THE FOLLOWING NOISES CAN BE DANGEROUS UNDER CONSTANT EXPOSURE 90 Subway, motorcycle, truck traffic, lawn mower 100 Garbage truck, chain saw, pneumatic drill 120 Rock band concert in front of speakers, thunderclap 140 Gunshot blast, jet plane 180 Rocket launching pad
Information courtesy of the Deafness Research Foundation.

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Contents

01 Before you start
Features.6 Whats in the box.7 Hints on installation.7 Disc/content format playback compatibility.8 Switching subtitles. 29 Switching audio language/channels. 30 Zooming the screen. 30 Switching camera angles. 30 Displaying disc information. 30
06 USB playback 02 Connections
Easy connections.11 Important.11 Connecting using the S-video output.12 Connecting using the component video output.12 Connecting to an AV receiver.13 Connecting using HDMI.14 About HDMI.15 Using the USB interface. 31
07 Audio Settings and Video Adjust menus
Audio Settings menu. 32 Video Adjust menu. 33

08 Initial Settings menu

Using the Initial Settings menu. 34 Digital Audio Out settings. 35 Video Output settings. 35 Language settings. 36 Display settings. 37 Options settings. 38 Parental Lock. 38 About the HDMI audio output settings. 41

03 Controls and displays

Front panel.16 Remote control.17

04 Getting started

Switching on.18 Using the on-screen displays.18 Setting up the player for your TV.19 Setting the language of this players on-screen displays.19 Playing discs.20
09 Additional information
Taking care of your player and discs. 42 Screen sizes and disc formats. 43 Resetting the player. 43 DVD-Video regions. 44 Selecting languages using the language code list. 44 Troubleshooting. 44 Glossary. 48 Language code list. 50 Country/Area code list. 50 Specifications. 51

05 Playing discs

Scanning discs.24 Playing in slow motion.24 Frame advance/frame reverse.24 Viewing a JPEG slideshow.25 Browsing DVD or Video CD/ disc with the Disc Navigator.25 Browsing WMA, MP3, MPEG-4 AAC, DivX video, WMV and JPEG files with the Disc Navigator.26 Looping a section of a disc.27 Using repeat play.27 Using random play.27 Creating a program list.28 Searching a disc.29

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Before you start Chapter 1

Before you start

Features
24-bit/96 kHz compatible DAC The integrated 24-bit/96 kHz DAC means that this player is compatible with high samplingrate discs, capable of delivering exceptional sound quality in terms of dynamic range, lowlevel resolution and high-frequency detail. Excellent audio performance surround sound entertainment with Dolby Digital 1 and DTS2 software PureCinema Progressive Scan video When connected to a progressive scancompatible TV or monitor using the component video outputs, you can enjoy extremely stable, flicker free images, with the same frame refresh rate as the original movie. New Disc Navigator with moving pictures The new Disc Navigator enables you play the first few seconds of each title or chapter in a thumbnail image on screen. DSP effects for enhanced playback See Audio Settings and Video Adjust menus on page 32. Picture zoom See Zooming the screen on page 30. When connected to a suitable AV amplifier or receiver, this player gives great surround sound with Dolby Digital and DTS discs. HDMI3 digital interface The HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) interconnect provides high quality digital audio and video, all from a single userfriendly connector. HDMI is the first consumer electronics interface to support uncompressed standard, enhanced, or highdefinition video plus standard to multi-channel surround sound audio, all using one interface. You can easily connect to a HDMI-equipped AV receiver or audiovisual device for high quality audio and video, and communication between the video source and (DTV) players, set-top boxes, and other audiovisual devices is also supported. MP3, WMA and MPEG-4 AAC compatibility See Compressed audio compatibility on page 9. JPEG compatibility See JPEG file compatibility on page 10. DivX4 video compatibility

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Before you start Disc/content format playback compatibility
This player is compatible with a wide range of disc types (media) and formats. Playable discs will generally feature one of the following logos on the disc and/or disc packaging. Note however that some disc types, such as recordable CD and DVD, may be in an unplayable formatsee below for further compatibility information. Please also note that recordable discs cannot be recorded using this player.

About DualDisc playback

A DualDisc is a new two -sided disc, one side of which contains DVD content video, audio, etc. while the other side contains non-DVD content such as digital audio material. The non-DVD, audio side of the disc is not compliant with the CD Audio specification and therefore may not play. The DVD side of a DualDisc plays in this product. DVD-Audio content will not play. For more detailed information on the DualDisc specification, please refer to the disc manufacturer or disc retailer.

DVD-Video

DVD-RW

CD-R/-RW compatibility

Compatible formats: CD-Audio, Video CD, ISO 9660 CD-ROM* containing MP3, WMA, MPEG-4 AAC, JPEG or DivX video/ WMV files * ISO 9660 Level 1 or 2 compliant. CD physical format: Mode1, Mode2 XA Form1. Romeo and Joliet file systems are both compatible with this player. Multi-session playback: No Unfinalized disc playback: No File structure (may differ): Up to 299 folders on a disc; up to 648 folders and files (combined) within each folder

Audio CD

Video CD

Fujicolor CD

This unit will play DVD+R/+RW discs. is a trademark of DVD Format/Logo Licensing Corporation. is a trademark of FUJI FILM Corporation.
Also compatible with KODAK Picture CD
DVD+R/DVD+RW compatibility
Only DVD+R/DVD+RW discs recorded in Video Mode (DVD Video Mode) which have been finalized, can be played back. However, some editing made during the recording may not be played back accurately.

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DVD-R/-RW compatibility
Compatible formats: DVD-Video, Video Recording (VR)* * Edit points may not play exactly as edited; screen may go momentarily blank at edited points. Unfinalized playback: No MP3/WMA/MPEG-4 AAC/JPEG or DivX video/WMV file playback on DVD-R/-RW: No
WMA (Windows Media Audio) compatibility
This player can playback Windows Media Audio content. WMA is an acronym for Windows Media Audio and refers to an audio compression technology developed by Microsoft Corporation. WMA content can be encoded by using Windows Media Player for Windows XP, Windows Media Player 9 or Windows Media Player 10 series. Windows Media is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. This product includes technology owned by Microsoft Corporation and cannot be used or distributed without a license from Microsoft Licensing, Inc.

File extensions:.avi and.divx (these must be used for the player to recognize DivX video files). Note that all files with the.avi extension are recognized as MPEG4, but not all of these are necessarily DivX video files and therefore may not be playable on this player.

About WMV

WMV is an acronym for Windows Media Video and refers to a video compression technology developed by Microsoft Corporation. WMV content can be encoded by using Windows Media Encoder. This player is compatible with WMV9 files that are encoded by using the Windows Media Encoder 9 Series, with.wmv as an extension.

Group 2

Group 3
Compatible with size under 720 x 480 pixels.
Advanced Profile is not supported. DRM-protected video files will not play in this player.

Group 4 Group 5

Some external subtitle files may be displayed incorrectly or not at all. For external subtitle files the following subtitle format filename extensions are supported (please note that these files are not shown within the disc navigation menu):.srt,.sub,.ssa,.smi The filename of the movie file has to be repeated at the beginning of the filename for the external subtitle file. The number of external subtitle files which can be switched for the same movie file is limited to a maximum of 10.

JPEG file compatibility

Compatible formats: Baseline JPEG and EXIF 2.2* still image files up to a resolution of 3072 x 2048. *File format used by digital still cameras. Progressive JPEG compatible: No File extensions:.jpg (must be used for the player to recognize JPEG files do not use for other file types)
PC-created disc compatibility
Discs recorded using a personal computer may not be playable in this unit due to the setting of the application software used to create the disc. In these particular instances, check with the software publisher for more detailed information. Discs recorded in packet write mode (UDF format) are not compatible with this player. Check the DVD-R/-RW or CD-R/-RW software disc boxes for additional compatibility information.

DivX video compatibility

Official DivX Certified product. Plays all versions of DivX video (including DivX 6) with standard playback of DivX media files.

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Connections Chapter 2

Connections

Easy connections
Important Before making or changing any connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power cable from the AC outlet. The setup described here is a basic setup that allows you to play discs using just the cables supplied with the player. In this setup, stereo audio is played through the speakers in your TV. This player is equipped with copy protection technology. Do not connect this player to your TV via a VCR using audio/video or S-video cables, as the picture from this player will not appear properly on your TV. (This player may also not be compatible with some combination TV/VCRs for the same reason; refer to the manufacturer for more information.)

To audio/video inputs

PB VIDEO OUT DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

COAXIAL

AUDIO OUT L

HDMI OUT

PR Y COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

R S-VIDEO OUT

Yellow To power outlet
1 Connect the VIDEO OUT and AUDIO OUT L/R jacks to a set of A/V inputs on your TV. Use the supplied audio/video cable, connecting the red and white plugs to the audio outputs and the yellow plug to the video output. Make sure you match up the left and right audio outputs with their corresponding inputs for correct stereo sound. See below if you want to use a component or S-video for the video connection.
Plug into a power outlet. Note Before unplugging the player from the power outlet, make sure you first switch it into standby using either the front panel STANDBY/ON button, or the remote control, and wait of the -OFF- message to disappear from the players display. For the above reasons, do not plug this player into a switched power supply found on some amplifiers and AV receivers.

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Connections Connecting using the S-video output
If your TV (or other equipment) has an S-video (S1) input, you can use the S-video output on this player instead of the standard (composite) output for a better quality picture. Use an S-video cable (not supplied) to connect the S-VIDEO OUT to an S-video input on your TV (or monitor or AV receiver). Line up the small triangle above the jack with the same mark on the plug before plugging in.
Connecting using the component video output
You can use the component video output instead of the standard video out jack to connect this player to your TV (or other equipment). This should give you the best quality picture from the three types of video output available. Use a component video cable (not supplied) to connect the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks to a component video input on your TV, monitor or AV receiver.

Connections Connecting using HDMI
If you have a HDMI equipped monitor or display, you can connect it to this player using a commercially available HDMI cable. The HDMI connector outputs uncompressed digital video, as well as almost every kind of digital audio that the player is compatible with, including DVD-Video, Video CD/, CD, WMA, MP3, MPEG-4 AAC, DivX video and WMV. Use an HDMI cable to connect the HDMI OUT interconnect on this player to an HDMI interconnect on a HDMIcompatible monitor. Note This unit has been designed to be compliant with HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface). Depending on the component you have connected, using a DVI connection may result in unreliable signal transfers. When you change the component connected to the HDMI output, you will also need to change the HDMI settings to match the new component (see HDMI Out on page 35, HDMI Resolution on page 36 and HDMI Color on page 36 to do this). However, the settings for each component are then stored in memory (for up to 2 components). The HDMI connection is compatible with 44.1 kHz/48 kHz, 16 bit/20 bit/24 bit 2 channel linear PCM signals, as well as Doldy Digital, DTS and MPEG audio bitstream.

To HDMI interconnect

HDMI-compatible display
The arrow on the cable connector body should be face up for correct alignment with the connector on the player.

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Connections About HDMI
HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) supports both video and audio on a single digital connection for use with DVD players, DTV, set-top boxes, and other AV devices. HDMI was developed to provide the technologies of High Bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) as well as Digital Visual Interface (DVI) in one specification. HDCP is used to protect digital content transmitted and received by DVI-compliant displays. HDMI has the capability to support standard, enhanced, or high-definition video plus standard to multi-channel surround-sound audio. HDMI features include uncompressed digital video, a bandwidth of up to five gigabytes per second (with HDTV signals), one connector (instead of several cables and connectors), and communication between the AV source and AV devices such as DTVs.
Resetting the output resolution to the default setting with HDMI connection
Switch the player to standby then, using the front panel controls, press STANDBY/ON while pressing to switch the player back to 480P.

Resume and Last Memory

When you stop playback of a DVD, CD, or Video CD or DivX video/WMV discs, RESUME is shown in the display indicating that you can resume playback again from that point. If the disc tray is not opened, the next time you start playback the display shows RESUME and playback resumes from the resume point. (If you want to clear the resume point, press (stop) while RESUME is displayed.) With DVDs and Video CDs, if you take the disc out of the player after stopping playback, the last play position is stored in memory. If the next disc you load is the same one, the display shows LAST MEM and playback will resume. For DVD-Video discs, the player stores the play position of the last five discs. When one of these discs is next loaded, you can resume playback. Note The Last Memory function doesnt work with VR format DVD-R/-RW. If you dont need the Last Memory function when you stop a disc, you can press OPEN/CLOSE to stop playback and open the disc tray.

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DVD-Video and DivX disc menus
Some DivX media files and many DVD-Video discs feature menus from which you can select what you want to watch. They may also give access to additional features, such as subtitle and audio language selection, or special features such as slideshows. See the disc packaging for details. Sometimes DivX and DVD-Video menus are displayed automatically when you start playback; others only appear when you press MENU or TOP MENU.

Video CD PBC menus

Some Video CD have menus from which you can choose what you want to watch. These are called PBC (Playback control) menus. You can play a PBC Video CD without having to navigate the PBC menu by starting playback using a number button to select a track, rather than the (play) button.

MENU ENTER RETURN

ENTER RETURN
Button Button What it does RETURN TOP MENU Displays the top menu of a DVD discthis varies with the disc. MENU Displays a DVD disc (or DivX media les) menuthis varies with the disc and may be the same as the top menu. / Moves the cursor around the screen. Selects the current menu option. Returns to the previously displayed menu screen. Highlights a numbered menu option (some discs only). Press ENTER to select.
What it does Displays the PBC menu.

Playing discs Chapter 5

Playing discs

Note Many of the functions covered in this chapter apply to DVD discs, Video CDs, CDs, DivX video/WMV and MP3/WMA/ MPEG-4 AAC/JPEG discs, although the exact operation of some varies slightly with the kind of disc loaded. Some DVDs restrict the use of some functions (random or repeat, for example) in some or all parts of the disc. This is not a malfunction. When playing Video CDs, some of the functions are not available during PBC playback. If you want to use them, start the disc playing using a number button to select a track.

Playing in slow motion

You can play DVD-Videos and DVD-R/-RW at four different slow motion speeds, forwards and backwards. Video CDs and DivX video/WMV can be played at four different forward slow motion speeds. 1 During playback, press (pause).
or / until 2 Press and hold / slow motion playback starts. The slow motion speed is shown onscreen. There is no sound during slow motion playback. 3 Press repeatedly to change the slow motion speed. 4 To resume normal playback, press (play). Depending on the disc, normal playback may automatically resume when a new chapter is reached.

Scanning discs

You can fast-scan discs forward or backward at four different speeds (only one speed for DivX video/WMV). 1 During playback, press or to start scanning. There is no sound while scanning DVDs, DivX video/WMV and Video CDs. 2 Press repeatedly to increase the scanning speed. The scanning speed is shown on-screen. 3 To resume normal playback, press (play). When scanning a Video CD playing in PBC mode or a MP3/WMA/MPEG-4 AAC track, playback automatically resumes at the end or beginning of the track. Depending on the disc, normal playback may automatically resume when a new chapter is reached on a DVD disc.
Frame advance/frame reverse
You can advance or back up DVD-Video and DVD-R/-RW discs frame-by-frame. With Video CDs and DivX video/WMV file you can only use frame advance. 1 During playback, press (pause).
or / to reverse or 2 Press / advance a frame at a time. 3 To resume normal playback, press (play). Depending on the disc, normal playback may automatically resume when a new chapter is reached.

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Playing discs Viewing a JPEG slideshow
After loading a CD/CD-R/-RW containing JPEG picture files, press (play) to start a slideshow from the first folder/picture on the disc. The player displays the pictures in each folder in alphabetical order. If the folder contains MP3/WMA/ MPEG-4 AAC files, playback of the slideshow and MP3/WMA/ MPEG-4 AAC file repeats. During the audio playback, you can still use the skip ( / ), scan ( / ) and pause ( ) functions. Pictures are automatically adjusted so that they fill as much of the screen as possible (if the aspect ratio of the picture is different to your TV screen you may notice black bars at the sides, or at the top and bottom of the screen). While the slideshow is running:

Button What it does Pauses the slideshow; press again to restart. Displays the previous picture. Displays the next picture.
05 Browsing DVD or Video CD/ disc with the Disc Navigator
Use the Disc Navigator to browse through the contents of a DVD-Video,VR mode DVD-R/-RW or Video CD disc to find the part you want to play.
Important You cant use the Disc Navigator with Video CDs in PBC mode. 1 During playback, press HOME MENU and select Disc Navigator from the onscreen menu.

Disc Navigator

Select a view option.
Disc Navigator Title Chapter
The options available depend on the kind of disc loaded and whether the disc is playing or not, but include: Title Titles from a DVD-Video disc. Chapter Chapters from the current title of a DVD-Video disc. Track Tracks from a Video CD disc. Time Thumbnails from a Video CD disc at 10 minute intervals. Original: Title Original titles from a VR mode DVD-R/-RW disc. Play List: Title Play List titles from a VR mode DVD-R/-RW disc. Original: Time Thumbnails from the Original content at 10 minute intervals. Play List: Time Thumbnails from the Play List at 10 minute intervals. The screen shows up to six moving thumbnail images displayed one after another. To display the previous/next six thumbnails, press / (you dont have to wait for all the thumbnails to finish playing to display the previous/next page).
Pauses the slideshow and rotates the displayed picture 90 (counter) clockwise. (Press (play) to restart slideshow.) Pauses the slideshow and ips the displayed picture horizontally or vertically. (Press (play) to restart slideshow.) Pauses the slideshow and zooms the picture. Press again to toggle between 1x, 2x and 4x zoom. (Press (play) to restart slideshow.) Displays the Disc Navigator screen (see below).
Note The time it takes for the player to load a file increases with large file sizes.

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3 Select the thumbnail image for what you want to play.
2 Use the cursor buttons ( / / / ) and ENTER to navigate. Use the cursor up/down buttons ( / ) to move up and down the folder/file list. Use the cursor left button ( parent folder. ) to return to the ) to open a
Use ENTER or cursor right ( highlighted folder.
Disc Navigator: Title 01- 49: - -
You can also return to the parent folder by going to the top of the list to the. folder, then pressing ENTER. When a JPEG file is highlighted, a thumbnail image is displayed on the right.

00:00/ 00:00 0kbps

You can use either the cursor buttons ( / / / ) and ENTER to select a thumbnail, or the number buttons. To select using the number buttons, enter a two-digit number then press ENTER. Tip Another way to find a particular place on a disc is to use one of the search modes. See Searching a disc on page 29.

For a CD or Video CD, select a track to add to the program list. After pressing ENTER to select the title/ chapter/group/track, the step number automatically moves down one. 4 Repeat step 3 to build up a program list. A program list can contain up to 24 titles/ chapters/tracks.

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You can insert steps into the middle of a program list by just highlighting the position where you want the new step to appear and entering a title/chapter/group/ track number. To delete a step, highlight it and press CLEAR. 5 To play the program list, press (play). Program play remains active until you turn off program play (see below), erase the program list (see below), eject the disc or switch off the player. Tip Use the following controls during program play:
Button PLAY MODE What it does Save the program list and exit the program edit screen without starting playback (HOME MENU does the same). Skip to the next step in the program list.
Important Search functions are not available with Video CDs in PBC mode, or with MP3/ WMA/MPEG-4 AAC discs. 1 Press PLAY MODE and select Search Mode from the list of functions on the left. 2 Select a search mode. The search options available depend on the kind of disc loaded. The disc must be playing in order to use time search. 3 Use the number buttons to enter a title, chapter or track number, or a time.
Title Search Chapter Search Time Search

Input Chapter 1

Other functions available from the program menu
There are a number of other options in the program menu in addition to Create/Edit. Playback Start Starts playback of a saved program list Playback Stop Turns off program play, but does not erase the program list Program Delete Erases the program list and turns off program play 4
For a time search, enter the number of minutes and seconds into the currently playing title (DVD/ DivX video/WMV) or track (CD/Video CD) you want playback to resume from. For example, press 4, 5, 0, 0 to have playback start from 45 minutes into the disc. For 1 hour, 20 minutes and 30 seconds, press 8, 0, 3, 0. Press ENTER to start playback.

Switching subtitles

Some DVD-Video and DivX video discs have subtitles in one or more languages; the disc box will usually tell you which subtitle languages are available. You can switch subtitle language during playback. 1 Press SUBTITLE repeatedly to select a subtitle option.

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USB playback Chapter 6

USB playback

Using the USB interface
It is possible to listen to two-channel audio and watch JPEG files using the USB interface on the front of this unit. Connect a USB mass storage device as shown below. Note This includes playback of MP3/WMA/ MPEG-4 AAC/JPEG files (except files with copy-protection or restricted playback). Compatible USB devices include portable flash memory (particularly keydrives) and digital audio players (MP3 players) of format FAT16/32. It is not possible to connect this unit to a personal computer for USB playback. Pioneer cannot guarantee compatibility (operation and/or bus power) with all USB mass storage devices and assumes no responsibility for any loss of data that may occur when connected to this unit. With large amounts of data, it may take longer for the system to read the contents of a USB device. The Home Menu cannot be displayed while using the USB mode. 1 With the player switched on, press DVD/USB. Make sure your TV is on and set to the correct video input, and that USB MODE is showing on the front panel display. 2 Connect your USB device. The USB terminal is located on the front panel.
Press ENTER to start playback. The method of playback for files saved on a USB device is the same as for other discs. For more information, see Basic playback controls on page 21 and Playing discs on page 24.
4 Turn off this player and remove the USB device. The next time you turn this player on it will start up in USB mode. To return to DVD mode, either press DVD/USB or press OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray. Important If a USB ERR message lights in the display, it may mean that the power requirements of the USB device are too high for this player, or that the device is incompatible. Try the following: Switch the player off, then on again. Reconnecting the USB device with the player switched off. Change the player back to DVD mode (LOADING will appear in the front panel display whether a disc is inserted or not) by pressing DVD/USB, then once again select USB mode (USB MODE will appear in the front panel display). Using a dedicated AC adapter (supplied with the device) for USB power. If this doesnt remedy the problem, it is likely your USB device is incompatible.
USB (Type A) USB mass storage device
Disc Navigator is automatically displayed.

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Audio Settings and Video Adjust menus Chapter 7
Audio Settings and Video Adjust menus

Audio Settings menu

The Audio Settings menu offers features for adjusting the way discs sound. 1 Press HOME MENU and select Audio Settings from the on-screen display.

Audio Settings

Note Audio DRC is only effective with Dolby Digital audio sources. Audio DRC is only effective through the digital output when Digital Out is set to On, and Dolby Digital Out is set to Dolby Digital > PCM (see Digital Audio Out settings on page 35). The effect of Audio DRC also depends on your speakers and AV receiver settings.

Languages as displayed DVD disc menus will be displayed in the selected language, Other Language Subtitle Display On Off
Select to choose a language other than the ones displayed (see page 44). Subtitles are displayed according to your selected subtitle language (see above). Subtitles are always off by default when you play a DVD disc (note that some discs override this setting).

Display settings

Setting OSD Language Option English What it means
On-screen displays of the player are in English.
Languages as displayed On-screen displays are shown in the language selected. Angle Indicator On Off
A camera icon is displayed on-screen during multi-angle scenes on a DVD disc. No multi-angle indication is shown.

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Initial Settings menu Options settings
Setting Parental Lock DTS Downmix Option STEREO Lt/Rt What it means
See Parental Lock on page 38. Downmixes DTS for 2 channel output to regular stereo. (See also DTS Downmix on page 39.) Downmixes DTS for 2 channel output to be compatible with Dolby Surround matrix decoders. (See also DTS Downmix on page 39.) See About DivX VOD content on page 40.

DivX VOD

Display

Parental Lock

Default level: Off; Default password: none; Default Country/Area code: us (2119) To give you some control over what your children watch on your DVD player, some DVD-Video discs feature a Parental Lock level. If your player is set to a lower level than the disc, the disc wont play. Some discs also support the Country/Area Code feature. The player does not play certain scenes on these discs, depending on the Country/Area Code you set. Note Not all discs use Parental Lock, and will play without requiring the password first. If you forget your password, youll need to reset the player to register a new password (see Resetting the player on page 43).
Registering a new password
You must register a password before you can change the Parental Lock level or enter a Country code. 1 Select Options, then Password.
Parental Lock DTS Downmix DivX VOD
Password Level Change Country Code
2 Use the number buttons to enter a 4digit password. The numbers you enter show up as asterisks (*) on-screen. 3 Press ENTER to register the password. You will return to the Options menu screen.

Changing your password

To change your password, confirm your existing password then enter a new one. 1 Select Password Change.
2 Use the number buttons to enter your existing password, then press ENTER. 3 Enter a new password and press ENTER. This registers the new password and you will return to the Options menu screen.

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Setting/changing the Parental Lock

Initial Settings Digital Audio Out Video Output Language Display Options
DivX (R) Video On Demand Your registration code is: To learn more visit www.divx.com/vod

Playing DivX VOD content

Some DivX VOD content may only be playable a fixed number of times. When you load a disc containing this type of DivX VOD content, the remaining number of plays is shown onscreen and you then have the option of playing the disc (thereby using up one of the remaining plays), or stopping. If you load a disc that contains expired DivX VOD content (for example, content that has zero remaining plays), the message Rental Expired is displayed. If your DivX VOD content allows an unlimited number of plays, then you may load the disc into your player and play the content as often as you like, and no message will be displayed.
Displaying your DivX VOD registration code
1 Press HOME MENU and select Initial Settings. 2 Select Options, then DivX VOD.

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Initial Settings menu About the HDMI audio output settings
The table below shows how the audio settings you make in the HDMI Out screen affects the HDMI output with various types of disc. Disc audio format HDMI Out setting LPCM (2CH) DVD Linear PCM1 MPEG1 Dolby Digital (Karaoke) Dolby Digital1 DTS CD CD/MP3/WMA/ MPEG-4 AAC Video CD DTS CD Left/Right Left/Right Left/Right 2ch downmix 2ch downmix Left/Right Left/Right Left/Right Auto Left/Right MPEG2 Dolby Digital2 Dolby Digital2 DTS2 Left/Right Left/Right DTS2
1. These formats include DVD-RW discs. 2. If the HDMI device you are using is not compatible with these compressed formats, the signal is output as linear PCM.

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Additional information Chapter 9

Additional information

Taking care of your player and discs

General

Hold discs by the edge or by the center hole and edge. When you're not using a disc, return it to its case and store upright. Avoid leaving discs in excessively cold, humid, or hot environments (including under direct sunlight). Don't glue paper or put stickers on to discs. Do not use a pencil, ball-point pen or other sharptipped writing instrument to write on the disc. If necessary, use a cloth soaked in alcohol, or a commercially available CD/DVD cleaning kit to clean a disc more thoroughly. Never use benzine, thinner or other cleaning agents, including products designed for cleaning vinyl records.

HDMI HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a high-speed digital interface which has the capability to support standard, enhanced, or highdefinition video plus standard to multichannel surround-sound audio on a single digital connection. HDMI features include uncompressed digital video, a bandwidth of up to 5 gigabytes per second and communication between the AV source and AV devices such as DTVs. International standard for the volume and file structure of CD-ROM discs. A standard file format used for still images. JPEG files are identified by the file extension.jpg. MP3 (MPEG1 audio layer 3) is a compressed stereo audio file format. Files are recognized by their file extension.mp3. WMA WMA is short for Windows Media Audio and refers to an audio compression technology developed by Microsoft Corporation. Files are recognized by their file extension.wma. WMV is an acronym for Windows Media Video and refers to a video compression technology developed by Microsoft Corporation. Files are recognized by the file extension.wmv.

ISO 9660 format JPEG

MPEG-4 AAC MPEG-4 AAC is a compressed stereo audio file format. Files are recognized by the extention.m4a. Note that some files purchased with copyright protection (such as files from the iTunes store) may not playback. MPEG audio PBC (PlayBack Control) PCM (Pulse Code Modulation) An audio format used on Video CDs and some DVD discs. A system of navigating a Video CD through on-screen menus recorded onto the disc. Digital audio encoding system found on CDs. Good quality, but requires a lot of data compared to Dolby Digital, DTS and MPEG encoded audio. See also Digital audio. All the lines that make up a video picture are updated in one pass (compared to interlace which takes two passes to update the whole picture). These associate DVD-Video discs and players with particular areas of the world. See DVD-Video regions on page 44 for more information. The rate at which sound is measured to be turned into digital audio data. The higher the rate, the better the sound quality. CD is 44.1 kHz; DVD can be up to 96 kHz. See also Digital audio.

Progressive scan video

Regions (DVD-Video only) Sampling frequency

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Additional information Language code list
Language (Language code letter), Language code
Japanese (ja), 1001 English (en), 0514 French (fr), 0618 German (de), 0405 Italian (it), 0920 Spanish (es), 0519 Chinese (zh), 2608 Dutch (nl), 1412 Portuguese (pt), 1620 Swedish (sv), 1922 Russian (ru), 1821 Korean (ko), 1115 Greek (el), 0512 Afar (aa), 0101 Abkhazian (ab), 0102 Afrikaans (af), 0106 Amharic (am), 0113 Arabic (ar), 0118 Assamese (as), 0119 Aymara (ay), 0125 Azerbaijani (az), 0126 Bashkir (ba), 0201 Byelorussian (be), 0205 Bulgarian (bg), 0207 Bihari (bh), 0208 Bislama (bi), 0209 Bengali (bn), 0214 Tibetan (bo), 0215 Breton (br), 0218 Catalan (ca), 0301 Corsican (co), 0315 Czech (cs), 0319 Welsh (cy), 0325 Danish (da), 0401 Bhutani (dz), 0426 Esperanto (eo), 0515 Estonian (et), 0520 Basque (eu), 0521 Persian (fa), 0601 Finnish (fi), 0609 Fiji (fj), 0610 Faroese (fo), 0615 Frisian (fy), 0625 Irish (ga), 0701 Scots-Gaelic (gd), 0704 Galician (gl), 0712 Guarani (gn), 0714 Gujarati (gu), 0721 Hausa (ha), 0801 Hindi (hi), 0809 Croatian (hr), 0818 Hungarian (hu), 0821 Armenian (hy), 0825 Interlingua (ia), 0901 Interlingue (ie), 0905 Inupiak (ik), 0911 Indonesian (in), 0914 Icelandic (is), 0919 Hebrew (iw), 0923 Yiddish (ji), 1009 Javanese (jw), 1023 Georgian (ka), 1101 Kazakh (kk), 1111 Greenlandic (kl), 1112 Cambodian (km), 1113 Kannada (kn), 1114 Kashmiri (ks), 1119 Kurdish (ku), 1121 Kirghiz (ky), 1125 Latin (la), 1201 Lingala (ln), 1214 Laothian (lo), 1215 Lithuanian (lt), 1220 Latvian (lv), 1222 Malagasy (mg), 1307 Maori (mi), 1309 Macedonian (mk), 1311 Malayalam (ml), 1312 Mongolian (mn), 1314 Moldavian (mo), 1315 Marathi (mr), 1318 Malay (ms), 1319 Maltese (mt), 1320 Burmese (my), 1325 Nauru (na), 1401 Nepali (ne), 1405 Norwegian (no), 1415 Occitan (oc), 1503 Oromo (om), 1513 Oriya (or), 1518 Panjabi (pa), 1601 Polish (pl), 1612 Pashto, Pushto (ps), 1619 Quechua (qu), 1721 Rhaeto-Romance (rm), 1813 Kirundi (rn), 1814 Romanian (ro), 1815 Kinyarwanda (rw), 1823 Sanskrit (sa), 1901 Sindhi (sd), 1904 Sangho (sg), 1907 Serbo-Croatian (sh), 1908 Sinhalese (si), 1909 Slovak (sk), 1911 Slovenian (sl), 1912 Samoan (sm), 1913 Shona (sn), 1914 Somali (so), 1915 Albanian (sq), 1917 Serbian (sr), 1918 Siswati (ss), 1919 Sesotho (st), 1920 Sundanese (su), 1921 Swahili (sw), 1923 Tamil (ta), 2001 Telugu (te), 2005 Tajik (tg), 2007 Thai (th), 2008 Tigrinya (ti), 2009 Turkmen (tk), 2011 Tagalog (tl), 2012 Setswana (tn), 2014 Tonga (to), 2015 Turkish (tr), 2018 Tsonga (ts), 2019 Tatar (tt), 2020 Twi (tw), 2023 Ukrainian (uk), 2111 Urdu (ur), 2118 Uzbek (uz), 2126 Vietnamese (vi), 2209 Volapk (vo), 2215 Wolof (wo), 2315 Xhosa (xh), 2408 Yoruba (yo), 2515 Zulu (zu), 2621

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DVD Player
DV-600AV-S DV-400V-S DV-400V-K

Operating Instructions

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, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. CAUTION: TO PREVENT THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.

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CAUTION This product is a class 1 laser product, but this 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. The following caution label appears on your unit. Location: inside of the unit

CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT

Singapore and Taiwanese model only

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WARNING
This equipment is not waterproof. To prevent a fire or shock hazard, do not place any container filed with liquid near this equipment (such as a vase or flower pot) or expose it to dripping, splashing, rain D3-4-2-1-3_A_En or moisture.
To prevent a fire hazard, do not place any naked flame sources (such as a lighted candle) on the D3-4-2-1-7a_A_En equipment.

VENTILATION CAUTION

When installing this unit, make sure to leave space around the unit for ventilation to improve heat radiation (at least 10 cm at top, 10 cm at rear, and 10 cm at each side).
Before plugging in for the first time, read the following section carefully. The voltage of the available power supply differs according to country or region. Be sure that the power supply voltage of the area where this unit will be used meets the required voltage (e.g., 230 V D3-4-2-1-4_A_En or 120 V) written on the rear panel.
Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation to ensure reliable operation of the product, and to protect it from overheating. To prevent fire hazard, the openings should never be blocked or covered with items (such as newspapers, table-cloths, curtains) or by operating the equipment on thick carpet or a bed.

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Operating Environment
Operating environment temperature and humidity: +5 C to +35 C (+41 F to +95 F); less than 85 %RH (cooling vents not blocked) Do not install this unit in a poorly ventilated area, or in locations exposed to high humidity or direct sunlight (or D3-4-2-1-7c_A_En strong artificial light)
NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. D8-10-1-2_En

05 Playing discs

Scanning discs.26 Playing in slow motion.26 Frame advance/frame reverse.26 Viewing a JPEG slideshow.27 Browsing DVD or Video CD/Super VCD disc with the Disc Navigator.27 Browsing WMA, MP3, MPEG-4 AAC, DivX video, WMV and JPEG files with the Disc Navigator.28 Looping a section of a disc.29 Using repeat play.29 Using random play.30 Creating a program list.30 Searching a disc.32 Switching subtitles.32
Before you start Chapter 1

Before you start

Features
HDMI1 digital interface The HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) interconnect provides high quality digital audio and video, all from a single userfriendly connector. HDMI is the first consumer electronics interface to support uncompressed standard, enhanced, or highdefinition video plus standard to multi-channel surround sound audio2, all using one interface. You can easily connect to a HDMIequipped AV receiver or audiovisual device for high quality audio and video, and communication between the video source and (DTV) players, set-top boxes, and other audiovisual devices is also supported. Super VCD compatible This player supports the IECs Super VCD standard. Compared to the Video CD standard, Super VCD offers superior picture quality, and allows two stereo soundtracks to be recorded. Super VCD also supports the widescreen size. PureCinema Progressive Scan video When connected to a progressive scancompatible TV or monitor using the component video outputs, you can enjoy extremely stable, flicker free images, with the same frame refresh rate as the original movie. New Disc Navigator with moving pictures The new Disc Navigator enables you play the first few seconds of each title or chapter in a thumbnail image on screen. DSP effects for enhanced playback See Audio Settings and Video Adjust menus on page 36. Picture zoom See Zooming the screen on page 33. MP3, WMA and MPEG-4 AAC compatibility See Compressed audio compatibility on page 8. JPEG compatibility See JPEG file compatibility on page 10. DivX3 video compatibility
See DivX video compatibility on page 10. WMV compatibility See CD-R/-RW compatibility on page 8 or About WMV on page 10. Energy saving design An auto power-off function switches the player into standby if not used for about 30 minutes.

DV-600AV only:

DVD-Audio and SACD compatible Experience the super high-quality audio performance of DVD-Audio and Super Audio CD (SACD).
1. HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI licensing LLC. 2. It is not possible to output SACD or DVD-Audio sources from the HDMI connection of this player of this player. (DV400V only) 3. DV-600AV: DivX, DivX Ultra Certified, and associated logos are trademarks of DivX, Inc. and are used under license. DV-400V: DivX, DivX Certified, and associated logos are trademarks of DivX, Inc. and are used under license.

Connections Chapter 2

Connections

Easy connections

Important Before making or changing any connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power cable from the AC outlet. The setup described here is a basic setup that allows you to play discs using just the cables supplied with the player. In this setup, stereo audio is played through the speakers in your TV. This player is equipped with copy protection technology. Do not connect this player to your TV via a VCR using audio/video or S-video cables, as the picture from this player will not appear properly on your TV. (This player may also not be compatible with some combination TV/VCRs for the same reason; refer to the manufacturer for more information.)

To audio/video inputs

PB VIDEO OUT SL C L

White Red

OPTICAL COAXIAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

HDMI OUT

PR Y COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

S-VIDEO OUT

SR SW AUDIO OUT (5.1ch)

DV-600AV

Yellow To power outlet
1 Connect the VIDEO OUT and AUDIO OUT (5.1ch)/AUDIO OUT L/R jacks to a set of A/V inputs on your TV. Use the supplied audio/video cable, connecting the red and white plugs to the audio outputs and the yellow plug to the video output. Make sure you match up the left and right audio outputs with their corresponding inputs for correct stereo sound. See below if you want to use a component or S-video (DV-600AV only) cable for the video connection.
2 Connect the supplied AC power cable to the AC IN inlet, then plug into a power outlet. Note Before unplugging the player from the power outlet, make sure you first switch it into standby using either the front panel STANDBY/ON button, or the remote control, and wait of the -OFF- message to disappear from the players display. For the above reasons, do not plug this player into a switched power supply found on some amplifiers and AV receivers.
Connections Connecting using the S-video output
(DV-600AV only) If your TV (or other equipment) has an S-video (S1) input, you can use the S-video output on this player instead of the standard (composite) output for a better quality picture. Use an S-video cable (not supplied) to connect the S-VIDEO OUT to an S-video input on your TV (or monitor or AV receiver). Line up the small triangle above the jack with the same mark on the plug before plugging in.
Connecting using the component video output
You can use the component video output instead of the standard video out jack to connect this player to your TV (or other equipment). This should give you the best quality picture from the three types of video output available. Use a component video cable (not supplied) to connect the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks to a component video input on your TV, monitor or AV receiver.

Button TOP MENU MENU What it does Displays the top menu of a DVD discthis varies with the disc. Displays a DVD disc (or DivX media files) menuthis varies with the disc and may be the same as the top menu.
/// Moves the cursor around the screen. ENTER RETURN Selects the current menu option. Returns to the previously displayed menu screen. On some DVD-Audio discs featuring browsable pictures, press to display the browser screen. Highlights a numbered menu option (some discs only). Press ENTER to select.

Numbers (remote only)

Important Some DVD-Audio discs feature a bonus group. To play this group you first have to input a password, which you can find on the discs packaging. Use the number buttons to input the password. The DivX menu can only be displayed on DV-600AV.
Video CD/Super VCD PBC menus
Some Video CD/Super VCDs have menus from which you can choose what you want to watch. These are called PBC (Playback control) menus. You can play a PBC Video CD/Super VCD without having to navigate the PBC menu by starting playback using a number button to select a track, rather than the (play) button.
FAQ After I load a DVD disc, it ejects automatically after a few seconds! Most likely, the disc is the wrong region for your player. The region number should be printed on the disc; check it against the region number of the player (which you can find on the rear panel). See also DVDVideo regions on page 53. If the region number is OK, it may be that the disc is damaged or dirty. Clean the disc and look for signs of damage. See also Taking care of your player and discs on page 51. Why wont the disc I loaded play? First check that you loaded the disc the right way up (label side up), and that its clean and undamaged. See Taking care of your player and discs on page 51 for information on cleaning discs. If a disc loaded correctly wont play, its probably an incompatible format or disc type, such as DVD-Audio (for DV-400V) or DVD-ROM. See Disc/content format playback compatibility on page 7 for more on disc compatibility. I have a widescreen TV so why are there black bars at the top and bottom of the screen when I play some discs? Some movie formats are such that even when played on a widescreen TV, black bars are necessary at the top and bottom of the screen. This is not a malfunction. I have a standard (4:3) TV and set the player to show widescreen DVDs in pan & scan format, so why do I still get black bars top and bottom with some discs? Some discs override the display preferences of the player, so even if you have 4:3 (Pan & Scan) selected, those discs will still be shown in letter box format. This is not a malfunction.

05 Browsing DVD or Video CD/ Super VCD disc with the Disc Navigator
Use the Disc Navigator to browse through the contents of a DVD-Video, VR mode DVD-R/-RW or Video CD/Super VCD disc to find the part you want to play. Important You cant use the Disc Navigator with Video CD/Super VCDs in PBC mode. 1 During playback, press HOME MENU and select Disc Navigator from the onscreen menu.

Disc Navigator

Select a view option.
Disc Navigator Title Chapter
The options available depend on the kind of disc loaded and whether the disc is playing or not, but include: Title Titles from a DVD-Video disc. Chapter Chapters from the current title of a DVD-Video disc. Track Tracks from a Video CD/Super VCD disc. Time Thumbnails from a Video CD/Super VCD disc at 10 minute intervals. Original: Title Original titles from a VR mode DVD-R/-RW disc. Play List: Title Play List titles from a VR mode DVD-R/-RW disc. Original: Time Thumbnails from the Original content at 10 minute intervals. Play List: Time Thumbnails from the Play List at 10 minute intervals.
Note The time it takes for the player to load a file increases with large file sizes.
The screen shows up to six moving thumbnail images displayed one after another. To display the previous/next six thumbnails, press / (you dont have to wait for all the thumbnails to finish playing to display the previous/next page). 3 Select the thumbnail image for what you want to play.
1 Press HOME MENU and select Disc Navigator from the on-screen menu.

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Folder1 Folder2 Folder3 Folder4
2 Use the cursor buttons (///) and ENTER to navigate. Use the cursor up/down buttons (/) to move up and down the folder/file list. Use the cursor left button () to return to the parent folder. Use ENTER or cursor right () to open a highlighted folder. You can also return to the parent folder by going to the top of the list to the. folder, then pressing ENTER. When a JPEG file is highlighted, a thumbnail image is displayed on the right.
Disc Navigator: Title 01- 49: - -
You can use either the cursor buttons (// /) and ENTER to select a thumbnail, or the number buttons. To select using the number buttons, enter a two-digit number then press ENTER. Tip Another way to find a particular place on a disc is to use one of the search modes. See Searching a disc on page 32.

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Folder 2
Browsing WMA, MP3, MPEG-4 AAC, DivX video, WMV and JPEG files with the Disc Navigator

Playing discs Switching camera angles
Some DVD discs feature scenes shot from two or more anglescheck the disc box for details. When a multi-angle scene is playing, a icon appears on screen to let you know that other angles are available (this can be switched off if you prefersee Display settings on page 41). During playback, press ANGLE to switch angle.
Displaying disc information
Various track, chapter and title information, such as the elapsed and remaining playing time can be displayed on-screen while a disc is playing. To show/switch/hide the information displayed, press DISPLAY repeatedly. When a disc is playing, the information appears at the top of the screen. Keep pressing DISPLAY to change the displayed information.

USB playback Chapter 6

USB playback

Using the USB interface

It is possible to listen to two-channel audio and watch JPEG files using the USB interface on the front of this unit. Connect a USB mass storage device as shown below. Note This includes playback of MP3/WMA/ MPEG-4 AAC/JPEG files (except files with copy-protection or restricted playback). Compatible USB devices include portable flash memory (particularly keydrives) and digital audio players (MP3 players) of format FAT16/32. It is not possible to connect this unit to a personal computer for USB playback. Pioneer cannot guarantee compatibility (operation and/or bus power) with all USB mass storage devices and assumes no responsibility for any loss of data that may occur when connected to this unit. With large amounts of data, it may take longer for the system to read the contents of a USB device. The Home Menu cannot be displayed while using the USB mode. 1 With the player switched on, press DVD/USB. Make sure your TV is on and set to the correct video input, and that USB MODE is showing on the front panel display. 2 Connect your USB device. The USB terminal is located on the front panel.
Press ENTER to start playback. The method of playback for files saved on a USB device is the same as for other discs. For more information, see Basic playback controls on page 22 and Playing discs on page 26.
4 Turn off this player and remove the USB device. The next time you turn this player on it will start up in USB mode. To return to DVD mode, either press DVD/USB or press OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray. Important If a USB ERR message lights in the display, it may mean that the power requirements of the USB device are too high for this player, or that the device is incompatible. Try the following: Switch the player off, then on again. Reconnecting the USB device with the player switched off. Change the player back to DVD mode (LOADING will appear in the front panel display whether a disc is inserted or not) by pressing DVD/USB, then once again select USB mode (USB MODE will appear in the front panel display). Using a dedicated AC adapter (supplied with the device) for USB power. If this doesnt remedy the problem, it is likely your USB device is incompatible.

4:3 (Letter Box) TV Screen (This setting effective for analog and HDMI 4:3 (Pan & Scan) video output. See also Screen sizes and disc formats on 16:9 (Wide) page 52.) 16:9 (Compressed)

Component Out

Interlace Progressive

HDMI Resolution

1920x1080p 1920x1080i 1280x720p 720x480p (NTSC) / 720x576p (PAL) 720x480i (NTSC) / 720x576i (PAL)

HDMI Color

Full range RGB RGB Component
Initial Settings menu Language settings
Setting Audio Language Option English (for Taiwanese model, Chinese) What it means
If there is an English (for Taiwanese model, Chinese) soundtrack on the disc then it will be played.
Languages as displayed If there is the language selected on the disc, then it will be

played.

Other Language Subtitle Language
(See also Displaying external subtitle files on page 9.)
Select to choose a language other than the ones displayed (see page 54). If there are English (for Taiwanese model, Chinese) subtitles on the disc then they will be displayed.
English (for Taiwanese model, Chinese)
Languages as displayed If there is the subtitle language selected on the disc, then it

will be displayed.

Other Language DVD Menu Lang. w/Subtitle Lang.
Select to choose a language other than the ones displayed (see page 54). DVD disc menus will be displayed in the same language as your selected subtitle language, if possible. if possible.
Languages as displayed DVD disc menus will be displayed in the selected language, Other Language Subtitle Display On Off
Select to choose a language other than the ones displayed (see page 54). Subtitles are displayed according to your selected subtitle language (see above). Subtitles are always off by default when you play a DVD disc (note that some discs override this setting).

Display settings

Setting OSD Language Option English (for Taiwanese model, Chinese) What it means
On-screen displays of the player are in English (for Taiwanese model, Chinese).
Languages as displayed On-screen displays are shown in the language selected. Angle Indicator On Off
A camera icon is displayed on-screen during multi-angle scenes on a DVD disc. No multi-angle indication is shown.
Initial Settings menu Options settings
Setting Parental Lock DVD Playback Mode (DV-600AV only) SACD Playback (DV-600AV only) Option DVD-Audio DVD-Video 2ch Area Multi-ch Area CD Area DTS Downmix STEREO Lt/Rt What it means
See Parental Lock below. All material on a DVD-Audio disc is playable. Only the DVD-Video part of a DVD-Audio disc is playable. Selects the 2 channel (strereo) SACD audio area of the disc for playback. Selects the multi-channel SACD audio area of the disc for playback. Selects the standard CD audio area of an SACD/CD hybrid disc for playback. Downmixes DTS for 2 channel output to regular stereo. (See also DTS Downmix on page 43.) Downmixes DTS for 2 channel output to be compatible with Dolby Surround matrix decoders. (See also DTS Downmix on page 43.) See About DivX VOD content on page 44.

Setting/changing the Country/Area code
You can find the Country/Area code list on page 61. 1 Select Country Code.
2 Use number buttons to enter your password, then press ENTER. 3 Select a Country/Area code and press

ENTER.

There are two ways you can do this: Select by code letter: Use / (cursor up/ down) to change the Country/Area code. Select by code number: Press (cursor right) then use the number buttons to enter the 4-digit Country/Area code. The new Country/Area code is set and you will return to the Options menu screen. Note that the new Country/Area code doesnt take effect until the next disc is loaded (or the current disc is reloaded).

About DivX VOD content

In order to play DivX VOD (video on demand) content on this player, you first need to register the player with your DivX VOD content provider. You do this by generating a DivX VOD registration code, which you submit to your provider. Important DivX VOD content is protected by a DRM (Digital Rights Management) system. This restricts playback of content to specific, registered devices. If you load a disc that contains DivX VOD content not authorized for your player, the message Authorization Error is displayed and the content will not play. Resetting the player (as described in Resetting the player on page 53) will not cause you to lose your registration code.
3 Select Display. Your 8-digit registration code is displayed.
Initial Settings Digital Audio Out Video Output Language Display Options Speakers
DivX (R) Video On Demand Your registration code is: To learn more visit www.divx.com/vod
Make a note of the code as you will need it when you register with a DivX VOD provider.

Playing DivX VOD content

Some DivX VOD content may only be playable a fixed number of times. When you load a disc containing this type of DivX VOD content, the remaining number of plays is shown onscreen and you then have the option of playing the disc (thereby using up one of the remaining plays), or stopping. If you load a disc that contains expired DivX VOD content (for example, content that has zero remaining plays), the message Rental Expired is displayed. If your DivX VOD content allows an unlimited number of plays, then you may load the disc into your player and play the content as often as you like, and no message will be displayed.

Digital outputs PCM convert*2 2ch downmix Left / Right Left / Right 2ch downmix
Bitstream*3 Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Left / Right DTS
2 Ch / 5.1 Ch 2 Ch / 5.1 Ch 2 Ch 5.1 Ch

2 Ch 5.1 Ch

Left / Right 2ch downmix*5 Left / Right
MPEG 2ch downmix*5 Dolby Digital MPEG or PCM Left / Right DTS Left / Right

DVD-Audio

DVD-RW (VR mode) Super Audio CD
2 Ch / 5.1 Ch 2 Ch 5.1 Ch
Left / Right 2ch downmix Left / Right

CD DTS CD

2 Ch / 5.1 Ch
*1 When Audio Output Mode is set to 2 Channel, the AUDIO OUT (5.1ch) FRONT L / R jacks act as a second pair of stereo audio outputs. *2 Dolby Digital > PCM, MPEG > PCM or DTS > PCM setting (page 39) *3 Dolby Digital, MPEG or DTS setting (page 39) *4 Discs that prohibit downmixing will be output as 5.1 channel even if 2 Channel is selected as the Audio Output Mode setting (see page 45). *5 Discs that prohibit downmixing also mute the digital output. *6 When Audio Output Mode is set to 5.1 Channel, mono sources are heard from the center speaker only.
Initial Settings menu About the HDMI audio output settings
The table below shows how the audio settings you make in the HDMI Out (see HDMI Out on page 39) and Audio Output Mode screens (Audio Output Mode on page 45) affect the HDMI output with various types of disc.

DV-600AV:

Disc audio format Linear PCM*1 MPEG*1
DVD LPCM (2CH) HDMI Out setting LPCM (5.1CH) Auto Auto (DSD)
Left / Right Left / Right Left / Right 2 ch downmix 2 ch downmix Left / Right or 2 ch downmix*3 Left / Right or 2 ch downmix*3 Left / Right Left / Right Left / Right Left/Right
Left / Right 5.1 ch*4 5.1 ch*4 5.1 ch*4 5.1 ch*4 5.1 ch*4 5.1 ch*4 Left / Right Left / Right 5.1 ch*4 5.1 ch*4
Left / Right MPEG*5 Dolby Dolby Digital*5 Digital*5
Left / Right MPEG*5 Dolby Digital*5 Dolby Digital*5 DTS*5 5.1 ch*4 5.1 ch*4 Left / Right Left / Right DTS*5 5.1 ch (DSD) *4, 7
Dolby Digital (Karaoke) Dolby Digital*1 DTS

DTS*5 5.1 5.1 ch*4 ch*4

DVD-Audio (with CPPM)*2 DVD-Audio (without CPPM)

CD/MP3/WMA/MPEG-4 AAC

Left / Right Left / Right DTS*5 5.1 ch *4

Video CD DTS CD

Super Audio CD*6

DV-400V:

DVD HDMI Out setting LPCM (2CH) Auto
Left / Right Left / Right Left / Right 2 ch downmix 2 ch downmix Left / Right Left / Right Left / Right
Left / Right MPEG*5 Dolby Digital*5 Dolby Digital*5 DTS*5 Left / Right Left / Right DTS*5
Dolby Digital (Karaoke) Dolby DTS

Digital*1

These formats include DVD-RW discs.
*2 If the connected component is not DVD-Audio (CPPM) compatible, it is not possible to output
CPPM copy-controlled DVD-Audio sources from the HDMI connection (see HDMI output with DVD-Audio and SACD sources on page 48 below for more on this).
If the discs prohibit downmixing, output Front L/R.
*4 If the HDMI device you are using is not compatible with Multi-ch formats, the output signal is
the same as LPCM (2CH) setting.
*5 If the HDMI device you are using is not compatible with these compressed formats, the signal is output as linear PCM. *6 If the connected HDMI device is not compatible with protected audio contents(such as DVD-Audio or SACD), SACD audio is not output from the HDMI terminal. *7 Analog
SACD audio is not output when you have HDMI Out set to Auto (DSD).
Initial Settings menu HDMI output with DVD-Audio and SACD sources
(DV-600AV only) The way audio sources are output from the HDMI terminal depends on the specification of the connected component.
Component specification SACD, DVD-Audio and 5.1 channel compatible on HDMI*1 DVD-Audio and 5.1 channel compatible on HDMI*1 DVD-Audio and 2 channel compatible on HDMI*1 Incompatible with DVD-Audio on HDMI*1 Example Component VSX-AX4AS i-s VSX-AX2AS-s VSX-AX4AVi-s VSX-AX2AV-s PDP-506HDE/FDE PDP-436XDE/FDE PDP-505XDE/HDE Disc Format (DVD-Audio or SACD) 5.1 ch 2 ch 2 ch 2 ch 2 ch No sound*4 5.1 ch*2 5.1 ch
SACD Auto (DSD) DSD 2ch/5.1 ch No sound No sound No sound

Component/output

Left/Right or 2 ch downmix*3 No sound*4
*1 This unit checks the specification of the connected component (such sample rate / multichannel limitations and compatibility with protected audio contents) and outputs the signal accordingly. Note that DVD-Audio compatible indicates compatibility with protected audio contents. SACD compatible indicates compatibility with DSD signals. *2
If HDMI Out setting (page 39) is set to LPCM (2CH), DVD-Audio multichannel sources will be downmixed to stereo. (In cases where the source is downmix-prohibited, only the front left/right channels are output.) For SACD sources, the 2 channel (stereo) SACD audio area is selected. If the video output resolution is 480i, 576i, 480p or 576p, audio output may be limited to 2 channel (depending to the connected component).
*3 In cases where the source is downmix-prohibited, only the front left/right channels are output. *4

If CPPM shows in the front panel display, it means it is not possible to output CPPM copycontrolled DVD-Audio sources from the HDMI connection. Discs with no CPPM protection are limited to 2 channel output.

Speaker Distance

(DV-600AV only) Default settings: all speakers 3.0m You only need to make this setting if you connected this player to your amplifier using the 5.1 channel analog outputs. These settings do not affect any digital audio output. To get the best surround sound from your system, you should set up the speaker distances from your listening position.
The center speaker (C) can be set from 2.1 m to 0.0 m relative to the front left/right speakers. Surround left/right (SL/SR) speakers can be set from 6.0 m to 0.0 m relative to the front left/right speakers. You cant set the subwoofer (SW) distance. 4 Press (cursor left) to go back to the speaker list if you want to modify another speaker, or press ENTER to exit the Speaker Distance screen. Note

5.1 Channel

During playback of SACD and MPEG-audio DVD-Video discs, the effective C, SL and SR speaker distance settings are 0.9 m to 0.0 m relative to the front left/right speakers.
1 Use the / (cursor up/down) to select a speaker. The L and R speakers are paired; you cant set them differently.

L C R SR SL

3.0m 3.0m 3.0m 3.0m 3.0m
2 Press (cursor right) to change the speaker distance for the highlighted speaker. 3 Use the / (cursor up/down) to change the distance. When you change the distance settings of the front left (L) or front right (R) speakers, all the other speaker distances change relative to it. Front left/right (L/R) speaker distances can be set from 30 cm to 9 m in 30 cm increments.

Speaker Installation

(DV-600AV only) Default settings: L/R: Large | C: Large | SL/ SR: Large| SW: On You only need to make this setting if you connected this player to your amplifier using the 5.1 channel analog outputs. This setting does not affect digital audio output.
If you set the front L and R speakers to Small, the center and surround speakers are automatically set to Small and the subwoofer to On. The subwoofer can only be set to On or Off. 4 Press (cursor left) to go back to the speaker list if you want to modify another speaker, or press ENTER to exit the Speaker Installation screen.

Widescreen TV users

If you have a widescreen TV, the TV Screen setting (page 40) of this player should be set to 16:9 (Wide) or 16:9 (Compressed). When you watch discs recorded in 4:3 format with the 16:9 (Wide) setting, you can use the TV controls to select how the picture is presented. Your TV may offer various zoom and stretch options; see the instructions that came with your TV for details. Please note that some movie aspect ratios are wider than 16:9, so even though you have a widescreen TV, these discs will still play in a letter box style with black bars at the top and bottom of the screen.
Additional information Setting the TV system
(Except Taiwanese model) The default setting of this player is AUTO, and unless you notice that the picture is distorted when playing some discs, you should leave it set to AUTO. If you experience picture distortion with some discs, set the TV system to match your country or regions system. Doing this, however, may restrict the kinds of disc you can watch. The table below shows what kinds of disc are compatible with each setting (AUTO, PAL and NTSC). 1 If the player is on, press STANDBY/ ON to switch it to standby. 2 Using the front panel controls, hold down then press STANDBY/ON to switch the TV system. The TV system changes as follows: AUTO NTSC NTSC PAL PAL AUTO Note You have to switch the player into standby (press STANDBY/ON) before each change.

Disc Type Player setting

09 Resetting the player
Use this procedure to reset all the players settings to the factory default. 1 Switch the player into standby.
2 Using the front panel buttons, hold down the (stop) button and press STANDBY/ON to switch the player back on. All the players settings are now reset.

DVD-Video regions

All DVD-Video discs carry a region mark on the case somewhere that indicates which region(s) of the world the disc is compatible with. Your DVD player also has a region mark, which you can find on the rear panel. Discs from incompatible regions will not play in this player. In this case the attention sentence Incompatible disc region number Cant play disc is displayed on screen. Discs marked ALL will play in any player. The diagram below shows the various DVD regions of the world.
Format NTSC PAL AUTO NTSC PAL NTSC NTSC PAL PAL
NTSC DVD/Super VCD/Video CD/ DivX video/ PAL WMV CD/MP3/WMA/ MPEG-4 AAC/ JPEG no disc

NTSC PAL

NTSC or PAL
Additional information Selecting languages using the language code list
Some of the language options (such as DVD Menu Lang. in the Initial Settings) allow you to set your preferred language from any of the 136 languages listed in the language code list on page 61. 1 Select Other Language.
2 Use the / (cursor left/right) buttons to select either a code letter or a code number. 3 Use the / (cursor up/down) buttons to select a code letter or a code number. See Language code list on page 61 for a complete list of languages and codes.