Pioneer DV-353, DV-251 Additional Information Screen sizes and disc formats, Resetting the player

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Additional Information

Screen sizes and disc formats

DVD-Video discs come in several different screen aspect ratios, ranging from TV programs, which are generally 4:3, to CinemaScope widescreen movies, with an aspect ratio of up to about 7:3.

Televisions, too, come in different aspect ratios; ‘standard’ 4:3 and widescreen 16:9.

Widescreen TV users

If you have a widescreen TV, the TV Screen setting (page 43) of this player should be set to 16:9(Wide).

When you watch discs recorded in 4:3 format, you can use the TV controls to select how the picture is presented. Your TV may offer various zoom and stretch options; see the instructions that came with your TV for details.

Please note that some movie aspect ratios are wider than 16:9, so even though you have a widescreen TV, these discs will still play in a ‘letterbox’ style with black bars at the top and bottom of the screen.

Standard TV users

If you have a standard TV, the TV Screen setting (page 43) of this player should be set to 4:3 (Letter Box) or 4:3 (Pan&Scan), depending on which you prefer.

Set to 4:3 (Letter Box), widescreen discs are shown with black bars top and bottom.

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Set to 4:3(Pan&Scan), widescreen discs are shown with the left and right sides cropped. Although the picture looks larger, you don’t actually see the whole picture.

Please note that many widescreen discs override the player’s settings so that the disc is shown in letterbox format regardless of the setting.

Using the 16:9 (Wide) setting with a standard 4:3 TV, or either of the 4:3 settings with a widescreen TV, will result in a distorted picture.

Resetting the player

Use this procedure to reset all the player’s settings to the factory default.

1Switch the player into standby.

2Using the front panel buttons, hold down the 7 (stop) button and press

STANDBY/ON to switch the player back on.

All the player’s settings are now reset, and you should see the ‘Let’s Get Started’ screen.

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Contents DV-353DV-251DV-250 Important Safety Instructions Important Notice For U.S. modelFor Canadian model Page Thank you for buying this Pioneer product ContentsSetting/changing the Country Code Initial Settings Menu24-bit/192kHz compatible DAC Before You Start FeaturesPutting the batteries in the remote control Using the remote controlBefore You Start What’s in the box CD-R/RW compatibility Before You Start Discs compatible with this playerCDs and Video CDs are divided into tracks Before You StartConnecting Up Rear panel connections Connecting Up Easy connections Connecting using the component video output Connecting UpUsing other types of video output Connecting using an S-Video outputDigital Optical Connecting Up Connecting to an AV receiverConnecting Up Controls and Displays Front panel STANDBY/ONOPEN/CLOSE Controls and Displays Subtitle Controls and Displays Remote controlSetup AudioAngle Play ModeSurround 14 0 OPEN/CLOSEGetting Started Switching on Let’s Get StartedPress Enter to move on to the next screen Using the on-screen displays Press Enter again to finish setting upGetting Started Select a DVD language Setting up with the Setup NavigatorSelect ‘Setup Navigator’ On-screen display OSD appearsCongratulations, setup is complete Press 0 OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray Getting Started Playing discsLoad a disc Press 3 play to start playbackBasic playback controls Why won’t the disc I loaded play?Front panel controls DVD-Video disc menusNumbers Video CD PBC menus Playing Discs Introduction Using the Disc Navigator to browse the contents of a discTo resume normal playback, press Play Scanning discsPlaying in slow motion Frame advance/frame reversePress Enter on ‘AStart Point’ to set the loop start point Using repeat playLooping a section of a disc Press Enter on ‘BEnd Point’ to set the loop end pointSelect a random play option Using random playSelect a repeat play option Chapter Repeat or Repeat OffCreating a program list Select ‘Create/Edit’ from the list of program optionsTo add a title, select the title To play the program list, press Play Repeat to build up a program ListEditing a program list Other functions available from the program menuSelect a program play function Create/Edit See above Switching subtitles Switching DVD audio languagePlaying Discs Searching a disc Use the cursor buttons to change the zoomed area Switching camera anglesZooming the screen Press Audio repeatly to select an audio channel optionPlaying Discs Displaying disc information CD and Video CD displaysMP3 disc displays Virtual Surround Audio Settings Menu Audio DRCAudio Settings Menu Dolby Digital Out Initial Settings Menu Using the Initial Settings menuDigital Audio Out settings Digital OutMpeg Out Initial Settings MenuDTS Out 96kHz PCM OutTV Screen Initial Settings Menu Video Output settingsDefault setting 43 Letterbox Default setting S2Subtitle Language Initial Settings Menu Language settingsDefault setting English Audio LanguageOSD Language Display settingsDVD Menu Language Subtitle DisplayOptions Angle IndicatorSelect ‘Password’ Use the number buttons to enter a 4- digit passwordNumbers appear as asterisks as you enter them Select ‘Password Change’Enter a new password Use number buttons to enter your password, then press EnterSelect ‘Country Code’ You may also want to refer to the Country code list onSelect a new level Select a country code There are two ways you can do thisDiscs to avoid Additional Information Taking care of your player and discsHandling discs Storing discsAdditional Information Standard TV users Resetting the playerAdditional Information Screen sizes and disc formats Widescreen TV usersCountry, Country code, Country code letter Additional Information Language code listCountry code list Language Laguage code letter, Language codeDigital audio GlossaryAnalog audio Aspect ratioMP3 General Additional Information SpecificationsTPTZZ/02A0000 Printed