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Pioneer DV-C302D Operating Instructions Manual

Pioneer DV-C302D Operating Instructions Manual

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  • Page 1 DVD PLAYER DV-C302D Operating Instructions...

  • Page 2: Important Safety Instructions

    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. IMPORTANT The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user...
  • Page 3 CONGRATULATIONS 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.

  • Page 4: Features Of This Player

    Compatible with DVD, Video CD and CD formats DVD, Video CD and CD discs that display the logos shown below can be played back on PIONEER DVD players. For more information on discs compatible with this player, refer to the table below.
  • Page 5 Easy setup and adjustment using on-screen menus Press SETUP on the remote control to open the Setup screen and you’ll find setting up and adjusting the system easy to do with on-screen menus conveniently organized and arranged. Additionally, on-screen information ( ) appears to clarify the functions and explain the options available.

  • Page 6: Differences In Disc Composition

    When played back on a DVD player, both Video CDs and CDs are considered to be a single title, regardless of the number of tracks.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Display Window ... 11 Rear Panel ... 12 Remote Control ... 13 Making Connections ... 15 Connecting Your DVD Player ... 15 Audio Connections ... 17 Video Connections ... 19 System Control Connections ... 19 Setting Up the Player ... 20 Using the Setup Navigator ...

  • Page 8: Before Using

    Before Using Checking Accessories Please confirm that the following were received with the player. Audio cord Video cord Power cord Remote control unit AA/R6P batteries Operating instructions (this manual) Remote control operation Preparing the Remote Control Inserting batteries into the remote control While pushing the tab on the battery compartment cover toward the center of the...

  • Page 9: Names And Functions

    Names and Functions Front Panel ÛN¿ Ω≤?<Û DVD PLA YER SEARCH MODE STANDBY/ON 5.1CH MODE SPEAKER SETTING CENTER SURROUND SUB WOOFER STANDBY/ON button Press to switch the player on or to put in standby (pages 24,27 and 54). 5.1 CH MODE button Press to switch the audio output between 5.1 channel audio and 2 channel audio.
  • Page 10 4 1 (reverse) button Press to go back to previous chapters/tracks. Press and hold to perform reverse playback scanning (page 26). Disc tray When loading a disc, place discs in the disc tray with the label side facing up (pages 24 and 27). Display window Displays system information (page 11).

  • Page 11: Display Window

    Display Window 96 kHz ANGLE DOWN MIX TITLE 96 kHz indicator Indicates that the currently loaded disc contains an audio signal with a sampling frequency of 96 kHz. ANGLE indicator Indicates Multi-Angle playback is in progress (page 43). TITLE indicator Indicates a title number is being displayed.

  • Page 12: Rear Panel

    OPT. CONTROL IN jack Use to connect this player to another component bearing the Pioneer Î mark. This lets you control this unit as though it were a component in a system. Player operations are then performed by pointing the remote control at the component that the player is connected to (page 19).

  • Page 13: Remote Control

    Remote Control LAST CONDITION OPEN/CLOSE MEMORY MEMORY AUDIO SUBTITLE ANGLE DISPLAY SETUP MENU TOP MENU RETURN ENTER PREVIOUS NEXT ¢ PLAY ¡ STEP/SLOW STOP CLEAR + 10 PROGRAM REPEAT SEARCH MODE DISC RANDOM Î (Buttons indicated with * are used for menu operation.) LAST MEMORY button You can resume DVD or Video CD playback from the point you last watched even if the disc is removed...
  • Page 14 Number buttons (1-9, 0, +10)* Use to perform direct title and chapter/track searches, and to input numerical values (pages 25, 42 and 46). PROGRAM button You can program discs, titles, chapters or tracks to play back in a desired order. Programs can be a maximum of 24 steps (page 46).

  • Page 15: Making Connections

    Making Connections Connecting Your DVD Player Unlike any other audiovisual media format, DVD offers a wide array of audio and video output options which allows playback to be enjoyed in any number of system configurations from a standard TV with stereo audio input to a home theater system with a projection monitor and full surround sound capabilities.

  • Page 16: Home Theater Component Connections

    Home Theater Component Connections The connections on this page demonstrate the versatility of this player to conform to any number of home entertainment systems. Please note that the illustration shown on this page is meant as an example. Please refer to the manuals supplied with the components to which you are making connections to determine the best possible setup for your home system.

  • Page 17: Audio Connections

    Dolby Digital, DTS, or MPEG decoder. • Use a fiber-optic cable (not supplied) to connect the digital optical output on the player to the digital optical input on an AV amplifier or receiver. DV-C302D DIGITAL OUT OPT. AV amplifier or receiver with...

  • Page 18: Analog Audio Connection

    • When making this kind of connection, be sure to press 5.1 CH MODE on the front panel to select 2 channel analog audio output (pages 22 and 31). DV-C302D AUDIO OUT ( 2CH ) 5.1 CHANNEL AUDIO OUT 5.1 channel audio refers to the current industry surround sound standard requiring two front speakers, a center speaker, two surround (rear) speakers and a sub woofer.

  • Page 19: Video Connections

    (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).

  • Page 20: Setting Up The Player

    Player Using the Setup Navigator The Setup Navigator has been designed to simplify the process of getting the DVD player ready to perform. Designed as a series of on-screen multiple-choice questions, the Setup Navigator automatically sets the audio, video and language settings according to how the questions are answered.

  • Page 21: Setting The Osd Language

    Setting the OSD Language (On-Screen Display Language) The [OSD Language] screen establishes the OSD language, or on-screen display language, which refers to the language that is used by the player in menus and on- screen messages. Additionally, the language that is established at this setting will also be used for the default audio and subtitle language.
  • Page 22 Setting analog audio connections to an AV amplifier or receiver The [Analog Jacks] screen establishes whether analog connections have been made to an AV amplifier or receiver, and if connections are made, whether the connections made are for 2 channel stereo or for 5.1 channel surround sound.
  • Page 23 Setting digital audio connections to an AV amplifier or decoder The [Digital Jack] screen establishes whether digital connections have been made to an AV amplifier, receiver, or external decoder. As there are numerous options available, please refer to the instructions supplied with the component the player is connected to to determine what digital audio formats can be decoded.

  • Page 24: Getting Started Using Your Dvd Player

    Getting Started Using Your DVD Player Playing DVDs, Video CDs and – DVD/Video CD/CD Before you can start to enjoy the digital audio and video on DVDs, be sure that you have either performed the Setup Navigator procedure described in the previous section or made the necessary settings in the Setup screen menus as outlined in the next section to set up the player to correspond to your home system.

  • Page 25: When A Menu Screen Is Displayed

    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 makes navigating DVD menu screens as enjoyable as watching the feature presentation.

  • Page 26: Chapter (Track) Skip Forward/Skip Back

    Chapter (Track) Skip Forward/ Skip Back – DVD/Video CD/CD PREVIOUS 4 STANDBY/ON Forward and Reverse Scanning – DVD/Video CD/CD REV 1 STANDBY/ON NEXT ¢ ¢ ¡ ¡ ¢ ¡ ¢ ¢ FWD ¡ ¡ PLAY 3 ¡ ¢ ¡ ¢ Advancing to the next chapter (track) Press NEXT ¢...

  • Page 27: Stopping Playback And Switching

    Stopping Playback and Switching Power Off – DVD/Video CD/CD ¢ ¡ STANDBY/ON Press STOP 7 (7 on the front panel). Playback stops. Press OPEN/CLOSE 0 (0 on the front panel). • The disc table comes out. • The tray rotates and the disc that was playing is located towards the front on the left side of the table.

  • Page 28: Adjusting Audio And Video Settings

    Adjusting Audio and Video Settings Using the Setup Screen Menus The procedure on page 28 and 29 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.

  • Page 29: Changing To The Setup Screen "Expert" Menu Mode

    ¢ ¡ Use the cursor buttons (5/∞) to select a new setting and press ENTER to set the new setting in memory. Press RETURN or the cursor button (2) to exit the options without making any changes. Press RETURN or the cursor button (2) to go back to the main menu bar to select another menu.

  • Page 30: Setting The Digital Audio Output To Be Compatible With Your Av Component

    Setting the Digital Audio Output To Be Compatible with Your AV Component 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.

  • Page 31: Setting Analog Audio Connections To An Av Amplifier Or Receiver

    Setting Analog Audio Connections to an AV Amplifier or Receiver This player is capable of both 2 channel stereo and 5.1 multichannel surround sound audio output. Use this setting to select which analog outputs are connected to an AV component. Make adjustments in the [Audio Out] setting in the Setup screen Audio 2 menu.

  • Page 32: Setting Your Speaker System For Multichannel Audio Playback

    Setting Your Speaker System for Multichannel Audio Playback This player contains a built-in decoder for Dolby Digital audio sources as well as 5.1 channel discrete audio output that can be used to make connections to an amplifier or receiver with the corresponding inputs. Ideally, a 5.1 channel system contains 6 speakers: 2 front speakers, 2 surround speakers, a center speaker, and a sub woofer.

  • Page 33: Setting The Tv Screen Size

    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 monitor being used.

  • Page 34: Adjusting The Osd (On-Screen Display)

    Adjusting the OSD (On-Screen Display) If you have already completed the Setup Navigator screen operations, the settings on this page have already been set by the player. 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.

  • Page 35: Setting The Language Options

    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.

  • Page 36: Changing The Audio Language (Multi-Language Function)

    Changing the Audio Language (Multi-Language Function) 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. Dolby Digital 5.1CH Audio English AUDIO Press AUDIO repeatedly to select the desired language.

  • Page 37: Setting Language And Subtitle Preferences In The Setup Screen Menus

    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. Please note that changes to the settings in the Language menu in this section cannot be made when a disc is playing.
  • Page 38 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 57. Audio1 Video Language OSD Language - English Audio Language English...
  • Page 39 Setting Auto Language to control subtitle and audio language based on program content When the Auto Language function is used, foreign movies are shown with the original audio soundtrack and subtitles in the language selected in the [Subtitle Language] menu option. Domestic films are shown with the original audio soundtrack and no subtitles.

  • Page 40: Advanced Functions

    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.

  • Page 41: Still Frame/Slow Play/Frame Advance Playback

    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. PLAY 3 ¢ ¡ (STEP/SLOW e˜E) Viewing a still frame Press PAUSE 8.

  • Page 42: Searching For A Title, Chapter, Track, Or Location On A Disc

    Searching for a Title, Chapter, Track, 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.

  • Page 43: Viewing From A Desired Camera Angle (Multi-Angle)

    Viewing from a Desired Camera Angle (Multi-Angle) – DVD You can select a camera angle when viewing DVDs with the multi-angle option. ANGLE ANGLE : 1/4 » ANGLE : 4/4 ANGLE ¢ ¡ Press ANGLE during playback. The camera angle changes each time you press the button.

  • Page 44: Repeat Play

    Repeat Play – DVD/Video CD/CD You can repeat chapters or titles on DVDs, or repeat tracks, one disc or all discs (ALL) with CDs and Video CDs. You can also repeat just a specified part of a chapter or track. REPEAT Repeat play options for a DVD Press REPEAT once during playback of the...

  • Page 45: Random Play

    Random Play – DVD/Video CD/CD You can play in random order chapters or titles on DVDs, or tracks, 1 disc, or all discs (ALL) with CDs and Video CDs. ¢ ¡ RANDOM Random playback of chapters within one title – DVD Press RANDOM once, then press ENTER.

  • Page 46: Playback In A Desired Order (Program Play)

    Playback in a Desired Order (Program Play) – DVD/Video CD/CD The titles and chapters on a DVD and similarly the tracks on a Video CD or CD can be arranged to play in the order you want. You can create a program mixing titles, chapters, and tracks on all of the discs loaded in the disc tray.
  • Page 47 To confirm the contents of a program 1 Press PROGRAM. 2 Use the 4/¢ buttons to jump to the next/previous page of six steps (4/¢ on the front panel cannot be used to perform this operation). 3 Press PROGRAM to exit the program screen. To change the contents of a program 1 Press PROGRAM.

  • Page 48: Setting The Parental Lock Level

    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 parental lock level.
  • Page 49 Setting the Parental Lock level Change the Parental Lock level to a higher or lower level according to the settings printed on the DVD disc jacket or accompanying documentation. If you use the Condition Memory function to save the settings for a particular disc, the Parental Lock level is saved as well.

  • Page 50: Continuing Playback From A Specified Location (Last Memory)

    Continuing Playback from a Specified Location (Last Memory) – DVD/Video CD The Last Memory function is convenient when you want to continue viewing a disc from the point where you were watching before. Unlike the resume function, the Last Memory function is effective even if the DVD is removed from the player (With Video CDs, the LAST MEMORY location is erased from memory when the disc is changed or ejected.) .

  • Page 51: Memorizing Settings For Often Viewed Dvds (Condition Memory)

    Memorizing Settings for Often Viewed DVDs (Condition Memory) – DVD You can store in memory settings for DVDs you often watch. Settings remain in memory even if you remove the disc from the player, or switch power to the player to standby.

  • Page 52: Viewing Disc Information

    Viewing Disc Information – DVD/Video CD/CD Use DISPLAY to get current information about the disc currently loaded. You can get information about the titles and chapters on a DVD or tracks on a Video CD or CD. When viewing DVDs, you can also check the digital bitstream transmission rate.
  • Page 53 Track Information: 0.03 Play 4.03 –4.00/ Top Row: disc number, track Track number, track time Bottom Row: remaining time of current track, and total time of current track « Disc information: 0.15 Play Top Row: disc number, track –25.50/ 26.07 number, total number of tracks on CD, total elapsed time of CD...

  • Page 54: Changing The Background Color Of The Screen

    Changing the Background Color of the Screen You 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 29).

  • Page 55: Additional Information

    The player's pickup lens should not become dirty in normal use, but if for some reason it should malfunction due to soiling, contact your nearest PIONEER authorized service center. Lens cleaners are commercially available, but special care should be exercised in their use since some may cause damage to the lens.

  • Page 56: For Proper And Long Use Of This Unit

    A damaged power cord can cause a fire or give you an electrical shock. 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.

  • Page 57: Language Code List

    Language Code List Language codes are used when setting the audio and subtitle language preferences. (See page 38) Language Input-code 1001 Japanese (ja) 0514 English (en) 0618 French (fr) 0405 German (de) 0920 Italian (it) 0519 Spanish (es) 1412 Dutch (nl) 1821 Russian (ru) 2608...

  • Page 58: Troubleshooting

    Inspect the other components and electrical appliances being used. If the trouble cannot be rectified even after exercising the checks listed below, ask your nearest PIONEER authorized service center or your dealer to carry out repair work. The disc table comes back out automatically, shortly after the disc table is closed.
  • Page 59 Static electricity or other external influence may cause malfunctioning of this unit. In this case, unplugging the power cord and then re-plugging it in will usually reset the unit for proper operation. If this does not correct the problem, please consult your nearest PIONEER service center.

  • Page 60: Terms

    Terms 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 chapters in a book.
  • Page 61 System control When you connect this player via a cord with a mini plug to another Pioneer component such as a receiver or an amplifier bearing the Î mark, you can control the player as though it were a component in a system. To control the player, point the player’s remote control at the...

  • Page 62: Specifications

    Specifications General System ... DVD system and Compact Disc digital audio system Power requirements ... AC 120 V, 60 Hz Power consumption ... 14 W Power consumption in standby mode ... 0.7 W Weight ... 4.5 kg (9 lb 9 oz) Dimensions ...
  • Page 63 Si ce produit doit être réparé au Canada, veuillez vous adresser à un distributeur autorisée Pioneer au Canada pour obtenir le nom de la Société de Service Autorisée Pioneer le plus près de chez vous. Ou encore, veuillez vous communiquer avec le Service de Clientèle de Pioneer: Pioneer électroniques du Canada, Inc.
  • Page 64 PIONEER CORPORATION PIONEER ELECTRONICS [USA] INC. PIONEER ELECTRONICS OF CANADA, INC. PIONEER ELECTRONIC [EUROPE] N.V. PIONEER ELECTRONICS AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD. PIONEER ELECTRONICS DE MEXICO S.A. DE C.V. <99G00ZF0D00> We Want You Listening For A Lifetime Want You LISTENING...

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