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3-075-802- 31 (1) Oper ating I ns t ructio ns © 2002 Sony Corporation D VP-NS905V CD/DVD Player[...]
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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. Power co rd (mai ns lead) must on ly be ch ange d at a qualifie d servi ce shop . CAUTION The use of optical instrum ents with this product will inc[...]
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3 Precau tio ns On sa f ety • Caution – The use of optic al instr uments with th is pro d uct w ill in cr ea se ey e haz ard. • Sho ul d any so l i d objec t or l i q uid fa ll int o the cab in et, unplu g the play er and hav e i t chec ke d by qua lif ied pers onnel be fore operating it any fu rth e r. On power sour ces • The pla yer is no[...]
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4 Table of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Welcome! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]
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5 Sound Ad justments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Changing the Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 SURROUND Mode Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Enjo ying M o vies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]
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6 About Th is Manu al • Instruct ions in th is manual describe the contr ols on the remo te. Yo u can al so use the controls on th e playe r if they h ave th e sa me or similar names as t hose on the r emote. • “DVD” may be us ed as a gene ral term for DVD VIDEOs, DVD-Rs, and DVD-RWs. • The mean ings of th e ic ons us ed in thi s manua l [...]
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7 Example of disc s that th e player cannot play The play er cannot pl ay the foll o wing dis cs : • All CD -ROM s (i ncludi n g PHOT O C D s) / CD-R s /CD-R Ws ot he r than th ose reco rded in the fo llowing formats: –music CD fo rmat –vide o CD for m at –MP3 for ma t tha t conf orm s t o IS O 96 60* Level 1/Le vel 2, or it s ext en ded fo[...]
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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 (31) 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 SUPER AUDIO CD indicator Light s up when play ing a Supe r Audi o CD. C MULT[...]
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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) (38) When p la ying ba ck a Supe r Audio C D, CD, DA TA CD (M P3 audio) , or VID EO CD (witho ut PBC) * When playi ng the HD lay er of Super Audio CD discs, the di sc type is not di spla ye d. z Hint You can turn off the fron[...]
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10 Rear panel A DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack (23) (24) (25) B DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) jack (23) (24) (25) C 5.1CH OUTPUT ja cks (25) D LINE OUT L/R (AUDIO) 1/2 jacks (22) (23) (24) E LINE OUT (VIDEO) 1/2 jacks (18) F S VIDEO OUT 1/2 jacks (18) G COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks (18) DIGITAL OUT PCM/DTS/MPEG/ DOLBY DIGITAL COAXIAL OPTICAL 5.1CH OUTPUT WOOFER L[...]
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11 Remote A TV/DVD switch (68 ) B Z OPEN/CL OSE but ton (32) C Number bu ttons (36) The num ber 5 butto n has a tac tile dot.* D CLEAR / - ( ten’s d igit) b utton (41) (68) E SACD (Super Audio CD)/ CD button (38) F SACD (Super Audio CD) MULTI/ 2CH butt o n (37) G SUBTITLE button (58) H AUDIO bu tto n (53 ) I TIME/TEXT butto n (49 ) J REPEA T butt[...]
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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 t he C ontrol Menu (page 51). Control M[...]
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13 List of Co ntro l Menu it ems Item Item Name, Functio n, Relevant Dis c Type TITLE (page 46)/SCENE (page 4 6)/TRACK (page 46 ) Selects the title , scene, or track to be played. CHAPTER (page 46)/INDEX (p age 46) Selects the chapter or index to be played . ALBUM (p age 39) Selects th e album to b e played. TRACK (page 46) Selects th e track t o b[...]
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14 z Hint The Cont rol Menu icon ind icator light s up i n green when you select an y item except “OFF.” (“SURROUND,” “PROGRAM,” “SHUFFLE,” “REPEAT,” “ A-B REPEAT ,” “BNR,” “DIGITAL VIDEO ENHANCER” only). The “ANG LE” indica tor lights up in g reen only when the a ngles c an be ch anged. The “ CUSTOM PICTURE MO[...]
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15 Simple Start Guide Simple Start Guide Quick Ov ervi e w A quick overvi ew p resente d in this guide will give y ou e nough i nform ation to s tart us ing t he player for yo ur enjoy m en t. To use the surrou nd sou nd f eature s of th is play er , ref er to “Ho oku ps” on pag e 18. Notes • You cann ot connect this player to a TV that does [...]
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16 Step 3 : TV Ho okup s Connect the su pplied audio/vi deo cor d and pow er co rd (ma ins le ad) in the order ( 1 ~ 3 ) show n below. Be sure to connect the power cord (mains le ad) las t. When con nect ing to a stand ard 4:3 screen TV Depending on the dis c, the image may not fi t your T V sc reen. If you wan t to chan ge the aspect ratio, re fer[...]
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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[...]
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18 Hookups Hooki ng Up t he Pla yer Follow steps 1 to 4 to hoo k up and adj us t the se tti ngs of the play er. Befor e you st art, di s conne ct the po wer cord s (m a ins le a ds), ch eck th at yo u have al l of the supp li ed acces so ries, and inse rt th e batte ries in to the rem ote (pa ge 15) . Notes • Plug cords secu rely to prevent u nwa[...]
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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 22 ). (D o this if you are connecting to a TV only.) B If you a re connec ting [...]
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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 . Components to be connected Connecti on Your setup (example) TV •[...]
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21 Hookup s z Hint If you connect an AV ampl ifier (r eceiver) that conforms to the 96 kHz samplin g frequency, use connec tion . * M anufactu red und er license fro m Dolb y Lab o rato ries . “D o lb y,” “P ro L o g i c,” an d the double-D sym bol are trademar ks of Dolby Lab ora tori es. ** Manufactu red und er license f ro m Digi tal The[...]
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22 Conne cting to your TV This con ne ction wi l l us e yo ur TV sp ea kers for so und. * The yello w plug is used for video si gnals (page 18). z Hint When co nnectin g to a m onaural TV, use a stereo- mono conve r sion cord (not suppli ed). Conne ct the LINE OUT L/R (AUDIO) 1/2 jacks to the TV’s audio i nput jack. A DIGITAL OUT PCM/DTS/MPEG/ DO[...]
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23 Hookup s Connectin g to a stereo amplif ier (recei ver) and 2 speaker s/Conne cting to an MD d eck or DA T deck If the st ereo ampli fie r (receiv er ) h a s a udio input jac k s L a nd R only, us e . If the amplif ier (recei ver) ha s a digital input jac k, or wh en con necting to an MD de ck or DA T deck, use . In thi s cas e, you can al so co[...]
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24 Connect ing to an A V ampl ifier ( receiver) having a D olby Su rround (Pr o Logic) de coder and 3 to 6 speakers You can enj oy the Do l b y Surroun d ef fects o nl y w h en playi ng Dolby Sur round aud io or mul ti - channel audio ( D ol by Digital ) dis cs . If your am plifier (r ec eiver) has L and R aud io inpu t j ac ks only, us e . If yo u[...]
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25 Hookup s Conne ctin g to a n A V ampl ifier ( rece iver) wi th 5.1 ch i nput ja cks and/or a digital input jack and 4 to 6 spe akers If your A V a mplif i er (recei ve r) has 5. 1 ch annel in puts, use . If you w an t to use the D o lby Digi t al , M PE G aud i o, or DT S decod er funct i on on your AV amplifi er (receiver), connect to its di gi[...]
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26 : Conn ecting to th e 5.1ch in put jac ks You can enjoy 5. 1c h surrou nd sou nd u sing the inte rnal Dolby Dig ital, MPEG audio, DTS, or Su per Aud io C D M ulti decod er of this playe r. (Whe n 6 spe akers are con nected, set “SURROUND” to “OFF .”) You ca n al s o enjoy Dolb y Su rrou n d (Pro Logic ) sounds, or su rrou nd sound s us i[...]
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27 Hookup s Step 3 : Conn ecting the Power Cord Plug the playe r and TV power co rd (mains lead) int o an A C outl et (main s). 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 th[...]
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28 7 Press X / x to select the setting that matches your TV type. ◆ If you have a wi de-scree n TV or a 4:3 standa rd TV wit h a wi de -screen mode • 16: 9 (p age 72 ) ◆ If you ha ve a 4:3 stan dar d T V • 4:3 LETT ER BOX or 4:3 PA N SCAN (page 72 ) 8 Press ENTER. The Setu p D i sp lay for selec ting the t yp e of jack use d t o connect you[...]
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29 Hookup s 13 Press ENTER. ◆ When “ DIGI TA L OUTP U T” is select ed in Step 9 • Quick Set up is fini shed a nd conne ctio ns are co mplete . • If yo ur AV am plifie r (recei ver) ha s an MPE G aud io decod er , set “MPE G” to “MPEG” (p ag e 76). ◆ When “D IGITAL & 5. 1CH OUTPU T” is select ed in Step 9 • The Setup Di[...]
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30 • Set “DISTANCE,” “BALANCE,” and “LEVE L” acco rd ing to th e co nnecte d spe ake rs (p ag e 78). • If the soun d distor ts even when th e volu me is turned down, set “AUDIO ATT” to “ON” (page 7 5). D-1[...]
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31 Playin g Di sc s Playing Disc s Playi ng Dis cs Depending on the DVD or VIDEO CD, some operat io ns may b e di ffere n t or r es tricted . Refer to the op erating instructio ns supplied with yo ur disc. 1 Turn on your TV. 2 Press [ / 1 . The pl ayer t urns on a nd the pow er indicat or lights up i n gr ee n. 3 Switch th e input select or on your[...]
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32 Additional operat ions z Hint The Replay functi on is useful when you want to review a scen e or dia log that you missed. Note You may not b e able to use the Replay fu nction with some scen es . Locking the dis c tray (Child Lock) You can lock the disc tray to preven t children from op ening it. When th e player is in stand by mode, pre ss O RE[...]
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33 Playin g Di sc s Search ing for a Parti cular Point on a Disc (Search, Scan , Slow-mot ion Play, Freez e Fram e) You can quickly loca te a partic ular point on a disc by m onitori ng the pi cture or pl aying ba ck slow ly. Note Depending on the DVD/VI DEO CD, you ma y not be able to do some of the op era tio ns described. Locating a poi nt quick[...]
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34 Using the clic k shuttle on the player (Shutt le mode) Turn the click shuttl e on t he pl ayer. Th e playba ck spe ed c hanges depend ing on the turning d irectio n and de gr ee of rot at ion as fol lows: ◆ Durin g pl ay back 2 M Fast forward (fas ter than 1 M ) Y 1 M Fast forward Y × 2 B (DVD VIDEO/Super Audio CD/ CD only) Y N Play ( normal [...]
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35 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 disc s and resumes playba ck the nex t time yo u insert the sam e dis c. When yo u stor e a resume play bac k point for the 41st dis c, the re su me p la yba ck poi n[...]
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36 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 o u play a DVD wh ich cont ains 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 a[...]
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37 Playin g Di sc s 3 Press X / x to select the setting. • PLAY LIST: plays th e title s created from “ORIGINAL” fo r ed itin g . • 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 . Selec tin g a Pl ay ba ck Area for a Super[...]
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38 Selecting a play back layer when playing a hy brid Super Audio CD Some Super Audio CDs c onsist of an HD layer a nd a CD layer . You can s elect the playba ck layer you want to lis te n t o. Press SACD/ CD i n stop mode. Each time you p ress the butt o n, an HD layer or a CD la ye r is alter natel y se lected . When playing a CD layer, the “CD[...]
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39 Playin g Di sc s To retu rn to the m enu Press O RETURN. z Hint To play with out using P BC, press . / > or the number butt ons while t he player is stopped to se lect a track , then press H or ENTER. “Play without PB C” a ppe ars on the TV scr een and the playe r starts continuous play. You cannot pl ay still pi ctures s uch as a menu. T[...]
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40 2 Selec t an albu m usin g X / x an d press ENTER . The list o f t ra cks contai ne d in the albu m appe ars. 3 Select a track u sing X / x and pre ss ENTER . The sel ected trac k starts p laying . When a t rack or album is being p layed, it s title is shaded. To go to t he next or previo us page Press c or C . To return to the prev io us disp l[...]
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41 Playin g Di sc s When yo u inser t a DAT A CD and press H , the number ed tracks are played sequen tially, from 1 through 7 . Any su b-al bums/track s contai ne d within a curren tly selec ted alb um take pri ority over the next al bum in the same tree. (Example : C co ntains D so 4 i s played befo re 5 .) When you press M ENU an d the list of M[...]
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42 1 Press DISPLA Y tw ice (w hen pl aying a Super Audio C D/CD , press onc e). The Con trol M en u appe ar s. 2 Press X / x to select (PROGRAM) , then press EN TER. The o ptions for “PROGRAM” appear. 3 Press X / x to select “ SET t ,” then press ENT ER. 4 Press c . The cursor moves to th e title or track row “T” (in t his c ase, “01?[...]
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43 Playin g Di sc s To return to normal play Press CL E AR, or sel ec t “OFF ” in st ep 3. To play the same programme again, se lect “ON” in ste p 3 and press ENT ER . To tur n off th e dis pl ay Press DISP LAY repeatedly until the display is tu rned off . To ch ange or c ancel a pro gram me 1 Follow steps 1 thro ugh 3 of “Cr ea ting your[...]
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44 • Up to 200 chapt ers in a disc can be pla ye d in random o rder when “CHAPTER ” is selected. • You can als o select “SHUFFLE” from the Contr ol Menu (page 12). Playing repeatedl y (Repeat Play) You can play all of the t itles or tracks on a disc or a single title, chapter, or track repeat edly. You can use a com bi n a tion of Shu f[...]
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45 Playin g Di sc s 2 When you r each th e endin g poin t (poi nt B), pre ss A-B ag ai n. The s et point s ar e di spla yed an d th e player sta rts repea ting this sp ecific porti on. To return to normal play Press CLEAR. z Hint You can also se le ct “A-B REPEAT” from the Control M enu (page 12). Notes • When you set A-B R ep eat P lay, the [...]
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46 Sear c hi ng for a S cene Search ing f or a Title/ Chap ter/T rack/ Inde x/ Scene (Search m ode) You can search a DVD by t itle or cha pter, and you can se arch a V ID E O CD/Sup er Aud io CD/C D by tr ack, inde x, or sce ne. As tit les and tracks ar e as signed unique nu mbers on the disc, y ou c an sel ect the des ired one by enteri ng it s nu[...]
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47 Searchi ng for a Scene Note You cannot se arch for a still pict ure on a DVD-RW in VR mode. Sear ch ing by Scene (PICTURE NAV IGATION) You can divi de the screen into 9 subs creens and find the desire d scene qu i ckly. 1 Press PICTURE NAVI during playback. The fo l l ow i ng displa y ap pears. 2 Press PICTU RE NAVI repeatedl y to select the ite[...]
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48 To return to normal play Press O RETURN. z Hint You can also select “PICTURE NAVIGATION” from th e Control Menu (page 1 2). Notes • The “PICTURE NAVIGATION” is not available when playing Super VCDs. • Dependi ng on the disc , you ma y not be able to select a ll f unc ti ons. • The sound is mu ted when using this f unc ti on. Scanni[...]
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49 Viewing In formation Ab out the D isc Viewing In formation About th e Disc Checki ng the Playi ng Time an d Remai nin g Time You ca n ch eck the playi ng time and remaining t ime of the cur rent title, cha pter, or track. Als o, you can check t h e DVD/Super Audio CD / CD text or tr ac k name (M P 3 audio) recor ded on the disc. 1 Press TIME / T[...]
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50 Checking the information on the front panel dis play You can view the time info rmation a nd text displaye d on the TV s creen al so on the fro nt panel dis play. Th e i nf ormatio n on the fron t panel di s play cha nges a s fo llows w h en you change th e time informa tion on you r TV scre en. When pla ying a DV D VIDEO or DVD-RW When playing [...]
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51 Viewing In formation Ab out the D isc Checki ng the Play Informa tion You ca n ch eck in fo rmation such as the bit rate or the di sc layer th at is bein g played . Checking the play information of a DVD (ADVANCED) 1 Press D I SPLAY dur ing play back. The Contr ol M en u is displ aye d. 2 Press X / x to sele ct (ADVAN CED), then pres s ENTE R . [...]
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52 Checking the play information of a DATA CD By pressing TIME/TEXT wh ile playing MP3 audio trac ks on a DATA CD, you can display the audi o b it rate (t he amount of data per sec on d of the cu rr ent audio) . T 17:30 128k JAZZ RIVER SIDE Bit rate Album name Track name[...]
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53 Sound Adjustm en ts Sound Adjustm ents Changi ng the Sou nd When playing a DVD VIDEO recorded i n multipl e audio formats (PCM, Dolby Digita l, MPEG a udi o , or DTS), you can chang e the audio format . If the DVD VIDEO is recorded with m ultilingu al tracks , you can a lso chan ge the lan gua ge . With CDs, DATA CDs, or VIDEO CDs, you can sele [...]
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54 Notes • You cannot change the soun d for Super Audio CDs. • While playi n g a Super VCD on which the au dio track is not reco rd ed , no sound will come out when you select “2:STEREO ,” “2:1/ L,” or “ 2:2/ R.” Displaying the audio information of the disc Press D I SP LAY du ri ng playb ac k to disp la y the Control Menu. Select ?[...]
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55 Sound Adjustm en ts SURROU ND Mode Setti ngs You ca n enjoy surround soun ds while playin g discs in cluding Dolby Dig ital, DTS, an d MPEG a udio DVD s, even if y ou have only 2 or 4 speak ers. Se lect th e su rround mode th at best su its y our spea ker setu p. 1 Press SUR during p layback. The foll ow ing dis pl ay a ppears . 2 Press SUR repe[...]
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56 ◆ TVS NI GHT Larg e so unds, su ch as e xpl o sions, ar e supp re ssed, bu t the quie ter soun ds are unaffe cted. Th i s fe ature i s us ef ul when yo u want to he ar th e dialo g an d enjoy th e sur ro und soun d effe ct s of “TVS WID E ” at low volume. ◆ TVS ST A NDARD Creates three se ts of v irtual r ear spea kers fro m th e s o un [...]
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57 Sound Adjustm en ts ◆ VIRTUAL MULTI REAR Crea tes an ar ray o f virt ual rear spea kers fro m one se t o f ac tual re ar speak ers. The posi ti on of the vi rt ua l rear spea kers dif fe rs according t o “REAR” or “SID E ” set ting of th e rear speaker s (page 77) . ◆ VIRTUAL MULTI DIMENSION Create s an array of virtua l rear sp ea k[...]
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58 Enjoying Movies Chang ing the Angl es If vari ous an gl es (mu lt i -a ngle s) fo r a sce ne are reco rded on the DVD VIDEO, “ANGLE” appears in th e front panel display. This means that yo u ca n chang e t he viewing angle. 1 Press ANGL E during pl ayback. The nu m be r of the an gl e ap pears on the display . 2 Press ANGLE repe ated l y to [...]
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59 Enjoyi ng Movie s Note Depending o n the DVD VI DEO, you may not b e able to cha nge th e sub title s ev en if mu ltilin gua l subtitle s are rec orded on i t. You a lso may not be able to tur n the m off. Adjus tin g th e Pi ct ure Qual ity (BNR) The Bloc k N o ise Reduc t io n (B NR) fun cti on adju sts t he pic ture qual ity by re duci ng the[...]
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60 4 Press ENTER. The disc plays w i th the setti n g you sele cted. To canc e l the “B NR” sett ing Select “O F F” in ste p 3. To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY repeat edly until the Control Men u is tu rn ed off . Notes • If the ou tlines of th e images on your scree n should become b lurred, s et “BNR” to “OFF.” • De[...]
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61 Enjoyi ng Movie s • CINEMA 1: enhances details in d ark areas by increa sing th e bl ac k lev el . • CINEMA 2: White col ours become brig hter and black colours becom e riche r, an d the co lo ur contra st is incr eased. • MEMORY: adju sts t he pictur e in greater deta il. z Hints • When you watch a movie , “CIN EMA 1” or “CINEMA 2[...]
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62 Enhanc ing the Pl ayback Pict ure (DIGITAL VIDEO ENHAN CER) The Dig ita l Video Enh ancer (D V E ) func tion makes th e picture a ppear cl ea r and cri sp by enhanci ng the ou tlines of images on yo ur TV screen. Also, th is fu nc tio n can soft e n the imag es on the scr een . 1 Press DISPL AY tw ice duri ng playback. The Con trol M en u appe a[...]
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63 Using Vari ous Additi ona l Functions Using Various Additional Functions Lockin g Disc s (CU STOM PARENTA L CONTRO L, PARE NTAL CONTR OL) You can set two ki nds of pl ayback restric tions for th e desir ed disc . • Cust om Pa r ental Cont ro l You can set play back res trictions so that t he player w i ll not play in app ropri at e di s cs. ?[...]
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64 To tur n off th e Custo m Paren tal Co ntrol functi on 1 Follo w step s 1 throug h 3 of “Custo m Pare ntal Co n tro l. ” 2 Press X / x to s elect “OF F t ,” the n press ENTER. 3 Enter y our 4-di gi t pas sword usi n g the number buttons, then press ENTER. To play a disc for whi c h Custom P ar e ntal Contr ol i s s et 1 Insert the disc f[...]
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65 Using Vari ous Additi ona l Functions ◆ When yo u have alr ea dy reg is te re d a passwor d The dis p lay for en tering the pa ssword appe ars. 4 Enter o r re-e nter your 4-d igit pa ssword using the number buttons, t hen pre s s ENTER . The disp lay for set t in g t he p layback limitatio n level appears. 5 Press X / x to se lect “S TA NDAR[...]
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66 • Dependi ng on the disc , you ma y be ask ed to change the pare nta l control leve l whil e pl ayi ng the disc. In thi s case, enter your pa ss wo rd , th en change t he lev el. If the Resume Pl ay mode is cance l led, th e le vel ret ur ns to the pr e vious le ve l. Area Code Changing the passwo rd 1 Pres s DISP LAY whi l e the pl ayer i s i[...]
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67 Using Vari ous Additi ona l Functions Operat ion So und Effect s (Soun d Feedbac k) The pl ayer b eeps w hen t he fo llow ing operat io ns are pe rform ed . The d efa ult se ttin g of the S ound Feedback func tion is set t o of f. Setting Sound Feed back 1 Press [ / 1 on the p laye r or the remo te. The pow er indica to r l ig hts up in gre en. [...]
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68 Contro llin g You r TV or AV Amplif ier ( Recei ver) With 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 to an AV amp lifier (receiv er ), you can contro l the volume with the s upp li ed re mot e. Notes • Dependi ng on the connecte d unit, you [...]
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69 Using Vari ous Additi ona l Functions Controlling the volume of your AV amplifier (recei ver) with the remote 1 Slide th e TV/DVD switch to DVD . 2 Hold do wn [ / 1 , and e nt er your AV amplifier (rec e iver)’s manu fac tu re r’s code (se e the ta ble bel ow) us in g the number buttons. 3 Releas e [ / 1 . The VOL + / – bu ttons co nt r ol[...]
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70 Settings and Adjustmen ts Using the Setu p Di sp l ay By usi n g the Setup Dis play, yo u ca n make various adjustmen ts to it ems such a s picture and sou nd. You can also set a language fo r the subti tles and t he Setu p Displ ay, am ong othe r things. For details on each Setu p Display item, see page s fro m 71 to 79. Note Playbac k settin g[...]
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71 Settings a nd Adjustm ents 6 Select a setting usin g X / x , then pres s ENT ER . The settin g is sele cted and se tup is complete. Example: “4:3 PAN SCAN” To tur n off th e dis pl ay Press DISP LAY repeatedly until the display is tu rned off . To en ter th e Quick Setup mode Select “Q U I CK” in ste p 3. Fo llow fro m step 5 of the Qui [...]
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72 Setti ngs fo r th e Disp la y (SCREEN SETUP) Choose sett ings accordin g to the TV to be conn ected. Select “SC REEN SETUP ” in the Set up Disp la y. To us e t he displa y, see “U s in g the Setu p D isp lay” (pa ge 70) . The defa ult settin gs are und erlined. ◆ TV TYPE Selects the aspec t rat i o of the conne ct ed TV (4:3 st an dard[...]
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73 Settings a nd Adjustm ents Custom Settings (CUSTOM SETUP) Use this to set up p layback rela ted and oth er setting s. Sele ct “ CUSTOM SETUP” in the Set up Display. To use the display , see “Using the Setup Displa y” (page 7 0). The def ault setti ngs are under l ined. ◆ AUTO PLA Y Switches the Auto Play setting on or off. Th is functi[...]
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74 ◆ PAUSE M ODE (DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW only) Selects the pictur e in paus e m od e. ◆ PLAYBA CK ME M ORY (DVD VIDEO/ VIDE O CD o nly) The pl ay er can s to re “ SUB TIT LE” and oth er sett ings of eac h di sc for up to 40 di scs (Playb ack M emory ). Set this function “ ON” or “OFF.” The following s e ttings are stor ed in memory. – A[...]
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75 Settings a nd Adjustm ents Settin gs for the Soun d (AUDIO SETUP ) “AUDIO SETUP” allows you to set th e sound accordi n g to the play back a nd c onnec tio n conditi ons. Select “AUDIO SETUP” in the Setup Displ ay. To use th e di splay, see “U si ng the Setu p D isp lay” (pa ge 70) . The d efaul t se ttin gs ar e unde rlined. ◆ AUD[...]
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76 Note Super Aud io CD a udio sign als are n ot output from a digita l jack. Setting th e digital output s ignal Swit c hes th e method of out p utting au di o signal s wh en you con nect a com ponent such as an ampli fier (recei ver) o r MD deck w ith a digital i nput jack. For co nn ection det ai ls, see pa ge 20. Select “D O L BY DIG ITA L,?[...]
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77 Settings a nd Adjustm ents Notes • Even if you set “4 8kHz/96kHz P CM” to “9 6kHz/ 24bit,” the sam pling f requency is converte d to 48 kHz/16 bit wh en a “SURROUND” mode (page 55) is selected . • The analog audio si gna ls from the LINE OUT L/ R (AUDIO) 1/2 jacks and 5.1CH OUTPUT ja cks are not affecte d by th is setting a nd ke[...]
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78 • CENTER •R E A R * Rear spe a ker pos ition Correct ly specify the loca tion of the re ar speakers t o enjoy the surrou nd effect. • Set to “SIDE,” if the lo catio n of t he rear spea kers corresponds to se ction A below. • Set to “R EAR,” if the locati o n of the re ar speakers corresponds to se ction B below. This setting affe[...]
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79 Settings a nd Adjustm ents Be sure to change the value in th e Setup Disp la y w he n you mov e the spe akers. The d efault adjustm ents ar e in pare nthese s. Notes • If each of the front or rear spea kers are no t placed at an equal dista nce from your lis tening po sition, set the dis ta nc e ac cording to the c los es t spe aker. • Do no[...]
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80 Additional Info r mation 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[...]
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81 Additional Informat ion Operation The remo te does not func tio n. , The bat terie s in t h e re mote ar e weak. , 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 disc does no t play . , The [...]
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82 , The ang le ca n only be changed when the “ANGLE” indicato r lights up o n 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 p[...]
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83 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 (page 25, 7 6) Digita l a udi o comp re ssion tec hnology develo ped by Dolb y La borato r[...]
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84 MPEG au dio (page 25, 76) Interna tional stan da rd codin g system used t o comp ress au dio digi tal s ignals au thor ized by ISO/ IE C. MPEG 1 co nforms t o up to 2- channel s tereo. MPEG 2, use d on DVDs, confo rms to up to 7.1- channel su rr ound. Scene (page 9) On a VIDEO CD with PBC (playback control) function s, the menu sc reens , moving[...]
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85 Additional Informat ion Spec ifica tions Syst em Laser: S em i co nductor laser Signal form at sy stem: PAL/N TSC (See page 1 6 to switch ) Audio chara cteri stics Freq uency response: DVD VIDEO (PCM 96 kHz ): 2 Hz to 44 kHz (44 kHz: –2 dB ±1 dB)/Supe r Audio CD : 2 H z to 100 kHz ( 50 kH z: –3 dB ±1 dB)/CD : 2 Hz to 20 kHz (±0.5 dB) Sign[...]
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86 Langua ge C ode Li st For de tails, see p ages 5 3, 58 , 71. The lang ua ge spell i ngs co nform to the ISO 639: 19 88 (E/F) standard . Code Lan guage Code Langua ge Code Languag e Code Language 1027 Afar 1028 Abkhazian 1032 Afrikaans 1039 Amharic 1044 Arabic 1045 Assamese 1051 Aymara 1052 Azerbaijani 1053 Bashkir 1057 Byelorussian 1059 Bulgaria[...]
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87 Inde x Numerics 16:9 72 4:3 L ETTER BOX 72 4:3 PAN SCAN 72 48kHz/96kHz PCM 76 5.1 Channel Surrou nd 20 , 25 A A-B REPEAT 44 ADVANCED 51 album 39 ANGLE 58 ANGLE VIEWER 48 AUDIO 53 , 71 AUDIO ATT 75 AUDIO DRC 75 AUDIO FILTER 75 AUDIO SETUP 75 AUTO PLAY 73 B BACKGROUND 72 BALANCE 79 Batter ies 15 BNR 59 C CD 31 CD D IRECT 74 CHAPTER 46 Chapte r 83 [...]
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Sony Corporation Print ed in Malaysia TVS (TV Virtual S urround) 55 U Usable disc s 6 V VIDEO CD 6 , 31[...]