Pioneer VRB1332-A User Manual

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DVD Player

DV-575A

Operating Instructions

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IMPORTANT

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

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

CAUTION

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

CAUTION:

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

CAUTION

DO NOT OPEN

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

CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT

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The STANDBY/ON switch 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.

WARNING:

The apparatus is not waterproofs, to

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prevent fire or shocks hazard, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture and do not put any water source near this apparatus, such as vase, flower pot, cosmetics container and medicine bottle etc.

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On the top of the player

This product complies with the Low Voltage Directive (73/23/EEC, amended by 93/68/EEC), EMC Directives (89/336/EEC, amended by 92/31/EEC and 93/68/EEC).

WARNING:

Slot and openings in the cabinet are

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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, table-cloths, curtains, etc. Also do not put the apparatus on the thick carpet, bed, sofa, or fabric having a thick pile.

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WARNING:

BEFORE PLUGGING IN THE UNIT FOR 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.

WARNING:

No naked flame sources, such as

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lighted candle, should be placed on the apparatus. If naked flame sources accidentally fall down, fire spread over the apparatus then may cause fire.

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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 in the following locations

• Location exposed to direct sunlight or strong artificial light

• Location exposed to high humidity, or poorly ventilated location

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

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

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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 includes FontAvenue® fonts licenced by NEC corporation. FontAvenue is a registered trademark of NEC Corporation.

POWER-CORD CAUTION

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

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Replacement and mounting of an AC plug on the power supply cord of this unit should be performed only by qualified service personnel.

IMPORTANT

FOR USE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code: Blue : Neutral Brown : Live

If the plug provided is unsuitable for your socket outlets, the plug must be cut off and a suitable plug fitted.

The cut-off plug should be disposed of and must not be inserted into any 13 amp socket as this can result in electric shock. The plug or adaptor or the distribution panel should be provided with 5 A fuse. As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this appliance may not correspond with coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as follows ; The wire which is coloured blue must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured black. The wire which is coloured brown must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured red.

Do not connect either wire to the earth terminal of a three pin plug.

NOTE After replacing or changing a fuse, the fuse cover in the plug must be replaced with a fuse cover which corresponds to the colour of the insert in the base of the plug or the word that is embossed on the base of the plug, and the appliance must not be used without a fuse cover. If lost replacement fuse covers can be obtained from your dealer. Only 5 A fuses approved by B.S.I or A.S.T.A to B.S.1362 should be used.

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Contents

01 Before you start

Features What’s in the box Hints on installation Disc / content format playback compatibility

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02 Connecting up

Easy connections Connecting using a SCART AV cable Connecting using the S-video output Connecting using the component video

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output Connecting to an AV receiver

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03 Controls and displays

Front panel Display Remote control

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04 Getting started

Switching on Using the on-screen displays Setting up the player for your TV Setting the language of this player’s on-screen displays Playing discs

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05 Playing discs

Scanning discs Playing in slow motion Frame advance/frame reverse Viewing a JPEG slideshow Browsing video content with the Disc Navigator Browsing WMA, MP3 and JPEG files with the Disc Navigator Looping a section of a disc Using repeat play Using random play Creating a program list Searching a disc

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Switching subtitles Switching audio language/channels Zooming the screen Switching camera angles Displaying disc information

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06 Audio Settings and Video Adjust menus

Audio Settings menu Video Adjust menu

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07 Initial Settings menu

Using the Initial Settings menu Digital Audio Out settings Video Output settings Language settings

Display settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Options settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Speakers settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Parental Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

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08 Additional information

Taking care of your player and discs . . . . .43

Screen sizes and disc formats. . . . . . . . . .44

Setting the TV system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Resetting the player. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Power reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

DVD-Video regions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Selecting languages using the language

code list. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Language code list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Country code list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

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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).

• Super VCD compatible

This player supports the IEC’s Super VCD standard. Compared to the Video CD standard, Super VCD offers superior picture quality, and allows two stereo soundtracks to be recorded. Super VCD also supports the widescreen size.

• 24-bit/192kHz compatible DAC

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 high-frequency detail.

• Built-in Dolby*1 Digital and DTS*2

decoding with multichannel outputs

This player features multichannel analog outputs for connection to an AV amplifier to give you stunning surround sound from Dolby Digital, DTS and multichannel DVD-Audio discs.

• PureCinema Progressive Scan video

When connected to a progressive scancompatible TV or monitor using the component video outputs, you can enjoy extremely stable, flicker free images, with the same frame refresh rate as the original movie.

• New Disc Navigator with moving pictures

The new Disc Navigator enables you play the first few seconds of each title or chapter in a thumbnail image on screen.

• DSP effects for enhanced playback

See

Audio Settings and Video Adjust menus

page 32.

• Picture zoom

See

Zooming the screen

• MP3 and WMA compatibility

See

Compressed audio compatibility

• JPEG compatibility

See

JPEG file compatibility

• Energy saving design

An auto power-off function switches the player into standby if not used for about 30 minutes.

Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

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

on page 30.

on page 8.

on page 7.

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Before you start01

What’s in the box

Please confirm that the following accessories are in the box when you open it.

• Remote control

• AA/R6P dry cell batteries x2

• Audio/video cable (red/white/yellow plugs)

• Power cable

• Operating instructions

• DivX compatibility sheet

• Warranty card

Putting the batteries in the remote

• Open the battery compartment cover and insert the batteries as shown.

Use two AA/R6P batteries and follow the indications ( Close the cover when you’re finished.

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

• Don’t mix new and old batteries together.

• Don’t use different kinds of battery together—although they may look similar, different batteries may have different voltages.

• Make sure that the plus and minus ends of each battery match the indications in the battery compartment.

• Remove batteries from equipment that isn’t going to be used for a month or more.

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Important

) inside the compartment.

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

Hints on installation

We want you to enjoy using this product for years to come, so please use the following guidelines when choosing a suitable location:

Do...

• Use in a well-ventilated room.

• Place on a solid, flat, level surface, such as a table, shelf or stereo rack.

Don’t...

• Use in a place exposed to high temperatures or humidity, including near radiators and other heat-generating appliances.

• Place on a window sill or a place where the player will be exposed to direct sunlight.

• Use in an excessively dusty or damp environment.

• Place directly on top of an amplifier, or other component in your stereo system that becomes hot in use.

• Use near a television or monitor as you may experience interference—especially if the television uses an indoor antenna.

• Use in a kitchen or other room where the player may be exposed to smoke or steam.

• Use on a thick rug or carpet, or cover with cloth—this may prevent proper cooling of the unit.

• Place on an unstable surface, or one that is not large enough to support all four of the unit’s feet.

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Before you start

Disc / content format playback compatibility

This player is compatible with a wide range of disc types (media) and formats. Playable discs will generally feature one of the following logos on the disc and/or disc packaging. Note however that some disc types, such as recordable CD and DVD, may be in an unplayable format—see below for further compatibility information.

Please also note that recordable discs cannot be recorded using this player.

DVD-Audio

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

• Also compatible with KODAK Picture CD

DVD-Video DVD-R DVD-RW

Video CDAudio CD CD-R

Super Audio CD

Fujicolor CD

Super VCD

CD-RW

CD-R/RW compatibility

• Compatible formats: CD-Audio, Video CD/ Super VCD, ISO 9660 CD-ROM* containing MP3, WMA or JPEG files *

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.

• Multi-session playback: No

• Unfinalized disc playback: No

DVD-R/RW compatibility

• Compatible formats: DVD-Video, Video Recording (VR)* *

Edit points may not play exactly as edited; screen may go momentarily blank at edited points.

• Unfinalized playback: No

• WMA/MP3/JPEG file playback on DVD-R/ RW: No

Compressed audio compatibility

• Compatible formats: MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 (MP3), Windows Media Audio (WMA)

• Sampling rates: 32, 44.1 or 48kHz

• Bit-rates: Any (128Kbps or higher recommended)

• VBR (variable bit rate) MP3 playback: No

• VBR WMA playback: No

• WMA lossless encoding compatible: No

• DRM (Digital Rights Management) compatible: Yes (DRM-protected audio files will

DRM

• File extensions: .mp3, .wma (these must be used for the player to recognize MP3 and WMA files – do not use for other file types)

• File structure: Up to 299 folders; up to 648 folders and files combined

not

play in this player—see also

in the

Glossary

on page 52)

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Before you start01

About WMA

The Windows Media® logo printed on the box indicates that this player can playback Windows Media Audio content.

WMA is an acronym for Windows Media Audio and refers to an audio compression technology developed by Microsoft Corporation. WMA content can be encoded by using Windows

Media

Player version 7, 7.1, Windows Media®

Player for Windows Player 9 Series.

Microsoft, Windows Media, and the Windows logo are trademarks, or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/ or other countries.

XP, or Windows Media®

JPEG file compatibility

• Compatible formats: Baseline JPEG and EXIF 2.2* still image files up to a resultion of 3072 x 2048. *

File format used by digital still cameras

• Progressive JPEG compatible: No

• File extensions: .jpg (must be used for the player to recognize JPEG files – do not use for other file types)

• File structure: Up to 299 folders; up to 648 folders and files combined

PC-created disc compatibility

Discs recorded using a personal computer may not be playable in this unit 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.

Discs recorded in packet write mode (UDF format) are not compatible with this player.

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

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Connecting up

Chapter 2

Connecting up

Easy connections

The setup described here is a basic setup that allows you to play discs using just the cables supplied with the player. In this setup, stereo audio is played through the speakers in your TV.

A/V IN

White

Red

AUDIO OUT ( 2 ch )

AUDIO OUT (5.1 ch )

FRONT

SURROUND

CENTER

SUB

WOOFER

COAXIAL

OPTICAL

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

Yellow

VIDEO

OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

VIDEO OUT

AV CONNECTOR (RGB) - TV/AV Receiver

To power

outlet

DV-575A

AC IN

Important

• This player is equipped with copy protection technology. Do not connect this player to your TV via a VCR using audio/video or S-video cables, as the picture from this player will not appear properly on your TV. (This player may also not be compatible with some combination TV/VCRs for the same reason; refer to the manufacturer for more information.)

• When connecting to your TV as shown above, do not set the

Video Output settings

on page 35) to

Progressive

Component Out

setting (see

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VIDEO OUT

h )

CENTER

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

UND

SUB

WOOFER

COAXIAL

OPTICAL

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

VIDEO

OUT

AV CONNECTOR (RGB) - TV/AV Receiver

1 Connect the VIDEO OUT and AUDIO OUT (2ch) jacks to a set of A/V inputs on your TV.

Use the supplied audio/video cable, connecting the red and white plugs to the audio outputs and the yellow plug to the video output. Make sure you match up the left and right audio outputs with their corresponding inputs for correct stereo sound.

See below if you want to use a component or S-video cable for the video connection.

• If you need another pair of stereo outputs (and don’t need to use the multichannel analog outputs), you can use the

OUT (5.1ch) FRONT L / R

AUDIO

jacks (page 13).

2 Connect the supplied AC power cable to the AC IN inlet, then plug into a power outlet.

Note

• Before unplugging the player from the power outlet, make sure you first switch it into standby using either the front panel

STANDBY/ON

control, and wait of the

button, or the remote

-OFF-

message to



disappear from the player’s display.

• For the above reasons, do not plug this player into a switched power supply found on some amplifiers and AV receivers.

Connecting using a SCART AV cable

A SCART-type AV connector is provided for connection to a TV or AV receiver. The video output is switchable between ordinary composite, S-video and RGB. See

Out

on page 35 for how to set it.

AV Connector

The SCART AV connector also outputs analog audio, so there is no need to also connect the

AUDIO OUT L/R

SCART

jacks.

1 Use a SCART cable (not supplied) to connect the AV CONNECTOR (RGB) output to a SCART AV input on your TV (or AV receiver).

Connecting using the S-video output

If your TV (or other equipment) has an S-video (S1) input, you can use the S-video output on this player instead of the standard (composite) output for a better quality picture.

• Use an S-video cable (not supplied) to connect the S-VIDEO OUT to an S-video input on your TV (or monitor or AV receiver).

Line up the small triangle above the jack with the same mark on the plug before plugging in.

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Connecting up

VIDEO OUT

AUDIO OUT (5.1 ch )

CENTER

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

AUDIO OUT ( 2 ch )

FRONT

SURROUND

SUB

WOOFER

COAXIAL

OPTICAL

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

VIDEO

OUT

VIDEO OUT

AUDIO OUT (5.1 ch )

CENTER

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

AUDIO OUT ( 2 ch )

FRONT

SURROUND

SUB

WOOFER

COAXIAL

OPTICAL

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

VIDEO

OUT

S-VIDEO

Connecting using the component video output

You can use the component video output instead of the standard video out jack to connect this player to your TV (or other equipment). This should give you the best quality picture from the three types of video output available.

• Use a component video cable (not supplied) to connect the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks to a component video input on your TV, monitor or AV receiver.

COMPONENT

VIDEO IN

Watching progressive scan video from the component video outputs

This player can output progressive scan video from the component video output. Compared to interlace video, progressive scan video effectively doubles the scanning rate of the picture, resulting in a very stable, flicker-free image.

To set up the player for use with a progressive scan TV, see When the player is set to output progressive scan video, the front panel display.

• If you connect a TV that is not compatible with a progressive scan signal and switch the player to progressive, you will not be able to see any picture at all. In this case, switch everything off and reconnect using the supplied video cable (see

connections

Switching the video output to interlace using the front panel controls

Switch the player to standby then, using the front panel controls, press while pressing

Interlace

STANDBY/ON

Video Output settings

PRGSVE

Important

on page 9), then switch back

Interlace

(see below).



FL DIMMER

on page 35.

indicator lights in the

Easy



STANDBY/ON

to switch the player back to

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VIDEO OUT

AUDIO OUT (5.1 ch )

CENTER

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

AUDIO OUT ( 2 ch )

FRONT

SURROUND

SUB

WOOFER

COAXIAL

OPTICAL

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

VIDEO OUT

Compatibility of this player with progressive-scan and high-definition TVs

This player is compatible with progressive video Macro Vision System Copy Guard.

Consumers should note that not all highdefinition television sets are fully compatible with this product and may cause artifacts to be displayed in the picture. In case of 525 progressive scan picture problems, it is recommended that the user switch the connection to the ‘standard definition’ output (Interlace). If there are questions regarding our TV set compatibility with this model, please contact our customer service center.

This player is compatible with the following Pioneer displays and monitors:

PDP-504HDE, PDP-434HDE

Connecting to an AV receiver

You can connect this player to your AV receiver using the multichannel analog outputs or one of the digital outputs.

In addition to these connections, you should also connect the 2 channel analog outputs for compatibility with all discs.

You’ll probably also want to connect a video output to your AV receiver. You can use any of the video outputs available on this player (the illustration shows a standard (composite) connection).

1 Connect the analog AUDIO OUT 2ch and VIDEO OUTPUT jacks on this player to a set of analog audio and video inputs on your AV receiver.

AV receiver

AUDIO/

VIDEO IN

2 Connect the AV receiver’s video output to a video input on your TV.

The diagram shows standard video connections, but you can alternatively use the S-Video or component video connections if they’re available.

You can use the SCART AV connector, or the Svideo or component video jacks to connect to the AV receiver if you prefer.

Tip

• You usually have to connect the same kind of video cable between your DVD player and AV receiver, and between your AV receiver and TV.

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Connecting up

VIDEO OUT

AUDIO OUT (5.1 ch )

CENTER

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

AUDIO OUT ( 2 ch )

FRONT

SURROUND

SUB

WOOFER

COAXIAL

OPTICAL

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

VIDEO

OUT

VIDEO OUT

AUDIO OUT (5.1 ch )

CENTER

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

AUDIO OUT ( 2 ch )

FRONT

SURROUND

SUB

WOOFER

COAXIAL

OPTICAL

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

VIDEO

OUT

Connecting the multichannel analog outputs

If your AV receiver has 5.1 channel analog inputs, we recommend connecting this player to it using the multichannel analog outputs. Doing this will ensure that you can enjoy all kinds of disc, including Dolby Digital and DTS DVD-Video discs, as well as high sampling rate and multichannel DVD-Audio and SACD discs.

• Connect the MULTICHANNEL AUDIO outputs on this player to the multi-channel audio inputs on your AV receiver.

It’s convenient to use three stereo audio cables; one for the

SURROUND SUBWOOFER

AV receiver

You can use the SCART AV connector, or the Svideo or component video jacks to connect to the AV receiver if you prefer.

FRONT

, one for the

and one for the

channels.

CENTER

MULTI-

CH. INPUTS

and

Connecting the digital output

This player has both optical and coaxial-type digital audio outputs for connection to an AV receiver. Connect whichever is convenient.

Depending on the capabilities of your AV receiver, you might have to set up this player to output only digital audio in a compatible format. See page 34 and refer to the operating instructions that came with your AV receiver.

• Connect one of the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jacks on this player to a digital input on your AV receiver.

For an optical connection, use an optical cable (not supplied) to connect the

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

on your AV receiver. For a coaxial connection, use a coaxial cable

(similar to the supplied video cable) to connect the

COAXIAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

coaxial input on your AV receiver.

Digital Audio Out settings

DIGITAL IN

(OPTICAL)

AV receiver

DIGITAL IN (COAXIAL)

OPTICAL

jack to an optical input

jack to a

Tip

• After connecting up and switching on, you should change the

Audio Output Mode

setting in the Initial Setup menu from the default also

Audio Output Mode

2 Channel

5.1 Channel

on page 40.

. See

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Controls and displays03

Chapter 3

Controls and displays

Front panel

1 2 3

FL DIMMER

STANDBY/ON

DV-575A

1 STANDBY/ON

(page 17)

2 Disc tray



OPEN/CLOSE

(page 19)

4 (page 19)

5 (page 19)

6 RW Compatible

(page 7)

7 (page 19)



and  (page 19, 21)

9 Remote control sensor

10 Display

11 DIMMER

Press to change the brightness

of the front panel display.

(page 16)

OPEN/CLOSE







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Controls and displays

Display

2 43 5 5 6 7 8 9 10

1415 1113 12

1 V-PART

Lights when playing a video part of a DVD disc.

2 PRGSVE

Lights when the player is set to output progressive scan video (see page 35 ).

3 GRP

Indicates that the character display is showing a DVD-Audio group number.

4 TITLE

Indicates that the character display is showing a DVD title number.

5 TRK

Indicates that the character display is showing a DVD-Audio, SACD, CD or Video CD/Super VCD track number.

6 CHP

Indicates that the character display is showing a DVD chapter number.

7 5.1CH

Lights when analog 5.1 channel output is selected (see

Component Out

Audio Output Mode

on page 40).

8 D.MIX

During multichannel audio playback, indicates that the output signal has been “downmixed” from the original audio source. This is an automatic function performed by the player in order to present the most appropriate audio mix to the speakers present in your system.

Lights in any of the repeat play modes.

10 REMAIN

Indicates that the character display is showing the disc or title/chapter/track remain time.

11 Character display

Lights during multi-angle scenes on a DVD disc.

13 and

Indicates whether a disc is playing or paused.

14 DTS

Lights when a DTS soundtrack is playing.

152 D

Lights when a Dolby Digital soundtrack is playing.



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Remote control

STANDBY/ON

1 14



11 22

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TOP MENU

HOME MENU

/





PLAY MODE SURROUND

1 STANDBY/ON

2 AUDIO

3 SUBTITLE

(page 30)

4 Number buttons

5 TOP MENU

(page 20)

6 ENTER & cursor buttons

7 HOME MENU



and

(page 17)

/

9 (page 19)



(page 20)

OPEN/CLOSE

ANGLEAUDIO

SUBTITLE

ENTER







ZOOM DISPLAY

(page 17)

(page 19)

(page 23)



CLEAR

ENTER

RETURN

/





(page 17)

23 24

11 (page 19)

12 PLAY MODE

13 SURROUND

14 OPEN/CLOSE

15 ANGLE

(page 26) (page 32)

(page 19)

(page 30)

16 CLEAR

17 ENTER

18 MENU

19 RETURN

20 and

(page 17) (page 20)

(page 17)

/

(page 23)

21 (page 20)

22 (page 19)

23 DISPLAY

24 ZOOM

(page 31)

(page 30)

Using the remote control

Keep in mind the following when using the remote control:

• Make sure that there are no obstacles between the remote and the remote sensor on the unit.

• The remote has a range of about 7m.

• Remote operation may become unreliable if strong sunlight or fluorescent light is shining on the unit’s remote sensor.

• Remote controllers for different devices can interfere with each other. Avoid using remotes for other equipment located close to this unit.

• Replace the batteries when you notice a fall off in the operating range of the remote.

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ENTER

GUIDE

RETURN

ENTER

HOME MENU

RETURN

Chapter 4

Getting started

Switching on

After making sure that everything is connected properly and that the player is plugged in, press



STANDBY/ON

remote control to switch the player on. Also, switch on your TV and make sure that it is

set to the input you connected the DVD player to.

 STANDBY/ON

STANDBY/ON

DV-575A

FAQ

• My DVD player switches on but there is nothing displayed on my TV.

Make sure that the TV is set to the correct video input (not a TV channel). For example, if you connected this player to the

VIDEO 1

inputs on your TV, switch your TV

VIDEO 1

Note

• This player features a screen saver and an auto power off function. If the player is stopped and no button is pressed for around five minutes, the screen saver starts. If the disc tray is closed but no disc is playing and no control is pressed for about 30 minutes, the player automatically goes into standby.

on the front panel or

FL DIMMER

Using the on-screen displays

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

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



) to change the highlighted item and

pressing

Button

HOME MENU

///

ENTER

RETURN

ENTER

to select it.

What it does

Display/exit the on-screen display.

Changes the highlighted menu item.

Selects the highlighted menu item (both remote work in exactly the same way).

Returns to the main menu without saving changes.

ENTER

Note

• From here on in this manual, the word ‘select’ generally means use the cursor buttons to highlight an item on-screen, then press

ENTER

///

buttons on the

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Setting up the player for your TV

If you have a widescreen (16:9) TV, you should setup the player so that the picture will be presented correctly. If you have a conventional (4:3) TV, you can leave the player on the default setting and move on to the next section.

1 Press HOME MENU and select ‘Initial Settings’.

Initial Settings

2 Select ‘TV Screen’ from the ‘Video Output’ settings.

Initial Settings

Digital Audio Out

Video Output

Language

Display

Options

Speakers

TV Screen

Component Out

3 If you have a widescreen (16:9) TV, select ‘16:9 (Wide)’.

If you have a conventional (4:3) TV, you can change the setting from

(Pan & Scan)

settings

if you prefer. See

on page 35 for more details.

4 Press HOME MENU to exit the menu screen.

4:3 (Letter Box)

4:3 (Pan&Scan)

16:9 (Wide)

4:3 (Letter Box)

Video Output

4:3

Setting the language of this player’s on-screen displays

This sets the language of the player’s onscreen displays.

1 Press HOME MENU and select ‘Initial Settings’.

Initial Settings

2 Select ‘OSD Language’ from the ‘Display’ settings.

Initial Settings

Digital Audio Out

Video Output

Language

Display

Options

Speakers

OSD Language

Angle Indicator

English

français

Deutsch

Italiano

Español

3 Select a language.

The on-screen language will change according to your selection.

4 Press HOME MENU to exit the menu screen.

Playing discs

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

For details on playing JPEG picture discs, see

Viewing a JPEG slideshow

on page 24.

Important

• Throughout this manual, the term ‘DVD’ means DVD-Video, DVD-Audio and DVD-R/ RW. If a function is specific to a particular kind of DVD disc, it is specified.

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ENTER







OPEN/CLOSE



ENTER

/





STANDBY/ON



789

/





1 If the player isn’t already on, press



STANDBY/ON to switch it on.

If you’re playing a DVD or Video CD/Super VCD, 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).

4 Press  (play) to start playback.

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

menus

on page 20 and

PBC menus

on page 21 for more on how to

Video CD/Super VCD

DVD disc

navigate these.

• If you’re playing an MP3/WMA disc, it may take a few seconds before playback starts.

Note

• 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.

Basic playback controls

The table below shows the basic controls on the remote for playing discs. The following chapter covers other playback features in more detail.

Button









(remote only)



(remote only)

What it does

Starts playback. If the display shows

LAST MEM

playback starts from

RESUME

the resume or last memory point (see also

Resume and Last Memory

on page 20.)

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

Stops playback. See also

Resume and Last Memory

on page 20.

Press to start fast reverse scanning. Press



(play) to resume normal

playback.

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

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TOP MENU MENU

RETURN

ENTER

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ENTER

Button





Numbers

(remote only)

What it does

Skips to the start of the current track or chapter, then to 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), group (for DVD-Audio) or track (for CD/SACD/Video CD

VCD

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

*within the current group

ENTER

Resume and Last Memory

With the exception of DVD-Audio and SACD discs, when you stop playback of a disc,

RESUME

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. (If you want to clear the resume point, press (stop) while

If you take a Video CD/ Super VCD out of the player after stopping playback, the last play position is stored in memory. If the next disc you load is the same one, the display shows

LAST MEM

DVD-Video discs (except VR mode DVD-RW), the player stores the play position of the last five discs. When one of these discs is next loaded, you can resume playback.

is shown in the display indicating

RESUME

is displayed.)

and playback will resume. For

to select.

RESUME

/Super

and



Note

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

• If you don’t need the Last Memory function when you stop a disc, you can press

OPEN/CLOSE

to stop playback and open

the disc tray.

DVD disc menus

Many DVD-Video and DVD-Audio discs feature menus from which you can select what you want to watch. They may also 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-Video menus are displayed automatically when you start playback; others only appear when you press

Important

Some DVD-Audio discs feature a ‘bonus group’. To play this group you first have to input a password, which you can find on the disc’s packaging. Use the number buttons to input the password.



TOP

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RETURN





ENTER

Button

TOP MENU

///

ENTER

RETURN

Numbers

(remote only)

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

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

ENTER

to select.

Video CD/Super VCD PBC menus

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

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



(play) button.

Button What it does

RETURN

Numbers

(remote

Displays the PBC menu.

Use to enter a numbered menu option. Press

ENTER

to select.

only)



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



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

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FAQ

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

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

regions

on page 46.

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

Taking care of your player and discs

page 43.

• 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 undamaged. See

your player and 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

format playback compatibility

more on disc 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.

•I have a standard (4:3) TV and set the player 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 player, so even if you have

4:3 (Pan & Scan)

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

on page 43 for

selected, those

DVD-Video

Taking care of

Disc / content

on page 7 for

• My AV receiver is definitely compatible with 96/88.2kHz Linear PCM audio, but it doesn’t seem to work with this player. What’s wrong?

For digital copy-protection purposes, some 96/88.2kHz DVD discs only output digital audio downsampled to 48/44.1kHz. This is not a malfunction.

To fully take advantage of the high sampling rate audio, connect the analog audio outputs to your amplifier/receiver.

• Why can’t I hear SACD audio through the digital outputs?

SACD audio is only available through the analog outputs. This is not a malfunction. Some DVD-Audio discs too only output audio through the analog outputs.

• Is it better to listen to DVD-Audio discs through the analog outputs?

Some DVD-Audio discs do not output anything through the digital outputs, and multichannel discs are downmixed to stereo for the digital output. In addition, high sampling rate DVD-Audio discs (higher than 96kHz) automatically downsample audio output from the digital outputs.

Using the multichannel analog audio outputs for DVD-Audio have none of these limitations.

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

The disc may have been illegally copied.

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Chapter 5

Playing discs

Note

• Many of the functions covered in this chapter apply to DVD and SACD discs, Video CDs/Super VCDs, CDs and WMA/ MP3 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 four different speeds.

1 During playback, press  or  to start scanning.

• There is no sound while scanning DVDs (including DVD-Audio) and Video CD/ Super VCDs.

2 Press repeatedly to increase the scanning speed.

• The scanning speed is shown on-screen.

3 To resume normal playback, press  (play).

• When scanning a Video CD/Super VCD playing in PBC mode or a WMA/MP3 track, playback automatically resumes at the end or beginning of the track.

• Depending on the disc, normal playback may automatically resume when a new chapter is reached on a DVD disc.

Playing in slow motion

You can play DVD-Videos and DVD-R/RW at four different slow motion speeds, forwards and backwards. Video CD/Super VCDs can be played at four different forward slow motion speeds.

1 During playback, press  (pause).

/

/

2 Press and hold slow motion playback starts.

• The slow motion speed is shown onscreen.

• There is no sound during slow motion playback.

3 Press repeatedly to change the slow motion speed.

4 To resume normal playback, press (play).

• Depending on the disc, normal playback may automatically resume when a new chapter is reached.

until



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Disc Navigator

Frame advance/frame reverse

You can advance or back up DVD-Video and DVD-R/RW discs frame-by-frame. With Video CD/Super VCDs you can only use frame advance.

1 During playback, press  (pause).

/

/

2 Press

to reverse or

advance a frame at a time.



3 To resume normal playback, press (play).

• Depending on the disc, normal playback may automatically resume when a new chapter is reached.

Viewing a JPEG slideshow

After loading a CD/CD-R/RW containing JPEG picture files, press from the first folder/picture on the disc. The player displays the pictures in each folder in alphabetical order.

Pictures are automatically adjusted so that they fill as much of the screen as possible (if the aspect ratio of the picture is different to your TV screen you may notice black bars at the sides, or at the top and bottom of the screen).

While the slideshow is running:



(play) to start a slideshow

Button

/

ZOOM

What it does

Pauses the slideshow and ﬂips the displayed picture horizontally or vertically. (Press  (play) to restart slideshow).

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).

Note

• 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.

Browsing video content with the Disc Navigator

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

Button







/

What it does

Pauses the slideshow; press again to restart.

Displays the previous picture.

Displays the next picture.

Pauses the slideshow and rotates the displayed picture 90º (counter)clockwise. (Press  (play) to restart slideshow).

Important

• You can’t use the Disc Navigator with Video CD/Super VCDs in PBC mode.

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

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2 Select a view option.

Disc Navigator Title Chapter

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



(you don’t have to wait for all the



thumbnails to finish playing to display the previous/next page).

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

You can use either the cursor buttons (

/

) and

ENTER

to select a thumbnail, or the

//

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

two-digit number then press

ENTER

Tip

• Another way to find a particular place on a disc is to use one of the search modes. See

Searching a disc

on page 29.

Browsing WMA, MP3 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 the cursor buttons ( and ENTER to navigate.

Use the cursor up/down buttons ( move up and down the folder/file list.

Use the cursor left button ( parent folder.

Use

ENTER

or cursor right () to open a

highlighted folder.

• You can also return to the parent folder by going to the top of the list to the ‘ then pressing

ENTER

///

/



) to return to the

)

) to

’ folder,

Disc Navigator: Title 01- 49: - -

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

00:00/ 00:00 0kbps

Folder2

File1

File2

File3

File4

File5

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

• When a WMA/MP3 file is selected, playback begins, starting with the selected track, 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 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 VCD) or title (DVD-Video and DVDRW) that form a loop which is played over and over.

• You can’t use A-B Repeat with DVD-Audio, SACD, Video CD/Super VCDs in PBC mode, or WMA/MP3 files.

1 During playback, press PLAY MODE and select ‘A-B Repeat’ from the list of functions on the left.

Play Mode

A-B Repeat

Repeat

Random

Program

Search Mode

2 Press ENTER on ‘A(Start Point)’ to set the loop start point.

3 Press ENTER on ‘B(End Point)’ to set the loop end point.

After pressing the start point and plays the loop.

4 To resume normal playback, select ‘Off’ from the menu.

A(Start Point)

B(End Point)

Off

ENTER

, playback jumps back to

Using repeat play

There are various repeat play options, depending on the kind of disc loaded. It’s also possible to use repeat play together with program play to repeat the tracks/chapters in the program list (see page 28).

Important

• You can’t use Repeat play with Video CD/ Super VCDs in PBC mode, or with WMA/ MP3 discs.

Creating a program list

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• You can’t use repeat and random play at the same time.

1 During playback, press PLAY MODE and select ‘Repeat’ from the list of functions on the left.

Play Mode

A-B Repeat

Repeat

Random

Program

Search Mode

Title Repeat

Chapter Repeat

Repeat Off

2 Select a repeat play option.

If program play is active, select

Repeat

to repeat the program list, or

Off

to cancel.

Program

Repeat

The repeat options available depend on the kind of disc loaded. For example, for DVDVideo and DVD-RW discs, you can select

Repeat

Chapter Repeat

Play Mode

A-B Repeat

Repeat

Random

Program

Search Mode

Title Repeat

Chapter Repeat

Repeat Off

• For DVD-Audio discs, select

Repeat

Track Repeat

(or

Repeat Off

Group

(or

Repeat Off

Title

• For SACDs,CDs and Video CD/Super VCDs, select (or

Repeat Off

Disc Repeat

Track Repeat

Using random play

Use the random play function to play titles or chapters (DVD-Video), Groups (DVD-Audio), or tracks (DVD-Audio, SACD, CD, Video CD/ Super VCD) at random. (Note that the same track/title/chapter may play more than once.)

You can set the random play option when a disc is playing or stopped.

Important

• Random play remains in effect until you select

Random Off

menu options.

• You can’t use random play with VR format DVD-RW discs, Video CD/Super VCDs playing in PBC mode, WMA/MP3 discs, or while a DVD disc menu is being displayed.

• You can't use random play together with program or repeat play.

1 Press PLAY MODE and select ‘Random’ from the list of functions on the left.

Play Mode

A-B Repeat

Repeat

Random

Program

Search Mode

2 Select a random play option.

The random play options available depend on the kind of disc loaded. For example, for DVDVideo discs, you can select

Random Chapter

from the random play

Random Title

Random Chapter

Random Off

Random Title

, (or

Random Off

Play Mode

A-B Repeat

Repeat

Random

Program

Search Mode

Random Title

Random Chapter

Random Off

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• For DVD-Audio discs, select

Group

Off

Random Track

Random

, (or

Random

• For CDs, SACDs 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.



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

Creating a program list

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

Important

• You can’t use Program play with VR format DVD-RW discs, Video CD/Super VCDs playing in PBC mode, WMA/MP3 discs, or while a DVD disc menu is being displayed.

1 Press PLAY MODE and select ‘Program’ from the list of functions on the left.

Play Mode

A-B Repeat

Repeat

Random

Program

Search Mode

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

3 Use the cursor buttons and ENTER to select a title, chapter or track for the current step in the program list.

For a DVD-Video disc, you can add a title or a chapter to the program list.

Create/Edit

Playback Start

Playback Stop

Program Delete

Program

Program Step

01. 01

02.

03.

04.

05.

06.

07.

08.

Title 1~38

Title 01 Title 02 Title 03 Title 04 Title 05 Title 06 Title 07 Title 08

Chapter 1~4

Chapter 001 Chapter 002 Chapter 003 Chapter 004

• For a DVD-Audio disc, you can add a whole group, or a track within a group to the program list.

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

After pressing

ENTER

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

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4 Repeat step 3 to build up a program list.

A program list can contain up to 24 titles/ chapters/tracks.

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

• To delete a step, highlight it and press

CLEAR

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

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

Tip

• Use the following controls during program play:

Button

PLAY MODE



What it does

Save the program list and exit the program edit screen without starting playback ( does the same).

Skip to the next step in the program list.

HOME MENU

Searching a disc

You can search DVD-Video discs by title or chapter number, or by time; DVD-Audio discs can be searched by group or track number; SACDs by track number, CDs and Video CD/ Super VCDs by track number or time.

Important

• Search functions are not available with Video CD/Super VCDs in PBC mode, or with WMA/MP3 discs.

1 Press PLAY MODE and select ‘Search Mode’ from the list of functions on the left.

2 Select a search mode.

The search options available depend on the kind of disc loaded.

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

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

Play Mode

A-B Repeat

Repeat

Random

Program

Search Mode

Title Search

Chapter Search

Time Search

Input Chapter

0 0 1

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) or track (CD/Video CD/ Super VCD) you want playback to resume from. For example, press

4, 5, 0, 0

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

8, 0, 3, 0

• Some DVD-Audio discs feature pages of browsable pictures. Enter the page number you want.

4 Press ENTER to start playback.

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Switching subtitles

Some DVD-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.

1 Press SUBTITLE repeatedly to select a subtitle option.

Current / Total

Subtitle English1/2

Note

• Some discs only allow you to change subtitle language from the disc menu. Press

TOP MENU

• To set subtitle preferences, see

settings

on page 36.

to access.

Language

Switching audio language/ channels

When playing a DVD-Video disc recorded with dialog in two or more languages, you can switch audio language during playback.

When playing a VR format DVD-RW disc recorded with dual-mono audio, you can switch between the main, sub, and mixed channels during playback.

When playing a DVD-Audio disc, you may be able to switch channels—see the disc box for details. (When you change the audio channel, playback restarts from the beginning of the current track.)

When playing a Video CD/Super VCD, you can switch between stereo, just the left channel or just the right channel.

1 Press AUDIO repeatedly to select an audio language/channel option.

The language/channel information is shown on-screen.

Note

• Some DVD discs only allow you to change audio language from the disc menu. Press

TOP MENU

• To set DVD audio language preferences, see

Language settings

to access.

on page 36.

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 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).

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

2 Use the cursor buttons to change the zoomed area.

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

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

ZOOM

again to

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 to let you know that other angles are available (this can be switched off if you prefer—see on page 36).

1 During playback (or when paused), press ANGLE to switch angle.

Display settings

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Playing discs

Displaying disc information

Various track, chapter and title information, such as the elapsed and remaining playing time can be displayed on-screen while a disc is playing.

1 To show/switch/hide the information displayed, press DISPLAY repeatedly.

• When a disc is playing, the information appears at the top of the screen.

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Audio Settings and Video Adjust menus06

Chapter 6

Audio Settings and Video Adjust menus

Audio Settings menu

The Audio Settings menu offers features for adjusting the way discs sound.

1 Press HOME MENU and select ‘Audio Settings’ from the on-screen display.

Audio Settings

2 Select and change settings using the

//

(cursor) buttons, and ENTER.

Audio Settings

Virtual Surround

Audio DRC

Dialog

Off

Audio DRC

• Settings:

(default)

When watching Dolby Digital DVDs at low volume, it’s easy to lose the quieter sounds completely—including some of the dialog. Switching Audio DRC (Dynamic Range Control) to on can help by bringing up the quieter sounds, while controlling loud peaks.

How much of a difference you hear depends on the material you’re listening to. If the material doesn’t have wide variations in volume, you may not notice much change.

High, Medium, Low, Off

/

Note

• Audio DRC is only effective with Dolby Digital audio sources.

• Audio DRC is only effective through the digital output when

, and

Digital > PCM

settings

• The effect of Audio DRC also depends on your speakers and AV receiver settings.

Dolby Digital Out

on page 34).

Digital Out

(see

Digital Audio Out

is set to

Dolby

Virtual Surround

• Settings: On,

Switch on Virtual Surround to enjoy realistic surround sound effects from just two speakers.

Tip

• You can also use the on the remote control to switch Virtual Surround on.

Off

(default)

SURROUND

button

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Audio Settings and Video Adjust menus

Note

• Virtual Surround doesn’t work with DVDAudio or SACD audio, through either the analog or digital outputs.

• 96kHz Linear PCM audio is automatically downsampled to 48kHz if Virtual Surround is switched on.

• The

Audio Output Mode

must be set to

2 Channel

(see page 40)

in order to be

able to use Virtual Surround.

• If the player is outputting Dolby Digital, DTS or MPEG bitstream audio (in other words, no conversion to PCM), Virtual Surround has no effect on the audio from the digital output. See

settings

on page 34 for how to set up the

Digital Audio Out

digital output formats.

• How good the surround effect is varies with the disc.

Dialog

• Settings:

(default)

The Dialog feature is designed to make the dialog stand out from other background sounds in the soundtrack.

High, Medium, Low, Off

Video Adjust menu

From the Video Adjust screen you can adjust various settings that affect how the picture is presented.

1 Press HOME MENU and select ‘Video Adjust’ from the on-screen display.

2 Make settings using the

///

(cursor) buttons, and ENTER.

Video Adjust

Sharpness

Brightness

Contrast

Gamma

Hue

Chroma Level

BNR

      

Standard

Off

You can adjust the following picture quality settings:

•

Sharpness

edges in the picture (

(default), Soft

Brightness

• brightness (

•

Contrast

light and dark (

Gamma

• picture (

(default)

•

Hue

(

Green 9

Chroma Level

• colors appear (

•

BNR

reduction (

– Adjusts the sharpness of

Fine, Standard

)

– 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).

– Switches on/off block noise

On, Off

(default)

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

/

(cursor

left/right) buttons.

Brightness min max 0

3 Press ENTER to return to the Video Adjust screen, or HOME MENU to exit.

Video Adjust

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Initial Settings menu07

Chapter 7

Initial Settings menu

Using the Initial Settings menu

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

1 Press HOME MENU and select ‘Initial Settings’.

Initial Settings

2 Use the cursor buttons and ENTER to select the setting and option you want to set.

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

Note

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

italics

• The Digital Audio Out settings only need to be set if you have connected the digital output of this player to an AV receiver, or other equipment.

• Check the operating instructions supplied with your other equipment to see which digital audio formats it’s compatible with.

• Some settings, such as

Language

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

bold

: other settings are shown in

and

TV Screen, Audio

Subtitle Language

may be

Digital Audio Out settings

Setting

Digital Out On

Dolby Digital Out Dolby Digital

DTS Out DTS

Option What it means

Off

Dolby Digital > PCM

DTS > PCM

Digital audio is output from the digital outputs.

Note that there is no digital output when playing SACDs and some DVD-Audio discs regardless of this setting.

No digital audio output.

Dolby Digital encoded digital audio is output when playing a Dolby Digital DVD disc.

Dolby Digital audio is converted to PCM audio before being output.

DTS encoded digital audio is output when playing a DTS disc. (Noise will be output if your amplifier/receiver is not compatible with DTS audio.)

DTS audio is converted to PCM audio before being output.

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Initial Settings menu

Setting

Linear PCM Out Down Sample On

MPEG Out MPEG > PCM

Option What it means

96kHz digital audio is converted to 48kHz for digital output.

Note that High sampling rate DVD-Audio discs (192kHz or

176.4kHz) automatically output down-sampled audio through the digital outputs.

Down Sample Off

MPEG

96kHz digital audio is output as is at 96kHz.

MPEG encoded digital audio is converted to PCM audio for digital output.

MPEG encoded digital audio is output as is.

Video Output settings

Setting Option What it means

TV Screen

(See also

Screen sizes

and disc formats

page 44.)

4:3 (Letter Box)

4:3 (Pan & Scan)

16:9 (Wide)

Component Out Interlace

Progressive

AV Connector Out Video

S-Video

RGB

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). See also

the video output to interlace using the front panel controls

page 11.

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

Ordinary (composite) video output, compatible with all TVs.

Almost the same quality as RGB, but can give better results if you’re using a long SACRT cable.

If your TV is compatible, this setting gives the best picture quality.

Switching

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Language settings

Setting

Option What it means

Audio Language English

Languages as displayed

Other Language

Subtitle Language English

Languages as displayed

Other Language

DVD Menu Lan-

w/Subtitle Lang.

guage

Languages as displayed

Other Language

Subtitle Display On

Off

Display settings

If there is an English soundtrack on the disc then it will be played.

If there is the language selected on the disc, then it will be played.

Select to choose a language other than the ones displayed (see page 46).

If there is are English subtitles on the disc then they will be displayed.

If there is the subtitle language selected on the disc, then it will be displayed.

Select to choose a language other than the ones displayed (see page 46).

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

DVD disc menus will be displayed in the selected language, if possible.

Select to choose a language other than the ones displayed (see page 46).

Subtitles are displayed according to your selected subtitle language (see above).

Subtitles are always off by default when you play a DVD disc (note that some discs override this setting).

Setting

OSD Language English

Angle Indicator On

Option What it means

On-screen displays of the player are in English.

Languages as displayed

Off

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.

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Initial Settings menu

Options settings

Setting

Option What it means

Parental Lock –

DVD Playback Mode

DVD-Audio

DVD-Video

SACD Playback 2ch Area

Multi-ch Area

CD Area

DTS Downmix Stereo

Lt/Rt

Speakers settings

Setting

Audio Output Mode

Speaker Installation

Speaker Distance –

Option What it means

2 Channel

5.1 Channel

–

See

Parental Lock

All material on a DVD-Audio disc is playable.

Only the DVD-Video part of a DVD-Audio disc is playable.

Selects the 2 channel (strereo) SACD audio area of the disc for playback.

Selects the multi-channel SACD audio area of the disc for playback.

Selects the standard CD audio area of an SACD/CD hybrid disc for playback.

Downmixes DTS for 2 channel output to regular stereo. (See also

DTS Downmix

Downmixes DTS for 2 channel output to be compatible with Dolby Surround matrix decoders. (See also page 40.)

The player outputs analog audio in stereo only. See also

Audio Output Mode

The player outputs 5.1 channel analog audio. See also

Output Mode

Specify the number and size of speakers in your system. See also

Speaker Installation

Sepcify the distance of your speakers from your listening position.

on page 39.

on page 40.)

on page 40.

Speaker Distance

on page 41.

DTS Downmix

Audio

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About the audio output settings

The table below shows how the audio settings you make in the Initial Settings menu (see page 34) affect the output from the 2 channel and the 5.1 channel analog outputs, and from the digital outputs with various types of disc.

Disc audio format Player setting

Dolby Digital

2 Ch

5.1 Ch

Dolby Digital

2 Ch / 5.1 Ch

karaoke

Linear PCM

DTS

DVD

MPEG

2 Ch / 5.1 Ch

2 Ch

5.1 Ch

2 Ch

5.1 Ch

DVD-Audio

2 Ch

5.1 Ch

DVD-RW

2 Ch / 5.1 Ch

(VR mode)

Super Audio CD

2 Ch

5.1 Ch

DTS CD

2 Ch / 5.1 Ch

2 Ch

5.1 Ch

Video CD

2 Ch / 5.1 Ch

Front L/R analog outputs

2ch downmix

Front L / R

Left / Right Left / Right

Left / Right

2ch downmix

Front L / R

Left / Right

Front L / R

2ch downmix

Front L / R

Left / Right

2ch downmix

Front L / R

Left / Right

2ch downmix

Front L / R

Left / Right

Surround L/R

Center, LFE, outputs

–

Surround L/R, Center, LFE

–

Surround L/R, Center, LFE

–

Surround L/R, Center, LFE

–

Surround L/R, Center, LFE

–

Surround L/R, Center, LFE

–

Surround L/R, Center, LFE

–

Digital outputs

PCM convert

2ch downmix

Left / Right Left / Right

2ch downmix

Left / Right

2ch downmix

––

Left / Right

–

Left / Right Left / Right

2ch downmix

Left / Right Left / Right

Bitstream

Dolby Digital

DTS

MPEG

2ch downmix

Dolby Digital MPEG or PCM

–

DTS

When

Audio Output Mode

of stereo audio outputs.

*2 Dolby Digital > PCM, MPEG > PCM

*3 Dolby Digital, MPEG

Discs that prohibit downmixing will be output as 5.1 channel even if

Mode

setting (see page 40).

Discs that prohibit downmixing also mute the digital output.

When

Audio Output Mode

is set to

DTS

setting (pages 34–35)

is set to

2 Channel

DTS > PCM

5.1 Channel

, the

AUDIO OUT (5.1ch) FRONT L / R

setting (pages 34–35)

2 Channel

, mono sources are heard from the center speaker only.

jacks act as a second pair

is selected as the

Audio Output

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Initial Settings menu

Parental Lock

• Default level: Default Country 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.

Some discs also support the Country Code feature. The player does not play certain scenes on these discs, depending on the Country Code you set.

Note

• 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

Resetting the player

Registering a new password

You must register a password before you can change the Parental Lock level or enter a Country code.

1 Select ‘Password’.

Initial Settings

Digital Audio Out

Video Output

Language

Display

Options

Speakers

2 Use the number buttons to enter a 4digit password.

The numbers you enter show up as asterisks (*) on-screen.

3 Press ENTER to register the password.

You will return to the Options menu screen.

Off

; Default password:

us (2119)

on page 45)

Parental Lock

DVD Playback Mode

SACD Playback

DTS Downmix

Password

Level Change

Country Code

none

Changing your password

To change your password, confirm your

;

existing password then enter a new one.

1 Select ‘Password Change’.

2 Use the number buttons to enter your existing password, then press ENTER.

3 Enter a new password and press ENTER.

This registers the new password and you will return to the Options menu screen.

Setting/changing the Parental Lock

1 Select ‘Level Change’.

2 Use number buttons to enter your password, then press ENTER.

3 Select a new level and press ENTER.

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



(cursor right) to

unlock levels. You can’t lock level 1.

This sets the new level and you will return to the Options menu screen.

Setting/changing the Country code

You can find the

1 Select ‘Country Code’.

2 Use number buttons to enter your password, then press ENTER.

3 Select a Country code and press ENTER.

There are two ways you can do this:

• Select by code letter: Use down) to change the Country code.

• Select by code number: Press right) then use the number buttons to enter the 4-digit Country code.

Country code list

/

on page 47.

(cursor up/



(cursor

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The new Country code is set and you will return to the Options menu screen. Note that the new Country code doesn’t take effect until the next disc is loaded (or the current disc is reloaded).

DTS Downmix

• Default setting:

Initial Settings

Digital Audio Out

Video Output

Language

Display

Options

Speakers

If you’ve selected page 34 or

2 Channel

page 40, you can choose the way the signal is downmixed to PCM audio. downmix the DTS signal to 2-channel stereo, whereas

Lt/Rt

signal compatible with Dolby surround matrix decoders. (This allows you to hear surround sound if your AV receiver or amplifier has Dolby Pro Logic capability.)

Stereo

Parental Lock

DVD Playback Mode

SACD Playback

DTS Downmix

DTS > PCM

Stereo

Lt/Rt

DTS Out

Audio Output Mode

Stereo

will

will downmix to a 2-channel

Audio Output Mode

• Default setting:

2 Channel

Note

• Even if you set

Channel

Audio Output Mode

, you’ll only get sound from all

5.1

speakers when playing a 5.1 channel multichannel disc.

• When set to

5.1 Channel

, only the front

left/right channels are output from the

AUDIO OUT (2ch) Channel

if you want to listen to downmixed

jacks. Change to

stereo audio (for example, because you are listening through the TV’s built-in speakers).

• When set to

5.1 Channel

there is no digital

output when playing DVD-Audio.

• If you set to

2 Channel

, Dolby Digital, DTS and MPEG audio is mixed down to two channels so you still hear all the audio recorded on the disc. With DTS encoded audio, you can choose how the signal is downmixed to PCM audio. See

Downmix

above to change the downmix

DTS

setting.

• Some DVD-Audio discs don’t allow downmixing of audio. These discs always output multi-channel audio regardless of the setting made here.

Initial Settings

Digital Audio Out

Video Output

Language

Display

Options

Speakers

Audio Output Mode

Speaker Installation

Speaker Distance

2 Channel

5.1 Channel

If you connected this player to your amplifier using the 5.1 channel analog outputs (front, surround, center and subwoofer outs), set this to

5.1 Channel

stereo outs, set to

; if you connected only the

2 Channel

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Initial Settings menu

Speaker Installation

• Default settings:

RS: Large

You only need to make this setting if you connected this player to your amplifier using the

5.1 channel analog outputs. This setting does not affect digital audio output.

Initial Settings

Digital Audio Out

Video Output

Language

Display

Options

Speakers

Use the Speaker Installation screen to tell the player what kinds of speakers you have connected.

1 Use the / (cursor up/down) buttons to select a speaker.

• The L and R, and RS and LS speakers are paired; you can’t set them differently.

Initial Settings

Digital Audio Out

Video Output

Language

Display

Options

Speakers

2 Press  (cursor right) to modify the selected speaker.

3 Use the

/ (cursor up/down) buttons

to change the current setting.

• You can see the effect of your changes in the room graphic on the right of the screen.

• Except for the subwoofer, you can set speaker size to speaker cone in the speaker is 12cm or more, set to (or

Off

if you don’t have that speaker).

L/R: Large

SW: On

Audio Output Mode  5.1 Channel

Speaker Installation

Speaker Distance

Large

Small

Large

, otherwise set to

C: Large

. If the main

LS/

Small

• If you set the front

Small

, the center and surround speakers are automatically set to subwoofer to

and R speakers to

Small

and the

• The subwoofer can only be set to

Off

4 Press  (cursor left) to go back to the speaker list if you want to modify another speaker, or press ENTER to exit the Speaker Installation screen.

Speaker Distance

You only need to make this setting if you connected this player to your amplifier using the

5.1 channel analog outputs. These settings do not affect any digital audio

output.

To get the best surround sound from your system, you should set up the speaker distances from your listening position.

Initial Settings

Digital Audio Out

Video Output

Language

Display

Options

Speakers

1 Use the / (cursor up/down) to select a speaker.

• The L and R speakers are paired; you can’t set them differently.

Initial Settings

Digital Audio Out

Video Output

Language

Display

Options

Speakers

Audio Output Mode  5.1 Channel

Speaker Installation

Speaker Distance

3.0m

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Initial Settings menu07

2 Press  (cursor right) to change the speaker distance for the highlighted speaker.

3 Use the change the distance.

• When you change the distance settings of the front left ( all the other speaker distances change relative to it.

• Front left/right ( be set from 30 cm to 9 m in 30 cm increments.

• The center speaker ( m to 0 m relative to the front left/right speakers.

• Surround left/right ( be set from –6.0 m to 0 m relative to the front left/right speakers.

• You can’t set the subwoofer (

4 Press  (cursor left) to go back to the speaker list if you want to modify another speaker, or press ENTER to exit the Speaker Distance screen.

/ (cursor up/down) to

) or front right (R) speakers,

L/R

) speaker distances can

) can be set from –2.1

LS/RS

) speakers can

) distance.

Note

• During playback of SACD and MPEG-audio DVD-Video discs, the effective speaker distance settings are –0.9m to

0.0m relative to the front left/right speakers.

C, LS

and RS

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Additional information

Chapter 8

Additional information

Taking care of your player and discs

General

Hold discs by the edge or by the center hole and edge.

When you're not using a disc, return it to its case and store upright. Avoid leaving discs in excessively cold, humid, or hot environments (including under direct sunlight).

Don't glue paper or put stickers on to discs. Do not use a pencil, ball-point pen or other sharptipped writing instrument to write on the disc.

Don’t use self-adhesive disc labels on discs as these can cause the disc to warp slightly during playback causing distortion in the picture and/or sound.

Damaged and shaped discs

Do not use cracked, chipped, warped, or otherwise damaged discs as they may damage the player.

This player is designed to be used only with conventional, fully circular discs. Do not use shaped discs. Pioneer disclaims all liability arising in connection with the use of shaped discs.

Cleaning discs

Fingerprints and dist on discs can affect playback performance. Clean using a soft, dry cloth, wiping the disc lightly from the center to the outside edge as shown below.

If necessary, use a cloth soaked in alcohol, or a commercially available CD/DVD cleaning kit to clean a disc more thoroughly. Never use benzine, thinner or other cleaning agents, including products designed for cleaning vinyl records.

Cleaning the unit’s exterior

Unplug the unit before cleaning. Use a dry cloth to wipe off dust and dirt. If the

surfaces are very dirty, wipe with a soft cloth dipped in some neutral cleanser diluted five or six times with water and wrung out well, then wipe again with a dry cloth.

Do not use use furniture wax or cleaners. Never use thinners, benzine or insecticide sprays or other chemicals on or near this unit.

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Additional information08

If you use a chemical-impregnated cleaning cloth, read the instructions carefully before use. These cloths may leave smear marks on half-mirror finish surfaces; if this happens, finish with a dry cloth.

Cleaning the pickup lens

The DVD player’s lens should not become dirty in normal use, but if for some reason it should malfunction due to dust or dirt, consult your nearest Pioneer-authorized service center. We do not recommend using commercially available lens cleaners for CD players.

Condensation

Condensation may form inside the player if it is brought into a warm room from outside, or if the temperature of the room rises quickly. Although the condensation won’t damage the player, it may temporarily impair its performance. Leave it to adjust to the warmer temperature for about an hour before switching on.

Moving the player

If you need to move the player, first press



STANDBY/ON

player off. Wait for display, then unplug the power cable. Never lift or move the unit during playback—discs rotate at a high speed and may be damaged.

on the front panel to turn the

-OFF-

to disappear from the

Screen sizes and disc formats

DVD-Video discs come in several different screen aspect ratios, ranging from TV programs, which are generally 4:3, to CinemaScope widescreen movies, with an aspect ratio of up to about 7:3.

Televisions, too, come in different aspect ratios; ‘standard’ 4:3 and widescreen 16:9.

Widescreen TV users

If you have a widescreen TV, the setting (page 35) of this player should be set to

16:9 (Wide)

When you watch discs recorded in 4:3 format, you can use the TV controls to select how the picture is presented. Your TV may offer various zoom and stretch options; see the instructions that came with your TV for details.

Please note that some movie aspect ratios are wider than 16:9, so even though you have a widescreen TV, these discs will still play in a ‘letter box’ style with black bars at the top and bottom of the screen.

TV Screen

Standard TV users

If you have a standard TV, the setting (page 35) of this player should be set to

4:3 (Letter Box)

depending on which you prefer. Set to

4:3 (Letter Box)

shown with black bars top and bottom.

Set to

4:3 (Pan&Scan)

shown with the left and right sides cropped. Although the picture looks larger, you don’t actually see the whole picture.

Please note that many widescreen discs override the player’s settings so that the disc is shown in letter box format regardless of the setting.

4:3 (Pan&Scan)

TV Screen

, widescreen discs are

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Additional information

Note

• Using the

16:9 (Wide)

setting with a standard 4:3 TV, or either of the 4:3 settings with a widescreen TV, will result in a distorted picture.

Setting the TV system

The default setting of this player is unless you notice that the picture is distorted when playing some discs, you should leave it set to

AUTO

. If you experience picture distortion with some discs, set the TV system to match your country or region’s system. Doing this, however, may restrict the kinds of disc you can watch. The table below shows what kinds of disc are compatible with each setting (

AUTO, PAL

and

NTSC

1 If the player is on, press  STANDBY/ ON to switch it to standby.

2 Using the front panel controls, hold down



then press  STANDBY/ON to

switch the TV system.

The TV system changes as follows:

AUTO  NTSC

•

NTSC  PAL

•

PAL  AUTO

Note

• You have to switch the player into standby (press



STANDBY/ON

change.

AUTO

) before each

, and

Disc Player setting

Type Format NTSC PAL AUTO

DVD/ Super VCD

Video CD NTSC

CD/SACD no disc

NTSC

PAL

—

NTSC PAL

NTSC PAL NTSC or

NTSC

PAL

NTSC

PAL

Resetting the player

Use this procedure to reset all the player’s settings to the factory default.

1 Switch the player into standby.

2 Using the front panel buttons, hold down the



STANDBY/ON to switch the player back



(stop) button and press

on.

All the player’s settings are now reset.

Power reset

Use this procedure to switch the power off if the player is unresponsive to any control from the front panel or remote.

1 Press and hold the front panel  STANDBY/ON for 10 seconds.

When the power is completely off, you cannot use the remote to switch it back on again. Use the front panel



STANDBY/ON

button.

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DVD-Video regions

All DVD-Video discs carry a region mark on the case somewhere that indicates which region(s) of the world the disc is compatible with. Your DVD player also has a region mark, which you can find on the rear panel. Discs from incompatible regions will not play in this player. Discs marked

ALL

will play in any

player. The diagram below shows the various DVD

regions of the world.

Selecting languages using the language code list

Some of the language options (such as ‘DVD Language’ in the Setup Navigator) allow you to set your prefered language from any of the 136 languages listed in the language code list on page 47.

1 Select ‘Other Language’.

/

2 Use the to select either a code letter or a code number.

3 Use the to select a code letter or a code number.

See

Language code list

complete list of languages and codes.

(cursor left/right) buttons

/

(cursor up/down) buttons

on page 47 for a

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Language code list

Language (Language code letter),

Japanese (ja), English (en), French (fr), German (de), Italian (it), Spanish (es), Chinese (zh), Dutch (nl), Portuguese (pt), Swedish (sv), Russian (ru), Korean (ko), Greek (el), Afar (aa), Abkhazian (ab), Afrikaans (af), Amharic (am), Arabic (ar), Assamese (as), Aymara (ay), Azerbaijani (az), Bashkir (ba), Byelorussian (be), Bulgarian (bg), Bihari (bh), Bislama (bi), Bengali (bn), Tibetan (bo), Breton (br), Catalan (ca), Corsican (co), Czech (cs), Welsh (cy), Danish (da),

0618

0920

1412

0512

0101

0118

0208

0218

0319 0325

1001

0514

0405

0519 2608

1922 1821

1115

0106

0125

0201

0209

0214

0215

0301

0315

0401

1620

0102

0113

0119

0126

0207

0205

Bhutani (dz), Esperanto (eo), Estonian (et), Basque (eu), Persian (fa), Finnish (fi), Fiji (fj), Faroese (fo), Frisian (fy), Irish (ga), Scots-Gaelic (gd), Galician (gl), Guarani (gn), Gujarati (gu), Hausa (ha), Hindi (hi), Croatian (hr), 0818 Hungarian (hu), 0821 Armenian (hy), 0825 Interlingua (ia), 0901 Interlingue (ie), 0905 Inupiak (ik), 0911 Indonesian (in), 0914 Icelandic (is), 0919 Hebrew (iw), 0923 Yiddish (ji), 1009 Javanese (jw), 1023 Georgian (ka), 1101 Kazakh (kk), 1111 Greenlandic (kl), 1112 Cambodian (km), 1113 Kannada (kn), 1114 Kashmiri (ks), 1119 Kurdish (ku), 1121

Language code

0609

0610

0625

0701

0809

0426

0520

0521

0601

0615

0712

0714 0721

0801

0515

0704

Kirghiz (ky), 1125 Latin (la), 1201 Lingala (ln), 1214 Laothian (lo), 1215 Lithuanian (lt), 1220 Latvian (lv), 1222 Malagasy (mg), 1307 Maori (mi), 1309 Macedonian (mk), 1311 Malayalam (ml), 1312 Mongolian (mn), 1314 Moldavian (mo), 1315 Marathi (mr), 1318 Malay (ms), 1319 Maltese (mt), 1320 Burmese (my), 1325 Nauru (na), 1401 Nepali (ne), 1405 Norwegian (no), 1415 Occitan (oc), 1503 Oromo (om), 1513 Oriya (or), 1518 Panjabi (pa), 1601 Polish (pl), 1612 Pashto, Pushto (ps), 1619 Quechua (qu), 1721 Rhaeto-Romance (rm), 1813 Kirundi (rn), 1814 Romanian (ro), 1815 Kinyarwanda (rw), 1823 Sanskrit (sa), 1901 Sindhi (sd), 1904 Sangho (sg), 1907 Serbo-Croatian (sh), 1908

Sinhalese (si), 1909 Slovak (sk), 1911 Slovenian (sl), 1912 Samoan (sm), 1913 Shona (sn), 1914 Somali (so), 1915 Albanian (sq), 1917 Serbian (sr), 1918 Siswati (ss), 1919 Sesotho (st), 1920 Sundanese (su), 1921 Swahili (sw), 1923 Tamil (ta), 2001 Telugu (te), 2005 Tajik (tg), 2007 Thai (th), 2008 Tigrinya (ti), 2009 Turkmen (tk), 2011 Tagalog (tl), 2012 Setswana (tn), 2014 Tonga (to), 2015 Turkish (tr), 2018 Tsonga (ts), 2019 Tatar (tt), 2020 Twi (tw), 2023 Ukrainian (uk), 2111 Urdu (ur), 2118 Uzbek (uz), 2126 Vietnamese (vi), 2209 Volapük (vo), 2215 Wolof (wo), 2315 Xhosa (xh), 2408 Yoruba (yo), 2515 Zulu (zu), 2621

Country code list

Country,

Argentina, 0118, ar Australia, 0121, au Austria, 0120, at Belgium, 0205, be Brazil, 0218, br Canada, 0301, ca Chile, 0312, cl China, 0314, cn Denmark, 0411, dk

Country code, Country code letter

Finland, 0609, fi France, 0618, fr Germany, 0405, de Hong Kong, 0811, hk India, 0914, in Indonesia, 0904, id Italy, 0920, it Japan, 1016, jp Korea, Republic of, 1118, kr

Malaysia, 1325, my Mexico, 1324, mx Netherlands, 1412, nl New Zealand, 1426, nz Norway, 1415, no Pakistan, 1611, pk Philippines, 1608, ph Portugal, 1620, pt

Russian Federation, 1821, ru

Singapore, 1907, sg Spain, 0519, es Sweden, 1905, se Switzerland, 0308, ch Taiwan, 2023, tw Thailand, 2008, th United Kingdom, 0702, gb USA, 2119, us

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Troubleshooting

Incorrect operation is often mistaken for trouble or malfunction. If you think that there is something wrong with this component, check the points below. Sometimes the trouble may lie in another component. Inspect the other components and electrical appliances being used. If the trouble cannot be rectified after checking the items below, ask your nearest Pioneer authorized service center or your dealer to carry out repair work.

Problem

The disc won’t play or is automatically ejected after loading.

DVD-Audio playback stops.

Picture playback stops and the operation buttons cannot be used.

New settings made in the Setup screen menus while a disc is playing are ineffective.

Settings are canceled.

The remote control doesn't seem to work.

Remedy

• Make sure the disc is free from dirt and dust and is not damaged (page 43).

• Make sure the disc is loaded with the label side face-up and aligned properly in the disc tray guide.

• Incompatible region number: If the region number on a DVD-Video disc does not match the number on the player, the disc cannot be used (page 46).

• Condensation inside the player: Allow time for condensation to evaporate. Avoid using the player near an air-conditioning unit.

• Disc is loaded upside down: Reload the disc with the label side face up.

• A Super VCD that does not conform with the IEC standards might not play normally.

• The disc may have been illegally copied.

• Press , then start playback again ().

• Press and hold the front panel  STANDBY/ON seconds to switch the unit off, then press again to switch back on.

• Switch the power off once, unplug from the wall socket, then plug back in and switch on again using the front panel  STANDBY/ON button.

• Some settings can be changed while a disc is playing, but are not effective until the disc is stopped then restarted: Press , then start playback again ().

• When the power is cut due to power failure or by unplugging the power cord, settings will be canceled: Press  STANDBY/ON front panel to turn the player off. Wait for the display, then unplug the power cord.

• The remote control is too far from the player, or the angle with the remote sensor is too wide: Use the remote within its operating range (page 16).

• The batteries are exhausted: Put in new ones (page 6).

button for about 10

--OFF--

to disappear from

on the

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Problem

No picture/No color.

Screen is stretched or aspect does not change.

Picture disturbance during playback or the picture is dark.

No audio, or audio is distorted.

The analog audio is OK, but there appears to be no digital audio signal.

Noticeable difference in DVD and CD volume.

Remedy

• Incorrect video connections: Check that connections are correct and that plugs are inserted fully. Also check the video cable for damage.

• TV/monitor or AV amplifier settings are incorrect: Check the instruction manual of the connected equipment.

• The video output is set to progressive but your TV/monitor is not compatible with progressive scan: See page 11 for how to set to interlace.

• The

TV Screen

page 44 for how to set it correctly for your TV/monitor.

• This player is compatible with Macro-Vision System copy guard. Some discs include a copy prevention signal, and when this type of disc is played back, stripes etc., may appear on some sections of the picture depending on the TV. This is not a malfunction.

• Due to the player’s copy protection circuits, connection of this device through a VCR or an AV selector may prevent recording or cause picture problems. This is not a malfunction.

• No audio is output during slow motion playback or when scanning discs other than audio CDs and SACDs.

• Some DVD discs do not output digital audio: Switch your amplifier to the player's analog outputs.

• Check that the disc is free from dust and dirt, and that it is not damaged (page 43).

• Check that all interconnects are firmly inserted.

• Check that the plugs and terminals are free of dirt, oxide, etc. and clean if necessary. Also check the cable for damage.

• Make sure the player's output is not connected to the amplifier's phono (turntable) inputs.

• Check your amplifier/receiver’s settings (volume, input function, speaker settings, etc.).

• Make sure that the

• Check that the Dolby Digital, DTS and MPEG out settings (pages 34–35) are suitable for your amplifier/receiver—check the instruction manual that came with your amplifier/receiver.

• SACDs and some DVD-Audio discs do not output digital audio. Listen through the player’s analog audio outputs.

• This is due to differences in the audio format and is not a malfunction.

setting in the Initial Settings menu is incorrect. See

Digital Out

setting is set to On (page 34).

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Problem

Cannot play multichannel audio

Cannot listen to highsampling rate audio through the digital output.

Cannot output 192kHz or

176.4kHz digital audio.

Cannot output 96kHz or

88.2kHz digital audio.

No DTS audio output.

Audio mix does not sound right or sounds incomplete (for example, inaudible dialog).

The audio recorded on a Super VCD disc is not output properly.

Can’t hear effect of Virtual Surround

Remedy

• Make sure that (page 40).

• Check that the Dolby Digital, DTS and MPEG Out settings (pages 34–35) are suitable for your amplifier/receiver—check the instruction manual that came with your amplifier/receiver.

• DVD-Audio and SACDs do not output multichannel digital audio. Listen through the player’s analog outputs.

• Check that the settings in the Speaker Installation screen are correct (page 41).

• Check the audio options available from the disc menu.

• Make sure that (page 34).

• As a copy-protection measure, some DVDs do not output 96kHz audio. In this case, even if set to automatically outputs the audio at 48 kHz. This is not a malfunction.

• The player does not output digital audio at these sampling rates. The digital output is automatically downsampled.

• Check that

• Some discs are digital copy protected and do not output high sampling rate digital audio. In this case the output is automatically downsampled.

• If this unit is connected to a non-DTS compatible amplifier or decoder using a digital audio cable, set (page 34). If you do not do this, noise will be output when you play a DTS disc.

• If this unit is connected to a DTS-compatible amplifier or decoder using a digital audio cable, check the amplifier settings, and that the cable is properly connected.

• Make sure that connected to the stereo inputs on your amplifier or TV (page 40).

• If the audio is switched to contains only one stereo soundtrack, there may be no sound at all. Press

AUDIO

• Virtual Surround does not work with SACD or DVD-Audio.

• The Virtual Surround effect is only output through the

(2ch)

analog audio outputs.

• Make sure that

• The effectiveness of Virtual Surround varies with the disc.

Audio Output Mode

Linear PCM Out

Audio Output Mode

to change the soundtrack.

Audio Output Mode

is set to

Downsample Off

is set to

[2]

when playing a Super VCD that

is set to

Downsample Off

is set to

5.1 Channel

Downsample Off

, the player

DTS Out

DTS

2 Channel

(page 34).

PCM

if you've

AUDIO OUT

(page 40).

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Note

• Static electricity or other external influences may cause malfunctioning of this unit. In this case, unplug the power cord and then plug back in. This will usually reset the unit for proper operation. If this does not correct the problem, please consult your nearest Pioneer service center.

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Glossary

Analog audio

Aspect ratio

Bonus Group (DVD-Audio only)

Browsable pictures (DVD-Audio only)

Digital audio

Dolby

Digital

DRM

DTS

EXIF (Exchangeabl e Image File)

Direct representation of sound by an electrical signal. See also

The width of a TV screen relative to its height. Conventional TVs are 4:3; widescreen models are 16:9.

An ‘extra’ group on some DVD-Audio discs that requires a key number to access.

A feature of some DVD-Audio discs in which the user can browse still pictures recorded on the disc as the audio is played. See also

Indirect representation of sound using numbers. See also and

Analog audio

A multi-channel audio encoding system developed by Dolby Laboratories that enables far more audio to be stored on a disc than PCM encoding. See also

(Pulse Code Modulation)

DRM (Digital Rights Management) copy protection is a technology designed to prevent unauthorized copying by restricting playback, etc. of material on devices other the PC (or other WMA recording equipment) used to record it. For detailed information, please see the instruction manuals or help files that came with your PC (or other WMA recording equipment) and/or software.

A multi-channel audio encoding system developed by Digital Theater Systems that enables far more audio to be stored on a disc than PCM encoding. See also

PCM (Pulse Code Modulation)

A file format developed by Fuji Photo Film for digital still cameras. Digital cameras from various manuafcturers use this compressed file format which carries date, time and thumbnail information, as well as the picture data.

Digital audio

Slideshow

Sampling frequency

PCM

File extension

ISO 9660 format

JPEG

MP3

MPEG audio

Packed PCM (DVD-Audio only)

PBC (PlayBack Control)

PCM (Pulse Code Modulation)

Progressive scan video

Regions (DVD-Video only)

Sampling frequency

A tag added to the end of a filename to indicate the type of file. For example, “.mp3” indicates an MP3 file.

International standard for the volume and file structure of CD-ROM discs.

A standard file format used for still images. JPEG files are identified by the file extension “.jpg”.

MP3 (MPEG1 audio layer 3) is a compressed stereo audio file format. Files are recognized by their file extension “.mp3”.

An audio format used on Video CD/ Super VCDs and some DVD discs.

A lossless compression system that enables more PCM audio to be stored on a DVD-Audio disc than would otherwise be possible.

A system of navigating a Video CD/ Super VCD through on-screen menus recorded onto the disc.

Digital audio encoding system found on CDs. Good quality, but requires a lot of data compared to Dolby Digital, DTS and MPEG encoded audio. See also

Digital audio

All the lines that make up a video picture are updated in one pass (compared to interlace which takes two passes to update the whole picture).

These associate DVD-Video discs and players with particular areas of the world. See page 46 for more information.

The rate at which sound is measured to be turned into digital audio data. The higher the rate, the better the sound quality. CD is 44.1 kHz; DVD can be up to 96 kHz. See also

DVD-Video regions

Digital audio

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WMA

Super Audio CD (SACD)

Manufactured under license from Dolby

WMA is short for Windows Media Audio and refers to an audio compression technology developed by Microsoft Corporation. Files are recognized by their file extension “.wma”. Microsoft, Windows Media, and the Windows logo are trademarks, or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

Super Audio CD is a high quality audio disc format that can accommodate high sampling rate stereo and multi-channel audio, as well as conventional CD audio all on the same disc.

Laboratories. “Dolby” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

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

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Specifications

General

System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .DVD player

Power requirements. . . AC 220–240 V, 50/60 Hz

Power consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 W

Power consumption (standby) . . . . . . . . 0.12 W

Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.1 kg

Dimensions . .420 (W) x 55 (H) x 243 (D) mm

Operating temperature . . . . . . . .+5°C to +35°C

Operating humidity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5% to 85%

(no condensation)

AV connector output

AV Connector (21-pin connector assignment)

AV connector output . . . . . . . . 21-pin connector

This connector provides the video and audio signals for connection to a compatible colour TV or monitor.

PIN no.

1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Audio 2/R out

3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Audio 1/L out

4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GND

7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B out

8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Status

11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G out

15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R or C out

17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GND

19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Video out or Y out

21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GND

Component video output

Y (luminance) - Output level. . . . . . 1 Vp-p (75 Ω)

PB (color) - Output level . . . . . . . . 0.7 Vp-p (75 Ω)

PR (color) - Output level . . . . . . . . 0.7 Vp-p (75 Ω)

Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RCA

S-video output

Y (luminance) - Output level . . . . . . 1 Vp-p (75 Ω)

C (color) - Output level. . . . . . . 286 mVp-p (75 Ω)

Jack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S-video

Video output

Output level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vp-p (75 Ω)

Jack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RCA

Audio output (1 stereo pair)

Output level . . . . . . . . . . . . .During audio output

200 mVrms (1 kHz, –20 dB)

Number of channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RCA

Audio output (multi-channel / L, R, C, SW, LS, RS)

Output level . . . . . . . . . . . . .During audio output

200 mVrms (1 kHz, –20 dB)

Number of channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RCA jack

Digital audio characteristics

Frequency response . . . . . . . . . . .4 Hz to 44 kHz

(DVD fs: 96 kHz)

4 Hz to 88 kHz (DVD-Audio fs: 192 kHz)

S/N ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 dB

Dynamic range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 dB

Total harmonic distortion . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0020 %

Wow and flutter . . . . . . . . Limit of measurement

(±0.001% W. PEAK) or lower

Digital output

Coaxial digital output jack. . . . . . . . . . . RCA jack

Optical digital output. . . . . . . Optical digital jack

Accessories

Audio/video cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Power cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

AA/R6P dry cell batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

DivX compatibility sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Warranty card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

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The specifications and design of this product are subject to change without notice, due to improvement.

Published by Pioneer Corporation.

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