Pioneer DV-696AV-S, Operating Instructions Manual

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Chapter 1
Before you start
Features
• DVD-Audio and SACD compatible
Experience the super high-quality audio perfor-
mance of DVD-Audio and Super Audio CD
(SACD).
• Super VCD compatible
This player supports the IEC’s Super VCD stan-
dard. Compared to the Video CD standard,
Super VCD offers superior picture quality, and
allows two stereo soundtracks to be recorded.
Super VCD also supports the widescreen size.
• 24-bit/192 kHz compatible DAC
The on-board 24-bit/192 kHz DAC means that
this player is fully compatible with high
sampling-rate discs, capable of delivering
exceptional sound quality in terms of dynamic
range, low-level resolution and high-frequency
detail.
• Built-in Dolby
*1
Digital and DTS
*2
decoding with multichannel outputs
This player features multichannel analog
outputs for connection to an AV amplifier to
give you stunning surround sound from Dolby
Digital, DTS and multichannel DVD-Audio
discs.
• PureCinema Progressive Scan video
When connected to a progressive scan-
compatible TV or monitor using the
component video outputs, you can enjoy
extremely stable, flicker free images, with the
same frame refresh rate as the original movie.
• New Disc Navigator with moving
pictures
The new Disc Navigator enables you play the
first few seconds of each title or chapter in a
thumbnail image on screen.
HDMI
*3
digital interface
The HDMI (High Definition Multimedia
Interface) interconnect provides high quality
digital audio and video, all from a single user-
friendly connector. HDMI is the first consumer
electronics interface to support uncompressed
standard, enhanced, or high-definition video
plus standard to multi-channel surround
sound audio
*4
, all using one interface. You can
easily connect to a HDMI-equipped AV receiver
or audiovisual device for high quality audio and
video, and communication between the video
source and (DTV) players, set-top boxes, and
other audiovisual devices is also supported.
• DSP effects for enhanced playback
See Audio Settings and Video Adjust menus on
page 36.
• Picture zoom
See Zooming the screen on page 34.
• MP3 and WMA compatibility
See Compressed audio compatibility on page 8.
• JPEG compatibility
See JPEG file compatibility on page 10.
• DivX
®
*5
video compatibility
See DivX video compatibility on page 10.
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Hints on installation
We want you to enjoy using this product for
years to come, so please use the following
guidelines when choosing a suitable location:
Do...
• Use in a well-ventilated room.
• Place on a solid, flat, level surface, such as
a table, shelf or stereo rack.
Don’t...
• Use in a place exposed to high
temperatures or humidity, including near
radiators and other heat-generating
appliances.
• Place on a window sill or a place where the
player will be exposed to direct sunlight.
• Use in an excessively dusty or damp
environment.
• 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 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 player is compatible with a wide range of
disc types (media) and formats. Playable discs
will generally feature one of the following logos
on the disc and/or disc packaging. Note
however that some disc types, such as
recordable CD and DVD, may be in an
unplayable format—see below for further
compatibility information.
Please also note that recordable discs cannot be
recorded using this player.
• This unit will play DVD+R/+RW discs.
• is a trademark of DVD Format/Logo
Licensing Corporation.
• is a trademark of Fuji Photo Film Co. Ltd.
• Also compatible with KODAK Picture CD
DVD-Video DVD-R DVD-RW
Video CD Audio CD CD-R CD-RW
DVD-Audio
Super Audio CD
Fujicolor CD
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About WMA
The Windows Media
®
logo printed on the box
indicates that this player can playback
Windows Media Audio content.
WMA is an acronym for Windows Media Audio
and refers to an audio compression technology
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.
About DivX
DivX is a media technology created by DivX,
Inc. DivX media files contain compressed
video. DivX files can also include advanced
media features like menus, subtitles, and
alternate audiotracks. This player can play DivX
video files burned on CD-R/RW/ROM discs.
Keeping the same terminology as DVD-Video,
individual DivX video files are called "Titles".
When naming files/titles on a CD-R/RW disc
prior to burning, keep in mind that by default
they will be played in alphabetical order.
Displaying DivX subtitle files
The font sets listed below are available for DivX
external subtitle files. You can see the proper
font set on-screen by setting the
Subtitle
Language
(in Language settings on page 41)
to match the subtitle file.
This player supports the following language
groups:
Group 1:
Albanian (sq), Basque (eu), Catalan (ca),
Danish (da), Dutch (nl), English (en), Faroese (fo),
Finnish (fi), French (fr), German (de), Icelandic (is), Irish
(ga), Italian (it), Norwegian (no), Portuguese (pt), Rhaeto-
Romanic (rm), Scottish (gd), Spanish (es), Swedish (sv)
Group 2:
Albanian (sq), Croatian (hr), Czech (cs),
Hungarian (hu), Polish (pl), Romanian (ro), Slovak (sk),
Slovenian (sl)
Group 3: Bulgarian (bg), Byelorussian (be), Macedonian
(mk), Russian (ru), Serbian (sr), Ukrainian (uk)
Group 4:
Hebrew (iw), Yiddish (ji)
Group 5: Turkish (tr)
• Some external subtitle files may be
displayed incorrectly or not at all.
• For external subtitle files the following
subtitle format filename extensions are
supported (please note that these files are
not shown within the disc navigation
menu): .srt, .sub, .ssa, .smi
• The filename of the movie file has to be
repeated at the beginning of the filename
for the external subtitle file.
• The number of external subtitle files which
can be switched for the same movie file is
limited to a maximum of 10.
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