Pioneer DV-676A-s - Manuals

6 En Contents 01 Before you start Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 What’s in the box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Hints on installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Disc / content format playback compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

Before you start 01 7 En Chapter 1 Before you start Features • DVD-Audio and SACD compatible Experience the super high-quality audio perfor-mance of DVD-Audio and Super Audio CD (SACD). • Super VCD compatible *1 This player supports the IEC’s Super VCD stan-dard. Compared to the Video CD standard, S...

Before you start 01 8 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) • Power cable • Operating instructions • Warranty card (DV-575A and DV-578A model onl...

Before you start 01 9 En • Place on an unstable surface, or one that is not large enough to support all four of the unit’s feet. 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 th...

Before you start 01 10 En About WMA The Windows Media ® logo printed on the box indicates that this player can playback Windows Media Audio content. WMA is an acronym for Windows Media Audio and refers to an audio compression technology developed by Microsoft Corporation. WMA content can be encoded ...

Connecting up 02 11 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...

Connecting up 02 12 En 1 Connect the VIDEO OUT and AUDIO OUT (2ch)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...

Connecting up 02 13 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,...

Connecting up 02 14 En Connecting to an AV receiver You can connect this player to your AV receiver using the multichannel analog outputs or one of the digital outputs. In addition to these connections, you should also connect the 2 channel analog outputs for compatibility with all discs. You’ll pro...

Connecting up 02 15 En Connecting the digital output This player has both optical and coaxial-type digital audio outputs for connection to an AV receiver. Connect whichever is convenient. Depending on the capabilities of your AV receiver, you might have to set up this player to output only digital a...

Controls and displays 03 16 En Chapter 3 Controls and displays Front panel 1 STANDBY/ON (page 19) 2 Disc tray 3 OPEN/CLOSE (page 21) 4 (page 21) 5 (page 21) 6 TOP MENU (page 22) 7 ENTER & cursor buttons (page 19) 8 MENU (page 22) 9 RETURN (page 22) 10 HOME MENU (page 19) 11 (page 21) 12 Remote c...

Controls and displays 03 17 En Display 1 V-PART Lights when playing a video part of a DVD disc. 2 PRGSVE Lights when the player is set to output progres-sive scan video (see Component Out on page 36 ). 3 GRP Indicates that the character display is showing a DVD-Audio group number. 4 TITLE Indicates ...

Controls and displays 03 18 En Remote control 1 STANDBY/ON (page 19) 2 AUDIO (page 32) 3 SUBTITLE (page 31) 4 Number buttons (page 21) 5 TOP MENU (page 22) 6 ENTER & cursor buttons (page 19) 7 HOME MENU (page 19) 8 and / (page 25) 9 (page 21) 10 (page 22) 11 (page 21) 12 PLAY MODE (page 28) 13 S...

Getting started 04 19 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 ...

Getting started 04 20 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 prese...

Getting started 04 21 En 1 If the player isn’t already on, press STANDBY/ON to switch it on. If you’re playing a DVD or Video CD/Super VCD, also turn on your TV and make sure that it is set to the correct video input. 2 Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray. 3 Load a disc. Load a disc with the labe...

Getting started 04 22 En Resume and Last Memory With the exception of DVD-Audio and SACD discs, when you stop playback of a disc, RESUME is shown in the display indicating that you can resume playback again from that point. If the disc tray is not opened, the next time you start playback the display...

Getting started 04 23 En Video CD/Super VCD PBC menus Some Video CD/Super VCDs have menus from which you can choose what you want to watch. These are called PBC (Playback control) menus. You can play a PBC Video CD/Super VCD without having to navigate the PBC menu by starting playback using a number...

Playing discs 05 25 En Chapter 5 Playing discs Note • Many of the functions covered in this chapter apply to DVD and SACD discs, Video CDs/Super VCDs, 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 f...

Playing discs 05 27 En • Title – Titles from a DVD-Video disc. • Chapter – Chapters from the current title of a DVD-Video disc. • Track – Tracks from a Video CD/Super VCD disc. • Time – Thumbnails from a Video CD/Super VCD disc at 10 minute intervals. • Original: Title – Original titles from a VR mo...

Playing discs 05 28 En • When a JPEG file is highlighted, a thumbnail image is displayed on the right. 3 To play the highlighted track or display the highlighted JPEG file, press ENTER. • When a WMA/MP3 file is selected, playback begins, starting with the selected track, and continues until the end ...

Playing discs 05 31 En Tip • Use the following controls during program play: Other functions available from the program menu There are a number of other options in the program menu in addition to Create/Edit. • Playback Start – Starts playback of a saved program list • Playback Stop – Turns off prog...

Playing discs 05 32 En Note • Some discs only allow you to change subtitle language from the disc menu. Press TOP MENU or MENU to access. • To set subtitle preferences, see Language settings on page 36. Switching audio language/channels When playing a DVD-Video disc recorded with dialog in two or mo...

Audio Settings and Video Adjust menus 06 33 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 t...

Audio Settings and Video Adjust menus 06 34 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 35 for how to set up the digital...

Initial Settings menu 07 35 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 ...

Initial Settings menu 07 36 En Video Output settings Language settings Linear PCM Out Down Sample On 96kHz digital audio is converted to 48kHz for digital output. Note that High sampling rate DVD-Audio discs (192kHz or 176.4kHz) automatically output down-sampled audio through the digital outputs. Do...

Initial Settings menu 07 38 En Speakers settings SACD Playback 2ch Area Selects the 2 channel (strereo) SACD audio area of the disc for playback. Multi-ch Area Selects the multi-channel SACD audio area of the disc for playback. CD Area Selects the standard CD audio area of an SACD/CD hybrid disc for...

Initial Settings menu 07 39 En About the audio output settings The table below shows how the audio settings you make in the Initial Settings menu (see page 35) affect the output from the 2 channel and the 5.1 channel analog outputs, and from the digital outputs with various types of disc. * 1 When A...

Initial Settings menu 07 40 En Parental Lock • Default level: Off ; Default password: none ; Default Country 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 ...

Initial Settings menu 07 41 En The new Country code is set and you will return to the Options menu screen. Note that the new Country code doesn’t take effect until the next disc is loaded (or the current disc is reloaded). DTS Downmix • Default setting: Stereo If you’ve selected DTS > PCM in DTS ...

Initial Settings menu 07 42 En Speaker Installation • Default settings: L/R: Large | C: Large | LS/ RS: Large | SW: On You only need to make this setting if you connected this player to your amplifier using the 5.1 channel analog outputs. This setting does not affect digital audio output. Use the Sp...

Additional information 08 44 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 environme...

Additional information 08 45 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 ...

Additional information 08 46 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. Setting the TV system (Except DV-575A, DV-578A) The default setting of this player is AUTO , and unless you notice that...

Additional information 08 47 En DVD-Video regions 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 ...

Additional information 08 48 En Language code list Language (Language code letter), Language code Country code list Country, Country code , Country code letter Japanese (ja), 1001 English (en), 0514 French (fr), 0618 German (de), 0405 Italian (it), 0920 Spanish (es), 0519 Chinese (zh), 2608 Dutch (n...

Additional information 08 49 En Troubleshooting Incorrect operation is often mistaken for trouble or malfunction. 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 ap...

Additional information 08 50 En No picture/No color. • Incorrect video connections: Check that connections are correct and that plugs are inserted fully. Also check the video cable for damage.• TV/monitor or AV amplifier settings are incorrect: Check the instruction manual of the connected equipment...

Additional information 08 54 En *1 Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. *2 “DTS” and “DTS Digital Surround” are registered trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc. WMA WMA is short for Windows Media Audio and ref...

Additional information 08 55 En Specifications General System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DVD playerPower requirementsDV-575A / DV-578A . . . . . . . . . . .AC 120 V, 60 Hz DV-676A-S . . . . . . AC 110–127/220–240 V, 50/60 HzPower consumptionDV-575A / DV-578A . . . . . . . . . . ...

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