Contents
DV-79AViDV-79AVi-s
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Grounding or Polarization
POWER-CORD Caution
We Want You Listening For a Lifetime
Page
Contents
Video Adjust
Video Settings menu
Initial Settings menu
Creating your own presets
Before you start Chapter
Features
Before you start
Before you start
Before you start What’s in the box
Putting the batteries in the remote control
Using the remote control
DVD-R/RW Compatibility
General disc compatibility
CD-R/RW compatibility
Super Audio CD
Compressed Audio Compatibility
PC Created Disc Compatibility
CDs, SACDs and Video CDs are divided into tracks
Before you start Titles, chapters, groups and tracks
DVD-Video regions
Rear panel
Connecting up
Connecting up Chapter
Digital Audio OUT Optical / Coaxial
Video OUT 1&2
Connecting up
Control in / OUT
Component Video OUT
Connecting up Easy connections
To power outlet
Connecting using the component video output
Connecting up Using other types of video output
Connecting using an S-Video output
Connecting up Connecting for multichannel surround sound
Connecting using the multichannel analog outputs
Connecting using a digital audio output
Digital Optical
Connecting using i.LINK
Connector AV receiver
About i.LINK
Creating an i.LINK network
Connecting using Hdmi
Hdmi
About Hdmi
Controlling this player from another Pioneer component
Control
Front panel
Controls and displays
Controls and displays Chapter
10 11 12
Controls and displays
About progressive scan video
GRP
Part
Prgsve
Title
Controls and displays Remote control
Angle
JOG JOG Mode
Volume
Subtitle
Manufacturer Preset Code
Setting up the remote to control your TV
Preset code list
Getting Started Chapter
Switching on
Getting Started
Getting Started Let’s Get Started
Using the on-screen displays
Press Enter again to finish setting up
Press Enter to move on to the next screen
Getting Started
Setting up with the Setup Navigator
Select ‘Setup Navigator’
Button What it does
Select a DVD language
Did you connect this player to an AV receiver?
DTS
Congratulations, setup is complete
Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray Load a disc
Getting Started Playing discs
Basic playback controls
Press play to start playback
Button
DVD disc menus
Front panel controls
Video CD PBC menus
Displays the PBC menu
Why won’t the disc I loaded play?
Disc may have been illegally copied
Why does the volume level seem lower during Sacd playback?
Introduction
Playing discs
Playing discs Chapter
Scanning discs
To resume normal playback, press play
During playback, press Pause Press and hold Until
Playing discs Using the Multi Dial
Playing in slow motion
Press repeatedly to change the slow motion speed
Playing discs Frame advance/frame reverse
Looping a section of a disc
Playing discs Using repeat play
Using random play
Random Title Random Chapter Random Off
Creating a program list
Select a random play option
Random Group Random Track Random Off
Select ‘Create/Edit’ from the list of program options
To play the program list, press play
Editing a program list
Repeat to build up a program List
Select a program play function
Searching a disc
Other functions available from the program menu
Press Enter to start playback
Switching subtitles
Switching the DVD audio language
Press Subtitle repeatedly to select a subtitle option
Switching CD/MP3/Video CD audio channels
Switching DVD-RW audio channels
Switching DVD-Audio audio channels
Switching camera angles
CD and Video CD Displays
DVD-RW displays
Sacd displays
During PBC playback only
Default setting Off
Audio Settings menu
Audio Settings menu Chapter
Audio DRC
Hi-Bit
Audio Settings menu
There are four settings, plus Off
Virtual Surround
Channel Level
Speaker Distance
Video Adjust
Video Settings menu
Video Settings menu Chapter
Creating your own presets
Video Settings menu
Adjust the picture quality settings
Video Settings menu
Using the Initial Settings Digital Audio Out settings Menu
Initial Settings menu
Initial Settings menu Chapter
Default setting On
DTS Out
Initial Settings menu
Dolby Digital Out
Linear PCM Out
TV Screen
Video Output settings
Mpeg Out
Component Out
Still Picture
Language settings
Video Out
Audio Language
Subtitle Language
Auto Language
Display settings
Background
Registering a new password
Options
Screen Saver
Select ‘Password Change’
Changing your password
Setting/changing the Parental Lock level
Use number buttons to enter your password, then press Enter
Bonus Group
Setting/changing the Country/Area code
You may also want to refer to the Country/Area code list on
Select a new level
Default setting DVD-Audio
DVD Playback Mode
Default setting Single
Auto Disc Menu
Sacd Playback
Hdmi Settings
Default setting 2ch Area
Colour
Resolution
Aspect Ratio
Video Memory
Default setting PCM Playback
CD Playback
Audio
Speakers
Audio Output Mode
Speaker Installation
DTS Downmix
L and R speakers are paired you can’t set them differently
Default setting all speakers 10ft
Speaker Distance
Move the cursor left to go back to
Speaker Distance settings do not affect Sacd playback
Channel Level
Speaker Distance screen
Audio Out
Link Setup
Connections Setup
DVD-Audio Out
Default setting 5.1 Channel
Auto Select Play
Taking care of your player and discs
Additional information
Additional information Chapter
Additional information
Widescreen TV users
Resetting the player
Screen sizes and disc formats
Standard TV users
Additional information About the audio output settings
DTS CD
DTS CD
Additional information About the Hdmi output settings
DTS
DTS*2
Example Format
Component specification
Hdmi output with DVD-Audio sources
VSX-72TXV
Mpeg
Additional information About the i.LINK output settings
Connections Setup Bitstream*1
Sacd Playback Ch Area
Language Language code letter, Language code
Additional information Language code list
Country/Area code list
Country/Area, Country/Area code, Country/Area code letter
Glossary
Link
Dynamic range
File extension
Interlaced video
Sampling frequency
Pqls Precision Quartz Lock System rate control
Progressive scan video
Slideshow DVD, Video CD
General
Additional information Troubleshooting
Problem
Disc won’t play or is automatically ejected after loading
Problem Remedy
DVD/CD/Video CD/ player
ProblemRemedy
Dialog
Check that Linear PCM Out is set to Down Sample Off
Right or sounds incomplete
Effectiveness of TruSurround varies with the disc
Isn’t damaged
Hdmi troubleshooting
Bandwidth Digital Content Protection Hdcp
Be made with components compatible with both DVI and High
On page 71 to change the Hdmi resolution
Make sure the resolution on this player matches that
Component you have connected using HDMI. See Hdmi Settings
Link troubleshooting
Output Mode is set to 5.1 Channel see Audio Output Mode on
LINK-related messages
Link Check
Additional information Specifications
Pioneer Europe NV
Pioneer Electronics USA INC
Pioneer Electronics of CANADA, INC
Pioneer Electronics DE Mexico S.A. DE C.V