Sony DVP-NS700P manual

Operat ing In struct io ns 3-068-059- 11 (3) DVP-NS700P © 2001 Sony Co rporation CD/DVD Player[...]

2 WAR N I N G To pre vent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to ra in or moisture. To avoid elect rical sho ck, do not open the cabi net. Refer servicing to qual ified personn el only. CAUTION Th e use of optic al instrume nts w ith thi s produc t wil l inc reas e eye hazard . As the laser b eam u s ed in this player is h arm ful to ey es[...]

3 Precau tio ns On safety N Cautio n – The use of op ti ca l ins tru men ts with this pr od u ct wil l in cr ea se ey e ha zar d . N Shou l d an y s o lid ob ject or liqu i d fall int o the cabine t, unpl ug the playe r and ha ve it checke d by qualifi ed personne l before op erating it any further. On power sources N The pla yer is n ot disc onn[...]

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

5 Viewing Information About t he Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Viewin g the Play ing Time and R emaining Time on the Front Pane l Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Checking th e Play ing Time and Remain ing Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Checking[...]

6 About th is Ma nu al N Instructions in this manu al describe the 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 s e on the re mo te . N 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-RW s ca nnot be pla yed on thi s playe r depe nding upon t he r ecor ding qual ity or physi cal condi ti on of the d isc , or t he cha ract er is tic s of the reco rd ing de vice . Furt hermore, the di sc wil l not pla y if it has not been correctly finalized. F o r m ore infor m ation, see the operat ing in str ucti ons for[...]

8 Index to Parts and Cont rols For more information, refer to the pages indicated in parentheses. A POWER switch/ indicator (29) B PROGRESSIVE indicator (7 0) C Disc tray (29) D A (open/c l o s e) bu tto n (29) E . / > (previo us/next ) buttons ( 30 ) F C / X / x / c / ENTER b uttons (25) G JOG button/ indicator (40) H TITLE butt on (32) I DVD M[...]

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 (45) Disc type Playi ng statu s Curre nt chapter (45) Curr ent audi o signal ( 50) Lights up when you can chan ge the angl e (53) Cu[...]

10 A DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack (22) (23) (24) B DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) jack (22) (23) (24) C LINE OUT L/R (AUDIO) 1/2 ja cks (16 ) (21) (22) (23) D LINE OUT (VIDEO ) 1/ 2 jac ks ( 16) ( 18) E S VIDEO OUT 1/2 jacks (18) F COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks (18) G VIDEO OUT SCAN SELECT switch (70) Rear Pa nel COAXIAL OPTICAL R – AUDIO 1 – L VIDEO 1 1 2 R [...]

11 A Z OPEN/CLOSE button (3 0) B Numb er bu tto ns C CLEAR butto n (34 ) D ANGLE b utton (53) E AUDIO button (49) F PROGRAM button (3 4) G SHUFFLE button ( 36) H . / > PREV/NE XT button s (30) I c / C SEARCH/STEP button s (39) J H PLAY butt o n (29) K TITLE butt on (32) L DISPLAY button (34) M TV/DVD switch (64) N [ / 1 (on/st andby) but ton (29[...]

12 Guide to the Co ntrol Menu Dis play Use the Co nt rol Me nu to s el ec t a f u n cti on that yo u wo u l d l i ke to u s e. The Co ntr ol Me nu d ispla y 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 2: FRENCH 3: SPANISH 1: ENGLISH 1 8 ( 3 4 ) 1[...]

13 TVS (TV Virtual Surround Sound) (page 51) Let s you enjo y surro und sou nd effe cts by usin g sound ima ging to c reate vi rtual rea r speakers from the so un d of your st ereo TV ’ s internal speakers. ADVANCED ( DVD only) (pag e 48) Checks the informatio n (bit rate or laye r) on the disc while playing a DVD. CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL (page 5[...]

14 z Each ti me you press DISPLAY, the Control M enu displ ay changes as fol lows: You can d isp lay t he Cont r ol Menu di spl ay 1 only during CD pla yback. The Cont rol Menu i tems ar e di ffe re nt dependi ng on the dis c. z The Contr ol Menu ic on indi cat or l ight s up i n green t whe n you select any item except “ OFF. ” ( “ TVS, ” [...]

Getting Star ted 15 Getting Started Quick Ov er vie w A quic k overview p resented in this chap ter will gi ve you e nough in formation to start using th e player for your enjoymen t. To use the surround sound features of this play er, refer to “ Hookups ” on p age 1 8. Note You cannot c onnect thi s pla yer to a TV that doe s not have a vi deo[...]

16 Step 3: T V Hook ups Conn ect the supp lied au d io/v ide o co r d an d po w er co r d in the ord er ( 1 ~ 3 ) shown below. Be sure to connec t the power cord last . When conne cting to a wide scre en TV Depend ing on the disc, the ima ge ma y not fi t your TV scre en. If you wan t to change t he as pect rati o, please r e f er to page 69. When [...]

17 Getting Star ted Step 4: Play ing a Disc A Turn on the TV. B Switch the inp ut select or on the T V to the player . C Press PO WER on t he player . D Press A on the pl ayer to op en the disc tray. E Place the disc on the tray with th e playbac k side fa cing dow n. F Press H . The disc tra y closes and the player beg i ns playing the disc. After[...]

18 Hookups Hookin g Up th e Play er Follow Ste ps 1 to 4 to hook u p and adjust th e setting s of th e play er. Before you st art, turn o ff the power, ch eck that you hav e all of the supplied accessories , and in sert the batte ries into th e remote (page 15). Notes  Plug co rds securely to prev ent unw an ted noise.  Refer to the in stru c[...]

Hookups 19 Connect th e yello w plug of th e audi o/vid eo cord (sup plied) to the yellow (vid eo) jack s. You will enjoy sta ndard quality images . Use the red and white plugs to conn ect to the audio inp ut jacks (page 21). Connect th e S VIDEO cord (not supplied). Yo u will en joy standa rd qua lity images . Connect t he co mponent via the COM P[...]

20 Step 2: C onne cting the Au dio Cords Refer to the chart be low to select the conn ection that best suits your syst em. The surround effect s you will enjoy d epend o n the connect ions and compon ents yo u use. Select on e of the followin g connecti ons, through . * M anufact ure d under li cens e fr om Dolby Labor ator ie s. “ Dolby, ” “[...]

Hookups 21 This connec tio n will use your TV speak ers for sound. x Recommended surround s ound effects for this con nection N TVS DYNAMIC (page 51) N TVS WIDE (page 51) The yell ow plug is use d for vid e o si gnals (pag e 18). Conne ctin g to your TV A COAXIAL OPTICAL R – AUDIO 1 – L VIDEO 1 1 2 R – AUDIO 2 – L VIDEO 2 PCM/DTS/ DOLBY DIG[...]

22 This connectio n will u se your 2 front sp eakers con nected t o your stereo amplifier (r eceiver) for sound. If th e stereo am plifier (receiv er) has audio input jacks L and R only, us e . If the amplif ier (receiver) has a digi tal inpu t jack, use . When conn ecting to an MD d eck or a DAT deck, us e . In thi s case , you can al so connect t[...]

Hookups 23 This c onne ction will a llow you to enjo y the surrou nd ef fect s of th e Pro Logic deco der on you r amplifier (rece iver). If you have an AV amplifi er (recei ver) equippe d with a Dolby Di gi t al, or DTS decoder, refer to page 24. You can e njoy th e D olby Su rround eff ects only w hen p layin g Do lby Sur round audi o or multi- c[...]

24 This connectio n will allo w you to u se the Do lby Digital, or DTS decoder fun ction of your AV amplif ie r (recei ver). You are no t ab l e to enjoy the TV S sound effects of th e pl ayer. x Recommend ed surround sound effect s using t his conn ection with your amplifier (receive r) N Dolby Digital (5.1ch) (page 79) N DTS (5.1ch) (page 79) z T[...]

Hookups 25 Step 3: Conne cting the Po wer Cord Plug th e player a nd TV po wer cords into an AC ou tlet. Do not conn ect the power co rd of your p layer to t he “ switch ed ” power socket of an am plifier (receiver). When you tu rn off the power of your amplifier (receiver), the menu settin g for the player such as Pl ay back Memory may be lost[...]

26 E Press X / x to sel ect a l anguage. The player uses the langua ge selected here to display the DVD menu an d subtitles as well. F Press ENTE R. The Setu p Di splay for selec ting the aspect rat io of the TV to be conn ected app ears. G Press X / x to sele ct the i tem. H Press ENTE R. The Se tup Displa y for selec ting the t ype of vid eo sign[...]

Hookups 27 K Press X / x to sele ct th e ite m, th en pre ss EN TER. N When “ NO ” or “ LINE OUTPUT L/R (AUDIO) ” is selected, Quic k Setup is finis hed and connect i ons are complet e. N When “ DIGITAL OUTPUT ” is selec ted, the Setup Displa y for “ D O L B Y DIGIT A L ” appears. Proceed to St ep qs . L Press X / x to sel ect the i[...]

28 To enj oy the s urround s ound effec ts of this playe r or y our ampli fier (receiv er), the following items must be set as descri bed belo w for the au dio conn ect ion you s el ected in pag e 20 to 24 ( t hrou gh ). Each of these are the default settings an d do not need to be adjusted when you f irst co nne ct the play er. Re fer to page 67 f[...]

Playing Di scs 29 Play ing Discs Playi ng Dis cs Depending o n the DVD or VIDEO CD, som e operations may be different or restricted. Refer to t he operatin g instruc tions supp lied wit h yo ur di s c . 1 Turn on your TV. 2 Switch the inp ut selector on the TV to the pl ayer. When using an amplifier (receiver) Turn on the am plifier (receiver) and [...]

30 Notes on playi ng DTS sound tracks on a CD N When play ing DTS-enc od ed CDs, excessive noise will be he ard from th e analog st ereo jacks. To avo id possibl e damage t o t he audio syst em, the consumer shoul d take prop er precaut ions when the analog stereo jacks of the playe r are connect ed to an ampl ification system. To enjoy DTS Dig ita[...]

Playing Di scs 31 Resuming Playback from the Point Where Y ou Stopped the Disc (Resum e Play ) When you stop th e di sc, th e pla yer remembers the poin t where you pres sed x and “ RESUME ” appears on the front p ane l displa y. A s long as y ou do not open the d isc tray, Resum e Play works even if the p layer enters stan dby mode b y pressin[...]

32 Using t he DV D’ s Me nu Some discs ha ve a “ title menu ” or a “ DVD menu. ” On some DVDs, this may simpl y be called a “ men u ” or “ title . ” A DVD is divided into long sections o f a picture or a mu sic feature calle d “ titles. ” When you pl ay a D VD which contain s several titles, y ou can select the titl e you want[...]

Playing Di scs 33 Playi ng VID EO CD s with PBC Fun ction s (PBC Playbac k) With P BC (P layback Control ) fun ctions, you can enjoy simp le intera cti ve opera tio ns, search func tions, an d other such operat io ns. PBC playback allows you to play VIDEO CDs interactiv ely by fol lowin g the men u on the TV screen. 1 Start pl aying a VI DEO CD wi [...]

34 V arious Play Mode Functi ons (Program Pl ay , Shuf fle Play , Repeat Play , A-B Repea t Play) You can set the follo wing play modes: N Program Pl ay (page 34) N Shuffle Play (pag e 36) N Repe at Play (page 3 6) N A- B Repe at Play (page 37) Notes  The p lay m ode is canceled w hen: — you op en the disc tray. — the pl ayer ent ers st andb[...]

Playing Di scs 35 5 Select th e title , chapter, or track you want to pro gram . x When playing a D VD For exampl e, sele ct chap ter “ 03 ” of title “ 02. ” Press X / x or the nu mber bu ttons to selec t “ 02 ” under “ T, ” then press ENTER. Next, press X / x or the nu mber butto ns to select “ 03 ” under “ C, ” then press [...]

36 You can hav e th e player “ shuffle ” titles, chapte rs, or tracks and play them in a ra ndom orde r. Sub s eq uent “ shuffling ” may produ ce a diffe rent pl aying o rder. 1 Press DISPLA Y twi ce duri ng playbac k (when p laying a CD, pre ss once). The Co ntrol Menu a ppears. 2 Press X / x to sele ct (SHUF FLE), t hen pres s ENTER . The[...]

Playing Di scs 37 1 Press DISPLA Y twi ce d uring playba ck (whe n play ing a CD, press onc e). The C ontro l Menu appe ars. 2 Sele ct[...]

38 3 Press X / x to select “ SET t , ” then pres s EN TE R. The A-B REPEAT se tting disp lay appears. 4 During playb ack, wh en y ou find the star ting po int ( poi nt A) of the p orti on t o be pla yed repe atedl y, pres s EN TER. The start ing point ( point A) is se t. 5 When y ou r each th e endi ng point (poi nt B), pr ess ENTE R again . Th[...]

Search ing for a Scene 39 Searchi n g for a S c ene Search ing f or a Part icu lar Point on a Disc (Search, Sca n, Slow- Motion P lay , Freeze Frame ) You can qu ickly l ocate a p articular poi nt on a disc by mon itor i ng the pi ct ure or pl aying back slowly. Note Dep en di ng on t he DVD/ VI DEO CD, y ou ma y n ot be able to do som e of the ope[...]

40 You can use this func tio n on ly for DV Ds or VIDEO CDs. When the pl ayer is in the pause mode, pr ess C to go to the ne xt fram e. Press c to go to th e precedin g frame (DVD only). If you hold the button dow n, you can vi ew t he frames in success ion. To return to normal playback, press H . Turn the click shu ttle on the pla yer. Th e playb [...]

Search ing for a Scene 41 1 Press JOG. The player en te rs pause mode. 2 Turn the click shuttle . Depend in g on the t urnin g speed, playback goes to frame-by-frame playba ck in the di rection that the click shutt le is tu rned (turn cloc kwise to go forward, counter clockwise to rewind). If you tur n t he clic k shuttl e at a const ant speed for [...]

42 x When playi ng a VIDEO CD w ith PBC Playback (SCENE) x When play ing a CD (TRACK) or (INDEX) Example : when y ou sel ect (CHAPTER) “ ** ( ** ) ” is selected ( ** refers to a number). The nu mber in parenth eses indicat es the total nu mber of tit les, chapters, tra cks, indexes, or scenes. 3 Press ENTER. “ ** ( ** ) ” cha ng es to “ -[...]

Search ing for a Scene 43 Search ing b y Scene (VIE WER) You can divide t he screen into 9 sub-screens and find th e des ired scen e quic kly. 1 Press DISPL AY tw ice dur ing playback. The Cont rol Menu appears. 2 Press X / x to select (VIEWER) , then press E NTER. The op tions for VIE WER appear . 3 Press X / x to select the item. Refer to the exp[...]

44 To start p layback fr om the sel ected scene Select t he sc ene using C / X / x / c , then press ENTER. The pla yba ck starts from the selected sce ne. z If there are m o re tha n 9 titles, chapters, or tracks, V is d ispl aye d at the bot tom ri ght. To dis play t he addi t ional ti tl es , cha pter s, or tr acks , sel ect the bot tom ri ght sc[...]

Viewing In formation A bout the Di sc 45 Viewing In formation About the Disc Viewin g the Pl ay i ng Time and Rem ainin g Time on the Fro nt Pa nel Displ ay You can check informatio n abo ut the dis c, such as th e remainin g time, to tal number of titles of a DVD, or tracks of a CD or VIDEO CD, us in g the fro nt pan e l displa y (page 9) . Press [...]

46 z Th e playing time an d rem aining time of the current chapter, title, t rack, scene, or disc will also appear on your TV screen. See t he fo llo wing sect i on “ Check ing the Play ing Tim e and Rem aining T im e ” for instructions on how to read this inform ation. Note[...]

Viewing In formation A bout the Di sc 47 x When pl aying a DV D N T ** : ** : ** Playing ti me of the current ti tle N T – ** : ** : ** Remaining t ime of t he current t itle N C ** : ** : ** Playin g time of the current chapter N C – ** : ** : ** Remain ing time of t he current chapter x When play ing a VI DEO CD (wit h PBC functions) N ** : *[...]

48 Checki ng the Play Informat ion (ADV AN CED) You can check informati on such a s the bit rate or the disc lay er that is being pl ayed. While play ing a disc, an appr oximate bit rate of the pla yback pictu re is alw ays disp layed a s Mbps (M ega bit per s econd ) and th e audio as kbps (kilo bit p er seco nd). 1 Pres s DISP LAY du r ing pl ay [...]

Sound Adjustments 49 Sound Adjustm ents Changi ng the Soun d If the DVD is recorded with mu ltilingual tracks, you can sel ect the languag e you want while playing the DVD. If the DVD is recorded in m ultiple aud io formats (PCM , Dolby Digita l, or DTS), you can select the au dio format you w ant while playin g the DVD. With stereo CDs or VIDEO CD[...]

50 When yo u sel ect “ AUDIO, ” the chan nel s being pl ayed are displayed on the screen. For exampl e, in Dol by Digital fo rmat, multiple si gnals ranging fro m monaura l to 5.1 channe l signals can be reco rded on a DVD. Depending on the DVD, the numbe r of the recorded channels may differ. * “ PCM, ” “ DTS, ” or “ DOLBY DIGITAL ?[...]

Sound Adjustments 51 TV Virt ual Surround Soun d Setti ngs (TVS) When you conn ect a stereo TV or 2 front speakers, TV Virt ual Su rround l ets yo u enjoy surround sound effe cts by usi ng sound imaging to crea te virtual rear speake rs from the sound of the front speak ers (L: left, R: right) without using act ual rear sp eakers. This fun ction is[...]

52 TVS (TV Virt ual Surrou nd) WIDE Uses s ound imaging to c reate virtua l rea r speakers fro m the soun d of the fro nt speakers (L/R) without using actual rear speakers. The virtual speak ers are reproduce d as shown in the illustra tion below. This give s the sound an expan ded effect that f ills the ar ea surrounding the listen er. This mode i[...]

Enj oyin g Mo vies 53 Enjoyi ng M ovies Changi ng the Ang les If vario us angles ( multi-angles ) for a scene are recorded on the DVD, “ ANGLE ” appears in t he fro nt pan el di spla y. This mean s tha t you ca n ch ang e the vie w i n g an gle. For example , while p laying a scene of a train in mo tion, you ca n di splay the vie w fro m either[...]

54 Displ aying the Su btitl es If subt it les are recor de d on the dis cs , yo u ca n turn the su btitle s on an d off wh enever you wan t while pla ying. I f mu ltil ingual subti tles are recor ded on the di sc, you can c hang e the s ubti tle langua ge whi le pla yi ng , a nd t ur n it on or off when ever y ou w ant. For exa mple, yo u can selec[...]

Enj oyin g Mo vies 55 Adj us ting th e Pict ure Quali ty (BNR) The Bloc k Noise Re ductio n (BNR ) function adjusts the pi cture qua lit y b y reducing th e “ block no ise ” or mosaic like patterns th at appear on you r TV screen. 1 Press DISPL AY tw ice dur ing playback. The Cont rol Menu appears. 2 Press X / x to select (BNR), then press E NT[...]

56 Adjus ting t he P layba ck Pict ure (VIDEO EQUALIZER) You can adjus t the video signal of the DVD or VIDEO CD from the player, not from the TV, to obtain the pic tu re qua lity you want. Choos e the vid eo mode that suits t he progra m you are watching . When yo u sel ect “ MEMORY t , ” you can make further adju stments to each elemen t of t[...]

Enj oyin g Mo vies 57 1 Press DISPLA Y twi ce d uring playba ck. The C ontro l Menu appe ars. 2 Press X / x to select (VIDE O EQUALI ZER), t hen pre ss ENTER. 3 Press X / x to select “ MEMORY t , ” and press ENTE R. The v ideo equa lizer displa y appe ars . 4 Selec t the pictu r e ite m you want to adjust using X / x , th en pr ess ENTE R. The [...]

58 Enhanc ing th e Play back Pict ure (DIGIT AL VIDE O ENHANCE R) The Dig ita l Vide o E nhancer functio n mak es the picture ap pear clear and crisp by enhancin g the outlines of images on your TV screen. Also, this function ca n soften the images on th e scree n. 1 Press DISPLAY t wice dur i ng playback . The Control Men u app ears. 2 Press X / x[...]

Using Various Additional Functions 59 Using V a rious Additional Fun ctions Lockin g Disc s (C USTOM P ARENT AL CON TROL, PARENT AL CONTRO L) You can set tw o ki nds of pla yback restrictions for the desired disc. N Custom Parental Cont rol You can set the playback restricti ons so that the player will no t play inapprop ri ate discs. N Parental Co[...]

60 5 Enter or re-ent er your 4 -digi t password by usin g the numb er butt ons, then pres s ENTE R. “ Custo m parental cont rol is set. ” appears and then the screen ret urns to t he Control Menu. If you make a mistake entering your password Press C bef ore you pre ss ENTER and input the co rrect number . If you make a mist ake Press O RETURN, [...]

Using Various Additional Functions 61 1 Press D ISPLA Y while th e pla y er is in stop m ode. The C ontro l Menu appe ars. 2 Press X / x to sele ct (SET UP), then pr es s ENTER . 3 Press X / x select “ CUSTO M, ” then press ENTER . The Setu p Display a ppears. 4 Press X / x to select “ CUSTO M SETUP , ” then pr es s ENTER . CUSTO M SETU P i[...]

62 8 Press X / x to s elec t a geog raphic a rea as the play back limitation le vel, then press ENTE R. The area is sel ected. When yo u select “ OTHERS t , ” select and ent er the standard code i n the table on page 63 using t he numb er buttons. 9 Press ENTE R. The selection ite ms for “ LEVEL ” are disp layed . 10 Sele ct the leve l you [...]

Using Various Additional Functions 63 Area Code Operat ion Sound Effe cts (Sound Feedba ck) The pl ayer beep s when t he foll owing operations are pe rformed. The defa ult settin g of t he Sound Feedback function is set to of f. 1 Press POW ER on the pla y er , the n press [ / 1 on the remo te. The pow er ind ic a tor lig hts up in gree n . When th[...]

64 To turn off the Sound Feedback function When th ere i s n o dis c i n t he pla yer, pr ess a nd hold X on the pl aye r for m o r e t han tw o seconds . You will hea r two bee ps and the Soun d Fee dback fu ncti on is turn ed of f. Contro llin g Y ou r TV o r A V Ampli fier (R ec eiver ) with the Su pplie d Remote By adjusting t he remote sign al[...]

Using Various Additional Functions 65 Controlling the TV When you set the TV/DVD swit ch to TV, you can contr ol the sou nd le ve l, input sou rce, channe l selec tion a nd p ower switc h of yo ur TV with the supplied remote. 1 Slid e the TV/D VD s w itch to DV D. 2 Hold down [ / 1 , an d en ter yo u r AV amplifier (re ceiver) ’ s manufacturer ?[...]

66 Controlling the AV amplifiers (receive rs) When you set the TV/DVD switch to DVD, you can co ntrol t he volume of the AV amplifier (receiver) using VOL +/ – . Note Dep en d ing o n th e A V am p lifier (receiver), you may not be able to contro l your A V am plifi er (receiver). Manufacturer Code number Sony 91, 89 Denon 84 , 85, 86 Kenw ood 92[...]

Settings and Adjustments 67 Settings and Adjustme nts 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 the Setup Disp lay, a mong other things. For deta i ls on e ach Setu p Display item see page 68. For a n over all[...]

68 6 Select a se ttin g us in g X / x , then p ress ENTE R. The setting is selec ted and setup is co mplete. Example: 16:9 To turn off the Setup Display Press DISPLAY repea tedly until t he Setup Display is turned off. z If you s el ect “ QUICK ” in Step 3 , you w ill enter the Quick Se tup mode ( page 25). Foll ow fro m Ste p 5 of the Qui ck S[...]

Settings and Adjustments 69 z If you select “ OTHERS t ” in “ DV D MENU, ” “ SUBTITLE, ” and “ AUDIO, ” select and enter a langua ge code f rom th e lang uage code lis t (pa ge 82) usin g the number butt ons. Afte r you have made a s elect i on, t he l anguage code ( 4 digi ts) is di spl ayed t he next ti me you selec t “ OTHERS t[...]

70 Note Dep en di ng on t he DVD, “ 4:3 LETTER BOX ” m aybe selected au t om aticall y instead of “ 4:3 PAN SCAN ” or vice vers a. 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 minut[...]

Settings and Adjustments 71 second. Fi lm based so ftware is de rived from film and displays images at 24 frames per second. In or der for t he se images to app ear natural on your scre en when ou t put in PROGRESSIVE mode (6 0 frames per second) , the p rogressi ve vi deo sig nal ne eds to be converted to ma tch the type of DVD software that you a[...]

72 Film based softwa re conve rsion Film shows an image by di splaying an en tire image at 24 frames per second. Wh en you watch a fi lm on telev ision, t he television displays every ot her line of the fra me as a field, thus re ducing informatio n level and the clarity of the f ilm image. This player solves this prob lem by incre asing the speed [...]

Settings and Adjustments 73 x PAUSE MODE (DVD only) Selects the pi cture in pau se mode. x PARENTAL CO NTROL t (DVD onl y) 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 60). x PLAYBACK MEMORY The pla yer can stor[...]

74 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 Displa y ” (page 67). The defa ult settings a re unde rlined. x AUDIO ATT ([...]

Settings and Adjustments 75 x DIGITAL OUT Selects if DTS signals are o utput via the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL or COAXIAL) jac ks. 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) jacks. — Amplifier (receiver) with d[...]

76 Additional I nfo rmation T roubles hoot ing If you experien ce any of the follo wing difficult ies while us ing the player, use this trou bl eshoot ing gui de to hel p r emedy the prob le m be for e reques tin g re pair s . 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 the A C po[...]

Additional Information 77 The remote does no t function. , Ther e are obst acl es betwe en the rem ote and the pl ay er. , The d istance bet ween t he rem ote and th e player is t oo far. , The remot e is not pointed at the re mote sen sor on the pla yer. , The batt erie s in the re mote are weak. The d isc does no t play. , Ther e is no disc in s [...]

78 The angles cannot b e chang ed. , Multi -a n gl es ar e no t r eco r d ed on th e D VD being pl ayed . The angl e can on ly be chan ged when t he “ ANGLE ” indica tor light s up on the fron t pa ne l display (pag e 9) . , The D VD prohibi ts c hanging of the angle s. The player d oes not operate properly. , When sta tic el ec tr ic it y, et [...]

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. Dolby Digital (page 24, 75) Digita l audi o compres sion te chnol ogy develop ed by Dolb y L aborat or i es. This techn ol[...]

80 Parental Control (page 60) A function o f the DVD used to limit playba ck of the disc acc ording to the ag e of t he user and the li mi tation lev el in each cou ntry. The limitation varies fro m disc to disc; when it is activate d, or p layback is c omplete ly proh ibi ted, vio lent s cen es are sk ip pe d or replaced w ith ot her scenes , etc.[...]

Additional Information 81 Spec ifica tions System Laser Semic onducto r laser Signal format system NTSC Audi o cha r acte rist i cs Frequenc y response DVD (PCM 96 kHz): 2 Hz to 44 kHz ( ±1. 0 dB) DVD (PCM 48 kH z): 2 H z to 2 2 kHz (±0.5 dB) CD: 2 Hz to 20 kH z (±0.5 dB) Signal-t o-noise r atio (S/N ratio) 115 dB (LINE OUT L/R (AUDIO) 1/2 jacks[...]

82 Langua ge Code Lis t For de tail s, see page 49, 54 , 6 8. The lang uage sp ellings co nform to the ISO 63 9: 1988 (E/F) stan dard. 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 68) SCREEN SETUP (page 69) OSD EN GLI SH FRENCH SPANISH PORTUGUESE DVD MENU ENGLI SH FRENCH SPANISH PORTUGUESE GERMAN ITALI AN DUTCH CHINESE JAPANESE DANISH SWEDIS H FINNISH NORWEGIAN RUS SIAN OTHERS t AUDIO ORIGINAL (All other sel[...]

84 CUSTOM SETUP (pag e 72) AUDIO SET UP (page 74 ) AUTO PLAY OFF TIMER DEMO1 DEMO2 DIMMER BRIGHT DARK OFF PAUSE MODE AUTO FRAME PARENTAL CONTROL t PLAYBACK MEMO RY ON OFF TRACK SE LECTI O N OFF AUTO AUDIO ATT OFF ON AUDIO DRC STANDARD TV MO DE WIDE RANGE DOWNMIX DOLBY SURROUND NORMAL DIGITAL OUT ON DOLBY DIGITAL D-PCM DOLBY DIGITAL DTS OFF ON OFF[...]

85 Inde x Numerics 16:9 69 4:3 LETT ER BOX 69 4:3 PAN SC AN 69 5.1 Chann el Surround 24 A A-B REPEAT 37 ADVANCED 48 ANGLE 53 ANGLE VIEWER 43 AUDIO 49 , 68 AUDIO ATT 74 AUDIO DRC 74 AUDIO SETUP 74 AUTO PLAY 72 B BACKGROUND 70 Batter ies 15 BNR 55 C CD 29 CHAPTER 41 Chapter 79 CHAPTER VIEWER 43 CLICK SHUTTLE 40 COMPONENT OUT 70 Conn ecti ng 18 Contin[...]

86 Titl e m enu 32 TITL E VI EWE R 43 TRACK 41 Trac k 80 TRACK SELECTION 73 TRACK VIEWER 43 Trouble shootin g 76 TV TY P E 69 TVS (TV Virtual Surrou nd) 80 U Usab le dis cs 6 V VIDEO CD 29 VIDEO EQUALIZE R 56 VIEWER 43[...]

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