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PLASMA DISPLAY SYSTEM PRO-1120HD PRO-920HD Register Your Product on www.pioneerelectronics.com Operating Instructions...
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Read these instructions. Only use attachments/accessories specified by the Keep these instructions. manufacturer. Heed all warnings. Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or Follow all instructions. table specified by the manufacturer, or sold with the Do not use this apparatus near water. apparatus.
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Responsible Party Name: PIONEER ELECTRONICS ing the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to (USA), INC., Customer Support Div. try to correct the interference by one or more of the fol- Address: P .O.
Contents 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.
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Contents 10 Adjustments and Settings Connecting other audio equipment ........53 Connecting an AV receiver .......... 53 Sleep Timer ................40 Watching a D-VHS image ........... 54 AV Selection ................ 40 What is i.LINK? .............. 54 Picture adjustments ............41 Which i.LINK devices are connectable? .....
PIONEER stand or installation bracket may result in instability, and could cause injury. For custom installation, Over the course of its lifetime, the luminosity of the Pioneer please consult the dealer where the unit was purchased. To PRO-1120HD/PRO-920HD Plasma Display System will diminish...
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• The Energy save function can be set to help prevent damage from screen burning (see page 44). About operations through i.LINK PIONEER shall not always assure normal video/audio recording or playback when a D-VHS is operated through i.LINK. DO NOT PLACE THIS PRODUCT ON AN UNSTABLE CART, STAND, TRIPOD, BRACKET, OR TABLE.
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Safety Precautions Electricity is used to perform many useful functions, but it can 13. The plasma Display used in this product is made of glass. also cause personal injuries and property damage if improperly Therefore, it can break when the product is dropped or handled.
• Do not mount or remove the Plasma Display to or from the stand, with speakers attached. • It is strongly recommended to use the optional PIONEER mounting products. • PIONEER shall not be liable for any personal injury or product damage that results from the use of mounting items other than the optional PIONEER products.
Condensation • Condensation may take place on the surface or inside of the PIONEER bears no responsibility for any damages arising from product when the product is rapidly moved from a cold place incorrect use of the product by you or other people,...
Part Names Plasma Display Front view (right view) button 2 STANDBY indicator Lights red when the unit is standby mode. (page 24) 3 POWER ON indicator Lights green when the Plasma Display is operating. (page 24) 4 Remote control sensor 5 STANDBY/ON button 6 INPUT button 7 VOLUME +/–...
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Part Names Rear view DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL VCR CONTROL ANTENNA/ Cable le Cable CONTROL CABLE A IN CARD CARD CARD ANTENNA B S400 (TS) AC IN INPUT 2 INPUT 1 S-VIDEO INPUT 2 INPUT 1 COMPONENT VIDEO VIDEO R-AUDIO-L VIDEO R-AUDIO-L BLACK SERVICE ONLY...
Part Names +/– 6 CH : Selects the channel. Remote control unit 7 RETURN: Returns to the previous menu Mode switch (with screen. “TV” selected) / / / : Selects a desired item on the menu screen. 9 DTV INFO: Shows more information on DTV programs.
Preparation Using the optional PIONEER stand Installing the Plasma Display For details on installation, refer to the instruction manual supplied with the stand. • This product may be used only with model PDK-1012 stand. Use with other stands may result in instability causing possible injury.
Preparation Installing the Media Receiver vertically Installing the Media Receiver You can use the supplied stand to install the Media Receiver vertically. Plasma Display 1. Insert the stand into the side of the Media Media Receiver Receiver. (vertical installation) (horizontal installation) Right side POWER DATA...
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Preparation 3. Remove the shock absorbing pads. Shock absorbing pad Keep the shock absorbing pads and screws. They are required when you place the Media Receiver in the horizontal position. 4. Plug the screw holes using the supplied caps. Remove the separation sheet. Align with the hole and attach.
Preparation Connecting the system cable Connecting the system cable to the Plasma Display Plasma Display (rear view) For details on optional PIONEER speaker (WHITE) (BLACK) installation, refer to the instruction manual that came with the speaker. System cable Connecting the system cable to the Media Receiver...
Preparation Routing cables Speed clamps and bead bands are supplied for bunching cables. Once properly bunched, follow the steps below to route the cables. (rear view) When the speakers are installed on the sides Speaker cable Cable binders (supplied Speed clamps Speaker cable with the stand)* * Cable binder...
Preparation Allowed operation range of the remote control Preparing the remote control unit unit Operate the remote control unit while pointing it toward the Inserting batteries remote control sensor located at the bottom right of the front panel of the Plasma Display. The distance from the remote Open the battery cover.
Preparation Cable connections for watching digital Cable connections for watching digital and/or conventional TV channels TV channels over air (VHF/UHF) This system is equipped with two terminals for inputting TV If using VHF and UHF antennas to watch digital TV channels, broadcasting signals: ANTENNA/CABLE A IN and ANTENNA B.
Preparation Insert the specified cable card into the Cable CARD slot Switching between antenna A and B as far as it goes. To watch broadcasts via the two antennas, you can select it by pressing ANT on the remote control unit. •...
Preparation Connecting the power cord Connect the power cord after all component connections have been completed. Plasma Display (rear view) Power cord Noise filter Partially eliminates noise caused by the power source. Media Receiver (rear view) DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL VCR CONTROL ANTENNA/ Cable Cable...
Basic Operations Plasma Display Turning on the power (Standby) Press on the Plasma Display if the STANDBY indicator is off. • The STANDBY indicator on the Plasma Display lights up red. Confirm that the STANDBY indicators light up red, and STANDBY indicator then press TV on the remote control unit or...
Basic Operations Plasma Display Watching TV channels (right view) Unless you set up TV channels that you can watch under the current conditions, you cannot tune in those channels. For the procedure, see “Setting up TV channels” on page 31. CHANNEL +/–...
Basic Operations Changing the volume and sound Viewing a channel banner To increase the volume, press VOL + on the remote control While watching a digital TV program, pressing DTV INFO unit. To decrease the volume, press VOL –. causes the following banner to appear. Pressing DTV INFO again causes the banner to disappear.
Basic Operations Using the POD service Setting MTS/SAP mode If you have watched digital and/or High Definition TV channels When watching conventional TV programs, you may enjoy over cable, you can use the POD service provided by the cable stereo sound and/or Secondary Audio Programs (SAP), using TV company.
Basic Operations When receiving STEREO sound signals Using the multiscreen functions A 125 STEREO In STEREO mode Splitting the screen Use the following procedure to select the 2-screen or picture-in- picture mode. A 125 2-screen STEREO In SAP mode A 125 MONO In MONO mode When receiving MAIN + SAP sound signals...
Basic Operations • In 2-screen or picture-in-picture mode, press SWAP to Freezing images switch the position of the 2 screens shown. Use the following procedure to capture and freeze one frame Left screen is the active screen which will be indicated from a moving image that you are watching.
Menu Setup PC mode menus Menu configuration Home Menu Item Page Picture AV Selection AV mode menus Contrast Home Menu Item Page Brightness Picture AV Selection Green Contrast Blue Brightness Reset Color Tint Sharpness Sound Treble Pro Adjust Bass Reset Balance Reset FOCUS...
Tuner Setup Setting for skipping unwanted channels Setting up TV channels From among TV channels searched and set up using Auto This section describes how to search and set up TV channels Channel Preset, you can select channels to be skipped when that you can watch under the current conditions.
Tuner Setup Naming TV channels Checking the Cable Card ID You can name TV channels that you have set up for antenna B. The Media Receiver has a slot for a cable card that is used for This may help you easily identify the channels during selections. managing your information by the cable TV company.
Tuner Setup TV Parental Guidelines Parental Control Content With the Parental Control, parents can prevent their children from watching inappropriate TV programs, VCR or DVD Rating (Fantasy (Violence) (Sexual (Adult (Sexually contents. When an attempt is made to watch a program (or violence) situations) language) suggestive content) blocked by parents, the Plasma Display shows nothing...
Tuner Setup Clearing the password Use the following procedure to clear the password. • If you select “Off” in step 5, then select “Reset on Startup” or “Don’t Reset”. With “Reset on Startup” selected, the Parental Control is Press HOME MENU. automatically activated when the power to the system is turned off Select “Tuner Setup”.
Tuner Setup Setting the TV ratings Blocking Not Rated TV programs Use the following procedure to block TV programs whose rating Press HOME MENU. information is unavailable. Select “Tuner Setup”. ( / then ENTER) Press HOME MENU. Select “Parental Control”. ( / then ENTER) Select “Tuner Setup”.
Tuner Setup Canadian French ratings Canadian rating systems Rating Description In Canada you can choose the Canadian English ratings or the Exempt programming. Canadian French ratings. These ratings are based on the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications General: All ages and children, contains Commission (CRTC) policy.
Tuner Setup Setting Canadian French ratings Reactivating the Parental Control Executing one of the following procedures reactivates the Press HOME MENU. Parental Control. Select “Tuner Setup”. ( / then ENTER) Select “Parental Control”. ( / then ENTER) Method 1: Select “Canadian French Ratings”. ( / then ENTER) Make a selection (“On”...
Tuner Setup Activating the closed caption Selecting digital closed captions Use the following procedure to select digital closed captions. Press HOME MENU. Press HOME MENU. Select “Tuner Setup”. ( / then ENTER) Select “Tuner Setup”. ( / then ENTER) Select “Closed Captions”. ( / then ENTER) Select “Closed Captions”.
Tuner Setup The following table shows the parameters selectable for each Select “Applies” or “Does Not Apply”. ( / then ENTER) item. • Make this selection, depending on whether summer time is employed in your area. Item Selection Font Size Auto/ Large/ Standard/ Small Clock Daylight Savings Time...
Adjustments and Settings You can also use the menu to change the options. Sleep Timer Press HOME MENU. When the selected time elapses, the Sleep Timer automatically Select “Picture”. ( / then ENTER) places the system into the standby mode. Select “AV Selection”.
Adjustments and Settings For PC source Picture adjustments Item button button Adjust the picture to your preference for the chosen AV Contrast For less contrast For more contrast Selection option (except DYNAMIC). Brightness For less brightness For more brightness Press HOME MENU. For weaker red For stronger red Select “Picture”.
Adjustments and Settings Color Temp Adjusts the color temperature, resulting in a better white Eliminates video noise for clean crisp images. The DNR stands balance. for Digital Noise Reduction. Selections High White with bluish tone Selections Deactivates the DNR. Mid-High Intermediate tone between High and High Enhanced DNR...
Adjustments and Settings FOCUS Sound adjustments This shifts the sound coming direction (sound images) upward Adjust the sound to your preference for the chosen AV and produces clear sound contours. Selection option. See page 40. Press HOME MENU. Press HOME MENU. Select “Sound”.
Adjustments and Settings No Operation off (AV mode only) Power Control The system will be automatically placed into the standby mode Power Control provides convenient functions for power saving. when no operation is performed for three hours. Press HOME MENU. Energy Save Select “Power Control”.
Adjustments and Settings Adjusting image positions • When Auto Setup is finished, “Auto Setup completed.” appears. (AV mode only) • Even when “Auto Setup completed.” appears, Auto Setup may have Adjust the horizontal and vertical positions of images on the failed, depending on conditions.
Adjustments and Settings AV mode Selecting a screen size In single-screen mode, press SCREEN SIZE to change the size of the screen from among the selectable options for the type of video signals currently received. • The selectable screen sizes differ depending on the types of input signals.
Adjustments and Settings Changing the brightness at both sides of the screen (Side Mask) With the 4:3 screen size selected for the AV mode, you can change the brightness of the gray side masks that appear at both sides of the screen. Press HOME MENU.
Timer Presetting Specify a channel number. ( / then ENTER for each Presetting TV programs using the timer digit) Using the menu, you can easily preset TV programs for watching later (auto channel select), recording with a D-VHS Timers Day(s) Start/End Times Channel Recording Device...
Timer Presetting • To change the TV program presetting, repeat the above procedure. To cancel the presetting, press D after selecting a list number in step 4. • Switch on the recording equipment at least 30 seconds before the start of the preset program; otherwise recording will not be executed. •...
Enjoying through External Equipment You can connect many types of external equipment to your Displaying a DVD image Plasma Display System, like a DVD player, VCR, personal To watch a DVD image, press INPUT 1 on the remote control computer, game console, and camcorder. unit or press INPUT on the Plasma Display to select INPUT1.
Enjoying through External Equipment To activate the HDMI terminal: Using HDMI Input Press HOME MENU. The INPUT 1 and INPUT 3 terminals include HDMI terminals to Select “Option”. ( / then ENTER) which digital video and audio signals can be input. To use the HDMI terminal, activate the terminal and specify the types of Select “HDMI Input”.
Enjoying through External Equipment Item Description Auto Automatically identifies input audio • The INPUT 4 terminals are checked for cable connections in the (factory default) signals. order where; 1) Component Video, 2) S-Video, 3) Video. Digital Accepts digital audio signals. •...
Enjoying through External Equipment Connecting a recorder Connecting other audio equipment The digital audio output terminal (optical) on this system can output Dolby Digital signals. Using an optical digital cable, Media Receiver (rear view) connect an AV receiver to the digital audio output terminal (optical) on the rear of the Media Receiver.
Enjoying through External Equipment Switching the optical audio signal type When connecting a single D-VHS recorder Set up for the DIGITAL AUDIO output terminal (OPTICAL), depending on your AV receiver. Media Receiver (rear view) Press HOME MENU. Select “Option”. ( / then ENTER) DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL...
Enjoying through External Equipment Using i.LINK cables you can also connect up to two Displaying a D-VHS image D-VHS recorders in a daisy chain. To watch a D-VHS image, press i.LINK on the remote control unit or press INPUT on the Plasma Display to select i.LINK. i.LINK cable Media Receiver D-VHS recorder...
Enjoying through External Equipment Setting up for controlling a D-VHS recorder Editing the i.LINK list You can operate the connected D-VHS recorder from the The i.LINK list shows all devices connected through i.LINK Plasma Display that shows the control panel screen. After interfaces.
Enjoying through External Equipment Setting up for i.LINK standby Operating the control panel screen Use the following procedure to enable data transfer between The control panel screen appears when you press i.LINK. It multiple i.LINK devices even when the system is in the standby disappears when you press i.LINK again.
Enjoying through External Equipment Signal names for 15-pin mini D-sub connecter Watching an image from a personal computer 15 14 Connecting a personal computer Use the PC terminals to connect a personal computer. (front view) Pin No. Signal name • The PC input terminals are DDC2B-compatible. •...
• Perform the recording test when the recording equipment is not in so that it faces recording standby or is not recording. the VCR. • The recording test takes approximately 10 seconds. • The PIONEER has been set as the factory default. Remote control sensor...
About SR+ The CONTROL OUT terminal on the rear of the Media Receiver supports SR+ that allows linked operations with a PIONEER AV receiver. SR+ presents functions such as the input switch linkage operation function and the DSP surround mode display function.
Learn mode. Remote control Remote control of • The initial mode is “000” (PIONEER). (Supplied accessory) AV product Using the learning function Slide the Mode switch to match the device whose remote control signal you want to be learned.
Useful Remote Control Features Receiver control buttons Using the remote control unit to control When a Pioneer receiver is connected to the display, the other devices receiver can be operated using buttons 1 to 3. When a non-Pioneer receiver is connected to the display, the signals for 1 to 3 must first be learned before operating.
Useful Remote Control Features Cable control buttons When the Mode switch is set to CBL/SAT, the cable converter connected to the display can be operated using 1 to 5. Mode switch Cable converters made by other manufacturers and not preset (with “CBL/SAT”...
Useful Remote Control Features SAT control buttons When the SAT is preset by the learning function of the remote control, the remote control unit buttons will function as shown Mode switch below. (with “CBL/SAT” • When the Mode switch is set to CBL/SAT, satellite broadcast selected) tuners made by other manufacturers and not preset can also be operated with the remote control unit if 1 to 8 have...
Useful Remote Control Features VCR control buttons When the VCR is preset by the learning function of the remote control, the remote control unit buttons will function as follows Mode switch when the Mode switch of the remote control unit is set to (with “VCR”...
11, 12 REC STOP Press and hold ì, and then press this button to stop recording. This operation is true of only Pioneer DVD recorders. DVD/DVR control buttons When the DVD/DVR is preset by the learning function of the remote control, the remote control unit buttons will function as •...
Appendix Troubleshooting Problem Possible Solution • No power. • Make sure the Plasma Display and the Media Receiver are connected correctly. (See page 18.) • Is the power cord disconnected? (See page 23.) • Has the main power been turned on? (See page 24.) •...
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Linux Source Notice The Pioneer Plasma Television integrated with the Media Receiver in part is powered by utilizes the Linux operation system. The machine readable copy of the corresponding source code is available for the cost of distribution. To obtain a copy, Please please visit http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/ for more information.
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Appendix (Exception: if the Program itself is interactive but does not normally print such an announcement, your work based on the Program is not required to print an announcement.) These requirements apply to the modified work as a whole. If identifiable sections of that work are not derived from the Program, and can be reasonably considered independent and separate works in themselves, then this License, and its terms, do not apply to those sections when you distribute them as separate works.
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Appendix 9. The Free Software Foundation may publish revised and/or new versions of the General Public License from time to time. Such new versions will be similar in spirit to the present version, but may differ in detail to address new problems or concerns. Each version is given a distinguishing version number.
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Appendix GNU Lesser General Public License Version 2.1, February 1999 Copyright (C) 1991, 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc. 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this license document, but changing it is not allowed. [This is the first released version of the Lesser GPL.
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Appendix GNU Lesser General Public License TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COPYING, DISTRIBUTION AND MODIFICATION 0. This License Agreement applies to any software library or other program which contains a notice placed by the copyright holder or other authorized party saying it may be distributed under the terms of this Lesser General Public License (also called “this License”). Each licensee is addressed as “you”.
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Appendix When a “work that uses the Library” uses material from a header file that is part of the Library, the object code for the work may be a derivative work of the Library even though the source code is not. Whether this is true is especially significant if the work can be linked without the Library, or if the work is itself a library.
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Appendix If any portion of this section is held invalid or unenforceable under any particular circumstance, the balance of the section is intended to apply, and the section as a whole is intended to apply in other circumstances. It is not the purpose of this section to induce you to infringe any patents or other property right claims or to contest validity of any such claims;...