Sony DVP-NC665P Operating Instructions (DVD player for HT system) manual

3-081-946- 12 (1) Oper ating I nstruct ions For cu stom ers in t he U.S .A Owner ’s Reco rd The model and seri al numbers are located a t the rear of the unit. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to t hem whenever yo u call upon your Sony dealer re garding this prod uct. Model No. DVP-NC665P Serial No.______________ For Cu[...]

2 WARNIN G To pr even t fire 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. CAUTION The use of optical instrum ents with this product will increase eye hazard. As the laser beam used in this CD/DVD player is harmful to eyes,[...]

3 Precau tio ns On sa fety • Caution – The use of opt ical instr uments with th is pr oduc t wi ll in crea se ey e haz ard . • To pr even t fi re o r shoc k ha zard , do not plac e obj ect s fil led w ith liq uids , suc h as vase s, on the apparat us. • Sho uld an y solid objec t or liq uid fa ll int o the cab inet, unpl ug the play er an d[...]

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

5 Enjo ying M ovie s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 3 Changing the Angle s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Displaying th e Subtitles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Adjusting the Picture Quality (B[...]

6 About th is Man ual • Instruct ions in this manual descri be the contr ols on the remo te. Yo u can al so use the controls on the pla yer if they have the 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. • The meaning of the icons u sed in this ma[...]

7 –MP3 for mat tha t conf orms t o ISO9660 * Level 1/Level 2, or its extend ed format, Joliet • Data part of CD-Extra s • DVD-ROMs • DVD Audio discs • HD layer on Sup er Au dio CD s * A logical format of files and f olders on CD- ROMs define d by ISO (Internati onal Standard Organizati on). Also, the play er cannot pla y the following dis[...]

8 Index t o Part s and Con trols For more informatio n, refe r to the p ages ind icated in parenthes es. Front panel A [ / 1 (on/sta ndby) button ( 27) B DISC SE LECT 1 – 5 b utton s (28) C (remote sensor) (15) D Front pa nel disp lay (9) E H (pla yback) bu tton (2 7) The H bu tton ha s a tactile do t.* F X (pau se) butt on (28) G x (stop) butto [...]

9 Front panel dis play When pl aying b ack a DVD VIDE O/DVD-RW When playin g back a VIDEO CD w ith Play back Control ( PBC) (32) When pla ying back a CD, D ATA CD (M P3 audi o), or VI DEO CD ( withou t PBC) Disc ty pe Current audio s ignal (49) Lights up wh en you can change t he angle (53) Playi ng status Playing time of the current t itle (46) Cu[...]

10 Rear panel A DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack (21) (22) (23) B DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) jack (21) (22) (23) C LINE OUT L/R (AUDIO) jack (20) (21) (22) D LINE OUT (VIDEO) jack (16) E S VIDEO OUT jack (16) F COMPONENT VIDEO OUT (Y, P B , P R ) jacks (16)[...]

11 Remote A TV [ / 1 (o n/st andby) butto n (62 ) B Z OPEN/CLOS E button (2 7) C Number bu ttons (3 1) The num ber 5 bu tton has a tac til e dot. * D CLEA R butto n (36) E SUBTITLE button (53) F AUDIO bu tton (49) G . / > PREV (previ ous) /NEXT buttons (28) H t m / T M SCAN/SLOW buttons (41) I X PAUSE bu tton (28) J H PLAY but ton (2 7) The H bu[...]

12 Guide t o the Co ntrol Me nu Dis play 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: Con trol Menu displa y 1 m Control Menu dis play 2 (DVD/VI DEO CD only) m ADVANCED display (DVD only, see page 47 .) m Con trol Menu dis[...]

13 List of Co ntro l Menu It ems Item Item Name, Function, Relevant Disc Type DISC (page 42) Selects the disc to be playe d. TITLE (page 42)/S CENE (page 42)/TRACK (page 42) Sele cts the titl e, sce ne, or t rack to be pl ayed . CHAPTER (page 42)/INDEX (page 42) Selec ts t he c hapte r or in dex t o be play ed. ALBUM (page 42) Sele cts the album to[...]

14 z Hint The Control Me nu icon indicato r lights up in green when you selec t any item 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” indica[...]

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 sec urely to preven t unwanted noise . • Refer to t he inst ructions s upplied with the component s to be connected. • You cannot conn ect this player to a TV that does not have a video input jack . • Be sur[...]

16 Ste p 3: Conne cting the Vi deo Co rds Conn ect this pl ayer t o yo ur T V moni tor , pr ojec tor, or AV am plif ier (rec eive r) u sing a vi deo c ord. Select one of the patt erns A through C , accordi ng to the in put jack o n your TV monitor, projec tor, or A V amplif ier (re ceiver ). A If you a re connec ting to a video i nput jack Connect [...]

17 Hookup s B If you a re connec ting to a n S VIDEO input ja ck Connect an S VIDEO cord (not s upplied). You will enjoy high quality images. C If you a re connec ting to a monitor, projecto r, or A V amplifi er (re ceiver) having component video in put jacks ( Y/P B /P R ) Conne ct the com ponent via the COM PONENT V IDEO O UT jacks using a co mpo[...]

18 Using the PROGRESSIVE button You ca n fine -tune the Progre ssive 480p video sig nal out put whe n you press P ROGR ESSIVE on the fron t panel (t he PROGRESSIVE indicator li ghts up in b lue) and co nnect the pl ayer using the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks to a TV that is able to ac cept the video sig nal in progress ive form at. ◆ Conv ersion Mod[...]

19 Hookup s Step 4 : Conn ecting the Audio Cords Refer to th e chart b elow to sele ct the co nnection that best suits your system. Be sure to also rea d the inst ruction s for t he components you wish to connect . Select a connecti on Select one of the fo llowin g connect ions, through . * Manufactu red under li cense from Dolb y Lab orato ri es. [...]

20 Conne cting to your TV This con nection w ill use your TV spea kers for so und. * The yello w plug is used for video si gnals (page 16). z Hint When co nnectin g to a m onaural TV, use a stereo - mono conve rsion cord (not su pplied). Con nect the LINE OUT L/R (AUDIO) jac ks to the TV’s a udio input jac k. A TV l : Signal flo w CD/DVD player ([...]

21 Hookup s Connectin g to a stereo ampli fier (recei ver) and 2 speaker s/Co nnectin g to an MD d eck or DA T deck If the st ereo ampli fier (re ceiver) ha s audio inpu t jacks L a nd R only, us e . If the amplif ier (recei ver) ha s a digital input jac k, or wh en con necting to an MD de ck or DA T deck, use . In thi s cas e, you can al so con ne[...]

22 Connect ing to a n A V amplifier ( receiver ) havin g a Dol by Surround (Pro Logic) de coder and 3 to 6 speake rs You can enjoy th e Dolby Sur round ef fects only w hen pla ying Dol by Surro und audi o or multi- channel audio ( Dolby Dig ital) dis cs. If your amplifier (recei ver) has L and R audi o input jac ks only, us e . If your ampl ifier ([...]

23 Hookup s Connec ting to an A V amp lifier (rec eiver ) with a digi tal input j ack havi ng a Dol by Digita l, or DTS deco der an d 6 spea kers This con nection w ill allow you to use th e Dolb y Digital , or DTS dec oder func tion of you r AV ampl ifi er (rec eive r). Note After you have complet ed the con nection, be s ure to set “DOLBY DIGIT[...]

24 Step 5 : Conn ectin g the Power Cord Plug t he pl ayer a nd TV pow er cords into an A C outle t. Step 6: Qu ick Se tup Follow the steps below to make the minimum number of basi c adjustments f or using the pl ayer. To skip a n adjustment, p ress > . To return to the previous adjus tment, press . . 1 Turn on t he T V. 2 Press [ / 1 . Press PRO[...]

25 Hookup s 7 Press X / x to select the setting that matches yo ur TV t ype. ◆ If you ha ve a 4:3 stan dard TV • 4:3 LETTER BOX or 4:3 PAN SCAN (page 65) ◆ If y ou h ave a wi de-s cree n TV o r a 4:3 standa rd TV with a wi de-screen mode • 16: 9 (page 65 ) 8 Press ENTER. The Setu p Disp lay for s electing the type of jack used to con nect y[...]

26 Enjoying the surround so und effects To enjoy t he surround s ound effe cts of this player or your amplifier (receiver), set the following items as described below for the audio c onnection you sel ected on pages 21 to 23 ( through ). Each of these is the default se tting an d does not nee d to be adjuste d when you f irst connec t the pla yer. [...]

27 Playin g Discs Playing Disc s Playi ng Dis cs Depending on the DVD or VIDEO CD, some operat ions may b e differ ent or r estricted . Refer to the op erating instruc tions supplied with yo ur disc. 1 Turn on your TV. 2 Press [ / 1 . The play er turn s on. 3 Switch th e input sele ctor on your TV so that the sign al from the player app ears on the[...]

28 • Set t he so und to “STE REO” usi ng th e AUD IO butto n when yo u play D TS soun d trac ks o n a CD (page 49) . • Do not pl ay D TS so und trac ks wi tho ut f irst connec ting th e player to an audio compo nent hav ing a bui lt-in DT S decode r. The play er outp uts the DT S signal vi a the DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL or OPTICAL) jack ev en i[...]

29 Playin g Discs Replacing dis cs while p laying a disc (EXCHANGE) You can op en th e di sc t ray w hile pla ying a disc s o that yo u can check w hich d iscs are to be playe d next and replac e discs w ithou t interr upting pla yback of th e current d isc. 1 Press EXCH ANGE. The dis c tra y opens an d two di sc comp artmen ts appear . Eve n if t [...]

30 Resumi ng Pl ayback from the Po int Where Y ou Stoppe d the Disc (Res ume Play/Mult i-disc Resu me) The play er remem bers th e point w here you stoppe d the dis c. Resuming playba ck for the current disc ( Resume Play) The play er remem bers th e point w here you stoppe d the dis c even if th e player enters standb y mode by pressi ng [ / 1 . 1[...]

31 Playin g Discs Using th e DVD’ s Menu A DVD is divid ed into l ong sections of a picture o r a musi c featu re called “ titles.” When y ou p lay a DVD whic h cont ai ns several titles, you can select the titl e you want using the TO P MENU button. When you play DVDs th at allow yo u to select items s uch as th e language f or the subtitles[...]

32 3 Press X / x to select the setting. • PLAY LIST: plays th e titles c reated from “OR IGINAL” fo r editing. • ORIGINAL: plays the titles orig inally record ed. 4 Press ENTER. To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY repeat edly until the Contro l Men u is tu rn ed off . Play ing VIDE O CD s with PBC Fun ction s (P BC Pl ayback) PBC (P [...]

33 Playin g Discs z Hint To play without using PB C, press . / > while the player is stopp ed to selec t a track, then press H or ENTER. “Play wit hout PBC.” app ears on th e TV screen and the playe r starts continuous play. You cannot pl ay still pi ctures s uch as a menu. To return to PBC playba ck, press x twice then press H . Notes • D[...]

34 Selecting an al bum and track 1 Press MENU. The li st of MP 3 al bums r ecor ded on the DATA CD appears. 2 Sele ct an al bum us ing X / x and press ENTER . The list o f tracks co ntained in the album appe ars. 3 Select a track using X / x and pre ss ENTER. The sel ected trac k starts p laying . When a t rack or album is being p layed, it s title[...]

35 Playin g Discs The pla yback ord er of MP3 au dio tra cks The play back orde r of albu ms and tra cks reco rded on a DATA CD is as f ollow s. ◆ Stru ctur e of disc con tents When yo u inser t a DAT A CD and press H , the number ed tracks are played sequ entially, from 1 through 7 . Any su b-al bums/ tra cks contai ned with in a curr ently sel [...]

36 Var ious P lay Mo de Functi ons (Program Play, Shuffl e Play, Rep eat Pla y, A-B Repe at Play) You can set the follo wing play mod es: • Program Pla y (page 36 ) • Shuff le Pl ay (pa ge 38) • Repeat Pl ay (p age 39) • A-B Repeat Pl ay (pa ge 4 0) Note The play mode i s cance led when: – you op en th e dis c tra y. – the player en ter[...]

37 Playin g Discs 3 Press X / x to se lect “SET t ” then press ENT ER. The displ ay for pr ogramming ap pears. 4 Press c . The player is read y to progra m the fi rst disc. 5 Selec t the dis c you want to progr am usin g the nu mber bu ttons or X / x , then press ENT ER. The cursor moves to th e title or track row “T” (in t his cas e, “01[...]

38 8 Press H to start Pro gram Play. Pro gram P lay begi ns. When t he progra m ends , you can r estart the sa me prog ram aga in by pre ssin g H . To stop P rogram P lay Press CL EAR or select “O FF” in Step 3. To turn off the display Press DISPLAY repea tedly until the display is tur ned off. To can cel or chan ge a prog ram 1 Follo w steps 1[...]

39 Playin g Discs 4 Pres s ENTE R. Shuffl e Play star ts. * You can select “DISC” i n All Discs mode only. To return to normal play Press CL EAR, or select “OFF” in step 2. To tur n off the co ntrol menu Press DISPLAY repeated ly until the Control Men u is tu rn ed off . z Hints • You can set Shuffl e Play while th e player is stopped. Af[...]

40 Repeating a speci fic portion ( A- B Repeat Play) You can play a specific por tion of a title, chapter or track repeatedly. (This function is useful when you want to memorize l yrics, etc.) 1 Press DISPLA Y twic e dur ing p layback. The Con trol M enu appe ars. 2 Press X / x to select (A-B REPEAT ), then press ENTER. The opt ions fo r “A-B R E[...]

41 Searchi ng for a Scene Sear chi ng for a Scen e Search ing for a Parti cular Point on a Disc (Scan, Slow-m otion Pla y, Search, Freez e Frame) You can quickly loca te a particular poin t on a disc by m onitori ng the pi cture or pl aying ba ck slow ly. Note Depending on the DVD/VI DEO CD, you may not be able to do some of the operatio ns describ[...]

42 Playing one frame a t a time (Freeze Frame) When th e player is in the pa use mod e, press to go to the next fr ame. Press to go to th e preceding f rame (DVD only). If you hol d the butt on down , you can view the frame s in su ccession . To re turn to norm al play bac k, pres s H . Search ing for a Title / Chapte r/Tra ck/Sc ene, etc. You can [...]

43 Searchi ng for a Scene ◆ When play ing a VIDEO CD wit h PBC Playba ck DIS C SCEN E INDEX ◆ When pl aying a CD DIS C TRAC K INDEX ◆ When play ing a DATA CD (MP3 audio) DIS C ALBUM TRAC K Examp le: when y ou se lect CHAPTER “** (* *)” is se lecte d (** refe rs to a number ). The number in parenthese s indicate s the total numbe r of titl[...]

44 Search ing by Sce ne (PICTURE NAVIGATION ) You can divide the screen into 9 s ubscreen s and fi nd the des ired sc ene qu ickly. 1 Press PICTURE NA VI during playback. The f ollow ing disp lay appea rs. 2 Press PICTUR E NAVI repea tedly to select the item. • Refer to the ex plan ation s give n for each item in t he followin g sectio ns. • CH[...]

45 Viewing In formation Ab out the D isc Viewing In formation About th e Disc Checki ng the Playi ng Time an d Remai nin g Time You ca n chec k the pla ying time an d remaining t ime of the current tit le, cha pter, or track. A lso, yo u can che ck the D VD/C D text or trac k name (MP 3 audi o) recor ded on th e disc. 1 Press TIME /TEXT d uring pla[...]

46 Checking the information on the front panel dis play You can view the time in formation a nd text displaye d on the TV screen also on the f ront panel dis play. Th e inform ation on th e front panel di splay changes a s follo ws when y ou change th e time info rmation on y our TV scre en. When pla ying a DV D VIDE O or DVD-RW When playing a DA T[...]

47 Viewing In formation Ab out the D isc Checki ng the Play Informa tion You ca n check i nformat io n such as t he bit rate or the disc la yer that is being pl ayed. Checking the play information o f DVD (ADVANCED) 1 Press D ISPLAY during pl ayba ck. The Contr ol Menu is di splaye d. 2 Press X / x to sele ct (ADVAN CED), then pres s ENTE R. The op[...]

48 Checking the play information of DATA CD By pressing TIME/TEXT wh ile playing MP3 audi o trac k on a DATA CD, you ca n disp lay the audi o bit rate (the am ount of data per sec ond of th e curren t audi o) . 17:30 T JAZZ RIVER SIDE 128k PLAY[...]

49 Sound Adjustm ents Sound Adjustm ents Changi ng the Sound When playi ng a DVD recorde d in multip le audio fo rmat s (PCM, Dolby Digi tal or DTS) , you can chan ge the audio format . If th e DV D is reco rded with multilingual tracks , you can also cha nge the l anguage . With CDs, DATA CDs, or VIDEO CDs, you can sele ct the soun d fro m the rig[...]

50 Displayin g the audio i nformation of the disc Press D ISPLAY during playbac k to disp lay the Control Menu. Select “ AUDIO” using X / x . The cha nnels be ing pl ayed a re di splaye d 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 r ecorded on a DVD VIDEO.[...]

51 Sound Adjustm ents TV Virt ual Su rround Setti ngs (TVS) When you conne ct a stereo TV or 2 front speaker s, TVS (TV Virtual Surroun d) lets you en joy surrou nd sou nd effec ts by using soun d imaging to creat e virt ual rear speaker s fro m the soun d of the fr ont spe akers (L : left , R: right) without us ing actu al rear spe akers. TVS was [...]

52 ◆ TVS ST ANDA RD Creat es virt ual r ear speake rs from the s ound of the fron t speake rs (L, R) without us ing actual rear speake rs. Th e virt ual spe akers are reproduce d as shown in the illu stratio n below. Use thi s setting when you want to use TVS with 2 se parate s peakers. z Hints • You can als o selec t “TVS” by pressin g the[...]

53 Enjoyi ng Movie s Enjoying M ovies Changi ng the Ang les If vari ous angl es (mu lti-a ngles) for a scen e are reco rded on the DVD VIDE O, “ ” appears in the fr ont pane l displa y. This m eans that yo u can chang e the view ing angle . 1 Pres s ANGL E dur ing pl ayba ck. The nu mber of th e angle ap pears on the display. 2 Press ANG LE rep[...]

54 Adjust ing th e Pict ure Quali ty (BNR) The B loc k Nois e Redu cti on (B NR) fu ncti on adjust s the pict ure qual ity by redu cing th e “block nois e” or mosa ic like patt erns that appe ar on your T V sc reen. 1 Press DISPL AY twice dur ing playback. The Con trol Men u appe ar. 2 Press X / x to select (BNR), then press E NTER. The o ptio [...]

55 Enjoyi ng Movie s Adj usting 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 be st suits the program you are wa tching . When y ou select “ MEM ORY,” yo u can make further adjust ments to ea ch element o[...]

56 Adjusting the pi cture items i n “MEMORY” You can adjust each ele ment of th e pictu re individ ually. • PIC TURE : chang es the co ntrast • BRIGHTNESS : chan ges the over all brig htne ss • COLOR: makes the c olors deeper o r lighter • HUE : chan ges the c olor bal ance 1 Press X / x to select “M EMORY” th en press ENT ER. The ?[...]

57 Enjoyi ng Movie s 4 Press ENTER. The disc plays wi th the sett ing you select ed. To can cel the “ DIGI TAL VI DEO ENHANCE R” setting Select “OFF” in st ep 3. To tur n off th e Contr ol Menu Press DISPLAY repeated ly until the Control Men u is tu rn ed off . Note Depending on the di sc or the sce ne being played, noise found i n the disc[...]

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 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[...]

59 Using Vari ous Additi onal Functio ns To turn off t he Cust om Pare ntal Control 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 Cust om Pare ntal Contr[...]

60 Enter a 4- di git p asswo rd u sing the number buttons, then press ENTER. The display fo r confirming th e password appe ars. ◆ 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 ti[...]

61 Using Vari ous Additi onal Functio ns z Hint If you forget your passw ord, remov e the disc and repeat steps 1 to 3 of “Parent al Contro l (limited playback). ” When you are asked to en ter your password , enter “ 199703” using the n umber buttons, then pre ss ENTER. The display wil l ask you to enter a new 4-dig it password. After you e[...]

62 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 control the follow ing items with the supplied remote. 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. Control[...]

63 Settings a nd Adjustm ents Settings and Adjustmen ts Usin g the Setu p Disp lay By usi ng th e Setu p Displ ay, yo u can mak e various a djustments to items su ch as pi cture 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 64[...]

64 6 Select a setting using X / x , the n press ENTER . The setting is selecte d and setup is complete. Exam ple: “16 :9” To turn off the display Press DISPLAY repea tedly until the display is tur ned off. To en ter the Qu ick Se tup mo de Select “QUICK ” in step 3 . Follow from step 5 of the Qui ck Setu p explan ation to mak e basi c adjus[...]

65 Settings a nd Adjustm ents Setti ngs f or th e Disp lay (SCREEN SETUP) Choose sett ings according to the TV to be connect ed. Select “SCREEN SETUP” in the Se tup Displ ay. To use the disp lay, se e “Usi ng the Setup Di splay” on page 63. The d efaul t se tti ngs ar e un derl ined . ◆ TV TY PE Sel ects the aspe ct ra ti o of the c onnec[...]

66 ◆ BLACK LEVEL (C OMPON ENT OUT) Selects the blac k level (s etup lev el) for th e video si gnals out put from t he COMP ONEN T VIDEO OUT jacks. You cannot se lect this when the player output s pro gressive signa l and the PROGRES SIVE indica tor lights up in blue on the fr ont pane l. Custom Setti ngs (CUSTO M SETUP) Use thi s to set up pl ayb[...]

67 Settings a nd Adjustm ents ◆ PAUSE MOD E (DVD VIDEO/DVD-R W only ) Select s the pict ure in pau se mode. ◆ TRACK SEL ECTION (DVD VIDE O only) Gives th e sound t rack wh ich contai ns the highes t number of channel s priori ty when you play a DVD VIDEO o n which multiple audio forma ts (P CM, D TS, or Dolby Di gital forma t) are r ecor ded. N[...]

68 ◆ DOW NMIX ( DVD on ly) Switches the method f or mixing do wn to 2 chan nels w hen you play a DV D w hich h as rear sound el ement s (cha nnel s) or is re cord ed in Dolby Digital for mat. For deta ils on the rear signal com ponen ts, see “Disp laying the audio i nformat ion of th e disc” (pa ge 50). This fun ction aff ects th e out put of[...]

69 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, us e this troubles hooti ng guide t o help re medy the proble m before r eques ting repa irs. Should a ny probl em pers ist, con sult your neares t Sony dea ler (fo r custo mers in th e U.S.A onl y). [...]

70 The disc does no t play . , The disc is tur ned over. Inser t the di sc wit h the play back sid e faci ng down on th e disc tray . , The disc is skewed. , The player canno t play certain disc s (page 6). , The region code on the DVD does not match the pl ayer. , Moisture has co ndensed inside the player (page 3 ). , The pl ayer cannot play a rec[...]

71 Additional Informat ion 5 number s or lett ers are di splaye d on the scree n and on the fr ont pane l display . , The self-diagn osis function was a ctivated. (See the tab le on pa ge 71. ) The disc t ray does no t open and “LOCKED” appear s on the f ront p anel di splay. , Child Lo ck is set (page 29). The disc tray doe s not ope n and “[...]

72 Glos sary Chapte r (p age 46 ) Secti ons of a pict ure or a mus ic feat ure that are smalle r than title s. A title is c omposed of severa l chapt ers. Dep ending on the dis c, no chap ters m ay be re corded . Dolby Digita l (page 23, 68) Digital audio compres sion technology develo ped by Do lby Labo ratories . This techno logy con form s to 5.[...]

73 Additional Informat ion Film ba sed softw are, V ideo ba sed softwar e (page 1 8) DVDs can be classifie d as Film based or Video base d software . Film base d DVDs contai n the same image s (24 fra mes per second) that ar e shown at movie t heater s. Video base d DVDs, such as televis ion dramas o r sit-coms, displa y images at 3 0 frame s/60 fi[...]

74 Spec ifica tions Syst em Laser: Semic ondu ctor la ser Signal format system : NTSC 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 2 0 kHz (±0.5 d B) Signal -to-no ise ratio (S/N ra tio): 115 dB (LIN E OU T L/R (AU DIO) jack only[...]

75 Additional Informat ion Langua ge Co de Lis t For deta ils, see pages 49, 53, 64. The lang uage spell ings con form to the ISO 639: 19 88 (E/F) standard. Code Lan guage Co de Languag e Code Langu age Code Langu age 1027 Afar 1028 Abkhazian 1032 Afrikaans 1039 Amharic 1044 Arabic 1045 Assamese 1051 Aymara 1052 Azerbaijani 1053 Bashkir 1057 Byelor[...]

76 Index Numerics 16: 9 65 4:3 LETTE R BOX 65 4:3 PAN SCAN 65 5.1 Ch annel Surrou nd 19 A A- B REP EA T 40 ADVA NCED 47 ALBU M 43 Alb um 34 ANGLE 53 AUDIO 49 , 64 AUDIO ATT 67 AUDIO DRC 67 AUDIO SETUP 68 AUT O PLA Y 66 AUT O POWE R OFF 66 B BACKGR OUND 65 Batt erie s 15 BIT RATE 47 BNR 54 C CD 6 , 27 CHAP TER 42 Chapt er 46 , 72 CHA PTER V IEWER 44[...]

77 V Video based soft ware 18 , 73 VID EO CD 6 , 32[...]

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