Pioneer Stereo System manual

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    Code N Code N o .: 2143F .: 2143F N ame: 06 ELITE REF ame: 06 ELITE REF . GUIDE (PUSA) . GUIDE (PUSA) 2500 CCI 09-06 P 2500 CCI 09-06 P rinted in J rinted in J apan apan P rinted on R rinted on R ecy ecy cled P cled P aper aper . Code N Code N o .: 2143F .: 2143F N ame: 06 ELITE REF ame: 06 ELITE REF . GUIDE (PUSA) . GUIDE (PUSA) 2500 CCI 09-06 P 2[...]

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    PUREVISION PLASMA DISPL A Y P ANELS Elite Plasma Display Panels: T echnological Highlights for 2006/2007 1080p Home Theater From Pioneer • 1080p Home Theater from Pioneer Pioneer Innovations in Panel-Driving Technologies • New PureDrive ™ II • ACE IV (Advanced Continuous Emission Technology IV) • Intelligent Color Management • Intellige[...]

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    3. Elimination of False Contours It is a Pioneer-exclusive benefit that eliminates sharp edges where there should be smooth gradation. Intelligent Color Management (PRO-1540HD/PRO-1140HD/PRO-940HD) The new Pioneer Elite PDPs come with Intelligent Color Management. This analyzes the color information of pictures, and automatically optimizes four col[...]

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    User-F riendly GUI for Easy Navigation Through Y our Files Windows ® XP PC Elite Blu-ray Disc Pla yer BDP-HD1 Still Photo Files (with Thumbnails) * The GUI screen design is subject to modifications without notice. Music Files Video Files Deep Encased Cell Structur e With Crystal Emissive Layer and New Mater ials The new Elite Plasma Display Panels[...]

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    A TSC Digital Broadcast Compatibility The new Elite PDPs come with a built-in ATSC (Advanced Television Systems Committee) compatible tuner. In addition to regular TV (NTSC), the units show three types of ATSC digital broadcasts — Standard-Definition, Enhanced-Definition, and High-Definition — with a Pioneer technology that up-converts video si[...]

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    Natural Re-Siz e Many plasma display panels allow the user to select a screen mode best suited to the material being viewed — for example, when watching a regular 4:3 TV show on a 16:9 widescreen monitor, the image can be stretched to fill the entire screen. But with conventional plasma displays, that stretching process causes problems such as bl[...]

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    Reception System (Digital) ATSC Digital TV System Circuit Type 8VSB/64QAM/256QAM/QPSK demodulation Tuner VHF/UHF VHF 2ch to 13ch, UHF 14ch to 69ch CATV Ch. 2 to 135 Audio Format Dolby Digital Reception System (Analog) American TV standard NTSC system Circuit Type Video signal detection PLL full synchronous detection, PLL digital synthesizer system [...]

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    ■ F unctions of the Remote C ont rol B uttons 1 ST ANDBY/ON: Press to put the unit in operation or standby mode . 2 SCREEN SIZE: Press to select a screen siz e. 3 PC A UTO SET UP: When using PC signal input, press this button and the unit automatically sets the "P osition", "Clock" and "Phase" to optimum values. 4 IN[...]

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    17 16 4-13/16 (122) 26-3/4 (679) 4-1/2 (115) 40-15/16 (1040) 22 (559) 10-3/4 (273) 28-5/16 (719) 16-3/8 (416) PRO-940HD 28-1/4 (717) 32-13/16 (834) 3-3/4 (95) 18-3/4 (476) 54-5/16 (1379) 4-1/2 (115) 5-11/16 (145) 3-5/8 (92) 48-3/16 (1224) 22-5/16 (566) 12-13/16 (325) 1 (25) Unit: inch (mm) ■ D I MEN SI ONS PRO-1140HD CONTROL SPEAKER L 8 Ω -16 ?[...]

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    19 BD Java ® T echnology for Enhanced Inter active F eatures In addition to tremendous picture and sound quality, the Blu-ray Disc format provides unprecedented access and interactivity. This is made possible by Java ® technology, which permits the following features: - Picture-in-picture display - Changing the point of view — You can watch a g[...]

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    User-F r iendly GUI for Easy Na vigation Through Y our Files Windows ® XP PC Elite Blu-ra y Disc Play er BDP-HD1 Still Photo Files (with Thumbnails) Music Files Video Files Home Media Gallery 21 Expanded Range of Playable F ormats The BDP-HD1 plays pre-recorded titles from BD-ROM. And because Blu-ray Discs are the same size as DVD, DVD-R, and DVD-[...]

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    23 22 which up-converts traditional DVD video signals to high- definition resolution in the most appropriate way for the connected monitor or TV. When the Elite DVD player is connected to a DLP projector with 1280 x 720 pixels, for example, the pixel conversion IC up-converts the progressive 720 x 480 signals to progressive 1280 x 720 signals which[...]

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    25 24 Solid Audio Circuit Block for Super ior Sound (DV-79A Vi) • All the decoding functions for DVD-Audio, DVD-Video and DTS are integrated in a single AV decoder chip. This allows simple and straightforward layout of signal paths. • A DSP is used for configuring speaker systems, with Bass Management, gain control, and the distance in 0.5-foot[...]

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    • Menu Selection and Track Programming by Mouse You can control the player using a computer mouse. At a click, a menu with a list of icons for play appears on the screen. Using the setup menu, you can adjust various parameters of the player. Moreover, you can program tracks from DVDs and CDs using the mouse and on-screen menus. • Control via Ke[...]

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    29 28 ■ REMOTE CONTROLS DV -F07 DV- 79A Vi ■ REAR PANELS DV- F 0 7 VIDEO S-VIDEO OUT IN OUT IN VIDEO SELECT Y P B P R COMPONENT VIDEO OUT OUT IN A UDIO R L CONTROL DIGIT AL CD-DECK SYNCHRO OUT IN OUT IN OPT . OUT SLAVE MASTER MASTER-SLAVE CONTROL DV- 79A Vi 1 Y L L R R P R P B 2 1 2 S-VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT CONTROL COMPONENT VIDEO OUT OUT IN A UDI[...]

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    The phase lag problem occurs during software production processes as well — through improper use of the microphone and Low Pass Filter — so Pioneer has also begun offering these technologies to software makers. Phase Control T echnologies The latest Elite A/V receivers incorporate Phase Control technologies. These receivers come with Phase Cont[...]

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    33 32 THX Certified THX is a Lucasfilm Ltd. program created to achieve maximum accuracy in the reproduction of movie sound. Movie soundtracks are recorded on a large "dubbing stage" using professional equipment. For a soundtrack to be reproduced accurately at home, special technologies are required. That's because your "video ro[...]

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    Mo vies and Other Audio-Visual Sour ces ADV ANCED MOVIE: Op timized for enjoying movies at home. The realistic enveloping sound this mode delivers makes you feel as if you wer e in a movie theater . SCI-FI: Designed for science fiction movies, creates a br oad sound space and heightens the overall impact of the soundtrack. DRAMA: Dialog plays a cru[...]

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    37 36 3-D Space F rame Construction (VSX-84TXSi/VSX-82TXS) The 3-D Space Frame Construction is developed to clearly define the mechanical grounding of the chassis and make the structure rigid enough to support heavy weight. Perfected by repeated CAE strength analyses and auditions, this technology allows each part to deliver its maximum performance[...]

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    HDMI T er minals All of the new Elite A/V receivers come with an HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) terminal. In addition to allowing 1080p signals to be relayed from a Blu-ray player to compatible PDP, HDMI provides the following benefits: - A high bit rate, up to 4.45 Gbps for HDTV, for processing large amounts of uncompressed, high-qual[...]

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    41 40 Status Request Command Command correspondence table Command Command Name Argument Operation Answer VSX-84TXSi VSX-82TXS VSX-81TXV ?V<CR> VOLUME LEVEL STATUS REQUEST Return the VOLUME LEVEL VOLXX<CR+LF> *1 !! ! ?P<CR> POWER STATUS REQUEST Return the POWER status PWRX<CR+LF> *2 !! ! ?M<CR> MUTE STATUS REQUEST Retur[...]

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    43 42 STEREO VSX-84TXSi VSX-82TXS VSX-81TXV 128 STEREO !! ! 129 DIRECT 130 96kHz STEREO !! ! 131 96kHz DIRECT 132 88kHz STEREO !! ! 133 88kHz DIRECT 134 192kHz STEREO 304 PCM 88.2kHz STEREO !! ! 308 PCM 88.2kHz DIRECT 305 PCM 96kHz STEREO !! ! 309 PCM 96kHz DIRECT 306 PCM 176.4kHz STEREO !! ! 310 PCM 176.4kHz DIRECT 307 PCM 192kHz STEREO !! ! 311 P[...]

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    45 44 R L R L R L(Single) FRONT A B CENTER SURROUND SURROUND BACK SPEAKERS FRONT SPEAKERS FRONT SPEAKERS OUT IN2 IN1 DIGIT AL OPTICAL OUT IN IN (TV/SA T) 2 IN (CD) ASSIG- NABLE 3 3 1 (DVR/ VCR1) 1 MUL TI-ROOM & SOURCE ROOM 2 (ZONE 2) ANTENNA FM UNBAL 75 Ω AM LOOP PRE OUT OUT IN 3 L R L CENTER FRONT SUB WOOFER SUR- ROUND SURROUND BACK 12V TRIG[...]

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    47 46 ■ D I MEN SI ONS M-10X A-35R A4 - 5 /16" 95 mm 3-3/4" B3 / 4 " 19 mm 3/4" C1 - 3 /8" 40 mm 1-9/16" D 13-13/16" 340 mm 13-3/8" E1 / 8 " 20 mm 13/16" F 11-3/8" 261 mm 10-1/4" G2 - 1 /8" 54 mm 2-1/8" H7 -1/8" 172 mm 6-3/4" I – – – – – – – – – – [...]

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    49 48 Random Play of T r acks from 300 Discs The PD-F27 comes with three random play options. ALL mode plays all tracks from all discs once in random order; play stops when every track or one track each from all the discs is played back. SINGLE mode plays tracks from a single disc in random order; play stops when all tracks on a disc are finished p[...]

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    51 50 J Jog/Joystick Remote Control 25 JPEG Slide Show with Music (Photo + Music Mix) 26 K Keyboard Title Input 48 M MCACC Memory 32 MPEG Noise Reduction Circuit 9 MR/MS (Multi-Room/Multi-Source) Capability 46 Multi-Channel Acoustic Calibration System 31 Multi-Room/Source Remote Control 39 Multi-Window Display 11 N Natural Enhancer 10 Natural Re-Si[...]