Sony DVP-NC655P manual

3-074-253- 11 (1) Oper ating I ns t ructio ns © 2002 Sony Corporation D VP-NC655P CD/DVD Player[...]

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. CAUTION The use of optical instrum ents with this product will increase eye hazard. As the laser beam used in this CD/DVD player is harmful to eyes,[...]

3 Precau tio ns On sa f ety • Caution – The use of optic al instr uments with th is pro d uct w ill in cr ea se ey e haz ard. • To pr even t fi re or shoc k haz ard, do not plac e obj ects f il led wi th liqui ds, s uch as vase s, on the app ar atus. • Sho ul d any so l i d objec t or l i q uid fa ll int o the cab in et, unplu g the play er[...]

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

5 Enjo ying M o vies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 4 Changing the Angle s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Displaying th e Subtitles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Adjusting the Picture Quality (BNR[...]

6 About th is Man ua l • Inst ructions in this man ual descri be the 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 b e used as a g eneral te rm for DVD VIDEOs, DVD-Rs, and DVD-RWs. • The mean ing of the i cons used in this manu al i[...]

7 Example of disc s that th e player cannot play The play er cannot pl ay the foll o wing dis cs : • All CD -ROM s (i ncludi n g PHOT O C D s) / CD-R s /CD-R Ws ot he r than th ose reco rded in the fo llowing formats: –music CD fo rmat –vid eo C D fo rma t –MP3 form at th at c onform s to ISO9 660* Level 1/Level 2, or its extend ed for mat,[...]

8 Index t o Part s an d Con tro ls For more informatio n, refer to the pa ges indic ated in par entheses . Front panel A [ / 1 (on/s tandb y) bu tton/ind icator ( 28) Lights up in green wh en the pow e r is on and lights up in red when th e p la yer is in standb y m o de. B DISC SE LECT 1 – 5 b utton s/ indica tors (2 9) The num ber light s up in[...]

9 Front panel dis play When pl aying b ack a DV D VIDEO/DV D-RW When playin g back a VIDEO CD with Playba ck Co ntrol (P BC) (34) When pla ying ba ck a CD, DAT A CD (M P3 audi o), or VI D EO CD (w i thout PBC) Playing time (4 8) Disc type Current aud io signal (51 ) Lights up when yo u ca n change th e angle (54) Current play mode (38) Playing stat[...]

10 Rear panel A DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack (22) (23) (24) B DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) jack (22) (23) (24) C LINE OUT L/R (AUDIO) 1/2 jacks (21) (22) (23) D LINE OUT (VIDEO) 1/2 jacks (18) E S VIDEO OUT 1/2 jacks (18) F COMPONENT VIDEO OUT (Y, P B , P R ) jacks (18) G COMPONENT VIDEO OUT/SCAN SELECT switch (6 9)[...]

11 Remote A TV [ / 1 (on/s tandb y) bu tton ( 65) B Z OPEN/CLOSE bu tton (28) C Number bu ttons (33) The num be r 5 but t o n has a tac ti l e do t . * D CLEA R butto n ( 38) E ONE/ALL DISCS button (38) F SHUFFLE b utton (4 0) G SUBTITLE button (55) H AUDIO bu tto n (51 ) I TIME/TEXT butto n (47 ) J REPEA T butt on (41) K . / > PREV (previ ou s)[...]

12 Guide t o the Co nt rol Me nu Displ ay 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: Con tr ol M enu disp lay 1 m Control Menu dis play 2 (DVD/VI DEO CD only) m ADVANCED display (DVD only, see page 49 .) m Con [...]

13 List of Co ntro l Menu It ems Item Item Name, Function, Relevant Disc Type DISC (page 44) Selects the disc to be playe d. TITLE (page 44)/ SCENE (page 44)/TRACK (page 44) Sele cts the titl e, scen e , or trac k to be p l ayed . CHAPTER (page 44)/INDEX (pag e 44) Selec ts t he c hapter or i nde x to be pl ayed . ALBUM (page 44) Sele ct s the al b[...]

14 z Hint The Control Me nu icon indicato r li ghts u p in green when you selec t an y item e xc ep t “OFF.” (“TV S,” “PR OGRAM,” “SHUFFLE,” “REPEA T,” “A-B REPEAT,” “BNR,” “DIGITAL VIDEO ENHANCER” only). The “ANGLE” indicator lights up in gr een only when the angles can be changed. The “CUSTOM PICTURE MODE” [...]

15 Simple Start Guide Simple Start Guide Quick Ov ervi e w A quick overvi ew p resente d in this guide will give y ou e nough i nform ation to s tart us ing t he player for yo ur enjoy m en t. To use the surrou nd sou nd f eature s of th is play er , ref er to “Ho okups” on p ag e 18. Notes • You cann ot conne ct this player to a TV tha t doe[...]

16 Step 3 : TV Ho okup s Connect the sup plied audi o/vid eo cord a nd the po wer cord in the or der ( 1 ~ 3 ) show n be low . Be sur e t o co nnect th e power co rd last . When c onn ecti n g to a wi de scr ee n TV Depe ndin g on t he di sc, t he i mage of so me discs ma y no t fit your T V scr ee n. If yo u wa nt to chan g e the a sp ect rat io, [...]

17 Simple Start Guide Step 4 : Play ing a Disc A Turn on the TV. B Press [ / 1 on t he player . C Switch th e input select or on your TV so that the sign al from the player app ear s on the TV screen. D Press A on t h e player to open the disc tray. E Place the disc on th e tray with the playb ack side f acing down. F Press H . The dis c tray cl os[...]

18 Hookups Hooki ng Up t he Pla yer Fol lo w Step s 1 t o 4 to ho ok up and ad just the set t i ngs of t h e pl a yer. Befo re you s tart, d isconn ect th e powe r cord s, c heck th at you have al l of the supp lied a ccesso ries, and ins ert the batt eries in to the re mote (page 15). Notes • Plug cords secu rely to prevent unwante d noise. • [...]

19 Hookup s A If you a re connec ting to a video inp ut jack Connect the ye llow plug of the audio/v ideo cord (supplied) to the yellow (video) jacks. You will enjoy s tandard qual ity images. Use th e re d and wh ite plu gs to connec t to the a udi o input jacks (p age 21 ). (D o this if you are connecting to a TV only.) B If you a re connec ting [...]

20 Ste p 2: Conne cting the Audi o Cord s Refer to th e chart below to select the connectio n that best s uits your system. 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 ll ow ing co nne ction s, throug h . * Manufa ct ured under license from Dol by Laboratori es. “Do lb[...]

21 Hookup s Connecti ng to you r TV This conn ecti on wil l u se you r TV s pea kers for so und. * The ye llo w plug is used for video si gnals (page 18). z Hint When connec ti ng to a monaural TV, use a st ere o- mono conve rs ion cord (not suppli ed). Conne ct the LINE OUT L/R (AUDIO) j acks to the TV’s audio input jac k. A TV l : Signal flo w [...]

22 Conn ecting to a stereo amp lifier (rece iver) and 2 speakers/Co nnecting to an MD de ck or DA T deck If the st ereo ampli fie r ( receiver) h as a udio in put j acks L and R only , u se . If the amplif ie r (recei ver) ha s a digital i nput jac k, or when conne cting to an MD deck or DAT dec k, use . In thi s cas e, you can al so con nect t he [...]

23 Hookup s Conne ctin g to an A V ampl ifier (rece iver ) h avi ng a Dolb y Sur round (Pro Logic) d ecoder and 3 to 6 speakers You can en joy t he Do lby S urrou nd e ffects only when play ing Dolby Surro und audio o r m ulti- chann el au dio (D ol by D i gi t al) discs . If your a mplifi er (recei ve r) has L and R audio in put jac ks o nly, us e[...]

24 Connec ti ng t o an A V amplifier ( rec ei ver) w it h a d igi tal inp ut jack ha vi ng a Dol by Digital , or DT S deco der and 6 sp eaker s This connecti on will allow y ou to use the Dolby Digital, or DTS decoder func tion of your AV ampl if ie r (re ce iver). Y o u are unabl e to enjoy t he surroun d soun d ef fe cts of t hi s p layer. Note A[...]

25 Hookup s Step 3 : Conn ecting the Power Cord Plu g th e playe r and TV po wer cord s int o an AC out le t . Step 4: Qu ic k Setu p Follow the steps belo w to make the mini mum number of basi c adjust ments for using th e player. To skip a n adjustment, p ress > . To return to the previo us adjustmen t, press . . The on-s cr een disp lay diffe[...]

26 7 Press X / x to select the setting that matches your TV type. ◆ If you ha ve a 4:3 stan dar d T V • 4:3 LETTER BO X or 4:3 PAN SCA N (page 69 ) ◆ If you have a wi de-s cr een TV or a 4:3 standa rd TV wit h a wi de -screen mode • 16:9 (p ag e 69) 8 Press ENTER. The Setu p D i sp lay for selec ting the t yp e of vide o si gn al appea rs. [...]

27 Hookup s 14 Press X / x to select wh ether or not you w ish to se nd a DTS signal to your amplifier (receiver). Choose the item that match es the a udio connect ion you selected o n pages 22 to 24 ( thro ug h ). • OFF (p age 73 ) • ON (on ly if th e amp lifier (recei ver) ha s a DTS deco de r) (pag e 73 ) 15 Press ENTER. Quick Setup i s fini[...]

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 t o the operat ing inst ructio ns supp lied with your disc. 1 Turn on your TV. 2 Press [ / 1 . The play er turn s on and th e pow er indicat or lights up i n gr ee n. 3 Switch the input selector on your TV so that the sig[...]

29 Playin g Di sc s • Set the soun d t o “STEREO ” us ing t he AUDIO button when you p lay DTS sound trac ks o n a CD ( pag e 51) . • Do not play DT S sound t racks wit hout firs t conn ecting t he pl ayer to an audio comp onent havi ng a buil t-i n DTS dec oder . The play er outpu t s t he D T S signal via the DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL or OPTIC[...]

30 Replacing disc s while pl aying a disc (EXCHANGE) You can ope n the dis c t ra y while pl a ying a disc s o that yo u can check w hich discs a re to be playe d next and replac e discs w i t hout interr upting playb ack of the current dis c. 1 Press EXCHA NGE . The dis c tra y op en s and tw o di sc comp ar tmen t s appe ar . Eve n if t he play e[...]

31 Playin g Di sc s Search ing for a Parti cular Point on a Disc (Scan, Sl ow-motion Play, Search, Freez e Frame) You can quickly loca te a partic ular point on a disc by m onitori ng the pi cture or pl aying ba ck slow ly. Note Depending on the DVD/VI DEO CD, you ma y not be able to do some of the op era tio ns described. Locating a poi nt quickly[...]

32 Resumi ng Pl ayback from the Po int Where Y ou Stoppe d the Disc (Res ume Play/Mult i-disc Resu me) The play er remem bers th e po int wher e you stoppe d the dis c. Resuming playba ck for the current d isc (Resume Play) The play er remem bers th e po int wher e you stoppe d the dis c ev en if th e pl ay er enter s standb y mode by pressi ng [ /[...]

33 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 s uch as the language f or the su b[...]

34 3 Press X / x to select the setting. • PLAY LIST: pla ys the tit les created from “OR IGINAL” for e diting. • ORIGINAL: pla ys the titles originally record ed. 4 Press ENTER. To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY repeat edly until the Control Men u is tu rn ed off . Note Repeat P lay and A-B R epeat Play do not w ork across “ORIGI[...]

35 Playin g Di sc s z Hint To play without using PB C, press . / > while the player is st opped to selec t a track, then press H or ENTER. “Play wit hout PBC.” app ears on th e TV screen and the playe r starts continuous play. You cannot pl ay still pi ctures s uch as a menu. To return to PBC playba ck , pre ss x twice then press H . Note De[...]

36 Selecting an al bum and track 1 Press MENU. The li st of MP3 albu ms rec orde d on t he DATA CD appears. 2 Sele c t an al bum us i ng X / x and press ENTER . The list o f t ra cks contai ne d in the albu m appe ars. 3 Select a track using X / x and pre ss ENTER. The sel ected trac k starts p laying . When a t rack or album is being p layed, it s[...]

37 Playin g Di sc s The pla yback ord er of MP3 au dio tra cks The play bac k orde r o f albums a nd track s reco rd ed on a D A T A CD is as f ollow s. ◆ Stru ctur e of disc cont ents When yo u inser t a DAT A CD and press H , the number ed tracks are played sequen tially, from 1 throu gh 7 . Any sub-al bum s/tra cks contai ne d within a curren [...]

38 Var i ou s Play Mode Functi ons (Program Play, Shuffl e Play, Rep eat Play , A-B Repe at Play) You can set the follo wing play mode s: • P ro gr am Pla y (p ag e 38) • Shu ffle Play (p age 40) • Rep eat Play (page 41) • A-B Repe at Pl ay ( page 4 2) Note The play mode i s cancele d when: – you op e n the d is c tra y. – the play er e[...]

39 Playin g Di sc s 3 Press X / x to sele ct “ SET t ” then press ENT ER. The displ ay for pr ogramming appe ars. 4 Press c . The player is read y to progra m the first disc. 5 Selec t the dis c you w ant to progr am usin g the nu mber bu ttons or X / x , then press ENT ER. The cursor moves to th e title or track row “T” (in t his cas e, ?[...]

40 7 To prog r am other d iscs, titl es, chapte rs, or t racks, repeat St eps 3 to 6. The programmed discs , titles, c hapters, and trac ks are disp layed in the sele cted order. 8 Press H to st art Pro gra m Play . Pro gram P lay begi ns. When t he progra m ends , you can r es tart the sa m e pr ogra m aga i n by press ing H . To stop P rogram P l[...]

41 Playin g Di sc s z Hints • You can set Sh uffle P lay while t he play er is stopped. After se le cting the “SHUFFLE” opti on, press H . Shuffle Play starts . • Up to 9 6 chapt ers in a disc can be play ed in random or der when “ CHAPTER” is se lected. • You can also select “SHUFFLE” from the Contr ol Menu (pa ge 12). Playing re[...]

42 ◆ When play in g a DV D-RW • DISC : repeats al l of the t itles on t he sele cted type i n One Disc mode, or al l of the discs i n All Di scs mode . • TITLE : repeats the current title on a disc . • CHAPTER : repea ts the c urren t chapte r. ◆ When play ing a VIDEO CD or CD • DISC : repeats al l of the t racks on the curr ent di sc i[...]

43 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[...]

44 Sear c hi ng for a S cene Search ing f or a Title/ Chap ter/T rack/ Inde x/ Scene (Sear ch mode) You can search a DVD by t itle or cha pter, and you can se arch a V IDE O CD / C D by track, index, or scene. As titles a nd tracks a re assig ned u nique n umber s on t he dis c, you can select the desired one by ente ring its number . Or, you ca n [...]

45 Searchi ng for a Scene • You ca n also select “TITLE, ” “CHAPTER,” “TRACK,” “INDEX,” “SCENE,” “TIME/ TEXT,” “ALBUM,” or “ DI SC” from th e Contro l Menu (pa ge 12). Note You cannot se arch for a still pict ure on a DVD-RW in VR mode. Sear ch ing by Scene (PICTURE NAV IGATION) You can divi de the screen into 9 su[...]

46 To return to normal play Press O RETURN. z Hint You can also select “PICTURE NAVIGATION” from th e Control Menu (page 1 2). Notes • Depending on the disc , you ma y not be able to select a ll f unc ti ons. • The sound is mu te d whe n u sing this function. Scanning the titl e, chapter, or track (TITLE VIEWER, CHAPTER VIEWER, TRACK VIEWER[...]

47 Viewing In formation Ab out the D isc Viewing In formation About th e Disc Checki ng the Playi ng Time an d Remai nin g Time You ca n ch eck th e playi ng ti m e an d remaining t ime of the cur rent title, cha pter, or track. A lso, yo u can che ck the D VD/C D text or trac k na me (MP 3 audio) re corde d on the disc. 1 Press TIME /TEXT duri ng [...]

48 Checking the information on the front panel dis play You can view the time info rmation a nd text displaye d on the TV s creen al so on the fro nt panel dis play. Th e i nf ormatio n on the fron t panel di s play cha nges a s fo llows w h en you change th e time informa tion on you r TV scre en. When pla ying a DV D VIDEO o r DVD-RW When p layin[...]

49 Viewing In formation Ab out the D isc Checki ng the Play Informa tion You ca n ch eck in fo rmati o n such as the bit rate or the di sc layer th at is bein g played . Checking the play information of DVD (ADVANCED) 1 Press D I SPLAY dur ing play back. The Contr ol M en u is displ aye d. 2 Press X / x to sele ct (ADVANC ED ), then press EN TER. T[...]

50 Checking the play information of DATA CD By pressing TIME/TEXT wh ile playing MP3 audi o track on a DATA CD, yo u can di spla y the audi o b it rate (t he amount of data per sec on d of the curr ent au dio) . 17:30 T JAZZ RIVER SIDE 128k PLAY[...]

51 Sound Adjustm en ts Sound Adjustm ents Changi ng the Sou nd When playi ng a DVD recorde d in multip le audio fo rm at s (P CM, Dolby Digit al , MPE G audio, or DT S) , you can ch ange the aud io format. If the DVD is reco rded wi th multilin gua l trac k s, you can also change the langua ge. With CDs, DATA CDs, or VIDEO CDs, you can sele ct the [...]

52 *“PCM,” “DTS,” or “DOLBY DIGITAL” is disp laye d. In the case of “DOLBY DIGITAL,” the channe ls in the pl ay ing tra ck a re displa yed by num bers as f ol lows: For Do lby Digi t al 5 . 1 ch : **The letter s in the progr am for m at di sp lay mean the following sound componen t: L: Fr ont (l ef t) R: Front (ri ght ) C: Center LS[...]

53 Sound Adjustm en ts 2 Press SUR repeate dly to select one of the TVS so unds. Refer t o the follow ing exp lana tions gi ven for e ach item . • TVS DYNAMIC •T V S W I D E • TVS NIGHT • TVS STANDARD To can c el the set t ing Select “O F F” in Step 2. ◆ TVS DYNAM IC Crea tes virt ual rea r spea ke rs fro m the soun d of the fr on t s[...]

54 Enjoying Movies Chang ing th e Angl es If vari ous an gl es (mu lt i -a ngle s) fo r a sce ne are reco rded on the DVD VIDEO, “ANGLE” appears in th e front panel display. This means that yo u ca n chang e t he viewing angle. 1 Press ANGL E during pl ayback. The nu m be r of the an gl e ap pears on the display . 2 Press ANGLE repe ated ly to [...]

55 Enjoyi ng Movie s Displ ay ing th e Su bt it les If subt itles ar e recor ded on the discs, you c an chang e t he subtit le s o r turn them on and of f whenever you want while playing a DVD. 1 Press SUBTIT LE dur in g playba ck. The foll ow ing dis pl ay a ppears . 2 Press SUBT ITLE rep eat ed l y to select t he language . ◆ When play ing a DV[...]

56 Adjust ing th e Pi cture Quali ty (BNR) The B lock N ois e Redu ctio n (BN R) fun ction adjust s the pictur e quali ty by r educing the “block nois e” or mosa ic like patt erns that appe ar on your T V sc reen. 1 Press DISPL AY tw ice duri ng playback. The Con t rol Men u ap pear . 2 Press X / x to select (BNR), then press E NTER. The o ptio[...]

57 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 o f the DVD or VIDEO CD from the player to obtain the picture quality you wa nt. Choose th e setting that be st sui t s t he program yo u are wa tc hi ng. When y ou select “ MEM ORY,” yo u can make further adjustmen ts to eac h ele[...]

58 2 Press C / c to adjus t the pic ture contras t, then pre ss ENTER . The ad justm ent is saved , and “BRIGHTNESS” adjustment bar appe ars. 3 Repeat Step 2 to ad just “BRIG HTN ESS,” “C OLOR ,” and “HUE.” The Cu stom Pi ctur e Mode displa y appear s. Yo u can che ck ea ch adju stment . To turn off the di splay Press O RETU RN, or [...]

59 Enjoyi ng Movie s • 3: e nhances the outline more than 2. • SOFT: softe ns the image (DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW only) 4 Press ENTER. The disc plays wi th the setting you select ed. To can cel the “ DIGI TA L VIDE O ENHANCE R” setting Select “O F F” in Step 3. To tur n off th e Contr o l Menu Press DISPLAY repeated ly until th e Contro l Men u[...]

60 Using Various Additio nal Functions Locki ng Dis cs (CU STOM PARENTA L CONTRO L, PARE NTAL CONTR OL) You can set two kind s of play back res trictio ns for th e desi re d disc. • Custom Parent al Cont rol You ca n set pla yback res tricti ons so tha t the playe r w i ll no t play inap propri at e di s cs . • Parenta l Contro l Playback of so[...]

61 Using Vari ous Additi ona l Functions 5 Enter o r re-e nter your 4-d igit pa ssword using the number butto ns, t hen pre ss ENTER . “Cus tom pare ntal c ontrol is se t.” appea rs and the sc reen ret urns to the Control Menu. To turn off t he Custom Parent al Co ntrol funct ion 1 Follow Steps 1 th ro ugh 3 of “C u stom Parent al Con trol.?[...]

62 3 Press X / x to select “ PLAYER t ,” then p ress E NTER. ◆ If you ha ve not entered a passw ord The disp lay for reg i st er ing a new passw or d appe ar s . Enter a 4- digi t p asswo rd usi ng t he number buttons, then press ENTER. The display fo r confi rming the password appe ars. ◆ When yo u have a lrea dy regis t er ed a passwor d [...]

63 Using Vari ous Additi ona l Functions To pla y a d isc fo r whic h Pare ntal Contro l is set 1 Inse rt t he disc an d pres s H . The disp lay for ent er ing your pa sswor d appe ars. 2 Enter yo ur 4-di gi t p as sword usi ng the numbe r bu tto ns, then pr es s EN T ER. The play er starts pl ay back. z Hint If you forget your passw ord, remov e t[...]

64 If you make a mis t a k e en teri ng your password Press C before yo u press ENT ER and in pu t the corr ect number. If you make a mistake Press O RETURN. To turn off the di splay Press DISPLAY repea tedly until the display is tur ned off. Ope ra t io n So und Eff e ct s (Sound F eedback) The pl ayer bee ps wh en th e fol lowin g oper atio ns ar[...]

65 Using Vari ous Additi ona l Functions Contro llin g You r TV or AV Ampli fier (Rec eiver) w ith the Su pp li e d R em ot e By adjust ing the remo te signal, y ou can contro l your TV w i th the su ppl i ed remot e. If you con nect th e player w it h a n AV amplif ier (re ce iver), yo u can co nt ro l the volu me w ith th e su p p lied rem ote. N[...]

66 * Once you se t the co de nu mber for AV amplif ie r (receiver) , VOL +/– butt ons adjus t the volum e of AV amplifier . To adjust the volume of TV, set 90 (def ault) as th e code of AV amp lifier. Controlling the v olume of your AV amplifier (recei ver) with the remote 1 Hold do wn [ / 1 , and ent er your AV amplifi er (recei ver)’s m anufa[...]

67 Settings a nd Adjustm ents 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. F or det ai l s on each Se t up D i sp lay item, see pag[...]

68 6 Select a setting using X / x , then press ENTER . The setting is selecte d and setup is complete. Exam ple: “16: 9” To turn off the di splay Press DISPLAY repea tedly until the display is tur ned off. To en ter the Qu ick Setu p mode Sele ct “ QU ICK ” in Ste p 3. Fo llo w f rom Ste p 5 of the Qui c k Setup ex planat io n t o m ak e ba[...]

69 Settings a nd Adjustm ents 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 Display . To use the di splay, se e “Using the Setup Di splay ” on page 67. 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 conn e[...]

70 Note If you select “PR OGRESSIVE” when you c onnect the pl ayer to a TV t hat ca nnot acc ept the signal in progressi ve format (480p), the im age qual ity will deterio rat e. In this case, set t he COMPONENT VIDEO OUT/SCAN SELECT switch on the bac k panel of the playe r to INTERLACE. W hen yo u can see the TV scre en correct ly, s et “COM[...]

71 Settings a nd Adjustm ents 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 Display . To use the di splay, se e “Using the Setu p D isp lay ” ( page 67 ). The d efaul t se ttin gs ar e unde rlin ed. ◆ AUTO P OWER OF F Switches the Auto Power Of f set[...]

72 Notes • When you set the it em to “AUT O,” the la ngua ge may change. The “TRACK SELECTION” setting has highe r prio rity than the “A UDIO ” se tt ings in “LANGUAGE SETUP” (page 68). • If you set “DTS” t o “OFF” (page 73), the DTS sound track is not played even if you set “TRAC K SELECTION” to “AUTO.” • If P[...]

73 Settings a nd Adjustm ents ◆ DOWN MIX (D VD only) Switches the method for mixing down to 2 chan nels w he n you pl ay a DVD which has rear s ound elem ents (ch annel s) or i s rec orded in Dolby Digi tal format. For details on the rea r s ig nal co mpone nt s, see “Di s play ing th e audio i nformat ion of the disc ” (page 51). Th is func [...]

74 Note If you select one of the TVS s ettings whi le playing a DVD VIDEO, the player does not output Dolby Digita l si gnals fro m th e DIGI T AL O U T (COAXIAL or OPTICAL) jack when yo u set “DOLBY DIGITAL” in “AUDIO SETUP” to “D- PCM” (pag e 73).[...]

75 Additional Informat ion Additional Info rmation Troubl eshoo ting If you exp erienc e an y of the f ollowi ng difficul tie s while using the player, use this troubles hooti ng g uide to he lp rem ed y the proble m bef ore req ues ting re pa irs. Shou ld any prob lem pers ist, cons ul t y our neares t Sony deal e r. Power The pow er is not t urne[...]

76 Operation The rem ote does not fun ctio n. , There are obs tacles b etween the r emote and the pl ay er. , The d ist ance b et w ee n the re m ote an d the player i s too fa r. , The remote is not pointe d at the remote senso r on the pl ay er. , The ba tteri es in the remote are wea k. The disc does no t play . , The disc is tur ne d ove r. Ins[...]

77 Additional Informat ion , The an gle ca n on ly be cha nged wh en th e “ANG LE ” ind icator ligh ts up on the front panel display (pa ge 9). , The DVD proh ibits changi ng of the a ngles. The pla yer does n ot oper at e prop erly. , When st atic el ectr icity , etc., cause s the player t o ope ra te abnormal ly, unpl ug th e player. Nothin g[...]

78 Glos sary Chapte r (pag e 9) Secti ons of a picture or a music fe ature tha t are smalle r th an tit les. A title is c omp osed of severa l chapt ers. Dep ending on the dis c, n o chap te rs may be reco rded . Dolby Digita l (pag e 24 , 73) Digital audio compres sion technolo gy develo pe d by Dolb y La bora to ri es. Thi s techno logy con form [...]

79 Additional Informat ion Interl ace for mat (p ag e 69) Int erl ace forma t sho ws ever y ot he r lin e of an image as a si ngl e “field ” an d is the sta nda rd method fo r displa ying images on televi sion. The e ven n umber field shows the e ven numbe red lines o f an ima ge , and the odd numbe red fiel d shows t he odd num bered l ines of[...]

80 Spec ifica tions Syst em Laser: Semic ondu ctor lase r Signal fo rmat sy stem: NTSC Audi o ch ar acter is tic s Freq uenc y resp ons e: DVD VIDEO (PCM 96 kHz ): 2 H z to 44 kHz (±1. 0 dB)/ DVD VIDEO (PCM 48 kHz): 2 H z to 22 kHz (±0.5 dB)/ CD: 2 Hz t o 20 kHz ( ±0.5 dB) Signal -t o-nois e r atio (S/ N ra tio): 115 dB (LIN E OUT L / R (A UD IO[...]

81 Additional Informat ion Langua ge Co de Lis t For deta i ls, see pag es 51, 55, 68 . The lang uag e spell in gs con form to the ISO 639: 19 88 (E/F) standard. Code Lan guage Code Languag e C ode Language Code Language 1027 Afar 1028 Abkhazian 1032 Afrikaans 1039 Amharic 1044 Arabic 1045 Assamese 1051 Aymara 1052 Azerbaijani 1053 Bashkir 1057 Bye[...]

82 Index Numerics 16:9 69 4:3 L ETTER BOX 69 4:3 PAN SCAN 69 5.1 Chann el Surro und 20 A A-B RE PEAT 42 ADVANCED 49 ALBUM 44 Album 36 ALL DISCS/ONE DISC 38 ANGLE 54 ANGLE VIEWER 45 AUDIO 51 , 68 AUDIO ATT 72 AUDIO DRC 72 AUDIO SETUP 72 AUTO 70 AUTO PLAY 71 AUTO POWER OFF 71 B BACKGROUND 69 Batte ries 15 BNR 56 C CD 28 CHAP TER 44 Chap ter 9 , 78 CH[...]

83 VIDEO CD 6 , 28[...]

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