User manual PIONEER XV-DV323

DVD/CD Receiver XV-DV323 XV-DV424 Speaker System S-DV323 S-DV424 Operating Instructions Location: underside of the unit IMPORTANT CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN The lightning flash with arrowhead, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. CAUTION: TO PREVENT THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. 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. D3-4-2-1-1_En Replacement and mounting of an AC plug on the power supply cord of this unit should be performed only by qualified service personnel. IMPORTANT FOR USE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code: Blue : Neutral Brown : Live If the plug provided is unsuitable for your socket outlets, the plug must be cut off and a suitable plug fitted. The cut-off plug should be disposed of and must not be inserted into any 13 amp socket as this can result in electric shock. The plug or adaptor or the distribution panel should be provided with 5 A fuse. As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this appliance may not correspond with coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as follows ; The wire which is coloured blue must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured black. The wire which is coloured brown must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured red. Do not connect either wire to the earth terminal of a three pin plug. NOTE After replacing or changing a fuse, the fuse cover in the plug must be replaced with a fuse cover which corresponds to the colour of the insert in the base of the plug or the word that is embossed on the base of the plug, and the appliance must not be used without a fuse cover. If lost replacement fuse covers can be obtained from your dealer. Only 5 A fuses approved by B.S.I or A.S.T.A to B.S.1362 should be used. D3-4-2-1-2-2_En WARNING: The apparatus is not waterproofs, to prevent fire or shocks hazard, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture and do not put any water source near this apparatus, such as vase, flower pot, cosmetics container and medicine D3-4-2-1-3_En bottle etc. VENTILATION: European, UK, Australian, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Taiwanese models: When installing this unit, make sure to leave space around the unit for ventilation to improve heat radiation (at least 10 cm at top, 10 cm at rear, and 10 cm at each side). All other models: When installing this unit, make sure to leave space around the unit for ventilation to improve heat radiation (at least 20 cm at top, 15 cm at rear, and 15 cm at each side). WARNING: BEFORE PLUGGING IN THE UNIT FOR THE FIRST TIME, READ THE FOLLOWING SECTION CAREFULLY. The voltage of the available power supply differs according to country or region. Be sure that the power supply voltage of the area where this unit will be used meets the required voltage (e.g., 230V or 120V) written on the rear panel. D3-4-2-1-4_En WARNING: Slot and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation and to ensure reliable operation of the product and to protect it from overheating, to prevent fire hazard, the openings should never be blocked and covered with items, such as newspapers, table-cloths, curtains, etc. Also do not put the apparatus on the thick carpet, bed, D3-4-2-1-7b_En sofa, or fabric having a thick pile. WARNING: No naked flame sources, such as lighted candle, should be placed on the apparatus. If naked flame sources accidentally fall down, fire spread over the apparatus then may cause fire. D3-4-2-1-7a_En CAUTION : USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE. CAUTION : THE USE OF OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH THIS PRODUCT WILL INCREASE EYE HAZARD. D6-8-2-1_En This product complies with the Low Voltage Directive (73/23/EEC, amended by 93/68/EEC), EMC Directives (89/336/EEC, amended by 92/31/EEC and D3-4-2-1-9a_En 93/68/EEC). Operating Environment Operating environment temperature and humidity: +5 ºC ­ +35 ºC (+41 ºF ­ +95 ºF); less than 85 %RH (cooling vents not blocked) Do not install in the following locations · Location exposed to direct sunlight or strong artificial light · Location exposed to high humidity, or poorly D3-4-2-1-7c_En ventilated location The STANDBY/ON switch is secondary connected and therefore, does not separate the unit from mains power in STANDBY position. Therefore install the unit suitable places easy to disconnect the MAINS plug in case of the accident. The MAINS plug of unit should be unplugged from the wall socket when left D3-4-2-2-2a_En unused for a long period of time. CAUTION These speaker terminals can be under HAZARDOUS VOLTAGE. When you connect or disconnect the speaker cables, to prevent the risk of electric shock, do not touch uninsulated parts before disconnecting the D3-4-2-2-3_En power cord. TCUDORP RESAL 1 SSALC D3-4-2-1-8_En CAUTION This product contains a laser diode of higher class than 1. To ensure continued safety, do not remove any covers or attempt to gain access to the inside of the product. Refer all servicing to qualified personnel. The following caution label appears on your unit. For U.S. and Australia Model C67-7-3_En Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. Please read through these operating instructions so that you will know how to operate your model properly. After you have finished reading the instructions, put them in a safe place for future reference. Contents 01 Before you start Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Disc / content format playback compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 CD-R/RW compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 DVD-R/RW compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 PC-created disc compatibility . . . . . . . . . .7 Compressed audio compatibility . . . . . . . .7 About WMA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 JPEG file compatibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Listening in surround sound . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Dolby Pro Logic II Music settings . . . . . . 24 Using the Advanced Surround effects . . . . 25 Using Front Surround . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Adjusting the Advanced and Front Surround effect level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Listening in stereo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Listening with headphones . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Enhancing dialogue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Listening with a virtual surround back speaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Using Quiet and Midnight listening modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Adjusting the bass and treble . . . . . . . . . . 28 Boosting the bass level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 02 Controls and displays Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 03 Getting started Switching on and setting up . . . . . . . . . . .13 Setting the clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Home theater sound setup . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Using the Room Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Setting up the remote to control your TV . .16 Using the on-screen displays . . . . . . . . . . .16 Playing discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Basic playback controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Resume and Last Memory. . . . . . . . . . . .18 DVD-Video disc menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Video CD/Super VCD PBC menus . . . . . .20 Listening to the radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Improving poor FM reception . . . . . . . . .21 Memorizing stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Listening to station presets . . . . . . . . . . .22 Listening to other sources . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 05 Playing discs Scanning discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Playing in slow motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Frame advance/frame reverse . . . . . . . . . . 29 Using the Disc Navigator to browse the contents of a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Looping a section of a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Using repeat play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Using random play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Creating a program list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Using the OSD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Other functions available from the program menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Using the front panel display . . . . . . . . . 34 Clearing the program list . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Searching a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Switching subtitles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Switching the DVD audio language. . . . . . 35 Switching VR format DVD-RW audio channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Switching the Video CD/Super VCD audio channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 04 Listening to your system About the listening modes . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Auto listening mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 4 En Zooming the screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Switching camera angles. . . . . . . . . . . . . Displaying disc information . . . . . . . . . . . OSD disc information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Front panel display information . . . . . . . 36 36 36 36 37 06 Viewing JPEG discs Playing a JPEG slideshow . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Using the JPEG Disc Navigator and Photo Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Zooming the screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Connecting using the component video output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 About progressive scan video . . . . . . . . .55 Using the SCART AV output. . . . . . . . . . . .56 Switching the TV audio input from SCART to RCA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 Using this unit with a Pioneer plasma display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 Using the SR+ mode with a Pioneer plasma display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 English Deutsch 13 Additional information 07 More tuner features: RDS An introduction to RDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Displaying RDS information . . . . . . . . . 41 Searching for RDS programs. . . . . . . . . 41 Optional system settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 System Setup menu options in standby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 Watching NTSC on a PAL TV (MOD. PAL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 Resetting the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 Using and taking care of discs. . . . . . . . . .61 Titles, chapters and tracks. . . . . . . . . . . .61 DVD Video regions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61 Handling discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61 Storing discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 Discs to avoid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 Proper installation and maintenance of this system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 Hints on installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 Cleaning the pickup lens . . . . . . . . . . . . .63 Problems with condensation . . . . . . . . . .63 Moving the system unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63 Power cord caution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63 Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 DVD/CD/Video CD player. . . . . . . . . . . . .65 WMA/MP3/JPEG discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 Tuner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 Screen sizes and disc formats . . . . . . . . . .68 Widescreen TV users. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68 Standard TV users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68 Selecting languages using the language code list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68 Language code list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69 Country code list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69 Preset code list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70 Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72 Français 08 Using the timer Setting the wake-up timer . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Turning the wake-up timer on/off . . . . . . 42 Setting the sleep timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Italiano 09 Surround sound and other settings Using the System Setup menu . . . . . . . . . Surround and sound setup options . . . . SR+ control options for Pioneer plasma displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting the channel levels . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 44 45 46 Nederlands 10 Video Adjust menu Video Adjust. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Creating your own presets . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Español 11 Initial Settings menu Using the Initial Settings menu . . . . . . . . Video Output settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Language settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Display settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Parental Lock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 49 50 51 51 51 12 Other connections Connecting external antennas . . . . . . . . . Connecting auxiliary components . . . . . . Recording mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Connecting using the S-video output . . . . 53 53 54 55 5 En 01 Before you start Chapter 1 Before you start Features · 24-bit/96kHz compatible DAC This system is fully compatible with high sampling-rate discs, capable of delivering exceptional sound quality in terms of dynamic range, low-level resolution and high-frequency detail. · Surround sound entertainment with Dolby Digital and DTS software The built-in Dolby Digital and DTS decoders let you enjoy great surround sound with Dolby Digital and DTS discs. · Pure Cinema progressive scan video Not applicable to the European model When connected to a progressive scancompatible TV or monitor using the component video outputs, you can enjoy extremely stable, flicker free images, with the same frame refresh rate as the original movie. · Picture zoom See Zooming the screen on page 36. · MP3 and WMA compatibility See Compressed audio compatibility on page 7. · JPEG compatibility See JPEG file compatibility on page 7. · Graphical on-screen displays Setting up and using your DVD home theater system is made very easy using the graphical on-screen displays. · Energy saving design This system is designed to use 0.5 W of power when in standby. · Disc / content format playback compatibility This player is compatible with a wide range of disc types (media) and formats. Playable discs will generally feature one of the following logos on the disc and/or disc packaging. Note however that some disc types, such as recordable CD and DVD, may be in an unplayable format--see below for further compatibility information. DVD-Video DVD-R DVD-RW Audio CD Video CD CD-R CD-RW Fujicolor CD is a trademark of Fuji Photo Film Co. Ltd. · Also compatible with KODAK Picture CD This player supports the IEC's Super VCD standard for superior picture quality, dual soundtracks, and widescreen support. VIDEO CD Super Video CD (Super VCD) 6 En Before you start 01 CD-R/RW compatibility · Compatible formats: CD-Audio, Video CD/ Super VCD, ISO 9660 CD-ROM* containing MP3, WMA or JPEG files * ISO 9660 Level 1 or 2 compliant. CD physical format: Mode1, Mode2 XA Form1. Romeo and Joliet file systems are both compatible with this player. · Multi-session playback: No · Unfinalized disc playback: Yes · VBR WMA playback: No English · WMA lossless encoding compatible: No · DRM (Digital Rights Management) compatible: Yes (DRM-protected audio files will not play in this player). See also DRM in the Glossary on page 71. · File extensions: .mp3, .wma (these must be used for the player to recognize MP3 and WMA files ­ do not use for other file types) · File structure: Up to 999 files per folder Deutsch Français DVD-R/RW compatibility · Compatible formats: DVD-Video, Video Recording (VR)* * Edit points may not play exactly as edited; screen may go momentarily blank at edited points. · Unfinalized playback: No · WMA/MP3/JPEG file playback on DVD-R/ RW: No About WMA Italiano Nederlands The Windows Media® logo printed on the box indicates that this player can playback Windows Media Audio content. WMA is an acronym for Windows Media Audio and refers to an audio compression technology developed by Microsoft Corporation. WMA content can be encoded by using Windows Media® Player version 7, 7.1, Windows Media® Player for Windows® XP, or Windows Media® Player 9 Series. Microsoft, Windows Media, and the Windows logo are trademarks, or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/ or other countries. PC-created disc compatibility Discs recorded using a personal computer may not be playable in this unit due to the setting of the application software used to create the disc. In these particular instances, check with the software publisher for more detailed information. Discs recorded in packet write mode (UDF format) are not compatible with this player. Check the DVD-R/RW or CD-R/RW software disc boxes for additional compatibility information. Español JPEG file compatibility · Compatible formats: Baseline JPEG and EXIF 2.1* still image files up to 8 megapixels are supported (maximum vertical and horizontal resolution is 5120 pixels). *File format used by digital still cameras · File extensions: .jpg (must be used for the player to recognize JPEG files ­ do not use for other file types) · File structure: Up to 999 files per folder Compressed audio compatibility · Compatible formats: MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 (MP3), Windows Media Audio (WMA) · Sampling rates: 32, 44.1 or 48kHz · Bit-rates: Any (128Kbps or higher recommended) · VBR (variable bit rate) MP3 playback: Yes 7 En 02 Controls and displays Chapter 2 Controls and displays Front panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0 OPEN/CLOSE 6 DVD/CD 7 FM/AM ­ DOWN VOL. UP + STANDBY/ON PHONES 12 11 10 9 8 1 Operation indicator OPEN/CLOSE 2 Press to open/close the disc tray. 3 DVD/CD Press to switch to the DVD/CD function. Also press to start/pause/resume playback. 4 Press to stop playback. 5 FM/AM Press to switch to the tuner function, then to toggle between the FM and AM bands. 6 VOLUME buttons Use to adjust the volume. 7 STANDBY/ON Press to switch the system on or into standby. 8 PHONES jack Headphone jack. 9 Timer indicator Lights when the wake-up timer is set (page 42). 10 Display See Display on page 9 for detailed information. 11 Remote sensor 12 Disc tray 8 En Controls and displays 02 Display 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 English MIDNIGHT QUIET PGM RPT -1 RDM ATT REC MODE kHz MHz PRO LOGIC DIGITAL Deutsch ADV.SURR. PRGSVE 19 18 17 16 15 14 Français 1 Tuner indicators European model only Lights when in one of the RDS display or search modes. 6 RPT and RPT-1 RPT lights during repeat play. RPT-1 lights during repeat one-track play (page 31). 7 RDM Lights during random play (page 32). 8 ATT Lights when the input attenuator is active for the currently selected analog input (page 59). 9 REC MODE Lights when the Rec Mode is on (page 54). 10 Timer indicators Italiano Lights when a broadcast is being received. Nederlands Lights when a stereo FM broadcast is being received in auto stereo mode. Lights when FM mono reception is selected. 2 Lights when a disc is playing. 3 MIDNIGHT Lights when the Midnight mode is selected (page 27). 4 QUIET Lights when the Quiet mode is selected (page 27). 5 PGM Lights when a program list has been programmed (page 33). Lights when the wake-up timer is set (page 42). Español Lights when the sleep timer is active (page 43). 11 2 PRO LOGIC II Lights during Dolby Pro Logic II decoding (page 24). 12 2 DIGITAL Lights during playback of a Dolby Digital source (page 24). 9 En 02 Controls and displays 13 Speaker indicators These show which speakers are being used to output the current source (they are not placement diagrams). The illustrations below show some example displays. 5.1 channel surround sound Remote control STANDBY/ON 1 2 3 4 CD DVD FM/AM TUNER TV L1/L2 LINE OPEN/CLOSE FRONT SURROUND 8 1 4 DVD MENU 0 ¡ 4 RETURN 11 3 7 Stereo (2.1 channel) sound 5 6 12 13 TUNE+ ST­ ENTER MUTE 3.1 channel sound with Dialogue enhancement on the center channel 5.1 channel surround sound with Virtual Surround Back mode active 7 8 9 10 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ST+ TUNE­ SOUND 14 MASTER VOLUME TV CONTROL CH INPUT VOL BASS MODE DIALOGUE SURROUND ADVANCED CH LEVEL VIRTUAL SB 14 PRGSVE Not applicable to the European model Lights when progressive scan video output is selected (page 50). 15 ADV.SURR. Lights when one of the Advanced or Front Surround listening modes is selected (page 25). 16 Lights during playback of a DTS source (page 24). 17 kHz / MHz Indicates the unit of the frequency shown in the character display (kHz for AM, MHz for FM). 18 Character display 19 Lights during multi-angle scenes on a DVD disc (page 36). PROGRAM AUDIO REPEAT SUBTITLE RANDOM ANGLE ZOOM TOP MENU HOME MENU 1 SYSTEM SETUP 2 TEST TONE 3 QUIET/ MIDNIGHT 4 DIMMER 5 DISPLAY 6 TIMER/ CLOCK 22 7 SR+ CLR 8 FOLDER­ 9 FOLDER+ ENTER 0 SUB MAIN ROOM SETUP Important · Functions printed in green on the remote control are accessed by switching the MAIN/SUB switch to SUB. 1 STANDBY/ON Press to switch the system on or into standby. 2 Function select buttons Press to select the source you want to listen to (DVD (CD). TUNER, TV, LINE) 10 En Controls and displays 02 3 FRONT SURROUND Use to select a Front Surround listening mode (page 25). 4 Disc playback controls Press to start or resume playback. and / Use for reverse slow motion playback, frame reverse and reverse scanning. and / Use for forward slow motion playback, frame advance and forward scanning. Press to pause playback; press again to restart. Press to stop playback. 5 Press to jump to the beginning of the current chapter/track, then to previous chapters/ tracks. 6 DVD MENU Press to display a DVD disc menu, or the Disc Navigator if a VR format DVD-RW, CD, Video CD/Super VCD, MP3, WMA or JPEG disc is loaded. 7 Cursor buttons, ENTER and tuning buttons Cursor buttons Use the cursor buttons ( / / / ) to navigate on-screen displays and menus. ENTER Press to select an option or execute a command. TUNE +/­ Use to tune the radio. 8 ST +/­ Use to select station presets when listening to the radio. MUTE Press to mute all sound from the speakers and headphones (press again to cancel). English Deutsch 9 MASTER VOLUME Use to adjust the volume. 10 TV CONTROL (page 16) Press to switch the TV on or into standby. INPUT Press to switch the TV input. CH +/­ Use to select channels on the TV. VOL +/­ Use to adjust the volume on the TV. 11 OPEN/CLOSE Press to open/close the disc tray. 12 Press to jump to the next chapter/track. 13 RETURN Press to return to a previous menu screen. 14 SOUND Press to access the sound menu, from which you can adjust the DSP effect level, bass and treble, etc. 15 Surround sound mode/sound enhancement buttons SURROUND Use to select a Surround mode (page 24). ADVANCED Use to select an Advanced Surround mode (page 25). VIRTUAL SB Press to switch the Virtual Surround Back speaker effect on/off (page 27). Français Italiano Nederlands Español 11 En 02 Controls and displays BASS MODE Use to select a Bass Mode (page 28). DIALOGUE Use to select a Dialogue mode (page 27). CH LEVEL Use to adjust the speaker level (page 46). 16 DVD/CD buttons AUDIO Press to select an audio channel or language (page 35). SUBTITLE Press to display/change the DVD subtitle display (page 35). ANGLE Press to change camera angle during DVD multi-angle scene playback (page 36). PROGRAM Use to program/play a program list (page 33­34). REPEAT Use to select a repeat play mode (page 31). RANDOM Use to select a random play mode (page 32). 17 ZOOM Press to change the screen zoom level (page 36). TOP MENU Use to display the top menu of a DVD disc in the play position (this may be the same as pressing DVD MENU). HOME MENU Press to display (or exit) the on-screen menu for Initial Settings, Play Mode functions, etc. 18 SYSTEM SETUP Use to make various system and surround sound settings (page 44). TEST TONE Use to output the test tone (for speaker setup) (page 46). QUIET/MIDNIGHT Use to select the Quiet and Midnight modes (page 27). 19 DIMMER Press to switch between normal and dimmed front panel display. DISPLAY Press to display/change disc information shown on-screen (page 36). TIMER/CLOCK Press to display the clock and to access the timer menu (page 14 and page 42). 20 SR+ Press to switch the SR+ mode on/off (page 58). FOLDER ­ Press to jump to previous folders. FOLDER + Press to jump to the next folder. CLR Press to clear an entry. ENTER Selects menu options, etc. (works exactly the same as the ENTER button in 7 above). 21 MAIN/SUB Change from MAIN to SUB to access the functions/commands printed in green on the remote. ROOM SETUP Press to start Room Setup (page 15). 22 Number buttons Use the number buttons for selecting chapters/tracks from a disc directly. 12 En Getting started 03 Chapter 3 English Getting started Switching on and setting up After making sure everything is connected up properly, you're ready to switch on. The first thing to do is to tell the system what kind of TV you're using, standard or widescreen. After that you can set up the surround sound for your room, and set the clock so that you can use the timer features. STANDBY/ON 2 Follow the directions that appear on the on-screen display. European model: · Use the / (cursor up/down) buttons to choose a language, then press ENTER. Deutsch Français Let's Get Started Menu Select the display language using the cursor keys on the remote English français Deutsch Italiano Español CD DVD FM/AM TUNER TV L1/L2 LINE OPEN CLOSE Italiano FRONT SURROUND 8 1 4 DVD MENU 0 ¡ 4 Choose one then press Enter 3 7 All other models: RETURN Nederlands TUNE+ ST­ ENTER MUTE ST+ · After you're finished reading the welcome screen, press ENTER to move on. TUNE­ SOUND MASTER VOLUME TV CONTROL Welcome to Pioneer DVD! Español Thank you for purchasing this Pioneer DVD player. CH INPUT VOL Before using, please take a little time to setup your DVD player Put the batteries into the remote control Next, press the [ENTER] button on the remote control and start the Let's Get Started Menu 1 Press STANDBY/ON (on the remote or the front panel) to switch the system on. Also make sure that your TV is switched on and that the video input is set to this system (for example, if you connected this system to the VIDEO 1 input on your TV, switch your TV to VIDEO 1). Next 13 En 03 Getting started 3 Use the / (cursor left/right) buttons to select either `Wide screen (16:9)' or `Standard size screen (4:3)' according to the kind of TV you have, then press ENTER. See also Screen sizes and disc formats on page 68 if you're not sure which one to choose. Let's Get Started Menu Setting the clock Setting the clock allows you to use the timer features. DVD MENU RETURN BASS MODE DIALOGUE VIRTUAL SB CH LEVEL SURROUND SURROUND VIRTUAL SB ADVANCED ADVANCED PROGRAM AUDIO REPEAT SUBTITLE RANDOM ANGLE HOME MENU TUNE+ ST­ ENTER MUTE ST+ TUNE­ ZOOM TOP MENU SOUND 1 SYSTEM SETUP 2 TEST TONE 3 QUIET/ MIDNIGHT 4 What kind of TV do you have? Use the / cursor buttons 5 DISPLAY 6 TIMER/ CLOCK MASTER VOLUME TV CONTROL DIMMER 7 SR+ CLR 8 FOLDER­ 9 FOLDER+ ENTER ROOM SETUP to choose, then press [ENTER] 0 SUB CH INPUT VOL MAIN Wide screen (16:9) Standard size screen (4:3) 1 4 Press ENTER again to finish setting up. Let's Get Started Menu Press TIMER/CLOCK. · If you are adjusting the clock, rather then setting it for the first time, press TIMER/ CLOCK again. Setup complete If you're finished setting up, choose [Complete], to start again choose [Back] 2 If `Clock ADJ?' isn't already showing in the display, press or (cursor left or right) until you see it. 3 Press ENTER. 4 Use the / (cursor up/down) buttons to set the hour. Complete Back 5 · Use the (cursor right) button to select Back then press ENTER if you want to go back and change the setting you just made. Tip · You can also use the function buttons (DVD/CD, TUNER, etc.) or the OPEN/ CLOSE button to switch the system on from standby. Press ENTER. 6 Use the / (cursor up/down) buttons to set the minute. 7 Press ENTER to confirm. The display flashes to indicate the clock is set. Tip · Press TIMER/CLOCK anytime to display the clock. Note · If you unplug the system from the wall outlet, or there is a power outage, you will need to set the clock again. 14 En Getting started 03 Home theater sound setup Depending on the size and characteristics of your room, you can choose to place your speakers in one of two ways using this system: · Standard surround 5-spot setup ­ This is a standard multichannel surround sound speaker setup for optimal 5.1 channel home theatre sound. Front left Center Front right For a more detailed surround sound setup, see Using the System Setup menu on page 44. 1 2 If the system isn't already on, press STANDBY/ON to switch it on. Press ROOM SETUP. · If you have previously set up the room type and seating position, the display will show the current room settings. Press ENTER. English Deutsch 3 Subwoofer Listening position 4 Use the / (cursor up/down) buttons to select a room type then press ENTER. Choose one of the following depending on your room size: Surround right Français Surround left · S ­ Smaller than average room · M ­ Average room · L ­ Larger than average room 5 Use the / (cursor up/down) buttons to select a seating position setting, then press ENTER. Choose one of the following depending on where your main listening position is: · Fwd ­ If you are nearer to the front speakers than the surround speakers · Mid ­ If you are equal distance from the front and surround speakers · Back ­ If you are nearer to the surround speakers than the front speakers Note · The Room Setup automatically sets up both channel level and channel delay. If you have already set the channel levels manually (see Setting the channel levels on page 46), you will see Room Set? in the display when you first press the ROOM SETUP button. · Front surround 3-spot setup ­ This setup is ideal when rear surround speaker placement isn't possible or you want to avoid running long speaker cables in your listening area. Use this setup together with the Front Surround modes to take advantage of wall and ceiling reflections for a very realistic surround effect. Center Front left Subwoofer Surround left Surround right Front right Italiano Nederlands Español Listening position See About the listening modes on page 23 for more on using the different listening modes with each speaker setup. Using the Room Setup After you have set up your speakers to your liking (see Home theater sound setup above), make sure you calibrate your system for surround sound. This is a quick and easy way to get good surround sound for your room. 15 En 03 Getting started Setting up the remote to control your TV You can set up the supplied remote to control your TV using the TV CONTROL buttons. 1 Switch on your TV. Note · The default setting is for a Pioneer TV. Using the on-screen displays For ease of use, this system makes extensive use of graphical on-screen displays (OSDs). You should get used to the way these work as you'll need to use them when setting up the system, using some of the playback features, such as program play, and when making more advanced settings for audio and video. All the screens are navigated in basically the same way, using the cursor buttons ( , , , ) to change the highlighted item and pressing ENTER to select it. Important · Throughout this manual, `Select' means use the cursor buttons to highlight an item on-screen, then press ENTER. 1 4 DVD MENU 2 Find the name of the manufacturer of your TV in the Preset code list on page 70. Next to each manufacturer is one or more three digit codes. These tell the remote what kind of TV you have. If the name of the manufacturer of your TV does not appear in the table, you won't be able to set up this remote to control your TV. 3 Point the remote at your TV, hold down the CLR button, then enter the three digit code for your TV. The remote transmits an on/off signal to the TV. If you've entered the correct code, your TV should switch off. If your TV doesn't turn off, repeat the procedure using the next code in the list until your TV switches off successfully. Once set, you can use the individual TV controls shown below. MASTER VOLUME TV CONTROL 3 7 ¡ 4 RETURN BASS MODE DIALOGUE SURROUND ADVANCED PROGRAM AUDIO REPEAT SUBTITLE CH LEVEL VIRTUAL SB RANDOM ANGLE HOME MENU ZOOM TOP MENU 1 SYSTEM SETUP 2 TEST TONE 3 QUIET/ MIDNIGHT 4 ENTER 5 DISPLAY 6 TIMER/ CLOCK CH INPUT VOL MUTE SOUND DIMMER 7 SR+ CLR 8 FOLDER­ 9 FOLDER+ ENTER ROOM SETUP 0 SUB BASS MODE DIALOGUE SURROUND ADVANCED PROGRAM REPEAT CH LEVEL VIRTUAL SB RANDOM MAIN MASTER VOLUME Button What it does Switches your TV on or into standby. CH +/­ VOL +/­ INPUT Button What it does Displays/exits the on-screen display Changes the highlighted menu item Changes the TV channel. Adjusts the volume. Switches the TV's input between the built in TV tuner and an external video source. HOME MENU 16 En Getting started 03 Button What it does Selects the highlighted menu item (both ENTER buttons work in exactly the same way) Returns to the main menu without saving changes ENTER RETURN 4 Press (play) to start playback. If you're playing a DVD or Video CD/Super VCD, a menu may appear. See DVD-Video disc menus on page 19 and Video CD/Super VCD PBC menus on page 20 for how to navigate these. If you're playing an WMA/MP3 disc, it may take a few seconds before playback starts, depending on the complexity of the file structure on the disc. If you loaded a CD/CD-R/RW containing JPEGs, a slideshow will start. See Viewing JPEG discs on page 38 for more on playing these discs. · See also Options on page 51 if the disc contains both WMA/MP3 audio files and JPEG picture files. 5 Use the MASTER VOLUME ­ / + button (or the front panel VOLUME buttons) to adjust the volume. English Deutsch Tip · The button guide at the bottom of every OSD screen shows you which buttons you'll need to use for that screen. Français Playing discs