Manual Pioneer 285-S

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    01 1 En DVD Player DV-280- S DV-285- S Operating Instructions Register Y our Pr oduct at www .pioneerelectr onics.com (US) www .pioneerelectr onics.ca (Canada) DV285 KU.book Page 1 Thursday, February 24, 2005 1:09 PM ...

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    W ARNING – TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. D1-4-2-1_En 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 arrowhea ...

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    READ INSTRUCTIONS — All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated. RET AIN INSTRUCTIONS — The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. HEED WARNINGS — All warnings on the product and in the operating instructions should be adhered to. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS — All opera ...

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    This product is for general household purposes. Any failure due to use for other than household purposes (such as long-term use for business purposes in a restaurant or use in a car or ship) and which requires repair will be charged for even during the warranty period. K041_En For U.S. and Australia Model C67-7-3_En S001_En Selecting fine audio equ ...

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    5 En Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. Please read through these operating instructions so that you will know how to operate your model properly. After you have finished reading the instructions, put them in a safe place for future reference . Contents 01 Before you start Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Wha ...

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    Before you start 01 6 En Chapter 1 Before you start Features • 24-bit/192kHz compatible DAC The on-board 24-bit/192kHz DAC means that this player is fully compatible with high sampling-rate discs, capable of delivering exceptional sound quality in terms of dynamic range, low-level resolution and high-frequency detail. •S urround sound entertain ...

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    Before you start 01 7 En What’s in the box Please confirm that the following accessories are in the box when you open it. • Remote control • AA/R6P dry cell batteries x2 • Audio/video cable (red/white/yellow plugs) • Operating instructions • Warranty card Putting the batteries in the remote • Open the battery compartment cover and ins ...

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    Before you start 01 8 En Disc / content format playback compatibility This player is compatible with 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 packaging. Note however that some disc types, such as recordable CD and DVD, may be in an unplayable format—se ...

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    Before you start 01 9 En • DRM (Digital Rights Management) compatible: Yes (DRM-protected audio files will not play in this player—see also DRM in the Glossary on page 40) • File extensions: .mp3, .wma (these must be used for the player to recognize MP3 and WMA files – do not use for other file types) About WMA The Windows Media ® logo pri ...

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    Connecting up 02 10 En Chapter 2 Connecting up Easy connections The setup described here is a basic setup that allows you to play discs using just the cables supplied with the player. In this setup, stereo audio is played through the speakers in your TV. Important • This player is equipped with copy protection technology. Do not connect this play ...

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    Connecting up 02 11 En 1 Connect the VIDEO OUT and AUDIO OUT L/R jacks to a set of A/V inputs on your TV. Use the supplied audio/video cable, connecting the red and white plugs to the audio outputs and the yellow plug to the video output. Make sure you match up the left and right audio outputs with their corresponding inputs for correct stereo soun ...

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    Connecting up 02 12 En Watching progressive scan video from the component video outputs This player can output progressive scan video from the component video output. Compared to interlace video, progressive scan video effectively doubles the scanning rate of the picture, resulting in a very stable, flicker-free image. To set up the player for use ...

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    Connecting up 02 13 En Connecting to an AV receiver To enjoy multichannel surround sound you need to connect this player to an AV receiver using the digital audio output. In addition to a digital connection, we recommend also connecting using the stereo analog connection. You’ll probably also want to connect a video output to your AV receiver. Yo ...

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    Controls and displays 03 14 En Chapter 3 Controls and displays Front panel 1  STANDBY/ON (page 16) 2  and  (page 19, 20) 3  (page 19) 4  (page 19) 5  (page 19) 6 RW Compatible (page 8) 7 HOME MENU (page 16) 8 RETURN (page 20) 9 MENU (page 20) 10 ENTER & cursor buttons (page 16) 11 TOP MENU (page 20) 12 Display 13  OPEN/CLOS ...

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    Controls and displays 03 15 En Remote control 1  STANDBY/ON (page 16) 2 AUDIO (page 28) 3 SUBTITLE (page 28) 4 Number buttons (page 19) 5 TOP MENU (page 20) 6 ENTER & cursor buttons (page 16) 7 HOME MENU (page 16) 8  and / (page 19, 22) 9  (page 19) 10  (page 19) 11  (page 19) 12 PLAY MODE (page 25) 13 SURROUND (page 30) 14 ...

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    Getting started 04 16 En Chapter 4 Getting started Switching on After making sure that everything is connected properly and that the player is plugged in, press  STANDBY/ON on the front panel or remote control to switch the player on. Also, switch on your TV and make sure that it is set to the input you connected the DVD player to. FAQ • My DV ...

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    Getting started 04 17 En Note • From here on in this manual, the word ‘select’ generally means use the cursor buttons to highlight an item on-screen, then press ENTER . Setting up the player for your TV If you have a widescreen (16:9) TV, you should setup the player so that the picture will be presented correctly. If you have a conventional ( ...

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    Getting started 04 18 En Playing discs The basic playback controls for playing DVD, CD, Video CD and MP3/WMA discs are covered here. Further functions are detailed in the next chapter. For details on playing JPEG picture discs, see Viewing a JPEG slideshow on page 23. Important • Throughout this manual, the term ‘DVD’ means DVD-Video and DVD- ...

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    Getting started 04 19 En Basic playback controls The table below shows the basic controls on the remote for playing discs. The following chapter covers other playback features in more detail. Resume and Last Memory When you stop playback of a DVD, CD or Video CD discs, RESUME is shown in the display indicating that you can resume playback again fro ...

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    Getting started 04 20 En DVD-Video disc menus Many DVD-Video discs feature menus from which you can select what you want to watch. They may also give access to additional features, such as subtitle and audio language selection, or special features such as slideshows. See the disc packaging for details. Sometimes DVD-Video menus are displayed automa ...

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    Getting started 04 21 En FAQ • After I load a DVD disc, it ejects automatically after a few seconds! Most likely, the disc is the wrong region for your player. The region number should be printed on the disc; check it against the region number of the player (which you can find on the rear panel). See also DVD-Video regions on page 38. If the regi ...

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    Playing discs 05 22 En Chapter 5 Playing discs Note • Many of the functions covered in this chapter apply to DVD discs, Video CDs, CDs and WMA/MP3 JPEG discs, although the exact operation of some varies slightly with the kind of disc loaded. • Some DVDs restrict the use of some functions (random or repeat, for example) in some or all parts of t ...

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    Playing discs 05 23 En Viewing a JPEG slideshow After loading a CD/CD-R/RW containing JPEG picture files, press  (play) to start a slideshow from the first folder/picture on the disc. The player displays the pictures in each folder in alphabetical order. Pictures are automatically adjusted so that they fill as much of the screen as possible (if ...

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    Playing discs 05 24 En The screen shows up to six moving thumbnail images displayed one after another. To display the previous/next six thumbnails, press  /  (you don’t have to wait for all the thumbnails to finish playing to display the previous/next page). 3 Select the thumbnail image for what you want to play. You can use either the curs ...

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    Playing discs 05 25 En • When a WMA/MP3 file is selected, playback begins, starting with the selected file, and continues until the end of the folder. • When a JPEG file is selected, a slideshow begins, starting with that file, and continues to the end of the folder. Tip • To play the contents of the whole disc rather than just the current fo ...

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    Playing discs 05 26 En Using random play Use the random play function to play titles or chapters (DVD-Video), or tracks (CD, Video CD) at random. (Note that the same track/title/ chapter may play more than once.) You can set the random play option when a disc is playing or stopped. Important • Random play remains in effect until you select Random ...

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    Playing discs 05 27 En 3 Use the cursor buttons and ENTER to select a title, chapter or track for the current step in the program list. For a DVD disc, you can add a title or a chapter to the program list. • For a CD or Video CD, select a track to add to the program list. After pressing ENTER to select the title/ chapter/track, the step number au ...

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    Playing discs 05 28 En • The disc must be playing in order to use time search. 3 Use the number buttons to enter a title, chapter or track number, or a time. • For a time search, enter the number of minutes and seconds into the currently playing title (DVD) or track (CD/Video CD) you want playback to resume from. For example, press 4 , 5 , 0 , ...

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    Playing discs 05 29 En • If the navigation square at the top of the screen disappears, press ZOOM again to display it. Switching camera angles Some DVD discs feature scenes shot from two or more angles—check the disc box for details. When a multi-angle scene is playing, a icon appears on screen to let you know that other angles are available (t ...

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    Audio Settings and Video Adjust menus 06 30 En Chapter 6 Audio Settings and Video Adjust menus Audio Settings menu The Audio Settings menu offers features for adjusting the way discs sound. 1 Press HOME MENU and select ‘Audio Settings’ from the on-screen display. 2 Select and change settings using the / // (cursor) buttons, and ENTE ...

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    Audio Settings and Video Adjust menus 06 31 En • If the player is outputting Dolby Digital, DTS or MPEG bitstream audio (in other words, no conversion to PCM), Virtual Surround has no effect on the audio from the digital output. See Digital Audio Out settings on page 32 for how to set up the digital output formats. • How good the surround effec ...

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    Initial Settings menu 07 32 En Chapter 7 Initial Settings menu Using the Initial Settings menu The Initial Settings menu provides audio and video output settings, parental lock settings, and display settings, among others. If an option is grayed out it means that it cannot be changed at the current time. This is usually because a disc is playing. S ...

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    Initial Settings menu 07 33 En Video Output settings Language settings MPEG Out MPEG > PCM MPEG encoded digital audio is converted to PCM audio for digital output. MPEG MPEG encoded digital audio is output as is. Setting Option What it means TV Screen (See also Screen sizes and disc formats on page 37.) 4:3 (Letter Box) Set if you have a convent ...

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    Initial Settings menu 07 34 En Display settings Parental Lock • Default level: Off ; Default password: none ; Default Country/Area code: us (2119) To give you some control over what your children watch on your DVD player, some DVD- Video discs feature a Parental Lock level. If your player is set to a lower level than the disc, the disc won’t pl ...

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    Initial Settings menu 07 35 En Registering a new password You must register a password before you can change the Parental Lock level or enter a Country code. 1 Select ‘Options’, then ‘Password’. 2 Use the number buttons to enter a 4- digit password. The numbers you enter show up as asterisks (*) on-screen. 3 Press ENTER to register the pass ...

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    Additional information 08 36 En Chapter 8 Additional information Taking care of your player and discs General Hold discs by the edge or by the center hole and edge. When you're not using a disc, return it to its case and store upright. Avoid leaving discs in excessively cold, humid, or hot environments (including under direct sunlight). Don&ap ...

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    Additional information 08 37 En If you use a chemical-impregnated cleaning cloth, read the instructions carefully before use. These cloths may leave smear marks on half-mirror finish surfaces; if this happens, finish with a dry cloth. Cleaning the pickup lens The DVD player’s lens should not become dirty in normal use, but if for some reason it s ...

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    Additional information 08 38 En Note • Using the 16:9 (Wide) setting with a standard 4:3 TV, or either of the 4:3 settings with a widescreen TV, will result in a distorted picture. Resetting the player Use this procedure to reset all the player’s settings to the factory default. 1 Switch the player into standby. 2 Using the front panel buttons, ...

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    Additional information 08 39 En Language code list Language (Language code letter), Language code Country/Area code list Country/Area, Country/Area code , Country/Area code letter Japanese (ja), 1001 English (en), 0514 French (fr), 0618 German (de), 0405 Italian (it), 0920 Spanish (es), 0519 Chinese (zh), 2608 Dutch (nl), 1412 Portuguese (pt), 1620 ...

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    Additional information 08 40 En Glossary *1 Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. *2 “DTS” and “DTS Digital Out” are registered trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc. Analog audio Direct representation of sound by an electrical signal. See also Digi ...

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    Additional information 08 41 En Specifications General System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DVD player Power requirements . . . . . . . . . .AC 120 V, 60 Hz Power consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 W Power consumption (standby) . . . . . . . . . 0.5 W Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.8 kg ...

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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 OP2, Canada TEL: 1-877-283-5901 PIONEER EUROPE NV Haven 1087, Keetberglaan 1, B-9120 Mels ...

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