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Stereo DVD Cassette Deck Receiver

XV-GX3

Speaker System

S-GX3V

Operating Instructions

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Summary of Contents for S-GX3V

Page 1: ...Stereo DVD Cassette Deck Receiver XV GX3 Speaker System S GX3V Operating Instructions ...

Page 2: ...reliable operation of the product and to protect it from overheating To prevent fire hazard the openings should never be blocked or covered with items such as newspapers table cloths curtains or by operating the equipment on thick carpet or a bed D3 4 2 1 7b_A_En CAUTION This product is a class 1 laser product but this product contains a laser diode higher than Class 1 To ensure continued safety d...

Page 3: ...an exclusively Taiwanese two pin flat bladed plug POWER CORD CAUTION Handle the power cord by the plug Do not pull out the plug by tugging the cord and never touch the power cord when your hands are wet as this could cause a short circuit or electric shock Do not place the unit a piece of furniture etc on the power cord or pinch the cord Never make a knot in the cord or tie it with other cords The...

Page 4: ...3 Switching language audio channels 23 Zooming the screen 23 Switching camera angles 23 Displaying disc information 23 06 Making tape recordings Manual recording to cassette 24 07 Manual tuner features Selecting stations manually 25 Manually saving station presets 25 Improving FM stereo sound 25 08 Singing karaoke Singing karaoke 26 Changing the vocal mix 26 Changing the backing track 26 09 Adjust...

Page 5: ...ks in the battery case Batteries with the same shape may have different voltages Do not use different batteries together When disposing of used batteries please comply with governmental regulations or environmental public instruction s rules that apply in your country or area Attaching the non skid pads Use the self adhesive non skid pads to provide a stable base for the speakers Attach four to ea...

Page 6: ...th other metal parts once the unit is switched on Do not attach these speakers to the wall or ceiling They may fall off and cause injury 1 Twist and pull off the protective shields on each wire 2 Connect to the FRONT speaker terminals on the rear of the unit Make sure to insert the red wire into the red tab and the black wire into the black tab Optional surround speaker connections Using RCA speak...

Page 7: ...plan to mount the AM antenna to a wall or other surface secure the stand with screws fig c before clipping the loop to the stand Make sure the reception is clear 4 Place the AM antenna on a flat surface and point in the direction giving the best reception Don t let it come into contact with metal objects and avoid placing near computers television sets or other electrical appliances 1 5 Connect th...

Page 8: ...d or S Video output to connect this system to your TV 1 This should give you the best quality picture from the three types of video output available Use a component video cable to connect the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT to a set of component inputs on your TV About progressive scan video Compared to interlace video progressive scan video effectively doubles the scanning rate of the picture resulting in a ...

Page 9: ... the LINE OUT jacks on the rear panel to a recording component These include components such as a cassette deck VCR MD recorder or another recorder with analog inputs Connect using RCA pin plug stereo cables Connecting the power After making sure that everything is connected properly plug in the power cord to the AC inlet and the other end to a mains power outlet Congratulations You re done settin...

Page 10: ... 6 FUNCTION Selects the source you want to listen to 7 Playback volume control The playback controls are used for playing pausing skipping and stopping playback Turn the middle section to adjust the volume 8 PUSH OPEN Press down on this side of the cassette door to open the tape deck 9 OPEN CLOSE Ejects the disc 10 Headphone jack 11 MIC VOL and MIC input jacks Controls the volume of the karaoke mi...

Page 11: ...annel only Use for tracks that have a vocal recorded in the left channel L R Use to put a single channel vocal track into the center of the mix 7 Tuner indicators Lights when a broadcast is being received Lights when a stereo FM broadcast is being received in auto stereo mode Lights when FM mono reception is selected page 25 8 Lights when the sleep timer is active page 17 9 Cassette deck indicator...

Page 12: ...een menu for Initial Settings Play Mode functions etc SYSTEM SETUP SHIFT HOME MENU Use to make various system settings page 33 Also used to save station presets page 17 and page 25 and select mono FM reception page 25 when using the tuner 5 Cursor buttons ENTER tuning and karaoke buttons Cursor buttons Use the cursor buttons to navigate on screen displays and menus ENTER Selects an option or execu...

Page 13: ...splay a DVD disc menu or the Disc Navigator page 15 TOP MENU SHIFT DVD MENU Displays the top menu of a DVD disc in the play position this may be the same as pressing DVD MENU page 15 12 RETURN Press to return to a previous menu screen 13 CLEAR Clears an entry MUTE Mutes the volume page 27 DISPLAY Switches between information displays page 23 SLEEP SHIFT DISPLAY Use for setting the sleep timer page...

Page 14: ...D Super VCD or DivX video also turn on your TV and make sure that it is set to the correct video input 2 Press on the front panel to load a disc Load a disc with the label side facing up using the disc tray guide to align the disc if you re loading a double sided DVD disc load it with the side you want to play face down 3 Press play to start playback If you re playing a DVD or Video CD Super VCD a...

Page 15: ...controls don t work in certain parts of the disc Button What it does Starts resumes normal playback If the display shows RESUME or LAST MEM playback starts from the resume or last memory point see Resume and Last Memory below Pauses unpauses a disc Stops playback or cancels the resume function if the display shows RESUME Press to start fast reverse scanning Press to start fast forward scanning Ski...

Page 16: ... The following table shows the basic controls on the remote for playing cassette tapes Button What it does RETURN Displays the PBC menu Numbers Selects numbered menu options Press ENTER to select Displays the previous menu page if there is one Displays the next menu page if there is one Note 1 The auto reverse feature lets you play or record a tape without physically taking it out and turning it o...

Page 17: ...NTER to do this Listening to other sources You can connect an external source for playback through this system s speakers See Connecting auxiliary components on page 9 for more on this 1 Make sure that the external source TV MD player etc is switched on 2 Press LINE SHIFT TAPE to select the source connected to the rear panel LINE input 3 If necessary start playback of the source Note that this sou...

Page 18: ...ause 2 Press and hold or until slow motion playback starts Press repeatedly to change the slow motion speed shown on screen To resume playback press play 2 Frame advance frame reverse You can advance or back up DVD discs frame by frame With Video CD Super VCDs and DivX video you can only use frame advance 1 During playback press pause 2 Press or to reverse or advance a frame at a time To resume pl...

Page 19: ... Thumbnails from the Original content at 10 minute intervals Playlist Time Thumbnails from the Playlist at 10 minute intervals The screen shows up to six thumbnail images displayed one after another To display the previous next six thumbnails press 3 Select the thumbnail image for what you want to play To select using the number buttons enter a two digit number then press ENTER You can use either ...

Page 20: ...llows you to specify two points A and B within a track CD Video CD Super Video CD or title DVD that form a loop which is played over and over 1 During playback press HOME MENU and select Play Mode 2 Select A B Repeat 2 3 Press ENTER on A Start Point to set the loop start point 4 Press ENTER on B End Point to set the loop end point After pressing ENTER playback jumps back to the start point and pla...

Page 21: ...andom Off from the random play menu options Creating a program list This feature lets you program the play order of titles chapters tracks on a disc 2 Using the OSD 1 During playback press HOME MENU and select Play Mode 2 Select Program then select Create Edit from the list of program options 3 Use the cursor buttons and ENTER to select a title chapter or track for the current step in the program ...

Page 22: ...s to select a track then press ENTER If you make a mistake press CLEAR to delete the last most recently programmed track 3 Repeat step 2 to build up a program list A program list can contain up to 24 steps 4 To play the program list press play Program play remains active until you press stop clear the playlist see above eject the disc or switch off the player Searching a disc You can search DVD di...

Page 23: ...change the zoom factor and the zoomed area freely during playback 4 Switching camera angles Some DVD discs feature scenes shot from two or more angles check the disc box for details When a multi angle scene is playing a icon appears on screen this can be switched off if you prefer see Display settings on page 30 During playback or when paused press ANGLE SHIFT 9 to switch the angle Displaying disc...

Page 24: ... example press TUNER FM AM to record from the radio If you ve selected a CD make sure that it s stopped You can t record while TAPE is selected 5 Prepare the source for recording For example tune in the radio station 4 6 Press REC STOP front panel only The REC indicator lights in the display and the deck starts recording 7 Start the source playing if necessary 8 When you re ready to stop recording...

Page 25: ...al tuning method Manually saving station presets In addition to Automatically saving station presets on page 17 you can manually select which stations you want to add 1 Tune to an AM or FM radio station For the FM band select mono or auto stereo reception as necessary This setting is saved along with the preset 2 Press SYSTEM SETUP SHIFT HOME MENU use to choose ST MEM then press ENTER 3 Use to sel...

Page 26: ...corded in the right channel R CH Right channel only Use for tracks that have a vocal recorded in the left channel L R CH Use to put a single channel vocal track into the center of the mix OFF Switches the Karaoke mode off 5 Play the backing track 6 Adjust the MIC VOL knob To avoid unpleasant feedback make sure you don t point the microphone s at the speakers 2 7 Sing Changing the vocal mix Adding ...

Page 27: ...want to use the Sound Field Control to match the source you re listening to Press SFC repeatedly to select a mode The options are as follows ACTION Good for sound effects DOME Gives a live feel to the sound DRAMA Good for enhancing dialogue KARAOKE Reduces the level of vocal tracks on pre recorded music USER 1 2 See Using the Sound menu above SFC OFF SFC indicator disappears Boosting the bass leve...

Page 28: ... doesn t have wide variations in volume you may not notice much change 2 Video Adjust menu From the Video Adjust screen you can adjust various settings that affect how the picture is presented 1 Press HOME MENU and select Video Adjust from the on screen display 2 Make settings using and ENTER You can adjust these picture quality settings Sharpness Adjusts the sharpness of edges in the picture Fine...

Page 29: ...your TV using component video Initial Settings Setting Option What it means TV Screen See also Specifications on page 43 4 3 Letter Box Set if you have a conventional 4 3 TV Widescreen movies are shown with black bars top and bottom 4 3 Pan Scan Set if you have a conventional 4 3 TV Widescreen movies are shown with the sides cropped so that the image fills the screen 16 9 Wide Set if you have a wi...

Page 30: ...btitle Lang DVD disc menus are displayed in the same language as your selected subtitle language if possible Languages as displayed DVD menus are displayed in the selected language if possible Other Language Select to choose a language other than the ones displayed see Using the language code list on page 38 Subtitle Display On Subtitles are displayed in your selected subtitle language Off Subtitl...

Page 31: ... 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 takes effect after ejecting the disc once About DivX VOD content In order to play DivX VOD video on demand content on this player you first need to register the player with your DivX VOD content provider You do this by generating a DivX VOD registration code w...

Page 32: ...f plays is shown on screen and you then have the option of playing the disc thereby using up one of the remaining plays or stopping If you load a disc that contains expired DivX VOD content for example content that has zero remaining plays the message Rental Expired is displayed If your DivX VOD content allows an unlimited number of plays then you may load the disc into your player and play the co...

Page 33: ...the demo feature on OFF Switches the demo feature off Frequency step setting Applicable to Singapore Malaysia Taiwan Indonesia and Philippines models only If you find that you can t tune into stations successfully the frequency step may not be suitable for your country region AM 9K AM 9kHz FM50kHz AM 10K AM10kHz FM100kHz TV system setting The default setting of this system is AUTO and unless you n...

Page 34: ...mpatibility table below for more information is a trademark of Fuji Photo Film Co Ltd is a trademark of DVD Format Logo Licensing Corporation Also compatible with KODAK Picture CD This player supports the IEC s Super VCD stan dard for superior picture quality dual soundtracks and widescreen support About DualDisc playback A DualDisc is a new two sided disc one side of which contains DVD content vi...

Page 35: ...1 or 2 compliant CD physical format Mode1 Mode2 XA Form1 Romeo and Joliet file systems are both compatible Multi session playback No Unfinalized disc playback No DVD R RW DVD Video Video Recording VR Edit points may not play exactly as edited screen may go momentarily blank at edited points Unfinalized playback No WMA MP3 JPEG file playback on DVD R RW No PC cre ated disc Discs recorded using a PC...

Page 36: ...nd the Windows logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Taking care of discs Handling discs Hold the disc by its edges when handling so as not to leave fingerprints dirt or scratches on either side of the disc Damaged or dirty discs can affect playback performance If a disc becomes marked with fingerprints dust etc clean usin...

Page 37: ...important recording against accidental erasure by breaking the erase protect tab s with a small screwdriver If you want to re record on an erase protected cassette cover the space left by the broken tab with self adhesive tape Installation and maintenance Hints on installation We want you to enjoy using this system for years to come so please bear in mind the following points when choosing a locat...

Page 38: ...ects ranging from TV programs which are generally 4 3 to CinemaScope widescreen movies2 with an aspect ratio of up to about 7 3 Televisions also come in different aspect ratios standard 4 3 and widescreen 16 9 3 Using the language code list Some of the language options see Language settings on page 29 allow you to set your preferred language from any of the 136 languages listed in the Language cod...

Page 39: ...ri 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 Portuguese pt 1620 Quechua qu 1721 Rhaeto Romance rm 1813 Kirundi rn 1814 Romanian ro 1815 Kinyarwanda rw 1823...

Page 40: ...ing for over a minute the unit may be malfunctioning Take it to your nearest Pioneer authorized service center or your dealer to carry out repair work No sound is output when a function is selected If you re using the LINE input make sure the component is connected correctly see Connecting auxiliary components on page 9 Press MUTE on the remote control to turn muting off Adjust the volume No image...

Page 41: ...s disturbance in the playback picture Due to the player s copy protection circuits connection of this device through a VCR or an AV selector may prevent recording or cause picture problems This is not a malfunction Picture disturbance during playback or dark This player is compatible with Macro Vision System copy guard Some discs include a copy prevention signal and when this type of disc is playe...

Page 42: ...detect radio stations with a good signal For more sensitive tuning connect an outdoor antenna Sound is mono only Check that the tuner is not set to FM mono see Improving FM stereo sound on page 25 Problem Remedy Cannot record Check that the cassette still has its erase protect tabs intact or that they are covered with self adhesive tape Using cassette tapes on page 37 Sound is muffled or previous ...

Page 43: ...d Philippines models AC 110 120 220 230 240 V switchable 50 60 Hz All other models AC 110 127 220 230 240 V switchable 50 60 Hz Power consumption 124 W 0 32 W in standby Dimensions Stereo DVD Cassette Deck Receiver 360 W x 145 H x 364 D mm Weight Stereo DVD Cassette Deck Receiver 6 6 kg Accessories Stereo DVD Cassette Deck Receiver Remote control 1 Dry cell batteries AA R6 2 Video cord 1 AM loop a...

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