Pioneer DV-S733A manual

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    DVD PLAYER DV-S733A DV-47A Operating Instructions[...]

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    2 En[...]

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    3 En [For U.S. model] IMPORTANT NOTICE H006AEn The serial number for this equipment is located in the rear panel. Please write this serial number on your enclosed warranty card and keep it in a secure area. This is for your security.[...]

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    4 En 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 limit[...]

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    5 En T able Of Cont ents 1 Before Y ou Start F eatures ............................................................................. 6 What’ s in the box ............................................................ 7 Put ting the bat t eries in the r emote contr ol ............. 7 Using the remot e control ........................................[...]

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    6 En Befor e Y ou St ar t 1 F eatur es 5 2 5 line digital pr ogr essiv e-scan component video output Compar ed t o standar d interlaced video, pr ogressiv e scan effectivel y doubles the amount of video information fed to y our TV or monit or . The re sult is a stable, flicker -fr ee image. (Check your TV/monit or for compat - ibilit y with this fe[...]

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    7 En 1 Befor e Y ou Star t * 1 Manufactur ed under license from Dolb y Labor at ories. “Dolb y” and the double-D s ymbol ar e tr ademarks of Dolby Labor at ories. Confidential unpublished w orks. © 1 9 9 2- 1 9 9 7 Dolb y Labor at ories. All rights r e served. * 2 “D TS” and “DTS Digit al Surround” ar e r egister ed tr ademarks of Digi[...]

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    8 En Befor e Y ou Star t 1 Discs compatible with this pla y er An y disc that displa ys one of the following logos should pla y in this play er . Other format s, including D VD-RAM, D VD-R OM, CD-R OM (ex cept those tha t contain MP3 files) and Pho to CD will no t play . D VD Video compa tibilit y: • Logos: • Single-sided or double-sided discs [...]

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    9 En 1 Befor e Y ou Star t Caution! • D VD-R/R W and CD-R/R W discs recor ded using a personal comput er or a D VD or CD recor der ma y not pla y if the disc is damaged or dir t y , or if ther e is dirt or condensation on the pla yer’ s lens. • If you r ecord a disc using a personal comput er , ev en if it is recor ded in a compatible format,[...]

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    10 En Connecting Up 2 Eas y Setup This eas y setup is the minimum set of connec- tions you need to start watching D VD video discs. Both sound and picture ar e fed dir ectly to y our TV using the supplied audio and video cables. F or other possible connections, see pages 1 1 and 1 2 . Connecting audio and video cables Be sure t o inser t each plug [...]

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    11 En 2 Connecting Up Home theat er video connec tions This play er outputs video in a number of different w ay s. Choose the one most suitable for your s yst em using the guide below . Connecting D V ideo and S- V ideo cables D V ideo (D V -S7 3 3A only) and S- Video cable s will only plug in one wa y , so mak e sure the plug is correctl y lined u[...]

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    12 En Connecting Up 2 AC IN VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO OUT D1 / D2 OPTICAL IN OUT COAXIAL SUB WOOFER CENTER SURROUND FRONT 1 P R P B Y 2 1 1 2 L L R R 2 AUDIO OUT (5.1CH) DIGITAL OUT CONTROL AUDIO OUT (2CH) COMPONENT VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT 1 2 3 4 AC IN COAX OPTICAL Connecting analog audio cables Be sure t o fully inser t each plug for the best connection. The[...]

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    13 En 3 Contr ols & Display s Displa y 1 VCD – Lights when a Super VCD/V ideo CD is loaded 2 GUI – Lights when an on-scr een menu is being displa yed 3 D VD – Lights when a D VD is loaded 4 D VD-A – Lights when a D VD-Audio disc is pla ying 5 Lights during r epeat pla y 6V – Lights during pla yback of the video par t of D VD discs 7 L[...]

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    14 En Contr ols & Display s 3 R emot e contr ol Î DVD PLA YER SEARCH MODE STEP / SLOW RETURN PREVIOUS NEXT REV FWD P AUSE PLA Y VIDEO ADJUST DIMMER JOG MODE TOP MENU SET UP DISPLAY AUDIO SUBTITLE ANGLE OPEN / CLOSE FUNCTION MEMORY STOP PROGRAM CONDITION MEMORY LAST MEMORY REPEAT RANDOM 0 9 8 7 + 10 6 5 4 C 3 2 1 CLEAR MENU ENTER V .ADJ FL F .M[...]

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    15 En 3 Contr ols & Display s F ront panel 1 ST ANDB Y/ON 2 Disc tr ay 3 DIGIT AL D A T A OFF indicat or – Switches the digital output on/off . When switched off , the indicat or lights (see page 4 2 ) 4 LEGA T O PR O indicat or – page 4 5 5 FL OFF indicat or – Lights when the displa y is switched off using the FL DIMMER but t on 6 Displa[...]

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    16 En Get ting St ar t ed 4 Set ting the TV Sy st em (e x cept for T aiwane se model) The default set ting of this pla y er is AU T O , and unless y ou notice that the pictur e is distort ed when playing some discs, y ou should leav e it set t o AU T O . If you e xperience pictur e distortion with some discs, set the TV s y st em t o match your cou[...]

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    17 En 4 Get ting St ar t ed Î DVD PLA YER SET UP STOP ENTER 7 Using the Setup Na vigat or Befor e playing an y discs, w e strongly r ecommend using the Setup Na vigat or . This make s all the basic D VD play er set tings for y ou. 1 Pre ss ST ANDB Y/ON t o switch on. Also turn on your TV and mak e sur e that it is set t o the correct video input. [...]

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    18 En Get ting St ar t ed 4 7 If you select ed 5.1 Channel audio con- nections in step 6, confirm which speak - er s ar e connec t ed t o your amplifier . General A2 V2 Language Audio1 Video1 Exit Move Select Center speaker is connected to an amplifier Setup Navigator Center Speaker Amp Connection Present Dolby Digital/DTS Not Present SETUP ENTER G[...]

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    19 En 4 Get ting St ar t ed 9 Confirm whether y our amplifier is compatible with 96kHz audio. General A2 V2 Language Audio1 Video1 Exit Move Select Digital jack not compatible with 96kHz Setup Navigator 96kHz PCM Audio Amp Connection No Ye s Don't Know SETUP ENTER • Y ou w on’t see this screen if y ou select ed Not Connect ed in st ep 8. ?[...]

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    20 En Get ting St ar t ed 4 Pla ying discs The basic pla yback controls for pla ying discs are co ver ed her e. Further functions ar e detailed in the ne xt chapt er . Not e Thr oughout this manual, the t erm ‘D VD’ means D VD-V ideo, D VD-Audio and D VD-R/R W . If a function is specific t o a par ticu- lar kind of D VD disc, it is specified. 1[...]

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    21 En 4 Get ting St ar t ed Basic pla yback contr ols But ton What it does 3 St arts pla yback. D VD and Super VCD/V ideo CD: if the displa y show s RESUME , pla yback st ar ts fr om the resume point. 8 P auses a disc that’ s pla ying, or re starts a paused disc. 7 St ops playback. D VD and Super VCD/V ideo CD: Displa y show s RESUME . Pr ess 7 a[...]

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    22 En Get ting St ar t ed 4 Na vigating D VD disc menus Man y D VD discs contain menus. Sometime s these ar e display ed automa tically when y ou start playback; o thers only appear when y ou pr ess MENU or T OP MENU . F or D VD Audio discs, use T OP MENU . Not e Some D VD-Audio discs featur e a ‘bonus group’ . T o access this gr oup you ha ve [...]

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    23 En 5 Pla ying Discs Î DVD PLA YER PLA Y 3 SEARCH MODE 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Intr oduc tion • Many of the functions co ver ed in this chapt er apply t o D VD discs, Super VCDs/Video CDs, S ACDs and CDs, although the e xact oper ation of some varie s slightly with the kind of disc loaded. • When playing D VD discs, if the or icon appear s on-sc[...]

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    24 En Pla ying Discs 5 Using the Multi Dial Y ou can use the Multi Dial to contr ol fast and slo w motion scanning and fr ame adv ance of D VD- Video, D VD-R/R W and V ideo CDs. When scanning, no audio is output, e v en when the scanning speed is 1/1 (normal pla yback speed). • T o start scanning playback a t 1/1 6 speed, turn the MUL TI DIAL (cl[...]

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    25 En 5 Pla ying Discs Î DVD PLA YER SUBTITLE ANGLE C CLEAR Switching camer a angles Some D VD V ideo discs featur e scenes shot fr om t wo or more angle s—check the disc box for de tails: it should be mark ed with a icon if it contains multi-angle scenes. • T o switch the camer a angle, pre ss ANGLE. If the disc wa s paused, pla yback starts [...]

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    26 En Pla ying Discs 5 Switching audio language When playing a D VD Video disc recor ded with dialog in tw o or mor e languages, you can switch audio language an ytime during pla yback. • T o display/switch the audio language, pr ess A UDIO repea t edly . The current audio language is shown on-scr een. • T o set audio language prefer ences, see[...]

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    27 En 5 Pla ying Discs Î DVD PLA YER P AUSE STOP PROGRAM 0 9 8 7 + 10 6 5 4 C 3 2 1 CLEAR ENTER 8 7 PLA Y 3 Making a pr ogr am list This featur e lets you pr ogram the play or der of titles/gr oups/ chapt ers/tr acks on a disc. Y ou mak e a progr am list via an on- screen displa y , using the cur sor but t ons to naviga te and the number but tons [...]

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    28 En Pla ying Discs 5 6 Pr ess ENTER or 3 t o star t playback immedi- at ely , or PR OGRAM t o e xit if you want t o start playback lat er . During progr am pla y , you ma y occasionally see the st ar t of a chapt er that was not pr ogrammed when the chapter number changes. This is not a malfunc- tion. Not e Y ou can’t progr am tr ack number s o[...]

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    29 En 5 Pla ying Discs Using r andom play Use the random pla y function t o play titles/chap ter s/groups/ tr acks (D VD) or tr acks (CD or Super VCD/V ideo CD) in a r andom order . Y ou can’ t use r andom play with D VD-RW discs, S A CD or Super VCD/V ideo CD playing in PBC mode. 1 Pr ess RANDOM r epeat edly to select a random pla y mode. The mo[...]

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    30 En Pla ying Discs 5 Î DVD PLA YER PLA Y REPEA T C CLEAR 3 A-B Using repea t play Y ou can set the play er to r epeat individual tr acks on CDs or Super VCDs/Video-CDs, chapt er s/tracks or titles/group on D VD discs, or the whole disc. It's also possible to loop a section of a disc. Y ou can use the repea t toge ther with the progr amming [...]

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    31 En 5 Pla ying Discs Î DVD PLA YER LAST MEMORY C CLEAR STOP 7 Bookmarking a place in a disc (LAST MEMOR Y) If y ou wa tch only part of a D VD V ideo disc with the inten- tion of picking up lat er where y ou left off, y ou can book - mark the place then r esume pla yback at a lat er dat e without having t o manually sear ch for the right place. Y[...]

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    32 En Pla ying Discs 5 Î DVD PLA YER CONDITION MEMORY C CLEAR Memorizing disc set tings (CONDITION MEMOR Y) If you ha ve a par ticular set of prefer ences for a disc, y ou can memorize them using the Condition Memory function. Once memorized, your set tings will be recalled automa tically whenev er you load that disc. The player can st ore set tin[...]

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    33 En 5 Pla ying Discs Using setup menu shortcuts (FUNCTION MEMOR Y) Y ou can creat e a shor tcut menu of up t o 5 setup menu it ems that y ou often acce ss. Rather than na vigat e through the whole setup menu each time y ou want t o alter a se t - ting, you can acce ss the set ting str aight fr om the shor tcut. T o add a menu it em t o the shor t[...]

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    34 En Pla ying Discs 5 Î DVD PLA YER DISPLA Y Displa ying disc information V arious track, chap ter and title information, a s well as the video tr ansmission ra te for D VD discs, can be display ed on- screen while a disc is pla ying, or while it’ s stopped. • T o sho w/switch the information display ed, pre ss DIS- PLA Y . When a disc is pla[...]

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    35 En 6 Pla ying MP3s Î DVD PLA YER PREVIOUS NEXT REV FWD P AUSE PLA Y OPEN / CLOSE STOP 8 73 4¢ 1 ¡ 0 9 8 7 + 10 6 5 4 3 2 1 Pla ying MP3s This pla y er can play MP3 files on a CD-R OM disc. MP3 is a popular audio format on comput ers and the Int ernet because file sizes ar e small (compared t o uncompr essed CD audio), while the sound qualit y[...]

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    36 En Pla ying MP3s 6 Sear ching for folders and tr acks 1 Use the SEAR CH MODE t o choose bet ween: • F older search • T rack sear ch • Off 2 Ent er the folder/track number . F or ex ample, for folder 4, pr ess 4 . F or tr ack 1 2, pre ss 1 , 2 . 3 Pre ss ENTER or 3 t o start/r est ar t pla yback. Using r andom pla y Files can be mono or st [...]

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    37 En 6 Pla ying MP3s Using the MP3 Navigat or Use the MP3 Navigat or to mak e searching for the track(s) y ou want t o play easier . Y ou can also use it to add or clear tracks fr om the pr ogr am list. 1 Load a CD-ROM cont aining MP3 tr acks. 2 Press MENU t o ent er the MP3 Navigat or screen. • The left side of the scr een show s a list of fold[...]

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    38 En Pla ying MP3s 6 Making a progr am list of MP3 tr acks 1 Press PR OGR AM to ent er the MP3 Progr am screen. If you added tr acks t o the progr am list fr om the Using the MP3 navig ator on page 3 7 , the tr acks ar e displa yed here. ENTER PROGRAM MP3 Program Exit Play Move Folder : 001~25 – – – : – – –– – – : – – –– [...]

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    39 En 7 D VD Setup Menu Using the Setup menu The Setup men u give s you access t o all the play er’ s set tings. Pr ess SETUP to displa y/leav e the menu and the Jo y stick and ENTER but tons on the r emot e to na vigate and select options. In some scr eens you can pr ess RETURN t o leave the scr een without making any change s. The contr ols for[...]

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    40 En D VD Setup Menu 7 OSD Set tings OSD Language • Set in Setup Navigat or (default: English ) Choose the language y ou want the OSDs in. — — — Language A2 V2 General Audio1 Video1 Exit Move OSD Language Audio Language Subtitle Language Auto Language DVD Language Subtitle Display Subtitle Off English fran ç ais Deutsch Italiano Espa ñ o[...]

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    41 En 7 D VD Setup Menu Dolb y Digital Out • Default: Dolby Digit al Y ou only need to mak e this setting if you connected this sy stem to another component (AV amplifier , etc.) using one of the digital outputs. If your A V amplifier (or other connect ed component) is Dolb y Digit al compatible, set t o Dolby Digit al , otherwise set t o Dolby D[...]

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    42 En D VD Setup Menu 7 MPEG Out • Default set ting: MPEG 3 PCM Y ou only need to mak e this setting if you connected the player t o another component (A V amplifier , etc.) using one of the digital outs. If your A V amplifier (or other connect ed component) is compatible with MPEG audio, set this t o MPEG , otherwise se t it t o MPEG 3 PCM (MPEG[...]

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    43 En 7 D VD Setup Menu Audio Out • Set in Setup Navigator (Default: 2 Channel ) If you connected this play er to your amplifier using the 5.1 channel analog outputs (front, surr ound, cent er and subw oofer outs), set this t o 5.1 Channel ; if you connected onl y the ster eo outs, set to 2 Channel . — — — — — — Audio2 Video1 Language[...]

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    44 En D VD Setup Menu 7 Speak er Set ting • Set in Setup Navigat or (default: Cent er: Lar ge | Sub: On | Surround: Large | Distance: all 3.0m ) Y ou only need to make this setting if you connected this player to your amplifier using the 5.1 channel analog outputs. This setting does not affect digit al audio output. F ollow the on-screen displa y[...]

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    45 En 7 D VD Setup Menu Legat o PR O • Default set ting: Off Legat o PR O subtly change s the char act er of the sound. There ar e four set tings plus Off : • Off • Standar d – Give s the sound a mor e forw ard, live feel • Effec t 1 – Bright and liv ely • Effec t 2 – Soft and rich • Effec t 3 – Solid and w ell balanced Choose t[...]

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    46 En D VD Setup Menu 7 Gain Set tings • Default set ting: Fix Y ou may want to make this setting if y ou connected this player to your amplifier using the 5.1 channel analog outputs. Under the default set ting, all channels are output at the relativ e volume s they wer e recor ded at. Change the set ting t o V ariable if you want t o adjust the [...]

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    47 En 7 D VD Setup Menu V ideo set tings TV Scr een • Set in Setup Navigat or (Default: 1 6:9 (W ide) ) If you hav e a widescr een TV , select the 1 6:9 (W ide) set ting—widescreen D VD soft ware is then shown using the full scr een area. When pla ying softw are r ecorded in conv entional (4:3) format, the set tings on your TV will det ermine h[...]

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    48 En D VD Setup Menu 7 Backgr ound • Default set ting: Black This specifies wha t the screen sho ws when the pla yer is st opped. — — — — — Video2 A2 Language General Audio1 V1 Exit Move Background Video Adjust Still Picture On Screen Display Angle Indicator Pioneer Logo Black Auto On On SETUP Component V ideo Compared t o a standar d [...]

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    49 En 7 D VD Setup Menu V ideo Adjust There ar e sev er al pr e set pictur e qualit y set tings that suit different kinds of display device (TV , Plasma displa y , etc.). Alterna tivel y , set up your own and sa ve them in the pla yer’ s memory . — — — — — Video2 A2 Language General Audio1 V1 Exit Move Background Video Adjust Still Pict[...]

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    50 En D VD Setup Menu 7 • Sharpness High – Adjust s the sharpness of the high-fr equency (finely det ailed) elements in the pictur e. • Sharpness Mid – A djusts the sharpne ss of the mid-fr equency (less detailed) element s in the pictur e. • Det ail – Adjusts ho w sharp edges appear in the pictur e. • Whit e Lev el – Adjusts the in[...]

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    51 En 7 D VD Setup Menu Cr eating y our own set ting (2) 1 Selec t ‘Star t’ . Y ou can also access these set tings b y pre ssing V. ADJ . 2 Selec t ‘Video Setup’ 3 Press DISPLA Y . Prog. Motion PureCinema YNR CNR MNR BNR Sharpness High Sharpness Mid Memory On Auto1 Auto2 Off off max off off max max off max fast slow soft fine soft fine Off [...]

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    52 En D VD Setup Menu 7 Language set tings Audio Language • Default Set ting: English This set ting is your preferr ed audio language for D VD discs. If the language you specify her e is recor ded on a disc, the sy st em automa tically pla ys the disc in tha t language (although this depends on the Aut o Language set ting—see page 5 4 ). Langua[...]

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    53 En 7 D VD Setup Menu Subtitle Language • Default Set ting: English This set ting is your preferr ed subtitle language for D VD discs. If the language you specify her e is r ecorded on a disc, the s y st em automaticall y pla ys the disc with those subtitle s (although this depends on the Aut o Language set ting— see page 5 4 ). Language A2 V[...]

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    54 En D VD Setup Menu 7 Aut o Language • Default Set ting: On When set t o On , the pla y er alwa ys selects the default audio language on a D VD disc (French dialog for a Fr ench movie, for e xample), and displa ys subtitle s in your pr eferr ed subtitle language only if that is se t to some thing different. In o ther wor ds, mo vies in your nat[...]

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    55 En 7 D VD Setup Menu Gener al set tings Setup Na vigat or Use the Setup Na vigat or to mak e the basic set tings for your D VD pla yer . See page 1 7 for det ailed instructions. — — — — General A2 V2 Language Audio1 Video1 Exit Move Setup Menu Mode Setup Navigator Parental Lock Bonus Group Auto Disc Menu Group Playback Expert Start Off ([...]

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    56 En D VD Setup Menu 7 R egist ering a ne w passwor d Y ou must regist er a passwor d before y ou can change the P arent al Lock level or enter a Country Code. 1 Selec t ‘P asswor d’ . General A2 V2 Language Audio1 Video1 Exit +/ – Move Return Parental Lock: Register Code Number SETUP 2 Use the number butt ons t o enter a 4-digit passw ord. [...]

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    57 En 7 D VD Setup Menu Aut o Disc Menu • Default set ting: On This specifies whether the menu (T op menu) is aut omaticall y display ed aft er loading a disc. Set t o On if you want the menu displa y ed aut omatically , or Off if you don’ t want it display ed. — — — General A2 V2 Language Audio1 Video1 Exit Move Setup Menu Mode Setup Nav[...]

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    58 En Additional Information 8 Handling discs When holding discs of any t ype, tak e car e not to lea ve fingerprints, dirt or scr atches on the disc surface. Hold the disc by its edge or b y the cent er hole and edge. Damaged or dirt y discs can affect pla yback perfor - mance. T ak e care also not to scr atch the label side of the disc. Although [...]

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    59 En 8 Additional Information Hints on inst allation W e want you t o enjo y using this unit for year s t o come, so please bear in mind the follo wing points when choosing a suit able location for it: Do... ✓ Use in a well-v entilat ed room. ✓ Place on a solid, flat, le vel surface, such as a t able, shelf or st ereo r ack. Don’ t... ✗ Us[...]

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    60 En Additional Information 8 DT S R DTS st ands for Digit al Theater S yst em. DTS is a surround s y stem differ ent from Dolb y Digital that has become a popular surr ound sound format for mo vies. Dynamic r ange The difference be tw een the quiet est and loudest sounds possible in an audio signal (without dist or ting or get ting lost in noise)[...]

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    61 En 8 Additional Information PureCinema (D VD- Video onl y) V ideo on a D VD discs ma y be either video mat erial (originally shot on video) or film mat erial (originally shot on film). Video mat erial has a fr ame r at e of 3 0 fr ames/sec.(NTSC), compar ed with 2 4 fr ames/sec. for film. This pla yer conv erts film mat erial to 6 0 fr ames/sec.[...]

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    62 En Additional Information 8 Picture pla yback stops and the oper ation but t ons cannot be used. • Pr ess 7 , then start playback again ( 3 ). • Switch the po wer off once, unplug fr om the wall socke t, then plug back in and switch on again using the fr ont panel ST ANDB Y/ON . Ne w set tings made in the Setup screen menus while a disc is p[...]

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    63 En 8 Additional Information Scr een is suddenly stre tched when the Setup scr een is opened. • If the Setup scr een is opened during pla yback of a D VD being view ed in the let ter bo x format, the scr een ma y switch t o the wide screen format. This is not a malfunction. The scr een will return t o normal when the Setup scr een is closed. Pi[...]

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    64 En Additional Information 8 The disc containing the MP3 tr acks won’t play . • If the disc is a recor dable CD, mak e sure that the disc is finalized. If the message ‘UNPLA Y ABLE MP3 FORMA T’ is displa yed when y ou try to pla y a disc/ tr ack: Check that the tr ack(s) are in the MPEG1 Audio La yer 3 format. Check that the sampling r at[...]

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    65 En 8 Additional Information R e set ting the Play er Re set ting the play er re turns all menu, picture and pa sswor d set tings to their factory default s. 1 Switch the play er into st andby using the front panel ST ANDB Y/ON. 2 Hold do wn the fr ont panel 7 but ton and switch back on. All set tings will ha v e been cleared. Not e St atic elect[...]

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    66 En Additional Information 8 Country Input -Code Country-code AR GENTINA A USTR ALIA A USTRIA BEL GIUM BRAZIL CANAD A CHILE CHINA DENMARK FINLAND FRANCE GERMANY HONG K ONG INDIA INDONESIA IT AL Y JAP AN K OREA, REPUBLIC OF MALA YSIA MEXICO NETHERLANDS NEW ZEALAND NOR W A Y P AKIST AN PHILIPPINES POR TUG AL RUSSIAN FEDER A T ON SING APORE SP AIN S[...]

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    67 En 8 Additional Information Language Code Hausa ( ha ) 0 8 0 1 Hindi ( hi ) 0 8 09 Croa tian (hr ) 0 8 1 8 Hungarian ( hu ) 0 8 2 1 Armenian ( h y ) 08 2 5 Interlingua ( ia ) 0 9 0 1 Interlingue ( ie ) 0 9 0 5 Inupiak ( ik ) 0 9 1 1 Indonesian ( in ) 0 9 1 4 Icelandic ( is ) 09 1 9 Hebre w ( iw ) 09 2 3 Y iddish ( ji ) 1 009 Ja vanese ( jw ) 1 0[...]

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    68 En Additional Information 8 When vie wing on a standar d TV or monit or 16:9 4:3 4:3 (Letter Box) 4:3 (Pan & Scan) The picture is shown in widescreen with black bars at the top and bottom of the screen. The sides of the picture are cropped so that the picture fills the whole screen. Screen format of disc Setting Appearance 16:9 (Wide) 4:3 (L[...]

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    69 En 8 Additional Information Specifications General Sy stem ... D VD- Video, D VD-Audio, D VD-R/RW , Super VCD, Video- CD, SA CD, CD and MP3 files P ower r equirements D V - 4 7A ............................................................... 1 2 0 V , 60 Hz DV-73 3 A T aiwanese model ............................................ 1 1 0 V , 60 Hz O[...]

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    70 En Additional Information 8 We Want You LISTENING For A Lifetime Selecting fine audio equipment such as the unit you’ve just purchased is only the start of your musical enjoyment. Now it’s time to consider how you can maximize the fun and excitement your equipment offers. This manufacturer and the Electronic Industries Association’s Consum[...]

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    Printed in <VRB1278-A> <TWKZW/01J00000> Published by Pioneer Corporation. Copyright © 2001 Pioneer Corporation. All rights reserved. PIONEER CORPORATION 4-1, Meguro 1-Chome, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8654, Japan PIONEER ELECTRONICS [USA] INC. P.O. BOX 1540, Long Beach, California 90801-1540, U.S.A. PIONEER ELECTRONICS OF CANADA, INC. 300 Al[...]