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Operating Instructions
Blu-ray Disc PLAYER
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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 The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, CAUTION: 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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CAUTION The following caution label appears on your unit. This product is a class 1 laser product, but this Location: inside of the unit product contains a laser diode higher than Class 1. To ensure continued safety, do not remove any covers or attempt to gain access to the inside of the product. Refer all servicing to qualified personnel. D3-4-2-1-8_B_En Operating Environment D3-4-2-1-7c_A_En WARNING This equipment is not waterproof. To prevent a fire or shock hazard,
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CAUTION The ST ANDBY/ON switch on this unit will not completely shut off all power from the AC outlet. Since the power cord serves as the main disconnect device for the unit, you will need to unplug it from the AC outlet to shut down all power. Therefore, make sure the unit has been installed so that the power cord can be easily unplugged from the AC This product incorporates copyright protection outlet in case of an accident. To avoid fire haz
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We Want You Listening For A Lifetime Since hearing damage from loud noise is often undetectable until it is too late, this manufacturer and the Electronic Industries Association’s Consumer Electronics Group recommend you avoid prolonged exposure to excessive noise. This list of Selecting fine audio equipment such as the unit sound levels is included for your protection. you’ve just purchased is only the start of your musical enjoyment. Now it’s time to consider how Decibel you can maximize
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Contents 01 Before you start 06 Using the Home Media Gallery Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 What’s in the box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 About network playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Putting the batteries in the remote control. . . . . . . . . .
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Chapter 1 01 Before you start HDMI digital interface Features The HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) interconnect provides high quality digital audio and video, all from a single BD-ROM playback user-friendly connector. HDMI is the first consumer electronics Blu-ray Disc is a next-generation video disc format featuring far interface to support uncompressed standard, enhanced, or higher disc capacity than conventional DVD. The higher capacity high-definition video plus standard to
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High quality audio Putting the batteries in the remote control 01 • Insert two AA/R6P batteries into the battery compartment following the indications (,) inside the compartment. Important This player is compatible with Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus, DTS-HD High Resolution Audio, Dolby Digital and DTS. Incorrect use of batteries can result in hazards such as leakage and bursting. Please observe the following: To enjoy Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus or DTS-HD High Resolution Audio at
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– This player can also play DVD discs containing PC data. Disc/content format playback compatibility 01 See below for the file compatibility. � This player cannot play DVD-Audio and DVD-RAM discs. General disc compatibility CD compatibility This player is compatible with a range of disc types (media) and � This player can play CD-DA discs. formats. Compatible discs will usually feature one of the following logos on the disc and/or disc packaging. Note however that some � PC files stored on C
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� Please note, the following file naming structure needs to be Even when files have a supported file extension, some files may not 01 adhered to when creating/renaming any digital media to be play or display depending on the content or media server type. played on the unit (either through computer-created disc media, or the Home Media Gallery connection). This disclaimer does Titles and chapters not apply to any media purchased at retail locations: Due to the coding system used, this player w
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Chapter 2 02 Connecting up Rear panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 CONTROL IN IR AUDIO OUT AUDIO OUT AC IN (5.1ch) (2ch) Y IN CENTER SURROUND FRONT VIDEO OUT L L DIGITAL AUDIO OUT SETTING 2 PB HDMI OUT LAN(100) SETTING 1 R S PR IR RECEIVER R SUB WOOFER COMPONENT COAXIAL OPTICAL VIDEO OUT 10 11 1AC IN 8 AUDIO OUT (5.1ch) Connect the supplied power cord here, then plug into a power Multi-channel (5.1ch) analog audio outputs for connection to an AV receiver with multi-channel analog audio inputs (page 15). o
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Easy connections 02 To audio input To video input TV CONTROL IN IR AUDIO OUT AUDIO OUT AC IN (5.1ch) (2ch) Y IN VIDEO OUT CENTER SURROUND FRONT L L DIGITAL AUDIO OUT SETTING 2 PB HDMI OUT LAN(100) SETTING 1 R PR IR RECEIVER S R SUB WOOFER COMPONENT COAXIAL OPTICAL VIDEO OUT To power outlet This is a basic setup that allows you to watch discs on your TV using Using other types of video output just the cables supplied. This player has standard (composite), S-Video and component video outputs, as
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After switching on the player you may need to set the output video Connecting for HDMI output 02 resolution and HDMI color space for compatibility with your display. See Changing the output video resolution on page 14 and If you have an HDMI or DVI (with HDCP) equipped monitor or HDMI Color Space in Using the Initial Setup menu on page 41. display, you can connect it to this player using a commercially available HDMI cable that supports the HDMI 1.3 specification About HDMI (Category 2) or
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24p output Changing the output video resolution 02 For smooth presentation of 1080/24p or 720/24p video with an HDMI-equipped display compatible with 1080/24p input, set Use the OUTPUT RESOLUTION button located on both the front 24p Direct Out (page 41) on this player to On. panel and the remote control to switch the output video resolution for the HDMI and component video outputs. This player will output 1080/24p video over HDMI in the following cases: The table below shows the output sett
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Analog connections Connecting for surround sound 02 � Connect the AUDIO OUT (5.1ch) jacks on this player to the This player offers both analog and digital connections for surround multi-channel analog inputs on your AV receiver. sound. The digital outputs (coaxial and optical) provide a convenient Use a dedicated six-way cable (not supplied), or three sets of stereo way to connect this player to an AV receiver with built-in Dolby cables (not supplied) to connect the six channels. Digital an
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Connecting directly to a PC Network connection 02 If you only need to use one PC to act as a media server, you can connect this player directly to the PC using the included LAN cable. This player can be connected to a local area network (LAN) via the Ethernet port on the rear panel. CONTROL After making the physical connection the player needs to be set up IN for network communication. This is done from the Initial Setup IR AUDIO OUT AUDIO OUT (5.1ch) (2ch) Y IN menu — see Setting up for netw
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Using an external IR receiver with this player 02 If you prefer to keep your AV equipment in a closed cabinet, you can use an external IR receiver connected to the IR IN jack. You can thus have just the receiver outside of the cabinet and still be able to control the player. IR receiver CONTROL IN IR AUDIO OUT AUDIO OUT (5.1ch) (2ch) Y IN VIDEO OUT CENTER SURROUND FRONT L L DIGITAL AUDIO OUT SETTING 2 PB HDMI OUT LAN(100) SETTING 1 R PR IR RECEIVER S R SUB WOOFER COMPONENT COAXIAL OPTICAL VID
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Chapter 3 03 Controls and displays Front panel 1 2 3 4 5 10 9 8 7 6 1 STANDBY/ON 6 (play) Press to switch the player on (the power indicator and indicator in Press to start or resume playback. the middle of the unit light up when the power is on) or into standby. 7 (stop) 2 Disc tray Press to stop playback (you can resume playback by pressing ). 3 OPEN/CLOSE 8 (pause) Press to open or close the disc tray. Press to pause playback. Press again to restart. 4 Indicators 9 Skip/scan button
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9DISPLAY Remote control 03 Press to display information (see page 25). 10 ANGLE Press to change the camera angle during BD-ROM or DVD-Video movie multi-angle scene playback (see page 25). FL STANDBY/ON OPEN/CLOSE DIMMER 1 2 11 DISC NAVIGATOR/TOP MENU Press to display the top menu of a BD-ROM or DVD-Video disc. HOME MEDIA 3 GALLERY When playing a DVD-R/-RW disc, press to display/exit the Disc 5 Navigator. 4 12 POPUP MENU/MENU 6 BD-ROM: Press to display/hide the pop-up menu. DVD-Video: Pres
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Chapter 4 04 Getting Started 4 Press ENTER to start setting up using the Setup Navigator. Switching on and setting up Setup Navigator When you switch the player on for the first time the Setup Navigator screen appears. We recommend using this to make a few basic Before using, make some simple settings for the BD player. player settings. Start Cancel Please use the Initial Setup if you STANDBY/ON want to make more detailed settings. If you don’t want to use the Setup Navigator, press to s
