Pioneer BDP-51FD operating instructions  About audio formats,  Playing BDs,  Playing DVDs

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Note

•Some discs cannot be played, even if one of the above logo marks is indicated.

•To play 8 cm discs, set the disc in the 8 cm disc depression in the center of the disc tray. No adapter is necessary. 8 cm BD- ROM discs cannot be played.

About audio formats

The following audio formats are supported on this player:

•Dolby TrueHD

•Dolby Digital Plus

•Dolby Digital

•DTS-HD Master Audio

•DTS-HD High Resolution Audio

•DTS Digital Surround

•MPEG

•MPEG-2 AAC

•Linear PCM

To enjoy the surround sound of Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus, DTS-HD Master Audio and DTS-HD High Resolution Audio, it is recommended to connect the player to an AV receiver or amplifier compatible with these audio formats using an HDMI cable. After loading a BD containing sound in one of these audio formats, select the audio format on the menu screen.

See About the audio output settings on page 50 for the output conditions of the different formats.

Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Dolby and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

Manufactured under license under U.S. Patent #: 5,451,942; 5,956,674; 5,974,380; 5,978,762; 6,487,535 & other U.S. and worldwide patents issued & pending. DTS is a registered trademark and the DTS logos, Symbol, DTS-HD and DTS-HD Advanced Digital Out are trademarks of DTS, Inc. © 1996-2007 DTS, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Playing BDs

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•BDs (BDMV) compatible with the formats below can be played.

–Blu-ray Disc Read-Only (ROM) Format Version 2

–Blu-ray Disc Recordable (R) Format Version 2

–Blu-ray Disc Rewritable (RE) Format Version 3

This player supports BD-ROM Profile 1 Version 1.1. BONUSVIEW Functions such as playback of secondary video (Picture-in-Picture) and secondary audio can be used. For details on secondary video and secondary audio playback, refer to the disc’s instructions.

“BONUSVIEW” is trademark of Blu-ray Disc Association.

When a BD-ROM is played, additional data may be stored in the player’s memory area (local storage). If the message indicating low memory (local storage) appears, erase the BDMV data (page 24).

•BDs (BDAV) compatible with the formats below can be played.

–Blu-ray Disc Recordable (R) Format Version 1

–Blu-ray Disc Rewritable (RE) Format Version 2

•Dual Layer BDs can be played.

•Music files recorded on BDs cannot be played.

•8 cm BD-ROM discs cannot be played.

Playing DVDs

•DVD-Video can be played.

•DVD-R/-RW/+R/+RW discs recorded in the DVD-Video format can be played (finalize them before playing them on this player).

•DVD-R/-RW discs recorded in the VR format (Video Recording format) can be played.

•This label indicates playback compatibility with DVD-RW discs recorded in VR mode (Video Recording format). However, for discs recorded with a record-only-once encrypted program, playback can only be achieved using a CPRM compatible device.

•DVDs recorded in the AVCHD format can be played (finalize them before playing them on this player).

“AVCHD” and the “AVCHD” logo are trademarks of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. and Sony Corporation.

•Music files recorded on DVD-R/-RW/+R/+RW discs can be played. See Playable files on page 10.

•Dual Layer DVDs can be played. However, Non-finalized Dual Layer DVD-R discs recorded in the VR format cannot be played. (Finalize them before playing them on this player.)

•HD DVD, DVD Audio and DVD-RAM discs cannot be played.

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Contents Blu-ray Disc Player D3-4-2-1-1En-A Thank you for buying this Pioneer productOperating Environment         Information courtesy of the Deafness Research Foundation To establish a safe levelContents What’s in the box Putting the batteries in the remote controlClose the rear cover Open the rear coverPlayable discs Types of discs/files that can be played Discs that cannot be played Logo Application format Disc type About audio formats  Playing BDs Playing DVDs Playable files Part Names and Functions Front Panel Rear Panel Connecting a TV Connecting using a commercially available Hdmi cable About Hdmi  About the Hdmi high speed transmission  When connected to a DVI device About Hdcp  About Hdmi Control functionCenter Connecting using the included audio cable and video cableConnecting using a commercially 02 available Hdmi cable Connecting an AV receiver or amplifierAudio cable included Connecting using audio cablesConnecting the power Cord  If the Setup Navigator menu is not displayed Making settings using the Setup Navigator menuTurn on the power. Press  STANDBY/ON Turn on the TV’s power and switch the inputProceed to step Check the settingsSelect Proceed, then press Enter Output test tonesOperating the TV with the player’s remote control TV Preset code list About the screen saver  Tools menu item list  To close the Tools menuDisplay the Tools menu Select and set the itemErasing the additional data from BD-ROMs Switching the video output terminalWith no disc loaded, press the Tools button Use / to select Bdmv Data Erase, then press Enter Press Output Resolution Switching the output video resolution About Film material  To output film materialForward and reverse scanning Playing discs or files If the disc menu is displayed  To resume normal playbackSkipping content Playing specific titles, chapters or tracksStep forward and step reverse Switching the subtitles Switching the camera anglesSwitching the audio streams/ channels  Turning the subtitles offUsing the Play Mode functions Switching the secondary videoPlaying from a specific time Time Search  To cancel Time Search  To cancel the searchPlaying a specific title, chapter or track Search  To cancel Repeat Play  To cancel A-B Repeat playPlaying repeatedly Repeat Play Select A-B Repeat To cancel Random Play Playing in random order Random PlaySelect the Random Play Disc/file type Play Mode type Mark1 Repeat play Random Search playMusic file Playing discs Playing from the Home Media GalleryPlaying music files  Closing the Home Media Gallery Adding tracks/files Playing in the desired order HMG PlaylistSelect Music. Press Enter Select Folders or All Songs Deleting tracks/files from the HMG Playlist  Playing the HMG Playlist When Memory1, 2 or 3 is selected Adjusting the video05  Closing the Video Adjust screen Adjusting the Audio DRC About Pure Cinema  Closing the Audio DRC screenOperating the Initial Setup screen Changing the settings Initial Setup Closing the Initial Setup screen Select and set Initial SetupOptions Explanation Off Setting Options ExplanationEnglish Subtitle LanguageOptionsExplanation Changing the speaker setup Changing to other language at language setting To change the language using numbers  Closing the speaker settings screenAdjust the output level Registering or Changing the password Closing the Channel Level screen Select and set Parental LockRe-input the password Input the passwordChanging the Age Restriction for 06 watching BD-ROMs  To change the code numberChange the age Changing the Parental Lock level for watching DVDsChanging the Country/Area code Change the levelUse / to change, then press Enter to set  To change the country/area code using numbers Select and set OptionsChange the country/area code Restoring all the settings to Factory default settings Audio 4,5 About the audio output settingsProblem Check Remedy TroubleshootingPlayback Aspect Ratio is set to 43 StandardTerminal Priority. Set Output Terminal Priority properly OUT COAXIAL/OPTICAL terminal?Are Audio Output Mode and Speaker Setup properly set? When connected using an Hdmi cableOUT output Coaxial Set Hdmi Audio Out to PCMConnected using an Hdmi cable Output video resolutionConnecting and/or disconnecting Hdmi cables. If Hdmi cable?Others Is Auto Power Off set to On?Control in terminal Set Hybrid Disc Playback to CDLanguage Code Table and Country/Area Code Table Language Code TableCountry/Area Code Table Specifications Turn the power off when not using the player Place of installationCleaning the player Cleaning the pickup lens Storing  Cleaning discs Specially shaped discs  Condensation on discs Hdcp High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection  DTS-HD High Resolution Audio07  Deep Color  Dolby Digital Secondary audio  S-Video output Secondary video  Subtitle language libxml2 Licenses OpenSSL  zlib  FreeType2 libpng References  libjpgReferences  GNU General Public License No Warranty  GNU Lesser General Public License Page How to Apply These Terms to Your New Libraries Page Pioneer Corporation
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