Pioneer S-HTD1, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...XV HTD1 S HTD1 DVD RECEIVER SPEAKER SYSTEM Operating Instructions ...

Page 2: ...ocked and covered with items such as newspapers table cloths curtains etc Also do not put the apparatus on the thick carpet bed sofa or fabric having a thick pile H040 En Operating Environment H045 En Operating environment temperature and humidity 5 C 35 C 41 F 95 F less than 85 RH cooling vents not blocked Do not install in the following locations Location exposed to direct sunlight or strong art...

Page 3: ...model is provided with this switch Mains voltages in Saudi Arabia are 127 V and 220 V only Never use this model with the 110 V setting in Saudi Arabia H019 En The line voltage selector switch is located on the rear panel Check that it is set properly before plugging the power cord into the outlet If the voltage is not properly set or if you move to an area where the voltage requirements differ adj...

Page 4: ...Dolby and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Confidential unpublished works 1992 1997 Dolby Laborato ries All rights reserved DTS and DTS Digital Surround are registered trademarks of Digital Theater Systems Inc What s in the box Confirm that the following accessories are in the box when you open it Remote control AA R6P dry cell batteries x2 AM loop antenna FM antenna Video ...

Page 5: ...t you want on a disc 26 Switching camera angles 26 Switching subtitles 26 Switching audio language 26 Switching audio channel 26 Making a program list 27 More programming options 28 Using random play 28 Using repeat play 28 Looping a section of a disc 29 Playing CDs only CD Mode 29 Bookmarking a place in a disc 29 Memorizing disc settings 30 Displaying disc information 30 Singing karaoke Except Eu...

Page 6: ...n the unit Use within 7 meters of the remote sensor and at an angle of less than 30º Remote operation may become unreliable if strong sunlight or fluorescent light is shining on the unit s remote sensor Remote controllers for different devices can interfere with each other Avoid using remotes for other equip ment located nearby this unit Replace the batteries when you notice the operating range of...

Page 7: ...y in this system Other formats including DVD RAM DVD ROM DVD Audio CD ROM SACD and Photo CD will not play DVD Video compatibility Single sided or double sided discs Single layer or dual layer discs Dolby Digital DTS MPEG or Linear PCM digital audio MPEG 2 digital video DVD discs are generally divided into one or more titles Titles may be further subdivided into chapters Audio CD compatibility 12cm...

Page 8: ... Use the speaker cables with the blue sleeves to connect the rear speakers to the REAR L and REAR R terminals 3 Use the speaker cable with the grey sleeves to connect the subwoofer to the SUBWOOFER terminals 4 Use the speaker cable with the green sleeves to connect the center speaker to the CENTER terminals For proper sound it s important to connect the positive colored and negative black terminal...

Page 9: ...ure it with tape or by some other suitable means An unsecured speaker may fall from the TV due to external shocks such as earthquakes endangering those nearby or damaging the speaker The front and center speakers supplied with this system are magnetically shielded However placing them extremely close to a television may result in color distortion on the screen If this happens move the speakers a l...

Page 10: ...reo audio cord to connect the audio outs of your TV or VCR to the TV VCR IN jacks This will enable you to hear the TV or VCR sound through this system If you want to connect both your TV and VCR use the TV VCR IN jacks for one and the AUX IN jacks for the other Placing the main unit too close to your TV may cause interference especially if you re using an indoor antenna If you notice interference ...

Page 11: ...oth AM antenna wires 2 Press the antenna terminal tabs to open and insert one wire into each terminal 3 Release the tabs to secure the AM an tenna wires 4 Bend the stand in the direction indicated by the arrow see fig A below left 5 Clip the loop onto the stand fig B below left 6 Place the AM antenna on a flat surface and point in the direction giving the best reception Avoid placing near computer...

Page 12: ...European model Use 75Ω coaxial cable to hook up an external FM antenna Do not leave the supplied FM wire antenna attached European model Use 75Ω coaxial cable with a PAL connector to hook up an external FM antenna AM LOOP ANTENNA FM UNBAL 75Ω H Outdoor AM antenna Indoor AM antenna AM LOOP ANTENNA FM UNBAL 75Ω H H Outdoor AM antenna Indoor AM antenna 75 Ω coaxial cable PAL connector Except European...

Page 13: ...e component through this system 2 Use a stereo audio cable to connect the AUX OUT jacks to the analog inputs of an external component This will allow you to record from this system to an external tape MD CD recorder 3 Use a digital coaxial cable to connect the DIGITAL IN COAX jack to the digital output of an external component This will allow you to play a digital audio component MD player etc thr...

Page 14: ...37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 9 12 15 14 16 18 10 21 1 1 13 17 19 20 22 15 ENTER 16 Cursor right Use for navigating menus and on screen displays 17 MENU Page 20 TOP MENU Page 20 18 Cursor down Use for navigating menus and on screen displays 19 SOUND Page 24 25 20 7 Page 19 21 3 8 Page 19 22 RETURN Page 20 23 4 PREV Pages 19 20 24 1 STEP SLOW e Pages 19 20 25 STEP SLOW E Pages 19 20 26 ...

Page 15: ... 7 8 9 10 1 1 12 13 1 1 CONDITION page 30 12 ANGLE page 26 13 LAST MEMO page 29 14 Channel indicators Show which channels are available on the current disc 15 Character display When playing discs Left to right displays disc number title chapter track minutes seconds 16 RANDOM page 28 17 REPEAT page 28 18 DISC ALL DISCS Indicates the random or repeat mode page 28 29 This illustration is not Europea...

Page 16: ...on or in standby Setting up for surround sound You can use this system right out of the box for surround sound with just the default settings However for really great surround sound we recommend that you spend a few minutes making some settings that match this system to your listening room Unless you change the layout of your speakers or main listening position you only need to make most of these ...

Page 17: ... balancing the levels from the subwoofer center and surround speakers relative to the front left right speakers To help you judge the sound level of each speaker a test tone is played through each speaker in turn make sure that there are no headphones connected Adjust the levels until they all sound equal The levels you set here will apply to all surround modes However you can set levels independe...

Page 18: ...e instead 4 Choose an OSD menu language Setup Navigator Move Exit SETUP Select ENTER Select the On Screen Language OSD Language Español français English Language General Language Video The language options shown in the on screen display illustrations on the following pages may not correspond to those available in your country or region 5 Select the type of TV you have General Language Video Setup ...

Page 19: ... to a complete stop before loading a disc the player may malfunction if a disc is caught in the disc tray mechanism Do not rotate the disc tray by hand Always use the DISC SKIP button 5 Press 6 to start playback of the disc just loaded If you re playing a DVD or Video CD a menu may appear See page 20 for how to navigate these Basic playback controls Button What it does 6 Starts playback or pauses ...

Page 20: ...not allowed by the disc Navigating DVD disc menus Some DVD discs contain menus Sometimes these are displayed automatically when you start playback others only appear when you press menu or top menu Button What it does TOP MENU Displays the top menu of a DVD disc this varies with the disc MENU Displays a DVD disc menu this varies with the disc and may be the same as the top menu RETURN Returns to t...

Page 21: ...ly selected band press and hold either the 1 or button for about a second The system will start searching for the next station stopping when it has found one Repeat this step to search for other stations Every time searching stops on a station the tuned indicator lights in the display Exchanging discs You can change any of the discs not in the play position using the EXCHANGE button Because the di...

Page 22: ...ing to the radio on page 21 for more on how to do this 2 Press SYSTEM SETUP 3 Press 2 or 3 until you see ST MEMORY appear in the display 4 Press ENTER 5 Press 2 or 3 to select a station preset number Alternatively use the number buttons use the 10 button for numbers over 10 If you use the number buttons you can skip step 6 6 Press ENTER again to save the station preset Repeat these steps to save u...

Page 23: ...ffects Musical Concert hall sound Drama Classic mid size movie theater sound Action Large modern movie theater sound Virtual Surround 1 VIR SURR 1 Virtual surround sound from just the main front stereo speakers and a subwoofer Use this mode if you can t use the surround speakers Virtual Surround 2 VIR SURR 2 Virtual surround sound if you have connected the surround speakers but are using them in f...

Page 24: ...vel You can adjust the effect level in the range of 10 to 90 4 Press ENTER Surround Off SUR OFF All sources are played through only the front left and right speakers and the subwoofer No effects are added The surround modes cannot be used in combination with DSP effects or with 96kHz digital sources You cannot change the surround mode when Record mode is active see Direct recording on the followin...

Page 25: ...al recorder without worrying about the various sound settings The bass treble surround DSP and Midnight settings are all bypassed so that the recording is direct from source When the Record Mode is on you cannot change or adjust the bass treble surround and DSP mode settings or the Midnight setting Once the power is switched off or the function is changed the Record mode automatically reverts to o...

Page 26: ... 5 0 0 3 Press 6 to start restart playback Switching camera angles Some DVD discs feature scenes shot from two or more angles check the disc box for details it should be marked with a icon if it contains multi angle scenes When these scenes are playing a camera icon ap pears on screen To switch the camera angle press ANGLE SHIFT 4 To hide the TV angle indicator choose Angle Indicator Off from the ...

Page 27: ...en type of disc number of titles chapters tracks etc If the unit hasn t yet read the disc then appears in the box for disc type If you want to put the whole disc into the program list jump to step 5 below 3 Move the cursor to the TITLE TRACK field and enter a title or track number Step Chap Title Track Disc Disc Total DVD Title 1 37 PROGRAM Exit Move Page 4 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 06 PLAY Play Program For D...

Page 28: ...ition If the current disc is a DVD you can play either the titles or chapters on that disc at random If the current disc is an audio or Video CD you can play either the tracks on that disc or all the tracks on all the CDs and Video CDs loaded at random DVD discs loaded will be ignored 1 Press RANDOM SHIFT 8 repeatedly to select a random play mode The mode is displayed on screen and in the front pa...

Page 29: ...ss CD MODE again 2 Press 6 The player automatically starts playing the first CD loaded Once all the CDs loaded have played the player automatically stops In CD Mode use the DISC SKIP button to rotate the disc tray to the next CD loaded if there is one You can use repeat and random play in CD Mode see page 28 and this page You can t switch on CD mode while playing a DVD or Video CD Stop playback fi...

Page 30: ...us track chapter and title information as well as the video transmission rate for DVD discs can be displayed on screen while a disc is playing or while it s stopped To show switch the information dis played press DVD DISP SHIFT CLEAR When a disc is playing the information appears at the top of the screen Keep pressing DVD DISP SHIFT CLEAR to change the displayed information Play Tr Rate 37 1 0 38 ...

Page 31: ...a backing track 4 To change the mix CD or VCD only press AUDIO Pressing repeatedly switches between these modes STEREO Use for backing tracks with no vocals L CH Left channel only Use for tracks that have a vocal recorded in the right channel R CH Right channel only Use for tracks that have a vocal recorded in the left channel 5 Play the backing track 6 Adjust the MIC LEVEL to get the sound you wa...

Page 32: ... Document Documentaries In addition there are program types ALARM and TEST used for exceptional emergency announcements The tuner will switch automatically to that station if it picks up either of these RDS signals Using RDS Radio Data System or RDS as it s usually known is a system used by FM radio stations to provide listeners with various information the name of the station and what kind of sho...

Page 33: ...s Displaying RDS information You can choose to display Program Service name PS Program Type PTY or Radio Text RT for the FM station you re listening to 1 Press SYSTEM DISP repeatedly to select the RDS information you want to display Switch between PS Program Service name PTY Program Type RT Radio Text SEARCH see below for more on this OFF don t display any RDS data The RDS information will appear ...

Page 34: ...R OFF in the display 5 Press ENTER The timer indicator lights when the timer is on Using the wake up timer You can use the timer as an alarm clock to wake up to the sound of a disc loaded or the radio If you have an external component operated by a separate timer you can also set it as the source function Once the timer is active it will switch the system on everyday at the set time Unlike an ordi...

Page 35: ... This is not available when a Video CD is in PBC mode or if you re playing a CD or Video CD in repeat mode If you set a disc playing in repeat mode after setting the sleep timer to SLEEP AUTO it automatically switches to the 90 minute setting Once the sleep timer is set you can check the time left by pressing SLEEP SHIFT 6 To cancel the sleep timer switch the system into standby or select SLEEP OF...

Page 36: ... very low volume 4 Press ENTER Advanced sound settings This chapter covers advanced settings to further optimize the sound of your system LFE attenuator The LFE low frequency effects channel carries ultra low bass sound to add weight to effects in Dolby Digital and DTS soundtracks This channel can overload the subwoofer resulting in distortion Use the LFE attenua tor setting to reduce the signal f...

Page 37: ...4 When you re done press ENTER Dual mono setting The dual mono setting applies only to Dolby Digital discs that feature dual mono material see the disc box for details Dual mono discs are recorded with two independent channels that may be played together or separately depending on the situation For example a guitar tuition disc might have the guitar recorded on one channel and all the other instru...

Page 38: ... Default 16 9 Wide Language General Video TV Screen Picture Quality Move Exit 16 9 Wide 4 3 Pan Scan 4 3 Letter Box SETUP Select your display preference If you have a widescreen TV select the 16 9 Wide setting widescreen DVD software is then shown using the full screen area When playing software recorded in conventional 4 3 format the settings on your TV will determine how the material is presente...

Page 39: ...mal Language General Video Angle Indicator On Still Picture On Screen Display Move Exit Auto Position Wide Position Normal Off SETUP Picture Quality S Video Out TV Screen 16 9 Wide Standard S2 Language settings OSD Language Set in Setup Navigator default English General Video Language OSD Language English Audio Language English Subtitle Language Japanese Auto Language On Move Exit English français...

Page 40: ...f the language you specify here is recorded on a disc the system automatically plays the disc with those subtitles although this depends on the Auto Language setting see Auto Language on page 40 Setup audio language General Video Language Subtitle Language SETUP Move Exit ENTER Select Return ja Japanese List of Languages Code 0 2 1 0 0 1 Setup disc s subtitle language RETURN The DVD format recogni...

Page 41: ...r in your preferred subtitle language Selected Subtitle If the Audio Language and Subtitle Language settings are the same then both of these choices will give the same result You can still switch audio and subtitle languages on playback using the AUDIO and SUBTITLE buttons DVD Language Default Setting w Subtitle Language General Video Language OSD Language English Audio Language English Subtitle L...

Page 42: ...cturer it is not possible to give a definitive guide to each level check the disc box for parental lock details Not all discs that you may consider inappropriate for your children are rated Unrated discs will always play without requiring the password first Changing the parental lock level 1 Select Level Change 2 Use number buttons to register a new password or confirm your existing pass word then...

Page 43: ... conventional CRT type TV it can burn in leaving a ghost image on the screen When On the screen saver makes sure that a constant image is not displayed for a dangerously long time Background Color Default setting Blue Language Video General Parental Lock Level 8 Screen Saver Off Setup Navigator Background Color Move Exit Blue Black Other SETUP Setup Menu Mode Expert This specifies the color of the...

Page 44: ...ng 1 Switch the system into standby 2 Press SYSTEM SETUP 3 Press the 2 or 3 button until you see AM STEP in the display 4 Use the 5 and buttons to select 9kHz or 10kHz When set to 9kHz the FM tuning interval becomes 50kHz This should not affect tuning into FM stations 5 Press ENTER Setting the display brightness You can adjust the brightness of the display to suit the lighting conditions of the ro...

Page 45: ...ace dry Do not use volatile liquids such as benzene and thinner which may damage the surfaces Disc lens cleaner The disc pickup lens should not become dirty in normal use but if for some reason it should malfunction due to dirt or dust consult your nearest Pioneer authorized service center Although lens cleaners for CD players are commercially available we do not recommend using them since some ma...

Page 46: ...rnative to Dolby Digital DTS discs contain up to eight channels of digital audio See also Dolby Digital MPEG video The video format used for Video CDs and DVDs Video CD uses the older MPEG 1 standard while DVD uses the newer and much better quality MPEG 2 standard PBC PlayBack Control Video CD only A system of navigating a Video CD through on screen menus recorded onto the disc Especially good for...

Page 47: ... km 1 1 13 Kannada kn 1 1 14 Kashmiri ks 1 1 19 Kurdish ku 1 121 Kirghiz ky 1 125 Latin la 1201 Lingala ln 1214 Laothian lo 1215 Lithuanian lt 1220 Latvian lv 1222 Malagasy mg 1307 Maori mi 1309 Macedonian mk 131 1 Malayalam ml 1312 Mongolian mn 1314 Moldavian mo 1315 Marathi mr 131 8 Malay ms 1319 Maltese mt 1320 Burmese my 1325 Nauru na 1401 Nepali ne 1405 Norwegian no 1415 Occitan oc 1503 Oromo...

Page 48: ...ing unit Check that the disc is loaded correctly label side face up The operation is prohibited by the system The selected function does not operate for that disc There is a CD or Video CD loaded and the setting that was changed applies only to DVD discs The settings will take effect next time a DVD is loaded Switch the power off once then on again using the front panel standby on switch Some sett...

Page 49: ...The tuning interval may be incorrect for your country or region Try switching the tuning interval page 44 Auto tuning will only detect radio stations with a good signal For more sensitive tuning connect an outdoor antenna Make sure that you re using the remote within its operating range and that there are no obstacles between the remote and the sensor on the main unit Check that the batteries are ...

Page 50: ...anual that came with the TV for details Typical options are black bars either side some form of stretched or zoomed presentation 16 9 Wide 16 9 Wide When viewing a standard size TV or monitor Setting and appearance Screen format of disc Standard TV programs etc The program is presented correctly regardless of the setting Widescreen movies etc The program is shown in widescreen with black bars at t...

Page 51: ...ctions 1 Warranty card European and Australian models only 1 Power plug adapter Central and South America models only 1 Note Specifications and design subject to possible modification without notice due improvements Specifications Amplifier Section Continuous power output RMS Front 80 W per channel 1 kHz 10 T H D 8 Ω Rear 30 W per channel 1 kHz 10 T H D 8 Ω Center 30 W per channel 1 kHz 10 T H D 8...

Page 52: ...5 Australia TEL 03 9586 6300 PIONEER ELECTRONICS DE MEXICO S A DE C V San Lorenzo 1009 3er Piso Desp 302 Col Del Valle Mexico D F C P 03100 TEL 5 688 52 90 TSWZW 01C00001 Printed in Switching the demo mode on off When you first plug in this system the display shows a demo sequence The demo will also start if the system is on in the DVD function but idle for more than 5 minutes The demo will stop i...