Pioneer LX03 manual

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88

Go to page of

A good user manual

The rules should oblige the seller to give the purchaser an operating instrucion of Pioneer LX03, along with an item. The lack of an instruction or false information given to customer shall constitute grounds to apply for a complaint because of nonconformity of goods with the contract. In accordance with the law, a customer can receive an instruction in non-paper form; lately graphic and electronic forms of the manuals, as well as instructional videos have been majorly used. A necessary precondition for this is the unmistakable, legible character of an instruction.

What is an instruction?

The term originates from the Latin word „instructio”, which means organizing. Therefore, in an instruction of Pioneer LX03 one could find a process description. An instruction's purpose is to teach, to ease the start-up and an item's use or performance of certain activities. An instruction is a compilation of information about an item/a service, it is a clue.

Unfortunately, only a few customers devote their time to read an instruction of Pioneer LX03. A good user manual introduces us to a number of additional functionalities of the purchased item, and also helps us to avoid the formation of most of the defects.

What should a perfect user manual contain?

First and foremost, an user manual of Pioneer LX03 should contain:
- informations concerning technical data of Pioneer LX03
- name of the manufacturer and a year of construction of the Pioneer LX03 item
- rules of operation, control and maintenance of the Pioneer LX03 item
- safety signs and mark certificates which confirm compatibility with appropriate standards

Why don't we read the manuals?

Usually it results from the lack of time and certainty about functionalities of purchased items. Unfortunately, networking and start-up of Pioneer LX03 alone are not enough. An instruction contains a number of clues concerning respective functionalities, safety rules, maintenance methods (what means should be used), eventual defects of Pioneer LX03, and methods of problem resolution. Eventually, when one still can't find the answer to his problems, he will be directed to the Pioneer service. Lately animated manuals and instructional videos are quite popular among customers. These kinds of user manuals are effective; they assure that a customer will familiarize himself with the whole material, and won't skip complicated, technical information of Pioneer LX03.

Why one should read the manuals?

It is mostly in the manuals where we will find the details concerning construction and possibility of the Pioneer LX03 item, and its use of respective accessory, as well as information concerning all the functions and facilities.

After a successful purchase of an item one should find a moment and get to know with every part of an instruction. Currently the manuals are carefully prearranged and translated, so they could be fully understood by its users. The manuals will serve as an informational aid.

Table of contents for the manual

  • Page 1

    D VD 5.1 ch Surround System XV -LX03 SSP-LX03 D VD/CD Receiver Speaker System LX03_En.book 1 ページ 2008年 6月24日 火曜日  午後6時1分[...]

  • Page 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 presence of uninsulated "[...]

  • Page 3

    Replacement and mounting of an AC plug on the power supply cord of this unit should be performed only by qualified service personnel. D3-4-2-1-2-2_B_En IMPORTANT: THE MOULDED PLUG This appliance is supplied with a moulded three pin mains plug for your safety and convenience. A 5 amp fuse is fitted in this plug. Should the fuse need to be replaced, [...]

  • Page 4

    4 En Thank you fo r buying this Pionee r pr oduct. Please r ead t h r ough these o p e r ating inst r uctio ns so that you will know how to o p e r ate you r model pr o p e r ly . Afte r you have finished r eading the inst r uctions, p ut them in a safe p lace fo r fu tu r e r efe r ence . Contents What’s in the box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

  • Page 5

    5 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español 08 Listening to the radio Listening to the r adio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Im pr oving p oo r FM r ece p tion . . . . . . . . . 45 Im pr oving p oo r AM sound . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Changing the noise cu t mode . . . . . . . . 4 6 Memo r izing st ations . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

  • Page 6

    6 En Troubleshootin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 DVD/CD/Video CD player . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Tuner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 USB connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 HDMI connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

  • Page 7

    Speaker Setup Guide 01 7 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Chapter 1 Speaker Setup Guide Safety precautions when setting up When assembling the s p eake r s, lay them do wn flat on thei r side to avoid accidents o r inj u r y. Make su r e to use a stable su r face when assembli ng, setti ng u p , and p lacing the s p eake r [...]

  • Page 8

    Speaker Setup Guide 01 8 En Preparing the speakers 1 Attach the non-skid pads to the base of each speaker (as shown). Use the adhesive side of the p ads to attach them to the base (flat su r face) of each s p eake r . 2 (When mounting center speakers to right and left) Stack the speakers and fix with the bracket. Each s p eake r is pr ovided with a[...]

  • Page 9

    Speaker Setup Guide 01 9 En Engli s h Françai s Deut sc h Ne d erlan ds Italiano E s pañol Front surround setup: Caution • Do not attem p t to ca rr y the s p eake r s when they a r e connected with the b r acket. Doing so may cause damage to the b r ac ket o r wo r sen damage to the b r acket and s p eake r s in the event they a r e d r o pp e[...]

  • Page 10

    Speaker Setup Guide 01 10 En Wall mounting the speakers The f r ont, cente r and su rr ound s p eake r s have a mounting hole which c an be used to mo unt the s p eake r on the wall. Before mounting • Remembe r that the s p eake r system is heavy and that its weight could cause the sc r ews t o wo r k loose, o r the wall ma te r ial to fail to su[...]

  • Page 11

    Connecting up 02 11 En Engli s h Françai s Deut sc h Ne d erlan ds Italiano E s pañol Chapter 2 Connecting up Rear panel 1 AC IN – Power inlet 2 AUDIO OUT (ANALOG) jacks Connect to the othe r audio com p onent 3 CONTROL IN/OUT jacks Use to connect othe r Pionee r com p onents so that you can cont r ol all you r equi p ment f r om a single IR r [...]

  • Page 12

    Connecting up 02 12 En Basic connections Important • When connecting this system o r changing connections , be su r e to switch p owe r off and disconnect the p owe r co r d f r om the wall socket. Afte r com p leting all connectio ns, connect the p owe r co r ds to the wall socket. WARNING •P i o n e e r bea r s no r es p onsibil ity fo r acci[...]

  • Page 13

    Connecting up 02 13 En Engli s h Françai s Deut sc h Ne d erlan ds Italiano E s pañol 1 Assemble the AM loop antenna. a. Bend the stand in the di r ection indicated by the a rr ow. b. C li p the loo p onto the stand. c. If you want to f ix to a wall o r othe r su r face, p e r fo r m ste p b afte r fi r st secu r ing t he stand with sc r ews. It [...]

  • Page 14

    Connecting up 02 14 En Match the colo r -coded wi r e with the co lo r indicato r on the label, then inse r t the colo r - coded wi r e into the r ed (+) side and the othe r wi r e into the black (–) side. • When con necting the c ente r s p eake r s, connect the Y-cable du al end to the two cente r s p eake r s in the same way. • Connect the[...]

  • Page 15

    Connecting up 02 15 En Engli s h Françai s Deut sc h Ne d erlan ds Italiano E s pañol 4 Connect one end to a video input on your TV. •U s e t h e s u pp lied video cable. 5 Connect the other end to the video output of the receiver. • This unit is equi pp ed wit h co p y pr otection technology. Do not co nnect this unit to you r TV via a VCR u[...]

  • Page 16

    Controls and display s 03 16 En Chapter 3 Controls and displays Front panel •O p en the f r ont doo r fla p when inse r ting a disc o r usin g the f r ont p anel connect o r s. 1  STANDBY/ON Switches the system on o r into st andby. 2 HDMI indicator (Red) Lights when this system is connected to HDMI (HDCP) c om p atible co m p onent. Also ligh[...]

  • Page 17

    Controls and displays 03 17 En Engli s h Françai s Deut sc h Ne d erlan ds Italiano E s pañol 12 Touch sens or Touch senso r is on to p of the unit. Lightly to uch the dis p layed wo r ds o r symbols to o p e r ate cont r ols. FUNCTION Selects the sou r ce you want to listen to ( Digital 1 to Digital 3 , Analog 1 , Analog 2 , DVD/CD , iPod , USB [...]

  • Page 18

    Controls and display s 03 18 En 3 Digital format indicators 2 D Lights du r ing p layback of a Dolby Digital sou r ce ( p age 27). 2 PLII Lights du r ing Dolby P r o Logic II decoding ( p age 27). PCM Lights du r ing p layback of PCM signals. DTS Lights du r ing p layback of a DTS sou r ce ( p age 27). 4 Sound processing indicators BASS MODE Lights[...]

  • Page 19

    Controls and displays 03 19 En Engli s h Françai s Deut sc h Ne d erlan ds Italiano E s pañol Remote cont rol 1  STANDBY/ON Switches the system on o r into standby. 2 HOME MENU Dis p lays (o r exits) the on-sc r een menu fo r Initial Settings, Play Mode functions, etc. 3 Functi on select butto ns Use to select an in p ut sou r ce. See the sect[...]

  • Page 20

    Controls and display s 03 20 En 12 TOP MENU Dis p lays the to p menu of a DVD disc in th e p lay p osition — this ma y be the same as pr essing MENU ( p age 26). P r ess to r etu r n to the iPod To p menu when using iPod functions. 13 RETURN Retu r ns to a pr evious menu sc r een. 14 MENU P r ess to dis p lay a USB menu, o r the Navigato r ( p ag[...]

  • Page 21

    Controls and displays 03 21 En Engli s h Françai s Deut sc h Ne d erlan ds Italiano E s pañol Putting the batter ies in the remote control 1 Open the battery compartment cover on the back of th e remote control. 2 Insert two AA/R6 batteries into the battery compartmen t following the indications (  ,  ) inside the compartment. 3 Close the c[...]

  • Page 22

    Getting started 04 22 En Chapter 4 Getting started Using the Auto MCACC setup for optimal surround sound The Multichannel Aco ustic Calib r ation (MCACC ) system measu r es the acoustic cha r acte r istics of you r listening a r ea, taking into account ambient noise, and testing fo r channel dela y and channel level. Afte r you have set u p the mic[...]

  • Page 23

    Getting started 04 23 En Engli s h Françai s Deut sc h Ne d erlan ds Italiano E s pañol • If the ambient noise level is too high, Noisy! blinks in the dis p lay fo r five seconds. To exit and check the noise levels 1 , pr ess MCACC , o r to t r y again, pr ess ENTER when Retry shows in the dis p lay. • If you see an Error MIC! o r Error Speak[...]

  • Page 24

    Getting started 04 24 En Playing discs The basic p layback cont r ols fo r p laying DVD, CD, SACD, Video CD/S u p e r VCD, DivX vide o/ WMV and MP3/WMA/MPEG-4 AA C discs a r e cove r ed he r e. Fu r the r func tions a r e detailed in cha p te r 6. Important •T h r oughout this manual, the te r m ‘DVD’ means DVD-Video, DVD-Audio and DVD-R/-RW.[...]

  • Page 25

    Getting started 04 25 En Engli s h Françai s Deut sc h Ne d erlan ds Italiano E s pañol Basic playback controls The following table shows the basic cont r ols on the r emote fo r p laying discs. 1 You can find othe r p layback featu r es in cha p te r 6. Resume and Last Memory 2 With the exce p tion of DVD-Aud io, SACD and MP3/WMA/MPEG-4 AAC disc[...]

  • Page 26

    Getting started 04 26 En DVD-Video disc menus Many DVD-Video and DVD-Audio disc s featu r e menus f r om which you can selec t what you want to watch. They may also give access to additional featu r es, such as subtit le and audio language sel ection, o r s p ecial featu r es such as slideshows. See the disc p ackaging fo r details. Sometimes DVD-V[...]

  • Page 27

    Listening to your system 05 27 En Engli s h Françai s Deut sc h Ne d erlan ds Italiano E s pañol Chapter 5 Listening to your system Important • This unit’s audio functio n may be r est r ict ed de p ending on the sound sou r ce, Line Out p ut setting ( p age 60 ), and HDMI audi o setting ( p age 63). In this event, the menus may not a pp ea r[...]

  • Page 28

    Listening to your system 05 28 En 2 S e l e c t ‘ Center Width ’, ‘ Dimension ’ or ‘ Panorama ’ then press ENTER . • Center Width – P r ovides a bette r blend of the f r ont s p eake r s by s pr eading the cente r channel between the f r ont r ight and left s p eake r s, making it sound wide r (highe r settings) o r na rr owe r (low[...]

  • Page 29

    Listening to your system 05 29 En Engli s h Françai s Deut sc h Ne d erlan ds Italiano E s pañol Listening in stereo You can listen to any sou r ce — ste r eo o r multichannel — i n ste r eo. Whe n p laying a multichannel s ou r ce, all cha nnels a r e downmixed to the f r ont left/ r igh t s p eake r s and the subwoofe r . In the Auto level [...]

  • Page 30

    Listening to your system 05 30 En Enhancing dialogue The Dialogue Enhancement featu r e is designed to make the dialogue st and out f r om othe r backg r ound sounds in a TV o r movie soundt r ack. 1 Press to open the sound menu. 2 S e l e c t ‘ Dialogue ’ then press ENTER . 3 S elect the amount of Dialogue Enhancement then press ENTER to confi[...]

  • Page 31

    Listening to your system 05 31 En Engli s h Françai s Deut sc h Ne d erlan ds Italiano E s pañol 3 Select the desired Bass Mode setting, then pr ess ENTER to con firm. Select between Off , Music , Cinema o r Auto . • When Bass Mode is set to Auto , the setting ( Music o r Ci nema ) is selected automatically to o p timally match the audio signal[...]

  • Page 32

    Disc playback features 06 32 En Chapter 6 Disc playback features Important • Many of the functions cove r ed in this cha p te r a pp ly to DVD and SACD discs, Video CDs/Su p e r VCDs, CDs, DivX video/ WMV and WMA/MP3/M PEG-4 AA C/JPEG discs, although the exact o p e r ation of some va r ies slightly with the kind of disc loaded. •S o m e D V D [...]

  • Page 33

    Disc playback features 06 33 En Engli s h Françai s Deut sc h Ne d erlan ds Italiano E s pañol Playing a JPEG slideshow Afte r loading a disc containing JPEG p ictu r es, pr ess  ( p lay) to sta r t a slideshow f r om the fi r st folde r / p ictu r e on the disc. 1 The p laye r dis p lays the p ictu r es in each folde r in al p habetical o r d[...]

  • Page 34

    Disc playback features 06 34 En The sc r een shows u p to six moving thumbn ail images dis p layed on e afte r anothe r . To dis p lay the pr evious/next six thumbnails, pr ess  /  . 3 Select th e thumbn ai l image for what you want to play . You can use eithe r /// and ENTER to select a thumbnail, o r the numbe r buttons. To sele[...]

  • Page 35

    Disc playback features 06 35 En Engli s h Françai s Deut sc h Ne d erlan ds Italiano E s pañol Using playlists With this featu r e, you can make u p to th r ee p laylists of 30 files each fo r discs containing WMA, MP3, MPEG-4 AAC and JPEG files. Since this unit will r emembe r all p laylis ts fo r the last ten discs you have loaded, this is usef[...]

  • Page 36

    Disc playback features 06 36 En 2 Select ‘A-B Repeat’. 3 Press at the desired starting point ( A(Start Point) ) to se t the loop start poin t. 4 Press at the desired ending point ( B(End Point) ) to set the loop end point. Afte r pr essing ENTER , p layback jum p s back to the sta r t p oint and p lays the loo p . 5 To resume normal playb ack, [...]

  • Page 37

    Disc playback features 06 37 En Engli s h Françai s Deut sc h Ne d erlan ds Italiano E s pañol Creating a program list This featu r e lets you pr og r am the p lay o r de r of titles/cha p te r s/g r ou p s/t r acks on a disc. 1 1 During playback, select ‘ Play Mode ’. 2 Select ‘ Program ’ then s elect ‘ Create/Edit ’ from the li st o[...]

  • Page 38

    Disc playback features 06 38 En Searching a disc You can sea r ch DVD-Video discs by title o r cha p te r numbe r , o r by time; DVD-Audio disc s can be sea r ched by g r ou p o r t r ack numbe r ; SACDs by t r ack numbe r , CDs and Video CD/ Su p e r VCDs by t r ack nu mbe r o r time; DivX video /WMV discs by time. 1 1 Select ‘ Play Mode ’. 2 [...]

  • Page 39

    Disc playback features 06 39 En Engli s h Françai s Deut sc h Ne d erlan ds Italiano E s pañol Zooming the screen Using the zoom featu r e you can magnify a p a r t of the sc r een by a facto r of 2 o r 4, while watching a DVD, DivX video/WMV title o r Video CD/Su p e r VCD o r p laying a JPEG disc. 1 During playback, press repeatedly to select t[...]

  • Page 40

    iPod/USB playback 07 40 En Chapter 7 iPod/USB playback Connecting an iPod This unit has a dedicate d iPod te r minal that will allow you to cont r ol p layback of audi o content f r om you r iPod us ing the co nt r ols of this unit. 1 Connecting your iPod to this unit 1 Set this unit to the standby mode, and then use the USB cable (for i Pod connec[...]

  • Page 41

    iPod/USB playback 07 41 En Engli s h Françai s Deut sc h Ne d erlan ds Italiano E s pañol Finding what you want to play When you r iPod is connected to this unit, you can b r owse songs sto r ed on you r iPod by p laylist, a r tist, album name, song name, gen r e o r com p ose r , simila r to using you r iP od di r ectly. 1 Select a category, the[...]

  • Page 42

    iPod/USB playback 07 42 En Important If an e rr o r message lights in the f r ont p anel dis p lay, t r y following the p oints below: Switching the iPod controls 1 You can switch ove r the iPod cont r ols between the iPod and the unit. 1 Press to switch the iPod controls. 2 This enables o p e r ation and dis p lay on you r iPod, and this unit’s [...]

  • Page 43

    iPod/USB playback 07 43 En Engli s h Françai s Deut sc h Ne d erlan ds Italiano E s pañol The USB te r minal is located on the f r ont p anel. 3 Start playback. If you r USB memo r y de vice contains JPEG s, a slideshow will sta r t. See Playing a JPEG slideshow below fo r mo r e on this. •M a k e s u r e USB DATA is showin g in the f r ont p a[...]

  • Page 44

    iPod/USB playback 07 44 En Pictu r es a r e automatically adjusted so that they fill as much of the sc r een as p ossible. While the slideshow is r unning: Browsing files w ith the Navigator Use the Navigato r to find WMA, MP3, MPEG-4 AAC and JPEG files o r folde r s by name. 1 1 Press MENU. 2 Use for navigating folders and files. Use / to mo[...]

  • Page 45

    Listening to the radio 08 45 En Engli s h Françai s Deut sc h Ne d erlan ds Italiano E s pañol Chapter 8 Listening to the radio Listening to the radi o The tune r can r eceive both FM and AM b r oadcasts, and lets you memo r ize you r favo r ite stations so you don’t have to manually tune in eve r y time you wa nt to listen. 1 Switch to the tun[...]

  • Page 46

    Listening to the radio 08 46 En Changing the noise cut mode If you find that the AM sound quality is bad even afte r t r ying th e above, you may be able to im pr ove it using a diffe r ent n oise cut mode. Just choose the one that sounds best. 1 Press after tuning to an AM radio station. 2 S e l e c t ‘ Tuner Setup ’ then press ENTER . 3 Choos[...]

  • Page 47

    Listening to the radio 08 47 En Engli s h Françai s Deut sc h Ne d erlan ds Italiano E s pañol Using RDS Radio Data System (RDS) is a system u sed by most FM r adio stati ons to pr ovide listene r s with va r ious kinds o f info r mation — the name of the station and the kind o f show they’ r e b r oadcasting, fo r exam p le. One featu r e of[...]

  • Page 48

    Surround sound settings 09 48 En Chapter 9 Surround sound settings Important • This unit’s audio function may be r est r icted de p ending on the Line Ou t p ut setting ( p age 60) and HDMI audio setting ( p age 63). In this event, the menus may not a pp ea r . Using the Sound Setup menu F r om the Sound S etu p menu you can access all the su r[...]

  • Page 49

    Surround sou nd settings 09 49 En Engli s h Françai s Deut sc h Ne d erlan ds Italiano E s pañol Channel level setting 1 The Auto MCACC featu r e (see p age 22) should give you the be st su rr ound sound setu p . Howeve r you may find that by fu r the r adjustment of the channel levels you can im pr ove the su rr ound sound in you r listening r o[...]

  • Page 50

    Surround sound settings 09 50 En Dynamic Range Control When watching Dolby Digital o r DTS mate r ial at low volume, low level sounds — including some of the dialog — can be difficult to hea r pr o p e r ly. Using one of the D ynamic Range Cont r ol (DRC ) settings can hel p by b r inging u p the low level sounds, while cont r olling high level[...]

  • Page 51

    Surround sou nd settings 09 51 En Engli s h Françai s Deut sc h Ne d erlan ds Italiano E s pañol LFE Attenuate Some Dolby Digital and DTS audio sou r ces include ult r a-low bass tones. Set the LFE attenuato r as necess a r y to pr event the ult r a-low bass tones f r om disto r ting t he sound f r om the s p eake r s. 1 Open the ‘ Sound Setu p[...]

  • Page 52

    Video Adjust menu 10 52 En Chapter 10 Video Adjust menu Video Adjust menu F r om the Video Adjust sc r e en you can adjust settings th at affect p ictu r e pr esentation. 1 Press HOME MENU . 2 Select ‘ Video Adjust ’ from the on- screen display. 3 Make settings. You can adju st the foll owing sett ings: • Sharpness – Adjusts the sha rp ness[...]

  • Page 53

    Initial Settings menu 11 53 En Engli s h Françai s Deut sc h Ne d erlan ds Italiano E s pañol Chapter 11 Initial Settings menu Using the Initial Settings menu The Initial S ettings m enu pr ovides audio an d video out p ut settings, p a r ental lock settings, and dis p lay settings, among ot he r s. If an o p tion is g r ayed out it means that it[...]

  • Page 54

    Initial Settings menu 11 54 En Language settings 1 HDMI Resolution* (See Connecting using HDMI on p age 62.) * Default changes with TV format (PAL/NTSC). 1920x1080p Set if you r TV su pp o r ts 1920 x 1080 p ixel pr og r essive-scan video. 1920x1080i Set if you r TV su pp o r ts 1920 x 10 80 p ixel int e r lace video. 1280x720p Set if you r TV su p[...]

  • Page 55

    Initial Settings menu 11 55 En Engli s h Françai s Deut sc h Ne d erlan ds Italiano E s pañol Display settings Options settings Parental Lock • Default level: Off ; Default p asswo r d: none ; Default Count r y/A r ea c ode: us (2119) To give you some cont r ol ove r what you r child r en watch on you r DVD p laye r , some DVD- Video discs feat[...]

  • Page 56

    Initial Settings menu 11 56 En 2 Input a four-digit password then press ENTER . Changing your password To change you r p asswo r d, confi r m you r existing p asswo r d then ente r a new one. 1 Select ‘ Password Chang e ’, input your existing password, then press ENTER . 2 Enter a new password and press ENTER . Setting/changing the Parental Loc[...]

  • Page 57

    Initial Settings menu 11 57 En Engli s h Françai s Deut sc h Ne d erlan ds Italiano E s pañol Playing D ivX ® VOD content Some DivX VOD content may only be p layable fo r a fixed numbe r of times. When you load a disc containing this ty p e of DivX VOD content, the r emaining numbe r of p lays is show n on- sc r een and you then have the o p tio[...]

  • Page 58

    Other connections 12 58 En Chapter 12 Other connections Important • When making o r changing conne ctions on the r ea r p a nel of this u nit, be su r e to switch p owe r off and disconnect t he p owe r co r d f r om the wall socket. Afte r com p leting all connectio ns, connect the p owe r co r d to the wall socket. Using this unit fo r TV audio[...]

  • Page 59

    Other connections 12 59 En Engli s h Françai s Deut sc h Ne d erlan ds Italiano E s pañol Connecting auxiliary components You can conn ect both a nalog and di gital exte r nal audio sou r ces to this system. Digital audio sou r ces include digital satellite r eceive r s, CD r eco r de r s, etc. We r ecommend using an HDMI cable to connect sou r c[...]

  • Page 60

    Other connections 12 60 En Using the SCART A V connector The SCART out p ut should give you bette r p ictu r e quality than the standa r d com p osite video out p ut. The SCART AV connecto r functions as both a video and audio out p ut. 1 • Use a commercially available SCART cable to connect the ( LINE 1) AV CONNEC TOR to your TV. SCART pin assig[...]

  • Page 61

    Other connections 12 61 En Engli s h Françai s Deut sc h Ne d erlan ds Italiano E s pañol 2 Select ‘ Sound Setup ’, then press ENTER . 3 Select ‘ Line Output ’, then press ENTER . 4 Select a setting. Select one of the fol lowing: • Lo/Ro(Stereo) – A sim p le ste r eo downmix (left-only/ r ight-only, o r Lo/Ro) is out p ut (suitable fo[...]

  • Page 62

    Other connections 12 62 En About control out conne ctions Many Pionee r com p onents su pp o r t CONTROL connect ions, by which y ou can use t he r emote cont r ols of any connected co m p onents by aiming them at the senso r of just on e com p onent. When you use a r emote cont r ol, the cont r ol signal is p assed along the chain to the a ppr o p[...]

  • Page 63

    Other connections 12 63 En Engli s h Françai s Deut sc h Ne d erlan ds Italiano E s pañol 1 Use an HDMI cable to connec t the HDMI IN 1/2 interconnect on this system to an HDMI output on your HDMI component. •W i t h t h e a rr ow on the cable p lug facing u p , connect the p lug to the p laye r ’s c onnecto r . Once this system is pr o p e r[...]

  • Page 64

    Other connections 12 64 En Setting the Auto Delay This featu r e a utomatically co rr ects the audio- to-video delay between com p onents conne cted with an HDMI cable. The audio delay time is set de p ending on the o p e r ational statu s of the dis p lay connected with an HDMI cable. The audio delay time is automatically adjusted acco r ding to t[...]

  • Page 65

    HDMI Control 13 65 En Engli s h Françai s Deut sc h Ne d erlan ds Italiano E s pañol Chapter 13 HDMI Control Important • The KURO LINK function na me used on the web and in catalogues is r efe rr ed to as HDMI Cont r ol in the o p e r ating inst r uctions and on the pr oduct. By connecting this un it to an HDMI Cont r ol- com p atible Pionee r [...]

  • Page 66

    HDMI Control 13 66 En • Connect the flat sc r een TV di r ectly to this unit. Inte rr u p ting a di r ect connection with othe r am p s o r an AV conv e r te r (such as an HDMI switch) can cause o p e r ation al e rr o r s. • Only connect com p onents you intend to use as a sou r ce to the HDMI in p ut of this unit. Inte rr u p ting a di r e ct[...]

  • Page 67

    HDMI Control 13 67 En Engli s h Françai s Deut sc h Ne d erlan ds Italiano E s pañol Setting the H DMI options You must adjust the set tings of this unit as well as HDMI C ont r ol-com p atible connected com p onents in o r de r to make use of the HDMI Cont r ol function. Fo r mo r e info r mation see the o p e r ating inst r ucti ons fo r each c[...]

  • Page 68

    HDMI Control 13 68 En Synchronized amp mode Synch r onized am p mo de begins on ce you ca rr y out an o p e r ation fo r the flat sc r een TV. F o r mo r e info r mation, see the o p e r ating inst r uctions of you r flat sc r een TV. Synchronized amp mode operations The synch r onized a m p mode can be used to p e r fo r m the follo wing o p e r a[...]

  • Page 69

    Additional information 14 69 En Engli s h Françai s Deut sc h Ne d erlan ds Italiano E s pañol Chapter 14 Additional information Optional system settings All the available settings in the System Setu p menu a r e listed below. See the notes in each section fo r mo r e info r mation about the settings. The fi r st setting in each section is the de[...]

  • Page 70

    Additional information 14 70 En Changing the display mode If no o p e r ation i s p e r fo r med fo r one minute, the f r ont p anel dis p lay and butt on illumina tion automatically tu r ns off. The dis p lay wi ll tu r n on again automatical ly if a command is in p ut o r movement is detected by the motion senso r . To make the d is p lay r emain[...]

  • Page 71

    Additional information 14 71 En Engli s h Françai s Deut sc h Ne d erlan ds Italiano E s pañol Setting up the remote to control your TV You can use the su pp lied r emote to con t r ol you r TV. To be able to use t his feat u r e you fi r st have to pr og r am the r emote with a make r co de f r om the following table. 1 Press and hold CLEAR and [...]

  • Page 72

    Additional information 14 72 En Surround sound formats Below is a b r ief des c r i p tion of the main su rr ound sound fo r mats you’ll find on DVDs, satellite, cable and te rr est r ial b r oadcasts, and video cassettes. Dolby The Dolby technologies a r e ex p lained b elow. See www.dolby.com fo r mo r e detailed info r mation. Dolby Digital Do[...]

  • Page 73

    Additional information 14 73 En Engli s h Françai s Deut sc h Ne d erlan ds Italiano E s pañol Manufactured under license under U.S. Patent #’s: 5,451,94 2; 5,956,674; 5,974,380 ; 5,978,762; 6,487,535 & o ther U.S. and worldwide p atents issued & pending. D TS and DTS Digital Surround are registered tr ademarks and the DTS logos and Sym[...]

  • Page 74

    Additional information 14 74 En DVD+R/DVD+RW compatibility Only DVD+R/DVD+RW discs r eco r ded in ‘Video Mode (DVD Video Mo de)’ which have been finalize d, can be p layed back. Howeve r , some editing made du r ing the r eco r ding may not be p layed back a ccu r ately. DVD-R/-RW compatibility •C o m p atible fo r ma ts: DVD-Video, Video Rec[...]

  • Page 75

    Additional information 14 75 En Engli s h Françai s Deut sc h Ne d erlan ds Italiano E s pañol About DivX DivX is a com pr essed digital video fo r mat c r eated by the DivX video codec f r om DivX, Inc. This p laye r can p lay DivX video files bu r ned on CD-R/-RW an d DVD-R/- RW/-ROM discs. Kee p ing the s ame te r minology a s DVD-Video, indiv[...]

  • Page 76

    Additional information 14 76 En JPEG file compatibility •C o m p atible fo r ma ts: Baseline JPEG and EXIF 2.2* still image files u p to a r esolution of 3072 x 2048. * File format used by digital still cameras. •P r og r essive JPEG com p atible : No • File extensions: .j p g (m ust be u sed fo r the p laye r to r ecognize JPEG files – do [...]

  • Page 77

    Additional information 14 77 En Engli s h Françai s Deut sc h Ne d erlan ds Italiano E s pañol Installation and maintenance Hints on installation We want you to enjoy using this system fo r yea r s to come, so p lease bea r in mind the following p oints when choosi ng a location: Do...  Use in a well-ventilate d r oom.  Place on a solid, fl[...]

  • Page 78

    Additional information 14 78 En Please note that some movie as p ect r atios a r e wide r than 16:9, so even though you h ave a widesc r een TV, these discs will still p lay in a ‘lette r box’ style with black ba r s at the to p and bottom of th e sc r een. Standard TV users If you have a standa r d TV, the TV Screen setting ( p age 5 3) of thi[...]

  • Page 79

    Additional information 14 79 En Engli s h Françai s Deut sc h Ne d erlan ds Italiano E s pañol Troubleshootin g Inco rr ect o p e r ations a r e often mistaken fo r t r ouble an d malfunctions. If you think tha t the r e is something w r ong with this com p onent, check the p oints below. Sometimes the t r ouble may lie in anothe r com p onent. I[...]

  • Page 80

    Additional information 14 80 En DVD/CD/Video CD player Can’t o p e r ate us ing the r emote cont r ol . • Re p lace the batte r ies (see Putting the batteries in the remote control on p age 21). • O p e r ate within 7 m, 30° of the r emote senso r (see Using the remote control on p age 21) . • Remove any obstacles o r o p e r ate f r om an[...]

  • Page 81

    Additional information 14 81 En Engli s h Françai s Deut sc h Ne d erlan ds Italiano E s pañol Tuner No p ictu r e/No colo r . • Che ck that connections a r e co rr ect an d that p lugs a r e inse r te d fully. • Check the manual of the TV/monito r to make su r e the se ttings a r e co rr ect. Sc r een is st r etched o r as p ect doesn’t ch[...]

  • Page 82

    Additional information 14 82 En USB connection HDMI connection Auto tuning doe s not p ick u p some stations. • The r adio signal is weak. Auto tuning will only de tect r adio stations with a good signal. Fo r mo r e sensitive tuning, connec t an outdoo r antenna. Problem Remedy USB mass sto r age device is not r ecognized by the system. • Make[...]

  • Page 83

    Additional information 14 83 En Engli s h Françai s Deut sc h Ne d erlan ds Italiano E s pañol Front panel display messages Message Description 192kHz PCM An o p e r ation is pr ohibited becau se the sou r ce is 176.4 kHz/192 kHz PCM. 2ch Only An o p e r ation is pr ohibited because it is only a pp licable to 2 channel sou r ces, while the cu rr [...]

  • Page 84

    Additional information 14 84 En Resetting the system Use this pr ocedu r e to r eset all system settings to the fact o r y default. 1 Press SETUP . 2 S e l e c t ‘ Initialize ’ then pr ess ENTER . 3 S e l e c t ‘ All Init ’ then press ENTER . • Initiali ze OK? is dis p layed. 4 Press ENTER to confirm initializ ation. The system will r est[...]

  • Page 85

    Additional information 14 85 En Engli s h Françai s Deut sc h Ne d erlan ds Italiano E s pañol Language co de list Language (Language code le tte r ), Language code Country/Area code list Count r y/A r ea, Country/Area code , Country/Area code letter Ja p anese (ja), 1001 English (en), 0514 F r ench (f r ), 0618 Ge r man (de), 0405 Italian (it), [...]

  • Page 86

    Additional information 14 86 En Specifications DVD/CD receiver • Amplifier section RMS Power Output: Front, Center . . . . . . . . . . . 100 W per channel (1 kHz, 10 % T.H.D., 4 Ω ) Surround . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 W per channel (1 kHz, 10 % T.H.D., 8 Ω ) Subwoofer . . . 100 W (100 Hz, 10 % T.H.D., 4 Ω ) • Disc section Type . . . [...]

  • Page 87

    Additional information 14 87 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español • Surround speakers Enclosure . . . . . . . . . . Closed-box bookshelf type (magnetically shielded) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-way system Speakers: Woofer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5.2 cm cone type Tweeter . . . . . . . . . [...]

  • Page 88

    Discov er the benefits of registering your product online at http://www.pioneer.co.uk (or http://www.pioneer.eu ) <XRB3101-B> K002_B_En Printed in 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. TEL: (800) 421-1404 PIONEER ELECTRO[...]