Sony DVP-F41MS manual

3-072-475- 31 (2)  2002 Sony Cor poration DVP-F41MS CD/DVD Player Opera ting In structions[...]

2 WARNING To prevent fi re or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. To avoid electrical sh ock, do not open the c a bin et. Refer servicing to qualified personne l on ly. Mains lead m ust only be changed at a qualified service shop. This appliance i s classified as a CLASS 1 LASER product. The CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT MARKING is lo[...]

3 Precau tio ns On safety • Cautio n – The use of op tical in strument s with this product will increase eye hazard. • Sho uld any so lid objec t or liqui d fall in to the cabi net, un plug th e player and have i t checked by qua lified perso nnel before operating it any furth er. • Do not put any forei gn obje cts in the DC IN 10.5 V (ext [...]

4 On install ing the playe r on the wal l If the pl ayer fa l ls dow n, a seri ous in ju ry or damage may result. O bserve t he follo wing instructio ns to pr event the p layer from fall ing down. • Insta ll the player on a wall stro ng enou gh to hold the playe r usin g two p roper s crews f or the wall material and streng th. Install t he playe[...]

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

6 Checking the Playin g Time and Re maining Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Checking the Play Inform ation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 5 Sound Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Changing th e Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

7 About t his Manual • Ins tructi ons in this manual de scr ibe the controls o n the remote. You can also use th e controls on th e player if th ey have the same or similar n ames as those on the remote. • The ic ons use d in thi s manual are de scribed belo w: The following ter ms wi ll be use d to ex pla in com mon featu res in s imilar me di[...]

8 Example of discs tha t the player cannot pl ay The playe r cannot play the fo l lowing di scs: • CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/RWs (except the discs recorded in the following formats: – M usic CD format – V IDEO CD format – MP3 audio t racks and JP EG image fi les which c onform to IS O9660* leve l 1/ level 2/Jol iet) • Data part of CD-Ex tras • DVD-[...]

9 Notes about the Di sc s On handling disc s • To k eep th e disc c lean, handle th e disc b y its edge. Do no t touch the surfa ce. • Do no t expo se th e disc to d ire c t sun light or heat sourc es such as ho t air ducts, or leave it in a car parked in direct sun light as the temperature may rise conside rably inside the car. • After press[...]

10 Index to Parts an d Contro ls For more information, refer to the pages indicated in parentheses. Fron t Pane l A MS (“Mem ory Stick” ) button/in dicator (73) Lights up in: • orange in MS mode (“Memory Stick” playb ack mode) • yellow while re ading the d ata in the “Mem o r y S ti c k ” It goes ou t in d is c (playb ack) mod e. B [...]

11 Front Panel Di splay When playing back a DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW When playing back a VIDEO CD (PBC) Lights up when you can change t he angle Disc type Playing s tatus Lights up when BNR is on (64) Current play mode (A-B Repeat P lay) (47 ) Current aud io s ignal (DTS format signal) (57) Current ti tle and chapter number , playing time, etc. (52) Curren[...]

12 When playi ng back a CD, DATA-CD ( MP3 audio track)/VI DEO CD (without P BC)/ “MG Memory Stick” (ATRAC3 audio track) When view ing a JPEG image o n a DATA-CD/ “Memory Stick” Side Pa nel A DC IN 10.5 V jack (19) B AUDIO OUT L/R jacks (19, 25, 26, 28) C DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) jack (26, 28, 30) D VIDEO OUT jack (19, 22) E S-VIDEO OUT jack (2[...]

13 Remote A MS (“Memory Stick”) b utton (73, 75) B BNR (Block Noise Redu ction) bu tton (64) C TIME/TEXT bu tton (52 ) D SURROUND button (59) E ANGLE b utton (6 2) F AUDIO button (57) G PROGRAM button (4 4) H SHUFFLE button ( 46) I REPEA T button (46) J ./> PREV (previou s) /NEXT buttons (39) K H PL AY bu tto n* (3 8) L TOP MENU button (41) [...]

14 Guide to the Cont rol Menu Displa y (Magic Pa d) Use the Cont rol Menu t o select a function that you would li ke to use. The Control Menu appe ars when th e DISPL AY button is presse d. For d e tail s, please refer to the page in parent heses. List of Control M enu Items OFF 1: ENGLISH 2: FRENCH 3: SPANISH OFF 1 8 ( 3 4 ) 1 2 ( 2 7 ) T 1 : 3 2 [...]

15 DATE Displa ys the r ecorded date, etc. of the cu rrent JPEG image. ORIGINAL/PLAY L IST (page 41) Selects the t ype of titles (OR IGINAL or PLA Y LIST) to be pl aye d when play ing DVD-R W (VR mode). AUDIO (page 57) Chang es the au di o set ti ng. SUBTITLE (p age 63) Displays th e subtit les. Change s the su btitle langua ge. ANGLE (page 62) Cha[...]

16 z Each time you pre ss DI SPLAY, the Con tr ol Me nu display changes a s fo llow s: Only Control Me nu display 1 appea rs dur ing C D or “Me mo ry Stick” play back. The Cont r ol Me nu it ems differ depending on the typ e of the disc or “Mem or y St ic k. ” z The Control Me nu ic on in dicator lig hts up in gree n when you select any it [...]

17 Getting Sta rte d 17 Getting Started Quick Ov ervi ew A quic k overview p resented in th is chapter will give you e nough inform ation to start using the player for your enjoymen t. To use the surround sound features of this pl ayer, refer to “Hookups” on p age 2 1. Notes • You cannot connect this playe r to a TV that does not hav e eith e[...]

18 If you cann ot operate the p layer with the rem o te The pl ayer ha s 2 remo te sensor s, one a t the t op and o ne on t he front (page 20). If o ne of t he remo te sensor is e xposed to d irect sunlig ht or ligh ting apparatu s, the remote may no t operate corre ctly. If this happens, select a remote sensor in the following way until you find o[...]

19 Getting Sta rte d 19 Step 3: TV Ho okup s Remove the jack cover from the player (see fi g. A ). Conn ect th e supp lied aud io/vi deo cor d and power c ord i n th e orde r ( 1 ~ 3 ) shown be lo w. Be sure to co nn e ct the po wer cord last. When connecting to a standar d 4:3 scree n TV Depend in g on th e disc, t he image ma y not fi t your TV s[...]

20 Step 4: P laying 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 play b ac k side f acing down . 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 [...]

21 Hookups Hookups Hookin g Up the Pl ay er Follow S teps 1 to 5 to hook up a nd adjust the settin gs of the p layer. Before you start, turn off the p ower, che ck that you have al l of the supplied accessories, and i nsert the batteries into the remote (pag e 17). Remove the jack cover (p age 1 9). Notes • Plug cords securel y to pr ev en t unwa[...]

22 Step 1 : Conn ect ing th e Vide o Cor ds Conne ct this player to yo ur TV monit or, pr ojector , or AV amplif ier (re ceiver) usin g a vid eo cor d. Select on e of the patte r ns A t hroug h C , according to the i np ut jack on yo ur T V monitor, projec tor, o r AV am plifier (receiv er). Audio/v ideo cord (supplied ) S video c ord (not su pplie[...]

23 Hookups A If you a re connec ting to a vi deo input j ack Connect t he yel low plu gs of the audio/vi deo cor d (sup plied) to the yellow ( video) j acks. You wi ll enjoy sta ndard quality ima ges. Use the red and white plugs to conn ect to the audio inp ut jacks (page 25). B If you a re connec ting to a n S VIDEO i nput jack Connect th e S VIDE[...]

24 Step 2: C onnecting the Audio Cords Refer to the chart be low to select the co nnection that best suits your sy stem. The surroun d effects you will enjoy de pend on the conne ctions and compon ents you us e. Select a connecti on Select on e of the fo llo w in g conn ection s , throug h . * Manufacture d unde r lic e nse from Dolby Laboratori e [...]

25 Hookups Connect ing to your T V This connectio n will use your TV speak ers for sound. x Reco mmend ed sur roun d soun d ef fects for t his co nnect ion. • TVS DYNAMIC (page 59) • TVS WIDE (page 59) The yello w plug is us ed for vid eo signal s ( pa ge 22). A Audio/vi d eo cord (supplie d) CD /DVD p lay er TV (white) (red) (yellow) (white) ([...]

26 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 deck This connectio n will use your 2 front speaker s connected t o your stereo amp lifier (receiv er) for sound. If th e stereo amplif ier (receiver) h as audio inp ut jacks L and R only, use . If the amplifier ( receiver) has a digita l input[...]

27 Hookups Stereo ampli fier (receiver ) CD/DVD player Stereo aud io cord (not sup plie d) 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[...]

28 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 you to enjoy t he surro und effects of th e Dolby Surr ound (P ro Logic ) decoder on you r ampl i fier (receiver). If you ha ve an AV amplifier (recei v er) equipped wit h a Dolby Di gital , MPEG a ud io, or DTS de[...]

29 Hookups * When con necting 6 sp eakers, re place th e monaural rear speake r with a centre sp eaker, 2 re ar speake rs and a subwoofer. to audio inpu t CD/DVD player Opti cal d igital c ord (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 deco[...]

30 Connect ing to an AV amplifi er (recei ver) with a digital i nput jack h a ving a Dolby Di gital, MP EG audio, or DTS de coder, and 6 speaker s This conn ection will a llow you to use the Do lby Digital, MPEG audio or DTS decoder fu nction of your AV ampli fier (receive r). You are not able to enjo y the TVS soun d effec ts of the play er. x Rec[...]

31 Hookups to optical d igital input Opti cal di gi tal co r d ( not supplied ) CD/DVD player [Speak ers] [Speake rs] AV amplifier (rece iver) with a decoder Front (R) Front (L) Centre 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 cor d (ma ins lead) (su pplied)[...]

32 Step 3: A ttaching the Ja ck Cover You can install the p layer horiz ontally, vert ically or on the wall. Notes • Make s ure that the connect ing cords are not tra p ped by the ja ck cover. • If you use com mercia lly availa ble cords, make s ure that t hose cords ar e simil ar to the s upplied cor ds in siz e. If the cords are to o thic k o[...]

33 Hookups When you i nstall th e player on the wa ll Attach th e jack cove r as in the same way for the horizontal installation. Fasten screws (not supplied) to the wall at the same height 80 mm apart. The scr ews should protru de by 4 to 5 mm . Remove the seal s covering th e han ging hole s. Hang the playe r on the screws. Push the player tightl[...]

34 Step 5: Q u ick S etu p Follow the steps b elow to make the minim um nu mbe r o f b asic ad ju stmen ts to u se the p laye r. To skip an adjustme nt press > , to return to the previous adjustmen t, press . . 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 t h e rem o te. “Press [ENTER[...]

35 Hookups F Press ENTER. The Setu p Display fo r selecting th e aspect ratio of the T V to be conn ected appe ars. G Press X/x to select the item. H Press ENTER. The Setu p Display fo r selecting the type of ja ck used to co nnect your a mplifier (r e ceiver) appears. I Press X/x to sel ect the it em, then pr ess ENTER. • When “NO” or “AUD[...]

36 J Press X/x to select the item. Choose the item that m atches the au dio conn ection you selected in p ages 26 to 3 0 ( thro ugh ). K Press EN TER. “DTS” is sel ect ed. L Press X/x to select the item. Choose the item that m atches the au dio conn ection you selected in p ages 26 to 3 0 ( thro ugh ). M Press EN TER. Quick Setu p is finished .[...]

37 Hookups Enjoying the surrou nd sound ef fects To enjoy the surrou nd sound e ffects of this p layer or you r amplifier (re ceiver), the fo llowing items must be set as desc ribed below for the audio c on nectio n you selec ted in pa ges 26 to 30 ( through ). Each of these are the defa ult settings and do no t need to be adjusted when you firs t [...]

38 Playing Di scs Play ing Discs When play ing a disc, ma ke su re that the MS indicator is turned off (Disc mode). To play a DATA-CD, see page 67. Depending on the DVD or VIDEO CD , some operati o ns may be dif f er ent or r e st ricted. Refer to th e operating in structions sup plied with your di sc. 1 Turn on yo ur TV. 2 Switch the input sele ct[...]

39 Playing D iscs analog stere o jacks. To avoid possible damage to the audio sys tem, th e con sumer shou ld take p roper prec aution s when the analog stere o jacks of the play er are connect ed to an amp lif icatio n system. To enjoy DTS Digital Surroun d™ playback , an exter nal 5.1-c hannel de coder sys tem must be connect ed to the di g ita[...]

40 Resum ing Playb ack from the Po int Wh ere You Stop pe d the Disc (Re sume Play) When yo u stop the di sc, the player remembers the po int where you pr esse d x and “RES UME” appea rs on the fro nt panel displ a y. As long as yo u do not remo ve th e disc, Resume Play works even i f the player enters stan dby mo de by pressin g ?/1 . 1 While[...]

41 Playing D iscs Usin g the D VD’ s Men u A DVD VIDEO is divid ed into long section s of a picture or a music feature call ed “titles. ” When you play a DVD VIDEO which contain s several ti tles, you can select the tit le you want us ing t he TOP MENU bu tton. When you play DVD VID EOs that allow you to selec t items such a s the lang uage f[...]

42 3 Press X/x to select the setting. • PLAY LIST: plays the titles created from “ORIGINAL” for editing. • ORIGINAL: plays th e titles origin ally recorded. 4 Press EN TER. To turn off the Co ntrol Menu Press DISPLAY repeatedly u ntil the Con trol Menu is turned off. Note This s ett ing i s can cele d wh en yo u swi tch the p lay er to MS m[...]

43 Playing D iscs “Play without PBC.” appears on th e TV screen and th e player s tarts co ntinuous p lay. You c annot pl ay stil l pictu res such as a menu. To retu rn to PB C playbac k, press x twice then pr es s H . Note Depending on the VIDEO CD, “Press ENTER” in Step 3 m ay appear as “Press SELEC T” in the instruc tion s supplie d [...]

44 Creat ing your own programme (Programm e Play) You can play t he contents of t he d iscs in the order you wa nt by a rrang ing the orde r of the titles, chapt ers, or tracks to creat e your own prog ramme. Y ou can prog ramme up to 99 titles, chapt ers, and tracks. 1 Press DISP LAY twice (o nce for CD ). The Control Men u is displaye d . 2 Press[...]

45 Playing D iscs Next, pres s X/x to s elect “03 ” un der “C,” then press ENTER. x When pl ayin g a VIDE O CD or CD For example, sel ect track “02 .” Press X/x to select “0 2” un der “T, ” th en press ENTER. 6 To program me other titles, chapters, or tracks , repeat St eps 4 to 5 . The progra mmed title s, cha pters, and tracks[...]

46 Playin g in ran dom order ( Shuffle Pla y) You can have th e pl ay er “shuffle” title s, chapte rs, or tracks and play them in a random order. Subs equent “s huffli ng” ma y produ ce a diffe rent pl ayin g o rder. 1 Press DISP LAY twice (o nce for CD ) durin g playback. The Control Men u is displaye d . 2 Press X/x to se lect (SHUF FLE),[...]

47 Playing D iscs 1 Press DISPLAY twice (once fo r CD/DATA- CD/ “MG Memory Stick”) durin g playba ck. The Co ntrol Me nu is di splayed. 2 Press X/x to select (REPEA T), th en pres s ENTER . The options for “REPEAT” app ear. 3 Press X/x to select the item. x When pl ayin g a DV D V IDE O • DIS C : Repeats a ll of the ti tles. • TITLE : R[...]

48 2 Press X/x to se lect (A- B REPEAT) , then press ENTER. The options for “A-B REPEAT” app ear. 3 Press X/x to se l e ct “S ET t , ” then pres s EN TE R. The “A - B R E P E AT” sett i ng dis pl ay appears. 4 During playbac k, when you fi nd the star ting po int ( point A) of th e p orti on to be pla yed repe atedl y, pres s ENTER . Th[...]

49 Search ing for a Scene Searchi ng for a Scene Search ing f or a Pa rticu lar Point on a Disc or a “MG Memory St ick” (Scan , Slow- moti on Pla y) You can locate a pa rticular po int on a disc quic kly by monito ring the pi cture or pla ying back slowly. Note Depending on the DVD/VIDEO CD, you may not be able to d o som e of the operations de[...]

50 Search ing for a Title/ Chapte r/Track /Index/ Scene, etc. (Search m ode) You can search a DVD disc by title or chapter, an d you can search a VIDEO CD or CD by track, index, or sce ne. You can search an audio tra ck or image on a DAT A-CD or “Memor y S tick” by album, tr ac k, or fil e. As title and t r ack s are assigned un ique numbe rs o[...]

51 Search ing for a Scene 4 Select the number of the title, track, scene, et c., you wan t by pressing X/x to select the digit, follo wing by c to move the cursor. If you make a mistake Cancel th e number by pressi ng CLEAR, then select ano ther numb er. 5 Press ENTER. The player start s playbac k from t he sel ect ed num ber. To turn off the Contr[...]

52 Viewing Informati on About the Disc Viewin g the Playing Tim e and Rem aining T ime on the Fr ont Panel Displ ay You can check infor matio n abo ut the disc, such as the remai nin g time, curren t number of title of a DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW, or track of a CD or VIDE O CD, using t he front panel disp lay (pa ge 11). Pres s TIME / T EXT. Each tim e you [...]

53 Viewing Information About the Disc When play ing a VIDEO CD (with out PBC functions) or CD When playing a DATA-CD (MP3 audio track) or “MG Memo ry Stick” (ATRAC3 audio track) z When playing VIDEO CDs with PBC functions, the scene num be r or the pla yi ng tim e is displa ye d. z The playing ti me and rem aining time of the current chapt e r,[...]

54 Checki ng the Playing Time and Rem ainin g Time You can chec k the playi ng time and remaining tim e of the current title, chapter, or track, and th e playing time or rema ining time of the disc, etc. Also, you can chec k the title of music or imag e reco rded on a disc or “Memory Stic k” su ch as DVD/CD texts. 1 Press DISP LAY durin g playb[...]

55 Viewing Information About the Disc z If the text do es not fit on a single line , you can see the enti re text by wa tc hi ng it scroll across the f ro nt panel displa y. z You can select the tim e and text dir ectl y by pressing TIME/TEXT. Notes • Only letters of the al pha be t can be disp layed. • This player can onl y disp lay the first [...]

56 3 Press X / x to sele ct items. For each item, please refer to “Di sp lays of each i t em.” • BIT RATE : displ ays the bit rate. • LAYER : di splays the la yer and th e pick -up poi nt. 4 Pres s ENTE R. To close the ADVANCED window Select “O FF ” i n Step 3. To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY repea tedly until t he Contro l M[...]

57 Sound Adjustments Sound Adjustm ents Changi ng t he Soun d If the DVD VIDEO is recorded with multili ngual track s, you ca n select the lang uag e you wan t while playin g th e disc . If the DVD VIDEO is recorded in multiple audio fo rmats (PCM, Do lby Digital, MPEG audio or DTS), you can se l ect the audi o format yo u want whil e playin g the [...]

58 4 Press EN TER. To turn off the Co ntrol Menu Press DISPLAY repeatedly u ntil the Con trol Menu is turned off. z You can select “AUDI O” direc tly by pressing AUDIO. Each time you press the button, the item changes. Notes • For discs not in mu lti ple audio for ma t, you c ann ot change the soun d. • While playing a DVD, the sound may ch[...]

59 Sound Adjustments • Dolby Di gi tal 5.1ch “LFE” is enclosed in a solid line ev en if an LFE sign al compon ent is no t outpu t. •M P E G a u d i o •D T S “LFE” is enclosed in a solid line ev en if an LFE sign al compon ent is no t outpu t. z When th e signal contains rea r signal compone nts such as “ LS,” “ RS” or “S,”[...]

60 2 Press X/x to select (TVS), then pre ss ENTER. The optio ns for “T VS” appea r. 3 Press X/x to sel ect one of the TVS (TV Virtua l Surro und) sound s. Refer to the exp l anat ions giv en for each item. • TVS DYNAMIC • TVS WIDE • TVS NIGHT • TVS STANDARD 4 Press EN TER. To reset the TVS setting In Step 3, select “OFF.” To turn of[...]

61 Sound Adjustments TVS STANDARD Uses sound imagi n g to create virtual rear speakers from the sound of th e front speakers (L, R) without using actual rea r speakers. The virtual spe akers a re reprodu ced a s show n in the illustra tion belo w. Use this setting when you want to u se TVS wit h 2 separa te spea kers and retain t he so und qual ity[...]

62 Enj oyin g M ovie s Changi ng the Angles If various angles (mu lti-angles) fo r a scene are recorded on the DVD VIDEO, “AN GLE” appe ar s on the fro nt panel displa y. Thi s means that you can cha nge the view ing angl e. For exam ple, while playing a scene of a train in motio n, you can display the view from either the front o f the train, [...]

63 Enjoy ing Movi es Displa ying the Subti tles If subtitle s are recorded on the disc, yo u can turn the subtitles on and off wheneve r you want while playing. If multilingua l subtitles are recorded on the di sc, you can chan ge the subtitle language while playi ng, and turn it o n or off whenever you wan t. For example, you can select th e l ang[...]

64 Adjus ting t he P ictur e Qual ity (BNR) The Blo ck Noise Reduct io n (BNR) f unctio n adjus ts the pi cture qualit y by redu cing th e “block noise” or mo saic like p atterns that appear on yo ur T V screen. 1 Press DISPLAY twice durin g playback. The Co ntrol Menu a ppears. 2 Press X/x to select ( BNR), then pre ss ENTER. The op tions fo r[...]

65 Playing a DATA-CD Pla ying a DAT A-CD About M P3 Au dio Track s and J PEG Im age F ile s What is MP3/JPEG? MP3 is aud io compr e s sion t e c hnol og y that satisfies t he ISO/MPEG re gulations. JPEG is imag e com pressi on techn ology. Discs that the player can p lay You can pla y MP3 au di o trac ks or JPEG image files on CD-ROMs, CD-Rs or CD-[...]

66 Playbac k order of MP3 a udio tracks or JPEG imag e files The al bums, MP 3 audi o trac ks, o r JPEG image files recorded in a DATA-CD will be play e d as fo ll o w s: Struct ure o f disc conten ts When you i nsert a DATA- CD and p ress H , the numbered tracks (o r files) are played sequentially , from 1 thro ugh 7 . Any s ub- albums/trac ks (or[...]

67 Playing a DATA-CD Playi ng an MP 3 Au dio Track MP3 audio t r acks recorded on DATA-CDs (CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW) can be played on this player . 1 Insert a DATA-CD into the disc slot. (If the MS indicator on the player is lit, press MS to turn it off in stop mode .) The Control Men u appear s if an MP3 audio track s or JPEG image file is recorded on[...]

68 2 Press X / x to sele ct the alb um yo u wan t to play , then p ress E NTER. Tracks i n the al bum app ear. When a track is being played, its title is shaded. 3 Press X / x to select th e track, then pr ess ENTE R. The play er st arts play ing t he se lect ed track. To go to the next or previous page Press c or C . To return to the previous disp[...]

69 Playing a DATA-CD 3 Press H or ENTER. The first JP EG image file reco rded on t he DATA-CD is played b ack. To play th e next or previous file Pres s > or . . z You can also use > or . on the pl ayer to select “ IMAG E” in S tep 2. z If you wa nt to pl ay MP3 audio tra cks after v iewing JPEG imag e fi le s, p ress DISPL AY to dis play[...]

70 Rot a ting a JPE G im age You can ro t ate an ima ge by 90 degre es. Press C / c whi le vi ewing an image. Each t ime yo u pres s c , the image ro tates clockwise by 90 degr ees. Each t ime yo u pres s C , the image ro tates count er clockwise by 90 degre es. Example o f when you p r ess c on ce: Rota tin g di re cti o n[...]

71 Playin g a “Mem ory Stick” Playing a “ Memory Stic k” About th e “Mem ory St ick” “Memory Sti ck ” is a compact, portable and versatile Integrated Circuit recording medium wit h a dat a ca pacity that exceeds a floppy di sk. “Mem ory St ick” is spe cial l y designed f or exchangi ng and shar ing digi tal data a mong “Mem or[...]

72 Note Attach the labe l c orrectly on the “M em or y S tic k” or you ma y not be able to remo ve th e “Mem ory Stick” from th e pl ay er. * “Magi cGate Memory Stic k,” and are trademar ks of So ny Corp o ration. ** “Memory Stick” a nd are trademarks of Sony Corpora tion. ***“MagicGat e” and are trademar ks of So ny Corp o rati[...]

73 Playin g a “Mem ory Stick” Pla yin g an ATRA C3 Audio Track You can p lay ATRAC3 au dio tracks recorded on an “MG M emory S tick.” Make su re the M S indic ator is li t (MS mode) when you pl ay an “MG Mem ory Stic k.” 1 Insert a “ Memory Stick” i nto the MEMORY STIC K slot. 2 Press MS. The MS indicator on the playe r lig ht s up [...]

74 To go to the next or previous page Press c or C . To return to the previous display Press O RETURN. To turn off the display Press MENU. To switch to disc mode Press M S. The MS i ndi cat or goes out. z By pressing M ENU, you can disp lay the track list when the playe r is sto ppe d. Notes • O n ly the lett ers in alphabet and num be r s in the[...]

75 Playin g a “Mem ory Stick” Note When you discon nect the power co rd , th e date/tim e setting will retu rn to t he fac tory setti ngs. Viewi ng a JPEG Im age F ile You can view JPE G image files reco rded on an “MG Memo ry St i ck” or a “Memo r y Stick.” No te, however, that the pla yer can display JPEG i m age files re corded using[...]

76 2 Press MS. The MS indica tor on the pl ayer li ghts up (MS mode). The Control Men u is displaye d . 3 Press X/x to select “IMAGE.” 4 Press H or ENT ER. The first image recorded on the “Memo ry Stick” i s pl ayed back . To play the next or previou s file Press > or . . z You can also use > or . on the playe r to select “I M AGE?[...]

77 Playin g a “Mem ory Stick” To turn off the display Press MENU. To switc h to disc mo de Press MS . The M S indi cator g oes out. z By pressing MEN U, you can display the album list when the play er is stopped. Notes • O nly the l etters in alphabet and num bers in t he album/fil e names can be displaye d. Other characte rs appear as an “[...]

78 Using Various Addition al Functions Lockin g Disc s (Custo m Par ental Control , Parental Control) You can set two k inds of play back restrictions for the desired disc. • Custo m Parenta l Contr ol You can set the play back restr ictions so that the player will not pla y inappro p ria te di scs. • Parental Cont ro l Playback of some DVD VID[...]

79 Using Various Additional Functions 5 Enter or re-en ter yo ur 4-dig it p a ss word by pr essi ng X/x to sel ect the di git, followed b y c to m ove the c ursor. Then press ENTE R. “Custom pa rental co ntrol is set. ” appears and then the screen returns to the Contro l Menu display. To turn off the Custom Parenta l Control functio n 1 Follo w[...]

80 3 Press X/x to select “P LAYER t ,” then pres s EN TE R. x If you ha ve not ente red a pa ssword The dis play f or regis tering a new password ap pears. Enter a 4 -digit pass word by pre ssing X/ x to select the digit, followed by c to move the cu rsor. Then pr ess ENTER. The di splay for confir ming th e password appears. x When you ha ve a[...]

81 Using Various Additional Functions The lower the value, th e more strict t he limitat ion. To turn off the Parental Control function Set “LEVEL ” to “OF F” in St ep 8. To play a disc for which Pa rental Control is se t 1 Insert the disc and press H . The “P ARE NTA L CONT ROL ” disp lay appears. 2 Enter your 4-d igit p assword usi ng[...]

82 5 Enter a n ew 4-digit pas sw or d us in g X / x to select th e digit, followed by c to m ove the cu rsor. T hen pre ss EN TER. 6 To confirm yo ur pa ss w o rd, re- e n ter it using X / x to sele ct the digit, followe d by c to move the cursor . Then pr ess ENTE R. If you make a mistake entering your password Press C befo re you pre ss ENTER and[...]

83 Using Various Additional Functions To set So und Feedback 1 Press ?/1 on the pla yer or the remo te . The ?/1 indicator li ghts up in g reen. Make s ure that the MS ind icator is turned off. If there is a disc in the play er, press A and remove t he disc. 2 Press an d hold X on the pl ayer for mor e than tw o second s. You will hear one bee p an[...]

84 Control ling some So ny audio products When you set the TV/DVD switch to “DVD,” you can adjust the v olume using VOL +/–. z There are some Sony audi o products you can adjust the vol ume with the suppl ied remote .[...]

85 Settings and Adjustments Settings and Adjustments Usin g the S etu p Disp lay By using the S etup Displ a y, you can mak e various adjustmen ts to items s uch as picture and sound. You can also set a la ng uage for the subtit les and th e Setup Displa y, among other things. For det a i ls on e ach Setu p Disp la y ite m see pa g e 86 thr o ug h [...]

86 6 Select a se ttin g us in g X/x , t hen p ress ENTE R. The setting is selected a nd setup is comple te. Example: “4 :3 PAN SCAN” To turn off the Setup Display Press DISPLAY repea tedly until t he Setup Display is turned off. z If you select “QUICK” in Step 3, you will enter th e Quick Se tup mode ( page 34) . Follow fr om Step 5 of the [...]

87 Settings and Adjustments z If you select “OTHERS t ” in “MENU,” “SUBTITLE,” and “AUDIO,” selec t and enter the language co de fr om th e list using X/ x to selec t the digit, fol lowed by c to move t he curs or (page 102). After you have m ade a select ion, the la nguage code (4 digits) is di spla ye d th e next time you se lect [...]

88 Note Depending on the DVD, “4:3 LETTER BOX” may be select ed auto matica lly i nstead of “4: 3 PAN SC AN” or vice versa. x SCREEN SAVER Turns on and o ff the screen saver so that the screen saver i mag e appears when y ou leave the p layer in p ause or st op mode for 15 minutes, or when yo u play bac k an audio or JPEG image on a CD/DATA[...]

89 Settings and Adjustments Custom Se tting s (CUSTOM SETUP) Use this to se t up playbac k related and o ther settings. Sele ct “ CUST OM S ETU P” i n th e Setu p Display. Fo r details o n using the disp lay, see “Usi ng the Se tup D isp lay” ( page 8 5). The de fault settings a re underli ned. x AUTO PLAY Selects the Aut o Play setti ng wh[...]

90 Notes • W he n you set the item to “AUTO,” the langu age may chang e. The “TRACK SELECTION” s etting has higher priority than the “AUDIO” s ettings in “LANGUAGE SETUP” (page 86). • I f you set “ DTS” to “OF F” (page 92), the DTS sound track is not pla ye d even if you set “ TRA CK SELECTION” to “AUTO.” • I f[...]

91 Settings and Adjustments x AUDIO DRC (Dynamic Range Control) (DVD VIDEO/DVD- RW only) Makes th e sound cle ar when th e volume is turned down whe n playing a DVD that has the “AUDIO DRC” fun ction. This affects the output fro m the followin g jacks: – AUDIO OUT L/R jacks – DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) jack only when “DOLBY DIGITAL” is set t[...]

92 x DOLBY DIGITAL (DVD VIDEO/DVD- RW only) Selects the Dolby Digi tal signals outpu t via the DIGITAL OUT (OPT ICAL) jack. x MPE G Selects the MPEG audio si g nals outpu t via the DIGITAL OUT (OPT ICAL) jack. x DTS (DVD VIDEO only) Selects if DTS signals are o utput via the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) jack. Note If you select one of the TVS setti ngs wh[...]

93 Additional Information Additional In formation Troubl esho oting If you ex p e ri en c e an y of the fo llo w i n g difficulties wh ile using the player, us e this trou bleshoo ting guide to help remedy the probl e m be fore r e q uestin g repa ir s. Sho uld any prob lem pers ist, co nsult yo ur near est Sony deal er. Power The pow er is not tur[...]

94 , The remo te s en s o r of the play er i s exp o sed to str ong l igh t. Se lect a re mote sens or th at is not exposed to stro ng ligh t (page 18). , The rem ote senso r you are try ing to use is not activa ted. Sele ct the remote se n sor you want to use ( page 18). , The batt er ie s in the remote are wea k . The disc do es not play. , There[...]

95 Additional Information The pla yer can dis p lay on ly let te rs of the alphabe t a nd nu mber s. O th er charact ers appear a s aste ris k s. You canno t play ATRAC3 audio tracks . In the ca se of music data with playback date restriction: , The cur rent date is not se t, or wa s reset because the pow e r cor d was disco nne cted. Set the dat e[...]

96 The player d oes not opera te properly. , When sta tic electric ity, et c., caus e s the pla yer to opera te abn ormall y, disc onn ect the AC power cord once, t hen con nect i t again . Nothing is dis played on th e front panel di splay. , “DIMMER” in “CUSTOM SETU P ” is s et to “OFF . ” Set “DI MME R” to “BRI GHT ” or “DA[...]

97 Additional Information Glossa ry Album (page 67, 69, 76) A unit in which to store JPE G image file s or MP3/ATR AC3 au dio tr acks on a D ATA- CDs or “M em o r y Stic k. ” (“Album ” is an exclusive defi nition for this player.) ATRAC3 (page 73) ATRA C3 (Adapti ve Transform A coustic Coding 3) , is aud io compr e ssi on tech nology that s[...]

98 DVD VIDEO (page 7) A disc th at contai n s up to 8 ho ur s o f movin g pictures even though i ts diamet er is th e same as a CD. The data capacit y of a single-layer and single-sided DVD is 4.7 GB (Giga Byte), which i s 7 times t hat of a CD. The dat a capa ci ty of a double- la ye r an d sin gle-si de d DVD is 8.5 GB, a single-layer an d double[...]

99 Additional Information Track (page 11) Sections of a pi ct ure or a mu sic feature on a VIDEO CD, CD, DATA-CD or “MG Memory Sti ck” (t he le ngth of a song) . (“Track” in DATA-CD or “MG Memory Stick” i s an exclusiv e de fin itio n for thi s player.) TV Vir tual Su r r oun d (TVS ) ( page 59) Tech nology from Sony develope d to produ[...]

100 Specif ications System Laser Semicon ductor la ser Signal form at system PA L/(NT SC) Aud io ch arac teri sti cs (D VD/ CD) Frequency respon se DVD V IDEO (PCM 96 kHz): 2 H z to 44 kHz (± 1.0 dB ) DVD V IDEO (PCM 48 kHz): 2 H z to 2 2 kHz (± 0.5 dB ) CD/“MG Me m ory Stick” (ATR AC3): 2 Hz to 20 kH z (± 0. 5 dB) Signal-to-noise ratio (S/N[...]

101 Additional Information AC pow er adaptor Model n ame AC-F 21 Power req uir em e nts 10 0 – 240 V AC, 50/ 60 H z Output vol ta ge DC 10.5 V, 1. 3 A in op era ting mod e Ope rat ing te mpe ratur e 5°C to 35° C Storag e tem pe rature –20°C to 60°C Suppli ed accessor ies See pa ge 17. Specifica tions an d design are subje c t to cha nge w i[...]

102 Langua ge Code Lis t For de tail s, see page 57, 63 , 86. The lang uage spellin gs confor m to the ISO 6 39: 1988 (E/F) standa rd. Code Languag e Code Languag e Code Languag e Code Languag e 1027 Afar 1028 Abkhazian 1032 Afrikaans 1039 Amharic 1044 Arabic 1045 Assamese 1051 Aymara 1052 Azerbaijani 1053 Bashkir 1057 Byelorussian 1059 Bulgarian 1[...]

103 Additional Information List o f Se tup Di spla y Ite ms The de fault settings a re underli ned. LANGUAGE SETUP (page 86) SCREEN SETUP (page 8 7) OSD EN GLIS H FRANÇAIS DEUTSCH ITALI ANO ESPAÑOL NEDERLANDS DANSK SVENSK A SUOMI NORSK PORTUGUÊS MENU ENGLISH FRANÇAIS DEUTSCH ITALI ANO ESPAÑOL NEDERLANDS DANSK SVENSK A SUOMI NORSK PORTUGUÊS CH[...]

104 CUSTOM SETUP (page 89) AUDIO SETUP (page 90) AUTO P LAY OFF TIMER DEMO1 DEMO2 DIMM ER BRIGH T DARK OFF AUTO PAUSE MODE AUTO FRAME TRACK SE LECTIO N OFF AUTO DATE /TIM E SET UP , AUDIO ATT OFF ON AUDIO DRC STANDARD TV MODE WIDE RANGE DOWNMIX DOLBY SURROUND NORMAL DIGITAL OUT ON DOLBY DIGITAL D-PCM DOLBY DIGITAL MPEG PC M MPEG DTS OFF ON OFF[...]

105 Inde x Symbols "Ma gicGa te ( MG) Me mory Stick" 71 "Memory Stick" 71 Numerics 16:9 87 4:3 LETT ER BOX 87 4:3 PAN SCAN 87 5.1 Channel Surrou nd 30 A A-B R epeat Pl ay 47 ADVANCED 55 ALBUM 67 , 69 , 76 Album 97 ANGLE 62 ATRAC3 7 , 73 , 97 AUDIO 57 , 86 AUDIO ATT 90 AUDIO DRC 91 AUDIO SETUP 90 AUTO PLAY 89 B BACKGROUND 88 Batt[...]

106 TV TYPE 87 TVS (TV Virtual Surro und ) 59 , 99 U Usable di scs 7 V VIDEO CD 38 W Wall insta ll ation 33[...]

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