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Page 1: ... J2L90901A 1 DVD Player DV 420V S DV 420V K Operating Instructions ...

Page 2: ... right to operate the equipment D8 10 2_A1_En CAUTION This product satisfies FCC regulations when shielded cables and connectors are used to connect the unit to other equipment To prevent electromagnetic interference with electric appliances such as radios and televisions use shielded cables and connectors for connections D8 10 3a_A1_En WARNING To prevent a fire hazard do not place any naked flame...

Page 3: ...nect device for the unit you will need to unplug it from the AC outlet to shut down all power Therefore make sure the unit has been installed so that the power cord can be easily unplugged from the AC outlet in case of an accident To avoid fire hazard the power cord should also be unplugged from the AC outlet when left unused for a long period of time for example when on vacation D3 4 2 2 2a_A_En ...

Page 4: ...ble 15 Connecting using a digital audio cable 15 Playback Playing discs or files 16 Playing files stored on USB devices 21 Recording audio CD tracks on USB devices 21 Playing using the Disc Navigator 22 Playing using the Play Mode function 23 Adjusting the audio 25 Adjusting the picture quality 26 Changing the Settings Initial Settings Operating the Initial Settings menu 27 Additional information ...

Page 5: ... do not use a new battery together with an old one When loading the batteries into the remote control set them in the proper direction as indicated by the polarity marks and Do not heat batteries disassemble them or throw them into flames or water Batteries may have different voltages even if they are the same size and shape Do not use different types of batteries together To prevent leakage of ba...

Page 6: ...ty with DVD RW discs recorded in VR for mat Video Recording format However for discs recorded with a record only once encrypted program playback can only be achieved using a CPRM compatible device Notes This player does not support multisession discs or multiborder recording Multisession multiborder recording is a method in which data is recorded on a single disc in two or more sessions borders A ...

Page 7: ... using a computer or a BD DVD recorder if burn quality is not good due to characteristics of the disc scratches dirt on the disc dirt on the recorder s lens etc Playable files Only discs recorded in ISO9660 Level 1 Level 2 and Joliet can be played Files protected by DRM Digital Rights Management cannot be played Supported video file formats Windows Media Video WMV Resolution Up to 720 x 480 pixels...

Page 8: ... image file formats JPEG Resolution Up to 3 072 x 2 048 pixels This player supports baseline JPEG This player supports Exif Ver 2 2 This player supports JPEG HD Images are output with a high resolution of 720p or 1 080i This player does not support progressive JPEG Supported audio file formats This player does not support VBR Variable Bit Rate This player does not support lossless encoding Windows...

Page 9: ...exposed to direct sunlight or strong artificial light from a fluorescent bulb etc 4 Disc tray 5 OPEN CLOSE page 16 6 Front panel display page 11 7 TOP MENU Press to display the top menu of the DVD Video 8 MENU Press to display the menu screen or Disc Navigator 9 Use these to select items change set tings and move the cursor ENTER Use this to implement the selected item or enter a setting that you ...

Page 10: ...tems on menu screens etc 5 TOP MENU Press to display the top menu of the DVD Video 6 Use these to select items change set tings and move the cursor ENTER Use this to implement the selected item or enter a setting that you have changed 7 HOME MENU Press to display hide the Home Menu 8 PLAY page 16 9 page 17 a PREV page 18 b PAUSE page 16 c USB REC page 21 d PLAY MODE page 23 e OPEN CLOSE page 16 f ...

Page 11: ...TLE Lights when the title number is displayed 4 page 19 Lights when switched to a different angle DVD Video only 5 PRGSVE page 30 Lights when Component Out is set to Progressive 6 page 23 Lights when in the Repeat Play mode 7 REMAIN Lights when the remaining time of the currently playing title chapter or track is displayed 8 Counter display Displays the title chapter track or file number the elaps...

Page 12: ...a built in video deck For details contact the manufac turer of your TV Connecting using an audio video cable PR PB Y COMPONENTVIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT S VIDEO OUT DIGITAL AUDIO OUT AUDIO OUT HDMI OUT L R COAXIAL OPTICAL TV Player s rear panel Audio video cable included An S Video cable commercially available can also be used for connection Red White To audio video input terminals To S video input termi...

Page 13: ...e terminal and insert straight HDMI cable commercially available Connecting to an AV receiver or amplifier PR PB Y COMPONENTVIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT S VIDEO OUT DIGITAL AUDIO OUT AUDIO OUT HDMI OUT L R COAXIAL OPTICAL AV receiver or amplifier TV From HDMI output terminal To HDMI input terminal To HDMI input terminal Player s rear panel Match the direction of the plug to the terminal and insert straight...

Page 14: ... properly output to the Flat Screen TV Use High Speed HDMI cables when using the KURO LINK function The KURO LINK function may not operate properly if other HDMI cables are used For some models the KURO LINK function may be referred to as HDMI Control The KURO LINK function does not work with devices of other brands even if con nected using an HDMI cable What the KURO LINK function can do Operatin...

Page 15: ...Connect an AV receiver or amplifier etc compatible with Dolby Digital or DTS audio to one of the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT COAXIAL OPTICAL terminals For instructions on connecting the AV receiver or amplifier to the TV and speak ers refer to the AV receiver or amplifier s operating instructions PR PB Y COMPONENTVIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT S VIDEO OUT DIGITAL AUDIO OUT AUDIO OUT HDMI OUT L R COAXIAL OPTICAL Player...

Page 16: ...ith the printed side facing up 3 Starts playback Press PLAY To pause press PAUSE during playback To stop press STOP during playback To turn the power off press STANDBY ON Notes Some discs start playing automatically when they are loaded For some discs black bars may be displayed along the top and bottom of the TV screen If the menu screen appears For some discs the menu screen appears automaticall...

Page 17: ...ot want the player to store the point at which playback was stopped press OPEN CLOSE during playback to eject the disc For some discs the point at which playback was stopped cannot be stored When the limit for the number of discs for which the stop point can be stored is exceeded the older settings are overwritten Forward and reverse scan ning During playback press or The speed changes each time t...

Page 18: ...tles chapters groups tracks or files during random play Operation is different during PBC playback of Video CDs Check the disc s jacket etc Playing specific titles chap ters or tracks Use the number buttons 0 to 9 to input the number of the title chapter or track you want to play then press ENTER Playback starts automatically 2 seconds after the number is input For DVD Video chapter searching only...

Page 19: ...ring playback press ANGLE For some DVD Videos the angle is switched using a menu screen The mark appears on the TV screen at scenes for which there are multiple angles If you do not want the mark to be displayed set Angle Indicator to Off page 31 Zooming on the image Press ZOOM The zoomed area is displayed Use to move the zoom area The magnification 2x 4x normal changes each time the button is pre...

Page 20: ...rom their menu screen PBC playback Playing Video CDs using their menu screens is called PBC playback control playback The contents dis played and operations differ from disc to disc Also refer to the operating guide included with the disc To display the menu screen load a PBC playback compatible disc then press PLAY To start PBC playback use the number buttons 0 to 9 while the menu screen is displ...

Page 21: ...B device The input will remain in the USB mode the next time the power is turned on To return to the DVD mode press DVD USB or press OPEN CLOSE to open the disc tray Recording audio CD tracks on USB devices The tracks of audio CDs loaded in the player can be recorded on a USB device connected to the USB port It may not be possible to record tracks of audio CDs on a USB device For details see When ...

Page 22: ...er Playing using the Disc Navigator Playing discs 1 Display the Home Menu Press HOME MENU 2 Select Disc Navigator Use to select then press ENTER 3 Select the type of Disc Navigator Use to select then press ENTER The Disc Navigator is displayed The contents displayed on the Disc Navigator differ from disc to disc 4 Playing specific titles chapters or tracks Use to select then press ENTER To switch ...

Page 23: ...pecified section within a single title or track is played repeatedly 1 Display the Play Mode screen During playback press PLAY MODE 2 Select A B Repeat Use to select then press ENTER or 3 Select the point at which you want to start A B play Use to select A Start Point then press ENTER 4 Select the point at which you want to stop A B Repeat play Use to select B End Point then press ENTER A B repeat...

Page 24: ...med are cleared To delete a step highlight it and press CLEAR 5 Starts playback Press PLAY To play a program that has already been set select Playback Start from the program screen then press ENTER To resume normal playback select Playback Stop from the program screen then press ENTER The program remains in the memory To cancel the entire program select Program Delete from the program screen then ...

Page 25: ...y valid for files with the exten sion wma mp3 or m4a The effect depends on the file Try different settings and choose the one providing the good effect Equalizer Off Rock Pop Live Dance Techno Classic Soft Select according to the genre of music to be listened to Virtual Surround On Off A surround sound field with a sense of presence can be created with two speakers When set to On linear PCM audio ...

Page 26: ...DMI OUT terminal Video Adjust parameters Parameters settings Sharpness Fine Standard Soft Adjusts the picture s sharpness Brightness 20 to 20 Adjusts the picture s brightness Contrast 16 to 16 Adjusts the ratio of the brightness of the brightest and darkest por tions of the picture Gamma 3 to 3 Adjusts the look of the dark por tions of the picture Hue green 9 to red 9 Adjusts the balance between g...

Page 27: ...et when the player is connected to an HDMI compatible device using an HDMI cable Digital Audio Out AV Connector Out and Component Out cannot be set when the player is connected to an HDMI compatible device using an HDMI cable Setting the Component Out and HDMI Resolution settings back to their defaults 1 Turn the player s power off Press STANDBY ON 2 Press STANDBY ON while pressing Use the buttons...

Page 28: ... converted to linear PCM Dolby Digital Out Dolby Digital Dolby Digital audio signals are output Select this when the con nected AV receiver or amplifier supports Dolby Digital audio Dolby Digital PCM Dolby Digital audio signals are converted to linear PCM audio signals for output Select this when the connected AV receiver or amplifier does not support Dolby Digital audio DTS Out DTS DTS audio sign...

Page 29: ...een 4 3 Letter Box Select this to view 16 9 images on a 4 3 TV screen with black bars at the top and bottom of the screen 4 3 Pan Scan Select this to view 16 9 images over the entire 4 3 TV screen with the left and right sides of the 16 9 images cut off 16 9 Wide Select this when connected to a widescreen 16 9 TV 16 9 Compressed Select this to view 4 3 images on a high definition TV 16 9 The image...

Page 30: ...76 pixel PAL progressive images are output 1280x720p 1 280 x 720 pixel progressive images are output 1920x1080i 1 920 x 1 080 pixel interlaced images are output 1920x1080p 1 920 x 1 080 pixel progressive images are output When the setting is changed the picture may be disturbed or some time may be required for it to appear When the setting is changed a confirmation message appears If the picture i...

Page 31: ...o disc s menu screens in the same language as selected for Subtitle Language available languages Choose a language from the listed languages to set the default language for DVD Video menus Other Language Select one of 136 languages See Language Code Table on page 42 when performing this operation If a language not included on the DVD Video disc is selected the language is set to one of the languag...

Page 32: ...ces If the registration code has not been authorized DivX VOD files cannot be played Authorization Error appears on the TV screen if you attempt to play such files For some DivX VOD files the number of viewings is restricted The remaining number of authorized views is displayed on the TV screen when such files are played Rental Expired is displayed when the remaining num ber of viewings reaches 0 ...

Page 33: ...t the password restore the player s settings to the defaults then register a new password On some DVD Video discs a screen for inputting the password appears during playback Input the password to continue playing the disc Changing the Parental Lock level 1 Select Level Change Use to select then press ENTER 2 Input the password Use the number buttons 0 to 9 to input the password then press ENTER 3 ...

Page 34: ...utlet of another component since the supply of power to the player turns off together with the power sup ply of the other component We recommend plugging the power cord directly into a wall outlet etc whenever possible Difference in volume between DVDs and CDs This is not a problem with the player The volume may sound different due to differences in how the signals are recorded on the disc Player ...

Page 35: ...lace it with a new cord Is the input on the connected TV or AV receiver or amplifier properly set Switch to the proper input referring to the connected device s operating instructions Picture is stretched or aspect ratio cannot be switched Is the aspect ratio properly set on the connected TV Refer to the TV s operating instructions and set the TV s aspect ratio properly Is TV Screen properly set S...

Page 36: ...or amplifier etc connected to the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT COAXIAL OPTICAL terminals When connected to the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT COAXIAL OPTICAL terminals set Digital Out to On page 28 Refer to the connected AV receiver or ampli fier s operating instructions and check the audio signals it supports Set Digital Audio Out according to the audio signals supported by the AV receiver or amplifier etc page 28 96 kH...

Page 37: ...folders can be recognized on one disc Up to 648 files can be recognized within one folder Depending on the folder structure however the player may not be able to recognized certain folders or files Folder or file names are not displayed or are not properly displayed Do the folder or file names contain anything other than 1 byte alpha numeric characters Folder and file names can be displayed Note h...

Page 38: ... Is the HDMI cable damaged If the cable is damaged replace it with a new cable Is a DVI device connected The picture may not be output properly when a DVI device is connected Sound is not produced or is distorted Is HDMI Out properly set Set HDMI Out to LPCM 2CH or Auto page 28 Multichannel audio signals are not output Is HDMI Out properly set Set HDMI Out to Auto page 28 Colors are not properly d...

Page 39: ...ns of the connected device Is KURO LINK set to On on the connected device Set KURO LINK to On on the connected device The KURO LINK function operates when KURO LINK is set to On for all devices connected to the HDMI OUT terminal Once connections and settings of all the devices are finished be sure to check that the play er s picture is output to the Flat Screen TV Also check after changing the con...

Page 40: ... Do the folder of file names contain more than 14 characters The maximum number of characters dis playable for the folder and file names on the Disc Navigator is 14 Folder or file names are not displayed in alphabetical order This is not a problem with the player The order of the folder and file names dis played on the Disc Navigator depends on the order in which the folders or files were recorded...

Page 41: ...g is not possible if there is not enough free space left on the USB device In this case Available USB space is low is displayed Are there 300 or more folders on the USB device Recording is not possible if the USB device contains 300 or more folders Are there already 99 PIONEER fold ers on the USB device Recording is not possible if there are already 99 PIONEER folders on the USB device ...

Page 42: ...oc 1503 Setswana tn 2014 Azerbaijani az 0126 Interlingue ie 0905 Oromo om 1513 Tonga to 2015 Bashkir ba 0201 Inupiak ik 0911 Oriya or 1518 Turkish tr 2018 Byelorussian be 0205 Indonesian in 0914 Panjabi pa 1601 Tsonga ts 2019 Bulgarian bg 0207 Icelandic is 0919 Polish pl 1612 Tatar tt 2020 Bihari bh 0208 Hebrew iw 0923 Pashto Pushto ps 1619 Twi tw 2023 Bislama bi 0209 Yiddish ji 1009 Quechua qu 17...

Page 43: ... front panel display to turn off then unplug the power cord Moving the player with a disc inside it could result in damage Place of installation Choose a stable place near the TV or ste reo system being used with the player Do not place the player on top of a TV or color monitor Also install it away from cassette decks and other devices easily affected by magnetic forces Avoid the following types ...

Page 44: ...nner benzene insecticides etc could cause the print or paint to peel off Also leaving rubber or vinyl products in contact with the player for long periods of time could mar the cabinet When using chemical impregnated wipes etc read the cautions included with the wipes carefully Caution for when the unit is installed in a rack with a glass door Do not press OPEN CLOSE on the remote control to open ...

Page 45: ...iscs in the disc tray one on top of the other Do not attach pieces of paper or stick ers to discs Doing so could warp discs making it impossible to play them Also note that rental discs often have labels attached to them and the label s glue may have oozed out Check that there is no glue around the edges of such labels before using rented discs About specially shaped discs Specially shaped discs h...

Page 46: ...PR Y output level 1 Vp p 75 Ω CB PB CR PR output level 0 7 Vp p 75 Ω Output terminal RCA terminal HDMI output Output terminal 19 pin Audio output stereo L R Audio output level 200 mVrms 1 kHz 20 dB Output terminal RCA terminal Frequency response 4 Hz to 44 kHz S N ratio 115 dB Dynamic range 88 dB Total harmonic distortion 0 0065 Wow and flutter Below measurable limits 0 001 W PEAK Digital audio ou...

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