Sony DVP-F21 manual

3-070-343- 11 (1) ã 2001 Sony Corporation DVP-F21 CD/DVD Player Opera ting Instr uctions[...]

2 WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. To avoid electric al shock, do n ot open th e cabinet. Re fer s ervicing to qualif ied personnel only. CAUTION The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard. As the la ser beam us ed in this CD/ DVD player is har mful to eyes, do not a[...]

3 Precau tions On safety • Caution – The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard. • Should a ny solid ob ject or liquid f all into the cabi net, un plug th e pl ayer and hav e it checked by qua lified personn el before operating it any furth er. • Do not put any foreign o bjects in the DC IN 10.5 V (exter nal p[...]

4 On clean ing discs Do not u se a commercial ly availabl e cleaning disc. It may cause a m alfunct ion. IMPORTANT NOTICE Caution: T his pla yer is cap able of ho lding a still video imag e or on-screen di spla y image on you r television screen indefinite ly. If you l eave the sti ll video image o r on-screen d isplay imag e display ed on your TV [...]

5 Table of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Welcom e! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

6 Sound Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Changin g the Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 TV Virtual Sur round So und Setting s (TVS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Enjoying Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

7 About t his Manual • Instructi ons in thi s manual descr ibe the controls o n the re mote. You can also u se the controls on th e player if th ey have the same or similar n ames as those o n the remot e. • The ic ons used i n this m anual are descri bed belo w: Thi s Pl ayer Can Pla y th e Foll ow ing D i sc s The “ DVD VIDEO ” logo is a [...]

8 Note Some CD -Rs or CD- R W s canno t be played o n this player depe ndin g upon the recordi ng qua li ty or physica l condition of the disc, or the chara cteristic s of the recordi ng device. Further mo re, the disc will n ot pla y if it ha s not been correctly finali zed. For m ore inform ation, see the operatin g instruction s for the record i[...]

9 Index to Pa rts an d Cont rols For more information, refer to th e pages in dicated in parentheses. Front Panel A ./> (pre vious/nex t) button s (37) B x (stop) butt on ( 36) C X (pause) bu t ton (37, 63) D N (pla y) butto n (36 ) E Disc slot (36) F Front pan el disp la y ( 10 ) G (remote sensor) (15) H SURROUND indicator (53) I A (eject) butt[...]

10 Fron t Panel Di s play When playi ng back a DVD When playi ng back a VIDEO CD (PB C) When playi ng back a CD or V IDEO CD (without PBC) Lights up when you can change t he angle Disc type Playing s tatus Lights up when BNR is on (56) Current play mode (A-B Repeat P lay) (44 ) Current aud io signal (DTS format signa l) (72) Playi ng tim e, c urren[...]

11 Side Pa nel A DC IN 10 .5 V jac k (17) B AUDIO OUT L/R jacks (17, 23, 24, 26) C DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) jack (24, 26, 2 8 ) D VIDEO OUT jack (17, 20) E S-VIDEO OUT jack (20)[...]

12 Rem ote A SEA RCH MODE butto n (47) B BNR (B lock No ise Re ductio n) bu tton (56) C TIME/T EXT button (48) D SURROUND button (53) E ANGLE button (55) F AUDIO button (51) G PROGRAM button (41) H SHUFFL E bu tton ( 4 3) I REPEAT bu tto n (44 ) J ./> PREV (previous) / NEXT but tons ( 37) K H PLAY b utton (3 6) L TOP M ENU bu tton (39 ) M DISPLA[...]

13 Gui de to On-S cr een D ispla ys (Status Bar, Control Bar, Contr ol Menu) The followin g ex plains the three t ypes of on-screen di sp lays used with t hi s pl ayer: Status Bar, Control Bar, and Control Menu. Stat us Bar Displays th e curre nt playin g st atus. This displa y appe ars whe n the DISPL AY butto n is pr esse d repe ated ly duri ng p[...]

14 Contr ol B ar The Control Bar app ears when a playb ack function is select ed by pressing th e func tion ’ s butt on on the re mote. Contr ol Menu The Contro l Menu appears w hen the DISPLAY butt on is pressed when the player is i n stop mode. The numb er in pare nthesis in dicate referenc e pages. 2 ( 7 ) Playb ack f unct ion i con. Lights up[...]

15 Getting Sta rte d 15 Getting Started Quick Ov erview A quic k overview p resented in th is chapte r will give you enou gh informatio n to start using the player for your enjoymen t. To use the surround sound features of this play er, refer to “Hookups” on p age 19 . Notes • You cannot conne c t thi s pla ye r to a TV that does not have a v[...]

16 If you cann ot operate the p layer with th e remote The pl ayer has 2 remote sensors, one at th e top an d one on the front (page 18). If o ne of th e remote sensor is e xposed to d irect sunlig ht or l ighting apparatus, th e remote ma y not o perate correc tly. If this happ ens, select a remote sens or in the fo llowing way until yo u find o n[...]

17 Getting Sta rte d 17 Step 3: TV Ho okups Remove the jack cover from the player (see fi g. A ). Conn ect the s upplie d audi o/video cord an d power c ord in the order ( 1 ~ 3 ) sho w n belo w. Be sur e to conne ct the power c ord las t. When connecting to a wid e screen TV Depend in g on th e di sc, the i ma ge may no t fit you r TV screen. If y[...]

18 Step 4: P layin g a Disc A Turn on t he TV. B Switch the input sele ctor o n the TV to the player. C Press ?/1 on th e player. D Insert the di sc into the disc slot with the p layback side facing d own. E Press N . The play er be g ins pl a yi ng the dis c . After Step 5 Depend ing on the disc, a m enu may b e displaye d on the TV screen. I f so[...]

19 Hookups Hookups Hookin g Up the Pl ay er Follow S teps 1 to 5 to hook up and adjust t he settings of the player . Before you start, turn off the powe r, check that you h ave all of the supplied accessori es, and insert the batteries into the remote (pag e 15). Remove the jack cover. Notes • Plug cords sec ur el y to pr ev en t unwa nte d noi s[...]

20 Step 1 : Conn ectin g the V ideo C ords Conne ct this player t o your TV mo nitor, p rojecto r, or AV amplif ier (rec eiver) using a video cord. Select on e of the patterns A or B , according to th e input j ack on your TV monitor, projecto r, or AV amplifier (receiver). Audio/v ideo cord (supplie d) S vide o cord (not su pplied) CD/DVD player A[...]

21 Hookups A If you a re connec ting to a video inpu t jack Connect t he yel low plugs o f the aud io/vid eo cord ( supplied) to the yellow ( video) jack s. You wil l enjoy sta ndard quality images. Use the red and white plugs to conn ect to the audio inp ut jacks (page 23). B If you a re connec ting to a n S VID EO input jack Connect th e S VIDEO [...]

22 Step 2: C onne cting the Audio Co rds Refer to the chart be low to select the conn ection that best suits your system. The surround effects you will enjoy de pend on the co nnection s and com ponents y ou use . Select a connecti on Select on e of the fo llowin g connect ions, throug h . * Manufactur e d unde r lic ense from Dolby Labo ratories. [...]

23 Hookups Connect ing to yo ur TV This connectio n will use your TV speak ers for sound. x Reco mmend ed su rro und so und effec ts for t his co nnect ion. • TVS DYNAMIC (page 53) • TVS WIDE (page 53) The yello w plug is us ed for video si gnals (pa ge 20). A Audio/v ideo cor d (supplied ) CD /DVD p layer TV (white) (red) (yellow) (white) (red[...]

24 Conne cting to a st ere o ampl ifier (r ece iver) an d 2 speake rs/Conn ectin g to a n MD deck o r DAT de ck This connectio n will us e your 2 front speak ers connec ted to your ste reo amplifie r (receiv er) for sound. If th e stereo amplif ie r (receiv er) has audio input jack s L and R on ly, use . If the amplifier ( receiver) has a digita l [...]

25 Hookups Stereo ampli fier (receiver ) CD/DVD player Stereo aud io cord (not sup plied) Optical di git al cord (not suppl ied) to audio input to optical di gital input (white) (red) (white) (red) [Speakers ] Front (L) Front (R) MD deck/ DAT deck or l : Signal flow to AUDIO OUT R to AUDIO OUT L to DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) AC power adaptor (AC-F21, su[...]

26 Conne ctin g to a Dol by Surro und ( Pro Lo gic) d ecoder amp lifie r (re ceiver) and 3 to 6 spea kers This co nnection wi ll allo w yo u to e njoy t h e surroun d eff ects of the Dolby S u rround (P ro Logic) decoder on you r ampl i fier (receiver). If you ha ve an AV amplifier (receiv er) equ ipped with a Dolby Di gital or DT S decoder, refer [...]

27 Hookups * When con necting 6 s peaker s, replac e the mo naural re ar speake r with a ce n ter speaker, 2 rear speakers an d a subwoof er. to audio inpu t CD/DVD player Optical digit al cord (not supp lied ) Stereo aud io c ord (not supp lied ) to optical dig ital input (white) (red) (white) (red) Amplifier (receiv er ) w ith Dolby Surrou nd dec[...]

28 Connect ing to an AV ampli fier (rec eiver) with a dig ital inp ut jack havi ng a Dolby Di gital or DTS de coder, and 6 spea kers This connectio n will allo w you to u se the Dolb y Digital or DT S decoder function of your AV amplif ie r (recei ver). You are not ab l e to enjoy the TVS sound effects of th e pl ayer. x Recommend ed surround sound[...]

29 Hookups to optical d igital inp ut Optical digital cord (n ot supplied) CD/DVD player [Speak ers] [Speake rs] AV amplifier (rece iver) with a decoder Front (R) Front (L) Center Rear (R) Rear (L) Subwoofer l : Signal flo w to DI GITAL O UT (OPTIC AL) AC power adaptor (AC-F21, su pplied) AC power cord (supplied )[...]

30 Step 3: A ttaching the Ja ck Co ve r You can install the p layer ho rizontally , vertically o r on the wa ll. Notes • Make sure that the conn ect i ng cords are not tra pped by th e ja ck cover. • If you use commer cially av ailable cor ds, make s ure that those cords are similar t o the supplie d cords in size. If the cords are to o thic k [...]

31 Hookups When you i nstall th e player on the wall When y ou in stall the player o n the wall, ask a qu al ifie d in stal le r to d o th e jo b. Th e p la yer s hould be instal led in t he following wa y. Attach th e jack cove r as in th e same way for the hor izontal in stallation. Fasten scre ws (not supp lied) to the wall a t the same hei ght [...]

32 Step 5: Q u ick S etup Follow the steps b elow to make the minimu m nu mbe r o f b asic ad ju stmen ts to use the p laye r. To skip an adjustme nt press > , to return to the previous adjustmen t, pre ss . . A Turn on t he TV. B Switch the input sele ctor o n the TV to the player. C Press ?/1 on the p laye r or th e remo te. “Press [ENTER] t[...]

33 Hookups F Press ENTER. The Setu p Display fo r selecting the aspect ratio of the TV to be conne cted appears. G Press X/x to select the item. H Press ENTER. The Setu p Display fo r selecting th e type o f jack use d to conne ct your amplifier (rece iver) appears. I Press X/x to sel ect the it em, then press ENTER. • When “ NO ” or “ AUD [...]

34 J Press X/x to select the item. Choose the item that m atches th e audio connection you select ed in page s 24 to 28 ( thro ugh ). K Press EN TER. “ DTS ” is selected. L Press X/x to select the item. Choose the item that m atches th e audio connection you select ed in page s 24 to 28 ( thro ugh ). M Press EN TER. Quick Setu p is finishe d. A[...]

35 Hookups Enjoying the sur round soun d effects To enjoy the sur round soun d effects of th is player o r your amplifi e r (receiv er), the followi ng items must be set as desc ribed bel ow for the audi o connec tion yo u sel ected i n pa ges 24 to 28 ( through ). Each of th ese are the default settings and do not need to be adjusted when you firs[...]

36 Playing Di scs Play ing Discs Depending on the DVD or VIDEO CD , some operati o ns may be diff er ent or rest ricted. Refer to th e operati ng instruction s supplied with your di sc. 1 Turn on yo ur TV. 2 Switch the input sele ctor on the TV to the player. When us ing an amplifie r (receiver) Turn on the amplif i er (recei v er) and select th e [...]

37 Playing D iscs enjoy DTS Di gital Surr ound ™ playback , an exter nal 5.1-c hannel de cod er syste m must be connect ed to the dig ital jack of th e player. • Set the so und to “ STERE O ” using the AUDIO button when yo u pla y DTS sound tracks on a CD (page 51 ). • Do not pla y DTS so und tra cks withou t first connectin g the player [...]

38 Resum ing Pla yback f rom the Po int Wh ere Yo u Stop pe d the D isc (Re sume Play) When yo u stop the disc, the player remembers the po int where you presse d x and “ RESUME ” appea r s on the front pan el displ a y. As long as you do not remo ve the disc, Resume Play works even if th e pl ayer enters stan dby mo de by pres sing ?/1 . 1 Whi[...]

39 Playing D iscs Usin g the DV D’s Men u Some discs have a “ top menu ” or a “ menu. ” Using the top m enu A DVD is divid ed into long sectio ns of a picture o r a musi c feature called “ titles. ” When you play a DVD which contains several title s, you can selec t the title you want usin g the to p menu. 1 Press TOP MEN U. The top m[...]

40 Play ing VIDEO CDs with PBC Fun ctions (PBC Pla yback ) With PBC (Playbac k Control) functions, you can en joy simple interactiv e oper ations, searc h func tions, and other o p erations. PBC playback al lows yo u to play VIDEO CDs interacti vely by follo wing the m enu on the T V sc r e en . 1 Star t p laying a VIDEO CD with P BC functions. The[...]

41 Playing D iscs Variou s Pl ay Mode Functi ons (Prog ram Play, Shu ffle Play, Repeat P lay, A- B Repeat Play) You can set t he f ollow i ng play mo des: • Program Play (page 41) • Shuffle Play (pa ge 43) • Repeat Play (pag e 44) • A-B Repeat Play (page 44) Note • The play mode i s cance led when: – you ej ect the di sc. – the player[...]

42 3 Press X/x to select “S ET t ” and press ENTE R. The di spl ay for pr og rammin g appear s. 4 Press c . The cursor moves to the title or track (in this case, “ 01 ” ). 5 Select the title, chapter, o r track you want to prog ram. x When playin g a DV D For example, se le ct chap t er “ 03 ” of title “ 02. ” Press X/x to select ?[...]

43 Playing D iscs 7 Press H to start Pro gram Pl ay. Prog r a m Pla y be g i ns . When the prog ram en ds, you can re start the same prog ram again by pressing H . To return to normal pla y Press CLEAR, o r select “ OFF ” in S tep 3. To play the same pro gram again, select “ ON ” in Step 3 and press H . To turn off the Control Menu Press DI[...]

44 To return to norm a l play Press CLEAR or select “ OFF ” in Step 2. z You can se t the player to “ shu ffle ” in stop m ode as well. After pressi ng SHUFFLE to select th e it em you want to set, pre ss H . Shuffle Play starts. Note Up to 200 chapt ers in a disc can be played in r an dom order w hen “ CHAPTER ” is sel ected. Playin g [...]

45 Playing D iscs 2 When you r each th e ending point (p oint B), pre ss A-B ag ai n. The set poi nt s are displaye d and the player starts repeating this sp ecific portio n. “ A-B ” appe ars on the front pa nel dis play during A-B Repeat Play. To return to normal pla y Press CLEAR. Notes • You can set A-B Repea t Pl ay for only one speci fic[...]

46 Searching for a Scen e Search ing for a Part icular Point on a Disc (Scan, Slow- motion Play) You can locat e a pa rticular po int on a disc quickl y b y monitoring th e p icture or pla yin g back slo wly. Note Depending on the DVD/VIDEO CD, you may not be able to do some o f th e oper a tion s described. Locating a point quickly by playing a di[...]

47 Search ing for a Scene Search ing fo r a Ti tl e / Chapte r/T rack/In dex/ Scene ( Sear ch mo de ) You can search a DVD disc by title or chap te r, an d yo u can sear ch a VIDE O CD or CD by track, index , or sc ene. As title and tracks ar e assigned un ique numb e r s on the di sc , yo u ca n se le ct the desired on e by enter i ng its numbe r.[...]

48 Viewing Informati on About the Disc Viewin g the Playing Tim e and Rem ainin g T ime on the Fr ont Pa nel Di splay You can check infor matio n abo ut the disc, such as the remai nin g time, current number of title of a DVD, or track of a CD or VIDEO CD, us ing t he fro nt pa nel di splay (pag e 10 ). Pres s TIME/ T EXT. Each tim e you pre ss TIM[...]

49 Viewing Information About the Disc When play ing a VIDEO CD (with out PBC functions) or CD z When playing VIDEO CDs with PBC functions, the scene num be r or the pla yi ng tim e is displaye d. z The playing ti me and rema ining time of the current chapt e r, tit le, tra c k , sc e ne, or disc w ill also ap pe ar on your TV scree n. See the fol l[...]

50 2 Pre s s TIME /TEX T repe ated ly to change the time in fo rmation. The displa y and th e kind s of time th at you can chang e depen d on the disc you ar e play ing. x When playin g a DV D • T ** : ** : ** Playin g time of t h e current title • T – ** : ** : ** Remaining tim e of the current title • C ** : ** : ** Playing time of the cu[...]

51 Sound Adjustments Sound Adjustm ents Changi ng the Sound If the DVD is recorded with mu ltilingual tracks, you can sel ect the la nguage yo u want while playing the DVD. If the DVD is recorded in m ultiple audio formats (PCM , Dolby Digita l, or DTS), you can select the au dio format you want while playin g the DVD. With stere o CDs or VIDEO CDs[...]

52 Checki ng the aud io signal format If yo u pres s DISPLA Y twice during playback, t he format of the current aud io signal (Dolby Digital, DTS , P C M, etc.) appears as sho wn below. Example • Dolby D igi tal 5.1 ch • Dolby D igi tal 3 ch • PCM (Stereo) About audio s ignals Audio sign als recorded in a di sc contain the sound el ements (ch[...]

53 Sound Adjustments TV Virt ual Surrou nd Soun d Setti ngs (TVS ) When you conn ect a stereo TV or 2 front speakers, TV Virt ual Su rround le ts you en joy surround sound effe cts by using sound imaging to crea te virtual rear speake rs from the sound of the front speak ers (L: left, R: right) without using act ual rear sp eakers. This fun ction i[...]

54 TVS NIGHT The lar ge so un ds, such as expl os io ns , a r e suppre ssed, but t he quiete r soun ds are unaffec ted. Th is featur e i s useful when you don ’ t wa nt to dist urb other people but still want to hear t he dialog and enjoy th e surroun d sound eff ect s of “ TVS WIDE. ” TVS STANDARD Uses s ound i maging to c reate vi rtual rea[...]

55 Enjoy ing Movi es Enjoying M ovies Changi ng the Angle s If vario us angles ( multi-angles) fo r a scene are recorded on the DVD, “ ANGLE ” appears on the fro nt panel displa y. Thi s means that you ca n ch ange the vi e w in g angle. For example , while pl aying a scen e of a tra in in mo tion, you ca n dis play th e view from either the fr[...]

56 Note Depending on the DVD, you may not be able to change the subt itles eve n if m ultilingu al subtitl es are reco rd ed o n it. Adj us ting th e P icture Quali ty (BNR) The Bloc k Noise Re duction ( BN R) function adjusts the pictu re quality by reduc ing the “ block no ise ” or mosaic lik e patterns th at appear on you r TV screen. 1 Pres[...]

57 Enjoy ing Movi es Notes • If the outlin es o f the im ag es on your scree n shoul d become blur r e d, set “ BNR ” to “ OF F. ” • Depending on the disc or the scen e being playe d, the “ BNR ” effect may be hard to discern .[...]

58 Using Various Addition al Functions Lockin g Disc s (Custo m Par ental Control , Parent al Control ) You can set t wo kind s of playbac k restrictions for the desired disc. • Custom Parental Control You can set the play back restri ctions so th at the player will not pla y inappro p ria te di scs. • Parental Control Playback of some DVDs can[...]

59 Using Various Additional Functions 5 Enter or re-en ter your 4-dig i t passwo rd by pr ess ing X/x to s elect the digit, followed b y c to m ove th e curs or. Th en press ENTE R. “ Custom pa rental co ntrol is set . ” appears and then the screen returns to the Contro l Menu display. If you make a mi stak e enter ing your password Press C bef[...]

60 Limi ting play back by chi ldren (P arental C ontrol) Playb ack of s o me DVDs c an be li mited accor ding t o a pre deter mined le vel suc h as the ag e of the us ers. The “PAREN TAL CONTROL” func tion al low s you to se t a pla yba ck lim ita ti on le vel. A s cen e tha t i s li m ited is no t p la yed , or it is repl aced by a di ffer ent[...]

61 Using Various Additional Functions 6 Enter or re-en t er your pa ssword usi ng X/x to select the dig it, followed by c to move the cursor . Th en pr ess E NTER. The display for setting t h e playb ack limitat ion lev el and c hanging the password appe ars. 7 Press X/x to s elect “ STANDARD, ” the n press ENTE R. The selection items for “ S[...]

62 To change the passwo r d 1 Follow Steps 1 throug h 6 of “Limitin g playback by children (P arental Control ).” 2 Select “CHANGE PASSWORD t ” using x , then press ENTER . The dis play f or ente ring th e passw ord appears. 3 Follow Step 6 to en ter a new pa ssword. Play ing th e dis c for wh ich P arent al[...]

63 Using Various Additional Functions Operat ion So und Ef fects (Soun d Feed back) The player bee ps when the follo wi ng operati ons a re perfo rmed. The d efault setti ng of the Sound F eedback function is set to off. To set Soun d Feedback 1 Press ?/1 on the player or the re mo te . The ?/1 indica tor lights up in green . When there is a disc i[...]

64 Contro lling Y ou r TV, et c. with the Supplied Rem ote By adjustin g the remote signal, you can control your TV or Sony Act iv e Speaker System SA-F2 1 (not supp lied) with the supp lied remo te. Notes • Depending on th e units being conn ecte d, you ma y not be able to cont rol your TV or Sony AV amp lifie r (receiv er) using som e of the b [...]

65 Using Various Additional Functions Controlling Act ive Speaker System SA- F21 When you set the TV/DVD switch to “ DVD, ” you ca n adjust the volum e using VOL +/ – . z There are some Son y aud io products you can adjust the vo lume wi th the supplied remote.[...]

66 Settings and Ad justments Using th e Setu p D ispla y By using the Se tup Dis p la y, yo u ca n mak e various adjustments to items such as pict ure and sound . You can also se t a langua ge for the subtitle s and t he Setup Display, am ong other things. For details on ea ch Setu p Displa y item s ee page 67 thro ugh 73. Fo r an overall li s t of[...]

67 Settings and Adjustment s 5 Select an ite m using X/x , t hen pres s ENTER . The options for the select ed item appear. Example: “ TV TYPE ” 6 Select a settin g using X/x , then press ENTER . The setting is sele cted and setup is complete . Example: “ 16:9 ” To turn off the Setup Display Press DISPLAY repeat edly until the Setup Display [...]

68 z If you select “ OTHERS t ” in “ MENU, ” “ SUBTITLE, ” and “ AUDIO, ” selec t a nd en ter the langua ge code from the list usin g X/x to select th e digit, foll owe d b y c to mov e the cur sor (pag e 81). After you have made a selectio n, the langu age code (4 digits) is disp layed the n ext tim e you s elect “ OTHERS t . ”[...]

69 Settings and Adjustment s Note De pend ing o n t he D VD, “ 4:3 LETTER BO X ” may be select ed autom atica lly inste ad of “ 4: 3 PAN SCAN ” or vice versa. x SCREEN SAVER Turns on and off the screen saver so that the screen saver ima ge ap pears when you le ave the player in pau se or stop mode for 15 minut es, or when you play back a CD[...]

70 Custom Sett ings (CUSTOM SETUP) Allows setting up Pare ntal Con trol and o ther settings. Select “ CUSTOM SETUP ” in th e Setu p Displa y. For det ails o n using th e displ ay, see “ Using the Se tup Display ” (page 66). The defa ult settings a re underlin ed. x AUTO PLAY Selects the Auto Play settin g when yo u turn on the play er. x DI[...]

71 Settings and Adjustment s Notes • When you set the item to “ AUTO, ” the langua ge may change. The “ T RACK SELECT ION ” sett ing has higher prior i ty than the “ AUDIO ” sett ings in “ LANGUAGE SETUP ” (page 67). • If you set “ DTS ” to “ OFF ” (page 73), the DTS sou nd track is not pl ayed e ve n if you se t “ TRA[...]

72 x AUDIO DRC (Dynamic Range Control) (DVD only) Makes the sou nd clear when th e vo lume is turned down when pl ayin g a DVD that has the “ AUDIO DRC ” function. T his affects t he output from t he follow ing jac ks: – AUDIO OUT L/R jacks – DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) jack only when “ DOLBY DIGITAL ” is set to “ D- PCM ” in “ DIGITAL [...]

73 Settings and Adjustment s x DOLBY DIGITAL Selects t he Dolby Digita l signals output via the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) jack. x DTS Selects if DTS signals are o utput via the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) jack. Note If you select one of the TVS set ting s while playing a DVD, the player does not output the Dolby Digital signals from the DIGITAL OUT ( OPTICAL[...]

74 Additional Information Trou blesho oting If you experien ce any of the follo wing difficult ies while us ing the p layer, use this trou bl eshoot in g guide t o help reme dy the prob le m be for e reque s tin g repa ir s. Sho u ld any proble m persist, con sult yo ur ne a rest Sony deal er. Powe r The power is not turned on . , Check that t h e [...]

75 Additional Information The d isc does no t play. , Ther e is no di sc insid e. , The dis c is turn ed over . Insert the disc wit h the playback sid e fa ci ng do wn in the disc slot. , The disc is skewed. , The p layer c annot play CD-ROMs , etc. (page 7). , The region code on the DVD does not mat ch the pl ay er. , Moist ure has co ndens e d in[...]

76 The player d oes not opera te properly. , When sta tic el ec tricity, et c., causes th e p layer to opera te abn ormally, disc onn ect the AC power cord once, t hen co nnect it a gain. Nothing is dis played on th e front panel di splay. , “ DIMMER ” in “ CUSTOM SETUP ” is set to “ OFF. ” Set “ DIMMER ” to “ BRIGHT ” or “ DA[...]

77 Additional Information Glossa ry Chapter (page 10) Sections of a pi ct ure or a mu sic feature that are smaller than tit les. A title is composed of several chapter s. Depen ding on the disc, no chapters may be reco rded. Dolby Digital (page 22, 73) Digita l audi o compres sion te chnol ogy develop ed by Dolby L aborator i es. This techn ol ogy [...]

78 Region Code (pa ge 7) This system i s used to protec t co py rights. A region numb er is allocated on each DVD player or DVD disc according to the sales regi on. Each re gion cod e is shown on the player as well as on the disc pack agi ng. The player can play the discs that m atch its regio n code. Th e player c an also pl ay discs with the mark[...]

79 Additional Information Spec ifica tions System Laser Semico ndu ctor laser Signal forma t system NTSC Audi o char acte risti cs Frequency response DVD (PCM 96 kHz): 2 Hz to 44 kHz (±1.0 dB) DVD (PCM 48 kHz): 2 Hz to 22 kHz (±0.5 dB) CD: 2 Hz to 20 kH z (±0. 5 dB ) Signal-to-noi se rati o (S/N ratio) 115 dB (AUDIO OU T L/R jacks only) Harmonic[...]

80 AC power adaptor Model name AC-F21 Power requi re m ents 100 to 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz Outpu t volt age DC 10.5 V , 1.3 A in ope rating mode Operat in g te mp er at u re 5 ° C to 35 ° C (41 ° F t o 95 ° F) Storag e tempe r atur e –20° C t o 60 ° C ( –4 ° F to 140 ° F) Supplied accessorie s See page 15. Optional a ccesso ry Active Sp eake[...]

81 Additional Information Langua ge Code List For det ails, s ee page 51, 5 5, 67. The lang uage spe l lings co nf orm to th e I SO 639: 1988 (E/F) sta ndard. Code Lang uage Code Lang uage Code Lang uage Code Lang uage 1027 Afar 1028 Abkhazian 1032 Afrikaans 1039 Amharic 1044 Arabic 1045 Assamese 1051 Aymara 1052 Azerbaijani 1053 Bashkir 1057 Byelo[...]

82 List of Se tup Display Ite ms The defa ult settings a re underlin ed.[...]

83 Additional Information CUSTOM SETUP (pa ge 70) AUDIO SETUP (page 71) AUTO PLAY OFF TIME R DEMO1 DEMO2 DIMMER BRIGHT DARK OFF AUTO PAUSE M ODE AUTO FRAM E PARENTAL CONTROL , TRACK SE LECTI O N OFF AUTO AUDIO ATT OFF ON AUDIO DRC STANDARD TV M ODE WIDE RANGE DOWN MI X DOLBY SU R ROU ND NORMAL DIGITAL OUT ON DOLBY DIGITAL D-PCM DOLBY DIGITAL DTS OF[...]

Sony Corporat ion Printed in Japa n Index Numerics 16:9 68 4:3 LETT ER BOX 68 4:3 PAN SCAN 68 5.1 Chan ne l Surround 26 A A-B Rep e at Pla y 44 ANGLE 55 AUDIO 51 , 67 AUDIO ATT 71 AUDIO DRC 72 AUDIO SETUP 71 AUTO PLAY 70 B BACKGROUND 69 Batt eries 15 BNR 56 C CD 36 CHAPTER 47 Cha pter 77 Connec ting 19 Contin uous Pl ay CD/VID E O CD/DV D 36 Contro[...]