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Operating Instructions

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Page 1: ...01 1 En DVD Player DV 260 DV 263 DV 363 DV 463 Operating Instructions ...

Page 2: ...n a built in installation such as a bookcase or rack unless proper ventilation is provided or the manufacturer s instructions have been adhered to POWER SOURCES This product should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the marking label If you are not sure of the type of power supply to your home consult your product dealer or local power company LOCATION The appliance should...

Page 3: ...oving covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel For U S model IMPORTANT NOTICE The serial number for this equipment is located on the rear panel Please write this serial number on your enclosed warranty card and keep it in a secure area This is for your security H006A_En WARNING TOPREVENTFIREORSHOCK HAZARD DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPL...

Page 4: ...ion or modifications carried out without appropriate authorization may invalidate the user s right to operate the equipment H011_En For Canadian model CAUTION TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT USE THIS POLARIZED PLUG WITH AN EXTENSION CORD RECEPTACLE OR OTHER OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADES CAN BE FULLY INSERTED TO PREVENT BLADE EXPOSURE ATTENTION POUR PREVENIR LES CHOCS ELECTRIQUES NE PAS UTILISER CETTE ...

Page 5: ...r cords associated with accessories sold with the product will expose you to lead a chemical known to the State of California and other governmental entities to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm Wash hands after handling ...

Page 6: ...1 04 Getting started Switching on 23 Let s Get Started 23 Using the on screen displays 24 Setting up with the Setup Navigator 25 Playing discs 27 Basic playback controls 28 Resume and Last Memory 29 DVD Video disc menus 30 Video CD PBC menus 30 05 Playing discs Introduction 31 Using the Disc Navigator to browse the contents of a disc 31 Scanning discs 32 Playing in slow motion 32 Frame advance fra...

Page 7: ...le Language 52 DVD Menu Language 52 Subtitle Display 52 Display settings 53 OSD Language 53 On Screen Display 53 Angle Indicator 53 Options 53 Parental Lock 53 PhotoViewer 56 010 Additional information Taking care of your player and discs 57 Handling discs 57 Storing discs 57 Discs to avoid 58 Cleaning the unit s exterior 58 Cleaning the pickup lens 58 Problems with condensation 58 Hints on instal...

Page 8: ...ame frame refresh rate as the original movie Picture zoom 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 Zooming the screen on page 40 MP3 and WMA compatibility This player is compatible with CD R CD RW and CD ROM discs that contain MP3 or WMA audio tracks See also Compressed audio compatibility on page 11 Graphical on ...

Page 9: ...ery 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 En 1 Open the battery compartment cover on the back of the remote control 2 Insert two AA R6P batteries in...

Page 10: ...ng damage dirt or condensa tion on either the disc or the player s pick up lens See below for notes about particular software and formats CD R RW compatibility This unit will play CD R and CD RW discs recorded in CD Audio or Video CD format or as a CD ROM containing MP3 WMA or JPEG files However any other content may cause the disc not to play or create noise distortion in the output This unit can...

Page 11: ...1 Audio Layer 3 MP3 or Windows Media Audio WMA format with a sampling rate of 32 44 1 or 48kHz Incom patible files will not play and the message Can t play this format will be displayed NO PLAY in the front panel display Fixed bit rate MP3 files are recom mended Variable bit rate VBR MP3 files are playable but playing time may not be shown correctly This player is compatible with WMA data encoded ...

Page 12: ...sion are displayed There are many different recording bit rates available to encode MP3 files This unit was designed to be compatible with all of them Audio encoded at 128Kbps should sound close to regular CD Audio quality This player will play lower bit rate files but please note that the sound quality becomes noticeably worse at lower bit rates JPEG file compatibility Baseline JPEG and EXIF 2 1 ...

Page 13: ...nt video cable Be careful to match the colors of the jacks and cables for correct connection 3 AUDIO OUT L R This pair of analog audio outputs connects to your TV AV receiver or stereo system Even if you are connecting up one of the digital outputs we still recommend you connect these jacks Use the supplied audio video cable when connecting these jacks Match the colors of the jacks and cables for ...

Page 14: ...bed here is a basic setup that allows you to play discs using just the cables supplied with the player In this setup stereo audio is played through the speakers in your TV This player is equipped with copy protection technology Do not connect this player to your TV via a VCR using AV cables as the picture from this player will not appear properly on your TV This player may also not be compatible w...

Page 15: ...ove reasons do not plug this player into a switched power supply found on some amplifiers and AV receivers When Component Out page 50 is set to Progressive there is no video output from the VIDEO OUT composite and S S video jacks If you want to display video on more than one monitor simulta neously make sure that it is set to Inter lace Switch the player to standby then using the front panel contr...

Page 16: ...nnection we recom mend also connecting using the stereo analog connection You ll probably also want to connect a video output to your AV receiver You can use any of the video outputs available on this player the illustration shows a standard composite connection 1 Connect one of DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jacks on this player to a digital input on your AV receiver This enables you to listen to multichannel...

Page 17: ...lready in use you can buy a video input selector from an electronics store which effectively gives you more inputs My TV only has one input for the sound What should I plug it into If you don t mind 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 am...

Page 18: ...TANDBY ON OPEN CLOSE TOP MENU MENU HOME MENU RETURN ENTER 1 3 4 7 8 9 10 11 14 6 5 12 16 15 13 DV 260 DV 263 STANDBY ON OPEN CLOSE FL DIMMER TOP MENU MENU HOME MENU RETURN ENTER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 15 DV 363 STANDBY ON OPEN CLOSE 1 3 4 5 6 16 12 13 14 15 DV 463 ...

Page 19: ...cute a command 9 MENU Press to display a DVD disc menu or the Disc Navigator if a VR format DVD RW CD Video CD MP3 WMA or JPEG disc is loaded 10 RETURN Press to return to a previous menu screen 11 HOME MENU Press to display or exit 12 Press to stop the disc you can resume play back by pressing play 13 Remote control sensor The remote control has a range of up to about 7m 23ft 14 Display See page 2...

Page 20: ... disc 6 PRGSVE Lights when the player is set to output progressive scan video see Component Out on page 50 7 Lights in any of the repeat play modes 8 REMAIN Indicates that the character display is showing the disc or title chapter track remain time 9 Character display 10 2 D Lights when a Dolby Digital soundtrack is playing 11 TRK Indicates that the character display is showing a CD or Video CD tr...

Page 21: ... command 7 HOME MENU Press to display or exit the on screen display 8 and Use for reverse slow motion playback frame reverse and reverse scanning 9 Press to start or resume playback 10 Press to jump to the beginning of the current chapter or track then to previous chapters tracks 11 Press to pause playback press again to restart 12 PLAY MODE Press to display the Play Mode menu You can also get to ...

Page 22: ...NTER button in 6 above 18 MENU Press to display a DVD disc menu or the Disc Navigator if a VR format DVD RW CD Video CD MP3 WMA or JPEG disc is loaded 19 RETURN Press to return to a previous menu screen 20 and Use for forward slow motion playback frame advance and forward scanning 21 Press to jump to the next chapter or track 22 Press to stop the disc you can resume play back by pressing play 23 D...

Page 23: ...nd no button is pressed for five minutes the screen saver starts If the disc tray is closed but no disc is playing and no control is pressed for 30 minutes the player automatically goes into standby Let s Get Started When you switch on the player for the first time you should see a welcome screen displayed on your TV From here you can let the player know what kind of TV you have then either use th...

Page 24: ...ect means use the cursor buttons to highlight an item on screen then press ENTER If you re using the DV 260 DV 263 or DV 363 the buttons to navigate the on screen displays are available on the front panel as well as the remote control See Front panel on page 18 for the location and description of all the front panel controls for your model The button guide at the bottom of every OSD screen shows y...

Page 25: ... your preferred language here Note that the language you choose here may not be available on all discs If you want to select a language other than those listed select Other Language See Selecting languages using the language code list on page 62 for detailed information 5 Did you connect this player to an amplifier or AV receiver Select Connected or Not Connected If you selected Not Connected here...

Page 26: ...thout making any changes Congratulations setup is complete Connected Not Connected AV Receiver Digital Audio Out Language Settings Audio Out Settings AV Receiver Func Setup Navigator Compatible Not Compatible Don t Know Dolby Digital Language Settings Audio Out Settings AV Receiver Func Setup Navigator Compatible Not Compatible Don t Know Dolby Digital DTS Language Settings Audio Out Settings AV R...

Page 27: ...VD 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 a menu may appear See DVD Video disc menus on page 30 and Video CD PBC menus on page 30 for more on how to navigate these If you re playing an WMA MP3 disc it may take a few seconds before playback starts depending on the complexity of the file struc ture on the disc If you l...

Page 28: ...n 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 prefer ences of the player so even if you have 4 3 Pan Scan selected those discs will still be shown i...

Page 29: ... play position is stored in memory When you load the disc next time the display shows LAST MEM and you can resume playback this works for up to five discs If you want to clear the resume last memory point press stop while RESUME or LAST MEM is displayed When a Video CD is loaded the Resume point is lost if the player is switched off For the Last Memory function to work you must press stop to stop ...

Page 30: ...hich you can choose what you want to watch These are called PBC Playback control menus You can play a PBC Video CD without having to navigate the PBC menu by starting play back 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 ...

Page 31: ...you want to play You can use the Disc Navigator when a disc is playing or stopped 1 Press HOME MENU and select Disc Navigator from the on screen display Alternatively if a VR format DVD RW CD Video CD or WMA MP3 JPEG disc is loaded you can press MENU which takes you straight to the Disc Navigator screen 2 Select what you want to play Depending on the type of disc you have loaded the Disc Navigator...

Page 32: ... MP3 tracks 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 audio CDs and WMA MP3 discs When scanning a Video CD or WMA MP3 track playback automatically resumes at the end or beginning of the track There is no sound while scanning DVDs and Video CDs and no subtitles while scanning DVDs Depending on the ...

Page 33: ... can only use frame advance 1 During playback press pause 2 Press or to reverse or advance a frame at a time 3 To resume normal playback press play The picture quality when using frame reverse is not as good as frame advance Depending on the disc normal playback may automatically resume when a new chapter is reached When changing direction with a DVD disc the picture may move in an unex pected way...

Page 34: ...CD R RW discs 1 During playback press PLAY MODE and select Repeat from the list of func tions on the left 2 Select a repeat play option If program play is active select Program Repeat to repeat the program list or Repeat Off to cancel For DVD discs select Title Repeat or Chapter Repeat or Repeat Off For CDs and Video CDs select Disc Repeat or Track Repeat or Repeat Off A Start Point B End Point Of...

Page 35: ...ndom play option For DVD discs select Random Title or Random Chapter or Random Off For CDs and Video CDs select On or Off to switch random play on or off For WMA MP3 discs select Random All all folders or Random Track current folder only or Random Off To stop the disc and cancel random play back press stop To cancel random playback without stop ping playback press CLEAR The disc will play to the e...

Page 36: ... track names for WMA MP3 3 Select a title chapter folder or track for the current step in the program list For a DVD disc you can add a whole title or a chapter within a title to the program list To add a title select the title To add a chapter first highlight the title then press cursor right and select a chapter from the list For a CD or Video CD select a track to add to the program list Create ...

Page 37: ...nd 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 chapter folder track to add After pressing ENTER the new step is...

Page 38: ...fter that the oldest one is replaced with the new one saved 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 WMA MP3 discs can be searched by folder or track number 1 Press PLAY MODE and select Search Mode from the list of functions on the left The search options that appear depend on the kind ...

Page 39: ...ecorded with dialog in two or more languages you can switch audio language during playback 1 Press AUDIO repeatedly to select an audio language option Some discs only allow you to change audio language from the disc menu Press TOP MENU to access To set audio language preferences see Audio Language on page 51 Switching VR format DVD RW audio channel When playing a VR format DVD RW disc recorded wit...

Page 40: ...f you are displaying subtitles these will disappear when the screen is zoomed They will reappear when you return the screen to normal 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 available this can be switched off if you prefer see ...

Page 41: ...Tr Rate 8 6Mbps Chapter Play DVD 2 05 11 38 Current Total Elapsed 4 57 Remain 7 02 Total Audio Dolby Digital 2 0CH 1 Subtitle Title Play DVD RW Original 0 08 1 32 Current Total Elapsed 30 22 Remain 30 30 Total Tr Rate 4 3Mbps Chapter Play DVD RW Original 1 1 Current Total Track Play CD 1 07 2 16 Current Total Elapsed 4 40 Remain 5 47 Total Disc Play CD 28 00 Elapsed 30 20 Remain 58 20 Total Play M...

Page 42: ...re viewable Using the JPEG Disc Navigator and Photo Browser Use the JPEG Disc Navigator to find a partic ular folder or picture by filename use the Photo Browser to find a picture within a folder by thumbnail image 1 Press MENU to display the Disc Navi gator screen The left column shows the folders on the disc the right column shows the files in a folder 2 Use the cursor buttons to navigate When a...

Page 43: ...release when you reach the page you want To return to the Disc Navigator screen press RETURN 3 Press ENTER to display the selected thumbnail full size on screen The slideshow resumes from the selected picture Zooming the screen Using the zoom feature you can magnify a part of the screen by a factor of 2 or 4 while viewing pictures from a JPEG disc 1 During slideshow playback use the ZOOM button to...

Page 44: ...nge 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 see page 48 is set to On and Dolby Digital Out see page 48 is set to Dolby Digital PCM The effect of Audio DRC depends on your speakers and AV receiver settings Virtual ...

Page 45: ...ff Virtual Surround doesn t work with DTS or 96kHz linear PCM audio or during WMA MP3 playback through either the analog or digital outputs If the player is outputting Dolby Digital or MPEG bitstream audio in other words no conversion to PCM Virtual Surround has no effect on the audio from the digital output See Digital Audio Out settings on page 48 for how to set up the digital output formats How...

Page 46: ...effect clearly Creating your own presets You can create up to three presets of your own 1 Select one of the Memory presets see above 2 Press cursor down to select Detailed Settings then press ENTER 3 Adjust the picture quality settings Use the cursor up down buttons to select a setting Use the cursor left right buttons to adjust the current setting Press DISPLAY to switch between full and single v...

Page 47: ... of the following picture quality settings Contrast Adjusts the contrast between light and dark Brightness Adjusts the overall bright ness Chroma Level Adjusts how saturated colors appear 4 Press ENTER to save the preset and exit the Video Adjust screen ...

Page 48: ...y or region Digital Audio Out settings Digital Out You only need to make this setting if you connected this player to an AV receiver or other component using one of the digital outputs Default setting On If at any time you need to switch off the digital audio output set this to Off otherwise leave it On Note that you can t switch on off the optical and coaxial outputs individually Dolby Digital Ou...

Page 49: ...kHz set this to 96kHz otherwise set it to 96kHz 48kHz 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 it is 96 kHz compatible MPEG Out You only need to make this setting if you connected this player to an AV receiver or other component using one of the digital outputs Default setting MPEG PCM If your AV receiver or ...

Page 50: ...utput If your TV is not compatible with progressive scan video set to Interlace Check the operating instructions that came with your TV if you re unsure about its compatibility When setting to Progressive you have to press ENTER once more to confirm See also below for important information on progressive scan video About progressive scan video Compared to interlace video progressive scan video eff...

Page 51: ...P 503HDG PDP 433HDG S Video Out You only need to make this setting if you connected this player to your TV using an S video cable Default setting S2 If you find that the picture is stretched or distorted on the default S2 setting try changing it to S1 Language settings Audio Language Default setting English This setting is your preferred audio language for DVD discs If the language you specify her...

Page 52: ...nguage from the disc menu Press MENU to access the disc menu DVD Menu Language Default setting w Subtitle Lang Some multilingual discs have disc menus in several languages This setting specifies in which language the disc menus should appear Leave on the default setting for menus to appear in the same language as your Subtitle Language see above The DVD format recognizes 136 different languages Se...

Page 53: ...an set the Parental Lock level or the Country code you must register a pass word As the password owner you can change 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 passwo...

Page 54: ...ss word and return to the Options menu screen Setting changing the Parental Lock level 1 Select Level Change Digital Audio Out Video Output Language Display Options Parental Lock PhotoViewer Password Level Change Country Code Initial Settings Digital Audio Out Video Output Language Display Options Parental Lock Register Code Number Initial Settings Digital Audio Out Video Output Language Display O...

Page 55: ...to set the new Country code and return to the Options menu screen Changing the Country code does not take effect until the next disc is loaded or the current disc is reloaded Digital Audio Out Video Output Language Display Options Initial Settings Parental Lock Level Change Password 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 off Digital Audio Out Video Output Language Display Options Parental Lock Level Change Initial Setti...

Page 56: ...files The default On setting allows you to view only the JPEG files on this kind of disc Set to Off to be able to play the WMA MP3 audio files Changing the PhotoViewer setting does not take effect until the next disc is loaded or the current disc is reloaded Digital Audio Out Video Output Language Display Options Parental Lock PhotoViewer On Off Initial Settings ...

Page 57: ...he disc using straight strokes Don t wipe the disc surface using circular strokes If necessary use 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 s...

Page 58: ...Unplug the unit when cleaning Cleaning 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 Although lens cleaners for CD players are commercially available we do not recommend using them since some may damage the lens Problems with condensation Condensatio...

Page 59: ...er cables The power cables should be routed so that they are not likely to be stepped on A damaged power cable can cause a fire or give you an electric shock Check the power cable once in a while If you find it damaged ask your nearest Pioneer authorized service center or your dealer for a replacement Screen sizes and disc formats DVD Video discs come in several different screen aspect ratios rang...

Page 60: ...player s settings are now reset and you should see the Let s Get Started screen Titles chapters and tracks DVD discs are generally divided into one or more titles Titles may be further subdivided into chapters CDs and Video CDs are divided into tracks CD ROMs contain folders and files MP3 and WMA files are referred to as tracks Folders may contain further folders DVD Video regions All DVD Video di...

Page 61: ... Navigator allow you to set your prefered language from any of the 136 languages listed in the language code list on page 62 1 Select Other Language 2 Use the cursor left right buttons to select either a code letter or a code number 3 Use the cursor up down buttons to select a code letter or a code number See Language code list on page 62 for a complete list of languages and codes 1 2 2 5 5 6 3 2 ...

Page 62: ...ngolian 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 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 190...

Page 63: ...e for example showing 3 2 1 The 3 being the two front channels and the center channel the 2 being the surround channels and the 1 being the LFE channel DRM DRM digital rights management is a type of server software developed to enable secure distribution of paid content over the web recently incorporated by WMA Windows Media Audio DTS DTS stands for Digital Theater Systems DTS is a surround system...

Page 64: ...ed to formats such as Dolby Digital and MPEG audio For compatibility with digital audio recorders CD MD and DAT and AV ampli fiers with digital inputs this unit can convert Dolby Digital DTS and MPEG audio to PCM See also Digital audio Regions DVD Video only These associate discs and players with partic ular areas of the world This unit will only play discs that have compatible region codes You ca...

Page 65: ...t level 286 mVp p 75 Ω Jack S video jack Video output Output level 1 Vp p 75 Ω Jack RCA jack Audio output 1 stereo pair Output level During audio output 200 mVrms 1 kHz 20 dB Number of channels 2 Jacks RCA jack Digital audio characteristics Frequency response 4 Hz to 44 kHz DVD fs 96 kHz S N ratio 115 dB Dynamic range 101 dB Total harmonic distortion 0 0016 Wow and flutter Limit of measurement 0 0...

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