Pioneer PDV-20 manual

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    POR T ABLE DVD PLA YER PDV -LC20 PDV -20 Operating Instructions (built-in screen) (This mark applies only t o US and Canadian models)[...]

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    2 En 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 o[...]

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    3 En English POWER SERVICE GROUNDING ELECTRODE SYSTEM (NEC ART 250, PART H) GROUND CLAMPS GROUNDING CONDUCTORS (NEC SECTION 810-21) ANTENNA DISCHARGE UNIT (NEC SECTION 810-20) GROUND CLAMP Fig. A NEC — NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE ANTENNA LEAD IN WIRE ELECTRIC SERVICE EQUIPMENT OUTDOOR ANTENNA GROUNDING — If an outside antenna or cable system is co[...]

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    4 En 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 limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not in[...]

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    5 En English CAUTION • Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure. • The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard. [For Canadian model] This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. [Pour le modèle Canadi[...]

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    6 En 0 1 Befor e Y ou St ar t F eatur es • D VD-R W compatibilit y (page 9) Play DVD discs recorded on a DVD-RW recorder (US and Canadian models only). • CD-R and CD-R W compatibilit y (page 9) Play audio discs recorded on CD-R/RW recorder . • Compact design The PDV -LC20/PDV -20 measures just 190mm x 142mm. Attach the optional battery pack f[...]

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    7 En 0 1 Befor e Y ou St ar t English Cont ents 0 1 Befor e Y ou Start Features .............................................................. 6 Checking what's in the box ............................... 8 Disc types ............................................................ 9 DVD disc features .............................................. [...]

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    8 En 0 1 Befor e Y ou St ar t Checking what's in the bo x Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. Before starting to set up and use your new portable DVD player , please check that you have received the following supplied accessories. • AC adapter • Power cable • Remote control unit (with lithium battery) • A V cable (2 mini-plugs t[...]

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    9 En 0 1 Befor e Y ou St ar t English Disc t ypes Any disc carrying one of the following logos (either on the disc or its packaging) should play in this player . Other types of disc, including DVD-ROM, DVD-Audio and CD-ROM, cannot be played. D VD video D VD-R W (re writ eable) * V ideo CD CD (audio) CD-R (recor dable) ** CD-R W (r ewrit eable)** No[...]

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    10 En 0 1 Befor e Y ou St ar t Na vigating D VDs, CDs and V ideo CDs All discs are divided up into smaller , more manageable sections so that you can find specific content more easily . DVD and DVD-RW discs are divided into one or more titles. Each title may be further divided into several chapters. Occassionally , a chapter may contain index point[...]

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    11 En 0 1 Befor e Y ou St ar t English Pr epar ation for use Before using for the first time, remove the battery protector from the remote control. • Pull out the film from the back of the remot e contr ol unit. Use the remote control within the operating range shown below . 30° 30 ° 4m (1 3.2 ft) Film[...]

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    12 En 0 1 Befor e Y ou St ar t Connecting up t o y our TV Use the supplied A V cable to connect this DVD player to your TV . This cable feeds both audio and video to your TV . Before connecting, make sure that both this player and your TV are switched off and disconnected from the wall outlet. AUDIO IN/OUT VIDEO IN/OUT DC IN 9.8V + – AUDIO IN VID[...]

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    13 En 0 2 Get ting St ar t ed English 1 Connec t the pow er cor d to the A C adapt er . 2 Plug the pow er connec t or int o the DC IN jack on the r ear of the pla yer . 3 Plug the other end of the pow er cord int o a wall pow er outlet. • The supplied AC adapter is compatible with 100~240V AC power so that it can be used almost anywhere in the wo[...]

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    14 En 0 2 Get ting Start ed Pla ying discs 1 Open the display (PD V -L C20 only). 2 Slide the DISC CO VER 2 OPEN catch t o the left t o open the disc co ver . DISC COVER 2 OPEN Always use the DISC CO VER 2 OPEN slide catch; never force open the disc cover . 3 Load a disc. • The recorded side of the disc should be face-down in the player (for doub[...]

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    15 En 0 2 Get ting St ar t ed English 6 T o pause pla yback, pr ess 8 . • On a DVD, DVD-R W or Video CD, the picture should be paused. • T o restart playback, press 3 or 8 . 7 T o skip back/forwar d a chapt er or track, pr ess 4 · 1 or ¡ · ¢ . • On the remote, use the 4 and ¢ buttons. 8 T o scan backwar ds/forwar ds, pre ss and hold 4 ·[...]

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    16 En 0 2 Get ting Start ed After you start playing a DVD, DVD-RW or Video CD, you may see a menu appear on- screen, from which you can choose what to watch. 1 Start movie 2 Scene selection 3 Credits 4 Extras 5 Subtitles 6 Languages 1 Use the cursor ( 2 5 ∞ 3 ) but t ons to highlight a menu option, then pr ess ENTER t o selec t it. • If you’r[...]

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    17 En 0 2 Get ting St ar t ed English (US and Canadian models only) M ov e EXIT MENU No. Title Page 1 / 2 Play List Original 5/28 Sun 21:19 12ch 5/31 Wed 08:34 8ch 6/20 T ue 17:43 6ch 6/20 T ue 22:00 6ch 7/19 Wed 10:54 3ch 1 2 3 4 5 1 Use the cursor ( 2 and 3 ) but t ons t o t oggle betw een Original and Play List. The Original screen shows the con[...]

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    18 En 0 2 Get ting Start ed 1 During pla yback, pr ess e , 8 or E t o pause the disc. • Y ou can change the way a DVD still- frame is displayed—see page 15. 2 Use the e and E but tons t o go t o the pre vious/next fr ame. On the top panel, use the 4 · 1 and ¡ · ¢ buttons. • Y ou can't use frame review ( e ) with V ideo CDs. • Due t[...]

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    19 En 0 2 Get ting St ar t ed English Slo w forwar d play 1 During pla yback or while paused, pre ss and hold E for about 2 seconds. On the top panel, press 8 , then press and hold ¡ · ¢ for about 2 seconds. Slow-motion playback starts at 1/2 speed. • There's no sound during slow-motion play . 2 Use e and E t o change the pla y speed. On [...]

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    20 En 0 2 Get ting Start ed T aking out the disc, switching off and unplug ging 1 If the disc is playing, pr ess 7 t o st op it. 2 Slide the DISC CO VER 2 OPEN catch t o the left t o open the disc co ver . 3 T ak e out the disc. 4 Close the disc cov er . 5 Pre ss and hold OFF ( 7 ) for about t wo seconds. The power indicator goes off. • Press on [...]

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    21 En 0 2 Get ting St ar t ed English Before playing any discs with the PDV -20, we recommend using the Setup Navigator . This makes all the basic DVD system settings for you. The Setup Navigator is also available on the PDV -LC20. Use it if you have connected an A V amplifier and/or TV to your player . 1 Mak e sure that the pla yer is switched on.[...]

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    22 En 0 2 Get ting Start ed 3 Selec t St ar t. i Setup Navigator Setup Navigator Audio1 Gen eral Lan guag e Other Video 2 Move Exit SETUP Select ENTER Auto Start Off Start Setup using the Setup Navigator Remember: Press ENTER to select an option. • If you decide you don’t want to use the Setup Navigator , select Aut o St ar t Off here instead. [...]

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    23 En 0 2 Get ting St ar t ed English 8 Selec t Sa ve Changes t o make the set tings. i Setup Navigator Audio1 Gen eral Lan guag e Other Video 2 Move Exit SETUP Select ENTER Changes are saved Exit Setup Navigator Start Again Delete Changes Save Changes 9 Pre ss SETUP t o exit. Congratulations, set up is complete! If you want to use the Setup Naviga[...]

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    0 3 Ad vanced F eature s 24 En Y ou can directly access any point on a disc using one of the search modes. Y ou can use title, chapter and track search when a disc is stopped or playing. T o use time search the disc must already be playing. 1 Pre ss SEAR CH MODE t o choose a sear ch mode. Press repeatedly to choose between: T itle | Chap t er/T rac[...]

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    0 3 Ad vanced F eatur es 25 En English Dir ec t search Y ou can use the number buttons on the remote to jump directly to the part of a disc you want. Remember to hold down SHIFT while entering numbers. Numbers 10 and over are accessed using the +1 0 button (for 12, press +1 0 , 2 ; for 26, press +1 0 , +1 0 , 6 etc.). • When a disc is st opped, e[...]

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    0 3 Ad vanced F eature s 26 En Switching camer a angle s Some DVD discs feature scenes shot from two or more angle s— check the disc box for details: it should be marked with a icon if it contains multi-angle scenes. When these scenes are playing, a camera icon appears on-screen. 1 Pre ss ANGLE t o switch the camer a angle. If the disc was paused[...]

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    0 3 Ad vanced F eatur es 27 En English Switching subtitle s Many DVD discs have subtitles in one or more languages—the disc box will usually tell you which subtitle languages are available. Y ou can switch subtitle language anytime during playback. 1 Pre ss SUBTITLE repeat edly t o display/switch the sub title language. • T o switch off subtitl[...]

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    0 3 Ad vanced F eature s 28 En Switching audio channels On Video CDs and CDs you can switch between stereo, just the left channel or just the right channel. On DVD-RW discs that have both a main and a sub audio channel, you can switch between the main, sub, or a mix of both. • During playback, pr ess A UDIO t o change the audio channel. The curre[...]

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    0 3 Ad vanced F eatur es 29 En English Y ou can set the player to repeat individual tracks on CDs or Video-CDs, chapters or titles on DVD and DVD-RW discs, or the whole disc. It’ s also possible to loop a section of a disc. Y ou can use the repeat together with the programming mode to repeat the titles/ chapters/tracks in the program list (see pa[...]

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    0 3 Ad vanced F eature s 30 En Looping a sec tion of a disc 1 Pre ss A-B once at the st ar t of the sec tion y ou want t o repea t, then again at the end. Playback immediately jumps back to the start point and plays the loop round and round. • On a DVD or DVD-RW disc, the start and end points of the loop must be in the same title. 2 T o re sume n[...]

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    0 3 Ad vanced F eatur es 31 En English Making a program list means telling the player which titles/chapters/tracks you want played, and the order to play them in. Y ou make a program list via an on-screen display , using the cursor buttons to navigate and the number buttons to enter titles/chapters/tracks. 1 Pre ss PROGR AM. 2 Use the cur sor ( 2 o[...]

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    0 3 Ad vanced F eature s 32 En 5 If you w ant to sa ve the pr ogram list, mov e the cursor do wn ( ∞ ) t o Progr am Memor y and set it t o On. If you do this, the program list is auto- matically recalled when you next load the disc. • Y ou can save program lists for up to 24 discs. 6 Pre ss ENTER or 3 to st ar t pla yback immediat ely , or PR O[...]

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    0 3 Ad vanced F eatur es 33 En English Progr amming tips • T o vie w the progr am list pr ess PR OGRAM. • T o delet e a st ep in the pr ogr am list , position the cursor on the title/chapt er/track and pr ess CLEAR. • T o inser t a st ep int o the pr o- gram list, position the cur sor where y ou want the ne w step t o appear , then ent er the[...]

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    0 3 Ad vanced F eature s 34 En Use the random play function to play titles/ chapters/tracks in a random order . Set playback to random when the disc is stopped or already playing. Y ou can’t use random play with DVD-RW discs or Video CDs playing in PBC mode. • T o start random chap t er play , pr ess R ANDOM, then ENTER. • T o start random ti[...]

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    0 3 Ad vanced F eatur es 35 En English If you watch only part of a DVD disc with the intention of picking up later where you left off, you can bookmark the place then resume playback at a later date without having to manually search for the right place. Y ou can use this feature for up to five discs (after that the oldest bookmark is deleted to mak[...]

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    0 3 Ad vanced F eature s 36 En If you have a particular set of preferences for a disc, you can memorize them using the Condition Memory function. Once memorized, your settings will be recalled automatically whenever you load that disc. The player can store settings for 15 discs; after this, memorizing another replaces the oldest one stored. The set[...]

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    0 3 Ad vanced F eatur es 37 En English Displa ying disc information V arious track, chapter and title informa- tion, as well as the video transmission rate for DVD discs, can be displayed on-screen while a disc is playing, or while it’ s stopped. When you play a CD on the PDV -LC20, disc information is displayed all the time on the built-in LCD s[...]

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    0 3 Ad vanced F eature s 38 En Play Title 3–29 49.58 101.04 –51.06 / Play Chapter 3–32 54.53 1.51 0.21 / Play Chapter 3–32 54.53 1.51 –1.30 / Play T r . Rate: 3–32 54.53 6.3 « « « « current title/chapt er number elapsed time of current title current title/chapt er number elapsed time of current title remaining time of cu[...]

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    0 3 Ad vanced F eatur es 39 En English Play Title ORG 1–1 0.58 101.04 –51.06 / Play T r . Rate: ORG 1–1 0.58 3.3 « « current title/chapt er number elapsed time of current title remaining time of curr ent title remaining t otal time of current title current title/chapt er number elapsed time of current title tr ansmission r at e lev el[...]

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    40 En 04 The Setup Menu Using the Setup menu Setup Menu Mode • Default setting: Basic Setup Navigator – Setup Menu Mode Parental Lock – Audio1 Ge neral Lan gua ge Other Video 2 Move Exit SETUP Expert Basic Level8 i Change menu mode The Basic setup menu gives you access to the more commonly used settings. It also features an information bar wh[...]

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    41 En 04 The Setup Menu English On Scr een Displa y • Default setting: P osition – Normal Audio1 Gen era l Lan gua ge Other Video 2 Move Exit SETUP TV Scr een – Picture Quality – S-Video Out – Still Picture – Angle Indicator – On Screnn Display 16:9 (Wide) Standard S2 Auto Position-Wide Position-Normal Off When watching DVD discs reco[...]

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    42 En 04 The Setup Menu Pic tur e Qualit y • Default setting: Standar d Audio1 Gen era l Lan gua ge Other Video 2 Move Exit SETUP TV Scr een – Picture Quality 16:9 (Wide) Cinema Animation Standard i Adjust picture quality This player offers three preset color/ contrast settings; Animation (bright colors), Cinema (high contrast), and Standar d .[...]

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    43 En 04 The Setup Menu English Dolb y Digit al Out • Set in Setup Navigator (Default: Dolby Digital ) Move Exit SETUP DTS Out – 96kHz PCM Out – MPEG Ou t – i Audio1 Ge neral Lan gua ge Other Video 2 Dolby Digital Out Dolby Digital Dolby Digital 3 PCM 96kHz 3 48kHz MPEG 3 PCM Change Dolby Digital output mode You only need to make this setti[...]

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    44 En 04 The Setup Menu MPEG Out • Set in Setup Navigator (Default: MPEG 3 PCM ) Move Exit SETUP DTS Out – 96kHz PCM Out – MPEG Ou t i Audio1 Ge neral La ngu age O the r Video 2 Dolby Digital Out – Dolby Digital Off 96kHz 3 48kHz MPEG 3 PCM MPEG Changes MPEG audio output mode Y ou only need to make this setting if you connected this system [...]

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    45 En 04 The Setup Menu English Language set tings Audio Language • Default Setting: English Audio1 Ge neral Lan gua ge Other Video 2 Move Exit SETUP OSD La nguag e – Audio Language Subtitle Language – Auto Language – i Setup audio language English French Spanish German Italian Other This setting is your preferred audio language for DVD dis[...]

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    46 En 04 The Setup Menu Aut o Language • Default Setting: On Audio1 Ge neral Lan gua ge Other Video 2 Move Exit SETUP OSD La nguag e – Audio Language – Subtitle Language – Auto Language On English Off English English i Play dialog, etc. in original language Subtitle ON with foreign audio When set to On , the system always selects the defaul[...]

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    47 En 04 The Setup Menu English Subtitle Displa y • Default Setting: On Subtitle Display Subtitle Off – Audio1 Ge neral Lan gua ge Other Video 2 Move Exit SETUP OSD La nguag e – Audio Language – Subtitle Language – Auto Language – DVD Language – English English English On On Off Assist Subtitle Set to On , the player displays subtitle[...]

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    48 En 04 The Setup Menu P ar ent al Lock • Default level: 8 • Default password: none Setup Navigator – Parental Lock Setup Menu Mode – Audio1 Ge neral Lan gua ge Other Video 2 Move Exit SETUP Standard Level Change Passw ord Change Basic i Setup viewing restrictions Y ou can restrict access to certain discs using this feature. Once set, the [...]

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    49 En 04 The Setup Menu English Changing y our passw ord 1 Selec t P assw ord Change. Setup Navigator – Parental Lock Setup Menu Mode – Audio1 Ge neral Lan gua ge Other Video 2 Move Exit SETUP Select ENTER Standard Level Change Passw ord Change Basic i Setup viewing restrictions 2 Input your e xisting passwor d, then pre ss ENTER. Audio1 Ge ner[...]

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    50 En 04 The Setup Menu Change OSD • Default setting: Off 2(/3) Change Audio – Change Subtitle – Change Angle – Title Search – Chapter Search – Change OSD Audio1 Gen era l Lan gua ge Other Video 2 Title Time Chapter Time Chapter Remain T ransfer Rate Off Move Exit SETUP Select ENTER 1(/23) On the default setting, disc information is dis[...]

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    51 En 04 The Setup Menu English T itle Search • Default setting: not applicable Change Audio – Change Subtitle – Change Angle – Title Search Chapter Search – Change OSD – Audio1 Gen era l Lan gua ge Other Video 2 Exit SETUP Select ENTER Off 1/3 1: English 1: English + / – Move This setting lets you jump to another title on a DVD disc [...]

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    52 En 04 The Setup Menu R ese t ting all the pla y er set tings This returns the player to its factory settings. All saved settings, such as Last Memory , Program Memory , Condition Memory , Parental Lock password and so on, are erased when you do this. 1 Switch the pow er off. 2 Hold do wn 8 on the fr ont panel and pr ess ON ( 3 ) until the pow er[...]

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    53 En 0 5 Connec tions English List ening thr ough an e xt ernal A V amplifier In order to enjoy surround sound from DVD discs, you'll need to connect this unit to an A V amplifier using an optical (TOSLINK) fiber cable (supplied with PDV -LC20 European model). After connecting up, make sure that you set up the audio output correctly from the [...]

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    54 En 0 5 Connec tions Connec ting t o a TV using the S- V ideo cable If your TV has an S-Video input, you can use the supplied S-V ideo cable to connect it to this player . This may give a better picture than using the supplied A V cable. AUDIO IN/OUT VIDEO IN/OUT DC IN 9.8V + – S-VIDEO IN AUDIO IN R L Supplied S- V ideo cable Supplied A V cable[...]

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    55 En 0 5 Connec tions English List ening thr ough headphones Plug in a pair of stereo headphones for private listening. There are two jacks enabling you to connect two pairs of headphones. • T urn the volume down before starting playback, then gradually increase the volume to a comfortable level. Listening at high volume through headphones can d[...]

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    56 En 06 Contr ols & Displa y s T op panel contr ols PD V -L C2 0 PD V -2 0 OFF ¡ ¢ 4 1 8 7 3 1 ON ¡ ¢ F orwar d track skip/scan (p.1 5, 1 7-1 9) Display (p.5 9) 3 Play (hold for ON) (p.1 3, 1 4) 7 Stop (hold for OFF) (p.1 5, 20) 8 Pause (p.1 5, 1 8) 4 1 Re ver se track skip/scan (p.1 5, 1 7-1 9) This mark, indicating compatibility with [...]

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    57 En 06 Contr ols & Displa y s English Pla y er (fr ont) Illustration shows the PDV -LC20. Pla y er (r ear) Illustration shows the PDV -LC20. The PDV -20 has audio and video outputs only . AUDIO IN/OUT VIDEO IN/OUT DC IN 9.8V + – Analog audio input/output, and optical digit al output DC IN jack Composit e video input/output, and S- Video out[...]

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    58 En 06 Contr ols & Displa y s Pla yer (right side) Illustration shows the PDV -LC20. PHONES 1 VOLUME 2 Ro t ary v olume control Headphone jacks[...]

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    59 En 06 Contr ols & Displa y s English Displa y (PD V -20 onl y) 1 TITLE Indicates that the number on the left in the display is showing a DVD title number . 2 Indicates repeat play (pages 29, 30). 3 1 Indicates single (title/chapter/track) repeat play (pages 29, 30). 4 AB Indicates AB loop play (page 30). 5 PR OGRAM Indicates program play (pa[...]

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    60 En 06 Contr ols & Displa y s 1 Speak ers 2 COL OR Adjusts the color depth. 3 BRIGHT Adjusts the screen brightness. 4 MONIT OR Press to change the picture size: • Normal – picture is shown in its original aspect ratio. • F ull – 4:3 material is stretched to 16:9 • Zoom – Zooms the picture to fill the whole screen. • Natur al Wid[...]

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    61 En 06 Contr ols & Displa y s English R emot e contr ol 1 (pages 1 3, 2 0) 2 DISPLA Y (page 3 7) 3 Cur sor contr ol and ENTER (page s 2 1, 40) 4 4 PREV and NEXT ¢ (pages 1 5, 1 7) 5 1 REV and FWD ¡ (page 1 5) 6 e / E STEP/SL O W and 8 P A USE (page 1 5, 1 8, 1 9) 7 RANDOM (page 3 4) 8 LAST MEM. (page 3 5) 9 SHIFT 1 0 COND. MEM. (page 36) 1 [...]

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    62 En 06 Contr ols & Displa y s R eplacing the bat tery 1 Pull out the bat t er y holder as sho wn belo w . Pinch B inward while pulling the battery holder out from A . A B 2 Remo ve the old ba t t er y , then inser t the ne w bat t er y int o the bat t er y holder . Make sure that the ª side is facing upwards. CR2025 3 Fit the bat tery holder[...]

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    63 En 0 7 A dditional Information English T aking care of y our pla yer Cleaning the pla y er Before cleaning the player , switch off and disconnect the AC adapter . T o clean, wipe with a soft, dry cloth. For stubborn dirt, then wet a soft cloth with a mild detergent solution made by diluting one part detergent to 5 or 6 parts water , wring well, [...]

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    0 7 A dditional Informa tion 64 En Location W e want you to enjoy using your player for years to come, so please bear in mind the following points when using it: Do... ✓ Use in a well-ventilated room. ✓ Place on a solid, flat, level surface, such as a table, shelf or stereo rack. Don’ t... ✗ Use in a place exposed to high temperatures or hu[...]

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    65 En 0 7 A dditional Information English St oring discs Although CDs and DVDs are reasonably durable, you should still take care to handle and store discs correctly . When you're not using a disc, return it to its case and store upright. A void leaving discs in excessively cold, humid, or hot environ- ments (including under direct sunlight). [...]

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    0 7 A dditional Informa tion 66 En Glossar y Analog audio An electrical signal that directly represents sound. Compare this to digital audio, which can also be an electrical signal, but is an indirect representation of sound. See also Digital audio. Aspec t ra tio The width of a TV screen relative to its height. Conventional TVs are 4:3 (in other w[...]

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    67 En 0 7 A dditional Information English Op tical digit al output A jack that outputs digital audio in the form of light pulses. Connect components with optical digital jacks using a special optical cord, available from good audio dealers. PCM (Pulse Code Modulation) The most common system of encoding digital audio, found on CDs and DA T . Excelle[...]

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    0 7 A dditional Informa tion 68 En T r oubleshooting If there is a problem that persists after checking the points below , contact the store where you bought the player . P o wer does not turn on AC adapter not connected properly (page 13) Battery is not charged (page 71). Disc will not play Disc is damaged or dirty (page 65). Disc is not p[...]

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    69 En 0 7 A dditional Information English No sound or dist or t ed sound fr om built -in speak er s (PD V -LC2 0 only) Disc is damaged or dirty (page 65). Disc is paused or in slow motion play (pages 15, 19). V olume control is set to minimum. Headphones are plugged in. Optical fiber cable is connected. LCD screen is closed. D VDs and C[...]

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    0 7 A dditional Informa tion 70 En Scr een sizes and disc format s The table below shows the effect of various TV Screen settings on the different kinds of disc available. When viewing a st andard size TV or monit or When viewing a wide scr een TV or monit or 1 6:9 4:3 4:3 (Let ter Bo x) 4:3 (P an & Scan) 1 6:9 (Wide) 4:3 (Let ter Bo x) 4:3 (P [...]

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    71 En 0 7 A dditional Information English Using the pla yer with a bat t er y pack This player can be used with either the PDV -BT20 battery pack (supplied with PDV - LC20), or the PDV -BT25 high-capacity battery pack (optional). Please read the operating instructions that come with your battery pack. A t t aching the bat t er y pack 1 Line up the [...]

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    0 7 A dditional Informa tion 72 En F ull y char ged A t least half a char ge r emaining R emaining char ge get ting low Almost out of pow er 2 RELEASE t ab Det aching the bat t er y pack 1 Switch off the play er . 2 Push the 2 RELEASE tab in the dir ec tion indica t ed t o relea se the play er . ¤ RELEASE 3 Lift the pla yer clear from the bat t er[...]

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    73 En 0 7 A dditional Information English Language C ode Language code list Japane se (ja) English (en) F r ench (fr) German (de) It alian (it) Spanish (es) Chine se (zh) Dutch (nl) P ortugue se (pt) Sw edish (sv) Russian (ru) K or ean (k o) Gr eek (el) Afar (aa) Abkhazian (ab) Afrik aans (af) Amharic (am) Ar abic (ar) Assame se (a s) Aymar a (a y)[...]

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    0 7 A dditional Informa tion 74 En Specifica tions General DVD, video CD and CD system P ow er requir ements AC adapter (included) ............................................... DC 9.8 V Battery pack (included with PDV -LC20) ................... DC 7.4 V A C adapter (included) Power requirements ........................ AC 100 to 240 V , 50/60 Hz [...]

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    Printed in Japan <VRB1258-A> Published by Pioneer Corporation. Copyright © 2000 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 Allstate Parkway, M[...]