Sony DVP-NC615 manual

3-074-252- 11 (1) Oper ating I ns t ructio ns © 2002 Sony Corporation D VP-NC615 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. CAUTION The use of optical instrum ents with this product will increase eye hazard. As the laser beam used in this CD/DVD player is harmful to eyes,[...]

3 Precau tio ns • The po w er requir em e nts an d po wer consum ption o f this player ar e indi cated o n the bac k of the play er. Ch ec k th at the player’s operating voltage is identica l with your lo ca l power su pply. Power requi rements and power consum ption t On sa f ety • Caution – The use of o ptical instr uments with th is pro [...]

4 On trans portin g the pl ayer Before tra nsporting the player, follow t he proced ure belo w to retur n t he inte rn al mechanisms t o their original po sitions. 1 Remove all th e discs fro m the disc tray. 2 Press Z to close t he d isc tray. Make su re tha t “NO DISC” a ppear s on the fr ont panel dis play. 3 Press ? / 1 to turn off th e pl [...]

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

6 Enjo ying Mo vies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Changing the Angle s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Displaying the Su btitles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Adjusting the Picture Quality (BNR[...]

7 About th is Manu al • I nstructions in this manu al descri be the contr ols on t he remo te. Yo u can also us e the controls on th e play er if they h ave th e sa me or simil ar names as those on the remo te. • The meanin g of the icon s used in th is manu al i s descri bed be l o w: * MP3 (MPEG1 Audio Laye r 3) is a standa r d format def ine[...]

8 • DVD-ROMs • DVD Audio discs • HD layer on Sup er Au dio C Ds * A lo gical forma t of files and folde rs on CD- ROMs de fined by ISO (Inte rnational Standard Organizati on). Also, the pla yer cannot pl ay t he following discs: • A DVD with a d ifferent region code. • A disc th at has a no n-sta ndard sha pe (e.g ., card, he art). • A [...]

9 Index to Part s an d Con tro ls For more informa tion, re fer to the pa ges in dicated in pa renthe ses. Front panel A [ / 1 (o n/st andby ) butto n/ind icator (28 ) Lights up i n gr een wh en t he powe r i s on and lights up in red when th e p la y er is in standb y mode. B DISC SE LECT 1 – 5 b utton s (29) C (remote sensor) (15) D Front pa ne[...]

10 Front panel dis play When pl aying ba ck a DVD When p l aying ba ck a VIDE O CD wit h P layback Cont r ol (PBC ) (33) When pl aying ba ck a CD, D A TA CD (M P3 aud i o), or VI DEO C D (wit hout PB C) Playing time (4 5) Disc type Current aud io signal (47 ) Lights up when yo u ca n change th e angle (50) Current play mode (37) Playing stat us Cur[...]

11 Rear panel A DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack (22) (23) (24) B LINE OUT L/R (AUDIO) jacks (21) (22) (23) C LINE OUT (VIDEO) jack (1 8) D S VIDEO OUT jack (18) E COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks (18) (The ja ck na me s d i ff er de pend in g on th e mode ls. U.S./C an adian m od els: Y, P B , P R Asian/Oceania n models: Y, C B , C R ) c continued[...]

12 Remote A TV [ / 1 (on/s ta n db y) butto n ( 59 ) B Z OPEN/C LOSE b utton ( 28) C Numbe r but ton s (3 3) The num be r 5 but t o n has a tac ti le do t.* D CLEAR but ton (3 7) E SUBTITLE button (50) F AUDIO button (46) G . / > PREV/NEXT (previous/ next) buttons (29) H m / M SCAN/SLOW buttons (31) I X PAU SE butto n (29) J H PLA Y butt on (28)[...]

13 Gui de to On-S creen Displ ays (Contro l Bar) The foll ow ing ex pl ai ns the Cont ro l Bar. The Control Bar i s used for ma king adjustme nts to the setti ng s or displ ay ing inf or mation du ring playba ck. The dis played conten ts differ accordi ng to th e type of d is c be ing play ed . The num be rs in pare nt he ses indi c ate re fe renc [...]

14 Displaying the Control Bar in stop mode The foll ow ing dis plays ap pea r when the DISPLAY button is repeat ed ly presse d during stop mo de . You ca n m ak e basic adjust m ents an d custom ize t he p laye r t o su it your vi ewin g pref eren ce s. ◆ Disp l a y 1 The fo llow ing se t tin g s can be m ad e. A SETUP (61) • Select QUICK to ma[...]

15 Simple Start Guide Simple Start Guide Quick Ov ervi e w A quick overvi ew p resente d in this guide will give y ou e nough i nform ation to s tart us ing t he player for yo ur enjoy m en t. To use the surrou nd sou nd f eature s of th is play er , ref er to “Ho oku ps” on pag e 18 . Notes • You cann ot connect this player to a TV that does[...]

16 Step 3 : TV Ho okup s Connect the sup plied audi o/vid eo cord a nd the po wer cord in the or der ( 1 ~ 3 ) shown be low . Be sur e t o co nnect th e power co rd last . Depen din g on the TV type , the imag e of some dis cs may not fit yo ur TV screen. If yo u wa nt to chan g e the a sp ect rat io, pl ease refe r to page 6 3. When c onn ecti ng [...]

17 Simple Start Guide Step 4 : Play ing a Disc A Turn on the TV. B Press [ / 1 on the player. C Switch th e input select or on your TV so that the sign al from the player app ear s on the TV screen. D Press A on t h e player to open the disc tray. E Place the disc on th e tray with the playb ack side f acing down. F Press H . The dis c tray cl oses[...]

18 Hookups Hooki ng Up t he Pla yer Fol lo w Step s 1 t o 4 to ho ok up and ad just the set t i ngs of t h e pl a yer. Befo re you s tart, d isconn ect th e powe r cord s, c heck th at you have al l of the supp lied a ccesso ries, and ins ert the batt eries in to the re mote (page 15). Notes • Plug cords secu rely to prevent u nwante d noise. •[...]

19 Hookup s A If you a re connec ting to a video inp ut jack Connect the ye llow plug of the audio/v ideo cord (supplied) to the yellow (video) jacks. You will enjoy s tandard qual ity images. Use th e re d and wh ite plu gs to connec t to the a udi o input jacks (p age 21 ). (D o this if you are connecting to a TV only.) B If you a re connec ting [...]

20 Ste p 2: Conne cting the Audi o Cord s Refer to th e chart below to select the connectio n that best s uits your system. Be su re to also read the inst ructions for the components y ou wish to connect. Select a connecti on Select one of the fo ll ow ing co nne ction s, throug h . * Manufa ct ured under license from Dol by Laboratori es. “Do lb[...]

21 Hookup s Connecti ng to you r TV This conn ecti on wil l u se you r TV s pea kers for so und. * The yellow plug is used for video signa ls (p a ge 18). z Hint When connec ti ng to a monaural TV, use a st ere o- mono conve rs ion cord (not suppli ed). Conne ct the LINE OUT L/R (AUDIO) j acks to the TV’s audio input jac k. A TV l : Signal flo w [...]

22 Conn ecting to a stereo amp lifier (rece iver) and 2 speakers/Co nnecting to an MD de ck or DA T deck If the st ereo ampli fie r ( receiver) h as a udio in put j acks L and R only , u se . If the amplif ie r (recei ver) ha s a digital i nput jac k, or when conne cting to an MD deck or DAT dec k, use . In thi s cas e, you can al so con nect t he [...]

23 Hookup s Conne ctin g to an A V ampl ifier (rece iver ) h avi ng a Dolb y Sur round (Pro Logic) d ecoder and 3 to 6 speakers You can en joy t he Do lby S urrou nd e ffects only when play ing Dolby Surro und audio o r m ulti- chann el au dio (D ol by D i gi t al) discs . If your a mplifi er (recei ve r) has L and R audio in put jac ks o nly, us e[...]

24 Connec ti ng t o an A V amplifier ( rec ei ver) w it h a d igi tal inp ut jack ha vi ng a Dol by Digital, MPEG au dio or D TS decode r and 6 speakers This c onnectio n will a llow yo u to u se the D olby D igital, MPEG au dio or DTS decoder functi on of your A V a mplifi er (recei ve r). You ar e not abl e t o enjoy th e surro und sound effect s[...]

25 Hookup s Step 3 : Conn ecting the Power Cord Plu g th e playe r and TV po wer cord s int o an AC out le t . Step 4: Qu ic k Setu p Follow the steps belo w to make the mini mum number of basi c adjust ments for using th e player. To skip a n adjustment, p ress > . To retu rn to the previous adj ustment, pr ess . . The on-s cr een disp lay diff[...]

26 7 Press X / x to select the setting that matches your TV type. ◆ If you ha ve a 4:3 stan dar d T V • 4:3 LETT ER BOX or 4: 3 PA N SCAN (page 63 ) ◆ If you have a wi de-s cr een TV or a 4:3 standa rd TV wit h a wi de -screen mode • 16:9 (p age 63 ) 8 Press ENTER. The Setu p D i sp lay for selec ting the t yp e of jack use d t o connect yo[...]

27 Hookup s Enjoying the surround so und effects To enjoy t he surro und soun d effe cts of thi s player or yo ur amplifie r (receiver), s et the following items as described below fo r the audio c onn ection you select ed on pag es 22 to 24 ( through ). Each of th ese is the defaul t setting an d does not ne ed to be adjuste d when you fi rst co n[...]

28 Playing Discs Play ing Disc s Depending on the DVD or VIDEO CD, some operat i ons may be di f fe rent or res tricted . Refer t o the operat ing inst ructio ns supp lied with your disc. 1 Turn on your TV. 2 Press [ / 1 . The play er turn s on and th e pow er indicat or lights up i n gr ee n. 3 Switch the input selector on your TV so that the sign[...]

29 Playin g Di sc s be connected to the digital jack of the player . • Set the soun d to “ST ERE O” usi n g the AUDIO button when you p lay DTS sound trac ks o n a CD ( pag e 46) . • Do not play DTS sound tra cks with out firs t conn ecting t he pl ayer to an audio comp onent havi ng a buil t-i n DTS dec oder . The play er outpu t s t he D [...]

30 z Hints • The Repl ay function is useful when y ou want to review a sce ne or dialo g that you miss ed. • Before loa ding the d iscs, a disc num ber indicato r of an empty c omp artment m ay be lit. Note You may not b e able to use the Replay fu nction with some scen es . Replacing disc s while pl aying a disc (EXCHANGE) You can ope n the di[...]

31 Playin g Di sc s Search ing for a Parti cular Point on a Disc (Scan, Slow-m otion Pla y, Search, Freez e Frame) 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. Note Depending on the DVD/VI DEO CD, you ma y not be able to do some of the op era tio ns described. Locating a poi nt quickl[...]

32 Resumi ng Pl ayback from the Po int Where Y ou Stoppe d the Disc (Res ume Play/Mult i-disc Resu me) The play er remem bers th e po int wher e you stoppe d the dis c. Resuming playba ck for the current disc ( Resume Play) The play er remem bers th e po int wher e you stoppe d the dis c ev en if th e pl ay er enter s standb y mode by pressi ng [ /[...]

33 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 s uch as the language f or the su b[...]

34 z Hint To play wit hout using PB C, press . / > while the pla yer is st opped to select a t rack, th en press H or ENTER. “Play without PBC.” app ears on the TV screen and the play er starts continuou s play. You cannot play still pi ctures suc h as a m enu. To retu rn to P BC playb ack, p ress x tw ice then press H . Notes • Depending [...]

35 Playin g Di sc s Selecting an al bum and track 1 Press MENU. The list of M P3 album s re corde d on the DATA CD appe ars. 2 Sele c t an alb um us ing X / x and pres s ENT ER . The list of trac ks cont ained in th e album appe ars. 3 Select a tra ck using X / x and press ENTER. The sele cted trac k start s pl a ying. When a t rack or album is bei[...]

36 The pla yback ord er of MP3 a udio tra cks The play back ord er of alb um s and track s recorded on a DATA CD is as follows. ◆ Struc t ur e of disc con te nt s When y ou inse rt a D ATA C D an d p ress H , the number ed tracks are played sequentia lly, from 1 through 7 . Any sub-a l bum s/trac ks contai ne d withi n a curren tly selec ted alb [...]

37 Playin g Di sc s Var i ou s Play Mode Functi ons (Program 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: • Program Pla y (p age 37) • Shuf fl e Play (p ag e 39) • Repeat Play (p age 40) • A-B Repeat Play (pa ge 41) Note The play mode is cance le d when: – you open the disc tray. – t[...]

38 2 Press C / c to select (PROGRAM) , then p ress EN TER. The disp lay for pro gramm ing appea rs. 3 Press c . The pl ayer is re ady to progr am the firs t disc. 4 Select th e disc you want to program usin g the n umber b utton s or X / x , then press ENT ER. The cursor moves to th e title or track row “T” (in t his c ase, “01”). 5 Select [...]

39 Playin g Di sc s To stop P rogram P lay Press CLEAR. To tur n off th e dis pl ay Press DISP LAY repeatedly until the display is tu rned off . To can c el or chang e a prog r am 1 Follow Steps 1 and 2 of “Crea ting you r own pr ogr am ( Progra m Play). ” 2 Select th e pr og ram num ber of th e disc, title, ch apte r, or tr ack you w ant to ca[...]

40 ◆ When Program Play is act ivated • ON : shuffles t itles, cha pters, or tr acks selected in Program Pla y. * You can s elect “DI SC” in All Discs m ode only. To return to normal play Press CL EAR, or sel e ct “OFF” i n St ep 2. To turn off the Control Bar Press DISPLAY repeat edly until the Control Bar i s turn ed off . z Hints • [...]

41 Playin g Di sc s ◆ When play ing a VIDEO CD o r CD • DISC : repeats all of the tracks on the curre nt disc in One D isc m ode, or al l of the disc s in All Dis cs mode. • TRACK : repeats the current track. ◆ When play ing a DATA CD (MP3 audio) • DISC : re peats al l of the al bum s on the curre nt disc in One D isc m ode, or al l of th[...]

42 To return to normal play Press CLEAR. To turn off the Control Bar Press DISPLAY repeat edly until the Control Bar i s turn ed off . Note When you set A- B R ep eat P la y, the sett ings for Shuffle Pl ay , Rep eat Pla y, and Progr am Pl ay are cancel ed.[...]

43 Searchi ng for a Scene Sear c hi ng for a S cene Search ing for a Title / Chap ter/T rack/ Inde x/ Scene (Search mode ) You ca n sear ch a DVD by titl e or chap ter, an d you can se arch a V IDE O CD/ CD by tra ck , index, or sce ne. As ti tle s and tra cks are assign ed unique number s on the disc , you can sel ect th e desi red one by enteri n[...]

44 Viewing Inf ormation About the Disc Check ing th e Play ing Time an d Remai ning Time You can check th e playin g t im e and remaining t ime of the curr ent title, c hapter, or track. Al so, you c an check the D VD/CD tex t or trac k na me (M P3 au dio) re co rded o n the disc. 1 Press DI SPLAY rep eatedly du ring playback until ( TIME/TEXT) app[...]

45 Viewing In formation Ab out the D isc Checking the informatio n on the front panel dis play You can view t he t im e info rmat io n an d text displa ye d on the TV sc reen al so on the f ront panel di s p l ay. Th e inform atio n on the fron t panel di s p l ay c hange s as fo llow s w he n you change the time informa tion on your TV scre en. Wh[...]

46 Sound Adjustme nts Chang ing th e Sound When playi ng a DVD recorded i n multip le audio fo rmats (P CM, Dolby Digital, MP EG audio, or DTS), y ou c an c hange th e au dio format. If the DVD is recorded with mult i lin gu al tr ac ks, yo u can als o chan g e the langua ge. With CDs, DATA CDs, or VIDEO CDs, you can sel ect the s oun d from th e r[...]

47 Sound Adjustm en ts Checking the audio signal format If you pr ess DI SPL AY re pea tedly during playba ck, the form at of the cur rent au di o signal (D o lby Digi t al, MPEG au dio, DT S, PCM, etc. ) app ears as show n belo w . Exam ple: Dolb y Di gital 5. 1 ch About au di o signa ls Audi o signa ls rec orde d in a dis c co ntai n the soun d e[...]

48 2 Press C / c to select (SURROUND), th en press ENT ER repeat edly to sel ect one of the TV S sounds. Refer to the follo wing expla natio ns given for each i t em. • TV S DYNAMIC •T V S W I D E • TVS N IGH T • TVS STANDARD To canc e l the se tti ng Select “O F F” in Step 2. To turn off the Control Bar Press DISPLAY repeat edly until [...]

49 Sound Adjustm en ts • “TVS NIGHT” only wo rks with Dolby Dig ital and MPEG audio discs. However, not al l dis cs will respond to the “TVS NIGHT” function in the same way. • If you use the DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack and set “DOLBY DIGITAL” to “ DOLBY DIGITAL” or “DTS” to “ON” in “AUDIO SETUP,” so und will come from[...]

50 Enjoying Movies Changi ng the Angl es If vari ous an gl es (mu lt i -a ngle s) fo r a sce ne are recor ded on the DV D, “ANG LE” appear s in the fr ont panel di splay. This means that you can chan ge the vi ew i ng angle. 1 Press ANGL E during pl ayback. The nu m be r of the an gl e ap pears on the display . The nu m be r in pare nt heses i [...]

51 Enjoyi ng Movie s To turn off the s ubtitles Select “O F F” in Step 2. Note Depending on the DVD, you m ay not be able to change the su bti tles eve n if m ult ilingual su btitles are recorded on it. You also ma y not be able to turn them off. Adjus tin g th e Pi ct ure Qual ity (BNR) The Bloc k N o ise Reduc t io n (B NR) fun cti on adju st[...]

52 To canc e l the “B NR” sett ing Select “O F F” in Step 2. To turn off the Control Bar Press DISPLAY repeat edly until the Control Bar i s turn ed off . Notes • If the ou tlines of th e images on your scree n should become b lurred, set “BNR” to “OFF .” • Dependi ng on the disc or the scene being pla yed, the “BNR” effe ct[...]

53 Enjoyi ng Movie s • DYN A M IC 2: prod uc es a mor e dynamic pictu re than DYNAMIC 1 by furth er in creasi ng the pict ur e co ntras t and the co lor inten sity. • CINEMA 1: enhan ces details in dark areas by increa sing th e bl ac k lev el . • CINEMA 2: White c olors become brigh te r an d black c ol or s becom e riche r, an d the co lo r[...]

54 To canc e l the “DI GIT AL VIDEO ENHANCE R” se tti ng Select “O F F” in Step 2. To turn off the Control Bar Press DISPLAY repeat edly until the Control Bar i s turn ed off . Note Depending o n the d isc or t he scene b eing pla yed, noise found in the dis c may become more appa rent. If this happens, it is recom mended that you use the B[...]

55 Using Vari ous Additi ona l Functions Using Various Additional Functions Lockin g Disc s (CU STOM PARENTA L CONTRO L, PARE NTAL CONTR OL) You can set two ki nds of pl ayback restric tions for th e desir ed disc . • Custom Pa renta l Co nt ro l You can set play back res trictions so that t he player w i ll not play in app ropri at e di s cs. ?[...]

56 5 Enter o r re-e nter your 4-d igit pa ssword usin g t he num ber but t ons, th en pres s ENTER . “Custom p aren tal co ntrol is set .” app ears when y ou enter you r pass w or d. To tur n off th e Custo m Paren tal Co ntrol functi on 1 Follo w Ste ps 1 th ro ugh 3 of “Cu stom Pare ntal Co n tro l. ” 2 Press X / x to select “OFF t ,”[...]

57 Using Vari ous Additi ona l Functions 3 Press X / x to se le ct “PLAY ER t ,” then pre ss ENTER . ◆ If you ha ve n ot entere d a passw or d The dis play fo r regi steri ng a ne w passw or d appe ar s. Enter a 4 -digit pa sswor d us i ng t he numbe r bu tto ns, then pr es s EN T ER. The dis play for confirm ing the passw ord appe ars. ◆ W[...]

58 To p lay a d isc fo r wh ich Pa renta l Cont rol i s set 1 Insert the di sc a nd press H . The disp lay for ent ering your pa sswor d appe ars. 2 Enter y our 4-di gi t pas sword usi n g the number buttons, then press ENTER. The play er star ts pl ay back. z Hint If you forget your pass word, remov e th e dis c and repeat Steps 1 to 3 o f “Pare[...]

59 Using Vari ous Additi ona l Functions If you make a mi stak e enter ing y our password Press C before you press EN TE R and inpu t the corr ect nu m b er. If you make a mistake Press O RETURN. To tur n off th e dis pl ay Press DISP LAY repeatedly until the display is tu rned off . Contro llin g Your TV with the Supp lied R em ote You can contr o[...]

60 Controlling other TVs with the remote You can control th e sound leve l, input source, and pow er switch o f no n-Sony TV s as well. If your TV is lis ted in the table be low, se t the approp riate m a nufact ur er’s cod e. 1 While ho lding do wn TV [ / 1 , press the number butto ns t o select yo ur TV’ s manufa cture r’s cod e (see th e t[...]

61 Settings a nd Adjustm ents Settings and Adjustmen ts Usin g th e Se tu p Disp la y By usi n g the Se t u p Disp l ay , you ca n make various a djustments to items su ch as pictu re and so und. You ca n also set a languag e fo r the subtitl es and t he Setu p Disp lay, am ong othe r things. T he o n-scre en d isplays di f fe r dependi ng on th e [...]

62 6 Select a setting using X / x , then press ENTER . The setting is selecte d and setup is complete. Exam ple: “16: 9” To turn off the di splay Press DISPLAY repea tedly until the display is tur ned off. To en ter the Qu ick Setu p mode Sele ct “ QU ICK ” in Ste p 3. Fo llo w f rom Ste p 5 of the Qui c k Setup ex planat io n t o m ak e ba[...]

63 Settings a nd Adjustm ents Setti ngs f or th e Disp lay (SCREEN SETUP) Choose sett ings according to the TV to b e connect ed. Select “SCREEN SETUP” in the Se tup Displ ay. To use the di spla y, see “U si ng the Setup Di splay” on pa ge 6 1. The d efaul t se ttin gs ar e unde rlin ed. The o n-sc reen d ispl ays diff er de pend ing on the[...]

64 ◆ BACKGROU ND Sel ects th e backgr oun d color or pi ctu re on the TV screen in stop mo de or while pla ying a CD or DATA CD ( M P3 audio ). Custom Setti ngs (CUSTOM SETUP) Use thi s to set up pla yback rel a ted and ot he r setting s. Select “CUS TOM SETUP” in the Setup Displ ay. To use th e displ ay, se e “Using th e Setup Disp lay” [...]

65 Settings a nd Adjustm ents ◆ PAUS E MOD E (DVD on ly) Select s t he picture in pause m ode . ◆ TRACK SEL E CTI ON (DVD only) Gives th e so und t ra ck w h ich cont ai ns the highes t number of channel s priori ty when you play a DVD on which multiple audio formats (PCM, DTS, MPEG audio or Dolby Digit al forma t) are r ecor ded. Notes • Whe[...]

66 ◆ DOW NM IX ( D VD on ly ) Switches the method f or mixing do wn to 2 chan nels w hen you play a DV D w hich h as rear sound elem ents (cha nnels) or is record ed in Dolby Digital for mat. For deta ils on the rear si gn al com pon ents, see “Ch eck ing the audio s ignal fo rmat” ( page 47). This fu nction affects th e outpu t of the follow[...]

67 Settings a nd Adjustm ents ◆ MPEG (D VD o nly; For A sian/ Oceani an mode ls only) Selects t he type of M PEG audio si gna l. ◆ DTS (D VD on l y) Select s w h ether or not to outp ut D T S si g nal. Note If you s ele ct one of t he TVS se tt i ngs whil e p l ay in g a DVD, the player does not output the f ollowing signals f rom the DIGITAL O[...]

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

69 Additional Informat ion The disc does no t play . , The dis c i s turn ed over . Insert the disc with the pla yback side facing down on th e di sc tr ay. , The disc is skewed. , The pl ayer ca nnot p lay certa in d iscs ( pag e 7) . , The region code on the DVD does no t match the pl ay er. , Moisture has condensed inside the player (pag e 3) . [...]

70 to “OF F.” Se t “DIMM ER” to “B RIGH T” or “DARK” (page 64). 5 number s or letter s are disp layed o n the scree n an d on th e fron t pan el di splay. , The self-diagnosis fu nct io n w as activ ated . (See the tabl e on p age 70. ) The disc t ray does no t open and “LOCKE D” appear s on the f ront pan el disp lay. , Child L[...]

71 Additional Informat ion Glossa ry Chap t er (pa ge 1 0) Sectio ns o f a pic t ur e or a mus ic fe ature t hat are smalle r th an tit les. A title is composed of severa l chap te rs . Depe nd ing on th e di sc , no chapte rs may b e reco rded. Dolby Dig ital (pag e 24, 6 6) Digita l a udi o comp re ssion tec hnology develo ped by Dolb y La borato[...]

72 Title (p age 10 ) The long est secti on of a pict ur e or music feature on a DVD, movie, etc. , in video software, or the enti re album in a udio soft ware . Trac k (pag e 10 ) Secti ons of a picture or a music fe ature on a CD or VID E O CD (t he length of a son g).[...]

73 Additional Informat ion Spec ifica tions Syst em Laser: S em i co nductor laser Signal form at sy stem: U.S./C anadian m odels: NTSC Asian/Oceani an models: PA L / N TSC (See pa ge 16 to swit ch.) Audio chara cteri stics Freq uency resp onse: DVD VIDEO (PCM 96 kHz ): 2 Hz to 44 kHz (±1. 0 dB)/DV D VIDEO (PCM 48 kHz): 2 Hz to 22 kHz (±0.5 d B)/[...]

74 Langua ge C ode Li st For de tails, see p ages 4 6, 50 , 62. The lang ua ge spell i ngs co nform to the ISO 639: 19 88 (E/F) standard . Code Lan guage Code Langua ge Code Languag e C ode Language 1027 Afar 1028 Abkhazian 1032 Afrikaans 1039 Amharic 1044 Arabic 1045 Assamese 1051 Aymara 1052 Azerbaijani 1053 Bashkir 1057 Byelorussian 1059 Bulgari[...]

75 Inde x Numerics 16:9 63 4:3 L ETTER BOX 63 4:3 PAN SCAN 63 5.1 Channel Surrou nd 24 A A-B REPEAT 41 ALBUM 43 Album 35 ANGLE 50 AUDIO 46 , 62 AUDIO ATT 65 AUDIO DRC 65 AUDIO SETUP 65 Audio signal for ma t 47 AUTO PLAY 64 AUTO POWER OFF 64 B BACKGROUND 64 Batter ies 15 BNR 51 C CD 28 CHAPTER 43 Chapte r 10 , 71 Checki ng a disc load ed 29 Child L [...]

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