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Getting started

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 Note

 

• From here on in this manual, the word 

‘select’ generally means use the cursor 
buttons to highlight an item on-screen, 
then press 

 

ENTER

 

.

 

Setting up the player for your 
TV

 

If you have a widescreen (16:9) TV, you should 
setup the player so that the picture will be 
presented correctly. If you have a conevntional 
(4:3) TV, you can leave the player on the default 
setting and move on to the next section.

 

1

Press HOME MENU and select ‘Initial 

Settings’.

2

Select ‘TV Screen’ from the ‘Video 

Output’ settings.

3

If you have a widescreen (16:9) TV, 

select ‘16:9 (Wide)’

 

If you have a conventional (4:3) TV, you can 
change the setting from 

 

4:3 (Letter Box)

 

 to 

 

4:3 

(Pan & Scan)

 

 if you prefer. See 

 

Video Output 

settings

 

 on page 31 for more details.

 

4

Press HOME MENU to exit the menu 

screen.

 

Setting the language of this 
player’s on-screen displays

 

This sets the language of this system’s on-
screen displays.

 

1

Press HOME MENU and select ‘Initial 

Settings’.

2

Select ‘OSD Language’ from the 

‘Display’ settings.

3

Select a language.

 

The on-screen language will change according 
to your selection.

 

4

Press HOME MENU to exit the menu 

screen.

 

Playing discs

 

The basic playback controls for playing DVD, 
CD, Video CD and MP3/WMA discs are 
covered here. Further functions are detailed in 
the next chapter.

For details on playing JPEG picture discs, see 

 

Viewing a JPEG slideshow

 

 on page 21.

Initial Settings

Digital Audio Out

Video Output

Language

Display

Options

TV Screen

Component Out

S-Video Out

4:3 (Letter Box)

4:3 (Pan&Scan)

16:9 (Wide)

Initial Settings

Initial Settings

Digital Audio Out

Video Output

Language

Display

Options

OSD Language

On Screen Display

Angle Indicator

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Initial Settings

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Summary of Contents for DV-270

Page 1: ...01 1 En DVD Player DV 270 DV 271 DV 275 Operating Instructions RegisterYour Product at www pioneerelectronics com ...

Page 2: ... 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 used...

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: ...tion Once you have established a comfortable sound level Set the dial and leave it there Taking a minute to do this now will help to prevent hearing damage or loss in the future After all we want you listening for a lifetime We Want You Listening For A Lifetime Used wisely your new sound equipment will provide a lifetime of fun and enjoyment Since hearing damage from loud noise is often undetectab...

Page 5: ...e Disc Navigator 21 Browsing WMA MP3 and JPEG files with the Disc Navigator 22 Looping a section of a disc 23 Using repeat play 23 Using random play 24 Creating a program list 25 Searching a disc 26 Switching subtitles 26 Switching audio language channel 26 Zooming the screen 27 Switching camera angles 27 Displaying disc information 27 06 Audio Settings and Video Adjust menus Audio Settings menu 2...

Page 6: ...SP effects for enhanced playback See Audio Settings and Video Adjust menus on page 28 Picture zoom See Zooming the screen on page 27 MP3 and WMA compatibility See Compressed audio compatibility on page 8 JPEG compatibility See JPEG file compatibility on page 8 Energy saving design An auto power off function switches the player into standby if not used for about 30 minutes What s in the box Please ...

Page 7: ...ay experience interference especially if the television uses an indoor antenna Use in a kitchen or other room where the player may be exposed to smoke or steam 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 Disc content format playback compatibility This...

Page 8: ...indows Media Audio andreferstoanaudiocompressiontechnology developed by Microsoft Corporation WMA content can be encoded by using Windows Media Player version 7 7 1 Windows Media Player for Windows XP or Windows Media Player 9 Series Microsoft Windows Media and the Windows logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries JPEG file co...

Page 9: ...nnect this player to your TV via a VCR using audio video or S video cables as the picture from this player will not appear properly on your TV This player may also not be compatible with some combination TV VCRs for the same reason refer to the manufacturer for more information When connecting to your TV as shown above do not set the Component Out setting see Video Output settings on page 31 to Pr...

Page 10: ...e amplifiers and AV receivers Connecting using the S video output If your TV or other equipment has an S video S1 input you can use the S video output on this player instead of the standard composite output for a better quality picture Use an S video cable not supplied to connect the S VIDEO OUT to an S video input on your TV or monitor or AV receiver Line up the small triangle above the jack with...

Page 11: ...itch back to Interlace see below Switching the video output to interlace using the front panel controls Switch the player to standby then using the front panel controls press STANDBY ON while pressing to switch the player back to Interlace Compatibility of this player with progressive scan and high definition TVs This player is compatible with progressive video Macro Vision System Copy Guard Consu...

Page 12: ...e DIGITAL AUDIO OUT COAXIAL jack on this player to a coaxial digital input on your AV receiver 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 Connect the analog AUDIO OUT L R and VIDEO OUT jacks on this player to a set of analog audio and video inputs on your AV receiver You can use the the S video or c...

Page 13: ... MENU page 18 9 RETURN page 18 10 HOME MENU page 15 11 page 17 12 page 17 13 page 17 14 and page 17 15 RW Compatible page 8 16 DIMMER DV 271 only Press to change the brightness of the front panel display STANDBY ON TOP MENU MENU HOME MENU RETURN ENTER OPEN CLOSE 1 3 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 14 DV 270 275 STANDBY ON OPEN CLOSE FL DIMMER TOP MENU MENU HOME MENU RETURN ENTER 1 3 4 12 11 6 7 8 9 1...

Page 14: ...when using the remote control Make sure that there are no obstacles between the remote and the remote sensor on the unit The remote has a range of about 7m 23ft Remote operation may become unreliable if strong sunlight or fluorescent light is shining on the unit s remote sensor Remote controllers for different devices can interfere with each other Avoid using remotes for other equipment located cl...

Page 15: ...ayer is stopped and no button is pressed for around five minutes the screen saver starts If the disc tray is closed but no disc is playing and no control is pressed for about 30 minutes the player automatically goes into standby Using the on screen displays For ease of use this player makes extensive use of graphical on screen displays OSDs All the screens are navigated in basically the same way u...

Page 16: ... MENU to exit the menu screen Setting the language of this player s on screen displays This sets the language of this system s on screen displays 1 Press HOME MENU and select Initial Settings 2 Select OSD Language from the Display settings 3 Select a language The on screen language will change according to your selection 4 Press HOME MENU to exit the menu screen Playing discs The basic playback co...

Page 17: ...MA disc it may take a few seconds before playback starts Note You may find with some DVD discs that some playback controls don t work in certain parts of the disc This is not a malfunction Basic playback controls The table below shows the basic controls on the remote for playing discs The following chapter covers other playback features in more detail 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 STANDBY ON OPEN CLOSE ENTE...

Page 18: ...btitle and audio language selection or special features such as slideshows See the disc packaging for details Sometimes DVD Video menus are displayed automatically when you start playback others only appear when you press MENU or TOP MENU Skips to the start of the current track or chapter then to previous tracks chapters Skips to the next track or chapter Numbers remote only Use to enter a title c...

Page 19: ...ing care of your player and discs on page 34 for information on cleaning discs If a disc loaded correctly won t play it s probably an incompatible format or disc type such as DVD Audio or DVD ROM See Disc content format playback compatibility on page 7 for more on disc compatibility 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 m...

Page 20: ...ing a Video CD playing in PBC mode or a WMA MP3 track playback automatically resumes at the end or beginning of the track Depending on the disc normal playback may automatically resume when a new chapter is reached on a DVD disc Playing in slow motion You can play DVDs at four different slow motion speeds forwards and backwards Video CDs can be played at four different forward slow motion speeds 1...

Page 21: ...or from the on screen menu 2 Select a view option The options available depend on the kind of disc loaded and whether the disc is playing or not but include Title Titles from a DVD Video disc Chapter Chapters from the current title of a DVD Video disc Track Tracks from a Video CD disc Time Thumbnails from a Video CD disc at 10 minute intervals Original Title Original titles from a VR mode DVD RW d...

Page 22: ... disc on page 26 Browsing WMA MP3 and JPEG files with the Disc Navigator Use the Disc Navigator to find a particular file or folder by filename 1 Press HOME MENU and select Disc Navigator from the on screen menu 2 Use the cursor buttons and ENTER to navigate Use the cursor up down buttons to move up and down the folder file list Use the cursor left button to return to the parent folder Use ENTER o...

Page 23: ...ssing ENTER playback jumps back to the start point and plays the loop 4 To resume normal playback select Off from the menu Using repeat play There are various repeat play options depending on the kind of disc loaded It s also possible to use repeat play together with program play to repeat the tracks chapters in the program list see Creating a program list on page 25 Important You can t use Repeat...

Page 24: ...e random play together with program or repeat play 1 Press PLAY MODE and select Random from the list of functions on the left 2 Select a random play option The random play options available depend on the kind of disc loaded For example for DVD discs you can 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 Tip Use the followi...

Page 25: ...u want the new step to appear and enetering a title chapter track number To delete a step highlight it and press CLEAR 5 To play the program list press play Program play remains active until you turn off program play see below erase the program list see below eject the disc or switch off the player Tip Use the following controls during program play Other functions available from the program menu T...

Page 26: ...the disc box will usually tell you which subtitle languages are available You can switch subtitle language during playback 1 Press SUBTITLE repeatedly to select a subtitle option Note Some discs only allow you to change subtitle language from the disc menu Press TOP MENU or MENU to access To set subtitle preferences see Language settings on page 31 Switching audio language channel When playing a D...

Page 27: ...isappears press ZOOM again to display it Note If 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 availa...

Page 28: ... hear depends on the material you re listening to If the material doesn t have wide variations in volume you may not notice much change Note Audio DRC is only effective with Dolby Digital audio sources Audio DRC is only effective through the digital output when Digital Out is set to On and Dolby Digital Out is set to Dolby Digital PCM see Digital Audio Out settings on page 30 The effect of Audio D...

Page 29: ...styles of music Note 96kHz linear PCM audio is automatically downsampled to 48kHz if the Equalizer is switched on Video Adjust menu From the Video Adjust screen you can adjust various settings that affect how the picture is presented 1 Press HOME MENU and select Video Adjust from the on screen display 2 Make settings using the cursor buttons and ENTER You can adjust the following picture quality s...

Page 30: ...er equipment Check the operating instructions supplied with your other equipment to see which digital audio formats it s compatible with Some settings such as TV Screen Audio Language and Subtitle Language may be overridden by the DVD disc Often these settings can also be made from the DVD disc menu Digital Audio Out settings Initial Settings Setting Option What it means Digital Out On Digital aud...

Page 31: ...can video see your TV s instruction manual for details See also Switching the video output to interlace using the front panel controls on page 11 Note that progressive scan video is only output from the component video jacks and that there is no output from the composite and S video jacks when this setting is selected Setting Option What it means Setting Option What it means Audio Language English...

Page 32: ...code 1 Select Password DVD Menu Lan guage w Subtitle Lang DVD disc menus will be displayed in the same language as your selected subtitle language if possible Languages as displayed DVD disc menus will be displayed in the selected language if possible Other Language Select to choose a language other than the ones displayed see page 36 Subtitle Display On Subtitles are displayed according to your s...

Page 33: ...ER 3 Select a new level and press ENTER Press cursor left repeatedly to lock more levels more discs will require the password press cursor right to unlock levels You can t lock level 1 This sets the new level and you will return to the Options menu screen Setting changing the Country code You can find the Country code list on page 37 1 Select Country Code 2 Use number buttons to enter your passwor...

Page 34: ...used only with conventional fully circular discs Do not use shaped discs Pioneer disclaims all liability arising in connection with the use of shaped discs Cleaning discs Fingerprints and dist on discs can affect playback performance Clean using a soft dry cloth wiping the disc lightly from the center to the outside edge as shown below If necessary use a cloth soaked in alcohol or a commercially a...

Page 35: ...deo discs come in several different screen aspect ratios ranging from TV programs which are generally 4 3 to CinemaScope widescreen movies with an aspect ratio of up to about 7 3 Televisions too come in different aspect ratios standard 4 3 and widescreen 16 9 Widescreen TV users If you have a widescreen TV the TV Screen setting page 31 of this player should be set to 16 9 Wide When you watch discs...

Page 36: ... front panel STANDBY ON button DVD Video regions All DVD Video discs carry a 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 ...

Page 37: ... 1307 Maori mi 1309 Macedonian mk 1311 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 Quechua qu 1721 Rhaeto Romance rm 1813 Kirundi rn 1814 Romanian ro 1815 Kinyarwanda rw 1823 Sanskrit ...

Page 38: ...rries date time and thumbnail information as well as the picture data File extension A tag added to the end of a filename to indicate the type of file For example mp3 indicates an MP3 file ISO 9660 format International standard for the volume and file structure of CD ROM discs JPEG A standard file format used for still images JPEG files are identified by the file extension jpg MP3 MP3 MPEG1 audio ...

Page 39: ...75 Ω C color Output level 286 mVp p 75 Ω Jack S video Video output Output level 1 Vp p 75 Ω Jack RCA Audio output 1 stereo pair Output level During audio output 200 mVrms 1 kHz 20 dB Number of channels 2 Jacks RCA 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 0020 Wow and flutter Limit of measurement ...

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