Sony DVP-NC650V manual

3-070-514- 11 (1) ã 2001 Sony Corporation DVP-NC650V SACD/DVD Player Opera t ing Instru ctions[...]

2 WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. To avoid electric al shock, do n ot open th e cabinet. Re fer s ervicing to qualif ied personnel only. CAUTION The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard. As the la ser beam us ed in this CD/ DVD player is har mful to eyes, do not a[...]

3 Precau tions On safety • Caution – The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard. • Should a ny solid ob ject or liquid f all into the cabi net, un plug th e pl ayer and hav e it checked by qua lified personn el before operating it any furth er. On power sources • The player is not disc onnecte d from the AC po[...]

4 Table of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Welcome! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precaution s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

5 Viewing Information About t he Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Viewin g the Play ing Time and Remain ing Ti me on the Front Pa nel Displa y . . 52 Checking th e Playing Time and Remainin g Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Checking th e Play Info rmation (ADVANCED) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

6 About th is Manu al • Instructions in this manu al describe th e contro ls on t he remot e. You c an also use the contro ls on th e player if th ey have th e same or simil ar nam e s as tho se on the remo te. • The icon s used in this m anual are described below: z * “ DVD ” may be used as a general te rm for DVD VIDEOs, DVD-Rs, and DVD-R[...]

7 • A disc recorded in a color system o ther than NTSC, su ch as PAL or SECA M. (This player conf orms to the NTSC colo r system. ) • A disc that h as a no n-standard shape (e.g. , card, heart). • A disc with pa per or stick ers on it. • A disc that has the ad hesive of cellop hane tape or a sticker stil l left on it. Note Some DVD-Rs, DVD-[...]

8 Index to Parts an d Cont rols For more information, refer to the pages indicated in parentheses. Front Pan el (sho wn with the front door o pen) A BNR (Block Noise Redu ction) bu tton/ indicat or (65) B SURROUND button/indicator (5 8) C POWER (power) switch/indicator (33) D DISC S ELECT ( disc select) 1 thr ough 5 buttons (34) E (remote sensor) ([...]

9 Front Panel Di splay When playing back a DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW When playing back a VIDEO CD (PBC) When play ing back a n SACD, CD or VIDEO CD (without P BC) Lights up when yo u can change the angle Disc type Playing statu s Current p lay mode (40) Current t itle (52) Playing time (5 2) Current audi o signal (57) Current chapt er (52) All Discs mode (4[...]

10 Rear Pa nel A DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) (digital out (coaxial)) jack (22, 24, 26) B DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) (digital out (optical)) jack (22, 24, 26) C 5.1CH O UTPU T (5.1 -chann el outp ut) jack (22) D AUDIO IN L/R (audio in left/right) jacks (75) E LINE OUT L/R (AUDIO) (line out left/ righ t (aud io)) 1 /2 j acks (1 6, 21 , 24, 2 6) F LINE OUT (VIDE[...]

11 Remote A TV/DVD switch (73) B Z OP EN/CLOS E (open /clos e) but ton (33) C Numb er bu tto ns (37) The nu mber 5 bu tton ha s a tactile d ot. D CLEA R (cle ar ) butto n (41, 43 , 44, 45 ) E SACD MULTI/2CH (S ACD multi/2- channel ) button (38) F SACD/CD button (3 8) G AUDIO (audio) button (56) H ANGLE (ang le) butto n (63) I SHUFFLE ( shuffle) but[...]

12 Guide to the Co nt rol Me nu Displa y Use the Co nt rol Menu to s el ec t a f u n cti on that yo u wou ld l ike to u s e. The Co n trol Me nu d i spla y appears whe n the DISPLAY button is p ressed. For details, plea se refer to th e page in parentheses. Contr ol Menu List of Control M enu Items OFF 1: ENGLISH 2: FRENCH 3: SPANISH OFF 1 8 ( 3 4 [...]

13 ORIGINAL/PLAY L IST (page 37) Sele cts th e type of title s (DVD-RW) to be played , the ORIGINAL on e, or an edit ed PLA Y LIST. AUDIO (page 56) Chang es the au di o set ti ng. MULTI/2CH (page 38) Sele ct s the pla ybac k area o n S ACDs wh en av ailable. SUBTITLE (pag e 64) Displays th e subtit les. Change s the subti tle language . ANGLE (page[...]

14 z Each time you pre ss DI SPLAY, the Con trol Menu displ ay change s a s fo llow s: z The Control Me nu ic on in dicator lig hts up in green when you select any item exc e pt “ OFF ” ( “ SURR OUND, ” “ PROGRAM, ” “ SHUFFLE, ” “ REPEAT , ” “ A- B R EPE AT , ” “ BN R, ” “ DIGITAL VIDEO ENHANCER ” only). The “ ANGL[...]

15 Getting Sta rte d 15 Getting Started Quick Ov erview A quic k overview p resented in th is chapte r will give you enou gh informatio n to start using the player for your enjoymen t. To use the surround sound features of this play er, refer to “ Hookups ” on p age 18 . Notes • You cannot conne c t thi s pla ye r to a TV that does not have a[...]

16 Step 3: T V Hook ups Conn ect the supp lied au d io/v i d e o co rd an d power co rd in the or d e r ( 1 ~ 3 ) shown belo w. Be sure to connec t the power cord last . When conne cting to a w ide screen T V Depend ing on the disc, the image may no t fit y our TV s cree n. If you wan t to change the as pect rati o, please ref er t o page 79. 3 Pow[...]

17 Getting Sta rte d 17 Step 4: Play ing a D isc A Turn on the TV. B Switch the input selector on the T V to the player. C Press PO WER on the player . D Press A on th e player to open the disc tray. E Place t he disc on t he tray with the pl ayback side f acing down. F Press H . The di sc tr ay closes and the p layer begin s play ing the disc. Aft[...]

18 Hookups Hookin g Up th e Player Follow Ste ps 1 to 4 to ho ok up a nd adju st the sett ings o f the pla yer. Before you st art, turn off t he power, ch eck that yo u have a ll of the s upplied acce ssories, and insert the batte ries into th e remote (p age 15). Notes • Plug cords secu rel y to prev en t unwa n ted noi s e. • Refer to the ins[...]

19 Hookups A If you a re connec ting to a video inpu t jack Connect t he yel low plugs o f the aud io/vid eo cord ( supplied) to the yellow ( video) jack s. You wil l enjoy sta ndard quality images. Use the red and white plugs to conn ect to the audio inp ut jacks (page 21). B If you a re connec ting to a n S VID EO input jack Connect th e S VIDEO [...]

20 Step 2: C onne cting the Audio Co rds Refer to the chart be low to select the conn ection that best suits your system. The surround effects you will enjoy de pend on the co nnection s and com ponents y ou use . Select a connecti on Select on e of the fo llowin g connect ions, throug h . z To enjoy SACD M ulti or 96 kHz/24 bit so und, use conn ec[...]

21 Hookups Connect ing to yo ur TV This connectio n will use your TV speak ers for sound. x Reco mmend ed su rro und so und effec ts for t his co nnect ion • TVS DYNAMIC (page 58) • TVS WIDE (page 58) The yello w plug is us ed for video si gnals (pa ge 18). A Audio/v ideo cord (supplie d) SACD/DVD pl ayer (white) (red) (yellow) (white) (red) (y[...]

22 Conne cting to an AV a mplifier ( having 5.1ch in put jack s or a d igital in put jack) and 4 to 6 speakers If your AV amp lifier ( r ece iver) has 5.1 channe l inputs, use . If you wan t to use th e Dol by Digit a l or DTS decod er funct ion on your AV amplifier ( receiv er ), connect to its dig ital jack using . With th e followin g connec tio[...]

23 Hookups z To enhanc e the su rround soun d effects: • Use high- performance speakers. • Use fron t, rear, and center speakers having the same s ize and pe rformance. • Place a subwoof e r betw een the right and lef t fro n t spe a ke r s. • Monaural aud io cord (not sup plied) Optical digital cord (not suppli ed) Remove ja ck cap before [...]

24 Conne cting to a st ere o ampl ifier (r ece iver) an d 2 speake rs/Conn ectin g to a n MD deck o r DAT de ck This connectio n will us e your 2 front speak ers connec ted to your ste reo amplifie r (receiv er) for sound. If th e stereo amplif ier (receiv er) has audio in put jacks L a nd R on ly, use . If the amplifier ( receiver) has a digita l [...]

25 Hookups Stereo amplif ier (receiver) SACD/DVD player Stereo aud io cord (not sup plied) Optical dig ital cord (not s upplied) Remove the jack cap be fo r e connect ing. to au dio in put to coaxial or op tic al digital inpu t (white) (red) (red) [Speake rs] Front (L) Front (R) MD deck/ DAT deck or l : Sign al fl ow (white) or Coaxial digi tal cor[...]

26 Conne ctin g to a Dol by Surro und ( Pro Lo gic) d ecoder amp lifie r (re ceiver) and 3 to 6 spea kers This co nnecti on wi ll allo w yo u to e njoy t he su rroun d eff ects of the D olby S urrou nd (P ro Logic ) decoder on you r ampl i fier (receiver). If you ha ve an AV amplifier (receiv er) equ ipped with a Dolby Di gital or DT S decoder, ref[...]

27 Hookups * When con necting 6 s peakers, replac e the mona ural re ar speake r with a ce nter s peaker, 2 rear spea kers and a subwoof er. Step 3: Conne cting the Po wer Co rd Plug th e player and TV power cords into an AC outlet. Do not conn ect the power co rd of your pl ayer to the “ switch ed ” power socket of an amplifi er (receiver). Ot[...]

28 Step 4: Q uick S etu p Follow the steps b elow to mak e th e minim u m nu mbe r o f b asic ad ju stmen ts to u se the p la yer. To skip an adjustme nt press > , to return to the previous adjustmen t, pre ss . . A Turn on t he TV. B Switch the input sele ctor o n the TV to the player. C Press POW ER on the pla yer and press ?/1 on t he remot e[...]

29 Hookups F Press ENTER. The Setu p Display fo r selecting the aspect ratio of the TV to be conne cted appears. G Press X/x to select the item. H Press ENTER. The Setu p Display fo r selecting th e type o f jack use d to conne ct your amplifier (rece iver) appears. I Press X/x to sel ect the it em, then press ENTER. • When “ NO ” or “ LINE[...]

30 J Press X/x to select the item. Choose the item that m atches th e audio connection you select ed in page s 22 to 26 ( thro ugh ). K Press EN TER. “ DTS ” is selected . L Press X/x to select the item. Choose the item that m atches th e audio connection you select ed in page s 22 to 26 ( thro ugh ). M Press EN TER. • When “ DIGITAL OUTP U[...]

31 Hookups N Press X/x to select th e size of the center speaker. If no ce nter speaker is co nnected, sele ct “ NONE. ” Refer to pa ge 86 fo r each select ion item. O Press ENTER. The Setup Display for sel ecting the size of the rear sp eaker appears. P Press X/x to select the size. If no rear speaker is connect ed , select “ NONE. ” “ S[...]

32 Note You can direct ly sta r t Qui ck Setup onl y when you run it for the first time. To run Quick Setup a second time, select “ QUICK ” under “ SE TUP ” in the Cont rol Menu (page 77 ). Enjoying t he surro und sound effects To enj oy the s urround s ound effect s of thi s player o r your a mplifier (receiver), th e following items mu st[...]

33 Playing D iscs Playing Disc s Playi ng Dis cs Depending o n the DVD or VIDEO CD, som e operations may be different or restricted. Refer to t he operatin g instruction s supplie d wit h yo ur di s c . 1 Turn on your TV. 2 Switch the input selector on the T V to the player . When using an amplifi er (r eceiver) Turn on the amplifier (receiver) and[...]

34 To turn on the player Press POWER on the player. The playe r enters standb y mode and the po wer indicator light s up i n red. Press ?/1 o n the remote. Th e player turns on and the power indicator l ights up in green. In stand by mode, the play er also turns on by pressing A on the player or by pressing H . To turn off the player Press ?/1 on t[...]

35 Playing D iscs z The Repl ay function is useful w hen you want to review a scene or dia log th at you missed. z Before loadin g the d isc s, a D I SC SE LE CT indicator of an e mpty com partment may be lit. Notes • You may not be able to use the Replay function with some scen es . • If you turn the power off by pressing P OWER on the player [...]

36 Resum ing Pla yback f rom the Po int Wh ere Yo u Stop pe d the D isc (Re sume Play) When yo u stop the disc, the player remembers the po int where you presse d x and “ RESUME ” appea r s on the front pan el displ a y. As long as you do not remo ve the disc, Resume Play works even if th e pl ayer enters stan dby mo de b y pres sing ?/1 . 1 Wh[...]

37 Playing D iscs Usin g the D VD’s M enu A DVD is divid ed into long sectio ns of a picture o r a musi c feature called “ titles. ” When you play a DVD which contains several title s, you can selec t the title you want usin g the TO P MENU butto n. When you play DVDs that allow yo u to select items such as th e langu age for the subtitles an[...]

38 3 Press X/x to select the setting. • PLAY LIST: plays the titles created from “ ORIGINAL ” for editing. • ORIGINAL: plays the titles origin ally recorded. 4 Press EN TER. To turn off the Co ntrol Menu Press DISPLAY repeatedly u ntil the Con trol Menu is turned off. Note Repeat Play and A-B Rep eat Pla y work onl y withi n the ti tle s of[...]

39 Playing D iscs Select ing a pl ayback l ayer when playi n g a h y brid SA CD Some SACDs consist of an HD lay er and a CD la yer. Yo u can select the playba ck laye r you want to listen to. Press SACD /C D in stop mode . Each time you press th e button, an HD lay er or a CD layer is alternatel y selected. Whe n playin g a CD layer, the “ CD ”[...]

40 To go back to the menu Press O RETURN. z To play without using PBC, press ./> o r the number butt ons while the play er is st opped to select a track , th en press H or ENTER. “ Play wit hout PBC. ” appears on the TV scr een and the player star ts continuous play. You cannot play sti ll pictures s uch as a menu. To return to PBC play ba c[...]

41 Playing D iscs 1 Pres s D ISPLA Y twi c e. The C ontrol M enu appear s. 2 Press X/x to select (ONE/ ALL DIS CS) and pr ess ENTER . The options for “ ONE/ALL DIS CS ” appear. z You can select “ ALL DISCS ” or “ ONE DISC ” by pressi ng ONE/ALL on the player . Each time you press the butt on, the di sc mode changes al ternately. Creati [...]

42 5 Sele ct the disc you want to prog ram using the numbe r butto ns or X/x , then pres s EN TE R. The cursor moves to the title or track (in this case, “ 01 ” ). 6 Select the title, chapter, o r track you want to prog ram. x When playin g a DV D For example, se le ct chap t er “ 03 ” of title “ 02. ” Press X/x or the nu mber b uttons [...]

43 Playing D iscs To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY repeat edly until th e Control Menu is turn ed off. To change or cancel a program 1 Follo w Steps 1 thr o ugh 3 of “ Crea ting your own program ( Pr o gram Pl ay). ” 2 Select the pro gram n umber of the disc, title, ch apter, or tr ack you want to chang e or cancel usin g X/x or the n[...]

44 3 Press X/x to select the item . x When play ing a DVD VI DEO (Pr ogram Play is s et to “ OFF ” ) • DISC* : Shuffles discs and plays them i n ra ndom ord er. • TITLE : Shu ffles title s and plays them i n ra ndom ord er. • CHAPTER : Shuffles chapters an d plays them in r and om orde r. x When playin g a DVD-RW • DISC* : Shuffles disc[...]

45 Playing D iscs discs when yo u select All Discs mode. • TITLE : Repea ts the curren t title on a disc. • CHAPTER : Repeats the current cha pter . x When pl ayin g a DVD-R W • DIS C : Repeats all o f the titles of the selected type when you se lect One Disc mode, or all of the titles on all of th e discs wh en you select All Discs mod e. ?[...]

46 3 Press X/x to sel ect “ SET t , ” then pres s EN TE R. The “ A-B REPEAT ” setting displa y appears. 4 During playb ack, wh en you find th e star ting po int (poi nt A) of the p or tion to be pla yed repe atedly , press EN TE R. The start ing point ( point A) is set. 5 When y ou r each the endi ng poin t (poi nt B), pr ess ENTE R again .[...]

47 Search ing for a Scene Searchi ng for a Scene Search ing f or a Part icula r Point on a Disc (Search, Sca n, Slow -moti on Play , Fre eze Fr ame) You can locate a p articular point on a disc quic kly by monito ring t he pictur e or p laying back slowly. Note Depending on the DVD/VIDEO CD, you may not be able to d o some of the o perations de scr[...]

48 Playin g one fram e at a ti me When the play er is in the pause mo de, press to go to the next frame. Press to go to the preceding frame (DVD VIDEO only) . If you ho ld the bu tto n down , yo u ca n view the frames in suc cession. To retu rn to normal pl a yback, pr es s H . Search ing fo r a Di sc /Titl e / Chapte r/T rack/In dex/ Scene ( Sear [...]

49 Search ing for a Scene x When pl ayin g a VIDE O CD (DISC), (TRACK) or (INDEX) x When pl ayin g a VIDE O CD wit h PBC Play back (DISC), (SCENE) x When pl ayin g a n SAC D/ C D (DISC), (TRACK) or (INDEX) Example: when you select (CHAPTER) “ ** ( ** ) ” is se lected ( ** refers to a numbe r). The number in paren theses indica tes the total num[...]

50 Search ing by Scene (VIEWER) You can divide the scree n into 9 sub-scree ns and find the desired scene quic kly. 1 Press DISPLAY twice durin g playback. The Co ntrol Menu a ppears. 2 Press X/x to select (VIEWER), t hen press ENT ER. The optio ns for “ VIEWER ” appear. 3 Press X/x to select the item. Refer to the exp l anat ions given for ea [...]

51 Search ing for a Scene z If ther e are mo re than 9 tit les, chap ters, or tracks , V is displaye d a t the bott om right. To displa y the add itional ti tles, chap t ers, or tr ac ks, select t he botto m right s cene (the position 9) and pr ess x . To retur n to the prev io us scen e, se lect the top left scene (the posi tio n 1) and press X . [...]

52 Viewing Informati on About the Disc Viewin g the Pl aying Tim e and Rem ainin g T ime on the Fr ont Pa nel Di splay You can check infor matio n abo ut the disc, such as th e remaining time, curre nt title o r track nu mber, using the front panel display (page 9). Pres s TIME/ T EXT. Each tim e you pre ss TIME/TEXT whi le playing th e di sc, the [...]

53 Viewing Information About the Disc z When playing VIDEO CDs with PBC functions, the scene num be r or the pla yi ng tim e is displaye d. z The playing ti me and rema ining time of the current chapt e r, tit le, tra c k , sc e ne, or disc w ill also ap pe ar on your TV scree n. See the fol lowing section “ Checking the Playing Tim e and Rem a i[...]

54 2 Pre s s TIME /TEX T repe ated ly to change the time in fo rmation. The displa y and th e kind s of time th at you can chang e depen d on the disc you ar e play ing. x When pl aying a DVD V IDEO or DV D- RW • T ** : ** : ** Playin g time of t he cur rent title • T – ** : ** : ** Remaining tim e of the current title • C ** : ** : ** Play[...]

55 Viewing Information About the Disc Checki ng the Play Info rmati on (ADV ANC ED) You can check information suc h as the bit rate or th e disc laye r that is be ing played . While play ing a dis c, an app roximate b it rate of the p layback picture i s always displaye d as Mbps (Mega bit per seco nd) and t he audio as kbps (kil o bi t per secon d[...]

56 Sound Adjustme nts Changi ng the Sound If the DVD VIDEO is recorded with multilin gual tracks, yo u can select the language y ou want whil e pl aying the DV D VIDEO. If the DVD VIDEO is recorded in multiple audio fo rmats (PCM, Dolby Digital, or DTS), you can sel ect the aud io format yo u want while playing the DVD VIDEO. With stereo CDs or VID[...]

57 Sound Adjustments z You can select “ AUDIO ” direct ly by pr e ssin g AUDIO. Each time you press the button, the i tem chang es . Notes • While playing a DVD , the soun d may change automat ically . • You cannot change t he sound f or SACDs. Displaying the a udio infor mation of the di sc When you selec t “ AUDIO, ” the channel s bei[...]

58 • DTS When an LFE si gnal co mponent is output , “ LFE ” is enclosed in a sol id line. When an LFE signal com ponen t is no t outp ut, “ LFE ” is enclose d in a broken lin e. z When th e signal contains rear signal component s such a s “ LS, ” “ RS ” or “ S, ” the Surround effe ct is enhanced (p ag e 58). SURROU ND M ode Se[...]

59 Sound Adjustments For 4 to 6 speaker setups (If you select “ NONE ” in the setting of “ REAR ” in “ SP EAKER SETUP ” (page 86), you cann ot select thes e modes.) • NORMAL SURR OUND • ENHANCED SURROUND • VIRTUAL REAR SHIFT • VIRTUAL MULTI REAR • VIRTUAL MULTI DIMENSION 4 Press ENTER. To cance l the sett ing Select “ OF F ?[...]

60 TVS STANDARD Uses s ound i maging to c reate vi rtual rear speakers fro m the sound of the front speakers (L, R) withou t using ac tual rear sp eakers. The virtual speak ers are reproduce d as shown in the illustration below. Use this setting when you want to use TVS with 2 separ ate speake rs and retain the soun d qua lity . For 4 t o 6 speaker[...]

61 Sound Adjustments VIRTUAL MULTI REAR Uses sound imagi ng to create an array of virtual rear speak ers from a single pair of actual rear sp eakers. The virtual spea kers are reproduced as shown in the illu st ration below. The positio n of the v irtual rear speakers differs acco rding to “ REAR ” or “ SIDE ” setting of the rear sp eakers [...]

62 • If the player is set up to output th e si gna l from the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL or COAXIAL) jack, the TVS effect will not be heard wh en you pl ay a CD. • Make sure tha t you r listening posi tion is betwee n and at an equal dis tance from your speake rs, and that the spe akers ar e locat ed in s imila r surroundi ngs. Otherwise , the TVS ef[...]

63 Enjoy ing Movi es Enjoying M ovies Changi ng the Angle s If vario us angles ( multi-angles) fo r a scene are recorded on the DVD VIDEO, “ ANGLE ” appears in the fron t panel displa y. This means that you can change th e vi ewing angl e. For example , while pl aying a scen e of a tra in in mo tion, you ca n dis play th e view from either the [...]

64 Displ aying the Su btitle s If subtitles are recorded on the disc , you can turn the subt itl es o n and off whenever you want while playing. If multiling u al subtitles are re cor d ed on th e dis c , you c an ch an ge the subtitle lang uage whi le playing, a nd turn it on or off whe never you want . For example, you can selec t the la nguage y[...]

65 Enjoy ing Movi es Adj us ting th e P ictur e Quali ty (BNR) The Bloc k Noise Re duction ( BNR) fun ction adjusts the pi cture qualit y by reducing th e “ block no ise ” or mosaic lik e patterns th at appear on you r TV screen. 1 Press DI SPLAY twi ce dur ing playb ack. The C ontrol M enu appear s. 2 Press X/x to select (BNR), then press ENTE[...]

66 Adjus ting t he Pl ayback Pict ure (VIDEO EQ UALIZE R) You can adjus t the video signal of the DVD or VIDEO CD from the player, not from the TV, to obtain the pic tu re qua lity you want. Choos e the vid eo mode th at suits the pr ogra m you are watching . 1 Press DISPLAY twice durin g playback. The Co ntrol Menu a ppears. 2 Press X/x to select [...]

67 Enjoy ing Movi es Enhanc ing th e Pl ay ba ck Pictur e (DIGITAL V IDEO ENHAN CER) The D igital V ideo Enhanc er fu nction make s the pictur e app ear clear and crisp by enhanc ing the outlin es of images on your TV screen. Also , this fu nction can soften the images on t he screen. 1 Press DI SPLAY twi ce dur ing playb ack. The C ontrol M enu ap[...]

68 Using Various Addition al Functions Lockin g Disc s (Custo m Par ental Control , Parent al Control ) You can set t wo kind s of playbac k restrictions for the desired disc. • Custom Parental Control You can set the play back restri ctions so th at the player will not pla y inappro p ria te di scs. • Parental Control Playback of some DVD VIDE[...]

69 Using Various Additional Functions 5 Enter or re-e nter your 4-dig it pass word by usin g the numb er butto ns, then press ENTER . “ Custom par ental con trol is se t. ” appear s and then the screen re turns to the Control Menu di sp lay. To turn off the Cus tom Paren tal Control function 1 Follow Ste ps 1 t hro ug h 3 of “ Custom Parental[...]

70 3 Press X/x to select “ PLAYE R t , ” then pres s EN TE R. x If you ha ve not ente red a pa ssword The dis play f or reg isterin g a ne w password ap pears. Enter a 4-d igit password using the number button s, the n press ENTER. The di splay for co nfirmi ng the pa ssword appears. x When you ha ve alread y regi st ered a passw ord The dis pl[...]

71 Using Various Additional Functions The lower the value, the more strict t he limitat ion. To turn off the Parental Control function Set “ LEVEL ” to “ OF F ” in Step 8 . To play a disc for which Pa rental Control is se t 1 Insert the disc and press H . The “ PARENTAL CONTROL ” displa y appears. 2 Enter yo ur 4-d ig it passwo rd using[...]

72 Changi ng the password 1 Press DISPLA Y while th e pla yer is in stop mo de . The Co ntrol Menu a ppears. 2 Press X/x to sel ect (PAREN TAL CONT ROL), th en pres s ENTE R. The optio ns for “ PARENT AL CONTROL ” appear. 3 Press X/x to sel ect “ PASS WORD t , ” then pr ess EN TER. The dis play f or ente ring th e passw ord appears. 4 Enter[...]

73 Using Various Additional Functions You will hear one bee p and the Soun d Feedback functio n is tu rned on. To turn off the Sound Fe edback function When there is no disc in the player, press and hold X on the player for more than two seconds. You wi ll hear two be eps an d the Sound Feedb ack functio n is turned off. Contro lling You r TV or AV[...]

74 Code numbers of controllable TVs If more tha n one cod e number i s listed, try entering t hem one at a tim e until you fin d the one tha t works with your T V. . Controlling the TV When you set the TV/DVD switch to TV, you can control the following items with the supplied remote . Controlling the volum e of your AV ampl i fier (rec eiver ) wi t[...]

75 Using Various Additional Functions Controlling the AV amplifiers (recei vers) When you se t the TV/DVD switch to DVD, you can con trol the vol u me of the AV amplifier (receiver) using VOL +/ – . Contr olling a CD Chan ger (Meg a Con trol) You can co nt rol a Sony CD changer o f 5/50/ 200/30 0/400 disc s connec te d to the M EG A CONTROL jack [...]

76 6 Press H on the play er to start playi ng. Playback starts and the dis play shows th e current disc and tr ack nu mbers a nd the playin g time of t he track. While th e MEGA CONTROL button o n the front panel is l it, you can contro l CD changer with the c ontrols on the player as fo llows: To control the player again Press MEGA CONTROL on the [...]

77 Settings and Adjustment s Settings and Adjustments Usin g the S etup D ispla y By using the S etup Display, you can mak e various adjustmen ts to items s uch as picture and sound. You can also set a lang uage for the subtit les and th e Setup Disp lay, among other things. Fo r detai l s on each Setup Disp la y ite m see pa g e 78 thr o ug h 88 .[...]

78 5 Select an item using X/x , then press ENTE R. The opt ions for the select ed item appe ar. Example: “ TV TYP E ” 6 Select a se ttin g us in g X/x , then p ress ENTE R. The setting is selecte d and setu p is comple te. Example: “ 16 :9 ” To turn off the Setup Display Press DISPLAY repea tedly until t he Setup Display is turned off. z If[...]

79 Settings and Adjustment s z If you select “ OTHE RS t ” in “ MENU, ” “ SUBTITLE, ” and “ AUDIO, ” sele ct and enter the language co de fr om th e list using the num ber button s (pag e 97) . Note When you select a langu age that is not recorde d on the DVD VIDEO, one of the recorded languages will be automa ticall y selected (exc[...]

80 Note Depending on the DVD, “ 4:3 LET TER BOX ” may be select ed au tomati cally instea d of “ 4:3 PAN SCAN ” or vice versa. x SCREEN SAVER Turns on and o ff the screen saver so that the screen saver i mag e appears when you l eave the p layer in pa use or stop mo de fo r 15 minutes, or when yo u pl ay back an S A C D/ CD for more than 15[...]

81 Settings and Adjustment s Custom Se tting s (C USTOM SETUP) Use this to se t up playba ck related a nd other settings. Sele ct “ CUSTOM SETUP ” in the Setup Display. Fo r details o n using the disp lay, see “ Using the Se tup D isp lay ” (page 77). The de fault setting s are underli ned. x AUTO PLAY Selects the Aut o Play setting when yo[...]

82 Notes • The player can st ore the settings of up to 50 discs. When you store the set ting of di sc numbe r 51, t he firs t disc se tti ng is cance l ed. • The Playbac k Me mo ry function can not be use d fo r DVD-RWs in VR mode. • During playba ck , do not turn off the play er by pressing POWER on the play er. Doing so may cancel the se tt[...]

83 Settings and Adjustment s Settin gs fo r th e Soun d (AUDI O SETU P) “ AUDIO SETUP ” allows y ou to set the sound a ccording t o the playback and connect ion conditi on s. Sele ct “ AUDIO SETUP ” in the Setup Display. Fo r details o n using the disp lay, see “ Using the Se tup D isp lay ” (page 77). The de fault setting s are underli[...]

84 x DOWNMIX (DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW only) Switches the mixing down methods wh en you play a DVD on which rear signal compone nts such as “ LS, ” “ RS, ” or “ S ” are recorded in Dolby Digital or DTS fo rmat. For details on the rear sign a l comp on ents, see “ Changing the Sound ” (page 56). This function affects the output of the follo [...]

85 Settings and Adjustment s x DTS (DVD VIDEO only) Selects if DTS signals are o utput via the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL or COAXIAL) jac k. x 48kHz/96 kHz PCM (D VD VIDEO only) Selects the samp ling frequen cy of the audio signal to be output vi a the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL or COAXIAL) jack. Notes • Even if you set “ 48kHz/96kHz PCM ” in “ AUDIO S[...]

86 Setti ngs fo r the Spea kers (SPEAKER S ETUP) To obtai n the best po ssible surro un d sound, set th e siz e of t he sp eakers you h ave connected and t heir dist ance from your listening p osition. T hen use th e test tone to adjust the volume an d the ba lance o f the speakers to the sam e level. This setting is e ffective when connec ting the[...]

87 Settings and Adjustment s • SUBWOOFER Notes • The cut off frequenc y for the subwoofer is fi xed at 120 Hz. • If your speak ers are too small to r eproduce low bass freque nc ie s, pleas e se t all speake r set ti n g s to “ SMAL L ” and utilize a subwoofer for low frequency so und. • Even if t here ar e fewer th an 6 spea kers con n[...]

88 x BALANCE You can vary the balance of the left and right speakers as foll ows . Be sure to set “ TEST TONE ” to “ ON ” for easy adjustment. The default adjustment s are in pare ntheses. x LEVEL You can vary th e le vel of each speake r as follows. Be sure to set “ TE ST TONE ” to “ ON ” for easy adjustment. The default adjustment[...]

89 Additional Information Additional In formation Troubl eshoot ing If you ex p eri en c e an y of the fo llo w i n g difficulties wh ile using th e player, u se this trou bleshoo ting gu ide to h elp rem edy the probl e m be fore re q uestin g repairs . Sho ul d any prob lem pers ist, co nsult your nearest Sony deal er. Power The pow er is not tur[...]

90 Opera tion The remote d oes not f unction. , There ar e ob s t acles be tween the remot e and the play er. , The dista nc e be twee n the remote and the player is too f ar . , The remo te is no t poin ted a t the remot e sens or on th e play er. , The batt er ie s in the remote ar e wea k. The disc do es not p lay. , There is n o disc inside . ,[...]

91 Additional Information The angle s cannot be changed. , Try using the D VD ’ s menu inste ad of the direct sele ct io n but tons on the rem ote (page 37). , Multi-angles are not recorded on t he DVD bei ng play ed. Th e angle ca n be cha nge d when the “ ANGLE ” indicator lights up on th e front panel displa y (pa ge 9). , The DVD prohibi [...]

92 Glos sary Chapter (page 9) Section s of a pi cture or a music fea ture that are smaller than title s. A title is compose d of sever al chap ters. D ependin g on the di sc, no chapters may b e recorded. Digital Cinema S ound (DCS) (page 58) Techno logy th at Sony develop ed to en jo y surroun d in a home us ing 4 or m ore spea kers. It simulates [...]

93 Additional Information manual, or the on-s creen disp lay ref e r s to DVD-RWs in VR mo de. Index (CD)/Video Index (VIDEO CD) (page 48) A number that di vides a track into sections to easily locate th e point you want on an SACD/ CD or VIDE O CD . Depen ding on the dis c, no index may be reco rded. Parental Control (page 68) A function of the DV[...]

94 Track (page 9) Section s of a pictu re or a music feature on an SACD/CD or VIDEO CD (the length of a song). TV Virt ual Sur round (TVS) ( page 58 ) Techno logy fro m Sony dev eloped t o produc e surroun d sound f or home use usi ng just a stereo TV. Designed to work with the sound characte ristics of y our TV, this te chnology brings t he excite[...]

95 Additional Information Spec ifica tions System Laser Semico ndu ctor laser Signal forma t system NTSC Audi o char acte risti cs Frequency response DVD (PCM 96 kHz): 2 Hz to 4 4 kHz (-2 dB ± 2.0 dB at 44 kHz) SACD: 2 Hz t o 100 kHz (-3 dB ± 2. 0 dB at 50 kHz) CD: 2 Hz to 20 kH z (±0. 5 dB ) Signal-to-noise ratio (S/N ratio) 115 dB (DVD VIDEO) [...]

96 Supplied accessorie s See page 15. Specifica tions and desi gn ar e subject to ch an ge without notice. E NERGY S TAR  is a U .S. r egist ered mark . As a n E NERGY S TAR  Partne r, Sony Corporati on has determine d that this pr oduct meets the E NERG Y S TAR  guidelines fo r ene rgy eff ic i ency .[...]

97 Additional Information Langua ge Code List For deta ils , se e pa ge s 56, 64, 78. The lang uage spe l lings co nf orm to th e I SO 639: 1988 (E/F) sta ndard. Code Lang uage Code Lang uage Code Lang uage Code Lang uage 1027 Afar 1028 Abkhazian 1032 Afrikaans 1039 Amharic 1044 Arabic 1045 Assamese 1051 Aymara 1052 Azerbaijani 1053 Bashkir 1057 By[...]

98 List of Se tup D ispla y Ite ms The defa ult settings a re underlin ed. LANGUAGE SETUP (page 78) SCREEN SETUP (page 79) OSD ENGLIS H FRENCH SPANISH PORTUGUESE MENU E NGLI SH FRENCH SPANISH PORTUGUESE GERMAN ITALI AN DUTCH CHINESE JAPAN ESE DANISH SWED ISH FINNISH NORWEGIAN RUSSI AN OTHERS t AUDIO ORIGINAL (All oth er select ions ar e same a s th[...]

99 Additional Information CUSTOM SETUP (pa ge 81) AUDIO SETUP (page 83) AUTO PLAY OFF TIME R DEMO1 DEMO2 DIMMER BRIGHT DARK OFF PAUSE M ODE AUTO FRAM E PLAYBAC K ME MORY ON OFF TRACK SE LECTI O N OFF AUTO CD DIRECT O FF ON AUDIO ATT OFF ON AUDIO DRC STANDARD TV M ODE WIDE RANGE AUDIO FI LTER SHAR P SLOW DOWN MI X DOLBY SU R ROU ND NORMAL DIGITAL OU[...]

100 SPEAKER SETUP (page 86) SIZE FRONT LARGE SMALL CENTER NONE LARGE SMALL REAR NONE LARGE (REAR) LARGE (SIDE) SMALL (REA R) SMALL (SIDE) SUBWOO FER NONE YES DISTAN CE (The dis t an ce from th e listen in g posi ti on.) FRONT 4ft ~ 50ft (1.2m ~ 15.2m) CENTER 0ft ~ 52ft (0m ~ 15.8m) (It chan ge s ac cordi n g to the d ist ance f rom t he f ron t spe[...]

101 Inde x Numerics 16:9 79 4:3 LETT ER BOX 79 4:3 PAN SCAN 79 48kHz/96k Hz PC M 85 5.1 Channel Surrou nd 22 A A-B R epeat Pl ay 45 ADVANCED 55 ALL DISCS 40 ANGLE 63 ANGLE VIEWER 50 AUDIO 56 , 78 AUDIO ATT 83 AUDIO DRC 83 AUDIO FILTER 83 AUDIO SETUP 83 AUTO PLAY 81 B BACKGROUND 80 BALANCE 88 Batteri es 15 BNR 65 C CD 33 CD D IRECT 82 CHAPTER 48 Cha[...]

102 Troubles hooting 89 TV TYPE 79 TVS (TV Virtual Surro und ) 58 , 94 U Usable di scs 6 V VIDEO CD 33 VIDEO EQUALIZER 66 VIEWER 50[...]

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