill or other place where the player will be exposed to direct sunlight Use in an excessively dusty or damp envi ronment Place directly on top of an amplifier or other component in your stereo system that becomes hot in use Use near a television or monitor as you may experience interference especially if the te...

Page 81: ... a widescreen TV these discs will still play in a letter box style with black bars at the top and bottom of the screen Standard TV users If you have a standard TV the TV Screen setting page 63 of this player should be set to 4 3 Letter Box or 4 3 Pan Scan depending on which you prefer Set to 4 3 Letter Box widescreen discs are shown with black bars top and bottom Set to 4 3 Pan Scan widescreen dis...

Page 82: ...page 74 5 Discs that prohibit downmixing also mute the digital output 6 If the sound is mono the Left and Right channels will be the same Disc audio format Player setting 2 Ch Front L R Surround L R Center LFE Surround L R Center LFE Surround L R Center LFE Surround L R Center LFE Surround L R Center LFE 2ch downmix Front L R Front L R Left Right Left Right Left Right Left Right Left Right 6 Left ...

Page 83: ... it is not possible to output CPPM copy controlled DVD Audio sources from the HDMI connection see HDMI output with DVD Audio sources below for more on this 4 It is not possible to listen to SACDs using the HDMI connection 5 Only applicable to discs that have a CD area Disc audio format HDMI Audio Setting Linear PCM Auto Dolby Digital 1 Dolby Digital Karaoke Linear PCM 1 DTS MPEG 1 DVD Audio withou...

Page 84: ...on is VGA 480i 576i 480p or 576p audio output may be limited to 2 channel depending to the connected component 4 If the Speakers Audio Output Mode page 74 is set to 2 channel multichannel sources will be downmixed to stereo In cases where the source is downmix prohibited only the front left right channels are output 5 If CPPM shows in the front panel display it means it is not possible to output C...

Page 85: ...ly applicable to discs that have a multichannel area 4 Only applicable to discs that have a CD area Disc audio format Connections Setup Bitstream 1 Bitstream PCM 2 SACD Playback 2 ch Area CD Area Multi ch Area DVD Audio Out 2 Channel 5 1 Channel Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Karaoke Linear PCM DTS MPEG DVD Audio Super Audio CD DTS CD CD MP3 Video CD DTS Left Right Left Right Left Right Left Right 4 ...

Page 86: ...311 Malayalam ml 1312 Mongolian mn 1314 Moldavian mo 1315 Marathi mr 1318 Malay ms 1319 Maltese mt 1320 Burmese my 1325 Nauru na 1401 Nepali ne 1405 Norwegian no 1415 Occitan oc 1503 Oromo om 1513 Oriya or 1518 Panjabi pa 1601 Polish pl 1612 Pashto Pushto ps 1619 Portuguese pt 1620 Quechua qu 1721 Rhaeto Romance rm 1813 Kirundi rn 1814 Romanian ro 1815 Kinyarwanda rw 1823 Sanskrit sa 1901 Sindhi s...

Page 87: ...e as wide as it is high Bonus Group DVD Audio only An extra group on some DVD Audio discs that requires a key number to access Browsable pictures DVD Audio only A feature of some DVD Audio discs in which the user can browse still pictures recorded on the disc as the audio is played See also Slide show Digital audio An indirect representation of sound by numbers During recording the sound is measur...

Page 88: ...numbered lines updated in the next See also Progressive scan video ISO 9660 format International standard for the volume and file structure of CD ROM discs MP3 MP3 MPEG1 audio layer 3 is a compressed audio file format Files are recognized by their file extension mp3 or MP3 MPEG audio An audio format used on Video CDs and some DVD discs This unit can convert MPEG audio to PCM format for wider compa...

Page 89: ...l format includes aspect ratio information 4 3 or 16 9 within the video signal TVs which are compatible with S1 S video automatically switch aspect ratio according to the signal S2 S video output S2 is an enhanced version of S video which in addition to aspect ratio information contains letterbox pan scan information Wide screen TVs which are compatible with S2 S video automatically switch aspect ...

Page 90: ...er If the region number on a DVD Video disc does not match the number on the player the disc cannot be used see DVD Video regions on page 13 Condensation inside the player Allow time for condensation to evaporate Avoid using the player near an air conditioning unit DVD Audio playback stops The disc may have been illegally copied Picture playback stops and the operation buttons cannot be used Press...

Page 91: ...ual of the connected equipment The video output is set to progressive but your TV monitor is not compatible with progressive scan Press the PROGRESSIVE button on the front panel to set to interlace the indicator above the button should not be lit see About progressive scan video on page 26 Screen is stretched or aspect does not change The TV Screen setting in the Initial Settings menu is incorrect...

Page 92: ...ceiver SACDs and some DVD Audio discs do not output digital audio Listen through the player s analog audio outputs Check that the PURE AUDIO indicator is not lit If it is press the PURE AUDIO button See also Front panel on page 25 Noticeable difference in DVD and CD volume This is due to differences in the audio format and is not a malfunction Cannot play multi channel audio Make sure that Audio O...

Page 93: ...nnected to a DTS compatible amplifier or decoder using a digital audio cable check the amplifier settings and that the cable is properly connected Audio mix does not sound right or sounds incomplete for example inaudible dialog Make sure that Audio Output Mode is set to 2 Channel if you ve connected to the stereo inputs on your amplifier or TV see Audio Output Mode on page 74 Disc containing the M...

Page 94: ...e HDMI connection If the front panel HDMI indicator is unlit then Make sure that you ve selected this player as the HDMI input in the settings for the component you re using You may need to refer to the instruction manual of the component to do this Check that the HDMI cable is connected properly and that the cable isn t damaged Check that components connected using the HDMI interface are switched...

Page 95: ...transfers may result Check that the PURE AUDIO indicator is not lit If it is press the PURE AUDIO button See also Front panel on page 25 Make sure the resolution on this player matches that of the component you have connected using HDMI See HDMI Settings on page 71 to change the HDMI resolution No multichannel HDMI audio Make sure the Audio setting in the HDMI menu is set to Auto see HDMI Settings...

Page 96: ... the PURE AUDIO button See also Front panel on page 25 Auto Select Play doesn t work Make sure that the receiver has been selected in the Auto Select Play on page 78 Make sure that i LINK Audio Out is set to On see Audio Out on page 77 Auto Select Play doesn t work while LINK CHECK shows in the front panel display see i LINK related messages opposite i LINK audio is temporarily interrupted See i L...

Page 97: ...PQLS feature works only when the player is connected to a single receiver PQLS OFF Displayed when the player receives a rate control off request from the receiver during playback The sound may be interrupted momentarily when this happens LOOP CONNECT The i LINK network cannot function because it is connected in a loop see Creating an i LINK network on page 21 BUS FULL The i LINK bus has reached it...

Page 98: ...tput level During audio output 200 mVrms 1 kHz 20 dB Number of channels 2 Jacks RCA jack Audio output multi channel L R C SW LS RS Output level During audio output 200 mVrms 1 kHz 20 dB Number of channels 6 Jacks RCA jack Audio characteristics Frequency response 4 Hz to 44 kHz DVD fs 96 kHz 4 Hz to 88 kHz DVD Audio fs 192 kHz S N ratio 118dB Dynamic range 108 8dB Total harmonic distortion 0 0008 W...

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