Pioneer XV-DV180 User Manual

Operating Instructions

HTZ180DVD

DVD/CD Receiver | DVD/CD

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XV-DV180

Speaker System |ġ

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S-DV180

HTZ181DVD

DVD/CD Receiver | DVD/CD

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XV-DV181

Speaker System |ġ

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S-DV585

HTZ280DVD

DVD/CD Receiver | DVD/CD

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XV-DV282

Speaker System |ġ

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S-DV280T / S-DV5SW

HTZ280DVD-AP

DVD/CD Receiver | DVD/CD

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Speaker System |ġ

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HTZ282DVD

DVD/CD Receiver | DVD/CD

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XV-DV282

Speaker System |ġ

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S-DV282T / S-DV5SW

HTZ282DVD-AP

DVD/CD Receiver | DVD/CD

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Speaker System |ġ

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S-DV282T / S-DV5SW

IMPORTANT

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

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

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.

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

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VENTILATION CAUTION

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

WARNING

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

CAUTION

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

unused for a long period of time

(for example, when on vacation).

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CAUTION

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: top of the unit

CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT

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POWER-CORD CAUTION

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

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Operating Environment

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

If the AC plug of this unit does not match the AC outlet you want to use, the plug must be removed and appropriate one fitted. Replacement and mounting of an AC plug on the power supply cord of this unit should be performed only by qualified service personnel. If connected to an AC outlet, the cut-off plug can cause severe electrical shock. Make sure it is properly disposed of after The equipment should be disconnected by removing the mains plug from the wall socket when left unused for a long period of time (for example, when on vacation).

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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,

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Contents

01 Speaker Setup Guide

Home theater sound setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

5 spot/4 spot speaker layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

3 spot/2 spot speaker layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Preparing the speakers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Preparation common to all models . . . . . . . 6

Preparation for the HTZ280DVD/ HTZ280DVD-AP/HTZ282DVD/

HTZ282DVD-AP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Preparation only for the HTZ181DVD . . . . . . 7

Wall mounting the speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Before mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Attaching the brackets only for the HTZ180/

181DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Additional notes on speaker placement . . . . . 8

02 Connecting up

Basic connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

03 Controls and displays

Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Putting the batteries in the remote

control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Using the remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

04 Getting started

Setting Speaker Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Setting the channel levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Using the on-screen displays . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Playing discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Basic playback controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Resume and Last Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

DVD-Video disc menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Video CD/Super VCD PBC menus . . . . . . . 19

Listening to the radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Improving poor FM reception . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Reducing AM reception noise . . . . . . . . . . 20

Memorizing stations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Listening to station presets . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Listening to other sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Setting the sleep timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

05 Listening to your system

Selecting Listening mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Auto listening mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Listening in surround sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Using Front Surround . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Listening in stereo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Listening with headphones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Adjusting the bass and treble . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Using the SFC modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Boosting the bass level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Using the MP3 Expander. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Using the Voice Enhancer mode . . . . . . . . . . 24

Effective Sound (for optimum sound) . . . . . . 24

06 Disc playback features

Scanning discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Playing in slow motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Frame advance/frame reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Playing a JPEG slideshow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Browsing DVD or Video CD/Super VCD discs

with the Disc Navigator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Browsing Windows Media MP3, MPEG-4 AAC, DivX video/WMV and

JPEG files with the Disc Navigator . . . . . . . . 27

Using Playlists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Programming playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Listening to playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Clearing files from a playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Looping a section of a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Using repeat play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Using random play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Creating a program list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Other functions available from the program

menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Searching a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Switching subtitles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Switching language/audio channels . . . . . . . 30

Zooming the screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Switching camera angles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Displaying disc information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Audio (WMA),

07 USB playback and Recording

Using the USB interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Recording the tracks of a music CD on

a USB device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Recording all the tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Recording specific tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

08 Singing karaoke

Singing karaoke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Changing the vocal mix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Changing the backing track . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

09 Audio Settings and Video Adjust menus

Audio Settings menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Audio DRC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Video Adjust menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

10 Initial Settings menu

Using the Initial Settings menu . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Video Output settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Language settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Display settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

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

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

Parental Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

About DivX

Speaker Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

VOD content . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

11 Other connections

Connecting auxiliary audio components . . . . 40

Connecting using the component video

output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

About progressive scan video . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Connecting using HDMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Switching the HDMI audio setting . . . . . . . 41

Resetting the HDMI connection . . . . . . . . . 42

About HDMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Connecting external antennas. . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Bluetooth

of Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

ADAPTER for Wireless Enjoyment

Wireless music play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Remote control operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Connecting Optional Bluetooth

ADAPTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Pairing Bluetooth ADAPTER and Bluetooth

wireless technology device . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Listening to Music Contents of Bluetooth wireless technology device with

Your System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Clearing Pairing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

12 KURO LINK

Making the KURO LINK connections . . . . . . . 45

KURO LINK Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Setting the KURO LINK mode . . . . . . . . . . .45

Before using synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Synchronized amp mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Synchronized amp mode operations . . . . . .46

Canceling synchronized amp mode . . . . . . 46

13 Additional information

Disc/content format playback

compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Disc compatibility table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

About DVD+R/DVD+RW compatibility. . . . 48

About DivX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

About WMV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

About MPEG-4 AAC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

About WMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Using and taking care of discs. . . . . . . . . . . . 49

DVD Video regions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Installation and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Hints on installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Cleaning the pickup lens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Problems with condensation. . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Moving the system unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Screen sizes and disc formats . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Widescreen TV users. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Standard TV users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

TV system setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Frequency step setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Dimming the Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Setting the Key Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

DVD/CD/Video CD player. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Tuner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

USB connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

HDMI connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Bluetooth connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Resetting the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Using the language code list . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Language code list. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Country/Area code list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

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Speaker Setup Guide01

Chapter 1

Speaker Setup Guide

Home theater sound setup

Depending on the size and characteristics of your room, you can place your speakers in one of two ways using this system. For the speaker configuration, see the Setup Guide.

5 spot/4 spot speaker layout

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

3 spot/2 spot speaker layout

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.

Preparing the speakers

Preparation common to all models

Attaching non-skid pads

• Attach the smaller non-skid pads to the base of each of the speakers. The four large non-skid pads are for the subwoofer.

Use the supplied adhesive to attach 3 or 4 pads to

the base (flat surface) of each speaker.

Preparation for the HTZ280DVD/ HTZ280DVD-AP/HTZ282DVD/ HTZ282DVD-AP

The layouts of the 5-spot speaker and 3-spot speaker are the same:

Assembling the speaker stands

• Attach the speaker stand bases to the stems using the screws provided.

Once you have aligned the stem and base, secure with the small screws at the points see the Setup Guide. Note that the speaker should face in the direction of the base of the isosceles triangle.

CAUTION

• Be careful not to tighten screws excessively.

• If excessive force is used to tighten screws, the threads of screw and/or nut may be damaged. Use a middle-sized manual screwdriver during assembly.

• Do not use power screwdrivers or oversized screwdrivers that may exert excessive force on the screws and nuts.

• Confirm that no foreign matter is stuck to the stand base or the tall speaker during assembly.

• If the unit is assembled with foreign matter stuck between the stand base and the tall speaker the unit may not be assembled securely, resulting in tipping or falling.

• Do not stand on the speaker stand base of the tall speaker to push or swing the speaker. The speaker may fall and break, or someone may be injured. Pay special attention to children.

Securing your front and surround speakers

• Secure each of the front and surround speakers using the plastic catch provided.

Screw two supporting hooks into the wall behind the speaker. Pass a thick cord around the hooks and through the plastic catch so that the speaker is stabilized (make sure to test that it supports the weight of the speaker). After installing, make sure the speaker is securely fixed.

Sufficiently thick cord

Plastic catch

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Note

CAUTION

• The plastic catch is not a mounting fixture, and the speaker should not be hung directly from the wall using this catch. Always use a cord when stabilizing the speaker.

• Pioneer disclaims all responsibility for any losses or damage resulting from improper assembly, installation, insufficient strength of the installation materials, misuse, or natural disasters.

• When placing this unit, ensure that it is firmly secured and avoid areas where it may be likely to fall and cause injury in the event of a natural disaster (such as an earthquake).

Preparation only for the HTZ181DVD

Stack the speakers and fix the brackets

Each speaker is provided with a color-coded indicator on the model label on the rear side to assist identification. Refer to the color indicators and install the speakers correctly. As shown in the illustration, stack the

speakers. respective upper and lower screw holes as shown in each figure below and fasten the screws securely.

4 spot/3 spot speaker layout:

4 spot:

Left

Green

White

Model label

Color indicator

Bracket

Screw

Align the bracket with the

3 spot:

Left

Blue

White

Center speaker

Front speaker

Right

Green

Red

Surround

speaker

Front speaker

Right

Gray

Red

2 spot speaker layout:

Model label

Color indicator

Screw

Bracket

Left

Blue

Green

White

Surround speaker

Center speaker

Front speaker

Right

Gray

Green

Red

Surround speaker

Center speaker

Front speaker

CAUTION

• Do not attempt to carry the speakers when they are connected with the bracket. Doing so may cause damage to the bracket or worsen damage to the bracket and speakers in the event they are dropped.

Wall mounting the speakers

For the HTZ180DVD, the front and surround speaker have mounting brackets. For the HTZ181DVD, the front, center and surround speaker have mounting brackets. For the HTZ280DVD/280DVD-AP, the center and surround speaker have mounting holes. For the HTZ282DVD/HTZ282DVD-AP, only the center speaker has a mounting hole.

Before mounting

• Remember that the speaker system is heavy and that its weight could cause the screws to work loose, or the wall material to fail to support it, resulting in the speaker

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1 When using the Front Surround mode, do not stack the surround speakers, but place them beside the front speaker and face them about 60 degrees outward from the front speaker to obtain the best sound effect.

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falling. Make sure that the wall you intend to mount the speakers on is strong enough to support them. Do not mount on plywood or soft surface walls.

• Mounting screws are not supplied. Use screws suitable for the wall material and support the weight of the speaker.

CAUTION

• If you are unsure of the qualities and strength of the wall, consult a professional for advice.

• Pioneer is not responsible for any accidents or damage that result from improper installation.

Mounting screw

(not supplied)

5 mm to 7

Attaching the brackets only for the HTZ180/181DVD

• Make sure to tighten the supplied screw as securely as possible when attaching the bracket to the back of the speaker.

• Please do not attach the brackets to the center speaker.

Bracket screw (supplied)

• When using the 5 spot speaker layout, install the surround speakers slightly above ear level for optimum effect.

Precautions:

• When installing the center speaker on top of the TV, be sure to secure it with tape or some other suitable means. Otherwise, the speaker may fall from the TV due to external shocks such as earthquakes, endangering those nearby or damaging the speaker.

• Make sure that all the bare speaker wire is twisted together and inserted fully into the speaker terminal. If any of the bare speaker wire touches the back panel it may cause the power to cut off as a safety measure.

• The front, center and surround speakers supplied with this system are magnetically shielded. However, depending on the installation location, color distortion may occur if the speaker is installed extremely close to the screen of a television set. If this case happens, turn the power switch of the television set OFF, and turn it ON after 15 min. to 30 min. If the problem persists, place the speaker system away from the television set.

• The subwoofer is not magnetically shielded and so should not be placed near a TV or monitor. Magnetic storage media (such as floppy discs and tape or video cassettes) should also not be kept close to the subwoofer.

• Do not attach the center speaker (only of the HTZ180DVD) the front (of the HTZ280/ 282DVD)/surround speaker (only of the HTZ282DVD) and subwoofer to a wall or ceiling. They may fall off and cause injury.

• Do not place the surround speaker on the top of the front speaker, as it may injure someone in the event that it falls (only for the HTZ280DVD).

Additional notes on speaker placement

• Install the main front left and right

speakers at an equal distance from the TV.

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Chapter 2

Connecting up

Basic connections

For the best surround sound, setup your speakers as below. The front left and right speaker should be about 1.8 m to 2.7 m apart.

The speakers in the illustration below are the HTZ180DVD.

COMPONENT

CENTER

FRONT

LINE 1

AC IN

ANALOG AUDIO IN

SURROUND

SPEAKERS (4 Ω )

SUB

WOOFER

Front right

(Red)

VIDEO

VIDEO(TV)

VIDEO OUT

N T E N

UNBAL 75 Ω AM LOOP

HDMI OUT

To video input

FM antenna

AM loop antenna

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Surround left

(Blue)

Front left

(White)

Center

(Green)

Listening position

Surround right (Grey)

Important

• When connecting this system or changing connections, be sure to switch power off and disconnect the power cord from the wall socket. After completing all connections, connect the power cords to the wall socket.

WARNING

• Pioneer bears no responsibility for accidents resulting from faulty assembly or installation, insufficient mounting strength of walls, mounting fixtures (or other building fixtures), misuse or natural disasters.

Subwoofer

(Purple)

1 Assemble the AM loop antenna.

fig. a fig. b

a. Bend the stand in the direction indicated by

the arrow.

b. Clip the loop onto the stand.

c. If you want to fix to a wall or other surface,

perform step b after first securing the stand with screws.

It is recommended that you determine the reception strength before securing the stand with the screws.

fig. c

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Color-coded wire (Connect to speaker)

Color-coded connector (Connect to rear panel)

Black (–)

Color-coded wire

Red (+)

2 Connect the AM and FM antennas.

a. Pull off the protective shields of both AM

antenna wires. Connect one wire of the AM loop antenna to each AM antenna

terminal.

For each terminal, press down on the tab to open; insert the wire, then release to secure.

b. Push the FM antenna

plug onto the center

pin of the FM antenna socket.

3-1 Connect each speaker.

• Connect the wires to the speaker.

• Match the color-coded wire with the color indicator on the label, then insert the colorcoded wire into the red (+) side and the other wire into the black (–) side.

HTZ180DVD only:

When you select the 3 spot speaker layout, follow steps a through c below to set up the speakers.

a. The base of each surround speaker fits into the circular groove on the top of the front speakers as shown.

• Twist and pull off the protective shields on each wire.

1 • Keep antenna cables away from the receiver and other cables.

• If reception with the supplied antenna is poor, see Improving poor FM reception on page 20 or Connecting external

antennas on page 42.

• Do not attach any antenna other than the provided loop antenna, or an external antenna as described on page 42.

2 • Don’t let it come into contact with metal objects and avoid placing near computers, television sets or other electrical

appliances.

• If radio reception is poor, you may be able improve it by re-inserting each antenna wire into the opposite terminal.

• For best reception, do not untwist the AM loop antenna wires or wrap them around the loop antenna.

3 To ensure optimum reception, make sure the FM antenna is fully extended and not coiled or hanging at the rear of

the unit.

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Y-cable

To Main Unit

Upper terminal Lower terminal

b. Secure the speaker wire.

After testing for the slack necessary to turn the speaker (see the following step), use the groove provided to secure the speaker wire.

c. Turn the speakers towards the closest wall, lining the arrows up for optimal Front Surround.

For Front Surround mode, turn each surround speaker so that the  arrow at the base is lined up with the  (FRONT SURROUND) arrow on the front speaker. For Extra Power mode, have all the speakers facing forward. See the Listening to your system for more on using Front Surround and Extra Power modes.

CAUTION

• To prevent accidents, make sure the surround speaker is placed securely on top of the front speaker.

• Please don’t attach the speakers to the wall or speaker stands for 3 spot speaker layout.

HTZ181DVD only :

a. When connecting the center speakers, connect the Y-cable dual end to the two center speakers in the same way.

When you select a 4-spot, 3-spot or 2-spot layout where the brackets are used for assembling, also follow step b below.

b. When connections are completed, secure the speaker cables. Fix the cables to the groove in the brackets.

3-2 Connect each speaker terminals on the receiver.

• Connect the other end to the color-coded speaker terminals on the rear of the receiver. Make sure to insert completely.

The small lug at the wire-end of the speaker plug should fa ce up or down d epending on whether it’s being plugged into one of the upper or lower speaker terminals. Please make sure to connect correctly.

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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.

• Do not connect any speakers other than those supplied to this system.

• Do not connect the supplied speakers to any amplifier other than the one supplied with this system. Connection to any other amplifier may result in malfunction or fire.

• After connecting the plugs, pull lightly on the cables to make sure that the ends of the cables are securely connected to the terminals. Poor connections can create noise and interruptions on the sound.

• If the cable’s wires happen to be pushed out of the terminals, allowing the wires to come into contact with each other, it places an excessive additional load on the amp. This may cause the amp to stop functioning, and may even damage the amp.

4 Connect one end to a video input on your TV.

• Use the supplied video cable.

Connect the other end to the video

output of the receiver.

• This unit is equipped with copy protection technology. Do not connect this unit to your TV via a VCR using AV cables, as the picture from this unit will not appear properly on your TV.

6 Connect the power cord.

• Connect the power cord to AC inlet on the receiver. Connect the power cord to a wall socket.

AC IN

To AC outlet

1 • Do not use any power cord other than the one supplied with this system.

• Do not use the supplied power cord for any purpose other than connecting to this system.

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Chapter 3

Controls and displays

Front panel

3 4

STANDBY/ON

 STANDBY/ON

and 54)

 OPEN/CLOSE

3 Function





VOLUME +/–

7 Disc tray (page 18)

8 Remote Sensor (page 15)

9Display

USB

interface (page 31)

11 MIC input jacks (page 33)

12 PHONES jack (page 23)

FUNCTION

OPEN/CLOSE

USB

10 12

(page 17, 32, 43, 50, 52

(page 18, 32 and 53)

(page 19)

521



MAIN SUBMIC

VOLUME

MAIN

SUBMIC

PHONES

Display

31021 4

PRGSVE SOUND DTS F.SURR.

2D 2PL

12 89 7

1 Decord indicators (page 22) DTS lights during playback of a DTS source.

2PL II lights during 2Dolby Pro Logic II decoding and 2D lights during playback of Dolby Digital sources.

PHONES

2 PRGSVE (page 41)

Lights when progressive scan video signal is given from the component video output terminal.

3 SOUND (page 23)

Lights when the SFC modes, the tone controls (treble, bass or bass boost), MP3 Expander mode, Voice Enhancer mode are active.

4 F.SURR. (page 23)

Lights when the Extra Power mode/Front surround mode is selected.

RPT

and

RPT

-1 (page 28)

RPT lights during repeat play. RPT-1 lights

during repeat one-track play.

PGM

(page 27 and 29)

Lights during program or playlist playback.

7 Tuner indicators (page 20)

Lights when a broadcast is being received,

Lights when a stereo FM broadcast is

being received, Lights when FM mono reception is selected.

8 RDM (page 28)

Lights during random play.

RPT -1 kHz MHz RDM

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USB REC

CLEAR

TOP MENU

TUNE

ECHO

TUNE

KARAOKE

MIC VOL

PLAYLIST

OPEN/CLOSE

RETURN

SETUP

AUTO/

STEREO

MP3 EXP/

V.ENH

SURROUND

SOUND

CLASS

VOLUMECHANNEL

TV CONTROL

INPUT

SHIFT VOLUME

MUTE

T.EDIT

PRESET PRESET

AUDIO

ANGLE

SLEEP

SUBTITLE

ADAPTER PORT

USB LINE

TUNER

(

FM/AM

)

DVD/CD

STANDBY /ON

ZOOM

DISPLAY

456

789

HOME MENU

ENTER

4 5

17 18

9 kHz/MHz (page 20)

Indicates the frequency unit shown in the character display (kHz for AM, MHz for FM).

10 Character display

(page 21)

Lights when sleep timer is active.



Lights during playback.

Remote control

The illustration shows the HTZ280/282DVD-AP.

1 Only the HTZ280/282DVD-AP models are equipped with the adapter port.

 STANDBY/ON

(page 17, 32, 43, 50, 52

and 54)

2 Function select buttons

3 Number buttons, CLEAR, and DVD controls

CLEAR

DISPLAY

(page 30)

SHIFT+SLEEP (page 21)

SHIFT+USB REC (page 31)

SHIFT+AUDIO (page 30)

SHIFT+SUBTITLE (page 30)

DISPLAY

, SLEEP

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SHIFT+ANGLE (page 30)

SHIFT+ZOOM (page 30)

TOP MENU

SHIFT+SETUP 51, 52 and 57)

SHIFT+KARAOKE (page 33)

SHIFT+ECHO (page 33)

SHIFT+ / SHIFT+ (page 33)

Cursor buttons

ENTER

TUNE (page 20)

PRESET (page 20)

HOME MENU

7 Sound controls

AUTO/STEREO (page 22 and 23)

SURROUND (page 22 and 23)

SOUND (page 23 and 24)

MP3 EXP/V.ENH

8 Playback controls (page 19 and 25)

9 TV CONTROL buttons

These control Pioneer flat screen TVs.

SHIFT

 OPEN/CLOSE

12 PLAYLIST buttons (page 27)

13 MIC VOL +/– (page 33)

RETURN

(page 19 and 30)

(page 17, 20, 41, 43, 44, 45,

(page 24)

(page 18, 32 and 53)

(page 19, 26 and 30)

16 Tuner controls

CLASS (page 21)

SHIFT+T.EDIT (page 20)

17 MUTE

18 VOLUME +/– (page 18)

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Putting the batteries in the remote control

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

2 Insert two AA/R6 batteries into the battery compartment following the indications (, ) inside the compartment.

3 Close the cover.

CAUTION

Incorrect use of batteries can result in hazards

such as leakage and bursting. Please observe the following:

• Always insert batteries into the battery compartment correctly matching the positive  and negative  polarities, as shown by the display inside the compartment.

• Never mix new and used batteries.

• Batteries of the same size may have different voltages, depending on brand. Do not mix different brands of batteries.

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

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1 Hold down the number button 1 for over three seconds with the CLEAR pressed. If the TV refuses to respond, hold down the number button 2. After control is properly switched over, the power to the TV can be operated by directing the TV CONTROL  toward the TV and pressing it.

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• In order to prevent battery leakage, remove the batteries when not using the remote control for an extended period (one month or more). If leakage occurs, carefully wipe away any battery fluid inside the compartment, and replace the batteries with new ones.

• Do not allow books or other objects to rest on top of the remote control, since the buttons may be depressed, causing faster exhaustion of the batteries.

• Do not use or store batteries in direct sunlight or excessively hot places, such as inside a car or near a heater. This can cause batteries to leak, overheat, explode or catch fire. It can also reduce the life or performance of batteries.

Using the remote control

The remote control can be used within a range of about 7 meters from the remote sensor on the front panel, and within a 30 degree angle.

• The remote control may not work if there is an obstacle between the remote control and the display unit, or if the remote control is not directed towards the remote sensor of the display unit at the correct angle.

• The remote control may not work properly if strong light such as direct sunlight or fluorescent light is shining onto the unit’s remote sensor.

• The remote control may not work properly when this unit is used near devices emitting infrared rays, or when remote controls of other devices which use infrared rays are used. Also, the use of this remote control may cause other devices to work improperly.

• When the operating range of the remote becomes too short, replace the batteries.

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Chapter 4

Getting started

Setting Speaker Layout

Select the speaker layout for the speaker setting you arranged to your listening area environment.

First time you switch on the system, the following speaker layout setting appears. If you switch off the system without finishing this setting, the same appears again next time you switch on the system.

1 Press WELCOME is shown on the display.

2 SELECT SPEAKER LAYOUT will run on the display for about 10 seconds.

3Use / to select appropriate speaker layout.

There are two speaker layout modes – 5 spot speaker layout and 3 spot speaker layout.

See Setup Guide for more details about speaker layout and mode description.

 STANDBY/ON

• 5 SPOT – Optimal for 5.1 channel home

theater sound by placing the two surround speakers in the rear of the listening position.

• 4 SPOT (HTZ181DVD only) – This is the

standard layout for listening to the surround sound, which is similar to the 5 spot speaker layout. The two center speakers are separated to the right and left sides, and neatly arranged around the TV.

and confirm

• 3 SPOT – This is the classic layout for the

Front Surround mode. The two surround speakers are placed in front of the listening position.

• 2 SPOT (HTZ181DVD only) – This layout

for the Front Surround mode is the same as the 3 spot speaker layout. The two center speakers are separated to the right and left sides, and neatly arranged around the TV.

4 Press ENTER to confirm.

Setting the channel levels

Set the relative channel levels from your main listening position.

1Press

2Use / to select SOUNDSET, then press ENTER.

3Use / to select CH LEVEL, then press ENTER.

4Use / to select TESTTONE, then press ENTER.

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

• L – Front left speaker

• C – Center speaker

• R – Front right speaker

• SR – Surround right speaker

• SL – Surround left speaker

• SW – Subwoofer

SHIFT+SETUP

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1 To change the setting, press SHIFT+SETUP, use / to select SYS SET, then use / to select LAYOUT to start setting procedure. 2 • This is only available when DVD/CD is selected and playback is stopped. Also make sure headphones are unplugged.

• To adjust the overall balance while listening to any sound source you want, press SHIFT+SETUP, use / to select

SOUNDSET, then press ENTER. Use / to select CH LEVEL, then press ENTER. Use / to switch between channels, and / to adjust the channel levels. Press ENTER when you’re finished.

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

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5 Use the VOLUME +/– to adjust the volume to an appropriate level.

6Use / to adjust the channel 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.

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

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 , , ,  to change the highlighted item and pressing ENTER to select

it.

Important

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

Button What it does

HOME MENU

 Changes the highlighted menu

ENTER

RETURN

• The button guide at the bottom of every

Displays/exits the on-screen display.

item.

Selects the highlighted menu item.

Returns to the main menu without saving changes.

Tip

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/WMV and WMA/MP3/MPEG-4 AAC discs are covered here. chapter 6.

• Throughout this manual, the term ‘DVD’ means DVD-Video, DVD-R and DVD-RW.

1 If the player isn’t already on, switch it on.

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

2 Press

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

3 Press  (play) to start playback.

If you’re playing a DVD or Video CD/Super VCD, a menu may appear. See DVD-Video disc menus and Video CD/Super VCD PBC menus on page 19 to navigate these.

If you loaded a disc containing JPEGs, a slideshow will start. See Playing a JPEG slideshow on page 25 for more on this.

• If a disc contains a mixture of DivX video/ WMV and other media file types (MP3, for example), first select whether to play the DivX video/WMV files (DivX/WMV) or the other media file types (MP3/WMA/JPEG/ MPEG-4 AAC) from the on-screen display.

Further functions are detailed in

Important

 OPEN/CLOSE

to load a disc.

1 When the volume is set to 51 or more, TESTTONE cannot be selected and the channel level setting range is restricted. In ad- dition, if the channel level range of any speaker is set to the + side, the maximum volume is also restricted. 2 The screen saver will appear after five minutes of inactivity.

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• Please see Disc/content format playback compatibility on page 47 if you want to play

a DualDisc

(DVD/CD hybrid disc).

4 Adjust the volume. Use the VOLUME +/– control.

Basic playback controls

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

other playback features in chapter 6.

Button What it does

 Starts/resumes normal playback.

 Pauses/unpauses a disc.

 Stops playback or cancels the resume

 Press to start fast reverse scanning.

 Press to start fast forward scanning.

 Skips to the start of the current track or

 Skips to the next track or chapter.

Numbers

• If the display shows RESUME or LAST MEM playback starts from the

resume or last memory point (see Resume and Last Memory below).

function (if the display shows

chapter, then previous tracks/chapters.

Use to enter a title/chapter/track number. Press

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

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

You can find

ENTER to select.

RESUME

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

ejected, the play position is stored in memory. 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 MENU or TOP

MENU.

Button What it does

TOP MENU

 Moves the cursor around the

ENTER

RETURN

Numbers Highlights a numbered menu

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

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

screen.

Selects the current menu option.

Returns to the previously displayed menu screen.

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.

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

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

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

Button What it does

RETURN

Numbers Selects numbered menu options.

 Displays the previous menu page

 Displays the next menu page

Displays the PBC menu.

ENTER to select.

Press

(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 press repeatedly to select the AM or FM band.

The display shows the band and frequency.

2 Tune to a frequency.

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

• Manual tuning: Press TUNE repeatedly to

• Auto tuning: Press and hold TUNE until

• High-speed tuning: Press and hold

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.

TUNER

to switch to the tuner, then

change the displayed frequency.

the frequency display starts to move, then release. The tuner will stop on the next station it finds. Repeat to keep searching.

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.

1 Tune to an FM radio station then press SHIFT+SETUP

2Use ENTER.

3Use ENTER

4Use ENTER

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

Select FM AUTO above to switch back to autostereo mode (the stereo indicator ( ) lights when receiving a stereo broadcast).

/

to choose TUNERSET then press

/

to choose FM MODE then press

/

to select

FM MONO

then press

Reducing AM reception noise

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

1 Tune to an AM radio station then press SHIFT+SETUP.

2Use press ENTER.

3Use ENTER.

4Use then press ENTER.

Select an effect level between 1 or 2.

/

to choose

/

to choose NOISECUT then press

/

to select the noise cut mode

TUNERSET

then

Memorizing stations

This system can memorize up to 30 stations, stored in three banks, or classes (A, B and C) of 10 stations each.

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.

2 Press

3 Press classes, then use the the station preset you want.

You can also use the number buttons to select a preset.

SHIFT+T.EDIT

CLASS

to select one of the three

PRESET

buttons to select

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4 Press

After pressing ENTER, the preset class and number stop blinking and the system memorize station.

ENTER

Listening to station presets

You will need to have some presets stored to do this.

1 Make sure the selected.

2 Press the channel is stored. Press repeatedly to cycle through classes A, B and C.

3Use the preset.

CLASS

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

TUNER

function is

to select the class in which

PRESET

bu tto ns to se lec t a st at io n

Listening to other sources

You can connect auxiliary sources (TV, satellite receiver, etc.) to this unit for playback through the speaker system. See Connecting auxiliary audio components on page 40 for more on this.

• To connect a USB device to the USB terminal, see USB playback and Recording on page 31.

• HTZ280/282DVD-AP only: Bluetooth ADAPTER is selectable when it is plugged

and detected. See Bluetooth Wireless Enjoyment of Music on page 42 for more on this.

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

2 Press

3 If necessary, start playback of the source.

LINE

to select the source.

ADAPTER for

Setting the sleep timer

The sleep timer switches off the system after about an hour so you can fall asleep without

worrying about it.

• Press SHIFT+ option then press

Choose between the following options:

• SLP ON – Switches off after about an hour.

The indicator lights.

• SLP OFF – Cancels the sleep timer.

After selecting SLP ON, you can press SHIFT+SLEEP again to check how much time is left. Each line indicates approximately 12 minutes (remaining):

SLEEP

repeatedly to select an

ENTER

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1 The display dims when the sleep timer is set.

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Chapter 5

Listening to your system

Important

• This unit’s audio function may be restricted depending on the sound source, HDMI audio setting (page 41) or karaoke mode with the microphone plugged in (page 33). In this event, the menus may not appear, or a message may be displayed instead (page 56).

Selecting Listening mode

Various listening modes are available for enjoyment of diverse sound effects and for sound field correction according to your preference. Depending on the speaker layout you have chosen in the Home theater sound setup on page 6, the listening mode you can set differs. Read the following and proceed with each setting.

• 5 spot/4 spot speaker layout

When you have chosen 5 spot speaker layout, select one listening mode from the surround sound mode. See Listening in surround sound below.

• 3 spot/2 spot speaker layout

When you have chosen 3 spot speaker layout which places the surround speakers in front of you, select one listening mode from the front surround mode. See Using Front Surround on page 23.

Auto listening mode

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

• Press listening mode.

The listening mode is automatically allotted according to the source material as shown in

the table below.

source

two-ch STEREO STEREO multi-ch STANDARD F.SURR

AUTO/STEREO

5 SPOT 4 SPOT

to select the AUTO

3 SPOT 2 SPOT

Listening in surround sound

When you set up the system for 5 spot/4 spot speaker layout, the surround sound mode is available.

You can listen to stereo or multichannel sources in surround sound.

is generated from stereo sources using one of the Dolby Pro Logic decoding modes.

• Press listening mode.

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

SURROUND

• STANDARD – Standard decoding mode

(This mode can be selected only when the source is multi channel)

• MOVIE (Dolby Pro Logic II Movie) – Pro

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

Surround sound

repeatedly to select a

1 If the source is Dolby Digital or DTS, the corresponding indicator lights in the front panel display. 2 Note that the input source must be switched to DVD/CD or USB for multichannel playback.

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Surround Speaker

This illustration is 3 spot layout.

For Front Surround mode

For Extra Power mode

For Front Surround mode

For Extra Power mode

For HTZ180DVD

For HTZ181DVD

Note

• MUSIC (Dolby Pro Logic II Music) – Pro

Logic II 5.1 channel surround sound, especially suited to music sources (use with any two-channel source)

• DOLBY PL (Dolby Pro Logic) – 4.1 channel

surround sound (use with any two-channel source)

Using Front Surround

The Front Surround mode and Extra Power mode are effective when DVD/CD or USB is selected as the input source and you are using 3 spot (/2 spot only for HTZ181DVD) speaker layout as described in Home theater sound setup on page 6.

• Press front surround mode.

SURROUND

• F.SURR – Use to provide rich surround

sound effect.

• EXTRAPWR – Outputs stereo sound (in the

case of multi-channel sources, downmixed stereo sound) from the surround speakers for powerful stereo effect.

repeatedly to select a

Listening in stereo

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

•Press STEREO shows in the display.

AUTO/STEREO

repeatedly until

Listening with headphones

When headphones are connected, the STEREO playback mode starts. The listening

mode cannot be changed.

Adjusting the bass and treble

Use the bass and treble controls to adjust the overall tone.

1Press

2Use ENTER

3Use

4Use ENTER to confirm

SOUND

/

/

• Bass and Treble can be adjusted from to

+6dB

to select BASS/TRE then press

to select BASS or TREBLE.

to adjust the sound

then press

–6dB

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1 When you disconnect the headphones, the system reverts to the previous surround setting mode.

Using the SFC modes

The SFC (Sound Field Control) modes can be used with any multichannel or stereo source for a variety of additional surround sound effects.

1Press

2Use ENTER

3Press Sound mode. Select between OFF, LIVE, HALL, POP, ROCK, DRAMA or ACTION.

SOUND

/

/

to select SFC MODE then press

then

ENTER

to select an SFC

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Boosting the bass level

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

1Press

2Use ENTER

3Use ENTER to confirm Select between OFF, MUSIC or CINEMA.

SOUND

/

to select BASSMODE then press

/

to adjust the sound

then press

Using the MP3 Expander

Reproduce the comfortable sound for compressed music (MP3, WMA, MPEG-4 AAC).

• Press MP3 EXP/V.ENH repeatedly to select MP3 EXP.

Using the Voice Enhancer mode

This mode is used for easy listening to the spoken lines of the movies or dialogs.

• Press MP3 EXP/V.ENH repeatedly to select VOICE E.

Effective Sound (for optimum sound)

With the uniquely shaped high-quality speakers supplied with this unit, the Effective Sound mode enables the following Pioneer exclusive audio technologies designed to maximize the real experience of sound originally inherent in movies and music.

Turn on the Effective Sound mode under normal circumstances to maximize the

capabilities of this unit.

•

Dynamic Range Compression

Resuscitates detailed sound susceptible to ambient noise to create an acoustic environment where you feel as if you are right in the action.

•

Frequency Characteristic Correction

Realizes the playback characteristic optimized for long hours of listening in addition to the added features of the supplied speaker units.

1 Press select SOUNDSET, then press ENTER.

2Use ENTER

3Use ENTER

SHIFT+SETUP

/

to select S.FIELD

/

to adjust the setting then press

to confirm.

• EFFECT (Effective Sound) – Plays the sound

with the characteristics optimized for the included speakers.

• DIRECT (Direct Sound) – Turns off the

Effective Sound mode.

and u

se / to

then press

1 When turned on, the SFC mode will be turned off. 2 • When turned on, the SFC mode will be turned off.

•

Not applicable to the HTZ180/181DVD model

3 The Sound Field will not affect the headphone outputs.

- Effective only for the center channel when a multi channel source is played.

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Chapter 6

Disc playback features

Important

• Many of the functions covered in this chapter apply to DVD discs, Video CDs/ Super VCDs, CDs, DivX video/WMV and WMA/MP3/MPEG-4 AAC/JPEG discs, although the exact operation of some varies slightly with the kind of disc loaded.

• Some DVDs restrict the use of some functions (random or repeat, for example) in some or all parts of the disc. This is not a malfunction.

• When playing Video CD/Super VCDs, some of the functions are not available during PBC playback. If you want to use them, start the disc playing using a number button to select a track.

Scanning discs

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

• During playback, press  or  to start scanning.

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

• To resume playback, press  (play).

Playing in slow motion

You can play DVDs, Video CD/Super VCDs and DivX video/WMV 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 motion playback starts.

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

• To resume playback, press  (play).

/

Frame advance/frame reverse

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

1 During playback, press  (pause).

2Press advance a frame at a time.

/

/

• To resume playback, press  (play).

Playing a JPEG slideshow

After loading a disc containing JPEG pictures, press  to start a slideshow from the first

folder/picture on the disc. the pictures in each folder in alphabetical order.

• If the disc contains WMA/MP3/MPEG-4 AAC files, playback of the slideshow and audio files repeats. During audio playback, you can still use the skip (/), scan (/) and pause () functions.

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

/

until slow

to reverse or

The player displays

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

• For Video CDs/Super VCDs in PBC mode and WMA/MP3/MPEG-4 AAC tracks (in Scan mode only) normal playback resumes when you reach the beginning or the end of track. 3 • The time it takes for the player to load a file increases with large file sizes.

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

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Disc Navigator

While the slideshow is running:

Button What it does

 Pauses the slideshow (or audio);

press again to restart.

 Jumps to the previous picture (or

audio file with audio playback).

 Jumps to the next picture (or

audio file with audio playback).

///

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

SHIFT+ZOOM

Pauses the slideshow and zooms the picture. Press again to toggle between 1x, 2x and 4x zoom (Press  (play) to restart slideshow).

Displays the Disc Navigator screen (see below).

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

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

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

2 Select a view option.

The options available depend on the kind of disc loaded and whether the disc is playing or not, but include:

• Title – Titles from a DVD-Video disc.

• Chapter – Chapters from the current title

of a DVD-Video disc.

• Track – Tracks from a Video CD/Super VCD

disc.

• Time – Thumbnails from a Video CD/Super

VCD disc at 10 minute intervals.

• Original: Title – Original titles from a VR

mode DVD-R/-RW disc.

• Playlist: Title – Playlist titles from a VR

mode DVD-R/-RW disc.

• Original: Time – Thumbnails from the

Original content at 10 minute intervals.

• Playlist: Time – Thumbnails from the

Playlist at 10 minute intervals.

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

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

Disc Navigator: Title 01- 49: - -

You can use either /// and ENTER to select a thumbnail, or the number buttons.

To select using the number buttons, enter a two-digit number then press ENTER.

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00:00/ 00:00 0kbps

Folder1

Folder2

Folder3

Folder4

File1

File2

File3

File4

File5

Folder2

00:00/ 00:00 0kbps

Browsing Windows MediaTM Audio (WMA), MP3, MPEG-4 AAC, DivX video/WMV and JPEG files with the Disc Navigator

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

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

2Use /// and ENTER to navigate.

Use / to mov e up an d down the fo lder/ file l ist.

Use  to return to the parent folder. Use ENTER or  to open a highlighted folder.

• When a JPEG file is highlighted, a

thumbnail image is displayed on the right.

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

• When a WMA/MP3/MPEG-4 AAC or DivX

video/WMV 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.

1 You can also do this by going to the ‘..’ folder at the top, then pressing ENTER. 2 The disc must be loaded for the files in your playlist to play back.

Tip

• You can also play a JPEG slideshow while listening to WMA/MP3/MPEG-4 AAC playback. Simply select the audio file you want to listen to followed by the JPEG from which you want the slideshow to start. Playback of both the slideshow and the audio files repeats. Playback controls are effective for the JPEG slideshow only.

• To play the contents of the whole disc rather than just the current folder, exit the Disc Navigator and start playback using the  (play) button.

Using Playlists

With this feature, you can make up to three playlists of 30 files each for discs containing WMA, MP3, MPEG-4 AAC and JPEG files. Since this unit will remember all playlists for the last ten discs you have loaded, this is useful if you have a large number of files that you

want to organize quickly and easily.

Programming playlists

1 With the disc stopped, press HOME MENU and select ‘Disc Navigator’ from the on-screen menu.

2 Select the file you want to add to the playlist.

See Browsing Windows MediaTM Audio (WMA), MP3, MPEG-4 AAC, DivX video/WMV and JPEG files with the Disc Navigator above if you don’t

know how to do this.

3Press

The file is added to the playlist you select.

4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 until you’re done.

PLAYLIST

1, 2 or 3.

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Play Mode

Note

Tip

• To add files without the on-screen display,

1, 2

simply press PLAYLIST

or 3 during normal playback of the file you want (except when a JPEG slideshow is playing at the same time as audio).

Listening to playlists

•

With playback stopped, p

ress

PLAYLIST

1, 2 or 3.

During playback, PGM lights in the front panel display. If no playlist has been programmed, NO LIST shows in the display.

• If the playlist contains both JPEG and audio files, playback of the slideshow and audio files starts.

Clearing files from a playlist

1 Start playback of your playlist.

2 From the ‘Disc Navigator’ screen, highlight the file you want to remove from the playlist and press

CLEAR

Looping a section of a disc

The A-B Repeat function allows you to specify two points (A and B) within a track (CD, Video CD/Super VCD) or title (DVD) that form a loop which is played over and over.

1 During playback, press select ‘

Play Mode

’.

2 Select ‘A-B Repeat’.

ENTER

3Press

on ‘A(Start Point)’ to set the

loop start point.

HOME MENU

and

4 Press

ENTER

on ‘B(End Point)’ to set the

loop end point.

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

5 To resume normal playback, select ‘Off’.

Using repeat play

In addition to various repeat play options, it’s also possible to use repeat play together with program play (see Creating a program list on page 29).

1 During playback, press select ‘

Play Mode

’.

HOME MENU

2 Select ‘Repeat’ then select a repeat play

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

• For DVD discs, select Title Repeat or Chapter Repeat.

• For CDs and Video CD/Super VCDs, select Disc Repeat or Track Repeat.

• For DivX video/WMV discs, select Title Repeat (or Repeat Off).

Using random play

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

VCD) in a random order.

1 During playback, press select ‘

Play Mode

2 Select ‘Random’ then select an option.

• For DVD discs, select Random Title or Random Chapter.

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

HOME MENU

’.

and

1 You can’t use repeat play with WMA/MP3/MPEG-4 AAC discs. 2 • You can set the random play option when a disc is playing or stopped. However, you can’t use random play together with program play.

• You can’t use random play with VR format DVD-R/-RW discs, WMA/MP3/MPEG-4 AAC discs, DivX video/WMV discs, or while

a DVD disc menu is being displayed.

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Tip

• Use the following controls during random play:

Button What it does

 Selects a new track/title/chapter

at random.

 Returns to the beginning of the

current track/title/chapter; further presses select another random track/title/chapter.

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

Creating a program list

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

1 During playback, press select ‘

Play Mode

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

3Use title, chapter or track for the current step in 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.

///

• 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.

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

• To delete a step, highlight it and press

CLEAR.

’.

and

HOME MENU

ENTER

to select a

and

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 MENU

 Skip to the next step in the

Save the program list and exit without starting playback.

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

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/ WMV discs by time.

1Press Mode

2 Select ‘Search Mode’.

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

3 Select a search mode.

HOME MENU

’.

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

and select ‘

Play

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

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4 Use 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/WMV) 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.

Switching subtitles

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

subtitle language during playback.

•Press select a subtitle option.

• To set subtitle preferences, see Language

•See Displaying DivX subtitle files on

SHIFT+SUBTITLE

settings on page 36.

page 48 for more on DivX subtitles.

repeatedly to

Switching language/audio channels

When playing discs recorded with dialogue in two or more languages, or with dual-mono

audio

you can switch these during playback.

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

•Press an audio language option.

• To set audio language preferences, see

SHIFT+AUDIO

Language settings on page 36.

repeatedly to select

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/WMV title or Video CD/Super VCD or playing a JPEG disc.

1 During playback, press select the zoom factor (Normal, 2x or 4x).

2Use area.

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

///

SHIFT+ZOOM

to change the zoomed

Switching camera angles

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

When a multi-angle scene is playing, a icon appears on screen (this can be switched off if you prefer — see Display settings on page 37).

• During playback (or when paused), press SHIFT+ANGLE

to switch angle.

Displaying disc information

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

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

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

DISPLAY

repeatedly.

1 Some discs only allow you to change subtitle language from the disc menu. Press TOP MENU or MENU to access. 2 Some Super VCDs have two soundtracks. With these discs you can switch between the two soundtracks as well as individual channels in each. 3 Some discs only allow you to change audio language from the disc menu. Press TOP MENU or MENU to access. 4 • Since DVD, Video CD/Super VCD, DivX video/WMV 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 SHIFT+ZOOM again to display it.

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