Pioneer VRD1160-A User Manual

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Contents

Thank you for buying this Pioneer product.

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

them away in a safe place for future reference.

01 Before You Start

Features .............................................................. 6

What’s in the box ............................................... 7

Putting the batteries in the remote control ..... 7

Using the remote control .................................. 7

Disc/Content Format Playback

Compatibility ......................................................8

General Disc Compatibility ..........................8

CD-R/RW Compatibility ...............................8

DVD-R/RW Compatibility .............................8

Compressed Audio Compatibility ............... 8

PC Created Disc Compatibility ....................9

Titles, chapters, groups and tracks ............. 9

DVD-Video regions........................................9

02 Connecting Up

Rear panel........................................................ 10

Easy connections ............................................ 11

Using other types of video output .................. 12

Connecting using an S-Video output ........12

Connecting using the AV connector

output ......................................................... 12

Connecting using the component

video output ............................................... 13

Connecting for multichannel surround

sound .......................................................... 13

Connecting using the multichannel

analog outputs ........................................... 13

Connecting using a digital output ........... 14

Controlling this player from another Pioneer

component .......................................................15

03 Controls and Displays

Front panel ........................................................ 16

Display ............................................................. 17

Remote control ................................................ 18

04 Getting Started

Setting the TV System ..................................... 20

Watching NTSC on a PAL TV .................... 20

Switching on .................................................... 21

Let’s Get Started ......................................... 21

Using the on-screen displays ......................... 23

Setting up with the Setup Navigator .............. 23

Playing discs ................................................... 26

Basic playback controls ............................ 26

Front panel controls .................................. 27

DVD disc menus .........................................27

Video CD PBC menus ................................ 28

05 Playing Discs

Introduction ..................................................... 31

Using the Disc Navigator to browse

the contents of a disc ..................................... 31

Scanning discs ................................................ 32

Playing in slow motion ....................................33

Frame advance/frame reverse ....................... 33

Looping a section of a disc ............................ 34

Using repeat play ............................................ 34

Using random play .......................................... 35

Creating a program list .................................... 36

Editing a program list ................................. 38

Other functions available

from the program menu ............................ 39

Searching a disc .............................................. 39

Switching subtitles ..........................................40

Switching DVD-Video audio language .......... 41

Switching DVD-RW audio channel ............... 41

Switching DVD-Audio audio channel ........... 41

Switching CD/MP3/Video CD audio

channel ............................................................. 41

Zooming the screen .........................................42

Switching camera angles ................................ 42

Displaying disc information ............................43

Contents

06 The Audio Settings Menu

Audio DRC ........................................................44

Virtual Surround ...............................................45

Channel Level ...................................................46

07 The Video Settings Menu

Video Adjust..................................................... 47

Creating your own presets ........................ 47

08 The Initial Settings Menu

Using the Initial Settings menu ......................49

Digital Audio Out settings .............................. 49

Digital Out ...................................................49

Dolby Digital Out ....................................... 49

DTS Out ....................................................... 50

Linear PCM Out .......................................... 50

MPEG Out ...................................................50

Video Output settings ..................................... 51

TV Screen ................................................... 51

AV Connector Out ...................................... 51

S-Video Out................................................. 52

Still Picture ................................................. 52

Language settings .......................................... 52

Audio Language .........................................52

Subtitle Language ..................................... 53

Auto Language .......................................... 53

DVD Menu Language .................................54

Subtitle Display .......................................... 54

Display settings ............................................... 54

OSD Language ........................................... 54

On Screen Display ..................................... 54

Angle Indicator .......................................... 55

Background ............................................... 55

Screen Saver ...............................................55

Options ............................................................. 55

Parental Lock ..............................................55

Registering a new password ............... 56

Changing your password .................... 56

Setting/changing the Parental

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Lock level ...............................................57

Setting/changing the country code .... 57

Bonus Group ...............................................58

Auto Disc Menu ..........................................58

Group Playback .......................................... 59

DVD Playback Mode .................................. 59

SACD Playback .......................................... 59

CD Playback ............................................... 60

Speakers .......................................................... 60

Audio Output Mode ....................................60

Speaker Installation .................................... 60

Channel Level .............................................. 61

09 Additional Information

Taking care of your player and discs ..............63

Handling discs ........................................... 63

Storing discs ...............................................63

Discs to avoid .............................................. 63

Cleaning the pickup lens ........................... 64

Problems with condensation .................... 64

Hints on installation .................................. 64

Moving the player ...................................... 64

Power cord caution .................................... 64

Screen sizes and disc formats ....................... 65

Widescreen TV users ................................. 65

Standard TV users ..................................... 65

Resetting the player .........................................65

About the audio output settings .................... 66

Language code list .......................................... 67

Country code list .............................................. 67

Selecting languages using the

language code list ........................................... 68

Glossary ............................................................68

Troubleshooting ............................................... 70

Specifications ...................................................74

Before You Start01

Features

DVD-Audio and SACD compatible

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

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

Built-in Dolby*1 Digital and DTS* decoding with multichannel outputs

Logos: 1

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

TruSurround*3 and Virtual Dolby Digital

Logo:

TruSurround/Virtual Dolby Digital creates a realistic surround-sound effect from any Dolby Digital source using just two speakers (see page 45).

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

This player features two composite and two S-video jacks, component video and two AV CONNECTOR terminals. The AV connector can output an RGB signal (although it is not possible to output RGB and component video at the same time).

Super Fine Focus digital filter

This improves the quality of the video output by reducing video noise and increasing the horizonatal resolution to 540 lines (see page 48).

Picture zoom (interlace output only)

While a DVD-Video or Video CD is paused, you can zoom in on any part of the picture at up to 4x magnification for a closer look (see page 42).

MP3 compatibility

This player is compatible with CD-R, CD-RW and CD-ROM discs that contain MP3 audio tracks (see pages 8–9).

Graphical on-screen displays

Setting up and using your DVD player is made very easy using the graphical onscreen displays.

Energy saving design

This unit is designed to use 0.4 W of power when in standby mode.

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

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

*3 TruSurround and the of SRS Labs, Inc. TruSurround technology is incorporated under license from SRS Labs, Inc.

® symbol are trademarks

Before You Start

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

• Stereo audio cable (red/white plugs)

• Video cable (yellow plugs)

• Power cable

• These operating instructions

• Warranty card

Putting the batteries in the remote control

1 Open the battery compartment cover on the back of the remote control.

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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.

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

2 Insert two AA/R6P batteries into the battery compartment following the indications (ª, ·) inside the compartment.

3 Close the cover.

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 7 meters.

• 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.

Before You Start01

Disc / Content Format Playback Compatibility

General Disc Compatibility

• This player was designed and engineered to be compatible with software bearing one or more of the following logos.

DVD-Video DVD-R DVD-RWDVD-Audio

Audio CD CD-R

Video CD

Super Audio CD

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

Photo CD, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, CD-ROM*

*Except those that contain MP3 files

formatted as specified in the “Com- pressed Audio Compatibility” section.

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

CD-RW

CD-R/RW Compatibility

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

• This unit cannot record CD-R or CD-RW discs.

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

DVD-R/RW Compatibility

• This unit will play DVD-R/RW discs that were recorded using the DVD Video format.

• This unit will not play DVD-RW discs that were recorded using the Video Recording format.

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

• Unfinalized DVD-R/RW discs cannot be

played in this player.

Compressed Audio Compatibility

• This unit will play CD-ROM discs containing files saved in the MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 format (MP3) with a smapling rate of 32,

44.1 or 48kHz. Incompatible files will not play and “UNPLAYABLE” will be displayed on the unit.

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

• The CD-ROM used to compile your MP3 files must be ISO 9660 Level 2 compliant.

• CD physical format: Mode1, Mode2 XA Form1.

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

Before You Start

• This player is compatible with multisession discs, but only plays sessions that are closed.

• Use CD-R or CD-RW media for recording your MP3 files.

• This player can recognize a combined total of up to 250 tracks and folders. If a disc containing over 250 tracks/folders is loaded, only the first 250 tracks/folders recorded on the disc will be playable.

• Folder and track names (excluding the “.mp3” extension) are displayed.

• There are many different recording bit-

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

PC Created Disc Compatibility

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

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

Titles, chapters, groups and tracks

DVD-Video discs are generally divided into one or more titles. Titles may be further subdivided into chapters.

Title 1 Title 2 Title 3

Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Chapter 2

DVD-Audio discs are divided into one or more groups that can each contain a number of tracks.

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3

Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 1 Track 1

Track 2

CDs, SACDs and Video CDs are divided into tracks.

Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 Track 5 Track 6

CD-ROMs containing MP3 files are divided into folders and tracks. Folders may also contain further subfolders.

mp3

Folder A Folder B Folder C

Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 1 Track 1

Track 2

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.

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Rear panel

DIGITAL AUDIO

OUT

4 5

SURROUND

FRONT

AUDIO

OUT

(2ch)

IN OUT

CONTROL

OPTICAL COAXIAL

When connecting this player up to your TV, AV receiver or other components, make sure that all components are switched off and unplugged.

1 CONTROL IN / OUT

For passing remote control signals to other Pioneer components (page 15).

2 DIGITAL AUDIO OUT – OPTICAL / COAXIAL

Digital audio outputs for connection to a PCM, Dolby Digital, DTS and/or MPEGcompatible AV receiver (page 14).

3 AUDIO OUT (2ch)

Two channel analog audio outputs for connection to your TV, AV receiver or stereo system (pages 11, 14).

4 AUDIO OUT (5.1ch)

Multichannel analog audio outputs for connection to an AV receiver with multichannel inputs (page 13).

5 S-VIDEO OUT

S-video outputs that you can use instead of the video output described in 6 below (page

12).

6 VIDEO OUT

Standard video outputs that you can connect to your TV or AV receiver using the supplied audio/video cable

(pages 11, 14).

6 7 8 9

AV CONNECTOR 1 (RGB)-TV AV CONNECTOR 2

CENTER

S-VIDEO

VIDEO

OUT

WOOFER

AUDIO OUT

(5.1ch)

SUB

7 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

High quality video output for connection to a TV, monitor or AV receiver that has component video inputs.

Connect using a commercially available three-way component video cable. Be careful to match the colors of the jacks and cables for correct connection (page 13).

8 AV CONNECTOR AV CONNECTOR 1 (RGB)-TV

Use a 21-pin SCART cable to connect to a TV or monitor compatible with this type of connection. Both audio (2 channel stereo) and video (Video, S-video, and RGB) signals are output from the AV CONNECTOR 1

(RGB)-TV (pages 12, 51). AV CONNECTOR 2

Use a 21-pin SCART cable to connect to a VCR (page 12).

9 AC IN

Connect the supplied power cord here, then plug into a power outlet.

PBP

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

• You may find it useful to have the manuals supplied with your other components handy when connecting this player.

• If you come across any unfamiliar terms in this section of the manual, take a look at the Glossary starting on page 68.

Connecting Up

Easy connections

IN OUT

CONTROL

OPTICAL COAXIAL

DIGITAL AUDIO

OUT

SURROUND

FRONT

AUDIO

OUT (2ch)

A/V IN

AV CONNECTOR 1 (RGB)-TV AV CONNECTOR 2

CENTER

S-VIDEO

VIDEO

OUT

WOOFER

AUDIO OUT

(5.1ch)

SUB

PBP

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

To power outlet

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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 your TV.

• This player is equipped with copy protection technology. Do not connect this player to your TV via a VCR using AV 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.)

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

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

See the next page if you want to use an S-video, component or a D video connection.

• If you need another pair of stereo outputs (and don’t need to use the multichannel analog outputs), you can use the AUDIO OUT (5.1ch) FRONT

L / R jacks (page 13).

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

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

panel

STANDBY/ON button, or the

remote control, and wait of the -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.

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Using other types of video output

This player has standard (composite), S-video and component video outputs. The main difference between them is the quality of the picture. S-video delivers a better picture than standard composite video, while component video gives better picture quality still. The variety of outputs also gives you the flexibility of connecting your particular equipment using the best connection type available.

Connecting using an S-video output

You can use the S-video output instead of the VIDEO OUT jack to connect this player to your TV (or other equipment).

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

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

S-VIDEO

INPUT

Connecting using the AV connector output

If your TV has a SCART-type AV input, you can use a SCART cable to connect this player to your TV. This type of connection carries both the sound and the picture, so there’s no need to connect up the AUDIO OUT L/R and VIDEO OUT jacks.

¶ Use a SCART cable (not supplied) to connect the AV CONNECTOR 1 (RGB)-TV to an AV input on your TV.

SCART

AV CONNECTOR 1 (RGB)-TV AV CONNECTOR 2

CENTER

DIGITAL AUDIO

FRONT

AUDIO

OUT

(2ch)

1122

AUDIO OUT

(5.1ch)

SUB

WOOFER

SURROUND

S-VIDEO

PB PR

VIDEO

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

OUT

OPTICAL COAXIAL

IN OUT

CONTROL

This connector can output standard (composite), S-video or RGB component video. The default setting is standard, which should work with all TVs. Consult the manual that came with your TV to see if you can use one of the higher quality settings. See page 51 for how to change the video output.

AV CONNECTOR 1 (RGB)-TV AV

CENTER

IN OUT

CONTROL

OPTICAL COAXIAL

DIGITAL AUDIO

FRONT

AUDIO

OUT

(2ch)

1122

AUDIO OUT

(5.1ch)

SUB

WOOFER

SURROUND

S-VIDEO

OUT

PB PR

VIDEO

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

OUT

• If you connect both S-video jacks, but one of the connected components is not S1/S2 compatible, the automatic aspect ratio switching will not work with either connected component.

¶ Use a SCART cable (not supplied) to connect the AV CONNECTOR 2 to an AV output on the VCR, SET TOP BOX etc.

VCR or SET TOP BOX etc.

AV CONNECTOR 1 (RGB)-TV AV CONNECTOR 2

CENTER

DIGITAL AUDIO

FRONT

AUDIO

OUT

OUT (2ch)

1122

AUDIO OUT

(5.1ch)

SUB

WOOFER

SURROUND

S-VIDEO

OUT

OPTICAL COAXIAL

IN OUT

CONTROL

SCART

PBP

VIDEO

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

OUT

The AV CONNECTOR 2 only outputs composite video.

Connecting Up

• SCART cables are available in several configurations. Make sure that the one you get will work with this player and your TV/monitor. You can find the pin assignments on page 74.

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).

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Connecting for multichannel surround sound

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 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

AV CONNECTOR 1 (RGB)-TV AV

CENTER

IN OUT

OPTICAL COAXIAL

DIGITAL AUDIO

CONTROL

SURROUND

FRONT

AUDIO

OUT

(2ch)

1122

AUDIO OUT

(5.1ch)

SUB

WOOFER

S-VIDEO

OUT

PB PR

VIDEO

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

OUT

• When the AV connector is set to output RGB video, the component video output is switched off. If you want to use the component video output, set the AV connnector to Video or S-video.

Connecting using 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 DVDAudio and SACD discs.

1 Connect the MULTICHANNEL AUDIO outputs on this player to the multichannel audio inputs on your AV receiver.

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

SURROUND and one for the CENTER and SUBWOOFER channels.

IN OUT

AV receiver

CENTER

OPTICAL COAXIAL

DIGITAL AUDIO

CONTROL

SURROUND

FRONT

AUDIO

OUT

(2ch)

1122

AUDIO OUT

(5.1ch)

SUB

WOOFER

MULTI-

CH. INPUTS

AV CONNECTOR 1 (RGB)-TV AV

PB PR

S-VIDEO

VIDEO

OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

OUT

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

IN OUT

CONTROL

AV receiver

OPTICAL COAXIAL

DIGITAL AUDIO

OUT

SURROUND

FRONT

AUDIO

OUT

(2ch)

AUDIO/

VIDEO INPUT

AV CONNECTOR 1 (RGB)-TV AV

CENTER

1122

AUDIO OUT

(5.1ch)

SUB

WOOFER

S-VIDEO

VIDEO

OUT

PB PR

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

OUT

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

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

• 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.

Connecting using a digital output

You can also connect this player to your AV receiver using one of the digital outputs. There are both coaxial and optical digital jacks; use whichever is convenient.

We recommend also connecting this player to your AV receiver using a stereo analog connection.

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

DIGITAL IN

OPTICAL

AV receiver

IN OUT

CONTROL

OPTICAL COAXIAL

DIGITAL AUDIO

FRONT

AUDIO

OUT

(2ch)

DIGITAL IN

COAXIAL

AV CONNECTOR 1 (RGB)-TV AV

CENTER

1122

AUDIO OUT

(5.1ch)

SUB

WOOFER

SURROUND

S-VIDEO

OUT

PB PR

VIDEO

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

OUT

This enables you to listen to multichannel surround sound.

For an optical connection, use an optical cable (not supplied) to connect the OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT jack to an optical input on your AV receiver.

• When inserting the plug, the protective shutter will open and you should hear the plug click into position when fully inserted. Take care not to force the plug as this may damage the shutter, the cable and/or the player.

For a coaxial connection, use a coaxial cable (similar to the supplied video cable) to connect the COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT jack to a coaxial input on your AV receiver.

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

IN OUT

CONTROL

AV receiver

OPTICAL COAXIAL

DIGITAL AUDIO

OUT

AUDIO/

VIDEO INPUT

AV CONNECTOR 1 (RGB)-TV AV

CENTER

SURROUND

FRONT

AUDIO

OUT

(2ch)

1122

AUDIO OUT

(5.1ch)

SUB

WOOFER

S-VIDEO

OUT

PB PR

VIDEO

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

OUT

Connecting Up

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

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

• 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.

Controlling this player from another Pioneer component

This player has SR jacks which allow you to use the remote sensor on one Pioneer component to control another.

Use a mini-jack plug to connect the

CONTROL OUT of one component to the CONTROL IN of another. In this way you can

daisy-chain several components together.

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• My TV doesn’t have any inputs to connect the DVD player. How can I watch DVDs?

Unfortunately, if your TV has no inputs you can’t use this player with it.

• My VCR is already connected to my TV, so there aren’t any spare inputs. What should I do?

If all your TV’s inputs are already in use, you can buy a video input selector from an electronics store, which effectively gives you more inputs.

• My TV only has one input for the sound. What should I plug it into?

If you don’t mind mono sound, you can buy a stereo RCA-to-mono RCA cable from an electronics store. Connect the stereo end to this player and the mono end to your TV.

If you want stereo sound, connect this player to your amplifier or stereo system using a stereo audio cable.

IN OUT

CONTROL

OUT

Pioneer AV receiver

• I connected the DVD player to my AV receiver, and although the sound is fine, there’s no picture. What did I do wrong?

AV CONNECTOR 1 (RGB)-TV AV

CENTER

AUDIO

OUT

(2ch)

CONTROL

AUDIO OUT

(5.1ch)

SUB

WOOFER

SURROUND

FRONT

Pioneer CD player, etc.

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S-VIDEO

PB PR

VIDEO

OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

OUT

OPTICAL COAXIAL

DIGITAL AUDIO

CONTROL

Make sure that the type of video connection from the DVD player to your AV receiver is the same as that from the receiver to your TV. Most AV receivers won’t convert from one kind of connection to another.

Controls and Displays

Front panel

STANDBY/ON

VIDEO OFF FL DIMMER

Press to switch the player on or into standby

2 VIDEO OFF button/indicator

Press to switch the video output on/off. The indicator lights when the video output is switched off (when listening to a DVD-Audio disc, for example)

3 FL DIMMER button/FL OFF indicator

Press to change the brightness of the front panel display and VIDEO OFF indicator in four steps: maximum brightness, medium brightness, minimum brightness, and off. When the display is turned off, the FL OFF indicator Lights.

4 Disc tray

5 0 OPEN/CLOSE

Press to open or close the disc tray

6 7

Press to stop the disc (you can resume playback by pressing 3 (play))

OPEN/CLOSE

41 ¡¢

7 8

PLAY

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8 3

Press to start or resume playback

9 ¡ ¢

• Press and hold for fast forward scanning

• Press to jump to the next chapter or track

10 4 1

• Press and hold for fast reverse scanning

• Press to jump back to the beginning of the current chapter or track, then to previous chapters/tracks

11 Display See page 17 for a description of the display

12 Remote control sensor

The remote control has a range of up to about 7m

Ths mark indicates compatibility with DVDRW discs recorded on a DVD recorder in Video Recording mode

7 8

Press to pause playback. Press again to restart

Controls and Displays

Display

4 65 7 8 9 10

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1 5.1CH

Lights when analog 5.1 channel output is selected (page 60)

2V-PART

Lights when playing a video part of a DVD disc

Lights during multi-angle scenes on a DVD disc (page 42)

4 GUI (Graphical User Interface)

Lights when a menu is displayed on-screen

5GRP

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

6 TITLE

Indicates that the character display is showing a DVD-Video title number

Lights when 2V/TruSurround is active (page 45)

9CHP

Indicates that the character display is showing a DVD chapter number

10 REMAIN

Lights when the character display is showing the time or number of tracks/titles/chapters remaining

11 Character display

12 8

Lights when a disc is paused

13 3

Lights when a disc is playing

14 2D

Lights when a Dolby Digital soundtrack is playing

15 DTS

Lights when a DTS soundtrack is playing

8 TRK

Indicates that the character display is showing a track number

Controls and Displays

Remote control

SUBTITLE

ENTER

ZOOM DISPLAY

OPEN/CLOSE

ANGLEAUDIO

CLEAR

ENTER

RETURN

23 24

STANDBY/ON

1 14

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TOP MENU

SETUP

11 22

PLAY MODE SURROUND

1 STANDBY/ON

Press to switch the player on or into standby

2 AUDIO

Press to select the audio channel or language (page 41)

3 SUBTITLE Press to select a subtitle display (page 40)

4 Number buttons

5 TOP MENU

Press to display the top menu of a DVD disc

6 ENTER & cursor control buttons

Use to navigate on-screen displays and menus. Press ENTER to select an option or execute a command

7 SETUP

Press to display (or exit) the on-screen display

8 1 and

Use for reverse slow motion playback, frame reverse and reverse scanning. See page 33

9 3

Press to start or resume playback

Controls and Displays

10 4

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

11 8

Press to pause playback; press again to restart

12 PLAY MODE

Press to display the Play Mode menu (pages 34–40) (You can also get to the Play Mode menu by pressing SETUP and selecting Play Mode)

13 SURROUND

Press to activate/switch off 2V/TruSurround

14 0 OPEN/CLOSE

Press to open or close the disc tray

15 ANGLE

Press to change the camera angle during DVD multi-angle scene playback (page 42)

16 CLEAR

Press to clear a numeric entry

17 ENTER

Use to select menu options, etc. (works exactly the same as the ENTER button in 6 above)

18 MENU

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

19 RETURN

Press to return to a previous menu screen

20 ¡ and

Use for forward slow motion playback, frame advance and forward scanning. See page 33

21 ¢

Press to jump to the next chapter or track

22 7

Press to stop the disc (you can resume playback by pressing 3 (play))

23 DISPLAY

Press to display information about the disc playing (page 43)

24 ZOOM Press to change the zoom level (page 42)

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Setting the TV System

The default setting of this player is AUTO, and 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 ON to switch it to standby.

2 Using the front panel controls, hold down ¡ ¢ then press to switch the TV system.

The TV system changes as follows:

AUTO = NTSC

NTSC = PAL

PAL = AUTO

The player’s display shows the new setting.

• You have to switch the player into standby (press

STANDBY/ON) before

each change.

STANDBY/

STANDBY/ON

Watching NTSC on a PAL TV

Most models of the newly developed countdown PAL TV system detect 50 Hz (PAL)/60 Hz (NTSC) and automatically switch vertical amplitude, resulting in a display without vertical shrinkage.

If your PAL TV does not have a V-Hold control, you may not be able to watch NTSC discs because of picture roll. If the TV has a V-Hold control, adjust it until the picture stops rolling.

On some TVs, the picture may shrink vertically, leaving black bands at the top and bottom of the screen. This is not a malfunction; it is caused by the NTSC to PAL conversion.

Disc Player setting

Format

Type DVD

Video CD

no disc

CD /

NTSC PAL NTSC PAL ––

NTSC

NTSC –– NTSC NTSC NTSC

PAL

MOD.PAL PAL MOD.PAL PAL PAL

AUTO

NTSC PAL NTSC PAL NTSC or PAL

Getting Started

Switching on

After making sure that everything is connected properly and that the player is plugged in, press front panel, or on the 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 on the

STANDBY/ON

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Let’s Get Started

When you switch on the player for the first time, you should see a welcome screen displayed on your TV. From here you can set up the language and the kind of TV you have, then either use the Setup Navigator to make more settings, or jump right in and start playing some discs.

Before continuing, make sure that you’ve loaded the batteries in the remote control.

STANDBY/ON

VIDEO OFF FL DIMMER

• 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 to VIDEO 1.

• If you connected this player to an AV receiver, make sure that the receiver is switched on and set to the correct input.

• You can also use the 0 OPEN/CLOSE button to switch on the player and open the disc tray at the same time.

• This player features a screen saver. If the player is stopped or paused and no button is pressed for five minutes, the screen saver starts.

ENTER

GUIDE

RETURN

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

Hello!

Select the display language using the cursor keys on the remote

English français Deutsch Italiano Español

Choose one then press

Enter

2 Press ENTER to move on to the next screen.

Welcome to Pioneer DVD!

Thank you for purchasing this Pioneer DVD player.

Before using, please take a little time to setup your DVD player Put the batteries into the remote control

Next, press the [ENTER] button on the remote control and start the Let's Get Started Menu

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

Let's Get Started Menu

What kind of TV do you have?

Use the / cursor buttons

to choose, then press [ENTER]

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

4 Press ENTER again to finish setting up.

Let's Get Started Menu

Setup complete

If you're finished setting up,

choose [Complete],

to start again choose [Back]

Complete Back

• Select Back then press ENTER if you

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

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Using the on-screen displays

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

All the screens are navigated in basically the same way, using the cursor buttons to change the highlighted item and pressing ENTER to select it.

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

ENTER

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• Information at the bottom of every OSD screen explains the currently selected menu item and shows which buttons can be used for that screen.

Setting up with the Setup Navigator

Using the Setup Navigator you can make a number of other initial settings for this player. We recommend using the Setup Navigator, especially if you connected this player to an AV receiver for playing surround sound. To answer some of the questions about digital audio formats you may need to look at the instructions that came with your AV receiver.

1 If a disc is playing, press 7 (stop).

Also turn on your TV and make sure that it is set to the correct video input.

ENTER

GUIDE

SETUP

RETURN

Button What it does

SETUP Display/exit the on-screen

display

Changes the highlighted menu item

ENTER Selects the highlighted menu

item (both ENTER buttons work in exactly the same way)

RETURN Returns to the previous menu

without saving changes

2 Press SETUP.

The on-screen display (OSD) appears.

Audio Settings

Play Mode

Initial Settings

Video Adjust

Disc Navigator

Setup Navigator

3 Select ‘Setup Navigator’.

Audio Settings

Play Mode

Initial Settings

Video Adjust

Disc Navigator

Setup Navigator

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4 Select a DVD language.

Some DVD discs feature on-screen menus, soundtracks and subtitles in several languages. Set your preferred language here.

Setup Navigator

Audio Out Settings

Speaker Settings

AV Receiver Func.

DVD LanguageLanguage Settings

English French German Italian Spanish Dutch Other Language

• Note that the language you choose here may not be available on all discs.

• If you want to select a language other than those listed, select Other Lan-

guage. See Selecting languages using the language code list on page 68 for

detailed information.

5 Did you connect this player to an AV receiver?

Setup Navigator

Language Settings

Audio Out Settings

Speaker Settings

AV Receiver Func.

AV Receiver

Connected Not Connected

• If you selected Not Connected here, that completes the setup. Press ENTER to leave the Setup Navigator.

6 Did you connect the 5.1 channel analog audio outputs to your AV receiver? Select Connected or Not Connected.

Setup Navigator

Language Settings

Audio Out Settings

Speaker Settings

AV Receiver Func.

AV Receiver

5.1ch Audio Out

Connected Not Connected

7 Did you connect a digital output to your AV receiver? Select Connected or Not Connected.

Setup Navigator

Language Settings

Audio Out Settings

Speaker Settings

AV Receiver Func.

AV Receiver

5.1ch Audio Out

Digital Audio Out

Connected Not Connected

• If you selected Not Connected in both

steps 6 and 7, that completes the setup. Press ENTER to leave the Setup Navigator.

If you selected Connected in step 6, then answer the following questions about the speakers in your system, otherwise jump to step 11.

8 Do you have a center speaker connected to your AV receiver? Select Connected or Not Connected.

Setup Navigator

Audio Out Settings

Speaker Settings

AV Receiver Func.

Center SpeakerLanguage Settings

Connected Not Connected

9 Do you have surround speakers connected to your AV receiver? Select Connected or Not Connected.

Setup Navigator

Language Settings

Audio Out Settings

Speaker Settings

AV Receiver Func.

Center Speaker

Surround Speakers

Connected Not Connected

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10 Do you have a sub-woofer connected to your AV receiver? Select Connected or Not Connected.

Setup Navigator

Language Settings

Audio Out Settings

Speaker Settings

AV Receiver Func.

Center Speaker

Surround Speakers

Sub-woofer

Connected Not Connected

• If you selected Not Connected in step

7, that completes the setup. Press ENTER to leave the Setup Navigator.

Questions 11 through 14 are concerned with the digital decoding capabilities of your AV receiver.

11 Is your AV receiver Dolby Digital compatible? Select Compatible, Not Compatible or Don’t Know.

Setup Navigator

Audio Out Settings

Speaker Settings

AV Receiver Func.

Dolby DigitalLanguage Settings

Compatible Not Compatible Don't Know

13 Is your AV receiver compatible with 96kHz Linear PCM audio? Select Compatible, Not Compatible or Don’t Know.

Setup Navigator

Language Settings

Audio Out Settings

Speaker Settings

AV Receiver Func.

Dolby Digital

DTS

96kHz Linear PCM

Compatible Not Compatible Don't Know

14 Is your AV receiver MPEG compatible? Select Compatible, Not Compatible or Don’t Know.

Setup Navigator

Language Settings

Audio Out Settings

Speaker Settings

AV Receiver Func.

Dolby Digital

DTS

96kHz Linear PCM

MPEG

Compatible Not Compatible Don't Know

15 Press ENTER to complete the setup, or press SETUP to quit the Setup Navigator without making any changes.

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12 Is your AV receiver DTS compatible? Select Compatible, Not Compatible or Don’t Know.

Setup Navigator

Language Settings

Audio Out Settings

Speaker Settings

AV Receiver Func.

Dolby Digital

DTS

Compatible Not Compatible Don't Know

Setup Navigator

Language Settings

Audio Out Settings

Speaker Settings

AV Receiver Func.

Dolby Digital

DTS

Settings complete

96kHz Linear PCM

Press

MPEG

ENTER

Compatible Not Compatible Unknown

to exit

ENTER

Congratulations, setup is complete!

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Playing discs

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

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.

ENTER

OPEN/CLOSE

ENTER

STANDBY/ON

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1 If the player isn’t already on, press

STANDBY/ON to switch it on.

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

2 Press 0 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.

Never load more than one disc at a time.

4 Press 3 (play) to start playback.

If you’re playing a DVD or Video CD, a menu may appear. See pages 27–28 for how to navigate these.

If you’re playing an MP3 disc, it may take a few seconds before playback starts, depending on the complexity of the file structure on the disc.

Basic playback controls

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

Getting Started

Button What it does

3 Starts playback.

DVD and Video CD: if the display shows RESUME, playback starts from the resume point.

8 Pauses a disc that’s playing,

or restarts a paused disc.

7 Stops playback.

DVD and Video CD: Display shows RESUME. Press 7 (stop) again to cancel the resume function. (The resume function is also cancelled when you eject the disc tray.)

1 Press to start fast reverse

scanning. Press 3 (play) to resume normal playback.

¡ Press to start fast forward

scanning. Press 3 (play) to resume normal playback.

4 Skips to the start of the

current track or chapter, then to previous tracks/chapters.

¢ Skips to the next track or

chapter.

Numbers Use to enter a title/group/track

number. Press ENTER to select (or wait a few seconds).

• If the disc is stopped, playback starts from the selected title/group (for DVD) or track number (for CD/SACD/Video CD/MP3).

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

Front panel controls

The 3 (play), 7 (stop), and 8 (pause) buttons on the front panel work in exactly the same way as their remote control equivalents. The combined scan/skip buttons on the front panel (4 1 and ¡ ¢) work slightly differently from the remote buttons.

OPEN/CLOSE

41 ¡¢

3PLAY

Press and hold for fast scan; press for track/ chapter skip.

• 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.

DVD disc menus

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

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

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• Some DVD-Audio discs feature a ‘bonus group’. To access this group you have to input a password, which you can find on the disc’s packaging. See page 58 for more information.

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ENTER

RETURN

Video CD PBC menus

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

You can play a PBC Video CD without having to navigate the PBC menu by starting playback using a number button or track skip button (¢) to select a track, rather than the 3 (play) button.

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ENTER

RETURN

Button What it does

TOP MENU Displays the ‘top menu’ of a

disc—this varies with the disc.

MENU Displays a disc menu—this

varies with the disc and may be the same as the ‘top menu’.

Moves the cursor around the screen.

ENTER Selects the current menu

option.

RETURN Returns to the previously

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

Numbers Highlights a numbered menu

option (some discs only). Press ENTER to select (or wait a few seconds).

Button What it does

RETURN Displays the PBC menu.

Numbers Use to enter a numbered

menu option. Press ENTER to select (or wait a few seconds).

4 Displays the previous menu

page (if there is one).

¢ Displays the next menu page

(if there is one).

Getting Started

• 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 page 9.

If the region number is OK, it may be that the disc is damaged or dirty. Clean the disc and look for signs of damage. See also page 63. Check also that the disc is aligned properly in the disc tray and that it’s loaded label-side up.

• Why won’t the disc I loaded play?

First check that you loaded the disc the right way up (label side up), and that it’s clean and not damaged. See page 63 for 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 page 8 for more on disc compatibility.

• There’s no picture!

Check the front panel and make sure that the VIDEO OFF indicator isn’t lit. If it is, press the VIDEO OFF button to switch the video output back on. See also page 16.

• 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

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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) selected, those discs will still be shown in letterbox format. This is not a malfunction.

• 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.

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

The disc may have been illegally copied.

• My CD with MP3 tracks won’t play!

Also make sure that the tracks are encoded in MPEG1 audio layer 3 format. See also page 8–9.

• Some MP3 tracks don’t show up. Where are they?

File names that don’t end with the extension “.mp3” won’t be recognized by this player. Also, if there are more than 250 folders or tracks on the disc, only the first 250 are recognized. See also

pages 8-9.

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