Sony DVP-NS400D manual

Operat ing In struct io ns 3-067-115- 11 (1) CD/DVD Player DVP-NS400D © 2001 Sony Co rporation[...]

2 WAR N I N G To pre vent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain o r moisture. To avoid elect rical sho ck, do not open the cabi net. Refer servicing to quali fied personn el only. CAUTION The use of op tical instruments with this product will incr ease eye hazard. As the la ser beam us ed in this CD/ DVD player is harmful to eyes, do[...]

3 Precau tio ns On safety • Caution – The use of optica l instru men ts with this pr od u ct wil l in cr ease ey e ha zard . • Shoul d any solid object or liqui d fall into the cabine t, unplug the pla yer and have i t checke d by qualified personnel be fo re operati ng it any further. On power sources • The playe r is not disconnect ed fro[...]

4 T able of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Welcome! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precaution s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

5 Viewing Information About t he Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Viewin g the Play ing Time and Rem aining Ti me on the Front Pa nel Dis play . 44 Checking th e Playing Time and Remain ing Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Checking th e Play Info rmation (ADVANCED) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

6 About th is Ma nu al • Instructions in this manu al describe th e contro ls on t he remo te. You c an also use the contro ls on th e player i f they have the same or simil ar nam es as tho se on the remo te. • The meaning of th e icons u sed in this manu al is descri bed be l ow: This Player Can Pl ay th e Follow ing Dis cs The “ DVD VIDEO [...]

7 Note Some CD -Rs or CD-RWs cannot be played on thi s player depe nding upo n the r ecording quality or physical c ondition o f the d isc, or th e characte ristics of the r ecording device. Furthermor e , th e dis c wil l not pla y if it has not been correct ly fi nalize d. For more inf ormati on, see the operating in str uc ti ons f or the rec or[...]

8 Index to Parts an d Cont rols For more information, refer to the pages indicated in parentheses. A POWER switch/ indicator (30) 2 DOLBY DIGITAL indicator Lights up when: - playing b ack a Dolby Digital soundt r ack on the DVD - th e di sc is not i nse rted 3 BNR (Block Noise Redu ction) bu tton/ indicat or (56 ) 4 SURROUND button/indicator (5 0) [...]

9 When play ing bac k a DVD When playing back a VIDEO CD (PBC) When play ing back a CD or VIDEO CD (without PBC) Front Panel Di splay DVD PGM SHUFFLE TITLE CHAP HOUR MIN SEC DTS ANGLE REPEAT1 A-B Digital Playing ti me (44) Disc type Play ing sta tus Curr ent cha pter (44) Curr ent au di o signal ( 49) Lights up when you can chan ge the angl e (54) [...]

10 1 DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack (21, 23, 24) 2 DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) jack (21, 23, 24) 3 LINE OUT L/R (AUDIO) 1/2 ja cks (15 , 20, 23, 24) 4 LI NE OUT (VIDEO) 1/2 jacks (1 7) 5 S VIDEO OUT 1/2 jacks (17) 6 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks (17) 7 5.1CH OUTPUT jacks (21) Rear Pa nel LINE OUT PCM/DTS/ DOLBY DIGITAL S VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT COAXIAL OPT[...]

11 A Z OPEN/CLOSE button (31 ) B Numb er bu tto ns C CLEAR butto n (35 ) D ANGLE b utton ( 54) 5 AUDIO button (48) 6 PROGRAM button (3 5) 7 SHUFFLE button ( 37) H . / > PREV/NE XT button s (31) I c / C SEARCH/STEP button s (40) J H PLAY butt o n (30) K TITLE butt on (33) L DISPLAY button (35) M TV [ / 1 (on/ stan dby ) butto n (63 ) N [ / 1 (on/[...]

12 Guide to Contr ol Menu Displa y Use the Contro l Menu to select a fun ction tha t you ’ d lik e to use. T he Contr ol Menu di splay appears when the DISPL A Y butto n is pressed. For details, ple ase refer to the page in parentheses. List of Control M enu Items Contr ol Menu OFF 1: ENGLISH 2: FRENCH 3: SPANISH OFF 1 8 ( 3 4 ) 1 2 ( 2 7 ) T 1 :[...]

13 z Each time you press DISPLAY, the Contr ol Me nu dis play change s as foll ows: You can display th e C ontr ol Me nu disp lay 1 only duri ng CD pl ayback. The Cont rol Menu item s a re dif fe rent depending on the disc. z The Control Men u icon indi cator lights up in gr e en when you select a ny ite m except “ OFF. ” ( “ SURROUND, ” ?[...]

14 Getting Started Quick Ov erview A quick o verview pre sented in this chapter will give yo u enoug h information to start us ing the player for your enj oyment. To us e the surround sound featu res of this playe r, refer to “ Hook ups ” on pa ge 17. Note You cannot conn ect this playe r to a TV that does not have a video inp ut jack. Be sure [...]

15 Getting Sta rte d Step 3: TV Ho okup s Connect t he suppl ied audio/ video co rd and po wer cord in the ord er ( 1 ~ 3 ) show n bel ow. Be sure to connect t he power cord last. When connecting to a wid e screen TV Depend in g on th e di sc, the i mage ma y not fit your TV scr e en. If you want to change the aspect rat io, please refer to page 67[...]

16 Step 4: P layin g a Disc 1 Turn on th e TV. 2 Switch t he input selector on the TV to th e player. 3 Pres s POWE R on th e play er. 4 Press A on the pl aye r to op en the dis c tray . 5 Place t he disc o n the t ray with t he playb ack side f acing d own. 6 Press H . The disc t ray closes an d the player be gins pl aying the di sc . After Step 6[...]

Hookups 17 Hookups Hookin g Up the Pl ay er Follow S teps 1 to 4 to hook up and adjust t he settings of the pla yer. Before you start, turn off the p ower, check that you have all of the su pplied ac cessories, an d insert the batteries into the remot e (pag e 14). Notes • Plug cords sec ur el y to pr ev en t unwa nte d noi se. • Refer to the i[...]

18 Connect th e yello w plug of the a udio/vi deo co rd (supplie d) to t he yell ow (video ) jacks. You wi ll enjoy stan dard qual i ty images. Use the red an d white plu gs t o co nnect to the au dio input j acks (page 20). Conne ct the S VIDEO cor d (not suppl ied). Yo u will enj oy standa r d qu ality im ages. Connect the comp onent vi a the COM[...]

Hookups 19 Step 2: Conne cting the Au dio Co rds Refer to t he chart belo w to select the connecti on that best suits your system. The surround effects you will en joy d e pe nd on the co nnecti ons and comp onents y ou use. Select on e of the follo win g conn e ction s, through . * M an ufactured und er license from Dolb y Laborator ie s. “ Dolb[...]

20 This connectio n will us e your TV speakers for sound. x Recommend ed surround sound effects for this conn ection. • TVS DYNAMIC (page 50) • TVS WIDE (pag e 50 ) The yel l ow plug is used for vide o signal s (p ag e 17). Connect ing to yo ur TV A PCM/DTS/ DOLBY DIGITAL S VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT COAXIAL OPTICAL R-AUDIO 1-L VIDEO 1 Y P B[...]

Hookups 21 If your AV ampl ifier (receive r) has 5.1 ch an nel inpu ts, use . If you want to use the Do lby Digit al or DTS decord er function on your AV amplifier (receiver), conne ct to its d igital jac k using . With the fo llowing co nnecti ons, you c an enjoy a more realis ti c audi o pres en c e in the co mf ort of yo ur ow n ho m e. : Connec[...]

22 z To enhance the surr ound sound effects: • Use high-perfo rma nc e speake r s. • Use front , rear, and cen ter speaker s having the sam e size and perform ance. • Place a subwoofe r between the ri ght and lef t front speakers . • Refer t o the op erating i nstruction s of the AV receiver (amplifier) for correct spea ker sett ing locatio[...]

Hookups 23 This connectio n will use your 2 fron t speak ers connect ed t o your stereo ampl ifi er (rece iver) for sound. If the stereo ampl i f i er (receiver) has audio i np ut jacks L and R only , use . If the amplifier (receiv er) has a digital input jack, use . When connect ing to an MD deck or a DAT deck, use . In this case, you can also con[...]

24 This connectio n will allo w you to enj oy the surro und e ffects of the Pro Logic de coder on yo ur amplifier (receiver). If you ha ve an AV amplifier (receiver) equipped with a Dolby Digital or DTS decoder, refer to page 21. You can enjoy t he Dolby S urround effects onl y when pla ying Do lby Surroun d audi o or mu lti- channel aud io (Dolb y[...]

Hookups 25 Step 3: Conne cting the Po wer Cord Plug th e player a nd TV power cords into an AC outle t. Do not conn ect the power co rd of your p layer to t he “ switch ed ” power socket of an amplifi er (receiver). When you turn off the power of your amplifier (receiver) the menu setting for the player such as Pl ay back Memory may be lost. St[...]

26 5 Press X / x to sel ect a lang uage. The player uses the language selected here to display the DVD menu and subtitle as well. 6 Press ENTE R. The Setu p Di splay for selec ting the aspect rat io of the TV to be conn ected app ears. 7 Press X / x to sele ct the i tem. 8 Press ENTE R. The Setup Disp lay for select ing the ty pe of jack used to co[...]

Hookups 27 1 Press X / x to select t he item . Choose the item that matc h es the audio conne c tio n yo u selec te d in pag e 21 to 24 ( thro ugh ). 2 Press ENT ER. DTS is selected. 3 Press X / x to select t he item . Choose the item that matc h es the audio conne c tio n yo u selec te d in pag e 21 to 24 ( thro ugh ). 4 Press ENT ER. Quick Setup [...]

28 1 Press X / x to se l e ct the siz e of the ce nter sp eaker. If no center speak er is connected , select “ NONE. ” Refer to page 72 for each selection item. 2 Press ENTE R. The Setup Displ ay for selecting the size of t he rear speaker appea r s. 3 Press X / x to select the size. If no rear speaker is connected, select “ NONE. ” “ SID[...]

Hookups 29 Note You can directl y sta r t Quic k Setup only when you run it for the first ti me . To run Quick Setu p a second time , se le c t “ QUICK ” under “ SETUP ” i n the Cont rol Menu (page 65 ). To enjoy the sur round sou nd effects o f this player or your a mplifier (receiv er), the fo llowing items must be set as descr ibed be lo[...]

30 Playin g Discs Play ing Discs Depending on the DVD or VIDEO CD , some operati o ns may be diff erent or r estricted. Refer to th e operati ng instruction s supplied with your di sc. 1 Turn on you r TV. 2 Switch the in put selector on the TV to the pl ayer. When using an amplifier (receiver) Turn on the amp lifier (receiver) and select t he ap pr[...]

Playin g Discs 31 Notes o n playing DT S sound trac ks on a CD • When playin g DTS-encoded CDs, excessive no ise will be he ard from t he analog stere o jacks. To avoid possible damage to the audio sys tem, the con sumer shou ld take prop er pr ecaut ions w hen th e analog stere o jacks of the play er are connect ed to an amp lif i catio n sys te[...]

32 Resuming Playback from the Point Where Y ou Stopped th e Disc (Res ume Play ) When yo u stop the di sc, the player remembers the po int where you presse d x and “ RESUME ” appea r s on the front pan el displ ay. As long as yo u do not op en the disc tray, Resume P lay works even i f th e pl ay er enters stan dby mode b y pre ssin g [ / 1 . 1[...]

Playin g Discs 33 Using the DVD’ s Menu Some discs have a “ title menu ” or a “ DVD menu ” . On some DVDs, th is may simply be called a “ menu ” or “ titl e. ” A DVD is divid ed into long sectio ns of a picture o r a m usic featu re called “ titles. ” When you play a DVD which contains several title s, you can selec t the titl[...]

34 Play ing VIDEO CDs with PBC Fun ctions (PBC Playba ck) With PBC (Playbac k Control) functions, you can en joy simple interactiv e ope rations, searc h fu nctions , and othe r such oper ations . PBC playback al lows yo u to play VIDEO CDs interacti vely by follo wing the m enu on the T V sc r e en . 1 Start playi ng a VIDEO C D with PBC functions[...]

Playin g Discs 35 Va rious Pl ay Mode Functi ons (Pr og ram Pl ay , Shuf f le Play , Repeat P lay , A- B Repea t Play) You can set t he f ollo w i ng play mo des: • Program Play (page 3 5) • Shuffle Play (pa ge 37) • Repeat Play (pag e 37) • A- B Repeat Play (page 38 ) Notes • The play mode i s cance lled when : — you open the dis c tra[...]

36 5 Select the title, chapter, o r track you want to prog ram. x When playi ng a DVD For example, se le ct chap t er “ 03 ” of title “ 02 ” . Press X / x or the num ber button s to select “ 02 ” un de r “ T, ” the n pr es s ENTE R . Next, pr ess X / x or the nu mber but tons to select “ 03 ” under “ C, ” then press ENTER. x[...]

Playin g Discs 37 You can ha ve t he playe r “ shuffle ” titles, chapters, o r tracks a nd play them in a random order. S ubsequen t “ shuffling ” may produce a different playing order. 1 Press DISPLA Y twi ce d uring playba ck (When p laying a CD , pre ss on ce). The C ontrol M enu appear s. 2 Press X / x to sel ect (SHUF FLE), then pr ess[...]

38 1 Press DISPLAY twice duri ng pl aybac k (when p laying a CD, pre ss once). The Co ntrol Menu a ppears. 2 Select REPEAT us in g X / x , then pr ess ENTER. The op tions f or RE PEAT appea r. 3 Press X / x to select the item . x When playi ng a DVD (Program Play and Shuff le Play are set to OFF) • DISC : repeats all of the t itles. • TITLE : r[...]

Playin g Discs 39 3 Press X / x to select “ SET t ” , then press ENTE R. The A-B R EP E AT settin g displa y appears. 4 Durin g pla yba c k, whe n you fin d the starti ng poi n t (p oi nt A) o f the por t ion to be pla yed r epeat edly, press ENTE R. The startin g poin t (point A) is set. 5 When you r each th e ending point (p oint B), pre ss E[...]

40 Sear ching f or a Scene Search ing for a Part icular Point on a Disc (Sea rch, Sc an, Slow-mot ion pl ay , Freez e Frame ) You can locat e a pa rticular po int on a disc quickl y b y monito ring th e p ic tur e or p layin g back slo wly. Note Depending on the DVD/VIDEO CD, you may not be able to do some o f th e oper a tion s describe d. While a[...]

Searchi ng for a S cene 41 contin ued Search ing fo r a Title/ Chap ter/T rac k/Ind ex/ Scene You can search a DVD disc by title or chap te r, an d yo u can sear ch a VIDE O CD or CD by tra ck, index, or scene. As titles and tracks ar e assigned un ique nu mbers on t he disc, yo u can select t he de sired on e by entering its nu mber. Or, you can s[...]

42 To searc h for a scene using th e time code (TIME SEARCH) (DVD only) 1 In Step 2, select (TIME/ TEXT). “ T ** : ** : ** ” (pl aying time of the curre nt title) is selected. 2 Press ENTER. “ T ** : ** : ** ” changes to “ T --:--:--. ” 3 Input the t ime co de u sing th e num ber buttons, then press E NTER. For exa mple, to fi nd the sc[...]

Searchi ng for a S cene 43 4 Press ENTER. To return to the normal play Pres s O RETURN. To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY repeat edly until the Control Menu is turn ed off. Notes • Dependin g on the disc, you m ay not be a ble to select all functi ons. • The sound is mut ed when using th is function. You can disp lay 9 c ons ecuti v e [...]

44 Viewing Inf ormation About the Disc Viewin g the Playing T ime and Rem ainin g T ime on the Fr ont Pa nel Disp lay You can check infor matio n abo ut the disc, such as the remain ing time, t otal nu mber of titles of a DVD, or tracks of a CD or VIDEO CD, us ing t he fro nt pa nel displa y (pa ge 9). Pres s TIME / T EXT. Each tim e you pre ss TIM[...]

Viewing Information About the Disc 45 z The playing ti me and rema ining time of the current chapt e r, tit le, tra c k, scen e , or disc will al so ap pear on your TV scree n. See the fol lowing sectio n “ Checking the Playing Tim e and Rem a ini ng Time ” for instruction s on how to read th is inform a tion . Note Depending on the type of dis[...]

46 x When play ing a DVD • T ** : ** : ** Playing time of the current title • T – ** : ** : ** Remaini ng time o f the current title • C ** : ** : ** Playing time of the current chapter • C – ** : ** : ** Rema ining time of the cur rent chapte r x When playing a VIDEO CD (with PBC functions) • ** : ** Playing time of th e current scen[...]

Viewing Information About the Disc 47 Checki ng the Play Info rmati on (ADVANCED) You can check information suc h as the bit rate or th e disc laye r that is be ing played . While play ing a d isc, an app roximat e bit rate of the p layback picture i s always displ ayed as Mbps (Mega bit per seco nd) and the audio as kbps (kil o bi t per se con d).[...]

48 Sound Adjustme nts Changi ng the Soun d If the DVD is recorded with multilingual tracks, you can select the langua ge you want while playing th e DVD. If the DVD is recorded in multiple audio format s (PCM, Dol by Digital , or DTS), yo u can select t he audio fo r mat you wan t while playing the DVD. With stereo C D s o r VIDEO C D s, you c an s[...]

Sound Adjustment s 49 When you selec t “ AUDIO, ” the channel s being play ed are display ed on the scre en. For examp le, in Dolb y Digital format, multiple signals ran ging from m onaural to 5.1 chann el signal s can be record ed on a DVD. Depending on the DVD, th e number of the recorded cha nnels may d iffer. * “ PCM, ” “ DTS, ” “[...]

50 SURROU ND M ode S ettin gs You ca n en joy su rroun d soun ds while playing discs includ ing Dolby Digital DVDs, even if you have onl y 2 or 4 speake rs. Sel ect surroun d mode th at best suit s yo ur speake r setup. 1 Pres s DISP LAY du r ing pl ay bac k . The Control Men u app ears. 2 Press X / x to select (SURROUND), the n press ENTER . The o[...]

Sound Adjustment s 51 If the pl ayer is set up to ou tput the si gnal from the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL or COAXIAL) jack, the surround effect will be heard on ly when you set “ DOLBY DIGITAL ” to “ D- PCM ” in “ AUDIO SETUP. ” (page 71) TVS (TV Vi rt ual Su r rou n d) DY N AMI C Uses sound imagi n g to create virtual rear speakers from the [...]

52 NORMAL SURROUND Software wi t h 2 channel au dio signal s i s decoded with D olby Sur round (P ro Log ic) to create surround effects. The rear speake rs will emit ide ntical mon aural soun ds. If you are usi ng a c enter speak er, Dolby Surround (Pro Logic) will also creat e the appro priate sounds f or t he center spe aker. ENHANCED SURROUND Pr[...]

Sound Adjustment s 53 VIRTUAL MULTI DIMENSION Uses sound im aging to create an arr ay of vi rtual rear speaker posi tions high er than the list ener from a single pa ir of actua l rear spea kers. This m ode creates five sets of virtual speakers surro unding th e listener at approx im ately a 30 ° ang le of eleva t ion. The effect differs according[...]

54 Enjoyin g Movies Changi ng t he A ngle s If various angles (mu lti-angles) fo r a sc ene are recorded o n the DVD, “ ANGLE ” appears in the front panel display. Thi s means that you can ch ange the vi ew ing angl e. For exam ple, while playing a sc ene of a train in motio n, you can display th e view fro m either the front o f the train, the[...]

Enjoying Movies 55 Displa ying the Subti tles If sub ti tl es are re co rd ed on th e di sc s, you can turn the subt itle s on and o ff wh enever you wa nt while play ing. If mu ltiling ual subtit les a re record ed on the dis c, y ou can c hang e the s ubtitl e langua ge whi le playi ng, an d turn it on or off whenev er y ou wan t. F or exa mpl e,[...]

56 Adjus ting t he P icture Qual ity (BNR) The Blo ck Noise Reductio n (BNR) f unctio n adjus ts the pict ure q uality b y re duci ng the “ block no is e ” o r mosaic l ike pa tterns that appear on yo ur T V screen. 1 Pres s DISP LAY twi ce duri n g playback. The Control Men u app ears. 2 Press X / x to select (BNR), th en pres s ENTER. The opt[...]

Enjoying Movies 57 Enhanc ing th e Pl ay back Pictur e (DIGIT AL VIDEO ENHANCE R) The D igital V ideo Enhancer fu nction mak es the pictur e app ear clear and cris p by enhanc ing the out lines of images on your TV screen. Also , this fu nction can soften t he images on t he screen. 1 Press DI SPL AY twi c e du ri ng playba ck. The Cont rol Menu ap[...]

58 Using V arious Ad ditional Func tions Lockin g Disc s (CUSTOM P A RENT AL CO NTROL, P ARENT AL CONTROL) You can set t wo ki nds of playbac k restrictions for the desired disc. • Custom Parental Control You can set the play back restr ictions so that the player will not pla y inappro p ria te di scs. • Parental Control Playback of some DVDs c[...]

Using Various Additional Functions 59 5 Enter or re-en ter yo ur 4-dig it pass word by usin g the n umber b uttons, then pr ess ENTER . “ Custom pa rental co ntrol is set. ” appears and then the screen returns to the Contro l Menu disp lay. If you make a mistake entering your pas sword Press C before yo u pre s s ENTE R and input th e corre ct [...]

60 1 Press DISPLA Y while the pla yer i s in stop mo de . The Co ntrol Menu a ppears. 2 Press X / x to select (SETUP), then pr ess ENTER. 3 Press X / x select “ CUSTOM ” , then pre ss ENTE R. The Setup Display appea rs. 4 Press X / x to select “ CUSTOM SE TUP , ” then pr ess ENTER. CUSTOM SE TUP is displaye d. 5 Press X / x to select “ PA[...]

Using Various Additional Functions 61 9 Press ENT ER. The selection items for “ LEVEL ” are displa yed. 10 Selec t the lev el you wa nt usin g X / x , then pr es s ENTER . Parental Co ntrol setti ng is co mplete. The lower the value, the more strict t h e limitat ion. If you make a mi stake Pres s O RETURN to go b ack to the previous screen . T[...]

62 Area Code Operat ion So und Effect s (Soun d Feedbac k) The player bee ps when the follo w i ng operat ions a re per formed. The d efault setti ng of the Soun d Feed back function is set to off. 1 Press P OW ER on th e pl ayer, t hen pre ss [ / 1 on the remo te. The power in dicator li ghts up i n green. When there is a disc i n t he pla yer, pr[...]

Using Various Additional Functions 63 To turn off the Sound Fe edback function When th ere i s no dis c in the p layer , pr ess an d hold X on the play er for mo re tha n tw o second s. You w ill hear two beeps an d the Soun d Fee dba ck function i s tu rn ed of f. Contro lling Y our TV or A V Amplifier (Rece iver) with the Su pplie d Remot e By ad[...]

64 Controlling the TV You can con trol your TV us ing th e b uttons below. Hold do wn TV [ / 1 , and ente r you r AV receiver ’ s manufact urer ’ s cod e (see th e table ) using the numbe r butt o ns. Th en rele ase TV [ / 1 . Code num b ers o f co ntr ol la ble A V amplifiers (receiver s) If more t han one c od e number i s lis te d, try enter[...]

Settings and Adjustments 65 Settings and Adjustments Usin g the S etu p Disp lay By using the S etup Displ ay, you can mak e various adjustmen ts to items s uch as picture and sound. You can also set a la ng uage for the subtit les and th e Setup Disp lay, amo ng other things. For deta i ls on e ach Setu p Display item , see page 66. Fo r an overal[...]

66 To turn off the Setup Display Press DISPLAY repea tedly until t he Setup Display is turned off. z If you select “ QUICK ” in Step 3, you will e nter th e Quick Se tup mode ( page 25) . Follow from Ste p 5 of the Quick Se tup e xpl ana t ion to make basic adjustm ents. z If you select “ RE SET ” in Ste p 3, you can reset al l of the “ S[...]

Settings and Adjustments 67 z If you select “ OTHE RS t ” in “ DVD MENU, ” “ SUBTITLE, ” and “ AUDIO, ” sele ct and ente r the language co de fr om th e list using the num be r bu tton s (pag e 82) . After you have m ade a select ion, the la nguage code (4 digits) is di splayed the next time you select “ OTHER S t . ” Note When [...]

68 Note Depending on the DVD, “ 4:3 LET TER BOX ” may be select ed au tomati cally instea d of “ 4:3 PAN SCAN ” or vice versa. x SCREEN SAVER Turns on and o ff the screen saver so that the screen saver i mag e appears when y ou l eave the p layer in p ause or stop mode for 1 5 minutes, or when yo u play bac k a CD for more than 15 minutes. [...]

Settings and Adjustments 69 x PAUSE MODE (DVD only) Selects the pi cture in pau se mode. x PARENTAL CO NTRO L t (DVD only) Set a password a nd pla yback limitatio n leve l for DVDs with playback limitation for children. For d etails, see “ Limitin g playb ack by children (Pa re ntal Con trol ) ” (page 59). x PLAYBACK MEMORY The pla yer can stor[...]

70 Setti ngs fo r th e Soun d (AUD I O SET UP ) “ AUDIO SETUP ” allows you t o set the sound acc ordin g t o the playba ck and connec tio n cond itio n s. Select “ AUDIO S E TUP ” in the Setup Displa y. For details o n using t he disp lay, see “ Using the Se tup Display ” (page 65). The defa ult settings a re unde rlined. x AUDIO ATT (a[...]

Settings and Adjustments 71 x DIGITAL OUT Selects if audi o signals are out pu t via the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL or COAXIAL) jac k. Switche s the m ethod of o utputtin g aud io sign als whe n yo u co nne ct the foll owing componen t using an optical or a coaxial digital co rd via the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL or COAXIAL) jack. — Amplifier (receiver) w it[...]

72 x 48kHz/96k Hz PCM (DVD only) Selects the sampling frequ ency of the audi o signal to be ou tput via the D IGITAL OUT (OPTICAL or COAXIAL) jacks. Notes • Even if you se t “ 48kHz/96kHz PCM ” in “ AUDIO SETUP ” to “ 96kHz/24 bit, ” the sampling f requ en cy is converted to 48kHz/16bit when a SURROUND mode (pag e 50) is se le c ted. [...]

Settings and Adjustments 73 • REAR * Rear speaker position (R EAR/SIDE) Correc tly spec ify the lo cation of the rear sp eakers to enjoy the SURROUND ef fect. • Set to th e “ SI DE , ” if the loca t io n of the rear speakers co rresponds to secti on A belo w . • Set to th e “ RE AR, ” if the location of the rear speakers co rresponds [...]

74 Notes • If each or t he fr ont or re ar sp eake rs are not pla ced a t an equal dis tance from you r listeni ng posi tion, set the dist an ce acco rd i n g to th e cl oses t speaker. • Do not place the re ar spea kers farther away fro m your listen ing posit ion th an th e front speake r s. x BALANCE You can vary the balance of the left and [...]

Settings and Adjustments 75 3 From yo ur listen ing po si tion , se lect “ BALAN CE ” or “ LE VEL ” and adjust t he value of “ BALANCE ” using C / c and “ LEVE L ” using X / x . The test tone is emitted from both le ft and right speakers simultaneou sly. 4 Sele ct “ TEST TONE ” and set “ TEST TONE ” to “ OF F ” to turn o[...]

76 Additional I nfo rmation T roubles hoot ing If you experien ce any of the follo wing difficult ies while us ing the p layer, use this trou bl eshoot ing gui de to hel p r emedy the prob le m be for e reques tin g repairs . Sho u l d any proble m persist, con sult yo ur ne a rest Sony deal er. The power is not turned on . , Check that t h e AC po[...]

Additional Information 77 The remote does not func tion. , Ther e ar e obstac les be tw een th e r em o t e and the pl ay er. , The d istan ce bet w een t he rem ote and th e player is t oo fa r. , The rem ote is not pointed at the re mote sen sor on the pla y er . , The ba tte rie s in th e rem o te are w ea k. The d isc does no t play. , Ther e i[...]

78 The angles cannot b e changed. , Multi -a ngl es ar e not reco rded on th e DVD being pl ayed. Th e angl e can be change d when the “ ANGLE ” indicator l ights up on the f ront pan e l di splay (p age 9). , The D VD proh ibits changi ng of t he angle s. The player d oes not opera te properly. , When sta tic el ectric ity, etc., cause s th e [...]

Additional Information 79 Glossa r y Chapter (page 9) Sections of a pi ct ure or a mu sic feature th at are smaller than tit les. A title is composed of several chapt ers. D ependin g on th e disc, no chapters may be reco rded. Digital Ci nema Sound (DCS) (page 51) Tech nology that So ny dev elope d to en joy surr ou n d so un d in a hom e usin g 4[...]

80 Region Code (page 6) This system is used to protect t he copyrights. A region number is allocated on each DVD player or DVD disc according to the sales regi on. Each re gion cod e is shown on the player as well as on the disc pack aging. Th e player can play the discs that m atch its regio n code. Th e player c an also pl ay discs with the “?[...]

Additional Information 81 Spec ifica tions System Laser Semicon ductor laser Signal forma t system NTSC Audi o cha r acte rist i cs Frequency response DVD (PCM 96 kHz): 2 Hz to 44 kHz (± 1.0 dB) DVD (PCM 48 kHz): 2 Hz to 22 kHz (±0.5 dB) CD: 2 Hz to 20 kH z (± 0.5 dB) Signal-t o-no ise ratio (S/N ra ti o) 115 dB (LINE O U T L/ R (A U D IO) 1/2 j[...]

82 Langua ge Code Lis t For de tail s, see page 48, 55 , 6 6. The lang uage spe llings co nform to th e ISO 63 9: 1988 (E/F) standa rd. Code Language Code Language Code Language Code Language 1027 Afar 1028 Abkhazian 1032 Afrikaans 1039 Amharic 1044 Arabic 1045 Assamese 1051 Aymara 1052 Azerbaijani 1053 Bashkir 1057 Byelorussian 1059 Bulgarian 1060[...]

Additional Information 83 List o f Se tup Di splay Ite ms The de fault setting s are unde rlined. LANGUAGE SETUP (page 66) SCREEN S ETUP (pag e 67) OSD ENG LISH FRENCH SPANISH PORTUGUESE DVD MENU ENGLISH FRENCH SPANISH PORTUGUESE GERMAN ITALI AN DUTCH CHINESE JAPANE SE DANISH SWED ISH FINNISH NORWEGIAN RUS SIAN OTHERS t AUDIO ORIGINAL (All other se[...]

84 CUSTOM SET UP (p age 68) AUDIO SETUP (page 70 ) AUTO P LAY OFF TIMER DEMO1 DEMO2 DIMMER BRIGHT DARK OFF PAUSE MODE AUTO FRAME PARENTAL CONTROL t PLAYB ACK M EMORY O N OFF TRACK SE LECTI ON OFF AUTO AUDIO ATT OFF ON AUDIO DRC STANDARD TV MODE WIDE RANGE CENTE R SPE AK ER EQ FLAT ENHANCED SOFT DOWNMIX D OLB Y SURROUND NORMAL DIGITAL OUT ON DOLBY D[...]

Additional Information 85 SPEAKER SETUP (page 72) SIZE FRONT LARGE SMALL CENTER NONE LARGE SMALL REAR NONE LARGE (REA R) LARGE (SI DE) SMALL ( REA R ) SMALL ( SID E) SUBW OOFER NO NE YES DISTANCE (The distan ce fr om the listening position.) FRONT 4ft ~ 50ft (1.2m ~ 15.2m) CENTER 0ft ~ 52ft (0m ~ 15. 8m ) (It chang es according to the distance from[...]

86 Inde x Numerics 16:9 67 4:3 LETT ER BO X 67 4:3 P AN SCAN 67 48kHz/96k Hz PC M 72 5.1 Channel Surrou nd 21 A A-B REPEA T 38 AD V ANCED 47 ANGLE 54 ANGLE VIEWER 42 A UDIO 48 , 66 A UDIO A TT 70 A UDIO DRC 70 A UDIO SETUP 70 AU T O P L A Y 68 B B A C KGR OUND 68 B ALANCE 74 Batteri es 14 BNR 56 C CD 30 CENTER SPEAKER EQ 70 CHAPTER 41 Chapter 79 CH[...]

87 U Usable discs 6 V VIDEO CD 30 VIEWER 42[...]

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