Sony DVP-NS501P manual

2-050-982- 11 (1) © 2004 Sony Corporation D VP-NS501P Oper ating I nstruct ions 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. The A C powe r co rd mus t be change d on ly at a quali fied service shop. CAUTION The use of optical instrum ents with this product will increase e[...]

3 Important Safeguards For your protection, please read these safety instructions completely be fore operatin g the appliance , and kee p this manual for future r eferen ce. Carefully observe all warnings, pr ecautions and instructions on the appliance, or the one described in the operating instructions and adhere to them. Use Installation P ower s[...]

4 Antennas Service • Nev er place the set in a confin ed space, such as a bookcase, or built-in cabinet , unl ess prop er ventilation is provided. • Do not place the set near or ov er a radiator or heat register , or where it is exposed to direct sunlight. Outdoor an tenna gr ounding If an outdoo r antenna or cable system is installed, follo w [...]

5 Precau tio ns • The po wer re quireme nts and po wer consum ption o f this player ar e indi cated o n the bac k of the play er. Ch eck that th e player’s operating voltage is identica l with your lo cal power supply . On sa fety • To prev ent f ire o r shoc k hazard, do n ot plac e obj ects f illed wi th liqui ds, s uch as vase s, on the ap[...]

6 Table of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Welcome! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Important Saf eguards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

7 Play ing a DA TA CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 About MP3 Audio Tracks a nd JPEG Image Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Playing DAT A CDs wi th MP3 Audio Tra cks and JPE G Image Files . . . . . . . 51 Specifying th e slideshow durati on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

8 About th is Man ual • Instru ctions in this manual descri be the contr ols on the remo te. Yo u can al so use the controls on the pla yer if they have th e same or similar names as t hose on the r emote. • “DVD” may be used as a g eneral term for DVD VIDEOs, DVD+RW s/DVD+Rs, and DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs. • The meanin g of the icons used in th is [...]

9 Example of disc s that the play er cannot play The play er cannot play the fo llowin g discs : • CD-ROMs (including PHOTO CDs)/CD- Rs/C D-RW s other t han thos e record ed in the formats lis ted on the previous page. • Data part of CD-Extra s • DVD-ROMs • DVD Audio disc s • HD layer on Sup er Audi o CDs Also, the play er cannot pla y th[...]

10 Index t o Part s and Con trols For more informatio n, refer to the pa ges indic ated in par entheses . Front panel A [ / 1 (on/sta ndby) button (27 ) B Disc tray (27) C Front pa nel disp lay (11) D (remote sensor) (17) E A (open /close) bu tton (2 7) F H (play ) but ton (2 7, 37) G X (pause) button (28) H x (sto p) butt on (28 ) I . / > (prev[...]

11 Front panel dis play When pl aying back a DV D VIDEO/DV D-RW When playin g back a VIDEO CD with Playba ck Co ntrol (P BC) (31) When pla ying back a CD, D ATA CD (M P3 audi o), or VI DEO CD ( withou t PBC) Current t itle/c hapter or playing time (42) Disc type Current a udio sign al (45) Lights up when y ou ca n change the an gle (4 7) Lights up [...]

12 Rear panel A COMPONENT VIDEO OUT** jacks (18) B LINE OUT (VIDEO)* jack (18) C NORMAL/PROGRESSIVE switch (66) D S VIDEO OUT* jack (18) E LINE OUT L/R (AUDIO) jack (21, 22, 23) F DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack (22, 23, 24) * Do not se t the “NO RMAL/P ROGRE SSIVE” switch to “PROGRESSIVE” if you have connecte d the TV to these j acks ( page 66)[...]

13 Remote A TV [ / 1 (o n/standby) button (62 ) B Z OPEN/CLOSE bu tton (27) C Number bu ttons (30) The num ber 5 bu tton has a tact ile do t.* D CLEA R butto n (32) E SUBTITLE button (47) F AUDIO bu tton (44) G . / > PREV/NEXT (previous/ next) butt ons (28) H m / M SCAN/SLOW buttons (37) I X PAUSE bu tton (28) J H PLAY but ton (27) The H butt on[...]

14 Guide t o the Co ntrol Me nu Displ ay Use th e Contro l Menu t o select a f unctio n and to vi ew relat ed info rmation . Press DISPLAY repeat edly to turn on or cha nge the Co ntrol M enu dis play as fol lows. Control Menu Display The Contr ol Men u display 1 and 2 will show diff erent ite ms dep ending on the disc type . For detail s about e a[...]

15 List of Co ntro l Menu It ems Item Item Name, Functio n, Relevant Dis c Type TITLE (page 38)/SCENE (page 38)/TRACK (p age 38) Selects the title , scene, or track to be played. CHAPTER (page 38)/INDEX (page 38) Selects the chapter or index to be played . ALBUM (p age 38) Selects th e album to b e played. DATE Disp lays the re corded date, et c of[...]

16 z Hint The Cont rol Menu icon ind icator light s up i n green when you select any item except “OFF.” ( “PROGRAM,” “S HUFFLE,” “REPEAT,” “A-B RE PEAT,” “SHARPNESS” only). The “ORIGINAL/P LAY LIST” indicator lights up in green whe n you select “PLAY LIST”. SETUP (pag e 63) QUICK Setup (p age 25) Use Qu ick Setu p to[...]

17 Hookup s Hookups Hooku ps Hookin g Up the Pl ayer Follow Steps 1 to 6 to hook up and adjust the setti n gs of the player . Notes • Plug cords secur ely to prevent unwa nted noise. • Refer to t he inst ructions s upplied with the c omponent s to be c onnected. • You cannot conn ect this player to a TV that does not have a vide o input jack.[...]

18 Ste p 3: Conne cting the Vi deo Cord s Conn ect this play er to your TV monit or, proje ctor , or AV ampli fier (rec eive r) usi ng a vid eo cor d. Select o ne of the patt erns A thr ough C . In order to vie w prog ress ive si gnal (4 80p) pictu res wit h a compatibl e TV, pro jector, o r monitor, you must us e connection C , according to the in[...]

19 Hookup s B If you a re connec ting to a n S VIDEO i nput jack Connect an S VIDEO cord (not supp lied). You will e njoy hi gh quality imag es. C If you a re connec ting to a monitor, projecto r, or AV am plifie r (receiver ) having component video inpu t jacks (Y , P B , P R ) Conne ct the com ponent via the COM PONENT V IDEO O UT jacks using a c[...]

20 Ste p 4: Conne cting the Audi o Cords 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 llowin g connect ions, throug h . z Hint If yo u connect an AV ampl ifier (receive r) tha t conforms to [...]

21 Hookup s Connecti ng to you r TV This con nectio n will use yo ur TV ’s spea kers for so und. * The yello w plug is used for video si gnals (page 18). z Hint When connec ting to a monau ral TV, use a stereo- mono conve rsion cord (not sup plied). Con nect the LINE OUT L/R (AUDIO) j acks to the TV’s audio input jac k. A COMPONENT VIDEO OUT PC[...]

22 Conn ecting t o a stereo amp lifier (receiv er) and 2 speaker s/Conne cting to an MD de ck or DA T deck If the st ereo ampli fier (receiv er) has audio input jacks L and R only, use . If th e amplifie 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 pla y[...]

23 Hookup s Connect ing to a n A V amplifie r (receiver ) havin g a Dol by Surround (Pro Logic) d ecoder and 3 to 6 speakers You can en joy t he Dolby S urrou nd e ffects only when play ing Dolby Surro u nd audi o or m ulti- chann el audio (D olby Di gital) discs. If your a mplifi er (rec eiver) has L and R aud io inpu t jacks o nly, use . If you r[...]

24 Connec ting to an A V amplifi er (rec eiver) wit h a digital input jac k having a Dol by Digital o r DTS de coder a nd 6 speak ers This connecti on will allo w you to use the Dolby Digital or DTS decoder function of y our AV ampli fier (r eceive r). z Hint Use connection when conn ecting to 7 or more sp eakers (6 .1 ch or more). Notes • After [...]

25 Hookup s Step 5 : Conn ecting the Power Cord Plu g the pla yer and TV power cords in to an AC out let. Step 6: Qu ick Se tup Follow the steps below to make the minimum number of basi c adjustments for using the playe r. To skip a n adjustment, p ress > . To retu rn to the previous adj ustment, pr ess . . 1 Turn on the TV. 2 Press [ / 1 . 3 Sw[...]

26 9 Press X / x to select the typ e of jack (if any) yo u are using to connect to an amplifier (receiver), then press ENTER. Choose the ite m that matches the audio conn ection y ou s elected on pages 21 to 24 ( through ). • If you c onne ct ju st a TV an d not hin g else, se lect “N O.” Qu ick Setup i s finish ed and c onnecti ons are compl[...]

27 Playin g Discs Playing Disc s Playi ng Dis cs Depending on the DVD or VIDEO CD, some operat ions may b e differ ent or r estricted . Refer to the op erating instructio ns supplied with yo ur disc. 1 Turn on your TV. 2 Press [ / 1 . The play er turn s on. 3 Switch th e input select or on your TV so that t he sign al from the player app ears on th[...]

28 Additional operat ions * For DVD VIDEOs and DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs only ** For DVD VIDEOs and DVD -RWs/DVD-Rs or DVD+RWs only ***F or Video and JPEG pict ures only (except BACKGROUND pictures). You can move the enlarged p icture u sing C/X/ x/c . Dep end in g upon the contents of the disc, t he ZOOM function ma y be canceled aut omatical ly when the pic[...]

29 Playin g Discs Resum ing Pl ayba ck from the Po int Wher e You Stoppe d the Disc (Multi-disc R esume) The pla yer sto res the p oint wh ere you stoppe d the dis c for u p to 6 disc s and res umes playba ck the nex t time yo u insert the sam e dis c. When yo u stor e a resu me play back po int for the sevent h disc, th e resume playba ck point fo[...]

30 Using the DVD’s Menu A DVD is divid ed into long sec tions of a pic ture or a music feat ure ca lled “t itles .” When y ou p lay a D VD wh ich cont ains severa l title s, you can sel ect the title yo u want using the TOP MEN U button. When y ou pl ay DVDs that allow you to sele ct items su ch as th e language for the s ubtitles and the l a[...]

31 Playin g Discs 3 Press X / x to select the setting. • PLAY LIST: pla ys the tit les creat ed from “ORIGINAL” fo r editing. • ORIGINAL: plays the title s originally record ed. 4 Press ENTER. Play ing VIDEO CDs wi th PBC Fun ctions (PB C Playback) PBC (P layback Con trol) allo ws you to pl ay VIDEO CDs interact ively by follo wing the menu[...]

32 z Hint To play withou t using PBC, press . / > or the number but tons while the player i s stopped to se lect a track, th en press H or ENTER . “Play withou t PBC ” appears on the TV screen a nd the play er starts continuou s play. You cannot play still pi ctures suc h as a m enu. To retu rn to P BC playb ack, p ress x tw ice then press H[...]

33 Playin g Discs 3 Press X / x to se lect “SET t ,” th en press ENT ER. 4 Press c . The cursor moves to th e title or track row “T” (in t his cas e, “01”) . 5 Select the title , chapter, or track you want to pro gram. ◆ When play ing a DVD VIDEO For exa mple, sele ct chapt er “03” of titl e “02.” Press X / x to select “02?[...]

34 To canc el all of the titl es, chap ters, or track s in th e progra mmed ord er 1 Follo w Steps 1 thro ugh 3 of “Cr eatin g your ow n progr am (Pro gram Pla y).” 2 Press X and se lect “AL L CLEAR .” 3 Press EN TER. z Hint You can do Repeat Play or Shuffl e Play of the programm ed title s, chapte rs, or tracks. Du ring Progra m Play, foll[...]

35 Playin g Discs Playing repeatedl y (Repeat Play ) You can pl ay al l of th e titl es or t racks o n a disc or a single titl e, chap ter, or trac k repeat edly. You ca n use a comb inat ion of Sh uffl e or Program Play modes. 1 Press D ISPLAY during pl ayba ck. The Con trol Men u appear s. 2 Press X / x to select (REPEA T), the n press ENTE R. Th[...]

36 Repeating a speci fic portion (A - B Repeat Play) You can play a specific por tion of a title, chapter or track repeatedly. (This function is useful when you want to m emorize lyri cs, et c.) 1 Press DISPLAY during pl ayba ck. The Con trol M enu appe ars. 2 Press X / x to select (A-B REPEAT ), then press E NTER. The options for “A-B REPEAT” [...]

37 Searchi ng for a Scene Sear chi ng for a Scen e Search ing for a Parti cular Point on a Disc (Search, Scan , Slow-mot ion Play, Freez e Frame) You can quickly loca te a particular point on a disc by m onitori ng the pi cture or pl aying ba ck slow ly. Notes • Depending on the DVD/VIDEO CD, you may not be able to do s ome of t he opera tions de[...]

38 Playing one frame a t a time (Freeze Frame) When th e player is in the pa use mod e, press STEP to go to the next frame. Press STEP to go to the precedin g frame (DVD only). T o retur n to norma l playba ck, press H . Note You cannot search for a still pic ture on a DVD-RW in VR mode. Search ing for a Ti tle/ Chapte r/T rack/ Scene, etc. You can[...]

39 Searchi ng for a Scene ◆ When playing a VID EO CD or Supe r VCD without PBC Playbac k TRACK IND EX ◆ When playing a VID EO CD or Supe r VCD with PBC Pl aybac k SCEN E ◆ When play ing a C D TRAC K ◆ When play ing a D ATA CD (MP3 audio) ALBUM TRAC K ◆ When viewin g a DATA CD (JPEG image) ALBUM FILE Examp le: w hen y ou sel ect CHAPTER ?[...]

40 Search ing by Sce ne (PICTURE NAVIGATION ) You can divide the screen into 9 s ubscreen s and quic kly fi nd the des ired scen e. 1 Press PICTURE NA VI during playback. The f ollow ing d isplay ap pear s. 2 Press PICTUR E NAVI repea tedly to select an item. • CHAPT ER V IEW ER ( DVD VI DEO only ) • TITLE VIEW ER (DVD VI DEO onl y) • TRACK V[...]

41 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 check t he pla ying t ime and remaining t ime of the current tit le, chapt er, or track. A lso, yo u can che ck the D VD/C D text or trac k name (MP 3 audi o) recor ded on th e disc. 1 Press TIME /TEXT duri ng pla[...]

42 Checking the play information of the Disc To chec k DVD/CD text Press TIME/TEX T repeatedly in Step 2 to display tex t recorded on the DV D/CD. The DVD/CD text appears o nly when text is reco rded in t he disc. Y ou can not chan ge the tex t. If th e disc do es not co ntai n text, “NO TEXT” ap pears. To ch eck DA TA CD (MP3 audio) text By pr[...]

43 Viewing In formation Ab out the D isc When playin g a VIDE O CD (with out PBC functi ons) or CD z Hints • When playing VIDEO CDs wit hout PBC functions, the track number a nd the inde x number are displa yed after the te xt. • When playing VIDEO CDs wit h PBC functions, the scene num ber and the playi ng time are displayed. • Long text tha[...]

44 Sound Adjustme nts Chang ing th e Sound When playing a DVD VIDEO recorded i n multiple a udio formats (PCM, Dolby Dig ital, or DTS ), you c an ch ange th e audio forma t. If the DVD VIDEO is re corded with mult ilin gual track s, you can als o chang e the langua ge. With CDs, DATA CDs, or VIDEO CDs, you can sel ect the s ound fro m the righ t or[...]

45 Sound Adjustm ents Checking the audio signal format If you pre ss AUDIO repeate dly during playba ck, the for mat of the curren t audio signal ( Dolby Digital, DTS, PCM, etc.) appears as show n below. Exam ple: Dolb y Digital 5.1 ch Exam ple: Dolby Digital 3 ch About au dio sig nals Audi o signa ls rec orded in a dis c contai n the soun d elemen[...]

46 To canc el the se tting Select “O FF” in St ep 2. ◆ TVS DYN AMIC Creat es virt ual rear sp eakers from the soun d of the fron t speake rs (L, R) without us ing actual rear spe aker s (show n below ). This mode is effe ctive wh en the dis tance between the fron t L and R spe akers is short, such as with built- in spea kers on a stereo TV. ?[...]

47 Enjoyi ng Movie s Enjoying M ovies Changi ng the Ang les If vari ous angl es (mu lti-a ngles) for a scen e are reco rded on the DVD VIDE O, “ ” appears in the fr ont pane l displa y. This m eans that yo u can chang e the view ing angle . 1 Pres s ANGL E dur ing pl ayba ck. The nu mber of th e angle ap pears on the display. 2 Press ANG LE rep[...]

48 Adjust ing th e Playba ck Pict ure (CUSTOM P ICTURE MODE) You can adjust th e video s ignal of the DVD, VIDEO CD or DATA CD in JPEG format from the pla yer to obta in the pict ure quality you wan t. Choose t he settin g that best suits the pro gram yo u are watc hing. 1 Press PICTURE MODE during playback. The f ollow ing d isplay ap pear s. 2 Pr[...]

49 Enjoyi ng Movie s Sharpe nin g the O utlin e of an Im age (SHARPNESS) The Shar pness fu nctio n sharpe ns the ou tline s of image s on you r TV screen . 1 Press DISPLA Y during playback. The Con trol Men u appear s. 2 Press X / x to select (SHARPNESS ), then press ENTER. The o ptio ns for “SHARPN ESS” ap pear . 3 Press X / x to select a leve[...]

50 Playing a DATA CD About MP 3 Aud io Trac ks and JPEG Image Fil es What is MP3/JPEG? MP3 is au dio co mpres sion techno logy t hat satisf ies the ISO/MPEG r egulati ons. JP EG is image compre ssion tec hnology. Discs that the p layer can play You can play back DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/ CD-R s/CD -RWs ) reco rded in MP 3 (M PEG1 Audio Lay er 3) and J PEG[...]

51 Playi ng a DATA CD When yo u inser t a DAT A CD and press H , the number ed tracks (or files ) ar e pla yed sequentia lly, from 1 throug h 7 . Any su b- albums/tr acks (or fi les) cont ained within a current ly select ed album t ake priority over the next a lbum in the s ame tree. (E xample: C contai ns D so 4 is pl ayed bef ore 5 .) When you pr[...]

52 Selecting an al bum from a DATA CD 1 Insert a D ATA CD into the d isc tray. The list of albums r ecord ed on the DA TA CD appe ars. When an album is being played, its tit le is shaded . You ca n turn th e album li st on and off by pressi ng the M ENU but ton. 2 Press X / x to selec t the alb um you want an d press H . The play er star ts playin [...]

53 Playi ng a DATA CD Selecting a JPEG image file from a DATA CD 1 Insert a DATA CD into the d isc tray. The albu ms recorded on the DA TA CD appea r. When a n alb um is being pl ayed , its titl e is shaded. 2 Select an albu m usin g X / x and press PICTURE NAVI. Imag es of fil es in t he al bum ap pear in 16 subscr eens. 3 Selec t the imag e you w[...]

54 5 Press MENU . The list of albums r ecord ed on the DA TA CD appe ars. 6 Press X / x to sele ct the alb um you want an d press H . The play er star ts playin g the selec ted album . You can tur n the album list on and off by pressi ng the M ENU b utton re peated ly. z Hints • You can al so chan ge the sl ideshow d uration (page 56), effect (pa[...]

55 Playi ng a DATA CD To ret urn to the actual im age size a t any time Press CLEAR. z Hint You can a lso move the en larged pi cture using C/ X/x/c . Notes • If you press C or c to go to the next or previous image , the rotati ng a JPEG im age func tions are cancel ed. • The slideshow stops whe n you press X/x or ZOOM butt ons. • Nothing hap[...]

56 Specif ying the slid esho w dura tion When yo u play JPE G ima ge files us ing slide show yo u can spec ify the dur ation for which the slides a re displa yed on the sc reen. 1 Press DIS PLAY twice . The Co ntrol Menu fo r JPEG appea rs. 2 Press X/x to select (INTERVAL ), then press ENTER. The option s for “IN TERVAL” a ppear. 3 Press X/x to[...]

57 Playi ng a DATA CD Selec ting an effect fo r image file s in the slides how When you play a JPE G image file, you ca n select the effe ct to be used wh en view ing the slidesh ow. 1 Press DIS PLAY twice . The Co ntro l Menu for JP EG app ears . 2 Press X/x to select (EFFEC T), then press ENTER. The option s for “EFF ECT” ap pear. 3 Press X/x[...]

58 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 red disc . • Custom Par ental Co ntrol You ca n set pla yback res tricti ons so tha t the playe r will not pla y inappr opriate dis cs. • Parent al Contro l Playback of some DVD[...]

59 Using Vari ous Additi onal Functio ns To turn off t he Custom Parent al Control funct ion 1 Follow Steps 1 th rough 3 of “Custom Parent al Control .” 2 Press X / x to s ele ct “ OFF t ,” the n press ENTER. 3 Enter yo ur 4-di git passwo rd using the numbe r buttons , then press EN TER. To pla y a dis c for w hich Custom Parenta l Control [...]

60 ◆ When yo u have a lready reg istered a passwor d The disp lay for ent ering the passwor d appe ars. 4 Enter o r re-e nter your 4-d igit pa ssword usin g the num ber but tons, then pr ess ENTER . The disp lay for set ting the playback limitatio n level ap pears. 5 Press X / x to select “ STANDARD,” then p ress E NTER. The selection items f[...]

61 Using Vari ous Additi onal Functio ns Area C ode Changing the passw ord 1 Press DISP LAY while the pla yer is in stop mod e. The Contr ol Me nu app ears. 2 Press X / x to se lect (PARENTAL CONTROL ), then pr ess ENTER . The op ti ons fo r “PAR ENTAL CON TROL ” appear . 3 Press X / x to select “ PASSWORD t ,” th en pr ess ENTE R. The d is[...]

62 Contr olling Yo ur TV with the Su pplie d Remot e You can control th e sound leve l, input source, and pow er swit ch of your Son y TV with the supplied r emote. You can contro l your TV using the bu ttons below. Note Depending on the u nit bein g conne cted, you m ay not be able to control your TV usi ng all or s ome of the but tons on t he sup[...]

63 Settings a nd Adjustm ents Settings and Adjustments Usin g the Setu p Disp lay By usi ng the Se tup Display , 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 detail s on each Se tup Disp lay item, see page s from 64 to [...]

64 6 Select a setting using X / x , the n press ENTER . The setting is selecte d and setup is complete. Exam ple: “16: 9” 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 ck Setu p explan ation to mak e basi c adjust ments (p age 25). To res et al l of the “SETUP” setting s 1 Select “R [...]

65 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 Displ ay. To use th e displ ay, se e “Using the Setu p D isp lay” (pa ge 63) . 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 con[...]

66 ◆ BLACK LEVEL (C OMPONENT OUT) Selects the blac k level (s etup level) for the video si gnals out put from t he COMP ONEN T VIDEO OUT jacks. When p rogressive sign als are be ing outpu t (P ROGRESS IVE is lit on the fr ont panel dis play), BLACK LEVEL (COMPONENT OUT) is set to off regardles s of the set ting (ON/OFF). When NORMAL/PROGRESSIVE s[...]

67 Settings a nd Adjustm ents Custom Sett ings (CUSTO M SETUP) Use t his to se t up play back r elated an d ot her settings . Select “CUS TOM SE TUP” in the Setup Displ ay. To use th e displ ay, se e “Using the Setu p D isp lay” (pa ge 63) . The d efaul t se ttin gs ar e unde rlin ed. ◆ AUTO P OWER OFF Switches the Auto Power Of f setting[...]

68 Setti ngs fo r the Sou nd (AUDIO SETUP ) “AUDI O SETUP” a ll ows yo u to set the s oun d accord ing to th e playba ck and connect ion condit ions. Select “A UDIO SE TUP” in the Set up Disp lay. To use the displa y, see “Us ing the Setu p D isp lay” (pa ge 63) . The defa ult settin gs are und erlined. ◆ AUDIO ATT (att enuatio n) If [...]

69 Settings a nd Adjustm ents ◆ DOLBY DIGIT AL (DVD VI DEO/DVD-RW only ) Selects the type of Do lby Digital signal. ◆ DTS Select s whethe r or not to output DTS si gnals . ◆ 48kHz/ 96kHz PCM (D VD VIDEO only) Select s the samp ling freq uenc y of the au dio signal . Note The an alog audio signals fr o m the L INE OUT L/R (AUDIO) jacks ar e no[...]

70 Additional Info rmation Troubl eshoo ting If you ex perien ce any o f the follo wing difficu lties whi le using th e player, use this troublesh ooting guide to help remedy th e probl em before requesting repair s. Shou ld any pr oblem per sist , cons ult you r neares t Sony dea ler. Power The po wer is no t turn ed on. , Check that th e AC p owe[...]

71 Additional Informat ion Operation The remo te does not func tio n. , There are obs tacles betwee n the remote and the pl ayer. , The dis tance be tween th e remo te and the player i s too far. , The r emote i s not po inted at the remote sensor on t he player . , The bat terie s in the rem ote ar e weak. The disc does no t play . , The dis c is [...]

72 The lan guage fo r the so und tr ack cannot be c hanged. , Try using t he DVD’s menu instea d of the direct selec tion button on t he remote (page 30). , Mult iling ual tr ack s are no t rec orded on the DVD being played. , The DVD prohibi ts the chan ging of the language for the sound track . The sub title l anguage cannot b e chan ged or tur[...]

73 Additional Informat ion Self- diagno sis Fu nct ion (When lette rs/numbers app ear in the display) When the s elf-diagnosi s function is activa ted to preve nt the play er from malfun ctioning , a fiv e-char acter se rvice nu mber (e .g., C 13 50 ) wit h a combi nat ion of a letter and four dig its appears on the sc reen and t he front panel dis[...]

74 DVD VIDE O (page 8) A disc th at conta ins up to 8 ho urs of m oving 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 ngle-la yer and do uble -s[...]

75 Additional Informat ion Title (p age 11 ) The l ongest s ecti on of a pictur e or mus ic feature o n a DVD, movie, etc. , in video softw are, or the ent ire albu m in audi o soft ware . Trac k (pag e 11) Sectio ns of a pict ure or a mus ic feat ure on a VIDEO CD, CD or DATA CD. (the l ength of a song ). (“Track ” in DA TA C D is an exclus iv[...]

76 Spec ifica tions Syst em Laser: Semic onductor lase r Signal format system : NTSC Audi o charac teris tics Freq uenc y resp ons e: DVD VIDEO (PCM 96 kHz ): 2 H z to 44 kHz (±1. 0 dB)/D VD VIDEO (PCM 48 kHz): 2 Hz to 22 kHz (±0.5 dB)/CD: 2 Hz to 20 kHz (±0.5 dB) Signal -to-no ise ratio (S/N ra tio): 115 dB Harm onic d ist ortion : 0.00 3 % Dyn[...]

77 Additional Informat ion Langua ge Co de Lis t For deta ils, see pages 44, 47, 64. The lang uage spell ings con form to the ISO 639: 19 88 (E/F) standard. Code Lan guage Code Languag e Code Langua ge Code Language 1027 Afar 1028 Abkhazian 1032 Afrikaans 1039 Amharic 1044 Arabic 1045 Assamese 1051 Aymara 1052 Azerbaijani 1053 Bashkir 1057 Byelorus[...]

78 Index Numerics 16:9 65 4:3 L ETTER BOX 65 4:3 PAN SCAN 65 48kHz/96kHz PCM 69 5.1 Chann el Surround 45 A A-B RE PEAT 36 ALBUM 38 Album 50 , 73 ANGLE 47 AUDIO 44 , 64 AUDIO ATT 68 AUDIO DRC 68 AUDIO SETUP 68 AUTO PLAY 67 AUTO POWER OFF 67 B BACKGROUND 65 Batte ries 17 BLACK LEVEL 65 BLACK LEVEL (COMPONENT VIDEO OUT) 66 C CD 8 , 27 CHAP TER 38 Chap[...]

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