Sony SMPU10 manual

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    4-157-000- 12 (1) Oper ating Ins truct ions © 2009 Sony Corporation SMP-U10 USB Media Player[...]

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    2 WARNIN G To redu ce the ris k of fire o r electric shoc k, do no t expose this ap para tus to r ain or moistur e. To avoid elect rical sho ck, do not op en the c abin et. Ref er servicin g to q ualified perso nnel onl y. The mains lead mu st only be change d at a qualifi ed service shop. Batterie s or batteri es installe d appar atus sh all no t [...]

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    3 Precau tio ns On safety Should any solid object or liquid fall into the cabinet, unplug the player and have it checked by qualified personnel bef ore operating it any further. On power sources • If you are not going to use the player for a long time, be sure to disconnect the player from the wall outlet. To disconnect the AC powe r cord (main s[...]

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    4 Table of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Guide to Part s and Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    5 Gui de to Part s and Contro ls For mo re infor mati on, se e the page s indi cate d in paren theses. Remote The VOL (volume ) +, num ber 5, AU DIO, and N buttons have a ta ctile dot. Us e the tactile dot as a re fere nce whe n operat ing the player . A PICTURE NAVI (15 ) Divid es th e sc reen i nto 16 su bscre ens to displ ay phot o files as t hu[...]

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    6 * 1 For DivX vide o files only. Thes e functi ons may not w ork with some scenes. * 2 For video fil es only. b Some playba ck functio ns may not work with an unsupported MPEG-4 f ormat (pa ge 28). E . / > PREV/NEX T (previ ous/ next) Skips to the pre vious/next track or file in cont inuo us play mo de. / RE PLAY /ADV ANCE (rep lay/ advanc e/st[...]

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    7 Front panel A [ / 1 (o n/st andby ) butto n (12 ) B (remote sensor) (11) C Medi a indica tors (14 ) Indicate s the selected media type. D USB jack (type A) (14) Connect a USB d evice to this jac k. Rear panel A HDMI OUT (High- Definition Multimedia Interface o ut) jack (8, 1 0) B COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks (8) C LINE OUT (L-AUDIO-R) jacks (1 0) D [...]

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    8 Hookups and Settings When u npack ing, che ck the suppl ied acce ssories b y refe rring t o page 2 9. b • Plug cables sec urely to preven t unwanted noise . • Re fer to t he oper ating i nstruct ions su pplied wit h the compone nts to be connecte d. • Be sure t o disc onnect th e mains lead of each component before c onnecting. Step 1 : Con[...]

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    9 Hookup s and Settings When conn ecti ng to t he HDMI OU T jack Inse rt th e HDM I co nne ctor stra ight into the HDMI OUT jack. Impr oper handl in g may da mage the H DMI OUT jac k and th e conn ector. Make su re th e connect or is not up side d own or tilted. To conn ect to a TV with DVI inpu t Use an HDMI-DVI converter cord (not supp lied). The[...]

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    10 Step 2 : Conn ecti ng to Your Audio Co mpone nt Select on e of the followin g patte rns, A or B , accord ing to th e input jac k on you r TV moni tor, proje ctor , or aud io comp one nt such as an AV amp lifier (receiv er). This will enable you to l isten to s ound. A Audio L/R input ja cks This conne ction wil l use your TV ’s or audi o compo[...]

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    11 Hookup s and Settings Step 3 : Conn ecti ng the AC Adap tor Con nec t the supp lied AC adap tor to th e DC IN 6V jac k of t he pl ayer . b Stop playba ck before dis connecting the main s lead. Failure t o do s o may cause a malfuncti on. Step 4: Prepar ing th e Remote Insert two R6 (size A A) batte ries by matchi ng the 3 and # ends on the b att[...]

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    12 To cont rol other TVs with the rem ote You ca n contro l the vol ume, input so urce, and power sw itch of no n-Sony TV s as wel l. If your TV is lis ted in t he tabl e below, set the approp riate m anufa cturer ’s code. b When you rep lace the batte ries of the remo te, the code numbe r may be reset to the defaul t setting. Se t the appropria [...]

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    13 Hookup s and Settings 8 Press X / x to select the type of jack (if any) you are using to connect to an audio co mponent , then press ENTER. Select “N O” if you do not con nect an audio comp onent, then g o to step 1 0. Select “YES: LINE OU TPUT L/R (AUDI O)” if yo u conn ect an aud io compo nent usi ng an aud io cabl e, then go to step 1[...]

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    14 Playback Playin g Files Bef ore co nne cting a US B de vice to t he player , chec k the U SB d evices and fi le ty pes pla yable o n th e pl ayer. Refer t o “Playa ble USB Device s” (su pplem ent) an d also th e operat ing instru ctions sup plied with the USB device. For d etail s on playab le f iles, see “Notes About V ideo, Phot o, or Mu[...]

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    15 Playback • Do not forcibl y connect t he USB dev ice and make sure the plug is orien ted co rrectly . • Do not connect the player an d the USB device through a USB hu b. • M ake sure no virus -infected fil es are cont ained on a USB devi ce be fore use . • This player supports U SB Ma ss Storag e Class only. • This player s upports U S[...]

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    16 To displ ay phot o infor mation Pres s SUBTITL E while vi ewin g photo fi les. The deta ile d info rma tio n for t he sele cted photo fi le appe ars. is displ ayed wh en the pi cture wa s taken using fla sh. is displa yed when th e image is automatical ly rotate d. To hide the in formation, p ress SUBTITLE. Note that the above informat ion may n[...]

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    17 Playback Selecting the sl ides’ appearance (EFFECT) You c an s elect t he way th e sl ides are displa yed duri ng a sli de show . 1 After sele cting (EFFECT) on the Co ntrol Me nu (p age 17) , press X / x to se lect a se tting. The defa ult settin g is under lined . • MODE 1 : the images r andomly cycle throug h th e effe cts • MOD E 2: t [...]

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    18 List of Control Menu items Item Item Name, Function ALBUM Selec ts th e albu m that cont ains the video file to be played. FILE Sele cts th e vid eo fil e to be p lay ed. ALBUM Sele cts th e alb um th at con tain s music or ph oto files to be play ed. FILE Sele cts th e pho to file to be playe d. TRACK Selec ts the t rack t o be pl ayed. To sea [...]

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    19 Playback z The Cont rol Menu icon indi cator li ghts up in green when you select any item except “OFF” (“REPEAT,” “SHARPNESS, ” “ZOOM” only). The “CUSTOM PICTURE MODE” indicator lights up in green when any setting other th an “STANDARD” is select ed. The “AV SYNC” indica tor lights up in green when set to more than 0 [...]

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    20 b • This function does not work when “Photo TV HD” mode is activa ted (page 16). • This function doe s not work if your TV support s Theatr e mode an d it is set to “On. ” For more details, refer to the oper ating instruct ions suppl ied with the TV . Sharpening the p icture (SHARPNE SS) You c an en hance the o utli nes o f imag es t[...]

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    21 Settings and Adjustments Settings and Adjustmen ts Usin g the Setu p Disp lay You can make variou s adjust ment s to item s, suc h as pict ure and so und. For de tails on ea ch Setu p Displ ay item , see pages 21 to 26. b Playba ck settin gs stored in a file take pr iority over the Se tup D isplay s ettings, and not al l of t he functions de scr[...]

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    22 ◆ PROGRESS IVE (COM PONENT OU T ONLY ) If your TV accep ts progr essive (5 25p/ 625p) format sign als, set “PROGRESSIVE (COMPONENT OUT ONLY)” to “ON.” Note that you mu st conne ct to a progr essiv e format TV using the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT ja cks (p age 8) . To outp ut prog ressi ve signal s 1 Select “P ROGRE SSIVE (COMPONENT OUT ONL [...]

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    23 Settings and Adjustments CUSTOM SETU P Use t his t o se t up playba ck r elate d and othe r settings . The d efaul t set tin gs are unde rlined . ◆ AUTO P OWER OFF Switches the Auto Power Of f setting on or off. ◆ AUTO PL AY Switches the Auto Play setting on or o ff. This functi on is usefu l wh en th e play er is conne cted to a ti mer (n o[...]

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    24 ◆ DIGITAL OUT Selects if audio signals are ou tput vi a the DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL)/HDMI OUT jack. Setting th e digital output signal Swit ches th e meth od of out putt ing audi o signal s wh en yo u con nect a com ponen t such as an audi o comp onent or MD deck w ith a digital i nput jack. For co nnection detail s, see pa ge 10. Select “D OLB[...]

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    25 Settings and Adjustments HDMI SE TUP You can ad just items r elated to the HDMI connect ion. The d efaul t set tin gs are unde rlined . ◆ HDMI R ESOLUTI ON Sel ects the type of vide o signal s outp ut from the HDMI OUT j ack. When you sele ct “AUTO (1920 × 1080p)” (def ault), the pl ayer output s video signa ls of t he high est re solut i[...]

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    26 • If the HDMI OUT jac k is conn ected to equ ipment with a DVI jac k, “RGB” signals will be auto matica lly output e ven if you select “Y C B C R .” ◆ AUDIO (HDM I) Select s the type o f audio s ignal ou tput from the HDMI OUT jac k. b A loud noise (or no so und) will be output if you connect the pl ayer to a TV th at is n ot compat [...]

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    27 Additional I nformation Additional Info rmation Troubl esh ooting If you exp erienc e any of th e follo wing difficul ties while using the player, use thi s troubles hooti ng guide t o help re medy th e proble m before r equest ing repa irs. Shou ld any prob lem pers ist, cons ult your ne arest Sony deal er. Power The po wer does n ot tur n on. [...]

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    28 Self-diagnosi s functio n (when letters/numbers appear on the screen) When the s elf-dia gnosis fun ction is activate d 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 lett er and fou r d igi ts appe ars on the sc reen. In this case , check th e following ta ble. Not[...]

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    29 Additional Info rmation b • Some video, photo, and music files m ay not play, depending on the encoding/r ecording condit ion. • To start playback and proc eed to the next or another a lbum may take some time . • The player cannot play musi c files in mp3PRO or WMA Pro format. • If the playing time of either music or photo is longer, the[...]

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    30 Index Numerics 16: 9 21 4:3 LETTE R BOX 21 4:3 OUTPUT 22 48kH z/96kH z PCM 24 5.1 Ch annel Surrou nd 10 A ADVANC E 6 ALBU M 18 AUDIO DRC 23 AUDIO SETUP 23 AUT O PLA Y 23 AUT O POW ER OF F 23 AV SY NC 19, 20 B BACKGR OUND 21 Batt erie s 11 ‘BR AVI A Sy nc’ 9 C Connecting 8 Cont rol Men u 17 CUSTOM 21 CUSTOM PIC TURE MODE 19 CUSTOM SETUP 23 D [...]

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