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Sony BDP-BX57 manual

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    4-169-144- 11 (1) © 2010 Sony Corporation Printed in Malaysia 4-169-144- 11 (1) Operatin g Instr uctions Blu-ra y Disc™ / D VD Pla y er BDP-S570 /BX57 The software of this player may be updated in the future. To find out details on any available updates, please visit: http://www.sony.c om/bluraysupport/[...]

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    2 WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rai n or m oisture. To avoid el ectrical shock, do no t open the ca binet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. The AC power cor d must be changed only at a qualif ied service shop. Batterie s or batteries installed apparatus shall not be exposed to exce[...]

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    3 b This equipm ent has been tested and found to com ply with the limits f or a Clas s B dig ital device, pursuant to P art 15 of the FCC Ru les. Thes e limits are designed to pr ovide reasonable protecti on against harm ful interf eren ce in a re siden tial install ation . This equipm ent generates, uses, and can radiate ra dio f req uenc y ene rg[...]

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    4 Notes A bout the D iscs • To keep th e disc clea n, handle the d isc by its edge . Do no t touch the sur face. Dust, fi ngerprints, or scratches on the disc may ca use it to malfunc tion. • Do not expose the disc to direct sunlight or heat source s such as hot air duct s, or le ave it in a car p arked in di rect sunl ight as the te mper ature[...]

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    5 • If you use a pacemaker or other m edical d evice, consult your ph ysician or the manufact urer of y our me dical device bef ore using the wireless LAN fun ction. • Do not plac e heavy or unstable objects on the player. • Do not place a ny object s other than di scs on t he disc tray. Doing so may cau se damage to the playe r or the object[...]

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    6 If you have any question s or problems conce rning yo ur player, p lease c onsult your nearest So ny dealer. Important S afety Instructio ns 1) Read these instructions. 2) Keep these inst ructions. 3) Heed all warnings. 4) Follow all in structions. 5) Do not use this apparatus near water. 6) Clean only with dry cloth. 7) Do not block any ventilat[...]

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    7 Table of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Guide to Par ts and Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    8 Guide to Part s and Con tro ls z The N button has a tactile dot. Use the tactile dot a s a reference whe n operating th e player. A Disc tray B Power indicator Light s up in w hite whe n the play er is turne d on. C Remote sensor D Front panel dis play N , X : Ligh ts up dur ing pl ayba ck or paus e. : Lights up when enabling the repeat setting. [...]

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    9 The availab le functions o f the remote differ depend ing on the disc or the situ ation. z Number 5, AUDIO, VOL +, and N PLAY buttons have a tac tile do t. Use the tac tile dot as a reference when oper ating the pl ayer. The pl ayer auto matically re turns to standb y mode If any but ton on the pl ayer or remote is not press ed for m ore th an 30[...]

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    10 HOME Enters the player’s home menu. Displ ays th e wal l paper when press ed on the cat egory i con of th e home men u. RETURN Returns to the previo us display. < / M / m / , Move s the h ighlig ht to se lect a disp laye d item. Center button (ENTER) Enters the selected ite m. E . PREV/NEXT > Skips to the previous /next chapter, track, o[...]

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    11 Hooku ps and Settings Hook ups and Settin gs Step 1 : Pr epari ng th e Player Chec k that yo u have the follow ing ite ms: • Au dio/vi deo cabl e (pho no plug × 3) (1 ) • HDMI cable (1) (BDP-BX57 only) • Re mote co mma nder (re mote) (1) • Size AA (R6) batt eries (2) Inse rt two Si ze AA (R6) ba tteries by matching th e 3 and # ends on [...]

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    12 Step 2: Connec ting t he Pla yer Do not connect the AC po wer co rd unt il you ha ve made all the connect ions. Selec t one of th e follow ing conn ectio n metho ds acc ording to the in put jack s on your TV . Matc h the col or of the plug to that of the ja ck when conne cting. * See “Chec king th e supplied accessor ies” (page 1 1). Connect[...]

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    13 Hooku ps and Settings b Do not connect th e player through a VC R. Video signals fed th rough VCRs may be affe cted by copyright protection sys tems and the pic ture will be disto rted on the telev ision. Select one of th e follo wing co nnecti on met hods a ccordi ng to the input ja cks on your AV ampl ifier (r eceiver ). Whe n you se lect A or[...]

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    14 Step 3 : Easy Set up 1 Plug th e player in to the AC outlet. 2 Press [ / 1 to tu rn on th e pla yer. 3 Turn on the TV , then sw itch the i nput selecto r on your TV so that the si gnal from the play er appe ars on your TV screen . 4 Perfo rm “Easy Setup.” Follow the o n-screen ins tructions to make the basic settings using < / M / m / , a[...]

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    15 Hooku ps and Settings Connec tin g to the Networ k Use a LAN ca ble to conn ect to the LA N (1 00) termin al on the player . To set th e netwo rk settings Select “N etw ork Setti ngs,” “Int ernet Settings,” then “Wir ed Setup” (page 26), and follow the on-screen ins tructions to c omplete the setup. Use a wirele ss LAN that is b uilt[...]

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    16 Play back Play ing a Disc For pla yabl e discs, see “P laya ble dis cs” (page 3 2). 1 Switc h the i nput s elect or on your TV so that the signal from t he playe r appear s on yo ur TV scree n. 2 Press Z OPEN/C LOSE, and plac e a disc on t he disc t ray. 3 Press Z OPEN/C LOSE t o close the disc tray. appears o n the home men u and playba ck [...]

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    17 Play bac k z To de lete data i n the inte rnal memo ry or USB memor y, sele ct “Era se BD Data” i n the (Video), an d press ENTER. When the USB memory is used as local s torage, all dat a stored in the buda/budb f older will be erased. You ca n check the play back informat ion, etc., by pressing DISP LAY. The d ispla yed inf ormat ion di ffe[...]

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    18 Play ing via a Netw ork Serves as a gateway delivering the selec ted Inter net c ontent and a var iety of on -dem and enter tainme nt s traig ht to you r pla yer. 1 Prepare for BRA VIA Internet Vide o. Conn ect the player to a ne twor k (page 1 5). 2 Select (Video), (Music), or (Ph oto) on the ho me menu using < / , . 3 Sele ct an Int erne t [...]

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    19 Play bac k (Pho to) only Top Menu Displays the BD’s or DVD’s Top Me nu. Menu/Popup Menu Displays the BD- ROM’s Pop-up Menu or DVD’s menu. Title Search Sea rches for a titl e on BD - ROMs/DVD VIDEOs and star ts play back fro m the begi nning . Chapter Search Searc hes fo r a chap ter an d star ts play back fro m the begi nning . Angle Swi[...]

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    20 Setting s and Adjustments Using th e Settin gs Displa ys Selec t (Set up) on the hom e menu when you n eed to c hange the se tting s of the player . The default setti ngs are underlined. 1 Selec t (Setup) on the ho me menu using < / , . 2 Selec t th e setup ca tego ry ic on usi ng M / m , and pre ss ENTER . Icon Explanation Network Update (pa[...]

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    21 Settings and Adjustment s Networ k Update Selec t “OK” t o upda te th e play er’s so ftware via th e networ k. z • We rec ommend the networ k update ever y 2 months or so. • For inf ormation a bout update fun ctions, visit the following websit e: http://w ww.sony.c om/blurays upport/ Scre en Se tting s TV Type Screen Form at DVD Aspe c[...]

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    22 Cine ma Conver sion Mo de Output V ideo Format z • When c onnec ting the HD MI OU T jac k and o ther video out put jacks at the same time, select “Compone nt Video.” • I f no picture ap pears when sett ing “HDMI” or “Compone nt Vide o” resolu tion, tr y anot her resoluti on setting. BD/DVD-R OM 1080/2 4p Output YCbCr/RGB (HDMI) H[...]

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    23 Settings and Adjustment s Audio Se tti ngs Audio ( HDMI) DSD Outp ut Mode BD Audi o MIX Se tting Dolby Dig ital (Coaxia l / Optical) DTS (Coa xial / O ptical) Audio DRC Dow nmix Auto Normally s elect t his. Outputs audi o signals accord ing t o the s tatus of t he connec ted HD MI device . PCM O utputs PCM sign als from the HDMI OUT jack. On Out[...]

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    24 BD/DVD Vie win g Setting s BD/DVD Me nu Selects t he default menu language for BD- ROMs or DVD VIDEOs. When yo u selec t “Selec t Langua ge Code ,” the displ ay for ente ring th e la nguag e code appear s. En ter the code f or your langua ge by referri ng to “La nguag e code list” (page 3 7). Audio Selec ts the de fault tr ack lang uage [...]

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    25 Settings and Adjustment s Music Setti ngs Super Audio C D Playb ack La yer Super Audi o CD Playb ac k Chan nel System Se tti ngs OSD Selects y our la nguage f or the pl ayer on- scre en d ispla ys. Dim mer Control fo r HDMI Quick Start Mode Auto Di splay Screen Sav er Super Audio CD Plays the Super Audi o CD layer. CD Plays the CD lay er. DSD 2c[...]

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    26 Software Upd ate Notificati on Grac enote S etti ngs DivX( R) VOD (C anada models on ly) For details , visit the following webs ite: vod. divx. com System I nformati on Displays th e player’s software ve rsion informatio n and the MAC address. Networ k Setting s Interne t Setting s Conne ct the pla yer to th e netwo rk beforehan d. For detail [...]

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    27 Settings and Adjustment s Easy Se tup Re-run s the “ Easy Set up” to ma ke the ba sic settin gs. Follow th e on-scree n instructio ns. Resett ing Reset to Fact ory Default Settin gs You can res et the player settings to the facto ry defau lt by selec ting the gr oup of settin gs. All the setting s within the group will be re set. Initialize [...]

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    28 Additiona l Informat ion Troubl esho oting If you ex perien ce any of the followi ng difficu lties w hile usin g the p layer, us e this troubleshoo ting guide to help remedy the probl em befo re req uesti ng repai rs. Shou ld any prob lem pe rsist , consult your ne arest Sony de aler . There is n o pi ctur e or the p ictur e is not output correc[...]

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    29 Additi onal In formation There is no so und or t he sound i s not output correctly. , Chec k that al l the c onnec ting c ables are secu rely co nnecte d (page 1 2). , Switch the in put selecto r on your AV amplifie r (receive r) so that the audi o signals of the playe r are output from your A V amplifi er (receiver). , If the audio signa l does[...]

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    30 The pl ayer canno t conn ect to th e netwo rk. , Chec k the netw ork co nnecti on (pa ge 15) and the network settings (page 26). You can not c onnec t your P C to th e Inter net afte r “Wi- Fi Pr otec ted Se tup ( WPS)” is perf ormed. , The wirele ss setting s of the router ma y change a utomat ically if you use th e Wi-Fi Protecte d Setup f[...]

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    31 Additi onal In formation Playba ck do es not s tart fro m the beginn ing of cont ent. , Press OPTIONS, and select “Play from beginning .” Playba ck do es not s tart fro m the re sume point where you last stop ped play ing. , The re sume point may be cl eared f rom memory depe nding on the d isc when – you open th e disc tray. – you disc [...]

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    32 Specifi cations System Laser: Semicondu ctor lase r Inputs and outp uts ( Jack name: Jack type/Ou tput leve l/Load impeda nce) LINE OUT R- AUDIO-L: Phono jack /2 Vrms/10 kilohms DIGITAL OUT (OPTI CAL): Optica l ou tput j ack/–18 dBm (wav e leng th 660 n m) DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL): Phono j ack/0.5 Vp-p/75 ohm s HDMI OUT: HDMI 19-p in standa rd co[...]

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    33 Additi onal In formation Discs tha t cann ot be pl ayed • BDs with cartr idge • DVD- RAM s • HD DVD s • DV D Au dio d iscs • PHOTO CDs • Da ta pa rt of CD -Ex tras • VCDs/Super VCDs • Au dio ma terial side on Dual Disc s • A disc re cord ed i n a co lor system ot her th an NTSC, such as PAL (thi s player confor ms to the NTSC c[...]

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    34 b • S ome f iles ma y not pla y dep ending on the form at, the enc oding, o r reco rding condi tion. • S ome file s edited on a PC may no t play. • T he player c an recognize the following files or folders in BDs, DVDs , CDs and USB devices: – up to fold ers in the 5t h tree – up to 500 files in a sin gle tree • Some USB d evic es ma[...]

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    35 Additi onal In formation Since c ommu nication via the w irel ess LAN funct ion is esta blish ed by ra dio waves , the wirel ess s ignal may be susce ptibl e to interceptio n. To protect wi reless communication, this player supports vario us securi ty func tio ns. Be sur e to co rrect ly confi gure th e sec urity settin gs in acco rdanc e with y[...]

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    36 • M usic a nd video recogni tion t echnolog y and relate d data are provided by Graceno te ® . Gracenot e is the i ndustry standar d in mus ic recogni tion t echnolo gy and r elated content delivery. For more in formation, pl ease visi t www. gra ceno te.c om. CD, DV D, Blu-ray Di sc, and music and video- relate d data from Grac enote, Inc. ,[...]

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    37 Additi onal In formation For detail s, see “BD/DVD Viewing Settings ” (page 24). The l angua ge spe lling s co nform to t he IS O 6 39: 19 88 ( E/F) stan dard . For detail s, see “P arental Control Area Code” (p age 24). Language code li st Code La nguage not specified Parental control/a rea code Number, Area (Cod e) 2044, A rgentin a (a[...]

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    38 Index Words in qu otati ons ap pear in the on -scree n disp lays. A AUDIO 9 “Audio Se ttings” 23 B Batteries 11 “BD/DVD View ing Settings” 24 BD-LIVE 16 BD-R 32 BD-RE 32 Bitstream 29 Blu-ray Disc 32 BONUSVIEW 16 BRAVIA Internet Video 18 BRAVIA Sync 30 , 34 C CD 32 Child Lock 8 , 31 Colo r butt ons 9 Connecting AV amplifier (Receive r) 13[...]

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