Pioneer DCS-353 Initial Settings menu Chapter, Using the Initial Settings menu

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08Initial Settings menu

Chapter 8

Initial Settings menu

Using the Initial Settings menu

The Initial Settings menu provides audio and video output settings, parental lock settings, and display settings, among others.

If an option is grayed out it means that it cannot be changed at the current time. This is usually because a disc is playing. Stop the disc, then change the setting.

1Press DVD/CD.

2With playback stopped, press HOME MENU and select ‘Initial Settings’.

 

Initial Settings

3 Use

and ENTER to select the

setting and option you want to set.

All the settings and options are explained on the following pages.1

Video Output settings

Setting

Option

What it means

TV Screen

4:3 (Letter Box)

Set if you have a conventional 4:3 TV. Widescreen movies are

(See also Screen sizes

 

shown with black bars top and bottom.

and disc formats on

 

 

4:3 (Pan & Scan)

Set if you have a conventional 4:3 TV. Widescreen movies are

page 38.)

 

shown with the sides cropped so that the image fills the screen.

 

 

 

 

 

 

16:9 (Wide)

Set if you have a widescreen TV.

 

 

 

AV Connector Out

Video

Standard video, compatible with all TVs.

U.K. model only

 

 

S-Video

Higher quality, but check your TV for compatibility.

(See Connecting auxil-

 

 

iary audio components

RGB

Best quality, but check your TV for compatibility.

on page 31.)

 

 

HDMI Resolution* U.K. model only (See Connecting using HDMI on page 33.)

*Default changes with TV format (PAL/NTSC).

1920x1080i

Set if your TV supports 1920 x 1080 pixel interlace video.

 

 

1280x720p

Set if your TV supports 1280 x 720 pixel progressive-scan video.

 

 

720x480p (NTSC) /

Set if your TV supports 720 x 480 (NTSC) / 720 x 576 (PAL) pixel

720x576p (PAL)

progressive-scan video.

 

 

720x480i (NTSC) / 720x576i

Set if your TV supports 720 x 480 (NTSC) / 720 x 576 (PAL) pixel

(PAL)

interlace video.

Note

1• In the table, the default setting is shown in bold: other settings are shown in italics.

Some settings, such as TV Screen, Audio Language and Subtitle Language may be overridden by the DVD disc. Often these settings can also be made from the DVD disc menu.

U.K. model only – The AV Connector Out setting only needs to be set if you have connected this player to your TV using a SCART cable.

U.K. model only – The HDMI Resolution and HDMI Color settings only need to be set if you connected this player to an HDMI-compatible component using the HDMI connector.

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Contents HTZ151DVD Important the Moulded Plug Location rear of the unitFor U.K. model Ventilation CautionPOWER-CORD Caution Operating EnvironmentContents English Deutsch Français Italiano Nederlands Español Front panel Controls and displaysControls and displays Chapter Controls and displays Controls and displays Display PGMGetting started Home theater sound setupSetting the channel levels Getting started ChapterPlaying discs Using the on-screen displaysGetting started Button What it doesDVD-Video disc menus Basic playback controlsResume and Last Memory Video CD/Super VCD PBC menusImproving poor FM reception Listening to station presetsListening to the radio Memorizing stationsDimming the display Setting the sleep timerGetting started Listening to other sources Listening to your system Auto listening modeUsing Front Surround Listening to your system ChapterListening with headphones Using the SFC modesAdjusting the bass and treble Listening to your system Listening in stereoDisc playback features Select the thumbnail image for what you want to play Disc playback featuresSelect a view option Use Enter to navigate Using repeat playLooping a section of a disc During playback, press Home Menu and select ‘Play Mode’VCD in a random order.2 Using random playCreating a program list Use the following controls during random playOther functions available from the program menu Searching a disc Switching subtitlesSwitching language / audio channels During playback or when paused, press Angle to switch angle Disc playback features Zooming the screenSwitching camera angles Displaying disc informationUSB playback Chapter Using the USB interfaceUSB playback Basic playback controlsPress Menu USB playback Scanning filesBrowsing files with the Navigator An introduction to RDS More tuner features RDSMore tuner features RDS Chapter Displaying RDS informationAudio Settings menu Audio Settings and Video Adjust menusAudio Settings and Video Adjust menus Chapter Video Adjust menuUsing the Initial Settings menu Initial Settings menuInitial Settings menu Chapter Video Output settingsInitial Settings menu Language settingsSpeakers settings Initial Settings menu Display settingsOptions settings Parental LockSetting/changing the Country/Area code About DivX VOD contentSetting/changing the Parental Lock Playing DivX VOD contentUse To change the distance Speaker DistanceFor the highlighted speaker Connecting the S-video output Connecting external antennasConnecting auxiliary audio components Other connectionsAbout progressive scan video Using the Scart AV outputOther connections Scart pin assignmentConnecting using Hdmi Recording modeAbout Hdmi Resetting the Hdmi connectionSwitching the Hdmi audio setting Additional information Chapter Disc / content format playback compatibilityAdditional information Disc compatibility tableAbout DVD+R/DVD+RW compatibility Additional informationAbout DivX DivX video compatibilityAbout WMA Using and taking care of discsAbout MPEG-4 AAC Installation and maintenance Screen sizes and disc formatsSwitching off the demo TV system settingFrequency step setting Auto Ntsc PALGeneral Additional information TroubleshootingProblem Remedy DVD/CD/Video CD player STANDBY/ON buttonUSB connection ProblemRemedyTuner Using the language code list Resetting the systemSetting the Key Lock Error MessagesLanguage Language code letter, Language code Additional information Language code listCountry/Area code list Country/Area, Country/Area code, Country/Area code letterAdditional information Specifications DV353 Speaker systemDV151 Speaker system DV360 T / SW, S-DV1T, S-DV252SW Speaker systemEnglish Deutsch Français Italiano Nederlands Español Pioneer Corporation