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Pioneer VP-1000 manual

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  • Page 1

    Operating LASER DISC PLAYER Instructions VP-l000 ,------IMPORTANT NOTICE----... The serial number for this equipment is located on the rear panel. Plea se write this serial number on your enclo s ed warranty card and keep in a secure a re a . This is fo r your security . Caution; Use of controls or adjustments or per - formance of procedures other [...]

  • Page 2

    SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS READ INSTRUCTIONS - All the safety and operating in- struction s should be read before the appliance is operated. RETAIN INSTRUCTIONS - The operating instructions should be retained for future reference. HEED WARNING - All warnings on the appliance and in the operating instructions should be adhered to. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS - All[...]

  • Page 3

    SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS . NONUSE PERIODS - The power cord of the appliance should be unplugged from the outlet when left unused for a long period of ti me. OBJECT AND LIQUID ENTRY - Care should be taken so that objects do not fall and liquids are not spilled into the enclosure through openings. SERVICING - The user should not attempt to service the app[...]

  • Page 4

    REAR PANEL FACILITIES Fi g. 1 Rear panel facilities ® Q) VHF CHANNEL SELECTOR The VHF output channel selector is located inside the open in g. It has been set to channel 3 at t h e factory but can be c hanged to chan n el 4. S et to the channel whic h is n ot used for commercial TV broadcasts in your area . ® REMOTE CONTROL Thi s jack is for conn[...]

  • Page 5

    30006 A L Unit : CONNECTIONS Video monitor TV VHF Antenna Stereo Amplifier (optional Remote Control Un i t RU-lOOO (opt ional connection) 000 00 ::10 LID D DO ~ c::=:J c::::=:J DO Fig.3. Overall connections diagram TV (optional connection) PCM Adapter (op tional connection) Speaker System Power Plug Wall Socket 300-ohms feeder preparation 1. Cu t O[...]

  • Page 6

    CONNECTIONS CONNECTIONS TO Y OUR TV 1. Remove your VHF antenna cable from the VHF ANT terminal(s) on your TV set, and connect the cable to the ANTENNA IN terminal(s) on Vp·l000. For twin·lead feeder antenna cable (300 ohms) prepare the wire leads as shown in the left of fig. 4 and connect to the ANTENNA IN 300 ohms BAL terminals. For coaxial ante[...]

  • Page 7

    CONNECTIONS 2~---- ---+ ~ -- ----~ ® Fig .8. Front panel facilities 2. Video monitor TV If you are using a video monitor TV (equipped with a video input terminal), use the accessory coaxial cable to connect VIDE O O U T terminal on VP-l000 to video input terminal on the monitor TV (terminated video input terminal). In this case, audio outputs on V[...]

  • Page 8

    - - -- TOP PANEL FACILITIES , I I ~ 1Tf) ~ ___ . .. ?:w::" ~II ~ " 16 ~ ~I @ DOD @ D D D 13 OD D L @ II' ~ r ~ " "'" I ""., ,, 'n 11 .. · _· ... (jJ) ~ , ~ ~~~ -+ ~ -- ---------@ ~~~ ~~~~ ~--------® f-+-+----------@ L-. ___ ----' ~~ ------------~7 f-+ -+------® '--=-:-- -- ~ L- ______[...]

  • Page 9

    TOP PANEL FACILITIES @ STILL/STEP This is used for single frame play and frame-by-frame play. When either end of this key is pressed, a single video frame will be reproduced. Then, every time the right end of the key is pressed, the video image will advance a frame at a time; every time the left end is pressed, the video image will go in the revers[...]

  • Page 10

    OPERATION OPE N I NG AND C L OSING THE LID. 1) Plug AC power cord into a standard wall socket. then pres s the POWER key to turn on the player. (A red indi- cator on the key will light up.) 2) Press the REJECT / OPEN key to release the lid latch. 3) Then lift up at the left side of the lid to open. Be careful not to force the lid beyond its normal [...]

  • Page 11

    OPEARATION NOTES: • When the CL V indicator is lit (to show that a extended play d is c is be i ng played), the STILL/STEP, SLOW, FAST, and FRAME NUMBER SEARCH functions do not operate. • If yo u try to play the players without a disc or if the unreco r d· ed side of a laser disc is installed facing down, spindle rotation will stop automatical[...]

  • Page 12

    - - OPERATION Slide the SLOW SPEED lever, as shown in fig . 15, to adjust the speed of slow motion video play. Speed is continuously adjustable between the normal speed of 3D-frames per second and the maximum slow speed of 1-frame every 5- seconds. Note, however, that audio will not be reproduced in the slow forward mode, even if you set the SLOW S[...]

  • Page 13

    OPERATION CHAPTER STOP Laser discs which have more than one program on a side, it is convenient to be able to skip from the middle of one pro- gram to the beginning of the next program. To do this, first press the CHAPTER key so the chapter number is displayed on the TV screen. Then press the right end of the SCAN key. Keep pressing at the right en[...]

  • Page 14

    TROUBLESHOOTING Before concluding that the laser disc player is out of order, up error s, bad connections to other equipment, or mal· please refer to this trouble·shooting guide to make sure that functions of other equipment (TV, stereo system). there is not a simple remedy for the problem. The va st Find the trouble symptom on the chart below, a[...]

  • Page 15

    MAINTENANCE Cleaning the player • Use a soft, clean cloth to wipe off dust and dirt ac- cumulated on VP-1000. If necessary, moisten a soft cloth with diluted neutral detergent to remove heavy dirt. • Never use paint-thinner, benzene, or other solvents. They react with the surface and cause color changes and melting . Laser disc Care • Laser d[...]

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    PIONEER ELECTRONIC CORPORATION 4-1 . Meguro 1 - C h orne. M eguro-ku. T okyo 153 . -.J a pan UNIVERSAL PIONEER CORPORATION 4 -1 . Meguro 1 - Chorne, MegurO - ku, Tok y o 153. Japan U . S. PIONEER ELECTRONICS CORPORATIO,:,! 8 5 Oxford D r iv e. Mo o nachie, New -.Jersey 07074. U .S.A. <8 0J06MON0 7'> Printed in Japan <V R B- 002 - C>[...]