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    3-874-015- 11 (1) Oper ating I nstruct ions © 2008 Sony Corporation D VP-PR30 CD/DVD Player[...]

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    2 WARNIN G To redu ce the ris k of fire o r electric shock, d o not e xpose this ap para tus to r ain or moistur e. To avoid elect rical shock , do not op en the c abin et. Ref er servicin g to qual ified perso nnel onl y. The mains lead mu st only be change d at a qualifi ed service shop. Batterie s or ba tteri es installe d appar atus sh all not [...]

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    3 Ligh tning For added protection for this set during a lightning storm, or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time, unplug it from the wall outlet. This will prevent damage to the set due to lightning and powerline surges. Notes About the Discs • To keep the disc clean, handle the disc b y its edge. Do not touch the surfac[...]

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    4 Table of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 About This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    5 Addi tiona l Info rmat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Troubleshootin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Self-diagn osis Func tion (Wh en letters/num bers ap pear on the scr een) . . . . 34 Playable Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    6 Guide t o Parts an d Contro ls For more informatio n, see th e pages indic ated in p arentheses . Remote 2 (volume) +, num ber 5 , AUDIO, and N buttons have a tact ile dot. Use the ta ctil e dot a s a r eferenc e when operating the player. A PICTURE NAVI (24) Divide s the screen in to 9 subscre ens so you can cho ose the des ired scene quic kly. [...]

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    7 Basi c operatio ns * 1 For all DVDs except for DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs/ DVD+R DLs and DivX video files. * 2 For DVDs and DivX video files only. * 3 These func tions may no t wo rk with some scen es. * 4 For DVD VIDEOs and DVD-VR mode only. * 5 For DVDs, VIDEO CDs and DivX video f iles only. * 6 For DVDs, VIDEO CDs, Super VCDs and DVD-VR mode only. ◆ Whe[...]

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    8 Top panel A Disc lid (14) B [ / 1 (o n/standb y) bu tton/ind icator (12 ) Lights up when th e power is on. C (remote sensor) (10) D OPEN/CLOSE (14) E x (sto p) butt on (14 ) F N (pla y) butto n/indic ator (14 ) Lights up in pla yback mo de. Rear panel A DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack (10) B LINE (RGB) - TV jack (9 ) DIGIT AL OUT COAXIAL LINE(RGB)-TV [...]

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    9 Hookup s Hookups When unpacki ng, chec k the sup plied ac cessor ies by re ferri ng to page 36. b • Plug cables securel y to prevent unwa nted noise. • Refer to the instru ctions suppl ied with the com ponents t o be conn ected. • Be sure to disconn ect the main s lead of each compo nent befo re connectin g. Step 1 : Conn ecting to Your TV [...]

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    10 To c onnect to y our a udio c ompon ent Use t he fo llowi ng pa tter n. z For correct s peaker loca tion, see the operating instr ucti ons sup pli ed with the co nnect ed compone nts. If your audi o component has a Dolby* 1 Digit al, DTS* 2 , or MPEG audio decoder and a digital i nput jack, use t his connection. You can enjoy Dolby Digital (5.1c[...]

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    11 Hookup s Controlling y our TV with the supplied remot e You can control th e sound le vel, inpu t source , and pow er switch of your Son y TV with th e supplie d remote. You ca n cont rol your TV using the but tons below. b Depending on the c onnected unit, y ou may not be able to control you r TV using all or som e of the buttons on the su ppli[...]

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    12 Step 4: Qu ick Se tup Follow the steps below to make the mi nimum number of basic adju stments for using the player. To skip a n adjustment, pre ss > . To return to the previous adjustmen t, press . . 1 Turn on t he TV. 2 Press [ / 1 . The pl ayer t urns o n and t he [ / 1 indicator lights up. 3 Switch the input selector on your TV so that th[...]

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    13 Hookup s 7 Press X / x to select the settin g that matches yo ur TV type. ◆ If y ou h ave a wide -scr een TV or a 4:3 standa rd TV with a wi de-screen mode • 16:9 (p age 28 ) ◆ If you ha ve a 4:3 stan dard TV • 4:3 LETTER BOX or 4:3 PAN S CAN (page 28) 8 Press ENTER. The Setu p Disp lay for s electing the type of vide o signal out put fr[...]

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    14 Playback Play ing Disc s Depending on the DVD or VIDEO CD, some operat ions may be diffe rent or res tricted. Refer to t he operating instructi ons supplied wit h your disc . 1 Push OPEN/C LOSE o n the to p panel to open th e disc lid. 2 Fit the di sc to the pivo t, and close the lid until it clicks. The pl ayer st arts pl ayba ck (co ntin uous [...]

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    15 Playback b • “M ULTI-DISC RESUM E” in “ CUSTOM SETUP ” must be se t to “ON” (de fault) for this function to wor k (page 29). • Re sume Play does not wo rk during Shuffle Pl ay and Programme Play. • With some di scs, Resum e Pla y may not wor k, depending on the point you stop playba ck, or if you press [ / 1 . To pla y VIDEO CD[...]

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    16 Control Menu displa y (Magic Pad) 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: The Contr ol Men u display 1 and 2 will show diff erent item s depend ing on th e disc type . Example: Control Menu display 1 when playing a[...]

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    17 Playback List of Control Me nu items Item Item Name , Funct ion TITLE/SCENE/T RACK CHAPTER/INDEX TRACK Sele cts th e titl e, sce ne, tr ack, chapt er, or index t o be play ed. 1 Pres s X / x to sele ct th e se arch method . “** (**)” i s selected (** re fers to a number ). 2 Press EN TER. “** (**)” c hanges to “-- (**) .” 3 Press the[...]

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    18 z The Cont rol Menu icon ind icator light s up i n green when yo u select a ny item except “OFF” (“PROGRAM,” “SHUFFLE,” “REPEAT,” “A-B RE PEAT,” “SHARPNESS, ” “ZOOM,” “TVS” only). The “ORIGINAL/PLAY LIST” indic ator lights up in green when you se lect “PLAY LIST” (default setting). The “ANGLE” indicato[...]

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    19 Playback Var ious Pl ay Mode Functi ons You ca n set the followi ng play modes: • Prog ramm e Play (p age 19 ) • Shuf fle Pla y (pag e 20) • Repeat Play (p age 20) • A-B Repeat Play (pa ge 21) b The play mode i s cancell ed when: – you op en the disc lid. – you press [ / 1 and the pla yer enters s tandby m ode. Creating your own prog[...]

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    20 5 Press N . Progra mme P lay begins . When t he p rogr amme en ds, y ou ca n restar t the same programme ag ain by pressi ng N . To return to normal play Press CL EAR, or select “O FF” in st ep 1. To play th e same p rogramm e agai n, select “ON” in step 1 and pres s ENTER . To ch ange or can cel a pro gramme 1 Fol low step 1 of “Creat[...]

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    21 Playback • TITL E: re peats the current ti tle on a disc . • CHAPTER: repeat s the cu rrent ch apter. • TR ACK: repe ats the curr ent track. • FILE (DivX video f iles on ly): re peats the current file . • AL BUM: repeats the curr ent alb um. ◆ When Pr ogra mme Pla y or Sh uffl e Play is ac tiva te d • ON : repe ats Prog ramme Pl ay[...]

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    22 Custom izi ng the play back co nfigura tion Adjusting the playback picture (CUSTOM PICTUR E MODE) You can adjust the vide o signal fr om the player to o btain t he pi cture quality you w ant. 1 After select ing (CUSTOM PICTU RE MODE) on the Co ntrol Me nu (page 16), press X / x to select the setti ng you want . The default setting is u nderlined[...]

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    23 Playback (pag e 16 ), pres s X/x to sele ct “PLA YER t ,” t hen p ress EN TER . The pass word i s required . 2 Enter or re-ent er your 4 -dig it passw ord using the n umber b uttons , then press ENTER. The disp lay for set ting the p layback limitatio n level ap pears. 3 Press X/x to select “STANDARD,” then press EN TER. The selectio n i[...]

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    24 3 Press N . Pla yback start s fro m the se lect ed al bum. The JPEG images in the sele cted album start pl aying as a slide sho w. To sel ect a specif ic MP 3 audi o track , press E NTER and pre ss X / x to se lect a track, then pre ss ENTER. To select a specific JP EG image file, see “Selecting a J PEG image file ” (page 24). To stop playba[...]

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    25 Playback To di splay JPE G im age inf ormation Press SUBTI TLE while viewin g JPEG image files. The fil e name, cam era mak er/mode l, date, time, pict ure resolution, fi le size, camera setting informatio n (ISO speed r ating, Exposur e time, F Num ber, Exposu re bias, or Focal l ength) o f the pictu re are disp layed on the scr een. is displ a[...]

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    26 Playin g Di vX Vid eo F iles DivX ® is a v ideo file compression techno logy, deve loped by DivX, Inc . This produc t is an offi cial DivX ® Certified produc t. You c an pl ay DATA di scs th at co ntai n DivX video f iles. z You can vi ew the disc infor mation whil e playing a DivX vide o file u sing TIM E/TEXT (page 6). b • If there are no [...]

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    27 Settings and Adj ustments Settings and Adjustmen ts Usin g the Setu p Disp lay By usi ng the Se tup Di splay , you ca n make various a djustments to items such as picture 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 de tails on ea ch Setup Displ ay item , see pages fr om 27 to [...]

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    28 SCREEN SETUP Choose sett ings accordin g to the TV to be conn ected. Select “SC REEN SETUP” in the Se tup Disp lay. To use the displa y, see “Us ing the Setu p D isp lay” (pa ge 27) . The defa ult settin gs are und erlined. ◆ TV TYPE Selects the aspec t ratio of the co nnected TV (4:3 standa rd or wi de). b Depending on the DVD, “4:3[...]

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    29 Settings and Adj ustments CUSTOM SETU P Use t his t o se t up playba ck r elate d and othe r settings . Select “CUS TOM SE TUP” in the Setup Displ ay. To use the di spla y, see “U sing th e Setu p D isp lay” (pa ge 27) . The d efaul t set tin gs are unde rlined . ◆ AUTO P OWER OFF Switches the Auto Power Of f setting on or off. ◆ AUT[...]

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    30 AUDIO SETUP “AUDI O SET UP” a llow s you to s et t he so und 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 27) . The defa ult settin gs are und erlined. ◆ AUDIO DRC (Dynam ic Range Control) (DVDs only) Makes th e[...]

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    31 Settings and Adj ustments ◆ MPEG (D VDs only) Selects t he type of M PEG audio signal . ◆ DTS Select s whethe r or not to output DTS si gnals . • W hen you play a DVD VIDEO with DTS sound trac ks, set “ DTS” to “ON” in “AUD IO S ETUP” (page 31). • If yo u connect the player to audi o equipm ent wi thout a DTS decoder , do not[...]

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    32 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 proble m before requestin g repairs . Should any prob lem pers ist, cons ult you r nearest Sony deal er. Power The po wer is no t turn ed on. , Check t hat the m ains lea[...]

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    33 Additional I nformation , The play er cann ot play a recor ded dis c that is not corre ctly fina lized (page 35). The MP3 au dio trac k canno t be played (page 34). , The pla yer cannot pla y audio trac ks in mp3PRO form at. , “MODE (MP3, JPEG)” is set to “IMAGE (JPEG)” ( page 18 ). , The D ATA disc cont ains a Di vX video file. The JPEG[...]

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    34 Self- diagn osis Funct ion (When lett ers/number s appear on th e screen) When the s elf-diagn osis funct ion is activated to prev ent the pla yer from malfun ctionin g, a five- charact er serv ice num ber (e.g., C 13 50) with a com bina tio n o f a lette r a nd f our dig its appe ars on the sc reen. In this case , check th e following ta ble. P[...]

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    35 Additional I nformation * “Design rule for Cam era File system”: Image standar ds for di gital camer as regulat ed by JEITA (Japan Elect ronics and Informa tion Technology I ndustries Ass ociation). z • If yo u add nu mbers ( 01, 02, 03, etc.) t o the fro nt of the track/ file names when you store the tra cks (or fi les) in a disc, the tra[...]

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    36 * CP RM (Conten t Protection fo r Recordab le Media ) is a codin g techno logy that protects the copyright of im ages. • Note on DualD iscs A DualDisc is a two sided disc pr oduct which mate s DVD rec orde d mater ial on on e side with digital audio material on the other side. However, sinc e the audio mate rial side does not confo rm to the C[...]

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    37 Additional I nformation Langua ge Co de Lis t For d etail s, se e pa ges 6, 27. The lang uage spell ings con form to the ISO 639: 19 88 (E/F) standard. Parent al Con tro l Area Code L ist For deta ils, see page 22. Code Lan guage Code L anguage Code Langu age Code Language 1027 Afar 1028 Abkhazian 1032 Afrikaans 1039 Amharic 1044 Arabic 1045 Ass[...]

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    38 Index Numerics 16: 9 28 4:3 LETTE R BOX 28 4:3 PAN SCAN 28 48kH z/96kH z PCM 31 5.1 Ch annel Surrou nd 10 A A- B REP EA T 17, 21 A-B Repeat Play 21 Advan ce 7 ALBU M 18 ANGLE 17 AUDIO 27 AUDIO DRC 30 AUDIO SETUP 30 AUT O PLA Y 29 AUT O POWE R OFF 29 B BACKGR OUND 28 Batt erie s 10 C CD 14, 34 CHAP TER 17 CHA PTER VIEW ER 6 Connecting 9 Conti nuo[...]

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