Sony SLV-D261P manual

2-584-680- 11 (1) U S D VD Pla y er/ Video Cassette Recor der Oper ating In structions For custom ers in the USA If you have any questions about your Sony DVD-VCR, you m ay call Sony Cust omer Inf ormation Se rvices Com pany at 1-800-VHS-SONY (847-7669). For all other Sony product que stions, plea se call Sony Customer I nfor mation Se rvices Compa[...]

2 W A RNING WARNIN G To pre vent fi re or sh ock hazar d, do n ot expo se the unit to rain or mo istur e. To avo id electric al shock, do not open the c abine t. Ref er servic ing to qualif ied personn el onl y. To pre vent fi re or sh ock haza rd, do not place ob jects filled w ith liquids , such as vase s, on the appara tus. CAUTION The use of op[...]

3 Impor tant Safety Instructions Importan t Safe ty Instruc tions 1 Read these instruc tions. 2 Keep these instructio ns. 3 Heed all wa rnin gs. 4 Follow all i nstr uctio ns. 5 D o not use this appa ratus near water . 6 Clean on ly with dry clot h. 7 Do not bloc k any ventilation open ings. Instal l in acc ordan ce wi th t he manu fact ure r’ s i[...]

4 T able of contents T ab le of co ntents 2 WA R N I N G 2 We l c o m e ! 2 General Precautions 3 Important Safety Instructions 3 D VD Precautions 6 About this manual 6 This playe r can pl ay the f ollowing discs 8 Notes ab out disc s Getting Started 9 Step 1 : Unpacking 10 Step 2 : Setting up the re mote commander 11 Step 3 : Basic hookups 18 Step[...]

5 T able of contents D VD Additional Operations 64 Using the DVD’ s m enu 66 Zooming into a scene 67 Cha ng ing th e an gle s 68 Displaying the subtitle 69 V arious pl ay mo de fu nction s (Program play , Shuffle play , Repeat play) 74 Chan ging th e soun d 75 V irtual surround setting 77 Playing an MP3 audio track 82 Playing JPEG image files 86 [...]

6 About this manua l About th is manu al • This manual main ly explains o perations using the remote, but the same operati ons can also be performed u sing the bu ttons on the DVD-VCR having t he same or si milar names . • “DVD” may be used as a ge neral term for DVD VIDEOs, D VD-R Ws/DVD-Rs, and D VD+R Ws/ DV D + R s . • The mean ing of [...]

7 This pla yer can pl ay the f ollowing discs Region code Your pl ayer has a reg ion code pr inted on the ba ck of the unit and only wi ll play DVD VIDEO discs (playba ck only) lab eled with iden tical regi on codes. This system is us ed to pro tect co pyrights. DVDs labe led will als o pl ay on thi s pla yer. If you try to play any other DVD VIDEO[...]

8 Notes about discs Note on playback oper ations of DVDs and VIDEO CDs Some playback opera tions of DVDs and VIDEO CDs may be inte ntionally s et by softwar e producers . Since t his playe r plays DVDs and VIDE O CDs ac cordin g to the disc contents the softwa re produ cers de signed, some p layback features may not be available. Also, refer to the[...]

Getting Started 9 Unpacking Getting Started Step 1 : Unpac king Check tha t you hav e receiv ed the fo llo wing items with the D VD-VCR: Note • The supplie d remote comm ander is for the exclusive use of this D VD-VCR. • Remote co mmander • 75-ohm co axial cable wi th F-type connect ors • Size AA (R6) batteries[...]

10 Setting up the remot e commander Step 2 : Setting up the remote co mmander Notes • W ith norma l use, the batteries should last about three to six months . • If you do not use the re mote com mander for an extended pe riod of time , remove the batter ies to avoid possible damage from battery leaka ge. • Do not use a new battery with an old[...]

Getting Started 11 Basic hookups Step 3 : Basic hook ups Bef ore yo u get started • Be sure to disco nnect the AC po wer cord of each com ponent before conn ecting. • T urn off the power to al l equip ment. • Do no t connect t he A C power c ords until a ll of the conn ections ar e completed . If you co nnect the A C po wer cord b efore the c[...]

12 Basic hookups A udio/video (A/V) hookup If your TV has audio/v ideo (A/V) inpu t jacks, you will g et better pictu re and sound i f you ho ok up yo ur D VD-VCR us ing thes e connecti ons. If your TV d oes not h av e A/V inputs, see the following pages for antenna or cab le hookups. Note that “ Advanced Hookup s” (page 49) e xplai ns additio [...]

Getting Started 13 Basic hookups Hookup 1 (Plug and Play) Antenna hookup Make the fo llowing connecti ons if you are using an antenn a (if you do not have cable TV). A Use this h ookup if y ou are using: • VHF/UHF a ntenna (you ge t channel s 2–13 and channels 14 and high er) • UHF-on ly antenn a (you get channel s 14 and hig her) • Separat[...]

14 Basic hookups Hookup 1 : D VD-VCR setup Notes • If you c onnect th e A C power co rd before th e antenn a connec tions are c omplet ed, the cha nnels may b e incorrec tly set. If this happens, see “Step 6 : Prese tting channe ls” on page 24. • Do not press any buttons on the DVD-VCR or remote comm ander durin g Auto preset . • Auto p r[...]

Getting Started 15 Basic hookups Hookup 2 (Plug and Play) Y ou ha ve no cable bo x, or a cab le bo x with only a fe w scrambled c hannels Recommende d use Use th is hookup i f you do not hav e a cable bo x. Also use t his hook up if your cab le system sc rambles only a few channels. What y ou can do with this hookup • Record any un scrambled chan[...]

16 Basic hookups Hookup 2 : D VD-VCR setup Notes • If you c onnect th e A C power co rd before th e antenn a connec tions are c omplet ed, the cha nnels may b e incorrec tly set. If this happens, see “Step 6 : Prese tting channe ls” on page 24. • Do not press any buttons on the DVD-VCR or remote comm ander durin g Auto preset . • Auto p r[...]

Getting Started 17 Basic hookups Hookup 3 Connecting a cable bo x with many scrambl ed channels Recommende d use Use this hook up if yo ur cable system scramble s all or most channels. What y ou can do with this hookup • Recor d any channel by sele cting t he channel on the cab le box What you ca nnot do • Record wi th the c able box turn ed of[...]

18 Selecting a language Step 4 : Selecting a lan gua ge Y ou can c hang e the on-s cree n di splay langua ge. Bef ore y ou start… • T u rn on th e D VD-VCR and you r TV . • T o control the D VD-VCR, set TV / D VD·VIDEO to D VD· VIDEO on the remote (page 10). • Set the “RF Output Channel” to “3CH” or “4CH” in “OPTION SETUP ?[...]

Getting Started 19 Selecting a language 4 Press SET UP to exit th e menu.[...]

20 Setting the cloc k Step 5 : S etting th e cloc k Using the A uto Cloc k Set featu re Some TV an d cable channe ls transmi t time signals with th eir broad casts. Y our D VD- VCR can pick up this ti me signal to automa tically set th e clock. The Auto Clock Set feature works only if a channel in your area is broadc asting a time signal. If broadc[...]

Getting Started 21 Setting the clock 3 Press V/v to select “Au to”, then press ENTER. 4 Press V/v to select the item you want, t hen press B/b to m ake th e setting . • F or “C lock data C H” Lea ve th e setting to “ Auto” t o hav e the D VD-VCR automatically sea rch for a channel that carries a time sign al. Press B/b to s ele ct a c[...]

22 Setting the cloc k Notes • The clo ck cannot be set automat ically if you d o not receive a channel th at carries a tim e signal in your a rea. If so, set the cl ock manu ally (p age 22) . • If there a re only a few channels i n your area th at carry time signals, setti ng the clock autom atically may take up to a bout 20 m inutes. I f nothi[...]

Getting Started 23 Setting the clock Tip • T o chang e the digits whi le setting, pre ss B to return to th e item to be changed , and se lect th e digits by pressing V/v . Notes • T o reco rd TV programs us ing the timer , you must set th e clock accu rately . • The clock displ ay a ppears when VI DEO m ode is select ed wi th no tape i nser t[...]

24 Presetting channels Step 6 : Presetting ch annels This DVD-VCR is capable o f receiving VHF channel s 2 to 13, UHF chann els 14 to 69 and unscramble d CA TV channels 1 to 1 25. First, we recommend that you p reset the re cei vable channels in your are a using au tomatic presett ing method s. Then, if the re are any unwanted channels, di sable th[...]

Getting Started 25 Presetting channels 2 Press V/v to select “Channel Se tup”, then press ENTER. The “CHANNEL SETUP” menu appears . 3 Press V/v to select “An t/Cable. ” 4 • T o prese t cable TV chan nels: Press B / b to select “Cab le TV. ” • T o prese t VHF and UHF channel s: Press B / b to select “An tenna. ” 5 Press V/v t[...]

26 Presetting channels Presetting/ disab ling chann els man ually Bef ore y ou start… • T u rn on th e D VD-VCR and your TV . When using a cab le box, turn it on. • T o control the D VD-VCR, set TV / D VD·VIDEO to D VD· VIDEO on the remote (page 10). • Set the “RF Output Channel” to “3CH” or “4CH” in “OPTION SETUP ” menu ([...]

Getting Started 27 Presetting channels Note • If you have not preset channel s automa tically , you cannot pr eset/disa ble channe ls manua lly . 4 T o preset/di sable a c hannel: 1 Press CH +/– o r number b uttons to enter the ch ann el num ber . 2 Press B/b to select “ADD” (in memory) or “DELETE” (dele ted). 3 Press ENTER. 5 Press O R[...]

28 Play ing discs Basi c Oper atio ns Pla ying discs Depend ing o n the d isc, so me ope ratio ns may be different or restricted. Refer to th e operating instruct ions supp lied with your disc . Bef ore y ou start ... • T u rn on th e D VD-VCR and your TV . • Switch th e input sele ctor on y our TV so that the signal from the playe r appears on[...]

29 Playing discs Basic Oper ations Tip • T o make a vi deo timer reser vation during DVD playback , we recom mend perform ing the oper ations under “ Quick Timer Record ing” (page 88). Notes • Y ou ca n chan ge t he sc reen t ype u sing the “SC REEN SET U P” me nu (s ee “S creen Setu p” on page 55). • Stop VID EO play back wh ile [...]

30 Play ing discs * 1 If you pause the D VD player for more than 5 minutes, the D VD player will automatically stop. * 2 Playback quick ly or slowly w ith sound (See “T o playback quickly or slow ly with sound (D VD only)” on pa ge 31.) * 3 For D VD VIDEOs and DVD-R Ws/DVD-Rs or D VD+R Ws/DVD+Rs only * 4 Y ou can press SKIP up to 4 times. This [...]

31 Playing discs Basic Oper ations Notes • No so und is o utput excep t for: – during normal play – during playback quickly or slowly with sound • Y ou can not perform playback qu ickly or slowly with sound when a virtu al surround effect is set. • The fast reverse operation may not be possibl e for CD, MP3 an d VIDEO CD depending on the [...]

32 Play ing discs Notes on pla ying DTS* sound trac ks on a CD • When play ing DTS-en coded CD s, excessi ve noise w ill be heard fro m the analog ste reo jacks. T o avoid possible damage to the audio system, the consumer should take proper precauti ons when the analog stereo ja cks of th e D VD play er are con nected to an ampli fi catio n syste[...]

33 Guide to the on-screen displa y Basic Oper ations Guide to the on-scree n displa y Press DISPLA Y during playback . The following information ap pears; type of disc , current titl e/track , chapte r , counter positi on, v oice la nguage, subtitle langua ge and Custom A V Mode setti ng. Re fer to “ D VD Audio/ Subtitle Langu age” on page 113 [...]

34 Guide to the on-screen display T o playbac k the desired title/ track o r chap ter Y ou can playb ack the desired t itle/track or chapter using this menu. The title/trac k or chapter icon will appear on the D VD playba ck screen follo wed by the current title/track or cha pter numb er and the counter position. T o playbac k from the de sired tit[...]

35 Guide to the on-screen displa y Basic Oper ations Notes • The disp lay may not ch ange as ope rated dep ending on t he disc. • The displ ay window continu e indicati ng the play ing time e ve n when the counter position inform ation on the on- screen disp lay is being chang ed. T o adj ust t he pl ayback pic ture ( Cus tom A V Mo de) Y o u c[...]

36 Locking the disc tra y (Child Loc k) Locking the di sc tray (Child Lock ) Y ou can lock th e disc t ray so that the disc tra y is not open ed by mistake. T o lock th e disc tra y When th e D VD-V CR i s t urned on, pr ess x , X and S ELECT DVD on the unit at the same time. “LOCK” appears in the di splay window . The disc tray is locked. T o [...]

37 Play ing a tape Basic Oper ations Playing a tape Bef ore y ou start ... • T u rn on th e D VD-VCR and yo ur TV . • Switch the input sele ctor on yo ur TV so that the sig nal from the player app ears on the T V scr een. •S e t T V / D VD·VIDEO to D VD·VIDEO , then press SELECT VIDEO to control the VCR (page 10). 1 Insert a tape. The VCR s[...]

38 Play ing a tape Additio nal tasks * If you p ause th e VCR f or more than 5 m inutes, the VC R will au tomati cally resume pl ay . T o turn off the po wer while re winding (Re wind Shut O ff) Press ? / 1 while th e tape is re winding. The po wer will turn of f but the tape will keep rewi nding u ntil it reach es the en d. T o play/s ear ch a t v[...]

39 Play ing a tape Basic Oper ations T o resume normal pla yback Press H PLA Y. T o use the time c ounter Press CLEAR at th e point on the tape that y ou w ant to find later . The counter in the displa y wind o w rese ts to “ 0:00: 00. ” T o search for th e coun ter 0 :00:00 point automati cally , see “T o search for the coun ter 0:00:0 0 po [...]

40 Recording TV programs Recor ding TV pr ograms Bef ore y ou start ... • T u rn on th e D VD-VCR and your TV . • Switch th e input sele ctor on y our TV so that the signal from the playe r appears on the TV screen. •S e t T V / D VD· VI DEO to D VD· VIDEO , then press SELEC T VIDEO to control th e VCR (page 10). • T o record f rom a cabl[...]

41 Recording TV programs Basic Oper ations T o stop recor ding Press x STOP. T o chec k the remain ing tape length Press DISPLA Y to display the time counter . W ith the displa y on, pre ss DISPLA Y again to check the r e maini ng time. The white b ar indicate s the curre nt locatio n in relation to the entire tape length . The remaining time also [...]

42 Recording TV programs T o watch anothe r TV pr ogram while recor ding T o watch a D VD while recor ding T o save a r ecordi ng T o p rev ent accident al erasure, break of f the safe ty tab as i llustrated . T o record on the tape aga in, cover the tab hole with a dhesi ve tape. Tips • T o se lect a c hann el, you can u se the nu mber but tons [...]

43 Recording TV programs using the ti mer Basic Oper ations Reco r ding TV programs us ing the tim er Y ou can preset up to eight progra ms at a time. Bef ore y ou start… • Check that the D VD-VCR clock is set to the correct time. • T u rn on th e D VD-VCR and yo ur TV . • Switch the input sele ctor on yo ur TV so that the sig nal from the [...]

44 Recording TV programs using the timer T o stop recor ding T o stop the D VD-VCR while recording, press SELECT V IDEO and then press x ST OP. Dail y/weekl y reco rdin g In step 2 above, press v to select the recording p attern. Each time you pre ss v , the indica tion cha nges a s sho wn belo w . Press V to change the indic ation in re verse orde[...]

45 Recording TV programs using the ti mer Basic Oper ations T o use the A uto T ape Spee d function When you are recor ding a prog ram in the Auto mode and the remaining ta pe becom es shorter than the recording time , the tape speed is aut omatically c hanged to EP mod e. Note that some n oise will ap pear on t he picture whe n the tape spe ed is [...]

46 Checking/changing/canceling timer settings Checking/cha nging/ cancel ing time r settings Bef ore y ou start… • Check th at the D VD-VCR clock is set to the correct time. • T u rn on th e D VD-VCR and your TV . • Switch th e input sele ctor on y our TV so that the signal from the playe r appears on the TV screen. •S e t T V / D VD· VI[...]

47 Checking/changing/canceling timer settings Basic Oper ations When the time r settings o verlap The program th at starts f irst has priority and the second program starts rec ording only after the f irst program has f inished. If the program s start at the same time , the program li sted f irst in the m enu has p riority . Tip • If th e ind ica[...]

48 Locking the D VD-VCR (Child Lock) Loc king the D V D-VCR (C hild Lock) After you h av e set the timer , you can lock all of the button s on the D VD-VCR so that the settings are n ot canceled b y mistake. To l o c k t h e D V D - V C R When the D VD-VCR is turned on, hold do wn ? / 1 POWER on th e uni t until “LOCK” appears in the di splay w[...]

49 A/V Receiver hookup Adv anced Hoo kups Adv anced Hookups A/V Receiv er hookup A Use this h ookup if y our A/V receiver h as a Dolb y* Surrou nd (Pr o Logic) decode r and 3 to 6 speaker s Y ou can enj oy the Dolby Surr ound effects only whe n playi ng Dolby Surrou nd audio or multi-ch annel audio (Dolby Digital) d iscs. ∗ Manufact ured un der l[...]

50 A/V Receiver hookup B Use this hook up if y our A/V receiver has a Dol by Digita l or DTS* decoder , a digital input j ac k and 6 sp eaker s This connectio n will allo w you to use t he Dolby Digital or DT S decoder fu nction o f your A V ampl ifier (r eceiver). Y ou are not able to enjoy the surround sound effects of this pl ayer . Y ou must ma[...]

51 S-Video/Component Vid eo hookup Adv anced Hoo kups S-Vid eo/Comp onent Vi deo hoo kup Make audio c onnectio ns us ing the LINE OUT A UDIO L/R jacks or DIGIT AL A UDIO OUT (OPTICAL or CO AXIAL) jacks on the right si de of the D VD-VCR when you use S- VIDEO/ Compo nent V i deo hook up. A Use this hooku p if y our TV has an S-VIDEO inpu t jack Conn[...]

52 S-Video/Component Video hookup B Use this hook up if y our TV has compon ent video inp ut jac ks Conne ct your TV v ia the COMP ONENT VIDEO OUT jacks using a component video cord (not supplied) or three vi deo cord s (not supp lied) of t he same kind and length. Y ou will enjoy accurat e color rep roducti on and high q uality i mages. See page 4[...]

53 A udio Setup D VD Settings and Adjustme nts D VD Settings and Adjust ments A u dio Setu p “ Audio Se tup” allo ws you t o set the soun d accordi ng to the playb ack and connec tion condition s. 1 Press SET UP when the D VD p layer is in stop mode, then press V/v to select (D VD), then press ENTER. 2 Press V/v to select “A udio Setu p, ” [...]

54 A udio Setup Men u choice s • Dolby Digit al Selects the type of Dolby Digital signal. The def ault setting is indic ated in bold print. •D T S Selects wh ether or n ot to outp ut DTS sign als. The def ault setting is indicat ed in bold p rint. • Audio DRC (Dynamic Range Control) Makes the soun d clear when the volume is t urned down when [...]

55 Screen Setup D VD Settings and Adjustme nts Scre en Set up “Screen S etup” allows you to set the screen accordi ng to the playb ack and connec tion condition s. 1 Press SET UP when the D VD p layer is in stop mode, then press V/v to select (D VD), then press ENTER. 2 Press V/v to select “ Screen Set up, ” then press ENTER. 3 Press V/v to[...]

56 Screen Setup Men u choice s •T V T y p e Selects th e aspect ra tio of the conne cted TV (4:3 sta ndard or wi de). The def ault setting is indicat ed in bold p rint. • Black Level Y ou can enha nce the black lev e l by increasing the brightness an d contrast when viewing D V D VIDEOs with the PR OGRE SSIVE indic ato r tur ned off. The def au[...]

57 Screen Setup D VD Settings and Adjustme nts T o set the “Pro gressive” setti ng If your TV accepts progressiv e (480p) format signals, you will enjoy accurate color repr oducti on and hi gh qual ity ima ge. 1 Follow step 1 and 2 on page 55 , then pres s V/ v to select “P rogressiv e. ” 2 Press B/b to select “On, ” then press ENTER. 3[...]

58 Screen Setup Tip • The “P rogressive” setting can be c anceled by pressing X on the unit con tinuously for 5 seconds or more, or selecting “Off” in st ep 2. Note • If you se lect pr ogressive signal when y ou co nnect the D VD pla yer to a T V that cannot ac cept the si gna l in prog ress iv e for mat, the im age q uality will deter [...]

59 Setting the display or sound t rac k language D VD Settings and Adjustme nts Setting th e displ a y or sound trac k lang uage You ca n set var ious lang uages for the disc’ s menu, sound tr ack or s ubtitle. 1 Press SET UP when the DVD pla yer is in sto p mode , the n pr ess V/v to sele ct (DVD) an d press ENTER . 2 Press V/v to select “Lang[...]

60 Setting the displa y or sound tr ack language Tip • If you sele ct “Oth ers” i n step 4, an ad diti onal la ngua ge menu appears. Press V/v/ B/b to select the des ire d langu age, then pr ess ENTER. Notes • When y ou select a language that is not recorde d on the DVD VIDEO i n ste p 4, one of the r ecord ed lan guage s will be au tomati [...]

61 P ar ental Control (limiting pla yback by children) D VD Settings and Adjustme nts P arental Co ntr ol (lim iting p layback b y childre n) Playback of some DVD VIDEOs can be limited acco rding to a predet ermined le vel such as the age of the users. The “Parental Control” fu nction allows y ou to set a playbac k limitation le vel. 1 Press SE[...]

62 P ar ental Control (limiti ng playbac k b y children) 3 Press b to set the parental contr ol. • If you have not ent ered a passwor d The displ ay for r egistering a new password appears . Enter a 4-di git passwor d using the number but to ns . The disp lay for c onfirmin g the pass word appears . Re-e nter the passw ord. • When you h a ve al[...]

63 P ar ental Control (limiting pla yback by children) D VD Settings and Adjustme nts T o change the pa ssw ord T o turn off the P arental Control function Set “Use Password” to “No” in step 3 on page 62. T o play a disc f or which P arental Contr ol is set If yo u f orget y our passw or d Notes • When yo u play D VD VI DEOs which do no t[...]

64 Using the D V D’ s menu D VD Additional Operati ons Using the D VD’ s menu A D VD is divided into long sect ions of a picture o r a music fe ature c alled “titl es. ” When yo u play a D VD VIDEO which contains se veral titles, you can select the title you want using the TOP ME NU button. When you play DVD VIDEOs that allo w you to select[...]

65 Using the D V D’ s menu D VD Additional Operatio ns Note • Dependi ng on the DVD VIDEO, you m ay not be able to use t he TOP MENU button or sea rch a poi nt by sett ing th e tim e. 2 Press V/v/B/b t o select the i tem you want to play or ch ange, then press ENTER. Y ou can also use the n umber buttons to select t he item.[...]

66 Zooming into a sc ene Zooming in to a scene Notes • Y ou can not use 4 × magnification when yo u play VIDEO CDs. • The zoo m function may not work dependi ng on the DVD. Y ou can zoom into a scene durin g playback or still mode. T o zoom into a JPEG image, see “ Playing JPEG image fil es” on page 82. 1 Press ZOOM. “ ” appears. 2 Pre[...]

67 Changing the angles D VD Additional Operatio ns Changi ng t he a ngles Note • Depending on th e D VD VIDEO, you may not be able to change the an gles e ven if multi - angles are r ecorded on th e D VD VIDEO. If various angles (multi-angles) fo r a scene are recorded on the DVD VIDEO, “ ” appears i n the display wind o w . This mean s that [...]

68 Display ing the subtitle Displa ying the subtitle T o turn off the subtit les Select “Off” in step 3. Note • Dependi ng on t he DVD, you m ay not b e able to chan ge the subtitles even if m ultilingua l subtitle s are rec orded on it. Y ou also ma y not be a ble to turn t hem off . If subtitles are recorded on the disc , you can change the[...]

69 V arious pla y mode f unctions (Program pla y , Shuffle pla y , Repeat play) D VD Additional Operatio ns V arious pla y mode functi ons (Pr o gram play , Shuffle play , Repeat pla y) Y o u ca n set the f o llo wing play modes: • Program pl ay (page 69), Pro gram play MP3 aud io tracks (page 79) • Shuffle play (page 7 1), Shuffle play MP3 au [...]

70 V arious play mode funct ions (Program play , Shuffle play , Repeat play) T o stop prog ram pla y Press CLEAR un til “Of f” ap pears at th e upper left top of the TV screen during prog ramm e pl ay . T o change or can cel a pr ogram T o cancel all the pr ogrammed num bers Notes • Up to 99 trac ks can be displa yed. • Up to 20 tr acks can[...]

71 V arious pla y mode f unctions (Program pla y , Shuffle pla y , Repeat play) D VD Additional Operatio ns Play ing in random or der (Shuffle pla y) T o return to normal pla y Press CLEAR un til “Off” appears at the upper left top of t he TV screen during shu f fle play . Tips • Shu f fle play wil l stop whe n all the tracks a re play ed bac[...]

72 V arious play mode funct ions (Program play , Shuffle play , Repeat play) Playi ng repeatedl y (Repeat pla y) Y ou can play all of the titles or tracks on a disc or a single title, cha pter , or track repeatedl y . 1 Press REP EA T during p layback . 2 Press REPEA T or B/b repeated ly to select the it em to be repeate d. When pla ying a D VD •[...]

73 V arious pla y mode f unctions (Program pla y , Shuffle pla y , Repeat play) D VD Additional Operatio ns T o return to normal pla y Selec t “Off” in step 2 or p ress CLEAR du ring repeat play . Tip • When you pre ss x ST O P du ring repea t pl ay , rep eat pl ay i s cancel ed. Notes • Y ou cannot repea t play wit h D VD-R W in VR mo de. [...]

74 Changing the sound Changing the s ound When playi ng a D VD recorded in multiple audio formats (PCM, Dolb y Digital, or DTS), yo u can cha nge the au dio form at. If the D VD is recorded with mu ltilingua l tracks, you can also select the language. W ith CDs or VIDEO CDs, y ou can sel ect the sound f rom the r ight or left ch annel an d listen t[...]

75 Vir tual surround set ting D VD Additional Operatio ns Virtual surr ound settin g When yo u conn ect a stereo TV or 2 front speakers, SURROUND lets you enjoy surr ound sound e ffects by u sing sou nd imaging t o create virt ual rear s peakers from th e sound of the f ront speak ers with out usi ng actua l rear spea kers. 1 Press SURROUND during [...]

76 Vir tual surround setting T o cancel the settin g Select “Off” in step 2. Notes • When th e playing sign al does not cont ain a signal for the rear speakers, the surro und effects will be dif ficult to hea r . • When you activ ate the sur round effect, turn off the surro und setting of th e connec ted TV or amplifier (re ceiv er). • Ma[...]

77 Playi ng an MP3 audio trac k D VD Additional Operatio ns Pla ying an MP3 audio trac k You can play ba ck DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/ CD-Rs/CD-RWs) or DATA DVDs (DVD- ROMs/DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD-RWs/ DVD-Rs) re corded in MP3 (MP EG1 Audi o Laye r 3) fo rmat. 1 Press Z and pl ace a DA T A CD or DA T A DVD on the d isc tray , then pre ss Z to close the tray . W[...]

78 Play ing an MP3 audio tr ack T o stop pla y Press x STOP . T o repeat play Press REPEA T r epeate dly d uring p layback to chan ge th e repea t mode . • FILE: repeats the current track (f ile). • DIR: repeats the current albu m (directory). • DISC: repeats the curren t disc. T o go to the ne xt or pre vious page Press b or B . T o return t[...]

79 Playi ng an MP3 audio trac k D VD Additional Operatio ns Notes • Only the letters in the a lphabet a nd numbers c an be used for album or track names. Anything else is displaye d as an asterisk. • Up to 12 alph anumer ic character s can be displayed for album or track names. • ID3 ta gs cannot be displa yed. T o progra m MP3 audio tracks T[...]

80 Play ing an MP3 audio tr ack T o return to normal pla y Press CLE AR during program pla y . Tip • Y ou can not repea t play whil e in program play . T o shuffle MP3 audio trac ks T o return to normal pla y Press CLEAR durin g shuf fle play . Tips • Shuffle play will s top whe n all th e tracks are play ed back. • Y ou can not repeat play w[...]

81 Playi ng an MP3 audio trac k D VD Additional Operatio ns The Pla ybac k or der of MP3 audio trac ks The playb ack order of albums and track s recorded on a DA T A CD or D A T A DVD i s as fol lo ws. • Struct ure of di sc conten ts When yo u insert a DA T A C D or D A T A D VD and press H PLA Y, the nu mbered tracks are p layed sequential ly , [...]

82 Play ing JPEG image files Playing JPEG im age fil es You ca n play JPE G image fi les on DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs) or DATA DVDs (DVD-ROMs/DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD- RWs/DVD-Rs). 1 Press Z and pl ace a DA T A CD or DA T A DVD on the d isc tray , then p ress Z to close the tray . When you load a D A T A CD o r D A T A DVD whic h cont ains MP3 a udi[...]

83 Playing JPEG image files D VD Additional Operatio ns T o rota te the selected image 2 Press V/v to sel ect “JPEG”, then p ress ENTER. The “Album” display wi ll appears. If yo u do no t pre ss ENTER after selectin g a media t ype, the sel ected media will be automati cally pl ayed. 3 Press ./> to select the ne xt/pre vious albu m page,[...]

84 Play ing JPEG image files T o zoom in an imag e Note • Y ou can not use ZOOM on the remote in JPEG image files on D A T A CD/DA T A DVD. T o enjoy t he Slide show T o turn on/off the me nu in the single i mage displa y Press CLEAR to turn of f the menu. Press B or b to turn on the menu. T o return to the “Alb um” displ ay Press MENU to ret[...]

85 Playing JPEG image files D VD Additional Operatio ns About JPEG image files Y ou can play back DA T A CDs (CD-R OM s/CD-Rs/CD-R Ws) or D A T A D VDs (DVD- R OMs/D VD+R Ws/D VD+Rs/D VD -R Ws/D VD-Rs ) recorded in JPEG format. Howe ver, the discs must be reco rded accordin g to ISO9660 Level 1/Lev el 2 or Joliet format and DA T A DVDs of Uni versa[...]

86 Play ing VIDEO CDs with “PBC ON/OFF” Fu nctions Playing VIDEO CDs with “PBC O N/OFF” Functi ons The PBC (Playback control) function allo ws you to search an d perf orm ot her oper ati ons interacti vely. PBC playbac k follows a select ion menu disp laye d on your TV s cree n. 1 Press MENU to select “PBC ON. ” The menu f or your sele [...]

87 Pla ying VIDEO CDs with “P BC ON/OFF” Functions D VD Additional Operatio ns T o return to the menu Press O RETURN. T o play using “PBC OFF” Press MENU to select “PBC OFF . ” When “ PBC OFF” is selec ted, the DVD player star ts continuous pl ay . Y ou cannot play still pictu res suc h as a me nu. T o return to “PB C ON, ” pres[...]

88 Quick Timer Record ing VCR Additional Operations Quic k Timer Recor ding T o extend the du ration Press z RE C repeate dly to set a new duratio n time. T o cancel the d uration Press z REC repeatedly until the indicator disappears and the VCR returns to normal recording mode. T o stop while r ecor ding Press x STOP . Note • Y ou can not displa[...]

89 Recording stereo and bilingual programs VCR Additional Operation s Recor ding stereo and bi lingu al pr ograms Recordi ng stereo pr ograms When you rece iv e a program broadcast in stereo, press A UDIO to display “Hi- Fi” on the TV scree n. Y ou can a lso select “L eft, ” “Right, ” or “Mono. ” If there is no ise in the stere o pr[...]

90 Searching using various functions Sear chin g usin g v arious functi ons T o searc h using the inde x function (Scan and Pla y) The VCR automa tically marks th e tape with an index signa l at the point wher e each recording begi ns. Use these signals as references to find a specific recordi ng. The VCR automatically mark s the tape with an index[...]

91 Searching using various functions VCR Additional Operation s T o sear ch f or the counter 0:00:00 poi nt T o mark a point on the tape th at you w a nt to f ind later , reset the tape counter to “0:00 :00. ” The VCR auto matically f ast-forward s or re winds to the 0:0 0:00 point o n the tape coun ter . T o searc h for a blank portion of the [...]

92 Adjusting the picture (t rac king) Adjusting the p icture (trac king) Although th e VCR autom atically a djusts the trac king when pl ayin g a tap e, dist ortion m ay oc cur if the recording is in poor co ndition. In this case, m anually adjust the tra cking. Press TRACKING +/– t o display the t racking meter . The d istortion shoul d disappe [...]

93 Changing menu options VCR Additional Operation s Changi ng me nu opti ons Y o u ca n change the tape le ngth, au to play and auto rep eat setting s. Normally the default setting s are used. Chan ge these settings if necessary . 1 Press SET UP when the D VD p layer is in stop mode. 2 Press V/v to select (VIDEO) and press ENTER. 3 Press V/v to sel[...]

94 Changing menu options Men u choice s The defau lt settings are indic ated in bold prin t. 4 Press B/b to cha nge th e setting. 5 Press SET UP to ex it the menu. Menu opt ion Set thi s option to T ape Le ngth • T - 120 when using a T -1 20 or shorter le ngth tap e. • T -1 60 when using a T -160 lengt h tape. • T -1 80 when using a T -180 or[...]

95 Editing with another VCR VCR Additional Operation s Editin g with a nother V CR How to c onnect to recor d on t his VCR Notes • Make sure you connect the pl ugs to jack s of the same color. • If the other V CR is a monaura l type and con nected to th is VCR’ s LINE-2 IN jack s, connect the audio pl ug to the A UDIO L (white) jack . The sou[...]

96 Editing with another VCR Operation (when recor ding on this VCR) T o stop editing Press the x (stop) b uttons on both VCRs. Tip • T o cut out unwant ed scen es while editing , press X on this VCR when an unw anted scen e begins. When it ends, press X again to re sum e recor din g. Bef ore y ou start editing • T u rn on th e VCR and th e TV a[...]

97 General setup information Additiona l Inf ormation Additio nal Infor mation General setu p inf ormatio n 1 Press SET UP when the D VD p layer is in stop mode, then press V/v to select (OPTION), then pre ss ENTER. 2 Press V/v to sel ect the opti on to change. 3 Press B/b to change t he setting. When cha nging the “RF Output Channe l, ” conf i[...]

98 General setup inf or mation Men u choice s The defau lt settings are indic ated in bold prin t. Setting t he RF Output c hannel 4 Press SET UP to ex it the menu. Menu opt ion Set thi s option to Auto Power Of f • “ Off ” to deact iv ate th e Aut o Power Off fu nctio n. • “1Hr” /“2Hr” to t urn the D VD-VCR of f automati cally i f [...]

99 General setup information Additiona l Inf ormation Attaching the e xternal antenna connect or Attaching a VHF/UHF band mixer 5 T urn on your TV a nd set it to the c hannel y ou selected in step 1 (3CH or 4 CH). The cha nnel you select ed in step 4 appea rs on the TV screen. If the chan nels change when you press CH +/–, you ha ve made the corr[...]

100 T r oub leshooting T r oubl eshoo ting If you have any questi ons or pro blems not covered below , please co nsult your nearest S ony dealer . (For custome rs in USA) General T r oublesho oting Symptom Remedy Pow e r The ? / 1 swi tch do es not funct ion. • Connect th e A C po we r cord s ecur ely . The po wer is turned on but the D VD- VCR d[...]

101 T r oub leshooting Additiona l Inf ormation D VD T roub leshooting Symptom Remedy Picture There is no picture/ picture noise appea rs. • Re-co nnect th e connect ing cord s ecurely. • The conne cting co rds are damag ed. • Check the c onn ection to your TV (pa ge 11) and swit ch the input selector o n your T V so th at the si gnal from th[...]

102 T r oub leshooting Operation The disc doe s not play . • The di sc is turned over . • Inser t the disc with t he playback side facing down on the disc t ray . • The disc is skewed. • The playe r cannot play certain discs (pa ge 6). • The regio n code on the D VD does not ma tch the play er . • Moi sture has conden sed inside the pl [...]

103 T r oub leshooting Additiona l Inf ormation VCR T roubles hooting Operation The sub title languag e cannot be cha nge d or tu rne d of f. • Try using the D VD’ s menu instea d of the di rect selecti on button on the r emote (pag e 64). • Multilingu al subtitl es are not recorde d on the DVD bein g play ed. • The DVD prohibits th e chang[...]

104 T r oub leshooting Timer recordi ng The tim er does not opera te. • Check that the clock i s set. • Make sure a tape ha s been in serted . • Check that t he safety tab has not be en remo ve d. • Make sure the tape is not at its end. • Make sure a pr ogram has been set for timer recor ding. • Make sure your timer sett ings are past t[...]

105 Glossar y Additiona l Inf ormation Glossary Chapter (page 3 3) Sections of a picture or a mus ic feature that are smaller tha n titles. A title is composed of se ve ral cha pter s. Depe nding on th e dis c, no chapters may b e recorded. Dol by Digit al (p ages 49 and 54) Digital audio comp ression te chnolog y developed by Do lby Laborat orie s[...]

106 Glossa ry Interlace for mat Interlace format show s ev ery other line of an image as a sing le “field” and is the sta ndard meth od for di splaying images on televisio n. The even number field s hows the even numbered lines of an image, and the odd numbered f ield shows the odd numbered lines o f an i mage. Pro gressive form at (pages 5 2 a[...]

107 Specifications Additiona l Inf ormation Specification s System Laser Semiconductor laser Format VHS NTSC standard V ideo recording system Rotary head helical scanning FM system V ideo heads Double azimuth four heads V ideo signal NTSC color, EIA standards T ape speed SP: 33. 35 mm/s (1 inches/s) EP: 11.12 mm/s ( inches/s) LP: 16.67 mm/s ( inche[...]

108 Inde x to par ts and c ontrols Inde x to par ts and con tr ols Refer to th e pages ind icated in p arentheses ( ) for details. Front panel A ? / 1 PO WER (on/sta ndb y) s witch ( 31) (38) B PR OGRESSIVE indicator (52) (57) C Disc tray (28) D A (open/c lose) butt on (28) (30) E T ap e compartme nt (40) F A (eject) button (38) G z REC ( reco rd) [...]

109 Index t o par ts and controls Additiona l Inf ormation Displa y window A D VD in dicato r (29) B Angle ind icator (67) C Record i ndicator (4 1) D VIDEO indicator (37) E T ape indi cator ( 37) F T imer indicator (44) G STEREO in dicato r (89) H Playin g time/clo ck/current stat us indi cator (2 9) (37) I SURR (surro und) in dicat or (75) J DTS [...]

110 Inde x to par ts and c ontrols Rear panel D VD p layer and V CR A A C po wer cord (11) (14) B LINE IN 1 VIDEO/A UDIO L/R jacks (95) C LINE OUT VIDEO/A UDIO L/R jacks (12) D IN (FR OM ANT .) connector (13) E OUT (TO TV) connector (13) D VD player onl y F LINE OUT A UDIO L/R jacks (51) G COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Pr/Pb/Y jacks (52) H S-VIDEO OUT jack ([...]

111 Index t o par ts and controls Additiona l Inf ormation Remote commander for D VD A Z (open/ close) button ( 28) (30 ) B TV / D VD · VIDEO switch (10 ) C SELECT D VD butto n (10) D Number buttons * 1 (27) E CLEAR bu tton (70 ) F ANGLE button (67) G SET UP butto n (18) H SUBTITLE b utton (68 ) I A UDI O b utt on* 1 (74) J SKIP button (2 9) K REP[...]

112 Inde x to par ts and c ontrols Remote commander for VIDEO A Z (eject) button (38) B TV / D VD · VIDEO switch (1 0) C SELECT VIDEO but ton (10) D Number buttons* 1 (27) E CLEA R b utto n (39) ( 44) F SET UP b utt on (18) G TIMER b utton (43) H A UDIO button* 1 (89) I SKIP butt on (38) J REPLA Y button (3 8) K SP ( Standar d Pl ay)/EP (Exte nded[...]

113 D VD Audio/Subtitle Language Additiona l Inf ormation D VD A udio/Su btit le Lan gua ge Abbre viati on Langua ge ARA Arabic BUL Bulgarian CHI Chin ese CRO Croatian CZE Cze ch DA N D a n i s h DEU German ENG Eng lish ESP Spanish FIN Finis h FRA French GRE Greek HUN Hungarian IDN Indon esian IND Hindi ISL Icelandic IT A Itali an IWR Hebrew JPN Ja[...]

114 Inde x Inde x Numerics 16:9 56 4:3 Letter Box 56 4:3 Pan Scan 56 A Adju stin g picture 92 tracking 92 Angle 67 Antenna hookup 13 Audio t rack 89 Audio/v ideo (A/V) hoo kup 12 Auto Cloc k Set 20 C Cable h ookup 11 Clea nin g the vide o head s 103 Clock setti ng 20 Connec ting Cabl e TV 17 external ante nna con nect or 99 VHF/U HF band mixer 99 C[...]

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