Sony DVP-CX777ES manual

4-249-720- 12 (1) Oper ating I ns t ructio ns For cu stom ers in t he U.S .A Owner ’s Reco rd The model and seri al numbers are located a t the rear of the unit. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to t hem whenever yo u call upon your Sony dealer re garding this prod uct. Model No. DVP-CX777ES Serial No.______________ For[...]

2 WARNIN G To pr even t fire or shoc k hazard , do not expose the unit to r ain or mo isture. To avoi d elect rical shock, d o not op en the c abin et. Ref er servicin g to qual ified perso nnel onl y. CAUTION The use of optical instrum ents with this product will increase eye hazard. This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uni[...]

3 Precau tio ns On sa f ety • Caution – The use of opt ical instr uments with th is pro d uct w ill in cr ea se ey e haz ard. • To pr even t fi re o r shoc k ha zard , do not plac e obj ect s fil led w ith liq uids , suc h as vase s, on the app ar atus. • Sho ul d any so lid obj ect or l i q uid fa ll int o the cab in et, unplu g the play e[...]

4 Table of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Welcome! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

5 Sound Ad justments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Changing the Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 SURROUND Mode Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Enjo ying M o vies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

6 About Th is Manu al • Instruct ions in this manual descri be the contr ols on the remo te. Yo u can al so use the controls on th e playe r if they h ave th e sa me or similar names as t hose on the r emote. • “DVD” may be us ed as a gene ral term for DVD VIDEOs, DVD-Rs, DVD-RWs, DVD+Rs, and DVD+RWs. • The meaning of the icons u sed in t[...]

7 Example of disc s that th e player cannot play The play er cannot pl ay the foll o wing dis cs : • All CD -ROM s (i ncludi n g PHOT O C D s) / CD-R s /CD-R Ws ot he r than th ose reco rded in the fo llowing formats: –music CD fo rmat –vide o CD for mat –MP3 for ma t tha t conf or ms to IS O9660 * Level 1/Level 2, or its extend ed for mat,[...]

8 Notes Ab out th e Di sc s • To keep t he di sc clean , handle the dis c by its edge. Do not to uc h the sur fa ce . • Do not ex pose t he disc to di rect s unlight or heat sources suc h as h ot air d ucts, or le ave it in a car pa rk ed in dir ec t sunli ght as the temp er at ure ma y ri s e cons id er ably ins i de the car. • After pl ayin[...]

9 Index to Part s and Con trols For more informa tion, see the page s in pare ntheses. Front panel A [ / 1 (o n/st andb y) bu tton ( 33) B PROGR ESSIV E indic ato r (90) — Light s up w hen t he pl ayer out puts progres si v e sign al s . C SACD (S up er Audi o CD) indi cat or Lights u p when: — play ing a Sup er A udi o CD. — no di s c is ins[...]

10 Front panel dis play When p l aying ba ck a DVD V ID E O/DV D-RW When p l aying ba ck a VIDE O CD wit h P layback Cont r ol (PBC ) (41) When p l aying ba ck a CD, Sup er audi o CD, DA TA CD (MP3 audi o) , or VID E O CD (wi thout PBC) Playing t ime (66) Disc type Current aud io signal (69) Lights up wh en you can change t he ang le (74) Current p[...]

11 To turn off the front pa nel displ ay Press FL OFF on th e pl ay er. The f ro nt pan el displa y turns of f, and the FL OF F indic ator on the pla yer ligh ts up. z Hint You can adjust the li ghting of the front panel display by setti ng “DIMME R” in “ CUSTOM SETUP” (p age 91) .[...]

12 Rear panel A DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack (25) (26) (27) B DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) jack (25) (26) (27) C 5.1CH OUTPUT ja cks (27) D LINE OUT AUDIO L/R 1/2 j acks (24) (25) (26) E LINE OUT VIDEO 1/2 jacks (19) F S VIDEO OUT 1/2 jacks (19) G COMPONENT VIDEO OUT (Y, P B / C B , P R /C R ) jacks (19) H COMPONENT VIDEO OUT/SCAN SELECT switch (9 0) I COMM[...]

13 Remote A TV/DISC EXPLORER/DVD switch (51)(84) B OPEN/CLOSE button (35) C Number bu ttons (38) The num ber 5 butto n has a tac tile dot.* D CLEAR button (45) E SUR (surround) button (70) F VIDEO CONTROL button (76) G SUBTITLE butto n (75 ) H AUDIO button (69) I PICTURE NAVI (picture navigation) button (63) J REPEAT button ( 47) K . / > PREV/NE[...]

14 Guide t o the Co ntrol Me nu Dis play Use the Contr ol Menu to select a function and to vie w relate d informatio n. After sliding th e TV/DISC EXPLORER/DVD switch to DVD, p ress DISPLAY/FILE repe atedly to turn on or chan ge t he Control Menu di sp lay as fo llows: Con tr ol M enu disp lay 1 m Control Menu dis play 2 (DVD/VI DEO CD/Super Audio [...]

15 List of Co ntro l Menu it ems Item Item Name, Function, Relevant Disc Type DISC (page 61) Selects the disc to be playe d. TITLE (page 61)/S CENE (page 61)/TRACK (page 61) Sele cts the titl e, scen e , or trac k to be p l ayed . CHAPTER (page 61)/INDEX (page 61) Selec ts t he c hapte r or in dex t o be play ed. ALBUM (page 61) Sele ct s the al bu[...]

16 z Hint The Control Me nu icon indicato r li ghts u p in green when you selec t an y item e xc ep t “OFF.” (“ SURROUND,” “PR OGRAM,” “SHUFFLE, ” “REPEAT,” “A-B REPEAT” only ). The “ ANGLE” indicator l ights up i n green only when the angle s can be c hanged. Th e “VIDEO C ONTROL” i ndicator lig hts up in green when[...]

Hookups Hookup s 17 Hookups Hookin g Up the Pl ayer Follow steps 1 to 6 to h ook up and adjus t the s ettings of the play er. Notes • Plug cords sec ur ely to pr e ven t unwanted noise . • Refer to t he inst ructions s upplied with the c omponent s to be c onnected. • You cannot conn ect th is player to a TV that doe s no t have a video inpu [...]

18 When you have more than one Sony DVD player If the sup pl ied re mote in te rferes wit h your other S ony DVD player , se t the command mode fo r this pla yer and the supplied r emote to one that dif fers fr om the other Sony DVD player. The default command mode se tting for this player and the su pplied remo te is DVD1. 1 Slide th e CO MMAN D M[...]

19 Hookup s Step 3 : Conn ecting the Video Cords Conn ect this pl ayer t o your T V monitor , proj ector, or AV ampl ifier (recei ver) usi ng a v ideo co rd. Select one of the patt er ns A throug h C , acco rdin g to th e i np u t ja c k on you r T V mo nito r, projec to r, or AV amplifi e r (re cei v er). In order to view pr ogr es sive si g nal p[...]

20 A If you are connecti ng to a vid eo input jack Connect the ye llow plug of the audio/v ideo cord (supplied) to the yellow (video) jacks. You will enjoy st a ndard qua lity im ag es. Use the r ed and wh ite plu gs to connec t to the aud io input ja ck s (pag e 24 ). (D o th is if you ar e connecting to a TV only.) B If you are connecti ng to an [...]

21 Hookup s Notes • Connect the playe r directl y to the TV. If you pass the pla ye r signa ls via the VCR, you may not rec ei ve a clear i mage on the TV screen . • Consumers s hould no te that no t all hi gh definit ion televi sion sets are f ully compa tible wit h this pr oduct and may cause arti fac ts to be displaye d in th e picture. In c[...]

22 Ste p 4: Conne cting the Au di o Cord s Refer to th e chart below to select the connectio n that best s uits your system. Be su re to also read the inst ruction s for t he components you wish to connect . Select a connecti on Select one of the fo ll ow ing co nne ction s, throug h . Components to be connected Connection Your s etup ( example ) T[...]

23 Hookup s z Hint If you ha ve an AV amplifie r that conforms t o the 96 kHz sam pling fre quency, use connection . * Manufactu red under li cense f ro m Dolb y Lab o rato ries . “D o lb y,” “P ro L o g i c,” an d the double-D sym bol are trademar ks of Dolby Lab ora tori es. **“DTS” and “DTS Digit al Surround ” are register ed tra[...]

24 Conne cting to your TV This con ne ction wi l l use your TV ’ s sp eakers for sound . * The yellow plug is used for video signa ls ( pa ge 19). z Hint When co nnectin g to a m onaural TV, use a stereo - mono conve r sion cord (not suppli ed). Conne ct the LINE OUT AUDIO L/ R 1 or 2 jacks to the TV’s audio i nput jack. A TV l : Signal fl ow C[...]

25 Hookup s Connectin g to a stereo ampli fier (recei ver) and 2 speaker s/Connectin g to an MD d eck or DA T deck If the st ereo ampli fier (re ce iv er ) h a s a ud io in put jacks L and R o nly, use . If th e amp lif ier (recei ver) ha s a digital input jac k, or wh en con necting to an MD de ck or DA T deck, use . In thi s cas e, you can al so [...]

26 Connec ting to a n A V amplifier ( receiver ) having a Dolby Su rround (Pro Logic) de coder and 3 to 6 speake rs You can enj oy the Do l b y Surroun d ef fects o nl y w h en playi ng Dolby Sur round aud io or mul ti - channel audio ( D ol by Digital ) dis cs . If your am plifier (r ec eiver) has L and R aud io inpu t j ac ks only, us e . If yo u[...]

27 Hookup s Conne ctin g to a n A V amplif ier (r ece iver) w ith 5.1 ch inpu t ja cks and /or a digital input jack and 4 to 6 spe akers If your A V a mplif i er (recei ve r) has 5. 1 ch annel in puts, use . If y ou wan t t o us e t he Do lby Di git al , or D TS de co der fu ncti on on y o ur A V a mpli fie r (rec ei ve r), connect t o its digi tal[...]

28 : Conn ecti ng to th e 5.1ch input jacks You can enjoy 5. 1c h surrou nd sou nd u sing the inte rnal Dolby Dig ital, DTS, or Super Audio CD M ulti deco der of this playe r . (whe n 6 s peake rs ar e co nnect ed, set “SURROUND” to “OFF.”) You ca n al s o enjo y Dolb y Su rrou nd (Pr o Logic) sou nd, or su rr ound sou nds using various “[...]

29 Hookup s Step 5 : Conn ecting the Power Cord Plug the p ower cord s of the player and TV in to an AC o utle t. Step 6: Qu ic k Setu p Follow the steps belo w to make the mini mum number of basi c adjust ments for using th e player. To skip a n adjustment , press > . To re turn to th e previous a djustment, press . . 1 Turn on the TV. 2 Press [...]

30 7 Press X / x to select the setting that matches your TV type. ◆ If you ha ve a 4:3 stan dar d T V • 4:3 LETT ER BOX or 4:3 PA N SCAN (page 89 ) ◆ If you have a wi de-s cree n TV or a 4: 3 standa rd TV wit h a wi de -screen mode • 16: 9 (p age 89 ) 8 Press ENTER. The Setu p D i sp lay for selec ting the t yp e of vide o si gn al appea rs[...]

31 Hookup s • DOLBY DIGITAL (only if the amplifier (re ceiver) has a Dolby Digital deco de r) (page 93) 13 Press ENTER. “DTS ” i s sele ct ed. 14 Press X / x to select the type of DTS signal sent to your amplifier (receive r). Choose the item that ma tches the a udio connect ion you selected o n pages 25 to 27 ( throu gh ). • D-PCM (p age 9[...]

32 Audi o co nn e ction (p ag es 24 to 27 ) • No additional se tti ngs are needed . • Set “DOWNMIX” to “DOLBY SURROUND” (page 93). • Set “DOWNMIX” to “DOLBY SURROUND” (page 93). • Set “DIGI TAL OUT” to “O N” (p age 9 3). • Set “DIS TANCE,” “L EVEL (FRO NT),” and “LEV EL (REAR ) ” ac cordin g to the conn[...]

33 Playin g Di sc s Playing Disc s Insert ing Di scs You can in sert up t o 400 discs i nto thi s pla yer. 1 Press [ / 1 . The play er turn s on. 2 Press OP EN /CLOSE . The fron t cover o pens. 3 Pres s DISC CHA N GE. The DISC CHANGE indicator lights up. 4 While che cking th e disc sl ot numbe r indi cate d on the f ront p ane l di spl ay or by the[...]

34 To re move di scs 1 Press OPEN/CLOSE. 2 Press DISC CHANGE. 3 While checking the disc sl ot number indic ated on the front panel display o r by the sl ot, turn the . –/ > +/ENTER dial un til you find the disc y ou wa nt to remo ve. 4 Press A DISC EJECT. The load ing gui de r is es so that you c an remove th e disc ea sily. 5 Remov e the di s[...]

35 Playin g Di sc s 4 Press H . The play er starts pl ay ing the sel ec ted disc. Adjust th e volume on the TV or the ampli fi er (rec eive r). Depe ndin g on the disc , a m enu m ay appear on th e TV screen . For DVD VIDEOs, see page 38. For VIDEO CDs, see page 41. To cha nge the di sc Pres s DI S C C HA NGE to tu rn the in dica to r on. Then turn[...]

36 * DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW/DVD-R only ** DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW/DVD-R/DVD+R W onl y z Hints • The Instant Re pla y f unc ti on is use f ul whe n you want to review a sce ne or di alog tha t you missed. • The Instant Sea rch f unc ti on is useful when you want to pass o ve r a scene tha t you do n’t want to watch. Notes • You may n ot be ab le to u se [...]

37 Playin g Di sc s Resum ing Pl ayba ck From the Po in t Whe r e You Stoppe d the Disc (Resume Play) The play er remembe rs the po in t wh ere you stoppe d the d isc ev en if y ou pre ss [ / 1 an d the player enters stand by mo de. 1 While playi ng a disc, press x to stop playb ack. “RESUM E” ap pea rs on the fr ont pane l display. 2 Press H .[...]

38 Using the DV D’s Men u A DVD is divid ed into long s ections of a pic ture or a music feat ure call ed “t itl es. ” When y ou p lay a DVD wh ich cont ains severa l title s, you can sel ect the title yo u want using the T OP M ENU/EDI T butto n. When y ou play DV Ds that allow you to select items su ch as th e langua ge for th e subtitle s [...]

39 Playin g Di sc s Select ing “ORIG INAL” or “PLAY L IST ” on a D VD- RW Some DVD-RWs in VR (Vi deo Recording) mode have two types of title s for pla yback: originally recorded titles (ORIGINAL) and edited titles cr ea ted on re cord able DV D player s (PLA Y L IST). You c an sel ect th e type of titles t o be playe d. 1 Select a di sc (pa[...]

40 Select ing a P layba ck Area f or a Su per Au dio CD Selecting a p layback area on a 2 channel + Mul ti-channel Super Audio CD Some Super A udi o CDs c onsi st of a 2 cha nnel playba ck area an d a multi -c hannel p la yback area. Yo u can se l ect t he playb ack ar ea y ou want to listen to. 1 Press SAC D MULTI /2CH while the player i s in stop[...]

41 Playin g Di sc s Playi ng VID EO CDs With PBC Fun ction s (PBC Pl aybac k) PBC (Pla yback Control) allows y ou to play VID EO C D s int era ctiv ely b y fo ll ow in g th e menu on the TV s creen. 1 Start playing a VIDE O CD with PBC functions. A men u ap pear s. 2 Select the item num ber and track you wan t using X / x or th e numbe r buttons. 3[...]

42 Select ing an d Playin g an MP3 Au dio Trac k You c an p lay se lected track s on DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/ CD-RWs) reco rd ed in MP3 (MP EG1 Au dio La yer 3) fo rmat. 1 Select a di sc (page 35 ). 2 Press MENU/SORT. The li st of MP 3 al bums r ecor ded on the DATA CD appears. 3 Press X / x to select an album, then press ENTER . The list o f t ra [...]

43 Playin g Di sc s About MP3 audio track s You can play MP3 au dio t ra cks on CD- ROMs, CD-Rs, or CD-RWs. However, the discs m ust be reco rded a ccordi ng to IS O96 60 level 1, level 2, or Jo liet for mat f or the pl ayer to re cog n i ze th e tra cks . You ca n als o play discs re corded in Mult i Sessio n. Refer t o the instru ctions of t he C[...]

44 Notes • Depending on the software yo u use to c reate th e DATA CD, the playback orde r may diff er from the il lus tration above. • The playback orde r abov e may not be applicable if there ar e mor e th an a total of 999 a lbums and track s in th e DATA C D. • The player can rec ogn ize up to 499 album s (the player wil l coun t jus t al[...]

45 Playin g Di sc s 2 Press X / x to sele ct or (ONE/A LL DIS C S) and pr e ss ENTER . The options for “ONE DISC/ALL DISCS ” ap pea r. 3 Press X / x to select an item. • ALL DISCS: Co nt in uous l y pl ay s al l of the disc s. • ONE DISC: Plays the selected disc. 4 Pres s ENTE R. z Hint You can als o select “ONE DISC/ ALL DISCS” by pres[...]

46 6 Select th e title , chapter, or track y ou want to pro gra m. ◆ When play in g a DV D VIDEO For ex am p le, sele ct chapt er “03” of ti t le “02.” Press X / x or the number buttons to sele ct “02” unde r “T, ” th en p ress ENTE R. Next, pres s X / x or the n umber buttons to selec t “0 3” und er “C , ” t hen pres s EN[...]

47 Playin g Di sc s z Hint You can set Re peat Play or Shu ffle Play for the program med ti t les, chapt ers , or track s . Dur in g Progr am Pl ay, follow th e s teps of “Repeat Play ” (page 47) or “Shuffle Pl ay ” (page 47). Note Progr am Pl ay wi ll not star t if you se lect One Di sc mode and the progr a m doe s not inc lude an yth ing [...]

48 1 Press REPE AT dur ing playba ck. The f ollow ing disp lay appea rs. 2 Press REP EAT repeat edly to selec t the item to b e repea ted. ◆ When play in g a DV D VIDEO • DISC : repeats all of the titl es on the curr ent di sc in One Dis c mode , or a ll of the di scs in A ll D iscs m ode. • TITLE : repeats the current title on a disc . • C[...]

49 Playin g Di sc s 3 Press X / x to se le ct “SET t ,” then press ENT ER. The “A- B R E P EAT” se tt i ng d isplay appe ars. 4 Durin g pla y ba ck , w he n yo u fin d the starti ng po int (poi nt A) of the p ortion t o be play ed re pe ate dl y, pre s s ENT E R . The s tart ing poi nt (p oint A) i s set . 5 When you r each th e endin g poi[...]

50 Searching for a nd Managin g Discs (Dis c Explore r) Displ aying the Di sc Informat ion You can search f or a disc by chec ki ng the content s of all th e disc s loaded in the play er on yo ur T V scre en. Loading the di sc information Press L OAD when the pla y er is in stop or standb y mode. The play er reads the disc in fo rmat ion of al l th[...]

51 Search i ng f or and Managing Discs (D isc Explorer) ◆ Genre You can sel ect the genre of the disc yourse lf (pag e 57). ◆ Disc typ e The disc type, s uch as DVD, appears autom at ically. If the slo t does not co ntain a disc, the di sc type ro w i s bl an k.“?” ap pears when the play er has not load ed t he d isc info rm at ion i n its [...]

52 Capturing a scene f or a jacket picture You ca n cap ture yo ur favo rite sce ne in a d isc to c reat e a p erson al ja cket pict ur e. A person alized jacket pic t ure will m ak e spot ting the disc in t he D isc Ex plor er easi er. This fu nction is avail able on ly if the d isc doe s not conta in a pre- reco rded j acke t pi ctur e. 1 Selec t[...]

53 Search i ng f or and Managing Discs (D isc Explorer) Filin g Discs in the Fo lder (File Mode) You ca n fi l e your di sc s in four indi vi dual folders , “A” to “D.” Even if you file disc s from fold ers “ALL,” “DVD,” or “CD” to folder s “A” to “D, ” those di scs are not delete d from the “ALL,” “DVD,” or “C[...]

54 Deleting discs from a folder You c an de let e unne cess ary disc s fro m folder s “A ” to “D.” Y ou ca nnot d elete discs from folders “ALL,” “DVD,” or “CD” unless you rem ove the d isc fro m th e player . 1 Press FOLD ER re peated ly to sel ect t he fold er contai ni ng the d isc you w ant to delete. The Di sc Explor er for[...]

55 Search i ng f or and Managing Discs (D isc Explorer) Labeli ng D iscs a nd Fold ers (Edit Mode) You can la bel t he dis c with a persona l title of 16 ch aracte rs (Di sc Memo) (when DVD/C D text is not re corde d on th e disc ). Yo u can al so label th e folders “ A” to “D” with a title of 3 charac ters. The Disc M e mo can be any thing[...]

56 4 Pres s EN TE R. The sel ected ch aracte r i s inpu t. 5 Repeat step s 3 and 4 to inp ut ot her characters. 6 When yo u ha ve ent ere d all of the chara cters f or the D isc Memo or fo lder name, press TOP MENU/ EDIT. The “DISC MEMO INPUT” disp la y or the “FOLDER NAME INPUT” display disapp ears an d the Di sc Memo or folder name is st [...]

57 Search i ng f or and Managing Discs (D isc Explorer) 5 Press EN TER on the keyboard to store the Di sc Memo or fo lder name . The Di sc Memo or fo lder nam e is stor ed. To tur n of f the D isc Expl orer Press O RETURN. Notes • If the cursor keys do not work correctly an d you cannot com plete the ta sk usi ng the keyboar d, disconnec t the ke[...]

58 Sortin g Disc s (Sort Mode) You ca n sort the di scs in the fol der by t he d isc slo t nu mbe r, te xt in form a tio n (D V D/S u p er Audio CD/CD TEXT or Disc Me mo) or genre. The text i nformat ion is sort ed alpha betically . 1 Press FOLDER re peatedly to sel ect the folder you want to sort. The Di sc Explor er for th e selecte d fold er app[...]

59 Search i ng f or and Managing Discs (D isc Explorer) To can c el the sor t mode Press O RETU RN. disa ppea rs from the Dis c Expl orer . If you pr ess O RETURN agai n, the D i sc Explor er turns off. z Hint The discs in the s ame genre are sort ed by nume rial order accordi ng to th e disc slot number . ALL DVD CD A B C D 1 Super Car Chase MONAC[...]

60 Sear c hi ng for a S cene Search ing f or a Parti cular Point on a Disc (Search, Scan, Sl ow-mot ion Play, Free ze Frame) You can qu ickly loca te a particul ar point on a disc by mo nitori ng the pict ure or play ing back slo wly. Note Depending on the DVD/VI DEO CD, you m ay no t be able to do s ome of the op erations de scribed. Locating a po[...]

61 Searching for a Sc ene Playba ck dire ct ion SLOW 2 y SLOW1 Oppo si te dir e ctio n ( DVD on ly) SLOW2 y SLOW1 The “ SLOW2 y ”/“SLOW 2 ” playbac k speed is slower tha n “SL OW1 y ”/ “SL OW1 .” Playing one frame at a time (Freeze Frame) When th e player is in the pause m ode , press C to go to th e n ext fram e. Press c to go to t[...]

62 Select “T IME/TE XT” to s earch fo r a startin g point by inputting t he time code. ◆ When pl aying a VI DEO CD wi thou t PBC Playba ck DIS C TRAC K INDEX ◆ When play ing a VIDEO CD with PBC Playba ck DIS C SCENE INDEX ◆ When pl ay ing a Supe r Audio CD /CD DIS C TRAC K INDEX ◆ When p layi n g a DA TA C D (M P 3 au di o) DIS C ALBUM [...]

63 Searching for a Sc ene • You can search for a chapt er (DVD VIDEO/ DVD-RW only) or track ( Super Audio CD/CD/ DATA C D on ly) by pre ssing th e numb er b uttons and ENTER. Notes • You cannot se arch for a st ill picture on a DVD- RW in VR mode . • You cannot se arch for a sc ene on a DVD+RW using the ti me cod e. • The title, chapter or [...]

64 3 Press ENTER. The f ollow ing disp lay appea rs. 4 Press C / X / x / c to select a title, chapter, or track, and press ENTER. Playba ck st arts. To return to normal play Press O RETURN. z Hints • If th er e are m or e t h an 9 t itles, ch ap t ers, o r t racks, V is displayed at the bot tom right of the scree n. To display th e addit ional ti[...]

65 Viewing Info rm at ion About the Disc Viewing In formation About th e Disc Checki ng the Playi ng Time an d Remai nin g Time You ca n ch eck th e playi ng t i m e an d remaining t ime of the cur rent title, cha pter, or track. Als o, you can check t he DVD/Super Audio CD / CD text or tr ac k name (M P 3 audio) recor ded on the disc. 1 Press TIME[...]

66 z Hint You can also check the DVD/Supe r Audio CD/CD text using th e Dis c Exp lor e r (pa ge 50) . Checking the information on the front panel dis play You can view the time in formation a nd text on the front panel d isplay as well as on the TV scr een. T he in forma tion on the fron t pa nel displ ay change s as foll ows wh en you c hange the[...]

67 Viewing Info rm at ion About the Disc z Hints • When playing VIDEO CDs wit h PB C funct ions , the di sc numb er, scene number a nd th e playi ng time ar e disp layed. • Long text that does not fit in a single lin e wil l scroll acr oss the fro nt pa nel displa y. • Yo u can als o check the t ime i nfor mati on and te xt by pressing the TI[...]

68 To c lose th e ADV ANCED display Select “O F F” in ste p 3. To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY/FILE rep eatedly until the Control Me nu is turne d off. Displays o f each ite m By pres sing DI SPLAY/FI LE repea tedly, you can di splay either “B IT RATE” or “LA YER,” whichever was selecte d in “ADVANCED.” ◆ BIT R ATE Bit [...]

69 Sound Adjustme nts Sound Adjustm ents Changi ng the Sou nd When playi ng a DVD recorde d in multip le audio formats (PC M, Dolb y Digital , or DTS), you can chan ge the audio format . If th e DV D is reco rded with multilingual tracks , you can also cha nge the l an guage . With CDs, DATA CDs, or VIDEO CDs, you can sele ct the soun d from the ri[...]

70 For exampl e, in Dolby Dig ital fo rmat, multip le sig nals ra nging fr om mona ural t o 5.1 channel s ignals can be recorded on a DVD VIDEO. Depending on the DVD VIDEO, the numbe r of the re cord ed chann els may differ . * “PCM,” “DTS,” or “DOLBY DIGITAL” is displa yed. The ch annel s in t he curr ently sele cted track are dis pl a[...]

71 Sound Adjustme nts ◆ For 4 to 6 sp eaker se tups (If you select “NONE” in the setting of “REAR” in “SPEA K ER S ETUP” (p age 94), yo u canno t s el ec t these m ode s.) • NORMAL SURROUND • ENHANCED SURROUND •V I R T U A L R E A R S H I F T • VIRTUAL MU LTI REAR • VIRTUAL MU LTI DIME NSION To can c el the set t ing Select [...]

72 ◆ NORMAL SUR ROU ND Softw a re with 2 ch anne l au dio sig na ls is decoded with the Dolby Surr ound (Pr o Logic) decoder to creat e surroun d effe ct s . Th e rear speakers will emi t identical monaural so unds. If you ar e using a cen ter spea ker, th e approp riate so unds for the cent er speake r will be del i v ered . ◆ ENHANCE D SUR RO[...]

73 Sound Adjustme nts z Hints • You can se lect “SURROUND” by pressing the SURROUND button on the player. • You can also select “SURROUND” from th e Control Me nu ( p age 15). Notes • To enjoy the mu ltichanne l audio through th e 5.1CH OUTPUT jack s, correctly set each speak er position a nd dist ance (page 94 ). • When the p layin[...]

74 Enjoying Movies Chang ing th e Angl es If vari ous an gl es (mu lt i -a ngle s) fo r a sce ne are reco rded on the DVD VIDEO, “ANGLE” appears in th e front panel display. This means that yo u ca n chang e t he viewing angle. 1 Press ANGL E during pl ayback. The nu m be r of the an gl e ap pears on the display . 2 Press ANGLE repe ated ly to [...]

75 Enjoyin g Movies Displ ay ing th e Su bt it les If subt itles ar e recor ded on the discs, you c an chang e t he subtit le s o r turn them on and of f whenever you want while playing a DVD. 1 Press SUBTIT LE dur in g playba ck. The foll ow ing dis pl ay a ppears . 2 Press SUBT ITLE rep eat ed l y to select t he language . ◆ When play ing a DVD[...]

76 Adjust ing th e Pict ure (VIDEO CONT ROL) You can adjust the video signal of a DVD or VIDEO CD from the pla yer to obta in the pictu re qua lity you w an t. Choose t he preset Vide o Contro l s et t in g th at best su its the pr ogr am you a re watchi n g, or select “M EMO RY” to ad just indi vidual picture ite ms, such as color, brig htne s[...]

77 Enjoyin g Movies • PROGRESSIVE 1: Set s a th resho ld at whi ch th e pl ayer deter m in es the pr og ress iv e conv er si on method. Whe n “ COM PO NENT OU T” in “ SCR EEN SETUP” is se t to “P ROGRE SSIVE,” the player au tomati cally de t ect s whethe r the softwa re is vi deo based or film base d, and conver ts the vide o signa ls[...]

78 Notes • If the outlines of ima ge s on your sc r een be co me blurred, se t “BNR ” to “OFF.” • Depending on th e disc or the sc ene being playe d, the “BNR,” “Y NR,” or “C NR ” effect may be hard to discer n. • Depending on th e disc or the sc ene being playe d, noise fo und in th e disc may becom e more apparen t. If t[...]

79 Enjoyin g Movies 4 Repeat st eps 2 and 3 to adjus t the brig htness level o f ot her a reas th at you sele ct . Try to keep the line that connects the brightne ss leve l of each area as sm o oth and stra ight as pos sible, as shown bel ow . To prev ent th e image fro m appea r i ng overly al tered, do n ot give th e line any sharp ch ange s. G r[...]

80 m Using Various Additio nal Functions Locki ng Dis cs (CU STOM PARENTA L CONTRO L, PARE NTAL CONTR OL) You can set two kind s of play back res trictio ns for th e desi re d disc. • Cust om P arental Co ntrol You ca n set pla yback res tricti ons so tha t the playe r w i ll no t play inap propri at e di s cs . • Par ent a l Contro l Playback [...]

81 Using Various Additional Fu nctions 5 Enter o r re-e nter your 4-d igit pa ssword using the number butto ns, t hen press ENTER . “Cus tom pare ntal c ontrol is se t.” appea rs and the sc reen ret urns to th e Control Menu. To turn off t he Cust om Pare ntal Control funct ion 1 Follow steps 1 to 3 of “C u stom Pa re nt al Contro l.” 2 Pre[...]

82 3 Press X / x to selec t “PLAYER t ,” then p ress E NTER. ◆ If you ha ve not entered a passw ord The disp lay for reg i st er ing a new passw or d appe ar s . Enter a 4- di git p asswo rd u sing the number buttons, then press ENTER. The display fo r confi rming the password appe ars. ◆ When yo u have a lrea dy regis t er ed a passwor d T[...]

83 Using Various Additional Fu nctions To pla y a d isc fo r whic h Pare ntal Contro l is set 1 Select th e di s c and pres s H . The disp lay for ent er ing your pa sswor d appe ars. 2 Enter yo ur 4-di gi t p as sword usi ng the numbe r bu tto ns, then pr es s EN T ER. The play er starts pl ay back. z Hint If you forget your passw ord, press OPEN/[...]

84 If you make a mis t a k e en teri ng you r password Press C before yo u press ENT ER and in pu t the corr ect number. If you make a mistake Press O RETURN. To turn off the display Press DISPLAY/FILE rep eatedly until the display is turn ed off. Control ling Y our TV or AV Amplifi er (Rec eiver ) With the Supp lied R em ote By adjusting the remot[...]

85 Using Various Additional Fu nctions Cod e nu mb er s of cont roll ab le TVs If more th an one co de number is li sted, tr y enterin g them one at a time until you find t he one that w or ks with y our TV . Controlling the v olume of your AV amplifier (receiv er) with the remote 1 Slide the TV/DISC EXPL ORER/DVD sw itch to DV D. [ / 1 Turns the T[...]

86 2 Hold do wn [ / 1 , and enter the manufact urer’s cod e f or you r AV amplifi er (rec eiv er) us in g t he numbe r butt ons (s ee “ Code n umbers of controlla ble AV a mplifiers (re ceiv ers) ” b elow ). 3 Releas e [ / 1 . The VOL +/ – buttons con trol the AV amp li fier’ s volum e. ◆ If you want to c ont r ol th e TV volume Slide t[...]

87 Settings and Adjust me nt s Settings and Adjustmen ts Usin g th e Se tu p Disp la y By usi n g the Se tup Di splay , you ca n make various a djustments to items su ch as pi cture and so und. You ca n also set a languag e fo r the subtitl es and t he Setu p Disp lay, am ong othe r things. F or det ai l s on each Se t up D i sp lay item , se e pag[...]

88 6 Press X / x to sel ect a setting, then press ENTER . The setting is selecte d and setup is complete. Exam ple: “16 :9” To turn off the display Press DISPLAY repea tedly until the display is tur ned off. To en ter the Qu ick Se tup mo de Select “Q U I C K ” in step 3 . Fo llo w from st ep 5 of the Qui c k Setup ex planat io n t o m ak e[...]

89 Settings and Adjust me nt s Setti ngs f or th e Disp lay (SCREEN SETUP) Choose sett ings according to the TV to be connect ed. Select “SCREEN SETUP” in the Se tup Displ ay. To use the di spl a y, see “U si ng th e Setup Di splay” on pa ge 8 7. The d efaul t se tti ngs ar e un derl ined . ◆ TV TY PE Sel ects the aspe ct ra ti o of the c[...]

90 ◆ BLACK LEV EL ( COMP ONENT OU T) Selects the blac k level (s etup lev el) for th e vid eo (NTS C) s igna ls ou tput fr om the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks. You cannot select th is when “ PROG RESSIV E” is selected i n “COMPONENT OUT” (see below) . ◆ COMPONENT OUT Select s the type of si g nal outp ut from t h e COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jack[...]

91 Settings and Adjust me nt s Custom Sett ings (CUSTO M SETUP) Use th is to mak e pl ay bac k r el ate d adjust m ents an d other s ettin gs . Select “CUS TOM SE TU P” in the Setup Displ ay. To use the di spl a y, see “U si ng th e Setu p D isp lay” (pa ge 87) . The d efaul t se tti ngs ar e un derl ined . ◆ AUTO P OWER OF F Switches the[...]

92 Notes • When you set the it em to “AUT O,” the la ngua ge may change. The “TRACK SELECTION” setting has highe r prio rity than the “A UDIO ” se tt ings in “LANGUAGE SETUP” (page 88). • If PCM, DTS, and Dolby Dig ital sound tr a ck s have the same nu mb er of channels, th e pl ayer selects PCM, DTS, and Dolby Digital sound tra[...]

93 Settings and Adjust me nt s ◆ AUDIO FILTER (exc ept Sup er Au dio CD) Select s a digital f ilt er to reduc e noise ab ov e 22.05 kH z (Sa mpli ng frequen cy (Fs) of th e audio source is 4 4.1 kH z), 24 kHz (Fs i s 48 kHz), or 48 kHz (F s is abov e 96 kHz) . Note There m ay be little effect by chang ing the dig ital filter depending o n the d i[...]

94 • 48kHz/96kHz PCM (DVD VIDEO only ) Selects the sam pl in g fr equenc y of the au dio signal . Notes • Even if yo u set “48kHz /96kHz PCM ” to “96kHz / 24bit,” the s ampling f requency is con verted t o 48kHz/16bit when a “SURROUND” mode (page 70) i s sele cted. • The analog audio signa ls from the LINE OUT AUDIO L/R jacks and [...]

95 Settings and Adjust me nt s 3 Set the followi ng items in the order that th ey are ex plained belo w. The defa ult settin gs are und erlined. To retu rn to the d efault s etting Select t he item , then press CLEA R. Note that only the “S IZE” setting does not return to the defaul t settin g. ◆ SIZE Select s t he size of t he s peake rs . ?[...]

96 Be sure to change the value in the Setup Display e ach time you move the sp eakers. Start from the fr ont spea ker. The def ault adjust m ents ar e in pare nthese s. Note If each of t he front or rear speaker s are n ot place d at an equal d is t an ce from your li st en i ng posi ti o n , set the di stance ac cording to t he clos est spea ker. [...]

97 Settings and Adjust me nt s Adjusting the s peaker vol ume and level 1 Selec t “SPEAKE R SETUP” in the S etup Disp la y. 2 Select “TEST T ONE” an d set to “ ON.” You will hear the test tone from each spea ke r in sequ ence. 3 From y our l isten ing po sition, select “LEVEL (FRONT )” or “L EVEL (RE AR)” and a djust th e valu e[...]

98 Additional Info rmation Troubl eshoo ting If you ex perien ce any o f th e f ol lo wing difficu lt i es w hi le using th e pl a yer, use th is troublesh ooting guide to help reme dy the proble m bef or e reque st in g r epairs. S hou ld any prob lem pers ist, cons ul t your ne ar es t Sony deal e r. Power The po w er is no t turn ed on. , Check [...]

99 Additi onal Info rmatio n The sound only c ome s from the center speaker. , Depen ding on the disc, the soun d may come from the c en ter speake r only. Operation The remo te does not func tio n. , The bat terie s in t h e re mote ar e weak. , There are obs tacles betwee n the remote and the pl ay er. , The dis ta n c e be twee n th e rem ote an[...]

100 The a ngles cann ot be ch anged. , Try using t he DVD’s menu instea d of the direct selec tion button on t he rem ot e (pa ge 38). , Multi-angles are not recorded on the DVD being pl aye d. , The ang le ca n only be change d when the “ANGLE” indicato r lights up o n the front panel displ ay (p age 10) . , The DVD prohibits ch angin g of t[...]

101 Additi onal Info rmatio n Glossa ry Chapter (page 10, 15, 61) Sectio ns o f a pic t ur e or a mus ic fe ature t hat are smalle r th an tit les. A ti tle is c ompos ed of severa l chap te rs . Depe nd ing on th e di sc , no chapte rs may b e reco rded. Dolby Dig ital (pag e 27, 9 3) Digita l a udi o comp re ssion tec hnology develo ped by Dolb y[...]

102 Interl ace for m at (pag e 90) Inte rl ace fo rma t show s ever y ot he r lin e of an image as a single “field” a nd is the standard method fo r disp laying ima ges on tele vision. The ev en n umber fie l d sh ows th e ev en numb ered l ines of a n imag e, an d th e od d numb ered f ie ld sh ows th e od d numb ered li nes of an ima ge. Prog[...]

103 Additi onal Info rmatio n Prog r es s iv e form at (p ag e 90 ) Comp ar ed to the Inte rl ac e form at that alternat ely sh ows e very ot her lin e of an image (field) to create one frame , the Pro gressive for m at sh ow s the ent i r e imag e at once as a single f rame. This me ans that wh ile the Interl a ce for m at ca n show 30 frame s (60[...]

104 Spec ifica tions Syst em Laser: Semic ondu ctor la ser λ = 780 nm for C D λ = 650 nm for SA -CD and DVD Emissi on dur ation: contin uous Signal fo rmat sy stem: NTSC Audi o ch ar acte ris tic s Freq uenc y resp ons e: DVD VIDEO (PCM 96 kHz) : 2 Hz to 44 k Hz (44 kHz : –2 dB ±1 d B), S upe r Audi o CD: 2 Hz t o 1 0 0k H z ( 5 0k H z : – 3[...]

105 Additi onal Info rmatio n Langua ge Co de Lis t For deta i ls, see pag es 69, 75, 88 . The lang uag e spell in gs con form to the ISO 639: 19 88 (E/F) standard. Code Lan guage Code Languag e Code Langu age Code Langua ge 1027 Afar 1028 Abkhazian 1032 Afrikaans 1039 Amharic 1044 Arabic 1045 Assamese 1051 Aymara 1052 Azerbaijani 1053 Bashkir 1057[...]

106 Index Numerics 16:9 89 4:3 L ETTER BOX 89 4:3 OUTPUT 90 4:3 PAN SCAN 89 48kHz/96kHz PCM 94 5.1 Chann el Surro und 22 , 27 A A-B RE PEA T 48 ADVANCED 67 ALBUM 62 Album 42 ANGLE 74 AUDIO 69 , 88 AUDIO ATT 92 AUDIO DRC 92 AUDIO FILTER 93 AUDIO SETUP 92 AUTO PLAY 91 AUTO POWER OFF 91 B BACKGROUND 89 Batte ries 17 BLACK LEVEL 89 C CD 34 CD DIRE CT 9[...]

107 S S VIDEO output 19 SCENE 15 , 61 , 62 Scene 10 , 103 SCREEN SAVER 89 SCREEN SETUP 89 Search ing 60 Sele cti ng a di s c 35 , 51 SETUP 87 , 88 Setup Displa y 87 SHUFFLE 47 Shuff le Pl ay 47 SIZE 95 Skipping discs 33 S-LINK 20 Slow - moti on P lay 60 SORT 58 SPEAKER SETUP 94 Speakers Hooking u p 22 SUBTITLE 75 , 88 Super Audio C D 40 , 103 SURRO[...]

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