Pioneer S-DV777SW, HTZ777DVD, HTZ373DVD, S-DV777T, XV-DV373 User Manual

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Operating Instructions

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WARNING

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

WARNING

Before plugging in for the first time, read the following

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section carefully.

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

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WARNING

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

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VENTILATION CAUTION

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

WARNING

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

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Operating Environment

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

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POWER-CORD CAUTION

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

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This product is for general household purposes. Any failure due to use for other than household purposes (such as long-term use for business purposes in a restaurant or use in a car or ship) and which requires repair will be charged for even during the warranty period.

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CAUTION

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

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

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CAUTION

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

CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT

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Thank you for buying this Pioneer product.

Please read through these operating instructions so that you will know how to operate your model properly. After you have finished reading the instructions,

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Contents

01 Controls and displays

Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

02 Getting started

Home theater sound setup . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Using the Auto MCACC setup for optimal

surround sound. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Using the on-screen displays. . . . . . . . . . .12

Playing discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Basic playback controls . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Resume and Last Memory. . . . . . . . . . . .13

DVD-Video disc menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Video CD/Super VCD PBC menus . . . . . .13

Listening to the radio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Improving poor FM reception . . . . . . . . .14

Memorizing stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Listening to station presets . . . . . . . . . . .14

Listening to other sources . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

03 Listening to your system

Auto listening mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Listening in surround sound . . . . . . . . . . .15

Dolby Pro Logic II Music settings . . . . . .15

Using Front Stage Surround Advance . . . .16

Using Advanced Surround. . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Listening in stereo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Listening with headphones . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQ . . .17

Using the Sound Retriever. . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Enhancing dialogue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Using the Tone controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Adjusting the bass and treble . . . . . . . . .17

Quiet and Midnight modes . . . . . . . . . . .17

Boosting the bass level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

04 Disc playback features

Scanning discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Playing in slow motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Frame advance/frame reverse . . . . . . . . . . 18

Playing a JPEG slideshow . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Browsing DVD or Video CD/Super VCD

discs with the Disc Navigator . . . . . . . . . . 19

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

JPEG files with the Disc Navigator . . . . . . 20

Using Playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Programming playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Listening to playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Clearing files from a playlist . . . . . . . . . . 21

Looping a section of a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Using repeat play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Using random play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Creating a program list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Other functions available from the

program menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Searching a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Switching subtitles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Switching language/audio channels . . . . . 23

Zooming the screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Switching camera angles . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Displaying disc information. . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Audio (WMA),

05 USB playback

Using the USB interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Basic playback controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Scanning files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

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

Browsing files with the Navigator . . . . . . . 26

06 Surround sound settings

Using the Setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

07 Video Adjust menu

Video Adjust menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

08 Initial Settings menu

Using the Initial Settings menu . . . . . . . . 29

Video Output settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Language settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Display settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Options settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Parental Lock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

About DivX® VOD content . . . . . . . . . . . 32

09 Other connections

Connecting external antennas . . . . . . . . . 33

Connecting auxiliary components . . . . . . 33

Connecting for digital audio. . . . . . . . . . 33

Connecting an analog audio

component . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Connecting using the component video

output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

About progressive scan video . . . . . . . . 34

Connecting using HDMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Switching the HDMI audio setting . . . . . 35

Resetting the HDMI connection. . . . . . . 35

About HDMI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Using this unit with a Pioneer Flat

Screen TV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

SR+ Setup for Pioneer Flat Screen

TVs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Switching on the SR+ mode . . . . . . . . . 36

10 Additional information

Optional system settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Setting the sleep timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Dimming the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Disc/content format playback

compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Disc compatibility table. . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

About DVD+R/DVD+RW

compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

About DivX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

About WMV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

About MPEG-4 AAC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

About WMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Using and taking care of discs . . . . . . . . . 41

DVD Video regions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Installation and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . 42

Hints on installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Cleaning the pickup lens. . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Problems with condensation. . . . . . . . . .42

Moving the system unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Screen sizes and disc formats. . . . . . . . . .42

Widescreen TV users. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Standard TV users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

DVD/CD/Video CD player . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Tuner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

USB connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

HDMI connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Error Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Resetting the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Using the language code list . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Language code list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Country/Area code list. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

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Chapter 1

Controls and displays

USB

interface

Front panel

4 61 2 3

COMPATIBLE

7 8 9

10 11

 OPEN/CLOSE

Opens/closes the disc tray.

 DVD/CD

Selects the DVD/CD function and starts/ pauses/resumes playback.



Stops playback.

 USB

Selects the USB function and starts/pauses playback.

VOLUME +/–

 STANDBY/ON

Switches the system on or into standby.

7 Disc tray

8 Remote Sensor

9Display

See Display below.

10 PHONES jack

Connect headphones.

buttons

Connect a USB device for playback (see USB

playback on page 25).

Controls and displays 01

Remote control

TUNER

DVD CD

USB

AUDIO

ANGLE

SURROUND

TUNE

ENTER

TUNE

(FM/AM)

LINE

SUBTITLE

ZOOM

DISPLAY

ADVANCED

VOLUME

SOUND

RETRIEVER

OPEN/CLOSE

PLAYLIST

SR +

RETURN

TEST TONEMCACC

SOUND

SLEEP

MUTE

DISPLAY

11 12

17 18

and

STANDBY /ON

1 2

123

4 5

456

789

CLEAR

TOP MENU

SETUP

HOME MENU

F.S. SURR

TV CONTROL

INPUT CHANNEL VOLUME

 STANDBY/ON

SHIFT

Switches the system on or into standby.

2 Function select buttons Selects the source you want to listen to (DVD/ CD, TUNER, USB, LINE).

3 Number buttons, CLEAR, DVD controls

CLEAR

Clears an entry.

DISPLAY

Displays/changes disc information shown on-screen (page 24).

SHIFT+AUDIO

Selects audio channel/language (page 23).

SHIFT+SUBTITLE

Displays/changes the subtitles (page 23).

SHIFT+ANGLE

Changes camera angle during DVD multiangle scene playback (page 24).

SHIFT+ZOOM

Changes the screen zoom level (page 23).

TOP MENU – Displays the top menu of a

DVD disc in the play position — this may be the same as pressing MENU (page 13).

SHIFT+SETUP – Use to make various system and surround sound settings (page 14, 27, 35, 37 and 38).

5Cursor,

ENTER

and tuning buttons

/// – Use the cursor buttons to navigate on-screen displays and menus.

ENTER – Selects an option or executes a command.

TUNE +/– – Tunes the radio. ST +/– – Selects station presets when

listening to the radio.

6HOME MENU – Displays (or exits) the on-

screen menu for Initial Settings, Play Mode functions, etc.

SHIFT+MCACC – Starts the Auto MCACC setup (page 11).

7 Sound controls

F.S.SURR – Selects Front Stage Surround

Advance mode (page 16). SURROUND – Selects a Surround mode

(page 15) or switches to stereo playback (page 16).

ADVANCED – Selects a Pioneer original surround mode (page 16).

SOUND – Accesses the sound menu to adjust the tone, bass and treble, etc. (page 15 and 17).

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8 Playback controls

See Basic playback controls on page 12, Disc playback features on page 18 and USB playback

on page 25 for an explanation of these controls.

9 TV CONTROL buttons

These control Pioneer flat screen TVs.

SHIFT

Press to access the controls highlighted in green.

SOUND RETRIEVER – Press to restore CD

quality sound to compressed audio sources (page 17).

 OPEN/CLOSE

Opens/closes the disc tray.

13 PLAYLIST buttons

Add tracks (during playback), or select a playlist (while stopped) (page 20).

MENU – Press to display a USB menu, or

the Navigator (page 13 and 26).

SHIFT+SR+

connected flat screen TV (page 36).

RETURN – Returns to a previous menu

screen.

SHIFT+TEST TONE

(for speaker setup) (page 27).

SLEEP

Press to set the sleep timer (page 38).

MUTE

Mutes the sound (press again to cancel).

VOLUME +/–

Adjusts the volume.

– Sets the interlocking with the

– Outputs the test tone

Controls and displays 01

Display

21 4

PRGSVE SOUND DTS F.SURR.

2D 2PL

12 89 7

DTS

Lights during playback of a DTS source (page 15).

2PRGSVE

Lights when progressive scan video signal is given from the component video output terminal (page 34).

SOUND

Lights when the Sound Retriever is active (page 17).

SURR.

Lights when one of the Advanced surround listening modes is selected (page 16).

F.SURR.

Lights when one of the Front Stage Surround Advance mode is selected (page 16).

RPT

and

RPT

RPT lights during repeat play. RPT-1 lights

during repeat one-track play (page 21).

PGM

Lights during program play (page 20 and 22).

7 Tuner indicators

– Lights when a broadcast is being

received.

– Lights when a stereo FM broadcast is

being received in auto stereo mode.

– Lights when FM mono reception is

selected.

1113

-1

RPT -1

PGM

kHz MHz RDM

RDM

Lights during random play (page 21).

9 kHz/MHz

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

10 Character display

Lights when sleep timer is active (page 38).

Lights during playback.

132 PL II

Lights during Dolby Pro Logic II decoding (page 15).

142 D

Lights during playback of a Dolby Digital source (page 15).

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Listening position

Chapter 2

Getting started

Home theater sound setup

Place your speakers as shown below for optimal surround sound (see the Speaker Setup Guide for more placement tips).

• Standard surround setup – This is a standard multichannel surround sound speaker setup for optimal 5.1 channel home theater sound.

HTZ373DVD model speaker configuration:

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

HTZ373DVD model speaker configuration:

Surround

left

Center Center

Front

left

Surround right

Front right

Subwoofer

Center Center

Front

left

Surround

left

Listening position

*When center speakers are placed in the center.

HTZ777DVD model speaker configuration:

Front left

Subwoofer

Center

Front right

Surround right

Subwoofer

Front right

Subwoofer

Listening position

*When center speakers are placed in the center.

HTZ777DVD model speaker configuration:

Front left

Surround

left

Listening position

After placing your speakers, see Using the Auto MCACC setup for optimal surround sound

below to complete your surround setup.

Surround left Surround right

Listening position

Depending on the size and characteristics of your room, you can choose to use the following setup option:

Note

1See Using Front Stage Surround Advance on page 16 to select a front surround mode when using this setup.

Center

Front right

SubwooferSubwoofer

Surround

right

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Using the Auto MCACC setup for optimal surround sound

The Multichannel Acoustic Calibration (MCACC) system measures the acoustic characteristics of your listening area, taking into account ambient noise and testing for channel delay and channel level. After you have set up the microphone provided with your system, the receiver uses the information fro m a series of test tones to optimize the speaker settings and equalization (Acoustic Calibration EQ) for your particular room.

Important

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

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

CLEAR DISPLAY

TUNE

SURROUND

ENTER

RETURN

TUNE

TEST TONEMCACC

ADVANCED

SOUND

TUNER

STANDBY

DVD CD

(FM/AM)

/ON

USB

123

AUDIO

SUBTITLE

456

ANGLE

789

TOP MENU

SETUP

SOUND

RETRIEVER

HOME

OPEN/CLOSE

LINE

ZOOM

PLAYLIST

F.S.SURR

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

OPTICAL

LINE 1

MCACC

DIGITAL IN

SETUP MIC

TV CONTROL

INPUT CHANNEL VOLUME

SHIFT

VOLUME

COMPONENT VIDEO

VIDEO

VIDEO OUT

CONTROL

SLEEP

MUTE

2 Place the microphone at your normal listening position.

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

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

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

If the tuner is selected, switch the input source.

4 Press SHIFT+MCACC.

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

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

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

, press

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

• If you see an ERR MIC or ERR SP message in the display, there may be a problem with your mic or the speaker connections. To try again, press ENTER when you see RETRY.

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

COMPLETE

that the MCACC setup is complete and Acoustic Calibration EQ has been activated.

shows in the display, indicating

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Note

1 You only need to use the Auto MCACC setup once (unless you change the placement of your speakers or your room layout). 2 • If the room environment is not optimal for the Auto MCACC setup (too much ambient noise, echo off the walls, obstacles blocking the speakers from the microphone) the final settings may be incorrect. Check for household appliances (air conditioner, fridge, fan, etc.), that may be affecting the environment and switch them off if necessary.

• Some older TVs may interfere with the operation of the mic. If this seems to be happening, switch off the TV during the Auto MCACC setup. 3 If this doesn’t work, press SHIFT+MCACC, turn off the power, and check the problem indicated by the error message, then try the Auto MCACC setup again. 4If COMPLETE doesn’t appear, it is likely an error occurred during the setup. Please check all connections and try again. 5See Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQ on page 17 to switch on/off Acoustic Calibration EQ.

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Using the on-screen displays

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

All the screens are navigated in basically the same way, using , , ,  to change the highlighted item and pressing ENTER to select

it.

Important

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

Button What it does

HOME MENU

 Changes the highlighted menu item

ENTER

RETURN

• The button guide at the bottom of every

Displays/exits the on-screen display

Selects the highlighted menu item Returns to the main menu without

saving changes

Tip

OSD screen shows you which buttons you’ll need to use for that screen.

2Press

 OPEN/CLOSE

to load a disc.

Load a disc with the label side facing up, using the disc tray guide to align the disc (if you’re loading a double-sided DVD disc, load it with the side you want to play face down).

3Press  (play) to start playback.

If you’re playing a DVD or Vid eo CD/Super VCD, a menu may appear. See DVD-Video disc menus and Video CD/Super VCD PBC menus on page 13 to navigate these.

If you loaded a disc containing JPEGs, a slideshow will start. See Playing a JPEG slideshow on page 18 for more on this.

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

MPEG-4 AAC) from the on-screen display.

4 Adjust the volume. Use the VOLUME +/– control.

Playing discs

The basic playback controls for playing DVD, CD, Video CD/Super VCD, DivX video/WMV

Basic playback controls

The following table shows the basic controls on the remote for playing discs. other playback features in chapter 4.

and WMA/MP3/MPEG-4 AAC discs are covered here.

Further functions are detailed in

chapter 4.

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

If you’re playing a disc with video, also turn on your TV and make sure that it is set to the correct video input.

Note

1 The screen saver will appear after five minutes of inactivity. 2 You may find with some DVD discs that some playback controls don’t work in certain parts of the disc.

Button What it does

 Starts/resumes normal playback.

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

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

 Pauses/unpauses a disc.

You can find

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Button What it does

 Stops playback or cancels the resume

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

 Skips to the next track or chapter.

Numbers

function (if the display shows

chapter, then previous tracks/chapters.

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

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

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

ENTER to select.

RESUME

Resume and Last Memory

When you stop playback of a disc, RESUME shows in the display indicating that you can resume playback from that point. With DVDs and Video CD/Super VCDs, even if ejected, the play position is stored in memory. The next time you load the disc, the display shows LAST MEM and you can resume playback. If you want to clear the resume point, press  (stop) while RESUME is displayed.

DVD-Video disc menus

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

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

Button What it does

TOP MENU

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

Button What it does

 Moves the cursor around the

ENTER

RETURN

Numbers Highlights a numbered menu

Displays a DVD disc menu — this varies with the disc and may be the same as the ‘top menu’.

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

displayed menu screen.

option (some discs only). Press

ENTER to select.

Video CD/Super VCD PBC menus

Some Video CD/Super VCDs have menus from which you can choose what you want to watch. These are PBC (Playback control) menus.

You can play a PBC Video CD/Super VCD without having to navigate the PBC menu by starting playback using a number button to select a track, rather than the  (play) button.

Button What it does

RETURN

Numbers Selects numbered menu options.

 Displays the previous menu page

 Displays the next menu page

Displays the PBC menu.

Press

ENTER to select.

(if there is one).

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Note

1 • The Resume and the Last Memory functions may not work with some discs.

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

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Listening to the radio

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

1 Press press repeatedly to select the AM or FM band.

The display shows the band and frequency.

2 Tune to a frequency.

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

Improving poor FM reception

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

1 Tune to an FM radio station then press SHIFT+SETUP

2Use ENTER

3Use ENTER

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

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

TUNER

to switch to the tuner, then

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

• Auto tuning: Press and hold TUNE +/– until the frequency display starts to move, then release. The tuner will stop on the next station it finds. Repeat to keep searching.

• High-speed tuning: Press and hold TUNE +/– until the frequency display starts to move rapidly. Keep the button held down until you reach the frequency you want. If necessary, fine tune the frequency using the manual tuning method.

/

to choose FM MODE then press

/

to select

FM MONO

then press

Memorizing stations

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

1 Tune to an AM or FM radio station.

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

2Press choose ‘ST.MEM.’ then press

3Use want then press

SHIFT+SETUP

/

to select the station preset you

ENTER

and use

ENTER

/

Listening to station presets

1 Make sure the selected.

2Use the preset.

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

TUNER

function is

ST +/–

buttons to select a station

Listening to other sources

You can connect auxiliary sources (TV, satellite receiver, etc.) to this unit for playback through the speaker system. See Connecting auxiliary components on page 33 for more on this.

• To connect a USB device to the USB terminal, see USB playback on page 25.

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

2Press Each press switches between LINE1 and LINE2.

3 If necessary, start playback of the source.

LINE

to select the source.

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Chapter 3

Listening to your system

• MOVIE (Dolby Pro Logic II Movie) – Pro

Auto listening mode

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

• If you set up the system for Front surround (page 10), the Front Surround modes will give the best results.

TUNE

TEST TONEMCACC

SURROUND

ADVANCED

• Press

SURROUND

listening mode.

F.S.SURR

SOUND

to select the AUTO

Listening in surround sound

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

• If you set up the system for Front surround (page 10), the Front Surround modes will give the best results.

F.S.SURR

• Press listening mode.

SURROUND

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

• AUTO – Auto listening mode (see above)

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

Surround sound

TUNE

TEST TONEMCACC

SURROUND

ADVANCED

SOUND

repeatedly to select a

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

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

• STEREO – See Listening in stereo below

Dolby Pro Logic II Music settings

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

1 With Dolby Pro Logic II Music mode active, press

2Use ‘PANORAMA’ then press

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

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

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

SOUND

/

to select ‘C WIDTH’, ‘DIMEN.’ or

ENTER

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to confirm.

Note

1 If the source is Dolby Digital or DTS, the corresponding indicator lights in the front panel display. 2 Note that when the tuner is selected, multichannel playback is not possible.

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TEST TONEMCACC

TUNE

Using Front Stage Surround Advance

The Front Stage Surround Advance modes are effective when you are using the Front surround speaker setup as described on page 10.

• Press F.S.SURR to select a Front Stage Surround Advance mode.

Press repeatedly to select FOCUS5.1, WIDE5.1 or EXTRAPWR.

TUNE

SURROUND

ENTER

TUNE

ADVANCED

RETURN

TEST TONEMCACC

SOUND

TOP MENU

SETUP

HOME MENU

F.S.SURR

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

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

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

Using Advanced Surround

The Advanced Surround effects can be used with any multichannel or stereo source for a variety of additional surround sound effects.

These modes are designed to provide optimum listening effect when using the Standard surround setup described on page 10.

SURROUND

ADVANCED

•Press

ADVANCED

F.S.SURR

SOUND

to select an Advanced

Surround mode. Press repeatedly to select ACTION, UNPLUGED, EXPANDED, TV SURR., SPORTS, ADV.GAME, VIRTUAL or X-STEREO (Extended Stereo).

Listening in stereo

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

F.S.SURR

•Press

SURROUND

STEREO shows in the display.

TEST TONEMCA

SURROUND

ADVANCED

SOUND

repeatedly until

Note

1 Note that when the tuner is selected, multichannel playback is not possible.

Listening with headphones

When headphones are connected, only the

STEREO

(default) and PHONES SURROUND (virtual surround sound for headphones) modes are available.

• With headphones connected, press ADVANCED

SURROUND

to select

PHONES SURROUND

to select STEREO

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Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQ

You can listen to sources using the Acoustic Calibration Equalization set in Using the Auto MCACC setup for optimal surround sound on page 11.

1 Press MCACC EQ then press

2Use press ENTER to confirm

SOUND

/

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

•

EQ ON

Auto MCACC setup is completed.

and use

to select EQ ON or EQ OFF

is selected automatically after the

/

ENTER

to select

then

Using the Sound Retriever

When audio data is removed during the WMA/ MP3/MPEG-4 AAC compression process, sound quality often suffers from an uneven sound image. The Sound Retriever feature employs new DSP technology that helps bring CD quality sound back to compressed 2-channel audio by restoring sound pressure and smoothing jagged artifacts left over after compression.

• While listening to a stereo source, press SOUND RETRIEVER to switch the sound retriever on or off.

Using the Tone controls

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

1 Press TONE then press

2Use adjust and press

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

Adjusting the bass and treble

Use the tone controls to adjust the bass and treble.

•Use use confirm

Quiet and Midnight modes

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

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

• After pressing switches on/off.

• To cancel the Quiet or Midnight listening

SOUND

and use

ENTER

/

to select the option you want to

ENTER

/

/

modes, select BASS/TRE.

to select BASS or TREBLE then

to adjust the tone.

/

ENTER, the setting

to select

Press ENTER to

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Enhancing dialogue

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

1 Press DIALOGUE

2Use dialogue enhancement then press confirm.

Select between OFF, MID or MAX.

1 Acoustic Calibration EQ is not available when headphones are connected. 2 The Bass Mode is not available when headphones are connected.

Note

SOUND

/

and use

then press

to select the amount of

ENTER

/

to select

ENTER

Boosting the bass level

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

1 Press BASSMODE then press

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

SOUND

and use

/

to adjust the sound

/

ENTER

to select

then press

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Chapter 4

Disc playback features

Important

• Many of the functions covered in this chapter apply to DVD discs, Video CDs/ Super VCDs, CDs, DivX video/WMV and WMA/MP3/MPEG-4 AAC/JPEG discs, although the exact operation of some varies slightly with the kind of disc loaded.

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

• When playing Video CD/Super VCDs, some of the functions are not available during PBC playback. If you want to use them, start the disc playing using a number button to select a track.

Scanning discs

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

• During playback, press  or  to start scanning.

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

• To resume playback, press  (play).

Playing in slow motion

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

1 During playback, press  (pause).

2 Press and hold motion playback starts.

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

• To resume playback, press  (play).

/

/

until slow

Frame advance/frame reverse

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

1 During playback, press  (pause).

2Press advance a frame at a time.

• To resume playback, press  (play).

/

/

to reverse or

Playing a JPEG slideshow

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

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

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

The player displays

Note

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

• F or Vid eo C Ds /Su pe r VC Ds i n P BC m od e an d W MA/ MP 3/M PEG -4 AAC tra ck s (i n S can mo de o nly ), nor ma l pl ayb ac k re su mes when you reach the beginning or the end of track. 3 • The time it takes for the player to load a file increases with large file sizes.

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

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While the slideshow is running:

Button What it does

 Pauses the slideshow (or audio);

press again to restart.

 Jumps to the previous picture (or

audio file with audio playback).

 Jumps to the next picture (or

audio file with audio playback).

///

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

SHIFT+ ZOOM

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

Displays the Disc Navigator screen (see below).

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

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

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

Disc Navigator

2 Select a view option.

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

• Title – Titles from a DVD-Video disc.

• Chapter – Chapters from the current title of a DVD-Video disc.

• Track – Tracks from a Video CD/Super VCD disc.

• Time – Thumbnails from a Video CD/Super VCD disc at 10 minute intervals.

• Original: Title – Original titles from a VR mode DVD-R/-RW disc.

• Playlist: Title – Playlist titles from a VR mode DVD-R/-RW disc.

• Original: Time – Thumbnails from the Original content at 10 minute intervals.

• Playlist: Time – Thumbnails from the Playlist at 10 minute intervals.

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

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

Disc Navigator: Title 01- 49: - -

You can use either /// and ENTER to select a thumbnail, or the number buttons.

To select using the number buttons, enter a two-digit number then press ENTER.

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

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

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

00:00/ 00:00 0kbps

Folder1

Folder2

Folder3

Folder4

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

Tip

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

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

2Use /// and ENTER to navigate.

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

Use  to return to the parent folder.

Use ENTER or  to open a highlighted folder.

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

00:00/ 00:00 0kbps

Folder2

File1

File2

File3

File4

File5

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

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

Note

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

Using Playlists

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

Programming playlists

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

2 Select the file you want to add to the

list.

play

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

know how to do this.

3Press

The file is added to the playlist you select.

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

PLAYLIST

1, 2 or 3.

Audio (WMA),

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Tip

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

1, 2

or 3 during

Listening to playlists

•

With playback stopped, p

1, 2 or 3.

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

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

ress

PLAYLIST

Clearing files from a playlist

1 Start playback of your playlist.

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

CLEAR

Looping a section of a disc

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

1 During playback, press select ‘

Play Mode

’.

Play Mode

HOME MENU

and

2 Select ‘A-B Repeat’.

3 Press loop start point.

4 Press loop end point.

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

5 To resume normal playback, select ‘Off’.

ENTER

on ‘A(Start Point)’ to set the

ENTER

on ‘B(End Point)’ to set the

Using repeat play

In addition to various repeat play options, it’s also possible to use repeat play together with program play (see Creating a program list on page 22).

1 During playback, press select ‘

Play Mode

2 Select ‘Repeat’ then select a repeat play

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

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

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

• For DivX video/WMV discs, select Title

Repeat (or Repeat Off).

’.

HOME MENU

Using random play

Use this function to play titles or chapters (DVD-Video) or tracks (CD and Video CD/Super VCD) in a random order.

1 During playback, press

Play Mode

select ‘

HOME MENU

’.

and

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

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

a DVD disc menu is being displayed.

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2 Select ‘Random’ then select an option.

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

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

Tip

• Use the following controls during random play:

Button What it does

 Selects a new track/title/chapter

 Returns to the beginning of the

at random.

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

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

Creating a program list

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

1 During playback, press select ‘

Play Mode

’.

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

3Use

///

and title, chapter or track for the current step in the program list.

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

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

HOME MENU

ENTER

to select a

and

After pressing ENTER to select the title/ chapter/track, the step number automatically moves down one.

4 Repeat step 3 to build up a program list.

A program list can contain up to 24 steps.

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

• To delete a step, highlight it and press

CLEAR.

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

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

Tip

• Use the following controls during program play:

Button What it does

HOME MENU

 Skip to the next step in the

Save the program list and exit without starting playback.

program list.

Other functions available from the program menu

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

• Playback Start – Starts playback of a saved program list

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

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

Note

1 You c an’t use Pro gram play wi th VR for mat DVD-R/-RW d iscs, WM A/MP3/MPEG-4 AAC discs , DivX v ideo/WM V discs, or while a DVD disc menu is being displayed.

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Searching a disc

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

1 Press Mode

2 Select ‘Search Mode’.

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

3 Select a search mode.

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

5 Press

HOME MENU

’.

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

• For a time search, enter the number of minutes and seconds into the currently playing title (DVD/DivX video/WMV) or track (CD/Video CD/Super VCD) you want playback to resume from. For example, press 4, 5, 0, 0 to have playback start from 45 minutes into the disc. For 1 hour, 20 minutes and 30 seconds, press 8, 0, 3, 0.

ENTER

and select ‘

to start playback.

Play

Switching subtitles

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

• Press select a subtitle option.

• To set subtitle preferences, see Language

• See Displaying DivX subtitle files on

SHIFT+SUBTITLE

settings on page 30.

page 40 for more on DivX subtitles.

repeatedly to

Switching language/audio channels

When playing discs recorded with dialogue in two or more languages, or with dual-mono

you can switch these during playback.

audio

• Press an audio language option.

• To set audio language preferences, see

SHIFT+AUDIO

Language settings on page 30.

repeatedly to select

Zooming the screen

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

1 During playback, use the button to select the zoom factor (Normal, 2x or 4x).

2Use area.

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

///

to change the zoomed

SHIFT+ZOOM

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Note

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

• If the navigation square at the top of the screen disappears, press SHIFT+ZOOM again to display it.

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Switching camera angles

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

When a multi-angle scene is playing, a icon appears on screen (this can be switched off if you prefer — see Display settings on page 30).

• During playback (or when paused), press

SHIFT+ANGLE

to switch angle.

Displaying disc information

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

• To show/switch/hide the information

displayed, press

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

DISPLAY

repeatedly.

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Chapter 5

USB playback

Using the USB interface

It is possible to listen to two-channel audio1 and watch JPEG files using the USB interface on the front of this unit. Connect a USB mass storage device

1 With the player switched on, press USB.

Make sure your TV is on and set to the correct video input.

2 Connect your USB device.

The USB terminal is located on the front panel.

3 Press  (play) to start playback.

If your USB device contains JPEGs, a slideshow will start. See Playing a JPEG slideshow on page 26 for more on this.

•Make sure USB DATA is showing in the front panel display (or the system is in standby) when disconnecting.

Note

1 This includes playback of WMA/MP3/MPEG-4 AAC files (except files with copy-protection or restricted playback). 2 • Compatible USB devices include external magnetic hard drives, portable flash memory (particularly keydrives) and digital audio players (MP3 players) of format FAT16/32. It is not possible to connect this unit to a personal computer for USB playback.

• Pioneer cannot guarantee compatibility (operation and/or bus power) with all USB mass storage devices and assumes no

responsibility for any loss of data that may occur when connected to this unit.

• With large amounts of data, it may take longer for the system to read the contents of a USB device.

as shown below.

USB

(Type A)

USB mass storage device

Important

If a USB ERR message lights in the display, it may mean that the power requirements of the USB device are too high for this player, or that the device is incompatible. Try the following:

• Switch the player off, then on again.

• Reconnecting the USB device with the player switched off.

• Selecting to another input source (like DVD/CD), then back to USB.

• Using a dedicated AC adapter (supplied with the device) for USB power.

If this doesn’t remedy the problem, it is likely your USB device is incompatible.

Basic playback controls

The following table shows the basic controls on the remote for USB playback.

Button What it does

 Starts normal playback.  Pauses/unpauses playback.  Stops playback.  Press to start fast reverse scanning.  Press to start fast forward scanning.  Skips to the start of the current file,

then previous files.

 Skips to the next file.

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Scanning files

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

• During playback, press  or .

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

• To resume playback, press  (play).

Playing a JPEG slideshow

Press  to start a slideshow from the first folder/picture. displayed in order.

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

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

While the slideshow is running:

Button What it does

 Pauses the slideshow (or audio);

 Jumps to the previous picture (or

 Jumps to the next picture (or

///

SHIFT+ ZOOM

The pictures in each folder are

press again to restart.

audio file with audio playback).

audio file with audio playback). Pauses the slideshow and

rotates/flips the current picture (Press  to restart slideshow).

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

Button What it does

Displays the Navigator screen (see below).

Browsing files with the Navigator

Use the Navigator to find WMA, MP3, MPEG-4 AAC and JPEG files or folders by name.

1 Press MENU then use /// and ENTER to navigate.

Use / to move up/down the folder/file list. Use  to return to the parent folder. Use ENTER or  to open a highlighted folder.

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

2 To play the highlighted track or display the highlighted JPEG file, press ENTER.

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

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

Tip

• To play all of the contents, rather than just the current folder, exit the Navigator and start playback using the  (play) button.

Note

1 With WMA/MP3/MPEG-4 AAC tracks, playback automatically resumes at the end or beginning of the track. 2 • The time it takes for the player to load a file increases with large file sizes.

• USB devices can contain up to 299 folders and up to 648 folders and files combined. 3 Filenames may be displayed incorrectly with some digital audio players. 4 You can also do this by going to the ‘..’ folder at the top, then pressing ENTER.

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Chapter 6

Surround sound settings

• SW – Subwoofer

Using the Setup menu

From the Setup menu you can access all the surround sound settings of the system including channel levels, speaker distances and dynamic range adjustment. The Auto MCACC feature (page 11) should give you the best surround sound setup. However you may find that by further adjustment of the surround sound settings you can improve the surround sound in your listening room.

1 Press ENTER adjust.

The available settings are shown in the front panel display.

2Use confirm and exit.

SHIFT+SETUP

to choose the setting you want to

/

to adjust then press

• Note that using the Auto MCACC (page 11)

again overwrites the speaker settings.

and use

Channel level setting

Set the relative channel levels from your main listening position.

Use / to switch between channels in the following order:

• L – Front left speaker

• C – Center speaker

• R – Front right speaker

• SR – Surround right speaker

• SL – Surround left speaker

Note

1 There are other settings you can adjust from the Setup menu; these are explained in Improving poor FM reception on page 14 and Dimming the display on page 38. 2 The setup menu is exited automatically after five minutes of inactivity. 3 • You can’t adjust center/surround when Stereo or Virtual playback is selected (or with stereo sources using the Auto mode).

• The Channel level setting is not available when headphones are connected.

• The speaker volume can be adjusted at any time by pressing SHIFT+TEST TONE and then using / to adjust the channel

levels. The test tone automatically moves from speaker to speaker in the order listed above. You should hear the test tone at the same volume from each speaker when seated in the main listening position. Press ENTER when you’re finished.

• Since the subwoofer produces ultra-low frequencies it may seem quieter than it actually is.

/

ENTER

then

The channel level range is ±10 dB.

Speaker distance setting

Specifies the distance from your listening position to your speakers.

When DISTANCE appears, press ENTER, then use / to adjust the distance, and switch between the following speakers:

• L – Front left speaker

• C – Center speaker

• R – Front right speaker

• SR – Surround right speaker

• SL – Surround left speaker

• SW – Subwoofer

Each speaker can be adjusted between 0.3 m and 9.0 m. The default setting is 3.0 m.

/ to

Dynamic Range Control

Specifies dynamic range adjustment to Dolby Digital or some DTS soundtracks. If low level sound or dialogue seem difficult to hear properly, this can help by bringing up the low level sounds, while controlling high level peaks.

• DRC OFF (default) – No dynamic range adjustment (use when listening at higher volumes)

• DRC MID – Mid setting

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

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Video Adjust menu07

Chapter 7

Video Adjust menu

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

1 Press Adjust’ from the on-screen display.

HOME MENU

Video Adjust

and select ‘Video

2 Make settings using ENTER

Video Adjust

Sharpness Brightness Contrast Gamma Hue Chroma Level

Standard



Off



///

and

You can adjust the following settings:

• Sharpness – Adjusts the sharpness of edges in the picture (Fine, Standard, Soft)

• Brightness – Adjusts the overall brightness (–20 to +20)

• Contrast – Adjusts the contrast between light and dark (–16 to +16)

• Gamma – Adjusts the ‘warmth’ of the picture (High, Medium, Low, Off)

• Hue – Adjusts the red/green balance (Green 9 to Red 9)

• Chroma Level – Adjusts how saturated colors appear (–9 to +9)

Adjust the Brightness, Contrast, Hue and Chroma Level settings using /.

Brightness min max 0

3 Press screen, or

ENTER

to return to the Video Adjust

HOME MENU

to exit.

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Chapter 8

Initial Settings menu

1 Press

Using the Initial Settings menu

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

2 With playback stopped, press MENU

and display settings, among others. If an option is grayed out it means that it

cannot be changed at the current time. This is usually because a disc is playing. Stop the disc, then change the setting.

3Use setting and option you want to set.

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

Video Output settings

Setting Option What it means

TV Screen

(See also Screen sizes and disc formats on

page 42.)

Component Out

(See also Connecting using the component video output on page 34.)

HDMI Resolution*

(See Connecting using HDMI on page 34.)

* Default changes with TV format (PAL/NTSC).

4:3 (Letter Box) Set if you have a conventional 4:3 TV. Widescreen movies are

4:3 (Pan & Scan) Set if you have a conventional 4:3 TV. Widescreen movies are

16:9 (Wide) Set if you have a widescreen TV. 16:9 (Compressed) Set if you have a widescreen TV. 4:3 material is shown with

Interlace Set if your TV is not compatible with progressive scan video.

Progressive Set if your TV is compatible with progressive scan video (see

1920x1080p Set if your TV supports 1920 x 1080 pixel progressive-scan video. 1920x1080i Set if your TV supports 1920 x 1080 pixel interlace video. 1280x720p Set if your TV supports 1280 x 720 pixel progressive-scan video.

720x480p (NTSC)/ 720x576p (PAL)

720x480i (NTSC)/ 720x576i (PAL)

shown with black bars top and bottom.

shown with the sides cropped so that the image fills the screen.

black bars on either side of the screen.

your TV’s instruction manual for details). Press ENTER once more to confirm (or RETURN to cancel).

Note that progressive scan video is only output from the component video jacks.

Set if your TV supports 720 x 480 (NTSC)/720 x 576 (PAL) pixel progressive-scan video.

Set if your TV supports 720 x 480 (NTSC)/720 x 576 (PAL) pixel interlace video.

DVD/CD

and select ‘Initial Settings’.

///

Initial Settings

and

ENTER

HOME

to select the

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Note

1 • In the table, the default setting is shown in bold: other settings are shown in it alics.

• Some settings, such as TV Screen, Audio Language and Subtitle Language may be overridden by the DVD disc. Often

these settings can also be made from the DVD disc menu.

• The HDMI Resolution and HDMI Color settings only need to be set if you connected this player to an HDMI-compatible component using the HDMI connector. 2 This setting can only be used when you are connected via HDMI and have the HDMI resolution set to 1920x1080p, 1920x1080i or 1280x720p. When using this setting, only the HDMI connection is available.

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Setting Option What it means

HDMI Color*

(See Connecting using HDMI on page 34.)

* Default changes depending on device connected.

Full range RGB If colors are weak, this gives brighter colors and deeper black

(default setting for HDMI-compatible DVI devices).

RGB Use this setting if colors appear overly rich on the Full Range

RGB setting.

Component Outputs 8-bit component video format (default setting for

HDMI-compatible devices).

Language settings

Setting Option What it means

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

Languages as displayed If there is a language selected on the disc, it is played. Other Language Select to choose a language other than the ones displayed (see

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

Languages as displayed The subtitle language selected on the disc is displayed. Other Language Select to choose a language other than the ones displayed (see

DVD Menu Language

Subtitle Display On Subtitles are displayed in your selected subtitle language.

w/Subtitle Lang. DVD disc menus are displayed in the same language as your

Languages as displayed DVD menus are displayed in the selected language, if possible. Other Language Select to choose a language other than the ones displayed (see

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

Using the language code list on page 48).

selected subtitle language, if possible.

Using the language code list on page 48).

Display settings

Setting Option What it means

OSD Language English On-screen displays of the player are in English.

Languages as displayed On-screen displays are shown in the language selected.

Angle Indicator On A camera icon is displayed on-screen during multi-angle

Off No multi-angle indication is shown.

scenes on a DVD disc.

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