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Pioneer DV-393-S Operating Instructions Manual

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  • Page 1 DV-393-s DV-490V-s Discover the benefits of registering your product online at www.pioneer.co.uk (www.pioneer-eur.com). DVD Player...

  • Page 2: Operating Environment

    IMPORTANT The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.
  • Page 3 Check the power cord once in a while. When you find it damaged, ask your nearest PIONEER authorized service center or your dealer for a replacement. If you want to dispose this product, do not mix it with general household waste. There is a separate collection system for used electronic products in accordance with legislation that requires proper treatment, recovery and recycling.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    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.
  • Page 5 06 Audio Settings and Video Adjust menus Audio Settings menu ....32 Audio DRC..... . . 32 Virtual Surround .

  • Page 6: Before You Start

    Before you start Chapter 1 Before you start Features • 24-bit/96 kHz compatible DAC The integrated 24-bit/96 kHz DAC means that this player is compatible with high sampling- rate discs, capable of delivering exceptional sound quality in terms of dynamic range, low- level resolution and high-frequency detail.

  • Page 7: What's In The Box

    Before you start It is not possible to output SACD or DVD- Audio sources from the HDMI connection of this player. DivX, DivX Certified, and associated logos are trademarks of DivX, Inc. and are used under license. What’s in the box Please confirm that the following accessories are in the box when you open it.

  • Page 8: Disc / Content Format Playback Compatibility

    Before you start • Use in a kitchen or other room where the player may be exposed to smoke or steam. • Use on a thick rug or carpet, or cover with cloth—this may prevent proper cooling of the unit. •...

  • Page 9: Dvd+R/Dvd+Rw Compatibility

    Before you start • File structure (may differ): Up to 299 folders on a disc; up to 648 folders and files (combined) within each folder DVD+R/DVD+RW compatibility Only DVD+R/DVD+RW discs recorded in ‘Video Mode (DVD Video Mode)’ which have been finalized, can be played back. However, some editing made during the recording may not be played back accurately.

  • Page 10: Divx Video Compatibility

    Before you start This player supports the following language groups: Group 1: Albanian (sq), Basque (eu), Catalan (ca), Danish (da), Dutch (nl), English (en), Faroese (fo), Finnish (fi), French (fr), German (de), Icelandic (is), Irish (ga), Italian (it), Norwegian (no), Portuguese (pt), 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),...

  • Page 11: Connecting Up

    Connecting up Chapter 2 Connecting up Easy connections • Before making or changing any connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power cable from the AC outlet. • The setup described here is a basic setup that allows you to play discs using just the cables supplied with the player.

  • Page 12: Connecting Using A Scart Av Cable

    Connecting up Connect the VIDEO OUT and AUDIO OUT L/R jacks to a set of A/V inputs on your Use the supplied audio/video cable, connecting the red and white plugs to the audio outputs and the yellow plug to the video output.

  • Page 13: Connecting Using The Component Video

    Connecting up Connecting using the component video output You can use the component video output instead of the standard video out jack to connect this player to your TV (or other equipment). This should give you the best quality picture from the three types of video output available.

  • Page 14: Connecting To An Av Receiver

    Connecting up 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.

  • Page 15: About Hdmi

    Connecting up • The arrow on the cable connector body should be face up for correct alignment with the connector on the player. Note • This unit has been designed to be compliant with HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) . Depending on the component you have connected, using a DVI connection may result in unreliable signal transfers.

  • Page 16: Controls And Displays

    Controls and displays Chapter 3 Controls and displays Front panel DV-490V DV-393 STANDBY/ON (page 18) Disc tray TOP MENU (page 22) ENTER & cursor buttons (page 18) MENU (page 22) RETURN (page 22) HOME MENU (page 18) Display OPEN/CLOSE (page 20) (page 21) (page 21) (page 21)

  • Page 17: Remote Control

    Controls and displays Remote control STANDBY/ON OPEN/CLOSE AUDIO SUBTITLE ANGLE CLEAR ENTER TOP MENU MENU ENTER HOME RETURN MENU PLAY MODE SURROUND ZOOM DISPLAY STANDBY/ON (page 18) AUDIO (page 31) SUBTITLE (page 30) Number buttons (page 21) TOP MENU (page 22) ENTER &...

  • Page 18: Getting Started

    STANDBY/ON on the front panel or press 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 STANDBY/ON DV-490V • My DVD player switches on but there is nothing displayed on my TV.

  • Page 19: Setting Up The Player For Your Tv

    Getting started 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 If you have a widescreen (16:9) TV, you should setup the player so that the picture will be presented correctly.

  • Page 20: Playing Discs

    Getting started Playing discs The basic playback controls for playing DVD, CD, Video CD/Super VCD, DivX video 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 25.

  • Page 21: Basic Playback Controls

    Getting started 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. Button What it does Starts playback. If the display shows RESUME or LAST MEM playback starts from the resume or last memory point (see also Resume and Last Memory...

  • Page 22: Dvd-Video Disc Menus

    Getting started 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.
  • Page 23 Getting started • 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).

  • Page 24: Playing Discs

    Playing discs Chapter 5 Playing discs Note • Many of the functions covered in this chapter apply to DVD discs, Video CDs/ Super VCDs, CDs, DivX video and WMA/ MP3 JPEG discs, although the exact operation of some varies slightly with the kind of disc loaded.

  • Page 25: Frame Advance/Frame Reverse

    Playing discs Frame advance/frame reverse You can advance or back up DVD discs frame- by-frame. With Video CD/Super VCDs and DivX video file you can only use frame advance. During playback, press Press to reverse or advance a frame at a time. To resume normal playback, press (play).

  • Page 26: Browsing Wma, Mp3, Divx Video And Jpeg Files With The Disc Navigator

    Playing discs Select a view option. Disc Navigator Title Chapter The options available depend on the kind of disc loaded and whether the disc is playing or not, but include: • Title – Titles from a DVD-Video disc. • Chapter – Chapters from the current title of a DVD-Video disc.

  • Page 27: Looping A Section Of A Disc

    Playing discs • When a JPEG file is highlighted, a thumbnail image is displayed on the right. 00:00/ 00:00 0kbps Folder 2 File1 File2 File3 File4 File5 To play the highlighted track or DivX video file or display the highlighted JPEG file, press ENTER.

  • Page 28: Using Random Play

    Playing discs • You can’t use repeat and random play at the same time. During playback, press PLAY MODE and select ‘Repeat’ from the list of functions on the left. Play Mode A-B Repeat Title Repeat Repeat Chapter Repeat Random Repeat Off Program Search Mode...

  • Page 29: Creating A Program List

    Playing discs • For CDs and Video CD/Super VCDs, select On or Off to switch random play on or off. • Use the following controls during random play: Button What it does Selects a new track/title/chapter at random. Returns to the beginning of the current track/title/chapter;...

  • Page 30: Other Functions Available From The Program Menu

    Playing discs • Use the following controls during program play: Button What it does PLAY Save the program list and exit MODE the program edit screen without starting playback (HOME MENU does the same). Skip to the next step in the program list.

  • Page 31: Switching Audio Language/Channels

    Playing discs Switching audio language/ channels When playing a DVD and DivX video disc recorded with dialog in two or more languages, you can switch audio language during playback. When playing a VR format DVD-RW disc recorded with dual-mono audio, you can switch between the main, sub, and mixed channels during playback.

  • Page 32: Audio Settings And Video Adjust Menus

    Audio Settings and Video Adjust menus Chapter 6 Audio Settings and Video Adjust menus Audio Settings menu The Audio Settings menu offers features for adjusting the way discs sound. Press HOME MENU and select ‘Audio Settings’ from the on-screen display. Audio Settings Select and change settings using the (cursor) buttons, and ENTER.

  • Page 33: Dialog

    Audio Settings and Video Adjust menus • 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 34 for how to set up the digital output formats.

  • Page 34: Initial Settings Menu

    Initial Settings menu 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.

  • Page 35: Video Output Settings

    Initial Settings menu Setting Option DTS Out 96 kHz PCM Out 96kHz > 48kHz 96kHz MPEG Out MPEG > PCM MPEG HDMI Out* LPCM (2 ch) * DV-490V only. Auto Video Output settings Setting Option TV Screen 4:3 (Letter Box) (This setting effective for analog and HDMI video 4:3 (Pan &...

  • Page 36: Language Settings

    Initial Settings menu Setting Option AV Connector Out Video HDMI Resolution* 1920x1080i (Default changes 1280x720p with TV format (PAL/ NTSC).) 720x480p (NTSC) / * DV-490V only. 720x576p (PAL) 720x480i (NTSC) / 720x576i (PAL) HDMI Color* Full range RGB (Default changes depending on device connected.) Component...

  • Page 37: Display Settings

    Initial Settings menu Setting Option DVD Menu w/Subtitle Lang. Language Languages as displayed Other Language Subtitle Display Display settings Setting Option OSD Language English Languages as displayed Angle Indicator Options settings Setting Option Parental Lock – DivX VOD Display What it means DVD disc menus will be displayed in the same language as your selected subtitle language, if possible.

  • Page 38: Parental Lock

    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 play.

  • Page 39: About Divx® Vod Content

    Initial Settings menu The new Country/Area code is set and you will return to the Options menu screen. Note that the new Country/Area code doesn’t take effect until the next disc is loaded (or the current disc is reloaded). ® About DivX VOD content In order to play DivX VOD (video on demand)

  • Page 40: Additional Information

    This player is designed to be used only with conventional, fully circular discs. Do not use shaped discs. Pioneer disclaims all liability arising in connection with the use of shaped discs. Cleaning discs Fingerprints and dust on discs can affect playback performance.

  • Page 41: Cleaning The Pickup Lens

    The DVD player’s lens should not become dirty in normal use, but if for some reason it should malfunction due to dust or dirt, consult your nearest Pioneer-authorized service center. We do not recommend using commercially available lens cleaners for CD players.

  • Page 42: Setting The Tv System

    All DVD-Video discs carry a region mark on the case somewhere that indicates which region(s) of the world the disc is compatible with. Your DVD player also has a region mark, which you can find on the rear panel. Discs from incompatible regions will not play in this player.

  • Page 43: Selecting Languages Using The Language

    Sometimes the trouble may lie in another component. Inspect the other components and electrical appliances being used. If the trouble cannot be rectified after checking the items below, ask your nearest Pioneer authorized service center or your dealer to carry out repair work.

  • Page 44: Glossary

    • Static electricity or other external influences may cause malfunctioning of this unit. In this case, unplug the power cord and then plug back in. This will usually reset the unit for proper operation. If this does not correct the problem, please consult your nearest Pioneer service center.
  • Page 45 Additional information DRM (Digital Rights Management) copy protection is a technology designed to prevent unauthorized copying by restricting playback, etc. of material on devices other the PC (or other WMA recording equipment) used to record it. For detailed information, please see the instruction manuals or help files that came with your PC (or other WMA recording equipment) and/or software.

  • Page 46: Language Code List

    Additional information Language code list Language (Language code letter), Language code 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 Swedish (sv), 1922 Russian (ru), 1821 Korean (ko), 1115 Greek (el), 0512...

  • Page 47: Specifications

    Specifications General System ......DVD player Power requirements ....AC 220 V to 240 V, 50 Hz / 60 Hz Power consumption DV-393 .
  • Page 48 253 Alexandra Road, #04-01, Singapore 159936 TEL: 65-6472-7555 PIONEER ELECTRONICS AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD. 178-184 Boundary Road, Braeside, Victoria 3195, Australia, TEL: (03) 9586-6300 PIONEER ELECTRONICS DE MEXICO S.A. DE C.V. Blvd.Manuel Avila Camacho 138 10 piso Col.Lomas de Chapultepec, Mexico,D.F. 11000 TEL: 55-9178-4270 <TPTZZ>...

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