Operating Instructions
CX303
DVD/CD Receiver
XV-CX303
Speaker System
S-CX303
CX505
DVD/CD Receiver
XV-CX505
Speaker System
S-CX505
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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.
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.
CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT OPEN
IMPORTANT
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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
or moisture.
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WARNING
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
or 120 V) written on the rear panel.
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Before plugging in for the first time, read the following
section carefully.
WARNING
To prevent a fire hazard, do not place any naked
flame sources (such as a lighted candle) on the
equipment.
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VENTILATION CAUTION
When installing this unit, make sure to leave space
around the unit for ventilation to improve heat
radiation (at least 30 cm at top, 15 cm at rear, and
15 cm at each side).
WARNING
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 ºC to +35 ºC (+41 ºF to +95 ºF); 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
strong artificial light)
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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.
CLASS 1
LASER PRODUCT
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Location: side of the main unit
Location: bottom of the main unit
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CAUTION
The STANDBY/ON switch on this unit will not
completely shut off all power from the AC outlet.
Since the power cord serves as the main disconnect
device for the unit, you will need to unplug it from
the AC outlet to shut down all power. Therefore,
make sure the unit has been installed so that the
power cord can be easily unplugged from the AC
outlet in case of an accident. To avoid fire hazard,
the power cord should also be unplugged from the
AC outlet when left unused for a long period of time
(for example, when on vacation).
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CAUTION : USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE
SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE.
CAUTION : THE USE OF OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH THIS PRODUCT WILL INCREASE EYE HAZARD. D6-8-2-1_En
Information to User
Alteration or modifications carried out without appropriate authorization may invalidate the user's right to operate
the equipment.
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If the AC plug of this unit does not match the AC
outlet you want to use, the plug must be removed
and appropriate one fitted. Replacement and
mounting of an AC plug on the power supply cord of
this unit should be performed only by qualified
service personnel. If connected to an AC outlet, the
cut-off plug can cause severe electrical shock. Make
sure it is properly disposed of after removal.
The equipment should be disconnected by removing
the mains plug from the wall socket when left
unused for a long period of time (for example, when
on vacation).
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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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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
Checking what's in the box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Loading the batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Range of the remote control unit . . . . . . . . . . 7
Attaching the non-skid pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Placing the subwoofer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Removing the speaker grilles . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Wall-mounting the speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
02 Connecting up
Connecting the speaker terminals . . . . . . . . . 9
Multichannel speaker connections . . . . . . . . 10
Hints on speaker placement. . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Connecting the radio antennas. . . . . . . . . . . 11
Connecting external antennas . . . . . . . . . . 11
Connecting to your TV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Connecting using the component video
output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Connecting auxiliary components. . . . . . . . . 13
Connecting the power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
03 Controls and displays
Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
04 Getting started
Using the on-screen displays . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Playing discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Basic playback controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Resume and Last Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
DVD-Video disc menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Video CD/Super VCD PBC menus . . . . . . . 19
Listening to the radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Improving FM stereo sound . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Reducing AM reception noise . . . . . . . . . . 20
Memorizing stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Manually saving station presets . . . . . . . . . 21
Automatically saving station presets . . . . . 21
Listening to station presets . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Listening to other sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Dimming the display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
05 Setting up for surround sound
Home theater sound setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Setting the channel levels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
06 Home theater sound
About the listening modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Auto listening mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Listening in surround sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Using Front Surround . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Using the Front Surround mode . . . . . . . . . 25
Using the Extra Power mode. . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Listening in stereo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Listening with headphones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
07 Disc playback features
Scanning discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Playing in slow motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Frame advance/frame reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Playing a JPEG slideshow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Browsing DVD or Video CD/Super VCD discs
with the Disc Navigator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Browsing WMA, MP3, MPEG-4 AAC, DivX video
and JPEG files with the Disc Navigator . . . . . 28
Looping a section of a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Using repeat play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Using random play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Creating a program list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Using the OSD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Other functions available from the program
menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Using the front panel display . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Using Playlists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Programming playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Listening to playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Clearing files from a playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Searching a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Switching subtitles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Switching language/audio channels . . . . . . . 32
Zooming the screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Switching camera angles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Displaying disc information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
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08 USB playback
Using the USB interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Basic playback controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Scanning files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Playing a JPEG slideshow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Browsing files with the Navigator . . . . . . . . . 34
09 Singing karaoke
Singing karaoke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Changing the vocal mix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Changing the backing track . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
10 Adjusting the sound
Using the Sound menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Using the Sound Field Control. . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Boosting the bass level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Muting the sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
11 Audio Settings and Video Adjust
menu
Audio Settings menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Audio DRC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Virtual Surround . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Video Adjust menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
12 Initial Settings menu
Using the Initial Settings menu . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Video Output settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Language settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Display settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Options settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Parental Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
About DivX® VOD content . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Speaker Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
13 Additional information
Optional system settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
System Setup menu options in standby . . . 44
Setting the sleep timer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Disc/content format playback
compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Disc compatibility table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
About DVD+R/DVD+RW compatibility. . . . 46
About DivX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
About MPEG-4 AAC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
About WMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Using and taking care of discs. . . . . . . . . . . . 47
DVD Video regions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Handling discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Storing discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Discs to avoid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Installation and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Hints on installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Cleaning the pickup lens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Problems with condensation. . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Moving the system unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Screen sizes and disc formats . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Resetting the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
DVD/CD/Video CD player. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
WMA/MP3/MPEG-4 AAC/JPEG discs . . . . . 52
Tuner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
USB connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Using the language code list . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Language code list. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Country/Area code list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
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