Sony SLV-D550P manual

3-091-712- 12 (1) US D VD Pla yer/ Video Cassette Recor der Oper ating Instructions For custo mer s in the USA If you have any questions about y our Sony DVD-VCR, you may call Sony Customer Inf ormation Services C ompany at 1-800-VHS-SONY (84 7-7669). For all other Sony product que stions, plea se call Sony Cus tome r Inf o rmat ion Se rvices Compa[...]

2 W ARNING WARNIN G To pre ve nt fire or shoc k hazar d, do not expo se the unit to rain or moistur e. To avo id electr ical sho ck, do not open the cabin et. Refer servic ing to qualif ied personn el only. To pre ve nt fire or shoc k haza rd, d o not place objec ts filled w ith liqu ids, such a s vase s, on the ap par a tus . CAUTION The use of op[...]

3 Impor tant Safety Instructions Importan t Safety Instruc tions 1 Read these instruc tions. 2 Keep these instruc tio n s. 3 Heed all wa rnings. 4 Follow all i nstr uctio ns. 5 D o not use this a pparatus n ear water . 6 Clean on ly wi th dry cloth. 7 Do not bloc k any venti la ti on op ening s . Instal l in acc ordance wi th the ma nufactur er’ [...]

© 2004 Sony Corporation Printed in China 0-348-124- 01 (1) SL V -D550P/SL V -D350P Corrections Please correct the supplied Operating Instructions as follows: “AUDIO SETUP” menu (page 65) Makes the low sounds clear even if you turn the volume down. Menu choices • Audio DRC (Dynamic Range Control) (Page 66) Incorrect Wide Range Gives you the f[...]

4 T able of contents T ab le of contents 2 WA R N I N G 2 We l c o m e ! 2 General Precautions 3 Important Safety Instructions 3 D V D Precautions 6 About this manual 6 This pla ye r ca n pl ay the foll owing dis cs 8 Notes ab out discs Getting Started 9 Step 1 : Unpacking 10 Step 2 : Setting up the re mote commander 13 Step 3 : Basic hookups 20 St[...]

5 T abl e of contents D VD Additi onal Operati ons 76 Using the DVD’ s men u 78 Zooming into a scene 79 Cha nging the angl es 80 Displaying the subtitle 81 V arious pl ay mo de functi ons (Program play , Shuf fle play , Repeat play) 86 Chan ging t he so und 87 V irtual surround setting 89 Playing an MP3 audio track 93 Playing JPEG image files 97 [...]

6 About this manua l About th is manual • This manual main ly explains operations using the remote, but the same operati ons can also be p erformed using th e buttons on the DVD-VCR having t h e same or simila r names . • “DVD” may be used as a ge neral term for DVD VIDEOs, D VD-RWs/ DVD-Rs, and D VD+RWs/ DV D +R s . • The mean in g of th[...]

7 This pla yer can play the following disc s Example of discs that the player cannot play The pla yer ca nn ot play t he follow i ng disc s: • A ll CD-ROM s (incl u ding PHO TO CD s )/C D - Rs/C D- R Ws ot her than th os e recorded in t he fol l o w i ng fo rma ts: – music CD forma t – v ideo CD fo rma t – MP 3 or JPE G form a t that c onfo[...]

8 Notes about discs Notes abou t dis cs • To ke ep the di sc clean , handle th e di s c by its edge. Do not touch the surf ace. • Do no t expose the dis c to dire ct sunli ght or heat sour ces suc h as ho t air d ucts, or leav e it in a car p arked in direct s unlight a s the tem per at ure ma y rise co ns iderab ly insi de the car. • Aft er [...]

Getting Started 9 Unpacking Getting Started Step 1 : Unpac kin g Check tha t you have re ceive d the follo wing items with the D VD-VCR: Note • The supplie d re mote comm a nder is for the exclu s ive use of this DVD-VCR. • Remote co mmander • 75-ohm co axial cabl e with F-type connect ors • Size AA (R6) b atteries • Audio/vi deo cord (pi[...]

10 Setting up the remot e commander Step 2 : Setti ng up the remote commander Notes • W i th norm a l use , the ba tte rie s shoul d last a bout th ree to six mo nth s . • If you do not use the re mote c ommand er for an exte nded perio d of time, re move the batter ies to avoid possible damage from ba ttery leakage . • Do not use a new batte[...]

Getting Started 11 Setting up the remot e commander Control ling other TVs with the remote commander The remote comma nder is p reprogr ammed t o c ontrol non -Sony TV s. If your TV i s listed in the fol lowing table, set the appro priate manufact urer’s code number . Now you can use the ? / 1 , V O L +/–, CH +/–, MUTING*, TV/VIDEO a nd ENTER[...]

12 Setting up the remot e commander Notes • If you en te r a new co de num ber, the cod e number previously ente red will be era se d. • If the TV uses a differen t rem o te contro l syst em from th e one pro gra m med to work with the DVD-VCR, you ca nn ot control you r TV with th e re m ote comm a nder. • When yo u replac e the ba tteries o[...]

Getting Started 13 Basic hookups Step 3 : Basic hook ups Bef ore yo u get started • Be sure to disco nnect the AC po wer cord of each compon ent before co nn ecting. • T urn off the power to al l eq uip m en t. • Do no t connect the A C po wer cords until all of the conne c tions a re complete d. If you co nnect the A C po wer co rd bef ore t[...]

14 Basic hookups A udio/video (A/V) hookup If your TV has audi o/video (A/V) input ja cks, you will g et better pic ture an d sound i f you ho ok up yo ur DVD-VCR using t hese conn ection s. If yo ur TV d oes not h av e A/V inputs, see the following pages for antenn a or cab le hookups. Note that “ Advanced Hookup s” (page 61) explains additi o[...]

Getting Started 15 Basic hookups Hookup 1 (Plug and Play) Antenna hookup Make the fo llowing connect ions if y ou are u sing an an tenna (if y ou do n ot have cable TV). A Use this h ookup if you a re using: • VHF/UHF a nt enna (yo u ge t channel s 2–13 and channe ls 14 an d hi gher) • UHF-on l y ante nn a (you get channe l s 14 and hig her) [...]

16 Basic hookups Hookup 1 : D VD-VCR setup Notes • If you c onnect t he AC power cord befor e the ant enna conn ecti ons are c omplet ed, the channel s may b e incorr ectly set. If t his happe ns, see “St ep 6 : Prese tting cha nnels” on p age 26. • Do not press any buttons on the DVD-VC R or rem ote co mmand er du ring Auto pre set. • Au[...]

Getting Started 17 Basic hookups Hookup 2 (Plug and Play) Y ou have no cab le box, or a cab le bo x with only a fe w scrambled c hannels Recommende d use Use th i s hooku p i f you do n ot have a cable box. Also us e t his hook up if yo ur cable system sc rambles only a few channels. What y ou can do with this hookup • Record any un scram bled ch[...]

18 Basic hookups Hookup 2 : D VD-VCR setup Notes • If you c onnect t he AC power cord befor e the ant enna conn ecti ons are c omplet ed, the channel s may b e incorr ectly set. If t his happe ns, see “St ep 6 : Prese tting cha nnels” on p age 26. • Do not press any buttons on the DVD-VC R or rem ote co mmand er du ring Auto pre set. • Au[...]

Getting Started 19 Basic hookups Hookup 3 Connecting a cable bo x with many scramb l ed channels Recommende d use Use this hook up if your cab le system scramb les all or most channe ls. What y ou can do with this hookup • Recor d any ch annel by sele cting t he channel on th e cab le bo x What you ca nnot do • Record wi th the cable box t ur n[...]

20 Selecting a language Step 4 : Selecting a langua ge Y ou can c hange the on-scr een disp lay langua ge. Bef ore y ou star t… • T u r n on the DVD-VCR and you r TV . • T o control the D VD-VCR, set TV / D VD·VIDEO to DVD·VIDEO on th e remote (page 10 ). • Set the “RF Output Channel” to “3CH” or “4CH” in “OPTION SETUP ” m[...]

Getting Started 21 Selecting a language 4 Press SET UP to exit the menu.[...]

22 Setting the cloc k Step 5 : Se tting th e cloc k Using the A uto Cloc k Set featu re Some TV an d cab le channe ls tran smi t time signals with th eir broadcasts. Y our D VD- VCR can pick up this time signal to automa tica lly set th e clock. The Auto Clock Set feat u re works only if a channel i n yo ur area is broadc asting a time signal. If b[...]

Getting Started 23 Setting the clock 3 Press V/v to select “Au to”, then press ENTER. 4 Press V/v to select the item you want, then press B/b to make the setti ng. • F or “Cloc k data CH” Lea ve the settin g to “ Auto” to ha ve the D VD-VCR auto matically sea r ch for a channel that carries a time sign al. Press B/b to s el ect a cha [...]

24 Setting the cloc k Notes • The clo ck can not be set au to ma t ically if you do not rec eive a chan ne l th at carries a tim e signal in your area. If so, set the clock manu ally (p age 24). • If there a re on ly a few channels i n your area that ca rry time signa ls, set ting the c loc k autom atically m ay take up t o about 20 minut es. I[...]

Getting Started 25 Setting the clock Tip • T o change th e di gi ts w hi le set ti ng, pre s s B to ret urn to the item to be changed, a nd select th e digits by pressing V/v . Notes • T o record TV programs us in g the timer , you must set the clock ac cu r ate ly . • The clock dis p lay appe ars when VI DEO mod e is select ed with n o tape [...]

26 Presetting channels Step 6 : Presetting c hannels This DVD-VCR is capable o f receiving VHF channel s 2 to 13, UHF cha nnels 14 to 69 a nd unscramble d CA TV channels 1 to 1 25. First, we recommend that you p reset the receiv able channels in your are a using a utomatic presett ing method s. Then, if t he re are any unwanted channels, di sable t[...]

Getting Started 27 Presetting channels 2 Press V/v to select “Ch annel Se tu p”, then press ENTER. The “CHANNEL SETUP” menu appears . 3 Press V/v to select “An t/Cable. ” 4 • T o prese t cable TV chan nels: Press B / b to select “Cab le TV. ” • T o prese t VHF and UHF channels: Press B / b to select “An tenna. ” 5 Press V/v [...]

28 Presetting channels Presetting/ disabling chann els manuall y Bef ore y ou star t… • T u r n on the DVD-VCR and you r TV . When using a cab le box, turn it on . • T o control the D VD-VCR, set TV / D VD·VIDEO to DVD·VIDEO on th e remote (page 10 ). • Set the “RF Output Channel” to “3CH” or “4CH” in “OPTION SETUP ” me nu[...]

Getting Started 29 Presetting channels Note • If you have not preset chann el s aut om a tically, yo u cann ot pr eset/disa ble cha nne ls manua lly . 4 T o preset/di sable a channel: 1 Press CH +/– or num b er buttons to enter the ch a nnel num be r . 2 Press B/b to select “ADD” (in memory) or “DELETE” (dele ted). 3 Press ENTER. 5 Pres[...]

30 Setting up the VCR Plus+ ® system (SL V -D550P only) Step 7 : Setti ng up the VCR Plus + ® system (SL V -D550P only) How the VCR Plus + system w ork s Whenever you want to record a TV program, all you n eed to do is lo ok up the “Plu sCode” number, a number assigned to each pr og ram published in the TV section o f most newspapers , ca ble[...]

Getting Started 31 Setting up the VCR Plus+ ® system (SL V -D 550P only) 1 Press SET UP, then press V/v to select (OPTION) an d press ENT ER. 2 Press V/v to select “Ch annel Se tu p”, then press ENTER. The “CHANNEL SETUP” menu appears . SET UP O RETURN V/v/B/ b ENTE R Language Channel Setup Auto Power Off RF Output Channel Clock Set/Adjust[...]

32 Setting up the VCR Plus+ ® system (SL V -D550P only) 3 Press V/v to select “Gu ide Channe l Setup, ” then press ENTER. 4 The upper r ow shows VCR Plus+ guide channe ls an d the lower row sho ws TV chann els or cable b ox out put channel s. Press B/b to select the chan nel number tha t does not mat ch the gu id e channel . 5 • I f you m ad[...]

33 Playing discs Basic Oper ations Basic O perations Playing disc s Dependi ng on the di sc, some op eration s may be different or restricted. Refer to th e opera ting inst ruct io ns supp lied wi th your disc . Bef ore you st ar t ... • T ur n on the DVD-VCR and yo ur TV . • Switch the input selector on yo ur TV so that the sig na l from the p[...]

34 Play ing discs Additio nal task s * 1 If you pause the DVD player for more t han 5 minut es, the D VD pla yer wil l automati cally stop. * 2 For D VD VIDEOs and the DVD-R Ws/D VD-Rs only * 3 For D VD VIDEOs and the DVD-R Ws/D VD-Rs or D VD+R Ws only Tips • The Instant Rep lay functio n is useful wh en yo u want to review a scene or dialog th a[...]

35 Playing discs Basic Oper ations T o Resume pla yback fo r the curr ent disc (R esume Pla y) The DVD p layer rememb ers the point whe re you stopp ed the disc even if the D VD player enters st andb y mode b y pres sing ? / 1 . Tip • T o begin playback from th e to p of th e di sc, press x S TOP twi c e then pres s H PLA Y. T o locate a point qu[...]

36 Playing discs Tip • T o make a vide o ti mer reservation du ring DVD playba ck , we recom mend per forming th e oper ations under “ Quick T imer Reco rding” (p age 99). Notes • Y ou can change the scree n type usi ng the “SC REEN SETUP” m enu. (See “Screen Setup” on page 67) • Do not pe rfo rm VID EO pl a yback wh il e pl ayin [...]

37 Guide to the on-screen displa y Basic Oper ations Guide to the on-scree n displa y Press DISPLA Y during playback. The following information ap pears; type of disc , current titl e/track, chap ter , counte r position , voice la nguage, subtitl e lang uage and Custom A V Mode s etting . Refer to “D V D Audio /Subtitle Langu age” on pa ge 125 [...]

38 Guide to the on-screen display T o playba ck the desired title/track o r chap ter Y ou can playback the desired t itle/track or cha pter usin g this menu. The title/trac k or cha pter icon will a ppear on the D VD playback scre e n follo wed by the current title/track or c h apter number and the counter po sition. T o playba ck from th e desired[...]

39 Guide to the on-screen displa y Basic Oper ations Notes • The disp la y ma y no t chan ge as operat ed depen din g on the disc. • The displ ay windo w continue in di ca ting the playing ti me e ven when the cou nt er posit ion inform at ion on the on- screen disp la y is be in g chang ed . T o adj u st th e pl ayback pic tur e (Cu stom A V M[...]

40 Locking t he disc tray (Chil d Lock) Locking the di sc tr ay (Child Lock ) Y ou c an lock the di s c tray so that th e disc tray is not open ed by mistake. T o lock th e disc tray When the D VD-VCR is tur ned on, p ress x , X and SELE CT DVD on the unit at the same time. “LOCK” appears in t he di sp lay wind ow . The disc tray is locked. T o[...]

41 Play ing a tape Basic Oper ations Playing a tape Bef ore you st ar t ... • T ur n on the DVD-VCR and yo ur TV . • Switch the input selector on yo ur TV so that the sig na l from the play er app ears on the T V sc r e en . •S e t T V / D VD·VIDEO to DVD·VIDEO , then press SELECT VIDEO to control the VCR (page 10). 1 Insert a tape. The VCR[...]

42 Play ing a tape Additio nal task s * If yo u pause the VCR for m o re than 5 m inutes, the VC R will automa ticall y resume play . T o play a recently watc hed scene Y ou can i mmediate ly rewind a nd pl ayback t he scen e you want to watch ag ain. During playback , press REPLA Y. The VCR rewinds the tape about 10 second s in the SP mode (abo ut[...]

43 Play ing a tape Basic Oper ations T o resume normal playbac k Press H PLA Y. T o use the ti me counter Press CLEAR at th e point on the tape that you w ant to f ind later . The c ounter in the displa y wi ndo w resets to “0:00:00 . ” T o search for the co unter 0:00 :00 po int automati c ally , see “T o search for the counte r 0:00:00 po i[...]

44 Recording TV programs Recor ding TV pr ograms Bef ore y ou star t ... • T u r n on the DVD-VCR and you r TV . • Switch th e input se lector on your TV so that the signal from the playe r app ears on the TV screen. •S e t T V / D VD ·VIDE O to D VD·VIDEO , then press SELEC T VIDEO to contro l the VCR (page 10). • T o r eco rd from a cab[...]

45 Recording TV programs Basic Oper ations T o stop recor ding Press x STOP. T o chec k the remaining t ape length Press DISPLA Y to display the time counter . W ith the display o n , press DISP LA Y again to check the remaining time. The white bar in dicates th e current locatio n in relation to the enti re tape len g th. The remain ing time also [...]

46 Recording TV programs T o watch anothe r TV program while reco rding T o watch a D VD while recor ding T o save a re cordi ng T o p r event accidental erasu re, break of f the safe ty tab as illust rated. T o record on the tape aga in, cover the tab hole with a dhesive tape. Tips • T o sele ct a c h a nnel, you can use th e nu mb er butto ns o[...]

47 Recording TV programs using the ti mer Basic Oper ations Reco rding TV programs us in g the tim er Y ou can preset up to eight progra ms at a time. Bef ore you st ar t… • Check that the D VD-VCR cloc k is set to the correct time. • T ur n on the DVD-VCR and yo ur TV . • Switch the input selector on yo ur TV so that the sig na l from the [...]

48 Recording TV programs using the timer T o stop recor ding T o stop the D VD-VCR while recording , press S E LECT VI DEO an d t he n press x ST OP. Dail y/weekly reco rding In step 2 above, press v to s elect th e recording pattern. Each time you press v , the indica tion ch ang es as sho wn be lo w . Press V to chang e the indicatio n in re v er[...]

49 Recording TV programs using the ti mer Basic Oper ations T o use the A uto T ape Speed func tion When you are recordin g a program in the Auto m ode and th e remaining tape becom es shorter than the rec ording ti me, the t a pe speed is autom atically ch anged to the EP mode. Note that some noise will a ppear on the pic ture when the tape speed [...]

50 Recording TV programs using the Dial T imer (SL V -D550P only) Recor ding TV pr ograms using th e Dial Timer (SL V -D550P onl y ) The Dial Timer functi on allows you to ma ke timer reco rdings of program s without turnin g on your TV . Se t the re cording timer to rec ord up to ei ght pro grams th at will be broad cast within a mo nth us ing the[...]

51 Recording TV programs using the Dial Timer (SL V -D550P only) Basic Oper ations 3 Press DIAL TIMER to set the start time. “ST AR T” and th e next qua rter hour increme nt appear alt erna tely in t he displa y window . 4 T urn DIAL TIMER to set the recordi ng start time. Y ou c an set the recording start time in 15 minute in terv als or a dju[...]

52 Recording TV programs using the Dial T imer (SL V -D550P only) 6 T urn DIAL TIMER to se t the recording stop time. Y ou can set the recording stop time in 15 mi nute interv als or a djust the time in one minute intervals by pressing the CHANNEL +/– buttons on the unit . 7 Press DIAL TIMER. Curren t ch annel fl ashes in th e displ ay window . 8[...]

53 Recording TV programs using the Dial Timer (SL V -D550P only) Basic Oper ations T o return to the pre vious step T o return to the previous step, p ress the CHA NNEL + an d – buttons on the unit at the same ti me du ring any of t he Dial Timer settings. T o set the c lock Tips • T o cancel a Dial Ti mer setting, press any b utton other than [...]

54 Recording TV programs using the Dial T imer (SL V -D550P only) About the Demonstration Mod e The Dial Timer function has a Demon s t r ation Mode that al lows the user , such as a salesperson, to enter more than eig ht e xamples o f timer setti ngs when demonstra ting the use o f the Dial T imer . It cancels the FULL notice which appears if eigh[...]

55 Recording TV programs using the VCR Plus+ ® system (SL V -D550P only) Basic Oper ations Reco rding TV programs us in g the VCR Plus + ® system (SL V -D550P only) Just enter the PlusCode n umber listed in the TV progra m guid e. The da te, time and channel nu mber of that prog ram are set automa t ically . Y ou can preset up to eight programs t[...]

56 Recording TV programs using the VCR Plus+ ® system (SL V -D550P only) 3 Press the number b uttons to enter th e PlusCode numbe r . T o correc t a setting, press B to return to t h at setting an d reset. 4 Press V/v to select “M ode. ” 5 Press B/b to select Once, Mo~Fr , or W eekly : 6 Press V/v to select “S peed. ” 7 Press B/ b to selec[...]

57 Recording TV programs using the VCR Plus+ ® system (SL V -D550P only) Basic Oper ations T o stop recor ding T o stop the VCR while re cording, press x STOP. T o use the D VD-VCR after setting the timer T o use t he DVD-VCR before a timer recording begins, ju st press ? / 1 . The timer indicat or disapp ears fro m the disp lay wind ow and the D [...]

58 Checking/changing/canceling timer settings Checking/cha ng in g/ c an c el in g time r settings Bef ore y ou star t… • Check th at the D VD-VCR clock is se t to the correct time. • T u r n on the DVD-VCR and you r TV . • Switch th e input se lector on your TV so that the signal from the playe r app ears on the TV screen. •S e t T V / D[...]

59 Checking/changing/canceling timer settings Basic Oper ations When the time r settings overla p The program th at starts first ha s priority and the second program starts recording only after the f irst program has finished . If the programs sta rt at the sa me time, the program li s ted f irst in the menu has priority . 3 Press O RETURN to conf [...]

60 Locking t he D VD-VCR (Child Lock) Loc k ing the D VD-VCR (C hil d L ock) After you h ave set the timer , you can lock all of the buttons on th e DVD-VCR so that the settings are n o t canceled by mista ke. To l o c k t h e D V D - V C R When the D VD-VCR is turne d on, hold do wn ? / 1 POWER on t he un it until “LOCK” appears in the di spla[...]

61 A/V Receiver hookup Adv anced Hookups Adv anced Hookups A/V Receiv er hookup A Use this h ookup if your A/V rece iver has a Dolb y* Surrou nd (Pro Logic) decode r and 3 to 6 spea kers Y ou can enjoy t he Do lby Surrou nd effects only whe n playi ng Dolby Surrou nd aud i o or multi-ch annel aud io (Dolb y Digital) discs. ∗ Manufact ured unde r [...]

62 A/V Receiver hookup B Use this hook up if your A/ V receiver has a Dolby Digital or DT S* decoder , a digital i nput jac k and 6 speak ers This connectio n will allo w you to use the Do lby Digita l or DTS decoder fu nction o f your A V ampl ifier (recei ver). Y ou are not able t o enjoy the surround soun d effects of this pl ayer . Y ou must m [...]

63 S-Video/Component Vid eo hookup Adv anced Hookups S-Vid eo/Component Vi deo hookup Make audio connections using the L INE OUT A UDIO L/R jacks or DIGIT AL A UDIO OUT (OPTICAL or CO AXIAL) jacks on the right si de of the D VD-VCR when you use S-VIDEO/ Compo nent V i de o hook up. A Use this hooku p if your T V has an S-VIDEO input jac k Connect a[...]

64 S-Video/Component Video hookup B Use this hook up if your T V has component vide o input jac k s Connect you r TV v ia the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks using a compon ent video cord (not supplie d) or thre e video cor d s (not su pp lied) of the same ki nd and length. Y o u will enjoy a ccurate color rep roduction a nd high qualit y imag es. See pa[...]

65 A u dio Setup D VD Settings and Adjus tments D VD Settings and Adjustments A udi o Setu p “ Audio Se tup” allo ws you to s et the soun d accordi ng to the playb ack and con nectio n condition s. 1 Press SET UP when the D VD p layer is in stop mode, then press V/v to select (D V D), then press ENTER. 2 Press V/v to select “A udio Setup, ”[...]

66 A udio Set up Men u ch oices • Dolby Digit a l Selects th e type of Dolby Digita l signal. The def a ult setting is ind icated in bold prin t. •D T S Selects wh ether o r n ot to outp ut DTS sign als. The def a ult setting is ind icated in bold prin t. • Audio DRC (Dynamic Range Control) Makes the soun d clear when the volume is t urned do[...]

67 Screen Setup D VD Settings and Adjus tments Scre en Setup “Screen S et up” allows you to set the screen accordi ng to the playb ack and con nection condition s. 1 Press SET UP when the D VD player is in stop mode, then press V/v to select (D VD), then press ENTER. 2 Press V/v to select “ Screen Set up, ” then p ress ENTER. 3 Press V/v to[...]

68 Screen Setup Men u ch oices •T V T y p e Selects th e aspect ra tio of the conn ected TV (4:3 standa rd or wide ). The def a ult setting is ind ica ted in bold prin t. • Black Level Y ou can enhance the black level by increasing the brightn ess an d contrast when vie wing D VDs with the P ROGRESSI VE indicato r turned of f. The def a ult set[...]

69 Screen Setup D VD Settings and Adjus tments T o set the “Pro gressive” setting If your TV accepts progressiv e (480p) format signals, you will enjoy accurate color repr od ucti on and hi gh qua lity ima ge. 1 Follow step 1 and 2 on page 67, then pres s V/v to select “P rogressive. ” 2 Press B/b to select “On, ” t hen press ENTE R . 3[...]

70 Screen Setup Tip • The “P rogressive” setting can be canc eled by pre ssing X on the u nit conti nuo usly for 5 seconds or more, or selecting “Off” in st e p 2. Note • If you se lect p rogressive signal whe n you connect the DVD playe r to a T V that cannot accept the si gna l i n prog res s ive for m at, th e ima g e qual it y wi ll[...]

71 Setting the display or sound t rac k language D VD Settings and Adjus tments Setting th e displa y or sound trac k lang ua g e You ca n se t vario us lang uages for th e di s c’s menu, sound tr ack or subtitle. 1 Press SET UP wh en the DVD player is i n stop mode , then pr ess V/v to se lect (DV D) and press ENTER . 2 Press V/v to select “L [...]

72 Setting the displa y or sound track language Tip • If you sele ct “O ther s” i n st ep 4, an addi ti onal la ngu age me nu appears. Press V/v/ B/b to se lect th e desi r e d lan gu ag e, then pr es s ENTER. Notes • When y ou select a langua ge that is not reco rded on the DVD in step 4, one of the recorded languages wil l be automati cal[...]

73 P arental Control (limiting play back by children) D VD Settings and Adjus tments P arental Contr ol (l imitin g playback b y children) Playback of some DVDs can be limited accordi ng to a prede termined lev el such as the age of th e users. The “Parental Control” functi on allows you to set a playba ck limitation le vel. 1 Press SET UP when[...]

74 P arental Control (limiting pla yback b y children) 3 Press b to set the parental contr ol. • If you have not ent ered a passwor d The displ a y for r egis te ri ng a new passwor d appears . Enter a 4-di gi t pas sword usi ng the num b er but to ns . The disp la y for conf irming the passwo rd appears . Re-e nter the password . • When you h [...]

75 P arental Control (limiting play back by children) D VD Settings and Adjus tments T o change the pa sswor d T o turn off the P arental Contr ol function Set “Use Password” to “No” in st ep 3 on page 74. T o play a disc for whic h P arental Control is set If yo u forget y our pass word Notes • When yo u pla y DVDs whic h do no t have th[...]

76 Using the D V D’ s menu D VD Additional Operati ons Using the D V D’ s menu A D VD i s divid ed i nto lo ng sections of a picture o r a music feature called “titl es. ” When you pl ay a DVD which contai ns sev eral titles, you can select th e title yo u want usin g the TOP MENU button. When yo u play DVDs that allow you to select items s[...]

77 Using the D V D’ s menu D VD Additional Op erations T o turn off the D VD’ s menu Press x STOP Note • Dependi ng on the D VD , you m ay not be abl e to use t he TOP MENU button o r search a point by setting the tim e. 3 Press ENTER.[...]

78 Zooming into a sc ene Zooming into a scene Notes • Y ou can not us e 4 × magnification when yo u play V IDE O CDs. • The zoo m fu nct i on may not work de pe nding on the DVD. Y ou can zoom into a scene during pl ayback or still mode. T o zoo m into a JPEG ima ge, see “ Playing JPEG image files” on pag e 93 . 1 Press ZOOM. “ ” appea[...]

79 Changing the angles D VD Additional Op erations Changi ng the a ngles Note • Check t he user’s manual of the purcha sed di sc to determ ine wheth er i t supp ort s angle ope rati on. Ho wev er , note tha t angle operati on may n ot be pos sible f or s ome dis cs. If various angles (multi-angles) fo r a scen e are recorded o n the DVD, “ ?[...]

80 Display ing the subtitle Displa ying the subti t le T o turn off the subtit les Select “Off” in step 3. Note • Dependi ng on t he DVD, you may n ot be able to chan ge the su btitles even if m ultilin gual subtitle s are recorded o n it. Y ou al so may not be a b le to turn t hem off. If subtitles are recorded on the di sc , you can change [...]

81 V arious play mode funct ions (Progr am pla y , Shuffle play , Repeat play) D VD Additional Op erations V arious pla y mode functions (Program pl a y , Shuffle play , Repeat play) Y ou c an set the follo wing play m odes: • Program pl ay (page 81) • Shuffle pl ay (page 83) • Repeat pl ay (page 84) Note • The p la y m ode is ca nc eled wh[...]

82 V ar ious play mode functions (Program play , Shuffle play , Repeat play) T o stop pr ogram pla y Press CLEAR during playback. T o change or cancel a pr ogram T o cancel all th e programme d number s Notes • Up to 99 trac ks ca n be displa ye d. • Up to 20 tr ac ks ca n be prog ram m ed at one time. 2 Press B/b to select “P R OGRAM”, the[...]

83 V arious play mode funct ions (Progr am pla y , Shuffle play , Repeat play) D VD Additional Op erations Play i ng in random or der (Shuffle play) T o return to normal pla y Press CLEAR. Tips • Shu ffle pla y will s t op whe n al l the trac ks ar e pl ayed back. • Y ou can not rep eat play w hil e i n shuffle play. Y ou can shu ffle the playb[...]

84 V ar ious play mode functions (Program play , Shuffle play , Repeat play) Playi ng repeatedly (Repeat pla y) Y ou can play all of th e titles or trac ks on a disc or a single title, c h apter, or track repeatedl y . 1 Press REP EA T during p layback . 2 Press REPEA T or B/b repeated ly to sel ect the item to be repeated. When pla ying a DV D •[...]

85 V arious play mode funct ions (Progr am pla y , Shuffle play , Repeat play) D VD Additional Op erations T o return to normal pla y Select “Of f” or press CLEAR in step 2. Notes • Y ou can not repeat pl ay with DVD-R W in VR mo de. • Y ou cannot rep eat play V ID E O CDs w ith PBC fu nction on . See “Pl aying VIDEO C Ds with “PBC ON /[...]

86 Changing the sound Changing the sound When playi ng a D VD recorded in mu ltiple audio formats (PCM, Dolb y Digital, or DTS), yo u can cha nge th e au dio form at. If the D VD is recorded wit h multilingua l tracks, you can also select the langua ge. W ith CDs, D A T A CDs, or VIDEO CDs, you can selec t the sound from the right o r left channel [...]

87 Vir tual surround setting D VD Additional Op erations Virtual surr ound sett ing When yo u conn ec t a stereo TV o r 2 front speakers, SURROUND lets you enjoy surr ound sound e ffects by u sing sou nd ima gi ng to crea t e virt ual rea r speake rs from the so und of the fro nt speak ers wi th out usi ng a ctua l r ear sp eake rs . 1 Press SURROU[...]

88 Vir tual surround setting T o cancel the s etting Select “Off” in step 2. Notes • When th e pl ay ing signal doe s not contai n a sig na l for the rear spea kers, the surro und effects will be dif ficul t to hea r . • When you activate the surround effect , tu rn off the surro und setting of th e co nnecte d TV or amplifier (re ce iver).[...]

89 Playi ng an MP3 audio trac k D VD Additional Op erations Pla ying an MP3 audi o track You can play ba c k DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/ CD-Rs/CD-R Ws) rec orded in MP3 (MPEG1 Audi o La yer 3) fo rmat. 1 Press Z and place a DA T A CD o n the dis c tray , then press Z to close the tray . When you load a DA T A CD which contain s MP3 audio tracks an d JPEG im[...]

90 Playing an M P3 audio track T o stop pla y Press x STOP . T o repeat pla y Press REPEA T r epea tedly duri ng pl ayback t o c hange t he repeat mode . • FILE: repeats the current track (f ile). • DIR: repeats the current albu m (direc tory). • DISC: repeats the c urrent disc. T o go to the ne xt or previou s page Press b or B . T o return [...]

91 Playi ng an MP3 audio trac k D VD Additional Operatio ns Notes • Only the letters in th e alphabe t and numbe rs can be used for al bum or track na mes. Anything else is displaye d as an asterisk. • Up to 12 alph an umer ic cha ra cters can be displa ye d for album or track nam es. • ID3 ta gs canno t be d isplayed. About MP3 audio t racks[...]

92 Play ing an MP3 audio track The Pla yback or der of MP3 audio tr ac ks The playb ack order of albums and track s recorded on a DA T A CD is as follows. • Struc tu r e of disc cont ent s When yo u i nsert a DA T A CD an d p ress H PLA Y, the numb ered tracks are p layed sequentially , from 1 thro ugh 7 . An y sub-al bum s/trac ks cont ained wi [...]

93 Playing JPEG image files D VD Additional Op erations Playing JP EG imag e fil es You can play JPEG i mage files on DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/ CD-Rs/CD-R Ws). 1 Press Z and place a DA T A CD o n the dis c tray , then press Z to close the tray . When you load a DA T A CD which contain s MP3 audio tracks an d JPEG image files, “Select a Me dia T ype” m[...]

94 Play ing JPEG image files T o rot ate the selected image T o zo o m in an im ag e 3 Press ./> to select the ne xt/previo u s album pag e , then pr ess V/v/ B/b to select an image in the “Album” display . T o displa y the selected image 1 Press ENTER. The select ed image numbe r appears i n the displa y window. 2 To disp la y the ne xt /pr[...]

95 Playing JPEG image files D VD Additional Op erations T o enjoy the Slide show T o turn on/off the me nu in the sing le image displa y Press CLEAR to turn off the menu. Press B or b to turn on the me nu . T o return to the “Alb um” displa y Press MENU to return to the “Alb um” display . Press . repeatedly to return to the firs t “ Album[...]

96 Play ing JPEG image files T o play a Multi Session CD This playe r can play Multi S ession CDs whe n an JP EG image f ile is locate d in the first session. Any subsequent JPEG image files, recorded in the later sessio ns, can also be play ed back. When aud io tracks and images in musi c CD format or video CD format are recorded in the first sess[...]

97 Pla y ing VIDEO CDs with “PBC ON/OFF” Functions D VD Additional Op erations Pla y ing VIDEO CDs with “PBC ON/O FF” Functi ons The PB C (P la yb ack con tro l) fu ncti on allow s you to s ear ch and per form ot her operat ions interacti vely. PBC playback follows a sele ction menu displa yed on your TV sc re en. 1 Press MENU to select “[...]

98 Play ing VIDEO CDs with “PBC ON/OFF” Functions T o return to the men u Press O RETURN. T o play u sin g “PB C OF F” Press MENU to select “PBC OFF . ” When “PB C OFF” is se lected, th e DVD playe r starts c ontinuous p lay . Y ou canno t play st ill pictur es su c h as a m enu. T o return to “PBC ON, ” press MENU to select “[...]

99 Quick Timer R ecordi ng VCR Additional Operation s VCR Ad ditional Operatio ns Quick Timer Recording T o extend th e duration Press z REC repeatedly to set a new durati on time. T o cancel the du ration Press z REC repeatedly until the indicator disappears and the VCR returns to normal rec ording mode. T o stop while reco rding Press x STOP. Not[...]

100 Recording stereo and bilingual progr ams Recording s tereo and biling ual program s Recordi ng stereo pro g rams When you receive a program bro adcast in st ereo, press A UDIO to display “ Hi-Fi” on the TV screen. Y o u can a lso selec t “Lef t, ” “Right, ” or “Mono. ” If ther e is noise in the stere o pr o gram, sel e c t “Mo[...]

101 Searching using various functions VCR Additional Operation s Sear ch ing using v arious func t ions T o searc h using the index function (Scan and Pla y) The VCR automa t ic ally marks the tape with an index signa l at the point where each recording b egins. Use these signals as references to find a specific recording. The VCR autom a tically m[...]

102 Searching using various functions T o sear ch f or the c ounter 0:00:00 point T o mark a poi n t on the tape th at you want t o find lat e r , reset the ta pe counter to “0:00: 00. ” The VCR autom a tically f ast-forwards or rewi nds to the 0:00:00 point on the tape count er . T o searc h for a bla nk portion of the tape The VCR automatica [...]

103 Adjusting the picture (tracking) VCR Additional Operation s Adju s tin g th e pict ure (tracki ng) Although th e VCR automatic ally adjusts th e tracking when pla ying a t ape, d istort ion may oc cur if the recording is in p oor conditio n. In this case, m anually adjust the tra cking. Press TRACKING +/– to disp lay the track ing meter . The[...]

104 Changing menu options Changing menu options Y ou can chang e the tape len gth, auto pl a y and aut o repeat sett ings. Normally the defa ult settin gs are used. Cha nge these settings if necessary . 1 Press SET UP when the D VD pla yer is in stop mode. 2 Press V/v to select (VIDEO) and press ENTE R. 3 Press V/v t o select the op tion to ch ange[...]

105 Changing menu options VCR Additional Operation s Menu choic es The def ault settings a re indic ated in b old print. 4 Press B/b to change t he setting. 5 Press SET UP to exit the menu. Menu opt ion Set this opt i on to T a pe Len gth • T -120 when usin g a T -120 or short er l eng th tap e. • T -160 wh en using a T -160 length tape. • T [...]

106 Editing with another VCR Editin g with a nothe r VCR How to connect to recor d on this VCR Notes • Make sure you c onn ect the pl ugs t o ja ck s of the same colo r . • If the othe r V CR is a monaura l type and con nected to this VCR ’ s LIN E- 2 IN jack s, co nnect the audi o pl ug t o the A UD IO L (white ) ja ck . The sound is re co r[...]

107 Editing with another VCR VCR Additional Operation s Operation (when recor ding on this VCR) T o stop editing Press the x (stop) butto ns on both VCRs. Tip • T o cut out unwant e d scenes wh il e ed iting, press X on this VCR when an unw anted scen e begins. When it ends, pr ess X again to resu me reco r di ng. Before y ou start editing • T [...]

108 General setup inf orm ation Additional Inf ormation General setup inf ormation 1 Press SET UP when the D VD pla yer is in stop mode , then pres s V/v to select (OPTION), then press ENTE R. 2 Press V/v t o select the opt ion to chang e. 3 Press B/b to cha nge th e setti ng. When changin g the “RF Outp ut Chan nel, ” conf irma tio n messa ge [...]

109 General setup information Additiona l Information Menu choic es The def ault settings a re indic ated in b old print. 4 Press SET UP to exit the menu. Menu opt ion Set this opt i on to Auto Po wer Off • “ Off ” to deac tiv ate the Auto Po wer Off function. • “1H r” /“2H r ” to tur n t h e DVD-VCR off aut oma ti call y if no sign[...]

110 General setup inf orm ation Setting t he RF Output c hannel When co nnecting the D VD -VCR to the TV using on ly the an tenna ca b le, you must se t the RF Outp ut channel in the “OPTION SETUP” me nu so that the T V can receive the correct signal from the D VD-VCR. 1 Set the RF Outpu t cha nne l to “3CH” or “ 4CH” (see p age 108 to [...]

111 General setup information Additiona l Information Attaching the exter nal antenna connector Attaching a VHF/UHF band mixer When usin g a 300-o hm twin l ead cable fo r a VHF/UHF an tenna, u se an an tenna connector (not sup pl i ed) to connect the antenn a to the D VD-VCR. 1 Loosen th e screws on the ant en na connect or . 2 W i nd the twi n l [...]

112 T r oubleshooting T ro u b leshooting If you have any questi on s or pro blems not covered below , please co nsu lt your nearest S ony dealer . (For customers in USA) General T r oubleshooting Symptom Remedy Pow e r The ? / 1 swit c h does not fun c tion. • Connect th e AC po wer co r d s e c urely . The po we r is tur ne d on bu t the D VD- [...]

113 T r oubleshooting Additiona l Information D VD T roubles hooting Symptom Remedy Picture There is no pi cture/ picture noise appears . • Re-co nne ct th e co nnect i ng co rd secure ly . • The conne c ting cords ar e dam ag ed. • Ch eck th e connecti on to you r TV (page 13) and switch the input selector o n your TV so that t he signal fro[...]

114 T r oubleshooting Operation The disc doe s not play . • The di sc is tu rne d over . • Inser t th e di sc w i th t he pl ayback side facing down on the disc t r ay . • The disc is skewed. • The playe r cannot play certai n disc s (pa ge 6). • The regio n co de on the DVD does not matc h th e player. • Moi sture ha s conden sed i nsi[...]

115 T r oubleshooting Additiona l Information VCR T roubles hooting Operation The lang uage for the sound track cannot be cha nged . • T r y using the D VD’ s menu ins t ea d of the direct se le ction button o n th e remo te (p ag e 76) . • Multilin g ual tracks ar e no t recor d ed on the DV D be ing play ed. • The DVD prohibits th e ch an[...]

116 T r oubleshooting Recording The ta pe star ts pl aying as so on as i t is inser ted . • The safet y tab has bee n rem oved. T o reco rd on t his t ape, cov e r the tab hol e. The tape is ejecte d when yo u press z REC. • Check that the safe ty tab has no t been remo ve d . Nothing happe ns w he n you press z REC. • M ake sure the ta pe is[...]

117 Glossar y Additiona l Information Glossary Chapter (pa ge 37) Section s of a pi cture or a musi c fea ture that are smaller than titles. A title is composed of several chapters . Depend ing on th e disc , no chapters may b e recorded. Dolb y Digital (pages 61 and 66) Digital au dio compr e ssion tec hnology developed by Dol by Laborat ories . T[...]

118 Glossa r y Interlace fo rmat Interlace format shows e very other line o f an image as a sin gle “field” and is the st and ard method for di sp layi ng image s on tel evisi on. The even number field shows the e ven numbered lines of an ima ge, and the odd numbered fiel d shows the o dd numbered lines of an i mage. Prog ressive form at (pages[...]

119 Specifications Additiona l Information Specification s System Laser Semiconductor laser Format VHS NTSC standard V ideo recordin g system Rotary head helical s canning FM system V ideo h eads Double azimuth f our heads V ideo sign al NTSC color, E IA standards T ape speed SP: 33. 35 mm/s (1 inches/s) EP: 11.12 mm/s ( inch es /s) LP: 16.67 mm/s [...]

120 Inde x to par ts and c ontrols Inde x to parts and contr ols Refer to the pages indicated in paren theses ( ) for details. Front panel A ? / 1 PO W ER ( on/st and by) swit ch (11) (35) (42) B PR OGRESSIVE indica tor (64) (69) C Disc tray (33) D A (ope n/close ) button (33 ) (34) E T ap e compartment (44) F A (eject) button (42) G z REC (record)[...]

121 Index t o par ts and controls Additiona l Information Displa y window A D VD ind icator (3 4) B MONTH indicator* (50 ) C D A Y i ndicato r* (53 ) D YEAR indicator* (53) E D A TE i ndicat or* ( 50) F Record indicator (4 5) G VIDEO indicator (42) H T ap e indi cat or (42) I T imer indicator (48) J STEREO indi cator (100) K Playin g time/cloc k/cu[...]

122 Inde x to par ts and c ontrols Rear panel D VD player and VCR A A C power cord (13) (16) B LINE IN 1 VIDEO/A UDIO L/R jacks (106) C LINE OUT VIDEO/A UDIO L/R jacks (14) D IN (FR OM ANT .) connector (15) E OUT (TO TV) c on nector (15) D VD playe r only F LINE OUT A UDIO L/R jacks (63 ) G COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Pr/Pb/Y jacks (64) H S-VIDEO OUT jack [...]

123 Index t o par ts and controls Additiona l Information Remote commander for D VD A Z (ope n/close ) button (33 ) (34) B TV / D VD•VIDEO swi t ch (1 0) C SELEC T DVD b utt on (10) D Number buttons* 1 (29) E CLEA R button (43) (48) (8 2) F ANGLE button (79) G SET UP b utton (20) H SUBTITLE b utton (80) I A UDIO button* 1 (86) (1 0 0) J SKIP butt[...]

124 Inde x to par ts and c ontrols Remote commander for VIDEO A Z (eject) butto n (42) B TV / D VD•VIDEO switch (10) C SELECT VIDEO b utton (10) D Number buttons * 1 (29) E CLEAR bu tton (43) F SET UP butto n (20 ) G TIMER b utton ( 47) H A UDI O but ton* 1 (100 ) I SKIP button (4 3) J SP (Stand a rd Pla y) /EP (Extende d Pl ay ) butt on (45) K z[...]

125 D VD A udio/Subtitle Language Additiona l Information D VD A udi o/ Subtitl e Language Abbre viation Langua g e ARA Arabic CHI Chin ese CRO Croatian CZK Cze ch DA N D a ni s h DEU German ENG Eng lish ESP Spanish FIN Finis h FRA French GRE Greek HUN Hungarian IDN Indon esian IND Hindi ISL Icelandic IT A Ita lian IWR Hebrew JPN Japan ese K OR Kor[...]

126 Inde x Inde x Numerics 16:9 68 4:3 Letter Box 68 4:3 Pan Scan 68 A Adju stin g picture 10 3 tracking 103 Angle 79 Antenna hook up 15 Audio t rack 100 Audio/v ideo (A/V) hoo kup 14 Auto Cloc k Set 22 C Cable h ookup 13 Chan ne l li ne -up chart 30 Clea ni ng the vide o heads 115 Clock setti ng 22 Commer ci al Skip 42 Connec ting Cabl e TV 19 ext[...]

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