Pioneer DCS-340 User manual

DVD/CD Receiver Récepteur-lecteur DVD/CD

XV-DV333 XV-DV340

Speaker System Système Acoustique

S-DV333 S-DV340ST S-DV340SW

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Operating Instructions

Mode d’emploi

Location: underside of the unit

IMPORTANT

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.

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.

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

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.

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WARNING

This equipment is not waterproof. To prevent a fire or shock hazard, do not place any container filed with liquid near this equipment (such as a vase or flower pot) or expose it to dripping, splashing, rain or moisture.

WARNING

Before plugging in for the first time, read the following

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section carefully.

The voltage of the available power supply differs according to country or region. Be sure that the power supply voltage of the area where this unit will be used meets the required voltage (e.g., 230V or 120V) written on the rear panel.

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WARNING

To prevent a fire hazard, do not place any naked flame sources (such as a lighted candle) on the equipment.

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VENTILATION CAUTION

When installing this unit, make sure to leave space around the unit for ventilation to improve heat radiation (at least 10 cm at top, 10 cm at rear, and 10 cm at each side).

WARNING

Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation to ensure reliable operation of the product, and to protect it from overheating. To prevent fire hazard, the openings should never be blocked or covered with items (such as newspapers, table-cloths, curtains) or by operating the equipment on thick carpet or a bed.

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Operating Environment

Operating environment temperature and humidity: +5 ºC – +35 ºC (+41 ºF – +95 ºF); less than 85 %RH (cooling vents not blocked) Do not install this unit in a poorly ventilated area, or in locations exposed to high humidity or direct sunlight (or strong artificial light)

This product complies with the Low Voltage Directive (73/23/EEC, amended by 93/68/EEC), EMC Directives (89/336/EEC, amended by 92/31/EEC and 93/68/EEC).

If the AC plug of this unit does not match the AC outlet you want to use, the plug must be removed and appropriate one fitted. Replacement and mounting of an AC plug on the power supply cord of this unit should be performed only by qualified service personnel. If connected to an AC outlet, the cut-off plug can cause severe electrical shock. Make sure it is properly disposed of after removal. The equipment should be disconnected by removing the mains plug from the wall socket when left unused for a long period of time (for example, when on vacation).

CAUTION

The STANDBY/ON switch on this unit will not completely shut off all power from the AC outlet. Since the power cord serves as the main disconnect device for the unit, you will need to unplug it from the AC outlet to shut down all power. Therefore, make sure the unit has been installed so that the power cord can be easily unplugged from the AC outlet in case of an accident. To avoid fire hazard, the power cord should also be unplugged from the AC outlet when left unused for a long period of time (for example, when on vacation).

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CAUTION

This product is a class 1 laser product, but this product contains a laser diode higher than Class 1. To ensure continued safety, do not remove any covers or attempt to gain access to the inside of the product. Refer all servicing to qualified personnel. The following caution label appears on your unit.

Location: side of the unit

CAUTION

hese speaker terminals carry HAZARDOUS LIVE

voltage. To prevent the risk of electric shock when

connecting or disconnecting the speaker cables, disconnect the power cord before touching any uninsulated parts.

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POWER-CORD CAUTION

Handle the power cord by the plug. Do not pull out the plug by tugging the cord and never touch the power cord when your hands are wet as this could cause a short circuit or electric shock. Do not place the unit, a piece of furniture, etc., on the power cord, or pinch the cord. Never make a knot in the cord or tie it with other cords. The power cords should be routed such that they are not likely to be stepped on. A damaged power cord can cause a fire or give you an electrical shock. Check the power cord once in a while. When you find it damaged, ask your nearest PIONEER authorized service center or your dealer for a replacement.

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Location: underside of the unit

CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT

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Thank you for buying this Pioneer product.

Please read through these operating instructions so that you will know how to operate your model properly. After you have finished reading the instructions, put them in a safe place for future reference

Contents

01 Getting started

Home theater sound setup Using the Auto MCACC setup for optimal surround sound

Setting the clock Using the on-screen displays Playing discs

Basic playback controls

Resume and Last Memory

DVD-Video disc menus

Video CD/Super VCD PBC menus Listening to the radio

Improving poor FM reception

Memorizing stations

Listening to station presets Listening to other sources

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02 Listening to your system

About the listening modes Auto listening mode Listening in surround sound

Dolby Pro Logic II Music settings Using Front Surround Using Advanced Surround Adjusting the effect level Listening in stereo Listening with headphones Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQ Enhancing dialog Using Quiet and Midnight listening

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modes Adjusting the bass and treble Boosting the bass level

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03 Playing discs

Scanning discs Playing in slow motion Frame advance/frame reverse Playing a JPEG slideshow

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Browsing DVD or Video CD/Super VCD discs with the Disc Navigator Browsing WMA, MP3, DivX video and JPEG files with the Disc Navigator Looping a section of a disc Using repeat play Using random play Creating a program list

Using the OSD Other functions available from the

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Using the front panel display . . . . . . . . . 18

Searching a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Switching subtitles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Switching language / audio channels . . . . 19

Zooming the screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Switching camera angles . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Displaying disc information. . . . . . . . . . . . 19

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04 More tuner features: RDS

An introduction to RDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Displaying RDS information . . . . . . . . . . 20

Searching for RDS programs . . . . . . . . . 20

05 Using the timer

Setting the wake-up timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Turning the wake-up timer on/off . . . . . .21

Setting the sleep timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

06 Surround sound and other settings

Using the System Setup menu . . . . . . . . . 22

Surround and sound setup options. . . . .22

Setting the channel levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

07 Video Adjust menu

Video Adjust menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

08 Initial Settings menu

Using the Initial Settings menu

Video Output settings Language settings Display settings

Options settings

Parental Lock About DivX® VOD content

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09 Other connections

Connecting auxiliary components

Recording mode Connecting external antennas Using the SCART AV output

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10 Controls and displays

Display

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Front panel Remote control

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11 Additional information

Optional system settings

System Setup menu options in

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standby Using and taking care of discs

DVD Video regions

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Disc / content format playback compatibility

Disc compatibility table About DivX DivX video compatibility About WMA Handling discs Storing discs Discs to avoid

Installation and maintenance

Hints on installation Cleaning the pickup lens Problems with condensation

Moving the system unit Resetting the system Screen sizes and disc formats Using the language code list Language code list Country/Area code list Troubleshooting

General

DVD/CD/Video CD player

Tuner

Error Messages

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

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Getting started01

Chapter 1

Getting started

Home theater sound setup

Depending on the size and characteristics of your room, you can choose to place your speakers in one of two ways using this system:

•

Standard surround 5-spot setup

a standard multichannel surround sound speaker setup for optimal 5.1 channel home theater sound.

Center

Front left

Listening position

Surround

left

•

Front surround 3-spot setup

Front right

Subwoofer

is ideal when rear surround speaker placement isn't possible or you want to avoid running long speaker cables in your listening area. Use this setup together with the Front Surround modes to take advantage of wall and ceiling reflections for a very realistic surround effect.

Surround

left

Center

Subwoofer

Listening position

Surround

right

Front

left

See

About the listening modes

more on using the different listening modes with each speaker setup.

– This is

Surround right

– This setup

Front right

on page 11 for

Using the Auto MCACC setup for

optimal surround sound

The Multichannel Acoustic Calibration

(MCACC) system measures the acoustic

characteristics of your listening area, taking

into account ambient noise and testing for

channel delay and channel level. After you

have set up the microphone provided with your

system, the receiver uses the information from

a series of test tones to optimize the speaker

settings and equalization (Acoustic Calibration

EQ) for your particular room.

Important

• These test tones can be loud, so take care that there is no one in the room who will be startled by the noise.

• Make sure the mic and speakers are not moved during the MCACC setup.

• To access green functions on the remote, move the slider switch from

STANDBY/ON

CD FM/AM

DVD TUNER TV LINE

FRONT

SURROUND

L1/L2

OPEN CLOSE

AUTO SETUP MCACC SET UP EQ

PROGRAM

AUDIO ANGLE

ZOOM

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1 Connect the microphone to the MCACC MIC jack on the rear panel.

FRONT

SPEAKERS

6 6

DIALOGUE VIRTUAL SB

HOME MENU

SURROUND ADVANCED

REPEAT

RANDOM

SUBTITLE

DISPLAY

TOP MENU

MCACC

MIC

CENTER

SURROUND

SUB

WOOFER

MAIN

SYSTEM

SETUP

789

SURROUND

CLR

MAIN SUB

SUB

TEST TONE CH LEVEL

QUIET/

MIDNIGHT

ADVANCED

ENTER

DIALOGUE

SOUND

SUB

Note

1 You only need to use the Auto MCACC setup once (unless you change the placement of your speakers or your room layout).

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DVD MENU

RETURN

MUTE

ST+

TUNE+

TUNE–

ST–

ENTERENTER

BASS

MODE

2 Place the microphone at your normal listening position.

Place the mic about ear level at your normal listening position using a table or chair.

Make sure there are no obstacles between the speakers and the microphone.

3 If the receiver is off, press



STANDBY/ON to turn the power on.

4 Press MCACC SET UP.

Try to be as quiet as possible after pressing

MCACC SET UP

. The volume increases automatically and the system outputs a series of test tones.

If the noise level is too high,

Noisy!

blinks in

the display for five seconds. To exit and check the noise levels

try again, press

ENTER

MCACC SET UP

when

Retry?

, or to

shows in

, press

the display. The system now checks the microphone and

your speaker setup.

• If you see an

Err MIC!

Err SP!

message in the display, there may be a problem with your mic or the speaker connections. To try

again, press

ENTER

when you see

Retry?

When the MCACC setup is complete, the volume level returns to normal and

shows in the display. The

MCACC

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indicator then lights to show that the MCACC setup is complete and Acoustic Calibration EQ has

been activated.

Setting the clock

Setting the clock allows you to use the timer.

TIMER/

TEST TONE CH LEVEL

ADVANCED

SUB

CLOCK

QUIET/

MIDNIGHT

ENTER

DIALOGUE

SOUND

DIMMER

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SYSTEM

SETUP

789

SURROUND

CLR

MAIN SUB

1 Press

TIMER/CLOCK

• If you are adjusting the clock, rather than setting it for the first time, press

CLOCK

again.

2 If ‘Clk ADJ?’ isn’t in the display, select it with



or , then press

3 Use

4 Use

ENTER

/ /

to confirm.

to set the hour. Press

to set the minute then press

ENTER

The display flashes to indicate the clock is set.

• Press

TIMER/CLOCK

anytime to display

the clock.

Using the on-screen displays

For ease of use, this system makes extensive use of graphical on-screen displays (OSDs).

All the screens are navigated in basically the same way, using the cursor buttons (



) to change the highlighted item and

ENTER

pressing

to select it.

TIMER/

ENTER

, , 

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Note

1• If the room environment is not optimal for the auto surround setup (too much ambient noise, echo off the walls, obstacles blocking the speakers from the microphone) the final settings may be incorrect. Check for household appliances (air conditioner, fridge, fan, etc.), that may be affecting the environment and switch them off if necessary.

• Some older TVs may interfere with the operation of the mic. If this seems to be happening, switch off the TV when doing the auto surround setup. 2 If this doesn’t work, press the auto surround setup again. 3 If

Complete

4 See 5 If you unplug the system from the wall outlet, or there is a power outage, you will need to set the clock again. 6 The screen saver will appear after five minutes of inactivity.

doesn’t appear, it is likely an error occured during the setup. Please check all connections and try again.

Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQ

MCACC SET UP

, turn off the power, and check the problem indicated by the

on page 13 for more on this.

Err

message, then try

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Important

• Throughout this manual, ‘Select’ means use the cursor buttons to highlight an item on-screen, then press

Button

HOME

What it does

Displays/exits the on-screen display.

ENTER



ENTER

RETURN

Changes the highlighted menu item. Selects the highlighted menu item. Returns to the main menu without

saving changes.

Tip

• The button guide at the bottom of every OSD screen shows you which buttons you’ll need to use for that screen.

Playing discs

The basic playback controls for playing DVD, CD, Video CD/Super VCD, DivX video and WMA/MP3 discs are covered here. Further functions are detailed in chapter 3.

1 If the player isn’t already on, switch it on.

If you’re playing a DVD or Video CD/Super VCD, also turn on your TV and make sure that it is set to the correct video input.

2 Press

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).



OPEN/CLOSE

to load a disc.

3 Press  (play) to start playback.

If you’re playing a DVD or Video CD/Super VCD, a menu may appear. See

menus

on page 9 and

menus

on page 9 to navigate these.

DVD-Video disc

Video CD/Super VCD PBC

If you’re playing a DivX video or WMA/MP3 disc, it may take a few seconds before playing.

If you loaded a CD/CD-R/RW containing JPEGs, a slideshow will start. See

JPEG slideshow

on page 14 for more on this.

Playing a

• If a disc contains a mixture of DivX video and other media file types (MP3, for example), first select whether to play the DivX video files ( file types (

MP3

DivX

) or the other media

WMA / JPEG

) from the on-

screen display.

4 Adjust the volume.

Use the

MASTER VOLUME/VOLUME

control.

Basic playback controls

The following table shows the basic controls on the remote for playing discs

other playback features in the chapter 3.

Button















What it does

Starts/resumes normal playback.

•

If the display shows

Mem

playback starts from the resume

or last memory point (see

Last Memory

Pauses/unpauses a disc. Stops playback or cancels the resume

function (if the display shows Press to start fast reverse scanning. Press to start fast forward scanning. Skips to the start of the current track or

chapter, then previous tracks/chapters. Skips to the next track or chapter.

below).

. You can find

Resume

Resume and

Resume

Last

Note

1 You may find with some DVD discs that some playback controls don’t work in certain parts of the disc.

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Button

Numbers

What it does

Use to enter a title/chapter/track number. Press

• If the disc is stopped, playback starts from the selected title (for DVD) or track (for CD/Video CD/Super VCD).

• If the disc is playing, playback jumps to the start of the selected title (VR mode DVD-RW), chapter (DVD-Video) or track (CD/Video CD/Super VCD).

ENTER

to select.

Resume and Last Memory

When you stop playback of a disc, shows in the display indicating that you can resume playback from that point. With DVDs and Video CD/Super VCDs, even if

ejected, the play position is stored in memory. The next time you load the disc, the display shows

Last Mem

and you can resume playback. If you want to clear the resume point, press (stop) while

Resume

is displayed.

Resume



DVD-Video disc menus

Many DVD-Video discs contain menus from which you can select what you want to watch.

Sometimes DVD-Video menus are displayed automatically when you start playback; others only appear when you press

TOP MENU

Button

TOP MENU

DVD MENU



ENTER

What it does

Displays the ‘top menu’ of a DVD disc—this varies with the disc.

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.

Selects the current menu option.

DVD MENU

Button

RETURN

Numbers

What it does

Returns to the previously displayed menu screen.

Highlights a numbered menu option (some discs only). Press

to select.

ENTER

Video CD/Super VCD PBC menus

Some Video CD/Super VCDs have menus from which you can choose what you want to watch. These are PBC (Playback control) menus. You can play a PBC Video CD/Super VCD without having to navigate the PBC menu by starting playback using a number button to select a track, rather than the

Button What it does

RETURN

Numbers





Displays the PBC menu. Selects numbered menu options.

Press Displays the previous menu page

(if there is one). Displays the next menu page (if

there is one).

ENTER



(play) button.

to select.

Listening to the radio

The tuner can receive both FM and AM broadcasts, and lets you memorize your favorite stations so you don’t have to manually tune in every time you want to listen. See also

More tuner features: RDS

1 Press

TUNER

press repeatedly to select the AM or FM band.

The display shows the band and frequency.

2 Tune to a frequency.

There are three tuning modes—manual, auto, and high-speed:

on page 20.

to switch to the tuner, then

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Note

1• The Last Memory function may not work with some discs.

• For DVD-Video discs (except VR mode DVD-RW), the player stores the play position of the last five discs.

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Manual tuning

repeatedly to change the displayed frequency.

•

Auto tuning

until the frequency display starts to move, then release. The tuner will stop on the next station it finds. Repeat to keep searching.

•

High-speed tuning +/–

until the frequency display starts to move rapidly. Keep the button held down until you reach the frequency you want. If necessary, fine tune the frequency using the manual tuning method.

Improving poor FM reception

If you’re listening to an FM station in stereo but the reception is weak, you can improve the sound quality by switching to mono.

1 Tune to an FM radio station then press

SYSTEM SETUP

2 Use

/

press

ENTER

/

3 Use

ENTER

The mono indicator ( ) lights when the tuner is in mono reception mode.

Select

FM Auto

stereo mode (the stereo indicator ( ) lights when receiving a stereo broadcast).

Memorizing stations

You can save up to 30 station presets so that you always have easy access to your favorite stations without having to tune in manually

each time

1 Tune to an AM or FM radio station.

For the FM band, select mono or auto-stereo reception as necessary. This setting is saved along with the preset.

: Press

TUNE +/–

: Press and hold

TUNE +/–

TUNE

to choose ‘FM Mode?’ then

to select ‘FM Mono’ then press

above to switch back to auto-

2 Press

3 Use

ENTER

4 Use want then press

SYSTEM SETUP

/

to choose ‘St. Mem?’ then press

/

to select the station preset you

ENTER

Listening to station presets

1 Make sure the

2 Use the preset.

• You can also use the number buttons to do this.

TUNER

function is selected.

ST +/–

buttons to select a station

Listening to other sources

You can connect up to three external sources (TV, satellite receiver, etc.) to this system, including one digital source. See also

Connecting auxiliary components

TV LINE

DVD TUNER

1 Make sure that the external source (TV, satellite receiver, etc.) is switched on.

2 Select the source you want to listen to.

• If you’re using the remote, press TV to select the the

LINE 2

AV CONNECTOR

LINE (L1/L2

input.

) button to select

3 If necessary, start playback of the source.

Tip

• If an auxiliary source is producing unpleasant distortion from the speakers, you can reduce the signal level (connected to the

LINE 1

analog inputs) by switching

on the attenuator. See

settings

on page 35 to do this.

on page 29.

L1/L2CD FM/AM

input, or use

LINE 1

Optional system

Note

1 If the system is unplugged, saved stations will remain for several days, after which you’ll have to save them again. 2 When you press TV,

TV ATT

shows in the display. Pressing

LINE

switches between L1 ATT (analog) and LINE2 (digital).

Listening to your system

QUIET/

CLR

ENTER

MAIN SUBSUB

ADVANCED

SOUND

DIALOGUE

SURROUND

MIDNIGHT

QUIET/

Chapter 2

Listening to your system

About the listening modes

As explained in page 6, there are two basic surround speaker setup options available. You can select any of the listening modes regardless of speaker placement, but you will get the best surround effect by using the listening modes in conjunction with your speaker setup:

•

Standard surround 5-spot setup

the Standard ( on page 11) and Advanced (

Advanced Surround

listening modes with this setup.

•

Front surround 3-spot setup

Front Surround

available with this speaker setup.

Make sure you have completed

MCACC setup for optimal surround sound

page 6. For more setup options, see

System Setup menu

Home theater sound setup

– Use

Listening in surround sound

Using

on page 12) surround

– See

Using

on page 12 for the options

Using the Auto

Using the

on page 22.

Auto listening mode

The Auto listening mode is the simplest way to listen to any source as it was mastered: the output from the speakers mirrors the channels in the source material.

MIDNIGHT

ADVANCED

• Press

SURROUND

listening mode.

SURROUND

CLR

MAIN SUBSUB

ENTER

DIALOGUE

SOUND

to select the ‘Auto’

Listening in surround sound

You can listen to stereo or multichannel sources in surround sound. Surround sound is generated from stereo sources using one of the Dolby Pro Logic decoding modes.

• Press listening mode.

The choices that appear in the display will vary according to the type of source that’s playing.

•

SURROUND

Auto

– Auto listening mode (see above)

Dolby Digital

repeatedly to select a

DTS

– Dolby Digital or DTS

decoding (depending on the source). a multichannel source, this will be the same as

ProLogic

Auto

– 4.1 channel surround sound for

use with any two-channel source

Movie

– Pro Logic II 5.1 channel surround sound, especially suited to movie sources (use with any two-channel source)

Music

– Pro Logic II 5.1 channel surround sound, especially suited to music sources, for use with any two-channel source (see also

Dolby Pro Logic II Music settings

below)

Stereo

– See

Listening in stereo

For

on page 13

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Note

1 Certain features explained in this section may not be possible depending on the source (for example, 88.2 / 96 kHz sources), or a conflicting system setting. See 2 If the source is Dolby Digital or DTS, the front panel 3 When listening in by Pro Logic II decoding.

Dolby Digital / DTS

Error Messages

mode, two-channel material will automatically be played in surround sound using Dol-

on page 44 for more on this.

DTS

indicator lights.

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CD FM/AM

L1/L2

QUIET/

Dolby Pro Logic II Music settings

When listening in Dolby Pro Logic II Music mode, there are three settings you can adjust: Center Width, Dimension, and Panorama.

1 With Dolby Pro Logic II Music mode active, press

SOUND

2 Use

/

to select ‘C Width’, ‘Dimen.’ or

speaker. With line up the

POWER

arrow (the surround speakers should be in the same direction as the front speakers).

‘Pnrm.’

•

C Width

channel wider (higher settings) or narrower (lower settings)

•

Dimen.

more distant (minus settings), or more forward (positive settings)

•

Pnrm.

surround sound

3 Use

ENTER

(Center Width): Makes the center

(Dimension): Makes the sound

(Panorama): Creates more spacious

/

to adjust the setting then press

to confirm.

FrtMovie / FrtMusic

• See

Adjusting the effect level

emphasize or reduce the Front Surround effect.

Using Advanced Surround

The Advanced Surround effects can be used with any multichannel or stereo source for a

variety of additional surround sound effects.

Using Front Surround

The Front Surround modes are effective when you are using the Front surround 3-spot speaker setup as described in

sound setup

on page 6. The surround speakers should be placed on top of the front speakers and oriented either towards the walls, or straight ahead, depending on which mode you are using (see below).

DVD TUNER TV LINE

FRONT

SURROUND

• Press FRONT SURROUND to select a Front Surround mode.

Press repeatedly to select or

ExtPower

• If you have selected turn each surround speaker so that the arrow at the base is lined up with the

FRONT SURROUND

Note

1 The 5-spot setup described in Home theater sound setup on page 6 should be used with these effects. 2 You can set the effect level for all modes independently.

Home theater

OPEN CLOSE

FrtMovie, FrtMusic

FrtMovie

FrtMusic

arrow on the front

• Press

ADVANCED

Surround mode.

Press repeatedly to select

AdvMusic, Expanded, TV Surr., Sports Game

5 Stereo

Adjusting the effect level

You can emphasize or reduce the effect of the Front Surround or Advanced Surround modes

as you like.

1 With one of the Front or Advanced Surround modes active, press

2 Use





3 Use press

/ /

ENTER

ExtPower



arrow with the 

(Extra Power),

EXTRA

ExtPowe

below to

SURROUND

CLR

MAIN SUBSUB

ENTER

DIALOGUE

SOUND

MIDNIGHT

ADVANCED

to select an Advanced

AdvMovie

SOUND

to select ‘Effect’.

to adjust the effect level then

to confirm.

Listening to your system

QUIET/

Listening in stereo

You can listen to any source—stereo or multichannel, analog or digital—in stereo. When playing a multichannel source, all channels are downmixed to the front left/right speakers and the subwoofer.

MIDNIGHT

ADVANCED

• Press

SURROUND

CLR

MAIN SUBSUB

SURROUND

ENTER

DIALOGUE

SOUND

repeatedly until

‘Stereo’ shows in the display.

Any Advanced or Front Surround mode is canceled.

Listening with headphones

When headphones are connected, only the

Stereo

(default) and

Phones Surround

(virtual surround sound for headphones) modes are available.

• With headphones connected, press

ADVANCED SURROUND

to select ‘Phones Surround’ or to select ‘Stereo’

Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQ

You can listen to sources using the Acoustic Calibration Equalization set in

MCACC setup for optimal surround sound

page 6. Refer to these pages for more on Acoustic Calibration Equalization.

• Press MCACC EQ to switch Acoustic Calibration EQ on or off.

The MCACC indicator in the front panel display lights when Acoustic Calibration EQ is active.

Using the Auto

Enhancing dialog

• Default setting:

The Dialog Enhancement feature is designed to make the dialog stand out from other background sounds in a TV or movie soundtrack.

• Press

DIALOGUE

dialog enhancement.

Press repeatedly to select

Off

to select the amount

Off, Mid

Max

Using Quiet and Midnight listening modes

• Default setting:

The Quiet listening feature reduces excessive bass or treble in a sound source.

The Midnight listening feature allows you to hear effective surround sound of movies at low volume levels.

• Press

QUIET/MIDNIGHT

switch between ‘Quiet’, ‘Midnight’ and ‘Off’.

Off

repeatedly to

Adjusting the bass and treble

Use the bass and treble controls to adjust the overall tone.

1 Press ‘Bass’ or ‘Treble’.

2 Use

ENTER to confirm

SOUND

then use

/

to adjust the sound

/

to select

then press

Boosting the bass level

There are two bass modes you can use to enhance the bass in a source.

• Press BASS MODE repeatedly to choose ‘

Music’

, ‘

Cinema’

or ‘

Off’

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1 Acoustic Calibration EQ has no effect when headphones are connected. 2 Bass and treble adjustment is not possible with the Quiet or Midnight modes.

Playing discs03

Chapter 3

Playing discs

Important

• Many of the functions covered in this chapter apply to DVD discs, Video CDs/ Super VCDs, CDs, DivX video and WMA/ MP3/JPEG discs, although the exact operation of some varies slightly with the kind of disc loaded.

• Some DVDs restrict the use of some functions (random or repeat, for example) in some or all parts of the disc. This is not a malfunction.

• When playing Video CD/Super VCDs, 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.

Remember

• To access green functions on the remote, move the slider switch from MAIN to SUB.

Scanning discs

You can fast-scan discs forward or backward at various different speeds.

• During playback, press  or  to start scanning.

Press repeatedly to increase the scanning speed (shown on-screen).

• To resume playback, press  (play).

Playing in slow motion

You can play DVDs, Video CD/Super VCDs and DivX video at four different forward slow motion speeds. DVD discs can also be played in reverse slow motion.

1 During playback, press  (pause). 2 Press and hold

motion playback starts.

Press repeatedly to change the slow motion speed (shown on-screen).

• To resume playback, press  (play).

/

/

until slow

Frame advance/frame reverse

You can advance or back up DVD discs frameby-frame. With Video CD/Super VCDs and DivX video you can only use frame advance.

1 During playback, press  (pause). 2 Press

advance a frame at a time.

/

/

to reverse or

• To resume playback, press  (play).

Playing a JPEG slideshow

After loading a CD/CD-R/RW containing JPEG pictures, press  to start a slideshow from the

first folder/picture on the disc. displays the pictures in each folder in alphabetical order.

Pictures are automatically adjusted so that they fill as much of the screen as possible.

The player

Note

1 Only one speed is available for DivX video discs. 2• Depending on the disc, normal playback may automatically resume when a new chapter is reached on a DVD disc.

• With Video CD/Super VCDs in PBC mode or a WMA/MP3 track, playback automatically resumes at the end or beginning of

the track. 3• The time it takes for the player to load a file increases with large file sizes.

Playing discs

While the slideshow is running:

Button







///

ZOOM

DVD MENU

What it does

Pauses the slideshow; press again to restart.

Displays the previous picture.

Displays the next picture.

Pauses the slideshow and rotates/ﬂips the displayed picture. (Press  (play) to restart slideshow)

Pauses the slideshow and zooms the picture. Press again to toggle between 1x, 2x and 4x zoom. (Press  (play) to restart slideshow)

Displays the Disc Navigator screen (see below).

Browsing DVD or Video CD/ Super VCD discs with the Disc Navigator

Use the Disc Navigator to browse through the contents of a DVD or Video CD/Super VCD disc to find the part you want to play.

1 During playback, press HOME MENU and select ‘Disc Navigator’ from the onscreen menu.

Disc Navigator

2 Select a view option.

•

Title

– Titles from a DVD-Video disc.

Chapter

•

– Chapters from the current title

of a DVD-Video disc.

•

Track

– Tracks from a Video CD/Super VCD

disc.

•

Time

– Thumbnails from a Video CD/Super

VCD disc at 10 minute intervals.

•

Original: Title

– Original titles from a VR

mode DVD-RW disc.

•

Playlist: Title

– Playlist titles from a VR

mode DVD-RW disc.

•

Original: Time

– Thumbnails from the

Original content at 10 minute intervals.

•

Playlist: Time

– Thumbnails from the

Playlist at 10 minute intervals.

The screen shows up to six moving thumbnail images displayed one after another. To display the previous/next six thumbnails, press





3 Select the thumbnail image for what you want to play.

Disc Navigator: Title 01- 49: - -

You can use either the cursor buttons (

/

) and

ENTER

to select a thumbnail, or the

//

number buttons. To select using the number buttons, enter a

two-digit number then press

ENTER

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Disc Navigator Title Chapter

The options available depend on the kind of disc loaded and whether the disc is playing or not, but include:

Browsing WMA, MP3, DivX video and JPEG files with the Disc Navigator

Use the Disc Navigator to find a particular file or folder by filename.

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1 Press HOME MENU and select ‘Disc Navigator’ from the on-screen menu.

00:00/ 00:00 0kbps

Folder1

Folder2

Folder3

Folder4

2 Use the cursor buttons (

///

)

and ENTER to navigate.

Use the cursor up/down buttons (

/

) to

move up and down the folder/file list. Use the cursor left button ( parent folder. Use

ENTER

or cursor right () to open a



) to return to the

highlighted folder.

• When a JPEG file is highlighted, a thumbnail image is displayed on the right.

00:00/ 00:00 0kbps

Folder2

File1

File2

File3

File4

File5

3 To play the highlighted track or DivX video file or display the highlighted JPEG file, press ENTER.

• When a WMA/MP3 or DivX video file is selected, playback begins from that file, and continues until the end of the folder.

• When a JPEG file is selected, a slideshow begins, starting with that file, and continues to the end of the folder.

Tip

• To play the contents of the whole disc rather than just the current folder, exit the Disc Navigator and start playback using the



(play) button.

Looping a section of a disc

The A-B Repeat function allows you to specify two points (A and B) within a track (CD, Video CD/Super Video CD) or title (DVD) that form a loop which is played over and over.

1 During playback, press select ‘

Play Mode

’.

2 Select ‘A-B Repeat’.

3 Press

ENTER

on ‘A(Start Point)’ to set the

HOME MENU

and

loop start point.

4 Press

ENTER

on ‘B(End Point)’ to set the

loop end point.

After pressing

ENTER

, playback jumps back to

the start point and plays the loop.

5 To resume normal playback, select ‘Off’.

Using repeat play

In addition to various repeat play options, it’s also possible to use repeat play together with program play (see page 17).

1 During playback, press select ‘

Play Mode

2 Select ‘Repeat’ then select a repeat play

option.

If program play is active, select

Repeat

to repeat the program list, or

Off

to cancel.

Creating a program list

HOME MENU

’.

Program

Repeat

and

Note

1 You can also do this by going to the ‘..’ folder at the top, then pressing 2 You can’t use A-B Repeat play with WMA/MP3 or DivX video discs. 3 You can’t use repeat play with WMA/MP3 discs.

ENTER

Playing discs

• For DVD discs, select

Chapter Repeat

• For CDs and Video CD/Super VCDs, select

Disc Repeat, Track Repeat

• For DivX video discs, select (or

Repeat Off

Tip

• You can also use the remote to select a repeat play option. The repeat modes available are the same as those from the

Title Repeat

Repeat Off

REPEAT

Play Mode

Repeat Off

Repeat Title

button on the

menu.

Using random play

Use this function to play titles or chapters (DVD-Video) or tracks (CD and Video CD/Super

VCD) in a random order.

1 During playback, press select ‘

Play Mode

2 Select ‘Random’ then select an option.

• For DVD discs, select

Random Chapter

• For CDs and Video CD/Super VCDs, select

Off

to switch random play on or off.

Tip

• Use the following controls during random play:

Button What it does



Selects a new track/title/chapter at random.

’.

HOME MENU

Random Title

Random Off

and

Button



• You can also use the the remote to select a random play mode. The random modes available are the same as when choosing from the menu. Press

• Random play remains in effect until you select menu options.

What it does

Returns to the beginning of the current track/title/chapter; further presses select another random track/title/chapter.

RANDOM

Play Mode

ENTER

to start random play.

Random Off

from the random play

Creating a program list

This feature lets you program the play order of titles/chapters/tracks on a disc.

Using the OSD

1 During playback, press select ‘

Play Mode

2 Select ‘Program’ then select ‘Create/Edit’ from the list of program options.

3 Use the cursor buttons and select a title, chapter or track for the current step in the program list.

For a DVD disc, you can add a title or a chapter.

• For a CD or Video CD/Super VCD, select a track to add to the program list.

After pressing chapter/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 steps.

’.

ENTER

to select the title/

HOME MENU

ENTER

button on

and

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Note

1• You can set the random play option when a disc is playing or stopped. However, you can't use random play together with program.

• You can’t use random play with VR format DVD-RW discs, WMA/MP3 discs, DivX video discs, or while a DVD disc menu is being displayed. 2 You can’t use Program play with VR format DVD-RW discs, WMA/MP3 discs, DivX video discs, or while a DVD disc menu is being displayed.

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• You can insert steps by just highlighting the position where you want the new step to appear and entering a title/chapter/track number.

• To delete a step, highlight it and press

5 To play the program list, press  (play).

Program play remains active until you turn off program play (see below), erase the program list (see below), eject the disc or switch off.

Tip

• Use the following controls during program play:

Button What it does

HOME MENU



Save the program list and exit without starting playback.

Skip to the next step in the program list.

CLR

Other functions available from the program menu

There are a number of other options in the program menu in addition to Create/Edit.

•

Playback Start

saved program list

•

Playback Stop

but does not erase the program list

•

Program Delete

and turns off program play

– Starts playback of a

– Turns off program play,

– Erases the program list

Using the front panel display

Even though the OSD is available for CDs, the front panel display provides information to make a program list easily. If a disc is playing, stop it first.

1 Press

You’re prompted to enter a track for the first step in the program list.

PROGRAM

2 Use the number buttons to select a track, then press

If you make a mistake, press last (most recently) programmed track.

3 Repeat step 2 to build up a program list.

A program list can contain up to 24 steps.

4 To play the program list, press  (play).

• Program play remains active until you

ENTER

CLR

to delete the

press



(stop), clear the playlist (see tip above), eject the disc or switch off the player.

Searching a disc

You can search DVD discs by title or chapter number, or by time; CDs and Video CD/Super VCDs by track number or time; DivX video discs by time.

1 Press

Mode

2 Select ‘Search Mode’.

The search options that appear depend on the kind of disc loaded.

3 Select a search mode.

4 Use the number buttons to enter a title, chapter or track number, or a time.

5 Press

HOME MENU

’.

• The disc must be playing in order to use time search.

• For a time search, enter the number of minutes and seconds into the currently playing title (DVD/ DivX video) or track (CD/ Video CD/Super VCD) you want playback to resume from. For example, press to have playback start from 45 minutes into the disc. For 1 hour, 20 minutes and 30 seconds, press

ENTER

and select ‘

8, 0, 3, 0

to start playback.

Play

4, 5, 0, 0

P00 0000

Playing discs

Switching subtitles

Some DVD discs and DivX video discs have subtitles in one or more languages; the disc box will usually tell you which subtitle languages are available. You can switch

subtitle language during playback.

• Press

SUBTITLE

repeatedly to select a

subtitle option.

• To set subtitle preferences, see

settings

on page 25.

Displaying DivX subtitle files

• See

Language

page 37 for more on DivX subtitles.

Switching language / audio channels

When playing discs recorded with dialog in two or more languages, or with dual-mono audio you can switch these during playback.

• Press

AUDIO

repeatedly to select an

audio language option.

• To set audio language preferences, see

Language settings

on page 25.

Zooming the screen

Using the zoom feature you can magnify a part of the screen by a factor of 2 or 4, while watching a DVD, DivX video title or Video CD/ Super VCD or playing a JPEG disc.

1 During playback, use the

ZOOM

button to

select the zoom factor (Normal, 2x or 4x).

2 Use the cursor buttons to change the zoomed area.

You can change the zoom factor and the zoomed area freely during playback.

Switching camera angles

Some DVD discs feature scenes shot from two or more angles—check the disc box for details.

When a multi-angle scene is playing, a icon appears on screen (this can be switched off if you prefer—see

Display settings

page 26).

• During playback (or when paused), press

ANGLE

to switch angle.

Displaying disc information

Various track, chapter and title information can be displayed on-screen during playback.

• To show/switch/hide the information displayed, press

Limited disc information also appears in the front panel display. Press the displayed information.

DISPLAY

repeatedly.

DISPLAY

to change

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Note

1 Some discs only allow you to change subtitle language from the disc menu. Press 2 Some Super VCDs have two soundtracks. With these discs you can switch between the two soundtracks as well as individual channels in each. 3 Some discs only allow you to change audio language from the disc menu. Press 4• Since DVD, Video CD/Super VCD, DivX video title and JPEG pictures have a fixed resolution, picture quality will deteriorate, especially at 4x zoom. This is not a malfunction.

• If the navigation square at the top of the screen disappears, press

ZOOM

TOP MENU

again to display it.

DVD MENU

to access.

More tuner features: RDS04

Chapter 4

More tuner features: RDS

An introduction to RDS

Radio Data System (RDS) is a system used by most FM radio stations to provide listeners with various kinds of information—the name of the station and the kind of show they’re broadcasting, for example.

One feature of RDS is that you can search by type of program. For example, you can search for a station that’s broadcasting a show with the program type,

You can search the following program types:

News –

News

Affairs

– Current Affairs

Info

– General Information

Sport

– Sport

Educate

– Educational

Drama

– Radio plays, etc.

Culture

– National or regional culture, theater, etc.

Science

– Science and technology

Varied

– Usually talkbased material, such as quiz shows or interviews.

Pop M

– Pop music

Rock M

– Rock music

Easy M

– Easy listening

Light M

– ‘Light’ classical

music

Classics

– ‘Serious’

classical music

Other M

– Music not fitting

above categories

Weather

– Weather

reports

Jazz

Finance

– Stock market reports, commerce, trading, etc.

Children

– Programs for

children

Social

– Social affairs

Religion

– Programs

concerning religion

Phone In

– Public expressing their views by phone

Travel

– Holiday-type travel rather than traffic announcements

Leisure

– Leisure interests

and hobbies

Jazz

– Jazz

Country – Country music Nation M – Popular music

in a language other than English Oldies – Popular music from the ’50s and ’60s

Folk M – Folk music Document – Documentary

Displaying RDS information

Use the different types of RDS information available.

• Press

Each press changes the display as follows:

DISPLAY

• Radio Text (

button to display the

DISPLAY

for RDS information.

) – Messages sent by the radio station. For example, a talk radio station may provide a phone number as RT.

• Program Service Name (

) – The name of

the radio station.

• Program Type (

PTY

) – This indicates the

kind of program currently being broadcast.

•

– see below

• Current tuner frequency

Searching for RDS programs

You can search for a program type listed above.

1 Press the

2 Press appears in the display.

3 Use want to hear.

4 Press

The system searches the station presets for a match. If it finds one, searching stops for 5 sec.

5 If you want to keep listening to the station, press

If you don’t press

TUNER

button for the FM band.

DISPLAY

/

ENTER

repeatedly until SEARCH

to select the program type you

to start the search.

ENTER

within the 5 seconds.

ENTER

, searching resumes.

Note

1 In addition, there are three other program types, TEST, Alarm!, and None. Alarm! and TEST are used for emergency announcements. You can’t search for these, but the tuner will switch automatically to this RDS broadcast signal. None appears when a program type cannot be found. 2• If any noise is picked up while displaying the RT scroll, some characters may be displayed incorrectly.

• If you see NO DATA in the RT display, it means no RT data is sent from the broadcast station. The display will automatically

switch to the PS data display (if no PS data, the frequency is displayed).

• In the PTY display, NO DATA or None may be shown. In this case, the PS display is shown after a few seconds.

3 RDS is only possible in the FM band.

Using the timer

Chapter 5

Using the timer

• You can check the timer settings in

Setting the wake-up timer

Use the wake-up timer to set the system to switch on at any time and start playing whatever source you want.

Important

• The clock must be set for the wake-up timer to work properly (see page 7). It is cancelled if the clock is reset.

1 Select the source you want played.

For example, press front panel) to select the radio as your source.

2 Prepare the source and set the volume.

For example, tune in the radio station you want to wake up to. Adjust the volume as necessary.

3 Press

4 Use

ENTER

5 Use

ENTER

6 Set the switch-on time.

Use Set the minute in the same way, pressing

ENTER

7 Set the switch-off time.

Set as above, pressing wake-up indicator lights, and the switch-on, switch-off times, the function ( and volume are confirmed in the display.

8 Switch the system into standby mode.

The wake-up timer will not work if the system is left on!

1 Sleep Auto will not work with Video CD/Super VCDs during PBC playback or CDs in repeat play.

TIMER/CLOCK

/

to select ‘Wake-Up?’ then press

/

to select ‘Edit ?’ then press

/

to set the hour, then press

when you’re done.

Note

Setting the clock

TUNER (FM/AM

twice.

ENTER

when done. The

DVD (CD

on the

ENTER

), etc.)

standby by pressing

Turning the wake-up timer on/off

If you have already set the wake-up timer, you can switch it on/off by selecting

Time Off

in step 5 above (press

Setting the sleep timer

The sleep timer switches off the system after a specified time so you can fall asleep without worrying about it.

Important

• If you set the sleep timer while either the wake-up timer is active, the earlier switch off time takes priority.

1 Press timer menu.

2 Use

ENTER

3 Use press

Choose between the following options:

•

4 To check how much time is left, repeat steps 1 and 2.

The remaining time is displayed momentarily.

TIMER/CLOCK

/

to select ‘Sleep?’ then press

/

to select a switch-off time then

ENTER

Auto

– Switches off automatically after the

currently playing CD, Video CD or DivX video disc has finished.

Sleep 90 Sleep 60 Sleep 30 Off – Cancels the sleep timer

– Switches off after 90 minutes – Switches off after an hour – Switches off after 30 minutes

TIMER/CLOCK

twice to reach the

Time On

ENTER

twice.

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Surround sound and other settings06

Chapter 6

Surround sound and other settings

Speaker distance setting

Using the System Setup menu

All the available settings in the setup menu are listed in below. See the notes in each section for additional information about the settings. Follow the steps below to customize the

settings in the System Setup menu.

1 Press

2 Use to adjust.

The current setting is shown for each option as you cycle through the display. See below for a full list and description of each.

3 Use

4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 for other settings.

5 When you’re done, press the System Setup menu.

Surround and sound setup options

Using the Auto MCACC setup for optimal surround sound

best surround sound setup, but you may find that by adjusting the following settings you can improve the surround sound in your listening room. The first setting in each section is the default.

1• The System Setup menu is exited automatically after 5 minutes of inactivity.

2 This setting works only with Dolby Digital and some DTS soundtracks. For other sources, you can create a similar effect using the Midnight mode (see

Surround and sound setup options

SYSTEM SETUP

/

to choose the setting you want

/

to adjust.

on page 6 should give you the

Note

• You can't change the

• The

Speaker distance setting

Surround and sound setup options

and

Using Quiet and Midnight listening modes

ENTER

to leave

DTS CD setting

require additional steps. Read the sections on each for more details.

Specifies the distance from your listening position to your speakers.

When

Dist.?

appears, press

/

to adjust the distance, and /

ENTER

switch between the following speakers:

•

– Front left speaker

– Center speaker

•

– Front right speaker

•

– Surround right speaker

– Surround left speaker

•

– Subwoofer

Each speaker can be adjusted between ~

9 m

. The default setting is 3 m.

Dynamic Range Control

Specifies dynamic range adjustment to Dolby Digital or DTS soundtracks:

•

DRC Off

– No dynamic range adjustment

(use when listening at higher volume)

•

DRC Mid

•

DRC High

– Mid setting

– Dynamic range is reduced (loud sounds are reduced in volume while quieter sounds are increased)

LFE attenuator setting

Dolby Digital and DTS audio sources include ultra-low bass tones. Set the LFE attenuator as needed to prevent the ultra-low bass from distorting the sound.

•

LFEATT 0

•

LFEATT 10

with the Recording Mode (page 29) switched on.

on page 13).

– No attenuation

– LFE channel attenuated 10dB

, then use

0.3 m

Surround sound and other settings

• LFE Off – LFE channel is not played

DTS CD setting

If you play a DTS-encoded CD, you will need to change this setting to hear the decoded signal.

When CD Type? appears, press ENTER, then use / to select the setting:

• NormalCD – Regular CD playback, DTSencoded CDs output a noisy signal

• DTS-CD – Proper decoding of DTSencoded CDs, but regular CD playback may lose quality

Setting the channel levels

You can set the relative channel levels from your main listening position for all of the

listening modes independently. If you have completed Using the Auto MCACC

setup for optimal surround sound on page 6, the channel levels will already be set. You can still fine-tune the levels here if you need to.

STANDBY/ON

CD FM/AM

DVD TUNER TV LINE

FRONT

SURROUND

OPEN CLOSE

1¡

L1/L2

DVD MENU

MUTE

ENTER

MASTER VOLUME

RETURN

BASS MODE

REPEAT

PROGRAM

AUDIO ANGLE

SUBTITLE

TOP MENU

ZOOM

123

DIMMER

4 5 6

SYSTEM

TEST TONE CH LEVEL

SETUP

7 9

ADVANCED

SURROUND

CLR

MAIN SUB

SUB

RANDOM

DISPLAY

TIMER/ CLOCK

QUIET/

MIDNIGHT

ENTER

DIALOGUE

SOUND

• L – Front left speaker

• C – Center speaker

• R – Front right speaker

• RS – Right surround speaker

• LS – Left surround speaker

• SW – Subwoofer

3 Use the

MASTER VOLUME

+/– button to

adjust the volume to an appropriate level.

Turn down the volume to 40 or less to ensure you have adequate headroom.

4 Use

/

to adjust the speaker levels in

turn.

You should hear the test tone at the same volume from each speaker when seated in the main listening position. The channel level range is ± 10 dB.

5 When you’re done, press

ENTER

to exit

the test tone setup.

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1 Select a listening mode.

Press SURROUND, ADVANCED or FRONT SURROUND repeatedly to select the listening

mode you want.

2 Press

TEST TONE

to hear the test tone.

The test tone is output in the following order (from the speakers active in the current mode):

Note

1• The SURROUND modes are divided into two independent groups: multichannel listening modes and stereo modes.

• The speaker volume can be adjusted while listening to any sound source you want by pressing CH LEVEL and then using

/ to adjust the channel levels. After finishing a channel, use / to move to the next. 2 When the Auto listening mode is selected, using the test tone method will adjust levels for multichannel sources only. Use CH LEVEL and / (see footnote above) to set levels for the Auto listening mode with two channel sources. 3 Since the subwoofer produces ultra-low frequencies its sound may seem quieter than it actually is.

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Chapter 7

Video Adjust menu

From the Video Adjust screen you can adjust settings that affect picture presentation.

1 Press Adjust’ from the on-screen display.

2 Make settings using the

///

You can adjust the following settings:

Adjust the Brightness, Contrast, Hue and Chroma Level settings using the left/right) buttons.

HOME MENU

and select ‘Video

Video Adjust

(cursor) buttons, and

Video Adjust

Sharpness

Brightness

Contrast

Gamma

Hue

Chroma Level

Sharpness

• edges in the picture (

•

Brightness

brightness (

Contrast

• light and dark (

•

Gamma

picture (

Hue

– Adjusts the red/green balance

• (

Green 9

•

Chroma Level

colors appear (

Standard



Off



– Adjusts the sharpness of

Fine, Standard, Soft

– Adjusts the overall

–20

+20

– Adjusts the contrast between

–16

+16

– Adjusts the ‘warmth’ of the

High, Medium, Low, Off

Red 9

)

– Adjusts how saturated

–9

to +9)

ENTER

)

/

(cursor

)

3 Press screen, or

ENTER

to return to the Video Adjust

HOME MENU

to exit.

Brightness min max 0

Initial Settings menu

Chapter 8

Initial Settings menu

Using the Initial Settings menu

The Initial Settings menu provides audio and video output settings, parental lock settings, and display 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 Settings’.

2 Use the cursor buttons and select the setting and option you want to set.

All the settings and options are explained on the following pages.

Video Output settings

Setting

TV Screen

(See also

and disc formats

page 40.)

AV Connector Out

(See also

SCART AV output

page 30.)

HOME MENU

Initial Settings

Screen sizes

Using the

and select ‘Initial

ENTER

Option What it means

4:3 (Letter Box)

4:3 (Pan & Scan)

16:9 (Wide)

Video

S-Video RGB

Set if you have a conventional 4:3 TV. Widescreen movies are shown with black bars top and bottom.

Set if you have a conventional 4:3 TV. Widescreen movies are shown with the sides cropped so that the image fills the screen.

Set if you have a widescreen TV.

Standard video, compatible with all TVs.

Higher quality, but check your TV for compatibility.

Best quality, but check your TV for compatibility.

Important

• In the table below, the default setting is shown in

italics

bold

• Some settings, such as

Language

and overridden by the DVD disc. Often these settings can also be made from the DVD disc menu.

• The

AV Connector Out

to be set if you have connected this player to your TV using a SCART cable.

: other settings are shown in

TV Screen, Audio

Subtitle Language

may be

setting only needs

English

Deutsch

Français

Italiano

Nederlands

Español

Language settings

Setting Option What it means

Audio Language English

Languages as displayed Other Language

If there is an English soundtrack on the disc, it is played.

If there is a language selected on the disc, it is played.

Select to choose a language other than the ones displayed (see

Using the language code list

on page 40).

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Setting

Subtitle Language English

DVD Menu Language

Subtitle Display On

Option What it means

If there are English subtitles on the disc they are displayed.

Languages as displayed Other Language

w/Subtitle Lang.

Languages as displayed Other Language

Off

The subtitle language selected on the disc is displayed.

Select to choose a language other than the ones displayed (see

Using the language code list

DVD disc menus are displayed in the same language as your selected subtitle language, if possible.

DVD menus are displayed in the selected language, if possible.

Select to choose a language other than the ones displayed (see

Using the language code list

Subtitles are displayed in your selected subtitle language.

Subtitles are always off by default when you play a DVD disc.

Display settings

Setting Option What it means

OSD Language English

Languages as displayed

Angle Indicator On

Off

On-screen displays of the player are in English.

On-screen displays are shown in the language selected.

A camera icon is displayed on-screen during multi-angle scenes on a DVD disc.

No multi-angle indication is shown.

Options settings

Setting

Parental Lock –

DivX VOD Display

Option What it means

See

Parental Lock

See

About DivX® VOD content

on page 40).

below.

Parental Lock

• Default level: Default Country code:

To give you some control over what your children watch on your DVD player, some DVDVideo discs feature a Parental Lock level. If your player is set to a lower level than the disc, the disc won’t play.

Note

1• Not all discs use Parental Lock, and will play without requiring the password first.

• If you forget your password, you’ll need to reset the player to register a new password (see

Off

; Default password:

us (2119)

none

Some discs also support the Country Code feature. The player does not play certain

;

scenes on these discs, depending on the Country Code you set.

Registering a new password

Resetting the system

on page 39).

Initial Settings menu

1 Select ‘Password’.

Initial Settings

Video Output

Language

Display

Options

Parental Lock

DivX VOD

Password

Level Change

Country Code

2 Use the number buttons to input a 4-digit

ENTER

password then press

Changing your password

To change your password, confirm your existing password then enter a new one.

1 Select ‘Password Change’.

2 Input your existing password, then press

ENTER

3 Enter a new password and press

ENTER

Setting/changing the Parental Lock

1 Select ‘Level Change’.

2 Use number buttons to enter your

ENTER

password, then press

3 Select a new level and press

ENTER

• Press  (cursor left) repeatedly to lock more levels (more discs will require the password); press



(cursor right) to

unlock levels. You can’t lock level 1.

Setting/changing the Country code

You can find the

Country/Area code list

page 41.

1 Select ‘Country Code’.

2 Input your password, then press

3 Select a Country code then press

ENTER

There are two ways you can do this:

/

• Select by code letter: Use

(cursor up/

down) to change the Country code.

• Select by code number: Press



(cursor right) then use the number buttons to enter the 4-digit Country code.

The new Country code takes effect after ejecting the disc once.

About DivX® VOD content

In order to play DivX VOD (video on demand) content on this player, you first need to register the player with your DivX VOD content provider. You do this by generating a DivX VOD registration code, which you submit to your

provider.

Displaying your DivX VOD registration code

1 Press HOME MENU and select ‘Initial Settings’.

2 Select ‘Options’, then ‘DivX VOD’.

Important

• DivX VOD content is protected by a DRM (Digital Rights Management) system. This restricts playback of content to specific, registered devices.

• If you load a disc that contains DivX VOD content not authorized for your player, the message

Authorization Error

is displayed

and the content will not play.

Initial Settings

Video Output

Language

Display

Options

Parental Lock

DivX VOD

Display

English

Deutsch

Français

Italiano

Nederlands

Español

Note

1 Resetting the player (as described in

Resetting the system

on page 39) will not cause you to lose your registration code.

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3 Select ‘Display’.

Your 8-digit registration code is displayed.

Initial Settings

Video Output

Language

Display

Options

Make a note of the code as you will need it when you register with a DivX VOD provider.

Playing DivX® VOD content

Some DivX VOD content may only be playable a fixed number of times. When you load a disc containing this type of DivX VOD content, the remaining number of plays is shown on-screen and you then have the option of playing the disc (thereby using up one of the remaining plays), or stopping. If you load a disc that contains expired DivX VOD content (for example, content that has zero remaining plays), the message displayed.

If your DivX VOD content allows an unlimited number of plays, then you may load the disc into your player and play the content as often as you like, and no message will be displayed.

DivX VOD Registration Code

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Rental Expired

Other connections

Chapter 9

Other connections

• Connect the

Connecting auxiliary components

This system has both stereo analog inputs and outputs, as well as a optical digital input. Use these to connect external components, such as your VCR, MD or CD-R recorder.

Tape deck, etc.

AUDIO

OUTPUT

XV-DV333/340

MCACC

MIC

CENTER

FRONT

6 6

AUDIO

SURROUND

SUB

WOOFER

LINE

1 (IN) jacks to the analog

PEAKERS

• Connect the outputs of an external playback component.

These include components such as a VCR, cassette deck or your TV. Connect using RCA pin-plug stereo cables.

• Connect the

LINE

analog inputs of an external recording component.

These include components such as a cassette deck, VCR, MD, or another recorder with analog inputs. Connect using RCA pin-plug stereo cables.

AUDIO

INPUT

OUTIN

LINE 1

1 (OUT) jacks to the

the rear panel to the optical digital output of an external playback component.

These include digital components such as an MD player, digital satellite, or a game system. Connect using an optical digital cable.

Recording mode

The Recording mode allows you to make surround-compatible analog recordings from

the

LINE 1 (OUT)

sources will be downmixed to stereo for improved playback with systems that can provide matrix-decoding (like Dolby Pro Logic).

1 Press

2 Use

/

ENTER

3 Use ‘RModeOff’ then press

/

•

RMode On

downmix (left-total/right-total, or Lt/Rt) of Dolby multichannel sources is output, (suitable for Dolby Surround Pro Logic or other matrix decoding).

•

RModeOff

(left-only/right-only, or Lo/Ro) is output (suitable for playback on a two-channel stereo system or on headphones).

LINE

2 (OPTICAL IN) jack on

OPTICAL IN

LINE 2

jacks.1 Dolby multichannel

SOUND

to select ‘RecMode?’ then press

to select ‘RMode On’ or

ENTER

to confirm.

– A surround-compatible

– A simple stereo downmix

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Note

1• When Recording mode is on, most sound features cannot be used. The display will briefly blink use a prohibited function while Recording mode is on.

• When Recording mode is off, the audio from the analog output may be interrupted, depending on the operation.

• The Recording mode switches off if you change the input function (

DVD (CD

TUNER

RMode On

, etc.) or switch the power off.

if you try and

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