Pioneer BDP-LX 70 Before you start

Before you start 01

Chapter 1

Before you start

Features

BD-ROM playback

Blu-ray Disc is a next-generation video disc format featuring far

higher disc capacity than conventional DVD. The higher capacity

makes a whole range of new and enhanced features possible, such

as support for high-definition video up to 1920 x 1080 pixels, high

quality, surround sound audio, greater interactivity and richer

content.

BD-ROM discs are commercially produced discs (Video Distribution

format) that can contain movie and other video content, interactive

content, enhanced menu features such as pop-up menus (press

POPUP MENU/MENU during playback for these), full-colour, high-

definition animated buttons and animated menu transition effects,

button sounds (sounds are played when menu buttons are selected

or activated), high-definition bitmap subtitles supporting full-colour

images with frame-accurate animation effects up to full video frame

rate, and so on.

While BD capacity is enough for most applications, the BD-ROM

standard allows for content to be spread across several discs,

removing the limit of one physical disc. Follow the on-screen

instructions during playback when using these special kinds of

discs.

BD-J application

The BD-ROM specification supports Java for interactive content.

The Java specification for BD-ROM is known as BD-J. This allows

content providers to put games and other interactive material linked

to specific titles on to BD-ROM discs. (This player does not support

downloadable BD-J content, direct connection to the Internet or the

retrieval of content through the Internet.)

Java and all Java-based trademarks and logos are trademarks or registered

trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries.

Esmertec and Jbed are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Esmertec AG.

Connect to a local area network

Connect this player to one or more computers in your house via

Ethernet and use them as media servers, streaming audio, video

and still image files for playback on your TV and/or audio system.

HDMI digital interface

The HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) interconnect

provides high quality digital audio and video, all from a single user-

friendly connector. HDMI is the first consumer electronics interface

to support uncompressed standard, enhanced, or high-definition

video plus standard to multi-channel surround sound audio, all

using one interface. You can easily connect to an HDMI-equipped

AV receiver or audio-visual device for high quality audio and video.

HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are tr ademarks or

registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC.

HDMI Control

By connecting this unit to a Pioneer plasma television, AV system

(amplifier or AV receiver etc.), or HD AV Converter with an HDMI

cable, you can control this unit from the connected plasma

television, AV system or HD AV Converter, as well as have the

connected plasma television, AV system or HD AV Converter

automatically change inputs in response to this unit starting

playback or having the GUI screen (ex. Disc Navigator) displayed

(known as the Auto-select function). The connected plasma

television can there by have its power turned from off to on by this

function.

You can also have this unit turn on automatically when you control

this unit from a connected plasma television is turned on

(Simultaneous power function).

Additionally, when the language information from a connected

plasma television is received, you can have this unit’s on-screen

display language change automatically to that of the plasma

television (only when playback is stopped and GUI screen is not

displayed).

Refer to your plasma television’s operating manual for more

information regarding how your plasma television transmits

language information.

For more information about which operations can be carried out by

connecting via HDMI cable, refer to the operating manual for your

plasma television, AV system or HD AV Converter.

PureCinema

When you playback film material (24 frames/second) on a BD-ROM

or DVD-video disc, the progressive scan line automatically converts

the film material to optimum quality (see PureCinema on page 37).

1080/50p, 1080/60p and 1080/24p output video

This player supports a variety of output video resolutions, up to

1080 lines/50 or 60 frames per second, progressive (HDMI only),

making it ideal for playing high-definition Blu-ray Discs.

High quality audio

Blu-ray supports DTS, DTS-HD (DTS-HD is played back as DTS),

Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD (Dolby TrueHD is

played back as Dolby Digital) and Linear PCM audio in up to eight

channels (up to two channels for 24-bit/192 kHz audio). Connect this

player to a surround-sound AV receiver for a true home theater

experience.

• Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby” and the double-D

symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

• “DTS” and “DTS Digital Surround” are registered trademarks of DTS, Inc.