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DVD Player
DV-353
DV-251
DV-250
Operating Instructions
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IMPORTANT CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN The lightning flash with arrowhead CAUTION: The exclamation point within an symbol, within an equilateral TO PREVENT THE RISK OF ELECTRIC equilateral triangle is intended to triangle, is intended to alert the SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER alert the user to the presence of user to the presence of uninsulated (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE important operating and “dangerous voltage” within the PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICINGmaintenance (servicing)
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POWER-CORD PROTECTION — Power-supply DAMAGE REQUIRING SERVICE — Unplug this cords should be routed so that they are not product from the wall outlet and refer servicing likely to be walked on or pinched by items to qualified service personnel under the placed upon or against them, paying particular following conditions: attention to cords at plugs, convenience • When the power-supply cord or plug is receptacles, and the point where they exit from damaged. the product. • If liquid has been spille
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[For Canadian model] NOTE: This equipment has been tested and CAUTION: TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO found to comply with the limits for a Class B NOT USE THIS (POLARIZED) PLUG WITH AN digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC EXTENSION CORD, RECEPTACLE OR OTHER Rules. These limits are designed to provide OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADES CAN BE FULLY reasonable protection against harmful INSERTED TO PREVENT BLADE EXPOSURE. interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses
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Contents Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. Please read through these operating instructions so you will know how to operate your model properly. After you have finished reading the instructions, put them away in a safe place for future reference. 01 Before You Start Using the on-screen displays ......................... 22 Setting up with the Setup Navigator ..............23 Features ..............................................................8 Playing discs .........................
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Contents 06 The Audio Settings Menu Registering a new password ............... 46 Changing your password .................... 47 Audio DRC ........................................................39 Setting/changing the Virtual Surround ...............................................39 Parental Lock level ................................47 Setting/changing the Country Code ...48 07 The Initial Settings Menu Using the Initial Settings menu ......................41 08 Additional Information Digi
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01 Before You Start MP3 compatibility Features This player is compatible with CD-R, CD-RW and CD-ROM discs that contain MP3 audio 24-bit/192kHz compatible DAC tracks (see page 10). This player is fully compatible with high sampling-rate discs, capable of delivering better-than-CD sound quality in terms of Graphical on-screen displays dynamic range, low-level resolution and Setting up and using your DVD player is high-frequency detail. made very easy using the graphical on- screen displays. Excel
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Before You Start 01 • Don’t mix new and old batteries What’s in the box together. Please confirm that the following accesso- • Don’t use different kinds of battery ries are in the box when you open it. together—although they may look • Remote control similar, different batteries may have • AA/R6P dry cell batteries x2 different voltages. • Audio/video cable (red/white/yellow • Make sure that the plus and minus ends plugs) of each battery match the indications in • Power cable the battery compart
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01 Before You Start CD-R/RW compatibility Discs compatible with this • This unit can play CD-R and CD-RW player discs recorded in CD Audio or Video CD Any disc that displays one of the following format, or with MP3 audio files. It logos should play in this player. Other cannot record CD-R or CD-RW discs. formats, including DVD-Audio, DVD-RAM, • Unfinalized CD-R/RW discs can be DVD-ROM, CD-ROM (except those that played, but not all time information contain MP3 files), SACD and Photo CD will (play
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Before You Start 01 • Use CD-R or CD-RW media for record- DVD Video regions ing your MP3 files. The disc must be All DVD Video discs carry a region mark on finalized in order to play. the case somewhere that indicates which region(s) of the world the disc is compatible • Audio encoded at 128Kbps should with. Your DVD player also has a region sound close to regular audio CD quality. mark, which you can find on the rear panel. Although this player will play lower bit- Discs from incompatible regio
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02 Connecting Up Rear panel connections 1 2 3 4 DIGITAL AUDIO OUT AUDIO OUT Y PB COAXIAL L R PR OPTICAL COMPONENT VIDEO OUT S VIDEO OUT 7 6 5 When connecting this player up to your 4 AC IN TV, AV receiver or other components, Connect the supplied power cord here, then make sure that all components are plug into a power outlet. switched off and unplugged. 5 VIDEO OUT 1 DIGITAL AUDIO OUT – COAXIAL This is a standard video output that you can This is a digital audio output for connection connect to
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Connecting Up 02 Easy connections A/V IN TV DIGITAL AUDIO OUT AUDIO OUT Y PB L COAXIAL R PR OPTICAL COMPONENT VIDEO OUT S VIDEO OUT To power outlet The setup described here is a basic setup 1 Connect the VIDEO OUT and AUDIO that allows you to play discs using just the OUT jacks to a set of A/V inputs on your cables supplied with the player. In this setup, TV. stereo audio is played through the speakers Use the supplied audio/video cable, connect- in your TV. ing the red and white plugs to the au
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02 Connecting Up • Before unplugging the player from the power outlet, make sure you first switch S-VIDEO it into standby using either the front INPUT panel STANDBY/ON button, or the remote control, and wait of the -OFF- message to disappear from the player’s TV display. • For the above reasns, do not plug this DIGITAL AUDIO OUT AUDIO OUT Y PB COAXIAL L player into a switched power supply R found on some amplifiers and AV PR OPTICAL COMPONENT VIDEO OUT S VIDEO OUT receivers. Using other types o
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Connecting Up 02 cable (not supplied) to connect the OPTICAL Connecting to an AV DIGITAL OUT jack to an optical input on your receiver AV receiver. To enjoy multichannel surround sound you For a coaxial connection, use a coaxial cable need to connect this player to an AV receiver (similar to the supplied video cable) to using a digital output. There are both coaxial connect the COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT jack to a and optical digital jacks; use whichever is coaxial input on your AV receiver. convenient
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02 Connecting Up • My TV doesn’t have any inputs to connect the DVD player. How can I watch DVDs? Unfortunately, if your TV has no inputs you can’t use this player with it. • My VCR is already connected to my TV, so there aren’t any spare inputs. What should I do? If all your TV’s inputs are already in use, you can buy a video input selector from an electronics store, which effectively gives you more inputs. • My TV only has one input for the sound. What should I plug it into? If you don’t mind
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Controls and Displays 03 Front panel 1 2 3 4 5 OPEN/CLOSE 0 STANDBY/ON 3 Î 41¡¢ 7 8 DV-250/DV-251 10 9 8 7 6 1 2 3 4 5 OPEN/ CLOSE 0 ¡ 3 Î 1 8 4 ¢ 7 STANDBY/ON DV-353 10 9 8 7 6 7 8 1 STANDBY/ON Press to switch the player on or into standby Press to pause playback. Press again to restart 2 Disc tray 8 7 3 0 OPEN/CLOSE Press to stop the disc (you can resume Press to open or close the disc tray playback by pressing 3 (play)) 4 Remote control sensor 9 ¡ ¢ The remote control has a range of up to •
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03 Controls and Displays Display 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 12 11 10 9 1DTS 7CHP Lights when a DTS soundtrack is playing Indicates that the character display is showing a DVD chapter number 2 8 REMAIN Lights during multi-angle scenes on a DVD Lights when the character display is showing disc the time or number of tracks/titles/chapters 3 GUI (Graphical User Interface) remaining Lights when a menu is displayed on-screen 9 Character display 4 TITLE 108 Indicates that the character display is Lights when a d
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Controls and Displays 03 1 STANDBY/ON Remote control Press to switch the player on or into standby 2 AUDIO Press to select the audio channel or language (pages 36–37) STANDBY/ON OPEN/CLOSE 3 SUBTITLE 0 1 14 Press to select a subtitle display (page 36) AUDIO SUBTITLE ANGLE 2 15 4 Number buttons 3 CLEAR 1 23 4 16 5 TOP MENU ENTER Press to display the top menu of a DVD disc 5 6 4 17 78 9 0 6 ENTER & cursor control buttons TOP MENU MENU Use to navigate on-screen displays and 5 18 menus. Press ENTER
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03 Controls and Displays 12 PLAY MODE 18 MENU Press to display the Play Mode menu Press to display a DVD disc menu, or the (pages 31–36) (You can also get to the Play Disc Navigator if a CD, Video CD or MP3 disc Mode menu by pressing SETUP and select- is loaded ing Play Mode) 19 RETURN 13 SURROUND Press to return to a previous menu screen Press to activate/switch off 2V/TruSurround E/ 20¡ and 140 OPEN/CLOSE Use for forward slow motion playback, frame Press to open or close the disc tray advance
