Pioneer DV-C503 manual

DV -C503 Operating Instructions DVD PLA YER[...]

2 CONGRA TULA TIONS ON YOUR PURCHASE OF THIS FINE PIONEER PRODUCT . Pioneer is on the leading edge of DVD research for consumer products and this unit incorporates the latest technological developments. We are sure you will be fully satisfied with the DVD player . Thank you for your support. THE ST ANDBY/ON BUTTON IS SECONDARY CONNECTED AND THEREFO[...]

3 Please read through these operating instructions so you will know how to operate your model properly . After you have finished reading the instructions, put them away in a safe place for future reference. • This player is not suitable for commercial use. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to a[...]

4 * 2 Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Confidential unpublished works. © 1992-1997 Dolby Laboratories. All rights reserved. * 3 “DTS” is trademark of Digital Theater Systems, Inc. 1 Features of This Player Compatible with DVD, Video CD and CD formats D[...]

5 Wide range of DVD viewing options Multi-Angle ( page 32 ) Y ou can view scenes from different camera angles when watching movies or other media with multiple angle playback available. Multiple Languages ( page 34 ) Y ou can select the language on when watching movies or other media that have multiple language and/or audio soundtracks recorded on [...]

6 How to Proceed in This Manual DVD is an incredible format that presents the highest quality digital audio and video available today . The amount of information that can be recorded onto a DVD disc is remarkable, allowing it to offer numerous functions and features available with no other format. Because using the DVD player and DVDs may be confus[...]

7 T able of contents Before Using ........................................ 8 Checking Accessories ..................................... 8 Preparing the Remote Control ......................... 8 Names and Functions ......................... 9 Front Panel ...................................................... 9 Display Window .......................[...]

8 Preparing the Remote Control Inserting batteries into the remote control 1 While pushing the tab on the battery compartment cover toward the center of the remote, pull out in the direction indicated by the arrow. 2 Insert batteries. Make sure to match the plus (+) and minus (–) polarity guides on the batteries with the marks inside the battery [...]

9 Names and Functions 1 STANDBY/ON button Press to switch the player on or to put in standby ( pages 21, 25 ). 2 Disc tray When loading a disc, place it in the disc tray with the label side facing up ( pages 21, 25 ). 3 DISC buttons Use to select discs in the player directly ( page 21 ). 4 0 OPEN/CLOSE button Press to open and close the disc tray ([...]

10 Display Window 1 DVD indicator Lights when a DVD is loaded. CD indicator Lights when an audio CD is loaded. VCD indicator Lights when a Video CD is loaded. 2 1 DISC/ALL DISCS indicator Lights during random or repeat play. If ALL Discs is selected, ALL DISCS lights; if 1 Disc is selected, DISC lights. 3 REPEAT indicator Indicates that the Repeat [...]

11 Rear Panel 1 VIDEO OUT jack Connect to the video input on a TV or monitor or AV amplifier or receiver with video input capability. When using this output, be sure to set VIDEO OUT SELECT to the left position ( pages 14, 16 ). 2 S-VIDEO OUT jack If your TV or monitor has an S-video input, clear picture reproduction is possible by connecting the p[...]

12 Remote Control = Stereo = 1/L (Left) = 2/R (Right) A - B DISC 0 TOP MENU MENU STOP STEP/SLOW ENTER 5 5 5 5 4 ¢ 1 8 7 e E ¡ 3 REV FWD PREV NEXT RETURN CLEAR C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 + 10 SETUP OPEN/ CLOSE AUDIO SUBTITLE ANGLE PLA Y P AUSE PROGRAM REPEA T RANDOM Î SEARCH MODE REPEA T DISC 1 4 2 5 3 CD MODE CONDITION MEMORY LAST MEMORY DIS[...]

13 # CONDITION MEMORY button You can store in memory the settings for up to 15 DVDs. Press CONDITION MEMORY during DVD playback to memorize the settings ( page 49 ). $ OPEN/CLOSE 0 button Press to open or close the disc tray ( pages 21, 25 ). % ANGLE button Some DVDs are recorded with various camera angle playback options. Press ANGLE repeatedly to[...]

14 Making Connections Connection Guide The illustration on this page shows the basic setup using the audio and video cords included with this player . Use this illustration as a guide to setting up your home system. An explanation of each type of audio and video connection available can be found on pages 1 5 to 17 . T o determine the best audio and[...]

15 MAKING CONNECTIONS Audio Connections This player features two digital (optical and coaxial) and also analog audio output formats. Digital Audio Connections: Y ou can enjoy the digital audio recorded on DVD, Video CD or CD discs from both optical digital and coaxial digital output jacks. When making digital audio connections, do not make connecti[...]

16 V ideo Connections This player features S-video, composite, and component video output possibilities. Check the manual supplied with your TV or monitor to determine the best possible connection for your system. In addition to making physical connections to your TV or monitor , it is also necessary to assign the TV screen size. Y ou can use the [[...]

17 MAKING CONNECTIONS System Control Connections Using a commercially available cord with a mini plug (3.5 mm dia. with no resistance) to connect this player’ s CONTROL IN jack to the CONTROL OUT jack of another PIONEER component bearing the Î mark, you can control the player as though it were a component in a system (system control). • If you[...]

18 Setting Up the Player Using the Setup Navigator The Setup Navigator has been designed to simplify the process of getting the DVD player ready to perform. Designed as a series of on-screen multiple-choice questions, the Setup Navigator automatically sets the audio, video, and language settings according to how the questions are answered. Once thi[...]

19 SETTING UP THE PLA YER Setting the OSD Language (On-Screen Display Language) The [OSD Language] screen establishes the OSD language, or on-screen display language, which refers to the language that is used by the player in menus and on-screen messages. Additionally , the language that is established at this setting will also be used for the defa[...]

20 Confirming the settings The [Exit Setup Navigator] is the final screen in the Setup Navigator . Settings: Save Changes* Select to have the player make all of the necessary audio, video, and language settings according to your responses in the Setup Navigator . Delete Changes Select to exit the Setup Navigator without changing any of the system s[...]

21 1 Press ( STANDBY/ON on the front panel) to turn on the player. 2 Press OPEN/CLOSE 0 ( 0 OPEN/CLOSE on the front panel). The disc tray comes out. 3 Load a disc. • Load a disc with the label side facing up, using the disc tray guide to align the disc. • If you want to load more discs, press DISC SKIP to rotate the disc tray. You can load up t[...]

22 1 Press EXCHANGE. The disc tray comes out. 2 Load a disc. • Load a disc with the label side facing up, using the disc tray guide to align the disc. • If you want to load more discs, press DISC SKIP to rotate the disc tray two disc space. Notes • Load discs only in the two fully accessible disc spaces. Do not try and load discs into any of [...]

23 GETTING ST ARTED USING YOUR DVD PLA YER When a menu screen is displayed Menu screens are displayed for DVDs that have menu screens or Video CDs that include Playback Control (PBC). DVDs often contain extra information that can be accessed in the DVD menu and sometimes makes navigating DVD menu screens as enjoyable as watching the feature present[...]

24 Advancing to the next chapter (track) Press NEXT ¢ ( ¡ ¢ on the front panel). • Press to skip forward to the next chapter (track). • You can advance more than one chapter (track) forward by pressing and holding NEXT ¢ (remote control only) and releasing when the desired chapter (track) number appears in the display. Skipping back to the [...]

25 GETTING ST ARTED USING YOUR DVD PLA YER 1 Press STOP 7 ( 7 on the front panel). Playback stops. 2 Press OPEN/CLOSE 0 ( 0 OPEN/CLOSE on the front panel). • The disc tray comes out. • The tray rotates and the disc that was playing is located towards the front of the table. 3 Remove the disc. • If you want to remove more discs, press DISC SKI[...]

26 (Example) (Example) 1 Press ( STANDBY/ON on the front panel) 2 Press SETUP . The Setup screen appears. 3 Use the cursor buttons ( 2 / 3 ) to select the menu you want. As each menu is selected with the cursor, the settings appear below the menu heading. 4 Use the cursor buttons ( ∞ ) to enter the menu. The top item within the menu becomes highl[...]

27 ADJUSTING AUDIO AND VIDEO SETTINGS Changing to the Setup Screen “Expert” Menu Mode The Setup screen menus are divided into two levels, [Basic] and [Expert] , to make this unit more convenient to operate for different levels of users. The [Basic] menu mode contains functions that may be considered necessary for the basic operations of this pl[...]

28 Setting the Digital Audio Output T o Be Compatible with Y our A V Component – DVD This player is capable of digital audio output for Dolby Digital, DTS, MPEG, and signals with a sampling rate of 96 kHz. Make settings in the Setup screen Audio 1 menu to reflect the capabilities of the components that you have made digital connections to. Notes [...]

29 ADJUSTING AUDIO AND VIDEO SETTINGS Digital Out Expert – DVD/Video CD/CD Depending on your preferences and the type of connections made, you may opt not to have the digital audio signal output at all. When this setting is set to [Off] there is no signal output from the digital audio output jacks. Make changes to the [Digital Out] setting in the[...]

30 Setting the TV Screen Size – DVD The width-to-height ratio of conventional TVs is 4:3, while the width-to-height ratio of wide screen and high-definition TVs is 16:9. This width-to-height ratio is called the aspect ratio. When viewing software recorded in different aspect ratios, the image’ s height to width ratio can be switched to match th[...]

31 ADJUSTING AUDIO AND VIDEO SETTINGS Selecting the type of paused image to display Expert – DVD This function lets you view a clear still-image when DVD playback is paused. Make changes in the [Still Picture] setting in the Setup screen Video menu in the [Expert] menu mode ( page 27 ). Settings: Field (Picture shake will be eliminated during a p[...]

32 « V iewing from a Desired Camera Angle (Multi-Angle) – DVD Y ou can select a camera angle when viewing DVDs with the multi-angle option. Press ANGLE during playback. The camera angle changes each time you press the button. Notes • You can use the Multi-Angle function only with discs featuring recordings of images shot from different camera [...]

33 Setting the Language Options DVDs have the capacity to contain a great deal of audio information, which includes the ability to hold up to 8 different language tracks and subtitle information in as many as 32 different languages. This section outlines the variety of audio language and subtitle options available with this player . Please note tha[...]

34 Changing Audio Type – Video CD/CD For enjoyment of karaoke or similar format Video CDs and CDs, it is possible to select stereo audio, or either right or left channel mono depending on the requirements of the source. Press AUDIO repeatedly during playback to switch the audio type. Audio output changes from [1/L] (Left channel) to [2/R] (Right [...]

35 SETTING THE LANGUAGE OPTIONS Selecting a Subtitle Language (Multi-Language Subtitles) – DVD Y ou can select a desired subtitle language with DVDs that have subtitle data in multiple languages recorded on them. Press SUBTITLE repeatedly during playback. Pressing SUBTITLE once displays the currently selected subtitle language. Subsequent presses[...]

36 Setting Auto Language to control subtitle and audio language based on program content When the Auto Language function is used, foreign movies are shown with the original audio soundtrack and subtitles in the language selected in the [Subtitle Language] menu option. Domestic films are shown with the original audio soundtrack and no subtitles. (Th[...]

37 SETTING THE LANGUAGE OPTIONS Selecting a DVD menu language preference Expert In addition to containing different audio languages, DVD may also contain menu screens in different languages as well. Setting a DVD language preference, sets the selected language as a default when DVDs with menu information in that language are encountered. Selecting [...]

38 Advanced Functions This player is compatible with DVD, Video CD, and CD disc formats. Users already familiar with Video CD or CD will already be familiar with some of the functions the player is capable of performing. With DVD, an even greater number of possibilities and functions are available. Note DVDs differ in content and do not all contain[...]

39 ADV ANCED FUNCTIONS Changing the password Change your password whenever you feel it is necessary . However , if you forget your existing password, you cannot enter this screen to change it. 1 Select [Password Change] in the [Parental Lock] setting and press ENTER. The screen changes to the password input screen. To enter the password, refer to ?[...]

40 Changing the Background Color of the Screen Expert Y ou can select a blue or black background to appear when the player is in the stop mode. Make changes to the [Background Color] setting in the Setup screen General menu in the [Expert] menu mode ( page 2 7 ). Settings: Black Blue* Other *Factory setting When “Other” is selected This player [...]

41 ADV ANCED FUNCTIONS Playing CDs only (CD Mode) – CD Using this feature you can play only the CDs loaded in the disc tray—automatically skipping over any DVDs or Video CDs loaded. This may be useful if you have a mixture of discs loaded but only want to play music: you don't have to keep track of what kind of disc is where in the disc tr[...]

42 Still Frame/Slow Play/Frame Advance Playback – DVD/Video CD The video images on DVD and Video CD can be viewed as a still frame, played back at slow speeds and even advanced frame by frame. Viewing a still frame Press PAUSE 8 . When viewing a DVD, if the paused picture shakes, select the [Field] setting in the Setup screen Video menu [Still Pi[...]

43 ADV ANCED FUNCTIONS Searching for a T itle, Chapter , T rack, or Location on a Disc – DVD/Video CD/CD This player offers different ways of accessing the information on a DVD, Video CD, or CD. Using SEARCH MODE , you can search for titles or chapters on a DVD, tracks on a Video CD or CD, and even select the point in time to start playback. 1 Pr[...]

44 Repeat Play – DVD/Video CD/CD Y ou can repeat chapters or titles on DVDs, or repeat tracks, one disc or all discs (ALL) with CDs and Video CDs. Y ou can also repeat just a specified part of a chapter or track. Repeat play options for DVD Press REPEAT once during playback of the chapter you want to repeat, and twice to repeat playback of the cu[...]

45 ADV ANCED FUNCTIONS Random Play – DVD/Video CD/CD Y ou can play in random order chapters or titles on DVDs, or tracks, 1 disc, or all discs (ALL) with CDs and Video CDs. Random playback of chapters within one title – DVD Press RANDOM once, then press ENTER or PLAY 3 (RANDOM then 3 on the front panel). “Random Chapter” appears on the scre[...]

46 Playback in a Desired Order (Program Play) – DVD/Video CD/CD The titles and chapters on a DVD and similarly the tracks on a Video CD or CD can be arranged to play in the order you want. Y ou can create a program mixing titles, chapters, and tracks on all of the discs loaded in the disc tray . Note Although program play is not possible in CD mo[...]

47 ADV ANCED FUNCTIONS To confirm the contents of a program 1 Press PROGRAM. 2 Use the PREV 4 or NEXT ¢ buttons to jump to the previous/next page of six steps ( 41 or ¡¢ on the front panel cannot be used to perform this operation). 3 Press PROGRAM to exit the program screen. To change the contents of a program 1 Press PROGRAM. 2 Jump to the page[...]

48 Continuing Playback from a Specified Location (Last Memory) – DVD/Video CD The Last Memory function is convenient when you want to continue viewing a disc from the point where you were watching before. Unlike the resume function, the Last Memory function is effective even if the DVD is removed from the player . Last Memory locations can be sto[...]

49 ADV ANCED FUNCTIONS When a disc that has memorized settings is loaded “Condition Memory” will appear on the screen, and the previously memorized settings will be selected. Erasing the recorded contents Press CONDITION MEMORY , then CLEAR while “Condition Memory” is still being displayed on the screen. The “CONDITION” indicator disapp[...]

50 The display changes for each type of disc as follows each time the button is pressed. DVD V iewing Disc Information – DVD/Video CD/CD Use DISPLA Y to get current information about the disc currently loaded. Y ou can get information about the titles and chapters on a DVD or tracks on a Video CD or CD. When viewing DVDs, you can also check the d[...]

51 ADV ANCED FUNCTIONS Press DISPLA Y during while a disc is stopped to display DVD title and chapter information or V ideo CD and CD track information. Press DISPLA Y again to turn the display off. Information about the titles and chapters or tracks on a disc is displayed. When the information exceeds the space on the screen, use the cursor button[...]

52 Additional Information Disc Care How to hold discs When loading or removing discs, try not to touch their playing surfaces. Cleaning Fingerprints or other dirt on the disc may affect sound and picture quality . T o clean your discs, use a soft clean cloth to wipe them. If necessary , moisten a soft cloth with diluted neutral detergent to remove [...]

53 ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION For Proper and Long Use of This Unit Do not move the unit during playback During playback, the disc rotates at high speed. Do NOT lift or move the unit during playback. Doing so may damage the disc. When moving the unit When changing places of installation or packing the unit for moving, be sure to remove all discs and re[...]

54 Language Code List Language codes are used when setting the audio and subtitle language preferences ( page 3 6 ). Japanese (ja) English (en) French (fr) German (de) Italian (it) Spanish (es) Chinese (zh) Dutch (nl) Portuguese (pt) Swedish (sv) Russian (ru) Korean (ko) Greek (el) Afar (aa) Abkhazian (ab) Afrikaans (af) Amharic (am) Arabic (ar) As[...]

55 ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION T roubleshooting Incorrect operations are often mistaken for trouble and malfunctions. 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 used. If the trouble cannot be rec[...]

56 When recorded on a VCR or passed through an AV selector, there is disturbance in the playback picture. This is not a malfunction. Due to the player’s copy protection circuits, connection of this device through a VCR or an AV selector may prevent recording or cause picture problems. Remote control operation is not possible. The rear panel con[...]

57 ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION T erms Aspect ratio Aspect ratio refers to the length to height ratio of TV screens. The ratio of a standard TV is 4:3, while the ratio of a high-definition or wide TV is 16:9. The latter allows you to enjoy a picture with a wider perspective. Chapter number Chapter numbers are the numbers assigned to sections of a title [...]

58 Regional restriction codes (region number) Regional restriction codes are built in to DVD players and DVD discs for each sales region. If the regional code of the DVD player does not match one of the regional codes of the DVD disc, playback is not possible. The region number can be found on the rear panel of the DVD player . The illustration bel[...]

59 ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION Specifications General System ... DVD system, Compact Disc digital video system and Compact Disc digital audio system Power requirements U.S. and Canadian models ................ AC 120 V, 60 Hz Other models .......... AC 110-127/220-240 V, 50/60 Hz Power consumption U.S. and Canadian models ..............................[...]

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