Sony DVP-NC625 manual

3-082-033- 12 (1) Oper ating I nstruct ions © 2003 Sony Corporation D VP-NC625 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 qual ified perso nnel onl y. The mains lead mu st only be change d at a qualifi ed service shop. CAUTION The use of optical instrum ents with this product will increase eye haza[...]

3 Precau tio ns On sa fety • Caution – The use of optic al instr uments with th is pr oduc t wi ll in crea se ey e haz ard . • Sho uld any so lid object or liqui d fall into the cab inet, unpl ug the play er an d have it chec ked by qua lified pe rsonnel befo re operating it any fu rther. On power sour ces • The player is not di scon nect e[...]

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

5 Enjo ying M ovie s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2 Changing the Angle s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Displaying th e Subtitles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Adjusting the Picture Quality (B[...]

6 About th is Man ual • Instruct ions in th is manual describe the contr ols on the remo te. Yo u can al so use the controls on the pla yer if they have th e same or similar names as t hose on the r emote. • “DVD” may be us ed as a gene ral term for DVD VIDEOs, DVD-RW s/DVD-Rs and DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs. • Disp lays on the scr een are sligh tly d[...]

7 Example of disc s that the play er cannot play The play er cannot play the fo llowin g discs : • All CD -ROM s (incl uding PHO TO CD s)/ CD-R s/CD -RW s other tha n thos e record ed in the fo llowing formats: – music CD forma t – vide o CD format – MP3 forma t tha t conf orms to I SO966 0* Level 1/Level 2, or its extend ed format, Joliet [...]

8 Index t o Part s and Con trols For more informatio n, refer to the pa ges indic ated in par entheses . Front panel A [ / 1 (on/sta ndby) button (26) B DISC SE LECT 1 – 5 b utton s (27) C (remote sensor) (15) D Front pa nel disp lay (9) E H (pla yback) bu tton (26) The H bu tton ha s a tactile do t.* F X (pau se) butt on (27) G x (stop) butto n [...]

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) (31) When pla ying back a CD, D ATA CD (M P3 audi o), or VI DEO CD ( withou t PBC) Playing t ime of the curr ent title (45) Disc type Current audi o signal (4 8) Lights up when y ou can change t he angle (52) Lights up during Repe at Play ([...]

10 Rear panel A DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack (20) (21) (22) B DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) jack (20) (21) (22) C LINE OUT L/R (AUDIO) jack (19) (20) (21) D LINE OUT (VIDEO) jack (16) E S VIDEO OUT jack (16) F COMPONENT VIDEO OUT (Y, C B , C R ) jacks (16)[...]

11 Remote A TV [ / 1 (o n/st andby) butto n (60 ) B Z (open/c lose) button (26) C Number bu ttons (30) The num ber 5 bu tton has a tact ile do t.* D CLEA R butto n (35) E (subtitle) button ( 52) F (audi o) butt on (48) G . / > (previou s/next ) buttons (27) H m / M (scan/sl ow) button s (40) I X (pause) button (27) J H (play) bu tton (2 6) The H[...]

12 Guide t o the Co ntrol Me nu Displ ay 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: z Hint You can skip the ADVANC ED display by sett ing “OFF” under “ADVANC ED” in the Control Menu (page 46). Control Menu Displa[...]

13 List of co ntrol men u items Item Item Name, Functio n, Relevant Dis c Type DISC (page 41) Selects the disc to be play ed. TITLE (page 41)/SCENE (page 4 1)/TRACK (page 41 ) Selects the title , scene, or track to be played. CHAPTER (page 41)/INDEX (p age 41) Selects the chapter or index to be played . ALBUM (p age 41) Selects th e album to b e pl[...]

14 z Hint The Control Menu icon i ndicato r lights up in green when you se lect any ite m except “OFF.” (“TV S,” “PR OGRAM,” “SHUFFLE,” “REPEA T,” “A-B REPEAT,” “BNR,” “DIGITAL VIDEO ENHANCER” only). The “ANGLE” indicator lights up in gr een only when the angles can be changed. The “CUSTOM PICTURE MODE” indic[...]

15 Hookup s Hookups Hookin g Up the Pl ayer Follow Steps 1 to 6 to hook up and adjust the setti ngs of the player . Notes • Plug cords se curely to pre vent unwanted noi se. • Refer t o the i nstructions supplie d with t he compone nts to be connecte d. • You cannot connect this pla yer to a TV that does no t have a video input ja ck. • Be [...]

16 Ste p 3: Conne cting the Vi deo Cord s Conn ect this play er to your TV m onit or, proje ctor , or AV a mpli fier (rec eive r) usi ng a vid eo cor d. Select one of the patt erns A through C , accordi ng to the in put jack on yo ur TV monitor, projec tor, or A V amplif ier (re ceiver ). A If you are connect ing to a vi deo input jack Connect the [...]

17 Hookup s B If you ar e connecting to an S VIDEO in put jack Connect an S VIDEO cord (not supp lied). You will enjoy hi gh quality image s. C If you a re connec ting to a monitor, projecto r, or AV am plifie r (receiver ) having component video inpu t jacks (Y /C B /C R ) Conne ct the com ponent via the COM PONENT V IDEO O UT jacks using a co mpo[...]

18 Ste p 4: 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 llowin g connect ions, throug h . * Manufacture d under lic ense from Do lby Laboratories. “Dolby, ?[...]

19 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 16). z Hint When connec ting to a monau ral TV, use a stereo- mono conve rsion cord (not sup plied). Con nect the LINE OUT L/R (AUDIO) j acks to the TV’s audio input jac k. A TV l : Signal fl ow CD/D[...]

20 Connecti ng to a ste reo ampl ifier ( receiver ) and 2 sp eakers/Conn ecting t o an MD de ck or DA T deck If the st ereo ampli fier (receiv er) has audio input jacks L and R only, use . If th e amplifie r (recei ver) ha s a digital i nput jac k, or when conne cting to an MD deck or DAT dec k, use . In thi s cas e, you can al so con nect t he pla[...]

21 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 audio (D olby Di gital) discs. If your a mplifi er (rec eiver) has L and R aud io inpu t jacks o nly, use . If you [...]

22 Connec ting to an AV amplifier (receiver) with a digi tal input jac k having a Dol by Digital, MPEG au dio or D TS decode r and 6 speakers This connection will a llow you to use the Dolby Digital, MPEG audio, or DTS decoder fu nction of your A V ampl ifier (r eceive r). Note After you have compl eted the connection, be s ure to set “DOLBY DIGI[...]

23 Hookup s Step 5 : Conn ecting the Ma ins Le ad Plug the p laye r and TV po wer co rd ( mains lead ) int o an AC outl et (ma ins). Step 6: Qu ick Se tup Follow the steps below to make the minimum number of basi c adjustments for using the playe r. To skip a n adjustment, p ress > . To retu rn to the previous adj ustment, pr ess . . 1 Turn on t[...]

24 8 Press ENTER. The Setu p Displa y for selec ting the typ e of jack used to conne ct your amplifier (recei ver) ap pears. 9 Press X / x to select the type of jack (if any) yo u are using to connect to an amplifier (receiver), then press ENTER. Choose the ite m that matches the audio conn ection y ou s elected on pages 19 to 22 ( through ) . • [...]

25 Hookup s Enjoying the surround so und effects To enjoy the surroun d sound ef fects of th is pla yer or you r ampl ifi er (rec eive r), s et t he follo wing i tems a s descri bed belo w for t he audio c onnec tion you select ed on pa ges 20 t o 22 ( through ). Each of these is the defaul t settin g and does not need t o be adj uste d when you f [...]

26 Playing Discs Play ing Disc s Depending on the DVD or VIDEO CD, some operat ions may be diffe rent or res tricted. Refer t o the operat ing inst ructio ns supp lied with your disc. 1 Turn on your TV. 2 Press [ / 1 . The play er turn s on. 3 Switch the input selector on your TV so that the sign al from t he player a ppears on the TV sc reen. ◆ [...]

27 Playin g Discs • Do not play DT S sound t racks wit hout firs t conn ecting t he pl ayer to an audio comp onent havi ng a buil t-i n DTS dec oder . The play er outpu ts the DT S signal vi a the DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL or OPTICAL) jack even if “DTS” in “ AUDIO SETUP” is set to “OFF” in the Setup Displa y (page 66), and ma y affect your[...]

28 Replacing disc s while pl aying a disc (EXCHANGE) You can open the d isc tray whi le playi ng a disc s o that yo u can check w hich discs a re to be playe d next and replac e discs w itho ut interr upting playb ack of the current dis c. 1 Press EXCHA NGE. The dis c tra y opens an d two di sc comp artmen ts ap pear . Eve n if the play er is playi[...]

29 Playin g Discs Resum ing Pl ayba ck from the Po int Wher e You Stoppe d the Disc (Resume Play/Multi-disc R esume) The play er remem bers the po int wher e you stoppe d the disc. Resuming playb ack for the current disc ( Resume Play) The play er remem bers the po int wher e you stoppe d the disc ev en if the player enters standb y mode by pressi [...]

30 U sin g the DVD’s Me nu A DVD is divid ed into long sec tions of a pic ture or a music feat ure ca lle d “t itles .” When y ou p lay a DVD wh ich contai ns severa l title s, you can sel ect the title yo u want using the TOP MEN U button. When y ou pl ay DVDs that allow you to sele ct items su ch as th e language for the s ubtitles and the [...]

31 Playin g Discs 3 Press X / x to select the setting. • PLAY LIST: plays th e title s created from “ORIGINAL” fo r editing. • ORIGINAL: plays the titles o riginally record ed. 4 Press ENTER. To tur n off th e Contr ol Menu Press DISPLAY repeated ly until the Control Men u is tu rn ed off . Play ing VIDEO CD s With PBC Fun ction s (PB C Pla[...]

32 z Hint To play withou t using PBC, press . / > or the number but tons while the player i s stopped to se lect a track, th en press H or ENTER . “Play withou t PBC ” appears on the TV screen a nd the play er starts continuou s play. You cannot play still pi ctures suc h as a m enu. To retu rn to P BC playb ack, p ress x tw ice then press H[...]

33 Playin g Discs Selecting an al bum and track 1 Press MEN U. The list of MP3 alb ums recor ded on th e DATA CD appe ars. 2 Select an albu m usin g X / x and press ENTER . The list of tracks con tained in the album appe ars. 3 Select a track usi ng X / x and pres s ENTER . The s elec ted t rack star ts pl ayin g. Wh en a track or album is be ing p[...]

34 The pla yback ord er of MP3 a udio tra cks The play back ord er of alb ums and tracks recorded on a DATA CD is as follows. ◆ Struc ture of disc content s When y ou inse rt a D ATA CD and p ress H , the number ed tracks are played sequentia lly, from 1 through 7 . Any su b-al bums/t rack s contai ned with in a curr ently selected a lbum take pr[...]

35 Playin g Discs Var ious P lay Mo de Functi ons (Programme Play, Shuffl e Play, Repeat P lay, A-B R epeat Play) You ca n set the follow ing pl ay modes: • Prog ramm e Play (p age 35 ) • Shu ffle Pla y (pag e 37) • Repeat Pl ay (p age 3 8) • A-B Repeat Play (page 39) Note The play mode i s cancell ed when: – you op en the disc tray. – [...]

36 3 Press X / x to select “ SET t ,” then press ENT ER. The disp lay for pro gramm ing appea rs. 4 Press c . The pl ayer is ready to p rogram me the first d isc. 5 Selec t the disc you want to progr amme usin g the n umber b utton s or X / x , then press ENT ER. The cursor moves to th e title or track row “T” (in t his c ase, “01”). 6 [...]

37 Playin g Discs 8 Press H to st art P rogramm e Pla y. Progra mme Pla y begins . When the progra mme e nds, you can restart t he same pro gramme again by pressi ng H . To return to normal play Press CL EAR, or select “OFF” in st ep 3. To play the same programme again, se lect “ON” in ste p 3 and pr ess ENT ER. To tur n off th e dis play P[...]

38 ◆ When P rogr amme P lay i s ac tivat ed • ON : shuffles t itles, cha pters, or tr acks selected in Programme P lay. 4 Pres s ENTER. Shuf fle Play star ts. * You can sele ct “DISC” in All Di scs mode only. To return to normal play Press CL EAR, or select “OFF ” in Step 3. To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY repeat edly until t[...]

39 Playin g Discs Repeating a speci fic portion (A- B Repeat Play) You can play a specific port ion of a title, chapte r or trac k repeat edly. (This fu nction is useful when y ou want to memor ize lyrics, etc.) 1 Pres s DISPL AY t wice du ring play back. The Con trol Men u appear s. 2 Press X / x to select (A-B REPEAT) , then pre ss ENTER . The op[...]

40 Sear chi ng for a Scen e Search ing f or a Parti cular Point on a Disc (Sc an, Sl ow-m otio n Play , Search, Fre eze Fram e) You can qu ickly loca te a particul ar point on a disc by mo nitori ng the pict ure or play ing back slo wly. Note Depending on the DVD/VI DEO CD, you may not be able to do s ome of the op erations de scribed. Locating a p[...]

41 Searchi ng for a Scene Playing one frame at a time (Freeze Frame) When th e player is in the pau se mode , press (step ) to go t o the ne xt fra me. Pr ess (ste p) t o go t o th e prec edin g fr ame (DVD only). If you hold t he button dow n, you can view the fram es in su ccessi on. To ret urn to norma l playba ck, press H . Search ing fo r a Ti[...]

42 ◆ When playin g a VIDE O CD with out PBC playba ck DISC TRAC K INDEX ◆ When playin g a VIDE O CD with PBC Play back DISC SCEN E INDEX ◆ When play ing a C D DISC TRACK INDEX ◆ When playin g a DA TA CD ( MP3 au dio) DISC ALBUM TRACK Examp le: when y ou select CHAPTER “** (* *)” is sel ected (* * ref ers to a nu mber) . The number in pa[...]

43 Searchi ng for a Scene Search ing by Sce ne (PICTURE NAVIG ATION) You can divide t he screen into 9 subsc reens and fi nd the des ired sce ne quic kly. 1 Press PICTURE NAVI during playb ac k. The foll owing di splay appe ars. 2 Press PICTU RE NAVI repe atedly t o select the item. Refer t o the expl anati ons given fo r each item in the following[...]

44 Viewing Inf ormation About the Disc Check ing th e Play ing Time an d Remai ning Time You can check th e playin g time and remaining t ime of the current title, c hapter, or track. Al so, you c an check the D VD/CD tex t or trac k name (M P3 audio) record ed on th e disc. 1 Press TIME/ TEXT d uring pla yback. The f ollow ing d ispla y ap pear s.[...]

45 Viewing In formation Ab out the D isc Checking the informatio n on the front panel dis play You can view t he time in form ation an d text displa yed on th e TV scre en also on the fro nt panel di splay. Th e inform atio n on the fron t panel di splay c hanges as follo ws when yo u change the time informa tion on your TV scre en. When pl aying a[...]

46 Check ing th e Play Informat ion You can check inform ation such a s the bit rate or the disc layer that is bein g played . Checking the play information of a DVD (ADVANCED) 1 Press DISPLAY during pl ayba ck. The Cont rol Men u is displaye d. 2 Press X / x to select (ADVA NCED), then pre ss ENTER . The options for “ADVANCED” appear. 3 Press [...]

47 Viewing In formation Ab out the D isc Checking the play information of a DATA CD By press ing TIME/T EXT while play ing MP3 audio trac ks on a DATA CD, you can display the audi o bit rate (the amou nt of dat a per sec ond of the curr ent au dio) . T 17:30 128k JAZZ RIVER SIDE Bit rate Album name Track name[...]

48 Sound Adjustme nts Chang ing th e Sound When playing a DVD VIDEO recorded i n multiple a udio formats (PCM, Dolby Dig ital, MPEG Audio, or D TS), y ou can change the audio format. If th e DVD VIDEO is recorded with m ultilingu al tracks , you can als o change the lan guage. With CDs, DATA CDs, or VIDEO CDs, you can sel ect the s ound fro m the r[...]

49 Sound Adjustm ents Displayin g the audio informati on of the disc Press D ISPLAY during playbac k to disp lay the Control Menu. Select “ AUDIO” using X / x . The ch annels being play ed are di splay ed on the sc reen. For ex ample, in D olby D igital for mat, multip le sign als rangi ng from m onaur al to 5.1 channel sig nals can be rec orde[...]

50 TV Vir tual Surrou nd Setti ngs (TVS) When yo u conne ct a stere o TV or 2 fr ont speake rs, TV S (TV Virtu al Surr ound) lets you en joy surr ound sou nd effec ts by usi ng soun d imagin g to create virtua l rear sp eakers from the sound of t he fr ont sp eake rs (L: left , R: righ t) with out using ac tual re ar speak ers. TVS was d evelope d [...]

51 Sound Adjustm ents z Hints • You can sele ct “TVS” by press ing the SURROUND button on the player. • You can also sel ect “TVS” from the Co ntrol Menu (pa ge 12). Notes • When th e playin g signal do es not conta in a signal for the rear s peakers, the surround eff ects will b e difficul t to hear. • When you sele ct one of the T[...]

52 Enjoying Movies Chang ing th e Angl es If vari ous an gles (mu lti-a ngle s) for a s cene are record ed on the DVD VIDEO, “ ” appears in th e front panel display. This means that yo u can chang e the vie wing ang le. 1 Press (angl e) during play back. The nu mber of th e angle ap pears on the display . 2 Press (angle) rep eatedly to select t[...]

53 Enjoyi ng Movie s Adj usting th e Pict ure Quali ty (BNR) The Bl ock N oise R eductio n (BN R) fu nction adjust s the pi cture qu ality by re ducing the “block nois e” or mosa ic like patt erns tha t appear o n your T V screen. 1 Press DISPLA Y twice durin g playb ac k. The Con trol Men u appear s. 2 Press X / x to select (B NR), then pres s[...]

54 Adjust ing th e Playba ck Pict ure (CUSTOM P ICTURE MODE) You can adjust t he video signal of th e DVD or VIDEO CD from the pla yer to obtain the pic ture qual ity y ou wa nt. C hoose the setti ng that be st suits the progr amme yo u are watchi ng. 1 Press DISPL AY twice dur ing playback. The Con trol M enu appe ars. 2 Press X / x to select (CUS[...]

55 Enjoyi ng Movie s Enhanc ing th e Playba ck Pictu re (DI GITAL VIDEO ENHAN CER) The D igital Video E nhanc er (DV E) function makes the pictur e appear clear an d crisp by enhancin g the outlines of images on your TV screen. Also, this function can soft en the image s on the sc reen . 1 Press DISPLA Y twice durin g playb ac k. The Con trol Men u[...]

56 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 res trictio ns for th e desi red disc . • Cust om P arental Co ntrol You ca n set pla yback res tricti ons so tha t the playe r will not pla y inappr opriate dis cs. • Par ental Cont rol Playback of some DV[...]

57 Using Vari ous Additi onal Functio ns To turn off t he Custom Parent al Co ntrol funct ion 1 Follow steps 1 thro ugh 3 of “Cu stom Parent al Control .” 2 Press X / x to s ele ct “ OFF t ,” then pr ess ENTER. 3 Enter yo ur 4-di git passwo rd using the numbe r buttons , then press EN TER. To pla y a dis c for w hich Custom Parenta l Contro[...]

58 ◆ When yo u have a lready reg istered a passwor d The disp lay for ent ering the passwor d appe ars. 4 Enter o r re-e nter your 4-d igit pa ssword usin g the num ber but tons, then pr ess ENTER . The disp lay for set ting the playback limitatio n level ap pears. 5 Press X / x to select “ STANDARD,” then p ress E NTER. The selection items f[...]

59 Using Vari ous Additi onal Functio ns Area C ode Changing the passw ord 1 Press DISP LAY while the pla yer is in stop mod e. The Contr ol Me nu app ears. 2 Press X / x to se lect (PARENTAL CONTROL ), then pr ess ENTER . The op ti ons fo r “PAR ENTAL CON TROL ” appear . 3 Press X / x to select “ PASSWORD t ,” th en pr ess ENTE R. The d is[...]

60 Contr olling Yo ur TV with the Su pplie d Remot e You can control th e sound leve l, input source, and pow er swit ch of your Son y TV with the supplied r emote. You can contro l your TV using the bu ttons below. Note Depending on the u nit bein g conne cted, you m ay not be able to contr ol your TV using some of the buttons. Controlling o ther [...]

61 Settings a nd Adjustm ents 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 su ch as pictu re 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 detail s on each Se tup Disp lay item , see page s fr om pa[...]

62 6 Select a setting using X / x , the n press ENTER . The setting is selecte d and setup is complete. Example: “4:3 PAN SCAN” To turn off the di splay Press DISPLAY repea tedly until the display is tur ned off. To en ter the Qu ick Setu p mode Sele ct “ QU ICK ” in Ste p 3. Fo llo w f rom Ste p 5 of the Qui ck Setu p explan ation to mak e[...]

63 Settings a nd Adjustm ents Setti ngs f or th e Disp lay (SCREEN SETUP) Choose sett ings according to the TV to b e connect ed. Select “SCREEN SETUP” in the Se tup Displ ay. To use th e displ ay, se e “Using the Setu p D isp lay” (pa ge 61) . The d efaul t se ttin gs ar e unde rlin ed. ◆ TV TY PE Sel ects the aspe ct ra tio o f th e con[...]

64 Custom Set tings (CUSTOM SETUP) Use t his to s et up play back rela ted and ot her settings . Select “CUS TOM SE TUP” in the Set up Disp lay. To use the displa y, see “Us ing the Setu p D isp lay” (pa ge 61) . The defa ult settin gs are und erlined. ◆ AUTO PLAY Switches t he Auto Play se tting on or o ff. This functi on is us eful when[...]

65 Settings a nd Adjustm ents Settin gs for the Soun d (AUDIO SETUP ) “AUDIO SETUP” allows you to set th e sound accordi ng to the pl ayback a nd conn ection conditi ons. Select “AUDIO SETUP” in the Setup Displ ay. To use th e displ ay, se e “Using the Setu p D isp lay” (pa ge 61) . The d efaul t se ttin gs ar e unde rlin ed. ◆ AUDIO [...]

66 Setting th e digital output s ignal Swit ches t he meth od of ou tputt ing au dio signal s wh en you con nect a com ponent such as an ampli fier (recei ver) o r MD deck w ith a digital i nput jack. For co nnection detail s, see page 18. Select “D OLBY DIGITA L,” “MPEG ,” and “DTS ” afte r sett ing “DI GITAL OUT ” to “ON.” If [...]

67 Additional Informat ion Additional Info rmation Troubl eshoo ting If you exp erienc e any of th e follow ing difficul ties while using the player, use thi s troubles hooti ng guide t o help re medy the 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 pow er is not t urned on. , [...]

68 Operation The rem ote does not fun ctio n. , The ba tteri es in the remote are wea k. , There are obs tacles b etween the r emote and the pl ayer. , The d istance betwee n the rem ote an d the player i s too far. , The remote is not pointe d at the remote senso r on the pl ayer. The disc does no t play . , The disc is tur ned over. Inser t the d[...]

69 Additional Informat ion , The an gle ca n on ly be cha nged wh en th e “ ” indicat or lights up on the front pa nel display (page 9). , The DVD proh ibits changi ng of the a ngles. The pla yer does n ot oper ate prop erly. , When st atic el ectr icity , etc., cause s the player t o operate abno rmally , unplug the player. 5 number s or lett [...]

70 Glos sary Chapte r (pag e 45 ) Secti ons of a pict ure or a mus ic feat ure that are smalle r than title s. A title is comp osed of severa l chapt ers. Dep ending on the dis c, no chap ters m ay be re corded . Dolby Digita l (page 18, 66) Digital audio compres sion technology develo ped by Do lby Labo ratories . This techno logy con form s to 5.[...]

71 Additional Informat ion Scen e (page 4 5) On a VIDEO CD with PB C (playback contro l) func tion s, the m enu sc reens, movi ng pictures and sti ll pictures are divide d into secti ons called “scen es.” Title (p age 9) The l onge st s ecti on of a pi ctur e or mus ic feature o n a DVD, movie, etc. , in video softw are, or the ent ire albu m i[...]

72 Spec ifica tions Syst em Laser: Semic ondu ctor lase r Signal format system : NTSC/PAL Audi o charac teris tics Freq uenc y resp ons e: DVD VIDEO (PCM 96 kHz): 2 Hz 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 d B) Signal -to-no ise ratio (S/N ra tio): 115 dB (LIN E OU T L/R (A UD IO) ja cks o[...]

73 Additional Informat ion Langua ge Co de Lis t For deta ils, see pages 48, 52, 62. The lang uage spell ings con form to the ISO 639: 19 88 (E/F) standard. Code Lan guage Code L anguage Code Langu age Code Language 1027 Afar 1028 Abkhazian 1032 Afrikaans 1039 Amharic 1044 Arabic 1045 Assamese 1051 Aymara 1052 Azerbaijani 1053 Bashkir 1057 Byelorus[...]

74 Index Numerics 16:9 63 4:3 L ETTER BOX 63 4:3 PAN SCAN 63 5.1 Chann el Surround 18 A A-B RE PEAT 39 ADVANCED 46 ALBUM 41 Album 33 ANGLE 52 AUDIO 48 , 62 AUDIO ATT 65 AUDIO DRC 65 AUDIO SETUP 65 Audio signal for mat 48 AUTO PLAY 64 B BACKGROUND 63 Batte ries 15 BIT RATE 46 BNR 53 C CD 6 , 26 CHAP TER 41 Chap ter 45 , 70 CHAP TER VIEW ER 43 Checki[...]

75 Trac k 9 , 32 , 71 TRACK SELECTI ON 64 TRACK VIEWER 43 Trouble shooting 67 TV T YPE 63 TVS (TV Virtual Surrou nd) 50 U Usable discs 6 V VIDEO CD 6 , 31[...]

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