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DVD PLAYER
DV-C503
Operating Instructions
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CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR PURCHASE OF CAUTION THIS FINE PIONEER PRODUCT. • Use of controls or adjustments or performance of Pioneer is on the leading edge of DVD research for procedures other than those specified herein may consumer products and this unit incorporates the latest result in hazardous radiation exposure. technological developments. • The use of optical instruments with this product We are sure you will be fully satisfied with the DVD will increase eye hazard. player. [For Canadian mo
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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. • This player is not suitable for commercial use. IMPORTANT CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within CAUTION: The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user TO PREVENT THE RISK OF ELE
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Compatible with a wide range of Features of This Player DVD digital audio output formats Compatible with DVD, Video CD and CD formats 1 DVD, Video CD and CD discs that display the logos shown below can be played back on PIONEER DVD DVDs are recorded in one of four types of digital audio players. For more information on discs compatible with formats (as of October 1998). The digital audio output 2 3 this player, refer to the table below. jacks of this player output Dolby Digital* , DTS* , MPEG, a
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HOLA Easy setup and adjustment using Wide range of DVD viewing options on-screen menus Multi-Angle (page 32) Press SETUP on the remote control to open the Setup You can view scenes from different camera angles when screen and you’ll find setting up and adjusting the watching movies or other media with multiple angle system easy to do with on-screen menus conveniently playback available. organized and arranged. Additionally, on-screen information ( ) appears to clarify the functions and i ANGLE
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Differences in Disc How to Proceed in This Composition Manual DVD is an incredible format that presents the highest DVD quality digital audio and video available today. The DVDs are divided into units referred to as titles, and amount of information that can be recorded onto a DVD titles are divided into chapters. A DVD which contains a disc is remarkable, allowing it to offer numerous movie may have only one title with many or no chapter functions and features available with no other format. di
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Table of contents Setting the Language Options......... 33 Before Using ........................................ 8 Checking Accessories .....................................8 Setting the on-screen display Preparing the Remote Control .........................8 (OSD) language ........................................33 Setting Language and Subtitle Preferences in Names and Functions ......................... 9 the Setup Screen Menus .........................33 Changing the Audio Language Front Pan
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LAST CONDITION OPEN/ MEMORY MEMORY CLOSE 0 AUDIO SUBTITLE ANGLE DISPLAY SETUP MENU TOP MENU RETURN 5 ENTER PREV NEXT 4 ¢
STOP PLAY PAUSE 7 3 8 STEP/SLOW REV FWD e E 1 Á
CLEAR 12 3 C 5 6 +10 4 7 89 0 PROGRAM REPEAT REPEAT SEARCH MODE A A-B -B RANDOM 1 2 3 DISC DISC CD MODE 4 5 ë
Preparing the Remote Control Before Using Inserting batteries into the remote control 1 While pushing the tab on the battery compartment cover toward the center of Checking Accessories the remote, pull out in the direc
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BEFORE USING/NAMES AND FUNCTIONS Names and Functions Front Panel 1 2 3 4 DISC 0 OPEN/CLOSE 12 3 4 5 DVD PLA YER
DISC SKIP 5 EXCHANGE 6 STANDBY/ON CD MODE RANDOM 4 1Á ¢
738 @! ~ = -0987 1 STANDBY/ON button 97 (stop) button Press to switch the player on or to put in standby Press to stop playback. Pressing once enables (pages 21, 25). playback to resume from a point shortly before the location where it stopped. Pressing twice causes the disc to return to the beginning of the disc if playback 2 D
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Display Window 1 2 345 67- 890 = ALL RANDOM TOTAL GUI DISCS REPEAT CONDITION REMAIN 1 23 45 DISC LAST MEMORY DVD TRK CHP TITLE CD VCD DOLBY DIGITAL #@~ !
1 DVD indicator 0 TOTAL indicator Lights when a DVD is loaded. Indicates that the total number of titles/chapters or tracks is being displayed (page 51). CD indicator Lights when an audio CD is loaded. - TRK indicator VCD indicator Indicates a track number is being displayed. Lights when a Video CD is loaded. CHP indicator Indicates a chapter
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NAMES AND FUNCTIONS Rear Panel 1 2 3 4 5 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT Y PB PR SELECT AUDIO OUT R L DIGITAL OUT TV SYSTEM 1 CONTROL OPT. PAL NTSC AUTO 2 AC IN 9 876* (*The TV SYSTEM switch is not present on U.S. and Canadian models.) 1 VIDEO OUT jack 6 TV SYSTEM switch* (except for U.S. and Canadian models) Connect to the video input on a TV or monitor or AV amplifier or receiver with video input capability. Use to change the TV signal mode to either PAL or When using this
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5 4 SUBTITLE button Remote Control Press repeatedly to select one of the subtitle languages programmed on a DVD or to turn the subtitles off (page 35). 1 # 5 SETUP button* LAST CONDITION OPEN/ MEMORY MEMORY CLOSE $ 0 Press when the player is in either play or stop mode 2 AUDIO SUBTITLE ANGLE DISPLAY % to open and close the Setup screen (page 18, 26). 3 ^ 4 SETUP MENU TOP MENU & 6 MENU button* 5 RETURN 6 Use to display or close the DVD menu screen (page 5 * 23). ( ENTER 7 PREV NEXT 4 ¢
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NAMES AND FUNCTIONS # CONDITION MEMORY button _ PAUSE 8 button You can store in memory the settings for up to 15 Press to pause playback of a disc. Press again to DVDs. Press CONDITION MEMORY during DVD resume playback (page 42). playback to memorize the settings (page 49). + PLAY 3 button $ OPEN/CLOSE 0 button Press to start disc playback (pages 21, 25). Press to open or close the disc tray (pages 21, 25). Á1 REV/FWD Á (fast reverse/forward) buttons % ANGLE button During playback of DVD and Vi
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Connection Guide Making The illustration on this page shows the basic setup using the audio and video cords included with this player. Use this illustration as a guide to setting up your home system. Connections An explanation of each type of audio and video connection available can be found on pages 15 to 17. To determine the best audio and video connection setup for your system, refer to the manuals supplied with the components you are making connections to. Connecting Your DVD Player In addit
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MAKING CONNECTIONS DIGITAL OUT (Coaxial) Audio Connections The digital signal is transmitted electronically through a coaxial cable. This player features two digital (optical and coaxial) and also analog audio output formats. • Use to connect to an AV amplifier or receiver with built-in Dolby Digital, DTS, or MPEG decoder. • Use a coaxial cable (not supplied) to connect the Digital Audio Connections: DIGITAL OUT (coaxial digital output) on the player to the coaxial digital input on an AV amplif
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COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Video Connections • Make component video connections to a TV or monitor with component inputs to produce a higher This player features S-video, composite, and component quality video image. video output possibilities. • Use a component video cable or 3 video cords (not Check the manual supplied with your TV or monitor to supplied) to connect the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT determine the best possible connection for your system. jacks on the player to the component jacks on the In add
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MAKING CONNECTIONS TV SYSTEM switch (The TV SYSTEM switch is System Control Connections not present on U.S. and Canadian models) Using a commercially available cord with a mini plug Video output changes as follows according to the (3.5 mm dia. with no resistance) to connect this player’s playback disc‘s recorded format. CONTROL IN jack to the CONTROL OUT jack of NTSC = PAL, PAL = NTSC conversion is possible on another PIONEER component bearing the ë mark, you Video CDs. PAL = NTSC conversion is
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5 1 Press ( STANDBY/ON on the front Setting Up the panel ). Player 2 Press SETUP. When SETUP is pressed for the first time, the following screen appears. Though the Setup Navigator may be used more than once, this screen only appears the first time SETUP is pressed. Using the Setup Navigator The Setup Navigator has been designed to simplify the Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General process of getting the DVD player ready to perform. Setup Navigator Designed as a series of on-screen multiple-ch
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SETTING UP THE PLAYER Setting the OSD Language Setting the TV screen size (On-Screen Display Language) The [TV Type] screen establishes the size, or more appropriately the width to height ration of your television The [OSD Language] screen establishes the OSD or monitor. The width-to-height ratio of conventional TVs language, or on-screen display language, which refers to is 4:3, while the width-to-height ratio of wide screen and the language that is used by the player in menus and high-definiti
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Setting digital audio connections Confirming the settings to an AV amplifier or decoder The [Exit Setup Navigator] is the final screen in the Setup Navigator. The [Digital Jack] screen establishes whether digital connections have been made to an AV amplifier, receiver, or external decoder. As there are numerous Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General options available, please refer to the instructions Setup Navigator supplied with the component the player is connected to Save Changes determine wha
