Sony DVP-NS915V manuel d'utilisation

3-075-803- 11 (1) Oper ating I ns t ructio ns © 2002 Sony Corporation D VP-NS755V D VP-NS915V CD/DVD Player[...]

2 WARNIN G To pr event f ire 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. CAUTION The use of optical instrum ents with this product will increase eye hazard. As the laser beam used in this CD/DVD player is harmful to eyes,[...]

3 Precau tio ns • The po w er requir em e nts an d po wer consum ption o f this player ar e indi cated o n the bac k of the play er. Ch ec k th at the player’s operating voltage is identica l with your lo ca l power su pply. On sa f ety • Caution – The use of o ptical instr uments with th is pro d uct w ill in cr ea se ey e haz ard. • To [...]

4 Table of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Welcome! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

5 Sound Ad justments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Changing the Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 SURROUND Mode Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Enjo ying M o vies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

6 About th is Man ua l • Instru ctions in this 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 as a g eneral term for DVD VIDEOs, DVD-Rs, and DVD-RWs. • The mean ings of th e ic ons us ed in thi s manua l [...]

7 Example of disc s that th e player cannot play The play er cannot pl ay the foll o wing dis cs : • All CD -RO Ms (inc ludin g PHOT O C D s) / CD-R s /CD-R Ws ot he r than th ose reco rded in the fo llowing formats: –music CD fo rmat –vide o CD for m at –MP3 for ma t tha t conf orm s t o IS O 96 60* Level 1/Le vel 2, or it s ext en ded fo [...]

8 Notes ab out th e Di sc s • To keep t he di sc clean , handle the dis c by i ts edge. Do not to uc h the sur fa ce . • Do no t expo se the disc t o dire ct sun light or heat sources suc h as h ot air d ucts, or le ave it in a car pa rk ed in dir ec t sunli ght as the temp er at ure ma y ri s e cons id er ably ins i de the car. • After pl ay[...]

9 Index to Part s an d Con tro ls For more informa tion, re fer to the pa ges in dicated in pa renthe ses. Front panel DVP-N S755V DVP-N S915V A [ / 1 (o n/st andby ) butto n/ind icator (33 ) Lights up i n gr een wh en t he powe r i s on and lights up in red when th e p la y er is in standb y mode. B PROGR ESSIVE indic ator ( 76) Ligh ts up when ou[...]

10 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 ) (40) When p l aying ba ck a CD, Sup er Audi o 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 CD discs, t he disc t ype is not displ ayed. z Hint You can turn of[...]

11 Rear panel DVP-N S755V DVP-N S915V A DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack (25) (26) (27) B DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) jack (25) (26) (27) C 5.1CH OUT PUT jac ks (27) D LINE OUT L/R (AUDIO) 1/2 jacks (24) (25) (26) E LINE OUT (VIDEO) 1/2 jacks (20) F S VIDEO OUT 1/2 jacks (20) G COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks (20) The jack names differ d epend ing on t he mode ls. D[...]

12 Remote A TV/DVD switch (70) B Z OPEN/CLOSE button (34) C Numb er butto ns ( 38) The num ber 5 but to n ha s a tactil e do t.* D CLEAR button (43) (DVP-NS755V only) CLEAR/ - (te n’s di git) bu tton (70 ) (DVP-NS915V only ) E SACD (Super Audio CD)/CD button (40) F SACD MULTI/2CH (super audio CD multi/2 channel) b utton (39) G SUBTITLE butto n (6[...]

13 Guide to t he Cont rol Me nu Dis play Use t he Co ntr ol Menu to s elec t a f unct ion a nd t o view rela ted info rmatio n. Pr ess DISPL AY repeat ed ly to turn on or change the Cont ro l Menu di s p l ay as follow s : z Hint You can skip the ADVANCED display by setting “OFF” under “ADVANCED” in th e C ontrol M enu (pag e 53) . Control [...]

14 List of C ontro l Menu It ems Item Item Name , Function , Relevant Disc Type TITLE (page 48 )/SCENE (page 48)/TRACK (page 48) Select s t he title, scen e, or trac k to be pla yed. CHAPTER (page 48)/INDEX (page 48) Selects the chapter or index to be played . ALBUM (page 41) Selects th e album to b e played. TRACK (page 48) Select s t he track to [...]

15 z Hint The Cont rol Menu icon indi cator light s up in green when y ou se lect a ny it em except “OFF.” (“SUR ROUND,” “PR OGRAM,” “SHU F FL E , ” “RE PEAT ,” “A -B R E P EAT , ” “BNR,” “DIGITAL VIDEO ENHANCER” only). The “ANGLE” indicator li ghts up in green only when the angles c an be ch anged. Th e “CUSTO[...]

16 Simple Start G uide Quick Overvi ew A quick overview pres ented in this guide will give y ou e nough inform atio n to s tart us ing t he player fo r your enj oy men t. To use the sur round sound feat ures of this pla yer, refer to “Ho oku ps” on pag e 20. Notes • Yo u ca n not c o nnec t this play er to a TV that does not have a v ideo inp[...]

17 Simple Start Guide Step 3 : TV Ho okup s Connect the supp lied audi o/video c ord and t he pow er cord in t he orde r ( 1 ~ 3 ) sho wn bel ow. Be sure t o co nnect th e power cor d l as t. To cha nge th e as pect ratio fo r th e conn ec te d TV Depe ndin g on t he d isc a nd th e TV type (stand ar d 4:3 scre en TV or wide scr een TV), the image [...]

18 z Hints • To chec k the cu rre nt setting of the p lay er ’s color system , pr es s " / 1 . The pow er indicator lights up in green. If “NTSC” appear s on the front pan el disp l ay, the co lor s y st em of the pl ay er is se t to NTSC . If not, th e colo r system is set to PA L. • When connecti ng to a monaura l TV, use a stereo [...]

19 Simple Start Guide Step 4 : Play ing a Disc Exam ple: DVP- NS755V A Turn on the TV. B Press [ / 1 on the player. C Switch th e input select or on your TV so that the sign al from the player app ear s on the TV screen. D Press A on t h e player to open the disc tray. E Place the disc on th e tray with the playb ack side f acing down. F Press H . [...]

20 Hookups Hooki ng Up t he Pla yer Follow steps 1 to 4 to hoo k up and adj us t the se tti ngs of the play er. Befo re you s tart, d isconn ect th e powe r cord s, c heck th at you have al l of the supp lied a ccesso ries, and ins ert the batt eries in to the re mote (page 16). Notes • Pl ug cords securely t o preven t unwan ted nois e. • Refe[...]

21 Hookup s A If you a re connec ting to a video inp ut jack Connect the ye llow plug of the audio/v ideo cord (supplied) to the yellow (video) jacks. You will enjoy s tandard qual ity images. Use th e re d and wh ite plu gs to connec t to the a udi o input jacks (p age 24 ). (D o this if you are connecting to a TV only.) B If you a re connec ting [...]

22 Ste p 2: Conne cting the Audi o Cord s Refer to th e chart below to select the connectio n that best s uits your system. 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 ll ow ing co nne ction s, throug h . Components to be connected Connecti on Your setup (example) TV •[...]

23 Hookup s z Hint If you connect an AV ampl ifier (r eceiver) that conforms to the 96 kHz samplin g frequency, use connec tion . * Manufactu red under li cense f ro m Dolb y Lab o rato ries . “D o lb y,” “P ro L o g i c,” an d the double-D sym bol are trademar ks of Dolby Lab ora tori es. ** Manuf actu red under li cense f ro m Digi tal Th[...]

24 Conne cting to your TV This con ne ction wi l l us e yo ur TV sp ea kers for so und. * The yellow plug is used for video signa ls ( pa ge 20). z Hint When co nnectin g to a m onaural TV, use a stereo- mono conve r sion cord (not suppli ed). Conne ct the LINE OUT L/R (AUDIO) 1/2 jacks to the TV’s audio i nput jack. A DIGITAL OUT PCM/DTS/DOLBY D[...]

25 Hookup s Connectin g to a stereo amplif ier (recei ver) and 2 speaker s/Conne cting to an MD d eck or DA T deck If the st ereo ampli fie r (receiv er ) h a s a udio input jac k s L a nd R only, us e . If the amplif ier (recei ver) ha s a digital input jac k, or wh en con necting to an MD de ck or DA T deck, use . In thi s cas e, you can al so co[...]

26 Connect ing to an A V ampl ifier ( receiver) having a D olby Su rround (Pr o Logic) de coder and 3 to 6 speakers You can enj oy the Do l b y Surroun d ef fects o nl y w h en playi ng Dolby Sur round aud io or mul ti - channel audio ( D ol by Digital ) dis cs . If your am plifier (r ec eiver) has L and R aud io inpu t j ac ks only, us e . If yo u[...]

27 Hookup s Conne ctin g to a n A V ampl ifier ( rece iver) wi th 5.1 ch i nput ja cks and/or a digital input jack and 4 to 6 spe akers If your A V a mplif i er (recei ve r) has 5. 1 ch annel in puts, use . If you w an t to use the D o lby Digi t al , M PE G aud i o, or DT S decod er funct i on on your AV amplifi er (receiver), connect to its di gi[...]

28 : Conn ecting to th e 5.1ch in put jac ks You can enjoy 5. 1c h surrou nd sou nd u sing the inte rnal Dolby Dig ital, MPEG audio, DTS, or Su per Aud io C D M ulti decod er of this playe r. (Whe n 6 spe akers are con nected, set “SURROUND” to “OFF .”) You ca n al s o enjoy Dolb y Su rrou n d (Pro Logic ) sounds, or su rrou nd sound s us i[...]

29 Hookup s Step 3 : Conn ecting the Power Cord Plu g th e playe r and TV power cord s into an AC outl e t. Step 4: Qu ic k Setu p Follow the steps belo w to make the mini mum number of basi c adjust ments for using th e player. To skip a n adjustment, p ress > . To retu rn to the previous adj ustment, pr ess . . The o n-sc reen d ispl ays dif f[...]

30 6 Press ENTER. The Setu p D i sp lay for selec ting the aspect ra tio of the TV to be co nne cted appe ars. 7 Press X / x to select the setting that matches your TV type. ◆ If you ha ve a 4:3 stan dar d T V • 4:3 LETT ER BOX or 4: 3 PA N SCAN (page 75 ) ◆ If you have a wi de-scree n TV or a 4:3 standa rd TV wit h a wi de -screen mode • 1[...]

31 Hookup s • D-PC M (page 79) • DOLBY DIGITAL (only if the amplifier (re ceiver) has a Dolby Digital deco de r) (page 79) 13 Press ENTER. “DTS ” i s sele ct ed. 14 Press X / x to select the type of DTS signal sent to your amplifier (receive r). Choose the item that match es the a udio connect ion you selected o n pages 25 to 27 ( throu gh [...]

32 Enjoying the surround sound effects To enjoy t he surro und sound effects of th is player or your amplifier (receiver), set the following items as described below for the audio c onne ction you selecte d on pages 25 to 27 ( through ). Each of th ese is th e default se tting an d does not need t o be adjuste d when you f i rst con nect the pla ye[...]

33 Playin g Di sc s Playing Disc s Playi ng Dis cs Depending on the DVD or VIDEO CD, some operat io ns may b e di ffere n t or r es tricted . Refer to the op erating instructio ns supplied with yo ur disc. Exampl e: D VP - N S7 55V 1 Turn on your TV. 2 Press [ / 1 . The pl ayer t urns on a nd the pow er indicat or lights up i n gr ee n. 3 Switch th[...]

34 Additional operat ions z Hint The Replay functi on is useful when you want to review a scen e or dia log that you missed. Note You may not b e able to use the Replay fu nction with some scen es . Locking the dis c tray (Child Lock) You can lock the disc tray to preven t children from op ening it. When th e player is in stand by mode, pre ss O RE[...]

35 Playin g Di sc s 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. Note Depending on the DVD/VI DEO CD, you ma y not be able to do some of the op era tio ns described. Locating a poi nt quick[...]

36 Using the clic k shuttle on the player (Shutt le mode) Example: DVP-NS7 55V Turn the click shuttl e on t he pl ayer. Th e playba ck spe ed c hanges depend ing on the turning d irectio n and de gr ee of rot at ion as fol lows: ◆ Durin g pl ay back FF2 M Fast fo rward (f aster t han FF1 M ) Y FF1 M Fast forward Y × 2 B (DVD VIDEO/Super Audio CD[...]

37 Playin g Di sc s Resum ing Pl ayba ck From the Po in t Whe r e You Stoppe d the Disc (Multi-disc Resume) The pla yer sto res the p oint wh ere you stoppe d the d isc f or up t o 40 disc s and resumes playba ck the nex t time yo u insert the sam e dis c. When yo u stor e a resume play bac k point for the 41st dis c, the re su me p la yba ck poi n[...]

38 Using the DVD’s Menu A DVD is divid ed into long sec tions of a pic ture or a music feat ure ca lled “t itles .” When y o u play a DVD wh ich cont ains severa l title s, you can sel ect the title yo u want using the TOP MEN U bu tton. When y ou play DV Ds that allow you to sel ect items su ch as th e language for the s ubtitles and the l a[...]

39 Playin g Di sc s 3 Press X / x to select the setting. • PLAY LIST: pla ys the tit les creat ed from “ORIGINAL” fo r ed itin g . • ORIGINAL: plays the title s originally record ed. 4 Press ENTER. To tur n off th e Contr o l Menu Press DISPLAY repeated ly until th e Contro l Men u is tu rn ed off . Selec tin g a Pl ay ba ck Area for a Supe[...]

40 Selecting a play back layer when playing a hy brid Super Audio CD Some Super Audio CDs c onsist of an HD layer a nd a CD layer . You can s elect the playba ck layer you want to lis te n t o. Press SACD/ CD i n stop mode. Each time you p ress the butt o n, an HD layer or a CD la ye r is alter natel y se lected . When playing a CD layer, the “CD[...]

41 Playin g Di sc s To retu rn to the m enu Press O RETURN. z Hint To play withou t using PBC, pre ss . / > or the number butt ons while t he player is stopped to se lect a track , then press H or ENTER. “Play without PB C” a ppe ars on the TV scr een and the playe r starts continuous play. You cannot pl ay still pi ctures s uch as a menu. T[...]

42 2 Selec t an albu m usin g X / x an d press ENTER . The list o f t ra cks contai ne d in the albu m appe ars. 3 Select a track u sing X / x and pre ss ENTER . The sel ected trac k starts p laying . When a t rack or album is being p layed, it s title is shaded. To go to t he next or previo us page Press c or C . To return to the prev io us disp l[...]

43 Playin g Di sc s When yo u inser t a DAT A CD and press H , the number ed tracks are played sequen tially, from 1 through 7 . Any su b-al bums/track s contai ne d within a curren tly selec ted alb um take pri ority over the next al bum in the same tree. (Example : C co ntains D so 4 i s played befo re 5 .) When you press M ENU an d the list of M[...]

44 3 Press X / x to select “ SET t ,” then press ENT ER. 4 Press c . The cursor moves to th e title or track row “T” (in t his c ase, “01”). 5 Select th e title, c hapter, or t rack you want to pro gra m. ◆ When play in g a DV D VIDEO For ex am p le, sele ct chapt er “03” of ti t le “02.” Press X / x or the number buttons to s[...]

45 Playin g Di sc s To ch ange or c ancel a pro gram 1 Follow steps 1 thro ugh 3 of “Cr ea ting your ow n pr ogra m (P rogr am Pl ay).” 2 Select th e pr og ram num ber of th e ti t le , chap te r, or tr ac k you wan t to chan ge or cancel using X / x or the numb er butto ns, and pres s c . 3 Follow step 5 for new progra mmin g. To cancel a pr o[...]

46 Playing repeatedl y (Repeat Play) You can play all of the t itles or tracks on a disc or a single title, chapter, or track repeat edly. You can use a com bi n a tion of Shu ffle or Program Play modes. 1 Press REPE AT dur ing playba ck. The f ollow ing d isplay ap pear s. 2 Press REP EAT repeat edly to selec t the item to b e repea ted. ◆ When [...]

47 Playin g Di sc s 2 When you r each th e endin g poin t (poi nt B), pre ss A-B ag ai n. The s et point s ar e di splaye d and th e player st arts repea ting this specific porti on. To return to normal play Press CLEAR. z Hint You can also sele ct “A-B REPEAT” from th e Control M enu (page 13). Notes • When you set A-B Repeat P la y, the set[...]

48 Sear c hi ng for a S cene Search ing f or a Title/ Chap ter/T rack/ Inde x/ Scene (Search m ode) You can search a DVD by t itle or cha pter, and you can se arch a V ID E O CD/Sup er Aud io CD/C D by tr ack, inde x, or sce ne. As tit les and tracks ar e as signed unique nu mbers on the disc, y ou c an sel ect the des ired one by enteri ng it s nu[...]

49 Searchi ng for a Scene Note You cannot se arch for a still pict ure on a DVD-RW in VR mode. Sear ch ing by Scene (PICTURE NAV IGATION) You can divi de the screen into 9 subs creens and find the desire d scene qu i ckly. 1 Press PICTURE NAVI during playback. The fo l l ow i ng displa y ap pears. 2 Press PICTU RE NAVI repeatedl y to select the ite[...]

50 3 Press ENTER. To return to normal play Press O RETURN. z Hint You can also select “PICTURE NAVIGATION” from th e Control Menu (page 1 3). Notes • The “PICTURE NAVIGATION” is not available when playing Super VCDs. • Depending on the disc , you ma y not be able to select a ll f unc ti ons. • The sound is mute d whe n using this func[...]

51 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 Press TIME / T[...]

52 Checking the information on the front panel dis play You can view the time info rmation a nd text displaye d on the TV s creen al so on the fro nt panel dis play. Th e i nf ormatio n on the fron t panel di s play cha nges a s fo llows w h en you change th e time informa tion on you r TV scre en. When pla ying a DV D VIDEO or DVD-RW When playing [...]

53 Viewing In formation Ab out the D isc Checki ng the Play Informa tion You ca n ch eck in fo rmation such as the bit rate or the di sc layer th at is bein g played . Checking the play information of a DVD (ADVANCED) 1 Press D I SPLAY dur ing play back. The Contr ol M en u is displ aye d. 2 Press X / x to sele ct (ADVAN CED), then pres s ENTE R . [...]

54 Checking the play information of a DATA CD By pressing TIME/TEXT wh ile playing MP3 audio trac ks on a DATA CD, you can display the audi o b it rate (t he amount of data per sec on d of the cu rr ent audio) . PLAY T 17:30 128k JAZZ RIVER SIDE Bit rate Album name Track name[...]

55 Sound Adjustm en ts Sound Adjustm ents Changi ng the Sou nd When playing a DVD VIDEO recorded i n multipl e audio formats (PCM, Dolby Digita l, MPEG Au dio, or D TS) , you can c han ge the audio format . If the DVD VIDEO is recorded with m ultilingu al tracks , you can a lso chan ge the lan gua ge . With CDs, DATA CDs, or VIDEO CDs, you can sele[...]

56 Notes • Whil e play i n g a Super VCD on which the au dio track 2 is not re corde d, no soun d will com e out when you select “2:STEREO ,” “2:1/L ” or “2:2 /R.” • You cannot change the soun d for Super Audio CDs. Displaying the audio information of the disc Press D I SP LAY du ri ng playb ac k to disp la y the Control Menu. Selec[...]

57 Sound Adjustm en ts SURROU ND Mode Setti ngs You ca n enjoy surround soun ds while playin g discs in cluding Dolby Dig ital, DTS, an d MPEG a udio DVD s, even if y ou have only 2 or 4 speak ers. Se lect th e su rround mode th at best su its y our spea ker setu p. 1 Press SUR during p layback. The foll ow ing dis pl ay a ppears . 2 Press SUR repe[...]

58 ◆ TVS NI GHT Larg e so unds, su ch as e xpl o sions, ar e supp re ssed, bu t the quie ter soun ds are unaffe cted. Th i s fe ature i s us ef ul when yo u want to he ar th e dialo g an d enjoy th e sur ro und soun d effe ct s of “TVS WID E ” at low volume. ◆ TVS ST A NDARD Creates three se ts of v irtual r ear spea kers fro m th e s o un [...]

59 Sound Adjustm en ts ◆ VIRTUAL MULTI REAR Crea tes an ar ray o f virt ual rear spea kers fro m a singl e set of ac tual re ar sp eak ers. The posi ti on of the vi rt ua l rear spea kers dif fe rs according t o “REAR” or “SID E ” set ting of th e rear speaker s (page 81) . ◆ VIRTUAL MULTI DIMENSION Create s an array of virtua l rear sp[...]

60 Enjoying Movies Chang ing the Angl es If vari ous an gl es (mu lt i -a ngle s) fo r a sce ne are reco rded on the DVD VIDEO, “ANGLE” appears in th e front panel display. This means that yo u ca n chang e t he viewing angle. 1 Press ANGL E during pl ayback. The nu m be r of the an gl e ap pears on the display . 2 Press ANGLE repe ated l y to [...]

61 Enjoyi ng Movie s Note Depending o n the DVD VI DEO, you may not b e able to cha nge th e sub title s ev en if mu ltilin gua l subtitle s are rec orded on i t. You a lso may not be able to tur n the m off. Adjus tin g th e Pi ct ure Qual ity (BNR) The Bloc k N o ise Reduc t io n (B NR) fun cti on adju sts t he pic ture qual ity by re duci ng the[...]

62 4 Press ENTER. The disc plays w i th the setti n g you sele cted. To canc e l the “B NR” sett ing Select “O F F” in ste p 3. To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY repeat edly until the Control Men u is tu rn ed off . Notes • If the outli nes of the i mages on your screen sho uld become b lurred, s et “BNR” to “OFF.” • De[...]

63 Enjoyi ng Movie s • CINEMA 1: enhan ces details in dark areas by increa sing th e bl ac k lev el . • CINEMA 2: White c olors become brigh te r an d black c ol or s becom e riche r, an d the co lo r c ontras t i s incr eased. • MEMORY: adju sts t he pictur e in greater deta il. z Hints • When you watch a movie, “C IN EMA 1” or “CINE[...]

64 Enhanc ing the Pl ayback Pict ure (DIGITAL VIDEO ENHAN CER) The Dig ita l Video Enh ancer (D V E ) func tion makes th e picture a ppear cl ea r and cri sp by enhanci ng the ou tlines of images on yo ur TV screen. Also, th is fu nc tio n can soft e n the imag es on the scr een . 1 Press DISPL AY tw ice duri ng playback. The Con trol M en u appe a[...]

65 Using Vari ous Additi ona l Functions 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 th e desir ed disc . • Custom 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. ?[...]

66 To tur n off th e Custo m Paren tal Co ntrol functi on 1 Follo w step s 1 throug h 3 of “Custo m Pare ntal Co n tro l. ” 2 Press X / x to s elect “OF F t ,” the n press ENTER. 3 Enter y our 4-di gi t pas sword usi n g the number buttons, then press ENTER. To play a disc for whi c h Custom P ar e ntal Contr ol i s s et 1 Insert the disc f[...]

67 Using Vari ous Additi ona l Functions ◆ 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 buttons, t hen pre s s ENTER . The disp lay for set t in g t he p layback limitatio n level appears. 5 Press X / x to se lect “S TA NDAR[...]

68 • Depending on the disc , you ma y be ask ed to change the pare nta l control leve l whil e pl ayi ng the disc. In thi s case, enter your pa ss wo rd , th en change t he lev el. If the Resume Pl ay mode is cance l ed, the le vel retu rn s to the pr ev ious lev el . Area Code Changing the passwo rd 1 Pres s DISP LAY whi l e the pl ayer i s in s[...]

69 Using Vari ous Additi ona l Functions Operat ion So und Effect s (Soun d Feedbac k) The pl ayer b eeps w hen t he fo llow ing operat io ns are pe rform ed . The d efa ult se ttin g of the S ound Feedback func tion is set t o of f. Setting Sound Feed back 1 Press [ / 1 on the p laye r or the remo te. The pow er indica to r l ig hts up in gre en. [...]

70 Contro llin g You r TV or AV Amplif ier ( Recei ver) With the Su pp li e d R em ot e By adjust ing the remo te signal, y ou can contro l your TV w i th the su ppl i ed remot e. If you con nect th e player to an AV amp lifier (receiv er ), you can contro l the volume with the s upp li ed re mot e. Notes • Depending on th e connected un it, you [...]

71 Using Vari ous Additi ona l Functions Cod e nu mb er s of controll ab le TV s If more th an one code number is li sted, tr y enterin g them one at a time until you find t he one that w or ks with y our TV . ◆ DVP-NS 755V ◆ DVP-NS91 5V Manufac turer Code num ber Sony ( defau lt) 01 Akai 04 AOC 04 Centurion 1 2 Coronado 0 3 Curtis-Ma thes 12 D[...]

72 Controlling the v olume of your AV amplifier (recei ver) with the remote 1 Slide the TV /DVD switch to DVD. 2 Hold do wn [ / 1 , and e nt er your AV amplifi er (recei v er)’s manufac turer’s code (see th e tabl e belo w) usin g the number butto ns. 3 Releas e [ / 1 . The VOL +/– button s co ntrol the A V amplifie r’ s volume. ◆ If you [...]

73 Settings a nd Adjustm ents Settings and Adjustments Usin g th e Se tu p Disp la y By usi n g the Se t u p Disp l ay , you can make various a djustments to items su ch as pictu re and so und. You ca n also set a languag e fo r the subtitl es and t he Setu p Disp lay, am ong othe r things. F or det ai l s on each Se t up D i sp lay item, see page [...]

74 6 Select a setting using X / x , then press ENTER . The setting is selecte d and setup is complete. Exam ple: “16: 9” To turn off the di s play Press DISPLAY repea tedly until the display is tur ned off. To en ter the Qu ick Setu p mode Select “Q U I C K ” in step 3 . Fo llo w from st ep 5 of the Qui c k Setup ex planat io n t o m ak e b[...]

75 Settings a nd Adjustm ents Setti ngs f or th e Disp lay (SCREEN SETUP) Choose sett ings according to the TV to b e connect ed. Select “SCREEN SETUP” in the Se tup Displ ay. To use th e di splay, see “U si ng the Setu p D isp lay” (pa ge 73) . The d efaul t se ttin gs ar e unde rlined. ◆ TV TY PE Sel ects the aspe ct ra tio o f th e con[...]

76 ◆ BACKGROU ND Sel ects th e backgr ound color or pictu re on th e TV screen in stop mo de or while pla ying a Sup er Au dio C D, CD, or DATA CD (MP3 audio) . ◆ COMPONENT OUT This w ill cha nge the type of si gnal out put from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks on the pl ay er. See pa ge 88 for mo re informa tion a bout the different ty pes. z Hin[...]

77 Settings a nd Adjustm ents Custom Sett ings (CUSTO M SETUP) Use t his to se t up play back r elated and ot her settings . Select “CUS TOM SE TU P” in the Setup Displ ay. To use th e di splay, see “U si ng the Setu p D isp lay” (pa ge 73) . The d efaul t se ttin gs ar e unde rlined. ◆ AUTO P OWER OF F (DVP -NS7 55V o nly) Switches the A[...]

78 Notes • When you set the item to “AUTO,” the langua ge may change. The “TRACK SELECTION” setting has highe r prio rity than the “A UDIO ” se tt ings in “LANGUAGE SETUP” (page 74). • If PCM, MPEG audio, DTS, and Dolby Digital sound track s have the same num be r of cha nne ls, the play er select s PCM, MPEG audi o, DTS, a nd D[...]

79 Settings a nd Adjustm ents ◆ AUDIO FILTER (except Sup er Audio CD) Select s the d igital fi lter to r educe n oise ab ove 22.05 kH z (Sa mpli ng frequen cy (Fs) of th e audio source is 4 4.1 kH z), 24 kHz (Fs i s 48 kHz), or 48 kHz (F s is abov e 96 kHz) . Note There m ay be little effect by chang ing the dig ital filter depe ndin g on discs o[...]

80 ◆ MPEG (DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW only) (DVP -NS9 15 V onl y) Sel ec ts the t yp e of MPEG audi o signal. ◆ DTS (DVD VIDEO on ly ) Selects the type of DTS signal. ◆ 48kHz/96 kHz PCM (DVD VIDE O only) Selects the sam pl in g fr equenc y of the au dio signal . Notes • Even if you se t “48kHz/96kH z PCM” to “ 96kHz/ 24bit,” the sa mp ling fr[...]

81 Settings a nd Adjustm ents Setti ngs fo r the Spea kers (SPE AKER SE TUP) To obtain th e best p ossible sur round sound, set the size of the spe akers yo u have conne ct ed and thei r dista nc e from you r lis te nin g pos itio n . Th en us e the te st t o n e to adjust t he volume and th e balance of the speakers to the same level. This settin [...]

82 • SUBWOOFER Notes • The cut off freque ncy for th e subwoofer is fixed at 120 Hz. • If your spea k ers are too smal l to reprod u ce lo w bass fr equencies, utilize a subwoofer for low freque ncy sound. W he n you se t al l spe a ke r setting s to “SM A L L, ” the ba ss r ed irect ion circuit ry will be acti va ted and the bass frequen[...]

83 Settings a nd Adjustm ents ◆ BALAN CE Varies the bala nce of the le ft and ri gh t speakers. Be sure to set “TEST TONE ” to “ON” for eas y adjustment . The d efault adjustm ents ar e in pare nthese s. ◆ LEVE L Varies the le ve l of each s pe aker. Be sur e t o set “TEST TONE” to “ON” for easy adjustment. The d efault adjustm [...]

84 Additional Info r mation Troubl eshoo ting If you ex perien ce any o f th e f ol lo wing difficu lt i es w hi le using th e pl a yer, use th is troublesh ooting guide to help remedy th e proble m bef or e reque st in g r epairs. S hou ld any prob lem pers ist, cons ul t your ne ar es t Sony deal e r. Power The po w er is no t turn ed on. , Check[...]

85 Additional Informat ion The sur round effect is difficu lt to hear when y ou ar e play ing a Do lby Dig ital, DTS, or MP EG audio so un d track. , Check th e spe aker conn ec tions and setti ng (pag e 27, 29, 79 ) . , The 5.1 c ha nne l sound is not rec or ded on the disc be in g pla ye d. The s oun d com es fro m th e ce n ter spea ker only . ,[...]

86 The sub title l anguage cannot b e chan ged or tur n ed of f. , Try using t he DVD’s menu instea d of the direct selec tion button on t he rem ot e (pa ge 38). , Mult iling ual s ubtit les ar e not r ec ord ed on the DVD being play ed. , The DVD prohibi ts th e chan gi ng of the subtitle s. The a ngles cann ot be chan ged. , Try using t he DVD[...]

87 Additional Informat ion Self- diagno sis Fu nct ion (When lette rs/ numb ers appear in the display) When the s elf-dia gnosi s functio n is activa ted to preve nt th e player fr om ma lfun ctioni ng , a fiv e-ch arac te r serv ice nu mbe r (e.g. , C 13 50 ) wit h a combin ation of a l et ter and four digits appears on the sc reen and t he front [...]

88 GB, a si ng le-la ye r and doub le-si ded DV D is 9.4 GB, an d doub le -layer and double- sided DVD is 17GB. The p ictur e data us es the MPEG 2 for mat, one of the wor l dwide st an dards of digital compr es si on technol o gy. The pi ct ur e data is compr es sed to ab out 1/ 40 (averag e) of its orig i n al size. Th e D VD al s o uses a variab[...]

89 Additional Informat ion • Super Au dio CD (dual layer di sc) This disc consis ts of dual H D layers and is capabl e of ex tended play ov er long perio ds. Als o, as t he dual layer disc cons ists of du a l HD lay ers on o ne side only, yo u do no t have to turn th e disc ov er during pl ay back . • Super Au dio CD + CD (Hyb rid dis c) This d[...]

90 Speci ficat ions Syst em Laser: Semic onductor laser Signal fo rmat sy stem: DVP-NS755V: NTSC DVP-NS915V: NTSC/ P AL (see p age 17 t o switch) Audi o ch ar acteristics Freq uenc y resp onse: DVD VIDEO (PCM 96 kHz) : 2 Hz to 44 k Hz (44 kHz : –2 dB ±1 dB)/ Su per Aud io CD: 2 Hz to 1 0 0k H z ( 5 0k H z : – 3d B ± 1d B ) / C D : 2 Hz to 20 [...]

91 Additional Informat ion Langua ge Co de Lis t For deta i ls, see pag es 55, 60, 74 . The lang uag e spell in gs con form to the ISO 639: 19 88 (E/F) standard. Code Lan guage Code L anguage Code L anguage Code Langu age 1027 Afar 1028 Abkhazian 1032 Afrikaans 1039 Amharic 1044 Arabic 1045 Assamese 1051 Aymara 1052 Azerbaijani 1053 Bashkir 1057 By[...]

92 Index Numerics 16:9 75 4:3 L ETTER BOX 75 4:3 PAN SCAN 75 480p (525p) 76 48kHz/96kHz PCM 80 5.1 Chann el Surro und 22 , 27 A A-B RE PEAT 46 ADVANCED 53 album 41 ANGLE 60 ANGLE VIEWER 50 AUDIO 55 , 74 AUDIO ATT 78 AUDIO DRC 78 AUDIO FILTER 79 AUDIO SETUP 78 AUTO 76 AUTO PLAY 77 AUTO POWER OFF 77 B BACKGROUND 76 BALANCE 83 Batte ries 16 BNR 61 C C[...]

93 T TEST TON E 83 TIME/TEXT 48 , 51 TITL E 48 Title 89 TITL E V IEWE R 49 TOP MENU 38 TRAC K 48 Trac k 89 TRACK SELECTI O N 77 TRACK VIEWER 49 Trouble shooting 84 TV T YPE 75 TVS (TV Virtual Surrou nd) 57 U Usable discs 6 V VIDEO 76 VIDEO CD 6 , 33[...]

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