DVD Player
DV-266-S
DV-366-S
DV-366-K
DV-466-S
DV-466-K
Operating Instructions
DV260.book 1
WARNING: BEFORE PLUGGING IN THE UNIT
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., 230V OR 120V)
WRITTEN ON THE REAR PANEL.
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WARNING: NO NAKED FLAME SOURCES,
SUCH AS LIGHTED CANDLE, SHOULD BE
PLACED ON THE APPARATUS. IF NAKED FLAME
SOURCES ACCIDENTALLY FALL DOWN, FIRE
SPREAD OVER THE APPARATUS THEN MAY
CAUSE FIRE.
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[Except PX and Taiwanese model]
CAUTION
This product contains a laser diode of higher class
than 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: rear of the unit
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[Central and South American model model]
[Expect PX model]
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.
IMPORTANT
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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RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT OPEN
CAUTION
WARNING: The apparatus is not waterproofs,
to prevent fire or shocks hazard, do not
expose this apparatus to rain or moisture and do
not put any water source near this
apparatus, such as vase, flower pot, cosmetics
container and medicine bottle etc.
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When disposing of used batteries, please comply
with governmental regulations or environmental
public instruction's rules that apply in your country
or area.
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On the top of the player
[Taiwanese model]
DV260.book 2
WARNING: Slot and openings in the cabinet are
provided for ventilation and to ensure reliable
operation of the product and to protect it from
overheating, to prevent fire hazard, the openings
should never be blocked and covered with items,
such as newspapers, table-cloths, curtains, etc. Also
do not put the apparatus on the thick carpet, bed,
sofa, or fabric having a thick pile.
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Operating environment temperature and
humidity:
+5ºC +35ºC (+41ºF +95ºF); less than 85%RH
(cooling vents not blocked)
Do not install in the following locations
÷ Location exposed to direct sunlight or strong
÷ artificial light
÷ Location exposed to high humidity, or poorly
ventilated location
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.
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CAUTION:
This product satisfies FCC regulations when
shielded cables and connectors are used to
connect the unit to other equipment. To
prevent electromagnetic interference with
electric appliances such as radios and
televisions, use shielded cables and connec-
tors for connections.
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Information to User
Alteration or modifications carried out without
appropriate authorization may invalidate the
user's right to operate the equipment. H011_En
CAUTION
· Use of controls or adjustments or
performance of procedures other than those
specified herein may result in hazardous
radiation exposure.
· The use of optical instruments with this
product will increase eye hazard.
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This product incorporates copyright protection
technology that is protected by method claims
of certain U.S. patents and other intellectual
property rights owned by Macrovision
Corporation and other rights owners. Use of
this copyright protection technology must be
authorized by Macrovision Corporation, and is
intended for home and other limited viewing
uses only unless otherwise authorized by
Macrovision Corporation. Reverse engineering
or disassembly is prohibited.
This product is for general household purposes.
Any failure due to use for other than household
purposes (such as long-term use for business
purposes in a restaurant or use in a car or ship)
and which requires repair will be charged for
even during the warranty period.
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This product includes FontAvenue® fonts
licenced by NEC corporation. FontAvenue is
a registered trademark of NEC Corporation.
[For Australian model]
ENERGY STAR® and the
ENERGY STAR
certification mark are
registered US marks.
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CAUTION: THE STANDBY/ON BUTTON IS
SECONDARY CONNECTED AND THEREFORE DOES
NOT SEPARATE THE UNIT FROM MAINS POWER IN
STANDBY POSITION. THEREFORE INSTALL THE
UNIT SUITABLE PLACES EASY TO DISCONNECT
THE MAINS PLUG IN CASE OF THE ACCIDENT. THE
MAINS PLUG OF UNIT SHOULD BE UNPLUGGED
FROM THE WALL SOCKET WHEN LEFT UNUSED
FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.
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[For PX model]
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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.
Contents
01 Before you start
Features
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
What's in the box
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Putting the batteries in the remote
control
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Using the remote control
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Disc / content format playback
compatibility
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
General disc compatibility
. . . . . . . . . . . . 8
CD-R/RW compatibility
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
DVD-R/RW compatibility
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
PC-created disc compatibility
. . . . . . . . . 9
About WMA
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Compressed audio compatibility
. . . . . . . 9
JPEG file compatibility
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
02 Connecting up
Rear panel connections
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Easy connections
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Connecting using the S-video output
. . . . 13
Connecting using the component video
output
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Taiwanese model only: Connecting using
the D1/D2 video output
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Connecting to an AV receiver
. . . . . . . . . . 15
03 Controls and displays
Front panel
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Display
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Remote control
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
04 Getting started
Switching on
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Let's Get Started
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Using the on-screen displays
. . . . . . . . . . . 24
Setting up with the Setup Navigator
. . . . . 25
Playing discs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Basic playback controls
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Resume and Last Memory
. . . . . . . . . . . 30
DVD-Video disc menus
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Video CD/Super VCD PBC menus
. . . . . . 31
05 Playing discs
Introduction
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Using the Disc Navigator to browse the
contents of a disc
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Scanning discs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Playing in slow motion
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Frame advance/frame reverse
. . . . . . . . . . 34
Looping a section of a disc
. . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Using repeat play
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Using random play
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Creating a program list
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Editing a program list
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Other functions available from the
program menu
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Searching a disc
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Switching subtitles
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Switching DVD audio language
. . . . . . . . . 40
Switching VR format DVD-RW audio
channel
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
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Switching audio channel when playing a
Video CD/Super VCD
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Zooming the screen
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Switching camera angles
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Displaying disc information
. . . . . . . . . . . 42
06 Viewing JPEG discs
Viewing JPEG discs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Using the JPEG Disc Navigator and Photo
Browser
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Zooming the screen
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
07 Audio Settings menu
Audio DRC
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Virtual Surround
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
08 Video Adjust menu
Video Adjust
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Creating your own presets
. . . . . . . . . . . 48
09 Initial Settings menu
Using the Initial Settings menu
. . . . . . . . 50
Digital Audio Out settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Digital Out
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Dolby Digital Out
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
DTS Out
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
96kHz PCM Out
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
MPEG Out
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Video Output settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
TV Screen
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Component Out
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
S-Video Out
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Language settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Audio Language
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Subtitle Language
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
DVD Menu Language
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Subtitle Display
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Display settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
OSD Language
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
On Screen Display
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Angle Indicator
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Options
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Parental Lock
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
PhotoViewer
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
010 Additional information
Taking care of your player and discs
. . . . . 60
Handling discs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Storing discs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Discs to avoid
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Cleaning the unit's exterior
. . . . . . . . . . . 61
Cleaning the pickup lens
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Problems with condensation
. . . . . . . . . . 61
Hints on installation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Moving the player
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Power cable caution
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Screen sizes and disc formats
. . . . . . . . . . 62
Widescreen TV users
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Standard TV users
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Resetting the player
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Titles, chapters and tracks
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
DVD-Video regions
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Selecting languages using the
language code list
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Language code list
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Country code list
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Glossary
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Setting the TV system
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Watching NTSC on a PAL TV
(MOD. PAL)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Taiwanese model only: Changing the
on-screen display language to English
. . . 69
Specifications
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
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