Pioneer DVD Player DV S88A User Manual

DVD PLAYER  
DV-S88A  
DV-S838A  
Operating Instructions  
(This mark applies  
only to DV-S88A)  
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CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR PURCHASE OF  
THIS FINE PIONEER PRODUCT.  
Pioneer is on the leading edge of DVD research for  
consumer products and this unit incorporates the latest  
technological developments.  
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.  
We are sure you will be fully satisfied with the DVD  
player.  
Thank you for your support.  
Please read through these operating instructions so  
you will know how to operate your model properly.  
After you have finished reading the instructions, put  
them away in a safe place for future reference.  
• This player is not suitable for commercial use.  
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The disc format logos shown above are found on disc  
labels or on disc jackets.  
Features of This Player  
To prevent malfunction, do not use an 8 cm (3 in.)  
adaptor (for CDs).  
Discs other than the ones indicated above cannot be  
played on this unit.  
Compatible with DVD, Video CD  
and CD formats  
DVD, Video CD and CD discs that display the logos  
shown below can be played back on PIONEER DVD  
players. For more information on discs compatible with  
this player, refer to the table below.  
DVDs that have incompatible region numbers, DVD-  
ROM,DVD-RAM, and CD-ROM cannot be played on  
this unit. The region number of the player can be  
found on the rear panel.  
Types of playable  
discs and their marks Playable sides  
Diameter/  
* Playing DVD-RW discs (DV-S88A only)  
Playback time  
You may not be able to play non-finalized DVD-RW discs.  
Copyrighted content originally provided with the permission  
of one generation and recorded on DVD discs cannot be  
played on this player.  
When playing a DVD-RW disc that was edited on a DVD  
recorder, you may see scenes from just before the edited  
point. This is not a malfunction.  
DVD-Audio  
DVD-Video  
DVD-Audio  
DVD-Video  
Digital audio  
Digital video  
(MPEG 2)  
12 cm (5in.)/ 1 layer 133 min.  
single-sided 2 layer 242 min.  
Up to 20 characters of a title name can be displayed.  
12 cm (5in.)/ 1 layer 266 min.  
double-sided 2 layer 484 min.  
**Playing recordable CDs  
Note that this unit cannot record onto recordable discs.  
This unit can play music-use CD-R and CD-RW discs.  
However, depending on the condition of the CD-Recorder  
and the disc, you may find that not all discs will play  
successfully. (For example, if the disc is scratched or  
dirty, or if the players pickup lens is dirty.)  
DVD-Audio  
Digital audio  
Digital video  
(MPEG 2)  
DVD-Video  
8 cm (3 in.)/  
1 layer 41 min.  
single-sided 2 layer 75 min.  
8 cm (3 in.)/  
1 layer 82 min.  
double-sided 2 layer 150 min.  
Digital audio  
DVD-RW  
(DV-S88A only)  
Digital video  
(MPEG 2)  
*
12 cm (5in.)/  
single-sided  
Max. 360 min.  
8 cm (3 in.)/  
single-sided  
Max. 100 min.  
VIDEO CD  
VIDEO CD  
Digital audio  
Digital video  
(MPEG 1)  
Max. 74  
12 cm (5 in.)/  
single-sided  
minutes  
VIDEO CD single  
Digital audio  
Digital video  
(MPEG 1)  
Max. 20  
8 cm (3 in.)/  
single-sided  
minutes  
CD  
CD  
Digital audio  
12 cm (5 in.)/  
single-sided  
Max. 74  
minutes  
**  
CD single  
Digital audio  
8 cm (3 in.)/  
single-sided  
Max. 20  
minutes  
**  
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Superlative audio performance  
from built in DVD-Audio, Dolby  
Digital*, DTS** and MPEG decoders  
The 192kHz/24bit-compatible DAC inside the DV-S88A/  
DV-S838A delivers breath-taking sound quality with DVD-  
Audio, Dolby Digital and DTS discs.  
Smooth variable speed scanning in  
forward and reverse directions  
This player incorporates technology that enables smooth  
playback of DVDs and Video CDs not only at different  
speeds but also in both forward and reverse directions.  
Control the direction and scanning speeds from 1/16  
normal play speed to extremely quick scanning using the  
MULTI DIAL on the remote control (page 52).  
The DV-S88A/DV-S838A is compatible with both 2-  
channel (192kHz/24bit) and multi-channel (96kHz/24bit)  
DVD-Audio discs thanks to its 5.1-channel audio outputs.  
Wide range of DVD viewing options  
In addition, Dolby Digital, DTS and MPEG decoders are  
built-in so you can connect the DV-S88A/DV-S838A  
directly to an AV amplifier with 5.1 channel inputs to  
enjoy cinema-like surround sound.  
Multi-Angle (page 39)  
You can view scenes from different camera angles when  
watching movies or other media with multiple angle  
playback available.  
525 line digital progressive-scan  
component video output (NTSC)  
ANGLE  
: 3/4  
ANGLE  
: 2/4  
Compared to standard interlaced video, progressive scan  
effectively doubles the amount of video information fed  
to your TV or monitor. The result is a stable, flicker-free  
image. (Check your TV/monitor for compatibility with this  
feature.)  
For the very highest picture quality, try watching a movie  
on DVD-Video on a progressive-scan compatible TV.  
Multiple Languages (page 41)  
The DV-S88A/DV-S838A offers complete flexibility and  
compatibility with all types of AV equipment with  
composite video and S-Video outputs, as well as  
component video outs.  
You can select the language on when watching movies  
or other media that have multiple language and/or audio  
soundtracks recorded on them.  
Dolby Digital  
5.1CH  
Dolby Digital  
5.1CH  
: 2 Spanish  
Audio  
: 1 English  
Audio  
Digital Noise Reduction PRO  
(Video Quality Enhancer)  
This new type of DNR (Digital Noise Reduction) for  
encoding video (called VQE or Video Quality Enhancer)  
enables you to adjust the video settings on a more  
detailed and exact level. There are three possible  
settings to choose from. These include: TV (CRT),  
Projector, and Professional. This technology can  
remember which setting youve chosen and employ it at  
the proper time.  
Multi-Language Subtitles (page 42)  
You can select a subtitle language or turn subtitles off  
when watching movies or other media with subtitles  
available.  
Subtitle :1 English  
Subtitle :2 Spanish  
Frame Search  
The NTSC system displays pictures at 30 frames/  
second; PAL* at 25 frames/second. With this DVD player  
you can locate and display a specific frame from  
anywhere on the disc.  
HELLO!  
HOLA!  
* Playback of PAL discs is not possible on the DV-S88A.  
This mark indicates this may not be possible with certain  
discs.  
Easy setup and adjustment using  
on-screen menus  
Energy-saving design  
This unit is designed to use less than 1 W of energy  
when this player is in standby mode.  
Press SETUP on the remote control to open the Setup  
screen and youll find setting up and adjusting the  
system easy to do with on-screen menus conveniently  
organized and arranged. Additionally, on-screen  
information ( ) appears to clarify the functions and  
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explain the options available.  
*
Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.  
Dolbyand the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby  
Laboratories. Confidential unpublished works.  
Answer a few questions  
and have all the necessary  
audio, video, and on-  
Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General  
Setup Navigator  
© 1992-1997 Dolby Laboratories. All rights reserved.  
screen language  
adjustments set  
automatically by the player  
using the Setup Navigator  
(page 20).  
** DTSand DTS Digital Surroundare trademarks of  
Digital Theater Systems, Inc. Manufactured under license  
from Digital Theater Systems, Inc.  
Setup Navigator  
Start  
Auto Start Off  
Setup using the Setup Navigator  
ENTER  
SETUP  
Exit  
Move  
Select  
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Differences in Disc  
Composition  
How to Proceed in This  
Manual  
DVD is an incredible format that presents the highest  
quality digital audio and video available today. The  
amount of information that can be recorded onto a DVD  
disc is remarkable, allowing it to offer numerous  
functions and features available with no other format.  
Because using the DVD player and DVDs may be  
confusing at first, following the order below should help  
you get through the important stages of getting set up  
so you can start using your player as soon as possible.  
DVD  
DVD-Videos are divided into units referred to as titles,  
and titles are divided into chapters. A DVD which  
contains a movie may have only one title with many or  
no chapter divisions. Karaoke DVDs may have many  
titles, assigning a title to each song on the disc. Menu  
screens do not belong to any title.  
DVD player functions generally apply to titles on a disc or  
chapters within a selected title. The player functions  
available may also vary from title to title, depending on  
the disc. When discs have a unique title division, it  
should be noted that search and program functions may  
be affected.  
Get familiar with the player.  
Refer to the section “Before Using” on page 8 to  
confirm that all the accessories were included with the  
player. If you are new to DVD, it might be beneficial for  
you to go through the “Names and Functions” section  
starting on page 9 to get familiar with the parts and  
buttons on the main unit and remote control as they will  
be referred to throughout this manual.  
Title 1  
Chapter 2  
Title 2  
Chapter 1 Chapter 2  
Chapter 1  
There is also a list of terms that can be found on page 68  
if you are having trouble understanding some of the  
terminology associated with DVD.  
DVD-Video  
Make the necessary connections.  
No entertainment system seems to be set up exactly  
the same way. The “Making Connections” section  
starting on page 14 shows how video and audio  
connections may be made to suit your home  
entertainment system.  
DVD-Audio discs are divided up into units known as  
groups, and each group is further divided into tracks.  
Generally speaking, a single song corresponds to a  
single track, however, tracks may also be divided into  
indexes. Menu screens and video material common to  
DVD-Video discs may also be included on some discs.  
Set up the necessary player  
menus.  
Group 1  
Track 2  
Group 2  
Track 1  
Track 2  
Track 1  
Track 3  
Before you can begin to enjoy the benefits of the DVD  
format, it is first necessary to set up the player to output  
the video and audio information that corresponds to your  
system. The section “Setting Up the Player” starting  
on page 20 explains how to use the Setup Navigator, a  
function that automatically sets up the player  
DVD-Audio  
corresponding to the answers given in a multiple-choice  
on-screen procedure. The Setup screen menus,  
described in the section starting on page 28, are also  
used in a number of other functions. Learning the  
procedure for operating these menus will make using  
this player much easier and more enjoyable.  
Video CD/CD  
Video CDs and CDs are divided into units referred to as  
tracks (Video CD tracks may also be referred to as  
scenes). One song generally corresponds to one track.  
Some tracks are further divided into units referred to as  
indexes. Video CDs with PBC (Playback Control) also  
contain menus recorded on the disc which enable easy  
access to the contents of the disc.  
Play a disc.  
When all the connections and setups have been made,  
you are ready to play a DVD, Video CD, or CD with the  
player. The section “Getting Started Using Your DVD  
Player” starting on page 24 outlines the basic player  
operations.  
When played back on a DVD player, both Video CDs and  
CDs are considered to be a single title, regardless of the  
number of tracks.  
Track 1  
Track 2  
Track 3  
Track 4  
Enjoy the many features available.  
Once you are comfortable using the basic player  
functions, you are ready to take advantage of the various  
options DVD and this player have to offer. The section  
“Advanced Functions” starting on page 45 describes  
how to use the features available on many DVDs.  
Video CD  
Track 2  
Track 1  
Track 3  
Track 4  
Track 5  
CD  
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Table of contents  
Switching the S-Video Output .......................38  
Selecting the type of paused image to display  
.................................................................38  
Features of This Player ....................... 4  
Differences in Disc Composition .....................6  
How to Proceed in This Manual ......................6  
Setting the position of the on-screen display  
.................................................................38  
Before Using ........................................ 8  
Viewing from a Desired Camera Angle (Multi-  
Angle).......................................................39  
Selecting the type of search mode................39  
Checking Accessories .....................................8  
Preparing the Remote Control .........................8  
Setting the Language Options......... 40  
Names and Functions ......................... 9  
Setting the on-screen display (OSD) language  
.................................................................40  
Setting Language and Subtitle Preferences in  
the Setup Screen Menus .........................40  
Changing the Audio Language  
Front Panel ......................................................9  
Display Window.............................................10  
Rear Panel .....................................................11  
Remote Control .............................................12  
(Multi-Language Function) .......................41  
Selecting a Subtitle Language  
Making Connections ......................... 14  
Connecting Your DVD Player .........................14  
Audio Connections ........................................16  
Video Connections.........................................18  
System Control Connections .........................19  
TV SYSTEM switch (except for DV-S88A)  
(Multi-Language Subtitles) ......................42  
Advanced Functions ......................... 45  
Setting the Parental Lock Level .....................45  
Turning the Screen Saver On and Off............47  
Changing the Background Color of the Screen  
.................................................................48  
Bonus Group..................................................48  
Auto Disc Menu.............................................48  
Adjusting the Video Quality  
(Digital Noise Reduction)..........................49  
Still Frame/Slow Play/Frame Advance Playback  
.................................................................51  
Scanning in Forward and Reverse Directions at  
Different Speeds......................................52  
Manual scanning using the Jog Mode...........52  
Searching for a Title/Group, Chapter/Track, or  
Location on a Disc....................................53  
Repeat Play....................................................54  
Random Play..................................................55  
Playback in a Desired Order (Program Play)  
.................................................................56  
Continuing Playback from a Specified Location  
(Last Memory)..........................................59  
Memorizing Regularly Used Menu Settings  
(Function Memory)...................................60  
.................................................................19  
Setting Up the Player ....................... 20  
Using the Setup Navigator.............................20  
Getting Started Using Your DVD  
Player .............................................. 24  
Playing DVDs, Video CDs and CDs................24  
Playing DVD-RWs (DV-S88A only) .................25  
Chapter (Track) Skip Forward/Skip5 Back ......26  
Forward and Reverse Scanning .....................26  
Resuming playback from where you stopped  
.................................................................27  
Stopping Playback and Switching Power Off  
.................................................................27  
Adjusting Audio and Video Settings  
........................................................ 28  
Using the Setup Screen Menus ....................28  
Changing to the Setup Menu Mode ..............29  
Setting the Digital Audio Output to be  
Compatible with your AV Component......30  
Adjusting the Dynamic Range of the Audio  
Soundtrack ...............................................32  
Setting Analog Audio Connections to an AV  
Amplifier or Receiver ...............................31  
Memorizing Settings for Often Viewed DVDs  
(Condition Memory) .................................61  
Viewing Disc Information ..............................62  
Resetting the Player to System Settings.......63  
Language Code List .......................................64  
Setting Your Speaker System for Multichannel  
Audio Playback .........................................33  
Adjust the output level from the speakers  
(Gain setting)............................................34  
Additional Information ..................... 65  
Disc Care .......................................................65  
For Proper and Long Use of This Unit ...........65  
Troubleshooting .............................................66  
Terms.............................................................68  
Specifications ................................................70  
Listening to higher quality CD sound  
(CD Digital Direct) ....................................35  
Setting the TV Screen Size ............................36  
525 line Digital Progressive Scan Compatible  
Video Output ............................................37  
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Preparing the Remote Control  
Before Using  
Inserting batteries into the remote  
control  
1 While pushing the tab  
on the battery  
compartment cover  
toward the center of  
the remote, pull out in  
the direction indicated  
by the arrow.  
Checking Accessories  
Please confirm that the following were received with the  
player.  
Audio cord  
2 Insert batteries.  
Make sure to match the  
plus (+) and minus  
() polarity guides on the  
batteries with the marks  
inside the battery  
Video cord  
compartment.  
3 Close the cover.  
Power cord  
DV-S88A  
DV-S838A  
Notes  
Do not mix old and new batteries.  
When replacing batteries, use all new batteries.  
When not using the remote control for a long period of time  
(over 1 month), remove the batteries to avoid possible  
damage from battery corrosion. If battery leakage occurs,  
wipe the battery liquid from the battery component, then  
insert new batteries.  
Remote control unit  
Remote control operation  
AA/R6P dry cell batteries  
When operating the remote control, point it at the  
remote sensor (Î) located on the players front panel.  
The remote control can be used up to 7 m from the  
player and within a 30° angle on each side of the sensor.  
When disposing of used batteries, please comply with  
governmental regulations or environmental public  
instructions rules that apply in your country or area.  
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Operating instructions (this manual)  
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Notes  
Exposing the remote sensor to direct sunlight or strong  
light may cause faulty operation.  
If the CONTROL IN jack on the players rear panel is  
connected to the CONTROL OUT jack of another  
component, point the remote control at the other  
component to operate the player. Operation will not be  
possible when pointed at this player (page 19).  
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Names and  
Functions  
Front Panel  
Illustration is DV-S838A  
1 2  
3
4
/
AUDIO VIDEO  
5 6 7 8  
9
0
-
= ~ !  
@
1
STANDBY/ON button (DV-S88A)  
9 Display window  
Press to switch the player on or to put in standby  
Displays system information (page 10).  
(pages 24, 27).  
0 Remote sensor  
POWER switch (DV-S838A )  
Point the remote control toward the remote sensor  
to operate the player (page 8).  
Press to switch the player on or off (pages 24, 27).  
- 7/0 (stop/open/close) button  
2 STANDBY indicator  
Press to open and close the disc tray (pages 24, 27).  
Lights when the player is in standby, using a  
minimum amount of power to maintain system  
settings (pages 24, 27).  
Press to stop playback. Pressing once enables  
playback to resume from a point shortly before the  
location where it stopped. During playback, press  
twice to open the disc tray (page 27).  
3 Disc tray  
When loading a disc, place discs in the disc tray with  
the label side facing up (pages 24, 27).  
= 4 1 (reverse) button  
Press to go back to previous title/chapters/tracks.  
Press and hold to perform reverse playback scanning  
(pages 26).  
4 DVD indicator  
Lights when a DVD disc is loaded.  
~ ¡ ¢ (forward) button  
5 PROGRESSIVE SCAN indicator  
Press to advance to title/chapters/tracks. Press and  
hold to perform fast-forward scanning (page 26).  
Lights when unit is outputing 525 line progressive  
scan (non-interlaced) video.  
! 8 (pause) button  
6 DVD-AUDIO indicator  
Press during playback to pause. Press again to  
resume playback (page 51).  
Lights when a DVD-Audio playback.  
7 DIGITAL DATA OFF indicator  
@ 3 (play) button  
Lights when unit is set to Digital Out Off (page 31).  
Press to start or resume playback (pages 24, 27).  
8 FL OFF indicator  
Lights when the fluorescent (FL) display is switched  
off.  
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Display Window  
1
2 3 4  
5 6 7 8 9  
0
-
=
~
192 kHz  
V-PART  
ANGLE  
REPEAT  
COND. MEMORY  
LAST MEMORY  
TOTAL  
DOLBY  
GUI  
TRK  
CHP  
96 kHz  
DIGITAL  
GRP  
TITLE  
DOWN MIX  
REMAIN  
L
C
R LFE  
L
S
S
RS  
#
@
!
1 192 kHz/96 kHz indicator  
- DTS indicator  
Indicates a DVD disc containing high-sampling rate  
(192 kHz/96 kHz) audio is playing.  
Indicates DTS audio playback.  
= DOLBY DIGITAL indicator  
2 V-PART indicator  
Indicates Dolby Digital audio playback.  
Indicates that video part of DVD discs playback.  
~ REMAIN indicator  
3 ANGLE indicator  
Indicates that the remaining playback time of a title  
or chapter/track is being displayed.  
Indicates Multi-Angle playback is in progress (page  
39).  
! Counter display  
4 GRP/TITLE indicator  
Displays the playback mode, type of disc, title and  
chapter/track numbers, playback time, etc.  
Indicates a group/title number is being displayed.  
@ Program Format indicators  
5 REPEAT indicator  
During multichannel audio playback, indicate which  
channels are present in the soundtrack.  
L : Left front *1*2, C : Center *1, R : Right front *1*2,  
LS : Left surround*1, S : Surround (mono) *1*2,  
RS : Right surround*1,  
LFE : The LFE (low frequency effects) channel  
indicator indicates 5.1 channel audio that contains a  
channel for low frequency sounds that are used by  
the sub woofer*1  
*1 : Indicates DVD-Audio, Dolby Digital, DTS or  
MPEG playback.  
Indicates that the Repeat function is on and that the  
current title, chapter, or track is being repeated (page  
54).  
6 TRK/CHP indicator  
Indicates a track/chapter number is being displayed.  
7 GUI indicator  
Indicates a player menu operation is being  
performed (page 20).  
*2 : Indicates Dolby Pro Logic playback.  
8 LAST MEMORY indicator  
Indicates the Last Memory location is recorded in  
memory for the currently loaded DVD or Video CD  
(page 59).  
# DOWNMIX indicator  
During multichannel audio playback, indicates that  
the output signal has been downmixedfrom the  
original audio source. This is an automatic function  
performed by the player in order to present the most  
appropriate audio mix to the speakers present in  
your system.  
9 COND. MEMORY indicator  
Indicates that Condition Memory settings are  
memorized for the currently loaded DVD (page 61).  
0 TOTAL indicator  
Indicates that the disc in the player is stopped and  
DISPLAY has been pressed (page 62).  
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Rear Panel  
Illustration is DV-S838A  
1
2
3
4
5
6
AC IN  
Y
P
B
P
R
525i  
(480i)  
525p  
(480p)  
MENU  
SELECT  
1
2
1
2
D2  
S-VIDEO OUT  
VIDEO OUT  
COMPONENT VIDEO OUT  
AUDIO OUT  
L
R
FRONT  
REAR  
LS  
CENTER  
CONTROL  
DIGITAL OUT  
TV SYSTEM  
2
1
2
1
OUT  
IN  
NTSC  
PAL  
AUTO  
SUB  
WOOFER  
RS  
OPT  
COAX  
7
8 9 0*  
-
=
1 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT switch  
6 AC IN power cord connection terminal  
You only need to set this switch if youre using an  
NTSC TV/monitor connected via the component  
video outputs of this player. This player can output  
NTSC video as a standard interlaced signal (the  
525i(480i) setting), or as a non-interlaced, or  
progressive scan signal (the 525p(480p) setting).  
If your TV/monitor is compatible with progressive  
scan video, set this switch to either 525p(480p) or  
MENU SELECT. When set to MENU SELECT, you  
can use the on-screen Setup menu to switch  
between progressive and interlaced video output.  
Use to connect the power cord to the wall outlet  
(pages 14, 15).  
7 CONTROL IN/OUT jacks  
Use to connect this player to another component  
bearing the Pioneer Î mark. This lets you control  
this unit as though it were a component in a system.  
Player operations are then performed by pointing the  
remote control at the component that the player is  
connected to (page 19).  
If your TV/monitor is not progressive scan  
compatible, you will not be able to see any picture if  
this player is set to output progressive scan video. In  
this case, set the switch to 525i(480i) to restore the  
picture (page 37).  
8 DIGITAL OUT jack (optical (OPT))  
Use to output the digital audio signal recorded on  
discs. You can output the digital signal via either  
optical output jack to an AV amplifier or receiver  
(page 16).  
2 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks  
9 DIGITAL OUT jack (coaxial (COAX))  
(Interlace/Progressive-scan)  
Use to output the digital audio signal recorded on  
discs. You can output the digital signal via either  
coaxial output jack to an AV amplifier or receiver  
(page 16).  
If your TV or monitor has component video inputs,  
you can produce a higher quality picture on your TV  
or monitor by connecting to the component video  
outputs on this unit (page 18).  
0
TV SYSTEM switch* (DV-S838A only)  
3 D2 jack  
Use to change the TV signal mode to either PAL or  
NTSC according to the type of TV and disc to be  
used. When the switch is in the AUTO position, the  
player outputs the format on the disc as is (page 19).  
(Interlace/Progressive-scan)  
If your TV or monitor has D video input, you can  
produce a higher quality picture on your TV or  
monitor by connecting to the D2 video output on this  
unit (page 18).  
- AUDIO OUT FRONT jacks  
Use to output two-channel audio (analog) to the  
audio stereo inputs on a TV or stereo amplifier. If you  
are connecting to a receiver that has both digital and  
analog input jacks for DVD player connection, it may  
be beneficial to make both connections (pages 14,  
17).  
4 S-VIDEO OUT jacks  
If your TV or monitor has an S-video input, clear  
picture reproduction is possible by connecting the  
player to your TV or monitor via the S-Video jack  
(page 18).  
You can switch between [S1] and [S2] S-video  
output from the Setup menu (page 38).  
= AUDIO OUT (5.1 channel) jacks  
Use to output 6 discrete audio channels of decoded  
digital audio to a receiver or amplifier with discrete  
audio inputs (pages 15, 17).  
5 VIDEO OUT jacks  
Connect to the video input on a TV or monitor or AV  
amplifier or receiver with video input capability.  
(pages 14, 18).  
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(Buttons indicated with * are used for menu operation.)  
Remote Control  
1 MENU button*  
Use to display or close the DVD-Video menu screen  
(page 25).  
*1  
2
%
^
OPEN /  
CLOSE  
2
(Standby/On) button  
Press to switch the player on or to put in standby  
(pages 24, 27).  
3
DISPLAY  
SET UP  
AUDIO  
SUBTITLE  
ANGLE  
4
&
TOP MENU  
MENU  
*5  
**  
3 AUDIO button  
6
Press repeatedly to select one of the audio  
languages and/or audio formats programmed on a  
DVD (page 41).  
For Video CD and CD, each press changes the audio  
output as follows.  
7
ENTER  
(*  
=
Stereo = 1/L (Left) = 2/R (Right)  
)
_
+
8
9
0
FUNCTION  
MEMORY  
VIDEO  
ADJUST  
DIMMER  
FL  
JOG MODE  
JOG  
F.MEM  
V.ADJ  
4 DISPLAY button  
STOP  
PLAY  
PAUSE  
Press during playback to display statistical disc  
information. Press repeatedly to display different  
information (page 62).  
7
3
8
-
=
¡
PREVIOUS  
NEXT  
REV  
FWD  
4
¢
1
¡
RETURN  
STEP / SLOW  
SEARCH MODE  
*~  
!
e
E
£
¢
5 SETUP button*  
CLEAR  
1
4
2
5
3
6
C
Press when the player is in either play or stop mode  
to open and close the Setup screen (pages 20, 28).  
+
10  
*@  
7
8
9
0
6 MULTI DIAL  
§
RANDOM  
REPEAT  
PROGRAM  
Use to control the rate of playback according to the  
speed at which MULTI DIAL is turned. When the  
Jog Mode is on, frame by frame scanning in both  
forword and reverse directions is possible (page 52).  
A-B  
#
$
LAST  
MEMORY  
CONDITION  
MEMORY  
7 LIGHTING button (side panel)  
Use to illuminate the main operation buttons on the  
remote control. When pressed, the buttons light for  
approximately 6 seconds. This function is convenient  
for locating the command buttons when the room is  
dark.  
8 VIDEO ADJUST (V.ADJ) button  
Various attributes of the video presentation can be  
adjusted to suit the program type or personal  
preferences. Press VIDEO ADJUST (V.ADJ) to  
display the on-screen options (page 49).  
9 FUNCTION MEMORY (F.MEM) button  
Press to incorporate a menu item into a shortcut list  
that is stored in memory and can be called up at any  
time (page 60).  
0 PLAY 3 button  
Press to start disc playback (page 24).  
- STOP 7 button  
Press to stop playback. Pressing once enables  
playback to resume from a point shortly before the  
location where it was stopped. Pressing twice  
causes the disc to return to the beginning of the disc  
when playback starts again (page 27).  
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= PREVIOUS 4/NEXT ¢ buttons  
) DIMMER (FL) button  
During playback, press PREVIOUS 4 to go back to  
a previous chapter/track and NEXT ¢ to advance  
to the next chapter/track (page 26).  
Press to change the brightness of the FL display and  
DVD indicator in four steps: maximum brightness,  
medium brightness, minimum brightness, and off.  
When the FL display is turned off, the FL OFF  
indicator on the front panel lights.  
~ RETURN  
Use to go one menu back (current settings are  
maintained). Use RETURN when you do not  
button*  
_ JOG MODE indicator  
want to change the option setting in a menu (pages  
20, 25, 29).  
Lights red when the player is in the Jog Mode (page  
52).  
! STEP/SLOW e/E buttons  
+ JOG MODE (JOG) button  
Press STEP/SLOW E during playback to view  
slow playback. In pause mode, press STEP/SLOW  
E to advance DVDs and Video CDs frame by  
frame and STEP/SLOW e to back up a DVD a few  
frames at a time (page 51).  
Press to put the player in the Jog Mode. When this  
mode is on, rotate MULTI DIAL clockwise to scan  
frame by frame in the forword direction and  
counterclockwise to scan frame by frame in the  
reverse direction (page 52).  
@ Number buttons (1-9, 0, +10)*  
¡ PAUSE 8 button  
Use to perform direct title/group and chapter/track  
searches, and to input numerical values.  
Press to pause playback of a disc. Press again to  
resume playback (page 51).  
# RANDOM button  
REV 1/FWD ¡ (fast reverse/ fast forward)  
Press to play titles/groups/chapters/tracks in random  
order (page 55).  
buttons  
During playback of DVD and Video CD, press  
FWD ¡ to perform fast forward scanning. Press  
REV 1 to perform fast reverse scanning of DVD  
and Video CD. When a CD is loaded, audio scanning  
is performed (page 26).  
$ LAST MEMORY button  
You can resume DVD-Video or Video CD playback  
from the point you last watched even if the disc is  
removed from the player. Press LAST MEMORY  
during playback to set a Last Memory point. When  
you want to resume playback of that disc, press  
LAST MEMORY in the stop mode and playback  
starts from the memorized point. Last Memory  
locations can be stored for up to 5 DVDs and 1 Video  
CD (page 59).  
£ SEARCH MODE button  
Press to perform a title/group, chapter/track, elapsed  
time search or time & frame search (page 53).  
¢ CLEAR button  
Works in conjunction with a number of player  
functions. Use to cancel repeat and random  
playback, and to edit programs.  
% OPEN/CLOSE 0 button  
Press to open or close the disc tray (pages 24, 27).  
PROGRAM button  
^ SUBTITLE button  
You can program titles, groups, chapters, or tracks to  
play back in a desired order. Programs can be a  
maximum of 24 steps. Additionally, DVD-Video  
programs for up to 24 discs can be stored in the  
players memory for future use (page 56).  
Press repeatedly to select one of the subtitle  
languages programmed on a DVD or to turn the  
subtitles off (page 42).  
& ANGLE button  
Some DVDs are recorded with various camera angle  
playback options. Press ANGLE repeatedly to  
display different camera angles (page 39).  
§ REPEAT button  
Press once to repeat playback of current chapter/  
track. Press twice to repeat playback of current title/  
group (page 54).  
* TOP MENU button*  
A-B button  
Press to call up the top menu programmed on the  
DVD. Depending on the DVD, the top menu may be  
identical to the DVD menu (page 25).  
Press at the beginning and end of the section you  
want to repeat or to mark a location you want to  
return to (page 54).  
( Cursor control joystick*  
CONDITION MEMORY button  
Use to move the cursor through the options on  
menu screens and to change settings.  
ENTER button*  
Press to implement settings selected with the  
cursor control joystick or to set items highlighted in a  
menu.  
You can store in memory the settings for up to 15  
DVD-Videos. Press CONDITION MEMORY during  
DVD-Video playback to memorize the settings (page  
61).  
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Connection Guide  
Making  
Connections  
The illustration on this page shows the basic setup using  
the audio and video cords included with this player. Use  
this illustration as a guide to setting up your home  
system.  
An explanation of each type of audio and video  
connection available can be found on pages 16 to 18 . To  
determine the best audio and video connection setup for  
your system, refer to the manuals supplied with the  
components you are making connections to.  
In addition to making physical connections to your TV or  
monitor, it is also necessary to assign the TV screen size.  
You can use the [Setup Navigator] in the Setup screen  
General menu to set whether you are using a wide  
screen or standard size TV or monitor (page 20).  
Additionally, you can use the [TV Screen] setting in the  
Setup screen Video menu (page 36).  
Connecting Your DVD Player  
Unlike any other audiovisual media format, DVD offers a  
wide array of audio and video output options which  
allows playback to be enjoyed in any number of system  
configurations from a standard TV with stereo audio  
input to a home theater system with a TV or monitor and  
full surround sound capabilities.  
Notes  
• When making connections to this unit or when changing  
connections, check that the unit is off by pressing  
STANDBY/ON (or POWER) and unplug the power cord  
from the power outlet.  
• The video output on this player uses copy protect circuitry  
to prevent the video playback on DVDs from being copied.  
If you connect the player to a TV via a VCR, or record and  
play back the contents of a disc with a VCR, the playback  
picture may not be normal.  
Illustration is DV-S838A  
AC IN  
Y
P
B
P
R
525i  
525p  
(480i)  
(480p)  
MENU  
SELECT  
1
2
2
D2  
S-VIDEO OUT  
O OUT  
COMPONENT VIDEO OUT  
AUDIO OUT  
L
R
FRONT  
REAR  
LS  
CENTER  
CONTROL  
OUT IN  
DIGITAL OUT  
TV SYSTEM  
2
1
2
1
NTSC  
PAL  
AUTO  
SUB  
WOOFER  
RS  
OPT  
COAX  
Audio cord  
(Included)  
Video cord  
(Included)  
Finally, connect to a  
power outlet.  
TV or monitor  
R
L
VIDEO IN  
AUDIO IN  
Make audio connections from the AUDIO  
OUT jacks on the player to the AUDIO IN  
jacks on the TV or monitor using the stereo  
audio cord included with the player. Be sure  
to match the color of the plugs with the  
color of the jacks (red and white).  
Make video connections from the VIDEO  
OUT jacks on the player to the VIDEO IN  
jack on the TV or monitor using the video  
cord included with the player.  
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Home Theater Component  
Connections  
The connections on this page demonstrate the versatility  
of this player to conform to any number of home  
entertainment systems.  
Please note that the illustration shown on this page is  
meant as an example. Please refer to the manuals  
supplied with the components to which you are making  
connections to determine the best possible setup for  
your home system.  
An explanation of each type of audio and video  
connection available can be found on pages 16-18.  
TV or monitor  
S-video connection produces a high quality  
video image. If you have a TV or monitor that  
features an S-video input, make video  
connections from one of the S-VIDEO OUT  
jacks on the player to the S-VIDEO IN jack on  
the TV or monitor using an S-video cord (not  
included) (page 18).  
S-VIDEO IN  
VIDEO IN  
S-video cord  
(Not included)  
Illustration is DV-S838A  
AC IN  
Y
P
B
P
R
525i  
525p  
(480i)  
(480p)  
MENU  
SELECT  
1
2
1
2
D2  
S-VIDEO OUT  
VIDEO OUT  
COMPONENT VIDEO OUT  
AUDIO OUT  
L
R
FRONT  
REAR  
LS  
CENTER  
CONTROL  
OUT IN  
DIGITAL OUT  
TV SYSTEM  
2
1
2
1
NTSC  
PAL  
AUTO  
SUB  
WOOFER  
RS  
OPT  
COAX  
2 stereo audio  
cords  
(1 Included),  
and 2 single  
cords (or  
another stereo  
audio cord)  
(not included)  
Make connections  
from the DIGITAL  
OUT (coaxial) on the  
player to the digital  
coaxial input on an  
AV receiver,  
Coaxial cable  
(Not included)  
Finally, connect to a  
power outlet.  
5.1 CH INPUT  
amplifier or other  
component with  
internal multichannel  
decoding capabilities  
(page 16).  
CENTER  
L
Make connections from  
the AUDIO OUT (5.1  
channel) on the player to  
an AV receiver or  
R
SUB  
WOOFER  
SURROUND  
FRONT  
AV amplifier or receiver  
amplifier with 6 channel  
discrete input, often  
DIGITAL IN  
referred to as “5.1  
channel ready” or “Dolby  
Digital ready”. This allows  
you to use the high  
quality DVD-Audio, Dolby  
Digital, DTS and MPEG  
decoding capabilities of  
the player (page 17).  
When making this kind of  
connection, be sure to  
select [5.1 Channel] in the  
Setup Navigator [Analog  
Jacks] screen (page 22).  
Rear  
Rear  
Front  
Front  
Center  
Speaker  
Sub woofer  
Speaker (L)Speaker (R)  
Speaker (L) Speaker (R)  
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DIGITAL OUT (Coaxial)  
The digital signal is transmitted electronically through a  
coaxial cable.  
Audio Connections  
This player features two digital (optical and coaxial) and  
also analog audio output formats.  
Use to connect to an AV amplifier or receiver with  
built-in Dolby Digital, DTS, or MPEG decoder.  
Digital Audio Connections  
You can enjoy the digital audio recorded on discs from  
both optical digital and coaxial digital output jacks.  
Use a coaxial cable (not supplied) to connect the  
DIGITAL OUT COAX (coaxial digital output) on the  
player to the coaxial digital input on an AV amplifier or  
receiver.  
When making digital audio connections, do not  
make connections from both the coaxial and optical  
digital outputs to the same component.  
Illustration is DV-S838A  
AC IN  
Y
P
B
P
R
525i  
525p  
(480i)  
(480p)  
MENU  
SELECT  
1
2
1
2
D2  
COMPONENT VIDEO OUT  
S-VIDEO OUT  
VIDEO OUT  
AUDIO OUT  
R
FRONT  
REAR  
LS  
CENTER  
When a DVD recorded in Dolby Digital, DTS, or MPEG is  
loaded, noise will be output if you have made  
CONTROL  
OUT IN  
DIGITAL OUT  
TV SYSTEM  
2
1
2
1
NTSC  
PAL  
AUTO  
SUB  
WOOFER  
RS  
OPT  
COAX  
connections via the digital audio jacks to a receiver or  
amplifier that cannot decode a Dolby Digital, DTS, or  
MPEG digital bitstream. In this case, be sure to set up  
the Setup Navigator audio settings to best reflect the  
type of system you are using (page 23). Additionally, the  
digital audio settings can be adjusted manually in the  
Setup screen Audio 1 menu (pages 30–31).  
DIGITAL OUT  
OPT  
COAX  
DIGITAL IN  
DIGITAL OUT (Optical)  
The digital signal is transmitted as light pulses through a  
fiber-optic cable.  
Use to connect to an AV amplifier or receiver with  
built-in Dolby Digital, DTS, or MPEG decoder.  
Use a fiber-optic cable (not supplied) to connect the  
DIGITAL OUT OPT (digital optical output) on the  
player to the digital optical input on an AV amplifier or  
receiver.  
AV amplifier or receiver with  
built-in Dolby Digital, DTS, or  
MPEG decoder  
Illustration is DV-S838A  
AC IN  
Y
P
B
P
R
525i  
525p  
(480i)  
(480p)  
MENU  
SELECT  
1
2
1
2
D2  
COMPONENT VIDEO OUT  
S-VIDEO OUT  
VIDEO OUT  
AUDIO OUT  
L
R
FRONT  
REAR  
LS  
CENTER  
CONTROL  
OUT IN  
DIGITAL OUT  
TV SYSTEM  
2
1
2
1
NTSC  
PAL  
AUTO  
SUB  
WOOFER  
RS  
OPT  
COAX  
DIGITAL OUT  
OPT  
COAX  
DIGITAL IN  
AV amplifier or receiver with  
built-in Dolby Digital, DTS, or  
MPEG decoder  
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5.1 CHANNEL AUDIO OUT  
Analog Audio Connection  
5.1 channel audio refers to the current industry surround  
sound standard requiring two front speakers, a center  
speaker, two surround (rear) speakers and a sub woofer.  
Although in actuality there are 6 channels, because the  
sub woofer channel, or LFE channel, makes up a mere  
fraction of the total audio soundtrack, it has been  
designated as the 0.1 of the 5.1 system.  
After making physical connections to either the AUDIO  
OUT FRONT or AUDIO OUT (5.1 channel) analog jacks,  
be sure to identify which output you are going to be  
using in the [Analog Jacks] screen of the Setup  
Navigator (page 22). You can also manually set the  
output in the [Audio Out] setting of the Setup screen  
Audio 2 menu (page 32).  
By utilizing the players internal multichannel audio  
decoder, the audio of DVD-Audio, Dolby Digital, DTS and  
MPEG DVDs can be output from the 5.1 channel  
discrete outputs to an AV amplifier or receiver with 5.1  
channel input capability.  
Notes  
When [5.1 Channel] is selected, the front right (R) and left  
(L) audio channels are output from the AUDIO OUT  
FRONT jacks.  
The [Audio Out] setting creates an audio output default for  
the player. If connections are made to both AUDIO OUT  
FRONT and AUDIO OUT (5.1 channel) analog jacks to  
make different audio connections for multichannel and  
stereo audio sources.  
Use audio cables to make connections from the  
players AUDIO OUT (5.1 channel) jacks to the  
equivalent input jacks on the AV amplifier or receiver.  
When making 5.1 channel analog audio connections,  
be sure to match the left and right channels on both  
components, and also make sure that the jacks of all  
the channels are connected correctly on both  
components.  
2 CHANNEL AUDIO OUT  
Make analog audio connections to a stereo amplifier  
or receiver.  
Analog audio connections can also be made to a TV or  
monitor with stereo input jacks.  
Use the supplied audio cable to connect one of the  
AUDIO OUT FRONT jacks on the player to the audio  
input on the stereo amplifier or receiver.  
When making analog audio connections, be sure to  
match the color of the plugs with the color of the  
jacks (red and white).  
Either 2 single audio cords or a stereo cord may be  
used to connect the CENTER and SUB WOOFER  
channels to the AV amplifier or receiver.  
When making this kind of connection, be sure to  
select [5.1 Channel] in the Setup Navigator [Analog  
Jacks] screen (page 22).  
Illustration is DV-S838A  
AC IN  
Y
P
B
P
R
525i  
525p  
(480i)  
(480p)  
MENU  
SELECT  
1
2
1
2
D2  
COMPONENT VIDEO OUT  
S-VIDEO OUT  
VIDEO OUT  
AUDIO OUT  
L
When making this kind of connection, be sure to  
select [2 Channel] in the Setup Navigator [Analog  
Jacks] screen (page 22).  
R
FRONT  
REAR  
LS  
CENTER  
CONTROL  
DIGITAL OUT  
TV SYSTEM  
2
1
2
1
OUT  
IN  
NTSC  
PAL  
AUTO  
SUB  
WOOFER  
RS  
OPT  
COAX  
Illustration is DV-S838A  
AUDIO OUT  
FRONT  
L
R
REAR  
LS  
CENTER  
SUB  
AC IN  
Y
P
B
P
R
525i  
525p  
2
1
2
(480i)  
(480p)  
MENU  
SELECT  
1
2
1
2
D2  
COMPONENT VIDEO OUT  
S-VIDEO OUT  
VIDEO OUT  
1
RS  
WOOF
AUDIO OUT  
L
R
FRONT  
REAR  
LS  
CENTER  
CONTROL  
OUT IN  
DIGITAL OUT  
TV SYSTEM  
2
1
2
1
NTSC  
PAL  
AUTO  
SUB  
WOOFER  
RS  
OPT  
COAX  
AUDIO OUT  
L
R
FRONT  
2
1
2
1
AUDIO IN  
R
L
5.1 CH NPUT  
CENTER  
L
R
SUB  
WOOFER  
SURROUND  
FRONT  
Stereo amplifier or receiver  
AV amplifier or receiver  
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COMPONENT VIDEO OUT  
Video Connections  
Make component video connections to a TV or  
monitor with component inputs to produce a higher  
quality video image.  
This player features S-video, composite, and  
component video output possibilities.  
Use a component video cable or 3 video cords (not  
supplied) to connect the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT  
jacks on the player to the component jacks on the  
monitor.  
Check the manual supplied with your TV or monitor to  
determine the best possible connection for your  
system.  
In addition to making physical connections to your TV  
or monitor, it is also necessary to assign the TV  
screen size. You can use the [Setup Navigator] in  
the Setup screen General to set whether you are  
using a wide screen or standard size TV or monitor  
(page 21). Additionally, you can use the [TV Screen]  
setting in the Setup screen Video menu (page 36).  
Illustration is DV-S838A  
AC IN  
Y
P
B
P
R
525i  
525p  
(480i)  
(480p)  
MENU  
SELECT  
1
2
1
2
D2  
COMPONENT VIDEO OUT  
S-VIDEO OUT  
VIDEO OUT  
AUDIO OUT  
L
FRONT  
REAR  
LS  
CENTER  
CONTROL  
OUT IN  
DIGITAL OUT  
TV SYSTEM  
1
2
1
NTSC  
PAL  
AUTO  
SUB  
WOOFER  
RS  
OPT  
COAX  
VIDEO OUT  
Make composite video connections to a standard  
TV or monitor with a video input jack.  
Use the supplied video cable to connect one of the  
VIDEO OUT jacks on the player to the video input  
on the TV or monitor.  
Y
P
B
PR  
COMPONENT VIDEO OUT  
Be sure to match the color of the plug with the  
color of the jack (yellow).  
COMPONENT  
VIDEO IN  
Illustration is DV-S838A  
Y
AC IN  
Y
P
B
P
R
525i  
(480i)  
525p  
(480p)  
PB  
MENU  
SELECT  
1
2
1
2
D2  
COMPONENT VIDEO OUT  
S-VIDEO OUT  
VIDEO OUT  
PR  
AUDIO OUT  
L
R
FRONT  
REAR  
LS  
CENTER  
CONTROL  
OUT IN  
DIGITAL OUT  
TV SYSTEM  
2
1
2
1
NTSC  
PAL  
AUTO  
SUB  
WOOFER  
RS  
OPT  
COAX  
TV or monitor  
Component Video Out (D2)(NTSC)  
If your TV has a D VIDEO INPUT jack, you can use a D  
Video cable (not supplied) to connect it to the D2 output  
on this unit.  
1
2
VIDEO OUT  
Illustration is DV-S838A  
VIDEO IN  
(Included)  
TV or monitor  
AC IN  
Y
P
B
P
R
525i  
(480i)  
525p  
(480p)  
MENU  
SELECT  
1
2
1
2
D2  
COMPONENT VIDEO OUT  
S-VIDEO OUT  
VIDEO OUT  
AUDIO OUT  
L
R
FRONT  
REAR  
LS  
CENTER  
CONTROL  
OUT IN  
DIGITAL OUT  
TV SYSTEM  
1
2
1
NTSC  
PAL  
AUTO  
SUB  
WOOFER  
RS  
OPT  
COAX  
S-VIDEO OUT  
Make S-video connections to a TV or monitor with S-  
video input to produce a high quality video image.  
Use an S-video cable (not supplied) to connect the S-  
VIDEO OUT jack on the player to S-video input on the  
TV or monitor.  
D2  
Illustration is DV-S838A  
AC IN  
Y
P
B
P
R
525i  
525p  
(480i)  
(480p)  
MENU  
SELECT  
1
2
1
2
D2  
D3 IN  
COMPONENT VIDEO OUT  
S-VIDEO OUT  
VIDEO OUT  
AUDIO OUT  
L
R
FRONT  
REAR  
LS  
CENTE
CONTROL  
OUT IN  
DIGITAL OUT  
TV SYSTEM  
2
1
2
1
NTSC  
PAL  
AUTO  
SUB  
WOOFER  
RS  
OPT  
COAX  
1
2
About D Video  
S-VIDEO OUT  
The designation of a D Video jack indicates the kinds of  
signal it is compatible with.  
D Video  
D2  
Compatibility designation  
S-VIDEO IN  
525i(480i),  
525i(480i),  
525p(480p)  
D1  
i = interlaced  
p = progressive scan (non-interlaced)  
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System Control Connections  
TV SYSTEM switch  
(except for DV-S88A)  
Using a commercially available cord with a mini plug  
(3.5 mm dia. with no resistance) to connect this players  
CONTROL IN jack to the CONTROL OUT jack of  
another PIONEER component bearing the Î mark, you  
can control the player as though it were a component in  
a system (system control).  
Video output changes as follows according to the  
playback discs recorded format.  
NTSC = PAL, PAL = NTSC conversion is possible on  
Video CDs. PAL = NTSC conversion is not possible on  
DVDs. When the TV SYSTEM switch is set to the  
AUTO position, the discs format will be output as is.  
When a CD or disc is not loaded, the previous video  
output format will be selected.  
If you connect for system control, you cannot operate  
the player directly. Point the remote control unit at the  
component (AV amplifier, etc.) connected to the  
CONTROL OUT jack to operate.  
When controlling as a system, be sure to make a  
connection to the amplifier using an audio or video  
cord, even when using only digital components.  
For details, refer to the operation manuals of the  
connected components.  
TV SYSTEM  
NTSC  
PAL  
AUTO  
Illustration is DV-S838A  
AC IN  
Y
PB  
PR  
525i  
525p  
(480i)  
(480p)  
Disc  
Output format  
MENU  
SELECT  
1
2
1
2
D2  
COMPONENT VIDEO OUT  
S-VIDEO OUT  
VIDEO OUT  
Position of TV SYSTEM switch  
Format  
Type  
DVD  
AUDIO OUT  
L
R
FRONT  
REAR  
LS  
CENTER  
CONTROL  
OUT IN  
DIGITAL OUT  
TV SYSTEM  
2
1
2
1
NTSC  
PAL  
AUTO  
NTSC  
PAL  
MOD. PAL  
PAL  
AUTO  
SUB  
WOOFER  
RS  
OPT  
COAX  
NTSC  
NTSC  
PAL  
NTSC  
PAL  
CONTROL  
OUT IN  
NTSC  
NTSC  
NTSC  
MOD. PAL  
PAL  
NTSC  
NTSC  
PAL  
Video CD  
PAL  
PAL  
NTSC or PAL  
CD, No disc  
CONTROL  
OUT  
About MOD. (Modulation) PAL  
SHRINK  
Most models of the newly developed countdown PAL  
TV system detect 50 Hz (PAL)/60 Hz (NTSC) and  
automatically switch vertical amplitude, resulting in a  
display without vertical shrinkage.  
If your PAL TV does not have a V-Hold control, you  
may not be able to view NTSC disc because the  
picture may roll. If the TV has a V-Hold control, adjust  
it until the picture stops rolling. On some TVs, the  
picture may shrink vertically, leaving black bands at  
the top and bottom of the screen. This is not a  
malfunction; it is caused by the NTSC = PAL  
conversion.  
Pioneer component with Î mark.  
Note  
When playing Video CDs, the TV SYSTEM switch has no  
effect with playback stops.  
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1 Press STANDBY/ON on the front panel  
on the remote control). (DV-S88A)  
Setting Up the  
Player  
(
1 Press POWER on the front panel. (DV-  
S838A)  
2 Press SETUP.  
When SETUP is pressed for the first time, the  
following screen appears. Though the Setup  
Navigator may be used more than once, this screen  
only appears the first time SETUP is pressed.  
Using the Setup Navigator  
The Setup Navigator has been designed to simplify the  
process of getting the DVD player ready to perform.  
Designed as a series of on-screen multiple-choice  
questions, the Setup Navigator automatically sets the  
audio, video, and language settings according to how the  
questions are answered. Once this procedure is  
complete, it will be possible to begin using the DVD  
player to enjoy DVDs.  
Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General  
Setup Navigator  
Setup Navigator  
Start  
Auto Start Off  
Setup using the Setup Navigator  
ENTER  
SETUP  
Exit  
Move  
Select  
The procedure on this page describes the operations  
necessary to function within the Setup Navigator  
screens. A detailed description of the contents of each  
question that appears on the screen can be found on the  
following pages.  
3 Move the cursor control joystick up or  
down to make a selection.  
If you are going to use the Setup Navigator, it is  
not necessary to change the setting on the first  
screen. Please proceed to the next step.  
When setting up for the first time  
Some DVDs start playing automatically when loaded in  
the player. Because the Setup Navigator cannot be used  
if a disc is playing, it is recommended to set up the player  
using the Setup Navigator before loading a DVD for the  
first time. If a DVD has been loaded, be sure to press  
STOP 7 before proceeding.  
If you do not want to set up the player using  
the Setup Navigator, use the cursor control  
joystic down to select [Auto Start Off] at this  
time.  
The Setup Navigator function may still be used at  
a later time in manual Setup screen menu  
operation (page 30).  
Procedures in this section use the DV-S88A.  
4 Press ENTER.  
Differences in procedures of other models are clearly  
marked by white numbered steps.  
The selection is entered and the next Setup  
Navigator screen appears.  
OPEN /  
CLOSE  
1
DISPLA  
Y
AUDIO  
SUBTITLE  
ANGLE  
Use steps 3 and 4 as a basis for entering selections on all  
of the Setup Navigator screens described on the  
following pages.  
SET UP  
TOP MENU  
MENU  
2
3
4
ENTER  
To change the answer to a prior question  
Move the cursor control joystick left to return to  
previous screens. Please note, however, that you cannot  
go forward by moving the cursor control joystick right,  
so it will be necessary to answer all the questions that  
occur after the screen that was returned to.  
FUNCTION  
MEMORY  
VIDEO  
ADJUST  
DIMMER  
FL  
JOG MODE  
JOG  
F.MEM  
V.ADJ  
STOP  
PLA  
Y
PAUSE  
7
3
8
PREVIOUS  
NEXT  
REV  
FWD  
4
¢
1
¡
RETURN  
STEP / SLOW  
SEARCH MODE  
e
E
CLEAR  
1
4
2
5
3
6
C
To exit the Setup Navigator  
+
10  
Press SETUP while on any of the screens to exit the  
Setup Navigator. Please note that if the Setup Navigator  
is exited before all the questions are answered, no  
settings are changed.  
7
8
9
0
RANDOM  
REPEAT  
PROGRAM  
A-B  
LAST  
MEMORY  
CONDITION  
MEMORY  
To return to the Setup screen  
Press RETURN . The Setup Navigator is exited and the  
Setup screen General menu screen appears. Please note  
1(1)  
that no settings are changed if RETURN  
is pressed  
before the Setup Navigator is finished.  
AUDIO VIDEO  
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Setting the OSD Language  
Setting the TV screen size  
(On-Screen Display Language)  
The [TV Type] screen establishes the size, or more  
appropriately the width to height ratio of your television  
or monitor. The width-to-height ratio of conventional TVs  
is 4:3, while the width-to-height ratio of wide screen and  
high-definition TVs is 16:9. This width-to-height ratio is  
called the aspect ratio.  
The [OSD Language] screen establishes the OSD  
language, or on-screen display language, which refers to  
the language that is used by the player in menus and  
on-screen messages. Additionally, the language that is  
established at this setting will also be used for the  
default audio and subtitle language.  
Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General  
Setup Navigator  
Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General  
TV Connection  
Setup Navigator  
TV Type  
Widescreen (16:9)  
Standard (4:3)  
Language  
OSD Language  
English  
français  
Español  
Widescreen TV  
16:9 aspect ratio  
ENTER  
SETUP  
Exit  
Move  
Select  
Select the On Screen Language  
ENTER  
SETUP  
Exit  
Move  
Select  
Settings: Widescreen (16:9)*  
Standard (4:3)  
Settings: English*  
français  
* Factory setting  
Español  
* Factory setting  
Note  
There are two screen formats that can be used to display  
wide-screen format DVDs: letter box and pan & scan. When  
[Standard (4:3)] is selected in the Setup Navigator, the letter  
box screen format is automatically selected. To switch the  
preference to the pan & scan format, make changes in the  
Setup screen Video menu [TV Screen] setting (page 36).  
Notes  
The languages that can be selected may be different from  
those shown above.  
In addition to setting the [OSD Language], the audio and  
subtitle language are also set at this time. If you wish to  
change the audio or subtitle language to a different  
language, make changes in the Setup screen Language  
menu [Audio Language] and [Subtitle Language] as  
needed (page 40, 42).  
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To coordinate your speaker system for 5.1  
channel output  
Setting analog audio connections  
to an AV amplifier or receiver  
The [Analog Jacks] screen establishes whether analog  
connections have been made to an AV amplifier or  
receiver, and if connections are made, whether the  
connections made are for 2 channel stereo or for 5.1  
channel surround sound.  
When [5.1 Channel] is selected in the [Analog Jacks]  
screen, the following screens appear to determine the  
configuration of your speaker system. In all of the  
following screens, select [Present] if the speaker in  
question is present in your system, and [Not Present] if  
it is not.  
[Center Speaker]  
Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General  
Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General  
Setup Navigator  
Setup Navigator  
Amp Connection  
Analog Jacks  
2 Channel  
5.1 Channel  
Not Connected  
Amp Connection  
Center Speaker Present  
Not Present  
2 channel jacks for L/R  
Center speaker is connected  
to an amplifier  
ENTER  
SETUP  
Exit  
Move  
Select  
ENTER  
SETUP  
Move  
Select  
Exit  
Settings: 2 Channel*  
Select if you have made 2 channel  
connections to an amplifier or receiver.  
[Surround Speakers]  
5.1 Channel  
Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General  
Setup Navigator  
Select if you have made 5.1 channel  
connections to an AV amplifier or receiver  
with the appropriate inputs. When this  
Amp Connection  
Surround Speakers Present  
Not Present  
setting is selected, several screens will  
follow to determine the configuration of your  
speaker system. These screens are  
described in the section To coordinate your  
speaker system for 5.1 channel output’ on  
this page.  
Surround speakers are connected  
to an amplifier  
ENTER  
SETUP  
Move  
Select  
Exit  
[Sub-woofer]  
Not Connected  
Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General  
Select if you have not made connections to  
an amplifier or receiver or if you have made  
stereo connections to a TV or monitor.  
Setup Navigator  
Amp Connection  
Sub-woofer Present  
Not Present  
Sub-woofer is connected  
to an amplifier  
* Factory setting  
ENTER  
SETUP  
Move  
Select  
Exit  
Settings:Present*  
Not Present  
* Factory setting  
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Setting digital audio connections  
to an AV amplifier or decoder  
Confirming the settings  
The [Exit Setup Navigator] is the final screen in the  
Setup Navigator.  
The [Digital Jack] screen establishes whether digital  
connections have been made to an AV amplifier,  
receiver, or external decoder. As there are numerous  
options available, please refer to the instructions  
supplied with the component the player is connected to  
determine what digital audio formats can be decoded. If  
you have made no digital connections, select [Not  
Connected].  
Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General  
Setup Navigator  
Save Changes  
Exit Setup Navigator  
Delete Changes  
Start Again  
Changes are saved  
ENTER  
SETUP  
Exit  
Move  
Select  
Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General  
Setup Navigator Dolby Digital  
Dolby Digital/DTS  
Settings: Save Changes*  
Select to have the player make all of the  
necessary audio, video and language settings  
according to your responses in the Setup  
Navigator.  
Amp Connection  
Digital Jack  
Dolby Digital/MPEG  
Dolby D/DTS/MPEG  
PCM  
Not Connected  
Compatible with Dolby Digital  
ENTER  
SETUP  
Delete Changes  
Move  
Select  
Exit  
Select to exit the Setup Navigator without  
changing any of the system settings.  
Start Again  
Settings:Dolby Digital*  
Select to return to the [OSD Language]  
screen of the Setup Navigator and do the  
settings again.  
Dolby Digital/DTS  
Dolby Digital/MPEG  
Dolby D/DTS/MPEG  
PCM  
* Factory setting  
Not Connected  
To exit the Setup screen  
* Factory setting  
When you have completed setting up the player using  
the Setup Navigator or if you exit the Setup Navigator,  
the Setup screen General menu appears. Press SETUP  
to close the Setup screen.  
Setting compatibility with 96 kHz  
output  
The [96 kHz PCM Audio] screen establishes whether or  
not the AV component the player is connected to is  
capable of processing an audio signal with a sampling  
rate of 96 kHz. This screen only appears if connections  
have been made to an external AV component as  
determined in previous screens.  
To change other player settings in the Setup  
screen menus  
The procedure for changing the settings in the Setup  
screen menus is described on page 28.  
Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General  
Setup Navigator  
Amp Connection  
96 kHz PCM Audio  
No  
Yes  
Don't Know  
Digital jack not compatible with 96kHz  
ENTER  
SETUP  
Exit  
Move  
Select  
Settings: No*  
Select if the connected AV component cannot  
process an audio signal with a sampling rate  
of 96 kHz.  
Yes  
Select if the connected AV component can  
process an audio signal with a sampling rate  
of 96 kHz.  
Dont Know  
Select if you are uncertain whether the  
connected AV component can process an  
audio signal with a sampling rate of 96 kHz.  
* Factory setting  
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1 Press STANDBY/ON on the front panel  
on the remote control). (DV-S88A)  
Getting Started  
Using Your DVD  
Player  
(
1 Press POWER on the front panel. (DV-  
S838A)  
2 Press OPEN/CLOSE (7/0 on the front  
panel).  
The disc tray comes out.  
3 Load a disc.  
Playing DVDs, Video CDs and  
• Load a disc with the label side facing up, using  
the disc tray guide to align the disc.  
CDs  
DVD/Video CD/CD  
Before you can start to enjoy the digital audio and video  
on DVDs, be sure that you have either performed the  
Setup Navigator procedure described in the previous  
section or made the necessary settings in the Setup  
screen menus as outlined in the next section to set up  
the player to correspond to your home system. Having  
made these settings, you are now ready to start using  
the player to enjoy DVDs, Video CDs, and CDs.  
3
8
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1
4
/0  
7
0
Procedures in this section use the DV-S88A.  
4 Press PLAY 3 (3 on the front panel).  
Differences in procedures of other models are clearly  
marked by white numbered steps.  
• The disc tray closes, and playback begins.  
Depending on the disc, a menu may be  
displayed. If a menu is displayed, proceed to  
step 5.  
5 Select the item you want to view.  
When a DVD is loaded:  
Select the item with the cursor control joystick  
or the number buttons then press ENTER.  
When a Video CD is loaded:  
Use the number buttons to select the item.  
OPEN /  
CLOSE  
1
5
2
DISPLA  
Y
AUDIO  
SUBTITLE  
ANGLE  
SET UP  
TOP MENU  
MENU  
Notes  
ENTER  
• Noise is output if you make digital audio connections to a  
receiver or amplifier that does not have a built-in decoder.  
Check that the digital audio output format selected in the  
Audio 1 menu corresponds to the audio components you  
have made connections to (pages 30-31).  
FUNCTION  
MEMORY  
VIDEO  
ADJUST  
DIMMER  
FL  
JOG MODE  
JOG  
F.MEM  
V.ADJ  
STOP  
PLAY  
PAUSE  
7
3
8
PREVIOUS  
NEXT  
REV  
FWD  
4
¢
1
¡
• The TV screen size is factory set to present the wide  
screen format (16:9 aspect ratio). If you have a standard TV  
screen (4:3 aspect ratio), this setting can be changed to  
match your TV screen size in the Video menu (page 36).  
RETURN  
STEP / SLOW  
SEARCH MODE  
e
E
CLEAR  
4
1
4
2
5
3
6
C
+
10  
7
8
9
0
RANDOM  
REPEAT  
PROGRAM  
A-B  
LAST  
MEMORY  
CONDITION  
MEMORY  
When an operation is prohibited  
There are times when you are using the player and attempt  
to perform an operation, but for some reason it cannot be  
performed. When this occurs, one of the two following  
icons appears on the screen.  
1(1)  
3
2
4
The operation is prohibited by the player.  
AUDIO VIDEO  
/
The operation is prohibited by the programming on  
the disc.  
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To navigate a menu screen  
When a menu screen is displayed  
Although individual DVD titles may differ, when a  
menu screen is displayed, use the cursor control  
joystick and ENTER on the remote control. The  
cursor contro joystick is used to move around the  
options on the screen and ENTER is used for  
selection.  
Occasionally, the number buttons may also be used  
to make selections. If this is possible, using number  
buttons serves to directly select an option on a menu  
screen. Only number buttons are used to make  
selections on Video CD menu screens.  
Menu screens are displayed for DVDs that have menu  
screens or Video CDs that include Playback Control  
(PBC). DVDs often contain extra information that can be  
accessed in the DVD menu and sometimes makes  
navigating DVD menu screens as enjoyable as watching  
the feature presentation.  
OPEN /  
CLOSE  
DISPLAY  
AUDIO  
SUBTITLE  
ANGLE  
TOP MENU  
ENTER  
MENU  
SET UP  
TOP MENU  
MENU  
When the Video CD has more than one menu, pages  
can be returned to or advanced to with PREVIOUS  
4 or NEXT ¢.  
ENTER  
Cursor control  
joystick  
To play Video CDs without displaying menu  
screens  
Video CDs with Playback Control (PBC) display a menu  
screen when play is started. It is possible, however, to  
play back Video CDs without displaying menu screens.  
FUNCTION  
MEMORY  
VIDEO  
ADJUST  
DIMMER  
FL  
JOG MODE  
JOG  
F.MEM  
V.ADJ  
STOP  
PLA  
Y
PAUSE  
7
3
8
STOP 7  
PREVIOUS 4  
PREVIOUS  
NEXT  
REV  
FWD  
4
¢
1
¡
NEXT ¢  
RETURN  
STEP / SLOW  
SEARCH MODE  
e
E
RETURN  
CLEAR  
1
4
2
5
3
6
C
When a Video CD with PBC is loaded, press STOP 7,  
and then the number button of the track you want to  
play.  
Number  
buttons  
+
10  
7
8
9
0
RANDOM  
REPEAT  
PROGRAM  
A-B  
LAST  
MEMORY  
CONDITION  
MEMORY  
Playing DVD-RWs (DV-S88A  
only)  
DVD-RW  
Example: When a DVD that has menu screens is loaded  
Play List  
Original  
No.  
Title  
Page 1 / 2  
1
2
3
4
5
5/28 Sun 21:19 12ch  
5/31 Wed 08:34 8ch  
6/20 Tue 17:43 6ch  
6/20 Tue 22:00 6ch  
7/19 Wed 10:54 3ch  
1 Highlight Clips  
2 Chapter List  
3 Commercial Header  
4 Subtitles  
5 Soundtrack  
MENU  
EXIT  
Move  
6 Start Main Feature  
Example: When a Video CD that has Playback Control is  
1 Use the cursor control joystick right or left  
to toggle between Original and Play List.  
loaded  
The Original screen shows the contents of the disc  
as recorded. The Play List screen shows the  
contents in the order programmed by the person  
who recorded the disc (not all DVD-RW discs  
contain a Play List).  
You cant switch between Original and Play List  
while a disc is playing.  
STANDARD VOCAL BEST  
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Don't Tekno for an Answer  
Bad Whack Naff Riff  
dubmyheadbassman  
Gooey Love Jingle  
Praise the Day  
Bertie B.& the Goans  
Hood in the Boyz  
Sleek Machine  
Philip William  
Formerly an Artist  
Pfeuti  
G3, Ba-san  
Abstract Jazz Phunk  
Rock the Love Jive  
John Torn  
Hot Monkey Stick  
2 Use the cursor control joystick up or down  
to highlight a menu item in the list, then  
press ENTER to select it.  
To open or return to the DVD or Video CD  
menu screen  
Although this differs depending on the disc, pressing  
Use the 4 1 and ¡ ¢ buttons to see the  
previous/next page (4 and ¢ on the remote  
control unit).  
MENU, TOP MENU, or RETURN  
during DVD  
playback or RETURN during Video CD playback  
displays the menu screen. Refer to the DVD or Video CD  
disc jacket and accompanying documentation for more  
information.  
To preview the first frame of the highlighted  
menu item, use the cursor control joystick right.  
To display this disc menu during playback, press  
MENU.  
For DVD-Audio discs, use TOP MENU.  
Some DVD-Audio disc contain a bonus group. To  
access this group youll need to input a 4-digit code,  
which can be found printed on the disc packaging.  
See page 68 for more information on playing discs  
with bonus groups.  
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Advancing to the next chapter  
(track)  
Chapter (Track) Skip Forward/  
Skip Back  
DVD/Video CD/CD  
Press NEXT ¢ (¡ ¢ on the front panel).  
OPEN /  
CLOSE  
DISPLAY  
AUDIO  
SUBTITLE  
ANGLE  
SET UP  
TOP MENU  
MENU  
Press to skip forward to the next chapter (track).  
You can advance more than one chapter (track)  
forward by pressing and holding NEXT ¢ and  
releasing when the desired chapter (track) number  
appears in the display.  
ENTER  
FUNCTION  
MEMORY  
VIDEO  
ADJUST  
DIMMER  
FL  
JOG MODE  
JOG  
F.MEM  
V.ADJ  
Note: Press and hold ¡ ¢ to start scanning.  
STOP  
PLAY  
PAUSE  
7
3
8
PREVIOUS  
NEXT  
REV  
FWD  
PREVIOUS  
4
¢
1
¡
NEXT ¢  
Skipping back to the previous  
chapter (track)  
RETURN  
STEP / SLOW  
SEARCH MODE  
4
e
E
CLEAR  
1
4
2
5
8
3
6
C
+
10  
7
9
0
RANDOM  
REPEA  
T
PROGRAM  
Press PREVIOUS 4 (4 1 on the front  
panel).  
A-B  
LAST  
MEMORY  
CONDITION  
MEMORY  
Press once to skip back to the start of the chapter  
(track) currently playing.  
Press twice to skip back to the start of the previous  
AUDIO VIDEO  
/
chapter (track).  
You can skip back to previous chapters (tracks) by  
pressing and holding PREVIOUS 4 and releasing  
when the desired chapter (track) number appears in  
the display.  
4 1  
¡ ¢  
Note: Press and hold 4 1 to start scanning.  
Fast forward scanning  
Forward and Reverse  
Scanning  
DVD/Video CD/CD  
Press and hold FWD ¡ (¡ ¢ on the front  
panel) during playback.  
OPEN /  
CLOSE  
DISPLAY  
AUDIO  
SUBTITLE  
ANGLE  
Release FWD ¡ when you reach the desired  
location. Normal playback resumes.  
SET UP  
TOP MENU  
MENU  
On DVDs, when the flashing “SCAN 2” on the screen  
changes to a flashing “SCAN 3” , fast forward  
scanning will continue even if the button is released.  
On Video CDs and CDs, the scanning speeds are  
“SCAN 1” and “SCAN 2”. When the desired location  
has been reached, press PLAY 3.  
ENTER  
PLAY 3  
FUNCTION  
MEMORY  
VIDEO  
ADJUST  
DIMMER  
FL  
JOG MODE  
JOG  
F.MEM  
V.ADJ  
STOP  
PLAY  
PAUSE  
7
3
8
Variable speed scanning is also possible using the  
MULTI DIAL on the remote control (page 52).  
PREVIOUS  
NEXT  
REV  
FWD  
4
¢
1
¡
1 REV  
FWD ¡  
RETURN  
STEP / SLOW  
SEARCH MODE  
e
E
CLEAR  
1
4
2
5
8
3
6
C
Fast reverse scanning  
+
10  
7
9
0
RANDOM  
REPEAT  
PROGRAM  
A-B  
Press and hold REV 1 (4 1 on the front  
panel) during playback.  
LAST  
MEMORY  
CONDITION  
MEMORY  
Release REV 1 when you reach the desired  
3
location. Normal playback resumes.  
On DVDs, when the flashing “SCAN 2” on the screen  
changes to a flashing “SCAN 3”, fast reverse  
scanning will continue even if the button is released.  
On Video CDs and CDs, the scanning speeds are  
“SCAN 1” and “SCAN 2”. When the desired location  
has been reached, press PLAY 3.  
AUDIO VIDEO  
/
Variable speed scanning is also possible using the  
4 1  
¡ ¢  
MULTI DIAL on the remote control (page 52).  
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Resuming playback from  
where you stopped  
Stopping Playback and  
Switching Power Off  
DVD/Video CD/CD  
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DVD-Video/Video CD  
Use the resume feature to restart playback from the  
point that the disc was stopped last time.  
OPEN /  
CLOSE  
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DISPLA  
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AUDIO  
SUBTITLE  
ANGLE  
Press STOP 7 once.  
SET UP  
TOP MENU  
MENU  
The display shows RESUMEand the stop position is  
memorized.  
The resume position remains memorized as long as  
the disc is in the player even if you switch the  
power off.  
ENTER  
Pressing STOP 7 twice causes the disc to return to  
the beginning when PLAY 3 is pressed again. The  
display shows the disc type (DVDs or Video CDs).  
FUNCTION  
MEMORY  
VIDEO  
ADJUST  
DIMMER  
FL  
JOG MODE  
JOG  
F.MEM  
V.ADJ  
STOP  
PLA  
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PAUSE  
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STEP / SLOW  
SEARCH MODE  
Press PLAY 3.  
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PROGRAM  
Notes  
A-B  
The actual restart position may be slightly before or after  
the resume position.  
If you want to remove the disc, but still want to resume  
playback from the last stopped position, use the LAST  
MEMORY feature instead (page 59).  
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Resume is not possible with DVD-Audio discs.  
AUDIO VIDEO  
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1 Press STOP 7 (7/0 on the front panel).  
Playback stops.  
2 Press OPEN/CLOSE (7/0 on the front  
panel).  
The disc tray comes out.  
3 Remove the disc.  
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on the remote control). (DV-S88A)  
The disc tray goes back in.  
4 Press on the remote control. (DV-S838A)  
The disc tray goes back in.  
5 Press POWER on the front panel to turn  
the players power off. (DV-S838A)  
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2 Press SETUP.  
Adjusting Audio  
and Video  
Settings  
The Setup screen appears.  
(Example)  
Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General  
Dolby Digital Out Dolby Digital  
DTS Out Off  
Linear PCM Out Down Sample On  
MPEG Out MPEG 3 PCM  
Digital Out On  
Move  
SETUP Exit  
Using the Setup Screen  
Menus  
The procedure on this page describes how to operate the  
menus on the Setup screen. These menus are used to  
set and adjust a number of system settings. The various  
functions that can be adjusted are covered throughout  
this manual. The procedure on this page provides a basic  
outline for using the Setup screen menus.  
3 Move the cursor control joystick right or  
left to select the menu you want.  
As each menu is selected with the cursor, the  
settings appear below the menu heading.  
4 Move the cursor control joystick down to  
enter the menu.  
The top item within the menu becomes highlighted.  
When setting up for the first time  
(Example)  
It is recommended to set up player using the Setup  
Navigator (page 20). If you selected [Auto Start Off]  
when the Setup Navigator appeared, you may still set up  
the player using the Setup Navigator in the General menu  
screen.  
Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General  
Dolby Digital Out Dolby Digital  
Dolby Digital 3 PCM  
DTS Out -  
Linear PCM Out Down Sample On  
MPEG Out MPEG 3 PCM  
Digital Out On  
If you choose not to use the Setup Navigator, be sure to  
make the necessary settings in the Setup screen  
Audio 1, Audio 2, Video, and Language menus as  
described on the following pages.  
SETUP  
Move  
Exit  
Some DVDs start playing automatically when loaded in  
the player. If a DVD has been loaded, be sure to press  
STOP 7 before proceeding.  
5 Move the cursor control joystick up or  
down to select the setting you want to  
change.  
Procedures in this section use the DV-S88A.  
Differences in procedures of other models are clearly  
marked by white numbered steps.  
The options available for each setting appear to the  
right when the setting is selected. The current  
setting appears with the setting indicator lit.  
OPEN /  
CLOSE  
6 Move the cursor control joystick right to  
enter the setting options.  
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AUDIO  
SUBTITLE  
ANGLE  
SET UP  
TOP MENU  
MENU  
(Example)  
Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General  
ENTER  
Dolby Digital Out Dolby Digital  
3, 4, 5, 6  
Dolby Digital 3 PCM  
DTS Out -  
Linear PCM Out – Down Sample On  
MPEG Out – MPEG 3 PCM  
Digital Out – On  
FUNCTION  
MEMORY  
VIDEO  
ADJUST  
DIMMER  
FL  
JOG MODE  
JOG  
F.MEM  
V.ADJ  
STOP  
PLAY  
PAUSE  
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ENTER  
SETUP  
Exit  
Move  
Select  
PREVIOUS  
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is playing. In these cases, the options appear  
grayed out on the screen and cannot be adjusted.  
To change these settings, press STOP 7 first  
before pressing SETUP.  
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AUDIO VIDEO  
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• Operating the menu after pressing STOP 7 may  
cancel the resume function.  
• Some menu options are not immediately  
effective if set while a disc is playing. To make  
these settings effective, stop playback and then  
start again, or change the settings while the disc  
is stopped.  
1 Press STANDBY/ON on the front panel  
on the remote control). (DV-S88A)  
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1 Press POWER on the front panel. (DV-  
S838A)  
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IMPORTANT  
OPEN /  
CLOSE  
DISPLAY  
AUDIO  
SUBTITLE  
ANGLE  
SET UP  
TOP MENU  
Changing to the Setup Menu  
Mode  
The Setup screen menus are divided into two levels,  
[Basic] and [Expert], to make this unit more convenient  
to operate for different levels of users. The [Basic]  
menu mode contains functions that may be considered  
necessary for the basic operations of this player and  
MENU  
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7, 8  
FUNCTION  
MEMORY  
VIDEO  
ADJUST  
DIMMER  
FL  
JOG MODE  
JOG  
F.MEM  
V.ADJ  
STOP  
PLAY  
PAUSE  
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helpful on-screen information identified by the  
mark.  
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The [Expert] menu mode adds to the [Basic] menu  
mode additional functions of the player that can be  
adjusted to further personalize performance of the  
player.  
RETURN  
STEP / SLOW  
SEARCH MODE  
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In this manual, functions that are contained in the  
RANDOM  
REPEAT  
PROGRAM  
A-B  
[Expert] menu mode are identified by the  
icon.  
Expert  
LAST  
MEMORY  
CONDITION  
MEMORY  
Make changes to the [Setup Menu Mode] setting in the  
Setup screen General menu.  
Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General  
Setup Menu Mode Expert  
Setup Navigator Basic  
Parental Lock Level 8  
Screen Saver Off  
Background Color Black  
Bonus Group  
Auto Disc Menu On  
7 Move the cursor control joystick up or  
down to select a new setting and press  
ENTER to set the new setting in memory.  
SETUP  
Move  
Exit  
Press RETURN  
or move the cursor  
control joystick left to exit the options  
without making any changes.  
Settings: Expert*  
Basic  
* Factory setting  
8 Press RETURN  
or move the cursor  
control joystick left to go back to the main  
menu bar to select another menu.  
Note  
On-screen information only appears [Basic] menu mode.  
9 Press SETUP to close the Setup screen.  
The Setup screen closes.  
Note  
The next time you press SETUP, youll see the menu screen  
that you exited from last time.  
How to interpret the setting indicator colors in  
the Setup screen menus  
When setting up the system, or when making  
adjustments, it is convenient to know what settings are  
applicable to the different disc formats. When the  
settings appear for each menu option, the currently  
selected setting appears with the setting indicator  
highlighted in one of two colors: blue, orange or green.  
These colors correspond to what formats the menu  
option effects as shown in the table below.  
Color of indicator  
Blue  
Disc format(s)  
DVD only  
Orange  
CD only  
Green  
All compatible formats  
Note  
If a setting applicable only to DVDs is changed while a Video  
CD or CD is loaded, a blue DVD icon appears in the upper right  
hand corner of the screen to indicate that the setting is not  
applicable to the currently loaded disc. The setting will be  
effective the next time a DVD is loaded.  
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DTS Out  
Setting the Digital Audio  
This player is capable of outputting DTS digital audio for  
DVDs recorded in DTS. When this player is connected to  
an AV component that has a built-in DTS decoder, select  
[DTS]. If your system is not equipped to decode DTS,  
select [Off]. Refer to the operating instructions supplied  
with your audio components if you are unsure about  
compatibility with DTS.  
Output to be Compatible with  
your AV Component  
DVD  
This player is capable of digital audio output for Dolby  
Digital, DTS, MPEG, and signals with a sampling rate of  
96 kHz. Make settings in the Setup screen Audio 1  
menu to reflect the capabilities of the components that  
you have made digital connections to.  
Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General  
Dolby Digital Out –  
Dolby Digital  
Off  
DTS Out  
Notes  
DTS  
Linear PCM Out
MPEG Out MPEG 3 PCM  
Digital Out On  
If you have already completed the Setup Navigator screen  
operations, the settings on this page have already been set  
by the player.  
If you have made only stereo line connections (analog)  
using the supplied audio cord, it is not necessary to make  
any changes in this menu.  
SETUP  
Move  
Exit  
Settings: Off*  
DTS  
* Factory setting  
Dolby Digital Out  
This player is capable of outputting the Dolby Digital  
surround sound audio signal. When the player is  
connected to an AV component that has a built-in Dolby  
Digital decoder, select [Dolby Digital]. This player can  
also convert the Dolby Digital signal to a digital Linear  
PCM signal, the same digital signal output from a CD.  
Select [Dolby Digital 3 PCM] when you have made  
connections to an amplifier or receiver with a Dolby Pro  
Logic decoder or a Digital Analog Converter (DAC).  
Note  
If you have made digital audio connections to component(s)  
not equipped to decode the DTS digital bitstream, be sure to  
select [Off]. If a DTS signal is output without decoding, the  
output is digital noise that could potentially cause damage to  
your speakers.  
Linear PCM Out  
This player is capable of outputting digital signals with a  
sampling frequency of 96 kHz. If you have made  
Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General  
Dolby Digital Out Dolby Digital  
connections to a component capable of processing this  
signal rate, select [Down Sample Off] for the signal to  
be output as is. As some components are incapable of  
processing digital signal input with sampling rates of 96  
kHz, selecting [Down Sample On] compresses the  
signal to a standard signal with a sampling rate of 48 kHz.  
If [Digital Out] is set to [On] and [Linear PMC Out] is set  
to [Down Sample On], youll see the message “Digital  
Out Converted” appear on-screen when either the AUDIO  
button is pressed or when playing 192 kHz source materila.  
Dolby Digital 3 PCM  
DTS Out -  
Linear PCM Out Down Sample On  
MPEG Out MPEG 3 PCM  
Digital Out On  
SETUP  
Move  
Exit  
Settings: Dolby Digital*  
Dolby Digital 3 PCM  
* Factory setting  
Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General  
Dolby Digital Out –  
Dolby Digital  
DTS Out Off  
Down Sample On  
Linear PCM Out  
MPEG Out - Down Sample Off  
Digital Out On  
SETUP  
Move  
Exit  
Settings: Down Sample On*  
Down Sample Off  
* Factory setting  
Notes  
On DVDs that contain copy protection, the 96 kHz signal  
may only be output from the analog audio jacks. When this  
type of disc is encountered, even if [Down Sample Off] is  
selected, the player automatically outputs the digital audio  
signal at a compressed rate of 48 kHz or 44.1 kHz.  
Changes to the [Linear PCM Out] setting cannot be made  
when a disc is playing.  
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MPEG Out  
Adjusting the Dynamic Range  
This player is capable of outputting the MPEG digital  
bitstream. When the player is connected to an AV  
component that has a built-in MPEG decoder, select the  
[MPEG] setting. Otherwise, select [MPEG 3 PCM] to  
convert the digital signal to the PCM signal, the digital  
signal output from a CD.  
of the Audio Soundtrack  
Audio DRC stands for Audio Dynamic Range  
DVD  
Compression. When Audio DRC is on, soft sounds such  
as dialog can be heard more clearly without making loud  
sounds even louder. Select from three levels of  
compression depending on how much effect you want.  
When Audio DRC is set to [Off], there is no effect on  
the audio source.  
Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General  
Dolby Digital Out –  
Dolby Digital  
DTS Out Off  
Make changes to the [Audio DRC] setting in the Setup  
screen Audio 2 menu.  
Linear PCM Out Down Sample On  
MPEG Out - MPEG  
Digital Out
MPEG 3 PCM  
Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General  
SETUP  
Move  
Exit  
Audio DRC High  
Audio Out Medium  
Speaker Setting  
Gain Setting Off  
CD Digital Direct Off  
Low  
Settings: MPEG  
MPEG 3 PCM*  
* Factory setting  
SETUP  
Move  
Exit  
Settings: High  
Expert  
Digital Out  
(maximum compression of audio source)  
Medium  
Depending on your preferences and the type of  
connections made, you may opt not to have the digital  
audio signal output at all. When this setting is set to  
[Off] there is no signal output from the digital audio  
output jacks.  
Make changes to the [Digital Out] setting in the Setup  
screen Audio 1 menu in the [Expert] menu mode (page 29).  
(moderate compression of audio source)  
Low  
(very little compression of audio source)  
Off*  
* Factory setting  
Note  
Audio DRC is only effective with Dolby Digital audio sources.  
Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General  
Dolby Digital Out –  
Dolby Digital  
DTS Out Off  
Linear PCM Out Down Sample On  
MPEG Out MPEG 3 PCM  
Digital Out 
On  
Off  
SETUP  
Move  
Exit  
Settings: On (Digital signal is output)*  
Off (Digital signal is not output)  
* Factory setting  
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Setting Analog Audio  
Connections to an AV Amplifier  
or Receiver  
This player is capable of both 2 channel stereo and 5.1  
multichannel surround sound audio output. Use this  
setting to select which analog outputs are connected to  
an AV component.  
Notes  
When [5.1 Channel] is selected, the front right (R) and left  
(L) audio channels are output from the AUDIO OUT  
FRONT jacks.  
If the center or surround components are not recorded on  
the disc, there will be no output from the CENTER or  
SURROUND output jacks. This is not a malfunction. The  
audio channels present on the disc can be verified in the  
program format indicators in the display.  
Make adjustments in the [Audio Out] setting in the  
Setup screen Audio 2 menu.  
Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General  
Audio DRC Off  
Audio Out 2 Channel  
Speaker Setting –  
5.1 Channel  
Gain Setting Fix  
CD Digital Direct Off  
SETUP  
Move  
Exit  
Settings: 2 Channel*  
5.1 Channel  
*Factory setting  
About source audio output  
When the source output mode has been switched between the [5.1 Channel] and [2 Channel] mode settings using the  
[Audio Out] setting in the Setup screen Audio 2 menu, audio output for each source will be as shown on the following  
table.  
AUDIO OUT (5.1 CH)  
AUDIO OUT (2 CH)  
L, R (Front L,R)  
Front Lch, Rch  
DIGITAL OUTPUT (S/PDIF)  
AUDIO  
CONTENTS  
OUTPUT  
MODE  
Dolby Digital or  
MPEG 3 PCM  
Dolby Digital or  
Center Surround L,R  
Sub Woofer  
LFE  
MPEG  
Center  
5.1 CH  
2 CH  
Rear LS, RS  
Dolby  
Digital  
2 ch DOWNMIX  
Lch, Rch  
Dolby Digital  
2 ch DOWNMIX Lch, Rch  
MUTE  
MUTE  
MUTE  
Dolby  
Digital  
Karaoke  
5.1 CH  
2 CH  
Dolby Digital  
Lch, Rch  
Lch, Rch  
5.1 CH/  
2 CH  
LPCM  
DTS  
Lch, Rch  
Front Lch, Rch  
Lch, Rch  
Rear LS, RS  
5.1 CH  
2 CH  
Center  
LFE  
DTS*  
2 ch DOWNMIX Lch, Rch  
MUTE  
Rear LS, RS  
MUTE  
Center  
Center  
5.1 CH  
2 CH  
Front Lch, Rch  
Lch, Rch  
LFE  
LFE  
MPEG  
MPEG  
Lch, Rch  
5.1 CH  
2 CH  
Front Lch, Rch  
Rear LS, RS  
MUTE  
DVD  
-Audio  
***  
2 ch DOWNMIX Lch, Rch  
2 ch DOWNMIX Lch, Rch**  
5.1 CH/  
2 CH  
Lch, Rch  
Lch, Rch  
CD  
Lch, Rch  
Lch, Rch  
Lch, Rch****  
MUTE  
MUTE  
MUTE  
5.1 CH/  
2 CH  
VIDEO CD  
5.1 CH/  
2 CH  
DVD-RW  
(DV-S88A only)  
Dolby Digital, MPEG or  
PCM (Lch, Rch)  
*:  
When the Setup screen Audio 1 menu [DTS Out] setting is set to [Off], DTS digital output is muted.  
**:  
Discs that prohibit downmixing will be output as 5.1channel even if [2 Channel] is selected.  
***: Discs that prohibit downmixing also mute the digital output.  
****: If the sound is mono, Lch and Rch audio will be the same.  
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The subwoofer (SW) can only be set to On or Off.  
Setting Your Speaker System for  
Multichannel Audio Playback  
The graphic on the right of the screen represents  
your speaker setup, with the currently selected  
speakers name highlighted in blue, and the  
speakers set to On highlighted in yellow.  
This player contains a built-in decoder for Dolby Digital,  
DTS and MPEG audio sources as well as 5.1 channel  
discrete audio output. Ideally, a 5.1 channel system  
contains 6 speakers: 2 front speakers, 2 surround  
speakers, a center speaker, and a sub woofer. However,  
as this is not always the case, accurately setting the  
[Speaker Setting] setting to reflect your speaker setup  
allows the players built-in decoder to reroute signals to  
compensate for absent speakers.  
5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 for each speaker in  
your system.  
Set to distance from listening position  
6 Move the cursor control joystic up to  
select [Size] and press cursor control  
joystic right.  
Make adjustments in the [Speaker Setting] setting in  
the Setup screen Audio 2 menu.  
1 Press Enter.  
7 Move the cursor control joystic up or down  
to select the speaker.  
Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General  
Audio DRC Off  
Audio Out 5.1 Channel  
Audio1 Audio2  
VideoLanguage  
General  
Speaker Setting  
Distance  
Speaker Setting  
Start  
Gain Setting Fix  
CD Digital Direct Off  
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R
L/R  
C
LS  
RS  
SW  
3.0m  
3.0m  
3.0m  
3.0m  
3.0m  
SW  
LS RS  
SETUP  
Move  
Exit  
Return  
SETUP  
Exit  
ENTER  
Size  
Select  
2 Press Enter.  
8 Move the cursor control joystic left or right  
to select distance from speaker.  
Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General  
Audio DRC Off  
Audio Out 5.1 Channel  
Set the distance from your main listening position to  
each speaker in the Distance screen. The distance  
setting for any speaker that was set to Off in the  
Size screen will be grayed out. For the other  
speakers, enter the distance to the nearest 0.1m  
(10cm). You can set the distance for the [L/R]  
speakers between 0.3m and 9m. Note that you  
must set the [C] and [SW] speakers within 2m of  
the [L/R] setting. The [LS] and [RS] speakers must  
be set within -6m and +2m of the [L/R] setting.  
Speaker Setting  
Start  
Gain Setting Fix  
CD Digital Direct Off  
SETUP  
Move  
Exit  
Set to Speakers size  
The graphic on the right of the screen represents  
your speaker setup, with the currently selected  
speakers name highlighted in blue, and the  
speakers set to [On] highlighted in yellow.  
3 Move the cursor control joystic up or down  
to select the speaker.  
Note: If your subwoofer is placed beyond the  
adjustment range (L/R 2), set to the nearest setting  
possible. Surround sound cohesion should not be  
affected very much.  
Audio1 Audio2  
VideoLanguage  
General  
Speaker Setting  
Size  
L
R
L/R  
C
LS  
RS  
SW  
Large  
Large  
Large  
Large  
On  
SW  
LS RS  
Notes  
Return  
SETUP  
Exit  
If you have already completed the Setup Navigator screen  
operations, the settings on this page have already been set  
by the player.  
ENTER  
Distance  
Select  
If you have not made connections to the AUDIO OUT  
(5.1channel) jacks on the rear panel of the player, it is not  
necessary to make any changes to this setting.  
To help identify the speakers being selected, the initials of  
the speakers in the speaker system representation on the  
right side of the screen will appear in blue.  
4 Move the cursor control joystic left or right  
to select Large/Small/Off or On/Off  
corresponding to whether the selected  
speaker is present in your system or not,  
respectively.  
Set the size of your speakers in the Size screen.  
The front left/right [L/R] speakers have a fixed  
setting of Large. The center [C], left surround [LS]  
and right surround [RS] speakers can each be set to  
[Large], [Small] or [Off]. Set a speaker to Large if  
the main speaker cone is 12cm or more; set to  
[Small] if the its less than 12cm. Note that the  
[LS] and [RS] speakers cannot be set  
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5 Move the cursor control joystic up or down  
to select the speaker.  
Adjust the output level from  
the speakers (Gain setting)  
This setting should be made when the AUDIO  
OUT (5.1 channel) jacks on the rear panel are  
connected to an AV amplifier or receiver. The  
output level of each speaker in your system can  
be set and confirmed. The factory setting is set to  
[Fix]. However, when you want to adjust the  
output level, select [Variable].  
Off: Test tone is not output. (Factory Setting)  
On: Test tone output is manually controlled.  
Auto: Test tone is automatically output.  
Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General  
Test Tone  
On  
Off  
Off  
Off  
Off  
Off  
L
C
R
RS  
LS  
SW  
L
R
SW  
LS RS  
Return  
SETUP  
Exit  
ENTER  
Select  
Move  
Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General  
Audio DRC Off  
Audio Out 5.1 Channel  
Speaker Setting  
Gain Setting Fix  
CD Digital Direct Variable  
When "On" is selected  
Move the cursor control joystick up to the speaker  
selection line, then Move the cursor control joystick  
right or left to select the speaker to output the test  
tone from. The test tone is output from the  
SETUP  
Move  
Exit  
selected speaker. To output the test tone from  
another speaker, change the speaker selection.  
Settings: Fix*  
Variable  
* Factory setting  
When "Auto" is selected  
Test tone is output in the following order.  
Front Left, Center, Front Right, Surround Right,  
Surround Left, Front Left, ...  
When "Variable" is selected  
1 Move the cursor control joystic up or down  
to select the speaker.  
6 Move the cursor control joystic up to  
select [Test Tone] and press cursor control  
joystic left.  
Speakers set to [Off] in the [Speaker Setting]  
setting cannot be selected.  
This takes you back to the Gain Setting screen.  
Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General  
Gain Setting  
7 Move the cursor control joystick up or  
down to select the speaker, then move the  
cursor control joystick right or left to  
adjust the output level while listening to  
the test tone.  
0.0 dB  
–2.0 dB  
0.0 dB  
0.0 dB  
0.0 dB  
0.0 dB  
ENTER  
L
C
R
RS  
LS  
SW  
L
R
SW  
LS RS  
Return  
Exit  
SETUP  
Select  
Move  
To stop the test tone  
Move the cursor control joystick down to the "Test Tone"  
setting, then move the cursor control joystick right or left  
to select [Off] in the [Test Tone] setting.  
2 Move the cursor control joystick right or  
left to set the output level.  
The value can be adjusted in the range of -6.0 dB to  
6.0 dB in 0.5 dB increments. The output level of  
front L/R speakers are fixed and therefore cannot  
be adjusted.  
Notes  
When [Variable] is selected, the output level of all  
speakers is uniformly set to 6.0 dB. The output level of  
each speaker (center, surround, or sub woofer) can then be  
adjusted in the range of 6.0 dB to 6.0 dB. "6.0 dB" is the  
maximum level of [Variable] and also the level set for  
[Fix]. Therefore, when [Variable] is selected, the output  
level will usually be lower than when the setting is set to  
[Fix].  
3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 for each speaker in  
your system.  
Set to Test tone  
You cant use the Test Tone function when the  
[Audio Out] setting is [2 Channel] (page 32).  
The [Variable] setting has no effect on CD and Video CD  
playback.  
The test tone is not output when the setting is set to [2  
Channel] in the [Audio Output] setting (page 32), while  
the disc tray opens, or while a disc is playing.  
The Test Tone will not work with the disc tray open,  
or while a disc is playing.  
4 Move the cursor control joystic up to  
select [Gain Setting] and press cursor  
control joystic right.  
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Listening to higher quality CD  
sound (CD Digital Direct)  
By setting the [CD Digital Direct] setting to [On],  
internal circuitry unrelated to CD playback can be  
bypassed to produce a higher quality CD sound.  
Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General  
Audio DRC Off  
Audio Out 2 channel  
Speaker Setting  
Gain Setting Fix  
CD Digital Direct On  
Off  
SETUP  
Move  
Exit  
Settings: On (Bypass unnecessary circuitry for CD  
playback.)  
Off*(Passesthroughthenecessarycircuitry  
for DTS CD playback.)  
* Factory setting  
Note  
If this setting is set to [On] when a DTS CD is played back,  
noise is produced.  
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When viewing a wide screen TV or monitor  
Setting the TV Screen Size  
DVD screen size format  
Setting and Appearance  
The width-to-height ratio of conventional TVs is 4:3,  
while the width-to-height ratio of wide screen and  
high-definition TVs is 16:9. This width-to-height ratio is  
called the aspect ratio.  
Wide screen format DVD  
Please note that there are some  
wide screen letter box formats  
that place black bars at the top  
and bottom of the screen. This is  
not a malfunction.  
When viewing software recorded in different aspect  
ratios, the images height to width ratio can be switched  
to match the TV or monitor being used.  
Make changes to the TV screen size in the [TV Screen]  
setting in the Setup screen Video menu. Please note  
that changes to the [TV Screen] setting cannot be made  
when a disc is playing. Stop playback of the disc before  
attempting to make any changes.  
Widesetting  
Standard screen format DVD  
When viewing a standard screen  
format DVD on a wide screen  
TV, black bars may be  
automatically placed at the side  
of the screen to adjust to the  
DVD format.  
Widesetting  
Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General  
TV Screen 4:3(Letter Box)  
Standard screen format DVD  
(unnatural stretched effect)  
If you are viewing a standard  
screen format DVD on a wide  
screen TV, the picture may  
appear stretchedon the  
screen. To remedy this  
Component Video - 4:3(Pan&Scan)  
16:9(Wide)  
S-Video Out -  
Still Picture Auto  
On Screen Display Position-Normal  
Angle Indicator On  
Frame Search Off  
SETUP  
Move  
Exit  
condition, change your wide  
screen TV to display a standard  
(4:3) screen. Refer to the  
instructions supplied with your  
wide screen TV or monitor for  
more information.  
Settings: 4:3 (Letter Box)  
4:3 (Pan & Scan)  
16:9 (Wide)*  
Widesetting  
* Factory setting  
Notes  
If [Standard (4:3)] is selected in the Setup Navigator  
screen, [4:3 (Letter Box)] is selected on this screen. If you  
prefer the pan&scan format, change the settings on this  
screen.  
Whether the aspect can be switched or not depends on the  
disc. Please refer to the information written on the disc  
jacket, etc.  
Some discs may not include the screen format selected in  
the [TV Screen] setting. When this occurs, the standard TV  
screen format available on the disc is automatically  
selected.  
When viewing a standard size TV or monitor  
DVD screen size format  
Setting and Appearance  
Wide screen format DVD  
The Letter box presentation  
places black bars at the top and  
bottom portions of the screen to  
provide the full wide screen  
presentation of a movie on a  
standard TV (4:3 aspect ratio).  
Letter Boxsetting  
Some widescreen DVD-RW (DV-S88A only) recordings  
cannot display the [4:3 (Pan & Scan)] setting. In this case,  
the display will automatically switch to [4:3 (Letterbox)].  
Wide screen format DVD  
The Pan & Scan presentation  
crops both sides of the wide  
screen presentation to use the  
full standard TV screen.  
Differences in screen sizes and DVD formats  
The number of screen size formats currently available  
can be somewhat confusing. If set incorrectly, the video  
presentation may not appear as it should. The following  
diagrams and descriptions are intended to help you set  
your TV screen size in a way that will allow you to fully  
enjoy the digital video of DVD.  
The settings in the [TV Screen] setting are perhaps  
most applicable when the DVD you are watching is  
programmed in the wide screen format. If you have a  
standard TV, select either [4:3 (Letter Box)] or [4:3 (Pan  
& Scan)] based on your personal preference. If you have  
a wide screen TV, select [16:9 (Wide)].  
Pan & Scansetting  
Standard screen format DVD  
If you have a standard TV, the  
standard screen format will be  
presented regardless of the  
setting.  
Any setting  
Wide screen format DVD  
(unnatural squeezed effect)  
If you are viewing a wide screen  
format DVD on a standard TV  
and the [TV Screen] setting is  
set to [16:9 (Wide)], the picture  
may appear squeezedon the  
screen. To remedy this  
condition, select either [4:3  
(Letter Box)] or [4:3 (Pan &  
Scan)].  
Widesetting  
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Note  
525 line Digital Progressive  
Scan Compatible Video Output  
DVD  
If you connect a TV that is not compatible with a  
progressive scan signal and choose one of the  
progressive scan settings, you will not be able to see any  
picture at all.  
Set the rear panel COMPONENT VIDEO OUT switch to the  
525i(480i) position.  
Connecting to a progressive scan-  
compatible TV  
Compatibility of this unit with progressive-scan TVs.  
Compared to a standard interlaced TV picture, a  
progressive scan TV is capable of stable, flicker-free  
images.  
CONSUMERS SHOULD NOTE THAT NOT ALL HIGH  
DEFINITION TELEVISION SETS ARE FULLY  
COMPATIBLE WITH THIS PRODUCT AND MAY  
CAUSE ARTIFACTS TO BE DISPLAYED IN THE  
PICTURE. IN CASE OF 525 PROGRESSIVE SCAN  
PICTURE PROBLEMS, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT  
THE USER SWITCH THE CONNECTION TO THE  
STANDARD DEFINITIONOUTPUT. IF THERE ARE  
QUESTIONS REGRADING OUR TV SET  
Set only if you connected the COMPONENT VIDEO  
OUT jacks to a progressive scan-compatible TV or  
monitor. For this setting to be effective, the rear panel  
COMPONENT VIDEO OUT switch set to 525p (480p)  
or MENU SELECT.  
When a progressive-scan video signal is output, the  
PROGRESSIVE SCANindicator lights on the front  
panel.  
COMPATIBILITY WITH THIS MODEL 525p DVD  
PLAYER, PLEASE CONTACT OUR CUSTOMER  
SERVICE CENTER.‘  
When the switch is set to MENU SELECT, make  
changes to the [Component Video] setting in the Setup  
screen Video menu.  
Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General  
TV Screen 16:9(Wide)  
Component Video  
S-Video Out -  
Interlace  
Progressive  
Still Picture Auto  
On Screen Display Position-Normal  
Angle Indicator On  
Frame Search Off  
SETUP  
Move  
Exit  
Settings: Interlace*  
Use this setting with regular TVs that are not  
compatible with progressive scan. Check the  
TVs instruction manual if you are not sure  
about this.  
Progressive  
Use this setting with TVs and monitors that  
have progressive scan component video  
inputs. Check the TVs instruction manual if  
you are not sure about this.  
* Factory setting  
Tip:  
If this player is set to output progressive-scan video, its  
possible that the picture will appear stretched when playing  
discs recorded in 4:3 format. This happens when the TVs  
aspect ratio is set at 16:9. To see the picture in its correct  
aspect ratio, change the TV setting to 4:3.  
If your TV can not be switched between 4:3 and 16:9, set  
this player to [Interlace].  
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Switching the S-Video Output  
Setting the position of the  
on-screen display  
When watching conventional software on a wide screen  
TV, the operation display is at the very top of the screen,  
and may be difficult to see. Changing the position of the  
display lets you see operation indicators clearly even on  
a wide screen TV.  
Expert  
Expert  
DVD  
You can Switch the kind of S-Video signal output from  
the S-Video outputs. If you connected your TV with an S-  
Video cord, in rare cases the TV picture may appear  
stretched. In this case switch the output from [S2] to  
[S1].  
Alternatively, you can choose to turn them off  
completely with the [Off] setting.  
Make changes in the [On Screen Display] in the Setup  
screen Video menu in the [Expert] menu mode (page  
29).  
Make changes in the [S-Video Out] in the Setup screen  
Video menu in the [Expert] menu mode (page 29).  
Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General  
TV Screen 16:9(Wide)  
Component Video Interlace  
S-Video Out  
Still Picture -
S1  
Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General  
S2  
On Screen Display Position-Normal  
Angle Indicator On  
Frame Search Off  
TV Screen 16:9(Wide)  
Component Video Interlace  
S-Video Out S2  
Still Picture Auto  
SETUP  
Move  
Exit  
On Screen Display  
Angle Indicator
Frame Search –  
Position-Wide  
Position-Normal  
Off  
SETUP  
Move  
Exit  
Settings: S1  
S2*  
* Factory Setting  
Settings: Position-Wide  
Position-Normal*  
Off  
* Factory Setting  
Selecting the type of paused  
Expert  
image to display  
Note  
This setting is only effective with DVDs that contain a 4:3  
aspect ratio video presentation.  
This function lets you view a clear still-image when DVD  
playback is paused.  
Make changes in the [Still Picture] setting in the Setup  
screen Video menu in the [Expert] menu mode (page  
29).  
Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General  
TV Screen 16:9(Wide)  
Component Video Interlace  
S-Video Out S2  
Still Picture 
Field  
On Screen Display
Frame  
Angle Indicator Auto  
Frame Search Off  
SETUP  
Move  
Exit  
Settings: Field  
(Picture shake will be eliminated during a  
paused picture.)  
Frame  
(Select to obtain higher picture quality.)  
Auto*  
(Selects [Field] or [Frame] automatically  
according to the disc.)  
* Factory setting  
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Turning the angle indicator on and  
Viewing from a Desired  
Camera Angle (Multi-Angle)  
DVD  
Expert  
off  
When a picture recorded in different angles is played  
back  
is displayed on the screen. This setting lets you  
see clearly whether the playback picture is recorded in  
multiple angles or not.  
Turn the angle indicator on or off in the [Angle  
Indicator] setting in the Setup screen Video menu in  
the [Expert] menu mode (page 29).  
You can select a camera angle when viewing DVDs with  
the multi-angle option.  
OPEN /  
CLOSE  
ANGLE  
DISPLAY  
AUDIO  
SUBTITLE  
ANGLE  
SET UP  
TOP MENU  
MENU  
Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General  
TV Screen 16:9(Wide)  
Component Video Interlace  
S-Video Out S2  
ENTER  
Still Picture Auto  
On Screen Display Position-Normal  
Angle Indicator On  
Off  
Frame Search –  
SETUP  
Move  
Exit  
Press ANGLE during playback.  
Settings: On* (  
is displayed)  
The camera angle changes each time you press the  
button.  
Off (Not Displayed)  
* Factory setting  
ANGLE  
: 1/4  
ANGLE  
: 2/4  
Note  
Even when the [Angle Indicator] setting is set to [Off], the  
ANGLE indicator in the display panel of the player lights during  
multi-angle playback. Therefore, it is possible to know when  
the multi-angle function can be used without having to display  
the icon on the screen.  
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ANGLE  
: 3/4  
ANGLE  
: 4/4  
Selecting the type of search  
Expert  
mode  
DVD-Video  
Set this On if you want to be able to do frame-accurate  
searching of DVD-Video discs (see page 55 for how to do  
a time & frame search).  
Make changes in the [Frame Search] in the Setup  
screen Video menu in the [Expert] menu mode (page  
29).  
Notes  
You can use the Multi-Angle function only with discs  
featuring recordings of images shot from different camera  
angles.  
During Multi-Angle playback, the ANGLE indicator in the  
display lights.  
Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General  
TV Screen 16:9(Wide)  
Component Video Interlace  
S-Video Out S2  
Still Picture Auto  
For some discs, selection can be made using the DVD  
menu.  
On Screen Display Position-Normal  
Angle Indicator On  
Off  
Frame Search 
In this case, press MENU to display the DVD menu screen  
and then make your selection.  
SETUP  
Move  
Exit  
Settings: On  
Off*  
To check whether or not a disc is recorded with  
angles:  
* Factory setting  
The jacket of discs that are recorded with angles will be  
marked with  
. When locations on discs that are recorded  
with angles are played back, the ANGLE indicator can be  
displayed.  
To cancel the angle mark, set [Angle Indicator] to [Off] in the  
Setup screen Video menu described in the section below.  
Note  
Time/time & frame search is not possible with DVD-Audio and  
DVD-RW (DV-S88A only) discs.  
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Setting Language and Subtitle  
Preferences in the Setup  
Screen Menus  
Setting the  
Language  
Options  
DVDs have the capacity to contain a great deal of audio  
information, which includes the ability to hold up to 8  
different language tracks and subtitle information in as  
many as 32 different languages. This section outlines  
the variety of audio language and subtitle options  
available with this player.  
The Setup screen Language menu contains a number of  
settings related to the audio and subtitle language  
preferences.  
Selecting an audio language  
preference  
The audio language that you normally listen to can be  
selected from the various audio languages on a DVD.  
Even when the audio language is changed during  
playback by pressing AUDIO, the language selected at  
this setting will be selected as the default when the DVD  
is changed.  
Notes  
Make changes to the [Audio Language] setting in the  
Setup screen Language menu.  
• DVDs differ in content and do not all contain multiple  
language or subtitle information. Therefore making settings  
in this section may have no effect on some DVDs.  
• If you have already completed the Setup Navigator screen  
operations, the settings on this page have already been set  
by the player.  
Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General  
OSD Language – English  
Audio Language English  
Subtitle Language - 
French  
Auto Language - Spanish  
DVD Language - Other
Subtitle Display – On  
Subtitle Off – Selected Subtitle  
Setting the on-screen display  
(OSD) language  
This setting is used to establish the language that  
operation indicators and on-screen messages and  
operations display. Change this setting in the Setup  
screen Language menu [OSD Language] setting.  
SETUP  
Move  
Exit  
Settings: English*  
French  
Spanish  
Other  
(For details on how to select other languages,  
see ‘When “Other” is selected’ on page  
43.)  
Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General  
OSD Language 
English  
Audio Language - français  
*Factory setting  
Subtitle Language - 
Español  
Auto Language On  
DVD Language English  
Subtitle Display On  
Subtitle Off Selected Subtitle  
SETUP  
Move  
Exit  
Settings: English*  
français  
Español  
* Factory setting  
Note  
The [OSD Language] setting is factory set to [English]. If  
you want English to be displayed, it is not necessary to  
adjust this setting.  
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Changing Audio Type Video CD/CD  
Changing the Audio Language  
For enjoyment of karaoke or similar format Video CDs  
and CDs, it is possible to select stereo audio, or either  
right or left channel mono depending on the  
requirements of the source.  
(Multi-Language Function)  
Dolby Digital, PCM, and other audio data can be  
DVD  
recorded on DVDs in a number of languages or audio  
tracks, letting you choose the desired language or audio.  
On DVD-RW (DV-S88A only) discs that have both a  
MAIN and a SAP audio channel, you can switch between  
the MAIN, SAP, or MAIN and SAP.  
Press AUDIO repeatedly during playback to  
switch the audio type.  
Audio output changes from [1/L] (Left channel) to  
[2/R] (Right channel) to [Stereo].  
OPEN /  
AUDIO  
CLOSE  
DISPLAY  
AUDIO  
SUBTITLE  
ANGLE  
SET UP  
TOP MENU  
MENU  
Audio  
: 1/L  
ENTER  
FUNCTION  
MEMORY  
VIDEO  
ADJUST  
DIMMER  
FL  
JOG MODE  
JOG  
F.MEM  
V.ADJ  
STOP  
PLAY  
PAUSE  
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REV  
FWD  
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STEP / SLOW  
SEARCH MODE  
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CLEAR  
Audio  
: 2/R  
1
4
2
5
3
6
C
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10  
7
8
9
0
RANDOM  
REPEAT  
PROGRAM  
A-B  
LAST  
MEMORY  
CONDITION  
MEMORY  
Audio  
: Stereo  
Press AUDIO repeatedly to select the desired  
language.  
Pressing AUDIO once displays the currently selected  
language. Subsequent presses rotates through the audio  
languages available on the DVD.  
Dolby Digital  
5.1CH  
Dolby Digital  
5.1CH  
: 2 Spanish  
Audio  
: 1 English  
Audio  
Note  
With karaoke and other discs, set the appropriate audio type  
for singing and accompaniment after referring to information  
on the disc jacket or accompanying material.  
Notes  
You cannot switch languages if there is only one language  
recorded on the disc.  
Switching the audio language may not be possible with  
some titles. In this case, the  
mark is displayed.  
For some titles, selection can be made using the DVD  
menu.  
In these cases, press MENU to display the DVD menu  
screen and then make your selection.  
If [Digital Out] is set to [On] and [Linear PMC Out] is set to  
[Down Sample On], youll see the message Digital Out  
Convertedappear on-screen when either the AUDIO button  
is pressed or when playing 192 kHz source materila.  
When changing the audio language during playback of a  
DVD Slideshow (page 69), the sound is not output for  
approximately 30 seconds.  
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Selecting a subtitle language  
preference  
The subtitle language that you will normally display can  
be selected from the subtitles programmed on a disc.  
Even when the subtitle language is changed during  
playback by pressing SUBTITLE, the language selected  
at this setting will be selected when the disc is changed.  
Make changes to the [Subtitle Language] setting in the  
Setup screen Language menu.  
Selecting a Subtitle Language  
(Multi-Language Subtitles)  
DVD/DVD-RW  
You can select a desired subtitle language with DVDs  
that have subtitle data in multiple languages recorded on  
them.  
OPEN /  
CLOSE  
SUBTITLE  
DISPLAY  
AUDIO  
SUBTITLE  
ANGLE  
Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General  
SET UP  
TOP MENU  
OSD Language English  
Audio Language English  
Subtitle Language - English
MENU  
Auto Language -
French  
Spanish  
DVD Language -
Subtitle Display
ENTER  
Other  
Subtitle Off Selected Subtitle  
SETUP  
Move  
Exit  
FUNCTION  
MEMORY  
VIDEO  
ADJUST  
DIMMER  
FL  
JOG MODE  
JOG  
F.MEM  
V.ADJ  
STOP  
PLAY  
PAUSE  
Settings: English*  
French  
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3
8
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NEXT  
REV  
FWD  
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STEP / SLOW  
SEARCH MODE  
e
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Spanish  
CLEAR  
1
4
2
5
3
6
C
Other  
+
10  
(For details on how to select other languages,  
see When Otheris selectedon page 43.)  
*Factory setting  
7
8
9
0
RANDOM  
REPEAT  
PROGRAM  
A-B  
LAST  
MEMORY  
CONDITION  
MEMORY  
Press SUBTITLE repeatedly during playback.  
Pressing SUBTITLE once displays the currently selected  
subtitle language. Subsequent presses rotates through  
the subtitle languages available on the DVD.  
Subtitle :1 English  
Subtitle :2 Spanish  
HELLO!  
HOLA!  
Notes  
The subtitle language cannot be switched if the subtitle  
language is not recorded, or if only one language is  
recorded.  
Switching the subtitle language may not be possible with  
some discs. In this case, the  
mark will be displayed.  
To clear subtitles during playback, press SUBTITLE and  
then press CLEAR, or press SUBTITLE until [Off] appears.  
For some discs, subtitle language selection can be made  
using the menu on the DVD. In this case, press MENU to  
display the DVD menu screen and then make your  
selection.  
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When Otheris selected  
If you select [Code], move the cursor control  
joystick up or down to input the numbers of  
the input code.  
Move the cursor control joystick right or left to change  
the position of the cursor. You can also use the number  
buttons to enter the code.  
When you want to select one of the 136 languages as  
the main audio language, follow the steps below when  
the following screen appears.  
A language code list can be found on page 64.  
Code (0~2)  
Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General  
OSD Language English  
Audio Language English  
Subtitle Language - 
French  
1
0
0
1
Auto Language - Spanish  
DVD Language - Other
Subtitle Display On  
Subtitle Off Selected Subtitle  
SETUP  
Move  
Exit  
4 Press ENTER to set the new language.  
To exit the screen without making any changes,  
MENU  
press RETURN  
.
ENTER  
Setting Auto Language to control  
subtitle and audio language based  
on program content  
1, 2, 3  
(Cursor)  
1, 4  
(ENTER)  
FUNCTION  
MEMORY  
VIDEO  
ADJUST  
DIMMER  
FL  
JOG MODE  
F.MEM  
V.ADJ  
JOG  
STOP  
PLAY  
PAUSE  
7
3
8
When the Auto Language function is used, foreign  
movies are shown with the original audio soundtrack and  
subtitles in the language selected in the [Subtitle  
Language] menu option. Domestic films are shown with  
the original audio soundtrack and no subtitles (This  
setting may not be effective with all DVD discs.)  
Make changes to the [Auto Language] setting in the  
Setup screen Language menu.  
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1 Move the cursor control joystick to select  
[Other] and press ENTER.  
The language selection screen appears.  
Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General  
Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General  
Audio Language  
List of Languages  
OSD Language English  
Audio Language English  
Subtitle Language English  
Code (0~2)  
ja: Japanese  
1
0
0
1
On  
Auto Language -
DVD Language - Off
Subtitle Display On  
Subtitle Off Selected Subtitle  
Move  
Return  
Exit  
Move  
+/–  
ENTER  
SETUP  
Select  
SETUP  
Exit  
Settings: On*  
Off  
2 Move the cursor control joystick to select  
either [List of Languages] or [Code].  
* Factory setting  
Note  
3 If you select [List of Languages], move the  
cursor control joystick up or down to  
select the language.  
The Auto Language function operates only when this  
function is set to [On], and the language set for the [Audio  
Language] and [Subtitle Language] settings is the same.  
List of Languages  
ja: Japanese  
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Selecting a DVD menu language  
Selecting subtitles, assist subtitles  
or no subtitles Expert  
Expert  
preference  
In addition to containing different audio languages, DVD  
may also contain menu screens in different languages as  
well. Setting a DVD language preference, sets the  
selected language as a default when DVDs with menu  
information in that language are encountered.  
Selecting [w/ Subtitle Language] automatically assigns  
the language selected in the [Subtitle Language]  
setting.  
Use this function to turn the subtitles on or off.  
Additionally, some DVDs provide assist subtitles that  
provide additional explanations of scenes in addition to  
the standard subtitles for viewers who are hard of  
hearing. Select [Assist Subtitle] to display these  
subtitles on DVDs where this function is offered.  
Make changes to the [Subtitle Display] setting in the  
Setup screen Language menu in the [Expert] menu  
mode (page 29).  
Make changes to the [DVD Language] setting in the  
Setup screen Language menu in the [Expert] menu  
mode (page 29).  
Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General  
OSD Language English  
Audio Language English  
Subtitle Language English  
Auto Language On  
Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General  
OSD Language English  
Audio Language English  
On  
DVD Language -
Subtitle Display 
Off  
Assist Subtitle  
Subtitle Off
Move  
Subtitle Language 
w/ Subtitle Language  
Auto Language -
English  
SETUP  
Exit  
DVD Language 
French  
Subtitle Display -
Spanish  
Subtitle Off -
Other  
SETUP  
Move  
Exit  
Settings: On*  
Off  
Settings: w/ Subtitle Language*  
Assist Subtitle  
English  
French  
Spanish  
Other  
* Factory setting  
Notes  
If there is no subtitle information recorded on the DVD, no  
subtitles are displayed even if this function is set to [On].  
This setting serves as a default as whether or not to display  
subtitles. Even if this option is set to [Off], subtitles can be  
displayed by pressing SUBTITLE. Similarly, if this option is  
set to [On], the subtitles can be turned off by pressing  
SUBTITLE and then CLEAR.  
(For details on how to select other languages,  
see When Otheris selectedon page 43.)  
* Factory setting  
Notes  
The menu settings may look different from the one shown  
above.  
If this function is not effective, the languages that can be  
selected may also be selected in the DVD menu. Press  
MENU to open the DVD menu and make your selection  
accordingly.  
Expert  
Forcing subtitles to be displayed  
Even when the subtitles are turned off, some DVDs will  
nevertheless display them on the screen. This setting  
allows you to select the language of the subtitles to be  
displayed with this type of DVD.  
Select [With Audio] to display the subtitles in the same  
language as the currently selected audio language.  
Select [Selected Subtitle] to display the subtitles in the  
language set in the [Subtitle Language] setting.  
Make changes to the [Subtitle Off] setting in the Setup  
screen Language menu in the [Expert] menu mode  
(page 29).  
Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General  
OSD Language English  
Audio Language English  
Subtitle Language Spanish  
Auto Language On  
DVD Language English  
With Audio  
Subtitle Display -
Subtitle Off Selected Subtitle
SETUP  
Move  
Exit  
Settings:With Audio  
Selected Subtitle*  
* Factory setting  
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Entering the password  
When you select either [Level Change] or [Password  
Change], it is necessary to enter the password (4-digit  
code number). Use the following steps at any time you  
are asked to enter or confirm your password.  
Advanced  
Functions  
1 Move the cursor control joystick up or  
down or the number buttons to select a  
number between 0 and 9.  
You can also use the number buttons to enter the  
numbers directly. When entering your password for  
the first time, or changing it, you will be asked to  
reenter your password. When using the number  
buttons to confirm the password, the numbers  
appear as asterisks, and the cursor advances  
automatically to the next position.  
This player is compatible with DVD, Video CD, and CD  
disc formats. Users already familiar with Video CD or CD  
will already be familiar with some of the functions the  
player is capable of performing. With DVD, an even  
greater number of possibilities and functions are  
available.  
Note  
Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General  
DVDs differ in content and do not all contain the same  
information. Therefore some functions in this section may  
not work or have no effect on some DVDs.  
Parental Lock: Register Code Number  
ENTER  
SETUP  
Move  
+/–  
Return  
Exit  
Setting the Parental Lock  
Level  
DVD  
2 Move the cursor control joystick right or  
left to move the cursor to a different  
position in the password.  
This player lets you set the Parental Lock if the DVD has  
a parental lock level recorded on it. With Parental Lock  
capable discs, you can block access to material you feel  
is inappropriate for your children. Refer to the DVD disc  
jacket and the accompanying documentation to see if a  
particular disc contains a parental lock level.  
When all four numbers of the password have been  
entered, ENTER appears on the screen.  
Make changes to the [Parental Lock] setting in the  
Setup screen General menu. Please note that changes  
to the Parental Lock level can only be made when the  
player is stopped.  
Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General  
Parental Lock: Register Code Number  
ENTER  
SETUP  
1
0
1
9
Move  
+/–  
Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General  
Return  
Exit  
Setup Menu Mode – Expert  
Setup Navigator  
Parental Lock 
Level Change  
Screen Saver –
Password Change  
Background Color – Black  
Bonus Group  
Auto Disc Menu – On  
3 Press ENTER to set the new password.  
The password is entered.  
SETUP  
Move  
Exit  
Settings: Level Change  
Note  
(For information, refer to ‘Setting the  
Be sure not to forget your password. If you should forget it,  
reset the system, and enter a new password. To reset the  
system, see ‘Resetting the Player to System Settings’  
(page 63). Please note that this procedure resets the system,  
and clears all saved settings, not just the password.  
Parental Lock level’ on the following page.)  
Password Change  
(For information, refer to ‘Changing the  
password’ on the following page.)  
When a DVD with a set Parental Lock level is  
loaded  
Playback cannot be started until the code number has been  
correctly input by using the cursor control joystick or the  
number buttons, and ENTER has been pressed.  
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Changing the password  
Setting the Parental Lock level  
Change your password whenever you feel it is  
necessary. However, if you forget your existing  
password, you cannot enter this screen to change it.  
Change the Parental Lock level to a higher or lower level  
according to the settings printed on the DVD disc jacket  
or accompanying documentation. If you use the  
Condition Memory function to save the settings for a  
particular disc, the Parental Lock level is saved as well.  
Because it is saved in memory, Parental Lock levels can  
be set for individual discs according to their content  
rather than a set level for all DVDs.  
Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General  
Setup Menu Mode Expert  
Setup Navigator  
Parental Lock 
Level Change  
Screen Saver
Password Change  
Background Color Black  
Bonus Group  
Auto Disc Menu On  
Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General  
SETUP  
Move  
Exit  
Parental Lock: Level Change  
1
Level  
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
1 Select [Password Change] in the [Parental  
Lock] setting.  
Return  
Exit  
Move  
ENTER  
SETUP  
Select  
The screen changes to the password input screen.  
To enter the password, refer to Entering the  
passwordon the previous page.  
If you have not yet set a password, you cannot  
select this setting. Establish a password by  
selecting [Level Change] first.  
1 Select [Level Change] in the [Parental  
Lock] setting.  
The screen changes to the password input screen.  
If you have not yet set a password, you will be  
asked to do so at this time. To enter the password,  
refer to Entering the passwordon the previous  
page.  
2 Move the cursor control joystick right or  
left to or the number buttons to enter the  
new password.  
2 Move the cursor control joystick right or  
left to to adjust the Parental Lock level.  
3 When the new password has been  
entered, press ENTER.  
The lock icons appear unlockedup to the  
selected level to indicate that access is available.  
The new password is set and the screen returns to  
the General menu screen. To go back to the  
General menu screen without making any changes,  
3 Press ENTER to set the new level.  
press RETURN  
.
The new Parental Lock level is set and the screen  
returns to the General menu screen. To go back to  
the General menu screen without making any  
changes, press RETURN  
.
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Turning the Screen Saver On  
and Off  
As a protective function against residual images on the  
TV screen or monitor, a phenomenon referred to as  
“screen burn”, the screen saver appears when the  
same screen has been displayed for a length of time. By  
default, the screen saver is turned off. However, the  
screen saver function can be turned on and off at your  
discretion.  
Changing the Background  
Color of the Screen  
You can select a blue or black background to appear  
when the player is in the stop mode.  
Expert  
Expert  
Make changes to the [Background Color] setting in the  
Setup screen General menu in the [Expert] menu mode  
(page 29).  
Make changes to the [Screen Saver] setting in the  
Setup screen General menu in the [Expert] menu mode  
(page 29).  
Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General  
Setup Menu Mode  
Setup Navigator  
Expert  
Parental Lock Level 8  
Screen Saver On  
Background Color  
Bonus Group  
Auto Disc Menu –  
Move  
Black  
Blue  
Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General  
Other  
Setup Menu Mode  
Setup Navigator  
Expert  
SETUP  
Exit  
Parental Lock Level 8  
Screen Saver  
Background Color -  
Bonus Group  
On  
Off  
Settings: Black*  
Auto Disc Menu On  
SETUP  
Move  
Exit  
Blue  
Other  
Settings: On  
Off*  
*Factory setting  
*Factory setting  
When Otheris selected  
This player gives you the option of creating your own  
background color by adjusting the red, green and blue  
levels.  
Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General  
Background Color  
Return  
SETUP  
Exit  
Move  
/+  
ENTER  
Select  
1 Move the cursor control joystick up or  
down to select a color bar.  
The selected color bar becomes highlighted.  
2 Move the cursor control joystick right or  
left to adjust the level of the color.  
As the color bar is adjusted, the square on the right  
side of the screen indicates how the current mix of  
the three colors appears.  
3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 until you have  
achieved a color that you like.  
4 Press ENTER to set the color as the  
background color.  
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Expert  
Expert  
Bonus Group  
Auto Disc Menu  
Some DVD-Audio discs have an extra bonusgroup that  
requires a 4-digit key number to access. See the disc  
packaging for details and the key number. When you try  
and play the bonus group, the key number input screen  
will automatically appear, although it is also available  
from the General menu. Input the number and press  
ENTER.  
This specifies whether the menu (Top menu) is  
automatically displayed after loading a disc. Set to [On] if  
you want the menu displayed automatically, or [Off] if  
you dont want it displayed.  
Make changes to the [Auto Disc Menu] setting in the  
Setup screen General menu in the [Expert] menu mode  
(page 29).  
Make changes to the [Bonus Group] setting in the  
Setup screen General menu in the [Expert] menu mode  
(page 29).  
Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General  
Setup Menu Mode  
Setup Navigator  
Expert  
Parental Lock Level 8  
Screen Saver Off  
Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General  
Background Color Blue  
Setup Menu Mode  
Setup Navigator  
Expert  
Bonus Group  
Auto Disc Menu  
Move  
On  
Off  
Parental Lock Level 8  
Screen Saver On  
SETUP  
Exit  
Background Color Blue  
Bonus Group  
Start  
Auto Disc Menu On  
SETUP  
Move  
Exit  
Settings: On*  
Off  
*Factory setting  
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Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General  
Note:  
Bonus Group: Key Number Input  
Some DVD discs display a menu automatically regardless of  
this setting. If you press PLAY 3 while a disc is loading, this  
setting is ignored.  
ENTER  
Move  
+/–  
SETUP  
Return  
Exit  
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Adjusting the Video Quality  
(Digital Noise Reduction)  
DVD/Video CD  
You can either select a preprogrammed setting designed  
to match certain program types or make adjustments to  
match your own preferences and save them in the  
players memory.  
Adjusting the picture quality settings  
Selecting a preprogrammed setting  
OPEN /  
CLOSE  
OPEN /  
CLOSE  
DISPLAY  
AUDIO  
SUBTITLE  
ANGLE  
DISPLAY  
AUDIO  
SUBTITLE  
ANGLE  
DISPLAY  
SET UP  
TOP MENU  
SET UP  
TOP MENU  
MENU  
MENU  
ENTER  
ENTER  
2,4,5,6  
(Cursor)  
3
3,7  
2, 4  
(Cursor)  
(ENTER)  
(ENTER)  
FUNCTION  
MEMORY  
VIDEO  
FUNCTION  
MEMORY  
VIDEO  
ADJUST  
DIMMER  
FL  
JOG MODE  
JOG  
ADJUST  
DIMMER  
FL  
JOG MODE  
JOG  
F.MEM  
V.ADJ  
F.MEM  
V.ADJ  
1
1
STOP  
PLA  
Y
PAUSE  
STOP  
PLA  
Y
PAUSE  
7
3
8
7
3
8
PREVIOUS  
NEXT  
REV  
FWD  
PREVIOUS  
NEXT  
REV  
FWD  
4
¢
1
¡
4
¢
1
¡
RETURN  
STEP / SLOW  
SEARCH MODE  
RETURN  
STEP / SLOW  
SEARCH MODE  
e
E
e
E
1 Press VIDEO ADJUST (V.ADJ).  
1 Press VIDEO ADJUST (V.ADJ).  
Video Memory Select  
Video Setup  
Video Memory Select  
Video Setup  
2 Move the cursor control joystick down to  
2 Press ENTER.  
select Video Setup.  
TV(CRT)  
Memory1  
Projector  
Memory2  
Professional  
Memory3  
Video Memory Select  
Video Setup  
3 Move the cursor control joystick to select  
one of the preprogrammed picture quality  
settings.  
3 Press ENTER.  
TV(CRT)* (default setting) optimized settings for  
a standard television set.  
Projector optimized for a projector or projection  
TV.  
Professional optimized for a professional monitor.  
Memory13 user setups (see page 50 for more  
fast  
Select  
Slow  
DISPLAY  
Check  
Prog.Motion  
Move  
ENTER  
on these).  
*Factory setting  
4 Move the cursor control joystick up or  
down to select the setting to adjust.  
4 Press ENTER.  
The new selection is set.  
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To create your own setting (1):  
You can adjust any or all of the following picture quality  
factors:  
7 When you are finished making  
adjustments, press ENTER to establish the  
new settings.  
Prog. Motion When using progressive scan, this  
adjusts the motion and still picture quality.  
PureCinema When watching DVD movies,  
PureCinema optimizes the picture quality. The  
default setting is Auto, but if the picture appears  
unnatural, then set to On or Off as desired and  
adjust the Prog. Motion setting (see above). See  
PureCinema in the glossary starting on page 69.  
To create your own setting (2):  
1 Press VIDEO ADJUST (V.ADJ).  
YNR Adjusts the amount of noise reduction (NR)  
applied to the Y (brightness) component.  
CNR Adjusts the amount of noise reduction (NR)  
applied to the C (colour) component.  
MNR (Mosquite Noise Reduction) Adjusts the  
amount of noise reduction applied to the mosquito  
noise (video artifacts on the edge of the image  
resulting from MPEG compression).  
Video Memory Select  
Video Setup  
BNR (Block Noise Reduction) Adjusts the amount  
of noise reduction applied to the block noise.  
Sharpness High Adjusts the sharpness of the  
high-frequency (finely detailed) elements in the  
picture.  
2 Select Video Setup, then press ENTER.  
Sharpness Mid Adjusts the sharpness of the mid-  
frequency (less detailed) elements in the picture.  
Detail Adjusts how sharp edges appear in the  
picture.  
fast  
Select  
Slow  
DISPLAY  
Check  
Prog.Motion  
Move  
ENTER  
White Level Adjusts the intensity of white in the  
picture.  
Black Level Adjusts the intensity of black in the  
picture.  
Black Setup For correction of floating black  
3 Press DISPLAY.  
colour.  
4 Move the cursor control joystick up or  
down to select a setting; move it left or  
right to adjust that setting.  
Hue Adjusts the overall colour balance between  
red and green.  
(This is only effective with NTSC video when the  
player is connected using the VIDEO OUT or S-  
VIDEO OUT signals.)  
Chroma Level Adjusts how saturated colours  
appear.  
Page 1/2  
fast  
Auto  
off  
off  
off  
off  
soft  
soft  
Slow  
On Off  
Prog.Motion  
PureCinema  
YNR  
CNR  
MNR  
max  
max  
max  
max  
fine  
fine  
3
Chroma Delay Compensates for misalignment of  
the Y (brightness) and the C (colour) components.  
BNR  
Sharpness High  
Sharpness Mid  
Memory  
Off  
1
2
5 Move the cursor control joystick right or  
left to adjust the settings.  
If a DVD or Video CD is playing, the changes will be  
visible on the screen as they are adjusted.  
Page 2/2  
max  
max  
max  
0 IRE 7.5 IRE  
red  
Detail  
off  
min  
min  
6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 to make adjustments  
to other settings.  
White Level  
Black Level  
Black Setup  
Hue  
Chroma Level  
Chroma Delay  
Memory  
green  
min  
If you would like to save the settings in the players  
memory, be sure to select either 1, 2, or 3in  
the [Memory] setting to establish which memory  
location to save the new settings in. Please note  
that if you select a location where settings have  
already been saved, the old settings will be  
replaced by the new ones.  
max  
+
Off  
1
2
3
Adjust these while a disc is playing to see the effect of  
changes immediately.  
5 To memorize the setting, select memory 1,  
2 or 3, then press ENTER.  
The previous setting will be erased.  
Off  
1
2
3
Memory  
Move  
ENTER  
DISPLAY  
Check  
Select  
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Viewing a still frame  
Still Frame/Slow Play/Frame  
Advance Playback  
DVD/Video CD  
Press PAUSE 8.  
When viewing a DVD, if the paused picture shakes,  
select the [Field] setting in the Setup screen Video  
menu [Still Picture] setting as described on page 38.  
The video images on DVD and Video CD can be viewed  
as a still frame, played back at slow speeds and even  
advanced frame by frame.  
To return to normal playback  
When viewing a still frame playback, pressing PAUSE 8  
or PLAY 3 restores normal playback operation.  
OPEN /  
CLOSE  
DISPLAY  
AUDIO  
SUBTITLE  
ANGLE  
SET UP  
TOP MENU  
Viewing slow playback  
MENU  
Press and hold STEP/SLOW E for about 2  
ENTER  
seconds during playback.  
Slow playback is engaged.  
PLAY 3  
FUNCTION  
MEMORY  
VIDEO  
During slow playback, the speed of playback can be  
adjusted from 1/2 normal playback speed to 1/16  
normal playback speed in four steps using  
STEP/SLOW e and STEP/SLOW E.  
ADJUST  
DIMMER  
FL  
JOG MODE  
JOG  
F.MEM  
V.ADJ  
STOP  
PLA  
Y
PAUSE  
7
3
8
PAUSE 8  
PREVIOUS  
NEXT  
REV  
FWD  
4
¢
1
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RETURN  
STEP / SLOW  
SEARCH MODE  
e
E
STEP/SLOW  
STEP/SLOW  
E
CLEAR  
e
1
4
2
5
3
6
C
1/16 1/8 1/4 1/2  
+
10  
7
8
9
0
RANDOM  
REPEAT  
PROGRAM  
A-B  
LAST  
MEMORY  
CONDITION  
MEMORY  
Press and hold STEP/SLOW e for about 2  
seconds during DVD playback.  
Slow playback in the reverse direction is engaged.  
To return to normal playback  
When viewing still frames or slow playback, pressing  
PLAY 3 restores normal playback operation.  
Frame by frame advance playback:  
Viewing one frame at a time  
With this function, DVDs can be viewed in both forward  
and reverse directions. Video CDs can only be moved in  
the forward direction.  
1 Press PAUSE 8.  
2 Press STEP/SLOW e or STEP/SLOW E.  
STEP/SLOW E: The picture advances one frame each  
time the button is pressed.  
STEP/SLOW e: The picture backs up a DVD a few  
frames each time the button is  
pressed.  
To return to normal playback  
When viewing frame by frame playback, pressing  
PLAY 3 restores normal playback operation.  
Notes  
There is no sound when viewing still frames or slow  
playback, or when advancing one frame at a time.  
Still frame, slow play, or frame advance playback may not  
be possible with certain titles. In this case, the  
displayed.  
mark is  
If a Browsable picture (page 68) is recorded on a DVD-  
Audio disc, frame advance playback is possible.  
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2 During scanning, turn MULTI DIAL quickly  
in the opposite direction of the search to  
resume normal playback.  
Scanning in Forward and  
Reverse Directions at  
Different Speeds  
DVD/Video CD  
Note  
Pressing PLAY 3 also ends slow or scan playback and returns  
to normal playback of the disc.  
This player incorporates technology that enables smooth  
playback of DVDs and Video CDs not only at different  
speeds but also in both forward and reverse directions.  
Video CDs cannot be played slowly in the reverse  
direction.  
Manual scanning using the  
Jog Mode  
DVD/Video CD  
The Jog Mode can additionally be used to locate a frame  
you want to view, or a scene in a movie you wish to  
watch at a slow speed.  
OPEN /  
CLOSE  
DISPLAY  
AUDIO  
SUBTITLE  
ANGLE  
SET UP  
TOP MENU  
MENU  
OPEN /  
CLOSE  
DISPLAY  
AUDIO  
SUBTITLE  
ANGLE  
ENTER  
1, 2  
SET UP  
TOP MENU  
MENU  
FUNCTION  
MEMORY  
VIDEO  
ADJUST  
DIMMER  
FL  
JOG MODE  
JOG  
F.MEM  
V.ADJ  
2
ENTER  
STOP  
PLA  
Y
PAUSE  
7
3
8
JOG MODE  
indicator  
PREVIOUS  
NEXT  
REV  
FWD  
FUNCTION  
MEMORY  
VIDEO  
ADJUST  
DIMMER  
FL  
JOG MODE  
JOG  
F.MEM  
V.ADJ  
1
STOP  
PLA  
Y
P
AUSE  
1 Rotate MULTI DIAL in the direction you  
want to scan until the appropriate scan  
speed is displayed on the screen.  
7
3
8
1 Press JOG MODE.  
Rotate MULTI DIAL clockwise to scan in the  
forward direction.  
The JOG MODE indicator lights red.  
Rotate MULTI DIAL counterclockwise to scan in  
the reverse direction.  
The incremental rate of scanning is the same in  
both directions, however, differs depending on the  
speed at which MULTI DIAL is turned as follows.  
When MULTI DIAL is turned slowly  
Clockwise rotation:  
2 Rotate MULTI DIAL clockwise to scan  
frame by frame in the forward direction.  
Rotate MULTI DIAL counterclockwise to  
scan frame by frame in the reverse  
direction. Video CDs cannot be scanned in  
the reverse direction.  
When MULTI DIAL is not being turned, the video  
image is paused.  
PLAY=1/16=1/8=1/4=1/2=1/1=SCAN 1=SCAN 2=SCAN 3  
Counterclockwise rotation:  
3 Press JOG MODE again to turn the Jog  
Mode off.  
SCAN 3+SCAN 2+SCAN 1+1/1+1/2+1/4+1/8+1/16+PLAY  
The JOG MODE indicator turns off.  
It is possible to return to slower scan rates by  
turning MULTI DIAL in the opposite direction.  
Notes  
If the dial is turned rapidly after being first turned  
slowly, the rates of search will jump to the type  
of scanning described below.  
There is no audio when a slow or scan playback function is  
being performed, even when the speed is 1/1in forward  
play.  
Rates preceding 1/1are slowed playback.  
1/1refers to the normal playback rate. SCAN  
1, SCAN 2, and SCAN 3, refer to  
If a Browsable picture (page 68) is recorded on a DVD-  
Audio disc, scan playback is possible.  
Slow or scan playback may not be possible with certain  
titles. In this case, the  
mark is displayed.  
progressively faster rates of scanning.  
With Video CDs, slow or scan playback is not possible  
when the menu is displayed (PBC playback).  
With Video CDs, slow playback in the reverse direction is  
not possible.  
When MULTI DIAL is turned quickly  
Clockwise rotation:  
Depending on the DVD, slow reverse playback may not be  
smooth (picture shake or frames jump) and there may be  
some degradation of the picture quality. This is not a  
malfunction.  
DVD: SCAN 1=SCAN 2=SCAN 3  
Video CD: SCAN 1=SCAN 2  
Depending on the DVD, slow reverse playback or reverse  
frame by frame scanning may be canceled when the  
beginning of a chapter is encountered. This is not a  
malfunction.  
Counterclockwise rotation:  
DVD: SCAN 3+SCAN 2+SCAN 1  
Video CD: SCAN 2+SCAN 1  
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3 Press PLAY 3.  
Searching for a Title/Group,  
Chapter/Track, or Location on  
Playback of the selected title/group or chapter/  
track starts.  
When a time search is performed, playback  
begins at the appointed time.  
When you do a time & frame search, the  
a Disc  
DVD/Video CD/CD  
This player offers different ways of accessing the  
information on a DVD, Video CD or CD. Using SEARCH  
MODE, you can search for titles or chapters on a DVD,  
tracks on a Video CD or CD, and even select the point in  
time to start playback.  
selected frame is displayed as a still.  
To perform a direct title/group or chapter/  
track search using the number buttons  
Press the number buttons while the disc is stopped to  
select a title or group number.  
OPEN /  
CLOSE  
DISPLAY  
AUDIO  
SUBTITLE  
ANGLE  
Press the number buttons while the disc is playing to  
select a chapter or track number.  
SET UP  
TOP MENU  
MENU  
To select number 3, press 3.  
To select number 10, press +10 and 0.  
To select number 37, press +10, +10, +10 and  
7.  
ENTER  
FUNCTION  
MEMORY  
VIDEO  
ADJUST  
DIMMER  
FL  
JOG MODE  
JOG  
F.MEM  
V.ADJ  
3
1
STOP  
PLA  
Y
PAUSE  
Notes  
7
3
8
PREVIOUS  
NEXT  
REV  
FWD  
For some discs, selection can be made using the top menu  
on the DVD. In this case, press TOP MENU to display the  
menu screen and then make your selection.  
With some DVDs, the search operation may not be  
possible and may stop shortly after being performed. In  
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8
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this case, the  
mark is displayed.  
RANDOM  
REPEAT  
PROGRAM  
A-B  
Time search is not possible with CDs.  
LAST  
MEMORY  
CONDITION  
MEMORY  
When performing DVD time search, playback may start  
from a slightly different time than that specified.  
Time/time & frame search is not possible during when the  
disc is stopped.  
Search using SEARCH MODE is not possible during PBC  
playback of Video CDs.  
NTSC display 30 frames per seconds, number 029.  
PAL display 25 frames per seconds, number 024.  
The Frame Search option in the Video menu must be [On]  
to use this. Press DISPLAY while a still picture is displayed  
to see the frame number.  
Depending on the disc, it may not be possible to search for  
a specific frame. Also, when using frame advance, forward  
step or reverse step, it may not possible to view every  
frame. Each frame may not be appear in exact order when  
stepping through them. The number assigned to a specific  
frame may be different when stepping through the frames  
in forward or reverse mode.  
1 Press SEARCH MODE repeatedly to select  
the type of search.  
The type of search changes with each press as  
follows.  
Some DVD-Audio feature Browsable Pictures (page  
68). You can search the still image you want to see  
by specifying the pagenumber.  
3 Title/Group  
3 Chapter/Track  
Off 2 *(Time & frame)Time 2  
*The [Frame Search] option in the Video menu  
must be [On] to use this.(DVD)  
2 Press the number button(s) of the desired  
title, chapter or track or of the specific time  
where you would like to begin playback.  
To select number 3, press 3.  
To select number 10, press 1 and 0.  
To select number 87, press 8 and 7.  
When performing a time/time & frame search:  
(Frame search is only possible with DVD discs.)  
To select 21 minutes, 43 seconds, press  
2, 1, 4, and 3.  
To select 1 hour, 14 minutes, press 7, 4, 0,  
and 0.  
To select 21 minutes, 43 seconds and 16  
frames, press 2, 1, 4, 3, 1 and 6.  
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Repeat play of a specified section  
Repeat PlayDVD/Video CD/CD  
You can repeat an entire title or group, chapter or track,  
or just a part.  
Press REPEAT AB at the beginning and end of  
the section you want to repeat.  
When REPEAT AB is pressed a second time, the  
disc returns to the location where REPEAT AB was  
pressed first and plays the selected section  
repeatedly.  
OPEN /  
CLOSE  
DISPLA  
Y
AUDIO  
SUBTITLE  
ANGLE  
SET UP  
TOP MENU  
MENU  
You can only perform AB repeat within the same  
title.  
ENTER  
FUNCTION  
MEMORY  
VIDEO  
ADJUST  
DIMMER  
FL  
JOG MODE  
JOG  
To cancel AB repeat play  
F.MEM  
V.ADJ  
STOP  
PLAY  
PAUSE  
Press CLEAR. Playback continues, but the repeat  
function is canceled.  
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PLAY 3  
PREVIOUS  
NEXT  
REV  
FWD  
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SEARCH MODE  
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4
2
5
3
6
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CLEAR  
+
10  
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8
9
0
Return to a specified location on a  
disc  
RANDOM  
REPEAT  
PROGRAM  
A-B  
REPEAT  
A-B  
REPEAT  
LAST  
MEMORY  
CONDITION  
MEMORY  
1 Press REPEAT AB at the desired location.  
2 When you want to return to the specified  
location, press PLAY 3.  
Repeat play of a chapter/track  
To clear the specified location  
Press CLEAR to cancel repeat play or to clear the  
specified location that was set using REPEAT AB.  
Press REPEAT once during playback of the  
chapter or track you want to repeat.  
Notes  
With some DVD discs, there may be times when repeat  
Repeat play of a title  
playback is not possible. In these cases, the  
appear on the screen.  
mark will  
With Video CDs, repeat play is not possible when the menu  
is displayed (PBC playback). To perform repeat play, start  
playback without displaying a menu by pressing the track  
number to be repeated when the disc is stopped, and then  
press REPEAT.  
If you switch camera angle during repeat play, repeat play  
is cancelled.  
When using the still frame, A-B repeat or A-B return  
features with a DVD-RW (DV-S88A only), the player may  
sometimes return to a point earlier than the one you  
specified.  
Press REPEAT twice during playback of the  
title or group you want to repeat.  
With DVDs, the title/group continues playing until the  
end, and then playback starts once more from the  
beginning of that title/group.  
With CDs and Video CDs, a disc is considered a single  
title, so the entire disc is repeated.  
To repeat a program  
Press REPEAT once during program playback to repeat  
the program.  
To cancel repeat play  
Press CLEAR. Playback continues, but the repeat  
function is canceled.  
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Random playback of chapters/  
tracks within one title/groupDVD  
Random PlayDVD/Video CD/CD  
Play titles, groups, chapters, or tracks on a disc in  
random order.  
Press RANDOM once, then press ENTER or  
PLAY 3.  
OPEN /  
CLOSE  
DISPLA  
Y
AUDIO  
SUBTITLE  
ANGLE  
Random Chapter/Trackappears on the screen, and  
chapters/tracks within the title/group will be played back  
in random order.  
SET UP  
TOP MENU  
MENU  
ENTER  
ENTER  
Random playback of titles/groups  
DVD  
FUNCTION  
MEMORY  
VIDEO  
ADJUST  
DIMMER  
FL  
JOG MODE  
JOG  
F.MEM  
V.ADJ  
STOP  
PLA  
Y
PAUSE  
7
3
8
PLAY 3  
PREVIOUS  
NEXT  
REV  
FWD  
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NEXT ¢  
RETURN  
STEP / SLOW  
SEARCH MODE  
Press RANDOM twice, then press ENTER or  
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PLAY 3.  
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4
2
5
3
6
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+
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Random Title/Groupappears on the screen, and  
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titles/groups will be played back in random order.  
RANDOM  
REPEAT  
PROGRAM  
A-B  
RANDOM  
LAST  
MEMORY  
CONDITION  
MEMORY  
Random playback of tracks  
Video CD/CD  
Press RANDOM.  
Randomappears on the screen, and random playback  
begins.  
To change titles, chapters, or tracks during  
random play  
Press NEXT ¢ and the next randomly selected track  
starts playing.  
Press PREVIOUS 4 and playback of the current  
track starts again from the beginning.  
To stop random play  
Press CLEAR. This returns you to normal playback of  
chapters/tracks in order from the chapter/track currently  
playing.  
Notes  
With Video CDs, random play is not possible during  
playback when the menu is displayed (PBC playback). To  
perform random play, start playback without displaying a  
menu by pressing a track number button while in the stop  
mode, and then press RANDOM.  
Random play of programmed chapters/tracks is not  
possible.  
In the case of DVDs, random playback may not be possible  
with some discs.  
Repeat playback of random playback is not possible. In  
these cases, the  
mark will appear on the screen.  
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4 In the program window, use the number  
buttons to enter the numbers of the titles/  
groups or chapters/tracks in the order you  
want to program them in.  
Playback in a Desired Order  
(Program Play)  
DVD/Video CD/CD  
The titles and chapters within a title on a DVD and  
similarly the tracks on a Video CD or CD can be arranged  
to play in the order you want.  
To program DVD titles/chapters 9, 7, and 18 in  
order, press 9, 7, +10 and 8.  
Programming DVDs  
A program with a maximum of 24 steps can be  
memorized.  
Program Chapter  
Current:  
Program Chapter ProgramTitle  
ProgramTitle  
Title  
2(/20)  
Current:  
Title  
Title  
7
Chapter  
1
1
(Chapter 1~ 18)  
09 07 18  
09 07 18  
Program Memory Off  
Program Memory Off  
ENTER  
ENTER  
PROGRAM  
PROGRAM  
Exit  
Move  
Play  
Exit  
Move  
Play  
OPEN /  
CLOSE  
DISPLAY  
AUDIO  
SUBTITLE  
ANGLE  
SET UP  
TOP MENU  
MENU  
5 Press ENTER or PLAY 3.  
Playback starts in the set order.  
Press PROGRAM to return to the previous  
ENTER  
5
5
2, 3  
display. The program will not begin until PLAY 3  
is pressed.  
FUNCTION  
MEMORY  
VIDEO  
ADJUST  
DIMMER  
FL  
JOG MODE  
JOG  
F.MEM  
V.ADJ  
STOP  
PLAY  
PAUSE  
7
3
8
STOP 7  
PREVIOUS  
NEXT  
REV  
FWD  
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To program a pause in a program  
Press PAUSE 8 instead of a number button.  
CLEAR  
1
4
2
5
3
6
C
CLEAR  
4
+
10  
8appears on the screen and the pause can be  
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programmed.  
RANDOM  
REPEAT  
PROGRAM  
A-B  
1
A pause cannot be programmed as the first or last  
position in a program, and two or more pauses cannot  
be programmed in succession.  
LAST  
MEMORY  
CONDITION  
MEMORY  
To delete a number:  
Use the cursor control joystick to highlight the  
incorrect number and then press CLEAR.  
The number is deleted. If the number was before  
another number, the later numbers are reordered  
automatically.  
1 Press PROGRAM.  
The Program screen appears.  
To insert a number:  
Program Chapter  
Program Chapter ProgramTitle  
ProgramTitle  
Title  
2(/20)  
Current:  
Title  
Title  
Current:  
7
Chapter  
1
Use the cursor control joystick to highlight the number  
to be placed after the new number and then press the  
number button(s) of the number to be inserted.  
1
(Chapter 1~ 18)  
Program Memory Off  
Program Memory Off  
Move  
ENTER Play  
The new number is inserted before the previously  
selected number.  
ENTER  
PROGRAM Exit  
PROGRAM  
Exit  
Move  
Play  
To stop program play  
Press STOP 7.  
2 Move the cursor control joystick right or  
left to select either Chapter/Track or Title/  
Group program.  
Notes  
When programming chapters, chapters not programmed  
may appear on the screen. This is not a malfunction.  
Programming may not be possible with certain DVD discs.  
3 Once the program type is selected. Move  
the cursor control joystick down to enter  
the program window.  
On these types of discs, the  
mark will appear on the  
screen when programming is attempted.  
When [Program Chapter] is selected, you must  
also select what title the chapters to be  
programmed are in. Use the cursor control  
joystick up to highlight Title (or Group)and then  
use the number buttons to enter the title number  
to be used.  
Only chapters/tracks within the same title/group can be  
programmed during chapter/track programming.  
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Programming Video CDs, CDs  
A program with a maximum of 24 steps can be  
memorized.  
Additional programming options  
DVD/Video CD/CD  
After you have made a program, it is then possible to  
confirm, add, or clear the contents of the program.  
OPEN /  
CLOSE  
DISPLA  
Y
AUDIO  
SUBTITLE  
ANGLE  
To confirm the contents of a program:  
SET UP  
TOP MENU  
MENU  
On a CD or Video CD track program, press PROGRAM  
to confirm. The program screen displays the current  
program.  
ENTER  
Cursor  
control  
joystick  
On a DVD, select the program type (title/group or  
chapter/track) by moving the cursor control joystick  
right or left. The current DVD title/group or chapter/track  
program can then be confirmed on the appropriate  
program screen.  
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FUNCTION  
MEMORY  
VIDEO  
ADJUST  
DIMMER  
FL  
JOG MODE  
JOG  
F.MEM  
V.ADJ  
STOP  
PLAY  
PAUSE  
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3
8
3
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NEXT  
REV  
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To add to a program:  
1 Press PROGRAM.  
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4
2
5
3
6
C
CLEAR  
+
10  
2
7
8
9
0
2 Press a number button to add a new title, chapter, or  
RANDOM  
REPEAT  
PROGRAM  
track at the end of the program.  
A-B  
1
LAST  
MEMORY  
CONDITION  
MEMORY  
3 Press PROGRAM to exit the program screen.  
To delete a program:  
1 Press PROGRAM.  
2 Select the program by moving the cursor control  
joystick right or left, then press CLEAR.  
3 Press PROGRAM to exit the program screen.  
1 Press PROGRAM.  
The program screen appears. When a Video CD or  
CD is loaded, the cursor appears in the program  
window.  
Notes  
The complete program will be deleted even if the disc tray  
is open.  
ProgramTrack  
Current:Track  
TotalTime  
1(/10)  
0.00  
Pressing CLEAR when the disc is stopped will clear all  
programs.  
ENTER  
PROGRAM  
Exit  
Move  
Play  
2 Use the number buttons to enter the  
numbers of the tracks in the order you  
want to program them in.  
To program tracks 9, 7, and 18 in order, press 9,  
7, +10 and 8.  
To edit the program, refer to the procedures on  
the previous page.  
3 Press ENTER or PLAY 3.  
Playback starts in the specified track order.  
To stop the program play, press STOP 7 .  
Notes  
To program a pause, or to add or delete a number, refer to  
the procedures for programming DVDs on page 56.  
You cannot program when playing a Video CD using menu  
selections (during PBC).  
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To make a program of your favorite parts of a  
To erase a program saved in memory DVD-Video  
disc as it plays DVD/Video CD/CD  
With this player, it is possible to make a program as you  
watch a DVD or Video CD or while listening to a CD.  
The player erases programs in chronological order when  
the maximum number of programs that can be held in  
memory is exceeded. To prevent the player from erasing  
older programs that you may still use regularly, or when  
you dont want to use a program anymore, it is possible  
to manually erase programs stored in memory.  
Press and hold PROGRAM for at least 2  
seconds at any point during playback of a title,  
group, chapter, or track you want to program,  
and it will be made into or added to a program  
without displaying a Program screen. When a  
title, group, chapter, or track is successfully  
added to the program, it is shown  
1 Load a DVD that has a program stored in  
memory.  
2 Press PROGRAM.  
The program screen appears.  
momentarily in the display as well as its  
position in the program.  
3 Move the cursor control joystick down to  
highlight [Program Memory] and then  
right and down to select [Off].  
Chapter 07 3 Program 03  
4 Press ENTER.  
The program is cleared from memory.  
To confirm the contents of a program:  
Press PROGRAM.  
Notes  
When using this function to program DVDs, the program  
being created corresponds to the Program screen (chapter/  
track or title/group) that appears when PROGRAM is  
pressed. Be sure to check that the appropriate program  
type is selected.  
You cannot make a program containing chapters/tracks in  
different titles/groups.  
To save a program in memory DVD-Video  
This player can memorize the programs on up to 24  
DVDs. By turning the [Program Memory] to [On], the  
player will save your program and recall it the next time  
you use the same DVD. When the program memory  
exceeds 24, programs will be erased in chronological  
order from the oldest program in memory.  
1 Move the cursor control joystick down to  
highlight [Program Memory] and then  
right to select [On].  
Program Chapter Program Title  
Current:  
Title  
Title  
1
7
Chapter  
(Chapter 1 ~ 49)  
1
09 07 18  
Program Memory On  
Off  
PROGRAM  
Move  
Exit  
2 Press ENTER.  
The program is saved in memory.  
Notes  
When a DVD with a program stored in memory is loaded,  
program playback may start automatically.  
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Memorizing a Last Memory  
location to return to later  
Continuing Playback from a  
Specified Location  
1 Press LAST MEMORY during play.  
(Last Memory)  
DVD-Video/Video CD  
The LAST MEMORYindicator lights on the  
The Last Memory function is convenient when you want  
to continue viewing a disc from the point where you  
were watching before. Unlike the resume function, the  
Last Memory function is effective even if the DVD is  
removed from the player (Last Memory locations saved  
for Video CDs are effective only if the disc remains  
loaded in the player).  
player.  
2 Press to turn the power to standby, or  
stop playback with STOP 7.  
Once memorized, the memorized point will be  
recalled even if the power is turned off, or if the  
disc is ejected. Points on up to 5 discs can be  
memorized, and those points are recalled the next  
time any of the discs are played back.  
OPEN /  
CLOSE  
DISPLAY  
AUDIO  
SUBTITLE  
ANGLE  
A Last Memory point can be memorized for only  
one Video CD at a time as the function is only  
effective until the Video CD is removed from the  
player.  
SET UP  
TOP MENU  
MENU  
ENTER  
FUNCTION  
MEMORY  
VIDEO  
ADJUST  
DIMMER  
FL  
JOG MODE  
JOG  
F.MEM  
V.ADJ  
STOP  
PLAY  
PAUSE  
7
3
8
STOP 7  
PLAY 3  
PREVIOUS  
NEXT  
REV  
FWD  
Resuming playback from where  
LAST MEMORY was pressed  
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SEARCH MODE  
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2
5
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6
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LAST  
MEMORY  
+
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8
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1 Load a disc that has a Last Memory point  
memorized.  
RANDOM  
REPEAT  
PROGRAM  
A-B  
LAST  
MEMORY  
CONDITION  
MEMORY  
Some DVDs will start playback automatically when  
loaded. In this case, press STOP 7 to stop  
playback.  
2 Press LAST MEMORY while in the stop  
mode.  
The disc begins playback at the memorized point.  
Last Memory mode may not function for some  
DVDs.  
If you register more than five DVDs, details of the  
latest disc are memorized, while details of the  
least recent disc (the disc you registered first) is  
erased.  
Even with a disc you have memorized with Last  
Memory, playback begins at the start of the disc  
if you press PLAY 3.  
This function is for playback of DVD-Videos or  
Video CDs only. You cannot use it with CDs and  
DVD-Audios.  
To clear the Last Memory location  
Call up the Last Memory location by pressing LAST  
MEMORY. Then press CLEAR while Last Memoryis  
still being displayed on the screen.  
The LAST MEMORYindicator disappears from the  
display.  
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Calling up the Function Memory item list  
Memorizing Regularly Used  
Menu Settings (Function  
OPEN /  
CLOSE  
DISPLAY  
AUDIO  
SUBTITLE  
ANGLE  
Memory)  
DVD/Video CD/CD  
SET UP  
TOP MENU  
MENU  
4
2, 3  
1
You can create a shortcut menu that contains settings  
that you frequently change and call up this menu  
whenever you need to change one of the stored  
settings. Settings remain in memory regardless of the  
disc loaded in the player.  
ENTER  
FUNCTION  
MEMORY  
VIDEO  
ADJUST  
DIMMER  
FL  
JOG MODE  
JOG  
F.MEM  
V.ADJ  
Creating the Function Memory item list  
STOP  
PLAY  
PAUSE  
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3
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NEXT  
REV  
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SEARCH MODE  
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CLOSE  
CLEAR  
DISPLA  
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AUDIO  
SUBTITLE  
ANGLE  
1
4
7
2
5
8
3
6
9
C
CLEAR  
SET UP  
TOP MENU  
+
10  
MENU  
1, 5  
2
0
ENTER  
1 Press FUNCTION MEMORY.  
The Function Memory item list appears on the  
screen.  
FUNCTION  
MEMORY  
VIDEO  
ADJUST  
DIMMER  
FL  
JOG MODE  
JOG  
F.MEM  
V.ADJ  
3
STOP  
PLAY  
PAUSE  
7
3
8
PREVIOUS  
NEXT  
REV  
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2 Move the cursor control joystick to select  
the item you want to adjust and press  
ENTER.  
RETURN  
STEP / SLOW  
SEARCH MODE  
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4
7
2
5
8
3
6
9
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+
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The Setup screen opens, and the cursor is moved  
to the appropriate menu and menu item as selected  
in the Function Memory item list.  
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1 Press SETUP to display the Setup screen.  
3 Move the cursor control joystick to make  
setting adjustments, then press ENTER.  
2 Move the cursor control joystick to select  
the menu and then the menu item you  
want to add to the Function Memory.  
The setting is changed. For more information on  
making adjustments in the Setup screen menus,  
refer to the section Using the Setup Screen Menus”  
on page 28.  
3 Press FUNCTION MEMORY.  
4 Press SETUP to close the Setup screen.  
If FMappears next to the menu item, the item  
has been successfully added to the Function  
Memory.  
To clear an item from the FUNCTION MEMORY  
1 Press SETUP to open the Setup screen.  
4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to add as many as 5  
items to the Function Memory.  
2 Move the cursor control joystick to the menu and  
menu item marked with FM.  
When 5 items have already been stored, FM”  
does not appear next to the item when FUNCTION  
MEMORY is pressed.  
3 Press FUNCTION MEMORY to clear the item from  
the Function Memory. If FMdisappears, the item  
has been cleared.  
5 Press SETUP to close the Setup screen.  
4 Press SETUP to close the Setup screen.  
Note  
Items that cannot be changed when the disc is playing cannot  
be added to Function Memory if the disc is currently playing.  
When these items are selected, on-screen information or  
will be displayed.  
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Press CONDITION MEMORY during playback.  
Memorizing Settings for Often  
Viewed DVDs  
Settings are memorized for the disc currently playing.  
(Condition Memory)  
DVD-Video  
You can store in memory settings for DVDs you often  
watch. Settings remain in memory even if you remove  
the disc from the player, or switch power to the player to  
standby. If you load a disc that has its settings  
memorized, COND. MEMORYappears in the display.  
When you start playing the disc, the memorized settings  
are automatically recalled.  
The following six settings are memorized:  
On Screen Display (page 38)  
Multi-Angle (page 39)  
Multi-language (pages 40, 41)  
Multi-Language subtitles (page 42)  
Parental Lock Level (page 45)  
Video Quality (page 49)  
OPEN /  
CLOSE  
DISPLAY  
AUDIO  
SUBTITLE  
ANGLE  
SET UP  
TOP MENU  
When a disc that has memorized settings is  
loaded  
MENU  
Condition Memorywill appear on the screen, and  
the previously memorized settings will be selected.  
ENTER  
FUNCTION  
MEMORY  
VIDEO  
Erasing the recorded contents  
ADJUST  
DIMMER  
FL  
JOG MODE  
JOG  
F.MEM  
V.ADJ  
Load a disc that has memorized settings, and press  
CLEAR while Condition Memoryis being displayed.  
The discs recorded data will be erased.  
STOP  
PLA  
Y
PAUSE  
7
3
8
PREVIOUS  
NEXT  
REV  
FWD  
4
¢
1
¡
RETURN  
STEP / SLOW  
SEARCH MODE  
e
E
CLEAR  
1
4
2
5
3
6
C
CLEAR  
+
10  
Notes  
CONDITION  
MEMORY  
7
8
9
0
Settings are stored in memory for use any time.  
RANDOM  
REPEAT  
PROGRAM  
A-B  
You can store settings for up to 15 DVDs in  
memory. If you memorize settings for more than 15  
DVDs, previously memorized settings are erased in  
chronological order from the least recently  
memorized. Subsequently, if you load a disc with  
erased settings, the settings of the most recently  
played disc are used.  
LAST  
MEMORY  
CONDITION  
MEMORY  
If you make changes to any of the settings  
memorized in Condition Memory, press  
CONDITION MEMORY during playback to  
memorize new settings.  
Switching of the multi-language mode etc., is  
automatic on some discs.  
Condition Memory does not work with DVD-Audio  
discs.  
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Viewing Disc Information  
DVD/Video CD/CD  
CHAPTER information:  
Play  
Chapter  
11  
1.19/ 2.18  
1.19  
Top Row: title and  
chapter number, elapsed  
time of current title  
Use DISPLAY to get current information about the disc  
currently loaded. You can get information about the titles  
and chapters on a DVD or tracks on a Video CD or CD.  
When viewing DVDs, you can also check the digital  
bitstream transmission rate.  
Bottom Row: time in  
current chapter, total  
time of chapter  
«
CHAPTER information:  
OPEN /  
CLOSE  
Play  
Chapter  
11  
0.59/ 2.18  
1.19  
DISPLA  
Y
AUDIO  
SUBTITLE  
ANGLE  
DISPLAY  
Top Row: title and  
chapter number, elapsed  
time of current title  
SET UP  
TOP MENU  
MENU  
Bottom Row: remaining  
time in current chapter,  
total time of chapter  
ENTER  
FUNCTION  
MEMORY  
VIDEO  
ADJUST  
DIMMER  
FL  
JOG MODE  
JOG  
F.MEM  
V.ADJ  
«
STOP  
PLA  
Y
PAUSE  
*
7
3
8
Data transmission rate  
information:  
PREVIOUS  
NEXT  
REV  
FWD  
4
¢
1
¡
Play  
Tr. Rate  
#
11  
1.32  
8.9  
RETURN  
STEP / SLOW  
SEARCH MODE  
e
E
:
CLEAR  
Top Row: title and  
chapter number, total  
elapsed time of DVD  
1
4
2
5
3
6
C
+
10  
7
8
9
0
RANDOM  
REPEAT  
PROGRAM  
A-B  
Bottom Row: bitstream  
transmission rate level  
LAST  
MEMORY  
CONDITION  
MEMORY  
* The hash mark (#)  
indicates that the  
current disc content is  
film material (page 69)  
«
Display off  
DVD-Audio  
Press DISPLAY during while a disc is playing.  
Press DISPLAY repeatedly to change the  
information being displayed.  
The disc information is displayed superimposed over the  
video image on the screen.  
Track information  
Play  
Track  
11  
0.59/ 2.18  
1.19  
Top Row  
Current group and track  
number, elapsed time of  
current track  
Bottom Row  
Remaining time in current  
track, total time of track  
Press and hold DISPLAY to display the time  
remaining on the disc.  
When you release the button, the information  
disappears.  
«
Group information  
Play  
Group  
11  
1.19/ 2.18  
1.19  
Top Row  
Current group and track  
number, elapsed time of  
current track  
Note  
Depending on the format and type of disc being used, not all  
screens may be displayed.  
(Bottom Row)  
Remaining time in current  
group, total time of group  
The display changes for each type of disc as follows  
each time the button is pressed.  
«
*
Bitstream transmission  
information  
DVD-Video  
Play  
Tr. Rate  
#
:
11  
1.19  
8.9  
TITLE information:  
Top Row  
Current group and track  
number, elapsed time of  
current track  
Play  
Title  
21  
0.05/ 0.29  
0.24  
Top Row: title and chapter  
number, elapsed time of  
current title  
Bottom Row  
Bitstream transmission  
rate level  
Bottom Row: remaining  
time in title, total time of  
title  
«
* The hash mark (#)  
indicates that the  
Display off  
«
current disc content is  
film material (page 69)  
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Press DISPLAY during while a disc is stopped to  
display DVD title/group and chapter/track  
information or Video CD and CD track information.  
Press DISPLAY again to turn the display off.  
CD  
Track Information:  
Play  
Track  
1
0.03  
3.32  
3.29/  
Top Row: current track  
number, track time  
Information about the titles/groups or chapters/tracks on  
a disc is displayed. When the information exceeds the  
space on the screen, use the cursor control joystick  
right or left to move to other screens.  
Bottom Row: remaining  
time of current track, and  
total time of track  
DVD-Video  
«
DVD-Video information  
Information: DVD  
Disc information:  
When a DVD-Video is  
Title  
01  
02  
03  
04  
Chapter Title  
Chapter  
1~ 1  
1~ 1  
1~ 1  
1~ 4  
Play  
All  
1/2  
0.15  
loaded, each title and the  
number of chapters within  
each title is displayed.  
1~ 1  
1~ 1  
1~ 1  
1~ 1  
1~ 1  
06  
07  
08  
09  
6.15/ 6.32  
Top Row: current track  
number, total number of  
tracks on CD, total elapsed  
time of CD  
05  
DISPLAY  
Exit  
1/1  
Bottom Row: remaining time  
of CD, total time of CD  
DVD-Audio  
«
DVD-Audio information  
Information: DVD  
Group Track  
Display off  
When a DVD-Audio is  
loaded, each group and  
the number of tracks  
within each group is  
displayed.  
Group Track  
01  
02  
03  
04  
05  
1~ 1  
1~ 1  
1~ 1  
1~ 1  
1~ 1  
06  
07  
08  
09  
1~ 1  
1~ 1  
1~ 1  
1~ 4  
Video CD (with PBC disabled)  
DISPLAY  
Exit  
1/1  
Disc information:  
Play  
All  
5/10  
20.19  
2.38/ 22.57  
Top Row: current track  
number, total number of  
tracks, total elapsed time of  
Video CD  
DVD-RW (DV-S88A only)  
Disc name (if programmed)  
DVD-RW information  
Bottom Row: remaining time  
of Video CD, total time of  
Video CD  
Information: DVD-RW  
Disc  
Disc name (if  
programmed) and number  
of titles in the Original  
recording and the Play  
List.  
Title  
Original  
Play List  
1~ 6  
1~ 3  
«
Track information:  
DISPLAY  
Exit  
Play  
Track  
5
20.19  
2.38/ 4.40  
Top Row: current track  
number, total elapsed time of  
Video CD  
CD and Video CD  
Bottom Row: track time,  
total time of track  
CD and Video CD  
information  
Information: Compact Disc  
Total Time  
Track  
01  
6.30  
When a CD or Video CD is  
loaded, the total time of  
the disc and the time of  
each track on the disc is  
displayed.  
Time  
3.32  
2.58  
02  
«
Track information:  
DISPLAY  
Exit  
1/1  
Play  
Track  
5
20.19  
2.02/ 4.40  
Top Row: current track  
number, total elapsed time of  
Video CD  
Resetting the Player to System  
Settings  
To reset the player, press and hold 7/0 on the front  
panel when pressing STANDBY/ON (or POWER) on  
the front panel to turn the unit from standby to on.  
Bottom Row: remaining time  
of track, total time of track  
«
Display off  
All program memory, saved settings from functions such  
as Last Memory and Condition Memory are cleared, and  
all Setup screen menus are returned to factory settings.  
Note  
When playing Video CDs in PBC mode or unfinalized CD-Rs  
not all the above information is displayed.  
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Language Code List  
Language codes are used when setting the audio and  
subtitle language preferences (page 43).  
Language  
Input-code  
Language  
Input-code  
Language  
Input-code  
Japanese (ja)  
English (en)  
French (fr)  
1001  
0514  
0618  
0405  
0920  
0519  
2608  
1412  
1620  
1922  
1821  
1115  
0512  
0101  
0102  
0106  
0113  
0118  
0119  
0125  
0126  
0201  
0205  
0207  
0208  
0209  
0214  
0215  
0218  
0301  
0315  
0319  
0325  
0401  
0426  
0515  
0520  
0521  
0601  
0609  
0610  
0615  
0625  
0701  
0704  
0712  
0714  
Gujarati (gu)  
Hausa (ha)  
0721  
0801  
0809  
0818  
0821  
0825  
0901  
0905  
0911  
0914  
0919  
0923  
1009  
1023  
1101  
1111  
1112  
1113  
1114  
1119  
1121  
1125  
1201  
1214  
1215  
1220  
1222  
1307  
1309  
1311  
1312  
1314  
1315  
1318  
1319  
1320  
1325  
1401  
1405  
1415  
1503  
1513  
1518  
1601  
1612  
1619  
1721  
Rhaeto-Romance (rm)  
Kirundi (rn)  
Romanian (ro)  
Kinyarwanda (rw)  
Sanskrit (sa)  
Sindhi (sd)  
1813  
1814  
1815  
1823  
1901  
1904  
1907  
1908  
1909  
1911  
1912  
1913  
1914  
1915  
1917  
1918  
1919  
1920  
1921  
1923  
2001  
2005  
2007  
2008  
2009  
2011  
2012  
2014  
2015  
2018  
2019  
2020  
2023  
2111  
2118  
2126  
2209  
2215  
2315  
2408  
2515  
2621  
Hindi (hi)  
German (de)  
Italian (it)  
Croatian (hr)  
Hungarian (hu)  
Armenian (hy)  
Interlingua (ia)  
Interlingue (ie)  
Inupiak (ik)  
Spanish (es)  
Chinese (zh)  
Dutch (nl)  
Sangho (sg)  
Serbo-Croatian (sh)  
Sinhalese (si)  
Slovak (sk)  
Portuguese (pt)  
Swedish (sv)  
Russian (ru)  
Korean (ko)  
Greek (el)  
Indonesian (in)  
Icelandic (is)  
Hebrew (iw)  
Yiddish (ji)  
Slovenian (sl)  
Samoan (sm)  
Shona (sn)  
Afar (aa)  
Javanese (jw)  
Georgian (ka)  
Kazakh (kk)  
Somali (so)  
Albanian (sq)  
Serbian (sr)  
Siswati (ss)  
Sesotho (st)  
Sundanese (su)  
Swahili (sw)  
Tamil (ta)  
Abkhazian (ab)  
Afrikaans (af)  
Amharic (am)  
Arabic (ar)  
Greenlandic (kl)  
Cambodian (km)  
Kannada (kn)  
Kashmiri (ks)  
Kurdish (ku)  
Kirghiz (ky)  
Assamese (as)  
Aymara (ay)  
Azerbaijani (az)  
Bashkir (ba)  
Byelorussian (be)  
Bulgarian (bg)  
Bihari (bh)  
Telugu (te)  
Latin (la)  
Tajik (tg)  
Lingala (ln)  
Thai (th)  
Laothian (lo)  
Lithuanian (lt)  
Latvian (lv)  
Tigrinya (ti)  
Turkmen (tk)  
Tagalog (tl)  
Bislama (bi)  
Bengali (bn)  
Tibetan (bo)  
Breton (br)  
Malagasy (mg)  
Maori (mi)  
Setswana (tn)  
Tonga (to)  
Catalan (ca)  
Corsican (co)  
Czech (cs)  
Macedonian (mk)  
Malayalam (ml)  
Mongolian (mn)  
Moldavian (mo)  
Marathi (mr)  
Malay (ms)  
Turkish (tr)  
Tsonga (ts)  
Tatar (tt)  
Welsh (cy)  
Twi (tw)  
Danish (da)  
Bhutani (dz)  
Esperanto (eo)  
Estonian (et)  
Basque (eu)  
Persian (fa)  
Finnish (fi)  
Ukrainian (uk)  
Urdu (ur)  
Maltese (mt)  
Burmese (my)  
Nauru (na)  
Uzbek (uz)  
Vietnamese (vi)  
Volapük (vo)  
Wolof (wo)  
Xhosa (xh)  
Nepali (ne)  
Norwegian (no)  
Occitan (oc)  
Oromo (om)  
Oriya (or)  
Fiji (fj)  
Yoruba (yo)  
Zulu (zu)  
Faroese (fo)  
Frisian (fy)  
Irish (ga)  
Panjabi (pa)  
Scots-Gaelic (gd)  
Galician (gl)  
Guarani (gn)  
Polish (pl)  
Pashto, Pushto (ps)  
Quechua (qu)  
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For Proper and Long Use of  
This Unit  
Additional  
Information  
Do not move the unit during playback  
During playback, the disc rotates at high speed. Do NOT  
lift or move the unit during playback. Doing so may  
damage the disc.  
When moving the unit  
When changing places of installation or packing the unit  
for moving, be sure to remove the disc and return the  
disc table to its original position in the player. Then,  
press STANDBY/ON and switch the power to  
standby. Check that the “--OFF--” indication on the  
display goes off, then disconnect the power cord.  
Moving this unit with the disc loaded may result in  
damage to this unit.  
Disc Care  
How to hold discs  
When loading or removing  
discs, try not to touch their  
playing surfaces.  
Installation  
Cleaning  
Select a stable place to the side of a TV set or stereo  
system to be connected to the unit.  
When using the unit with a stereo system, install the  
speakers a little bit away from the TV.  
Do NOT install the unit on top of a TV or color monitor.  
Install the unit away from equipment that may be  
affected by magnetism, such as a cassette deck.  
Do NOT place objects on top of the unit.  
Fingerprints or other dirt on the disc may affect sound  
and picture quality.  
To clean your discs, use a soft clean cloth to wipe them.  
If necessary, moisten a soft cloth with diluted neutral  
detergent to remove heavy dirt or fingerprints.  
Avoid installing in a place that is:  
Exposed to direct sunlight  
Exposed to humidity or where ventilation is poor  
Extremely hot or cold  
Do not wipe in a circular  
direction (Concentric  
scratches in the disc groove edge.  
tend to cause noise).  
Gently wipe from the  
inside toward the outer  
Exposed to vibration  
Exposed to dust  
Exposed to oily smoke, steam or heat (for example, a  
kitchen)  
Discs must not be cleaned with record cleaning sprays,  
or static prevention sprays, etc. Also do not use volatile  
liquids such as benzine, or thinner, etc.  
Do not block vents  
Never play cracked or warped discs  
Do NOT use the player on top of a long-fibered carpet,  
bed or sofa, and do not cover it with a cloth, etc. This  
will prevent heat radiation and could result in damage.  
The disc revolves in the player at  
high speed when it is played. Never  
play a cracked, scratched or warped  
disc. This may damage the player or  
cause it to malfunction.  
Avoid heat  
Do NOT place the unit on equipment which generates  
heat, such as an amplifier.  
When installing the unit in a rack, place it on the lowest  
shelf possible (however, not where it is exposed to dust)  
and separated from the amplifier to avoid the heat  
generated by the amplifier or other audio equipment.  
Never use discs with special shapes  
CDs with special shapes (heart-  
shaped CDs, octagonal CDs, etc.)  
cannot be played on this set.  
Attempting to do so may damage the  
set. Do not use such CDs.  
CAUTION: WHEN PLACING THE UNIT IN A  
STEREO RACK WITH GLASS DOORS  
After using discs, store them upright  
After playing a disc, always remove it from the player  
and return it to its jacket. Then store it standing upright  
away from heat and humidity.  
Store discs carefully. If you store discs at an angle, or  
stacked on top of each other, discs may become  
warped even when in their jackets.  
Be sure there is ample space between the unit and  
the glass doors when opening the disc table using  
the remote control. If the disc table opens against  
strong resistance, such as a closed glass door,  
damage to the unit may result.  
Do not leave discs in locations such as the seat of a  
car, which may become excessively hot.  
Lens cleaner  
The player's pickup lens should not become dirty in  
normal use, but if for some reason it should malfunction  
due to soiling, contact your nearest PIONEER authorized  
service center. Lens cleaners are commercially available,  
but special care should be exercised in their use since  
some may cause damage to the lens.  
CAUTION WHEN USING THE DISC  
All rights reserved.  
Unauthorized public performance, broadcasting or  
copying is a violation of applicable laws.  
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Condensation  
Troubleshooting  
Moisture may form in the operating section of the player  
if the player is brought from cool surroundings into a  
warm room or if the temperature of the room rises  
suddenly. When this happens, the players performance  
will be impaired.  
To prevent this, let the player stand in its new  
surroundings for about an hour before switching it on, or  
make sure that the room temperature rises gradually.  
Condensation may also form during the summer if the  
player is exposed to  
Incorrect operations are often mistaken for trouble and  
malfunctions. 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 even after  
exercising the checks listed below, ask your nearest  
PIONEER authorized service center or your dealer to  
carry out repair work.  
the breeze from an air  
conditioner. In such  
cases, change the  
location of the player.  
The disc table comes back out automatically, shortly  
after the disc table is closed.  
The disc is dirty or warped.  
Switch POWER to STANDBY when not using  
the unit  
\ Refer to ‘Disc Care’ (page 65).  
The disc is not placed properly on the disc table.  
Depending on the strength of the TV or radio broadcast  
signal, having the TV or radio on while  
power to the unit is on may result in  
stripes on the TV screen or noise.  
However, this is not a malfunction of  
this unit or the TV or radio. In such a  
case, switch the power of the unit to  
standby.  
\ Use the disc table guide to align the disc (page 24).  
Region number does not conform with this unit.  
\ If the region number on the disc does not match  
the number on the player, the disc cannot be used  
(page 69).  
There is condensation on the operating section of the  
player.  
\ Allow time for condensation to evaporate. If player  
is near an air conditioning unit, you should move  
the player (page 66).  
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 in such a way 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.  
Playback is not possible.  
The disc has been loaded upside down.  
\ Check that the disc has been loaded with the label  
side facing up.  
DVD-Audio playback stops.  
\ The disc may have bee illegally copied.  
mark appears on screen.  
The selected function does not operate for that disc.  
Cleaning the player  
mark appears on screen.  
The operation is prohibited by the player.  
To clean the PLAYER, wipe with a soft, dry cloth. For  
stubborn dirt, wet a soft cloth with a mild detergent  
solution made by diluting one part detergent to 5 or 6  
parts water, wring well, then wipe off the dirt. Also use a  
dry cloth to wipe the surface dry. Do not use volatile  
liquids such as benzene and thinner which are harmful to  
the unit.  
Picture playback stops and the operation buttons  
cannot be used.  
Player malfunctions.  
\ Stop disc playback (press STOP 7), then start  
playback again.  
Notes on using optical cables  
Do not route cords around sharp angles. When storing,  
wind the cords so that they have a  
diameter of at least 15 cm.  
When connecting, push all the way  
New settings made in the Setup screen menus while  
a disc is playing are ineffective.  
Some settings can be changed while a disc is playing,  
but are not effective. This is not a malfunction.  
\ Make the same setting when the player is  
15 cm dia.  
or more  
into the terminal.  
Do not use cords with a length of  
stopped.  
over 3 m.  
\ Stop disc playback (press STOP 7), then start  
playback again. When playback is resumed, the  
new settings should be in effect. Please note that  
making settings in the Setup screen menus may  
cancel the resume function.  
If moisture or dust has collected on  
the plug, wipe it with a soft cloth  
before connecting.  
When making changes in the Setup screen menus,  
is displayed.  
There is a Video CD or CD loaded in the player and the  
setting that was changed only applies to DVD  
performance.  
\ The setting will be effective the next time a DVD  
is loaded.  
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Settings are canceled.  
Audio is not output or is distorted.  
When the power is turned off by power failure or by  
unplugging the power cord, settings will be canceled.  
\ Before unplugging the power cord, press  
on the remote control checking that --OFF--”  
disappears in the display.  
The Setup screen Audio 1 menu [Linear PCM Out]  
setting is set to [Down Sample On]. Digital output is  
prohibited on some discs.  
\ Be sure to make analog audio connections as well  
as digital connections (page 17).  
Additionally, press POWER on the front panel to  
turn the player off (DV-S838A).  
The disc is dirty.  
\ Refer to Disc Care(page 65).  
No picture.  
Connection is incorrect.  
The connection plugs are not inserted fully into the  
terminals or are not connected.  
\ Check that all connection plugs are firmly inserted.  
\ Check that cord connections are correct and that  
plugs are firmly connected.  
The connection plug or terminal is dirty.  
Operation (settings) of TV or AV amplifier is not  
appropriate.  
\ Check that the plugs and terminals are wiped  
clean of dirt, etc.  
\ Be sure that your TV, receiver, or amplifier is set  
Audio cable connection is wrong.  
up to view DVD playback.  
\ Check to make sure that the audio cables are  
connected correctly (page 14).  
The screen is stretched or aspect does not change.  
The multi aspect setting is not appropriate.  
Connection is made to the stereo amplifiers PHONO  
\ Change the aspect setting in the [TV Screen]  
setting in the Setup screen Video menu to the  
screen type most appropriate to the TV or monitor  
you are using (page 36).  
input terminal.  
\ Change connection to any input terminal except  
PHONO.  
The pause mode is engaged.  
The screen is suddenly squeezed when the Setup  
screen is opened.  
\ Press PLAY 3 or PAUSE 8 to exit the pause  
mode.  
If the Setup screen is opened during playback of a  
DVD being viewed in the letter box format, the screen  
may switch to the wide screen format.  
Stereo amplifier operation is incorrect.  
\ Check input (CD, AUX, etc.) selector to determine  
if it is selected for DVD playback.  
\ This is not a malfunction. The screen will return to  
normal when the Setup screen is closed.  
Noticeable difference in DVD and CD volume.  
DVDs and CDs use different recording methods.  
\ This is not a malfunction.  
Picture disturbance during playback or dark.  
This is not a malfunction.  
\ This player is compatible with Macro-Vision  
System copy guard. Some discs include a copy  
prevention signal, and when this type of disc is  
played back, stripes etc., may appear on some  
sections of the picture depending on the TV.  
\ When playing DVDs with the Gain Setting set to  
[Variable], the overall volume may seem lower  
than on the [Fix] setting.  
Audio mix does not sound right or sounds  
incomplete (for example, the dialog of the actors  
cannot be heard).  
When using a component video connection, if  
progressive scan output is selected with a TV that is  
not compatible with progressive scan video, you will  
not be able to see any picture. To, remedy this, do  
one of the following:  
\ Set the rear panel COMPONENT VIDEO OUT  
switch to 525i (480i). (This overrides the Setup  
menu setting.)  
Audio output selection is incorrect.  
\ When [5.1 Channel] is selected, Dialog is not  
output from the front left and right speakers.  
When [2 Channel] is selected, sound is only  
output through the front left and right speakers.  
When recorded on a VCR or passed through an AV  
selector, there is disturbance in the playback picture.  
This is not a malfunction.  
Caution  
\ Due to the players copy protection circuits,  
connection of this device through a VCR or an AV  
selector may prevent recording or cause picture  
problems.  
Static electricity or other external influence may cause  
malfunctioning of this unit. In this case, unplugging  
the power cord and then re-plugging it in will usually  
reset the unit for proper operation. If this does not  
correct the problem, please consult your nearest  
PIONEER service center.  
Remote control operation is not possible.  
The rear panel control input jack on the player is being  
used.  
\ Point the remote control at the component that  
the player is connected to (page 19).  
The remote control is too far from the player, or the  
angle with the remote sensor is too wide.  
\ Be sure to operate the remote from a location  
within its operating range (page 8).  
The batteries are exhausted.  
\ Replace the exhausted batteries with all new  
batteries (page 8).  
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Dolby Digital  
Terms  
Using a maximum of 5.1 channels of audio,  
this high quality surround system is used in  
many of the finer movie theaters around the  
world.  
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Aspect ratio  
Aspect ratio refers to the length to height ratio of TV  
screens. The ratio of a standard TV is 4:3, while the ratio  
of a high-definition or wide TV is 16:9. The latter allows  
you to enjoy a picture with a wider perspective.  
DTS  
DTS stands for Digital Theater System. DTS  
is a surround system different from Dolby  
Digital that has become a popular surround  
sound format for movies.  
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Bonus Group (DVD-Audio only)  
An extragroup on some DVD-Audio discs that requires  
a key number to access. See also Group.  
Dynamic range  
Browsable pictures (DVD-Audio only)  
Dynamic range refers to the difference between the  
maximum and minimum levels of the audio soundtrack  
as measured in decibels (dB).  
Compressing the dynamic range raises the minimum  
signal level and lowers the maximum signal level. This  
allows you to hear voices and other low level audio  
signals clearly while lowering strong audio signals like  
the sound of explosions.  
A feature of some DVD-Audio discs in which the user  
can browse still pictures recorded on the disc as the  
audio is played. See also Slideshow.  
Chapter number  
Chapter numbers are the numbers assigned to sections  
of a title on the disc, similar to chapters in a book. If the  
disc includes chapter numbers, you can locate the  
section you want very quickly using search and other  
functions.  
Group (DVD-Audio only)  
A collection of tracks on a DVD-Audio disc. Equivalent to  
a DVD-Video title. See also Title and Track.  
Component (color difference) video output  
Interlaced video  
The color signal of the TV is divided into the luminance  
(Y) signal and the color (PB and PR) signals and then  
output. In this way mutual interference of each signal is  
avoided. On a TV with component input jacks, these  
signals are synthesized to produce the picture.  
A method of displaying a picture in which odd-numbered  
lines are updated in one pass, then even-numbered lines  
updated in the next. See also Progressive scan video.  
MPEG Audio  
Condition memory  
An audio format used on Video CDs and some DVD  
discs. This unit can convert MPEG audio to PCM format  
for wider compatibility with digital recorders and AV  
amplifiers. See also PCM.  
Conditionrefers to the various mode settings, etc. On  
this player, various conditions, such as those set during  
playback, can be memorized. This function allows you to  
play back the same disc at any time without having to  
redo your preferred settings.  
MPEG Video  
Short for Moving Picture Experts Group. This is an  
international standard for compression of moving  
images. On some DVDs, digital audio has been  
compressed and recorded in this format.  
Digital bitstream  
The bitstream does not refer to the audio signal, but  
rather to the digital data that, once converted, becomes  
the audio signal. The player outputs digital bitstreams via  
the digital optical or digital coaxial output. If the  
bitstream cannot be decoded by the connected AV  
amplifier etc., digital noise is produced. Digital bitstream  
formats compatible with different entertainment  
systems can be selected in the Setup screen Audio 1  
menu.  
Multi-angle  
When you watch a TV program, you are watching the  
image filmed through the TV camera. Because of this,  
the picture is displayed on your TV from the viewpoint of  
the TV cameras position. In a TV studio, the image is  
filmed by many cameras at the same time, and one of  
those images is selected by the program director and  
transmitted to your TV. If all the filmed images were  
transmitted to your TV you would be able to select the  
camera image you want. Some DVD discs are recorded  
with the angles of more than one camera used for  
filming, and these can be selected using this player.  
These types of discs are called multi-angle discs.  
Digital output (Coaxial)  
Output of the digital audio signal is transmitted  
electronically using a coaxial cable. Because the signal  
being transmitted is digital, connection must be made to  
the coaxial digital input of another component. Noise will  
be output if connected to the analog audio inputs as the  
digital signal cannot be decoded.  
Packed PCM (DVD-Audio only)  
Digital output (Optical)  
A lossless compression system that enables more PCM  
audio to be stored on a DVD-Audio disc than would  
otherwise be possible.  
Normally, audio is converted to an electric signal and  
transmitted through an electric wire from the player to  
the amplifier, etc. Changing this signal to a digital signal  
and transmitting it through a fiber-optic cable is called  
optical digital output. Similarly, optical digital input  
receives digital signals from external units such as an AV  
amplifier or receiver.  
Parental lock level  
This function was suggested by parents concerned  
about what type of media their children were able to  
watch. Parental lock restrictions are restrictions  
incorporated into titles which include scenes that  
parents may not wish their children to view.  
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PCM  
Subtitle  
PCM stands for Pulse Code Modulation and is digital  
audio. The digital audio of CDs is PCM. This player also  
has a function that converts Dolby Digital and MPEG  
digital bitstreams into PCM to enable you to listen to  
quality digital sound even without a special decoder.  
Subtitles are language titles superimposed on  
movies, or other media. Up to 32 different subtitle  
languages can be recorded on a DVD disc. The  
subtitle function can be used to select the language  
of your choice.  
Playback Control (PBC)  
S-video  
This refers to signals recorded on a Video CD (Version  
2.0) enabling playback control.  
You can use menus recorded on discs with PBC for easy,  
interactive search for desired scenes, and playback.  
You can also enjoy viewing high-resolution/standard  
resolution still images.  
Connecting the S-video output on the player to a TV or  
monitor with S-video input via an S-video cable produces  
clearer picture reproduction by sending separate signals  
for the luminance and the color. These signals are then  
combined by the television to produce a better quality  
picture.  
Progressive scan video  
System control  
Also called non-interlaced video, this method of  
displaying a picture updates all the lines in one pass,  
resulting in a more stable, flicker-free image than  
interlaced video (for a given scanning rate). See also  
Interlaced video.  
When you connect this player via a cord with a mini plug  
to another Pioneer component such as a receiver or an  
amplifier bearing the Î mark, you can control the player  
as though it were a component in a system. To control  
the player, point the players remote control at the  
component that the player is connected to, and not the  
player itself.  
PureCinema  
Video on a DVD discs may be either video material  
(originally shot on video) or film material (originally shot  
on film). Video material has a frame rate of 30 frames/  
sec., compared with 24 frames/sec. for film. This player  
converts film material to 60 frames/sec. (in progressive  
scan mode). PureCinema adjusts the picture so that it  
matches more closely the picture quality of a cinema  
screen.  
You can see whether video on a DVD disc is film or video  
material by displaying the video transmission rate.  
If a hash mark (#) appears above the transmission rate  
display, it is film material.  
Regional restriction codes (region number)  
Regional restriction codes are built in to DVD players and  
DVD discs for each sales region. If the regional code of  
the DVD player does not match one of the regional  
codes of the DVD disc, playback is not possible.  
The region number can be found on the rear panel of the  
DVD player. The illustration below shows the regions  
and corresponding region numbers.  
Sampling Frequency  
When a sound wave is converted to a digital signal, the  
sound is sampled and converted to data at a specific  
frequency rate. For example, a signal with a 96 kHz  
sampling rate indicates that in one second, the analog  
signal was sampled 96000 times to produce the digital  
signal.  
Slideshow  
A feature of some DVD discs in which still pictures  
recorded on the disc cycle automatically as the audio is  
played. See also Browsable pictures.  
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Specifications  
Audio output (2 individual outputs)  
General  
Output level  
System .. DVD system and Compact Disc digital audio system  
Power requirements  
DV-S88A ............................................ AC 110 V, 60 Hz  
DV-S838A .............................. AC 220-240 V, 50/60 Hz  
Power consumption  
During audio output ............. 200 mVrms (1 kHz, 20 dB)  
Number of channels.......................................................2  
Jacks ................................................................. RCA jack  
DV-S88A .............................................................. 29 W  
DV-S838A ............................................................ 31 W  
Power consumption in standby mode ...... less than 1 W  
Weight ................................................................... 9.0 kg  
Dimensions ................... 420 (W) x 371 (D) x 130 (H) mm  
(Not including protruding cables, etc.)  
Audio output (5.1 Channel)  
Output level  
During audio output ............. 200 mVrms (1 kHz, 20 dB)  
Number of channels.......................................................6  
Jacks ................................................................. RCA jack  
Digital audio characteristics  
Operating temperature ............................ +5°C to +35°C  
Frequency response ... 4 Hz to 88 kHz (DVD fs: 192 kHz)  
S/N ratio .............................................. more than 115 dB  
Dynamic range .................................... more than 110 dB  
Total harmonic distortion .................................... 0.001%  
Wow and flutter ............................Limit of measurement  
( 0.001% W. PEAK) or lower  
Operating humidity .......... 5% to 85% (no condensation)  
S-Video output (2 individual outputs)  
Y (luminance) - Output level ........................ 1 Vp-p (75 )  
C (color) - Output level ........................ 286 mVp-p (75 )  
Jacks .......................................................... S-VIDEO jack  
Digital output  
Optical digital output ........................... Optical digital jack  
Coaxial digital output ......................................... RCA jack  
Video output (2 individual outputs)  
Output level ................................................ 1 Vp-p (75 )  
Jacks ................................................................. RCA jack  
Other terminals  
CONTROL IN .......................................... Minijack (3.5 ø)  
CONTROL OUT....................................... Minijack (3.5 ø)  
Component video output  
B
R
(Y, P , P )  
Output level ......................................... Y: 1.0 Vp-p (75 )  
P
B, PR: 0.7 Vp-p (75 )  
Accessories  
Jacks ................................................................. RCA jack  
Audio cord ......................................................................1  
Video cord ......................................................................1  
Power cord.....................................................................1  
Remote control unit .......................................................1  
AA (R6P) dry cell batteries .............................................2  
Operating Instructions ...................................................1  
D2 video output  
Output level ......................................... Y: 1.0 Vp-p (75 )  
B
R
P , P : 0.7 Vp-p (75 )  
Jacks ............................................................... D terminal  
Note  
The specifications and design of this product are subject to  
change without notice, due to improvement.  
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