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Chapter 3

Getting Started

Making settings using the Setup Navigator menu

Be sure to perform these settings when using the player for the first time.

Caution

Before turning on the power, check that the connections between the player and other devices are correct.

1Turn on the power. Press  STANDBY/ON.

STANDBY/ON

OPEN/CLOSE

T V CONTROL

INPUTCHVOL

SELECT

2 Turn on the TV’s power and switch the input.

See the TV’s operating instructions for instructions on operating the TV.

Check that the Setup Navigator menu is displayed.

If TV Control is set, the TV can be operated with the player’s remote control (page 22).

If the Setup Navigator menu is not displayed

Press HOME MENU to display the Home Menu, select Initial Setup Setup Navigator Start, then press ENTER.

3 Select the OSD language.

Use / to select, then press ENTER.

TOP MENU

TOOLS

 

ENTER

HOME

RETURN

MENU

Setup Navigator

BD PLAYER

Please select the on-screen display language.

Audio, subtitle and BDMV/DVD-Video menu

language will also be set.

When you have this player connected to a Pioneer Flat Panel TV that is compatible with HDMI Control, language settings are imported

20from the Pioneer Flat Panel TV’s language settings before Setup Navigator begins.

4Select and set the video and audio output terminals. Select the actually connected video and audio output terminals.

Use /// to select, then press ENTER.

TOP MENU

TOOLS

 

ENTER

HOME

RETURN

MENU

Setup Navigator

BD PLAYER

Select the output terminals to be used for the video and audio signals of this player.

VideoHDMI

AudioHDMI

Use [ ][ ] to select video or audio, then press [ ][ ] to select the output terminal.

When HDMI is selected for Video or Audio, proceed to step 5.

When Component Video is selected for Video, proceed to step 6.

When S-Video/Videois selected for Video, proceed to step 7.

Setting item

Output terminal name

Video

HDMI

HDMI Output

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Component Video

Video Output

Component Video

 

 

 

 

 

S-Video/Video

 

S-Video

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Video

 

 

 

 

Audio

HDMI

HDMI Output

 

 

 

 

Digital Audio

Digital Audio

Coaxial

 

 

Output

 

 

 

Optical

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Analog Audio

Audio Output (2ch)

 

 

 

 

 

Audio Output (7.1ch)

 

 

 

 

Caution

• When HDMI is selected for Video, no video signals are output from the COMPONENT VIDEO, S-VIDEOor VIDEO output terminals.

• When Component Video or S-Video/Video is selected for Video, no video signals are output from the HDMI OUT terminal.

• The video and audio signals output from the set output terminals are output synchronously (lip synchronization).

• When S-Video/Video or Component Video is selected at Video, no sound is output if HDMI is selected at Audio (the warning message shown below is displayed).

Follow the procedure below to redo the connections, then select the proper connection at the setup screen.

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Pioneer BDP-51FD Making settings using the Setup Navigator menu,  If the Setup Navigator menu is not displayed

BDP-51FD specifications

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