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    DVD Player DV-370 DV-470 DV-2750 Operating Instructions DV370_En_A5New.book Page 1 Thursday, April 1, 2004 6:16 PM[...]

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    English 2 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 symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of unin[...]

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    English 3 En POWER-CORD CAUTION Handle the power cord by the plug. Do not pull out the plug by tugging the cord and never touch the power cord when your hands are wet as this could cause a short circuit or electric shock. Do not place the unit, a piece of furniture, etc., on the power cord, or pinch the cord. Never make a knot in the cord or tie it[...]

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

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    Before you start English 5 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. •S urround sound ente[...]

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    Before you start English 6 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[...]

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    Connecting up English 7 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 [...]

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    Connecting up English 8 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 [...]

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    Controls and displays English 9 En Chapter 3 Controls and displays Front panel 1  STANDBY/ON (page 10) 2R emote control sensor (page 9) 3D isc tray 4  OPEN/CLOSE (page 11) 5D isplay 6T O P MENU (page 12) 7E NTER & cursor buttons (page 10) 8M E N U (page 12) 9R E T URN (page 12) 10 HOME MENU (page 10) 11  (page 11) 12  (page 11) 13 ?[...]

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    Getting started English 10 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 •M[...]

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    Getting started English 11 En 4 Press HOME MENU to exit the menu screen. Playing discs The basic playback controls for playing DVD, CD, Video CD/Super VCD and MP3/WMA discs are covered here. Further functions are detailed in the next chapter. For details on playing JPEG picture discs, see Viewing a JPEG slideshow on page 13. 4 Press  (play) to s[...]

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    Getting started English 12 En DVD-Video disc menus Many DVD-Video discs feature menus from which you can select what you want to watch. They may also give access to additional features, such as subtitle and audio language selection, or special features such as slideshows. See the disc packaging for details. Sometimes DVD-Video menus are displayed a[...]

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    Playing discs English 13 En Chapter 5 Playing discs Note •M any of the functions covered in this chapter apply to DVD discs, Video CDs/Super VCDs, 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 al[...]

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    Playing discs English 14 En • Original: Time – Thumbnails from the Original content at 10 minute intervals. • Playlist: Time – Thumbnails from the Playlist at 10 minute intervals. 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 [...]

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    Playing discs English 15 En Using random play Use the random play function to play titles or chapters (DVD-Video) or tracks (CD, Video CD/Super VCD) 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 or stopped. Important •R andom play remains in effect until you [...]

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    Playing discs English 16 En Important • Search functions are not available with Video CD/Super VCDs 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 options available depend on the kind of disc loaded. 2 Select a search mode. • The disc must be playing in order[...]

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    Audio Settings and Video Adjust menus English 17 En Chapter 6 Audio Settings and Video Adjust menus Audio Settings menu The Audio Settings menu offers features for adjusting the way discs sound. Audio DRC • Settings: High , Medium , Low , Off (default) When watching Dolby Digital DVDs at low volume, it’s easy to lose the quieter sounds complete[...]

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    Initial Settings menu English 18 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 playi[...]

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    Initial Settings menu English 19 En Display settings Parental Lock •D efault 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 pla[...]

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    Additional information English 20 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). D[...]

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    Additional information English 21 En Please note that many widescreen discs override the player’s settings so that the disc is shown in letter box format regardless of the setting. Note •U sing 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 s[...]

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    Additional information English 22 En Language code list Language (Language code letter), Language code Country code list Country, Country code , Country code letter Glossary 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 Swedi[...]

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    Additional information English 23 En Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. “DTS” and “DTS Digital Out” are registered trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc. AV connector output AV Connector (21-pin connector assignment) AV connector output .........[...]

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    DivX® video playback (DV-470 only) English 24 En Chapter 9 DivX ® video playback (DV-470 only) About DivX DivX is a compressed digital video format created by the DivX ® video codec from DivXNetworks, Inc. This player can play DivX video files burned on CD-R/RW/ROM discs. Keeping the same terminology as DVD-Video, individual DivX video files are[...]

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    DivX® video playback (DV-470 only) English 25 En Browsing DivX video titles using the Disc Navigator Use the Disc Navigator to browse the contents of a disc. Note that if there are other types of files on the same disc, these will not be displayed in the Disc Navigator. . Use the cursor up/down buttons ( / ) to move up and down the folder/ti[...]

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    DivX® video playback (DV-470 only) English 26 En DV370_En_A5New.book Page 26 Thursday, April 1, 2004 6:16 PM[...]

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    DivX® video playback (DV-470 only) English 27 En DV370_En_A5New.book Page 27 Thursday, April 1, 2004 6:16 PM[...]

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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: 1-877-283-5901 PIONEER EUROPE NV Haven 1087, Keetberglaan 1, B-9120 Mels[...]