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01 1 En DVD Player DV-270 DV-271 DV-275 Operating Instructions Register Y our Pr oduct at www .pioneerelectr onics.com DV-270_KU_VRB1328A.book 1 ページ 2003年12月5日 金曜日 午前11時40分[...]
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WARNING – TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. D1-4-2-1_En 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[...]
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READ INSTRUCTIONS — All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated. RET AIN INSTRUCTIONS — The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. HEED WARNINGS — All warnings on the product and in the operating instructions should be adhered to. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS — All opera[...]
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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[...]
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5 En Contents 01 Before you start Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 What’s in the box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Hints on installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Disc / content format playback compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 02 Connecting [...]
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Before you start 01 6 En Chapter 1 Before you start Features • 24-bit/192kHz compatible DAC The on-board 24-bit/192kHz DAC means that this player 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 entertain[...]
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Before you start 01 7 En • Make sure that the plus and minus ends of each battery match the indications in the battery compartment. • Remove batteries from equipment that isn’t going to be used for a month or more. • When disposing of used batteries, please comply with governmental regulations or environmental public instruction’s rules t[...]
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Before you start 01 8 En 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 Compressed audio compatibility • Compatible formats: MPEG-1 Audio Laye[...]
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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[...]
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Connecting up 02 10 En 1 Connect the VIDEO OUT and AUDIO OUT L/R 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 soun[...]
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Connecting up 02 11 En Watching progressive scan video from the component video outputs This player can output progressive scan video from the component video output. Compared to interlace video, progressive scan video effectively doubles the scanning rate of the picture, resulting in a very stable, flicker-free image. To set up the player for use [...]
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Connecting up 02 12 En Connecting to an AV receiver To enjoy multichannel surround sound you need to connect this player to an AV receiver using the digital audio output. In addition to a digital connection, we recommend also connecting using the stereo analog connection. You’ll probably also want to connect a video output to your AV receiver. Yo[...]
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Controls and displays 03 13 En Chapter 3 Controls and displays Front panel 1 STANDBY/ON (page 15) 2 Remote control sensor (page 14) 3 Disc tray 4 OPEN/CLOSE (page 17) 5 Display 6 TOP MENU (page 18) 7 ENTER & cursor buttons (page 15) 8 MENU (page 18) 9 RETURN (page 18) 10 HOME MENU (page 15) 11 (page 17) 12 (page 17) 13 (page[...]
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Controls and displays 03 14 En Remote control 1 STANDBY/ON (page 15) 2 AUDIO (page 26) 3 SUBTITLE (page 26) 4 Number buttons (page 17) 5 TOP MENU (page 18) 6 ENTER & cursor buttons (page 15) 7 HOME MENU (page 15) 8 and / (page 20) 9 (page 17) 10 (page 17) 11 (page 17) 12 PLAY MODE (page 23) 13 SURROUND (page 28) 14 [...]
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Getting started 04 15 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[...]
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Getting started 04 16 En Note • From here on in this manual, the word ‘select’ generally means use the cursor buttons to highlight an item on-screen, then press ENTER . 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 conevntional ([...]
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Getting started 04 17 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, 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 guide to a[...]
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Getting started 04 18 En Resume and Last Memory 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 point. With DVDs and Video CDs, if you take the[...]
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Getting started 04 19 En Video CD PBC menus Some Video CDs 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 without having to navigate the PBC menu by starting playback using a number button to select a track, rather than the (play) button. FAQ • After I lo[...]
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Playing discs 05 20 En Chapter 5 Playing discs Note • Many of the functions covered in this chapter apply to DVD discs, Video CDs, CDs and 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 some or all parts of the d[...]
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Playing discs 05 21 En Viewing a JPEG slideshow After loading a CD/CD-R/RW containing JPEG picture files, press (play) 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 as possible (if [...]
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Playing discs 05 22 En The screen shows up to six moving thumbnail images displayed one after another. To display the previous/next six thumbnails, press / (you don’t have to wait for all the thumbnails to finish playing to display the previous/next page). 3 Select the thumbnail image for what you want to play. You can use either the curs[...]
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Playing discs 05 23 En 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 selected, a slideshow begins, starting with that file, and continues to the end of the fo[...]
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Playing discs 05 24 En • For CDs and Video CDs, select Disc Repeat or Track Repeat (or Repeat Off ). Using random play Use the random play function to play titles or chapters (DVD-Video) or tracks (CD, Video CD) at random. (Note that the same track/title/ chapter may play more than once.) You can set the random play option when a disc is playing [...]
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Playing discs 05 25 En Creating a program list This feature lets you program the play order of titles/chapters/tracks on a disc. Important • You can’t use Program play with VR format DVD-RW discs, Video CDs playing in PBC mode, WMA/MP3 discs, or while a DVD disc menu is being displayed. 1 Press PLAY MODE and select ‘Program’ from the list o[...]
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Playing discs 05 26 En Searching a disc You can search DVD discs by title or chapter number, or by time; CDs and Video CDs by track number or time. Important • Search functions are not available with Video CDs in PBC mode, or with WMA/ MP3 discs. 1 Press PLAY MODE and select ‘Search Mode’ from the list of functions on the left. The search opt[...]
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Playing discs 05 27 En • To set DVD audio language preferences, see Language settings on page 31. Zooming the screen Using the zoom feature you can magnify a part of the screen by a factor of 2 or 4, while watching a DVD or Video CD or playing a JPEG disc. 1 During playback, use the ZOOM button to select the zoom factor (Normal, 2x or 4x). • Si[...]
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Audio Settings and Video Adjust menus 06 28 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[...]
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Audio Settings and Video Adjust menus 06 29 En Note • Virtual Surround doesn’t work with WMA or DTS, through either the analog or digital outputs. • 96kHz linear PCM audio is automatically downsampled to 48kHz if Virtual Surround is switched on. • If the player is outputting Dolby Digital or MPEG bitstream audio (in other words, no conversi[...]
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Initial Settings menu 07 30 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 ddisplay 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. [...]
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Initial Settings menu 07 31 En Video Output settings Language settings MPEG Out MPEG > PCM MPEG encoded digital audio is converted to PCM audio for digital output. MPEG MPEG encoded digital audio is output as is. Setting Option What it means TV Screen (See also Screen sizes and disc formats on page 35.) 4:3 (Letter Box) Set if you have a convent[...]
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Initial Settings menu 07 32 En Display settings 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. S[...]
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Initial Settings menu 07 33 En 2 Use the number buttons to enter a 4- digit password. The numbers you enter show up as asterisks (*) on-screen. 3 Press ENTER to register the password. You will return to the Options menu screen. Changing your password To change your password, confirm your existing password then enter a new one. 1 Select ‘Password [...]
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Additional information 08 34 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[...]
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Additional information 08 35 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[...]
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Additional information 08 36 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. Resetting the player Use this procedure to reset all the player’s settings to the factory default. 1 Switch the player into standby. 2 Using the front panel buttons,[...]
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Additional information 08 37 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 [...]
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Additional information 08 38 En Glossary Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. “DTS” and “DTS Digital Surround” are registered trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc. Analog audio Direct representation of sound by an electrical signal. See also Digit[...]
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Additional information 08 39 En Specifications General System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DVD player Power requirements . . . . . . . . . .AC 120 V, 60 Hz Power consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 W Power consumption (standby) . . . . . . . . 0.07 W Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.1 kg / 4 lb 10 [...]
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PIONEER CORPORATION 4-1, Meguro 1-Chome, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8654, Japan PIONEER ELECTRONICS (USA) INC. P.O. BOX 1540, Long Beach, California 90810-1540, U.S.A. TEL: (800) 421-1404 PIONEER ELECTRONICS OF CANADA, INC. 300 Allstate Parkway, Markham, Ontario L3R OP2, Canada TEL: (905) 479-4411 PIONEER EUROPE NV Haven 1087, Keetberglaan 1, B-9120 Mels[...]