Sony DVP-NS775V manual

2-059-561- 11 (1) © 2004 Sony Corporation D VP-NS775V Oper ating I ns t ructio ns 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[...]

2 WARNIN G To pr even t fire 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. The A C powe r co rd mus t be change d on ly at a quali fied service shop. CAUTION The use of optical instrum ents with this product will increase e[...]

3 Important Safeguards For your protection, please read these safety instructions completely be fore operatin g the appliance , and kee p this manual for future r eferen ce. Carefully observe all warnings, pr ecautions and instructions on the appliance, or the one described in the operating instructions and adhere to them. Use Installation P ower s[...]

4 Antennas Service • Nev er place the set in a confin ed space, such as a bookcase, or built-in cabinet , unl ess prop er ventilation is provided. • Do not place the set near or ov er a radiator or heat register , or where it is exposed to direct sunlight. Outdoor an tenna gr ounding If an outdoo r antenna or cable system is installed, follo w [...]

5 Precau tio ns On sa f ety • To pr even t fir e or shoc k haz ard, do n ot plac e obj ect s fil led with liqui ds, such as vase s, on the app ar atus. • Shoul d any solid obj ect or liqui d fall i nt o the cab in et, unplu g the play er and hav e i t chec ke d by qua lif ied pers onnel be fore operating it any fu rth e r. On power sour ces •[...]

6 Table of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Welcome! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Important Saf eguards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

7 Enjo ying M o vies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Changing the Angle s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Displaying th e Subtitles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Adjusting the Pla yback Picture ([...]

8 About Th is Manu al • Instruct ions in th is manual descri be 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 used a s a gene ral term for DVD VIDEOs, DVD+RW s/DVD+Rs and DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs. • The meaning of the icons use d in th[...]

9 Example of disc s that th e player cannot play The play er cannot pl ay the foll o wing dis cs : • CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs other than those recorded i n the form ats li sted on t he previ ous page. • CD -ROM s record ed i n P HOTO C D fo rmat . • Data pa rt of CD-Ext ra s. • DVD-ROMs. • DVD Audios. Also, the player can not play th e follow[...]

10 Copyrights This pr oduct incor p ora tes co pyright pro tecti on techn olog y th at is pr otec ted by U.S. pate nts and other intellect ual property righ ts. Us e of th i s co pyr ight pr otectio n techno logy m ust be aut horize d by Macrovis io n, and is inte nd ed for home and other l im ited vi ew i ng use s o n l y un less otherw ise auth o[...]

11 Index to Part s and Con trols For more informatio n, see the page s indica ted in pa renthese s. Front panel A [ / 1 (o n/st andb y) bu tton ( 34) B SUPER AUDIO CD indicator (38, 90) Lights u p when: – p laying an H D (H igh Den sity) la yer of Super A u dio CDs. – n o disc is i nserted . C MULTI CHANNEL indicato r (38, 90 ) Lights u p when:[...]

12 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 ) (39) When p l aying ba ck a Super Audio CD, 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 CDs, the disc typ e is not displa ye d. z Hint You can adjust th e li[...]

13 Rear panel A DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack (26) (27) (28) B DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) jack (26) (27) (28) C 5.1CH OUT PUT jac ks (28) D LINE OUT L/R (AUDIO) jacks (25) (26) (27) E LINE OUT (VIDEO) jack (19) F S VIDEO OUT jack (19) G COMPONENT VIDEO OUT (Y, P B , P R ) jacks (19) OPTICAL FRONT COAXIAL PCM/DTS/ DOLBY DIGITAL DIGITAL OUT 5.1CH OUTPUT REAR[...]

14 Remote A TV/DVD switch (74) B Z OPEN/CLOSE button (35) C Numb er butto ns (37) The num ber 5 but to n ha s a tactil e do t.* D CLEAR button (40) E SUBTITLE butto n (57 ) F AUDIO button (52) G REPEA T but ton (4 3) H SHUFFLE bu tto n ( 42 ) I SA-C D MU L TI/2 C H butto n (38) J SA-CD/ CD button ( 38 ) K . / > PREV /NEXT (previou s/ next) butto[...]

15 Guide to t he Cont rol Me nu Dis play Use t he Contr ol Menu to selec t a f unction a nd t o vie w rel ate d in format ion. Press DI SPLAY repeat ed ly to turn on or change the Cont ro l Menu di s p l ay as follow s : Control Menu displ ay The Contr ol M enu disp lay 1 and 2 will sho w differ ent item s d epend in g on the disc type. Fo r det ai[...]

16 List of C ontro l Menu it ems Item Item Name, Function, Relevant Disc Type TITLE (page 46)/S CENE (page 46)/TRACK (page 46) Sele cts the titl e, scen e , or trac k to be p l ayed . CHAPTER (page 46)/INDEX (page 46) Selec ts the c hapter or inde x to be played . TRACK (page 46) Selec ts th e trac k to be pl ayed. ORIGINAL/PL AY LIST (page 37) Sel[...]

17 z Hint The Cont rol Menu icon indi cator light s up in green when you select any it em except “OFF” (“PROGRAM,” “SHUF FLE,” “REPEAT,” “A-B REP EAT,” “SHARPNESS” only). The “ORIGINAL/P LAY LIS T ” indic a tor lights up in gr een when you sel ect “PL AY LIST” (defau lt sett ing). The “MULT I/2CH” in dicator ligh[...]

18 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 cord s securel y to p revent u nwanted noise. • Refer to the instru ctions suppl ied with the c omponents to be c onnected. • You cannot connect th is player to a TV that do es not ha ve a vide o inp ut jack. • Be su[...]

19 Hookup s Step 3 : Conn ecting the Video Cords Conn ect this pl ayer t o your T V monitor , proj ector, or AV ampl ifier (recei ver) usi ng a v ideo co rd. 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). In o rder to vi ew pro gres sive sign al [...]

20 A If you are connect ing to a monitor , projector, or AV amplifier (receiver) having compone nt video input j acks (Y, P B , P R ) Connect th e co mpone nt via the CO M P ONENT VIDEO OUT jack s us ing a com p onent vide o cord (no t suppl ie d) or thr ee video co rds (n ot suppli ed ) of the sa me kin d and leng th. Yo u w i ll enjoy ac cura te [...]

21 Hookup s • Consumers s hould note that not a ll high definition television sets a re full y compatib le with t his produ ct and may cause arti fac ts to be displayed in th e picture. In c a se of 480 progre ss ive scan pict ure probl ems, it is recomm ended th at the use r switch the conn ection to the ‘sta ndard defini tion’ ou tput. If t[...]

22 About DVD soft ware typ es and the convers ion met ho d DVD softwar e can be di vided into two types: film-b ased softwar e and vi deo based software. Vide o-based softwa re is de rived f rom T V, su ch as d ramas and si t-coms , and d ispla ys image s at 30 frames/ 60 fields per seco nd. Film-based softwar e is derived fro m film and dis plays [...]

23 Hookup s Step 4 : Conn ecting the Audio Cords Refer to th e chart b elow to sele ct the co nnection th at best su its your syst em. 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 llowin g co nnecti ons , throug h . Components to b e connected Connection Your setup (examp[...]

24 z Hint If yo u connect an AV ampl ifier (recei ver) tha t conforms to the 9 6 kHz sampling frequency, use connectio n . * 1 Manufa ct ured under license from Dol by Laboratori es. “Do lby,” “P ro Logic,” and the double-D sym bol are trademarks of Dolb y Laboratorie s. * 2 Manufa ctured unde r li cens e from Digita l Thea ter Sy stem s, I[...]

25 Hookup s Conne cting to your TV This con nectio n w i ll use yo ur T V ’s spea ker s for sound . * The yellow plug is used for video signa ls (p a ge 19). z Hint When connec ti ng to a monaural TV, use a stereo- 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 OPTICAL FRONT COA[...]

26 Connecti ng to a stereo amplifier ( receiver) and 2 speakers/Conn ecting to an MD de ck or DA T deck If the st ereo ampli fie r ( receiver ) has a udio input j ac ks L a nd 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[...]

27 Hookup s Connect ing to a n A V amplifier (recei ver) havin g a Dolby Surro und (Pro Logic) d ecoder and 3 to 6 speakers You can enjo y Dolby Surround e ffects only when playing Dolby Surround audio or multi- 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 . If your ampl [...]

28 Conne ctin g to a n A V amplif ier (re ceive r) w ith 5.1 ch input j acks and/o r a digital input jack and 4 to 6 spea kers If your AV ampl i fi er (recei ve r) has 5. 1 ch anne l inputs, use . If y ou wa nt to use t he Dol by Di gi t al, or DTS dec ode r func tio n on y our AV ampl i fie r (r ec ei ver), conn ect t o its digital j ac k using . [...]

29 Hookup s : Connectin g to the 5.1 ch input jac ks You ca n en joy 5. 1 ch surrou nd s ou nd usi ng 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 o f this player. : Conne cting to a DIG ITAL O UT ja ck This connecti on will allo w you to use t he Dolby D ig ita l, or DTS de coder fu nction of your A V a mplifier[...]

30 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 tmen t, pr ess . . 1 Turn on t he T V. 2 Press [ / 1 . 3 S[...]

31 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 se tting that matches yo ur TV t ype. ◆ If you ha ve a 4:3 stan dar d TV • 4:3 LETTE R BOX or 4:3 PAN S CAN (page 78) ◆ If y ou have a wide-scr een TV or a 4: 3 standa rd TV with a wide- screen[...]

32 11 Press ENTER. “DTS” is selected. 12 Press X / x to select whethe r or not you wish to send a DTS sig nal to your a mplifier (receive r). Choose the ite m that matches the audio conn ection y ou s elected on pages 26 to 28 ( thro ug h ) . • D-PCM (pag e 82 ) • DTS (only if th e amplifie r (receiv er) has a DTS dec oder ) (p age 82 ) 13 [...]

33 Hookup s Enjoying the surround so und effects To enjoy the sur r ound soun d effect s of t hi s pla yer or your ampl ifi er (r ecei ver) , set the follo wing i te m s as de sc ribed be low fo r the audio c onnec tion you select ed on pa ges 26 t o 28 ( throu gh ). Each of these is the defaul t s et t ing and do es not nee d to be adj uste d when[...]

34 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 to t he operatin g instructi o ns supplied wit h yo ur 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 t he TV sc re[...]

35 Playin g Di sc s Additional opera tions * 1 DVD VIDEOs/DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs only * 2 DVD VIDEOs/DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs/ DVD+RWs on ly * 3 Video and JPEG pi ctures only (except BACKGROUND pictures). You can move the enlarg ed pict ure usin g C/ X/x/c . Depend ing upon the contents of t he disc, t he zoom func tion may be can celed a u tomati cally when the pic[...]

36 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 re sumes playback the next time you ins ert the sa me disc. If you store a resume pl ayback point fo r the 41s t disc, the resume pla yback point f or the f irs t dis c is d e[...]

37 Playin g Di sc s Using th e DVD’ s Men u A DVD is divid ed into l ong sections of a picture o r a musi c f eature cal led “tit le s. ” When y ou p lay a DVD whic h cont ains several titles, you can select the titl e you w ant using the TO P MENU bu tton. When you play DVDs th a t allow yo u to select items su ch as l an guage for the s oun[...]

38 3 Press X / x to select a setting. • PLAY LIST: plays the titles c reated from “OR IGINAL” fo r editing. • ORIGINAL: plays the titles origin ally record ed. 4 Press ENTER. Sele ctin g a Pl ay ba ck Area for a Super Au dio CD Selecting a pl ayback area on a 2 channel + Multi-channel Super Audio CD Some Super A udio C Ds con sist of a 2 ch[...]

39 Playin g Di sc s Selecting a play back layer when playing a hy brid Super Audio CD Some Su per A ud io CDs c ons i st of an HD layer an d a CD layer . Yo u ca n selec t the playba ck l ayer you want to lis te n to . Press SA-CD/CD whe n the play er is in stop mode. Each time yo u press the butt on, an HD la yer or a CD l ayer i s al tern atel y [...]

40 z Hint To play withou t using PBC, press . / > or the number but tons while the player i s stopped to se lect a track, th en pr ess H or ENTER. “Play withou t PBC ” appears on the TV screen a nd 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[...]

41 Playin g Di sc s 3 Press X / x to se le ct “SET t , ” th en press ENT ER. 4 Press c . The cursor moves to th e title or track row “T” (in t his cas e, “01”) . 5 Select the title , chapt er, or track you want to pro gr a m. ◆ When play ing a DVD VIDEO For exa mpl e, se lect chapte r “03” of t i tl e “02.” Press X / x to sele[...]

42 2 Select t he program number o f the title , chap te r, or tr ac k you wan t to chan ge or cancel us ing X / x and pres s c . If you want to dele te the tit le, chapt er, or tra ck from the pr ogr am, pres s C LEA R. 3 Follow step 5 for ne w progra mming . To cancel a progra m, selec t “--” un der “T ,” then press ENTER. To canc el all o[...]

43 Playin g Di sc s Playing repeatedl y (Repeat Play ) You can play all o f th e ti tles or track s on a disc, or a single title, c hapter, or track repeat edly. You ca n us e a combi n ati o n of Shu ffl e or Program Play modes. 1 Press R EP EAT dur i ng playb ack. The foll ow ing dis pl ay a ppears . 2 Press RE PEAT repeat edly to select th e ite[...]

44 Repeating a speci fic portion ( A- B Repeat Play) You ca n pla y a spec i fi c portion of a ti t l e, chap te r or tr ac k repe at ed ly. (Th is func tion is useful w he n you wan t to mem or iz e l yr ics, etc.) 1 During play bac k, when you fin d the starti ng po int (poi nt A) of the p ortion to be play ed repea tedly , press A- B. The starti[...]

45 Searchi ng for a Scene Sear c hi ng for a S cene Search ing for a Parti cular Point on a Disc (Search, Scan , Slow-mot ion Play, Freez e Fram e) 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. Notes • Depending on the dis c, you may not be able to do some of the ope ra tio ns descri[...]

46 Watching frame by frame (Slow-motion Play ) Press m or M when t h e p layer is in pause mo de. To return to norma l speed, press H . Each time you pre ss m or M during Slow -motio n Play, the pl ayback spee d chang es. T wo spe eds are a vailable. With each press the indica tion changes as foll ows : Playba ck dir ection 2 y 1 Opposite dire ctio[...]

47 Searchi ng for a Scene ◆ When playing a DV D VIDEO/DVD- RW TITLE CHAPTER TIME/TEXT Select “TI M E/TEXT” t o se arch for a starting point by in putting the time code. ◆ When play ing a VIDEO CD o r Super VCD without PB C playba ck TRAC K INDEX ◆ When play ing a VIDEO CD o r Super VCD with PBC P layback SCENE ◆ When pl ay ing a Supe r [...]

48 Search ing by Sce ne (PICTURE NAVIGATION ) You c an di vid e th e scr een i nto 9 subs creens and f ind the d esire d sc ene qu ickl y. 1 Press PICTURE NA VI during playback. The f ollow ing disp lay appea rs. 2 Press PICTUR E NAVI repea tedly to select an item. • CHA PT ER VI EWER ( DVD VI DEO only ): di spla ys th e fir st sc ene of each cha[...]

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 the playi ng time and remaining t ime of the cur rent title, cha pter, or track. Als o, you can check t h e DVD/Super Audio CD / CD text or tr ac k name (M P 3 audio) recor ded on the disc. 1 Make sure that[...]

50 To ch eck DA TA CD (MP3 audi o) alb um name, e tc. By pressing TIME/TEXT wh ile playing MP3 audio trac ks on a DATA CD, you can display the name of the al bum/track, and the audio b it rate (t he amount of data per secon d of the curren t audio ) on your TV s cr een . Checking the informati on on the front panel displ ay You can view the time in[...]

51 Viewing In formation Ab out the D isc When playin g a VIDE O CD (w ithout P BC functi on s), Supe r Aud io CD, or CD * 1 When playi ng a Super A udio CD, the current trac k i s no t di sp laye d. * 2 Current tr ack a nd ind ex appear only whe n playing a VIDEO C D or Super Audio C D. z Hints • When playing VIDEO CDs with PBC funct ions, the sc[...]

52 Sound Adjustme nts Changi ng th e Sound When playing a DVD VIDEO recorded i n multiple a udio formats (PCM, Dolby Digital, or DTS ), you c an ch ange th e audio forma t. If the DVD VIDEO is re corded wi th mult i lingual tr ac ks, you can als o change the langua ge. With CDs, DATA CDs, or VIDEO CDs, you can sel ect the s oun d from ei th er the [...]

53 Sound Adjustm en ts Checking the audio signal format You can check the a udio si gnal for mat by pressin g AUDIO repeatedly during playb a ck. The fo rmat of th e curren t audio sig nal (D olby Digit al, DTS, PCM, etc. ) appe ars as sh own below. Exam ple: Dolb y Digital 5.1 ch Exam ple: Dolby Digital 3 ch About au di o signa l s Audi o signa ls[...]

54 To canc e l the se tti ng Select “O F F” in ste p 2. For 2 spea ker setups When yo u conne ct a st ereo TV or 2 fr on t speake rs, TV S (TV Virtu al Su rround) lets you en jo y su rrou nd sound eff ec ts by u si ng soun d imagin g to create virtua l rear sp eakers from the sound of t he fr ont sp eake rs (L: left , R: righ t) w it h out usin[...]

55 Sound Adjustm en ts ◆ NORMAL SUR ROUN D Softw ar e w i t h 2 chan nel au dio sig nal s is decoded with the D olby Surrou nd (Pr o Logi c) decod er to create s ur roun d ef fects. Th e rear speaker s will em it iden tical mo naural sou nds. If you ar e using a c enter sp ea ker, th e appropr iate so unds fo r the center speake r will be del ive[...]

56 Notes • When you sele ct one of the surroun d modes, t urn off the surro und se tt ing of the connect e d T V or amplifi er (rece iver). • Not all discs will respond to the “TVS NIGHT” function in th e same w a y. • To enjoy t he mult ichannel audio t hrough the 5.1CH OUTPUT jack s, correctl y set each speak er position a nd dis ta nc [...]

57 Enjoyi ng Movie s Enjoying M ovies Changi ng the Ang les If vari ou s angl es (mult i -a ngle s) fo r a scen e are reco rded on t he DVD VIDEO , “ ” appears in the fr ont pane l displa y. This m eans that yo u ca n change t he viewi ng a ngle. 1 Press ANGLE during play ba ck. The nu m ber of the angl e ap pears on the display. 2 Press ANGLE [...]

58 Adjust ing th e Play ba ck Pict ure (CUSTOM P ICTURE MODE) You can adjust th e video signal of the DVD, VIDEO CD or DATA CD in JPEG format from the pla yer to o btain the p icture qual ity you wan t. Ch oose the set t in g t ha t best su its the pro gr am you ar e w a tching . W he n you select “M E MO RY , ” you can m ake fur ther adjust m [...]

59 Enjoyi ng Movie s 4 Repeat st ep 2 and 3 t o adjust “BRI GH TNESS ,” “CO LOR,” a nd “HUE.” To tur n off th e dis pl ay Press O RETURN , or DISPLAY . Note The “BR IGHTNES S” setti ng is not e ffective if you connect t he player via the LINE OUT (VIDE O) or S VIDEO OUT jack and select “P ROGRESSIVE AUTO” or “PROGRESSIVE VIDEO[...]

60 Note This setting is not effective if you conn ect the player via the LINE OUT (VIDEO) or S VIDEO OUT jack and sele ct “PROGRESS IVE AUTO” or “PROGRESSIVE VIDEO” by using the PROGRESSIVE bu tton o n the front panel.[...]

61 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 udi o comp re ssion t ec hnology that satisf ie s the ISO/MP EG regu lat ions . JPEG is image co mpression technolo gy. You can play DATA CD s th at co ntai n MP3 audio tracks or JP EG im age f iles. DATA CDs tha[...]

62 When y ou in se rt a DA TA C D an d pre ss H , the numb ered t rac ks ( or fi les) are p laye d sequ en tially, fr om 1 thro ugh 7 . A ny s ub- 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 a me tree. ( E xample: C contai ns D so 4 is pl ay ed befor e 5 .) When you press M [...]

63 Enjoyi ng MP3 Audio a nd JP EG Image s Selecting an al bum 1 Press MEN U. The list of al bu ms on the di sc appea rs. When an albu m is being played, i ts title is shad ed. 2 Press X / x to se lect t he a lbum you want to play . 3 Press H . Playback starts from the select ed album. To sel ect MP 3 audi o tracks , see “Selec ting an M P 3 audio[...]

64 Selecting a J PEG image file 1 After st ep 2 of “Sele c tin g an album, ” pres s PICT URE NA VI. The image file s in the album app ear in 16 subscr ee ns. A scr ol l b ox i s display ed on the r ight. To display t he additi onal image, select the bottom images and press x . To re turn to the p revious imag e, select the top image s and pr es[...]

65 Enjoyi ng MP3 Audio a nd JP EG Image s To st op viewi ng the JPEG image Press x . z Hints • While viewing JPEG im ag e fil es , you can set options such as “INTERVAL” (p age 67), “EFFECT” (p ag e 67), and “SH A RPNES S” (page 59). • You can view JPEG im age s files without MP3 audio by setting “MODE (MP3, JP EG)” to “IMAG E[...]

66 Notes • The slide show sto ps w he n X / x o r ZOOM is pressed.To r es um e the slide show, press H . • This function doe s not work if “M ODE (M P 3, JPEG)” is set t o “AUDIO (MP3)” ( page 66). Viewing a slide show wi th sound (MODE (MP3, JPEG)) When J P EG image f iles and MP3 a udio tracks are plac ed in t he sam e albu m, you ca [...]

67 Enjoyi ng MP3 Audio a nd JP EG Image s Setting the pace for a sl ide show (INTERVAL) You can set the ti me the sl ides are displa yed on the sc reen. 1 Press DISPLAY twice while viewin g a JPEG i m ag e or whe n the pl aye r is in stop mod e. The Con tr ol M enu ap pe ars. 2 Press X / x to sele ct (INT ERVAL ), th en p ress E NTER. The option s [...]

68 3 Press X / x to selec t a setting . The default setting is underli ned. • MODE1 : the image sweeps in from top to bottom. • MODE2: the image sweeps in from left to right. • MODE3: the image s tretches out from the ce nt er of the screen . • MODE4: t he images rand omly cycl e thro ug h t h e effec ts. • MODE5: the next image slides ov[...]

69 Using Various Additional Fu nctions 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 a d is c. • Cu stom 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. • Par enta l[...]

70 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 . “Cus tom par ental c ontrol i s set.” appe ars and then the screen re turns to the Control Menu. To tur n off th e Custo m Paren tal Co ntrol functi on 1 Follo w st ep s 1 to 3 of “Cu st om Pa renta l Contro l.” 2 Press X / x to s elect “O[...]

71 Using Various Additional Fu nctions 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. ◆ When yo u have alr ea dy reg is te re d a passwor d The dis p lay for en tering the pa ssword appe ars. 4 Enter o r re-e nter your 4-d igit pa ssword using the number butto[...]

72 z Hint If you forget your pass word, remov e th e dis c and repeat ste ps 1 to 3 of “Paren t al Contro l (l imited playback) . ” Whe n you a re a ske d to en te r your password, e nte r “199 703” usi ng the number buttons, th en press ENTE R. The display wil l ask you to enter a n ew 4-digit passwor d. After you enter a new 4-digit pa ss[...]

73 Using Various Additional Fu nctions Changing the pass word 1 Press DISPL AY whil e the pl ayer is in stop mod e. The Con tr ol M enu ap pe ars. 2 Press X / x to sele ct (PARE NTA L CON TROL), then press ENTER . The option s for “PAR E NTAL CONTRO L ” appe ar . 3 Press X / x to sel ect “PASSW ORD t ,” th en pres s ENTE R. The dis p lay fo[...]

74 When the TV/DVD swit ch is set to TV, the remote perf o rms the following : Code num ber s of contro l lable T V s If more th an one code number is lis ted, tr y entering th em one at a t ime until you find th e one that w or ks with your TV . [ / 1 Turn th e TV on or off VOL + / – Adj u st th e v o lume of the TV Number butt ons and EN TER Se[...]

75 Using Various Additional Fu nctions Controlling the volume of your AV amplifier (recei ver) wit h the remote 1 Slide th e TV/DVD switch to DVD . 2 Hold do wn [ / 1 , and ent er the manufa cture r code (see the table below) for you r AV amplifie r (receiver) using the number buttons. 3 Releas e [ / 1 . The VOL + / – bu ttons co nt r ol the AV a[...]

76 Settings and Adjustmen ts Using the Setu p Di sp l ay By usi n g the Se tup Displa y , yo u can make 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 deta i ls on each Set u p Displa y item, s ee pages fr om 77 to 82. Note Playbac k set[...]

77 Settings and Adjust me nt s 6 Press X / x to select a setting, then pres s ENT ER . The settin g is se lected and setup is complete. Example: “4:3 PAN SCAN” To en ter th e Quick Setu p mode Select “Q U I CK” in ste p 3. Fo llow fro m step 5 of the Qui c k Setup ex planat io n t o m ak e basic ad justme nts (pa ge 30) . To res et all o f [...]

78 Setti ngs fo r th e Disp la y (SCREEN SETUP ) Choose sett ings accord ing 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 76) . 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 dar[...]

79 Settings and Adjust me nt s ◆ BLACK LEVE L ( COMP ONENT OUT) Selects th e black level (setup l evel) for the video si gnals ou tput from the COMP ONENT VIDEO OUT jacks. You c annot se lect this when the pl ayer out puts prog ressi ve si gnals (pag e 21). ◆ 4:3 OUTP UT This se tting is e ffective only when you set “TV TYPE” in “SCR EEN [...]

80 ◆ PAUSE M ODE (DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW only) Selects the pictur e in paus e m od e. ◆ TRACK S ELECTION (D VD VIDE O only) Gives th e sound t ra ck whi ch c ontain s th e hig hest number of channe ls priorit y when yo u play a DVD VIDEO on which multiple audio formats (PCM, DTS , or Dolby Digital form at) are r ecor d e d. Notes • When you set the[...]

81 Settings and Adjust me nt s ◆ AUDIO FILT ER Select s the d igital fi lter to r educe n oise ab ove 22.05 kHz (Sa mpling frequen cy (Fs ) of th e audio source is 4 4.1 kHz), 24 kH z (Fs is 48 k Hz), o r 48 kHz (Fs is above 96 kHz). Note There m ay be little effect by chang ing the dig ital filter depending o n the d isc or pl ayback environme n[...]

82 ◆ DTS Sel ec ts th e typ e of DTS audio sig nals. ◆ 48kHz/96 kHz PCM (DVD VIDE O only) Selects the sam pl in g fr equenc y of the au dio signal . Note The analogue audio signals from the LINE OUT L/ R (AUDIO) jacks and 5.1C H OUTPUT jacks are not affected by th is setting a nd ke ep thei r ori gina l samplin g freque ncy leve l. Setti ngs fo[...]

83 Settings and Adjust me nt s •R E A R * Rear spea ker pos it ion Correct ly specify the lo cation of th e rear sp eakers to enjoy th e sur r o u nd ef f ect . • Se t to “SIDE, ” if th e lo cati on of th e rear speak ers corresponds to sect ion A below. • Set to “ REAR, ” if th e loca tion of t he rea r speake rs corresponds to sect [...]

84 Note If each of t he front or rear speaker s are n ot place d at an equal d is t an ce from your li st en i ng posi ti o n , set the di stance ac cording to the closes t spea ker. ◆ LEVEL (FRONT ) Varies the leve l of the front sp eakers. Be sure to set “TEST TONE” to “ON” for easy adjustment. The def au l t adjust ments ar e in pa ren[...]

85 Additi onal Info rmatio n Additional Info rmation Troubl eshoo ting If you exp erienc e an y of the f ollowi ng difficul tie s while using the player, use this troubles hooti ng g uide to he lp rem ed y the proble m bef ore req ues ting re pa irs. Shou ld any prob lem pers ist, cons ul t y our neares t Sony d ealer (For custome rs in the U SA on[...]

86 The soun d volume i s low. , The sound v olume is low on some DVDs. The sound vo lu me may impr ov e if you set “AUDIO DRC” in “AUDIO SETUP” to “TV M ODE” (p age 80). , Set “AUDIO ATT” in “AUDIO SETUP” to “OFF” (page 80). The surro und effec t is di fficult to hear when yo u are pl ayi ng a Dol by Digit a l, or DTS s ound[...]

87 Additi onal Info rmatio n Playb ack stop s autom atically. , While play ing dis cs wi th an a uto p ause sign al, th e pl ayer st ops pl ayba ck at t h e aut o pause signa l. Some f uncti ons suc h as Stop , Sear ch, Slow -moti on Pl ay, R epea t Play , S huffl e Play, or Pro gr am Play cannot be perfor med. , Depen ding on th e disc, you m ay n[...]

88 Self- diagn osis Funct ion (When le tters/numb e rs appear in th e display) When the s elf-d iagno sis f unctio n is acti vated to prev ent th e player fr om ma lf un ctionin g, a five- charact er serv ice num ber (e.g., C 13 50) with a com bina tio n o f a lette r a nd f our dig its appe ar s on the sc re en and the front pa nel displ ay. In th[...]

89 Additi onal Info rmatio n DTS (pa ge 23, 82 ) Digita l a udi o comp re ssion tec hnology that Digi tal Theater S yste ms, I nc. d eve lope d. Th is technolog y conforms to multi- channel surrou nd s ound. The re ar cha nnel is st ereo and ther e i s a d iscrete s ubwoof er chan nel in this fo rmat . D TS provi de s the sam e disc rete channel s [...]

90 Progressive format (page 21) Com par ed to th e In terla ce for m at th at alte rnat ely sh ows ev ery o ther line o f an im age (field) t o create one fr ame, the P rogressive for ma t sh ows the entir e image at once as a single f rame. This mean s that while the Inter lace for m at can sh ow 25 or 30 fr a mes (50- 6 0 fi e lds) in one se cond[...]

91 Additi onal Info rmatio n 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 response: DVD VIDEO (PCM 96 kHz ): 2 Hz to 44 kHz (44 k Hz: –2 dB ±1 dB)/ Super Audio C D: 2 Hz t o 100 kHz (5 0 kH z : –3 dB ± 1 dB )/ CD : 2 Hz to 20 kHz (±0.5 dB) Signal -t o-nois e r atio ([...]

92 Langua ge C ode Li st For de tails, see p ages 5 2, 57 , 77. The lang ua ge spell i ngs co nform to the ISO 639: 19 88 (E/F) standard . Code Lan guage Code Languag e Code La nguage Code Language 1027 Afar 1028 Abkhazian 1032 Afrikaans 1039 Amharic 1044 Arabic 1045 Assamese 1051 Aymara 1052 Azerbaijani 1053 Bashkir 1057 Byelorussian 1059 Bulgaria[...]

93 Inde x Numerics 16: 9 78 4:3 LETTE R BOX 78 4:3 PAN SCAN 78 48kH z/96kH z PCM 82 5.1 Chan nel Surro und 23 , 28 , 53 A A-B RE PEAT 44 ALBU M 47 Alb um 61 , 88 ANGLE 57 AUDIO 52 , 77 AUDIO AT T 80 AUDIO DR C 80 AUDIO FILTE R 81 AUDIO SET UP 80 AUT O PLAY 79 AUT O POWE R OFF 79 B BACKGR OUND 78 Batt erie s 18 BLACK L EVEL 78 BLACK L EVEL (COM PON [...]

94 T TEST TONE 84 TIME/ TEX T 47 , 49 TITL E 47 Titl e 90 TITL E VI EWER 48 TOP ME NU 37 TRACK 47 Track 90 TRACK SELE CTI ON 80 TRACK VI EWER 48 Trou ble shoot in g 85 TV TYP E 78 TVS 53 U Usa ble di sc s 8 V Video ba sed softw are 89 VI DEO CD 8 , 34 Z ZOOM 35 , 64[...]

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