Sony DVP-NS715P manual

3-074-927- 11 (2) Oper ating I ns t ructio ns © 2002 Sony Corporation D VP-NS715P 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 – Th e use o f op ti ca l instru ments with th is pro d uct w ill in cr ea se ey e haz ard. • To pr even t fir e or shock 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. • Should any solid obj ect or liq ui d fall int o the cab in et, unplu g the play er and[...]

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

5 Enjo ying M o vies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Changing the Angle s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Displaying th e Subtitles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Adjusting the Picture Quality (BN[...]

6 About th is Man ua l • Instru ctions in this manual 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. • The meaning of th e icons used in this manu al i s de scri bed be l o w: * MP3 (MPEG 1 Audio Layer 3) is a standard format def ined by[...]

7 • A disc th at has a non- standa rd sha pe (e.g., card , hea rt). • A dis c wi th pape r or stic kers on it . • A disc th at has the adhe sive of celloph an e tape or a sticker still le ft on it. Note Some DVD-Rs, DVD-R Ws, CD-Rs, or CD-RWs cannot be play ed on th is play er due t o the recording quality or physical conditi on of th e disc,[...]

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 (o n/standb 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 PROGRE SSIVE in dic a tor (66) C Disc tray (28) D A (open /close) bu tton (2[...]

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) (33) 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 (45 ) Disc type Current audi o signal (48) Lights u p when you c an chang e the angle (51) Curr ent p lay mode (36) Current a u[...]

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 jacks (18) G COMPONENT VIDEO OUT/SCAN SELECT switch (6 5) PCM/DTS/DOLBY DIGITAL COAXIAL OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT R 1 2 L[...]

11 Remote A TV [ / 1 (o n/st andby) butto n (61 ) B Z OPEN/CLOSE bu tton (29) C Number bu ttons (32) The num be r 5 but t o n has a tac ti l e do t . * D CLEA R butto n ( 36) E SUBTITLE button (51) F AUDIO bu tto n (48 ) G REPEA T butt on (39) H TIME/TEXT butto n (44 ) I . / > PREV/NEXT (previous/ next) butt ons (29) J c / C SEARCH/STEP buttons [...]

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: z Hint You can skip the ADVANCED display by setting “ OFF ” under “ ADVANCED ” in the Contro l Menu (page 46). Contro[...]

13 List of Co ntro l Menu It ems Item Item Name, Functio n, Relevant Dis c Type TITLE (page 41)/SCENE (page 4 1)/TRACK (page 41 ) Selects the title , scene, or track to be played. CHAPTER (page 41)/INDEX (p age 41) Selects the chapter or index to be played . ALBUM (p age 34) Selects th e album to b e played. TRACK (page 41) Selects th e track t o b[...]

14 z Hint The Cont rol Menu icon ind icator light s up i n green when you select an y item except “ OFF. ” ( “ TVS, ” “ PROGRAM, ” “ SHUFFLE, ” “ REPEA T, ” “ A-B REPEAT, ” “ BNR, ” “ DIGITAL VIDEO ENHANCER ” only) . The “ ANGLE ” in dicator lights up in g reen only when the a ngles c an be ch anged. The “ CUST[...]

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 “ Hooku ps ” on pag e 18 . Notes • You cannot c onnect thi s player to a TV that do[...]

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 ) shown 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 Depending on the dis c, the image may not fi t your T V screen. If yo u wa nt to chan g e the a sp ect rat io, pl ease refe r to page 6[...]

17 Simple Start Guide Step 4 : Play ing a Disc A Turn on the TV. B Press [ / 1 on the 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 oses[...]

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 co rds securel y to p revent u nwanted 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 Laboratories. “ Dolby[...]

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 yellow plug is used for video signa ls (p a ge 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) 1/2 jacks to the TV ’ s audio input ja c k . A PCM/DTS/DOLBY[...]

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 th e amp lif ier (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 Connect ing to a n A V ampl ifie r (receiver ) havin g a Dol by Surround (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 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 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 Afte[...]

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 retu rn to the previous adj ustment, pr ess . . 1 Turn on the TV. 2 Press [ /[...]

26 9 Press X / x to select the typ e of signals you wish to output to your TV. Select “ PROGRESSIVE ” only if y ou have made vi deo co nnect ion C (page 18) and wi sh to view pr ogr essiv e vi de o sign als. ◆ Interl ace fo rmat TV (stand ar d TV) • INTERLACE (pages 65 ) ◆ Progre ssive fo rmat TV • PROGRESSI VE ( pages 65) 10 Press ENTE[...]

27 Hookup s 15 Press ENTER. Quick Setup i s finish ed. All co nnections and set up operat i o n s are com pl e te. Enjoying the surround so und effects To enjoy t he surro und soun d effe cts of thi s player or yo ur amplifie r (receiver), s et the following items as described below fo r the audio c onn ection you select ed on pag es 22 to 24 ( thr[...]

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 to “ OFF ” in the Setup Displa y (page 69 ), and ma y affect your e ar s or cause you r speak ers t o be dama ged. Notes on play ing DVD VIDEOs w ith a DTS soun d tr ack • DTS audi o sig nals are outp ut o nly t hrou gh the DIGITAL OUT (COAX IAL or OPTICAL) jack. • When you play a DVD VI DEO with DTS sound t ra cks ,[...]

30 Search ing f or a Parti cular Point on a Disc (Search, Scan, Sl ow-motio n Play, Free ze Frame) You can qu ickly loca te a particul ar point on a disc by mo nitori ng the pict ure or play ing back slo wly. Note Depending on the DVD/VI DEO CD, you m ay no t be able to do s ome of the op erations de scribed. Locating a poi nt quickly (Se arch) Dur[...]

31 Playin g Di sc s Resum ing Pl ayba ck from the Po in t Whe r e You Stoppe d the Disc (Multi-disc Resume) The pla yer sto res the p oint wh ere you stoppe d the d isc f or up t o 40 d iscs and re sumes 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 41st dis c, the re su me p la yba ck poi[...]

32 Using the DVD’s Menu A DVD is divid ed into long sec tions of a pic ture or a music feat ure calle d “ titl es. ” When y ou p lay a DVD wh ich contai ns severa l title s, you can sel ect the title yo u want using the TOP MEN U bu tton. When y ou play DV Ds that allow you to sel ect items su ch as th e language for the s ubtitles and the l [...]

33 Playin g Di sc s 3 Press X / x to select the setting. • PLAY LIST: plays th e title s created from “ ORIGINAL ” for editing . • ORIGINAL: plays the titles o riginally record ed. 4 Press ENTER. To tur n off th e Contr o l Menu Press DISPLAY repeated ly until th e Contro l Men u is tu rn ed off . Note Repeat Play a nd A-B Re peat Play do n[...]

34 To return to the menu Press O RETURN. 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 pr ess H or ENTER. “ Play with out PBC ” appear s on the T V scree n and the play er starts continuou s play. You cannot play still pi ctures suc h as a m enu. To retu rn to P B[...]

35 Playin g Di sc s 2 Select an albu m usin g X / x an d press ENTER . The list of trac ks cont ained in th e album appe ars. 3 Select a t rack usi n g X / x and pres s ENTER . The sele cted trac k start s pl a ying. When a t rack or album is being pla yed, its title i s shaded. To go to the next or pre vious page Press c or C . To ret urn to th e [...]

36 When y ou inse rt a D ATA C D an d p ress H , the number ed tracks are played sequentia lly, from 1 through 7 . Any sub-a l bum s/trac ks contai ne d withi n a curren tly selec ted alb um take pri ority over the next alb u m in the s ame tree. (Example : C co ntains D so 4 i s pl ayed befo re 5 .) When yo u press M ENU a nd t he list of MP 3 alb[...]

37 Playin g Di sc s 1 Press DISPL AY twi ce (whe n pla ying a CD, press once ). The Con tr ol M enu ap pe ars. 2 Press X / x to sele ct (PROGRAM ), then p ress ENTE R. The opti on s for “ PROGRA M ” appear . 3 Press X / x to se le ct “SET t , ” th en press ENT ER. 4 Press c . The cursor moves to th e title or track row “ T ” (in th is c[...]

38 To turn off the di splay Press DISPLAY repea tedly until the display is tur ned off. To ch ange or c ancel a pro gram 1 Follo w Ste ps 1 throug h 3 of “ Creating your ow n p rogram (Pro gr am Pl ay). ” 2 Select t he program number o f the title , chap te r, or tr ac k you wan t to chan ge or cancel using X / x or th e numb e r b utt ons, and[...]

39 Playin g Di sc s Playing repeatedl y (Repeat Play ) You can pl ay al l o f th e titl es o r t racks o n a disc or a si ngl e title, ch ap ter, or tr ac k repeat edly. You ca n us e a combi n atio n of Shu ffl e or Program Play modes. 1 Press R EP EAT dur i ng playb ack. The foll ow ing dis pl ay a ppears . 2 Press RE PEAT repeat edly to select t[...]

40 2 Press X / x to select (A-B REPEAT ), then press E NTER. The op tions f or “ A-B REPEAT ” appear . 3 Press X / x to select “ SET t , ” then press ENT ER. The “ A-B REP EAT ” settin g di spla y appe ars. 4 During play bac k, when you fin d the starti ng po int (poi nt A) of the p ortion to be play ed repea ted ly , press ENTER. The s[...]

41 Searchi ng for a Scene Sear c hi ng for a S cene Search ing for a Title / Chap ter/T rack/ Inde x/ Scene (Search mode ) You ca n sear ch a DVD by titl e or chap ter, an d you can se arch a V IDE O CD/ CD by tra ck , index, or sce ne. As ti tle s and tra cks are assign ed unique number s on the disc , you can sel ect th e desi red one by enteri n[...]

42 Note You cannot search for a still pic ture on a DVD-RW in VR mode. Sear ch ing by Scene (PICTUR E NAVIGATIO N) You can divi de the scr een i nto 9 subs creens and fi nd the de sired sce ne quickl y. 1 Press PI CTURE NAVI during playback. The follow ing d ispla y appe ars. 2 Press PIC TURE NAVI repeat edly to select the item. Refer t o t h e ex [...]

43 Searchi ng for a Scene 3 Press ENTER. To return to normal play Press O RETURN. z Hint You can also se le ct “ PICTURE NAVIGATION ” from th e Control Menu (page 1 2). Notes • Depending on the disc , you ma y not be ab le to select al l functio ns. • The soun d is mut ed when us ing this function. Scanning the tit le, chapter, or track (TI[...]

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

45 Viewing In formation Ab out the D isc Checking the informatio n on the front panel dis play You can view t he t im e info rmat io n an d text displa ye d on the TV sc reen al so on the f ront panel di s p l ay. Th e inform atio n on the fron t panel di s p l ay c hange s as fo llow s w he n you change the time informa tion on your TV scre en. Wh[...]

46 Check ing th e Play Informat ion You can check inform ation such a s t h e b it rate or th e disc la ye r that is be ing play ed. Checking the play information of a DVD (ADVANCED) 1 Press DISPLAY during pl ayba ck. The Cont ro l Menu i s dis played. 2 Press X / x to select (ADVA NCED), t hen pre ss ENTER. The opti on s for “ ADVANCED ” appea[...]

47 Viewing In formation Ab out the D isc Checking the play information of a DATA CD By press ing TIME/T EXT while play ing MP3 audio trac ks on a DATA CD, you can display the audi o bi t rate (the amount of data per sec ond of the curr ent au dio) . PLAY T 17:30 128k JAZZ RIVER SIDE Bit rate Album name Track name[...]

48 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 i lin gu al tr ac ks, yo u can als o chan g e the langua ge. With CDs, DATA CDs, or VIDEO CDs, you can sel ect the s oun d from th e rig[...]

49 Sound Adjustm en ts * “ PCM, ” “ DTS, ” or “ DOLBY DIGITAL ” is display ed. In the ca se of “ DOLBY DIGITAL, ” the cha n ne ls in th e pl a y ing tr ac k a re d is pl ay ed by numb ers as fo llow s: For Do lby Digi ta l 5 .1 ch: **The letters in the progra m format dis pl ay mean the following sound compon ent: L: Front (left) R:[...]

50 2 Press SUR repeatedly to select one of the TVS sound s. Refer to the follo wing expla natio ns given for each i t em. • TVS DYNAMIC • TVS WIDE • TVS NIGHT • TVS STANDARD To canc e l the se tti ng Select “ OFF ” in Step 2. ◆ TVS DYN AMI C Creat es virt ual r ear sp eakers from the soun d of the fron t speake rs (L, R) w ith out usi[...]

51 Enjoyi ng Movie s Enjoying M ovies Changi ng the Ang les If vari ou s angl es (mult i -a ngle s) fo r a scen e are recorded on the DVD VIDEO, “ ANGLE ” appears in the fr ont pane l displa y. This m eans that yo u ca n change t he viewi ng a ngle. 1 Pres s ANGL E dur ing pl ayba ck. The nu m ber of the angl e ap pears on the display. 2 Press [...]

52 Note Depending o n the DVD VI DEO, you may not b e able to ch an ge th e subtitle s ev en if mult ili ngual subtit le s ar e recorde d on it. Y ou al so may not be able to tur n the m off. Adju stin g th e Pi ct ur e Quali ty (BNR) The Blo ck Noise Re du ction (BN R ) fun ct i on adju sts t he pi ctur e qual ity by re duci ng th e “ block no i[...]

53 Enjoyi ng Movie s 4 Press ENTER. The disc plays wi th the setting you select ed. To c ancel the “ BNR ” setting Select “ OFF ” in Step 3. To tur n off th e Contr o l Menu Press DISPLAY repeated ly until th e Contro l Men u is tu rn ed off . Notes • If the out lines of the images on your screen should become blu rred, set “ BNR ” to[...]

54 • CINEM A 1: enhanc es detai l s in da rk area s by in crea sing the black leve l. • CINE M A 2: Whi t e colors becom e brig hter and bl ack colo rs b ecome riche r, an d the col or contras t is incr eased. • MEMORY: ad justs t he pi cture in greater de tail. z Hints • When you watch a m ovie , “ CINEMA 1 ” or “ CINEM A 2 ” i s r[...]

55 Enjoyi ng Movie s Enhanc ing th e Pl ay back Pictu re (DI GIT AL VID EO ENHAN CER) The D igital Video E nhanc er (DV E) function makes th e picture a ppear cl ea r and cri sp by enhancin g the outlines of images on your TV screen. Also, this function can soft en the image s o n the sc re en. 1 Press DISPLA Y twice dur in g playb ac k. The Con tr[...]

56 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 Co ntrol 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[...]

57 Using Vari ous Additi ona l Functions To turn off t he Custom Parent al Co ntrol funct ion 1 Follow Steps 1 th ro ugh 3 of “ Cust om Parental Con trol. ” 2 Press X / x to sel ect “ OFF t , ” th en pr ess ENTER. 3 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. To pla y a dis c for w hich Custom Parent[...]

58 ◆ When yo u have a lrea dy regis t er ed a passwor d The disp lay for ent er i ng the pas sw ord appe ars. 4 Enter o r re-e nter your 4-d igit pa ssword usin g t he num ber but t ons, th en pres s ENTER . The disp lay for set t i ng t he playbac k limitatio n level ap pears. 5 Press X / x to select “ STANDARD, ” then p ress E NTER. The sel[...]

59 Using Vari ous Additi ona l Functions the disc. I n thi s cas e, enter your passwo rd , th en change the le vel. If the Resum e Play mode is cancele d , the le vel retu rn s to the original level. 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 le ct (PARENTA[...]

60 Opera tion So und Effe cts (Sound Feedback ) The play er beeps when th e fo llowin g operat i ons are perf ormed . The defa ult settin g of the Sou nd Fee db ack func tio n is se t to of f. Setting So und Feedback 1 Press [ / 1 on the pla yer or the rem ote. The po w er in di ca tor lig ht s u p in green . When t here is a disc in th e pl ayer ,[...]

61 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[...]

62 Controlling the v olume of your AV amplifier (recei ver) with the remote 1 Hold do wn [ / 1 , and e nt er your AV amplifi er (recei ver) ’ s manufacture r ’ s code (see th e tabl e belo w) usin g the number butto ns. 2 Releas e [ / 1 . You can contr ol the volume of the AV amplifie r (receiv e r) using VOL +/ – . Code num ber s of contro l[...]

63 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[...]

64 6 Select a setting using X / x , then press ENTER . The setting is selecte d and setup is complete. Example: “ 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 Select “ QUICK ” in S te p 3. Foll ow fro m St ep 5 of the Qui c k Setup ex planat io n t o m ak e basi[...]

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 S ETUP ” i n th e Se tup Disp lay. T o use the d isplay , see “ Using the Setu p Di spla y ” (page 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 [...]

66 z Hint When the pla ye r ou tput s progressiv e si gna ls, the PROGRESSIVE indicator lights up . Note If you select “ PROGRESSIVE ” when you connect 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 b[...]

67 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 “ CUSTOM SETUP ” in the Setup Disp lay. T o use the d isplay , see “ Using the Setu p Di spla y ” (page 63). The d efaul t se ttin gs ar e unde rlin ed. ◆ AUTO P OWER OF F Switches the Auto Power Of f sett[...]

68 Notes • When you se t th e item to “ AUTO, ” the langua ge may chang e. The “ TRACK SELECTION ” set ting has highe r prio rity than the “ A UDIO ” settings in “ LANGUAGE SETUP ” (page 64). • If you set “ DTS ” to “ OFF ” (page 69 ), the DTS sound tr ack is not played even if you set “ TRACK SELECTION ” to “ AUTO[...]

69 Settings a nd Adjustm ents ◆ DOWN MIX (DVD V IDEO/DVD-RW o nly) 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 rear si gn al comp onen ts, see “ Disp laying the audio i nformat ion of the disc ” (page 48 ). [...]

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

71 Additional Informat ion Operation The remo te does not func tio n. , There are obs tacles betwee n the remote and the pl ay er. , The dis ta n c e be twee n th e rem ote and the player i s t oo fa r. , The r emote i s not po inted at the remote sensor on t he pl ayer. , The bat terie s in t h e re mote ar e weak. The disc does no t play . , The [...]

72 , The ang le ca n only be changed wh en the “ ANGLE ” indicator lights up on the front panel displ ay (p age 9). , The DVD prohibits ch angin g of th e a ngles. The pla yer does not op er ate prop erly. , When st atic electr icity, etc. , caus es the player t o ope rate abn orm ally, unpl ug the player. Nothin g is disp laye d on the f r ont[...]

73 Additional Informat ion Glossa ry Chap t er (pa ge 9 ) Sectio ns o f a pic t ur e or a mus ic fe ature t hat are smalle r th an tit les. A title is composed of severa l chap te rs . Depe nd ing on th e di sc , no chapte rs may b e reco rded. Dolby Dig ital (pag e 24, 6 9) Digita l a udi o comp re ssion tec hnology develo ped by Dolb y La borato [...]

74 Interl ace for m at (pag e 65) Inte rl ace fo rma t show s ever y ot he r lin e of an image as a single “ field ” and is the st andard method fo r display ing image s on tele vision. The ev en n umber fie l d sh ows th e ev en numb ered l ine s of a n im age, and th e od d numb ered f iel d show s th e odd number ed l ines of an ima ge. Prog[...]

75 Additional Informat ion Spec ifica tions Syst em Laser: S em i co nductor laser Signal form at sy stem: NTS C Audio chara cteri stics Freq uency resp onse: DVD VIDEO (PCM 96 kHz ): 2 Hz to 44 kHz (±1. 0 dB)/DV D VIDEO (PCM 48 kHz): 2 Hz to 22 kHz (±0.5 d B)/CD : 2 Hz t o 20 kHz (±0. 5 dB) Signal -t o-nois e r atio (S/ N ra tio): 115 dB (LINE [...]

76 Langua ge C ode Li st For de tails, see p ages 4 8, 51 , 64. The lang ua ge spell i ngs co nform to the ISO 639: 19 88 (E/F) standard . Code Lan guage Code Lan guage Code L anguage Code Langu age 1027 Afar 1028 Abkhazian 1032 Afrikaans 1039 Amharic 1044 Arabic 1045 Assamese 1051 Aymara 1052 Azerbaijani 1053 Bashkir 1057 Byelorussian 1059 Bulgari[...]

77 Inde x Numerics 16:9 65 4:3 L ETTER BOX 65 4:3 PAN SCAN 65 5.1 Channel Surrou nd 20 A A-B REPEAT 39 ADVANCED 46 album 34 ANGLE 51 ANGLE VIEWER 43 AUDIO 48 , 64 AUDIO ATT 68 AUDIO DRC 68 AUDIO SETUP 68 AUTO 66 AUTO PLAY 67 AUTO POWER OFF 67 B BACKGROUND 65 Batter ies 15 BNR 52 C CD 28 CHAPTER 41 Chapte r 73 CHAPTER VIEWER 42 Child L ock 29 COMPON[...]

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