Sony DVP-NC600 manual

3-067-827- 11 (1) CD/DVD Player Operat ing In struct ions © 2001 Sony Co rporation DVP-NC600[...]

2 WARNING To prevent fire or sho ck hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. To avoid elect rical shock, do not op en the cabinet. Refer servi cing to quali fied personnel only. CAUTION The use of optical instruments with this product will in crease eye hazard. As the la ser beam us ed in t his CD/ DVD player is har mful to eyes, do not [...]

3 Precau tio ns On safety • The pow er requirem ents and pow er consum ption of this play er are indi cated on the back of t he playe r. Chec k that the pl ayer ’ s operating voltag e is iden tica l with your local powe r supp ly. • Caution – The use of optica l instrumen ts with this product will increa se eye hazar d. • Shoul d any soli[...]

4 On transporting the player Befo re trans porting th e play er, follow the proced ure belo w to re turn t he inte rnal me chanisms to thei r orig inal pos itio ns. 1 Remove all the discs from the di sc tray. 2 Press A to close the disc tray . Make sure that “ NO DI SC ’ appears on the fron t pane l dis play . 3 Wait for 10 second s, then press[...]

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

6 Viewing Information About the Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Checki ng the Pla ying Time an d Rema ining Tim e on the F ront Panel D isplay 46 Checking the Playin g Time and Re maining Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Sound Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 C[...]

7 About t his Manual • Instructi ons in this manual descr ibe the controls o n the remote. You can also use the controls on th e player if th ey have the same or similar n ames as those on the remote. • The ic ons used i n this m anual ar e descr ibed belo w: Thi s Player Can Play th e Foll owing Di scs The “ DVD VIDEO ” logo is a tr ademar[...]

8 Some CD -Rs or CD-RWs canno t be played on this player depe nding upon the recor ding quality or physica l condition of the disc, or the ch aracteristic s of the recordi ng device. Further more, the disc will not play if it ha s not been correctly finalized . For more i nformation , see th e operatin g instruction s for the recor ding device . So[...]

9 Index to Pa rts an d Co ntrol s For more information, refer to the pages indicated in parenthese s. A POWER swit ch/indicator (3 2) B DISC SELECT 1 - 5 buttons/indi cator s (34) C (remote sensor) (15) D Front panel di splay ( 10) E H (pla y) butto n (32) F X (pause) bu tton (3 4, 59) G x (stop) butt on (32) H ./> (pre vious/nex t) butt ons (34[...]

10 When playi ng back a DVD When playi ng back a VID EO CD (PBC) When playi ng back a CD or V IDEO CD (without PBC) Fron t Pane l Displa y Play ing t ime ( 46) Disc type Curr ent audi o signa l (49) Lights up when you can chan ge the angl e (52) Current play mo de (38) Curre nt title Playi ng status All Discs mode ( 38) Current cha pter Curr ent di[...]

11 A DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack (22, 24, 2 6) B DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) jack (22, 24, 2 6) C LINE OUT L/R (AUDIO) 1/2 jacks (16, 20, 2 1) D LINE OUT (VIDEO) 1/2 jacks (16, 2 1) E S VIDEO OUT jack (18, 21) F COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks (18) Rear Pan el 12 3 4 6 5 COAXIAL DIGIT AL OUT PCM/DTS/ DOLBY DIGIT AL OPTICAL S VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y P B [...]

12 A Z OPEN/CLOSE butto n (32) B Number and E NTER buttons C CLEAR button (4 0) D ANGLE button (52) E AUDIO button (49) F PROGRAM button (39) G SHUFFL E butt on (41) H DISC SKIP butto n (32) I TIME/T EXT button (4 6) J ./> PREV (previous) / NEXT but tons (3 4) K H PLA Y button (32) L TITLE bu tton (36) M C/X/x/c buttons (28) N ENTE R button (28 [...]

13 Gui de to On-Scr een Di splays (S tatus Bar , Control Bar , Contro l Menu) The followin g explains the three types of on-screen displays use d with this play er: Status Bar, Control Bar, and Control Menu. Displays th e current play ing status . This display a ppear s when th e DISPL AY butto n is pr essed repeat edly du ring pla yback. The nu mb[...]

14 The Control Bar app ears when a playb ack function is selected by pressi ng the functio n ’ s button on the re mote. The Contro l Menu appears when the DISPLAY but ton is pressed when the pla yer is in stop mode. The numb er in pare nthesi s indica te refe rence pag es. Contr ol Bar 2 ( 7 ) Play back func tion i con. Selected item or unit. Exa[...]

15 Getting Sta rted 15 Getting Started Quick Ov ervi ew A quic k overview pr esented in this c hapter will gi ve you eno ugh informa tion to st art using th e player for your enjoymen t. To use the surround sound features of this play er, refer to “ Hookups ” on p age 1 8. You cannot connec t this player to a TV that does not have a video input[...]

16 Step 3: T V Hookup s Conn ect the supp lied audi o/vide o cord and po wer cord in the order ( 1 ~ 3 ) shown below. Be sure to connec t the power cord last . When conne cting to a wide screen TV Depend ing on the disc , the ima ge may not fi t your TV sc reen. If you wan t to change t he aspect rat io, plea se refer to pag e 64. COAXIAL DIGIT AL [...]

17 Step 4: Play ing a Disc A Turn on the TV. B Switch the input se lector on t he TV to the player . C Press PO WER on t he player . D Press A on the player to o pen the di sc tray. E Place t he disc on the t ray with t he playback side facing dow n. F Press H . The di sc tr ay cl oses a nd the playe r begi ns playin g the disc. After Step 6 Depend[...]

18 Hookups Hookin g Up the Pl ayer Follow Ste ps 1 to 4 to hook up and adjust the settings o f the play er. Before you st art, turn o ff the power, ch eck that you hav e all of the supplied accessories , and in sert the batte ries into th e remote (page 15). • Plug cords secu rely to prevent unwa nted noise. • Refer to the instruc tions supplie[...]

19 Hookups Connect t he yel low plugs o f the aud io/vid eo cord (suppl ied) to the yell ow (vide o) jacks. You will enjoy sta ndard qu ality ima ges. Use the red and white plugs to conn ect to the audio input jacks (page 20). Connect th e S VIDEO cord (not supplied ). You will en joy high quali ty images. Connect the component via the COMPONENT VI[...]

20 Step 2: C onnecti ng the Audio Co rds Refer to the chart be low to select the conn ection that best suits your syst em. The surround effect s you will enjoy de pend on the conne ctions and c ompone nts you use. Select on e of the followin g connection s, through . * Manufacture d under l icense from Dolby La boratories. “ Dolby, ” “ Pro L [...]

21 Hookups This connectio n will use your TV speakers for sound. x Reco mmend ed sur round soun d eff ects f or this conn ection . • TVS DYNAMIC (page 50) • TVS WIDE (page 50) The yello w plug is us ed for vid eo signals ( page 18). Conne cting to your TV A COAXIAL DIGIT AL OUT PCM/DTS/ DOLBY DIGIT AL OPTICAL S VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y P[...]

22 This connectio n will use your 2 front speakers connected to y our stereo amplifie r (receiver) for sound. If th e stereo amplif ier (receiver) h as audio input jacks L and R on ly, use . If the amplif ier (receiver) has a digi tal inpu t jack, use . W hen conn ecting to an MD d eck or a DAT deck, us e . In this case, co nnect the pla yer direct[...]

23 Hookups COAXIAL DIGIT AL OUT PCM/DTS/ DOLBY DIGIT AL OPTICAL S VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y P B 1 2 P R LINE OUT VIDEO R – AUDIO – L B-2 B-1 COAXIAL DIGIT AL OUT PCM/DTS/ DOLBY DIGIT AL OPTICAL R – A UDIO – L VIDEO 1 2 LINE OUT l : S ignal flo w CD/DVD player or Stereo amplifier (receiver) MD deck/DAT deck Front (L) Front (R) [Speak e[...]

24 This connectio n will allow y ou to enjoy th e surround effects of the Pro Logic decod er on your amplifier (receiver). If you ha ve an AV amplifier (receiver) equipped with a Dolby Digital o r DTS decoder, refer to page 26. You c an enjo y the Dolby S urroun d eff ects o nly whe n play ing Do lby Surr ound audio o r multichann el audio (Dol by [...]

25 Hookups * When c onnecting 6 speakers , replace the monaura l rear s peaker wit h a center speaker, 2 rear sp eakers and a subwoofe r. COAXIAL DIGIT AL OUT PCM/DTS/ DOLBY DIGIT AL OPTICAL S VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y P B 1 2 P R LINE OUT VIDEO R – AUDIO – L C-2 C-1 COAXIAL DIGIT AL OUT PCM/DTS/ DOLBY DIGIT AL OPTICAL R – A UDIO – L [...]

26 This connectio n will allow y ou to use the Dolby Digital or DTS de coder function of your AV amplif ier (receiver). You are no t able to enjo y the TVS sound effec ts of the play er. x Recommend ed surround sound effects using t his connect ion with your ampl ifier (receive r). • Dolby Digital (5.1ch) (page 66) • DTS (5.1ch) (page 66) z To [...]

27 Hookups COAXIAL DIGIT AL OUT PCM/DTS/ DOLBY DIGIT AL OPTICAL S VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y P B 1 2 P R LINE OUT VIDEO R – AUDIO – L COAXIAL DIGIT AL OUT PCM/DTS/ DOLBY DIGIT AL OPTICAL D Front (R) Front (L) Rear (R) Rear (L) AV ampl ifier ( receiver ) with a decode r Subwoofer Center [Speake rs] [Speake rs] Coaxial digital co rd (not sup[...]

28 Step 3: C onnecti ng the Power Co rd Plug the player and TV p ower cords into a n AC outlet. Do not conne ct the power cord of you r player to the “ switched ” powe r socket of an ampli fier (receiver). Otherwise, when you turn off the power of your amplifier (receiver), the settings for the pl ayer ma y be los t. Step 4: Q uick Setu p Follo[...]

29 Hookups D Press ENTER without in serting a disc. The Set up Display for sele cting t he langu age used in th e on-screen display appears. E Press X/x to sel ect a lang uage. The player uses the lang uage selecte d here to display the DVD menu an d subtitles as well. F Press ENTER. The Setu p Display fo r selecting the aspect ratio of the TV to b[...]

30 I Press X/x to select the item, then press ENTER. • When “ NO ” or “ LINE OUTPUT L/R (AUDIO) ” is selected , Quick Setup is finished an d connect ions are compl ete. • When “ DIGITAL OUTPUT ” is selec ted, the Se tup Display for “ DOL BY DI GIT AL ” appears. Proceed to St ep 0 . J Press X/x to select the item. Choose the item[...]

31 Hookups M Press ENTER. Quick Setup is finish ed. All conn ections and setup operatio ns are comple te. You can directl y start Quick Setu p only when you run it for the first time . To run Quick Setu p a second time, sele ct “ QUICK ” under SETUP in the Contr ol Menu (page 62). To enjoy the surrou nd sound effe cts of this play er or your a [...]

32 Playin g Discs Play ing Discs Depending on the DVD or VIDEO CD , some operati ons may be dif ferent or restrict ed. Refer to th e operating in structions sup plied with your disc. 1 Turn on yo ur TV. 2 Switch the input sele ctor on the TV to the player. When us ing an am plifier (rece iver) Turn on the amplif ier (receiver) and select th e appro[...]

33 Playin g Discs To turn off the player Pres s ?/1 on the rem ote. The player enters stan dby mode and the po wer indi cator lig hts up in red. To tur n off the p layer comple tely, press POW ER on th e player. While playing a disc , do no t turn off the player by press ing POWER. Do ing so may ca ncel the menu settings. When yo u turn off the pla[...]

34 z The Instant Replay functio n is useful when you want to review a scen e or dialog that you misse d. z Before l oading th e discs, a DISC SELEC T indicator of an empty compart ment may be li t. • You may not be able to use the Instant Replay functio n with some scenes . • If you turn the power off by press ing POWER on th e player , the loa[...]

35 Playin g Discs 4 Repla ce the discs in the com partm ents with new ones. 5 Press EXCHANGE . The disc tray c loses. z While th e disc tra y is open, – If the pl ayback of the current dis c ends, the pl ayer stops playing. If the disc is played in ONE DISC Repeat Play mode , the cur rent dis c starts playi ng again. – In ALL DISCS Shuffle Play[...]

36 • Depending on where you stopp ed the disc, the player may not resume pl ayback fr om exactly the same poin t. • The poi nt where yo u stopped playing is cleared when: – you turn the power off by press ing POWER on the player. – you change the play mode. – you change the set tings on the Setu p Display. – you load disc information by[...]

37 Playin g Discs Some DVDs allow you to select the disc contents using a me nu. When you play th ese DVDs, you c an select item s such a s the langua ge for the subtitles an d the lan guage for the sound using th e DVD menu. 1 Press DVD MENU. The DVD menu appea rs on the TV screen. The con tents of the menu vary from disc to disc. 2 Press C/X/x/c [...]

38 z To play without us ing PBC, press ./> or the number buttons while the player is stopped to select a track, then pres s H or ENTER. “ Play wit hout PBC. ” appears on the TV scr een and t he player star ts continuo us play. You cannot pla y still pictures s uch as a menu. To return to PBC playback, press x twice then pr ess H . Depending [...]

39 Playin g Discs You can pla y the conten ts of the discs i n the order you want by arr anging the o rder of t he discs, titles, chap ters, or tracks to create your own prog ram. You can pr ogram up to 99 titles, chapters, and tra cks. By selecting ALL DISC S mode, you ca n crea te a prog ram f or all of the discs in th e player. 1 Press D ISPLA Y[...]

40 6 Select the title, chapter, or tra ck you want to prog ram. x When pl aying a DVD For example, se lect chapter “ 03 ” of title “ 02. ” Press X/x or the nu mber butto ns to select “ 02 ” under “ T, ” then press ENTER. x When pl aying a VIDEO CD or CD For example , select track “ 02. ” Press X/x or the nu mber butto ns to sele[...]

41 Playin g Discs The number of tit les, chapte rs, or t racks dis played are the same number of tit les, chapt ers, or track s recorded on a disc. You can ha ve the playe r “ shuffle ” discs, titles, ch apters, or tracks and play th em in a random o rder. Su bseque nt “ shuffling ” ma y produc e a differ ent playi ng orde r. By selec ting [...]

42 You can play all discs, or all of the titles or tracks on a disc or a single title, chapter, or track repeat edly. You can use a co mbination of Shuffle or Program Pl ay modes. By sel ecting AL L DISCS mode (p age 38 ), you c an repea t all of the discs in the player. 1 Press REPEAT durin g playba ck. The Control Bar appears. 2 Press REPEAT repe[...]

43 Playin g Discs You can play a specifi c portion of a title, chapter, or track repeatedly. (This fu nction is useful when you want to mem orize lyrics, etc.) 1 Durin g playba ck, when yo u find the starti ng poi nt (p oint A) o f the por tio n to be pla yed re peated ly, pre ss A-B . The Control Bar appears. The startin g point (p oint A) is set.[...]

44 Searc hing for a S cene Search ing for a Part icula r Point on a Disc ( Scan, Slow - motion Play) You can locat e a particular po int on a disc quickl y by mon itoring th e pictur e or playin g back slo wly. Depending on the DVD/VIDEO CD, you may not be able to do some of the operation s describe d. Press or y while pl aying a di sc. When yo u f[...]

45 Searchi ng for a S cene Sele cting a Chapter or Track You ca n sel ect a cha pter or track direct ly by inputting the chapt er or track num ber. 1 Input the chapter or track numb er using t he number buttons duri ng playb ack. For exampl e, to select chapter 1 2, press 1, then 2. x When pl aying a D VD (CHAPTER) x When playing a VIDEO CD (withou[...]

46 Viewi ng Informat ion About the Disc Checki ng t he Pla ying Time and Remain ing Time on the Fr ont Pane l Disp lay You can check infor mation about the disc, such as the remaining time, total number o f titles of a DVD, or tracks of a CD or VIDEO CD, us ing the front panel displa y (pag e 10) . Pres s TIME /TEX T. Each tim e you press TIM E/TEX[...]

47 Viewing Information About the Disc z The playing ti me and rema ining time of the current chapt er, title , trac k, scene , or disc will also ap pear on your TV scree n. See the fol lowing sectio n “ Checking the Playing Tim e and Remaini ng Time ” for instruction s on how to read th is inform ation. Depending on the type of disc bein g play[...]

48 2 Pre ss TIM E/T EXT re peat edly t o change the time in formation. The displa y and th e kinds o f time that y ou can chang e depen d on the disc yo u are play ing. x When pl aying a DVD • T ** : ** : ** Playing tim e of the c urrent title • T – ** : ** : ** Remaining ti me of the curren t title • C ** : ** : ** Playin g time of the cur[...]

49 Sound Adjustment s Sound Adjustments Changi ng the Soun d If the DVD is recorded with multilin gual tracks, you can sel ect the languag e you want while playing the DVD. If the DVD is recorded in mul tiple audio formats (PCM , Dolby Digital, or DTS), yo u can select the au dio format you want while playin g the DVD. With stere o CDs or VIDEO CDs[...]

50 • Dolby D igital 3 ch • PCM (Stereo) About audio s ignals Audio sign als recorded in a disc contai n the sound el ements (c hannel s) shown bel ow. Each chan nel is output f rom a separ ate speaker. • Front (L) • Front (R) • Center • Rear (L) • Rear (R) • Rear (Monaural ): This signal can be either the Dol by Surr ound Sou nd pro[...]

51 Sound Adjustment s To reset th e TVS setting In Step 2, select “ OFF. ” TVS (TV Virtua l Surround ) DYNAMIC Uses sound imagi ng to create virtu al rear speakers from the sound of th e front speakers (L, R) without using actual rea r speakers. The virtual spea kers a re r eprodu ced a s show n in the il lustration belo w. The soun d imaging e[...]

52 Enjoying Movies Changi ng t he An gles If various angles (mu lti-angles) fo r a scene are recorded o n the DVD, “ ANGLE ” appears on the front pa nel disp lay. Th is means that you can ch ange the vi ewing an gle. For exam ple, while playing a sc ene of a train in motio n, you can display the view from either the front o f the train, the lef[...]

53 Enjoying Movies To turn off the subtitles Sele ct “ OFF ” in Step 2. Depending on the DVD, you may not be able to change th e subtitle s even if multi lingual sub title s are recorded on it. Adjus ting t he P icture Qual ity (BNR ) The Blo ck Noise Reductio n (BNR) functio n adjus ts the pi cture qualit y by re ducing the “ block no ise ?[...]

54 Usin g Various Addit ional Func tions Lockin g Disc s (Custom P arental Control , Parental Control) You can set t wo ki nds of playbac k restrictions for the desired disc. • Custom Parental Control You can set the play back restr ictions so that the player will not pla y inappropriate di scs. • Parental Control Playback of some DVDs can be l[...]

55 Using Various Additional Functions 5 Enter or re-en ter yo ur 4-dig it pass word using the n umber butt ons, th en p ress ENTER . “ Custom pa rental co ntrol is set. ” appears and then the screen returns to the Co ntrol Menu disp lay. If you make a mist ake en tering your password Press C before yo u press ENTE R and input th e corre ct numb[...]

56 Playba ck of some DV Ds can be lim ited accordi ng to a predete rmined le vel such as the age o f th e use rs. Th e Pa ren tal Co ntro l functi on allo ws you to set a pl ayback limitation level. A scene that is li mited is not p layed, or it is replaced by a d ifferent scene. 1 Press DISPLAY w hile the player i s in stop mo de. 2 Press X/x to s[...]

57 Using Various Additional Functions 7 Press X/x to s elect “ STANDARD, ” then press ENTE R. The selection items for “ STANDARD ” are displ ayed. 8 Press X/x to se lect a ge ographi c area as th e playback li mitation level, the n press ENTE R. The area is selec ted. When you select “ OTHERS t , ” select and enter the standard code in [...]

58 1 Inser t the d isc and pr ess H . The Control Bar appears. 2 Enter you r 4-digit pas sword using the numbe r butt ons, the n pre ss EN TER. The pla yer s tart s playba ck. z If you forget your passwo rd, remove the disc and repeat Step 1 to 5 of “ Limiting pla yback by chil dren. ” When you are aske d to enter your passwor d, enter “ 1997[...]

59 Using Various Additional Functions Operat ion So und Effect s (Soun d Feedbac k) The player bee ps when the follo wing operati ons a re perf ormed. The d efault setting of the So und Feedba ck function is set to off. 1 Press POW ER on the play er, then press ?/1 on th e remot e. The pow er indicator lights up in green . When there is a disc in t[...]

60 Contro lling Your TV or AV Amplifier (Receive r) with the Su pplie d Remot e By adjustin g the remote sig nal, you can control your TV or AV amplifier (receiver) with the sup plied remote. If you conne ct the player with an AV amplifie r (receiver), you can control the volume wi th the supp lied remote. • Depending on th e units being connecte[...]

61 Using Various Additional Functions 1 Hold do wn TV ?/1 , and ente r you r AV amplif ier ’ s (receiver ’ s) man ufact urer ’ s code (se e the table) us ing the numbe r butto ns. 2 Rele ase TV ?/1 . Code num bers of co ntr olla ble AV amplifiers (receivers) If more t han one c ode number is lis ted, tr y entering them one a t a time until yo[...]

62 Settings and Adjustment s Using th e Setup D isplay By using the Setup Disp lay, you can make various adjustments to ite ms such as picture and sound . You can al so set a lan guage fo r the subtitle s and the Setup Display , among other things. For deta ils on each Setu p Displa y ite m see page 63 thr ough 68. For an overall li st of Se tup Di[...]

63 Settings and Adjustments 6 Select a settin g usin g X/x , then press ENTER . The setting is selected and setup is complete . Example: 16:9 To turn off the Setup Display Press DISPLAY repeat edly until the Setup Display is turned of f. z If you se lect “ QUICK ” in S tep 3, y ou will enter the Quick Setup mod e (page 28). Follow f rom Step 5 [...]

64 z If you select “ OTHERS t ” in “ DVD MENU, ” “ SUBTITLE, ” and “ AUDIO, ” sele ct and en ter the langua ge code from the list usin g the number butt ons (page 76). After you have made a selectio n, the langu age cod e (4 digits) is disp layed the next time yo u select “ OTHERS t . ” When you select a langua ge that is not re[...]

65 Settings and Adjustments De pendi ng o n the DVD, “ 4:3 LETTER BOX ” ma y be select ed autom atica lly in stead 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 appears when you leave the player in pau se or stop mode for 15 minut es, or whe n you play bac k a CD for more[...]

66 x PAUSE MODE (DVD only) Selects t he picture i n pause mode . x PARENTAL CONTROL t (DVD only) Sets a passwor d and playba ck limitation level for DVDs with playback limitation for children. For details, see “ Li miting playba ck by childr en (Parenta l Control) ” (page 56). x TRACK SELECTION (DVD only ) Gives the sou nd track whi ch contai n[...]

67 Settings and Adjustments x AUDIO DRC (Dynamic Range Control) (DVD only ) Makes th e sound cle ar when the volume is turned down whe n playing a DVD that has the AUDIO DRC function. This affects the output fro m the followin g jacks: – LINE OUT L/R (AUDIO) 1/2 jacks – DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL or OPTICAL) jack onl y when “ DOLBY DIGITAL ” is s[...]

68 x DOLBY DIGITAL Selects the Dolby Digi tal signals outpu t via the DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL or OPTICAL) jack . x DTS Selects if DTS signals are o utput via the DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL or OPTICAL) jac k. If you select one of the TVS settings while pla ying a DVD, the player does not output the Dolby Digital signals from the DI GITAL OUT (COAXIAL or OPTI[...]

69 Additional Information Additional Information Troubl eshoot ing If you ex peri ence any of the follow ing difficulties wh ile using the player, use this trou bleshootin g guide to help remedy th e probl em before requesti ng repa irs . Should any prob lem pers ist, co nsult yo ur near est Sony deal er. The pow er is not turned on. , Check t hat [...]

70 The disc do es not play. , There is n o disc inside . , The dis c is turned over. Insert the disc with th e playba ck side facing down on the disc t ray. , The disc is skewed. , The pl ayer cannot play CD-RO Ms, etc. (p age 7). , The regi on code on the DVD do es not match the play er. , Moisture has condensed inside th e player. Remove the d is[...]

71 Additional Information The play er does not ope rate properly. , When st atic ele ctrici ty, etc. , causes the play er to o perat e abno rmally, pres s PO WER o n the play er to turn the play er off an d then o n again. Nothing is d isplayed on the front panel dis play. , “ DIMMER ” in “ CUSTOM SETUP ” is s et to “ OFF. ” Set “ DIM[...]

72 Glos sary Chapter (page 10) Section s of a picture or a musi c feature that are smaller than title s. A title is composed of sever al chap ters. Depe nding on the di sc, no chapters may b e recorded. Dolby Digital (page 20, 67) Digital audio compression te chnology devel oped by Dolby La boratori es. This techno logy conforms t o 5.1 -channel su[...]

73 Additional Information Region Code (pag e 7) This system is us ed to protect cop yrights. A region numbe r is allocated on each DVD player or DVD disc accord ing to the sales regi on. Each region code is shown on the pla yer as we ll as on the disc packa ging. The player can play t he disc s that mat ch its region code. The player can al so play[...]

74 Specif ications System Laser Semicondu ctor laser Signal format system NTSC Aud io ch arac teri sti cs Frequency response DVD (PCM 96 kHz): 2 Hz to 44 kHz (±1.0 dB) DVD (PCM 48 kHz): 2Hz to 2 2kHz (±0.5dB) CD: 2 H z to 20 kHz (±0.5 dB) Signal-to- noise ratio (S/ N ratio) 115 dB (LINE OUT L/R (A UDIO) 1/2 jack s only) Harmoni c distortion 0.00[...]

75 Additional Information General Power req uirements 120V AC , 60 Hz 110 to 240V A C, 50/60 H z See page 3 for fur ther informa tion. Power cons umption 13 W 15 W See page 3 for fur ther informa tion. Dimensions (ap prox.) 430 × 108 × 411 mm (17 × 4 3 / 8 × 16 1 / 4 in.) (wi dth/h eigh t/d epth) incl. proj ecting parts Mass (appr ox.) 5.4 k g [...]

76 Langua ge Co de List For de tail s, see page 49, 52 , 63. The lang uage spellin gs conform to the ISO 6 39: 1988 (E/F) standard. Code Languag e Code Languag e Code Languag e Code Language 1027 Afar 1028 Abkhazian 1032 Afrikaans 1039 Amharic 1044 Arabic 1045 Assamese 1051 Aymara 1052 Azerbaijani 1053 Bashkir 1057 Byelorus- sian 1059 Bulgarian 106[...]

77 Additional Information List o f Se tup Di splay Ite ms The de fault settings a re underline d. LANGUAGE SETUP (page 63) SCREEN S ETUP (pag e 64) OSD ENGLISH FRENCH SPANI SH PORT UGUES E DVD MENU E NGLISH FRENCH SPANI SH PORT UGUES E GERMAN ITALIAN DUTCH CHINESE JAPAN ESE DANISH SWEDISH FINNISH NORWEGIAN RUSSI AN OTHERS t AUDIO ORIGINAL (All ot h[...]

78 CUSTO M SETUP (page 65) AUDIO SETUP (page 66 ) AUTO P LAY OFF TIME R DEMO1 DEMO2 DIMMER BRIGHT DARK OFF PAUSE MODE AUTO FRAME PARENTAL CONTROL , TRACK SE LECTION OF F AUTO AUDIO ATT OFF ON AUDIO DRC STANDARD TV MODE WIDE RANGE DOW NMIX DOL BY SUR ROU N D NORM AL DIGITAL OUT ON DOLBY DIGITAL D-PCM DOLBY DIGITAL DTS OFF ON OFF[...]

79 Inde x Numerics 16:9 64 4:3 LETT ER BOX 64 4:3 PAN SCAN 64 5.1 Channel Surround 26 A A-B R epeat Pl ay 43 ANGLE 52 AUDIO 49 , 63 AUDIO ATT 66 AUDIO DRC 67 AUDIO SETUP 66 AUTO PLAY 65 B BACKGROUND 65 Batteri es 15 BNR 53 C CD 32 CHAPTER 45 Chapter 72 Conn ecti ng 18 Continuous Play CD/VID EO CD/DVD 32 Control Ba r 14 Control M enu 14 CUSTOM 56 CU[...]

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