Pioneer LaserDisc CLD-D504 User manual

WARNING :
ToPREVENTFIRE
oRSHocKHAZARD,
DO
NOTEXPOSEIHIS
APPLIANCETOBAIN
ORMOIS-
TURE-
IMPORTANT
NOTICE
lForU.S.andCanadian
modelsl
Thesenalnumberfor
thisequipmentislocated
onthereaf
pane
.
P
easewrite
thisserialnumberonyourenc
osed
warranty
card
and
keepitinasecurearea.This
isfor
your
security
lFor
Canadianmodell
CAUTION:To
pREVENT
ELECTRtc
sHocK,DoNor
USETHIS
(POLARIZED)
PLUGWITHANEXTENSION
COBD,RECEPTACLE
OROTHEROUTLETUNLESSTHE
BLADES
CANBEFULLYINSEBTED
TOPREVENTBLADE
EXPOSURE,
lacanJfitt
ATTENTION : PoURPREVENIRLES
cHocs ELEc-
TRIOUESNEPAS
UIILISERCETTEFICHEPOLARISEE
AVEC
UNPROLONGATEUR,
UNE
PRISEDE
COURANT
OUUNEAUTRE
SORTIE
DE
COURANT,SAUFSILES
LAMES
PEUVENTETREINSEREESA FOND
SANS
ENLAIS-
SERAUCUNEPARITIEADECOUVERI.
CAUTION:
This
prodLJct
satisfiesFCCreg!lationswhen shieldedcables
andconnectorsareusedto connect
the unitto othereouio-
ment.To
prevent
electromagneticinter{erencewithelectricap
piances
suchasradiosandtelevisions.use
shieldedcabesand
connectorstorconnectrons.
CDCDVLDPLAYER
LASERD/SC
Thank
you
for
bLryingthis
Proneer
product.
Pleasereadthroughthese
operatinginstructionsso
you
willknow
how
to operate
your
unit
properly.
After
you
haveftnshedreading
the instructions,keepthem ina safe
place
forfuture
reterence.
Insomecountriesor regions,the shape
of the power plug and
power
outletmaysometimes
differfromthatshownintheexpana-
torydrawings.However,the methodof connectingandoperating
theunitisthesame.
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rqoruEeR'
eLD-Ds04
N COMPACT
EI[5G
DIGITALAUDIO
. This
player
doesnotapply
tobusinessuse.
. CD BOM,
LD-BON4,VIDEOCDand
CD
graphic
discscannotbe
played
withthis
p
ayer.
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IMPORTANT CAUTION
The
lgh.ingflash with arcwhead,
whhinan
equilaleral
tansls, s ntendedtoalertlheosertothe presence
or
uninsulated
d€.gerous
voitaqe'withinthe prodocf
s
enciosure
that
rnay
beot suttcisnt
magnitude10
conslilure
a riskol e€ciric shock
to persons.
CAUTION:
TOPflEVENTTHE
BISKOF
ELECTBICSHOCK,
OONOT
REIIIOVECOVER{OR
BACK).
NOUSERSERVICEABLE
PARTS
INSIOE.REFER
SERVICING
TO OUALIFIED
SERVICEPERSONNEL.
Theexcarnaiion
point
withinanequil€teraltrianglg
is
rniendedto aertfie LserlolhF ses€nce ol impolant
operati^g
and
rarnrerdrce {seaci.gl nslrucriorsi. tl'€
liie6ture accompanying
rhs applianc€
SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS
iEAD INSTRUCTIONS
- Alllhe satety
andoperat
ng
ilsrrrcr'on,shoLld
oe .ao be'ore
t^edppldnces
RETATN
INSTRUCT|oNS Thesat€ly and operating
nsnu(ronss\o-d berelaneo
lor ldute'efere1"e
HE€OWARNINGS alwar.rgs o. lhe apoliatLea.d
intheoperaling
instrudionsshouLd
beadhefed
to
tOLlOw INSTRUCIIoNS - all opsraling
anduse in
strucrionsshould
befolow€d
CLEANING
- Unplugthislideo produ* lrom the wali
outet b€iore
cleaning.Do.ot useliq! d or aerosol
cleaners.
Useadamp
clothtorcl6anin9
ATTACHMEMIS
- Donol use
aiachmentsnorrecom_
ner dedoy
r.e vdeo orodLct -a.ulaltu e'as trev
may
cause
hazards.
WAIEB AND II/IOISTURE Donot usethis
videopro_
duct near waier - tor exampLe,
near a bathtub,
wash bow, kitchensink,
or laondrylub; Ina wet
basenent,orneara
swmmn9 poo,
erc.
ACCESSOnIES
- Oo not place
ths videoproduct
on
a. n rrcb,e.a'r <rard.
l rpodbraclel.orlable
Thevdeo product
mayfal, causingserious
iniury
to a chld or adut, andserious
damag€to the atr
plianceUseony wth acad, stand,1r
pod,
brack-
er,or
roDler€cornetFo by
sold
wilh ihe videoproduct.
Any mountingof the
applianceshou
dlolow themanulact!r€r's
instruc_
nors.
d-d s5ouldLsed doL.n19 accessoa
rec
ommendedby
themanulacturer.
CART
- Anappiaice
andcancomb
nationshould
be
moved wlh care o!ick slops, excesslve
torce,
andunevei su.faces
maycauselhe appliance
and
cartcombinatio.
to oveturn
VENTILATION
- Slorsand
openlngs
in
the cabinetare
provided
torventilationandto ensure
reliableoper
arc. ol 1evioeo
producl
atd lo prore n 'tor
ov"rlear'! Tlese opelr^gs
rrsl nol
b6
bolted
or .oveed They sl'oJloleve beb'o-kedbv olaL'
ingthevideoprodud on a bed,sota,
r!9, or other
srnila.su ace Thisvideo
prodlct shoud neverbe
placed
nesrorover a radiatoro.heat
register'Thrs
video
prodlct
should
notbe pl6ced in a built i
inslalationsuch
asa bookcaseo.,ack
!nlessprop
er
vennlaron
'5
provded
o'rhe nanulaclLrefs
n'
slructions
havebeen
adhered10
POWERSOUACES
- Ihis video
producl
should
beop_
eraredor y 'ro4 rhe rvpe ol power source _o"
caredol ile nd .r s doe r!
yoJare
nol
slreo.
!-e lype o power sLoplvlo Your
hole, consull
yourapplance
d€aler
o.loca power company.
For
r'deo
p-oducr3
llerdod lo operale
Fof ba"ev
power,
orolhersources,referlo the opeGiingin-
POWER.CONDPROTEqNON
Power
s rpplyco dssl'oJd be touledso lhal rhev
de rcr hie,yro o. walted or or p;nched
bvnems
placed
uponor agai.stihem. Pay
padcularatten_
lion ro cordsal plugs,convenrence
receplaces
sndthe poinl
\6ere iheyexit
lrom fie appliance.
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POLARIZA]IOiI
- Thisvideo
P.oduct
isequipped
with
a polariz€d
alternating
c!(enl line plug la plug
havingonebade wlderthan lhe other) This
plug
wi lit intoth€ power
oltlel ony oneway.Thisis
a saf€ty feature. lf you are unablelo insen the
p1u9
lullyinlo theoutlet,lry reversingthe plug lj
the plug should
slillfailto fil, contacl
vour€lectri
cianto replace
Your
obsol€teooilet Do noi de'
featthe safetY
Purpos€
oi the polarizedplug
LIGHTNING
- Fo adoed
proteclonlorrlB vid€o
pro
duclr€ceiver
dtr'g a ighlli.9slotn.or
whenI
isle1 Jrarrer
deda.o rnrs€o lo' o.9 petiods
o'
rn €,
u.plug
'rI of rle wdJoJllel
a.d d scoG
vster. TLliswill p'€_
v€nt dam€g€to the videoproduci due to ligh!
ningand
poweFline
surqes
POWERLINES Ar oL6io€ anlerld svslen stould
nol beloc€tedinth€ licinity ol overhedd
pow€
linesor other e edric light or power cnc! ts or
whereit canfall nto such
powerlinesor cncurc
W-e. rsta 19a. ollside
".ten.8 5yslem,er
rene.a_e sloulo
bet6lenlo (eep
fio- loLch
r g sLch
power
lrnesorcrcl ts dsco.racl
wlh
them mighlbeiata.
OVEALOADIIIG- Do not overload
wall ootets and
extensio.cords
as(l's .an resull
i. tl'e risl ol
fireor gloctric shock.
OBJECT
AND LIOUIDEI'ITRY
- Neve,push
obje \
olany
I
rrd nLo
rf'sv'deo
orodrcrrrrorghope'_
tr
gsastheynay louchda.gerors vo€9e oo
nts
or shon-ou pads th€t could result in a fire or
electric
shock.
Neverspilliquidoi
a.vkiodo.lhe
SEnVICING
- Do 1ol a enpl lo servicF
rl s vdeo
prod-clyoL'sel
dsopel-g o,
t€novingcoves
may exposeyou to dangerous
voltag€or oiher
lara'ds
ReleralrFnic
49lo
qLalFd setuLe oer
GROUNDCLAMPS
POWERSEFVICE
GNOUNDING
ELECTRODE
SYSTEM
{NEC
AFI 250,PART
H)
NEC
- NAT]ONALELECTRIC
CODE
ANTENNA
LEAD.IN
ANTENNA
DISCHAB6EUNIT
iNEC
SECTTON810-20)
GROUNOING
CONDUCTORS
{NEC
SECTTON
810-21)
DAMAGE
BEqUNNG SERVICE
Unplugthis vid6o product irom lhe wa outlel
andrelers€Nicinq
ro q!alified seruice
pe.sonne
undsrlhe fo lowingcondilions:
a w'rer lhe poweFsupply
co'd o' p Jg s dar'
b. li iquidhas
beenspilled,orobjeds havelall€r
intoths video
produci
c I rhevdeo prodl.r hasb€e. e\posed to ra'n
d. ll the video
product
do€snotoper3te
normal
v
byfollowingtheoperaling
instrudionsAdjostonlv
thosecontros thal ar€covered
bYth€ operanng
ifst.uctions lmproperadjusimentol olher con
irols mayresultin damage
andwilloiten require
e\re.s've
worr oya qualifed
rechlca. lo r€-
nore thevideo
producl
to itsnormaloperation
e. lf the vdso product
hasbeendropp€dor the
cabinet
hasbeendamaged.
L When the video product exhibls a distincl
change
inpedormance thisindicatesa needtor
FEPLACEMENT
PARTS
- !{h€. 'ePla.en€r( oads
arerequired,bs sLre ihe se-vr.elech4:can has
used rspacenenl pa.1s
specrfied
bv lhe ralu_
laci!re. or havingihe sarnecha.acterrstrcs
6s
the origina part.Unauthorized
substilutions
mav
resuh
in
afire,eleclricshock
orother
hazards
SAFETYCHECK
- Uponcompletion
ot a.Yseturca
or
ropafsto lh's video
producl.
ask
lre seNice lect_
nicianrc pedom salelychecks
to determine
lhat
thevd6o proouct
rsinproperopetalingco.oro.
OUTDOORANTENNAGROUNOING lt anoulside
a.renndrs
colnected lo lhe dltelnd lernr.al. be
sure
the antennasystem
is 9ro!nd€d soas
lo
provde
some
o ole!rion
aga
nslvohagesJt96s
andbu t-upstatic
charges.
l. rhe U.S
A secron 810
o'rre \al onar
Flecfii-
La Cod€ ANS /NCPA
70.
p ovides
inlormalion
wlh respect
ro ptopergroJrd ngof lhe n ast
ard suPPonir
g slruclure,gtoundi.g ol lh€ lead
i. wi'e lo an a'tenra d'scharge
Lt
it, siTe o'
grouldrng
.onduclors.
locatio.
o' drtenra_ds
cha.9e
unit,conn€ction
to grounding
€lsctrodes,
6ndrequnemenls
lor the grounding
€lectrode

Thisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundto complywiththelimitsfora ClassB digitaldevice,
pursuant
to Part15oJthe FCC
Rules.Theseiimitsaredesignedto provide reasonable
protection against
harmfulinterferencein a residenlialinstallation.This
equipment
generates,
uses,
and
canradiateradiofrequencyenergyand, if not instaliedandused
in accordance with the
instructions,maycauseharmfulinterferenceto radio communcations- However, thereis no guarantee
that interferencewill not
occur
in
aparticu arinstallation.lfthisequipmentdoescause
harmfulinterferenceto radio
or
televisionreception,whichcanbe
determinedbyturningthe equipmentoff andon,the useris encouragedto try to correctthe interJerenceby oneor more of the
followingmeasufesl
- Reorientor relocatethe receivingantenna.
- Increasethe separationbetweenthe equipmentand
receiver.
- Connectthe equipmenlintoanoutleton a circuitdiffefentfromthatto whichthe receiverisconnected.
- Cons!ltthe dealeroranexperiencedradio/Tvtechnician
for help.
lnformation to User
Alterationormodificationscarriedoutwithoutappropriateauthorizationmayinvalidatetheuser's
right
tooperate
the
equipment.
cAunoN
. UseofcontrolsoradjustmentsoT
peTformance
ofprocedures otherthanthosespeclJied
hereinmayresultinhazardousradiation
exposure,
. The
useoptical
instrumentswith
this
product
willincreaseeyehazard.
lFor
Canadianmodell
ThisClassBdigitalapparatusmeetsaIrequirementsoftheCanadianInterference
- CausingEquipment
Regulations.
lPourlemodbleCanadienl
Cetappareilnum6riquedelaClasseBrespecte toutes
les
exigencesdu Rdglement s!r e mat6rie brouilleurduCanada.
Noteto CATVsysteminstaller
This
reminderis provided to callthe CATVsysteminstaller'sattentionto Artice 820-40of the NECthatprovidesguidelines
for proper
grounding
and,
in
particular,
specifiesthatthe
cabe ground
shallbeconnectedto
the
grounding
systemof
thebuilding,
asclosetothe
point
ofcableentrvas
oractical.
DeanOato"nzz:
Selectingfineaudio
equipment
suchastheunit
you'vejust
purchased
is onlythestartof yourmusical
enjoyment.
Nowit's timetoconsider
how
you
canmaximize
thefunal|dexcitement
your
equipmentoffers.
Thismanufacturer
andtbeElectronicIndustriesAssociation'sConsumer
Electrolics
Group
want
you
to get themostoutof your equipmentby
playing
it atasafelevel.Onethatletsthesoundcomethrcughloudand
clearwithoutannoyingblaringordistortion-and,mostimportantly.with-
outaffecting
your
sensitivehearing.
Soundcan
bedeceiving.Overtime
your
hearing
"comfo(level" adapts
to highervolumesof sound.
So
what
sounds 'normal" canactuallybe
loudandharmfulto yourhearing.
Guardagainstthisby setting
your
equipmentatasafelevelBEFORE
yourhearing
adapts.
Toestablishasafelev€l:
. Start
your
volomecontrol
ata
lowsetting.
. Slowlyincreasethesounduntil you
canhearitcomfortablyand
clearly,andwithoutdistortion.
Onc€you have €stablish€dacomfortable soundlev€l:
. Setthedialandleaveit there.
Takingaminutetodothisnowwill helptoprevent hearingdamageor
lossinthefuture.Aflerall,wewant
you
listeningforalifetime.
WeWantYou
Listening
ForA Lifetime
Usedwisely,
your
new
soundequipmeotwill provide alifetimeof fun
andenjoyment.Since
hearing
damage
fromloudnoiseisoften undeteca
ableuntilit istoolate. thismanufacturer andthe
ElectronicIndustries
Association'sConsumerElectronicsGrouprecommend
you
avoid
pro-
longedexposuretoexcessivenoise.Thislistof soundlevelsisincluded
foryourprotection.
Decibel
Level Example
30 Quiet library,softwhispers
40 Living room,rcfrigerator,
bedroom
awayfrom traffic
50 Light traffic, normalconveNation,
quietoffice
60 Air conditioner
at20feet,sewingmachine
70 Vacuumcleaner,hairdryet noisyrestaurant
80 Averagecity traffic, garbage disposals,alalmclock
attwofe€t.
THE FOLLOWING NOISESCAN BE DANGEROUS UNDER
CONSTANT EXPOSURE
Subway,motorcycle,trucktraffic,lawnmower
Garbagetruck,chainsaw,
pneumatic
drill
Rock
bandconcert
in front
ofspeakers,thunderclap
Gudshotblast,
jetplane
Rocketlaunching
pad
90
100
t20
140
180
Informationcouriesyof rheDeafnessResearchFoundation.
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PRECAUTIONS
lf it becomesnecessaryto transportor shipthis Llnitin the
future,besure
to firstremovethe disc
(if
loaded),andretract
thedisctableto itsclosed
position.
Thenturnthe power off,
and,alterthe 'OFF display
goes
outonthedisplay,
disconnect
the
power
cord.
INSTALLING
THEPLAYER
. Placetheplayer onastable
platform
nexttothetelevision
and
stereosystemto beused
with the player.
. Donot
place
heavyobjectssuch
asatelevisionorTVmonitor
ontopofthe
plaver.
. Donot place the player ontop oI your
TVsetorTVmonitor.
Also,keepthe player away
from devices suchascassetledecks
whrcharesensitive
tomagaetrc fields.
DONOTINSTALL
THEPLAYER
INTHEFOLLOWING
LOCATIONS
. Inaplace subjectto
directsunlight.
. lnhumidorooorlv
ventilated
places.
. lnextremelvhot orcoldolaces-
a lnaolacesubiectto
vibrations.
a Inadustvolace.
. Inaolace subiectto soot,6team
orheal
(in
akitchen,etc.)
AVOIDSOURCES
OFHEAT
Donotputthe player
on sourcesof heat, such
asanampliJier.
When installingwith audiocomponentsthat generate
heat,by
placing
the player belowsuchcomponents
wherethere
is ade-
quate
ventilationandnot
muchdust.Avoid
placing
the player
on
surfacessuch
asshaggycarpets,beds.andsofas
whichmayblock
ventilationunderthe
player
andcausedamage.
CAUTION
Evenwhenthe
p
ayerisinthe
pause
mode,thedisc-drivemotor
is
stillrevolving.Since
leavingthe player inthis conditioncanshorten
the liJetimeof the motor,do not leavethe player
in the pause
modelor long
periods
of time.Also,to prevent
damageto the
screen,do notusothe unit
forlong
periods
of time undercondi-
tions
inwhich
thescreen
display
lmonitor)
isdisplayingcharacters
(for
example,
power-ON
mode.CD
PLAYER,PAUSE)WithanLD
disc,if playback
is paused for about 20 minutes,the player
will
automaticallyenterstop mode.
STRIPEPATTERNS
APPEARINGONATv PROGRAM
Stripe
patterns
mayappearduring
aTVprogram if the player unitis
turnedon,dependingon
the
quality
of r€ceptibnol the
TVstation.
Thisis neither a malJunctionof the televisionnorthe olaver.
lf
stripesappearwhile watchingthe TV, orwhin watchingthe TVfor
long
periods
of time,turnthe player
oJf.
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WhenFN,4orAlVlstations
arebeingreceived,signal
noisemaybe
generated
ifthe player isturnedon.
Turnofftheplayer
whennot
inuse.Also,
i{
there
issignalnoise
when receivingradiostations
with an indoorantenna,adiust
the position or directionof the
antenna.
CONDENSATION
Moistuie will torm in the operating section of th€ player if tho
player is brought from cool surroundings into a walm loom or
if thq tempeiature of ths room risessuddgnly. When lhis hop-
pons,playor's pertormancg will be impsired.
To prevenl this, let ths player stand in its new surroundings
for about an hour before switching it on, or make sure that
the room lempelaturo risesgradually
Condensation
mayalso
Iorm during the summer
if the plaYer is
exposedto the breeze
lrom an airconditioner.
In suchcases,
changethe locationof the player.
POWER-CORDCAUTION
Handle
the power
cordbythe plug.
Do not pull outthe plug
by
tugging
the cordandnever touchthe powercordwhen yourhands
arewet asthiscouldcaLrseashortcircuiloa
electricshock.
Donot
place
the unit,a piece
of furniture,etc.,onthe power
cord,
or
pinch
thecord.
Nevermake
a knot inthecordortieitwithother
cords.
The
power
cordsshouldberoutedinsuchawaythat
they
arenot
likelvto besteppedon.
A damaged
power
cordcancause
afireorgiveyouanelectricalshock.
Checkthe powercordoncein
awhilo.Whenyou
iind it damaged,
ask
yournearestPIONEER
authorizedservicecenter
or
your
dealerforareplacement.
Usea soft, dryclothfor cleaning.Forstubborn
dirt, soakthe cloth
inaweakdetergent
solution;wring
wellfirstandwipe.Use
adry
clothto wipe it dry. Do not useanyvolatileagentssuchasbenzine
or
paint
thinner,as
theymaydamagethesurface
oftheplayer.
Abnormal tunctioning of this unit may be caused by static
eloctricity or other external interforgnco. To iestote normal
opGraiion,urplug ths AC pow6r cord and thgn plug it in
again.
Only one disc can be loadgd at any one time. Lo.ding a Laser-
Disc,a Compoct Disc,a 3-inch l8-cm) Compact Disc or 6 Com-
pact Disc with Video on top of one anothgr may resull in o
broakdown, or in scralching of thg discs.Pl6as6only lold one
discat atime.
This player i3 to be usqd gxclusivelywilh th! NTSCcolol
system, Plerso use an NTSC LaserDisconly. PAL and SECAM
sysi€m discscannot bGused with this player.

wtTH
T!',S
UNIT.......
NAMESOF
PARTS
Fro.rtPaae ...............
r0
DsplayWrndow
.......
TYPESOF
DISCSWHICH
CANBE
PLAYED
RemoteControUnit
...........
........................................
11
BAS
COPERATTON
(PLAYBACK
OFADISC)
........................
12
MOVTEDrSC
ENTERTAINMENT.....................
. .. ..........
13
SINGING
ALONG
WITHKARAOKE
ENTERTA
NMENT.,,...,...14
APPLIEDOPERATIONS
..........................................................
15
ou cKSCANNLNG
OF
DISCCONTENTS
...............................
18
RANDOM
PLAYBACK
(PLAYBACK
INORDER
SELECTED
ByrHE
PLAYER) .................................
18
TOSEABCH
FORADESIRED
FRA|VE...................................
19
PROGBAIV]I\,4ED
PLAYBACK
lPLAYING
CHAPTERS
/
TRACKSBYCHANGING
THEIRORDER
ASREOUIRED
.,,.....20
CONTENTS
. Video cord
toary etc.
REPEAT
PLAYEACK.,
ONSCBEEN
DISPLAY
. .
SPECIFICATIONS.....
,
TROU
BLESHOOTING
When unpacking the player, first checkto make sure that all of the accessories
listed b€low aresupplied.
Remotecontrol
unrt
Size
'AAA"
(lEC
R03)
drycellbatteriesx 2 (RCA
plug
e RCA
plug)
Useto connectthe Player
. Audiocord
(RCAplug
x 2€ RCA
plug
x 2)
use to connect
the player
to ary etc
Operating
instructions
. Nlicrophone
INSERTING
BATTERIES
INTOTHE
REMOTE
CONTROL
UNIT
E Openthe battery
compartment
cover
onthe back
of the re-
motecontrolunit. Pressthe knobandopen
the cover
inthe
directionof the arrow.
E Takeout the two accessorysize
"AAA (lEC
803)drycellbatter-
ies,andinsertthem intothe battery
compartment
in accor-
dance
withthedisplay
10, Oi insidethecompartment.
B Closethe coverofthe battery
compartment.
Incorrect
useoJbatteries
maycause
leakageor rupture
Always
besufeto
folowthese
guidelinesl
A. Always
insertbatteries
intothe battery
compartment
cor_
rectly
matchingthe
positive
@ and
negative
O polarities,
as
shown
bythedisplay
insidethe
compartment.
B. Nevermix
newandused
batteries.
C. Batteries
ofthesamesize
mayhave
differentvoltages,
de-
pending
on brand.
Donotmix different
brandsof batteries
a
a
YK
5
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ACCESSORTES

TYPESOF
DISCS
WHICH
CAN
BEPLAYED
WITH
THISUNIT
Ths unitisaCD/CDV/LD
compatible
laserdisc
player.
. Themarksshown
in
the
followingtabe arefoundonthelabel
or
jacket
ofeachdisc.
This
player
is capable
of playlng the 7 typesof discs
listed
below
withoutusinganadapter.
a To
prevent
amafunctron,do
notuseanB_cm
(3
in.)adapter
(tor
CD)or
20-cm
(B
in.)adapter
(for
LD).
. Therearesomedrscs
markedwiththe
-g markinsteadof
the
<ED mrrl
. Therearesomediscs
withoutthe
#4" mark.
* Thisistheunitedsymbol
markof LASERDISC
(Laservision
vd
eodrsc).
LaserDisc
p
ayers
anddiscswhichbear
thissymbolanduse
the
sametelevision
system,are
mutuallycompatlbe.
.* A Digital
Audiow th lvluti Audo Disc
(CD
VDEO
LD)andaCDV
(CD
VideoCDV)are
referred
to asCDVideodiscs.
CDVldeo
discsarerecorded
withsubcodes,whichare
thenonaudio
re-
cordingsof TOC
(Table
of Contents)
dalasLlchastrack
num-
bers,
indexnumbers,etc.However,
therearesomediscs
with-
outthesemarl(s,
Caution
How to holda disc LD CD, CDV
Holding with two
hands
Holdbytwo opposrte
edgesot
thedisc.
Holding with one
hand
Holdby hookingtwo
fingers across the
center
holeandedge.
Do not attach paper.
Do not touch the discsufaces. i6
Never use a cracked or warPed disc.
Toavoid
danger,
neverattemptto play
acrackedordeformed
disc
or a discwhich
hasbeenmended
usinganadhesive
agent,
etc
Alsodonotuseananaogrecordsprayor statlc
prevent
on
agent
torrhesewrJcracltre laserdiscsurface.
Careof disc
Tomaintan highvideo
andaudio
quality,
cleanthedisc
if it gets
dirtybV
wipingthediscsurface
withasoftcoth.
Whenwiping,be
sure
to movethecloth
instraightdirections
fromthe
centerofthe
disc
towardtheouter
edge.Do
notwipe inac rcular
directionlik-'
Vou
do
withanalogrecords.
. Donotuseananalog
recordcleaner,benzine,
thinnerorstatic
prevention
agent.
Storage
After
p
ayback,besure
to takeoutthe discfrom the p
ayer,
put
thediscinthe
jacket
orcaseandstore
itvertically.
To
prevent
the
discs
fromwraping,do notstore
jackets
orcases
at anangle
or
stackthemhorizonta
ly.Alsodonotstoretheminaplace
subiect
todirectsunlight
orunderhightemperature
and
humidity.
. lfa LaserDiscisdeformed,
place
it inthe
innerbag,
put
thebag
between
two f atboards,
place
aweightof
4 to 5 kg
110
lb)on
the boardsand eave
them for about
a day.Thismaysome-
timesreducethe
warporotherdeJormation.
Heavybooks
(4
to 5kg(10
lb))
Flatboard
vrDEocD
It0[sG
tpEru@
TheVideoCDis a discholding
upto 74 minutes
of digital
videoandaudiosignals,
whenrecordedinthe
MPEGformat. ><@)->
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Types of playable
discsandtheir marks Diameter/Playable
sides Max.
playback
tim€
n coMPAct
0[sG
CD
rzcm(sin.)/
f9
single
side
74 minutes
CDsin9l6 16)
I cm13in.i/ \7
single-side
20minutes
CDV cDv ,,f
rzcm
ts
in.ll fsj
single-side
Djgitalaudio20min.
Digitalaudio
+Video 5min.
VSD
iilF?'v
vsD /,:\
12cm(5 in.t f(9,
singleside
Digitalaudio
+
Video 5 min.
LASERDISC
E-
IASERD|SC
-
@r-o
CD VIDEO
LD
30cm
|.12
in.')l
double-side CLV 2hours
LD
20cm (8 in.)/
double'side
CAV 28min
CLV 40man.
LOsingle
20cm (8
in.)/
single-side
14min.
CLV 20
min. Wipealong
the radii.
LaserDisc
Flatboard tnneroa9

GLOSSARY
Just
like
the
numbersassignedtochaptersofabook,the videodiscsystems
withdigitalaudio".
LDdisc
is
divided
intoseveralchaptersandeachof
themis Thesystemsbelonging
tothiscategory
include;
assignedachapter
number.lfthechapternumbersare . CDVdisc
(CD
ViDEO,
CDV)
recordedonthedisc,
itis
possible
toperJorm operations r LDwithsubcodeanddigital
audio
suchasthechaptersearch
which
quickly
searchesthede- o CD/CDVcompatible
player
. CD/CDV/LDcompalible
player
LDterms
Chapter
number
siredchapter.
. Some LD
discsdo notcontainrecordedchapte[
num-
bers.
CD
videosystem
The
CD
videosystemisthe unified
name
given
to optical
tended
play
disc
(CLV)
depending
onthesignal
recorcing
Jormats.
/,\UTTIAUDIO
@
CDVIDEO
Framenumber
A
frarre
nunber
rs
assignedtoevery
frame
inaCAVdrsc.
Thismakes
possible
operationssuch
astheframesearch LD(LaserDisc)
whichsearchesdesired
images
based
ontheirframe
num- LaserDiscsincludea standard
play
disc
(CAV)
andanex-
ThisreJersto theeiapsed
playing
timefromthe beginning CAV
ofthedisc
thatisrecordedonCLVdiscsaswellasonCAV [Standard
Play/CAV]or simply
lstandard
Playl
is indicated
discs
withTOC*1.Thisallowsoperationssuchasthe
time onthe
iacket
orlabelofthedisc.
lumoer search whicf'sea'chesdes
red Tages basedon
theirtimenumbers. CLV
lExtended
Play/CLVIor simply
IExtended
Play]isindicated
onthe
iacket
orlabelofthedisc.
CDV/CD
terms
Track number
The
CDV
orCDdiscisdividedinloseveraltracksandeach LaserDiscwith digitalaudio
ol them
isassignedatracknumber.WiththeCDVdisc,the Thistypeof disccontainsthe recordingof digitala audio
tracknumbersare
recorded
acrosstheaudio
andvideo signal
in
additionto
ananalogaudiosignal.
lt
allows
you
to
parts.
Thisallowsoperationssuchasthetracksearch
which enjoythe high-quality
videoof anLD anddigitalsoundat
quickly
searchesthedesiredtrack.
TOC
{*
1)
CDandCDVdiscscontain
non-audioinlormationcalledthe
TOC
(Table
OfContents)atthebeginningofthedisc.
As
lnesameIrme.
bers.
Time
number
dio'.
g'EE*
-#li'l
thisnameimplies,theToccontains
l*iT^"li"i.:l ]T Muhi_audiodiscwithdigirataudio
numberoftracksandtheir
playing
time
just
like
thetableot il;. type of disccontainsdifierentaudio
informationin
contentsofabook.
. SomeLDdiscsare not
provided
with
a
TOCsection digitalaudio
andanaloqaudio'
o TheLDwithroc andthecDV
berong
tothe.same {g[$ ""aMULT|AUD|Oor ffi
categoryof "optical videodiscsystems
with digital au- F
The
digital
andanalogaudiocanbeswitchedoverto enjoy
dilferentaudio
information.
CDV
(Compact
DiscwithVideo)
. This
CD
containsthe video
part.
Among
the2s-minute
playing
timeoftheCDV,20minutescontaina similar
digitalaudioto an ordinaryCD{audio
part)
andthe re-
maining5 minutescontainthe
video
plus
digitalaudio
(video
part).
7
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147>

CONNECTIONS
' Connection with a TV set equipped with Video/Audio inputs I
Connection method (Be sure to ptug the cords securelY deep into the connectors')
A Connect the VIDEOOltT jack ol the ptayer to the video input iack ot a TV (or a fV monitor).
. lf the W set hasanS VIDEO
input
jack,cannect
it using
anS VIDEOcable
which
ls available
in audia/videa
storcs.
Fat useaf the S VTDEOcabte,
atso
readtheoperating
instructions
af the Iv,
@Connectthe
AUDIOOUT
iacks of theplaYerto theaudio input iacks of the Tv'
. tftheaudio
ofyour
Ty'ismonaural,
cannectthe
A:JDIO
(monaural)
output
jack
ofthe
playet
totheaudio
input
jack
oftheW
@ Finally ptug the power cord into a household power outlet (which shoutd permanentlY be supplied with power)'
. Also
rcadthe
insttuctionmanual
ofthe
TV
@Checkthe
Commercially-available
SVIDEOcabl€
Accessory
Video cord
6;)
@_]6(..----.-. -.
ru,oior",,i"*ll-ll
TV ltl
4"lF
Lzll ll
| ^ t' li-Il
VIDEO
input
jack
Accessory
Audio cord Commercially-avaiiable
AUDIOinput
jack(mono
TV)
AUDIO input jacks(A/V
TV)
I Combination
with a PIONEER
component
withtheffi mark
Whenthe player
iscombined
with acomponent
capableof
centralzed
controlof PIONEER
products
carrying
the
mlmark
(optional
AVsurroundamplifier,
etc.),
it is
possible
to contro
theentrre
system
Using
a resistorless
cord
with mini-plugs
(without
Load)on
both
endsthat
isavailable
inaudiostores,
connect
theCON-
TROLlN
jack
oftheplayer
totheCONTROL
OUT
jack
ofthe
comoonenr.
. Fortheconnection
and
ooeration
methods,
feadtheoper-
atr.9
irstrJclonsot
thecomoo^enl
tobeconlected
. Once thesystem
remotecontrol
connection
ismade,the
remotecontrol
sencer
oJthe player
will notaccept
the
femotecontro.
The
remotecontrol
unitshouldbe
pointed
atthe remotecontrol
sensor
of the connected
compo
nenr.
ofthe holes
oftheS
VIDEO
iack before
-5\ insenion.
I r, rd5\
I l\e
I S
VIDEO
plus
Thisconnectton
schemeshows
howtoconnectthe
audiooutput
toastereo
amplifier
whilethe
videooutput
s connected
toaTVusing
oneof
theschernes
shown
above.
Toreproducethe
audioof aCompact
DiscoranLaserDisc
withimproved
quality'
it isrecommended
to connect
the
p
ayertoastereo
amp
ifier.
Connect the AUDIO OUT iacks to the input iacks labeled LD, CD or AUX, etc. (Never connect to the PHONO input
iacks.)
a Also
'ead
t^eoperat 19
;^st'Lct
ors otvoursle"o a-no
lfle'
B
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147>
Plugintoa
completing
all
Plugintoa
outlet after
completing
all
CONTROLOUTjack
(PIONEEB
stereo
amp)
Stereoamplifier

CONNECTIONS
Connectionwith aTV setequipped
onlywith anantennaterminal
Usingtheoptional
RFmodulator,connecttheVHFADAPTEBterminal
oJthe
p
ayertotheantennaterminal.
UHFantenna
Ordinary
TV
. Set thechannelsettingsoftheRFmodulatorand
TV
tothesamechanhe
.
. Whenthe
power
ofthe
player
isswitchedon,theLD/CDV/CD
playback
screen
appears.TheTVaudio
isinmonaural.
. Switchoff the powerotthe player when watchingtheTV.
. Withthisconnectionscheme,it is
not
possible
towatch abroadcast
TV
program
while
p
ayingan
LD/CDV/CD.
For details, read the instruction manual of the RF modulator.
NOTE
:
Wlthsome W sets,stipe noisemaybe observed on the TVsueen when an LDisplayed.
ln thiscase, mave theantennacableaway from
the power cord until the naise disappearc.
completing
all
AC-3RF
OUTterminal
:
Thisterminalisintendedfor usew th Dolbv*AC-3comoo-
nents
(*1)
planned
forluturerelease.Withthistermrnal,
you
will beableto connectanAC3 RFinputof amplifiersand
surround
processors,
and
playback
aserdiscsformattedwith
DolbyAC-3
(*2).
(*1)
Indicatedwith FH (For hardware)
(*2)Indicatedwith HFI'iiFil (For
software)
. You
cannot
p
aybackcurrentlyavailabe laserdiscs,aser
disc
plavers,
AV
amplifiers,etc.,
withthis
terminal.
. Donotconnectthisterminalsto theaudioinoutterminal
of anormalstereoorAVamplifiers.
'Dolby,'AC-3 and
the double-Dsymbo aretrademarks
o' DolbyLaboratoriesLcensilgco'poration.
I ATTENUATORswitch
Usually,set
this
switch
totheOFF
position.
Setto ON when the audiois distorteddurinq
karaoke
srngrng.
llsuallyOFF
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NAMES
OF
PARTS
OPEN/CLOSE
button sror uutton
Q@
Front
Panel GJ=] inoi"ut".
the
page
wherethecon- (ALD) rFra
trol
is
explained. OPEN/CLOSE
button K<>>r:
skipbutton"
GfQ
<<>>: Fast
forward/
,"u"r"" button" GI1Q
rr:
eause
uutton
FYQ
:PLAY
buttonfFJ'ill
P--{^l
l-Ddisctable
aiir) CDdisctable
fyaI
PowER
button/sT
indicator ff)fi)1 KARAOKE
ai6h
1,,-----!/-\
LAST
buttonMEMORY
Displaysthe remaining PlaY
channel(s)
with
{s).
'TOUCH
KARAOKE
isactivated.
Light
whenamicroPhone
plug is insertedinto the
MIC
iack.
time.
DBYI I L- Remote
control
ssnsor I
| | orspuv oFFbutton i P.J13.l I
outCKruRN
button
F]lril Mrc;acr
Q@
Mtc
voL
Display
window
Displays
10
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ECHOcontrol
t
.L^ .^+-l ^l6,,in^ +l-a ^f ^h6 ^hvarl Gi.la tme. - Dbplays the ch6
audio output(s).
Light when ONE-T.O
lPrott urs.vas' P'st
Displays
ths chaptl
track number. )r numbel or
ltl
AL REMAIN 1IL 2IR 9!
K}
i'r i E! : iii i :iii ::1; ::i
i : ii:
lii:ii:
i::ii:
::.i::;iii:
:i:i.:
I
t---------------
E.TOUCH
-
\RAOKE
-
f0r
Displays
theframenumber
orelapsed
::iiiiii:r.
Disctable
open/close
liiilii::
Pause
o Displavs
the
{unctions
beingoperated,
etc
ll,ri i: i.,l : Disctabte
being
opened i:i i - i+:_ T : Double_side
repear
'-t r-'::a
{, | ,:, L.,
;l;I i'i.l
h'i--
I
a -. l:r tr i
: Disctablebeingclosed :
a:- i L-r
T
, r'l a t
: Startof Dlavback |-, i-r f:, r
!-i ' r-i r- t
"i;i-i--
. Lri^hl;^hr q..n l- i-t
'_ ir
' El.n.l^m nlrwhr.k :-. .L.l
i- -ii
: Programmed
Playback :- .j-r
I
:Single-side
repeat
playback
:Program
repeat
playback
;Random
repeat
Playback
:Switching
power
OFF
:LaserDisc
:Compact
Disc
:Compact
Disc
withVideo
; 1
-chapter
(1-track)
repeat lttl
I ll I '-'
l- :Disc
not
present
playback