Sony BDP-S790 manual

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    BDP-S790 4-418-506- 11 (1) Blu-ra y Disc™ / DV D P l a y e r Operating Instr uctions Hookups and Settings Pla yback Internet Settings and Ad justments Additional Inf orm ation[...]

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    2 WARNING To reduce the r isk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture. To avoid electrical shock, do not open t he cabinet. Refer servicin g to quali fied personnel only. The AC power cord must be changed only at a qualified service shop. Batterie s or batteries insta lled apparatus shall not be exposed to excess[...]

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    3 particul ar install ation. If this eq uipment doe s cause ha rmful interf erence t o radi o or televi sion re ceptio n, w hich c an be deter mined by turning th e equipme nt off and on, th e user is enco uraged t o try to cor rect th e inte rference by one or more of th e following me asures: – Reorient or rel ocate t he recei ving a ntenna. ?[...]

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    4 Precau tions This equip ment has bee n tested and fou nd to comp ly with the limit s set out in th e EMC Directiv e using a connection cable shorter than 3 me ters. On pl aceme nt • Place t he pla yer in a lo cation wi th adequ ate ventil ation to p reven t hea t build- up in the player. • Do not p lace t he playe r on a s oft surf ace such a[...]

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    5 On connectin g to the HDMI OUT jack Observe the fo llowing as im proper handl ing may dama g e the HDM I OUT jack and the connector. • Caref ully align the HDMI OUT ja ck on the rear of the play er and the HDMI c onnector by checkin g their shape s. Make sure the connecto r is not upsi de down or tilted . • Be sure to disconnect the HDMI cabl[...]

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    6 To request addi tional informati on about Cinavi a by mail, send a postcard with your ma iling address to: Cinavia Consumer Infor mation Center, P.O. Box 86851, San Diego , CA, 92138, USA. Copyr ight s and Trad emar ks • “AVC HD” and the “AVCHD 3D/ Progress ive” logo are tradema rks of Panason ic Corpora tion an d Sony Corporati on. •[...]

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    7 patents. Gracenote, CDDB, MusicID, MediaVOCS, th e Gracenote log o and logotype, and the “Powered by Gracenote” logo a re either registe red trade marks or tradema rks of Gracen ote in the Unit ed States and/ or other countries. Opera Brows er Opera(r) Browser from Opera Software ASA. Copyright 1995-2010 Opera Software ASA. All rights re serv[...]

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    8 Gracenote deems sufficient. No warranty is m ade that the Gracenote Sof tware or Gracenote Servers are error-free or t hat functioning of Gracenot e Softwa re or Gracenote Servers wi ll be uninterrupted. Gr acenote is not o bligated to provide you with new enhance d or addition al data types or categories that Gracenote may provi de in the future[...]

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    9 Table of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Guide to Parts and Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Hookups and Settings Step 1: Conne cting th[...]

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    10 Guide to Part s and Con tro ls A [ / 1 (on/stand by) Turns on th e player , or se ts to stan dby mod e. B Disc tray C Front panel dis play N , X : Li ghts up dur ing pla yback or paus e. : Lights up when enabling the repeat se tting. : Lights up when ou tputting 720 p/1080i /10 80p video sign als. D Z (open/clos e) E N (play ) F x (stop) G (USB)[...]

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    11 A LINE OUT (VIDEO) jack B DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack C Ventilati on holes D CONTROL S IN / IR IN ja ck If you have a CONTR OL S- comp atibl e Sony TV or AV ampli fier (re ceiv er), use a CONTROL S cable (not supplied) to connect to the CONTROL S (output) jack. Refer to the instru ction manual suppli ed with your TV or AV amplifi er (rec eive r).[...]

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    12 The availabl e functio ns of the r emote diff er depend ing on the disc or the situat ion. z • N umber 5, AUDIO, VOL +, and N PLA Y butt ons have a tac tile dot . Use the ta ctile dot as a refe rence when operati ng the player. • G ray-co lored buttons glow in th e dark. The pl ayer automatic ally re turns to standb y mode If any b utton on [...]

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    13 C Color buttons (YELLOW/ BLUE/RED/GREEN) Short cut keys for inter active funct ions. D TOP MENU Opens or closes the BD’s or DVD’s Top Men u. SEN Acce sses t he “Sony Ent ertai nment Networ k™” onl ine se rvic e. POP UP/MENU Open s or clos es the BD -ROM ’s Pop-up Men u, or t he DVD’s menu. OPTIONS (page 24) The opt ions m enu th at[...]

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    14 The home m enu ap pears when you p ress HO ME. Sel ect a catego ry us ing < / , . Selec t an item using M / m , then pres s ENTER. [Setup]: Ad justs the player s ettings. [Pho to]: D ispla ys photo s. [Music]: P lays musi c. [Vid eo]: Pla ys vide os. [Network ]: Display s networ k items . Home menu display Item Ca tegory[...]

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    15 Hooku ps and Set tings Hookups and Settings Step 1 : Co nnec ting t he P layer Do not connect the AC po wer cor d until you have m ade a ll the oth er connec tions . For supp lie d acce ssorie s, see “ Sup plie d access ori es” (pag e 43). Select one of th e follo wing co nnect ion m ethods a ccor ding to t he inpu t jack s on you r TV. Matc[...]

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    16 Selec t one of th e follo wing c onnec tion met hods accord ing to the input ja cks on your AV amplifi er (rec eive r). Wh en you s elect A or B , make th e appropri ate settin gs in the [Audio Settings ] setup (page 33). Connecting to your AV ampli fier (receiver) t Set [BD Audio MIX Setti ng] (page 33). High Speed HDMI Cable (not suppl ied) *1[...]

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    17 Hooku ps and Set tings About AV Se parat ion Mo de This mod e allows you to out put video signal s via th e HDMI OUT 1 j ack and audio si gnals vi a the HD MI OUT 2 jack separate ly (page 3 6). Example: The illustrati on below shows a n example wher e a TV (3D- com patib le) and an AV amplifier (n ot 3D-compatible ) are conn ected. *1 Use a High[...]

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    18 Step 2: Prepar ing for Networ k Conn ecti on Use a LAN cable to connect to the LAN (100) termin al on th e player . z Using a shi elded i nterface cable (LAN cable) is recom mended. Use the wireless LAN that is built into the pla yer . z Use a wi reless LAN r outer su pporting 802.11b/ g or 802 .11b/g/n. Before s etting the net work set tings Wh[...]

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    19 Hooku ps and Set tings Step 3 : Ea sy Set up 1 Insert two S ize AA (R6 ) batteries by ma tchi ng the 3 and # ends on the ba tteries to the m arkings inside the ba ttery co mpartm ent. 2 Plug the player into the AC outl et. 3 Press [ / 1 to tur n on th e pla yer. 4 Turn on the TV, then switc h the input se lector on your TV so that the sig nal f [...]

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    20 Playback Play ing a Di sc For pl ayable discs, see “Pla yabl e disc s” (page 4 3). 1 Switch th e input selector on you r TV so t hat th e si gnal fr om the player appe ars on your TV s creen. 2 Press Z OP EN/CLO SE, an d plac e a disc on the d isc tr ay. 3 Press Z O PEN/CL OSE to cl ose th e disc tr ay. Play back sta rts . If pl aybac k do e[...]

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    21 Playback 2 Insert a Blu-ray 3 D Disc. The oper ation m ethod differs depend ing on the disc . Refer to the instru ction manual suppli ed with the disc . z Refer a lso to t he i nstruction manu als suppl ied with your TV and the c onnected device. You ca n check playbac k inf ormati on, etc., by pressing DISPLAY. The disp layed i nform ation d if[...]

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    22 Play ing via a Ne twor k Serves as a gateway delivering the selec ted Intern et co ntent and a vari ety of on-d emand ente rtainm ent st raigh t to your pl ayer. z Some Inte rnet content requires re gistration vi a a PC be fore it ca n be pl ayed. For fu rther deta ils, v isit t he followi ng websi te: http://www.sony.c om/bluraysuppor t/ 1 Conn[...]

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    23 Playback 2 Select the DLN A Server icon f rom [Video], [Music], or [Pho to] on t he hom e menu . 3 Selec t th e file you wa nt to pl ay using M / m , and pres s ENTE R. To cont rol th e pla yer us ing ano ther prod uct ( Render er) When you play files f rom a DL NA Server on the player, yo u can us e a DLNA Controller- compatible produ ct (a pho[...]

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    24 You ca n acqu ire conten t infor mati on based on Gracen ote t ech nolo gy and search for the relat ed info rmati on. 1 Connec t the playe r to a netwo rk (page 18). 2 Insert a dis c you want to sear ch. • Video: For a BD-ROM or DVD- ROM only • M us ic: F or a CD-D A onl y 3 Select [Video] or [Music] using < / , . 4 Select [Video Searc h][...]

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    25 Playback [Music] only Video Settings • Pictu re Qu alit y Mode: Selects the picture se ttings. • Texture R emast er: Adjusts the sharpness and detail of t he edges. • S uper Resoluti on: Improv es the reso luti on. • S moothing: Reduc es on-screen bandi ng by smoothing grada tions on fl at ar eas. • Contrast Re master: Automa tically a[...]

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    26 [Photo] only Item Detail s Slideshow Speed Changes the slideshow speed. Slideshow Effec t Sets the e ffect for slideshows. Slideshow BGM • O ff: Turns off the func tion. • My Music fro m USB: Sets the m usic files registe red in [Add Slideshow B GM]. • Play from Mu sic CD: Sets the tra cks in CD - DAs. Change Display Switch es b etw een [ [...]

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    27 Inte rnet Internet Brows ing Website s You ca n conne ct to th e Intern et an d enjoy w ebsites . 1 Conne ct the pl ayer t o a netw ork (page 18). 2 Select [Network] on th e home menu usin g < / , . 3 Select [Internet B rowser] using M / m , and pres s ENTE R. z Some websit es u se fun ctions w hic h this browser does no t support. Some websi[...]

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    28 H Scroll b ar Pres s < / M / m / , to move the p age disp lay. Vari ous set ting s and op erat ions are avai labl e by pres sing OPTI ONS. The availa ble item s dif fer de pending on the situatio n. Enjoy ing Skype Skyp e is a comm unicat ion softwar e using the Internet. You ca n enjoy Sk ype-t o-S kype vide o call s/vo ice c alls for f ree [...]

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    29 Inte rnet 1 Prep are for S kype. • Conn ect the playe r to a netw ork (page 1 8). • Connect the web camera with microphone to the USB jack (page 1 0). 2 Select [Network] on the home menu usin g < / , . 3 Selec t [Skype] using M / m , and pres s ENTE R. When y ou st art S kype for t he f irst time, follow the on-scr een instruc tions and s[...]

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    30 C Sign al stren gth indica tor /Networ k transmission speed (wireless networ k conn ecti on only ) D Video of yourself (for vide o calls only) E Available bu ttons The availabl e buttons d iffer depend ing o n the sit uatio n. • Full screen/Wind ow screen: Chan ges th e displ ay mode. •H a n g U p • Hold/Re sume • Mute/Unmute • St art [...]

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    31 Settings an d Adjustm ents Settings and Ad justment s Using th e Set tings Displa ys Select [Se tup] on the hom e m enu when y ou nee d to chan ge the setti ngs of the pl ayer . The default setti ngs are underlined. 1 Select [Setu p] on th e ho me menu usin g < / , . 2 Selec t th e setup ca tego ry ic on using M / m , and pres s ENTE R. Netwo[...]

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    32 Screen Setti ngs 3D Outpu t Sett ing Auto : Normally select thi s. Off : Se lec t th is to di spla y al l con te nt in 2D. z If you enjoy 4K/24p 3D cont ents, set to [Off] in [3D Output Se tting]. TV Scre en Size S e tting fo r 3D Sets the scre en si ze of your 3D- compatible TV. TV Type 16:9 : Select this whe n connecting to a wide-s creen TV o[...]

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    33 Settings an d Adjustm ents DVD-ROM 2 4p Output Auto : Output s 1080 /24p or 4K /24p vide o sign als on ly if yo u conne ct a 1080/2 4p or 4K/24p- compat ible T V with the HDMI OUT j ack. Off : Sele ct this if y ou r TV i s no t compa tible w ith 1080 /24p or 4K/ 24p vid eo signa ls. 4K Out put Auto : Output s 4K/2 4p video signa ls automaticall [...]

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    34 Dolby D igital / DT S Downm ix P CM: Co nver ts to outpu t Linear PCM signal s. Sele ct this when conne cting an audi o device without a bu ilt-in Dolby Dig ital/ DTS de coder . Bitstream : Select this wh en conn ecting an audi o device with a built-i n Dol by Digit al/DTS de code r. DTS Neo :6 Cinema: Outputs the si mulated multi- chann el soun[...]

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    35 Settings an d Adjustm ents BD Hyb rid Di sc Pl aybac k Layer BD : Plays BD layer. DVD/CD: Plays DVD or CD layer. BD Inte rnet C onnec tion Allo w: No rma ll y sele ct this . Do not allow : Prohibits Intern et connec tion. Parent al Con trol Setti ngs Password Sets or chang es the pas swor d for t he Paren tal Contr ol fu ncti on. A pass word all[...]

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    36 Off: Tur ns off the fu nction. z For detai ls, refer to the ins truc tion manua l supplie d with the TV or compon ents. T o enable th e BRAVIA Sync features, connect your TV via the HDMI OUT 1 jack. HDMI: Lin ked to T V-off On : Automatical ly turn s off the player and H DM I-com patible comp onents when the co nnected TV en ters stand by m ode [...]

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    37 Settings an d Adjustm ents View Ne twor k Status : Displ ays the curre nt netw ork s tatus . z For furthe r detai ls, visit the following website and ch eck the F AQ con te nts: http:// www.sony. com/blu raysuppo rt/ Network Co nnection Dia gnostics You ca n run the ne twor k diag nosti c to check i f the net work co nnec tion has been m ade pro[...]

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    38 Additional Information Trouble shooting If you e xperie nce any of the followi ng difficult ies while u sing the player, use this tr oublesh ootin g guid e to help reme dy the probl em b efor e requ estin g repai rs. Sho uld any pr oblem persist , con sult you r neares t Son y dealer . There is no pict ure or the p ictu re is not out put cor rec[...]

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    39 Additi onal Info rmati on OUT 2 ja ck ( See “ About AV Separ ati on Mode” (pag e 1 7).). , The HDMI OUT jack is c onnected to a DVI de vice. (DV I jack s do not ac cept audio signal s.) , The devi ce conn ected to the HDMI OUT jack does no t support the audio forma t of the pl ayer . Check th e audi o sett ing s ( page 33) . The HD Audio ( D[...]

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    40 Ther e is seve re hummin g or no ise. , Set t he v olum e of th e con nec ted T V lower. , Try movi ng the web cam era wit h micropho ne awa y from t he speake rs of the conn ecte d TV. The pla yer canno t con nect to the netwo rk. , Check t he ne twor k conne ction (pa ge 18) an d the ne two rk set tings (pa ge 36). You can not conn ect yo ur P[...]

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    41 Additi onal Info rmati on , If power fai lure occu rs, set [Control for HDMI] to [O ff], then set [Contr ol for H DMI] to [ On] (page 35). , Check t he foll owing an d refer to the instruc tion ma nual suppl ied wit h the compon ent. – the conn ected co mpon ent is compat ible wi th the [Contro l for HDMI] f unction . – the conn ected co mpo[...]

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    42 “Exx xx” or “TE MP” ap pears on the front panel dis play. , When “ Exxxx ” appear s, conta ct you r neares t Son y de aler or loc al au thori zed Sony servi ce facil ity and g ive the erro r code. , When “T EMP” app ears, try the followi ng: 1 Check that the ventila tion holes on th e rear of the playe r are not blo cked. 2 Place[...]

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    43 Additi onal Info rmati on Dimensions (appro x.): 430 mm × 193 mm × 42 mm (17 in. × 7 5 / 8 in. × 1 11 / 16 in.) (width /dept h/heigh t) i ncl. p rojec ting parts Mass (app rox.): 1.9 kg (3 lb 3 oz ) Operating tem perature: 5º C t o 3 5º C ( 4 1° F t o 9 5° F ) Operati ng humidit y: 25 % to 80 % Supplie d acces sori es Audio/v ideo ca ble[...]

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    44 Region code (BD-RO M/DVD VIDEO only) Your player has a reg ion c ode prin ted on the rear of the unit and will only play BD-ROMs/DVD VIDEOs labeled with ident ical re gion cod es or . Video Music Phot o *1 The player doe s not play co ded files such a s DRM. *2 The player do es not play this f ile for mat on a DLNA server. *3 The playe r can onl[...]

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    45 Additi onal Info rmati on *5 The player plays AVCHD format fil es that are record ed on a digital video came ra, etc. The AVCHD format di sc will not play if it has not been co rrectly final ized. *6 The play er does n ot play c oded fil es su ch as Lossless. *7 The playe r does not play ani mated PNG or animated GIF fil es. *8 For MPO file s ot[...]

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    46 • T o keep the dis c clean, ha ndle the di sc by its edge . Do no t to uch th e s urfa ce . Dust, fingerpr ints, or scratch es on t he disc may caus e it to malfunc tion. • D o not expose the disc to di rect sunligh t or heat sour ces such as hot a ir ducts , or lea ve it in a car parke d in direct sunli ght as the temper ature m ay rise con[...]

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    47 Additi onal Info rmati on For detail s, se e “BD/DVD Viewing Set tings ” (page 34 ). The language spellings conform to the ISO 639 : 19 88 ( E/F) standa rd. Language code li st Code Language 1027 Afar 1028 Abkha zian 1032 Afrika ans 10 39 Amharic 1044 Ara bic 1045 Assam ese 1051 Ayma ra 1052 Azerb aijan i 1053 Bashkir 1057 Byelorussia n 1059[...]

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    48 For detail s, see “P aren tal Co ntrol Area Code ” (pag e 35). Parental control/are a code Code Area 2044 A rge ntin a 2047 A ustr alia 204 6 Aust ria 205 7 Be lgi um 2070 Bra zil 2090 Chil e 2092 C hina 209 3 Col ombia 2115 De nmark 2165 F inland 2174 Fra nce 2109 Germ any 2200 Gree ce 22 19 Hong Ko ng 2248 Indi a 2238 Indon esia 2239 Irel [...]

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    49 Index Numerics 3D 12 , 20 3D Output Setting 32 4K Outp ut 33 A AUDIO 12 Audio S ettings 33 B BD/DVD Viewing Settings 34 BD-LIVE 20 BD-R 43 BD-RE 43 Bitstream 39 Blu-ray Disc 43 BONUSVIEW 20 BRAVIA Sync 40 C CD 43 Child Lock 10 , 41 Colo r butt ons 13 Connecting AV amplifier (Receiver) 16 Netw or k 18 TV 15 Control for HDMI 35 , 40 D Deep Color 3[...]

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    The software of this player ma y be updated in the future. For information about any available updates and the lat est Operating Instructions, please visit the following website: http://www.sony.com /bluraysupport/ © 2012 Sony Corporation Printed in Malaysia 4-418-506- 11 (1)[...]