Sony DVP-NC875V manual

2-059-564- 11 (1) © 2004 Sony Corporation D VP-NC875V Oper ating I ns t ructio ns 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 A C powe r co rd mus t be change d on ly at a quali fied service shop. CAUTION The use of optical instrum ents with this product will increase e[...]

3 Important Safeguards For your protection, please read these safety instructions completely be fore operatin g the appliance , and kee p this manual for future r eferen ce. Carefully observe all warnings, pr ecautions and instructions on the appliance, or the one described in the operating instructions and adhere to them. Use Installation P ower s[...]

4 Antennas Service • Nev er place the set in a confin ed space, such as a bookcase, or built-in cabinet , unl ess prop er ventilation is provided. • Do not place the set near or ov er a radiator or heat register , or where it is exposed to direct sunlight. Outdoor an tenna gr ounding If an outdoo r antenna or cable system is installed, follo w [...]

5 Precau tio ns On sa f ety • To pr even t fir e or shock hazard, do not plac e obj ects f illed wi th liqui ds, s uch as vase s, on the app ar atus. • Shoul d any solid obj ect or liqui d fall i nt o the cab in et, unplu g the play er and hav e i t chec ke d by qua lif ied pers onnel be fore operating it any fu rth e r. On power sour ces • T[...]

6 Table of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Welcome! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Important Saf eguards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

7 Enjo ying M o vies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Changing the Angle s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Displaying th e Subtitles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Adjusting the Pla yback Picture ([...]

8 About Th is Manu al • Instruct ions in th is manual describe th e contr ols on the remo te. Yo u can al so use 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. • “DVD” may be used a s a gene ral term fo r DVD VIDEOs, DVD+RW s/DVD+Rs and DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs. • The meaning of the icons use d in t[...]

9 Example of disc s that th e player cannot play The play er cannot pl ay the foll o wing dis cs : • CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs other than those recorded i n the f ormats li sted o n the previ ous page. • CD -ROM s record ed i n P HOTO C D fo rmat . • Data pa rt of CD-Ext ra s. • DVD-ROMs. • DVD Audios. Also, the player canno t play the followi[...]

10 Copyrights This pr oduct incor p ora tes co pyri ght pro tecti on techn olog y th at is protect ed by U.S. pate nts and other intellectua l property righ ts. Us e of thi s co pyright pr otectio n techno logy m ust be aut horize d by Macrovis io n, and is inte nd ed for home and other l im ited vi ew i ng use s o n l y un less otherw ise auth ori[...]

11 Index to Part s an d Controls For more informatio n, see the pages indicated in pare ntheses. Front panel A [ / 1 (o n/st andby ) butto n (34 ) B SUPER AUDIO CD indicator (39, 91) Lights u p when: – p laying an H D (H igh Den sity) la yer of Super A u dio CDs. – n o disc is i nserted . C MULTI CHANNEL indicato r (39, 91 ) Lights u p when: ?[...]

12 Front panel dis play When p l aying ba ck a DVD V ID E O/DV D-RW When p l aying ba ck a VIDE O CD wit h P layback Cont r ol (PBC ) (40) When p l aying ba ck a Super Audio CD, CD, DA TA CD (M P 3 audio) , or VI DEO CD (wi thout PBC) * W he n pla yi ng the HD layer of Super Audi o CDs, the disc typ e is not displa ye d. z Hint You can adjust th e [...]

13 Rear panel A DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) jack (26) (27) (28) B DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack (26) (27) (28) C 5.1CH OUT PUT jac ks (28) D LINE OUT L/R (AUDIO) jacks (25) (26) (27) E LINE OUT (VIDEO) jack (19) F S VIDEO OUT jack (19) G COMPONENT VIDEO OUT (Y, P B , P R ) jacks (19) OPTICAL FRONT COAXIAL PCM/DTS/ DOLBY DIGITAL DIGITAL OUT 5.1CH OUTPUT REAR[...]

14 Remote A TV/DVD switch (74) B Z OPEN/CLOSE button (35) C Numb er butto ns ( 38) The num ber 5 but to n ha s a tactil e do t.* D CLEAR button (41) E SUBTITLE butto n (58 ) F AUDIO button (53) G REPEA T but ton (4 4) H SHUFFLE bu tto n ( 43 ) I SA-C D MU L TI/2 C H butto n (39) J SA-CD/ CD button ( 39 ) K . / > PREV /NEXT buttons (3 5) L m / M [...]

15 Guide to t he Cont rol Me nu Dis play Use t he Contr ol Menu to s elec t a f unct ion a nd t o view rela ted info rmatio n. Pr ess DISPL AY repeat ed ly to turn on or change the Cont ro l Menu di s p l ay as follow s : Control Menu displ ay The Contr ol M enu disp lay 1 and 2 will sho w differ ent item s d epend in g on the disc type. Fo r det a[...]

16 List of C ontro l Menu it ems Item Item Name, Function, Relevant Disc Type DISC (page 47) Select s th e disc to be pl ay ed. TITLE (page 47)/S CENE (page 47)/TRACK (page 47) Sele cts the titl e, scen e , or trac k to be p l ayed . CHAPTER (page 47)/INDEX (page 47) Selec ts the c hapter or i ndex to be pl ayed . TRACK (page 47) Selec ts th e trac[...]

17 z Hint The Cont rol Menu icon indi cator light s up in green when you select any it em exce pt “ OFF .” (“ PRO GRAM ,” “SHU FFL E,” “REPEAT,” “A-B REP EAT,” “SHARPNESS” only). The “ORIGINAL/P LAY LIS T ” indic a tor lights up in gr een when you sel ect “PL AY LIST” (defau lt sett ing). T he “MULTI/ 2CH” indi c[...]

18 Hookups Hooki ng Up t he Pla yer Follow steps 1 to 6 to hoo k up and adj us t the se tti ngs of the play er. Notes • Plug cords securely t o preven t unwan ted nois e. • R efer to the inst ructions s upplied with the c omponent s to be connected. • You cannot connect th is player to a TV tha t does no t ha ve a vide o inp ut jack. • B e [...]

19 Hookup s Step 3 : Conn ecting the Video Cords Conn ect this pl ayer t o your T V moni tor, pr ojector, or AV ampl ifier ( receive r) using a video cord . Select one of the patt er ns A throug h C , acco rdin g to th e i np u t ja c k on you r T V mo nito r, projec to r, or A V am p lifie r (r eceiv er). In o rder to vi ew pro gres sive sign al ([...]

20 A If you are connect ing to a monitor , projector, or AV ampl ifier (receiver) having component vi deo input j acks (Y, P B , P R ) Connect th e co mpone nt via the CO M P ONENT VIDEO OUT jack s us ing a com p onent vide o cord (no t suppl ie d) or thr ee video co rds (n ot suppli ed ) of the sa me kin d and leng th. Yo u w i ll enjoy ac cura te[...]

21 Hookup s • C onsumers s hould note that no t all high definit ion televi sion sets are full y compa tible wit h this produ ct and may cause arti fac ts to be displayed in th e picture. In c a se of 480 progre ss ive scan pict ure probl ems, it is recomm ended th at the use r switch the conn ection to the ‘sta ndard defini tion’ ou tput. If[...]

22 About DVD soft ware typ es and the convers ion met ho d DVD softwar e can be di vided into two types: film-based software and video-ba sed softwa re. Vide o-based softwa re is de rived f rom T V, su ch as d ramas and si t-coms , and d ispla ys image s at 30 frames/ 60 fields per seco nd. Film-based softwar e is derived fro m film and dis plays i[...]

23 Hookup s Step 4 : Conn ecting the Audio Cords Refer to th e chart b elow to sele ct the co nnection th at best su its your syst em. 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 co nnecti ons , throug h . Components to b e connected Connection Your setup (examp[...]

24 z Hint If yo u connect an AV ampl ifier (receive r) tha t conforms to the 9 6 kHz sampling frequency, use connectio n . *1 Ma nuf a ct ur ed unde r licens e from Dolby Laboratori es. “Do lby,” “P ro Logic, ” and the double-D sym bol are trademarks of Dolb y Laboratorie s. *2 M a nuf a ct ur ed unde r li cens e from Digita l Thea ter Sy s[...]

25 Hookup s Conne cting to your TV This con nectio n w i ll use yo ur T V ’s spea ker s for sound . * The ye llo w plug is used for video si gnals (page 19). z Hint When connec ti ng to a monaural TV, use a st ere o- mono conve rs ion cord (not suppli ed). Conne ct the LINE OUT L/R (AUDIO) j acks to the TV’s audio input jac k. A OPTICAL FRONT C[...]

26 Connecti ng to a stereo amplifier ( receiver) and 2 speakers/Conn ecting to an MD de ck or DA T deck If the st ereo ampli fie r ( receiver) h as a udio in put j a cks L and R on ly , u se . If th e amp lif ier (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 h[...]

27 Hookup s Connect ing to a n A V amplifier (receiver ) havin g a Dolb y Surround (Pro Logic) d ecoder and 3 to 6 speakers You can enjo y Dolby Surround e ffects only wh en playing Dol by Surround aud io or multi- chann el au dio (D ol by D i gi t al) discs . If your a mplifi er (recei ve r) has L and R audio in put jac ks o nly, us e . If you r a[...]

28 Conne ctin g to a n A V amplif ier (re ceive r) w ith 5.1 ch input j acks and/o r a digital input jack and 4 t o 6 speakers If your AV ampl i fi er (recei ve r) has 5. 1 ch anne l inputs, use . If y ou wa nt to use t he Dol by Di gi t al, or DTS dec ode r func tio n on y our AV ampl i fie r (r ec ei ver), conn ect t o its digital j ac k using . [...]

29 Hookup s : Conn ecti ng to th e 5.1 c h input jacks You ca n en joy 5.1 ch surr ou nd sou nd using the i nter na l D o lb y D igi ta l, D T S, o r S u pe r Audio CD Mult i decoder of this pla yer. : Conne cting to a digit a l input jack This connecti on will allo w you to use t he Dolby D ig ita l, or DTS de coder fu nction of your A V a mplifie[...]

30 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 ic k Setu p Follow the steps belo w to make the minimum numbe r of basi c adjust ments f or using th e player. To skip a n adjustment, p ress > . To return to the previous adjus tment, pr es s . . 1 Turn on t he TV. 2 Press [ / 1 . 3 Sw[...]

31 Hookup s 6 Press ENTER. The S e tup D i spla y for s elec ting the aspect ra tio of the TV t o be conne ct ed appe ars. 7 Press X / x to select the se tting that matches yo ur TV ty pe. ◆ If you ha ve a 4:3 stan dar d TV • 4:3 LETTE R BOX or 4:3 PAN S CAN (page 79) ◆ If y ou have a wide-scr een TV or a 4:3 standa rd TV with a wide- screen [...]

32 11 Press ENTER. “DTS” is selected. 12 Press X / x to select whethe r or not you wish to send a DTS signal to your a mplifier (receive r). Choose the ite m that matches the audio conn ection y ou s elected on pages 26 to 28 ( thro ug h ) . • D-PCM (pag e 83 ) • DTS (only if th e amplifie r (receiver ) has a DTS dec oder ) (p age 83) 13 Pr[...]

33 Hookup s Enjoying the surround so und effects To enjoy the sur r ound soun d effect s of t hi s pla yer or your ampl ifi er (rec eiver), s et the follo wing i te m s as de sc ribed be low fo r the audio c onnec tion you select ed on pa ges 26 t o 28 ( through ). Ea ch of thes e is th e defaul t s et t ing and do es not nee d to be adj uste d whe[...]

34 Playing Discs Play in g Disc s Depending on the DVD or VIDEO CD, some operat i ons may be di f fe rent or res tricted . Refer to t he operating instructi ons supplie d wit h yo ur 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[...]

35 Playin g Di sc s Additional opera tions *1 DVD VIDEOs/DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs only *2 DVD VIDEOs/DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs/ DVD+RWs only *3 Video a nd JP EG pic ture s onl y (exc e pt BACKGROUND pictures). You can move the enlarged picture us ing C/X/x/ c . Depending upon the c ontents of the disc , the zoo m function may be can celed a utomatical ly when the pictu[...]

36 Replacing disc s while playing a disc (EXCHANGE) You can ope n the dis c t ra y while pl a ying a disc s o that yo u can check w hich discs a re to be playe d next and replac e discs w i t hout interr upting playb ack of the current dis c. 1 Press EXCHA NGE . The dis c tra y op ens and t w o di sc comp ar tments ap pe ar. E ven if the pl ayer is[...]

37 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 wh ere you stoppe d the d isc f or up t o 40 discs and resumes playba ck the nex t time yo u insert the sam e disc. If you stor e a resu me playba ck poin t for the 41st disc, the resu m e pl ay back p oi n t fo[...]

38 Using the DV D’s Men u A DVD is divid ed into long sec tions of a pic ture or a music feat ure ca lled “t itles .” When y ou p lay a D VD which cont ains severa l title s, you can sel ect the title yo u want using the TOP MEN U bu tton. When y ou play DV Ds that allow you to sel ect item s suc h as langua ge for th e so und an d subtitle s[...]

39 Playin g Di sc s 3 Press X / x to select a setting. • PLAY LIST: plays th e titles c reated from “ORIGINAL” fo r ed itin g . • ORIGINAL: plays the titles ori ginally record ed. 4 Press ENTER. Selec tin g a Pl ay ba ck Area for a Su per Au dio CD Selecting a pl ayback area on a 2 channel + Multi-channe l Super Audio CD Some Super Au dio C[...]

40 Selecting a play back layer when playing a hy brid Super Audio CD Some Super Audio CDs c onsist of an HD layer a nd a CD layer . You can s elect the playba ck layer you want to lis te n t o. Press SA-CD/CD whe n the player is in stop mode. Each time you p ress the butt on, an HD laye r or a CD la ye r is alter natel y se lected . When playing a [...]

41 Playin g Di sc s z Hint To play withou t using PBC, pre ss . / > or the number butt ons while t he player is stopped to se lect a track , then press H or ENTER. “Play without PB C” a ppe ars on the TV scr een 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 , pre ss x twi[...]

42 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 t his c ase, “01”). 5 Select th e title, c hapter, or t rack you want to pro gra m. ◆ When play in g a DV D VIDEO For ex am p le, sele ct chapt er “03” of ti t le “02.” Press X / x to se lect “0 2” under[...]

43 Playin g Di sc s 2 Select th e pr og ram num ber of th e ti t le , chap te r, or tr ac k you wan t to chan ge or cancel usin g X / x and p re ss c . I f yo u want to d elete the tit le, chapter , or track from the pr ogr am , pr ess CLEA R. 3 Follow step 5 for new progra mmin g. To cancel a pr ogram , sel ec t “--” un der “T, ” then pr e[...]

44 Playing repeatedl y (Repeat Play) You can play all of the t itles or tr acks on a disc, or a sing le title, c hapter, o r track repeat edly. You can use a com bi n a tion of Shu ffle or Program Play modes. 1 Press REPE AT dur ing playba ck. The f ollow ing d isplay ap pear s. 2 Press REP EAT repeat edly to selec t the item to b e repea ted. ◆ [...]

45 Playin g Di sc s Repeating a speci fic portion (A- B Repeat Play) You can play a specific port io n of a title, chapte r or trac k re peated ly. (Th is fu nct i o n is useful when y ou want to memor ize lyrics, etc.) 1 Press D I SPLAY dur ing play back. The Con tr ol M enu ap pe ars. 2 Press X / x to select (A-B REPEAT) , then pre ss ENTER . The[...]

46 Sear c hi ng for a S cene Search ing f or a Parti cular Point on a Disc (Search, Scan, Sl ow-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 play ing back slo wly. Notes • De pending on the dis c, you may not be abl e to do some of the oper a tio ns describe d. • F or DATA C[...]

47 Searchi ng for a Scene Watching frame by frame (Slow-mo tion Play) Press m or M when t h e pla ye r is in pause mode. T o re turn to normal sp eed, press H . Each tim e you pres s m or M during Slow -motion Play, the play back speed chang es. Two speeds are av ailable. With e ach pre ss th e in dica tion chang es as foll ows: Playba ck d irectio[...]

48 ◆ When playing a DV D VIDEO/DVD-RW TITLE CHAPTER TIME/TEXT Select “T IME/TE XT” to s earch fo r a startin g point by in putting t he time code. ◆ When play ing a VIDE O CD or Super VCD withou t PBC playba ck TRAC K INDEX ◆ When play ing a VIDE O CD or Super VCD wit h PBC Playba ck SCENE ◆ When pl ay ing a Supe r Audio CD /CD TRACK ?[...]

49 Searchi ng for a Scene Search ing by Sce ne (PICTURE NAVIG ATION) You can di vi de the scre en into 9 s ubs cr eens and find the desi re d sce ne qu ickly . 1 Press PICTURE NAVI duri n g playb ac k. The foll ow ing dis pl ay a ppears . 2 Press PICTU RE NAVI repe atedly t o select an ite m. • CHAPTER V IEWER (DVD VIDEO only) : di s pl ays the f[...]

50 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 t im e and remaining t ime of the curr ent title, c hapter, or track. A l so , you can ch eck the D V D /Supe r Audio CD / C D te xt or tr ac k name (M P 3 audio) re corde d on the disc . 1 Make sure that th e TV/DVD switc h is set t[...]

51 Viewing In formation Ab out the D isc To ch eck DA TA CD (MP3 au dio) album name, et c . By press ing TIME/T EXT while play ing MP3 audio trac ks on a DATA CD, you can display the name of the al bum/track, and the audio bit rate (t he amount of data per sec ond of the curren t audio) on your TV sc reen . Checking the infor mation on the front pa[...]

52 When pl aying a V IDEO C D (wit ho ut PBC functi on s), Supe r Audio CD, or CD *1 Whe n playing a Super Audio C D, the cur rent track is not d ispl a ye d. *2 Th e current tra ck and ind ex number appear onl y when play ing a VIDEO CD or Sup er Audio CD. z Hints • Whe n pla yi ng VI DEO CDs with PBC fun ctions , the scene number or the play in[...]

53 Sound Adjustm en ts Sound Adjustm ents Changi ng th e Sou nd When playing a DVD VIDEO recorded i n multiple a udio formats ( P CM, Dolby Digi tal, or DTS ), you c an chang e the au dio form at. If the DVD VIDEO is re corded with multilin gua l trac k s, you can also change the langua ge. With CDs, DATA CDs, or VIDEO CDs, you can sele ct the s ou[...]

54 Checking the audio s ignal format You can check th e audio si gn al fo rm a t by pressing AUDIO r epeatedly durin g playback. The fo rmat of th e curren t audio signal (D olby Digita l , DTS, PC M , etc.) ap pear s as shown below. Examp le: Dolby Di gital 5.1 ch Examp le: Dolby Digital 3 ch About audi o sign als Audio sig nals record ed i n a di[...]

55 Sound Adjustm en ts To can c el the set t ing Select “O F F” in ste p 2. For 2 speaker s etups When you conne ct a st er eo TV or 2 fr ont speaker s, TVS (TV Virtual Sur round) le ts you en jo y su rround sound e ff ec ts by usi ng soun d imaging to creat e virt ual rear speaker s fro m th e so und of the fr ont speakers (L : left , R: right[...]

56 ◆ NORMAL SUR ROU ND Softw a re with 2 ch anne l au dio sig na ls is decoded with the Dolby Surr ound (Pr o Logic) decoder to creat e surroun d effe ct s . Th e rear speakers will emi t identical monaural so unds. If you ar e using a cen ter spea ker, th e approp riate so unds for the cent er speake r will be del i v ered . ◆ ENHANCE D SUR RO[...]

57 Sound Adjustm en ts Notes • Whe n you se lect one of the surr ound modes, turn off the surround se tt ing of the conne cted TV or amplifi er (rece iver). • Not all disc s wil l resp ond to th e “TVS NIGHT” function in the sa me way. • To enjoy t he mult ichannel audio t hrough th e 5.1CH OUTPUT jack s, correctly set each speak er posit[...]

58 Enjoying Movies Chang ing th e Angl es If vari ous an gl es (mu lt i -a ngle s) fo r a sce ne are record ed on the DVD VIDEO, “ ” appears in th e front panel display. This means that yo u ca n chang e t he viewing angle. 1 Press A NGL E dur ing pl ayba ck. The nu m be r of the an gl e ap pears on the display . 2 Press ANGLE repeated ly to se[...]

59 Enjoyi ng Movie s Adj us ting th e P layback Pictu re (CUS TOM PI CTURE M ODE) You can adjust the video signal of the DVD, VIDEO CD or DATA CD in JPEG format fro m the play er to obt ain t he p ictur e qu ality you want. Ch oose the se tting tha t best sui ts the prog ra m you ar e watchi ng. When yo u select “M EMO R Y , ” yo u can mak e fu[...]

60 Note The “BRIGHTNE SS” sett ing is not effective if you connect t he player via the LINE OUT (VID EO) or S VIDEO OUT jack, and select “ PROGRESSIVE AUTO” or “PROGRESSIVE VIDEO” by using the progressi ve butto n on the front p anel. Sharpe ning the Pict ur es (SHARPN ESS) You ca n en hanc e th e ou tlines of im ages to prod uc e a sha[...]

61 Enjoyi ng Movie s Note This settin g is not effective if you c onnect the playe r via the LI NE OUT (VIDEO) or S VIDEO OUT jack, and sel ect “PROGRESSIVE AUTO” or “PROGRESSIVE VIDEO” by using the progressi ve butto n on the f ront pane l.[...]

62 Enjoying MP3 Audio an d JPEG Images About MP 3 Aud io Trac ks and JPEG Image Fil es MP3 is au di o compress io n technolo g y that satisf ies the ISO/MPEG r egul ati ons. JPE G is image compre ssion tec hnology. You can play DATA CDs that contain MP3 audio t ra ck s or JPE G ima ge file s. DATA CDs that the player can play You can play back DATA[...]

63 Enjoyi ng MP3 Audio a nd JP EG Image s When yo u inser t a DAT A CD and press H , the number ed tracks (or files ) ar e pla yed sequentia lly , fro m 1 through 7 . An y sub- albums/tr acks (or fi les) cont ained within a current ly select ed album t ake priority over the next a lbum in the s ame tree. (E xample: C contai ns D so 4 is pl ay ed be[...]

64 Selecting an al bum 1 Press MENU . The list o f albums o n the dis c ap pears. When an album is being played, its tit le is shaded . 2 Press X / x to selec t the alb um you want to play . 3 Press H . Pla yback start s fro m the sele cted album . To sel ect MP 3 au dio tra cks, see “Sel ectin g an MP3 au di o t ra ck” (page 64 ). To select JP[...]

65 Enjoyi ng MP3 Audio a nd JP EG Image s Selecting a J PEG image file 1 After step 2 of “Selec ting an albu m,” press PICTURE NAVI. The im age files in the alb um appe ar in 16 subscr eens. A sc roll bo x i s di s played o n the ri ght. To di splay the addi tion al im age, selec t the botto m images and press x . To re turn to t he pr eviou s [...]

66 To sto p view ing th e JPEG image Press x . z Hints • While viewing JPEG image fi les, you can se t options su ch as “INT ERVAL” (page 6 8), “EFFECT” (page 68), an d “SHARPNESS” (page 60). • You can view JPEG images files without MP 3 audio by setting “MODE (MP3, JPEG)” to “IMAG E (JPEG)” (p a ge 67). • The date the p i[...]

67 Enjoyi ng MP3 Audio a nd JP EG Image s Notes • The sli de show sto ps wh e n X / x or ZOOM is pressed.To r es ume the sli de show, press H . • T hi s function does no t w or k if “MO D E (M P3, JPEG)” is set to “AUDIO (MP3)” (pag e 67). Viewing a slide show with sound (MODE (MP3, JPEG)) When J PEG i mage files and MP 3 au dio tracks [...]

68 Notes • Thi s functio n doe s not wor k if the MP 3 aud io tracks an d J PEG imag e fi l es are n ot p l aced i n the same albu m. • If pla y i ng time of JP EG image or MP3 au dio is longer tha n the othe r , the long er one contin ues without sound or image. • If you play l arge MP3 tr ack data a nd JPEG im age data at the s ame time, th[...]

69 Enjoyi ng MP3 Audio a nd JP EG Image s 2 Press X / x to s elect (EFF ECT), then pre ss ENTER . The option s for “EFF ECT” ap pea r. 3 Press X / x to sele ct a setting . The defa ult settin g is under l in ed . • MODE1 : the image sweep s in from top to botto m. • MODE2: the image sweeps in from left to right. • MO D E3: th e image stre[...]

70 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 a d is c. • Cu stom P arental Contro l You ca n set pla yback res tricti ons so tha t the playe r w i ll no t play inap propri at e di s cs . • Par ental Cont rol Playback of some DVD VID[...]

71 Using Various Additional Fu nctions 5 Enter o r re-e nter your 4-d igit pa ssword using the number buttons, t hen pre ss ENTER . “Cus tom pare ntal c ontrol is se t.” appea rs and then the scree n returns to the Control Menu. To turn off t he Custom Parent al Control funct ion 1 Follow steps 1 to 3 of “C u stom Pa re nt al Contro l.” 2 P[...]

72 Enter a 4-digi t passwo rd usi ng t he number buttons, then press ENTER. The display fo r confi rming the password appe ars. ◆ When yo u have a lrea dy regis t er ed a passwor d The disp lay for ent er i ng the pas sw ord appe ars. 4 Enter o r re-e nter your 4-d igit pa ssword usin g t he num ber but t ons, th en pres s ENTER . The disp lay fo[...]

73 Using Various Additional Fu nctions z Hint If you forget your passw ord, remov e the dis c and repeat ste p s 1 to 3 of “Pare ntal Cont ro l (l im ited playback). ” Wh e n you a re aske d to en te r you r 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. [...]

74 Changing the pass word 1 Press DISPLA Y while the play er is in stop mod e. The Con trol M en u appe ar s. 2 Press X / x to select (PAR EN TAL CO NTRO L) , then press ENTER . The option s for “PAR ENTAL CONTROL” appear. 3 Press X / x to select “ PASSWOR D t ,” then press EN TER. The disp lay for ent er i ng the pas sw ord appe ars. 4 Ent[...]

75 Using Various Additional Fu nctions Cod e nu mb er s of controll ab le TV s If more th an one code number is li sted, tr y enterin g them one at a time until you find t he one that w or ks with y our TV . [ / 1 Turns the TV on or off VOL +/– Adju s ts the vol ume of the T V TV/V I D E O Swit ch es th e TV ’s in p u t source between the T V a[...]

76 Controlling the v olume of your AV amplifier (recei ver) with the remote 1 Slide the TV /DVD switch to DVD. 2 Hold do wn [ / 1 , and enter th e manu fa cture r code ( see th e t able below) for you r AV amplifie r (receiver) usin g t he num ber but tons. 3 Releas e [ / 1 . The VOL + / – bu ttons c ont r ol the AV amplifie r’ s volume. ◆ If[...]

77 Settings and Adjust me nt s Settings and Adjustments Usin g th e Se tu p Disp la y By usi n g the Se t u p Disp l ay , 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 de ta i ls on ea ch Setup Displ ay item , se e pages[...]

78 6 Press X / x to select a sett ing, then press ENTER . The setting is selecte d and setup is complete. Example: “4:3 PAN SCAN” To en ter the Qu ick Setu p mode Select “Q U I C K ” in step 3 . Fo llo w from st ep 5 of the Qui c k Setup ex planat io n t o m ak e basi c adj u st ments (page 30 ). To res et al l of the “SETUP” setting s [...]

79 Settings and Adjust me nt s 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 di splay, see “U si ng the Setu p D isp lay” (pa ge 77) . 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 c[...]

80 ◆ BLACK LEV EL ( COMP ONENT OU T) Selects the blac k level (s etup level) for the video si gnals out put from t he COMP ONEN T VIDEO OUT jacks. You c annot sele ct this when the pl ayer outpu ts pr ogressiv e si g nals (pag e 21). Note This does no t work with PAL format discs . ◆ 4:3 OUTP UT This settin g is e ffective on ly when you se t ?[...]

81 Settings and Adjust me nt s ◆ PAUSE MOD E (DVD VIDEO/D VD-RW only ) Select s t he picture in pause m ode . ◆ TRACK SEL E CTI ON (D VD VIDE O only) Gives th e so und t ra ck w h ich cont ai ns the highes t number of channel s priori ty when you play a DVD VIDEO o n which multiple audio forma ts (P C M , DTS , or Dolby D i gital forma t) are r[...]

82 ◆ AUDIO FILTER Sele cts the dig ital filt er t o re duce noi se a bov e 22. 05 kHz (Sam plin g frequ ency (Fs) of th e audio so urce is 44. 1 k H z) , 2 4 kH z (Fs is 48 kHz), or 48 kHz (F s is a bove 96 kHz) . Note There may be lit tl e effect by chang ing the digital filter depe ndi ng on the disc or pla yba ck environ ment. ◆ DOWN MIX (DV[...]

83 Settings and Adjust me nt s ◆ DTS Selects the type o f DTS signal s. ◆ 48kHz/ 96 kH z PCM ( DVD VIDE O on ly) Select s t he sampl in g fr equenc y of the au dio signal . Note The analog ue audio si gnals from the LIN E OUT L/ R (AUDIO) jacks and 5.1C H OUTPUT jacks are not affected by thi s setting and ke ep th eir original sampling freque n[...]

84 •R E A R * R ear spe a ker position Correct ly specify the loca tion of the re ar speakers t o enjoy the surrou nd effect. • Set to “SIDE,” if th e lo cation of t he rear spea kers corresponds to se ction A below. • Set to “REAR,” if the locat ion of the re ar speakers corresponds to se ction B below. This setting affects only “V[...]

85 Settings and Adjust me nt s Note If each of th e front or rear speaker s are not placed at an equal distance from y our listen ing posit ion, se t the di stance ac cording to th e closes t speak er. ◆ LEVE L ( FRONT ) Varies the leve l of the front speakers. Be sure to set “ TEST TONE” to “ON” for ea sy adjustment. The d efault adjustm[...]

86 . Additional Info rmation Troubl eshoo ting If you ex perien ce any o f th e f ol lo wing difficu lt i es w hi le using th e pl a yer, use th is troublesh ooting guide to help remedy th e proble m bef or e reque st in g r epairs. S hou ld any prob lem pers ist, cons ul t your ne ar es t Sony deal e r. Power The po w er is no t turn ed on. , Chec[...]

87 Additi onal Info r ma tion The sound volume i s low. , The sound volume is l ow on s ome DVDs. The sound vo lume may imp rove if you set “AUDIO DRC” in “AUDI O SETUP” to “TV MODE” (page 81). , Set “AUDIO ATT” in “AUDIO SETUP” to “OFF” (pa ge 81). The sur round e ffect is difficu lt to hear when y ou ar e play ing a Do lby[...]

88 Playb ack stop s auto matically . , While playin g disc s wit h an aut o pau se sign al, t h e pla yer st ops pl ay back at t he aut o pause signa l. Some f uncti ons su ch as Stop, Search , Slow-m otion P lay, Repeat Play, Shuffl e Play , or P rogram Play cann ot be perfor med. , Dependi ng on the di sc, you may not be able to do some of the o [...]

89 Additi onal Info r ma tion Self- diagno sis Fu nct ion (When lette rs/ numb ers appear in the display) When the s elf-dia gnosi s functio n is activa ted to preve nt th e player fr om ma lfun ctioni ng , a fiv e-ch arac te r serv ice nu mbe r (e.g. , C 13 50 ) wit h a combin ation of a letter and four digits appears on the sc reen and t he front[...]

90 DTS (page 23, 83) Digital audio compres sion technolo gy tha t Digita l Theater Systems , Inc. develo ped. This technolog y confor ms to multi-c hannel surrou nd sou n d . The rear chann el is st er eo and ther e is a dis cr et e sub w oo fer ch an nel in this f ormat. DTS prov ides the s ame discrete cha nnel s of high qual ity digi tal aud io.[...]

91 Additi onal Info r ma tion Progressive format (page 21) Comp ar ed to the Inte rl ac e form at that alternat ely sh ows e very ot her lin e of an image (field) to create one fr ame, the Pro gressive for m at sh ow s the ent i r e image at once as a single f rame. This me ans that whil e the Interl a ce for m at ca n show 25 or 30 fr am es (50-60[...]

92 Spec ifica tions Syst em Laser: Semic onductor lase r Signal fo rmat sy stem: NTSC Audi o ch ar acter is tic s Freq uenc y resp ons e: DVD VIDEO (PCM 96 kHz ): 2 H z to 44 kH z (44 kHz: –2 dB ±1 dB)/Su per Aud io CD: 2 H z t o 1 0 0k H z ( 5 0k H z : – 3d B ± 1d B ) / C D : 2 Hz to 20 kHz (±0. 5 dB) Signal -t o-nois e r atio (S/ N ra tio)[...]

93 Additi onal Info r ma tion Langua ge Co de Lis t For deta i ls, see pag es 53, 58, 78 . The lang uag e spell in gs con form to the ISO 639: 19 88 (E/F) standard. Code Lan guage Code Languag e Code Langua ge Code Language 1027 Afar 1028 Abkhazian 1032 Afrikaans 1039 Amharic 1044 Arabic 1045 Assamese 1051 Aymara 1052 Azerbaijani 1053 Bashkir 1057 [...]

94 Index Numerics 16: 9 79 4:3 LETTE R BOX 79 4:3 PAN SCAN 79 48kH z/96kH z PCM 83 5.1 Chann el Surro und 23 , 28 , 54 A A- B REP EA T 45 ALBU M 48 Alb um 62 , 89 ANGLE 58 AUDIO 53 , 78 AUDIO AT T 81 AUDIO DR C 81 AUDIO FILTE R 82 AUDIO SETU P 81 AUT O PLA Y 80 AUT O POWE R OFF 80 B BACKGR OUND 79 Batt erie s 18 BLACK L EVEL 79 BLACK L EVEL (COMPO [...]

95 Speakers Hooki ng up 23 SUBT ITLE 78 Super Audi o CD 8 , 23 , 39 , 91 SURROUND 23 , 54 T TEST TONE 85 TIME/ TEX T 48 , 50 TITLE 48 Titl e 91 TITLE VIE WER 49 TOP ME NU 38 TRACK 48 Trac k 91 TRACK SEL ECTI ON 81 TRACK VIE WER 49 Troub leshooti ng 86 TV TYP E 79 TVS 54 U Usa ble di sc s 8 V Video ba sed soft w a re 90 VID EO CD 8 , 34 Z ZOOM 35 , [...]

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