Pioneer DV-454 manual

DVD Player DV-454 DV-350 Operating Instructions[...]

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W ARNING: Slot and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation and to ensure reliable opera- tion 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 appara- tus on the thick carpet, bed, [...]

4 En Contents 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 .................................. 7 Disc / Content F ormat Playback Compatibility .......[...]

5 En Contents 06 The Audio Settings Menu Audio DRC ........................................................ 37 Virtual Surround ............................................... 37 07 The Initial Settings Menu Using the Initial Settings menu ...................... 39 Digital Audio Out settings .............................. 39 Digital Out ...........[...]

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. Excellent audio performance with Dolby* 1 Digital and DTS* 2 software Logos: 1 When connected t[...]

Befor e Y ou Start 01 7 En • Don ’ t mix new and old batteries together . • Don ’ t use different kinds of battery 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. • Remove batteries f[...]

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 Video CD Audio CD CD-R CD-R W • Other formats, including but not limited to the following, are not playable in [...]

Befor e Y ou Start 01 9 En Compressed Audio Compatibility • This unit will play compressed audio files formatted in the MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 format (MP3) with a 32, 44.1 or 48kHz fixed bit rate. Incompatible files will not play and “ UNPLAY ABLE ” will be displayed on the unit. • V ariable Bit-Rate (VBR) files are playable, but playing time[...]

Connecting Up 02 10 En 4 AC IN Connect the supplied power cord here, then plug into a power outlet. 5 VIDEO OUT This is a standard video output that you can connect to your TV or A V receiver using the supplied audio/video cable. 6 S (S-Video output) This is an S-video output that you can use instead of the video output described in 5 above. 7 DIGI[...]

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 . Do not connect this player to your TV via a VCR (or your VCR via this pl[...]

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 . • F or the above reasons, do not plug this player into a switched power supply [...]

Connecting Up 02 13 En Connecting to an A V receiver T o enjoy multichannel surround sound you need to connect this player to an A V receiver using a digital output. The DV -454 has both coaxial and optical digital jacks; use which- ever is convenient. The DV -350 has only a coaxial jack. In addition to a digital connection, we recommend also conne[...]

Connecting Up 02 14 En • My TV doesn ’t have any inputs to connect the DVD player . How can I watch DVDs? Unfortunately , if your TV has no inputs you can ’ t use this player with it. • My VCR is alr eady connected to my TV , so there ar en ’t any spare inputs. What should I do? If all your TV ’ s inputs are already in use, you can buy [...]

Controls 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 forward scanning • P ress to jump to the next chapter or track 10 4 1 • P ress and hold for fast reverse scanning • P ress to jump back to the begi[...]

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 time or number of tracks/titles/chapters remaining 9 Character display 10 8 Lights when a disc is paused 11 3 Lights when a disc is playing 12 2 D Li[...]

Controls 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 ( pages 34–35 ) 3 SUBTITLE P ress to select a subtitle display ( page 34 ) 4 Number buttons 5 TOP MENU P ress to display the top menu of a DVD disc 6 ENTER & cursor control buttons Use to navigate [...]

Contr ols and Displays 03 18 En 12 PLA Y MODE P ress to display the Play Mode menu ( pages 29 – 34 ) (Y ou can also get to the Play Mode menu by pressing SETUP and select- ing Play Mode ) 13 SURROUND Press to activate/switch off 2 V/T ruSurround 14 0 OPEN/CLOSE P ress to open or close the disc tray 15 ANGLE P ress to change the camera angle durin[...]

Getting Started 04 19 En Let’ s Get Started When you switch on the player for the first time, you should see a welcome screen displayed on your TV . F rom here you can set up the language and the kind of TV you have, then either use the Setup Navigator to make more settings, or jump right in and start playing some discs. GUIDE RETURN ENTER 1 Use [...]

Getting Started 04 20 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 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 a[...]

Getting Started 04 21 En • The button guide at the bottom of ever y OSD screen shows you which buttons you ’ ll need to use for that screen. 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 pla[...]

Getting Started 04 22 En 6 Did you connect this player to an A V receiver using a digital output? Select Connected or Not Connected . Connected Not Connected A V Receiver Digital Audio Out Language Settings Audio Out Settings A V Receiver Func. Setup Navigator • If you selected Not Connected here, that completes setup using the Setup Navigator . [...]

Getting Started 04 23 En Playing discs The basic playback controls for playing DVD, CD, Video CD and MP3 discs are covered here. F urther functions are detailed in the next chapter . 0 1 23 4 56 789 STANDBY/ON OPEN/CLOSE 4 1 ¡ ¢ 8 7 3 0 ENTER ENTER 1 If the player isn ’ t alr eady on, press ST ANDBY/ON to switch it on. If you ’ re playing a D[...]

Getting Started 04 24 En • Why won ’ t the disc I loaded play? First check that you loaded the disc the right way up (label side up), and that it ’ s clean and not damaged. See page 47 for information on cleaning discs. If a disc loaded correctly won ’ t play , it ’ s probably an incompatible format or disc type, such as DVD-Audio or DVD [...]

Getting Started 04 25 En Front panel contr ols The 3 (play), 7 (stop), and 8 (pause) buttons on the front panel work in exactly the same way as their remote control equivalents. The combined scan/skip buttons on the front panel ( 4 1 and ¡ ¢ ) work slightly differently from the remote buttons. STANDBY/ON 3 OPEN/ CLOSE 0 8 7 1 4 ¡ ¢ DV -454 41 ?[...]

Getting Started 04 26 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. Y ou 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 3 (play) button. 0 1 23 4 56 789 RET[...]

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. Title 1-10 Title 01 Title 02 Title 03 Title 04 Title 05 Title 06 Title 0[...]

Playing Discs 05 28 En Playing in slow motion Y ou can play DVDs and Video CDs 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. • The slow motion speed is shown on- screen. • There is no sound during slow motion p[...]

Playing Discs 05 29 En • The picture quality when using frame reverse is not as good as frame ad- vance. • Depending on the disc, normal playback may automatically resume when a new chapter is reached. • When changing direction with a DVD disc, the picture may ‘ move ’ in an unexpected way . This is not a malfunction. Looping a section of[...]

Playing Discs 05 30 En 2 Select a repeat play option. If program play is active, select Program Repeat to repeat the program list, or Repeat Off to cancel. F or DVD discs, select Title Repeat or Chapter Repeat (or Repeat Off ). Title Repeat Chapter Repeat Repeat Off A-B Repeat Repeat Random Program Search Mode Play Mode F or CDs and Video CDs, sele[...]

Playing Discs 05 31 En • T o stop the disc and cancel random playback, press 7 (stop). • T o cancel random playback without stopping playback, press CLEAR . The disc will play to the end, then stop. • During random play , the 4 and ¢ buttons function a little differently to normal: 4 returns to the beginning of the current track/chapter . Y [...]

Playing Discs 05 32 En • T o add a chapter , first highlight the title, then press (cursor right) and select a chapter from the list. Program Step 01. 01-003 02. 03. 04. 05. 06. 07. 08. Title 1-38 Title 01 Title 02 Title 03 Title 04 Title 05 Title 06 Title 07 Title 08 Chapter 1-4 Chapter 001 Chapter 002 Chapter 003 Chapter 004 Program F or a CD o[...]

Playing Discs 05 33 En Editing a program list After creating a program list, you can add, delete and change steps. 1 Press PLA Y MODE and select ‘ Pro- gram ’ from the list of functions on the left. 2 Select ‘ Create/Edit ’ fr om the list of program options. 3 T o clear a step, highlight the step number and press CLEAR. 4 T o insert a step [...]

Playing Discs 05 34 En Sear ching a disc Y ou can search DVD discs by title or chapter number , or by time. CDs can be searched by track number , and Video CDs by track number or time. MP3 discs can be searched by folder or track number . 1 Press PLA Y MODE and select ‘ Search Mode ’ from the list of functions on the left. The search options th[...]

Playing Discs 05 35 En Switching audio channel when playing a V ideo CD When playing a Video CD, you can switch between stereo, just the left channel or just the right channel. 1 Press AUDIO r epeatly to select an audio channel option. Audio Stereo Zooming the screen Using the zoom feature you can magnify a part of the screen by a factor of 2 or 4,[...]

Playing Discs 05 36 En Displaying disc information V arious track, chapter and title information, as well as the video transmission rate for DVD discs, can be displayed on-screen while a disc is playing. 1 T o show/switch the information displayed, press DISPLA Y . When a disc is playing, the information appears at the top of the screen. Keep press[...]

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 effect of Audio DRC depends on your speakers and A V receiver settings. Virtual S[...]

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 ruSurr ound ’ or ‘ Off ’ , as requir ed. Audio Settings Audio [...]

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. Digital Audio Out Video Output Language Display Options Digital Out Dolby Digital Out DTS Out 96 kHz PCM Out MPEG[...]

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). Check the manual that came with the other component if you ’ re unsure whether it is 96 kHz compat[...]

The Initial Settings Menu 07 41 En and reconnect to the TV using either the supplied audio/video cable, or an S- Video cable (see pages 11 and 12 for more on this). • SCART cables come in various configu- rations. Make sure you use the correct one for your TV/monitor . See page 54 for the SCART pin assignment diagram. Digital Audio Out Video Outp[...]

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. Subtitle Display English French German Italian Spanish Other Language Initial Settings This setting is your preferred subtitle language for DVD discs. If the langua[...]

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 English français Deutsch Italiano Español Initial Settings This sets the language of this player ’ s on- screen displays. On Screen Display • Defau[...]

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 49 ), 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 49 for how to reset the player . Changing your password T o change your password, confirm your existing password then enter a new one. 1 Select ‘ [...]

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. Y ou can ’ t lock lev[...]

Additional Information 08 47 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 . When you're not using a disc, return it to its case and store upright. Avoid leaving discs in excessively cold, humid, or hot environ- ments (including under direct sunli[...]

Additional Information 08 48 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 [...]

Additional Information 08 49 En Screen 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. T elevisions, too, come in different aspect ratios; ‘ standard ’ 4:3 and widescreen 16:9. Wid[...]

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Additional Information 08 51 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 08 52 En PCM (Pulse Code Modulation) The most common system of encoding digital audio, found on CDs and DA T . Excellent quality , but requires a lot of data compared to formats such as Dolby Digital and MPEG audio. F or compatibility with digital audio recorders (CD, MD and DA T) and AV amplifiers with digital inputs, this u[...]

Additional Information 08 53 En 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 to AUTO . If you experience picture distortion with some discs, set the TV system to match your countr y or region ’ s system. Doing this, however ,[...]

Additional Information 08 54 En General System ............................................... DVD player P ower requirements .... AC 220 – 240 V , 50/60 Hz P ower consumption .................................... 14 W P ower consumption (standby) ....................... 0.3 W W eight ......................................................... 2.5 k[...]

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