Pioneer VRB1332-A manual

DVD Player DV -575A Operating Instructions DV575A WY_Mid.book 1 ページ ２００４年１月２８日　水曜日　午後６時５３分[...]

On the top of the player 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 pres[...]

This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for home and other limited vi[...]

4 En Contents 01 Before you start Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 What’s in the box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Hints on installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Disc / content format playback compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 02 Connecting up Easy connections . [...]

Before you start 01 5 En Chapter 1 Before you start Features • DVD-Audio and SACD compatible Experience the super high-quality audio perfor- mance of DVD-Audio and Super Audio CD (SACD). • Super VCD compatible This player supports the IEC’s Super VCD stan- dard. Compared to the Video CD standard, Super VCD offers superior picture quality, and[...]

Before you start 01 6 En What’s in the box Please confirm that the following accessories are in the box when you open it. • Remote control • AA/R6P dry cell batteries x2 • Audio/video cable (red/white/yellow plugs) • Power cable • Operating instructions • DivX compatibility sheet • Warranty card Putting the batteries in the remote ?[...]

Before you start 01 7 En 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—se[...]

Before you start 01 8 En About WMA 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, W[...]

Connecting up 02 9 En Chapter 2 Connecting up Easy connections 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. Important • This player is equipped with copy protection technology. Do not connect this playe[...]

Connecting up 02 10 En 1 Connect the VIDEO OUT and AUDIO OUT (2ch) jacks to a set of A/V inputs on your TV. Use the supplied audio/video cable, connecting the red and white plugs to the audio outputs and the yellow plug to the video output. Make sure you match up the left and right audio outputs with their corresponding inputs for correct stereo so[...]

Connecting up 02 11 En Connecting using the component video output You can use the component video output instead of the standard video out jack to connect this player to your TV (or other equipment). This should give you the best quality picture from the three types of video output available. • Use a component video cable (not supplied) to conne[...]

Connecting up 02 12 En Compatibility of this player with progressive-scan and high-definition TVs This player is compatible with progressive video Macro Vision System Copy Guard. Consumers should note that not all high- definition television sets are fully compatible with this product and may cause artifacts to be displayed in the picture. In case [...]

Connecting up 02 13 En Connecting the multichannel analog outputs If your AV receiver has 5.1 channel analog inputs, we recommend connecting this player to it using the multichannel analog outputs. Doing this will ensure that you can enjoy all kinds of disc, including Dolby Digital and DTS DVD-Video discs, as well as high sampling rate and multicha[...]

Controls and displays 03 14 En Chapter 3 Controls and displays Front panel 1  STANDBY/ON (page 17) 2 Disc tray 3  OPEN/CLOSE (page 19) 4  (page 19) 5  (page 19) 6 RW Compatible (page 7) 7  (page 19) 8  and  (page 19, 21) 9 Remote control sensor (page 16) 10 Display 11 DIMMER Press to change the brightness of the front panel dis[...]

Controls and displays 03 15 En Display 1 V-PART Lights when playing a video part of a DVD disc. 2 PRGSVE Lights when the player is set to output progres- sive scan video (see Component Out on page 35 ). 3 GRP Indicates that the character display is showing a DVD-Audio group number. 4 TITLE Indicates that the character display is showing a DVD title[...]

Controls and displays 03 16 En Remote control 1  STANDBY/ON (page 17) 2 AUDIO (page 30) 3 SUBTITLE (page 30) 4 Number buttons (page 19) 5 TOP MENU (page 20) 6 ENTER & cursor buttons (page 17) 7 HOME MENU (page 17) 8  and / (page 23) 9  (page 19) 10  (page 20) 11  (page 19) 12 PLAY MODE (page 26) 13 SURROUND (page 32) 14 [...]

Getting started 04 17 En Chapter 4 Getting started Switching on After making sure that everything is connected properly and that the player is plugged in, press  STANDBY/ON on the front panel or 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. FAQ • My DV[...]

Getting started 04 18 En Setting up the player for your TV If you have a widescreen (16:9) TV, you should setup the player so that the picture will be presented correctly. If you have a conventional (4:3) TV, you can leave the player on the default setting and move on to the next section. 1 Press HOME MENU and select ‘Initial Settings’. 2 Selec[...]

Getting started 04 19 En 1 If the player isn’t already on, press  STANDBY/ON to switch it on. If you’re playing a DVD or Video CD/Super VCD, also turn on your TV and make sure that it is set to the correct video input. 2 Press  OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray. 3 Load a disc. Load a disc with the label side facing up, using the disc tray [...]

Getting started 04 20 En Resume and Last Memory With the exception of DVD-Audio and SACD discs, when you stop playback of a disc, RESUME is shown in the display indicating that you can resume playback again from that point. If the disc tray is not opened, the next time you start playback the display shows RESUME and playback resumes from the resume[...]

Getting started 04 21 En Video CD/Super VCD PBC menus Some Video CD/Super VCDs have menus from which you can choose what you want to watch. These are called PBC (Playback control) menus. You can play a PBC Video CD/Super VCD without having to navigate the PBC menu by starting playback using a number button to select a track, rather than the  (pl[...]

Getting started 04 22 En FAQ • After I load a DVD disc, it ejects automatically after a few seconds! Most likely, the disc is the wrong region for your player. The region number should be printed on the disc; check it against the region number of the player (which you can find on the rear panel). See also DVD-Video regions on page 46. If the regi[...]

Playing discs 05 23 En Chapter 5 Playing discs Note • Many of the functions covered in this chapter apply to DVD and SACD discs, Video CDs/Super VCDs, CDs and WMA/ MP3 JPEG discs, although the exact operation of some varies slightly with the kind of disc loaded. • Some DVDs restrict the use of some functions (random or repeat, for example) in s[...]

Playing discs 05 24 En Frame advance/frame reverse You can advance or back up DVD-Video and DVD-R/RW discs frame-by-frame. With Video CD/Super VCDs you can only use frame advance. 1 During playback, press  (pause). 2 Press / or / to reverse or advance a frame at a time. 3 To resume normal playback, press  (play). • Depending on [...]

Playing discs 05 25 En 2 Select a view option. The options available depend on the kind of disc loaded and whether the disc is playing or not, but include: • Title – Titles from a DVD-Video disc. • Chapter – Chapters from the current title of a DVD-Video disc. • Track – Tracks from a Video CD /Super VCD disc. • Time – Thumbnails fro[...]

Playing discs 05 26 En • When a JPEG file is highlighted, a thumbnail image is displayed on the right. 3 To play the highlighted track or display the highlighted JPEG file, press ENTER. • When a WMA/MP3 file is selected, playback begins, starting with the selected track, and continues until the end of the folder. • When a JPEG file is selecte[...]

Playing discs 05 27 En • You can’t use repeat and random play at the same time. 1 During playback, press PLAY MODE and select ‘Repeat’ from the list of functions on the left. 2 Select a repeat play option. If program play is active, select Program Repeat to repeat the program list, or Repeat Off to cancel. The repeat options available depen[...]

Playing discs 05 28 En • For DVD-Audio discs, select Random Group or Random Track , (or Random Off ). • For CDs, SACDs and Video CD/Super VCDs, select On or Off to switch random play on or off. Tip • Use the following controls during random play: Creating a program list This feature lets you program the play order of titles/chapters/groups/tr[...]

Playing discs 05 29 En 4 Repeat step 3 to build up a program list. A program list can contain up to 24 titles/ chapters/tracks. • You can insert steps into the middle of a program list by just highlighting the position where you want the new step to appear and entering a title/chapter/group/ track number. • To delete a step, highlight it and pr[...]

Playing discs 05 30 En Switching subtitles Some DVD-Video discs have subtitles in one or more languages; the disc box will usually tell you which subtitle languages are available. You can switch subtitle language during playback. 1 Press SUBTITLE repeatedly to select a subtitle option. Note • Some discs only allow you to change subtitle language [...]

Playing discs 05 31 En Displaying disc information Various track, chapter and title information, such as the elapsed and remaining playing time can be displayed on-screen while a disc is playing. 1 To show/switch/hide the information displayed, press DISPLAY repeatedly. • When a disc is playing, the information appears at the top of the screen. D[...]

Audio Settings and Video Adjust menus 06 32 En Chapter 6 Audio Settings and Video Adjust menus Audio Settings menu The Audio Settings menu offers features for adjusting the way discs sound. 1 Press HOME MENU and select ‘Audio Settings’ from the on-screen display. 2 Select and change settings using the / // (cursor) buttons, and ENTE[...]

Audio Settings and Video Adjust menus 06 33 En Note • Virtual Surround doesn’t work with DVD- Audio or SACD audio, through either the analog or digital outputs. • 96kHz Linear PCM audio is automatically downsampled to 48kHz if Virtual Surround is switched on. • The Audio Output Mode (see page 40) must be set to 2 Channel in order to be able[...]

Initial Settings menu 07 34 En Chapter 7 Initial Settings menu Using the Initial Settings menu The Initial Settings menu provides audio and video output settings, parental lock settings, and display settings, among others. If an option is grayed out it means that it cannot be changed at the current time. This is usually because a disc is playing. S[...]

Initial Settings menu 07 35 En Video Output settings Linear PCM Out Down Sample On 96kHz digital audio is converted to 48kHz for digital output. Note that High sampling rate DVD-Audio discs (192kHz or 176.4kHz) automatically output down-sampled audio through the digital outputs. Down Sample Off 96kHz digital audio is output as is at 96kHz. MPEG Out[...]

Initial Settings menu 07 36 En Language settings Display settings Setting Option What it means Audio Language English If there is an English soundtrack on the disc then it will be played. Languages as displayed If there is the language selected on the disc, then it will be played. Other Language Select to choose a language other than the ones displ[...]

Initial Settings menu 07 37 En Options settings Speakers settings Setting Option What it means Parental Lock – See Parental Lock on page 39. DVD Playback Mode DVD-Audio All material on a DVD-Audio disc is playable. DVD-Video Only the DVD-Video part of a DVD-Audio disc is playable. SACD Playback 2ch Area Selects the 2 channel (strereo) SACD audio [...]

Initial Settings menu 07 38 En About the audio output settings The table below shows how the audio settings you make in the Initial Settings menu (see page 34) affect the output from the 2 channel and the 5.1 channel analog outputs, and from the digital outputs with various types of disc. * 1 When Audio Output Mode is set to 2 Channel , the AUDIO O[...]

Initial Settings menu 07 39 En Parental Lock • Default level: Off ; Default password: none ; Default Country code: us (2119) To give you some control over what your children watch on your DVD player, some DVD- Video discs feature a Parental Lock level. If your player is set to a lower level than the disc, the disc won’t play. Some discs also su[...]

Initial Settings menu 07 40 En The new Country code is set and you will return to the Options menu screen. Note that the new Country code doesn’t take effect until the next disc is loaded (or the current disc is reloaded). DTS Downmix • Default setting: Stereo If you’ve selected DTS > PCM in DTS Out on page 34 or 2 Channel in Audio Output [...]

Initial Settings menu 07 41 En Speaker Installation • Default settings: L/R: Large | C: Large | LS/ RS: Large | SW: On You only need to make this setting if you connected this player to your amplifier using the 5.1 channel analog outputs. This setting does not affect digital audio output. Use the Speaker Installation screen to tell the player wha[...]

Initial Settings menu 07 42 En 2 Press  (cursor right) to change the speaker distance for the highlighted speaker. 3 Use the / (cursor up/down) to change the distance. • When you change the distance settings of the front left ( L ) or front right ( R ) speakers, all the other speaker distances change relative to it. • Front left/right [...]

Additional information 08 43 En Chapter 8 Additional information Taking care of your player and discs General Hold discs by the edge or by the center hole and edge. When you're not using a disc, return it to its case and store upright. Avoid leaving discs in excessively cold, humid, or hot environments (including under direct sunlight). Don&ap[...]

Additional information 08 44 En If you use a chemical-impregnated cleaning cloth, read the instructions carefully before use. These cloths may leave smear marks on half-mirror finish surfaces; if this happens, finish with a dry cloth. Cleaning the pickup lens The DVD player’s lens should not become dirty in normal use, but if for some reason it s[...]

Additional information 08 45 En Note • Using the 16:9 (Wide) setting with a standard 4:3 TV, or either of the 4:3 settings with a widescreen TV, will result in a distorted picture. Setting the TV system 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[...]

Additional information 08 46 En DVD-Video regions All DVD-Video discs carry a region mark on the case somewhere that indicates which region(s) of the world the disc is compatible with. Your DVD player also has a region mark, which you can find on the rear panel. Discs from incompatible regions will not play in this player. Discs marked ALL will pla[...]

Additional information 08 47 En Language code list Language (Language code letter), Language code Country code list Country, Country code , Country code letter Japanese (ja), 1001 English (en), 0514 French (fr), 0618 German (de), 0405 Italian (it), 0920 Spanish (es), 0519 Chinese (zh), 2608 Dutch (nl), 1412 Portuguese (pt), 1620 Swedish (sv), 1922 [...]

Additional information 08 48 En Troubleshooting Incorrect operation is often mistaken for trouble or malfunction. If you think that there is something wrong with this component, check the points below. Sometimes the trouble may lie in another component. Inspect the other components and electrical appliances being used. If the trouble cannot be rect[...]

Additional information 08 49 En No picture/No color. • Incorrect video connections: Check that connections are correct and that plugs are inserted fully. Also check the video cable for damage. • TV/monitor or AV amplifier settings are incorrect: Check the instruction manual of the connected equipment. • The video output is set to progressive [...]

Additional information 08 50 En Cannot play multi- channel audio • Make sure that Audio Output Mode is set to 5.1 Channel (page 40). • Check that the Dolby Digital, DTS and MPEG Out settings (pages 34–35) are suitable for your amplifier/receiver—check the instruction manual that came with your amplifier/receiver. • DVD-Audio and SACDs do [...]

Additional information 08 51 En Note • Static electricity or other external influences may cause malfunctioning of this unit. In this case, unplug the power cord and then plug back in. This will usually reset the unit for proper operation. If this does not correct the problem, please consult your nearest Pioneer service center. DV575A WY_Mid.book[...]

Additional information 08 52 En Glossary Analog audio Direct representation of sound by an electrical signal. See also Digital audio . Aspect ratio The width of a TV screen relative to its height. Conventional TVs are 4:3; widescreen models are 16:9. Bonus Group (DVD-Audio only) An ‘extra’ group on some DVD-Audio discs that requires a key numbe[...]

Additional information 08 53 En *1 Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. *2 “DTS” and “DTS Digital Surround” are registered trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc. WMA WMA is short for Windows Media Audio and refers to an audio compression technology[...]

Additional information 08 54 En Specifications General System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DVD player Power requirements . . . AC 220–240 V, 50/60 Hz Power consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 W Power consumption (standby) . . . . . . . . 0.12 W Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Additional information 08 55 En The specifications and design of this product are subject to change without notice, due to improvement. Published by Pioneer Corporation. Copyright © 2004 Pioneer Corporation. All rights reserved DV575A WY_Mid.book 55 ページ ２００４年１月２８日　水曜日　午後６時５３分[...]

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