Sony DVP-FX74 manual

4-169-962- 31 (1) Operating In structions Manual de in strucciones US ES © 2010 Sony Corporation D VP-FX74 Portable CD/DVD Player[...]

2 WARNIN G To red uce the r isk of fi re or electri c shock, do not expose this ap paratu s to rain or mo isture. To avoi d elec tri cal sh ock, do not op en th e cabin et. Refer se rvicing to qualified person nel only . The AC po wer cor d must be change d only at a qualifi ed service shop. Batterie s or batt eries installe d apparat us shal l not[...]

3 outl et, consu lt an elect rician f or repla cement of the obs olete outlet. 10) Pro tect th e power cord from being walke d on or pinched pa rticularly at plugs, conveni ence receptac les, and the poi nt wher e they ex it from th e apparatus. 11) Only use at tachmen ts/ accessori es specifi ed by the manuf acture r. 12) Use only with the cart , [...]

4 Table of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Guide to Parts a nd Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Preparat ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Checking the Acc essories . . . . . . . . .[...]

5 Guide to Parts an d Contr ols For more informatio n, see th e pages ind icate d in paren these s. Player The VOLUME+ and N (p lay) but tons have a t actil e dot. Use the tac ti le dot as a refer ence wh en ope rating t he pl ayer. A LCD panel ( page 1 1) B Speake r C TOP MENU bu tton When playing a DVD VIDEO: Displays the top menu. D DISPL AY but[...]

6 RETURN button Returns to th e previous d isplay. OPTIONS button Disp lays the me nu for adjus ting the LCD sc reen (p age 1 5) an d usin g th e setu p displ ay (page 1 7). E VOLUME (so und volume) + /– butto n Adju sts the volum e. F N (play) bu tton (pag e 11) Start s or re-s tarts play back. X (pause) b utton (pa ge 11) Pauses or re-sta rts p[...]

7 Remote The VOL + , number 5, N and AUDIO buttons have a tactile dot. Use the tactil e dot as a r eference w hen ope rating th e player . S Number buttons Enters the ti tle/chapt er numbers, etc . • When playing a DVD VIDEO or CD:S earch di rectly by entering the title /chapter/tr ack num ber using the numbe r butto ns, an d pres s ENTER. To swi[...]

8 Pre parat ions Checki ng th e Access ories Check that yo u have the fo llowing items: • A C powe r adap tor (1) • Car bat ter y adap tor ( 1) • Audio/video cord ( mini plug × 2 y phono pl ug × 3) (1) • Remote (1 ) • Size AA (R6) batteri es (2) Prepa ring t he remo te Insert two Size AA (R 6) batteries by matchi ng the 3 and # ends on [...]

Preparatio ns 9 Char ging time and pla ying time Charging time: a pprox. 3 hours Playing time : approx. 3 h ours Times indic ated are un der the fol lowing conditions: – Mode rate temperatur e (20°C (68°F)) – H eadphone us e – Ba cklight se t to minimum Depending on the ambient temperature or recharge able battery con dition, chargi ng time[...]

10 After using t he play er in a car 1 Turn off the player . 2 Disc onnect th e car batte ry adap tor. 3 Turn off the engine . b • Do not discon nect the car battery a daptor or turn off the car engine before you tu rn off the player. D oing so may dama ge the play er. • Disco nnect the car ba ttery adapto r after use. If it is le ft conn ected[...]

Playback 11 Playback Play ing Disc s Depe ndin g on th e di sc, s ome o pera tions may be di fferent o r restricted . Refer t o the operating instr uctions supp lied with the disc. Conne ct the AC p ower ad aptor. 1 Open the L CD pan el. 2 Slide the POWER switch to “ON.” The play er turn s on and the PO WER indicator l ights up in green. 3 Pres[...]

12 To resu me playb ack from th e point where yo u stopped t he disc (Resu me Play) When you press N again aft er you st op play back, the play er st arts play back f rom the poi nt when yo u presse d x . z • To play f rom the be ginning of the disc, press x twice, and pres s N . • When turning power on again after power off, resum e play start[...]

Playback 13 Using the Playbac k Information Di splay Whil e playing a DV D, you ca n check the cur rent playba ck i nfor mation . Th e playba ck inform ation di splay als o allows you to se t a title/cha pter or c hange sou nd/ subtitle , and so on. When e nter ing t he num bers, oper ate the number butt ons on the remote. 1 Press DISPLA Y while p [...]

14 Playi ng MP3 and JPEG Files You ca n play MP3 an d JPEG fi les. For details o n playable files, see “Pla yable Medi a” (pag e 25). When y ou s et a DATA medi a, a l ist o f album s app ears. DATA CDs recorded in KODAK Picture CD format au tomatically s tart playing when inse rted. 1 Press X / x to select the album, and press E NTER. The list[...]

Playback 15 • T o go to the pre vious or ne xt list of thumbnails, s elect “ b Pr ev” or “Next B ” at t he bot tom of the sc reen, and pr ess ENTER. • To exit the li st of th umbnails, press MENU. Playing a Sli de Show 1 Press MENU. The list of thumbnai ls appears. 2 Press C / X / x / c to s elect “Slide Show” at the bott om of the [...]

16 • Contrast: Adju st the dif ference betw een light and dark areas by press ing C / c . • H ue: Adj ust the re d and gree n color bala nce by pr ess ing C / c . • C olor: Ad just the r ichness of colors by pr ess ing C / c . • Default: Return a ll setti ngs to th e fact ory defaults . 4 Press ENTER. * In “Normal,” pictur es are displa[...]

Settings an d Adjustments 17 Settings and Ad justments Using t he Setu p Disp lay By using the setup dis play, you ca n make various se ttings to items such as picture and soun d. Some di scs have stored playba ck settin gs, whic h take priori ty. 1 Press OPTI ONS when t he player is in stop mode. The me nu d ispla y appe ars. Duri ng Res ume P lay[...]

18 b Depending o n the disc, “4:3 Letter B ox” may be select ed automat ically instead of “4:3 Pa n Scan” or vice versa. ◆ Angle Mark (DV D VIDEO only) Displays the angle mark when you can change the viewing angles during playback of DVDs recorded with mu lti-angles . ◆ Scr een Sav er The sc reen save r image app ears when you leav e th[...]

Settings an d Adjustments 19 Parental Control You can limit playback of a DVD that has the pa rental contro l func tion. When you opera te this se tting, use the remote. ◆ Passw ord (D VD VIDEO only) Enter o r change a passwo rd. Set th e pass word for th e par ental contro l func tion. Enter y our 4-digi t passwo rd using th e number butt ons on[...]

20 Additional Inform ation Troubl esho oting If you ex perien ce any of the followi ng diffic ulties while using the player, use this troubleshoo ting guide to help remedy the proble m befor e reque sting r epairs. Sh ould any prob lem pers ist, cons ult your ne arest Sony de aler . Power The pow er is not turned on. , Check that t he AC p ower ad [...]

Add itiona l Info rmati on 21 The di sc doe s not s tart pl aying fro m the begin ning. , Repeat Play or Shuf fle P lay is selec ted (p age 12). , Resu me play has take n eff ect (pag e 12). The subtitl es dis appear. , When y ou chan ge pla yback speed, or skip scenes during playback, the subtitles may d isappear temp orarily. “ ” or “ ” a[...]

22 Precau tion s Road s afety Do no t us e the moni tor u nit a nd headp hon es whi le dr ivi ng, cy cli ng, or operat ing an y motori zed ve hicle. Do ing so may create a traffi c hazard and is ille gal in some areas. It ca n al so be potent ial ly danger ous to pl ay your he adsets at high volume while walking, especia lly at pedest rian cros sin[...]

Add itiona l Info rmati on 23 adapt or. F ailur e to do s o may ca use a malfunction. On Liqui d Crystal D isplay • A lthough manufa ctured w ith high precisi on technol ogy, the LC D may occasi onal ly d ispla y do ts of vari ous colors. That is not a malfunction. • Do not place or dr op any o bjec t ont o the LCD surfa ce. A lso, d o not appl[...]

24 Notes Abou t the Discs • T o keep th e disc cle an, han dle the disc by its ed ge. Do not touch th e surfac e. • D o not ex pose the disc to dire ct sun light or heat source s such as ho t air ducts, or leave it in a car parked in d irect sunlig ht as the te mperature may rise consid erably inside th e car. • After pl aying, store t he dis[...]

Add itiona l Info rmati on 25 Play able Me dia b • Notes about recordabl e media Some r ecordable med ia cannot b e played on the player due to the recordin g quality or physical c ondition of the m edia, or the characteri stics of t he record ing device and aut hor ing soft ware . The dis c will no t play if it has not been correctl y finalize d[...]

26 Notes on MP3 and JPEG files The play er can play the follow ing files : • MP3 file s with the extension “.mp3”* 1 . • J PEG file s with the ex tens ion “ .jpg ”* 2 . • JPEG image files t hat conform to the DCF (Design rule for Camera File system) imag e file forma t. • DATA CDs mus t be re corded ac cord ing to ISO 96 60 Level 1,[...]

Add itiona l Info rmati on 27 Spec ificat ions System Laser: Semicon ductor lase r Signal f ormat syste m: NTSC Outputs VIDEO (video output): Mini jac k AUDIO (audio outpu t): Stereo mi nijack PHONES (head phones) A/B : Stereo mi nijack Liquid Cr ystal Displ ay Panel s ize: 7 inch es wide (di agonal) Driving system: TFT active matrix Resolution: 48[...]

28 Index Numerics 16:9 17 4:3 Le tter Box 17 4:3 Pan Scan 17 A Angle Mark 7 , 18 Audio 7 , 18 Audio D RC 18 Audio S etup 18 C CD 11 , 25 Charging time and playing ti me 9 D DATA 14 , 25 Disc Menu 18 DVD 11 , 25 G Gen era l Setu p 17 J JPE G 14 , 26 L Lang uage S etup 18 LCD Aspect 15 LCD M ode 15 M MP3 14 , 26 O OSD (On-Screen Display) 18 P Parenta[...]

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2 ES Índice Este manual explica los pr eparativos y el funcio namiento básic o del reprodu ctor portáti l de CD/DVD. Para o btener más in formación, c onsulte el Manual de I nstruccione s en inglés. Preparat ivos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Control de ac cesorios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Preparativos 3 ES ES Pre parat ivos Contro l de acce sorios Compru ebe qu e di spone de l os si guie ntes elem entos: • Adapt ador d e ali ment ació n de CA (1) • A daptad or para bat ería de automóvi l (1) • Cable de audio/vid eo (clavija mini × 2 y clavija fono × 3) (1) • Control remoto (1) • P ilas R6 (ta maño AA) (2) Preparació[...]

4 ES Tiem po de carg a y tiempo de reprod ucción Tiemp o de carg a: aproxima damen te 3 hora s Tiemp o de reprodu cción: apro ximadame nte 3 hor as Los tie mpos indic ados depe nden d e las sigui entes cond iciones: – Temperatura normal (20 °C (68 °F)) – Uso de auriculares – Conf iguración del ajuste de luz de fondo al mínim o El tiem p[...]

Preparativos 5 ES • U se el adap tador para batería de a utomóvil c on el motor de l vehículo en func ionamient o. Si se utiliz a con el motor del vehí culo apagado, la batería de l automóvil pue de agotarse. Despué s de usar e l reprod uctor en e l vehícu lo 1 Apag ue el reprod uctor. 2 Desc onecte el adaptado r para ba tería de a utom?[...]

6 ES Reproducción Repr oducci ón d e disc os De acu erdo con el di sco, algu nas operac iones pu eden ser difere ntes o esta r restringi das. Cons ulte las i nstruccion es de operac ión prop orcion adas c on el d isco. Conect e el adapta dor de alime ntación de CA. 1 Abra el pa nel LC D. 2 Deslice el interruptor POWER a “ON”. El repr oducto[...]

Reproduc ción 7 ES Para reanuda r la r eprodu cción desde donde de tuvo el di sco (Rean udar reprod ucción) Cuan do vuelv e a pres iona r N despué s de detene r la reprod ucción , el reproduc tor comi enza con la reprod ucción d esde don de presi onó x . z • P ara iniciar la reprod ucción desde el principio del disc o, presione x dos vece[...]

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