Pioneer S-DV555T, S-DV1SW, S-DV353, HTZ353DVD User Manual

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

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IMPORTANT

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

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CAUTION:

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WARNING

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

WARNING

Before plugging in for the first time, read the following

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section carefully.

The voltage of the available power supply differs according to country or region. Be sure that the power supply voltage of the area where this unit will be used meets the required voltage (e.g., 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.

CAUTION

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

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CAUTION : CLASS 3B VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE LASER

RADIATION WHEN OPEN, AVOID

EXPOSURE TO THE BEAM.

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CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT

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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.

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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Operating Environment

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

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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Contents

01 Controls and displays

Front panel Remote control Display

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02 Getting started

Home theater sound setup Using the Auto MCACC setup for optimal

surround sound Using the on-screen displays Playing discs

Basic playback controls Resume and Last Memory DVD-Video disc menus Video CD/Super VCD PBC menus

Listening to the radio

Improving poor FM reception Reducing AM reception noise Memorizing stations Listening to station presets

Listening to other sources

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03 Listening to your system

Auto listening mode Listening in surround sound

Dolby Pro Logic II Music settings Using Front Surround Using Advanced Surround Listening in stereo Listening with headphones Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQ Using the Sound Retriever Enhancing dialog Using the Tone controls

Adjusting the bass and treble

Quiet and Midnight modes Boosting the bass level

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04 Disc playback features

Scanning discs Playing in slow motion Frame advance/frame reverse Playing a JPEG slideshow Browsing DVD or Video CD/Super VCD discs

with the Disc Navigator Browsing WMA, MP3, MPEG-4 AAC, DivX

video and JPEG files with the Disc Navigator Looping a section of a disc Using repeat play

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Creating a program list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Other functions available from the

program menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Searching a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Switching subtitles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Switching language / audio channels . . . . 21

Zooming the screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Switching camera angles . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Displaying disc information. . . . . . . . . . . . 22

05 USB playback

Using the USB interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Basic playback controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Scanning files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Playing a JPEG slideshow . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Browsing files with the Navigator . . . . . . . 24

06 Surround sound settings

Using the Setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

07 Video Adjust menu

Video Adjust menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

08 Initial Settings menu

Using the Initial Settings menu . . . . . . . . . 27

Video Output settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Language settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Display settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Options settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Parental Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

About DivX® VOD content . . . . . . . . . . . 29

09 Other connections

Connecting external antennas. . . . . . . . . . 31

Connecting auxiliary audio components . . 31

Connecting the S-video output . . . . . . . . .31

Connecting using the component video

output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

About progressive scan video . . . . . . . . . 32

Using this unit with a Pioneer plasma

display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

SR+ Setup for Pioneer plasma

displays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Switching on the SR+ mode. . . . . . . . . . 33

10 Additional information

Optional system settings Setting the sleep timer Dimming the display Disc / content format playback compatibility

Disc compatibility table About DVD+R/DVD+RW compatibility About DivX About MPEG-4 AAC About WMA

Using and taking care of discs

DVD Video regions

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Installation and maintenance

Hints on installation Cleaning the pickup lens Problems with condensation Moving the system unit

Screen sizes and disc formats Troubleshooting

General DVD/CD/Video CD player

Tuner USB connection Error Messages

Resetting the system Using the language code list Language code list Country/Area code list Specifications

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Controls and displays01

Chapter 1

Controls and displays

Front panel

DVD/CD

OPEN/CLOSE

USB

3 4 5 621

7 8



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



buttons

STANDBY/ON

Switches the system on or into standby.

USB

interface

Connect a USB device for playback (see

playback

on page 23).

8 PHONES jack

Connect headphones.

9 Display

See

Display

below.

VOLUME

STANDBY/ON

USB

Remote control

TUNER

STANDBY

DVD/CD

(FM/AM)

/ON

1 2

123

4 5

456

789

CLEAR

TOP MENU

SETUP

HOME MENU

MCACC

SOUND

RETRIEVER

TV CONTROL



STANDBY/ON

INPUT CHANNEL VOLUME

SHIFT

Switches the system on or into standby.

2 Function select buttons

Selects the source you want to listen to (

TUNER, USB, LINE

3 Number buttons / CLEAR /

CLEAR

– Clears an entry.

DISPLAY

– Displays/changes disc

information shown on-screen (page 22).

USB

SURROUND

TUNE

ENTER

TUNE

DISPLAY

ADVANCED

VOLUME

LINE

OPEN/ CLOSE

AUDIO

SUBTITLE

ANGLE

ZOOM

RETURN

TEST TONE

SOUND

SLEEP

MUTE

SR＋

16 17

DISPLAY

DVD/

Controls and displays

TOP MENU – Displays the top menu of a

DVD disc in the play position—this may be the same as pressing

SHIFT+SETUP

system and surround sound settings (page 12, 13, 25, 34 and 35).

5 Cursor,

7 Sound controls

8 Playback controls

See

playback features

on page 23 for an explanation of these controls.

9 TV CONTROL buttons

These control Pioneer plasma displays.

ENTER

///

navigate on-screen displays and menus.

ENTER

command.

TUNE +/– ST +/–

listening to the radio.

HOME MENU

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

SHIFT+MCACC

setup (page 9).

SOUND RETRIEVER

quality sound to compressed audio sources (page 16).

SURROUND

(page 14) or switches to stereo playback (page 15).

ADVANCED

surround mode (page 15) .

SOUND

adjust the tone, bass and treble, etc. (page 14 to 16).

Basic playback controls

– Use the cursor buttons to

– Selects an option or executes a

– Tunes the radio.

– Selects station presets when

– Selects a Surround mode

– Selects a Pioneer original

– Accesses the sound menu to

on page 17 and

(page 12).

– Use to make various

and tuning buttons

– Displays (or exits) the on-

– Starts the Auto MCACC

– Press to restore CD

on page 11,

USB playback

Disc

SHIFT

Press to access the controls highlighted in green.



OPEN/CLOSE

Opens/closes the disc tray.

12 DVD controls

AUDIO

– Selects audio channel/language

(page 21).

SUBTITLE

(page 21).

ANGLE

DVD multi-angle scene playback (page 22).

ZOOM

(page 22).

USB menu, or the Navigator (page 18 and

24).

SHIFT+SR+ – Switches the SR+ mode on/

off (page 33).

RETURN

screen.

SHIFT+TEST TONE – Outputs the test tone

(for speaker setup) (page 25).

SLEEP

Press to set the sleep timer (page 35).

MUTE

Mutes the sound (press again to cancel).

VOLUME +/–

Adjusts the volume.

– Displays/changes the subtitles

– Changes camera angle during

– Changes the screen zoom level

– Press to display a DVD disc or

– Returns to a previous menu

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Display

321

PRGSVE SOUND DTS F.SURR.

2D 2PL

12 89 7

111314

DTS

Lights during playback of a DTS source (page 14).

2 PRGSVE

Lights when progressive scan video output is selected (page 27).

SOUND

Lights when the Sound Retriever is active (page 15).

SURR.

Lights when one of the Advanced surround listening modes is selected (page 15).

F.SURR.

Lights when one of the Front Surround listening mode is selected (page 15).

RPT

and

RPT

-1

RPT

lights during repeat play.

during repeat one-track play (page 19).

PGM

Lights during program play (page 20).

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.

RDM

Lights during random play (page 20).

RPT-1

lights

5 6

RPT -1 kHz

PGM

MHz RDM

9 kHz / MHz

Indicates the frequency unit shown in the character display (

10 Character display

Lights when sleep timer is active (page 35).



Lights during playback.

132 PL II

Lights during Dolby Pro Logic II decoding (page 14).

142 D

Lights during playback of a Dolby Digital source (page 14).

kHz

for AM,

MHz

for FM).

Getting started

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).

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Standard surround 5-spot setup

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

Center

Front left

Surround

Listening position

left

Front right

Subwoofer

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

setup option:

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Front surround 3-spot setup

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

Center

Front left Front right

Subwoofer

Surround

left

Surround

– This is

Surround right

– This setup

right

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After placing your speakers, see

Auto MCACC setup for optimal surround sound

below to complete your surround setup.

Using the

Using the Auto MCACC setup for optimal surround sound

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

EQ) for your particular room.

Important

• These test tones 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

TUNER

STANDBY

DVD/CD

(FM/AM)

/ON

USB

123

456

789

LINE

TOP MENU

SETUP

OPEN/

HOME MENU

AUDIO

SUBTITLE

ANGLE

SOUND

RETRIEVER

MCACC

SURROUND

ZOOM

DISPLAY

TUNE

SR＋

ENTER

RETURN

TUNE

TEST TONE

ADVANCED

SOUND

TV CONTROL

INPUT CHANNEL VOLUME

SHIFT

VOLUME

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SLEEP

MUTE

Listening position

Note

1 See

Using Front Surround

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

on page 15 to select a front surround mode when using this setup.

Getting started02

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

VIDEO

COMPONENT

VIDEO

VIDEO OUT

CR/ P

CB/ P

ANTENNA

AM LOOP

MCACC

Ω

UNBAL

S-VIDEO

MIC

CONTROL

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

SHIFT+MCACC ENTER

when

RETRY

• If you see an

ERR MIC

, press

, or to try again, press

shows in the display.

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

RETRY2.

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

COMPLETE3 shows in the display, indicating

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

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 highlighted item and pressing

it.

Important

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

Button

HOME MENU



ENTER

RETURN

Tip

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

, , , 

to change the

ENTER

to select

What it does

Displays/exits the on-screen display

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

saving changes

Note

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

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

COMPLETE

4 See 5 The screen saver will appear after five minutes of inactivity.

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

Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQ

SHIFT+MCACC

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

on page 15 to switch on/off Acoustic Calibration EQ.

ERR

message, then try

Getting started

Playing discs

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

2 Press

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

3 Press  (play) to start playback.

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

menus

page 12 to navigate these. If you loaded a disc containing JPEGs, a

slideshow will start. See

slideshow

• If a disc contains a mixture of DivX video

4 Adjust the volume.

Use the



OPEN/CLOSE

to load a disc.

DVD-Video disc

and

Video CD/Super VCD PBC menus

Playing a JPEG

on page 17 for more on this.

and other media file types (MP3, for example), first select whether to play the DivX video files ( file types (

AAC

) from the on-screen display.

VOLUME

MP3

DivX

) or the other media

WMA

control.

JPEG

MPEG-4

Basic playback controls

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

other playback features in the chapter 4.

Button















Numbers

What it does

Starts/resumes normal playback.

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If the display shows

LAST MEM

resume or last memory point (see

Resume and Last Memory

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

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

chapter, then previous tracks/chapters. Skips to the next track or chapter. Use to enter a title/chapter/track

number. Press

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

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

. You can find

RESUME

playback starts from the

ENTER

to select.

below).

RESUME

Resume and Last Memory

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

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

LAST MEM

and you can resume play-

back.

RESUME

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Note

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

Getting started02

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

Button

TOP MENU



ENTER

RETURN

Numbers

What it does

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

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

Moves the cursor around the screen.

Selects the current menu option. Returns to the previously

displayed menu screen. Highlights a numbered menu

option (some discs only). Press

ENTER

to select.

TOP

Video CD/Super VCD PBC menus

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

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

Button What it does

RETURN

Numbers



Displays the PBC menu. Selects numbered menu options.

Press

ENTER

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



(play) button.

to select.

Button



What it does

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

Listening to the radio

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

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

2 Use

ENTER

3 Use

ENTER

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

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 +/–

until the frequency display starts to

: Press and hold

TUNE

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

Getting started

Select

FM AUTO

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

Reducing AM reception noise

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

1 Tune to an AM radio station then press

SHIFT+SETUP

2 Use

/

ENTER

3 Use

/

press

ENTER

Select an effect level between 1 and 3.

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) or the Noise Cut mode (AM) as necessary. These settings are saved along with the preset.

2 Press choose ‘ST.MEM.’ then press

3 Use

/

want then press

above to switch back to auto-

to choose NOISECUT then press

to select the noise cut mode then

SHIFT+SETUP

to select the station preset you

ENTER

and use

ENTER

/

Listening to other sources

You can connect auxiliary sources (TV, satellite receiver, etc.) to this unit for playback through the speaker system. See

audio components

• To connect a USB device to the USB terminal, see

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

2 Press

3 If necessary, start playback of the source.

LINE

to select the source.

Connecting auxiliary

on page 31 for more on this.

USB playback

on page 23.

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Listening to station presets

1 Make sure the

2 Use the preset.

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

TUNER

function is selected.

ST +/–

buttons to select a station

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TUNE

TEST TONE

TUNE

TEST TONE

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.

• See

Using Front Surround

below to get the best results from a Front surround 3-spot setup (page 9).

SOUND

RETRIEVER

SURROUND

ADVANCED

SOUND

• Press listening mode.

SURROUND

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.

• See

Using Front Surround

best results from a Front surround 3-spot setup (page 9).

SOUND

RETRIEVER

• 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

below to get the

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

Dolby Pro Logic II Music settings

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

1 With Dolby Pro Logic II Music mode active, press

SOUND

2 Use ‘PANORAMA’ then press

•

C WIDTH

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.

the surround sound balance from front to back, making the sound more distant (minus settings), or more forward (positive settings).

•

PANORAMA

image to include the surround speakers for a ‘wraparound' effect.

/

to select ‘C WIDTH’, ‘DIMEN.’ or

ENTER

(Center Width): Provides a better

(Dimension): Adjusts the depth of

– Extends the front stereo

below

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.

Listening to your system

TUNE

TEST TONE

TUNE

TEST TONE

TUNE

TEST TONE

Using Front Surround

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

setup

on page 9. The surround speakers should be placed beside the front speakers and oriented either towards the walls, or straight ahead, depending on which mode you are using (see below).

• Press

ADVANCED

Surround mode.

Press repeatedly to select

FRTMUSIC

• If you have selected Surround Movie) or Surround Music), turn each surround speaker so that the guide markers on the stand base are lined up horizontally in the direction the listening position (see below). With

EXTPOWER

surround speakers should be oriented in the same direction as the front speakers.

Home theater sound

SOUND

RETRIEVER

SURROUND

ADVANCED

to select a Front

EXTPOWER

FRTMOVIE

FRTMUSIC

(Extra Power), the

SOUND

FRTMOVIE

(Front

Extra PowerFront Music / Front Movie

(Front

• See

Using Front Surround

above to get the best results from a Front surround 3-spot setup (page 9).

SOUND

RETRIEVER

SURROUND

ADVANCED

SOUND

• Press

ADVANCED

to select an Advanced

Surround mode.

Press repeatedly to select

ADVMOVIE

ADVMUSIC, EXPANDED, TV SURR., SPORTS GAME, VIRTUAL

5 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.

SOUND

RETRIEVER

SURROUND

ADVANCED

SOUND

• Press

SURROUND

repeatedly until

STEREO shows in the display.

Listening with headphones

When headphones are connected, only the

STEREO

(virtual surround sound for headphones) modes are available.

• With headphones connected, press

ADVANCED

(default) and

to select

SURROUND

PHONES SURROUND

to select STEREO

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Using Advanced Surround

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

variety of additional surround sound effects.

Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQ

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

MCACC setup for optimal surround sound

page 9.

Note

1 Note that when the tuner is selected, multichannel playback is not possible. 2 Acoustic Calibration EQ is not available when headphones are connected.

Using the Auto

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1 Press MCACC EQ then press

2 Use

press ENTER to confirm

• If you select

•

SOUND

and use

/

to select EQ ON or EQ OFF

off but speaker settings (channel delay and channel level) remain in effect.

EQ ON

Auto MCACC setup is completed.

EQ OFF

is selected automatically after the

/

to select

ENTER

then

, equalization is set to

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 2channel 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.

Enhancing dialog

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

1 Press

DIALOGUE

2 Use enhancement then press

Select between

SOUND

and use

then press

/

to select the amount of dialog

OFF, MID

/

ENTER

to select

to confirm.

MAX

1 Press TONE then press

2 Use adjust and press

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

SOUND

and use

ENTER

/

to select the option you want to

ENTER

/

to select

Adjusting the bass and treble

Use the tone controls to adjust the bass and treble.

• Use

/

use

/

confirm

to select BASS or TREBLE then

to adjust the tone.

Press ENTER to

Quiet and Midnight modes

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

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

• After pressing switches on/off.

• To cancel the Quiet or Midnight listening modes, select

ENTER, the setting

BASS/TRE

Boosting the bass level

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

1 Press BASSMODE then press

2 Use

ENTER to confirm Select between OFF, MUSIC or CINEMA.

SOUND

and use

/

to adjust the sound

/

ENTER

to select

then press

Using the Tone controls

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

Note

1 The Bass Mode is not available when headphones are connected.

Disc playback features

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 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 at four different forward slow motion speeds. DVD discs can also be played in reverse slow motion.

Note

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

• With Video CD/Super VCDs in PBC mode or a WMA/MP3/MPEG-4 AAC track, playback automatically resumes at the end or

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

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

1 During playback, press  (pause).

2 Press and hold motion playback starts.

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

• To resume playback, press

/

/



(play).

until slow

Frame advance/frame reverse

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

1 During playback, press  (pause).

2 Press advance a frame at a time.

/

/

to reverse or

• To resume playback, press  (play).

Playing a JPEG slideshow

After loading a 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 ( (

/

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

) and pause () functions.

The player displays

/

), scan

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

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-RW disc.

•

Playlist: Title

– Playlist titles from a VR

mode DVD-RW disc.

•

Original: Time

– Thumbnails from the

Original content at 10 minute intervals.

•

Playlist: Time

– Thumbnails from the

Playlist at 10 minute intervals.

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





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

Disc Navigator: Title 01- 49: - -

You can use either

///

and

ENTER

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

two-digit number then press

ENTER

Disc Navigator Title Chapter

Disc playback features

Play Mode

Browsing WMA, MP3, MPEG-4 AAC, DivX video 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

2 Use

Use list.

Use Use

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

///

/

to move up and down the folder/file



to return to the parent folder.

ENTER

or  to open a highlighted folder.

and ENTER to navigate.

• 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

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

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

Tip

• 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.

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

’.

HOME MENU

and

2 Select ‘A-B Repeat’.

3 Press

ENTER

on ‘A(Start Point)’ to set the

loop start point.

4 Press

ENTER

on ‘B(End Point)’ to set the

loop end point.

After pressing

ENTER

, playback jumps back to

the start point and plays the loop.

5 To resume normal playback, select ‘Off’.

Using repeat play

In addition to various repeat play options, it’s also possible to use repeat play together with program play (see page 20).

Creating a program list

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Note

1 You can also do this by going to the ‘..’ folder at the top, then pressing

ENTER

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1 During playback, press select ‘

Play Mode

’.

HOME MENU

and

2 Select ‘Repeat’ then select a repeat play

option.

If program play is active, select

Repeat

to repeat the program list, or

Off

to cancel.

• For DVD discs, select

Chapter Repeat

Program

Title Repeat

Repeat

• For CDs and Video CD/Super VCDs, select

Disc Repeat

• For DivX video discs, select (or

Repeat Off

Track Repeat

Title Repeat

Using random play

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

VCD) in a random order.

1 During playback, press select ‘

Play Mode

2 Select ‘Random’ then select an option.

• For DVD discs, select

Random Chapter

• For CDs and Video CD/Super VCDs, select

Off

to switch random play on or off.

Tip

• Use the following controls during random play:

Button



What it does

Selects a new track/title/chapter at random.

’.

HOME MENU

Random Title

and

Button



What it does

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

• Random play remains in effect until you select

Random Off

from the random play

menu options.

Creating a program list

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

1 During playback, press select ‘

Play Mode

’.

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

3 Use

///

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

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

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

After pressing

ENTER

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

4 Repeat step 3 to build up a program list.

A program list can contain up to 24 steps.

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

• To delete a step, highlight it and press

CLEAR

HOME MENU

ENTER

to select a

and

Note

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 discs, or while a DVD disc menu is being displayed. 3 You can’t use Program play with VR format DVD-R/RW discs, WMA/MP3/MPEG-4 AAC discs, DivX video discs, or while a DVD disc menu is being displayed.

Disc playback features

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.

3 Select a search mode.

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

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

Tip

• Use the following controls during program play:

Button

HOME MENU



What it does

Save the program list and exit without starting playback.

Skip to the next step in the 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

saved program list

•

Playback Stop

but does not erase the program list

•

Program Delete

and turns off program play

– Starts playback of a

– Turns off program play,

– Erases the program list

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

4, 5, 0, 0

to have playback start from 45 minutes into the disc. For 1 hour, 20 minutes and 30 seconds, press

5 Press

ENTER

8, 0, 3, 0

to start playback.

Switching subtitles

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

subtitle language during playback.

• Press

SUBTITLE

repeatedly to select a

subtitle option.

• To set subtitle preferences, see

settings

on page 27.

• See

Displaying DivX subtitle files

Language

page 37 for more on DivX subtitles.

Searching a disc

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

1 Press

Mode

HOME MENU

’.

and select ‘

Play

2 Select ‘Search Mode’.

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

Note

1 Some discs only allow you to change subtitle language from the disc menu. Press 2 Some Super VCDs have two soundtracks. With these discs you can switch between the two soundtracks as well as individual channels in each. 3 Some discs only allow you to change audio language from the disc menu. Press

Switching language / audio channels

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

• Press

AUDIO

repeatedly to select an

audio language option.

• To set audio language preferences, see

Language settings

TOP MENU

on page 27.

to access.

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Zooming the screen

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

1 During playback, use the

ZOOM

button to

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

2 Use

///

to change the zoomed

area.

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

Switching camera angles

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

When a multi-angle scene is playing, a icon appears on screen (this can be switched off if you prefer—see page 28).

• During playback (or when paused), press

ANGLE

to switch angle.

Display settings

Displaying disc information

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

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

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

Note

1• Since DVD, Video CD/Super VCD, DivX video title and JPEG pictures have a fixed resolution, picture quality will deteriorate, especially at 4x zoom. This is not a malfunction.

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

DISPLAY

repeatedly.

DISPLAY

to change

ZOOM

again to display it.

USB playback

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

slideshow

• Make sure 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). It is not possible to play DivX files through the USB terminal. 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

Typ e A

USB mass storage device

Playing a JPEG

on page 24 for more on this.

USB DATA

is showing in the

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).

Button

Browsing files with the Navigator

Use the Navigator to find WMA, MP3, MPEG-4

What it does

Displays the Navigator screen (see below).

AAC and JPEG files or folders by name.

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 ( (

/

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

While the slideshow is running:

Button







///

ZOOM

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 ‘

The pictures in each folder are

/

), scan

) and pause () functions.

What it does

Pauses the slideshow (or audio); press again to restart.

Jumps to the previous picture (or audio ﬁle with audio playback).

Jumps to the next picture (or audio ﬁle with audio playback).

Pauses the slideshow and rotates/ﬂips the 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).

’ folder at the top, then pressing

1 Press MENU then use 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

ENTER

///



(play) button.

and

Surround sound settings

Chapter 6

Surround sound settings

– Surround left speaker

•

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 9) 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.

2 Use confirm and exit.

• Note that using the Auto MCACC (page 9)

SHIFT+SETUP

to choose the setting you want to

/

to adjust then press

again overwrites the speaker settings.

and use

Channel level setting

Set the relative channel levels from your main listening position. Use

/

following order:

•

– Front left speaker

•

– Center speaker

– Front right speaker

•

– Surround right speaker

Note

1 There are other settings you can adjust from the Setup menu; these are explained in Improving poor FM reception on page 12 and Dimming the display on page 35. 2 The setup menu is exited automatically after 5 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.

to switch between channels in the

/

ENTER

then

•

– Subwoofer

The channel level range is ± 10 dB.

Speaker distance setting

Specifies the distance from your listening position to your speakers.

When

DISTANCE

use

/

switch between the following speakers:

Each speaker can be adjusted between and

to adjust the distance, and /

•

– Front left speaker

•

– Center speaker

•

– Front right speaker

•

– Surround right speaker

•

– Surround left speaker

•

– Subwoofer

9.0 m

appears, press

. The default setting is

ENTER

3.0 m

, then

0.3 m

Dynamic Range Control

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

•

DRC OFF (default)

adjustment (use when listening at higher volumes)

•

DRC MID

•

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

– Mid setting

– No dynamic range

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Chapter 7

Video Adjust menu

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

1 Press Adjust’ from the on-screen display.

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

edges in the picture (

Brightness

• brightness (

•

Contrast

light and dark (

•

Gamma

picture (

Hue

• (

Green 9

•

Chroma Level

colors appear (

– Adjusts the sharpness of

Fine, Standard, Soft

– Adjusts the overall

–20

+20

)

– Adjusts the contrast between

–16

+16

)

– Adjusts the ‘warmth’ of the

High, Medium, Low, Off

)

– Adjusts the red/green balance

Red 9

)

– Adjusts how saturated

–9

to +9)

Adjust the Brightness, Contrast, Hue and Chroma Level settings using

Brightness min max

3 Press screen, or

ENTER

to return to the Video Adjust

HOME MENU

/

to exit.

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Initial Settings menu

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

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.

3 Use setting and option you want to set.

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

Video Output settings

Setting

TV Screen

(See also

Screen sizes

and disc formats

page 39.)

Component Out

(See also

Connecting using the component video output

page 32.)

Option What it means

4:3 (Letter Box)

4:3 (Pan & Scan)

16:9 (Wide)

Interlace

Progressive

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

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

Set if you have a widescreen TV. Set if your TV is not compatible with progressive scan video.

Set if your TV is compatible with progressive scan video (see your TV’s instruction manual for details). Press more to confirm (or

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

DVD/CD

and select ‘Initial Settings’.

///

RETURN

to cancel).

Initial Settings

and

ENTER

HOME

to select the

ENTER

once

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Language settings

Setting

Audio Language English

Note

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

• Some settings, such as

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

Option What it means

Languages as displayed Other Language

bold

TV Screen, Audio Language

: other settings are shown in

If there is an English soundtrack on the disc, it is played. If there is a language selected on the disc, it is played. Select to choose a language other than the ones displayed (see

Using the language code list

and

Subtitle Language

on page 43).

italics

may be overridden by the DVD disc. Often

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Setting

Subtitle Language English

DVD Menu Language

Subtitle Display On

Option What it means

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

Languages as displayed Other Language

w/Subtitle Lang.

Languages as displayed Other Language

Off

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

Using the language code list

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

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

Using the language code list

Subtitles are displayed in your selected subtitle language. Subtitles are always off by default when you play a DVD disc.

Display settings

Setting Option What it means

OSD Language English

Languages as displayed

Angle Indicator On

Off

On-screen displays of the player are in English. On-screen displays are shown in the language selected. A camera icon is displayed on-screen during multi-angle

scenes on a DVD disc. No multi-angle indication is shown.

Options settings

Setting

Parental Lock –

DivX(R) VOD Display

Option What it means

See

Parental Lock

See

About DivX® VOD content

on page 43).

below.

Parental Lock

• Default level: Default Country/Area code:

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

Note

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

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

Off

; Default password:

us (2119)

none

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

;

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

Registering a new password

Resetting the system

on page 43).

Initial Settings menu

1 Select ‘Password’.

Initial Settings

Video Output

Language

Display

Options

Parental Lock

DivX (R) VOD

Password

Level Change

Country Code

2 Use the number buttons to input a 4-digit

ENTER

password then press

Changing your password

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

1 Select ‘Password Change’, input your existing password, then press

2 Enter a new password and press

ENTER

Setting/changing the Parental Lock

1 Select ‘Level Change’.

2 Use number buttons to enter your

ENTER

password, then press

3 Select a new level and press

ENTER

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



to unlock levels. You can’t lock

level 1.

Setting/changing the Country/Area code

You can find the

Country/Area code list

page 44.

1 Select ‘Country Code’, input your password, then press

ENTER

2 Select a Country/Area code then press

ENTER

There are two ways you can do this:

• Select by code letter: Use

/

to change

the Country/Area code.

• Select by code number: Press



then use the number buttons to enter the 4-digit Country/Area code.

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

About DivX® VOD content

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

provider.

Displaying your DivX VOD registration code

1 Press HOME MENU and select ‘Initial Settings’.

2 Select ‘Options’, then ‘DivX (R) VOD’.

3 Select ‘Display’.

Your 8-digit registration code is displayed. Make a note of the code as you will need it

when you register with a DivX VOD provider.

Important

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

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

Authorization Error

is displayed

and the content will not play.

Initial Settings

Video Output

Language

Display

Options

Parental Lock

DivX (R) VOD

Display

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Note

1 Resetting the player (as described in

Resetting the system

on page 43) will not cause you to lose your registration code.

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