Pioneer PRO-950HD manual

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    Operating Instructions PLASMA DISPLAY SYSTEM PRO - 11 5 0 HD PRO - 950 HD PRO1150HD.book Page 1 Tuesd ay, April 17, 2007 9:34 AM[...]

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    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 “da[...]

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    WARNING: Handling the cord on this product or cords associated with accessories sold with the product will expose you to chemicals listed on proposition 65 known to the State of California and other governmental entities to cause cancer and birth defect or othe r reproductive harm. Wash hands after handling . D36-P4_A_En Information to User Alterat[...]

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    4 En Contents Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. Please read through these operating instruc tions so you will know how to operate your model properly. After you have finished r ead ing the instructions, put them away in a safe place for future reference. In some countries or regions, the sha pe of the power plug and power outlet may somet [...]

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    5 En Contents Setting up closed captions ....................... 42 Activating the closed caption .............. 42 Selecting the type of conventional closed captions ..................................... 42 Selecting digital closed captions ........ 42 Selecting digital closed caption parameters ............................................ 43 Cloc[...]

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    6 En Contents Watching an image from a personal computer .................................................... 69 Computer compatibility chart ................... 69 Connecting control cords .......................... 70 IR REPEATER OUT ..................................... 70 Enjoying the Home Media Gallery ........... 71 Making network connections[...]

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    7 En Important User Guidance Information 01 Chapter 1 Important User Guidance Information In order to obtain maximum en joyment from this Pioneer PRO- 1150HD/PRO-950HD plasma displa y, please first read this information carefully. With the Pioneer PRO-1150HD/P RO-950HD, you can be assured of a high quality plasma display with long-lif e and high re[...]

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    8 En Important User Guidance Information 01 Caution Pioneer bears no responsibility for any damage ari sing from incorrect use of the product by you or other people, malfunct ions when in use, other product related problems, and use of the product except in cases where the company must be liable. Plasma display protection function When still images[...]

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    9 En Important User Guidance Information 01 Fan motor noise The rotation speed of the cooling fan motor increa ses when the ambient temperature of the plas ma display become s high. You may hear the sound of the fan motor at that time. To use this product for a long period of time • Energy Save maintains efficien cy of the screen for a long perio[...]

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    10 En Safety Precautions 02 Chapter 2 Safety Precautions Electricity is used to perform ma ny useful functions, but it can also cause personal injuries an d property damage if improperly handled. This product has been engineered and manufactured with the highest priority on sa fety. However, improper use can result in electric shock and/or fi re. I[...]

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    11 En Safety Precautions 02 Installation Precautions Observe the following precautions when installing with any items such as the opt ional bracket. When using the optional brackets or equivalent items • Ask your dealer to perform the installation. • Be sure to use the supplied bolts. • For details, see the instruction manual that comes with [...]

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    12 En Supplied Accessories 03 Chapter 3 Supplied Accessories Power cord (2 m/6.6 fee t) Warranty card Bead bands × 3 Cleaning cloth AA size batt eries × 2 (Alkaline b atteries for remote control unit) Remote control unit Operating instructions Speaker accessories (for PRO-1150HD only) Speaker mounting screws (M5 × 10 mm: Black) × 16 Plastic ban[...]

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    13 En Part Names 04 Chapter 4 Part Names Plasma display 1 a button (See page 26.) 2 POWER ON indicator (See page 26.) 3 STANDBY indica tor (See page 26.) 4 SLEEP indicator 5 Room Light Sensor 6 Remote control sensor 7 STANDBY/ON button 8I N P U T button ( ENTER button*) 9 VOLUME UP/DOWN buttons ( UP/DOWN buttons*) 10 CHANNEL UP/DOWN buttons ( LEFT/[...]

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    14 En Part Names 04 1 Ethernet cable port 2 CableCARD™ slot 3 ANT/CABLE A IN terminal 4 AC IN terminal 5 INPUT 4 terminal (HDMI) 6 INPUT 5 terminal (HDMI) 7 INPUT 6 terminal (HDMI) 8 INPUT 7 terminal (HDMI) 9 PC INPUT terminal (ANALOG RGB) 10 CONTROL OUT terminal (supports SR+ ) 11 RS-232C terminal (used for factory setup) 12 ANT B IN terminal 13[...]

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    15 En Part Names 04 Remote control unit This section describes the functions of the buttons available when the mode switch has been set to TV. For the buttons for controlling other equipment, see Using the re mote control unit to control o ther devices starting from page 99. 1T V a : Turns on the power to the pl asma display or places it into stand[...]

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    16 En Preparation 05 Chapter 5 Preparation Installing the plasma display Location • Avoid direct sunlight. Mai ntain adequate ventilation. Note • Allow enough space around the upper and back parts when installing to ensure adequate ve ntilation of the rear of the unit. Moving the plasma display Because the plasma display is he avy, be sure to h[...]

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    17 En Preparation 05 Note • Before installing t he speaker, make sure that the Pioneer table top stand is attached to the plasma display. • Whe n using the hang on wall unit, first lay th e plasma display on top of a soft sheet, et c., remove the stand, then attach the speaker. 1. Attach the speaker mounting fittings to the speakers. • There [...]

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    18 En Preparation 05 2. Screw a supplied screw into the speaker mounting hole (lower of the two) at the top, rear of the display. • Do not tighten it all the way yet. Leave it loose, with about 5 mm left to tighten. 3. Hang the speaker mounting fitting on the screw you installed at the top by passing the wide part over it and lowering into the sl[...]

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    19 En Preparation 05 speaker cables Note • Press the lever and insert the end of the cable. • When you release the lever, it clamps onto the speaker cable.· Caution • Be sure to turn the connected devices off and remove the power cord from the wall outlet beforehand when changing the connection or installation method. • If you insert the s[...]

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    20 En Preparation 05 Preventing the plasma display from falling over After installing the stand, be sure to take special care to ensure that the plasma display will not fall over and is stabilized to both the wall and rack. Stabilizing on a table or rack Stabilize the plasma displ ay as shown in the diagram using the supplied plastic bands and scre[...]

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    21 En Preparation 05 Attaching/detaching the Pioneer stand The plasma display comes with the Pioneer tab le top stand attached. You can also install the display on a rack by detaching the stand. The met hod for attach ing/detaching the stand varies depending on the product. Caution • This product can be used only with the attached stand. Using ot[...]

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    22 En Preparation 05 2 Attach the stand at the points indicated by the arrows and tighte n the installati on bolts (2) and (1) fi rmly using a screwdriver. Installation bolts (1): M8 x 23 mm (black) for PRO-950HD M8 x 23 mm (black) for PRO-1150 HD Installation bolts (2): M8 x 60 mm (black) for PRO-950HD M8 x 40 mm (black) for PRO-1150 HD 3 Replace [...]

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    23 En Preparation 05 Cable connections for watching digital and/or conventional TV channels This system is equipped with two termi nals fo r inputting TV broadcasting signals: ANT/CABLE A IN and ANT B IN. The ANT/ CABLE A IN terminal accepts both digital and conventional TV broadcasting signals while the AN T B IN terminal accepts only conventional[...]

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    24 En Preparation 05 Routing cables Attaching speed clamps to the main unit Attach the speed clamps using the three hole s (42 inches: two holes) marked with below, depending on your routing system. for PRO-1150HD for PRO-950HD Attaching and removing speed clamps Insert [1] into an appropriate hole on the rear of the plasma display and snap [2] int[...]

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    25 En Preparation 05 Preparing the remote control unit Inserting batteries 1 Open the battery cover. 2 Load the supplied two AA size batteries while inserting their respective n egative polar ity (–) ends first. • The battery polarities mu st correspond with the (+) and (–) indicators in the battery compar tment. 3 Close the battery cover. Ca[...]

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    26 En Basic Operations 06 Chapter 6 Basic Operations Turning on the power • Press a on the plasm a display when the POWER ON and STANDBY indicators are off. • The POWER ON indicator on the plasma display lights up blue. • Press TV a on the remote control unit or STANDBY/ON on the plasma display if th e STANDBY indicator lights up red. • The[...]

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    27 En Basic Operations 06 Watching TV channels Unless you set up TV channels that you can watch under the current conditions, you cannot t une in those channels. For the procedure, see Setting up TV channels on page 36. Note • When watching a digital TV program, you may see emergency alert messages scrolling at the top of the screen. Those messag[...]

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    28 En Basic Operations 06 Changing the volume and sound • VOLUME +/– on the plasma display operates the same as VOL +/– on the remote control unit. Plasma display (right side vie w) To increase the volume, press VOL + on the remote control unit. To decrease the volume, press VOL – . • To mute the sound output, press MUTING . “ ” appea[...]

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    29 En Basic Operations 06 Setting MTS/SAP mod e When watching conventional TV programs, you ma y enjoy stereo sound and/or Secondary Audio Programs (SAP), using the Multi- channel Television So und (MTS) function. • Stereo broadcasts You can enjoy, for example, sports, shows, and concerts in dynamic stereo sound. • SAP broadcasts MAIN sound: Th[...]

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    30 En Basic Operations 06 Viewing a channel banne r While watching a TV program, pressing INFO causes the following banner to appear. Pressing INFO again causes the banner to disappear. 1 Station name 2 Curren t time 3 Channel numb er 4 Input (Ant. A or An t. B) 5 Program title 6 Program time schedule 7 Channel log o 8 TV rating name or icon Note ?[...]

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    31 En Basic Operations 06 • In 2-screen or picture-in-picture mode, press SWAP to switch the position of the two screens shown. Left screen is the ac tive screen which will be i ndicated by “ ”. The user is allowed to operate picture and sound. • In picture-in-picture mode, press SHIFT to move the position of the small sc reen in anti-clock[...]

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    32 En TV Guide On Screen™ System Setup 07 Chapter 7 TV Guide On Screen™ System Setup About the TV Guide On Screen™ system The TV Guide On Screen™ system is a free, interactive on-screen television program guide. Th e system offers progr am listings, searching by keyword, reminders and more. The TV Guide On Screen™ system is a convenient w[...]

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    33 En TV Guide On Screen™ System Setup 07 System Setup Screens Screen 1: Select Country • This screen asks you the location of your TV. • Press / to highlight a country. •P r e s s ENTER to display Screen 2. Screen 2: Enter ZIP or Postal Code • If you selected USA in Screen 1, you see the ZIP Code screen. • Input ZIP Code by either • [...]

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    34 En TV Guide On Screen™ System Setup 07 Screen 5: Are the settings correct? • If you select “Yes”, you see Screen 6. • If you select “No” , you se e Screen 1. Screen 6: Congratulation s PRO1150HD.book Page 34 Tues day, April 17, 2007 9:34 AM[...]

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    35 En The HOME MENU 08 Chapter 8 The HOME MENU HOME MENU overview For AV source For PC source Using the HOME MENU The following describes the typi cal procedure for setting up the menus. For the actual procedures, see the appropriate pages that describe individual functi ons. 1 Press HOME MENU. 2 Press / to se lect a menu item, and then press ENTER[...]

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    36 En Tuner Setup 09 Chapter 9 Tuner Setup Setting up TV channels This section describes how to search and set up TV channels that you can watch under the current conditions. Unless you set up TV channels using Auto Channel Preset, you may not be able to tune in those channels. Using Auto Chan nel Preset Auto Channel Preset automatically searches a[...]

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    37 En Tuner Setup 09 5 Select “Signal Strength” ( / then ENTER). • Adjust the direction of the antenna so that the current signal strength reaches as close to the maximum signal strength as possible. 6 Press HOME MENU to exit the menu. Note • This function is available only when receiv ing digital broadcasting signals over air. • When you[...]

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    38 En Tuner Setup 09 7 Enter a four-digit password to be newly set, using buttons 0 to 9 . 8 Enter the same pass word that you have entered in step 7. • A confirmation screen appea rs. 9 Press A. 10 Press HOME MENU to exit the menu. Note • Take note of the newly set password and keep it handy. Clearing the password Use the following procedure t[...]

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    39 En Tuner Setup 09 • A lock icon appears be side the blocked rating. • All the ratings have been unblocked before shipment. 6 Press HOME MENU to exit the menu. Note • Blocking a rating causes mo re severe ra tings to be automatically blocked as well. Likewise, unblocking a rating causes less severe ratings to be automatically unblocke d. Se[...]

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    40 En Tuner Setup 09 Canadian French ratings Setting Canadian English ratings 1 Press HOME ME NU. 2 Select “Tuner Setup” ( / then ENTER). 3 Select “Parental Control” ( / then ENTER). 4 Select “Canadian English Ra tings” ( / then ENTER). 5 Select the desired rating an d change the setting ( / then ENTER). • The password entry screen a [...]

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    41 En Tuner Setup 09 4 Select the desired rating a nd change the setting ( / then E NTER). • The menu is added between “Unavailable Ratings” and “Password”. • The password entry screen appears. Enter your four-digit password using buttons 0 to 9 . • Each time you press ENTER, the setting is switched. • A lock icon appears be side th[...]

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    42 En Tuner Setup 09 Setting your favorite channels Set up to 10 TV channels to each of the four color buttons on the remote control unit (40 channels in total). You can then quickly select from only your favorite channels. 1 Press HOME ME NU. 2 Select “Tuner Setup” ( / then ENTER). 3 Select “Favorites” ( / then ENTER). 4 Select a color but[...]

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    43 En Tuner Setup 09 7 Press HOME MENU to exit the menu. Note • The Primary Caption Service is usually offered for Service 1, and the Secondary Language Se rvice is usually offered for Service 2 if these services are available . Selecting digital closed caption parameters Use the following procedure to change such parameters of digital closed cap[...]

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    44 En TV Guide On Screen™ System Operation 10 Chapter 10 TV Guide On Screen™ System Operation Using the TV Guide On Screen™ system Before you can start using the TV Guide On Screen™ system, you’ll need to set it up. If you haven’t already do ne this, please turn to “TV Guide On Screen™ Syst em Setup” on page 32 before proceeding. [...]

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    45 En TV Guide On Screen™ System Operation 10 TV Guide On Screen™ naviga tion The table below shows a sum mary of the remote buttons you’ll use to navigate the TV Guide On Screen™ system. You can also use the TV GUIDE , ENTER , UP/DOWN , and LEFT/ RIGHT buttons on the plasma display. The UP/DOWN and LEFT/ RIGHT buttons operate the same as t[...]

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    46 En TV Guide On Screen™ System Operation 10 3 Highlight “set reminder” a nd press ENTER. 4 Set the reminder options: Press / to highlight a field; press / to change the setting. • frequency – select whether to be reminded just Once , Regularly (at the same time on the same channel), or Weekly (every wee k at the same time/day). There’[...]

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    47 En TV Guide On Screen™ System Operation 10 Searching for programs The Search screen lets you search for programs alphabetically, by category or by keyword. You can also search for HDTV programs. Searching by category Here you can search for programs by category, and then by a further sub-category if you want. 1 Select “SEARCH” from the Ser[...]

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    48 En TV Guide On Screen™ System Operation 10 Searching by keyword Here you search for shows base d on keywords you enter. The keywords you create are stored so you can use them again in the future. 1 Select “SEARCH” from the Service bar at the top of the screen. 2 Press t o move to the search categor y bar, then press / to sele ct “KEYWORD[...]

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    49 En TV Guide On Screen™ System Operation 10 3 Press ENTER. 4 Select a letter, then press EN TER to display all programs starting with that letter. 5 Highlight a program li sting and press MENU to display the Episod e Options panel men u. • If the program listing is a program now being broadcast you can press ENTER to start watching it immedia[...]

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    50 En TV Guide On Screen™ System Operation 10 Using the reminder T o Do list The To Do screen lists sched uled events with an icon that identifies the event type. From the To Do screen you can review, edit, or delet e reminder events that you previously set. You can sort the scheduled events by date , tit le, or event type. You can also schedule [...]

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    51 En TV Guide On Screen™ System Operation 10 2 Press ENTER to display th e current setti ng s and the options to change them. 3 Select one of the opti ons, then follow the on-screen instructi ons. • Yes, everything is correct: displays a helpful information screen. Press ENTER to quit the TV Guide On Screen™. • Yes, but my channel lineup i[...]

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    52 En TV Guide On Screen™ System Operation 10 Changing the default options This is the plac e to change the default settings for reminders and other general settings. 1 Select the “Change default options” item. 2 Select one of the two defa ult option categories. A different panel menu appears for each option: General default options • Inf o[...]

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    53 En Adjustments and Settings 11 Chapter 11 Adjustments and Settings AV Selection Select from the seven viewing options, depending on the current environment (e.g., room brightness ), the type of the current TV program, or the type of images input from external equipment. 1 Press AV SELECTION. • The current AV Selection mode appears. 2 Press AV [...]

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    54 En Adjustments and Settings 11 Basic picture adjustments Adjust the picture to your prefere nce for the chosen AV S election option (except DYNAMIC). 1 Press HOME ME NU. 2 Select “Picture” ( / then ENTER). 3 Select an item to be adjusted ( / then EN TER). For PC source, the following screen appears: 4 Select the desired level ( / ). • When[...]

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    55 En Adjustments and Settings 11 Advanced picture adjustments The plasma display provides various adva nced functions for optimizing the picture quality. Fo r details on these functions, see the tables. Using PureCinema 1 Press HOME MENU. 2 Select “Picture” ( / then ENTER). 3 Select “Pro Adjust” ( / then ENTER). 4 Select “PureCinema” ([...]

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    56 En Adjustments and Settings 11 7 Press HOME MENU to exit the menu. Using Color Temp 1 Press HOME ME NU. 2 Select “Picture” ( / then ENTER). 3 Select “Pro Adjust” ( / then ENTER). 4 Select “Color Detail” ( / then ENTER). 5 Select “Color Temp” ( / then ENTER). 6 Select the desired para meter ( / then ENTER). • You may rather want[...]

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    57 En Adjustments and Settings 11 • To adjust another item, press RETURN then repeat steps 6 and 7. • Press / to select anothe r item for adjustment. 8 Press HOME MENU to exit the menu. Eliminating noise from images 1 Press HOME MENU. 2 Select “Picture” ( / then ENTER). 3 Select “Pro Adjust” ( / then ENTER). 4 Select “Noise Reduction?[...]

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    58 En Adjustments and Settings 11 Comparing picture adjustments on the screen During picture adjustments, you can quickly refer to the image previously set in the same parame ter, allowing you to easily compare and select the preferred image quality. 1 Press HOME ME NU. 2 Select “Picture” ( / then ENTER). 3 Select an item to be adjusted ( / the[...]

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    59 En Adjustments and Settings 11 Sound Effect You can select from SRS FOCUS, SRS or S RS TruBass. 1 Press HOME ME NU. 2 Select “Sound” ( / then ENTER). 3 Select “Sound Effect” ( / then ENTER). 4 Select “SRS FOCUS”, “SRS” or “SRS TruB ass” ( / ). 5 Select the desired parameter ( / ). 6 Press HOME MENU to exit the menu. Note • [...]

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    60 En Adjustments and Settings 11 No Operation off (AV source only) The system will be automatically placed into the standby mode when no operation is performed for three hours. 1 Press HOME ME NU. 2 Select “Power Control” ( / then ENTER). 3 Select “No Operation off” ( / then ENTER). 4 Select “Enable” ( / then ENTER). 5 Press HOME MENU [...]

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    61 En Adjustments and Settings 11 Image position adjustme nt (AV source only) Adjusts the horizontal and vertic al positions of images on the plasma display. 1 Press HOME MENU. 2 Select “Option” ( / then ENTER). 3 Select “Position” ( / then ENTER). 4 Select “H/V Position Adjust” ( / then ENTER). 5 Adjust the vertical position ( / ) or h[...]

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    62 En Adjustments and Settings 11 7 Press HOME MENU to exit the menu. Note • This function is only selectable when signals are received through ANT.A or ANT.B. • The “Channel Keep/Skip” menu is not selectable. “K eep” or “Skip” is displayed when the setti ng in “Channel Map” is changed. • This function may not achieve sa tisfa[...]

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    63 En Adjustments and Settings 11 Selecting a screen size automatically The plasma display automaticall y selects an appropriate screen size when video signals are re ceived from a connected HDMI device (see page 66 ). To activate this function, use the following procedure. 1 Press HOME MENU. 2 Select “Option“ ( / then ENTER). 3 Select “Auto [...]

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    64 En Adjustments and Settings 11 Room Light Sensor This function automatically adju sts the brightness of the display panel in accordance with the br ightness level of the viewing area. For details, use the following procedure. 1 Press HOME ME NU. 2 Select “Option” ( / then ENTER). 3 Select “Room Light Senso r” ( / then ENTER). 4 Select ?[...]

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    65 En Enjoying through External Equipment 12 Chapter 12 Enjoying through External Equipment About External Equipment You can connect many types of external equipment to your plasma display, like a DVD player, VCR, per sonal computer, game console, and camcorder. To view images coming from exte rnal equipment, select the input source using the INPUT[...]

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    66 En Enjoying through External Equipment 12 Using HDMI Input The INPUT 4, INPUT 5, INPUT 6, INPUT 7 terminals are HDMI terminals to which digital video and audio signals can be input. To use the HDMI terminal, specify the types of video and audio signals to be received from the connected equipm ent. For the types of these signals, see the operatio[...]

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    67 En Enjoying through External Equipment 12 To specify the type of input signals 1 Press HOME MENU. 2 Select “Option” ( / then ENTER). 3 Select “HDMI Input” ( / then ENTER). 4 Select “Signal Type” ( / then ENT ER). 5 Select “Video” or “PC” ( / then ENTER). 6 Press HOME MENU to exit the menu. Caution • Make sure to select “P[...]

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    68 En Enjoying through External Equipment 12 Enjoying a game console or watching camcorder images Connecting a game console or camcorder Use the INPUT 3 terminals to connect a game console, camcorder and other audiovisual equipment. Displaying an image of th e game console or camcorder To watch an image coming from the game console or camcorder, pr[...]

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    69 En Enjoying through External Equipment 12 Switching the optical audio signal type Set up for the DIGITAL OUT termin al (OPTICAL), d epending on your AV receiver. 1 Press HOME MENU. 2 Select “Option” ( / then ENTER). 3 Select “Digital Audio Out” ( / then ENTER). 4 Select “Dolby Digital” or “PCM” ( / then ENTER). 5 Press HOME MENU [...]

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    70 En Enjoying through External Equipment 12 Connecting control cords Connect control cords between the plasma display and other Pioneer equipment having the logo. You can then operate the connected equipment by sendin g comman ds from its remote control unit to the remote contro l sensor on the plasma display. After the CONTROL IN terminal s have [...]

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    71 En Enjoying through External Equipment 12 Enjoying the Home Media Gallery With Home Media Gallery, you ca n enjoy digital content such as movies, music and photo files. Pl ayable content is files stored on one or more media servers conne cted by a home network (LAN) or those stored on a USB flas h drive. After connecting via a broadband router o[...]

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    72 En Enjoying through External Equipment 12 Making network connections To connect to a n etwork, set up the Home Media Gallery through the panel’s menu. Connect to a home network (LAN) via an Ethernet hub or cable dire ctly to a media server. Note • Although the Home Media Gallery supports 10BASE-T, it is better to use 100BASE-TX for improved [...]

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    73 En Enjoying through External Equipment 12 3 Select the desired devi ce ( / then ENTER). • You can select a device only when the Device List is displayed. 4 Press ENTER to navigate to a folder or play a file/ content. • To return to the previous screen, press RETURN . Note • If the Home Media Gallery is launched and the “Single Server/ US[...]

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    74 En Enjoying through External Equipment 12 Selectable screen display Menu display options are: “Li st”, “Thumbnail” or “Thumbnail List”. Press D then select “Change view ” f rom the Tool Menu to choose from the screen display options. Using th e Tool Menu Press D on the remote control to access the pop-up Tool Menu. Various play a[...]

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    75 En Enjoying through External Equipment 12 Media Navigator While navigating through the fo lders a media server provides, you can select the desired file to start the corresponding player by pressing ENTER . Screen Components 1 Thumbnail of the file se lected (if obtained) 2 Name of the server c urrently selected 3 Current menu level 4 Item being[...]

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    76 En Enjoying through External Equipment 12 Movie Player key guide Note • Some functions may not be suppo rted depending on the server type or version used. • During playback, an error may ar ise in time-related information depending on the content or server software. • Some functions may not be supported depending on the content. Time Searc[...]

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    77 En Enjoying through External Equipment 12 Note • This function may not be suppo rted depending on the content or server software. • An error may arise in time-rel ated information depending on the content or server software. • Only “Cancel” can be selected when you have entered a time exceeding the content’s time range. Slow Playback[...]

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    78 En Enjoying through External Equipment 12 Enjoying music files You can display the menu as a “L ist”, “Thumbnail” or “Thumbnail List” screen. Press D then select an opti on under “Change view” on the Tool Menu. You can also navigate through the subsequent or preceding menu levels in the se rver or USB devi ce by pressing //// ENT[...]

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    79 En Enjoying through External Equipment 12 • Setup procedures for the above pl ay modes are the same as for the Movie Player. • Refer to page 74 for the color button D (Tool Menu). Note • Some functions may not be suppo rted depending on the server type or version used. • Playback continues even when you move from the Player screen to the[...]

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    80 En Enjoying through External Equipment 12 Photo Player key guide • Setup procedures for the above pl ay modes are the same as for the Movie Player. • Refer to page 74 for the color button D (Tool Menu). Note • Some functions may no t be supported depending on the server type or version used. • In rare cases, the image on the screen may a[...]

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    81 En Enjoying through External Equipment 12 3 Press D then select “BGM Setup” from the Tool Menu ( / t hen ENTER). • A “BGM Setup” dialog screen appears. 4 Select a Playlist fr om the list as BGM ( / then ENTER). • A check mark is provided beside the selected Playlist. • When you select a different Playlist and press ENTER , the mark[...]

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    82 En Enjoying through External Equipment 12 Other useful functions Search You can search the desired item s contained in the Folder or Contents List by word. Searched results are displayed on the screen. 1 Press HOME MEDIA GALLERY. • The Home Media Gallery screen is displayed. 2 Select the desired folder an d/or content in the Media Navigator ( [...]

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    83 En Enjoying through External Equipment 12 5 Press ENTER. • A check ma rk is provided in the box at the sel ected Playlist List. 6 Press to select “OK”. 7 Press ENTER. • The selected content is added to the Playli st. Note • When giving a slideshow of photo content, you can use Music Playlist as for background music. Setup The “Setup?[...]

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    84 En Enjoying through External Equipment 12 “Software Up date” Select “Next ” to follow the procedure on the subsequ ent screens or “Cancel” to return to the previous s creen ( / then ENTER ). When updat e is completed, a confir mation message “To act ivate the updated software, restart Home Media Gallery.” appear s. See “Softwar[...]

  • Page 85

    85 En Enjoying through External Equipment 12 5 Select the desired server ( / then ENTER). • The screen changes to “Media Navigator” on the selected server. Note • The Home Media Gallery can memorize previously connected servers. When the Media Navi gator is launche d, available servers are automa tically search ed and connected. To switch b[...]

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    86 En Enjoying through External Equipment 12 Note • Be sur e to check that the vers ion of the software has been changed by comparing with the one writ ten down after updating the software (t he procedure to check it is the same as above.). If i t has not changed, the update may have failed. Please attempt the update again (t he existing software[...]

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    87 En Enjoying through External Equipment 12 Glossary Default Gatew ay Default gateway is a node on a co mputer network that serves as an access point to another networ k. A default gateway (such as a computer and router) is used to forward all traffic that is not addressed to a station within the local subnet. DHCP (Dynamic Host Conf iguration Pro[...]

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    88 En Using the HDMI Control 13 Chapter 13 Using the HDMI Control Using the HDMI Con trol functions You can operate such Pioneer devices as a recorder, player or AV system support the HDMI Contro l functions using the remote control of the plasma display. The HDMI Control functions incl ude playback of content using on-screen control panel on the p[...]

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    89 En Using the HDMI Control 13 On-screen control panel For an AV system Press  or  on the remote control unit of the plasma display to switch the surround mode in order or in reverse order,  or  to switch the input source in order or in reverse order. Pressing HDMI CONTROL turns the control panel screen off to return to the HDMI Contro[...]

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    90 En Using the HDMI Control 13 Connecting a BD player Note • Maximum number of devices that can be connected and controlled using the remote cont rol unit of the plasma display is as follows: recorder x 2, player x 2, AV system x 1. • When connecting an AV system, be sure to place and connect it between the plasma displa y and recorder or play[...]

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    91 En Using the HDMI Control 13 Note • If you have selected “Off” in step 5, a message “Operations cannot be carried out. Confir m the HDMI cont rol settings.” appears when HDMI CONTROL is pressed on the remote control unit. • If you operate an HDMI supported device(s) using an HDMI terminal other than the terminal selected in “Input [...]

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    92 En Useful Remote Control Features 14 Chapter 14 Useful Remote Control Features Learning function of the remote control unit You can operate the connected AV products (AV receiver, Cable Box, SAT tuner, VCR, DVD, DVD recorder, BD player, LD) using the remote control’s learning function. The remo te control can memorize other remote control’s [...]

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    93 En Useful Remote Control Features 14 Manufacturing Reset All learned and preset codes can be returned to the factory defaults regardless of the mode. 1 Press EDIT/LEARN and TV a at the same time. The Mode switch setting is ign ored. • The LED indicator flashes and the remote control unit enters the Manufacturing Reset mode. 2 Press D (yellow) [...]

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    94 En Useful Remote Control Features 14 Programming codes CABLE SATELLITE Brand Codes Brand Codes Brand Codes Brand Codes A-Mark 0008, 01 44 F osgate 0276 NSC 0012, 0637 Signature 0011 ABC 0237, 0003, 0008, 0014, 0011, 0017 GE 0144, 0021 Oak 0017 Sony 1006, 1506, 1 606 General Instrument 0476, 0810, 0276, 0003, 0012, 0014 , 0011 Optimus 0021 Spruce[...]

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    95 En Useful Remote Control Features 14 VCR Brand Codes Brand Codes Brand Codes Brand Codes A-Mark 0037, 0 240, 0000, 0278, 0046 CyberP ower 1972 Headquarter 004 6 Memorex 0035, 0162, 0037, 0048, 0039, 0047, 0240, 0000, 0104, 0209, 0072, 0278, 0062, 0054, 0046, 0307, 0479, 1037, 1162, 1262 Daewoo 0037, 0045, 0278, 0020, 0046, 0561, 11 37 Hewlett P [...]

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    96 En Useful Remote Control Features 14 VCR Brand Codes Brand Codes Brand Codes Brand Codes P anasonic 1062, 0035, 0162, 0000, 0020, 0077, 0225, 0226, 0227, 0246, 0378, 0614, 0616, 1162, 1262 Reali stic 0035, 0 162, 0037, 0048, 0047, 0240, 0000, 0104, 0121, 0278, 0046, 0062, 0065, 1162 Sonographe 0046 T rix 0037 Sony 0035, 0047, 00 32, 0033, 0000, [...]

  • Page 97

    97 En Useful Remote Control Features 14 PVR DVD Brand Codes Brand Codes Brand Codes Brand Codes ABS 1972 HP 1972 Niveus Media 1972 Stack 9 1972 Alienware 1972 Hughes Network Systems 0739 Northgate 1972 Systemax 1972 CyberP ower 1972 P anasonic 0614, 0616 T agar Systems 1972 Dell 1972 Humax 0739 Philips 0618, 0739 Tivo 0618, 0636, 0739, 1337 DirecTV[...]

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    98 En Useful Remote Control Features 14 DVD DVD-R BD (HD-DVD) LD Brand Codes Brand Codes Brand Codes Brand Codes Nesa 0717 Presidia n 0675, 1072 Schwaiger 0752 T evion 0651 NeuNeo 0509 Primare 0886, 1467, 1618 Sensory Science 1158 Theta Digital 0571 Next Base 0826 Pri nceton 0674 Sharp 0630 , 0675, 0752, 12 56 Thomson 0522, 05 11 NexxT ech 1402 Pro[...]

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    99 En Useful Remote Control Features 14 Using the remote control unit to control other devices Receiver contro l buttons When a Pioneer receiver is connected to the plasma displ ay, the receiver can be operated using buttons 1 to 3 . 1. RECEIVER  (STANDBY/ON) Turns the Pioneer receiver power on and off. 2. RECEIVER INPUT Selects the input source[...]

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    100 En Useful Remote Control Features 14 CBL/SAT control buttons When the Mode switch is set to CBL/SAT, the cable converter or satellite broadcast tuner connected to the plasma display can be operated using the buttons shown below ( 3 , 4 , 5 , 8 and 9 for cable converters and 1 to 7 for satellite tuners): 1. SAT MENU Displays the satellite broadc[...]

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    101 En Useful Remote Control Features 14 VCR control buttons When the Mode switch is set to VCR, VCRs connected to the plasma display can be operated with the remote control unit. • Press the input selector butto n INPUT 1 to INPUT 7 that matches the input terminal number to which the VCR is connected, then the VCR can be operated usi ng 1 to 8 .[...]

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    102 En Useful Remote Control Features 14 DVD/DVR control buttons When the Mode switch is set to DVD/DVR, DVD players, D VD recorders or BD players connected to the plasma display can be operated with the remote control unit. • When the input selector button having the same number as the input terminal connected to a DVD playe r, DVD recorder or B[...]

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    103 En Appendix 15 Chapter 15 Appendix Troubleshooting Problem Possible Solution GENERAL • No power . • Is the power cord disconnected? ( See page 24.) •H a s  been turned on? (See page 26.) • Check if you pressed TV  on the remo te control unit. (See p age 26.) If the indicator on the system lights up re d, press TV  on the remote[...]

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    104 En Appendix 15 • After-image lag. • After displaying a still image or a ver y bright image for a certain period of time, if the screen is then swi tched to a darker scene, t he previous image may appear as an af ter-im age. • This can be rectified by playing a rather bright moving image for several minutes. Ho wever , d isplaying a still [...]

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    105 En Appendix 15 Home Medi a Galler y/PLAYB ACK • Image or sound is interrupted or distorted (B lock noise appears) • Check the physical connections (hub, 100BASE-TX/10BASE-T, or crossed cable and other cable quality when cabled directly to a PC). It is strongly recommended to us e 100BASE- TX for playback quality and display speed. • Check[...]

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    106 En Appendix 15 If the following error codes appear on the scr een, check the corresponding items in the table. OTHER • TV - Guide data ca nnot be obtained. • If TV - Guide data ca nnot be ob tained with ANT .A selected for cable connection , select ANT .B f or over the air . In addition, tr y the TV-Guide setup again by pe r forming the fol[...]

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    107 En Appendix 15 Copyright (c) 1998, 1999, 2000 Thai Open Source Software Center Ltd and Clark Cooper Copyright (c) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Expat maintainers. THE SOFTWARE IS PRO VIDED “AS IS”, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KI ND, EXPRESS OR I MPLIED, IN CLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHA NTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PART IC[...]

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    108 En Appendix 15 libpng versions 0.5, May 1995, through 0.88, January 1996, are Copyright (c) 1995, 1996 Guy Eric Schalnat, Group 42, Inc. For the purposes of this copyright and license, “Contributing Authors” is define d as the following set of individuals: Andreas Dilg er Dave Martindale Guy Eric Schalnat Paul Schmidt Tim Wegner The PNG Ref[...]

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    109 En Appendix 15 Copyright (c) 1991-1997 Silicon Graphics, Inc. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS-IS” AN D WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRES S, IMP LIED OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL SAM LEFFLER OR SI LICON GRAPHICS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, IN[...]

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    110 En Appendix 15 1. You may copy and distribute verbatim co pies of the Program’s source code as you re ceive it, in any medium, provided that you conspicuously and appropriatel y publish on each copy an appropri at e copyright notice and disclaim er of warranty; keep intact al l the notices that refer to this License and to the absence of any [...]

  • Page 111

    111 En Appendix 15 7. If, as a consequence of a court judgment or allegation of patent infringement or for any other reason (not limited to patent issues), conditions are imposed on you (whether by court order , agreement or otherwise) that contradict the conditions of this License, they do not excuse you from the condit ions of this License. If yo[...]

  • Page 112

    112 En Appendix 15 Gnomovision c omes with ABSOLUTE LY NO WARRANTY; for details type ‘show w’. This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain cond itions; type ’show c’ for details. The hypothetical commands ’show w’ and ’sho w c’ should show the appropriate parts of th e General Public Lice nse. Of cour[...]

  • Page 113

    113 En Appendix 15 A more frequent case is that a free library does the same job as widely used non-fr ee libraries. In this case, there is l ittle to gain by limiting the free library to free software only , so we use t he Lesser Ge neral Public License. In other cases, permission to use a partic ular library in non-free progr ams enables a greate[...]

  • Page 114

    114 En Appendix 15 4. You may copy and distribute the Library (or a portion or derivative of it, under Se ction 2) in object code or executable for m under the terms of Sections 1 and 2 ab ove provide d that you accompany it with the comple te corresponding machine-readable source code, which must be distributed under th e terms of Sections 1 and 2[...]

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    115 En Appendix 15 10. Each time you redistribu te the Library (or any work based on the Library) , the recipie nt automatica lly receives a license fr om the original licensor to co py, dist ribute, link with or modi fy the Library subjec t to these terms and cond itions. You may not impos e any further restrictions on the reci pients’ exercise [...]

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    116 En Appendix 15 How to App ly These Terms to Your New Libraries If you develop a new li brary, and you want it to be of the greatest possib le use to the public, we re commend making it free sof tware that everyone can redistribute and change. You can do so by perm itting redistribution under these terms (or, alternatively, under th e terms of t[...]

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    117 En Appendix 15 Specifications * This conforms to HDMI1.3 and HDCP1.1. HDMI (High Definition Multi media Interface) is a digital inte rface that handles both video and audi o using a single cable. HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) is a technology used to prote ct copyrighted digi tal co ntents that use the Digi tal Visual Interfac[...]

  • Page 118

    118 En Appendix 15 Dimensions PRO-1150HD Unit: mm (inch) PRO-950HD Unit: mm (inch) Trademarks • In the United Stat es, TV GUIDE and other related marks are regist ered marks of Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. and/or one of its affiliates. In Canada, TV GUID E is a registered mark of Transcontinental, Inc. and is used under license by Gemstar[...]

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    119 En Appendix 15 License • The TV Guide On Screen system is manufac tured under license from Gemstar-TV Guide International, I n c. and/or one of its a ffili ates. • Content owners use Windows Me dia d igital rights management technology (WMDRM) to protect the ir intellectual property, including copyrights. This device uses WM DRM software to[...]

  • Page 120

    <07C000001> <ARB1575-A> Register Your Product on http://www.pioneerelectronics.com (US) http://www.pioneerelectronics.ca (Canada) Published by Pioneer Corporation. Copyright © 2007 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 [...]