Contents Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. Please read through these operating instructions so you will know how to operate your model properly. After you have finished reading the instructions, keep this man- ual in a safe place for future reference.
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Contents Operating from the function display 37 Adjusting source levels 60 Playing MP3/WMA Digital Signal Processor Listening to MP3/WMA 40 Introduction of DSP adjustments 61 Basic operation of MP3/WMA 40 Using the sound field control 62 Operating from the information display 42 Using the position selector 63 Operating from the function display 44 Using balance adjustment 63...
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Contents Setting the FM tuning step 79 Setting the AM tuning step 80 Switching the warning tone 80 Switching the auxiliary setting 80 Switching the dimmer setting 80 Setting the rear output and subwoofer controller 81 Switching the telephone muting/ attenuation 81 Switching the automatic disc playback 82 Correcting distorted sound 82...
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Section Precautions To ensure safe driving WARNING NEVER install the display in a location that en- WARNING ables the driver to watch the DVD or Video CD ! LIGHT GREEN LEAD AT POWER CON- while driving. NECTOR IS DESIGNED TO DETECT PARKED STATUS AND MUST BE CON- NECTED TO THE POWER SUPPLY SIDE OF THE PARKING BRAKE SWITCH.
Corporation. ! If this unit does not operate properly, contact ! It is not possible to play back DVD audio disc. your dealer or nearest authorized Pioneer Ser- This player can only play back discs bearing vice Station. the marks shown above.
Section Before You Start The illustration below shows the regions and Remember that use of this system for com- corresponding region numbers. mercial or public viewing purposes may con- stitute an infringement on the authors rights protected by the Copyright Law. Video CDs featuring PBC compatibility It is possible to play back Video CDs featuring PBC (playback control).
! DTS is a registered trademark of Digital Theater Systems, Inc. Multi-channel processor control When using this unit with a Pioneer multi- The Windows Media" logo printed on the box channel processor, you can enjoy the atmo- indicates that this unit can play back WMA sphere and excitement provided by DVD movie data.
Section Before You Start What the marks on DVDs and minus () poles pointing in the proper di- rection. indicate ! When using for the first time, pull out the The marks below may be found on DVD disc film protruding from the tray. labels and packages.
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Section Before You Start Using the remote control Point the remote control in the direction of the front panel to operate. ! The remote control may not function prop- erly in direct sunlight. Important ! Do not store the remote control in high tem- peratures or direct sunlight.
Section Whats What Head unit 7 a/b/c/d buttons When controlling sources 1 DISPLAY button ! These buttons can perform the same op- This button is only available on the head eration as m/n/o/p/r/q but- unit. tons on the remote control. Press to do Press to select different displays.
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Section Whats What 5 RETURN button e DIRECT button Press to return to the previous display when Press to do direct channel select. the SET-UP MENU is displayed. Press to display the PBC (playback control) f SOURCE button menu during PBC playback. This unit is turned on by selecting a source.
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Section Whats What m FORWARD (n) button Press to perform fast forward playback or seek tuning while the tuner is playing as the source. n STOP (g) button Press to stop playback. o NEXT (p)/A (audio) button When the remote control is set to DVD mode, press to go to the next track (chap- ter).
Section Basic Operations Using the remote control Note operation mode switch If the remote control is set to DVH mode, o and p are assigned to other functions. Use There are two remote control operation modes m and n instead for the DVD mode functions on the remote control.
# To avoid a malfunction, make sure that no (refer to page 80). metal object comes into contact with the term- ! External unit refers to a Pioneer product (such inals when the front panel is open. as one available in the future) that, although Close the front panel.
Section Basic Operations Protecting your unit from Attaching the front panel theft % Replace the front panel by holding it upright to the unit and clipping it securely The front panel can be detached from the into the mounting hooks. head unit and stored in the protective case provided to discourage theft.
Section Tuner Listening to the radio To perform seek tuning, press and hold m or n for about one second and re- lease. 4 4 4 The tuner will scan the frequencies until a broadcast strong enough for good reception is found.
Section Tuner Introduction of advanced % When you find a frequency that you want to store in memory press a NUMBER tuner operation (16) and hold until the preset number stops flashing. The number you have pressed will flash in the preset number indicator and then remain lit.
Section Tuner When you want to return to normal seek tuning, press q to turn local seek tuning off. LOCAL:OFF appears in the display. Storing the strongest broadcast frequencies BSM (best stations memory) lets you automa- tically store the six strongest broadcast fre- quencies under NUMBER (16) and once stored there you can tune in to those frequen- cies with the touch of a button.
Section Playing DVD video discs Watching a DVD video 4 dts indicator Shows the DTS is on when the multi-chan- nel processor (DEQ-P7650) is connected to 3 3 3 this unit. 5 Dolby Digital indicator Shows when the Dolby Digital is turned on. 2 2 2 6 Chapter number indicator Shows the chapter currently playing.
Section Playing DVD video discs Specifying chapter To skip back or forward to another chapter, press o or p. To perform this function, set the remote con- Pressing p skips to the start of the next trol to DVD mode. chapter.
Section Playing DVD video discs Frame-by-frame playback Press r and hold during playback. The icon is displayed, forward slow motion This lets you move ahead one frame at a time playback begins. during playback. # To return to normal playback, press f. % Press r.
Section Playing DVD video discs Notes Notes ! The number in the mark on a DVDs pack- ! The number in the mark on a DVDs pack- age indicates the number of recorded lan- age indicates the number of recorded subtitle guages/audio systems.
Section Playing DVD video discs Operating from the Notes information displays ! The mark on a DVDs package indicates it features multi-angle scenes. The number in mark indicates the number of angles from which scenes were shot. ! Pressing ANGLE during fast forward/fast re- verse, pause or slow motion playback returns you to normal playback, but the viewing angle does not change.
Section Playing DVD video discs Searching for a desired scene, Notes starting playback from a ! With discs featuring a menu, you can also specified time press MENU or TOP MENU (TOP.M) and then You can use the search function to search for make selections from the displayed menu.
Section Playing DVD video discs Move the joystick up or down to switch ! You can also switch settings by inputting numbers with NUMBER. to the desired setting. ! Display indications such as Dolby D and This switches you to the selected setting. 5.1ch indicate the audio system recorded on ! L+R Left and right the DVD.
Section Playing DVD video discs Operating from the During DVD playback, press m or n to select the repeat range. function display Press m or n until the desired repeat range appears in the display. ! DSC Repeat the current disc ! TTL Repeat just the current title ! CHP Repeat just the current chapter Notes...
Section Playing Video CDs Watching a Video CD Basic operation of Video CD Press NUMBER to select the desired menu option. When a Video CD featuring the PBC (playback control) function starts playing, a menu is dis- played. 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 ! Playback starts from the selected menu...
Section Playing Video CDs Selecting a track directly # If the remote control is set to DVH mode, o and p are assigned to other functions. Use When using the remote control, you can select m and n instead for the DVD mode functions a track directly by entering the desired track controlled by o and p.
Section Playing Video CDs Slow motion playback Operating from the information display This lets you slow down playback speed. Press r and hold during playback. The icon is displayed, forward slow motion playback begins. # To return to normal playback, press f. Press r or q to adjust playback speed during slow motion playback.
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Section Playing Video CDs Searching for a desired scene, Notes starting playback from a ! Time search is not possible when disc play- specified time back has been stopped. You can use the search function to search for ! Even without using an information display you a desired scene by specifying a track, and the can start playback from a specified track.
Section Playing Video CDs Operating from the Press r to turn repeat play on. RPT :ON appears in the display. The track cur- function display rently playing will play to the end and then re- peat. 2 2 2 Press q to turn repeat play off. RPT :OFF appears in the display.
Section Playing CDs Listening to a CD in the current disc. (Refer to Selecting the search method on page 38.) To skip back or forward to another track, press o or p. Pressing p skips to the start of the next track.
Section Playing CDs Operating from the Selecting repeat range information display You can choose between repeat play of a disc or a track. Move the joystick left or right to select the repeat range option. The repeat range option is highlighted. Move the joystick up or down to switch to the desired setting.
Section Playing CDs When you find the desired track, move Displaying text information on CD the joystick up or down to cancel the scan TEXT discs play. % Press DISPLAY to switch the informa- tion display. Note Press DISPLAY repeatedly to switch between After scanning of a CD is finished, normal play- the following display modes: back of the tracks will begin again.
Section Playing CDs Operating from the Press r to turn repeat play on. RPT :ON appears in the display. The track cur- function display rently playing will play to the end and then re- peat. 2 2 2 Press q to turn repeat play off. RPT :OFF appears in the display.
Section Playing CDs Using disc title functions When you find the desired track press q to turn scan play off. You can input CD titles and display the title. SCAN :OFF appears in the display. The track The next time you insert a CD for which you will continue to play.
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Section Playing CDs Press BAND to return to the playback Displaying text information on CD display. TEXT discs % Press DISPLAY. Notes Press DISPLAY repeatedly to switch between the following settings: ! Titles remain in memory, even after the disc Play timeDISC TTL (disc title)ART NAME has been removed from the unit, and are re- (disc artist name)TRK TTL (track title)
Section Playing MP3/WMA Listening to MP3/WMA ! If the play time is more than 100 minutes, only the last two digits of play time (min- ute) is displayed on the head units dis- play. 4 Track number indicator Shows the track currently playing. 1 1 1 4 4 4 ! If a track number 100 to 199 is selected,...
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Section Playing MP3/WMA # If the remote control is set to DVH mode, o (DRM) , SKIPPED is displayed while the pro- and p are assigned to other functions. Use tected file is skipped. m and n instead for the DVD mode functions ! If all the files on the inserted disc are secured controlled by o and p.
Section Playing MP3/WMA Operating from the ! If specific information has not been re- corded on an MP3/WMA disc, No XXXX information display will be displayed (e.g., No Track Title). ! Some characters may not be displayed properly. Scrolling text information in the display This unit can display the first 8 letters only of FOLDER, FILE, TRK TTL, ART NAME,...
Section Playing MP3/WMA While the input number is displayed, Move the joystick up or down to switch click the joystick. to the desired setting. Play of the selected folder or track starts. This switches you to the selected setting. ! ON Tracks will play in a random order within the previously selected Folder or Selecting repeat range Disc ranges...
Section Playing MP3/WMA Operating from the Press m or n to select the repeat range. function display Press m or n until the desired repeat range appears in the display. 2 2 2 ! FLD Repeat the current folder ! TRK Repeat just the current track ! DSC Repeat all tracks Notes...
Section Playing MP3/WMA Press F to select PAUSE. Note Press F until PAUSE appears in the display. If you turn random play on during FLD and then return to the playback display, FRDM appears in Press r to turn pause on. the display.
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Section Playing MP3/WMA Scrolling text information in Press and hold m or n to search every 10 tracks in the current folder. the display # If the current folder contains less than 10 This unit can display the first 8 letters only of tracks, pressing and holding n recalls the last FOLDER, FILE, TRK TTL, ART NAME, track of the folder.
Section Multi-CD Player Playing a CD To skip back or forward to another track, press m or n. Pressing m skips to the start of the next track. Pressing n once skips to the start of the current track. Pressing again will skip to the previous track.
Section Multi-CD Player Introduction of advanced Note multi-CD player operation After entering the number input mode, if you do not perform an operation within about eight sec- onds, the mode is automatically canceled. 2 2 2 50-disc multi-CD player 1 1 1 Only those functions described in this manual are supported by 50-disc multi-CD players.
Section Multi-CD Player Scanning CDs and tracks Press m or n to select the repeat range. While you are using DSC, the beginning of Press m or n until the desired repeat each track on the selected disc plays for about range appears in the display.
Section Multi-CD Player Press r to turn pause on. Select a desired track by pressing m PAUSE:ON appears in the display. Play of the or n. current track pauses. Press r to store the currently playing Press q to turn pause off. track in the playlist.
Section Multi-CD Player Erasing a track from your ITS Press q to erase all tracks on the cur- rently playing CD from your ITS playlist. playlist All tracks on the currently playing CD are To delete a track from your ITS playlist, make erased from your playlist and ITS CLR is dis- sure ITS play is on.
Section Multi-CD Player Press r or q to select a letter of the Play timeDISC TTL (disc title) alphabet. When you select DISC TTL, the title of the cur- Each press of r will display a letter of the al- rently playing disc is shown in the display.
Section Multi-CD Player Play timeDISC TTL (disc title)ART NAME # If the multi-CD player does not support (disc artist name)TRK TTL (track title) COMP/DBE, NO COMP is displayed when you at- ART NAME (track artist name) tempt to select it. # If specific information has not been recorded Press r or q to select your favorite on a CD TEXT disc, NO XXXX will be displayed...
Section Audio Adjustments Introduction of audio changed to the multi-channel processors audio menu. For details, refer to Introduction of DSP ad- adjustments justments on page 61. % Press A to display the audio function 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 5 5 6 6 6 names.
Section Audio Adjustments Using the equalizer adjust bass and treble for each source when CUSTOM curve is selected. The equalizer lets you adjust the equalization ! If SFEQ has been previously selected, press to match car interior acoustic characteristics EQ-EX and hold to switch to EQ-EX and as desired.
Section Audio Adjustments FRT1-H (front 1-high)FRT1-L (front 1-low) Refer to Setting the rear output and subwoofer FRT2-H (front 2-high)FRT2-L (front 2-low) controller on page 81. CUSTOM (custom)SFEQ OFF (off) Press m or n to adjust left/right speaker balance. Press m or n to select the desired When you press m or n, BAL : 0 is dis- position.
Section Audio Adjustments Fine-adjusting equalizer curve Note You can adjust the center frequency and the Q If you make adjustments, CUSTOM curve is up- factor (curve characteristics) of each currently dated. selected curve band (EQ-L/EQ-M/EQ-H). Adjusting bass and treble Level (dB) Q=2W You can adjust bass and treble settings.
Section Audio Adjustments Selecting bass frequency Press r to turn loudness on. Loudness level (e.g., LOUD :MID) appears in You can select the bass frequency for level ad- the display. justment. Press m or n to select a desired Press A and hold until frequency and level.
Section Audio Adjustments Press A to select 80: 0. # To turn non fading output off, press q. Press A until 80: 0 appears in the display. # When the subwoofer output is on, you can se- Adjusting nonfading output level lect 80: 0.
Section Audio Adjustments 5080125 (Hz) ! DVD and the optional DVD player are set to Only frequencies higher than those in the se- the same source level adjustment volume lected range are outputted from the front or automatically. rear speakers. ! External unit 1 and external unit 2 are set to the same source level adjustment volume automatically.
2 2 2 Important Following functions are effective only when you connected a Pioneer multi-channel processor (DEQ-P7650) to this unit. By carrying out the following settings/adjust- ments in the order shown, you can create a fi- 1 DSP display nely-tuned sound field effortlessly.
Section Digital Signal Processor Operating the DSP details menu sounds bounce off the stage, walls, floors and ceilings. At a live performance you hear music in three stages: direct sound, early reflections, and late reflections, or re- verberations. Those factors are programed into the SFC circuitry to recreate the acous- tics of various performance settings.
Section Digital Signal Processor Using the position selector Using balance adjustment One way to assure a more natural sound is to You can select a fader/balance setting that accurately position the stereo image, putting provides an ideal listening environment in all you right in the center of the sound field.
Section Digital Signal Processor Press A to select SLA. Press r to turn the dynamic range Press A until SLA appears in the display. control on. DRC :ON appears in the display. Dynamic Press r or q to adjust the source vo- range control is now on.
Section Digital Signal Processor Press m or n to switch the down ! Panorama (PANO) extends the front stereo mix settings. image to include the surround speakers for an exciting wraparound effect. ! Lt/Rt Down mix so that the surround ! Dimension (DIME) allows you to gradually components can be restored (decoded).
Section Digital Signal Processor Setting the speaker setting Press BAND to return to the playback display. You need to make with/without (or yes/no) and size (bass reproducing capacity) selection/ad- justments depending on the installed speak- Correcting the subwoofers phase ers. The size needs to be set to LRG (large) if If trying to boost the bass output of the sub- the speaker is capable of reproducing sounds woofer doesnt do much or rather makes you...
Section Digital Signal Processor ! No audio is outputted if the center speaker pass filter). The cross-over frequency setting has setting is SML or LRG and no center speaker no effect if the subwoofer is set to OFF and other is installed.
Section Digital Signal Processor Adjusting the speaker output Notes levels using a test tone ! If needed, select speakers and adjust their ab- solute output levels. (Refer to Adjusting the A convenient test tone allows you to easily get speaker output levels on the previous page.) the overall balance right among the speakers.
Section Digital Signal Processor Adjusting the time alignment on this page). You can turn the auto-equalizer on or off. By adjusting the distance between each speaker and a selected listening position, you Press A and hold until FRONT appears can insert delay times into the speaker output in the display, then press A to select AT EQ.
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Section Digital Signal Processor for built-in LPF of an active subwoofer When speakers are incorrectly connected. (e.g., When a rear speaker is connected to should be set to the highest frequency. a subwoofer output.) ! The time alignment value calculated by auto TA and EQ may differ from the actual When a speaker is connected to a power amp delivering output higher than the...
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Section Digital Signal Processor Carrying out auto TA and EQ Plug the microphone into the micro- phone input jack on the multi-channel pro- Stop the car in a place that is as quiet cessor. as possible, close all doors, windows and the sun roof, and then turn the engine off.
Section Digital Signal Processor Adjusting 3-band parametric 12 Store the microphone carefully in the glove compartment. equalizer Store the microphone carefully in the glove For CUSTOM1 and CUSTOM2 equalizer compartment or any other safe place. If the curves, you can adjust the front, rear and cen- microphone is subjected to direct sunlight for ter equalizer curves separately by selecting a an extended period, high temperatures may...
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Section Digital Signal Processor Press n and then press r or q to select the center frequency of selected band. Each press of r or q selects the frequency in the following order: 40Hz50Hz63Hz80Hz100Hz125Hz 160Hz200Hz250Hz315Hz400Hz 500Hz630Hz800Hz1kHz1.2kHz 1.6kHz2kHz2.5kHz3.1kHz4kHz 5kHz6.3kHz8kHz10kHz12kHz Press n and then press r or q to adjust the equalizer level.
Section Setting up the DVD player Introduction of DVD setup Returning to the previous adjustments display The SET-UP MENU lets you switch between displays of different setting options. To con- tinue performing different settings, or if you make a mistake during setting, pressing RETURN takes you back to the previous dis- play each time you press it.
Section Setting up the DVD player Click the joystick. ! You can also switch the subtitle language dur- ing playback with SUBTITLE (S.TITILE). (Refer The audio language is set. to Changing the subtitle language during play- back (Multi-subtitle) on page 24.) Notes ! Even if you use SUBTITLE (S.TITILE) to switch ! If the selected language is not recorded on...
Section Setting up the DVD player Click the joystick. Click the joystick. The menu language is set. Angle icon display is set on or off. Notes Notes ! If the selected language is not recorded on ! You can also switch the angle during playback the disc, the language specified on the disc is with ANGLE.
Section Setting up the DVD player Click the joystick. Click the joystick. The selected TV aspect is set. The code number is set, and you can now set the level. Notes Move the joystick left or right to select ! When playing discs that do not specify the desired level.
When the remote control operation switch is The parental lock level is set. set to DVD, changing the remote control code type enables you to operate the Pioneer DVD Note player by the supplied remote control. There Pressing RETURN takes you back to the previous are three remote codes, code type A, code display.
Section Initial Settings Adjusting initial settings Press F to select clock. Press F repeatedly until clock appears in the display. Press m or n to select the segment of the clock display you wish to set. Pressing m or n will select one segment of the clock display: HourMinute Using the initial settings, you can customize...
Section Initial Settings Switching the auxiliary setting Note It is possible to use auxiliary equipment with If seek tuning is performed in 50 kHz steps, sta- this unit. Activate the auxiliary setting when tions may be tuned in imprecisely. Tune in the sta- using auxiliary equipment connected to this tions with manual tuning or use seek tuning unit.
Section Initial Settings Setting the rear output and (refer to Using nonfading output on page 59) or subwoofer output (refer to Using subwoofer subwoofer controller output on page 58) in the audio menu on. This units rear output (rear speaker leads out- ! If you change the subwoofer controller, sub- put) can be used for full-range speaker woofer output and nonfading output in the...
Section Initial Settings Switching the automatic Resetting the audio functions disc playback Only when the multi-channel processor (e.g., DEQ-P7650) is connected to this unit, you can You can turn automatic disc playback on or off operate this function. when you insert a disc into the disc loading You can reset audio functions other than the slot.
Section Other Functions Turning the clock display connect this unit to auxiliary equipment fea- turing RCA output. For more details, refer to on or off the IP-BUS-RCA Interconnector owners man- You can turn the clock display on or off. ual. % Press CLOCK to turn the clock display on or off.
Section Other Functions Move the cursor to the last position by For details concerning operation, refer to the pressing n after entering the title. DVD players or multi-DVD players operation When you press n one more time, the en- manual. This section provides information on tered title is stored in memory.
Section Other Functions # To cancel the storage process, press BOOK.M Notes again. ! When using this unit with multi-DVD player, you can switch to ITS-P. ! Repeat play function is different depending on the disc types. During DVD playback, press m or n to select the repeat range.
Appendix Additional Information Troubleshooting Common Symptom Cause Action (See) Power doesnt turn on. Leads and connectors are incor- Confirm once more that all connections are The unit doesnt operate. rectly connected. correct. The fuse is blown. Rectify the reason for the fuse blowing, then replace the fuse.
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Appendix Additional Information Symptom Cause Action (See) When the ignition switch is The unit is confirming whether a This is a normal operation. turned ON (or turned to ACC), disc is loaded or not. the motor sounds. Problems during DVD playback Symptom Cause Action (See)
No sounds are heard. Optical cables are incorrectly con- Connect the cables correctly. nected. Error messages When you contact your dealer or your nearest Pioneer Service Center, be sure to record the error message. Error messages Message Cause Action (See)
Appendix Additional Information Message Cause Action (See) NON-PLAY The disc does not have the same re- Replace the DVD video with one bearing the gion number as this unit correct region number. This type of disc cannot be played Replace the disc with one this unit can play. by this unit The disc is loaded upside down Check that the disc is loaded correctly.
Appendix Additional Information Message Cause Action ERR_FSP, ERR_FLSP, ERR_FRSP , The microphone cannot pick up the ! Confirm that the speakers are connected ERR_CSP, ERR_RLSP , ERR_RRSP, measuring tone of a speaker. correctly. ERR_SW ! Correct the input level setting of the power amp connected to the speakers.
Appendix Additional Information ! It may not be possible to play back DVD-R/ skipped automatically (in case of audio DVD-RW discs which have been recorded data (CD-DA)). with the Video format (video mode), be- ! If you insert a CD-RW disc into this unit, cause of disc characteristics, scratches or time to playback will be longer than when dirt on the disc, or dirt, condensation, etc.
Appendix Additional Information ! In case of files recorded according to the ! The emphasis function is valid only when Romeo file system, only the first 64 charac- MP3 files of 32, 44.1 and 48 kHz frequen- ters can be displayed. cies are played back.
Appendix Additional Information About folders and MP3/ ! MP3/WMA files in up to 8 tiers of folders can be played back. However, there is a delay in WMA files the start of playback on discs with numerous ! An outline of a CD-ROM with MP3/WMA tiers.
Appendix Additional Information Terms formation can include the track title, the ar- tists name, the album title, the music genre, Aspect ratio the year of production, comments and other This is the width-to-height ratio of a TV screen. data. The contents can be freely edited using A regular display has an aspect ratio of 4:3.
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Appendix Additional Information Optical digital output/input MP3 is short for MPEG Audio Layer 3. It is an By transmitting and receiving audio signals in audio compression standard set by a working a digital signal format, the chance of sonic group (MPEG) of the ISO (International Stan- quality deteriorating in the course of transmis- dards Organization).
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Appendix Additional Information Title DVD video discs have high data capacity, en- abling recording of multiple movies on a sin- gle disc. If, for example, one disc contains three separate movies, they are divided into title 1, title 2 and title 3. This lets you enjoy the convenience of title search and other func- tions.
Appendix Additional Information Specifications High ........+11 dB (100 Hz), +11 dB (10 kHz) General (volume: 30 dB) Tone controls: Rated power source ....14.4 V DC Bass (allowable voltage range: Frequency ....40/63/100/160 Hz 12.0 14.4 V DC) Gain ......