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Operating Instructions

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Page 2: ...orient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help D8 10 1 2_En FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Opera...

Page 3: ...rd 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 Operating Environment Operating environment temperature and humidity 5 ºC to 35 ºC 41 ºF to 95 ºF less than 85 RH cooling vents not blocked Do not install this unit in a poorly ventilated area or in locations exposed to high ...

Page 4: ...ot completely shut off all power from the AC outlet Since the power cord serves as the main disconnect device for the unit you will need to unplug it from the AC outlet to shut down all power Therefore make sure the unit has been installed so that the power cord can be easily unplugged from the AC outlet in case of an accident To avoid fire hazard the power cord should also be unplugged from the A...

Page 5: ...ave established a comfortable sound level 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 Since hearing damage from loud noise is often undetectable until it is too late this manufacturer and the Electronic Industries Association s Consumer El...

Page 6: ...g on and setting up 20 Using the on screen displays 21 Setting up for network use 21 Playing movies music and photos 22 Playing BD DVD movies and audio CD 22 Playback controls 23 Frequently Asked Questions 26 05 Using the Disc Navigator Introduction 27 Movie Navigator 27 Photo Navigator 29 Music Navigator 30 06 Using the Home Media Gallery Introduction 32 About network playback 32 Using the Home M...

Page 7: ... definition video plus standard to multi channel surround sound audio all using one interface You can easily connect to an HDMI equipped AV receiver or audio visual device for high quality audio and video HDMI the HDMI logo and High Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC HDMI Control By connecting this unit to a Pioneer plasma television or AV...

Page 8: ...eries please comply with governmental regulations or environmental public instruction s rules that apply in your country area Using the remote control Please keep in mind the following when using the remote control Make sure that there are no obstacles between the remote and the remote sensor on the unit The remote has a range of about 23 feet at an angle of 30º from either side of the sensor Use ...

Page 9: ...excluding any DVD Audio content The non DVD audio side of the disc is not compatible with this player It is possible that when loading or ejecting a DualDisc the opposite side to that being played will be scratched Scratched discs may not be playable For more detailed information on the DualDisc specification please refer to the disc manufacturer or disc retailer File compatibility Compatible medi...

Page 10: ... This player also has a region mark which you can find on the rear panel Discs from incompatible regions will not play in this player Discs marked ALL will play in any player The diagram below shows the various DVD regions of the world This player is REGION 1 BD ROM regions Like DVD movies BD movie discs BD ROM also carry a region mark that indicates which region s of the world the disc is compati...

Page 11: ...ing a commercially available three way component video cable page 14 7 DIGITAL AUDIO OUT COAXIAL OPTICAL Digital audio outputs for connection to a PCM Dolby Digital and or DTS compatible AV receiver page 15 8 AUDIO OUT 5 1ch Multi channel 5 1ch analog audio outputs for connection to an AV receiver with multi channel analog audio inputs page 15 9 AUDIO OUT 2ch Stereo analog audio outputs for connec...

Page 12: ...nputs for correct stereo sound See Using other types of video output below if you want to use a different type of connection 2 Connect the supplied AC power cord to the AC IN inlet then plug into a power outlet Using other types of video output This player has standard composite S Video and component video outputs as well as an HDMI connector for digital video audio In order to be able to watch HD...

Page 13: ...DMI interconnect on an HDMI compatible display The arrow on the cable connector body should be face up for correct alignment with the connector on the player After switching on the player you may need to set the output video resolution and HDMI color space for compatibility with your display See Changing the output video resolution on page 14 and HDMI Color Space in Using the Initial Setup menu on...

Page 14: ... setting the Output Video Resolution to 480i If you connected this player to your TV with the HDMI connection and the picture disappears when you switch the Output Video Resolution to 480i use the component connection with the 480i Output Video Resolution or S Video the standard composite connection instead Note that when using a Component Video connection with a TV or other AV component not using...

Page 15: ...e player Coaxial connection Use a coaxial cable not supplied to connect the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT COAXIAL jack to a coaxial input on your AV receiver Note Linear PCM audio output over the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jacks is limited to 2ch 48 kHz Analog connections Connect the AUDIO OUT 5 1ch jacks on this player to the multi channel analog inputs on your AV receiver Use a dedicated six way cable not supplied o...

Page 16: ...nent such as an AV receiver The remote will not work correctly when pointed at this unit You cannot connect use System Control with components that do not have a System Control jack or with components manufactured by companies other than Pioneer Using an external IR receiver with this player If you prefer to keep your AV equipment in a closed cabinet you can use an external IR receiver connected t...

Page 17: ... area network LAN connection HDMI Lights when a device is connected via HDMI 5 Display Shows disc status and playback information 6 Press to start or resume playback 7 Press to stop playback you can resume playback by pressing 8 Press to pause playback Press again to restart 9 Skip scan buttons Press to jump to the next chapter track etc Press and hold for fast forward scanning Press to jump back ...

Page 18: ...d ENTER Use to navigate on screen displays and menus Press ENTER to select an option or execute a command 14 HOME MENU Press to display the player s Home Menu from which you can access most of the player s functions 15 RETURN Press to return to a previous screen 16 RED GREEN BLUE YELOW Use to navigate BD ROM menus 17 Playback controls Press to start reverse forward scanning Press to start or resum...

Page 19: ...Controls and displays 03 19 En Front panel display 1 Lights during playback of a disc 2 Character display Shows various playback information disc time chapter and title number etc L 2 1 ...

Page 20: ...80i 1080p or Source Direct then skip to step 7 the aspect ratio will automatically be set to 16 9 Widescreen Generally the Auto setting is recommended If you re using an S Video or composite video connection select S Video Video only If you re using a component video connection match the output setting with the capabilities of your TV Select from 480i 480p 720p 1080i or Don t Know If you select 72...

Page 21: ...r at the current cursor position in the name field Select CLR to clear the name field 5 Select DONE to register the name and exit the input screen Select CANCEL to close the keypad without registering the name 6 Select IP Configuration then Next Screen to display the IP configuration screen 7 Set Auto set IP Address to On If there is a DHCP server on the local area network LAN this player will aut...

Page 22: ...ont panel display 4 Press to start playback Use the PAUSE and buttons to pause or stop playback You can resume playback in either case by pressing See also Resuming playback on page 23 See Playback controls on page 23 for other controls available during playback When playing BD ROM discs Commercially produced BD ROM movie discs often go straight to the disc menu when playback is started sometimes ...

Page 23: ...ery such as changing the Browse category will cause the resume position to be lost Scanning video and audio You can fast scan BD DVD movies audio CDs or movie and song files forward or backward at various speeds 1 1 During playback press or to start scanning There is no sound while scanning video and audio 2 Press repeatedly to increase the scanning speed The scanning speed is shown on screen 3 To...

Page 24: ...Repeat All repeats the current browse list Random play tracks from an audio CD music files or photo files in a random order Repeat Off cancels the repeat and random modes The current Play Mode is displayed on screen Press CLEAR to resume normal playback Play Mode option compatibility The available options depend on what kind of disc file is playing available unavailable 3 Using time search You can...

Page 25: ...el to change Tip Even when multiple audio streams are included in a movie file you cannot select from among them while playing back of a movie file To set audio language preferences see Audio Language on page 42 Displaying disc or file information Various track chapter and title information as well as the video transmission rate for DVD and BD movies can be displayed on screen The information avai...

Page 26: ...the instruction manual of the component to do this An HDMI connection can only be made with other HDMI components or a High bandwidth Digital Content Protection HDCP compatible DVI component See Connecting for HDMI output on page 13 for more on HDMI compatibility There s no picture from the HDMI output Make sure the output resolution of this player matches that of the component you have connected ...

Page 27: ...es You should see a list of all the movie files found on the disc together with their playing times When the movie length cannot be determined it is displayed as 2 Use the buttons to change the current selection highlighted in yellow On the left side of the screen you can see file information such as the genre date and file format for the current selection 3 Press ENTER to play the currently highl...

Page 28: ...cters of a movie title or genre As each character is entered into the search field the search results are dynamically updated narrowing down the list of movies until you can see the one you re looking for Use the and ENTER buttons to select characters from the keypad Select SHFT to toggle between upper and lower case Select SPC to insert a space Select DEL to delete the character at the current cu...

Page 29: ...can contain up to 25 photos 1 Displaying the Browse menu Press to display the browse menu From the left most column press to display the browse menu when displaying photos in thumbnail view Depending on the browse menu certain options may not be selectable All Photos Display all photos found on the disc as thumbnail files Browse Browse photos by Date Quicklist or Folders See also Browsing photos b...

Page 30: ...election 6 Press ENTER to play the currently highlighted music The display shows the Now Playing screen Press to start or resume playback from the last track played on the Now Playing screen Displaying the Song Options menu Press to display Song Options menu Play Song Play the selected song from the beginning Add to Quicklist Add the selected song to your Quicklist The Quicklist feature is a usefu...

Page 31: ... a file in this mode continuous play of files in that folder does not occur Searching songs From the Search sub menu you can enter a few characters up to 20 of a song title genre artist or album As each character is entered into the search field the search results are dynamically updated narrowing down the list until you can see the one you re looking for See Searching movies on page 28 for how to...

Page 32: ...ain intellectual property rights of Microsoft Use or distribution of such technology outside of this product is prohibited without a license from Microsoft DLNA DLNA CERTIFIEDTM Audio Video Image Player The Digital Living Network Alliance DLNA is a cross industry organization of consumer electronics computing industry and mobile device companies Digital Living provides consumers with easy sharing ...

Page 33: ...nu then Movies You should see a list of all the movie files found on the selected server together with their playing times When the movie length cannot be determined it is displayed as 2 Use the buttons to change the current selection highlighted in yellow On the left side of the screen you can see file information such as the genre date and file format for the current selection 3 Press ENTER to p...

Page 34: ...to toggle between upper and lower case Select SPC to insert a space Select DEL to delete the character at the current cursor position in the search field Select CLR to clear the search field Select DONE to close the keypad and select a movie or genre from the search results select CANCEL to close the keypad and clear the search results Movie sources From the movie sources window you can see all th...

Page 35: ...n the server Browse Browse photos by Album Date Quicklist or Folders See also Browsing photos below Search Find a photo by entering a name or a few letters to search for The search results are narrowed down as you enter more letters See also Searching photos on page 36 Sort Sort photos by date oldest first or most recent first or alphabetically by name A first or Z first Photo Sources Display serv...

Page 36: ...the buttons to change the current selection highlighted in yellow 3 Press ENTER to display the Album list 4 Select the Album you want to listen to and press ENTER to display the Song list When the movie length cannot be determined it is displayed as 5 Use the buttons to change the current selection highlighted in yellow On the left side of the screen you can see file information such as the artist...

Page 37: ...from the Quicklist Folders Display a list of folders and song files Select a folder and press ENTER to see the list of songs and subfolders within the folder The folder configuration may change depending on the server type When you play a file in this mode continuous play of files in that folder does not occur Searching songs From the Search sub menu you can enter a few characters up to 20 of a so...

Page 38: ...talled install Windows Media Player 11 for Windows XP instead This software can be downloaded from Microsoft s website For more information check the official Microsoft website Authorizing this player In order to be able to browse and play files from a Windows XP PC with Windows Media Connect this player must be authorized This happens automatically when the player makes a connection over the netw...

Page 39: ...de even if you have Video Adjust set to Standard Cinema or Memory 1 2 or 3 Additionally film materials are output in PureCinema even if you have the Video Adjust set to Cinema If you notice problems with the images projected when set to Cinema images appear to move or zigzag set the Video Adjust to Standard or Memory 1 2 or 3 Creating your own presets You can create up to three presets of your own...

Page 40: ...oesn t have wide variations in volume you may not notice much change Important Audio DRC is effective with the following types of audio Analog audio from the AUDIO OUT 2ch and AUDIO OUT 5 1ch jacks PCM audio from the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT and HDMI OUT jacks see also About the audio output settings on page 44 1 Press HOME MENU and select Video Audio Adjust from the on screen display 2 Select Audio Adju...

Page 41: ...ect Ratio setting above is set to 16 9 Widescreen DVD 16 9 Video Out Letter Box If the TV Aspect Ratio setting above is set to 4 3 Standard select this if you prefer letterbox presentation of 16 9 format DVDs Pan Scan If the TV Aspect Ratio setting above is set to 4 3 Standard select this if you prefer Pan Scan presentation of 16 9 format DVDs Some discs contain only Letter Box or Pan Scan present...

Page 42: ...d DVD Video playback to English available languages Choose from the languages displayed to set the default subtitle language for BD ROM and DVD Video playback Other Continue to the next screen to set the default subtitle language for BD ROM and DVD Video disc playback You can select the language name or enter the code number see on page 49 for the code list Discs do not necessarily have subtitles ...

Page 43: ...e multi channel analog outputs See Speaker Setup on page 45 for more detailed information Options On Screen Display On The player displays operation displays Stop Play etc on screen Off Switches off the on screen operation displays BD Country Code Next Screen Enter your password and then set a country area code This ensures that you see the scenes intended for your country or area See BD DVD count...

Page 44: ...ate is automatically downsampled to 48 kHz 14 Dolby Digital sound is output 15 DTS sound is output Note Output sampling rate is 48 kHz through the digital audio outputs MPEG audio is always output as linear PCM Disc audio format Analog outputs Digital outputs HDMI output 2ch 1 5 1ch 1 PCM convert 2 Bitstream 3 PCM 4 Auto 4 BD ROM Dolby Digital 2ch downmix PCM 5 1ch PCM 2ch downmix PCM Dolby Digita...

Page 45: ...t Initial Setup 2 Select Speakers 3 Select Speaker Setup then Next Screen 4 Use the buttons to select a speaker 5 Use the buttons to change the speaker setup Specify which speakers you have in your setup C Center Yes or No Ls Rs Surround Yes or No L R Main Small or Large This setting is only applicable if the C and Ls Rs speakers are present 6 Press ENTER to save the settings and exit the Speaker ...

Page 46: ... onto the disc or use a pencil ball point pen or other sharp tipped writing instrument These could all damage the disc For more detailed care information see the instructions that come with discs Do not load more than one disc into the player at a time Damaged and odd shaped discs Discs spin at high speed inside the player If you can see that a disc is cracked chipped warped or otherwise damaged d...

Page 47: ... seconds Lastly disconnect the power cord Never lift or move the unit during playback discs rotate at a high speed and may be damaged Screen sizes and disc formats BD ROM and DVD Video discs come in several different screen aspect ratios ranging from TV programs which are generally 4 3 to CinemaScope widescreen movies with an aspect ratio of up to about 7 3 Televisions too come in different aspect...

Page 48: ...7 50 GOODMANS 07 39 47 48 56 GORENJE 38 GPM 41 GRAETZ 31 42 GRANADA 07 35 42 43 48 GRADIENTE 30 57 GRANDIN 18 GRUNDIG 31 53 HANSEATIC 07 42 HCM 18 44 HINARI 07 41 44 HISAWA 18 HITACHI 31 33 34 36 42 43 54 06 10 24 25 18 HUANYU 56 HYPSON 07 18 46 ICE 46 47 IMPERIAL 38 42 INDIANA 07 INGELEN 31 INTERFUNK 31 32 07 42 INTERVISION 46 49 ISUKAI 41 ITC 42 ITT 31 32 42 JEC 05 JVC 13 23 KAISUI 18 41 44 KAPS...

Page 49: ...an 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 SPanjabi 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 Sanskrit sa 1901 ...

Page 50: ...ppearing In this case press OUTPUT RESOLUTION repeatedly until the picture re appears see Changing the output video resolution on page 14 Some BD ROM discs output video only over HDMI The video output is set to 720p 1080i 1080p but the actual output is 480i or 480p For copy protection purposes DVD Video and some BD ROM discs output 480i or 480p over the component output Screen is stretched or aspe...

Page 51: ...ertain televisions cause blur effects when playback of a disc begins This is not a malfunction Tracks files are repeated during random play Because tracks files are selected entirely at random same tracks files may be played in quick succession For example Track 1 may be followed by Track 5 only to have Track 1 play again next This is not a malfunction SlideShows do not play If you have selected a...

Page 52: ...ally too see Network settings page 42 Check the logical connections IP address setup DHCP etc Confirm that the IP address is correct if acquired using DHCP or Auto IP in the Network Config screen that follows the Initial Setup menu see Network settings page 42 Confirm that the media server is on and not in standby or sleep mode Check the network and other settings on the media server Check that th...

Page 53: ...king a long time for the unit to start up It can take up to one minute for the system to start up once you press the STANDBY ON button This does not mean that the player is experiencing problems The power automatically switches off The Auto Power Off function switches the player into standby if no operation is performed for 30 minutes while the player is stopped or paused See Auto Power Off on pag...

Page 54: ...phanumeric characters if you want file names to be displayed correctly on this player The power automatically turns on This unit s power may be turned on when you control this unit from a connected plasma television If you do not want this unit to be turned on in this way set this unit s HDMI Control to Off see HDMI Control on page 43 Problem Remedy ...

Page 55: ... a BD ROM application and mixed with the primary audio It is typically used to provide dynamic sounds associated with interactive applications such as button sounds Interlaced video A method of displaying a picture in which odd numbered lines are updated in one pass then even numbered lines updated in the next See also Progressive scan video IP Internet Protocol address A unique number that device...

Page 56: ...e SSL code The SSL documentation included with this distribution is covered by the same copyright terms except that the holder is Tim Hudson tjh cryptsoft com Copyright remains Eric Young s and as such any Copyright notices in the code are not to be removed If this package is used in a product Eric Young should be given attribution as the author of the parts of the library used This can be in the ...

Page 57: ...1 0 6 March 20 2000 are Copyright 1998 1999 Glenn Randers Pehrson and are distributed according to the same disclaimer and license as libpng 0 96 with the following individuals added to the list of Contributing Authors Tom Lane Glenn Randers Pehrson Willem van Schaik libpng versions 0 89 June 1996 through 0 96 May 1997 are Copyright 1996 1997 Andreas Dilger Distributed according to the same discla...

Page 58: ...right applies to the base64 code Copyright 1997 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Permission to use copy modify and distribute this software and its documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted provided that both the above copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies that both the above copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all supporting ...

Page 59: ...from the Program is covered only if its contents constitute a work based on the Program independent of having been made by running the Program Whether that is true depends on what the Program does 1 You may copy and distribute verbatim copies of the Program s source code as you receive it in any medium provided that you conspicuously and appropriately publish on each copy an appropriate copyright ...

Page 60: ... of the section is intended to apply and the section as a whole is intended to apply in other circumstances It is not the purpose of this section to induce you to infringe any patents or other property right claims or to contest validity of any such claims this section has the sole purpose of protecting the integrity of the free software distribution system which is implemented by public license p...

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Page 65: ... 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 Audio characteristics Frequency response 4 Hz to 22 kHz S N ratio 115 dB Dynamic range 108 dB Total harmonic distortion 0 0015 Wow and flutter Limit...

Page 66: ...ized Dealer to locate the nearest Pioneer Authorized Service Company in Canada Alternatively please contact the Customer Satisfaction Department at the following address Pioneer Electronics of Canada Inc Customer Satisfaction Department 300 Allstate Parkway Markham Ontario L3R 0P2 1 877 283 5901 905 479 4411 For warranty information please see the Limited Warranty sheet included with your product ...

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