Pioneer ULTIMATE DIGITAL AUDIO/VIDEO ENTERTAINMENT User Manual

Home Entertainment Guide 2005 — 2006
On the lookout for something ne w and unconventional? Look no further . Pioneer brings you a world full of innovations, new challenges, ne w experiences and new emotions. T otall y superlative multimedia entertainment for the home, business, even the dance floor . F uturistic and stylish products use onl y the most advanced technol ogies, to expand the boundaries of entertainment ever further . Enc ounter a world of ne w experienc es Be r eady for a high definition futur e today with an advanc ed multimedia display that boasts brilliant col our and the pur est black tones. Choose the DVD r ecor der to suit your lif estyl e and experience the v ersatility of the world’ s longest r ecor ding. All with stunningl y r ealistic imagery . No-limit rec ording pl easur e Step into the visual future and see mor e No matter wher e you’r e driving, Pioneer gets you ther e in fas t and furious styl e with state-of-the-art navigation and integrated video and audio entertainment. Even all in one smart system. Don’t leav e home without it. The ultimate travelling companion
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Disco ver r emote places and e xciting ideas. Ev en at home, with Pioneer you can cr eate r efr eshingl y unique experiences in y our own private sanctuary . Razor-sharp audio and inimitable imagery ar e jus t the tip of the iceber g. Cool technol ogies and a multitude of options compl ete the total entertainment experienc e. Cutting-edge digital quality expands your ov erall enjoyment further s till with the ever eternal r emarkabl e quality of Pioneer’ s entertainment pr oducts. 6 Contents PURE DIGIT AL HOME ENTERT AINMENT 10 PURE VISION PLASMA 20 DVD RECORDERS 34 DIGIT AL HOME CINEMA SYSTEMS 42 DVD PLA YERS 48 A/V AMPLIFIERS & RECEIVERS 60 HOME CINEMA SPEAKERS 75 AUDIO SPEAKERS 79 AUDIO COMPONENTS 81 FEA TURES & SPECIFIC A TIONS Entert ainment that tak es y ou t o the edge of the world
6 ST ANDOUT TECHNOL OGIES T ake a l ook behind the scenes of Pioneer’ s Pur e Digital Home Entertainment The HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interfac e) single-c able digit al interfac e transfer s all digital signals — video and even multi-channel audio — dir ectl y fr om sourc e to scr een or r eceiv er . Ther e ar e no additional conver sions or compr essions, so the signal r emains untouched. That means no noise, no dis tortion. Like ne ver befor e, the HDMI interfac e guarantees the highes t purity of video and audio, true to the original sour ce. Pinnacle quality digital audio and video pr oc essing pr eserve true-to-sour ce signal integrity fr om a range of sour ces High-fidelity media player Demand perf ection: Pur e Digital Home Entert ainment Absolute r efer ence high-end speak ers support a full variety of component options Reference-class ac oustic design DVD-A UDIO/VIDEO/SACD PLA YER HDD DVD RECORDER Finest pictur e r ecor ding and digital enc oding, and dir ect digital connection for unsurpas sed video images T op-class recording and pla yback EX SERIES SPEAKERS
7 The i.LINK interfac e is the very best connection to tr ansfer digital audio between a r eceiver and D VD player . Y ou get untainted audio clarity without noise or distortion, because the signal r emains in the digit al domain at all times. Due to the optimised signal transf er speed, i.LINK is ideal for high- r esolution multi-channel audio formats, lik e SACD and DVD-Audio. Ster eo audio formats ar e also r epr oduced as the y were originall y intended. Onl y one cabl e is needed for this high-fidelity audio e xperience. This ex clusive system pr ecisel y adjusts the sound to the acoustics of individual living r ooms. A micr ophone monitor s the sound envir onment and a 9-band equaliser optimally adjusts various sound paramet ers. It’ s like a pr ofessional r ecor ding engineer has fine-tuned your home system. T rue digital living has arrived… Pioneer’ s Pure Digital Home Entertainment — the onl y complete digital system for best-in-class pure digital entertainment. Highl y advanced, each component in this total system comes with future- oriented digital networking. With no unnecessary digital-analogue con versions, quality loss in sound and video is eliminated. The processing and signals ar e pure and untainted, with digital transfer from sour ce to output device. In short: a total digital environment. Finall y, there is a system that meets your demand for matchless perfection. Packed with a wealth of digital interf acing options, premium construction and pr ofessional sound adjustments to ensur e pure and potent surr ound sound delivery A powerhouse in state-of-the-art surround sound MUL TI-CHANNEL A/V RECEIVER PLASMA TV Brilliantl y lifelike images display ed to high definition perfection for a stunning sound and vision experienc e A vision of perfection
8 Digital networking has re volutionised the home entertainment arena. Now Pioneer r evolutionises home entertainment with a selection of advanced audio and video components. With digital pr ocessing and all-digital transfer of audio and video data between units, the quality has reached unpr ecedented levels. Three e xamples of total digital entertainment are shown here. Choose the sc enario, and the individual components, that match your entertainment needs. Y ou don’t compromise, and neither do any of these pur e digital solutions. Perf ection acc omplished: Pioneer’ s Pur e Digital Home Entert ainment Solutions THE UL TIMA TE DIGIT AL AUDIO/VIDEO ENTERT AINMENT This combination of top-of-the-line Pioneer units is at the f orefr ont of the digital rev olution. Start off with Pioneer’ s HD ready Plasma TV for vivid high definition images. It’ s outfitted with a built-in digital tuner so you can enjoy fr ee-to-air digital br oadcas ts. The multimedia r eceiver’ s two HDMI interfaces handl e digital throughput of audio and video signals. In this set-up, a digital set-t op box is connected, to enjo y digital broadcas ts, as well as an HDMI-equipped A/V rec eiver, for the pur est digital surround sound. The A/ V r eceiver tak es over fr om here as the digit al masterpiec e. i.LINK and HDMI networking allows you t o hook up both an HDD DVD r eco rder with HDMI connectivity and a top-quality D VD-Audio/Video/SACD player f eaturing both i.LINK and HDMI. This ensures full digit al audio and video signal data transf er dir ectly fr om the source t o the receiver, and on t o the Plasma TV — without conver sions, theref ore with utmost purity . Finally, the sound is precisel y delivered by Pioneer’ s world-class speaker line. Every angl e is cover ed here, ev ery whim. This is the ultimate solution for t otally digit al audio and video entertainment. (Audio/Video) (Audio) DV-989A Vi-S EX SERIES SPEAKERS Set-top Box DVi to MUL TIMEDIA RECEIVER VSX-AX4A Vi-S (Video) DVR-930H-S PDP-506XDE
9 CLASSIC DIGIT AL AUDIO/VIDEO ENTERT AINMENT PURE VIDEO ENTERT AINMENT This straightf orward solution is the choice f or pur e digital video. Y ou’ll see it all more cl early with Pioneer’ s HD ready Plas ma TV . Its HDMI inputs allow you t o connect digitall y to two HDMI video sourc es. This means that the digital data is transmitted at the hi ghest quality le vel, without distortion — thr ough a single cabl e. For your sour ces, choose the massiv e-capacity HDD DVD r ecorder and a pr emium DVD player . Both are equipped with HDMI digital c onnections and outstanding video pr ocessing that maximise image r ealis m on the Plasma TV . If a picture says a thousand wor ds, this digital video entertainment solution will leav e you speechles s. Her e’ s a digital take on clas sic home cinema: high-quality audio and video with a high definition digital edge. A fully c ompetent digital sour ce is ke y to the system. The HDMI/i.LINK equipped DVD-Audio/Video/SACD player pas ses uncompres sed digital video signals straight to the HD r eady Plasma TV, while all-digital audio is tr ansferr ed to the A/V amp or rec eiver thr ough the one-cable i.L INK interfac e. Audio aficionados will appreciate the superb sounds of multi-channel audio lik e SACD and DVD-Audio, culminating in acoustic perf ection as a result of Pioneer’ s pr emier-class EX series speaker s. This fine selection of components will bring you an ex ceptional viewing and audio experienc e. DV-989A Vi-S SOURCE UNITS EX SERIES SPEAKERS DV-989A Vi-S MUL TIMEDIA RECEIVER MUL TIMEDIA RECEIVER DVR-930H-S PDP-506FDE PDP-506XDE VSA-AX10Ai-S or VSX-AX4A Vi-S
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11 Open yourself to a ne w oasis of visual entertainment. Br eathtaking in their expanse, Pioneer’ s PURE Vision Plasmas provide the perf ect canvas for home entertainment — no w and for the future. Smooth and cl ean in design, ther e’ s no better way to exemplify y our distinctive taste. Digital connectivity and r evolutionary technology mean r ealistic and well-defined images ar e no mirage. Y ou can almost feel the sand between y our toes. With as many deep shades of black as a desert night. Expand your visual horizons
The Plasma world is much mor e than simpl y tel evision Pioneer is a fr ontrunner in high definition entertainment. No wonder that Pioneer Plasma TV s are certified ‘HD r eady’. This means they compl y with EICT A standar ds to proc ess and display high definition signals . Fr om HDTV br oadcasting to HD package media lik e Blu-ray discs, high definition DVD discs and high definition digital camc order footage, y our Pioneer ‘HD r eady’ Plasma TV is able to support them all. PURE VISION PLASMA 12 ST ANDOUT TECHNOL OGIES FOR A PERFECT HIGH DEFINITION VIEWING EXPERIENCE STYLISH HOME CINEMA Pioneer Plasma TV PDP-506XDE combined with RCS-77H HDD DVD Recor der Home Cinema System The new PUREBLACK Panel r eproduc es an entir e colour pal ette right befor e your eyes — fr om shiny whites to lifelik e ever greens and true marine blues to the richest pur e-blacks. As a r esult of Pioneer’ s PUREBLACK Crystal Layer, black tone repr oduction is extr emely accurat e. Pictur e quality is further advanced by PURE Driv e 2 HD digital video pr ocessing, incorporating the lat est devel opments to take full advantage of the plasma panel. Images ar e clear er, smoother, sharper and more realis tic than e ver befor e. IMPROVED PLASMA IMAGE QU ALITY COMPONENT-DRIVEN HOME CINEMA DISPLA Y YOUR HOME SHOT IMAGES Pioneer Plasma TV PDP-506XDE combined with state-of-the-art A/V components With the memory car d slot on the multimedia r eceiver, y our plasma panel is the perfect place to display artistic tal ents: your own digital photography or a fine art sel ection fr om Pioneer’ s Home Gallery softwar e. Hook up your camcor der and watch your home movies c ome to life.
SIMUL T ANEOUS MUL TI-SOURCE VIEWING GAMING AC TION ON A LARGE SCREEN LARGER-THAN-LIFE COMPUTER IMAGES With its superior pictur e quality and digital surround sound, HDTV pr ogramming finall y offers a tel evision equivalent to the high standar ds of a ‘home cinema’ experience. F orget zapping and sour ce switching. With the multi-scr een options, you can view mor e than one image at a time — even fr om such varying sourc es as the Internet and digital TV broadcastings. With HDMI, you have the c ertainty that your plasma panel is displaying the highest quality of video and audio, straight fr om the sourc e. Since it rec eives a full y digital, uncompr essed signal fr om, for exampl e, a DVD player or DVD r ecor der with HDMI output, there isn't a trac e of quality los s. Jumbles of cabl es and wiring ar e obsolete as well sinc e HDMI carries all the audio/video data on one single cabl e . 100% DIGIT AL-TO-DIGIT AL CONNECTIONS Get instant ac cess t o fr ee-to-view digital terr estrial TV and digital radio stations with Pioneer’ s Digital Multimedia Receiver . Y ou can enjoy a wide variety of pr ogramming with incr edible sound quality — today and in the futur e. TUNED INTO DIGIT AL DEVEL OPMENTS EXPERIENCE TELEVISED PERFECTION PURE VISION PLASMA 13 Digital TV
PURE VISION PLASMA 14 With the Pioneer Plasma TV’ s Multimedia Receiver (included) you can tak e full advantage of the NexTView EPG servic e provided by Analog terr estrial broadc ast*. Plan your watching week by br owsing through the 7-day advance on-scr een progr amme listing . Decide what to view live and what to r ecord with the REC timer**. And never miss y our favourite show again. Theme and pr ogramme filters allow you t o create a mor e personalised programme lis t and alert you to the possibilities of other on-scr een services. * Av ailability depends on the user’ s country of r esidence. ** In combination with Ne xTView EPG-compliant rec ording devic es. NEXTVIEW EPG, NEXT GENERA TION VIEWING TOD A Y (PDP-506XDE, PDP-436XDE) NexTView on-scr een 127 CM 50” PDP-506XDE 109 CM 43” PDP-436XDE PDP-506XDE PDP-436XDE NEW PDP-506XDE shown with optional side-mounted speakers (PDP-S38) and swivel table top s tand (PDK-TS12). Multimedia Receiver with open front input c over MAIN FEA TURES Plasma Panel Multimedia Receiv er Benefit from the mos t superb picture quality availabl e — this Plasma TV is ‘HD ready’ View darker pictur e areas with enhanced c ontrast, thanks to Pioneer’ s unique PUREBLACK Crystal Layer Pure and cl ean, ultra-thin (9.2 cm) design W all-mount your Plasma TV with the handy mounting bracket, or choose a tabl e top stand or floor stand Opt for side-mounted speakers or f or under- mounted* speakers * Only availabl e for the 43-inch models Enjoy fr ee-to-view digital terrestrial TV and digital radio s tations with the built-in digital tuner, as well as easy on-scr een selection of digital TV pr ogrammes through Digital EPG NexTView EPG — your on-scr een analogue TV progr amme guide The Home Gallery JPEG Pictur e Viewer lets you enjo y your homemade, digital still camera images W atch TV (analogue/digital) and another external sour ce at the same time with the convenient Dual Scr een & Picture-in-Pictur e features Easily c onnect your computer to your plasma TV via the PC Input New aluminium-type pr eset remote c ontrol for c onvenient operation of additional home entertainment components Add headphones and a subwoofer thr ough the dedicated inputs Furthermor e, the PDP-506XDE and PDP-436XDE have all the featur es of the PDP-506FDE and PDP-436FDE y y y y y        y Digital T err estrial T uner PUREBLACK Crystal Lay er EPG The PDP-506XDE and PDP-436XDE Plasma TV s come equipped with a Digital Multimedia Receiver — including a built-in digital and anal ogue tuner . Y ou’ll have full acces s to all availabl e free-t o-view digital terrestrial TV and digital radio stations . By using a Conditional Acc ess Modul e, you can even ac cess pay-to-view channels. Now you can enjoy a wide r ange of entertainment, music and other progr ammes, with the highest possibl e image and sound quality — even Dolby Digital br oadcasting (wher e available) is supported. T ake advant age of advanced and extr emely versatile f eatures, like the new Digital T uner Out mode e.g., to r ecor d a digital br oadcast whil e watching an analogue pr ogramme. Note: The compatibility of this pr oduct with digital terrestrial services has been fix ed — details described in the product specific ations — at the time of its introduction. Reception may depend on the type and condition of the existing aerial. Aerial upgr ade may be requir ed. COMP A TIBLE WITH DIGIT AL TERRESTRIAL BROADCASTING SERVICES (PDP-506XDE, PDP-436XDE) Digital TV PURE Vision Plasma TV For mor e details on features and technol ogy, please visit www .pioneer-eur .com
PURE VISION PLASMA 15 PDP-506FDE PDP-436FDE NEW The ISF C 3 (Custom Calibration Configur ation) featur e allows your plasma panel to be optimised for your specific envir onment . Via an optional service, an ISF pr ofessional can pr ecisely calibr ate your plasma panel with customised l evels of contr ast, tint, col our lev el and other parameters. T wo settings are then cr eated to match your actual viewing conditions: for e xample, one for bright daytime light conditions and one for ev ening situations when artificial lights are dimmed. PROFESSIONALL Y CUSTOMISED CALIBRA TION PDP-436FDE shown with optional under-mounted speaker (PDP-S39) and table top st and (PDK-TS10). Enjoy a range of TV pr ogrammes with the built-in analogue tuner Experience the pur e quality of direct high definition full digital audio/video transmission, with the HDMI input Achieve ac curate image r eproduction, optimised f or your specific environment, with ISF C 3 prof essional calibration Benefit from the 2,100-page T eletext memory MAIN FEA TURES Multimedia Receiv er y y y y Benefit from the mos t superb picture quality av ailable — this Plasma TV is ‘HD ready’ View darker pictur e areas with enhanced c ontrast, thanks to Pioneer’ s unique PUREBLACK Crystal Layer Pure and cl ean, ultra-thin (9.2 cm) design W all-mount your Plasma TV with the handy mounting bracket, or choose a table top s tand or floor stand Opt for side-mounted speaker s or for under-mounted* speakers * Only availabl e for the 43-inch models Plasma Panel y y y y y 127 CM 50” PDP-506FDE 109 CM 43” PDP-436FDE Multimedia Receiver with open front input c over PUREBLACK Crystal Lay er High Definition T elevision (HD TV) is the most important advanc ement in tele vision since the colour TV . With a Pioneer ‘HD ready’ Plasma TV , you’ll be pr epared for the signific antly enhanced sounds and pictur es from HDTV br oadcasting. What does HDTV entail? T ransmission and rec eption of signals in digital format means a sharper image, no anal ogue interferenc e, a wider choice of channels and interactiv e services. High-r esolution HDTV images cont ain more image details, r esulting in more detail ed pictures , and they ar e broadc ast in widescr een (16:9) for a panoramic, true cinema eff ect. Even the sound is up to movie-theatre st andards: HD TV progr ammes can come with multi-channel digital surr ound sound . HDTV: TELEVISION THA T MEETS ADV ANCED HOME CINEMA ST ANDARDS HDTV PURE Vision Plasma TV For full f eatures and specifications, please see pages 81 — 82.
T able T op Stand PDK-1014 For 61-inch onl y 1000 mm 470 mm 221.6 mm W all Bracket PDK-WM03 950 mm 646.2 mm Depth = 45 mm For 61-inch onl y PURE VISION PLASMA 16 MAIN FEA TURES Experience the pur e quality of direct high definition full digital audio/video transmission, with the HDMI input Achieve ac curate image r eproduction, optimised f or your specific environment, with ISF C 3 prof essional calibration Adjust the tone of the white col our to your prefer ence with the Colour T emperature Setting modes Enjoy the highest l evel of image repr oduction — completel y free of noise — as r esult of Noise Reduction technology Display your plasma panel with the handy tabl e top stand (PDK-1014) or choose for the wall-mount br acket (PDK-WM03) y y y y y 61” PURE Vision Plasma Panel PDP-615EX ISF C 3 Calibration 155 CM For mor e details on features and technol ogy, please visit www .pioneer-eur .com
PDK-WM02 W all Bracket NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW PDA-H05 17 Swivel T able T op Stand PDK-TS12 NEW For 43-inch and 50-inch onl y 577 mm 380 mm 249.5 mm T able T op Stand PDK-TS10 For 43-inch and 50-inch onl y 566 mm 325 mm 491 mm Conventional Long System Cabl e (10 m) PDA-H03 Optical Long System Cabl e (30 m) PDP-S37 PDP-S38 Side-mounted Speakers PDP-S39 Under-mounted Speaker For 43-inch onl y Floating Fl oor Stand For 43-inch and 50-inch onl y PDK-FS05 760 mm 478 mm 960 mm Angled W all Bracket For 43-inch and 50-inch onl y * With under-mounted speakers, the angle options ar e limited. PDK-WT02 * Floor Stand For 43-inch and 50-inch onl y PDK-FS06 784 mm 476 mm 701 mm For 43-inch and 50-inch onl y 576 mm 475 mm Depth = 32 mm Dimensions (W x H x D): 1076 x 83 x 92 mm PDP-S37 for 43-inch onl y PDP-S38 for 50-inch onl y Dimensions (W x H x D): PDP-S37 = 76.5 x 632 x 92 mm PDP-S38 = 76.5 x 717 x 92 mm See page 81 for connection exampl e. For full f eatures and specifications, please see page 82. NEW 740 mm 573 mm Depth = 67 mm Possibility to mount component PURE VISION PLASMA
Pioneer Plasma TV s display images with increased depth and dimension — especially in dark er picture ar eas. Sharpness and contrast in shadowy and night scenes is enhanced, and a wider r ange of black tones can be repr oduced, up to the purest black. This is made pos sible by Pioneer’ s unique PUREBLACK Crystal Lay er: an additional layer added to the inside of the pr otective glass scr een. Added advantages: it boosts ov erall brightnes s and contributes to energy efficiency . A TREMENDOUS ADV ANCEMENT IN BLACK TONE REPRODUCTION (PDP-506XDE, PDP-436XDE, PDP-506FDE, PDP-436FDE) PURE VISION PLASMA TECHNOLOG Y 18 Thanks to Pioneer’ s innovative and unique Deep W affle Rib Structure, plasma c ells are enc apsulated on all sides so that emitted light cannot l eak into neighbouring cells, dispersing their brightnes s. Images remain at their most intense at all times, offering a l evel of brightness that has never befor e been possible. PUREBLACK Panel Enjoy minimum refl ection and maximum c olour with Pioneer’ s Direct Colour Filter, a film-type filt er which is attached dir ectly onto the fr ont of the plasma panel. It significantly r educes r eflection from outside light as well as r eflection from the panel itself . This helps to improve c ontrast in bright envir onments. The filter is very thin and light, which minimises the panel ’s super-slim pr ofile (only 92 mm). BOLD COLOUR REPRODUC TION (PDP-506XDE, PDP-436XDE, PDP-506FDE, PDP-436FDE) INTENSEL Y BRIGHT IMAGES (PDP-506XDE, PDP-436XDE, PDP-506FDE, PDP-436FDE, PDP-615EX) Conventional Plasma Pioneer Plasma TV with Direct Col our Filter — — — — — ✓ 1 ✓ PDP-615EX ✓ — ✓ — — — 1 — PDP-436FDE ✓ — ✓ — — — 1 — PDP-506FDE ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 2 ✓ PDP-436XDE ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 2 ✓ PDP-506XDE ‘HD ready’ c ertified Digital tuner for digital terr estrial TV with digital EPG Analogue tuner with T elete xt NexTView EPG (Electr onic Programme Guide) Home Gallery (JPEG Pictur e Viewer) Picture-in-pictur e/Dual Screen Mode HDMI input PC input NEW CELL STRUCTURE PUREBLACK PANEL WITH PUREBLACK CRYSTAL LA YER Conventional Cell Structure New Cell Structure Greater Light V olume 1) Direct Colour Filter 2) Front Glass Subs trate 3) Transpar ent Electrode 4) Dielectric Layer 5) Protective Layer 6) Crystal Emissive Layer 7) Deep Waffl e Rib Structure 8) Red Phosphor 9) Green Phosphor 10) Blue Phosphor 11) Black Stripe 12) Auxiliary Electrode 13) Addres s Protective Layer 14) Addres s Electrode 15) Rear Glass Substrate Crystal Emissive Layer Atomic Structure Direct Colour Filt er Fr ont Glass Substrate Protective Lay er Plasma Discharge Ultraviolet Rays Deep Waffl e Rib Structure Rear Glass Substrate 11 12 13 14 15 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 For mor e details on features and technol ogy, please visit www .pioneer-eur .com
PURE VISION PLASMA TECHNOLOG Y 19 Exclusive t o Pioneer, PURE Drive 2 HD advanced full digit al image proc essing optimises every image on the plasma display . The sophisticated c ombination of picture impr ovement technol ogies works together to enhance f our image quality characteristics: vivid and r eal; clear and noise-free; smooth and natural; and sharp and rich in contr ast. SUPERIOR IMAGE PROCESSING With Pioneer’ s colour adjustment settings, you c an easily adjust the c olour to your own t aste. White tones c an be adjusted with the Col our T emperature setting. Colour Management allows you t o individually adjust a c olour without affecting adjac ent colours, for mor e vivid and true colour r eproduction. Digital CTI (Col our Tr ansient Impro vement) brings the edges of coloured images int o sharp relief, so pictur es are clear and dis tinct. VIVID AND REALISTIC COLOURS (PDP-506XDE, PDP-436XDE, PDP-506FDE, PDP-436FDE, PDP-615EX) With Pioneer Plasma TV s, there’ s no probl em of dull or faded pictures. Bec ause the Dynamic Range Expander is at work behind the scenes to enhanc e light and dark areas. How? Aft er making a dynamic analysis of the compl ete image, a collection of technol ogies continuously adjusts the pictur e according t o its characteristics. Y ou’ll notice a marked impr ovement in the contras t and a sharper pr esentation — with more details in dark pictur e areas. SHARP AND RICH-IN-CONTRAST PICTURES (PDP-506XDE, PDP-436XDE, PDP-506FDE, PDP-436FDE) Pioneer Plasma TV s offer you cl ear, noise-free images, thanks to several t op-notch technologies. Digital Noise Reduction minimises picture noise, r eproducing images true to the original. MPEG Noise Reduction* reduc es mosquito noise typical for MPEG video images without losing detail, useful when viewing D VDs or digital TV channels. When watching analogue TV, y ou can r ely on T uner Noise Reduction* to automatically adapt the noise reduction l evel to the signal str ength. The 3D Y/C separation filter* for P AL TV optimally separates the brightness (Y) and c olour (C) signals, so no colour artef acts occur . The total r esult is drasticall y improved pictur e quality, without disturbing noise. * Not available f or PDP-615EX. CLEAR AND NOISE-FREE IMAGES (PDP-506XDE, PDP-436XDE, PDP-506FDE, PDP-436FDE, PDP-615EX) Conventional Plasma Pioneer Plasma TV with Digital Noise Reduction Pioneer’ s quest for image perfection has r esulted in the i-CLEAR Drive technology . Pictures ar e analysed and then col our gradation and brightness l evels ar e automatically optimised on-scr een. New multi-bit proc essing incr eases the range of gradation levels, so e ven more col ours can be r eproduced. Darker pictur e areas ar e especially enhanced — with more gr adation steps — so there’ s even more detail to disc over . NA TURAL COLOUR TRANSITIONS Thanks to Pioneer’ s Dynamic HD Conversion, images are sharp and clear . After sc anning the 84 surrounding pixels, each pix el is individually optimised. Pictur es are smoother than they have ever been bef ore. SMOOTH PIC TURE REPRODUCTION Pioneer Plasma TV with Dynamic HD Converter Conventional Plasma SMOOTH AND NA TURAL COLOURS (PDP-506XDE, PDP-436XDE, PDP-506FDE, PDP-436FDE) PURE Drive 2 HD Pioneer Plasma with i-CLEAR Drive: Gradation is smoother Conventional Plasma: Gradation steps ar e visible
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21 Reach new heights of home r ecor ding Run fr ee, run wild, Pioneer DVD r ecor ders have got y ou cov er ed. Designed for lif estyl es on the go, to capture all the fast-pac ed excitement at home. Maximum fl exibility adds to the adventure. Disc over the untamed capacity of the har d disk drive: mor e hours of video and audio rec ording than any other r ecor der in the world. Thrill your senses with the magnific ence and r eality of the images. First-class, unc ompr omising quality puts you on top of the world.
DVD RECORDERS 22 RECORD FROM A RANGE OF SOURCES — ALL WITH DIGIT AL QUALITY Pioneer DVD r ecorder s ar e the ultimate rec ording and ar chiving tool. Because the recor ding is digital, the quality is exactl y the same as the original. Record fr om a range of sourc es: your VCR to ar chive your videotapes; a digital camcor der to edit and archive home mo vie masterpieces; and v arious television sour ces such as cable, satellite, digital terr estrial or FT A (Fr ee-T o-Air) broadcas ts. Pioneer DVD r ec or ders: Best-in-clas s r ecor ding and functionality Pioneer Har d Disk Drive (HDD) DVD r ecorder s are the top in the industry . They have set a world r ecor d for r ecording time on both the built-in har d disk drive and on DVD discs. The e xtra capacity means you c an adapt your r ecor ding style to fit your needs at that v ery moment: choose to r ecord a huge amount of pr ogrammes, or r ecord valuabl e footage with the ultimate detail ed video quality . DVD disc storage options hav e also dramaticall y improved now that y ou can archive up t o 24 hours of material on a dual-layer DVD-R disc. ST ANDOUT TECHNOL OGIES ENJOY MORE HOURS OF RECORDING ON HDD AND D VD THAN EVER BEFORE Dual-Layer DVD-R Up to 711 hrs 24 hrs
DVD RECORDERS 23 Most Pioneer HDD models can c opy 100 times fast er than r eal-time. F or exampl e, a 2-hour pr ogramme tak es only an amazing 1.2 minutes. That’ s the fast est in the world. STEAL TH SPEED COPYING Equipped with HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interfac e), Pioneer’ s top DVD r ecorder supports unc ompr essed digital-to-digit al interfacing between the r ecor der and plasma display . There’ s no quality los s or signal deterioration, f or perfect full-on digital video and audio. HDMI FOR CRYST AL-CLEAR SOUND AND IMAGES EDIT YOUR ENTERT AINMENT THE WA Y YOU LIKE IT Cr eate just the pr ogramme you want — quickl y and simply — with the D VD rec order’ s expert editing functions. Erase parts you don’t want, like c ommercials. Y ou can even make diff er ent edited versions of content, whil e keeping the original material intact. Now is the time for digital rec ording at home, with a Pioneer DVD rec order . Y ou can have high-resolution video quality that doesn’t deteriorate over time. Access r ecordings instantl y, even watch from the beginning as they continue to r ecord. Record, r e-record, edit and fast-c opy as you wish: nothing else gives you the ultimate contr ol and flexibility in home video recor ding. S o versatil e, it can be used with many elements of your home system. A CLASS-AC T TEAM: PIONEER PLASMA TV AND PIONEER DVD RECORDER The Pioneer Plasma TV displays superb quality r ecor ded entertainment fr om a DVD r ecor der . Every pictur e is super-sharp and col ours are brilliantl y bright, just as they wer e rec orded. NO HASSLE OPERA TION Sit back and r elax. There’ s no complicated pr ogramming with a Pioneer DVD r ecorder . Its easy-to-use GUI simplifies and visualises operation. F rom setting up, to r ecor ding, editing and archiving, all it takes is a fe w clicks of the remote c ontrol. The DVD r ecor der even pr ompts you with automatic on-scr een guidance. Finding what you want to watch is a cinch with the ‘moving’ thumbnail image menu. HDD DVD-R / DVD-RW Pioneer HDD DVD r ecorder s not onl y stor e your favourite tel evision progr ammes, but your music coll ection as well. It’ s reall y a true Digital Jukebox: you’ll be abl e to copy thousands of songs fr om your favourite CDs onto the HDD. So you can enjoy c ountless hours of uninterrupted listening for a party with friends or a quiet ev ening at home. T ake your DVD to go: play y our recor ded DVD discs on your Pioneer in-car DVD play er or your personal c omputer . COMP A TIBLE WITH YOUR PC AND IN-CAR DVD PLA YER TURN YOUR DVD RECORDER INT O A DIGIT AL JUKEBOX Up to 999 CDs on HDD
DVD RECORDERS For mor e details on features and technol ogy, please visit www .pioneer-eur .com 24 HDD (Har d Disk Drive) DVD Recor der DVR-930H-S NEW MAIN FEA TURES Recor d up to 700 hours on the mega-capacity 400 GB Hard Disk Drive and up to 8 hour s on a single-layer D VD-R/DVD-RW disc Be impres sed by the highest le vel of uncompressed digital video and superb audio fr om original sourc es without loss of quality thanks to the HDMI interfac e Enjoy unsurpassed video quality r ecording and playback thanks to the 10-bit F ull Digital Video Signal processing and 108 MHz/14 -bit D/A Converter with VQE9 Gain clear, high-fidelity sound with the incr eased strength of the Dual-Layer ed Chassis High-speed copy r ecorded c ontent from HDD to DVD, without los s of quality (up to 55 times faster than r eal-time from HDD to DVD -R) Navigate through a multitude of TV channels and r ecor d them at the touch of a button, using the GUIDE Plus ™ System (Electr onic Progr amme Guide) Save pr ecious time with Chase Play — watch a progr amme from the beginning, while it’ s being recor ded, without interrupting the ongoing rec ording pr ocess Connect your digital video camcor der to the DV terminal and edit your homemade movies    y y y y y Recor ding your favourite TV shows, movies and home videos with Pioneer’ s DVR-930H HDD DVD Recor der gives you clear pictur es, great sound and dependable dur ability. Y ou can save up to 700 hours of video t o the built-in extra-capacity 400 GB Har d Disk Drive (HDD). Wat ch the rec orded c ontent whenever you want, edit, or delete it later on. Use the DVR-930H’ s high-speed copy function to dub fr om the hard disk driv e to DVD at up to 55x f aster than r eal-time, without loss of quality . 400 GB MEMORY HDD DVD RECORDER (DVR-930H) A key f eature of the DVR-930H is the immediate conv ersion of incoming video signals fr om analogue to digital, and subsequent full 10-bit pr ecision signal proc essing in the digital domain. The analogue-to-digit al conversion c overs all analogue video input formats, including RGB, guar anteeing the highest possibl e video quality . As part of the digital pr ocessing, a Digital TBC (Time Base Corr ector) stabilises the signal and r emoves jitter often c aused by analogue video r ecording, r esulting in high-quality, high- precision pictur e recor ding. Pioneer's digital ‘Picture Cr eation’ processing further brings out the bes t picture quality in all c ontent, regar dless of how it is acquir ed. Besides the analogue-based input, the original digital D V input is also proc essed — for optimum pictur e quality after transcoding fr om DV to MPEG. HIGH-QUALITY VIDEO RECORDING (DVR-930H) HDMI E lectr onic P r ogramme Guide 400 GB Har d Disk Drive J b/a d
The DVR-930H HDD DVD Recor der comes equipped with an HDMI interfac e, which enables dir ect and secure high definition digital cont ent transfer fr om any audio/video disc to an HDMI-equipped display… all thr ough a single cabl e. For full f eatures and specifications, please see pages 83 and 86. DVD RECORDERS TECHNOL OGY 25 The DVR-930H incorporat es truly advanc ed 10-bit full digital video pr ocessing cir cuitry, for smooth and natural-l ooking pictures. Pioneer’ s advanced Video Quality Enhancer (VQE9) offer s precise video quality adjustments using Pur eCinema Progr essive Scan and Component Fr ame Recursive Digital Noise Reduction. VQE9 also signific antly advanc es the progr essive pr ocessing of all video data. With e ven further enhanced jagged noise elimination, you will enjoy crisp and r eal images — courtesy of Pioneer . PICTURE-PERFEC T, WITH VQE9 (DVR-930H) VQE9 enhanced image Original signal Full digital signal transf er from the source to y our Pioneer Plasma TV * T o connect a DVI/HDCP compatibl e device to the HDMI connector, a conversion cabl e or adapter is necessary. Pl ease note that DVI does not featur e audio transfer . This unit has been designed to be compliant with HDMI version 1.1. Depending on the c omponent you have connected, using a DVI connection may r esult in unreliable signal transfer s. FULL DIGIT AL 10-BIT SIGNAL TRANSMISSION 10-BIT 10-BIT F eaturing a built-in, top-of-the-range 108 MHz/14-bit D/A Converter, Pioneer’ s DVR-930H offer s picture-perf ect images at all times. Normally only found in high-end D VD players, the 108 MHz/14-bit Video DA C boosts image resolution f ar beyond the limit of traditional data convert ers. The r esult? Superior picture quality and very r ealistic images, as close to the original D VD sourc e as they can be. 108 MHZ/14-BIT VIDEO D/A CONVERTER (DVR-930H) Chassis str ength and stability are es sential to pr oduce superb video and high-fidelity sound. That’ s why the DVR-930H featur es a dual-layered chassis. Its inno vative design absorbs unwanted internal and e xternal vibrations offering s table audio/video repr oduction. The thick steel stabilising plate k eeps the driving devices st eady, eliminating undesirable interfer ence that can be caused by vibrations. An additional attachment point f or the DVD writer also prev ents vibration and increases s tability further . T ogether, these elements significantl y enhance the already superb video and sound repr oduction. A ST ABLE BASE FOR BRILLIANT A/V (DVR-930H) Dual-layered chas sis HDMI (HIGH DEFINITION MUL TIMEDIA INTERF ACE): THE DIGIT AL CONNECTION* (DVR-930H) ANALOGUE CONNEC TION -error HDMI DIGIT AL CONNECTION original display original display MUL TIMEDIA RECEIVER DVR-930H-S PDP-506FDE 10-BIT 10-BIT 10-BIT MPEG DECODER VQE9 10-BIT VIDEO QUALITY ENHANCER HDMI TRANSMITTER
DVR-630H-S NEW MAIN FEA TURES Recor d a world best of 711 hours on the 250 GB Har d Disk Drive and up to 24 hours on a dual-layer D VD-R disc High-speed copy r ecorded c ontent from HDD to DVD, without los s of quality (up to 100 times faster than r eal-time from HDD to DV D-R) Navigate through a multitude of TV channels and r ecor d them at the touch of a button, using the GUIDE Plus ™ System (Electr onic Progr amme Guide) Copy your CDs to the HDD and cr eate a Digital Jukebox for your f avourite tracks Get operation assistanc e from the handy Help function Enjoy unsurpassed video quality r ecording and playback thanks to the new high-quality MPEG enc oder, 10-bit Full Digital Video S ignal proc essing and 10-bit/54 MHz Video Digital/Analogue Converter Save pr ecious time with Chase Play — watch a progr amme from the beginning, while it’ s being recor ded, without interrupting the ongoing rec ording pr ocess Connect your digital video camcor der to the DV terminal and edit your homemade movies Play back video from all r ecor dable DVD disc media (D VD-R/DVD-RW, dual-layer DVD-R, R/ RW, DVD-RAM)  y y y y y y y y J b/a d DVD RECORDERS 26 Pioneer Hard Disk Driv e (HDD) DVD r ecor ders bring you the industry’ s longest rec ording time on both Har d Disk Drive and DVD disc. The 250 GB HDD on the DVR-630H gets you a whopping 711 hours of r ecorded entert ainment. Pioneer technology also brings out the best in D VD disc storage. Now y ou can r ecor d and archiv e up to 24 hours of pr ogrammes on a dual-layer DVD-R disc. Additionally, Pioneer HDD models off er you the ability to copy a 2-hour pr ogramme in just 1.2 minutes. That’ s copying at 100 times faster than real-time — the quick est in the world. BREAKING RECORDS, A TT AINING BRILLIANCE! (DVR-630H, DVR-530H, DVR-433H, RCS-77H) Pioneer’ s latest HDD DVD rec orders not only off er you the longest r ecor ding and fastes t copying time ever, but also inc orporate state-of-the-art technology so y ou can benefit from e xceptional video quality rec ording and playback. The innovative MPEG enc oder impro ves video r esolution for all r e cor ding modes, including the new ultra-high-quality XP mode. It also makes it pos sible to r ecord in VR mode on the HDD. The 10-bit precision Digit al Video Signal proc essing eliminates jagged noise to bring y ou an image that is crisp and real. This eff ect is also assisted by the 10-bit/54 MHz Video Digital/Analogue Conv erter, which boosts image r esolution during playback. QUALITY YOU CAN REL Y ON — AGAIN AND AG AIN (DVR-630H, DVR-530H, DVR-433H, RCS-77H) 160 GB Up to 455 hours Up to 24 hours 250 GB Up to 711 hours Up to 24 hours Hard Disk Drive c apacity Recor ding on Hard Disk Drive Recor ding on a dual-layer DVD-R DVR-433H DVR-530H DVR-630H 80 GB Up to 227 hours Up to 24 hours E lectr onic P r ogramme Guide Up to 711 hrs r ecor ding on HDD For mor e details on features and technol ogy, please visit www .pioneer-eur .com HDD (Har d Disk Drive) DVD Recor der
DVR-530H-S NEW MAIN FEA TURES Recor d a world best of 455 hours on the 160 GB Har d Disk Drive and up to 24 hours on a dual-layer D VD-R disc Navigate through a multitude of TV channels and r ecor d them at the touch of a button, using the GUIDE Plus ™ System (Electr onic Progr amme Guide) High-speed copy r ecorded c ontent from HDD to DVD, without los s of quality (up to 100 times faster than r eal-time from HDD to DV D-R) Copy your CDs to the HDD and cr eate a Digital Jukebox for your f avourite tracks Get operation assistanc e from the handy Help function Enjoy unsurpassed video quality r ecording and playback thanks to the new high-quality MPEG enc oder, 10-bit Full Digital Video S ignal proc essing and 10-bit/54 MHz Video Digital/Analogue Converter Save pr ecious time with Chase Play — watch a progr amme from the beginning, while it’ s being recor ded, without interrupting the ongoing rec ording pr ocess Connect your digital video camcor der to the DV terminal and edit your homemade movies Play back video from all r ecor dable DVD disc media (D VD-R/DVD-RW, dual-layer DVD-R, R/ RW, DVD-RAM)   y y y y y y y J b/a d For full f eatures and specifications, please see pages 83 and 86. DVD RECORDERS 27 Gemstar TV Guide’ s GUIDE Plus ™ System EPG is a user-friendly el ectronic pr ogramme guide, which allows you to navigate thr ough the current multitude of TV channels, sear ch for pr ogrammes by time or category, and rec ord them with the touch of a button. No matter whether you hav e cable, sat ellite, Digital T erres trial or FT A broadcast, the GUIDE Plus ™ Sys tem brings you all the listings, and can e ven contr ol your set-top box for r ecordings. Y ou can operate the GUIDE Plus ™ System whil e you ar e watching your curr ent TV progr amme, so you will never mis s anything! GUIDE Plus ™ System: YOUR ELECTRONIC PROGRAMME GUIDE (DVR-930H, DVR-630H, DVR-530H, RCS-77H) T urn your Pioneer HDD DVD rec order into a true Digit al Jukebox. With a t ouch of a button, you can rip your f avourite CDs to the HDD. Y ou can stor e up to 100 songs in only 1 GB of storage spac e; that means your 160 GB HDD can hold mor e than 16,000 tracks — for hours of your fav ourite digital music. It’ s the ideal source f or a gigantic library of video, and now audio titles. Y ou can also find songs on the scr een easily, and edit song titl es on your r emote contr ol. CREA TE YOUR OWN DIGIT AL JUKEBOX (DVR-630H, DVR-530H, DVR-433H, RCS-77H) E lectr onic P r ogramme Guide Up to 455 hrs r ecor ding on HDD HDD (Har d Disk Drive) DVD Recor der
MAIN FEA TURES Recor d a world best of 227 hours on the 80 GB Har d Disk Drive and up to 24 hours on a dual-layer D VD-R disc High-speed copy r ecorded c ontent from HDD to DVD, without los s of quality (up to 100 times faster than r eal-time from HDD to DV D-R) Copy your CDs to the HDD and cr eate a Digital Jukebox for your f avourite tracks Get operation assistanc e from the handy Help function Enjoy unsurpassed video quality r ecording and playback thanks to the new high-quality MPEG enc oder, 10-bit Full Digital Video S ignal proc essing and 10-bit/54 MHz Video Digital/Analogue Converter Save pr ecious time with Chase Play — watch a progr amme from the beginning, while it’ s being recor ded, without interrupting the ongoing rec ording pr ocess Connect your digital video camcor der to the DV terminal and edit your homemade movies Play back video from all r ecor dable DVD disc media (D VD-R/DVD-RW, dual-layer DVD-R, R/ RW, DVD-RAM)  y y y y y y y J b/a d DVD RECORDERS For mor e details on features and technol ogy, please visit www .pioneer-eur .com 28 Connect your digital video camc order int o the DV In terminal and disco ver how easy it is to view and manage your home movies. F ro m there on, y ou only need to use y our remote c ontrol to navigate thr ough functions on both the camcorder and the DVD r ecorder, us ing Pioneer’ s Graphical User Interfac e. Recor ding, playing back, fast-f orwarding and r ewinding has never been this easy . Y ou can co py from y our camcor der directly t o a DVD-R/DVD-RW disc, or first t o your Har d Disk Drive and then, using Pioneer’ s Copy List funct ion, copy the desir ed sections of your home movie to a DVD-R/DVD-RW disc. RECORDING FROM A DIGIT AL CAMCORDER (DVR-930H, DVR-630H, DVR-530H, DVR-433H, RCS-77H) DVR-433H-S DVR-433H-K These Pioneer DVD r ecor ders come with a built-in multi-language HELP function — an immediatel y accessibl e support centr e which offers you assistanc e at the touch of a button. Not sure of what to do ne xt? Simply pr ess HELP on the remote contr ol unit, and a pop-up message will appear on your screen, to guide y ou through the ne xt steps of the menu. These intelligent DVD r ecorders also automatic ally display guidance mes sages to guarantee troubl e-free operation. F or exampl e, when space on your Har d Disk Drive becomes limited to les s than five hours, the Automatic Help function will detect this, and then advise you to c opy or delete titl es. DIGIT AL RECORDING HAS NEVER BEEN THIS EASY (DVR-630H, DVR-530H, DVR-433H, RCS-77H) Help: guidance for disc finalisation after copying Up to 100x high-speed copy Up to 227 hrs r ecor ding on HDD NEW DVR-433H-S/K HDD (Har d Disk Drive) DVD Recor der
For full f eatures and specifications, please see pages 83 and 86. DVD RECORDERS 29 NEW MAIN FEA TURES Recor d up to 12 hours on a single-layer DVD-R/D VD-RW disc in Video Mode Enjoy the purity of high-quality video r ecor ding and playback under the best circumstanc es thanks to the RGB Out via SCART Play back your home-r ecor ded MP3 music files on CD-R/CD-RW discs The Advanced Disc Navigator helps y ou find what you want easil y and quickl y Simply pr ess the Commercial Skip button on the r emote to zip past commer cials Speed through segments at 1.5 times the normal speed and s till clearly hear the audio with Quickview: so y ou can watch a programme fas ter than real-time Recor d in style with this 6.9 cm slim DVD r ecorder y y y y y y y DVD Rec or der J b/a Once you e xperience r ecor ding onto DVD, you won’t go back to VHS. It’ s so much more convenient — re winding is a thing of the past. Just touch a button to play the sc ene you want. And forget bulky videotapes. Y ou also get unparall eled image quality and r ecordings that won’t deteriorat e over time. Perfect f or safekeeping favourit e programmes. Extr emely efficient, the DVR-230 DVD r ecorder l ets you stor e up to 12 hours of progr amming on a single DVD disc (Video Mode)! Y ou can choose to rec ord directl y to DVD-R discs for pr ogrammes you want to k eep for ever, or use rewriteabl e DVD-RW discs for pr ogrammes you want to watch once or twice, and then er ase. This is true fle xibility, with the quality you’ve been dr eaming of. STEP UP TO QUALITY D VD RECORDING Up to 12 hrs r ecor ding on DVD disc DVR-230-S
This integrated thr ee-in-one unit combines Hard Disk Drive and D VD disc rec ording, plus VHS videot aping — a great c ombination for any movie lover! Packed with 80 GB of memory, the Har d Disk Drive allows up to 227 hours of r ecording. The dubbing combinations themsel ves are varied: to and fr om DVD/HDD, DVD/VHS, or VHS/HDD — you’ll be spoilt for choice. Pioneer’ s unique one-touch automatic dubbing makes ar chiving valuable home mo vies quick and simple. Just pr ess the VHS Auto Copy button and the unit will automaticall y choose the rec ording mode, based on the l ength of the recor ding, and available spac e on the DVD. This multi-functional unit offers y ou a variety of easy and convenient f eatures, including EPG — an int erface which lets you manage y our rec ording needs — and a handy Help function. The Jukebox function, which allows one-touch r ecording of music CDs to the HDD, is both useful as well as c onvenient for entertainment purposes. The DVR-RT601H — a sterling tribute t o versatility . A REVOLUTION IN RECORDING: THE 3-IN-1 NEW MAIN FEA TURES Three-in-one Har d Disk Drive DVD r ecor der and 4-head hi-fi VCR, taking recor ding and copying to the highest l evel of convenienc e Recor d a world best of 227 hours on the 80 GB Har d Disk Drive and up to 24 hours on a dual-layer D VD-R disc Choose from six dubbing c ombinations: to and from DVD/HDD, DVD/VHS, or VHS/HDD Copy directl y from VHS to DVD by simpl y pushing the VHS Auto Copy button Navigate through a multitude of TV channels and r ecor d them to HDD or DVD at the touch of a button, using the GUIDE Plus ™ Syst em (Electr onic Programme Guide) Copy your CDs to the HDD and cr eate a Digital Jukebox for your f avourite tracks Get operation assistanc e from the handy Help function Play back your home-r ecor ded MP3 or WMA music files on CD-R/CD-RW and CD-ROM discs, and view your digital still JPEG photogr aphs as well No more sor e eyes fr om movie marathons — Dual Pur eCinema Progr essive Scan l ets you enjoy a flicker-fr ee, cinematographic viewin g experience Play back your home-r ecor ded DVD-R/DVD-RW discs on a wide range of DVD player s        y y y J b/a d DVD RECORDERS For mor e details on features and technol ogy, please visit www .pioneer-eur .com 30 E lectr onic P r ogramme Guide Up to 227 hrs r ecor ding on HDD HDD/DVD/VHS Integration DVR-RT601H-S VHS Auto Copy 3-IN-1 DVR-RT601H-S HDD (Har d Disk Drive) DVD Recor der/VCR Combination
A great pr oduct for anyone with a tr easured c ollection of VHS cassettes and DVD discs, the D VR-RT501 presents an integrated appr oach to recor ding and copying. Now you’r e free to choose between D VD-R, DVD-RW and VHS tapes for immediate r ecor ding of TV progr ammes. This combination model pr esents a great solution f or cross-media copying, without having to use two machines. It’ s never been easier to copy fr om disc to cassette or vice v ersa. The DVR-RT501 is clearl y a great combination for ease of use — efficiency in an el egant package. NEW MAIN FEA TURES All-in-one DVD r ecor der and 4-head hi-fi VCR, making rec ording and c opying more convenient than e ver Recor d your favourite TV pr ogrammes directl y onto either DVD-R/DVD-RW discs or VHS tapes This official DivX ® certified pr oduct provides you with full-scr een DivX ® Video playback* Copy material from VHS tapes onto D VD-R/DVD-RW discs or vice versa** Select one of 4 D VD rec ording modes or 2 VCR r ecording modes to ensur e you maximise the available spac e on your discs and tapes Use the convenient Sho wView™ system to automaticall y set the recor ding date, time and channel selection for the TV pr ogrammes you wish to rec ord Play back your home-r ecor ded MP3 or WMA music files on CD-R/CD-RW and CD-ROM discs, and view your digital still JPEG photogr aphs as well No more sor e eyes fr om movie marathons — with P AL Progr essive Scan, you will enjoy a flicker-fr ee, cinematographic viewing expe rience Play back your home-r ecor ded DVD-R/DVD-RW discs on a wide range of DVD player s Choose from a sel ection of operating languages: English, Fr ench, Spanish, German or Italian   y y y y y y y y For full f eatures and specifications, please see pages 83 — 86. DVD RECORDERS 31 FLEXIBLE AND FUNC TIONAL RECORDER * Plays DivX ® 5, DivX ® 4, DivX ® 3, and DivX ® VOD video content (in compliance with DivX ® Certified technical r equirements. F or external subtitle fil es, the following subtitle f ormat filename extensions are not supported: .srt, .sub, .s sa, .smi. You c annot change the subtitles. Skip, Frame Advanc e, Program Playback, Random Playback, Titl e/All Repeat and Title Search cannot be used with DivX ® files. ** Recor ding equipment and copyright: Y ou may use this product onl y to repr oduce or copy materials for which you own the c opyri ght or have obtained permission t o copy from the c opyright owner or for which you otherwise have a l egal right to reproduc e or copy. Unl ess you own the copyright or have obtained permission fr om the copyright owner or otherwise have a legal right to r eproduce or copy, you may be violating the law, including copyright law, and may be subject t o payment of damages and other remedies. This pr oduct incorporates copyright pr otection technology that is protect ed by method claims of certain U.S. patents and other intell ectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corpor ation and other rights owners. Use of this copyright pr otection technology must be authorized by Macro vision Corporation, and is intended for home and other limit ed viewing uses only unles s otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation. Rever se engineering or disassembly is pr ohibited. *** In Video mode. **** Availabl e for HDD and DVD timer r ecording. DVR-RT501 700 hours (MN1) 8 hours — 55 x ✓ ✓ ✓ — — ✓ ✓ / ✓/— DVR-930H 711 hours (MN1) 13 hours 24 hours 100 x — ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ / ✓/— DVR-630H 455 hours (MN1) 13 hours 24 hours 100 x — ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ / ✓/— DVR-530H RCS-77H 227 hours (MN1) 13 hours 24 hours 100 x — — ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ / ✓/— DVR-433H — 12 hours*** — — — — ✓ — — — —/ ✓ /— DVR-230 RCS-55 227 hours (MN1) 13 hours 24 hours 100 x — ✓ **** ✓ **** ✓ ✓ — ✓ /✓ /✓ DVR-RT601H — 6 hours (EP mode) — — — — ✓ — — — —/ ✓ /✓ Max. HDD Recor ding Time ( /-) Max. DVD Recor ding Time ( /-) (DVD-R) (DVD-R DL Video) High-Speed Copy (HDD <-> DVD) HDMI interface GUIDE Plus ™ System (Electr onic Programme Guide) ShowView™ Help Function Digital Jukebo x DV IN T erminal (IEEE1394) HDD/DVD Recor der/VCR Unit J DVD Rec or der/VCR Combination DVR-RT501-S VHS/DVD Integration
The world rec ord in high-speed copying is held by Pioneer: up to 100x f aster than r eal-time. What does this mean? It means Pioneer HDD DVD r ecor ders can now copy a 2 hour progr amme to disc in just 1.2 minutes without e xperiencing any quality deterioration. GOING FOR GOLD IN HIGH-SPEED COPY (DVR-630H, DVR-530H, DVR-433H, D VR-RT601H, RCS-77H) DVD RECORDERS TECHNOL OGY MORE STERLING DVD RECORDER FUNCTIONS THE UL TIMA TE ARCHIVERS Pioneer DVD r ecor ders pr esent you some versatil e, easy-to-use copying featur es. While watching a r ecording on the HDD, y ou can make an immediate c opy to DVD by pushing the ‘One-T ouch Copy’ button on the remote. Y ou can also backup important material on DVD to another r ecordabl e DVD disc easily, without l oss of quality, using the DVD Disc Backup featur e. The material is first copied fr om the DVD disc to the HDD, where it is temporaril y stored, and then onto a sec ond DVD disc. Y ou can even rec ord t o th e HDD or play back content fr om the HDD while making a backup disc. If you’r e wanting to make a copy of mor e than one title at a time, use the GUI to add them to a Copy List. That way they’r e all copied together, giving you the option of editing the titl es first. Manage your viewing time, and never mis s a progr amme, with the handy Chase Play featur e. Now you can set a programme t o rec ord, leave, and pop back to c atch the beginning, while it’ s still r ecor ding, no matter how late you ar e! Missed the kick-off of an important game? No probl em. Watch it fr om the beginning of the recor ding, skip through the r eplays and ad breaks, until you’ve c aught up with the real-time event, which will still be r ecording, uninterrupt ed. Y ou can also r ecor d a progr amme being broadc ast while y ou’re wat ching a previous r ecording. Recor d new content onto the HDD while making a high-speed copy of pr eviously rec orded material fr om the HDD to a DVD disc or even whil e performing a Disc Backup! Now that’ s what we call true Multi-tasking! Chase Play, Simultaneous Recor ding & Playback, and Multi-T asking — Viewing fle xibility has never been this easy . CHASE PLA Y / SIMUL T ANEOUS RECORDING & PLA YBACK / MUL TI-T ASKING (DVR-930H, DVR-630H, DVR-530H, D VR-433H, DVR-RT601H, RCS-77H) Simultaneous rec ording and playback COPYING AND VERSA TILITY (Availabl e on all HDD DVD r ecor ders) Type HDD DVD-R/DVD-RW Rec Play Rec Play Simultaneous Recor ding & Playback (differ ent title) Pattern-1 Pattern-2 Pattern-3 Pattern-4 * Chase Play (same title) Pattern-1 Pattern-2 * For mor e details on features and technol ogy, please visit www .pioneer-eur .com 32 HDD DVD-R / DVD-RW DVD Disc Backup HIGH-SPEED COPY UP TO 100X F ASTER THAN REAL-TIME Chase Play * Caution: Onl y when using DVD-RW media fr om 2x to 6x and ‘VR Mode (DVD Video Recor ding Mode)’. While r ecor ding to the disc, playback during scan operations may not be smooth. Supported on all Pioneer HDD DVD r ecorders. One-touch Copy
DVD RECORDERS TECHNOL OGY With Pioneer DVD r ecor ders, you can r ecord fr om a digital camcor der, transfer your existing videot ape to DVD, and r ecord high-quality TV . All HDD models also featur e PAL/NTSC r ecording, and the built-in tuner is compatibl e with all European br oadcasting systems. With P AL/NTSC recor ding, you can r ecor d in either P AL or NTSC format onto DVD discs. With our HDD DVD r ecor ders, it is possibl e to stor e both formats on the Hard Disk Drive. EASY RECORDING FROM A V ARIETY OF SOURCES (DVR-930H, DVR-630H, DVR-530H, D VR-433H, DVR-RT601H, RCS-77H) View your fav ourite moments in the highest image quality possibl e, and select your matching video input quality, for absolut e top-quality video, when rec ording from any sour ce component. T o achieve this, Pioneer DVD r ecorder s featur e RGB input via Euro-SCART . RGB INPUT F OR BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES (DVR-930H, DVR-630H, DVR-530H, D VR-433H, DVR-RT601H, RCS-77H) Now it’ s simple to skip past unwanted c ommercials and ad br eaks. Just use the Commercial Back/Skip* butt ons on your DVD r ecorder r emote control to jump f orward or back. Each succes sive push on the Skip or Back button will scan the pr ogramme forwar d or back in various time increments. A super handy featur e when you’re replaying a pr ogramme, and especially during editing. * DVR-230 and RCS-55 have Commer cial Skip only . SKIP THROUGH THE ADVERTS (Availabl e on all DVD recor ders, except D VR-RT501) OR DVD-R / DL DVD-R HDD DVD-RW Dedicated Commercial Back/Skip buttons on remote c ontrol Achieve pr ecision editing on the Hard Disk Drive (HDD) or on DVD-RW discs r ecorded in ‘VR Mode (DVD Video Recor ding Mode)’. The Erase Section screen l ets you define exactl y where you want t o delete a part on the titl e which you edit. Simply pick the frame where editing s tarts and the one wher e you want it to end, and delet e those unwanted commer cials that interrupt your movie. Accurate editing is now easier than e ver — just use your r emote control and Pioneer’ s GUI (Graphical User Interf ace) and call up the Chapter Edit screen t o use the advanced editing functions, such as Erase, Chapter Edit*, Erase Section*, and Undo Las t Edit**. Acces s your original content, and build a Play Lis t based on the original content. Erase all or part of the original and free up e xtra recor ding time, or leave it as it is and play around with the Play Lis t. See where y our edits start and end, pr eview final results. Pioneer DVD r ecor ders play back whatev er is in your Play List, k eeping your original content intact. * Exc ept ‘Video Mode (DVD Video Mode)’. ** Except Har d Disk Drive. EASY AND A CCURA TE EDITING — JUST LIKE THE EXPERTS (DVR-930H, DVR-630H, DVR-530H, D VR-433H, DVR-RT601H, RCS-77H) With the user-friendly GUI (Graphic al User Interfac e), you can simpl y use the remote contr ol that operates the on-screen cursor to highlight 15-minute time blocks y ou wish to rec ord . EASY TIMER RECORDING FUNC TION (DVR-930H, DVR-630H, DVR-530H, D VR-433H, DVR-RT601H, RCS-77H) Thanks to the Auto Mode, the r ecording quality is automaticall y adjusted to fit within 4.7 GB — the normal capacity of a blank DVD disc, when r ecording to HDD. This featur e is very convenient when you want to mak e a high-speed copy fr om HDD to disc. In case of r ecording to D VD, the rec ording quality is maximised for the space availabl e on the disc. RECORDING IN A SIZE THA T FITS THE DISC (Availabl e on all DVD recor ders, except D VR-RT501) GUI ‘Easy Timer’ rec ording Nearly all of Pioneer’ s HDD DVD r ecorders f eature Pr ogressiv e Scan video output in both NTSC (525p) and P AL (625p) formats. This means you can enjoy high-quality images fr om both NTSC and PAL DVD discs, when connected to a NTSC/P AL Progr essive Scan-compatibl e TV or monitor . Dual PureCinema Pr ogressiv e Scan r estor es the original cinema film format images from cont ent rec orded on DVD discs. It works by effectivel y doubling the scanning rate of the pictur e, resulting in a very stabl e, flicker-free ‘cinematogr aphic’ viewing experience. DUAL PURE C INEMA PROGRES SIVE SCAN FOR P AL/NTSC (DVR-930H, DVR-630H, DVR-530H, D VR-433H, DVR-RT601H, RCS-77H) 33 Original signal Dual PureCinema Pr ogressive Scan Built-in TV Tuner Satellite Set-T op Box Receiv er Cable Set-T op Box TV Receiv er Analogue/Digital Camera Video Recor der Chapter Edit screen
34 Dive int o luxurious home cinema Cr eate your own c ocoon of col ourful images and shimmering sounds. One impr essive system and y our voy age into a world of all-encompas sing home entertainment can begin. Audio and video that will have you fl oating with pleasur e, such styl e and indulgence you trul y desir e.
ST ANDOUT TECHNOL OGIES Get the functionality of a Har d Disk Drive (HDD) DVD r ecorder and the integr ated design of a home cinema system — all in one unit. Y ou can r ecor d hundreds of movies, ev en store your CD music coll ection, on the HDD. It’s got all the featur es you’d expect: a DVD player, amplifier, tuner and versatil e surround speaker s… with one remote contr ol for the whol e system. Or opt for the RCS-55, a home cinema system that r ecords dir ectly onto D VD discs. ALL-IN-ONE HOME CINEMA SYSTEM WITH DVD RECORDING * Wireless r ear speaker Y ou don’t want to sacrifice your living r oom to cabl es for surr ound sound. Meet the DCS-535 home cinema system. Plac e the powered digital wir eless r ear speaker in the back of the living r oom and the sound is redir ected off the walls and ceiling f or magnificent surr ound sound. * Front surr ound or standard 5.1 setting With most Pioneer home cinema systems, you’ve got a choic e in setting up your speaker s. Choose the standar d 5.1 speaker setting, or the clean-lined, spac e-saving front surr ound setting which eliminates cabl es running to the back of your r oom. Either way, you get thrilling 5.1-channel surr ound sound. SYSTEMS WITH INVENTIVE SPEAKER SOLUTIONS TO FIT YOUR STYLE AND SP ACE Pr ess a button and the sound is fine-tuned accor ding to your living r oom acoustics. It’ s never been this simple, or this ac curate, to set up your system. Originall y developed for Pioneer A/V amplifier and r eceivers, the unique Aut omatic Optimal Surr ound Set-up technology is included in two Pioneer home cinema systems. PRO SOUND A T THE TOUCH OF A BUTTON 35
A vibrant and functional addition to your HDD Digital Home Cinema system, the separat e display is not only attractiv e, but also allows freedom in the sys tem’ s placement. For full contr ol of all the functions of your HDD DVD Recorder Home Cinema Sys tem, all that’ s necessary is to point your r emote control at the separ ate display, and click. SEP ARA TE DISPLAY — FREEDOM, BEAUTY AND CONTROL For mor e details on features and technol ogy, please visit www .pioneer-eur .com DIGIT AL HOME CINEMA SYSTEMS 36 RCS-77H NEW b/a y A re volution in home cinema, the RCS-77H Digital Home Cinema System with Har d Disc Drive DVD r ecorder cont ains all the hottest technol ogy you could want. This integrated home cinema syst em is ideal if you r egularly r ecord and overwrit e tele vision progr ammes, as it is capable of s toring more than 455 hour s of progr ammes on the Hard Disk Driv e. Included in the package are: an amplified subwoofer, AM/FM tuner, a stylish display and a set of v ersatile surr ound speakers. With full contr ol over the entire system fr om one remote c ontrol, it’ s more than apparent that this home cinema sys tem is in a class of its own. ALL-IN-ONE DIGIT AL HOME CINEMA SYSTEM WITH BUIL T-IN 160 GB HARD DISK DRIVE DVD RECORDER With groundbr eaking Pioneer technology, the RCS-77H 160 GB HDD DVD Recor der Home Cinema System brings you top r ecorder f eatures — str eaking ahead of the rest. Pioneer, already known f or high quality, has dedicated top engineering and resear ch into its DVD rec order s, to bring you both t he world’ s longest r ecording time on HDD and DVD, as well as the fas test high-speed copying fr om HDD to disc. Functions like Chase Play and Multi-t asking bring you time-slip featur es that allow you to manage your entertainment time with maximum efficiency . In addition, you can hook up your digital video camcor der to the DV Input terminal for s toring and editing of your homemade movies. IMPRESSIVE RECORDER FEA TURES Up to 455 hrs r ecor ding on HDD E lectr onic P r ogramme Guide Standar d 5.1 or F ront Surround Setting HDD DVD Rec or der Home Cinema System 620 W (110 W x 5 70 W) RMS
For full f eatures and specifications, please see pages 83, 87 — 88 and 90. DIGIT AL HOME CINEMA SYSTEMS 37 MAIN FEA TURES Recor d a world best of 455 hours on the 160 GB Har d Disk Drive and up to 24 hours on a dual-layer D VD-R disc High-speed copy r ecorded c ontent from HDD to DVD, without los s of quality (up to 100 times faster than r eal-time from HDD to DV D-R) Navigate through a multitude of TV channels and r ecor d them at the touch of a button, using the GUIDE Plus ™ System (Electr onic Progr amme Guide) Copy your CDs to the HDD and cr eate a Digital Jukebox for your f avourite tracks Get operation assistanc e from the handy Help function Save pr ecious time with Chase Play — watch a progr amme from the beginning, while it’ s being recor ded, without interrupting the ongoing rec ording pr ocess Connect your digital video camcor der to the DV terminal and edit your homemade movies Get ready f or an impressive sound experienc e with this 620 W RMS HDD DVD Recorder Home Cinema Sys tem Control both y our DVD Recorder Home Cinema Sys tem and your tele vision or Pioneer Plasma TV with a single remote c ontrol Enjoy spacious quality surr ound sound from y our versatile speaker set — plac ed in the standar d 5.1-channel setting or front surr ound setting The elegant separ ate display enables fl exible system placement Play back your home-r ecor ded MP3 or WMA music files on CD-R/CD-RW and CD-ROM discs, and view your digital still JPEG photogr aphs as well        y y y y y Pioneer has devel oped a truly innovativ e speaker technol ogy for their Digital DVD Home Cinema Systems. Now you c an achieve a thrilling surr ound sound experience in more than one speak er configuration. Place your speak ers in the standar d 5.1 speaker setting wher e all speakers surround y ou, or rearr ange the speakers in line with the tele vision set. This is the ideal solution for a cabl e-free unclutter ed living room. Howe ver you position the speaker s, you will enjoy amazing surround sound. Put the surround speaker on top of the front tall-boy speak er to use this system in Fr ont Surround Setting 5.1-channel surround sound Standard 5.1 setting Fr ont Surround setting CHOOSE YOUR SPEAKER PLACEMENT T O COMPLEMENT YOUR INTERIOR (RCS-77H, RCS-55, DCS-340, DCS-333, DCS-240, DCS-232) The RCS-77H allows you t o load up your digital music c ollection and turn your system into a true Digital Juk ebox. Rip your favourite CDs t o the HDD — it’ s capable of s toring up to 100 songs in onl y 1 GB. Y our 160 GB HDD could potentially s tore mor e than 16,000 tracks — for hours of your favourite digit al music. Y ou can find your fav ourites on-scr een, and also edit song titles on your r emote contr ol. Ideal for music fans! A HARD DISK DRIVE THA T DOUBLES AS A DIGIT AL JUKEBOX
MAIN FEA TURES Recor d up to 12 hours on a single-layer DVD-R/D VD-RW disc in Video Mode Get ready f or an impressive sound experienc e with this 620 W RMS DVD Recorder Home Cinema Sys tem Control both y our DVD Recorder Home Cinema Sys tem and your tele vision or Pioneer Plasma TV with a single remote c ontrol Enjoy spacious quality surr ound sound from y our versatile speaker set — plac ed in the standar d 5.1-channel setting or front surr ound setting The elegant separ ate display enables fl exible system placement Play back your home-r ecor ded MP3 music files on CD-R/CD-RW discs    y y y For mor e details on features and technol ogy, please visit www .pioneer-eur .com 38 RCS-55 NEW DVD Rec or der Home Cinema System 620 W (110 W x 5 70 W) RMS DIGIT AL HOME CINEMA SYSTEMS Put the surround speaker on top of the fr ont speaker to use this system in Fr ont Surround Setting Seperate display — freedom, beauty and contr ol b/a y Up to 12 hrs r ecor ding on DVD Standar d 5.1 or F ront Surround Setting
MAIN FEA TURES Enjoy full quality surr ound sound with a digital wirel ess rear speaker The 2.4 GHz digital transmitter ensur es CD-quality sound transfer to the wirel ess rear speaker Play back full-screen, full-motion DivX ® movies on your TV Experience the intense sound of this 380 W RMS DVD Home Cinema Sys tem   y y ®y b/a NEW DVD Home Cinema System 380 W (60 W x 6 10 W x 2) RMS DCS-535 Y our home is your palace, your living r oom is your showpiece. Her e’ s a speaker system that fits your styl e. No more cables at the back of y our room, onl y one wireles s rear speaker unit. And you still get the full surr ound effect of two rear speak ers. All thanks to Pioneer’ s digital wir eless r ear speaker with built-in ster eo amplifier, and a separate transmitter that sends the digital sound signal. The syst em gives you mor e freedom to position the speaker sinc e the sound bounces off the walls and ceiling, bringing y ou magnificent, cinematic surr ound sound. New technology further eliminates interfer ence from obs tacles and other el ectronic devices. SURROUND SOUND, FLEXIBLE PLACEMENT — IT’S DIGIT AL WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY (DCS-535) DIGIT AL WIRELESS rear speak er Optional speaker stand: CP-F515 Pioneer’ s DCS Home Cinema Systems with DivX ® playback let you join the s tream t owards e veryday use of popular technology! The innovative pat ent-pending DivX ® from DivX Networks, Inc.* is a new f ormat for digital video, in the same way that MP3 is a format for digit al music. * Official DivX ® Certified product. Plays DivX ® 5, DivX ® 4, DivX ® 3 and DivX ® VOD video content (in c ompliance with DivX ® Certified technical requir ements). DivX, DivX Certified, and associated logos ar e trademarks of DivX Networks, Inc. and are used under license. DivX ® VIDEO PLA YBACK FOR COMPRES SED DIGIT AL VIDEO (Availabl e on all DCS Home Cinema Systems and DVD players) DIGIT AL HOME CINEMA SYSTEMS For full f eatures and specifications, please see pages 84, 87 — 88 and 90. 39 Digital Wir eles s Rear Speaker DivX ® V ideo
DCS-340 NEW DCS-333 NEW MAIN FEA TURES Automatic Optimal Surround Set-up (with MC ACC technology) creates ins tant prof essional surround sound for y our living room envi r onment Get ready f or an impressive sound experienc e with this 600 W RMS DVD Home Cinema System Place the ultra-slim subw oofer (9.8 cm wide, grill e not included) horizontally or v ertically to fit in y our interior Play back full-screen, full-motion DivX ® movies on your TV Enjoy spacious quality surr ound sound from y our versatile speaker set — plac ed in the standar d 5.1-channel setting or front surr ound setting    y y Pioneer’ s Automatic Optimal Surround Set-up with MCACC t echnology optimall y adjusts your sound, for a quick, easy and ac curate set-up. Simply inst all your home cinema system, plug in the MCA CC microphone, push the MC ACC set-up button on the r emote contr o l and watch it go to work, cal culating speaker settings and room acous tics for you. F or perfect surround sound that mat ches your r oom, all you need to do is sit back and r elax. AUTOMA TIC OPTIMAL SURROUND SET-UP (with MCACC technology) (DCS-340, DCS-333) Optional Fr ont Surround Setting MCACC Set-up Microphone Optional Fr ont Surround Setting MCACC Set-up Microphone 600 W (100 W x 6) RMS 600 W (100 W x 6) RMS DVD Home Cinema System DVD Home Cinema System 40 DIGIT AL HOME CINEMA SYSTEMS DivX ® V ideo DivX ® V ideo Automatic Optimal Surr ound Set-up Automatic Optimal Surr ound Set-up For mor e details on features and technol ogy, please visit www .pioneer-eur .com ® O y b/a ® O y b/a
41 MAIN FEA TURES Play back full-screen, full-motion DivX ® movies on your TV Achieve superb sound quality, thanks to the 360 W RMS digital amplifier Enjoy spacious quality surr ound sound from y our versatile speaker set — plac ed in the standar d 5.1-channel setting or front surr ound setting Energy-saving, l ow standby power consumption y y y y DCS-240 NEW Optional Fr ont Surround Setting 360 W (60 W x 6) RMS DVD Home Cinema System DCS-232 NEW Optional Fr ont Surround Setting 360 W (60 W x 6) RMS DVD Home Cinema System ®y b/a * The speakers supplied with this sys tem have an impedance of 6 Ω. T otal Power 360 W RMS (10 % THD, 6 Ω). This system has a capability to use speaker s with an impedance of 3 — 6 Ω. ** The speakers supplied with this system have an impedanc e of 6 Ω exc ept wireless speaker . *** The speakers supplied with this system hav e an impedance of 6 Ω. T otal Power 300 W RMS (10 % THD, 6 Ω). This system has a capability to use speaker s with an impedance of 4 — 6 Ω. **** Grille width not included. DCS-232 620 W* (10 % THD, 3 Ω ) HDD — ✓ /✓ /✓ ✓ — ✓ 54 MHz/10-bit ✓ — Standard (20 cm) ✓ RCS-77H 620 W* (10 % THD, 3 Ω ) ✓ — ✓ /—/— ✓ — ✓ 54 MHz/10-bit ✓ — Standard (20 cm) ✓ RCS-55 380 W** (10 % THD, 4 Ω ) — ✓ ✓ /✓ /✓ — — — 108 MHz/12-bit ✓ ✓ Standard (19 cm) ✓ DCS-535 600 W (10 % THD, 6 Ω ) — ✓ ✓ /✓ /✓ ✓ ✓ — 108 MHz/12-bit ✓ — Ultra-slim (9.8 cm)**** ✓ DCS-340 600 W (10 % THD, 4 Ω ) — ✓ ✓ /✓ /✓ ✓ ✓ — 108 MHz/12-bit ✓ — Ultra-slim (9.8 cm)**** ✓ DCS-333 360 W*** (10 % THD, 4 Ω ) — ✓ ✓ /✓ /✓ ✓ — — 108 MHz/12-bit ✓ — Standard (19 cm) ✓ DCS-240 360 W*** (10 % THD, 4 Ω ) — ✓ ✓ /✓ /✓ ✓ — — 108 MHz/12-bit ✓ — Standard (19 cm) ✓ T otal power Built-in DVD rec order DivX ® Video playback MP3/WMA/JPEG Standard 5.1 or F ront Surround Setting Automatic Optimal Surround Set-up (MC ACC) Easy room and seat position set-up High-quality Video D/A Converter RGB video output via Euro-SCART Digital wirel ess rear speaker Subwoofer width One-touch speaker terminals For full f eatures and specifications, please see pages 83 — 84, 87 — 88 and 90. Digital Amplifier DivX ® V ideo Digital Amplifier DivX ® V ideo DIGIT AL HOME CINEMA SYSTEMS ®y b/a
42 Digital discs demand to be played with cl ean perfection. Pioneer DVD players ar e carved out for the task. Crisp images and crystal-cl ear audio put them in a class of their own. Their quality is unquestionable. Their versatility indisputabl e. Put yourself at the cutting edge of the digital r evolution. Dazzl e the senses with pristine audio and video
The most advanc ed technology is at work behind the scenes to pr oduce the best pos sible audio and video quality . T o precisely tr ansfer all data, HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interfac e) directly tr ansports digital audio, including multi-channel audio, and video content to a plasma or A/V r eceiver using only one c able. Pioneer technology further ensur es picture quality, by c onverting DVD pixel inf ormation to high definition levels. So the full digital signal is transferr ed from disc t o plasma, without quality los s. The combination of advanc ed digital video proces sing, accurate video adjustments and top-quality D/A c onverters r esult in noticeabl y superior quality images, as close as pos sible to the original sour ce. TOP D VD PLA YER TECHNOLOG Y AND CONNECTIVITY FOR UNP ARALLELED HOME ENTERT AINMENT T o guarantee the highest quality audio possibl e, ther e’ s the DV-989AVi, equipped with i.LINK, which supports untainted digital de vice-to-devic e audio signal communication especiall y appr eciated by fans of D VD-Audio and SACD discs. DIGIT AL DEVICE-TO-DEVICE A UDIO TRANSFER — WITHOUT A TRACE OF QU ALITY L OSS First to intr oduce the universal D VD player, Pioneer is foll owing this feat with several univer sal media players. The DV-989A Vi and DV-585A both offer extensiv e media compatibility and playback including multi-channel DVD-Audio and SACD discs. Additionall y, most Pioneer DVD players c an handle DivX ® video, an innovative digit al video playback format often r eferr ed to as the ‘MP3 of video’. ANNOUNCING THE ARRIV AL OF THE UNIVERSAL MEDIA PLA YER ST ANDOUT TECHNOL OGIES Sound engineers fr om AIR Studios, one of the world’ s most r enowned rec ording studios, contributed their tuning e xpertise to the DV-989A Vi. LEGENDARY AUDIO TUNING 43
DVD PLA YERS 44 The i.LINK digital audio interfac e is also known as IEEE1394 or FireWire. Thanks t o the support for high thr oughput and industry-standard c ontent pr otection technology, it is the ideal interf ace for demanding digital envir onments like DVD-Audio and SA CD. The DV-989A Vi — equipped with i.LINK Advanced Resolution Digital Audio Int erface — pas ses the digital content of an audio disc dir ectly and securel y to a compliant amplifier or rec eiver . Pioneer’s engineers de veloped the i.LINK interface t o deliver this output fr ee of jitter**. The i.LINK interfac e even goes further, integrating support for devic e-to-device c ommunication, which enables, f or example, operation commands t o be transferr ed via the i.LINK connection — for digital interf acing with ease. * The i.LINK interfac e is also known as IEEE1394. FireWir e is a trademark. ‘i.LINK’ and the ‘i.LINK’ logo are trademarks. ** Except D VD-Video and VideoCD (Dolby Digital, MPEG and DTS). i.LINK* (ADV ANCED RESOLUTION DIGIT AL AUDIO INTERF ACE) (DV-989A Vi) NEW MAIN FEA TURES Enjoy the highest l evel of uncompr essed digital video and superb audio fr om original sourc es without loss of quality thanks to the HDMI interfac e, now also offering support f or the digital multi-channel DVD-Audio format The i.LINK interfac e guarantees the very best full digital de vice-to-devic e communication of unc ompressed digital audio c ontent (DVD-Audio/CD/SACD) Unsurpassed pictur e quality thanks to the built-in 108 MHz/14-bit Video D/A Converter with VQE9 T echnology The T wo-Dimensional Resolution Expander Video Scaler ensur es the best image quality possible Delight in smoother and more natur al-looking images with the VQE9 Video Quality Enhanc er Benefit from the ultr a-rigid str ength and stability of the Advanced T riple-Layer ed Chassis, which absorbs unwanted vibrations a nd helps deliver a stabl e sound repr oduction The Video Adjust featur e lets you easil y adjust and save picture quality settings The Legato Link Conversion technol ogy creates a mor e natural sound and lets you choose y our favourite digital filter setting Savour the r evelation of detail in low-l evel sounds thanks to Hi-Bit c onversion High-fidelity sound repr oduction thanks to the 192 kHz/24-bit D/A Converter High-quality design, matching Pioneer’ s VSX-AX4AVi-S Audio/Video Multi-Channel Rec eiver       y y y y y SACD DVD-Audio DVD-Video (audio only) CD Stream i.LINK transfers pur e digital audio — from all digital discs — without quality loss i.LINK S b/a d AIR Studios T uning i.LINK terminals For mor e details on features and technol ogy, please visit www .pioneer-eur .com DV-989A Vi-S DVD-Audio/Video/SACD Play er HDMI VSX-AX4AVi-S DV-989A Vi-S
DVD PLA YERS TECHNOLOGY 45 HDMI TRANSMITTER Experience totall y pure, untainted digital video and superior audio* fr om your digital discs. No tangle of c ables needed — onl y the HDMI interfac e. A single cabl e transfers digital audio and video data dir ectly — without unnecessary digit al-analogue conver sions — from any disc to an HDMI-compliant display . There’ s no distortion, so the original content is accurat ely r eproduced. It’ s exc ellent f or 5.1 surround sound and high-r esolution digital audio, including the multi-channel DVD-Audio format. When it c omes to video, HDMI can support high definition digital video as well as st andard NTSC or P AL. ADV ANCED DIGIT AL VIDEO TRANSFER Video repr oduction is significantly advanc ed by Pioneer’ s Video Quality Enhancer (VQE9) progr essive pr ocessing. Sinc e the video data is transferr ed entirely in the 10-bit domain, all the delicate signal details r emain intact. The quality of the image is optimised, faithful to the original. The DV-989A Vi is also equipped with a T wo-Dimensional Resolution Expander Video Scaler (part of Pioneer’ s exclusive Digit al Direct Pix el Drive**), which upgrades the image — changing the resolution and aspect r atio — to match the high definition capabilities of your display . Y ou can be sure of the most ac curate portrayal of high definition images: the best pictur e quality possibl e. * Digital audio on HDMI compatible with 44.1/48 kHz, 16/20/24-bit, 2-ch/2-ch do wnmix LPCM or bitstream output (Dolby Digital, D TS and MPEG). ** ‘Digital Direct Pix el Drive’ is a trademark of Pioneer Corporation. Note: 1) T o connect a DVI/HDCP compatibl e device to the HDMI connector, a c onversion cable or adaptor is necessary . Please note that DVI does not f eature audio transf er . 2) These units have been designed to be c ompliant with HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) ver sion 1.1. Depending on the component you have c onnected, using a DVI connection may result in unr eliable signal transfers. HDMI (HIGH DEFINITION MUL TIMEDIA INTERF ACE) (DV-989AVi) Since the high-density data r ecorded on DVD mus t be read with absolute accuracy, vibr ations will adversel y affect sound and picture quality . The DV-989A Vi’ s sturdy, innovativ e design solves this probl em: the advanced triple-layer ed chassis and thick steel stabilising plate k eep all driving devices immobil e. This effectivel y absorbs unwanted vibrations from the unit itself as well as fr om the outside to ensure s teady operation and uncompr omisingly superior repr oduction of image and audio. THOROUGH VIBRA TION-RESIST ANT DESIGN (DV-989A Vi) Clean and pur e sound is now an option you control. The D V-989AVi c omes with a button for Pur e Audio. Press it to cut out all unused video pr ocessing and digital audio cir cuitry, minimising the lev el of noise in the audio signal, to bring you clean and undis torted sound. Listening to hybrid SACD discs? The SACD Set-up button lets y ou switch dir ectly between SACD, 2-channel audio, multi-channel audio, and CD. SONIC PURITY FOR THE AUDIOPHILE EAR (DV-989A Vi) MPEG DECODER Video Out HDMI T erminal VQE9 10-BIT VIDEO QUALITY ENHANCER I/P CONVERTER ................................. 14-BIT D/A CONVERTER PICTURE UPSCALER FULL DIGIT AL 10-BIT SIGNAL PROCESSING 10-BIT 10-BIT 1280 X 720p or 1920 X 1080i 10-BIT 720 X 576i/p or 720 X 480i/p 1280 X 720p or 1920 X 1080i Digital Analogue Pure Audio button Advanced tripl e-layered chas sis Pioneer’ s DVD players featur e Dual PureCinema Pr ogres sive Scan video output f or both P AL and NTSC-type tele visions, allowing you to enjo y your fav ourite movies with high-quality images. Dual Pur eCinema Progr essive Scan repr oduces images which are true t o the signals of cinema film format r ecor ded on DVD discs. The Dual PureCinema Progr essive Scan (P AL/NTSC) featur e works by effectivel y doubling the scanning rate of the pictur e, resulting in a very stabl e, flicker-free ‘cinematogr aphic’ viewing experience. DUAL PURE C INEMA PROGRES SIVE SCAN (Availabl e on all DVD players) Original signal Dual PureCinema Progr essive Scan Here is a D VD player that delivers trul y outstanding sound quality . State-of-the-art exclusiv e audio components ar e the key . A large power transformer guar antees a stabl e and str ong power supply, and lar ge capacitors ensure clean and smooth power delivery at all times. BEST-IN-CLASS AUDIO (DV-989A Vi) High-quality audio parts DV-989A Vi-S PDP-506FDE For full f eatures and specifications, please see pages 88 — 89 and 91. MUL TIMEDIA RECEIVER 10-BIT Conventional TV VSX-AX4AVi-S 10-BIT
For mor e details on features and technol ogy, please visit www .pioneer-eur .com DVD PLA YERS 46 MAIN FEA TURES Enjoy total immersive, unc ompressed, high-r esolution 6-channel surround sound from D VD-Audio and SACD discs Play back full-screen, full-motion DivX ® movies on your TV Get extr emely high pictur e quality, thanks to the built-in 108 MHz/12-bit Video D/A Converter No more sor e eyes fr om movie marathons — Dual Pur eCinema Progr essive Scan l ets you enjoy a flicker-fr ee, cinematographic viewin g experience Play back MP3 and WMA files fr om CD-R, CD-RW and CD-ROM discs, and display digital still JPEG photographs on your TV Stylish and slim, the 4.95 cm high DV-585A bl ends in with every décor Hook up a compliant A/V r eceiver to the coaxial/optical digital output f or high-quality digital audio transfer Environment friendl y and energy saving  y y y y y y y Super Audio CD offers lis teners high-r esolution audio in either 2-channel ster eo or multi-channel audio. Using the digital audio technology call ed Direct Stream Digit al (DSD), SACD discs captur e every nuance of the sourc e material to produce a true r eproduction without los s or omission of naturally occurring sounds. With a frequency r ange well beyond the average CD, D VD-Audio immerses the listener in 6-channel high-resolution, high definition surr ound sound of unprec edented fidelity . Like DVD-Video, DVD-Audio discs c an carry a variety of additional visual inf ormation such as artist bio graphies, lyrics and performance not es. DVD-Audio discs sometimes include ‘bonus ’ music videos, too. DVD-AUDIO/SACD F OR THE UL TIMA TE AUDIO EXPERIENCE (DV-989AVi, DV-585A) FULL MEDIA COMP A TIBILITY Join the str eam towar ds everyday use of popular technol ogy — the innovative pat ent-pending DivX ® from DivX Networks, Inc.* is a new format f or digital video, in the same way that MP3 is a format f or digital music. * DivX, DivX Certified, and associated l ogos are trademarks of DivX Networks, Inc. and ar e used under license. DivX ® VIDEO PLA YBACK FOR COMPRESSED DIGIT AL VIDEO (A vailable on all DVD players, e xcept DV-989A Vi) All Pioneer DVD players ar e capable of r eading MP3 files rec orded onto CD-R/CD-RW and CD-ROM discs and c an also play back WMA files* r ecorded on CD-R/CD-RW and CD-ROM discs. Note: Some discs may not be playabl e due to different r ecording formats or physical c onditions of the disc at the time of recor ding or playback. Please see the owner’ s manual for further information. Note: Micr osoft, Windows Media and Windows logo ar e trademarks, or register ed trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. * DV-989A Vi cannot play back WMA files. COMPRESSED AUDIO COMP A TIBILITY — FOR EVEN MORE ENTERT AINMENT (Available on all D VD players) DV-585A-S/K NEW b/a DVD-Audio/Video/SACD Play er DV-585A-K DV-585A-S DVD-Audio SACD DivX ® V ideo
DVD PLA YERS DV-380-S/K NEW DV-2850-S NEW ® J b/a MAIN FEA TURES Play back full-screen, full-motion DivX ® movies on your TV Get extr emely high pictur e quality, thanks to the built-in 108 MHz/12-bit Video D/A Converter Stylish and slim, these 4.95 cm high DVD players bl end in with every décor No more sor e eyes fr om movie marathons — Dual Pur eCinema Progr essive Scan l ets you enjoy a flicker-fr ee, cinematographic viewin g experience Play back MP3 and WMA files fr om CD-R, CD-RW and CD-ROM discs, and display digital still JPEG photographs on your TV Use the easy and convenient Adv anced Disc Navigator with moving thumbnails to find the exact sc ene you need Choose from v arious equaliser sound fields to recreate diff erent listening envir onments in your lounge, from Rock to Clas sic For easy c onnection and high-quality picture performanc e, hook your DVD player up to your TV via Eur o-SCART y y y y y y y y DVD-Video Player DV-380-K DV-380-S — ✓ —/— 108 MHz/12-bit ✓ ✓ /✓ /✓ ✓ ✓ /— ✓ ✓ DV-2850 — ✓ —/— 108 MHz/12-bit ✓ ✓ /✓ /✓ ✓ ✓ /— ✓ ✓ DV-380 — ✓ ✓ /✓ 108 MHz/12-bit ✓ ✓ /✓ /✓ ✓ ✓ /✓ ✓ — DV-585A ✓ ✓ ✓ /✓ 108 MHz/14-bit — ✓ /—/— ✓ ✓ /✓ ✓ — DV-989A Vi HDMI Interface Dual PureCinema Pr ogressive Scan DVD-Audio/SACD playback High-quality Video D/A Converter DivX ® Video playback MP3/WMA/JPEG Advanced Disc Navigator with moving thumbnails Coaxial/Optical digital output RGB video output via Euro-SCART Equaliser (7 DSP modes) ® J b/a 47 For full f eatures and specifications, please see pages 88 — 89 and 91. DivX ® V ideo DivX ® V ideo DVD-Video Player