Sony DVP-K82P manual

2-595-907- E1 (1) Oper ating I ns t ructio ns © 2005 Sony Corporation D VP-K82P CD/DVD Player[...]

2 WARNIN G To pr event f ire 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. The mains lead mu st only be change d at a qualifi ed service shop. This appliance i s classified a s a CLASS 1 L ASER product. T he CLASS 1 LASER P[...]

3 Precau tio ns On sa f ety Should a ny soli d object o r liquid f all into t he cabine t, un plug the pl aye r and have it check ed by quali fi ed personn el befor e operat in g i t an y furth er . On power sour ces • The pl ayer is no t discon nected from the AC power source (mains ) as long as it is connected to t he wall ou tlet, even i f the[...]

4 Table of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Notes About the Dis cs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

5 Enjo ying M o vies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Changing the Angle s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Displaying th e Subtitles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Adjusting the Pla yback Picture ([...]

6 This P layer Can Pl ay the Follow ing Di scs “DVD+RW,” “DVD-RW,” “DVD+R,” “DVD-R,” “DVD VIDEO,” a nd “CD” logos are trad e marks . Note about CDs/DVDs The pl ayer c an p lay CD- ROMs /CD- Rs/CD- RWs reco rded i n the f ollowi ng forma ts: – music CD fo rmat – video CD forma t – MP3 audio tr ac ks , JPEG ima ge files,[...]

7 Notes • Notes about DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs, DVD-RWs/ DVD-Rs or CD-Rs/CD-RWs Some DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs, DVD-RWs/DVD- Rs, or CD-Rs/CD- RWs canno t be pl ayed on this player due to the recor ding qual ity or phy sical conditio n o f th e dis c, or the characteris tics of the recording device a nd auth oring soft ware. The disc will not pl ay if it has not been [...]

8 Index t o Part s an d Con tro ls For more informatio n, see th e pages indicated in parenthes es. Front panel A [ / 1 (on/sta n db y) butto n ( 22 ) B Key co nt r ol bu tto ns (37) C Disc tray (22) D A (open /close) bu tton (2 2) E H (pla y) butt on (2 2 ) F X (pau se) button ( 23) G x (stop) butto n (23) H . / > (p revi ous/ next) but tons ( [...]

9 Front panel dis play When pl aying b ack a DV D VIDEO/DV D-RW When playin g back a VIDEO CD with Playba ck Co ntrol (P BC) (26) When playin g back a CD, DA TA CD (MP3 au dio/Di vX vide o)/DAT A DVD ( MP3 au dio/DivX video), o r VIDEO CD (withou t PBC) * 1 When playing DATA DVDs, the DVD indicator is displayed. * 2 When playing DivX video files, t[...]

10 Remote A TV [ / 1 (on/stan db y) but to n (65) B Z (open/c lose) button (23) C Numb er butto ns ( 25) The num ber 5 but to n ha s a tactil e do t.* D CLEAR button (27) E TOP MENU butto n (25) F C / X / x / c but tons (25) G O RETU RN butt on (22, 23) H / (repl ay/ste p/adva nce/ step) but t ons (23, 32 ) I . / > (previou s/next ) butt ons (23[...]

11 Guide to t he Cont rol Me nu Dis play (M agic Pad) Use t he Co ntr ol Menu to s elec t a f unct ion a nd t o view rela ted info rmatio n. Pr ess DISPL AY repeat ed ly to turn on or change the Cont ro l Menu di s p l ay as follow s : You can use the Control Me nu displa y items f or KEY CONTROL, KARAOKE PON, VOCAL SELECT or, GUIDE MELODY when the[...]

12 List of C ontro l Menu it ems Item Item Name, Function TITLE (page 33)/S CENE (page 33)/TRACK (page 33) Sele cts the titl e, scen e , or trac k to be p l ayed . CHAPTER (page 33)/INDEX (page 33) Selec ts t he c hapter or i nde x to be pl ayed . TRACK (page 33) Selec ts th e trac k to b e play ed. ORIGINAL/PL AY LIST (page 25) Selects the t ype o[...]

13 z Hint The Cont rol Menu icon indi cator light s up in green when you select any item except “OFF” (“PROGRAM,” “SHUF FLE,” “REPEAT,” “A-B REP EAT,” “CUSTOM PICTURE MODE,” “SHARPNESS,” “KARAOKE MODE,” “KARAOKE PON,” “VOC AL SELECT,” “GUIDE MELODY” only). The “ORIGINAL/PLAY LIST” indic ator lights up[...]

14 Hookups Hooki ng Up t he Pla yer Follow steps 1 to 6 to hoo k up and adj us t the se tti ngs of the play er. Notes • Plug cords secu rely to prevent u nwante d noise. • Refer t o the i nstruction s supplie d with t he compone nts to be conn ected. • You cannot conn ec t th is player to a TV that do es not ha ve a vide o inp ut jack. • Be[...]

15 Hookup s Step 3 : Conn ecting the Video Cords Conn ect this pl ayer t o your T V moni tor, pr ojector, or AV ampl ifier ( receive r) using a video cord . 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 A V am p lifie r (r eceiv er). In or der t o vi ew pr ogre ss iv e sig na[...]

16 B If you are connect ing to an S VIDEO inp ut jack Connect an S VIDEO cord (not supp lied). You will enjoy high q uality images. With this connection, se lect “NORMAL (INTERLACE)” (default) by pressing the PROGRES SIVE button on the front pa nel . C If you are connect ing to a monitor , projector, or AV ampl ifier (receiver) having component[...]

17 Hookup s Using the PROGRESSIVE button By using th e PROGRESSIVE button on t he front panel, you can select th e signal fo rmat in which the pl ayer outpu ts vid eo sign als (Pr ogress ive or Interl ace), an d the convers ion m ethod f or progre ssive s ig nal s . The PRO G R ES SIVE indi cator ligh ts up when t he player o utputs progre ssive s [...]

18 Ste p 4: Conne cting the Audi o Cord s Select one of the fo llowin g pa tterns A or B , a c cor d i ng to the in pu t jac k on y o u r TV m oni tor, projec t or , or AV am p lifier ( receiv er ). This will enable you to l isten to s ound. z Hint For cor rect sp eaker loc ation, see the ope rating i nstruction s supplie d with t he conn ected c o[...]

19 Hookup s A Connecting to audio L/R input jacks This connectio n wi ll u se your TV’s o r st ereo ampl i fi er’ s (r ecei ve r’s) tw o sp eakers for soun d. Conn ect u sin g the audi o/ vi de o cord (not su pplied ). • Surro und ef fe ct (pag e 46) TV: Dynamic Theatre, Dy namic, Wide, Night Stereo ampl ifier (recei ver): Stand ard, Night [...]

20 Step 5 : Conn ectin g the Ma ins Le ad Plug th e pl ay er and T V m ai ns lead (po w er cord) in to a m ai ns. Step 6: Qu ic k Setu p Follow the steps belo w to make the minimum numbe r of basi c adjust ments f or using th e player. To skip a n adjustment, p ress > . To return to the previous adjus tment, pr es s . . 1 Turn on t he TV. 2 Pres[...]

21 Hookup s 6 Press ENTER. The S e tup D i spla y for s elec ting the aspect ra tio of the TV t o be conne ct ed appe ars. 7 Press X / x to select the settin g that matches yo ur TV ty pe. ◆ If y ou h ave a wide -scr een TV or a 4:3 standa rd TV with a wide- screen m ode • 1 6: 9 (p age 68 ) ◆ If you ha ve a 4:3 stan dar d TV • 4:3 LETTE R [...]

22 Playing Discs Play in g Disc s Depending on the DVD or VIDEO CD, some operat i ons may be di f fe rent or res tricted . Refer to t he operating instructi ons supplie d wit h yo ur disc . 1 Turn on your TV. 2 Press [ / 1 . The play er turn s on. 3 Switch the input selector on your TV so that the sign al from t he player a ppears on the TV sc reen[...]

23 Playin g Di sc s Additional opera tions * 1 DVD VIDEOs/DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs only. The butto n canno t be used for DivX vid eo files . * 2 DVD VIDEOs/DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs/ DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs only. The button cannot be used for DivX vide o file s. * 3 Video and JPEG pi ctures only (except BACKGROUND pictures). You can move the enlarg ed pict ure using C/X/ x/c . [...]

24 Resumi ng Pl ayback From the Po int Where Y ou Stoppe d the Disc (Multi-disc Resume) The pla yer stor es the p oint wh ere you stoppe d the dis c f or up to 6 di scs and r esume s playback the next time you inser t the same disc. If you store a resume pl ayback point fo r the seven th di sc, t he re sume pl ayba ck po int for the first di sc is [...]

25 Playin g Di sc s Using th e DVD’ s Men u A DVD is divid ed into lon g sections of a picture o r a musi c f eature cal led “tit le s. ” When y ou p lay a DVD which cont ains several titles, you can se lect the title you want using the TO P MENU bu tton. When you play DVDs th a t allow yo u to select items su ch as l an guage for the s ound [...]

26 Play in g VIDE O CDs Wit h PBC Fun ction s ( PBC Play back) PBC (Pla yba ck Cont r ol ) a llow s you to pl ay VIDEO CDs interac tively by f ollowing the menu on the TV s creen. 1 Start pla ying a VIDEO CD with PBC funct ion s. The me nu f or yo ur s elec tion appea rs. 2 Press the numbe r buttons to select the it em nu mber you wa nt. 3 Press EN[...]

27 Playin g Di sc s Var i ou s Play Mode Functi ons (Programme Play, Shuffl e Play, Repeat P lay, A-B R epeat Play) You ca n se t the fol l owin g pl ay mo de s: • Pro g ramm e P lay (p ag e 27) • Sh uf fle Pla y (pag e 28 ) • Repea t Pl ay (pa ge 2 9) • A-B Re peat Play ( page 30) Note The play mode i s cancell ed when: – you open the di[...]

28 Next, pres s X / x to sele ct “03” under “ C,” then press ENTER. ◆ When play ing a VIDE O CD , or CD For e xamp le, sel ect tr ack “0 2.” Press X / x to sel ect “0 2” un de r “T, ” t h en press ENTE R. 6 To prog ramme ot h er titl es, cha pters , or trac ks, repeat st eps 4 to 5 . The programmed titl es, chap ters, and trac[...]

29 Playin g Di sc s ◆ When Pr ogr am me Play is activated • ON : shuffles titl es, chapter s, or tracks selected in Programme P lay. 4 Pres s ENTE R. Shuffl e Pl a y starts. To return to normal play Press CL E AR, or select “O FF ” in step 3 . z Hints • You can set Shuffle P lay whil e the pl ayer is stopped. After se le cting the “SHUF[...]

30 Repeating a speci fic portion (A-B Repeat Play) You ca n pla y a spec if i c port ion of a ti tl e, chap te r or tr ac k repe at ed ly. (Th is func tion is useful w he n you wan t to mem or iz e l yr ics, etc.) 1 Press DISPLAY during pl ayba ck. The Con trol M en u appe ar s. 2 Press X / x to select (A-B REPEAT ), then press E NTER. The options [...]

31 Searchi ng for a Scene Sear c hi ng for a S cene Search ing for a Parti cular Point on a Disc (Search, Scan , Slow-mot ion Play, Freez e Fram e) You can quickly loca te a partic ular point on a disc by m onitori ng the pi cture or pl aying ba ck slow ly. Notes • Dependi ng on the disc, you may no t be able to do some of the ope ra tio ns descr[...]

32 Watching frame by frame (Slow-motion Play ) Press m or M when t h e play e r is in pause mo de. To return to normal s peed, press H . Each time you pre ss m or M during Slow -motio n Play, the pl ayback spee d chang es. T wo speed s are a vaila ble. With ea ch press the indica tion changes as foll ows : Playba ck dir ection 2 y 1 Opposite dire c[...]

33 Searchi ng for a Scene ◆ When playing a DV D VIDEO/DVD- RW TITL E CHAPTER TIME/ T EX T Select “TI M E/TEXT” t o se arch for a starting point by inp utting the t ime code. ◆ When play ing a VIDEO CD o r Super VCD without PB C Playbac k TRAC K INDEX ◆ When play ing a VIDEO CD o r Super VCD with PBC P layback SCEN E ◆ When pl ay in g a [...]

34 Search ing by Sce ne (PICTURE NAVIGATION ) You c an di vide the s cree n in to 9 subscr eens and f ind t he d esire d scen e qu ickl y. 1 Press PICTURE NA VI during playback. The f ollow ing d ispla y ap pear s. 2 Press PICTUR E NAVI repea tedly to select an item. • CHAPT ER VI EW ER ( DVD VID EO only ): di splays the first scen e of each chap[...]

35 Enjoying Karao ke Enjoying Karao ke Usin g Ka ra ok e You ca n enj oy ka ra oke (sin gi ng al ong wit h a disc) by s etting th is player to karaoke mode . You ca n connec t up to two micr ophones (not supplied) to the play er. Setting the play er to karaoke mode The pla yer ent ers karao ke mode when a micr ophone is plugged in to the MIC 1 or 2[...]

36 Adjusting the mi crophone 1 Set th e MIC 1/2 LE VEL co ntrol of the MIC connec tor to MIN. 2 Plug a m icr opho ne (n ot supp lied) into the M IC co nnector. When a m icrop hon e is conn ected t o th e MIC 1 or 2 conn ec tor, the pl ay er ente rs karaok e mod e. 3 Set th e ON/OF F switc h o n the micro ph one to ON and t urn the MI C 1/2 LEVE L c[...]

37 Enjoying Karao ke Changi ng the Key (Key Control) You can change th e key to su it your v oc al rang e. Whil e playin g karao ke, pres s one of th e KEY CONTRO L buttons repeate dly to find the ke y that suit s you r voc a l ran g e. 1 Press KEY CO NTROL while pl aying a disc in ka raoke mode . The foll ow ing dis pl ay a ppears . 2 Press KEY CO[...]

38 Playin g Kara oke with Any Ster eo Disc (Karaok e Pon) You can enjoy kar aoke with a ste reo-r ecorded disc, eve n if it is a no n-kara oke disc , by reduci ng the so und of the vocals . Press KA RAOKE PON whi le playi ng a dis c in kara ok e m ode The foll ow ing dis pl ay a ppears . To can cel the Karaok e Pon fun ctio n Press KARAOKE PON agai[...]

39 Enjoying Karao ke ◆ When pl ay ing a Supe r VCD z Hints • The chan nel retu rns to the defaul t setting whe n: – you turn o ff the power. – you remove th e disc. • When playing a DVD VIDEO rec orded only with one kind of guide voca l , sele c t “1 .” Notes • When playing a DVD VIDEO, the function works only with the Dolby Digi ta[...]

40 Insert ing th e Ap plau se Effect (Applause ) When us ing the Karaoke mode, you can ins ert applau se w ith ch eers . Press APPL AUSE whil e playin g a disc in karaoke mode Applause with cheers will sound each time you pres s the but t on. Notes • This effect may not work with some DVDs or during PBC playbac k of VIDEO CDs/Supe r VCDs. • You[...]

41 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 ti m e an d remaining t ime of the cur rent title, cha pter, or track. A lso, yo u can che ck the D VD/C D text or track na me (MP 3 audio) , or file n am e (DivX vide o) re corde d on t he di[...]

42 Checking the play information of the disc To che ck the DVD/CD t ext Press TIME/TEX T repeatedly in step 2 to display tex t recorded on the DV D / CD . The DVD/CD text appears o nly when text is reco rd ed in the disc. Yo u canno t c h an ge the tex t . If t h e disc do es not co ntai n text , “NO TEXT” ap pe ars. To chec k DATA CD/DATA D VD[...]

43 Viewing Info rm at ion About the Disc When pla ying a DATA CD/D ATA DVD (MP3 audio) When play ing a DATA CD (DivX vid eo ), or DATA DV D (DivX video) When pl ayin g a VIDE O CD (wi t hout P BC functions ), or CD z Hints • Wh en playing a VIDEO CD s without P BC function s, the track number and the index num ber are di spla ye d a f t er te xt.[...]

44 Sound Adjustme nts Changi ng th e Sound When playing a DVD VIDEO, DATA DVD (Div X vi deo files), or DA TA CD (D ivX video fi les) re corded i n multiple audio formats (PCM, Do lby Digita l, MPEG audio, or DTS ), you c an ch ange th e audio forma t. If the DVD VIDEO is re corded with mult i lin gu al tr ac ks, yo u can als o chan g e the langua g[...]

45 Sound Adjustme nts Checking the audio signal format You can ch eck the a udio sig nal f ormat by pressi ng (aud io ) r epeated ly du ri ng playba ck. The fo rmat of t he c urrent aud io signal ( Dolby Digital, DTS, PCM, etc.) appears as shown b elow. ◆ When pl ayin g a DVD VI DE O Exam ple: Dolb y Di gital 5. 1 ch Exam ple: Dolby Digital 3 ch [...]

46 TV Vir tual Surrou nd Setti ngs (TVS) When yo u conne ct a st ereo TV or 2 fr on t speake rs, TV S (TV Virtu al Su rround) lets you en jo y su rrou nd sound eff ec ts by u si ng soun d imagin g to create virtua l rear sp eakers from the sound of t he fr ont sp eake rs (L: left , R: righ t) w it h out usin g ac tual re ar speak ers. TVS was d eve[...]

47 Sound Adjustme nts ◆ TVS NIGHT Large so unds, su ch as ex pl os ions, are supp re ssed , bu t t he quiet e r soun ds are unaffe cted. Th is fe ature i s us ef ul when yo u want to he ar the dial og ue and enj oy the sur ro und soun d effect s of “TVS WIDE” at low v o lu m e. ◆ TVS STAN DARD Crea tes thre e sets of virt ual rear sp eakers[...]

48 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 record ed on the DVD VIDEO, “ ” appears in th e front panel display. This means that yo u ca n chang e t he viewing angle. 1 Press (angle) during playback. The nu m be r of the an gl e ap pears on the display . 2 Press (angle) repe atedl y to se[...]

49 Enjoyin g Movies ◆ When play ing a DATA C D (DivX video) , o r DATA DVD (Di v X video) The choices of DATA CD or DATA DVD subtit les differ, d epending on th e DivX vide o file cont a ined on th e di s c. The ch oi ce s are show n in the di sp lay. To turn off the s ubtitles Select “O F F” in ste p 2. Notes • Depending on the DVD VIDEO, [...]

50 3 Press X / x to select the setting you want. The default setting is underlined. • STANDARD: displays a standa rd pict ure. • DYN AM IC 1: produc es a bold dynam ic pictu re by incr ea sing th e pict ure contr ast an d the col our intensity. • DY NAM IC 2 : prod uces a mor e dynamic pictur e than DYNAMIC 1 by furth er in creasi ng the pict[...]

51 Enjoyin g Movies Sharpe ning t he Pic tures (SHARPNE SS) You ca n en hance the ou t l i nes of image s to produce a shar pe r pictu re . 1 Press DISPLA Y twice dur in g playb ac k. The Con tr ol M enu ap pe ars. 2 Press X / x to select (SHARPNESS ), then press ENTER. The o ptio ns for “SHARPN ESS” ap pear. 3 Press X / x to select a level. ?[...]

52 Enjoying MP3 Audio and JPEG Images About MP 3 Aud io Trac ks and JPEG Image Fil es MP3 is au di o compres si o n technolo gy tha t satisf ies the ISO/I E C MPEG regulations. JPEG is image c ompression technology. You can play DATA CDs/DATA DVDs that contai n M P3 audio tr ac ks or JPEG image files. DATA CDs/DATA DVDs that the player can pl ay Yo[...]

53 Enjoying MP3 Audio and JPEG Im age s About p layback order of albums, tracks, and files Albums play in the fo llowin g order: ◆ Stru ctur e of disc contents When you insert a DATA CD/DATA DVD and pre ss H , the numbere d track s (o r file s) are pl ayed se quen tially, f rom 1 through 7 . Any su b-albu m s/ t racks ( or files) con taine d with[...]

54 Playi ng MP3 Audio Tracks or JP EG Im age Files You can pl ay MP3 au dio tra cks and JPEG image file s on DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD- Rs/CD-RWs) o r DATA DVDs (DVD-ROMs/ DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs). z Hint You can vi ew the disc infor mation whil e playing MP3 aud io track s (page 41). Notes • DATA CDs recorded in KODAK Picture CD format automati[...]

55 Enjoying MP3 Audio and JPEG Im age s Selecting an MP3 audio track 1 After step 2 of “Selec ting an al bum, ” press ENT ER. Th e li st o f trac ks in the a l bu m app e a rs. 2 Press X / x to sele ct a trac k, and pr ess ENTER . Playback starts from the selected track. To st op pl ay b ac k Press x . To go to the next or previou s pag e Press[...]

56 To rotate a JPEG image Press X / x while vi ewing the image. Each tim e yo u press X , the imag e ro t at es count ercloc kw is e by 90 degree s. To retu rn to norm al vi ew, press CLE AR. Note that the view also returns to normal if you pres s C / c to go to the nex t or prev io us image. Examp le : wh en X is pr essed on ce. To mag ni fy a JPE[...]

57 Enjoying MP3 Audio and JPEG Im age s Viewing a slide show with sound (MODE (MP3, JPEG)) When J PEG image files and MP3 au dio tracks are plac ed in t he sam e album , you can enjoy a slid e show with so und. 1 Pres s DISPL AY during s top mo de. The Con tr ol M enu ap pe ars. 2 Press X / x to select (MODE (MP3, JPEG)), and pre ss ENTER. The opt [...]

58 • SLOW 1: sets a dura tio n longer than NORMAL. • SLOW 2: sets a dura tio n longer than SLOW 1 . 4 Pres s EN TE R. Note Some JPEG files, especially progr essive JPEG files or JPEG fi les of 3,000 ,000 pixels o r more, ma y take long er to dis p lay than oth e r s , whic h may make the duration se em longe r tha n the se tti ng you selecte d.[...]

59 Enjoyin g Di v X ® Vide os Enjoying D ivX ® Videos About DivX Video File s DivX ® is a video f il e c ompre ssion techno lo gy, de velope d by Div X N et wor ks, Inc. This p roduct is a n offic ial D ivX ® Certi fied prod u ct. You can play DATA CDs and DATA DVDs that co nt ai n D i vX vi deo file s. DATA CDs and DATA DVDs that the player ca[...]

60 Playin g DivX V ideo F iles You ca n play D ivX vi deo fi les on DATA C Ds (CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs) and DATA DVDs (DVD-ROMs/DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs/ DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs). z Hint You can vi ew the disc infor mation whil e playing a DivX vi deo file ( page 41). Notes • If there ar e no DivX vide o files record ed on th e DATA CD/DATA DVD, a message appear s to [...]

61 Enjoyin g Di v X ® Vide os Selecting a Div X video fil e 1 After step 2 of “Selec ting an al bum, ” press ENT ER. The list of files in the albu m appears. 2 Press X / x to select a file, and press ENTER . The sele cted fi l e st ar ts play i ng. To st op pl ay b ac k Press x . To go to the next or previou s pag e Press C or c . To ret urn t[...]

62 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 a d is c. • Cu stom P arental Contro l 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 ental Cont rol Playback of some DVD VID[...]

63 Using Vario us Ad ditional Func t ion s To pla y a dis c for w hich Custom Parenta l Control is set 1 Inse rt th e disc for which Cust om Pa rent al Control is set. The “CU STO M PAREN TA L CONT ROL” di splay appear s. 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 pl ayer i s ready for playbac k. [...]

64 The ar ea is select ed. When yo u select “O T HERS t ,” sel ect and ent er a stan dar d c ode in the ta bl e on page 7 9 usi ng the numb er but tons. 7 Press X / x to sel ect “LEVEL , ” then press ENT ER. The sel ect ion item s for “L EV EL” are display ed. 8 Select the level y ou want using X / x , then p ress E NTER. Parental Contr[...]

65 Using Vario us Ad ditional Func t ion s Contro llin g Your TV wi th the Su pp li e d R em ot e You can control th e sound le vel, inpu t source , and pow er sw i tc h of yo ur Sony TV w i th th e supplie d remote . You ca n co ntrol your TV us ing the but tons below. Note Depending on the c onnected unit, y ou may not be able to control you r TV[...]

66 Settings and Adjustmen ts Using the Setu p Di sp l ay By usi n g the Setup Dis play, yo u ca n m ak e various adjustmen ts to it ems such a s picture and sou nd. You can also set a language fo r the subti tles and t he Setu p Displ ay, am ong othe r things. For deta i ls on each Set u p Displa y item, s ee pages fr om 67 to 72. Note Playbac k se[...]

67 Settings an d Adjustmen ts 6 Press X / x to select a setting, then pres s ENT ER . The settin g is sele c ted and setup is complete. Example: “4:3 PAN SCAN” To en ter the Quick Setup mode Select “Q U I CK” in ste p 3. Fo llow fro m step 5 of the Qui c k Setup ex planat io n t o m ak e basic ad justme nts (pa ge 20) . To res et all of the[...]

68 Setti ngs fo r th e Disp la y (SCREEN SETUP) Choose sett in gs according to th e TV to be conn ected. Select “SC REEN SETUP ” in the Set up Disp la y. To us e t he displa y, see “U s in g the Setu p D isp lay” (pa ge 66) . The defa ult settin gs are und erlined. ◆ TV TYPE Selects the aspec t rat i o of the conne ct ed TV (4:3 st an dar[...]

69 Settings an d Adjustmen ts ◆ 4:3 OUTP UT This se tting is e ffective only when you se t “TV TYPE” in “SCR EEN SETUP” to “16:9. ” Adjust this to watch 4:3 aspect rati o progre ssive s ig nals. If yo u can ch an ge the aspect rat i o on your prog ress i ve format (525p/ 625p) com patibl e TV , chan ge the setting on your TV, not the [...]

70 ◆ PAUSE M ODE (DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW only) Selects the pictur e in paus e m od e. ◆ TRACK S ELECTION (D VD VIDEO only) Gives th e sound t ra ck whi ch c ontain s th e hig hest number of channe ls pri orit y when yo u play a DVD VIDEO on which multiple audio form ats (PCM , MPEG audio, DTS, or Dolby Digital fo rma t) are recorded. Notes • When y[...]

71 Settings an d Adjustmen ts ◆ DOWN MIX (DVD V IDEO/DVD-RW o n ly) Switches the method for mixing down to 2 chan nels when yo u pl ay a DVD which has rear s ound elem ents (ch annel s) or i s rec orded in Dolby Digi tal format. For details on the rear si gn al comp onen ts , s ee “Check ing the audio si gnal fo rmat ” (pag e 45). This functi[...]

72 ◆ DTS Selects wheth er or not t o output D TS sig nals. ◆ 48kHz/96 kHz PCM (DVD VIDE O only) Selects the sam pl in g fr equenc y of the au dio signal . Note The analogue audio signals from the LINE OUT L/ R (AUDIO) jacks are not affected by this setting and keep thei r origina l sa m pling frequenc y le ve l. OFF Select t his when the pla ye[...]

73 Additional Info rmation Additional Info rmation Troubl eshoo ting If you exp erienc e an y of the f ollowi ng difficul tie s wh ile using the player, use thi s troubles hooti ng g uide to he lp rem ed y the proble m bef ore req ues ting re pa irs. Shou ld any prob lem pers ist, cons ul t y our neares t Sony deal e r. Power The pow er is not t ur[...]

74 The soun d volume i s low. , The sound v olume is low on some DVDs. The sound vo lu me may impr ov e if you set “AUDIO DRC” in “AUDIO SETUP” to “TV M ODE” (p age 70). , Set “AUDIO ATT” in “AUDIO SETUP” to “OFF” (page 70). Operation The rem ote does not fun ctio n. , The ba tteri es in the remote are wea k . , There are ob[...]

75 Additional Info rmation The pla yer start s play i ng th e di sc auto mati cal ly. , The disc features an auto pl ayback function . , “AUTO PLAY” in “ CUSTOM SETUP” is set to “ON” (p age 69) . Playb ack stop s autom atically. , While playing dis cs wi th an a uto pau se sign al, th e pl ayer st ops pl ayba ck at t h e aut o pause sig[...]

76 Self- diagn osis Funct ion (When le tters/numbers appe ar in the display) When the s elf-d iagno sis f unctio n is acti vated to prev ent th e player fr om ma lf un ctionin g, a five- charact er serv ice num ber (e.g., C 13 50) with a com bina tio n o f a lette r a nd f our dig its appe ar s on the sc re en and the front pa nel displ ay. In this[...]

77 Additional Info rmation DVD VIDE O (page 5) A disc tha t con tains u p to 8 hours of movi ng pictures even thou gh its diam eter is the same as a CD. The d ata capa city of a singl e-layer and sin gle- sided D VD is 4.7 G B (Giga B yte), which i s 7 times tha t of a CD. The data capacity of a doub le-layer an d single-si ded DVD is 8.5 GB, a si [...]

78 Spec ifica tions Syst em Laser: Semic onductor laser Signal fo rmat sy stem: PAL/NTS C Audi o ch ar acteristics Freq uency resp onse: DVD VIDEO (PCM 96 kHz): 2 Hz to 44 kH z (±1.0 dB )/DVD VIDEO (PCM 48 kHz): 2 Hz to 22 kHz (±0.5 dB)/CD: 2 Hz to 2 0 kHz (±0.5 dB) Signal -t o-nois e r atio (S/ N ra tio): 115 dB (LIN E OU T L / R (AU DIO) jack [...]

79 Additional Info rmation Langua ge Co de Lis t For deta i ls, see pag es 44, 48, 67 . The lang uag e spell in gs con form to the ISO 639: 19 88 (E/F) standard. Parental Control Area Code L ist For deta ils, see p age 63. Code Lan guage Code L anguage Code Langu age Code Langua ge 1027 Afar 1028 Abkhazian 1032 Afrikaans 1039 Amharic 1044 Arabic 10[...]

80 Index Numerics 16:9 68 4:3 L ETTER BOX 6 8 4:3 OUTPU T 69 4:3 PAN SCAN 68 48kHz/96kHz PCM 72 5.1 Chann el Surro und 45 A A-B RE PEAT 30 Adva nce 23 ALBUM 33 Album 53, 76 Angl e 48 APPLAUSE 40 AUDIO 44, 67 AUDIO ATT 70 AUDIO DRC 70 AUDIO SETUP 70 AUTO PLAY 69 AUTO POWER O FF 69 B BACKGROUND 68 Batte ries 1 4 C CD 6, 22 CHAP TE R 33 Chap te r 76 C[...]

81 T TIME /TEX T 33 , 41 TITL E 33 Title 77 TITL E VI EWER 34 TOP MENU 25 TRAC K 3 3 Trac k 9 TRACK SELECTION 70 TRACK VIEWER 34 Trouble shoo ting 73 TV T YPE 6 8 TVS (TV Virtual Surrou nd) 46 U Usable discs 6 V Video based soft ware 17, 77 VIDEO CD 5, 22 VOCAL SELECT 38 Z ZOOM 23, 56[...]

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