Pioneer DVD Player DV 585A S User Manual

DVD Player

DV-585A-S

DV-585A-K

Operating Instructions

WARNING

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 res-

taurant or use in a car or ship) and which requires repair

will be charged for even during the warranty period.

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

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or 120V) written on the rear panel.

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This product incorporates copyright protection

technology that is protected by method claims of

certain U.S. patents and other intellectual property

rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other

rights owners. Use of this copyright protection

technology must be authorized by Macrovision

Corporation, and is intended for home and other

limited viewing uses only unless otherwise

authorized by Macrovision Corporation. Reverse

engineering or disassembly is prohibited.

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

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on vacation).

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POWER-CORD CAUTION

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. S002_En

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

service personnel.

The cut-off plug should be disposed of and must

not be inserted into any 13 amp socket as this can

result in electric shock. The plug or adaptor or the

distribution panel should be provided with 5 A fuse.

As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this

appliance may not correspond with coloured

markings identifying the terminals in your plug,

proceed as follows ;

The wire which is coloured blue must be connected

to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or

coloured black.

The wire which is coloured brown must be

connected to the terminal which is marked with the

letter L or coloured red.

Do not connect either wire to the earth terminal of a

three pin plug.

IMPORTANT

NOTE

FOR USE IN THE UNITED

KINGDOM

After replacing or changing a fuse, the fuse cover in

the plug must be replaced with a fuse cover which

corresponds to the colour of the insert in the base

of the plug or the word that is embossed on the

base of the plug, and the appliance must not be

used without a fuse cover. If lost replacement fuse

covers can be obtained from your dealer.

Only 5 A fuses approved by B.S.I or A.S.T.A to

B.S.1362 should be used.

The wires in this mains lead are coloured in

accordance with the following code:

Blue

: Neutral

Brown : Live

If the plug provided is unsuitable for your socket

outlets, the plug must be cut off and a suitable plug

fitted.

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Contents

Using repeat play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Using random play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Creating a program list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

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

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

Switching audio language/channels . . . . .30

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

Switching camera angles . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Displaying disc information. . . . . . . . . . . .31

01 Contents

01 Before you start

Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

What’s in the box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Hints on installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Disc / content format playback

compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

02 Connecting up

06 Audio Settings and Video Adjust

menus

Audio Settings menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Video Adjust menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Easy connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Connecting using a SCART AV cable . . . . 11

Connecting using the S-video output . . . . 11

Connecting using the component video

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

Connecting to an AV receiver . . . . . . . . . . 13

07 Initial Settings menu

Using the Initial Settings menu . . . . . . . . .34

Digital Audio Out settings . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

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

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

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

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

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

Speakers settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

03 Controls and displays

Front panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

04 Getting started

Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Using the on-screen displays . . . . . . . . . . 17

Setting up the player for your TV. . . . . . . . 18

Setting the language of this player’s

08 Additional information

Taking care of your player and discs . . . . .44

Screen sizes and disc formats. . . . . . . . . .45

Setting the TV system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Resetting the player. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

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

Selecting languages using the language

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

Language code list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Country/Area code list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

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

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

on-screen displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Playing discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

05 Playing discs

Scanning discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Playing in slow motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Frame advance/frame reverse . . . . . . . . . 24

Viewing a JPEG slideshow . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Browsing DVD or Video CD/Super VCD

disc with the Disc Navigator. . . . . . . . . . . 24

Browsing WMA, MP3, DivX video and

JPEG files with the Disc Navigator . . . . . . 25

Looping a section of a disc. . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Before you start

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•

New Disc Navigator with moving

Features

pictures

•

DVD-Audio and SACD compatible

The new Disc Navigator enables you play the

first few seconds of each title or chapter in a

thumbnail image on screen.

Experience the super high-quality audio perfor-

mance of DVD-Audio and Super Audio CD

(SACD).

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DSP effects for enhanced playback

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Super VCD compatible

See Audio Settings and Video Adjust menus on

page 32.

This player supports the IEC’s Super VCD stan-

dard. Compared to the Video CD standard,

Super VCD offers superior picture quality, and

allows two stereo soundtracks to be recorded.

Super VCD also supports the widescreen size.

•

Picture zoom

See Zooming the screen on page 30.

•

MP3 and WMA compatibility

See Compressed audio compatibility on page 8.

•

24-bit/192kHz compatible DAC

The on-board 24-bit/192kHz DAC means that

this player is fully compatible with high

sampling-rate discs, capable of delivering

exceptional sound quality in terms of dynamic

range, low-level resolution and high-frequency

detail.

•

JPEG compatibility

See JPEG file compatibility on page 9.

•

DivX video compatibility

See DivX video compatibility on page 9.

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Energy saving design

An auto power-off function switches the player

into standby if not used for about 30 minutes.

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Built-in Dolby Digital and DTS

decoding with multichannel outputs

Manufactured under license from Dolby

Laboratories. “Dolby” and the double-D symbol

are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

This player features multichannel analog

outputs for connection to an AV amplifier to

give you stunning surround sound from Dolby

Digital, DTS and multichannel DVD-Audio

discs.

“DTS” and “DTS Digital Surround” are

registered trademarks of Digital Theater

Systems Inc.

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PureCinema Progressive Scan video

When connected to a progressive scan-

compatible TV or monitor using the

component video outputs, you can enjoy

extremely stable, flicker free images, with the

same frame refresh rate as the original movie.

Before you start

What’s in the box

Hints on installation

Please confirm that the following accessories

are in the box when you open it.

We want you to enjoy using this product for

years to come, so please use the following

guidelines when choosing a suitable location:

• Remote control

• AA/R6P dry cell batteries x2

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

• Power cable

Do...

• Use in a well-ventilated room.

• Place on a solid, flat, level surface, such as

a table, shelf or stereo rack.

• Operating instructions

• Warranty card

Don’t...

• Use in a place exposed to high

temperatures or humidity, including near

radiators and other heat-generating

appliances.

Putting the batteries in the remote

•

Open the battery compartment cover

and insert the batteries as shown.

Use two AA/R6P batteries and follow the

indications (ꢀ, ꢁ) inside the compartment.

Close the cover when you’re finished.

• Place on a window sill or a place where the

player will be exposed to direct sunlight.

• Use in an excessively dusty or damp

environment.

• Place directly on top of an amplifier, or

other component in your stereo system

that becomes hot in use.

• Use near a television or monitor as you may

experience interference—especially if the

television uses an indoor antenna.

Important

Incorrect use of batteries can result in hazards

such as leakage and bursting. Please observe

the following:

• Use in a kitchen or other room where the

player may be exposed to smoke or steam.

• Use on a thick rug or carpet, or cover with

cloth—this may prevent proper cooling of

the unit.

• Don’t mix new and old batteries together.

• Don’t use different kinds of battery

together—although they may look similar,

different batteries may have different

voltages.

• Place on an unstable surface, or one that is

not large enough to support all four of the

unit’s feet.

• Make sure that the plus and minus ends of

each battery match the indications in the

battery compartment.

• Remove batteries from equipment that

isn’t going to be used for a month or more.

• When disposing of used batteries, please

comply with governmental regulations or

environmental public instruction’s rules

that apply in your country or area.

Before you start

This player supports the IEC’s Super VCD stan-

dard. Compared to the Video CD standard,

Super VCD offers superior picture quality, and

allows two stereo soundtracks to be recorded.

Super VCD also supports the widescreen size.

Disc / content format playback

compatibility

This player is compatible with a wide range of

disc types (media) and formats. Playable discs

will generally feature one of the following logos

on the disc and/or disc packaging. Note

however that some disc types, such as

recordable CD and DVD, may be in an

unplayable format—see below for further

compatibility information.

Super VCD

Please also note that recordable discs cannot be

recorded using this player.

CD-R/RW compatibility

• Compatible formats: CD-Audio, Video CD/

Super VCD, ISO 9660 CD-ROM* containing

MP3, WMA, JPEG or DivX video files

* ISO 9660 Level 1 or 2 compliant. CD

physical format: Mode1, Mode2 XA Form1.

Romeo and Joliet file systems are both

compatible with this player.

DVD-Audio DVD-Video

DVD-R

CD-R

DVD-RW

CD-RW

• Multi-session playback: No

• Unfinalized disc playback: No

Audio CD

Video CD

• File structure (may differ): Up to 299 folders

on a disc; up to 648 folders and files

(combined) within each folder

Super Audio CD

Fujicolor CD

DVD-R/RW compatibility

• Compatible formats: DVD-Video, Video

Recording (VR)*

* Edit points may not play exactly as edited;

screen may go momentarily blank at edited

points.

•

is a trademark of DVD Format/Logo

Licensing Corporation.

• Unfinalized playback: No

• WMA/MP3/JPEG file playback on DVD-R/

RW: No

•

is a trademark of Fuji Photo Film Co. Ltd.

• Also compatible with KODAK Picture CD

Before you start

Compressed audio compatibility

• Compatible formats: MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3

(MP3), Windows Media Audio (WMA)

About DivX

DivX is a compressed digital video format

created by the DivX video codec from

DivXNetworks, Inc. This player can play DivX

video files burned on CD-R/RW/ROM discs.

Keeping the same terminology as DVD-Video,

individual DivX video files are called "Titles".

When naming files/titles on a CD-R/RW disc

prior to burning, keep in mind that by default

they will be played in alphabetical order.

• Sampling rates: 32, 44.1 or 48kHz

• Bit-rates: Any (128Kbps or higher

recommended)

• VBR (variable bit rate) MP3 playback: No

• VBR WMA playback: No

• WMA lossless encoding compatible: No

• DRM (Digital Rights Management)

compatible: Yes (DRM-protected audio

files will not play in this player—see also

DRM in the Glossary on page 52)

Displaying DivX subtitle files

The font sets listed below are available for DivX

external subtitle files. You can see the proper

font set on-screen by setting the Subtitle

Language (in Language settings on page 36)

to match the subtitle file.

• File extensions: .mp3, .wma (these must be

used for the player to recognize MP3 and

WMA files – do not use for other file types)

This player supports the following language

groups:

About WMA

Group 1: Albanian (sq), Basque (eu), Catalan (ca),

Danish (da), Dutch (nl), English (en), Faroese (fo),

Finnish (fi), French (fr), German (de), Icelandic (is), Irish

(ga), Italian (it), Norwegian (no), Portuguese (pt), Rhaeto-

Romanic (rm), Scottish (gd), Spanish (es), Swedish (sv)

Group 2: Albanian (sq), Croatian (hr), Czech (cs),

Hungarian (hu), Polish (pl), Romanian (ro), Slovak (sk),

Slovenian (sl)

Group 3: Bulgarian (bg), Byelorussian (be), Macedonian

(mk), Russian (ru), Serbian (sr), Ukrainian (uk)

Group 4: Hebrew (iw), Yiddish (ji)

Group 5: Turkish (tr)

The Windows Media logo printed on the box

DivX, DivX Certified, and associated logos are

trademarks of DivXNetworks, Inc. and are used

under license.

indicates that this player can playback

Windows Media Audio content.

WMA is an acronym for Windows Media Audio

andreferstoanaudiocompressiontechnology

developed by Microsoft Corporation. WMA

content can be encoded by using Windows

• Some external subtitle files may be

displayed incorrectly or not at all.

• For external subtitle files the following

subtitle format filename extensions are

supported (please note that these files are

not shown within the disc navigation

menu): .srt, .sub, .ssa, .smi

Media Player version 7, 7.1, Windows Media

Player for Windows XP, or Windows Media

Player 9 Series.

Microsoft, Windows Media, and the Windows

• The filename of the movie file has to be

repeated at the beginning of the filename

for the external subtitle file.

logo are trademarks, or registered trademarks of

Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/

or other countries.

Before you start

• The number of external subtitle files which

can be switched for the same movie file is

limited to a maximum of 10.

PC-created disc compatibility

Discs recorded using a personal computer

may not be playable in this unit due to the

setting of the application software used to

create the disc. In these particular instances,

check with the software publisher for more

detailed information.

DivX video compatibility

Discs recorded in packet write mode (UDF

format) are not compatible with this player.

Check the DVD-R/RW or CD-R/RW software

disc boxes for additional compatibility

information.

• Official DivX Certified product.

• Plays DivX 5, DivX 4, DivX 3 and DivX

VOD video content (in compliance with

DivX Certified technical requirements).

• File extensions: .avi and .divx (these must

be used for the player to recognize DivX

video files). Note that all files with the .avi

extension are recognized as MPEG4, but not

all of these are necessarily DivX video files

and therefore may not be playable on this

player.

DivX, DivX Certified, and associated logos are

trademarks of DivXNetworks, Inc. and are used

under license.

JPEG file compatibility

• Compatible formats: Baseline JPEG and

EXIF 2.2* still image files up to a resolution

of 3072 x 2048.

*File format used by digital still cameras

• Progressive JPEG compatible: No

• File extensions: .jpg (must be used for the

player to recognize JPEG files – do not use

for other file types)

Connecting up

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Easy connections

The setup described here is a basic setup that allows you to play discs using just the cables

supplied with the player. In this setup, stereo audio is played through the speakers in your TV.

A/V IN

White

VIDEO OUT

AC IN

OPTICAL COAXIAL

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

AV CONNECTOR (RGB) TV/AV Receiver

SW PR

AUDIO OUT

(2ch)

S-VIDEO OUT

AUDIO OUT (5.1ch)

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

Red

Yellow

To power

outlet

Important

• This player is equipped with copy protection technology. Do not connect this player to your TV

via a VCR using audio/video or S-video cables, as the picture from this player will not appear

properly on your TV. (This player may also not be compatible with some combination TV/VCRs

for the same reason; refer to the manufacturer for more information.)

Connecting up

Connect the VIDEO OUT and AUDIO

Connecting using a SCART AV

cable

OUT (2ch) jacks to a set of A/V inputs on

your TV.

A SCART-type AV connector is provided for

connection to a TV or AV receiver. The video

output is switchable between ordinary

composite, S-video and RGB. See AV Connector

Out on page 35 for how to set it.

Use the supplied audio/video cable,

connecting the red and white plugs to the

audio outputs and the yellow plug to the video

output. Make sure you match up the left and

right audio outputs with their corresponding

inputs for correct stereo sound.

The SCART AV connector also outputs analog

audio, so there is no need to also connect the

AUDIO OUT L/R jacks.

See below if you want to use a component or

S-video cable for the video connection.

Connect the supplied AC power cable to

SCART

the AC IN inlet, then plug into a power

outlet.

Note

• Before unplugging the player from the

power outlet, make sure you first switch it

into standby using either the front panel ꢂ

STANDBY/ON button, or the remote

control, and wait of the -OFF- message to

disappear from the player’s display.

AC IN

OPTICAL COAXIAL

AV CONNECTOR (RGB) TV/AV Receiver

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

• For the above reasons, do not plug this

player into a switched power supply found

on some amplifiers and AV receivers.

Use a SCART cable (not supplied) to

connect the AV CONNECTOR (RGB) output

to a SCART AV input on your TV (or AV

receiver).

Connecting using the S-video

output

If your TV (or other equipment) has an S-video

(S1) input, you can use the S-video output on

this player instead of the standard (composite)

output for a better quality picture.

•

Use an S-video cable (not supplied) to

connect the S-VIDEO OUT to an S-video

input on your TV (or monitor or AV

receiver).

Line up the small triangle above the jack with

the same mark on the plug before plugging in.

Connecting up

Watching progressive scan video

from the component video outputs

This player can output progressive scan video

from the component video output. Compared

to interlace video, progressive scan video

effectively doubles the scanning rate of the

picture, resulting in a very stable, flicker-free

image.

S-VIDEO

VIDEO OUT

AUDIO OUT

(2ch)

To set up the player for use with a progressive

scan TV, see Video Output settings on page 35.

When the player is set to output progressive

scan video, the PRGSVE indicator lights in the

front panel display.

S-VIDEO OUT

AUDIO OUT (5.1ch)

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

Connecting using the

component video output

Important

You can use the component video output

instead of the standard video out jack to

connect this player to your TV (or other

equipment). This should give you the best

quality picture from the three types of video

output available.

• If you connect a TV that is not compatible

with a progressive scan signal and switch

the player to progressive, you will not be

able to see any picture at all. In this case,

switch everything off and reconnect using

the supplied video cable (see Easy

connections on page 10), then switch back

to Interlace (see below).

•

Use a component video cable (not

supplied) to connect the COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT jacks to a component video

input on your TV, monitor or AV receiver.

Switching the video output to interlace

using the front panel controls

Switch the player to standby then, using the

front panel controls, press ꢂ STANDBY/ON

while pressing ꢃto switch the player back to

Interlace.

COMPONENT

VIDEO IN

ꢂ STANDBY/ON

VIDEO OUT

ꢂ

STANDBY/ON

ꢄ

ꢅ

ꢃ

ꢆ

AUDIO OUT

(2ch)

S-VIDEO OUT

AUDIO OUT (5.1ch)

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

ꢃ

Connecting up

Connect the analog AUDIO OUT 2ch

Compatibility of this player with

and VIDEO OUTPUT jacks on this player to

a set of analog audio and video inputs on

your AV receiver.

progressive-scan and high-definition TVs

This player is compatible with progressive

video Macro Vision System Copy Guard.

Consumers should note that not all high-

definition television sets are fully compatible

with this product and may cause artifacts to be

displayed in the picture. In case of 525/625

progressive scan picture problems, it is

recommended that the user switch the

connection to the ‘standard definition’ output

(Interlace). If there are questions regarding our

TV set compatibility with this model, please

contact our customer service center.

AV receiver

AUDIO/

VIDEO IN

VIDEO OUT

AUDIO OUT

(2ch)

S-VIDEO OUT

AUDIO OUT (5.1ch)

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

This player is compatible with the following

Pioneer displays and monitors:

Connect the AV receiver’s video output

to a video input on your TV.

PDP-505HDE, PDP-435HDE

The diagram shows standard video connec-

tions, but you can alternatively use the S-Video

or component video connections if they’re avail-

able.

You can use the SCART AV connector, or the S-

video or component video jacks to connect to

the AV receiver if you prefer.

Connecting to an AV receiver

You can connect this player to your AV receiver

using the multichannel analog outputs or one

of the digital outputs.

In addition to these connections, you should

also connect the 2 channel analog outputs for

compatibility with all discs.

Tip

You’ll probably also want to connect a video

output to your AV receiver. You can use any of

the video outputs available on this player (the

illustration shows a standard (composite)

connection).

• You usually have to connect the same kind

of video cable between your DVD player

and AV receiver, and between your AV

receiver and TV.

Connecting up

Connecting the multichannel analog

outputs

Connecting the digital output

This player has both optical and coaxial-type

digital audio outputs for connection to an AV

receiver. Connect whichever is convenient.

If your AV receiver has 5.1 channel analog

inputs, we recommend connecting this player

to it using the multichannel analog outputs.

Doing this will ensure that you can enjoy all

kinds of disc, including Dolby Digital and DTS

DVD-Video discs, as well as high sampling rate

and multichannel DVD-Audio and SACD discs.

Depending on the capabilities of your AV

receiver, you might have to set up this player to

output only digital audio in a compatible

format. See Digital Audio Out settings on

page 34 and refer to the operating instructions

that came with your AV receiver.

•

Connect the MULTICHANNEL AUDIO

Note that SACD audio is not output through

these jacks, so this connection should be in

addition to, rather than instead of, a 5.1

channel analog connection.

outputs on this player to the multi-channel

audio inputs on your AV receiver.

It’s convenient to use three stereo audio

cables; one for the FRONT, one for the

SURROUND and one for the CENTER and

SUBWOOFER channels.

•

Connect one of the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

jacks on this player to a digital input on

your AV receiver.

DIGITAL IN

(OPTICAL)

AV receiver

MULTI-

CH. INPUTS

AV receiver

DIGITAL IN

(COAXIAL)

VIDEO OUT

AC IN

AUDIO OUT (5.1ch)

S-VIDEO OUT

AUDIO OUT

(2ch)

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

OPTICAL COAXIAL

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

AV CONNECTOR (RGB) TV/AV Receiver

You can use the SCART AV connector, or the S-

video or component video jacks to connect to

the AV receiver if you prefer.

For an optical connection, use an optical cable

(not supplied) to connect the OPTICAL

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jack to an optical input

on your AV receiver.

For a coaxial connection, use a coaxial cable

(similar to the supplied video cable) to connect

the COAXIAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jack to a

coaxial input on your AV receiver.

Tip

• After connecting up and switching on, you

should change the Audio Output Mode

setting in the Initial Setup menu from the

default 2 Channel to 5.1 Channel. See

also Audio Output Mode on page 40.

Controls and displays

^CC^hao^ptn^ert³rols and displays

Front panel

ꢈ

ꢂSTANDBY/ON

ꢄ

ꢅ

ꢃ

ꢆ

ꢇ

AUDIO/VIDEO

3 4

ꢂ STANDBY/ON (page 17)

Disc tray

ꢄ (page 20)

ꢅ (page 20)

ꢃ and ꢆ (page 20, 21)

ꢇ OPEN/CLOSE (page 19)

Remote control sensor (page 16)

Display

ꢈ (page 20)

10 RW Compatible (page 7)

Controls and displays

Remote control

11 ꢄ (page 20)

12 PLAY MODE (page 26)

13 SURROUND (page 32)

14 ꢇ OPEN/CLOSE (page 19)

15 ANGLE (page 31)

16 CLEAR (page 28)

17 ENTER (page 17)

18 MENU (page 21)

19 RETURN (page 17)

20 ꢌ and ꢍ/ꢎ (page 20, 23)

21 ꢆ (page 20)

STANDBY/ON

OPEN/CLOSE

ꢇ

ꢂ

AUDIO

SUBTITLE

ANGLE

CLEAR

ENTER

TOP MENU

ENTER

HOME

RETURN

22 ꢅ (page 20)

ꢊ/ꢋ

ꢉ

ꢎ/ꢍ

ꢌ

23 DISPLAY (page 31)

24 ZOOM (page 30)

ꢈ

ꢃ

ꢄ

ꢅ

ꢆ

PLAY MODE SURROUND ZOOM

DISPLAY

Using the remote control

Keep in mind the following when using the

remote control:

• Make sure that there are no obstacles

between the remote and the remote sensor

on the unit.

• The remote has a range of about 7m.

ꢂ STANDBY/ON (page 17)

AUDIO (page 30)

• Remote operation may become unreliable

if strong sunlight or fluorescent light is

shining on the unit’s remote sensor.

SUBTITLE (page 30)

• Remote controllers for different devices

can interfere with each other. Avoid using

remotes for other equipment located close

to this unit.

Number buttons (page 20)

TOP MENU (page 21)

ENTER & cursor buttons (page 17)

HOME MENU (page 17)

ꢉ and ꢊ/ꢋ (page 20, 23)

ꢈ (page 20)

• Replace the batteries when you notice a

fall off in the operating range of the remote.

10 ꢃ (page 20)

Getting started

Chapter 4

Getting started

Switching on

Using the on-screen displays

After making sure that everything is connected

properly and that the player is plugged in,

press ꢂ STANDBY/ON on the front panel or

remote control to switch the player on.

For ease of use, this player makes extensive

use of graphical on-screen displays (OSDs).

All the screens are navigated in basically the

same way, using the cursor buttons (ꢀ/ꢁ/ꢂ/

ꢃ) to change the highlighted item and

pressing ENTER to select it.

Also, switch on your TV and make sure that it is

set to the input you connected the DVD player

to.

ENTER

ꢂSTANDBY/ON

ꢄ

ꢅ

ꢃ

ꢆ

ENTER

HOME

GMUEINDUE

RETURN

ꢂ STANDBY/ON

Button

What it does

FAQ

HOME

Display/exit the on-screen display.

• My DVD player switches on but there is

nothing displayed on my TV.

ꢀ/ꢁ/ꢂ/ꢃ Changes the highlighted menu

Make sure that the TV is set to the correct

video input (not a TV channel). For

example, if you connected this player to the

VIDEO 1 inputs on your TV, switch your TV

to VIDEO 1.

item.

Selects the highlighted menu

item (both ENTER buttons on the

remote work in exactly the same

way).

ENTER

Note

RETURN

Returns to the main menu

without saving changes.

• This player features a screen saver and an

auto power off function. If the player is

stopped and no button is pressed for

around five minutes, the screen saver

starts. If the disc tray is closed but no disc

is playing and no control is pressed for

about 30 minutes, the player automatically

goes into standby.

Note

• From here on in this manual, the word

‘select’ generally means use the cursor

buttons to highlight an item on-screen,

then press ENTER.

Getting started

Setting up the player for your

Setting the language of this

player’s on-screen displays

If you have a widescreen (16:9) TV, you should

setup the player so that the picture will be

presented correctly. If you have a conventional

(4:3) TV, you can leave the player on the default

setting and move on to the next section.

This sets the language of the player’s on-

screen displays.

Press HOME MENU and select ‘Initial

Settings’.

Press HOME MENU and select ‘Initial

Initial Settings

Settings’.

Select ‘OSD Language’ from the

Initial Settings

‘Display’ settings.

Initial Settings

Select ‘TV Screen’ from the ‘Video

Output’ settings.

Digital Audio Out

Video Output

Language

Display

OSD Language

Angle Indicator

English

français

Deutsch

Italiano

Español

Initial Settings

Options

Digital Audio Out

Video Output

Language

Display

4:3 (Letter Box)

4:3 (Pan&Scan)

16:9 (Wide)

Speakers

TV Screen

Component Out

AV Connector Out

Options

Speakers

Select a language.

The on-screen language will change according

If you have a widescreen (16:9) TV,

to your selection.

select ‘16:9 (Wide)’.

If you have a conventional (4:3) TV, you can

change the setting from 4:3 (Letter Box) to 4:3

(Pan & Scan) if you prefer. See Video Output

settings on page 35 for more details.

Press HOME MENU to exit the menu

screen.

Press HOME MENU to exit the menu

screen.

Getting started

Playing discs

tray.

Press ꢇ OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc

The basic playback controls for playing DVD,

CD, SACD, Video CD/Super VCD, DivX video

and MP3/WMA discs are covered here. Further

functions are detailed in the next chapter.

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).

For details on playing JPEG picture discs, see

Viewing a JPEG slideshow on page 24.

Important

• Throughout this manual, the term ‘DVD’

means DVD-Video, DVD-Audio and DVD-R/

RW. If a function is specific to a particular

kind of DVD disc, it is specified.

STANDBY/ON

OPEN/CLOSE

Press ꢈ (play) to start playback.

ꢇ

ꢂ

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

an on-screen menu may appear. See DVD disc

menus on page 21 and Video CD/Super VCD

PBC menus on page 21 for more on how to

navigate these.

ENTER

• If you’re playing a containing DivX video

files or MP3/WMA audio files, it may take a

few seconds before playback starts, etc.

This is normal.

ENTER

ꢊ/ꢋ

ꢉ

ꢎ/ꢍ

ꢌ

ꢈ

Note

ꢃ

ꢄ

ꢅ

ꢆ

• You may find with some DVD discs that

some playback controls don’t work in

certain parts of the disc. This is not a

malfunction.

• 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

on-screen display.

If the player isn’t already on, press

ꢂ STANDBY/ON to switch it on.

If you’re playing a DVD, disc containing DivX

video files or Video CD/Super VCD, also turn on

your TV and make sure that it is set to the

correct video input.

Getting started

Basic playback controls

Button

What it does

The table below shows the basic controls on

the remote for playing discs. The following

chapter covers other playback features in more

detail.

Numbers Use to enter a title/chapter/track

(remote

only)

number. Press ENTER to select.

• If the disc is stopped, playback

starts from the selected title (for

DVD), group (for DVD-Audio) or

track (for CD/SACD/Video CD/Super

VCD).

Button

What it does

ꢈ

Starts playback.

If the display shows RESUME or

LAST MEM playback starts from the

resume or last memory point (see

also Resume and Last Memory

below.)

• If the disc is playing, playback

jumps to the start of the selected

title (VR mode DVD-RW), chapter

(DVD-Video) or track (DVD-Audio*/

SACD/CD/Video CD/Super VCD).

*within the current group

ꢄ

ꢅ

Pauses a disc that’s playing, or

restarts a paused disc.

Resume and Last Memory

Stops playback.

more on disc compatibility.

Some DVD-Audio discs do not output

anything through the digital outputs, and

multichannel discs are downmixed to

stereo for the digital output. In addition,

high sampling rate DVD-Audio discs

(higher than 96kHz) automatically

downsample audio output from the digital

outputs.

• I have a widescreen TV so why are there

black bars at the top and bottom of the

screen when I play some discs?

Using the multichannel analog audio

outputs for DVD-Audio have none of these

limitations.

Some movie formats are such that even

when played on a widescreen TV, black

bars are necessary at the top and bottom of

the screen. This is not a malfunction.

• My DVD-Audio disc starts playing, but then

suddenly stops!

The disc may have been illegally copied.

Playing discs

Chapter 5

Playing discs

• Depending on the disc, normal playback

may automatically resume when a new

chapter is reached on a DVD disc.

Note

• Many of the functions covered in this

chapter apply to DVD and SACD 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.

Playing in slow motion

You can play DVD-Videos and DVD-R/RW at

four different slow motion speeds, forwards

and backwards. Video CD/Super VCDs and

DivX video can be played at four different

forward slow motion speeds.

• 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.

During playback, press ꢄ (pause).

• 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.

Press and hold ꢊ/ꢋ or ꢎ/ꢍ until

slow motion playback starts.

• The slow motion speed is shown on-

screen.

• There is no sound during slow motion

playback.

Scanning discs

Press repeatedly to change the slow

You can fast-scan discs forward or backward at

four different speeds (DivX video only one

speed).

motion speed.

To resume normal playback, press ꢈ

(play).

During playback, press ꢉ or ꢌ to

• Depending on the disc, normal playback

may automatically resume when a new

chapter is reached.

start scanning.

• There is no sound while scanning DVDs

(including DVD-Audio), DivX video and

Video CD/Super VCDs.

Press repeatedly to increase the

scanning speed.

• The scanning speed is shown on-screen.

To resume normal playback, press ꢈ

(play).

• When scanning a Video CD/Super VCD

playing in PBC mode or a WMA/MP3 track,

playback automatically resumes at the end

or beginning of the track.

Playing discs

Frame advance/frame reverse

Button

What it does

You can advance or back up DVD-Video and

DVD-R/RW discs frame-by-frame. With Video

CD/Super VCDs and DivX video file you can

only use frame advance.

Pauses the slideshow and ﬂips the

displayed picture horizontally or

vertically. (Press ꢈ (play) to restart

slideshow.)

ꢀ/ꢁ

During playback, press ꢄ (pause).

ZOOM

Pauses the slideshow and zooms the

picture. Press again to toggle

between 1x, 2x and 4x zoom. (Press

ꢈ (play) to restart slideshow.)

Press ꢊ/ꢋ or ꢎ/ꢍ to reverse or

advance a frame at a time.

To resume normal playback, press ꢈ

Displays the Disc Navigator screen

(see below).

(play).

• Depending on the disc, normal playback

may automatically resume when a new

chapter is reached.

Note

• The time it takes for the player to load a file

increases with large file sizes.

Viewing a JPEG slideshow

After loading a CD/CD-R/RW containing JPEG

picture files, press ꢈ(play) to start a slideshow

from the first folder/picture on the disc. The

player displays the pictures in each folder in

alphabetical order.

Browsing DVD or Video CD/

Super VCD disc with the Disc

Navigator

Pictures are automatically adjusted so that

they fill as much of the screen as possible (if

the aspect ratio of the picture is different to

your TV screen you may notice black bars at the

sides, or at the top and bottom of the screen).

Use the Disc Navigator to browse through the

contents of a DVD-Video,DVD-RW or Video CD/

Super VCD disc to find the part you want to

play.

While the slideshow is running:

Important

Button

What it does

• You can’t use the Disc Navigator with

Video CD/Super VCDs in PBC mode.

ꢄ

Pauses the slideshow; press again to

restart.

During playback, press HOME MENU

and select ‘Disc Navigator’ from the on-

screen menu.

ꢃ

Displays the previous picture.

Displays the next picture.

ꢆ

Pauses the slideshow and rotates the

displayed picture 90º (counter)

clockwise. (Press ꢈ (play) to restart

slideshow.)

ꢂ/ꢃ

Disc Navigator

Playing discs

Select a view option.

You can use either the cursor buttons (ꢀ/ꢁ/

ꢂ/ꢃ) and ENTER to select a thumbnail, or the

number buttons.

Disc Navigator

Title

To select using the number buttons, enter a

Chapter

two-digit number then press ENTER.

The options available depend on the kind of

disc loaded and whether the disc is playing or

not, but include:

Tip

• Another way to find a particular place on a

disc is to use one of the search modes. See

Searching a disc on page 29.

• Title – Titles from a DVD-Video disc.

• Chapter – Chapters from the current title

of a DVD-Video disc.

Browsing WMA, MP3, DivX

video and JPEG files with the

Disc Navigator

• Track – Tracks from a Video CD/Super VCD

disc.

• Time – Thumbnails from a Video CD/Super

VCD disc at 10 minute intervals.

Use the Disc Navigator to find a particular file

or folder by filename. Note that if there are

other types of files on the same disc, these will

not be displayed in the Disc Navigator.

• Original: Title – Original titles from a VR

mode DVD-RW disc.

• Playlist: Title – Playlist titles from a VR

mode DVD-RW disc.

Press HOME MENU and select ‘Disc

Navigator’ from the on-screen menu.

• Original: Time – Thumbnails from the

Original content at 10 minute intervals.

00:00/ 00:00

0kbps

• 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 ꢃ/

ꢆ (you don’t have to wait for all the

thumbnails to finish playing to display the

previous/next page).

Folder1

Folder2

Folder3

Folder4

Use the cursor buttons (ꢀ/ꢁ/ꢂ/ꢃ)

and ENTER to navigate.

Use the cursor up/down buttons (ꢀ/ꢁ) to

move up and down the folder/file list.

Select the thumbnail image for what

you want to play.

Use the cursor left button (ꢂ) to return to the

parent folder.

Use ENTER or cursor right (ꢃ) to open a

highlighted folder.

• You can also return to the parent folder by

going to the top of the list to the ‘..’ folder,

then pressing ENTER.

Disc Navigator: Title

01- 49: --

Playing discs

• When a JPEG file is highlighted, a

thumbnail image is displayed on the right.

Looping a section of a disc

The A-B Repeat function allows you to specify

two points (A and B) within a track (CD, Video

CD/Super VCD) or title (DVD-Video and DVD-

RW) that form a loop which is played over and

over.

00:00/ 00:00

Folder2

0kbps

File1

File2

File3

File4

File5

• You can’t use A-B Repeat with DVD-Audio,

SACD, Video CD/Super VCDs in PBC

mode, or WMA/MP3/DivX video files.

During playback, press PLAY MODE and

select ‘A-B Repeat’ from the list of

functions on the left.

To play the highlighted track or DivX

video file or display the highlighted JPEG

file, press ENTER.

Play Mode

• When a WMA/MP3 or DivX video file is

selected, playback begins, starting with the

selected file, and continues until the end of

the folder.

A-B Repeat

Repeat

A(Start Point)

B(End Point)

Off

Random

Program

Search Mode

• When a JPEG file is selected, a slideshow

begins, starting with that file, and

continues to the end of the folder.

Press ENTER on ‘A(Start Point)’ to set

the loop start point.

Tip

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.

• To play the contents of the whole disc

rather than just the current folder, exit the

Disc Navigator and start playback using

the ꢈ (play) button.

To resume normal playback, select ‘Off’

from the menu.

Playing discs

• For SACDs,CDs and Video CD/Super

VCDs, select Disc Repeat or Track Repeat

(or Repeat Off).

Using repeat play

There are various repeat play options,

depending on the kind of disc loaded. It’s also

possible to use repeat play together with

program play to repeat the tracks/chapters in

the program list (see Creating a program list on

page 28).

• For DivX video discs, select Title Repeat

(or Repeat Off).

Using random play

Use the random play function to play titles or

chapters (DVD-Video), Groups (DVD-Audio), or

tracks (DVD-Audio, SACD, CD, Video CD/

Super VCD) at random. (Note that the same

track/title/chapter may play more than once.)

Important

• You can’t use Repeat play with Video CD/

Super VCDs in PBC mode, or with WMA/

MP3 discs.

You can set the random play option when a

disc is playing or stopped.

• You can’t use repeat and random play at

the same time.

During playback, press PLAY MODE and

Important

select ‘Repeat’ from the list of functions on

the left.

• Random play remains in effect until you

select Random Off from the random play

menu options.

Play Mode

A-B Repeat

Repeat

Title Repeat

Chapter Repeat

Repeat Off

• You can’t use random play with VR format

DVD-RW discs, Video CD/Super VCDs

playing in PBC mode, WMA/MP3 discs,

DivX video discs, or while a DVD disc menu

is being displayed.

Random

Program

Search Mode

• You can't use random play together with

program or repeat play.

Select a repeat play option.

If program play is active, select Program

Repeat to repeat the program list, or Repeat

Off to cancel.

Press PLAY MODE and select ‘Random’

from the list of functions on the left.

The repeat options available depend on the

kind of disc loaded. For example, for DVD-

Video and DVD-RW discs, you can select Title

Repeat or Chapter Repeat (or Repeat Off).

Play Mode

A-B Repeat

Repeat

Random Title

Random Chapter

Random Off

Random

Program

Search Mode

Play Mode

A-B Repeat

Repeat

Title Repeat

Chapter Repeat

Repeat Off

Random

Program

Search Mode

• For DVD-Audio discs, select Group

Repeat or Track Repeat (or Repeat Off).

Playing discs

Select a random play option.

Creating a program list

The random play options available depend on

the kind of disc loaded. For example, for DVD-

Video discs, you can select Random Title or

Random Chapter (or Random Off).

This feature lets you program the play order of

titles/chapters/groups/tracks on a disc.

Important

Play Mode

• You can’t use Program play with VR format

DVD-RW discs, Video CD/Super VCDs

playing in PBC mode, WMA/MP3 discs,

DivX video discs, or while a DVD disc menu

is being displayed.

A-B Repeat

Repeat

Random Title

Random Chapter

Random Off

Random

Program

Search Mode

Press PLAY MODE and select ‘Program’

• For DVD-Audio discs, select Random

Group or Random Track, (or Random

Off).

from the list of functions on the left.

Play Mode

• For CDs, SACDs and Video CD/Super

VCDs, select On or Off to switch random

play on or off.

A-B Repeat

Repeat

Create/Edit

Playback Start

Playback Stop

Program Delete

Random

Program

Search Mode

Tip

Select ‘Create/Edit’ from the list of

• Use the following controls during random

play:

program options.

Use the cursor buttons and ENTER to

Button

What it does

select a title, chapter or track for the

current step in the program list.

For a DVD-Video disc, you can add a title or a

chapter to the program list.

ꢆ

Selects a new track/title/chapter

at random.

ꢃ

Returns to the beginning of the

current track/title/chapter;

further presses select another

random track/title/chapter.

Program

Program Step

Title 1~38

Chapter 1~004

01. 01

02.

Title 01

Title 02

Title 03

Title 04

Title 05

Title 06

Title 07

Title 08

Chapter 001

Chapter 002

Chapter 003

Chapter 004

03.

04.

05.

06.

07.

08.

• For a DVD-Audio disc, you can add a whole

group, or a track within a group to the

program list.

• For a CD, SACD or Video CD/Super VCD,

select a track to add to the program list.

Playing discs

After pressing ENTER to select the title/

chapter/group/track, the step number

automatically moves down one.

• Program Delete – Erases the program list

and turns off program play

Repeat step 3 to build up a program list.

Searching a disc

A program list can contain up to 24 titles/

chapters/tracks.

You can search DVD-Video discs by title or

chapter number, or by time; DVD-Audio discs

can be searched by group or track number;

SACDs by track number, CDs and Video CD/

Super VCDs by track number or time; DivX

video discs by time.

• You can insert steps into the middle of a

program list by just highlighting the

position where you want the new step to

appear and entering a title/chapter/group/

track number.

• To delete a step, highlight it and press

CLEAR.

Important

• Search functions are not available with

Video CD/Super VCDs in PBC mode, or

with WMA/MP3 discs.

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

Program play remains active until you turn off

program play (see below), erase the program

list (see below), eject the disc or switch off the

player.

Press PLAY MODE and select ‘Search

Mode’ from the list of functions on the left.

Select a search mode.

The search options available depend on the

Tip

kind of disc loaded.

• Use the following controls during program

play:

• The disc must be playing in order to use

time search.

Button

What it does

Use the number buttons to enter a title,

chapter or track number, or a time.

PLAY

MODE

Save the program list and exit

the program edit screen without

starting playback (HOME MENU

does the same).

Play Mode

A-B Repeat

Repeat

Title Search

Input Chapter

Chapter Search

Time Search

Random

ꢆ

Skip to the next step in the

program list.

Program

Search Mode

Other functions available from the

program menu

There are a number of other options in the

program menu in addition to Create/Edit.

• 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.

• Playback Start – Starts playback of a

saved program list

• Playback Stop – Turns off program play,

but does not erase the program list

Playing discs

• Some DVD-Audio discs feature pages of

browsable pictures. Enter the page

number you want.

When playing a DVD-Audio disc, you may be

able to switch channels—see the disc box for

details. (When you change the audio channel,

playback restarts from the beginning of the

current track.)

Press ENTER to start playback.

When playing a Video CD/Super VCD, you can

switch between stereo, just the left channel or

just the right channel.

Switching subtitles

Some DVD-Video 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 AUDIO repeatedly to select an

audio language/channel option.

The language/channel information is shown

on-screen.

Press SUBTITLE repeatedly to select a

subtitle option.

Note

Current / Total

1/2

• Some DVD discs only allow you to change

audio language from the disc menu. Press

TOP MENU or MENU to access.

Subtitle

English

• To set DVD audio language preferences,

see Language settings on page 36.

Note

• Some discs only allow you to change

subtitle language from the disc menu.

Press TOP MENU or MENU to access.

Zooming the screen

• To set subtitle preferences, see Subtitle

Language on page 36.

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.

• See Displaying DivX subtitle files on page 8

for more on DivX subtitles.

During playback, use the ZOOM button

to select the zoom factor (Normal, 2x or

4x).

Switching audio language/

channels

• 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.

When playing a DVD-Video and DivX video disc

recorded with dialog in two or more languages,

you can switch audio language during

playback.

When playing a VR format DVD-RW disc

recorded with dual-mono audio, you can

switch between the main, sub, and mixed

channels during playback.

Use the cursor buttons to change the

zoomed area.

You can change the zoom factor and the

zoomed area freely during playback.

• If the navigation square at the top of the

screen disappears, press ZOOM again to

display it.

Playing discs

Switching camera angles

Some DVD discs feature scenes shot from two

or more angles—check the disc box for details.

When a multi-angle scene is playing, a

icon appears on screen to let you know that

other angles are available (this can be

switched off if you prefer—see Display settings

on page 36).

During playback (or when paused),

press ANGLE to switch angle.

Displaying disc information

Various track, chapter and title information,

such as the elapsed and remaining playing

time can be displayed on-screen while a disc is

playing.

To show/switch/hide the information

displayed, press DISPLAY repeatedly.

• When a disc is playing, the information

appears at the top of the screen. Keep

pressing DISPLAY to change the displayed

information.

Audio Settings and Video Adjust menus

Chapter 6

Audio Settings and Video

Adjust menus

Audio Settings menu

Note

The Audio Settings menu offers features for

• Audio DRC is only effective with Dolby

Digital audio sources.

adjusting the way discs sound.

Press HOME MENU and select ‘Audio

• Audio DRC is only effective through the

digital output when Digital Out is set to

On, and Dolby Digital Out is set to Dolby

Digital > PCM (see Digital Audio Out

settings on page 34).

Settings’ from the on-screen display.

Audio Settings

Select and change settings using the ꢀ/

• The effect of Audio DRC also depends on

your speakers and AV receiver settings.

ꢁ/ꢂ/ꢃ (cursor) buttons, and ENTER.

Audio Settings

Virtual Surround

• Settings: On, Off (default)

Virtual Surround

Audio DRC

Dialog

Off

Switch on Virtual Surround to enjoy realistic

surround sound effects from just two speakers.

Tip

• You can also use the SURROUND button

on the remote control to switch Virtual

Surround on.

Audio DRC

• Settings: High, Medium, Low, Off

(default)

When watching Dolby Digital DVDs at low

volume, it’s easy to lose the quieter sounds

completely—including some of the dialog.

Switching Audio DRC (Dynamic Range

Control) to on can help by bringing up the

quieter sounds, while controlling loud peaks.

Note

• 96kHz linear PCM audio is automatically

downsampled to 48kHz if Virtual Surround

is switched on.

• The Audio Output Mode (see page 40)

must be set to 2 Channel in order to be

able to use Virtual Surround.

How much of a difference you hear depends on

the material you’re listening to. If the material

doesn’t have wide variations in volume, you

may not notice much change.

Audio Settings and Video Adjust menus

• If the player is outputting Dolby Digital,

DTS or MPEG bitstream audio (in other

words, no conversion to PCM), Virtual

Surround has no effect on the audio from

the digital output. See Digital Audio Out

settings on page 34 for how to set up the

digital output formats.

• 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

(default)).

• How good the surround effect is varies with

the disc.

• Hue – Adjusts the red/green balance

(Green 9 to Red 9).

• Chroma Level – Adjusts how saturated

colors appear (–9 to +9).

Dialog

• Settings: High, Medium, Low, Off

• BNR – Switches on/off block noise

reduction (On, Off (default)).

(default)

The Dialog feature is designed to make the

dialog stand out from other background

sounds in the soundtrack.

Adjust the Brightness, Contrast, Hue and

Chroma Level settings using the ꢂ/ꢃ (cursor

left/right) buttons.

Brightness

min

max

Video Adjust menu

From the Video Adjust screen you can adjust

various settings that affect how the picture is

presented.

Press ENTER to return to the Video

Adjust screen, or HOME MENU to exit.

Press HOME MENU and select ‘Video

Adjust’ from the on-screen display.

Video Adjust

Make settings using the

ꢀ/ꢁ/ꢂ/ꢃ (cursor) buttons, and ENTER.

Video Adjust

Sharpness

Brightness

Contrast

Gamma

ꢈ

Standard

Off

Hue

Chroma Level

BNR

Off

You can adjust the following picture quality

settings:

• Sharpness – Adjusts the sharpness of

edges in the picture (Fine, Standard

(default), Soft).

Initial Settings menu

Chapter 7

Initial Settings menu

Using the Initial Settings menu

The Initial Settings menu provides audio and

video output settings, parental lock settings,

Note

• In the table below, the default setting is

and display settings, among others.

shown in bold: other settings are shown in

italics.

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.

• The Digital Audio Out settings only need to

be set if you have connected the digital

output of this player to an AV receiver, or

other equipment.

Press HOME MENU and select ‘Initial

Settings’.

• Check the operating instructions supplied

with your other equipment to see which

digital audio formats it’s compatible with.

Initial Settings

• 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.

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.

Digital Audio Out settings

Setting

Option

What it means

Digital audio is output from the digital outputs.

Note that there is no digital output when playing SACDs and

DVD-Audio discs regardless of this setting.

Digital Out

No digital audio output.

Off

Dolby Digital encoded digital audio is output when playing a

Dolby Digital DVD disc.

Dolby Digital Out

DTS Out

Dolby Digital

Dolby Digital audio is converted to PCM audio before being

output.

Dolby Digital > PCM

DTS encoded digital audio is output when playing a DTS disc.

(Noise will be output if your amplifier/receiver is not compatible

with DTS audio.)

DTS

No digital audio is output when playing a DTS disc.DTS audio

is converted to PCM audio before being output.

DTS > PCM

Initial Settings menu

Setting

Option

What it means

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

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

176.4kHz) automatically output down-sampled audio through

the digital outputs.

Linear PCM Out

Down Sample On

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

Down Sample Off

MPEG encoded digital audio is converted to PCM audio for

digital output.

MPEG Out

MPEG > PCM

MPEG encoded digital audio is output as is.

MPEG

Video Output settings

Setting

Option

What it means

TV Screen

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

shown with black bars top and bottom.

4:3 (Letter Box)

(See also Screen sizes

and disc formats on

page 45.)

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

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

4:3 (Pan & Scan)

Set if you have a widescreen TV.

16:9 (Wide)

Interlace

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

Component Out

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

your TV’s instruction manual for details). See also Switching

the video output to interlace using the front panel controls on

page 12.

Progressive

Note that progressive scan video is only output from the

component video jacks.

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

AV Connector Out Video

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

quality.

RGB

Note that there is no output from the component jacks when

this setting selected.

Initial Settings menu

Language settings

Setting

Option

English

What it means

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

played.

Audio Language

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

played.

Languages as displayed

Other Language

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

page 47).

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

displayed.

Subtitle Language English

(See also Displaying

DivX subtitle files on

page 8.)

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

be displayed.

Languages as displayed

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

page 47).

Other Language

w/Subtitle Lang.

Languages as displayed

Other Language

DVD disc menus will be displayed in the same language as

your selected subtitle language, if possible.

DVD Menu

Language

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

possible.

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

page 47).

Subtitles are displayed according to your selected subtitle

language (see above).

Subtitle Display

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

(note that some discs override this setting).

Off

Display settings

Setting

Option

What it means

On-screen displays of the player are in English.

OSD Language

English

On-screen displays are shown in the language selected.

Languages as displayed

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

scenes on a DVD disc.

Angle Indicator

No multi-angle indication is shown.

Off

Initial Settings menu

Options settings

Setting

Option

–

What it means

See Parental Lock on page 37.

Parental Lock

All material on a DVD-Audio disc is playable.

DVD Playback

Mode

DVD-Audio

DVD-Video

2ch Area

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

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

for playback.

SACD Playback

DTS Downmix

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

playback.

Multi-ch Area

CD Area

Stereo

Selects the standard CD audio area of an SACD/CD hybrid

disc for playback.

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

also DTS Downmix on page 38.)

Downmixes DTS for 2 channel output to be compatible with

Dolby Surround matrix decoders. (See also DTS Downmix on

page 38.)

Lt/Rt

See About DivX® VOD content on page 39.

DivX VOD

Display

Registering a new password

You must register a password before you can

change the Parental Lock level or enter a

Country code.

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 DVD-

Video discs feature a Parental Lock level. If

your player is set to a lower level than the disc,

the disc won’t play.

Select ‘Options’, then ‘Password’.

Initial Settings

Digital Audio Out

Video Output

Language

Display

Parental Lock

DVD Playback Mode

SACD Playback

DTS Downmix

DivX VOD

Password

Level Change

Country Code

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.

Options

Speakers

Note

Use the number buttons to enter a 4-

digit password.

The numbers you enter show up as asterisks

(*) on-screen.

• Not all discs use Parental Lock, and will

play without requiring the password first.

• If you forget your password, you’ll need to

reset the player to register a new password.

(see Resetting the player on page 46)

Press ENTER to register the password.

You will return to the Options menu screen.

Initial Settings menu

The new Country/Area code is set and you will

return to the Options menu screen. Note that

the new Country/Area code doesn’t take effect

until the next disc is loaded (or the current disc

is reloaded).

Changing your password

To change your password, confirm your

existing password then enter a new one.

Select ‘Password Change’.

Use the number buttons to enter your

existing password, then press ENTER.

DTS Downmix

• Default setting: Stereo

Enter a new password and press ENTER.

This registers the new password and you will

return to the Options menu screen.

Initial Settings

Digital Audio Out

Video Output

Language

Display

Parental Lock

DVD Playback Mode

SACD Playback

DTS Downmix

DivX VOD

Stereo

Lt/Rt

Setting/changing the Parental Lock

Options

Select ‘Level Change’.

Speakers

Use number buttons to enter your

password, then press ENTER.

If you’ve selected DTS > PCM in DTS Out on

page 34 or 2 Channel in Audio Output Mode on

page 40, you can choose the way the signal is

downmixed to PCM audio. Stereo will

downmix the DTS signal to 2-channel stereo,

whereas Lt/Rt will downmix to a 2-channel

signal compatible with Dolby surround matrix

decoders. (This allows you to hear surround

sound if your AV receiver or amplifier has Dolby

Pro Logic capability.)

Select a new level and press ENTER.

• Press ꢂ (cursor left) repeatedly to lock

more levels (more discs will require the

password); press ꢃ (cursor right) to

unlock levels. You can’t lock level 1.

This sets the new level and you will return to the

Options menu screen.

Setting/changing the Country/Area

code

You can find the Country/Area code list on

page 48.

Select ‘Country Code’.

Use number buttons to enter your

password, then press ENTER.

Select a Country/Area code and 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 ꢃ(cursor

right) then use the number buttons to enter

the 4-digit Country/Area code.

Initial Settings menu

Select ‘Display’.

About DivX VOD content

Your 8-digit registration code is displayed.

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.

Initial Settings

Digital Audio Out

Video Output

Language

Display

DivX VOD Registration Code

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Options

Speakers

Important

• DivX VOD content is protected by a DRM

(Digital Rights Management) system. This

restricts playback of content to specific,

registered devices.

Make a note of the code as you will need it

when you register with a DivX VOD provider.

Playing DivX VOD content

• 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.

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

contains expired DivX VOD content (for

example, content that has zero remaining

plays), the message Rental Expired is

displayed.

• Resetting the player (as described in

Resetting the player in the main Operating

Instructions) will not cause you to lose your

registration code.

Displaying your DivX VOD

registration code

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.

Press HOME MENU and select ‘Initial

Settings’.

Select ‘Options’, then ‘DivX VOD’.

Initial Settings

Digital Audio Out

Video Output

Language

Display

Parental Lock

DVD Playback Mode

SACD Playback

DTS Downmix

DivX VOD

Display

Options

Speakers

Initial Settings menu

Speakers settings

Setting

Option

What it means

The player outputs analog audio in stereo only. See also

Audio Output Mode below.

Audio Output

Mode

2 Channel

The player outputs 5.1 channel analog audio. See also Audio

Output Mode below.

5.1 Channel

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

also Speaker Installation on page 43.

Speaker

Installation

–

Specify the distance of your speakers from your listening

position. Speaker Distance on page 42.

Speaker Distance

–

• When set to 5.1 Channel there is no digital

output when playing DVD-Audio.

Audio Output Mode

• Default setting: 2 Channel

• If you set to 2 Channel, Dolby Digital, DTS

and MPEG audio is mixed down to two

channels so you still hear all the audio

recorded on the disc. With DTS encoded

audio, you can choose how the signal is

downmixed to PCM audio. See DTS

Downmix on page 38 to change the

downmix setting.

Initial Settings

Digital Audio Out

Video Output

Language

Display

Audio Output Mode

Speaker Distance

Speaker Installation

2 Channel

5.1 Channel

Options

Speakers

• Some DVD-Audio discs don’t allow down-

mixing of audio. These discs always output

multi-channel audio regardless of the

setting made here.

If you connected this player to your amplifier

using the 5.1 channel analog outputs (front,

surround, center and subwoofer outs), set this

to 5.1 Channel; if you connected only the

stereo outs, set to 2 Channel.

Note

• Even if you set Audio Output Mode to 5.1

Channel, you’ll only get sound from all

speakers when playing a 5.1 channel multi-

channel disc.

• When set to 5.1 Channel, only the front

left/right channels are output from the

AUDIO OUT (2ch) jacks. Change to 2

Channel if you want to listen to downmixed

stereo audio (for example, because you are

listening through the TV’s built-in

speakers).

Initial Settings menu

About the audio output settings

The table below shows how the audio settings you make in the Initial Settings menu (see page 34)

affect the output from the 2 channel and the 5.1 channel analog outputs, and from the digital

outputs with various types of disc.

Disc audio format

Player setting

Front L/R

Surround L/R

Digital outputs

analog outputs^*1Center, SW, outputs^*1PCM convert^*2

Bitstream^*3

Dolby Digital

Left / Right

DTS

Dolby Digital

2 Ch

2ch downmix

Front L / R

–

2ch downmix

Left / Right

Surround L/R,

Center, SW

5.1 Ch

Dolby Digital

karaoke

2 Ch / 5.1 Ch

Left / Right

–

Linear PCM

DTS

2 Ch / 5.1 Ch

2 Ch

Left / Right

2ch downmix

Front L / R

–

Left / Right

2ch downmix

Surround L/R,

Center, SW

5.1 Ch

2 Ch

MPEG

Left / Right

Front L / R

–

Left / Right

MPEG

Surround L/R,

Center, SW

5.1 Ch

2ch downmix^*5

–

DVD-Audio

2 Ch

2ch downmix^*4

Front L / R

–

Surround L/R,

Center, SW

–

5.1 Ch

DVD-RW

(VR mode)

2 Ch / 5.1 Ch

Left / Right^*6

–

Left / Right

Dolby Digital

MPEG or PCM

Super Audio CD

2 Ch

2ch downmix

Front L / R

–

Surround L/R,

Center, SW

5.1 Ch

2 Ch / 5.1 Ch

2 Ch

Left / Right

2ch downmix

Front L / R

–

Left / Right

2ch downmix

Left / Right

DTS

DTS CD

Surround L/R,

Center, SW

5.1 Ch

Video CD

2 Ch / 5.1 Ch

Left / Right

–

Left / Right

¹When Audio Output Mode is set to 2 Channel, the AUDIO OUT (5.1ch) FRONT L / R jacks act as a second pair

of stereo audio outputs.

²Dolby Digital > PCM, MPEG > PCM or DTS > PCM setting (pages 34–35)

³Dolby Digital, MPEG or DTS setting (pages 34–35)

⁴Discs that prohibit downmixing will be output as 5.1 channel even if 2 Channel is selected as the Audio Output

Mode setting (see page 40).

⁵Discs that prohibit downmixing also mute the digital output.

⁶When Audio Output Mode is set to 5.1 Channel, mono sources are heard from the center speaker only.

Initial Settings menu

• Front left/right (L/R) speaker distances can

be set from 30 cm to 9 m in 30 cm incre-

ments.

Speaker Distance

• Default settings: all speakers 3.0 m

You only need to make this setting if you

connected this player to your amplifier using the

5.1 channel analog outputs.

• The center speaker (C) can be set from –2.1

m to 0.0 m relative to the front left/right

speakers.

These settings do not affect any digital audio

output.

• Surround left/right (SL/SR) speakers can

be set from –6.0 m to 0.0 m relative to the

front left/right speakers.

To get the best surround sound from your

system, you should set up the speaker

distances from your listening position.

• You can’t set the subwoofer (SW) distance.

Press ꢂ (cursor left) to go back to the

Initial Settings

speaker list if you want to modify another

speaker, or press ENTER to exit the Speaker

Distance screen.

Digital Audio Out

Video Output

Language

Display

Audio Output Mode

Speaker Distance

Speaker Installation

ꢈ

5.1 Channel

Options

Note

Speakers

During playback of SACD and MPEG-audio

DVD-Video discs, the effective C, SL and SR

speaker distance settings are –0.9m to 0.0m

relative to the front left/right speakers.

Use the ꢀ/ꢁ(cursor up/down) to select

a speaker.

• The L and R speakers are paired; you can’t

set them differently.

Initial Settings

Digital Audio Out

Video Output

3.0m

Language

Display

Options

Speakers

Press ꢃ (cursor right) to change the

speaker distance for the highlighted

speaker.

Use the ꢀ/ꢁ (cursor up/down) to

change the distance.

• When you change the distance settings of

the front left (L) or front right (R) speakers,

all the other speaker distances change

relative to it.

Initial Settings menu

• If you set the front L and R speakers to

Small, the center and surround speakers

are automatically set to Small and the

subwoofer to On.

Speaker Installation

• Default settings: L/R: Large | C: Large | SL/

SR: Large| SW: On

You only need to make this setting if you

connected this player to your amplifier using the

5.1 channel analog outputs.

• The subwoofer can only be set to On or

Off.

This setting does not affect digital audio output.

Press ꢂ (cursor left) to go back to the

speaker list if you want to modify another

speaker, or press ENTER to exit the Speaker

Installation screen.

Initial Settings

Digital Audio Out

Video Output

Language

Display

Audio Output Mode

Speaker Distance

Speaker Installation

ꢈ

5.1 Channel

Options

Speakers

Use the Speaker Installation screen to tell the

player what kinds of speakers you have

connected.

Use the ꢀ/ꢁ (cursor up/down) buttons

to select a speaker.

• The L and R, and SR and SL speakers are

paired; you can’t set them differently.

Initial Settings

Digital Audio Out

Video Output

Large

Language

Display

Options

Speakers

Press ꢃ (cursor right) to modify the

selected speaker.

Use the ꢀ/ꢁ (cursor up/down) buttons

to change the current setting.

• You can see the effect of your changes in

the room graphic on the right of the screen.

• Except for the subwoofer, you can set

speaker size to Large or Small. If the main

speaker cone in the speaker is 12cm or

more, set to Large, otherwise set to Small

(or Off if you don’t have that speaker).

Additional information

Chapter 8

Additional information

This player is designed to be used only with

Taking care of your player and

discs

conventional, fully circular discs. Do not use

shaped discs. Pioneer disclaims all liability

arising in connection with the use of shaped

discs.

General

Hold discs by the edge or by the center hole

and edge.

Cleaning discs

Fingerprints and dust on discs can affect

playback performance. Clean using a soft, dry

cloth, wiping the disc lightly from the center to

the outside edge as shown below.

When you're not using a disc, return it to its

case and store upright. Avoid leaving discs in

excessively cold, humid, or hot environments

(including under direct sunlight).

Don't glue paper or put stickers on to discs. Do

not use a pencil, ball-point pen or other sharp-

tipped writing instrument to write on the disc.

If necessary, use a cloth soaked in alcohol, or a

commercially available CD/DVD cleaning kit to

clean a disc more thoroughly. Never use

benzine, thinner or other cleaning agents,

including products designed for cleaning vinyl

records.

Don’t use self-adhesive disc labels on discs as

these can cause the disc to warp slightly

during playback causing distortion in the

picture and/or sound.

Damaged and shaped discs

Do not use cracked, chipped, warped, or

otherwise damaged discs as they may damage

the player.

Cleaning the unit’s exterior

Unplug the unit before cleaning.

Use a dry cloth to wipe off dust and dirt. If the

surfaces are very dirty, wipe with a soft cloth

dipped in some neutral cleanser diluted five or

six times with water and wrung out well, then

wipe again with a dry cloth.

Do not use furniture wax or cleaners. Never

use thinners, benzine or insecticide sprays or

other chemicals on or near this unit.

Additional information

If you use a chemical-impregnated cleaning

cloth, read the instructions carefully before

use. These cloths may leave smear marks on

half-mirror finish surfaces; if this happens,

finish with a dry cloth.

Widescreen TV users

If you have a widescreen TV, the TV Screen

setting (page 35) of this player should be set to

16:9 (Wide).

When you watch discs recorded in 4:3 format,

you can use the TV controls to select how the

picture is presented. Your TV may offer various

zoom and stretch options; see the instructions

that came with your TV for details.

Cleaning the pickup lens

The DVD player’s lens should not become dirty

in normal use, but if for some reason it should

malfunction due to dust or dirt, consult your

nearest Pioneer-authorized service center. We

do not recommend using commercially

available lens cleaners for CD players.

Please note that some movie aspect ratios are

wider than 16:9, so even though you have a

widescreen TV, these discs will still play in a

‘letter box’ style with black bars at the top and

bottom of the screen.

Condensation

Condensation may form inside the player if it is

brought into a warm room from outside, or if

the temperature of the room rises quickly.

Although the condensation won’t damage the

player, it may temporarily impair its

performance. Leave it to adjust to the warmer

temperature for about an hour before

switching on.

Standard TV users

If you have a standard TV, the TV Screen

setting (page 35) of this player should be set to

4:3 (Letter Box) or 4:3 (Pan&Scan),

depending on which you prefer.

Set to 4:3 (Letter Box), widescreen discs are

shown with black bars top and bottom.

Moving the player

If you need to move the player, first press

ꢂ STANDBY/ON on the front panel to turn the

player off. Wait for -OFF- to disappear from the

display, then unplug the power cable. Never lift

or move the unit during playback—discs rotate

at a high speed and may be damaged.

Set to 4:3 (Pan&Scan), widescreen discs are

shown with the left and right sides cropped.

Although the picture looks larger, you don’t

actually see the whole picture.

Screen sizes and disc formats

DVD-Video discs come in several different

screen aspect ratios, ranging from TV

programs, which are generally 4:3, to

CinemaScope widescreen movies, with an

aspect ratio of up to about 7:3.

Please note that many widescreen discs

override the player’s settings so that the disc is

shown in letter box format regardless of the

setting.

Televisions, too, come in different aspect

ratios; ‘standard’ 4:3 and widescreen 16:9.

Additional information

Note

Disc

Player setting

• Using the 16:9 (Wide) setting with a

standard 4:3 TV, or either of the 4:3 settings

with a widescreen TV, will result in a

distorted picture.

Type

Format NTSC PAL AUTO

DVD/Super

VCD/Video CD/

DivX Video

NTSC

PAL

NTSC PAL NTSC

NTSC PAL PAL

Setting the TV system

CD/MP3/WMA/

JPEG

no disc

NTSC

NTSC PAL

The default setting of this player is AUTO, and

unless you notice that the picture is distorted

when playing some discs, you should leave it

set to AUTO. If you experience picture distor-

tion with some discs, set the TV system to

match your country or region’s system. Doing

this, however, may restrict the kinds of disc you

can watch. The table below shows what kinds

of disc are compatible with each setting

(AUTO, PAL and NTSC).

—

or PAL

Resetting the player

Use this procedure to reset all the player’s

settings to the factory default.

Switch the player into standby.

Using the front panel buttons, hold

down the ꢅ (stop) button and press

ꢂ STANDBY/ON to switch the player back

on.

If the player is on, press ꢂ STANDBY/

ON to switch it to standby.

Using the front panel controls, hold

All the player’s settings are now reset.

down ꢆ then press ꢂ STANDBY/ON to

switch the TV system.

DVD-Video regions

The TV system changes as follows:

All DVD-Video discs carry a region mark on the

case somewhere that indicates which

region(s) of the world the disc is compatible

with. Your DVD player also has a region mark,

which you can find on the rear panel. Discs

from incompatible regions will not play in this

player. Discs marked ALL will play in any

player.

• AUTO ꢄ NTSC

• NTSC ꢄ PAL

• PAL ꢄ AUTO

Note

• You have to switch the player into standby

(press ꢂ STANDBY/ON) before each

change.

The diagram below shows the various DVD

regions of the world.

Additional information

Selecting languages using the

language code list

Some of the language options (such as ‘DVD

Language’ in the Setup Navigator) allow you to

set your preferred language from any of the 136

languages listed in the language code list on

page 48.

Select ‘Other Language’.

Use the ꢂ/ꢃ(cursor left/right) buttons

to select either a code letter or a code

number.

Use the ꢀ/ꢁ (cursor up/down) buttons

to select a code letter or a code number.

See Language code list on page 48 for a

complete list of languages and codes.

Additional information

Language code list

Language (Language code letter), Language code

Japanese (ja), 1001

English (en), 0514

French (fr), 0618

German (de), 0405

Italian (it), 0920

Spanish (es), 0519

Chinese (zh), 2608

Dutch (nl), 1412

Portuguese (pt), 1620

Swedish (sv), 1922

Russian (ru), 1821

Korean (ko), 1115

Greek (el), 0512

Bhutani (dz), 0426

Esperanto (eo), 0515

Estonian (et), 0520

Basque (eu), 0521

Persian (fa), 0601

Finnish (fi), 0609

Fiji (fj), 0610

Faroese (fo), 0615

Frisian (fy), 0625

Kirghiz (ky), 1125

Latin (la), 1201

Lingala (ln), 1214

Laothian (lo), 1215

Lithuanian (lt), 1220

Latvian (lv), 1222

Sinhalese (si), 1909

Slovak (sk), 1911

Slovenian (sl), 1912

Samoan (sm), 1913

Shona (sn), 1914

Somali (so), 1915

Albanian (sq), 1917

Serbian (sr), 1918

Siswati (ss), 1919

Sesotho (st), 1920

Sundanese (su), 1921

Swahili (sw), 1923

Tamil (ta), 2001

Malagasy (mg), 1307

Maori (mi), 1309

Macedonian (mk), 1311

Malayalam (ml), 1312

Mongolian (mn), 1314

Moldavian (mo), 1315

Marathi (mr), 1318

Malay (ms), 1319

Maltese (mt), 1320

Burmese (my), 1325

Nauru (na), 1401

Nepali (ne), 1405

Norwegian (no), 1415

Occitan (oc), 1503

Oromo (om), 1513

Oriya (or), 1518

Irish (ga), 0701

Scots-Gaelic (gd), 0704

Galician (gl), 0712

Guarani (gn), 0714

Gujarati (gu), 0721

Hausa (ha), 0801

Hindi (hi), 0809

Croatian (hr), 0818

Hungarian (hu), 0821

Armenian (hy), 0825

Interlingua (ia), 0901

Interlingue (ie), 0905

Inupiak (ik), 0911

Indonesian (in), 0914

Icelandic (is), 0919

Hebrew (iw), 0923

Yiddish (ji), 1009

Javanese (jw), 1023

Georgian (ka), 1101

Kazakh (kk), 1111

Greenlandic (kl), 1112

Cambodian (km), 1113

Kannada (kn), 1114

Kashmiri (ks), 1119

Kurdish (ku), 1121

Afar (aa), 0101

Telugu (te), 2005

Tajik (tg), 2007

Thai (th), 2008

Abkhazian (ab), 0102

Afrikaans (af), 0106

Amharic (am), 0113

Arabic (ar), 0118

Assamese (as), 0119

Aymara (ay), 0125

Azerbaijani (az), 0126

Bashkir (ba), 0201

Byelorussian (be), 0205

Bulgarian (bg), 0207

Bihari (bh), 0208

Bislama (bi), 0209

Bengali (bn), 0214

Tibetan (bo), 0215

Breton (br), 0218

Catalan (ca), 0301

Corsican (co), 0315

Czech (cs), 0319

Tigrinya (ti), 2009

Turkmen (tk), 2011

Tagalog (tl), 2012

Setswana (tn), 2014

Tonga (to), 2015

Turkish (tr), 2018

Tsonga (ts), 2019

Tatar (tt), 2020

Panjabi (pa), 1601

Polish (pl), 1612

Pashto, Pushto (ps), 1619 Twi (tw), 2023

Quechua (qu), 1721

Rhaeto-Romance (rm), 1813 Urdu (ur), 2118

Ukrainian (uk), 2111

Kirundi (rn), 1814

Uzbek (uz), 2126

Vietnamese (vi), 2209

Volapük (vo), 2215

Wolof (wo), 2315

Xhosa (xh), 2408

Yoruba (yo), 2515

Zulu (zu), 2621

Romanian (ro), 1815

Kinyarwanda (rw), 1823

Sanskrit (sa), 1901

Sindhi (sd), 1904

Sangho (sg), 1907

Serbo-Croatian (sh), 1908

Welsh (cy), 0325

Danish (da), 0401

Country/Area code list

Country/Area, Country/Area code, Country/Area code letter

Argentina, 0118, ar

Australia, 0121, au

Austria, 0120, at

Belgium, 0205, be

Brazil, 0218, br

Canada, 0301, ca

Chile, 0312, cl

Finland, 0609, fi

France, 0618, fr

Germany, 0405, de

Hong Kong, 0811, hk

India, 0914, in

Indonesia, 0904, id

Italy, 0920, it

Malaysia, 1325, my

Mexico, 1324, mx

Netherlands, 1412, nl

New Zealand, 1426, nz

Norway, 1415, no

Pakistan, 1611, pk

Philippines, 1608, ph

Portugal, 1620, pt

Singapore, 1907, sg

Spain, 0519, es

Sweden, 1905, se

Switzerland, 0308, ch

Taiwan, 2023, tw

Thailand, 2008, th

United Kingdom, 0702, gb

USA, 2119, us

China, 0314, cn

Japan, 1016, jp

Denmark, 0411, dk

Korea, Republic of, 1118, kr Russian Federation, 1821, ru

Additional information

Troubleshooting

Incorrect operation is often mistaken for trouble or malfunction. If you think that there is

something wrong with this component, check the points below. Sometimes the trouble may lie in

another component. Inspect the other components and electrical appliances being used. If the

trouble cannot be rectified after checking the items below, ask your nearest Pioneer authorized

service center or your dealer to carry out repair work.

Problem

Remedy

The disc won’t play or is • Make sure the disc is free from dirt and dust and is not damaged

automatically ejected

after loading.

(page 44).

• Make sure the disc is loaded with the label side face-up and aligned

properly in the disc tray guide.

• Incompatible region number: If the region number on a DVD-Video

disc does not match the number on the player, the disc cannot be

used (page 46).

• Condensation inside the player: Allow time for condensation to

evaporate. Avoid using the player near an air-conditioning unit.

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

up.

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

not play normally.

DVD-Audio playback

stops.

• The disc may have been illegally copied.

Picture playback stops

and the operation

• Press ꢅ, then start playback again (ꢈ).

• Press and hold the front panel ꢂ STANDBY/ON button for about 10

buttons cannot be used. seconds to switch the unit off, then press again to switch back on.

• Switch the power off once, unplug from the wall socket, then plug

back in and switch on again using the front panel ꢂ STANDBY/ON

button.

New settings made in the • Some settings can be changed while a disc is playing, but are not

Setup screen menus while effective until the disc is stopped then restarted: Press ꢅ, then start

a disc is playing are

ineffective.

playback again (ꢈ).

Settings are canceled.

• When the power is cut due to power failure or by unplugging the

power cord, settings will be canceled: Press ꢂ STANDBY/ON on the

front panel to turn the player off. Wait for --OFF-- to disappear from

the display, then unplug the power cord.

The remote control

doesn't seem to work.

• The remote control is too far from the player, or the angle with the

remote sensor is too wide: Use the remote within its operating range

(page 16).

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

Additional information

Problem

No picture/No color.

Remedy

• Incorrect video connections: Check that connections are correct

and that plugs are inserted fully. Also check the video cable for

damage.

• TV/monitor or AV amplifier settings are incorrect: Check the

instruction manual of the connected equipment.

• The video output is set to progressive but your TV/monitor is not

compatible with progressive scan: See page 12 for how to set to

interlace.

Screen is stretched or

• The TV Screen setting in the Initial Settings menu is incorrect. See

aspect does not change. page 45 for how to set it correctly for your TV/monitor.

Picture disturbance

during playback or the

picture is dark.

• This player is compatible with Macro-Vision System copy guard.

Some discs include a copy prevention signal, and when this type of

disc is played back, stripes etc., may appear on some sections of the

picture depending on the TV. This is not a malfunction.

• Due to the player’s copy protection circuits, connection of this

device through a VCR or an AV selector may prevent recording or

cause picture problems. This is not a malfunction.

No audio, or audio is

distorted.

• No audio is output during slow motion playback or when scanning

discs other than audio CDs and SACDs.

• Some DVD discs do not output digital audio: Switch your amplifier

to the player's analog outputs.

• Check that the disc is free from dust and dirt, and that it is not

damaged (page 44).

• Check that all interconnects are firmly inserted.

• Check that the plugs and terminals are free of dirt, oxide, etc. and

clean if necessary. Also check the cable for damage.

• Make sure the player's output is not connected to the amplifier's

phono (turntable) inputs.

• Check your amplifier/receiver’s settings (volume, input function,

speaker settings, etc.).

The analog audio is OK,

but there appears to be

no digital audio signal.

• Make sure that the Digital Out setting is set to On (page 34).

• Check that the Dolby Digital, DTS and MPEG out settings

(pages 34–35) are suitable for your amplifier/receiver—check the

instruction manual that came with your amplifier/receiver.

• SACDs and DVD-Audio discs do not output digital audio. Listen

through the player’s analog audio outputs.

Noticeable difference in

DVD and CD volume.

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

malfunction.

Additional information

Problem

Remedy

Cannot play multi-

channel audio

• Make sure that Audio Output Mode is set to 5.1 Channel

(page 40).

• Check that the Dolby Digital, DTS and MPEG Out settings

(pages 34–35) are suitable for your amplifier/receiver—check the

instruction manual that came with your amplifier/receiver.

• DVD-Audio and SACDs do not output multichannel digital audio.

Listen through the player’s analog outputs.

• Check that the settings in the Speaker Installation screen are

correct (page 43).

• Check the audio options available from the disc menu.

Cannot listen to high-

sampling rate audio

through the digital

output.

• Make sure that Linear PCM Out is set to Downsample Off

(page 35).

• As a copy-protection measure, some DVDs do not output 96kHz

audio. In this case, even if set to Downsample Off, the player

automatically outputs the audio at 48 kHz. This is not a malfunction.

Cannot output 192kHz or • The player does not output digital audio at these sampling rates. The

176.4kHz digital audio. digital output is automatically downsampled.

Cannot output 96kHz or • Check that Linear PCM Out is set to Downsample Off (page 35).

88.2kHz digital audio.

• Some discs are digital copy protected and do not output high

sampling rate digital audio. In this case the output is automatically

downsampled.

No DTS audio output.

• If this unit is connected to a non-DTS compatible amplifier or

decoder using a digital audio cable, set DTS Out to DTS > PCM

(page 34). If you do not do this, noise will be output when you play a

DTS disc.

• If this unit is connected to a DTS-compatible amplifier or decoder

using a digital audio cable, check the amplifier settings, and that the

cable is properly connected.

Audio mix does not

sound right or sounds

incomplete (for example,

inaudible dialog).

• Make sure that Audio Output Mode is set to 2 Channel if you've

connected to the stereo inputs on your amplifier or TV (page 40).

The audio recorded on a • If the audio is switched to [2] when playing a Super VCD that

Super VCD disc is not

output properly.

contains only one stereo soundtrack, there may be no sound at all.

Press AUDIO to change the soundtrack.

Can’t hear effect of

Virtual Surround

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

• The Virtual Surround effect is only output through the AUDIO OUT

(2ch) analog audio outputs.

• Make sure that Audio Output Mode is set to 2 Channel (page 40).

• The effectiveness of Virtual Surround varies with the disc.

Additional information

Note

• Static electricity or other external influences may cause malfunctioning of this unit. In this

case, unplug the power cord and then plug back in. This will usually reset the unit for proper

operation. If this does not correct the problem, please consult your nearest Pioneer service

center.

DTS^*2

Glossary

A multi-channel audio encoding system

developed by Digital Theater Systems

that enables far more audio to be stored

on a disc than PCM encoding. See also

PCM (Pulse Code Modulation).

Analog audio Direct representation of sound by an

electrical signal. See also Digital audio.

Aspect ratio The width of a TV screen relative to its

height. Conventional TVs are 4:3;

EXIF

A file format developed by Fuji Photo

(Exchangeable Film for digital still cameras. Digital

widescreen models are 16:9.

Image File)

cameras from various manufacturers

use this compressed file format which

carries date, time and thumbnail

Bonus Group An ‘extra’ group on some DVD-Audio

(DVD-Audio discs that requires a key number to

only)

access.

information, as well as the picture data.

Browsable

pictures

A feature of some DVD-Audio discs in

which the user can browse still pictures

File

extension

A tag added to the end of a filename to

indicate the type of file. For example,

“.mp3” indicates an MP3 file.

(DVD-Audio recorded on the disc as the audio is

only) played. See also Slideshow.

ISO 9660

format

International standard for the volume

and file structure of CD-ROM discs.

Digital audio Indirect representation of sound using

numbers. See also Sampling frequency

and Analog audio.

JPEG

A standard file format used for still

images. JPEG files are identified by the

file extension “.jpg”.

Dolby

A multi-channel audio encoding system

developed by Dolby Laboratories that

enables far more audio to be stored on a

disc than PCM encoding. See also PCM

(Pulse Code Modulation).

Digital^*1

MP3

MP3 (MPEG1 audio layer 3) is a

compressed stereo audio file format.

Files are recognized by their file

extension “.mp3”.

MPEG audio An audio format used on Video CD/

Super VCDs and some DVD discs.

DRM (Digital Rights Management) copy

protection is a technology designed to

prevent unauthorized copying by

DRM WMA)

(

Packed PCM A lossless compression system that

(DVD-Audio enables more PCM audio to be stored

restricting playback, etc. of material on

devices other the PC (or other WMA

recording equipment) used to record it.

For detailed information, please see the

instruction manuals or help files that

came with your PC (or other WMA

recording equipment) and/or software.

only)

on a DVD-Audio disc than would

otherwise be possible.

PBC

(PlayBack

Control)

A system of navigating a Video CD/

Super VCD through on-screen menus

recorded onto the disc.

PCM

Digital audio encoding system found on

(Pulse Code CDs. Good quality, but requires a lot of

Modulation) data compared to Dolby Digital, DTS

and MPEG encoded audio. See also

Digital audio.

Additional information

Progressive All the lines that make up a video

scan video

picture are updated in one pass

(compared to interlace which takes two

passes to update the whole picture).

Regions

These associate DVD-Video discs and

(DVD-Video players with particular areas of the

only)

world. See DVD-Video regions on

page 46 for more information.

Sampling

frequency

The rate at which sound is measured to

be turned into digital audio data. The

higher the rate, the better the sound

quality. CD is 44.1 kHz; DVD can be up

to 96 kHz. See also Digital audio.

WMA

WMA is short for Windows Media Audio

and refers to an audio compression

technology developed by Microsoft

Corporation. Files are recognized by

their file extension “.wma”.

Microsoft, Windows Media, and the

Windows logo are trademarks, or

registered trademarks of Microsoft

Corporation in the United States and/or

other countries.

Super Audio Super Audio CD is a high quality audio

CD (SACD)

disc format that can accommodate high

sampling rate stereo and multi-channel

audio, as well as conventional CD audio

all on the same disc.

Manufactured under license from Dolby

Laboratories. “Dolby” and the double-D symbol

are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

“DTS” and “DTS Digital Surround” are

registered trademarks of Digital Theater

Systems, Inc.

Additional information

Specifications

S-video output

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

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

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

General

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

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

Power consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 W

Power consumption (standby) . . . . . . . . 0.85 W

Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.7kg

Dimensions

. . . . . . . . . .420 (W) x 49.5 (H) x 214.9 (D) mm

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

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

(no condensation)

Video output

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

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

Audio output (1 stereo pair)

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

200 mVrms (1 kHz, –20 dB)

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

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

AV connector output

AV Connector (21-pin connector assignment)

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

This connector provides the video and audio

signals for connection to a compatible colour TV

or monitor.

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

SL, SR)

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

200 mVrms (1 kHz, –20 dB)

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

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

Digital audio characteristics

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

(DVD fs: 96 kHz)

4 Hz to 48 kHz (DVD-Audio fs: 192 kHz)

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

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

Total harmonic distortion . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0023 %

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

PIN no.

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

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

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

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

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

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

15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .R out

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

19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Video out

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

(

0.001% W. PEAK) or lower

Digital output

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

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

Component video output

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

Accessories

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

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

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

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

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

Operating Instructions

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

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

Additional information

The specifications and design of this product are subject to

change without notice, due to improvement.

Published by Pioneer Corporation.

If you want to dispose this product, do not mix it with general household waste. There is a separate collection system for used

electronic products in accordance with legislation that requires proper treatment, recovery and recycling.

Private households in the 25 member states of the EU, in Switzerland and Norway may return their used electronic products free of charge to

designated collection facilities or to a retailer (if you purchase a similar new one).

For countries not mentioned above, please contact your local authorities for the correct method of disposal.

By doing so you will ensure that your disposed product undergoes the necessary treatment, recovery and recycling and thus prevent potential

negative effects on the environment and human health.

Published by Pioneer Corporation.

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