Page 2 - CAUTION; IMPORTANT; CAUTION
The lightning flash with arrowheadsymbol, within an equilateral triangle, isintended to alert the user to the presenceof uninsulated “dangerous voltage”within the product’s enclosure that maybe of sufficient magnitude to constitutea risk of electric shock to persons. IMPORTANT CAUTION: TO PREVENT TH...
Page 3 - OPERATING ENVIRONMENT; On the top of the player; This product includes FontAvenue
WARNING: Slot and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation and to ensure reliable opera-tion of the product and to protect it from overheating,to prevent fire hazard, the openings should never beblocked and covered with items, such as newspapers,table-cloths, curtains, etc. Also do not p...
Page 4 - Contents; 1 Before You Start; Thank you for buying this Pioneer product.; After you have finished reading the instructions, put
4 En Contents 01 Before You Start Features .............................................................. 6What’s in the box ............................................... 7Putting the batteries in the remote control ..... 7Using the remote control .................................. 7Disc / Content...
Page 5 - 6 The Audio Settings Menu
5 En Contents 06 The Audio Settings Menu Audio DRC ........................................................ 37Virtual Surround ............................................... 37 07 The Initial Settings Menu Using the Initial Settings menu ...................... 39Digital Audio Out settings ............
Page 6 - page; Compressed Audio Compatibility
Before You Start 01 6 En Features 24-bit/192kHz compatible DAC This player is fully compatible with highsampling-rate discs, capable of deliveringbetter-than-CD sound quality in terms ofdynamic range, low-level resolution andhigh-frequency detail. Excellent audio performance withDolby* 1 Digital and...
Page 7 - Open the battery compartment cover
Before You Start 01 7 En • Don’t mix new and old batteries together. • Don’t use different kinds of battery together—although they may looksimilar, different batteries may havedifferent voltages. • Make sure that the plus and minus ends of each battery match the indications inthe battery compartment...
Page 8 - Before You Start; General Disc Compatibility; pressed Audio Compatibility”; PC Created Disc Compatibility
Before You Start 01 8 En Disc / Content Format Play-back Compatibility General Disc Compatibility • This player was designed and engi- neered to be compatible with softwarecontaining one or more of the followinglogos. DVD-Video Video CD Audio CD CD-R CD-RW • Other formats, including but not limited ...
Page 9 - ALL
Before You Start 01 9 En Compressed Audio Compatibility • This unit will play compressed audio files formatted in the MPEG-1 AudioLayer 3 format (MP3) with a 32, 44.1 or48kHz fixed bit rate. Incompatible fileswill not play and “UNPLAYABLE” will bedisplayed on the unit. • Variable Bit-Rate (VBR) file...
Page 10 - Connecting Up; AC IN; • You may find it useful to have the; DIGITAL AUDIO OUT – COAXIAL; and; Rear panel connections
Connecting Up 02 10 En 4 AC IN Connect the supplied power cord here, thenplug into a power outlet. 5 VIDEO OUT This is a standard video output that you canconnect to your TV or AV receiver using thesupplied audio/video cable. 6 S (S-Video output) This is an S-video output that you can useinstead of ...
Page 11 - • This player is equipped with copy; Connect the VIDEO OUT and AUDIO; Easy connections; To power outlet
Connecting Up 02 11 En The setup described here is a basic setupthat allows you to play discs using just thecables supplied with the player. In this setup,stereo audio is played through the speakersin your TV. • This player is equipped with copy protection technology. Do not connectthis player to yo...
Page 12 - AUDIO
Connecting Up 02 12 En • Before unplugging the player from the power outlet, make sure you first switchit into standby using either the frontpanel STANDBY/ON button, or the remote control, and wait of the -OFF- message to disappear from the player ’sdisplay. • For the above reasons, do not plug this...
Page 13 - Connect one of DIGITAL OUT jacks on; OPTICAL; jack to an optical input on your; COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT; jack to a; Connect the analog AUDIO OUT L/R; Connect the AV receiver’s video; • You usually have to connect the same
Connecting Up 02 13 En Connecting to an AVreceiver To enjoy multichannel surround sound youneed to connect this player to an AV receiverusing a digital output. The DV-454 has bothcoaxial and optical digital jacks; use which-ever is convenient. The DV-350 has only acoaxial jack. In addition to a digi...
Page 14 - • My TV doesn’t have any inputs to
Connecting Up 02 14 En • My TV doesn’t have any inputs to connect the DVD player. How can I watchDVDs? Unfortunately, if your TV has no inputsyou can’t use this player with it. • My VCR is already connected to my TV, so there aren’t any spare inputs. Whatshould I do? If all your TV’s inputs are alre...
Page 15 - Controls and Displays; Disc tray; Front panel
Controls and Displays 03 15 En 7 8 Press to pause playback. Press again torestart 8 7 Press to stop the disc (you can resumeplayback by pressing 3 (play)) 9 ¡ ¢ • Press and hold for fast forward scanning • Press to jump to the next chapter or track 10 4 1 • Press and hold for fast reverse scanning •...
Page 18 - SETUP
Controls and Displays 03 18 En 12 PLAY MODE Press to display the Play Mode menu( pages 29–34 ) (You can also get to the Play Mode menu by pressing SETUP and select- ing Play Mode ) 13 SURROUND Press to activate/switch off 2 V/TruSurround 14 0 OPEN/CLOSE Press to open or close the disc tray 15 ANGLE ...
Page 19 - Getting Started; Let’s Get Started; Use the; Press ENTER to move on to the next; Switching on; on the; switch your TV to; VIDEO 1; • This player features a screen saver and
Getting Started 04 19 En Let’s Get Started When you switch on the player for the firsttime, you should see a welcome screendisplayed on your TV. From here you can setup the language and the kind of TV you have,then either use the Setup Navigator to makemore settings, or jump right in and startplayin...
Page 20 - • Throughout this manual, ‘Select’ means; Button; buttons; RETURN; • Select
Getting Started 04 20 En Using the on-screen displays For ease of use, this player makes extensiveuse of graphical on-screen displays (OSDs).You should get used to the way these work asyou’ll need to use them when setting up theplayer, using some of the playback features,such as program play, and wh...
Page 21 - Selecting languages
Getting Started 04 21 En • The button guide at the bottom of every OSD screen shows you which buttonsyou’ll need to use for that screen. Setting up with the SetupNavigator Using the Setup Navigator you can make anumber of other initial settings for thisplayer. We recommend using the SetupNavigator, ...
Page 23 - If the player isn’t already on, press; for how to
Getting Started 04 23 En Playing discs The basic playback controls for playing DVD,CD, Video CD and MP3 discs are coveredhere. Further functions are detailed in thenext chapter. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 STANDBY/ON OPEN/CLOSE 4 1 ¡ ¢ 8 7 3 0 ENTER ENTER 1 If the player isn’t already on, press STANDBY/ON t...
Page 24 - • Why won’t the disc I loaded play?; page 8; for more on disc; Digital Out; Off; to; Basic playback controls; resume normal playback.; Numbers; to select
Getting Started 04 24 En • Why won’t the disc I loaded play? First check that you loaded the disc theright way up (label side up), and that it’sclean and not damaged. See page 47 for information on cleaning discs. If a disc loaded correctly won’t play, it’sprobably an incompatible format or disctype...
Page 25 - Front panel controls; MENU
Getting Started 04 25 En Front panel controls The 3 (play), 7 (stop), and 8 (pause) buttons on the front panel work in exactly the sameway as their remote control equivalents. Thecombined scan/skip buttons on the frontpanel ( 4 1 and ¡ ¢ ) work slightly differently from the remote buttons. STANDBY/O...
Page 26 - Video CD PBC menus; Displays the PBC menu.
Getting Started 04 26 En Video CD PBC menus Some Video CDs have menus from whichyou can choose what you want to watch.These are called PBC (Playback control)menus. You can play a PBC Video CD without havingto navigate the PBC menu by startingplayback using a number button to select atrack, rather th...
Page 27 - Playing Discs; Select what you want to play.; Playback starts after you press; Introduction; Using the on-screen displays; Press SETUP and select ‘Disc Naviga-; you straight to the Disc Navigator screen.
Playing Discs 05 27 En 2 Select what you want to play. Depending on the type of disc you haveloaded, the Disc Navigator looks slightlydifferent. The screen for DVD discs shows the titles onthe left and the chapters on the right. Selecta title, or a chapter within a title. Title 1-10 Title 01Title 02...
Page 28 - Searching a disc; Scanning discs
Playing Discs 05 28 En Playing in slow motion You can play DVDs and Video CDs at fourdifferent forward slow motion speeds, andDVDs also at two reverse speeds. 1 During playback, press 8 (pause). 2 Press and hold / e or E / until slow motion playback starts. • The slow motion speed is shown on- scree...
Page 29 - the loop start point.; Using repeat play; Creating a program list; During playback, press PLAY MODE
Playing Discs 05 29 En • The picture quality when using frame reverse is not as good as frame ad-vance. • Depending on the disc, normal playback may automatically resume when a newchapter is reached. • When changing direction with a DVD disc, the picture may ‘move’ in anunexpected way. This is not a...
Page 30 - Using random play
Playing Discs 05 30 En 2 Select a repeat play option. If program play is active, select Program Repeat to repeat the program list, or Repeat Off to cancel. For DVD discs, select Title Repeat or Chapter Repeat (or Repeat Off ). Title Repeat Chapter Repeat Repeat Off A-B Repeat Repeat Random Program S...
Page 31 - Press PLAY MODE and select ‘Pro-; Select ‘ Create/Edit’ from the list of; for the current step in the program list.
Playing Discs 05 31 En • To stop the disc and cancel random playback, press 7 (stop). • To cancel random playback without stopping playback, press CLEAR . The disc will play to the end, then stop. • During random play, the 4 and ¢ buttons function a little differently tonormal: 4 returns to the begi...
Page 33 - Editing a program list
Playing Discs 05 33 En Editing a program list After creating a program list, you can add,delete and change steps. 1 Press PLAY MODE and select ‘Pro- gram’ from the list of functions on theleft. 2 Select ‘Create/Edit’ from the list of program options. 3 To clear a step, highlight the step number and ...
Page 34 - Subtitle
Playing Discs 05 34 En Searching a disc You can search DVD discs by title or chapternumber, or by time. CDs can be searched bytrack number, and Video CDs by tracknumber or time. MP3 discs can be searchedby folder or track number. 1 Press PLAY MODE and select ‘Search Mode’ from the list of functions ...
Page 35 - Zooming the screen; Switching camera angles
Playing Discs 05 35 En Switching audio channelwhen playing a Video CD When playing a Video CD, you can switchbetween stereo, just the left channel or justthe right channel. 1 Press AUDIO repeatly to select an audio channel option. Audio Stereo Zooming the screen Using the zoom feature you can magnif...
Page 36 - To show/switch the information
Playing Discs 05 36 En Displaying disc information Various track, chapter and title information,as well as the video transmission rate forDVD discs, can be displayed on-screen whilea disc is playing. 1 To show/switch the information displayed, press DISPLAY. When a disc is playing, the informationap...
Page 38 - The Audio Settings Menu; • You can also use the
The Audio Settings Menu 06 38 En 1 Press SETUP and select ‘Audio Set- tings’ from the on-screen display. Audio Settings Play Mode Setup Navigator Disc Navigator Initial Settings 2 Highlight Virtual Surround, then use the / buttons (cursor left/right) to change to ‘ 2 V/TruSurround’ or ‘Off’, as requ...
Page 39 - wise leave it; Dolby Digital Out; • The language options shown in the on-
The Initial Settings Menu 07 39 En Digital Audio Out settings Digital Out • Default setting: On You only need to make this setting if youconnected this system to an AV receiver (orother component) using one of the digitaloutputs. Digital Audio Out Video Output Language Display Options Digital Out Do...
Page 40 - The Initial Settings Menu; otherwise set it to; MPEG Out; , otherwise set it to; DTS Out; • If you set to
The Initial Settings Menu 07 40 En If your AV receiver (or other connectedcomponent) is compatible with highsampling rates (96 kHz), set this to 96kHz , otherwise set it to 96kHz > 48kHz (96 kHz audio is converted to a more compatible 48kHz). Check the manual that came with theother component if ...
Page 41 - Video Output settings; TV Screen; Video
The Initial Settings Menu 07 41 En and reconnect to the TV using either thesupplied audio/video cable, or an S-Video cable (see pages 11 and 12 for more on this). • SCART cables come in various configu- rations. Make sure you use the correctone for your TV/monitor. See page 54 for the SCART pin assi...
Page 42 - Subtitle Language; Language settings; Audio Language; Selecting languages using the
The Initial Settings Menu 07 42 En Subtitle Language • Default setting: English Digital Audio Out Video Output Language Display Options Audio Language Subtitle Language DVD Menu Lang. Subtitle Display English French German Italian Spanish Other Language Initial Settings This setting is your preferre...
Page 43 - OSD Language; Subtitle Display
The Initial Settings Menu 07 43 En Display settings OSD Language • Default setting: English Digital Audio Out Video Output Language Display Options OSD Language On Screen Display Angle Indicator English français Deutsch Italiano Español Initial Settings This sets the language of this player ’s on-sc...
Page 44 - • Not all discs that you may consider; Registering a new password; Use the number buttons to enter a 4-; Angle Indicator; On; Options; Parental Lock; • Default country code:
The Initial Settings Menu 07 44 En • Not all discs that you may consider inappropriate for your children use theParental Lock feature. These discs willalways play without requiring thepassword first. • If you forget your password, you’ll need to reset the player to it’s factory settings( page 49 ), ...
Page 45 - for how to reset the player.; Changing your password; • The numbers appear as asterisks as you
The Initial Settings Menu 07 45 En 3 Press ENTER to register the password and return to the Options menu screen. If you forget your password, you can resetthe system then register a new one. See page 49 for how to reset the player. Changing your password To change your password, confirm yourexisting...
Page 46 - Setting/changing the Country Code; There are two ways you can do this.; le; • Changing the country code does not
The Initial Settings Menu 07 46 En 3 Select a new level. Digital Audio Out Video Output Language Display Options Parental Lock : Level Change Initial Settings * * * * Password 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 off Press (cursor left) repeatedly to lock morelevels (more discs will require the password);press (cursor r...
Page 47 - Additional Information; Storing discs
Additional Information 08 47 En Storing discs Although CDs and DVD discs are moredurable than vinyl records, you should stilltake care to handle and store discs correctly.When you're not using a disc, return it to itscase and store upright. Avoid leaving discsin excessively cold, humid, or hot envir...
Page 48 - Moving the player; If you need to move the player, first press; Power cord caution
Additional Information 08 48 En ✗ Place directly on top of an amplifier, orother component in your stereo systemthat becomes hot in use. ✗ Use near a television or monitor as youmay experience interference—especiallyif the television uses an indoor antenna. ✗ Use in a kitchen or other room wherethe ...
Page 49 - Widescreen TV users; Resetting the player
Additional Information 08 49 En Screen sizes and disc formats DVD-Video discs come in several differentscreen aspect ratios, ranging from TVprograms, which are generally 4:3, toCinemaScope widescreen movies, with anaspect ratio of up to about 7:3. Televisions, too, come in different aspectratios; ‘s...
Page 50 - Language code; Country code list; Country code, Country code letter
Additional Information 08 50 En Argentina, 0118 , ar Australia, 0121 , au Austria, 0120 , at Belgium, 0205 , be Brazil, 0218 , br Canada, 0301 , ca Chile, 0312 , cl China, 0314 , cn Denmark, 0411 , dk Finland, 0609 , fi France, 0618 , fr Germany, 0405 , de Japanese (ja), 1001 English (en), 0514 Fren...
Page 51 - Digital
Additional Information 08 51 En Glossary Analog audio An electrical signal that directly representssound. Compare this to digital audio whichcan be an electrical signal, but is an indirectrepresentation of sound. See also Digital audio . Aspect ratio The width of a TV screen relative to its height.C...
Page 52 - Digital audio
Additional Information 08 52 En PCM (Pulse Code Modulation) The most common system of encodingdigital audio, found on CDs and DAT.Excellent quality, but requires a lot of datacompared to formats such as Dolby Digitaland MPEG audio. For compatibility withdigital audio recorders (CD, MD and DAT)and AV...
Page 53 - The default setting of this player is
Additional Information 08 53 En Setting the TV system The default setting of this player is AUTO , and unless you notice that the picture isdistorted when playing some discs, youshould leave it set to AUTO. If you experiencepicture distortion with some discs, set the TVsystem to match your country o...
Page 54 - General; Video output; Optical digital output; Accessories; • The specifications and design of this; Specifications
Additional Information 08 54 En General System ............................................... DVD playerPower requirements .... AC 220–240 V, 50/60 HzPower consumption .................................... 14 WPower consumption (standby) ....................... 0.3 WWeight .............................
