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DVD Player
DV-420V-S
DV-420V-K
Operating Instructions
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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. IMPORTANT CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, The exclamation point within an equilateral within an equilateral triangle, is intended to TO PREVENT THE RISK OF ELECTRIC triangle is intended to
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English CAUTION This product is a class 1 laser product, but this product contains a laser diode higher than Class 1. CLASS 1 To ensure continued safety, do not remove any covers or attempt to gain access to the inside of the product. LASER PRODUCT Refer all servicing to qualified personnel. The following caution label appears on your unit. Location: inside of the unit Singapore and Taiwanese model only D3-4-2-1-8*_C_En If the AC plug of this unit does not match the AC This product is for g
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Contents Before you start What’s in the box .............................................. 5 Loading the batteries in the remote control.......... 5 Playable discs ................................................... 6 Playable files ..................................................... 7 Part Names and Functions Front Panel........................................................ 9 Remote control ............................................... 10 Front Panel Display ............................
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English Section Before you start 01 3 Close the back cover. What’s in the box Close the cover securely (a click should be Remote Control heard). Audio/ video cable Power cable (Central American, South American and Taiwanese model x2) AA batteries (R6) x 2 Operating instructions (this document) Front panel button names sticker (Taiwanese model only) – Chinese lan‑ guage button names for the front panel controls. Remote control overlay (Taiwanese model Notes only) – Place the o
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Section Before you start 01 Playable discs Notes Commercially available This player does not support multisession DVD‑Video discs discs or multiborder recording. DVD‑R/ ‑RW/ ‑R DL and DVD+R/ Multisession/ multiborder recording is a +RW/ +R DL discs recorded in the Video mode and finalized method in which data is recorded on a single disc in two or more sessions/ borders. A DVD‑R/ ‑RW/ ‑R DL discs recorded in the VR mode “session” or “border” is one recording unit, consisti
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English Section Before you start 01 Files protected by DRM (Digital Rights Regarding copy protected CDs Management) cannot be played. This player is designed to conform to the specifications of the audio CD format. This player does not support the playback or func‑ Supported video file formats tion of discs that do not conform to these specifications. Windows Media™ Video (WMV) Resolution: Up to 720 x 480 pixels This player supports files encoded using About playing DualDiscs Windows
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Section Before you start 01 Windows Media Audio (WMA) Afrikaans (af), Basque (eu), Catalan (ca), Danish (da), Dutch (nl), English Sampling frequencies: 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz (en), Faroese (fo), Finnish (fi), French and 48 kHz Group 1 (fr), German (de), Icelandic (is), Irish Bit rate: Up to 192 kbps (ga), Italian (it), Norwegian (no), Portu‑ This player supports files encoded guese (pt), Rhaeto‑Romanic (rm), Scot‑ using Windows Media Player Ver. 7/ 7.1, tish (gd), Spanish (es), Swedish (s
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English Section Part Names and Functions 02 Front Panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 1 STANDBY/ON (page 16) 9 / / / Use these to select items, change set‑ 2 HDMI (page 12) tings and move the cursor. This lights when the device connected to ENTER the HDMI terminal is recognized. Use this to implement the selected item or enter a setting that you have changed. 3 Remote control sensor Point the remote control to this, then a RETURN operate it within a distance of approxi‑ Press
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Section Part Names and Functions 02 6 / / / Remote control Use these to select items, change set‑ tings and move the cursor. STANDBY/ON OPEN/CLOSE ENTER 1 14 Use this to implement the selected item ANGLE AUDIO SUBTITLE or enter a setting that you have changed. 2 15 3 DVD/ USB 1 23 7 HOME MENU 16 Press to display/ hide the Home Menu. CLEAR 5 6 4 4 17 8 PLAY (page 16) 0 7 89 TOP MENU MENU 9 / / (page 17) 5 18 a PREV (page 18) ENTER 6 b PAUSE (page 16) HOME MENU RETURN c USB REC (pag
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English Section Part Names and Functions 02 Front Panel Display 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 Lights when playback is paused. Lights during playback. 2 CHP Lights when the chapter number is displayed. 3 TITLE Lights when the title number is displayed. 4 (page 19) Lights when switched to a different angle (DVD‑Video only). 5 PRGSVE (page 30) Lights when Component Out is set to Progressive. 6 (page 23) Lights when in the Repeat Play mode. 7 REMAIN Lights when the remaining time of the currently play
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Section Connections 03 Be sure to turn off the power and Connecting using an audio/ unplug the power cord from the power video cable outlet whenever making or changing Player’s rear panel connections. Yellow Connect the power cord after all the VIDEO OUT DIGITAL AUDIO OUT AUDIO OUT L connections between devices have been PB COAXIAL completed. White R Connect the player’s video output PR Y Red HDMI OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO OUT OPTICAL directly to the TV. Audio/video This play
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English Section Connections 03 Connecting to an AV receiver or Notes amplifier This player’s interface is designed based on Player’s rear panel the High‑ Definition Multimedia Interface specification. VIDEO OUT DIGITAL AUDIO OUT AUDIO OUT PB L COAXIAL When an HDMI‑ compatible device is connected, the resolution is displayed on the PR Y R HDMI OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO OUT OPTICAL front panel display. HDMI cable The resolution of the video signals output (commercially availab
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Section Connections 03 Use High Speed HDMI™ cables when using the KURO LINK function. The KURO LINK function may not operate properly if other HDMI cables are used. For some models, the KURO LINK Manufactured under license from function may be referred to as “HDMI Dolby Laboratories. Dolby and the Control”. double‑D symbol are trademarks of Dolby The KURO LINK function does not work Laboratories. with devices of other brands, even if con‑ nected using an HDMI cable. What the KUR
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English Section Connections 03 Connecting using a Connecting using a digital component video cable audio cable Player’s rear panel Connect an AV receiver or amplifier, etc., compatible with Dolby Digital or DTS VIDEO OUT DIGITAL AUDIO OUT AUDIO OUT L audio to one of the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT PB COAXIAL (COAXIAL/ OPTICAL) terminals. R For instructions on connecting the AV PR Y HDMI OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO OUT OPTICAL receiver or amplifier to the TV and speak‑ Audio/video ers, refer
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Section Playback 04 If the menu screen appears Playing discs or files For some discs, the menu screen appears Before starting, turn the TV’s power on automatically when playback starts. The con‑ and switch the TV’s input. tents of the menu screen and how the screen The player’s screen display language can is operated differ from disc to disc. be changed (OSD Language on page 31). 1 Turn the power on. Press STANDBY/ON. 2 Open the disc tray and load the disc. Press OPEN/CLOSE. Set the
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English Section Playback 04 Various playback functions It may not be possible to use some of these functions, depending on the type of disc or file. When STOP is pressed during playback, the point at which playback was stopped is stored in the memory. When PLAY is pressed, playback resumes from the Starting playback from where point at which it was stopped. it was stopped (Resume Play) To cancel the resume play, press STOP while play‑ back is stopped. Resume Play may no
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Section Playback 04 While playback is paused, press and hold in / / or / / . Press and hold the button until Slow is displayed on the TV screen. The speed changes each time the button is pressed. Playing in slow motion The speed steps differ according to the disc or file. To resume normal playback, press PLAY. No sound is output during slow motion playback. Reverse playback in slow motion is not possible for Video CDs and video files. During playback, press
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English Section Playback 04 On DVD‑Video or DivX discs containing subtitles in multiple languages, the subtitle can be switched dur‑ ing playback. During playback, press SUBTITLE. The subtitle switches each time the button is pressed. The recorded subtitles depend on the disc or file. Switching the subtitle –/ – is displayed if the disc or file does not contain any subtitles. For some DVD‑Videos, the subtitle is switched using a menu screen. If the Resume Play or Last Memory
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Section Playback 04 During playback, press DISPLAY. The elapsed time, amount remaining, etc., is dis‑ played. For some discs and files, the contents displayed switch each time the button is pressed. Viewing the disc’s or file’s To turn the information off, press DISPLAY again until information it turns off. Some information is not displayed during PBC play‑ back of Video CDs. To display such information, can‑ cel PBC playback (see below). If On Screen Display is set
