Panasonic DV-120K-K manual

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    <J2M10501B> 1 D VD Pla ye r DV -220KV -K DV -120K-K Operating Instructions[...]

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    En 2 <J2M10501B> 2 The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the pres[...]

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    En English 3 <J2M10501B> 2 3 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. Re placement and mounting of an AC plug on the power supply cord of this unit should be pe rf ormed only by qualified se rv ice personnel. If connected to an AC outlet, the cut-off plug ca[...]

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    En 4 <J2M10501B> 4 Before you start What’s in the box ............................................................. 5 Loading the batteries in the remote control ................ 5 Connections Connecting using an audio/video cable ....................... 6 Conne cting using an HDMI cable (DV-22 0KV-K only) ..................................[...]

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    En English 5 <J2M10501B> 5 Before you start What’s in the box  Remote Control  Audio/ video cable  Power cable  AA batteries (R6) x 2  Operating instructions (this document)  Front panel button names sticker (Taiwanese model only) – Chinese language button names for the front panel controls.  Remote control overlay (T[...]

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    En 6 <J2M10501B> 6 Connections  Be sure to turn off the power and unplug the power cord from the power outlet whenever making or changing connections.  Connect the power cord after all the connections between devices have been completed. Connecting using an audio/ video cable Player's rear panel (DV-220KV-K) TV Audio/video cable (i[...]

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    En English 7 <J2M10501B> 6 7 Connecting to an AV receiver or amplifier Player's rear panel (DV-220KV-K) AV receiver or amplifier TV Fr om HDMI output terminal To HDMI input terminal To HDMI input terminal Match the direction of the plug to the terminal and insert straight. HDMI cable (comme rc ially available) HDMI cable (comme rc ially [...]

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    En 8 <J2M10501B> 8 Part Names and Functions Remote control STANDBY/ON OPEN/CL OSE AUDIO SUBTITLE ANGLE 1 23 CLEAR USB DVD/ 4 5 6 7 89 0 TO P MENU MENU ENTER RETURN PL AY MODE ZOOM DISPLA Y PL AY PREV PA USE DVD STOP NE XT HOME MENU KARAOKE 5 10 11 4 8 12 13 1 2 3 7 9 22 14 16 15 19 20 21 23 24 18 17 KEY KEY EC HO - EC HO + 6 1  STANDBY/ON [...]

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    En English 9 <J2M10501B> 8 9  A-B Repeat The specified section within a single title or track is played repeatedly.  Repeat Plays titles, chapters, tracks or files repeatedly.  Random Playes titles, chapters or tracks in random order.  Program (page 13) Plays titles, chapters, tracks or files in the order in which you program them[...]

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    En 10 <J2M10501B> 10 Playback Playing discs or files 1 Tu rn the power on. 3 Load the disc. DV -220KV -K 4 Starts playback. 2 Open the disc tray . To stop.  Before starting, turn the TV’s power on and switch the TV’s input.  The player’s screen display language can be changed ( OSD Languag e on page 15).[...]

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    En English 11 <J2M10501B> 10 11 Exa mpl e of dis pla y on main unit display window When the power is turned on (ON) When the power is turned off (OFF) When t he disc tray is opened (OPEN) When t he disc tray is closed (CLOSE) When t he disc is being loaded (LOAD) When the title menu or menu is displayed (TITLE) When t he GUI is d isplay ed or[...]

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    En 12 <J2M10501B> 12 Playing files stored on USB devices  The player may not recognize the USB device, may not play files or may not supply power to the USB device. For details, see When a USB device is con - nected on page 19.  Pioneer does not support that all files recorded on all USB devices will play or that power will be sup - pli[...]

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    En English 13 <J2M10501B> 12 13 Pla yin g in the desir ed ord er (Programmed Play) 1 Display the Play Mode screen. Press PLAY MODE . 2 Select Program. Use  /  to select, then press ENTER or  . 3 Select Create/Edit. Use  /  to select, then press ENTER .  The Create/ Edit screen differs according to the disc or file. 4 S elect[...]

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    En 14 <J2M10501B> 14 Changing the settings The factory default settings are indicated in italic . Audio Settings parameters Parameters (settings) Sound Retriever ( High / Low / Off )  The sound of a WMA or MP3 file is played with high sound quality. This is only valid for files with the extension “.wma” or “.mp3”.  The effect de[...]

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    En English 15 <J2M10501B> 14 15 Video Output settings Options settings Settings TV Screen  Change the picture’s display format ( 4:3 (Letter Box) / 4:3 (Pan & Scan) / 16:9 (Wide) / 16:9 (Compressed) ), according to the connected TV.  16:9 (Compressed) can only be set on the DV-220KV-K. Component Out Change the output format of the[...]

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    En 16 <J2M10501B> 16 Playable discs and files Playable discs  Commercially available DVD-Video discs  DVD-R/ -RW/ -R DL and DVD+R/ +RW/ +R DL discs recorded in the Video mode and finalized DVD-R/ -RW/ -R DL discs recorded in the VR mode Video CDs (including Super VCDs)  Commercially available audio CDs  CD-R/ -RW/ -ROM discs conta[...]

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    En English 17 <J2M10501B> 16 17 Playable files  Only discs recorded in ISO9660 Level 1, Level 2 and Joliet can be played.  Files protected by DRM (Digital Rights Management) cannot be played.  Files other than the ones below (WMV, MPEG4-AAC, etc.) are not guaranteed to play. Supported video file formats DivX  DivX is a media techn[...]

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    En 18 <J2M10501B> 18 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 [...]

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    En English 19 <J2M10501B> 18 19 Problem Check Remedy During playback, picture is disturbed or dark. This is not a problem with the player. This player supports Macrovision copy protection. With some TVs, the picture may not display prop - erly when playing discs including copy prevention signals. This is not a malfunction. Are the player and [...]

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    En 20 <J2M10501B> 20 Problem Check Remedy Folder or file names are not dis - played in alphabetical order. This is not a problem with the player. The order of the folder and file names displayed on the Disc Navigator depends on the order in which the folders or files were recorded on the USB device. Much time is required to recognized the USB[...]

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    En English 21 <J2M10501B> 20 21 Problem Check Remedy KURO LINK function does not work. Is the HDMI cable you are using a High Speed HDMI ™ cable? Use a High Speed HDMI ™ cable. Is KURO LINK set to On on the player? Set KURO LINK to On on the player (page 15). Does the connected device support the KURO LINK function? The KURO LINK function[...]

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    En 22 <J2M10501B> 22 Language Code Table and Country/ Area Code Table Language Code Table Language names (codes) and input codes Japanese (ja), 1001 Bhutani (dz), 0426 Kirghiz (ky), 1125 Sinhalese (si), 1909 English (en), 0514 Esperanto (eo), 0515 Latin (la), 1201 Slovak (sk), 1911 French (fr), 0618 Estonian (et), 0520 Lingala (ln), 1214 Slov[...]

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    En English 23 <J2M10501B> 22 23 Setting the TV system  If the picture of the disc being played is distorted, switch the TV system to the one used in your country or region.  When the TV system is switched, the types of discs that can be played are limited.  The factory default setting is AUTO . 1 Turn the player’s power off. Press [...]

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    En 24 <J2M10501B> 24 About condensation If the player is moved suddenly from a cold place into a warm room (in winter, for example) or if the tempera - ture in the room in which the player is installed rises suddenly due to a heater, etc., water droplets (conden - sation) may form inside (on operating parts and the lens). When condensation is[...]

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    En English 25 <J2M10501B> 24 25 Handling discs Storing  Always place discs in their cases and store them ver - tically, avoiding hot, humid places, places exposed to direct sunlight and extremely cold places.  Be sure to read the cautions included with the disc. Cleaning discs  Discs may not play if there are fingerprints or dust on [...]

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    En 26 <J2M10501B> 26 Specifications Power requirements ......... AC 110 V to 240 V, 50 Hz/ 60 Hz Power consumption ..................................................... 11 W Power consumption (standby) DV-220KV-K .......................................................... 0.7 W DV-120K-K ........................................................[...]

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    <J2M10501B> 28 Printed in Thailand Published by Pioneer Corporation. Copyright © 2009 Pioneer Corporation. All rights reser ved. PIONEER CORPORA TION 4-1, Meguro 1-Chome, Meguro-ku, T okyo 153-8654, J apan PIONEER ELECTRONICS (USA) INC. P. O. BO X 1540, Long Beach, California 90801-1540, U. S .A. TEL: (800) 421-1404 PIONEER ELECTRONICS OF CA[...]