Sony DVP-K370 manual

3-074-928- 11 (2) Oper ating Ins t ructio ns © 2002 Sony Corporation D VP-K370 CD/DVD Player[...]

2 WARNIN G To pr event f ire or shoc k hazard , do not expose the unit to r ain or mo isture. To avoi d elect rical shock, d o not op en the c abin et. Ref er servicin g to q ualified perso nnel onl y. Mains le ad mus t only be change d at a qualifi ed service shop. CAUTION The use of optical instrum ents with this product will increase eye hazard.[...]

3 Precau tio ns On sa f ety • Caution – Th e use o f op tical ins t ru ments with th is pro d uct w ill in cr e a se e y e haz ard. • Should any solid obj ect or liq ui d fall int o the cab in et, unplu g the play er and hav e it chec ke d by qua li f ie d pe rson nel be fore operating it any fu rth e r. On power sour ces • The pla yer is n[...]

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

5 Sound Ad justments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Changing the Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 TV Virtual Surr ound Settings (TVS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Enjo ying M ovie s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

6 About th is Man ua l • Instru ctions in this manual descri be the contr ols on the remo te. Yo u can also us e 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. • Displays on th e screen ar e slightly different depend ing upon where t he model is s ol d. • The meaning of th e icons used in this[...]

7 Note Some CD-Rs, CD-RWs, DVD-Rs, or DVD-RWs (in video m ode) cannot be played on this p layer due to the re cording quality o r physica l condition o f the disc, or the c haracterist ics of the re cording de vice. Furthermore , the disc will not p lay if i t has n ot been correct l y fina li ze d. For more informatio n, se e the operatin g inst r[...]

8 Index t o Part s an d Con tro ls For more informatio n, refer to the pa ges indic ated in par entheses . Front panel A [ / 1 (o n/standb y) bu tton/ind icator (28) Lights up in green wh en the po we r is on and lights up in red when th e p la yer is in standb y m o de. B MIC (microphone) connector (43) C MIC (microphone) LEVEL control (43) D ECHO[...]

9 Front panel dis play When pla ying ba ck a DVD When playin g back a VIDEO CD with Playba ck Co ntrol (P BC) (32) When pla ying ba ck a CD, D AT A CD (M P3 audi o), or VI DEO C D ( w ithou t PBC) Playing time (47 ) Disc type Current audi o signal (50) Lights up when you can cha nge the ang le (53) Curr ent p lay mode (35) Current a udio signal ( 5[...]

10 Rear panel A DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack (22) (23) (24) B DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) jack (22) (23) (24) C LINE OUT L/R (AUDIO) 1/2 jacks (21) (22) (23) D LINE OUT (VIDEO) 1/2 jacks (18) E S VIDEO OUT jack (18) F COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks (18) PCM/DTS/MPEG DOLBY DIGITAL COAXIAL OPTICAL R 1 2 L AUDIO VIDEO DIGITAL OUT LINE OUT S VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VID[...]

11 Remote A TV [ / 1 (o n/st andby) butto n (62 ) B Z OPEN/CLOSE bu tton (29) C Number bu ttons (32) The num be r 5 but t o n has a tac ti l e do t . * D CLEA R butto n ( 35) E SUBTITLE button (53) F AUDIO bu tto n (50 ) G REPEA T butt on (38) H VOCAL SELECT button ( 44) I . / > PREV (previ ou s)/NEXT buttons (29) J c / C SEARCH/STEP bu ttons (3[...]

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 func t ion and to view r el at ed info rm a tion. P re ss DISPLA Y repeat ed ly to tur n o n or cha ng e the Cont ro l Menu d isplay as f o l l ow s : z Hint You can skip the ADVANCED display by setting “ OFF ” under “ ADVANCED ” in the Contro l Menu (page 48).[...]

13 List of Co ntro l Menu It ems Item Item Name, Function, Relevant Disc Type TITLE (page 40)/SCENE (page 40)/TRACK (page 40) Sele cts th e titl e, s cene , or trac k to be p l ayed . CHAPTER (page 40)/INDEX (page 40) Selec ts t he c hapter or i nde x to be pl ayed . ALBUM (page 33) Sele ct s the al bum to be pl ayed . TRACK (page 40) Selec ts th e[...]

14 z Hint The Cont rol Menu icon ind icator li ghts up i n green when you select any item except “OFF.” ( “TVS,” “PROGRAM ,” “SHUFFLE,” “REPEAT,” “ A-B REPEAT ,” “BNR,” “DIGITAL VIDEO ENHANCER” only). The “ANG LE” indica tor lights up i n green only when the a ngles c an be ch anged. The “ CUSTOM PICTURE MODE?[...]

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 nfo rmation to s tart using the player for yo ur enjoy m en t. To use the surrou nd sou nd f eature s of this pl ay er, ref er to “ Hooku ps ” on pag e 18 . Notes • You cannot c onnect thi s player to a TV that does [...]

16 Step 3 : TV Ho okup s Connect the supp lied aud io/vide o cord and the pow er cord (m ains le ad) in the or de r ( 1 ~ 3 ) shown belo w. Be sure to connect the power cord (mains lead) last. When con nect ing to a stand ard 4: 3 scree n TV Depending on the dis c, the image may not fi t your T V screen. If yo u wa nt to chan g e the a sp ect rat i[...]

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 ac k side f ac ing down. F Press H . The dis c tray close[...]

18 Hookups Hooki ng Up the Pl ayer Fol lo w Step s 1 t o 4 to ho ok up and ad just the set t i ngs of t h e pl a yer. 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 rie s, and inse rt th e batte ries in to the re m ot e (pa ge 1 5). Notes • Plug co rds securel y to p r[...]

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 conn ec t to the a udi o input ja ck s (pag e 21). (D o this if you are connecting to a TV only.) B If you a re connec tin[...]

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 . * Manufactur ed unde r licens e from Dolby Laboratories. “ Dolby[...]

21 Hookup s Connecti ng to you r TV This conn ecti on wil l u se you r TV s pea kers for so und. * The yello w plug is used for video si gnals (page 18). z Hint When connec ti ng to a monaural TV, use a st ere o- mono conve rs ion cord (not supp li ed ). Connect the LINE OUT L/R (AUDIO) 1/2 jacks to the TV ’ s audio input ja c k . A PCM/DTS/MPEG [...]

22 Conn ecting to a stereo amp lifier (rece iver) and 2 speakers/Co nnecting to an MD de ck or DA T deck If the st ereo ampli fie r ( receiver) h as a udio in put j acks L and R only , u se . If th e amp lif ier (recei ver) ha s a digital input jac k, or when conne cting t o an MD de ck or DAT deck, us e . In thi s cas e, you can also c onnect the [...]

23 Hookup s Connect ing to a n A V ampl ifie r (receiver ) havin g a Dol by Surround (Pro Logic) d ecoder and 3 to 6 speakers You can en joy t he Do lby S urrou nd e ffects only when play ing Dolby Surro und audio o r m ulti- chann el au dio (D ol by D i gital) discs. If your a mplifi er (rec eiver) has L and R aud io inpu t jacks o nly, us e . If [...]

24 Connec ti ng t o an A V amplifier ( rec ei ver) w it h a d igi tal inp ut jack ha vi ng a Dol by Digital, MPEG au dio or D TS decode r and 6 speakers This c onnectio n will a llow yo u to u se the Dolby Digita l, MPEG audio or D TS de coder fun ction of your A V a mplifi er (recei ve r). You ar e unab le to enjoy th e surrou nd sou nd e ffects o[...]

25 Hookup s Step 3 : Conn ecti ng the Power Cord Plu g the p laye r an d TV power cords into an AC out let ( mains ). Step 4: Qu ic k Setu p Follow the steps belo w to make the mini mum number of basi c adjust ments for using th e player. To skip a n adjustment, p ress > . To retu rn to the previous adj ustment, pr ess . . 1 Turn on the TV. 2 Pr[...]

26 9 Press X / x to select the type of jack (if any) yo u are using to connect to an amplifier (receiver), then pr ess ENTER. Choose the ite m that matches the audio conn ection y ou s elected on pages 21 t o 24 ( through ). • If yo u con nect just a TV and nothi ng else , sel ect “ NO. ” Qui ck S etup is finish ed and c onnec tion s are com [...]

27 Hookup s • If the sou nd di storts e ve n when th e vol ume is turned down, set “ AUDIO ATT ” to “ ON ” (page 6 9) • Set “ DOWNMIX ” to “ DOLBY SURROUND ” (p ag e 69) • Set “ DIGITAL OUT ” to “ ON ” (pag e 69) B-2 C-2 D[...]

28 Playing Discs Play ing Disc s Depending on the DVD or VIDEO CD, some operat i ons may be di f ferent or r es tr i ct ed . Refer t o the operat ing in struc tions s upplied with your disc. 1 Turn on your TV. 2 Press [ / 1 . The play er turn s on and th e pow er indicat or lights up i n gr ee n. 3 Switch the input selector on your TV so that the s[...]

29 Playin g Di sc s Notes on play ing DVD s with a DTS s ound track • DTS audi o sig nals are outp ut o nly t hrou gh the DIGITAL OUT (COAX IAL or OPTICAL) jack. • When you play a DVD wit h DTS sound tracks, set “ DTS ” to “ ON ” in “ AUDIO SETUP ” (p age 70). • If you co nn ect the pl a yer to aud io equipm e nt with out a D T S [...]

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

31 Playin g Di sc s Resum ing Pl ayba ck from the Po in t Whe r e You Stoppe d the Disc (Multi-disc Resume) The pla yer sto res the p oint w here y ou stop ped the d isc f or up t o 40 d iscs and re sumes playba ck the nex t tim e yo u insert th e same dis c. When yo u stor e a resu me play back po int for the 41st dis c, the re sume p layba ck poi[...]

32 Usin g the DV D’s Menu A DVD is divid ed into long sec tions of a pic ture or a music feat ure calle d “ titl es. ” When y ou p lay a DVD wh ich contai ns severa l title s, you can sel ect t he title you w ant 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[...]

33 Playin g Di sc s To retu rn to the m enu Press O RETURN. z Hint To play withou t using PBC, pre ss . / > or the number butt ons while t he player is stopped t o select a track , then press H or ENTER. “ Play without PBC ” appears on the TV screen and the playe r starts continuous play. You cannot pl ay still pi ctures s uch as a menu. To [...]

34 2 Sele c t an al bum us ing X / x and press ENTER . The list o f t ra cks contai ne d in the albu m appe ars. 3 Select a track using X / x and pre ss ENTER. The sel ected trac k start s p la yi ng. When a t rack or album is being p layed, its title is shaded. To go to t he nex t or previo us page Press c or C . To return to the prev io us disp l[...]

35 Playin g Di sc s When yo u inser t a DAT A CD a nd pres s H , the number ed tracks are played sequen tially, from 1 through 7 . Any su b-al bums/t rack s contai ne d with in a cu rren tly s electe d al bum 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 pres s M E N U an d the [...]

36 1 Press DISP LAY tw ice ( when p laying a CD, press once). The Con trol M en u appe ar s. 2 Press X / x to select (PROGRAM) , then p ress EN TER. The opti on s for “ PROGRA M ” app ear. 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 this case, “ 01 ” ). 5 Se[...]

37 Playin g Di sc s To tur n off th e dis p l ay Press DISP LAY repeatedly until the display is tu rned off . To ch ang e or ca ncel a pro gram me 1 Follow S teps 1 and 3 of “ Crea ti ng your own pr ogr amm e (P rogr am m e Play). ” 2 Select the prog ramme number of the title, chap te r, or tr ac k you wan t to chan ge or cancel using X / x or [...]

38 4 Pres s EN TE R. Shuf fle Play star ts. To return to normal play Press CLEAR, or select “ OFF ” in Step 3. To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY repeat edly until the Control Men u is tu rn e d off . z Hints • You can set Sh uffle Play while t he play er is stopped. A fter selecting the “ SHUFFLE ” option, press H . Shuffle Play [...]

39 Playin g Di sc s Repeating a speci fic portion (A- B Repeat Play) You can play a spec ific portion of a title, chapter or t ra ck repeate dly. (This fu nct io n is useful when you want to m emorize lyr ics, et c.) 1 Press DISPL AY tw ic e du ring playbac k (when play ing a CD, p ress once). The Con tr ol M enu ap pe ars. 2 Press X / x to select [...]

40 Sear c hi ng fo r a Scen e Search ing for a Title / Chap ter/T rack /Inde x/ Scene (Search m ode) You can search a DVD by title or cha pter, and you can se arch a V ID E O CD/ C D by track, index, or scene. As titles a nd tracks a re assig ned u nique n umber s on the dis c, you can select the desired one by ente ring its number . Or, you ca n s[...]

41 Searchi ng for a Scene z Hints • You can display th e fi rs t scene of tit les , chapters or tracks r ecorded on the disc on a screen di vided into 9 sections. Y ou can star t playbac k directly by selecti ng one of th e sce n e s. For det ai ls, se e page 41. • You can also selec t “ TITLE, ” “ CHAPTER, ” “ TRACK, ” “ INDEX, ?[...]

42 To return to normal play Press O RETURN. z Hint You can also selec t “ PICTURE NAVIGATION ” from th e Control Menu (page 1 2). Notes • The “ PICTURE NAVIGATION ” is not av ailable when playing Super VCDs. • Depending on the disc , you ma y not be able to select a ll f unc ti ons. • The sound is mu ted whe n using this functi on. Sc[...]

43 Enjoying Karao ke Enjoying Karao ke Usin g Ka ra ok e You ca n enj oy ka ra oke (sin gi ng al ong wit h a disc) b y conne ct i ng a mic ro phone (not supplied) to the play er. Adjusting the mi crophone 1 Set the MIC LE VE L co ntr ol of the MIC connect or to MIN. 2 Plug a micr oph one (n ot su pplie d) into the MI C conn ector . 3 Set th e ON/OF[...]

44 Example: S el e ctin g th e Voca ls (Voc al S elect) You ca n ch ange t he guide voca l chan ne l and selec t dif f er ent kind s of voca ls. 1 Press VO CAL SELE CT dur ing playback. The follo wing d isp lay ap pears. 2 Press VOCAL SELE CT rep eate dly to select the desired voca l channel. The ou t pu t chan ne l chan ge s as fo llow s. The defa[...]

45 Enjoying Karao ke ◆ When play ing a VIDEO CD o r CD ◆ When pl ay ing a Supe r VCD z Hints • The channel retu rns to the defaul t se tti ng when: – you tur n off the power. – you remo ve th e di sc . • When playing a DVD recorded only with one kind of guide voc al , sele c t “ OFF ” or “ 1. ” Notes • When playing a DVD, the [...]

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

47 Viewing Info rm at ion About the Di sc Checking the informatio n on the front panel dis play You can view t he t ime in fo rmat ion and t ext displa ye d on th e TV sc reen al so on the f ro n t panel di s p l ay. Th e info rm ation on the fron t panel di s p l ay c hange s as follo w s when yo u change the time informa tion on your TV scre en. [...]

48 Check ing th e Play Informat ion You can check info rm a tion su ch as th e b it rate or th e disc la ye r that is be ing play ed. Checking the play information of a DVD (ADVANCED) 1 Press DISPLAY durin g pl ayba ck. The Cont ro l Menu i s di s pl aye d. 2 Press X / x to select (ADVA NCED), then pre ss ENTER . The opti on s for “ ADVANCED ” [...]

49 Viewing Info rm at ion About the Di sc Checking the play information of a DATA CD By press ing TIME/T EXT while pl aying MP3 audio track on a DA TA CD , you can dis play the audi o bi t rate (the amou nt of data per sec ond of the curr ent au dio) . PLAY T 17:30 128k JAZZ RIVER SIDE Album na me Track name Bit ra te[...]

50 Sound Adjustme nts Chang ing th e Sound When playi ng a DVD recorded i n multip le audio fo rmats (P CM, Dolby Digital, MP EG audio, or DTS), y ou c an chan ge th e audio format. If the DVD is recorded with mult i lin gu al tr ac ks, yo u can als o chan g e the langua ge. With CDs, DATA CDs, or VIDEO CDs, you can sel ect the s oun d from the rig[...]

51 Sound Adjustme nts For ex am p le, in Do lby Digi tal form at , multip le sign als rangi ng from mona ural to 5. 1 channel sig nals can be r ecorded on a DVD. Depending on t he DVD, the number of the reco rd ed cha nnels m ay di ff er. *“PCM, ” “M PEG , ” “ DTS,” or “D OLBY DIGI TAL” is di spl a yed. In the cas e of “DOLBY DIGI[...]

52 To canc e l the se tti ng Select “O F F” in Step 2. ◆ TVS DYN AMI C Creat es virt ual r ear sp eakers from the soun d of the fron t speake rs (L , R) w it h out usin g actual re ar spe ak ers ( sh own bel o w ) . This mode is effe ctive wh en the dis t an ce between the fron t L and R spe akers is sh ort, such as with built- in spea ke rs [...]

53 Enjoyin g Movies Enjoying M ovies Changi ng the Ang les If vari ou s angl es (mult i -ang le s) for a s cen e are rec orded o n th e DVD , “ ANGLE ” ap pears in the fr ont panel d isplay. This means that you can c han ge th e vi ewing angl e. 1 Pres s ANGL E dur ing pl ayba ck. The nu m ber of the angl e ap pear s on the display. 2 Press ANG[...]

54 Adjust ing th e Pi cture Quali ty (B NR) The B lock N ois e Redu ctio n (BN R) fun ction adjust s the pictur e quali ty by reduci ng the “ bloc k nois e ” or mosaic like patt erns that appe ar on your T V screen. 1 Press DISPL AY tw ice dur ing playback. The Con trol M en u appe ar s. 2 Press X / x to select (BNR), then press E NTER. The opt[...]

55 Enjoyin g Movies Adj us ting th e Play back Pictu re (CUS TOM PI CTURE M ODE) You can adjust the video signal o f the DVD or VIDEO CD from the player to obtain the picture quality yo u want. Choose th e sett ing that bes t suits the progra mme you are watchi ng. When you selec t “MEM ORY,” yo u can make furth er adjust ments to eac h element[...]

56 The Cu stom Pi ctur e Mode displa y appear s. Yo u can che ck ea ch ad justme nt. To turn off the di splay Press O RETURN , or select “ RETURN ” in Step 3 and press ENT ER. z Hints • To reset the pi ct u r e it em s to the defaul t values , press c after Step 3 t o se le ct “ RESET ” and press ENTER. • When “ PLAYBAC K MEMORY ” i[...]

57 Enjoyin g Movies 3 Press X / x to select a level. • 1: e nhanc es t he ou tli ne. • 2: enhances the outli ne more than 1 . • 3: enhances the outli ne more than 2 . • SOFT: softens the image (DVD o nly). 4 Press ENTER. The disc plays wi th the setti ng you select ed. To c ancel the “ DI GITA L VI DE O ENHANCE R ” setting Select “ OF[...]

58 Using Various Additio nal Functions Locki ng Dis cs (CU STOM PARENTA L CONTRO L, PARE NTAL CONTR OL) You can set two kind s of play back r estrictio ns for th e desi re d disc . • Custom Par ental Co ntrol You ca n set pla yback restrict ions so that the playe r w i ll no t play inap propri at e di s cs. • Parenta l Contro l Playback of some[...]

59 Using Various Addition al Fu nc ti ons To turn off t he Custom Parent al Co ntrol funct ion 1 Follow Steps 1 th ro ugh 3 of “ Cust om Parental Con trol. ” 2 Press X / x to sel ect “ OFF t , ” th en p ress ENTER. 3 Enter yo ur 4-di gi t p as sword using th e numbe r bu tto ns, then pr es s ENTER. To pla y a dis c for w hich Custom Parenta[...]

60 ◆ When yo u have a lrea dy reg is t er ed a passwor d The disp lay for ent er ing the pas sw ord appe ars. 4 Enter o r re-e nter your 4-d igit passwor d usin g t he num ber but tons, then pr ess ENTER . The disp lay for set t i ng t he playbac k limitatio n level ap pears. 5 Press X / x to select “ STANDARD, ” then p ress E NTER. The selec[...]

61 Using Various Addition al Fu nc ti ons Notes • When you play di sc s whic h do not have the Parental Cont ro l fu nc tion , playback can not be limite d on thi s player. • Depending on the disc , you ma y be asked to change the pare nta l c ont rol level whil e playing the disc. I n thi s cas e, enter your passwo rd , th en change the le vel[...]

62 Contr ollin g Your TV or AV Amplifie r (Receiv er) with the Su pp li e d R em ot e By adjus tin g the rem ot e signal , yo u ca n contro l your TV w i th the supp lied re mote. If you co nnect th e player w ith an AV ampl if ie r (re ceiver ), yo u can co nt rol the volume with t he supplied r emote. Notes • Depending on the un it being connec[...]

63 Using Various Addition al Fu nc ti ons Controlling the volume of yo ur AV amplifier (recei ver) wit h the remote 1 Hold do wn [ / 1 , and e nt er your AV amplifier (rec e iver) ’ s manufacturer ’ s code (se e the ta ble bel ow) us ing the number buttons. 2 Releas e [ / 1 . You c an c ontr ol th e vo lume of th e AV ampli fier (r ecei ver) us[...]

64 Settings and Adjustmen ts Using the Setu p Di sp lay By usi n g the Se tup Dis play , you 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 Disp lay, am ong othe r things. For details on each Setu p Display item, see page s fro m 65 to 70. Note Playbac k settin g[...]

65 Settings and Adjust me nt s 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 p l ay Press DISP LAY repeatedly until the display is tu rned off . To en ter th e Quick Setup mode Select “ QUICK ” i n S t e p 3 . F o ll o w f r o m S t e p[...]

66 Setti ngs fo r th e Disp la y (SCREEN SETUP) Choose sett ings accordin g to the TV to be conn ected. Select “ SCREEN SETUP ” in the Setup Disp la y. To us e t h e d ispl ay, s ee “ Using th e Setu p Di spla y ” (page 64). The defa ult settin gs are und erlin ed. ◆ TV TYPE Selects the aspec t rat i o of the conne cted TV (4:3 st an dard[...]

67 Settings and Adjust me nt s Custom Setti ngs (CUSTOM SETUP) Use this to set up p layback rela ted and oth er setting s. Sele ct “ CUST OM SETUP ” in the Setup Display. To use the display , see “ Using the Setup Display ” (page 64 ). The def ault setti ngs are un derlined . ◆ AUTO PLA Y Switches the Auto Play setting on or off. Th is fu[...]

68 ◆ PLAYBA CK ME M ORY (DVD /VIDEO CD only) The pl ayer c an st ore t he “ SUBT ITLE ” and other s et tings of ea ch di sc for up to 40 discs (Playb ack M emo ry ). Set this function “ ON ” or “ OFF. ” The following s ettings a re stored in memory. – ANGLE (pag e 53 )* – AUD IO (pag e 50)* – BNR (pag e 54 ) – DIGITAL VIDEO EN[...]

69 Settings and Adjust me nt s Settin gs for the Soun d (AUDIO SETUP ) “ AUDIO SETUP ” allows you to set th e sound accordi n g to the pl ay back and c onnec ti o n conditi ons. Select “ AUDIO SETUP ” in the Setup Disp lay. T o use the d isplay , see “ Using the Setu p Di spla y ” (page 64). The d efaul t se ttin gs ar e unde rlin ed. ?[...]

70 If you co nnect a co mpo nen t that doe s not confor m to the se lected au d io sign al, a lou d noise (or no sound) will come out from the spea ke rs, aff ec ting you r ear s or cau sin g th e spea kers t o be dama ged. ◆ DOLBY DIGI TAL (D VD on l y) Selects the type of Dolby Digit al signal . ◆ MPEG (DVD only) Sel ec ts the t yp e of MPEG [...]

71 Additi onal Info r ma tion Additional Info rmation Troubl esh ooting If you exp erienc e any of th e follo w i ng difficul tie s while using the player, use this troubles hooti ng g uide to he lp rem edy the proble m bef ore req uestin g re pairs . Sh ou ld any prob lem pers ist, cons ult your ne arest Sony deal e r. Power The pow er is not t ur[...]

72 Operation The rem ote does not f un ctio n. , There are obs tacles b etween the r emote and the pl ay er. , The d ist ance bet w ee n the re m ote an d the player i s too fa r. , The remote is not pointe d at the remote senso r on the pl ay er. , The ba tteri es in the remote are wea k. The disc does no t pla y . , The disc is tur ne d ove r. In[...]

73 Additi onal Info r ma tion The pla yer does n ot oper ate pr op erly. , When st atic el ectr icity , etc., cause s the player t o ope ra te abnorm al ly , unplug th e player. Nothin g is dis playe d on th e fron t panel display. , “ DIMMER ” in “ CUSTOM SETUP ” is s et to “ OFF. ” Set “ DIMMER ” to “ BRIGHT ” or “ DAR K ”[...]

74 Glos sary Chapte r (pag e 9) Secti ons of a pictur e or a m us ic feat ur e that are smalle r th an tit les. A title is c omp osed of severa l chap t er s. D ep endi ng on the dis c, n o chap te rs may be reco rded . Dolby Digita l (page 24, 70) Digital audio compres sion technolo gy develo pe d by Dolb y Labo ra tories . Thi s techno logy con f[...]

75 Additi onal Info r ma tion Spec ifica tions Syst em Laser: S em i co nduct or la se r Signal form at sy stem: NTSC /PA L ( Se e page 16 to s witch) Audio chara cteri stics Freq uency resp onse: DVD VIDEO (PCM 96 kHz ): 2 H z to 44 kHz (± 1.0 dB)/ DVD VIDEO (PCM 48 kHz): 2 Hz to 22 kHz (±0.5 dB )/CD: 2 Hz to 20 kHz (±0. 5 dB) Signal -t o-nois [...]

76 Langua ge C ode Li st For de tails, see p ages 50, 53, 65 . The lang ua ge spe lli ngs co nform to t he ISO 639: 19 88 (E/F) stan dard. Code Lan guage Code Languag e Code L anguage Code Language 1027 Afar 1028 Abkhazian 1032 Afrikaans 1039 Amharic 1044 Arabic 1045 Assamese 1051 Aymara 1052 Azerbaijani 1053 Bashkir 1057 Byelorussian 1059 Bulgaria[...]

77 Inde x Numerics 16:9 66 4:3 L ETTER BOX 66 4:3 PAN SCAN 66 5.1 Channel Surrou nd 20 A A-B REPEAT 39 ADVANCED 48 album 33 ANGLE 53 ANGLE VIEWER 42 AUDIO 50 , 65 AUDIO ATT 69 AUDIO DRC 69 AUDIO SETUP 69 AUTO PLAY 67 B BACKGROUND 66 Batter ies 15 BNR 54 C CD 28 CHAPTER 40 Chapte r 74 CHAPTER VIEWER 42 Child L ock 29 COLOR SYS TEM adjusting for VIDE[...]

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