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Page 1: ...p8oneer sound vision soul DVD Player DVC505 Operating Instructions ...

Page 2: ...d for ventilation and to ensure reliable operation of the product and to protect it from overheating and these openings must not be blocked or covered The openings should never be blocked by placing the product on a bed sofa rug or other similar surface This product should not be placed in a built in installation such as a bookcase or rack unless proper ventrlatron ISprovided or the manufacturer s...

Page 3: ... or objects have fallen into the aroduct l If the product does not operate normally by following the operating instructions Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating rnstructions as an improper adjustment of other controls may result In damage and will often require extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the product to its normal operation l If the product has been ...

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

Page 5: ...Set the 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 damagefrom loud noise is often undetectable until it is too late this manufacturer and the Electron...

Page 6: ...nent video output 14 Connecting to an AV receiver 15 03 Controls and Displays Front panel 1 1 17 Remote control 18 Display 20 04 Getting Started Switching on 21 Let s GetStarted 21 Using the on screen displays 22 Setting up wrth the Setup Navigator 23 Playing discs 25 Changing discs ll ll llllll ll 26 Basic playback controls 27 Front panel controls 28 DVD Videodisc menus 28 VideoCD PBC menus 29 Pl...

Page 7: ...l l lll ll 49 Audio Language l l l l 49 Subtitle Language l ll l l ll 49 DVD Menu Language 50 Subtitle Display 50 Display settings 50 OSD Language 50 On Screen Display _ 50 Angle Indrcator 51 Options I 51 Parental Lock 51 08 Additional Information Takingcare of your player and discs 54 Handling discs l ll 54 Storing discs ll l 54 Discs to avoid ll 54 Cleaning the pickup lens lll ll l l 55 Problems...

Page 8: ...ct from CDs Video CDs and Dolby Digital sources using just two speakers see page 44 Picture zoom While a DVD or Video CD IS playing you can zoom in on any part of the ptcture at up to 4x magnification for a closer look see page 42 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 11 Graphical on scr...

Page 9: ...ifferent batteries may have different voltages Make sure that the plus and minus ends of each battery match the indications in the 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 instructron s rules that apply in your country or area H048En Using ...

Page 10: ... CD RW discs recorded In CD Audio or Video CD format or as a CD ROM containing MP3 audio files Howevet any other content may cause the disc not to play or create noise distortion In the output l This unit cannot I ecot d CD R or CD RW discs l Unflnaltzed CD R RW discs recorded as CD Atldio can be played but the full Table of Contents playing time etc will not be cl splayecl DVD R RW Compatibility ...

Page 11: ...er and track names excluding the mp3 extensron are drsplayed l There are tnany different recording bit rates available to encode your MP3 files Tills unit was designed to be compatible with all of them Audio encoded at 128Kbps should sourid close to regular CD Audio qualrty Tllis player will play lower bit rate MP3 tracks but please note that the sound quality becomes noticeably worse at lower bit...

Page 12: ...of the digital outputs we still recommend you connect these jacks Use the supplied red white stereo audio cable when connecting these jacks Match the colors of the jacks and cables for correct stereo sound 0 ACIN Connect the supplred power cord here then plug into a power outlet fl VIDEO OUT This is a standard video output that you can connect to your TV or AV recerver using the supplied yellow vi...

Page 13: ... 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 IL R jacks to a set of A V inputs on your TV Use the supplied red white stereo audio cable and the yellow video cable Make sure you match up the left and right audio outputs with their corresponding inputs for correct stereo sound l The two ...

Page 14: ...ves better picture quality still The variety of outputs also gives you the flexibility of connecting your patiicular 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 lV or other equipment 1 Use an S Video cable not supplied to connect the S VIDEO OUT to an S Video input ...

Page 15: ...u to listen to multrchannel surround sound For an optical cont iection use an optrcai cable riot supplied to connect tile OPTICAL DlGlTALOUTlack to an optrcal rnput on you AV receiver For a coaxial connection use a coaxial cable similar to the supplied video cable to connect the COAXIAL DIGITALOUT jack to a coaxial input on your AV receiver 2 Connect the analog AUDIO OUT IL R or 2L R and VIDEO OUT...

Page 16: ... 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 endtoyourTV 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 receive6 and although the sound is fine there s no pictu...

Page 17: ...r resume playback Ii II pause Press to pause playback Press again to restart Front panel 0 n stop I I Hess to stop playback you can resume by pressing play Press twice to stop playback and cancel resume 0 w w forward scan skip l Press to jump to the next chapter or track l Press and hold for fast forward scanning m I reverse scan skip l Press to jump back to the beginning of the current chapter or...

Page 18: ...lay the top menu of a DVD drsc 0 ENTER 81cursor control buttons Use to navigate on screen displays and menus Press ENTER to select an option ot execute a command m SETUP Press to display or exit the on screen display a and I 411 pages 32 33 Use for reverse slow motion playback frame reverse and reverse scanning Press to start or resume playback m IH reverse skip Press to Jump to the beginnrng of t...

Page 19: ...ess to open ot close the disc tray 0 ANGLE page43 Ptess to change the camera angle during DVD multi angle scene playback m CLEAR Press to clear a numeric entry m ENTER Use to select menu optrons etc works exactly the same as the ENTER button in n above MENU Press to display a DVD disc menu or the Disc Navigator if a CD Video CD or MP3 disc is loaded 0 RETURN Press to return to a previous menu scre...

Page 20: ...me 0 REMAIN Lights when the character dtsplay is showing the time or number of tracks trtles chapters m remaining 0 Disc tray Disc indicator 3 means that a disc is loaded in that position In CD mode 3 indicates a CD however if the player has not yet determrned whether a disc IS loaded it also lights m Character display m CHP Indicates that the character display is showing a DVD chapter number I TR...

Page 21: ...his player to the VIDEO 1 Inputs on your TV switch your TVto VIDEO I ID 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 automatlcally goes into standby Let s Get Started When you sw...

Page 22: ... 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 InavIgated rn basically the same way using the cursor buttons to change the highlighted item and pressing ENTERto select it A Important l Throughotrt thus manual Select means use the cLIrsot buttons to highlight an item...

Page 23: ...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 4 Select a DVD language Some DVD discs feature on screen menus soundtracks and subtitles in several lan guages Set your preferred language here Note that the language you choose here may not be available on all discs If you want to selec...

Page 24: ...sing the Setup Navigator Press ENTERto exit 7 Is your AV receiver Dolby Digital compatible Select Compatible Not Compatible or Don t Know 8 Is your AV receiver DTS compatible Select Compatible Not Compatible or Don t Know 10 Is your AV receiver compatible with 96kHz Linear PCM audio Select Compatible Not Compatible or Don t Know 11 Press ENTERto complete the setup or press SETUPto quit the Setup N...

Page 25: ...disc tray You can load up to five discs at once l Do not place discs in the two partially accessible disc spaces as it easy to misalign them Use only the front most space l Before loading or removing discs always wait for the disc mechanism to come to a complete stop l Do not rotate the disc tray by hand Always use the DISC SKIP button l Sometimes when the disc tray mechanism is moving the control...

Page 26: ...l Always use the OPEN CLOSE or EXCHANGE button to close the disc tray after exchanging discs Never push the disc tray shut by force w FAQ After I ioad a DVD disc 12ejects automat caliy after a few seconds Most likely the disc is the wrong region for your player The regton number should be printed on the disc or disc packagrng check it against the region number of the player which you can find on t...

Page 27: ...ODE to cancel page 29 Basic playback controls The table below shows the basic controls on the remote for playing discs The folllowing chapter covers more playback features in more detail Starts playback DVD and Video CD if the display shows RESUME playback starts from the resume point II Pauses a disc that s playing or restarts a paused disc n Stops playback DVD and Video CD Display shows RESUME P...

Page 28: ...ideshows See the disc packaging for details Sometimes DVD Video menus are displayed automatically when you start playback others only appear when you press MENU ot TOP MENU l You may find with some DVD discs that some playback controls don t work in certain parts of the disc Thus is not a malfunction l Track skip and number buttons for track selection do not work with unfinalized CD R RW discs TOP...

Page 29: ...P3 discs CD mode Using this feature you can play only the CDs and MP3 discs loaded in the disc tray automatically skipping over any DVDs and Video CDs loaded This may be useful if you have a mixture of discs loaded but only want to play musrc you don t have to keep track of what kind of disc is where in the disc tray CD MODE 1 Press CD MODE to switch CD mode on l The indicator on the front panel l...

Page 30: ...D or MP3 disc page 201 l The DISC SKIP button is ineffective if all the other discs loaded are DVDs or Video CDs or if all the other disc trays are empty l Although program play is not possible in CD mode it is possible to program a playlist When you start program play back however CD mode is cancelled page38 l Repeat and random play is possible in CD mode pages 34 37 En ...

Page 31: ...rack Using the Disc Navigator to browse the contents of a disc Use the Disc Navigator to browse through the contents of a disc to find the part you want to play You can use the Disc Navigator when a disc is playing or stopped A Important l You can t use the Disc Navrgator wrth Video CDs playing in PBC mode or with unfinallzed CD R RW discs 1 Press SETUPand select Disc Naviga tor from the on screen...

Page 32: ...ailable unless there is a disc loaded Scanning discs You can fast scan discs forward or backward at various different steeds 1 During playback press M or w to start scanning 2 Press repeatedly to increase the scanning speed l MP3s can only be scanned at one speed l The scanning speed IS shown on screen 3 To resume normal playback press F Way INote l Sound can be heard while scanning audio CDs and ...

Page 33: ...ction Video CD only supports forward slow motion playback The picture quality during slow motion playback is not as good as during normal playback Depending on the disc normal playback specify two points A and B within a track may automatically resume when a new CD and Video CD or title DVD that form a chapter is reached loop which is played over and over Looping a section of a disc The A B Repeat...

Page 34: ...ns depending on the krnd of disc loaded It s also possible to use repeat play together with program play to repeat the tracks chapters in the program list see Creating and editing a DVD program list on page 37 Creating and editing a non DVD program list on page 38 A Important l You can t use repeat play with Video CDs playrng in PBC mode or wrth unfinalized CD R RW discs 1 During playback press PL...

Page 35: ...Repeat 3 During ALL Discs Repeat playback if a DVD is loaded in the player repeat playback is canceled and normal playback of the DVD begins MP3 Track Repeat Folder Repeat b Disc Repeat cRepeat off All Discs Repeat u Tip l If there is a program list in the player you can also select Program Repeat play I Note l If you switch camera angle during repeat play repeat play is canceled l With Video CDs ...

Page 36: ...ss PLAY MODE and select Random from the list of functions on the left For CDs Video CDs and MP3 discs select Random All Random Disc or Random Off l The Random All function ignores DVDs loaded In the player Front panel controls 2 Select a random play option For DVD discs select Random Title or Random Chapter or Random Off f JFlayMode RANDOM 1 Press RANDOM repeatedly to select a random mode l To can...

Page 37: ... with some discs Using random repeat play You can use random and repeat play at the same time by first starting random playback then selecting a repeat mode It is not possible however to select a random mode during repeat play Creating and editing a DVD program list This feature lets you program the play order of titles and chapters on the DVD disc currently in the play position If you want to pro...

Page 38: ...R To Insert a step in the program list move to the Program Step column and highlight the step where you want a new step to appear After you select a title chapter folder track all the program steps WIII move down one to make space for the new one 7 To play the program list press F play l Program play remains active until you turn off program play see below erase the program list see below or switc...

Page 39: ...e program list The program step number automatically moves to the next positron 4 Select a folder or track for the first next step in the program list l When this screen first appears the first folder or track of the disc in the play position is highlighted From here you can select something on this disc or move left to the Disc column and select something from one of the other discs loaded l With...

Page 40: ...y is automati cally cancelled or may not work This IS not a malfunction l With Video CDs that feature PBC playback make sure that the disc is stopped before you start making the program list Using repeat with program play You can use repeat play together with program play to repeat a program list 1 With a program list already created press PLAY MODE and select Repeat from the list of functions on ...

Page 41: ...ant playback to resume from For example press 4 5 0 0 to have playback start from 45 minutes Into the title or track For 1 hour 20 minutes and 30 seconds press 8 0 3 0 4 Press ENTERto stat t playback EiiNote l The disc must be playing in order to use time search l Search functions are not available with Video CDs in PBC mode or unfinalized CD R RW discs Switching subtitles Some DVD discs have subt...

Page 42: ...g a Video CD you can switch between stereo just the left channel or just the right channel 1 Press AUDIO repeatly to select an audio channel option Zooming the screen Using the zoom feature you can magnify a part of the screen by a factor of 2 or 4 while watchrng a DVD or Video CD 1 During playback use the ZOOM button to select the zoom factor l Normal 2x l 4x Normal m Zoom 2 Zoom 4 l Since DVD an...

Page 43: ...e switched off ofyou prefer see page 51 1 During playback or when paused press ANGLE to switch angle Displaying disc information Various track chapter and trtle Information as well as the video transmrssron rate for DVD discs can be displayed on screen while a disc is playing 1 To show switch the information displayed press DISPLAY When a disc is playing the information appears at the top of the s...

Page 44: ... as required 3 Press ENTERto make the setting and exit the Audio Settings screen aNote l Audio DRC is only effective with Dolby Digital audio sources l Audio DRC is only effective through the drgital output when Digital Out is set to On and Dolby Digital Out ISset to Dolby Digital PCM See page 46 l The effect of Audio DRC depends on your speakers and AV receiver settings Virtual Surround l Default...

Page 45: ...he Audio Settings screen a Note l Virtual Surround doesn t work with DTS or 96kHz linear PCM audio or during MP3 playback through either the analog or digital outputs l If the player IS outputtrng Dolby Digital or MPEG bitstream audro III other words no conversion to PCM Virtual Surround has no effect on the audio from the digital output See pages 46 47 for how to set up the digital output formats...

Page 46: ...s shown in the on screen display illustrations on the following 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 if you connected this system to an AV receiver or other component using one of the digital outputs If at any trme you need to switch off the digital audro output set this ...

Page 47: ... an AV receiver 01 other component using one of the digital outputs If your AV receiver or other connected component is compatible with high sampling rates 96 kHz set this to 96kHz otherwise set it to 96kHz 48kHz 96 kHz audio is converted to a more compatible 48 kHz Check the manual that came with the other component if you re unsure whether it is 96 kHz compatible MPEG Out l Default setting MPEG ...

Page 48: ...nal TV select either 4 3 Letter Box or 4 3 Pan Scan In Letter Box mode wrdescreen 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 56 S Video Out l Default settrng 52 You only need to make th...

Page 49: ... Language l Default setting English 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 recognizes 136 different languages Select Other Language if you want to specify a language other than those listed See also Selecting languages using the languagecodeiist...

Page 50: ...o specify a language other than those listed See also Selecfing ianguages using the languagecodelist on page 58 Subtitle Display l Default setting On When set to On the player displays subtitles according to the Subtitle Language setting Set to Off to switch subtitles off altogether Display settings OSD Language l Default setting English This sets the language of this player s on screen displays O...

Page 51: ... register a password As the password owner you can change the Parental Lock level or Country Code whenever you IIke You can also change tile password El Note l Not all discs that you may consider inappropriate for your children use the Parental Lock feature These discs will always play without requiring the password first l If you forget your password you ll need to reset the player to it s factor...

Page 52: ... Enter a new password Qlnmal mngs 4 Press ENTERto register the new password and return to the Options menu screen Setting changing the Parental lock level 1 Select Level Change 2 Use number buttons to enter your password then press ENTER 3 Select a new level Q l lWsemngs Press cursor left repeatedly to lock more levels more discs will require the password press cursor right to unlock levels You ca...

Page 53: ... two ways you can do this l Select by code letter Use cursor up down to change the country code Select by code number Press cursor right then use the number buttons to enter the 4 digit country code you can find the Country code list on page 57 4 Press ENTERto set the new Country Code and return to the Options menu screen mNote l Changing the country code does not take effect until the next drsc i...

Page 54: ...hen you re not using a disc return it to its case and store uprrght Avold leaving discs in excessively cold humid or hot environ ments including under direct sunlight Don t glue paper or put stickers onto the disc or use a pencil ball point pen or other sharp tipped writing instrument These coilId all damage the disc For more detailed care information see the instructions that come with discs Do n...

Page 55: ...I Place directly on top of an amplifier or other component in your stereo system that becomes hot in use I Use near a television or monitor as you may experience interference especially if the television uses an indoor antenna X Use in a kitchen or other room where the player may be exposed to smoke or steam 8 Use on a thick rug or carpet or cover with cloth this may prevent proper cooling of the ...

Page 56: ...that the disc is shown in letterbox format regardless of the setting 43Tip l Using the 16 9 Wide setting with a standard 4 3 TV or either of the 4 3 settings with a widescreen TV will result in a distorted picture a widescreen TV these discs will stall play In a letterbox style with black bars at the top Resetting the player and bottom of the screen Use this procedure to reset all the player s set...

Page 57: ...amoan sm 1913 Shona sn 1914 Somali so 1915 Albanian sq 1917 Serbian sr 1918 Macedonian mk 1311 Siswati ss 1919 Malayalam ml 1312 Mongolian mn 1314 Moldavian mo 1315 Marathi mr 1318 Malay ms 1319 Maltese mt 1320 Burmese my 1325 Nauru na 1401 Nepal1 ne 1405 Norweaian no 1415 Sesotho St 1920 Sundanese su 1921 Swahili SW 1923 Tamil ta 2001 Telugu te 2005 Tajik tg 2007 Thai th 2008 Tigrinya ti 2009 Tur...

Page 58: ...tal audio Aspect ratio The width of a TV screen relative to its height Conventional 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 conv...

Page 59: ...dio 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 Digitalaudio PBC PlayBack Control Video CD only A system of navigating a Video CD through on screen menus recorded onto the disc Especially good for discs that you would normally not watch from beginning to end all at once kar...

Page 60: ...nent Video output Y PB PR Output level Y 1 OVp p 75n PB PR 0 7 vp p 75Q Jacks RCA Output level During audio output 200 mVrms 1 kHz 20 dB Number of channels 2 Jacks RCA Digital audio characteristics Frequency response 4 Hz to 44 kHz DVD fs 96 kHz S N ratio I 118 dB Dynamic range l l 101 dB Total harmonic distortion 0 0016 Wow and flutter Limit of measurement O OOl W PEAK or lower Digital output Opt...

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