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    4-169-139- 12 (1) © 2010 Sony Corporation Printed in Malaysia 4-169-139- 12 (1) Operatin g Instr uctions Blu-ra y Disc™ / D VD Pla y er BDP-S370 /BX37 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 Owner ’s Re cord The model and serial numbers are located at the rear of the unit. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to them whenever you call up on your Sony dealer regarding thi s product. Model No.______________ Serial No.____________ __ For cu stomer s in the USA If this product is not working properly, please call[...]

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    4 Precau tions The power requ irements and power consu mption of this player are indi cated on the bac k of the p layer. Ch eck tha t the player’s ope ratin g voltage is identi cal with your local power supply. Power r equireme nts and pow er cons ump tion m On pl acement • Place th e player in a location with ade quate ve ntilation to prevent [...]

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    5 On c onnec tin g to th e HD MI OUT jack Observe th e following as improper handlin g may d amage the HDMI OUT j ack and th e connector. • Car efully a lign the HDMI OUT jack on the rear of the player and the HDMI connecto r by checking th eir shap es . Mak e sur e th e connecto r is not upside down or tilted. • Be sure to d isconnect the HDMI[...]

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    6 14) Refe r all servicing to qualifi ed service perso nnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged i n any way, such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or o bjects have fallen int o the apparatu s, the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does no t operate normally, or has been dropped.[...]

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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-BX37 for U.S. models 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 [...]

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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 11). b Do not[...]

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    13 Hooku ps and Settings 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 B , make th e appropri ate setti ngs in the “Aud io Setting s” s etup (pag e 23). *1 See “Checkin g the supplied accessories ” (page 11). Connecting to your AV amplifier (rec[...]

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    14 Step 3: Easy Se tup 1 Plug the pl ayer i nto the AC ou tle t. 2 Press [ / 1 to turn on the pla yer. 3 Turn on the TV, then s witch the input selec tor on yo ur TV so t hat th e signal fro m the pla yer a ppears on your TV scre en. 4 Perfo rm “Easy S etup.” Follow the o n-screen inst ructions to make the bas ic settin gs using < / M / m / [...]

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    15 Hooku ps and Settings To set th e netwo rk settings Select “N etw ork Setti ngs,” “Int ernet Settings ,” then “USB Wire less Setup” (page 2 6), an d follo w the on -scr een instru ctions to complete the setup.[...]

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    16 Play back Play ing a Disc For pla yabl e discs, see “P laya ble dis cs” (page 3 1). 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 3 Insert a B D-ROM with BONUSVIEW/ BD-LIVE. The oper ation m ethod di ffers dependin g on the disc. Refer to the instr uction manual su pplied with t he disc. z To de lete data i n the USB me mory, sele ct “Er ase BD Data” i n the (Vid eo), and p ress ENTER. All dat a stored in the buda/bud b folde r will be erased . You ca n chec[...]

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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 4). 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 Play/Pause Sta rts or pauses the playb ack. 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 t[...]

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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 ne twork update ever y 2 months or so. • For information a bout update functions, vi sit the following websit e: http://w ww.sony.c om/blurays upport/ Scre en Se tting s TV Type Screen Form at DVD Aspe ct[...]

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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.” • If 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) HD[...]

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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 Set tings OSD Selects your lang uage for the play er on- screen disp lays. Dimmer Control for HDMI Quick Start Mo de Auto Di splay Screen Sav er Software Update No tification Grac enote Set tings DivX( R) VO D (Ca nada mo dels on[...]

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    26 Network Setting s Internet Settings Connec t the playe r to the ne twork befor ehand . For det ails, se e “Conn ecting to the N etwor k” ( page 14) . Network C onnection D iagnostics You can run the networ k diagn ostic to che ck if th e networ k conne ction has been m ade prop erly. BD Remote Devic e Registration Regis ters your “ BD Remo[...]

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    27 Additi onal In formation Additional Informatio n Troubl esh ooting If you exp erienc e any of the fol lowing difficul ties while using the player, use this troubles hoot ing gui de to hel p remed y the proble m befor e reques ting re pairs . Should any prob lem per sist, co nsult your near est Sony deal er. There i s no pict ure or the p icture [...]

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    28 Ther e is no so und or the sound i s not output co rrectl y. , Check th at all the co nnect ing cables are secure ly connec ted (page 12). , Switch the input selector on yo ur AV amplif ier ( receiver ) so that t he audi o sig nals of the pla yer are out put from yo ur AV ampl ifier (r eceive r). , If the audio signal does not come throug h the [...]

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    29 Additi onal In formation The pic ture/ soun d is poor /cert ain program s display a loss o f detail, espe cially du ring f ast-m otion or dark scenes. , Picture/so und q uality m ay b e poor depend ing on Intern et conte nt provide rs. , Picture/so und qualit y may be imp roved by changi ng the conn ection spe ed. We recomm end the connecti on s[...]

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    30 Playb ack doe s not start fr om the begi nning of content . , Press OPTIONS, and select “Play from beginn ing.” Playb ack doe s not s tart fro m the r esume point w here yo u last stop ped pla ying . , The resu me point ma y be cleared from memory de pend ing on the disc whe n – you open t he disc tray . – you discon nect the USB devi ce[...]

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    31 Additi onal In formation Spec ific atio ns System Laser: Semiconduc tor laser Input s and ou tputs ( Jack name: Jack t ype/Outp ut lev el/Loa d imp edance) LINE OUT R-AUDIO-L: Phono jack/ 2 Vrms/10 kil ohms DIGITAL OUT (OPT ICAL): Opti cal o utpu t jac k/– 18 dB m (wave lengt h 660 nm) DIGITAL OUT (COA XIAL): Phono ja ck/0.5 Vp- p/75 ohms HDMI[...]

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    32 Note on play back oper ations of BDs/DV Ds Some playback operations of BDs/DVDs may be in tentiona lly s et by softw are produc ers. Sinc e this pl ayer pl ays BDs / DVD s acco rding t o the dis c conten ts the softw are produ cers designe d, so me play back featu res may no t be ava ilable. Note abo ut do uble -laye r BD s/DVD s The playba ck p[...]

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    33 Additi onal In formation b • Som e files may n ot play de pending on the f ormat, the enc oding, or recording condition . • Som e files edite d on a PC may not pla y. • Th e player can r ecognize the followin g files or folders in BDs, DVDs , CDs and USB devices: – u p to folders in the 5th tree – u p to 500 files in a single tree • [...]

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    34 z • When connecting the Sony TV that is c ompatib le with th e “Co ntrol for HDMI” Easy Setti ng funct ion using th e HDM I cable , the “ Contr ol for HDMI” se tting of the p layer au tomati cally switches to “On” if the “Co ntrol for HDMI” setting on the con nected TV is set to “On. ” Refer to the inst ruction manual supp [...]

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    35 Additi onal In formation • Th is produ ct incorpor ates cop yright pro tection technology that is protecte d by U.S. patents and other in tell ectual pr operty rights . Use of this c opyright protectio n technology m ust be authori zed by Macrovis ion, and is inten ded for home an d other limit ed view ing uses onl y unless otherwise authorize[...]

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    36 If more th an one code numbe r is listed, try enter ing them on e at a time unt il you find the one t hat w orks wi th yo ur TV. *1 BDP-BX37 f or Canada mode ls only *2 Only 04 can be selected for BDP-S370/BX37 (U.S. mod els) and BDP-S 370 (Canad a models). *3 Only 21 can be selected for BDP-S370/BX37 (U.S. mod els) and BDP-S 370 (Canad a models[...]

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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 31 BD-RE 31 Bitstream 28 Blu-ray Disc 31 BONUSVIEW 16 BRAVIA Internet Video 18 BRAVIA Sync 29 , 33 C CD 31 Child Lock 8 , 30 Colo r butt ons 9 Connecting AV amplifier (Receive r) 13[...]

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