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Controls and Displays

12 PLAY MODE

Press to display the Play Mode menu
(

pages 29–34

) (You can also get to the Play

Mode menu by pressing

SETUP

and select-

ing

Play Mode

)

13 SURROUND

Press to activate/switch off

V/TruSurround

OPEN/CLOSE

Press to open or close the disc tray

15 ANGLE

Press to change the camera angle during
DVD multi-angle scene playback (

page 35

)

16 CLEAR

Press to clear a numeric entry

17 ENTER

Use to select menu options, etc. (works
exactly the same as the

ENTER

button in 6

above)

18 MENU

Press to display a DVD disc menu, or the
Disc Navigator if a CD, Video CD or MP3 disc
is loaded

19 RETURN

Press to return to a previous menu screen

and

Use for forward slow motion playback, frame
advance and forward scanning. (

page 28

)

Press to jump to the next chapter or track

Press to stop the disc (you can resume
playback by pressing

(play))

23 DISPLAY

Press to display information about the disc
playing (

page 36

)

24 ZOOM

Press to change the zoom level (

page 35

)

Summary of Contents for DV-350

Page 1: ...DVD Player DV 454 DV 350 Operating Instructions ...

Page 2: ...plug must be cut off and a suitable plug fitted Do not connect either wire to the earth terminal of a three pin plug NOTE After replacing or changing a fuse the fuse cover in the plug must be replaced with a fuse cover which corresponds to the colour of the insert in the base of the plug or the word that is embossed on the base of the plug and the appliance must not be used without a fuse cover If...

Page 3: ... OPERATING ENVIRONMENT Operating environment temperature and humidity 5 C 35 C 41 F 95 F less than 85 RH cooling vents not blocked Do not install in the following locations LOCATION EXPOSED TO DIRECT SUNLIGHT OR STRONG ARTIFICIAL LIGHT LOCATION EXPOSED TO HIGH HUMIDITY OR POORLY VENTILATED LOCATION H045_En On the top of the player When disposing of used batteries please comply with governmental re...

Page 4: ...e Setup Navigator 21 Playing discs 23 Basic playback controls 24 Front panel controls 25 DVD Video disc menus 25 Video CD PBC menus 26 05 Playing Discs Introduction 27 Using the Disc Navigator to browse the contents of a disc 27 Scanning discs 28 Playing in slow motion 28 Frame advance frame reverse 28 Looping a section of a disc 29 Using repeat play 29 Using random play 30 Creating a program list...

Page 5: ...ptions 44 Parental Lock 44 Registering a new password 44 Changing your password 45 Setting changing the Parental Lock level 45 Setting changing the Country Code 46 08 Additional Information Taking care of your player and discs 47 Handling discs 47 Storing discs 47 Discs to avoid 47 Cleaning the pickup lens 48 Problems with condensation 48 Hints on installation 48 Moving the player 48 Power cord ca...

Page 6: ...in on any part of the picture at up to 4x magnification for a closer look see page 35 MP3 compatibility This player is compatible with CD R CD RW and CD ROM discs that contain MP3 audio tracks see Compressed Audio Compatibility on page 9 Graphical on screen displays Setting up and using your DVD player is made very easy using the graphical on screen displays Energy saving design This player featur...

Page 7: ...ut 7 meters Remote operation may become unreli able 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 close to this unit Replace the batteries when you notice a fall off in the operating range of the remote What s in the box Please confirm that the fol...

Page 8: ...lity This unit will play CD R and CD RW discs recorded in CD Audio Video CD or MP3 audio formatting However any other content may cause the disc not to play or create noise distortion in the output This unit cannot record CD R or CD RW discs Un finalized CD R RW discs recorded in CD Audio can be played but not all Table of Contents playing time etc will be displayed DVD R RW Compatibility This uni...

Page 9: ...ferent recording bit rates available to encode your 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 MP3 tracks but please note that the sound quality becomes noticeably worse at lower bit rates Titles chapters and tracks DVD discs are generally divided into one or more ti...

Page 10: ...connecting this player up to your TV AV receiver or other components make sure that all components are switched off and unplugged 1 DIGITAL AUDIO OUT COAXIAL This is a digital audio output for connection to a PCM Dolby Digital DTS and or MPEG compatible AV receiver that has a coaxial digital input Connect using a commercially available coaxial digital audio cable 2 AUDIO OUT L R This pair of analo...

Page 11: ...me reason refer to the manufacturer for more information 1 Connect the VIDEO OUT and AUDIO OUT jacks to a set of A V inputs on your TV Use the supplied audio video cable connect ing the red and white plugs to the audio outputs and the yellow plug to the video output Make sure you match up the left and right audio outputs with their corresponding inputs for correct stereo sound See below if you wan...

Page 12: ...XIAL OPTICAL AUDIO OUT AV CONNECTOR RGB TV TV S VIDEO INPUT Connecting using the AV connector output If your TV has a SCART type AV input you can use a SCART cable to connect this player to your TV This type of connection carries both the sound and the picture so there s no need to connect up the AUDIO OUT L R and VIDEO OUT jacks 1 Use a SCART cable not supplied to connect the AV CONNECTOR RGB TV ...

Page 13: ...OPTICAL DIGITAL IN COAXIAL This enables you to listen to multichannel surround sound For an optical connection use an optical cable not supplied to connect the OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT jack to an optical input on your AV receiver For a coaxial connection use a coaxial cable similar to the supplied video cable to connect the COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT jack to a coaxial input on your AV receiver 2 Connect the a...

Page 14: ...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 amplifier or stereo system using a stereo audio cable I connected the DVD player to my AV receiver and although the sound is fine there s no p...

Page 15: ... the beginning of the current chapter or track then to previous chapters tracks 1 STANDBY ON Press to switch the player on or into standby 2 Disc tray 3 0 OPEN CLOSE Press to open or close the disc tray 4 Remote control sensor The remote control has a range of up to about 7m 5 Display See page 16 for a description of the display 6 3 Press to start or resume playback Front panel STANDBY ON Î 3 OPEN...

Page 16: ...s when a disc is paused 11 3 Lights when a disc is playing 12 2D Lights when a Dolby Digital soundtrack is playing 1 DTS Lights when a DTS soundtrack is playing 2 Lights during multi angle scenes on a DVD disc 3 GUI Graphical User Interface Lights when a menu is displayed on screen 4 TITLE Indicates that the character display is showing a DVD title number 5 Lights when 2V TruSurround is selected 6...

Page 17: ...r execute a command 7 SETUP Press to display or exit the on screen display 8 1 and e Use for reverse slow motion playback frame reverse and reverse scanning See page 28 9 3 Press to start or resume playback 10 4 Press to jump to the beginning of the current chapter or track then to previous chapters tracks 11 8 Press to pause playback press again to restart Remote control 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 CLEAR...

Page 18: ...lear a numeric entry 17 ENTER Use to select menu options etc works exactly the same as the ENTER button in 6 above 18 MENU Press to display a DVD disc menu or the Disc Navigator if a CD Video CD or MP3 disc is loaded 19 RETURN Press to return to a previous menu screen 20 and E Use for forward slow motion playback frame advance and forward scanning page 28 21 Press to jump to the next chapter or tr...

Page 19: ...ol Next press the ENTER button on the remote control and start the Let s Get Started Menu Next Switching on After making sure that everything is con nected properly and that the player is plugged in press STANDBY ON on the front panel or on the remote control to switch the player on Also switch on your TV and make sure that it is set to the input you connected the DVD player to STANDBY ON Î 3 OPEN...

Page 20: ... RETURN ENTER SETUP RETURN Button What it does SETUP Display exit the on screen display Changes the highlighted menu item ENTER Selects the highlighted menu item both ENTER buttons work in exactly the same way RETURN Returns to the main menu without saving changes 3 Use the cursor left right buttons to select either Wide screen 16 9 or Standard size screen 4 3 according to the kind of TV you have ...

Page 21: ...nitial Settings 3 Select Setup Navigator Audio Settings Play Mode Setup Navigator Disc Navigator Initial Settings 4 Select a DVD language Some DVD discs feature on screen menus soundtracks and subtitles in several lan guages Set your preferred language here English French German Italian Spanish Other Language DVD Language Language Settings Audio Out Settings AV Receiver Func Setup Navigator Note t...

Page 22: ...now Dolby Digital DTS Language Settings Audio Out Sttings AV Receiver Func Setup Navigator 9 Is your AV receiver MPEG compatible Select Compatible Not Compatible or Don t Know Compatible Not Compatible Don t Know Dolby Digital DTS MPEG Language Settings Audio Out Settings AV Receiver Func Setup Navigator 10 Is your AV receiver compatible with 96kHz Linear PCM audio Select Compatible Not Compatible...

Page 23: ...f you re loading a double sided DVD disc load it with the side you want to play face down 4 Press 3 play to start playback If you re playing a DVD or Video CD a menu may appear See pages 25 26 for how to navigate these If you re playing an MP3 disc it may take a few seconds before playback starts depend ing on the complexity of the file structure on the disc After I load a DVD disc it ejects autom...

Page 24: ... What s wrong For digital copy protection purposes some 96kHz DVD discs are automatically downsampled to 48kHz This is not a malfunction With these kinds of discs if you want to enjoy high quality analog audio set Digital Out to Off page 39 and 96kHz PCM Out to 96kHz page 40 Basic playback controls The table below shows the basic controls on the remote for playing discs The folllowing chapter cove...

Page 25: ...Many DVD Video discs contain menus from which you can select what you want to watch They may give access to additional features such as subtitle and audio lan guage 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 TOP MENU MENU RETURN E...

Page 26: ...eo CD without having to navigate the PBC menu by starting playback using a number button to select a track rather than the 3 play button 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 RETURN 4 ENTER ENTER Button What it does RETURN Displays the PBC menu Numbers Use to enter a numbered menu option Press ENTER to select 4 Displays the previous menu page if there is one Displays the next menu page if there is one ...

Page 27: ...3 Border dispute 004 Delayed by rain 005 Accident incident 006 Pigeon post 007 Outernational 008 Vacuum tube Playback starts after you press ENTER Introduction Most of the features described in this chapter make use of on screen displays For an explanation of how to navigate these see Using the on screen displays on page 20 Many of the functions covered in this chapter apply to DVD discs Video CDs...

Page 28: ... 8 pause 2 Press e or E to reverse or advance a frame at a time 3 To resume normal playback press 3 play The Disc Navigator is not available unless there is a disc loaded It s not possible to use the Disc Naviga tor when playing a Video CD in PBC mode or an unfinalized CD R RW disc Another way to find a particular place on a disc is to use one of the search modes See Searching a disc on page 34 Sc...

Page 29: ...ress ENTER on A Start Point to set the loop start point A Start Point B End Point Off A B Repeat Repeat Random Program Search Mode Play Mode 3 Press ENTER on B End Point to set the loop end point A Start Point B End Point Off A B Repeat Repeat Random Program Search Mode Play Mode After pressing ENTER playback jumps back to the start point and plays the loop The minimum loop time is 2 seconds 4 To ...

Page 30: ...om play at the same time If you switch camera angle during repeat play repeat play is canceled Using random play Use the random play function to play titles or chapters DVD or tracks CD Video CD and MP3 discs in a random order You can set the random play option when a disc is playing or stopped 1 Press PLAY MODE and select Random from the list of functions on the left Random Title Random Chapter R...

Page 31: ... functions on the left Create Edit Playback Start Playback Stop Program Delete Program Memory Off A B Repeat Repeat Random Program Search Mode Play Mode 2 Select Create Edit from the list of program options Create Edit Playback Start Playback Stop Program Delete Program Memory Off A B Repeat Repeat Random Program Search Mode Play Mode The Program edit screen that appears depends on the kind of dis...

Page 32: ...Program To add a track first find the folder then press cursor right and select a track name from the list Program Step 01 001 003 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Program Folder 1 6 001 ACP 002 Nth Degree 003 Pfeuti 004 Live 005 Glitch music 006 CodHead Track 1 10 001 Gravity deluxe 002 Tesla s patent 003 Border dispute 004 Delayed by rain 005 Accident incident 006 Pigeon post 007 Outernational 008 Vacuum tu...

Page 33: ...Other functions available from the program menu As well as creating and editing a program list you can start program play cancel program play erase the program list and memorize a program list from the Play Mode menu 1 Press PLAY MODE and select Pro gram from the list of functions on the left Create Edit Playback Start Playback Stop Program Delete Program Memory Off A B Repeat Repeat Random Progra...

Page 34: ...D or track Video CD you want playback to resume from For example press 4 5 0 0 to have playback start from 45 minutes into the disc For 1 hour 20 minutes and 30 seconds press 8 0 3 0 4 Press ENTER to start playback The disc must be playing in order to use time search Search functions are not available with Video CDs in PBC mode or unfinalized CD R RW discs Switching subtitles Some DVD discs have s...

Page 35: ... malfunction 2 Use the cursor buttons to change the zoomed area You can change the zoom factor and the zoomed area freely during playback If the navigation square at the top of the screen disappears press ZOOM again to display it We do not recommend using DVD disc menus when the screen is zoomed as menu options will not be highlighted If you are displaying subtitles these will disappear when the s...

Page 36: ...le Play DVD 3 2 05 11 38 Current Total Elapsed 4 57 Remain 7 02 Total Tr Rate 8 6Mbps Chapter Play DVD 3 2 05 11 38 Current Total Elapsed 4 57 Remain 7 02 Total CD and Video CD displays Track Play CD 3 1 07 2 16 Current Total Elapsed 4 40 Remain 5 47 Total Disc Play CD 3 28 00 Elapsed 30 20 Remain 58 20 Total MP3 disc displays Play MP3 3 Track Track Name Outernational 0 18 1 17 Current Total Elaps...

Page 37: ... speakers Audio DRC Default setting Off When watching Dolby Digital DVDs at low volume it s easy to lose the quieter sounds completely including some of the dialog Switching Audio DRC Dynamic Range Control to On can help by bringing up the quieter sounds while controlling loud peaks How much of a difference you hear depends on the material you re listening to If the material doesn t have wide vari...

Page 38: ...setting and exit the Audio Settings screen You can also use the SURROUND button on the remote control to switch Virtual Surround on 2V TruSurround Off Virtual Surround doesn t work with DTS or 96kHz linear PCM audio or during 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 Surrou...

Page 39: ...tal Out DTS Out 96 kHz PCM Out MPEG Out Dolby Digital Dolby Digital PCM Initial Settings If your AV receiver or other connected component is Dolby Digital compatible set to Dolby Digital otherwise set to Dolby Digital PCM Using the Initial Settings menu The Initial Settings menu gives you complete control in setting up your DVD player including audio and video output settings audience limitation s...

Page 40: ...anual that came with the other component if you re unsure whether it is MPEG audio compat ible DTS Out Default setting Off You only need to make this setting if you connected this system to an AV receiver or other component using one of the digital outputs Digital Audio Out Video Output Language Display Options Digital Out Dolby Digital Out DTS Out 96 kHz PCM Out MPEG Out DTS Off Initial Settings ...

Page 41: ...en Default setting 4 3 Letter Box Digital Audio Out Video Output Language Display Options TV Screen AV Connector Out S Video Out 4 3 Letter Box 4 3 Pan Scan 16 9 Wide Initial Settings If you have a widescreen TV select the 16 9 Wide setting widescreen DVD software is then shown using the full screen area When playing software recorded in conventional 4 3 format the settings on your TV will determi...

Page 42: ...title languages usually allow you to select the subtitle language from the disc menu Press MENU to access the disc menu Language settings Audio Language Default setting English Digital Audio Out Video Output Language Display Options Audio Language Subtitle Language DVD Menu Lang Subtitle Display English French German Italian Spanish Other Language Initial Settings This setting is your preferred au...

Page 43: ...title Language DVD Menu Lang Subtitle Display w Subtitle Lang English French German Italian Spanish Other Language Initial Settings 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 page 42 The DVD format recognizes 136...

Page 44: ...w up as asterisks on screen Angle Indicator Default setting On Digital Audio Out Video Output Language Display Options OSD Language On Screen Display Angle Indicator On Off Initial Settings If you prefer not to see the camera icon on screen during multi angle scenes on DVD discs change this setting to Off Options Parental Lock Default level Off Default password none Default country code us 2119 So...

Page 45: ...The numbers appear as asterisks as you enter them Digital Audio Out Video Output Language Display Options Password Change Initial Settings Password New Password 3 Enter a new password Digital Audio Out Video Output Language Display Options Password Change Initial Settings Password New Password 4 Press ENTER to register the new password and return to the Options menu screen Setting changing the Par...

Page 46: ...ess ENTER Digital Audio Out Video Output Language Display Options Initial Settings Country Code List Code us 2 1 1 9 Parental Lock Country Code Password 3 Select a country code There are two ways you can do this Select by code letter Use cursor up down to change the country code Digital Audio Out Video Output Language Display Options Initial Settings Country Code List Code us 2 1 1 9 Parental Lock...

Page 47: ...iscs only Use of shaped discs is not recommended for this product Pioneer disclaims all liability arising in connection with the use of shaped discs Taking care of your player and discs Handling discs When holding discs of any type take care not to leave fingerprints dirt or scratches on the disc surface Hold the disc by its edge or by the center hole and edge Damaged or dirty discs can affect pla...

Page 48: ...epped on A damaged power cord can cause a fire or give you an electric shock Check the power cord once in a while If you find it damaged ask your nearest Pioneer authorized service center or your dealer for a replacement 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 ...

Page 49: ...op and bottom of the screen Standard TV users If you have a standard TV the TV Screen setting page 41 of this player should be set to 4 3 Letter Box or 4 3 Pan Scan depending on which you prefer Set to 4 3 Letter Box widescreen discs are shown with black bars top and bottom Set to 4 3 Pan Scan widescreen discs are shown with the left and right sides cropped Although the picture looks larger you do...

Page 50: ...h ku 1121 Kirghiz ky 1125 Latin la 1201 Lingala ln 1214 Laothian lo 1215 Lithuanian lt 1220 Latvian lv 1222 Malagasy mg 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 Pash...

Page 51: ...d on these numbers See also Sampling frequency and Analog audio Dolby Digital 1 Using a maximum of 5 1 channels of audio this high quality surround system is used in many of the finer movie theaters around the world The on screen display shows which channels are active 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 be...

Page 52: ...dio data The higher the rate the better the sound quality but the more digital information is generated Standard CD audio has a sampling fre quency of 44 1kHz which means 44 100 samples measurements per second See also Digital audio 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 Dynamic rang...

Page 53: ...yer s display shows Welcome Pioneer then indicates the new setting You have to switch the player into standby press STANDBY ON before each change Watching NTSC on a PAL TV MOD PAL Most models of the newly developed countdown PAL TV system detect 50 Hz PAL 60 Hz NTSC and automatically switch vertical amplitude resulting in a display without vertical shrinkage If your PAL TV does not have a V Hold c...

Page 54: ...ion to a compatible colour TV or monitor 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 118 dB Dynamic range 101 dB Total harmonic distortion 0 0016 Wow and flutter Limit of measurement 0 001 W PEAK or lower Digital output Optical digital ou...

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