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    Operating Instructions Discover the benefits of registering your product online at http://www .pioneer .co.uk (or http://www .pioneer .eu ). DCS-370 XV -D V370 S-D V370T S-D V370SW Speaker System DVD/CD Receiver DCS-363.book 1 ページ ２００７年 ４月１８日　水曜日　 午後３時３８分[...]

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    Location: rear of the unit 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 pr[...]

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    W ARNING The voltage of the available power supply differs according to country or region. Be sur e that the power supply voltage of the area where this unit will be used meets the required voltage (e.g., 230 V or 120 V) written on the rear panel. D3-4-2-1-4_A_En Befo r e p lugging in fo r the fi r st time, r ead the following section ca r efully .[...]

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    4 En Contents 01 Controls and displays Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 02 Getting started Home theater sound setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Setting the chan nel levels . . .[...]

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    5 En 06 More tuner fea tures: RDS An introduction to RDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Displaying RDS information . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Searching for RDS programs . . . . . . . . . . . 25 07 Audio Settings and Video Adjust menus Audio Settings menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Audio DRC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    Controls and display s 01 6 En Chapter 1 Controls and displays Front panel 1  STANDBY/ON Switches the system on or into standby. 2 PLAY LIST buttons Add tracks (during playback), or select a playlist (while st opped) (page 18). 3  OPEN/CLOSE Opens/closes the disc tray. 4  DVD/CD Selects the DVD/CD function and starts/ pauses/resumes playba[...]

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    Controls and displays 01 7 En Remote cont rol 1  STANDBY/ON Switches the system on or into standby. 2 Function select buttons Selects the source you want to listen to ( DVD/ CD , TUNER , USB , LINE ). 3 Number buttons, CLEAR , DISPLAY , SLEEP and DVD controls CLEAR Clears an entry. DISPLAY Displays/changes disc information shown on-screen (page [...]

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    Controls and display s 01 8 En SURROUND Selects a Surround mode (page 14) or switches to stereo playback (page 15). SOUND Accesses the sound menu to adjust the SFC mode, bass and treble, etc. (page 15). 8 Playback controls See Basic play back controls o n page 11, Disc playback featu res on page 16 and USB playback on page 2 3 for an expla nation o[...]

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    Controls and displays 01 9 En Display 1 DTS Lights during playback of a DTS source (page 14). 2 SOUND Lights when the SFC modes or th e tone controls (treble, bass or bass boost) are active (page 15). 3 F.SURR. Lights when the Extra Power mode is selected (page 14). 4 RPT and RPT -1 RPT lights during repeat play. RPT-1 lights during repeat one-trac[...]

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    Getting started 02 10 En Chapter 2 Getting started Home theater sound setup Place your speakers as shown below for optimal surround sound (see th e Speaker Setup Guide for more placement tips). • Standard surround setup – Th is is a standard multichannel surround sound speaker setup for optimal 5.1 channel home theater sound. After placing your[...]

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    Getting started 02 11 En Tip • The button guide a t the bottom of every OSD screen shows you which buttons you’ll need to use for that screen. Playing discs The basic playba ck controls for p laying DVD, CD, Video CD/Super VCD, DivX video and WMA/MP3/MPEG-4 AA C discs are covered here. Further functions are detailed in chapter 4. 1 If the playe[...]

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    Getting started 02 12 En Resume and Last Memory When you stop playback o f a disc, RESUME shows in the display indicating that you can resume playback from that p oint. With DVDs and Video CD/Super VCDs, even if ejected, the play position is stored in memory. 1 The next time you loa d the disc, the display shows LAST MEM and you can resume playback[...]

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    Getting started 02 13 En Improving poor FM reception If you’re listening to an FM station in ster eo but the reception is weak, you ca n improve the sound quality by switching to mono. 1 Tune to an FM radio station then press SETUP . 2U s e / to choose FM MODE then press ENTER . 3U s e / to selec t FM MONO then press ENTER . The mono [...]

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    Listening to your system 03 14 En Chapter 3 Listening to your system Auto listening mode The Auto listening mode is th e simplest way to listen to any source as it was mastered: the output from the speakers mirrors the channels in the source m aterial. •P r e s s SURROUND to select the AUTO listening mode. 1 Listening in surround sound You can li[...]

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    Listening to your system 03 15 En Listening in stereo You can listen to any source — stereo or multichannel — in stereo. When playing a multichannel source, all cha nnels are downmixed to the front le ft/right speakers and the subwoofer. • Press SURROUND repea tedly un til STEREO shows in the display. Listening with headphones When headphones[...]

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    Disc playback features 04 16 En Chapter 4 Disc playback features Important • Many of the functions covered in this chapter apply to DVD discs, Video CD s/ Super VCDs, CDs, DivX video a nd WMA/ MP3/MPEG-4 AAC/JPEG discs, although the exact operation of some varies slightly with the kind of disc loaded. • Some DVDs restrict the use of some functi[...]

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    Disc playback features 04 17 En While the slideshow is running: Browsing DVD or Video CD/ Super VCD discs with the Disc Navigator Use the Disc Navigator to browse through the contents of a DVD or Video CD/Super VCD disc to find the part you want to play. 1 During playback, press HOME MENU and select ‘Disc Navi gator’ from the on- screen menu. 2[...]

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    Disc playback features 04 18 En Browsing WMA, MP3, MPEG-4 AAC, DivX video and JPEG files with the Disc Navigator Use the Disc Navigator to find a particular file or folder by filename. 1 Press HOME MENU and select ‘Disc Navigator’ from th e on-screen menu. 2U s e /// and ENTER to navigate. Use / to move up and down the folder/[...]

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    Disc playback features 04 19 En Tip • To add files without the on-screen display, simply press PLAY LIST 1 , 2 or 3 during normal pl ayback of the fi le you want (except when a JPEG slideshow is playing at the same time as audio). Listening to playlists • With playbac k stopped, p ress PLAY LIST 1, 2 or 3. During playback, PGM lights in the fro[...]

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    Disc playback features 04 20 En 2 Select ‘Random’ then select an option. • For DVD discs, select Random Title or Random Chapter . • For CDs and Video CD/Super VCDs, select On or Off to switch random p lay on or off. Tip • Use the foll owing contr ols during rand om play: • Random play remains in effect until you select Random Off from t[...]

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    Disc playback features 04 21 En Searching a disc You can search DVD d iscs by titl e or chapter number, or by time; CDs and Video CD/ Super VCDs by track num ber or time; DivX video discs by time. 1 Press HOME MENU and select ‘ Play Mode ’. 2 Select ‘Search Mode’. The search options that appear depend o n the kind of disc loaded. 3 Select a[...]

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    Disc playback features 04 22 En Switching camera angles Some DVD discs feature scenes shot from two or more angles — check th e disc box for details. When a multi-angle scene is playing, a icon appears on screen (this can be switched off if you prefer — see Display settings on page 29). • During playback (or when paused), pr ess SHIFT+ANGLE t[...]

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    USB playback 05 23 En Chapter 5 USB playback Using the USB interface It is possible to listen to two-channel audio 1 and watch JPEG files using the USB in terface on the front of this unit. Connect a USB mass storage device 2 as shown b elow. 1 With the player switched on, press USB. Make sure your TV is on and set to the correct video input. 2 Con[...]

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    USB playback 05 24 En Scanning files You can fast-sca n forward or back ward at various different speeds. • During playback, press  or  to start scanning. Press repeatedly to increase the sca nning speed (shown on-screen). • To resume playback, press  (play). 1 Playing a JPEG slideshow Press  to start a slideshow from the first fold[...]

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    More tuner features: RDS 06 25 En Chapter 6 More tuner features: RDS An introd uction to RDS Radio Data System (RDS) is a system u sed by most FM radio stations to provide listeners with various kinds of information — the n ame of the station and the kind o f show they’re broadcasting, f or example. One feature of RDS is that you can search by [...]

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    Audio Settings and Video Adjust menus 07 26 En Chapter 7 Audio Settings and Video Adjust menus Audio Settings menu The Audio Settings menu offers fea tures for adjusting the way discs sound. 1P r e s s HOME MENU and select ‘Audio Settings’ from the on-screen display. 2 Select and change settings using // / and ENTER . Audio DRC •S[...]

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    Initial Settings menu 08 27 En Chapter 8 Initial Settings menu Using the Initial Settings menu The Initial S ettings m enu provides au dio and video output setti ngs, pa rental lock settings, and display settings, among others. If an option is grayed out it mean s that it cannot be cha nged at the current time. This is usually be cause a disc is pl[...]

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    Initial Settings menu 08 28 En Language settings HDMI Color* (See Connecting using HDMI on page 33.) * Default changes depending o n device connected. Full range RGB If colors are weak, this gives br ighter colors and deeper black (default setting for HDMI-compatible DVI devices). RGB Use this setting if colors appear overly rich on the Full Range [...]

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    Initial Settings menu 08 29 En Display settings Options settings Speakers settings Parental Lock • Default level: Off ; Default password: none ; Default Country/A rea code: us (2119) To give you some control over wha t your children watch on your DVD player, some DVD- Video discs feature a Parent al Lock level. If your player is set to a lower le[...]

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    Initial Settings menu 08 30 En Setting/changing the Parental Lock 1 Select ‘Level Change’. 2 Use number buttons to enter your password, then press ENTER . 3 Select a new level and press ENTER . • Press  repeatedly to lock mo re levels (more discs will require the password); press  to unlo ck levels. You can’t lock level 1. Setting/cha[...]

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    Initial Settings menu 08 31 En Speaker Dista nce •D e f a u l t s e t t i n g : 3.0m To get the best surround sound from your system, you should set up the speakers equal distances from your listening position. 1 Press HOME MENU and select ‘Initial Settings’. 2S e l e c t ‘ Speaker s’, then ‘Speaker Distance’. 3U s e / to select[...]

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    Other connections 09 32 En Chapter 9 Other connections Connecting external antennas For an external AM antenna, use 5 m to 6 m of vinyl-insulated wire and se t up either indoors or outdoors. Leave the loop antenna connected. Only use the included AM loop antenna. For an external FM antenn a, use a PAL connector to hook up a n external FM antenna. C[...]

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    Other connections 09 33 En SCART pin assignment The diagram below shows the SCART 21-pin connector assignment. This connector provides the video and audio sig nals for connection to a compat ible color TV/monitor. Line Out options The Line Out function allows you to dete rmine how sound from LINE OU T and AV CONNECTOR terminals is output. 1 • Pre[...]

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    Other connections 09 34 En • Use an HDMI cable to connect t he HDMI OUT interconnect o n this player to an HDMI interconnect on a HDMI-c ompatible monitor. • The arrow on the cable connector body should be face up for corr ect alignment with the connector on th e player. You can also adjust the HDMI settings for resolution and color. For more o[...]

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    Other connections 09 35 En About control out connections Many Pioneer components support SR CONTROL con nections, by which y ou can use the remote controls of any connected components by aimi ng them at the sensor of just one component. When yo u use a remote control, the co ntrol signal is passed along the chain to the appropriat e component. This[...]

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    Additional information 10 36 En Chapter 10 Additional information Disc/content format playback compatibility This player is c ompatible wit h 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 p ackaging. Note however that some disc types, such as recordable CD an[...]

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    Additional information 10 37 En About DVD+R/DVD+RW c ompatibility Only DVD+R/DVD+RW discs recorded in ‘Video Mode (DVD Vide o Mode)’ which hav e been finalized, can be played back. However, some editing made during the rec ording may not be played back accurately. About DivX DivX is a compres sed digital vi deo format created by the DivX ® vi [...]

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    Additional information 10 38 En Rhaeto-Romanic (rm), Scottish (gd), Spanish (es), Swedish (sv) Group 2: Albanian (sq), Croatian (hr), Czech (cs), Hungarian (hu), Polish (pl), Romanian (ro), Slovak (sk), Slovenian (sl) Group 3: Bulgarian (bg), Byelorussian (be), Macedonian (mk), Russian (ru), Serbian (sr), Ukrainian (uk) Group 4: Hebrew (iw), Yiddis[...]

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    Additional information 10 39 En DVD Video regions All DVD Video discs carry a re gion mark that indicates which region(s) of the world the disc is compatible with. Your DVD system also has a region mark (on the rear panel). Discs from incompatib le regions will not play in thi s player. Discs marked ALL play in any pl ayer. When you insert a disc t[...]

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    Additional information 10 40 En Televisions also come in different aspect ratios; ‘standard’ 4:3 and widescreen 16:9. 1 TV system setting The defaul t setting of this system is AUTO , and unless you notice that the picture is distorted when playing some discs, you should leave it set to AUTO . If you find picture distortion with some discs, set[...]

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    Additional information 10 41 En Troubleshootin g Incorrect operations are of ten mistaken for troubl e and malfun ctions. If you think that there is something wrong with this compon ent, check the points below. Sometimes the trou ble may lie in another component. Investigate th e other components and electrical appliances being used. If the trouble[...]

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    Additional information 10 42 En DVD/CD/Video CD player Problem Remedy The disc is ejected automatica lly after loading. • Clean the di sc and ali gn the disc prope rly in the dis c guide. • If the region nu mber on a DVD-video disc doe s not match the nu mber on the player, the disc cannot be used ( see DVD Video regions on page 39). In this in[...]

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    Additional information 10 43 En Tuner USB connection HDMI connection Problem Remedy Considerable noise in radio broadcast s. • Connect the AM ant enna (refer to t he Setup Guide) and adjust the directio n and position for best reception . You may al so connect an a dditional in ternal or exte rnal AM antenna (refe r to Connecting external antenna[...]

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    Additional information 10 44 En Error Messages Resetting the system Use the front panel controls to reset al l system settings to the factory d efault. • With the system on, press  STANDBY/ ON while holding down  USB. The next time you switch on, all the system settings should b e reset. Setting the Key Lock You can disable the fr ont panel[...]

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    Additional information 10 45 En Language co de list Language (Language code le tter), Language code Country/Area code list Country/Area, Co untry/Area code, Country/Area code letter Japanese (ja), 1001 English (en), 0514 French (fr), 0618 German (de), 0405 Italian (it), 0920 Spanish (es), 0519 Dutch (nl), 1412 Russian (ru), 1821 Chinese (zh), 2608 [...]

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    Additional information 10 46 En Specifications • Amplifier section RMS Power Output: Front, Center, Surround . . . 60 W per channel (1 kHz, 10 % T.H.D., 4 Ω ) Subwoofer . . . 60 W (100 Hz, 10 % T.H.D., 4 Ω ) • Disc section Digital audio characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DVD fs: 96 kHz, 24-bit Type . . . . . . . DVD s[...]

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    Additional information 10 47 En Note • Specifications and design subject to possible modification without not ice, due to improvements. Manufactured under licens e from Dolby Laboratories.“Dolby”, “Pro Logic” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. “DTS” and “DTS Digital Surround” are registered trademarks of[...]

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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 0P2, Canada TEL: 1-877-283-5901, 905-479-4411 PIONEER EUROPE NV Haven 1087, Keetberglaan [...]