Pioneer DV-585K-s - Manual

Before you start 01 6 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 x2 Putting the batteries in the remote • Open ...

Before you start 01 7 En 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 the following logos on the disc and/or disc packaging. Note however that some disc types, such as recordab...

Before you start 01 8 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 b...

Before you start 01 9 En DivX ® video compatibility • Official DivX ® Certified product. • Plays DivX ® 5, DivX ® 4, DivX ® 3 and DivX ® VOD video content (in compliance with DivX ® Certified technical requirements). • File extensions: .avi and .divx (these must be used for the player to recognize D...

Connecting up 02 10 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 11 En 1 Connect the VIDEO OUT and AUDIO OUT L/R 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 12 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 13 En 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. This player has both coaxial and optical digital jacks; use whichever is convenient. In addition to a digital connection, we reco...

Controls and displays 03 14 En Chapter 3 Controls and displays Front panel 1 MIC input jacks (page 21) 2 VOLUME control (page 21) 3 ECHO control (page 21) 4 Disc tray 5 OPEN/CLOSE (page 18) 6 Display 7 TOP MENU (page 20) 8 ENTER & cursor buttons (page 16) 9 MENU (page 20) 10 RETURN (page 16) 11 ...

Controls and displays 03 15 En Remote control 1 STANDBY/ON (page 16) 2 AUDIO (page 30) 3 SUBTITLE (page 29) 4 Number buttons (page 19) 5 TOP MENU (page 20) 6 ENTER & cursor buttons (page 16) 7 HOME MENU (page 16) 8 and / (page 19, 23) 9 (page 19) 10 (page 19) 11 (page 19) 12 LOW ( ) (page 21) 13...

Getting started 04 16 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 17 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 18 En 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 24. Important...

Getting started 04 19 En 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. Resume and Last Memory When you stop playback of a DVD, CD, Video CD/Super VCD or DivX video discs, RESUME i...

Getting started 04 20 En DVD 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. See the disc packaging for details. So...

Getting started 04 21 En Singing Your Favorite Songs Along with Karaoke Discs This player has a karaoke feature that lets you sing along with your favorite songs, featuring (a) microphone(s) jack conveniently located on the front panel as well as controls for mixing the vocal level and amount of ech...

Getting started 04 22 En Note • You can adjust the HIGH tone in a range of five steps and the LOW tone in a range of five steps. • If the microphone level is too high, the sound may distort. In this case, lower the volume. When “howling” occurs If sound from the speakers is picked up by a mic and ou...

Playing discs 05 23 En 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. • Some DVDs restrict the use of som...

Playing discs 05 25 En 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. • Track – Tracks from a Video CD/Super VCD disc. • Time – Thumb...

Playing discs 05 26 En • When a JPEG file is highlighted, a thumbnail image is displayed on the right. 3 To play the highlighted track or DivX video file or display the highlighted JPEG file, press ENTER. • When a WMA/MP3 or DivX video file is selected, playback begins, starting with the selected fi...

Playing discs 05 29 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 30 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 Subtitle Language on page 34. • See Displaying DivX subtitle files on page 8 for more on DivX subtitles. Switching audio langua...

Audio Settings and Video Adjust menus 06 31 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 32 En Dialog • Settings: High , Medium , Low , Off (default) The Dialog feature is designed to make the dialog stand out from other background sounds in the soundtrack. Equalizer • Settings: Rock , Pop , Live , Dance , Techno , Classic , Soft , Off (default) ...

Initial Settings menu 07 33 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 35 En Display settings Options settings DVD Menu Language w/Subtitle Lang. DVD disc menus will be displayed in the same language as your selected subtitle language, if possible. Languages as displayed DVD disc menus will be displayed in the selected language, if possible. Ot...

Initial Settings menu 07 36 En Parental Lock • Default level: Off ; Default password: none ; 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...

Initial Settings menu 07 37 En 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...

Additional information 08 38 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 39 En 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 cleane...

Additional information 08 40 En Setting the TV system The default setting of this player is AUTO , and unless you notice that the picture is distorted when playing some discs, you should leave it set to AUTO . If you experience picture distor- tion with some discs, set the TV system to match your co...

Additional information 08 41 En Language code list Language (Language code letter), Language code Country/Area code list Country/Area, Country/Area code , Country/Area code letter Japanese (ja), 1001 English (en), 0514 French (fr), 0618 German (de), 0405 Italian (it), 0920 Spanish (es), 0519 Chinese...

Additional information 08 43 En Specifications General System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DVD playerPower requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AC 110–127/220–240 V, 50/60 Hz Power consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 WPower consumption (standby) . . . . . ....

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