Pioneer DV-260 Bedienungsanleitung

01 1 En DVD Player DV-260 DV-263 DV-363 DV-463 Operating Instructions[...]

READ INSTRUCTIONS — All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated. RETAIN INSTRUCTIONS — The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. HEED WARNINGS — All warnings on the product and in the operating instructions should be adhered to. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS — All operat[...]

POWER-CORD PROTECTION — Power-supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them, paying particular attention to cords at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the product. OUTDOOR ANTENNA GROUNDING — If an outside antenna or cable system is conn[...]

[For Canadian model] This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. [Pour le modèle Canadien] Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. H009_2L NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These [...]

WARNING: Handling the cord on this product or cords associated with accessories sold with the product will expose you to lead, a chemical known to the State of California and other governmental entities to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. Wash hands after handling.[...]

01 6 En Contents 01 Before you start Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 What’s in the box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Putting the batteries in the remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Using the remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Disc / content format playback [...]

01 7 En 06 Viewing JPEG discs Viewing JPEG discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Using the JPEG Disc Navigator and Photo Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Zooming the screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 07 Audio Settings menu Audio DRC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Virtual Surround . . . . . . . . [...]

Before you start 01 8 En Chapter 1 Before you start Features 24-bit/192kHz compatible DAC This player is fully compatible with high sampling-rate discs, capable of delivering better-than-CD sound quality in terms of dynamic range, low-level resolution and high- frequency detail. Excellent audio performance with Dolby *1 Digital and DTS *2 software [...]

Before you start 01 9 En What’s in the box Please confirm that the following accessories are in the box when you open it. • Remote control • AA/R6P dry cell batteries x2 • Audio/video cable (red/white/yellow plugs) • Power cable • Operating instructions • Warranty card Putting the batteries in the remote control Incorrect use of batte[...]

Before you start 01 10 En • Remote controllers for different devices can interfere with each other. Avoid using remotes for other equipment located close to this unit. • Replace the batteries when you notice a fall off in the operating range of the remote. Disc / content format playback compatibility General disc compatibility This player was d[...]

Before you start 01 11 En PC-created disc compatibility • If you record a disc using a personal computer, even if it is recorded in a “compatible format” as listed above, there will be cases in which the disc may not be playable in this machine due to the setting of the application software used to create the disc. In these particular instanc[...]

Before you start 01 12 En • When naming MP3 and WMA files, add the corresponding file name extension (.mp3 or .wma). Files are played according to the file extension. To prevent noise and malfunctions, do not use these extensions for other kinds of files. • This player can recognize up to 999 files (WMA/MP3/JPEG) and up to 499 folders. If a dis[...]

Connecting up 02 13 En Chapter 2 Connecting up Rear panel connections • When connecting this player up to your TV, AV receiver or other components, make sure that all components are switched off and unplugged. 1 DIGITAL AUDIO OUT – COAXIAL This is a digital audio output for connection to a PCM, Dolby Digital, DTS and/or MPEG- compatible AV rece[...]

Connecting up 02 14 En 7 DIGITAL AUDIO OUT – OPTICAL This is a digital audio output for connection to a PCM, Dolby Digital, DTS and/or MPEG- compatible AV receiver that has an optical digital input. Connect using a commercially available optical digital audio cable. • You may find it useful to have the manuals supplied with your other component[...]

Connecting up 02 15 En 1 Connect the VIDEO OUT and AUDIO OUT L/R jacks to a set of A/V inputs on your TV. Use the supplied audio/video cable, connecting the red and white plugs to the audio outputs and the yellow plug to the video output. Make sure you match up the left and right audio outputs with their corresponding inputs for correct stereo soun[...]

Connecting up 02 16 En Connecting using the component video output You can use the component video output instead of the standard video out jack to connect this player to your TV (or other equip- ment). This should give you the best quality picture from the three types of video output available. • Use a component video cable (not supplied) to con[...]

Connecting up 02 17 En 2 Connect the analog AUDIO OUT L/R and VIDEO OUT jacks on this player to a set of analog audio and video inputs on your AV receiver. The diagram shows standard video connec- tions, but you can alternatively use the S-video or component video connections if they’re available. 3 Connect the AV receiver’s video output to a v[...]

Controls and displays 03 18 En Chapter 3 Controls and displays Front panel STANDBY/ON       OPEN/ CLOSE TOP ME NU MENU HOME MENU RETURN ENTER 1 3 4 7 8 9 10 11 14 6 5 12 16 15 13 DV -260/ DV -263 STANDBY/ON       OPEN/CLOSE FL DIMMER TOP ME NU MENU HOME MENU RETURN ENTER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 [...]

Controls and displays 03 19 En 1  STANDBY/ON Press to switch the player on or into standby. 2 FL DIMMER Press to dim or brighten the display. 3 Disc tray 4  OPEN/CLOSE Press to open or close the disc tray. 5  Press to pause playback. Press again to restart. 6  Press to start or resume playback. 7 TOP MENU Press to display the top menu o[...]

Controls and displays 03 20 En Display 1  and  Indicates whether a disc is playing or paused. 2 CHP Indicates that the character display is showing a DVD chapter number. 3 TITLE Indicates that the character display is showing a DVD title number. 4 Lights when 2 V/SRS TruSurround is selected. 5 Lights during multi-angle scenes on a DVD disc. 6[...]

Controls and displays 03 21 En Remote control 1  STANDBY/ON Press to switch the player on or into standby. 2 AUDIO Press to select the audio channel or language (see Switching DVD audio language on page 39). 3 SUBTITLE Press to select a subtitle display (see Switching subtitles on page 39). 4 Number buttons 5 TOP MENU Press to display the top me[...]

Controls and displays 03 22 En 13 SURROUND Press to activate/switch off 2 V/SRS TruSur- round. 14  OPEN/CLOSE Press to open or close the disc tray. 15 ANGLE Press to change the camera angle during DVD multi-angle scene playback (see Switching camera angles on page 40). 16 CLEAR Press to clear a numeric entry. 17 ENTER Use to select menu options,[...]

Getting started 04 23 En Chapter 4 Getting started Switching on After making sure that everything is connected properly and that the player is plugged in, press  STANDBY/ON on the front panel, or on the remote control to switch the player on. Also, switch on your TV and make sure that it is set to the input you connected the DVD player to. • M[...]

Getting started 04 24 En 2 Use the / (cursor left/right) buttons to select either ‘Wide screen (16:9)’ or ‘Standard size screen (4:3)’ according to the kind of TV you have, then press ENTER. 3 Press ENTER again to finish setting up. • Select Back then press ENTER if you want to go back and change the setting you just made. Using the[...]

Getting started 04 25 En Setting up with the Setup Navigator Using the Setup Navigator you can make a number of other initial settings for this player. We recommend using the Setup Navigator, especially if you connected this player to an AV receiver for playing surround sound. To answer some of the questions about digital audio formats you may need[...]

Getting started 04 26 En 6 Did you connect this player to an AV receiver using a digital output? Select Connected or Not Connected . • If you selected Not Connected here, that completes setup using the Setup Navi- gator. Press ENTER to exit. 7 Is your AV receiver Dolby Digital compatible? Select Compatible , Not Compatible or Don’t Know . 8 Is [...]

Getting started 04 27 En Playing discs The basic playback controls for playing DVD, CD, Video CD and WMA/MP3 discs are covered here. Further functions are detailed in the next chapter. 1 If the player isn’t already on, press  STANDBY/ON to switch it on. If you’re playing a DVD or Video CD, also turn on your TV and make sure that it is set to[...]

Getting started 04 28 En • After I load a DVD disc, it ejects automati- cally after a few seconds! Most likely, the disc is the wrong region for your player. The region number should be printed on the disc; check it against the region number of the player (which you can find on the rear panel). See also DVD-Video regions on page 60. If the region[...]

Getting started 04 29 En Front panel controls The  (play),  (stop), and  (pause) buttons on the front panel work in exactly the same way as their remote control equivalents. The combined scan/skip buttons on the front panel (   and   ) work slightly differently from the remote buttons. Press and hold for fast scan; press for tr[...]

Getting started 04 30 En DVD-Video disc menus Many DVD-Video discs contain menus from which you can select what you want to watch. They may give access to additional features, such as subtitle and audio language selec- tion, or special features such as slideshows. See the disc packaging for details. Sometimes DVD-Video menus are displayed automatic[...]

Playing discs 05 31 En Chapter 5 Playing discs Introduction Most of the features described in this chapter make use of on-screen displays. For an expla- nation of how to navigate these, see Using the on-screen displays on page 24. Many of the functions covered in this chapter apply to DVD discs, Video CDs, CDs and WMA/MP3/JPEG discs, although the e[...]

Playing discs 05 32 En • Not all VR format DVD-RW discs have a Playlist. The screen for CDs and Video CDs shows a list of tracks. The screen for an WMA/MP3 disc shows the folder names on the left and the track names on the right (note that if there are more than 16 folders or names that contain accented or non-roman characters, tracks and folders[...]

Playing discs 05 33 En 1 During playback, press  (pause). 2 Press and hold / or / until slow motion playback starts. • The slow motion speed is shown on- screen. • There is no sound during slow motion playback. 3 Press repeatedly to change the slow motion speed. • The slow motion speed is displayed on- screen. 4 To resume norma[...]

Playing discs 05 34 En 2 Press ENTER on ‘A(Start Point)’ to set the loop start point. 3 Press ENTER on ‘B(End Point)’ to set the loop end point. After pressing ENTER , playback jumps back to the start point and plays the loop. • The minimum loop time is 2 seconds. 4 To resume normal playback, select ‘Off’ from the menu. Using repeat p[...]

Playing discs 05 35 En For WMA/MP3 discs, select Disc Repeat , Folder Repeat or Track Repeat (or Repeat Off ). • You can’t use repeat and random play at the same time. • If you switch camera angle during repeat play, repeat play is canceled. Using random play Use the random play function to play titles or chapters (DVD-Video) or tracks (CD, V[...]

Playing discs 05 36 En • During random play, the  and  buttons function a little differently to normal:  returns to the beginning of the current track/chapter. You can't go back further than this.  selects another track/chapter at random from those remaining. • You can't use random play together with program or repeat play[...]

Playing discs 05 37 En For an WMA/MP3 disc, you can add a whole folder, or a track within a folder to the program list. • To add a folder, select the folder. • To add a track, first find the folder, then press  (cursor right) and select a track name from the list. After pressing ENTER to select the title/ chapter/folder/track, the step numbe[...]

Playing discs 05 38 En • If you want to exit the program edit screen without saving the changes you made, press RETURN . Other functions available from the program menu As well as creating and editing a program list, you can start program play, cancel program play, erase the program list, and memorize a program list from the Play Mode menu. 1 Pre[...]

Playing discs 05 39 En 4 Press ENTER to start playback. • The disc must be playing in order to use time search. • Search functions are not available with Video CDs in PBC mode, or unfinalized CD-R/RW discs. Switching subtitles Some DVD discs have subtitles in one or more languages; the disc box will usually tell you which subtitle languages are[...]

Playing discs 05 40 En Zooming the screen Using the zoom feature you can magnify a part of the screen by a factor of 2 or 4, while watching a DVD or Video CD. 1 During playback, use the ZOOM button to select the zoom factor. • Normal • 2x • 4x • Since DVD and Video CD have a fixed resolution, picture quality will deteriorate, especially at [...]

Playing discs 05 41 En • DVD displays • VR format DVD-RW displays • CD and Video CD displays • WMA/MP3 disc displays • JPEG disc displays • You can see disc information (number of titles/chapters, tracks, folders and so on) from the Disc Navigator screen. See Using the Disc Navigator to browse the contents of a disc on page 31. Audio 1.[...]

Viewing JPEG discs 06 42 En Chapter 6 Viewing JPEG discs Viewing JPEG discs After loading a CD/CD-R/RW containing JPEG pictures, press  to start a slideshow from the first folder/picture on the disc. The player displays the pictures in each folder in alphabetical order. Pictures are automatically adjusted so that they fill as much of the screen [...]

Viewing JPEG discs 06 43 En • When a folder is highlighted you can press ENTER to open the Photo Browser screen for that folder. See below for more on using the Photo Browser. 3 To resume the slideshow from the highlighted file, press ENTER. Using the Photo Browser The Photo Browser displays nine thumbnail images at a time from the current folder[...]

Audio Settings menu 07 44 En Chapter 7 Audio Settings menu Audio DRC • Default setting: Off 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. Ho[...]

Audio Settings menu 07 45 En 1 Press HOME MENU and select ‘Audio Settings’ from the on-screen display. 2 Highlight Virtual Surround, then use the / (cursor left/right) buttons to change to ‘ 2 V/SRS TruSurround’ or ‘Off’, as required. 3 Press ENTER to make the setting and exit the Audio Settings screen. • You can also use the SU[...]

Video Adjust menu 08 46 En Chapter 8 Video Adjust menu Video Adjust • Default setting: Standard From the Video Adjust screen you can select the standard video presentation or define presets of your own. 1 Press HOME MENU and select ‘Video Adjust’ from the on-screen display. 2 Use the / (cursor left/right) buttons to select a preset. •[...]

Video Adjust menu 08 47 En You can adjust any or all of the following picture quality settings: • Contrast – Adjusts the contrast between light and dark. • Brightness – Adjusts the overall bright- ness. • Chroma Level – Adjusts how saturated colors appear. 4 Press ENTER to save the preset and exit the Video Adjust screen.[...]

Initial Settings menu 09 48 En Chapter 9 Initial Settings menu Using the Initial Settings menu The Initial Settings menu gives you complete control in setting up your DVD player, including audio, and video output settings, audience limitation settings, among others. If an option is grayed out it means that it cannot be changed at the current time. [...]

Initial Settings menu 09 49 En If your AV receiver (or other connected component) is Dolby Digital compatible, set to Dolby Digital , otherwise set to Dolby Digital > PCM . DTS Out You only need to make this setting if you connected this player to an AV receiver (or other component) using one of the digital outputs. • Default setting: DTS If y[...]

Initial Settings menu 09 50 En Video Output settings TV Screen • Default setting: 4:3 (Letter Box) If you have a widescreen TV, select the 16:9 (Wide) setting—widescreen DVD software is then shown using the full screen area. When playing software recorded in conventional (4:3) format, the settings on your TV will deter- mine how the material is[...]

Initial Settings menu 09 51 En the supplied video cable (see Easy connections on page 14), then switch back to Interlace . Switch the player to standby then, using the front panel controls, press  STANDBY/ON while pressing  to switch the player back to Interlace . Compatibility of this unit with progressive-scan TVs. This player is compati[...]

Initial Settings menu 09 52 En • Some DVD discs set the audio language automatically when loaded, overriding the Audio Language setting. • Discs with two or more audio languages usually allow you to select the audio language from the disc menu. Press MENU to access the disc menu. Subtitle Language • Default setting: English This setting is yo[...]

Initial Settings menu 09 53 En Display settings OSD Language • Default setting: English This sets the language of this player’s on- screen displays. On Screen Display • Default setting: On This sets whether operation displays are shown on-screen ( Play , Resume , Scan and so on.) Angle Indicator • Default setting: On If you prefer not to se[...]

Initial Settings menu 09 54 En 1 Select ‘Password’. 2 Use the number buttons to enter a 4- digit password. The numbers you enter show up as asterisks (*) on-screen. 3 Press ENTER to register the password and return to the Options menu screen. If you forget your password, you can reset the player then register a new one. See Resetting the player[...]

Initial Settings menu 09 55 En 2 Use number buttons to enter your password, then press ENTER. 3 Select a new level. Press  (cursor left) repeatedly to lock more levels (more discs will require the password); press  (cursor right) to unlock levels. You can’t lock level 1. 4 Press ENTER to set the new level and return to the Options menu scre[...]

Initial Settings menu 09 56 En PhotoViewer • Default setting: On This setting is important if you load a disc that contains both WMA/MP3 audio files and JPEG picture files. The default On setting allows you to view only the JPEG files on this kind of disc. Set to Off to be able to play the WMA/MP3 audio files. • Changing the PhotoViewer setting[...]

Additional information 10 57 En Chapter 10 Additional information Taking care of your player and discs Handling discs When holding discs of any type, take care not to leave fingerprints, dirt or scratches on the disc surface. Hold the disc by its edge or by the center hole and edge. Damaged or dirty discs can affect playback performance. Take care [...]

Additional information 10 58 En Discs to avoid Discs spin at high speed inside the player. If you can see that a disc is cracked, chipped, warped, or otherwise damaged, don't risk using it in your player—you could end up damaging it. This player is designed for use with conven- tional, fully circular discs only. Use of shaped discs is not re[...]

Additional information 10 59 En • Place directly on top of an amplifier, or other component in your stereo system that becomes hot in use. • Use near a television or monitor as you may experience interference—especially if the television uses an indoor antenna. • Use in a kitchen or other room where the player may be exposed to smoke or ste[...]

Additional information 10 60 En 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. Please note that many widescreen discs over- ride the player’s settings so that the disc is shown in letter box format regardless of the settin[...]

Additional information 10 61 En The diagram below shows the various DVD regions of the world. Selecting languages using the language code list Some of the language options (such as ‘DVD Language’ in the Setup Navigator) allow you to set your prefered language from any of the 136 languages listed in the language code list on page 62. 1 Select ?[...]

Additional information 10 62 En 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 Afar (aa[...]

Additional information 10 63 En Glossary Analog audio An electrical signal that directly represents sound. Compare this to digital audio which can be an electrical signal, but is an indirect representation of sound. See also Digital audio . Aspect ratio The width of a TV screen relative to its height. Conventional TVs are 4:3 (in other words, the s[...]

Additional information 10 64 En JPEG A file format used for still images, such as photographs and illustrations. JPEG files are identified by the file extension “.jpg” or “.JPG”. Most digital cameras use this format. MP3 MP3 (MPEG1 audio layer 3) is a compressed audio file format. Files are recognized by their file extension “.mp3” or ?[...]

Additional information 10 65 En Specifications General System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DVD player Power requirements . . . . . . . . . . AC 120 V, 60 Hz Power consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 W Power consumption (standby) . . . . . . . . 0.12 W Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3 kg / 5 lb 1[...]

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