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DV285 KU.book Page 1 Thursday, February 24, 2005 1:09 PM
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DVD Player
DV-280-S
DV-285-S
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www.pioneerelectronics.com (US)
www.pioneerelectronics.ca (Canada)
Operating Instructions
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DV285 KU.book Page 2 Thursday, February 24, 2005 1:09 PM CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN The lightning flash with arrowhead, within CAUTION: The exclamation point within an equilateral an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert TO PREVENT THE RISK OF ELECTRIC triangle is intended to alert the user to the the user to the presence of uninsulated SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR presence of important operating and "dangerous voltage" within the product's BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE P
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DV285 KU.book Page 3 Thursday, February 24, 2005 1:09 PM READ INSTRUCTIONS — All the safety and GROUNDING OR POLARIZATION OBJECT AND LIQUID ENTRY — Never push operating instructions should be read before the If this product is equipped with a polarized objects of any kind into this product through product is operated. alternating current line plug (a plug having one openings as they may touch dangerous voltage RETAIN INSTRUCTIONS — The safety and blade wider than the other), it will fit int
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DV285 KU.book Page 4 Thursday, February 24, 2005 1:09 PM For U.S. and Australia Model POWER-CORD CAUTION Handle the power cord by the plug. Do not pull out the plug by tugging the cord and never touch the power cord when your hands are wet as this could cause a short circuit or electric shock. Do not place the unit, a piece of furniture, etc., on the power cord, or pinch the cord. Never make a knot in the cord or tie it with other C67-7-3_En cords. The power cords should be routed such tha
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DV285 KU.book Page 5 Thursday, February 24, 2005 1:09 PM 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 Creating a program list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 01 Before you start
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DV285 KU.book Page 6 Thursday, February 24, 2005 1:09 PM 01 Before you start Chapter 1 Before you start • JPEG compatibility Features See JPEG file compatibility on page 9. • 24-bit/192kHz compatible DAC • Energy saving design The on-board 24-bit/192kHz DAC means that An auto power-off function switches the player this player is fully compatible with high into standby if not used for about 30 minutes. sampling-rate discs, capable of delivering exceptio
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DV285 KU.book Page 7 Thursday, February 24, 2005 1:09 PM Before you start 01 What’s in the box Hints on installation Please confirm that the following accessories We want you to enjoy using this product for are in the box when you open it. years to come, so please use the following guidelines when choosing a suitable location: Remote control AA/R6P dry cell batteries x2 Do... Audio/video cable (red/white/yellow plugs) Use in a well-ventilated room. Operating instr
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DV285 KU.book Page 8 Thursday, February 24, 2005 1:09 PM 01 Before you start – If you need further information about Disc / content format playback playability of DualDisc, please see ‘Service compatibility & Support’ on the Pioneer web site This player is compatible with a wide range of (www.pioneerelectronics.com) disc types (media) and formats. Playable discs will generally feature one of the following logos CD-R/RW compatibility on the disc and/or disc packaging. Not
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DV285 KU.book Page 9 Thursday, February 24, 2005 1:09 PM Before you start 01 DRM (Digital Rights Management) PC-created disc compatibility compatible: Yes (DRM-protected audio Discs recorded using a personal computer files will not play in this player—see also may not be playable in this unit due to the DRM in the Glossary on page 40) setting of the application software used to create the disc. In these particular instances, File extensions: .mp3, .wma (th
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DV285 KU.book Page 10 Thursday, February 24, 2005 1:09 PM 02 Connecting up 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. A/V IN TV White VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT PB L R L COAXIAL R S-VIDEO PR Y DIGITAL AUDIO OUT OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Red Yellow To power outlet Important This player is equipped wi
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DV285 KU.book Page 11 Thursday, February 24, 2005 1:09 PM Connecting up 02 1 Connect the VIDEO OUT and AUDIO OUT L/R jacks to a set of A/V inputs on your TV. S-VIDEO Use the supplied audio/video cable, IN connecting the red and white plugs to the audio outputs and the yellow plug to the video TV output. Make sure you match up the left and right audio outputs with their corresponding VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT inputs for correct stereo sound. PB L See below if you want to use
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DV285 KU.book Page 12 Thursday, February 24, 2005 1:09 PM 02 Connecting up Switching the video output to interlace Watching progressive scan video using the front panel controls from the component video outputs Switch the player to standby then, using the This player can output progressive scan video front panel controls, press STANDBY/ON from the component video output. Compared while pressing to switch the player back to to interlace video, pr
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DV285 KU.book Page 13 Thursday, February 24, 2005 1:09 PM Connecting up 02 2 Connect the analog AUDIO OUT L/R and Connecting to an AV receiver VIDEO OUT jacks on this player to a set of To enjoy multichannel surround sound you analog audio and video inputs on your AV need to connect this player to an AV receiver receiver. using the digital audio output. In addition to a digital connection, we recommend also connecting using the stereo analog connection. AV receiver AUDIO/ VIDE
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DV285 KU.book Page 14 Thursday, February 24, 2005 1:09 PM 03 Controls and displays Chapter 3 Controls and displays Front panel 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 STANDBY/ON (page 16) 9 MENU (page 20) 2 and (page 19, 20) 10 ENTER & cursor buttons (page 16) 3 (page 19) 11 TOP MENU (page 20) 4 (page 19) 12 Display 5 (page 19) 13 OPEN/CLOSE (page 18) 6 RW Compatible (page 8) 14 Disc tray 7 HOME MENU (page 16) 15 Remote control sensor (page 1
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DV285 KU.book Page 15 Thursday, February 24, 2005 1:09 PM Controls and displays 03 11 (page 19) Remote control 12 PLAY MODE (page 25) 13 SURROUND (page 30) STANDBY/ON OPEN/CLOSE 14 OPEN/CLOSE (page 18) 1 14 15 ANGLE (page 29) AUDIO SUBTITLE ANGLE 2 15 16 CLEAR (page 26) 3 CLEAR 1 23 4 16 17 ENTER (page 16) ENTER 4 5 6 17 18 MENU (page 20) 0 78 9 19 RETURN (page 16) TOP MENU MENU 5 18 20
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DV285 KU.book Page 16 Thursday, February 24, 2005 1:09 PM 04 Getting started Chapter 4 Getting started Switching on Using the on-screen displays After making sure that everything is connected For ease of use, this player makes extensive properly and that the player is plugged in, use of graphical on-screen displays (OSDs). press STANDBY/ON on the front panel or All the screens are navigated in basically the remote control to switch the player on. same wa
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DV285 KU.book Page 17 Thursday, February 24, 2005 1:09 PM Getting started 04 Setting the language of this Note player’s on-screen displays From here on in this manual, the word This sets the language of the player’s on- ‘select’ generally means use the cursor screen displays. buttons to highlight an item on-screen, then press ENTER. 1 Press HOME MENU and select ‘Initial Settings’. Setting up the player for your Initial Settings TV If you have a widescreen (16:9) T
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DV285 KU.book Page 18 Thursday, February 24, 2005 1:09 PM 04 Getting started 3 Load a disc. Playing discs Load a disc with the label side facing up, using The basic playback controls for playing DVD, the disc tray guide to align the disc (if you’re CD, Video CD and MP3/WMA discs are loading a double-sided DVD disc, load it with covered here. Further functions are detailed in the side you want to play face down). the next chapter. For details on playing JPEG p
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DV285 KU.book Page 19 Thursday, February 24, 2005 1:09 PM Getting started 04 Basic playback controls Resume and Last Memory The table below shows the basic controls on When you stop playback of a DVD, CD or Video the remote for playing discs. The following CD discs, RESUME is shown in the display chapter covers other playback features in more indicating that you can resume playback again detail. from that point. If the disc tray is not ope
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DV285 KU.book Page 20 Thursday, February 24, 2005 1:09 PM 04 Getting started DVD-Video disc menus Video CD PBC menus Many DVD-Video discs feature menus from Some Video CDs have menus from which you which you can select what you want to watch. can choose what you want to watch. These are They may also give access to additional called PBC (Playback control) menus. features, such as subtitle and audio language You can play a PBC Video CD without having to s