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DVD/CD RECEIVER
XV-DV303
SPEAKER SYSTEM
S-DV303
Operating Instructions
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CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR PURCHASE OF THIS FINE PIONEER PRODUCT. Pioneer is on the leading edge of DVD research for consumer products and this unit incorporates the latest technological developments. We are sure you will be fully satisfied with the DVD player. Thank you for your support. Location: underside of the unit 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
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Australian model: VENTILATION: European and Australian models: ® ENERGY STAR and ENERGY STAR When installing this unit, make sure to certification mark are leave space around the unit for ventilation registered US marks. to improve heat radiation (at least 10 cm at K001B_En top, 10 cm at rear, and 10 cm at each side). All other models: Energy-saving design This system is designed to use 0.5 W of When installing this unit, make sure to electricity when power is switched to Standby. leave space ar
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Contents Using the OSD ............................................ 26 01 Before you start Using the front panel display .................... 27 Introduction to home theater ............................ 6 Creating program lists ..................................... 28 General disc compatibility ................................. 6 Using the OSD ............................................ 28 CD-R/RW compatibility ................................ 6 Editing program lists DVD-R/RW compatibility ...
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English Registering a new password ................ 54 07 Playing sources Changing your password ..................... 55 Using the multi-channel sound modes ......... 43 Setting/changing the Auto ............................................................. 43 Parental Lock level ................................ 55 Surround modes ......................................... 43 Setting/changing the Advanced Surround modes ....................... 43 Country Code ....................................
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01 Before you start Introduction to home theater General disc compatibility You are probably used to using stereo This player was designed and engineered to equipment to listen to music, but may not be be compatible with software bearing one or used to home theater systems that give you more of the following logos. many more options (such as surround sound) when listening to soundtracks. DVD-Video Home theater refers to the use of multiple audio channels to create a surround sound effect, making
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English Before you start 01 • This unit cannot record CD-R or CD-RW MP3 audio compatibility discs. • This unit will play CD-ROM discs containing files saved in the MPEG-1 • Unfinalized CD-R/RW discs recorded as Audio Layer 3 format (MP3) with a CD Audio can be played, but the full Table of Contents (playing time, etc.) will sampling rate of 32, 44.1 or 48kHz. Incompatible files will not play and not be displayed. UNPLAYABLE will show in the display. • Fixed bit-rate files are recommended. DVD-R/
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01 Before you start • There are many different recording bit- DVD Video regions rates available to encode your MP3 files. All DVD Video discs carry a region mark on This unit was designed to be compatible the case somewhere that indicates which with all of them. Audio encoded at region(s) of the world the disc is compatible 128Kbps should sound close to regular with. Your DVD player also has a region CD Audio quality. This player will play mark, which you can find on the rear panel. lower bit-ra
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English Controls and displays 02 Front panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 OPEN/CLOSE DVD/CD FM/AM DOWN VOLUME UPSTANDBY/ON 0 7 ¦6 TUNER — + PHONES 7 8 9 1 OPEN/CLOSE Opens the disc tray 2 7 Stops playback 3 DVD/CD / 6 Switches to the DVD/CD function and starts/ pauses/resumes playback 4 FM/AM (TUNER) Switches to the tuner function and toggles between the AM and FM bands 5 VOLUME buttons Adjusts the volume 6 STANDBY/ON Switches the player on or into standby 7 Remote sensor 8 Timer indicator Lights when the timer
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02 Controls and displays 3 DVD buttons Remote control AUDIO Selects the audio channel or language (page 32) SUBTITLE Selects a subtitle display (page 32) STANDBY/ON 1 ANGLE L1/L2 DVD/CD FM/AM TV LINE 2 Changes the camera angle during DVD multi-angle scene playback (page 33) DVD AUDIO SUBTITLE ANGLE ZOOM 3 ZOOM QUIET/ AUTO SURROUND ADVANCED MIDNIGHT 4 Changes the zoom level (page 32) 14 ROOM 5 SETUP BASS MODE SYSTEM DISP MUTE 15 4 Sound mode buttons 6 VOLUME 16 7 AUTO SYSTEM SETUP TOP MENU Auto
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English Controls and displays 02 SYSTEM SETUP (SHIFT+DVD SETUP) 12 Number buttons and SHIFT functions Press to make various system settings in The number buttons can be used for selecting standby; choose your surround sound tracks directly, the functions above the buttons settings when the unit is switched on are accessed by pressing SHIFT at the same time as the button. 9 ENTER, TUNE & cursor control buttons Navigates on-screen displays and menus; PROGRAM ENTER selects an option or executes a
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02 Controls and displays 14 QUIET/MIDNIGHT 18 RETURN Adjusts the sound for low listening levels Press to return to a previous menu screen (page 48) 19 TV CONTROL 15 MUTE Mutes the volume Switches the TV on or into standby 16 SYSTEM DISP INPUT SELECT Switches between information and clock Switches the TV input displays CHANNEL +/– 17 DVD MENU Selects channels on the TV Displays the DVD menu (for CDs, Video CDs and MP3 discs, the Disc Navigator VOLUME +/– screen appears) Adjusts the volume on the
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English Controls and displays 02 5 PGM Lights during program play Even when all indicators are lit, you may 6 RPT-1 not hear sound from all the speakers in RPT lights during repeat play (RPT-1 lights your setup. during repeat one-track play) 10 Tuner indicators 7 RDM Lights during random playback European model only 8ATT Lights when in one of the RDS display or Lights when you attenuate (reduce) the line search modes signal level (can only be used with an analog signal) Lights when a broadcast i
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03 Getting started 3 Use the / (cursor left/right) Setting the unit to match buttons to select either ‘Wide screen’ or your TV system ‘Standard size screen’ according to the When you switch on the system for the first kind of TV you have, then press ENTER. time, you should see a welcome screen See also Screen sizes and disc formats on displayed on your TV. From here you can set page 66 if you’re not sure which one to up the player to work with the kind of TV you choose. have. After this, use the
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English Getting started 03 Using the Quick Room Setup Setting the clock • Default setting: M (not applicable to the After setting the unit to match your TV European model—see note below) system, the first thing to do is to set the clock. This only needs to be done once Depending on the distance of your speakers (unless all power to the unit is cut) and will from the listening position, choose between enable you to use the timer features. Small, Medium, or Large (see the following table). • Press
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03 Getting started / 6 Use the buttons to set the Setting up the remote to minute. control your TV 7 Press ENTER to confirm. You can set up the supplied remote to The display flashes to indicate the clock is control your TV. Here’s how to set it up. set. 1 Switch on your TV. 2 Find the name of the manufacturer of your TV in the Preset Code List on page • Press SYSTEM DISP anytime to cycle 68-69. through display options to show the Next to each manufacturer is one or more current time. See Displ
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English Getting started 03 Using the on-screen displays For ease of use, this player makes extensive • Throughout this manual, ‘Select’ means use of graphical on-screen displays (OSDs). use the cursor buttons to highlight an You should get used to the way these work as item on-screen, then press ENTER. you’ll need to use them when setting up the player, using some of the playback features, such as program play, and when making more advanced settings for audio and video. • The button guide at the
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03 Getting started 4 Press 3 (6) to start playback. • I have a widescreen TV so why are there If you’re playing a DVD or Video CD, a menu black bars at the top and bottom of the may appear. See pages 20–21 for how to screen when I play some discs? navigate these. Some movie formats are such that even If you’re playing an MP3 disc, it may take a when played on a widescreen TV, black few seconds before playback starts, depend- bars are necessary at the top and ing on the complexity of the file str
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English Getting started 03 Button What it does Basic playback controls The table below shows the basic controls on 3 Starts playback. the remote for playing discs. The following DVD and Video CD: if the chapter covers more playback features in display shows RESUME, more detail. playback starts from the resume point. 8 Pauses a disc that’s playing, or restarts a paused disc. 7 Stops playback. STANDBY/ON DVD and Video CD: Display L1/L2 DVD/CD FM/AM TV LINE shows RESUME. Press 7 DVD again to cancel
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03 Getting started VOLUME • With Video CDs, the RESUME function SYSTEM SETUP TOP MENU TUNE + is canceled when you switch to another DVD SETUP DVD MENU ST– ST+ ENTER function. SOUND MODE RETURN TUNE – E/ /e 3 Á 1 Front panel controls FOLDER – FOLDER + 4 8 7 ¢ The 0 (OPEN/CLOSE) button opens the disc PROGRAM REPEAT RANDOM 1 2 3 CLEAR tray. The 7 (stop), and 6 (play/pause) TEST TONE CH LEVEL TIMER 4 5 6 ENTER buttons on the front panel work in exactly the DVD DISP DIMMER 7 8 9 0 same way as the 7
