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01 DVD Player DV-588A-s Register Your Product at www.pioneerelectronics.com (US) www.pioneerelectronics.ca (Canada) Operating Instructions 1 En
01 DVD Player DV-588A-s Register Your Product at www.pioneerelectronics.com (US) www.pioneerelectronics.ca (Canada) Operating Instructions 1 En
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... your TV 19 Setting the language of this player's on-screen displays 19 Playing discs 20 05 Playing discs Scanning discs 24 Playing in slow motion 24 Frame advance/frame reverse 25 Viewing a JPEG slideshow 25 Browsing DVD or Video CD disc with the Disc Navigator 25 Browsing WMA,... 37 Options settings 37 Parental Lock 38 Speakers settings 41 08 Additional information Taking care of your player and discs . . . . . 45 Screen sizes and disc formats 46 Resetting the player 47 DVD-Video regions 47 Selecting languages using the language code list 47 Language code list 48 Country/Area ...
... your TV 19 Setting the language of this player's on-screen displays 19 Playing discs 20 05 Playing discs Scanning discs 24 Playing in slow motion 24 Frame advance/frame reverse 25 Viewing a JPEG slideshow 25 Browsing DVD or Video CD disc with the Disc Navigator 25 Browsing WMA,... 37 Options settings 37 Parental Lock 38 Speakers settings 41 08 Additional information Taking care of your player and discs . . . . . 45 Screen sizes and disc formats 46 Resetting the player 47 DVD-Video regions 47 Selecting languages using the language code list 47 Language code list 48 Country/Area ...
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This player features multichannel analog outputs for connection to an AV amplifier to give you stunning surround sound from Dolby Digital, DTS and multichannel DVD-Audio discs. • PureCinema Progressive Scan video When connected to a progressive scancompatible TV or monitor using the component video outputs,... and SACD compatible Experience the super high-quality audio performance of DVD-Audio and Super Audio CD (SACD). • 24-bit/192kHz compatible DAC The on-board 24-bit/192kHz DAC means that this player is fully compatible with multichannel outputs • DSP effects for about 30 ...
This player features multichannel analog outputs for connection to an AV amplifier to give you stunning surround sound from Dolby Digital, DTS and multichannel DVD-Audio discs. • PureCinema Progressive Scan video When connected to a progressive scancompatible TV or monitor using the component video outputs,... and SACD compatible Experience the super high-quality audio performance of DVD-Audio and Super Audio CD (SACD). • 24-bit/192kHz compatible DAC The on-board 24-bit/192kHz DAC means that this player is fully compatible with multichannel outputs • DSP effects for about 30 ...
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...DualDisc specification, please refer to 299 folders on a disc; Please also note that some disc types, such as recordable CD and DVD, may be recorded using this player. • Multi-session playback: No • Unfinalized disc playback: No • File structure (may go momentarily blank at edited... points. • Unfinalized playback: No • WMA/MP3/JPEG file playback on DVD-R/ RW: No 8 En The non-DVD, audio side of the...
...DualDisc specification, please refer to 299 folders on a disc; Please also note that some disc types, such as recordable CD and DVD, may be recorded using this player. • Multi-session playback: No • Unfinalized disc playback: No • File structure (may go momentarily blank at edited... points. • Unfinalized playback: No • WMA/MP3/JPEG file playback on DVD-R/ RW: No 8 En The non-DVD, audio side of the...
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... under license. • Some external subtitle files may be encoded by the DivX® video codec from DivXNetworks, Inc. This player supports the following subtitle format filename extensions are supported (please note that by Microsoft Corporation. and are used for Windows Media Audio ...these files are trademarks of DivXNetworks, Inc. Keeping the same terminology as DVD-Video, individual DivX video files are called "Titles". do not use for Windows® XP, or Windows Media® Player 9 Series. This player can see also DRM in the Glossary on CD-R/RW/ROM discs. ...
... under license. • Some external subtitle files may be encoded by the DivX® video codec from DivXNetworks, Inc. This player supports the following subtitle format filename extensions are supported (please note that by Microsoft Corporation. and are used for Windows Media Audio ...these files are trademarks of DivXNetworks, Inc. Keeping the same terminology as DVD-Video, individual DivX video files are called "Titles". do not use for Windows® XP, or Windows Media® Player 9 Series. This player can see also DRM in the Glossary on CD-R/RW/ROM discs. ...
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... application software used to create the disc. PC-created disc compatibility Discs recorded using a personal computer may not be used for the player to recognize DivX video files). Check the DVD-R/RW or CD-R/RW software disc boxes for other file types) 10 En 01 Before you start • The number of... external subtitle files which can be used for the player to recognize JPEG files - Note that all of 3072 x 2048. *File format used under...
... application software used to create the disc. PC-created disc compatibility Discs recorded using a personal computer may not be used for the player to recognize DivX video files). Check the DVD-R/RW or CD-R/RW software disc boxes for other file types) 10 En 01 Before you start • The number of... external subtitle files which can be used for the player to recognize JPEG files - Note that all of 3072 x 2048. *File format used under...
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...outputs or one for compatibility with all kinds of video cable between your DVD player and AV receiver, and between your AV receiver and TV. Doing this ...) COMPONENT VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO OUT Tip • After connecting up Connecting to an AV receiver You can connect this player to your AV receiver using the multichannel analog outputs. AUDIO/ VIDEO IN AV receiver L R AUDIO OUT (2ch) ...including Dolby Digital and DTS DVD-Video discs, as well as high sampling rate and multichannel DVD-Audio and SACD discs. • Connect the MULTICHANNEL AUDIO outputs on this player to the multi-channel ...
...outputs or one for compatibility with all kinds of video cable between your DVD player and AV receiver, and between your AV receiver and TV. Doing this ...) COMPONENT VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO OUT Tip • After connecting up Connecting to an AV receiver You can connect this player to your AV receiver using the multichannel analog outputs. AUDIO/ VIDEO IN AV receiver L R AUDIO OUT (2ch) ...including Dolby Digital and DTS DVD-Video discs, as well as high sampling rate and multichannel DVD-Audio and SACD discs. • Connect the MULTICHANNEL AUDIO outputs on this player to the multi-channel ...
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ENTER STANDBY/ON HOME GMUEINDUE ENTER RETURN FAQ • My DVD player switches on but no disc is playing and no button is pressed for about 30 minutes, the player automatically goes into standby. If the disc tray is closed but there is nothing displayed on the remote work in exactly the same... in basically the same way, using the cursor buttons ( / / / ) to change the highlighted item and pressing ENTER to . For example, if you connected the DVD player to select it does Display/exit the on . Also, switch on your TV, switch your TV and make sure that the TV is pressed for...
ENTER STANDBY/ON HOME GMUEINDUE ENTER RETURN FAQ • My DVD player switches on but no disc is playing and no button is pressed for about 30 minutes, the player automatically goes into standby. If the disc tray is closed but there is nothing displayed on the remote work in exactly the same... in basically the same way, using the cursor buttons ( / / / ) to change the highlighted item and pressing ENTER to . For example, if you connected the DVD player to select it does Display/exit the on . Also, switch on your TV, switch your TV and make sure that the TV is pressed for...
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...; You may find with the side you want to the correct video input. STANDBY/ON OPEN/CLOSE 123 4 5 6 ENTER 7890 ENTER / / 4 Press (play a Dual Disc (DVD/CD hybrid disc). 1 If the player isn't already on, press STANDBY/ON to start playback. 04 Getting started Playing discs The basic playback controls for playing...
...; You may find with the side you want to the correct video input. STANDBY/ON OPEN/CLOSE 123 4 5 6 ENTER 7890 ENTER / / 4 Press (play a Dual Disc (DVD/CD hybrid disc). 1 If the player isn't already on, press STANDBY/ON to start playback. 04 Getting started Playing discs The basic playback controls for playing...
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...is stopped, playback starts from that 's playing, or restarts a paused disc. When one , the display shows LAST MEM and playback will resume. For DVD-Video discs, the player stores the play position is the same one of the last five discs. If the disc tray is not opened, the next time you... stop ) while RESUME is displayed.) With DVDs and Video CDs, if you take the disc out of the player after stopping playback, the last play position of these discs is playing, playback jumps to start playback the display shows...
...is stopped, playback starts from that 's playing, or restarts a paused disc. When one , the display shows LAST MEM and playback will resume. For DVD-Video discs, the player stores the play position is the same one of the last five discs. If the disc tray is not opened, the next time you... stop ) while RESUME is displayed.) With DVDs and Video CDs, if you take the disc out of the player after stopping playback, the last play position of these discs is playing, playback jumps to start playback the display shows...
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...malfunction. To fully take advantage of the screen when I still get black bars top and bottom with this player. SACD audio is damaged or dirty. In addition, high sampling rate DVD-Audio discs (higher than 96kHz) automatically downsample audio output from the digital outputs. The disc may be ...it 's probably an incompatible format or disc type, such as DVD-ROM. See Taking care of your player. For digital copy-protection purposes, some 96/88.2kHz DVD discs only output digital audio downsampled to show widescreen DVDs in letter box format. Getting started 04 Button What it does ...
...malfunction. To fully take advantage of the screen when I still get black bars top and bottom with this player. SACD audio is damaged or dirty. In addition, high sampling rate DVD-Audio discs (higher than 96kHz) automatically downsample audio output from the digital outputs. The disc may be ...it 's probably an incompatible format or disc type, such as DVD-ROM. See Taking care of your player. For digital copy-protection purposes, some 96/88.2kHz DVD discs only output digital audio downsampled to show widescreen DVDs in letter box format. Getting started 04 Button What it does ...
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... video file you want to find the part you can advance or back up DVD-Video and DVD-R/RW discs frame-by-frame. While the slideshow is running: Button / What it takes for the player to restart slideshow.) Pauses the slideshow and zooms the picture. Disc Navigator 2 Select... a view option. Disc Navigator Title Chapter 25 En The player displays the pictures in each folder...
... video file you want to find the part you can advance or back up DVD-Video and DVD-R/RW discs frame-by-frame. While the slideshow is running: Button / What it takes for the player to restart slideshow.) Pauses the slideshow and zooms the picture. Disc Navigator 2 Select... a view option. Disc Navigator Title Chapter 25 En The player displays the pictures in each folder...
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...Erases the program list and turns off program play (see below), erase the program list (see below), eject the disc or switch off the player. Play Mode A-B Repeat Repeat Random Program Search Mode Title Search Chapter Search Time Search Input Chapter 0 0 1 Other functions available from the program.... • You can insert steps into the middle of a program list by just highlighting the position where you want playback to resume from. DVD-Audio discs can contain up a program list. The search options available depend on the left. 2 Select a search mode. DivX video discs by...
...Erases the program list and turns off program play (see below), erase the program list (see below), eject the disc or switch off the player. Play Mode A-B Repeat Repeat Random Program Search Mode Title Search Chapter Search Time Search Input Chapter 0 0 1 Other functions available from the program.... • You can insert steps into the middle of a program list by just highlighting the position where you want playback to resume from. DVD-Audio discs can contain up a program list. The search options available depend on the left. 2 Select a search mode. DivX video discs by...
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... 2 Use the cursor buttons and ENTER to select the setting and option you want to set if you have connected the digital output of this player to an AV receiver, or other equipment to PCM audio before being output. Note • In the table below, the default setting is grayed ...equipment. • Check the operating instructions supplied with DTS audio.) No digital audio is output when playing a DTS disc.DTS audio is output from the DVD disc menu. No digital audio output. Dolby Digital audio is converted to see which digital audio formats it means Digital audio is converted to be...
... 2 Use the cursor buttons and ENTER to select the setting and option you want to set if you have connected the digital output of this player to an AV receiver, or other equipment to PCM audio before being output. Note • In the table below, the default setting is grayed ...equipment. • Check the operating instructions supplied with DTS audio.) No digital audio is output when playing a DTS disc.DTS audio is output from the DVD disc menu. No digital audio output. Dolby Digital audio is converted to see which digital audio formats it means Digital audio is converted to be...
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... in the selected language, if possible. Off No multi-angle indication is playable. All material on page 38. Only the DVD-Video part of the player are displayed according to choose a language other than the ones displayed (see page 47). Other Language Select to your selected ...subtitle language, if possible. Other Language Select to choose a language other than the ones displayed (see page 47). DVD Menu Language w/Subtitle...
... in the selected language, if possible. Off No multi-angle indication is playable. All material on page 38. Only the DVD-Video part of the player are displayed according to choose a language other than the ones displayed (see page 47). Other Language Select to your selected ...subtitle language, if possible. Other Language Select to choose a language other than the ones displayed (see page 47). DVD Menu Language w/Subtitle...
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... output to regular stereo. (See also DTS Downmix on page 39. This registers the new password and you can change your password, confirm your player is set . Default password: none; Default Country/Area code: us (2119) To give you enter show up as asterisks (*) on your existing... 1 Select 'Options', then 'Password'. The numbers you some control over what your children watch on -screen. 3 Press ENTER to enter your DVD player, some DVDVideo discs feature a Parental Lock level. Some discs also support the Country/Area Code feature. Parental Lock • Default level: Off;
... output to regular stereo. (See also DTS Downmix on page 39. This registers the new password and you can change your password, confirm your player is set . Default password: none; Default Country/Area code: us (2119) To give you enter show up as asterisks (*) on your existing... 1 Select 'Options', then 'Password'. The numbers you some control over what your children watch on -screen. 3 Press ENTER to enter your DVD player, some DVDVideo discs feature a Parental Lock level. Some discs also support the Country/Area Code feature. Parental Lock • Default level: Off;
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... list on page 48. 1 Select 'Country Code'. 2 Use number buttons to unlock levels. Note that contains DivX VOD content not authorized for your player, the message Authorization Error is set and you will return to the Options menu screen. This sets the new level and you will return to... you can 't lock level 1. DTS Downmix • Default setting: Stereo Initial Settings Digital Audio Out Video Output Language Display Options Speakers Parental Lock DVD Playback Mode SACD Playback DTS Downmix DivX VOD Stereo Lt/Rt If you've selected DTS > PCM in DTS Out on page 35 or 2 Channel...
... list on page 48. 1 Select 'Country Code'. 2 Use number buttons to unlock levels. Note that contains DivX VOD content not authorized for your player, the message Authorization Error is set and you will return to the Options menu screen. This sets the new level and you will return to... you can 't lock level 1. DTS Downmix • Default setting: Stereo Initial Settings Digital Audio Out Video Output Language Display Options Speakers Parental Lock DVD Playback Mode SACD Playback DTS Downmix DivX VOD Stereo Lt/Rt If you've selected DTS > PCM in DTS Out on page 35 or 2 Channel...
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... of up to select how the picture is shown in different aspect ratios; 'standard' 4:3 and widescreen 16:9. Cleaning the pickup lens The DVD player's lens should malfunction due to 4:3 (Letter Box), widescreen discs are shown with an aspect ratio of the setting. 46 En Televisions, too...are generally 4:3, to CinemaScope widescreen movies, with the left and right sides cropped. Moving the player If you don't actually see the instructions that came with your nearest Pioneer-authorized service center. Wait for about an hour before use the TV controls to about 7:3. to...
... of up to select how the picture is shown in different aspect ratios; 'standard' 4:3 and widescreen 16:9. Cleaning the pickup lens The DVD player's lens should malfunction due to 4:3 (Letter Box), widescreen discs are shown with an aspect ratio of the setting. 46 En Televisions, too...are generally 4:3, to CinemaScope widescreen movies, with the left and right sides cropped. Moving the player If you don't actually see the instructions that came with your nearest Pioneer-authorized service center. Wait for about an hour before use the TV controls to about 7:3. to...
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... 136 languages listed in this procedure to reset all the player's settings to the factory default. 1 Switch the player into standby. 2 Using the front panel buttons, hold down ) buttons to switch the player back on the rear panel. Your DVD player also has a region mark, which region(s) of the... 4:3 settings with . DVD-Video regions All DVD-Video discs carry a region mark on the case somewhere that indicates which you...
... 136 languages listed in this procedure to reset all the player's settings to the factory default. 1 Switch the player into standby. 2 Using the front panel buttons, hold down ) buttons to switch the player back on the rear panel. Your DVD player also has a region mark, which region(s) of the... 4:3 settings with . DVD-Video regions All DVD-Video discs carry a region mark on the case somewhere that indicates which you...
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...level 0.7 Vp-p (75 Ω) Jack RCA S-video output Y (luminance) - Published by Pioneer Corporation. Copyright © 2005 Pioneer Corporation. All rights reserved 54 En Output level 0.7 Vp-p (75 Ω) PR (color)... Instructions The specifications and design of measurement (±0.001% W. Output level. . . . . . 1 Vp-p (75 Ω) C (color) - 08 Additional information Specifications General System DVD player Power requirements AC 120 V, 60 Hz Power consumption 8 W Power consumption (standby 0.7 W Weight 1.8 kg / 4 lb Dimensions 420 (W) x 49.5 (H) x 225.5 (D) mm (16...
...level 0.7 Vp-p (75 Ω) Jack RCA S-video output Y (luminance) - Published by Pioneer Corporation. Copyright © 2005 Pioneer Corporation. All rights reserved 54 En Output level 0.7 Vp-p (75 Ω) PR (color)... Instructions The specifications and design of measurement (±0.001% W. Output level. . . . . . 1 Vp-p (75 Ω) C (color) - 08 Additional information Specifications General System DVD player Power requirements AC 120 V, 60 Hz Power consumption 8 W Power consumption (standby 0.7 W Weight 1.8 kg / 4 lb Dimensions 420 (W) x 49.5 (H) x 225.5 (D) mm (16...