Pioneer DV-F727 User Manual

FILE-TYPE DVD PLAYER

DV-F727

Operating Instructions

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

• This player is not suitable for commercial use.

IMPORTANT

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

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.

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.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

READ INSTRUCTIONS — All the safety and

operating instructions should be read before the product is operated.

RETAIN INSTRUCTIONS — The safety and

operating instructions should be retained for future reference.

HEED WARNINGS — All warnings on the product

and in the operating instructions should be adhered to.

FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS — All operating and

use instructions should be followed.

CLEANING — Unplug this product from the wall

outlet before cleaning. The product should be cleaned only with a polishing cloth or a soft dry cloth. Never clean with furniture wax, benzine, insecticides or other volatile liquids since they may corrode the cabinet.

ATTACHMENTS — Do not use attachments not

recommended by the product manufacturer as they may cause hazards.

WATER AND MOISTURE — Do not use this

product near water — for example, near a bathtub, wash bowl, kitchen sink, or laundry tub; in a wet basement; or near a swimming pool; and the like.

ACCESSORIES — Do not place this product on

an unstable cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table. The product may fall, causing serious injury to a child or adult, and serious damage to the product. Use only with a cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table recommended by the manufacturer, or sold with the product. Any mounting of the product should follow the manufacturer’s instructions, and should use a mounting accessory recommended by the manufacturer.

CART — A product and cart combination should

be moved with care. Quick stops, excessive force, and uneven surfaces may cause the product and cart combination to overturn.

VENTILATION — Slots and openings in the

cabinet are provided for ventilation and to ensure reliable operation of the product and to protect it from overheating, and these openings must not be blocked or covered. The openings should never be blocked by placing the product on a bed, sofa, rug, or other similar surface. This product should not be placed in a built-in installation such as a bookcase or rack unless proper ventilation is provided or the manufacturer’s instructions have been adhered to.

POWER SOURCES — This product should be

operated only from the type of power source indicated on the marking label. If you are not sure of the type of power supply to your home, consult your product dealer or local power company.

LOCATION – The appliance should be installed in

a stable location.

NONUSE PERIODS – The power cord of the

appliance should be unplugged from the outlet when left unused for a long period of time.

GROUNDING OR POLARIZATION

• If this product is equipped with a polarized alternating current line plug (a plug having one blade wider than the other), it will fit into the outlet only one way. This is a safety feature. If you are unable to insert the plug fully into the outlet, try reversing the plug. If the plug should still fail to fit, contact your electrician to replace your obsolete outlet. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized plug.

• If this product is equipped with a three-wire grounding type plug, a plug having a third (grounding) pin, it will only fit into a grounding type power outlet. This is a safety feature. If you are unable to insert the plug into the outlet, contact your electrician to replace your obsolete outlet. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the grounding type plug.

POWER-CORD PROTECTION — Power-supply

cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them, paying particular attention to cords at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the product.

OUTDOOR ANTENNA GROUNDING — If an

outside antenna or cable system is connected to the product, be sure the antenna or cable system is grounded so as to provide some protection against voltage surges and built-up static charges. Article 810 of the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70, provides information with regard to proper grounding of the mast and supporting structure, grounding of the lead-in wire to an antenna discharge unit, size of grounding conductors, location of antenna-discharge unit, connection to grounding electrodes, and requirements for the grounding electrode. See Figure A.

LIGHTNING — For added protection for this

product during a lightning storm, or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time, unplug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna or cable system. This will prevent damage to the product due to lightning and power-line surges.

POWER LINES — An outside antenna system

should not be located in the vicinity of overhead power lines or other electric light or power circuits, or where it can fall into such power lines or circuits. When installing an outside antenna system, extreme care should be taken to keep from touching such power lines or circuits as contact with them might be fatal.

OVERLOADING — Do not overload wall outlets,

extension cords, or integral convenience receptacles as this can result in a risk of fire or electric shock.

ELECTRIC SERVICE EQUIPMENT

OBJECT AND LIQUID ENTRY — Never push

objects of any kind into this product through openings as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short-out parts that could result in a fire or electric shock. Never spill liquid of any kind on the product.

SERVICING — Do not attempt to service this

product yourself as opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.

DAMAGE REQUIRING SERVICE — Unplug this

product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions:

• When the power-supply cord or plug is damaged.

• If liquid has been spilled, or objects have fallen into the product.

• If the product has been exposed to rain or water.

• If the product does not operate normally by following the operating instructions. Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions as an improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the product to its normal operation.

• If the product has been dropped or damaged in any way.

• When the product exhibits a distinct change in performance — this indicates a need for service.

REPLACEMENT PARTS — When replacement

parts are required, be sure the service technician has used replacement parts specified by the manufacturer or have the same characteristics as the original part. Unauthorized substitutions may result in fire, electric shock, or other hazards.

SAFETY CHECK — Upon completion of any

service or repairs to this product, ask the service technician to perform safety checks to determine that the product is in proper operating condition.

WALL OR CEILING MOUNTING — The product

should not be mounted to a wall or ceiling.

HEAT — The product should be situated away

from heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other products (including amplifiers) that produce heat.

ANTENNA LEAD IN WIRE

GROUND CLAMP

Fig. A

ANTENNA DISCHARGE UNIT (NEC SECTION 810-20)

GROUNDING CONDUCTORS (NEC SECTION 810-21)

GROUND CLAMPS POWER SERVICE GROUNDING ELECTRODE SYSTEM (NEC ART 250, PART H)

NEC — NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR PURCHASE OF

THIS FINE PIONEER PRODUCT.

Pioneer is on the leading edge of DVD research for consumer products and this unit incorporates the latest technological developments.

We are sure you will be fully satisfied with the DVD player.

Thank you for your support.

WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

IMPORTANT NOTICE [For U.S. and Canadian models]

The serial number for this equipment is located on the rear panel. Please write this serial number on your enclosed warranty card and keep it in a secure area. This is for your security.

CAUTION: This product satisfies FCC regulations when shielded cables and connectors are used to connect the unit to other equipment. To prevent electromagnetic interference with electric appliances such as radios and televisions, use shielded cables and connectors for connections.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

– Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. – Increase the separation between the equipment and

receiver.

– Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit

different from that to which the receiver is connected.

– Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV

technician for help.

CAUTION

• Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure.

• The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard.

[For Canadian model]

This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003

[Pour le modèle Canadien]

Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.

[For Canadian model]

CAUTION: TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT USE THIS (POLARIZED) PLUG WITH AN EXTENSION CORD, RECEPTACLE OR OTHER OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADES CAN BE FULLY INSERTED TO PREVENT BLADE EXPOSURE.

ATTENTION: POUR PREVENIR LES CHOCS ELECTRIQUES NE PAS UTILISER CETTE FICHE POLARISEE AVEC UN PROLONGATEUR, UNE PRISE DE COURANT OU UNE AUTRE SORTIE DE COURANT, SAUF SI LES LAMES PEUVENT ETRE INSEREES A FOND SANS EN LAISSER AUCUNE PARTIE A DECOUVERT.

This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.

Information to User

Alteration or modifications carried out without appropriate authorization may invalidate the user's right to operate the equipment.

Features of This Player

301 capacity disc changer compatible with DVD Video, Video CD, CD, and CD-R* formats

DVDs, Video CDs, CDs, and CD-Rs that display the logos shown below can be played back on Pioneer DVD players. For more information on discs compatible with this player, refer to the table below.

Types of playable discs and their marks

DVD VIDEO DVD VIDEO

VIDEO CD

CD, CD TEXT, CD-R

The disc format logos shown above are found on disc labels or on disc jackets.

• To prevent malfunction, be sure to use an adapter when loading 8 cm (3 in.) CDs in the player.

• To prevent malfunction, do not use 8 cm (3 in.) CD adapters with 8 cm (3 in.) DVDs.

• Discs other than the ones indicated above cannot be played on this unit.

• DVDs that have incompatible region numbers cannot be played on this unit. The region number of the player can be found on the rear panel.

Diameter/ Playable sides

12 cm (5 in.)/ single-sided

12 cm (5 in.)/ double-sided

VIDEO CD

12 cm (5 in.)/ single-sided

VIDEO CD single

8 cm (3 in.)/ single-sided

12 cm (5 in.)/ single-sided

CD single

8 cm (3 in.)/

single-sided

1 layer 2 layer

Playback time

Digital audio Digital video (MPEG 2)

133 min. 242 min.

266 min. 484 min.

Digital audio Digital video (MPEG 1) Max. 74 minutes

Digital audio Digital video (MPEG 1) Max. 20 minutes

Digital audio

Max. 74 minutes

Digital audio

Max. 20 minutes

State of the art digital audio and video

Compatible with a wide range of digital audio output formats

The digital audio output jacks of this player can output Dolby Digital*, DTS**, MPEG, and linear PCM digital bitstreams to AV components with built-in decoding capabilities.

Multiple video output formats that can be selected to best suit your TV or monitor

This player features composite, S-video, and component jacks to offer ideal connection possibilities to nearly every type and level of commercially available TV or monitor on the market today.

Digital Noise Reduction (Video Quality Enhancement)

DNR (Digital Noise Reduction) can be used to improve the video image and remove digital noise. Select a preprogrammed setting suited to the program’s subject matter, or make manual adjustments to suit your needs or preferences and save them in the player’s memory.

TruSurround and Virtual Dolby Digital

TruSurround*** uses technology that simulates multichannel surround sound using only two speakers. Virtual Dolby Digital works in conjunction with Dolby Digital audio sources to create a realistic surround sound. Virtual Dolby Digital is selected automatically when Dolby Digital sources are played.

* Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.

** “DTS” is a trademark of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.

Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems, Inc.

***TruSurround and the

Labs, Inc. in the United States and selected foreign countries. TruSurround technology is incorporated under license from SRS Labs, Inc.

symbol are trademarks of SRS

* This unit is capable of playing prerecorded audio CD-R discs.

• Due to variances in recording processes and disc types as well as minor scratches, dust, fingerprints, or condensation on the disc or pickup lens, playback may not be possible with some discs.

• If a CD-R disc has not undergone a process called finalization, playback is possible, however other functions such as fast forward and reverse scanning, and track search cannot be performed.

• Be sure to read the guidelines for using an audio CD-R disc

in the documentation supplied with the CD-R disc.

New graphical control and disc management

It has never been easier to manage 300 discs than with this player’s on-screen graphical control screens. Using the player’s Sub Setup screen, you can input titles and artists for the discs loaded in the player, sort them according to number, disc type, title, or artist, organize them into groups, and keep the information updated even if you physically reorganize the discs (page 30).

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Organize all of the discs in the rack by inputting disc titles and artist names for easy search and reference.

Text

Title

Type

Disc

1 DVD Silver Skies Matt Jones 2 DVD Someone2Hold S. Benak 3 VCD Dance Coll. Various

4 DVD

5 CD Live at Roxy! Exhibition

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PLAY

ENTER

Play

Input

Artist

SUB SETUP

Exit

Easy text input

This title of a disc and the artist name can be easily input using the remote control or the front panel.

Additionally, you can connect a commercially available PS/2* compatible keyboard or mouse to this player for quicker and more efficient data input and other player functions (page 33).

Easy setup and adjustment using on-screen menus

You’ll find setting up and adjusting the system easy to do with on-screen menus conveniently organized and arranged. Additionally, on-screen information (i) appears to clarify the functions and explain the options available.

Answer a few questions and have all the necessary audio, video, and on-screen language adjustments set automatically by the player using the Setup Navigator (page 20).

Audio1 GeneralLanguageVideo2

Setup Navigator

Setting up using the Setup Navigator

Move

ENTER

Start

Not Used

Select

SETUP

Exit

Additionally, you can create a list of menu items that you regularly use with the Function Memory so that they can be easily accessed at any time (page 63).

Variable speed scanning in forward and reverse directions

This player incorporates technology that enables playback of DVDs and Video CDs in forward and reverse directions using MULTI DIAL on the remote control (page 53).

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Connection to another disc changer for increased capacity

This unit can be connected to another DV-F727 unit for combined control of up to 601 discs (page 66).

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Quick and easy playback with single loader slot

By using the single loader slot, you can quickly load discs, such as rental DVDs, that you may not want to have loaded in the disc rack all of the time. With the touch of a single button, this disc can be called up and played at any time (page 28).

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Wide range of DVD viewing options

Multi-Language Subtitles (page 44)

You can select a subtitle language or turn subtitles off when watching movies or other media with subtitles available.

Multiple Languages (page 45)

You can select the language when watching movies or other media that have multiple language and/or audio soundtracks recorded on them.

Multi-Angle (page 54)

You can view scenes from different camera angles when watching movies or other media with multiple angle playback available.

This mark indicates this may not be possible with certain discs.

Energy-saving design

This unit is designed to use less than 0.9 W of energy when this player is in standby mode.

Differences in Disc

How to Proceed in This

Composition

DVD

DVDs are divided into units referred to as titles, and titles are divided into chapters. A DVD which contains a movie may have only one title with many or no chapter divisions. Karaoke DVDs may have many titles, assigning a title to each song on the DVD. Menu screens do not belong to any title.

DVD player functions generally apply to titles on a DVD or chapters within a selected title. The player functions available may also vary from title to title, depending on the DVD. When DVDs have a unique title division, it should be noted that search and program functions may be affected.

Chapter 1 Chapter 2

Title 1

DVD

Chapter 1

Video CD/CD

Video CDs and CDs are divided into units referred to as tracks (Video CD tracks may also be referred to as scenes). One song generally corresponds to one track. Some tracks are further divided into units referred to as indexes. Video CDs with PBC (Playback Control) also contain menus recorded on the disc which enable easy access to the contents of the disc.

When played back on a DVD player, both Video CDs and CDs are considered to be a single title, regardless of the number of tracks.

Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4

Video CD

Track 2 Track 4Track 3Track 1 Track 5

Title 2

Chapter 2

Manual

DVD is an incredible format that presents the highest quality digital audio and video available today. Because using the DVD player and DVDs may be confusing at first, following the order below should help you get through the important stages of getting set up so you can start using your player as soon as possible.

Get familiar with the player.

Refer to the section “Before Using” on page 8 to confirm that all the accessories were included with the player. If you are new to DVD, it might be beneficial for you to go through the “Names and Functions” section starting on page 9 to get familiar with the parts and buttons on the main unit and remote control.

There is also a list of terms that can be found on page 76 if you are having trouble understanding some of the terminology associated with DVD.

Make the necessary connections.

No entertainment system seems to be set up exactly the same way. The “Making Connections” section starting on page 15 shows how video and audio connections may be made to suit your home entertainment system.

Set up the player.

Before you can begin to enjoy the benefits of the DVD format, it is first necessary to set up the player to output the video and audio corresponding to your system. The section “Setting Up the Player” starting on page 20 explains how to use the Setup Navigator, a function that automatically sets up your player. The Setup screen menus, described in the section starting on page 39, are also used in a number of other functions. Learning the procedure for operating these menus will make using this player much easier and more enjoyable.

Load the disc rack and play discs.

When all the connections and setups have been made, you are ready to play your DVDs, Video CDs, and CDs with the player. The section “Getting Started Using Your DVD Player” starting on page 23 outlines the basic player operations.

Organize the discs in the disc rack.

The section “Disc Management” on page 30 helps you manage the discs you have loaded in the rack by making use of the Sub Setup screen menus. By taking advantage of this player’s text input and cross-referencing capabilities, it is quick and easy to find the disc you want.

Enjoy the other features available.

Once you are comfortable using the basic player functions, you are ready to take advantage of the various options DVD and this player have to offer. The section “Advanced Functions” starting on page 49 describes a number of functions available with this player.

Table of Contents

Before Using ........................................ 8

Checking Accessories ..................................... 8

Preparing the Remote Control .........................8

Names and Functions ......................... 9

Front Panel ...................................................... 9

Display Window.............................................10

Remote Control .............................................12

Rear Panel ..................................................... 14

Making Connections ......................... 15

Connecting Your DVD Player ......................... 15

Audio Connections ........................................ 17

Video Connections.........................................18

CD-Deck Synchro Connections .....................19

System Control Connections ......................... 19

Setting Up the Player ....................... 20

Using the Setup Navigator.............................20

Getting Started Using Your DVD

Player.................................................. 23

Loading DVDs, Video CDs and CDs

into the Player ..........................................23

Playing DVDs, Video CDs and CDs................24

Chapter (Track) Skip Forward/Skip Back ........ 27

Forward and Reverse Scanning ..................... 27

Playing a Disc That Is Not Loaded in the Rack

(Single Loader Play)..................................28

Stopping Playback and Switching Power Off .. 29

Disc Management ............................. 30

Registering Information and Inputting Text

for Discs Newly Loaded in the Player ......30

Keeping the Disc Order and Information

Updated ................................................... 31

Inputting and Changing Text Information ...... 31

Selecting a Disc On-Screen ...........................35

Searching for a Disc, Title, Chapter, Track, or

Location on a Disc....................................35

Creating and Selecting Custom Files.............37

Adjusting Audio and Video

Settings .............................................. 39

Using the Setup Screen Menus .................... 39

Changing to the Setup Screen “Expert”

Menu Mode .............................................40

Setting the Digital Audio Output To Be

Compatible with Your AV Component...... 41

Turning the Digital Output On and Off ...........42

Adjusting the OSD (On-Screen Display) ........ 42

Setting the TV Screen Size ............................43

Setting the Language Options......... 44

Selecting a Subtitle Language

(Multi-Language Subtitles) .......................44

Changing the Audio Language

(Multi-Language Function) ....................... 45

Setting Language and Subtitle Preferences

in the Setup Screen Menus .....................46

Advanced Functions ......................... 49

Getting Surround Sound from

Stereo Speakers.......................................49

Adjusting the Dynamic Range of the

Audio Soundtrack ..................................... 49

Adjusting the Video Quality

(Digital Noise Reduction)..........................50

Still Frame/Slow Play/Frame

Advance Playback ....................................52

Scanning in Forward and Reverse

Directions at Different Speeds.................53

Viewing from a Desired Camera Angle

(Multi-Angle).............................................54

Repeat Play.................................................... 55

Random Play.................................................. 56

Playback in a Desired Order (Program Play) .... 57

To make an ongoing program of your favorite

titles, chapters and tracks (Best play) ...... 59

Reviewing Previously Played Discs

(Previous Scan) ........................................ 60

Previewing Discs in the Current Play Mode

(Hi-Lite Scan) ............................................ 60

Continuing Playback from a Specified

Location (Last Memory) ...........................61

Memorizing Settings for Often Viewed

DVDs (Condition Memory) .......................62

Memorizing Regularly Used Menu Settings

(Function Memory)...................................63

Viewing Disc Information .............................. 64

Connecting to Another Player for Control

of 601 Discs .............................................66

Utilizing the Audio-Video Output of

Another AV Component ...........................68

Selecting External Input................................. 68

Setting the Parental Lock Level ..................... 69

Turning the Screen Saver On and Off ............70

Changing the Background Color

of the Screen ........................................... 70

Additional Information ..................... 71

Disc Care ....................................................... 71

For Proper and Long Use of This Unit ........... 72

Language Code List ....................................... 73

Troubleshooting ............................................. 74

Resetting the Player to System Settings....... 75

Terms ............................................................. 76

Specifications ................................................ 78

Before Using

Checking Accessories

Please confirm that the following were received with the player.

Audio cord

Preparing the Remote Control

Inserting batteries into the remote control

1 Push down on the tab on the battery

compartment cover, and pull out in the direction indicated by the arrow.

Video cord

Master-Slave control cord

Remote control unit

AA/R6P batteries

Operating instructions (this manual) Warranty card (U.S. and Canadian models only)

Remote control operation

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2 Insert batteries.

Make sure to match the plus (+) and minus (–) polarity guides on the batteries with the marks inside the battery compartment.

3 Close the cover.

Notes

• Do not mix old and new batteries.

• When replacing batteries, use all new batteries.

• When not using the remote control for a long period of time

(over 1 month), remove the batteries to avoid possible damage from battery corrosion. If battery leakage occurs, wipe the battery liquid from the battery component, then insert new batteries.

When operating the remote control, point it at the remote sensor (Î) located on the player’s front panel. The remote control can be used up to 7 m (23 feet) from the player and within a 30° angle on each side of the sensor.

Notes

• Exposing the remote sensor to direct sunlight or strong light

may cause faulty operation.

• When Master-Slave connections are made to another DV-F727

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to create a 601-disc changer, only the remote sensor on the first DV-F727 will accept signals from the remote control (page 66).

• If the CONTROL IN jack on the player’s rear panel is connected

to the CONTROL OUT jack of another component, point the remote control at the other component to operate the player. Operation will not be possible when pointed at this player (page 19).

Names and Functions

Front Panel

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1 PLAY MODE button

Press repeatedly to select one of the player’s play modes. You can select either single play, ALL play, or custom play (page 26).

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DIRECT CUSTOM

OPEN/ CLOSE

AUDIO/VIDEO UPDATE

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Number buttons

Press the number button of the custom file you want to play. Playback of the discs in the selected

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custom file begins automatically (page 38).

2 Display window

Displays system information (page 10).

AUDIO/VIDEO button

Press repeatedly to select the audio or video custom file bank (page 38).

3 TEXT DISPLAY button

Press repeatedly to display the disc title or artist name in the display window. When text information is included on the disc, this information will also be displayed.

4 TEXT INPUT button

Press to start text input (page 33).

5 TEXT SEARCH button

Press to search for a disc loaded in the rack by format, disc title, or artist (page 37).

6 Hood

The hood can be opened and closed by pressing OPEN/CLOSE (page 23).

8 UPDATE button

Use to update information on the discs loaded in the rack (page 31).

9 Selection dial

Rotate to select a disc number. When inputting text, rotate to select a character (pages 23, 26, and 33).

Enter button

Press to select the disc or enter text that has been selected using the selection dial (pages 26 and 33).

0 4 1 (reverse) button

Press to go back to previous chapters/tracks. Press and hold to perform reverse playback scanning. When using the front panel to edit input text, use to move the position of the cursor (pages 27 and 33).

- ¡ ¢ (forward) button

Press to advance to chapters/tracks. Press and hold to perform fast-forward scanning. When using the front panel to edit input text, use to move the position of the cursor (pages 27 and 33).

= CLEAR button

Use to cancel repeat and random playback, edit programs, and clear text entries (pages 33, 55, 56, 58, and 62).

~ 8 (pause) button

Press during playback to pause. Press again to continue playback (page 52).

$ OPEN/CLOSE button

Press to open and close the hood (pages 23 and 24).

% SINGLE LOADER PLAY button

Press to play the disc loaded in the single loader slot.

This button can be used at any time, even if another

disc is being played (page 28).

^ SINGLE LOADER ACCESS button

Press to have the hood open and the single loader

slot brought to the front position (page 28).

& RANDOM button

Press to start random playback (page 56).

! 3 (play) button

Press to start disc playback (pages 24 and 29).

@ 7 (stop) button

Press to stop playback (page 29).

# KEYBOARD/MOUSE connection jack

A PS/2 compatible keyboard or mouse can be connected to this jack for easy entry and editing of text information (pages 33 and 34).

Display Window

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VIDEO CD

DOLBY

DVD

DIGITAL

TITLEDISC

PBC PLAY

96 kHz

* Remote sensor

Point the remote control toward the remote sensor

to operate the player (page 8).

( STANDBY/ON button

Press to switch the player on or to put in standby

(pages 20, 23, 29, and 75).

) STANDBY indicator

Indicates that the player is in standby, using a

minimum amount of power to maintain system

settings.

TRK

REMAIN

CHP

CD TEXT ANGLE PREVIOUS SCAN

BEST PROGRAM

RANDOM REPEAT

COND. MEMORY

LAST MEMORY

TOTAL

SINGLE

CUSTOM

AUDIO

VIDEO

ALL

GUI

1 Character display

Displays text information already recorded on the disc such as CD TEXT or DVD text, and also text manually input into the player.

2 VIDEO CD indicator

Indicates a Video CD is currently selected in the player.

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3 DISC indicator

Indicates the disc number.

4 TITLE indicator

Indicates a title number is being displayed.

5 TRK and CHP indicators

Indicates a chapter or track number is being displayed.

% RANDOM indicator

Indicates random playback is being performed (page

56).

6 REMAIN and TOTAL indicators

REMAIN indicates the remaining playback time of a title or chapter/track is being displayed. TOTAL indicates the disc in the player is stopped and DISPLAY has been pressed (page 65).

7 Counter display

Displays title and chapter/track numbers, playback time, etc.

8 GUI indicator

Indicates an on-screen menu operation is being performed.

9 Custom file indicator

Indicates the number of the currently selected custom audio or video file (pages 26 and 38).

0 AUDIO and VIDEO indicators

During custom play, indicate whether the current custom file is an audio (CD) or video (DVD or Video CD) custom file (pages 26 and 38).

- ALL, SINGLE, and CUSTOM indicators

Indicates the current play mode (page 26).

= ANGLE indicator

Indicates Multi-Angle playback is in progress (page 54).

^ BEST indicator

Indicates Best play is being performed (page 59).

& PREVIOUS SCAN indicator

Indicates Previous scan is being performed (page

60).

* CD TEXT indicator

Indicates the CD is recorded with CD TEXT information. When a DVD recorded with text is encountered, only the TEXT indicator lights.

( 96 kHz indicator

Indicates the DVD currently playing contains an audio signal with a sampling frequency of 96 kHz.

) PBC PLAY indicator

Indicates PBC (playback control) playback of a Video CD.

_ DOLBY DIGITAL indicator

Indicates Dolby Digital audio playback.

+ DTS indicator

Indicates DTS audio playback.

¡ * (pause) indicator

Indicates playback is paused.

NAMES AND FUNCTIONS

~ SCAN indicator

Indicates a Hi-Lite scan is being performed (page

60).

! PROGRAM indicator

Indicates program playback is being performed (page

57).

@ REPEAT indicator

Indicates repeat playback is being performed (page

55).

# LAST MEMORY indicator

Indicates the Last Memory location is registered in memory for the DVD currently playing (page 61).

$ COND. MEMORY indicator

Indicates Condition Memory settings are memorized for the DVD currently playing (page 62).

™ # (play) indicator

Indicates a disc is playing.

£ DVD indicator

Indicates a DVD is currently selected in the player.

¢ CD indicator

Indicates a CD is currently selected in the player.

Remote Control

All of the command buttons on the remote control glow in the dark for easy control of the player even in the dark. Hold the unit under a light for optimal results.

1 2

3 4

DISPLAY

SETUP

AUDIO

ENTER

OPEN/ CLOSE

SUBTITLE

ANGLE

TOP MENU

( )

4 DISPLAY button

Press during playback to display statistical disc

information. Press repeatedly to display different

information (page 64).

5 SETUP button*

Press to open and close the Setup screen (pages 20

and 39).

6 MULTI DIAL

In Select Disc Number Mode, use to select one of

the discs in the rack. In Jog Mode, use to control the

rate and direction of playback (pages 23, 26, and 53).

7 DNR button

Press DNR to select a preprogrammed picture

quality setting or to adjust various attributes of the

video picture (pages 50 and 51).

7 8 9

@ # $ %

FUNCTION

MEMORY

DNR

F.MEM

PLAY

STOP

RETURN

RANDOM

SETUP

HI-LITE BEST

NEXT REV

4 ¢ 1

STEP/SLOW

e E

LAST

SUB

MEMORY

SCAN

CONDITION

SELECT

DISC

NUMBER

654

A-B

MEMORY

JOG MODE

JOG

PAUSE

FWD

¡

SEARCH MODE

CLEAR

C321

+10

0987

PROGRAMREPEAT

PLAY MODE

Î

+ ¡ ™

£ ¢

∞

§

¶

• ª º

–

(Buttons indicated with * are used for menu operation.)

1 MENU button*

Use to display or close the DVD menu screen (page 25).

2 (standby/on) button

Press to switch the player on or to put in standby (pages 20, 23, and 29).

3 AUDIO button

Press repeatedly to select one of the audio languages and/or audio formats programmed on a DVD (page 45).

For Video CD and CD, each press changes the audio output as follows.

Stereo = 1/L (Left) = 2/R (Right)

8 FUNCTION MEMORY button*

Press to incorporate a menu item into a shortcut list

that is stored in memory and can be called up at any

time (page 63).

9 PLAY 3 button

Press to start disc playback (pages 24 and 29).

0 STOP 7 button

Press to stop playback (page 29).

- PREVIOUS 4/NEXT ¢ buttons*

During playback, press PREVIOUS 4 to go back to

a previous chapter/track and NEXT ¢ to advance

to the next chapter/track. Also use to display

different sets of information in on-screen displays

(pages 27, 32, 38, and 58).

= RETURN button*

Use to go one menu back (current settings are

maintained). Use RETURN when you do not

want to change the option setting in a menu (pages

25, 40, and 69).

~ STEP/SLOW e/E buttons

Press STEP/SLOW E during playback to view slow

playback. In pause mode, press STEP/SLOW E to

advance DVDs and Video CDs frame by frame and

STEP/SLOW e to back up a DVD a few frames at a

time (page 52).

! Number buttons (1-9, 0, +10)*

Use to select a disc, perform direct title and chapter/

track searches, and to input numerical values (pages

25, 35, and 57).

@ RANDOM button

Press to start random playback (page 56).

# SUB SETUP button*

Press to open and close the player’s Sub Setup screen (pages 30, 31, 32, 35, and 36).

$ LAST MEMORY button

Press LAST MEMORY during playback to set a Last Memory point (page 61).

% HI-LITE button

Press to perform a highlight scan of all of the discs included in the current play mode (page 60).

^ PREVIOUS SCAN button

Press to a play highlight from up to 20 previously played discs in order from the most recently played disc (page 60).

& OPEN/CLOSE 0 button

Press to open or close the hood (pages 23 and 24).

™ JOG MODE button

Press to put the player in the Jog Mode. The dial mode indicator lights red, and turning MULTI DIAL controls the playback of DVDs and Video CDs in both forward and reverse directions (page 53).

£ PAUSE 8 button

Press to pause playback of a disc. Press again to continue playback (page 52).

¢ REV 1/FWD ¡ (fast reverse/ fast forward)

buttons

During playback, press FWD ¡ to perform fast forward scanning and REV 1 to perform fast reverse scanning (page 27).

∞ SEARCH MODE button*

Press to perform a title, chapter/track or elapsed time search (page 35).

* SUBTITLE button

Press repeatedly to select one of the subtitle languages programmed on a DVD or to turn the subtitles off (page 44).

( ANGLE button

Press repeatedly to display different camera angles as recorded on some DVDs (page 54).

) TOP MENU button*

Press to call up the top menu programmed on the DVD. Depending on the DVD, the top menu may be identical to the DVD menu (page 25).

_ Cursor control joystick*

Use to move the cursor through the options on menu screens and to change settings (pages 20, 25, 30, 39, and 57).

ENTER button*

Press to implement settings selected with the cursor control joystick or to set items highlighted in a menu (pages 20, 25, 26, 40, and 57).

+ SELECT DISC NUMBER button

Press to turn on the Select Disc Number Mode. The dial mode indicator lights green and turning MULTI DIAL selects the number of a disc loaded in the rack (pages 23 and 26).

¡ Dial mode indicator

Lights red when the player is in the Jog Mode and green when the player is in the Select Disc Number mode (pages 23, 26, and 53).

§ CLEAR button

Press to cancel repeat and random playback, edit programs, and clear text entries (pages 32, 55, 56, 57, and 62).

¶ REPEAT button

Press to repeat playback (page 55).

A-B button

Press at the beginning and end of the section you want to repeat or to mark a location you want to return to (page 55).

• PROGRAM button

You can program discs, titles, chapters, or tracks to play back in a desired order (page 57).

ª PLAY MODE button

Press repeatedly to select one of the player’s playback modes. You can select either single play, ALL play, or custom play mode (page 26).

º CONDITION MEMORY button

Press CONDITION MEMORY during DVD playback to memorize playback settings (page 62).

– BEST button

Press during playback to add tracks or chapters to the Best play program. Press when the player is stopped to begin Best play (page 59).

NAMES AND FUNCTIONS

Rear Panel

1 2

3 4

7 8

1 VIDEO OUT jack

Connect the VIDEO OUT jack to the video input on a TV or monitor or to an AV component with video input capability. When using this jack, be sure to set VIDEO SELECT to the top position (pages 15 and 18).

2 VIDEO IN jack

Connect the VIDEO IN jack to the video output of another DV-F727 player or another component with video output capability (page 67).

3 S-VIDEO OUT jack

If your TV or monitor has an S-video input, clear picture reproduction is possible by connecting the S-VIDEO OUT jack to your TV or monitor using a commercially available S-video cable. When using this jack, be sure to set VIDEO SELECT to the top position (pages 16 and 18).

4 S-VIDEO IN jack

Connect the S-VIDEO IN jack to another DV-F727 player or component with S-video output capability (page 67).

5 VIDEO SELECT switch

Use to set which output is used to output the video signals. Set to the top position for composite video and S-video output and to the bottom position for component video output (pages 15, 16, and 18).

OUT

VIDEO

OUT

S-VIDEO

VIDEO SELECT

YPB PR

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

OUT

AUDIO

MASTER-SLAVE

CONTROL

MASTER

SLAVE

OPT. OUT

OUT

CD-DECK

SYNCHRO

DIGITAL

CONTROL

7 AUDIO OUT jacks

Connect to the stereo audio inputs of a TV or stereo

AV component. If you are connecting to an AV

component that has both digital and analog input

jacks for DVD player connection, it may be beneficial

to make both connections (pages 15 and 17).

8 AUDIO IN jacks

Connect to the analog audio outputs of another

DV-F727 or component with audio output capability

(page 66).

9 MASTER-SLAVE CONTROL jacks

Connect two DV-F727 players for singular control of

both players and a total of 601 discs. Connect the

MASTER jack on the player to be used as the

“Master” to the SLAVE jack of a second “Slave”

player using the supplied Master-Slave control cord.

Do not attempt to make connections to other

components using this jack (page 66).

0 DIGITAL OPT. OUT (optical) jack

Connect the DIGITAL OPT. OUT (optical) to the

digital optical input of an AV component with a

built-in decoder, etc. to output the digital audio signal

recorded on discs. (page 17).

- DIGITAL OUT (coaxial) jack

Connect the DIGITAL OUT (coaxial) to the digital

coaxial input of an AV component to output the digital

audio signal recorded on discs (pages 16 and 17).

= DIGITAL IN (coaxial) jack

Connect the DIGITAL IN (coaxial) jack of another

DV-F727 player or another component with digital

output (coaxial) capability (page 66).

~ CONTROL jacks

Use to connect this player to another component

bearing the Pioneer Î mark. This lets you control

this unit as though it were a component in a system.

Player operations are then performed by pointing the

remote control at the component that the player is

connected to (page 19).

! CD-DECK SYNCHRO jack

If you have a Pioneer cassette deck that has the

CD-Deck synchro function, connect the CD-DECK

SYNCHRO jacks on this unit to the identical jack on

the cassette deck using a commercially available

cord with a mini plug (2.5 mm dia. with no

resistance) (page 19).

6 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks

If your TV, projection monitor, projector, or similar component has component video inputs, you can produce a high quality picture by connecting to the component video outputs on this unit. When using these jacks, be sure to set VIDEO SELECT to the bottom position (page 18).

Making Connections

Connecting Your DVD Player

Unlike any other audiovisual media format, DVD offers a wide array of audio and video output options which allows playback to be enjoyed in any number of system configurations from a standard TV with stereo audio input to a home theater system with a projection monitor and full surround sound capabilities.

Connecting two DV-F727 players?

If you have chosen to purchase two DV-F727 players for combined control of up to 601 discs, make connections to the player to be used as the Master player following the procedures in this section. When connections are complete, refer to page 66 for a description of how to connect the Slave player.

Connection Guide

The illustration on this page shows the basic setup using the audio and video cords included with this player. Use this illustration as a guide to setting up your home system.

An explanation of each type of audio and video connection available can be found on pages 17 and 18. To determine the best audio and video connection setup for your system, refer to the manuals supplied with the components you are making connections to.

In addition to making physical connections to your TV or monitor, it is also necessary to assign the TV screen size. You can use the [Setup Navigator] in the Setup screen General menu to set whether you are using a wide screen or standard size TV or monitor (page 21). Additionally, you can use the [TV Screen] setting in the Setup screen Video menu (page 43).

Notes

• When making connections to this unit or when changing connections, check that the unit is off by pressing

STANDBY/ON and unplug the power cord from the power

outlet.

• The video outputs on this player uses copy protect circuitry to prevent the video playback on DVDs from being copied. If you connect the player to a TV via a VCR, or record and play back the contents of a disc with a VCR, the playback picture may not be normal.

NAMES AND FUNCTIONS / MAKING CONNECTIONS

OUT

VIDEO

Video cord (Included)

OUT

VIDEO SELECT

YPBP

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

AUDIO

S-VIDEO

OUT

MASTER-SLAVE

CONTROL

MASTER

SLAVE

OPT.

OUT

DIGITAL

OUT

CD-DECK SYNCHRO

OUT

CONTROL

VIDEO SELECT

TV or monitor

Audio cord (Included)

VIDEO IN

S-VIDEO IN

AUDIO IN

1 Make video connections from the VIDEO OUT jack on the player to the VIDEO IN jack on the TV or

monitor using the video cord included with the player (page 18).

2 When using the VIDEO OUT jack, set VIDEO SELECT to the top position. 3 Make audio connections from the AUDIO OUT jacks on the player to the AUDIO IN jacks on the TV or

monitor using the stereo audio cord included with the player. Be sure to match the color of the plugs with the color of the jacks (red and white) (page 17).

4 After all connections have been made, connect to a power outlet.

Home Theater Component Connections

The connections on this page demonstrate the versatility of this player to conform to any number of home entertainment systems. Please note that the illustration shown on this page is meant as an example. Please refer to the manuals supplied with the components to which you are making connections to determine the best possible setup for your home system.

An explanation of each type of audio and video connection available can be found on pages 17 and 18.

OUT

VIDEO

OUT

S-VIDEO

VIDEO SELECT

YPB PR

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

OUT

AUDIO

MASTER-SLAVE

CONTROL

MASTER

SLAVE

OPT. OUT

OUT

CD-DECK SYNCHRO

DIGITAL

CONTROL

VIDEO SELECT

Coaxial cable (Not included)

S-video cord

DIGITAL IN

(Not included)

VIDEO IN

S-VIDEO IN

TV or monitor with

S-video inputs

AV amplifier or receiver

5.1 Channel Surround Speaker System

1 S-video connection to a TV or monitor with S-video inputs (page 18)*. 2 When using the S-VIDEO OUT jack, set VIDEO SELECT to the top position. 3 Digital audio connections to an AV component with a built-in decoder, etc. (page 17). 4 After all connections have been made, connect to a power outlet.

* It may be possible to make video connections through your AV receiver or amplifier. Please refer to the manual supplied with your

component for more information.

Audio Connections

This player features two digital (optical and coaxial) and also analog audio output connection possibilities.

Digital Audio Connections:

You can enjoy the digital audio recorded on DVD discs from both optical digital and coaxial digital output jacks.

When making digital audio connections, use either the coaxial or the optical output jack. It is not necessary to make connections to both digital output jacks.

DIGITAL OUT (Coaxial)

The digital signal is transmitted electronically through a coaxial cable.

• Use a commercially available coaxial cable to connect

the coaxial digital output on the player to the coaxial digital input on an AV component.

When a DVD recorded in Dolby Digital, DTS, or MPEG is playing, noise will be output if you have made connections via the digital audio jacks to an AV component that cannot decode a Dolby Digital, DTS, or MPEG digital bitstream. In this case, be sure to set up the Setup Navigator audio settings to best reflect the type of system you are using (page 21). Additionally, the digital audio settings can be adjusted manually in the Setup screen Audio 1 menu (page 41).

DIGITAL OUT (Optical)

The digital signal is transmitted as light pulses through a fiber-optic cable.

• Use a commercially available fiber-optic cable to connect the DIGITAL OPT. OUT on the player to the digital optical input on an AV component.

OPT. OUT

DIGITAL

OUT

AV amplifier or receiver with optical digital input

DIGITAL IN

OPT. OUT

DIGITAL

OUT

AV component with coaxial digital input

DIGITAL IN

Analog Audio Connections:

AUDIO OUT

• Analog audio connections can be made to a stereo amplifier or receiver, or also can be made to a TV or monitor with stereo input jacks.

• Use the supplied audio cable to connect the AUDIO OUT jacks on the player to the audio input jacks on a stereo amplifier or receiver.

• When making analog audio connections, be sure to match the color of the plugs with the color of the jacks (red and white).

MAKING CONNECTIONS

AUDIO

OUT

Stereo amplifier or receiver

AUDIO IN

Video Connections

This player features S-video, composite, and component video output possibilities. Check the manual supplied with your TV or monitor to determine the best possible connection for your system.

In addition to making physical connections to your TV or monitor, it is also necessary to assign the TV screen size. You can use the [Setup Navigator] in the Setup screen General to set whether you are using a wide screen or standard size TV or monitor (page 21). Additionally, you can use the [TV Screen] setting in the Setup screen

Video menu (page 43).

VIDEO OUT

• Make composite video connections to a standard TV or monitor with a video input jack.

• Use the supplied video cable to connect the VIDEO OUT jack on the player to the video input on the TV or monitor.

• Be sure to match the color of the plug with the color of the jack (yellow).

• When making video connections, make sure to set VIDEO SELECT on the rear panel of the player to the top position to assign composite video output.

S-VIDEO OUT

• Make S-video connections to a TV or monitor with S-video input to produce a high quality video image.

• Use a commercially available S-video cable to connect the S-VIDEO OUT jack on the player to an S-video input on the TV or monitor.

• When making S-video connections, make sure to set VIDEO SELECT on the rear panel of the player to the top position to assign S-video output.

VIDEO SELECT

OUT

S-VIDEO

TV or monitor

S-VIDEO IN

VIDEO SELECT

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

• Make component video connections to a TV, projection

OUT

VIDEO

TV or monitor

VIDEO IN

monitor, or projector with component inputs for an exceptional video image that best portrays the high quality digital video recorded on DVDs.

• Use a commercially available component video cable or 3 video cords to connect the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks on the player to the component jacks on the monitor.

• When making component video connections, make sure to set VIDEO SELECT on the rear panel of the player to the bottom position to assign component video output.

VIDEO SELECT

YPBP

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

YPBP

COMPONENT

VIDEO IN

TV, projection monitor, or projector

CD-Deck Synchro Connections

If you have a Pioneer cassette deck that has the CD-Deck synchro function, connect the CD-DECK SYNCHRO jacks on this unit to the identical jack on the cassette deck using a commercially available cord with a mini plug (2.5 mm dia. with no resistance).

• For details on connections and operation, refer to the operating instructions supplied with the cassette deck.

• When CD-Deck synchro recording is carried out using several discs in the player, use the program play function (page 57).

• The CD-Deck synchro recording function does not work with Video CDs or DVDs.

CD-DECK SYNCHRO

Pioneer cassette deck

CD DECK SYNCHRO

System Control Connections

Using a commercially available cord with a mini plug (3.5 mm dia. with no resistance) to connect this player’s CONTROL IN jack to the CONTROL OUT jack of another PIONEER component bearing the Î mark, you can control the player as though it were a component in a system (system control).

• If you connect for system control, you cannot operate the player directly. Point the remote control unit at the component (AV amplifier, etc.) connected to the CONTROL OUT jack to operate.

• When controlling as a system, be sure to make a connection to the amplifier using an audio or video cord, even when using only digital components.

• For details, refer to the operation manuals of the connected components.

OUT

CONTROL

Pioneer component with Î mark

CONTROL

OUT

MAKING CONNECTIONS

Setting Up the

Setup Navigator

Audio1 GeneralLanguageVideo2

Move

Exit

SETUP

Select

ENTER

Setting up using the Setup Navigator

Setup Navigator

Not Used

Start

Player

Using the Setup Navigator

The Setup Navigator has been designed to simplify the process of getting the DVD player ready to perform. Designed as a series of on-screen multiple-choice questions, the Setup Navigator automatically sets the audio, video, and language settings according to how the questions are answered. Once this procedure is complete, it will be possible to begin using the DVD player to enjoy DVDs.

The procedure on this page describes the operations necessary to function within the Setup Navigator screens. A detailed description of the contents of each question that appears on the screen can be found on the following pages.

When setting up for the first time

If the disc rack is moving or if a disc is playing, the Setup Navigator will not be displayed as described in the procedure on this page. Therefore, it is recommended to wait until the rack has stopped moving before using the Setup Navigator. If a disc is playing, be sure to press

STOP 7 before proceeding.

2 Press SETUP.

When SETUP is pressed for the first time, the following screen appears. Though the Setup Navigator may be used more than once, this screen only appears the first time SETUP is pressed.

3 Move the cursor control joystick up or down

to make a selection.

• If you are going to use the Setup Navigator, it is not necessary to change the setting on the first screen. Please proceed to the next step.

• If you do not want to set up the player using

the Setup Navigator, move the cursor control joystick to select “Not Used” at this time.

The Setup Navigator function may still be used at a later time in manual Setup screen menu operation (page 39).

4 Press ENTER.

The selection is entered and the next Setup Navigator screen appears.

1 2

(Cursor)

Î

(ENTER)

4 ¢1 ¡

3 8

1 Press STANDBY/ON on the front panel (

on the remote control).

5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to answer the questions

on the all of the Setup Navigator screens as described on the following pages.

To change the answer to a prior question

Move the cursor control joystick left to return to previous screens. Please note, however, that you cannot go forward by moving the cursor control joystick right, so it will be necessary to answer all the questions that occur after the screen that was returned to.

To exit the Setup Navigator

Press SETUP while on any of the screens to exit the Setup Navigator. Please note that if the Setup Navigator is exited before all the questions are answered, no settings are changed.

To return to the Setup screen

Press RETURN . The Setup Navigator is exited and the Setup screen General menu screen appears. Please note that no settings are changed if RETURN is pressed before the Setup Navigator is finished.

Setting the OSD Language

Setup Navigator

Audio1 GeneralLanguageVideo2

Move

Exit

SETUP

Select

ENTER

Compatible with Dolby Digital

Digital Jacks

Not Connected

Dolby D/DTS/MPEG

Dolby Digital/MPEG

Dolby Digital/DTS

PCM

Dolby Digital

Amp Connection

(On-Screen Display Language)

The [OSD Language] screen establishes the OSD language, or on-screen display language, which refers to the language that is used by the player in menus and on-screen messages. Additionally, the language that is established at this setting will also be set as the audio and subtitle language.

Audio1 GeneralLanguageVideo2

Setup Navigator

Language

OSD Language

Setup player's OSD language

Move

ENTER

English

français Español

Select

SETUP

Exit

Setting digital audio connections to an AV amplifier or decoder

The [Digital Jacks] screen establishes what kind of digital connections have been made to an AV amplifier, receiver, or external decoder. Please refer to the instructions supplied with the component the player is connected to to determine what digital audio formats can be decoded. If you have made no digital connections, select “Not Connected”.

Settings: English* français

Español

* Factory setting

Note

In addition to setting the OSD language, the audio and subtitle language are also set at this time. If you wish to change the audio or subtitle language to a different language, make changes in the Setup screen Language menu [Audio Language] and [Subtitle Language] as needed (page 46).

Setting the TV screen size

The [TV Connection] screen establishes the size, or more appropriately, the width to height ratio of your television or monitor. The width-to-height ratio of conventional TVs is 4:3, while the width-to-height ratio of wide screen and high-definition TVs is 16:9. This widthto-height ratio is called the aspect ratio.

Audio1 GeneralLanguageVideo2

Setup Navigator

TV Connection

TV Type

Widescreen (16:9)

Move

Standard (4:3)

ENTER

Select

SETUP

Exit

* Factory setting

Widescreen TV 16:9 aspect ratio

Settings: Widescreen (16:9)* Standard (4:3)

Settings: Dolby Digital*

Select if the connected AV component is capable of decoding the Dolby Digital bitstream.

Dolby Digital/DTS

Select if the connected AV component is capable of decoding Dolby Digital and DTS bitstreams.

Dolby Digital/MPEG

Select if the connected AV component is capable of decoding Dolby Digital and MPEG bitstreams.

Dolby D/DTS/MPEG

Select if the connected AV component is capable of decoding Dolby Digital, DTS, and MPEG bitstreams.

PCM

Select if the connected AV component has digital input jacks but no internal decoder.

Not Connected

No digital audio connections have been made.

SETTING UP THE PLAYER

* Factory setting

Notes

• There are two screen formats that can be used to display wide-screen format DVDs: letter box and pan & scan. When “Standard (4:3)” is selected in the Setup Navigator, the letter box screen format is automatically selected. To switch the preference to the pan & scan format, make changes in the Setup screen Video menu [TV Screen] setting (page 43).

• When “Standard (4:3)” is selected in the Setup Navigator, Linear PCM digital audio playback is output is automatically downsampled to 48 kHz (when the original signal is 96 kHz). In order to hear audio at the sampling rate of 96 kHz, set the Setup screen Video menu [TV Screen] setting to either “Wide” or “4:3 (Pan & Scan)” (page 43). Additionally, make sure that your system is set up to output the 96 kHz bitstream using either the Setup Navigator or the Setup screen Audio 1 menu [96kHz PCM Out] setting (this page and page 41 respectively).

Setup Navigator

Audio1 GeneralLanguageVideo2

Move

Exit

SETUP

Select

ENTER

Confirm setup adjustments

Exit Setup Navigator

Redo

Invalid

Valid

Setting compatibility with 96 kHz output

The [96 kHz PCM Audio] screen establishes whether or not the AV component the player is connected to is capable of processing an audio signal with a sampling rate of 96 kHz. This screen only appears if connections have been made to an external AV component as determined in the previous screen.

Audio1 GeneralLanguageVideo2

Setup Navigator

Amp Connection

96 kHz PCM Audio

Digital jack not compatible with 96 kHz

Settings: No*

Select if the connected AV component cannot process an audio signal with a sampling rate of 96 kHz.

Ye s

Select if the connected AV component can process an audio signal with a sampling rate of 96 kHz.

Don’t Know

Select if you are uncertain whether the connected AV component can process an audio signal with a sampling rate of 96 kHz.

Note

When a DVD is played back in the letter box format, Linear PCM digital audio output is automatically downsampled to 48 kHz (when the original signal is 96 kHz). In order to hear audio at the sampling rate of 96 kHz, set the Setup screen Video menu [TV Screen] setting to either “Wide” or “4:3 (Pan & Scan)” (page

43).

Move

ENTER

Yes Don't Know

SETUP

Select

Exit

* Factory setting

Confirming the settings

The [Exit Setup Navigator] is the final screen in the Setup Navigator.

Settings: Valid*

Select to have the player make all of the necessary audio, video and language settings automatically.

Invalid

Select to exit the Setup Navigator without changing any of the system settings.

Redo

Select to return to the [OSD Language] screen of the Setup Navigator and do the settings again.

* Factory setting

To exit the Setup screen

When you have completed setting up the player using the Setup Navigator or if you exit the Setup Navigator, the Setup screen General menu appears. Press Setup to close the Setup screen.

To change other player settings in the Setup screen menus

The procedure for changing the settings in the Setup screen menus is described on page 39.

Getting Started Using Your DVD Player

Loading DVDs, Video CDs and CDs into the Player– DVD/Video CD/CD

You can load as many as 300 discs into the rack. Disc positions in the rack are numbered clockwise from 1 to 300 starting after the single loader slot. The procedure on this page describes how to load discs starting from the number 1 position. However, the same procedure can be followed when you want to change or add more discs at a different time.

3 Load discs in the rack.

• The number 1 position is immediately to the left of the single loader slot.

• Load discs with the label side facing to the right. (When loading double-sided DVDs, load the disc in the rack with the label denoting the contents you want to view facing the right.)

• Do not place more than one disc in the same rack position as that may damage the disc and cause the player to malfunction.

Label side

2,6

Dial mode indicator

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1 Press ( STANDBY/ON on the front

panel).

4 Press SELECT DISC NUMBER (the dial mode

indicator lights green) and then turn MULTI DIAL to rotate the rack to the next position.

When using the front panel, turn the selection dial clockwise to rotate the rack to the next disc position.

• The rack rotates the amount that either MULTI DIAL or the selection dial is turned.

• Turning the MULTI DIAL or the selection dial counterclockwise rotates the rack in the opposite direction.

5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to continue loading

discs in the rack.

6 When you have finished loading discs into the

rack, press OPEN/CLOSE 0 (OPEN/CLOSE on the front panel).

The hood slides closed and the rack makes a single revolution while the player determines where discs have been loaded in the rack.

SETTING UP THE PLAYER / GETTING STARTED USING YOUR DVD PLAYER

2 Press OPEN/CLOSE 0 (OPEN/CLOSE on the

front panel).

The disc rack hood slides open.

Note

Never force the hood open or closed. Doing so may cause part damage or player malfunction.

To load a 3 inch (8 cm) CD

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3 inch (8 cm) discs cannot be inserted as they are. Be sure to attach all 3 inch (8 cm) CDs to a commercially available disc adapter before loading them in the player.

• Do not load an adapter into the rack without a CD attached. Doing so may cause the player to malfunction.

• 3 inch (8 cm) DVDs cannot be used with this player. To prevent malfunction, do not use 8 cm (3 in.) CD adapters with 8 cm (3 in.) DVDs.

To remove discs from the rack

1 Press OPEN/CLOSE 0 (OPEN/CLOSE on the front

panel) to open the hood.

2 Select the disc that you want to remove using one of

the methods outlined in step 4 of the procedure “Loading DVDs, Video CDs and CDs into the Player” on the previous page.

3 Remove the disc from the rack. 4 Press OPEN/CLOSE 0 (OPEN/CLOSE on the front

panel) to close the hood when you are finished.

WARNING

Do not put your hand or any other object inside the rack, as this may result in personal injury and/or part damage.

Playing DVDs, Video CDs and CDs – DVD/Video CD/CD

Before you can start to enjoy the digital audio and video on DVDs, be sure that you have either performed the Setup Navigator procedure described in the previous section or made the necessary settings in the Setup screen menus as outlined in the section starting on page 39 to set up the player to correspond to your home system. Having made these settings, you are now ready to start using the player to enjoy DVDs, Video CDs, and CDs.

Make sure that you have already loaded the rack as described in the section starting on the previous page.

To play a disc

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• When changing or loading discs, be careful not to press any buttons on the player or remote control.

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The rack may move suddenly, and may catch your fingers between discs and the side of the hood.

• When changing or loading discs, make sure the rack is stopped. Do not attempt to insert a disc

1 2

while the rack is moving.

1 Press ( STANDBY/ON on the front

panel).

2 Press PLAY 3 (3 on the front panel).

• If a play mode has been previously selected, disc(s) will be played according to the selected play mode (page 26).

• When a disc containing text or a disc that has had text information input is played, the text information appears in the display window. Refer to page 31 for information on inputting text.

• Depending on the disc, a menu may be

displayed. The section ‘When a menu screen is displayed’ on the following page provides general guidelines for understanding menu screens.

Notes

• Noise is output if you make digital audio connections to a receiver or amplifier that does not have a built-in decoder. Check that the digital audio output format selected in the Audio 1 menu corresponds to the audio components you have made connections to (page 41).

• The TV screen size is factory set to present the wide screen format (16:9 aspect ratio). If you have a standard TV screen (4:3 aspect ratio), this setting can be changed to match your TV screen size in the Video menu (page 43).

When an operation is prohibited

There are times when you are using the player and attempt to perform an operation, but for some reason it cannot be performed. When this occurs, one of the two following icons appears on the screen.

The operation is prohibited by the player.

The operation is prohibited by the programming on the disc.

Example: When a Video CD that has Playback Control is

selected

STANDARD VOCAL BEST

Don't Tekno for an Answer

Bad Whack Naff Riff

dubmyheadbassman

Gooey Love Jingle

Praise the Day

G3, Ba-san

Abstract Jazz Phunk

Rock the Love Jive

Bertie B.& the Goans

Hood in the Boyz Sleek Machine Philip William Formerly an Artist Pfeuti John Torn Hot Monkey Stick

To open or return to the DVD or Video CD menu screen

Although this differs depending on the disc, pressing MENU, TOP MENU, or RETURN during DVD playback or RETURN during Video CD playback displays the menu screen. Refer to the DVD or Video CD disc jacket and accompanying documentation for more information.

When a menu screen is displayed

Menu screens are displayed for DVDs that have menu screens or Video CDs that include PBC (Playback Control). DVDs often contain extra information that can be accessed in the DVD menu and sometimes makes navigating DVD menu screens as enjoyable as watching the feature presentation.

MENU TOP MENU

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ENTER

NEXT ¢

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joystick

STOP 7

PREVIOUS 4

RETURN

Number buttons

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To navigate a menu screen

• Although individual DVD titles may differ, when a menu screen is displayed, use the cursor control joystick and ENTER on the remote control. The cursor control joystick is used to move around the options on the screen and ENTER is used for selection. Occasionally, the number buttons may also be used to make selections. If this is possible, using number buttons serves to directly select an option on a menu screen.

• Only number buttons are used to make selections on Video CD menu screens.

• When the Video CD has more than one menu, pages can be advanced to or returned to with

PREVIOUS 4 or NEXT ¢.

Turning PBC (Playback Control) on and off

When playing Video CDs with PBC (Playback Control), PBC is technically on by default and a menu screen is displayed. Additionally, the menu screen is returned to when the selected track is complete.

If you would like to turn PBC off so that the menu screen is not displayed, press STOP 7 when a Video CD with PBC is selected and then press the number button of the track you want to play. Please note that a number of functions such as random and program playback may not be possible unless PBC is turned off.

GETTING STARTED USING YOUR DVD PLAYER

Example: When a DVD that has menu screens is

selected

1 Highlight Clips

2 Chapter List 3 Commercial Header 4 Subtitles 5 Soundtrack 6 Start Main Feature

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Selecting a disc in the disc rack

Selecting a play mode

Dial mode indicator

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1 Press SELECT DISC NUMBER (the dial mode

indicator lights green) and then turn MULTI DIAL to select a disc number.

When using the front panel, turn the selection dial to select a disc number.

• The disc numbers increase when MULTI DIAL or

the selection dial is turned clockwise, and decrease when MULTI DIAL or the selection dial is turned counterclockwise

2 Press ENTER.

When using the front panel, press the enter button in the center of the selection dial.

• The disc rack rotates to position of the selected disc, and playback of the disc starts.

Note

You can also select a disc on-screen using the Sub Setup screen Text menu (page 35).

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PLAY MODE

Press PLAY MODE repeatedly to select one of the play modes:

ALL : All discs are played back in the order they

SINGLE : One disc is played. Playback stops after the

CUSTOM : Only discs in the custom file are played back.

The play mode changes each time PLAY MODE is pressed as follows.

While disc playback is stopped:

During disc playback:

• The ALL, SINGLE, CUSTOM AUDIO, or CUSTOM VIDEO indicators appear in the display window to indicate the current play mode.

• ALL play ends after a full revolution of the rack has been made from the position of the currently selected disc.

• CUSTOM AUDIO and CUSTOM VIDEO cannot be selected until custom files have been created.

appear in the rack. If DVDs or Video CDs with PBC are loaded in the rack, all discs may not be played back continuously.

disc has been played.

3 ALL 3 SINGLE

CUSTOM VIDEO 2 CUSTOM AUDIO 2

3 ALL

SINGLE 2

Refer to the section ‘Creating and Selecting Custom Files’ on page 37.

Notes

• If PLAY MODE is pressed during program play, the program is

erased.

• The play mode is stored in memory when the player is turned

off, and is established when the player is turned on again.

• If no play mode is selected, the default play mode is ALL play.

• The single play mode is automatically set when the disc in the

single loader slot is being played (page 28).

To create and select one of the custom play modes

Chapter (Track) Skip Forward/ Skip Back – DVD/Video CD/CD

PREVIOUS 4

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NEXT ¢

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Advancing to the next chapter (track)

Press NEXT ¢ (¡ ¢ on the front panel).

• Press to skip forward to the next chapter (track).

• When a CD is playing, you can advance more than one

track forward by pressing and holding NEXT ¢ and releasing when the desired track number appears in the display window.

Skipping back to the previous chapter (track)

Press PREVIOUS 4 (4 1 on the front panel).

• Press once to skip back to the start of the chapter (track) currently playing.

• Press twice to skip back to the start of the previous chapter (track).

• When a CD is playing, you can skip back to the track you want to hear by pressing and holding PREVIOUS 4 and releasing when the desired track number appears in the display window.

Forward and Reverse Scanning

– DVD/Video CD/CD

PLAY 3

REV 1

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Fast forward scanning

Press and hold FWD ¡ (¡ ¢ on the front panel) during playback.

• Release FWD ¡ when you reach the desired location. Normal playback resumes.

• When the “SCAN” indicator on the screen changes from flashing to lit, fast forward scanning will continue even if the button is released. When the desired location has been reached, press PLAY 3.

• Scanning is also possible using MULTI DIAL on the remote control (page 53).

Fast reverse scanning

Press and hold REV 1 (4 1 on the front panel) during playback.

• Release REV 1 when you reach the desired location. Normal playback resumes.

• When the “SCAN” indicator on the screen changes from flashing to lit, fast reverse scanning will continue even if the button is released. When the desired location has been reached, press PLAY 3.

• Scanning is also possible using MULTI DIAL on the remote control (page 53).

GETTING STARTED USING YOUR DVD PLAYER

Playing a Disc That Is Not Loaded in the Rack (Single Loader Play)

By using the single loader slot, you can quickly load discs, such as rental DVDs, that you may not want to have loaded in the changer all of the time. With the touch of a single button, this disc can be called up and played at any time.

Selection dial

3 Press SINGLE LOADER PLAY on the front

panel.

• The hood closes automatically and playback of the disc in the single loader slot begins.

• The play mode is automatically set to SINGLE.

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1 Press SINGLE LOADER ACCESS on the front

panel.

The rack rotates to the single loader slot and the hood opens automatically.

2 Load a disc in the single loader slot with the

label side facing the right. (When loading double-sided DVDs, load the disc in the rack with the label denoting the contents you want to view facing the right.)

Notes

• The disc in the single loader slot can also be selected with the selection dial on the front panel. Turn the selection dial to select the “P0” disc position between 1 and 300.

• By pressing SELECT DISC NUMBER on the remote control (the Jog mode indicator light green), you can also turn MULTI DIAL to select the “P0” disc position between 1 and 300.

• If a disc is loaded in the single loader slot, pressing SINGLE LOADER PLAY allows you to play the disc at any time, even during playback of a disc loaded in the rack.

• When Master-Slave connections are made, single loader play on the Slave player cannot be performed.

Label side

Stopping Playback and Switching Power Off

– DVD/Video CD/CD

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Resuming playback from where you stopped –– DVD/Video CD

With this player, it is possible to resume play of a DVD even when play has been stopped.

Press STOP 7 once to enable play to resume from a point shortly before the DVD was stopped when PLAY 3 is pressed again.

• To begin playback of the disc that most recently been

played from the beginning, press STOP 7 twice to turn off resume playback, and then start playback again.

• When STOP 7 is pressed, “RESUME” appears in the

display window for as long as resume playback is possible. If the function is canceled, “RESUME” disappears.

• Resume playback is canceled in the following conditions:

* OPEN/CLOSE 0 (OPEN/CLOSE on the front panel)

is pressed to open the hood.

* MULTI DIAL on the remote control (when the dial

mode indicator is lit green) or the selection dial on the front panel is turned.

* Another disc is selected.

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Note

If you want to continue viewing a DVD at a later time or date, it is recommended to use the Last Memory function described on page 61.

GETTING STARTED USING YOUR DVD PLAYER

1 Press STOP 7 (7 on the front panel).

Playback stops.

Press ( STANDBY/ON on the front panel).

The player is put in standby.

About the Last Disc Memory function

Even after you have turned the player’s power off, the player maintains in memory what disc was playing, as well as the play mode. When power is turned on again, pressing PLAY 3 (3 on the front panel) starts playback from the last disc that was played in the previously selected play mode.

If the playback is stopped and the player is turned off during program play, random play, Best play, Previous Scan, or Hi-Lite scan, these functions will not be resumed when the player is turned on again and PLAY 3 (3 on the front panel) is pressed.

Disc Management

This player makes it easy to manage all the discs in the player. The Sub Setup screen contains three menu screens that allow you to organize your disc library as you see fit. This section outlines the basic operation of the Sub Setup screen menus.

Note

If the Sub Setup screen is opened during playback of a DVD being viewed in the letter box format, the screen may switch to the wide screen format. This is not a malfunction, and the screen will return to normal when the Sub Setup screen is closed.

Registering Information and Inputting Text for Discs Newly Loaded in the Player

After you have loaded discs in the player for the first time, it is recommended to have the player register the information such as text, and disc format data from all of the discs in the rack.

It is recommended to use [Add. Disc Update] whenever new discs are loaded in the player .

• This function cannot be performed while a disc is playing. Stop playback of the disc before proceeding.

3 Move the cursor control joystick down to

select [Add Disc Update].

Auto UpdateCustom

Text

Add. Disc Update

All Disc Update

New disc update, title/artist info input The system resets when finished

Move

ENTER

Select

SUB SETUP

Exit

4 Press ENTER.

Add. Update begins and the rack starts to rotate as each new disc is read by the player. It takes between 10 and 20 seconds for the player to read a single disc.

5 Input the title of the disc and the artist’s name

as described in the section “Inputting and Changing Text Information” on pages 31 to 34.

• If the disc already contains text information on it, the information is automatically used for the disc title and artist name, and the confirmation screen is automatically displayed. When this is the case, press NEXT ¢ (¡ ¢ on the front panel) to proceed to the next disc.

• With some DVDs that already contain text information, there may be several options to choose from. When this is the case, a selection window appears.

• After both the disc title and artist’s name have been entered, a confirmation screen appears.

6 When the confirmation screen appears, press

NEXT ¢ (¡ ¢ on the front panel) to

proceed to the next disc.

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1 Press SUB SETUP. 2 Move the cursor control joystick to the right to

select the Auto Update menu.

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Text

Title

Type

Disc

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• If you would like to go back and change either the disc title or artist’s name at this time, move the cursor control joystick right or left to select the appropriate field and then press ENTER to return to the text input screen.

• If you would like to change the disc title or artist’s name when the text information is already on the disc, go to the text input screen from the confirmation screen and input the new text information with a space “ ” for the first character. The new text information will be stored in memory.

• When all the newly loaded discs in the rack has been registered, the system restarts.

ENTER

Input

Artist

STOP

Cancel

Text

Auto UpdateCustom

Update the menu for all discs The player turns off when finished

Move

SUB SETUP

Exit

ENTER

Select

Add. Disc Update

All Disc Update

To performing Add. Update using controls on the front panel

Press UPDATE on the front panel repeatedly until “Add. Update” appears in the display window, then press the enter button.

To proceed to the next disc without inputting text information for the current disc

During Add. Update, if you do not want to input either title or artist information, use the cursor control joystick to move the cursor to “OK” and press ENTER. When this is done for both the disc title and artist’s name, proceed with step 6 in the procedure on the previous page. Text information can be input later using the Sub Setup screen Text menu.

To cancel Add. Update

Press STOP 7. When the Add. Update procedure is canceled,

information that has already been input will be stored in memory. However, because the information is not officially registered until the system is put in standby, if the power cord is unplugged, or the main power to the player is cut, this information may be erased.

Keeping the Disc Order and Information Updated

The player has the ability to store information for as many as 330 discs. After the information on the discs loaded in the player has been registered in the player’s memory, even if the discs in the rack are reorganized or if as many as 30 discs are removed from the rack, the player will maintain the information in memory. When the discs are restored to the player, regardless of order, the appropriate information (input text information, etc.) is applied to each disc when All Disc Update is performed.

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(Cursor)

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(ENTER)

3 Move the cursor control joystick down to

select [All Disc Update].

4 Press ENTER.

• “Auto Update” is displayed as the rack starts to rotate as each new disc is read by the player. It takes between 10 and 20 seconds for the player to read a single disc.

• When All Disc Update is complete, the player turns off automatically. This is not a malfunction.

To performing Add. Update using controls on the front panel

Press UPDATE on the front panel repeatedly until “All Update” appears in the display window, then press the enter button.

To cancel All Update

Press STOP 7. When the All Update procedure is canceled, none of the

updated information is retained in memory.

Inputting and Changing Text Information

Disc titles and artist names can be input for all the discs loaded in the player. This information is displayed when the disc is played and is also used when performing searches.

Input information can be as long as 12 characters using your choice of letters, numbers and symbols. Characters can be input using controls on the front panel or remote control unit, and can also be directly input using a PS/2 compatible keyboard or mouse if connections are made to the KEYBOARD/MOUSE jack on the front panel.

Notes

• The input text information is not actually stored in the player’s memory until the power has been put in standby. If information has been input, and the power cord is unplugged or the main power to the player is cut, the information may be erased.

• Text information cannot be input for the disc in the single loader slot.

DISC MANAGEMENT

1 Press SUB SETUP. 2 Move the cursor control joystick to the right to

select the Auto Update menu.

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When a disc already contain text information

When text is already present on the disc in the form of CD TEXT or DVD text, the title and artist information appears automatically in the appropriate spaces. However, it is possible to change the information that appears for these discs. When you change the title or artist information, input a space “ ” at the beginning of the entry. The newly input information will be displayed for the disc in place of the information programmed on the disc.

To have the original information programmed on the disc displayed, delete the space “ ” at the beginning of the entry.

Inputting characters using the remote control

2,3,4,

5,7,9,11

(ENTER)

6,8,10

(Cursor)

PREVIOUS 4

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CLEAR

4 Move the cursor control joystick right to

highlight the title field.

5 Press ENTER.

The text input screen appears.

6 Move the cursor control around the character

field to select a character.

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Text

Title

Disc

Type

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7 Press ENTER to select a character. 8 When you are finished with the title, move

the cursor control to select “OK”.

9 Press ENTER.

The cursor returns to the Text menu screen.

10 Move the cursor control joystick right to

highlight the artist’s field.

11 Press ENTER.

The text input screen appears.

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1 Press SUB SETUP. 2 Move the cursor control joystick to select the

Text menu.

3 Move the cursor control joystick down to

select a disc number.

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Text

Title

Type

Disc

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4 DVD

5 CD Live at Roxy! Exhibition

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Item

If the disc number you want is not currently displayed on the screen, use PREVIOUS 4 or NEXT ¢ to move in five disc increments until the disc you want appears.

PLAY

ENTER

Play

Input

Artist

SUB SETUP

Exit

12 Repeat steps 6 to 8 to complete the artist’s

name.

13 Press SUB SETUP.

The Sub Setup screen closes.

To clear text that has been entered

1 Set the character input mode as described in steps 1

through 5 above.

2 Use PREVIOUS 4 or NEXT ¢ to move the cursor

to the character you want to clear.

3 Press CLEAR. 4 Move the cursor control joystick to select “OK” and

press ENTER.

To add or insert text

1 Set the character input mode as described in steps 1

through 5 above.

2 Use PREVIOUS 4 or NEXT ¢ to move the cursor

to the character where you want to add or insert new text. New text will be inserted at the cursor location.

3 Move the cursor control joystick to select the new

text and press ENTER.

4 Move the cursor control joystick to select “OK” and

press ENTER.

Inputting characters using controls

Input

Title

Artist

Disc

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Cursor

Artist

ENTER

Select

CLEAR

Delete

Return

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on the front panel

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To add or insert text

1 Set the character input mode as described in steps 1

and 2 on this page.

2 Use the 4 1 or ¡ ¢ to move the cursor to

where you want to add or insert new text.

3 Turn the selection dial to select a character and press

the enter button.

4 Press TEXT INPUT.

Note

Please note that when the custom play mode is selected and TEXT INPUT is pressed, text input is applied to the name of the custom file and not to the title or artist’s name of the currently selected disc.

1 Turn the selection dial to select the disc you

want to input a title for.

2 Press TEXT INPUT.

The cursor blinks in the leftmost character position.

3 Turn the selection dial to select the characters

in the display window.

As the selection dial is turned, the cursor scrolls through the characters.

4 Press the enter button to advance to the next

location.

5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to input the rest of the

title.

6 Press TEXT INPUT.

The disc title is saved in memory. The cursor blinks in the leftmost character position for artist name input.

7 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to input the artist’s

name.

8 Press TEXT INPUT.

The artist’s name is saved in memory and the mode is exited.

Inputting characters using a PS/2* compatible keyboard

Be sure to turn off the power to the player when connecting a PS/2 compatible keyboard to the KEYBOARD/MOUSE connection jack on the front panel of this player.

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1 Use the keyboard’s numeric keypad to select

the number of the disc.

2 Press F1 on the keyboard.

The character input screen appears.

DISC MANAGEMENT

To clear text that has been entered

1 Set the character input mode as described in steps 1

and 2 above.

2 Use the 4 1 or ¡ ¢ to move the cursor

underneath the character you want to clear

3 Press CLEAR. 4 Press TEXT INPUT.

3 Enter characters directly from the keyboard.

• Use the shift or caps key to switch between lower case and upper case letters.

• Only the characters that appear on the text input screen can be used for text input.

4 Press F1 or the ENTER key on the keyboard. 5 Repeat step 3 to input the artist’s name. 6 Press F1 or the ENTER key on the keyboard.

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To use a connected keyboard for other player

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SUB

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Text

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Title

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functions

In addition to character input, the keyboard can be used in a number of other player operations. The table below shows the keys that can be used and their corresponding function.

Key

F1 F2 F3

Arrow keys (+,≠,±,=)

Notes

• If you want to use both the mouse and keyboard, connect them both using a commercially available “Y” cable. Because sometimes “Y” cable connections are reversed, if the keyboard and mouse are ineffective after making connections, try switching the mouse and keyboard connections.

• For compatibility reasons, be sure to use only an IBM* compatible keyboard.

Function

Text input

Text search

Sub Setup Play modeF4

ReturnESC

ClearDELETE Cursor control Previous/NextPAGE UP/PAGE DOWN

EnterENTER

2 Move the cursor to SUB SETUP in the menu

bar and click the left button.

When the mouse can be used to make a selection, the cursor arrow turns orange.

3 Click on the disc title or artist’s name field that

you want to input text for.

* IBM and PS/2 are registered trademarks of IBM Corporation.

Inputting characters using a PS/2* compatible mouse

Be sure to turn off the power to the player when connecting a PS/2 compatible mouse to the KEYBOARD/MOUSE connection jack on the front panel of this player.

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The following menu appears at the bottom of the screen.

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4 Click on the characters you want to select.

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Disc

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Exit

DEL OK

5 Click on “OK” on the text input screen to exit

the text input screen.

6 Repeat steps 3 and 5 to continue input of

titles and artist’s names.

7 When you are finished with input, click on

“SUB SETUP”.

Notes

• In addition to text input, a connected mouse can be used to perform other player functions by clicking on on-screen command icons.

• For compatibility reasons, be sure to use only an IBM* compatible mouse.

* IBM and PS/2 are registered trademarks of IBM Corporation.

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Selecting a Disc On-Screen

2,3

(Cursor)

Searching for a Disc, Title, Chapter, Track, or Location on a Disc – DVD/Video CD/CD

This player offers different ways of accessing the information on a DVD, Video CD, or CD. Using SEARCH MODE, you can search for titles or chapters on a DVD, tracks on a Video CD or CD, and even select the point in time to start playback.

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1 Press SUB SETUP. 2 Move the cursor control joystick down to

enter the Sub Setup screen Text menu.

3 Move the cursor control joystick to highlight

the disc number of the disc you want to play .

If the disc you want to play is not displayed on the current screen, use PREVIOUS 4 and NEXT ¢ to change the set of discs being displayed.

4 Press PLAY 3.

Playback of the selected disc begins.

To input disc title and artist name information in the Text menu page

Refer to the section “Inputting and Changing Text Information” starting on page 31.

To perform a disc search for a particular disc number, title, or artist in the Text menu page

Refer to the section “Searching for a Disc, Title, Chapter, Track, or Location on a Disc” on this page.

To sort the discs in the rack according to number, title, or artist in the Text menu page

Move the cursor control joystick right or left to select a category and then press ENTER.

• When the Disc column is selected, the discs are sorted by their order in the disc rack.

• When the Type column is selected, the discs are sorted by their format.

• When either Title or Artist columns are selected, the discs are sorted in alphabetical order.

Note

When Master-Slave connections are made, discs on the Master player are numbered from 1 to 300 and 301 to 600 on the Slave player.

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1 Press SEARCH MODE repeatedly during

playback of a disc to select the type of search.

The type of search changes which each press as follows.

3 Title 3 Chapter/Track Off 2 Disc 2 Time 2

When playback is stopped, only Disc search is performed.

2 Press the number button(s) of the desired

disc, title, chapter or track or of the specific time where you would like to begin playback.

• To select number 3, press 3.

• To select number 10, press 1 and 0.

• To select number 37, press 3 and 7.

• To select number 256, press 2, 5, and 6 (disc only).

When performing a time search:

• To select 21 minutes, 43 seconds, press

2, 1, 4, and 3.

• To select 1 hour, 14 minutes, press 7, 4, 0, and 0.

3 Press PLAY 3.

Playback of the selected disc, title, chapter or track starts. When a time search is performed, playback begins at the appointed time.

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DISC MANAGEMENT

To perform a direct title or chapter/track search using the number buttons

Press the number buttons while the disc is stopped to select a title number.

Press the number buttons while the disc is playing to select a chapter or track.

• To select number 3, press 3.

• To select number 10, press +10 and 0.

• To select number 37, press +10, +10, +10 and 7.

Notes

• For some discs, selection can be made using the top menu on

the DVD. In this case, press TOP MENU to display the menu screen and then make your selection.

• With some DVDs, the search operation may not be possible and may stop shortly after being performed. In this case, the

mark is displayed.

• Time search is not possible with CDs.

• When performing DVD time search, playback may start from a slightly different time than that specified.

• Time search is not possible during when the disc is stopped.

• Search using SEARCH MODE is not possible during PBC playback of Video CDs.

Searching for a disc by format, title, or artist name

There are a number of ways to find a disc that you have loaded in the player. You can search for a disc by disc number, format, title, or artist.

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1 Press SUB SETUP. 2 Move the cursor control joystick down to

enter the Text menu.

3 Move the cursor control joystick to one of the

column headings on the screen, that you want to use as the basis of your search.

4 Press SEARCH MODE.

5 Input the appropriate search item for each

type of search as follows.

• For a disc number search, move the cursor

control joystick down to the nearest number to the disc you want to access.

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Text

Title

Type

Disc 1–50 51–100

101–150

151–200 201–250 251–300

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• For a format search, move the cursor control joystick down to the appropriate format.

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Text

Title

Type

Disc

DVD

CD VCD

Move

ENTER

Select

Artist

SUB SETUP

Artist

SUB SETUP

Return

Exit

Return

Exit

To perform a disc search using controls on the front panel

1 Press TEXT SEARCH.

The type of search changes which each press as follows.

3 Type 3 Title

Artist 2

2 Turn the selection dial to make a selection.

• Turning the selection dial during a Type search displays the disc types.

• Turning the selection dial during a Title or Artist search displays the characters that can be searched for.

3 Press the enter button. 4 Turn the selection dial to select the disc you want to

play.

5 Press 3.

Playback of the selected disc begins.

Creating and Selecting Custom

• For a title and artist searches, use the cursor control joystick to select a character (letter, number, symbol) corresponding to the first character of the disc title or artist’s name.

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Text

Title

Search:

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Select

Artist

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789 /456 0123

Return

Exit

DEL OK

Disc

Type

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Chara

6 Press ENTER.

The first group of five titles appears that fit the description of the search. If the disc you are looking for does not appear initially, press NEXT ¢ to move to the next group of five titles.

7 Move the cursor control joystick to the

number of the disc that you want to play, and press PLAY 3.

Playback of the selected disc begins.

Files

The custom play mode refers to a personalized playback mode in which you can create as many as 20 custom files (10 DVD/Video CD and 10 CD) grouping the various discs in the rack as you like up to 300 discs per file.

To create and select custom files

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1 Press SUB SETUP. 2 Move the cursor control joystick to the right to

select the Custom menu.

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3 Move the cursor control joystick down to

select one of the custom files.

• Use PREVIOUS 4 and NEXT ¢ to select a

different set of custom files.

• To input a name for the custom file, refer to the section ‘To input a name for the custom file’ on this page.

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Text

Type No. Title

Video

3 Video 4 Video

Page

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PLAY

ENTER

Play

Select

SUB SETUP

Exit

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4 Press ENTER to create or edit the selected

custom file or PLAY 3 to start playback of the discs in the custom file.

When you press ENTER, the custom file edit screen appears with the cursor at the top of the column and the discs registered in the custom file are displayed. To make changes to the custom file, proceed to step 5.

5 Move the cursor control joystick right or left to

select a category from which to select discs from.

• When the R column is selected, discs already registered in a custom file can be viewed or removed from the file. Discs that are registered in the custom file appear with a checkmark in the

column.

• When the Disc column is selected, the discs can be selected in their order in the disc rack.

• When the Type column is selected, the discs can be selected by their format.

• When either Title or Artist columns are selected, the discs can be selected based on alphabetical order.

6 Press ENTER to sort the discs according to

the column selected.

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Custom: Video 4

Text

Title

Type

Disc

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DVD

Silver Skies

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2 DVD Someone2Hold S. Benak

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3 VCD

Dance Coll.

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4 DVD Rook James Wilson

68DVD Luna LaLa

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MODE

ENTER

Sort

Artist

Matt Jones Various

Rina Selene

SUB SETUP

Return

Exit

7 Move the cursor control joystick up and down

to select a disc.

If the disc you want to add to the custom file is not on the screen, use PREVIOUS 4 and NEXT ¢ to select a different group of discs.

8 Press ENTER to add the disc to the custom

file.

• A check mark appears in the R column when a disc has been successfully added.

• When adding discs to a custom file, please note that only DVDs and Video CDs can be registered in a video custom file and only CDs can be registered in an audio custom file.

9 When you are finished, press SUB SETUP.

To remove a disc from the custom file

Follow the procedure above to locate the disc you want to remove from the custom file and press ENTER. When a disc has been successfully removed from the custom file the checkmark in the R column is not displayed.

To input a name for the custom file

1 In the Custom menu, move the cursor control joystick

up or down to select one of the custom files.

2 Move the cursor control joystick right to highlight the

title field for the selected custom file.

3 Press ENTER. 4 Input a title following the text input procedures in the

section “Inputting and Changing Text Information” on page 31.

To select a custom file using controls on the front panel.

Press AUDIO/VIDEO if necessary to light the appropriate AUDIO or VIDEO indicator in the display window. Then press one of the DIRECT CUSTOM number buttons. The custom file corresponding to the number pressed begins.

To input a name for the custom file using controls on the front panel

1 Press TEXT INPUT after following the above

procedure to select a custom file.

2 Input a title following text input procedures in the

section “Inputting characters using controls on the front panel” on page 33.

To add the currently playing disc to a custom file

During playback of a disc you want to add to a custom file, press the DIRECT CUSTOM number button of the custom file you want the disc to be added to. The disc is automatically placed in the appropriate custom file. Please note that DVDs and Video CDs are automatically placed in a video custom file and CDs are automatically placed in an audio custom file.

Note

During playback of a custom file, the play mode is set to custom. To select either the single or ALL play mode, press PLAY MODE repeatedly until the play mode you want is selected.

Adjusting Audio and Video Settings

Using the Setup Screen Menus

The procedure on this page describes how to operate the menus on the Setup screen. These menus are used to set and adjust a number of system settings. The various functions that can be adjusted are covered throughout this manual. The procedure on this page provides a basic outline for using the Setup screen menus.

When setting up for the first time

It is recommended to set up the player using the Setup Navigator (page 20). If you selected “Not Used” when the Setup Navigator appeared, you may still set up the player using the Setup Navigator in the General menu screen.

If you choose not to use the Setup Navigator, be sure to make the necessary settings in the Setup screen Audio 1, Audio 2, Video, and Language menus as described on the following pages.

Note

If the Setup screen is opened during playback of a DVD being viewed in the letter box format, the screen may switch to the wide screen format. This is not a malfunction, and the screen will return to normal when the Setup screen is closed.

2 Press SETUP.

The Setup screen appears.

(Example)

Language

DTS Out – Off

t – MPEG 3 PCM

General

SETUP

Exit

Video

Audio1

Dolby Digital Out – Dolby Digital

96kHz PCM Out – 96kHz 3 48kHz

MPEG Ou

Setup audio Digital output format/tone adjust

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3 Move the cursor control joystick right or left to

select the menu you want.

As each menu is selected with the cursor, the settings appear below the menu heading.

4 Move the cursor control joystick down to

enter the menu.

The top item within the menu becomes highlighted.

(Example)

Language

DTS Out -

General

Dolby Digital

Dolby Digital 3 PCM

t – MPEG 3 PCM

SETUP

Exit

Video

Audio1

Dolby Digital Out

96kHz PCM Out – 96kHz 3 48kHz

MPEG Ou

Switch Dolby Digital audio mode

Move

5 Move the cursor control joystick up or down

to select the setting you want to change.

The options available for each setting appear to the right when the setting is selected. The current setting appears with the setting indicator lit.

DISC MANAGEMENT /

ADJUSTING AUDIO AND VIDEO SETTINGS

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panel).

6 Move the cursor control joystick right to enter

the setting options.

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Language

DTS Out -

General

Dolby Digital

Dolby Digital 3 PCM

t – MPEG 3 PCM

SETUP

Exit

Video

Audio1

Dolby Digital Out

96kHz PCM Out – 96kHz 3 48kHz

MPEG Ou

Output Dolby Digital

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• Not all menu options can be changed while a disc is playing. In these cases, the options appear grayed out on the screen and cannot be adjusted. To change these settings, press STOP 7 first before pressing SETUP.

• Operating the menu after pressing STOP 7 may cancel the resume function.

• Some menu options are not immediately effective if set while a disc is playing. To make these settings effective, stop playback and then start again, or change the settings while the disc is stopped.

IMPORTANT

Parental Lock – Level 8

Setup Navigator

Setup Menu Mode

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Move

Exit

Expert Basic

SETUP

Change menu mode

Changing to the Setup Screen

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7 Move the cursor control joystick up or down

to select a new setting and press ENTER to set the new setting in memory. Press RETURN

or move the cursor control joystick left to exit the options without making any changes.

8 Press RETURN or move the cursor control

joystick left to go back to the main menu bar to select another menu.

9 Press SETUP to close the Setup screen.

The Setup screen closes.

“Expert” Menu Mode

The Setup screen menus are divided into two levels, “Basic” and “Expert”, to make this unit more convenient to operate for different levels of users. The “Basic” menu mode contains functions that may be considered necessary for the basic operations of this player and helpful on-screen information identified by the

mark. The “Expert” menu mode adds to the “Basic” menu mode additional functions of the player that can be adjusted to further personalize performance of the player.

In this manual, functions that are contained in the “Expert ” menu mode are identified by the

Make changes to the [Setup Menu Mode] setting in the Setup screen General menu.

Settings: Expert Basic*

Note

On-screen information only appears in the “Basic” menu mode.

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Expert

* Factory setting

How to interpret the setting indicator colors in the Setup screen menus

When setting up the system, or when making adjustments, it is convenient to know what settings are applicable to the different disc formats. When the settings appear for each menu option, the currently selected setting appears with the setting indicator highlighted in one of three colors: blue, green or yellow. These colors correspond to what formats the menu option effects as shown in the table below.

Note

If a setting applicable only to DVDs is changed while a Video CD or CD is selected, a blue DVD icon appears in the upper right hand corner of the screen to indicate that the setting is not applicable to the disc that is currently playing. The setting will be effective the next time a DVD is played.

Color of indicator Disc format(s)

Blue

Yellow

Green

DVD only

DVD / Video CD

All compatible formats

Setting the Digital Audio Output To Be Compatible with Your AV Component – DVD

This player is capable of digital audio output for Dolby Digital, DTS, MPEG, and signals with a sampling rate of 96 kHz. Make settings in the Setup screen Audio 1 menu to reflect the capabilities of the components that you have made digital connections to.

Notes

• If you have already completed the Setup Navigator screen operations, the settings on this page have already been set by the player.

• If you have made only stereo line connections (analog) using the supplied audio cord, it is not necessary to make any changes in this menu.

Dolby Digital Out

This player is capable of outputting the Dolby Digital surround sound audio signal. When the player is connected to an AV component that has a built-in Dolby Digital decoder, select “Dolby Digital”. This player can also convert the Dolby Digital signal to a digital Linear PCM signal, the same digital signal output from a CD. Select “Dolby Digital 3 PCM” when you have made connections to an amplifier or receiver with a Dolby Pro Logic decoder or a Digital Analog Converter (DAC).

Language

DTS Out -

Language

Video

DTS Out

MPEG Ou

Move

General

Dolby Digital

Dolby Digital 3 PCM

t – MPEG 3 PCM

SETUP

General

Dolby Digital

Off

DTS

t – MPEG 3 PCM

SETUP

Exit

*Factory setting

Exit

* Factory Setting

Video

Audio1

Dolby Digital Out

96kHz PCM Out – 96kHz 3 48kHz

MPEG Ou

Switch Dolby Digital audio mode

Move

Settings: Dolby Digital*

Dolby Digital 3 PCM

Note

When the Virtual Dolby Digital function is on during playback, and “Dolby Digital 3 PCM” is selected in the [Dolby Digital Out] setting in the Setup screen Audio 1 menu, there is no audio output from the digital output jacks.

DTS Out

This player is capable of outputting DTS digital audio for DVDs recorded in DTS. When this player is connected to an AV component that has a built-in DTS decoder, select “DTS”. If your system is not equipped to decode DTS, select “Off”. Refer to the operating instructions supplied with your audio components if you are unsure about compatibility with DTS.

Audio1

Dolby Digital Out –

96kHz PCM Out - 96kHz>48kHz

Switch DTS audio output mode

Settings: Off*

DTS

Note

If you have made digital audio connections to component(s) not equipped to decode the DTS digital bitstream, be sure to select “Off”. If a DTS signal is output without decoding, the output is digital noise that could potentially cause damage to your speakers.

96 kHz PCM Out

This player is capable of outputting digital signals with a sampling frequency of 96 kHz. If you have made connections to a component capable of processing this signal rate, select “96 kHz” for the signal to be output as is. As some components are incapable of processing digital signal input with sampling rates of 96 kHz, selecting “96 kHz 3 48 kHz” compresses the signal to a standard signal with a sampling rate of

Language

DTS Out –

t - PCM

General

Dolby Digital Off 96kHz 3 48kHz 96kHz

Video

Audio1

Dolby Digital Out –

96kHz PCM Out

MPEG Ou

Switch 96 kHz audio output mode

Move

SETUP

48 kHz.

Exit

Settings: 96 kHz 3 48 kHz*

96 kHz

* Factory Setting

Notes

• On DVDs that contain copy protection, the 96 kHz signal may only be output from the analog audio jacks. When this type of disc is encountered, even if “96 kHz” is selected, the player automatically outputs the digital audio signal at a compressed rate of 48 kHz.

• When a DVD is played back in the letter box format, Linear PCM digital audio playback is output is automatically downsampled to 48 kHz (when the original signal is 96 kHz). In order to hear audio at the sampling rate of 96 kHz, set the Setup screen Video menu [TV Screen] setting to either “Wide” or “4:3 (Pan & Scan)” (page 43).

• Changes to the [96 kHz PCM Out] setting cannot be made when a disc is playing.

MPEG Out

This player is capable of outputting the MPEG digital bitstream. When the player is connected to an AV component that has a built-in MPEG decoder, select the “MPEG” setting. Otherwise, select “MPEG 3 PCM” to convert the digital signal to the PCM signal, the digital signal output from a CD.

Language

Dolby Digital

DTS Out – Off

MPEG

MPEG 3 PCM

General

SETUP

Exit

* Factory Setting

Settings: MPEG

MPEG 3 PCM*

Video

Audio1

Dolby Digital Out –

96kHz PCM Out – 96kHz 3 48kHz

MPEG Ou

Switch MPEG audio output mode

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ADJUSTING AUDIO AND VIDEO SETTINGS

Turning the Digital Output On and Off

Depending on your preferences and the type of connections made, you may opt not to have the digital audio signal output at all. When this setting is set to “Off” there is no signal output from the digital audio output jacks.

Make changes to the [Digital Out] setting in the Setup screen Audio 1 menu in the “Expert” menu mode (page 40).

Settings: On* (Digital bitstream is output.)

Expert

Language

DTS Out –

t – MPEG 3 PCM

General

Dolby Digital

Off

On Off

SETUP

Exit

Video

Audio1

Dolby Digital Out –

96kHz PCM Out – 96kHz>48kHz

MPEG Ou

Digital Out

Move

Off (Digital bitstream is not output.)

* Factory Setting

Adjusting the OSD (On-Screen Display)

If you have already completed the Setup Navigator screen operations, the settings on this page have already been set by the player.

Turning the on-screen display on or off

If you would rather not have the operation indicators (Play, Stop, Resume, etc.) and other messages displayed on the screen, it is possible to turn them off in the [On Screen Display] setting in the Setup screen Video menu in the “Expert” menu mode (page 40).

Settings: On*

Expert

Off

Audio1 GeneralLanguageVideo2

TV Screen –

Still Picture –

On Screen Display

OSD Position

Angle Indicator

Move

16:9(Wide)

Field On

- Normal

Off

– On

SETUP

Exit

* Factory Setting

Setting the position of the on-screen display

When watching conventional software on a wide screen TV, the operation display is at the very top of the screen, and may be difficult to see. Changing the position of the display lets you see operation indicators clearly even on a wide screen TV.

Make changes in the [OSD Position] in the Setup screen Video menu in the “Expert” menu mode (page 40).

Expert

Setting the on-screen display (OSD) language

This setting is used to establish the language that operation indicators and on-screen messages and operations display. Change this setting in the Setup screen Language menu [OSD Language] setting.

Audio1 GeneralLanguageVideo2

OSD Language English

Audio Language - English

Subtitle Language - Japanese

Auto Language – On

Setup player's OSD language

Settings: English* français

Español

Note

The [OSD Language] setting is factory set to “English”. If you want English to be displayed, it is not necessary to adjust this setting.

Move

English français Español

SETUP

Exit

* Factory Setting

Audio1 GeneralLanguageVideo2

On Screen Display – On

OSD Position

Angle Indicator-

TV Screen –

Still Picture –

Move

16:9(Wide)

Auto

Wide Normal

SETUP

Exit

Settings: Wide

Normal*

* Factory Setting

Note

This setting is only effective with DVDs that contain a 4:3 aspect ratio video presentation.

Setting the TV Screen Size

The width-to-height ratio of conventional TVs is 4:3, while the width-to-height ratio of wide screen and high-definition TVs is 16:9. This width-to-height ratio is called the aspect ratio.

When viewing software recorded in different aspect ratios, the image’s height to width ratio can be switched to match the TV or monitor being used.

Make changes to the TV screen size in the [TV Screen] setting in the Setup screen Video menu. Please note that changes to the [TV Screen] setting cannot be made when a disc is playing. Stop playback of the disc before attempting to make any changes.

Audio1 GeneralLanguageVideo2

Setup picture according to TV

Settings: 4:3 (Letter Box)

4:3 (Pan & Scan) 16:9 (Wide)*

Notes

• If “Standard (4:3)” is selected in the Setup Navigator screen, “4:3 (Letter Box)” is selected on this screen. If you prefer the pan&scan format, change the settings on this screen.

• Whether the aspect can be switched or not depends on the disc. Please refer to the information written on the disc jacket, etc.

• Some discs may not include the screen format selected in the [TV Screen] setting. When this occurs, the standard TV screen format available on the disc is automatically selected.

Differences in screen sizes and DVD formats

The number of screen size formats currently available can be somewhat confusing. If set incorrectly, the video presentation may not appear as it should. The following diagrams and descriptions are intended to help you set your TV screen size in a way that will allow you to fully enjoy the digital video of DVD.

The settings in the [TV Screen] setting are perhaps most applicable when the DVD you are watching is programmed in the wide screen format. If you have a standard TV, select either “4:3 (Letter Box)” or “4:3 (Pan & Scan)” based on your personal preference. If you have a wide screen TV, select “16:9 (Wide)”.

TV Screen

Move

4:3(Letter Box) 4:3(Pan&Scan) 16:9(Wide)

SETUP

Exit

* Factory Setting

When viewing a wide screen TV or monitor

DVD screen size format Setting and Appearance

Wide screen format DVD

Please note that there are some wide screen letter box formats that place black bars at the top and bottom of the screen. This is not a malfunction.

Standard screen format DVD

When viewing a standard screen format DVD on a wide screen TV, black bars may be automatically placed at the side of the screen to adjust to the DVD format.

Standard screen format DVD (unnatural stretched effect)

If you are viewing a standard screen format DVD on a wide screen TV, the picture may appear ‘stretched’ on the screen. To remedy this condition, change your wide screen TV to display a standard (4:3) screen. Refer to the instructions supplied with your wide screen TV or monitor for more information.

When viewing a standard size TV or monitor

DVD screen size format Setting and Appearance

Wide screen format DVD

The Letter box presentation places black bars at the top and bottom portions of the screen to provide the full wide screen presentation of a movie on a standard TV (4:3 aspect ratio).

Wide screen format DVD

The Pan & Scan presentation crops both sides of the wide screen presentation to use the full standard TV screen.

Standard screen format DVD

If you have a standard TV, the standard screen format will be presented regardless of the setting.

Wide screen format DVD (unnatural squeezed effect)

If you are viewing a wide screen format DVD on a standard TV and the [TV Screen] setting is set to “Wide”, the picture may appear ‘squeezed’ on the screen. To remedy this condition, select either “Letter Box” or ”Pan & Scan”.

“Wide” setting

“Letter Box” setting

“Pan & Scan” setting

Any setting

“Wide” setting

ADJUSTING AUDIO AND VIDEO SETTINGS

Setting the

Selecting a Subtitle Language

Language Options

DVDs have the capacity to contain a great deal of audio information, which includes the ability to hold up to 8 different language tracks and subtitle information in as many as 32 different languages. This section outlines the variety of audio language and subtitle options available with this player.

Please note that if you have completed the Setup Navigator, the audio and subtitle language options have automatically been set in accordance with the OSD language (the language that appears on the screen).

Note

DVDs differ in content and do not all contain multiple language or subtitle information. Therefore making settings in this section may have no effect on some DVDs.

(Multi-Language Subtitles)

– DVD

You can select a desired subtitle language with DVDs that have subtitle data in multiple languages recorded on them.

Subtitle :1 English Subtitle :2 Spanish

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Press SUBTITLE repeatedly during playback.

Pressing SUBTITLE once displays the currently selected subtitle language. Subsequent presses rotates through the subtitle languages available on the DVD.

Notes

• The subtitle language cannot be switched if the subtitle language is not recorded, or if only one language is recorded.

• Switching the subtitle language may not be possible with some discs. In this case, the

• To clear subtitles during playback, press SUBTITLE and then press CLEAR, or press SUBTITLE until “Off” appears.

• For some discs, subtitle language selection can be made using the menu on the DVD. In this case, press MENU to display the DVD menu screen and then make your selection.

mark will be displayed.

Changing the Audio Language

Audio : 1/L

Audio : 2/R

Audio : Stereo

(Multi-Language Function) – DVD

Dolby Digital, PCM, and other audio data can be recorded on DVDs in a number of languages or audio tracks, letting you choose the desired language or audio.

Changing Audio Type – Video CD/CD

For enjoyment of karaoke or similar format Video CDs and CDs, it is possible to select stereo audio, or either right or left channel mono depending on the requirements of the source.

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Dolby Digital

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Audio : 2 Spanish

Dolby Digital

5.1CH

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Press AUDIO repeatedly to select the desired language.

Pressing AUDIO once displays the currently selected language. Subsequent presses rotates through the audio languages available on the DVD.

Notes

• You cannot switch languages if there is only one language recorded on the disc.

• Switching the audio language may not be possible with some titles. In this case, the

• For some titles, selection can be made using the DVD menu. In these cases, press MENU to display the DVD menu screen and then make your selection.

• Depending on the disc, when the audio track is changed by pressing AUDIO, the screen may briefly pause or shake. This is not a malfunction.

• If a DTS audio soundtrack is selected, there is no output from the analog audio jacks.

mark is displayed.

Press AUDIO repeatedly during playback to switch the audio type.

Audio output changes from “1/L” (Left channel) to “2/R” (Right channel) to “Stereo”.

SETTING THE LANGUAGE OPTIONS

Note

With karaoke and other discs, set the appropriate audio type for singing and accompaniment after referring to information on the disc jacket or accompanying material.

Setting Language and Subtitle Preferences in the Setup Screen Menus

The Setup screen Language menu contains a number of settings related to the audio and subtitle language preferences.

Please note that changes to the settings in the Language menu in this section cannot be made when a disc is playing. Stop playback of the disc before attempting to make any changes.

Selecting an audio language preference

The audio language that you normally listen to can be selected from the various audio languages on a DVD. Even when the audio language is changed during playback by pressing AUDIO, the language selected at this setting will be selected as the default when the DVD is changed.

Make changes to the [Audio Language] setting in the Setup screen Language menu.

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OSD Language – English

Audio Language English

Subtitle Language - Japanese

Auto Language - Japanese

Setup audio language

Move

English French Spanish Other

SETUP

Exit

Selecting a subtitle language preference

The subtitle language that you will normally display can be selected from the subtitles programmed on a disc. Even when the subtitle language is changed during playback by pressing SUBTITLE, the language selected at this setting will be selected when the disc is changed.

Make changes to the [Subtitle Language] setting in the Setup screen Language menu.

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OSD Language – English

Subtitle Language Japanese

Settings: English*

French Spanish Other (For details on how to select

other languages, see ‘When “Other” is selected’ on the following page.)

Audio Language – English

Auto Language - English

Setup disc's subtitle language

Move

English French Spanish Other

SETUP

Exit

*Factory setting

Settings: English*

French Spanish Other (For details on how to select

other languages, see ‘When “Other” is selected’ on the following page.)

*Factory setting

When “Other” is selected

When you want to select one of the 136 languages as the main audio language, follow the steps below when the following screen appears.

A language code list can be found on page 73.

If you select “Code”, move the cursor control joystick up or down to input the numbers of the input code. Move the cursor control joystick right or left to change the position of the cursor. You can also use the number buttons to enter the code.

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1,3,4

(Cursor)

OSD Language – English

Audio Language English

Subtitle Language - Japanese

Auto Language - English

Setup audio language

Move

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English French Spanish

Other

Select

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Exit

2,5

(ENTER)

1 Move the cursor control joystick to select

“Other”.

The language selection screen appears.

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Audio Language

List of Languages

ja: Japanese

Setup audio language

Move

+/–

ENTER

Code (0~2)

1001

SETUP

Select

Return Exit

2 Press ENTER. 3 Move the cursor control joystick to select

either “List of Languages” or “Code”.

4 If you select “List of Languages”, move the

cursor control joystick up or down to select the language.

Code (0~2)

1001

5 Press ENTER to set the new language.

To exit the screen without making any changes, press RETURN .

Selecting a DVD menu language preference

In addition to containing different audio languages, DVD may also contain menu screens in different languages as well. Setting a DVD language preference, sets the selected language as a default when DVDs with menu information in that language are encountered.

Selecting “w/ Subtitle Language” automatically assigns the language selected in the [Subtitle Language] setting.

Make changes to the [DVD Language] setting in the Setup screen Language menu in the “Expert” menu mode (page 40).

Setting: w/ Subtitle Language*

Notes

• The menu settings may look different from the one shown above.

• If this function is not effective, the languages that can be selected may also be selected in the DVD menu. Press MENU to open the DVD menu and make your selection accordingly.

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OSD Language – English

Audio Language – English

Subtitle Language Japanese

Auto Language

DVD Language

Subtitle Display

Subtitle Off

Move

English French Spanish Other

w/ Subtitle Language

- On

English

French

- On

Spanish

- Selected Subtitle

Other

SETUP

Exit

* Factory setting

SETTING THE LANGUAGE OPTIONS

List of Languages

ja: Japanese

Setting Auto Language to control subtitle and audio language based on program content

When the Auto Language function is used, foreign movies are shown with the original audio soundtrack and subtitles in the language selected in the [Subtitle Language] menu option. Domestic films are shown with the original audio soundtrack and no subtitles.

Make changes to the [Auto Language] setting in the Setup screen Language menu.

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OSD Language – English

Audio Language – English

Subtitle Language – Spanish

Auto Language

Play dialog, etc. in original language Display subtitles when needed

Move

On Off

SETUP

Exit

Settings: On*

Off

* Factory setting

Note

The Auto Language function operates only when this function is set to “On”, and the language set for the [Audio Language] and [Subtitle Language] settings is the same.

Selecting subtitles, assist subtitles or no subtitles

Use this function to turn the subtitles on or off. Also, some DVDs provide assist subtitles that give additional explanations of scenes in addition to the standard subtitles for viewers who are hard of hearing. Select “Assist Subtitle” to display these subtitles on DVDs where this function is offered.

Make changes to the [Subtitle Display] setting in the Setup screen Language menu in the “Expert” menu mode (page 40).

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Selecting the language of forced subtitles

Even when the subtitles are turned off, some DVDs will nevertheless display them on the screen. This setting allows you to select the language of the subtitles to be displayed with this type of DVD.

Select “With Audio” to display the subtitles in the same language as the currently selected audio language. Select “Selected Subtitle” to display the subtitles in the language set in the [Subtitle Language] setting.

Make changes to the [Subtitle Off] setting in the Setup screen Language menu in the “Expert” menu mode (page 40).

Settings: With Audio

Expert

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OSD Language – English

Audio Language – English

Subtitle Language – Spanish

Auto Language

DVD Language –

Subtitle Display

Subtitle Off

Move

– On

- On

Selected Subtitle

Selected Subtitle*

English

With Audio

Selected Subtitle

SETUP

Exit

* Factory setting

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OSD Language – English

Audio Language – English

Subtitle Language – Spanish

Auto Language –

DVD Language -

Subtitle Display

Subtitle Off -

Move

English

Off

Assist Subtitle

Selected Subtitle

SETUP

Exit

Settings: On*

Off Assist Subtitle

Notes

• If there is no subtitle information recorded on the DVD, no subtitles are displayed even if this function is set to “On”.

• This setting serves as a default as whether or not to display subtitles. Even if this option is set to “Off”, subtitles can be displayed by pressing SUBTITLE. Similarly, if this option is set to “On”, the subtitles can be turned off by pressing SUBTITLE and then CLEAR.

* Factory setting

Advanced Functions

This player is compatible with DVD, Video CD, and CD disc formats. Users already familiar with Video CD or CD will already be familiar with some of the functions the player is capable of performing. With DVD, an even greater number of possibilities and functions are available.

Note

DVDs differ in content and do not all contain the same information. Therefore some functions in this section may not work or have no effect on some DVDs.

TruSurround and Virtual Dolby Digital

TruSurround uses technology that simulates multichannel surround sound using only two speakers. Virtual Dolby Digital works in conjunction with Dolby Digital audio sources to create a realistic surround sound. Virtual Dolby Digital is selected automatically when Dolby Digital sources are loaded.

Getting Surround Sound from Stereo Speakers – DVD/Video CD

Depending on the audio source, this player is capable of switching between Virtual Dolby Digital (multichannel audio sources) and TruSurround (stereo audio sources) to produce a surround sound effect from stereo speakers.

This function works only when connections are made to the AUDIO OUT jacks.

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Virtual Surround

Surround effect from 2 speakers

Settings: Off*

VDD/TruSurround

Notes

• There is no effect when the audio source is 96 kHz LPCM or during CD playback.

• While the Virtual Dolby Digital function is on, when AUDIO is pressed on the remote, “VDD” appears at the upper left of the screen.

• When the Virtual Dolby Digital function is on during playback, and “Dolby Digital 3 PCM” is selected in the [Dolby Digital Out] setting in the Setup screen Audio 1 menu, there is no audio output from the digital output jacks.

Audio DRC -

Move

Off VDD/TruSurround

SETUP

Exit

*Factory setting

Adjusting the Dynamic Range of the Audio Soundtrack – DVD

Audio DRC stands for Audio Dynamic Range Compression. When Audio DRC is on, soft sounds such as dialog can be heard more clearly without making loud sounds even louder. Select from three levels of compression depending on how much effect you want. When Audio DRC is set to “Off”, there is no effect on the audio source.

Make changes to the [Audio DRC] setting in the Setup screen Audio 2 menu.

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Virtual Surround -

Dynamic playback at low volume

Settings: Large

(maximum compression of audio source)

Medium

(moderate compression of audio source)

Small

(slight compression of audio source)

Off*

Note

Audio DRC is only effective with Dolby Digital audio sources.

Audio DRC

Move

Large Medium Small

Off

SETUP

Exit

*Factory setting

SETTING THE LANGUAGE OPTIONS /

ADVANCED FUNCTIONS

Adjusting the Video Quality (Digital Noise Reduction)

– DVD/Video CD

You can either select a preprogrammed setting designed to match certain program types or make adjustments to match your own preferences and save them in the player’s memory.

Selecting a preprogrammed setting

3 Move the cursor control joystick to select one

of the preprogrammed picture quality settings.

Standard*: Preset that presents the source video as it is, with no special adjustments.

Sports: Preset designed to be appropriate for sports and similar media.

Art: Preset designed to be appropriate for art films and similar media.

• If there is a DVD or Video CD playing, the effects of each setting can be viewed while it is highlighted on the screen. This may be useful in selecting an appropriate setting.

• “Memory1”,“Memory2”, and “Memory3” are user programmable settings. Refer to ‘Adjusting the picture quality settings’ on the following page for more information on customizing your own picture quality settings.

*Factory setting

(Cursor)

1 Press DNR.

Video Memory Select Video Setup

2 Press ENTER.

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4 Press ENTER.

The new selection is set.

Note

Each picture quality setting is defined by a number of individual settings, described in ‘Adjusting the picture quality settings’ on the following page.

ArtStandard

Sports

Memory1 Memory2 Memory3

Adjusting the picture quality settings

5 Move the cursor control joystick right or left to

adjust the settings.

If a DVD or Video CD is playing, the changes will be visible on the screen as they are adjusted.

DISPLAY

2,4,5,6

(Cursor)

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3,7

(ENTER)

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1 Press DNR. 2 Move the cursor control joystick down to

select “Video Setup”.

3 Press ENTER. 4 Move the cursor control joystick up or down

to select the setting to adjust.

6 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to make adjustments to

other settings.

If you would like to save the settings in the player’s memory, be sure to select either “1”, “2”, or “3” in the [Memory] setting to establish which memory location to save the new settings in. Please note that if you select a location where settings have already been saved, the old settings will be replaced by the new ones.

Off 3

Memory

Move

ENTER

Select

DISPLAY

Check

7 When you are finished making adjustments,

press ENTER to establish the new settings.

To display all of the settings at once

Pressing DISPLAY while the picture quality setting adjustment screen is displayed enables all of the current settings to be viewed on one screen. Adjustments may also be made when this screen is displayed, by moving the cursor control joystick up and down to select a setting, and right and left to adjust the selected setting.

DNR

Move

min max

ENTER

Select

DISPLAY

Check

The settings rotate in the following order. DNR: Adjust to control the amount of signal noise in

the luminance component of the video signal.

Sharpness: Adjust the clarity of the picture. Detail: Adjust the edges in the picture. Gamma: Adjust the brightness of the darker

images in the picture. Chroma Delay: Adjust the delay of the Y

(luminance) and C (color) components of the video signal.

Memory: Select a memory location at which to save your settings.

DNR Sharpness Detail Gamma Chroma Delay

Memory

min max

–+

min max

–+ –+

Off 3

Note

ADVANCED FUNCTIONS

Still Frame/Slow Play/Frame Advance Playback – DVD/Video CD

The video images on DVD and Video CD can be viewed as a still frame, played back at slow speeds and even advanced frame by frame.

PLAY 3

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PAUSE 8

STEP/SLOW

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Viewing slow playback

With this function, DVDs can be viewed in both forward and reverse directions. Slow playback of Video CDs can only be viewed in the forward direction.

Press and hold STEP/SLOW E for about 2 seconds during playback.

• Slow playback is engaged.

• During slow playback, the speed of playback can be adjusted from 1/16 normal playback speed to 1/2 normal playback speed in four steps using

STEP/SLOW e and E.

1/16 – 1/8 – 1/4 – 1/2

Press and hold STEP/SLOW e during DVD playback.

• Slow playback in the reverse direction is engaged.

• In the reverse direction, the playback speed cannot be adjusted.

Viewing a still frame

Press PAUSE 8.

When viewing a DVD, if the paused picture shakes, select the “Field” setting in the Setup screen Video menu [Still Picture] setting as described in the section below.

To return to normal playback

When viewing a still frame playback, pressing PAUSE 8 or PLAY 3 restores normal playback operation.

Selecting the type of paused image to display

This function lets you view a clear still-image when DVD playback is paused.

Make changes in the [Still Picture] setting in the Setup screen Video menu in the “Expert” menu mode (page 40).

Settings: Field (Picture shake will be eliminated during a

Expert

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On Screen Display -

OSD Position

Angle Indicator

TV Screen –

Still Picture

Move

16:9(Wide)

Field Frame

- Normal

Auto

– On

SETUP

Exit

paused picture.)

Frame (Select to obtain higher picture quality.) Auto* (Selects field or frame automatically

according to the disc.)

* Factory setting

To return to normal playback

When viewing still frames or slow playback, pressing

PLAY 3 restores normal playback operation.

Frame by frame advance playback: Viewing one frame at a time

With this function, DVDs can be viewed in both forward and reverse directions. Video CDs can only be moved in the forward direction.

1 Press PAUSE 8. 2 Press STEP/SLOW e or E.

STEP/SLOW E: The picture advances one frame each

time the button is pressed. STEP/SLOW e: The picture backs up a DVD a few frames each time the button is pressed.

To return to normal playback

When viewing frame by frame playback, pressing PLAY 3 restores normal playback operation.

Notes

• There is no sound when viewing still frames or slow playback,

or when advancing one frame at a time.

• Still frame, slow play, or frame advance playback may not be

possible with certain titles. In this case, the displayed.

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Dial mode indicator

Reverse Directions at Different Speeds – DVD/Video CD

This player incorporates technology that enables playback of DVDs and Video CDs not only at different speeds but also in both forward and reverse directions. Video CDs cannot be played slowly in the reverse direction.

2 During scanning, turn MULTI DIAL quickly in

the opposite direction of the search to resume normal playback.

Note

Pressing PLAY 3 also ends slow or scan playback and returns to normal playback of the disc.

Manual scanning using the Jog Mode – DVD/Video CD

The Jog Mode can additionally be used to locate a frame you want to view, or a scene in a movie you wish to watch at a slow speed.

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1 Rotate MULTI DIAL in the direction you want

to scan until the scan speed you want is displayed on the screen.

• Rotate MULTI DIAL clockwise to scan in the

forward direction.

• Rotate MULTI DIAL counterclockwise to scan in

the reverse direction.

The incremental rates of scanning differs depending on the speed at which MULTI DIAL is turned as follows. The slow scanning rate cannot be adjusted in the reverse direction.

When MULTI DIAL is turned slowly

Clockwise rotation:

PLAY=1/16=1/8=1/4=1/2=SCAN

Counterclockwise rotation:

SCAN +SLOW+PLAY

• It is possible to return to slower scan rates by

turning MULTI DIAL in the opposite direction.

• Rates “1/16”-“1/2” and “SLOW” are slowed playback. “SCAN” refers to fast scanning.

• If the dial is turned rapidly after being first turned slowly, the rates of search will jump to the type of scanning described below.

1 Press JOG MODE.

The dial mode indicator lights red.

2 Rotate MULTI DIAL clockwise to scan in the

forward direction. Rotate MULTI DIAL counterclockwise to scan in the reverse direction. Video CDs cannot be scanned in the reverse direction.

• The rates of scanning are the same in both directions depending on the speed at which MULTI DIAL is turned.

• When MULTI DIAL is not being turned, the video image is paused.

ADVANCED FUNCTIONS

3 Press JOG MODE again to turn the Jog Mode

off.

The dial mode indicator turns off.

When MULTI DIAL is turned quickly

Clockwise rotation:

SCAN

Counterclockwise rotation:

SCAN

Notes

• There is no audio when a slow or scan playback function is being performed.

• Slow or scan playback may not be possible with certain titles. In this case, the

• With Video CDs, slow or scan playback is not possible when the menu is displayed (PBC playback).

• With Video CDs, slow or scan playback in the reverse direction is not possible.

• Depending on the DVD, slow reverse playback may not be smooth (picture shake or frames jump). This is not a malfunction.

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Viewing from a Desired Camera Angle (Multi-Angle)

– DVD

You can select a camera angle when viewing DVDs with the multi-angle option.

ANGLE : 1/4

ANGLE : 4/4

ANGLE : 2/4

«»

ANGLE : 3/4

ANGLE

To check whether or not a disc is recorded with angles:

The jacket of discs that are recorded with angles will be marked with

. When locations on discs that are recorded with angles are played back, the indicator can be displayed. To cancel the angle mark, set [Angle Indicator] to “Off” in the Setup screen Video menu described in the section below.

Turning the angle indicator on and

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off

When a picture recorded in different angles is played back, is displayed on the screen. This setting lets you see clearly whether the playback picture is recorded in multiple angles or not.

Turn the angle indicator on or off in the [Angle Indicator] setting in the Setup screen Video menu in the “Expert” menu mode (page 40).

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On Screen Display – On

OSD Position – Normal

Angle Indicator

Settings: On* ( is displayed) Off (Not displayed)

Note

Even when the [Angle Indicator] setting is set to “Off”, the ANGLE indicator in the display panel of the player lights during multi-angle playback. Therefore, it is possible to know when the multi-angle function can be used without having to display the icon on the screen.

TV Screen –

Still Picture –

Move

16:9(Wide)

Field

On Off

SETUP

Exit

* Factory setting

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Press ANGLE during playback.

The camera angle changes each time you press the button.

Notes

• You can use the Multi-Angle function only with discs featuring recordings of images shot from different camera angles.

• During Multi-Angle playback, the ANGLE indicator in the display lights.

• For some discs, selection can be made using the DVD menu. In this case, press MENU to display the DVD menu screen and then make your selection.

Repeat Play – DVD/Video CD/CD

You can repeat an entire title, chapter or track, or just a part.

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CLEAR

To cancel repeat play

Press STOP 7. Press CLEAR if you want to cancel repeat playback and continue normal playback.

Repeat play of a specified section

Press A–B at the beginning and end of the section you want to repeat.

• When A–B is pressed a second time, the disc returns to the location where A–B was pressed first and plays the selected section repeatedly.

• You can only perform A–B repeat within the same title, chapter, or track.

REPEAT

A-B

Repeat play of a chapter/track

Press REPEAT once during playback of the chapter or track you want to repeat.

Repeat play of a title/disc

Press REPEAT twice during playback of the title you want to repeat.

• With DVDs, the title continues playing until the end, and then playback starts once more from the beginning of that title.

• With CDs and Video CDs, repeat play differs according to the current play mode. In single play mode, only the current disc is repeated. In ALL play mode, all of the Video CDs and CDs in the rack are played and then repeated in the same order. In custom play mode, all of the Video CDs and CDs in the current custom file are played and then repeated.

To cancel A–B repeat play

Press CLEAR. Playback continues, but the repeat function is canceled.

Return to a specified location on a disc

1 Press A–B at the desired location. 2 When you want to return to the specified

location, press PLAY 3.

To clear the specified location

Press CLEAR to cancel repeat play or to clear the specified location that was set using A–B.

Notes

• With some DVD discs, there may be times when repeat playback is not possible. In these cases, the appear on the screen.

• With Video CDs, repeat play is not possible when the menu is displayed (PBC playback). To perform repeat play, start playback without displaying a menu by pressing the track number to be repeated when the disc is stopped, and then press REPEAT.

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ADVANCED FUNCTIONS

To repeat a program

Press REPEAT once during program playback to repeat the program.

To repeat Best Play

Press REPEAT once during Best Play to repeat the Best Play program.

To repeat random play

Press REPEAT once during any of the random playback modes. When random playback is repeated, the tracks will be played in a different random order.

Random Play – DVD/Video CD/CD

Play titles, chapters, tracks, or discs in random order depending on the play mode..

ENTER

STOP 7

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CLEAR

Random playback of CDs and Video CDs in ALL and custom play modes

Press RANDOM repeatedly to select the random play mode you want, then press ENTER.

The random playback mode changes each time RANDOM is pressed as follows.

3 Random 1 Disc

Off 2 Random All 2

“Random 1 Disc” plays all the tracks on the current Video CD or CD in random order. “Random All” plays all of the tracks on all of the discs in the current play mode in random order. When random playback of discs is performed, DVDs will be ignored.

RANDOM

PLAY MODE

Random playback in Single play mode

Random playback of DVDs

Press RANDOM repeatedly to select the random play mode you want, then press ENTER.

The random playback mode changes each time RANDOM is pressed as follows.

3 Random chapter

Off 2 Random title 2

“Random Chapter” and “Random Title”appear on the screen to indicate the current random play mode.

To change titles, chapters, or tracks during random play

• Press NEXT ¢ and the next randomly selected track

starts playing.

• Press PREVIOUS 4 and playback of the current

track starts again from the beginning.

To stop random play

Press STOP 7. Press CLEAR if you want to cancel random playback and continue normal playback from the currently selected disc and track.

Notes

• With Video CDs, random play is not possible during playback when the menu is displayed (PBC playback). To perform random play, start playback without displaying a menu by pressing a track number button while in the stop mode, and then press RANDOM. However, this may cancel Random play in ALL or custom play modes.

• Random play of programmed chapters/tracks is not possible.

• In the case of DVDs, random playback may not be possible with some discs.

• In ALL and custom play modes, if any of the discs contain more than 25 tracks, random play plays the same number of tracks as the total number of tracks on the discs, but the tracks with track number 26 or higher are not always played once.

Random playback of Video CD or CD tracks

Press RANDOM.

“Random” appears on the screen, and random playback begins.

Playback in a Desired Order

Step Chap

Title

Track

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Program

PLAY

Play

(Program Play) – DVD/Video CD/CD

The titles and chapters on a DVD and similarly the tracks on a Video CD or CD can be arranged to play in the order you want. You can create a program mixing titles, chapters, and tracks on all of the discs loaded in the disc tray.

Programming

A program with a maximum of 36 steps can be memorized from any of discs loaded in this player.

(ENTER)

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Dial mode indicator

NEXT ¢

CLEAR

1,9

3,5

(Cursor)

STOP 7

PREVIOUS 4

2,4,6

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3 Use the cursor control joystick right to select

the Title/Track field.

4 Use the number buttons to enter the numbers

of the title or tracks in the order you want to program them in.

• For DVDs, this number will be a disc title; for

Video CDs and CDs, a track number.

• To enter title/track 6, press 6. To enter title/track

14, press 1, 4.

Notes

• If the current disc is a DVD, and you want to program chapters, proceed to the next step.

• If the current disc is a Video CD or CD, or if you want to program entire titles on a DVD, proceed to step 7.

5 Use the cursor control joystick right to select

the Chapter field.

6 Use the number buttons to enter the numbers

of the chapter in the order you want to program them in.

1 Press PROGRAM.

The Program screen appears.

Use the number buttons to enter a disc number. By pressing SELECT DISC NUMBER (the Jog mode indicator light green), you can also turn MULTI DIAL to select the disc number.

• If this is the first step you are programming, the number of the disc that is currently selected appears automatically.

• If the player has already read the contents of the disc you want to program, the disc information appears in the box on the right side of the screen (type of disc, title, artist name, etc.). If the player has not yet read the disc then “? ? ?” appears in the box for disc type.

• If you want to program the entire selected disc, proceed to step 7.

Step Chap

Disc

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Title

Track

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Program

PROGRAM

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Title

Step Chap

Disc

Track

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PLAY

Program

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Exit

7 Press ENTER.

• The cursor moves down to the disc number field in the next step set.

8 Repeat steps 2 to 7 to add additional steps to

the program.

9 Press PLAY 3 to start playback in the

programmed order.

• Press PROGRAM to exit the program screen.

• The program remains active even if you open the hood and change discs. If a step in the program cannot be played (because the track number is too high, for example), that step is automatically skipped.

ADVANCED FUNCTIONS

To confirm the contents of a program

1 Press PROGRAM. 2 Use PREVIOUS 4 or NEXT ¢ buttons to jump to

the next/previous page of six steps (4/¢ on the front panel cannot be used to perform this operation).

3 Press PROGRAM to exit the program screen.

To change the contents of a program

1 Press PROGRAM. 2 Jump to the page of steps with the contents you want

to change using the 4/¢ buttons (4/¢ on the front panel cannot be used to perform this operation).

3 Move the cursor control joystick up or down to select

the step you want to change.

4 Move the cursor control joystick right or left to select

the appropriate field.

5 Press the number button(s) of the number you want

to change.

6 Press PROGRAM to exit the program screen.

To add to a program

Add a new Disc, Title/Track or Chapter at the end of the program by following the steps in the section "Programming” on the previous page.

Notes

• If a chapter is programmed for a disc that has not yet been read by the player (“???” is displayed), and a CD or Video CD is later detected in that disc position, the chapter program information is cleared. Additionally, if there is no disc in the selected disc position, or if the programmed chapter number is larger than the number of chapters in the selected title, the chapter program information is erased.

• During DVD playback, when a chapter that cannot be played as part of program playback is encountered, displayed, and the program automatically proceeds to the next chapter.

• Programming is not possible during PBC playback of Video CDs. To program Video CDs, stop playback before attempting to make a program.

• During programmed playback, if the rack is rotated to play a DVD, an asterisk may be displayed in the upper right corner of the screen. This is to indicate that there is information on the disc that must be played first (First Play PGC). Depending on the disc, the asterisk may blink continuously during playback of chapters that were not programmed and then disappear shortly before playback of the desired location on the disc.

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To repeat the contents of a program

During program playback, press REPEAT. The entire program will be repeated.

To delete a step in a program

1 Press PROGRAM. 2 Jump to the page with the contents you want to

delete using the 4/¢ buttons (4/¢ on the front panel cannot be used to perform this operation).

3 Move the cursor control joystick up or down to select

the step you want to delete.

4 Press CLEAR. 5 Press PROGRAM to exit the program screen.

To clear the entire program

Pressing CLEAR when the disc is stopped will clear all program data.

To stop program play

Press STOP 7.

To make an ongoing program of

STOP

your favorite titles, chapters and tracks (Best play) – DVD/Video CD/CD

With this player, it is possible to make an ongoing program of up to 50 of your favorite chapters or tracks while watching DVDs or Video CDs or while listening to CDs.

To add a title, chapter, or track to the Best play program

PREVIOUS 4

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Press BEST at any point during playback of a title, chapter, or track you want to program, and it will be added to the Best play program. When a step is successfully added, the BEST indicator blinks in the display window.

• Up to 50 steps can be memorized. When this number is exceeded, steps are erased from the least recently memorized.

• Depending on the DVD, it may not be possible to add the titles or chapters of some discs. When this occurs, on-screen information or will be displayed.

• Tracks on Video CDs cannot be added to the Best play program while PBC playback is on.

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CLEAR

BEST

To cancel Best play

Press STOP 7.

To erase a step in the Best play program

Press CLEAR during playback of the title, chapter, or track. After the step is erased, playback continues with the next step.

Notes

• The Best play program is preserved even when the player is turned off.

• During Best Play, if the rack is rotated to play a DVD, an asterisk may be displayed in the upper right corner of the screen. This is to indicate that there is information on the disc that must be played first (First Play PGC). Depending on the disc, the asterisk may blink continuously during playback of chapters that were not included in the Best Play program and then disappear shortly before playback of the desired location on the disc.

To perform Best play

Press BEST when playback is stopped, and playback begins from the most recently memorized step, and proceeds in reverse chronological order.

• When Best play is being performed, “Best ” appears in the upper right corner of the screen when the discs are being changed.

• Press PREVIOUS 4 to return to more recent steps and NEXT ¢ to move to older steps.

ADVANCED FUNCTIONS

Reviewing Previously Played

Previewing Discs in the

Discs (Previous Scan)

– DVD/Video CD/CD

This function plays a brief segment from up to 20 previously played discs in reverse chronological order from the most recently played disc.

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Press PREVIOUS SCAN.

The player plays a 10 second portion on each disc in reverse chronological order starting from the most recently played disc.

• When Previous scan is being performed, “Previous” appears in the upper right corner of the screen when the discs are being changed.

• Discs played during random, program, Hi-Lite, Best, and single loader playback are not included in the Previous scan.

• The location on the disc played from each disc may differ according to format and content.

To play a disc played during Previous scan

Press PLAY 3 (3 on the front panel). Playback of the disc starts from the beginning of the disc. A Video CD with PBC cannot be selected in this manner unless PBC is turned off (page 25).

To cancel Previous Scan

Press STOP 7 (7 on the front panel). Previous scan is canceled and playback is stopped.

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Current Play Mode (Hi-Lite Scan) – Video CD/CD

In this function, the player plays a 10 second portion on each disc in the current play mode.

STOP 7

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Press HI-LITE repeatedly to select the type of Hi-Lite scan.

The type of Hi-Lite scan changes each time HI-LITE is pressed as follows.

3 Hi-Lite Disc Hi-Lite Track 2

• Selecting “Hi-Lite Disc” scans a portion on each disc in the current play mode. Selecting “Hi-Lite Track” scans a portion of each track on each disc in the current play mode.

• When Hi-Lite scan is being performed, “Hi-Lite” appears in the upper right corner of the screen when the discs are being changed.

• When HI-LITE is pressed during Program play or Best play, the player plays a 10 second portion of each track in the program or Best play program.

• PREVIOUS 4 and NEXT ¢ can be used to skip to different tracks on a disc or to different discs.

• If the first track is less than 1 minute long, the first 10 seconds are played. If the first track is less than 10 seconds long, it is played in its entirety.

To return to standard playback

Press PLAY 3 (3 on the front panel) when Hi-Lite scan reaches a track you want to play.

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To cancel to Hi-Lite scanning

Press STOP 7 (7 on the front panel).

Notes

• This function does not work with DVDs. When a DVD is

detected in the rack, it is skipped, and the player proceeds to the next Video CD or CD.

• When a Video CD with PBC is encountered, the menu screen

will be displayed for 10 seconds, and the Hi-Lite scan proceeds to the next disc even during an all track Hi-Lite scan.

• If the player is in ALL repeat mode, Hi-Lite scan will also be

repeated.

Continuing Playback from a Specified Location (Last Memory) – DVD

The Last Memory function is convenient when you want to continue viewing a disc from the point where you were watching before. Unlike the resume function, the Last Memory function is effective even if the DVD is removed from the player.

Memorizing a Last Memory location to return to later

Resuming playback from where LAST MEMORY was pressed

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1 Press LAST MEMORY during play.

The LAST MEMORY indicator lights on the player.

2 Press STOP 7 to stop playback, or to put

the power in standby.

Once memorized, the memorized point will be recalled even if the power is put in standby, or if the disc is ejected. Points on up to 5 discs can be memorized, and those points are recalled the next time any of the discs are played back.

1 Play a disc that has a Last Memory point

memorized and then press STOP 7 to stop playback.

2 Press LAST MEMORY.

The disc begins playback at the memorized point.

• Last Memory mode may not function for some DVDs.

• If you register more than five DVDs, details of the latest disc are memorized, while details of the least recent disc (the disc you registered first) is erased.

• Even with a disc you have memorized with Last Memory, playback begins at the start of the disc if you press PLAY 3.

• This function is only for playback of DVDs.

To clear the Last Memory location

Call up the Last Memory location by pressing LAST MEMORY. Then press CLEAR while “Last Memory” is

still being displayed on the screen. The LAST MEMORY indicator disappears from the

display window.

ADVANCED FUNCTIONS

Memorizing Settings for Often Viewed DVDs (Condition Memory) – DVD

You can store in memory settings for DVDs you often watch. Settings remain in memory even if you remove the disc from the player, or switch power to the player to standby. If you play a disc that has its settings memorized, “COND_MEMO” appears in the display window, and the memorized settings are automatically recalled.

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CONDITION MEMORY

Notes

• Settings are stored in memory for use any time.

• You can store settings for up to 100 DVDs in memory. If you memorize settings for more than 100 DVDs, previously memorized settings are erased in chronological order from the least recently memorized. Subsequently, if you play a disc with erased settings, the settings of the most recently played disc are used.

• If you make changes to any of the settings memorized in Condition Memory, press CONDITION MEMORY during playback to memorize new settings.

• Switching of the multi-language mode etc., is automatic on some discs.

Press CONDITION MEMORY during playback.

Settings are memorized for the disc currently playing.

The following 6 settings are memorized:

OSD Position (page 42) Multi-Language subtitles (page 44) Multi-language (page 45) Video Adjust (page 50) Multi-Angle (page 54) Parental Lock Level (page 69)

When a disc that has memorized settings is played

“Condition Memory” will appear on the screen, and the previously memorized settings will be selected.

Clearing the memorized settings

Play a disc that has memorized settings, and press CLEAR while “Condition Memory” is being displayed. Settings memorized for that disc will be cleared.

Memorizing Regularly Used Menu Settings (Function Memory) – DVD/Video CD/CD

You can create a shortcut menu that contains settings that you frequently change and call up this menu whenever you need to change one of the stored settings. Settings remain in memory even if the player is turned off.

Creating the Function Memory item list

1,5

Calling up the Function Memory item list

2,3

(Cursor)

2,3

(ENTER)

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1 Press SETUP to display the Setup screen. 2 Move the cursor control joystick to select the

menu and then the menu item you want to add to the Function Memory.

3 Press FUNCTION MEMORY.

If “FM” appears next to the menu item, the item has been successfully added to the Function Memory.

4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to add as many as 5

items to the Function Memory.

When 5 items have already been stored, “FM” does not appear next to the item when FUNCTION

MEMORY is pressed.

5 Press SETUP to close the Setup screen.

1 Press FUNCTION MEMORY.

The Function Memory item list appears on the screen.

2 Move the cursor control joystick to select the

item you want to adjust and press ENTER.

The Setup screen opens, and the cursor is moved to the appropriate menu and menu item as selected in the Function Memory item list.

3 Move the cursor control joystick to make

setting adjustments, then press ENTER.

The setting is changed. For more information on making adjustments in the Setup screen menus, refer to the section “Using the Setup Screen Menus” on page 39.

4 Press SETUP to close the Setup screen.

To clear an item from the FUNCTION MEMORY

1 Press SETUP to open the Setup screen. 2 Move the cursor control joystick to the menu and

menu item marked with ”FM”.

3 Press FUNCTION MEMORY to clear the item from

the Function Memory. If “FM” disappears, the item has been cleared.

4 Press SETUP to close the Setup screen.

ADVANCED FUNCTIONS

Note

Items that cannot be changed when the disc is playing cannot be added to Function Memory if the disc is currently playing. When these items are selected, on-screen information or displayed.

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Viewing Disc Information

– DVD/Video CD/CD

Use DISPLAY to get current information about the disc currently playing. You can get information about the titles and chapters on a DVD or tracks on a Video CD or CD. When viewing DVDs, you can also check the digital bitstream transmission rate.

DISPLAY

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Press DISPLAY during while a disc is playing. Press DISPLAY repeatedly to change the information being displayed.

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The display changes for each type of disc as follows each time the button is pressed.

DVD

Play Silver Skies /

Play

Title

1–11 1.19

Matt Jones

1–11 1.19

2.18–0.59/

Title and artist information:

Top Row: disc number, title

and chapter number, elapsed time of current title

Bottom Row: disc title and artist name (When text is programmed on the disc, chapter text, title text, and/or the disc title is displayed.)

TITLE information:

Top Row: disc number, title

and chapter number, elapsed time of current title

Bottom Row: remaining time in title, total time of current title

Play

Chapter

1–1 1.19

2.181.19/

CHAPTER information:

Top Row: disc number, title

and chapter number, elapsed time of current title

Bottom Row: time in current chapter, total time of current chapter

The disc information is displayed superimposed over the video image on the screen.

Notes

• Depending on the format and type of disc being used, not all screens may be displayed.

• If text information is not on the disc or text information has not been input for the disc, title and artist information is not displayed.

Play

Chapter

Play Tr. Rate :

1–1 1.19

Display off

CHAPTER information:

2.18–0.59/

Top Row: disc number, title and chapter number, elapsed time of current title

Bottom Row: remaining time in current chapter, total time of current chapter

Data transmission rate information:

8.9

Top Row: disc number, title and chapter number, total elapsed time of DVD

Bottom Row: bitstream transmission rate level

Video CD (with PBC turned off)

Play Dance Coll. /

Play

All

5/10 20.193

Various

5/10 20.19

22.57–2.38/

Title and artist information:

Top Row: disc number, title

and chapter number, elapsed time of current title

Bottom Row: disc title and artist name (When text is programmed on the disc, track text, and/or the disc title/artist name is displayed.)

Disc information:

Top Row: disc number, track

number, total number of tracks, total elapsed time of Video CD

Bottom Row: remaining time of Video CD, total time of Video CD

Play

Track

5 20.19

4.40 2.38/

Track information:

Top Row: disc number, track

number, total elapsed time of Video CD

Bottom Row: track time, total time of current track

Play

Live at Roxy! /

Play

Track

Play

All

1 0.03

Exhibition

1 0.03

–3.29/

1/2 0.03

3.32

6.32–6.29/

Title and artist information:

Top Row: disc number, title

and chapter number, elapsed time of current title

Bottom Row: disc title and artist name (When text is programmed on the disc, track text, and/or the disc title/artist name is displayed.)

Track Information:

Top Row: disc number, track

number, track time

Bottom Row: remaining time of current track, and total time of current track

Disc information:

Top Row: disc number, track

number, total number of tracks on CD, total elapsed time of CD

Bottom Row: remaining time of CD, total time of CD

Play

Track

5 20.19

Display off

Track information:

4.40 –2.02/

Top Row: disc number, track number, total elapsed time of Video CD

Bottom Row: remaining time of track, total time of current track

Display off

Press DISPLAY after disc playback has been stopped to display DVD title and chapter information or Video CD and CD track information. Press DISPLAY again to turn the display off.

Information about the titles and chapters or tracks on a disc is displayed. When the information exceeds the space on the screen, move the cursor control joystick right or left (as indicated) to move to other screens.

ADVANCED FUNCTIONS

DVD

DVD information

Information: DVD

Title Chapter Title Chapter

01 02 03 04 05

1~ 1

1~ 1 1~ 1

1/1

1~ 1 1~ 1 1~ 1 1~ 4

DISPLAY

With DVDs, each title and the number of chapters within each title is displayed.

Exit

CD/Video CD

CD and Video CD

Information: Compact Disc

Total Time Track Time

3.32

2.58

6.30

information

With CDs or Video CDs, the total time of the disc and the time of each track on the disc is displayed.

DISPLAY

1/1

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Connecting to Another Player for Control of 601 Discs

When you have two Pioneer DV-F727 players or decide to add a second Pioneer DV-F727 player to accommodate a growing disc collection, it is possible to make Master-Slave connections to use both players as a single unit for total control of up to 601 discs.

• Before making Master-Slave connections, be sure to

complete audio and video connections for the player to be used as the master player (pages 17 and 18).

• When you are adding a second player, it is

recommended to use the second player as the Slave player.

• Master-Slave connections can only be made to

another Pioneer file-type DVD player. Connections cannot be made to a Pioneer file-type CD player.

Be sure to turn the power off before making any connections. For full and complete Master-Slave connection, be sure to make connections for control, audio, and video as described in the following procedure.

1 Connect the supplied control cord from this

player’s MASTER-SLAVE CONTROL MASTER jack to the MASTER-SLAVE CONTROL SLAVE jack of another Pioneer DV-F727.

2 Make audio connections from the Slave player

to the AUDIO IN jacks or DIGITAL IN (coaxial) jack on this player corresponding to the type of audio connections made from the Master player to the TV or AV component.

Analog audio connections

• Make connections from the AUDIO OUT jacks on the Slave player to the AUDIO IN jacks on the Master player.

• Use the audio cable included with the Slave player when making analog audio connections.

• When making analog audio connections, be sure to match the color of the plugs with the color of the jacks (red and white).

To an amp, etc.

OUT

AUDIO

OUT

AUDIO

Slave DV-F727 player

MASTER-SLAVE

CONTROL

MASTER

SLAVE

MASTER-SLAVE

CONTROL

MASTER

SLAVE

Slave DV-F727 player

Notes

• One Master-Slave control cord is supplied with each unit, however, only one cord is needed.

• When a Master-Slave control cord is not firmly connected, or transmission is not made successfully, “CONNECT ERR” is displayed in the display window of both units. Should this occur, please make connections again.

• When not making Master-Slave connections, do not make any connections to the MASTER-SLAVE CONTROL jacks.

Digital audio connections

• Connect the DIGITAL OUT (coaxial) jack on the Slave player to the DIGITAL IN (coaxial) jack on the Master player.

• Use a commercially available coaxial cable to connect the DIGITAL OUT (coaxial) jack on the Slave player to the DIGITAL IN (coaxial) jack on the Master player.

• The digital audio signal input at the DIGITAL IN (coaxial) jack is output from both the DIGITAL OUT (coaxial) and OPT. OUT (optical) jacks.

To an AV component

OPT. OUT

DIGITAL

OUT

OPT. OUT

DIGITAL

OUT

Slave DV-F727 player

3 Make video connections from the Slave player

to either the VIDEO IN or S-VIDEO IN jacks corresponding to the type of video connections made from the Master player to the TV or AV component.

• This player does not perform any processing of the video signals. Therefore, video signals input at the VIDEO IN jacks are not output from the S-VIDEO OUT jacks, and video signals input at the S-VIDEO IN jacks are not output from the VIDEO OUT jacks.

• Component video connection from the Slave player is not possible.

Video connections

When composite video connection is made to a TV or monitor, make composite video connections from the VIDEO OUT jack on the Slave player to the VIDEO IN jack on the Master player.

To a TV or monitor

OUT

VIDEO

OUT

VIDEO

Slave DV-F727 player

S-video connections

When S-video connection is made to a TV or monitor, use a commercially available S-video cable to make S-video connections from the S-VIDEO OUT jack on the Slave player to the S-VIDEO IN jack on the Master player.

To a TV or monitor

After Master-Slave connections have been made between two DV-F727 players

After connections between the two units have been made, when the power is turned on, “-MASTER-” will appear in the display window of the Master player and “–SLAVE–” will appear in the display window of the Slave player, and the two players will perform as a single unit.

Getting both players set up...

After connections have been made, it is recommended to use the Setup Navigator for simultaneous setup of both players. Settings made in the Setup Navigator are applied to both players, however, the settings in the Setup screen are applied to each player separately. When Setup screen settings are changed during playback, the setting is applied to the operating player. Because some settings cannot be changed during playback, stop disc playback before attempting to make changes.

Notes

• The power of the Slave player is turned on and off when the Master player is turned on and off.

STANDBY/ON on the Slave player will not work.

• The remote control will not operate when it is pointed at the Slave player. Point the remote control at the Master player to control the Slave player.

• The only button that can be used on the Slave player is OPEN/CLOSE to open and close the hood on the Slave player.

• When loading discs in the players, discs in the Master player are numbered from 1 to 300 and discs in the Slave player are numbered from 301 to 600.

• Single loader play on the Slave player is not possible.

• Make system control connections and CD-Deck synchro connections to the Master player only. Even after CD-Deck synchro connections are made to the Master player, the Slave player playback cannot be used for the CD-Deck synchro function.

• When connecting a commercially available PS/2 compatible keyboard or mouse for text input and other player functions, be sure to make connections to the Master player only.

• When Update All is performed, both players start at the same time, and are shut off when the player with more discs has finished the updating process. When Update Add is performed, the discs in the Master player are updated first, followed by the discs in the Slave player, and then both systems are restarted simultaneously.

ADVANCED FUNCTIONS

OUT

S-VIDEO

OUT

S-VIDEO

Slave DV-F727 player

Screen Saver –

Parental Lock – Level 8

Setup Navigator

Background Color -

External Input

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Move

Exit

Audio Video

Audio and Video

Off

SETUP

Setup Menu Mode – Expert

Utilizing the Audio-Video Output of Another AV Component

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Selecting External Input

Expert

When a component is connected to the video or audio input jacks on this unit as described on pages 17 and 18, it is possible to select the input from that unit. By doing this, you can combine the audio of the connected component with the video of this player or the video of the connected component with the audio of this player, or you can even select both the audio and video input from the connected component(s).

Make selections in the Setup screen General menu [External Input] setting in the “Expert” menu mode (page 40).

The input jacks on this player can be used for external audio and/or video input from a separate component. Additionally, when these kind of connections are made, it is possible to mix and match the audio and video inputs as you like.

Make audio and/or video connections to the input jacks on this unit as described in the previous section ‘MasterSlave Connections’.

• Select the audio or video input from the component(s) connected to the input jacks on this unit in the Setup screen General menu [External Input] setting in the “Expert” menu mode (pages 40 and this page).

• When Master-Slave connections are made to a second Pioneer DV-F727 player, it is not possible to make connections to a separate component even if some jacks are not being used by the Slave player.

Notes

• It is not possible to select two audio or two video sources at

the same time.

• If a video signal is being input from an externally connected

component and SETUP is pressed on the remote, the video signal of the player will appear while the Setup screen is open. This is not a malfunction.

• When external input connections are made, do not make any

connections to the MASTER-SLAVE CONTROL jacks.

Settings: Off*

Audio

Selects the audio output from the connected component.

Video

Selects the video output from the connected component.

Audio and Video

Selects both the audio video output from the connected component.

*Factory setting

Notes

• It is not possible to combine two video or two audio sources.

• When “Audio and Video” is selected, there is no output from this unit.

• When Master-Slave connection is made, this setting cannot be selected.

• The output of the connected component(s) is not input when the power of the player is turned off.

• If a video signal is being input from an externally connected component and SETUP is pressed on the remote, the video signal of this unit will appear while the Setup screen is open. This is not a malfunction.

Setting the Parental Lock Level

This player lets you set the Parental Lock if the DVD has a parental lock level recorded on it. With Parental Lock capable discs, you can block access to material you feel is inappropriate for your children. Refer to the DVD disc jacket and the accompanying documentation to see if a particular disc contains a parental lock level.

Make changes to the [Parental Lock] setting in the Setup screen General menu. Please note that changes to the Parental Lock level cannot be made when a disc is playing. Stop playback of the disc before attempting to make any changes.

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Setup Menu Mode

Setup Navigator

Parental Lock

Setup viewing restrictions

Settings: Level Change (For information, refer to

‘Setting the Parental Lock level’ on this page.) Password Change (For information, refer to

‘Changing the password’ on the following page.)

When a DVD with a set Parental Lock level is played

Playback cannot be started until the password has been correctly input by moving the cursor control joystick or the number buttons, and ENTER has been pressed.

Entering the password

When you select either “Level Change” or “Password Change”, it is necessary to enter the password (4-digit code number). Use the following steps at any time you are asked to enter or confirm your password.

Move

– Basic

Level Change Password Change

SETUP

Exit

2 Move the cursor control joystick right or left to

move the cursor to a different position in the password.

When all four numbers of the password have been entered, “ENTER” appears on the screen.

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Parental Lock: Register Code Number

Return

ENTER

SETUP

Exit

1019

Enter 4–Digit Code

Move

+/–

3 Press ENTER to set the password.

The password is entered.

Note

Be sure not to forget your password. If you should forget it, reset the system, and enter a new password. To reset the system, see ‘Resetting the Player to System Settings’ (page 75). Please note that this procedure resets the system, and clears all saved settings, not just the password.

Setting the Parental Lock level

Parental Lock level information should be printed on the DVD disc jacket or accompanying documentation if it is featured. Generally speaking, level 8 offers no restriction on viewing and level 1 provides the strictest viewing restrictions.

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Parental Lock: Level Change

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Level

Set Parental Lock

Move

ENTER

SETUP

Return ExitSelect

1 Move the cursor control joystick up or down

or the number buttons to select a number between 0 and 9.

You can also use the number buttons to enter the numbers directly. When entering your password for the first time, or changing it, you will be asked to reenter your password. When using the number buttons to confirm the password, the numbers appear as asterisks, and the cursor advances automatically to the next position.

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Parental Lock: Register Code Number

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Enter 4–Digit Code

Move

+/–

Return

SETUP

Exit

1 Select “Level Change” in the [Parental Lock]

setting and press ENTER.

The screen changes to the password input screen. If you have not yet set a password, you will be asked to do so at this time. To enter the password, refer to ‘Entering the password’ on this page.

2 Move the cursor control joystick right or left to

adjust the Parental Lock level.

The lock icons appear “unlocked” up to the selected level to indicate that access is available.

3 Press ENTER to set the new level.

The new Parental Lock level is set and the screen returns to the General menu screen. To go back to the General menu screen without making any changes, press RETURN .

Note

The Condition Memory function can be used to save the Parental Lock level. Therefore, Parental Lock levels can be set for individual discs according to their content rather than a set level for all DVDs.

ADVANCED FUNCTIONS

Changing the password

Screen Saver – On

External Input – On

Parental Lock – Level 8

Setup Navigator

Background Color

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Move

Exit

Blue Other

Black

SETUP

Setup Menu Mode – Expert

Background Color

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–/+

SETUP

Move

Exit

ENTER

Select

Return

Change your password whenever you feel it is necessary. However, if you forget your existing password, you cannot enter this screen to change it.

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Setup Menu Mode – Basic

Setup Navigator

Parental Lock

Setup viewing restrictions

Move

Level Change

Password Change

ENTER

SETUP

ExitSelect

1 Select “Password Change” in the [Parental

Lock] setting and press ENTER.

The screen changes to the password input screen as shown in the section ‘Entering the password’ on the previous page.

2 Enter your current password.

To enter the password, refer to ‘Entering the password’ on the previous page.

If you have not yet set a password, you cannot select this setting. Establish a password by selecting “Level Change” first.

Changing the Background Color of the Screen

You can select a blue or black background to appear when the player is in the stop mode.

Make changes to the [Background Color] setting in the Setup screen General menu in the “Expert” menu mode (page 40).

Settings: Black

Blue* Other

When “Other” is selected

This player gives you the option of creating your own background color by adjusting the red, green and blue levels.

Expert

*Factory setting

3 Move the cursor control joystick or the

number buttons to enter the new password.

4 When the new password has been entered,

press ENTER.

The new password is set and the screen returns to the General menu screen. To go back to the General menu screen without making any changes, press RETURN .

Turning the Screen Saver On and Off

As a protective function against residual images on the TV screen or monitor, a phenomenon referred to as “screen burn”, the screen saver appears when the same screen has been displayed for a length of time.

Make changes to the [Screen Saver] setting in the Setup screen General menu in the “Expert” menu mode (page 40).

Expert

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Setup Menu Mode – Expert

Setup Navigator

Parental Lock – Level 8

Screen Saver

Background Color -

External Input – Off

Move

On Off

SETUP

Exit

1 Move the cursor control joystick up or down

to select a color bar.

The selected color bar becomes highlighted.

2 Move the cursor control joystick right or left to

adjust the level of the color.

As the color bar is adjusted, the square on the right side of the screen indicates how the current mix of the three colors appears.

3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 until you have achieved

a color that you like.

4 Press ENTER to set the color as the

background color.

Settings: On

Off*

*Factory setting

Additional Information

Disc Care

DISC CAUTIONS WHEN USING THIS PLAYER

• When changing or inserting discs, make sure that the rack is stopped. Do not attempt to load a disc into the player when the rack is moving.

• Never insert more than one disc at a time into one slot. This can scratch or damage the discs.

• To prevent malfunction, be sure to use an adapter when loading 8 cm (3 in.) CDs in the player.

• To prevent malfunction, do not use 8 cm (3 in.) CD adapters with 8 cm (3 in.) DVDs.

NEVER PLAY CRACKED OR WARPED DISCS

The disc revolves in the player at high speed when it is played. Never play a cracked, scratched or warped disc. This may damage the player or cause it to malfunction.

NEVER USE DISCS WITH SPECIAL SHAPES

CD’s with special shapes (heart-shaped CDs, octagonal CDs, etc.) cannot be played on this set.

Attempting to do so may damage the set. Do not use such CDs.

HOW TO HOLD DISCS

When loading or removing discs, try not to touch their playing surfaces.

CLEANING

Fingerprints or other dirt on the disc may affect sound and picture quality.

To clean your discs, use a soft clean cloth to wipe them. If necessary, moisten a soft cloth with diluted neutral detergent to remove heavy dirt or fingerprints.

Do not wipe in a circular direction (Concentric scratches in the disc groove tend to cause noise.)

Discs must not be cleaned with record cleaning sprays, or static prevention sprays, etc. Also do not use volatile liquids such as benzine, or thinner, etc.

Gently wipe from the inside toward the outer edge.

CAUTION WHEN USING THE DISC

copying is a violation of applicable laws.

Notes on using optical cables

• Do not route cords around sharp angles. When storing, wind the cords so that they have a diameter of at least 15 cm (6 in.).

• When connecting, push all the way into the jack.

• Do not use cords with a length of over 3 m (10 ft.).

• If moisture or dust has collected on the plug, wipe it with a soft cloth before connecting.

15 cm (6 in.) dia. or more

ADVANCED FUNCTION

/ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

LENS CLEANER

The player's pickup lens should not become dirty in normal use, but if for some reason it should malfunction due to soiling, contact your nearest Pioneer authorized service center. Lens cleaners are commercially available, however their use is not recommended because some may cause damage to the lens.

For Proper and Long Use of This Unit

DISC RACK CAUTION

CDF

ILE

301–DISC

• While changing or inserting discs, be careful not to press any buttons on the main unit or the remote control. The rack may move suddenly, and then your fingers may be caught between discs in the rack.

• When changing or inserting discs, make sure that the rack is stopped. Do not attempt to load a disc into the player when the rack is moving.

• Never insert your hand or any object into the interior. This can cause a malfunction.

• Never insert more than one disc at a time into one slot. This can scratch or damage the discs.

• Do not apply force to the rack. This can cause a malfunction.

DO NOT BLOCK VENTS

Do NOT use the player on top of a long-fibered carpet, bed or sofa, and do not cover it with a cloth, etc. This will prevent heat radiation and could result in damage.

AVOID HEAT

Do NOT place the unit on equipment which generates heat, such as an amplifier.

When installing the unit in a rack, place it on the lowest shelf possible (however, not where it is exposed to dust) and separated from the amplifier to avoid the heat generated by the amplifier or other audio equipment.

CONDENSATION

Moisture may form in the operating section of the player if the player is brought from cool surroundings into a warm room or if the temperature of the room rises suddenly. When this happens, the player’s performance will be impaired.

To prevent this, let the player stand in its new surroundings for about an hour before switching it on, or make sure that the room temperature rises gradually.

Condensation may also form during the summer if the player is exposed to the breeze from an air conditioner. In such cases, change the location of the player.

DO NOT MOVE THE UNIT WHEN DISCS ARE LOADED IN THE RACK

Moving the player when discs are loaded may damage the discs and may cause the player to malfunction.

WHEN MOVING THE UNIT

When changing places of installation or packing the unit for moving, be sure to remove all of the discs from the rack and close the player’s hood. Then, press

STANDBY/ON and switch the power to standby. Check that the “–OFF–” indication on the display goes off, then disconnect the power cord. Moving this

unit with the disc rack loaded may result in damage to this unit.

INSTALLATION

• Select a stable place to the side of a TV set or stereo

system to be connected to the unit.

• When using the unit with a stereo system, install the

speakers a little bit away from the TV.

• Do NOT install the unit on top of a TV or color monitor.

Install the unit away from equipment that may be affected by magnetism, such as a cassette deck.

• Do NOT place objects on top of the unit.

AVOID INSTALLING IN A PLACE THAT IS:

• Exposed to direct sunlight

• Exposed to humidity or where ventilation is poor

• Extremely hot or cold

• Exposed to vibration

• Exposed to dust

• Exposed to oily smoke, steam or heat (for example, a

kitchen)

SWITCH POWER TO STANDBY WHEN NOT USING THE UNIT

Depending on the strength of the TV or radio broadcast signal, having the TV or radio on while power to the unit is on may result in stripes on the TV screen or noise. However, this is not a malfunction of this unit or the TV or radio. In such a case, switch the power of the unit to standby.

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 in such a way 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.

Language Code List

Language codes are used when setting the audio and subtitle language preferences (page 47).

Language Input-code

Japanese (ja) English (en) French (fr) German (de) Italian (it) Spanish (es) Dutch (nl) Russian (ru) Chinese (zh) Korean (ko) Greek (el) Afar (aa) Abkhazian (ab) Afrikaans (af) Amharic (am) Arabic (ar) Assamese (as) Aymara (ay) Azerbaijani (az) Bashkir (ba) Byelorussian (be) Bulgarian (bg) Bihari (bh) Bislama (bi) Bengali (bn) Tibetan (bo) Breton (br) Catalan (ca) Corsican (co) Czech (cs) Welsh (cy) Danish (da) Bhutani (dz) Esperanto (eo) Estonian (et) Basque (eu) Persian (fa) Finnish (fi) Fiji (fj) Faroese (fo) Frisian (fy) Irish (ga) Scots-Gaelic (gd) Galician (gl) Guarani (gn) Gujarati (gu) Hausa (ha)

1001 0514 0618 0405 0920 0519 1412 1821 2608 1115 0512 0101 0102 0106 0113 0118 0119 0125 0126 0201 0205 0207 0208 0209 0214 0215 0218 0301 0315 0319 0325 0401 0426 0515 0520 0521 0601 0609 0610 0615 0625 0701 0704 0712 0714 0721 0801

Language Input-code

Hindi (hi) Croatian (hr) Hungarian (hu) Armenian (hy) Interlingua (ia) Interlingue (ie) Inupiak (ik) Indonesian (in) Icelandic (is) Hebrew (iw) Yiddish (ji) Javanese (jw) Georgian (ka) Kazakh (kk) Greenlandic (kl) Cambodian (km) Kannada (kn) Kashmiri (ks) Kurdish (ku) Kirghiz (ky) Latin (la) Lingala (ln) Laothian (lo) Lithuanian (lt) Latvian (lv) Malagasy (mg) Maori (mi) Macedonian (mk) Malayalam (ml) Mongolian (mn) Moldavian (mo) Marathi (mr) Malay (ms) Maltese (mt) Burmese (my) Nauru (na) Nepali (ne) Norwegian (no) Occitan (oc) Oromo (om) Oriya (or) Panjabi (pa) Polish (pl) Pashto, Pushto (ps) Portuguese (pt) Quechua (qu) Rhaeto-Romance (rm)

0809 0818 0821 0825 0901 0905 0911 0914 0919 0923 1009 1023 1101 1111 1112 1113 1114 1119 1121 1125 1201 1214 1215 1220 1222 1307 1309 1311 1312 1314 1315 1318 1319 1320 1325 1401 1405 1415 1503 1513 1518 1601 1612 1619 1620 1721 1813

Language Input-code

Kirundi (rn) Romanian (ro) Kinyarwanda (rw) Sanskrit (sa) Sindhi (sd) Sangho (sg) Serbo-Croatian (sh) Singhalese (si) Slovak (sk) Slovenian (sl) Samoan (sm) Shona (sn) Somali (so) Albanian (sq) Serbian (sr) Siswati (ss) Sesotho (st) Sundanese (su) Swedish (sv) Swahili (sw) Tamil (ta) Telugu (te) Tajik (tg) Thai (th) Tigrinya (ti) Turkmen (tk) Tagalog (tl) Setswana (tn) Tonga (to) Turkish (tr) Tsonga (ts) Tatar (tt) Twi (tw) Ukrainian (uk) Urdu (ur) Uzbek (uz) Vietnamese (vi) Volapük (vo) Wolof (wo) Xhosa (xh) Yoruba (yo) Zulu (zu)

1814 1815 1823 1901 1904 1907 1908 1909 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 2001 2005 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2014 2015 2018 2019 2020 2023 2111 2118 2126 2209 2215 2315 2408 2515 2621

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Troubleshooting

Incorrect operations are often mistaken for trouble and malfunctions. If you think that there is something wrong with this component, check the points below. Sometimes the trouble may lie in another component. Inspect the other components and electrical appliances being used. If the trouble cannot be rectified even after exercising the checks listed below, ask your nearest Pioneer authorized service center or your dealer to carry out repair work.

The hood opens automatically.

The disc is dirty or warped. \ Refer to “Disc Care” (page 71).

The disc has been loaded in the rack incorrectly. \ Check that the disc has been loaded with the label

side facing the right. (When loading double-sided DVDs, load the disc in the rack with the label denoting the contents you want to view facing the right.)

DVD region number does not conform with this unit. \ If the region number on the DVD does not match

the number on the player, the DVD cannot be used (page 77).

There is condensation on the operating section of the player.

\ Allow time for condensation to evaporate. If player

is near an air conditioning unit, you should move the player (page 72).

Settings are canceled.

When the power is turned off by power failure or by unplugging the power cord, settings will be canceled.

\ Before unplugging the power cord, press

on the remote control checking that “--OFF--”

disappears in the display.

No picture.

Connection is incorrect. \ Check that cord connections are correct and that

plugs are firmly connected.

Player settings are incorrect. \ Check that VIDEO SELECT is set firmly in the

correct position.

Operation (settings) of TV or AV component is not appropriate.

\ Be sure that your TV or AV component is set up to

view DVD playback.

External input settings are incorrect. \ Check that the power of the component to be

used for external video input has been turned on.

\ Check that the Setup screen General menu

“External Input” setting is correct (page 68).

The screen is stretched or aspect does not change.

The multi aspect setting is not appropriate. \ Change the aspect setting in the [TV Screen]

setting in the Setup screen Video menu to the screen type most appropriate to the TV or monitor you are using (page 43).

mark appears on screen.

The selected function does not operate for that disc.

mark appears on screen.

The operation is prohibited by the player.

Picture playback stops and the operation buttons cannot be used.

\ Stop disc playback (press STOP 7), then start

playback again.

\ Press STANDBY/ON on the front panel to turn

the player off, and then turn the power back on again.

New settings made in the Setup screen menus while a disc is playing are ineffective.

Some settings can be changed while a disc is playing, but are not effective. This is not a malfunction.

\ Make the same setting when the player is stopped. \ Stop disc playback (press STOP 7), then start

playback again. When playback is resumed, the new settings should be in effect. Please note that making settings in the Setup screen menus may cancel the resume function.

When making changes in the Setup screen menus,

is displayed.

There is a Video CD or CD loaded in the player and the setting that was changed only applies to DVD performance.

\ The settings will be effective the next time a DVD

is loaded.

The screen is suddenly squeezed when the Setup screen is opened.

If the Setup screen is opened during playback of a DVD being viewed in the letter box format, the screen may switch to the wide screen format.

\ This is not a malfunction. The screen will return to

normal when the Setup screen is closed.

Picture disturbance during playback or dark.

This player is compatible with Macro-Vision System copy guard. Some discs include a copy prevention signal, and when this type of disc is played back, stripes etc., may appear on some sections of the picture depending on the TV.

\ This is not a malfunction. Discs respond differently to particular player functions

which may result in the screen becoming black for a brief instant or shaking slightly when the function is executed.

\ These problems are largely due to differences

between discs and disc content and are not malfunctions of this player.

When recorded on a VCR or passed through an AV selector, there is disturbance in the playback picture.

This is not a malfunction. \ Due to the player’s copy protection circuits,

connection of this device through a VCR or an AV selector may prevent recording or cause picture problems.

Remote control operation is not possible.

The rear panel control input jack on the player is being used.

\ Point the remote control at the component that

the player is connected to (page 19).

The remote control is too far from the player, or the angle with the remote sensor is too wide.

\ Be sure to operate the remote from a location

within its operating range (page 8).

The batteries are exhausted. \ Replace the exhausted batteries with all new

batteries (page 8).

Audio is not output or is distorted.

The Setup screen Audio 1 menu [96 kHz PCM Out] setting is set to “96 kHz”.

\ On DVDs that contain copy protection, it may not

be possible to play back the audio at 96 kHz. When this type of disc is encountered, even if “96 kHz” is selected, the player automatically outputs the digital audio output at a compressed rate of 48 kHz. This is not a malfunction.

\ The “4:3 (Letter Box)” screen setting is selected.

Even if “96 kHz” is selected, the player automatically downsamples the audio to a compressed rate of 48 kHz. This is not a malfunction.

\ Be sure to make analog audio connections as well

as digital connections (page 17).

The disc is dirty. \ Refer to “Disc Care” (page 71).

The connection plugs are not inserted fully into the terminals or are not connected.

\ Check that all connection plugs are firmly inserted. The connection plug or terminal is dirty.

\ Check that the plugs and terminals are wiped

clean of dirt, etc.

Audio cable connection is wrong. \ Check to make sure that the audio cables are

connected correctly (page 17).

Connection is made to the stereo amplifier‘s PHONO input terminal.

\ Change connection to any input terminal except

PHONO.

The pause mode is engaged. \ Press PLAY 3 or PAUSE 8 to exit the pause

mode.

Stereo amplifier operation is incorrect. \ Check input (CD, AUX, etc.) selector to determine

if it is selected for DVD playback.

External input settings are incorrect. \ Check that the power of the component to be

used for external audio input has been turned on.

\ Check that the Setup screen General menu

“External Input” setting is correct (page 68).

The DTS audio soundtrack on a DVD has been selected.

\ There is no audio output from the analog jacks

during DTS audio playback. Select another soundtrack.

Noticeable difference in DVD and CD volume.

DVDs and CDs use different recording methods. \ This is not a malfunction.

There is no video and/or audio output from a SLAVE DV-F727 or other component connected to the input jacks on this unit.

Connections are incorrect. \ Check that connections are made firmly from the

output jacks on the other component to the IN jacks on this unit (pages 66 and 67).

Menu settings are incorrect \ Check that the Setup screen Other menu

[External Input] setting is set appropriately (page

68).

The SLAVE DV-F727 does not operate when connected

Connections are incorrect. \ Check that the control cable is connected to the

MASTER jack on this unit and the SLAVE jack on the connected DV-F727 (page 66).

\ When connections are not made correctly or

transmission cannot be performed between the Master and Slave player, “CONNECT ERR” is displayed in the display window. If this message is displayed, connect the cord correctly (page 66).

Caution

Static electricity or other external influence may cause malfunctioning of this unit. In this case, unplugging the power cord and then re-plugging it in will usually reset the unit for proper operation. If this does not correct the problem, please consult your nearest Pioneer service center.

Resetting the Player to System Settings

To reset the player, press and hold 7 (stop) on the front panel when pressing STANDBY/ON on the front panel to turn the unit from standby to on.

All input text data, program memory, saved settings from functions such as Function Memory and Condition Memory are cleared, and all Setup screen menus are returned to factory settings.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Terms

Aspect ratio

Aspect ratio refers to the length to height ratio of TV screens. The ratio of a standard TV is 4:3, while the ratio of a high-definition or wide TV is 16:9. The latter allows you to enjoy a picture with a wider perspective.

Digital output (Optical)

Normally, audio is converted to an electric signal and transmitted through an electric wire from the player to the amplifier, etc. Changing this signal to a digital signal and transmitting it through an fiber-optic cable is called optical digital output. Similarly, optical digital input receives digital signals from external units such as an AV amplifier or receiver.

CD TEXT

CD TEXT is a system in which text information is stored on a CD. CD TEXT can be used to display the disc’s title, the artist's name, and track titles as well as other information. Additionally, this player uses the CD TEXT already on the CD when the discs are updated in the player.

Chapter number

Chapter numbers are the numbers assigned to sections of a title on the disc, similar to chapters in a book. If the disc includes chapter numbers, you can locate the section you want very quickly using search and other functions.

Component (color difference) video output

The color signal of the TV is divided into the luminance (Y) signal and the color (PB and PR) signals and then output. In this way mutual interference of each signal is avoided. On a TV with component input jacks, these signals are synthesized to produce the picture.

Condition memory

“Condition” refers to the various mode settings, etc. On this player, various conditions, such as those set during playback, can be memorized. This function allows you to play back the same disc at any time without having to redo your preferred settings.

Digital bitstream

The bitstream does not refer to the audio signal, but rather to the digital data that, once converted, becomes the audio signal. The player outputs digital bitstreams via the digital optical or digital coaxial output. If the bitstream cannot be decoded by the connected AV amplifier etc., digital noise is produced. Digital bitstream formats compatible with different entertainment systems can be selected in the Setup screen Audio 1 menu.

Digital output (Coaxial)

Output of the digital audio signal is transmitted electronically using a coaxial cable. Because the signal being transmitted is digital, connection must be made to the coaxial digital input of another component. Noise will be output if connected to the analog audio inputs as the digital signal cannot be decoded.

DNR (Digital Noise Reduction)

Digital noise reduction, in reference to video picture quality, refers to the detection and removal of digital artifacts, or errant video data, which appear as specks on the screen. When the digital noise reduction function of this player is on, some of this data can be detected and kept from appearing on the screen.

Dolby Digital

Using a maximum of 5.1 channels of audio, this high quality surround system (Surround Digital) is used in many of the finer movie theaters around the world.

In order to enjoy Dolby Digital discs, this unit’s digital output jack (either coaxial or optical) must be connected to the digital input jack of an AV amplifier or Dolby Digital decoder to enjoy the sound of Dolby Digital soundtracks.

DTS

DTS stands for Digital Theater System. DTS is a surround system different from Dolby Digital that has become a popular surround sound format for movies.

In order to enjoy the benefits of DTS encoded discs, the digital output jack (either coaxial or optical) of this player needs to be connected to an AV amplifier or receiver or to a DTS decoder to be able to enjoy the surround sound of DTS audio. DTS audio is not output from the analog audio outputs.

Dynamic range

Dynamic range refers to the difference between the maximum and minimum levels of the audio soundtrack as measured in decibels (dB).

Compressing the dynamic range raises the minimum signal level and lowers the maximum signal level. This allows you to hear voices and other low level audio signals clearly while lowering strong audio signals like the sound of explosions.

Function Memory

Function Memory lets you make a shortcut list of up to five regularly used settings from the Setup screen page. By selecting a function from the Function Memory window, the appropriate Setup screen menu and function are automatically opened.

MASTER-SLAVE CONTROL

MASTER-SLAVE control refers to two identical units connected together for joint control. The first player (Master) receives remote control signals for both units and controls the disc selection, audio and video output, and information displays of the second player (Slave).

MPEG

Short for Moving Picture Experts Group. This is an international standard for compression of moving images. On some DVDs, digital audio has been compressed and recorded in this format.

Multi-angle

In a TV or movie studio, a single image is usually filmed by more than one camera at the same time, and one of those images is selected by the program director and transmitted to your TV. Some DVD discs are recorded with the angles of more than one camera used for filming, and these can be selected using this player. These types of discs are called multi-angle discs.

Multi-Language Subtitle

Subtitles are language titles superimposed on movies, or other media. Up to 32 different subtitle languages can be recorded on a DVD disc. The subtitle function can be used to select the language of your choice.

Multiple Language

The Multiple Language feature refers to the actual audio language that you hear while enjoying DVD playback. Up to 8 different language tracks can be recorded on a DVD. The Multiple Language function can be used to select the audio language of your choice.

Parental lock level

This function was suggested by parents concerned about what type of media their children were able to watch. Parental lock restrictions are restrictions incorporated into titles which include scenes that parents may not wish their children to view.

Regional restriction codes (region number)

Regional restriction codes are built in to DVD players and DVD discs for each sales region. If the regional code of the DVD player does not match one of the regional codes of the DVD disc, playback is not possible.

The region number can be found on the rear panel of the DVD player. The illustration below shows the regions and corresponding region numbers.

Sampling Frequency

When a sound wave is converted to a digital signal, the sound is sampled and converted to data at a specific frequency rate. For example, a signal with a 96 kHz sampling rate indicates that in one second, the analog signal was sampled 96000 times to produce the digital signal.

S-video

Connecting the S-video output on the player to a TV or monitor with S-video input via an S-video cable produces clearer picture reproduction by sending separate signals for the luminance and the color. These signals are then combined by the television to produce a better quality picture.

System control

When you connect this player via a cord with a mini plug to another Pioneer component such as a receiver or an amplifier bearing the Î mark, you can control the player as though it were a component in a system. To control the player, point the player’s remote control at the component that the player is connected to, and not the player itself.

PBC (Playback Control)

This refers to signals recorded on a Video CD (Version

2.0) enabling playback control. You can use menus recorded on discs with PBC for easy, interactive search for desired scenes, and playback. You can also enjoy viewing high-resolution/standard resolution still images.

PCM

PCM stands for Pulse Code Modulation and is digital audio. The digital audio of CDs is PCM. This player also has a function that converts Dolby Digital and MPEG digital bitstreams into PCM to enable you to listen to quality digital sound even without a special decoder.

TruSurround

TruSurround is a simulated surround system which produces a surround sound effect from stereo speakers.

Virtual Dolby Digital

Virtual Dolby Digital uses Dolby Digital multichannel audio sources to create a realistic surround sound effect from stereo speakers.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Specifications

General

System ..........................

Power requirements ............................. AC 120 V, 60 Hz

Power consumption ................................................ 21 W

Power consumption in standby mode .... less than 0.9 W

Weight ..................................................... 7.7 kg (17 lbs.)

Dimensions ................... 420 (W) x 434 (D) x 193 (H) mm

Operating temperature ... +5°C to +35°C

Operating humidity .......... 5% to 85% (no condensation)

S-Video input/output

Y (luminance) - Output level ........................1 Vp-p (75 Ω)

C (color) - Output level ........................ 286 mVp-p (75 Ω)

Jacks .......................................................... S-VIDEO jack

Video input/output

Output level ................................................ 1 Vp-p (75 Ω)

Jacks ................................................................. RCA jack

Component video output

(Y, PB, PR)

Output level ......................................... Y: 1.0 Vp-p (75 Ω)

Jacks ................................................................. RCA jack

File-type DVD system and Compact

(16 9/16 (W) x 17 1/

(Not including protruding cables, etc.)

Disc digital audio system

(D) x 7 5/8 (H) in.)

(+36°F to +96°F)

PB, PR: 0.7 Vp-p (75 Ω)

Digital output

Optical digital output ........................... Optical digital jack

Coaxial digital input/output ................................ RCA jack

Control jacks

Control input/output ................. Monaural minijack (3.5 ø)

MASTER-SLAVE .......................... Stereo minijack (3.5 ø)

Other jacks

CD-DECK SYNCHRO jack ....................... Minijack (2.5 ø)

KEYBOARD/MOUSE jack ....... 6-pin DIN connection jack

Accessories

Remote control unit ....................................................... 1

AA (R6P) dry cell batteries ............................................. 2

Audio cord ......................................................................1

Video cord ......................................................................1

Master-Slave control cord .............................................. 1

Operating Instructions .................................. this manual

Warranty Card .............. (U.S. and Canadian models only)

Note

The specifications and design of this product are subject to change without notice, due to improvement.

Audio input/output

Output level

During audio output ............. 200 mVrms (1 kHz, –20 dB)

Number of channels ....................................................... 2

Jacks ................................................................. RCA jack

Digital audio characteristics

Frequency response ..... 4 Hz to 44 kHz (DVD fs: 96 kHz)

S/N ratio .............................................. more than 115 dB

Dynamic range .................................... more than 102 dB

Total harmonic distortion .................................... 0.002%

Wow and flutter ............................ Limit of measurement

(±0.001% W. PEAK) or lower

EIA

•

EST 1924

We Want You

LISTENING

For A Lifetime

Selecting fine audio equipment such as the unit you’ve just purchased is only the start of your musical enjoyment. Now it’s time to consider how you can maximize the fun and excitement your equipment offers. This manufacturer and the Electronic Industries Association’s Consumer Electronics Group want you to get the most out of your equipment by playing it at a safe level. One that lets the sound come through loud and clear without annoying blaring or distortion-and, most importantly, without affecting your sensitive hearing.

Sound can be deceiving. Over time your hearing “comfort level” adapts to higher volumes of sound. So what sounds “normal” can actually be loud and harmful to your hearing. Guard against this by setting your equipment at a safe level BEFORE your hearing adapts.

To establish a safe level:

• Start your volume control at a low setting.

• Slowly increase the sound until you can hear it comfortably

and clearly, and without distortion.

Once you have established a comfortable sound level:

• Set the dial and leave it there.

Taking a minute to do this now will help to prevent hearing damage or loss in the future. After all, we want you listening for a lifetime.

We Want You Listening For A Lifetime

Used wisely, your new sound equipment will provide a lifetime of fun and enjoyment. Since hearing damage from loud noise is often undetectable until it is too late, this manufacturer and the Electronic Industries Association’s Consumer Electronics Group recommend you avoid prolonged exposure to excessive noise. This list of sound levels is included for your protection.

Decibel Level Example

30 Quiet library, soft whispers 40 Living room, refrigerator, bedroom away from traffic 50 Light traffic, normal conversation, quiet office 60 Air conditioner at 20 feet, sewing machine 70 Vacuum cleaner, hair dryer, noisy restaurant 80 Average city traffic, garbage disposals, alarm clock

at two feet.

THE FOLLOWING NOISES CAN BE DANGEROUS UNDER CONSTANT EXPOSURE

90 Subway, motorcycle, truck traffic, lawn mower 100 Garbage truck, chain saw, pneumatic drill 120 Rock band concert in front of speakers, thunderclap 140 Gunshot blast, jet plane 180 Rocket launching pad

Information courtesy of the Deafness Research Foundation.

EIA

•

EST 1924

We Want You

LISTENING

For A Lifetime

For U.S. and Canadian models only

Should this product require service in the U.S.A. and you wish to locate the nearest Pioneer Authorized Independent Service Company, or if you wish to purchase replacement parts, operating instructions, service manuals, or accessories, please call the number shown below.

8 0 0 - 4 2 1 - 1 4 0 4

Please do not ship your product to Pioneer without first calling the Customer Service Department at the above listed number for assistance.

PIONEER ELECTRONICS SERVICE, INC. CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT P.O. BOX 1760, LONG BEACH, CA 90801-1760, U.S.A.

For warranty information please see the Limited Warranty sheet included with your product.

Should this product require service in Canada, please contact a Pioneer Canadian Authorized Dealer to locate the nearest Pioneer Authorized Service Company in Canada.

Alternatively, please contact the Customer Service Department at the following address:

Pioneer Electronics of Canada, Inc. Customer Service Department 300 Allstate Parkway, Markham, Ontario L3R OP2 (905) 479-4411 1-877-283-5901

For warranty information please see the Limited Warranty sheet included with your product.

Si ce produit doit être réparé au Canada, veuillez vous adresser à un distributeur autorisée Pioneer au Canada pour obtenir le nom de la Société de Service Autorisée Pioneer le plus près de chez vous. Ou encore, veuillez communiquer avec le Service de Clientèle de Pioneer:

Pioneer électroniques du Canada, Inc. Département de service aux consommateurs 300 Allstate Parkway, Markham, Ontario L3R OP2 (905) 479-4411 1-877-283-5901

Pour obtenir des renseignements sur la garantie, veuillez vous reporter au feuillet sur la Garantie Limitée qui accompagne le produit.

PIONEER CORPORATION 4-1, Meguro 1-Chome, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8654, Japan

PIONEER ELECTRONICS [USA] INC. P.O. BOX 1540, Long Beach, California 90801-1540, U.S.A. PIONEER ELECTRONICS OF CANADA, INC. 300 Allstate Parkway, Markham, Ontario L3R OP2, Canada PIONEER ELECTRONIC [EUROPE] N.V. Haven 1087, Keetberglaan 1, 9120 Melsele, Belgium TEL: 03/570.05.11 PIONEER ELECTRONICS AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD. 178-184 Boundary Road, Braeside, Victoria 3195, Australia, TEL: 03-9586-6300 PIONEER ELECTRONICS DE MEXICO S.A. DE C.V. San Lorenzo Num 1009 3er piso Desp. 302 Col. Del Valle, Mexico D.F. C.P. 03100

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Pioneer DV-F727 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

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