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DVD/CD Receiver

XV-DV333 XV-DV434

Speaker System

S-DV333

S-DV434 S-DV434ST S-DV434SW

Operating Instructions

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IMPORTANT

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

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:

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

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WARNING

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

WARNING

Before plugging in for the first time, read the following 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.

Operating Environment

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

Do not install this unit in a poorly ventilated area, or in locations exposed to high humidity or direct sunlight (or strong artificial light)

VENTILATION CAUTION

Hong Kong, Taiwan models:

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

All other models:

When installing this unit, make sure to leave space around the unit for ventilation to improve heat radiation (at least 20 cm at top, 20 cm at rear, and 15 cm at each side).

WARNING

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

CAUTION

These speaker terminals carry HAZARDOUS LIVE voltage. To prevent the risk of electric shock when connecting or disconnecting the speaker cables, disconnect the power cord before touching any uninsulated parts.

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This product is a class 1 laser product, but this product contains a laser diode higher than Class 1. To ensure continued safety, do not remove any covers or attempt to gain access to the inside of the product. Refer all servicing to qualified personnel.

The following caution label appears on your unit.

Location: side of the unit

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Location: underside of the unit

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WARNING

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

If the AC plug of this unit does not match the AC outlet you want to use, the plug must be removed and appropriate one fitted. Replacement and mounting of an AC plug on the power supply cord of this unit should be performed only by qualified service personnel. If connected to an AC outlet, the cut-off plug can cause severe electrical shock. Make sure it is properly disposed of after removal.

The equipment should be disconnected by removing the mains plug from the wall socket when left unused for a long period of time (for example, when on vacation).

CAUTION

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

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.

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.

Thank you for buying this Pioneer product.

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

Contents

01 Getting started

Home theater sound setup . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Using the Auto MCACC setup for optimal surround sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Setting the clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Using the on-screen displays . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Playing discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Basic playback controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Resume and Last Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . .9 DVD-Video disc menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Video CD/Super VCD PBC menus . . . . . . .9 Listening to the radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Improving poor FM reception . . . . . . . . .10 Memorizing stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Listening to station presets . . . . . . . . . . .10 Listening to other sources . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

02 Listening to your system

About the listening modes. . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Auto listening mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Listening in surround sound . . . . . . . . . . .11 Dolby Pro Logic II Music settings . . . . . .12 Using Front Surround . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Using Advanced Surround. . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Adjusting the effect level . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Listening in stereo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Listening with headphones . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQ . . .13

Enhancing dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Using Quiet and Midnight listening

modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Adjusting the bass and treble . . . . . . . . . .13 Boosting the bass level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

03 Playing discs

Scanning discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Playing in slow motion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Frame advance/frame reverse . . . . . . . . . .14 Playing a JPEG slideshow . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

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Browsing DVD or Video CD/Super VCD discs with the Disc Navigator . . . . . . . . . . 15 Browsing WMA, MP3, DivX video and

JPEG files with the Disc Navigator . . . . . . 15 Looping a section of a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Using repeat play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Using random play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Creating a program list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Using the OSD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Other functions available from the program menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Using the front panel display . . . . . . . . . 18

Searching a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Switching subtitles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Switching language / audio channels . . . . 19

Zooming the screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Switching camera angles . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Displaying disc information. . . . . . . . . . . . 19

04 Using the timer

Setting the wake-up timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Turning the wake-up timer on/off . . . . . . 20 Setting the sleep timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

05 Surround sound and other settings

Using the System Setup menu . . . . . . . . . 21 Surround and sound setup options. . . . . 21 Setting the channel levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 SR+ Setup for Pioneer plasma displays . . 23

06 Video Adjust menu

Video Adjust menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

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Using the Initial Settings menu . . . . . . . . 25 Video Output settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Language settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Display settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Options settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Parental Lock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

About DivX® VOD content. . . . . . . . . . . 27

08 Other connections

Connecting auxiliary components . . . . . . 29

Recording mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Connecting external antennas . . . . . . . . . 30 Connecting the S-video output . . . . . . . . . 30

Connecting using the component video

 

output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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

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Using this unit with a Pioneer plasma display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Using the SR+ mode with a Pioneer plasma display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

09 Controls and displays

Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Front panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

10 Additional information

Optional system settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 System Setup menu options in

standby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Using and taking care of discs. . . . . . . . . .38

DVD Video regions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Disc / content format playback

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

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

About DivX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

DivX video compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

About WMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Handling discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Storing discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Discs to avoid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Installation and maintenance . . . . . . . . . .41 Hints on installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Cleaning the pickup lens . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Problems with condensation. . . . . . . . . .41 Moving the system unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Resetting the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Screen sizes and disc formats . . . . . . . . . .42 Using the language code list . . . . . . . . . . .42

Language code list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Country/Area code list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

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

Tuner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Wall-mounting the front and surround speaker system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Attaching the brackets . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Before mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

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Chapter 1

Getting started

Home theater sound setup

Depending on the size and characteristics of your room, you can choose to place your speakers in one of two ways using this system:

Standard surround 5-spot setup – This is a standard multichannel surround sound speaker setup for optimal 5.1 channel home theatre sound.

Front left

Center

Front right

 

Subwoofer

Listening position

 

Surround

 

Surround

left

 

right

Front surround 3-spot setup – This setup is ideal when rear surround speaker placement isn't possible or you want to avoid running long speaker cables in your listening area. Use this setup together with the Front Surround modes to take advantage of wall and ceiling reflections for a very realistic surround effect.

Center

Front

Front

left

right

Subwoofer

Surround

Surround

left

right

Listening position

See About the listening modes on page 11 for more on using the different listening modes with each speaker setup.

Using the Auto MCACC setup for optimal surround sound

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

EQ) for your particular room.1

Important

These test tones can be loud, so take care that there is no one in the room who will be startled by the noise.

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

To access green functions on the remote, move the slider switch from MAIN to SUB.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SYSTEM

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STANDBY/ON

 

 

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VIRTUALHOME

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SETUP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SET UP

SURROUNDEQ

ADVAMENUCED

 

 

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QUIET/

 

 

CD

FM/AM

 

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SURROUND

ADVANCED

MIDNIGHT

 

 

 

 

 

PROGRAM

 

 

REPEAT

 

 

RANDOM

 

 

 

CLR

 

0

 

 

ENTER

 

 

DVD

TUNER

TV

 

LINE

 

 

 

AUDIO

 

SUBTITLE

 

ANGLE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIALOGUE

 

FRONT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAIN

SUB

SOUND

SURROUND

OPEN CLOSE

 

 

ZOOM

TOP MENU

DISPLAY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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TIMER/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

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

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2 Place the microphone at your normal listening position.

Place the mic about ear level at your normal listening position using a table or chair.

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

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

4Press MCACC SET UP.

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

If the noise level is too high, Noisy! blinks in the display for five seconds. To exit and check

the noise levels1, press MCACC SET UP, or to try again, press ENTER when Retry? shows in the display.

The system now checks the microphone and your speaker setup.

If you see an Err MIC! or Err SP! message in the display, there may be a problem with your mic or the speaker connections. To try again, press ENTER when you see Retry?2

When the MCACC setup is complete, the

volume level returns to normal and Complete3 shows in the display. The MCACC indicator then lights to show that the MCACC setup is complete and Acoustic Calibration EQ has

been activated.4

Setting the clock

Setting the clock allows you to use the timer.5

 

DIMMER

SR+

TIMER/

DVD

CLOCK

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5

6

 

 

SYSTEM

TEST TONE

CH LEVEL

 

SETUP

 

7

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ENTER

SURROUND

ADVANCED

QUIET/

MIDNIGHT

BASS

CLR

0

ENTER

MODE

MAIN

SUB

DIALOGUE

 

SOUND

1Press TIMER/CLOCK.

If you are adjusting the clock, rather than setting it for the first time, press TIMER/ CLOCK again.

2If ‘Clk ADJ?’ isn’t in the display, select it with or , then press ENTER.

3Use / to set the hour. Press ENTER.

4Use / to set the minute then press

ENTER to confirm.

The display flashes to indicate the clock is set.

Press TIMER/CLOCK anytime to display the clock.

Using the on-screen displays

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

All the screens are navigated in basically the same way, using the cursor buttons ( , , ,) to change the highlighted item and

pressing ENTER to select it.6

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

Some older TVs may interfere with the operation of the mic. If this seems to be happening, switch off the TV when doing the auto surround setup.

2If this doesn’t work, press MCACC SET UP, turn off the power, and check the problem indicated by the Err message, then try the auto surround setup again.

3If Complete doesn’t appear, it is likely an error occured during the setup. Please check all connections and try again.

4See Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQ on page 13 for more on this.

5If you unplug the system from the wall outlet, or there is a power outage, you will need to set the clock again.

6The screen saver will appear after five minutes of inactivity.

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Important

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

Button What it does

HOME Displays/exits the on-screen display

MENU

Changes the highlighted menu item

ENTER Selects the highlighted menu item

RETURN Returns to the main menu without saving changes

Tip

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

Playing discs

The basic playback controls for playing DVD, CD, Video CD/Super VCD, DivX video and MP3/ WMA discs are covered here. Further functions are detailed in chapter 3.

1 If the player isn’t already on, 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 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).

3 Press (play) to start playback.

If you’re playing a DVD or Video CD/Super VCD, a menu may appear. See DVD-Video disc menus and Video CD/Super VCD PBC menus on page 9 to navigate these.

If you’re playing a DivX video or WMA/MP3 disc, it may take a few seconds before playing.

If you loaded a CD/CD-R/RW containing JPEGs, a slideshow will start. See Playing a JPEG slideshow on page 14 for more on this.

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

4 Adjust the volume.

Use the MASTER VOLUME/VOLUME control.

Basic playback controls

The following table shows the basic controls on

the remote for playing discs1. You can find other playback features in the chapter 3.

Button What it does

Starts/resumes normal playback.

If the display shows Resume or Last Mem playback starts from the resume or last memory point (see Resume and Last Memory below).

Pauses/unpauses a disc.

Stops playback or cancels the resume function (if the display shows Resume).

Press to start fast reverse scanning.

Press to start fast forward scanning.

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

Skips to the next track or chapter.

Note

1 You may find with some DVD discs that some playback controls don’t work in certain parts of the disc.

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Button What it does

Numbers Use to enter a title/chapter/track number. Press ENTER to select.

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

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

Resume and Last Memory

When you stop playback of a disc, Resume shows in the display indicating that you can resume playback from that point.

With DVDs and Video CD/Super VCDs, even if

Button

What it does

RETURN Returns to the previously displayed menu screen.

Numbers 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 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.

ejected, the play position is stored in memory.1 The next time you load the disc, the display shows Last Mem and you can resume playback.

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

DVD-Video disc menus

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

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

TOP MENU.

Button

What it does

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

DVD

Displays a DVD disc menu—this

MENU

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.

 

 

Button

What it does

RETURN Displays the PBC menu.

Numbers Selects numbered menu options. Press ENTER to select.

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

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

Listening to the radio

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

1Press TUNER to switch to the tuner, then press repeatedly to select the AM or FM band.

The display shows the band and frequency.

2Tune to a frequency.

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

Note

1• The Last Memory function may not work with some discs.

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

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

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

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

Improving poor FM reception

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

1Tune to an FM radio station then press SYSTEM SETUP.

2Use / to choose ‘FM Mode?’ then press ENTER.

3Use / to select ‘FM Mono’ then press

ENTER.

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

Select FM Auto above to switch back to auto-

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

2Press SYSTEM SETUP.

3Use /to choose ‘St. Mem?’ then press

ENTER.

4Use / to select the station preset you want then press ENTER.

Listening to station presets

1Make sure the TUNER function is selected.

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

You can also use the number buttons to do this.

Listening to other sources

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

Connecting auxiliary components on page 29.

CD FM/AM

L1/L2

DVD TUNER TV LINE

FRONT

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

2Select the source you want to listen to.

If you’re using the remote, press TV to select the TV IN input, or use the LINE (L1/ L2) button to select LINE 1 or LINE 2 input.2

3If necessary, start playback of the source.

Memorizing stations

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

each time1.

1 Tune to an AM or FM radio station.

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

Tip

If an auxiliary source is producing unpleasant distortion from the speakers, you can reduce the signal level (connected to the LINE 1 analog inputs) by switching on the attenuator. See Optional system settings on page 37 to do this.

Note

1If the system is unplugged, saved stations will remain for several days, after which you’ll have to save them again.

2When you press TV, TV ATT shows in the display. Pressing LINE switches between L1 ATT (analog) and LINE2 (digital).

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Listening to your system

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About the listening modes

As explained in Home theater sound setup on page 6, there are two basic surround speaker setup options available. You can select any of the listening modes regardless of speaker placement, but you will get the best surround effect by using the listening modes in conjunction with your speaker setup:

Standard surround 5-spot setup – Use the Standard (Listening in surround sound on page 11) and Advanced (Using Advanced Surround on page 12) surround listening modes with this setup.

Front surround 3-spot setup – See Using Front Surround on page 12 for the options available with this speaker setup.

Make sure you have completed Using the Auto MCACC setup for optimal surround sound on page 6. For more setup options, see Using the

System Setup menu on page 21.1

Auto listening mode

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

QUIET/

SURROUND ADVANCED MIDNIGHT

CLR

0

ENTER

MAIN

SUB

DIALOGUE

SOUND

• Press SURROUND to select the ‘Auto’ listening mode.2

Listening in surround sound

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

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SURROUND ADVANCED MIDNIGHT

CLR

0

ENTER

MAIN

SUB

DIALOGUE

SOUND

• Press SURROUND repeatedly to select a listening mode.

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

Auto – Auto listening mode (see above)

Dolby Digital / DTS – Dolby Digital or DTS decoding (depending on the source).3 For a multichannel source, this will be the same as Auto.

ProLogic – 4.1 channel surround sound for use with any two-channel source

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

Music – Pro Logic II 5.1 channel surround sound, especially suited to music sources, for use with any two-channel source (see also Dolby Pro Logic II Music settings below)

Stereo – See Listening in stereo on page 13

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Note

1Certain features explained in this section may not be possible depending on the source (for example, 88.2 / 96 kHz sources), or a conflicting system setting. See Error Messages on page 46 for more on this.

2If the source is Dolby Digital or DTS, the front panel 2 D or DTS indicator lights.

3When listening in Dolby Digital / DTS mode, two-channel material will automatically be played in surround sound using Dolby Pro Logic II decoding.

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Dolby Pro Logic II Music settings

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

1With Dolby Pro Logic II Music mode active, press SOUND.

2Use / to select ‘C Width’, ‘Dimen.’ or

‘Pnrm.’

C Width (Center Width): Makes the center channel wider (higher settings) or narrower (lower settings)

Dimen. (Dimension): Makes the sound more distant (minus settings), or more forward (positive settings)

speaker. With ExtPower (Extra Power), the surround speakers should be in the same direction as the front speakers (as shown below).

FrtMovie / FrtMusic

ExtPower

See Adjusting the effect level below to emphasize or reduce the Front Surround effect.

Pnrm. (Panorama): Creates more spacious surround sound

3 Use / to adjust the setting then press

ENTER to confirm.

Using Advanced Surround

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

variety of additional surround sound effects.1

Using Front Surround

The Front Surround modes are effective when you are using the Front surround 3-spot speaker setup as described in Home theater sound setup on page 6. The surround speakers should be placed on top of the front speakers and oriented either towards the walls, or straight ahead, depending on which mode you are using (see below).

DVD TUNER TV LINE

FRONT

OPEN CLOSE

SURROUND

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• Press FRONT SURROUND to select a Front Surround mode.

Press repeatedly to select FrtMovie, FrtMusic or ExtPower.

If you have selected FrtMovie or FrtMusic, turn each surround speaker so that the arrow at the base is lined up with the FRONT SURROUND arrow on the front

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CLR

0

ENTER

MAIN

SUB

DIALOGUE

SOUND

• Press ADVANCED to select an Advanced Surround mode.

Press repeatedly to select AdvMovie,

AdvMusic, Expanded, TV Surr., Sports, Game or 5 Stereo.

Adjusting the effect level

You can emphasize or reduce the effect of the Front Surround or Advanced Surround modes

as you like.2

1With one of the Front or Advanced Surround modes active, press SOUND.

2Use / to select ‘Effect’.

3Use / to adjust the effect level then press ENTER to confirm.

Note

1The 5-spot setup described in Home theater sound setup on page 6 should be used with these effects.

2You can set the effect level for all modes independently.

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Listening in stereo

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

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CLR

0

ENTER

MAIN

SUB

DIALOGUE

SOUND

• Press SURROUND repeatedly until ‘Stereo’ shows in the display.

Any Advanced or Front Surround mode is canceled.

Listening with headphones

When headphones are connected, only the

Stereo (default) and Phones Surround (virtual surround sound for headphones) modes are available.

• With headphones connected, press ADVANCED to select ‘Phones Surround’ or SURROUND to select ‘Stereo’.

Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQ

You can listen to sources using the Acoustic Calibration Equalization set in Using the Auto MCACC setup for optimal surround sound on page 6. Refer to these pages for more on Acoustic Calibration Equalization.

• Press MCACC EQ to switch Acoustic Calibration EQ on or off.

The MCACC indicator in the front panel display lights when Acoustic Calibration EQ is active.1

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Enhancing dialog

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• Default setting: Mid

 

 

The Dialog Enhancement feature is designed

 

to make the dialog stand out from other

 

 

background sounds in a TV or movie

 

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soundtrack.

 

 

 

• Press DIALOGUE to select the amount

 

 

dialog enhancement.

 

 

Press repeatedly to select Off, Mid or Max.

 

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Using Quiet and Midnight

 

 

 

listening modes

 

 

 

• Default setting: Off

 

 

The Quiet listening feature reduces excessive

 

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bass or treble in a sound source.

 

 

 

The Midnight listening feature allows you to

 

 

hear effective surround sound of movies at low

 

 

volume levels.

 

 

• Press QUIET/MIDNIGHT repeatedly to

 

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Adjusting the bass and treble

 

switch between ‘Quiet’, ‘Midnight’ and ‘Off’.

 

 

 

Use the bass and treble controls to adjust the

 

 

overall tone.2

 

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1 Press SOUND then use / to select

 

 

 

‘Bass’ or ‘Treble’.

 

 

2 Use / to adjust the sound then press

 

 

ENTER to confirm.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boosting the bass level

 

 

There are two bass modes you can use to

 

enhance the bass in a source.

 

• Press BASS MODE repeatedly to choose

 

‘Music’, ‘Cinema’ or ‘Off’.

 

Note

1Acoustic Calibration EQ has no effect when headphones are connected.

2Bass and treble adjustment is not possible with the Quiet or Midnight modes.

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Chapter 3

Playing discs

Important

Many of the functions covered in this chapter apply to DVD discs, Video CDs/ Super VCDs, CDs, DivX video 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.

Remember

To access green functions on the remote, move the slider switch from MAIN to SUB.

Playing in slow motion

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

1

During playback, press

(pause).

2

Press and hold

or

until slow

motion playback starts.

 

 

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

• To resume playback, press (play).2

Frame advance/frame reverse

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

1

During playback, press

(pause).

2

Press

or

to reverse or

advance a frame at a time.

Scanning discs

You can fast-scan discs forward or backward at various different speeds.1

• During playback, press

or

to start

scanning.

 

 

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

• To resume playback, press (play).2

• To resume playback, press (play).2

Playing a JPEG slideshow

After loading a CD/CD-R/RW containing JPEG pictures, press to start a slideshow from the

first folder/picture on the disc.3 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.

Note

1Only one speed is available for DivX video discs.

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

With Video CD/Super VCDs in PBC mode or a WMA/MP3 track, playback automatically resumes at the end or beginning of the track.

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

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While the slideshow is running:

Button

What it does

 

Pauses the slideshow; press

 

again to restart.

 

 

 

Displays the previous picture.

 

 

 

Displays the next picture.

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

ZOOM

Pauses the slideshow and zooms

 

 

the picture. Press again to toggle

 

 

between 1x, 2x and 4x zoom.

 

 

(Press (play) to restart

 

 

slideshow).

 

 

 

 

DVD

Displays the Disc Navigator

 

MENU

screen (see below).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

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

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

Disc Navigator

2 Select a view option.

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.

 

 

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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

 

 

 

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mode DVD-RW disc.

 

 

VCD disc at 10 minute intervals.

 

 

 

Original: Title – Original titles from a VR

 

 

Playlist: Title – Playlist titles from a VR

 

 

 

 

 

 

mode DVD-RW disc.

 

 

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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

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.

 

 

images displayed one after another. To display

 

the previous/next six thumbnails, press

/

 

 

3 Select the thumbnail image for what

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you want to play.

 

 

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02

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04

05

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Disc Navigator: Title

 

 

0149:

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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.

Browsing WMA, MP3, DivX video and JPEG files with the Disc Navigator

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

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

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0kbps

Folder1

Folder2

Folder3

Folder4

2 Use the cursor buttons (/ / /) and ENTER to navigate.

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

Use the cursor left button ( ) to return to the parent folder.1

Use ENTER or cursor right ( ) to open a highlighted folder.

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

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0kbps

Folder2

File1

File2

File3

File4

File5

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 Video CD) or title (DVD) that form a loop which is played over and over.

1During playback, press HOME MENU and select ‘Play Mode’.

2Select ‘A-B Repeat’.2

3Press ENTER on ‘A(Start Point)’ to set the loop start point.

4Press ENTER on ‘B(End Point)’ to set the loop end point.

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

5To resume normal playback, select ‘Off’.

Using repeat play

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

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

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

In addition to various repeat play options, it’s also possible to use repeat play together with program play (see Creating a program list on page 17).

1During playback, press HOME MENU and select ‘Play Mode’.

2Select ‘Repeat’ then select a repeat play

option.3

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

Note

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

2You can’t use repeat play with WMA/MP3 discs.

3You can’t use A-B Repeat play with WMA/MP3 or DivX video discs.

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For DVD discs, select Title Repeat,

Chapter Repeat or Repeat Off.

For CDs and Video CD/Super VCDs, select

Disc Repeat, Track Repeat or Repeat Off.

For DivX video discs, select Repeat Title

(or Repeat Off).

Tip

You can also use the REPEAT button on the remote to select a repeat play option. The repeat modes available are the same as those from the Play Mode menu.

Using random play

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

VCD) in a random order.1

1During playback, press HOME MENU and select ‘Play Mode’.

2Select ‘Random’ then select an option.

For DVD discs, select Random Title,

Random Chapter or Repeat Off.

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

Tip

Use the following controls during random play:

Button

What it does

Selects a new track/title/chapter at random.

Button

What it does

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

You can also use the RANDOM button on the remote to select a random play mode. The random modes available are the same as when choosing from the Play Mode menu. Press ENTER to start random play.

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

Creating a program list

This feature lets you program the play order of titles/chapters/tracks on a disc.2

Using the OSD

1During playback, press HOME MENU and select ‘Play Mode’.

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

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

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

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

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

4 Repeat step 3 to build up a program list.

A program list can contain up to 24 steps.

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Note

1• You can set the random play option when a disc is playing or stopped. However, you can't use random play together with program.

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

2You can’t use Program play with VR format DVD-RW discs, WMA/MP3 discs, DivX video discs, or while a DVD disc menu is being displayed.

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

To delete a step, highlight it and press CLR.

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

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

Tip

Use the following controls during program play:

Button

What it does

HOME Save the program list and exit MENU without starting playback.

Skip to the next step in the program list.

Other functions available from the program menu

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

Playback Start – Starts playback of a saved program list

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

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

Using the front panel display

Even though the OSD is available for CDs, the front panel display provides information to make a program list easily. If a disc is playing, stop it first.

1 Press PROGRAM.

You’re prompted to enter a track for the first step in the program list.

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2Use the number buttons to select a track, then press ENTER.

If you make a mistake, press CLR to delete the last (most recently) programmed track.

3Repeat step 2 to build up a program list.

A program list can contain up to 24 steps.

4 To play the program list, press (play).

• Program play remains active until you press (stop), clear the playlist (see tip above), eject the disc or switch off the player.

Searching a disc

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

1Press HOME MENU and select ‘Play Mode’.

2Select ‘Search Mode’.

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

3Select a search mode.

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

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

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

5Press ENTER to start playback.

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Switching subtitles

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

subtitle language during playback.1

• Press SUBTITLE repeatedly to select a subtitle option.

To set subtitle preferences, see Language settings on page 26.

See Displaying DivX subtitle files on page 40 for more on DivX subtitles.

Switching language / audio channels

When playing discs recorded with dialog in two or more languages, or with dual-mono audio2 you can switch these during playback.3

• Press AUDIO repeatedly to select an audio language option.

To set audio language preferences, see

Language settings on page 26.

Zooming the screen

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

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1 During playback, use the ZOOM button to

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

 

2 Use the cursor buttons to change the

 

zoomed area.

 

You can change the zoom factor and the

 

 

zoomed area freely during playback.4

 

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Switching camera angles

 

 

 

Some DVD discs feature scenes shot from two

 

 

or more angles—check the disc box for details.

 

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When a multi-angle scene is playing, a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

icon appears on screen (this can be switched

 

 

off if you prefer—see Display settings on

 

 

page 26).

 

 

• During playback (or when paused), press

 

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ANGLE to switch angle.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Displaying disc information

 

 

 

Various track, chapter and title information

 

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Limited disc information also appears in the

 

can be displayed on-screen during playback.

 

 

• To show/switch/hide the information

 

 

displayed, press DISPLAY repeatedly.

 

 

front panel display. Press DISPLAY to change

 

 

the displayed information.

 

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Note

1Some discs only allow you to change subtitle language from the disc menu. Press TOP MENU or DVD MENU to access.

2Some Super VCDs have two soundtracks. With these discs you can switch between the two soundtracks as well as individual channels in each.

3Some discs only allow you to change audio language from the disc menu. Press TOP MENU or DVD MENU to access.

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

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

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Chapter 4

Using the timer

Setting the wake-up timer

Use the wake-up timer to set the system to switch on at any time and start playing whatever source you want.

Important

The clock must be set for the wake-up timer to work properly (see Setting the clock on page 7). It is cancelled if the clock is reset.

1Select the source you want played.

For example, press TUNER (FM/AM on the front panel) to select the radio as your source.

2Prepare the source and set the volume.

For example, tune in the radio station you want to wake up to. Adjust the volume as necessary.

3Press TIMER/CLOCK twice.

4Use /to select ‘Wake-Up?’ then press

ENTER.

5Use / to select ‘Edit ?’ then press

ENTER.

6Set the switch-on time.

Use / to set the hour, then press ENTER. Set the minute in the same way, pressing ENTER when you’re done.

7 Set the switch-off time.

Set as above, pressing ENTER when done. The wake-up indicator lights, and the switch-on, switch-off times, the function (DVD (CD), etc.) and volume are confirmed in the display.

8 Switch the system into standby mode.

The wake-up timer will not work if the system is left on!

You can check the timer settings in standby by pressing TIMER/CLOCK twice.

Turning the wake-up timer on/off

If you have already set the wake-up timer, you can switch it on/off by selecting Time On or Time Off in step 5 above (press ENTER).

Setting the sleep timer

The sleep timer switches off the system after a specified time so you can fall asleep without worrying about it.

Important

If you set the sleep timer while either the wake-up timer is active, the earlier switch off time takes priority.

1Press TIMER/CLOCK twice to reach the timer menu.

2Use / to select ‘Sleep?’ then press

ENTER.

3Use / to select a switch-off time then press ENTER.

Choose between the following options:

Auto – Switches off automatically after the currently playing CD, Video CD or DivX video disc has finished.1

Sleep 90 – Switches off after 90 minutes

Sleep 60 – Switches off after an hour

Sleep 30 – Switches off after 30 minutes

Off – Cancels the sleep timer

4To check how much time is left, repeat steps 1 and 2.

The remaining time is displayed momentarily.

Note

1 Sleep Auto will not work with Video CD/Super VCDs during PBC playback or CDs in repeat play.

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Chapter 5

Surround sound and other settings

Using the System Setup menu

All the available settings in the setup menu are listed in Surround and sound setup options below. See the notes in each section for additional information about the settings. Follow the steps below to customize the

settings in the System Setup menu.1

Speaker distance setting

Specifies the distance from your listening position to your speakers.

When Dist.? appears, press ENTER, then use / to adjust the distance, and / to switch between the following speakers:

L – Front left speaker

C – Center speaker

1Press SYSTEM SETUP.

2Use /to choose the setting you want to adjust.

The current setting is shown for each option as you cycle through the display. See below for a full list and description of each.

3Use / to adjust.

4Repeat steps 2 and 3 for other settings.

5When you’re done, press ENTER to leave the System Setup menu.

Surround and sound setup options

Using the Auto MCACC setup for optimal surround sound on page 6 should give you the best surround sound setup, but you may find that by adjusting the following settings you can improve the surround sound in your listening room. The first setting in each section is the default.

R – Front right speaker

RS – Surround right speaker

LS – Surround left speaker

SW – Subwoofer

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

Dynamic Range Control

Specifies dynamic range adjustment to Dolby Digital or DTS soundtracks:2

DRC Off – No dynamic range adjustment (use when listening at higher volume)

DRC Mid – Mid setting

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

LFE attenuator setting

Dolby Digital and DTS audio sources include ultra-low bass tones. Set the LFE attenuator as needed to prevent the ultra-low bass from distorting the sound.

LFEATT 0 – No attenuation

LFEATT 10 – LFE channel attenuated 10dB

Note

1• The System Setup menu is exited automatically after 5 minutes of inactivity.

You can't change the Surround and sound setup options with the Recording Mode (page 30) switched on.

The Speaker distance setting and DTS CD setting require additional steps. Read the sections on each for more details.

2This setting works only with Dolby Digital and some DTS soundtracks. For other sources, you can create a similar effect using the Midnight mode (see Using Quiet and Midnight listening modes on page 13).

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LFE Off – LFE channel is not played

DTS CD setting

If you play a DTS-encoded CD, you will need to change this setting to hear the decoded signal.

When CD Type? appears, press ENTER, then use / to select the setting:

NormalCD – Regular CD playback, DTSencoded CDs output a noisy signal

DTS-CD – Proper decoding of DTSencoded CDs, but regular CD playback may lose quality

Setting the channel levels

You can set the relative channel levels from your main listening position for all of the

listening modes independently.1

If you have completed Using the Auto MCACC setup for optimal surround sound on page 6, the channel levels will already be set. You can still fine-tune the levels here if you need to.

 

 

 

 

4

4

PROGRAM

REPEAT

RANDOM

 

 

 

 

AUDIO

SUBTITLE

ANGLE

 

 

STANDBY/ON

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVD MENU

RETURN

ZOOM

TOP MENU

DISPLAY

CD

FM/AM

 

1

2

3

 

L1/L2

 

DVD

TUNER

TV

LINE

 

DIMMER

SR+

TIMER/

 

CLOCK

FRONT

 

 

 

 

 

4

5

6

SURROUND

 

 

OPEN CLOSE

ENTER

SYSTEM

TEST TONE

CH LEVEL

 

 

 

 

0

SETUP

 

 

8

 

BASS

7

8

9

 

 

 

 

MUTE

MODE

SURROUND

ADVANCED

QUIET/

 

 

 

 

 

 

MIDNIGHT

1

3

 

¡

 

CLR

0

ENTER

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAIN

SUB

DIALOGUE

4

 

 

 

4

 

SOUND

 

7

 

MASTER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VOLUME

 

 

 

L – Front left speaker

C – Center speaker

R – Front right speaker

RS – Right surround speaker

LS – Left surround speaker

SW – Subwoofer3

3Use the MASTER VOLUME +/– button to adjust the volume to an appropriate level.

Turn down the volume to 40 or less to ensure you have adequate headroom.

4Use / to adjust the speaker levels in turn.

You should hear the test tone at the same volume from each speaker when seated in the main listening position. The channel level range is ± 10 dB.

5When you’re done, press ENTER to exit the test tone setup.

1 Select a listening mode.

Press SURROUND, ADVANCED or FRONT SURROUND repeatedly to select the listening

mode you want.2

2 Press TEST TONE to hear the test tone.

The test tone is output in the following order (from the speakers active in the current mode):

Note

1• The SURROUND modes are divided into two independent groups: multichannel listening modes and stereo modes.

The speaker volume can be adjusted while listening to any sound source you want by pressing CH LEVEL and then using / to adjust the channel levels. After finishing a channel, use / to move to the next.

2When the Auto listening mode is selected, using the test tone method will adjust levels for multichannel sources only. Use CH LEVEL and / (see footnote above) to set levels for the Auto listening mode with two channel sources.

3Since the subwoofer produces ultra-low frequencies its sound may seem quieter than it actually is.

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Surround sound and other settings

SR+ Setup for Pioneer plasma displays

Make the following settings if you have connected a Pioneer plasma display to this unit using an SR+ cable. Note that the number of function settings available will depend on the plasma display you’ve connected.

See also Using this unit with a Pioneer plasma display on page 32.

1Press SR+ on the remote.

2When you see ‘Setup?’ appear in the display, press ENTER.

3Use / to select the setting you want.

Vol COff – This unit does not control the volume of the plasma display

VOL C ON – When this unit is switched to one of the inputs that use the plasma display (DVD, or another one of functions below), the volume on the plasma display is muted so only sound from this system is heard.

4Assign any input source connected to the plasma display to the corresponding input

number.

Use / to select the source (DVD, TV, L.1 or L.2), then / to select the input number.

This matches this unit’s input source with a numbered video input on the plasma display. For example, assign DVD:3 if you have connected the your DVD video output to video input 3 on the plasma display.

5 When you're finished, press ENTER.

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Chapter 6

Video Adjust menu

Video Adjust menu

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

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

Video Adjust

2 Make settings using the

/ / / (cursor) buttons, and ENTER.

Video Adjust

Sharpness

Standard

Brightness

0

Contrast

0

Gamma

Off

Hue

0

Chroma Level

0

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

You can adjust the following settings:

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

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

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

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

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

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

Adjust the Brightness, Contrast, Hue and Chroma Level settings using the /(cursor left/right) buttons.

Brightness

min

max

0

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Initial Settings menu

Chapter 7

Initial Settings menu

Using the Initial Settings menu

Important

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.

In the table below, the default setting is shown in bold: other settings are shown in italics.

Some settings, such as TV Screen, Audio Language and Subtitle Language may be overridden by the DVD disc. Often these settings can also be made from the DVD disc menu.

The Component Out setting only needs to be set if you have connected this player to your TV using component video.

Video Output settings

Setting

Option

What it means

TV Screen

4:3 (Letter Box)

Set if you have a conventional 4:3 TV. Widescreen movies are

(See also Screen sizes

 

shown with black bars top and bottom.

and disc formats on

 

 

4:3 (Pan & Scan)

Set if you have a conventional 4:3 TV. Widescreen movies are

page 42.)

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

16:9 (Wide)

Set if you have a widescreen TV.

 

 

 

Component Out

Interlace

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

(See also Connecting

 

 

Progressive

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

using the component

 

your TV’s instruction manual for details). Press ENTER once

video output on

 

 

more to confirm (or RETURN to cancel).

page 31.)

 

 

Note that progressive scan video is only output from the

 

 

 

 

component video jacks.

 

 

 

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Language settings

Setting

Option

What it means

Audio Language

English

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

 

 

 

 

Languages as displayed

If there is a language selected on the disc, it is played.

 

Taiwan model – Chinese

 

 

 

 

 

Other Language

Select to choose a language other than the ones displayed (see

 

 

Using the language code list on page 42).

 

 

 

Subtitle Language

English

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

 

 

 

 

Languages as displayed

The subtitle language selected on the disc is displayed.

 

Taiwan model – Chinese

 

 

 

 

 

Other Language

Select to choose a language other than the ones displayed (see

 

 

Using the language code list on page 42).

 

 

 

DVD Menu

w/Subtitle Lang.

DVD disc menus are displayed in the same language as your

Language

 

selected subtitle language, if possible.

 

Languages as displayed

DVD menus are displayed in the selected language, if possible.

 

 

 

 

Other Language

Select to choose a language other than the ones displayed (see

 

 

Using the language code list on page 42).

 

 

 

Subtitle Display

On

Subtitles are displayed in your selected subtitle language.

 

 

 

 

Off

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

 

 

 

Display settings

Setting

Option

What it means

OSD Language

English

On-screen displays of the player are in English.

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

Taiwan model –

Angle Indicator

On

A camera icon is displayed on-screen during multi-angle

 

 

 

scenes on a DVD disc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off

No multi-angle indication is shown.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options settings

Setting

Option

What it means

Parental Lock

See Parental Lock below.

 

 

 

DivX VOD

Display

See About DivX® VOD content below.

 

 

 

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Parental Lock

Default level: Off; Default password: none; Default Country/Area code: us (2119)

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/Area Code feature. The player does not play certain scenes on these discs, depending on the Country/Area Code you set.

Registering a new password

Register a password to change the Parental Lock level or enter a Country/Area code.1

1 Select ‘Password’.

Initial Settings

 

 

Video Output

Parental Lock

Password

Language

DivX VOD

Level Change

Display

 

Country Code

Options

 

 

2 Use the number buttons to input a 4-digit password then press ENTER.

Changing your password

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

1Select ‘Password Change’.

2Input your existing password, then press ENTER.

3 Enter a new password and press ENTER.

Setting/changing the Parental Lock

1Select ‘Level Change’.

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

3Select 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.

Setting/changing the Country/Area code

You can find the Country/Area code list on page 43.

1Select ‘Country Code’.

2Input your password, then press ENTER.

3Select a Country/Area code then press ENTER.

There are two ways you can do this:

Select by code letter: Use / (cursor up/ down) to change the Country/Area code.

Select by code number: Press (cursor right) then use the number buttons to enter the 4-digit Country/Area code.

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

About DivX® VOD content

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

provider.2

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Note

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

• If you forget your password, you’ll need to reset the player to register a new password. (see Resetting the system on page 41).

2Resetting the player (as described in Resetting the system on page 41) will not cause you to lose your registration code.

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Important

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

If you load a disc that contains DivX VOD content not authorized for your player, the message Authorization Error is displayed and the content will not play.

Displaying your DivX VOD registration code

1Press HOME MENU and select ‘Initial Settings’.

2Select ‘Options’, then ‘DivX VOD’.

Initial Settings

 

 

Video Output

Parental Lock

Display

Language

DivX VOD

 

Display

 

 

Options

 

 

contains expired DivX VOD content (for example, content that has zero remaining plays), the message Rental Expired is displayed.

If your DivX VOD content allows an unlimited number of plays, then you may load the disc into your player and play the content as often as you like, and no message will be displayed.

3 Select ‘Display’.

Your 8-digit registration code is displayed.

Initial Settings

 

Video Output

DivX VOD Registration Code

Language

 

Display

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Options

 

Make a note of the code as you will need it when you register with a DivX VOD provider.

Playing DivX® VOD content

Some DivX VOD content may only be playable a fixed number of times. When you load a disc containing this type of DivX VOD content, the remaining number of plays is shown on-screen and you then have the option of playing the disc (thereby using up one of the remaining plays), or stopping. If you load a disc that

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Other connections

08

Chapter 8

Other connections

Connecting auxiliary components

This system has both stereo analog inputs and outputs, as well as a optical digital input. Use these to connect external components, such as your VCR, MD or CD-R recorder.

Tape deck, etc.

AUDIO

AUDIO

OUTPUT

INPUT

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IN IN OUT

6

6

MCACC

MIC

FRONT

CENTER

 

SPEAKERS

 

6

L

 

L

6 TV AUDIO LINE 1

R

R

66

SUB SURROUND

WOOFER

Connect the LINE 1 (IN) jacks to the analog outputs of an external playback component.

These include components such as a VCR, cassette deck or your TV. Connect using RCA pin-plug stereo cables.

Connect the LINE 1 (OUT) jacks to the analog inputs of an external recording component.

These include components such as a cassette deck, VCR, MD, or another recorder with analog inputs. Connect using RCA pin-plug stereo cables.

• Connect the LINE 2 (OPTICAL IN) jack on the rear panel to the optical digital output of an external playback component.

OPTICAL

IN

 

LINE 2

 

These include digital components such as an MD player, digital satellite, or a game system. Connect using an optical digital cable.

 

 

 

 

AUDIO

 

 

 

 

OUTPUT

TV

 

 

 

 

 

 

XV–DV333/434

 

 

IN

IN

OUT

6

6

MCACC

 

L

MIC

 

FRONT

CENTER

 

 

 

PEAKERS

 

6

 

 

L

 

L

 

R

6 TV AUDIO LINE 1

R

R

66

SUB SURROUND

WOOFER

• Connect the TV (IN) jacks to the audio outs of your TV (or VCR).

This will enable you to hear the TV (or VCR) through this system. Connect using RCA pinplug stereo cables.

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Recording mode

The Recording mode allows you to make surround-compatible analog recordings from

the LINE 1 (OUT) jacks.1 Dolby multichannel sources will be downmixed to stereo for improved playback with systems that can provide matrix-decoding (like Dolby Pro Logic).

1 Press SOUND.

For an external FM antenna, Use a PAL connector to hook up an external FM antenna.

PAL connector

ANTENNA

2Use /to select ‘RecMode?’ then press

ENTER.

3Use / to select ‘RMode On’ or

‘RModeOff’ then press ENTER to confirm.

RMode On – A surround-compatible downmix (left-total/right-total, or Lt/Rt) of Dolby multichannel sources is output, (suitable for Dolby Surround Pro Logic or other matrix decoding).

Connecting the S-video output

If your TV has an S-video input, you can use this instead of the standard video output for a better quality picture.

• Use an S-video cable to connect the S- VIDEO OUT to an S-video input on your TV.

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

RMode Off – A simple stereo downmix (left-only/right-only, or Lo/Ro) is output (suitable for playback on a two-channel stereo system or on headphones).

Connecting external antennas

For an external AM antenna, use 5–6 meters of vinyl-insulated wire and set up either indoors or outdoors. Leave the loop antenna connected.

S-VIDEO

INPUT

TV

Outdoor antenna

 

 

OPTICAL IN

IN

 

 

 

 

AUDIO

 

 

 

Indoor

 

LINE 2

CONTROL

ANTENNA FM

AM

antenna

 

COMPONENT

 

UNBAL 75

LOOP ANTENNA

 

VIDEO OUT

 

 

 

(vinyl-coated

 

Y

PB

 

 

wire)

 

AM

 

 

 

5–6m

LOOP ANTENNA

 

 

 

 

 

PR S-VIDEO

 

 

 

VIDEO

 

 

 

OUT

VIDEO

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

XV-DV333/434

Note

1 • When Recording mode is on, most sound features cannot be used. The display will briefly blink RMode On if you try and use a prohibited function while Recording mode is on.

When Recording mode is off, the audio from the analog output may be interrupted, depending on the operation.

The Recording mode switches off if you change the input function (DVD (CD), TUNER, etc.) or switch the power off.

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