Pioneer DVH-P4050MP manual

Operation Manual D VD RECEIVER D VH-P4050MP English[...]

Thank you for buying this P ioneer product. Please read through these operating instruct ions so you will know how to operate your model properly. A fter you have finished r eading the instr uctions, k eep this man- ual in a safe place for futur e r eference . Be sure to read this ! Playable discs 6 ! DVD video disc region numbers 6 ! When an opera[...]

– F rame-by-frame playback 26 – Slow motion playback 26 – Introduction of advanced operations 26 – Switching the information display 27 Playing DivX files 28 – W atching a DivX 28 – Basic Operations 28 – Selecting a file directly 28 – Playing DivX® VOD content 29 – P ausing playback 29 – F rame-by-frame playback 29 – Slow mot[...]

– Selecting a track directly 50 – Introduction of advanced operations 50 – Using ITS playlists 51 – Using disc title functions 52 – Using CD TEXT functions 53 Additional Information T roubleshooting 54 Error messages 55 Handling guideline of discs and player 57 DVD discs 57 DVD-R/DVD-RW discs 57 AVCHD recorded discs 58 CD-R/CD-RW discs 58[...]

IMPORT ANT SAFEGUARDS WARNING ! Do not attempt to install or service your display by yourself . Installation or servi- cing of the display by persons without training and experience in electronic equipment and automotive accessories may be dangerous and could expose you to the risk of electric shock or other hazards. Precautions T o ensure safe dri[...]

About this unit CAUTION ! Do not allow this unit to come into contact with liquids. Electrical shock could result. Also, damage to this unit, smoke, and over- heating could result from contact with liquids. ! “ CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT ” This product contains a laser diode of higher class than 1. T o ensure continued safety, do not remove any cove[...]

Visit our website Visit us at the following site: http://pioneer .jp/group/index-e.html ! W e offer the latest information about Pioneer Corporation on our website. Features DVD-R/RW compatibility It is possible to play back DVD -R/RW discs re- corded with the video format and Video Re- cording format. (Refer to DVD-R/DVD-RW discs on page 57.) Vide[...]

About MP3 Supply of this product only conveys a license for private, non-commercial use and does not convey a license nor imply any right to use this product in any commercial (i.e. revenue- generating) real time broadcasting (terrestrial, satellite, cable and/or any other media), broad- casting/streaming via internet, intranets and/ or other netwo[...]

! Keep the front panel out of direct sunlight and high temperatures. Removing the front panel 1 Press DET ACH to release the front panel. 2 Grab the front panel and remove. 3 Put the front panel into the provided protective case for safe keeping. Attaching the front panel 1 Slide the front panel to the left until it clicks. F ront panel and the hea[...]

Important ! Do not store the remote control in high tem- peratures or direct sunlight. ! Do not let the remote control fall onto the floor , where it may become jammed under the brake or accelerator pedal. Before Y ou Start En 10 Section 02[...]

What ’ s What Head unit 1 AUDIO button Press to select various sound quality con- trols. 2 BAND button Press to select among three FM bands and one AM band and to cancel the control mode of functions. 3 SOURCE button, VOLUME This unit is turned on by selecting a source. Press to cycle through all the available sources. Rotate it to increase or de[...]

Remote control Button names DVH mode DVD and S-DVD mode 1 SOURCE button Press to cycle through all the available sour ces. Press and hold to turn the source off. 2A T T button Press to quickly lower the volume level by ab out 90%. Press once more to return to the origi- nal volume level. 3 VOLUME but- tons Press to increase or decrease the volume. [...]

8 Remote control operation mode switch Switch the operation mode between DVD , S-DVD and DVH modes. Normall y , set to DVH . For details, refer to Using the remote control opera tion mode switch on the next page. 9 CM BACK / CM SKIP Press to skip progressively backward/for ward through the video playing. 10 DIRECT button Press to do direct channel [...]

Using the remote control operation mode switch There are three remote contro l operation modes on the remote control. If you want to operate this unit by remote control, turn the mode switch to DVH mode. In this case, both the head unit ’ s buttons and remote control can control this unit. DVH mode operation When operating this unit by remote con[...]

Basic Operations Power ON/OFF T urning the unit on % Press SOURCE to tur n the unit on. T urning the unit off % Press SOURCE and hold until the unit turns off. Selecting a source % Press SOURCE repeatedly to switch be- tween the following sources. TUNER (tuner) — DVD (built-in DVD player) — MUL TI CD (multi- CD player) — EXTERNAL (ex- ternal [...]

Switching the media file type When playing a disc containing a mixture of various media file types such as DivX and MP3, you can switch between media file types to play. ! This unit allows playback of the following media file type recorded on CD-R/RW/ROM discs. — Audio data (CD -DA) — Compressed audio files — DivX video files ! In case of DVD[...]

Storing and recalling broadcast frequencies If you press any of the preset tuning buttons 1 to 6 you can easily store up to six broadcast frequencies for later recall with the touch of a button. ! Up to 18 FM stations, six for each of the three FM bands, and six AM stations can be stored in memor y . % When you find a frequency that you want to sto[...]

Playing DVD video discs W atching a DVD video Read the precautions for discs and player on Handling guideline of discs and player on page 57.      1 Title number indicator Shows the title currently playing. 2 Chapter number indicator Shows the chapter currently playing. 3 Play time indicator Shows the elapsed playing time of the curr[...]

Selecting a chapter directly When using the remote control, you can select a chapter directly by entering the desired chapter number . ! T o per form this function, set the remote control to DVH mode. 1 Press DIRECT. Chapter number input display appears. 2 Press NUMBER to enter the desired chapter number . ! T o select 3, press 3 . ! T o select 10,[...]

Changing audio language during playback (Multi-audio) DVDs can provide audio playback with differ- ent languages and different systems (Dolby Di- gital, DTS etc.). With DVDs featuring multi- audio recordings, you can switch between lan- guages/audio systems during playback. ! Y ou can select DTS audio but no sound in reproduced. ! Multi-channel aud[...]

! P ressing ANGLE during fast forward/fast re- verse, pause or slow motion playback returns you to normal playback, but the viewing angle does not change. Resume playback (Bookmark) The Bookmark function lets you resume play- back from a selected scene the next time the disc is loaded. T o per form this function, set the remote con- trol to DVD mod[...]

! This function is available for DVD - VR. ! Y ou can also use the function menu to dis- play the title name list. Titles can also be selected by using the a / b / c / d buttons on the head unit. Refer to Selecting the title list on the next page. 1 Click the thumb pad to display the list of titles. 2 Move the thumb pad up or down to change the des[...]

Note This function is possible only with Linear PCM sound. Pausing DVD video playback P ause lets you temporarily stop disc playback. 1 Press FUNCTION to select P AUSE. 2 Press a to tur n pause on. # T o turn pause off , press b . Selecting the title list The title list lets you see the list of titles on a playing DVD -VR disc. The title list is di[...]

6 V ariable message area DVD video: shows the audio language, subti- tle language, viewing angle, repeat range and speaker output channel. DVD- VR : shows the play mode, audio system, speaker output channel, subtitle setting and repeat range. % Press DISPLA Y to switch the informa- tion display . Press DISPLA Y repeatedly to switch between the foll[...]

# F ast for ward/fast reverse may not be possible at certain locations on some discs. If this hap- pens, normal playback automatically resumes. 3 T o skip back or forward to another track, press o or p . Pressing p skips to the start of the next track. Pressing o once skips to the start of the current track. Pressing again will skip to the previous[...]

Frame-by-frame playback This lets you move ahead one frame at a time during playback. % Press r . Each time you press r , you move ahead one frame. # T o return to normal playback, press f . Notes ! There is no sound during frame-by-frame play- back. ! Depending on the disc and the playback loca- tion on the disc, the icon may be displayed, indicat[...]

Selecting audio output Y ou can switch between stereo and monaural audio output. 1 Press FUNCTION to select LR SEL. 2 Press c or d to select the desired set- ting. This switches you to the selected setting. ! L+R – Left and right ! L – Left ! R – Right ! MIX – mixing left and right Pausing playback P ause lets you temporarily stop disc play[...]

Playing DivX files W atching a DivX These are the basic steps necessar y to play a DivX with your DVD player . More advanced DivX operation is explained starting on page 30.     1 F older number indicator Shows the folder number currently playing. 2 File number indicator Shows the file number currently playing. 3 Play time indicator Sho[...]

Playing DivX ® VOD content Some DivX VOD (video on demand) content may only be playable a fixed number of times. When you load a disc containing this type of DivX VOD content, the remaining number of plays is shown on-screen and you then have the option of playing the disc (thereby using up one of the remaining plays), or stopping. If you load a d[...]

! Depending on the disc and the playback loca- tion on the disc, the icon may be displayed, indicating that slow motion playback is not possible. ! With some discs, images may be unclear dur- ing slow motion playback. ! Reverse slow motion playback is not possible. Changing audio language during playback (Multi-audio) When playing a DivX video disc[...]

# If you do not operate the function within about 30 seconds, the display is automatically returned to the playback display . Repeating play F or DivX video file playback, there are three re- peat play ranges: FLD (folder repeat), TRK (file repeat) and DSC (repeat all files). 1 Press FUNCTION to select REPEA T. 2 Press c or d to select the repeat r[...]

2 Media indicator 3 F older number indicator 4 File number indicator 5 Play time indicator 6 Audio system indecator 7 Subtitle number indicator 8 Repeat indicator % Press DISPLA Y to switch the informa- tion display . Press DISPLA Y repeatedly to switch between the following display modes: Information display — Normal playback dis- play Playing C[...]

Notes ! There is sometimes a delay between starting up disc playback and the sound being issued. When being read, FRMT READ is displayed. ! If an error message is displayed, refer to Error messages on page 55. ! When playing CD-EXTRA or MIXED-MODE CDs, compressed audio and CD- DA can be switched by pressing BAND . ! If you have switched between com[...]

! When Ever Scroll is set to ON at the initial set- ting, text information scrolls continuously in the display . Refer to Switching the ever scr oll on page 47. Selecting tracks from the track title list T rack title list lets you see the list of track titles on a CD TEXT disc and select one of them to play back. ! Y ou can also use the function me[...]

Selecting a repeat play range Repeat play plays the same track/folder within the selected repeat play range. Also, the repeat range determines the range of random play and scan play. 1 Press FUNCTION to select REPEA T. 2 Press c or d to select the repeat range. ! DSC – Repeat all tracks ! TRK – Repeat the current track ! FLD – Repeat the curr[...]

3 P ress d to select the desired file name (or folder name). When you select a file, the selection will begin to play . When you select a folder , a list of files (or folders) in the selected folder appears in the display . ! T o return to the previous list (the folder one level higher), press c . 4 P ress DISPLA Y to return to the ordinar y dis- p[...]

Audio Adjustments Introduction of audio adjustments        1 Audio display Shows the audio adjustment status. 2 BASS indicator Shows when the bass boost is in effect. 3 LOUD indicator Appears in the display when loudness is turned on. 4 SW indicator Shows when the subwoofer output is turned on. % Press AUDIO to display the audi[...]

EQ FLA T Flat SUPER BASS (S-BASS) Super bass ! CUSTOM 1 and CUSTOM 2 are adjusted equalizer cur ves that you create. Adjust- ments can be made with a 7-band graphic equalizer . ! When EQ FLA T is selected, no supplement or correction is made to the sound. This is useful to check the effect of the equalizer cur ves by switching alternatively between[...]

1 Press AUDIO to select LOUD. 2 Press a to tur n loudness on. Loudness level (e.g., LOUD MID ) appears in the display. # T o turn loudness off , press b . 3 Press c or d to select a desired level. LOW (low) — MID (mid) — HIGH (high) Using subwoofer output This unit is equipped with a subwoofer output which can be turned on or off . 1 Press SW t[...]

Adjusting source levels SLA (source level adjustment) lets you adjust the volume level of each source to prevent ra- dical changes in volume when switching be- tween sources. ! Settings are based on the FM volume level, which remains unchanged. 1 Compare the FM volume level with the level of the source you wish to adjust. 2 Press AUDIO to select SL[...]

1 Move the thumb pad up or down to se- lect S.TTL LANG. 2 Click the thumb pad. A subtitle language menu is displayed. 3 Move the thumb pad left or right to se- lect the desired language. 4 Click the thumb pad. A subtitle language is set. Notes ! If the selected language is not recorded on the disc, the language specified on the disc is displayed. ![...]

Switching the assist subtitle on or off If assist subtitles are recorded on a DVD disc, you can display them by turning the assist subtitle function on. Y ou can turn assist subtitles on or off as de- sired. 1 Move the thumb pad up or down to se- lect ASSIST. 2 Click the thumb pad. 3 Move the thumb pad left or right to se- lect on or off. Each time[...]

! When you set a parental lock level and then play a disc featuring parental lock, code number input indications may be dis- played. In this case, playback will begin when the correct code number is input. Setting the code number and level Y ou need to have registered a code number for playing back discs with parantal lock. ! W e recommend to keep [...]

If you forget your code number Refer to Changing the level on the previous page, and press CLEAR 10 times. The regis- tered code number is canceled, letting you register a new one. Displaying your DivX ® VOD registration code In order to play DivX VOD (video on demand) content on this unit, you first need to register the unit with your DivX VOD co[...]

Initial Settings Adjusting initial settings Using the initial settings, you can customize various system settings to achieve optimal per- formance from this unit.  1 F unction display Shows the function status. 1 Press SOURCE and hold until the unit turns off. 2 Press FUNCTION and hold until function name appears in the display . 3 Press FUNCTIO[...]

Switching the auxiliary setting Auxiliar y devices connected to this unit can be activated individually. Set each AUX source to ON when using. For more information about connecting or using auxiliar y devices, refer to Using the AUX source on the next page. Switching the auxiliary 1 setting 1 Press FUNCTION to select AUX1. 2 Press c or d to select [...]

Switching the ever scroll When Ever Scroll is set to ON, recorded text in- formation scrolls continuously in the display. Set to OFF if you prefer the information to scroll just once. 1 Press FUNCTION to select E-SCRL. 2 Press a or b to tur n E-SCRL on or off. Other Functions T ur ning the clock display on or off Y ou can turn the clock display on [...]

! If an iP od with video capabilities is con- nected to this unit via 3.5 mm plug (4 pole) cable (e.g., CD-V150M), you can enjoy the video contents of the iP od. ! It is possible to connect a portable audio/ video player by using a 3.5 mm plug (4 pole) to RCA cable, which is sold sepa- rately . However , depending on the cable, re- verse connection[...]

Basic operation F unctions allocated to the following opera- tions are different depending on the con- nected external unit. For details concerning functions, refer to the connected external unit ’ s owner ’ s manual. % Press BAND. % Press and hold BAND. % Press c or d . % Press and hold c or d . % Press a or b . Using the functions allocated t[...]

Multi-CD Player Basic Operations Y ou can use this unit to control a multi- CD player , which is sold separately. ! Only functions described in this manual are supported by 50-disc multi-CD players. ! This unit is not designed to operate disc title list functions with a 50-disc multi- CD player . F or information about the disc title list func- tio[...]

Function and operation REPEA T , RANDOM , SCAN , P AUSE , COMP and TITLE IN operations are basically the same as that of the built-in DVD player . Function name Operation REPEA T Refer to Repeating play on page 22. However , the repeat play ranges you can select are different from that of the built-in DVD player . The repeat play ranges of the mult[...]

Playback from your ITS playlist ITS play lets you listen to the tracks that you have entered into your ITS playlist. When you turn on ITS play , tracks from your ITS playlist in the multi-CD player begin to play. 1 Select the repeat range. Refer to Playing tracks in random or der on page 35. 2 Press FUNCTION to select ITS. 3 Press a to tur n ITS pl[...]

Selecting discs from the disc title list Disc title list lets you see the list of disc titles entered in the multi-CD player and select one of them to play back. ! Y ou can also per form the following opera- tions by using the thumb pad. 1 Press FUNCTION to select TITLE LIST. 2 Press c or d to select a disc from the disc title list. # If no title i[...]

T roubleshooting Common Symptom Cause Action (See) P ower doesn ’ t turn on. The unit doesn ’ t operate. Leads and connecto rs are incor- rectly connected. Confirm once mor e that all connect ions are correct. The fuse is blown. Rectify the reason for the fuse blowing, then replace the fuse. Be ver y sure to install a fuse with the same rating.[...]

A parental lock message is dis- played and playback is not pos- sible. P arental lock is on. T urn parental loc k off or change the level. (P age 42) P arental lock cannot be can- celed. The code number is incorrect. Input the correct code number . (Page 42) Y ou have forgotten your code num- ber . Press CLEAR 10 times to cancel the code number . ([...]

Message Cause Action ERROR 02- (ERROR-02-)XX Dirty disc Clean disc. Scratched disc Replace disc. The disc is loaded upside down Check that the disc is loaded correctly. R ERROR (DIFFERENT REGION DISC) The disc does not have the same re- gion number as this unit Replace the DVD video with one bearin g the correct region number . NON-PLA Y (NON-PLA Y[...]

Handling guideline of discs and player ! Use only conventional, fully circular discs. Do not use shaped discs. ! Use 12-cm or 8-cm disc. Do not use an adapter when playing 8-cm discs. ! Do not insert anything other than a disc into the disc loading slot. Discs which can be played back are listed on Playable discs on page 6. ! Do not use cracked, ch[...]

! The following logo indicates that this unit is compatible with DVD-RW discs which have been recorded with the Video Recording format (VR mode). A VCHD recorded discs ! This unit is not compatible with discs re- corded in AVCHD (Advanced Video Codec High Definition) format. Do not insert AVCHD discs. If inserted, the disc may not be ejected. CD-R/[...]

! Regardless of the length of blank section between the songs of original recording, compressed audio discs play with a short pause between songs. ! File extensions such as .wma or .mp3 must be used properly . Example of a hierarchy : Folder : Compressed audio file 1 2 3 4 5 6 L e v e l 1 L e v e l 2 L e v e l 3 L e v e l 4 ! This unit assigns fold[...]

DivX compatibility ! Compatible format: DivX video format im- plemented in relation to DivX standards ! DivX Ultra format: No ! DivX files without video data: No ! Compatible audio codec: MP2, MP3, Dolby Digital ! LPCM: No ! Bit rate: 8 kbps to 320 kbps (CBR), VBR ! Sampling frequency: 8 kHz to 48 kHz ! Compatible external subtitle file extension: [...]

Language code chart for DVD Language (code), input code Language (code), input code Language (code), input code Japanese (ja), 1001 Guarani (gn), 0714 P ashto, Pushto (ps), 1619 English (en), 0514 Gujarati (gu), 0721 Quechua (qu), 1721 F rench (fr), 0618 Hausa (ha), 0801 Rhaeto-Romance (rm), 1813 Spanish (es), 0519 Hindi (hi), 0809 Kirundi (rn), 18[...]

T erms AAC AAC is short for Advanced Audio Coding and refers to an audio compression technology standard used with MPEG 2 and MPEG 4. Aspect ratio This is the width-to-height ratio of a TV screen. A regular display has an aspect ratio of 4:3. Wide screen displays have an aspect ratio of 16:9, providing a bigger picture for exceptional presence and [...]

m3u Playlists created using the “ WINAMP ” sof t- ware have a playlist file extension (.m3u). MP3 MP3 is short for MPEG Audio Layer 3. It is an audio compression standard set by a working group (MPEG) of the ISO (International Stan- dards Organization). MP3 is able to compress audio data to about 1/10th the level of a con- ventional disc. MPEG [...]

VBR VBR is short for variable bit rate. Generally speaking CBR (constant bit rate) is more widely used. But by flexibly adjusting the bit rate according to the needs of audio compres- sion, it is possible to achieve compression- priority sound quality. WMA WMA is short for Windows Media ™ Audio and refers to an audio compression technol- ogy that[...]

Specifications General Rated power source ............... 14.4 V DC (allowable voltage range: 12.0 V to 14.4 V DC) Grounding system ................... N e g ative type Max. current consu mption ..................................................... 10.0 A Dimensions (W × H × D): DIN Chassis ..................... 1 7 8 m m × 5 0 m m × 1 6 1 mm N[...]

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