Operating Instructions
DVD PLAYER 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, put them away in a safe place for future reference.
Safety cautions Contents
CAUTION Before you start ...... 3 TO PREVENT THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER This product is for general household purposes. Any failure due to use Part names and functions...... 3 (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING for other than household purposes (such as long-term use for business Playable discs and files ...... 5 TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. D3-4-2-1-1_B1_En purposes in a restaurant or use in a car or ship) and which requires Convenient functions ...... 6 repair will be charged for even during the warranty period. Karaoke (DV-2042K) ...... 7 K041_A1_En Changing the settings ...... 7 Troubleshooting ...... 8 CAUTION Additional information...... 9 The STANDBY/ON switch on this unit will not completely shut off all Operating Environment Specifications ...... 11 power from the AC outlet. Since the power cord serves as the main Operating environment temperature and humidity: disconnect device for the unit, you will need to unplug it from the AC +5 °C to +35 °C (+41 °F to +95 °F); less than 85 %RH (cooling vents not outlet to shut down all power. Therefore, make sure the unit has been blocked) installed so that the power cord can be easily unplugged from the Do not install this unit in a poorly ventilated area, or in locations exposed to AC outlet in case of an accident. To avoid fire hazard, the power cord high humidity or direct sunlight (or strong artificial light) should also be unplugged from the AC outlet when left unused for a D3-4-2-1-7c*_A1_En long period of time (for example, when on vacation). D3-4-2-2-2a*_A1_En VENTILATION CAUTION When installing this unit, make sure to leave space around the unit for What’s in the box WARNING ventilation to improve heat radiation (at least 10 cm at top, 10 cm at rear, and 10 cm at each side). To prevent a fire hazard, do not place any naked flame sources (such as a • Remote Control lighted candle) on the equipment. D3-4-2-1-7a_A1_En • Audio/video cable WARNING • Power cord (Only Mid & South America & Mid East & South Africa) Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation to ensure • AAA batteries (R03) x 2 POWER-CORD CAUTION reliable operation of the product, and to protect it from overheating. To • Operating instructions (This document) prevent fire hazard, the openings should never be blocked or covered with Handle the power cord by the plug. Do not pull out the plug by tugging items (such as newspapers, table-cloths, curtains) or by operating the the cord and never touch the power cord when your hands are wet as this equipment on thick carpet or a bed. D3-4-2-1-7b*_A1_En could cause a short circuit or electric shock. Do not place the unit, a piece of furniture, etc., on the power cord, or pinch the cord. Never make a knot WARNING in the cord or tie it with other cords. The power cords should be routed This equipment is not waterproof. To prevent a fire or shock hazard, do not such that they are not likely to be stepped on. A damaged power cord can place any container filled with liquid near this equipment (such as a vase cause a fire or give you an electrical shock. Check the power cord once in or flower pot) or expose it to dripping, splashing, rain or moisture. a while. When you find it damaged, ask your nearest PIONEER authorized D3-4-2-1-3_A1_En service center or your dealer for a replacement. S002*_A1_En
CAUTION This product is a class 1 laser product classified under the Safety of laser products, IEC 60825-1:2007.
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2 Before you start Part names and functions
Remote Control 4 / / / Loading the batteries in the Connections Use these to select items, change settings and move the cursor. remote control Player’s rear panel ENTER Introduction CONPONENT Y White 1 14 VIDEO OUT L Use this to implement the selected item or enter
COAXIAL PB a setting that you have changed.
R Red PR 5 HOME MENU DIGITAL OUT VIDEO OUTAUDIO OUT Press to display/hide HOME MENU. DV-2042K Yellow 2 Audio/videocable HOME MENU (supplied) DVD 15 16 Audio Settings Video Adjust 3 17 Play Mode Disc Navigator 1 Open the battery compartment. 2 Insert 2 batteries (AAA/R03 size TV or AV receiver 4 Initial Settings CD –> USB Rec battery) with correct polarity ( / ) • Be sure to turn off the power and unplug the power as indicated. cord from the power outlet whenever making or changing connections. 5 18 • Audio Settings (page 7) 3 Close the battery compartment. • Connect the power cord after all the connections • Video Adjust (page 7) between devices have been completed. WARNING 6 19 • Play Mode Do not use or store batteries in direct sunlight or other • A-B Repeat excessively hot place, such as inside a car or near Connecting using commercially available 7 20 The specified section within a single title a heater. This can cause batteries to leak, overheat, cables 8 or track is played repeatedly. • The player can be connected to an AV amplifier, 9 explode or catch fire. It can also reduce the life or 10 21 • Repeat performance of batteries. etc., using commercially available digital audio Plays titles, chapters, tracks or files 11 22 cables and component video cables. 12 repeatedly. 1311 23 • Random NOTE Plays titles, chapters or tracks in random • When inserting the batteries, make sure not to order. damage the springs on the battery’s () terminals. • Program • Do not use any batteries other than the ones See page 6 for details. specified. Also, do not use a new battery together DV-2042K • Search Mode with an old one. Plays the specified number or time within • When loading the batteries into the remote control, the title, chapter, track or file. set them in the proper direction, as indicated by the The Play Mode function may not work for some polarity marks ( and ). NOTE discs or files. • Do not heat batteries, disassemble them, or throw • The illustrations used in this operating instructions • Disc Navigator (see MENU on page 4) them into flames or water. are DV-2042K. • Initial Settings (page 6) • Batteries may have different voltages, even if they • CD -> USB Rec (DV-2042K) (page 6) are the same size and shape. Do not use different types of batteries together. 1 STANDBY/ON 6 PLAY • To prevent leakage of battery fluid, remove the Press to turn the power on and off. Press to start playback. batteries if you do not plan to use the remote 2 Number buttons (0 to 9) 7 / / control for a long period of time (1 month or more). Use these to specify and play the title, chapter, • Press during playback to fast-reverse. If the fluid should leak, wipe it carefully off the track or file. Also use to select items on MENU • Press in the pause mode to move backward inside of the case, then insert new batteries. If a screens, etc. frame-by-frame. battery should leak and the fluid should get on your • Press and hold in the pause mode to play skin, flush it off with large quantities of water. 3 TOP MENU back slowly (reverse). • When disposing of used batteries, please comply Press to display the top menu of the DVD-Video. with governmental regulations or environmental public institution’s rules that apply in your country/ area. 3 Part names and functions
8 PAUSE 19 STOP Front Panel 6 Press to stop playback temporarily. Press again To resume play, press STOP once during to resume. playback. If you press PLAY after that, playback starts from the point you last stopped. 9 PREV To cancel resume play, press STOP again Press to return to the beginning of the currently while playback is stopped. playing title, chapter, track or file. Press twice to move back to the beginning of the previous title, 20 / / chapter, track or file. • Press during playback to fast-forward. DV-2042K 19 • Press in the pause mode to move forward 1 10 ZOOM frame-by-frame. Press to zoom on the image. • Press and hold in the pause mode to play 6 19 11 AUDIO back slowly (forward). For discs or files including multiple audio streams/channels, the audio stream/channel can 21 NEXT be changed during playback. Press during playback to skips ahead to the beginning of the next title, chapter, track or file. 12 SUBTITLE On DVD-Video or DivX discs containing subtitles 22 ANGLE in multiple languages, the subtitle can be • On DVD-Video discs containing multiple changed during playback. angles, the angle can be changed during 5 7 8 1 playback. 13 KARAOKE (DV-2042K) • Press and hold during the audio CD DV-2242 Press to display the Karaoke Settings screen. playback to repeat the disc/track. • Key/Echo (page 7) Each time you press and hold, the repeat (page 7) • Karaoke Rec mode changes between the disc repeat and
18 RETURN Press to return to the previous screen.
4 Playable discs and files
Displaying external subtitle files Playable discs NOTE Playing discs created on • The font sets listed below are available for external • This player does not support multisession discs or subtitle files. You can see the proper font set on- multiborder recording. computers or BD/DVD • DVD-Video discs screen by setting the Subtitle Language on page • Multisession/multiborder recording is a method in 10 to match the subtitle file. • DVD-R/-RW/-R DL and recorders which data is recorded on a single disc in two or • This player supports the following language 䎃䎃 DVD+R/+RW/+R DL discs recorded in more sessions/borders. A “session” or “border” is • The player may not be able to play discs recorded groups: the Video mode one recording unit, consisting of a complete set of using a computer. Record discs in a format data from lead-in to lead-out. playable on this player. For details, contact the Afrikaans (af), Basque (eu), Catalan DVD-R/-RW/-R DL discs recorded in the dealer. (ca), Danish (da), Dutch (nl), English
䎃䎃 VR mode • The player may not be able to play discs recorded (en), Faroese (fo), Finnish (fi), French using a computer or a BD/DVD recorder, if burn (fr), German (de), Icelandic (is), Irish Group 1 Video CDs (including Super VCDs) Discs that cannot be played quality is not good due to characteristics of (ga), Italian (it), Norwegian (no), 䎃䎃 the disc, scratches, dirt on the disc, dirt on the Portuguese (pt), Rhaeto-Romanic • Blu-ray discs • Audio CDs recorder’s lens, etc. (rm), Scottish (gd), Spanish (es),
• HD DVDs Swedish (sv) Playback • CD-R/-RW/-ROM discs containing 䎃䎃 • AVCHD Playable files music recorded in the CD-DA format • AVCREC Albanian (sq), Croatian (hr), Czech (cs), • DVD-Audio discs Group 2 Hungarian (hu), Polish (pl), Romanian JPEG files recorded on DVD-R/-RW/-R • Only discs recorded in ISO9660 Level 1, Level 2 • DVD-RAM discs (ro), Slovak (sk), Slovenian (sl) 䎃䎃 DL discs, CD-R/-RW/-ROM discs and Joliet can be played. • SACDs • Files protected by DRM (Digital Rights • CD-G Bulgarian (bg), Byelorussian (be), DivX video files recorded on Management) cannot be played. • Discs recorded with packet writing Group 3 Macedonian (mk), Russian (ru), Serbian DVD-R/-RW/-R DL discs, CD-R/-RW/- • Files other than the ones below (WMV, MPEG4- • Programs that can be recorded only once and that (sr), Ukrainian (uk) ROM discs AAC, etc.) are not guaranteed to play. are (already) recorded on a DVD-R/-RW/-R DL WMA files recorded on DVD-R/-RW/-R DL Group 4 Hebrew (iw), Yiddish (ji)
䎃䎃 discs, CD-R/-RW/-ROM discs About region numbers Supported video file formats Group 5 Turkish (tr) MP3 files recorded on DVD-R/-RW/-R DL All DVD-Video discs carry a region mark (number) on 䎃䎃 discs, CD-R/-RW/-ROM discs DivX the case. The mark (number) denotes the region(s) of • Some external subtitle files may be displayed • ABOUT DIVX VIDEO: DivX® is a digital video FUJICOLOR-CD the world in which the disc is compatible. Your DVD incorrectly or not at all. format created by DivX, LLC, a subsidiary of Rovi player also has a region mark (number), which you can • For external subtitle files the following subtitle KODAK Picture CD Corporation. This is an official DivX Certified® find on the rear panel. format filename extensions are supported (please device that plays DivX video. Visit divx.com for If you try to play a disc of an incompatible region, note that these files are not shown within the disc more information and software tools to convert your “Incompatible disc region number Can’t play disc” navigation menu): .srt, .sub, .ssa, .smi • Only the discs that have been finalized can be files into DivX videos. will be displayed on the screen and you will not be able • The filename of the movie file has to be repeated played. • ABOUT DIVX VIDEO-ON-DEMAND: This DivX to play the disc. Discs marked “ALL” can be played at the beginning of the filename for the external Certified® device must be registered in order to in any player. subtitle file. play purchased DivX Video-on-Demand (VOD) The diagram below shows the various DVD regions • The number of external subtitle files which can • is a trademark of DVD Format/Logo movies. To obtain your registration code, locate the of the world. be switched for the same movie file is limited to a Licensing Corporation. DivX VOD section in Options settings. Go to vod. maximum of 10. divx.com for more information on how to complete • is a trademark of FUJIFILM Corporation. 1 your registration. 5 Supported image file formats 2 1 6 JPEG • 2 • Resolution: Up to 3 072 x 2 048 pixels 3 This label indicates playback compatibility with 4 5 • This player supports baseline JPEG. DVD-RW discs recorded in VR format (Video • This player supports Exif Ver.2.2. Recording format). 2 4 • This player does not support progressive JPEG. However, for discs recorded with a record-only- • DivX®, DivX Certified® and associated logos are once encrypted program, playback can only be trademarks of Rovi Corporation or its subsidiaries achieved using a CPRM compatible device. Supported audio file formats Regarding copy protected CDs and are used under license. • This unit does not support CPRM. • This player does not support VBR (Variable Bit This player is designed to conform to the specifications Rate) and lossless encoding. of the audio CD format. This player does not support the playback or function of discs that do not conform to these specifications. 5 Playable discs and files Convenient functions
Windows Media™ Audio (WMA) • Sampling frequencies: 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz and Playing in the desired order Playing files on USB NOTE 48 kHz • Do not operate any buttons during the file copying • Bit rate: Up to 192 kbps (Programmed Play) devices (DV-2042K/DV-2242) process. • This player supports files encoded using Windows • A folder named “PIONEER” is automatically created Media Player Ver. 7/7.1, Windows Media Player for on the USB device. The copied files are stored in 䎃䎃 䎃䎃 䎃䎃 䎃䎃 䎃䎃 䎃䎃 䎃䎃 䎃䎃 Windows XP and Windows Media Player 9 Series. this folder. • The player may not recognize the USB device, • Windows Media is either a registered trademark or 䎃䎃 䎃䎃 play files or supply power to the USB device. For trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United Display the Play Mode screen. details, see When a USB device is connected States and/or other countries. 1 Select Play Mode from HOME MENU screen. on page 9. • This product includes technology owned by Recording audio CD tracks • Pioneer does not support that all files recorded Microsoft Corporation and cannot be used or 2 Select Program. on all USB devices will play or that power will be on to USB devices (DV- distributed without a license from Microsoft Use / to select, then press ENTER or . supplied to the USB device. Also note that Pioneer Licensing, Inc. 3 Select Create/Edit. will accept no responsibility whatsoever for loss 2042K) Use / to select, then press ENTER. of files on USB devices caused by connection to MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 (MP3) • The Create/Edit screen differs according to this player. 䎃䎃 • Sampling frequencies: 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz and the disc or file. • The tracks can be recorded from the audio CD on 48 kHz 1 Switch to USB mode. 4 Select the title, chapter, track or file. Press DVD/USB. to the USB device through the player. Use / / / to select, then press ENTER. USb is displayed on the front panel display • If recording fails, refer to When a USB device is Playable file extensions • To add to a program, first select the place in (DV-2042K). connected on page 9. the program (the program step), next select the 2 Connect the USB device. 1 Load the audio CD. title, chapter, track or file then press ENTER • Press STOP to stop playback if it starts Video files (files are added at the end of program). Connect the USB device to the USB port on the front panel (page 4). automatically. .divx .avi • Press RETURN to return to the previous screen. • Files not containing DivX video signals cannot be If you return to the previous screen when The Disc Navigator appears automatically. 2 Display the HOME MENU screen. played, even if they have the extension “.avi”. inputting it, the settings you have programmed 3 Start playback. Press HOME MENU. are cleared. Use / / / to select the file, then press 3 Select CD -> USB Rec. Image files • To delete a step, highlight it and press CLEAR. ENTER. Use / / / to select, then press ENTER. .jpg .jpeg 5 Start playback. • Turn the power off before removing the USB device. 4 Select Select Track. Press PLAY. • To return to DVD mode, press or Use / to select, then press ENTER or . Audio files • To play the program, select Playback Start DVD/USB . .wma .mp3 from the program screen, then press ENTER. OPEN/CLOSE 5 Select the type of recording. • To resume normal playback, select Playback Use / to select, then press ENTER or . Stop from the program screen, then press Copying files on to USB Types of recording ENTER. The program remains in the memory. • Individual: Select 1 track at a time. • To cancel the entire program, select Program devices (DV-2042K/DV-2242) • Select All: Select all the tracks. Delete from the program screen, then press • All Clear: Deselect all the tracks. ENTER. 䎃䎃 䎃䎃 䎃䎃 䎃䎃 6 Select Bitrate (transfer rate). Files stored on the discs can be copied on to the USB Use / / / to select, then press ENTER. NOTE device through the player. • Select 128kbps, 192kbps or 320kbps. • Programs can be played repeatedly. Select 1 Display the Disc Navigator screen. 7 Start recording. Program Repeat from Repeat on the Play Mode Press MENU. Use / / / to select Start, then press screen during programmed playback. • Press STOP to stop playback if the file is ENTER. • Programs cannot be played in random order being played. (random play is not possible during programmed play). 2 Select the file. NOTE Use / / / to select, then press . • The audio signals are converted into MP3 format 3 Start copying. for output. Use / to select Yes, then press ENTER. • CD -> USB Rec can only be selected when the The file copying process will appear on the audio CD is stopped. screen. • When recording is completed, a folder named “PIONEER” is automatically created on the USB device. The recorded tracks are stored in this folder.
6 Karaoke (DV-2042K) Changing the settings
The factory default settings are indicated in italic . Using karaoke Extra functions for karaoke Initial Settings parameters • The player’s detailed settings can be changed To use the karaoke function, connect the player to the Audio Settings parameters here. TV or AV amplifier, etc., using analog cables. Be sure Scoring your karaoke Sound Retriever (High/Low/Off ) • Initial Settings cannot be selected during to adjust the volume to the minimum before connecting • The sound of a WMA or MP3 file is played with high playback. the microphone, otherwise it may result in damage to 䎃䎃 䎃䎃 sound quality. This is only valid for files with the the speakers. 1 Display the Karaoke Settings screen. extension “.wma” or “.mp3”. 1 Adjust the microphone volume to Press KARAOKE. • The effect depends on the file. Try different Digital Audio Out settings minimum. settings, and choose the one providing the good Digital Out Turn VOLUME on the front panel counterclockwise 2 Select Karaoke Score. effect. Use / to select, then press ENTER or . • Select whether to output digital audio signals (On ) (to MIN). Equalizer (Off /Rock/Pop/Live/Dance/Techno/ Activate karaoke scoring. from the COAXIAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT terminals 2 Connect the microphone. 3 Classic/Soft) or not (Off). Connect the microphone to the MIC terminal on Use / to select On, then press ENTER. • Select according to the genre of music to be the front panel. (page 4) listened to. Dolby Digital Out Playback • Select whether to output Dolby Digital audio signals 3 Load the disc and start playback. NOTE Audio DRC (High/Medium/Low/Off ) (Dolby Digital ) or to convert them into linear • Adjust the volume of the connected TV, etc. • To cancel scoring, select Off on the Karaoke • This makes loud sounds weaker and weak sounds PCM signals (Dolby Digital > PCM), according to VOLUME on the front panel only adjusts the Score screen. louder. the connected unit. volume of the microphone. • Karaoke scoring can be activated before or during • This setting only affects Dolby Digital sound. DTS Out 4 Adjust the microphone volume. playback. • The effect depends on the volume of the connected units. Try different settings, and choose the one • Select whether to output DTS audio signals (DTS ) Turn VOLUME on the front panel clockwise providing the strongest effect. or not (Off), according to the connected unit. (towards MAX). 96 kHz PCM Out To adjust the key or echo... Recording your karaoke Dialog (High/Medium/Low/Off ) • Change this setting if the sound of the dialogs is • Select whether to output 96 kHz audio signals 1 Display the Karaoke Settings screen. (96kHz) or to convert them into linear PCM signals tracks on to USB devices too low. Setting Press KARAOKE. (96kHz > 48kHz ), according to the connected 2 Select Key/Echo. About Sound Retriever function unit. Use / to select, then press ENTER or . You can record your karaoke tracks on to the USB When audio data is removed during the compression 3 Adjust the echo or key. device through the player. MPEG Out process, sound quality often degrades. The Sound Use / (KEY (high)/ KEY (low) or • Select whether to output MPEG audio signals Retriever function automatically enhances compressed / (ECHO - or ECHO +) to adjust within 5 (MPEG) or to convert them into linear PCM signals NOTE audio and restores CD quality sound. seconds. (MPEG > PCM ), according to the connected Use this function after adjusting the microphone • The key can be adjusted up or down by five unit. volume and the echo level using the operations units each. above. Video Adjust parameters Video Output settings NOTE Sharpness (Fine/Standard/Soft) 1 Display the Karaoke Settings screen • Adjusts the picture’s sharpness. TV Screen • The sound may be distorted if the microphone during the playback. volume is too high. Brightness (-20 to +20) • Change the picture’s display format (4:3 (Letter Press KARAOKE while the Video CD is played. • If there is howling, move the microphone away • Adjusts the picture’s brightness. Box)/4:3 (Pan & Scan)/16:9 (Wide)), according to from the speakers. Also try lowering the volume 2 Select Karaoke Rec. the connected TV. Contrast (-16 to +16) and echo level. Use / to select, then press ENTER or . The player’s factory default setting is set as 4:3 • Adjusts the ratio of the brightness of the brightest (Letter Box). 3 Start Karaoke recording. and darkest portions of the picture. Use / to select Yes, then press ENTER. Component Out (DV-2042K) • AS soon as you select Yes, the track has been Gamma (-3 to +3) • Change the output format of the video signals playing starts playback from the beginning and • Adjusts the look of the dark portions of the picture. output from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT recording starts. Hue (green 9 to red 9) terminals (Progressive/Interlace ). • When recording is completed, a folder named • Adjusts the balance between green and red. “KARAOKE” is automatically created on the Chroma Level (-9 to +9) USB device. The recorded tracks are stored • Adjusts the density of the colors. This setting is in this folder. effective for sources with many colors, such as cartoons. Brightness, Contrast, Gamma, Hue and Chroma Level are set to 0 upon purchase.
7 Changing the settings Troubleshooting
• Incorrect operation is often mistaken for trouble or malfunction. If there is something wrong with this player, check Language settings Restoring all the settings to the symptoms below. • Sometimes the trouble lie in another component connected to this player. Inspect the component and electrical Audio Language the defaults appliances being used. If the trouble cannot be rectified after checking the items below, ask your nearest Pioneer • Change the language when listening to the While the player is in the standby mode... authorized service center or your dealer to carry out repair work. sound of DVD-Video discs (English /available Press STANDBY/ON while pressing . • The player may not operate properly due to static electricity or other external influences. In such cases, normal languages/Other Language). Use the buttons on the front panel. operation may be restored by unplugging the power cord then plugging it back in. Subtitle Language • Change the language of the subtitles displayed for DVD-Video discs (English /available languages/ Problem Possible causes and solutions Other Language). Difference in volume between DVD • The volume may sound different due to differences in how the signals are DVD Menu Lang. and CD. recorded on the disc. • Change the language used for the menu displays Disc cannot be played or disc tray • If the disc is dirty, wipe the dirt off the disc (page 10). of DVD-Video discs (w/Subtitle Lang. /available opens automatically. • Set the disc with the printed side facing up. languages/Other Language). • Check the disc’s region number, and if the number is compatible for Subtitle Display playback on the player (page 5). Only the discs with the appropriate • Select whether to display subtitles (On ) or not region number or “ALL” can be played. (Off). The power turns off automatically.• If Auto Power Off is set to On , the power turns off automatically if no operation has done for over 30 minutes (above). Display settings Picture is stretched, or aspect ratio • Refer to the TV’s operating instructions and set the TV’s aspect ratio cannot be changed. properly. • Set TV Screen properly (page 7). OSD Language • Change the language of the operation messages Picture is disturbed or dark during • When the player and the TV are connected via a video deck, “analog (Play, Stop, etc.) displayed on the TV screen playback. copy protect function” may cause the picture being played on the video (English /available languages). deck not to display properly. Connect the player and TV directly. • Set the TV system properly. The factory default setting is AUTO. If the Angle Indicator picture is distorted, switch the TV system to the one used in your country • Select whether to display the angle mark on the TV or region (NTSC or PAL) (page 9). screen (On ) or not (Off). 96 kHz/88.2 kHz digital audio • Set 96 kHz PCM Out to 96kHz > 48kHz . On Screen Display signals are not output from the • The 96 kHz/88.2 kHz digital audio signals of copyrightprotected discs • Select whether to display operation messages COAXIAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT cannot be output. ( , , etc.) on the TV screen ( ) or not Play Stop On terminals. (Off). Folder or file names are not • This player can recognize up to 299 folders on one disc and 648 files recognized. within one folder. Depending on the folder structure, however, the player Options settings may not be able to recognize certain folders or files. Folder or file names are not • Only 1-byte alphanumeric characters can be displayed. Folder and file Parental Lock displayed or properly displayed names including characters other than 1-byte alphanumeric characters • Restrict DVD-Video viewing (Password/Level may be displayed for example as F_007 or FL_001, and the characters Change/Country Code). may be garbled. DivX VOD Much time is required to play • The player may take longer to display large files. • Display the registration code required for playing JPEG files. DivX VOD files (Activate/Deactivate). Black bars are displayed when • Black bars may be displayed along the top and bottom or sides when Auto Power Off playing JPEG files. JPEG files with different aspect ratios are played. • Select whether to turn the power off automatically (On ) or not (Off). When set to On , the power automatically turns off if no operation is performed for 30 minutes or more.
8 Troubleshooting Additional information
When a USB device is connected Place of installation Setting the TV system • Choose a stable place near the TV or stereo system Problem Possible causes and solutions being used with the player. USB device is not recognized.• Turn the power off, then disconnect and reconnect the USB device. (Except Taiwan model) • Do not place the player on top of a TV or color • This player does not support USB hubs. Connect the USB device directly. monitor. Also install it away from cassette decks • This player only supports USB mass storage class devices. • If the picture of the disc being played is distorted, and other devices easily affected by magnetic • This player supports portable flash memory and digital audio playback switch the TV system to the one used in your forces. country or region. devices. Avoid the following types of places: • When the TV system is switched, the types of discs • Only the FAT16 and FAT32 file systems are supported. Other file systems • Places exposed to direct sunlight that can be played are limited. (exFAT, NTFS, etc.) are not supported. • Humid or poorly ventilated places • The factory default setting is AUTO. • If the USB device is equipped with an AC adapter, use the USB device • Extremely hot places with the AC adapter connected. • Places exposed to vibrations While the player is in the standby mode... • Some USB devices may not be recognized properly. • Places in which there is much dust or cigarette File cannot be played.• Copyright-protected files cannot be played. Press STANDBY/ON while pressing . smoke • Files stored on a computer cannot be played. Use the buttons on the front panel. • Places exposed to soot, steam or heat (kitchens, • It may not be able to play some files. The power turns on and the TV system switches as etc.) Folder or file names are not • The maximum displayable number of characters for the folder and file shown below. Do not place objects on the player. displayed or properly displayed. names on the Disc Navigator is 14. • AUTONTSC Do not place any objects on top of the player. • NTSCPAL Folder or file names are not • The order of the folder and file names displayed on the Disc Navigator • PALAUTO Do not obstruct the ventilation holes. displayed in alphabetical order. is dependant on the time and date when the folders or files were created Do not use the player on shaggy rugs, beds, sofas, on the USB device. Types of Player setting etc., or wrapped in cloth, etc. Doing so will prevent the heat from dispersing, leading to damage. Much time is required to • It may take longer to load data when a large capacity USB device is discs/ Format recognized the USB device. connected (this could take several minutes). files NTSC PAL AUTO Do not expose to heat. Do not place the player on top of an amplifier or other NTSC NTSC PAL NTSC component that generates heat. When placing it in Setting 䎃䎃 a rack, to avoid the heat given off by the amplifier or other audio component, place it on a shelf below the 䎃䎃 amplifier. PAL NTSC PAL PAL
䎃䎃 Turn off the player’s power when not
䎃䎃 using it. Depending on signal conditions, striped patterns may appear on a TV screen and noise may enter the sound 䎃䎃 of radio broadcasts when the player’s power is on. If this happens, turn the player’s power off. 䎃䎃 NTSC
PAL NTSC PAL or Appendix
䎃䎃 PAL About condensation If the player is moved suddenly from a cold place
䎃䎃 into a warm room (in winter, for example) or if the no disc temperature in the room in which the player is installed rises suddenly due to a heater, etc., water droplets (condensation) may form inside (on operating parts and the lens). When condensation is present, the Cautions on use player will not operate properly and playback is not possible. Let the player stand at room temperature When moving the player for 1 or 2 hours with the power turned on (the time When moving the player, check first that there is no depends on the extent of condensation). The water disc loaded and that the disc tray is closed. Then droplets will dissipate and playback will become press STANDBY/ON on the player (or STANDBY/ possible. Condensation can also occur in the summer ON on the remote control), wait for the OFF indicator if the player is exposed to the direct wind from an on the front panel display to turn off, then unplug the air-conditioner. If this happens, move the player to a power cord. Moving the player with a disc inside it different place. could result in damage.
9 Cleaning the product • Do not use damaged (cracked or warped) discs. Language Code Table • Unplug the power cord from the power outlet when • Do not let the signal surface of discs get scratched cleaning the player. or dirty. Language names (codes) an input codes • Clean the player using a soft cloth. For tough dirt, • Do not place two discs in the disc tray, one on top Japanese (ja), 1001 Bhutani (dz), 0426 Kirghiz (ky), 1125 Sinhalese (si), 1909 apply some neutral detergent diluted in 5 to 6 parts of the other. English (en), 0514 Esperanto (eo), 0515 Latin (la), 1201 Slovak (sk), 1911 water to a soft cloth, wring out thoroughly, wipe off • Do not attach pieces of paper or stickers to discs. French (fr), 0618 Estonian (et), 0520 Lingala (ln), 1214 Slovenian (sl), 1912 the dirt, then wipe again with a soft, dry cloth. Doing so could warp discs, making it impossible German (de), 0405 Basque (eu), 0521 Laothian (lo), 1215 Samoan (sm), 1913 • Alcohol, thinner, benzene, insecticides, etc., could to play them. Also note that rental discs often have Italian (it), 0920 Persian (fa), 0601 Lithuanian (lt), 1220 Shona (sn), 1914 cause the print or paint to peel off. Also, leaving labels attached to them, and the label’s glue may Spanish (es), 0519 Finnish (fi), 0609 Latvian (lv), 1222 Somali (so), 1915 rubber or vinyl products in contact with the player have oozed out. Check that there is no glue around Chinese (zh), 2608 Fiji (fj), 0610 Malagasy (mg), 1307 Albanian (sq), 1917 for long periods of time could mar the cabinet. the edges of such labels before using rented discs. Dutch (nl), 1412 Faroese (fo), 0615 Maori (mi), 1309 Serbian (sr), 1918 • When using chemical-impregnated wipes, etc., Portuguese (pt), 1620 Frisian (fy), 0625 Macedonian (mk), 1311 Siswati (ss), 1919 read the cautions included with the wipes carefully. About specially shaped discs Swedish (sv), 1922 Irish (ga), 0701 Malayalam (ml), 1312 Sesotho (st), 1920 Russian (ru), 1821 Scots-Gaelic (gd), 0704 Mongolian (mn), 1314 Sundanese (su), 1921 Caution for when the unit is installed in a Specially shaped discs Korean (ko), 1115 Galician (gl), 0712 Moldavian (mo), 1315 Swahili (sw), 1923 (heartshaped, hexagonal, rack with a glass door Greek (el), 0512 Guarani (gn), 0714 Marathi (mr), 1318 Tamil (ta), 2001 etc.) cannot be played on Afar (aa), 0101 Gujarati (gu), 0721 Malay (ms), 1319 Telugu (te), 2005 Do not press OPEN/CLOSE on the remote control to this player. Do not attempt Abkhazian (ab), 0102 Hausa (ha), 0801 Maltese (mt), 1320 Tajik (tg), 2007 open the disc tray while the glass door is closed. The to play such discs, as Afrikaans (af), 0106 Hindi (hi), 0809 Burmese (my), 1325 Thai (th), 2008 door will hamper the movement of the disc tray, and the they could damage the Amharic (am), 0113 Croatian (hr), 0818 Nauru (na), 1401 Tigrinya (ti), 2009 unit could be damaged. player. Arabic (ar), 0118 Hungarian (hu), 0821 Nepali (ne), 1405 Turkmen (tk), 2011 Assamese (as), 0119 Armenian (hy), 0825 Norwegian (no), 1415 Tagalog (tl), 2012 Cleaning the lens About condensation on discs Aymara (ay), 0125 Interlingua (ia), 0901 Occitan (oc), 1503 Setswana (tn), 2014 The player’s lens should not become dirty in normal Water droplets (condensation) may form on the Azerbaijani (az), 0126 Interlingue (ie), 0905 Oromo (om), 1513 Tonga (to), 2015 use, but if for some reason it should malfunction due surface of discs if they are moved from a cold place Bashkir (ba), 0201 Inupiak (ik), 0911 Oriya (or), 1518 Turkish (tr), 2018 to dust or dirt, consult your nearest Pioneer authorized (particularly in winter) into a warm room. Discs may Byelorussian (be), 0205 Indonesian (in), 0914 Panjabi (pa), 1601 Tsonga (ts), 2019 service center. Although lens cleaners for players are not play normally if there is condensation on them. Bulgarian (bg), 0207 Icelandic (is), 0919 Polish (pl), 1612 Tatar (tt), 2020 commercially available, we advise against using them Carefully wipe the water droplets off the surface of the Bihari (bh), 0208 Hebrew (iw), 0923 Pashto, Pushto (ps), 1619 Twi (tw), 2023 since some may damage the lens. disc before loading it. Bislama (bi), 0209 Yiddish (ji), 1009 Quechua (qu), 1721 Ukrainian (uk), 2111 Bengali (bn), 0214 Javanese (jw), 1023 Rhaeto-Romance (rm),1813 Urdu (ur), 2118 About copyrights About trademarks Tibetan (bo), 0215 Georgian (ka), 1101 Kirundi (rn), 1814 Uzbek (uz), 2126 This item incorporates copy protection technology Breton (br), 0218 Kazakh (kk), 1111 Romanian (ro), 1815 Vietnamese (vi), 2209 that is protected by U.S. patents and other intellectual Catalan (ca), 0301 Greenlandic (kl), 1112 Kinyarwanda (rw), 1823 Volapük (vo), 2215 property rights of Rovi Corporation. Reverse Corsican (co), 0315 Cambodian (km), 1113 Sanskrit (sa), 1901 Wolof (wo), 2315 engineering and disassembly are prohibited. Czech (cs), 0319 Kannada (kn), 1114 Sindhi (sd), 1904 Xhosa (xh), 2408 Welsh (cy), 0325 Kashmiri (ks), 1119 Sangho (sg), 1907 Yoruba (yo), 2515 Danish (da), 0401 Kurdish (ku), 1121 Serbo-Croatian (sh), 1908 Zulu (zu), 2621 Handling discs • Manufactured under license from Dolby Storing Laboratories. “Dolby” and the double-D symbol are • Always place discs in their cases and store them trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Country/Area Code Table vertically, avoiding places hot, humid, exposed to direct sunlight and extremely cold. Country/Area name, Input codes and Country/Area code • Be sure to read the cautions included with the disc. United States, 2119, us Switzerland, 0308, ch Norway, 1415, no Argentina, 0118, ar Sweden, 1905, se Pakistan, 1611, pk Cleaning discs United Kingdom, 0702, gb Spain, 0519, es Philippines, 1608, ph • Discs may not play if there are fingerprints or dust Italy, 0920, it Thailand, 2008, th Finland, 0609, fi on them. In this case, use a cleaning cloth, etc., India, 0914, in Taiwan, 2023, tw Mexico, 1324, mx to gently wipe the disc from the inside towards the Indonesia, 0904, id China, 0314, cn Brazil, 0218, br outside. Do not use dirty cleaning cloths. Australia, 0121, au Chile, 0312, cl France, 0618, fr • Do not use benzene, thinner or other volatile Austria, 0120, at Denmark, 0411, dk Belgium, 0205, be chemicals. Also do not use record spray or Netherlands, 1412, nl Germany, 0405, de Portugal, 1620, pt antistatic agents. Canada, 0301, ca Japan, 1016, jp Hong Kong, 0811, hk • For tough dirt, apply some water to a soft cloth, Korea, Republic of, 1118, kr New Zealand, 1426, nz Malaysia, 1325, my wring out thoroughly, wipe off the dirt, then wipe off Singapore, 1907, sg the moisture with a dry cloth.
10 Specifications
Power requirements AC 110 V to 240 V, 50 Hz/60 Hz NOTE Power consumption DV-2042K ...... 10 W • The specifications and design of this product are subject to change without notice. DV-2242 ...... 10 W • This product includes FontAvenue® fonts licensed by NEC Corporation. FontAvenue is a registered trademark DV-2240 ...... 6 W of NEC Corporation. Power consumption (standby) 0.5 W Weight DV-2042K ...... 1.2 kg DV-2242 ...... 1.0 kg DV-2240 ...... 1.0 kg
Only Mid & South America DV-2042K ...... 1.1 kg DV-2242 ...... 0.9 kg DV-2240 ...... 0.9 kg
Only Mid East & South Africa DV-2042K ...... 1.2 kg DV-2242 ...... 0.9 kg DV-2240 ...... 0.9 kg External dimensions DV-2042K ...... 360 mm (W) x 42 mm (H) x 210 mm (D) DV-2242 ...... 271 mm (W) x 42 mm (H) x 208 mm (D) DV-2240 ...... 271 mm (W) x 42 mm (H) x 208 mm (D) Tolerable operating temperature +5 °C to +35 °C Tolerable operating humidity 5 % to 85 % (no condensation)
Video output Output level 1 Vp-p (75 ) Output terminal RCA terminal
Component video output (Y, CB/PB, CR/PR) (DV-2042K) Y output level 1 Vp-p (75 ) CB/PB, CR/PR Output level 0.7 Vp-p (75 ) Output terminal RCA terminal Appendix
Audio output (stereo L/R) Audio output level 200 mVrms (1 kHz, -20 dB) Output terminal RCA terminal Frequency response 4 Hz to 44 kHz
Digital audio output Coaxial digital output RCA terminal
USB (DV-2042K/DV-2242) USB port A type
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