Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product DV-400-S Pioneer
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DVD Player DV-400- S Operating Instructions.
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Contents 4 En 01 Before Y ou Start F eatures .............................................................. 6 What’s in the box ............................................... 7 P utting the batteries in the remote control ..... 7 Using the remote control .
Contents 5 En 06 The Audio Settings Menu Audio DRC ........................................................ 37 Virtual Surround ............................................... 37 07 The Initial Settings Menu Using the Initial Settings menu ...........
Befor e Y ou Start 01 6 En Featur es 24-bit/192kHz compatible DAC This player is fully compatible with high sampling-rate discs, capable of delivering better-than-CD sound quality in terms of dynamic range, low-level resolution and high-frequency detail.
Befor e Y ou Start 01 7 En • Don’t mix new and old batteries together . • Don’t use different kinds of batter y together—although they may look similar , different batteries may have different voltages. • Make sure that the plus and minus ends of each batter y match the indications in the battery compartment.
Befor e Y ou Start 01 8 En Disc / Content Format Play- back Compatibility General Disc Compatibility • This player was designed and engi- neered to be compatible with software containing one or more of the following logos. D VD- Video V ideo CD Audio CD CD-R CD-R W FUJICOL OR CD * is a trademark of FUJI PHOTO FILM Co.
Befor e Y ou Start 01 9 En PC Created Disc Compatibility • If you record a disc using a P ersonal Computer , even if it is recorded in a “ compatible format ” as listed above, there will be cases in which the disc may not be playable in this machine due to the setting of the application software used to create the disc.
Connecting Up 02 10 En 5 D1 VIDEO OUT (T aiwanese model only) Use to connect this player to a TV with a D video input. 6 VIDEO OUT F or connection to your TV or A V receiver using the supplied audio/video cable. 7 S (S-Video output) F or connection to your TV or A V receiver using a commercially available S- V ideo cable.
Connecting Up 02 11 En The setup described here is a basic setup that allows you to play discs using just the cables supplied with the player . In this setup, stereo audio is played through the speakers in your TV . • This player is equipped with copy protection technology .
Connecting Up 02 12 En • Before unplugging the player from the power outlet, make sure you first switch it into standby using either the front panel ST ANDBY/ON button, or the remote control, and wait of the -OFF- message to disappear from the player ’ s display .
Connecting Up 02 13 En T aiwanese model only: Connecting using the D1 video output If your TV is equipped with a D type video input, you can use a D video cord to connect this player to your TV .
Connecting Up 02 14 En 2 Connect the analog AUDIO OUT L/R and VIDEO OUT jacks on this player to a set of analog audio and video inputs on your A V receiver .
Contr ols and Displays 03 15 En 7 8 P ress to pause playback. P ress again to restart 8 7 P ress to stop the disc (you can resume playback by pressing 3 (play)) 9 ¡ ¢ • P ress and hold for fast fo.
Contr ols and Displays 03 16 En Display 1 12 9 11 10 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 7C H P Indicates that the character display is showing a DVD chapter number 8 REMAIN Lights when the character display is showing the.
Contr ols and Displays 03 17 En 1 ST ANDBY/ON P ress to switch the player on or into standby 2 AUDIO P ress to select the audio channel or language ( page 35 ) 3 SUBTITLE P ress to select a subtitle d.
Contr ols and Displays 03 18 En 10 4 P ress to jump to the beginning of the current chapter or track, then to previous chapters/ tracks 11 8 P ress to pause playback; press again to restart 12 PLA Y M.
Getting Started 04 19 En Switching on After making sure that ever ything is con- nected properly and that the player is plugged in, press ST ANDBY/ON on the front panel, or on the remote control to switch the player on. Also, switch on your TV and make sure that it is set to the input you connected the DVD player to.
Getting Started 04 20 En 1 Press ENTER to move on to the next screen. Welcome to Pioneer D VD! Thank you for purc hasing this Pioneer DVD player . Before using, please take a little time to setup your.
Getting Started 04 21 En Using the on-screen displays For ease of use, this player makes extensive use of graphical on-screen displays (OSDs). Y ou should get used to the way these work as you’ll ne.
Getting Started 04 22 En 4 Select a DVD language. Some DVD discs feature on-screen menus, soundtracks and subtitles in several lan- guages. Set your preferred language here. English French Spanish Chinese Other Language DVD Language Language Settings Audio Out Settings A V Receiver Func.
Getting Started 04 23 En 9 Is your A V receiver MPEG compatible? Select Compatible , Not Compatible or Don’t Know . Compatible Not Compatible Don't Know Dolby Digital DTS MPEG Language Settings Audio Out Settings A V Receiver Func.
Getting Started 04 24 En 3 Load a disc. Load a disc with the label side facing up, using the disc tray guide to align the disc (if you’re loading a double-sided DVD disc, load it with the side you want to play face down). 4 Press 3 (play) to star t playback.
Getting Started 04 25 En Basic playback controls The table below shows the basic controls on the remote for playing discs. The folllowing chapter covers more playback features in more detail. Button What it does 3 Starts playback. DVD and Video CD/Super VCD: if the display shows RESUME , playback starts from the resume point.
Getting Started 04 26 En TOP MENU MENU RETURN ENTER 0 1 23 4 56 789 ENTER Button What it does TOP MENU Displays the ‘top menu’ of a DVD disc—this varies with the disc. MENU Displays a DVD disc menu— this varies with the disc and may be the same as the ‘top menu’.
Playing Discs 05 27 En 2 Select what you want to play . Depending on the type of disc you have loaded, the Disc Navigator looks slightly different. The screen for DVD discs shows the titles on the left and the chapters on the right. Select a title, or a chapter within a title.
Playing Discs 05 28 En Playing in slow motion Y ou can play DVDs and Video CD/Super VCDs at four different forward slow motion speeds, and DVDs also at two reverse speeds. 1 During playback, press 8 (pause). 2 Press and hold / e or E / until slow motion playback starts.
Playing Discs 05 29 En Frame advance/frame reverse Y ou can advance or back up a DVD disc frame-by-frame. With V ideo CD/Super VCDs, you can only use frame advance. 1 During playback, press 8 (pause). 2 Press / e or E / to reverse or advance a frame at a time.
Playing Discs 05 30 En Using repeat play There are various repeat play options, depending on the kind of disc loaded. It’s also possible to use repeat play together with program play to repeat the tracks/chapters in the program list (see Creating a pr ogram list on page 31 ).
Playing Discs 05 31 En Using random play Use the random play function to play titles or chapters (DVD) or tracks (CD, Video CD/ Super VCD and MP3 discs) in a random order . Y ou can set the random play option when a disc is playing or stopped. 1 Press PLA Y MODE and select ‘Random’ from the list of functions on the left.
Playing Discs 05 32 En 2 Select ‘Create/Edit’ fr om the list of program options. Create/Edit Playback Start Playback Stop Program Delete Program Memory ‰ Off A-B Repeat Repeat Random Program Search Mode Play Mode The P rogram edit screen that appears depends on the kind of disc loaded.
Playing Discs 05 33 En • T o add a track, first find the folder , then press (cursor right) and select a track name from the list. Program Step 01. 001-003 02. 03. 04. 05. 06. 07. 08. Program Folder 1-6 001. A CP 002. Nth Degree 003. Pfeuti 004. Live 005.
Playing Discs 05 34 En 1 Press PLA Y MODE and select ‘Pro- gram’ from the list of functions on the left. Create/Edit Playback Start Playback Stop Program Delete Program Memory ‰ Off A-B Repeat Repeat Random Program Search Mode Play Mode 2 Select a program play function.
Playing Discs 05 35 En • The disc must be playing in order to use time search. • Search functions are not available with Video CD/Super VCDs in PBC mode, or unfinalized CD-R/RW discs. Switching subtitles Some DVD discs have subtitles in one or more languages; the disc box will usually tell you which subtitle languages are available.
Playing Discs 05 36 En 2 Use the cursor buttons to change the zoomed area. Y ou can change the zoom factor and the zoomed area freely during playback. • If the navigation square at the top of the screen disappears, press ZOOM again to display it.
The Audio Settings Menu 06 37 En • Audio DRC is only effective with Dolby Digital audio sources. • Audio DRC is only effective through the digital output when Digital Out is set to On , and Dolby Digital Out is set to Dolby Digital > PCM . See page 39 .
The Audio Settings Menu 06 38 En 1 Press SETUP and select ‘ Audio Set- tings ’ from the on-scr een display . Audio Settings Play Mode Setup Navigator Disc Navigator Initial Settings 2 Highlight Virtual Surround, then use the / buttons (cursor left/right) to change to ‘ 2 V/T ruSurround ’ or ‘ Of f ’ , as requir ed.
The Initial Settings Menu 07 39 En Digital Audio Out settings Digital Out • Default setting: On Y ou only need to make this setting if you connected this system to an A V receiver (or other component) using one of the digital outputs.
The Initial Settings Menu 07 40 En If your A V receiver (or other connected component) is compatible with high sampling rates (96 kHz), set this to 96kHz , otherwise set it to 96kHz > 48kHz (96 kHz audio is converted to a more compatible 48 kHz).
The Initial Settings Menu 07 41 En S-Video Out • Default setting: S2 Y ou only need to make this setting if you connected this player to your TV using an S- V ideo cord.
The Initial Settings Menu 07 42 En Subtitle Language • Default setting: English Digital Audio Out Video Output Language Display Options Audio Language Subtitle Language DVD Menu Lang.
The Initial Settings Menu 07 43 En Display settings OSD Language • Default setting: English Digital Audio Out Video Output Language Display Options OSD Language On Screen Display Angle Indicator Eng.
The Initial Settings Menu 07 44 En • Not all discs that you may consider inappropriate for your children use the P arental Lock feature. These discs will always play without requiring the password first. • If you forget your password, you’ll need to reset the player to it’s factor y settings ( page 52 ), then register a new pass- word.
The Initial Settings Menu 07 45 En 3 Press ENTER to r egister the password and return to the Options menu screen. If you forget your password, you can reset the system then register a new one. See page 52 for how to reset the player . Changing your password T o change your password, confirm your existing password then enter a new one.
The Initial Settings Menu 07 46 En 3 Select a new level. Digital Audio Out Video Output Language Display Options Parental Lock : Level Change Initial Settings ** * * Password 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 off P ress (cursor lef t) repeatedly to lock more levels (more discs will require the password); press (cursor right) to unlock levels.
The Initial Settings Menu 07 47 En PhotoViewer (Photo V iewer) • Default setting: On Digital Audio Out Video Output Language Display Options Parental Lock PhotoViewer On Off Initial Settings If you load a FUJICOL OR CD, Kodak P icture CD, or a CD/CD-R/RW containing JPEG picture files, set this to On .
V iewing JPEG Discs 08 48 En Playing JPEG discs After loading a CD/CD -R/RW containing JPEG pictures, press 3 to start a slideshow from the first folder/picture on the disc.
V iewing JPEG Discs 08 49 En Zooming the screen Using the zoom feature you can magnify a part of the screen by a factor of 2 or 4, while viewing pictures from a JPEG disc. 1 During sldeshow playback, use the ZOOM button to select the zoom factor . • Normal • 2x • 4x Normal Zoom 2x Zoom 4x • The slideshow is paused when the screen is zoomed.
Additional Information 09 50 En Storing discs Although CDs and DVD discs are more durable than vinyl records, you should still take care to handle and store discs correctly .
Additional Information 09 51 En ✗ Place on a window sill or other place where the player will be exposed to direct sunlight. ✗ Use in an excessively dusty or damp environment. ✗ Place directly on top of an amplifier , or other component in your stereo system that becomes hot in use.
Additional Information 09 52 En Scr een sizes and disc formats DVD-V ideo discs come in several different screen aspect ratios, ranging from TV programs, which are generally 4:3, to CinemaScope widescreen movies, with an aspect ratio of up to about 7:3.
Additional Information 09 53 En Titles, chapters and tracks DVD discs are generally divided into one or more titles. Titles may be further subdivided into chapters. Title 1 Title 2 Title 3 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 CDs and Video CD/Super VCDs are divided into tracks.
Additional Information 09 54 En Argentina, 0118 , ar Australia, 0121 , au Austria, 0120 , at Belgium, 0205 , be Brazil, 0218 , br Canada, 0301 , ca Chile, 0312 , cl China, 0314 , cn Denmark, 0411 , dk.
Additional Information 09 55 En Glossary Analog audio An electrical signal that directly represents sound. Compare this to digital audio which can be an electrical signal, but is an indirect representation of sound. See also Digital audio . Aspect ratio The width of a TV screen relative to its height.
Additional Information 09 56 En MPEG video The video format used for Video CD/Super VCD and DVDs. Video CD/Super VCD uses the older MPEG-1 standard, while DVD uses the newer and much better quality MPEG-2 standard. PCM (Pulse Code Modulation) The most common system of encoding digital audio, found on CDs and DA T .
Additional Information 09 57 En Setting the TV system (Except T aiwanese model) The default setting of this player is AUTO , and unless you notice that the picture is distorted when playing some discs, you should leave it set to AUTO .
Additional Information 09 58 En T aiwanese model only: Changing the on-screen dis- play language to English 1 Press SETUP . The on-screen display (OSD) appears. 2 Use the / // (cursor up/down/ left/right) buttons to select ‘ ’ from the on-scr een display , then press ENTER.
Additional Information 09 59 En General System ............................................... DVD player P ower requirements T aiwanese model ............................ 110 V , 60 Hz Other models ..... 110 – 127/220 – 240 V , 50/60 Hz P ower consumption T aiwanese model .
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