Sony DVP-NS700V manuel d'utilisation

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    3-070-607- 12 (1) SACD/DVD Player Operat ing In struct io ns DVP-NS700V © 2001 Sony Co rporation[...]

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    2 WAR N I N G To p revent fi re or shock hazard, do not ex pose the u nit to rain or moistur e. To av oi d el ect r ical shoc k, do not open the cab in et. Ref er servi cing to q ualif ied pe rsonne l only . Mains le ad mus t only be change d at a qua lifi ed serv ice shop. This appliance i s classifi ed as a CLASS 1 L ASER product. T he CLASS 1 LA[...]

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    3 Precau tio ns On safety • Caution – The use of optica l instru men ts with this pr od u ct wil l in cr ease ey e hazar d . • Shoul d any solid object or liqui d fall int o the cabine t, unplug the pla yer and have i t checke d by qualified personnel be fo re operati ng it any further. On power sources • The pla yer is n ot disconn ecte d [...]

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    4 T able of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Welcome! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precaution s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    5 Viewing Information About t he Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Viewin g the Play ing Tim e and R emaining Time on the Front Pane l Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Checking th e Play ing Time and Remain ing Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Checkin[...]

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    6 About th is Ma nu al • Instructions in this manu al describe the contro ls on t he remo te. You c an also use the contro ls on th e player i f they have the same or simil ar na m e s as tho s e on the re mo te . • The meaning of th e icons u sed in this manu al is descri bed be l ow: “ DVD ” may be used as a general term for DVD VIDEOs, D[...]

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    7 Note Some DVD-Rs, DVD-R Ws, CD-Rs, or CD-RWs cannot be pla yed on this player due to the rec or din g quality or physi cal conditio n o f th e disc , or the characterist ics of the re cording device. DVD-RWs in VR mode may also take tim e to pl ay back due to the recordi ng conditio n. Furthermor e , th e dis c wil l not pla y if it has not been [...]

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    8 Index to Parts and Cont rols For more information, refer to the pages indicated in parentheses. Fron t Pane l A POWER switch/ indicator (35) 2 DVD indicator Lights up when the disc is a DVD 3 SACD i ndi cator Lights up when the disc i s an SACD 4 MULTI CHANNEL indicator Lights up when: — playing a d isc that con tains more than 3 audio sign al [...]

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    9 ∗ When play in g the SACD la ye r of SAC D discs, the dis c type is not dis p la ye d. Front panel d isplay When playing back a DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW When playing back a VIDEO CD (PBC) When play ing back a n SACD, CD, or VIDEO CD (without PBC) Digital TITLE TRACK CHAP INDEX ANGLE NTSC HOUR MIN SEC MULTI REPEAT 1 MPEG SHUFFLE PGM A – B Playing ti m[...]

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    10 Rear Pa nel 1 DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack (24) (26) (27) 2 DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) jack (24) (26) (27) 3 5.1CH OUTPUT jacks (24) 4 LINE OUT L/R (AUDIO) jacks (23) (26) (27) 5 LINE OUT (VIDEO) jack (19 ) 6 S VIDEO OUT jack (19) 7 LINE 2 jack (16) (1 9) 8 LINE 1 (RGB)-TV j ack (16) (19) 5.1CH OUTPUT R – AUDIO – L VIDEO DIGITAL OUT LINE 1 (RGB)-TV[...]

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    11 1 TV/DVD switch (72) 2 Z (open /c lose) b ut ton (36) 3 Numb er bu tto ns (37) The nu mber 5 bu tton has a tac tile do t. 4 CLEAR/ - (ten ’ s digit) button (41) (72) 5 SACD MULTI/2CH b utton (39) 6 SACD/CD button (3 9) 7 (audio) bu tto n (56 ) 8 (angl e) bu tton ( 62) 9 SHUFFLE button ( 43) J PROGRAM button (4 1) K . / > (previo us/next ) b[...]

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    12 Guide to the Co ntrol Menu Di s play (Magic Pad) Use the Control Menu to sel ect a function that you w ould like to use. The Control Menu display appears when the DISPLAY butt on is pressed. For details, please refer t o the page in parentheses. List of Control M enu Items Contr ol Menu OFF 1: ENGLISH 2: FRENCH 3: SPANISH OFF 1 8 ( 3 4 ) 1 2 ( 2[...]

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    13 SUBTITLE ( page 63 ) Displays the subtitle s. Changes the subt itle language . AN G L E ( pag e 62) Changes t he ang le. SURROUND (page 58) Selects the surround functions. ADVANCED (pa ge 55) Checks the informa tio n (bit ra te or layer) on the disc while playing a DVD. PARENTAL CONTROL (page 67) Sets the disc to proh ibit pla ying. SETU P (p ag[...]

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    14 z Each time you pre ss DI SPLAY, the Con trol Menu displ ay change s a s fo llow s: When play ing an SACD /CD disc, only the Control M enu dis play 1 will appea r. The Control Menu items a re different depending on the dis c. z The Control Me nu ic on in dicator lig hts up in green whe n you se le ct any item except “ OFF. ” ( “ SURROUND, [...]

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    Getting Sta rte d 15 Getting Started Quick Ov er vie w A quic k overview p resented in this ch apter will gi ve you enough in formation to st art using the player for your enjoymen t. To use the surround sound features of this play er, refer to “ Hookups ” on p age 1 9. Notes • You cannot connec t thi s pla ye r to a TV that does not have a S[...]

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    16 Step 3: T V Hook ups Conne ct a SCART (EURO AV) cor d (not su pplied) a nd mains lead in the or der ( 1 ~ 3 ) shown below. Be sure to conn ect the S C ART (EURO AV) cord to the LINE 1 (RGB)-TV jack on the player. Also, be su re to connect the mai ns l ead last. When conne cting to a standard 4:3 screen TV Depend ing on the disc, the ima ge ma y [...]

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    Getting Sta rte d 17 If your TV do es not have a SCART (EURO AV) connecti on Refer to B in “ Ste p 1: Conn ecting the V ideo Cords ” (page 19). If you are conn ecting to a VCR Connect your VCR t o the LINE 2 jack on the pl ayer. The VCR can record t he signal onl y from your TV.[...]

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    18 Step 4: P layin g a Disc 1 Turn on th e TV. 2 Switch t he input selector on the TV to th e play er. 3 Pres s POWE R on th e play er. 4 Press A on the pl aye r to op en the dis c tray . 5 Place t he disc o n the t ray with t he playb ack side f acin g down. 6 Press H . The disc t ray closes an d the player be gins pl aying the di sc . After Step [...]

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    Hookups 19 Hookups Hookin g Up the Pl ay er Follow S teps 1 to 4 to hook up and adju st the settin gs of the p layer. Before you start, turn off the p ower, check that you have all of the su pplied ac cessories, an d insert the batteries into the remot e (pag e 15). Notes • Plug cords sec ur el y to pr ev en t unwa nte d noi se. • Refer to the [...]

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    20 Connect the S CAR T (EUR O A V) cord (n ot sup plied ). Be su re to m ak e th e con nectio ns f irmly to av oid hum and no ise. When you conn ect using t he SCAR T (EUR O A V) cord, che ck that th e TV conforms to S v id eo o r RGB sign als. Re fer to the o pera tin g instru ctio ns sup p lie d wit h the TV to be co nnect ed. Als o, wh en yo u s[...]

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    Hookups 21 • If you want to use y our VCR ’ s Sm artLink function, c onnect the VCR to your TV ’ s Sm artL in k ja ck an d con n ec t the pl ayer to the TV with an other j ack. • The SmartLi nk function may no t work prop erly if your VCR i s connected to yo ur TV via the SCART ( EURO AV) jacks o n the pl ayer. • When you connec t the pla[...]

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    22 Step 2: C onne cting the Au dio Co rds Refer to the chart be low to select the conn ection that best suits your syst em. The surround effect s you will enjoy d epend o n the conne ctions and comp onents yo u use. Select on e of the followin g connecti ons, through . z To enjoy SACD M ulti or 96kHz/24b it sou nd, use the connec ti on . * Manufact[...]

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    Hookups 23 This connectio n will use your TV speak ers for sound. If you us e the SCART (EURO AV) cord in A of “ Step 1 : Co nnecti ng vi deo cords ” (page 19), yo u do not ha ve to conn ect audio co rds to your TV. x Recommended surround s ound effects for this con nection • TVS DYNAMIC (page 58) • TVS W IDE ( pag e 58) The ye ll ow plug i[...]

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    24 If your AV amp lifier ( r eceiver ) has 5.1 cha nnel in put s, use . If you wan t to use the Dol by Digit al, MPEG au dio, or DTS decoder fu nction on y our AV amplifier (receiv er), con nect to its digital ja ck usin g . With th e f ollowin g co nn e ction s, y ou can e njoy a more realis tic audi o pre senc e in the com fort of yo ur ow n hom [...]

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    Hookups 25 z To enhanc e the su rround soun d effect s: • Use high-per fo rma nc e speake r s. • Use front, r ear, an d centr e speaker s havin g the sam e size and perfo rmance. • Place a subwoofe r betw ee n the ri ght and left fron t spea ke rs . • When usin g connect ion , ref er to th e operati ng in struction s of the rece iver (a mpl[...]

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    26 This connectio n will u se your 2 front sp eakers co nnected t o your stere o amplifier (r eceiver) for sound. If th e stereo am plifier (re ceiver) has audio input jacks L and R only, u se . If the amplif ier (receiver) has a digi tal inpu t jack, use . When c onnectin g to an M D deck o r a DAT deck, us e . In t his case, you ca n also conn ec[...]

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    Hookups 27 This connec tio n will allo w you to enjo y the surro u nd effec ts of the Dolb y Su rro un d (Pro Logic ) decoder on your amplifi er (receiver). If you have an AV amplifier (receiver) equipped with a Dolby Dig ital, M PEG audi o, or DTS d ecod er, r ef er to pag e 24. You can e njoy the D olby Su rrou nd eff ect s only when play ing Do [...]

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    28 ∗ When conn ecting 6 speake rs, rep lace th e monau ral rear speake r with a c entre s peaker , 2 rear speakers and a subwoofer. 5.1CH OUTPUT WOOFER L R FRONT REAR CENTER PCM/DTS/MPEG/ DOLBY DIGITAL COAXIAL OPTICAL S VIDEO OUT LINE OUT LINE 1 (RGB)-TV LINE 2 R – AUDIO – L VIDEO D-1 LINE OUT R – AUDIO – L VIDEO DIGITAL OUT DIGITAL OUT D[...]

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    Hookups 29 Step 3: Conne cting the Ma ins Lead Plug the player an d TV mains lead (powe r cord) i nto a mains. Do not connect the mains lead o f your player t o the “ switched ” mains of an amplifier (receiver). When you turn off the power o f your am plifier (rece iver), the m enu settin g for the p layer su ch as Playbac k Memory may be lost.[...]

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    30 5 Press X / x to sel ect a l anguage. The player uses the lang uage selecte d here to display the menu and su btitles a s well. 6 Press ENTE R. The Setu p Di splay for selec ting the aspect rat io of the TV to be conn ected app ears. 7 Press X / x to sele ct the i tem. 8 Press ENTE R. The Setup Dis play for s electing the ty pe of video si gnal [...]

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    Hookups 31 qa Press X / x to sele ct th e ite m, th en pre ss EN TER. • When “ NO ” or “ LINE OUTPUT L/R (AUDIO) ” is selected, Quic k Setup is finis hed and connect i ons are complet e. • When “ DIGITAL OUTPUT ” or “ DIGITAL & 5.1CH OUTPUT ” is sele cted, the Se tup Display for “ DOLBY DIGITAL ” appears. qs Press X / x [...]

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    32 qf Press X / x to sele ct the i tem. Choose the item that matche s the au dio co nnecti on you selected in page 24 to 2 7 ( through ). qg Press ENTE R. • When “ DIGITAL OUTPUT ” is selected in St ep qa , Qu ick Se tup is fini shed. All connect io ns an d setup op erat ions are compl ete. If your AV amplifier (re cei ve r) has an MPEG audio[...]

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    Hookups 33 ql Press ENTER. The Set up Display for select ing whethe r or not you have co nnected a subwoofe r appears. w; Press X / x to sel ect the i tem. wa Press ENTER. Quick Se tup is f inishe d. All co nn ection s and set up opera tions are co mple te . Note You can directl y sta r t Quic k Setup only when you run it for the first ti me . To r[...]

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    34 • Set “ 48kHz/96kHz PCM ” to “ 96kHz/24bit , ” only if you connect an amplifier (receiver) that conforms t o the 96 kHz sampling frequency (page 82 ) . • If the sound distorts even when the volume is turne d down, set “ AUDIO ATT ” to “ ON ” (page 81). Item You sel ect Page DOWNMIX DOLBY SURROUND 81 DIGITAL OUT ON 81 Item You[...]

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    Playin g Discs 35 Play ing Discs Playi ng Dis cs Depending o n the DVD or VIDEO CD, som e operations may be different or restricted. Refer to t he operatin g instruc tions supp lied wit h yo ur di s c . 1 Turn on your TV. 2 Switch the inp ut selector on the TV to the pl ayer. When using an amplifier (receiver) Turn on the am plifier (receiver) and [...]

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    36 Notes • If you don ’ t operat e the player o r the r emot e for more tha n 30 minutes whe n a disc is not playing, the player autom aticall y ent e rs sta ndby m ode (Aut o Power O ff functio n). • SACD a udio sig nals a re not ou tput from the digit al jack. z The Replay func tio n is useful when you want to review a sce ne or dialo g tha[...]

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    Playin g Discs 37 Notes • Depending on whe re you stoppe d the disc, th e player may not resume playback from e xactly t he sam e point. • The point where you st oppe d pla yi ng is cleared when: — you turn the power off by pressi ng P O W ER on the pl ayer. — you change the pla y mode. — you change the set tin gs on the Setu p Displ a y.[...]

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    38 Select ing “ ORIGIN AL ” or “ PLA Y LIST ” on a DV D-RW Disc Some DVD-RW discs in VR (Video Recording) m ode ha ve two ty pes of title s for playbac k: origin ally record ed titles (ORIGINAL) and titles th at can be create d on recordable DVD players for ed iting (PLAY LIST). You can se lect the type of title s to be play ed. 1 Press DIS[...]

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    Playin g Discs 39 Sel ecting a P layba ck Are a for an SACD Disc Some SACDs con sist of a 2 chan nel playba ck area and a multi-ch annel pl ayback area . You can select the pl ayback area you want to list en to . Press SACD MU LTI/2 CH in sto p mode. Each tim e you p ress the bu tton, th e “ MULT I ” indi c ato r tur ns o n a nd of f in th e fr[...]

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    40 Play ing VIDEO CDs wi th PBC Fun cti on s (PBC Playba ck) With PBC (Playbac k Control) functions, you can en joy simpl e interac tive ope rations , searc h fu nctions , an d ot her su ch o peratio ns. PBC playback al lows yo u to play VIDEO CDs interacti vely by follo wing the menu on the T V sc r e en . 1 Start playi ng a VIDEO C D with PBC fun[...]

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    Playin g Discs 41 Va rious Pl ay Mode Functi ons (Programme P lay , Shuf fle Play , Repeat P lay , A-B Repea t Play) You can set t he f ollo w i ng play mo des: • Programme Play (page 41) • Shuffle Play (pa ge 43) • Repeat Play (pag e 44) • A-B Repeat Play (page 45) Note The play mod e is canc el led whe n: — you open the dis c tra y. —[...]

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    42 5 Select the title, chapte r, or track you want to prog ramme. x When playing a DVD VIDEO For example, se le ct chap t er “ 03 ” of title “ 02. ” Press X / x or the nu mber bu ttons to select “ 02 ” un de r “ T, ” the n pr ess ENTE R. Next, pr ess X / x or the nu mber but tons to select “ 03 ” under “ C, ” then press ENTE[...]

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    Playin g Discs 43 z You can select “ PROGRAM ” directly by pre ssing PROGRAM. Note The number of tit les, chapte rs, or t racks dis played are the same as th e number o f ti tle s, chapt e rs , or tracks recorded on a disc . You can ha ve t he playe r “ shuffle ” titles, chapter s, or t ra cks and p lay them in rando m order. S ubsequen t ?[...]

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    44 You can play all o f the titl es or tr acks on a disc or a single title, cha pter, or track repeatedl y. You can use a co mbi nation of Shu ffl e or Programme Play modes. 1 Press DISPLA Y twi ce duri ng pl ayba ck (wh en playin g an SACD/ CD, pres s once) . The Co ntrol Menu a ppears. 2 Select ( REPEAT ) using X / x , then pr ess ENTE R. The opt[...]

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    Playin g Discs 45 You can play a specific portion of a title, chapter or track repeatedly. (This function is useful when you wa nt to mem orize lyrics , etc. ) 1 Press DISPLA Y twi ce d uring playba ck (when playing an SA CD/CD, pres s once). The C ontro l Menu appe ars. 2 Press X / x to select (A-B REPEA T), then press EN TER. The options for “ [...]

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    46 To turn off the Co ntrol Menu Press DISPLAY repeatedly u ntil the Con trol Menu is turned off. z You can select “ A-B R E PEA T ” directly by pressing A-B. Press the button once to set the point A, and press it a ga in to set the point B . Notes • You can set A-B R epeat Play for on ly one specif ic section. • When you set A- B Repe at P[...]

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    Searchi ng for a S cene 47 Searchi n g for a S c ene Search ing f or a Part icu lar Point on a Disc (Search, Sca n, Slow -mot i on Pl ay, Freeze Fr ame ) You can qu ickly l ocate a p articular poi nt on a disc by mon itor i ng the pi ct ure or pl aying back slowly. Note Depending on the DVD/VIDEO CD, you may not be able to d o som e of the o perati[...]

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    48 Turn the click shu ttle on the pla yer. Th e playb ack sp eed change s dependi ng on the turni ng direct ion and d egree of ro tation as follows: During playback 2 M Fast forward (faster than 1 M ) Y 1 M Fast f orward Y × 2 B (DVD VIDEO/SACD/CD only) Y N Play (normal speed ) Y × 2 b (DVD VIDEO on ly) Y 1 m Fast rewin d Y 2 m Fast rewind (faste[...]

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    Searchi ng for a S cene 49 Search ing fo r a Title/ Chap ter/T rac k/Ind ex/ Scene You can search a DVD by title or chapter, and you ca n search a VIDEO CD/SACD/CD by track, ind ex, or scene. As title s and trac ks are assigned unique numbe rs on the disc, you can sele ct the de sired on e by ente r ing its number. Or , you c an search f or a scene[...]

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    50 5 Press ENTER. The play er starts playback from the selected number. To turn off the Co ntrol Menu Press DISPLAY repeatedly u ntil the Con trol Menu is turned off. To searc h for a sc ene using th e time code (Time search) (DVD VIDEO/DVD- RW only) 1 In Step 2, select (TIME/ TEXT). “ T ** : ** : ** ” (playing ti me of t he current title) is s[...]

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    Searchi ng for a S cene 51 4 Press ENTER. To return to normal pla y Pres s O RETURN. To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY repeat edly until the Control Menu is turn ed off. Notes • Dependin g on the disc, you m ay not be a ble to select all functi ons. • The sound is mut ed when using th is function. You can div i de the screen into 9 sub[...]

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    52 Viewing Inf ormation About the Disc Viewin g the Pl aying T ime and Rem ainin g T ime on the Fr ont Pa nel Displ ay You can check infor matio n abo ut the disc, such as the remai nin g time, curren t number of title (DVD), or track (VIDEO CD, SACD, CD) us ing the front panel displa y (pa ge 9). Pres s TIME / T EXT. Each tim e you pre ss TIME/TEX[...]

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    Viewing Information About the Disc 53 z When playing VIDEO CDs with PBC functions, the sce ne nu mber and the pl aying t ime are displa yed. z The playing ti me and rema ining time of the current chapt e r, tit le, tra c k, scen e , or disc will al so ap pear on your TV scree n. See the fol lowing sectio n “ Checking the Playing Tim e and Rem a i[...]

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    54 x When playing a DVD VIDEO or DVD- RW • T ** : ** : ** Playing time of the curre nt title • T – ** : ** : ** Remaini ng time o f the curre nt title • C ** : ** : ** Playing time of the curre nt chapter • C – ** : ** : ** Rema ining time of the cur rent chapte r x When playing a VIDEO CD (with PBC functions) • ** : ** Playing time o[...]

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    Viewing Information About the Disc 55 Checki ng the Play Info rmati on (ADVANCED) You can check information suc h as the bit rate or th e disc la yer that is b eing pla yed. While play ing a d isc, an app roximat e bit rate of the p layback picture i s always displ ayed as Mbps (Mega bit per seco nd) and the audio as kbps (kil o bi t per se con d).[...]

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    56 Sound Adjustme nts Changi ng the Soun d If the DVD VIDEO is recorded with multilin gual tracks, yo u can select the language y ou want whil e playing t he DVD VIDEO. If the DVD VIDEO is recorded in multiple audio formats (PCM, Dolby Digital, MPEG audio , or DTS), yo u can select t he audio format you want while playing the DVD VIDEO. With stereo[...]

  • Page 57

    Sound Adjustment s 57 To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY repeat edly until the Control Menu is turn ed off. z You can select “ AUDIO ” dire ctly by press ing . Each time you press the button, the item changes. Notes • While playing a DVD , the soun d may change automat ical ly. • You cannot change t he sound for SAC Ds. When yo u se[...]

  • Page 58

    58 The display examp les are as follow s: • PCM (stereo) • Dolby Surround • Dolby Di gi tal 5.1ch When an LFE si gnal co mponent i s outpu t, “ LFE ” is enclosed in a so l id line. When an LFE signal componen t is not out put, “ LFE ” is enclose d in a broken lin e. • MPEG • DTS When an LFE si gnal co mponent i s outpu t, “ LFE [...]

  • Page 59

    Sound Adjustment s 59 3 Press X / x to sele ct one of t he surround mode s. Refer to th e followin g explana tions given fo r each ite m. For 2 speaker setups • TVS DYNAMIC • TVS WIDE • TVS NIGHT • TVS STANDARD For 4 (or more) speaker setups (If you select “ NONE ” in the setting of “ REAR ” in “ SPEAKER SETUP ” (page 84), you c[...]

  • Page 60

    60 TVS STANDARD Uses s ound imaging to c reate virtua l rea r speakers fro m the soun d of the fro nt speakers (L, R) withou t using a ctual rear sp eakers. The virtual speak ers are reproduce d as shown in the illustration below. Use this setting when you want to use TVS with 2 sep arate speake rs and retain the soun d qua lity . You can enjoy the[...]

  • Page 61

    Sound Adjustment s 61 VIRTUAL MULTI DIMENSION Uses sound im aging to create an arr ay of vi rtual rear speaker posi tions high er than the list ener from a single pa ir of actua l rear spea kers. This m ode creates five sets of virtual speakers surro unding th e listener at approx im ately a 30 ° a ngle o f elevat ion. T he effect differs accordin[...]

  • Page 62

    62 Enjoyin g Mo vies Changi ng t he Angle s If various angles (mu lti-angles) fo r a sc ene are recorded on the DVD VIDEO, “ ANGLE ” appears in the fron t panel displa y. This means that you can change t he viewing an gle. For exam ple, while playing a sc ene of a train in motio n, you can display th e view fro m either the front o f the train,[...]

  • Page 63

    Enjoying Movies 63 Displa ying the Su btitle s If sub ti tl es are re co rd ed on th e di sc s, you can turn the subt itle s on and o ff wh enever you wa nt while play ing. If mu ltiling ual subtit les a re record ed on the dis c, y ou can c hang e the s ubtitl e langua ge whi le playi ng, an d turn it on or off whenev er y ou wan t. F or exa mpl e[...]

  • Page 64

    64 Adjus ting t he P icture Qual ity (BNR) The Blo ck Noise Reductio n (BNR) f unctio n adjus ts the pict ure q ualit y by r educi ng th e “ block no is e ” o r mosaic l ike p atterns tha t appear on yo ur T V screen. 1 Pres s DISP LAY twi ce duri n g playback. The Control Men u app ears. 2 Press X / x to select (BNR), th en pres s ENTER. The o[...]

  • Page 65

    Enjoying Movies 65 Adj us ting th e Play back Pictur e (VIDEO EQUALIZER) You can adjust the vid eo sign al of the DVD or VIDEO CD from the player, not from the TV, to obtain th e pict ure qualit y you wan t. Choose the setting that b est suits the programm e you are wat c h ing. 1 Press DISPL AY tw ice dur ing playback. The Cont rol Menu appears. 2[...]

  • Page 66

    66 Enhanc ing th e Play back Pict ure (DIGIT AL VI DEO ENHAN CER) The Dig ita l Vide o E nhancer functio n mak es the picture ap pear clear and crisp by enhancin g the outlines of images on your TV screen. Also, this function ca n soften the images on th e scree n. 1 Pres s DISP LAY twi ce duri n g playback. The Control Men u app ears. 2 Press X / [...]

  • Page 67

    Using Various Additional Functions 67 Using V arious Addi tional Fun ctions Lockin g Disc s (C USTOM P ARENT A L CON TROL, PARENT AL CONTRO L) You can set tw o ki nds of pla yback restrictions for the desired disc. • Custom Parental Cont rol You can set the playback restricti ons so that the player will no t play inapprop ri ate discs. • Parent[...]

  • Page 68

    68 5 Enter or re-ent er your 4 -digi t password by usin g the numb er butt ons, then pres s ENTE R. “ Custo m parental cont rol is set. ” appears and then the screen ret urns to t he Control Menu di spla y. To turn off the Cu stom Pare ntal Control function 1 Follow Step s 1 thro ug h 3 of “ Custo m Parental Control. ” 2 Press X / x to sele[...]

  • Page 69

    Using Various Additional Functions 69 3 Press X / x to sel e ct “ PLAYER t , ” then press ENTE R. x If yo u ha ve not ente re d a pass word The disp lay for reg ister ing a new password appe ars. Enter a 4- digi t p assword usi ng the number butto ns, the n press ENTER. The d ispla y f or co nf irmi ng th e pa ssw ord appears. x When you have a[...]

  • Page 70

    70 To turn off the P arental Con trol function Set “ LEVEL ” to “ OFF ” in St ep 8 . To play a d isc for whic h Parental Control is set 1 Insert the disc and press H . The “ PARENTAL CONTROL ” di spla y appears. 2 Enter yo ur 4-d igit p asswo rd usin g the number button s, the n pre ss ENTE R. The pla yer s t ar ts play bac k. z If you [...]

  • Page 71

    Using Various Additional Functions 71 1 Press D ISPLA Y while th e pla y er is in stop m ode. The C ontro l Menu appe ars. 2 Press X / x to select (PAREN TAL C ONTR OL), then press ENTER . The options for “ PA RENTAL CONTROL ” appear. 3 Press X / x to select “ PASSWORD t , ” then pr es s ENTER . The disp lay for en t ering th e password app[...]

  • Page 72

    72 To turn off the Sound Feedback function When th ere i s n o dis c i n t h e pla yer, pr es s and hold X on the pl aye r for m or e t han tw o seconds . You wi ll hea r t w o bee ps and the Soun d Fee dba ck f unct ion i s turn ed of f. Contro llin g Y our TV or A V Ampli fier (R ec eiver ) with the Su pplie d Remote By adjusting t he remote sign[...]

  • Page 73

    Using Various Additional Functions 73 Controlling the TV When you set the TV/DVD swit ch to TV, you can control the following items with th e supplied remote. ∗ If you use num be r button s to select the TV ’ s prog r a mme posi t ion , pr ess - / -- f oll owe d b y the numb er but tons for two-digit numb ers. ∗∗ If you con nect the player [...]

  • Page 74

    74 Controlling the AV amplifiers (receive rs) When you set the TV/DVD switch to DVD, you can co ntrol t he volume of the AV amplifier (receiver) using 2 +/ – .[...]

  • Page 75

    Settings and Adjustments 75 Settings and Adjustme nts Usin g the S etu p Disp lay By using the S etup Displ ay, you can mak e various adjustmen ts to items s uch as picture and sound. You can also set a la ng uage for the subtit les and the Setup Display, a mong other things. For deta i ls on e ach Setu p Display item , see page 76. Fo r an overall[...]

  • Page 76

    76 6 Select a se ttin g us in g X / x , then p ress ENTE R. The setting is selec ted and setup is co mplete. Example: “ 4:3 PA N SCAN ” To turn off the Setup Display Press DISPLAY repea tedly un til the Setup Display is turned off. z If you select “ QUICK ” in Step 3, you will e nter th e Quick Se tup mode ( page 29) . Follow from Ste p 5 o[...]

  • Page 77

    Settings and Adjustments 77 z If you select “ OTHE RS t ” in “ MENU, ” “ SUBTITLE, ” and “ AUDIO, ” select and enter a language co de fr om “ La ngua ge Cod e List ” ( page 94) using the numb er buttons . Note When you select a langu age that is not recor ded on the DVD VIDEO, one of the recorded languages will be automa tical l[...]

  • Page 78

    78 Note Depending on the DVD, “ 4:3 LET TER BOX ” may be select ed au tomati cally instea d of “ 4:3 PAN SCAN ” or vice versa. x SCREEN SAVER Turns on and o ff the screen saver so that the screen saver i mag e appears when y ou l eave the p layer in p ause or stop mode for 1 5 minutes, or when yo u play bac k an S ACD/ CD for more than 15 m[...]

  • Page 79

    Settings and Adjustments 79 Custom Se tting s (CUS TOM SETUP) Use this to se t up play back related and other settings. Sele ct “ CUSTOM SETUP ” in the Setup Display. Fo r details o n using the disp lay, see “ Using the Setu p Disp la y ” (page 75). The de fault setting s are unde rlined. x AUT O P L A Y Select the Auto Play setting when yo[...]

  • Page 80

    80 Notes • The player can st ore the sett ings of up to 50 discs. When you store the set ting o f disc nu mber 51, the firs t disc se tting is ca nce lled. • The Playbac k Me mo ry function can not be use d fo r DVD-RWs in VR mode. • During playba ck , do not turn off the play er by pressing POWER on the pl ayer. Doing so may cancel th e se t[...]

  • Page 81

    Settings and Adjustments 81 Settin gs fo r the So un d (AUDI O SETU P) “ AUDIO SETUP ” allows y ou to set the sound a ccording t o the playback and connect ion conditi ons. Sele ct “ AUDIO SETUP ” in the Setup Display. Fo r details o n using the disp lay, see “ Using the Setu p Disp la y ” (page 75). The de fault setting s are unde rlin[...]

  • Page 82

    82 x DIGITAL OUT Selects i f audio si gnals a r e output vi a the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL or COAXIAL) jack. Note SACD audio signals a re not outp ut from a digi tal jack. Switch es the meth od of ou tputt ing a udio signals whe n you conn ect the followin g compone nt usin g an o ptical or a co axial digital cord via the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL or COAXIA[...]

  • Page 83

    Settings and Adjustments 83 x MPEG (DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW only) Selects t he MPEG audio signals to be out put via the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICA L or COAXIAL) jack. x DTS (DVD VIDEO only) Selects the DTS sign als to be outpu t via the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL or COAXIAL) jac k. x 48kHz/96k Hz P CM (DVD VID EO only) Selects the sampling frequ ency of the audi o sig[...]

  • Page 84

    84 Setti ngs for th e Spea kers (SPEAKER S ETUP) To obtai n the best po ssible surro und sound , set th e siz e of t he s peak ers you ha ve connected and t heir di stance from your listening p osition. T hen use the test to ne to adjust the volume and the b alance of the speakers to the sam e level. This setting is e ffective when connec ting the [...]

  • Page 85

    Settings and Adjustments 85 This s etting a ffect s only “ VIRTUAL REAR SHIF T, ” “ VIRTUAL M ULTI REAR, ” and “ VIRTUAL MULTI DIMENSION ” mode (page 58). These settings do no t affect the SA CD Mul ti audio signals. • SUBWOOFER Notes • The cut off freque ncy for the subwoofer i s fixed a t 120 Hz. • If your speak ers are too smal[...]

  • Page 86

    86 Notes • If each of t he fr ont or re ar sp eake rs are not pla ced a t an equal dis tance from you r listeni ng posi tion, set the dist an ce acco rd i n g to th e cl oses t speaker. • Do not place the re ar spea kers far ther away from your listen ing posit ion th an th e front speake r s. • Thes e setting s do not affe c t the SACD Mul t[...]

  • Page 87

    Additional Information 87 Additiona l Inf ormation T roubl eshoot ing If you ex p eri en c e an y of the follo win g difficulties wh ile using th e player , use this trou bleshoo ting g uide to help remedy the probl e m be fore r e q uestin g repair s. Sho uld any prob lem pers ist, co nsult yo ur near est Sony deal er. The pow er is not turned on.[...]

  • Page 88

    88 The surround effect is d ifficult to he ar when you are play ing a Dolby Digital, DTS, or MPEG a udio sou nd track. , Check the speak er co nne cti ons an d s e t ting (pag e 24, 29, 82) , Depending on the DVD, the output sig nal may not be the en tire 5.1 c han nels. It m ay be monaur a l or ster eo ev en if the sou n d track is recor ded i n D[...]

  • Page 89

    Additional Information 89 The subtit le langua ge can not be changed. , Try using the D VD ’ s menu instead of the direct sele ct io n but tons on the re m ote (pa ge 37). , Mult il ingua l subti tles ar e not reco rded on th e DVD being played. , The DVD prohibi ts the changin g of the subtit les . The subtit le canno t be turned off. , Try usin[...]

  • Page 90

    90 Self-di agno sis Func tion (When let ters/num bers appe ar in the display) When the self-diagn osis function is a ctivated to preve nt the player fro m ma lfunctionin g, a five-character service number (e .g., C 13 00) with a combinatio n of a letter and fou r digits appears on t he screen and the fro nt pa nel display . In this case, check the [...]

  • Page 91

    Additional Information 91 DTS (page 24, 82) Digital audio co mpression te chnolog y that Digital Theat er Systems, Inc . developed . This tech nology conform s to 5.1 -channe l surround sou nd . The rear channel i s stereo and there is a discret e subwoofer chan nel in this forma t. DTS prov ides the sa me 5.1 discrete channe ls of hi gh quality di[...]

  • Page 92

    92 Scene (page 9) On a VIDEO CD with PBC (playback control ) func tions, t he menu screens, moving pictures an d still pict u res are divi ded into sec tions call ed “ sce nes. ” Super Audio CD (SACD) (page 6) An SACD disc can reproduce sound s that are extremel y faithful to th e ori ginal sou nd b y use of DSD (Direct St ream Di gital) techno[...]

  • Page 93

    Additional Information 93 Spec ifica tions System Laser Semicon ductor laser Signal forma t system PAL/(NTSC) Audi o cha r acte rist i cs Frequency response DVD (PCM 96 kHz): 2 Hz to 44 kHz ( – 2 dB ± 2 dB at 44 kHz) SACD: 2 Hz to 1 00 kHz ( – 3 dB ± 2 dB a t 50 kH z) CD: 2 Hz to 20 kH z (± 0.5 dB) Signal-to-noise ratio (S/N ratio) 115 dB (D[...]

  • Page 94

    94 Langua ge Co de Lis t For details, see pages 56, 63 , 7 6. The lang uage sp ellings conform to the ISO 6 39: 19 88 (E/F) stan dard. Code Language Code Language Code Language Code Language 1027 Afar 1028 Abkhazian 1032 Afrikaans 1039 Amharic 1044 Arabic 1045 Assamese 1051 Aymara 1052 Azerbaijani 1053 Bashkir 1057 Byelorussian 1059 Bulgarian 1060 [...]

  • Page 95

    Additional Information 95 List o f Se tup Di splay Ite ms The de fault setting s are unde rlined. LANGUAGE SETUP (page 76) OSD (The defa ul t set ting i s either “ ENGLI SH ” or “ PYCCKИЙ . ” ) ENGLISH FRAN Ç AIS DEUTSCH ITA LIAN O ESPA Ñ OL NEDERLANDS DANSK SVENS KA SUOM I NORSK PORTUGU Ê S PYCCKИЙ PYCCKИЙ ENGLI SH FRAN Ç AIS DEU[...]

  • Page 96

    96 SCREEN SE TU P (page 77) CUSTO M SETUP (p age 79) TV TYPE 16:9 4:3 LETTER B OX 4:3 PAN SCA N SCRE EN SAVE R ON OFF BACKGROUND JACKET PICTURE GRAPHICS BLUE BLAC K LINE VIDEO S VIDEO RGB AUTO P LAY OFF TIMER DEMO1 DEMO2 DIMMER BRIGHT DARK OFF PAUSE MODE AUTO FRAME PLAYB ACK M EMORY ON OFF TRACK SE LECTI ON OFF AUTO CD DIRECT OFF ON[...]

  • Page 97

    Additional Information 97 AUDIO SETUP (page 81) AUDIO ATT OFF ON AUDIO DRC STANDARD TV MODE WIDE RANGE AUDIO FI LTER SHAR P SLOW DOWNMIX DOLB Y SURROUND NORMAL DIGITAL OUT ON DOLBY DIGITAL D-PCM DOLBY DIGITAL MPEG PCM MPEG DTS D-PCM DTS 48 kHz/96 kHz PCM 48 kHz/16 bit 96 kHz/24 bit OFF contin ued[...]

  • Page 98

    98 SPEAKER SETUP (p age 84) SIZE FRONT LARGE SMALL CENTER NONE LARGE SMALL REAR NONE LARGE (REAR) LARGE (SIDE) SMALL (REA R) SMALL (SIDE) SUBWOO FER NONE YES DISTAN CE (The dis t an ce from th e listen in g posi ti on.) FRONT 1.0m ~ 15.0m CENTER 0m ~ 15.6m (It chan ge s ac cordi n g to the d ist ance f rom t he f ron t speaker.) REAR 0m ~ 15.0m (It[...]

  • Page 99

    99 Inde x Numerics 16:9 77 4:3 LETT ER BO X 77 4:3 P AN SC AN 77 48kHz/96k Hz PC M 83 5.1 Channel Surrou nd 24 A A-B REPEA T 45 AD V ANC ED 55 ANGLE 62 ANGLE VIEWER 50 A UDIO 56 , 76 A UDIO A TT 81 A UDIO DRC 81 A UDIO FIL TER 81 A UDIO SETUP 81 AU T O P L A Y 79 B B A CKGR OUND 78 B ALANCE 86 Batteri es 15 BNR 64 C CD 35 CD D IRE CT 80 CHAPTER 49 [...]

  • Page 100

    Sony Corporation T TEST T ONE 86 T ime sea rch 50 TIME/TEXT 49 , 52 , 53 TITLE 49 T itle 92 TITLE VI EWER 50 To p m e n u 37 TRA CK 49 Tr a c k 92 TRA CK SEL ECTI ON 80 TRA CK VIEWER 50 T roubleshoo ting 87 TV TYPE 77 TVS (TV V irtual Surround) 59 , 92 U Usable di scs 6 V VIDEO CD 35 VIDEO EQU ALIZER 65 VIEWER 50[...]