Sony DVP-NC685V manual

3-082-035- 11 (1) Oper ating I ns t ructio ns © 2003 Sony Corporation D VP-NC685V 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 On sa f ety • Caution – The use of optic al instr uments with th is pro d uct w ill in cr ea se ey e haz ard. • To pr even t fi re or shoc k haz ard, do not plac e obj ects f il led wi th liqui ds, s uch as vase s, on the app ar atus. • Sho ul d any so l i d objec t or l i q uid fa ll int o the cab in et, unplu g the play er[...]

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

5 Enjo ying M o vies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Changing the Angle s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Displaying th e Subtitles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Adjusting the Picture Quality (BN[...]

6 About Th is Manu al • Instruct ions in th is manual describe the contr ols on the remo te. Yo u can al so use the controls on th e playe r if they h ave th e sa me or similar names as t hose on the r emote. • “DVD” may be us ed as a gene ral term for DVD VIDEOs, DVD-RW s/DVD-Rs and DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs. • The mean ings of th e ic ons us ed in[...]

7 Example of disc s that th e player cannot play The play er cannot pl ay the foll o wing dis cs : • All CD -ROM s (i ncludi n g PHOT O C D s) / CD-R s /CD-R Ws ot he r than th ose reco rded in the fo llowing formats: –music CD fo rmat –vide o CD for m at –MP3 for ma t tha t conf orm s t o IS O 96 60* Level 1/Le vel 2, or it s ext en ded fo[...]

8 Notes Ab out th e Di sc s • To keep t he di sc clean , handle the dis c by i ts edge. Do not to uc h the sur fa ce . • Do not ex pose t he disc to di rect s unlight or heat sources suc h as h ot air d ucts, or le ave it in a car pa rk ed in dir ec t sunli ght as the temp er at ure ma y ri s e cons id er ably ins i de the car. • After pl ayi[...]

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 (30 ) B DISC SE LECT 1 – 5 b utton s (31) C (remote sensor) (16) D Front pa nel disp lay (10 ) E H (pla yback ) butt on (30) The H bu tton has a tact i le dot . * F X (pause) button (31) G x (stop)[...]

10 Front panel dis play When p l aying ba ck a DVD V ID E O/DV D-RW When p l aying ba ck a VIDE O CD wit h P layback Cont r ol (PBC ) (36) When p l aying ba ck a CD, Sup er Audi o CD, DA TA CD (M P 3 audio) , or VI DEO CD (wi thout PBC) * When playing the HD lay er of Sup er Audi o CD discs, t he disc t ype is not displ ayed. Disc type Current audi[...]

11 Rear panel A DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack (22) (23) (24) B DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) jack (22) (23) (24) C 5.1CH OUT PUT jac ks (24) D LINE OUT L/R (AUDIO) 1/2 jacks (21) (22) (23) E LINE OUT (VIDEO) 1/2 jacks (17) F S VIDEO OUT 1/2 jacks (17) G COMPONENT VIDEO OUT (Y, P B , P R ) jacks (17) YP R P B COMPONENT VIDEO OUT S VIDEO OUT 1 2 5.1CH OUTPUT WO[...]

12 Remote A TV/DVD switch (68) B Z OPEN/CLOSE button (31) C Numb er butto ns ( 34) The num ber 5 but to n ha s a tactil e do t.* D CLEAR button (40) E SUBTITLE butto n (58 ) F AUDIO button (53) G REPEA T but ton (4 3) H SHUFFLE bu tto n ( 42 ) I SACD MULTI/2CH (Super audio CD multi/2 channel) b utton (35) J SACD (Super Audio CD)/CD button (36) K . [...]

13 Guide to t he Cont rol Me nu Dis play 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 : z Hint You can skip the ADVANCED display by setting “OFF” under “ADVANCED” in th e Control Menu (page 51). Control Menu[...]

14 List of C ontro l Menu It ems Item Item Name , Function , Relevant Disc Type DISC (page 46) Selects t he disc to be played. TITLE (page 46 )/SCENE (page 46)/TRACK (page 46) Select s t he title, scen e, or trac k to be pla yed. CHAPTER (page 46)/INDEX (page 46) Selects the chapter or index to be played . ALBUM (page 37) Selects th e album to b e [...]

15 z Hint The Control Menu icon in dicator li ghts up in gre en when you se lect any ite m except “OFF.” (“ SURROUND,” “PROGRAM,” “SHUF FLE,” “REPEAT,” “A-B REPEAT,” “BNR,” “ DIGITAL VIDEO ENHANCER” only). The “ANGLE” indicator l ights up in green only when t he angles can be changed. The “CUSTOM PICTU RE MODE?[...]

16 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 • Pl ug cords securely to preven t unwan ted noi se. • Refer to the instru ctions s upplied with the c omponents to be c onnected. • You cannot connect th is player to a TV that does not have a video inp ut jack. • Be sure t[...]

17 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). INPUT S VIDEO B A C P R P B Y COMPONENT VI[...]

18 A If you a re connec ting to a video inpu t jack Connect the ye llow plug of the audio/v ideo cord (supplied) to the yellow (video) jacks. You will enjoy st a ndard qua lity im ag es. Use the r ed and wh ite plu gs to connec t to the aud io input ja ck s (pag e 21 ). (D o th is if you ar e connecting to a TV only.) B If you a re connec ting to a[...]

19 Hookup s Using the PROGRESSIVE button You ca n fine -tune the Prog ressive 480p v ideo s ignal ou tput w hen you press P ROGR ESSIVE on the front p anel (the PROGRESSIVE indicator li ghts up in blue) and connect the playe r using the COMPO NENT VIDEO O UT ja cks to a TV that is ab le to acce pt the video si gnal in pr ogress ive form at. ◆ Con[...]

20 Ste p 4: 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 . z Hint If yo u connect an AV ampl ifier (receive r) tha t conforms[...]

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 17). 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) 1/2 jacks to the TV’s audio input ja c k . A YP R P B COMPON[...]

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 th e amp lif ier (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 Connect ing to a n A V ampl ifie r (receiver ) havin g a Dol by Surround (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 Conne ctin g to a n A V amplifie r (rece iver) with 5 .1 ch inpu t ja cks and /or a digital input jack and 4 t o 6 spea kers If your AV ampl i fi er (recei ve r) has 5. 1 ch anne l inputs, use . If y ou want to u se th e Dol by Dig it al or D T S deco de r fu nc tion on yo ur AV a mpli fi e r (r ec eive r), conn ect t o its digital j ac k using [...]

25 Hookup s : Conne cting to the 5.1 ch inp ut jacks You can enjoy 5. 1c h surrou nd sou nd us ing the i nter na l D o lb y D igi ta l, D T S, o r S u pe r Audio CD Mult i decoder of this pla yer. You c an a lso e njoy Do lby Su rrou nd (Pr o Logic ) so unds , or surrou nd s ounds usin g various “SURROUND” modes (page 55). : Conne cting to a di[...]

26 Step 5 : Conn ectin g the Power Cord Plug t he pl ayer a nd TV pow er cords into an A C outle t. 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 Press [ / 1 . Pres[...]

27 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 setting that matches yo ur TV ty pe. ◆ If you ha ve a 4:3 stan dar d TV • 4:3 LETTER BOX or 4:3 PAN S CAN (page 72) ◆ If y ou h ave a wide -scr een TV or a 4:3 standa rd TV with a wide- screen [...]

28 12 Press X / x to select the type of DTS signal sent to your amplifier (receive r). Choose the ite m that matches the audio conn ection y ou s elected on pages 22 to 24 ( thro ug h ). • D-PCM (page 76) • DTS (only if the amplifie r (receiv er) has a DTS dec oder ) (p age 76) 13 Press ENTER. ◆ When “D I G ITA L O U TPUT” i s sele cted i[...]

29 Hookup s • Set “DISTANC E,” “LE VEL (FRONT),” and “L EV EL (REAR)” acc ording to the conn ected speake rs (pa ge 7 8). z Hints • For con nections If the sound dis torts even when the volu me is turned down, set “AUDIO A TT” to “ON” (page 75). • For con nections Set “48kHz/ 96kHz PCM” to “96kHZ/24bi t” only if yo[...]

30 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 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. 3 Switch the input selector on your TV so that the sign al from t he player a ppears on the TV sc reen.[...]

31 Playin g Di sc s Additional opera tions * For DVD VIDEOs and DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs only. ** For DVD VIDEOs and DVD-RWs/ DVD-Rs or DVD+RWs only. z Hints • The Inst ant Repl ay function is useful when yo u want t o review a scene or dia log that y ou mi ssed. • The Inst ant Sea rch funct ion is us eful when yo u want to pass ove r a scen e that you d[...]

32 Replacing disc s while pl aying a disc (EXCHANGE) You can ope n the dis c t ra y while pl a ying a disc s o that yo u can check w hich discs a re to be playe d next and replac e discs w i t hout interr upting playb ack of the current dis c. 1 Press EXCHA NGE . The dis c tra y op en s and tw o di sc comp ar tmen t s appe ar . Eve n if t he play e[...]

33 Playin g Di sc s Resum ing Pl ayba ck From the Po in t Whe r e You Stoppe d the Disc (Multi-disc Resume) The pla yer sto res the p oint wh ere you stoppe d the dis c fo r up to 6 discs an d res um es playba ck the nex t time yo u insert the sam e disc. The player re memb ers the s topped po int of t he dis c ev en aft er yo u pl ay ot her di scs[...]

34 Using the DVD’s Menu A DVD is divid ed into long sec tions of a pic ture or a music feat ure ca lle d “t itles .” When y ou p lay a DVD wh ich contai ns severa l title s, you can sel ect the title yo u want using the TOP MEN U bu tton. When y ou play DV Ds that allow you to sel ect items su ch as th e language for the s ubtitles and the l [...]

35 Playin g Di sc s 3 Press X / x to select the setting. • PLAY LIST: plays th e title s created from “ORIGINAL” fo r ed itin g . • ORIGINAL: plays the titles o riginally record ed. 4 Press ENTER. To tur n off th e Contr o l Menu Press DISPLAY repeated ly until th e Contro l Men u is tu rn ed off . Selec tin g a Pl ay ba ck Area for a Su pe[...]

36 Selecting a play back layer when playing a hy brid Super Audio CD Some Super Audio CDs consist o f an HD layer a nd a CD layer . You can s elect the playba ck layer you want to lis te n t o. Press SACD/ CD i n stop mode. Each time you p ress the butt on, an HD laye r or a CD la ye r is alter natel y se lected . When playing a CD layer, the “CD[...]

37 Playin g Di sc s z Hint To play withou t using PBC, pre ss . / > or the number butt ons while t he player is stopped to se lect a track , then press H or ENTER. “Play without PB C” a ppe ars on the TV scr een and the playe r starts continuous play. You cannot pl ay still pi ctures s uch as a menu. To return to PBC playba ck , pre ss x twi[...]

38 Selecting an al bum and track 1 Press MENU . The li st of MP3 albu ms rec orde d on t he DATA CD appears. 2 Selec t an albu m usin g X / x an d press ENTER . The list o f t ra cks contai ne d in the albu m appe ars. 3 Select a track u sing X / x and pre ss ENTER . The sel ected trac k starts p laying . When a t rack or album is being p layed, it[...]

39 Playin g Di sc s The pla yback ord er of MP3 au dio tra cks The play bac k orde r o f albums a nd track s reco rd ed on a D A T A CD is as f ollow s. ◆ Stru ctur e of disc cont ents When yo u inser t a DAT A CD and press H , the number ed tracks are played sequen tially, from 1 through 7 . Any su b-al bums/t rack s contai ne d within a curren [...]

40 Var i ou s Play Mode Functi ons (Program Play, Shuffl e Play, Rep eat Play , A-B Repe at Play) You can set the follo wing play mode s: • Program Pla y (p ag e 40) • Shuff le Pl ay (pa ge 42) • Repeat Pl ay (p age 43) • A-B Repeat Play (pa ge 44) Notes • Th e play m ode is c anceled wh en: – you ope n the disc tr a y. – the pla yer [...]

41 Playin g Di sc s 1 Pres s D ISPLA Y twi ce. The Con tr ol M enu ap pe ars. 2 Press X / x to sele ct (PROGRAM ), then p ress ENTE R. The option s for “PRO G RAM ” a ppe ar. 3 Press X / x to se le ct “SET t ,” then press ENT ER. The displ ay for pr ogramming appe ars. 4 Press c . The player is read y to progra m the first disc. 5 Sele ct t[...]

42 ◆ When play ing a VIDE O CD , Super Audio CD , or CD For e xamp le, sel ect tr ack “0 2.” Press X / x or the numbe r buttons to s elect “02” unde r “T, ” th en pre ss E NTER. The tra ck n umber ma y be disp la ye d in 3 digits for a Super Audi o CD. 7 To prog r am other d iscs, titl es, chapte rs, or t racks, re peat st ep s 4 to 6[...]

43 Playin g Di sc s 1 Pres s SHUFF LE dur ing pl ayba ck. The foll ow ing dis pl ay a ppears . 2 Press SHUFFLE repeat edly to selec t the item to be shu ffle d. ◆ When play ing a DVD VIDEO •D I S C * •T I T L E • CHAPTER ◆ When play ing a VIDEO CD, Sup er Audio CD , or CD •D I S C * •T R A C K ◆ When play in g a DV D-RW or DATA CD ?[...]

44 ◆ When p layi n g a DA T A CD (M P 3 au di o) • DISC : repeats all of the albums o n the curr ent di sc in One Dis c mode , or a ll of the di scs in A ll D iscs m ode. • ALBUM : repeats the current album. • TRACK : repeats the current track. ◆ When Pr og ra m Pl ay or Sh uf fle P lay is activated • ON : repeats Progra m Play or Shuff[...]

45 Searchi ng for a Scene Sear c hi ng for a S cene 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 des[...]

46 Watching frame by frame ( Slow- motion play) Press m or M when the pl a yer is in pause mode. To return to the normal speed, press H . Each time you pre ss m or M during Slow-m otion pl ay, the playback s peed 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 SLOW2 y SLOW1 Oppos i[...]

47 Searchi ng for a Scene ◆ When play in g a VI DE O CD with PBC Playba ck DISC SCEN E INDEX ◆ When pl ay ing a Supe r Audio CD /CD DISC TRACK INDEX ◆ When play ing a DATA CD (MP3 audio) DISC ALBUM TRACK Examp le: w hen y ou sel ect CHAPTER “ ** ( ** )” is sele cted ( ** refers to a number ). The number in parenthese s indicates t he tota[...]

48 Search ing by Sce ne (PICTURE NAVIGATION ) You can div ide the screen into 9 s ubscreens and fi nd the de s ir e d sc e n e qu ickly . 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 the item. Refer t o the expl an ation s given fo r eac h item in the follow ing se ctions . [...]

49 Viewing In formation Ab out the D isc 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. Als o, you can check t he DVD/Super Audio CD / CD text or tr ac k name (M P 3 audio) recor ded on the disc. 1 Press TIME [...]

50 Checking the information on the front panel dis play You can view the time info rmation a nd text displaye d on the TV s creen al so on the fro nt panel dis play. Th e i nf ormatio n on the fron t panel di s play cha nges a s fo llows w h en you change th e time informa tion on you r TV scre en. When pla ying a DV D VIDEO o r DVD-RW When playing[...]

51 Viewing In formation Ab out the D isc Checki ng the Play Informa tion You ca n ch eck in fo rmati o n such as the bit rate or the di sc layer th at is bein g played . Checking the play information of a DVD (ADVANCED) 1 Press D I SPLAY dur ing play back. The Contr ol M en u is displ aye d. 2 Press X / x to sele ct (ADVAN CED), then pres s ENTE R [...]

52 Checking the play information of a DATA CD By pressing TIME/TEXT wh ile playing MP3 audio trac ks on a DATA CD, you can display the audi o b it rate (t he amount of data per sec on d of the curr ent au dio) . PLAY T 17:30 128k JAZZ RIVER SIDE Bit rate Album name Track name[...]

53 Sound Adjustm en ts Sound Adjustm ents Changi ng the Sou nd When playi ng a DVD recorde d in multip le audio formats (PC M, Dolb y Digital , or DTS), you can chan ge the audio format . If th e DV D is reco rded with multilingual tracks, y ou can also cha nge the l an guage . With CDs, DATA CDs, or VIDEO CDs, you can sele ct the soun d from the r[...]

54 Notes • Whil e play i n g a Supe r VCD on which the audio track 2 is not re corde d, no soun d will com e out when you select “2:STEREO ,” “2:1/ L,” or “2:2 /R.” • You cannot change the soun d for Super Audio CDs. Displaying the audio information of the disc Press D I SP LAY du ri ng playb ac k to disp la y the Control Menu. Sele[...]

55 Sound Adjustm en ts SURROU ND Mode Setti ngs You ca n enjoy surround soun ds while playin g discs incl uding Dolby Dig ital and DTS DVDs, even if you have only 2 or 4 speakers. Select the surr ound mod e that best suits yo ur spea ker setu p. 1 Press SUR during p layback. The foll ow ing dis pl ay a ppears . 2 Press SUR repeate dly to select one[...]

56 ◆ TVS NI GHT Larg e so unds, su ch as e xpl o sions, ar e supp re ssed, bu t the quie ter soun ds are unaffe cted. Th i s fe ature i s us ef ul when yo u want to he ar th e dialo g an d enjoy th e sur ro und soun d effe ct s of “TVS WIDE ” at low volume. ◆ TVS ST A NDARD Creates three se ts of v irtual r ear spea kers fro m th e s o un d[...]

57 Sound Adjustm en ts ◆ VIRTUAL MULTI REAR Crea tes an ar ray o f virt ual rear spea kers fro m a singl e set of ac tual re ar sp eak ers. The posi ti on of the vi rt ua l rear spea kers dif fe rs acco rd ing to “RE A R ” or “S ID E ” set ting of th e rear spea kers (page 77). ◆ VIRTUAL MULTI DIMENSION Create s an array of virtua l rea[...]

58 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 ANGL E during pl ayback. The nu m be r of the an gl e ap pears on the display . 2 Press ANGLE repe ated ly to sele[...]

59 Enjoyi ng Movie s Note Depending o n the DVD VI DEO, you may not b e able to cha nge th e sub title s ev en if mu ltilin gua l subtitle s are rec orded on i t. You a lso may not be able to tur n the m 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 sts t he pic tur e qual ity b y re duci ng t[...]

60 4 Press ENTER. The disc plays w i th the setti n g you sele cted. To canc e l the “B NR” sett ing Select “O F F” in ste p 3. To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY repeat edly until the Control Men u is tu rn ed off . Notes • If the outli nes of the ima ges on your s creen sho uld become b lurred, set “BNR” to “OFF .” • D[...]

61 Enjoyi ng Movie s • CINEMA 1: enhances details in d ark areas by increa sing th e bl ac k lev el . • CINEMA 2: White col ors become brigh te r an d black c ol or s becom e riche r, an d the co lo r c ontras t i s incr eased. • MEMORY: adju sts t he p ictur e in greater deta il. z Hints • When you watch a movie, “CIN EMA 1” or “CINE[...]

62 Enhanc ing the Pl ayback Pict ure (DIGITAL VIDEO ENHAN CER) The Dig ita l Video Enh ancer (D V E ) func tion makes th e picture a ppear cl ea r and cri sp by enhanci ng the ou tlines of images on yo ur TV screen. Also, th is fu nc tio n can soft en the imag es on the scr een . 1 Press DISPL AY tw ice duri ng playback. The Con trol M en u appe ar[...]

63 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 . • Cust om Pa r ental Cont 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. ?[...]

64 To tur n off th e Custo m Paren tal Co ntrol functi on 1 Follo w step s 1 throug h 3 of “Custo m Pare ntal Co n tro l. ” 2 Press X / x to s elect “OF F t ,” the n press ENTER. 3 Enter y our 4-di gi t pas sword usi n g the number buttons, then press ENTER. To play a disc for whi c h Custom P ar e ntal Contr ol i s s et 1 Insert the disc f[...]

65 Using Vari ous Additi ona l Functions ◆ When yo u have alr ea dy reg is te re d a passwor d The dis play fo r ente ring th e pass word appe ars. 4 Enter o r re-e nter your 4-d igit pa ssword using the number butto ns, t hen pre ss ENTER . The disp lay for set t in g t he p layback limitatio n level appears. 5 Press X / x to se lect “S TA NDA[...]

66 • Depending on the disc, you may be asked to change the pare nta l control leve l whil e pl ayi ng the disc. In thi s case, enter your pa ss wo rd , th en change t he lev el. If the Re sume Pl ay mode is cance l ed, the le vel retu rn s to the pr ev ious lev el . Area Code Changing the passwo rd 1 Pres s DISP LAY whi l e the pl ayer i s in sto[...]

67 Using Vari ous Additi ona l Functions Operat ion So und Effect s (Soun d Feedbac k) The pl ayer b eeps w hen t he fo llow ing operat io ns are pe rform ed . The d efa ult se ttin g of the S ound Feed back func tion is set t o of f. Setting Sound Feed back 1 Press [ / 1 on the p laye r or the remo te. The play er turn s on. When th er e i s a dis[...]

68 Contro llin g You r TV or AV Amplif ier ( Recei ver) With the Su pp li e d R em ot e By adjust ing the remo te signal, y ou can contro l your TV w i th the su ppl i ed remot e. If you con nect th e player to an AV amp lifier (receiv er ), you can contro l the volume with the s upp li ed re mot e. Notes • Depending on th e connected un it, you [...]

69 Using Vari ous Additi ona l Functions Controlling the v olume of your AV amplifier (receiv er) with the remote 1 Slide the TV/DVD switch to DV D. 2 Hold down [ / 1 , and ent er yo ur AV amplifier (re ceiver)’s m anufactur er’s code (see th e tab le belo w) usi ng the number buttons . 3 Rele ase [ / 1 . The VOL +/– butto ns control th e AV [...]

70 Settings and Adjustmen ts Using the Setu p Di sp l ay By usi n g the Se tup Dis play , you ca n make 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 details on each Setu p Display item, see page s fro m 71 to 79. Note Playbac k settin [...]

71 Settings a nd Adjustm ents 6 Select a setting usin g X / x , then pres s ENT ER . The settin g is sele cted and se tup is complete. Examp le : “1 6: 9” To tur n off th e dis pl ay Press DISP LAY repeatedly until the display is tu rned off . To en ter th e Quick Setup mode Select “Q U I CK” in ste p 3. Fo llow fro m step 5 of the Qui c k [...]

72 Setti ngs fo r th e Disp la y (SCREEN SETUP) Choose sett ings accordin g to the 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 70) . 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 dard[...]

73 Settings a nd Adjustm ents ◆ BLACK LEVEL (COM PONENT O UT) Selects th e black lev el (setup l evel) for th e video si gnals ou tput from the COMP ONENT VIDEO OUT jacks. You cannot sel ect this when the play er output s pr ogre ss i ve signa l a nd the PROGRES SIVE indi ca tor light s up i n bl ue on the fr on t panel. Custom Setti ngs (CUSTOM [...]

74 ◆ PAUSE M ODE (DVD VIDEO/D VD-RW only) Selects the pictur e in paus e m od e. ◆ TRACK S ELECTION (D VD VIDEO o nly) 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 formats (PCM, DTS , or Dolby Dig ital form at) are r ecor d e d. Notes • When you set [...]

75 Settings a nd Adjustm ents Settin gs for the Soun d (AUDIO SETUP ) “AUDIO SETUP” allows you to set th e sound accordi n g to the play back a nd c onnec tio n conditi ons. Select “AUDIO SETUP” in the Setup Displ ay. To use the di spla y, see “U si ng the Setu p D isp lay” (pa ge 70) . The d efaul t se ttin gs ar e unde rlin ed. ◆ AU[...]

76 To set t he digi t al outp ut signal The fo llow ing sw itch th e m et ho d of out pu tti ng audio signa ls when yo u conn ec t a compo nent such as an amplifi er (rec eiver) or MD deck with a digital i nput jack. For co nn ection det ai ls, see pa ge 20. Select “D OLBY D IGITAL, ” “DTS,” and “48 kHz/96 kH z PCM” after s et ting “D[...]

77 Settings a nd Adjustm ents Setti ngs fo r the Spea kers (SPE AKER SE TUP) To obtain th e best p ossible sur round sound, set the size of the spe akers yo u have conne ct ed and thei r dista nc e from you r lis te nin g pos itio n . Th en us e the te st t o n e to adjust t he volume and th e balance of the speakers to the same level. This settin [...]

78 • SUBWOOFER Notes • The cut off freque ncy for the s ubwoofer is f ixed at 120 Hz. • If your spea kers are too small to reprod u ce lo w bass fr equencies, utilize a subwoofer for low freque ncy sound. W he n you se t al l spe a ke r setting s to “SM A L L, ” the ba ss r ed irect ion circuit ry will be acti va ted and the bass frequenc[...]

79 Settings a nd Adjustm ents ◆ LEVE L ( FRONT ) Varies the leve l of the front speakers. Be sure to set “ TEST TONE” to “ON” for ea sy adjustment. The d efault adju stmen ts ar e in paren these s. ◆ LEVE L ( REAR) Varies the leve l of the rear sp eak er s. Be sure to set “ TEST TONE” to “ON” for ea sy adjustment. The d efault a[...]

80 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 d eal e r (for cust omers in th e U . S. A only). Power [...]

81 Additional Informat ion The s oun d com es fro m th e ce n ter spea ker only . , Depen ding on the disc, the soun d may come from the c en ter speake r only. , Set “SURROUND” to “OFF” (page 55). Operation The remo te does not func tio n. , There are obs tacles betwee n the remote and the pl ay er. , The dis ta n c e be twee n th e rem ot[...]

82 The a ngles cann ot be chan ged. , Try using t he DVD’s menu instea d of the direct selec tion button on t he rem ot e (pa ge 34). , Multi-angles are not recorded on the DVD being pl aye d. , The ang le ca n only be changed wh en the “ ” indicator lights up on the fro nt panel display (p ag e 10). , The DVD prohibits ch angin g of th e a n[...]

83 Additional Informat ion Glossa ry Chap t er (pa ge 1 3) 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, 7 6) Digita l a udi o comp re ssion tec hnology develo ped by Dolb y La borato[...]

84 Index (CD)/Vid eo Index (VIDEO CD ) (page 13) A number that divi des a track in to sections to easil y lo ca te the po in t y ou w a nt on a CD or VIDEO CD. Depend ing on the disc, no index may be record ed. Interl ace for m at (pag e 19) Inte rl ace fo rma t show s ever y ot he r lin e of an image as a single “field” and is the st andard me[...]

85 Additional Informat ion Spec ifica tions Syst em Laser: S em i co nductor laser Signal form at sy stem: NTS C Audio chara cteri stics Freq uency resp onse: DVD VIDEO (PCM 96 kHz) : 2 Hz to 44 k Hz (44 kHz : –2 dB ±1 dB)/ Su per Aud io CD: 2 Hz to 100 kHz (50 kHz: –3 dB ±1 dB)/CD: 2 Hz to 20 kHz ( ±0.5 dB) Signal -t o-nois e r atio (S/ N r[...]

86 Langua ge C ode Li st For de tails, see p ages 5 3, 58 , 71. The lang ua ge spell i ngs co nform to the ISO 639: 19 88 (E/F) standard . Code Lan guage Code Language Code Languag e Code Langua ge 1027 Afar 1028 Abkhazian 1032 Afrikaans 1039 Amharic 1044 Arabic 1045 Assamese 1051 Aymara 1052 Azerbaijani 1053 Bashkir 1057 Byelorussian 1059 Bulgaria[...]

87 Inde x Numerics 16:9 72 4:3 L ETTER BOX 72 4:3 PAN SCAN 72 48kHz/96kHz PCM 76 5.1 Channel Surrou nd 20 , 24 A A-B REPEAT 44 ADVANCED 51 Album 38 ANGLE 58 AUDIO 53 , 71 AUDIO ATT 75 AUDIO DRC 75 AUDIO FILTER 75 AUDIO SETUP 75 AUTO PLAY 73 AUTO POWER OFF 73 B BACKGROUND 72 Batter ies 16 BIT RATE 51 BLACK LEVEL 72 BNR 59 C CD 30 CD D IRECT 74 CHAPT[...]

Sony Corporation Print ed in Malaysia Printed on 100% recyc led paper using VOC (Volat ile Organic Compound)-free vegetable oil based ink. S S VIDEO output 17 Scan 45 SCENE 46 Scene 84 SCREEN SAVER 72 SCREEN SETUP 72 Search ing 45 Sele ct in g a disc 31 SETUP 70 Setup Displa y 70 SHUFFLE 42 Shuffle Play 42 SIZE 77 Slow-motio n Play 46 SPEAKER SETUP[...]