Pioneer DV-C36 Owner's Manual - Page 4

Features of This Player Compatible with DVD, Video CD and CD formats DVD, Video CD and CD discs that display the logos shown below can be played back on PIONEER DVD players. For more information on discs compatible with this player, refer to the table below. Types of playable Diameter/ discs and their marks Playable sides Playback time DVD VIDEO DVD VIDEO Digital audio Digital video (MPEG 2) 12 cm (5in.)/ 1 layer 133 min. single-sided 2 layer 242 min. 12 cm (5in.)/ 1 layer 266 min. double-sided 2 layer 484 min. DVD VIDEO Digital audio Digital video (MPEG 2) 8 cm (3 in.)/ 1 layer 41 min. single-sided 2 layer 75 min. VIDEO CD CD 8 cm (3 in.)/ 1 layer 82 min. double-sided 2 layer 150 min. VIDEO CD 12 cm (5 in.)/ single-sided VIDEO CD single 8 cm (3 in.)/ single-sided CD Digital audio Digital video (MPEG 1) Max. 74 minutes Digital audio Digital video (MPEG 1) Max. 20 minutes Digital audio 12 cm (5 in.)/ single-sided *1 CD single Max. 74 minutes Digital audio 8 cm (3 in.)/ *1 single-sided Max. 20 minutes The disc format logos shown above are found on disc labels or on disc jackets. • To prevent malfunction, do not use an 8 cm (3 in.) adaptor (for CDs). • Discs other than the ones indicated above cannot be played on this unit. • DVDs that have incompatible region numbers, DVD-Audio, DVD-ROM, and CD-ROM cannot be played on this unit. The region number of the player can be found on the rear panel. *1 Playing recordable CDs • Note that this unit cannot record onto recordable discs. • This unit can play music-use CD-R and CD-RW discs. However, depending on the condition of the CD recorder and the disc, you may find that not all discs will play successfully. (For example, if the disc is scratched or dirty, or if the player's pickup lens is dirty.) 4 525 line digital progressive-scan component video output Compared to standard interlaced video, progressive scan effectively doubles the amount of video information fed to your TV or monitor. The result is a stable, flicker-free image. (Check your TV/monitor for compatibility with this feature.) For the very highest picture quality, try watching a movie on DVD-Video on a progressive-scan compatible TV. Of course, the DV-C36 also has composite video and Svideo outs for connection to all types of video equipment. Compatible with a wide range of DVD digital audio output formats 1 DVDs are recorded in one of four types of digital audio formats (as of October 1998). The digital audio output jacks of this player output Dolby Digital*2, DTS*3, MPEG, and linear PCM digital bitstreams. This player has a function that converts Dolby Digital and MPEG audio formats into the linear PCM format. This allows playback of DVDs recorded in Dolby Digital and MPEG without the need for a decoder. Convenient 5-disc changer A disc that is currently playing can be easily exchanged with four other discs. In addition, you can play your favorite disc with the press of a button. Smart CD mode for audio Using this feature you can play only the CDs loaded in the disc tray-automatically skipping over any DVDs or Video CDs loaded-useful if you have a mixture of discs loaded but only want to play music: you don't have to keep track of what kind of disc is where in the disc tray. During playback in CD mode, no video is output from the unit. This is to ricreace the audio quality. Hi-bit Legato Link Conversion The Hi-Bit Legato Link Conversion exceeds traditional digital to analog signal conversion in that it employs the latest in audio technology to digitally restore some of the original integrity of the analog signal, thus producing a signal closer to that of the original. *2 Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. "Dolby" and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Confidential unpublished works. © 1992-1997 Dolby Laboratories. All rights reserved. *3 "DTS" is a trademark of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.