Pioneer 563A - DV - DVD Player Operating Instructions Manual Download

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DV-563A
DV-667A-

DV-667A-

Operating Instructions

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Summary of Contents for 563A - DV - DVD Player

Page 1: ...01 1 En DVD Player DV 563A DV 667A S DV 667A K Operating Instructions DV 667A only DV 667A only ...

Page 2: ...in installation such as a bookcase or rack unless proper ventilation is provided or the manufacturer s instructions have been adhered to POWER SOURCES This product should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the marking label If you are not sure of the type of power supply to your home consult your product dealer or local power company LOCATION The appliance should be instal...

Page 3: ...ll servicing to qualified service personnel For U S model IMPORTANT NOTICE The serial number for this equipment is located on the rear panel Please write this serial number on your enclosed warranty card and keep it in a secure area This is for your security H006A_En DAMAGE REQUIRING SERVICE Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the follo...

Page 4: ...ces such as radios and televisions use shielded cables and connec tors for connections H012_En Information to User Alteration or modifications carried out without appropriate authorization may invalidate the user s right to operate the equipment H011_En For Canadian model CAUTION TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT USE THIS POLARIZED PLUG WITH AN EXTENSION CORD RECEPTACLE OR OTHER OUTLET UNLESS THE B...

Page 5: ...er be blocked and covered with items such as newspapers table cloths curtains etc Also do not put the apparatus on the thick carpet bed sofa or fabric having a thick pile H040_En WARNING BEFORE PLUGGING IN THE UNIT FOR THE FIRST TIME READ THE FOLLOWING SECTION CAREFULLY THE VOLTAGE OF THE AVAILABLE POWER SUPPLY DIFFERS ACCORDING TO COUNTRY OR REGION BE SURE THAT THE POWER SUPPLY VOLTAGE OF THE ARE...

Page 6: ...panel 20 Display 21 Remote control 22 04 Getting started Switching on 24 Let s Get Started 24 Using the on screen displays 25 Setting up with the Setup Navigator 26 Playing discs 29 Basic playback controls 31 Resume and Last Memory 32 DVD disc menus 32 Video CD Super VCD PBC menus 33 05 Playing discs Introduction 34 Using the Disc Navigator to browse the contents of a disc 34 Scanning discs 36 Pla...

Page 7: ...ayback 65 PhotoViewer 66 DTS DownMix 66 Speakers 66 Audio Output Mode 66 Speaker Installation 67 Speaker Distance 68 Channel Level 68 10 Additional information Taking care of your player and discs 70 Handling discs 70 Storing discs 70 Discs to avoid 71 Cleaning the unit s exterior 71 Cleaning the pickup lens 71 Problems with condensation 71 Hints on installation 71 Moving the player 72 Power cable...

Page 8: ... See Virtual Surround on page 49 PureCinema progressive scan When connected to a progressive scan compatible TV or monitor using the compo nent video outputs you can enjoy extremely stable flicker free images with the same frame refresh rate as the original movie Picture zoom While a DVD or Video CD Super VCD is playing you can zoom in on any part of the picture at up to 4x magnification for a clo...

Page 9: ...n result in hazards such as leakage and bursting Please observe the following Don t mix new and old batteries together Don t use different kinds of battery together although they may look similar different batteries may have different volt ages 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...

Page 10: ...e Disc content format playback compatibility General disc compatibility This player was designed and engineered to be compatible with software bearing one or more of the following logos DV 667A only KODAK Picture CD is a trademark of Fuji Photo Film Co Ltd Other formats including but not limited to the following are not playable in this player DVD RAM DVD ROM CD ROM Except those that contain MP3 o...

Page 11: ...ayer PC created disc compatibility If you record a disc using a personal computer even if it is recorded in a compatible format as listed above there will be cases in which the disc may not be playable in this machine due to the setting of the application software used to create the disc In these particular instances check with the software publisher for more detailed information Check the DVD R R...

Page 12: ...displayed There are many different recording bit rates available to encode MP3 files This unit was designed to be compatible with all of them Audio encoded at 128Kbps should sound close to regular CD Audio quality This player will play lower bit rate files but please note that the sound quality becomes noticeably worse at lower bit rates JPEG file compatibility Baseline JPEG and EXIF 2 1 still ima...

Page 13: ...deo cable when connecting these jacks Match the colors of the jacks and cables for correct stereo sound 6 AUDIO OUT 5 1ch Multichannel analog audio outputs for connection to an AV receiver with multi channel inputs page 17 7 AC IN Connect the supplied power cord here then plug into a power outlet 8 VIDEO OUT Standard video output that you can connect to your TV or AV receiver using the supplied au...

Page 14: ...6 to Progressive 1 Connect the VIDEO OUT and AUDIO OUT 2ch jacks to a set of A V inputs on your TV Use the supplied audio video cable connecting the red and white plugs to the audio outputs and the yellow plug to the video output Make sure you match up the left and right audio outputs with their corresponding inputs for correct stereo sound See below if you want to use an S video component or a D ...

Page 15: ...s standard composite S Video and component video outputs the DV 667A Taiwan model has a D video connector for component video The main difference between them is the quality of the picture S Video delivers a better picture than stan dard composite video while component video gives better picture quality still The variety of outputs also gives you the flexibility of connecting your particular equip...

Page 16: ...necting using the D1 D2 video output If your TV is equipped with a D type video input you can use a D video cord to connect this player to your TV Only NTSC video is output when set to progressive scan This player is compatible with D1 D2 D3 and D4 input jacks however when connected to a D1 jack only interlace video is output If you connect the S video jack and the D video connector and one of the...

Page 17: ...d SACD discs 1 Connect the MULTICHANNEL AUDIO outputs on this player to the multi channel audio inputs on your AV receiver It s convenient to use three stereo audio cables one for the FRONT one for the SURROUND and one for the CENTER and SUBWOOFER channels 2 Connect the analog AUDIO OUT L R and VIDEO OUTPUT jacks on this player to a set of analog audio and video inputs on your AV receiver The diag...

Page 18: ... 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 2 Connect the analog AUDIO OUT L R and VIDEO OUT jacks on this player to a set of analog audio and video inputs on your AV receiver The diagram shows standard video connec tions but you can alternatively use the S vi...

Page 19: ...ly gives you more inputs My TV only has one input for 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 end to your TV If you want stereo sound connect this player to your amplifier or stereo system using a stereo audio cable I connected the DVD player to my AV re...

Page 20: ...lay a DVD disc menu or the Disc Navigator if a VR format DVD RW CD Video CD Super VCD MP3 or JPEG disc is loaded 10 RETURN Press to return to a previous menu screen 11 HOME MENU Press to display or exit 12 Press to stop the disc you can resume play back by pressing play 13 Remote control sensor The remote control has a range of up to about 7m 23ft 14 Display See page 21 for a description of the di...

Page 21: ...1CH Lights when analog 5 1 channel output is selected see Audio Output Mode on page 66 9 D MIX During multichannel audio playback indi cates that the output signal has been down mixed from the original audio source This is an automatic function performed by the player in order to present the most appro priate audio mix to the speakers present in your system 10 Lights in any of the repeat play mode...

Page 22: ...screen displays and menus Press ENTER to select an option or execute a command 7 HOME MENU Press to display or exit the on screen display 8 and Use for reverse slow motion playback frame reverse and reverse scanning 9 Press to start or resume playback 10 Press to jump to the beginning of the current chapter or track then to previous chapters tracks 11 Press to pause playback press again to restart...

Page 23: ...R Use to select menu options etc works exactly the same as the ENTER button in 6 above 18 MENU Press to display a DVD disc menu or the Disc Navigator if a VR format DVD RW CD Video CD Super VCD MP3 or JPEG disc is loaded 19 RETURN Press to return to a previous menu screen 20 and Use for forward slow motion playback frame advance and forward scanning 21 Press to jump to the next chapter or track 22...

Page 24: ... 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 automatically goes into standby Let s Get Started When you switch on the player for the first time you should see a welcome screen displayed on your TV From here you can let the player know what kind of TV you have then ...

Page 25: ...e use of graphical on screen displays OSDs You should get used to the way these work as you ll 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 navigated in basically the same way using the cursor buttons to change the highlighted item and pressing ENTER to select it L...

Page 26: ...to an AV receiver for playing surround sound To answer some of the questions about digital audio formats you may need to look at the instructions that came with your AV receiver 1 If a disc is playing press stop Also turn on your TV and make sure that it is set to the correct video input 2 Press HOME MENU The on screen display OSD appears 3 Select Setup Navigator Button What it does HOME MENU Disp...

Page 27: ...selected Not Connected in both steps 6 and 7 that completes the setup Press ENTER to leave the Setup Navi gator If you selected Connected in step 6 then answer the following questions about the speakers in your system otherwise jump to step 11 8 Do you have a center speaker connected to your AV receiver Select Connected or Not Connected English French German Italian Spanish Other Language DVD Lang...

Page 28: ...udio Select Compatible Not Compatible or Don t Know Connected Not Connected Center Speaker Surround Speakers Language Settings Audio Out Settings Speaker Settings AV Receiver Func Setup Navigator Connected Not Connected Center Speaker Surround Speakers Sub woofer Language Settings Audio Out Settings Speaker Settings AV Receiver Func Setup Navigator Compatible Not Compatible Don t Know Dolby Digita...

Page 29: ...o DVD Audio and DVD R RW If a function is specific to a partic ular kind of DVD disc it is specified 1 If the player isn t already on press STANDBY ON to switch it on If you re playing a DVD or Video CD Super VCD also turn on your TV and make sure that it is set to the correct video input 2 Press OPEN CLOSE to open the disc tray Compatible Not Compatible Unknown Dolby Digital DTS MPEG 96kHz Linear...

Page 30: ...of the player which you can find on the rear panel See also on page 74 If the region number is OK it may be that the disc is damaged or dirty Clean the disc and look for signs of damage See also Taking care of your player and discs on page 70 Why won t the disc I loaded play First check that you loaded the disc the right way up label side up and that it s clean and not damaged See Taking care of y...

Page 31: ...ations My DVD Audio disc starts playing but then suddenly stops The disc may have been illegally copied Basic playback controls The table below shows the basic controls on the remote for playing discs The following chapter covers more playback features in more detail Button What it does Starts playback DVD and Video CD If the display shows RESUME or LAST MEM playback starts from the resume or last...

Page 32: ...take the disc out of the player the play position is stored in memory When you load the disc next time the display shows LAST MEM and you can resume playback this works for up to five discs If you want to clear the resume last memory point press stop while RESUME or LAST MEM is displayed When a Video CD is loaded the Resume point is lost if the player is switched off For the Last Memory function t...

Page 33: ...h Super VCDs Button What it does TOP MENU Displays the top menu of a DVD disc this varies with the disc MENU Displays a DVD disc menu this varies with the disc and may be the same as the top menu Moves the cursor around the screen ENTER Selects the current menu option RETURN Returns to the previously dis played menu screen On some DVD Audio discs featuring browsable pictures press to dis play the ...

Page 34: ...gator 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 1 Press HOME MENU and select Disc Navigator from the on screen display Alternatively if a VR format DVD RW CD Video CD Super VCD or MP3 JPEG disc is loaded you can press MENU which takes you straigh...

Page 35: ...NTER The Disc Navigator is not available unless there is a disc loaded It s not possible to use the Disc Navigator when playing a Video CD Super VCD in PBC mode or an unfinalized CD R RW disc Another way to find a particular place on a disc is to use one of the search modes See Searching a disc on page 43 Group 1 03 DVD Audio Disc Navigator Track 1 14 Group 01 Group 02 Group 03 Track 01 Track 02 T...

Page 36: ...on speeds DVD Videos and DVD R RW can also be played at two reverse speeds 1 During playback press pause 2 Press and hold or until slow motion playback starts The slow motion speed is shown on screen There is no sound during slow motion playback 3 Press repeatedly to change the slow motion speed The slow motion speed is displayed on screen 4 To resume normal playback press play Video CD Super VCD ...

Page 37: ...he start point and plays the loop The minimum loop time is 2 seconds 4 To resume normal playback select Off from the menu Using repeat play There are various repeat play options depending on the kind 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 a program list on page 40 You can t use Repeat play with ...

Page 38: ...peat option also appears as a repeat option To stop the disc and cancel repeat play press stop You can also cancel repeat play without stopping playback by pressing CLEAR The disc will play to the end then stop You can t use repeat and random play at the same time If you switch camera angle during repeat play repeat play is canceled Title Repeat Chapter Repeat Repeat Off A B Repeat Repeat Random P...

Page 39: ...ect Random All all folders or Random Track current folder only or Random Off To stop the disc and cancel random play back press stop To cancel random playback without stop ping playback press CLEAR The disc will play to the end then stop During random play the and buttons function a little differently to normal returns to the beginning of the current track chapter You can t go back further than th...

Page 40: ...r within a title to the program list To add a title select the title To add a chapter first highlight the title then press cursor right and select a chapter from the list For a DVD Audio disc you can add a whole group or a track within a group to the program list To add a group select the group Create Edit Playback Start Playback Stop Program Delete Program Memory Off A B Repeat Repeat Random Prog...

Page 41: ... PLAY MODE or HOME MENU Don t press RETURN your program list won t be saved During program play press to skip to the next program step Press CLEAR during playback to switch off program play Press while stopped to erase the program list 01 01 03 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Group 1 03 Track 1 14 Program Group 01 Group 02 Group 03 Track 01 Track 02 Track 03 Track 04 Track 05 Track 06 Track 07 Track 08 Progr...

Page 42: ...RN Other functions available from the program menu As well as creating and editing a program list you can start program play cancel program play erase the program list and memorize a program list from the Play Mode menu 1 Press PLAY MODE and select Program from the list of functions on the left 2 Select a program play function Create Edit See above Playback Start Starts playback of a saved program...

Page 43: ... For 1 hour 20 minutes and 30 seconds press 8 0 3 0 Some DVD Audio discs feature pages of browsable pictures Enter the page number you want 4 Press ENTER to start playback You can only use time search with DVD Video and Video CD discs The disc must be playing in order to use time search Search functions are not available with Video CDs Super VCDs in PBC mode or unfinalized CD R RW discs Switching ...

Page 44: ...ying DVD Audio discs see the disc box for details 1 Press AUDIO repeatedly to select an audio channel option When you change the audio channel play back restarts from the beginning of the current track Some discs only allow you to change audio channel from the disc menu Press TOP MENU to access To set audio language preferences see Audio Language on page 58 Switching Video CD Super VCD audio chann...

Page 45: ...ll not be highlighted If you are displaying subtitles these will disappear when the screen is zoomed They will reappear when you return the screen to normal Switching camera angles Some DVD Video 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 to let you know that other angles are available this can be sw...

Page 46: ...41 Remain 6 01 Total 192kHz 24bit 2 0CH Tr Rate 9 5Mbps Group Play DVD 3 3 21 1 3 Current Total Elapsed 53 20 Remain 56 41 Total Audio Audio Dolby Digital 2 0CH 1 Subtitle Title Play DVD RW Original 0 08 1 32 Current Total Elapsed 30 22 Remain 30 30 Total Tr Rate 4 3Mbps Chapter Play DVD RW Original 1 1 Current Total Track Play SACD 3 0 22 1 9 Current Total Elapsed 3 38 Remain 4 00 Total Audio 3 2...

Page 47: ... Disc Navigator to find a partic ular folder or picture by filename use the Photo Browser to find a picture within a folder by thumbnail image 1 Press MENU to display the Disc Navi gator screen The left column shows the folders on the disc the right column shows the files in a folder 2 Use the cursor buttons to navigate When a file is highlighted a thumbnail image is displayed When a folder is hig...

Page 48: ...age you want To return to the Disc Navigator screen press RETURN 3 Press ENTER to display the selected thumbnail full size on screen The slideshow resumes from the selected picture Zooming the screen Using the zoom feature you can magnify a part of the screen by a factor of 2 or 4 while viewing pictures from a JPEG disc 1 During slideshow playback use the ZOOM button to select the zoom factor Norm...

Page 49: ...he setting and exit the Audio Settings screen Audio DRC is only effective with Dolby Digital audio sources Audio DRC is only effective through the digital output when Digital Out see page 54 is set to On and Dolby Digital Out see page 55 is set to Dolby Digital PCM The effect of Audio DRC depends on your speakers and AV receiver settings Virtual Surround Default setting Off Switch on Virtual Surro...

Page 50: ...t Mode is set to 2 Channel page 66 How good the surround effect is varies with the disc Channel Level Default setting Fix This setting allows you to set the level of each channel sent to the 5 1 channel analog outputs 1 Press HOME MENU and select Audio Settings from the on screen display 2 Highlight Channel Level then use the buttons cursor left right to change to Fix or Variable as required Fix C...

Page 51: ...he buttons cursor left right to adjust the distance from your listening position to that speaker Front left right L R speaker distances can be set from 1 ft 30 cm to 30 ft 9 m in 1 ft 30 cm increments The center speaker C can be set from 5 ft 1 5 m to 0 ft 0 m relative to the front left right speakers Surround left right LS RS speakers can be set from 15 ft 4 5 m to 0 ft 0 m relative to the front ...

Page 52: ... effect clearly Creating your own presets You can create up to two presets of your own 1 Select one of the Memory presets see above 2 Press cursor down to select Detailed Settings then press ENTER 3 Adjust the picture quality settings Use the cursor up down buttons to select a setting Use the cursor left right buttons to adjust the current setting Press DISPLAY to switch between full and single vi...

Page 53: ... of the following picture quality settings Contrast Adjusts the contrast between light and dark Brightness Adjusts the overall bright ness Chroma Level Adjusts how saturated colors appear 4 Press ENTER to save the preset and exit the Video Adjust screen ...

Page 54: ...pages may not correspond to those available in your country or region Digital Audio Out settings Digital Out You only need to make this setting if you connected this player to an AV receiver or other component using one of the digital outputs Default setting On If at any time you need to switch off the digital audio output set this to Off otherwise leave it On You can t switch on off the optical a...

Page 55: ... you can choose how the signal is downmixed to PCM audio See DTS DownMix on page 66 to change the downmix setting When set to DTS PCM the Audio Output Mode on page 66 must be set to 2 Channel to hear any sound from the digital output Linear PCM Out You only need to make this setting if you connected this player to an AV receiver or other component using one of the digital outputs Default setting D...

Page 56: ...widescreen TV select the 16 9 Wide setting widescreen DVD software is then shown using the full screen area When playing software recorded in conventional 4 3 format the settings on your TV will deter mine how the material is presented see the manual that came with your TV for details on what options are available If you have a conventional TV select either 4 3 Letter Box or 4 3 Pan Scan In Letter...

Page 57: ...o output from the VIDEO OUT composite and S S video jacks If you want to display video on more than one monitor simultaneously make sure that it is set to Interlace See also Setting the TV System on page 81 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 switch everything off ...

Page 58: ...e Default setting S2 If you find that the picture is stretched or distorted on the default S2 setting try changing it to S1 Language settings The language options shown in the on screen display illustrations on the following pages may not correspond to those available in your country or region Audio Language Default setting English DV 667A Taiwanese model only Chinese This setting is your preferre...

Page 59: ...ck using the SUBTITLE button This does not affect this setting See Switching subtitles on page 43 Some DVD discs set the subtitle language automatically when loaded overriding the Subtitle Language setting Discs with two or more subtitle languages usually allow you to select the subtitle language from the disc menu Press MENU to access the disc menu DVD Menu Language Default setting w Subtitle Lan...

Page 60: ...setting Set to Off to switch subtitles off altogether Display settings OSD Language Default setting English DV 667A Taiwanese model only This sets the language of this player s on screen displays On Screen Display Default setting On This sets whether operation displays are shown on screen Play Resume Scan and so on Digital Audio Out Video Output Language Display Options Speakers Audio Language Sub...

Page 61: ... play certain scenes on these discs depending on the Country code you set Before you can set the Parental Lock level or the Country code you must register a pass word As the password owner you can change the Parental Lock level or Country code whenever you like You can also change the password Not all discs that you may consider inap propriate for your children use the Parental Lock feature These ...

Page 62: ...ter them 3 Enter a new password 4 Press ENTER to register the new pass word and return to the Options menu screen Digital Audio Out Video Output Language Display Options Speakers Parental Lock Bonus Group Auto Disc Menu Group Playback DVD Playback Mode SACD Playback PhotoViewer Password Level Change Country Code Initial Settings Digital Audio Out Video Output Language Display Options Speakers Pare...

Page 63: ...rs Parental Lock Bonus Group Auto Disc Menu Group Playback DVD Playback Mode SACD Playback PhotoViewer Password Change Level Change Country Code Initial Settings Digital Audio Out Video Output Language Display Options Speakers Initial Settings Parental Lock Level Change Password 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 off Digital Audio Out Video Output Language Display Options Speakers Parental Lock Level Change Initial ...

Page 64: ...Group to access the same screen If you eject the disc switch the power off or unplug the player you will need to re enter the key number Auto Disc Menu Default setting On Digital Audio Out Video Output Language Display Options Speakers Initial Settings Country Code List Code us 2 1 1 9 Parental Lock Country Code Password Digital Audio Out Video Output Language Display Options Speakers Parental Loc...

Page 65: ...ion to the DVD Audio Set to DVD Video to play a DVD Audio disc as if it were a DVD Video disc Note that in this case only the DVD Video part of the disc will play SACD Playback Default setting 2ch Area SACD discs can be divided up into several different areas stereo audio 2ch Area multi channel audio Multi ch Area and for hybrid SACDs standard CD audio CD Area Select which you want to listen to If...

Page 66: ... if you connected only the stereo outs set to 2 Channel Even if you set Audio Output Mode to 5 1 Channel you ll only get sound from all speakers when playing a 5 1 channel multi channel disc When set to 5 1 Channel only the front left right channels are output from the AUDIO OUT 2ch jacks Change to 2 Channel if you want to listen to down mixed stereo audio for example because you are listening thr...

Page 67: ...of your changes 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 ...

Page 68: ...ements The center speaker C can be set from 5 ft 1 5 m to 0 ft 0 m relative to the front left right speakers Surround left right LS RS speakers can be set from 15 ft 4 5 m to 0 ft 0 m rela tive to the front left right speakers You can t set the subwoofer SW distance 4 Press cursor left to go back to the speaker list if you want to modify another speaker or press ENTER to exit the Speaker Distance ...

Page 69: ...lect a speaker Press cursor right then use the cursor up down buttons to set the channel output level To turn the test tone on off for an individual speaker press cursor right The test tone continues playing even when you select a different speaker Press ENTER to save the settings and exit the channel level setting screen The test tone output from the subwoofer is lowerthanfrom theotherspeakers Th...

Page 70: ...e disc using straight strokes Don t wipe the disc surface using circular strokes If necessary use a cloth soaked in alcohol or a commercially available CD DVD cleaning kit to clean a disc more thoroughly Never use benzine thinner or other cleaning agents including products designed for cleaning vinyl records Storing discs Although CDs and DVD discs are more durable than vinyl records you should st...

Page 71: ...ns The DVD player s lens should not become dirty in normal use but if for some reason it should malfunction due to dust or dirt consult your nearest Pioneer authorized service center Although lens cleaners for CD players are commercially available we do not recommend using them since some may damage the lens Problems with condensation Condensation may form inside the player if it is brought into a...

Page 72: ...er cables The power cables should be routed so that they are not likely to be stepped on A damaged power cable can cause a fire or give you an electric shock Check the power cable once in a while If you find it damaged ask your nearest Pioneer authorized service center or your dealer for a replacement Screen sizes and disc formats DVD Video discs come in several different screen aspect ratios rang...

Page 73: ...stop button and press STANDBY ON to switch the player back on All the player s settings are now reset and you should see the Let s Get Started screen Titles chapters groups and tracks DVD Video discs are generally divided into one or more titles Titles may be further subdivided into chapters DVD Audio discs are divided into one or more groups that can each contain a number of tracks CDs SACDs and ...

Page 74: ...gram below shows the various DVD regions of the world Selecting languages using the language code list Some of the language options such as DVD Language in the Setup Navigator allow you to set your prefered language from any of the 136 languages listed in the language code list on page 76 1 Select Other Language 2 Use the cursor left right buttons to select either a code letter or a code number 3 ...

Page 75: ...channels will be the same Disc audio format Player setting Front L R Surround L R Center LFE Surround L R Center LFE Surround L R Center LFE Surround L R Center LFE Surround L R Center LFE Surround L R Center LFE 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 dow...

Page 76: ...ngolian 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 Sanskrit sa 1901 Sindhi sd 1904 Sangho sg 1907 Serbo Croatian sh 190...

Page 77: ... numbers On playback a digital to analog converter generates an analog signal based on these numbers See also Sampling frequency and Analog audio Dolby Digital 1 Using a maximum of 5 1 channels of audio this high quality surround system is used in many of the finer movie theaters around the world The on screen display shows which channels are active for example showing 3 2 1 The 3 being the two fr...

Page 78: ...Audio only A lossless compression system that enables more PCM audio to be stored on a DVD Audio disc than would otherwise be possible PBC PlayBack Control Video CD Super VCD only A system of navigating a Video CD Super VCD 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 karaoke discs for example PCM Pulse...

Page 79: ...so S Video Out on page 58 Sampling frequency The rate at which sound is measured to be turned into digital audio data The higher the rate the better the sound quality but the more digital information is generated Standard CD audio has a sampling frequency of 44 1kHz which means 44 100 samples measurements per second See also Digital audio Slidshow DVD Video CD Super VCD A feature of some DVD discs...

Page 80: ... on screen display then press ENTER 3 Use the cursor up down buttons to select from the list on the left then press ENTER 4 Press ENTER 5 Use the cursor up down buttons to select English from the list on the right then press ENTER 6 Press SETUP HOME MENU DVD HOME MENU DVD English English Digital Audio Out Video Output Language Display Options Speaker OSD Language On Screen Display Angle Indicator ...

Page 81: ...e player s display shows the new setting You have to switch the player into standby press STANDBY ON before each change Watching NTSC on a PAL TV Most models of the newly developed countdown PAL TV system detect 50 Hz PAL 60 Hz NTSC and automatically switch vertical amplitude resulting in a display without vertical shrinkage However in some cases the image may appear without color If your PAL TV d...

Page 82: ...he label side face up A Super VCD that does not conform with the IEC standards might not play normally DVD Audio playback stops The disc may have been illegally copied Picture playback stops and the operation buttons cannot be used Press then start playback again Switch the power off once unplug from the wall socket then plug back in and switch on again using the front panel STANDBY ON button New ...

Page 83: ... 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 The TV system may be set inappropriately See Setting the TV System on page 81 No audio or audio is distorted No audio is output during slow motion playback or when scanning discs other than audio CDs Some DVD discs do not output ...

Page 84: ...igital audio at these sampling rates The digital output is automatically downsampled Cannot output 96kHz or 88 2kHz digital audio Check that Linear PCM Out is set to Down Sample Off page 55 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 compatibl...

Page 85: ...orded on a Super VCD disc is not output properly If the audio is switched to 2 when playing a Super VCD that contains only one stereo soundtrack there may be no sound at all Press AUDIO to change the soundtrack Can t hear effect of TruSurround TruSurround does not work with DTS DVD Audio SACD or 96kHz linear PCM DVD The TruSurround effect is only output through the AUDIO OUT 2ch analog audio outpu...

Page 86: ...el 1 Vp p 75 Ω Jack RCA jack Audio output 1 stereo pair Output level During audio output 200 mVrms 1 kHz 20 dB Number of channels 2 Jacks RCA jack Audio output multi channel L R C SW LS RS 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 88 kHz DVD Audio fs 192 kHz S N ra...

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