PIONEER DCS-FS30, DCS-590, DCS-585 User Manual

DCS-585

XV-DV585 S-DV585

DCS-590

XV-DV590

DVD/CD Receiver Récepteur-lecteur DVD/CD Speaker System Enceintes Acoustiques

DVD/CD Receiver Récepteur-lecteur DVD/CD

S-DV595T S-DV595SW

Speaker System Enceintes Acoustiques

DCS-FS30

XV-DV30FS S-DV30FS

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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).

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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. 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

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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 °C to +35 °C (+41 °F to +95 °F); 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)

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CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT

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Contents

01 Speaker Setup Guide

Home theater sound setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

5 spot/4 spot speaker layout. . . . . . . . . . . .6

3 spot/2 spot speaker layout. . . . . . . . . . . .6

Preparing the speakers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Preparation common to all models. . . . . . .6

Preparation only for the DCS-590 . . . . . . . .6

Preparation only for the DCS-FS30 . . . . . . .7

Preparation only for the DCS-585 . . . . . . . .8

Wall mounting the speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Before mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Attaching the brackets only for

the DCS-585. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Attaching the speakers only for

the DCS-FS30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Additional notes on speaker placement . . .10

02 Connecting up

Basic connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

03 Controls and displays

Front panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Putting the batteries in the remote

control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Using the remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

04 Getting started

Setting Speaker Layout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Using the Auto MCACC setup for optimal

surround sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Using the on-screen displays . . . . . . . . . . .18

Playing discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Basic playback controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Resume and Last Memory . . . . . . . . . . . .19

DVD-Video disc menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Video CD/Super VCD PBC menus . . . . . .20

Listening to the radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Improving poor FM reception . . . . . . . . . .20

Reducing AM reception noise . . . . . . . . .21

Memorizing stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Listening to station presets . . . . . . . . . . .21

Audio input settings from

the TVs (TV Input) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Listening to other sources . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

05 Listening to your system

Selecting Listening mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Auto listening mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Listening in surround sound . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Dolby Pro Logic II Music settings. . . . . . . 23

Using Front Stage Surround Advance . . . . 23

Listening in stereo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Listening with headphones . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQ. . . . 24

Using the Sound Retriever . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Enhancing dialogue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Using the Tone controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Adjusting the bass and treble . . . . . . . . . 25

Quiet and Midnight modes . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Boosting the bass level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

06 Disc playback features

Scanning discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Playing in slow motion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Frame advance/frame reverse . . . . . . . . . . 26

Playing a JPEG slideshow . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Browsing DVD or Video CD/Super VCD discs

with the Disc Navigator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Browsing Windows Media MP3, MPEG-4 AAC, DivX video/WMV and

JPEG files with the Disc Navigator . . . . . . . 28

Using Playlists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Programming playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Listening to playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Clearing files from a playlist. . . . . . . . . . . 29

Looping a section of a disc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Using repeat play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Using random play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Creating a program list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Other functions available from

the program menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Searching a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Switching subtitles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Switching language/audio channels . . . . . 31

Zooming the screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Switching camera angles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Displaying disc information . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Audio (WMA),

07 USB playback and Recording

Using the USB interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Recording the tracks of a music CD on

a USB device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Recording all the tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Recording specific tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

08 Surround sound settings

Using the Sound Setup menu. . . . . . . . . . 34

09 More tuner features: RDS

An introduction to RDS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Displaying RDS information . . . . . . . . . . 36

Searching for RDS programs . . . . . . . . . 36

10 Video Adjust menu

Video Adjust menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

11 Initial Settings menu

Using the Initial Settings menu. . . . . . . . . 38

Digital Audio Out settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Video Output settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Language settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Display settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Options settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Parental Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

About DivX

VOD content . . . . . . . . . . . 41

12 Other connections

Connecting auxiliary components . . . . . . . 42

Connecting for digital audio . . . . . . . . . . 43

Connecting an analog audio

component. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Using the SCART AV output . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Line Output setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Connecting using HDMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Switching the HDMI audio setting . . . . . 44

Resetting the HDMI connection . . . . . . . 44

About HDMI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Connecting external antennas . . . . . . . . . 45

Bluetooth

Enjoyment of Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

ADAPTER for Wireless

Wireless music play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Remote control operation. . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Connecting Optional Bluetooth

ADAPTER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Pairing Bluetooth ADAPTER and Bluetooth wireless technology device . . . 46

Listening to Music Contents of Bluetooth wireless technology device with Your

System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Clearing Pairing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

13 KURO LINK

Making the KURO LINK connections . . . . 48

KURO LINK Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Setting the KURO LINK mode. . . . . . . . . 49

Before using synchronization . . . . . . . . . . .49

Synchronized amp mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Synchronized amp mode operations . . . .49

Canceling synchronized amp mode . . . . .49

14 Additional information

Optional system settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Setting the sleep timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Disc/content format playback

compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Disc compatibility table . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

About DVD+R/DVD+RW

compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

About DivX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

About WMV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

About MPEG-4 AAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

About WMA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Using and taking care of discs . . . . . . . . . . 54

DVD Video regions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Installation and maintenance. . . . . . . . . . .54

Hints on installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Cleaning the pickup lens . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Problems with condensation . . . . . . . . . .55

Moving the system unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Screen sizes and disc formats . . . . . . . . . .55

Widescreen TV users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Standard TV users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

DVD/CD/Video CD player . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Tuner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

USB connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

HDMI connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Bluetooth connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Resetting the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Using the language code list . . . . . . . . . . .60

Language code list. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Country/Area code list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

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Speaker Setup Guide01

Note

Chapter 1

Speaker Setup Guide

Home theater sound setup

Not applicable to the DCS-FS30 model

Depending on the size and characteristics of your room, you can place your speakers in one of two ways using this system. For the speaker configuration, see the Setup Guide.

5 spot/4 spot speaker layout

This is a standard multichannel surround sound speaker setup for optimal 5.1 channel home

theater sound.

3 spot/2 spot speaker layout

This setup is ideal when rear surround speaker placement isn’t possible or you want to avoid running long speaker cables in your listening

area.

Preparing the speakers

Preparation common to all models

Attaching non-skid pads

• Attach the smaller non-skid pads to the base of each of speakers. The four large nonskid pads are for the subwoofer.

Use the supplied adhesive to attach 3 or 4 pads to

the base (flat surface) of each speaker.

Preparation only for the DCS-590

The layouts of the 5/4 spot speaker and 3/2 spot speaker are the same:

Assembling the speaker stands

• Attach the speaker stand bases to the stems using the screws provided.

Once you have aligned the stem and base, secure with the small screws at the points see the Setup Guide. Note that the speaker should face in the direction of the base of the isosceles triangle.

CAUTION

• Be careful not to tighten screws excessively.

• If excessive force is used to tighten screws, the threads of screw and/or nut may be damaged. Use a middle-sized manual screwdriver during assembly.

• Do not use power screwdrivers or oversized screwdrivers that may exert excessive force on the screws and nuts.

• Confirm that no foreign matter is stuck to the stand base or the tall speaker during assembly.

• If the unit is assembled with foreign matter stuck between the stand base and the tall speaker the unit may not be assembled securely, resulting in tipping or falling.

• Do not stand on the speaker stand base of the tall speaker to push or swing the speaker. The speaker may fall and break, or someone may be injured. Pay special attention to children.

1 The front left and right speaker should be about 1.8 m to 2.7 m apart. 2 The surround left and right speakers should be about 1.5 m apart.

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Securing your front and surround speakers

• Secure each of the front and surround speakers using the plastic catch provided.

Screw two supporting hooks into the wall behind the speaker. Pass a thick cord around the hooks and through the plastic catch so that the speaker is stabilized (make sure to test that it supports the weight of the speaker). After installing, make sure the speaker is securely fixed.

Sufficiently thick cord

Plastic catch

CAUTION

• The plastic catch is not a mounting fixture, and the speaker should not be hung directly from the wall using this catch. Always use a cord when stabilizing the speaker.

• Pioneer disclaims all responsibility for any losses or damage resulting from improper assembly, installation, insufficient strength of the installation materials, misuse, or natural disasters.

• When placing this unit, ensure that it is firmly secured and avoid areas where it may be likely to fall and cause injury in the event of a natural disaster (such as an earthquake).

Preparation only for the DCS-FS30

Assembling the speaker stands and securing your front speakers

1 Install the pole with a circular nut attached onto the speaker stand base, using the hexagon nuts and washers provided.

Use the spanner provided for installation.

CAUTION

• Be careful that the stand does not fall over when installing the pole.

2 Lay the speaker stand on its side, and pass the speaker cables into the hole in the speaker stand base and through the pole.

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3 Fit the provided cap into the top of the pole.

Pass the speaker cables through the middle of the cap as shown in the illustration and fit the cap.

4 Attach the provided metal catches to the pole.

• Attach the metal catches so that they sandwich the pole and then insert the screw into the screw hole.

• Use caution so that the metal catches do not slip or come off until the speaker is installed.

CAUTION

The shape of the front-side metal catch is dierent from that of the rear-side one. Pay attention to the installation direction of the metal catches.

• Referring to the scale on the rear side of the speaker, adjust the positions of the right and left speaker stands to the same height according to your preference, and tighten the screws.

Screws

6 Finely adjust the positions of the two poles.

Adjust the poles so that they are straight and level when viewed directly from the side or above.

Front side

5 Install the speaker.

• Connect the speaker cables to the connectors of the speaker.

• Fit the screws (M5 x 12 mm) through the metal catches that were attached in step 4 and into the screw holes in the speaker, and temporarily tighten the screws.

Rear side

Preparation only for the DCS-585

Stack the speakers and fix the brackets

Each speaker is provided with a color-coded indicator on the model label on the rear side to assist identification. Refer to the color indicators and install the speakers correctly.

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As shown in the illustration, stack the speakers. Align the bracket with the respective upper and lower screw holes as shown in each figure below and fasten the screws securely.

4 spot/3 spot speaker layout:

4 spot:

Left

Center speaker

Green

White

Model label

Color indicator

Bracket

Screw

Front speaker

Right

Green

Red

3 spot:

Left

Blue

White

Surround

speaker

Front speaker

Right

Gray

Red

2 spot speaker layout:

Model label

Screw

Color indicator

Bracket

Left

Blue

Green

White

Surround speaker

Center speaker

Front speaker

Right

Gray

Green

Red

Surround speaker

Center speaker

Front speaker

CAUTION

• Do not attempt to carry the speakers when they are connected with the bracket. Doing so may cause damage to the bracket or worsen damage to the bracket and speakers in the event they are dropped.

Wall mounting the speakers

For the DCS-585, attached mounting brackets for the front, center and surround speakers have mounting holes. For the DCS-590, only the center speaker has a mounting hole. For the DCS-FS30, the front speaker have mounting holes.

Before mounting

• Remember that the speaker system is heavy and that its weight could cause the screws to work loose, or the wall material to fail to support it, resulting in the speaker falling. Make sure that the wall you intend to mount the speakers on is strong enough to support them. Do not mount on plywood or soft surface walls.

• Mounting screws are not supplied. Use screws suitable for the wall material and support the weight of the speaker.

CAUTION

• If you are unsure of the qualities and strength of the wall, consult a professional for advice.

• Pioneer is not responsible for any accidents or damage that result from improper installation.

Mounting screw (not supplied)

5 mm to 7 mm

5 mm

10 mm

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Attaching the brackets only for the DCS-585

• Make sure to tighten the supplied screw as securely as possible when attaching the bracket to the back of the speaker.

• Please do not attach the brackets to the center speaker.

Screw (supplied)

Attaching the speakers only for the DCS-FS30

The front speaker of the DCS-FS30 can be hung vertically or horizontally on the wall. Use one hole to hang it vertically and two holes to hang it horizontally. When the speaker is horizontally installed, turn the logo on the front grill side.

The illustration below shows the front right speaker.

Additional notes on speaker placement

• Install the main front left and right speakers at an equal distance from the TV.

• When using the 5 spot speaker layout, install the surround speakers slightly above ear level for optimum effect.

Precautions:

• When installing the center speaker on top of the TV, be sure to secure it with tape or some other suitable means. Otherwise, the speaker may fall from the TV due to external shocks such as earthquakes, endangering those nearby or damaging the speaker.

• Make sure that all the bare speaker wire is twisted together and inserted fully into the speaker terminal. If any of the bare speaker wire touches the back panel it may cause the power to cut off as a safety measure.

• The front, center and surround speakers supplied with this system are magnetically shielded. However, depending on the installation location, color distortion may occur if the speaker is installed extremely close to the screen of a television set. If this case happens, turn the power switch of the television set OFF, and turn it ON after 15 min. to 30 min. If the problem persists, place the speaker system away from the television set.

• The subwoofer is not magnetically shielded and so should not be placed near a TV or monitor. Magnetic storage media (such as floppy discs and tape or video cassettes) should also not be kept close to the subwoofer.

• Do not attach the center speaker (only of the DCS-585) and subwoofer to a wall or ceiling. They may fall off and cause injury.

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AC IN

HDMI OUT

ANALOG AUDIO IN

SPEAKERS (4 Ω )

LINE 2

FRONT

CENTER

SURROUND

SUB

WOOFER

ADAPTER PORT

VIDEO OUT (TV)

AV CONNECTOR

LINE 3

A N T E N N A

UNBAL 75 ΩAM LOOP

OPTICAL LINE 1

DIGITAL AUDIO IN

Surround right (Grey)

Front right

(Red)

Front left

(White)

Subwoofer

(Purple)

Center

(Green)

Surround left

(Blue)

Listening position

To video input

FM antenna

AM loop antenna

Chapter 2

Connecting up

Basic connections

For the best surround sound, setup your speakers as below. The speakers in the illustration below are the DCS-585.

Important

• When connecting this system or changing connections, be sure to switch power off and disconnect the power cord from the wall socket. After completing all connections, connect the power cords to the wall socket.

WARNING

• Pioneer bears no responsibility for accidents resulting from faulty assembly or installation, insufficient mounting strength of walls, mounting fixtures (or other building fixtures), misuse or natural disasters.

1 Assemble the AM loop antenna.

fig. a fig. b

fig. c

a. Bend the stand in the direction indicated by

the arrow. b. Clip the loop onto the stand. c. If you want to fix to a wall or other surface,

perform step b after first securing the

stand with screws.

It is recommended that you determine the

reception strength before securing the

stand with the screws.

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2 Connect the AM and FM antennas.

a. Pull off the protective shields of both AM

antenna wires. Connect one wire of the AM loop antenna to each AM antenna

terminal.

For each terminal, press down on the tab to open; insert the wire, then release to secure.

b. Push the FM antenna

plug onto the center

pin of the FM antenna socket.

3-1 Connect each speaker.

• Connect the wires to the speaker.

Color-coded wire (Connect to speaker)

Color-coded connector (Connect to rear panel)

• Twist and pull off the protective shields on each wire.

Black (–)

Red (+)

Color-coded wire

DCS-585 only:

a. When connecting the center speakers,

connect the Y-cable dual end to the two center speakers in the same way.

Y-cable

To Main Unit

When you select a 4-spot, 3-spot or 2-spot layout where the brackets are used for assembling, also follow step b below.

b. When connections are completed, secure

the speaker cables. Fix the cables to the groove in the brackets.

• Match the color-coded wire with the color indicator on the label, then insert the colorcoded wire into the red (+) side and the other wire into the black (–) side.

1 • Keep antenna cables away from the receiver and other cables.

• If reception with the supplied antenna is poor, see Improving poor FM reception on page 20.

• Do not attach any antenna other than the provided loop antenna, or an external antenna as described on page 45.

2 • Don’t let it come into contact with metal objects and avoid placing near com puters, television sets or other electrical

appliances.

• If radio reception is poor, you may be able improve it by re-inserting each antenna wire into the opposite terminal.

• For best reception, do not untwist the AM loop antenna wires or wrap them around the loop antenna.

3 To ensure optimum reception, make sure the FM antenna is fully extended and not coiled or hanging at the rear of

the unit.

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Note

3-2 Connect each speaker terminals on the receiver.

• Connect the other end to the color-coded speaker terminals on the rear of the receiver. Make sure to insert completely.

The small lug at the wire-end of the speaker plug should face up or down d epending on whether it’s being plugged into one of the upper or lower speaker terminals. Please make sure to connect correctly.

Upper terminal Lower terminal

CAUTION

• These 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.

• Do not connect any speakers other than those supplied to this system.

• Do not connect the supplied speakers to any amplifier other than the one supplied with this system. Connection to any other amplifier may result in malfunction or fire.

• After connecting the plugs, pull lightly on the cables to make sure that the ends of the cables are securely connected to the terminals. Poor connections can create noise and interruptions on the sound.

• If the cable’s wires happen to be pushed out of the terminals, allowing the wires to come into contact with each other, it places an excessive additional load on the amp. This may cause the amp to stop functioning, and may even damage the amp.

4 Connect one end to a video input on your TV.

• Use the supplied video cable.

Connect the other end to the video

output of the receiver.

• This unit is equipped with copy protection technology. Do not connect this unit to your TV via a VCR using AV cables, as the picture from this unit will not appear properly on your TV.

6 Connect the power cord.

• Connect the power cord to AC inlet on the receiver. Connect the power cord to a wall socket.

AC IN

To AC outlet

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1 • Do not use any power cord other than the one supplied with this system.

• Do not use the supplied power cord for any purpose other than connecting to this system.

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USB

MCACC SET UP

PHONES

MCACC SET UP

PHONES

USB

OPEN/CLOSE

STANDBY/ON

FUNCTION

VOLUME



11 1312

521

7 8

3 4

SOUND DTS F.SURR.

2PL

REC MODE RPT -1 kHz

PGM

MHz RDM

1 6

12 89 7

43112

Chapter 3

Controls and displays

Front panel

The illustration shows the DCS-585/590.

 STANDBY/ON

and 57)

Switches the system on or into standby.

 OPEN/CLOSE

Opens/closes the disc tray.

3Function



4 5



VOLUME +/– 7 Disc tray (page 19) 8 Power indicator (Blue) 9 Remote Sensor (page 16) 10 Display

USB

11 12 13 PHONES jack (page 24)

interface (page 32)

MCACC

jack (DCS-585/595 only) (page 18)

(page 17, 18, 33, 46, 55

(page 19, 33 and 56)

(page 19)

Display

1 Decord indicators (page 22) DTS lights during playback of a DTS source.

2PL II lights during 2Dolby Pro Logic II decoding and 2D lights during playback of Dolby Digital sources.

SOUND

(page 24)

Lights when the Sound Retriever is active.

SURR.

(page 22 and 24)

Lights when one of the Advanced Surround modes or PHONESUR (virtual surround sound for headphones) mode is selected.

F.SURR.

Lights when one of the Front Stage Surround Advance mode is selected.

RPT

RPT lights during repeat play. RPT-1 lights

during repeat one-track play.

REC MODE

Lights when Line out mode is LT/RT.

PGM

Lights during program play.

7 Tuner indicators (page 20 and 36)

Lights when a broadcast is being received,

Lights when a stereo FM broadcast is being received, Lights when FM mono reception is selected and Lights when one

of the RDS display or search modes is selected.

(page 23)

and

RPT

-1 (page 29)

(page 43)

(page 28 and 30)

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Note

RDM

(page 29)

Lights during random play.

9 kHz/MHz

Indicates the frequency unit shown in the character display (kHz for AM, MHz for FM).

10 Character display

11 (page 50)

Lights when sleep timer is active.



Lights during playback.

Remote control

The illustration shows the DCS-585/590.

STANDBY

TUNER

/ON

(

)

FM/AM

OPEN/CLOSE

1 2

4 5

DVD/CD

USB LINE

AUDIO

SUBTITLE

ANGLE

ZOOM

SLEEP

DISPLAY

TUNE

ENTER

TUNE

SOUND

VOLUMECHANNEL

PLAYLIST

RETRIEVERSURROUND

ADAPTER PORT

USB REC

456

789

CLEAR

TOP MENU

SETUP

PRESET PRESET

HOME MENU

MCACC

AUTO/ STEREO

TV CONTROL

INPUT

SHIFT VOLUME

RETURN

SOUND

CLASS

T.EDIT

MUTE

16 17

 STANDBY/ON

(page 17, 18, 33, 46, 55

and 57) 2 Function select buttons 3 Number buttons

CLEAR DISPLAY (page 31 and 36) SHIFT+SLEEP (

page 50

) SHIFT+USB REC (page 33) SHIFT+AUDIO (page 31) SHIFT+SUBTITLE (page 31) SHIFT+ANGLE (page 31) SHIFT+ZOOM (page 31)

TOP MENU SHIFT+SETUP (

49, 50

(page 20 and 31)

page 17, 20, 21, 44, 46, 47

and 60)

5 Cursor buttons

ENTER TUNE (page 20) PRESET (page 21)

6HOME MENU

SHIFT+MCACC (DCS-585/595 only) (page 18)

7 Sound controls

AUTO/STEREO (page 22 and 24) SURROUND (page 22, 23 and 24) SOUND (page 24 and 25) SOUND RETRIEVER (page 24)

8 Playback controls (page 19 and 26) 9 TV CONTROL buttons

These control Pioneer flat screen TVs.

SHIFT

 OPEN/CLOSE

(page 19, 33 and 56)

12 PLAYLIST buttons (page 28)

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1 Hold down the number button 1 for over three seconds with the CLEAR pressed. If the TV refuses to respond, hold down the number button 2. After control is properly switched over, the power to the TV can be operated by directing the TV CONTROL  toward the TV and pressing it.

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13 MENU (page 20, 27 and 31) 14 RETURN 15 Tuner controls

CLASS (page 21) SHIFT+T.EDIT (page 21)

MUTE

VOLUME +/–

(page 19)

Putting the batteries in the remote control

1 Open the battery compartment cover on the back of the remote control.

2 Insert two AA/R6 batteries into the battery compartment following the indications (, ) inside the compartment.

3 Close the cover.

CAUTION

Incorrect use of batteries can result in hazards such as leakage and bursting. Please observe the following:

• Always insert batteries into the battery compartment correctly matching the positive  and negative  polarities, as shown by the display inside the compartment.

• Never mix new and used batteries.

• Batteries of the same size may have different voltages, depending on brand. Do not mix different brands of batteries.

• When disposing of used batteries, please comply with governmental regulations or environmental public instruction’s rules that apply in your country or area.

• In order to prevent battery leakage, remove the batteries when not using the remote control for an extended period (one month or more). If leakage occurs, carefully wipe away any battery fluid inside the compartment, and replace the batteries with new ones.

• Do not allow books or other objects to rest on top of the remote control, since the buttons may be depressed, causing faster exhaustion of the batteries.

• Do not use or store batteries in direct sunlight or excessively hot places, such as inside a car or near a heater. This can cause batteries to leak, overheat, explode or catch fire. It can also reduce the life or performance of batteries.

Using the remote control

The remote control can be used within a range of about 7 meters from the remote sensor on the front panel, and within a 30 degree angle.

• The remote control may not work if there is an obstacle between the remote control and the display unit, or if the remote control is not directed towards the remote sensor of the display unit at the correct angle.

• The remote control may not work properly if strong light such as direct sunlight or fluorescent light is shining onto the unit’s remote sensor.

• The remote control may not work properly when this unit is used near devices emitting infrared rays, or when remote controls of other devices which use infrared rays are used. Also, the use of this remote control may cause other devices to work improperly.

• When the operating range of the remote becomes too short, replace the batteries.

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USB REC

PLAYLIST

OPEN/CLOSE

AUDIO

ANGLE

SLEEP

SUBTITLE

ADAPTER PORT

USB LINE

TUNER

(

FM/AM

)

DVD/CD

STANDBY /ON

ZOOM

456

789

CLEAR

TOP MENU

TUNE

MCACC

RETURN

SETUP

AUTO/

STEREO

SOUND

RETRIEVERSURROUND

SOUND

PRESET PRESET

SLEEP

DISPLAY

HOME MENU

ENTER

CLASS

VOLUMECHANNEL

TV CONTROL

INPUT

SHIFT VOLUME

MUTE

T.EDIT

Chapter 4

Getting started

Setting Speaker Layout

Not applicable to the DCS-FS30 model

Select the speaker layout for the speaker setting you arranged to your listening area environment.

First time you switch on the system, the following speaker layout setting appears. If you switch off the system without finishing this setting, the same appears again next time you switch on the system.

1 Press WELCOME is shown on the display.

2 SELECT SPEAKER LAYOUT will run on the display for about 10 seconds.

3Use / to select appropriate speaker layout.

The speaker layouts you can select vary with the model to be used.

See the Setup Guide for more details about speaker layout and mode description.

 STANDBY/ON

and confirm

• 5 SPOT – Optimal for 5.1 channel home theater sound by placing the two surround speakers in the rear of the listening position.

• 4 SPOT (DCS-585 only) – This is the standard layout for listening to the surround sound, which is similar to the 5 spot speaker layout. The two center speakers are separated to the right and left sides, and neatly arranged around the TV.

• 3 SPOT – This is the classic layout for the Front Surround mode. The two surround speakers are placed in front of the listening position.

• 2 SPOT (DCS-585 only) – This layout for the Front Surround mode is the same as the 3 spot speaker layout. The two center speakers are separated to the right and left sides, and neatly arranged around the TV.

4 Press ENTER to confirm.

Using the Auto MCACC setup for optimal surround sound

Not applicable to the DCS-FS30 model

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 measure reverb, optimizing the speaker settings and equalization (Acoustic Calibration EQ) for your particular room.

Important

• These test tones are loud; however, do not turn the volume down during setup as this may result in a sub-optimal calibration.

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

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1 To change the setting, press SHIFT+SETUP, use / to select SYS SET, then use / to select LAYOUT to start setting procedure. 2 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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1 Connect the microphone to the MCACC MIC jack on the front panel.

PHONES

USB

MCACC SET UP

2 Place the microphone at your normal listening position.

Place it about ear height, and make sure it is level by using a table or chair.

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

3 If the system is off, press  STANDBY/ON to turn the power on.

When the speaker layout menu appears, see Setting Speaker Layout on page 17 and select a proper setting.

4Press SHIFT+MCACC.

Try to be as quiet as possible after pressing SHIFT+MCACC. The volume increases automatically and the system outputs a series of test tones.

• Press SHIFT+MCACC to cancel and revert to the previous Auto MCACC settings.

• If the noise level is too high, NOISY blinks in the display for five seconds. To exit and check the noise levels

, press

SHIFT+MCACC, or to try again, press ENTER when RETRY shows in the display.

• If you see an ERR MIC or 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 MCACC setup is complete, the volume level returns to normal and COMPLETE

shows in the display, indicating that the MCACC setup is complete and Acoustic Calibration EQ has been activated.

• Be sure to disconnect the microphone from this unit upon completion of the Auto MCACC setup.

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 , , ,  to change the highlighted item and pressing ENTER to select

it.

Important

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

Button What it does

HOME MENU

 Changes the highlighted menu item

ENTER RETURN

Displays/exits the on-screen display

Selects the highlighted menu item Returns to the main menu without

saving changes

1 • If the room environment is not optimal for the Auto MCACC 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 during the Auto MCACC setup. 2 If this doesn’t work, press SHIFT+MCACC, turn off the power, and check the problem indicated by the error message, then try the Auto MCACC setup again. 3If COMPLETE doesn’t appear, it is likely an error occurred during the setup. Please check all connections and try again. 4See Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQ on page 24 to switch on/off Acoustic Calibration EQ. 5 The screen saver will appear after five minutes of inactivity.

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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/WMV and WMA/MP3/MPEG-4 AAC discs are covered here. Further functions are detailed in chapter 6.

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

If you’re playing a disc with video, 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).

3 Press  (play) to start playback.

If you’re playing a DVD or Video CD/Super VCD, a menu may appear. See DVD-Video disc menus and Video CD/Super VCD PBC menus on page 20 to navigate these.

If you loaded a disc containing JPEGs, a slideshow will start. See Playing a JPEG slideshow on page 26 for more on this.

4 Adjust the volume.

 OPEN/CLOSE

to load a disc.

• If a disc contains a mixture of DivX video/

WMV and other media file types (MP3, for example), first select whether to play the DivX video/WMV files (DivX/WMV) or the other media file types (MP3/WMA/JPEG/ MPEG-4 AAC) from the on-screen display.

Use the VOLUME +/– control.

Basic playback controls

The following table shows the basic controls on the remote for playing discs. other playback features in chapter 6.

Button What it does

 Starts/resumes normal playback.

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

 Press to start fast reverse scanning.  Press to start fast forward scanning.  Skips to the start of the current track or

 Skips to the next track or chapter.

Numbers

• If the display shows RESUME or LAST MEM playback starts from the

resume or last memory point (see Resume and Last Memory below).

function (if the display shows

chapter, then previous tracks/chapters.

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-R/-RW), chapter (DVD-Video) or track (CD/Video CD/Super VCD).

You can find

ENTER to select.

RESUME

Resume and Last Memory

When you stop playback of a disc, RESUME 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.

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1 You may find with some DVD discs that some playback controls don’t work in certain parts of the disc. 2 • The Resume and the Last Memory functions may not work with some discs.

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

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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 MENU or TOP MENU.

Button What it does

TOP MENU

 Moves the cursor around the

ENTER RETURN

Numbers Highlights a numbered menu

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’.

screen. Selects the current menu option. Returns to the previously

displayed menu screen.

option (some discs only). Press

ENTER to select.

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  (play) button.

Button What it does

RETURN

Numbers Selects numbered menu options.

 Displays the previous menu page

 Displays the next menu page

Displays the PBC menu.

ENTER to select.

Press

(if there is one).

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 on page 36.

1 Press 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:

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 SHIFT+SETUP

2Use ENTER

3Use ENTER

4Use ENTER

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

Select FM AUTO above to switch back to autostereo mode (the stereo indicator ( ) lights when receiving a stereo broadcast).

TUNER

to switch to the tuner, then

• Manual tuning: Press TUNE repeatedly to change the displayed frequency.

• Auto tuning: Press and hold TUNE 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: Press and hold TUNE 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.

/

to choose TUNERSET then press

/

to choose FM MODE then press

/

to select

FM MONO

then press

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Reducing AM reception noise

If AM reception seems particularly poor, or the AM radio station you’re listening to seems noisy, try using the Noise Cut feature for better sound quality.

1 Tune to an AM radio station then press SHIFT+SETUP.

2Use

/

to choose

press ENTER. 3Use

/

ENTER. 4Use

then press

Select an effect level between 1 or 2.

to choose NOISECUT then press

/

to select the noise cut mode

ENTER

TUNERSET

then

Memorizing stations

This system can memorize up to 30 stations, stored in three banks, or classes (A, B and C) of 10 stations each.

1 Tune to an AM or FM radio station.

Select mono or auto-stereo reception (FM) as necessary. These settings are saved along with the preset.

2 Press 3 Press

classes, then use the the station preset you want.

You can also use the number buttons to select a preset.

4 Press

After pressing ENTER, the preset class and number stop blinking and the system memorize station.

SHIFT+T.EDIT CLASS

ENTER

to select one of the three

PRESET

buttons to select

Listening to station presets

You will need to have some presets stored to do this.

1 Make sure the selected.

2 Press the channel is stored. Press repeatedly to cycle through classes A, B and C.

3Use the preset.

CLASS

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

TUNER

function is

to select the class in which

PRESET

butt on s t o s el ec t a st at io n

Audio input settings from the TVs (TV Input)

To listen to audio from a flat screen TV on this device, you will need to connect an audio cable other than an HDMI cable. From this menu, set the audio input to that which you would like to connect. This setting is effective only when KURO LINK is set to LINK ON and this unit is connected with a KURO LINK-compatible Pioneer flat screen TV (see KURO LINK Setup on page 48).

Select from inputs DIGITAL AUDIO (LINE1),

ANALOG AUDIO (LINE2) and AV CONNECTOR (LINE3).

1Press select

2 ENTER

3 ENTER

SHIFT+SETUP

SYS SET

Use / to

Use / to

then press

to confirm.

and use

select

TV INPUT

adjust the setting then press

ENTER

/

, then press

Listening to other sources

You can connect auxiliary sources (TV, satellite receiver, etc.) to this unit for playback through the speaker system. See Connecting auxiliary components on page 42 for more on this.

• To connect a USB device to the USB terminal, see USB playback and Recording on page 32.

• Bluetooth ADAPTER is selectable when it is plugged and detected. See Bluetooth

ADAPTER for Wireless Enjoyment of Music on page 45 for more on this.

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

2Press

Each press switches between LINE1, LINE2 and LINE

3 If necessary, start playback of the source.

LINE

to select the source.

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Listening to your system

Important

• This unit’s audio function may be restricted depending on the sound source, Line Output setting (page 43), and HDMI audio setting (page 44). In this event, the menus may not appear, or a message may be displayed instead (page 59).

Selecting Listening mode

Various listening modes are available for enjoyment of diverse sound effects and for sound field correction according to your preference. Depending on the speaker layout you have chosen in the Home theater sound setup on page 6, the listening mode you can set differs. Read the following and proceed with each setting.

• 5 spot/4 spot speaker layout

When you have chosen 5 spot/4 spot speaker layout, select one listening mode from the surround sound mode. See Listening in surround sound below.

• 3 spot/2spot speaker layout

When you have chosen 3 spot/2 spot speaker layout, select one listening mode from the Front Stage Surround Advance mode. See Using Front Stage Surround Advance on page 23.

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.

• Press listening mode.

The mode is automatically selected according to the speaker layout setting.

Source

two-ch STEREO STEREO multi-ch STANDARD FOCUS5.1 Dolby

surround

AUTO/STEREO

5 SPOT 4 SPOT

MOVIE FOCUS5.1

to select the AUTO

3 SPOT 2 SPOT

Listening in surround sound

For DCS-585/590:

When you set up the system for 5 spot/4 spot speaker layout, the surround sound mode is available.

You can listen to stereo or multichannel source 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

• STANDARD – Standard decoding mode (This mode can be selected only when the source is multi channel)

• MOVIE (Dolby Pro Logic II Movie) – Pro Logic II 5.1 channel surround sound, especially suited to movie sources (use with any Two-channel source)

repeatedly to select a

1 If the source is Dolby Digital or DTS, the corresponding indicator lights in the front panel display. 2 DCS-FS30 only: Two-channel is set to STEREO, and multichannel and Dolby Surround are set to FOCUS.

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• MUSIC (Dolby Pro Logic II Music) – Pro Logic II 5.1 channel surround sound, especially suited to music sources (use with any two-channel source)

• DOLBY PL (Dolby Pro Logic) – 4.1 channel surround sound (use with any two-channel source)

Each mode shown below is a Pioneer original sound field mode and is called an “Advanced Surround” mode.

• ACTION – Designed for action movies with dynamic soundtracks

• UNPLUGED – Suitable for acoustic music sources

• EXPANDED – Creates an extra wide stereo field.

• TV SURR – Provides surround sound for both mono and stereo TV sources.

• SPORTS – Suitable for sports programs

• ADV.GAME – Suitable for video games

• X-STEREO (Extended Stereo)– Gives multichannel sound to a stereo source, using all of your speakers.

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

2Use PANORAMA then press

• C.WIDTH (Center Width) – Provides a better blend of the front speakers by spreading the center channel between the front right and left speakers, making it sound wider (higher settings) or narrower (lower settings).

• DIMEN (Dimension) – Adjusts the depth of the surround sound balance from front to back, making the sound more distant (minus settings), or more forward (positive settings).

SOUND

/

to select C.WIDTH, DIMEN or

ENTER

• PANORAMA – Extends the front stereo image to include the surround speakers for a ‘wraparound’ effect.

3Use

4Press

/

to adjust each setting.

• C.WIDTH is adjusted within a range of 0 and 7.

• DIMEN is adjusted within a range of –3 and +3.

•For PANORAMA, select from PNRM OFF and PNRM ON.

ENTER

to confirm.

Using Front Stage Surround Advance

The Front Stage Surround Advance modes are effective when you are using the 3spot/2spot speaker layout as described on page 17.

•Press Front Stage Surround Advance mode.

Only for DCS-FS30:

SURROUND

• FOCUS5.1 – Use to provide a rich surround sound effect directed to the center area where the left and right speakers’ sound projection converges.

• WIDE5.1 – Use to provide a surround sound effect to a wider area than FOCUS5.1 mode.

• EXTRAPWR – Outputs stereo sound (in the case of multi-channel sources, down-mixed stereo sound) from the surround speakers for powerful stereo effect.

• FOCUS – equivalent to FOCUS5.1 above

• WIDE – equivalent to WIDE5.1 above

repeatedly to select a

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Listening in stereo

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

In the Auto level control stereo mode (A.L.C.), this unit equalizes playback sound levels if each sound level varies with the music source recorded in a portable audio player.

• Press STEREO or A.L.C. mode.

AUTO/STEREO

repeatedly to select

Listening with headphones

When headphones are connected, only the

STEREO

(default), surround sound for headphones) modes are available.

• With headphones connected, press AUTO/STEREO STEREO, A.L.C. or

A.L.C.

or PHONESUR (virtual

SURROUND

PHONESUR

to select

Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQ

You can listen to sources using the Acoustic Calibration Equalization set in Using the Auto MCACC setup for optimal surround sound on page 17.

1 Press MCACC EQ then press

2Use press ENTER to confirm

SOUND

/

•If you select EQ OFF, equalization is set to off but speaker settings (channel delay and channel level) remain in effect.

•

EQ ON

Auto MCACC setup is completed.

and use

to select EQ ON or EQ OFF

is selected automatically after the

/

ENTER

to select

then

Using the Sound Retriever

When audio data is removed during the WMA/ MP3/MPEG-4 AAC compression process, sound quality often suffers from an uneven sound image. The Sound Retriever feature employs new DSP technology that helps bring CD quality sound back to compressed twochannel audio by restoring sound pressure and smoothing jagged artifacts left over after compression.

• While listening to a stereo source, press SOUND RETRIEVER to select RTRV ON or RTRV OFF.

Enhancing dialogue

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

1Press DIALOGUE

2Use dialogue enhancement then press confirm. Select between OFF, MID, MAX or AUTO.

SOUND

/

and use

then press

to select the amount of

ENTER

/

to select

ENTER

Using the Tone controls

You can change the tonal balance of the sound by using the tone control menu.

1Press TONE then press

2Use to adjust and press

The Bass/Treble, Quiet and Midnight features cannot be used at the same time.

SOUND

/

and use ENTER

to select the option you want

ENTER

/

to select

1 Acoustic Calibration EQ is not available when headphones are connected.

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Adjusting the bass and treble

Use the tone controls to adjust the bass and treble.

•Use

/

use

/

confirm

• Bass and Treble can be adjusted from to

to select BASS or TREBLE then

to adjust the tone.

+6dB

Press ENTER to

–6dB

Quiet and Midnight modes

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.

• After pressing switches on/off.

• To cancel the Quiet or Midnight listening modes, select BASS/TRE.

ENTER, the setting

Boosting the bass level

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

1 Press BASSMODE then press

2Use ENTER to confirm Select between OFF, MUSIC, CINEMA or AUTO.

SOUND

/

and use

to adjust the sound

/

ENTER

to select

then press

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Disc playback features

Important

• Many of the functions covered in this chapter apply to DVD discs, Video CDs/ Super VCDs, CDs, DivX video/WMV and WMA/MP3/MPEG-4 AAC/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.

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/WMV 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/WMV 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 disc containing JPEG pictures, press  to start a slideshow from the first folder/picture on the disc. the pictures in each folder in alphabetical order.

• If the disc contains WMA/MP3/MPEG-4 AAC files, playback of the slideshow and audio files repeats. During audio playback, you can still use the skip (/), scan (/) and pause () functions.

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

The player displays

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

• For Video CDs/Super VCDs in PBC mode and WMA/MP3/MPEG-4 AAC tracks (in Scan mode only), normal playback resumes when you reach the beginning or the end of track. 3 • The time it takes for the player to load a file increases with large file sizes.

• Discs can contain up to 299 folders and up to 648 folders and files combined.

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Disc Navigator Title Chapter

While the slideshow is running:

Button What it does

 Pauses the slideshow (or audio);

press again to restart.

 Jumps to the previous picture (or

audio file with audio playback).

 Jumps to the next picture (or

audio file with audio playback).

///

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

SHIFT+ ZOOM

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.

2 Select a view option.

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

• 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-R/-RW disc.

• Playlist: Title – Playlist titles from a VR mode DVD-R/-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 /// 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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Folder1

Folder2

Folder3

Folder4

Browsing Windows MediaTM Audio (WMA), MP3, MPEG-4 AAC, DivX video/WMV and JPEG files with the Disc Navigator

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

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

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

Tip

• You can also play a JPEG slideshow while listening to WMA/MP3/MPEG-4 AAC playback. Simply select the audio file you want to listen to followed by the JPEG from which you want the slideshow to start. Playback of both the slideshow and the audio files repeats. Playback controls are effective for the JPEG slideshow only.

• 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.

2Use /// and ENTER to navigate.

Use / to move up and down the folder/file list.

Use  to return to the parent folder.

Use ENTER or  to open a highlighted folder.

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

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Folder2

File1

File2

File3

File4

File5

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

• When a WMA/MP3/MPEG-4 AAC or DivX video/WMV file is selected, playback begins from that file, and continues until the end of the folder.

1 You can also do this by going to the ‘..’ folder at the top, then pressing ENTER. 2 The disc must be loaded for the files in your playlist to play back.

Using Playlists

With this feature, you can make up to three playlists of 30 files each for discs containing WMA, MP3, MPEG-4 AAC and JPEG files. Since this unit will remember all playlists for the last ten discs you have loaded, this is useful if you have a large number of files that you want to organize quickly and easily.

Programming playlists

1 With the disc stopped, press HOME MENU and select ‘Disc Navigator’ from the on-screen menu.

2 Select the file you want to add to the playlist.

See Browsing Windows MediaTM Audio (WMA), MP3, MPEG-4 AAC, DivX video/WMV and JPEG files with the Disc Navigator above if you don’t

know how to do this.

3 Press

The file is added to the playlist you select.

4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 until you’re done.

PLAYLIST

1, 2 or 3.

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Play Mode

Note

Tip

• To add files without the on-screen display, simply press PLAYLIST normal playback of the file you want (except when a JPEG slideshow is playing at the same time as audio).

1, 2

or 3 during

Listening to playlists

•

With playback stopped, p

1, 2 or 3.

During playback, PGM lights in the front panel display. If no playlist has been programmed, NO LIST shows in the display.

• If the playlist contains both JPEG and audio files, playback of the slideshow and audio files starts.

ress

PLAYLIST

Clearing files from a playlist

1 Start playback of your playlist.

2 From the ‘Disc Navigator’ screen, highlight the file you want to remove from the playlist and press

CLEAR

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 loop start point.

ENTER

’.

on ‘A(Start Point)’ to set the

HOME MENU

and

4Press loop end point.

After pressing ENTER, playback jumps back to the start point and plays the loop.

5 To resume normal playback, select ‘Off’.

ENTER

on ‘B(End Point)’ to set the

Using repeat play

In addition to various repeat play options, it’s also possible to use repeat play together with program play (see Creating a program list on page 30).

1 During playback, press select ‘

Play Mode

2 Select ‘Repeat’ then select a repeat play

option. If program play is active, select Program Repeat to repeat the program list, or Repeat Off to cancel.

• For DVD discs, select Title Repeat or Chapter Repeat.

• For CDs and Video CD/Super VCDs, select Disc Repeat or Track Repeat.

• For DivX video/WMV discs, select Title

Repeat (or Repeat Off).

’.

HOME 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 Title or Random Chapter.

• For CDs and Video CD/Super VCDs, select On or Off to switch random play on or off.

HOME MENU

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1 You can’t use repeat play with WMA/MP3/MPEG-4 AAC discs. 2 • You can set the random play option when a disc is playing or stopped. However, you can’t use random play together with program play.

• You can’t use random play with VR format DVD-R/-RW discs, WMA/MP3/MPEG-4 AAC discs, DivX video/WMV discs, or while

a DVD disc menu is being displayed.

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Tip

• Use the following controls during random play:

Button What it does

 Selects a new track/title/chapter

at random.

 Returns to the beginning of the

current track/title/chapter; further presses select another random track/title/chapter.

• Random play remains in effect until you select Random Off from the random play menu options.

Creating a program list

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

1 During playback, press select ‘

Play Mode

’.

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

3Use

///

and 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 ENTER to select the title/ 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.

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

HOME MENU

ENTER

to select a

and

• To delete a step, highlight it and press

CLEAR.

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

 Skip to the next step in the

Save the program list and exit without starting playback.

program list.

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 – Starts playback of a saved program list

• Playback Stop – Turns off program play, but does not erase the program list

• Program Delete – Erases the program list and turns off program play

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/ WMV discs by time.

1 Press Mode

2 Select ‘Search Mode’.

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

HOME MENU

’.

and select ‘

Play

1 You can’t use Program play with VR format DVD-R/-RW discs, WMA/MP3/MPEG-4 AAC discs, DivX video/WMV discs, or while a DVD disc menu is being displayed.

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