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DVD Player
DV-45A
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. 04 Getting Started 01 Before You Start Switching on .................................................... 23 Features ..............................................................8 Let’s Get Started .........................................24
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Contents Registering a new password ............... 60 06 The Audio Settings Menu Changing your password .................... 60 Audio DRC ........................................................47 Setting/changing the Virtual Surround ...............................................48 Parental Lock level ................................61 Channel Level ...................................................49 Setting/changing the CountryCode ....61 Bonus Group ......................................
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01 Before You Start Super Fine Focus digital filter Features This improves the quality of the video output DVD-Audio and SACD compatible by reducing video noise and increasing the Experience the super high-quality audio horizonatal resolution to 540 lines (see page performance of DVD-Audio and Super Audio 51). CD (SACD). MP3 compatibility The on-board 24-bit/192kHz DAC means that This player is compatible with CD-R, CD-RW this player is fully compatible with high and CD-ROM discs that contain MP
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Before You Start 01 What’s in the box Please confirm that the following accesso- Incorrect use of batteries can result in ries are in the box when you open it. hazards such as leakage and bursting. • Remote control Please observe the following: • AA/R6P dry cell batteries x2 • Don’t mix new and old batteries together. • Stereo audio cable (red/white plugs) • Don’t use different kinds of battery • Video cable (yellow plugs) together—although they may look • Power cable similar, different batterie
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01 Before You Start CD-R/RW Compatibility Disc / Content Format Play- • This unit will play CD-R and CD-RW back Compatibility discs recorded in CD Audio, Video CD, or MP3 audio formatting. However, any General Disc Compatibility other content may cause the disc not to • This player was designed and engi- play, or create noise/distortion in the neered to be compatible with software output. containing one or more of the following • This unit cannot record CD-R or CD-RW logos. discs. • Un-finalized
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Before You Start 01 • This player is compatible with multi- DVD-Audio discs are divided into one or session discs, but only plays sessions more groups that can each contain a that are closed. number of tracks. • Use CD-R or CD-RW media for record- ing your MP3 files. Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 • This player can recognize a maximum of 250 folders or 250 tracks. Discs contain- Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 1 Track 1 Track 2 ing more than 250 folders or 250 tracks will play, but only the first 250 fol
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02 Connecting Up Rear panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 CENTER L OPTICAL COAXIAL L AUDIO OUT IN OUT Y PB PR (5.1ch) R SUB R FRONT SURROUND WOOFER DIGITAL AUDIO AUDIO CONTROL S-VIDEO VIDEO COMPONENT VIDEO OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT (2ch) When connecting this player up to your 6 VIDEO OUT TV, AV receiver or other components, Standard video output(s) that you can make sure that all components are connect to your TV or AV receiver using the switched off and unplugged. supplied audio/video cable (pages 13, 15, 16). 1
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Connecting Up 02 Easy connections To power outlet The setup described here is a basic setup See the next page if you want to use an that allows you to play discs using just the S-Video or component or a connection. cables supplied with the player. In this setup, • If you need another pair of stereo stereo audio is played through your TV. outputs (and don’t need to use the multichannel analog outputs), you can use the AUDIO OUT (5.1ch) FRONT L / R jacks (page 15). • This player is equipped with c
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02 Connecting Up Using other types of video output • If you connect both S-video jacks, but one of the connected components is not This player has standard (composite), S1/S2 compatible, the automatic aspect S-Video and component video outputs. The ratio switching will not work with either main difference between them is the quality connected component. of the picture. S-Video delivers a better picture than standard composite video, while component Connecting using the component video gives bett
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Connecting Up 02 Connecting for multichannel surround sound You can connect this player to your AV receiver using the multichannel analog outputs or one of the digital outputs. In addition to these connections, you should also connect the 2 channel analog outputs for compatibility with all discs. You’ll probably also want to connect a video output to your AV receiver. You can use any of the video outputs available on this player (the illustration shows a standard (compos- ite) connection). Conne
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02 Connecting Up • When inserting the plug, the protective shutter will open and you should hear the plug click into position when fully • You usually have to connect the same inserted. Take care not to force the plug kind of video cable between your DVD as this may damage the shutter, the player and AV receiver, and between cable and/or the player. your AV receiver and TV. For a coaxial connection, use a coaxial cable (similar to the supplied video cable) to Connecting using a digital output co
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Connecting Up 02 Controlling this player from another Pioneer component • My TV doesn’t have any inputs to This player has SR jacks which allow you to connect the DVD player. How can I watch use the remote sensor on one Pioneer DVDs? component to control another. Unfortunately, if your TV has no inputs Use a mini-jack plug to connect the you can’t use this player with it. CONTROL OUT of one component to the CONTROL IN of another. In this way you can • My VCR is already connected to my TV, so dai
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03 Controls and Displays Front panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 OPEN/CLOSE 0 STANDBY/ON 3 PLAY PROGRESSIVE VIDEO OFF 41 ¡¢ 7 8 3 Î 13 12 11 10 9 8 3 1 STANDBY/ON Press to switch the player on or into standby Press to start or resume playback 2 PROGRESSIVE button/indicator 9 ¡ ¢ Press to switch the progressive video output • Press and hold for fast forward scanning mode between progressive and interlace. • Press to jump to the next chapter or track The indicator lights in progressive scan mode. See page
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Controls and Displays 03 Compatibility of this unit with progres- About progressive scan video sive-scan TVs. Compared to interlace video, progressive This player is compatible with progressive scan video effectively doubles the scanning rate of the picture, resulting in a very stable, video Macro Vision System Copy Guard. flicker-free image. CONSUMERS SHOULD NOTE THAT NOT ALL HIGH DEFINITION TELEVISION SETS ARE FULLY COMPATIBLE Progressive scan video is available only from WITH THIS PRODUCT AND
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03 Controls and Displays Display 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 16 15 14 13 12 1 5.1CH 9 TRK Lights when analog 5.1 channel output is Indicates that the character display is selected (page 64) showing a track number 2V-PART 10 CHP Lights when playing a video part of a DVD Indicates that the character display is disc showing a DVD chapter number 3 PRGSVE 11 REMAIN Lights when the video output is progressive Lights when the character display is showing scan (pages 18, 19) the time or number of tracks/tit
