Sony DVP-NS705V manual

3-075-802- 11 (1) Oper ating I ns t ructio ns © 2002 Sony Corporation D VP-NS705V D VP-NS905V 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. Mains le ad mus t only be change d at a qualifi ed service shop. This appliance i s classified a s a CLASS 1 L ASER product. T he CLASS 1 LASER PROD[...]

3 Precau tio ns On sa f ety • Caution – Th e use o f op ti ca l instru ments with th is pro d uct w ill in cr ea se ey e haz ard. • Should any solid obj ect or liq ui d fall int o the cab in et, unplu g the play er and hav e i t chec ke d by qua lif ied pers onnel be fore operating it any fu rth e r. On power sour ces • The pla yer is no t [...]

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

5 Sound Ad justments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Changing the Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 SURROUND Mode Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Enjo ying M o vies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

6 About Th is Manu al • Instru ctions in this manual descri be the 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 use d as a gener al term for DVD VIDEOs, DVD-Rs, and DVD-RWs. • The meanings of th e icons used in this manua l are[...]

7 Example of disc s that th e player cannot play The play er cannot pl ay the foll o wing dis cs : • All CD-ROMs (including PHOTO CDs)/ CD-R s /CD-R Ws ot he r than th ose reco rded in the fo llowing formats: – music CD format – vide o CD for m at – MP3 form at th at co nforms to I SO9 660* Level 1/Le vel 2, or it s ext en ded fo rm a t, Jo[...]

8 Index t o Part s an d Con tro ls For more informatio n, refer to the pa ges indic ated in par entheses . Front panel DVP-NS70 5V DVP-NS90 5V A [ / 1 (o n/standb y) bu tton/ind icator (33) Lights up in green wh en the pow e r is on and lights up in red when th e p la yer is in standb y m o de. B SUPER AUDIO CD indicator Light s up when play ing a [...]

9 Front panel dis play When pl aying b ack a DV D VIDEO/DV D-RW When playin g back a VIDEO CD with Playba ck Co ntrol (P BC) (41) When p la ying ba ck a Supe r Audio C D, CD, DA TA CD (M P3 audio) , or VID EO CD (witho ut PBC) * When playi ng the HD lay er of Super Audio CD discs, the di sc type is not di spla ye d. z Hint You can turn off the fron[...]

10 Rear panel DVP-NS70 5V DVP-NS90 5V A DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack (25) (26) (27) B DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) jack (25) (26) (27) C 5.1CH OUTPUT ja cks (27) D LINE OUT L/R (AUDIO) jacks (24) (25) (26) E LINE OUT (VIDEO) jack (19) F S VIDEO OUT jack (19) G LINE 2 j ack (17) (19 ) (DVP-NS905V only) H LINE (RGB)-TV jack (17 ) (19) (for DVP-NS705V) LINE 1 [...]

11 Remote DVP-N S705V A TV [ / 1 (on/s tandb y) bu tton (71) B Z (open/c lose) button (34) C Number bu ttons (38) The num be r 5 but t o n has a tac ti l e do t . * D CLEA R butto n ( 44) E SACD (Super Audio CD)/CD but ton (40) F SACD (Super Audio CD) MULTI/ 2CH butt o n (40) G (subtitle) b utton (6 1) H (audio) button (5 6) I TIME/TEXT butto n (52[...]

12 DVP-NS90 5V A TV/DVD switch (71) B Z (open/c l o s e) bu tto n (34) C Numbe r but ton s (3 8) The num be r 5 but t o n has a tac ti le do t.* D CLEAR / - (ten ’ s digit) butto n (44 ) (71) E SACD (Super Audio CD)/CD button (40) F SACD (Super Audio CD) MULTI/ 2CH but ton (40) G (subt itle) bu tton (6 1) H (audio) button (5 6) I TIME/TEXT butto [...]

13 Guide to t he Cont rol Me nu Dis play (Magic Pa d) Use t he Co ntr 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 : z Hint You can skip the ADVANCED display by setting “ OF F ” under “ ADVANCED ” in the Control Me nu (pag [...]

14 List of C ontro l Menu it ems Item Item Name , Function , Relevant Disc Type TITLE (page 49 )/SCENE (page 49)/TRACK (page 49) Select s t he title, scen e, or trac k to be pla yed. CHAPTER (page 49)/INDEX (page 49) Selects the chapter or index to be played . ALBUM (page 42) Selects th e album to b e played. TRACK (page 49) Select s t he track to [...]

15 z Hint The Cont rol Menu icon indi cator light s up in green when y ou se lect a ny it em exce pt “ OFF. ” ( “ SURROUND, ” “ PROGRAM, ” “ SHUFFLE, ” “ REPEAT , ” “ A-B REPE AT , ” “ BNR, ” “ DIGITAL VIDEO ENHANC ER ” only). The “ ANGLE ” indica tor lig hts up in green only when the angles c an be ch anged. Th [...]

16 Simple Start G uide Quick Overvi ew A quick overview pres ented in this guide will give y ou e nough inform atio n to s tart us ing t he player fo r your enj oy men t. To use the sur round sound feat ures of this pla yer, refer to “ Hookups ” on page 19 . Notes • You cannot co nnec t this play er to a TV that does not have a SCART (EURO AV[...]

17 Simple Start Guide Step 3 : TV Ho okup s Connect a SCART (EURO AV) cord (not suppli ed) and mains lead in the orde r ( 1 ~ 3 ) sh own below. Be sure to connect the mains lead last. * Connec t to T LINE (RGB)-TV for DVP- NS705V. When connec ting to a stan dard 4 :3 scr een TV Depending on the disc, the image may not fi t your T V scr ee n. If you[...]

18 Step 4 : Play ing a Disc A Turn on t he TV. B Press [ / 1 on the p layer. C Switch the input selector on your TV so that the sign al from t he player a ppears on the TV sc reen. D Press A on t he pl ayer to o pen th e disc tray. E Place the disc on the tray with the play b ac k side faci ng do wn. F Press H . The dis c tray cl oses an d the p la[...]

19 Hookup s Hookups Hookin g Up the Pl ayer Follow steps 1 to 4 to h ook up and adjus t the s ettings of the play er. Before you sta rt, dis connect the ma ins le ads, c heck th at you have al l of the supp lied acc essori es, and ins ert the b atteries i nto the remote (p age 16). Notes • Plug cords sec u rel y to pr e ven t unwa n te d noi se .[...]

20 A If you a re connec ting to a SCART ( EURO AV) in put jack Connect the S CAR T (EUR O A V) cor d (not suppli ed). Be sur e to make the connection s fir mly to avoid hum and no ise. W hen yo u connec t usin g the SCA R T (EUR O A V) c ord, chec k that th e TV confor ms to S vi deo or R GB signa ls. Refer to the ope ratin g instruc tions su pplie[...]

21 Hookup s For DVP-NS905V • If you cannot view the pic ture s from a VCR th rough this playe r wh ich is co nne c ted to a TV wit h RGB compone nt ja cks, set to t (Audio/Vide o) on your TV. Whe n you se le c t (RG B), the TV cannot receive t he signal from t he VCR. • If you w ant to use your V CR ’ s Sma rtLink funct ion, conne ct the VCR [...]

22 Ste p 2: Conne cting the Audi o Cord s Refer to th e chart below to select the connectio n that best s uits your system. Be su re to also read the inst ructions for the components y ou wish to connect. Select a connecti on Select one of the fo ll ow ing co nne ction s, throug h . Components to be connected Connecti on Your setup (example) TV •[...]

23 Hookup s z Hint If you connect an AV ampl ifier (r eceiver) that conforms to the 96 kHz samplin g frequency, use connec tion . * Manuf actu red under license f ro m Dolb y Lab ora tori es. “ Dolby ” , “ Pro Logic ” , and the double-D s ymbol are trad emarks of Do lby Lab oratories. For DVP-NS705V ** “ DTS ” and “ DTS Di gital Out ?[...]

24 Conne cting to your TV This con nection w ill use your TV speak ers for sou nd. If you use the SCA RT (EUR O AV) cor d in A of “ Step 1: Conn ec ting the V i de o Cords ” ( p ag e 19), yo u do not hav e to conn ect audi o cord s t o yo ur TV . * The yello w plug is used for video si gnals (page 19). z Hint When co n necting to a monaur al TV[...]

25 Hookup s Connectin g to a stereo amplif ier (recei ver) and 2 speaker s/Connecting to an MD d eck or DA T deck If the st ereo amplifier (re ce iv er ) h a s a ud io in put jacks L and 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 [...]

26 Connect i ng to an AV amplifier (receiver) havi ng a Do lby Surround (Pro Logic) de coder and 3 t o 6 speake rs You can enj oy the Do l b y Surroun d ef fects o nl y w h en playi ng Dolby Sur round aud io or mul ti - channel audio ( D ol by Digital ) dis cs . If your am plifier (r ec eiver) has L and R aud io inpu t j ac ks only, us e . If yo ur[...]

27 Hookup s Conne ctin g to a n A V amp lifi er (r eceiv er) wi th 5.1 ch i nput j acks and/ or a digital input jack and 4 to 6 spe akers If your A V a mplif i er (recei ve r) has 5. 1 ch annel in puts, use . If you w an t to use the D o lby Digi t al , M PE G aud i o, or DT S decod er funct i on on your AV amplifi er (receiver), connect to its di [...]

28 : Conn ecting to th e 5.1ch input jac ks You can enjoy 5. 1c h surrou nd sou nd u sing the inte rnal Dolby Digit a l, MPEG au dio, DTS (DVP- NS905V only), or Su per Aud i o CD Multi de coder of this play er. (W hen 6 spea kers are conn ecte d, se t “ SURROUND ” to “ OFF. ” ) You ca n al s o enjoy Dolb y Su rround (Pr o Logic ) sounds, or[...]

29 Hookup s Step 3 : Conn ecting the Ma ins Le ad Plug the player an d TV mains lead (power cord ) in to a mains. Step 4: Qu ic k Setu p Follow the steps belo w to make the mini mum number of basi c adjust ments for using th e player. To skip a n adjustment, p r ess > . To return to the previous adjustment, p ress . . 1 Turn on the TV. 2 Press [[...]

30 7 Press X / x to se lect the setting that matches your TV type. ◆ If you have a wi de-scr ee n TV or a 4:3 standa rd TV wit h a wi de -screen mode • 16:9 (p age 76 ) ◆ If you ha ve a 4:3 stan dar d T V • 4:3 LETT ER BO X or 4: 3 PAN SCAN (page 76 ) 8 Press ENTER. The Setu p D i sp lay for selec ting the t yp e of vide o si gn al outp ut [...]

31 Hookup s • DOLBY DIGITAL (only if the amplifier (re ceiver) has a Dolby Digital deco de r) (page 79) 13 Press ENTER. “ DTS ” is selected. 14 Press X / x to select the type of DTS signal sent to your amplifier (receive r). Choose the item that match es the a udio connect ion you selected o n pages 25 to 27 ( throu gh ). • D-PCM (page 80) [...]

32 Enjoying the surround sound effects To enjoy t he surro und sound effects of th is player or your amplifier (receiver), set the following items as described below for the audio c onne ction you select e d on pages 25 to 27 ( through ). Each of th ese is th e default se tting and does not nee d to be adjuste d when you f i rst con nect the player[...]

33 Playin g Di sc s Playing Disc s Playi ng Dis cs Depending on the DVD or VIDEO CD, some operat io ns may b e di ffere n t or r es tricted . Refer to the op e rating instruc tions supplied with yo ur disc. 1 Turn on your TV. 2 Press [ / 1 . The pl ayer t urns on a nd the pow er indicat or lights up i n gr ee n. 3 Switch th e input select or on you[...]

34 • Set the sound to “ STEREO ” usi n g the (audi o) bu tton when you play DTS sound t ra ck s on a CD (p ag e 56). • Do no t play DTS so und trac ks witho u t first connec ting th e pl ay er to an au di o compo nent hav ing a bui lt - in D T S de code r. The play er outp ut s t he DTS sign al vi a the DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL or OPTICAL) jack[...]

35 Playin g Di sc s When t he pl ayer is in st andby m ode, p ress O RETUR N, ENTE R, and t hen [ / 1 on the remote. The pla yer turns on and “ LOCKED ” ap pears on the fr on t panel dis play. The Z button on the p layer or the remote does not work while the Child Lock is s e t. To un lock the di sc tray When th e player is in st and by mo de ,[...]

36 avai lab le. Wit h each p ress the indica tion chan ges as follows : Playba ck dir ection Oppo si te directi on The “ × 2 B ” / “ × 2 b ” play back spe ed i s abou t twice t he norm al spee d. The “ 2 M ” / “ 2 m ” pla yb ac k speed is fast er than “ 1 M ” / “ 1 m . ” Watching frame by frame ( Slow- motion Play) Press m[...]

37 Playin g Di sc s To return to normal play Press H . Playing a dis c frame by frame using the cli ck shuttle (Jog mode) (DVP-NS905V only) 1 Press JOG. The indi ca tor light s up and the p layer enters pause m od e. 2 Turn the clic k shut tle. Depe ndin g on th e turnin g speed, playba ck goe s to fr ame-b y-fram e playba ck in the dir ec tion tha[...]

38 Notes •“ MULTI-DISC RESUME ” in “ CUSTOM SETUP ” must be se t to “ ON ” (default) for this function to work (pa ge 78). • The resum e playback poi nt for th e current disc is cleared when: – you change the pla y mo de. – you change the se tti ngs on the Setup Dis pla y. • Resume Pla y doe s not wor k dur in g Shuffle Play a[...]

39 Playin g Di sc s Sele cting “ ORIG INAL ” or “ PLAY LIST ” on a DVD- RW Disc Some DVD-RW discs in VR ( V ideo Recordin g) mode hav e t wo ty pe s o f t itles for playback: o r iginally recor ded titles (ORIGINAL) and t itles that can be created on reco rdable DV D pl ayers for editi ng (P LAY LIST). You c an select th e type of titles to[...]

40 Select ing a Playba ck Area f or a Su per Au dio CD Di sc Selecting a p layback area on a 2 channel + Mul ti-channel Super Audio CD Some Super A udio C Ds consis t of a 2 chann el playba ck area an d a multi -c hannel p la yback area. Yo u can se l ect t he playb ack ar ea y ou want to listen to. 1 Press SACD MULT I/2CH i n stop mod e. The f oll[...]

41 Playin g Di sc s Playi ng VID EO CDs With PBC Fun ction s (PBC Pl aybac k) PBC (Pla yback Control) allows you to play VID EO C D s int era ctiv ely b y fo ll ow in g th e menu on the TV s creen. 1 Start playing a VIDE O CD with PBC functions. The men u for yo ur select i on a ppear s. 2 Select the item numb er you wan t by pressi ng X / x or th [...]

42 Play in g an MP3 Aud io Track You can play back DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/ CD-R s/CD -RWs ) reco rded in MP 3 (M PEG1 Audio La yer 3) format . 1 Press Z and pla ce a DAT A CD on the disc tray. 2 Press H . The di sc tr ay clo ses, and th e play er sta rts to play the first M P3 audio tr ack in the first a lbum on the disc . Notes • The player ca n play[...]

43 Playin g Di sc s See the in struction s of the CD-R /RW device or re cording softwa re (not sup plied) for detai ls on the re cordin g forma t. To play a Multi Sess ion CD This player c an play Multi Ses sion CDs when an MP3 audio track is located in the first ses si o n. Any subs eq uent MP3 audi o tracks, recorded in the later sessio n s, can [...]

44 Var i ou s Play Mode Functi ons (Programme Play, Shuffl e Play, Rep eat Play , A-B Repe at Play) You can set the follo wing play mode s: • Progra mme Pla y (page 44 ) • Shuffl e Play (pag e 46) • Repe at Pl ay (page 4 6) • A-B Repeat Play (page 47) Note The play mode is cance lled when : – you op en the di sc tray. – the player en te[...]

45 Playin g Di sc s Next, p ress X / x or the num ber butto ns to select “ 03 ” unde r “ C, ” then pr e ss ENTER. ◆ When play ing a VIDEO CD, Sup er Audio CD , or CD For examp le, sel ect tr ack “ 02. ” Press X / x or th e number button s to select “ 02 ” unde r “ T, ” t hen press EN TE R. A track nu mber ma y be displ a yed i[...]

46 Playing in random order (Shuffle Play) You c an ha ve the pl ayer “ shuf fle ” titles, chapt ers, or tracks . Subseq uent “ shuffli ng ” may p roduc e a diff erent playin g order. 1 Press SHUFFL E during p layb ack . The f ollowing disp lay ap pears. 2 Press SHUFFL E r epeate dl y to sel ect the item to be shuffle d. ◆ When play in g a[...]

47 Playin g Di sc s ◆ When play ing a VIDEO CD, Sup er Audio CD , or CD • DISC : repeats all of the tracks. • TRACK : repeats the current track. ◆ When play ing a DATA CD (MP3 audio) • DISC : repeats all of the albums. • ALBUM : repeat s t he curr ent albu m. • TRACK : repeats the current track. ◆ When Pr ogramme P lay or Shuff le P[...]

48 5 When yo u reach th e endi n g point (point B), pre ss ENTER aga in. The set po ints are di splayed an d t he player s tarts rep eating this specific portion. To return to normal play Press CLEAR, or select “ OFF ” in step 3. To turn off the Control M enu Press DISPLAY repeat edly until the Control Men u is tu rn ed off . z Hint You ca n se[...]

49 Searchi ng for a Scene Sear c hi ng for a S cene Search ing for a Title / Chap ter/T rack/ Inde x/ Scene (Search mode ) You ca n sear ch a DVD by titl e or chap ter, and you ca n se arch a VIDE O C D/Super Audio CD/CD by track, inde x, or scene. As titles and tracks ar e as signed unique nu mbers on the disc, you c an sel ect th e des ired one b[...]

50 Note You cannot search for a still pic ture on a DVD-RW in VR mode. Sear ch ing by Scene (PICTUR E NAVIGATIO N) You can divi de the scr een i nto 9 subs creens and fi nd the de sired sce ne quickl y. 1 Press PI CTURE NAVI during playback. The follow ing d ispla y appe ars. 2 Press PIC TURE NAVI repeat edly to select the item. Refer t o t h e ex [...]

51 Searchi ng for a Scene To return to normal play Press O RETURN. z Hint You can also se le ct “ PICTURE NAVIGATION ” from th e Control Menu (page 1 3). Notes • Depending on the disc , you ma y not be ab le to select al l functio ns. • The soun d is mut ed when us ing this function. Scanning the tit le, chapter, or track (TITLE VIEWE R, CH[...]

52 Viewing Inf o rmation About the Disc Check ing the Play ing Time an d Remaining 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 Press TIME/ TEXT d uring pla yback. The f ol[...]

53 Viewing In formation Ab out the D isc Checking the informatio n on the front panel dis play You can view t he t im e info rmat io n an d text displa ye d on the TV sc reen al so on the f ront panel di s p l ay. Th e inform atio n on the fron t panel di s p l ay c hange s as fo llow s w he n you change the time information on yo ur TV scre en. Wh[...]

54 Check ing the Play Informat ion You can check inform ation such a s t h e b it rate or th e disc la ye r that is be ing play ed. Checking the play information of a DVD (ADVANCED) 1 Press DISPLAY during pl ayba ck. The Cont ro l Menu i s dis played. 2 Press X / x to select (ADVA NCED), t hen pre ss ENTER. The opti on s for “ ADVANCED ” appear[...]

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

56 Sound Adjustme nts Chang ing the Soun d When playing a DVD VIDEO recorded in multiple a udio formats (PCM, Dolby Dig ital, MPEG audio, or DTS) , you ca n chan ge the audio format. If th e DVD VIDEO is recorded with m ultilingu al tracks , you can als o change the lan gua ge . With CDs, DATA CDs, or VIDEO CDs, you can sel ect the s oun d from th [...]

57 Sound Adjustm en ts * “ PCM, ” “ MPEG, ” “ DTS, ” or “ DOL BY DIGITAL ” is di sp layed. In the ca se of “ DOLBY DIGITAL, ” the cha n ne ls in th e pl a y ing tr ac k a re d is pl ay ed by numb ers as fo llow s: For Do lby Digi ta l 5 .1 ch: **The letters in the progra mme format displa y i ndi c ate the f ol l ow i ng sound c[...]

58 SURROU ND Mode Setti ngs You ca n enjo y surro und sou nds wh ile play ing discs incl ud in g Dolby Digita l, DTS ( DVP- NS90 5V only) , and MP EG audio D VDs, ev en if you ha ve only 2 or 4 sp eakers . Selec t the surrou nd mo de th at b est sui ts yo ur spe aker setup. 1 Press SUR during pl ayba ck. The f ollowing disp lay ap pears. 2 Press SU[...]

59 Sound Adjustm en ts ◆ TVS NIGHT Large so unds, su ch as ex pl os ions, are supp re ssed , bu t t he quiet e r soun ds are unaffe cted. Th is fe ature i s us ef ul when yo u want to he ar the dial og and enj o y the surrou nd sou nd e ffects of “ TVS WIDE ” at low v o lu m e. ◆ TVS STAN DARD Crea tes thre e sets of virtual rear speake rs [...]

60 ◆ VIRTUAL MULTI REAR Create s an arr ay of v irtual rea r speak ers fr om a singl e se t of ac t ual rear sp eaker s . The po si tio n of the vi rt ual rea r s pea kers diff er s accordin g to “ REAR ” or “ SIDE ” settin g of the rear speak e rs (page 81). ◆ VIRTUAL MUL TI DIMENS ION Crea te s an arra y of virtua l rear sp eake r pos[...]

61 Enjoyi ng Movie s Enjoying M ovies Changi ng the Ang les If vari ou s angl es (mult i -a ngle s) fo r a scen e are recorded on the DVD VIDEO, “ ANGLE ” appears in the fr ont pane l displa y. This m eans that yo u ca n change t he viewi ng a ngle. 1 Press (angl e) during playback. The nu m ber of the angl e ap pears on the display. 2 Press (a[...]

62 Note Depending o n the DVD VI DEO, you may not b e able to ch an ge th e subtitle s ev en if mult ili ngual subtit le s ar e recorde d on it. Y ou al so may not be able to tur n the m off. Adju stin g th e Pi ct ur e Quali ty (BNR) The Blo ck Noise Re du ction (BN R ) fun ct i on adju sts t he pictur e qualit y by reducing the “ block no is e [...]

63 Enjoyi ng Movie s 4 Press ENTER. The disc plays wi th the setting you select ed. To c ancel the “ BNR ” setting Select “ OFF ” in step 3. To tur n off th e Contr o l Menu Press DISPLAY repeated ly until th e Contro l Men u is tu rn ed off . Notes • If the out lines of the images on your screen should become blu rred, set “ BNR ” to[...]

64 • CINEM A 1: enhanc es detai l s in da rk area s by in creasing the blac k level. • CINEM A 2: W hite co lo urs beco me brig hter and black co lour s beco me riche r, an d the co l our contra st is incr eased. • MEMORY: ad justs t he pictur e in greater de ta il. z Hints • When you watch a m ovie , “ CINEMA 1 ” or “ CINEM A 2 ” i[...]

65 Enjoyi ng Movie s Enhanc ing th e Pl ay back Pictu re (DI GIT AL VID EO ENHAN CER) The D igital Video E nhanc er (DV E) function makes th e picture a ppear cl ea r and cri sp by enhancin g the outlines of images on your TV screen. Also, this function can soft en the image s o n the sc re en. 1 Press DISPLA Y twice dur in g playb ac k. The Con tr[...]

66 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 re d disc. • Custom Parent al Co ntrol 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 . • Parenta l Contro l Playback of so[...]

67 Using Vari ous Additi ona l Functions To turn off the Cus tom Pare ntal Co ntrol funct ion 1 Follow steps 1 thro ugh 3 of “ Cu stom Parental Con trol. ” 2 Press X / x to sel ect “ OFF t , ” then pre ss ENTER. 3 Enter yo ur 4-di gi t p as sword usi ng the numbe r bu tto ns, then pr es s EN T ER. To pla y a disc for which Custom Pare ntal [...]

68 ◆ 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 for set t i ng t he playbac k limitatio n level ap pears. 5 Press X / x to select “ STANDARD, ” then p ress ENTER. The sele[...]

69 Using Vari ous Additi ona l Functions • Depending on the disc , you ma y be asked to change the pare nta l c ont rol level whil e pla yi ng the disc. I n thi s cas e, enter your pass wo rd , th en change the level. If the Resu me Play mode is cancell ed, th e le ve l r et urns to th e pr e v iou s level. Area C ode Changing the passw ord 1 Pre[...]

70 Opera tion Sound E ffe cts (Sound Feedback ) The play er beeps when th e fo llowin g operat i ons are perf ormed . The defa ult settin g of the Sou nd Fee db ack func tio n is se t to of f. Setting So und Feedback 1 Press [ / 1 on t he pla yer or th e remot e. The po w er in di ca tor lig ht s u p in green . When t here is a di sc in t he pl aye[...]

71 Using Vari ous Additi ona l Functions Contro llin g You r TV or AV Amplif ier ( Recei ver) With the Su pp li e d R em ot e By adjust ing the remo te signal, y o u can contro l your TV w i th the su ppl i ed remot e. If you con nect th e player to an AV amp lifier (receiv er ), you can contro l the volume with the s upp li ed re mot e. Notes • [...]

72 * I f you use numbe r butt ons to select the TV ’ s programme posit ion, press -/-- foll owed by the number button s for two-digit num bers. ** If you conne ct the p layer to t he TV via the SCART (EURO AV) jacks, the input source for the TV is set to the pl ayer auto matically when you start pl ayback or press any button except f or [ / 1 . I[...]

73 Using Vari ous Additi ona l Functions Controlling the volume of your AV amplifier (recei ver) with the remote For D VP-NS 705V 1 Hold do wn [ / 1 , and e nt er your AV amplifier (rec e iver) ’ s manufacturer ’ s code (se e the ta ble bel ow) us in g the number buttons. 2 Releas e [ / 1 . The 2 +/ – buttons co ntrol the AV amp lif ier ’ s[...]

74 Settings and Adjustmen ts Using the Setu p Di sp l ay By usi n g the Setup Dis play, yo u ca n m ak e various adjustmen ts to it ems such a s picture and sou nd. You can also set a language fo r the subti tles and t he Setu p Displ ay, am ong othe r things. For details o n each Setup Disp lay item, see page s fro m 75 to 83. Note Playbac k setti[...]

75 Settings a nd Adjustm ents 6 Select a setting usin g X / x , then pres s ENT ER . The settin g is sele c ted and setup is complete. Example: “ 4:3 PAN SCAN ” To tur n off th e dis pl ay Press DISP L AY repeatedl y until th e displa y is tu rned off . To en ter the Quick Setup mode Select “ QUICK ” in s tep 3. Follow from step 5 of the Qu[...]

76 Setti ngs fo r th e Disp la y (SCREEN SETUP) Choose sett in gs according to th e TV to be conn ected. Select “ SCREEN S ETUP ” in the Setup Disp la y. To us e t h e d ispl ay, see “ Using the Setu p Di spla y ” (page 74). The defa ult settin gs are und erlined. ◆ TV TYPE Selects the aspec t rat i o of the conne ct ed TV (4:3 st an dard[...]

77 Settings a nd Adjustm ents Custom Sett ings (CUSTO M SETUP) Use t his to set up playback related and othe r settings . Select “ CUSTOM SETUP ” in the Setup Disp lay. T o use the d isplay , see “ Using the Setu p Di spla y ” (page 74). The d efaul t se ttin gs are un derli ned. ◆ AUTO PL AY Switches the Auto Play setting on or off . Thi[...]

78 Notes • When you se t th e item to “ AUTO, ” the langua ge may chang e. The “ TRACK SELECTION ” set ting has highe r prio rity than the “ A UDIO ” settings in “ LANGUAGE SETUP ” (page 75). • If you set “ DTS ” to “ OFF ” (page 80 ), the DTS sound tr ack is not played even if you set “ TRACK SELECTION ” to “ AUT [...]

79 Settings a nd Adjustm ents ◆ AUDI O FILTER (e xcept Sup er Audi o CD) (DVP - NS905V only ) Select s the d igital fi lter to r educe n oise ab ove 22.05 kH z (Sa mpli ng frequen cy (Fs) of th e audio source is 4 4.1 kH z), 24 kHz (Fs i s 48 kHz), or 48 kHz (F s is abov e 96 kHz) . Note There m ay be little effect by chang ing the dig ital filte[...]

80 ◆ MPEG (DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW only) Sel ec ts the type of MPE G au di o signal. ◆ DTS (DVD VIDEO on ly ) For D VP-NS 705V Selects wheth er or not t o output D TS sig nals. For D VP-NS 905V Selects the type of DTS signal. ◆ 48kHz /96kHz PCM (D VD VI DEO only ) Selects t h e sampling freq uency of th e audio signa l. Notes • Even if you set “[...]

81 Settings a nd Adjustm ents Setti ngs fo r the Spea kers (SPE AKER SE TUP) To obtain th e best p ossible sur round sound, set the size of the spe akers yo u have conne ct ed and thei r dista nc e from you r lis te nin g pos itio n . Th en us e the te st t o n e to adjust t he volume and th e balance of the speakers to the same level. This settin [...]

82 • SUBWOOFER Notes • The cut of f frequency for th e subwoof er is fixed at 120 Hz. • If your speakers are to o small to reproduce lo w bass fr equencies, utilize a subwoofer for low freque ncy sound. W he n you se t al l spe a ke r setting s to “ SMALL, ” the bass r ed ir e ct ion circuit ry will be acti va ted and the bass frequenc ie[...]

83 Settings a nd Adjustm ents To adjust the volume of all the speak ers at one tim e Use the am plif ie r ’ s (rece iver ’ s) volume contro l. ◆ TEST TONE The speakers will emit a test ton e. Use this when yo u use the 5. 1CH OU TPUT jack s and adju st th e “ BALANC E ” and “ LEVE L. ” Adjusting the s peaker volume and level 1 Sele ct[...]

84 Additional Info r mation 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. , Check[...]

85 Additional Informat ion The sound comes from t he centre speaker only . , Depen ding on the disc, the soun d may come from the c en tre speake r onl y. , Set “ SURROUND ” to “ OFF ” (page 58 ). Operation The remo te does not func tio n. , The bat terie s in t h e re mote ar e weak. , There are obs tacles betwee n the remote and the pl ay[...]

86 The a ngles cann ot be ch anged. , Try using th e DV D ’ s menu ins tea d of the direct selec tion button on t he rem ot e (pa ge 38). , Multi-angles are not recorded on the DVD being pl aye d. , The ang le ca n only be chang ed wh en the “ ANGLE ” indicator lights up on the front panel displ ay (p age 9). , The DVD prohibits ch angin g of[...]

87 Additional Informat ion Glossa ry Chap t er (pa ge 9 ) Sectio ns o f a pic t ur e or a mus ic fe ature t hat are smalle r th an tit les. A title is composed of severa l chap te rs . Depe nd ing on th e di sc , no chapte rs may b e reco rded. Dolby Dig ital (page 27 , 79) Digita l a udi o comp re ssion tec hnology develo ped by Dolb y La borato r[...]

88 Scene (page 9) On a VIDEO CD with PBC (playback control) function s, the menu sc reens , moving pictu re s an d still pict ures ar e di vi d ed into secti on s called “ scene s. ” Supe r Audio C D (page 6) A Sup er Audi o CD disc can reprodu ce soun ds that are extremely fa ithful to the origin al soun d by use of DSD (Direc t Stream Digital[...]

89 Additional Informat ion Spec ifica tions Syst em Laser: S em i co nductor laser Signal form at sy stem: PAL/(NTSC ) Audio chara cteri stics Freq uency resp onse: DVD VIDEO (PCM 96 kHz) : 2 H z to 44 kHz (4 4 kHz: – 2 dB±1 dB)/Su per Au di o CD : 2 H z t o 100 kHz (50 kHz : – 3 dB±1 dB) /CD: 2 Hz to 2 0 kHz (±0.5 dB) Signal -t o-nois e r a[...]

90 Langua ge C ode Li st For de tails, see p ages 5 6, 61 , 75. The lang ua ge spell i ngs co nform to the ISO 639: 19 88 (E/F) standard . Code Lan guage Code La nguag e Code Languag e Code Language 1027 Afar 1028 Abkhazian 1032 Afrikaans 1039 Amharic 1044 Arabic 1045 Assamese 1051 Aymara 1052 Azerbaijani 1053 Bashkir 1057 Byelorussian 1059 Bulgari[...]

91 Inde x Numerics 16:9 76 4:3 L ETTER BOX 76 4:3 PAN SCAN 76 48kHz/96kHz PCM 80 5.1 Channel Surrou nd 22 , 27 A A-B REPEAT 47 ADVANCED 54 album 42 ANGLE 61 ANGLE VIEWER 51 AUDIO 56 , 75 AUDIO ATT 78 AUDIO DRC 78 AUDIO FILTER 79 AUDIO SETUP 78 AUTO PLAY 77 B BACKGROUND 76 BALANCE 82 Batter ies 16 BNR 62 C CD 33 CD D IRECT 78 CHAPTER 49 Chapte r 87 [...]

Sony Corporation Troubleshoo ting 84 TV TYPE 76 TVS (TV Virtual S urround) 58 U Usable disc s 6 V VIDEO CD 6 , 33[...]