Pioneer S-DV990ST, S-DV99ST User Manual

DVD/CD Tuner
Unité tuner DVD/CD

XV-DV99
XV-DV990

Powered Subwoofer
Caisson de basse asservi

S-DV99SW
S-DV990SW

Speaker System
Enceintes Acoustique

S-DV99ST
S-DV990ST

Operating Instructions
Mode d’emploi

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR PURCHASE OF THIS FINE PIONEER PRODUCT.

Pioneer is on the leading edge of DVD research for consumer products and this unit incorporates the
latest technological developments.
We are sure you will be fully satisfied with this system.
Thank you for your support.

Location: underside of the unit

IMPORTANT

CAUTION

The lightning flash with arrowhead
symbol, within an equilateral
triangle, is intended to alert the
user to the presence of uninsulated
"dangerous voltage" within the
product's enclosure that may be of
sufficient magnitude to constitute
a risk of electric shock to persons.

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHO

DO NOT OPEN

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TO PREVENT THE RISK OF ELECTRIC
SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER
(OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE
PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING
TO QUALIFIED SERVICE
PERSONNEL.

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equilateral triangle is intended to
alert the user to the presence of
important operating and
maintenance (servicing)
instructions in the literature
accompanying the appliance.

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WARNING:

PROOF. TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO
NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN OR MOIS­TURE AND DO NOT PUT ANY WATER SOURCE NEAR
THIS APPARATUS, SUCH AS VASES, FLOWER POTS,
COSMETICS CONTAINERS, MEDICINE BOTTLES, ETC.

WARNING:

THE FIRST TIME, READ THE FOLLOWING SECTION
CAREFULLY. THE VOLTAGE OF THE AVAILABLE
POWER SUPPLY DIFFERS ACCORDING TO COUNTRY
OR REGION. BE SURE THAT THE POWER SUPPLY
VOLTAGE OF THE AREA WHERE THIS UNIT WILL BE
USED MEETS THE REQUIRED VOLTAGE (E.G., 230V OR
120V) WRITTEN ON THE REAR PANEL.

THIS APPARATUS IS NOT WATER-

BEFORE PLUGGING IN THE UNIT FOR

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CAUTION

These labels can be found on the
DVD/CD tuner rear panel and bottom
panel and on the powered subwoofer
rear panel.

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

• This player is not suitable for commercial
use.

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

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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Installation precaution

• Install components so that there are no
obstructions above or either side, and
nothing blocking ventilation holes.

• Leave at least 5 cm of free space around
the subwoofer and at least 28cm above
and 15cm to the left and right of the DVD/
CD Tuner, as shown below. Remember to
also leave 15cm of space at the rear.

• Use a vacuum cleaner periodically to clean
the port of the subwoofer to keep it free of
dust.

5 cm

5 cm

5 cm

On the bottom base of the unit

CAUTION :

VORSICHT :

ADVARSEL :

VARNING :

VARO! :

CUIDADO :

VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN. AVOID EXPOSURE TO BEAM.

SICHTBARE UND UNSICHTBARE LASERSTRAHLUNG, WENNABDECKUNG GEÖFFNET
NICHT DEM STRAHL AUSSETZEN!

SYNLIG OG USYNLIG LASERSTRÅLING VED ÅBNING UNDGÅ UDSÆTTELSE FOR
STRÀLING.

SYNLIG OCH OSYNLIG LASERSTRÅLNING NÄR DENNA DEL ÄR ÖPPNAD BETRAKTA
EJ STRÅLEN.

AVATTAESSA ALTISTUT NÄKYVÄ JA NÄKYMÄTTÖMÄLLE LASERSATEIL YLLE. ÄLÄ
KATSO SÄTEESEN.

RADIACIÓN LÁSER VISIBLE E INVISIBLE AL ESTAR ABIERTO. EVITAR EXPOSICIÓN AL
RAYO.

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Powered subwoofer unit (S-DV99/990SW)

28

cm

15 cm

15 cm

DVD/CD Tuner unit (XV-DV99/990)

VENTILATION:

When installing this unit, make sure to
leave space around the unit for ventila­tion to improve heat radiation (at least 28
cm at top, 10 cm at rear, and 15 cm at each
side).

WARNING:

cabinet are provided for ventilation and
to ensure reliable operation of the
product and to protect it from over­heating, to prevent fire hazard, the open­ings should never be blocked and covered
with items, such as newspapers, table­cloths, curtains, etc. Also do not put the
apparatus on the thick carpet, bed, sofa,
or fabric having a thick pile.

Slots and openings in the

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Energy-saving design

This system is designed to use 0.48 W of elec­tricity when power is switched to standby.

CAUTION: THE STANDBY/ON BUTTON IS

SECONDARY CONNECTED AND THEREFORE
DOES NOT SEPARATE THE UNIT FROM MAINS
POWER IN STANDBY POSITION. therefore install
the unit suitable places easy to disconnect the
MAINS plug in case of the accident. The MAINS
plug of unit should be unplugged from the wall
socket when left unused for a long period of time.

Operating Environment

Operating environment temperature and
humidity: +5ºC – +35ºC (+41ºF – +95ºF);
less than 85%RH (cooling vents not blocked)
Do not install in the following locations

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Location exposed to direct sunlight or strong arti­ficial light

•

Location exposed to high humidity, or poorly
ventilated location

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WARNING:

AS LIGHTED CANDLE, SHOULD BE PLACED ON THE
APPARATUS. IF NAKED FLAME SOURCES ACCIDEN­TALLY FALL DOWN, FIRE SPREAD OVER THE APPA­RATUS THEN MAY CAUSE FIRE.

NO NAKED FLAME SOURCES, SUCH

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Thank you for buying this Pioneer product.

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

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Contents

Installation precaution

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01 Before you start

Features
Introduction to home theater
General disc compatibility

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CD-R/RW compatibility
DVD-R/RW compatibility
PC-created disc compatibility
Compressed audio compatibility
JPEG file compatibility

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02 Controls and displays

Front panel
Display unit
Display
Remote control

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03 Getting started

Switching on and setting up

Setting the clock
Setting up the remote to control

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your TV
Using the Room Setup
Using the on-screen displays
Playing discs

Basic playback controls

Resume and Last Memory

DVD disc menus

Video CD PBC menus
Listening to the radio

Improving poor FM reception

Memorizing stations

Listening to station presets
Listening to other sources

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04 Home theater sound

Auto listening mode

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Listening in surround sound

Dolby Pro Logic II Music settings
Listening in stereo
Listening with headphones
Using the Advanced Surround effects

Adjusting the Advanced Surround

effect level
Enhancing dialogue
Listening with a virtual surround back

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speaker
Using Quiet and Midnight
listening modes
Adjusting the bass and treble
Boosting the bass level
Muting the sound

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05 Playing discs

Introduction
Using the Disc Navigator to browse the
contents of a disc
Scanning discs

Playing in slow motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Frame advance/frame reverse . . . . . . . . . .39

Looping a section of a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Using repeat play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Using the OSD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Using the display unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Using random play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Using the OSD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Creating a program list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Using the OSD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Using the unit display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Clearing the program list . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Searching a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Playing DVD-Audio ‘Bonus Groups’. . . . . .47

Switching subtitles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Switching DVD-Video audio language . . . .47

Switching DVD-Audio audio channels. . . .48

Switching Video CD audio channel . . . . . .48

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Zooming the screen
Switching camera angles
Displaying disc information

OSD disc information
Display unit information

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06 Viewing JPEG discs

Playing a JPEG slideshow
Using the JPEG Disc Navigator and
Photo Browser
Zooming the screen

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07 More tuner features: RDS

An introduction to RDS

Displaying RDS information
Searching for RDS programs

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08 Using the timer

Setting the wake-up timer

Turning the wake-up timer on/off

Setting the sleep timer

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09 Surround sound setup

Setting up surround sound

System Setup menu options
Setting the channel levels

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10 Video Adjust menu

Video Adjust

Creating your own presets

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11 Initial Settings menu

Using the Initial Settings menu
Video Output settings

TV Screen
AV Connector Out
S-Video Out

Language settings

Audio Language
Subtitle Language
DVD Menu Language
Subtitle Display

Display settings

OSD Language
On Screen Display
Angle Indicator

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Options

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Parental Lock
Bonus Group
Auto Disc Menu
Group Playback
DVD Playback Mode
SACD Playback
PhotoViewer

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12 Other connections

Connecting external antennas
Connecting auxiliary components

Reducing the TV and line signal levels

Recording mode
Connecting using the S-video output

Using the SCART AV output . . . . . . . . . . .76

Switching the TV audio input to

SCART or RCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76

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13 Additional information

Switching off the demo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

Child Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

Changing the clock format . . . . . . . . . . . .78

Setting the TV format. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

Watching NTSC on a PAL TV

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Resetting the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

Dimming the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

Using and taking care of discs . . . . . . . . .79

Titles, groups, chapters and tracks . . . . .79

DVD Video regions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Handling discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80

Storing discs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80

Discs to avoid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

Proper installation and maintenance

of this system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

Hints on installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

Cleaning the pickup lens. . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Problems with condensation. . . . . . . . . . 82

Moving the system unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

Power cord caution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

DVD/CD/Video CD player . . . . . . . . . . . .84

MP3/JPEG discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Tuner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86

Error Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86

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Screen sizes and disc formats

Widescreen TV users
Standard TV users

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Selecting languages using the
language code list
Language code list
Country code list
Preset code list
Glossary

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Specifications

Amplifier Section
Disc section
FM tuner section
AM tuner section
Miscellaneous
Accessories

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Satellite Speaker System
(S-DV99ST)

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Powered subwoofer
(S-DV99SW S-DV990SW)

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Before you start

Chapter 1

Before you start

Features

DVD-Audio and SACD compatible

Experience the super high-quality audio
performance of DVD-Audio and Super Audio
CD (SACD).

The on-board 24-bit/192kHz DAC means that
this player is fully compatible with high
sampling-rate discs, capable of delivering
exceptional sound quality in terms of dynamic
range, low-level resolution and high­frequency detail.

Excellent audio performance with
Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic, Dolby

Pro Logic II

Built-in Dolby Digital and DTS decoders let
you enjoy true discrete multi-channel home
theater sound with Dolby Digital and DTS
encoded DVD discs.

Dolby Pro Logic and Dolby Pro Logic II
decoding adds excitement to two-channel
source material with surround sound
playback.

Simple Room Setup for surround sound

Setting up basic surround sound is made a
simple two step process with the Room Setup
feature. Tell the unit the size of your listening
room and your listening position, and the
system automatically configures the
surround sound.

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and DTS*2 software

Picture zoom

While a DVD or Video CD is playing, you can
zoom in on any part of the picture at up to 4x
magnification for a closer look. See

the screen

on page 48.

Zooming

MP3 compatibility

This system is compatible with CD-R, CD-RW
and CD-ROM discs that contain MP3 audio
tracks. See also

compatibility

Compressed audio

on page 10.

Graphical on-screen displays

Setting up and using your DVD home theater
system is made very easy using the graphical
on-screen displays.

Energy saving design

This system is designed to use 0.48 W of
power when in standby mode.

*1 Manufactured under license from Dolby
Laboratories. “Dolby”, “Pro Logic” and the
double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby
Laboratories.

*2 “DTS” and “DTS Digital Surround” are
registered trademarks of Digital Theater
Systems, Inc.

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Before you start

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Introduction to home theater

You are probably used to using stereo
equipment to listen to music, but may not be
used to home theater systems that give you
many more options (such as surround sound)
when listening to soundtracks.

Home theater refers to the use of multiple
audio tracks to create a surround sound
effect, making you feel like you're in the
middle of the action or concert. The surround
sound you get from a home theater system
depends not only on the speakers you have
set up in your room, but also on the source
and the sound settings of the system.

DVD-Video has become the basic source
material for home theater due to its size,
quality, and ease of use. Depending on the
DVD, you can have up to six different audio
tracks coming from one disc, all of them
being sent to different speakers in your
system. This is what creates a surround
sound effect and gives you the feeling of
‘being there’.

This system will automatically decode Dolby
Digital, DTS, or Dolby Surround DVD-Video
discs, according to your speaker setup. In
most cases, you won’t have to make changes
for realistic surround sound, but other
possibilities (like listening to a CD with multi­channel surround sound) are explained in

Home theater sound

on page 30.

General disc compatibility

This system was designed and engineered to
be compatible with software bearing one or
more of the following logos:

DVD-Video DVD-R DVD-RWDVD-Audio

Audio CD CD-R CD-RW

• KODAK Picture CD

• is a trademark of Fuji Photo Film Co.
Ltd.

Other formats, including but not limited to the
following, are not playable in this system:

DVD-RAM / DVD-ROM / CD-ROM

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Except those that contain MP3 or JPEG.
See also Compressed audio compatibility
and JPEG file compatibility below.

DVD-R/RW and CD-R/RW discs (Audio CDs
and Video CDs) recorded using a DVD
recorder, CD recorder or personal computer
may not be playable on this system. This may
be caused by a number of possibilities,
including but not limited to: the type of disc
used; the type of recording; damage, dirt or
condensation on either the disc or the
player’s pick-up lens. See below for notes
about particular software and formats.

Video CD

Super Audio CD

Fujicolor CD

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Before you start

CD-R/RW compatibility

• This system will play CD-R and CD-RW
discs recorded in CD Audio or Video CD
format, or as a CD-ROM containing MP3
or JPEG files. However, any other content
may cause the disc not to play, or create
noise/distortion in the output.

• This system cannot record CD-R or CD­RW discs.

• Unfinalized CD-R/RW discs recorded as
CD Audio can be played, but the full Table
of Contents (playing time, etc.) will not be
displayed.

DVD-R/RW compatibility

• This unit will play DVD-R/RW discs
recorded using the DVD-Video format that
have been finalized using a DVD-recorder.

• This unit will play DVD-RW discs recorded
using the Video Recording (VR) format.

•

DVD-RW

format DVD-RW disc is loading.

• When playing a VR format DVD-RW discs
that was edited on a DVD recorder, the
screen may go momentarily black at
edited points and/or you may see scenes
from immediately before the edited point.

• This unit cannot record DVD-R/RW discs.

• Unfinalized DVD-R/RW discs cannot be
played in this player.

shows in the display when a VR

PC-created disc compatibility

• If you record a disc using a personal
computer, even if it is recorded in a
“compatible format” as listed above, there
will be cases in which the disc may not be
playable in this machine due to the
setting of the application software used to
create the disc. In these particular
instances, check with the software
publisher for more detailed information.

• Check the DVD-R/RW or CD-R/RW
software disc boxes for additional
compatibility information.

Compressed audio compatibility

• This unit will play CD-ROM, CD-R, and
CD-RW discs containing files saved in the
MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 (MP3) format with
a sampling rate of 32, 44.1 or 48kHz.
Incompatible files will not play and the
message
displayed (

• Fixed bit-rate MP3 files are
recommended. Variable bit-rate (VBR)
MP3 files are playable, but playing time
may not be shown correctly.

• The CD-ROM used to compile your MP3
files must be ISO 9660 Level 1 or 2
compliant. CD physical format: Mode1,
Mode2 XA Form1. Romeo and Joliet file
systems are both compatible with this
player.

• Use CD-R or CD-RW media for recording
your files. The disc must be finalized (i.e.
the session must be closed) in order to
play in this unit. This player is not
compatible with multi-session discs. Only
the first session of a multi-session disc
will be recognized.

• This player only plays tracks that are
named with the file extension .mp3 or
.MP3.

• When naming MP3 files, add the
corresponding file name extension
(.mp3). Files are played according to the
file extension. To prevent noise and
malfunctions, do not use these
extensions for other kinds of files.

• This player can recognize up to 999 files
(MP3/JPEG) and up to 499 folders. If a
disc exceeds these limits, only files and
folders up to these limits will be playable.

Can’t play this format

No Play

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Files and folders are read/ displayed in
alphabetical order. Note that if the file
structure is very complex, you may not be
able to read/play all files on the disc.

• Folder and track names (excluding the file
extension) are displayed.

• There are many different recording bit­rates available to encode MP3 files. This
unit was designed to be compatible with
all of them. Audio encoded at 128Kbps
should sound close to regular CD Audio
quality. This player will play lower bit-rate
files, but please note that the sound
quality becomes noticeably worse at
lower bit-rates.

JPEG file compatibility

• Baseline JPEG and EXIF 2.1* still image
files up to 8 mega-pixels are supported
(maximum vertical and horizontal
resolution is 5120 pixels). (*

used by digital still cameras

• The CD-ROM used to compile your JPEG
files must be ISO 9660 Level 1 or 2
compliant. CD physical format: Mode1,
Mode2 XA Form1. Romeo and Joliet file
systems are both compatible with this
player.

• This player only displays files that are
named with the file extension .jpg or
.JPG.

File format

)

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Chapter 2

Controls and displays

Front panel

1 2

TIMER STANDBY/ON OPEN/CLOSE



3



4

5

1 VOLUME buttons

Use to adjust the volume.

2



Press to stop playback.

3



Press to switch to the
press to start/pause/resume playback.

4 Timer indicator

Lights when the wake-up timer is set (page 56).

DVD/CD

function. Also

6

Display unit

9

9 Remote sensor 10 Display

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8

5 STANDBY/ON

Press to switch the system on or into standby.

6 Disc tray



OPEN/CLOSE

7

Press to open/close the disc tray.

8 PHONES jack

Headphone jack.

10

See

Display

information.

on page 13 for detailed

Controls and displays

02

Display

1

3

2

4

MIDNIGHT

QUIET PGM RPT - 1 RDM ATTV.PA R T REC MODE

1 Tuner indicators

Lights when in one of the RDS display or
search modes.

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.

2



Lights when a disc is playing.

3 MIDNIGHT

Lights when the Midnight mode is selected
(page 34).

4 QUIET

Lights when the Quiet mode is selected
(page 34).

5 PGM

Lights when a program list has been
programmed (page 43).

5

6 7

10 11 12 13 14

98

PRO LOGIC

DIGITAL

ADV.SURR.

kHz
MHz

1516171819

6 RPT and RPT-1
RPT

lights during repeat play.

RPT-1

lights

during repeat one-track play (page 40).

7 RDM

Lights during random play (page 42).

8 V.PART

Light when playing a video part of a DVD disc.

9 ATT

Lights when the input attenuator is active for
the currently selected analog input (page 74).

10 REC MODE

Lights when Rec Mode is active (page 75).

11 Timer indicators

Lights when the wake-up timer is set
(page 56).

Lights when the sleep timer is active
(page 58).

122 PRO LOGIC II

Lights during Dolby Pro Logic decoding
(page 30).

132 DIGITAL

Lights during playback of a Dolby Digital
source (page 30).

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14 Speaker indicators

These show which speakers are being used to
output the current source. The illustrations
below show some example displays.

5.1 channel surround sound

Stereo (2.1 channel) sound

3.1 channel sound with Dialogue
enhancement on the center
channel

5.1 channel surround sound with
Virtual Surround Back mode active

15 ADV.SURR.

Lights when one of the Advanced Surround
listening modes is selected (page 32).

16 DTS

Lights during playback of a DTS source
(page 30).

17 kHz / MHz

Indicates the unit of the frequency shown in
the character display (
FM).

18 Character display

kHz

for AM,

MHz

for

19

Lights during multi-angle scenes on a DVD
disc (page 49).

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Remote control

1
2

3

4

5

6
7

8

9

10

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

• Functions printed in green on the remote
control are accessed by switching the

MAIN/SUB/PDP

1 STANDBY/ON

Press to switch the system on or into standby.

2 Function select buttons

Press to select the source you want to listen to
(

DVD (CD). TUNER, TV, LINE

STANDBY/ON

CD FM/AM

DVD TUNER TV LINE





DVD MENU

MUTE

P VOL

BASS MODE DIALOGUE VIRTUAL SB

AUTO SURROUND ADVANCED

PROGRAM

AUDIO ANGLE

ZOOM

123

SYSTEM

SETUP

456

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–––

/

CLR

MAIN SUB

TUNE+

ST–

ENTER

TUNE–

MASTER
VOLUME

TV CONTROL

INPUT

REPEAT

SUBTITLE

TOP MENU

TEST TONE

QUIET/

MIDNIGHT

FOLDER–



0

PDP

L1/L2

OPEN/CLOSEDISPLAY



RETURN

ST+

SOUND

RANDOM

HOME
MENU

CH LEVEL

TIMER/
CLOCK

FOLDER+

ENTER

ROOM SETUP

switch to





11

12

13

14

22

SUB

.

)

3 DISPLAY

Press to display/change disc information
shown on-screen (page 49).

4 Disc playback controls



Press to start or resume playback.



and

/

Use for reverse slow motion playback,
frame reverse and reverse scanning.



and

/

Use for forward slow motion playback,
frame advance and forward scanning.



Press to pause playback; press again to
restart.



Press to stop playback.

5



Press to jump to the beginning of the current
chapter/track, then to previous chapters/
tracks.

6 DVD MENU

Press to display a DVD disc menu, or the Disc
Navigator if a VR format DVD-RW, CD, Video
CD, MP3 or JPEG disc is loaded.

7 Cursor buttons, ENTER and tuning
buttons

Cursor buttons

Use the cursor buttons (

///

) to

navigate on-screen displays and menus.

ENTER

Press to select an option or execute a
command.

TUNE +/–

Use to tune the radio.

ST +/–

Use to select station presets when
listening to the radio.

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8 MUTE

Press to mute all sound from the speakers
and headphones (press again to cancel)
(page 36).

9 MASTER VOLUME

Use to adjust the volume.

10 TV CONTROL

(page 20)



Press to switch the TV on or into standby.

INPUT

Press to switch the TV input.

P +/–

Use to select channels on the TV.

VOL +/–

Use to adjust the volume on the TV.

11 OPEN/CLOSE

Press to open/close the disc tray.

12



Press to jump to the next chapter/track.

13 RETURN

Press to return to a previous menu screen.

14 SOUND

Press to access the sound menu, from which
you can adjust the DSP effect level, bass and
treble, etc.

15 Surround sound mode/sound
enhancement buttons

(In MAIN)
AUTO

Press to select the default decoding for
the current source (page 30).

SURROUND

Use to select a Surround mode (page 30).

ADVANCED

Use to select an Advanced Surround
(page 32).

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BASS MODE

Use to select a Bass Mode (page 35).

DIALOGUE

Use to select a Dialogue mode (page 33).

VIRTUAL SB

Press to switch the Virtual Surround Back
speaker effect on/off (page 34).

16 DVD/CD buttons

(In MAIN)
AUDIO

Press to select an audio channel or
language (page 47).

SUBTITLE

Press to display/change the DVD subtitle
display (page 47).

ANGLE

Press to change camera angle during
DVD multi-angle scene playback
(page 49).

(In SUB)
PROGRAM

Use to program/play a program list
(page 43).

REPEAT

Use to select a repeat play mode
(page 40).

RANDOM

Use to select a random play mode
(page 42).

17 (In SUB)

ZOOM

Press to change the screen zoom level
(page 48).

TOP MENU

Use to display the top menu of a DVD disc
in the play position (this may be the same
as pressing

DVD MENU

).

Controls and displays

02

HOME MENU

Press to display (or exit) the on-screen
menu for Initial Settings, Play Mode
functions, etc.

18 (In SUB)

SYSTEM SETUP

Use to make various system and surround
sound settings (page 59).

TEST TONE

Use to output the test tone (for speaker
setup) (page 61).

CH LEVEL

Use to adjust the speaker level (page 61).

19 (In SUB)

DIMMER

Press to dim or brighten the display.

QUIET/MIDNIGHT

Use to select the Quiet and Midnight
modes (page 34).

TIMER/CLOCK

Press to display the clock and to access
the timer menu (page 19 and page 56).

20 (In MAIN)

CLR

Press to clear an entry.

ENTER

Selects menu options, etc. (works exactly
the same as the
above).

(In SUB)
FOLDER –

Press to jump to previous folders.

FOLDER +

Press to jump to the next folder.

ENTER

button in 7

21 MAIN / SUB / PDP

Change from
functions printed in green. Switch to
be able to use teletext with Pioneer plasma
displays (see Teletext on/off below)

(In MAIN)
ROOM SETUP

Press to start Room Setup (page 20).

(In PDP)
(Teletext on/off)

Press to display/hide the teletext screen.
(Use the number buttons and the blue,
green, yellow and red buttons to navigate
teletext screens when using with a
Pioneer plasma display.)

22 (In MAIN)

Number buttons

Use the number buttons for selecting
titles/chapters/tracks from a disc directly.

MAIN

to

SUB

to access

PDP

to

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Chapter 3

Getting started

Switching on and setting up

After making sure everything is connected up
properly, you’re ready to switch on. The first
thing to do is to tell the system what kind of TV
you’re using, standard or widescreen.

After that you can set up the surround sound
for your room, and set the clock so that you
can use the timer features.

STANDBY/ON

TUNE+

ST–

ENTER

TUNE–

MASTER
VOLUME

TV CONTROL

INPUT

L1/L2

OPEN CLOSEDISPLAY











RETURN

ST+

SOUND

CD FM/AM

DVD TUNER TV LINE





DVD MENU

MUTE

PVOL

1 Press  STANDBY/ON (on the remote
or on the front panel) to switch the
system on.

Also make sure that your TV is switched on
and that the video input is set to this system.

2 Use the

/

(cursor up/down)
buttons to choose a language, then press
ENTER.

Let's Get Started Menu

Select the display language
using the cursor keys on the remote

English
français
Deutsch
Italiano
Español

Choose one then press

3 Use the

Enter

/

(cursor left/right)
buttons to select either ‘Wide screen
(16:9)’ or ‘Standard size screen (4:3)’
according to the kind of TV you have, then
press ENTER.

See also

Screen sizes and disc formats

on
page 88 if you’re not sure which one to
choose.

Let's Get Started Menu

Let's Get Started Menu

What kind of TV do you have?

What kind of TV do you have?

Use the / cursor buttons

Use the / cursor buttons

to choose, then press [ENTER]

to choose, then press [ENTER]

Wide screen (16:9) Standard size screen (4:3)

Wide screen (16:9) Standard size screen (4:3)

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4 Press ENTER again to finish setting up.

Let's Get Started Menu

Setup complete

If you're finished setting up,

choose [Complete],

to start again choose [Back]

Complete Back

• Use the  (cursor right) button to select

Back

then press

ENTER

if you want to go
back and change the setting you just
made.

• You can also use the function buttons
(

DVD/CD, TUNER

CLOSE

button to switch the system on

, etc.) or the  OPEN/

from standby.

Setting the clock

Setting the clock allows you to use the timer
features.

STANDBY/ON

CD FM/AM

DVD TUNER TV LINE





DVD MENU

MUTE

PVOL

BASS MODE DIALOGUE VIRTUAL SB

AUTO SURROUND ADVANCED

PROGRAM

AUDIO ANGLE

ZOOM

123

SYSTEM

SETUP

456

DIMMER

789

CLR

MAIN SUB

TUNE+

ST–

MASTER

VOLUME

TV CONTROL

SUBTITLE

TOP MENU

TEST TONE

MIDNIGHT

FOLDER–

ENTER

ENTER

TUNE–

INPUT

REPEAT

QUIET/







0

PDP

L1/L2

OPEN CLOSEDISPLAY



RETURN

ST+

SOUND

RANDOM

HOME
MENU

CH LEVEL

TIMER/

TIMER/

CLOCK

CLOCK

9

FOLDER+

ENTER

ROOM SETUP



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1 Press TIMER/CLOCK.

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

CLOCK

again.

TIMER/

2 If ‘Clock ADJ?’ isn’t already showing in
the display, press



or  (cursor left or

right) until you see it.
3 Press ENTER.
4 Use the

/

(cursor up/down)

buttons to set the hour.
5 Press ENTER.

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6 Use the

/

(cursor up/down)

buttons to set the minute.
7 Press ENTER to confirm.

The display flashes to indicate the clock is set.

• Press

TIMER/CLOCK

anytime to display

the clock.

• If you unplug the system from the wall
outlet, or there is a power outage, you will
need to set the clock again.

Setting up the remote to control
your TV

You can set up the supplied remote to control
your TV using the

1 Switch on your TV.
2 Find the name of the manufacturer of

your TV in the Preset code list on page 90

Next to each manufacturer is one or more
three digit codes. These tell the remote what
kind of TV you have.

If the name of the manufacturer of your TV
does not appear in the table, you won’t be
able to set up this remote to control your TV.

3 Point the remote at your TV, hold
down the CLR button, then enter the
three digit code for your TV.

The remote transmits an on/off signal to the
TV. If you’ve entered the correct code, your TV
should switch off.

If your TV doesn’t turn off, repeat the
procedure using the next code in the list until
your TV switches off successfully. Once set,
you can then use the individual TV controls
shown below.

TV CONTROL

buttons.

MASTER
VOLUME

TV CONTROL

TV CONTROL

INPUT

INPUTP VOL

CH VOL

BASS MODE DIALOGUE VIRTUAL SB

AUTO SURROUND ADVANCED

Button



What it does

Switches your TV on or into
standby.

P +/–

VOL +/–

INPUT

Changes the TV channel.

Adjusts the TV volume.

Switches the TV’s input
between the built in TV tuner
and an external video source.

• The default setting is for a Pioneer TV.

Using the Room Setup

Before using your system to enjoy surround
sound playback, we recommend you spend a
few minutes using the Room Setup. This is a
quick and easy way to get good surround
sound for your room.

Depending on the distance of the surround
speakers from your main listening position,
choose between
(large) room, then depending on your seating
position relative to the front and surround
speakers, choose
(middle), or

S

(small), M (medium), or L

Fwd

(forward),

Back

.

Mid

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1 If the system isn’t already on, press



STANDBY/ON to switch it on.

2 Press ROOM SETUP.

• If you have previously set up the room type
and seating position, the display will show
the current room settings.

3 Press ENTER.

/

4 Use the
buttons to select a room type then press
ENTER.

Choose one of the following depending on
your room size:

•

S

– Smaller than average room

•

M

– Average room

L

– Larger than average room

•

5 Use the
buttons to select a seating position
setting, then press ENTER.

Choose one of the following depending on
where your main listening position is:

•

Fwd

– If you are nearer to the front

speakers than the surround speakers

•

Mid

– If you are equal distance from the

front and surround speakers

•

Back

– If you are nearer to the surround

speakers than the front speakers

(cursor up/down)

/

(cursor up/down)

• For a more detailed surround sound
setup, see
page 59.

Setting up surround sound

on

Using the on-screen displays

For ease of use, this system makes extensive
use of graphical on-screen displays (OSDs).
You should get used to the way these work as
you’ll need to use them when setting up the
system, using some of the playback features,
such as program play, and when making
more advanced settings for audio and video.

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

, 

) to change the highlighted item and

pressing

ENTER

to select it.

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

ENTER

, 

.

,

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• The Room Setup automatically sets up
both channel level and speaker distance.
If you have already set the channel levels
manually (see page 61) or speaker
distance settings (see page 60), you will
see

Room Set?

first press the

• Using the Room Setup will overwrite any
previous settings you had for channel
level and speaker distance.

in the display when you

ROOM SETUP

button.

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OPEN CLOSEDISPLAY











DVD MENU



RETURN



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

Button

HOME
MENU



ENTER

RETURN

ENTER

MASTER
VOLUME

TV CONTROL

INPUT

REPEAT

SUBTITLE

TOP MENU

TEST TONE

QUIET/

MIDNIGHT

FOLDER–

0

PDP

SOUND

RANDOM

HOME
MENU

3

CH LEVEL

TIMER/

CLOCK

FOLDER+

ENTER

ROOM SETUP

MUTE

PVOL

BASS MODE DIALOGUE VIRTUAL SB

AUTO SURROUND ADVANCED

PROGRAM

AUDIO ANGLE

ZOOM

12

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SETUP

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CLR

MAIN SUB

What it does

Displays/exits the on-screen
display

Changes the highlighted menu
item

Selects the highlighted menu
item (both

ENTER

buttons work

in exactly the same way)

Returns to the main menu
without saving changes

Playing discs

The basic playback controls for playing DVD,
CD, SACD, Video CD and MP3 discs are
covered here. Further functions are detailed
in the chapter 5.

Throughout this manual, the term ‘DVD’
means any kind of DVD disc (DVD-Video,
DVD-Audio or DVD-R/RW).

1 If the player isn’t already on, press



STANDBY/ON to switch it on.

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

2 Press  OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc
tray.

3 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).

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4 Press  (play) to start playback.

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

Video CD PBC menus

DVD disc menus

on page 26 for how

on page 25

to navigate these.
If you’re playing an MP3 disc, it may take a

few seconds before playback starts,
depending on the complexity of the file
structure on the disc.

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

JPEG discs

on page 52 for more on playing

Viewing

these discs.

• See also

PhotoViewer

on page 72 if the
disc contains both MP3 audio files and
JPEG picture files.

5 Use the MASTER VOLUME – / + button
(or the top panel VOLUME buttons) to
adjust the volume.

Basic playback controls

The table below shows the basic controls on
the remote for playing discs. You can find
other playback features in the chapter 5.

STANDBY/ON

CD FM/AM

DVD TUNER TV LINE





DVD MENU

MUTE

PVOL

BASS MODE DIALOGUE VIRTUAL SB

AUTO SURROUND ADVANCED

PROGRAM

AUDIO ANGLE

ZOOM

123

SYSTEM

SETUP

456

DIMMER

789

CLR

MAIN SUB







TUNE+

ST–

ENTER

TUNE–

MASTER

VOLUME

TV CONTROL

INPUT

REPEAT

SUBTITLE

TOP MENU

TEST TONE

QUIET/

MIDNIGHT

FOLDER– FOLDER+

0

PDP

L1/L2

OPEN CLOSEDISPLAY





RETURN

ST+

SOUND

RANDOM

HOME
MENU

CH LEVEL

TIMER/
CLOCK

ENTER

ROOM SETUP



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Button



What it does

Starts playback.

DVD and Video CD:

shows

Resume

If the display

or

Last Mem

playback starts from the resume
or last memory point (see also

Resume and Last Memory

below.)

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Button













FOLDER +/–
(SUB)

Numbers

What it does

Pauses a disc that’s playing, or
restarts a paused disc.

Stops playback.

DVD and Video CD:

shows

Resume

you want to cancel the resume
function. (See also

Last Memory

Press to start fast reverse
scanning. Press  (play) to
resume normal playback.

Press to start fast forward
scanning. Press  (play) to
resume normal playback.

Skips to the start of the current
track or chapter, then to previous
tracks/chapters.

Skips to the next track or chapter.

Skips to the next/previous folder
when playing a JPEG or MP3
disc.

Use to enter a title/track number.
Press

ENTER

few seconds).

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

• If the disc is playing, playback
jumps to the start of the selected
chapter or track (within the
current group for DVD-Audio).

The display

. Press  again if

Resume and

below.)

to select (or wait a

/MP3

).

• You may find with some DVD discs that
some playback controls don’t work in
certain parts of the disc. This is not a
malfunction.

• Track skip and number buttons for track
selection do not work with unfinalized CD­R/RW discs.

Using the top panel controls

The  OPEN/CLOSE, 

and  (stop)
buttons on the top panel work the same way
as the remote control equivalents.

Resume and Last Memory

When you stop playback of a DVD or Video CD
disc,

Resume

cating that you can resume playback again
from that point.

If the disc tray is not opened, the next time you
start playback the display shows
playback resumes from the resume point.

For DVD discs only: If you take the disc out of
the player, the play position is stored in
memory. When you load the disc next time,
the display shows
resume playback (this works for up to five
discs).

If you want to clear the resume/last memory
point, press

Mem

is displayed.

• When a Video CD is loaded, the Resume
point is lost if the system is switched off,
or switched to a function other than

(CD)

• For the Last Memory function to work, you
must press
before opening the disc tray.

is shown in the display indi-

Last Mem



(stop) while

and you can

Resume

.



(stop) to stop playback

Resume

or

and

Last

DVD

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• The Last Memory function doesn’t work
with VR format DVD-RW discs.

• With MP3 format discs, playback does not
resume. Instead, playback begins of the
first track of the folder containing the file
that was playing when playback was
stopped.

• After I load a DVD disc, it ejects
automatically after a few seconds!

Most likely, the disc is the wrong region
for your system. The region number
should be printed on the disc; check it
against the region number of the system
(which you can find on the rear panel).
See also

If the region number is OK, it may be that
the disc is damaged or dirty. Clean the
disc and look for signs of damage. See
also
page 79.

• Why won’t the disc I loaded play?

First check that you loaded the disc the
right way up (label side up), and that it’s
clean and not damaged. See

taking care of discs

information on cleaning discs.
If a disc loaded correctly won’t play, it’s

probably an incompatible format or disc
type, such as DVD-ROM. See

compatibility

compatibility.

•I have a widescreen TV so why are there
black bars at the top and bottom of the
screen when I play some discs?

Some movie formats are such that even
when played on a widescreen TV, black
bars are necessary at the top and bottom
of the screen. This is not a malfunction.

DVD Video regions

Using and taking care of discs

on page 9 for more on disc

on page 80.

Using and

on page 79 for

General disc

on

•I have a standard (4:3) TV and set the
system to show widescreen DVDs in pan &
scan format, so why do I still get black bars
top and bottom with some discs?

Some discs override the display
preferences of the system, so even if you
have

4:3 (Pan & Scan)

discs will still be shown in letterbox
format. This is not a malfunction.

• Why can’t I hear DVD-Audio and SACD
audio through the digital outputs?

DVD-Audio and SACD audio is only
available through the analog outputs. This
is not a malfunction.

• My DVD-Audio disc starts playing, but then
suddenly stops!

The disc may have been illegally copied.

selected, those

DVD disc menus

Many DVD-Video and DVD-Audio discs
contain menus from which you can select
what you want to watch or listen to. They may
give access to additional features, such as
subtitle and audio language selection, or
special features such as slideshows. See the
disc packaging for details.

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

TOP MENU

• Some DVD-Audio discs feature a bonus

.

group. To access this group you have to
input a password which you can find on
the disc packaging. See page 70 for more
information.

DVD MENU

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ENTER

MUTE

MASTER
VOLUME

TV CONTROL

INPUT

PVOL

BASS MODE DIALOGUE VIRTUAL SB

AUTO SURROUND ADVANCED

REPEAT

PROGRAM

AUDIO ANGLE

SUBTITLE

TOP MENU

ZOOM

1

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CLR

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Button What it does

TOP MENU

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

DVD
MENU

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.

ENTER

RETURN

Selects the current menu option.

Returns to the previously
displayed menu screen. On
some DVD-Audio discs featuring
browsable pictures, press to
display the browser screen.

Numbers
(MAIN)

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

to select (or wait a few

ENTER

seconds).

RETURN

SOUND

RANDOM

HOME
MENU

CH LEVEL

TIMER/
CLOCK

FOLDER+

ENTER

ROOM SETUP

Video CD PBC menus

Some Video CDs have menus from which you
can choose what you want to watch. These
are called PBC (Playback control) menus.

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



(play) (or  on the top







DVD MENU

ST–

MUTE

TV CONTROL

PVOL

BASS MODE DIALOGUE VIRTUAL SB

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PROGRAM

AUDIO ANGLE

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

RETURN

TUNE+

ST+

ENTER

TUNE–

SOUND

MASTER
VOLUME

INPUT

REPEAT

RANDOM

SUBTITLE

HOME

HOME

TOP MENU

MENU

23

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QUIET/

TIMER/

MIDNIGHT

CLOCK

FOLDER–

FOLDER+

ENTER

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RETURN

Numbers





ENTER

What it does

Displays the PBC menu.

Selects a numbered menu
option.

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

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

Press to select highlighted menu
option.

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. For more
on using the radio, see

RDS

on page 54.

More tuner features:

STANDBY/ON

CD

DVDTVLINE





DVD MENU

MUTE

PVOLINPUT

BASS MODE DIALOGUE VIRTUAL SB

AUTO SURROUND ADVANCED

PROGRAM

AUDIO ANGLE

ZOOM

123

SYSTEM

SETUP

4

DIMMER

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CLR

MAIN SUB

FM/AM

TUNER







TUNE+

ENTER

TUNE–

MASTER

VOLUME

TV CONTROL

REPEAT

SUBTITLE

TOP MENU

TEST TONE

5 6

QUIET/

MIDNIGHT

FOLDER–

0

PDP

L1/L2

OPEN CLOSEDISPLAY

RETURN

ST+ST–

SOUND

RANDOM

HOME
MENU

CH LEVEL

TIMER/
CLOCK

FOLDER+

ENTER

ROOM SETUP

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1 If the system isn’t already on, press



STANDBY/ON to switch on.

2 Press TUNER to switch to the tuner,
then press repeatedly to select the AM or
FM band.

The display indicates the tuner band and the
frequency.

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3 Tune to a frequency.

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

•

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 search for
other stations.

•

High-speed tuning
TUNE +/–

until the frequency display

: Press and hold

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

Improving poor FM reception

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

1 Tune to an FM radio station.
2 Press SYSTEM SETUP.

/

3 Use the
buttons to choose ‘FM Mode?’ then press
ENTER.

4 Use the
buttons to select ‘FM Mono’ then press
ENTER.

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

Select

FM Auto

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

(cursor left/right)

/

(cursor up/down)

above to switch back to auto-

Memorizing stations

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

1 Tune to an AM or FM radio station.

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

STANDBY/ON

CD

DVDTVLINE





DVD MENU

MUTE

PVOLINPUT

BASS MODE DIALOGUE VIRTUAL SB

AUTO SURROUND ADVANCED

PROGRAM

AUDIO ANGLE

ZOOM

123

SYSTEM

SETUP

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MAIN SUB

FM/AM

TUNER







TUNE+

ENTER

TUNE–

MASTER
VOLUME

TV CONTROL

REPEAT

SUBTITLE

TOP MENU

TEST TONE

5 6

QUIET/

MIDNIGHT

FOLDER–

0

PDP

L1/L2

OPEN CLOSEDISPLAY

RETURN

ST+ST–

SOUND

RANDOM

HOME
MENU

CH LEVEL

TIMER/

CLOCK

FOLDER+

ENTER

ROOM SETUP

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L1/L2CD FM/AM

OPEN CLOSEDISPLAY

DVD TUNER

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

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2 Press SYSTEM SETUP.

/

3 Use the

(cursor left/right)
buttons to choose ‘St. Memory?’ then
press ENTER.

4 Use the

/

(cursor up/down)
buttons to select the station preset you
want.

There are 30 preset locations; each can store
one station preset.

5 Press ENTER to save the station preset.

• If the system is unplugged from the power
supply completely, saved stations will
remain for several days, after which you’ll
have to save them again.

Listening to station presets

1 Make sure the TUNER function is
selected.

2 Use the ST +/– buttons to select a
station preset.

Listening to other sources

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

Connecting auxiliary components

1 If the system isn’t already on, press 
STANDBY/ON to switch on.

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

2 Select the source you want to listen to.

• If you’re using the remote control, press

TV

to select the

(

L1/L2

) button to select the

LINE1 DIG

or

TV

input, or use the

LINE 2

input.

3 If necessary, start playback of the
external source.

on page 73.

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ENTER

FOLDER+

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SYSTEM

MIDNIGHT

QUIET/

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TIMER/

BASS MODE DIALOGUE VIRTUAL SB

AUTO SURROUND ADVANCED

AUTO SURROUND

MAIN SUB

PDP

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Chapter 4

Home theater sound

Using this system you can enjoy listening to
sources, analog or digital, in either stereo or

surround sound.

Auto listening mode

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

• Press AUTO to select the ‘Auto’
listening mode.

If the source is Dolby Digital or DTS, the

2 DIGITAL

unit lights.

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or

DTS

RANDOM

SUBTITLE

HOME

TOP MENU

TEST TONE

QUIET/

MIDNIGHT

FOLDER–

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PDP

MENU

CH LEVEL

TIMER/
CLOCK

FOLDER+

ENTER

ROOM SETUP

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indicator on the display

• Any previously active Dolby Pro Logic or
Advanced Surround mode is canceled
when Auto listening mode is selected.

Listening in surround sound

You can listen to any source—stereo or
multichannel, analog or digital—in surround
sound. Surround sound is generated from
stereo sources (except SACD and DVD-Audio)
using one of the Dolby Pro Logic decoding
modes.

• Press SURROUND repeatedly to select
a listening mode (or press SURROUND
then use the
buttons).

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

•

Auto
Dolby Digital

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

•

Pro Logic

for use with any two-channel source

•

PL II Movie

surround sound, especially suited to
movie sources, for use with any two­channel source

/

(cursor up/down)

– Auto listening mode (see above)

/

DTS

– Dolby Digital or

Auto

.

– 4.1 channel surround sound

– Pro Logic II 5.1 channel