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DV-46AV

Operating Instructions

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Page 1: ...RegisterYour Product at www pioneerelectronics com US www pioneerelectronics ca Canada DVD Player DV 46AV Operating Instructions ...

Page 2: ...S PRODUCT WILL INCREASE EYE HAZARD D6 8 2 1_En NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and use...

Page 3: ...s and built up static charges Article 810 of the National Electrical Code ANSI NFPA 70 provides information with regard to proper grounding of the mast and supporting structure grounding of the lead in wire to an antenna discharge unit size of grounding conductors location of antenna discharge unit connection to grounding electrodes and requirements for the grounding electrode See Figure A LIGHTNI...

Page 4: ...rolonged exposure to excessive noise This list of sound levels is included for your protection Decibel Level Example 30 Quiet library soft whispers 40 Living room refrigerator bedroom away from traffic 50 Light traffic normal conversation quiet office 60 Air conditioner at 20 feet sewing machine 70 Vacuum cleaner hair dryer noisy restaurant 80 Average city traffic garbage disposals alarm clock at ...

Page 5: ...ying in slow motion 28 Frame advance frame reverse 29 Viewing a JPEG slideshow 29 Browsing DVD or Video CD disc with the Disc Navigator 29 Browsing WMA MP3 DivX video and JPEG files with the Disc Navigator 30 Looping a section of a disc 31 Using repeat play 31 Using random play 32 Creating a program list 33 Searching a disc 34 Switching subtitles 35 Switching audio language channels 35 Zooming the...

Page 6: ...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 sup...

Page 7: ... Putting the batteries in the remote Open the battery compartment cover and insert the batteries as shown Use two AA R6P batteries and follow the indications inside the compartment Close the cover when you re finished Important Incorrect use of batteries can result in hazards such as leakage and bursting Please observe the following Don t mix new and old batteries together Don t use different kind...

Page 8: ...e 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 ...

Page 9: ...er Up to 299 folders on a disc up to 648 folders and files combined within each folder DVD R DVD RW compatibility Only DVD R DVD RW discs recorded in Video Mode DVD Video Mode which have been finalized can be played back However some editing made during the recording may not be played back accurately DVD R RW compatibility Compatible formats DVD Video Video Recording VR Edit points may not play ex...

Page 10: ...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 42 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 G...

Page 11: ...d under license JPEG file compatibility Compatible formats Baseline JPEG and EXIF 2 2 still image files up to a resolution of 3072 x 2048 File format used by digital still cameras Progressive JPEG compatible No File extensions jpg must be used for the player to recognize JPEG files do not use for other file types PC created disc compatibility Discs recorded using a personal computer may not be pla...

Page 12: ...the speakers in your TV Important This player is equipped with copy protection technology Do not connect this player to your TV via a VCR using audio video or S video cables as the picture from this player will not appear properly 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 S VIDEOOUT AUDIOOUT 5 ...

Page 13: ... first switch it into standby using either the front panel STANDBY ON button or the remote control and wait of the OFF message to disappear from the player s display For the above reasons do not plug this player into a switched power supply found on some amplifiers and AV receivers Connecting using the S video output If your TV or other equipment has an S video S1 input you can use the S video out...

Page 14: ...e with a progressive scan TV see Video Output settings on page 41 When the player is set to output progressive scan video the PRGSVE indicator lights in the front panel display Important If you connect a TV that is not compatible with a progressive scan signal and switch the player to progressive you will not be able to see any picture at all In this case press the PROGRESSIVE button on the remote...

Page 15: ...between your DVD player and AV receiver and between your AV receiver and TV Connecting the multichannel analog outputs If your AV receiver has 5 1 channel analog inputs we recommend connecting this player to it using the multichannel analog outputs Doing this will ensure that you can enjoy all kinds of disc including Dolby Digital and DTS DVD Video discs as well as high sampling rate and multichan...

Page 16: ...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 AUDIO OUT jack to a coaxial input on your AV receiver Connecting using HDMI If you have a HDMI equipped monitor or display you can connect it to this player using a commercially available HDMI cable The HDMI connector outputs uncompressed digital vide...

Page 17: ...e digital connection for use with DVD players DTV set top boxes and other AV devices HDMI was developed to provide the technologies of High Bandwidth Digital Content Protection HDCP as well as Digital Visual Interface DVI in one specification HDCP is used to protect digital content transmitted and received by DVI compliant displays HDMI has the capability to support standard enhanced or high defin...

Page 18: ... 4 ENTER cursor buttons page 21 5 MENU page 25 6 RETURN page 25 7 HOME MENU page 21 8 Display 9 OPEN CLOSE page 23 10 page 24 11 page 24 12 page 24 13 and page 24 14 HDMI indicator Lights when this player is recognized by another HDMl or DVI HDCP compatible component 15 RW Compatible page 9 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 15 14 9 11 12 13 1 ...

Page 19: ...5 PAUSE page 24 16 OPEN CLOSE page 23 17 HDMI COLOR page 41 18 HDMI RESOLUTION pages 17 41 19 ENTER page 21 20 ANGLE page 36 21 PROGRESSIVE page 14 22 MENU page 25 23 RETURN page 21 24 ZOOM page 35 25 DISPLAY page 36 26 FWD SCAN pages 24 28 27 page 24 28 STOP page 24 29 TV CONTROL page 20 DVD STANDBY ON OPEN CLOSE TOP MENU RETURN MENU HOME MENU HDMI COLOR AUDIO SUBTITLE ANGLE PROGRESSIVE PLAY MODE...

Page 20: ...r code for your TV See the table below for the list of maker codes If there is more than one code given for your make input the first one in the list If the maker s name of your TV doesn t appear in the table below you will not be able to use this remote to control your TV 2 Press TV to check that the remote works with your TV If the remote is set up correctly the TV should switch on off If it doe...

Page 21: ...an auto power off function If the player is stopped and no button is pressed for around five minutes the screen saver starts If the disc tray is closed but no disc is playing and no control is pressed for about 30 minutes the player automatically goes into standby Using the on screen displays For ease of use this player makes extensive use of graphical on screen displays OSDs All the screens are n...

Page 22: ... 4 3 Letter Box to 4 3 Pan Scan if you prefer See Video Output settings on page 41 for more details 4 Press HOME MENU to exit the menu screen Setting the language of this player s on screen displays This sets the language of the player s on screen displays 1 Press HOME MENU and select Initial Settings 2 Select OSD Language from the Display settings 3 Select a language The on screen language will c...

Page 23: ...to align the disc if you re loading a double sided DVD disc load it with the side you want to play face down 4 Press PLAY to start playback If you re playing a DVD or Video CD an on screen menu may appear See DVD and DivX disc menus on page 25 and Video CD PBC menus on page 26 for more on how to navigate these If you re playing a containing DivX video files or MP3 WMA audio files it may take a few...

Page 24: ...tion of the last five discs When one of these discs is next loaded you can resume playback Button What it does PLAY Starts playback If the display shows RESUME or LAST MEM playback starts from the resume or last memory point see also Resume and Last Memory below PAUSE Pauses a disc that s playing or restarts a paused disc STOP Stops playback See also Resume and Last Memory below REV SCAN remote on...

Page 25: ...lly when you start playback others only appear when you press MENU or TOP MENU Important Some DVD Audio discs feature a bonus group To play this group you first have to input a password which you can find on the disc s packaging Use the number buttons to input the password TOP MENU RETURN MENU ENTER ENTER Button What it does TOP MENU Displays the top menu of a DVD disc this varies with the disc ME...

Page 26: ...ged See Taking care of your player and discs on page 52 for information on cleaning discs If a disc loaded correctly won t play it s probably an incompatible format or disc type such as DVD ROM See Disc content format playback compatibility on page 8 for more on disc compatibility I have a widescreen TV so why are there black bars at the top and bottom of the screen when I play some discs Some mov...

Page 27: ...the digital outputs Using the multichannel analog audio outputs for DVD Audio have none of these limitations My DVD Audio disc starts playing but then suddenly stops The disc may have been illegally copied I ve connected to a HDMI compatible component but I can t get any signal and the front panel HDMI indicator won t light Make sure that you ve selected this player as the HDMI input in the settin...

Page 28: ...ng DVD Audio DivX video and Video CDs 2 Press repeatedly to increase the scanning speed The scanning speed is shown on screen 3 To resume normal playback press PLAY When scanning a Video CD playing in PBC mode or a WMA MP3 track playback automatically resumes at the end or beginning of the track Depending on the disc normal playback may automatically resume when a new chapter is reached on a DVD d...

Page 29: ...ratio of the picture is different to your TV screen you may notice black bars at the sides or at the top and bottom of the screen While the slideshow is running Note The time it takes for the player to load a file increases with large file sizes Browsing DVD or Video CD disc with the Disc Navigator Use the Disc Navigator to browse through the contents of a DVD Video DVD RW or Video CD disc to find...

Page 30: ...to play You can use either the cursor buttons and ENTER to select a thumbnail or the number buttons To select using the number buttons enter a two digit number then press ENTER Tip 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 Browsing WMA MP3 DivX video and JPEG files with the Disc Navigator Use the Disc Navigator to find a part...

Page 31: ... A B Repeat function allows you to specify two points A and B within a track CD Video CD or title DVD Video and DVD RW that form a loop which is played over and over You can t use A B Repeat with DVD Audio SACD Video CDs in PBC mode or WMA MP3 DivX video files 1 During playback press PLAY MODE and select A B Repeat from the list of functions on the left 2 Press ENTER on A Start Point to set the lo...

Page 32: ...aying or stopped Important Random play remains in effect until you select Random Off from the random play menu options You can t use random play with VR format DVD RW discs Video CDs playing in PBC mode WMA MP3 discs DivX video discs or while a DVD disc menu is being displayed You can t use random play together with program or repeat play 1 Press PLAY MODE and select Random from the list of functi...

Page 33: ...the title chapter group 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 tracks You can insert steps into the middle of a program list by just highlighting the position where you want the new step to appear and entering a title chapter group track number To delete a step highlight it and press CLEAR 5 ...

Page 34: ...MODE and select Search Mode from the list of functions on the left 2 Select a search mode The search options available depend on the kind of disc loaded The disc must be playing in order to use time search 3 Use the number buttons to enter a title chapter or track number or a time For a time search enter the number of minutes and seconds into the currently playing title DVD DivX video or track CD ...

Page 35: ...u change the audio channel playback restarts from the beginning of the current track When playing a Video CD you can switch between stereo just the left channel or just the right channel 1 Press AUDIO repeatedly to select an audio language channel option The language channel information is shown on screen Note Some DVD discs only allow you to change audio language from the disc menu Press TOP MENU...

Page 36: ...off if you prefer see Display settings on page 42 1 During playback press ANGLE to switch angle Displaying disc information Various track chapter and title information such as the elapsed and remaining playing time can be displayed on screen while a disc is playing 1 To show switch hide the information displayed press DISPLAY repeatedly When a disc is playing the information appears at the top of ...

Page 37: ...aterial doesn t have wide variations in volume you may not notice much change 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 Digital Audio Out settings on page 40 The effect of Audio DRC also depends on your speakers and AV receiver settings ...

Page 38: ...o Adjust from the on screen display 2 Make settings using the cursor buttons and ENTER You can adjust the following picture quality settings Sharpness Adjusts the sharpness of edges in the picture Fine Standard default Soft Brightness Adjusts the overall brightness 20 to 20 Contrast Adjusts the contrast between light and dark 16 to 16 Gamma Adjusts the warmth of the picture High Medium Low Off def...

Page 39: ...own in bold other settings are shown in italics The Digital Audio Out settings only need to be set if you have connected the digital output of this player to an AV receiver or other equipment Check the operating instructions supplied with your other equipment to see which digital audio formats it s compatible with Some settings such as TV Screen Audio Language and Subtitle Language may be overridd...

Page 40: ... audio is converted to 48 kHz for digital output Note that High sampling rate DVD Audio discs 192 kHz or 176 4 kHz automatically output down sampled audio through the digital outputs Down Sample Off 96 kHz digital audio is output as is at 96 kHz MPEG Out MPEG PCM MPEG encoded digital audio is converted to PCM audio for digital output MPEG MPEG encoded digital audio is output as is HDMI Out LPCM 2 ...

Page 41: ...the remote controls on page 14 Note that progressive scan video is only output from the component video jacks HDMI Resolutiona Default changes with TV format PAL NTSC a You can also use the HDMI RESOLUTION button on the remote control to switch this setting 1920x1080i Set if your TV supports 1920 x 1080 pixel interlace video 1280x720p Set if your TV supports 1280 x 720 pixel progressive scan video...

Page 42: ...er than the ones displayed see page 61 DVD Menu Lang w Subtitle Lang DVD disc menus will be displayed in the same language as your selected subtitle language if possible Languages as displayed DVD disc menus will be displayed in the selected language if possible Other Language Select to choose a language other than the ones displayed see page 61 Subtitle Display On Subtitles are displayed accordin...

Page 43: ...a 4 digit password The numbers you enter show up as asterisks on screen 3 Press ENTER to register the password You will return to the Options menu screen Setting Option What it means Parental Lock See Parental Lock on page 43 DVD Playback Mode DVD Audio All material on a DVD Audio disc is playable DVD Video Only the DVD Video part of a DVD Audio disc is playable SACD Playback 2ch Area Selects the ...

Page 44: ...en press ENTER 3 Select a Country Area code and press ENTER There are two ways you can do this Select by code letter Use cursor up down to change the Country Area code Select by code number Press cursor right then use the number buttons to enter the 4 digit Country Area code The new Country Area code is set and you will return to the Options menu screen Note that the new Country Area code doesn t ...

Page 45: ...is displayed Make a note of the code as you will need it when you register with a DivX VOD provider Playing DivX VOD content Some DivX VOD content may only be playable a fixed number of times When you load a disc containing this type of DivX VOD content the remaining number of plays is shown on screen and you then have the option of playing the disc thereby using up one of the remaining plays or s...

Page 46: ... DTS and MPEG audio is mixed down to two channels so you still hear all the audio recorded on the disc With DTS encoded audio you can choose how the signal is downmixed to PCM audio See DTS Downmix on page 44 to change the downmix setting Some DVD Audio discs don t allow down mixing of audio These discs always output multi channel audio regardless of the setting made here Setting Option What it me...

Page 47: ...heard from the center speaker only Disc audio format Player setting Front L R Surround L R Center SW Surround L R Center SW Surround L R Center SW Surround L R Center SW Surround L R Center SW Surround L R Center SW Front L R Front L R Front L R Left Right Left Right Left Right Left Right Left Right 6 Left Right Left Right Left Right Left Right Left Right 2ch downmix 2ch downmix 2ch downmix 4 2ch ...

Page 48: ...ing 5 If the HDMI device you are using is not compatible with these compressed formats the signal is output as linear PCM 6 It is not possible to listen to SACDs using the HDMI connection of this player 7 Only applicable to discs that have a CD area CD Disc audio format DVD Audio with CPPM 2 DVD Audio without CPPM Linear PCM 1 MPEG 1 Dolby Digital Karaoke Dolby Digital 1 DTS CD MP3 WMA Video CD DT...

Page 49: ...the source is downmix prohibited only the front left right channels are output If the video output resolution is 480i 576i 480p or 576p audio output may be limited to 2 channel depending to the connected component 3 In cases where the source is downmix prohibited only the front left right channels are output 4 If CPPM shows in the front panel display it means it is not possible to output CPPM copy...

Page 50: ...ange relative to it Front left right L R speaker distances can be set from 30 cm to 9 m in 30 cm incre ments The center speaker C can be set from 2 1 m to 0 0 m relative to the front left right speakers Surround left right SL SR speakers can be set from 6 0 m to 0 0 m relative to the front left right speakers You can t set the subwoofer SW distance 4 Press cursor left to go back to the speaker lis...

Page 51: ...nges in the room graphic on the right of the screen Except for the subwoofer you can set speaker size to Large or Small If the main speaker cone in the speaker is 12cm or more set to Large otherwise set to Small or Off if you don t have that speaker If you set the front L and R speakers to Small the center and surround speakers are automatically set to Small and the subwoofer to On The subwoofer c...

Page 52: ...g playback causing distortion in the picture and or sound Damaged and shaped discs Do not use cracked chipped warped or otherwise damaged discs as they may damage the player This player is designed to be used only with conventional fully circular discs Do not use shaped discs Pioneer disclaims all liability arising in connection with the use of shaped discs Cleaning discs Fingerprints and dust on ...

Page 53: ...e condensation won t damage the player it may temporarily impair its performance Leave it to adjust to the warmer temperature for about an hour before switching on Moving the player If you need to move the player first press STANDBY ON on the front panel to turn the player off Wait for OFF to disappear from the display then unplug the power cable Never lift or move the unit during playback discs r...

Page 54: ...ettings with a widescreen TV will result in a distorted picture Resetting the player Use this procedure to reset all the player s settings to the factory default 1 Switch the player into standby 2 Using the front panel buttons hold down the STOP button and press STANDBY ON to switch the player back on All the player s settings are now reset DVD Video regions All DVD Video discs carry a region mark...

Page 55: ...yer near an air conditioning unit Disc is loaded upside down Reload the disc with the label side face up DVD Audio playback stops The disc may have been illegally copied Picture playback stops and the operation buttons cannot be used Press STOP then start playback again PLAY Press and hold the front panel STANDBY ON button for about 10 seconds to switch the unit off then press again to switch back...

Page 56: ...or cause picture problems This is not a malfunction No audio or audio is distorted No audio is output during slow motion playback or when scanning discs other than audio CDs and SACDs Some DVD discs do not output digital audio Switch your amplifier to the player s analog outputs Check that the disc is free from dust and dirt and that it is not damaged page 52 Check that all interconnects are firml...

Page 57: ...put is automatically downsampled Cannot output 96 kHz or 88 2 kHz digital audio Check that Linear PCM Out is set to Down Sample Off page 40 Some discs are digital copy protected and do not output high sampling rate digital audio In this case the output is automatically downsampled No DTS audio output If this unit is connected to a non DTS compatible amplifier or decoder using a digital audio cable...

Page 58: ...selected this player as the HDMI input in the settings for the component you re using You may need to refer to the instruction manual of the component to do this It is not possible to output SACD source from the HDMI connection of this player Check that the HDMI cable is connected properly and that the cable isn t damaged Check that components connected using the HDMI interface are switched on and...

Page 59: ...et the unit for proper operation If this does not correct the problem please consult your nearest Pioneer service center A connected DVI component with HDCP doesn t work with this player This unit has been designed to be compliant with HDMI High Definition Multimedia Interface Depending on the component you have connected using a DVI connection may result in unreliable signal transfers Problem Rem...

Page 60: ...o to be stored on a disc than PCM encoding See also PCM Pulse Code Modulation EXIF Exchangeable Image File A file format developed by Fuji Photo Film for digital still cameras Digital cameras from various manufacturers use this compressed file format which carries date time and thumbnail information as well as the picture data File extension A tag added to the end of a filename to indicate the typ...

Page 61: ...de list on page 62 for a complete list of languages and codes Progressive scan video All the lines that make up a video picture are updated in one pass compared to interlace which takes two passes to update the whole picture Regions DVD Video only These associate DVD Video discs and players with particular areas of the world See DVD Video regions on page 54 for more information Sampling frequency ...

Page 62: ...alagasy 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 Pashto Pushto ps 1619 Quechua qu 1721 Rhaeto Romance rm 1813 Kirundi rn 1814 Romanian ro 1815 Kinyarwanda rw 1823...

Page 63: ...Ω Jack RCA Audio output 1 stereo pair Output level During audio output 200 mVrms 1 kHz 20 dB Number of channels 2 Jacks RCA HDMI output HDMI output 19 pin Audio output multi channel L R C SW SL SR Output level During audio output 200 mVrms 1 kHz 20 dB Number of channels 6 Jacks RCA jack Digital audio characteristics Frequency response 4 Hz to 44 kHz DVD fs 96 kHz 4 Hz to 48 kHz DVD Audio fs 192 kH...

Page 64: ... 4 Please do not ship your product to Pioneer without first calling the Customer Support Division at the above listed number for assistance Pioneer Electronics USA Inc Customer Support Division P O BOX 1760 Long Beach CA 90801 1760 U S A For warranty information please see the Limited Warranty sheet included with your product Should this product require service in Canada please contact a Pioneer C...

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