Instructions and manual for Pioneer DV-989AVi-S in Russian

GPS navigator PIONEER PM-989 5* is rightfully considered one of the best 5-inch models for convenient operation and quick construction of the optimal route. A reliable assistant during your travels. Among the main features of the model, it is worth noting simplicity, ease of use, high-quality assembly without backlash or creaks at an affordable price. The navigator combines a whole arsenal of popular navigation functions; the model’s capabilities are complemented by a traffic situation warning function, hands-free telephone mode, etc. Now unfamiliar terrain and difficult routes will no longer be a problem for you - the navigator makes it easy to find the necessary road, saving your time and nerves .

Navigation

The navigator displays the current location on the map, with automatic and quick laying of suitable routes, searching for an object by name or address, with voice prompts while driving along the route, warnings about traffic police posts, security cameras, etc.

The model comes with a set of multimedia functions. Including a music player, support for working with all common video formats. The navigator supports viewing images and photos.

It should be noted that there is a Bluetooth adapter for synchronizing the navigator with a mobile phone, or can be used as “Hands-free”. This allows you to communicate hands-free on your mobile phone – without having to hold it in your hand while driving.

Navigation isn't everything

The Pioneer PM-989 GPS navigator is ideally complemented by other relevant functions that can be quite useful while traveling - a music player, a video player, an application for viewing images, text reading, currency conversion and other pleasant surprises. The wireless FM transmitter allows you to listen to voice instructions, audio books or your favorite music not through the speakers of the navigator, but using your car's stereo system.

If you wish to recycle this product, do not throw it away...

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If you wish to dispose of this product, do not dispose of it with normal household waste. There is a separate collection system for used electronic products in accordance with the law, which involves appropriate handling, return and recycling.

Private customers in the 25 EU member states, Switzerland and Norway can return used electronic products free of charge to the appropriate collection points or to the dealer (when purchasing a similar new product). In countries not listed above, please contact the appropriate authorities for information on proper disposal methods. By doing this, you can be confident that the product being disposed of will be properly handled, transferred to the appropriate facility and recycled without any potential negative consequences for the environment or human health.

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Before you start Features...

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Content

01

Before starting work

Peculiarities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Contents of delivery
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Installing batteries in the remote control
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Using the remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Supports disc/content formats during playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

General disc compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Support for CD-R/RW discs
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Supports DVD-R/RW discs
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Supports compressed audio signals
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. . . . . . . . . 10 Support for discs created on a PC
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. . . . . . . 11 Sections, chapters, groups and tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . eleven

Regions for DVD-Video discs
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02

Connection

Back panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Easy to connect
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Using other types of video outputs
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. . . 15 Connection using S-Video output . . . . 15

Connection using the AV connector output
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Connect using component video output
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Connection for multi-channel surround sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Connection using multi-channel analog outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Connect using digital audio output
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Connecting using i.LINK
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. . . . . . . . . . . . 19 About the i.LINK interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Creation of the i.LINK network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Connecting using HDMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

About the HDMI interface
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Control this player from another Pioneer component
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. . . . . . . . 23 03

Controls and displays

Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

About progressive scan video
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. . . . . . . . . . . 26 Display
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Remote control
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Beginning of work

Installation of a television system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Watching NTSC on a PAL TV . . . . . . . . . 30

Inclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Beginning of work
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Using On-Screen Displays
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. . . . . . . . . . 32 Setup using Setup Navigator (

Settings navigator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Playing discs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Basic playback controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

DVD Disc Menu
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 PBC Video CD/Super VCD disc menu
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. . . . . 38 05

Playing discs

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Using the Disc Navigator

to view content

disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Scan disks
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Using the MULTI disc
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Slow motion
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. . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Frame forward/frame backward
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Repeated playback of a fragment on a disc
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Replay
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Play in random order
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Creating a program list
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Editing the program list . . . . . . . . . .48

Other functions available through the programming menu
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 Disc Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Selecting subtitles
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Switching the DVD audio language
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Switching DVD-RW audio channels
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. . . . . . .51 Switching DVD-Audio audio channels
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. . . . . .51 Switching audio channels CD/MP3/Video CD/Super VCD
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 Selecting a camera angle
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 Displaying disc information
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. . . . . . . . . . .51 06

Audio Settings Menu

(

Sound options)

Note about Audio Settings menu functions (

Sound options) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Audio DRC (

Audio DRC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Legato PRO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Hi-Bit
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 Virtual Surround (

Virtual surround sound) . . . . . . . . . . .54

Channel Level (

Channel level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Speaker Distance (

Distance to

loudspeakers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

07

Video Settings Menu

(

Video parameters)

Video Adjust (

Video image adjustment) . .57

Create your own presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

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Initial Settings menu...

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Initial Settings Menu

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Initial parameters)

Using the Initial Settings Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Digital Audio Out menu options (

Digital audio output) . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Digital Out (

Digital signal output) . . . . . . 60

Dolby Digital Out (

Dolby Digital signal output) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

DTS Out (

DTS signal output) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Linear PCM Out (

Linear PCM signal output) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

MPEG Out (

MPEG signal output) . . . . . . . . . . 62

Video Output menu options (

Video output) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

TV Screen (

TV screen). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Component Out(

Component signal output) . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

AV Connector Out (

AV output connector). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

S-Video Out (

S-Video signal output) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Still Picture (

Still image). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Language menu options . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Audio Language (

Audio language) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Subtitle Language (

Subtitle language) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Auto Language (

Automatic language selection) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

DVD Menu Language (

DVD Menu Language) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Subtitle Display (

Display subtitles) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Display menu options . . . . . . . . . . 66

OSD Language (

OSD language) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

On Screen Display (

Screen display) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Angle Indicator (

Angle indicator). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Background(

Background) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Screen Saver (

Screen saver) . . . . . . . . . . 67

Options (

Extra options) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Parental Lock (

Child lock) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Bonus Group (

Additional group). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Auto Disc menu (

Automatic disk loading) . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Group Playback (

Play group) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

DVD Playback Mode (

DVD playback mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

SACD Playback (

SACD playback) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

HDMI Settings (

HDMI Settings) . . . . . . . . . . . 72

CD Playback (

CD playback). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

DTS Downmix (

DTS mixing) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Speakers (

Loudspeakers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Audio Output Mode (

Audio output mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Speaker Installation (

Installation of loudspeakers) . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Speaker Distance (

Speaker Distance) . . . . . . . . . 76

Channel Level (

Channel level) . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

i.LINK Setup (

i.LINK Setting) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Audio Out (

Audio output) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Connections Setup (

Setting up connections) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Auto Select Play (

Automatic selection

playback) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

DVD-Audio Out (

DVD-Audio output) . . . . . . . . . . 80

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Additional Information

Caring for your player and discs. . . . . . . . . . . 81

Handling Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Disc storage
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Discs to avoid
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. . . . . . . . . . 81 Cleaning the reading lens
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Condensation problems
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Installation Tips
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Moving the player
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Precautions when handling the power cord
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Screen sizes and disc formats . . . . . . . . . . 83

Widescreen TV users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

For users of standard TVs
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. . 83 Resetting the player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

About audio output options
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 About HDMI output settings
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 HDMI output using DVD-Audio sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

About i.LINK output options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

List of language codes
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 List of Country/Area Codes
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Selecting languages ​​using the language code list
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Glossary
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Troubleshooting
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

DVD/CD/Video CD/Super VCD player
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 HDMI Troubleshooting
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. . . . . . . . . 96 i.LINK Troubleshooting
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. . . . . . . . . 98 Messages related to i.LINK
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. . . . . . . . . 99 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

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Before you start 01, Scope of delivery

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Contents of delivery

After opening the package, make sure you have the following accessories.

• Remote control • AA/LR6 x2 dry batteries • Stereo audio cable (red/

white plugs)

• Video cable (yellow plugs) • S400 4-pin i.LINK cable • Power cable • These operating instructions • Warranty card

Installing batteries in the remote control

1

Open the battery cover

compartment on the back of the remote control.

2

Insert two AA/R6P batteries into

battery compartment, following the instructions (

,


) inside the compartment.
3

Close the lid.

Improper installation may result in a hazardous situation such as internal leakage or explosion. Observe the following precautions. • Do not install new and

old batteries.

• Do not mix different types of batteries

at the same time - although they may look the same, different batteries may have different voltages.

• Make sure that when installing

batteries, their positive and negative poles were located in accordance with the designations inside the battery compartment.

• Remove batteries from equipment

which is not planned to be used for a month or more.

• When disposing of used batteries,

Please comply with government regulations in your country or region and adhere to the regulations of public environmental organizations.

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Measurements

Technical Note

The frequency response is almost ideal, there is no imbalance (0.03 dB is beyond the threshold of audibility), the THD is uniform and very low. The signal-to-noise ratio of 94 dB leaves much to be desired. The channel separation of the built-in decoders is quite high, but the symmetry cannot be called ideal - the interpenetration in the rear is slightly greater than in the front. The spectrum of the output signal can be considered clean (the difference harmonic at –90 dB does not count), the pulses are processed perfectly. The white balance is almost standard, the color transitions are excellent. No significant problems were found in the MFC of the video path. There is no jitter.

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Using the remote control

When using the remote control, please remember the following rules:

• Make sure there are no obstacles

between the remote control and the device's remote sensor.

• Remote control range

The remote control distance is about 7 meters.

• Remote control efficiency

remote control performance may decrease when the unit's remote sensor is exposed to strong sunlight or strong fluorescent light.

• Remote controls

different devices may interfere with each other. Avoid using the remote controls of other equipment located near this device.

• Replace the batteries if you notice that

The range of the remote control has been reduced.

Supports disc/content formats during playback

General disc compatibility

This player has been designed and engineered to be compatible with software bearing one of the following logos:

Other formats, including but not limited to the following, will not play in this player: Photo CD, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, CD-ROM*

*Excludes discs on which

The files are recorded in the MP3 format specified in the Compressed Audio Support

.

DVD-R/RW and CD-R/RW (Audio CD and Video CD/Super VCD) discs recorded using a DVD recorder, CD recorder, or personal computer may not be playable on this unit. The reasons for this can be many, including, but not limited to: the type of disc being used, the type of recording; damage, dirt or condensation on either the disc or the player's pickup lens. Notes about special software and formats are provided below.

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User reviews

The pioneer, starting with the 545 model in 2002 and in my opinion to this day, does everything according to the picture. Expensive models actually have color noise suppressors, it works great, especially check the first part of the first edition matrix. On a regular DVD there is green noise, but the Pioneer cleans the picture. Among the disadvantages of expensive ones, sometimes you can still see how digitization is going. The funny thing here was that 545 branded discs without noise played probably clearer even than 747. But the slightly left disc with a not very good image 747 pulls it out, cleaning up the noise.

Grade: *****

Unfortunately, over time it turned out that this device is still demanding on disks. There are also problems when moving to the second layer.

Grade: ***

You can already buy Blu-ray, you say? Or maybe HD-DVD. So what are we going to buy? I'd rather buy the DVD. And 989 is one of the best candidates. And let the next battle between the beaver and the donkey (or good and evil) go on without me.

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• About playing DualDiscs

DualDisc is a new double-sided disc that has DVD video, audio, etc. on one side and non-DVD content such as digital audio on the other side. The non-DVD side of the disc, that is, the audio side of the disc, is not compliant with the CD Audio specification, and therefore may not be playable. The DVD content side of a DualDisc is played on this unit. For more information about DualDisc specifications, please contact the disc manufacturer or retailer.

CD-R/RW disc support

• This unit plays discs

CD-R and CD-RW recorded in CD Audio and Video CD/Super VCD format, or as a CD-ROM disc with MP3 audio files. However, other content may cause the disc to not play or cause noise/distortion in the output.

• Burn CD-R or CD-RW discs on this

device is not possible.

• Unfinished CD-R/RW discs,

recorded as CD Audio will play, but all content (playing time, etc.) will not be displayed.

DVD-R/RW disc support

• This unit plays discs

DVD-R/RW recorded using the DVD Video or Video Recording format.

• Burn DVD-R/RW discs on this

device is not possible.

• Unfinished DVD-R/RW discs on this

will not play on the player.

Compressed audio support

• This unit plays discs

CD-ROM with files saved in MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 (MP3) format with a sampling rate of 44.1 or 48 kHz. Incompatible files will not play and the device will display UNPLAYABLE

(not to be reproduced).

• It is recommended to use files with

constant bit rate. Variable Bit Rate (VBR) files will be played, but the playback time may not be displayed correctly.

• CD-ROM used for recording

MP3 files must be ISO 9660 Level 2 compliant.

• Physical CD format: Mode1, Mode2 XA

Form1.

• This player may

play only tracks whose file names have the extension “.mp3” or “.MP3”.

• This player is compatible with

multi-session discs, but will only play closed sessions.

• Use CD-R or CD-RW media

for recording MP3 files.

• This player can recognize

a total of up to 250 tracks and folders. If you load a disc containing more than 250 tracks/folders, only the first 250 tracks/folders recorded on the disc will be played.

• Folder and track names (except

“.mp3”) extensions are displayed.

• For encoding MP3 files there is

many different bit rates. This device is designed to be compatible with all of them. Audio recorded at 128 kbps should sound approximately the same as a regular CD Audio quality disc. This player will play

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DVD player Pioneer DV-989AVi

Introducing the top-of-the-line (at the time of writing) DVD player from Pioneer. According to the tradition adopted by Pioneer, a player of this class is equipped with an i.LINK interface (IEEE1394), the function of which is to transmit stereo and multi-channel sound in digital form when playing discs of any type and to organize the collaboration of compatible components. However, the development of the HDMI interface eliminates some of the advantages of i.LINK. Is there a place in the sun for two interfaces that partly perform equal functions, given that HDMI also transmits video in digital form?

Specifications and price

Placed on a separate page.

Outside

The player is large and heavy. The player's design is a classic Hi-Fi style, with its asceticism and brushed metal. Metal, however, is not everywhere - buttons and some other elements are made of plastic with a silver coating. However, the front panel is metal, made of aluminum alloy. Its only purely decorative element is a longitudinal recess with a triangular cross-section.

In the center of the front panel, behind a tinted plexiglass insert, there is a display. The display is relatively large (although the area of ​​the insert is several times larger than the area of ​​the display itself), quite bright (brightness can be changed with the remote control button), informative - there are indicator icons for some modes, shows the section number (two familiar places), track number (three familiar places) and the current /remaining time (3+2 acquaintances).

Below the insert is the DVD drive tray. To the left of the tray there is a power button that completely de-energizes the player (when the player is turned on, a blue LED lights up in its center), a red standby mode indicator, and 3 buttons (in the center of two there are red LEDs indicating the corresponding modes). To the right of the tray are 6 more buttons. All connectors are located on the rear panel.

The left side of the rear panel contains mostly analog and digital audio outputs, while the center contains analog video outputs.

Note the proprietary power connector - without a grounding contact. The player stands on archaic round and tall legs with rubber washers. As a last resort, it can be placed directly on the A/V system unit - and the likelihood of damage is minimal, and space for air circulation is provided.

The remote control has ambiguous ergonomics. It is bulky, there are few buttons, but they are mostly small, as are the labels for them. There is LED backlighting (turned on by the side button), but only the seven buttons in the center are illuminated.

But the remote control is equipped with a large wheel, in the center of which there is a five-way joystick (four directions and pressing in the center - input). The joystick and wheel are very easy to use. By default, slow rotation of the wheel enables slow motion viewing (clockwise - forward, counterclockwise - backward, the greater the rotation angle, the faster), and fast rotation - fast forwarding at different speeds. Pressing the JOG MODE (the red indicator lights up) changes the function of the wheel - it now controls frame-by-frame viewing. True, these functions of the wheel are duplicated by the remote control buttons. On the back panel of the player there are two mini-jack connectors designed to organize communication between Pioneer components - transmitting commands received by one component to another.

Inside

After opening the player, we realized why it was so heavy. The casing and chassis are made of thick iron, an iron tray is screwed to the bottom of the player, covering technological holes and protruding screws, two metal braces give the body additional rigidity, the DVD drive uses metal (non-light alloy) elements, and the audio card is mounted on a thick screen tray tin.

The layout of the elements reveals the desire of the developers to isolate the analog audio part from all other blocks. The audio card components are powered from a separate transformer (not switching!) power supply. There are 3 pieces on the audio board. two-channel DACs PCM1738EG (24-bit, 192 kHz, SNR 117 dB, THD+N 0.0004%). In full accordance with the recommended circuit, 3 two-channel op-amps are connected to the outputs of the DACs. Only for the rear, center and low-frequency channels are JRC 5532D used, and for the front ones - OPA2134PA (THD+N 0.00008, IMD -98 dB) of a higher class.

The main board contains chips responsible for controlling the drive, decoding streams, outputting video signals in digital and analog forms, etc. Presumably the functions are distributed as follows: Sony CXD2753R - SACD stream decoding, PE5286B - DVD decoder, PD6345A - controller, PD0280B - scaler , PD5787A and TSB43CA42Z - serve i.LINK, SiI9030CTU - HDMI transmitter. Some of the chips, in particular video DACs, are located on the back side of the board, which we did not get to. There are no complaints about the installation - everything is very neat, the cables are fixed, etc.

Localization

The player comes with a user manual in Russian. At the time of writing, it could not be downloaded from the company’s Russian website. The manual is very detailed. This is where localization ends. The settings menu and messages are in English or any other of the six available European languages.

The Cyrillic alphabet in the names of files and folders is not displayed if the file name is entirely in Russian - it changes to T_nnn (nnn is a serial number). Our copy of the player was labeled as the second zone, but played DVD-Video from the first and fifth zones without any problems.

Functionality

Multi-format player

Compatibility test results:

The player implements standard functions for playing DVD-Video: there are slow-motion and frame-by-frame viewing modes, going to the disc and chapter menu, selecting audio tracks, etc. Among the interesting functions, we note the function of randomly selecting the next section or chapter and the function of displaying a lot of useful information when pressing the DISPLAY .

Of the multimedia file formats, only MP3 is supported and only with sampling rates of 44 and 48 kHz (supported bitrate starts from 96 kbps). Apparently, only files of this quality are worthy of support by the reference player, and the MP3 format was chosen because of its popularity. It's unlikely that with just paying for a license and a little work, you couldn't implement support for, for example, WMA. MP3, by the way, can only be played from a CD (ROM/R/RW), and the player recognizes, as stated, 250 folders + files maximum. The contents of MP3 discs can be viewed by entering the HOME MENU and selecting Disc Navigator .

Three bookmark lists will show: what is the disc with MP3, the folders of the disc with MP3, the contents of the current folder. In the lists, long names remain about a dozen characters, but under the lists there is a line where more of them are displayed. It is noteworthy that the player displays long versions of names in the case of discs only with ISO 9660, without Joliet. By starting a music file to play, you can navigate through all the folders on the disk without stopping playback. When playing MP3, the player moves to the next folder, that is, by default all MP3 discs are played. There are modes for repeating a disc, folder, track and track fragment, random selection of a track on a disc and a programmed playback order (24 positions, but the list can also contain folders). MP3 tracks can be fast forwarded or rewinded, but there is no time jump. The player does not display information from tags. The pause between MP3 tracks of one folder can reach 0.6 s, the beginning and end of the track are practically not muffled. The disc navigator can be removed or not displayed on the screen at all, and the DISPLAY .

Testing the video path

Video output operating modes are configured in the settings menu.

For quick (and emergency) switching between progressive and interlaced modes, you can use the button on the front panel. The transcoder is switched by tricky manipulation of the buttons, described in the manual. In the vast majority of cases, you should select AUTO , or at least check that this particular transcoder mode is selected, that is, it is disabled. For HDMI, SD modes (progressive and interlaced), 720p, 1080i are available, and, it seems, in the case of NTSC you can enable VGA - 640 by 480 pixels. For component - only SD. HDMI switches to RGB, extended RGB, 12-bit and 8-bit component modes.

The picture is very clear. With an S-Video connection, the signs of alternating colors in the world of color clarity are preserved up to 210 TVL - this is the current record. The colors are correct, there are no artifacts when reproducing test patterns and movie fragments, weak gradations of shades are clearly visible in both highlights and shadows. In progressive modes, the player composes a frame from adjacent fields. The operation of the deinterlacing function is affected by two configurable parameters - Prog. Motion and PureCinema . You can play with them, but it’s easier to set PureCinema to Auto2 and enjoy the progressive picture - in this mode the likelihood of artifacts is minimal, and the quality of progressive conversion is maximum (for most of the fragments watched). Auto2 the latter is relevant for movies on DVD NTSC format), there are the beginnings of edge smoothing, and we did not see any combs even in very complex cases. The video noise suppression function (it has two parameters - separate adjustment for brightness and color components) works smoothly - the noise is reduced, but the tail of unresolved noise behind moving objects does not attract attention.

The player has several preset profiles with image settings (three for analog video outputs and three for HDMI); three profiles are allocated for custom combinations of settings.

Audio path testing

Our test CD-DA and MP3 via the S/PDIF interface are transmitted one-to-one with the original recording, there is no point in presenting the corresponding test results. The player, unfortunately, forcibly lowers the sampling frequency of the test DVD-Audio (24 bit, 96 kHz) to 48 kHz. The player probably believes, and perhaps rightly so, that DVD-R/RW can only contain counterfeit material. For RMAA, 96 kHz must be reconstructed; as a result of repeated resampling, the original signal is distorted, and tests cannot characterize the quality of the digital output.

Circuit under test: DVD-Audio, 24-bit, 96 kHz, analog output => E-MU0404 input Operating mode: 24-bit, 96 kHz

Overall rating: Excellent (Detailed report).
Circuit under test: CD-DA disk, analog output => input E-MU0404 Operating mode: 16 bit 44 kHz

Overall rating: Excellent (Detailed report).
Circuit under test: MP3 320 kbps, analog output -> input E-MU0404 Operating mode: 16 bit 44 kHz

Overall rating: Very good (Detailed report).
The quality of the analog output is very good. Enabling the PURE AUDIO (which turns off video and all digital outputs) does not lead to a noticeable improvement in sound, but, just in case, tests were carried out in this mode. We note the high dynamic range and low level of nonlinear and intermodulation distortions. It's interesting to compare the DV-989AVi-S with the inexpensive Pioneer DV-696AV player. The latter has a slightly similar dynamic range, a little more intermodulation distortion, but the level of nonlinear distortion is approximately the same, and it received an “excellent” rating for frequency response. However, it is not a fact that the numbers can fully characterize the sound quality of players of the DV-989AVi-S class.

The player is equipped with two digital interfaces capable of transmitting uncompressed multi-channel audio - HDMI and i.LINK. There are several fundamental differences between them, if we limit ourselves to sound transmission: HDMI is more common, most modern receivers and TVs are equipped with it, i.LINK is most easily found in receivers from Pioneer; via HDMI, 5.1 sound from DVD-Audio with protection is transmitted only to devices compatible with this protection, via i.LINK - always; The SACD stream is not transmitted via HDMI (and optical and coaxial outputs), but via i.LINK - please.

In the settings menu, the user can enable multi-channel sound mode, adjust channel delays by indicating the distance to the speakers, enable the mode of simulating multiple channels on stereo speakers, configure the operating modes of digital outputs, etc.

conclusions

Pioneer DV-989AVi is the result of the evolution of the line of top-end DVD players from Pioneer. The video path of the player has not undergone noticeable changes; it has “sufficient” quality. Regarding the sound, it is interesting to note a separate power supply unit for the analog part of the audio path and the use of high-quality op-amps in the front/stereo channel, which differ from those used in the center/low-frequency and rear channels. If there is a positive result from these improvements, it is not determined instrumentally.

If you use the player as a digital sound source, then it is logical to connect it to a receiver from Pioneer and, of course, via i.LINK. However, in fact, the main advantage of i.LINK is the ability to transmit an SACD stream. Otherwise, connecting via HDMI to a modern receiver that supports all modes and protection technologies will be no worse.

Advantages:

• Excellent quality analog audio output
• Excellent quality analog video outputs
• A large number of interfaces (including HDMI and i.LINK)
• A large number of video settings
• The remote control is equipped with a convenient rotary wheel and joystick
• Stylish front panel design

Flaws:

• Unrussified
• Inconvenient remote control