Features - Pioneer VP-1000 Operating Instructions Manual

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS.
NONUSE PERIODS - The power cord of the appliance
should be unplugged from the outlet when left unused for
a long period of ti me.
OBJECT AND LIQUID ENTRY - Care should be taken
so that objects do not fall and liquids are not spilled into
the enclosure through openings.
SERVICING - The user should not attempt to service the
appliance beyond that described in the operating instruc·
tions. All other servicing should be contacted nearest
Pioneer authorized service center.
FEATURES
DAMAGE REQUIRING SERVICE - The appliance should
be serviced by Pioneer authorized service center or quali·
fied service personnel when:
• The power-supply cord or the plug has been damaged; or
• Objects have fallen, or liquid has been spilled into the
appliance, or
• The appliance has been exposed to rain; or
• The appliance does not appear to operate normally or
exhibits a marked change in performance; or
• The appliance has been dropped, or the enclosure
damaged.
Future technologies come to your home
Th is system uses a laser beam to detect the signal record­
ed on the laser disc. There is no physical contact between
the pickup system and the disc itself since the laser beam is
focused on the signal patterns and the variation of the light
reflected is converted into the reproduced signal. Unlike an
ordinary phonograph record , there is no abrasion and no
wear on the disc or the pickup. Even if there are finger­
prints or dust on the laser disc surface, this will not usually
interfere with reproduction of picture or audio because the
laser beam is focused about 1. 1 mm under the disc surface.
In other words, the recorded signal surface is not exposed,
so video disc handling is easy and requires no special care .
High fidelity stereo sound
Besides the video signal, audio is rec·orded on two
sep~Hate
channels as FM signals. Therefore, stereo or bilingual re ­
production is also possible.
Audio frequency response is 40Hz - 20 kHz, signal-to-noise
ratio is 55dB or more, and total harmonic distortion is 0 .3%
or less, making this high fidelity ·stereo source comparable
with conventional phonograph records or FM broadcasts.
Although connection to an ordinary television set is all that
is required for normal video and audio reproduction , we re­
commend that a hi-fi stereo system, one from Pioneer, for
example, is used to take full advantage of the hi-fi sound
quality of the laser disc.
Both standard play (CAV) and extended play
(CLV) laser disc can be played, and VP-l000
automatically detects these laser discs and
play accordingly.
The standard play disc, also known as the CAV or constant
angular velocity disc , spins at the same, constant speed of
1,800 rpm from the inner circumference to the outer cir­
cumference and provides a maximum of 30 minutes playing
time per side.
On the CAV disc, one video picture frame is recorded for
each revolution, so a number of additional performance
features are possible.
Although the extended play disc, also known as the CLV or
constant linear velocity disc , does not offer such additional
features, it does have a maximum playing time of one hour
per side since the rotational speed continuously varies from
1,800 rpm at the inner circumference to 600 rpm at the
outer circumference.
Built-in computer control provides multiple
performance features and easy operation.
From the inner to the outer circumference, the Pioneer
laser disc has a maximum of 54,000 "tracks" in a con ­
tinuous spiral pattern. On the CAV (standard play) disc, the
signal for one video picture frame is recorded on one track
covering one full revolution. Beginning at the inside circum­
ference, each frame is recorded along with its frame num­
ber. Thanks to microcomputer control, a single frame can
be played repeatedly to provide a still picture, each frame
can be played several times for slow motion, and tracks can
be skipped for fast-forward or reverse reproduction. There
is also a "super action" feature so called frame number
random access that will find a specific frame automatically
by frame number within 15 seconds, and you can play slow
motion, fast action, and etc. from that point. Such complex
operations are remarkably easy, as will be apparent when
you operate VP-1000 laser disc player.
Infrared wireless remote control is possible.
With the optional RU-1000 remote control unit virtually all
operations can be controlled from a distance via infrared
light. Remote control using a connection wire is also pos­
sible.
Adaptable to PCM digital audio disc reproduction.
VP-1000 is equipped with special output jacks for provision
for a PCM adaptor to decode the signal from soon-to-be­
available PCM (pulse code modulation) digital audio discs.
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