Sony BDP-S780 manual

4-267-227- 12 (1) © 2011 Sony Corporation Operat ing Ins truction s Blu-ra y Disc™ / D VD Pla yer BDP-S780[...]

2 WARNING To reduce th e risk of fire o r electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture. To avoid electrical s hock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicin g to qualified personnel only. The mains lead must be changed only at a qualified service s ho p. Batterie s or batteries installed appara tus shall not be exposed to excessi[...]

3 In case of products that for safety, performance or data integrity reas ons require a permanent con nection with an incorporated battery, this batter y should be replaced by qualified service staff only. To ensure that the battery will be tre ated properly, han d over the product at end-of-life to the applicable collection point for the r ecyclin[...]

4 On re placeme nt of par ts In the ev ents that this player is repaire d, repaire d parts m ay be c ollected for reuse or rec ycling purposes. On conn ectin g to the HD MI OUT jac k Observe the following as impr oper handlin g may damage the HDMI OUT jack a nd the connector. • Carefu l ly ali g n the HDMI OUT jack on the rear of the p lay er an [...]

5 Table of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Guide to Par ts and Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

6 Copyr ights and Tradem arks • “AVCHD” and the “AVCHD” logo a re tradema rks of Panasonic Corpor ation and Sony Corporati on. • Java is a tradema rk of Oracle and/or it s affiliates . • , “XMB, ” and “xross med ia bar” are tradem arks of S ony Corpor ation and Sony Compute r Entertain ment Inc. • This prod uct incorporate s[...]

7 Guide to Parts and Co ntrols z The N button has a tactil e dot. Use the t actile dot as a referen ce w hen oper ating the player. A Disc tray B Power indicator Light s up in white when the pl ayer is turne d on. C Remote sens or D Front pan el display N , X : Lig hts up duri ng playb ack or paus e. : Li ghts up when enab ling th e repeat setting.[...]

8 A LINE OUT (R-AUDIO-L) jacks B LINE OUT (VIDE O ) jack C DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack D Ventilation hol es E (USB) jack F DIGITAL OUT (OPT ICAL) jack G LAN (100) terminal H COMPONENT VIDEO OUT (Y, P B , P R ) jacks I HDMI OUT jack Rear panel[...]

9 The availab le functions of the remote differ depend ing on the disc or the situation. z • Number 5, AUDIO, 2 +, and N button s have a tactil e dot. Use the t actile dot as a reference wh en operatin g the player. • Grey-coloured but tons glow in the dar k. A Z (open/close ) Open s or clos es the disc tr ay. -TV- t (TV in put select) Switch e[...]

10 HOME Enters the player’s home menu. Displ ays the wal lpaper when pr essed on the cat egory ico n of the ho me menu. RETURN Returns to the previo us d isp lay. < / M / m / , Move s the hig hlight to select a di splaye d item. Centre button (ENTER) Enters the selected item. E . / > (previ ous/next) Skips to the previous /next chapter, tra[...]

11 Hooku ps and Settings Hookups and Settings Step 1 : Conn ectin g the P layer Do not connect the mains lead until you have made all the connecti ons. For supp lied ac cessor ies, se e “Sup plied ac cessor ies” (pag e 34). Select one of the fo llowin g connect ion met hods acc ording to t he input jacks on y our TV. Matc h the colour of the pl[...]

12 b Do not connect the player through a VCR. Video sig nals fed through VCRs may be affected by copyrigh t protect ion systems and the picture will be dist orted on the tele vision. Selec t one of the f ollowi ng connec tion met hods acc ording to the input jacks on you r AV amplifier ( receiver). When you select A or B , make the appropriate s et[...]

13 Hooku ps and Settings Step 2: Ea sy Setup 1 Insert two R6 (size AA) batte ries by matc hing th e 3 and # ends on the batterie s to the mark ings inside th e batter y compar tment. 2 Plug th e player into the mains . 3 Press [ / 1 to turn on the player. 4 Turn on the TV, t hen switc h the input selec tor on yo ur TV so th at the si gnal from the [...]

14 Connec ting to the Networ k Use a LA N cable to connect to the LAN (1 00) termi nal on the pl ayer. z Using a shi elded interface cable (LAN cabl e), straight or crossing, is rec ommended. To set the network se ttings Select “Netwo rk Settings,” “Int ernet Settings, ” then “Wired Setup” (page 29), and follow the on -screen instru cti[...]

15 Play back Playback Play ing a Disc For pla yable di scs, se e “Pla yable dis cs” (page 3 4). 1 Switc h the inp ut selec tor on yo ur TV so that the signal from the pl ayer appear s on your TV screen. 2 Press Z , and pla ce a dis c on the disc tray. 3 Press Z to close th e dis c tray. Playba ck star ts. If playb ack does not star t automatica[...]

16 You ca n check th e playba ck info rmatio n, etc., by pressin g DISPLAY. The d isplayed info rmatio n differs dependi ng on the di sc type and player sta tus. Examp le: when playin g a BD-RO M A Output resolution/V ideo fre quency B Title numb er or name C The currentl y selected audio settin g D Available func tions ( angle, audio, sub title) E[...]

17 Play back Play ing via a Netwo rk Serve s as a gateway de liveri ng the selecte d Interne t conten t and a varie ty of on-de mand enter tainmen t straight to your play er. z Some Inte rnet content requires reg istration via a PC before it can be played. 1 Prepare for BRAVIA Inter net Video. Connect the playe r to a networ k (page 1 4). 2 Select [...]

18 To con trol the pl ayer usin g another produ ct (Rende rer) Wh en you pl ay files f rom a DLNA S erver on the playe r, you ca n use a DL NA Control ler- compat ible pro duct (a ph one, et c.) to co ntrol play back. z Refer to the instruction manual supp lied with the DLNA C ontroller. You ca n play m usic file s on the pla yer (PAR TY host) in o[...]

19 Play back 4 Selec t (V ideo Search ) or (Music Search) using M / m , and pres s ENTER. The content information is displayed. Exampl e: Li st of the select ed cast ’s works A Content d etails Displays a li st of relate d information, such as title, cast, tra ck, or artist. B Playback History Disp lays a titl e in playbac k histo ry of a BD-ROM/[...]

20 (Music) only (Pho to) onl y Video Settings • Picture Quality Mode: Selec ts the pict ure setting s. “Auto,” “Custom 1,” and “Custo m2” are availab le only for H DMI connecti ons. • Tex ture R emas ter: A djus ts the sharpn ess and detail of the edges. • Super Resoluti on: Improves th e resolution. • Smoothing: Reduces on - sc[...]

21 Inte rnet Internet Brows ing Webs ites You ca n connect to the In ternet an d enjoy webs ites. 1 Prep are for Int ernet B rowser. Connect the playe r to a networ k (page 1 4). 2 Select (Network) on the home menu usin g < / , . 3 Selec t ( Inter net Br owser) using M / m , and pre ss ENTER . z Some website s use f unctions which t his b rowser[...]

22 Vari ous set tings an d operat ions are a vailab le by pressing OPTIONS. The availabl e items differ dep ending on the situat ion. Available optio ns Item Detail s Brow ser Setu p • Zoom: In creases or decr eases th e size of the displayed c ontents. • JavaScript Set up: Enables or disables Java Script. • Co okie Setup: Se ts whet her or n[...]

23 Inte rnet Enjoy ing Skyp e Skyp e is a comm unicatio n softw are usin g the Intern et. You ca n enjoy Sk ype-to -Skype vide o calls for fr ee with the p layer. 1 Prep are for Skyp e. • C onnec t the player t o a networ k (page 1 4). • Connect the web camera with microphone to the USB jack (page 7). 2 Select (Network) on the home menu usin g [...]

24 A Contact name B Video of the co ntact ( for video c alls only) C Sign al stre ngth in dicato r/Netw ork transmission speed (wireless n etwork conn ection on ly) D Video of yo urself (f or vid eo call s only ) E Available bu ttons The a vailable but tons dif fer dependi ng on the si tuation. • Full sc reen/Window screen: Changes the displ ay m[...]

25 Settings an d Adjustments Settings and Ad justments Using th e Settings Displa ys Sel ect (Setup) on the ho me menu when you n eed to cha nge the setting s of the player. The default setti n gs are underli ned. 1 Selec t (Setup) on the home me nu using < / , . 2 Selec t the set up cate gory icon usi ng M / m , and pre ss ENTER . Netw ork Upda[...]

26 DVD A spec t Rat io Lett er Box : Displays a wide p icture with blac k bands on the t op and botto m. Pan & S can: D isplays a full- height pi cture o n the entir e screen, with trimme d sides. Cine ma Conversi on Mode Auto : No rmally sele ct th is. The player automatically d etects whether the material is video-based or f ilm-based, and sw[...]

27 Settings an d Adjustments DSD Outp ut Mode On: Out puts D SD signa ls from t he HDM I OUT ja ck when playing a Super Audio CD. When “On” is s elected, no signal is outp ut from other j acks. Off : Outp uts PCM sign als from the HDMI OUT ja ck when playing a Super Audio CD. BD Audi o MIX Settin g On : Outp uts the au dio obta ined by mi xing [...]

28 Subtitle Selects t he default subt itle language fo r BD- ROMs or DVD VIDEOs. When yo u selec t “Select L anguage Code,” the display for ent ering th e lang uage co de appear s. Ent er the cod e for y our langua ge by referri ng to “La nguage co de list” (pa ge 37). BD Hyb rid Dis c Playba ck Layer BD : Pl ays B D lay er. DVD/CD: Plays D[...]

29 Settings an d Adjustments Control for HDMI On : The follo wing BRA VIA Sync features are av ailable : – One-Touc h Play – System Power-Of f – Languag e Follow Off: Turns of f the fun ctio n. z For deta ils, re fer to th e instruc tion manu al supp lied with the TV or comp onents. HDMI:Lin ked to TV-off On : Automatica lly turns off t he pl[...]

30 Rendere r Set-up Automatic Acce ss Permission : Sets whether or not to al low automatic access from newly detect ed DLNA re nderer - compatible pro duct. Rend erer Nam e: Disp lays the pl ayer’s na me as it is liste d on other D LNA prod ucts on the network. Render er Acce ss Contro l Displays a list of DLNA contro ller- comp atible product s [...]

31 Add ition al In form ation Additional Inform ation Troubl eshoot ing If you ex perien ce any of t he follow ing difficu lties whi le using t he player, use this troubleshoo ting guide to help remedy the proble m befo re reque sting rep airs. Shou ld any prob lem pe rsist, cons ult you r nearest Sony de aler. There is n o pictu re or the p icture[...]

32 The dis c does no t play. , The disc is dirty or skewed. , The disc is upsi de down. Insert the di sc with the playba ck side facing dow n. , The di sc has a format that cannot be pla yed back by t his player (page 34) . , The pl ayer canno t play a r ecorded disc that is not correct ly finalised. , The region code on the BD or DVD does not m at[...]

33 Add ition al In form ation The m essage “A new softwar e version is avail able. Pleas e go to the "S etup" sectio n of the menu and se lect "Ne twork up date" to per form the update .” appear s on the scree n when t urning the player on. , See “N etwork Update” (page 25) to upda te the playe r to a newer software ve r[...]

34 “Exx xx” or “FAN E RR” appea rs on the front panel dis play. , When “ Exxxx” a ppears, co ntact you r neares t Sony de aler or local auth orised Sony servi ce facility an d give the error code. , When “F AN ERR” ap pears, tr y the followi ng: 1 Che ck tha t the ve ntilat ion holes on the rear of the play er are no t blocked. 2 Pl[...]

35 Add ition al In form ation *2 BD-R E: V er.2 .1 BD-R: Ver.1.1, 1.2, 1.3 including organic pigment type BD- R (LTH typ e) The BD-Rs re corded on a PC cannot be play ed if postscri pts are reco rdable. *3 A CD or DVD di sc will not play if it has not been correct l y fina lised. For more information, re fer to the in struction ma nual suppli ed wi[...]

36 • T he player can re cognise the foll owing files or folders in BDs, DVDs , CDs and USB devices: – up to fold ers in the 3rd tr ee – up to 500 files in a sin gle tree • T he player can re cognise the foll owing files or folders stored in the DLNA s erver: – up to fold ers in the 18t h tree – up to 999 files in a sin gle tree • Some[...]

37 Add ition al In form ation While holdin g down - TV- [ / 1 , en ter th e TV manufacture r’s code using the number buttons . If more than one code number is listed, tr y ente ring the m one at a ti me unti l you fi nd the one that wo rks with your TV. For details , see “BD/DVD Viewing Settings” (page 2 7). The language spellings conform to [...]

38 For details, see “Par e ntal Contr ol Area Code” (page 2 8). Parental control/are a code Code Area 2044 A rgenti na 2047 A ustra lia 204 6 Austri a 2057 Be lgium 2070 Bra zil 2090 Chil e 2092 C hina 2093 Col ombia 2115 De nmark 2165 Fi nland 2174 Fra nce 2109 Germ any 2200 Greece 2219 Hong Kong 2248 Indi a 2238 In donesia 2239 Irel and 2254 [...]

39 Index Words in quota tions appe ar in the on -scre en display s. Symbols (favo urites) 9 Numerics 3D 9 , 15 “3D Output Settin g” 25 A AUDIO 9 “Audio Settings” 26 “Auto St andby” 29 B “BD/DVD Viewing Setting s” 27 BD-LIVE 15 BD-R 34 BD-RE 34 Bitstream 31 Blu-ray Disc 34 BONUSVIEW 15 BRAVIA Internet Video 17 BRAVIA Sync 33 C CD 34 [...]

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