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DV -525 Operating Instructions DVD PLA YER ...
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2 CONGRA TULA TIONS ON YOUR PURCHASE OF THIS FINE PIONEER PRODUCT . Pioneer is on the leading edge of DVD research for consumer products and this unit incorporates the latest technological developments. We are sure you will be fully satisfied with the DVD player . Thank you for your support. THE POWER SWITCH IS SECONDARY CONNECTED AND THEREFORE DOE ...
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3 Please read through these operating instructions so you will know how to operate your model properly . After you have finished reading the instructions, put them away in a safe place for future reference. • This player is not suitable for commercial use. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to a ...
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4 Compatible with a wide range of DVD digital audio output formats DVDs are recorded in one of four types of digital audio formats (as of October 1998). The digital audio output jacks of this player output Dolby Digital*, DTS**, MPEG, and linear PCM digital bitstreams. This player has a function that converts Dolby Digital and MPEG audio formats in ...
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5 Energy-saving design This unit is designed to use minimal electricity when this player is in standby mode. Regarding the amount of power consumed in standby mode, refer to “Specifications” on page 57. This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U.S. patents and other intellectual pro ...
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6 How to Proceed in This Manual DVD is an incredible format that presents the highest quality digital audio and video available today . The amount of information that can be recorded onto a DVD disc is remarkable, allowing it to offer numerous functions and features available with no other format. Because using the DVD player and DVDs may be confus ...
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7 T able of Contents Before Using ........................................ 8 Checking Accessories ..................................... 8 Preparing the Remote Control ......................... 8 Names and Functions ....................... 10 Front Panel .................................................... 10 Display Window ......................... ...
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8 Preparing the Remote Control Inserting batteries into the remote control 1 While pushing the tab on the battery compartment cover toward the center of the remote, pull out in the direction indicated by the arrow. 2 Insert batteries. Make sure to match the plus (+) and minus (–) polarity guides on the batteries with the marks inside the battery ...
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9 30 ° 30 ° 23ft (7m) 0 7 8 3 Remote control operation When operating the remote control, point it at the remote sensor ( Î ) located on the player’ s front panel. The remote control can be used up to 23 feet (7 m) from the player and within a 30° angle on each side of the sensor . Notes • Exposing the remote sensor to direct sunlight or st ...
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10 Names and Functions 1 STANDBY/ON switch Press to switch the player on or to put in standby (pages 24 and 27). 2 Display window Displays system information (page 11). 3 Remote sensor Point the remote control toward the remote sensor to operate the player (page 9). 4 0 (open/close) button Press to open and close the disc tray (pages 24 and 27). 5 ...
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11 Display Window 1 TITLE indicator Indicates a title number is being displayed. 2 96 kHz indicator Indicates play of a disc outputting an audio signal with a sampling frequency of 96 kHz. 3 GUI indicator Indicates an on-screen menu operation is being performed (page 19). 4 CHP/TRK indicator Indicates a chapter or track number is being displayed. 5 ...
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12 Rear Panel CONTROL VIDEO OUT SELECT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT OPT. DIGITAL OUT AUDIO OUT AC IN VIDEO OUT IN RL S-VIDEO OUT Y P B P R TV SYSTEM AUTO PAL NTSC 12 4 3 5 6 7 8 9 1 DIGITAL OUT jacks (coaxial, optical (OPT.)) Use to output the digital audio signal recorded on discs. You can output the digital signal via either coaxial or optical output jack ...
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13 (Buttons indicated with * are used for menu operation.) 1 (standby/on) button Press to switch the player on or to put in standby (pages 24 and 27). 2 AUDIO button Press repeatedly to select one of the audio languages and/or audio formats programmed on a DVD (page 29). For Video CD and CD, each press changes the audio output as follows. 3 SETUP b ...
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14 - PROGRAM button You can program titles, chapters, or tracks to play back in a desired order. Programs can be a maximum of 24 steps. Additionally, DVD programs for up to 24 discs can be stored in the player’s memory for future use (page 39). = SEARCH MODE button Press to perform a title, chapter/track or elapsed time search (page 35). ~ REPEAT ...
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15 Making Connections Connection Guide The illustration on this page shows the basic setup using the audio and video cords included with this player . Use this illustration as a guide to setting up your home system. An explanation of each type of audio and video connection available can be found on the following pages. T o determine the best audio ...
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16 Audio Connections This player features two digital (optical and coaxial) and also analog audio output formats. Digital Audio Connections: Y ou can enjoy the digital audio recorded on DVD discs from both optical digital and coaxial digital output jacks. When making digital audio connections, do not make connections from both the coaxial and optic ...
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17 V ideo Connections This player features S-video, composite video, and component video output possibilities. Check the manual supplied with your TV or monitor to determine the best possible connection for your system. In addition to making physical connections to your TV or monitor , it is also necessary to assign the TV screen size in the Setup ...
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18 System Control Connections Using a commercially available cord with a mini plug (3.5 mm dia. with no resistance) to connect this player’ s CONTROL IN jack to the CONTROL OUT jack of another PIONEER component bearing the Î mark, you can control the player as though it were a component in a system (system control). • If you connect for system ...
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19 5 5 5 5 4 ¢ 1 87 e E ¡ 3 3,6 2 4,5 1 Using the Setup Screen Menus The procedure on this page describes how to operate the menus on the Setup screen. These menus are used to set and adjust a number of system settings. The various functions that can be adjusted are covered throughout this manual. The procedure on this page provides a basic ...
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20 Parental Lock - Setup Menu Mode Audio1 General Language Video 2 Move Exit Expert Basic SETUP Changing to the Setup Screen “Expert” Menu Mode The Setup screen menus are divided into two levels, “Basic” and “Expert”, to make this unit more convenient to operate for different levels of users. The “Basic” menu mode contains functions ...
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21 Setting the Digital Audio Output T o Be Compatible with Y our A V Components – DVD This player is capable of digital audio output for Dolby Digital, DTS, MPEG, and signals with a sampling rate of 96 kHZ. Make settings in the Setup screen Audio 1 menu to reflect the capabilities of the components that you have made digital connections to. Note ...
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22 Setting the TV Screen Size The width-to-height ratio of conventional TVs is 4:3, while the width-to-height ratio of wide screen and high-definition TVs is 16:9. This width-to-height ratio is called the aspect ratio. When viewing software recorded in different aspect ratios, the image’ s height to width ratio can be switched to match the TV or ...
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23 Adjusting the OSD (On-Screen Display) Setting the on-screen display (OSD) language This setting is used to establish the language that operation indicators and on-screen messages and operations display . Change this setting in the Setup screen Language menu [OSD Language] setting. Settings: English* Français Español * Factory Setting Notes • ...
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24 Playing DVDs, Video CDs and CDs – DVD/Video CD/CD Before you can start to enjoy the digital audio and video on DVDs, be sure that you have made the necessary settings in the Setup screen menus outlined in the previous section to correspond to your home system. Having made these settings, you are now ready to start using the player to enjoy DVD ...
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25 5 5 5 5 4 ¢ 1 8 7 e E ¡ 3 NEXT ¢ PREVIOUS 4 STOP 7 TOP MENU RETURN Cursor buttons Number buttons MENU When a menu screen is displayed Menu screens are displayed for DVDs that have menu screens or Video CDs that include Playback Control (PBC). DVDs often contain extra information that can be accessed in the DVD menu and sometimes make ...
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26 Advancing to the next chapter (track) Press NEXT ¢ ( ¡ ¢ on the front panel). • Press to skip forward to the next chapter (track). • When a CD is loaded, you can advance more than one track forward by pressing and holding NEXT ¢ and releasing when the desired track number appears in the display. Skipping back to the previous chapter (tra ...
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27 1 Press STOP 7 ( 7 on the front panel). Playback stops. 2 Press OPEN/CLOSE 0 ( 0 on the front panel). The disc tray comes out. 3 Remove the disc. 4 Press ( STANDBY/ON on the front panel). The disc tray goes back in. Resuming playback from where you stopped –– DVD/Video CD With this player , it is possible to resume play of a DVD even when pl ...
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28 Setting the Language Options DVDs have the capacity to contain a great deal of audio information, which includes the ability to hold up to 8 different language tracks and subtitle information in as many as 32 different languages. This section outlines the variety of audio language and subtitle options available with this player . In this section ...
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29 SETTING THE LANGUAGE OPTIONS Changing the Audio Language (Multi-Language Function) – DVD Dolby Digital, PCM, and other audio data can be recorded on DVDs in a number of languages or audio tracks, letting you choose the desired language or audio. Press AUDIO repeatedly to select the desired language. Pressing AUDIO once displays the currently s ...
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30 Setting Language and Subtitle Preferences in the Setup Screen Menus The Setup screen Language menu contains a number of settings related to the audio and subtitle language preferences. Selecting an audio language preference The audio language that you normally listen to can be selected from the various audio languages on a DVD. Even when the aud ...
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31 SETTING THE LANGUAGE OPTIONS ja: Japanese List of Languages When “Other” is selected When you want to select one of the 136 languages as the main audio language, follow the steps below when the following screen appears. A language code list can be found on page 51. 1 Use the cursor buttons to select “Other” and press ENTER . The language ...
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32 Forcing subtitles to be displayed Expert This setting allows you to force subtitles to be displayed with DVDs that do not automatically display them on the screen. Select “With Audio” to display the subtitles in the same language as the currently selected audio language. Select “Selected Subtitle” to display the subtitles in the language ...
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33 Advanced Functions This player is compatible with DVD, Video CD, and CD disc formats. Users already familiar with Video CD or CD will already be familiar with some of the functions the player is capable of performing. With DVD, an even greater number of possibilities and functions are available. In this section, you’ll be able to: • Adjust t ...
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34 Still Frame/Slow Play/Frame Advance Playback – DVD/Video CD The video images on DVD and Video CD can be viewed as a still frame, played back at slow speeds and even advanced frame by frame. 5 5 5 5 4 ¢ 1 87 e E ¡ 3 PLA Y 3 2 1 Viewing a still frame Press PAUSE 8 . When viewing a DVD, if the paused picture shakes, select the “Field” ...
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35 Searching for a T itle, Chapter , T rack, or Location on a Disc – DVD/Video CD/CD This player offers different ways of accessing the information on a DVD, Video CD, or CD. Using SEARCH MODE , you can search for titles or chapters on a DVD, tracks on a Video CD or CD, and even select the point in time to start playback. 5 5 5 5 4 ¢ 1 8 7 e ...
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36 V iewing from a Desired Camera Angle (Multi-Angle) – DVD Y ou can select a camera angle when viewing DVDs with the multi-angle option. Press ANGLE during playback. The camera angle changes each time you press the button. Notes • You can use the Multi-Angle function only with discs featuring recordings of images shot from different camera ang ...
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37 Repeat Play – DVD/Video CD/CD Y ou can repeat an entire title, chapter or track, or just a part. Repeat play of a chapter/track Press REPEAT once during playback of the chapter or track you want to repeat. Repeat play of a title Press REPEAT twice during playback of the title you want to repeat. • With DVDs, the title continues playing until ...
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38 Random Play – DVD/Video CD/CD Play titles, chapters, or tracks on a disc in random order . Random playback of chapters within one title – DVD Press RANDOM once, then press ENTER . “Random Chapter” appears on the screen, and chapters within the title will be played back in random order. Random playback of titles Press RANDOM twice, then p ...
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39 Playback in a Desired Order (Program Play) – DVD/Video CD/CD The titles and chapters within a title on a DVD and similarly the tracks on a Video CD or CD can be arranged to play in the order you want. Programming DVDs A program with a maximum of 24 steps can be memorized. 1 Press PROGRAM . The Program screen appears. 2 Use the cursor buttons ( ...
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40 5 5 5 5 4 ¢ 1 8 7 e E ¡ 3 1 3 2 Programming Video CDs, CDs A program with a maximum of 24 steps can be memorized. 1 Press PROGRAM . The program screen appears. When a Video CD or CD is loaded, the cursor appears in the program window. 2 Use the number buttons to enter the numbers of the tracks in the order you want to program them in. ? ...
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41 ADV ANCED FUNCTIONS To make a program of your favorite parts of a disc as it plays – DVD/Video CD/CD With this player , it is possible to make a program as you watch a DVD or Video CD or while listening to a CD. Press and hold PROGRAM for at least 2 seconds at any point during playback of a title, chapter, or track you want to program, and it ...
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42 Setting the Parental Lock Level This player lets you set the Parental Lock if the DVD has a parental lock level recorded on it. With Parental Lock capable discs, you can block access to material you feel is inappropriate for your children. Refer to the DVD disc jacket and the accompanying documentation to see if a particular disc contains a pare ...
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43 ADV ANCED FUNCTIONS Changing the password Change your password whenever you feel it is necessary . However , if you forget your existing password, you cannot enter this screen to change it. 1 Select “Password Change” in the [Parental Lock] setting. The screen changes to the password input screen. To enter the password, refer to “Entering t ...
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44 Resuming playback from where LAST MEMORY was pressed 1 Load a disc that has a Last Memory point memorized. Some DVDs will start playback automatically when loaded. In this case, press STOP 7 to stop playback. 2 Press LAST MEMORY while in the stop mode. The disc begins playback at the memorized point. • Last Memory mode may not function for som ...
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45 ADV ANCED FUNCTIONS When a disc that has memorized settings is loaded “Condition Memory” will appear on the screen, and the previously memorized settings will be selected. Erasing the recorded contents Load a disc that has memorized settings, and press CLEAR while “Condition Memory” is being displayed. The disc’ s recorded data will be ...
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46 The display changes for each type of disc as follows each time the button is pressed. DVD TITLE information: Top Row: title and chapter number, elapsed time of current title Bottom Row: remaining time in title, total time of title CHAPTER information: Top Row: title and chapter number, elapsed time of current title Bottom Row: remaining time in ...
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47 Press DISPLA Y during while a disc is stopped to display DVD title and chapter information or V ideo CD and CD track information. Press DISPLA Y again to turn the display off. Information about the titles and chapters or tracks on a disc is displayed. When the information exceeds the space on the screen, use the cursor buttons ( 2 / 3 ) to move ...
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48 Changing the Background Color of the Screen Expert Y ou can select a blue or black background to appear when the player is in the stop mode. Make changes to the [Background Color] setting in the Setup screen General menu in the “Expert” menu mode (page 20). Settings: Black Blue* *Factory setting Resetting the Player to System Settings T o re ...
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49 Additional Information NEVER PLAY CRACKED OR WARPED DISCS The disc revolves in the player at high speed when it is played. Never play a cracked, scratched or warped disc. This may damage the player or cause it to malfunction. NEVER USE DISCS WITH SPECIAL SHAPES CD’ s with special shapes (heart-shaped CDs, octagonal CDs, etc.) cannot be played ...
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50 For Proper and Long Use of This Unit DO NOT MOVE THE UNIT DURING PLAYBACK During playback, the disc rotates at high speed. Do NOT lift or move the unit during playback. Doing so may damage the disc. WHEN MOVING THE UNIT When changing places of installation or packing the unit for moving, be sure to remove the disc and return the disc table to it ...
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51 Language Code List Language codes are used when setting the audio and subtitle language preferences. (See page 30) Japanese English French German Italian Spanish Dutch Russian Chinese Korean Greek Afar Abkhazian Afrikaans Ameharic Arabic Assamese A ymara Azerbaijani Bashkir Byelorussian Bulgarian Bihari Bislama Bengali T ibetan Breton Catalan Co ...
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52 Kirundi Romanian Kinyarwanda Sanskrit Sindhi Sangho Serbo-Croatian Singhalese Slovak Slovenian Samoan Shona Somali Albanian Serbian Siswati Sesotho Sundanese Swedish Swahili T amil T elugu T ajik Thai T igrinya T urkmen T agalog Setswana T onga T urkish T songa T atar Tw i Ukrainian Urdu Uzbek Vietnamese V olapuk Wolof Xhosa Y oruba Zulu rn ro r ...
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53 T roubleshooting Incorrect operations are often mistaken for trouble and malfunctions. If you think that there is something wrong with this component, check the points below . Sometimes the trouble may lie in another component. Inspect the other components and electrical appliances being used. If the trouble cannot be rectified even after exerci ...
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54 Audio is not output or is distorted. The Setup screen Audio 1 menu [96 kHz PCM Out] setting is set to “96 kHz”. Digital output is prohibited on some discs. Be sure to make analog audio connections as well as digital connections (pages 15 and 16). The disc is dirty. Refer to “Disc Care” (page 49). The connection plugs are not inserted ...
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55 T erms Aspect ratio Aspect ratio refers to the length to height ratio of TV screens. The ratio of a standard TV is 4:3, while the ratio of a high-definition or wide TV is 16:9. The latter allows you to enjoy a picture with a wider perspective. Chapter number Chapter numbers are the numbers assigned to sections of a title on the disc, similar to ...
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56 Optical digital output Normally , audio is converted to an electric signal and transmitted through an electric wire from the player to the amplifier , etc. Changing this signal to a digital signal and transmitting it through an fiber-optic cable is called optical digital output. Similarly , optical digital input receives digital signals from ext ...
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57 Specifications General System ... DVD system and Compact Disc digital audio system Power requirements U.S. and Canadian models ................ AC 120 V, 60 Hz Other model ........... AC 110-127, 220-240 V, 50/60 Hz Power consumption U.S. and Canadian models .................................. 13 W Other models ................................... ...
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58 We Want You LISTENING For A Lifetime Selecting fine audio equipment such as the unit you’ve just purchased is only the start of your musical enjoyment. Now it’s time to consider how you can maximize the fun and excitement your equipment offers. This manufacturer and the Electronic Industries Association’s Consumer Electronics Group want yo ...
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60 Published by Pioneer Electronic Corporation. Copyright © 1999 Pioneer Electronic Corporation. All rights reserved. PIONEER ELECTRONIC CORPORATION 4-1, Meguro 1-Chome, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153, Japan PIONEER ELECTRONICS [USA] INC. P.O. BOX 1540, Long Beach, California 90801-1540 PIONEER ELECTRONICS OF CANADA, INC. 300 Allstate Parkway, Markham, Onta ...
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