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What’s in the box

Please confirm that the following accessories are in the box along
with these operating instructions when you open it:
• Remote control
• AA/R6P dry cell batteries x2
• Stereo audio cable (red/white plugs)
• Video cable (yellow plugs)
• Power cable
• Warranty card

Putting the batteries in the remote

control

1Insert two AA/R6P batteries into the battery compartment
following the indications (
,
) inside the compartment.
Important
Incorrect use of batteries can result in hazards such as leakage and
bursting. Please observe the following:
• Don’t mix new and old batteries together.
• Don’t use different kinds of batteries together—although they
may look similar, different batteries may have different voltages.
•Make sure that the plus and minus ends of each battery match
the indications in the battery compartment.
•Remove batteries from equipment that isn’t going to be used for
a month or more.
• When disposing of used batteries, please comply with
governmental regulations or environmental public instruction’s
rules that apply in your country or area.

Using the remote control

Please keep in mind the following when using the remote control:
•Make sure that there are no obstacles between the remote and
the remote sensor on the unit.
•The remote has a range of about 23 feet (at an angle of 30º from
either side of the sensor). Use within this range in front of the
remote control sensor on the front panel.
• Remote operation may become unreliable if strong sunlight or
fluorescent light is shining on the unit’s remote sensor.
•Remote controllers for different devices can interfere with each
other. Avoid using remotes for other equipment located close to
this unit.
•Replace the batteries when you notice a fall off in the operating
range of the remote.
•When the batteries run down or you change the batteries, the TV
preset codes are automatically reset. See
Setting up the remote
to control your TV
on page 47 to reset them.

Disc/content format playback

compatibility

General disc compatibility

This player is compatible with a range of disc types (media) and
formats. Compatible discs will usually feature one of the following
logos on the disc and/or disc packaging. Note however that some
disc types, such as recordable DVD or BD, may be in an unplayable
format—see below for further compatibility information.
•
“Blu-ray Disc” and are trademarks.
•
is a trademark of DVD Format/Logo Licensing Corporation.
• This player may not be able to play perfectly every disc that
features one of the logos listed above. Please contact Pioneer if
you find a disc that won’t play properly.
Important
• This player is not compatible with BD-R/RE, DVD-R/RW (VR
mode), DVD-Audio, DVD-RAM, CDs or disc types other than
those listed above.
• This player is only compatible with NTSC discs.
• Do not use 8 cm disc adapters with this player. 8 cm discs can
be played directly by placing then in the 8 cm disc depression in
the center of the disc tray.

BD-ROM compatibility

• BD-ROM discs should conform to the BD-ROM Profile1.
• If a disc containing DTS-HD Bitstream audio is played, this
player is only compatible with bitstream output or playback
decoding of current DVD (DTS) material (sampling rate: 48 kHz
max., 5.1 ch.).
•If a disc containing Dolby Digital Plus or Dolby TrueHD audio is
played, this player is only compatible with bitstream output or
playback decoding of current DVD (Dolby Digital) material.
• This player cannot play 8 cm BD-ROM discs.
WARNING
Do not use or store batteries in direct sunlight or
other excessively hot place, such as inside a car or
near a heater. This can cause batteries to leak,
overheat, explode or catch fire. It can also reduce the
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