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- Page 1 DVD Player DV-290- DV-393- DV-490V- DV-490V- Register Your Product at www.pioneerelectronics.com (US) www.pioneerelectronics.ca (Canada) Operating Instructions...
- Page 2 CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: The lightning flash with arrowhead, within The exclamation point within an equilateral an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert TO PREVENT THE RISK OF ELECTRIC triangle is intended to alert the user to the the user to the presence of uninsulated SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR presence of important operating and...
- Page 3 READ INSTRUCTIONS — All the safety and GROUNDING OR POLARIZATION OBJECT AND LIQUID ENTRY — Never push operating instructions should be read before the • If this product is equipped with a polarized objects of any kind into this product through product is operated.
- Page 4 This product includes FontAvenue ® fonts the power cord once in a while. When you find it damaged, ask your nearest PIONEER authorized licenced by NEC corporation. FontAvenue is service center or your dealer for a replacement. S002_En a registered trademark of NEC Corporation.
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. Please read through these operating instructions so that you will know how to operate your model properly. After you have finished reading the instructions, put them in a safe place for future reference. -
Page 6: Before You Start
Before you start Chapter 1 Before you start Features easily connect to a HDMI-equipped AV receiver or audiovisual device for high quality audio and • 24-bit/96 kHz compatible DAC video, and communication between the video The integrated 24-bit/96 kHz DAC means that source and (DTV) players, set-top boxes, and this player is compatible with high sampling- other audiovisual devices is also supported. -
Page 7: What's In The Box
Before you start • Remove batteries from equipment that It is not possible to output SACD or DVD- isn’t going to be used for a month or more. Audio sources from the HDMI connection of this player. • When disposing of used batteries, please comply with governmental regulations or DivX, DivX Certified, and associated logos are environmental public instruction’s rules... -
Page 8: Disc / Content Format Playback Compatibility
Before you start • Use on a thick rug or carpet, or cover with • is a trademark of Fuji Photo Film Co. Ltd. cloth—this may prevent proper cooling of • Also compatible with KODAK Picture CD the unit. This player supports the IEC’s Super VCD •... - Page 9 Before you start DVD+R/DVD+RW compatibility About WMA 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. DVD-R/RW compatibility •...
- Page 10 Before you start Displaying DivX subtitle files ® • Plays all versions of DivX video (including The font sets listed below are available for DivX ® ® DivX 6) with standard playback of DivX external subtitle files. You can see the proper media files.
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Page 11: Connecting Up
Connecting up Chapter 2 Connecting up Easy connections • 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. -
Page 12: Connecting Using The S-Video Output
Connecting up Connect the VIDEO OUT and AUDIO OUT L/R jacks to a set of A/V inputs on your S-VIDEO Use the supplied audio/video cable, connecting the red and white plugs to the audio outputs and the yellow plug to the video output. -
Page 13: Connecting To An Av Receiver
Connecting up Watching progressive scan video resolution will be reset to its default—see Resetting the output resolution to the from the component video outputs default setting with HDMI connection on This player can output progressive scan video page 15.) from the component video output. Compared to interlace video, progressive scan video STANDBY/ON effectively doubles the scanning rate of the... -
Page 14: Connecting Using Hdmi (Dv-490V Only)
Connecting up Connect the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT COAXIAL jack on this player to a coaxial digital input on your AV receiver. AV receiver AUDIO/ VIDEO IN DIGITAL IN VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT (COAXIAL) AV receiver COAXIAL S-VIDEO DIGITAL AUDIO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT DV-490V AUDIO OUT... -
Page 15: About Hdmi
Connecting up • The arrow on the cable connector body Visual Interface (DVI) in one specification. should be face up for correct alignment HDCP is used to protect digital content with the connector on the player. transmitted and received by DVI-compliant displays. -
Page 16: Controls And Displays
Controls and displays Chapter 3 Controls and displays Front panel DV-490V DV-393/ DV-290 STANDBY/ON (page 18) (page 21) Disc tray (page 21) TOP MENU (page 22) (page 21) ENTER & cursor buttons (page 18) (page 21) MENU (page 22) 14 HDMI indicator (DV-490V only) -
Page 17: Remote Control
Controls and displays Remote control (page 21) 12 PLAY MODE (page 27) 13 SURROUND (page 32) OPEN/CLOSE (page 20) STANDBY/ON OPEN/CLOSE 15 ANGLE (page 31) AUDIO SUBTITLE ANGLE 16 CLEAR (page 29) CLEAR 17 ENTER (page 18) ENTER 18 MENU (page 22) 19 RETURN (page 18) TOP MENU MENU... -
Page 18: Getting Started
Getting started Chapter 4 Getting started Switching on Using the on-screen displays After making sure that everything is connected For ease of use, this player makes extensive properly and that the player is plugged in, use of graphical on-screen displays (OSDs). STANDBY/ON on the front panel or press All the screens are navigated in basically the... -
Page 19: Setting Up The Player For Your Tv
Getting started Setting the language of this Note player’s on-screen displays • From here on in this manual, the word This sets the language of the player’s on- ‘select’ generally means use the cursor screen displays. buttons to highlight an item on-screen, then press ENTER. -
Page 20: Playing Discs
Getting started Playing discs Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray. The basic playback controls for playing DVD, CD, Video CD, DivX video and MP3/WMA discs Load a disc. are covered here. Further functions are Load a disc with the label side facing up, using detailed in the next chapter. - Page 21 Getting started Basic playback controls Resume and Last Memory The table below shows the basic controls on When you stop playback of a DVD, CD, or Video the remote for playing discs. The following CD or DivX video discs, RESUME is shown in chapter covers other playback features in more the display indicating that you can resume detail.
- Page 22 Getting started DVD-Video disc menus Video CD PBC menus Many DVD-Video discs feature menus from Some Video CDs have menus from which you which you can select what you want to watch. can choose what you want to watch. These are They may also give access to additional called PBC (Playback control) menus.
- Page 23 Getting started • I’ve connected to a HDMI compatible component but I can’t get any signal and the front panel HDMI indicator won’t light! • After I load a DVD disc, it ejects automatically after a few seconds! Make sure that you’ve selected this player as the HDMI input in the settings for the Most likely, the disc is the wrong region for component you’re using.
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Page 24: Playing Discs
Playing discs Chapter 5 Playing discs • Depending on the disc, normal playback Note may automatically resume when a new • Many of the functions covered in this chapter is reached on a DVD disc. chapter apply to DVD discs, Video CDs, CDs, DivX video and WMA/MP3 JPEG Playing in slow motion discs, although the exact operation of... -
Page 25: Frame Advance/Frame Reverse
Playing discs Frame advance/frame reverse Button What it does You can advance or back up DVD discs frame- Pauses the slideshow and rotates the by-frame. With Video CDs and DivX video file displayed picture 90º (counter) you can only use frame advance. clockwise. -
Page 26: Browsing Wma, Mp3, Divx Video And Jpeg Files With The Disc Navigator
Playing discs Select a view option. You can use either the cursor buttons ( ) and ENTER to select a thumbnail, or the number buttons. Disc Navigator Title To select using the number buttons, enter a Chapter two-digit number then press ENTER. The options available depend on the kind of disc loaded and whether the disc is playing or •... -
Page 27: Looping A Section Of A Disc
Playing discs Looping a section of a disc • When a JPEG file is highlighted, a thumbnail image is displayed on the right. The A-B Repeat function allows you to specify two points (A and B) within a track (CD, Video CD) or title (DVD) that form a loop which is 00:00/ 00:00 0kbps... -
Page 28: Using Random Play
Playing discs Using random play During playback, press PLAY MODE and select ‘Repeat’ from the list of functions on Use the random play function to play titles or the left. chapters (DVD-Video), or tracks (CD, Video CD) at random. (Note that the same track/title/ Play Mode chapter may play more than once.) A-B Repeat... -
Page 29: Creating A Program List
Playing discs • For CDs and Video CDs, select On or Off to Use the cursor buttons and ENTER to select a title, chapter or track for the switch random play on or off. current step in the program list. For a DVD disc, you can add a title or a chapter to the program list. -
Page 30: Searching A Disc
Playing discs • The disc must be playing in order to use time search. • Use the following controls during program Use the number buttons to enter a title, play: chapter or track number, or a time. Button What it does Play Mode PLAY Save the program list and exit... -
Page 31: Switching Audio Language/Channels
Playing discs Switching audio language/ Use the cursor buttons to change the zoomed area. channels You can change the zoom factor and the When playing a DVD and DivX video disc zoomed area freely during playback. recorded with dialog in two or more languages, •... -
Page 32: Audio Settings And Video Adjust Menus
Audio Settings and Video Adjust menus Chapter 6 Audio Settings and Video Adjust menus Audio Settings menu Note The Audio Settings menu offers features for • Audio DRC is only effective with Dolby adjusting the way discs sound. Digital audio sources. Press HOME MENU and select ‘Audio •... -
Page 33: Video Adjust Menu
Audio Settings and Video Adjust menus • If the player is outputting Dolby Digital, Make settings using the (cursor) buttons, and ENTER. DTS or MPEG bitstream audio (in other words, no conversion to PCM), Virtual Surround has no effect on the audio from Video Adjust the digital output. -
Page 34: Initial Settings Menu
Initial Settings menu Chapter 7 Initial Settings menu Using the Initial Settings menu The Initial Settings menu provides audio and • The Digital Audio Out settings only need to video output settings, parental lock settings, be set if you have connected the digital and display settings, among others. -
Page 35: Video Output Settings
Initial Settings menu Setting Option What it means DTS Out DTS encoded digital audio is output when playing a DTS disc. (Noise will be output if your amplifier/receiver is not compatible with DTS audio.) No digital audio is output when playing a DTS disc. 96 kHz PCM Out 96kHz >... -
Page 36: Language Settings
Initial Settings menu Setting Option What it means HDMI Resolution* 1920x1080i Set if your TV supports 1920 x 1080 pixel interlace video. * DV-490V only. 1280x720p Set if your TV supports 1280 x 720 pixel progressive-scan video. 720x480p Set if your TV supports 720 x 480 pixel. 720x480i Set if your TV supports 720 x 480 pixel. -
Page 37: Display Settings
Initial Settings menu Display settings Setting Option What it means OSD Language English On-screen displays of the player are in English. Languages as displayed On-screen displays are shown in the language selected. Angle Indicator A camera icon is displayed on-screen during multi-angle scenes on a DVD disc. -
Page 38: Parental Lock
Initial Settings menu Parental Lock Changing your password To change your password, confirm your • Default level: Off; Default password: none; existing password then enter a new one. Default Country/Area code: us (2119) To give you some control over what your Select ‘Password Change’. - Page 39 Initial Settings menu The new Country/Area code is set and you will Select ‘Display’. return to the Options menu screen. Note that Your 8-digit registration code is displayed. the new Country/Area code doesn’t take effect until the next disc is loaded (or the current disc Initial Settings is reloaded).
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Page 40: Additional Information
Taking care of your player and This player is designed to be used only with conventional, fully circular discs. Do not use discs shaped discs. Pioneer disclaims all liability arising in connection with the use of shaped discs. General Hold discs by the edge or by the center hole Cleaning discs and edge. -
Page 41: Screen Sizes And Disc Formats
Please note that some movie aspect ratios are nearest Pioneer-authorized service center. We wider than 16:9, so even though you have a do not recommend using commercially widescreen TV, these discs will still play in a available lens cleaners for CD players. -
Page 42: Resetting The Player
Additional information Selecting languages using the Note language code list • Using the 16:9 (Wide) setting with a Some of the language options (such as ‘DVD standard 4:3 TV, or either of the 4:3 settings Menu Lang.’ in the Setup Navigator) allow you with a widescreen TV, will result in a to set your preferred language from any of the distorted picture. - Page 43 Sometimes the trouble may lie in another component. Inspect the other components and electrical appliances being used. If the trouble cannot be rectified after checking the items below, ask your nearest Pioneer authorized service center or your dealer to carry out repair work.
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Page 44: Glossary
• Static electricity or other external influences may cause malfunctioning of this unit. In this case, unplug the power cord and then plug back in. This will usually reset the unit for proper operation. If this does not correct the problem, please consult your nearest Pioneer service center. - Page 45 Additional information “DTS” and “DTS Digital Out” are registered MP3 (MPEG1 audio layer 3) is a trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc. compressed stereo audio file format. Files are recognized by their file HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Definition extension “.mp3”. Multimedia Interface are trademarks or MPEG audio An audio format used on Video CDs and...
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Page 46: Language Code List
Additional information Language code list Language (Language code letter), Language code Japanese (ja), 1001 Bhutani (dz), 0426 Kirghiz (ky), 1125 Sinhalese (si), 1909 English (en), 0514 Esperanto (eo), 0515 Latin (la), 1201 Slovak (sk), 1911 French (fr), 0618 Estonian (et), 0520 Lingala (ln), 1214 Slovenian (sl), 1912 German (de), 0405... -
Page 47: Specifications
Output level ....1 Vp-p (75 Ω) Copyright © 2006 Pioneer Corporation. Jack....... . . RCA All rights reserved. - Page 48 8 0 0 – 4 2 1 – 1 4 0 4 Please do not ship your product to Pioneer without first calling the Customer Support Division at the above listed number for assistance. PIONEER ELECTRONICS SERVICE INC.