Sony DVP-NS975V manuel d'utilisation

2-059-565- 11 (4) © 2004 Sony Corporation D VP-NS975V Oper ating Ins t ructio ns For cu stom er s in t he U.S .A Owner ’s Reco rd The model and seri al numbers are located a t the rear of the unit. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to t hem whenever yo u call upon your Sony dealer r egarding this prod uct. Model No. DVP[...]

2 WARNIN G To pr even t fire or shoc k hazard , do not expose the unit to r ain or mo isture. To avoi d elect rical shock, d o not op en the c abin et. Ref er servicin g to q ualified perso nnel onl y. The A C powe r co rd mus t be change d on ly at a qua lified service shop. CAUTION The use of optical instrum ents with this product will increase e[...]

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

4 Antennas Service • Ne ver place t he set in a confin ed space, such as a bookcase, or built-in cabinet, unless pro per ventilation is provided. • Do not plac e the set near or ov er a radiator or heat register , or where it is e xposed to direct sunlight. Outdoor an tenna gr ounding If an outdoo r antenna or cable system is installed, follo w[...]

5 Precau tio ns • The po w er requir ement s an d power consum ptio n of this player are in dicated o n the bac k of the pl ay er. Chec k that th e player’s operating voltage is identical with your lo ca l power su pply. On sa f ety • To prev ent f ire or sh ock hazard , do not plac e obj ect s fil led with liquids , suc h as vase s, on the a[...]

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

7 Enjo ying M ovie s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 8 Changing the Angle s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Displaying th e Subtitles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Adjusting the Pla yback Picture [...]

8 About Th is Manu al • Oper at i ons and di sp lays di ff er slig ht l y , depend ing on w her e the m ode l is sold. U.S./Canadian models ar e used for illustr ation purpose s unless otherwi se speci fie d. Any differen ce i n oper ation i s clear ly indi ca ted in th e text, fo r examp le, “(U.S./Canadi an models only ).” • Instru ctions[...]

9 Example of disc s that th e player cannot play The play er cannot pl ay the fo llo wing dis cs: • CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs other than those recorded i n the for mats li sted on t he previ ous page. • CD- ROMs re cord ed i n P HOTO C D fo rma t. • Dat a part of CD-Ext ra s. • DVD-ROMs. • DVD Audios. Also, the player can not play th e followi[...]

10 Notes Ab out th e Di sc s • To keep the disc cle an, hand le the dis c by it s edge. Do not to uc h the sur fa ce. • Do no t expo se t he disc to di rect s unlig ht or heat sources suc h as h ot a ir duc ts, or leave it in a car pa rk ed in dir ec t sunlight as the temp er at ure ma y ri se cons iderab ly insi de the car. • Afte r playin g[...]

11 Index to Part s and C on trols For more informatio n, see the page s indica ted in pa renthese s. Front panel A [ / 1 (o n/st andb y) bu tton ( 34) B HDMI* (High-Defi nition Mu ltimedia Interface) indicator (20, 7 9, 84, 92) Lights up when the HDMI O UT jack is correctly c onnected to a HDCP (Hi gh- bandw idt h Dig ita l Con tent Prot ecti on) c[...]

12 Front panel dis play When p l aying ba ck a DVD V IDEO/D VD-R W When p l aying ba ck a VIDE O CD wit h Playb ack Co nt rol (PB C) (4 0) When p l aying ba ck a Sup er Audio CD, CD, DATA CD ( MP3 au di o), or V IDEO CD (witho ut PBC) * When play i ng the HD lay er of Sup er Audi o CDs, the disc typ e is not displa ye d. z Hint You can adjust th e [...]

13 Rear panel A DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack (26) (27) (28) B DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) jack (26) (27) (28) C 5.1CH OUT PUT jac ks (28) D LINE OUT L/R (AUDIO) 1/2 jacks (25) (26) (27) E LINE OUT (VIDEO) 1/2 jack (19) F S VIDEO OUT 1/2 jack (19) G COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jack (19) (Y, P B , P R ) or (Y , P B /C B , P R /C R ) H CONTROL S IN jack (19) (U.S./ C[...]

14 Remote A TV/DVD switch (75) B Z OPEN/CLOSE button (35) C Numb er butto ns (37) The num ber 5 but to n ha s a tactil e do t.* D CLEAR button (41) E SUBTITLE butto n (58 ) F AUDIO button (53) G REPEA T but ton (4 3) H SHUFFLE bu tto n ( 42 ) I SA-CD MULTI/2CH (Super Audio CD multi/2 c hannel) b utton (3 9) J SA-CD/CD (Super Audio CD/CD) butt on ( [...]

15 Guide to t he Cont rol Me nu D ispla y Use t he Contr ol Me nu to sel ect a fun ction and to vi ew r elated i nform atio n. Pr ess DISPL AY repeat ed ly to tur n on or change the Cont rol Men u displ ay as follow s : Control Menu displ ay The Contr ol M enu disp lay 1 a nd 2 will sho w di fferen t items d epend in g on the disc ty pe. For det ai[...]

16 List of C ontro l Menu it ems Item Item Name, Function, Relevant Disc Type TITLE (page 47)/S CENE (page 47)/TRACK (page 47) Sele cts th e titl e, s cene , or trac k to be p l ayed . CHAPTER (page 47)/INDEX (page 47) Selec ts the c hapte r or in dex t o be played. TRACK (page 47) Selec ts th e trac k to be pl ayed. ORIGINAL/PL AY LIST (page 38) S[...]

17 z Hint The Cont rol Menu icon indi cator li ghts up in green when you select an y item exce pt “ OFF .” ( “PRO GRA M,” “SH UFF LE, ” “REPEAT,” “A-B REP EAT,” “SHARPNESS” only). The “ORIGINAL/P LAY LIS T ” indic a tor lights up in gr een when you sel ect “PL AY LIST” (defau lt sett ing). The “MULT I/2CH” in dic[...]

18 Hookups Hooki ng Up the Pl ayer Follow steps 1 to 6 to hoo k up and adjust the se ttings of the play er . Notes • Plug co rds securel y to prevent u nwante d noise. • Refer to the instruct ions suppl ied with the c omponents to be c onnected. • You cannot connect th is pla ye r to a TV that does not have a video inp ut jack. • Be sure to[...]

19 Hookup s Step 3 : Conn ecti ng the Video /HDMI Cords Conn ect this pl ayer to your T V monitor , proj ecto r, or AV ampli fier (recei ver) u sing a v ideo co rd. Select one of the pat t er ns A through D , acco rd in g to th e i n p u t jac k on you r TV m on i tor, projec to r, or A V am plifie r (re cei ver ). In order to view prog ress iv e s[...]

20 A If you are connect ing to an HDMI/DVI input jack Use a ce rtified HDMI co rd (not s upplied) to enjoy h igh qual ity digital picture a nd soun d throug h the HDMI OUT jac k. Note tha t S upe r Audi o CD s ound is no t output fr om the H D M I O U T jack. To connec t to a TV with DVI inpu t Use an HD MI-D V I con verter cord (not su pplied ). T[...]

21 Hookup s D If you ar e connecting to an S VIDEO in put jack Connect an S VIDEO cord (not s upplied). You will enjoy high quality images. With this connection, select “NORMAL (INTERLACE)” (default) b y pressing the PROGRESSIVE button on the front panel. When conn ecti ng to a w i de scr ee n TV Depe ndin g on the disc , the image ma y not fit[...]

22 Using the PROGRESSIVE button By using the PROGRESSIVE button on the front panel, you can select the signal fo rmat in whic h the pl ayer ou tputs v ideo signals (Pro gressi ve or In terla ce), an d the conver sion m ethod f or progressiv e signal s. The P ROGRESSIVE indicator lights up when the pla yer output s progre ssiv e s ig nals . Each tim[...]

23 Hookup s Step 4 : Conn ecti ng the Audio Cor ds Refer to th e chart b elow to sele ct the co nnection th at best su its your syst em. Be su re to also read the inst ructions for t he components you wish to connect . Select a connecti on Select one of the fo llowin g co nnecti ons, throug h . Components to b e connected Connection Your setup (exa[...]

24 z Hint If yo u connect an AV amp lifier (receiver) tha t conforms to the 9 6 kHz sampli ng frequenc y, use connectio n . * 1 Manufacture d under l icense from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby, ” “Pro Lo gic,” a nd the double-D symbol are trad emarks o f Dolby Laboratorie s. * 2 Manufactur ed under li cense from D igital Theate r Syste ms, I n [...]

25 Hookup s Conne cting to your TV This con nectio n w ill use yo ur TV’s spea ker s for so und. * The yello w plug is used for video si gnals (page 19). z Hint When connec ti ng to a monaural TV, use a stereo- mono conve rs ion cord (not supp li ed ). Connect the LINE OUT L/R (AUDIO) 1/2 jacks to the TV’s audio input ja c k . A OPTICAL FRONT C[...]

26 Connecti ng to a stereo amplifier ( receiver) and 2 speakers/Conn ecting to an MD de ck or DA T deck If the st e reo ampli fie r ( r eceiver ) h as a udio in put j acks L and R only, use . If th e amp lif ier (recei ver) ha s a digital input jac k, or when conne cting t o an MD de ck or DAT deck, us e . In thi s cas e, you can also c onnect the [...]

27 Hookup s Connect ing to a n AV amplifier (receiver) havi ng a Do l by Surro und (Pro Logic) d ecoder and 3 to 6 speakers You can enjo y Dolby Surround e ffects only when playing Dolby Surround audio or multi- chann el au dio (D ol by D i gital) discs. If your a mplifi er (rec eiver) has L and R aud io inpu t jacks o nly, us e . If your a m plifi[...]

28 Connecti ng to an A V amplifier (re ce iver) w ith 5.1 ch input j acks and/o r a digital input jack and 4 to 6 spea kers If your AV ampl i fier (rec eive r) has 5.1 chan nel inpu ts, use . If y ou wa nt to use t he Dol by Di gi t al, or DTS dec ode r func tio n on y our AV ampl i fie r (r ec ei ver), conn ect t o its digita l jac k using . W i t[...]

29 Hookup s : Connectin g to the 5.1 ch input jack s You ca n en joy 5.1 ch surrou nd sound usi ng the i nter na l D olb y Di gita l, D T S, or Su per Audio CD Mult i decoder o f this player. : Conne cting to a di gital inp ut jack This connecti o n will allo w you to use t h e Dolby D ig ita l, or DT S de co der fu nc tion of your A V a mplifi er [...]

30 Step 5 : Conn ecti ng the Pow er Cor d Plug t he pl ayer a nd T V pow er cor ds into an AC ou tlet. Step 6: Qu ic k Setu p Follow the steps belo w to make the minimum numbe r of basi c adjust ments f or using th e player. To skip a n adjustment, p ress > . To return to the previous adjus tment, pr ess . . The on -s cr een disp lays di ff er d[...]

31 Hookup s 6 Press ENTER. The S e tup D isp la y fo r s elec ting th e aspect ra tio of the TV t o be conne ct ed appe ars. 7 Press X / x to select the se tting that matches yo ur TV t ype. ◆ If you ha ve a 4:3 stan dar d TV • 4:3 LETTER BOX or 4:3 PAN S CAN (page 79) ◆ If y ou have a wi de-s cree n TV o r a 4:3 standa rd TV with a wide- scr[...]

32 11 Press ENTER. “DTS” is selected. 12 Press X / x to select whethe r or not you wish to send a DTS signal to your a mplifier (receive r). Choose the ite m that matches the audio conn ection y ou s elected on pages 26 t o 28 ( through ). • D-PCM (p ag e 84) • DTS (only if the amplifier (re ceiver) has a DTS dec o der ) (p ag e 84) 13 Pres[...]

33 Hookup s Enjoying the surround sound effects To enjoy the sur r ound soun d effect s of this pla yer or your ampl ifier (r ecei ver) , set the follo wing i te ms as de scri be d belo w fo r the audio c onnec tion you select ed on pages 2 6 to 28 ( throu gh ). Each of these is the defaul t s et t ing and do es not nee d to be adj uste d when you [...]

34 Playing Discs Play in g Discs Depending on the DVD or VIDEO CD, some operat i ons may be di f ferent or r es tr i ct ed . Refer to t he operatin g instructi o ns supplied wit h yo ur disc . 1 Turn on your TV. 2 Press [ / 1 . The play er turn s on. 3 Switch the input selector on your TV so that the sign al from the player a ppears on the TV sc re[...]

35 Playin g Di sc s Additional opera tions * 1 DVD VIDEOs/DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs only. * 2 DVD VIDEOs/DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs/ DVD+RWs only. * 3 Video and JPEG pict ur es only (ex cept BACKGROUND pictures). You can move th e enlarged pictur e using C/X/x/c . Dependi ng upon the c ontents of the di sc, the zoom function may be cance led au tom atic all y when the p [...]

36 Note Even if yo u select “RESE T” under “SE TUP” in the Control Menu (page 78), the disc tray r emains locked . Resumi ng Playba ck From the Poin t Where You Stop ped the D isc (Mul ti-disc Resu me) The player stores t he poin t whe re you s topped the di sc for up to 40 discs an d res um es playback t he next t ime you inse rt the s ame[...]

37 Playin g Di sc s Notes • “MULTI-DISC RESUME” i n “CUSTOM SETUP ” must be se t to “ ON” (de f au lt) for th is function to work (pa ge 82 ). • The poin t where you st opped playing is c le a red when: – you change the pla y mod e. – you change the se tti ngs on the Setup Dis play. • For DVD-RWs in VR mode, CDs, Sup er Audi o[...]

38 Select ing “ORIGINAL ” or “PLAY LI ST ” on a DVD- RW Some DVD-RWs in VR (Vid eo Recording) mode have two types of titles for play back: originally recorded titles (ORIGINAL) and titles that can be created on record able DVD pla yers fo r editi ng (PL AY LIS T). Yo u can select the type of title to be played. 1 Press DI SPLAY when t he p [...]

39 Playin g Di sc s Sel ec ting a Playba ck Area f or a Super Audio CD Selecting a playback area on a 2 channel + Mul ti-channel Super Audio CD Some S uper A udio CD s cons ist of a 2 channel playback ar ea and a mu lti-channel p layback area. Yo u can se le ct th e pl ayback area yo u want to li sten to. 1 Press S A-CD M U LTI/2C H when th e playe[...]

40 Play in g VIDEO CDs Wi t h PBC Fun cti ons ( PBC Pla yback) PBC (Pla yba ck Cont r ol ) a ll ow s you to pl ay VIDEO CDs interac tively by f ollowing the menu on the TV s creen. 1 Start pla ying a VIDEO CD with PB C funct ion s. The me nu for yo ur s elec tion appe ars. 2 Press the numbe r buttons to select the it em nu mber you wa nt. 3 Press E[...]

41 Playin g Di sc s Var i ou s Play Mode Functi ons (Program P lay, Shuffl e Play, Repeat P lay, A-B Repeat Play) You ca n se t the fol l owing play mode s: • Pro gram Pla y (page 41) • Shuf fl e Play (p ag e 42) • Rep eat Play (page 43) • A-B R epe at Pl ay (pa ge 44) Note The play mode is cance le d when: – you op en the di sc tray. –[...]

42 Next, pres s X / x to sele ct “03” unde r “C,” then press ENTER. ◆ When play ing a VIDE O CD , Super Audio CD , or CD For e xamp le, sel ect t rack “02.” Press X / x to sel ect “02” un der “T,” th en press ENT ER. The track nu mber may be disp laye d in 3 digits for a S uper A udi o CD. 6 To progra m othe r titles, ch apter[...]

43 Playin g Di sc s 1 Pres s SHUFF LE during play back . The foll ow ing dis play appe ar s. 2 Press SHUFFLE repe atedly to sele ct the item to be shu ffle d. ◆ When play ing a DVD VIDEO •T I T L E •C H A P T E R ◆ When play ing a VIDEO CD, Su per Audio CD , or CD •T R A C K ◆ When Pr ogr am Pla y i s ac ti va ted • ON: shuffle s titl[...]

44 ◆ When play ing a VIDE O CD , Super Audio CD , or CD • DISC : repeats all of the tr ac ks. • TRACK: repeats the curr ent track. ◆ When play ing a DATA CD • DISC : repeats all of the al bu ms. • ALB U M : rep ea ts the cu rren t alb um. • TRACK ( MP3 audi o t ra cks only ): repea ts the cu rren t track . ◆ When Pr og ra m Pl ay or[...]

45 Playin g Di sc s 4 Durin g pla y ba ck , w he n yo u fin d the starti ng po int (p oint A ) of the p orti on to be play ed re pe ate dl y, press ENTE R . The s tarting poi nt (p oint A) i s set . 5 When you r each th e endin g poin t (point B), pre ss ENTER again. The s et point s a re di spla yed and t he player st arts rep eating this specific[...]

46 Sear c hi ng fo r a Scen e Search ing for a Parti cular Point on a Disc (Search, Sc an, Slow-mot ion Play, Free ze Frame) You can qu ickly loca te a particul ar point on a disc by mo nitori ng the pict ure or pl aying ba ck slo wly. Notes • Dependi ng on the disc, you m ay not be able to do some of the oper a tio ns describe d. • For D ATA C[...]

47 Searchi ng for a Scene Watching frame by frame (Slow-mo tion Play) Press m or M w h en the pla yer is in pause mode. To retu rn to nor m al spee d, press H . Each tim e you pres s m or M during Slow -motion Play, the pl ayback spee d chang es. Two speeds are av ailabl e. Wit h each pre ss th e in dicatio n chan ges as f ollow s: Playba ck d irec[...]

48 ◆ When playing a DV D VIDEO/DVD-RW TITLE CHAPTER TIME/TEXT Select “T IME/TE XT” t o s earch fo r a startin g point by inputting t he time code. ◆ When play ing a VIDE O CD or Supe r VCD withou t PBC play ba ck TRAC K INDEX ◆ When play ing a VIDE O CD or Supe r VCD wit h PBC Play ba ck SCENE ◆ When pl ay ing a Supe r Audio CD /CD TRAC[...]

49 Searchi ng for a Scene Search ing by Sce ne (PICTURE NAVIG ATION) You can di vi de the scre en into 9 s ubs creens and find the desi red sce ne qui ckl y . 1 Press PICTURE NAVI duri n g playb ac k. The foll ow ing dis play appe ar s. 2 Press PICTU RE NAVI re peatedly t o select an ite m. • CHAPTER VIEWER (DVD VIDEO only) : di s pl ays the f ir[...]

50 Viewing Inf ormation Abo ut the Disc Check ing the Play ing Time an d Remaining Time You can check th e pl ay ing time and remaining t ime of the curr ent title, c hapter, or track. A l so , you can ch eck t he D V D /Supe r Audio CD / C D te xt or tr ac k name (M P 3 audio) re corde d on the disc . 1 Make sure that th e TV/DVD switc h is set to[...]

51 Viewing In formation Ab out the Disc To ch eck DA TA CD (MP3 audio) album name, et c . By press ing TIME/T EXT while pl aying MP3 audio trac ks on a DATA CD, you can display the name of an album/trac k and the audi o bit rate (t he amount of data per secon d of the curren t audio) on your TV sc reen . Checking the infor mation on the front panel[...]

52 When pl aying a V IDEO C D (wit hout PB C functi on s), Super Audio CD, or CD * 1 When pla ying a Sup er Audio C D, the current track is not disp layed. * 2 The cu rrent trac k and i ndex appear only when playing a VIDEO CD or Super Audio CD. z Hints • When playi ng VIDEO CDs with PBC functions, the scene number or the play ing ti me are displ[...]

53 Sound Adjustm en ts Sound Adjustm ents Changi ng t he Sou nd When playing a DVD VIDEO recorded i n multipl e audio formats (PCM, Dolby Digita l, or DTS ), you c an chang e the au dio for mat. If the DVD VIDEO is re corded with multilin gua l trac k s, you can also change the langua ge. With CDs, DATA CDs, or VIDEO CDs, you can sele ct the s oun [...]

54 Checking the audio s ignal format You can check th e audio si gnal fo rma t by pressing AUDIO r epeatedly durin g playback. The fo rmat of th e curren t audio signal ( Dolby Digita l , DTS, PC M , etc. ) ap pear s as sh own below. Examp le: Dolby Digital 5.1 ch Examp le: Dolby Digital 3 ch About aud io sign als Audio sig nals recorded i n a disc[...]

55 Sound Adjustm en ts ◆ For 4 to 6 sp eaker se tups (If you select “NONE” in the setting of “REAR” in “SPE AKER S ETUP” (pag e 85), yo u canno t s el ec t these modes. ) • NORMAL SURROUND • ENHANCED S URROUND •V I R T U A L R E A R S H I F T • VIRTUAL MULTI REAR • VIRTUAL MULTI DIME NSI ON To can c el the set t ing Select ?[...]

56 For 4 to 6 speaker setups You can enjoy the f ollowi ng surrou nd effec ts by using th e 2 front spe ak ers and 2 r ear spea kers. Conne ct the pl ayer to the am plifier ( receiv er) with t he conn ection (pag e 28) . You can experi enc e Dolb y Surrou nd (Pr o Logic) sou nds or Dig ita l Cine ma Soun d (DCS). DCS use s sound imag ing to sh ift [...]

57 Sound Adjustm en ts ◆ VIRTUAL MULTI DIMENSION Create s an array of virtua l rear sp eaker posi tion s hi gher than the liste ner from a sing le se t of ac tu al rear spe ak er s. This mode crea tes five sets of virtua l speakers surrou ndin g th e l is t en er at appr oxim at ely a 30 ° angle o f elevati on. The ef fect diffe rs accordi n g t[...]

58 Enjoying Movies Chang ing the Angl es If vari ous an gl es (mu lti-a n g les) fo r a sce ne are record ed on the DVD VIDEO, “ ” appears in th e front panel display. This means that yo u ca n chang e t he viewing angle . 1 Press A NGL E dur ing pl ayb ack . The nu m be r of the an gl e ap pear s on the display . 2 Press ANGLE repeated ly to s[...]

59 Enjoyi ng Movie s Adj us ting the Playba ck Pictu re ( CUSTOM PI CTURE M ODE) You can adjust the video signal of the DVD, VIDEO CD, or DATA CD in JPEG format fro m the player t o obt ain the p icture qual ity you want. Ch oose the setting th at best s uits the prog ra m you ar e watc hi ng. W hen yo u select “M EMO R Y , ” yo u can m ak e fu[...]

60 To turn off the display Press O RETURN , or DISPLAY. Sharpe ning the Pict ures (SHARPN ESS) You ca n en hanc e th e ou tline s of im ages to prod uc e a shar pe r picture . 1 Pres s DISP LAY du r ing p l ayba c k. The Con t ro l Menu ap pe ars. 2 Press X / x to select (SHARPNESS), then press ENT ER. The op t io n s fo r “SH A R P NESS ” ap p[...]

61 Enjoyi ng Movie s Adju sting the De lay Betw een the Pictu re an d Sound ( AV A LIGNME NT) When th e so und do es not mat ch the pictur es on the sc reen, yo u can ad ju st the de l ay between the pict ur e a nd sound. 1 Press DISPLA Y duri ng playb ack. The Con tr ol M enu ap pe ars. 2 Press X / x to select (AV ALIGNMENT) , then press ENTER . T[...]

62 Enjoying MP3 Audio and JPEG Images About MP 3 Aud io Trac ks and JPEG Image Fi l es MP3 is au di o compres si o n technolo g y that satisf ies the ISO/MPEG r egul ati ons. JPE G is image compre ssion technology. You can play DATA CDs that contain MP3 audio t ra ck s or JPE G im a ge file s. DATA CDs that the player can play You can play back DAT[...]

63 Enjoyi ng MP3 Audio and J PEG Im ages When yo u inser t a DAT A CD a nd pres s H , the number ed tracks (or fil es) are pl ayed sequentia lly , fro m 1 through 7 . An y sub- albums/tr acks (or fi le s) contained with in a current ly select e d album take prior ity over the next a lbum in the s a me tree. ( Example: C contai ns D so 4 is pl ay ed[...]

64 Selecting an al bum 1 Press MENU . The list o f albums o n the dis c ap pear s. When an album is being played, its tit le is shaded . 2 Press X / x to selec t the album yo u want to play . 3 Press H . Pla yback start s from th e sel ect ed al bum. To sel ect MP 3 au dio tra cks, see “Sel ectin g an MP3 au di o t ra ck” (page 64 ). To select [...]

65 Enjoyi ng MP3 Audio and J PEG Im ages Selecting a J PEG image file 1 After step 2 of “Sel ecting an album, ” press PICTURE NAVI. The im age files in the alb um appe ar in 16 subscr eens. A sc roll bo x is displ ayed o n the ri ght. To di splay the additi onal image , se lect the botto m images and press x . To re turn to t he p revi ous i ma[...]

66 To sto p view ing th e JPEG imag e Press x . z Hints • While viewi n g JPEG image fi les, you can set options su ch as “INT ERVAL” (pag e 68), “EFFECT” (page 68), and “SHARPNESS” (page 60). • You can view JPEG images files without MP3 audio by setting “MODE (MP3, JPEG)” to “IMAG E (JPEG) ” (p a ge 67). • The d ate the p[...]

67 Enjoyi ng MP3 Audio and J PEG Im ages Viewing a slide show with sound (MODE (MP3, JPEG)) When J PEG image files and MP3 au dio tracks are plac ed in the sa me album , you can enjoy a sl ide sh ow with so und. 1 Pres s DISPL AY during s top mo de. The Con tr ol M enu ap pe ars. 2 Press X / x to select (MODE (MP3, JPEG)), and pre ss ENTER. The opt[...]

68 Setting the pac e for a slide show (INTERVAL) You can set the time th e slid es are di splayed on the sc reen . 1 Press DISPL AY twice whil e viewin g a JPEG i m ag e or whe n the pl ayer is in stop mod e. The Con trol M en u appe ar s. 2 Press X / x to select (INT ERVAL ), t hen p ress ENTE R. The option s for “IN TERVA L” a ppe ar. 3 Press[...]

69 Enjoyi ng MP3 Audio and J PEG Im ages 3 Press X / x to sele ct a setting . The defa ult settin g is under lined . • MODE1 : the image sweep s in from top to botto m. • MODE2: the image sweeps in from lef t to right. • MOD E 3: the im a ge stre tche s ou t from the cent er of the screen . • MODE4 : the images ra ndo mly cy cle throug h th[...]

70 Using Various Additio nal Functions Locki ng Dis cs (CU STOM PARENTA L CONTRO L, PARE NTAL CONTR OL) You can set two kind s of play back r estrictio ns for a d is c. • Custom Par ental Co ntrol You ca n set pla yback restrict ions so that the playe r w i ll no t play inap propri at e di s cs. • Parent a l Contro l Playback of some DVD VIDEOs[...]

71 Using Various Addition al Fu nc ti ons 5 Enter o r re-e nter your 4-d igit passwor d using the number buttons, t hen pr ess ENTER . “Cus tom pa rental c ontrol is se t.” ap pears and then the scree n returns to the Control Menu. To turn off the Cust om Pare ntal Control funct ion 1 Follow steps 1 to 3 of “Custom Pa rental Contro l.” 2 Pr[...]

72 Enter a 4-di git p asswo rd using the number buttons, then press ENTER. The display fo r confi rming the password appe ars. ◆ When yo u have a lrea dy reg is t er ed a passwor d The disp lay for ent er ing the pas sw ord appe ars. 4 Enter o r re-e nter your 4-d igit passwor d usin g t he num ber but tons, then pr ess ENTER . The disp lay for s[...]

73 Using Various Addition al Fu nc ti ons z Hint If you forget your passw ord, remov e the disc and repeat ste p s 1 to 3 of “Pare n tal Cont ro l (l imited playback). ” Wh e n you a re aske d to en te r you r password , enter “ 199703” using the numb er buttons, then pre ss ENTER . The display wil l ask you to enter a new 4-dig it password[...]

74 Changing the pass word 1 Press DISPLA Y while the play er is in stop mod e. The Con trol M en u appe ar s. 2 Press X / x to select (PAR EN TAL CO NTRO L), then pres s ENTER . The option s for “PAR ENTAL CONTROL” appear. 3 Press X / x to select “ P ASSWORD t ,” then pres s EN TER. The disp lay for ent er ing the pas sw ord appe ars. 4 Ent[...]

75 Using Various Addition al Fu nc ti ons When the TV/DVD switch i s set to TV, the remote perf o rms the followi n g: Cod e nu mb er s of controll ab le TVs If more th an one co de number is li sted, try enterin g them one at a time until you find t he one that w or ks with y our TV . [ / 1 Turn the TV on or off VOL ( volume) +/– Ad jus t th e v[...]

76 Controlling the v olume of you r AV amplifier (recei ver) with the remote 1 Slide the TV /DVD switch to DVD. 2 Hold do wn [ / 1 , and enter the manu fa cture r cod e ( see th e tabl e below) for you r AV amp lifier (receiver) usin g t he num ber but tons . 3 Releas e [ / 1 . The VOL + / – bu ttons c ont r ol the AV amplifie r’ s v olume. ◆[...]

77 Settings and Adjust me nt s Settings and Adjustments Usin g th e Se tu p Disp la y By usi n g the Setup Di sp lay, you ca n ma k e various a d justments to items such as picture and so und. You ca n also set a lang uage fo r th e subtitl es and t he Setu p Disp lay, am ong othe r things. For de ta i ls on ea ch Setu p Displa y item , se e pages [...]

78 6 Press X / x to select a sett ing, then press ENTER . The setting is selecte d and setup is complete. Example: “4:3 PAN SCAN” To en ter the Qu ick Setup mo de Select “Q U I C K ” in step 3 . Fo ll o w from st ep 5 of the Qui c k Setup ex planat io n t o make basi c adj u st ments (page 30 ). To res et al l of the “SETUP” set tings 1[...]

79 Settings and Adjust me nt s Setti ngs f or th e Di splay (SCREEN SETUP) Choose sett ings according to the TV to be connect ed. Select “SCREEN SETUP” in the Se tup Displ ay. To use th e di splay, se e “U si ng the Setu p Disp lay” (p age 77 ). The d efaul t se tti ngs ar e underl ined . ◆ TV TY PE Sel ects the aspe ct ra tio of t he c o[...]

80 ◆ BLACK L EVEL Selects the blac k level (s etup level) for th e video si gnals output fro m the ja cks othe r than COMPONENT VIDEO OUT/HDMI OUT. ◆ BLACK LEV EL ( COMP ONENT OU T) Selects the blac k level (s etup level) for th e video si gnals o utput from the COMP ONEN T VIDEO OUT jacks. You c annot se lect this when the pl ayer outpu ts pro[...]

81 Settings and Adjust me nt s Custom Sett ings (CUSTO M SETUP) Use t his to se t up play back rela ted and othe r settings . Select “CUS TOM SE TUP” in the Set up Displ ay. To use th e di splay, se e “U si ng the Setu p Disp lay” (p age 77 ). The d efaul t se tti ngs ar e underl ined . ◆ AUTO P OWER OF F Switches the Auto Power Of f sett[...]

82 ◆ MULTI -DISC RESUM E (DVD VI DEO/ VIDE O CD o nly) Switches the Multi-disc Resume setting on o r off. Re su me play ba ck can b e st ored in memory for up to 40 diffe rent DVD VIDEOs/ VIDEO CDs (page 36). Setti ng s for the Sound (AUDI O SE TUP) “AUDIO SETUP” allo ws you to set the so und accord ing to t he pl ayback a nd con nection cond[...]

83 Settings and Adjust me nt s ◆ AUDIO FILT ER Select s the d igital f ilter to r educ e noise above 22.05 kHz (Sa mpli ng frequen cy (Fs) of th e audio source is 4 4.1 kHz) , 24 kHz ( Fs is 48 kHz), o r 48 kHz (Fs i s abo ve 9 6 kH z). Note There m ay be little effe ct by chang ing the dig ital filter depending o n the d isc or playback environm[...]

84 ◆ DOL BY DIG I TAL (D VD V ID EO/ DVD- RW only) Selects the type of Dolby Di gital si gnal. Note If the HDMI OUT jack i s connect ed to e quipment not com patib le with DOLB Y DIG ITAL s ignals , the “D -PC M” sign al s will b e a utom atica ll y outpu t even when you s elect “DOLBY DIGITAL.” ◆ DTS Sel ec ts the type of DTS au dio si[...]

85 Settings and Adjust me nt s Setti ngs fo r the Sp eakers (SPE AKER SE TUP) To obtain th e best p ossible s urround sound, set the size of the spe akers yo u have conne ct ed and th ei r d istanc e f rom you r lis te nin g pos iti o n . Th en u se th e te st t one to adju st t he v olu me of th e spe ak ers to th e sa me leve l. This settin g is [...]

86 • SUBWOOFER Notes • The cut off frequency f or the subwo ofer is fixe d at 120 Hz. • If your speakers are too s mall to reproduce low bass fr equencies, utilize a subwoofe r for low frequen cy sound. W he n you se t the speaker setting s to “SM A L L , ” th e bass red irect ion circuit ry will be acti va ted and the bass frequenc ies f[...]

87 Settings and Adjust me nt s ◆ LEVE L ( FRONT ) Varies the leve l of the front speakers. Be sure to set “ TEST TONE” to “ON” for easy adjustment. The d efaul t a djust ments are in pare ntheses. ◆ LEVE L ( REAR) Varies the leve l of the rear sp eak er s. Be sure to set “ TEST TONE” to “ON” for easy adjustment. The d efaul t a [...]

88 Additional Info r mation Troubl esh ootin g If you ex perien ce any o f t he f ollowi ng difficu lt i es w hi le using th e player , use this troublesh ooting guide to help reme dy the proble m bef or e reque sting repa i rs. Shou ld any prob lem per s is t , co ns ult you r ne arest Sony dea ler. ( For cust omers in t he U .S.A . only). Power T[...]

89 Additi onal Info rmatio n , While pla yi ng a Su per VCD on w hi ch the audio t rack 2 is not recorde d, no so und will come out w he n you select “2 :STER E O ,” “2:1 /L,” o r “2 :2/R .” , The equi pm e nt connec te d to the HDMI OUT ja ck do es not co nfor m to the au dio signal format, i n this case set “AUDIO(HDMI)” in “AUD[...]

90 The alb um/trac k/file names are not displaye d correctly. , The playe r ca n onl y di sp lay num b ers and alpha b et. Other characte rs ar e dis playe d as “ * ”. The d isc do es not star t pl aying f rom the beginn ing. , Program Play, Shuffle Pl ay, Repeat Play, or A-B Re pe at Play is selec ted (page 41). , Resu me play has ta ken effec[...]

91 Additi onal Info rmatio n Self- diagno sis Funct 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 lf un ctioning , a fiv e-ch arac te r serv ice nu mbe r (e.g. , C 13 50 ) wit h a combi n at ion of a let ter and four digits appears on the sc reen a nd t he fro[...]

92 DVD VIDE O (page 8) A disc th at conta i ns up to 8 ho ur s of movin g pictu res ev en tho ugh it s diam eter is the s ame as a CD. The data capaci ty of a s ingle-l ayer and single- sided DVD is 4.7 GB (Giga Byte), wh ich is 7 times that of a CD. The data capacity of a double-layer a nd single-side d DVD is 8.5 GB, a si ng le-la ye r and do ub [...]

93 Additi onal Info rmatio n Progressive J PEG Progre ssive JP EGs ar e used mo stly on the intern et. They are d ifferen t from other JPEG s in t hat they “fad e in ” gr adual ly i nstead o f being dr aw n from t op t o bo ttom w hen displa yed on a b rowse r. This lets you v iew t he ima g e wh i le it is be in g do wn l oa d e d. Scen e ( pa[...]

94 Speci ficat ions Syst em Laser: Semic onductor laser Signal fo rmat sy stem: NTSC Audi o ch ar acteristics Freq uency re spons e: DVD VIDEO (PCM 96 kHz) : 2 H z to 44 kHz (4 4 kHz: –2 dB ±1 dB)/ Su per Aud io CD: 2 H z t o 100 kHz (5 0 kHz: – 3 dB ±1 d B )/ CD : 2 Hz to 20 kH z (± 0 . 5 d B) Signal -t o-nois e r atio (S/ N ra tio ): 115 d[...]

95 Additi onal Info rmatio n Langua ge Co de Lis t For deta i ls, see pag es 53, 58, 78 . The lang uag e spell in gs con form to t he ISO 6 39: 1988 ( E/F) stand ard. Code Lan guage Code Languag e Code Langu age C ode Langu age 1027 Afar 1028 Abkhazian 1032 Afrikaans 1039 Amharic 1044 Arabic 1045 Assamese 1051 Aymara 1052 Azerbaijani 1053 Bashkir 1[...]

96 Index Numerics 16: 9 79 4:3 LETTE R BOX 79 4:3 OUTPUT 80 4:3 PAN SCAN 79 48kH z/96kH z PCM 84 5.1 Chann el Surro und 23 , 28 , 54 A A- B REP EA T 44 ALBU M 48 Alb um 62 , 91 ANGLE 58 AUDIO 53 , 78 AUDIO AT T 82 AUDIO DR C 82 AUDIO FILTE R 83 AUDIO SETU P 82 AUT O PLA Y 81 AUT O POW ER OF F 81 AV ALI GNM ENT 61 B BACKGR OUND 79 Batt eries 18 BLAC[...]

97 Additi onal Info rmatio n Slow-m otion Pl ay 47 SPEA KER SE TU P 85 Speakers Hooki ng up 23 SUBT ITLE 58 , 78 Super Audi o CD 8 , 23 , 39 , 93 SURROUND 23 , 54 T TEST TONE 87 TIME/ TE XT 48 , 50 TITLE 48 Titl e 93 TITLE VIE WER 49 TOP ME NU 37 TRACK 48 Trac k 93 TRACK SEL ECTI ON 81 TRACK VIE WER 49 Troub leshooti ng 88 TV TYP E 79 TVS 54 U Usa [...]

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