Pioneer DV-251 Operating Instructions

DVD Player DV-353 DV-251 DV-250 Operating Instructions
READ INSTRUCTIONS — All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated. RETAIN INSTRUCTIONS — The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. HEED WARNINGS — All warnings on the product and in the operating instructions should be adhered to. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS — All operating and use instructions should be followed. CLEANING — Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning. The product should be cleaned only with a polishing cloth or a soft dry cloth. Never clean with furniture wax, benzine, insecticides or other volatile liquids since they may corrode the cabinet. ATTACHMENTS — Do not use attachments not recommended by the product manufacturer as they may cause hazards. WATER AND MOISTURE — Do not use this product near water — for example, near a bathtub, wash bowl, kitchen sink, or laundry tub; in a wet basement; or near a swimming pool; and the like. ACCESSORIES — Do not place this product on an unstable cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table. The product may fall, causing serious injury to a child or adult, and serious damage to the product. Use only with a cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table recommended by the manufacturer, or sold with the product. Any mounting of the product should follow the manufacturer’s instructions, and should use a mounting accessory recommended by the manufacturer. CART — A product and cart combination should be moved with care. Quick stops, excessive force, and uneven surfaces may cause the product and cart combination to overturn. VENTILATION — Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation and to ensure reliable operation of the product and to protect it from overheating, and these openings must not be blocked or covered. The openings should never be blocked by placing the product on a bed, sofa, rug, or other similar surface. This product should not be placed in a built-in installation such as a bookcase or rack unless proper 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 installed in a stable location. NONUSE PERIODS – The power cord of the appliance should be unplugged from the outlet when left unused for a long period of time. GROUNDING OR POLARIZATION • If this product is equipped with a polarized alternating current line plug (a plug having one blade wider than the other), it will fit into the outlet only one way. This is a safety feature. If you are unable to insert the plug fully into the outlet, try reversing the plug. If the plug should still fail to fit, contact your electrician to replace your obsolete outlet. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized plug. • If this product is equipped with a three-wire grounding type plug, a plug having a third (grounding) pin, it will only fit into a grounding type power outlet. This is a safety feature. If you are unable to insert the plug into the outlet, contact your electrician to replace your obsolete outlet. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the grounding type plug. IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. IMPOR T ANT CAUTION: TO PREVENT THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. H002_En RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION
POWER-CORD PROTECTION — Power-supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them, paying particular attention to cords at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the product. OUTDOOR ANTENNA GROUNDING — If an outside antenna or cable system is connected to the product, be sure the antenna or cable system is grounded so as to provide some protection against voltage surges 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. LIGHTNING — For added protection for this product during a lightning storm, or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time, unplug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna or cable system. This will prevent damage to the product due to lightning and power-line surges. POWER LINES — An outside antenna system should not be located in the vicinity of overhead power lines or other electric light or power circuits, or where it can fall into such power lines or circuits. When installing an outside antenna system, extreme care should be taken to keep from touching such power lines or circuits as contact with them might be fatal. OVERLOADING — Do not overload wall outlets, extension cords, or integral convenience receptacles as this can result in a risk of fire or electric shock. OBJECT AND LIQUID ENTRY — Never push objects of any kind into this product through openings as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short-out parts that could result in a fire or electric shock. Never spill liquid of any kind on the product. SERVICING — Do not attempt to service this product yourself as opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. [For U.S. model] IMPORT ANT 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 WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. H001_En DAMAGE REQUIRING SERVICE — Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions: • When the power-supply cord or plug is damaged. • If liquid has been spilled, or objects have fallen into the product. • If the product has been exposed to rain or water. • If the product does not operate normally by following the operating instructions. Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions as an improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the product to its normal operation. • If the product has been dropped or damaged in any way. • When the product exhibits a distinct change in performance — this indicates a need for service. REPLACEMENT PARTS — When replacement parts are required, be sure the service technician has used replacement parts specified by the manufacturer or have the same characteristics as the original part. Unauthorized substitutions may result in fire, electric shock, or other hazards. SAFETY CHECK — Upon completion of any service or repairs to this product, ask the service technician to perform safety checks to determine that the product is in proper operating condition. WALL OR CEILING MOUNTING — The product should not be mounted to a wall or ceiling. HEAT — The product should be situated away from heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other products (including amplifiers) that produce heat. POWER SERVICE GROUNDING ELECTRODE SYSTEM (NEC ART 250, PART H) GROUND CLAMPS GROUNDING CONDUCTORS (NEC SECTION 810-21) ANTENNA DISCHARGE UNIT (NEC SECTION 810-20) GROUND CLAMP Fig. A NEC — NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE ANTENNA LEAD IN WIRE ELECTRIC SERVICE EQUIPMENT
[For Canadian model] This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. [Pour le mod èle Canadien] Cet appareil num érique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. H009_2L 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 used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However , there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: – Reorient 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. H010_En CAUTION: This product satisfies FCC regulations when shielded cables and connectors are used to connect the unit to other equipment. T o prevent electromagnetic interference with electric appliances 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, RECEPT ACLE OR OTHER OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADES CAN BE FULL Y INSERTED TO PREVENT BLADE EXPOSURE. A TTENTION: POUR PREVENIR LES CHOCS ELECTRIQUES NE P AS UTILISER CETTE FICHE POLARISEE A VEC UN PROLONGA TEUR UNE PRISE DE COURANT OU UNE AUTRE SOR TIE DE COURANT , SAUF SI LES LAMES PEUVENT ETRE INSEREES A FOND SANS EN LAISSER AUCUNE P AR TIE A DECOUVERT . H007A_2L This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited. CAUTION • Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure. • The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard. H013_En [For U.S. model] E NERGY S TAR ® and E NERGY S TAR certification mark are registered US marks. K001B_En This product is for general household purposes. Any failure due to use for other than household purposes (such as long-term use for business purposes in a restaurant or use in a car or ship) and which requires repair will be charged for even during the warranty period. K041_En This product includes F ontAvenue ® fonts licenced by NEC corporation. F ontAvenue is a registered trademark of NEC Corporation.

6 En Contents 01 Before Y ou Start F eatures .............................................................. 8 What ’ s in the box ............................................... 9 P utting the batteries in the remote control ..... 9 Using the remote control .................................. 9 Discs compatible with this player .................. 10 CD-R/RW compatibility ............................. 10 DVD-R/RW compatibility ........................... 10 MP3 compatibility ...................................... 10 T itles, chapters and tracks ........................ 11 DVD V ideo regions ..................................... 11 02 Connecting Up R ear panel connections ................................. 12 Easy connections ............................................ 13 Using other types of video output .................. 14 Connecting using an S- Video output ........ 14 Connecting using the component video output ............................ 14 Connecting to an A V receiver ........................ 15 03 Controls and Displays F ront panel ........................................................ 17 Display ............................................................. 18 R emote control ................................................ 19 04 Getting Started Switching on .................................................... 21 Let ’ s Get Started ......................................... 21 Using the on-screen displays ......................... 22 Setting up with the Setup Navigator .............. 23 Playing discs ................................................... 25 Basic playback controls ............................ 26 F ront panel controls .................................. 27 DVD- Video disc menus ............................. 27 Video CD PBC menus ................................ 28 05 Playing Discs Introduction ..................................................... 29 Using the Disc Navigator to browse the contents of a disc ..................................... 29 Scanning discs ................................................ 30 Playing in slow motion .................................... 30 F rame advance/frame reverse ....................... 30 Looping a section of a disc ............................ 31 Using repeat play ............................................ 31 Using random play .......................................... 32 Creating a program list .................................... 33 Editing a program list ................................. 35 Other functions available from the program menu ............................ 35 Searching a disc .............................................. 36 Switching subtitles .......................................... 36 Switching DVD audio language ...................... 36 Switching audio channel when playing a V ideo CD .......................................... 37 Zooming the screen ......................................... 37 Switching camera angles ................................ 37 Displaying disc information ............................ 38 Thank you for buying this P ioneer product. Please read through these operating instructions so you will know how to operate your model properly . A fter you have finished r eading the instructions, put them away in a safe place for future r efer ence.
7 En Contents 06 The Audio Settings Menu Audio DRC ........................................................ 39 Virtual Surround ............................................... 39 07 The Initial Settings Menu Using the Initial Settings menu ...................... 41 Digital Audio Out settings .............................. 41 Digital Out ................................................... 41 Dolby Digital Out ....................................... 41 DTS Out ....................................................... 42 96kHz PCM Out .......................................... 42 MPEG Out ................................................... 42 Video Output settings ..................................... 43 TV Screen ................................................... 43 S- Video Out ................................................. 43 Language settings .......................................... 44 Audio Language ......................................... 44 Subtitle Language ..................................... 44 DVD Menu Language ................................. 45 Subtitle Display .......................................... 45 Display settings ............................................... 45 OSD Language ........................................... 45 On Screen Display ..................................... 45 Angle Indicator .......................................... 46 Options ............................................................. 46 P arental Lock .............................................. 46 Registering a new password ............... 46 Changing your password .................... 47 Setting/changing the P arental Lock level ................................ 47 Setting/changing the Countr y Code ... 48 08 Additional Information T aking care of your player and discs .............. 49 Handling discs ........................................... 49 Storing discs ............................................... 49 Discs to avoid .............................................. 49 Cleaning the pickup lens ........................... 50 P roblems with condensation .................... 50 Hints on installation .................................. 50 Moving the player ...................................... 50 P ower cord caution .................................... 50 Screen sizes and disc formats ....................... 51 W idescreen TV users ................................. 51 Standard TV users ..................................... 51 Resetting the player ......................................... 51 Language code list .......................................... 52 Countr y code list .............................................. 52 Selecting languages using the language code list ........................................... 53 Glossar y ............................................................ 53 Specifications ................................................... 55
Befor e Y ou Start 01 8 En Featur es 24-bit/192kHz compatible DAC This player is fully compatible with high sampling-rate discs, capable of delivering better-than-CD sound quality in terms of dynamic range, low-level resolution and high-frequency detail. Excellent audio performance with Dolby* 1 Digital and DTS* 2 software Logos: 1 When connected to a suitable A V amplifier or receiver , this player gives great surround sound with Dolby Digital and DTS discs. T ruSurr ound* 3 and Virtual Dolby Digital Logo: T ruSurround/Virtual Dolby Digital creates a realistic surround-sound effect from any Dolby Digital source using just two speakers (see page 39). Picture zoom While a DVD or Video CD is playing, you can zoom in on any part of the picture at up to 4x magnification for a closer look (see page 37 ). MP3 compatibility This player is compatible with CD-R , CD -RW and CD-ROM discs that contain MP3 audio tracks (see page 10 ). Graphical on-screen displays Setting up and using your DVD player is made ver y easy using the graphical on- screen displays. Energy saving design This player features an auto power-off function . If the player is not used for over 30 minutes, it automatically switches itself into standby . This unit is designed to use 0.3 W of power when in standby mode. *1 Manufactur ed under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby” and the double-D symbol ar e trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. *2 “DTS” is a register ed trademark of Digital Theater Systems, Inc. *3 T r uSurr ound and the ® symbol are trademarks of SRS Labs, Inc. T r uSurround technology is incorporated under license from SRS Labs, Inc.
Befor e Y ou Start 01 9 En • Don’ t mix new and old batteries together . • Don’ t use different kinds of batter y together — although they may look similar , different batteries may have different voltages. • Make sure that the plus and minus ends of each batter y match the indications in the batter y compartment. • Remove batteries from equipment that isn ’ t going to be used for a month or more. • When disposing of used batteries, please comply with governmental regulations or environmental public instruction ’ s rules that apply in your countr y or area. H048 En Using the remote contr ol 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 7 meters (23f t.) • Remote operation may become unreli- able if strong sunlight or fluorescent light is shining on the unit ’s remote sensor . • Remote controllers for different devices can inter fere with each other . Avoid using remotes for other equipment located close to this unit. • Replace the batteries when you notice a fall off in the operating range of the remote. What’ s in the box Please confirm that the following accesso- ries are in the box when you open it. • Remote control • AA/R6P dr y cell batteries x2 • Audio/video cable (red/white/yellow plugs) • P ower cable • These operating instructions • W arranty card Putting the batteries in the remote contr ol 1 Open the battery compartment cover on the back of the remote contr ol. 2 Insert two AA/R6P batteries into the battery compartment following the indications ( ª , ·) inside the compart- ment. 3 Close the cover . Incorrect use of batteries can result in hazards such as leakage and bursting. Please obser ve the following:
Befor e Y ou Start 01 10 En Discs compatible with this player Any disc that displays one of the following logos should play in this player . Other formats, including DVD-Audio, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, CD -ROM (except those that contain MP3 files), SACD and Photo CD will not play . D VD-V ideo V ideo CD Audio CD CD-R CD-R W • DVD -R/RW and CD-R/RW (audio and V ideo CDs) discs recorded using a personal computer or a DVD or CD recorder may not play if the disc is damaged or dirty , or if there is dirt or condensation on the player ’s lens. • If you record a disc using a personal computer , even if it is recorded in a compatible format, there are cases in which it may not play because of the settings of the application software used to create the disc. (Check with the software publisher for more detailed information.) • See also the DVD -R/RW or CD-R/RW disc box for other information. CD-R/RW compatibility • This unit can play CD -R and CD-RW discs recorded in CD Audio or V ideo CD format, or with MP3 audio files. It cannot record CD-R or CD -RW discs. • Unfinalized CD -R/RW discs can be played, but not all time information (playing time, etc.) will be displayed. DVD-R/RW compatibility • This unit can play DVD -R/RW discs recorded as DVD video format. It will not play DVD-RW discs recorded in video recording (VR) format. • This unit cannot record DVD -R/RW discs. • Unfinalized DVD -R/RW discs cannot be played. MP3 compatibility • The CD -ROM must be ISO 9660 compat- ible. • Files should be MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 format, 32, 44.1 or 48kHz, fixed bit-rate. Incompatible files will not play and UNPLA Y ABLE MP3 FORMA T will be displayed. • V ariable bit-rate (VBR) files are playable, but playing times may not be shown correctly . • This player only plays tracks that are named with the file extension “ .mp3” or “ .MP3” . • This player is not compatible with multi- session discs. If you tr y and play a multi- session disc, only the first session will be played.
Befor e Y ou Start 01 11 En • Use CD -R or CD-RW media for record- ing your MP3 files. The disc must be finalized in order to play . • Audio encoded at 128Kbps should sound close to regular audio CD quality . Although this player will play lower bit- rate MP3 tracks, the sound quality becomes noticeably worse at lower bit- rates. • F older and track names (excluding the “ .mp3” extension) are displayed. • This player can recognize a maximum of 250 folders and 250 tracks. Discs containing more than 250 folders or tracks will play , but only the first 250 folders/tracks. Titles, chapters and tracks DVD discs are generally divided into one or more titles. Titles may be further subdivided into chapters. Title 1 Title 2 Title 3 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 CDs and Video CDs are divided into tracks. T rack 1 T rack 2 T rack 3 T rack 4 T rack 5 T rack 6 CD -ROMs containing MP3 files are divided into folders and tracks. F olders may also contain further subfolders. F older A F older B F older C T rack 1 T rack 2 T rack 3 T rack 1 T rack 1 T rack 2 mp3 mp3 mp3 mp3 mp3 mp3 DVD Video r egions All DVD Video discs carr y a region mark on the case somewhere that indicates which region(s) of the world the disc is compatible with. Y our DVD 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. 1 2 2 5 5 6 3 2 1 4 4
Connecting Up 02 12 En 4 AC IN Connect the supplied power cord here, then plug into a power outlet. 5 VIDEO OUT This is a standard video output that you can connect to your TV or A V receiver using the supplied audio/video cable. 6 S (S-Video output) This is an S-video output that you can use instead of the video output described in 5 above. 7 DIGIT AL AUDIO OUT – OPTICAL This is a digital audio output for connection to a PCM, Dolby Digital, DTS and/or MPEG- compatible A V receiver that has an optical digital input. Connect using a commercially available optical digital audio cable. • Y ou may find it useful to have the manuals supplied with your other components handy when connecting this player . • If you come across any unfamiliar terms in this section of the manual, take a look at the Glossar y starting on page 53 . When connecting this player up to your TV , A V receiver or other components, make sure that all components ar e switched off and unplugged. 1 DIGIT AL AUDIO OUT – COAXIAL This is a digital audio output for connection to a PCM, Dolby Digital, DTS and/or MPEG- compatible A V receiver that has a coaxial digital input. Connect using a commercially available coaxial digital audio cable. 2 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT This is a high quality video output for connection to a TV , monitor or A V receiver that has component video inputs. Connect using a commercially available three-way component video cable. Be careful to match the colors of the jacks and cables for correct connection. 3 AUDIO OUT L / R This pair of analog audio outputs connects to your TV , A V receiver or stereo system. Even if you are connecting up one of the digital outputs, we still recommend you connect these jacks. Use the supplied audio/video cable when connecting these jacks. Match the colors of the jacks and cables for correct stereo sound. Rear panel connections DIGITAL A UDIO OUT S L R P R P B Y COAXIAL OPTICAL COMPONENT VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT 1 2 3 4 6 7 5
Connecting Up 02 13 En The setup described here is a basic setup that allows you to play discs using just the cables supplied with the player . In this setup, stereo audio is played through the speakers in your TV . • This player is equipped with copy protection technology . Do not connect this player to your TV via a VCR (or your VCR via this player) using A V 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.) 1 Connect the VIDEO OUT and AUDIO OUT jacks to a set of A/V inputs on your TV . Use the supplied audio/video cable, connect- ing the red and white plugs to the audio outputs and the yellow plug to the video output. Make sure you match up the lef t and right audio outputs with their corresponding inputs for correct stereo sound. See below if you want to use S- Video or component video cables for the video connection. 2 Connect the supplied AC power cor d to the AC IN inlet, then plug into a power outlet. DIGITAL A UDIO OUT S L R P R P B Y COAXIAL OPTICAL COMPONENT VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT TV A/V IN Easy connections T o power outlet
Connecting Up 02 14 En • Before unplugging the player from the power outlet, make sure you first switch it into standby using either the front panel ST ANDBY/ON button, or the remote control, and wait of the -OFF- message to disappear from the player ’ s display . • F or the above reasns, do not plug this player into a switched power supply found on some amplifiers and A V receivers. Using other types of video output This player has standard (composite), S- Video and component video outputs. The main difference between them is the quality of the picture. S- Video delivers a better picture than standard composite video, while component video gives better picture quality still. The variety of outputs also gives you the flexibility of connecting your particular equipment using the best connection type available. Connecting using an S-V ideo output Y ou can use the S- Video output instead of the VIDEO OUT jack to connect this player to your TV (or other equipment). 1 Use an S-Video cable (not supplied) to connect the S-VIDEO OUTPUT to an S-Video input on your TV , monitor or A V receiver . Line up the small triangle above the jack with the same mark on the plug before plugging in. DIGITAL AUDIO OUT S L R P R P B Y COAXIAL OPTICAL COMPONENT VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT TV S-VIDEO INPUT Connecting using the component video output Y ou can use the component video output instead of the VIDEO OUT jack to connect this player to your TV (or other equipment). 1 Use a component video cable (not supplied) to connect the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks to a component video input on your TV , monitor or A V receiver . DIGITAL AUDIO OUT S L R P R P B Y COAXIAL OPTICAL COMPONENT VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT TV COMPONENT VIDEO IN
Connecting Up 02 15 En Connecting to an A V receiver T o enjoy multichannel surround sound you need to connect this player to an A V receiver using a digital output. There are both coaxial and optical digital jacks; use whichever is convenient. In addition to a digital connection , we recommend also connecting using the stereo analog connection. Yo u ’ ll probably also want to connect a video output to your A V receiver . Y ou can use any of the video outputs available on this player (the illustration shows a standard (compos- ite) connection). 1 Connect one of DIGIT AL OUT jacks on this player to a digital input on your A V r eceiver . DIGITAL AUDIO OUT S L R P R P B Y COAXIAL OPTICAL COMPONENT VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT A V receiver DIGIT AL IN OPTICAL DIGIT AL IN COAXIAL This enables you to listen to multichannel surround sound. F or an optical connection , use an optical cable (not supplied) to connect the OPTICAL DIGIT AL OUT jack to an optical input on your A V receiver . F or a coaxial connection , use a coaxial cable (similar to the supplied video cable) to connect the CO AXIAL DIGIT AL OUT jack to a coaxial input on your A V receiver . 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 A V receiver . DIGITAL AUDIO OUT S L R P R P B Y COAXIAL OPTICAL COMPONENT VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT A V receiver AUDIO/ VIDEO INPUT The diagram shows standard video connec- tions, but you can alternatively use the S- Video or component video connections if they ’ re available. 3 Connect the A V receiver ’ s video output to a video input on your TV . • Y ou usually have to connect the same kind of video cable between your DVD player and A V receiver , and between your A V receiver and TV .
Connecting Up 02 16 En • My TV doesn ’t have any inputs to connect the D VD player . How can I watch D VDs? Unfortunately , if your TV has no inputs you can ’t use this player with it. • My VCR is alr eady connected to my TV , so there ar en ’t any spar e inputs. What should I do? If all your TV ’s inputs are already in use, you can buy a video input selector from an electronics store, which effectively 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 A V receiver , and although the sound is fine, there’s no pictur e. What did I do wrong? Make sure that the type of video connection from the DVD player to your A V receiver is the same as that from the receiver to your TV . Most A V receivers won ’ t convert from one kind of connec- tion to another .
Contr ols and Displays 03 17 En 7 8 P ress to pause playback. P ress again to restart 8 7 P ress to stop the disc (you can resume playback by pressing 3 (play)) 9 ¡ ¢ • P ress and hold for fast forward scanning • P ress to jump to the next chapter or track 10 4 1 • P ress and hold for fast reverse scanning • P ress to jump back to the beginning of the current chapter or track, then to previous chapters/tracks 1 ST ANDBY/ON P ress to switch the player on or into standby 2 Disc tray 3 0 OPEN/CLOSE P ress to open or close the disc tray 4 Remote contr ol sensor The remote control has a range of up to about 7m (23f t.) 5 Display See page 18 for a description of the display 6 3 P ress to start or resume playback Front panel ST ANDBY/ON Î 3 OPEN/CLOSE 0 8 7 41 ¡¢ 2 3 5 4 1 10 9 8 7 6 DV -250/DV -251 ST ANDBY/ON Î 3 OPEN/ CLOSE 0 8 7 1 4 ¡ ¢ 2 3 5 4 1 10 9 8 7 6 DV -353
Contr ols and Displays 03 18 En Display 1 12 9 11 10 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 7C H P Indicates that the character display is showing a DVD chapter number 8 REMAIN Lights when the character display is showing the time or number of tracks/titles/chapters remaining 9 Character display 10 8 Lights when a disc is paused 11 3 Lights when a disc is playing 12 2 D Lights when a Dolby Digital soundtrack is playing 1D T S Lights when a DTS soundtrack is playing 2 Lights during multi-angle scenes on a DVD disc 3 GUI (Graphical User Interface) Lights when a menu is displayed on-screen 4 TITLE Indicates that the character display is showing a DVD title number 5 Lights when 2 V/T ruSurround is active 6 TRK Indicates that the character display is showing a CD or V ideo CD track number
Contr ols and Displays 03 19 En 1 ST ANDBY/ON P ress to switch the player on or into standby 2 AUDIO P ress to select the audio channel or language ( pages 36–37 ) 3 SUBTITLE P ress to select a subtitle display ( page 36 ) 4 Number buttons 5 TOP MENU P ress to display the top menu of a DVD disc 6 ENTER & cursor control buttons Use to navigate on-screen displays and menus. P ress ENTER to select an option or execute a command 7 SETUP P ress to display (or exit) the on-screen display 8 1 and / e Use for reverse slow motion playback, frame reverse and reverse scanning. See page 30 9 3 P ress to start or resume playback 10 4 P ress to jump to the beginning of the current chapter or track, then to previous chapters/ tracks 11 8 P ress to pause playback; press again to restart Remote contr ol 0 1 23 4 5 6 789 CLEAR ENTER ANGLE AUDIO TOP MENU SETUP SUBTITLE PLAY MODE SURROUND ZOOM DISPLAY MENU RETURN ENTER STANDBY/ON OPEN/CLOSE 4 / e E / 1 ¡ ¢ 8 7 3 0 1 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 23 2 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 13 3 9 11 22 24
Contr ols and Displays 03 20 En 12 PLA Y MODE P ress to display the Play Mode menu ( pages 31 – 36 ) (Y ou can also get to the Play Mode menu by pressing SETUP and select- ing Play Mode) 13 SURROUND P ress to activate/switch off 2 V/T ruSurround 14 0 OPEN/CLOSE P ress to open or close the disc tray 15 ANGLE P ress to change the camera angle during DVD multi-angle scene playback ( page 37 ) 16 CLEAR P ress to clear a numeric entr y 17 ENTER Use to select menu options, etc. (works exactly the same as the ENTER button in 6 above) 18 MENU P ress to display a DVD disc menu, or the Disc Navigator if a CD, Video CD or MP3 disc is loaded 19 RETURN P ress to return to a previous menu screen 20 ¡ and E / Use for for ward slow motion playback, frame advance and forward scanning. See page 30 21 ¢ P ress to jump to the next chapter or track 22 7 P ress to stop the disc (you can resume playback by pressing 3 (play)) 23 DISPLA Y P ress to display information about the disc playing ( page 38 ) 24 ZOOM P ress to change the zoom level ( page 37 )
Getting Started 04 21 En Let’ s Get Started When you switch on the player for the first time, you should see a welcome screen displayed on your TV . F rom here you can set up the player to work with the kind of TV you have, then either use the Setup Navigator to make more settings, or jump right in and start playing some discs. GUIDE RETURN ENTER 1 Press ENTER to move on to the next screen. Welcome to Pioneer D VD! Thank you for pur chasing this Pioneer DVD play er. Before using, please take a little time to setup your D VD player Put the batteries into the remote control Next, press the [ENTER] b utton on the remote control and start the Let's Get Started Menu Next Switching on Af ter making sure that ever ything is con- nected properly and that the player is plugged in, press ST ANDBY/ON on the front panel, or on the remote control to switch the player on. Also, switch on your TV and make sure that it is set to the input you connected the DVD player to. STANDBY/ON Î 3 OPEN/ CLOSE 0 8 7 1 4 ¡ ¢ DV -353 ST ANDBY/ON • My DVD player switches on but there is nothing displayed on my TV . Make sure that the TV is set to the correct video input (not a TV channel). F or example, if you connected this player to the VIDEO 1 inputs on your TV , switch your TV to VIDEO 1 . • This player features an auto power off feature. 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 .
Getting Started 04 22 En Using the on-scr een displays F or ease of use, this player makes extensive use of graphical on-screen displays (OSDs). Y ou 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. • Throughout this manual, ‘ Select’ means use the cursor buttons to highlight an item on-screen , then press ENTER . ENTER GUIDE RETURN ENTER SETUP RETURN Button What it does SETUP Display/exit the on-screen display Changes the highlighted menu item ENTER Selects the highlighted menu item (both ENTER buttons work in exactly the same way) RETURN R eturns to the main menu without saving changes 2 Use the / (cursor left/right) buttons to select either ‘Wide scr een (16:9)’ or ‘Standard size scr een (4:3)’ according to the kind of TV you have, then pr ess ENTER. Let's Get Started Menu What kind of TV do you have? Use the / cursor buttons to choose, then press [ENTER] Wide screen (16:9) Standard size screen (4:3) 3 Press ENTER again to finish setting up. Let's Get Started Menu Setup complete If you're finished setting up, choose [Complete], to start again choose [Back] Complete Back • Select Back then press ENTER if you want to go back and change the setting you just made.
Getting Started 04 23 En • The button guide at the bottom of ever y OSD screen shows you which buttons you ’ ll need to use for that screen. Setting up with the Setup Navigator Using the Setup Navigator you can make a number of other initial settings for this player . W e recommend using the Setup Navigator , especially if you connected this player to an A V receiver for playing surround sound. T o answer some of the questions about digital audio formats you may need to look at the instructions that came with your A V receiver . 1 If a disc is playing, press 7 (stop). Also turn on your TV and make sure that it is set to the correct video input. 2 Press SETUP . The on-screen display (OSD) appears. Audio Settings Play Mode Setup Navigator Disc Navigator Initial Settings 3 Select ‘ Setup Navigator ’. Audio Settings Play Mode Setup Navigator Disc Navigator Initial Settings 4 Select a DVD language. Some DVD discs feature on-screen menus, soundtracks and subtitles in several lan- guages. Set your preferred language here. English French German Italian Spanish Other Language DVD Language Language Settings Audio Out Settings A V Receiver Func. Setup Navigator • Note that the language you choose here may not be available on all discs. • If you want to select a language other than those listed, select Other Lan- guage . See Selecting languages using the language code list on page 53 for detailed information . 5 Did you connect this player to an amplifier or A V receiver? Select Connected or Not Connected. Connected Not Connected A V Receiver Language Settings Audio Out Settings A V Receiver Func. Setup Navigator • If you selected Not Connected here, that completes setup using the Setup Navigator . P ress ENTER to exit.
Getting Started 04 24 En 6 Did you connect this player to an A V receiver using a digital output? Select Connected or Not Connected. Connected Not Connected A V Receiver Digital Audio Out Language Settings Audio Out Settings A V Receiver Func. Setup Navigator • If you selected Not Connected here, that completes setup using the Setup Navigator . P ress ENTER to exit. 7 Is your A V receiver Dolby Digital compatible? Select Compatible, Not Compatible or Don ’ t Know . Compatible Not Compatible Don't Know Dolby Digital Language Settings Audio Out Settings A V Receiver Func. Setup Navigator 8 Is your A V receiver DTS compatible? Select Compatible, Not Compatible or Don ’ t Know . Compatible Not Compatible Don't Know Dolby Digital DTS Language Settings Audio Out Sttings A V Receiver Func. Setup Navigator 9 Is your A V receiver MPEG compatible? Select Compatible, Not Compatible or Don ’ t Know . Compatible Not Compatible Don't Know Dolby Digital DTS MPEG Language Settings Audio Out Settings A V Receiver Func. Setup Navigator 10 Is your A V receiver compatible with 96kHz Linear PCM audio? Select Compatible, Not Compatible or Don ’ t Know . Compatible Not Compatible Don't Know Dolby Digital DTS MPEG 96kHz Linear PCM Language Settings Audio Out Settings A V Receiver Func. Setup Navigator 11 Press ENTER to complete the setup, or press SETUP to quit the Setup Navigator without making any changes. Compatible Not Compatible Unknown Dolby Digital DTS MPEG 96kHz Linear PCM Language Settings Audio Out Settings A V Receiver Func. Setup Navigator Settings complete Press ENTER to exit ENTER Congratulations, setup is complete!
Getting Started 04 25 En Playing discs The basic playback controls for playing DVD, CD, Video CD and MP3 discs are covered here. F urther functions are detailed in the next chapter . 0 1 23 4 56 789 STANDBY/ON OPEN/CLOSE 4 1 ¡ ¢ 8 7 3 0 ENTER ENTER 1 If the player isn ’t alr eady on, press ST ANDBY/ON to switch it on. If you ’re playing a DVD or V ideo CD, also turn on your TV and make sure that it is set to the correct video input. 2 Press 0 OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray . 3 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). 4 Press 3 (play) to start playback. If you ’re playing a DVD or Video CD, a menu may appear . See pages 27, 28 for how to navigate these. If you ’re playing an MP3 disc, it may take a few seconds before playback starts, depend- ing on the complexity of the file structure on the disc. • After I load a DVD disc, it ejects automati- cally after a few seconds! Most likely , the disc is the wrong region for your player . The region number should be printed on the disc; check it against the region number of the player (which you can find on the rear panel). See also page 11 . 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 page 49 .
Getting Started 04 26 En • Why won ’ t the disc I loaded play? F irst check that you loaded the disc the right way up (label side up), and that it ’ s clean and not damaged. See page 49 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-Audio or DVD -ROM. See page 10 for more on disc compat- ibility . • I have a widescr een TV so why are ther e black bars at the top and bottom of the screen when I play some discs? Some movie formats are such that even when played on a widescreen TV , black bars are necessar y at the top and bottom of the screen . This is not a malfunction. • I have a standar d (4:3) TV and set the player to show widescreen DVDs in pan & scan format, so why do I still get black bars top and bottom with some discs? Some discs override the display preferences of the player , so even if you have 4:3 (Pan & Scan) selected, those discs will still be shown in letterbox format. This is not a malfunction. • My A V receiver is definitely compatible with 96kHz Linear PCM audio, but it doesn ’ t seem to work with this player . What ’ s wrong? F or digital copy-protection purposes, some 96kHz DVD discs only output audio from the analog jacks. This is not a malfunction. Basic playback contr ols The table below shows the basic controls on the remote for playing discs. The folllowing chapter covers more playback features in more detail. Button What it does 3 Starts playback. DVD and V ideo CD: if the display shows RESUME , playback starts from the resume point. 8 P auses a disc that ’s playing, or restarts a paused disc. 7 Stops playback. DVD and V ideo CD: Display shows RESUME . P ress 7 (stop) again to cancel the resume function . 1 P ress to start fast reverse scanning. P ress 3 (play) to resume normal playback. ¡ P ress to start fast for ward scanning. P ress 3 (play) to resume normal playback. 4 Skips to the start of the current track or chapter , then to previous tracks/chapters. ¢ Skips to the next track or chapter . Numbers Use to enter a title/track number . P ress ENTER to select (or wait a few seconds). • If the disc is stopped, play- back starts from the selected title (for DVD) or track number (for CD/Video CD/MP3). • If the disc is playing, playback jumps to the start of the selected chapter or track.
Getting Started 04 27 En Front panel contr ols The 3 (play), 7 (stop), and 8 (pause) buttons on the front panel work in exactly the same way as their remote control equivalents. The combined scan/skip buttons on the front panel ( 4 1 and ¡ ¢) work slightly differently from the remote buttons. STANDBY/ON 3 OPEN/ CLOSE 0 8 7 1 4 ¡ ¢ DV -353 41 ¡¢ P ress and hold for fast scan; press for track/ chapter skip. • Y ou may find with some DVD discs that some playback controls don ’ t work in certain parts of the disc. This is not a malfunction. • T rack skip and number buttons for track selection do not work with unfinalized CD-R/RW discs. DVD-V ideo disc menus Many DVD - Video discs contain menus from which you can select what you want to watch. They may give access to additional features, such as subtitle and audio lan- guage selection, or special features such as slideshows. See the disc packaging for details. Sometimes DVD-V ideo menus are displayed automatically when you start playback; others only appear when you press MENU or TOP MENU . TOP MENU MENU RETURN ENTER 0 1 23 4 56 789 ENTER 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 displayed menu screen . Numbers Highlights a numbered menu option (some discs only). P ress ENTER to select.
Getting Started 04 28 En V ideo CD PBC menus Some Video CDs have menus from which you can choose what you want to watch. These are called PBC (Playback control) menus. Y ou can play a PBC Video CD without having to navigate the PBC menu by starting playback using a number button to select a track, rather than the 3 (play) button . 0 1 23 4 56 789 RETURN 4 ¢ ENTER ENTER Button What it does RETURN Displays the PBC menu. Numbers Use to enter a numbered menu option. P ress ENTER to select. 4 Displays the previous menu page (if there is one). ¢ Displays the next menu page (if there is one).
Playing Discs 05 29 En 2 Select what you want to play . Depending on the type of disc you have loaded, the Disc Navigator looks slightly different. The screen for DVD discs shows the titles on the left and the chapters on the right. Select a title, or a chapter within a title. Title 1-10 Title 01 Title 02 Title 03 Title 04 Title 05 Title 06 Title 07 Title 08 DVD Disc Navigator Chapter 1-3 Chapter 001 Chapter 002 Chapter 003 The screen for CDs and Video CDs shows a list of tracks. T rack 1-10 T rack 01 T rack 02 T rack 03 T rack 04 T rack 05 T rack 06 T rack 07 T rack 08 CD Disc Navigator The screen for an MP3 disc shows the folder names on the lef t and the track names on the right. Select a folder , or a track within a folder . Folder 001-017 001. ACP 002. Nth Degree 003. Pfeuti 004. Live 005. Glitch music 006. CodHead 007. Thermo 008. Missing Man MP3 Disc Navigator T rack 001-010 001. Gravity deluxe 002. T esla's patent 003. Border dispute 004. Delayed by rain 005. Accident incident 006. Pigeon post 007. Outernational 008. V acuum tube Playback starts af ter you press ENTER. Introduction Most of the features described in this chapter make use of on-screen displays. F or an explanation of how to navigate these, see Using the on-scr een displays on page 22 . Many of the functions covered in this chapter apply to DVD discs, V ideo CDs, CDs and MP3 discs, although the exact operation of some varies slightly with the kind of disc loaded. Some DVD discs restrict the use of some functions (random or repeat, for example). This is not a malfunction. When playing Video CDs, some of the functions are not available during PBC playback. If you want to use them, start the disc playing using a number button to select a track. Using the Disc Navigator to browse the contents of a disc Use the Disc Navigator to browse through the contents of a disc to find the part you want to play . Y ou can use the Disc Navigator when a disc is playing or stopped. 1 Press SETUP and select ‘Disc Naviga- tor’ from the on-scr een display . Alternatively , if a CD, Video CD or MP3 disc is loaded, you can press MENU, which takes you straight to the Disc Navigator screen. Audio Settings Play Mode Setup Navigator Disc Navigator Initial Settings
Playing Discs 05 30 En Playing in slow motion Y ou can play DVDs and Video CDs at four different forward slow motion speeds, and DVDs also at two reverse speeds. 1 During playback, press 8 (pause). 2 Press and hold / e or E / until slow motion playback starts. • The slow motion speed is shown on- screen. • There is no sound during slow motion playback. 3 Press r epeatedly to change the slow motion speed. • The slow motion speed is displayed on- screen. 4 T o r esume normal playback, press 3 (play). • Video CD only supports forward slow motion playback. • The picture quality during slow motion playback is not as good as during normal playback. • Depending on the disc, normal playback may automatically resume when a new chapter is reached. Frame advance/frame r everse Y ou can advance or back up a DVD disc frame-by-frame. With V ideo CDs, you can only use frame advance. 1 During playback, press 8 (pause). 2 Press / e or E / to reverse or advance a frame at a time. 3 T o r esume normal playback, press 3 (play). • The Disc Navigator is not available unless there is a disc loaded. • It’s not possible to use the Disc Naviga- tor when playing a Video CD 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 36 . Scanning discs Y ou can fast-scan discs for ward or backward at various different speeds. 1 During playback, press 1 or ¡ to start scanning. 2 Press r epeatedly to incr ease the scanning speed. • MP3s can only be scanned at one speed. • The scanning speed is shown on-screen. 3 T o r esume normal playback, press 3 (play). • Sound can be heard while scanning audio CDs and MP3 discs. • When scanning a Video CD or MP3 track, playback automatically resumes at the end or beginning of the track. • There is no sound while scanning DVDs and V ideo CDs, and no subtitles while scanning DVDs. • Depending on the disc, normal playback may automatically resume when a new chapter is reached on a DVD disc.
Playing Discs 05 31 En • The picture quality when using frame reverse is not as good as frame ad- vance. • Depending on the disc, normal playback may automatically resume when a new chapter is reached. Looping a section of a disc The A-B Repeat function allows you to specif y two points (A and B) within a track (CD and Video CD) or title (DVD) that form a loop which is played over and over . A-B Repeat is not available with MP3 discs, Video CDs in PBC mode, or unfinalized CD -R/RW discs. 1 During playback, press PLA Y MODE and select ‘A-B Repeat ’ from the list of functions on the left. A(Start Point) B(End Point) Off A-B Repeat Repeat Random Program Search Mode Play Mode 2 Press ENTER on ‘A(Star t Point) ’ to set the loop start point. A(Start Point) B(End Point) Off A-B Repeat Repeat Random Program Search Mode Play Mode 3 Press ENTER on ‘B(End Point) ’ to set the loop end point. A(Start Point) B(End Point) Off A-B Repeat Repeat Random Program Search Mode Play Mode Af ter pressing ENTER, playback jumps back to the start point and plays the loop. 4 T o r esume 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 pr ogram list on page 33). Repeat play is not available with V ideo CDs in PBC mode, or unfinalized CD-R/RW discs. 1 During playback, press PLA Y MODE and select ‘ Repeat’ fr om the list of functions on the left. Title Repeat Chapter Repeat Repeat Off A-B Repeat Repeat Random Program Search Mode Play Mode
Playing Discs 05 32 En 2 Select a repeat play option. If program play is active, select Pr ogram Repeat to repeat the program list, or Repeat Of f to cancel. F or DVD discs, select Title Repeat or Chapter Repeat (or Repeat Off ). Title Repeat Chapter Repeat Repeat Off A-B Repeat Repeat Random Program Search Mode Play Mode F or CDs and Video CDs, select Disc Repeat or T rack Repeat (or Repeat Off ). Disc Repeat T rack Repeat Repeat Off A-B Repeat Repeat Random Program Search Mode Play Mode F or MP3 discs, select Disc Repeat , Folder Repeat or T rack Repeat (or Repeat Of f ). Disc Repeat Folder Repeat T rack Repeat Repeat Off A-B Repeat Repeat Random Program Search Mode Play Mode • Y ou can ’t use repeat and random play at the same time. • If you switch camera angle during repeat play , repeat play is canceled. Using random play Use the random play function to play titles or chapters (DVD) or tracks (CD, Video CD and MP3 discs) in a random order . Y ou can set the random play option when a disc is playing or stopped. 1 Press PLA Y MODE and select ‘Random ’ from the list of functions on the left. Random Title Random Chapter Random Off A-B Repeat Repeat Random Program Search Mode Play Mode 2 Select a random play option. F or DVD discs, select Random Title or Random Chapter (or Random Off ) Random Title Random Chapter Random Off A-B Repeat Repeat Random Program Search Mode Play Mode F or CDs, Video CDs and MP3 discs, select On or Off to switch random play on or off . (Note that when used with MP3 discs, only tracks from the curent folder are played.) On Off A-B Repeat Repeat Random Program Search Mode Play Mode
Playing Discs 05 33 En • T o stop the disc and cancel random playback, press 7 (stop). • T o cancel random playback without stopping playback, press CLEAR . The disc will play to the end, then stop. • During random play , the 4 and ¢ buttons function a little differently to normal: 4 returns to the beginning of the current track/chapter . Y ou can't go back further than this. ¢ selects another track/chapter at random from those remaining. • Y ou can't use random play together with program or repeat play . • Y ou can ’t use random play with V ideo CDs playing in PBC mode, or unfinalized CD-R/RW discs. Creating a pr ogram list This feature lets you program the play order of titles/chapters/folders/tracks on a disc. P rogram play is not available with Video CDs playing in PBC mode, or unfinalized CD -R/RW discs. 1 Press PLA Y MODE and select ‘ Pro- gram ’ fr om the list of functions on the left. Create/Edit Playback Start Playback Stop Program Delete Program Memory ‰ Off A-B Repeat Repeat Random Program Search Mode Play Mode 2 Select ‘Create/Edit ’ fr om the list of program options. Create/Edit Playback Start Playback Stop Program Delete Program Memory ‰ Off A-B Repeat Repeat Random Program Search Mode Play Mode The P rogram edit screen that appears depends on the kind of disc loaded. On the left side is the program list, then to the right is a list of titles (if a DVD disc is loaded), tracks (for CDs and Video CDs), or folder names (for MP3 discs). On the far right is a list of chapters (for DVD) or track names (for MP3). 3 Select a title, chapter , folder or track for the current step in the pr ogram list. F or a DVD disc, you can add a whole title, or a chapter within a title to the program list. • T o add a title, select the title. Program Step 01. 01 02. 03. 04. 05. 06. 07. 08. Title 1-38 Title 01 Title 02 Title 03 Title 04 Title 05 Title 06 Title 07 Title 08 Chapter 1-4 Chapter 001 Chapter 002 Chapter 003 Chapter 004 Program
Playing Discs 05 34 En • T o add a chapter , first highlight the title, then press (cursor right) and select a chapter from the list. Program Step 01. 01-003 02. 03. 04. 05. 06. 07. 08. Title 1-38 Title 01 Title 02 Title 03 Title 04 Title 05 Title 06 Title 07 Title 08 Chapter 1-4 Chapter 001 Chapter 002 Chapter 003 Chapter 004 Program F or a CD or Video CD, select a track to add to the program list. Program Step 01. 04 02. 03. 04. 05. 06. 07. 08. T rack 1-12 T rack 01 T rack 02 T rack 03 T rack 04 T rack 05 T rack 06 T rack 07 T rack 08 Program F or an MP3 disc, you can add a whole folder , or a track within a folder to the program list. • T o add a folder , select the folder . Program Step 01. 001 02. 03. 04. 05. 06. 07. 08. Folder 001-006 001. A CP 002. Nth Degree 003. Pf euti 004. Live 005. Glitc h music 006. CodHead T rack 001-010 001. Gra vity deluxe 002. Tesla's patent 003. Bor der dispute 004. Dela yed by rain 005. Accident incident 006. Pigeon post 007. Outernational 008. V acuum tube Program • T o add a track, first find the folder , then press (cursor right) and select a track name from the list. Program Step 01. 001-003 02. 03. 04. 05. 06. 07. 08. Program Folder 001-006 001. A CP 002. Nth Degree 003. Pf euti 004. Live 005. Glitc h music 006. CodHead T rack 001-010 001. Gra vity deluxe 002. Tesla's patent 003. Bor der dispute 004. Dela yed by rain 005. Accident incident 006. Pigeon post 007. Outernational 008. V acuum tube After pressing ENTER to select the title/ chapter/folder/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/folders/tracks. 5 T o play the pr ogram list, press 3 (play). P rogram play remains active until you turn off program play (see below), erase the program list (see below), eject the disc or switch off the player . • T o save your program list and exit the program edit screen without starting playback, press PLA Y MODE or SETUP . (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 . P ress while stopped to erase the program list.
Playing Discs 05 35 En Editing a program list Af ter creating a program list, you can add, delete and change steps. 1 Press PLA Y MODE and select ‘ Pro- gram ’ fr om the list of functions on the left. 2 Select ‘Create/Edit ’ fr om the list of program options. 3 T o clear a step, highlight the step number and press CLEAR. 4 T o insert a step in the middle of the program list, highlight the step wher e you want the new step to appear , then select a title/chapter/folder/track to add. Af ter pressing ENTER, the new step is inserted into the list. 5 T o add a step to the end of the program list, highlight the next fr ee step then select a title/chapter/folder/track to add. • T o save your program list and exit the program edit screen without starting playback, press PLA Y MODE or SETUP . • If you want to exit the program edit screen without saving the changes you made, press RETURN . Other functions available fr om 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 Playback Mode menu. 1 Press PLA Y MODE and select ‘ Pro- gram ’ from the list of functions on the left. Create/Edit Playback Start Playback Stop Program Delete Program Memory ‰ Off A-B Repeat Repeat Random Program Search Mode Play Mode 2 Select a program play function. • Create/Edit – See above • Playback Start – Starts playback of a saved program list • Playback Stop – T urns off program play , but does not erase the program list • Program Delete – Erases the program list and turns off program play • Program Memory (DVD only) – Select On to save the program list for the disc loaded. (Select Off to cancel the program memor y for the disc loaded) • Program lists are saved for the disc loaded. When you load a disc with a saved program list, program play is automatically turned on . • Y ou can save program lists for up to 24 discs. After that, the oldest one is replaced with the new one saved.
Playing Discs 05 36 En Sear ching a disc Y ou can search DVD discs by title or chapter number , or by time. CDs can be searched by track number , and Video CDs by track number or time. MP3 discs can be searched by folder or track number . 1 Press PLA Y MODE and select ‘ Search Mode ’ from the list of functions on the left. The search options that appear depend on the kind of disc loaded. The screen below shows the DVD search options. Title Search Chapter Search Time Search A-B Repeat Repeat Random Program Search Mode Play Mode 2 Select a search mode. 3 Use the number buttons to enter a title, chapter , folder or track number , or a time. 0 0 1 Title Search Chapter Search Time Search Chapter Input A-B Repeat Repeat Random Program Search Mode Play Mode • F or a time search, enter the number of minutes and seconds into the currently playing title (DVD) or track (V ideo CD) you want playback to resume from. F or example, press 4 , 5 , 0 , 0 to have playback start from 45 minutes into the disc. F or 1 hour , 20 minutes and 30 seconds, press 8 , 0 , 3 , 0 . 4 Press ENTER to star t playback. • The disc must be playing in order to use time search. • Search functions are not available with V ideo CDs in PBC mode, or unfinalized CD-R/RW discs. Switching subtitles Some DVD discs have subtitles in one or more languages; the disc box will usually tell you which subtitle languages are available. Y ou can switch subtitle language anytime during playback. 1 Press SUBTITLE r epeatedly to select a subtitle option. Subtitle English 1/2 Current / T otal • T o set subtitle preferences, see Subtitle Language on page 44. Switching DVD audio language When playing a DVD disc recorded with dialog in two or more languages, you can switch audio language anytime during playback. 1 Press AUDIO r epeatedly to select an audio language option. Audio French Dolby Digital 3/2.1CH 1/2 Current /T otal • T o set audio language preferences, see A udio Language on page 44.
Playing Discs 05 37 En Switching audio channel when playing a V ideo CD When playing a Video CD, you can switch between stereo, just the left channel or just the right channel. 1 Press AUDIO r epeatly to select an audio channel option. Audio Stereo Zooming the scr een Using the zoom feature you can magnify a part of the screen by a factor of 2 or 4, while watching a DVD or Video CD. 1 During playback, use the ZOOM button to select the zoom factor . • Normal • 2x • 4x Zoom 2 Zoom 4 Normal Zoom 2 Zoom 4 • Since DVD and Video CD have a fixed resolution , picture quality will deterio - rate, especially at 4x zoom. This is not a malfunction. 2 Use the cursor buttons to change the zoomed area. Y ou can change the zoom factor and the zoomed area freely during playback. • If the navigation square at the top of the screen disappears, press ZOOM again to display it. • W e do not recommend using DVD disc menus when the screen is zoomed as menu options will 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 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 switched off if you prefer — see page 46). ¶ During playback (or when paused), press ANGLE to switch angle. If the disc was paused, playback starts again with the new angle.
Playing Discs 05 38 En Displaying disc information V arious track, chapter and title information , as well as the video transmission rate for DVD discs, can be displayed on-screen while a disc is playing. ¶ T o show/switch the information displayed, pr ess DISPLA Y . When a disc is playing, the information appears at the top of the screen . Keep pressing DISPLA Y to change the displayed information . • DVD displays Audio French Dolby Digital 3/2.1CH Angle Subtitle English 1 Title Play D VD 3 2.05 11/38 Current / Total Elapsed 4.57 Remain 7.02 T otal T r . Rate 8.6Mbps Chapter Play DVD 3 2.05 11/38 Current / Total Elapsed 4.57 Remain 7.02 T otal • CD and Video CD displays T rack Play CD 3 1.07 2/16 Current / Total Elapsed 4.40 Remain 5.47 To t a l Disc Play CD 3 28.00 Elapsed 30.20 Remain 58.20 To t a l • MP3 disc displays Play MP3 3 T rack T rack Name Outernational 0.18 1/17 Current / T otal Elapsed 12.42 Remain 13.00 T otal Play MP3 3 Folder Folder Name ACP 2/7 Current / T otal • Y ou can see disc information (number of titles/chapters, tracks, folders) and so on) from the Disc Navigator screen. See Using the Disc Navigator to browse the contents of a disc on page 29 .
The Audio Settings Menu 06 39 En • 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 page 41 . • The effect of Audio DRC depends on your speakers and A V receiver settings. Virtual Sur round • Default setting: Off Switch on Virtual surround to enjoy surround sound effects from just two speakers. When you play a Dolby Digital soundtrack, Virtual Dolby Digital, which uses T ruSurround technology from SRS, produces a deep, realistic 3D soundspace from a pair of stereo speakers. Audio DRC • Default setting: Off When watching Dolby Digital DVDs at low volume, it’s easy to lose the quieter sounds completely—including some of the dialog. Switching Audio DRC (Dynamic Range Control) to On can help by bringing up the quieter sounds, while controlling loud peaks. How much of a difference you hear depends on the material you’re listening to. If the material doesn’t have wide variations in volume, you may not notice much change. 1 Press SETUP and select ‘Audio Set- tings’ from the on-scr een display . Audio Settings Play Mode Setup Navigator Disc Navigator Initial Settings 2 Highlight Audio DRC, then use the / buttons (cursor left/right) to change to ‘On ’ or ‘Off ’ , as requir ed. Audio Settings Audio DRC Virtual Surround Off Off 3 Press ENTER to make the setting and exit the Audio Settings screen.
The Audio Settings Menu 06 40 En 1 Press SETUP and select ‘Audio Set- tings ’ from the on-scr een display . Audio Settings Play Mode Setup Navigator Disc Navigator Initial Settings 2 Highlight Virtual Surround, then use the / buttons (cursor left/right) to change to ‘ 2 V/T ruSurround ’ or ‘Of f ’ , as requir ed. Audio Settings Audio DRC Virtual Surround Off Off 3 Press ENTER to make the setting and exit the Audio Settings screen. • Y ou can also use the SURROUND button on the remote control to switch Virtual Surround on ( 2 V/ T ruSurr ound )/Off . • Virtual Surround doesn ’ t work with DTS or 96kHz linear PCM audio, or during MP3 playback, through either the analog or digital outputs. • If the player is outputting Dolby Digital or MPEG bitstream audio (in other words, no conversion to PCM), Virtual Surround has no effect on the audio from the digital output. See pages 41 – 42 for how to set up the digital output formats. • How good the surround effect is varies with the disc.
The Initial Settings Menu 07 41 En Digital Audio Out settings Digital Out • Default setting: On Y ou only need to mak e this setting if you connected this system to an A V r eceiver (or other component) using one of the digital outputs. Digital Audio Out Video Output Language Display Options Digital Out Dolby Digital Out DTS Out 96 kHz PCM Out MPEG Out On Off Initial Settings If at any time you need to switch off the digital audio output, set this to Off, other - wise leave it On . Note that you can’t switch on/off the optical and coaxial outputs individually . Dolby Digital Out • Default setting: Dolby Digital Y ou only need to mak e this setting if you connected this system to an A V r eceiver (or other component) using one of the digital outputs. Digital Audio Out Video Output Language Display Options Digital Out Dolby Digital Out DTS Out 96 kHz PCM Out MPEG Out Dolby Digital Dolby Digital > PCM Initial Settings If your A V receiver (or other connected component) is Dolby Digital compatible, set to Dolby Digital , other wise set to Dolby Digital > PCM . Using the Initial Settings menu The Initial Settings menu gives you complete control in setting up your DVD player , including audio, and video output settings, audience limitation settings, among others. If an option is grayed out it means that it cannot be changed at the current time. This is usually because a disc is playing. Stop the disc, then change the setting. 1 Press SETUP and select ‘Initial Set- tings’ from the on-scr een display . Audio Settings Play Mode Setup Navigator Disc Navigator Initial Settings 2 Select the setup category from the list on the left, then select an item from the menu list to the right. 3 Make the setting you want. • The language options shown in the on- screen display illustrations on the following pages may not correspond to those available in your countr y or region .
The Initial Settings Menu 07 42 En If your A V receiver (or other connected component) is compatible with high sampling rates (96 kHz), set this to 96kHz , other wise set it to 96kHz > 48kHz (96 kHz audio is converted to a more compatible 48 kHz). Check the manual that came with the other component if you ’re unsure whether it is 96 kHz compatible. MPEG Out • Default setting: MPEG > PCM Y ou only need to mak e this setting if you connected this system to an A V r eceiver (or other component) using one of the digital outputs. Digital Audio Out Video Output Language Display Options Digital Out Dolby Digital Out DTS Out 96 kHz PCM Out MPEG Out MPEG MPEG > PCM Initial Settings If your A V receiver (or other connected component) is compatible with MPEG audio, set this to MPEG, otherwise set it to MPEG > PCM (MPEG audio is converted to more compatible PCM audio). Check the manual that came with the other component if you ’ re unsure whether it is MPEG audio compat- ible. DTS Out • Default setting: Off Y ou only need to mak e this setting if you connected this system to an A V r eceiver (or other component) using one of the digital outputs. Digital Audio Out Video Output Language Display Options Digital Out Dolby Digital Out DTS Out 96 kHz PCM Out MPEG Out DTS Off Initial Settings If your A V receiver (or other connected component) has a built-in DTS decoder , set this to DTS, otherwise set to Off. Check the manual that came with the other component if you ’re unsure whether it is DTS compat- ible. • If you set to DTS with a non-DTS compatible amplifier , noise will be output when you play a DTS disc. 96kHz PCM Out • Default setting: 96kHz > 48kHz Y ou only need to mak e this setting if you connected this system to an A V r eceiver (or other component) using one of the digital outputs. Digital Audio Out Video Output Language Display Options Digital Out Dolby Digital Out DTS Out 96 kHz PCM Out MPEG Out 96 kHz > 48kHz 96 kHz Initial Settings
The Initial Settings Menu 07 43 En S-Video Out • Default setting: S2 Y ou only need to mak e this setting if you connected this player to your TV using an S- V ideo cord. Digital Audio Out Video Output Language Display Options TV Screen S-Video Out S1 S2 Initial Settings If you find that the picture is stretched or distorted on the default S2 setting, tr y changing it to S1 . Video Output settings TV Screen • Default setting: 4:3 (Letterbox) Digital Audio Out Video Output Language Display Options TV Screen S-Video Out 4:3 (Letter Box) 4:3 (Pan&Scan) 16:9 (Wide) Initial Settings If you have a 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 determine 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 Box mode, widescreen sof tware is shown with black bars at the top and bottom of the screen. P an & Scan chops the sides off widescreen material to make it fit the 4:3 screen (so even though the image looks larger on the screen, you ’re actually seeing less of the picture). See also page 51 .
The Initial Settings Menu 07 44 En Subtitle Language • Default setting: English Digital Audio Out Video Output Language Display Options Audio Language Subtitle Language DVD Men u Lang. Subtitle Display English French German Italian Spanish Other Language Initial Settings This setting is your preferred subtitle language for DVD discs. If the language you specify here is recorded on a disc, the system automatically plays the disc with those subtitles. The DVD format recognizes 136 different languages. Select Other Language if you want to specify a language other than those listed. See also Selecting languages using the language code list on page 53. • Y ou can change or switch off the subtitles on a DVD disc any time during playback using the SUBTITLE button . (This does not affect this setting.) See page 36 . Language settings Audio Language • Default setting: English Digital Audio Out Video Output Language Display Options Audio Language Subtitle Language DVD Men u Lang. Subtitle Display English French German Italian Spanish Other Language Initial Settings This setting is your preferred audio language for DVD discs. If the language you specify here is recorded on a disc, the system automatically plays the disc in that lan- guage. The DVD format recognizes 136 different languages. Select Other Language if you want to specify a language other than those listed. See also Selecting languages using the language code list on page 53. • Y ou can switch between the languages recorded on a DVD disc any time during playback using the AUDIO button . (This does not affect this setting.) See page 36 .
The Initial Settings Menu 07 45 En Display settings OSD Language • Default setting: English Digital Audio Out Video Output Language Display Options OSD Language On Screen Display Angle Indicator English Français Deutsch Italiano Español Initial Settings This sets the language of this player ’s on- screen displays. On Screen Display • Default setting: On Digital Audio Out Video Output Language Display Options OSD Language On Screen Display Angle Indicator On Off Initial Settings This sets whether operation displays are shown on-screen ( PLA Y , RESUME , SCAN and so on.) DVD Menu Language • Default setting: w/Subtitle Lang. Digital Audio Out Video Output Language Display Options Audio Language Subtitle Language DVD Menu Lang. Subtitle Display w/Subtitle Lang. English French German Italian Spanish Other Language Initial Settings Some multilingual discs have disc menus in several languages. This setting specifies in which language the disc menus should appear . Leave on the default setting for menus to appear in the same language as your Subtitle Language — see page 44. The DVD format recognizes 136 different languages. Select Other Language if you want to specify a language other than those listed. See also Selecting languages using the language code list on page 53. Subtitle Display • Default setting: On Digital Audio Out Video Output Language Display Options Audio Language Subtitle Language DVD Men u Lang. Subtitle Display On Off Initial Settings When set to On, the player displays subtitles according to the Subtitle Language setting. Set to Off to switch subtitles off altogether .
The Initial Settings Menu 07 46 En • Not all discs that you may consider inappropriate for your children use the P arental Lock feature. These discs will always play without requiring the password first. • If you forget your password, you’ ll need to reset the player to it ’ s factor y settings ( page 51 ), then register a new pass- word. Registering a new password Y ou must register a password before you can change the P arental Lock level or enter a Countr y Code. 1 Select ‘Passwor d ’. Digital Audio Out Video Output Language Display Options Parental Loc k Pass word Level Change Country Code Initial Settings 2 Use the number buttons to enter a 4- digit passwor d. Digital Audio Out Video Output Language Display Options Register Code Number Initial Settings ** * * The numbers you enter show up as asterisks (*) on-screen. Angle Indicator • Default setting: On Digital Audio Out Video Output Language Display Options OSD Language On Screen Display Angle Indicator On Off Initial Settings If you prefer not to see the camera icon on- screen during multi-angle scenes on DVD discs, change this setting to Of f . Options Parental Lock • Default level: Off • Default password: none • Default countr y code: us (2119) Some DVD V ideo discs feature a P arental Lock level. If your player is set to a lower level than the disc, the disc won ’ t play . This gives you some control about what your children watch on your DVD player . Some discs also support the Countr y Code feature. The player does not play certain scenes on these discs, depending on the countr y code you set. Before you can set the P arental Lock level or the Countr y Code you must register a password. As the password owner , you can change the P arental Lock level or Countr y Code whenever you like. Y ou can also change the password.
The Initial Settings Menu 07 47 En 3 Press ENTER to r egister the password and return to the Options menu screen. If you forget your password, you can reset the system then register a new one. See page 51 for how to reset the player . Changing your password T o change your password, confirm your existing password then enter a new one. 1 Select ‘ Password Change’ . Digital Audio Out Video Output Language Display Options Parental Loc k Pass word Change Level Change Country Code Initial Settings 2 Use the number buttons to enter your existing passwor d, then press ENTER. • The numbers appear as asterisks as you enter them. Digital Audio Out Video Output Language Display Options Pass word Change Initial Settings ** * * Passwo rd New P assword 3 Enter a new passwor d. Digital Audio Out Video Output Language Display Options Pass word Change Initial Settings ** * * ** ** Passwo rd New P assword 4 Press ENTER to r egister the new password and r eturn to the Options menu screen. Setting/changing the Parental Lock level 1 Select ‘ Level Change’ . Digital Audio Out Video Output Language Display Options Parental Loc k Pass word Change Level Change Country Code Initial Settings 2 Use number buttons to enter your password, then pr ess ENTER. Digital Audio Out Video Output Language Display Options Initial Settings Parental Loc k : Level Change ** * * Passwo rd 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 off
The Initial Settings Menu 07 48 En 3 Select a new level. Digital Audio Out Video Output Language Display Options Parental Loc k : Level Change Initial Settings ** * * Passwo rd 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 off P ress (cursor lef t) repeatedly to lock more levels (more discs will require the password); press (cursor right) to unlock levels. Y ou can ’ t lock level 1. 4 Press ENTER to set the new level and return to the Options menu screen. Setting/changing the Country Code Y ou may also want to refer to the Countr y code list on page 52 . 1 Select ‘ Country Code’ . Digital Audio Out Video Output Language Display Options Parental Loc k Passw ord Change Level Change Country Code Initial Settings 2 Use number buttons to enter your password, then pr ess ENTER. Digital Audio Out Video Output Language Display Options Initial Settings Country Code List Code us 2 1 1 9 Parental Loc k: Country Code ** * * Passwo rd 3 Select a country code. There are two ways you can do this. • Select by code letter: Use / (cursor up/down) to change the countr y code. Digital Audio Out Video Output Language Display Options Initial Settings Country Code List Code us 2 1 1 9 Parental Loc k: Country Code ** * * Passwo rd • Se le ct by code number: P ress (cursor right) then use the number buttons to enter the 4-digit countr y code (you can find the Countr y code list on page 52 ). Digital Audio Out Video Output Language Display Options Initial Settings Country Code List Code us 2 1 1 9 Parental Loc k: Country Code ** * * Passwo rd 4 Press ENTER to set the new Countr y Code and return to the Options menu screen.
Additional Information 08 49 En Storing discs Although CDs and DVD discs are more durable than vinyl records, you should still take care to handle and store discs correctly . When you're not using a disc, return it to its case and store upright. Avoid leaving discs in excessively cold, humid, or hot environ- ments (including under direct sunlight). Don't glue paper or put stickers onto the disc, or use a pencil, ball-point pen or other sharp-tipped writing instrument. These could all damage the disc. F or more detailed care information see the instructions that come with discs. Do not load more than one disc into the player at a time. Discs to avoid Discs spin at high speed inside the player . If you can see that a disc is cracked, chipped, warped, or otherwise damaged, don't risk using it in your player—you could end up damaging the unit. This unit is designed for use with conven- tional, fully circular discs only . Use of shaped discs is not recommended for this product. P ioneer disclaims all liability arising in connection with the use of shaped discs. T aking car e of your player and discs Handling discs When holding discs of any type, take care not to leave fingerprints, dirt or scratches on the disc sur face. Hold the disc by its edge or by the center hole and edge. Damaged or dirty discs can affect playback per formance. T ake care also not to scratch the label side of the disc. Although not as fragile as the recorded side, scratches can still result in a disc becoming unusable. Should a disc become marked with finger- prints, dust, etc., clean using a soft, dr y cloth, wiping the disc lightly from the center to the outside edge as shown in the diagram below . Wipe lightly from the center of the disc using straight strok es. Don ’t wipe the disc sur face using circular str okes. If necessar y , 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.
Additional Information 08 50 En ✗ Place directly on top of an amplifier , or other component in your stereo system that becomes hot in use. ✗ Use near a television or monitor as you may experience interference — especially if the television uses an indoor antenna. ✗ Use 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 sur face, or one that is not large enough to support all four of the unit ’ s feet. Moving the player If you need to move the player , first press ST ANDBY/ON on the front panel to turn the player off . W ait for --OFF-- to disappear from the display , then unplug the power cord. Never lift or move the unit during playback — discs rotate at a high speed and may be damaged. Power cord caution Handle the power cord by the plug part. 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, or other object on the power cord or pinch the cord in any other way . Never make a knot in the cord or tie it with other cords. The power cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be stepped on. A damaged power cord can cause a fire or give you an electric shock. Check the power cord once in a while. If you find it damaged, ask your nearest P ioneer authorized ser vice center or your dealer for a replacement. Cleaning the pickup lens 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 P ioneer-authorized ser vice 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 warm room from outside, or if the temperature of the room rises quickly . Although the condensation won ’ t damage the player , it may temporarily impair its per formance. F or this reason you should leave it to adjust to the warmer temperature for about an hour before switching on and using. Hints on installation W e want you to enjoy using this unit for years to come, so please bear in mind the following points when choosing a suitable location for it: Do... ✓ Use in a well-ventilated room. ✓ Place on a solid, flat, level surface, such as a table, shelf or stereo rack. Don’t... ✗ Use in a place exposed to high tempera- tures or humidity , including near radiators and other heat-generating appliances. ✗ Place on a window sill or other place where the player will be exposed to direct sunlight. ✗ Use in an excessively dusty or damp environment.
Additional Information 08 51 En Screen sizes and disc for mats 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. T elevisions, too, come in different aspect ratios; ‘standard ’ 4:3 and widescreen 16:9. Widescr een TV users If you have a widescreen TV , the TV Scr een setting ( page 43) of this player should be set to 16:9(Wide). When you watch discs recorded in 4:3 format, you can use the TV controls to select how the picture is presented. Y our TV may offer various zoom and stretch options; see the instructions that came with your TV for details. Please note that some movie aspect ratios are wider than 16:9, so even though you have a widescreen TV , these discs will still play in a ‘letterbox ’ style with black bars at the top and bottom of the screen. Standard TV users If you have a standard TV , the TV Screen setting ( page 43) of this player should be set to 4:3 (Letter Box) or 4:3 (Pan&Scan), depending on which you prefer . Set to 4:3 (Letter Box), widescreen discs are shown with black bars top and bottom. Set to 4:3(Pan&Scan), widescreen discs are shown with the lef t and right sides cropped. Although the picture looks larger , you don ’ t actually see the whole picture. Please note that many widescreen discs override the player ’s settings so that the disc is shown in letterbox format regardless of the setting. • Using the 16:9 (Wide) setting with a standard 4:3 TV , or either of the 4:3 settings with a widescreen TV , will result in a distorted picture. Resetting the player Use this procedure to reset all the player ’ s settings to the factor y default. 1 Switch the player into standby . 2 Using the fr ont panel buttons, hold down the 7 (stop) button and press ST ANDBY/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.
Additional Information 08 52 En Argentina, 0118, ar Australia, 0121, au Austria, 0120, at Belgium, 0205, be Brazil, 0218, br Canada, 0301, ca Chile, 0312, cl China, 0314, cn Denmark, 0411, dk Finland, 0609 , fi F rance, 0618, fr Germany , 0405, de Japanese (ja), 1001 English (en), 0514 F rench (fr), 0618 German (de), 0405 Italian (it), 0920 Spanish (es), 0519 Chinese (zh), 2608 Dutch (nl), 1412 P ortuguese (pt), 1620 Swedish (sv), 1922 R ussian (ru), 1821 K orean (ko), 1115 Greek (el), 0512 Afar (aa), 0101 Abkhazian (ab), 0102 Afrikaans (af), 0106 Amharic (am), 0113 Arabic (ar), 0118 Assamese (as), 0119 Aymara (ay), 0125 Azerbaijani (az), 0126 Bashkir (ba), 0201 Byelorussian (be), 0205 Bulgarian (bg), 0207 Bihari (bh), 0208 Bislama (bi), 0209 Bengali (bn), 0214 Tibetan (bo), 0215 Breton (br), 0218 Catalan (ca), 0301 Corsican (co), 0315 Czech (cs), 0319 W elsh (cy), 0325 Danish (da), 0401 Language code list Language (Laguage code letter), Language code Bhutani (dz), 0426 Esperanto (eo), 0515 Estonian (et), 0520 Basque (eu), 0521 P ersian (fa), 0601 Finnish (fi), 0609 Fiji (fj), 0610 F aroese (fo), 0615 F risian (fy), 0625 Irish (ga), 0701 Scots-Gaelic (gd), 0704 Galician (gl), 0712 Guarani (gn), 0714 Gujarati (gu), 0721 Hausa (ha), 0801 Hindi (hi), 0809 Croatian (hr), 0818 Hungarian (hu), 0821 Armenian (hy), 0825 Interlingua (ia), 0901 Interlingue (ie), 0905 Inupiak (ik), 0911 Indonesian (in), 0914 Icelandic (is), 0919 Hebrew (iw), 0923 Yiddish (ji), 1009 Javanese (jw), 1023 Georgian (ka), 1101 Kazakh (kk), 1111 Greenlandic (kl), 1112 Cambodian (km), 1113 Kannada (kn), 1114 Kashmiri (ks), 1119 Kurdish (ku), 1121 Kirghiz (ky), 1125 Latin (la), 1201 Lingala (ln), 1214 Laothian (lo), 1215 Lithuanian (lt), 1220 Latvian (lv), 1222 Malagasy (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 P anjabi (pa), 1601 P olish (pl), 1612 P ashto, P ushto (ps), 1619 Quechua (qu), 1721 Rhaeto-Romance (rm), 1813 Kirundi (rn), 1814 R omanian (ro), 1815 Kinyarwanda (r w), 1823 Sanskrit (sa), 1901 Sindhi (sd), 1904 Sangho (sg), 1907 Serbo- Croatian (sh), 1908 Sinhalese (si), 1909 Slovak (sk), 1911 Slovenian (sl), 1912 Samoan (sm), 1913 Shona (sn), 1914 Somali (so), 1915 Albanian (sq), 1917 Serbian (sr), 1918 Siswati (ss), 1919 Sesotho (st), 1920 Sundanese (su), 1921 Swahili (sw), 1923 T amil (ta), 2001 T elugu (te), 2005 T ajik (tg), 2007 Thai (th), 2008 T igrinya (ti), 2009 T urkmen (tk), 2011 T agalog (tl), 2012 Setswana (tn), 2014 T onga (to), 2015 T urkish (tr), 2018 T songa (ts), 2019 T atar (tt), 2020 T wi (tw), 2023 Ukrainian (uk), 2111 Urdu (ur), 2118 Uzbek (uz), 2126 Vietnamese (vi), 2209 V olap ü k (vo), 2215 W olof (wo), 2315 Xhosa (xh), 2408 Y oruba (yo), 2515 Zulu (zu), 2621 Hong Kong, 0811 , hk India, 0914, in Indonesia, 0904, id Italy , 0920, it Japan, 1016, jp K orea, Republic of , 1118 , kr Malaysia, 1325, my Mexico , 1324, mx Netherlands, 1412, nl New Zealand, 1426 , nz Norway , 1415, no P akistan, 1611 , pk Philippines, 1608, ph P ortugal, 1620, pt Russian F ederation, 1821 , ru Singapore, 1907, sg Spain, 0519, es Sweden, 1905 , se Switzerland, 0308, ch T aiwan, P rovince of China, 2023 , tw Thailand, 2008, th United Kingdom, 0702 , gb United States of America, 2119 , us Country code list Countr y , Country code, Countr y code letter
Additional Information 08 53 En Glossary Analog audio An electrical signal that directly represents sound. Compare this to digital audio which can be an electrical signal, but is an indirect representation of sound. See also Digital audio . Aspect ratio The width of a TV screen relative to its height. Conventional TVs are 4:3 (in other words, the screen is almost square); widescreen models are 16:9 (the screen is almost twice as wide as it is high). Digital audio An indirect representation of sound by numbers. During recording, the sound is measured at discrete inter vals (44,100 times a second for CD audio) by an analog-to- digital converter , generating a stream of numbers. On playback, a digital-to-analog converter generates an analog signal based on these numbers. See also Sampling fr equency 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 front channels and the center channel; the 2 being the surround channels, and the .1 being the LFE channel. 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 the previous page. 1 Select ‘ Other Language ’. 2 Use the / (cursor left/right) buttons to select either a code letter or a code number . 3 Use the / (cursor up/down) buttons to select a code letter or a code number . See the language code list on the previous page for a complete list of langauges and codes.
Additional Information 08 54 En Excellent quality , but requires a lot of data compared to formats such as Dolby Digital and MPEG audio . For compatibility with digital audio recorders (CD, MD and DA T) and A V amplifiers with digital inputs, this unit can convert Dolby Digital, DTS and MPEG audio to PCM. See also Digital audio . PBC (PlayBack Control) (Video CD only) A system of navigating a Video CD through on-screen menus recorded onto the disc. Especially good for discs that you would normally not watch from beginning to end all at once —karaoke discs, for example. Regions (DVD-Video only) These associate discs and players with particular areas of the world. This unit will only play discs that have compatible region codes. Y ou can find the region code of your unit by looking on the rear panel. Some discs are compatible with more than one region (or all regions). Sampling fr equency 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 fre- quency of 44.1kHz, which means 44,100 samples (measurements) per second. See also Digital audio. DTS DTS stands for Digital Theater System. DTS is a surround system different from Dolby Digital that has become a popular surround sound format for movies. Dynamic range The difference between the quietest and loudest sounds possible in an audio signal (without distorting or getting lost in noise). Dolby Digital and DTS soundtracks are capable of a ver y wide dynamic range, delivering dramatic cinema-like effects. File extension A tag added to the end of a filename to indicate the type of file. F or example, “.mp3 ” indicates an MP3 file. MP3 MP3 (MPEG1 audio layer 3) is a compressed audio file format. Files are recognized by their file extension “ .mp3” or “ .MP3” . MPEG audio An audio format used on Video CDs and some DVD discs. This unit can convert MPEG audio to PCM format for wider compatibility with digital recorders and A V amplifiers. See also PCM . MPEG video The video format used for V ideo CDs and DVDs. Video CD uses the older MPEG-1 standard, while DVD uses the newer and much better quality MPEG-2 standard. PCM (Pulse Code Modulation) The most common system of encoding digital audio , found on CDs and DA T .
Additional Information 08 55 En General System ............................. DVD - Video, V ideo CD, CD and MP3 files P ower requirements ................. AC 120 V , 60 Hz P ower consumption .................................... 13 W P ower consumption (standby) ....................... 0.3 W W eight ......................................... 2.4 kg (5lb 5oz) Dimensions DV -353 .............. 420 (W) x 55 (H) x 278 (D) mm (16 9 / 16 (W) x 2 3 / 16 (H) x 10 15 / 16 (D) in.) DV -250/251 ....... 420 (W) x 55 (H) x 276 (D) mm (16 9 / 16 (W) x 2 3 / 16 (H) x 10 14 / 16 (D) in.) Operating temperature .............. 5 ° C to 35 ° C ( 36 ° F to 96 °F) Operating humidity ............................ 5% to 85% (no condensation) S-V ideo output Y (luminance) - Output level .......... 1 Vp-p (75 Ω ) C (color) - Output level ........... 286 mVp-p (75 Ω ) Jack .................................................. S- Video jack Video output Output level .................................... 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 Digital audio characteristics F requency response ..................... 4 Hz to 44 kHz (DVD fs: 96 kHz) S/N ratio .................................................... 118 dB Dynamic range ......................................... 101 dB T otal harmonic distortion ..................... 0.0016 % W ow and flutter .............. Limit of measurement (0.001% W . PEAK) or lower Digital output Optical digital output ........... Optical digital jack Coaxial digital output ........................... RCA jack Accessories Audio/video cable .............................................. 1 P ower cable ........................................................ 1 Remote control ................................................... 1 AA/R6P dr y cell batteries .................................. 2 Operating Instructions ...................................... 1 W arranty card ..................................................... 1 • The specifications and design of this product are subject to change without notice, due to improvement. Specifications
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