Sony BDP-S373 manual

4-169-142- 11 (1) © 2010 Sony Corporation Printed in Hungary 4-169-142- 11 (1) Operatin g Instr uctions Blu-ra y Disc™ / D VD Pla y er BDP- S370 /S373 z To find out useful hints, t ips and info rmation about Sony products and services please visit: www.sony -europe.com/myproduct/ The software of this player may be updated in the future. To find [...]

2 WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rai n or mois ture. To avoid el ectrical shock, do no t open the ca binet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. The mains lead m ust be changed only at a qu alified service shop. Batterie s or batteries installed apparatus shall not be exposed to excessi[...]

3 The manufacturer of this pr oduct is Sony Corporation, 1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku Tokyo, 108-0075 Japan. The Aut horized Representative fo r EMC and product safety is Sony Deutsc hland GmbH, Hedelfinger Strasse 61, 70327 Stuttg art, Germany. For any service or guarantee matters please refer to the addresses given in separate service or guarantee docum[...]

4 On power sources • T he pla yer is no t discon nected from the AC power s ource (mains) as long as it is connec ted to th e wall ou tlet, even if t he player itsel f has been turne d off. • D isco nnect t he player from the wall out let if you ar e not going to use the player for a long time. To discon nect the AC power cord (mains l ead), gr[...]

5 Table of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Guide to Par ts and Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

6 Guide to Part s and Contr ols z The N button has a tactile dot. Use the tactile dot as a refer ence when operat ing the player. A Disc tray B Power indicator Light s up in whi te when th e player 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. : L[...]

7 The availab le functions o f the remote differ depend ing on the disc or the situation. z Number 5, AUDIO, 2 +, and N buttons have a tactile dot . Use the tactile dot as a reference when operati ng the player . A Z (open/close ) Open s or cl oses t he di sc tr ay. -TV- t (TV input s elect) Switch es between TV and other input source s. -TV- [ / 1[...]

8 OPTIONS (page 16) The o ptions m enu that can be selec ted appear s on t he sc reen. HOME Enters the player’s home menu. Displ ays the w all pa per when press ed on the cat egory ico n of the hom e menu. RETURN Returns to the previo us display. < / M / m / , Move s the hig hlight to select a di splayed item. Centre button (ENTER) Enters the [...]

9 Hooku ps and Settings Hook ups and Settin gs Step 1 : Prep aring the Player Chec k that yo u have the follow ing ite ms: • Re mote com mande r (remot e) (1) • R6 (size AA) batteries (2) Inse rt two R6 (si ze AA) ba tterie s by matching th e 3 and # ends on the batt eries to the ma rkings insi de the batte ry compartment . Checking the suppl i[...]

10 Step 2: Connec ting t he Pla yer Do not connec t the mains lea d until you hav e made all th e connections. Selec t one of the f ollowing c onnecti on metho ds accor ding to the input jack s on your TV . Matc h the colou r of the plug to that of the j ack when co nnec ting. b Do not connect the player through a VCR. Video sig nals fed through VC[...]

11 Hooku ps and Settings Select one of the fo llowin g connect ion met hods acc ording to t he input ja cks on you r AV ampl ifier (rece iver). W hen you se lect A or B , make the appro priate setti ngs in th e “Audio Setting s” set up (p age 20) . Connecting to your AV amplifier (rece iver) HDMI ca ble (not s uppl ied) t Set “BD Audi o MIX S[...]

12 Step 3: Easy Se tup 1 Plug the player into the m ains. 2 Press [ / 1 to turn on the pla yer. 3 Turn on the TV, then s witch the input selec tor on your TV so that the signal fro m the pla yer appe ars on yo ur TV scre en. 4 Perfo rm “Easy Set up.” Follow the o n-screen inst ructions to make the bas ic settin gs using < / M / m / , and EN [...]

13 Hooku ps and Settings To set th e netwo rk settings Select “N etwor k Settings, ” “Intern et Settings ,” then “USB Wire less Setup” (page 2 4), and fo llow th e on-scr een instru ctions to complete the setup.[...]

14 Play back Play ing a Disc For pla yable di scs, see “ Playa ble dis cs” (page 2 9). 1 Switc h the inp ut selec tor on yo ur TV so that the signal f rom the pl ayer appear s on your TV screen. 2 Press Z , and place a disc on the disc tray. 3 Press Z to close th e disc tray. appears o n the home men u and playba ck st arts. If playb ack does n[...]

15 Play bac k 3 Insert a B D-ROM with BONUSVIEW/ BD-LIVE. The oper ation met hod differ s depend ing on the disc. Refer to the instr uction manual su pplied with t he disc. z To de lete da ta in t he US B memo ry, select “Erase BD Data” i n the (Vid eo), and p ress ENTER. All dat a stored i n the buda /budb folde r will be erased . You ca n che[...]

16 Play ing via a Netw ork Serves as a gateway delivering the selec ted Inter net cont ent a nd a variety of on -demand enter tainme nt stra ight to you r player . 1 Prepare for BRA VIA Internet Vide o. Conn ect the playe r to a netw ork (page 1 2). 2 Select (Video), (Music), or (Ph oto) on th e home m enu usin g < / , . 3 Sele ct an Inte rnet c[...]

17 Play bac k (Pho to) onl y 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 title on B D- ROMs/DVD VIDEOs and star ts play back from t he begi nning . Chapter Search Searc hes fo r a chap ter an d star ts play back from t he begi nning . Angle Swi[...]

18 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 cha nge the setting s of the pl ayer. The default setti ngs are underlined. 1 Selec t (Setup) on t he home me nu using < / , . 2 Selec t the set up cate gory ic on usi ng M / m , and pre ss ENTER . Icon Explanation Network Update (pag[...]

19 Settings and Adjustments 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 network upd ate every 2 months or so. • For inf ormation about update function s, visit the following websit e: http://s upport.sony-e urope.com/ Screen Setti ngs TV Type Screen Format DVD Aspe ct Ratio Ci[...]

20 BD/DVD-R OM 1080/2 4p Output YCbCr/RGB (HDM I) HDMI Dee p Colour Ou tput Pause Mo de Audio Se tting s Audio ( HDMI) DSD Outp ut Mode BD Audi o MIX Se tting Dolby Dig ital (Coaxia l / Optical) DTS (Coa xial / O ptical) Auto Outputs 1920 × 1080p/ 24 Hz video signals only when co nnectin g a 1080/ 24p-co mpatible TV using the HDMI OUT jack. Off Se[...]

21 Settings and Adjustments Audi o DRC Downmix BD/DVD Viewin g Setti ngs BD/D VD Menu Selects the defaul t menu language for BD- ROMs or DVD VIDEOs. When you select “Select La nguage Cod e,” the disp lay for ente ring th e language c ode appears . Enter t he code for you r lang uage by refe rring to “ Lan guage cod e list” (pag e 33). Audio[...]

22 Parenta l Contro l Setting s Password Sets or chan ges th e passw ord for t he Par ental Contr ol function. A passwor d allows you to set a res triction on BD-ROM or DVD VIDEO , and In ternet vide o playba ck. If necess ary, you c an diff erent iate t he restric tion levels for BD-ROMs and DVD VIDEOs. Parenta l Control Area Code Playback of some[...]

23 Settings and Adjustments System Setti ngs OSD Selects your lang uage for th e player on- screen displa ys. Dimmer Control for HDMI Quick Start Mo de Auto S tandby Auto Disp lay Screen Saver Software Update No tification Grac enote Set tings DivX(R) VOD For det ails, visit the follo wing website: vod.divx .com System In formation Disp lays the pl[...]

24 Network Setting s Internet Settings Connec t the playe r to the networ k befor ehand. For detail s, see “C onnecting to the N etwork ” (pa ge 12) . Network C onnection D iagnostics You can run the netw ork dia gnostic 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 Remot [...]

25 Additi onal In formation Additional Informatio n Troubl eshoo ting If you exp erienc e any of the f ollowi ng difficul ties while using the player, use this troubles hooti ng guide to he lp rem edy the proble m before r equestin g repairs . Should any prob lem pers ist, consul t your near est Sony deal er. There i s no pictur e or th e pictur e [...]

26 Ther e is no soun d or the sou nd is not output co rrectl y. , Check th at all the co nnect ing cables are secure ly connecte d (page 10). , Switch the input selector on yo ur AV amplif ier ( receiver ) so that t he audi o sig nals of the pla yer are outpu t from your A V ampl ifier (rec eiver). , If the audio signal does not co me through the D[...]

27 Additi onal In formation The play er canno t connect to the network . , Check t he network c onnecti on (page 12) and the ne twork setting s (page 24). The messa ge “A new so ftware ve rsion ha s been fo und on the netw ork. Perf orm updat e under "Network Update." ” appea rs on th e screen when tur ning t he playe r on. , See “N[...]

28 , When “F AN ERR” appear s, try the followi ng: 1 Che ck tha t the ven tilat ion holes on t he rea r of th e play er ar e not blocked. 2 Pla ce the player in a locati on with adequate ve ntilatio n to prevent heat build -up in the pl ayer. The pl ayer does no t respond to any button. , Moist ure has cond ensed insid e the player (pa ge 3). ,[...]

29 Additi onal In formation *1 Since the Blu-ray Disc spec ifications are ne w and ev olving, some discs m ay not be playa ble depending on the disc type and the vers ion. The audio output di ffers dependin g on the source, connected output j ack, and s elected aud io se ttin gs. *2 BD-R E: V er.2 .1 BD-R: Ver.1.1, 1.2, 1.3 including organic pigmen[...]

30 *2 ABOUT DIVX VIDEO: DivX ® is a digital video form at created b y DivX, Inc . This is an official Div X Certified devic e that plays DivX video. Visit www.divx.com for more informa tion and softwar e tools to convert you r file s into DivX vi deo. ABOUT DIVX VIDEO -ON-DEMAND: This DivX C ertifie d ® devi ce must be registe red in order to pla[...]

31 Additi onal In formation z • When c onnecting th e Sony TV that i s compatibl e with the “C ontrol fo r HDMI” Easy S etting function usi ng the HDMI cable, the “Cont rol for HDMI ” setting of the pla yer automa tically switc hes to “On” if the “Contr ol for HDMI ” setti ng on the con nected TV is set to “On .” Refer to the [...]

32 • M usic and video re cognition t echnology a nd relate d data are p rovided by Gra cenote ® . Gracenot e is the i ndustry standar d in mus ic recogni tion te chnology and relate d content delivery. For more in formation, pl ease visi t www. gra ceno te.c om. CD, DV D, Blu-ray Disc , and mus ic and video- relate d data from Grace note, Inc., [...]

33 Additi onal In formation For detail s, see “BD/DVD Viewing Settings ” (page 21). The l anguage spelli ngs co nform t o the ISO 639: 19 88 (E /F) st andard . For detail s, see “P arental Control Area Code” (p age 22). Language code li st Code La nguage not specified Parental control/a rea code Number, Area (Cod e) 2044, A rgentina ( ar) 2[...]

34 Index Words in qu otati ons ap pear in the on -scree n disp lays. Symbols (favour ites) 7 A AUDIO 7 “Audio Se ttings” 20 “Auto S tandby ” 23 B Batteries 9 “BD/DVD View ing Settings” 21 BD-LIVE 14 BD-R 29 BD-RE 29 Bitstream 26 Blu-ray Disc 29 BONUSVIEW 14 BRAVIA Internet Video 16 BRAVIA Sync 27 , 30 C CD 29 Child Lock 6 , 27 Colo ur b[...]

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