Pioneer S-DV8 - Manual

5 En Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. Please read through these operating instructions so that you will know how to operate your model properly. After you have finished reading the instructions, put them in a safe place for future reference . Contents 01 Before you start Features . . . . ....

Before you start 01 7 En Chapter 1 Before you start Features • 24-bit / 96 kHz compatible DAC This system is fully compatible with high sampling-rate discs, capable of delivering exceptional sound quality in terms of dynamic range, low-level resolution and high-frequency detail. • Surround sound ent...

Before you start 01 8 En Incorrect use of batteries can result in hazards such as leakage and bursting. Please observe the following: • Don’t mix new and old batteries together. • Don’t use different kinds of battery together—although they may look similar, different batteries may have different vol...

Before you start 01 9 En • This system cannot record CD-R or CD-RW discs. • Unfinalized CD-R/RW discs recorded as CD Audio can be played, but the full Table of Contents (playing time, etc.) will not be displayed. DVD-R/RW compatibility • Compatible formats: DVD-Video, Video Recording (VR)** Edit poi...

Connecting up 02 10 En Chapter 2 Connecting up Connecting the speakers • Before making or changing any rear panel connections, make sure that all the components are switched off and unplugged from the power supply. Connect each speaker using the color-coded speaker cable. Match them to the colored l...

Connecting up 02 11 En • These speaker terminals can be under HAZARDOUS VOLTAGE . When you connect or disconnect the speaker cables, to prevent the risk of electric shock, do not touch uninsulated parts before disconnecting the power cord. • Do not connect any of the supplied speakers to any other a...

Connecting up 02 12 En • Front surround 3-spot setup – This setup is ideal when rear surround speaker placement isn’t possible or you want to avoid running long speaker cables in your listening area. Use this setup together with the Front Surround modes to take advantage of wall and ceiling reflecti...

Connecting up 02 13 En • The front, center and surround speakers supplied with this system are magnetically shielded. However, placing them extremely close to a television may result in color distortion on the screen. If this happens, move the speakers a little further away and switch off the televi...

Connecting up 02 14 En • Placing the system unit too close to your TV may cause interference, especially if you’re using an indoor antenna. If you notice interference, move the system unit away from the TV. Connecting using the S-video output If your TV has an S-video input, you can use this instead...

Connecting up 02 16 En Listening to TV audio through this system You can connect the audio output of your TV to this system so that broadcast TV sound is played through this system. • Connect a stereo audio cable (not supplied) from the audio outputs of your TV to the TV IN jacks on this system. • I...

Connecting up 02 17 En Using the SR+ mode with a Pioneer plasma display When connected using an SR+ cable, a number of features (such as automatic video input switching and volume muting on the plasma display) become available to make using this unit with your Pioneer plasma display even easier. See...

Connecting up 02 18 En Connecting the supplied antennas The supplied antennas provide a simple way to listen to AM and FM radio. If you find that reception quality is poor, an outdoor antenna should give you better sound quality—see Connecting external antennas on page 71 for more on how to do this....

Connecting up 02 19 En • It’s also possible to fix the AM antenna to a wall using two screws (see illustration below). Before fixing, make sure that the reception is satisfactory. FM wire antenna • Connect the FM wire antenna to the FM UNBAL 75 Ω terminal in the same way as the AM loop antenna. For ...

Controls and displays 03 20 En Chapter 3 Controls and displays Front panel 1 STANDBY/ON (page 26) Press to switch the system on or into standby. 2 DIRECT PLAY buttons (page 30) Press to start playback of any disc in the player. 3 DVD/CD (page 29) Press to switch to the DVD/CD function. Also starts/p...

Controls and displays 03 21 En 10 EXCHANGE (page 32) Press during playback to open the disc tray without stopping playback. Press again to close the disc tray. 11 OPEN/CLOSE Press to open/close the disc tray. 12 Disc tray 13 VOLUME control Use to adjust the volume. 14 Timer indicator (page 55) Light...

Controls and displays 03 22 En 5 Lights to indicate random or repeat play of all discs loaded. 6 PGM (page 47) Lights when a program list has been programmed. 7 RPT and RPT-1 (page 45) RPT lights during repeat play. RPT-1 lights during repeat one-track play. 8 RDM (page 46) Lights during random play...

Controls and displays 03 23 En Remote control • Functions printed in green on the remote control are accessed using the SHIFT button. Press the function button you want while holding down SHIFT . 1 STANDBY/ON (page 26) Press to switch the system on or into standby. 2 OPEN/CLOSE Press to open/close t...

Getting started 04 26 En Chapter 4 Getting started Switching on and setting up After making sure everything is connected up properly, you’re ready to switch on. The first thing to do is to tell the system what kind of TV you’re using, standard or widescreen. After that you can set up the surround so...

Getting started 04 27 En 4 Press ENTER again to finish setting up. • Use the (cursor right) button to select BACK then press ENTER if you want to go back and change the setting you just made. • You can also use the OPEN/CLOSE button on the front panel or the function buttons ( DVD/CD , TUNER , etc.)...

Getting started 04 28 En 3 Press ENTER. 4 Use the / (cursor up/down) buttons to select a room type then press ENTER. Choose one of the following depending on your room size: • S – Smaller than average room • M – Average room • L – Larger than average room 5 Use the / (cursor up/down) buttons to sele...

Getting started 04 29 En Using the on-screen displays For ease of use, this system makes extensive use of graphical on-screen displays (OSDs). You should get used to the way these work as you’ll need to use them when setting up the system, using some of the playback features, such as program play, a...

Getting started 04 30 En 2 Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray. 3 Load a disc. Load a disc with the label side facing up in the front-most disc space, using the disc tray guide to align the disc. (If you’re loading a double-sided DVD disc, load it with the side you want to play face down.) If you...

Getting started 04 31 En • You may find with some DVD discs that some playback controls don’t work in certain parts of the disc. This is not a malfunction. Using the front panel controls The OPEN/CLOSE and (stop) buttons on the front panel work the same way as the remote control equivalents. The fro...

Getting started 04 32 En For DVD discs only: If you change discs using the DISC SKIP , DISC or DIRECT PLAY buttons, or take the disc out of the player, the play posi-tion is stored in memory. When you load the disc next time, the display shows Last Mem and you can resume playback (this works for up ...

Getting started 04 33 En Most likely, the disc is the wrong region for your system. The region number should be printed on the disc; check it against the region number of the system (which you can find on the rear panel). See also DVD Video regions on page 69. If the region number is OK, it may be t...

Getting started 04 34 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 pressing (stop) then starting pl...

Getting started 04 35 En 1 If the system isn’t already on, press STANDBY/ON to switch on. 2 Press TUNER to switch to the tuner, then press repeatedly to select the AM or FM band. The display indicates the tuner band and the frequency. • If you’re using the front panel controls, the TUNER button swit...

Getting started 04 36 En Listening to station presets 1 Make sure the TUNER function is selected. 2 Use ST +/– or the number buttons to select a station preset. • If you are using the front panel controls, press TUNER FM/AM/ST. until you’re in station preset mode, then use the and buttons to select ...

Listening to your system 05 37 En Chapter 5 Listening to your system About the listening modes As explained in Placing the speakers on page 11, there are two basic surround speaker setup options available. Of course you can select any of the listening modes regardless of how you place your speakers,...

Listening to your system 05 38 En Listening in surround sound You can listen to any source—stereo or multichannel, analog or digital—in surround sound. Surround sound is generated from stereo sources using one of the Dolby Pro Logic decoding modes. • Press SURROUND repeatedly to select a listening m...

Listening to your system 05 40 En If you have selected Frt. Movie or Frt. Music , you will achieve best results by turning each surround speaker about 60º towards the closest wall. With ExtraPower , orient the surround speakers in the same direction as the front speakers (towards the listening posit...

Playing discs 06 43 En Chapter 6 Playing discs • Some DVD discs restrict the use of some functions (random or repeat, for example). This is not a malfunction. • When playing Video CD/Super VCDs, some of the functions are not available during PBC playback. If you want to use them, start the disc play...

Playing discs 06 45 En • Not all VR format DVD-RW discs have a Playlist. The screen for CDs and Video CD/Super VCDs shows a list of tracks. The screen for WMA/MP3 discs shows the folder names on the left and the track names on the right (note that any folder and track names that contain accented or ...

Playing discs 06 47 En • For CDs, Video CD/Super VCDs and WMA/ MP3 discs, select Random All , Random Disc (or Random Off ). • The Random All function ignores DVDs loaded in the player. • Use the following controls during random play: • You can also use the RANDOM ( SHIFT + 3 ) button on the remote t...

Playing discs 06 48 En 5 Select a title or chapter for the first/ next step in the program list. • When this screen first appears, the first title on the disc is highlighted. From here you can select a title, or a chapter within a title. • Some titles and/or chapters of DVD discs may be grayed out, ...

Playing discs 06 51 En 5 Press ENTER to start playback. Switching subtitles Some DVD discs have subtitles in one or more languages; the disc box will usually tell you which subtitle languages are available. You can switch subtitle language during playback. • Press SUBTITLE repeatedly to select a sub...

Playing discs 06 52 En • If you are displaying subtitles, these will disappear when the screen is zoomed. They will reappear when you return the screen to normal. Switching camera angles Some DVD discs feature scenes shot from two or more angles—check the disc box for details. When a multi-angle sce...

Viewing JPEG discs 07 53 En Chapter 7 Viewing JPEG discs Playing a JPEG slideshow After loading a CD/CD-R/RW containing JPEG pictures, press (play) to start a slideshow from the first folder/picture on the disc. The pictures in each folder are displayed in alphabetical order. Pictures are automatica...

Viewing JPEG discs 07 54 En 2 Use the cursor buttons ( /// ) to navigate. When a file is highlighted, a thumbnail image is displayed. • When a folder is highlighted you can press ENTER to open the Photo Browser screen for that folder. See below for more on using the Photo Browser. 3 To resume the sl...

Using the timer 08 55 En Chapter 8 Using the timer Setting the wake-up timer Use the wake-up timer to set the system to switch on at any time and start playing whatever source you want. • The clock must be set to the correct time for the wake-up timer to work properly (see Setting the clock on page ...

Using the timer 08 57 En 1 Press TIMER (SHIFT + 6) twice to reach the timer menu. 2 Use the / (cursor left/right) buttons to select ‘Sleep?’ then press ENTER. 3 Use the / (cursor up/down) buttons to select a switch-off time then press ENTER. Choose between the following options: • Sleep Auto – Avail...

Surround sound and other settings 09 58 En Chapter 9 Surround sound and other settings Using the System Setup menu All the available settings in the setup menu are listed in Surround and sound setup options and SR+ control options for Pioneer plasma displays below. See the notes in each section for ...

Surround sound and other settings 09 59 En • Surr. 0.3 m to Surr. 9 m – Distance can be set in increments of 0.3 m. The default is 3 m. Dynamic Range Control Specifies the amount of dynamic range adjustment to Dolby Digital or DTS soundtracks: • DRC Off – No dynamic range adjustment (use when listen...

Surround sound and other settings 09 60 En • Vol C.On – When this unit is switched to an input that used the plasma display (DVD, for example), the volume on the plasma display is muted so only sound from this unit is heard. Function setting for DVD input • DVD -> OFF / PDP1–5 / PDPTV – Matches t...

Video Adjust menu 10 62 En Chapter 10 Video Adjust menu Video Adjust • Default setting: Standard From the Video Adjust screen you can select the standard video presentation or define presets of your own. 1 Press HOME MENU and select ‘Video Adjust’ from the on-screen display. 2 Use the / (cursor left...

Initial Settings menu 11 63 En Chapter 11 Initial Settings menu Using the Initial Settings menu The Initial Settings menu gives you complete control in setting up your DVD system, including video output settings and parental lock settings, among others. If an option is grayed out it means that it ca...

Initial Settings menu 11 65 En Options 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 t...

Initial Settings menu 11 66 En Changing your password To change your password, confirm your existing password then enter a new one. 1 Select ‘Password Change’. 2 Use the number buttons to enter your existing password, then press ENTER. 3 Enter a new password and press ENTER. This registers the new p...

Additional information 12 67 En Chapter 12 Additional information Optional system settings These settings are accessed by using the System Setup menu while in standby. 1 Switch the system into standby. 2 Press SYSTEM SETUP (SHIFT + HOME MENU). 3 Use the / (cursor left/right) buttons to choose the se...

Additional information 12 68 En • ATT 10dB – Reduces the signal level by 10 dB. • ATT Off – No attenuation Frequency step setting Not applicable to the Saudi Arabian model If you find that you can’t tune into stations successfully, the frequency step may not be suitable for your country/region. • FM...

Additional information 12 69 En Using and taking care of discs Titles, chapters and tracks DVD discs are generally divided into one or more titles. Titles may be further subdivided into chapters. CDs and Video CD/Super VCDs are divided into tracks. CD-ROMs contain folders and files. WMA/MP3 files ar...

Additional information 12 70 En If necessary, use a cloth soaked in alcohol, or a commercially available CD/DVD cleaning kit to clean a disc more thoroughly. Never use benzine, thinner or other cleaning agents, including products designed for cleaning vinyl records. Storing discs Although CDs and DV...

Additional information 12 71 En Place on an unstable surface, or one that is not large enough to support all four of the system unit’s feet. 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...

Additional information 12 72 En Connecting auxiliary components This system has both stereo analog inputs and outputs, as well as a coaxial digital input. Use these to connect external components, such as your VCR, MD or CD-R recorder. • Connect the LINE 1 (IN) jacks to the analog outputs of an exte...

Additional information 12 73 En • When Recording mode is on, most surround sound-related functions cannot be used. The display will briefly blink RecMode On if you try and use a prohibited function while Recording mode is on. • When Recording mode is off, the audio from the analog output may be inte...

Additional information 12 74 En Troubleshooting Incorrect operations are often mistaken for trouble and malfunctions. If you think that there is something wrong with this component, check the points below. Sometimes the trouble may lie in another component. Investigate the other components and elect...

Additional information 12 75 En DVD/CD/Video CD/Super VCD player Sound Demo shows in the display and the unit can’t be controlled. • Press and hold (stop) on the front panel for about five seconds. The disc tray ejects automatically to indicate the Sound Demo mode is disabled. Timer indicator is bli...

Additional information 12 76 En WMA/MP3/JPEG discs Tuner When recorded on a VCR or passed through an AV selector, there is disturbance in the playback picture. • This system uses copy-protection technology which may prevent recording or cause picture problems when connected through a VCR or AV selec...

Additional information 12 77 En Error Messages Sound is mono only. • Check that the tuner is not set to FM mono (see Improving poor FM reception on page 35). Considerable noise in radio broadcasts. • Tune into the correct frequency.• Connect the antenna (see Connecting the supplied antennas on page ...

Additional information 12 78 En Screen sizes and disc formats DVD-Video discs come in several different screen aspects, ranging from TV programs, which are generally 4:3, to CinemaScope widescreen movies, with an aspect ratio of up to about 7:3. Televisions also come in different aspect ratios; ‘sta...

Additional information 12 79 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 Dutch (nl), 1412 Russian (ru...

Additional information 12 82 En Specifications Amplifier section Continuous Power Output (RMS):Front, center, surround . . . . . 100 W per channel (1 kHz, 10 % T.H.D., 6 Ω ) Subwoofer . . . . 100 W (100 Hz, 10 % T.H.D., 6 Ω ) FM tuner section Frequency range . . . . . . . . . 87.5 MHz to 108 MHzAnte...

Additional information 12 83 En Center speaker (S-DV88) Enclosure . . . . . . . . . . Bass-reflex bookshelf type (magnetically shielded) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.7 cm 1-way systemSpeakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.7 cm cone typeNominal impedance . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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