Sony BDP-S500 Bedienungsanleitung

Actual total number:  P ANTONE 2925C Son y BDP-S500( GB) 3-270-910- 12 (1) 3-270-910- 12 (1) ©2007 Sony Corporation 3-270-910- 12 (1) B l u - r a y D i s c P l a y e r B D P - S 5 0 0 Printed in Malay sia O p e r a t i n g I n s t r u c t i o n s TM  F or customers in European countries T o find out useful hints, tips and information about [...]

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. Batteries or ba tteries install ed apparatus shall not be exposed to excessive heat such as suns hine, fi re or the like. CAUTI ON The u[...]

3 Notes About the Discs • To keep the di sc clean, handl e the disc by its edge . Do no t touch the surfac e. Dust, fing erprints, o r scratche s on the disc may cause it to malfunc tion. • Do not expose the disc to direct sunligh t or hea t sources such as hot ai r ducts, or leav e it in a car parked in direct sun light as the temperatu re may[...]

4 Table of Contents WARNING .............. ........... ................. ........... .......... 2 Notes About the Discs ........ ................. ........... .... 3 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: * 1 BD-REs/B D-Rs in BDMV mode only. * 2 MP3 (MPEG-1 Audi o Layer III) is a [...]

6 Examples of discs that th e player cannot play The pl ayer cannot pl ay the foll owing discs: • BDs with cartridge. • DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs of V R mode. • DVD-RAMs. • HD DVDs. • DVD Audio discs. • DATA CDs (CD-Rs/CD-RWs other than music CD format). • CD-ROMs recorded in PHOTO CD format. • Data part of C D-Extras. • VCDs/Super VCDs. •[...]

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 AVCHD format disc playback The playe r supports AVCHD format files– high definit ion record ings made on AVCHD-compat ible camcorder s. Your high definition persona l archive is re adily playable in HD quality. HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Int erface) digital interface When co nnected to an HDMI -equipped display dev ice using a single HDMI[...]

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 • Pl ug cords se curely to prevent unwanted noise. • Refer to the instr uctions supplied with the componen ts to be c onnected . • Yo u cannot c[...]

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 , accordi ng to the input jack on your T V monitor, projecto r or AV ampli fier (receiver). In ord er to view 1 080p progr essive si gnal s with a compa tible [...]

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, and the doubl e-D symbol are trade marks of Dolby Laborato ries. *2 Manufac tured under licen se under U[...]

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 . P B / C B P R / C R AC IN VIDEO OUT VIDEO S [...]

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 the playe r. The player turn s on after a momen[...]

19 Getting Started g Select the aspec t ratio that matches yo ur TV, and press ENTER. ◆ If you have a wide screen TV or a 4:3 standard TV with a wide scree n mode Select “16:9” (page 45) . ◆ If you have a 4: 3 stand ard TV Select “4:3” (page 45) . h Select “Finis h Setup,” and pre ss ENTER. z Hints • I f you wa nt to reset these s[...]

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 clos e the dis c tray. 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 finis h playing, pr ess Z to open the disc tray. h Remove the disc, and press Z ag ain to clos e 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 remote to se lect 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 S elect t he char acte r you wan t to ent er, an d press ENTER. The character appear s in the entry field. I f necessary, select the following items, and press ENTER. b R e peat step 1 to complet e [...]

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 but tons have a tact ile 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 [...]

25 Basi c Oper ations Playing in various pl ay mode a During playback, p ress 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. ◆ When pla ying a video or movie title ◆ When play ing a m usi c track ◆ When playin g a p hoto im age G SY ST[...]

26 Searching usi ng the remote You can sea rch by e ntering the title/chapte r/track nu mber or t he time cod e (el apsed t ime fr om the beginn ing of t he di sc). To search for a title, chapter, or track (BD- ROM, DVD VIDEO, CD 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, e[...]

27 Basi c Oper ations z Hints • Yo u can also chec k disc informati on on the front pane l display (page 59) or the Titl e List di spla y (pag e 22) . • You can check the audio informatio n 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 [...]

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 limi t playback i f the DVD VIDEO/B D-ROM does not hav e the “Pare ntal Contro l” functi on. • I f you for get the password , you will have to retur n all of [...]

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

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 A fter st ep 3 of “ Viewing All Titl es ” 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 th e above[...]

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 < to tur n 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 “Title Li st,” and pres s ENTER. c Select “Movies,” and press ENTER. d When the “All Movi es” Title Lis t appears, sele ct the title yo u want to add to the [...]

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 A fter st ep 3 of “ Viewing All Artis ts ” 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 pl ay, and press ENTER. The title starts pl aying. You ca[...]

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 < to tur n 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 “Title Li st,” and pres s ENTER. c Select “Music,” and pre ss ENTER. d Press < to turn on the Browse menu. e Select “All 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 A fter step 3 of “ Vie wing All Folders ” above , press < and select “ All Photos” from the Browse menu. b S elect t he file y ou want to start from, and press ENTER to tur n on the “Opti ons” menu. c Select “Slideshow,” and pr ess ENTER. Slideshow starts. You can apply other playba[...]

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 < to tur n 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 “Title Li st,” and pres s ENTER. c Select “Phot os,” and pres s ENTER. d Press < to turn on the Browse menu. e Select “All Photos ,” and pres s ENTER. f W [...]

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 – Wide-screen TV, or a TV with a wide mode function. – Selec t your TV t ype. 4:3 Video O utp[...]

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 – Select 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 • W hen you select a langua ge in “Audio,” “ Subtitles,” “B D/DVD Men u” that is no t recorded on the di sc, one of the re corded language s is automat ically select ed. • Pl ayback settings stored in the disc take priority over these settin[...]

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 2 9) . The defau lt settin gs are underlin ed. Notes • You canno t limit playback if the disc does not have the Par ental Control function. • If you forge t the password for “Par ental Control ,” you will need 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 – Select this when connecting to an AV amplifier (receive r) using the AUDIO OUT (L/ R) jacks. 5.1 Channel – Select this when connec ting to an AV ampli fier (rece[...]

52 Options Underlined items are the default settings. On Sc reen D ispla y On – Di splays playbac k status. Off – P layba ck stat us is not displa yed. – Sele ct whether to di splay the pla yback status on the screen (Stop , Play, etc.). Auto Powe r Of f On – Turn s off the play er when the player is le ft in stop or pause mo de without op [...]

53 Changing the Initial Settings Resetting the Player You can return all of the pl ayer settin gs to th eir factory defaults. a Press A OPEN/CLOSE to open the di sc tray. b Hold dow n x on t he player, and press @ / 1 . c After you check t he disc tray clos es, relea se both the buttons. The sliding panel clo ses, the player tu rns off and all of t[...]

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 that 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 4 5 . The dark area of the picture is too dark/the bright area is too bright or unnatural. , Set “Video Control” i n “A/V C ontrol” to[...]

56 Some functions such as Stop, Search, Slow- motion Play, Repeat Play, or Random Play cannot be performed. , Dependi ng on the disc, 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 Remo ve the p rotected di sc. LSI1 E RR LSI2 [...]

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 FL OFF HD A @ / 1 (20) – Turns on th e player, or sets to standby mode. B Disc tray ( 20) C H , X , x (20) – Starts, paus es, or stop s playback . D U[...]

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 2 4) . The pla yback infor mation is displa yed as follo ws. Example : When p laying a DVD VIDEO or a B D-ROM A Cu rrent title n umber B Current chapter numb er Note that the chapter n umber is not displayed i[...]

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) 1 821 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 BD-R 5 ,[...]