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(Connecting Up

connections

The setup

here is a basic setup

that allows you to play discs

the

cables supplied

the player. In this setup,

stereo audio

played through the speakers

your

Important

This player is equipped with copy

protection technology. Do not connect

this player to your TV

a VCR (or your

VCR via this player)

AV cables, as

the picture from this player will not
appear properly on your TV. (This player

may also not be compatible with some

TV/VCRs for the same

reason; refer to the manufacturer for
more information,)

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 want to

component video cables for the video
connection.

Connect the supplied AC power cord

to the AC IN inlet, then plug into a power

outlet.

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Summary of Contents for DV-354

Page 1: ...f31onelor souno visiofJ soul DVD Player DV 354 Operating Instructions ...

Page 2: ...manufacturer or sold with the product Any mounting of the product should follow the manufacturer s instructions and should use a mounting accessory recommended by the manufacturer CART A product and cart combination should be moved with care Quick stops excessive force and uneven surfaces may cause the product and cart combination to overturn VENTILATION Slots and openings in the cabinet are provi...

Page 3: ... short out parts that could result in a DAMAGE REQUIRING SERVICE Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions l When the power supply cord or plug is damaged l If liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the product l If the product has been exposed to rain or water l If the product does not operate normally b...

Page 4: ...res other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure l The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard H013_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 E...

Page 5: ... 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 undetectable until it is too late this manufacturer and the Electronic Ind...

Page 6: ...buying this Pioneer product Please read through these operating instructions so you will know how to operate your model properly Afteryou have finished reading the instructions put them away in a safe place for future reference ...

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Page 8: ...pable of delivering better than CD sound quality in terms of dynamic range low level resolution and high frequency detail Excellent audio performance with Dolby Digital and DTS 2 software Logos Rs m When connected to a suitable AV amplifier or receiver this player gives great surround sound with Dolby Digital and DTS discs ...

Page 9: ...he 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 li048En Using the remote control Keep in mind the following when using the remote control Make sure that there are no obstacles between the r...

Page 10: ...ty l This unit nlill play CD R and CD RW discs recorded in CD Audio or Video CD format or as a CD ROM containing MP3 audio ot JPEG files However any other content may cause the disc not to play or create noise distortion in the output l This unit cannot record CD R or CD RW discs l Utlfinalized CD RIRW discs recorded as CD Audio car be played but the full Table of Contents playing time etc will no...

Page 11: ...yer can recognize a combined total of up to 250 tracks and folders If a disc containing over 250 tracks folders is loaded only the first 350 tracks folders recorded on the disc will be playable l Folder and track names excluding the mp3 extension are displayed There are nlany different recording bit rates available to encode your MP3 files This unit was designed to be compatible with all of them A...

Page 12: ...re 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 cabies for correct stereo m sound 4 A C I N Connect the supplied power cord here then plug into a power outlet 5 VIDEO OUT This is a standard video output that you can connect to your TV or AV receiver using the supp...

Page 13: ... 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 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 ...

Page 14: ...ves better picture quality still The variety of outputs also gives you the flexibility of connecting your particular equipment using the best connection type available Connecting using an S Video output You can use the S Video output instead of the VIDEO OUT jack to connect this player to your TV or other equipment 1 Use an S Video cable not supplied to connect the S VIDEO OUT to an S Video input ...

Page 15: ...o 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 analog AUDIO OUT L R and VIDEO OUT jacks on th...

Page 16: ...he 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 l I connected the DVD player to my AV receiver and although the sound is fine there s no pict...

Page 17: ...age 18 for a description of the display 6 b Press to start or resume playback 7 II Press to pause playback Press again to restart 8 n Press to stop the disc you can resume playback by pressing F play 9 wbbl l Press and hold for fast forward scanning l Press to jump to the next chapter or track 10 I44 u l Press and hold for fast reverse scanning l Press to jump back to the beginning of the current ...

Page 18: ...wing a DVD title number 5 CO Lights when mV TruSurround is selected 6 TRK Indicates that the character display is showing a CD or Video CD track number Indicates that the character display is showing a DVD chapter number 8 REMAIN Lights when the character display is showing the time or number of tracks titles chapters remaining 9 Character display 10 II Lights when a disc is paused 11 b Lights whe...

Page 19: ...u of a DVD disc 6 ENTER cursor control buttons Use to navigate on screen displays and menus Press ENTER to select an option or execute a command 7 SETUP Press to display or exit the on screen display 8 u and I 411 Use for reverse slow motion playback frame reverse and reverse scanning See page 30 Press to start or resume playback 10 I44 Press to jump to the beginning of the current chapter or trac...

Page 20: ...NGLE Press to change the camera angle during DVD multi angle scene playback page 37 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 Press to return to a previous menu screen 20 w and IIWI Use for forward slow motion playback frame advance and forward scanning See page 30 21 1 Press to jump to the next chapter or ...

Page 21: ...to the VIDEO 1 inputs on your TV switch your TV to VIDEO I I Note l This player features a screen saver and an auto power off function If the player is stopped and 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...

Page 22: ...e this player makes extensive use of graphical on screen displays OSDs You should get used to the way these work as you ll need to use them when setting up the player using some of the playback features such as program play and when making more advanced settings for audio and video All the screens are navigated in basically the same way using the cursor buttons to change the highlighted item and p...

Page 23: ...the questions about digital audio formats you may need to look at the instructions that came with your AV receiver 1 If a disc is playing press w stop Also turn on your TV and make sure that it is set to the correct video input 2 Press SETUP The on screen display OSD appears 3 Select Setup Navigator l Note that the language you choose here may not be available on all discs l If you want to select ...

Page 24: ...l AudiiQutSttings D7S AV Receiver Func Compatible Nat compottble Don t WMW 9 Is your AV receiver MPEG compatible Select Compatible Not Compatible or Don t Know 3Setup Navigator r Language Settings Dolby Digital Audii out Settings DTS AV Receiver Func MPEO Compatible Not compltttwe tkwficflos 10 Is your AV receiver compatible with 96kHz Linear PCM audio Select Compatible Not Compatible or Don t Kno...

Page 25: ... play to start playback If you re playing a DVD or Video CD a menu may appear See pages 27 28 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 If you loaded a CD CD R RW containing JPEGs a slideshow will start See page 50 for more on playing these discs l After I load a DVD disc i...

Page 26: ...this player 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 41 and 96kHz PCM Out to 96kHz page 42 Basic playback controls The table below shows the basic controls on the remote for playing discs The folllowing c...

Page 27: ... DVD Video disc menus 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 ...

Page 28: ...us You can play a PBC Video CD without having to navigate the PBC menu by starting playback using a number button to select a track rather than the w play button RETURN Displays the PBC menu Numbers Use to enter a numbered menu option Press ENTER to select I44 Displays the previous menu page if there is one bbl Displays the next menu page if there is one En ...

Page 29: ...r when a disc is playing or stopped 1 Press SETUP and select Disc Naviga tor from the on screen display Alternatively if a CD Video CD or MP3 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 looks slightly different The screen for DVD discs shows the titles on the ...

Page 30: ...anning DVDs 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 and Video CDs at four different forward slow motion speeds and DVDs also at two reverse speeds 1 During playback press II pause 2 Press and hold dI II or IIWI until slow motion playback starts l The slow motion speed is shown on screen l Th...

Page 31: ...LAY MODE and select A B Repeat from the list of functions on the left 2 Press ENTER on A Start Point to set the loop start point 3 Press ENTER on B End Point to set the loop end point Play Made After pressing ENTER playback jumps back to the start point and plays the loop l The minimum loop time is 2 seconds 4 To resume normal playback select Off from the menu Using repeat play There are various r...

Page 32: ... or Track Repeat or Repeat Off For MP3 discs select Disc Repeat Folder Repeat or Track Repeat or Repeat Off El Note l You can t use repeat and random play at the same time If you switch camera angle during repeat play repeat play is canceled 1 Press PLAY MODE and select Random from the list of functions on the left Play Mode A 8 fleaeat Repi iigis Search Mode 2 Select a random play option For DVD ...

Page 33: ...es chapters folders tracks on a disc Program play is not available with Video CDs playing in PBC mode or unfinalized CD R RW discs 1 Press PLAY MODE and select Pro gram from the list of functions on the left 2 Select Create Edit from the list of program options The Program edit screen that appears depends on the kind of disc loaded On the left side is the program list then to the right is a list o...

Page 34: ...dbyr tln o x b im P 007 t After pressing ENTER to select the title chapter folder track the step number automatically moves down one 4 Repeat step 3 to build up a program list A program list can contain up to 24 titles chapters folders tracks 5 To play the program list press F play Program play remains active until you turn off program play see below erase the program list see below eject the disc...

Page 35: ...it screen without saving the changes you made press RETURN 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 2 Select a program play function l Create Edit ...

Page 36: ... minutes into the disc For 1 hour 20 minutes and 30 seconds press 8 0 3 0 4 Press ENTER to start playback Ia Note 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 subtitles in one or more languages the disc box will usually tell you which subtitle languages are ava...

Page 37: ...the navigation square at the top of the screen disappears press ZOOM again to display it El Note l We do not recommend using DVD disc menus when the screen is zoomed as menu options will not be highlighted l 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 sho...

Page 38: ...nformation displayed press DISPLAY When a disc is playing the information appears at the top of the screen Keep pressing DISPLAY to change the displayed information Q l i p l You can see disc information number of titles chapters tracks folders and so on from the Disc Navigator screen See Using the Disc Navigator to browse the contents o a disc on page 29 l DVD displays l CD and Video CD displays ...

Page 39: ... Audio DRC then use the t buttons cursor left right to change to On or Off as required 3 Press ENTER to make the setting and exit the Audio Settings screen IH 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 page 41 The effect of Audio DRC depe...

Page 40: ...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 pages 41 42 for how to set up the digttal output formats Audk Settings li itiD w Virtual Surround c off 3 Press ENTER to make the setting and exit the Audio Settings screen 8 Tip How good the surround effect...

Page 41: ...wing pages may not correspond to those available in your country or region Digital Audio Out settings Digital Out l Default setting On You only need to make this setting ifyou connected this system to an AV receiver or other component using one of the digital outputs ut Dolby Digilal Out Z LungWM DTS Out I Display 96kHzPCMOui Options MPEG Out I Q lnittdssttings If at any time you need to switch of...

Page 42: ...with the other componen if you re unsure whether it is DTS compat ible t MPEG Out l Default setting MPEG PCM You only need to make this setting ifyou connected this sys tern to an AV receiver or other component using one of the digital outputs olsplay Options I Note l If you set to DTS with a non DTS compatible amplifier noise will be output when you play a DTS disc 96kHz PCM Out l Default setting...

Page 43: ...select either 4 3 Letter Box or 4 3 Pan Scan In Letter Box mode widescreen software is shown with black bars at the top and bottom of the screen Pan Scan chops the sides off widescreen material to make it fit the 4 3 screen so even though the image looks larger on the screen you re actually seeing less of the picture See also page 54 S Video Out l Default setting 52 You only need fo make this sett...

Page 44: ...you to select the audio language from the disc menu Press MENU to access the disc menu Subtitle Language l Default setting English Q Initial Settings Digital Audio Out Audio Language We0Output suhtrrre This setting is your preferred subtitle language for DVD discs If the language you specify here is recorded on a disc the system automatically plays the disc with those subtitles The DVD format reco...

Page 45: ...recognizes 136 different languages Select Other Language if you want to specify a language other than those listed See also Selecting languages using the languagecodelist on page 57 Subtitle Display l Default setting On Q Initial Settiogs DtgttafAudto Out Audio Language n 0ll Video oulput Subtitle Language m Language DVD Menu Lang Dkplav WSuMi nkpkty Options Display settings OSD Language l Default...

Page 46: ... on the country code you set Before you can set the Parental Lock level or the Country Code you must register a password As the password owner you can change the Parental Lock level or Country Code whenever you like You can also change the password a Note l Not all discs that you may consider inappropriate for your children use the Parental Lock feature These discs will always play without requiri...

Page 47: ...nter your existing password then press ENTER l The numbers appear as asterisks as you enter them 0 initial Settings Digital Audio Out Video Output Language Display Options Password Change P a s s w o r d i New Password _ _ _l_j 3 Enter a new password r d initial Settings Digital Audio Out Video Output Password Change P a s s w o r d mj New Password m 4 Press ENTER to register the new password and ...

Page 48: ...rd then press ENTER 3 Select a country code There are two ways you can do this l Select by code letter Use cursor up down to change the country code Q initial Settings Digital Audio Out Parental Lock Country Code we0 Output Password T T T T 1 Language Country Code List Code ppppj l Select by code number Press cursor right then use the number buttons to enter the 4 digit country code you can find t...

Page 49: ...CD Kodak Picture CD or a CD CD R RW containing JPEG picture files set this to On If you load a disc without JPEG picture files or want to play MP3s on a CD CD R RW that contains both JPEG picture files and MP3 music files set this to Off Ea Note 0 Changes you make to this setting do not take effect until you load another disc or reload the current disc by opening the disc tray once then closing it...

Page 50: ...F play to restart slideshow MENU Displays the JPEG Photo Browser screen see the also following page ai Note The II ANGLE and ZOOM buttons do not work while the display shows LOADING The time it takes for the player to load a file increases with large file sizes Folders and folder names are not visible Up to 999 files are viewable on a disc If there are more files than this on a disc oniy the first...

Page 51: ...J 4x Normal Zoom 2x Eiii l Zoom 4x El l The slideshow is paused when the screen is zoomed l Since JPEG pictures have a fixed resolution picture quality may deterio rate especrally at 4x zoom This is not a malfunction 2 Use the cursor buttons to change the zoomed area You can change the zoom factor and the zoomed area freely When you change the zoom area thts becomes the anew default zoom area for ...

Page 52: ...dle and store discs correctly When you re not usng a SC return it to Its case and store upright Avo cl leaving discs III excessively cold humd or hot en ironments including uncles direct sunlight Don t glue paper or pcri slickers onto the disc or use a pencil bail point pen or other sharp tipped writing lnstrumenl I hex could all damage the ci sc For more detaiiecl care information see t e Instruc...

Page 53: ...at generating applrances Place on a window sill or other place where the player will be exposed to direct sunlight Use in an excessively dusty or damp envrronment Place directly on top of an amplifier or other component in your stereo system that becomes hot in use Use near a television or monitor as you may experience interference especially if the television uses an indoor antenna Use in a kitch...

Page 54: ...om of the screen Standard TV users If you have a standard TV the TV Screen setting page 43 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 don t actuall...

Page 55: ...ided Into folders and tracks Folder s may also contain further subfolders Folder A Foldef B Folder C kck 1 I r I I I Ttack 2 Track 3 Itack 1 lrack T Track 2 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 incom...

Page 56: ...14 Moldavran mo 1315 Marathl mr 1318 Malay ms 1319 Maltese mt 1320 Burmese my 1325 Nauru na 1401 Nepal1 ne 1405 Norwegran no 1415 Occitan oc 1503 Oromo om 1513 Oriya or 1518 Panjabi pa 1601 Polish pl 1612 Pashto Pushto ps 1619 Quechua qu 1721 Country code list Country Country code Country code letter Slnhalese sI 1909 Slovak Sk 1911 Slovenian sl 1912 Samoan sm 1913 Shona sn 1914 Somali so 1915 Alb...

Page 57: ...onventional TVs are 4 3 in other words the screen is almost square widescreen models are 16 9 the screen is almost twice as wide as it is high Digital audio An indirect representation of sound by numbers During recording the sound is measured at discrete intervals 44 100 times a second for CD audio by an analog to digital converter generating a stream of numbers On playback a digital to analog con...

Page 58: ...e most common system of encoding digital audio found on CDs and DAT Excellent quality but requires a lot of data compared to formats such as Dolby Digital and MPEG audio For compatibility with digital audio recorders CD MD and DAT and AV amplifiers with digital inputs this unit can convert Dolby Digital DTS and MPEG audio to PCM See also D gifa audio PBC PlayBack Control Video CD only A system of ...

Page 59: ...t Y PB PR Output level I I III II III Y 1 O Vp p 75Q PI Pr 0 7 vp p 75Q Jacks I II I I I I III I III I I III RCA jacks Audio output 1 stereo pair Output level I During audio output 200 mVrms 1 kHz 20 dB Number of channels I I I I III 2 Jacks II II II I III I I1 I I I II IIIII I I RCA jack Digital audio characteristics Frequency response 4 Hz to 44 kHz DVD fs 96 kHz S N ratio II I II I I I 118dB Dy...

Page 60: ...rranty sheet included with your product I I SI ce produit doit etre repare au Canada veuillez vous adresser a un distributeur autorise Pioneer du I I Canada pour obtenir le nom du Centre de Service Autorise Pioneer le plus pres de chez vous Vous I I pouvez aussi contacter le Service a la clientele de Pioneer I I Proneer Electroniques du Canada Inc I I Service a la clientele 300 Allstate Parkway Ma...

Page 61: ...IED IN THE OWNER S MANUAL THlSWARRANTYDOESNOTCOVERTHECOSTOFPARTSORLABORWHlCHWOULDBEOTHERWlSEPROVlDEDWlTHOUTCHARGEUNDERTHlSWARRANTYOBTAlNED FROM ANY SOURCE OTHER THAN A PIONEER AUTHORIZED SERVICE COMPANY OR OTHER DESIGNATED LOCATION THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER DEFECTS OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE USE OF UNAUTHORIZED PARTS OR LABOR OR FROM IMPROPER MAINTENANCE ALTERED DEFACED OR REMOVED SERIAL NUMBERS V...

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