Sony DVP-NS318 manual

4-136-672- 12 (1) Oper ating I nstruct ions © 2009 Sony Corporation D VP-NS318 CD/DVD Player[...]

2 WARNIN G To redu ce the ris k of fire o r electric shock, d o not e xpose this ap para tus to r ain or moistur e. To avoid elect rical shock , do not op en the c abin et. Ref er servicin g to qual ified perso nnel onl y. The mains lead mu st only be change d at a qualifi ed service shop. Batterie s or ba tteri es installe d appar atus sh all not [...]

3 Ligh tning For added protection for this set during a lightning storm, or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time, unplug it from the wall outlet. This will prevent damage to the set due to lightning and po wer-line surges. Notes about t he d iscs • To keep the disc clean, handle the disc b y its edge. Do not touch the su[...]

4 Precau tions On s afet y Should any solid object or liquid fall into the cabinet, unplug the player and have it checked b y qualified personnel b efore operating it any further. On power sources • The player i s not disconnected from the AC power source (mains) as long as it is connected to the wall outlet, even if the player itself has been tu[...]

5 Table of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Guide to Part s and Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

6 Guide to P arts and Cont rols For more informatio n, see th e pages indic ated in p arentheses . Remote 2 (volume ) +, number 5, AUDIO, a nd N buttons hav e a tactil e dot. Use th e tactile dot as a refe renc e when op erati ng the pl ayer. A PICTURE NAVI (25 ) Divide s the screen in to 9 subscre ens so you can cho ose the des ired scene quic kly[...]

7 * 1 For DivX video files and DVDs e xcept DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD+R DLs. * 2 For DVDs and DivX video files only. * 3 These func tions may no t wo rk with some scen es. * 4 For DVD VIDEOs and DVD-VR mode only. * 5 For DVDs, VIDEO CDs, and video files only. * 6 For DVDs and VIDEO CDs only. b Some play back functions m ay not work with unsuppor ted MPEG-[...]

8 Front panel A [ / 1 (on/sta ndby) button (14) B Disc tray (16) C Front pa nel disp lay (9) D Z (open/c lose) bu tton ( 16) Opens or c loses t he disc t ray. E N (pla y) butt on (1 6) The N button has a tactile dot*. F x (stop) butto n (16) Stops p layback. G (remote sensor) (13) * Use the tact ile dot as a refere nce when operatin g the pl ayer .[...]

9 Front panel dis play A N , X Lights up durin g playba ck or pause . B Lights up dur ing Repe at Pla y. C Lights up when you can change the angle. D Playb ack informa tion You can view th e time and te xt informatio n by pressing the TIME/ TEXT butt on on the remote re peatedly. The display ch anges as follo ws: When playin g a D VD Current title [...]

10 Hookups and Settings When unpacki ng, chec k the sup plied acce ssori es by ref erring to page 36. b • Pl ug cords securely to preven t unwante d nois e. • Re fer to t he oper ating i nstructio ns suppl ied wit h the c omponents to be c onnected. • Be sure t o disconn ect the mains lead of each co mponent be fore conn ecting. Step 1 : Conn[...]

11 Hookup s and Settings player autom atically when you st art playback. In this case, p ress T V t (input select) on the remot e to return the input to th e TV. When yo u play a d isc re corded in the NT SC col our syst em, th e play er outp uts t he vide o signal or the Setup Di splay etc. i n the NTSC colour system an d the pic ture may n ot app[...]

12 Step 2 : Conn ectin g to Yo ur Aud io Comp onen t Select one of the fo llowin g patterns A or B , ac cordi ng to th e inpu t ja ck on you r TV m on ito r, projec tor, or au dio compo nent suc h as an AV amplifi er (recei ver). This will enable you to l isten to s ound. z For cor rect sp eaker loc ation, see the ope rating i nstruction s supplie [...]

13 Hookup s and Settings A Audio L/R input j acks This con nection w ill use yo ur TV’s or audio compon ent ’s two spea kers f or sound . B Digital audio i nput jack If your a udio com ponent has a Do lby* 1 Dig ita l, DT S* 2 , or MPEG au dio dec ode r and a digita l input j ack, use t his connection . You can enjo y Do lby Dig ital ( 5.1 ch) [...]

14 Controlling TVs w ith the remote You can control th e sound leve l, input source, and pow er swit ch of your Son y TV with the supplied r emote. Avai labl e butto ns Depen ding on the c onnec ted unit, you may not be ab le to contr ol your TV u sing all or some of t he buttons on the suppli ed remote. To cont rol other TVs with the rem ote You c[...]

15 Hookup s and Settings 6 Press X / x to select the settin g that matches yo ur TV type. ◆ If y ou h ave a wide -scr een TV or a 4:3 standa rd TV with a wi de-screen mode • 16:9 (p age 28 ) ◆ If you ha ve a 4:3 stan dard TV • 4:3 LETTER BOX or 4:3 PAN S CAN (page 28) 7 Press ENTER. The Setu p Disp lay for s electing the type of vide o sign[...]

16 Playback Play ing Disc s 1 Switch the input selector on your TV so that the sign al from the player a ppears on your TV scre en. 2 Press Z on the playe r, and pl ace a disc on th e disc tray. 3 Press N . The disc tray clos es. The play er star ts playba ck (co ntinuous play) . Adj ust the volume o n the TV or th e audio component. Depe ndin g on[...]

17 Playback z 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 N or ENTER. “Play without PB C” appears on the TV screen 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, press x twice then press N . [...]

18 Control Menu displa y (Magic Pad) 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: The C ontro l Menu dis play 1 and 2 will show d iff erent it ems depe ndin g on t he me dia t ype. Example: Control Menu display 1 when play[...]

19 Playback List of Control Me nu items Item Item Name , Funct ion TITLE/SCENE/T RACK CHAPTER/INDEX TRACK Sele cts th e titl e, sce ne, tr ack, chapt er, or index t o be play ed. 1 Pres s X / x to sele ct th e se arch method . “** (**)” is selected (** refers to a nu mber). 2 Press EN TER. “** (**)” changes to “-- (**).” 3 Press the num[...]

20 z The Cont rol Menu icon ind icator light s up i n green when yo u select a ny item except “OFF” (“PROGRAM,” “SHUFFLE,” “REPEAT,” “A-B RE PEAT,” “SHARPNESS, ” “ZOOM,” “TVS” only). The “ORIGINAL/PLAY LIST” indic ator lights up in green when you se lect “PLAY LIST” (default setting). The “ANGLE” indicato[...]

21 Playback Var ious Pl ay Mode Functi ons You ca n set the followi ng play modes: • Programm e Pl ay (pa ge 21) • Shuffle Pl ay (pa ge 22) • Repeat Pl ay (page 2 2) • A-B Repeat Play (pa ge 23) b The play mode i s cancell ed when: – you op en the disc tray. – you press [ / 1 and t he player e nters standby mode. Creating your own progr[...]

22 5 Press N . Progra mme P lay begins . When t he p rogr amme en ds, y ou ca n restar t the same programme ag ain by pressi ng N . To return to normal play Press CL EAR, or select “O FF” in st ep 1. To play th e same p rogramm e agai n, select “ON” in step 1 and pres s ENTER . To ch ange or can cel a pro gramme 1 Fol low ste p 1 of “Crea[...]

23 Playback 2 Pres s ENTE R. Repe at Play star ts. To return to normal play Press CL EAR, or select “OFF” in step 1. b You cannot use this fu nction with VIDEO CDs or Super VCDs with PBC playback. Repeating a speci fic portion (A-B Repeat Play) You can play a specific port ion of a title, chapte r, or track repea tedly . 1 After selec ting (A-B[...]

24 Sharpening the pictur e (SHARPNE SS) You c an en hance the o utli nes o f imag es t o produc e a sharpe r pictu re. 1 After se lecting (SHARPNESS ) on the C ontro l Menu ( page 18) , press X / x to se lect a lev el. The default setting is u nderlined. •O F F : can ce ls th is op tion • 1: enha nces the outline • 2 : enhan ces the outli ne [...]

25 Playback Playi ng Vid eo, Ph oto, and Mu sic Fi les The play er can pla y video, ph oto, or mu sic files. For details on play able file s, see “Playa ble Med ia” page 34. b DATA CDs recorded in KODAK P icture CD format aut omatical ly start playi ng when inserted . 1 Press MENU. The list of albums a ppears. 2 Press X / x to select the album [...]

26 To go to the n ext or pre vious ph oto file Press C or c durin g playba ck. Note that you cann ot retu rn to the previo us album by us ing C . Select the previous album from the album list. To rotate a photo image Press X / x while vi ewing the image. Each tim e you pres s X , the imag e rotates count ercl ockwi se by 90 de gree s. To retu rn to[...]

27 Settings and Adj ustments Settings and Adjustmen ts Usin g the Setu p Disp lay You can make various ad justm ents t o items, suc h as pict ure and so und. For de tails on ea ch Setup Displ ay item , see pages fr om 27 to 31. b Playba ck settin gs stored in th e disc take priority over the Setup Display settings a nd not a ll of the functions de [...]

28 SCREEN SET UP Choose sett ings accordin g to the TV to be conn ected. 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). b Depending on the DVD, “4:3 LETTER BOX” may be sel ected auto maticall y inst ead of “4:3 PAN SCAN” or vice versa. ◆ SCREEN SAVER The sc reen[...]

29 Settings and Adj ustments CUSTOM SETU P Use t his t o se t up playba ck r elate d and othe r settings . The d efaul t set tin gs are unde rlined . ◆ AUTO P OWER OFF Switches the Auto Power Of f setting on or off. ◆ AUTO PL AY Switches the Auto Play setting on or o ff. This functi on is usefu l when th e play er is conne cted to a ti mer (n o[...]

30 AUDIO SE TUP You can set the s ound acco rdi ng to the playba ck and con nection condit ions. The defa ult settin gs are und erlined. ◆ AUDIO DRC (Dynam ic Range Control) (DVDs only) Makes th e sound cle ar when the volume is turned down whe n playin g a DVD that confor ms to “AU DIO D RC. ” This fun ction affec ts the ou tput from t he fo[...]

31 Settings and Adj ustments ◆ MPEG (D VDs only) Selects t he type of M PEG audio signal . ◆ DTS Select s whethe r or not to output DTS si gnals . • W hen you play a DVD VIDEO with DTS sound trac ks, set “ DTS” to “ON” in “AUD IO S ETUP” (page 31 ). • If yo u connect the player to audi o equipm ent wi thout a DTS decoder , do no[...]

32 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 remedy th e proble m before requestin g repairs . Should any prob lem pers ist, cons ult you r nearest Sony deal er. Power The po wer is no t turn ed on. , Check t hat the m ains lea[...]

33 Additional I nformation The d isc do es not start play ing fr om the beginn ing. , Programme Play, Shu ffle Play, Repeat Play, or A-B Re peat Play is sel ected (pag e 21). , Resum e play has t aken effe ct (pag e 16). “Copyr ight loc k” appear s and th e screen turn s blue wh en play ing in DVD -VR mo de. , Images ta ken from digi tal broad [...]

34 Play able Me dia Notes about video, photo , or music files that th e player can play The pl ayer c an p lay the foll owing files: * 1 DivX ® is a video file comp ression tech nology, developed by DivX, Inc. DivX, DivX Ce rtified, a nd associated log os are trademarks of DivX, Inc. and are used under licens e. * 2 Only sup port movie data of cy [...]

35 Additional I nformation z • If yo u add nu mbers ( 01, 02, 03, etc.) t o the fron t of the file names, th e files will be pla yed in that order. • To play a com plex hierarch y of folders may take some t ime. C reate albums w ith no more th an two hier arch ies. • Set “MEDIA” to “PHOTO/MUSI C” to repeat both music and photo files. [...]

36 Note on playback op erations of DVDs and VIDEO CDs Some playback operations of DVDs and VIDEO CDs may be i ntentionally set by sof tware prod ucers. Si nce th is pl ayer play s DVDs and VIDEO C Ds according to the disc cont ents t he s oftw are pr oduc ers de sign ed, some playbac k feat ures may not be availa ble. Also, refe r to the oper ating[...]

37 Additional I nformation Langua ge Co de Lis t For d etail s, se e pa ges 6, 27. The lang uage spell ings con form to the ISO 639: 19 88 (E/F) standard. Parent al Con tro l Area Code L ist For deta ils, see page 24. Code Lan guage Code L anguage Code Langu age Code Language 1027 Afar 1028 Abkhazian 1032 Afrikaans 1039 Amharic 1044 Arabic 1045 Ass[...]

38 Index Numerics 16: 9 28 4:3 LETTE R BOX 28 4:3 PAN SCAN 28 48kH z/96kH z PCM 31 5.1 Ch annel Surrou nd 13 A A- B REP EA T 19, 23 A-B Repeat Play 23 Advan ce 7 ALBU M 20 ANGLE 19 AUDIO 27 AUDIO DRC 30 AUDIO SETUP 30 AUT O PLA Y 29 AUT O POWE R OFF 29 B BACKGR OUND 28 Batt erie s 13 C CD 16, 34 CHAP TER 19 CHA PTER VIEW ER 6 Child L ock 8 Connecti[...]

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