Pioneer DV-266-S manual

DVD Player DV-266- S DV-366- S DV-366- K DV-466- S DV-466- K Operating Instructions DV260.book 1 ページ ２００３年１月２８日　火曜日　午後７時２０分[...]

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. H041A_En WARNING: N[...]

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, sofa,[...]

01 4 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 [...]

01 5 En Switching audio channel when playing a Video CD/Super VCD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Zooming the screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Switching camera angles . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Displaying disc information . . . . . . . . . . . 42 06 Viewing JPEG discs Viewing JPEG discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Using the[...]

Before you start 01 6 En Chapter 1 Before you start Features 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. Excellent audio performance with Dolby *1 Digital and DTS *2 software [...]

Before you start 01 7 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 (Central and South Amer- ican model x2) • Operating instructions x2 (Central and South American model x3, Aus[...]

Before you start 01 8 En • Replace the batteries when you notice a fall off in the operating range of the remote. Disc / content format playback compatibility General disc compatibility This player was designed and engineered to be compatible with software bearing one or more of the following logos: • KODAK Picture CD • is a trademark of Fuji[...]

Before you start 01 9 En • When playing a VR format DVD-RW discs that was edited on a DVD recorder, the screen may go momentarily black at edited points and/or you may see scenes from immediately before the edited point. • This unit cannot record DVD-R/RW discs. • Unfinalized DVD-R/RW discs cannot be played in this player. PC-created disc com[...]

Before you start 01 10 En • The CD-ROM used to compile your WMA/ MP3 files must be 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. • Use CD-R or CD-RW media for recording your files. The disc must be finalized (i.e. the session must be closed) in ord[...]

Connecting up 02 11 En Chapter 2 Connecting up Rear panel connections • When connecting this player up to your TV, AV receiver or other components, make sure that all components are switched off and unplugged. 1 DIGITAL AUDIO OUT – COAXIAL This is a digital audio output for connection to a PCM, Dolby Digital, DTS and/or MPEG- compatible AV rece[...]

Connecting up 02 12 En 7S (S-video output) This is an S-video output that you can use instead of the video output described in 5 above. 8 DIGITAL AUDIO OUT – OPTICAL This is a digital audio output for connection to a PCM, Dolby Digital, DTS and/or MPEG- compatible AV receiver that has an optical digital input. Connect using a commercially availab[...]

Connecting up 02 13 En • This player is equipped with copy protec- tion technology. Do not connect this player to your TV via a VCR using AV cables, as the picture from this player will not appear properly on your TV. (This player may also not be compatible with some combination TV/VCRs for the same reason; refer to the manufacturer for more info[...]

Connecting up 02 14 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 equip- ment). This should give you the best quality picture from the three types of video output available. • Use a component video cable (not supplied) to con[...]

Connecting up 02 15 En Connecting to an AV receiver To enjoy multichannel surround sound you need to connect this player to an AV receiver using a digital output. This player has both coaxial and optical digital jacks; use which- ever is convenient. In addition to a digital connection, we recom- mend also connecting using the stereo analog connecti[...]

Connecting up 02 16 En • My VCR is already connected to my TV, so there aren’t any spare inputs. What should I do? If all your TV’s inputs are already in use, you can buy a video input selector from an electronics store, which effectively gives you more inputs. • My TV only has one input for the sound. What should I plug it into? If you don[...]

Controls and displays 03 17 En Chapter 3 Controls and displays Front panel STANDBY/ON       OPEN/ CLOSE TO P MENU MENU HOME MENU RETURN ENTER 1 13 16 3 14 7 9 8 4 10 15 5 6 DV -266-s 11 12 STANDBY/ON       OPEN/CLOSE FL DIMMER TO P MENU MENU HOME MENU RETURN ENTER 1 3 2 4 7 9 8 15 13 5 DV -366- K DV -[...]

Controls and displays 03 18 En 1  STANDBY/ON Press to switch the player on or into standby. 2 FL DIMMER Press to dim or brighten the display. 3 Disc tray 4  OPEN/CLOSE Press to open or close the disc tray. 5  Press to pause playback. Press again to restart. 6  Press to start or resume playback. 7 TOP MENU Press to display the top menu o[...]

Controls and displays 03 19 En Display 1  and  Indicates whether a disc is playing or paused. 2 CHP Indicates that the character display is showing a DVD chapter number. 3 TITLE Indicates that the character display is showing a DVD title number. 4 Lights when 2 V/SRS TruSurround is selected. 5 Lights during multi-angle scenes on a DVD disc. 6[...]

Controls and displays 03 20 En Remote control 1  STANDBY/ON Press to switch the player on or into standby. 2 AUDIO Press to select the audio channel or language (see Switching DVD audio language on page 40). 3 SUBTITLE Press to select a subtitle display (see Switching subtitles on page 40). 4 Number buttons 5 TOP MENU Press to display the top me[...]

Controls and displays 03 21 En 13 SURROUND Press to activate/switch off 2 V/SRS TruSur- round. 14  OPEN/CLOSE Press to open or close the disc tray. 15 ANGLE Press to change the camera angle during DVD multi-angle scene playback (see Switching camera angles on page 42). 16 CLEAR Press to clear a numeric entry. 17 ENTER Use to select menu options,[...]

Getting started 04 22 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 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. • M[...]

Getting started 04 23 En 1 Press ENTER to move on to the next screen. Taiwanese model only 2 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. Taiwanese model only 3 Press ENTER again to finish setting up. Taiwanese model [...]

Getting started 04 24 En Using the on-screen displays For ease of use, this player 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 player, using some of the playback features, such as program play, and when making more advanced settings for audio [...]

Getting started 04 25 En Setting up with the Setup Navigator Using the Setup Navigator you can make a number of other initial settings for this player. We recommend using the Setup Navigator, especially if you connected this player to an AV receiver for playing surround sound. To answer some of the questions about digital audio formats you may need[...]

Getting started 04 26 En • If you selected Not Connected here, that completes setup using the Setup Navi- gator. Press ENTER to exit. 6 Did you connect this player to an AV receiver using a digital output? Select Connected or Not Connected . • If you selected Not Connected here, that completes setup using the Setup Navi- gator. Press ENTER to e[...]

Getting started 04 27 En Playing discs The basic playback controls for playing DVD, CD, Video CD/Super VCD and WMA/MP3 discs are covered here. Further functions are detailed in the next chapter. 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 su[...]

Getting started 04 28 En • After I load a DVD disc, it ejects automati- cally 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 64. If the region[...]

Getting started 04 29 En Basic playback controls The table below shows the basic controls on the remote for playing discs. The following chapter covers more playback features in more detail. Front panel controls The  (play),  (stop), and  (pause) buttons on the front panel work in exactly the same way as their remote control equivalents. T[...]

Getting started 04 30 En Resume and Last Memory When you stop playback of a DVD or Video CD/Super VCD disc, RESUME is shown in the display indicating that you can resume play- back 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 point. For DVD disc[...]

Getting started 04 31 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[...]

Playing discs 05 32 En Chapter 5 Playing discs Introduction Most of the features described in this chapter make use of on-screen displays. For an expla- nation of how to navigate these, see Using the on-screen displays on page 24. Many of the functions covered in this chapter apply to DVD discs, Video CD/Super VCDs, CDs and WMA/MP3/JPEG discs, alth[...]

Playing discs 05 33 En • Not all VR format DVD-RW discs have a Playlist. The screen for CDs and Video CD/Super VCDs shows a list of tracks. The screen for an WMA/MP3 disc shows the folder names on the left and the track names on the right (note that if there are more than 16 folders or names that contain accented or non-roman characters, tracks a[...]

Playing discs 05 34 En Playing in slow motion You can play DVDs and Video CD/Super VCDs at four different forward slow motion speeds. DVD-Video discs can also be played at two reverse speeds. (With Video CD/Super VCDs and VR format DVD-RWs, you can only use forward slow motion playback.) 1 During playback, press  (pause). 2 Press and hold /?[...]

Playing discs 05 35 En 1 During playback, press PLAY MODE and select ‘A-B Repeat’ from the list of functions on the left. 2 Press ENTER on ‘A(Start Point)’ to set the loop start point. 3 Press ENTER on ‘B(End Point)’ to set the loop end point. After pressing ENTER , playback jumps back to the start point and plays the loop. • The mini[...]

Playing discs 05 36 En For CDs and Video CD/Super VCDs, select Disc Repeat or Track Repeat (or Repeat Off ). For WMA/MP3 discs, select Disc Repeat , Folder Repeat or Track Repeat (or Repeat Off ). • You can’t use repeat and random play at the same time. • If you switch camera angle during repeat play, repeat play is canceled. Using random pla[...]

Playing discs 05 37 En For WMA/MP3 discs, select Random All (all folders) or Random Track (current folder only), (or Random Off ). • To stop the disc and cancel random play- back, press  (stop). • To cancel random playback without stop- ping playback, press CLEAR . The disc will play to the end, then stop. • During random play, the  and[...]

Playing discs 05 38 En • To add a chapter, first highlight the title, then press  (cursor right) and select a chapter from the list. For a CD or Video CD/Super VCD, select a track to add to the program list. For an WMA/MP3 disc, you can add a whole folder, or a track within a folder to the program list. • To add a folder, select the folder. [...]

Playing discs 05 39 En Editing a program list After creating a program list, you can add, delete and change steps. 1 Press PLAY MODE and select ‘Program’ from the list of functions on the left. 2 Select ‘Create/Edit’ from the list of program options. 3 To clear a step, highlight the step number and press CLEAR. 4 To insert a step in the mid[...]

Playing discs 05 40 En Searching a disc You can search DVD discs by title or chapter number, or by time. CDs can be searched by track number, and Video CD/Super VCDs by track number or time. WMA/MP3 discs can be searched by folder or track number. 1 Press PLAY MODE and select ‘Search Mode’ from the list of functions on the left. The search opti[...]

Playing discs 05 41 En • Some discs only allow you to change audio language from the disc menu. Press TOP MENU to access. • To set audio language preferences, see Audio Language on page 54. Switching VR format DVD-RW audio channel When playing a VR format DVD-RW disc recorded with dual-mono audio, you can switch between the main, sub, and mixed[...]

Playing discs 05 42 En • We do not recommend using DVD disc menus when the screen is zoomed as menu options will not be highlighted. • If you are displaying subtitles, these will disappear when the screen is zoomed. They will reappear when you return the screen to normal. Switching camera angles Some DVD discs feature scenes shot from two or mo[...]

Playing discs 05 43 En • JPEG disc displays • You can see disc information (number of titles/chapters, tracks, folders and so on) from the Disc Navigator screen. See Using the Disc Navigator to browse the contents of a disc on page 32. Play JPEG File File Name FL000001 1/40 Current / Total  Play JPEG Folder Folder Name Holiday 1/40 Current /[...]

Viewing JPEG discs 06 44 En Chapter 6 Viewing JPEG discs Viewing JPEG discs After loading a CD/CD-R/RW containing JPEG pictures, press  to start a slideshow from the first folder/picture on the disc. The player displays the pictures in each folder in alphabetical order. Pictures are automatically adjusted so that they fill as much of the screen [...]

Viewing JPEG discs 06 45 En • When a folder is highlighted you can press ENTER to open the Photo Browser screen for that folder. See below for more on using the Photo Browser. 3 To resume the slideshow from the highlighted file, press ENTER. Using the Photo Browser The Photo Browser displays nine thumbnail images at a time from the current folder[...]

Audio Settings menu 07 46 En Chapter 7 Audio Settings menu Audio DRC • Default setting: Off When watching Dolby Digital DVDs at low volume, it’s easy to lose the quieter sounds completely—including some of the dialog. Switching Audio DRC (Dynamic Range Control) to On can help by bringing up the quieter sounds, while controlling loud peaks. Ho[...]

Audio Settings menu 07 47 En 1 Press HOME MENU and select ‘Audio Settings’ from the on-screen display. 2 Highlight Virtual Surround, then use the / (cursor left/right) buttons to change to ‘ 2 V/SRS TruSurround’ or ‘Off’, as required. 3 Press ENTER to make the setting and exit the Audio Settings screen. • You can also use the SU[...]

Video Adjust menu 08 48 En Chapter 8 Video Adjust menu Video Adjust • Default setting: Standard From the Video Adjust screen you can select the standard video presentation or define presets of your own. 1 Press HOME MENU and select ‘Video Adjust’ from the on-screen display. 2 Use the / (cursor left/right) buttons to select a preset. •[...]

Video Adjust menu 08 49 En You can adjust any or all of the following picture quality settings: • Contrast – Adjusts the contrast between light and dark. • Brightness – Adjusts the overall bright- ness. • Chroma Level – Adjusts how saturated colors appear. 4 Press ENTER to save the preset and exit the Video Adjust screen. DV260.book 49 [...]

Initial Settings menu 09 50 En Chapter 9 Initial Settings menu Using the Initial Settings menu The Initial Settings menu gives you complete control in setting up your DVD player, including audio, and video output settings, audience limitation settings, among others. If an option is grayed out it means that it cannot be changed at the current time. [...]

Initial Settings menu 09 51 En Dolby Digital Out You only need to make this setting if you connected this player to an AV receiver (or other component) using one of the digital outputs. • Default setting: Dolby Digital If your AV receiver (or other connected component) is Dolby Digital compatible, set to Dolby Digital , otherwise set to Dolby Dig[...]

Initial Settings menu 09 52 En Video Output settings TV Screen • Default setting: 4:3 (Letter Box) If you have a widescreen TV, select the 16:9 (Wide) setting—widescreen DVD software is then shown using the full screen area. When playing software recorded in conventional (4:3) format, the settings on your TV will deter- mine how the material is[...]

Initial Settings menu 09 53 En jacks. If you want to display video on more than one monitor simultaneously, make sure that it is set to Interlace . See also Setting the TV system on page 68. • If you connect a TV that is not compatible with a progressive scan signal and switch the player to progressive, you will not be able to see any picture at [...]

Initial Settings menu 09 54 En Language settings Audio Language • Default setting: English Taiwanese model only : Chinese This setting is your preferred audio language for DVD discs. If the language you specify here is recorded on a disc, the player auto- matically plays the disc in that language. The DVD format recognizes 136 different languages[...]

Initial Settings menu 09 55 En • You can change or switch off the subtitles on a DVD disc during playback using the SUBTITLE button. (This does not affect this setting.) See Switching subtitles on page 40. • Some DVD discs set the subtitle language automatically when loaded, overriding the Subtitle Language setting. • Discs with two or more s[...]

Initial Settings menu 09 56 En Display settings OSD Language • Default setting: English Taiwanese model only : This sets the language of this player’s on- screen displays. On Screen Display • Default setting: On This sets whether operation displays are shown on-screen ( Play , Resume , Scan and so on.) Angle Indicator • Default setting: On [...]

Initial Settings menu 09 57 En Options Parental Lock • Default level: Off • Default password: none • Default Country code: us (2119) 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. This gives you some control about what your children watch on your DVD player. Som[...]

Initial Settings menu 09 58 En 2 Use the number buttons to enter your existing password, then press ENTER . The numbers appear as asterisks as you enter them. 3 Enter a new password. 4 Press ENTER to register the new pass- word and return to the Options menu screen. Setting/changing the Parental Lock level 1 Select ‘Level Change’. 2 Use number [...]

Initial Settings menu 09 59 En 2 Use number buttons to enter your password, then press ENTER. 3 Select a Country code. There are two ways you can do this. • Select by code letter: Use / (cursor up/down) to change the Country code. • Select by code number: Press  (cursor right) then use the number buttons to enter the 4-digit Country co[...]

Additional information 10 60 En Chapter 10 Additional information Taking care of your player and discs Handling discs When holding discs of any type, take care not to leave fingerprints, dirt or scratches on the disc surface. Hold the disc by its edge or by the center hole and edge. Damaged or dirty discs can affect playback performance. Take care [...]

Additional information 10 61 En Discs to avoid Discs spin at high speed inside the player. If you can see that a disc is cracked, chipped, warped, or otherwise damaged, don't risk using it in your player—you could end up damaging it. This player is designed for use with conven- tional, fully circular discs only. Use of shaped discs is not re[...]

Additional information 10 62 En • Place directly on top of an amplifier, or other component in your stereo system that becomes hot in use. • Use near a television or monitor as you may experience interference—especially if the television uses an indoor antenna. • Use in a kitchen or other room where the player may be exposed to smoke or ste[...]

Additional information 10 63 En Set to 4:3 (Pan&Scan) , widescreen discs are shown with the left and right sides cropped. Although the picture looks larger, you don’t actually see the whole picture. Please note that many widescreen discs over- ride the player’s settings so that the disc is shown in letter box format regardless of the settin[...]

Additional information 10 64 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 10 65 En Language code list Language (Language code letter), Language code 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 Russian (ru), 1821 Korean (ko), 1115 Greek (el), 0512 Afar (aa[...]

Additional information 10 66 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. Conventional TVs are 4:3 (in other words, the s[...]

Additional information 10 67 En JPEG A file format used for still images, such as photographs and illustrations. JPEG files are identified by the file extension “.jpg” or “.JPG”. Most digital cameras use this format. MP3 MP3 (MPEG1 audio layer 3) is a compressed audio file format. Files are recognized by their file extension “.mp3” or ?[...]

Additional information 10 68 En Setting the TV system (Except Taiwanese 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 . If you experience picture distor- tion with some discs, set the TV system to match your country or region’s syste[...]

Additional information 10 69 En Taiwanese model only: Changing the on-screen display language to English 1 Press HOME MENU. The on-screen display (OSD) appears. 2 Use the /// (cursor up/down/ left/right) buttons to select ‘ ’ from the on-screen display, then press ENTER. 3 Use the / (cursor up/down) buttons to select ‘ ’ f[...]

Additional information 10 70 En Specifications General System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DVD player Taiwanese model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 V, 60 Hz Other models . . . 110–127/220–240 V, 50/60 Hz Power consumption Taiwanese model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 W Other models . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Additional information 10 71 En DV260.book 71 ページ ２００３年１月２８日　火曜日　午後７時２０分[...]

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