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DV-343

Operating Instructions

DVD PLAYER

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Page 1: ...DV 343 Operating Instructions DVD PLAYER ...

Page 2: ... Please write this serial number on your enclosed warranty card and keep it in a secure area This is for your security This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U S patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Mac...

Page 3: ...these operating instructions so you will know how to operate your model properly After you have finished reading the instructions put them away in a safe place for future reference This player is not suitable for commercial use ...

Page 4: ...urer and theElectronicIndustriesAssociation sConsumerElectronics Group want you to get the most out of your equipment by playingitatasafelevel Onethatletsthesoundcomethrough loud and clear without annoying blaring or distortion and most importantly without affecting your sensitive hearing Sound can be deceiving Over time your hearing comfort level adapts to higher volumes of sound So what sounds n...

Page 5: ...VDs recorded in Dolby Digital and MPEG without the need for a decoder Easy setup and adjustment using on screen menus Press SETUP on the remote control to open the Setup screen and you ll find setting up and adjusting the system easy to do with on screen menus conveniently organized and arranged Additionally on screen information i appears to clarify the functions and explain the options available...

Page 6: ...ection starting on page 24 are also used in a number of other functions Learning the procedure for operating these menus will make using this player much easier and more enjoyable Play a disc When all the connections and setups have been made you are ready to play a DVD Video CD or CD with the player The section Getting Started Using Your DVD Player starting on page 20 outlines the basic player op...

Page 7: ...ropriate for Program Content 29 Switching the S Video Output 29 Selecting the type of paused image to display 29 Setting the position of the on screen display 29 Viewing from a Desired Camera Angle Multi Angle 30 Setting the Language Options 31 Setting the on screen display OSD language 31 Setting Language and Subtitle Preferences in the Setup Screen Menus 31 Changing the Audio Language Multi Lang...

Page 8: ...ol operation When operating the remote control point it at the remote sensor Î located on the player s front panel The remote control can be used up to 7 m 23 feet from the player and within a 30 angle on each side of the sensor Notes Exposing the remote sensor to direct sunlight or strong light may cause faulty operation If the CONTROL IN jack on the player s rear panel is connected to the CONTRO...

Page 9: ... playback starts again page 23 5 8 pause button Press during playback to pause Press again to resume playback page 38 6 3 play button Press to start or resume playback pages 20 23 7 forward button Press to advance to chapters tracks Press and hold to perform fast forward scanning page 22 8 4 1 reverse button Press to go back to previous chapters tracks Press and hold to perform reverse playback sc...

Page 10: ...r is stopped and DISPLAY has been pressed page 48 0 3 8 indicator 3 lights when any disc is playing When a disc is paused 8 lights COND indicator Indicates that Condition Memory settings are memorized for the currently loaded DVD page 46 LAST indicator Indicates the Last Memory location is recorded in memory for the currently loaded DVD or Video CD page 45 REMAIN indicator Indicates that the remai...

Page 11: ... control at the component that the player is connect to page 16 5 AC IN power cord connection terminal Use to connect the power cord to the wall outlet page 14 6 S VIDEO OUT jack f your TV or monitor has an S video input clear picture reproduction is possible by connecting the player to your TV or monitor via the S Video jack When using this output be sure to set VIDEO OUT SELECT to the left posit...

Page 12: ...or stop mode to open and close the Setup screen page 17 6 MENU button Use to display or close the DVD menu screen page 21 7 DISPLAY button Press during playback to display statistical disc information Press repeatedly to display different information page 47 8 Cursor buttons 2 3 5 Use to move through the options on menu screens and to change settings 9 ENTER button Use to implement settings select...

Page 13: ...n program titles chapters or tracks to play back in a desired order Programs can be a maximum of 24 steps Additionally DVD programs for up to 24 discs can be stored in the player s memory for future use page 42 44 CONDITION MEMORY button You can store in memory the settings for up to 15 DVDs Press CONDITION MEMORY during DVD playback to memorize the settings page 46 OPEN CLOSE button Press to open...

Page 14: ...er uses copy protect circuitry to prevent the video playback on DVDs from being copied If you connect the player to a TV via a VCR or record and play back the contents of a disc with a VCR the playback picture may not be normal Connecting Your DVD Player Unlike any other audiovisual media format DVD offers a wide array of audio and video output options which allows playback to be enjoyed in any nu...

Page 15: ...AV amplifier or receiver DIGITAL OUT Coaxial The digital signal is transmitted electronically through a coaxial cable Use to connect to an AV amplifier or receiver with built in Dolby Digital DTS or MPEG decoder Use a coaxial cable not supplied to connect the DIGITAL OUT coaxial digital output on the player to the coaxial digital input on an AV amplifier or receiver AV amplifier or receiver with b...

Page 16: ...jack to the CONTROL OUT jack of another PIONEER component bearing the Î mark you can control the player as though it were a component in a system system control If you connect for system control you cannot operate the player directly Point the remote control unit at the component AV amplifier etc connected to the CONTROL OUT jack to operate When controlling as a system be sure to make a connection...

Page 17: ...e first screen Please proceed to the next step If you do not want to set up the player using the Setup Navigator use the cursor button to select Auto Start Off at this time The Setup Navigator function may still be used at a later time in manual Setup screen menu operation page 24 4 Press ENTER The selection is entered and the next Setup Navigator screen appears Use steps 3 and 4 as a basis for en...

Page 18: ...gator Move Exit SETUP Select ENTER OSD Language Español français English Language Audio1 Audio2 General Language Video Setup Navigator Move Exit SETUP Select ENTER TV Type Standard 4 3 Widescreen 16 9 TV Connection Setting the TV screen size The TV Type screen establishes the size or more appropriately the width to height ration of your television or monitor The width to height ratio of convention...

Page 19: ...re numerous options available please refer to the instructions supplied with the component the player is connected to determine what digital audio formats can be decoded If you have made no digital connections select Not Connected Settings Dolby Digital Dolby Digital DTS Dolby Digital MPEG Dolby D DTS MPEG PCM Not Connected Factory setting Setting compatibility with 96 kHz output The 96 kHz PCM Au...

Page 20: ...atch your TV screen size in the Video menu page 28 Getting Started Using Your DVD Player 0 4 1 7 8 3 When an operation is prohibited There are times when you are using the player and attempt to perform an operation but for some reason it cannot be performed When this occurs one of the two following icons appears on the screen The operation is prohibited by the player The operation is prohibited by...

Page 21: ...s are used to make selections on Video CD menu screens When the Video CD has more than one menu pages can be advanced to or returned to with PREV 4 or NEXT To play Video CDs without displaying menu screens Video CDs with Playback Control PBC display a menu screen when play is started It is possible however to play back Video CDs without displaying menu screens When a Video CD with PBC is loaded pr...

Page 22: ...flashing to lit fast forward scanning will continue even if the button is released When the desired location has been reached press PLAY 3 Fast reverse scanning Press and hold REV 1 4 1 on the front panel during playback Release REV 1 when you reach the desired location Normal playback resumes When the Scan indicator on the screen changes from flashing to lit fast reverse scanning will continue ev...

Page 23: ... 1 0 COMPONENT VIDEO OUTPUT 4 1 2 4 3 2 1 Use the resume feature to restart playback from the point that the disc was stopped last time Press STOP 7 once The display shows RESUME and the stop position is memorized The resume position remains memorized as long as the disc is in the player even if you switch the power off Pressing STOP 7 twice causes the disc to return to the beginning when PLAY 3 i...

Page 24: ...ut MPEG 3 PCM Move Exit Dolby Digital 3 PCM Dolby Digital SETUP Dolby Digital Out Change Dolby Digital output mode Adjusting Audio and Video Settings Audio1 Audio2 General Language Video Dolby Digital Out Dolby Digital DTS Out Off 96kHz PCM Out 96kHz 3 48kHz MPEG Out MPEG 3 PCM SETUP Move Exit Setup audio Digital output format tone adjust continued RANDOM PROGRAM SEARCH MODE 0 9 8 7 10 6 5 4 CLEAR...

Page 25: ...g adjustments it is convenient to know what settings are applicable to the different disc formats When the settings appear for each menu option the currently selected setting appears with the setting indicator highlighted in one of three colors blue green or yellow These colors correspond to what formats the menu option effects as shown in the table below Note If a setting applicable only to DVDs ...

Page 26: ...M Move Exit DTS Off Dolby Digital SETUP Change DTS output mode Audio1 Audio2 General Language Video MPEG Out PCM Dolby Digital Out DTS Out 96kHz PCM Out Move Exit 96kHz 96kHz 3 48kHz Dolby Digital Off SETUP Change 96 kHz output mode Audio1 Audio2 General Language Video DTS Out This player is capable of outputting DTS digital audio for DVDs recorded in DTS When this player is connected to an AV com...

Page 27: ...guage Video Dolby Digital Out DTS Out Off 96kHz PCM Out 96kHz 3 48kHz MPEG Out Move Exit MPEG 3 PCM MPEG Dolby Digital SETUP Change MPEG audio output mode Settings MPEG MPEG 3 PCM Factory setting Settings On Digital bitstream is output Off Digital bitstream is not output Factory setting Adjusting the Dynamic Range of the Audio Soundtrack DVD Audio DRC stands for Audio Dynamic Range Compression Whe...

Page 28: ...ard TV screen Letter Box setting Wide screen format DVD The Letter box presentation places black bars at the top and bottom portions of the screen to provide the full wide screen presentation of a movie on a standard TV 4 3 aspect ratio Pan Scan setting Any setting Wide screen format DVD unnatural squeezed effect If you are viewing a wide screen format DVD on a standard TV and the TV Screen settin...

Page 29: ...just picture quality Setting the position of the on screen display Expert When watching conventional software on a wide screen TV the operation display is at the very top of the screen and may be difficult to see Changing the position of the display lets you see operation indicators clearly even on a wide screen TV Alternatively you can choose to turn them off completely with the Off setting Make ...

Page 30: ...he section below ANGLE 1 4 ANGLE 2 4 ANGLE 3 4 ANGLE 4 4 RETURN REPEAT CONDITION MEMORY LAST MEMORY ANGLE SUB TITLE AUDIO SETUP MENU TOP MENU DISPLAY 5 3 2 OPEN CLOSE REPEAT A B 5 5 5 ENTER ANGLE Turning the angle indicator on and off Expert When a picture recorded in different angles is played back is displayed on the screen This setting lets you see clearly whether the playback picture is record...

Page 31: ...tting is factory set to English If you want English to be displayed it is not necessary to adjust this setting Settings English français Español Factory setting ADJUSTING AUDIO AND VIDEO SETTINGS SETTING THE LANGUAGE OPTIONS Changing the Audio Language Multi Language Function DVD Dolby Digital PCM and other audio data can be recorded on DVDs in a number of languages or audio tracks letting you cho...

Page 32: ...ting an audio language preference The audio language that you normally listen to can be selected from the various audio languages on a DVD Even when the audio language is changed during playback by pressing AUDIO the language selected at this setting will be selected as the default when the DVD is changed Make changes to the Audio Language setting in the Setup screen Language menu You cannot make ...

Page 33: ... selection HELLO HOLA Subtitle 1 English Subtitle 2 Spanish RANDOM PROGRAM SEARCH MODE 0 9 8 7 10 6 5 4 CLEAR 3 2 1 1REV FWD PLAY 3 PAUSE 8 STOP 7 eSTEP SLOWE NEXT PREV 4 RETURN REPEAT CONDITION MEMORY LAST MEMORY ANGLE SUB TITLE AUDIO SETUP MENU TOP MENU DISPLAY 5 3 2 Î OPEN CLOSE REPEAT A B 5 5 5 5 ENTER SUBTITLE Selecting a subtitle language preference The subtitle language that you will normal...

Page 34: ...pears A language code list can be found on page 51 1 Use the cursor buttons to select Other and press ENTER The language selection screen appears 2 Use the cursor buttons 2 3 to select either List of Languages or Code 3 If you select List of Languages use the cursor buttons 5 to select the language For languages which are only shown as a code please refer to Language Code List on page 51 Audio1 Au...

Page 35: ...ntly selected audio language Select Selected Subtitle to display the subtitles in the language set in the Subtitle Language setting Make changes to the Subtitles Off setting in the Setup screen Language menu in the Expert menu mode page 25 You cannot make this setting with a disc playing Selecting subtitles assist subtitles or no subtitles Expert Use this function to turn the subtitles on or off A...

Page 36: ...has been pressed Audio1 Audio2 General Language Video Parental Lock Setup Menu Mode Basic Setup Navigator Move Exit Level Change Password Change SETUP Setup viewing restrictions Audio1 Audio2 General Language Video Parental Lock Register Code Number Move Exit Return SETUP Enter 4 Digit Code RETURN Audio1 Audio2 General Language Video Parental Lock Register Code Number Move Exit 1 0 1 9 Return SETU...

Page 37: ...eturn Level SETUP ENTER Set Parental Lock RETURN Setting the Parental Lock level Change the Parental Lock level to a higher or lower level according to the settings printed on the DVD disc jacket or accompanying documentation If you use the Condition Memory function to save the settings for a particular disc the Parental Lock level is saved as well Because it is saved in memory Parental Lock level...

Page 38: ...engaged In the reverse direction the playback speed cannot be adjusted To return to normal playback When viewing still frames or slow playback pressing PLAY 3 restores normal playback operation Frame by frame advance playback Viewing one frame at a time 1 Press PAUSE 8 2 Press STEP SLOW e or E STEP SLOW E The picture advances one frame each time the button is pressed STEP SLOW e The picture backs ...

Page 39: ...ENU to display the menu screen and then make your selection With some DVDs the search operation may not be possible and may stop shortly after being performed In this case the mark is displayed Time search is not possible with CDs When performing DVD time search playback may start from a slightly different time than that specified Time search is not possible during when the disc is stopped Search ...

Page 40: ...d section Press REPEAT A B at the beginning and end of the section you want to repeat When REPEAT A B is pressed a second time the disc returns to the location where REPEAT A B was pressed first and plays the selected section repeatedly You can only perform A B repeat within the same title chapter or track To cancel A B repeat play Press CLEAR Playback continues but the repeat function is canceled...

Page 41: ...normal playback of chapters tracks in order from the chapter track currently playing Notes With Video CDs random play is not possible during playback when the menu is displayed PBC playback To perform random play start playback without displaying a menu by pressing a track number button while in the stop mode and then press RANDOM Random play of programmed chapters tracks is not possible In the ca...

Page 42: ...o be placed after the new number and then press the number button s of the number to be inserted The new number is inserted before the previously selected number To stop program play Press STOP 7 Notes When programming chapters chapters not programmed may appear on the screen This is not a malfunction Programming may not be possible with certain DVD discs On these types of discs the mark will appe...

Page 43: ...gram will be deleted even if the disc tray is open Pressing CLEAR when the disc is stopped will clear all programs Programming Video CDs CDs A program with a maximum of 24 steps can be memorized RANDOM PROGRAM SEARCH MODE 0 9 8 7 10 6 5 4 CLEAR 3 2 1 1REV FWD PLAY 3 PAUSE 8 STOP 7 eSTEP SLOWE NEXT PREV 4 RETURN REPEAT CONDITION MEMORY LAST MEMORY ANGLE SUB TITLE AUDIO SETUP MENU TOP MENU DISPLAY 5...

Page 44: ...gram Memory to On the player will save your program and recall it the next time you use the same DVD When the program memory exceeds 24 programs will be erased in chronological order from the oldest program in memory 1 Use the cursor button to highlight Program Memory and use the cursor button 3 to select On 2 Press ENTER The program is saved in memory Note When a DVD with a program stored in memo...

Page 45: ...jected Points on up to 5 discs can be memorized and those points are recalled the next time any of the discs are played back A Last Memory point can be memorized for only one Video CD at a time as the function is only effective until the Video CD is removed from the player Resuming playback from where LAST MEMORY was pressed 1 Load a disc that has a Last Memory point memorized Some DVDs will start...

Page 46: ...witching of the multi language mode etc is automatic on some discs Memorizing Settings for Often Viewed DVDs Condition Memory DVD You can store in memory settings for DVDs you often watch Settings remain in memory even if you remove the disc from the player or switch power to the player to standby If you load a disc that has its settings memorized COND appears in the display When you start playing...

Page 47: ...8 9 Play Chapter 1 1 1 19 2 18 0 59 Viewing Disc Information DVD Video CD CD Use DISPLAY to get current information about the disc currently loaded You can get information about the titles and chapters on a DVD or tracks on a Video CD or CD When viewing DVDs you can also check the digital bitstream transmission rate Press DISPLAY during while a disc is playing Press DISPLAY repeatedly to change th...

Page 48: ...isc information Top Row current track number total number of tracks on CD total elapsed time of CD Bottom Row remaining time of CD total time of CD Play Track 1 0 03 3 32 3 29 Play All 1 2 0 15 6 32 6 15 Video CD with PBC disabled Play All 5 10 20 19 22 57 2 38 Play Track 5 20 19 4 40 2 38 Play Track 5 20 19 4 40 2 02 Display off Disc information Top Row current track number total number of tracks...

Page 49: ...ion Never use discs with special shapes CD s with special shapes heart shaped CDs octagonal CDs etc cannot be played on this set Attempting to do so may damage the set Do not use such CDs Gently wipe from the inside toward the outer edge Do not wipe in a circular direction Concentric scratches in the disc groove tend to cause noise ADVANCED FUNCTIONS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION After using discs store ...

Page 50: ...appens the player s performance will be impaired To prevent this let the player stand in its new surroundings for about an hour before switching it on or make sure that the room temperature rises gradually Condensation may also form during the summer if the player is exposed to the breeze from an air conditioner In such cases change the location of the player Switch POWER to STANDBY when not using...

Page 51: ...kk Greenlandic kl Cambodian km Kannada kn Kashmiri ks Kurdish ku Kirghiz ky Latin la Lingala ln Laothian lo Lithuanian lt Latvian lv Malagasy mg Maori mi Macedonian mk Malayalam ml Mongolian mn Moldavian mo Marathi mr Malay ms Maltese mt Burmese my Nauru na Nepali ne Norwegian no Occitan oc Oromo om Oriya or Panjabi pa Polish pl Pashto Pushto ps Quechua qu 0721 0801 0809 0818 0821 0825 0901 0905 0...

Page 52: ...p screen menus is displayed There is a Video CD or CD loaded in the player and the setting that was changed only applies to DVD performance The setting will be effective the next time a DVD is loaded Settings are canceled When the power is turned off by power failure or by unplugging the power cord settings will be canceled Before unplugging the power cord press STANDBY ON and check that OFF disap...

Page 53: ... input terminal Change connection to any input terminal except PHONO The pause mode is engaged Press PLAY 3 or PAUSE 8 to exit the pause mode Stereo amplifier operation is incorrect Check input CD AUX etc selector to determine if it is selected for DVD playback The DVD or CD is recorded in DTS audio DTS audio is only output from the digital output jacks Connect the digital output on the player to ...

Page 54: ... of the finer movie theaters around the world DTS DTS stands for Digital Theater System DTS is a surround system different from Dolby Digital that has become a popular surround sound format for movies In order to enjoy the benefits of DTS encoded discs the digital output jack either coaxial or optical of this player needs to be connected to an AV amplifier or receiver or to a DTS decoder to be abl...

Page 55: ...sponds to the elapsed playback time of a disc from its beginning When using the time search function use the time number to locate scenes that occur at the time selected Title number DVD discs are divided into units referred to as titles and titles are divided into chapters Menu screens do not belong to any title A disc which contains a movie may have only one title with many or no chapter divisio...

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