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Thank you for buying this Pioneer product.
Please read through these operating instructions so that you will know how to operate your model
properly. After you have finished reading the instructions, put them in a safe place for future
reference.
Contents
01 Before you start
Features
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Disc / content format playback
compatibility
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CD-R/RW compatibility
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DVD-R/RW compatibility
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PC-created disc compatibility
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Compressed audio compatibility
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About WMA
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JPEG file compatibility
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02 Controls and displays
Front panel
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Display
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Remote control
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03 Getting started
Switching on and setting up
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Setting the clock
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Home theater sound setup
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Using the Room Setup
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Setting up the remote to control your TV
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Using the on-screen displays
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Playing discs
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Basic playback controls
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Resume and Last Memory
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DVD-Video disc menus
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Video CD/Super VCD PBC menus
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Listening to the radio
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Improving poor FM reception
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Memorizing stations
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Listening to station presets
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Listening to other sources
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04 Listening to your system
About the listening modes
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Auto listening mode
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Listening in surround sound
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Dolby Pro Logic II Music settings
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Using the Advanced Surround effects
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Using Front Surround
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Adjusting the Advanced and Front
Surround effect level
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Listening in stereo
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Listening with headphones
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Enhancing dialogue
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Listening with a virtual surround back
speaker
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Using Quiet and Midnight listening
modes
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Adjusting the bass and treble
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Boosting the bass level
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05 Playing discs
Scanning discs
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Playing in slow motion
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Frame advance/frame reverse
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Using the Disc Navigator to browse the
contents of a disc
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Looping a section of a disc
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Using repeat play
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Using random play
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Creating a program list
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Using the OSD
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Other functions available from the
program menu
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Using the front panel display
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Clearing the program list
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Searching a disc
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Switching subtitles
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Switching the DVD audio language
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Switching the Video CD/Super VCD audio
channel
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Zooming the screen
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Switching camera angles
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