Sony BDP - S300 Bedienungsanleitung

Actual total number:  P ANTONE 2925C Son y BDP-S300( GB) 3-214-800- 11 (2) 3-214-800- 11 (2) ©2007 Sony Corporation 3-214-800- 11 (2) B l u - r a y D i s c P l a y e r B D P - S 3 0 0 Printed in Malay sia Operating Instructio ns TM  T o find out useful hints, tips and information about Sony products and services please visit: www.son y-euro[...]

2 WARN ING To reduce the risk of fire or electric shoc k, do not expose this appa ratus to rain or moisture . To a void ele ctrical shock, do not op en the cabine t. Refer serv icing to qual ified person nel only. The mai ns l ead mus t be changed onl y at a qualified service shop. Batteries or ba tteries install ed apparatus shall not be exposed t[...]

3 Precautions On safety Should any solid object or liquid fall into the cabi net, unpl ug the playe r and have it checked b y qualifie d personn el before operating it any further. On power sources • The p layer is no t disconnect ed from the AC power source (mains) as l ong as it is connected to the wall outlet, eve n if the player itself has be[...]

4 Table of Contents WARNING .............. ........... ................. ........... .......... 2 Notes About the Discs ........ ................. ........... .... 2 Precau tions ................ ................. ........... ............... 3 Table of Contents ................. ................. ........... .... 4 About thi s manua l .............[...]

5 About this manu al Instructio ns in this manual de scribe the c ontrols on the remote . You can a lso use the controls on th e player if the y have the sa me or similar n ames as those on the remote. The m eanings of the i cons u sed in t his m anual are described below: * MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio Layer III) is a stand ard format defined by ISO (Intern [...]

6 Examples of discs that th e player cannot play The pl ayer cannot pl ay the foll owing discs: • BD-REs/BD-Rs. • BDs w i th cartridge. • DVD-RWs/DV D-Rs of VR mode . • DVD-RAMs. • HD D VDs. • DVD Audio discs. • DATA CDs (CD-Rs/CD-RWs other than music CD format). • CD-ROMs recorded in PHOTO CD format. • Dat a part of CD-Ext ras. ?[...]

7 BD/DVD region code Your playe r has a regio n code printe d on the back of the unit and only will p lay BD-ROM/DVD VIDEOs (pla yback only) labelled with ident ical region codes. This system is u sed to prot ect copy rights. DVD VIDEOs labelled will also play on this player. Depending on the BD-ROM/DVD VIDEO, ther e may be no region code indicati [...]

8 HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Int erface) digital interface When co nnected to an HDMI -equipped display dev ice using a single HDMI cord, th e pl ayer c an out put both SD to HD vi deo and multi -channel aud io signals, i n digital fo rm without degrad atio n. The HDMI sp ecification supp orts HDCP (High-b andwidth Digita l Content P rotectio[...]

9 Getting Started Getting Started Follow st eps 1 to 7 t o hook up and ad just th e settin gs of th e player . For jack a nd button n ames, see “ Index t o Parts and Co ntrols ” (page 58) . Notes • Plug cords secu rely to prev ent unw anted noi se. • Refer t o the i nstruct ions suppli ed with the comp onents t o be c onnected . • You c a[...]

10 Step 2: Conn ecting the Video Cords/HDMI Cord Conn ect this player to your TV mo nitor, pro jector or AV amplifi er (receiver) using a vide o cord. Select one of the patterns A throug h D , according to the input jack on yo ur TV monitor, projecto r or AV ampli fier (receiver). In ord er to view 1 080p progr essive si gnal s with a compa tible T[...]

11 Getting Started D Connecting to an HDMI input jack Use a certified Sony HDMI cord (not supplie d) to enjoy high quality d igital pi ctures and sou nd throug h the HDMI OUT ja ck. You will en joy high er quality p ictures fro m 480p/57 6p/108 0i, or 1080p ( highest am ong the player output), i f your TV, proj ector or AV amplifier (receiver) is c[...]

12 Step 3: Conn ecting the Audio Cords Select th e connection t hat best suits your system. Be sure to read the in structions for t he component s you wish to conn ect. *1 Manufac tured under licen se from Dolby lab oratories. “Dolby ,” “Pro Logic,” an d the doubl e-D symbo l are trad emarks of Dolby L aboratories. *2 “DT S” and “DTS [...]

13 Getting Started Conne cting to your TV This connec tion will u se your TV’s speakers for so und. Connecting to a stereo amplifier (receiver) and 2 speakers If your ster eo amplifi er (receiver ) only has audi o input jack s L and R, use . If your amplifier (recei ver) has a digital input jack, use . VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT DIGITAL OUT PC[...]

14 Connecting to a n AV amplifier (receiver) having a Dolby Surround (Pro Logic) d ecoder and 3 to 6 speakers If your AV amplifier ( receiver) only has L and R aud io input jacks, use . If your amplif ier (receiver) has a digital input jack, use . You can enj oy surroun d effects only when pl aying Dolby Surro und audio or mu lti-channel audio (Dol[...]

15 Getting Started Conne cting to an AV amplifi er (receiver) with a digita l input jack and 6 speakers If you wan t to use the Dol by Digital , or DTS decod er functio n on your AV amplifie r (receiver), con nect to its digital jac k using . You can enjoy a more realistic audio presence. Conne cting to an AV amplifi er (receiver) w ith an HDMI in [...]

16 Step 4: Conn ecting the Mains Lead After all of th e othe r connecti ons ar e complete, connect the supplied ma ins lead to th e AC IN terminal of the pla yer. Then plug th e player and TV mains lead (power cords) into the ma ins. Step 5: P repar ing the Remote You can co ntrol the pla yer using t he supplied remote. I nsert two R6 (size AA) b a[...]

17 Getting Started If you wa nt to control your TV with the supplied remote You can co ntrol the volume , input sour ce, an d power switch of your So ny TV with the supplie d remote. To control other TVs with t he remote You can cont rol the volum e, input source, an d power switch of non -Son y TVs as w ell. If you r TV is listed in the ta ble bel[...]

18 Step 6: Ea sy Setup Follow the steps belo w to make th e mini mum number of basi c adjustments fo r using the player. If you do no t complete Easy Setup, it wil l appear ea ch time you tur n on your pla yer. Make the settings belo w in the following order. a Turn on the TV. b Press [ / 1 to turn on t he player. The player turn s on after a momen[...]

19 Getting Started g Select the as pect rati o that match es your TV, and press ENTER. ◆ If you have a wide scree n TV or a 4:3 st andard TV with a wide scree n mode Select “16:9” (page 45) . ◆ If you h ave a 4:3 standard TV Select “4:3” (page 45) . h Select “Fi nish Setup,” and press ENTER. z Hints • If you want to reset these se[...]

20 Basic Operations Most of t he BD playbac k operati ons are common to DVD. This sec tion covers BD/ DV D/CD pl ayback in ge neral , toge ther w ith the basic opera tion of t he player. For browsin g recorded files on DATA DVDs*, a separa te li brary fu nction is avai lable . See al so page 32 for movie , 36 for mus ic, 40 for photo files. For ope[...]

21 Basi c Oper ations e Press Z to clo se th e disc tr ay. Wait a s hort while until t he disc type appears on the front pan el disp lay. f Press H to start playback. For more information about the rem ote’s operations, see page 24 . g When you fi nish playi ng, press Z to open the disc tray. h Remove the dis c, and press Z again to close the dis[...]

22 Guide t o Displays When ‘Select an item, and press ENTER’ ap pears in this manual, press the < / M / m / , keys on the rem ote to select the item then the entr y button in the mi ddle. You can ope rate the player like wise using disp lays. a Press SYSTEM MENU to tur n on the above “System Menu.” The player’s start m enu appears, wit[...]

23 Basi c Oper ations Entering ch aracters When an o n-screen keyboard appears (e.g., when searching fo r a title), enter the characte rs as follows. a Sele ct th e chara cter yo u want to ente r, and press ENTER. The character appear s in the entry field. I f necessary, select the following items, and press ENTER. b Repeat step 1 to complet e the [...]

24 Guide to th e Remote The following covers all o f the remote’s functions. Refer to the list when necessary. Number 5, AUDIO, PROG+, and H buttons hav e a tactile dot. Use the tact ile dot as a refe rence whe n operating th e player. DIMMER CLEAR 123 456 78 0 9 DISPLA Y A UDIO SUBTITLE ANGLE PLA Y MODE PROG VIDEO FORMA T RED GREEN BLUE YELLOW T[...]

25 Basi c Oper ations Playing in various pl ay mode a During playb ack, press PLAY MODE repeatedl y. Available items differ depending on the current title/ track/file or the dis c type. To cancel the Play Mode, press PLAY MODE again. For “Time Search,” see “Sear ching us ing the rem ote” (p age 26) . ◆ When pla ying a video or movie title[...]

26 Searching usi ng the remote You can search by ente ring the title/c hapter numb er or the time code (ela psed tim e from the begin ning of th e disc). To search for a title or chapter (BD-ROM, DVD VIDEO only) 1 Enter the title number using the number b utt ons while the player is in stop mod e. To search f or a chapter, enter the chapter number [...]

27 Basi c Oper ations z Hints • You ca n check disc inform ation also on the fron t panel display (page 59) or the Tit le List di spla y (pag e 22) . • You can check t he audio information by pressing AUDIO. Clarifying Low Volume Sounds ( Audio DRC) Even at low vol ume, you can make lo w sounds such as dial ogues more audib le. a Press SYSTEM M[...]

28 Adjusting the Pictures The “cin ema tuned ” pictu re preset setting will allow you to maximize the visual impact of th e BD or DVD you a r e watch ing by opt imizing th e picture sett ings for dif ferent li ghting envir onments. “ Memory” a llows you t o make yo ur own d etailed adjustments. a Press SYSTEM MENU dur ing playback. b Select[...]

29 Basi c Oper ations Locking a Disc By setting the password a nd yo ur limit in “ Parental Con trol” Setup , you can control playback of i nappropriat e discs. Notes • You cannot limit pl ayback if th e DVD VIDEO/BD-ROM does not hav e the “Pare ntal Contro l” functi on. • If you for get the password, you will have to retur n all of the[...]

30 Setting the Pa rental Control for DVD VIDEOs a Press SYSTEM MENU. b Select “Setup,” and pre ss ENTER. c Select “Parental Control,” and pres s ENTER to tur n on th e “Pare ntal Con trol” S etup. d Select “DVD Parental Cont rol,” and pre ss ENTER. e Select “Change Level,” and pre ss ENTER to turn on th e above di splay. This wi[...]

31 Basi c Oper ations[...]

32 Watching Movie Files Use the “Mo vies” T itle Lis t to br owse through a nd sort MPEG-2 PS movie fi les on DATA D VDs . Viewin g All Tit les The “Movies” Title List first d isplays all t itles on the disc. a Press SYSTEM MENU. b Select “Titl e List,” and pre ss ENTER. c Select “Movies ,” and press ENTER. The above “All Movies ?[...]

33 Watching Movie Files Playing a title a Aft er step 3 of “ Viewing All Titles ” above, sele ct the ti tle yo u want to play, an d pres s ENTER. The title starts pl aying. You can apply other playback settings to the selected tit le using the “Options” menu (see below). To use the “Options” menu Press , instead of ENTER in the above st[...]

34 Browsing by Genre, Quicklist , or Folder Narrow down the list of titles by selec ting the categ ory type (e.g ., “Folders” ), then the category. a Press SYSTEM MENU. b Select “Title Lis t,” and press ENTER. c Select “Movies,” and press ENTER. d Press < t o turn on the Browse menu. e Select “Browse,” and pre ss ENTER. f Select [...]

35 Watching Movie Files Programming Playb ack (Quicklist ) Play y our favour ite titl es in the o rder yo u like b y making your own “Qui cklist.” a Press SYSTEM MENU. b Select “Ti tle List,” and p ress ENTER. c Select “Movi es,” and pres s ENTER. d When the “All Movies” Tit le List app ears, sele ct the title yo u want to add to th[...]

36 Listening to Music Files Use the “Mus ic” Ti tle List to brow se through an d play t he MP3 track file s on DATA DVDs. You can make a “Quicklis t” of your fa vourites and pla y in vari ous play mod es. Viewin g All Arti sts The “Music” Title List first displays a list o f the artist names on the disc. a Press SYSTEM MENU. b Select ?[...]

37 Listening to Music Files Playing a trac k a Aft er step 3 of “ Viewing All Artists ” above, nar row dow n the li st of tra cks by s electin g the artist, then the albu m. To list all tracks , press < and select “All Songs” from the Brow se menu. b Select the track you want to play, an d press ENTER. The title starts pl aying. You can [...]

38 Browsing by Artist, Album, Genre, Quicklist, or Folder Narrow down the list o f tracks by selecting the category type (e.g., “Genres”), then the category. a Press SYSTEM MENU. b Select “Title Lis t,” and press ENTER. c Select “Music,” an d press ENTER. d Press < t o turn on the Browse menu. e Select “Browse,” and pre ss ENTER.[...]

39 Listening to Music Files Programming Playb ack (Quicklist ) Play yo ur favouri te tracks in the order you like by maki ng your own “Qui cklist.” a Press SYSTEM MENU. b Select “Ti tle List,” and p ress ENTER. c Select “Musi c,” and press ENTER. d Press < to turn on the Browse menu. e Select “Al l Songs,” and press ENTER. f When[...]

40 Viewing Photo Files Use the “Pho tos” Titl e List t o view the JPEG images on DATA DVDs. You can reord er the fi les a nd start playin g a slidesho w. Viewin g All Fol der s The “Photos” Title List fi rst displays all th e folders on the disc. a Press SYSTEM MENU. b Select “Titl e List,” and pre ss ENTER. c Select “Ph otos,” and [...]

41 Viewing Photo Files Playi ng a sl idesho w a Aft er step 3 of “ Viewing All Folder s ” above, press < and selec t “All Phot os” fro m the Browse menu. b Sele ct the f ile you w ant to start fr om, and press ENTER to tur n on the “Opti ons” menu. c Select “Sl ideshow,” and press ENTER. Slideshow starts. You can apply other play[...]

42 Browsing by Date , Quicklist , or Folder Narrow down the list of files by selecting th e category type (e.g., “Date”), then the category. a Press SYSTEM MENU. b Select “Title Lis t,” and press ENTER. c Select “Photos,” and pr ess ENTER. d Press < t o turn on the Browse menu. e Select “Browse,” and pre ss ENTER. f Select the li[...]

43 Viewing Photo Files Programming a Slideshow Playback (Quic klist) Play a slides how in t he orde r you li ke by ma king you r own “Quicklist.” a Press SYSTEM MENU. b Select “Ti tle List,” and p ress ENTER. c Select “Phot os,” and pres s ENTER. d Press < to turn on the Browse menu. e Select “Al l Photos,” and press ENTER. f Wh [...]

44 Changing the Initial Settings Select “Se tup” fro m the “Syste m Menu” when you need to cha nge the se tting s of the player ( e.g., when chang ing the co nnected device or the audio/ video out put, etc.) . The last part of this section expl ains how to ret urn all o f these setting s to thei r facto ry defaults . Note Playba ck settings[...]

45 Changing the Initial Settings Video Setup Underlined it ems are the default se ttings. Note “TV Typ e” and “DVD Aspe ct Ratio” can be set when v ideo output resol ution is 480i/5 76i or 480p/ 576p. TV Type 4:3 –4 : 3 s c r e e n T V . 16:9 – W ide-screen TV, or a TV with a wide mode function. – Selec t your TV t ype. 4:3 Video O ut[...]

46 To set the video output resolution Press VIDE O FORMAT repe atedly to sel ect the desire d resolut ion. Note th at the resoluti on differs d epending on the displa y devic e, connect ing jack and the source material as be low. * 1 576i wh en in 50H z to comp ly with t he inter nationa l standar ds. * 2 Outputs in the same resolu tion and frequen[...]

47 Changing the Initial Settings Audio Setup Underlined it ems are the default settin gs. Sinc e many factors affe ct the type of audio ou tput, se e also “A bout the audi o output signal s” on pag e 48 . Dolby Digital O utput Dolby Digital – S elect this when conn ecting to a device with a buil t-in Dolby Dig ital decode r. Down mix PC M –[...]

48 About the audio output signals The aud io output di ffers as fo llows, depe nding on th e source, ou tput jack, and the selected se ttings. * 1 “2 Chann el” and “5.1 Cha nnel” are selecta ble under “Audio Output Mode” in “Spe akers” Setup (page 5 1) . * 2 PCM : when “Dolby Digital Out put” or “ DTS Outpu t” in “A udio S[...]

49 Changing the Initial Settings Language Underlined it ems are the default se ttings. Notes • When yo u select a language in “Audio,” “ Subtitles,” “BD /DVD Menu” that is no t recorded on the di sc, one of the re corded language s is automat ically select ed. • Playback settings stor ed in the disc take priority ov er these setting[...]

50 Parental Co ntrol This function limits playba ck of DVD VIDEOs and BD-ROMs. To acti vate, see “ Lockin g a Disc ” (pag e 29) . The defau lt settin gs are underlin ed. Notes • Y ou cannot limit play back if the disc does not have the Par ental Control function. • If you forget the passwo rd for “Parental Co ntrol,” you will ne ed to r[...]

51 Changing the Initial Settings Speakers The fol lowing ite ms are nec essary w hen using the 5.1CH OUTPUT jacks. The defa ult settings a re underlin ed. Audio Output Mode 2 Channel – S elect this when connecting to an AV amplifier (receive r) using the AUDIO OUT (L/ R) jacks. 5.1 Channel – S elect this when connec ting to an AV ampli fier (re[...]

52 Options Underlined items are the default settings. On Sc reen D ispla y On – Displays play back status. Off – Playb ack st atus is not disp layed. – Select whether to display the p layback status on the screen (Stop , Play, etc.). Auto Powe r Of f On – Turns off the player when the pl ayer is le ft in stop or pause mode wit hout operatio[...]

53 Changing the Initial Settings Resetting the Player You can return all of the pl ayer settin gs to th eir factory defaults. a When the power is on, hold do wn x on the front pa nel, and pres s @ / 1 . The player turns off, and all of the sett ings return to their factory defaults. x @/1 HDMI HD FL OFF[...]

54 Additional Information Trouble shooting If you experien ce any of t he following difficu lties while usin g the pl ayer, use this trouble shooti ng guide to help re medy the proble m befo re re questi ng repair s. Sh ould a ny prob lem pe rsist, consult yo ur nearest Sony deal er. Power The power does not turn on. , Check tha t the mains lead is[...]

55 Additional Informati on The picture does not fill the screen, even though the aspect ratio is set in “TV Type” under “Video Setup.” , The aspect ratio of the disc is fixed on your BD/DVD. See page 45 . The dark area of the picture is too dark/the bright area is too bright or unnatural. , Set “Vid eo Control” in “A/V C ontrol” to [...]

56 Some functions such as Stop, Search, Slow- motion Play, Repeat Play, or Random Play cannot be performed. , Depen ding on the di sc, you may not be able to do some of the operat ions above. Refer to the operati ng manual that comes with the d isc. The language for the soundtrack cannot be changed. , Try using the BD’s or DVD’s menu instead of[...]

57 Additional Informati on Self-Diagno sis Function When the se lf-diagnosis functi on is activ ated to preve nt the player from malf unctioning, the “ERR” error co de appears on the fro nt panel displ ay indic ating the cause . Error code Cause and/or corrective action AACS ERR AACS read failure. t Remove the protec ted disc. LSI1 E RR LSI2 E [...]

58 Index to Parts and Controls Buttons on t he remote and the player hav e the same function i f they have the same or simi lar name. For details, see the pa ges in parenthe ses. Front panel HDMI HD FL OFF A @ / 1 (20) – Turns on the playe r, or s ets to st andby mod e. B Disc tray (20) C H , X , x (20 ) – Starts, p auses, or stops p layback. D[...]

59 Additional Informati on Front pa nel display z Hint You can ch ange the brigh tness of the front panel di splay by pressing DIMMER (pag e 24) . The pla yback infor mation is displa yed as follo ws. Example : When p laying a DVD VIDEO or a B D-ROM A Current t itle number B Curren t chapter number Note that the chapter n umber is not displayed if [...]

60 Glossary AACS “Adv ance d A cces s Con te nt Sy stem ” is a spec ificat ion fo r mana ging digi tal enter tainment c ontents stor ed on the ne xt generat ion of prerecorded and recorded optical media. The sp ecification enables cons umers to enj oy digita l entertai nment conte nt, in cluding high-d efinition conte nt. AVCHD (p age 6) The AV[...]

61 Additional Informati on DVD-R (pag e 5) A DVD-R is a rec ordable disc that is the same size as a DVD VIDEO. Contents can be recorde d only once to a DVD-R, and will have the same format as a DVD VIDEO. The DVD-R has two different modes: VR mode and Vide o mode. DVDs created in Video mo de have the same format as a DVD VIDEO, while discs created [...]

62 Language Co de List For details, se e page 4 9 . Language (abbr.) Code Japanese (ja) 1 001 Engl ish ( en) 051 4 French (fr ) 0618 German (de ) 0405 Italian (it) 0920 Spanish (e s) 0519 Dutch (nl ) 1412 Russian (ru) 1821 Chine se ( zh) 26 08 Korea n (ko) 1115 Gree k (el) 0512 Afar (a a) 0101 Abkha zian (ab) 0102 Afrikaans (af ) 0106 Amharic (a m)[...]

63 Additional Informati on Parental Control Country/Area Code List For de tail s, see pa ge 50 . Index Words in q uotatio ns appear in th e on- screen displays. Numerics 5.1CH OUTPUT 14 , 51 A “A/V Cont rol” 22 AACS 60 ANGLE 24 AUDIO 24 “Audio Contro l” 27 “Audio Output M ode” 51 “Audio Setup” 47 AVCHD 6 , 60 B Batteries 16 Blu-ray [...]