Sony DVP-NS3100ES manual

2-633-251- 11 (1) Oper ating I nstruct ions For cu stom ers in t he U.S .A Owner ’s Reco rd The model and seri al numbers are located a t the rear of the unit. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to t hem whenever yo u call upon your Sony dealer re garding this prod uct. Model No. DVP-NS3100ES Serial No.______________ For [...]

2 WARNIN G To redu ce the ri sk of fi re or electric shoc k, do no t expos e this ap para tus to r ain or moistur e. 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. For the customers in the U.S.A. This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage[...]

3 Precau tio ns On sa fety • Caution – The use of o ptical in struments with th is pr oduc t wi ll in crea se ey e haz ard . • To prev ent f ire o r sh ock hazard , do not plac e obj ect s fil led w ith liq uids , suc h as vase s, on the apparat us. • Sho uld an y soli d objec t or liq uid fa ll int o the cab inet, unpl ug the play er an d [...]

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

5 Enjoyin g MP3 Audio and J PEG Images About MP3 Audio Tracks a nd JPEG Image Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Playing MP3 Audio Tracks or JPEG Image Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Enjoying JPEG Images a s a Slide Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Using Var ious Add itional Functi[...]

6 About Th is Manu al • Instru ctions in this man ual descri be the contr ols on the remo te. Yo u can al so use the controls on the pla yer if they have the same or similar names as t hose on the r emote. • “DVD” may be used as a g eneral te rm for DVD VIDEOs, DVD-Rs, DVD-RWs, DVD+Rs, and DVD+RWs. • The meanin g of the ico ns used in th [...]

7 If you tr y to play any o ther DV D VIDE O, the mess age “Pl ayb ack proh ibi ted by area limitati ons.” will a ppear on t he TV scree n. Depending on t he DVD VIDEO, no region code ind ication m ay be label ed even t hough playing the DVD VIDEO is prohibited by area r estri ction s. Example of disc s that the play er cannot play The play er [...]

8 Index t o Part s and Con trols For more informa tion, see th e pages in pa rent hese s. Front panel The brightn ess of the i ndicators i s linked to the dimmer function (page 10) . Whe n you se lect “DAR K,” “AU TO DAR K,” or “F L OFF” by pressing D IMM ER, the indi cator s becom e dark. A [ / 1 (on/sta ndby) button ( 30) B VIDEO OFF [...]

9 Front panel dis play When pl ayin g back a DV D VIDE O/DVD-RW When playin g back a VIDEO CD w ith Play back Control (P BC) ( 35) When playin g back a CD, Super A udio CD, or VIDEO C D (witho ut PB C) Playing ti me (46) Disc ty pe Current au dio signal (49 ) Lights up when you can change the angle (50) Curr ent p lay mode (36) Current tit le and c[...]

10 When p layin g ba ck a D ATA C D (MP3 aud io) * This player is based on version 1.1 of High- Defin ition Mul timedia In terfac e Specif ication s. This DVD player incorporates High-Definition Multimedia In terface (HDMI™) tec hnology. HDMI, the HDMI lo go and High-Definition Mult imed ia Interf ace a re tradem arks or registered tra demarks of[...]

11 Remote A TV/DVD switch (66 ) B Z OPEN/CLOSE bu tton (31 ) C Number bu ttons (33) The num ber 5 butto n has a tac tile dot.* D CLEAR button (37) E TOP MEN U button (33) F C / X / x / c buttons (33 ) G O RETUR N button (31 ) (35) H c STEP/REPLAY button (31)(41) I . PREV (pre vious) but ton (31 ) J m SCAN/SLOW button (41) K H PLA Y button (30) The [...]

12 Guide t o the Co ntrol Me nu Dis play Use th e Contro l Menu t o select a f unctio n and to vi ew relat ed info rmation . Press DISPLAY repeat edly to turn on or cha nge the Co ntrol M enu dis play as fol lows: Con trol Menu displa y 1 m Con trol Menu displa y 2* m Con trol Menu displa y off * The Control Menu d isplay 2 may not be displ ayed d [...]

13 List of Co ntro l Menu it ems Item Item Name, Function, Relevant Disc Type TITLE (page 42)/S CENE (page 42)/TRACK (page 42) Sele cts the titl e, sce ne, or t rack to be pl ayed . CHAPTER (page 42)/INDEX (page 42) Selec ts t he c hapte r or in dex t o be play ed. ALBUM (page 42) Sele cts the album to be play ed. TRACK (page 42) Selec ts th e trac[...]

14 *J P E G o n l y ** MP3 only z Hint The Control Me nu icon indicato r lights up in green when you selec t any item except “OFF.” (“P ROGRAM,” “SHUFF LE,” “REPE AT,” and “A- B REPEAT” o nly). The other Control Menu i con indica tor lights up i n green when: – “ANGLE”: when the angl es can b e changed. – “VIDEO CONTRO[...]

15 Hookup s 15 Hookups Hookin g Up the Pl ayer Follow steps 1 to 6 to h ook up and adjus t the s ettings of the play er. Notes • Plug cords sec urely to preven t unwanted noise . • Refer to t he inst ructions s upplied with the component s to be connected. • You cannot conn ect this playe r to a TV that does not hav e a video input jack . •[...]

16 When you have more than one Sony DVD player If the su pplied r emote interfere s with you r other Sony DVD player, chang e the command mode setting for thi s player and the su pplied remot e to one th at differ s from th e other S ony DV D player . The default command mode se tting for this player and the su pplied remo te is DVD 1. To chan ge t[...]

17 Hookup s Step 3 : Conn ecting the Video /HDMI Co rds Conn ect this play er t o yo ur T V moni tor , pr ojec tor, or A V ampl ifi er ( rec eive r) us ing a vid eo c ord. Select one of the patt erns A through D , acco rdin g to th e i nput j ack on yo ur TV mo nito r, projec tor, or A V amp lifier (r eceiv er). In o rder to v iew progr essiv e sig[...]

18 A If you are connecti ng to a vid eo input jack Connect the ye llow plug of the a udio/video cord (supplied) to the yellow ( video) jacks. Yo u will enjoy st andard qualit y images . Use the r ed and wh ite plu gs to conn ect to the audio inp ut jack s (page 21 ). (Do th is if you ar e connecting to a TV only.) B If you are connecti ng to an S V[...]

19 Hookup s To conn ect to a TV with DVI in put Use an HDMI-DVI converter cord (not supp lied). The DVI ja ck will not accept any a udio signal s, so you have to us e anothe r audio c onnectio n in add ition to thi s connec tion (p age 20 ). Furthe rmore , you cann ot conne ct the HDM I OUT ja ck to DV I jacks t hat are not HDCP compliant ( e.g., D[...]

20 Ste p 4: Conne cting the Au dio Co rds Refer to th e chart belo w to select the connec tion that be st suits your syst em. Be sure to also read the inst ruction s for t he components you wish to connect . Select a connecti on Select one of the fo llowin g connect ions, throug h . z Hint If you h ave an AV amp lifier tha t conforms to t he 96 kHz[...]

21 Hookup s Connecti ng to you r TV This con nectio n will use yo ur TV ’s spea kers for so und. * The yello w plug is used for video si gnals (page 17). z Hint When connec ting to a monau ral TV, use a stereo- mono conve rsion cord (not sup plied). Con nect the AUDIO OUT L/R 1 or 2 jacks t o the TV’s audio input jac k. A 5.1CH OUTPUT FRONT REA[...]

22 Conn ecting t o a ste reo amp lifier (rece iver) a nd 2 spea kers/Co nnecting to an MD de ck or DA T deck If the st ereo ampli fier (rece iver) has a udio input j acks L and R only, u se . If the amplif 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 p[...]

23 Hookup s Connecti ng to an A V amp lifier (re ceiver) ha ving a Dol by Surroun d (Pro Logic) d ecoder and 3 to 6 speake rs You can en joy t he D olb y Surro und e ffec ts on ly w hen pl ayin g Dol by S urro und audio o r m ulti- chann el audio (D olby Di gital) discs. If your a mplifi er (rec eiver) has L and R aud io inpu t jacks o nly, use . I[...]

24 Conne cting to an A V amplif ier (rece iver) w ith 5.1 ch inpu t jacks and/or a digital input jack and 4 to 6 spea kers If your AV ampl ifier (r eceive r) has 5.1 ch anne l inputs, use . If y ou want to use t he D olby D igi tal, or DTS dec oder func tion on y our A V ampli fie r (r ecei ver), connect t o its di gital jac k using or . With the f[...]

25 Hookup s : Conne cting to the 5.1ch i nput jack s You can enjoy 5. 1ch surr ound sou nd using the i nter na l Dolb y Di gita l, D TS, or Su per Audio CD Mult i decoder o f this player. or : Connecting to a digital jack This connecti on will allo w you to use t he Dolby Digital, or DTS deco der func tion of your A V a mplifi er (r eceive r). z Hi[...]

26 Step 5 : Conn ectin g the Power Cord Plug t he power co rds of th e player an d TV into an AC outlet . Step 6: Qu ick Se tup Follow the steps below to make the minimum number of basi c adjustments f or using the pl ayer. To skip a n adjustment, p ress > . To return to the previous adjus tment, press . . 1 Turn on t he T V. 2 Press [ / 1 . 3 S[...]

27 Hookup s 6 Press ENTER. The Setu p Di spla y for s elec ting the aspect ratio of th e TV to be con nected appe ars. 7 Press X / x to select the setting that matches yo ur TV t ype. ◆ If y ou h ave a wi de-s cree n TV o r a 4:3 standa rd TV with a wi de-screen mode • 16:9 (p age 70 ) ◆ If you ha ve a 4:3 stan dard TV • 4:3 LETTER BOX or 4[...]

28 • D-PCM (pag e 74) • DOLBY DIGITAL (only if the amplifier (re ceiver) ha s a Dolby Digital dec oder) (p age 74 ) 13 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 25 ( through ). • D-PCM (pag e 74) • DTS (only if the amplif[...]

29 Hookup s Enjoying the surround so und effects To enjoy the surroun d sound ef fects of th is pla yer or you r ampl ifi er (r ecei ver) , set the follo wing i tems a s descri bed belo w for t he audio c onnec tion you select ed on pa ges 22 t o 25 ( through ). Each of these is the defaul t settin g and does not need t o be adj uste d when you f i[...]

30 Playing Discs Play ing Disc s Depe ndin g on th e disc , some operat ion s may be diff erent or restr icted. 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 fro m the player a ppears on the TV sc reen. ◆ When u[...]

31 Playin g Discs Additional opera tions 1) DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW only 2) DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW/VIDEO CD/DATA C D (JPEG) only 3) DATA CD only z Hints • The Replay functio n is useful when you want to review a scene or dialog that yo u missed. • The Advance function is use ful when you want to pass over a scene that you don’t want to watc h. Notes • Y[...]

32 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 di sc fo r up t o 40 di scs and resumes playback the next time you ins ert the sa me disc. If you store a resume pl ayba ck poin t for the 41s t disc, the resume pla yback point f or the f irs t dis c is d e[...]

33 Playin g Discs Using th e DVD’ s Menu A DVD is divid ed into l ong sections of a picture o r a musi c featu re called “ titles.” When y ou p lay a DVD whic h cont ai ns several titles, you can select the titl e you want using the TO P MENU button. When you play DVDs th at allow yo u to select items s uch as th e language f or the subtitles[...]

34 3 Press X / x to select the setting. • PLAY LIST: plays the title s created from “ORIGINAL.” • ORIGINAL: plays th e titles originally record ed. 4 Press ENTER. To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY repeat edly until the Contro l Men u is tu rn ed off . Sele ctin g a Playba ck Area for a Su per Audio CD Selecting a pl ayback area on [...]

35 Playin g Discs 2 Press SA-CD M ULTI/ 2CH re peated ly to select an item. • MULTI: Plays a multi-channel playba ck ar ea. • 2CH: Plays a 2 ch annel play back a rea. The “MU LTI” indicato r in the fron t pane l display lights up when sele cting a mu lti- chan nel playba ck area. z Hint You can also sele ct “MULTI/2 CH” from the Control[...]

36 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 play back, p ress x t wice then press H . Note Depending on th[...]

37 Playin g Discs Selecting the di sc mode (ALL ALBUMS or ONE ALBUM ) You can play one al bum or a ll of th e al bums in t he dis c. Before set ting Shuf fle P lay or Repeat P lay, yo u must se lect whe ther t o apply these play modes to ONE ALBUM or to ALL ALBU MS of the disc s. 1 Press D ISPLAY /FILE twice . The Con trol Men u appear s. 2 Press X[...]

38 Next, pres s X / x or the n umber butt ons to selec t “03” und er “C,” t hen pres s ENTER. For an MP3 a udio trac k, se lect albu m and track instead of title and chapter. ◆ 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 numb er buttons to select “02” unde r “T, ” t[...]

39 Playin g Discs 2 Press X / x to sele ct ( SHUFFL E ), then press ENTER. The opti ons for “SH UFFLE ” appear . 3 Press X / x to select th e item to be shuffl ed. ◆ When pl ayi ng a Su per Aud io CD or CD • TRACK ◆ When pl aying a DA TA CD (MP 3 audio tracks only) • ALL ALBU MS – ALBUM – TRACK • ONE AL BU M – TRACK 4 Pres s ENT[...]

40 Repeating a speci fic portion ( A- B Repeat Play) You ca n play a spec ifi c port ion of a tit le, chap ter or trac k repeated ly. (Th is func tion is useful w hen you w ant to me morize lyr ics, etc.) 1 Press DISPL AY repeat edly un til (A-B REP EAT) ap pears on the Contro l Menu du ring pla yback. 2 Press X / x to select (A-B REPEAT ), then pr[...]

41 Searching for a Scene Sear chi ng for a Scen e Search ing for a Parti cular Point on a Disc (Scan, Slow-m otion Pla y, Free ze Fram e) You can quickly loca te a particular poin t 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 may not be able to do some of the operatio ns described. Loca[...]

42 Search ing f or a Title/ Chapte r/T rack/ Scene, etc. You can search a DVD by t itle or cha pter, and you can se arch a V IDEO CD /Super A udio CD/C D by tr ack, in dex, or sc ene. As t itl es and tracks are assig ned uniqu e numbe rs on the disc, y ou c an sel ect the des ired one by enteri ng it s num ber. Or , you can sea rch for a scene usin[...]

43 Searching for a Scene 5 Press ENTER. The play er starts playbac k from th e select ed num ber. To se arch for a scen e usin g the time code (DVD VIDE O/DVD-RW/Su per Aud io CD/CD /VIDEO C D without PBC fu nction only) 1 In step 2, select TIME/TEXT. “T ** : ** : ** ” (playing time of the curre nt title) is se lected. 2 Press ENT ER. “T ** :[...]

44 4 Press C / X / x / c to select a title, chapter, or track, and press ENTER. Playba ck st arts. To return to normal play Press DISPLAY or O RETURN. z Hint If ther e are mo re tha n nine ti tles, c hapter s, or t racks, V is display ed at the bottom rig ht of the screen. To display sub sequent title s, chapte rs, or tracks, select a scene on the [...]

45 Viewing Info rmation 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 chec k the pla ying time an d remaining t ime of the current tit le, cha pter, or track. Als o, you can check t he DVD/Super Audio CD /CD text or track nam e (MP 3 audio) recor ded on the disc. 1 Press TIME /TEXT d [...]

46 To ch eck DA TA CD (MP3 audio) bit r ate, album name, or tra ck na me Press TIME/TEX T while playing an MP3 audio tra ck on a DA TA CD. Yo u can displ ay the name of an album/trac k and the audio bit rate (t he amo unt of data p er sec ond of th e curren t audio ) on your TV s creen. Notes • If the M P3 audi o track be ing pla yed back has an [...]

47 Viewing Info rmation About the Disc When playin g a VIDE O CD (w ithout P BC functi ons) , Super Aud io CD, or CD When playin g a DA TA CD (MP3 audio) z Hints • When playing VID EO CDs with PBC functions, scene numb er and the playi ng time are dis playe d. • Long text that doe s not fit in a single lin e will scroll across the f ront panel [...]

48 Sound Adjustme nts Chang ing th e Soun d When playi ng a DVD recorded in multip le audio f ormats (PCM, D olby Di gital, or DT S), you can change the audi o format. If the DVD is recor ded with mult ilingual tracks, y ou can also ch ange the language . With CDs, DATA CDs, or VIDEO CDs, you can sel ect the s ound fro m the righ t or left chan nel[...]

49 Sound Adjustme nts Displayin g the disc’ s audio information Press D ISPLAY during playbac k to disp lay the Control Menu. Select “ AUDIO” using X / x . The cha nnels be ing pl ayed a re di splaye d on the sc reen. For ex ample, in D olby D igital for mat, multip le sign als rangi ng from m onaur al to 5.1 channel sig nals can be r ecorded[...]

50 Enjoying Movies Chang ing th e Angl es If vari ous an gles (mu lti-a ngle s) for a s cene are reco rded on the DVD VIDEO, “ANGLE” appears in th e front panel display. This means that yo u can chang e the vie wing ang le. 1 Press ANGL E during pl ayback. The nu mber of th e angle ap pears on the display . 2 Press ANGLE repe atedly to select t[...]

51 Enjoyin g Movies Adj usting th e Play back Pictu re (VIDEO C ONTROL) You c an adj ust the vide o sign al of a D VD, VIDEO CD, or JPEG Image file s from the player to obtai n the picture quali ty you want. Choose th e sett ing that best su its the program you are w atching . When y ou select “M EMO RY,” yo u can make further adjust ments to e[...]

52 • PROGRESSIVE 1: Sets a th reshol d at whi ch th e pl ayer deter mines the prog ressive c onver sion method . The play er auto matical ly detect s whethe r the softwa re is v ideo based or film based, and conv erts the vi deo sig nals in the corre spondin g progre ssive conver sion meth od. When t he set point is closer to “VID EO,” th e v[...]

53 Enjoyin g Movies z Hints • To reset the pi ctu re items to the de faul t sett ings, press c after ste p 4 to select “RESET” i n Video Control d isplay 2 and press ENTER. • You can skip th e adjustment with out saving by pressing X / x in s tep 2. • Video base d software , such as TV drama , animati on, and l ive mus ic so ftware are mo[...]

54 3 Press C / c to adju st the brightne ss level of the a rea that you s elected . C decrea ses the level (d arke ns the area) , and c increase s th e lev el ( light ens t he area). The leve l can be adjust ed between 16 and 235. The lev el for the da rk ar eas can neve r be great er than the light areas. 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to adjust the brig [...]

55 Enjoyi ng MP3 Audio a nd JP EG Image s Enjoying M P3 Audio an d JPEG Images About MP 3 Aud io Trac ks and J PEG Im age F iles MP3 is a udio com press ion techno logy th at satisf ies t he ISO/MPEG r egulat ions. JP EG is image co mpression technolo gy. You can play DATA CD s th at co ntai n MP3 audio tracks or JPE G im age f iles. The sampling f[...]

56 When y ou in sert a D ATA CD an d pres s H , the numb ered t rac ks ( or fi les) are p laye d sequ entiall y, from 1 th roug h 7 . Any sub- albums/tr acks (or files) co ntained wi thin a current ly selected album tak e priority o ver the next a lbum in the s ame tree. ( Example: C contai ns D so 4 is pl ayed bef ore 5 .) In the l ist of albu ms [...]

57 Enjoyi ng MP3 Audio a nd JP EG Image s Selecting an al bum 1 Pres s DISP LAY. The Con trol Men u appear s. 2 Press X / x to sele ct (ALBU M), th en pr ess EN TER. The list of albums on the disc ap pears. 3 Press X / x to se lect t he album you want to play , then p ress ENTER. Playback starts from the select ed album. To sel ect MP 3 audi o trac[...]

58 2 Press C / X / x / c to sel ect th e image you want to view, and pres s ENTER. The s elec ted i mage appe ars. Example To go to t he next or previo us JPEG ima ge file Press C / c during playb ack. Yo u can selec t the firs t file of the ne xt album by press ing c duri ng pl aybac k of the last file of the cu rren t album . To rotate a JPEG ima[...]

59 Enjoyi ng MP3 Audio a nd JP EG Image s Selecting the pla yback mode for a DATA CD (MODE (MP3, JPEG)) When you play DA TA CD s that co ntain MP3 audio t racks an d JPEG im age files, you can select to play the MP3 audi o tracks or the JPEG image file s. 1 Press DISPLA Y in stop mode . The Con trol Men u appear s. 2 Press X / x to select (MODE (MP[...]

60 Setting the pac e for a slide show (INTERVAL) You can set the time th e slid es are di splayed on the sc reen . 1 Press DISPLA Y twice. The Con trol M enu appe ars. 2 Press X / x to select (INT ERVAL ), th en p ress E NTE R. The option s for “IN TERVAL” a ppear. 3 Press X / x to selec t a setting . The default setting is underli ned. • NOR[...]

61 Using Various Additional Fu nctions Using Various Additional Functions Labeli ng t he Di sc (Disc Memo) You can la bel the dis c with a personal t itle of 20 ch aracte rs (Di sc Memo) (when DVD/ Super A udio CD/ VIDEO CD/CD text is not reco rded on th e disc) . The Disc M emo can be anythin g you like, such as a title, mu sician’s name, cate g[...]

62 To insert a chara cter 1 Press . or > to move the cursor to the inse rtion poi nt or th e characte r you want t o corre ct in st ep 5 or 6 of “L abelin g a disc. ” 2 Select a correc t chara cter by pres sing C / X / x / c . 3 To insert a characte r, press ENTE R. To che ck the Disc Me mo Pre ss “T IM E/TE XT. ” The Di sc Memo appear s[...]

63 Using Various Additional Fu nctions 3 Press X / x to sele ct (PARE NTAL CON TROL), the n press ENTER . The option s for “PAR ENTAL CONTRO L” appe ar. 4 Press X / x to sele ct “ON t ,” then press ENT ER. ◆ If you ha ve not enter ed a passw ord The dis play for re gister ing a new passw ord appe ars. Enter a 4 -digit pa sswor d using the[...]

64 2 Press X / x to select (PAR ENTAL CONTRO L), then pres s ENTER . The option s for “PARENTAL CONTROL” appear. 3 Press X / x to selec t “PLAYER t ,” then p ress E NTER. ◆ If you ha ve not enter ed a passw ord The disp lay for register ing a new passw ord appe ars. Enter a 4- di git p asswo rd u sing the number buttons, then press ENTER.[...]

65 Using Various Additional Fu nctions To pla y a d isc fo r whic h Pare ntal Contro l is set 1 Inse rt the d isc and pr ess H . The disp lay for ent ering y our passw ord appe ars. 2 Enter yo ur 4-di git passwo rd using the numbe r buttons , then press EN TER. The play er starts playback. z Hint If you forget your passw ord, press A OPEN/ CLOSE to[...]

66 Contr ollin g Your TV or A V Ampli fier (R eceiv er) With the Su pplie d Remot e By adjus ting the re mote si gnal, you ca n contro l your TV with th e supplied remo te. If you co nnect th e player to an AV am plifier (receiv er), you can control th e volume with the sup plied remote. Notes • Depending on the un it being connected, you may not[...]

67 Using Various Additional Fu nctions Controlling the volume of yo ur AV amplifier (recei ver) wit h the remote 1 Slide th e TV/DVD switc h to DVD . 2 Hold do wn [ / 1 , and ent er the manufacturer’s code for yo ur AV amplifier (re ceiver) us ing the number butt ons (s ee “Code nu mbe rs of controlla ble AV amplif iers (receiver)” below ). 3[...]

68 Settings and Adjustmen ts Using the Setu p Displ ay By usi ng the Setup Displ ay, yo u can ma ke various adjust ments to it ems such as pictu re 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 detai ls on each Setup Displa y item , se e page s 69 to 7 7. Note Playbac k settin gs sto[...]

69 Settings and Adjustments 6 Press X / x to select a setti ng, then pres s ENT ER. The settin g is se lected and setup is complete. Example: “4:3LE TTER BOX” To tur n off th e dis play Press DISP LAY repeatedl y until the displa y is tu rned off . To en ter th e Quick Setu p mode Select “Q UICK” in step 3. Fo llow fro m step 5 of the Qui c[...]

70 Setti ngs fo r the Disp lay (SCREEN SETUP ) Choose sett ings accord ing to the TV to be conn ected. Select “SC REEN SETUP” in the Se tup Disp lay. To use the displa y, see “Us ing the Setup Di splay” on page 68. The defa ult settin gs are und erlined. ◆ TV TYPE Selects the aspec t ratio of the co nnected TV (4:3 standa rd or wi de). No[...]

71 Settings and Adjustments ◆ BACKGRO UND Selects t he backgr ound col or or pictu re on the TV scre en in stop m ode or w hile play ing a Super Audio CD, CD, or DATA CD (MP3 audio) . ◆ BLAC K LEV EL Selects the black level (setup level) f or the video signal s out put from the jacks other than COMPONENT VIDEO OUT/HDMI OUT jack s. ◆ BLACK LEV[...]

72 Custom Set tings (CUSTOM SETUP) Us e this to m ake p lay bac k rel ated adjust ments an d other settings . Select “CUS TOM SE TUP” in the Set up Disp lay. To use the displa y, see “Us ing the Setu p D isp lay” (pa ge 68) . The defa ult settin gs are und erlined. ◆ AUTO POWER OF F Switches the Auto Power Of f settin g on or off. ◆ AUT[...]

73 Settings and Adjustments Settin gs for the So und (AUDIO SETUP ) “AUDIO SETUP” allows you to set the sound accordi ng to the pl ayback a nd conn ection conditi ons. Select “AUDIO SETUP” in the Setup Displ ay. To use the disp lay, se e “Usi ng the Setu p D isp lay” (pa ge 68) . The d efaul t se tti ngs ar e un derl ined . ◆ AUDIO AT[...]

74 ◆ DIGI TAL OUT (excep t Super Audio CD) Selects if audio si gnals are ou tput via t he DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL or OPTICAL) jack. ◆ DOL BY DIG ITAL ( DVD V IDEO/ DVD- RW only) Selects the type of Dolby Di gital si gnal. ◆ DTS (DVD VIDEO/ DTS-CD) Selects the type of DTS signal. Note When “DTS ” is set to “DTS” and a DTS-C D is played ba[...]

75 Settings and Adjustments 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 speaker s you have conne cted and their dis tance f rom you r lis teni ng po siti on . The n use the test t one to adju st t he vo lum e o f the spe aker s to the sam e leve l. This settin g is effective when[...]

76 • SUBWOOFER Notes • If your spea kers are too small to reproduce low bass fr equencies, utilize a subwoofer for low frequen cy sound. When you se t the speaker setting s to “SM ALL,” th e bass red irect ion circuit ry will be activate d and the bass frequenc ies for the speaker s are output from the subwoofer . • Even if there are fewe[...]

77 Settings and Adjustments ◆ LEVE L (REA R) Varies the leve l of the rear speakers. Be sure to set “ TEST TONE” to “ON” for easy adjustment. The d efaul t a djust ments are in pare nthe ses. To adjust the volume of all the speak ers at one tim e Use t he ampl ifier’ s (rec eiver’s ) volu me contro l. ◆ TEST TONE The speakers will e[...]

78 Additional Info rmation Troubl eshoo ting If you ex perien ce any o f the follo wing difficu lties whi le using th e player, use this troublesh ooting guide to help reme dy the proble m before requestin g repairs . Should any probl em persi st, reset th e player (p age 69) or recon nect th e power cord. If th e proble m still pe rsists, co nsult[...]

79 Additi onal Info rmatio n No soun d is output from the HDMI OUT jack , The HDMI OUT jack is connected t o a DVI device (DVI jacks d o not a ccept a udio signals). , The HD MI O UT jac k does n ot outp ut Super Audio CD sound. , The VIDEO OFF function i s set to on. , Set “AUDIO (HDMI)” in “AUDIO SETUP ” to “P CM” (p age 74). Sound di[...]

80 The pla yer sta rts playi ng the d isc automati cally. , The di sc featur es an aut o playba ck funct ion. , “AUTO PLAY” in “CUSTOM SET UP” is set to “O N” (pag e 72). Playb ack stop s auto matica lly. , While play ing dis cs wit h an a uto p ause sign al, t he pla yer s tops play back at the aut o pause signa l. Some f uncti ons su [...]

81 Additi onal Info rmatio n Glossa ry Chap ter (pa ge 9, 13, 42) Sectio ns of a pict ure or a mus ic feat ure that are smalle r than title s. A title is c omposed of severa l chap ters. D ependin g on the di sc, no chapte rs may b e reco rded. Dolby Dig ital (pag e 24, 7 4) Digita l audio com press ion tec hnology develo ped by Do lby Laborat orie[...]

82 HDMI (Hig h-Defi nition M ultimedia Interface ) HDMI is an interf ace th at sup ports both vi deo and aud io on a single digital connec tion. Th e HDMI co nnec tion car ries standa rd to hig h definiti on video signals a nd mult i-channel audio signal s to AV c ompone nts s uch as HDMI equipped TVs, in digi tal for m without degrad ation. Since [...]

83 Additi onal Info rmatio n • Film ba sed softwa re convers ion Film sh ows an image by disp laying an entir e image at 24 fram es per se cond. Wh en you watch a f ilm on tele vision, th e televisio n displa ys ever y other lin e of the fr ame as a field, thus reducing in formation lev el and the clarit y of the film image. This player solves th[...]

84 A Super Audio C D layer co nsists of the 2 chan nel area or t he multi -chann el area . • 2 ch ann el ar ea: An are a in whi ch 2 chan nel stere o tracks are reco rded • Multi- channe l area: An area in wh ich multi-cha nnel (up to 5.1 channels ) tracks are rec orded 1) You can play the CD layer on a conve ntional CD player. 2) Since bot h l[...]

85 Additi onal Info rmatio n Specif icati ons Syst em Laser: S emicondu ctor la ser λ = 780 nm for CD λ = 650 nm for Super Audi o CD and DVD Emissi on dur ation: continuo us Signal form at sy stem: NTS C Audio chara cteri stics Freq uency resp onse: DVD VIDEO (PCM 96 kHz) : 2 Hz to 44 kHz (4 4 kHz: –2 dB ±1 dB), Super A udio CD : 2 Hz to 100 k[...]

86 Langua ge C ode Li st For de tails, see p ages 4 8, 50 , 69. The lang uage spe llings co nform to the ISO 639: 19 88 (E/F) standard. Parental Control Area Code L ist For de tails, see p age 63. 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 10[...]

87 Inde x Numerics 16:9 70 4:3 L ETTER BOX 70 4:3 OUTP UT 71 4:3 PAN SCAN 70 48 kHz/96 kHz PCM 74 5.1 Channel Surround 20 , 24 A A-B REPEAT 40 Advance 31 ADVANCED 47 ALBUM 42 Album 55 ANGLE 50 AUDIO 48 , 69 AUDIO ATT 73 AUDIO DRC 73 AUDIO FILTER 73 AUDIO SETUP 73 AUTO PLAY 72 AUTO POWER OFF 72 B BACKGROUND 71 Batter ies 15 BLACK LEVEL 71 BLACK LEVE[...]

88 SUBTITLE 50 , 69 Supe r A udi o CD 34 , 83 Super Auido CD/CD layer 35 T TEST TONE 77 TIME/M EMO 13 , 42 , 61 TIME/TEXT 13 , 42 , 45 TITLE 13 , 42 Title 9 , 84 TITLE VI EWER 43 TOP MENU 33 TRACK 13 , 42 Track 9 , 84 TRACK VIEWER 43 Troubleshoo ting 78 TV TYPE 70 U Usable disc s 6 V VIDEO CD 6 , 30 VIDEO CONTROL 51 VIDEO OFF 30 Z ZOOM 31 , 58 Sony[...]