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Operating Instructions

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Page 2: ...pment D3 4 2 1 7a_A_En WARNING This equipment is not waterproof To prevent a fire or shock hazard do not place any container filled with liquid near this equipment such as a vase or flower pot or expose it to dripping splashing rain or moisture D3 4 2 1 3_B_En CAUTION The STANDBY ON switch on this unit will not completely shut off all power from the AC outlet Since the power cord serves as the mai...

Page 3: ...r If the fitted moulded plug is unsuitable for your socket outlet then the fuse shall be removed and the plug cut off and disposed of safely There is a danger of severe electrical shock if the cut off plug is inserted into any 13 amp socket If a new plug is to be fitted please observe the wiring code as shown below If in any doubt please consult a qualified electrician IMPORTANT The wires in this ...

Page 4: ...sing the on screen displays 19 Setting up for network use 19 Playing movies music and photos 20 Playing BD DVD movies and Audio CD 20 Playback controls 21 Frequently Asked Questions 24 05 Using the Disc Navigator Introduction 25 Movie Navigator 25 Photo Navigator 26 Music Navigator 28 06 Using the Home Media Gallery Introduction 30 About network playback 30 Using the Home Media Gallery 31 Movie Na...

Page 5: ...finition Multimedia Interface interconnect provides high quality digital 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 all using one interface You can easily connect to an HDMI equipped AV receiver or audio visual device...

Page 6: ...AA R6P dry cell batteries x2 Stereo audio cable red white plugs Video cable yellow plugs HDMI cable LAN cable Power cable Warranty card Putting the batteries in the remote control Insert two AA R6P batteries into the battery compartment following the indications inside the compartment Important Incorrect use of batteries can result in hazards such as leakage and bursting Please observe the followi...

Page 7: ...scs that do not conform to these specifications The audio signals of a CD output at the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT COAXIAL OPTICAL jacks of this player are protected from copying and cannot be copied on other external components DualDisc playback A DualDisc is a new 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 mate...

Page 8: ...ve JPEG are supported PNG Resolution up to 4096 x 4096 pixels GIF Resolution up to 4096 x 4096 pixels File extensions The following file extensions should be used with this player Video wmv mpg mpeg Audio wma mp3 wav Image jpg jpeg png gif Even when files have a supported file extension some files may not play or display depending on the content or media server type Titles and chapters BD and DVD ...

Page 9: ...y available three way component video cable page 11 7 DIGITAL AUDIO OUT COAXIAL OPTICAL Digital audio outputs for connection to a PCM Dolby Digital and or DTS compatible AV receiver page 13 8 AUDIO OUT 5 1ch Multi channel 5 1ch analog audio outputs for connection to an AV receiver with multi channel analog audio inputs page 13 9 AUDIO OUT 2ch Stereo analog audio outputs for connection to your TV A...

Page 10: ...g inputs for correct stereo sound See Using other types of video output below if you want to use a different type of connection 2 Connect the supplied AC power cord to the AC IN inlet then plug into a power outlet Using other types of video output This player has standard composite S Video and component video outputs as well as an HDMI connector for digital video audio In order to be able to watch...

Page 11: ...tion video plus standard and multi channel surround sound audio HDMI features include uncompressed digital video one connector instead of several cables and connectors and communication between the AV source and AV devices such as DTVs 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 i...

Page 12: ...n if a TV not compatible with 1080 24p video is connected the actual frame frequency of the video output will be 60 Hz The video output will be interrupted when switching the video output from 1080 24p or 720 24p to other output video resolutions or when switching to 1080 24p or 720 24p from other output video resolutions Connecting using an S Video output You can use the S Video output instead of...

Page 13: ...upplied to connect the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT COAXIAL jack to a coaxial input on your AV receiver Note Linear PCM audio output over the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT COAXIAL OPTICAL jacks is limited to 2ch 48 kHz Analog connections Connect the AUDIO OUT 5 1ch jacks on this player to the multi channel analog inputs on your AV receiver Use a dedicated six way cable not supplied or three sets of stereo cables not sup...

Page 14: ...her component allowing you greater freedom in the placement of your player Use a miniplug cord not supplied to connect the CONTROL IN jack of this player with the CONTROL OUT jack of your other Pioneer component You will also need to connect a coaxial digital cable analog audio cable or video cable When connected via System Control point the remote control toward the connected component such as an...

Page 15: ... may need to set the IR RECEIVER switch located under the IR IN jack for this player to recognize the IR receiver correctly This player does not supply power to the external IR receiver Please see the operating instructions of the IR receiver for the power requirements AUDIO OUT 5 1ch DIGITALAUDIOOUT AUDIO OUT 2ch CENTER SUBWOOFER FRONT SURROUND L L R R COAXIAL OPTICAL COMPONENT VIDEOOUT VIDEOOUT ...

Page 16: ...6 play Press to start or resume playback 7 stop Press to stop playback you can resume playback by pressing 8 pause pause Press to pause playback Press again to restart 9 Skip scan buttons Press to jump to the next chapter track etc Press and hold for fast forward scanning Press to jump back to the beginning of the current chapter track etc then to previous chapters tracks etc Press and hold for fa...

Page 17: ... 14 HOME MENU Press to display the player s Home Menu from which you can access most of the player s functions 15 RETURN Press to return to a previous screen 16 Red Green Yellow Blue Use to navigate BD ROM menus When playing a movie file on a DVD R RW disc or media servers press the Blue button to switch the TV system frame rate 50 Hz 60 Hz see About NTSC PAL TV systems on page 20 17 Playback cont...

Page 18: ...ected this player to your TV using the HDMI connector select from Auto 576i 480i interlaced 576p 480p progressive 720p 1080i 1080p or Source Direct then skip to step 7 the aspect ratio will automatically be set to 16 9 Widescreen Generally the Auto setting is recommended If you re using an S Video or composite video connection select S Video Video only If you re using a component video connection ...

Page 19: ...se Select SPC to insert a space Select DEL to delete the character at the current cursor position in the name field Select CLR to clear the name field 5 Select DONE to register the name and exit the input screen Select CANCEL to close the keypad without registering the name 6 Select IP Configuration then Next Screen to display the IP configuration screen 7 Set Auto set IP Address to On If there is...

Page 20: ...ally produced BD ROM movie discs often go straight to the disc menu when playback is started sometimes preceded by an opening sequence Navigate through the disc menu using the cursor keys and the ENTER button You can also use the number buttons to select numbered items in some menus To get back to the top menu press TOP MENU Some BD ROM discs feature pop up menus that do not interrupt playback pre...

Page 21: ...ctions in the Disc Navigator Home Media Gallery such as changing the Browse category will cause the resume position to be lost Scanning video and audio You can fast scan BD DVD movies or Audio CDs forward or backward at various speeds 1 During playback press or to start scanning There is no sound while scanning video and audio 2 Press repeatedly to increase the scanning speed The scanning speed is...

Page 22: ...eat All repeats the current browse list Random play tracks from an Audio CD music files or photo files in a random order Repeat Off cancels the repeat and random modes The current Play Mode is displayed on screen Press CLEAR to resume normal playback Play Mode option compatibility The available options depend on what kind of disc file is playing available unavailable 1 Using time search You can na...

Page 23: ...nge Tip Even when multiple audio streams are included in a movie file you cannot select from among them while playing back of a movie file To set audio language preferences see page 40 Displaying disc or file information Various track chapter and title information as well as the video transmission rate for DVD and BD movies can be displayed on screen The information available depends on the type d...

Page 24: ...ou 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 An HDMI connection can only be made with other HDMI components or a High bandwidth Digital Content Protection HDCP compatible DVI component See Connecting for HDMI output on page 11 for more on HDMI compatibility There s no picture ...

Page 25: ...ying times When the movie length cannot be determined it is displayed as 2 Use the buttons to change the current selection highlighted in yellow On the left side of the screen you can see file information such as the genre date and file format for the current selection 3 Press ENTER to play the currently highlighted movie Press to start or resume playback from the last title played Displaying the ...

Page 26: ...arch field Select CLR to clear the search field Select DONE to close the keypad and select movies or genres from the search results select CANCEL to close the keypad and clear the search results Photo Navigator The photo section of the Disc Navigator allows you to browse and display all the compatible photo files found on the loaded DVD R RW disc non photo files are not displayed See also File com...

Page 27: ... alphabetically by name A first or Z first Browsing photos The browse sub menu gives you several ways to browse photos Go back Return to the previous menu Date Browse photos as thumbnails by date year and month Select a year then press ENTER to further browse by month Select a month and press ENTER to see the photos taken that month Quicklist Display thumbnails of all the photos currently in your ...

Page 28: ...arch Find a song by entering a name or a few letters to search for The search results are narrowed down as you enter more letters See also Searching songs on page 29 Sort Sort songs by date oldest first or most recent first or alphabetically by song title artist album or genre A first or Z first Now Playing Display song information track name artist album genre etc and playback information See als...

Page 29: ...ly updated narrowing down the list until you can see the one you re looking for See Searching movies on page 26 for how to use the screen keypad Now playing song information The Now Playing screen shows detailed information about the song playing including Artist and song title Progress bar elapsed time and song length Album name Genre File format Browse menu Play status Play mode Next Previous so...

Page 30: ...sharing of digital media through a wired or wireless network in the home The DLNA certification logo makes it easy to find products that comply with the DLNA Interoperability Guidelines This unit complies with DLNA Interoperability Guidelines v1 0 When a PC running DLNA server software or other DLNA compatible device is connected to this player some setting changes of software or other devices may...

Page 31: ...be determined it is displayed as 2 Use the buttons to change the current selection highlighted in yellow On the left side of the screen you can see file information such as the genre date and file format for the current selection 3 Press ENTER to play the currently highlighted movie Press to start or resume playback from the last title played Displaying the Movie Options menu Press to display the ...

Page 32: ...C to insert a space Select DEL to delete the character at the current cursor position in the search field Select CLR to clear the search field Select DONE to close the keypad and select a movie or genre from the search results select CANCEL to close the keypad and clear the search results Movie sources From the movie sources window you can see all the servers found on the network and change the se...

Page 33: ...ver Browse Browse photos by Albums Date Quicklist or Folders See also Browsing photos below Search Find a photo by entering a name or a few letters to search for The search results are narrowed down as you enter more letters See also Searching photos on page 34 Sort Sort photos by date oldest first or most recent first or alphabetically by name A first or Z first Photo Sources Display servers on t...

Page 34: ...t selection 6 Press ENTER to play the currently highlighted music The display shows the Now Playing screen Press to start or resume playback from the last track played on the Now Playing screen Displaying the Song Options menu Press to display Song Options menu Play Song Play the selected song from the beginning Add to Quicklist Add the selected song to your Quicklist The Quicklist feature is a us...

Page 35: ... server type Searching songs From the Search sub menu you can enter a few characters up to 20 of a song title genre artist or album As each character is entered into the search field the search results are dynamically updated narrowing down the list of songs until you can see the one you re looking for See Searching movies on page 32 for how to use the screen keypad Now playing song information Th...

Page 36: ...due to this player compiling a list of the available media on your media servers This list will vary depending on the media sharing software you are using but you will be able to navigate through the list using the buttons the ENTER key to select a folder or the ENTER key on the Go back selection found in each folder If you come to a folder containing content that you wish to play you may press to...

Page 37: ...discs that contain film progressive material cannot be recognized as such by this unit In such instances if you choose Cinema from the Video Adjust menu PureCinema mode is activated PureCinema mode can be automatically activated if you choose Cinema from the Video Adjust menu have the input line system set to PAL 50 Hz and have the output video resolution set to anything other than 576i or 1080i I...

Page 38: ...iations in volume you may not notice much change Important Audio DRC is effective with the following types of audio Analog audio from the AUDIO OUT 2ch and AUDIO OUT 5 1ch jacks PCM audio from the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT COAXIAL OPTICAL and HDMI OUT jacks see also About the audio output settings on page 42 1 Press HOME MENU and select Video Audio Adjust from the on screen display 2 Select Audio Adjust 3...

Page 39: ...ing above is set to 16 9 Widescreen DVD 16 9 Video Out Letter Box If the TV Aspect Ratio setting above is set to 4 3 Standard select this if you prefer letterbox presentation of 16 9 format DVDs Pan Scan If the TV Aspect Ratio setting above is set to 4 3 Standard select this if you prefer Pan Scan presentation of 16 9 format DVDs Some discs contain only Letter Box or Pan Scan presentation so the v...

Page 40: ...nguage of the on screen displays to English available languages Choose from the languages displayed for the on screen displays Audio Language English Sets both the BD ROM and DVD Video default audio language to English available languages Choose from the languages displayed to set the default audio language for BD ROM and DVD Video playback Other Continue to the next screen to set the default audi...

Page 41: ...n Continue to the next screen to see a summary of your network settings Speakers Audio Output Mode 2 Channel Set if you connected this player to an amplifier using only the front left right channels of the AUDIO OUT 5 1ch outputs 5 1 Channel Set if you connected this player to an amplifier using all 5 1 channels of the AUDIO OUT 5 1ch outputs On this setting the audio output from the AUDIO OUT 2ch...

Page 42: ...IO OUT COAXIAL OPTICAL output Dolby Digital 2ch downmix PCM 5 1ch PCM 2ch downmix PCM Dolby Digital 7 1ch PCM9 9 Audio is output in 7 1ch 6 1ch with Surround Back output sources only With other sources audio is output in 5 1ch The 6 1 Surround Back audio is output in 7 1ch Dolby Digital Plus Dolby TrueHD8 2ch downmix PCM 5 1ch PCM 2ch downmix PCM Dolby Digital 7 1ch PCM9 10 11 12 13 10 Interactive...

Page 43: ...ad the software from the Internet Steps 4 to 6 are the operations performed automatically by the player they are intended to update the software 1 Press HOME MENU and select Initial Setup 2 Select Options then Software Update 3 Select Start then Yes The player turns off automatically If the player is already running the latest software a help message will be displayed Depending on the Internet con...

Page 44: ...sc or use a pencil ball point pen or other sharp tipped writing instrument These could all damage the disc For more detailed care information see the instructions that come with discs Do not load more than one disc into the player at a time Damaged and odd shaped discs Discs spin at high speed inside the player If you can see that a disc is cracked chipped warped or otherwise damaged don t risk us...

Page 45: ...d and may be damaged Caution for when the unit is installed in a rack with a glass door Do not press the OPEN CLOSE button on the remote control to open the disc table while the glass door is closed The door will hamper movement of the disc table and the disc table could be damaged Screen sizes and disc formats BD ROM and DVD Video discs come in several different screen aspect ratios ranging from ...

Page 46: ...PM 41 GRAETZ 31 42 GRANADA 07 35 42 43 48 GRADIENTE 30 57 GRANDIN 18 GRUNDIG 31 53 HANSEATIC 07 42 HCM 18 44 HINARI 07 41 44 HISAWA 18 HITACHI 31 33 34 36 42 43 54 06 10 24 25 18 HUANYU 56 HYPSON 07 18 46 ICE 46 47 IMPERIAL 38 42 INDIANA 07 INGELEN 31 INTERFUNK 31 32 07 42 INTERVISION 46 49 ISUKAI 41 ITC 42 ITT 31 32 42 JEC 05 JVC 13 23 KAISUI 18 41 44 KAPSCH 31 KENDO 42 KENNEDY 32 42 KORPEL 07 KO...

Page 47: ...5 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 sd 1904 Sangho sg 1907 Serbo Croatian sh 1908 Sinhalese si 1909 Slovak sk 1911 Slovenian sl 1912 Samoan sm 1913 Shona s...

Page 48: ...r s settings volume input function speaker settings etc Check that the disc is free from dust and dirt and that it is not damaged Taking care of your player and discs on page 44 Check that all interconnects are firmly inserted Check that the plugs and terminals are free of dirt oxide etc and clean if necessary Also check the cable for damage Make sure the player s output is not connected to the am...

Page 49: ...deo resolution on page 12 CDs cannot be copied on other external components The audio signals of a CD output at the jacks of this player are protected from copying and cannot be copied on other external components To copy the audio signals recorded on a CD connect your external components to the AUDIO OUT 2ch jacks of this player Video is distorted during playback of a movie file on a DVD R RW dis...

Page 50: ...eck the logical connections IP address setup DHCP etc Confirm that the IP address is correct if acquired using DHCP or Auto IP in the Network Config screen that follows the Initial Setup menu see page 41 Confirm that the media server is on and not in standby or sleep mode Check the network and other settings on the media server Check that this player and the media server are on the same Local Area...

Page 51: ...the front panel display during network downloading The message is displayed when downloading failed As the player may be failed contact your local Pioneer Customer Service Center Problem Remedy Problem Remedy It is taking a long time for the unit to start up It can take up to one minute for the system to start up once you press the STANDBY ON button This does not mean that the player is experienci...

Page 52: ...or playback on existing Dolby Digital systems Dolby Digital Plus can accurately reproduce the sound originally intended by directors and producers It also features multi channel sound with discrete channel output interactive mixing and streaming capability in advanced systems Supported by HDMI High Definition Multimedia Interface a single cable digital connection is possible for high definition au...

Page 53: ...number that devices use in order to identify and communicate with each other on a network utilizing the Internet Protocol standard such as 192 168 0 1 No duplicate numbers are allowed in the network LAN cable A cable that has an 8 pin modular plug on each end and is different from a telephone plug which has 4 pins MAC Media Access Control address An address attached to the port of any device The M...

Page 54: ...oft com The implementation was written so as to conform with Netscapes SSL This library is free for commercial and non commercial use as long as the following conditions are aheared to The following conditions apply to all code found in this distribution be it the RC4 RSA lhash DES etc code not just the SSL code The SSL documentation included with this distribution is covered by the same copyright...

Page 55: ...of the Independent JPEG Group libpng COPYRIGHT NOTICE DISCLAIMER and LICENSE If you modify libpng you may insert additional notices immediately following this sentence libpng version 1 2 6 December 3 2004 is Copyright 2004 Glenn Randers Pehrson and is distributed according to the same disclaimer and license as libpng 1 2 5 with the following individual added to the list of Contributing Authors Cos...

Page 56: ... THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE libhttp Copyright 2000 2004 Dag Erling Smørgrav All rights reserved Redistribution and use in source and binary forms with or without modification are permitted provided that the following conditions are met 1 Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in this ...

Page 57: ... must make sure that they too receive or can get the source code And you must show them these terms so they know their rights We protect your rights with two steps 1 copyright the software and 2 offer you this license which gives you legal permission to copy distribute and or modify the software Also for each author s protection and ours we want to make certain that everyone understands that there...

Page 58: ...ution of executable or object code is made by offering access to copy from a designated place then offering equivalent access to copy the source code from the same place counts as distribution of the source code even though third parties are not compelled to copy the source along with the object code 4 You may not copy modify sublicense or distribute the Program except as expressly provided under ...

Page 59: ...ese terms To do so attach the following notices to the program It is safest to attach them to the start of each source file to most effectively convey the exclusion of warranty and each file should have at least the copyright line and a pointer to where the full notice is found one line to give the program s name and a brief idea of what it does Copyright year name of author This program is free s...

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Page 63: ...ident of Vice That s all there is to it Linux Source Notice The software programs used on this product include the Linux operating system The Linux contains software licensed for use based on the terms of a GNU General Public License The machine readable copy of the corresponding source code is available for the cost of distribution For more information or to obtain a copy contact your local Pione...

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