Pioneer DC-490V-S, Operating Instructions Manual

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Chapter 1
Before you start
Features
• 24-bit/96 kHz compatible DAC
The integrated 24-bit/96 kHz DAC means that
this player is compatible with high sampling-
rate discs, capable of delivering exceptional
sound quality in terms of dynamic range, low-
level resolution and high-frequency detail.
• Surround sound entertainment with
Dolby Digital
*1
and DTS
*2
software
Logos:
When connected to a suitable AV amplifier or
receiver, this player gives great surround
sound with Dolby Digital and DTS discs.
• PureCinema Progressive Scan video
When connected to a progressive scan-
compatible TV or monitor using the
component video outputs, you can enjoy
extremely stable, flicker free images, with the
same frame refresh rate as the original movie.
• New Disc Navigator with moving
pictures
The new Disc Navigator enables you play the
first few seconds of each title or chapter in a
thumbnail image on screen.
HDMI
*3
digital interface (DV-490V only)
The HDMI (High Definition 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
*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
source and (DTV) players, set-top boxes, and
other audiovisual devices is also supported.
• DSP effects for enhanced playback
See Audio Settings and Video Adjust menus on
page 32.
• Picture zoom
See Zooming the screen on page 31.
• MP3 and WMA compatibility
See Compressed audio compatibility on page 9.
• JPEG compatibility
See JPEG file compatibility on page 10.
• DivX
®
*5
video compatibility
See DivX video compatibility on page 10.
Logos:
• Energy saving design
An auto power-off function switches the player
into standby if not used for about 30 minutes.
*1
Manufactured under license from Dolby
Laboratories. “Dolby” and the double-D symbol
are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.
*2
“DTS” and “DTS Digital Out” are registered
trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.
*3
HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Definition
Multimedia Interface are trademarks or
registered trademarks of HDMI licensing LLC.
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• Use on a thick rug or carpet, or cover with
cloth—this may prevent proper cooling of
the unit.
• Place on an unstable surface, or one that is
not large enough to support all four of the
unit’s feet.
• 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 to leak, overheat,
explode or catch fire. It can also reduce the
life or performance of batteries.
Disc / content format playback
compatibility
This player is compatible with a wide range of
disc types (media) and formats. Playable discs
will generally feature one of the following logos
on the disc and/or disc packaging. Note
however that some disc types, such as
recordable CD and DVD, may be in an
unplayable format—see below for further
compatibility information.
Please also note that recordable discs cannot be
recorded using this player.
• This unit will play DVD+R/+RW discs.
• is 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 -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
manufacturer or disc retailer.
CD-R/RW compatibility
• Compatible formats: CD-Audio, Video CD,
ISO 9660 CD-ROM* containing MP3,
WMA, JPEG or DivX video files
*
ISO 9660 Level 1 or 2 compliant. CD
physical format: Mode1, Mode2 XA Form1.
Romeo and Joliet file systems are both
compatible with this player.
• Multi-session playback: No
• Unfinalized disc playback: No
• File structure (may differ): Up to 299 folders
on a disc; up to 648 folders and files
(combined) within each folder
DVD-Video DVD-R DVD-RW
Video CD
Fujicolor CD
Audio CD CD-R CD-RW
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Displaying DivX subtitle files
The font sets listed below are available for DivX
external subtitle files. You can see the proper
font set on-screen by setting the
Subtitle
Language
(in Language settings on page 36)
to match the subtitle file.
This player supports the following language
groups:
Group 1: Albanian (sq), Basque (eu), Catalan (ca),
Danish (da), Dutch (nl), English (en), Faroese (fo),
Finnish (fi), French (fr), German (de), Icelandic (is), Irish
(ga), Italian (it), Norwegian (no), Portuguese (pt), Rhaeto-
Romanic (rm), Scottish (gd), Spanish (es), Swedish (sv)
Group 2: Albanian (sq), Croatian (hr), Czech (cs),
Hungarian (hu), Polish (pl), Romanian (ro), Slovak (sk),
Slovenian (sl)
Group 3: Bulgarian (bg), Byelorussian (be), Macedonian
(mk), Russian (ru), Serbian (sr), Ukrainian (uk)
Group 4:
Hebrew (iw), Yiddish (ji)
Group 5:
Turkish (tr)
• Some external subtitle files may be
displayed incorrectly or not at all.
• For external subtitle files the following
subtitle format filename extensions are
supported (please note that these files are
not shown within the disc navigation
menu): .srt, .sub, .ssa, .smi
• The filename of the movie file has to be
repeated at the beginning of the filename
for the external subtitle file.
• The number of external subtitle files which
can be switched for the same movie file is
limited to a maximum of 10.
DivX video compatibility
• 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.
DivX, DivX Certified, and associated logos are
trademarks of DivX, Inc. and are used under
license.
JPEG file compatibility
• Compatible formats: Baseline JPEG and
EXIF 2.2* still image files up to a resolution
of 3072 x 2048.
*
File format used by digital still cameras.
• Progressive JPEG compatible: No
• File extensions: .jpg (must be used for the
player to recognize JPEG files – do not use
for other file types)
PC-created disc compatibility
Discs recorded using a personal computer
may not be playable in this unit due to the
setting of the application software used to
create the disc. In these particular instances,
check with the software publisher for more
detailed information.
Discs recorded in packet write mode (UDF
format) are not compatible with this player.
Check the DVD-R/RW or CD-R/RW software
disc boxes for additional compatibility
information.
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