Sony DVP-LS755P manual

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    2-021-509- 12 (1) Oper ating I ns t ructio ns © 2004 Sony Corporation D VP-LS755P CD/DVD Player[...]

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    2 WARNIN G To pr event f ire or shoc k hazard , do not expose the unit to r ain or mo isture. To avoi d elect rical shock, d o not op en the c abin et. Ref er servicin g to qual ified perso nnel onl y. The mains lead mu st only be change d at a qualifi ed service shop. This appliance i s classified a s a CLASS 1 L ASER product. T he CLASS 1 LASER P[...]

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    3 Precau tio ns On sa f ety • Shoul d any so l i d objec t or li q uid fa ll int o the cab in et, unplu g the play er and hav e i t chec ke d by qua lif ied pers onnel be fore operating it any fu rth e r. On power sour ces • The pl ayer is no t discon nected from the AC power source (mains ) as long as it is connected to t he wall ou tlet, even[...]

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    4 Table of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Welcome! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    5 Play ing a DA TA CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 About MP3 Audio Tracks a nd JPEG Image Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Playing a DA T A CD With M P3 Audio Tracks o r JPEG Ima ge Fi l es . . . . . . . 52 Enjoying JPEG Images a s a Slide Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    6 About Th is Manu al • Instruct ions in th is manual describe th e contr ols on the remo te. Yo u can al so use the controls on th e playe r if they h ave th e sa me or similar names as t hose on the r emote. • “DVD” may be used a s a gene ral term fo r DVD VIDEOs, DVD+RW s/DVD+Rs and DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs. • The meaning of the icons use d in t[...]

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    7 Example of disc s that th e player cannot play The play er cannot pl ay the foll o wing dis cs : • CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs other than those reco rded i n the f ormat s li sted o n the previ ous page. • CD -ROM s record ed i n P HOTO C D fo rmat . • Data pa rt of CD-Ext ra s. • DVD-ROMs. • DVD Audios. • HD la yer on Supe r Audi o CDs . Al[...]

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    8 Notes Ab out th e Di sc s • To ke ep the di sc clean , handle the dis c by i ts edge. Do not to uc h the sur fa ce . • Do not ex pose the disc to di rect s unlig ht or heat sources suc h as h ot air d ucts, or le ave it in a car pa rk ed in dir ec t sunli ght as the temp er at ure ma y ri s e cons id er ably ins i de the car. • Af ter pres [...]

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    9 Index to Part s an d Con tro ls For more informatio n, see the pages indicated in pare ntheses. Front panel A [ / 1 (o n/st andby ) butto n (28 ) B Disc slot (28) C A (ejec t) bu tton ( 2 9) D Front pa nel disp lay (9) E (remote sensor) (15) F H (pla y) butto n (28) G X (pause) button (29) H x (stop) bu tton (29) I . / > (previou s/next ) butt[...]

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    10 Rear panel A COMPONENT VIDEO OUT (Y, P B / C B , P R /C R ) jacks** (16) B LINE OUT (VIDEO) jack* (1 6) C LINE (RGB) - TV jack* (1 6) (25) D NORMAL/PROGRESSIVE switch** (18) E S VIDEO OUT jack* (16) F LINE OUT L/R (AUDIO) jacks (20) (21) (22) G DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack (21) (22) (23) H DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) jack (21) (22) (23) * Do not s et th[...]

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    11 Remote A TV [ / 1 (o n/st andby) butto n (63 ) B Z (eject) b utton (29) C Number bu ttons (31) The num be r 5 but t o n has a tac ti l e do t . * D CLEA R butto n ( 33) E (subtitle) button (48) F (audio) button (4 5) G . / > (previou s/next ) buttons (29) H m / M (scan/sl ow) button s (39) I X (pause) button (29) J H (play) bu tton (2 8) The [...]

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    12 Guide t o the Co nt rol Me nu Displ ay (Ma gi c Pad) Use th e Co ntro l M e nu to sel ect a f unctio n an d to view r elated in forma tion. Pre ss DISPLA Y repeat ed ly to tur n o n or chang e the Cont rol Me nu d isplay as f ol l ows: Control Menu displa y The Contr ol M enu disp lay 1 and 2 will sho w di ff erent ite m s depend i ng on the dis[...]

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    13 List of Co ntro l Menu it ems Item Item Name, Function , Relevant Disc Typ e TITLE (page 39)/SCENE (page 39)/TRACK (page 39) Sele cts the title, scene, or trac k to b e played . CHAPTER (page 39)/INDEX (page 39) Selects the c ha pter or index to be played. TRACK (page 3 9) Selec ts t he trac k to be play ed. ORIG INA L/PL AY L IST (pag e 31 ) Se[...]

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    14 z Hint The Cont rol Menu icon ind icator light s up i n green when you select an y item except “OFF.” ( “PROGRAM,” “S HUFFLE,” “REPEAT,” “A-B RE PEAT ,” “SHARPNESS” only). The “ORIGINAL/P LAY LIS T ” indic a tor lights up in green whe n you sele c t “PLAY LIS T ” (defau lt sett ing). MODE (M P3, JPEG) (page 54) Se[...]

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    15 Hookup s Hookups Hookin g Up the Pl ayer Follow steps 1 to 6 to h ook up and adjus t the s ettings of the play er. Notes • Plug cords se c u rel y to pr e ven t unwanted noise . • Refer t o the i nstructions supplie d with t he compone nts to be connecte d. • You cannot conn ect th is player to a TV that does no t have a SCART (EURO AV) or[...]

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    16 Ste p 3: Conne cting the Vide o Cord s Conn ect this player t o yo u r T V monitor , proje ctor , or AV a mplifier (recei ver) u sing a v ideo cor d. Select one of the patt er ns A throug h D , accordi ng to the in put jack on yo ur TV monitor, projec t or , or AV am p lifier ( receiv er ). In or der t o vi ew pro gre ss ive sig nal (525 p or 62[...]

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    17 Hookup s A If you ar e connecting to a monito r, projector, or AV ampl ifier (receiver) having compon ent video input j acks (Y, P B /C B , P R /C R ) Conne ct th e co mponen t via the CO M PON EN T V I D EO O U T jacks us ing a com po nent video cord (no t suppl ie d) or three vi deo cords (n ot suppl i ed ) of the sa me kin d an d leng th . Yo[...]

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    18 Notes • Do not connec t a VCR, etc., between your TV and the play er. If you pass th e play er si g n al s via th e VCR, you may not rece ive a cle a r ima ge on the TV scre en. If you r TV has only one audio/vide o input jack, connect the pl ayer to this jack. • Consu mers shoul d note t hat not all high de finition televisio n sets ar e fu[...]

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    19 Hookup s Step 4 : Conn ecting the Audio Cords Refer to th e chart b elow to sele ct the co nnection th at best su its your syst em. Be su re to also read the inst ructions for the components y ou wish to connect. Select a connecti on Select one of the fo llowin g co nnecti ons , throug h . z Hint If you connect an AV ampl ifier (r eceiver) that [...]

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    20 Connecti ng to your TV This con nection w ill use yo ur TV’s speaker s for sound. If you us e the SCART (E URO A V) cord in patter n B of “Step 3: C on nectin g th e V i de o Cords” ( pa ge 16), yo u do not have t o co nnect audio co rds to yo ur TV. * The yello w plug is used for video si gna ls ( pa ge 16). z Hint When co nnectin g to a [...]

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    21 Hookup s Connecti ng to a stere o amplifier (re ceiver) and 2 speakers/Con necting to an MD d eck or DA T deck If the st ereo ampli fie r (receiv er ) h a s a udio input jac k s L a nd R only, us e . If the amplif ier (recei ver) ha s a digital input jac k, or wh en con necting to an MD de ck or DA T deck, use . In thi s cas e, you can al so con[...]

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    22 Connect ing to an A V ampl ifier ( receiver) h aving a Dol by Surrou nd (Pro Logic) de coder and 3 to 6 speakers You c an en joy D olby Surr ound eff ects only w hen p layi ng D olby S urro und au dio or mul ti- channel audio ( D ol by Digital ) dis cs . If your am plifier (r eceive r) has L an d R aud io inpu t jac ks only , us e . If you r amp[...]

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    23 Hookup s Connecting to an AV am p lifi e r ( rec ei ver) w it h a d ig ital i np ut j ac k, an d a decoder (Dolby D igital, MPEG au dio or DTS ), and 6 speaker s This c onnectio n will a llow yo u to u se the D olby Digital , MPEG audio or DTS decod er funct ion of yo ur AV ampli fier (re ceive r). z Hint Use conne ction when connecting to 7 or [...]

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    24 Step 5 : Conn ectin g the Ma ins Le ad Plug th e pl ay er and T V m ai ns lead (po w er cord) in to a m ai ns. Step 6: Qu ic k Setu p Follow the steps belo w to make the minimum numbe r of basi c adjust ments f or using th e player. To skip a n adjustment, p ress > . To return to the previous adjus tment, pr es s . . 1 Turn on t he TV. 2 Pres[...]

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    25 Hookup s 6 Press ENTER. The S e tup D i spla y for s elec ting the aspect ra tio of the TV t o be conne ct ed appe ars. 7 Press X / x to select the se tting that matches yo ur TV ty pe. ◆ If y ou h ave a wide -scr een TV or a 4:3 standa rd TV with a wide- screen m ode • 1 6: 9 (p age 67 ) ◆ If you ha ve a 4:3 stan dar d TV • 4:3 LETTE R [...]

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    26 13 Press X / x to select the type of jack (if any) you are using to connect to an am plifier (receiver), then press E NTER. Choose the ite m that matches the audio conn ection y ou s elected on pages 20 to 23 ( thro ugh ). • If yo u c onnect just a TV and noth ing else, se lect “N O . ” Quick S et up i s finish ed and c onn ection s are co[...]

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    27 Hookup s Enjoying the surround so und effects To enjoy the sur r ound soun d effect s of t hi s pla yer or you r ampl ifi er (rec eive r), s et t he follo wing i te m s as de sc ribed be low fo r the audio c onnec tion you select ed on pa ges 21 t o 23 ( t hrough ) . Each of these i s the defaul t s et t ing and do es not nee d to be adj uste d [...]

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    28 Playing Discs Play in g Disc s Depending on the DVD or VIDEO CD, some operat i ons may be di f fe rent or res tricted . Refer to t he operating instructi ons supplie d wit h yo ur disc . 1 Turn on your TV. 2 Press [ / 1 . The play er turn s on. 3 Switch the input selector on your TV so that the sign al from t he player a ppears on the TV sc reen[...]

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    29 Playin g Di sc s Additional opera tions * DVD VIDEOs/DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs only ** DVD VIDEOs/DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs/ DVD+RWs on ly ***Vide o and JPEG pictures o nly (except BACKGROUND pictures). You can move the enlarg ed pict ure using C/X/ x/c . Depending upon the contents of t he disc, t he zoom func tion may be cancel led auto matica lly when the picture [...]

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    30 Resumi ng Pl ayback From the Po int Where Y ou Stoppe d the Disc (Multi-disc Resume) The pla yer stor es the p oint wh ere you stoppe d the dis c f or up to 6 di scs and r esume s playback the next time you inser t the same disc. If you store a resume pl ayback point fo r the seven th di sc, t he re sume pl ayba ck po int for the first di sc is [...]

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    31 Playin g Di sc s Using th e DVD’ s Men u A DVD is divid ed into lon g sections of a picture o r a musi c f eature cal led “tit le s. ” When y ou p lay a DVD which cont ains several titles, you can se lect the title you want using the TO P MENU bu tton. When you play DVDs th a t allow yo u to select items su ch as l an guage for the s ound [...]

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    32 Play in g VIDE O CDs Wit h PBC Fun ction s ( PBC Play back) PBC (Pla yba ck Cont r ol ) a llow s you to pl ay VIDEO CDs interac tively by f ollowing the menu on the TV s creen. 1 Start pla ying a VIDEO CD with PBC funct ion s. The me nu f or yo ur s elec tion appea rs. 2 Press the numbe r buttons to select the it em nu mber you wa nt. 3 Press EN[...]

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    33 Playin g Di sc s Var i ou s Play Mode Functi ons (Programme Play, Shuffl e Play, Repeat P lay, A-B R epeat Play) You ca n se t the fol l owin g pl ay mo de s: • Pro g ramm e P lay (p ag e 33) • Sh uf fle Pla y (pag e 34 ) • Repea t Pl ay (pa ge 3 5) • A-B Re peat Play ( page 36) Note The play mode i s cancell ed when: – you ej ect the [...]

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    34 Next, pres s X / x to sele ct “03” under “ C,” then press ENTER. ◆ When play ing a VIDEO CD or CD For e xamp le, sel ect tr ack “0 2.” Press X / x to sel ect “0 2” un de r “T, ” t h en press ENTE R. 6 To prog ramme ot h er titl es, cha pters , or trac ks, repeat st eps 4 to 5 . The programmed titl es, chap ters, and track s[...]

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    35 Playin g Di sc s 2 Press X / x to sel ect (SHUF FL E) , the n pr e s s ENT E R . The opti on s for “SHU F FLE” ap pe ar. 3 Press X / x to select th e item to be shuffl ed. ◆ When play ing a DVD VIDEO •T I T L E •C H A P T E R ◆ When play ing a VIDEO CD o r CD •T R A C K ◆ When Pr ogr am me Play is activated • ON: shuffles t itl[...]

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    36 ◆ When play ing a VIDEO CD or CD • DI SC : repeat s all of the trac ks. • TRACK: repeats the current track. ◆ When play ing a DATA CD wi th MP 3 audio trac ks or JPEG i mage files • DI SC : repeat s all of the al bu ms. • AL BUM : rep eats th e cu rren t a lb um . • TR A CK ( MP3 audi o t ra ck s only): repea ts the cu rren t t ra [...]

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    37 Playin g Di sc s 4 Durin g pla y ba ck , w he n yo u fin d the starti ng po int (poi nt A) of the p ortion t o be play ed re pe ate dl y, pre s s ENT E R . The s tart ing point (poi nt A ) is s et. 5 When you r each th e endin g poin t (point B), pre ss ENTER aga in. The s et po ints are disp laye d an d th e player st arts repea ting this speci[...]

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    38 Sear c hi ng for a S cene Search ing f or a Parti cular Point on a Disc (Search, Scan, Sl ow-motio n Play, Free ze Frame) You can qu ickly loca te a particul ar point on a disc by mo nitori ng the pict ure or play ing back slo wly. Notes • Depending on t he DVD/VIDEO CD, you m ay not be able to do som e of the ope rati ons described. • For D[...]

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    39 Searchi ng for a Scene Watching frame by frame (Slow- motion play) Press m or M when t h e pla yer is in pause mode. T o re turn to normal sp eed, press H . Each tim e you pres s m or M during Slow-m otion pl ay, the p layback s peed chang es. Two speeds are av ailable. With e ach pre ss th e in dica tion chang es as foll ows : Playba ck d irect[...]

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    40 ◆ When play ing a VIDE O CD or Super VCD wit h PBC Pl ayba ck SCENE ◆ When pl ay in g a CD TRACK ◆ When p layi n g a DA T A CD (M P 3 au di o) ALBUM TRACK ◆ When playing a DATA CD (JPEG file) ALBUM FILE Exampl e: whe n yo u sele ct CHAPTER “ ** ( ** )” is selected ( ** re fers to a numbe r). The nu m be r in pare nt heses i ndicat es[...]

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    41 Searchi ng for a Scene Search ing by Sce ne (PICTURE NAVIG ATION) You can di vi de the scre en into 9 s ubs cr eens and find the desi re d sce ne qu ickly . 1 Press PICTURE NAVI duri n g playb ac k. The foll ow ing dis pl ay a ppears . 2 Press PICTU RE NAVI repe atedly t o select an ite m. • CHAPTER V IEWER (DVD VIDEO only) : di s pl ays the f[...]

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    42 Viewing Inf ormation About the Disc Check ing th e Play ing Time an d Remai ning Time You can check th e playin g t im e and remaining t ime of the curr ent title, c hapter, or track. Al so, you c an check the D VD/CD tex t or trac k na me (M P3 au dio) re co rded o n the disc. 1 Press TIME/ TEXT d uring pla yback. The f ollow ing d ispla y ap p[...]

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    43 Viewing In formation Ab out the D isc To ch eck DA TA CD (MP3 au dio) text By press ing TIME/T EXT while play ing MP3 audio trac ks on a DA TA CD, the t ra ck name and albu m nam e appear . You can also display the audi o bi t rate (the amount of data per second o f the cur rent aud io ) on your TV scre en. Checking the infor mation on the front[...]

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    44 When pl aying a V IDEO C D (wit ho ut PBC functi ons) or CD z Hints • When playi ng VIDEO CDs without PBC functions, the tra ck number and the i ndex numb er are displaye d a fter the text. • When playing VI DEO CDs with PBC functions , the scene number or the play ing ti me are displayed. • Long te xt tha t doe s no t fit in a single line[...]

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    45 Sound Adjustm en ts Sound Adjustm ents Changi ng th e Sou nd When playing a DVD VIDEO recorded i n multipl e audio formats (PCM, Dolby Digita l, MPEG a udi o , or DTS), you can chang e the audio format . If the DVD VIDEO is recorded with m ultilingu al tracks , you can a lso chan ge the lan gua ge . With CDs, DATA CDs, or VIDEO CDs, you can sele[...]

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    46 Checking the audio s ignal format You can check th e audio si gn al fo rm a t by pressi n g repeate d l y du ring pl ayback . The fo rmat of th e curren t audio signal (D olby Digita l , DTS, PC M , etc.) ap pear s as shown below. Examp le: Dolby Di gital 5. 1 ch Examp le: Dolby Digital 3 ch About audi o sign als Audio sig nals record ed i n a d[...]

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    47 Sound Adjustm en ts To can c el the set t ing Select “O F F” in ste p 2. ◆ TVS DYNAM IC Crea tes o ne set of v irtua l rea r sp eakers from the sou nd of the f ront spe akers (L, R) without using ac tual re ar speak er s (show n below ) . This m od e is effe ctive when the di stan ce between the fron t L and R spea ke rs is sh or t, such a[...]

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    48 Enjoying Movies Chang ing th e Angl es 1 Press (angle) dur ing playba ck. The nu m be r of the an gl e ap pears on the display . 2 Press (angle) rep eated ly to select an angle numbe r. The scen e chan ges to th e se lected ang le. Note Depending o n the DVD VI DEO, you may not b e able to ch ang e th e ang l es eve n if mul ti-a n gl es ar e re[...]

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    49 Enjoyi ng Movie s Adj us ting th e P layba ck Pictu re (CUS TOM PI CTURE M ODE) You can adjust the video signal of the DVD, VIDEO CD, or DATA CD in JPEG format fro m the play er to obt ain t he p ictur e qu ality you want. Ch oose the se tting tha t best sui ts the prog ra mme you are w at ch ing. 1 Press PICTURE MODE during playb ac k. The foll[...]

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    50 Sharpe ning t he P ictures (SHARPNE SS) You c an en hanc e the o utl ines o f i mages t o produc e a sharpe r pictu re. 1 Press DISPLA Y duri ng playba ck. The Con trol M en u appe ar s. 2 Press X / x to select (SHARPNESS) , then press ENTE R. The o ptio ns for “SHARPN ESS” ap pear . 3 Press X / x to select a level. • 1: en hances the outl[...]

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    51 Playing a DAT A CD Playing a DATA CD About MP 3 Aud io Trac ks and J PEG Im age F iles What is MP3/JPEG? MP3 is a udi o comp re ssion t ec hnology that satisf ie s the ISO/MP EG regu lat ions . JPEG is image co mpression technology. DATA CDs that the player can play You can pl ay ba ck DA TA CD s (CD- ROMs/ CD- Rs/CD -RW s) reco rded in MP3 (M P[...]

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    52 When y ou inse rt a D ATA C D an d p ress H , the number ed tr acks (or files ) ar e pla yed sequ en tially, fr om 1 thro ugh 7 . A ny s ub- albums/tr acks (or files) co ntained withi n a current ly selected album take pri ority ove r the next a lbum in the s ame tree. (Exa m ple: C contai ns D so 4 is pl ay ed befor e 5 .) When you press M ENU [...]

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    53 Playing a DAT A CD Selecting an al bum from a DATA CD 1 Press MEN U. The list of al bums on th e D A TA CD appe ars. When an albu m is being played, i ts title is shad ed. 2 Press X / x to se lect t he a lbum you want to play . 3 Press H . Playback starts from the select ed album. To sel ect MP 3 audi o tracks , see “Selec ting an M P 3 audio [...]

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    54 Selecting a J PEG image file 1 After st ep 2 of “Sele c tin g an al bu m from a DATA C D,” pr ess PIC TURE NAVI. The image file s in the album app ear in 16 subscr ee ns. A scr ol l b ox i s display ed on the r ight. To display t he additi onal image, select the bottom images and press x . To re turn to the p revious image, select the top im[...]

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    55 Playing a DAT A CD To st op viewi ng the JP EG im age Press x . z Hints • While view ing JP EG im age files, you can set options such as “INTERVAL” (p age 57), “EFFECT” (p ag e 57), and “SH A RPNES S” (page 50). • You can view JPEG images files without MP3 audio by setting “MODE (MP3, JP EG)” to “IMAG E (JPEG)” (p a ge 56[...]

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    56 Notes • The slide show stops whe n X / x o r ZOOM is pressed.To r es um e the slide show, press H . • This func tio n does not work if “MODE (M P 3, JPEG)” is set t o “AUDIO (MP3)” ( page 56). Viewing a slide show wi th sound (MODE (MP3, JPEG)) When J PEG i mage f iles and MP3 aud io tracks are plac ed in t he sam e albu m, you ca n [...]

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    57 Playing a DAT A CD Setting the pace for a sl ide show (INTERVAL) You can set the ti me the sl ides are displayed on the sc reen. 1 Press DISPLAY twice while viewin g a JPEG i m ag e or whe n the pl aye r is in stop mod e. The Con tr ol M enu ap pe ars. 2 Press X / x to sele ct (INT ERVAL ), th en p ress E NTER. The option s for “INT ERVA L” [...]

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    58 3 Press X / x to select a setting . The default setting is underlined. • MODE1 : the image sweeps in from top to bottom. • MODE2: the image sweeps in from left to right. • MODE3: the image s tretches out from the ce nt re of the screen . • MODE4: t he i mages rando mly cy cle thro ug h t h e effec ts. • MODE5: the next image slides ove[...]

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    59 Using Various Additional Fu nctions Using Various Additional Functions Lockin g Disc s (CU STOM PARENTA L CONTRO L, PARE NTAL CONTR OL) You can set two ki nds of pl ayback restric tions for a d is c. • Cu stom Pa renta l Co nt ro l You can set play back res trictions so that t he player w i ll not play in app ropri at e di s cs. • Par ental [...]

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    60 To tur n off th e Custo m Paren tal Co ntrol functi on 1 Follo w st ep s 1 to 3 of “Cu st om Pa renta l Contro l.” 2 Press X / x to s elect “OF F t ,” the n press ENTER. 3 Enter y our 4-di gi t pas sword usi n g the number buttons, then press ENTER. To play a disc for whi c h Custom P ar e ntal Contr ol i s s et 1 Insert the disc f or wh[...]

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    61 Using Various Additional Fu nctions Enter a 4 -digit pa sswor d us i ng t he numbe r bu tto ns, then pr es s EN T ER. The dis play for confirm ing the passw ord appe ars. ◆ When yo u have alr ea dy reg is te re d a passwor d The dis play fo r ente ring th e pass word appe ars. 4 Enter o r re-e nter your 4-d igit pa ssword using the number butt[...]

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    62 z Hint If you forget your pass word, remov e th e dis c and repeat ste ps 1 to 3 of “Paren t al Contro l (l imited playback) . ” Whe n you a re a ske d to en te r your password, e nte r “199 703” usi ng the number buttons, th en press ENTE R. The display wil l ask you to enter a n ew 4-digit passwor d. After you enter a new 4-digit pa ss[...]

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    63 Using Various Additional Fu nctions Changing the pass word 1 Press DISPLAY while t he pl ayer is in stop mod e. The Con tr ol M enu ap pe ars. 2 Press X / x to sele ct (PARE NTA L CON TROL) , the n pr e ss ENTER . The option s for “PAR E NTAL CONTRO L ” appe ar . 3 Press X / x to sel ect “PASSW ORD t ,” th en pres s ENTE R. The dis play [...]

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    64 Controlling other TVs with the remote You can control th e sound leve l, input source, and pow er switch o f no n-Sony TV s as well. If your TV is lis ted in the table be low, se t the approp riate m a nufact ur er’s cod e. 1 While ho lding do wn TV [ / 1 , press the number butto ns t o select t he manufa cture r’s cod e f or your TV (see th[...]

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    65 Settings and Adjust me nt s Settings and Adjustmen ts Usin g th e Se tu p Disp la y By usi n g the Se t u p Disp l ay , you ca n make various a djustments to items su ch as pictu re and so und. You ca n also set a languag e fo r the subtitl es and t he Setu p Disp lay, am ong othe r things. For de ta i ls on ea ch Setup Displ ay item , se e page[...]

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    66 To en ter the Qu ick Setu p mode Select “Q U I C K ” in step 3 . Fo llo w from st ep 5 of the Qui c k Setup ex planat io n t o m ak e basi c adj u st ment s (p ag e 24). To res et al l of the “SETUP” setting s 1 Select “RE SET ” i n st ep 3 and pr es s ENTER. 2 Select “Y ES” u si ng X / x . You ca n also qui t the pr oc ess an d [...]

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    67 Settings and Adjust me nt s Setti ngs f or th e Disp lay (SCREEN SETUP) Choose sett ings according to the TV to b e connect ed. Select “SCREEN SETUP” in the Se tup Displ ay. To use the di spla y, see “U si ng the Setu p D isp lay” (pa ge 65) . The d efaul t se ttin gs ar e unde rlin ed. ◆ TV TY PE Sel ects the aspe ct ra tio o f th e c[...]

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    68 • When “L INE” i s set to “RGB” in “S CREEN SETUP”, you cannot select “COMP ONENT OUT” (the player ou tput s no componen t vide o signals ). • When “COMPONENT OUT” is set to “ON” you cannot sel ect “RGB.” ◆ COMPONENT OUT Allow s y our TV to re ceive si g nals fro m th e COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks. Notes • When [...]

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    69 Settings and Adjust me nt s Custom Sett ings (CUSTO M SETUP) Use t his t o se t up play back r elat ed an d ot her settings . Select “CUS TOM SE TU P” in the Setup Displ ay. To use the di spla y, see “U si ng the Setu p D isp lay” (pa ge 65) . The d efaul t se ttin gs ar e unde rlin ed. ◆ AUTO P OWER OF F Switches the Auto Power Of f s[...]

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    70 Setti ngs fo r th e Sound (AUDIO SETUP ) “AUDI O SET UP” a ll ows yo u to set the s oun d accord ing to th e playba ck and con nectio n condit ions. Select “A UD IO SETU P” in the Setu p Disp la y. To us e t he displa y, see “U s in g the Setu p D isp lay” (pa ge 65) . The defa ult settin gs are und erlined. ◆ AUDIO ATT (att enuati[...]

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    71 Settings and Adjust me nt s If you con nect a co mponen t that is incompatib le with the select ed audio signal, a lou d nois e (or no sound) may b e he ard from the spea kers, ri sk ing da m ag e to you r e ars or spea kers. ◆ DOL BY DIGI TAL (D VD V ID EO/ D VD-R W only ) Selects the type of Do lby Digital signal. ◆ MPEG (DVD VIDEO/D VD-R [...]

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    72 Additional Info rmation Troubl eshoo ting If you ex perien ce any o f th e f ol lo wing difficu lt i es w hi le using th e pl a yer, use th is troublesh ooting guide to help remedy th e proble m bef or e reque st in g r epairs. S hou ld any prob lem pers ist, cons ul t your ne ar es t Sony deal e r. Power The po w er is no t turn ed on. , Check [...]

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    73 Additi onal Info r ma tion , While pla yi ng a Su per VCD on whi ch the audio t rack 2 is not recorde d, no sound will come out w he n you select “2 :STERE O,” “2:1 /L,” o r “2 :2 /R .” , When p layin g mult i-chann el MP EG audi o sound tracks, only the Front (L) and Fro nt (R) signals will be ou tpu t fro m yo ur tw o front speaker[...]

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    74 Some f uncti ons su ch as Stop, Search , Slow-m otion P lay, Repeat Play, Shuffl e Play, or Pro gr amme Pl ay cann ot be perfor med. , Dependi ng on the di sc, you may not be able to do some of the o perations above . Refer to the ope rating manual that come s with t he disc. The lan guage fo r the so und tr ack cannot be c hanged. , Try using t[...]

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    75 Additi onal Info r ma tion Self- diagno sis Fu nct ion (When lette rs/ numb ers appear in the display) When the s elf-dia gnosi s functio n is activa ted to preve nt th e player fr om ma lfun ctioni ng , a fiv e-ch arac te r serv ice nu mbe r (e.g. , C 13 50 ) wit h a combin ation of a l et ter an d four di g its appears on the sc reen and t he [...]

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    76 DVD VIDE O (page 6) A disc th at conta i ns up to 8 hour s of movin g pictu res ev en tho ugh its diam eter is the sam e as a CD. The data capaci ty of a sin gle-laye r and si ngle- sided DVD is 4.7 GB (Giga Byte), wh ich is 7 times that of a CD. The data capacity of a double-layer a nd single-side d DVD is 8.5 GB, a si ng le-la ye r and doub le[...]

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    77 Additi onal Info r ma tion Scen e (page 9) On a VIDEO CD with PB C (playback contro l) func tion s, the m enu sc reens, movi ng pictures and sti ll pi ct ures ar e di vi de d into secti ons called “s cenes. ” Title (p age 9) The l onge st s ecti on of a pi ctur e or mus ic feature o n a DVD, movie, etc. , in video softw a re, or th e entir e[...]

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    78 Spec ifica tions Syst em Laser: Semic ondu ctor lase r Signal fo rmat sy stem: PAL/NTS C Audi o ch ar acter is tic s Freq uenc y resp ons e: DVD VIDEO (PCM 96 kHz): 2 Hz to 44 kHz (±1.0 dB)/DVD VIDEO (PCM 48 kHz): 2 H z to 22 k Hz (±0.5 dB)/ CD: 2 Hz to 20 kHz (±0.5 dB) Signal -t o-nois e r atio (S/ N ra tio): 115 dB (LIN E OU T L / R (AU DIO[...]

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    79 Additi onal Info r ma tion Langua ge Co de Lis t For deta i ls, see pag es 45, 48, 66 . The lang uag e spell in gs con form to the ISO 639: 19 88 (E/F) standard. Code Lan guage Code L anguage Code Langu age Code Language 1027 Afar 1028 Abkhazian 1032 Afrikaans 1039 Amharic 1044 Arabic 1045 Assamese 1051 Aymara 1052 Azerbaijani 1053 Bashkir 1057 [...]

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    80 Index Numerics 16: 9 67 4:3 LETTE R BOX 67 4:3 PAN SCAN 67 48kH z/96kH z PCM 71 5.1 Ch annel Surrou nd 19 , 46 A A- B REP EA T 36 ALBU M 40 Alb um 51 , 75 ANGLE 48 AUDIO 45 , 66 AUDIO AT T 70 AUDIO DR C 70 AUDIO SETU P 70 AUT O PLA Y 69 AUT O POWE R OFF 69 B BACKGR OUND 67 Batt erie s 15 C CD 6 , 28 CHAP TER 39 Chapt er 75 CHA P TER VIEW ER 41 C[...]

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    81 V Video ba sed soft w a re 76 VID EO CD 6 , 28 Z ZOOM 29 , 54[...]

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    Sony Corporation Printed in Malaysia Printed on 100% recycled paper us ing VOC (Volatile Organic Compound)-free vegetable oil based ink.[...]