Sony DVP-S9000ES manual

SACD/DVD Player SACD/DVD Player © 2000 Sony Corporation D VP-S9000ES 3-063-397- 33 (2) Operating Instructions[...]

2 W elcome! Thank you for purchasing this Sony SACD/DVD Player . Before operating this unit, please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for futur e reference. W ARNING T o pr event fire or shock hazar d, do not expose the unit to rain or moistur e. T o avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel onl[...]

3 T ABLE OF CONTENTS Settings and Adjustments 50 Using the Setup Display 50 Setup Display Item List 52 Setting the Display Language or Sound T rack (LANGUAGE SETUP) 53 Settings for the Display (SCREEN SETUP) 56 Custom Settings (CUSTOM SETUP) 57 Settings for the Sound (AUDIO SETUP) 62 Adjusting the Progr essive video signal (SET PROGRESSIVE OUTPUT) [...]

4 Featur es Thank you for purchasing this Sony SACD/DVD player . Here ar e some of the features you will enjoy . Compatible with progr essive (525p) signal format TVs By connecting your TV to the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT connectors on this player , you can choose between the standard interlace signals or the high quality pr ogressive signals if your TV [...]

5 This Player Can Play the Following Discs Disc logo Contents The “DVD VIDEO” logo is a trademark. The player switches the color system, P AL or NTSC, according to the connected TV . (For details, see page 9.) Region code of DVDs you can play on this unit Y our DVD player has a region code printed on the back of the unit and will only play DVDs[...]

6 Super Audio CD (SACD) An SACD disc can repr oduce sounds that are extremely faithful to the original sound by use of DSD (Direct Stream Digital) technology . This technology utilizes a sampling frequency of 2.8224MHz, which is 64 times that of a conventional CD, and 1-bit quantization that enables the disc to hold 4 times the amount of informatio[...]

7 Audio CD An audio CD contains audio data. The playing time is 74 minutes for a standard 12 centimeter CD, and 20 minutes for an 8 centimeter CD single. Video CD A video CD can contain both audio and visual data in a disc that is the same size as an audio CD. The playing time is 74 minutes for a standard 12 centimeter CD, and 20 minutes for an 8 c[...]

8 On handling discs • T o keep the disc clean, handle the disc by its edge. Do not touch the surface. • Do not stick paper or tape on the disc. If there is glue (or a similar substance) on the disc, remove the glue completely befor e using the disc. • Do not expose the disc to direct sunlight or heat sources such as hot air ducts, or leave it[...]

9 Getting Started Getting Started This section describes how to hook up the SACD/DVD player to a TV (with audio/video input jacks) and/or an A V receiver (amplifier). Y ou cannot connect this player to a TV which does not have a video input connector . Be sur e to turn of f the power of each component befor e making the connections. Unpacking Check[...]

10 Getting Started AUDIO OUT 2 RL 2 1 2 Y P B /C B P R /C R SCAN SELECT SELECT ABLE INTERLACE PROGRESSIVE 1 PCM/DTS/MPEG/ DOLBY DIGIT AL OPTICAL COAXIAL DIGIT AL OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT S VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT 1 S VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO INPUT L R SACD/DVD player : Signal flow TV Hookups This connection is for listening to the sound thr ough TV speakers (L[...]

11 Getting Started If you connect the player to a monitor or projector having component video input connectors that conform to the output signals from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT (Y , P B /C B , P R /C R ) connectors on the player Connect the component via the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT connectors using three video connecting cor ds (75 Ω coaxial) (not supp[...]

12 Getting Started AUDIO OUT 2 RL 2 1 2 Y P B /C B P R /C R SCAN SELECT SELECT ABLE INTERLACE PROGRESSIVE 1 PCM/DTS/MPEG/ DOLBY DIGIT AL OPTICAL COAXIAL DIGIT AL OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT S VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT 1 CD L R DIGITAL IN OPTICAL COAXIAL S VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO INPUT L R Receiver (Amplifier) Hookups SACD/DVD player To AUDIO OUT TV To audio input [...]

13 Getting Started Required cor ds Audio connecting cord (not supplied) (1) S video cord (supplied) (1) When connecting the cords, be sur e to match the color-coded cord to the appr opriate jacks on the components: Red (right) to Red and White (left) to White. Be sure to make connections firmly to avoid hum and noise. If you have a digital componen[...]

14 Getting Started 5.1 Channel Surr ound Hookups W ith DVDs which contain DTS, Dolby Digital or MPEG audio sound, you can enjoy the surround sound while producing the ef fect of being in a movie theater or a concert hall using a digital component with a built-in DTS, MPEG audio or Dolby Digital decoder (not supplied). The player outputs the surroun[...]

15 Getting Started AUDIO OUT 2 RL 2 1 2 Y P B /C B P R /C R SCAN SELECT SELECT ABLE INTERLACE PROGRESSIVE 1 PCM/DTS/MPEG/ DOLBY DIGIT AL OPTICAL COAXIAL DIGIT AL OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT S VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT 1 S VIDEO IN + – RLR LRL CENTER S-VIDEO IN VIDEO S-VIDEO OUT VIDEO S-VIDEO OUT VIDEO S-VIDEO IN VIDEO S-VIDEO OUT VIDEO S-VIDEO IN VIDEO IN [...]

16 Getting Started 1 4 7 2 5 8 0 3 6 9 - Select: SETUP ENTER 1 8 ( 3 4 ) 1 2 ( 1 ) C 0 0 : 0 0 : 0 0 DVD STOP Y ou can select the language for the setup display , the Control Menu display or the messages displayed on the screen. The default setting is “ ENGLISH. ” 1 When the player is in stop mode, press DISPLA Y and select “ SETUP ” using [...]

17 Getting Started Operation Sound Ef fects (Sound Feedback) The player beeps when the following operations are performed. The default setting of the Sound Feedback function is set to off. Operation Operation sound Power is turned on One beep Power is turned off T wo beeps H is pressed One beep X is pressed T wo beeps Playback is stopped One long b[...]

18 Playing Discs With the playback side facing down Playing Discs This chapter describes how to play a DVD/SACD/CD/VIDEO CD. AH 1 4 7 2 5 8 0 3 6 9 - Depending on the DVD or VIDEO CD, some operations may be differ ent or restricted. Refer to the instructions supplied with your disc. 1 T urn on your TV . T urn on the TV and select the video input so[...]

19 Playing Discs Notes on playing DTS sound tracks on a D VD The signals of the DTS sound tracks are output fr om the DIGIT AL OUT OPTICAL and COAXIAL connectors only . No sound will be output from the AUDIO OUT connectors. • If the player is connected to an audio component lacking a built-in DTS decoder , do not set “DTS” in “DIGIT AL OUT?[...]

20 Playing Discs Playing Discs Achieving high quality sound repr oduction The following settings enable you to play audio CDs, 96 kHz DVDs, and SACDs at the highest possible sound quality . By pressing AUDIO DIRECT on the player when it is stopped, the video and digital audio output can be switched on or off. When the playback audio signal is set t[...]

21 Playing Discs Playing at V arious Speeds/ Frame by Frame Using the click shuttle and the JOG button/indicator , you can play back a DVD/SACD/CD/VIDEO CD at various speeds or frame by frame. Each time you press JOG, it changes between shuttle mode and jog mode. T o change the playback speed (Shuttle mode) T urn the click shuttle. The playback spe[...]

22 Playing Discs T o play the disc frame by frame (Jog mode) 1 Press JOG. JOG lights up during jog mode. 2 T urn the click shuttle. Depending on the turning speed, playback goes to frame-by-frame playback in the direction that the click shuttle is turned. If you turn the click shuttle at a constant speed for a while, the playback speed goes to slow[...]

23 Playing Discs x Resuming Playback fr om the Point Where Y ou Stopped the Disc (Resume Play) Notes • Resume Play may not be available on some DVDs. • Resume Play is not available in Shuffle or Program Play mode. • Depending on where you stopped the disc, the player may resume playback fr om a differ ent point. • The point where you stoppe[...]

24 Playing Discs Some DVDs have a title menu or a DVD menu that is provided with DVDs only . Using the title menu A DVD is divided into long sections of a picture or a music feature called “titles.” When you play a DVD which contains several titles, you can select the title you want using the title menu. 1 Press TITLE. The title menu appears on[...]

25 Playing Discs When playing VIDEO CDs with PBC (Play Back Control) functions (V er . 2.0 discs), you can enjoy simple interactive operations, search functions, and other such operations. PBC Playback allows you to play VIDEO CDs interactively by following the menu on the TV scr een. On this player , you can use the number buttons, ENTER, . , >[...]

26 Playing Discs 12 2 2 3 0 0 Y ou can check information about the disc, such as the total number of titles or tracks or remaining time, using the front panel display . This display can be turned on or off using the FL ON/OFF button. T ur ning the fr ont panel display on or off Y ou can turn the front panel display on or of f using the remote. Each[...]

27 Playing Discs Checking the remaining time Press TIME/TEXT . Each time you press TIME/TEXT while playing a disc, the display changes as shown in the following chart. Note While you are doing Shuf fle Play , or Program Play , the playing time of the disc and the remaining time of the disc ar e not displayed. When playing back a SACD/CD/VIDEO CD Di[...]

28 Using V arious Functions with the Contr ol Menu This chapter describes how to play discs in various modes and how to use the convenient featur es of the on- scr een menu (Control Menu). Using the Contr ol Menu Display 1 8 ( 3 4 ) 1 2 ( 2 7 ) C 1 : 3 2 : 5 5 DVD Select: TITLE ENTER PLAY DISPLAY ENTER < / M / m / , O RETURN Current item Items S[...]

29 Using V arious Functions with the Control Menu 3 Press ENTER. 4 Select the item you want using M / m . 5 Press ENTER. Items Selected item T o cancel while making a selection Press O RETURN. T o display other items Each time you press DISPLA Y , the Control Menu display changes as follows: , Control Menu display 1 m Control Menu display 2 (The it[...]

30 Using V arious Functions with the Control Menu TITLE (DVD only) (page 31)/ SCENE (VIDEO CD during PBC playback only) (page 31)/ TRACK (VIDEO CD only) (page 31) CHAPTER (DVD only) (page 31)/ INDEX (VIDEO CD only) (page 31) TRACK (SACD/CD only) (page 31) INDEX (SACD/CD only) (page 31) Y ou can search for a point on the DVD by selecting the title, [...]

31 Using V arious Functions with the Control Menu 2 Press , or ENTER. “ ” changes to “— — ” . 3 Select the number of the title, chapter , track, index or scene you want to search for using the number buttons or M / m , then pr ess ENTER. The player starts playback at the selected number . T o cancel the number , press CLEAR before press[...]

32 Using V arious Functions with the Control Menu Checking the Playing Time and Remaining Time 1 8 ( 3 4 ) 1 2 ( 2 7 ) C 1 : 3 2 : 5 5 DVD Select: TIME/MEMO ENTER PLAY Selecting a Starting Point Using the Time Code Y ou can search for a starting point by inputting the time code. Select “ TIME/MEMO ” or “ TIME/TEXT ” after pressing DISPLA Y [...]

33 Using V arious Functions with the Control Menu Y ou can label discs so that the label appears on your TV screen and the fr ont panel display when you play the disc. If the disc already has DVD TEXT , SACD TEXT or CD TEXT recorded on it, then this information will appear instead. Press DISPLA Y . “ TIME/MEMO ” appears. Press TIME/ TEXT on the[...]

34 Using V arious Functions with the Control Menu 1 Select “ TIME/MEMO ” and pr ess ENTER. “ DISC MEMO INPUT , ” appears. 2 Select “ DISC MEMO INPUT , ” and pr ess ENTER. The DISC MEMO INPUT display appears. 3 Select a character by pr essing < / M / m / , . The selected character changes color . 4 Press ENTER. 1 8 ( 3 4 ) 1 2 ( 2 7 )[...]

35 Using V arious Functions with the Control Menu When playing a Super VCD The default setting is underlined. • 1:STEREO : The stereo sound of the audio track 1 • 1:1/L : The sound of the left channel of the audio track 1 (monaural) • 1:2/R : The sound of the right channel of the audio track 1 (monaural) • 2:STEREO : The stereo sound of the[...]

36 Using V arious Functions with the Control Menu Displaying the audio information of the disc When you select “ AUDIO, ” the channels being played are displayed on the screen. For example, in Dolby Digital format, multiple signals ranging from monaural to 5.1 channel signals can be recor ded on a DVD. Depending on the DVD, the number of the re[...]

37 Using V arious Functions with the Control Menu 1 8 ( 3 4 ) 1 2 ( 2 7 ) C 1 : 3 2 : 5 5 DVD ( 9 ) Number buttons Cancel: ANGLE ENTER RETURN PLAY W ith DVDs on which various angles (multi-angles) for a scene are r ecorded, you can change the angles. For example, while playing a scene of a train in motion, you can display the view from either the f[...]

38 Using V arious Functions with the Control Menu 3 Select the angle number using the number buttons or M / m , then press ENTER. The angle is changed to the selected angle. z Y ou can select the angle directly Press ANGLE on the remote. Each time you pr ess the button, the angle changes. Notes • The number of angles varies from disc to disc or f[...]

39 Using V arious Functions with the Control Menu Selecting a video control setting to be applied during playback 1 Select VIDEO CONTROL using M / m , then pr ess ENTER. 2 Select the video control setting you want to apply during playback using M / m , then press ENTER. The VIDEO CONTROL display appears. 3 Confirm the setting and press O RETURN. Pl[...]

40 Using V arious Functions with the Control Menu Adjusting the areas of an image that ar e too light or dark (Gamma Correction) Depending on your TV or viewing environment, images on the screen may lose definition because certain ar eas of the image are too light or too dark. When it is too light, the image will appear to be washed out, and when i[...]

41 Using V arious Functions with the Control Menu 4 Press M / m to select areas of an image. The upper region adjusts the dark ar eas and the lower region adjusts the light ar eas. 5 Press < / , to adjust the brightness level of the area that you selected. < will decrease the level (darkens the ar ea), and , will increase the level (lightens [...]

42 Using V arious Functions with the Control Menu BIT RATE 05 10 kbps Mbps 384 Displays of each item By pressing DISPLA Y repeatedly , you can display either “ BIT RA TE ” or “ LA YER, ” whichever was selected in “ ADV ANCED. ” BIT RA TE When you play MPEG audio sound tracks Bit rate refers to the amount of video/audio data per second i[...]

43 Using V arious Functions with the Control Menu Locking Discs (Custom Par ental Control) Using a register ed password, you can set playback restrictions for the desir ed disc. Y ou can set the same Custom Parental Contr ol password for up to 300 discs. When you set the three hundr ed and first disc, the first disc is canceled. The same password i[...]

44 Using V arious Functions with the Control Menu T o return to the normal screen Press O RETURN. T o tur n off the Custom Par ental Control function 1 Select “ CUSTOM P ARENT AL CONTROL ” using M / m , then pr ess ENTER. 2 Select “ OFF t ” using M / m , then pr ess ENTER. 3 Enter your 4-digit password using the number buttons, then pr ess [...]

45 Using V arious Functions with the Control Menu “ TRACK ” is displayed when you play a VIDEO CD or a SACD/CD. PROGRAM 1. TITLE ALL CLEAR 2. TITLE – – 3. TITLE – – 4. TITLE – – 5. TITLE – – 6. TITLE – – 7. TITLE – – T – – 01 02 03 04 05 Set: Quit: ENTER Start: PLAY DISPLAY Y ou can play the contents of the disc in t[...]

46 Using V arious Functions with the Control Menu P01 T P01 T0 3 P02 T x When playing a VIDEO CD or SACD/CD Select the track you want to program. 4 T o program other titles, chapters or tracks, repeat Step 3. The programmed titles, chapters or tracks ar e displayed in the selected order . 5 Press H to start Pr ogram Play . T o stop Program Play Pre[...]

47 Using V arious Functions with the Control Menu Playing in Random Or der (Shuf fle Play) Y ou can have the player “ shuffle ” titles or tracks and play them in a random order . Subsequent “ shuffling ” may produce a dif ferent playing order . Select “ SHUFFLE ” after pressing DISPLA Y . When you select a shuffle mode other than “ OF[...]

48 Using V arious Functions with the Control Menu Playing Repeatedly (Repeat Play) Y ou can play all of the titles or tracks on a disc or a single title, chapter or track r epeatedly . In Shuffle or Pr ogram Play mode, the player repeats the titles or tracks in the shuf fled or programmed or der . Y ou cannot perform Repeat Play during PBC playback[...]

49 Using V arious Functions with the Control Menu Repeating a Specific Portion (A – B Repeat) Y ou can play a specific portion of a title, chapter or track repeatedly . This function is useful when you want to do such things as memorize lyrics. During PBC Playback of VIDEO CDs (page 25), this function is available only while playing moving pictur[...]

50 Settings and Adjustments This chapter describes how to set and adjust the player using the on-scr een setup menu. Most settings and adjustments ar e required to be set when you first use the player . This chapter also describes how to contr ol the TV or A V receiver (amplifier) using the supplied r emote. Using the Setup Display Using the setup [...]

51 Settings and Adjustments 7 Select the setting you want using < / M / m / , . 8 Press ENTER. 9 Press DISPLA Y . The setup display disappears. 10 Press DISPLA Y repeatedly to tur n of f the on-screen menu. T o return to the previous scr een Press O RETURN. T o quit while making a selection Press DISPLA Y . Notes • Y ou cannot change some setu[...]

52 Settings and Adjustments Setup Display Item List The default settings are underlined. LANGU AGE SETUP (page 53) TRACK SELECTION OFF AU TO A UTO PLA Y OFF TIMER DEMO1 DEMO2 DIMMER BRIGHT D ARK P A USE MODE AU TO FIELD FRAME P ARENT AL CONTROL , COMPONENT OUT INTERLACE PROGRESSIVE COLOR SYSTEM* AU TO PA L NTSC CUST OM SETUP (page 57) A UTO OFF OFF[...]

53 Settings and Adjustments Setting the Display Language or Sound T rack (LANGUAGE SETUP) “LANGUAGE SETUP” allows you to set various languages for the on-screen display or sound track. The default settings are underlined. Select “LANGUAGE SETUP” in the setup display . Notes • When you select a language that is not recorded on the DVD, one[...]

54 Settings and Adjustments x AUDIO Selects the language for the sound track. The languages you can select are dif ferent depending on the player model. T ype A: • ORIGINAL: the language given priority in the disc • ENGLISH • CHINESE • JAP ANESE • FRENCH • GERMAN • IT ALIAN • SP ANISH • DUTCH • DANISH • SWEDISH • FINNISH •[...]

55 Settings and Adjustments x SUBTITLE Selects the language for the subtitles. The languages you can select are dif ferent depending on the player model. T ype A: • AUDIO FOLLOW* • ENGLISH • CHINESE • JAP ANESE • FRENCH • GERMAN • IT ALIAN • SP ANISH • DUTCH • DANISH • SWEDISH • FINNISH • NOR WEGIAN • POR TUGUESE • RUS[...]

56 Settings and Adjustments x SCREEN SA VER T urns on and off the screen saver . If you turn on the screen saver , the screen saver image appears when you leave the player or the r emote in pause or stop mode for 15 minutes, or when you play back a CD for more than 15 minutes. The screen saver will help pr event your display device from becoming da[...]

57 Settings and Adjustments PICTURE MEMORY Storing a picture in memory During playback, when you find the scene to be stor ed in memory , press PICTURE MEMOR Y on the remote. The picture is stor ed in memory . Notes • The player can store only one scene in memory . The stored picture appears in both the backgr ound and the startup screen. • Whe[...]

58 Settings and Adjustments x CHROMA FIL TER This filter controls the level of the colour (Chr oma) element of the image's video signal to control colour saturation level. • OFF: This turns off the chr oma filter . The filter is normally set to off. • ON: This turns on the chroma filter and adjusts the colour saturation level so that colou[...]

59 Settings and Adjustments x TRACK SELECTION Gives the sound track which contains the highest number of channels priority when you play a DVD on which multiple audio formats (PCM, DTS, MPEG audio or Dolby Digital format) are r ecorded. • OFF : No priority given. • AUTO : Priority given. Notes • When you set this item to “AUTO,” the langu[...]

60 Settings and Adjustments 4 Select “ST ANDARD” using M / m , then press , . 5 Select a geographic area as the playback limitation level standard using M / m , then pr ess ENTER. When you select “OTHERS , ,” select and enter the standard code in the table on the next page using the number buttons. 6 Select “LEVEL” using M / m , then pr[...]

61 Settings and Adjustments T o return to the normal screen Press DISPLA Y . T o tur n off the Par ental Control function and play the DVD after entering your password Set “LEVEL” to “OFF” in Step 7, then press H . T o change the password 1 After Step 3, select “CHANGE P ASSWORD” using M / m , then press , or ENTER. The display for chan[...]

62 Settings and Adjustments Settings for the Sound (AUDIO SETUP) “AUDIO SETUP” allows you to set the sound according to the playback conditions. The default settings are underlined. Select “AUDIO SETUP” in the setup display . x AUDIO A TT (attenuation) If the playback sound is distorted, set this item to “ON.” The player reduces the aud[...]

63 Settings and Adjustments x MPEG Selects the MPEG audio signals to be output via the DIGIT AL OUT OPTICAL and COAXIAL connectors. • PCM: when the player is connected to an audio component lacking a built-in MPEG decoder . If you play MPEG audio sound tracks, the player outputs stereo signals via the DIGIT AL OUT OPTICAL and COAXIAL connectors. [...]

64 Settings and Adjustments Adjusting the Pr ogressive video signal (SET PROGRESSIVE OUTPUT) • AUT O: This will automatically detect if you ar e playing Film based or V ideo based software and convert the signal to the appr opriate mode. • VIDEO: This will convert the output signal for V ideo based software, r egardless of the type of software [...]

65 Settings and Adjustments Progr essive Conversion Methods of Film Based and Video Based Softwar e This player converts video based software and film based software in the following manner . Video based softwar e conversion V ideo shows an image by alternately displaying every other line of an image (field) at 30 frames (60 fields) per second (Int[...]

66 Settings and Adjustments 1 4 7 2 5 8 0 3 6 9 - By adjusting the remote signal, you can contr ol your TV or A V receiver (amplifier) with the supplied r emote. Controlling TVs with the r emote 1 Slide the TV/DVD switch to TV . 2 Hold down ? / 1 , and enter your TV’ s manufacturer’ s code (see the table) using the number buttons. Then release [...]

67 Settings and Adjustments Controlling the TV Y ou can control your TV using the buttons below when you set the TV/DVD switch to TV . By pressing ? / 1 TV/VIDEO VOL CH (RMT -D122E) PROG (RMT -D122O) WIDE MODE Number buttons, -/-- and ENTER* * RMT -D122O only Notes • Depending on the TV , you may not be able to control your TV or to use some of t[...]

68 Settings and Adjustments VOL Controlling the A V receiver (amplifier) Y ou can change the volume of the A V receiver (amplifier) using VOL. Note Depending on the A V receiver (amplifier), you may not be able to control your A V receiver (amplifier). 1 4 7 2 5 8 0 3 6 9 - Controlling Y our TV or A V Receiver (Amplifier) with the Supplied Remote[...]

69 Additional Information Additional Information T roubleshooting If you experience any of the following difficulties while using the player , use this troubleshooting guide to help remedy the pr oblem. Should any problem persist, consult your nearest Sony dealer . Power The power is not turned on. , Check that the mains lead is connected securely [...]

70 Additional Information T roubleshooting , If the color system of your DVD player does not match with that of your TV , change the color system of the player . For details, see page 9. (Y ou cannot change the color system of the DVD disc itself.) Even though you set the aspect ratio in “TV TYPE” in “SCREEN SETUP” of the setup display , th[...]

71 Additional Information Y ou cannot perform some functions such as Stop, Search, Slow-motion Play , Repeat Play , Shuffle Play or Program Play . , Depending on the disc, you may not be able to do some of the operations above. Messages do not appear on the TV screen in the language you want. , In the setup display , select the desired language for[...]

72 Additional Information Self-diagnosis function When the self-diagnosis function activates to pr event the player from malfunctioning, a five-character service number (combination of a letter and digits) flashes on the scr een and on the front panel display . In this case, check the following table. First three char acters C13 C31 Exx (xx is any [...]

73 Additional Information Specifications SACD/DVD player Laser Semiconductor laser Signal format system NTSC/P AL (See page 1 1 to switch) Audio characteristics Frequency response DVD (PCM 96 kHz): 2 Hz to 44 kHz (–2 dB ±1 dB at 44 kHz) CD: 2 Hz to 20 kHz (±0.5 dB) SACD: 2 Hz to 100 kHz (–3 dB ±1 dB at 50 kHz) Signal to noise ratio more than[...]

74 Additional Information Bit rate (page 42) V alue indicating the amount of video data compressed in a DVD per second. The unit is Mbps (Mega bit per second). 1 Mbps indicates that the data per second is 1,000,000 bits. The higher the bit rate, the larger the amount of data. However , this does not always mean that you can get higher quality pictu[...]

75 Additional Information Parental Contr ol (page 58) A function of the DVD used to limit playback of the disc according to the age of the user and the limitation level in each country . The limitation varies from disc to disc; when it is activated, playback is completely pr ohibited, violent scenes are skipped or r eplaced with other scenes, and s[...]

76 Additional Information 1513 Siswati 1514 Sesotho 1515 Sundanese 1516 Swedish 1517 Swahili 1521 T amil 1525 T elugu 1527 T ajik 1528 Thai 1529 T igrinya 1531 T urkmen 1532 T agalog 1534 Setswana 1535 T onga 1538 T urkish 1539 T songa 1540 T atar 1543 T wi 1557 Ukrainian 1564 Urdu 1572 Uzbek 1581 V ietnamese 1587 V olapük 1613 W olof 1632 Xhosa 1[...]

77 Additional Information Index to Parts and Contr ols Refer to the pages indicated in parentheses for details. Front Panel qa DIGIT AL OFF indicator (20) Lights up when: – “DIGIT AL OUT” is set to “OFF” in “AUDIO SETUP .” – you press AUDIO DIRECT on the player and cut the digital output. qs FILM indicator (NTSC DVDs only) (65) Ligh[...]

78 Additional Information Index to Parts and Contr ols 1 AUDIO OUT R (right)/L (left) 1/2 connectors (10, 12) Connect to the audio input connector on your TV or receiver (amplifier). 2 DIGIT AL OUT OPTICAL connector (12, 15) Connect to an audio component using an optical digital connecting cord. T ake off the cap. 3 DIGIT AL OUT COAXIAL connector ([...]

79 Additional Information 1 4 7 2 5 8 0 3 6 9 - Remote * RMT -D122O only 1 TV/DVD switch (66) Selects to control the player and r eceiver or the TV with the remote. 2 Z OPEN/CLOSE button (21) Opens or closes the disc tray . 3 Number buttons Selects and executes the items or settings. 4 CLEAR / -/-- (ten‘s digit)* button (45 through 49, 67) Press [...]

80 Additional Information w; ? / 1 (on/standby) button (18) Press to turn on the player or place it in standby mode after power is connected by pressing POWER on the player . When the TV/DVD switch is set to TV , this button turns your TV on or of f. wa CH/PROG button (67) Changes the channel (program position) of the TV . ws TV/VIDEO button (67) C[...]

81 Additional Information Index Numerics 4:3 LETTER BOX 56 4:3 OUTPUT 64 4:3 PAN SCAN 56 5.1 Channel Surround 14 16:9 56 48kHz/96kHz PCM 63 A A-B REPEAT 49 ADVANCED 42 Angle 37 ANGLE 37 AUDIO 35, 54 AUDIO ATT 62 AUDIO DRC 62 AUDIO SETUP 62 AUTO PLAY 58 B BACKGROUND 56 Batteries 9 BLACK LEVEL 57 C CD 5 Chapter 7, 31, 74 CHAPTER 31 Clear Frame Functi[...]

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