Pioneer DVD Player DV 490V K User Manual

DVD Player

DV-290-K

DV-393-S

DV-490V-S

DV-490V-K

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Operating Instructions

READ INSTRUCTIONS — All the safety and

operating instructions should be read before the

product is operated.

RETAIN INSTRUCTIONS — The safety and

operating instructions should be retained for

future reference.

HEED WARNINGS — All warnings on the product

and in the operating instructions should be

adhered to.

FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS — All operating and use

instructions should be followed.

CLEANING — The product should be cleaned only

with a polishing cloth or a soft dry cloth. Never

clean with furniture wax, benzine, insecticides

or other volatile liquids since they may corrode

the cabinet.

ATTACHMENTS — Do not use attachments not

recommended by the product manufacturer as

they may cause hazards.

WATER AND MOISTURE — Do not use this

product near water — for example, near a

bathtub, wash bowl, kitchen sink, or laundry

tub; in a wet basement; or near a swimming

pool; and the like.

ACCESSORIES — Do not place this product on an

unstable cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table.

The product may fall, causing serious injury to a

child or adult, and serious damage to the

product. Use only with a cart, stand, tripod,

bracket, or table recommended by the

manufacturer, or sold with the product. Any

mounting of the product should follow the

manufacturer’s instructions, and should use a

mounting accessory recommended by the

manufacturer.

GROUNDING OR POLARIZATION

OBJECT AND LIQUID ENTRY — Never push

objects of any kind into this product through

openings as they may touch dangerous voltage

points or short-out parts that could result in a

fire or electric shock. Never spill liquid of any

kind on the product.

SERVICING — Do not attempt to service this

product yourself as opening or removing covers

may expose you to dangerous voltage or other

hazards. Refer all servicing to qualified service

personnel.

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If this product is equipped with a polarized

alternating current line plug (a plug having one

blade wider than the other), it will fit into the

outlet only one way. This is a safety feature. If

you are unable to insert the plug fully into the

outlet, try reversing the plug. If the plug should

still fail to fit, contact your electrician to replace

your obsolete outlet. Do not defeat the safety

purpose of the polarized plug.

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If this product is equipped with a three-wire

grounding type plug, a plug having a third

(grounding) pin, it will only fit into a grounding

type power outlet. This is a safety feature. If you

are unable to insert the plug into the outlet,

contact your electrician to replace your obsolete

outlet. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the

grounding type plug.

DAMAGE REQUIRING SERVICE — Unplug this

product from the wall outlet and refer servicing

to qualified service personnel under the

following conditions:

•

When the power-supply cord or plug is

damaged.

•

If liquid has been spilled, or objects have fallen

into the product.

POWER-CORD PROTECTION — Power-supply

cords should be routed so that they are not likely

to be walked on or pinched by items placed

upon or against them, paying particular

attention to cords at plugs, convenience

receptacles, and the point where they exit from

the product.

OUTDOOR ANTENNA GROUNDING — If an

outside antenna or cable system is connected to

the product, be sure the antenna or cable

system is grounded so as to provide some

protection against voltage surges and built-up

static charges. Article 810 of the National

Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70, provides

information with regard to proper grounding of

the mast and supporting structure, grounding of

the lead-in wire to an antenna discharge unit,

size of grounding conductors, location of

antenna-discharge unit, connection to

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If the product has been exposed to rain or water.

If the product does not operate normally by

following the operating instructions. Adjust only

those controls that are covered by the operating

instructions as an improper adjustment of other

controls may result in damage and will often

require extensive work by a qualified technician

to restore the product to its normal operation.

If the product has been dropped or damaged in

any way.

•

When the product exhibits a distinct change in

performance — this indicates a need for service.

REPLACEMENT PARTS — When replacement parts

are required, be sure the service technician has

used replacement parts specified by the

manufacturer or have the same characteristics

as the original part. Unauthorized substitutions

may result in fire, electric shock, or other

hazards.

SAFETY CHECK — Upon completion of any service

or repairs to this product, ask the service

technician to perform safety checks to

determine that the product is in proper

operating condition.

WALL OR CEILING MOUNTING — The product

should not be mounted to a wall or ceiling.

HEAT — The product should be situated away from

heat sources such as radiators, heat registers,

stoves, or other products (including amplifiers)

that produce heat.

CART — A product and cart combination should be

moved with care. Quick stops, excessive force,

and uneven surfaces may cause the product

and cart combination to overturn.

grounding electrodes, and requirements for the

grounding electrode. See Figure A.

LIGHTNING — For added protection for this

product during a lightning storm, or when it is

left unattended and unused for long periods of

time, unplug it from the wall outlet and

disconnect the antenna or cable system. This

will prevent damage to the product due to

lightning and power-line surges.

POWER LINES — An outside antenna system

should not be located in the vicinity of overhead

power lines or other electric light or power

circuits, or where it can fall into such power

lines or circuits. When installing an outside

antenna system, extreme care should be taken

to keep from touching such power lines or

circuits as contact with them might be fatal.

OVERLOADING — Do not overload wall outlets,

extension cords, or integral convenience

receptacles as this can result in a risk of fire or

electric shock.

VENTILATION — Slots and openings in the cabinet

are provided for ventilation and to ensure

reliable operation of the product and to protect

it from overheating, and these openings must

not be blocked or covered. The openings should

never be blocked by placing the product on a

bed, sofa, rug, or other similar surface. This

product should not be placed in a built-in

installation such as a bookcase or rack unless

proper ventilation is provided or the

ANTENNA

LEAD IN

WIRE

GROUND

CLAMP

manufacturer’s instructions have been adhered

to.

ANTENNA

DISCHARGE UNIT

(NEC SECTION 810-20)

POWER SOURCES — This product should be

operated only from the type of power source

indicated on the marking label. If you are not

sure of the type of power supply to your home,

consult your product dealer or local power

company.

ELECTRIC

SERVICE

EQUIPMENT

GROUNDING CONDUCTORS

(NEC SECTION 810-21)

LOCATION – The appliance should be installed in a

stable location.

GROUND CLAMPS

NONUSE PERIODS – The power cord of the

appliance should be unplugged from the outlet

when left un-used for a long period of time.

POWER SERVICE GROUNDING

ELECTRODE SYSTEM

(NEC ART 250, PART H)

Fig. A

NEC — NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE

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This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

Cet appareil numérique de la Classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.

D8-10-1-3_EF

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 connectors for connections.

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For U.S. and Australia Model

POWER-CORD CAUTION

Handle the power cord by the plug. Do not pull out the

plug by tugging the cord and never touch the power

cord when your hands are wet as this could cause a

short circuit or electric shock. Do not place the unit, a

piece of furniture, etc., on the power cord, or pinch the

cord. Never make a knot in the cord or tie it with other

cords. The power cords should be routed such that they

are not likely to be stepped on. A damaged power cord

can cause a fire or give you an electrical shock. Check

the power cord once in a while. When you find it

damaged, ask your nearest PIONEER authorized

service center or your dealer for a replacement. S002_En

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This product includes FontAvenue^®fonts

licenced by NEC corporation. FontAvenue is

a registered trademark of NEC Corporation.

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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We Want You Listening For A Lifetime

Used wisely, your new sound equipment will

provide a lifetime of fun and enjoyment. Since

hearing damage from loud noise is often

undetectable until it is too late, this manufacturer

and the Electronic Industries Association’s

Consumer Electronics Group recommend you avoid

prolonged exposure to excessive noise. This list of

sound levels is included for your protection.

Selecting fine audio equipment such as the unit

you’ve just purchased is only the start of your

musical enjoyment. Now it’s time to consider how

you can maximize the fun and excitement your

equipment offers. This manufacturer and the

Electronic Industries Association’s Consumer

Electronics Group want you to get the most out of

your equipment by playing it at a safe level. One that

lets the sound come through loud and clear without

annoying blaring or distortion-and, most importantly,

without affecting your sensitive hearing.

Decibel

Level Example

30 Quiet library, soft whispers

40 Living room, refrigerator, bedroom away from traffic

50 Light traffic, normal conversation, quiet office

60 Air conditioner at 20 feet, sewing machine

70 Vacuum cleaner, hair dryer, noisy restaurant

Sound can be deceiving. Over time your hearing

“comfort level” adapts to higher volumes of sound.

So what sounds “normal” can actually be loud and

harmful to your hearing. Guard against this by

setting your equipment at a safe level BEFORE your

hearing adapts.

Average city traffic, garbage disposals, alarm clock

at two feet.

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

To establish a safe level:

• Start your volume control at a low setting.

• Slowly increase the sound until you can hear it

comfortably and clearly, and without distortion.

140 Gunshot blast, jet plane

180 Rocket launching pad

Once you have established a comfortable sound

level:

• Set the dial and leave it there.

Information courtesy of the Deafness Research Foundation.

Taking a minute to do this now will help to prevent

hearing damage or loss in the future. After all, we

want you listening for a lifetime.

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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

Using repeat play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Using random play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Creating a program list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Searching a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Switching subtitles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Switching audio language/channels . . . . .31

Zooming the screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Switching camera angles . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Displaying disc information. . . . . . . . . . . .31

01 Before you start

Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

What’s in the box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Hints on installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Disc / content format playback

compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

02 Connecting up

Easy connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Connecting using the S-video output . . . . 12

Connecting using the component video

output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Connecting to an AV receiver . . . . . . . . . . 13

Connecting using HDMI (DV-490V only). . 14

About HDMI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

06 Audio Settings and Video Adjust

menus

Audio Settings menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Video Adjust menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

07 Initial Settings menu

Using the Initial Settings menu . . . . . . . . .34

Digital Audio Out settings . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Video Output settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Language settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Display settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Options settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Parental Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

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 player’s

08 Additional information

Taking care of your player and discs . . . . .40

Screen sizes and disc formats. . . . . . . . . .41

Resetting the player. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

DVD-Video regions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Selecting languages using the language

code list. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Language code list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Country/Area code list. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

on-screen displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Playing discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

05 Playing discs

Scanning discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Playing in slow motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Frame advance/frame reverse . . . . . . . . . 25

Viewing a JPEG slideshow . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Browsing DVD or Video CD disc with

the Disc Navigator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Browsing WMA, MP3, DivX video and

JPEG files with the Disc Navigator . . . . . . 26

Looping a section of a disc. . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Before you start

^CB^hae^pf^teo^{r 1}re you start

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.

Features

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24-bit/96 kHz compatible DAC

The integrated 24-bit/96 kHz DAC means that

this player is compatible with high sampling-

rate discs, capable of delivering exceptional

sound quality in terms of dynamic range, low-

level resolution and high-frequency detail.

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DSP effects for enhanced playback

See Audio Settings and Video Adjust menus on

page 32.

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Surround sound entertainment with

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Picture zoom

Dolby Digital and DTS software

See Zooming the screen on page 31.

•

MP3 and WMA compatibility

Logos:

See Compressed audio compatibility on page 9.

When connected to a suitable AV amplifier or

receiver, this player gives great surround

sound with Dolby Digital and DTS discs.

•

JPEG compatibility

See JPEG file compatibility on page 10.

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•

DivX

video compatibility

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PureCinema Progressive Scan video

When connected to a progressive scan-

See DivX video compatibility on page 10.

compatible TV or monitor using the

Logos:

component video outputs, you can enjoy

extremely stable, flicker free images, with the

same frame refresh rate as the original movie.

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Energy saving design

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New Disc Navigator with moving

An auto power-off function switches the player

pictures

into standby if not used for about 30 minutes.

The new Disc Navigator enables you play the

first few seconds of each title or chapter in a

thumbnail image on screen.

Manufactured under license from Dolby

Laboratories. “Dolby” and the double-D symbol

are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

HDMI digital interface (DV-490V only)

The HDMI (High Definition Multimedia

“DTS” and “DTS Digital Out” are registered

Interface) interconnect provides high quality

digital audio and video, all from a single user-

friendly connector. HDMI is the first consumer

electronics interface to support uncompressed

standard, enhanced, or high-definition video

plus standard to multi-channel surround

trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.

HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Definition

Multimedia Interface are trademarks or

registered trademarks of HDMI licensing LLC.

sound audio , all using one interface. You can

Before you start

• Remove batteries from equipment that

isn’t going to be used for a month or more.

It is not possible to output SACD or DVD-

Audio sources from the HDMI connection of this

player.

• When disposing of used batteries, please

comply with governmental regulations or

environmental public instruction’s rules

that apply in your country or area.

DivX, DivX Certified, and associated logos are

trademarks of DivX, Inc. and are used under

license.

• Do not use or store batteries in direct

sunlight or other excessively hot place,

such as inside a car or near a heater. This

can cause batteries to leak, overheat,

explode or catch fire. It can also reduce the

life or performance of batteries.

What’s in the box

Please confirm that the following accessories

are in the box when you open it.

• Remote control

• AA/R6P dry cell batteries x 2

• Audio/video cable (red/white/yellow plugs)

• Operating instructions

• Warranty card

Hints on installation

We want you to enjoy using this product for

years to come, so please use the following

guidelines when choosing a suitable location:

Putting the batteries in the remote

Do...

• Use in a well-ventilated room.

•

Open the battery compartment cover

• Place on a solid, flat, level surface, such as

a table, shelf or stereo rack.

and insert the batteries as shown.

Use two AA/R6P batteries and follow the

indications (ꢀ, ꢁ) inside the compartment.

Close the cover when you’re finished.

Don’t...

• Use in a place exposed to high

temperatures or humidity, including near

radiators and other heat-generating

appliances.

• Place on a window sill or a place where the

player will be exposed to direct sunlight.

Important

• Use in an excessively dusty or damp

environment.

Incorrect use of batteries can result in hazards

such as leakage and bursting. Please observe

the following:

• Place directly on top of an amplifier, or

other component in your stereo system

that becomes hot in use.

• Don’t mix new and old batteries together.

• Use near a television or monitor as you may

experience interference—especially if the

television uses an indoor antenna.

• Don’t use different kinds of battery

together—although they may look similar,

different batteries may have different

voltages.

• Use in a kitchen or other room where the

player may be exposed to smoke or steam.

• Make sure that the plus and minus ends of

each battery match the indications in the

battery compartment.

Before you start

• Use on a thick rug or carpet, or cover with

cloth—this may prevent proper cooling of

the unit.

•

is a trademark of Fuji Photo Film Co. Ltd.

• Also compatible with KODAK Picture CD

This player supports the IEC’s 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.

• Place on an unstable surface, or one that is

not large enough to support all four of the

unit’s feet.

• Do not use or store batteries in direct

sunlight or other excessively hot place,

such as inside a car or near a heater. This

can cause batteries to leak, overheat,

explode or catch fire. It can also reduce the

life or performance of batteries.

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.

Disc / content format playback

compatibility

The non-DVD, audio side of the disc is not

compliant with the CD Audio specification and

therefore may not play.

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 format—see below for further

compatibility information.

The DVD side of a DualDisc plays in this

product.

For more detailed information on the DualDisc

specification, please refer to the disc

manufacturer or disc retailer.

CD-R/RW compatibility

Please also note that recordable discs cannot be

recorded using this player.

• Compatible formats: CD-Audio, Video CD,

ISO 9660 CD-ROM* containing MP3,

WMA, JPEG or DivX video 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.

DVD-Video

DVD-R

DVD-RW

• Multi-session playback: No

• Unfinalized disc playback: No

Audio CD

Video CD

CD-R

CD-RW

• File structure (may differ): Up to 299 folders

on a disc; up to 648 folders and files

(combined) within each folder

Fujicolor CD

• This unit will play DVD+R/+RW discs.

is a trademark of DVD Format/Logo

•

Licensing Corporation.

Before you start

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.

About WMA

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.

The Windows Media logo printed on the box

indicates that this player can playback

Windows Media Audio content.

• Unfinalized playback: No

WMA is an acronym for Windows Media Audio

andreferstoanaudiocompressiontechnology

developed by Microsoft Corporation. WMA

content can be encoded by using Windows

• WMA/MP3/JPEG file playback on DVD-R/

RW: No

Media Player version 7, 7.1, Windows Media

Compressed audio compatibility

• Compatible formats: MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3

(MP3), Windows Media Audio (WMA)

Player for Windows XP, or Windows Media

Player 9 Series.

Microsoft, Windows Media, and the Windows

• Sampling rates: 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz

logo are trademarks, or registered trademarks of

Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/

or other countries.

• Bit-rates: Any (128 Kbps or higher

recommended)

• VBR (variable bit rate) MP3 playback: No

• VBR WMA playback: No

About DivX

• WMA lossless encoding compatible: No

DivX is a media technology created by DivX,

Inc. DivX media files contain compressed

video. DivX files can also include advanced

media features like menus, subtitles, and

alternate audiotracks. This player can play DivX

video files burned on CD-R/RW/ROM discs.

Keeping the same terminology as DVD-Video,

individual DivX video files are called "Titles".

When naming files/titles on a CD-R/RW disc

prior to burning, keep in mind that by default

they will be played in alphabetical order.

• DRM (Digital Rights Management)

compatible: Yes (DRM-protected audio

files will not play in this player—see also

DRM in the Glossary on page 44)

• File extensions: .mp3, .wma (these must be

used for the player to recognize MP3 and

WMA files – do not use for other file types)

Before you start

Displaying DivX subtitle files

• Plays all versions of DivX video (including

The font sets listed below are available for DivX

external subtitle files. You can see the proper

font set on-screen by setting the Subtitle

Language (in Language settings on page 36)

to match the subtitle file.

DivX 6) with standard playback of DivX

media files.

• 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.

This player supports the following language

groups:

Group 1: Albanian (sq), Basque (eu), Catalan (ca),

Danish (da), Dutch (nl), English (en), Faroese (fo),

Finnish (fi), French (fr), German (de), Icelandic (is), Irish

(ga), Italian (it), Norwegian (no), Portuguese (pt), Rhaeto-

Romanic (rm), Scottish (gd), Spanish (es), Swedish (sv)

Group 2: Albanian (sq), Croatian (hr), Czech (cs),

Hungarian (hu), Polish (pl), Romanian (ro), Slovak (sk),

Slovenian (sl)

DivX, DivX Certified, and associated logos are

trademarks of DivX, Inc. and are used under

license.

Group 3: Bulgarian (bg), Byelorussian (be), Macedonian

(mk), Russian (ru), Serbian (sr), Ukrainian (uk)

Group 4: Hebrew (iw), Yiddish (ji)

JPEG file compatibility

• Compatible formats: Baseline JPEG and

EXIF 2.2* still image files up to a resolution

of 3072 x 2048.

Group 5: Turkish (tr)

• Some external subtitle files may be

displayed incorrectly or not at all.

*File format used by digital still cameras.

• Progressive JPEG compatible: No

• 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

• File extensions: .jpg (must be used for the

player to recognize JPEG files – do not use

for other file types)

• The filename of the movie file has to be

repeated at the beginning of the filename

for the external subtitle file.

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.

• The number of external subtitle files which

can be switched for the same movie file is

limited to a maximum of 10.

Discs recorded in packet write mode (UDF

format) are not compatible with this player.

DivX video compatibility

Check the DVD-R/RW or CD-R/RW software

disc boxes for additional compatibility

information.

• Official DivX Certified product.

Connecting up

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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. In this setup, stereo audio is played through the speakers in your TV.

• The following illustrations show the DV-393, but connections for the DV-490V are the same

except where indicated.

A/V IN

White

VIDEO OUT

AUDIO OUT

COAXIAL

S-VIDEO

OUT

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

Red

Yellow

To power

outlet

Important

• 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.)

• When connecting to your TV as shown above, do not set the Component Out setting (See

Video Output settings on page 35) to Progressive.

Connecting up

Connect the VIDEO OUT and AUDIO

OUT L/R jacks to a set of A/V inputs on your

TV.

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. Make sure you match up the left and

right audio outputs with their corresponding

inputs for correct stereo sound.

VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT

See below if you want to use a component or

S-video cable for the video connection.

COAXIAL

S-VIDEO

OUT

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

Plug into a power outlet.

Note

Connecting using the

component video output

• Before unplugging the player from the

power outlet, make sure you first switch it

into standby using either the front panel ꢂ

STANDBY/ON button, or the remote

control, and wait of the -OFF- message to

disappear from the player’s display.

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.

• For the above reasons, do not plug this

player into a switched power supply found

on some amplifiers and AV receivers.

•

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.

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.

COMPONENT

VIDEO IN

•

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).

VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT

COAXIAL

Line up the small triangle above the jack with

S-VIDEO

OUT

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

the same mark on the plug before plugging in.

Connecting up

resolution will be reset to its default—see

Resetting the output resolution to the

default setting with HDMI connection on

page 15.)

Watching progressive scan video

from the component video outputs

This player can output progressive scan video

from the component video output. Compared

to interlace video, progressive scan video

effectively doubles the scanning rate of the

picture, resulting in a very stable, flicker-free

image.

ꢂ STANDBY/ON

To set up the player for use with a progressive

scan TV, see Video Output settings on page 35.

When the player is set to output progressive

scan video, the PRGSVE indicator lights in the

front panel display.

DV-490V

ꢃ

Connecting to an AV receiver

Important

To enjoy multichannel surround sound you

need to connect this player to an AV receiver

using the digital audio output.

• When Component Out (page 35) is set to

Progressive, there is no video output from

the VIDEO OUT (composite) and S (S-

video) jacks.

In addition to a digital connection, we

recommend also connecting using the stereo

analog connection.

• If you want to display video on more than

one monitor simultaneously, make sure

the player is set to Interlace.

You’ll probably also want to connect a video

output to your AV receiver. You can use any of

the video outputs available on this player (the

illustration shows a standard (composite)

connection).

• If you connect a TV that is not compatible

with a progressive scan signal and switch

the player to progressive, you will not be

able to see any picture at all. In this case,

switch everything off and reconnect using

the supplied video cable (see Easy

connections on page 11), then switch back

to Interlace (see below).

Switching the video output to interlace

using the front panel controls

Switch the player to standby then, using the

front panel controls, press ꢂ STANDBY/ON

while pressing ꢃto switch the player back to

Interlace.

• DV-490V only: If the player is connected

using HDMI, disconnect the HDMI cable

before resetting the player to interlace

output. (If left connected, the HDMI output

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

(COAXIAL)

VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT

AV receiver

COAXIAL

S-VIDEO

OUT

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

DV-490V

VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT

COAXIAL

DIGITAL

AUDIO OUT

• You can use the S-video or component

video jacks to connect to the AV receiver if

you prefer.

HDMI

OUT

S-VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

Connecting using HDMI (DV-

490V only)

DIGITAL IN

(COAXIAL)

AV receiver

If you have a HDMI equipped monitor or

display, you can connect it to this player using

a commercially available HDMI cable.

DV-393

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/Super VCD,

CD and MP3.

VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT

COAXIAL

S-VIDEO

OUT

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

Use an HDMI cable to connect the HDMI

Use a coaxial cable (similar to the supplied

video cable) to connect the COAXIAL DIGITAL

AUDIO OUT jack to a coaxial input on your AV

receiver.

OUT interconnect on this player to an HDMI

interconnect on a HDMI-compatible

monitor.

Connect the analog AUDIO OUT L/R and

VIDEO OUT jacks on this player to a set of

analog audio and video inputs on your AV

receiver.

HDMI

connector

HDMI-compatible display

VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT

COAXIAL

DIGITAL

AUDIO OUT

HDMI

OUT

S-VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

Connecting up

• The arrow on the cable connector body

should be face up for correct alignment

with the connector on the player.

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 2.2 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.

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.

HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Definition

Multimedia Interface are trademarks or

registered trademarks of HDMI licensing LLC.

Resetting the output resolution to the

default setting with HDMI connection

Switch the player to standby then, using the

front panel controls, press ꢂ STANDBY/ON

while pressing ꢃto switch the player back to

480P.

• 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).

ꢂ STANDBY/ON

• 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.

DV-490V

ꢃ

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

Controls and displays

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Front panel

12 11 10

DV-490V

12 11 10

DV-393/ DV-290

ꢂ STANDBY/ON (page 18)

Disc tray

10 ꢅ (page 21)

11 ꢆ (page 21)

12 ꢇ (page 21)

TOP MENU (page 22)

ENTER & cursor buttons (page 18)

MENU (page 22)

13 ꢃ and ꢈ (page 21)

14 HDMI indicator (DV-490V only)

Lights when this player is recognized by

another HDMl or DVI/HDCP compatible

component.

RETURN (page 22)

HOME MENU (page 18)

Display

15 RW Compatible (page 8)

ꢄ OPEN/CLOSE (page 20)

Controls and displays

Remote control

11 ꢆ (page 21)

12 PLAY MODE (page 27)

13 SURROUND (page 32)

14 ꢄ OPEN/CLOSE (page 20)

15 ANGLE (page 31)

16 CLEAR (page 29)

17 ENTER (page 18)

18 MENU (page 22)

19 RETURN (page 18)

20 ꢌ and ꢍ/ꢎ (page 21, 24)

21 ꢈ (page 21)

STANDBY/ON

OPEN/CLOSE

ꢄ

ꢂ

AUDIO

SUBTITLE

ANGLE

CLEAR

ENTER

TOP MENU

ENTER

HOME

RETURN

22 ꢇ (page 21)

ꢊ/ꢋ

ꢉ

ꢎ/ꢍ

ꢌ

23 DISPLAY (page 31)

24 ZOOM (page 31)

ꢅ

ꢃ

ꢆ

ꢇ

ꢈ

PLAY MODE SURROUND ZOOM

DISPLAY

Using the remote control

Keep in mind the following when using the

remote control:

• Make sure that there are no obstacles

between the remote and the remote sensor

on the unit.

• The remote has a range of about 7 m(23 ft.).

ꢂ STANDBY/ON (page 18)

AUDIO (page 31)

• Remote operation may become unreliable

if strong sunlight or fluorescent light is

shining on the unit’s remote sensor.

SUBTITLE (page 30)

• Remote controllers for different devices

can interfere with each other. Avoid using

remotes for other equipment located close

to this unit.

Number buttons (page 21)

TOP MENU (page 22)

ENTER & cursor buttons (page 18)

HOME MENU (page 18)

ꢉ and ꢊ/ꢋ (page 21, 24)

ꢅ (page 21)

• Replace the batteries when you notice a

fall off in the operating range of the remote.

10 ꢃ (page 21)

Getting started

Chapter 4

Getting started

Switching on

Using the on-screen displays

After making sure that everything is connected

properly and that the player is plugged in,

press ꢂ STANDBY/ON on the front panel or

remote control to switch the player on.

For ease of use, this player makes extensive

use of graphical on-screen displays (OSDs).

All the screens are navigated in basically the

same way, using the cursor buttons (ꢀ/ꢁ/ꢂ/

ꢃ) to change the highlighted item and

pressing ENTER to select it.

Also, switch on your TV and make sure that it is

set to the input you connected the DVD player

to.

ENTER

ꢂ STANDBY/ON

ENTER

HOME

GMUEINDUE

RETURN

DV-490V

FAQ

• My DVD player switches on but there is

nothing displayed on my TV.

Make sure that the TV is set to the correct

video input (not a TV channel). For

example, if you connected this player to the

VIDEO 1 inputs on your TV, switch your TV

to VIDEO 1.

Button

What it does

HOME

Display/exit the on-screen display.

ꢀ/ꢁ/ꢂ/ꢃ Changes the highlighted menu

Note

item.

• This player features a screen saver and an

auto power off function. If the player is

stopped and no button is pressed for

around five minutes, the screen saver

starts. If the disc tray is closed but no disc

is playing and no control is pressed for

about 30 minutes, the player automatically

goes into standby.

Selects the highlighted menu

item (both ENTER buttons on the

remote work in exactly the same

way).

ENTER

RETURN

Returns to the main menu

without saving changes.

Getting started

Setting the language of this

player’s on-screen displays

Note

• From here on in this manual, the word

‘select’ generally means use the cursor

buttons to highlight an item on-screen,

then press ENTER.

This sets the language of the player’s on-

screen displays.

Press HOME MENU and select ‘Initial

Settings’.

Setting up the player for your

Initial Settings

If you have a widescreen (16:9) TV, you should

setup the player so that the picture will be

presented correctly. If you have a conventional

(4:3) TV, you can leave the player on the default

setting and move on to the next section.

Select ‘OSD Language’ from the

‘Display’ settings.

Initial Settings

Digital Audio Out

Video Output

Language

OSD Language

Angle Indicator

English

français

Deutsch

Italiano

Español

Press HOME MENU and select ‘Initial

Display

Settings’.

Options

Initial Settings

Select ‘TV Screen’ from the ‘Video

Select a language.

Output’ settings.

The on-screen language will change according

to your selection.

Initial Settings

Digital Audio Out

Video Output

Language

4:3 (Letter Box)

4:3 (Pan&Scan)

16:9 (Wide)

TV Screen

Press HOME MENU to exit the menu

Component Out

screen.

Display

Options

If you have a widescreen (16:9) TV,

select ‘16:9 (Wide)’.

If you have a conventional (4:3) TV, you can

change the setting from 4:3 (Letter Box) to 4:3

(Pan & Scan) if you prefer. See Video Output

settings on page 35 for more details.

Press HOME MENU to exit the menu

screen.

Getting started

Playing discs

Press ꢄ OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc

tray.

The basic playback controls for playing DVD,

CD, Video CD, DivX video and MP3/WMA discs

are covered here. Further functions are

detailed in the next chapter.

Load a disc.

Load a disc with the label side facing up, using

the disc tray guide to align the disc (if you’re

loading a double-sided DVD disc, load it with

the side you want to play face down).

For details on playing JPEG picture discs, see

Viewing a JPEG slideshow on page 25.

Important

• Throughout this manual, the term ‘DVD’

means DVD-Video and DVD-R/RW. If a

function is specific to a particular kind of

DVD disc, it is specified.

STANDBY/ON

OPEN/CLOSE

Press ꢅ (play) to start playback.

ꢄ

ꢂ

If you’re playing a DVD or Video CD, an on-

screen menu may appear. See DVD-Video disc

menus on page 22 and Video CD PBC menus

on page 22 for more on how to navigate these.

ENTER

• If you’re playing a containing DivX video

files or MP3/WMA audio files, it may take a

few seconds before playback starts, etc.

This is normal.

ENTER

• Please see Disc / content format playback

compatibility on page 8 if you want to play a

Dual Disc (DVD/CD hybrid disc).

ꢊ/ꢋ

ꢉ

ꢎ/ꢍ

ꢌ

ꢅ

ꢃ

ꢆ

ꢇ

ꢈ

Note

• You may find with some DVD discs that

some playback controls don’t work in

certain parts of the disc. This is not a

malfunction.

• If a disc contains a mixture of DivX video

and other media file types (MP3, for

example), first select whether to play the

DivX video files (DivX)or the other media

file types (MP3 / WMA / JPEG) from the

on-screen display.

If the player isn’t already on, press

ꢂ STANDBY/ON to switch it on.

If you’re playing a DVD, disc containing DivX

video files or Video CD, also turn on your TV

and make sure that it is set to the correct video

input.

Getting started

Basic playback controls

Resume and Last Memory

The table below shows the basic controls on

the remote for playing discs. The following

chapter covers other playback features in more

detail.

When you stop playback of a DVD, CD, or Video

CD or DivX video 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 ꢇ

(stop) while RESUME is displayed.)

Button

What it does

ꢅ

Starts playback.

If the display shows RESUME or

LAST MEM playback starts from the

resume or last memory point (see

also Resume and Last Memory

below.)

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.

ꢆ

ꢇ

Pauses a disc that’s playing, or

restarts a paused disc.

Stops playback.

more on HDMI compatibility.

• Why won’t the disc I loaded play?

Make sure the resolution on this player

matches that of the component you have

connected using HDMI. See HDMI

Resolution on page 36 to change the HDMI

resolution.

First check that you loaded the disc the

right way up (label side up), and that it’s

clean and undamaged. See Taking care of

your player and discs on page 40 for

information on cleaning discs.

If a disc loaded correctly won’t play, it’s

probably an incompatible format or disc

type, such as DVD-Audio or DVD-ROM. See

Disc / content format playback compatibility

on page 8 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.

Playing discs

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• Depending on the disc, normal playback

may automatically resume when a new

chapter is reached on a DVD disc.

Note

• Many of the functions covered in this

chapter apply to DVD discs, Video CDs,

CDs, DivX video and WMA/MP3 JPEG

discs, although the exact operation of

some varies slightly with the kind of disc

loaded.

Playing in slow motion

You can play DVDs at four different slow

motion speeds, forwards and backwards.

Video CDs and DivX video can be played at four

different forward slow motion speeds.

• 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.

During playback, press ꢆ (pause).

Press and hold ꢊ/ꢋ or ꢎ/ꢍ until

• 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.

slow motion playback starts.

• The slow motion speed is shown on-

screen.

• There is no sound during slow motion

playback.

Press repeatedly to change the slow

Scanning discs

motion speed.

You can fast-scan discs forward or backward at

four different speeds (DivX video only one

speed).

To resume normal playback, press ꢅ

(play).

• Depending on the disc, normal playback

may automatically resume when a new

chapter is reached.

During playback, press ꢉ or ꢌ to

start scanning.

• There is no sound while scanning DVDs,

DivX video and Video CDs.

Press repeatedly to increase the

scanning speed.

• The scanning speed is shown on-screen.

To resume normal playback, press ꢅ

(play).

• When scanning a Video CD playing in PBC

mode or a WMA/MP3 track, playback

automatically resumes at the end or

beginning of the track.

Playing discs

Frame advance/frame reverse

Button

What it does

You can advance or back up DVD discs frame-

by-frame. With Video CDs and DivX video file

you can only use frame advance.

Pauses the slideshow and rotates the

displayed picture 90º (counter)

clockwise. (Press ꢅ (play) to restart

slideshow.)

ꢂ/ꢃ

During playback, press ꢆ (pause).

Pauses the slideshow and ﬂips the

displayed picture horizontally or

vertically. (Press ꢅ (play) to restart

slideshow.)

ꢀ/ꢁ

Press ꢊ/ꢋ or ꢎ/ꢍ to reverse or

advance a frame at a time.

To resume normal playback, press ꢅ

(play).

ZOOM

Pauses the slideshow and zooms the

picture. Press again to toggle

between 1x, 2x and 4x zoom. (Press

ꢅ (play) to restart slideshow.)

• Depending on the disc, normal playback

may automatically resume when a new

chapter is reached.

Displays the Disc Navigator screen

(see below).

Viewing a JPEG slideshow

After loading a CD/CD-R/RW containing JPEG

picture files, press ꢅ(play) to start a slideshow

from the first folder/picture on the disc. The

player displays the pictures in each folder in

alphabetical order.

Note

• The time it takes for the player to load a file

increases with large file sizes.

• If the folder contains WMA/MP3 files,

playback of the slideshow and WMA/MP3

files repeats. During the audio playback,

you can still use the skip (ꢃ/ꢈ), scan

(ꢉ/ꢌ) and pause (ꢆ) functions.

Browsing DVD or Video CD disc

with the Disc Navigator

Use the Disc Navigator to browse through the

contents of a DVD or Video CD disc to find the

part you want to play.

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).

Important

While the slideshow is running:

• You can’t use the Disc Navigator with

Video CDs in PBC mode.

During playback, press HOME MENU

Button

What it does

and select ‘Disc Navigator’ from the on-

screen menu.

ꢆ

Pauses the slideshow; press again to

restart.

Disc Navigator

ꢃ

ꢈ

Displays the previous picture.

Displays the next picture.

Playing discs

Select a view option.

You can use either the cursor buttons (ꢀ/ꢁ/

ꢂ/ꢃ) 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

not, but include:

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 30.

• Title – Titles from a DVD-Video disc.

• Chapter – Chapters from the current title

of a DVD-Video disc.

Browsing WMA, MP3, DivX

video and JPEG files with the

Disc Navigator

• Track – Tracks from a Video CD disc.

• Time – Thumbnails from a Video CD disc at

10 minute intervals.

Use the Disc Navigator to find a particular file

or folder by filename. Note that if there are

other types of files on the same disc, these will

not be displayed in the Disc Navigator.

• Original: Title – Original titles from a VR

mode DVD-RW disc.

• Playlist: Title – Playlist titles from a VR

mode DVD-RW disc.

Press HOME MENU and select ‘Disc

• Original: Time – Thumbnails from the

Original content at 10 minute intervals.

Navigator’ from the on-screen menu.

• Playlist: Time – Thumbnails from the

Playlist at 10 minute intervals.

00:00/ 00:00

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The screen shows up to six moving thumbnail

images displayed one after another. To display

the previous/next six thumbnails, press ꢃ/

ꢈ (you don’t have to wait for all the

thumbnails to finish playing to display the

previous/next page).

Folder1

Folder2

Folder3

Folder4

Select the thumbnail image for what

Use the cursor buttons (ꢀ/ꢁ/ꢂ/ꢃ)

you want to play.

and ENTER to navigate.

Use the cursor up/down buttons (ꢀ/ꢁ) to

move up and down the folder/file list.

Use the cursor left button (ꢂ) to return to the

parent folder.

Use ENTER or cursor right (ꢃ) 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.

Disc Navigator: Title

01- 49: --

Playing discs

• When a JPEG file is highlighted, a

thumbnail image is displayed on the right.

Looping a section of a disc

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

played over and over.

00:00/ 00:00

Folder2

0kbps

• You can’t use A-B Repeat with Video CDs in

PBC mode, or WMA/MP3/DivX video files.

File1

File2

File3

File4

File5

During playback, press PLAY MODE and

select ‘A-B Repeat’ from the list of

functions on the left.

To play the highlighted track or DivX

Play Mode

video file or display the highlighted JPEG

file, press ENTER.

A-B Repeat

Repeat

A(Start Point)

B(End Point)

Off

• When a WMA/MP3 or DivX video file is

selected, playback begins, starting with the

selected file, and continues until the end of

the folder.

Random

Program

Search Mode

• When a JPEG file is selected, a slideshow

begins, starting with that file, and

continues to the end of the folder.

Press ENTER on ‘A(Start Point)’ to set

the loop start point.

Press ENTER on ‘B(End Point)’ to set the

loop end point.

After pressing ENTER, playback jumps back to

Tip

the start point and plays the loop.

• You can also play a JPEG slideshow while

listening to WMA/MP3 playback. Simply

select the audio file you want to listen to

followed by the JPEG from which you want

the slideshow to start. Playback of both the

slideshow and the audio files repeats.

Playback controls are effective for the

JPEG slideshow only.

To resume normal playback, select ‘Off’

from the menu.

Using repeat play

There are various repeat play options,

depending on the kind of disc loaded. It’s also

possible to use repeat play together with

program play to repeat the tracks/chapters in

the program list (see Creating a program list on

page 29).

• To play the contents of the whole disc

rather than just the current folder, exit the

Disc Navigator and start playback using

the ꢅ (play) button.

Important

• You can’t use Repeat play with Video CDs

in PBC mode, or with WMA/MP3 discs.

• You can’t use repeat and random play at

the same time.

Playing discs

During playback, press PLAY MODE and

Using random play

select ‘Repeat’ from the list of functions on

the left.

Use the random play function to play titles or

chapters (DVD-Video), or tracks (CD, Video CD)

at random. (Note that the same track/title/

chapter may play more than once.)

Play Mode

A-B Repeat

Repeat

Title Repeat

Chapter Repeat

Repeat Off

You can set the random play option when a

disc is playing or stopped.

Random

Program

Search Mode

Important

• Random play remains in effect until you

select Random Off from the random play

menu options.

Select a repeat play option.

If program play is active, select Program

Repeat to repeat the program list, or Repeat

Off to cancel.

• You can’t use random play with VR format

DVD-RW discs, Video CDs playing in PBC

mode, WMA/MP3 discs, DivX video discs,

or while a DVD disc menu is being

displayed.

The repeat options available depend on the

kind of disc loaded. For example, for DVD

discs, you can select Title Repeat or Chapter

Repeat (or Repeat Off).

• You can't use random play together with

program or repeat play.

Play Mode

A-B Repeat

Repeat

Title Repeat

Chapter Repeat

Repeat Off

Press PLAY MODE and select ‘Random’

Random

from the list of functions on the left.

Program

Search Mode

Play Mode

A-B Repeat

Repeat

Random Title

Random Chapter

Random Off

• For CDs and Video CDs, select Disc

Repeat or Track Repeat (or Repeat Off).

Random

Program

Search Mode

• For DivX video discs, select Title Repeat

(or Repeat Off).

Select a random play option.

The random play options available depend on

the kind of disc loaded. For example, for DVD

discs, you can select Random Title or

Random Chapter (or Random Off).

Play Mode

A-B Repeat

Repeat

Random Title

Random Chapter

Random Off

Random

Program

Search Mode

Playing discs

• For CDs and Video CDs, select On or Off to

switch random play on or off.

Use the cursor buttons and ENTER to

select a title, chapter or track for the

current step in the program list.

For a DVD disc, you can add a title or a chapter

to the program list.

Tip

• Use the following controls during random

play:

Program

Program Step

Title 1~38

Chapter 1~004

01. 01

02.

Title 01

Title 02

Title 03

Title 04

Title 05

Title 06

Title 07

Title 08

Chapter 001

Chapter 002

Chapter 003

Chapter 004

Button

What it does

03.

04.

ꢈ

Selects a new track/title/chapter

at random.

05.

06.

07.

08.

ꢃ

Returns to the beginning of the

current track/title/chapter;

further presses select another

random track/title/chapter.

• For a CD or Video CD, select a track to add

to the program list.

After pressing ENTER to select the title/

chapter/track, the step number automatically

moves down one.

Creating a program list

This feature lets you program the play order of

titles/chapters/tracks on a disc.

Repeat step 3 to build up a program list.

A program list can contain up to 24 titles/

chapters/tracks.

• 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/track

number.

Important

• You can’t use Program play with VR format

DVD-RW discs, Video CDs playing in PBC

mode, WMA/MP3 discs, DivX video discs,

or while a DVD disc menu is being

displayed.

• To delete a step, highlight it and press

CLEAR.

Press PLAY MODE and select ‘Program’

from the list of functions on the left.

To play the program list, press ꢅ (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.

Play Mode

A-B Repeat

Repeat

Create/Edit

Playback Start

Playback Stop

Program Delete

Random

Program

Search Mode

Select ‘Create/Edit’ from the list of

program options.

Playing discs

• The disc must be playing in order to use

time search.

Tip

• Use the following controls during program

play:

Use the number buttons to enter a title,

chapter or track number, or a time.

Button

What it does

Play Mode

PLAY

MODE

Save the program list and exit

the program edit screen without

starting playback (HOME MENU

does the same).

A-B Repeat

Repeat

Title Search

Input Chapter

Chapter Search

Time Search

Random

Program

Search Mode

ꢈ

Skip to the next step in the

program list.

• For a time search, enter the number of

minutes and seconds into the currently

playing title (DVD/ DivX video) 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.

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

Press ENTER to start playback.

• Playback Stop – Turns off program play,

but does not erase the program list

Switching subtitles

• Program Delete – Erases the program list

Some DVD 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.

and turns off program play

Searching a disc

You can search DVD discs by title or chapter

number, or by time; CDs and Video CDs by

track number or time; DivX video discs by time.

Press SUBTITLE repeatedly to select a

subtitle option.

Current / Total

1/2

Important

Subtitle

English

• Search functions are not available with

Video CDs in PBC mode, or with WMA/

MP3 discs.

Note

• Some discs only allow you to change

subtitle language from the disc menu.

Press TOP MENU or MENU to access.

Press PLAY MODE and select ‘Search

Mode’ from the list of functions on the left.

Select a search mode.

• To set subtitle preferences, see Subtitle

Language on page 36.

The search options available depend on the

kind of disc loaded.

• See Displaying DivX subtitle files on page 9

for more on DivX subtitles.

Playing discs

Use the cursor buttons to change the

Switching audio language/

channels

zoomed area.

You can change the zoom factor and the

zoomed area freely during playback.

When playing a DVD and DivX video disc

recorded with dialog in two or more languages,

you can switch audio language during

playback.

• If the navigation square at the top of the

screen disappears, press ZOOM again to

display it.

When playing a VR format DVD-RW disc

recorded with dual-mono audio, you can

switch between the main, sub, and mixed

channels during playback.

Switching camera angles

Some DVD discs feature scenes shot from two

or more angles—check the disc box for details.

When playing a Video CD, you can switch

between stereo, just the left channel or just the

right channel.

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 prefer—see Display settings

on page 37).

Press AUDIO repeatedly to select an

audio language/channel option.

The language/channel information is shown

on-screen.

During playback (or when paused),

press ANGLE to switch angle.

Note

Displaying disc information

• Some DVD discs only allow you to change

audio language from the disc menu. Press

TOP MENU or MENU to access.

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 set DVD audio language preferences,

see Language settings on page 36.

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.

Zooming the screen

Using the zoom feature you can magnify a part

of the screen by a factor of 2 or 4, while

watching a DVD, DivX video title or Video CD or

playing a JPEG disc.

During playback, use the ZOOM button

to select the zoom factor (Normal, 2x or

4x).

• Since DVD, Video CD, DivX video title and

JPEG pictures have a fixed resolution,

picture quality will deteriorate, especially at

4x zoom. This is not a malfunction.

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

Digital audio sources.

adjusting the way discs sound.

Press HOME MENU and select ‘Audio

• 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 34).

Settings’ from the on-screen display.

Audio Settings

Select and change settings using the ꢀ/

• The effect of Audio DRC also depends on

your speakers and AV receiver settings.

ꢁ/ꢂ/ꢃ (cursor) buttons, and ENTER.

Audio Settings

Equalizer

Off

Virtual Surround

• Settings: On, Off (default)

Virtual Surround

Audio DRC

Dialog

Switch on Virtual Surround to enjoy realistic

surround sound effects from just two speakers.

Tip

Audio DRC

• You can also use the SURROUND button

on the remote control to switch Virtual

Surround on.

• Settings: High, Medium, Low, Off

(default)

When watching Dolby Digital DVDs at low

volume, it’s easy to lose the quieter sounds

completely—including some of the dialog.

Switching Audio DRC (Dynamic Range

Control) to on can help by bringing up the

quieter sounds, while controlling loud peaks.

Note

• Virtual Surround doesn’t work with DTS,

through either the analog or digital

outputs.

How much of a difference you hear depends on

the material you’re listening to. If the material

doesn’t have wide variations in volume, you

may not notice much change.

• 96 kHz linear PCM audio is automatically

downsampled to 48 kHz if Virtual Surround

is switched on.

Audio Settings and Video Adjust menus

• If the player is outputting Dolby Digital,

DTS or MPEG bitstream audio (in other

words, no conversion to PCM), Virtual

Surround has no effect on the audio from

the digital output. See Digital Audio Out

settings on page 34 for how to set up the

digital output formats.

Make settings using the

ꢀ/ꢁ/ꢂ/ꢃ (cursor) buttons, and ENTER.

Video Adjust

Sharpness

Brightness

Contrast

Gamma

ꢅ

Standard

Off

Hue

Chroma Level

• How good the surround effect is varies with

the disc.

You can adjust the following picture quality

settings:

Dialog

• Sharpness – Adjusts the sharpness of

edges in the picture (Fine, Standard

(default), Soft).

• Settings: High, Medium, Low, Off

(default)

The Dialog feature is designed to make the

dialog stand out from other background

sounds in the soundtrack.

• Brightness – Adjusts the overall

brightness (–20 to +20).

• Contrast – Adjusts the contrast between

light and dark (–16 to +16).

Equalizer

• Settings: Rock, Pop, Live, Dance, Techno,

Classic, Soft, Off (default)

• Gamma – Adjusts the ‘warmth’ of the

picture (High, Medium, Low, Off

(default)).

The various preset EQ curves are designed to

suit various styles of music.

• Hue – Adjusts the red/green balance

(Green 9 to Red 9).

• Chroma Level – Adjusts how saturated

colors appear (–9 to +9).

Note

• 96 kHz linear PCM audio is automatically

downsampled to 48 kHz if the Equalizer is

switched on.

Adjust the Brightness, Contrast, Hue and

Chroma Level settings using the ꢂ/ꢃ (cursor

left/right) buttons.

Brightness

min

max

Video Adjust menu

From the Video Adjust screen you can adjust

various settings that affect how the picture is

presented.

Press ENTER to return to the Video

Adjust screen, or HOME MENU to exit.

Press HOME MENU and select ‘Video

Adjust’ from the on-screen display.

Video Adjust

Initial Settings menu

Chapter 7

Initial Settings menu

Using the Initial Settings menu

The Initial Settings menu provides audio and

video output settings, parental lock settings,

and display settings, among others.

• The Digital Audio Out settings only need to

be set if you have connected the digital

output of this player to an AV receiver, or

other equipment.

If an option is grayed out it means that it

cannot be changed at the current time. This is

usually because a disc is playing. Stop the

disc, then change the setting.

• Check the operating instructions supplied

with your other equipment to see which

digital audio formats it’s compatible with.

• Some settings, such as TV Screen, Audio

Language and Subtitle Language may be

overridden by the DVD disc. Often these

settings can also be made from the DVD

disc menu.

Press HOME MENU and select ‘Initial

Settings’.

Initial Settings

• The HDMI Out, HDMI Resolution and

HDMI Color settings only need to be set if

you connected this player to an HDMI-

compatible component using the HDMI

connector.

Use the cursor buttons and ENTER to

select the setting and option you want to

set.

All the settings and options are explained on

the following pages.

• The Digital Audio Out, Component Out

and AV Connector Out settings cannot be

set if the player is connected to an HDMI-

compatible component using the HDMI

connector.

Note

• In the table below, the default setting is

shown in bold: other settings are shown in

italics.

Digital Audio Out settings

Setting

Option

What it means

Digital audio is output from the digital outputs.

No digital audio output.

Digital Out

Off

Dolby Digital encoded digital audio is output when playing a

Dolby Digital DVD disc.

Dolby Digital Out

Dolby Digital

Dolby Digital audio is converted to PCM audio before being

output.

Dolby Digital > PCM

Initial Settings menu

Setting

Option

DTS

What it means

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.)

DTS Out

No digital audio is output when playing a DTS disc.

96 kHz digital audio is converted to 48 kHz for digital output.

96 kHz digital audio is output as is at 96 kHz.

Off

96 kHz PCM Out

MPEG Out

96kHz > 48kHz

96kHz

MPEG encoded digital audio is converted to PCM audio for

digital output.

MPEG > PCM

MPEG encoded digital audio is output as is.

MPEG

Set if your monitor or device only accepts stereo input. On this

setting multichannel audio is downmixed to 2 channels for

stereo linear PCM output. (In case of DTS source, the HDMI

audio output is turned off.)

HDMI Out*

* DV-490V only.

LPCM (2 ch)

Dolby Digital, DTS and MPEG sources are processed

Auto

Off

according to how they were encoded, but if your amplifire/

monitor is not compatible with DTS audio, DTS audio output

from HDMI is turned off. Linear PCM sources are heard as is.

No digital audio output.

Video Output settings

Setting

Option

What it means

TV Screen

Set if you have a conventional 4:3 TV. Widescreen movies are

shown with black bars top and bottom.

4:3 (Letter Box)

(This setting effective for

analog and HDMI video

output. See also Screen

sizes and disc formats

on page 41.)

Set if you have a conventional 4:3 TV. Widescreen movies are

shown with the sides cropped so that the image fills the screen.

4:3 (Pan & Scan)

Set if you have a widescreen TV.

16:9 (Wide)

Interlace

Set if your TV is not compatible with progressive scan video.

Component Out

Set if your TV is compatible with progressive scan video (see

your TV’s instruction manual for details). See also Switching

the video output to interlace using the front panel controls on

page 13.

Progressive

Note that progressive scan video is only output from the

component video jacks and that there is no output from the

composite and S-video jacks when this setting is selected.

Initial Settings menu

Setting

Option

What it means

Set if your TV supports 1920 x 1080 pixel interlace video.

HDMI Resolution* 1920x1080i

* DV-490V only.

Set if your TV supports 1280 x 720 pixel progressive-scan video.

Set if your TV supports 720 x 480 pixel.

1280x720p

720x480p

Set if your TV supports 720 x 480 pixel.

720x480i

If colors are weak, this gives brighter colors and deeper black.

HDMI Color*

Full range RGB

RGB

(Default changes

depending on device

connected.)

Use this setting if colors appear overly rich on the Full Range

RGB setting.

Outputs component video format (default setting for HDMI-

compatible devices).

Component

* DV-490V only.

Language settings

Setting

Option

English

What it means

If there is an English soundtrack on the disc then it will be

played.

Audio Language

If there is the language selected on the disc, then it will be

played.

Languages as displayed

Other Language

Select to choose a language other than the ones displayed (see

page 42).

If there are English subtitles on the disc then they will be

displayed.

Subtitle Language English

(See also Displaying

DivX subtitle files on

page 10.)

If there is the subtitle language selected on the disc, then it will

be displayed.

Languages as displayed

Select to choose a language other than the ones displayed (see

page 42).

Other Language

w/Subtitle Lang.

Languages as displayed

Other Language

DVD disc menus will be displayed in the same language as

your selected subtitle language, if possible.

DVD Menu

Lang.

DVD disc menus will be displayed in the selected language, if

possible.

Select to choose a language other than the ones displayed (see

page 42).

Subtitles are displayed according to your selected subtitle

language (see above).

Subtitle Display

Subtitles are always off by default when you play a DVD disc

(note that some discs override this setting).

Off

Initial Settings menu

Display settings

Setting

Option

What it means

On-screen displays of the player are in English.

OSD Language

English

On-screen displays are shown in the language selected.

Languages as displayed

A camera icon is displayed on-screen during multi-angle

scenes on a DVD disc.

Angle Indicator

No multi-angle indication is shown.

Off

Options settings

Setting

Option

What it means

See Parental Lock on page 38.

Parental Lock

DivX VOD

–

See About DivX® VOD content on page 39.

Display

Initial Settings menu

Parental Lock

Changing your password

To change your password, confirm your

existing password then enter a new one.

• 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 won’t play.

Select ‘Password Change’.

Use the number buttons to enter your

existing password, then press ENTER.

Enter a new password and press ENTER.

This registers the new password and you will

return to the Options menu screen.

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.

Setting/changing the Parental Lock

Note

Select ‘Level Change’.

• Not all discs use Parental Lock, and will

play without requiring the password first.

Use number buttons to enter your

password, then press ENTER.

• If you forget your password, you’ll need to

reset the player to register a new password

(see Resetting the player on page 42).

Select a new level and press ENTER.

• Press ꢂ (cursor left) repeatedly to lock

more levels (more discs will require the

password); press ꢃ (cursor right) to

unlock levels. You can’t lock level 1.

Registering a new password

You must register a password before you can

change the Parental Lock level or enter a

Country code.

This sets the new level and you will return to the

Options menu screen.

Select ‘Options’, then ‘Password’.

Setting/changing the Country/Area

code

Initial Settings

You can find the Country/Area code list on

page 46.

Digital Audio Out

Video Output

Language

Password

Parental Lock

DivX VOD

Level Change

Country Code

Select ‘Country Code’.

Display

Options

Use number buttons to enter your

password, then press ENTER.

Select a Country/Area code and press

Use the number buttons to enter a 4-

ENTER.

digit password.

The numbers you enter show up as asterisks

(*) on-screen.

There are two ways you can do this:

• Select by code letter: Use ꢀ/ꢁ (cursor up/

down) to change the Country/Area code.

Press ENTER to register the password.

• Select by code number: Press ꢃ(cursor

right) then use the number buttons to enter

the 4-digit Country/Area code.

You will return to the Options menu screen.

Initial Settings menu

The new Country/Area code is set and you will

return to the Options menu screen. Note that

the new Country/Area code doesn’t take effect

until the next disc is loaded (or the current disc

is reloaded).

Select ‘Display’.

Your 8-digit registration code is displayed.

Initial Settings

Digital Audio Out

DivX (R) Video On Demand

Video Output

Language

Display

Your registration code is:

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

To learn more visit www.divx.com/vod

About DivX VOD content

Options

Done

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.

Make a note of the code as you will need it

when you register with a DivX VOD provider.

Playing DivX VOD content

Important

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 on-screen

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.

• 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 42) will not

cause you to lose your registration code.

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

Press HOME MENU and select ‘Initial

Settings’.

Select ‘Options’, then ‘DivX VOD’.

Initial Settings

Digital Audio Out

Video Output

Language

Parental Lock

DivX VOD

Display

Options

Additional information

Chapter 8

Additional information

This player is designed to be used only with

Taking care of your player and

discs

conventional, fully circular discs. Do not use

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

and edge.

Cleaning discs

Fingerprints and dust on discs can affect

playback performance. Clean using a soft, dry

cloth, wiping the disc lightly from the center to

the outside edge as shown below.

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 sharp-

tipped 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.

Don’t use self-adhesive disc labels on discs as

these can cause the disc to warp slightly

during playback causing distortion in the

picture and/or sound.

Damaged and shaped discs

Do not use cracked, chipped, warped, or

otherwise damaged discs as they may damage

the player.

Cleaning the unit’s exterior

Unplug the unit before cleaning.

Use a dry cloth to wipe off dust and dirt. If the

surfaces are very dirty, wipe with a soft cloth

dipped in some neutral cleanser diluted five or

six times with water and wrung out well, then

wipe again with a dry cloth.

Do not use furniture wax or cleaners. Never

use thinners, benzine or insecticide sprays or

other chemicals on or near this unit.

Additional information

If you use a chemical-impregnated cleaning

cloth, read the instructions carefully before

use. These cloths may leave smear marks on

half-mirror finish surfaces; if this happens,

finish with a dry cloth.

Widescreen TV users

If you have a widescreen TV, the TV Screen

setting (page 35) of this player should be set to

16:9 (Wide).

When you watch discs recorded in 4:3 format,

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.

Cleaning the pickup lens

The DVD player’s lens should not become dirty

in normal use, but if for some reason it should

malfunction due to dust or dirt, consult your

nearest Pioneer-authorized service center. We

do not recommend using commercially

available lens cleaners for CD players.

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.

Condensation

Condensation may form inside the player if it is

brought into a warm room from outside, or if

the temperature of the room rises quickly.

Although the condensation won’t damage the

player, it may temporarily impair its

performance. Leave it to adjust to the warmer

temperature for about an hour before

switching on.

Standard TV users

If you have a standard TV, the TV Screen

setting (page 35) of this player should be set to

4:3 (Letter Box) or 4:3 (Pan&Scan),

depending on which you prefer.

Set to 4:3 (Letter Box), widescreen discs are

shown with black bars top and bottom.

Moving the player

If you need to move the player, first press

ꢂ STANDBY/ON on the front panel to turn the

player off. Wait for -OFF- to disappear from the

display, then unplug the power cable. Never lift

or move the unit during playback—discs rotate

at a high speed and may be damaged.

Set to 4:3 (Pan&Scan), widescreen discs are

shown with the left and right sides cropped.

Although the picture looks larger, you don’t

actually see the whole picture.

Screen sizes and disc formats

DVD-Video discs come in several different

screen aspect ratios, ranging from TV

programs, which are generally 4:3, to

CinemaScope widescreen movies, with an

aspect ratio of up to about 7:3.

Please note that many widescreen discs

override the player’s settings so that the disc is

shown in letter box format regardless of the

setting.

Televisions, too, come in different aspect

ratios; ‘standard’ 4:3 and widescreen 16:9.

Additional information

Selecting languages using the

language code list

Note

• Using the 16:9 (Wide) setting with a

standard 4:3 TV, or either of the 4:3 settings

with a widescreen TV, will result in a

distorted picture.

Some of the language options (such as ‘DVD

Menu Lang.’ in the Setup Navigator) allow you

to set your preferred language from any of the

136 languages listed in the language code list

on page 46.

Resetting the player

Select ‘Other Language’.

Use this procedure to reset all the player’s

settings to the factory default.

Use the ꢂ/ꢃ(cursor left/right) buttons

to select either a code letter or a code

number.

Switch the player into standby.

Using the front panel buttons, hold

Use the ꢀ/ꢁ (cursor up/down) buttons

down the ꢇ (stop) button and press

ꢂ STANDBY/ON to switch the player back

on.

to select a code letter or a code number.

See Language code list on page 46 for a

complete list of languages and codes.

All the player’s 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. Discs marked ALL will play in any

player.

The diagram below shows the various DVD

regions of the world.

Additional information

HDMI troubleshooting (DV-490V)

Incorrect operation is often mistaken for trouble or malfunction. If you think that there is

something wrong with this component, check the points below. 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.

Problem

Remedy

No HDMI audio output.

• This unit has been designed to be compliant with HDMI (High

Deﬁnition Multimedia Interface). Depending on the component you

have connected, unreliable signal transfers may result.

• If the front panel HDMI indicator is lit:

– You won’t hear any sound from the HDMI output if the source

component is only DVI/HDCP-compatible.

• If the front panel HDMI indicator is unlit then:

– Make sure that you’ve selected this player as the HDMI input in the

settings for the component you’re using. You may need to refer to the

instruction manual of the component to do this.

– Check that the HDMI cable is connected properly and that the cable

isn’t damaged.

– Check that components connected using the HDMI interface are

switched on and HDMI compatible.

No HDMI video output

• Make sure that you’ve selected this player as the HDMI input in the

settings for the component you’re using. You may need to refer to the

instruction manual of the component to do this.

• Check that the HDMI cable is connected properly and that the cable

isn’t damaged.

• Check that components connected using the HDMI interface are

switched on and HDMI compatible.

• 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.

• Make sure the resolution on this player matches that of the

component you have connected using HDMI. See HDMI Resolution

on page 36 to change the HDMI resolution. See Resetting the output

resolution to the default setting with HDMI connection on page 15 if

you want to reset the output resolution.

No multichannel HDMI

audio.

• Make sure the HDMI Out setting is set to Auto (see HDMI Out on

page 35 to do this).

Additional information

Problem

Remedy

A connected DVI

component (with HDCP)

doesn’t work with this

player.

• 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.

Note

• 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.

DTS^*3

Glossary

A multi-channel audio encoding system

developed by Digital Theater Systems

that enables far more audio to be stored

on a disc than PCM encoding. See also

PCM (Pulse Code Modulation).

Analog audio Direct representation of sound by an

electrical signal. See also Digital audio.

Aspect ratio The width of a TV screen relative to its

height. Conventional TVs are 4:3;

EXIF

A file format developed by Fuji Photo

(Exchangeable Film for digital still cameras. Digital

widescreen models are 16:9.

Image File)

cameras from various manufacturers

use this compressed file format which

carries date, time and thumbnail

Digital audio Indirect representation of sound using

numbers. See also Sampling frequency

and Analog audio.

information, as well as the picture data.

DivX^*1

DivX is a media technology created by

File

extension

A tag added to the end of a filename to

indicate the type of file. For example,

“.mp3” indicates an MP3 file.

DivX, Inc. DivX media files contain

compressed video. DivX files can also

include advanced media features like

menus, subtitles, and alternate

audiotracks.

HDMI^*4(DV-

490V only)

HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia

Interface) is a high-speed digital

interface which has the capability to

support standard, enhanced, or high-

definition video plus standard to multi-

channel 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.

Dolby

Digital^*2

A multi-channel audio encoding system

developed by Dolby Laboratories that

enables far more audio to be stored on a

disc than PCM encoding. See also PCM

(Pulse Code Modulation).

DRM

DRM (Digital Rights Management) copy

protection is a technology designed to

prevent unauthorized copying by

restricting playback, etc. of material on

devices other the PC (or other WMA

recording equipment) used to record it.

For detailed information, please see the

instruction manuals or help files that

came with your PC (or other WMA

recording equipment) and/or software.

ISO 9660

format

International standard for the volume

and file structure of CD-ROM discs.

JPEG

A standard file format used for still

images. JPEG files are identified by the

file extension “.jpg”.

Additional information

“DTS” and “DTS Digital Out” are registered

MP3

MP3 (MPEG1 audio layer 3) is a

compressed stereo audio file format.

Files are recognized by their file

extension “.mp3”.

trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.

HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Definition

Multimedia Interface are trademarks or

registered trademarks of HDMI licensing LLC.

MPEG audio An audio format used on Video CDs and

some DVD discs.

PBC

(PlayBack

Control)

A system of navigating a Video CD

through on-screen menus recorded

onto the disc.

PCM

Digital audio encoding system found on

(Pulse Code CDs. Good quality, but requires a lot of

Modulation) data compared to Dolby Digital, DTS

and MPEG encoded audio. See also

Digital audio.

Progressive All the lines that make up a video

scan video

picture are updated in one pass

(compared to interlace which takes two

passes to update the whole picture).

Regions

These associate DVD-Video discs and

players with particular areas of the

world. See DVD-Video regions on

page 42 for more information.

Sampling

frequency

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.

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”.

Microsoft, Windows Media, and the

Windows logo are trademarks, or

registered trademarks of Microsoft

Corporation in the United States and/or

other countries.

DivX, DivX Certified, and associated logos are

trademarks of DivX, Inc. and are used under

license.

Manufactured under license from Dolby

Laboratories. “Dolby” and the double-D symbol

are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

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

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

Kirghiz (ky), 1125

Latin (la), 1201

Lingala (ln), 1214

Laothian (lo), 1215

Lithuanian (lt), 1220

Latvian (lv), 1222

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

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

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

Afar (aa), 0101

Telugu (te), 2005

Tajik (tg), 2007

Thai (th), 2008

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

Tigrinya (ti), 2009

Turkmen (tk), 2011

Tagalog (tl), 2012

Setswana (tn), 2014

Tonga (to), 2015

Turkish (tr), 2018

Tsonga (ts), 2019

Tatar (tt), 2020

Panjabi (pa), 1601

Polish (pl), 1612

Pashto, Pushto (ps), 1619 Twi (tw), 2023

Quechua (qu), 1721

Rhaeto-Romance (rm), 1813 Urdu (ur), 2118

Ukrainian (uk), 2111

Kirundi (rn), 1814

Uzbek (uz), 2126

Vietnamese (vi), 2209

Volapük (vo), 2215

Wolof (wo), 2315

Xhosa (xh), 2408

Yoruba (yo), 2515

Zulu (zu), 2621

Romanian (ro), 1815

Kinyarwanda (rw), 1823

Sanskrit (sa), 1901

Sindhi (sd), 1904

Sangho (sg), 1907

Serbo-Croatian (sh), 1908

Welsh (cy), 0325

Danish (da), 0401

Country/Area code list

Country/Area, Country/Area code, Country/Area code letter

Argentina, 0118, ar

Australia, 0121, au

Austria, 0120, at

Belgium, 0205, be

Brazil, 0218, br

Canada, 0301, ca

Chile, 0312, cl

Finland, 0609, fi

France, 0618, fr

Germany, 0405, de

Hong Kong, 0811, hk

India, 0914, in

Indonesia, 0904, id

Italy, 0920, it

Malaysia, 1325, my

Mexico, 1324, mx

Netherlands, 1412, nl

New Zealand, 1426, nz

Norway, 1415, no

Pakistan, 1611, pk

Philippines, 1608, ph

Portugal, 1620, pt

Singapore, 1907, sg

Spain, 0519, es

Sweden, 1905, se

Switzerland, 0308, ch

Taiwan, 2023, tw

Thailand, 2008, th

United Kingdom, 0702, gb

USA, 2119, us

China, 0314, cn

Japan, 1016, jp

Denmark, 0411, dk

Korea, Republic of, 1118, kr Russian Federation, 1821, ru

Additional information

Specifications

Digital audio characteristics

Frequency response . . . . . . . . . . 4 Hz to 44 kHz

(DVD fs: 96 kHz)

S/N ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115 dB

Dynamic range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88 dB

Total harmonic distortion. . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0065 %

Wow and flutter . . . . . . . .Limit of measurement

General

System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DVD player

Power requirements . . . . . . . . . .AC 120 V, 60 Hz

Power consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 W

Power consumption (standby) . . . . . . . . . 0.5 W

Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.8 kg / 4 lb

Dimensions:

(

0.001 % W. PEAK) or lower

Digital output

Coaxial digital output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .RCA jack

. . . . . . 420 mm (W) x 49.5 mm (H) x 214 mm (D)

(16-9/16 in. (W) x 1-15/16 in. (H) x 8-7/16 in. (D))

Operating temperature . . . . . . +5 °C to +35 °C

(+41 °F to +95 °F)

Operating humidity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 % to 85 %

(no condensation)

Accessories

Audio/video cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

AA/R6P dry cell batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Warranty card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Operating Instructions

Component video output

Y (luminance) - Output level . . . . . . 1 Vp-p (75 Ω)

(color) - Output level . . . . . . . 0.7 Vp-p (75 Ω)

The specifications and design of this product are subject to

change without notice, due to improvement.

Jack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RCA

Video output

Output level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vp-p (75 Ω)

Jack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RCA

Published by Pioneer Corporation.

Audio output (1 stereo pair)

Output level . . . . . . . . . . . . .During audio output

200 mVrms (1 kHz, –20 dB)

Number of channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RCA

HDMI output (DV-490V)

HDMI output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 pin

Should this product require service in the U.S.A. and you wish to locate

the nearest Pioneer Authorized Independent Service

Company, or if you wish to purchase replacement parts, operating

instructions, service manuals, or accessories, please call the number

shown below.

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.

CUSTOMER SUPPORT DIVISION

P. O. BOX 1760, LONG BEACH,

CA 90801-1760, U.S.A.

For warranty information please see the Limited Warranty sheet

included with your product.

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PIONEER CORPORATION

4-1, Meguro 1-Chome, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8654, Japan

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P.O. BOX 1540, Long Beach, California 90810-1540, U.S.A. TEL: (800) 421-1404

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300 Allstate Parkway, Markham, Ontario L3R OP2, Canada TEL: 1-877-283-5901

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Haven 1087, Keetberglaan 1, B-9120 Melsele, Belgium TEL: 03/570.05.11

PIONEER ELECTRONICS ASIACENTRE PTE. LTD.

253 Alexandra Road, #04-01, Singapore 159936 TEL: 65-6472-7555

PIONEER ELECTRONICS AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD.

178-184 Boundary Road, Braeside, Victoria 3195, Australia, TEL: (03) 9586-6300

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