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    <J2L90901A> 1 D VD Pla ye r DV -420V -S DV -420V -K Operating Instructions[...]

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    En 2 <J2L90901A> 2 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[...]

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    En English 3 <J2L90901A> 3 2 CAUTION This product is a class 1 laser product, but this product contains a laser diode higher than Class 1. To ensure continued safety, do not remove any covers or attempt to gain access to the inside of the product. Re fer all se rv icing to qualified personnel. The following caution label appears on your unit.[...]

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    En 4 <J2L90901A> Contents 4 Before you start What’s in the box .............................................. 5 Loading the batteries in the remote control .......... 5 Playable discs ................................................... 6 Playable files ..................................................... 7 Part Names and Functions Front Pa[...]

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    En Section 01 English 5 <J2L90901A> Before you start 5 What’s in the box  Remote Control  Audio/ video cable  Power cable (Central American, South American and Taiwanese model x2)  AA batteries (R6) x 2  Operating instructions (this document)  Front panel button names sticker (Taiwanese model only) – Chinese lan ‑ guag[...]

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    En Section 01 6 <J2L90901A> Before you start 6 Playable discs  Commercially available DVD‑Video discs  DVD‑R/ ‑RW/ ‑R DL and DVD+R/ +RW/ +R DL discs recorded in the Video mode and finalized DVD‑R/ ‑RW/ ‑R DL discs recorded in the VR mode Video CDs (including Super VCDs)  Commercially available audio CDs  CD‑R/ ‑R[...]

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    En Section 01 English 7 <J2L90901A> Before you start 7 6 Regarding copy protected CDs This player is designed to conform to the specifications of the audio CD format. This player does not support the playback or func ‑ tion of discs that do not conform to these specifications. About playing DualDiscs  A DualDisc is a new two‑sided disc[...]

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    En Section 01 8 <J2L90901A> Before you start 8 Group 1 Afrikaans (af), Basque (eu), Catalan (ca), Danish (da), Dutch (nl), English (en), Faroese (fo), Finnish (fi), French (fr), German (de), Icelandic (is), Irish (ga), Italian (it), Norwegian (no), Portu ‑ guese (pt), Rhaeto‑Romanic (rm), Scot ‑ tish (gd), Spanish (es), Swedish (sv) Gro[...]

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    En Section 02 English 9 <J2L90901A> Part Names and Functions 9 Front Panel 1 9 5 7 8 2 12 11 10 13 16 15 14 3 4 6 17 1  STANDBY/ON (page 16 ) 2 HDMI (page 12 ) This lights when the device connected to the HDMI terminal is recognized. 3 Remote control sensor Point the remote control to this, then operate it within a distance of approxi ‑ [...]

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    En Section 02 10 <J2L90901A> Part Names and Functions 10 Remote control STANDBY/ON OPEN/C LO SE AUDIO SUBTITLE ANGLE 1 23 CLEAR USB DVD/ 4 5 6 7 89 0 TO P MENU MENU ENTER RETURN PL AY MODE ZOOM DISPLA Y PL AY PREV PA USE DVD STOP NE XT HOME MENU REC USB 5 6 10 11 4 8 12 13 1 2 3 7 9 22 14 16 15 19 20 21 23 24 18 17 1  STANDBY/ON (page 16 )[...]

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    En Section 02 English 11 <J2L90901A> Part Names and Functions 11 10 Front Panel Display 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1  Lights when playback is paused.  Lights during playback. 2 CHP Lights when the chapter number is displayed. 3 TITLE Lights when the title number is displayed. 4 (page 19 ) Lights when switched to a different angle (DVD‑Video only[...]

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    En Section 03 12 <J2L90901A> Connections 12  Be sure to turn off the power and unplug the power cord from the power outlet whenever making or changing connections.  Connect the power cord after all the connections between devices have been completed.  Connect the player’s video output directly to the TV. This player supports analog[...]

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    En Section 03 English 13 <J2L90901A> Connections 13 12 Notes  This pla yer’s in terfa ce is desi gned ba sed on the Hig h‑Def initio n Multim edia In terfac e specification.  When an HD MI‑com patib le devic e is conne cted, t he resol ution is d ispla yed on the front panel display.  The reso lution o f the vide o signa ls out[...]

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    En Section 03 14 <J2L90901A> Connections 14  Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Dolby and the double‑D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.  Manufactured under license under U.S. Patent #: 5,451,942 & other U.S. and worldwide patents issued & pending. DTS and DTS Digital Out are registered trade ‑ ma[...]

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    En Section 03 English 15 <J2L90901A> Connections 15 14 Con nec tin g u sin g a component video cable P R P B Y CO MPONENT VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO OUT DIGI TA L AU DIO OUT AU DIO OUT HDMI OUT L R CO AXIA L OPTI CA L Player’s rear panel TV Component cable or three video cables (comme rc ially available) Audio/video cable (included) To aud[...]

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    En Section 04 16 <J2L90901A> Playback 16 Playing discs or files  Before starting, turn the TV’s power on and switch the TV’s input.  The player’s screen display language can be changed ( OSD Languag e on page 31). 1 Turn the power on. Press  STANDBY/ON . 2 Open the disc tray and load the disc. Press  OPEN/CLOSE . Set the dis[...]

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    En Section 04 English 17 <J2L90901A> Playback 17 16 Various playback functions It may not be possible to use some of these functions, depending on the type of disc or file. Starting playback from where it was stopped (Resume Play)  When  STOP is pressed during playback, the point at which playback was stopped is stored in the memory. Wh[...]

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    En Section 04 18 <J2L90901A> Playback 18 Playing in slow motion  While playback is paused, press and hold in  /  / or  / /  .  Press and hold the button until Slow is displayed on the TV screen.  The speed changes each time the button is pressed. The speed steps differ according to the disc or file.  To resume normal p[...]

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    En Section 04 English 19 <J2L90901A> Playback 19 18 Switching the subtitle  On DVD‑Video or DivX discs containing subtitles in multiple languages, the subtitle can be switched dur ‑ ing playback.  During playback, press SUBTITLE .  The subtitle switches each time the button is pressed.  The recorded subtitles depend on the dis[...]

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    En Section 04 20 <J2L90901A> Playback 20 Viewing the disc’s or file’s information  During playback, press DISPLAY .  The elapsed time, amount remaining, etc., is dis ‑ played.  For some discs and files, the contents displayed switch each time the button is pressed.  To turn the information off, press DISPLAY again until it t[...]

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    En Section 04 English 21 <J2L90901A> Playback 21 20 Playing files stored on USB devices  The player may not recognize the USB device, may not play files or may not sup ‑ ply power to the USB device. For details, see When a USB device is connected on page 40.  Pioneer does not support that all files recorded on all USB devices will pla[...]

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    En Section 04 22 <J2L90901A> Playback 22 Start Selected T rack T otal Time  00  000:00 Select T rack Bitrate Individual Select All All Clear  01:43  03:17  04:18  04:59  04:20  04:38  04:40  04:11 T rack 1–13 T rack01 T rack02 T rack03 T rack04 T rack05 T rack06 T rack07 T rack08 C[...]

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    En Section 04 English 23 <J2L90901A> Playback 23 22  Press  to return to the previous screen. (It is also possible to return to the previ ‑ ous screen by selecting -- then pressing ENTER .)  Press HOME MENU to exit the Disc Navigator. Note When a disc contains both audio files and JPEG files, they can be played simultaneously. To d[...]

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    En Section 04 24 <J2L90901A> Playback 24 3 Select the type of Random play. Use  /  to select, then press ENTER or  . Random play starts.  To cancel random play, select Random Off , then press ENTER . (Random play is can ‑ celed automatically when playback is stopped.)  The types of random play available depend on the disc and[...]

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    En Section 04 English 25 <J2L90901A> Playback 25 24 Notes  For some D VD‑Vid eos, th e n umber o r t ime can be specified using a menu screen.  For vide o files, o nly the ti me can be sp ecifi ed (only Time Search (time searching) is possible).  Time searching ( Time Search ) is no t possib le on DVD+R/ +RW discs.  Adjusting th[...]

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    En Section 04 26 <J2L90901A> Playback 26 Adjusting the picture quality 1 Display the Home Menu. Press HOME MENU . 2 Select Video Adjust. Use  /  /  /  to select, then press ENTER . 3 Change the settings. Use  /  /  /  to select, then press ENTER .  Press RETU RN to return to the previous screen. 4 Enter the changes.[...]

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    En Section 05 English 27 <J2L90901A> Changing the Settings (Initial Settings) 27 Operating the Initial Settings menu Initial Settings cannot be selected during playback. Stop the disc first. 1 Display the Home Menu. Press HOME MENU . 2 Select Initial Settings. Use  /  /  /  to select, then press ENTER . 3 Select the item and chang[...]

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    En Section 05 28 <J2L90901A> Changing the Settings (Initial Settings) 28 Digital Audio Out settings Options settings Settings HDMI Out LPCM (2CH) Multichannel audio signals are converted to 2‑channel linear PCM audio signals for output. This can be selected when the connected HDMI‑compatible device does not support multichannel audio. Aut[...]

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    En Section 05 English 29 <J2L90901A> Changing the Settings (Initial Settings) 29 28 About the HDMI Out setting and the type of audio signal that is output Audio format HDMI Out settings LPCM (2CH) Auto Dolby Digital 2ch downmix Dolby Digital 1 Dolby Digital Karaoke Left/ right Dolby Digital 1 Linear PCM Left/ right Left/ right DTS Not output [...]

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    En Section 05 30 <J2L90901A> Changing the Settings (Initial Settings) 30 Options settings Settings Component Out Progressive Select this when a TV or projector supporting progressive video signals is connected to the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT terminals. PRGSVE appears on the front panel display. Interlace Select this when a TV or projector that doe[...]

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    En Section 05 English 31 <J2L90901A> Changing the Settings (Initial Settings) 31 30 Options settings Settings Audio Language English Select this to listen to the sound of a DVD‑Video disc in English. available languages Choose a language from the listed languages to set the default audio language for DVD‑Video playback. Other Language Sel[...]

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    En Section 05 32 <J2L90901A> Changing the Settings (Initial Settings) 32 Options settings Options settings Settings KURO LINK On Select this to operate the player using the remote control of the AV device connected using an HDMI cable. For details, see About KURO LINK function on page 14. Off Select this when you do not want to control the pl[...]

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    En Section 05 English 33 <J2L90901A> Changing the Settings (Initial Settings) 33 32 Registering (changing) the password Some DVD‑Video discs have Parental Lock levels (check the disc’s jacket, etc.). Viewing of such discs can be restricted by setting the player’s level to a level lower than the disc. 1 Select Password. Use  /  to [...]

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    En Appendix 06 34 <J2L90901A> Additional information 34 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 u[...]

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    En Appendix 06 English 35 <J2L90901A> Additional information 35 34 Problem Check Remedy The player’s power turns off automatically. Is Auto Power Off set to On ? If Auto Power Off is set to On , the player’s power turns off automatically if no operation is performed for over 30 minutes (page 32). Power turns on or off automati ‑ cally. [...]

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    En Appendix 06 36 <J2L90901A> Additional information 36 Problem Check Remedy Sound is not produced or is distorted. Is the pause, frame‑by‑frame forward or reverse, or slow play mode set? No sound is output during pause, frame‑ by‑frame forward/ reverse or slow motion playback. Are the connected devices (AV receiver or amplifier, etc.[...]

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    En Appendix 06 English 37 <J2L90901A> Additional information 37 36 Problem Check Remedy DTS audio signals are not output. Are connections proper? Properly connect the AV receiver or ampli ‑ fier, etc., to the DIGITAL A UDIO OUT (COAXIAL/ OPTICAL) terminals. Does the connected AV receiver or amplifier, etc., support DTS audio signals? If the[...]

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    En Appendix 06 38 <J2L90901A> Additional information 38 Problem Check Remedy Picture is not displayed. Is the resolution properly set? Set HDMI Resolution properly for the con ‑ nected device (page 30). Restore HDMI Resolution to the default setting ( 720x480p/ 720x576p ) (page 30). Is the HDMI cable properly con ‑ nected? Connect the cab[...]

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    En Appendix 06 English 39 <J2L90901A> Additional information 39 38 Problem Check Remedy KURO LINK function does not work. Is the HDMI cable you are using a High Speed HDMI cable? Use a High Speed HDMI cable. The KURO LINK function may not work properly if HDMI cable other than a High Speed HDMI™ cable is used. Is KURO LINK set to On on the [...]

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    En Appendix 06 40 <J2L90901A> Additional information 40 When a USB device is connected Problem Check Remedy USB device is not recognized. Is the USB device properly con ‑ nected? Connect the device securely (all the way in). Is the USB device connected via a USB hub? This player does not support USB hubs. Connect the USB device directly. Th[...]

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    En Appendix 06 English 41 <J2L90901A> Additional information 41 40 Problem Check Remedy Audio CD tracks cannot be recorded on a USB device. Is there enough free space on the USB device? Recording is not possible if there is not enough free space left on the USB device. In this case, Available USB space is low is displayed. Are there 300 or mo[...]

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    En Appendix 06 42 <J2L90901A> Additional information 42 Language Code Table and Country/ Area Code Table Language Code Table Language names (codes) and input codes Japanese (ja), 1001 Bhutani (dz), 0426 Kirghiz (ky), 1125 Sinhalese (si), 1909 English (en), 0514 Esperanto (eo), 0515 Latin (la), 1201 Slovak (sk), 1911 French (fr), 0618 Estonian[...]

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    En Appendix 06 English 43 <J2L90901A> Additional information 43 42 Setting the TV system  If the picture of the disc being played is distorted, switch the TV system to the one used in your country or region.  When the TV system is switched, the types of discs that can be played are limited.  The factory default setting is AUTO . 1 Tu[...]

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    En Appendix 06 44 <J2L90901A> Additional information 44 Turn off the player’s power when not using it. Depending on signal conditions, striped pat ‑ terns may appear on a TV screen and noise may enter the sound of radio broadcasts when the player’s power is on. If this hap ‑ pens, turn the player’s power off. About condensation If t[...]

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    En Appendix 06 English 45 <J2L90901A> Additional information 45 44 Cleaning discs  Discs may not play if there are finger ‑ prints or dust on them. In this case, use a cleaning cloth, etc., to gently wipe the disc from the inside towards the outside. Do not use dirty cleaning cloths.  Do not use benzene, thinner or other volatile chem[...]

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    En Appendix 06 46 <J2L90901A> Additional information 46 Specifications Power requirements ....... AC 110 V to 240 V, 50 Hz/ 60 Hz Power consumption ...................................................11 W Power consumption (standby) .................................0.7 W Weight ..................................................................[...]

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    <J2L90901A> 48 48 Printed in Thailand Published by Pioneer Corporation. Copyright © 2009 Pioneer Corporation. All rights reser ved. PIONEER CORPORA TION 4-1, Meguro 1-Chome, Meguro-ku, T okyo 153-8654, J apan PIONEER ELECTRONICS (USA) INC. P. O. BO X 1540, Long Beach, California 90801-1540, U. S.A. TEL: (800) 421-1404 PIONEER ELECTRONICS OF [...]