Sony SLV-D500P manual

3-083-946- 11 (1) U S D VD Pla y er/ Video Cassette Recor der Oper ating In structions For custom ers in the USA If you have any questions about y our Sony DVD-VCR, you may call Sony Customer Inf ormation Se rvices Com pany at 1-800-VHS-SONY (847-7669). For all other Sony product que stions, plea se call Sony Custo mer I nf or matio n Se rvices Com[...]

2 W A RNING WARNIN G To pre ve nt fir e or sh ock hazar d, do n ot expo se the unit to rain or mo istur e. To avo id electric al shock, do not open the c abine t. Ref er servic ing to qualif ied personn el onl y. To pre ve nt fir e or sh ock haza rd, do not place ob jects filled w ith liquids , such as vase s, on the ap par a tus . CAUTION The use [...]

3 Impor tant Safety Instructions Importan t Safe ty Instruc tions 1 Read these instruc tions. 2 Keep these instructio n s. 3 Heed all wa rnin g s . 4 Follow all i nstr u ct ions . 5 D o not use this appa ratus near water . 6 Clean on ly wi th dry cloth. 7 Do not bloc k any venti la ti on op enings . Instal l in acc ordan ce wi th t he manu fact ure[...]

4 T able of contents T ab le of co ntents 2 WA R N I N G 2 We l c o m e ! 2 General Precautions 3 Important Safety Instructions 3 D VD Precautions 6 About this manual 6 This playe r can pla y the f ollowing discs 7 Notes ab out disc s Getting Started 8 Step 1 : Unpacking 9[...]

5 T able of contents 80 Chan ging t he soun d 81 V irtual surround setting 83 Playing an MP3 audio track 87 Playing JPEG image files 90 Playing VIDEO CDs with “MENU ON/OFF” Functions VCR Additional Operati ons 92 Quick T imer Reco rding 93 Recording stereo and bilingual progr ams 94 Search ing us i ng various fun ctio ns 96 Adjusting the pictur[...]

6 About this manua l About th is manu al • The mea ni n g of th e ico n s used in thi s man ua l is described bel o w: * M P3 (MPEG 1 Audio Layer 3) is a standa rd form a t define d by ISO/MPEG which co mpresses audi o data. This pl a yer ca n play the foll ow in g di sc s The “DVD VIDEO” logo is a trademark. Region code Your pl ay er has a r[...]

7 Notes about discs Note Some DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs, DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs or CD-Rs/CD- RWs cannot be played on t his player due to the rec ording qual ity or physi cal condi tion of the disc, or the c haracter istic s of t he record ing devi ce. Further mo re, the disc will n ot pla y if it ha s not been correct ly fin al i zed. For more inform at ion, see th e[...]

8 Unpacking Getting Started Step 1 : Unpac king Check that you have recei ved the following items with the D VD-VCR: • Remote com mander • Size AA (R6) batteri es • 75-ohm coaxial c able wi th F-type connecto rs • Audio/v ideo cord (pinpl ug ×3 y pinp lug ×3)[...]

Getting Started 9 Setting up the remot e commander Step 2 : Setting up the remote commander Notes • W ith norma l use, the ba t teries should last abou t th ree to six mont hs. • If you do not use the rem ote comm ander for a n extended peri od of time, rem ov e the batteries to avoid possible dam age from ba ttery leak age. • Do not use a ne[...]

10 Setting up the remot e commander Contr olling oth er TVs with the remot e commander The re mote comma nder is p re program ed to cont r ol non-S ony TVs. If you r TV is listed in t he following table, set the ap propriate man ufacturer’ s co de number . Now you can use t he ? / 1 , V OL +/– , CH +/–, MUTING*, TV/VIDEO and ENTER * but tons [...]

Getting Started 11 Setting up the remot e commander Notes • If you en te r a new code numbe r , the code nu mber previousl y en tered wil l be erased . • If the TV use s a diffe ren t re mo te con trol s ystem from th e one p r o gra m ed to wor k wit h the DVD-VCR, you cann ot control your TV w i th the remote co mmander. • When y ou replace[...]

12 Basic hookups Step 3 : Basic hoo kups Bef ore y ou get started • Be sure to disco nn ect the A C power cord of each compon ent before conn ect ing. • T urn of f the po wer to all equi pm e n t. • Do not conn ect the A C power cords un til all of the conn ect i on s are compl et ed. If you co nnect the A C po wer co rd bef ore the conne cti[...]

Getting Started 13 Basic hookups A udio/video (A/V) hookup If your T V ha s audio /vi deo ( A/V) inp ut jacks , you will ge t bette r pict ure and so und if you ho ok up yo ur D VD-VCR using the se connect ions. If your T V does no t have A/V inputs, see the foll o wing pages f or antenn a or cab le hooku ps. Note that “ Advanced Hookups” (pa g[...]

14 Basic hookups Hookup 1 (Plug and Play) Antenna hookup Make th e following co nnections if yo u are usi ng an an tenna ( if you do not h ave cable TV). A Use this hookup if you are using : • VHF/UHF an t enna (you ge t channel s 2–13 and channels 1 4 and high er ) • UHF-on l y antenna (you get cha nnels 14 an d higher) • Separat e VHF an [...]

Getting Started 15 Basic hookups Hookup 1 : D VD-VCR setup Notes • If you con nect the A C po wer cor d be fore th e an tenna conne ctio ns are c ompl eted, the c hanne ls may b e incorrec tly set. If this happens, se e “Ste p 6 : P resetting cha nnels” o n page 24. • Do not pr ess any button s on the DVD-VC R or rem ot e command er during [...]

16 Basic hookups Hookup 2 (Plug and Play) Y ou have no cable bo x, or a cable bo x with only a f e w scrambled c hannels Recommende d use Use thi s ho okup if you do not hav e a cable box . Als o use this hoo kup if y our c able system scrambl es only a few channels. What y ou ca n do with this hookup • Record any u nscrambled channe l by selecti[...]

Getting Started 17 Basic hookups Hookup 2 : D VD-VCR setup Notes • If you con nect the A C po wer cor d be fore th e an tenna conne ctio ns are c ompl eted, the c hanne ls may b e incorrec tly set. If this happens, se e “Ste p 6 : P resetting cha nnels” o n page 24. • Do not pr ess any button s on the DVD-VC R or rem ot e command er during [...]

18 Basic hookups Hookup 3 Connecting a cable bo x with many scrambl ed ch annels Recommende d use Use this ho okup if your cab le system scra mbles all or m ost channels. What y ou ca n do with this hookup • Record any ch annel by selectin g the channel on the cabl e box What y ou ca nnot do • Record wi th the cabl e box turn ed off • Record [...]

Getting Started 19 Selecting a language Step 4 : Selecting a lang uage Y ou can change the on-sc reen displ ay langua ge. Bef ore y ou start… • T u rn on th e D VD-VCR and yo ur TV . • T o control the D VD-VCR, set TV / D VD·VIDEO to D VD· VIDEO on the remote (page 9). • Set the “RF Output Ch ann el” to “3CH” or “4CH” in “OP[...]

20 Setting the cloc k Step 5 : Setting th e cl oc k Using the A uto Cloc k Set featu re Some TV an d cab le channe ls transmit time signals with th eir broad casts. Y our D VD- VCR can pick up this ti me signal to automa tica lly set the cl ock. The Auto Clock Set feat u re works only if a channel i n yo ur area is broadc asting a time signal. If b[...]

Getting Started 21 Setting the clock 3 Press V/v to select “ Aut o”, then press ENTER. 4 Press V/v to select the item you wan t. Then press B/b to make the settin g. • F or “C lock data C H” Lea ve th e setting to “ Auto” t o hav e the D VD-VCR automatically sea rch for a channel that carries a time sign al. Press B/b to s el ect a ch[...]

22 Setting the cloc k Notes • The clo ck can not be set auto matical ly if you do not receive a channe l th at carries a tim e signal in your a rea. If so, set the cl ock manu ally (p age 22). • If there a re on ly a few channels i n your area that ca rry time signa ls, set ti ng th e clock autom atically may take up to a bout 20 m inutes. I f [...]

Getting Started 23 Setting the clock Notes • T o reco rd TV programs us in g the timer , you must set the cl oc k ac cu rately . • The clock displ ay app ears w hen VI DEO mod e is select ed wi th no tape i nser ted or when t he DVD-VCR is t urned off. 3 Press V/v to select “M anual, ” then press ENTER. 4 Press V/v to set the hour . 5 Press[...]

24 Presetting channels Step 6 : Presetting ch annels This DVD-VCR is capable o f receiving VHF channel s 2 to 13, UHF chann els 14 to 69 and unscramble d CA TV channels 1 to 1 25. First, we recommend that you p reset the re cei vable channels in your are a using au tomatic presett ing method s. Then, if the r e are any unwanted channels, di sab le [...]

Getting Started 25 Presetting channels 3 Press V/v to select “ Ant/Cable. ” 4 • T o prese t cable TV chan nels: Press B / b to select “Cab le TV . ” • T o prese t VHF and UHF channel s: Press B / b to sele ct “ Ant enna. ” 5 Press V/v to select “ Au t o ch annel memory , ” then press ENTER. All receivable channels are preset i n[...]

26 Presetting channels Presetting/ disab ling chann els man ually Bef ore y ou start… • T u rn on th e D VD-VCR and you r TV . When using a cab le box, turn it on. • T o control the D VD-VCR, set TV / D VD·VIDEO to D VD· VIDEO on the remote (page 9). • Set the “RF Output Channel” to “3CH” or “4CH” in “OPTION SETUP ” me nu [...]

Getting Started 27 Presetting channels 4 T o preset/di sable a c hannel: 1 Press CH +/– or num ber bu ttons to enter the ch a nnel numbe r . 2 Press B/b to select ADD (in memory) or DELETE (dele ted). 3 Press ENTER. 5 Press O RET URN repe atedly to exit the men u.[...]

28 Setting up the VCR Plus+ ® syste m Step 7 : Setti ng up the V CR Plus+ ® sys tem How the VCR Plus + system w orks Whenever you want to record a TV program, all you n eed to d o is look up the “PlusCode ” number, a number assigned to each pr og ram published in the TV se ction of m ost newspapers , ca ble TV lis tings, and even TV GUIDE mag[...]

Getting Started 29 Setting up the VCR Plus+ ® syste m 1 Press SET UP . The “SETUP MENU” appea rs. 2 Press V / v / B / b to select (Channel Setup) , then press E N T ER. The “CHANNEL SETUP” menu appears . SET UP O RETURN V / v / B / b ENTE R contin ued[...]

30 Setting up the VCR Plus+ ® syste m 3 Press V / v to s elect “Guide channel s etup, ” then press ENTER. 4 The upper r ow shows VCR Plus+ guide channels an d the lower row sho ws TV channe ls or cable box out put ch annels. Press B / b to select the c h anne l number tha t does not mat c h the guide ch annel. 5 • I f you m ade H ookup 1 (p [...]

31 Playing discs Basic Oper ations Basic O perations Playing disc s Dependi ng on the disc, some operat ions may be different or restricted. Refer to th e opera ting inst r uctio ns su pplied with you r disc . Bef ore y ou start ... • T u rn on th e D VD-VCR and yo ur TV . • Switch the input sele ctor on yo ur TV so that the sig na l from the p[...]

32 Play ing discs Additio nal task s * If yo u pause t he D VD play er for mo re than 5 minute s, the DVD play er will automati cally stop . T o Resume pla yback fo r the cur rent disc (Resume Pla y) The D VD player re me m be r s the poin t wh e re yo u stop pe d the disc e ven if the D VD player en ters stand by mode by pressing ?/1 . T o locate [...]

33 Playing discs Basic Oper ations T o watch slo w motion i n contin uous pla y mode ( DVD and VIDEO CD only) Press X P A USE, then press M SLO W y . W ith each press, the playba ck sp eed changes c yclicall y as follows. T o resum e no r m al pl ay ba ck, press H PLA Y. Notes • Y ou ca n change the screen t ype using the “SCREE N SETUP” m en[...]

34 Guide to the on-screen display Guide to the on-screen di spla y Press DISPLA Y. The followin g informa tion app ears; type of di sc, current title /track , chapter , counter po sition, v o ice language, su btitle lan guage and su rround settin g. Refer to “D VD Audio/S ub titl e Lang ua g e” on pag e 117 for the abbre viati on of the langua [...]

35 Guide to the on-screen displa y Basic Oper ations T o play b ack from t he des ire d coun ter posi tion Tip • Y ou can cha ng e the count er position in form a ti on (p laying tim e or re m ai ni ng time) using B/b (DVD and CD only) . Notes • The disp la y ma y no t chan ge as ope r at ed depend in g on t he disc. • The displ ay windo w co[...]

36 Play ing a tape Playing a tape Bef ore y ou start ... • T u rn on th e D VD-VCR and you r TV . • Switch th e input sele ctor on y our TV so that the signal from the player app ears on the TV screen. •S e t T V / D VD· VI DEO to D VD· VIDEO , then press SELEC T VIDEO to contro l the VCR (page 9). 1[...]

37 Play ing a tape Basic Oper ations Additional ta sks * If y ou pau se the VC R for mo re th an 5 min utes, th e VCR wi ll aut omatica lly re sume play . T o play a recentl y wa tched sc ene Y ou can immed iately rewind and pl ayb ack the scene yo u want to watch again. During playbac k, press REP LA Y. The VCR rewinds the tap e about 10 seconds i[...]

38 Play ing a tape T o resume normal playb ack Press H PLA Y. T o use the time counter Press CLEAR at th e poin t on the ta pe that you w ant to find later . The counter in the display windo w resets to “0:00:0 0. ” T o search for th e counter 0 :00:00 po int automati cally , see “T o search for the counter 0:0 0:00 po int” on page 95. T o [...]

39 Recording TV programs Basic Oper ations Recor ding TV pr ograms Bef ore y ou start ... • T u rn on th e D VD-VCR and yo ur TV . • Switch the input sele ctor on yo ur TV so that the sig na l from the player app ears on the T V sc r e en . •S e t T V / D VD·VIDEO to D VD·VIDEO , then press SELECT VIDEO to control the VCR (page 9). • T o [...]

40 Recording TV programs T o stop recor ding Press x STOP . T o chec k the re maining tape length Press DISPLA Y to display th e time coun ter . W ith the d isplay on, press DISPLA Y again to c heck the remaining ti me. Th e white bar in dicates th e current lo cation in relation to the entire tape length. The remain ing time a lso appears. Pre ss [...]

41 Recording TV programs Basic Oper ations T o watch another TV pr ogram while recordin g T o watch a D VD while recor ding T o save a reco rding T o prev ent accident al erasure, brea k of f the safety tab as il lustrated. T o record o n the t ape again, cover the tab hole with a dhesi ve tap e. Tips • T o sel ec t a cha nne l, you can us e th e[...]

42 Recording TV programs using the timer Recor ding TV pr ograms using the timer Y ou can preset up to eight program s at a time. Bef ore y ou start… • Check th at the D VD-VCR clock is set to the correct time. • T u rn on th e D VD-VCR and you r TV . • Switch th e input sele ctor on y our TV so that the signal from the player app ears on t[...]

43 Recording TV programs using the ti mer Basic Oper ations 2 Press V/v/B/b to select ( Set Timer Recording), then press ENTER. The program menu appears. 3 If necessary , press V/v to select the ro w that is to be set. 4 Set the chan nel number, start and stop time, date , and tape speed: 1 Press b to flash eac h item in turn. 2 Press V/v to se t e[...]

44 Recording TV programs using the timer T o stop recor ding T o stop the D VD-VCR while recording, press SELECT V I DEO and t hen press x ST OP. Dail y/weekl y reco rdin g In step 4 above, press v to select the recording p attern. Each time you pre ss v , the indica tion ch ang es as sho wn be lo w . Press V to change the in dicatio n in re ve rse[...]

45 Recording TV programs using the Dial Timer Basic Oper ations Reco rding TV programs us in g the Dia l Timer The Dial T imer functio n allo ws you to m ake timer recordin gs of prog rams withou t turning on your TV . Set the recording t imer to record up to ei ght progra ms that will be br oadcast within a mo nth using the DIAL TIME R. The record[...]

46 Recording TV programs using the Dial Timer 3 Press DIAL TIMER to se t the start time. “ST AR T” and the next quarte r hour incremen t appear alterna tely in the displa y window . 4 T urn DIAL TIMER to set the recording start t ime. Y ou can set the recording start time i n 15 minute in terv als or ad just the time in one minute intervals by [...]

47 Recording TV programs using the Dial Timer Basic Oper ations T o return to the pre vious step T o return to the previous step, p ress the CHA NNEL + and – butto ns on the unit at the same ti me du ring any of the Dial T imer sett ings. 7 Press DIAL TIMER. “Curre nt channe l ” flashes in t he display win dow . 8 T urn DIAL TIMER to set th e[...]

48 Recording TV programs using the Dial Timer T o set the clo ck Tips • T o cancel a D i a l T ime r se t t ing, pres s an y butt on ot her than D IA L TIME R o r CHANN E L +/– on the unit or any b utton on the re mote whil e you are mak ing the set ti ng. • T o check , c ha nge, or cance l t he program set ti ng, see “Checki ng/ c hanging/[...]

49 Recording TV programs using the Dial Timer Basic Oper ations About the Demonstration Mode The Dial Timer function has a Demonstrati on M ode that allows the user, such as a salesperson, to enter more than eight example s of timer settings whe n demonstra ting the use of the Dial T imer . It cancels the FULL not ice which appe ars if eight prog r[...]

50 Recording TV programs using the VCR Plus+ ® system Recor ding TV p r ograms using t he VCR Plus + ® system Just enter th e PlusCode number listed in the TV prog ram gui de . The da te, ti m e an d channel numbe r of th at program are se t automa tically . Y ou can preset up to eight programs together with the DIAL T IMER and manu al timer se t[...]

51 Recording TV programs using the VCR Plus+ ® system Basic Oper ations 1 Pre s s the V CR Pl u s+ butt on. 2[...]

52 Recording TV programs using the VCR Plus+ ® system T o stop recor ding T o stop the VCR while rec ording, pre ss x STOP. T o use the D VD-VCR after setting the time r T o use the D VD-VCR bef ore a ti mer re cordin g be gins, just press ? / 1 . The timer indicat o r disappears f rom the displ a y window and the D VD-VCR swit che s on. Remember [...]

53 Checking/changing/canceling timer settings Basic Oper ations Chec king/ch anging/ canceli ng timer settings 1 Press SET UP when the D VD p layer is in stop mode. The “SETUP MENU” appears. Y ou can also use the TIMER button in VIDE O mode , then you can skip step 2.[...]

54 Checking/changing/canceling timer settings When the tim er settings o verlap The pr ogram th at st arts f irs t has pri orit y and the second progra m star ts rec ordin g only after the f irst pro gram has f inished. If the progr ams start at the sa me time, the progra m liste d first in th e menu ha s priorit y . 2 Press V/v/B/b to sel ect “S[...]

55 A/V Receiver hookup Adv anced Hoo kups Adv anced Hookups A/V Receiv er hookup A Use this h ookup if y our A/V receiver h as a Dolb y* Surrou nd (Pr o Logic) decode r and 3 to 6 speaker s Y ou can enj oy t he Dolby Surrou nd effects only whe n playing Do lby Surround audio or multi-ch annel audio (Dolby Digital) d iscs. ∗ Manufact ured unde r l[...]

56 A/V Receiver hookup B Use this hook up if y our A/V reciever has a Dolby Digital o r DTS* decoder , a digital input j ac k and 6 sp eaker s This connectio n will allo w you to use t he Dolby Digital or DT S decoder fu nction o f your A V ampl ifier (r eceiver). Y ou are not able t o enjoy the surround soun d ef fects of this pl ayer . Y ou must [...]

57 S-Video/Component Vid eo hookup Adv anced Hoo kups S-Vid eo/Comp on ent Vi deo hooku p Make audio c onnectio ns us ing the LINE OUT A UDIO L/R jacks or DIGIT AL A UDIO OUT (OPTICAL or CO AXIAL) jacks on the right si de of the D VD-VCR when you use S- VIDEO/ Compo nent V i deo hook up. A Use this hooku p if y our TV has an S VIDEO inp ut jack Con[...]

58 S-Video/Component Video hookup B Use this hook up if y our TV has compon ent video inp ut jac ks Conne ct your TV v ia the COMP ONE NT VIDEO OUT jacks using a component video cord (not sup plied) or t hree vide o cords ( no t supplied ) of the sam e kind and length. Y ou will enjoy accurat e color rep roducti on and high q uality i mages. See pa[...]

59 A udio Setup D VD Settings and Adjustme nts D VD Settings and Adjust men ts A u di o Se tu p “ Audio Se tup” allo ws you t o set the soun d accordi ng to the playb ack and connec tion condition s. 1 Press SET UP when the D VD p layer is in stop mode. The “SETUP MENU” appears. 2 Press V/v/B/b to select (D VD Setup), then press ENTER. The [...]

60 A udio Setup Men u choice s • Dolby Digita l (D VD only) Selects the type of Dolby Digital signal. The def ault setting is indic ated in bold print. • DTS (D VD only) Selects wh ether or n ot to outp ut DTS sign al s. The def ault setting is indicat ed in bold p rint. • Audio DRC (D ynamic Range Contro l) (D VD only) Makes the soun d clear[...]

61 A udio Setup D VD Settings and Adjustme nts Notes • If you select surrou nd setting w hile pla ying a DVD, the pla yer does no t output Dolby Digital signals fro m the DI G IT AL A UDIO OU T (O PT IC AL or COAXIAL) jack (w he n you se t “Dolby Digita l” to “D-PCM”). • If you co nne ct a compon ent that does not confo rm to the sel e [...]

62 Screen Setup Screen Setup “Screen S etup” allows you to set t he sc reen accordi ng to t he playb ack and connecti on condition s. 1 Press SET UP when the D VD player is in stop mode. The “SETUP MENU” ap pears. 2 Press V/v/B/b to select (D VD Setup), then press ENTER. The “D VD SETUP” menu ap pea rs. 3 Press V/v to select “Scree n [...]

63 Screen Setup D VD Settings and Adjustme nts Menu choic es • TV T ype (D VD only) Selects the aspect ratio of the con nected TV (4:3 st an dard or wide). The def ault setti ng is ind icated in b old prin t. • Black Level Y ou can enh anc e the black l e vel by increasing the brightness an d co ntrast when vie wing DVDs wi th the PR OGRESSIVE [...]

64 Screen Setup •V i d e o O u t Y ou must set this setting when you use S VIDEO OUT o r COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks to connect to the TV . The def ault setting is indic ated in bold print. Tip • Y ou can select the ty pe of signal output from the COMPONENT VID E O OU T jac ks. When you pre ss the PR OGRESSI VE button on the fro nt pan el when th[...]

65 Setting the display or sound t rac k language D VD Settings and Adjustme nts Setting th e displ a y or sound trac k lang uage You ca n se t vario us languag es for the di s c’s menu, sound tr ack or s ubtitle. 1 Press SET UP when the D VD p layer is in stop mode . The “SETUP MENU” appears. 2 Press V/v/B/b to select (D VD Setup), then press[...]

66 Setting the displa y or sound tr ack language Tip If you sele ct “Others” in step 4, an additi onal la nguage menu a ppears. Press V/v/B/b to sel ect t he desired languag e, then pre ss ENTER. Notes • When you selec t a language tha t is no t recorded on th e D VD in step 4, on e of the rec ord ed languag es will b e auto matica lly sele c[...]

67 P ar ental Control (limiting play back by children) D VD Settings and Adjustme nts P arental Co ntr ol (lim iting p layback b y childre n) Playback of some DVDs can be limited accordi ng to a predeter mined level such as the age of th e users. The “Parental Control” functi on allows you to set a pl ayback limitation le vel. 1 Press SET UP wh[...]

68 P ar ental Control (limiting play back b y children) 3 Press V/v to select “Paren ta l, ” t hen press ENTE R. 4 Press b to s elect “Y es”. • If you have not ent ered a passwor d The displ a y for regis te ri n g a new password appears . Enter a 4-di gi t pas sword usi ng t he number but to ns . The disp lay for c onfirmin g the pass wo[...]

69 P ar ental Control (limiting play back by children) D VD Settings and Adjustme nts T o change the pa ssw ord T o turn off the P arental Control function Set “Use Password” to “No” in St ep 4. T o play a disc f or which P arental Contr ol is set If yo u f orget y our passw or d Notes • When yo u pla y DVDs whic h do no t have the Parent[...]

70 Using the D V D’ s menu D VD Additional Operati ons Using the D VD’ s menu Note • Dependi ng on the DVD, you may not be ab le to use the TOP MENU button. A D VD is divided into long sect i ons of a picture o r a music fe ature c alled “titl es. ” When you play a DVD which co ntains sev eral tit les, you c an select the title you want u[...]

71 Zooming into a scene D VD Additional Operatio ns Zooming into a sc ene Notes • Y ou can not use 4 × magn ification wh en you play V IDEO CDs. • The zoom function may not work de pe nding on the DVD. Y ou can zoom in t o a scen e during playb ack or still mode. T o zoom into a JPEG image, see “Pla ying JPEG i mage files” on page 87. 1 Pr[...]

72 Changing the angles Changing the ang les Note • Depending on the D VD, you may no t be able to cha ng e th e angl es e ven if mult i -angl es are recorde d on t he DVD. If v arious angles (multi-angles ) for a scene are recorded on th e DVD, “ ” appears in the disp la y wh e n yo u pr e ss ANG LE du r ing playb ack. This means that you can[...]

73 Display ing the subtitle D VD Additional Operatio ns Displa ying the subti tle T o turn off the subtitl es Select “Of f” in step 3. Note • Dependi ng on the D VD, you may not be able to change the subt itles even if multilingual subtitles are re corded on i t. Y ou a lso m a y not be a ble to turn t hem off. If subtitles are recorded on th[...]

74 V arious play mode funct ions (Program play , Shuffle play , Repeat play) V arious pla y mode f uncti ons (Program pl a y , Shuffle play , Repeat play) Y ou can set the foll o wing play modes: • Progra m play (p age 74) • Shu ffle play (page 76) • Repeat play (page 77) Note • The p lay mode i s canc eled when : – you open the disc tray[...]

75 V arious pla y mode functions (Program pla y , Shuffle play , Rep eat play) D VD Additional Operatio ns T o stop progra m pla y Press CLEAR. T o change or can cel a pr ogram 1 Press REPEA T when the D VD play er is in s top mode. 2 Press B / b to select “PROGRAM”, then press ENTER. 3 Press V / v / B / b to select t he track num ber you wa nt[...]

76 V arious play mode funct ions (Program play , Shuffle play , Repeat play) Play i ng in random or der (Shu ffle pla y) T o return to normal pla y Press CLEAR. Y ou can shuffle the pl ayback order o f track s. Subsequ ent “shufflin g” may pro duce a dif ferent pl aying order . 1 Press REPEA T when the D VD play er is in sto p mode. 2 Press B /[...]

77 V arious pla y mode functions (Program pla y , Shuffle play , Rep eat play) D VD Additional Operatio ns Play ing repeatedl y (Repeat pla y) T o return to normal pla y Select “Of f” or press CLEAR in step 2. Y o u can play a ll of the titles or t racks on a disc or a single title, chapter , or track repeatedl y . 1 Press REPEA T during pl ayb[...]

78 Using bookma rks Using book marks Y ou can store scen es i n t he pl a yer’ s mem ory as bo okmar ks. Y ou can s et up to three book marks . Select “MEN U OFF” before setting u p bookmark s on a VIDEO CD (see “P laying VIDEO CDs with “MENU ON/OFF” Funct ions” on p age 9 0) . 1 Press BOOKMARK during playb ack. Three bookmark placeho[...]

79 Using bookmar ks D VD Additional Operatio ns T o cancel the bookm ark Press CLEAR a fter step 3. T o exit the Bookm ark menu Press BOOKMARK. T o playb ack the s cen e wher e you ins er t a boo kma rk Note • Dependi ng on the D VD, you ma y not be a ble to use the boo kmark func tion. 1 Press BOOKMARK du ring p layback. 2 Press B / b to sele ct[...]

80 Changing the sound Changing the s ound When playi ng a D VD recorded in multiple audio formats (PCM, Dolb y Digital, or DTS), yo u can cha nge the au dio form at. If the D VD is recorded with mu ltilingua l tracks, you c an also change the la nguage. W ith CDs, D A T A CDs, or VIDEO CDs, you can select th e sound fro m the righ t or left channel[...]

81 Vir tual surround set ting D VD Additional Operatio ns Virtual surr ound settin g T o cancel the setting Select “Of f” in step 2. When yo u conn ec t a stereo TV o r 2 front speakers, SURROUND lets you enjoy surr ound sound e ffects by u sing sou nd imaging t o cr ea te virt ual rear s peakers from th e sound of the f ront speak ers with out[...]

82 Vir tual surround setting Notes • When th e pl ay ing signal doe s not contain a sig nal for the rea r spea kers, the surro und effects will be dif ficult to hea r . • When you activ ate the sur round effect, turn off the surro und setting of th e connec te d TV or amplifier (re ce iver). • Make sure tha t yo ur li steni ng position is bet[...]

83 Playi ng an MP3 audio trac k D VD Additional Operatio ns Pla ying an MP3 audio trac k You can play ba ck DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/ CD-Rs/CD-R Ws) rec orded in MP3 (MP EG1 Audi o La yer 3) fo rmat. 1 Press Z and place a DA T A CD o n the dis c tray , then press Z to close the tray . When you load a DA T A CD which contai ns MP3 audio tracks and JP EG im[...]

84 Play ing an MP3 audio tr ack T o go to the ne xt or pre vious page Press b or B . T o return to the previ ous displa y Press O RETURN. T o return to the “Select a M edia T ype” menu Press x STOP twice, then press T OP MENU. T o turn off the disp lay Press x STOP , the n pr ess O RETURN repeatedly . Notes • Only the letters in th e alphabet[...]

85 Playi ng an MP3 audio trac k D VD Additional Operatio ns About MP3 audio t racks Y o u can play MP 3 audio tr a cks on CD-R OMs, CD-Rs, or CD-R Ws. Ho we ve r , the discs mus t be recorded according to ISO9660 le ve l 1, le vel 2, or Joliet format for the player to recogniz e the track s. Y ou can also play discs rec orded in Multi Session. See [...]

86 Play ing an MP3 audio tr ack When yo u i nsert a D A T A CD and p ress H PLA Y, the numb ered tracks are pla yed sequentially , from 1 throug h 7 . An y sub-al bums /trac ks cont ained wit hin a cur rently selected alb um take priority ov e r the next alb um in the sa me tree. (Ex ample: C contain s D so 4 is play ed be fore 5 .) When yo u press[...]

87 Playing JPEG image files D VD Additional Operatio ns Playing JP EG imag e fil es You can play JPEG i mage files on DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/ CD-Rs/CD-R Ws). 1 Press Z and place a DA T A CD o n the dis c tray , then press Z to close the tray . When you load a DA T A CD which contai ns MP3 audio tracks and JP EG image files, “Select a Me dia T ype” m[...]

88 Play ing JPEG image files T o displa y an image T o rotate a n im age T o zo o m in an im ag e 3 Press ./ > to select the ne xt/pre vious ALBUM page , press V/v/B/b to select an image in the ALBU M displa y , then press H PLA Y. The TIMER men u app ears. 4 Press B / b to sele ct the desire d play spe ed, then p ress ENTER. Slide show starts f[...]

89 Playing JPEG image files D VD Additional Operatio ns T o enjoy the Slide show T o turn on/off the me nu in the single im age displa y Press DISPLA Y in the single image display . T o turn on/off the tota l number of images in th e ALBUM displa y Press DISPLA Y in the ALBUM display . T o return to the ALBUM displa y Press DISPLA Y to turn on the [...]

90 Pla ying VIDEO CDs wit h “MENU ON/OFF” Functi ons Playing VIDEO CDs with “MENU O N/OFF” Functi ons The PBC (Playback control) function allo ws you to sea rch an d pe rfor m othe r op er ations interacti vely. PBC playback follo ws a selection menu disp laye d on your TV s cree n. The “MENU ON” function is t he PBC function. 1 Press M[...]

91 Pla ying VIDEO CDs wit h “MENU ON/OFF” Functions D VD Additional Operatio ns T o return to the menu Press O RETURN. T o play using “MENU OFF” Press MENU to se lect “MENU OFF . ” Wh en “ MENU O F F” is se le cted , t h e DVD pla yer sta rts cont inuous pl ay . Y ou canno t pl ay stil l pictu res suc h as a me nu. T o return to “[...]

92 Quick Timer Record ing VCR Additional Operations Quic k Timer Recor ding T o extend the du ration Press z RE C re peatedl y t o set a new duratio n t ime. T o cancel the d uration Press z REC repeatedly until the indicator disappear s and the VCR returns to normal recording mode. T o stop while r ecor ding Press x STOP . Note • Y ou can not di[...]

93 Recording stereo and bilingual programs VCR Additional Operation s Recor ding stereo and bi lingu al pr ograms Recordi ng stereo pr ograms When you rece iv e a program broadcast in stereo, press A UDIO t o display “Hi-Fi” on the TV scree n. Y ou can a lso select “L eft, ” “Right, ” or “Mono. ” If there i s noise in the stere o pr[...]

94 Searching using various functions Sear chin g usin g v arious fu nction s T o searc h usi ng the index funct ion (Scan and Pla y) The VCR automa tica lly marks the ta pe with an index signa l at t he p oint where each recording begi ns. Use these signals as references to find a specific recordi ng . The VCR automatically mark s the tape with an [...]

95 Searching using various functions VCR Additional Operation s T o sear ch f or the counter 0:00:00 poi nt T o mark a point on the tape th at you w a nt to f ind later , reset the tape counter to “0:00 :00. ” The VCR auto matically f ast-forward s or re winds to the 0:0 0:00 point o n the tape coun ter . T o searc h for a blank portion of the [...]

96 Adjusting the picture (t rac king) Adjusting the p icture (trac king) Although th e VCR automa tically adjusts th e tracking when pl ayin g a tap e, dist ortion m ay oc cur if the recording is in poor co ndition. In th is case, manu ally adjust the tra cking. Press TRACKING +/– to displ ay the track ing meter . The d istortion shoul d disappe [...]

97 Changing menu options VCR Additional Operation s Changi ng me nu opti ons Menu choic es The def ault setti ngs are indicate d in bo ld print. 1 Press SET UP when the D VD player is in stop mode. 2 Press V / v / B / b to select (V ideo Func tio n Setup), then press ENT ER. The “VIDEO FUNCTION SE TUP” menu appears. 3 Press V / v to select th e[...]

98 Editing with another VCR Editin g with a nother V CR How to connect to r ecord on this VCR Notes • Make sure you c onn ect the plugs t o jacks of the same c olo r . • If the othe r V CR is a monaura l t ype and connect ed to this VCR ’ s LI NE-2 IN ja ck s, connect the audi o pl ug t o the A U D IO L (white) ja ck . The sound is re corded [...]

99 Editing with another VCR VCR Additional Operation s Operation (when recor ding on this VCR) T o stop editing Press the x STOP b utto ns on bo th VC Rs. Tip • T o cut out unw ant e d sc e nes w h ile editin g, press X P AUSE on this VCR when an unwanted scene begi ns. Whe n it ends, pre ss X P A USE again to resum e re co rding. Before y ou sta[...]

100 General setup inf or mation Additional Inf ormation General setup inf o rmation Changing setup options Men u choice s Initial settin gs are i ndicated in b old print. 1 Press SET UP when the DVD player is in stop mode. 2 Press V / v / B / b to select (Optio n setup), t hen press ENTER. The “OPTION SETUP ” men u appears. 3 Press V / v to sel[...]

101 General setup information Additiona l Inf ormation Setting the RF Output chann el When connecting the D VD-VCR to the TV using on ly the an tenna cab le, you m ust set the RF Output channel in the “OPTION SETUP” me nu so that the TV can receiv e the correct sign al fro m t he DVD-VCR. 1 Set th e RF Output c hannel to “3 CH” or “4CH”[...]

102 General setup inf or mation Attachi ng the e xternal antenna connect or Attachi ng a UHF/VHF band mixer When usi n g a 300-oh m t win lead c abl e for a VHF/UHF antenn a, use an antenn a connector (not sup pl i ed) to connect th e an tenna to the D VD-VCR. 1 Loosen th e screws on the ant e n na connector. 2 W ind the tw in le ads around the sc [...]

103 T r oub leshooting Additiona l Inf ormation T r oublesh ooting If you ha v e an y que stions or p roblems not c o vere d belo w , pleas e con sult yo ur ne arest Son y dealer . (For customers in USA) General T roub leshoo ting Symptom Remedy Pow e r The ? / 1 switch does not functi on. • Conne ct the AC power cord sec ure ly . The po wer is t[...]

104 T r oub leshooting D VD T roub leshooting Symptom Remedy Pictu re Ther e is n o pic ture/p ict ure no ise appears . • Re- co nnect the connect ing co rd s ec urely . • The co nnectin g co rds are dam aged. • C hec k th e co nnec ti on to you r TV (pa ge 12) and s wit ch the input select or on your TV so that the signal fro m the player ap[...]

105 T r oub leshooting Additiona l Inf ormation Operation The disc do es not play . • The disc is tu rne d over . • Insert the disc w i th the playback side faci ng down on the disc tray . • The disc i s ske wed. • The play er c annot play ce rtain disc s (pa ge 6). • The region co de on the DVD does not ma tc h t h e pl a yer . • Moist[...]

106 T r oub leshooting VCR T rouble shooting Operation The subtit le languag e cannot be ch an ged or t u rne d of f. • T ry usin g the D VD’ s menu instead o f the direct se lection button on the r emote (p age 70). • Mul tilingual sub titles are not recor ded on the DVD being played . • The DVD prohibits the ch anging of th e subtitles. T[...]

107 T r oub leshooting Additiona l Inf ormation Timer recordi ng The t imer does not o perat e. • Check that the cl ock is set . • Make sure a tape has been inser te d. • Check that the safet y tab ha s not been removed. • Make sure the t ape is not at its end. • Make sure a progr am has bee n se t for ti me r re co rding. • Make sure y[...]

108 Glossa ry Glossary Chapter (pa g e 34) Section s of a pi cture or a music fea ture that are smaller than titles. A title is composed of several chapters . Dependin g on th e di sc, no chapters may b e recorded. Dolb y Digital (pages 55 a nd 60) Digital au dio compre ssion tec hnology developed by Dol by Laborato r ies. Th is techno logy conf o [...]

109 Glossar y Additiona l Inf ormation Interlace f ormat (page 64 ) Interlace format shows e very other line of an image as a sin gle “field” and is the stand ard method for disp laying image s on television. The even number field shows the e ven numbered lines of an image, and the odd numbered fiel d shows the odd numbered lines of an i mage. [...]

110 Specifications Specification s System Laser Semiconductor laser Format VHS NTSC standard V ideo recording system Rotary head helical scanning FM system V ideo heads Double azimuth four heads V ideo signal NTSC color, EIA standards T ape speed SP: 33. 35 mm/s (1 inches/s) EP: 11.12 mm/s ( inches/s) LP: 16.67 mm/s ( inches/s ), playback only Maxi[...]

111 Specifications Additiona l Inf ormation General Power requi re me n ts 120 V AC, 60 Hz Power consumption 28 W Operating temperature 0°C to 45°C (32°F to 113°F) Storage temperature –20°C to 60°C (–4°F to 140°F) Operating humidity 25% to 80% Dimensions including projectin g parts and controls (w/h/d) Approx. 430 × 95 × 303 mm (Appro[...]

112 Inde x to par ts and c ontrols Inde x to par ts and con tr ols Refer to the pages in dicated in parenthese s ( ) for de tails. Front panel A ? / 1 PO WER switch (10) (37) B Disc tray (31) C A (ope n/close ) b utto n ( 31) (32) D T ap e compartm ent (39) E A (eject) button (37) F SELECT D VD/VIDEO (9) G LINE-2 IN VIDEO/A UDIO L/R jacks* 1 (98) H[...]

113 Index t o par ts and controls Additiona l Inf ormation Displa y w indow A D VD indicator ( 32) B Disc in dicator (32) C MONTH indicator (45) D D A Y in dicato r (48) E YEAR indicator (48) F D A TE i ndicato r (45) G T ape in dicat or (37) H VCR indic ator ( 37) I T imer indicator (43) J Record indicator (4 0) K STEREO indi cator (93) L Playin g[...]

114 Inde x to par ts and c ontrols Rear panel D VD play e r and VCR A RF OUT (TO TV) connector (14) B RF IN (FR OM ANT .) connector (14) C LINE OUT VIDEO/A UDIO L/R jacks (13) D LINE IN 1 VIDEO/A UDIO L/R jacks (13) E A C p o wer cord (12) (15) (17) D VD player onl y F LINE OUT A UDIO L/R jacks (57) G COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Pr/Pb/Y jacks (58) H S VIDE[...]

115 Index t o par ts and controls Additiona l Inf ormation Remote commander A TV / D VD•VIDEO switch (9) B Z b utton (31) (3 2) (37) [for D VD] (open/close) but ton [for VIDEO] (eject) b utton C SELECT D VD/VIDEO b u ttons (9) D Number b uttons* (2 7) E CLEAR bu tton (38) (43) (75) F SURR OUND button (81) G SET UP butto n (19 ) H SUBTITLE/TIMER b[...]

116 Inde x to par ts and c ontrols R ? / 1 (po wer) switch (10) (37) S VCR Pl us+ button (50) T CH (cha nne l)/TRA CKING +/– bu ttons * 1 (39) (96) U V OL (volum e) +/– buttons (10 ) V ENTER butt on * 2 (19) W MUTING/ZOOM button (10) (71) [for D VD] ZOOM b utto n [for VIDEO] No function [for Sony T V only] MUT ING button X SP (Stand a rd Pla y)[...]

117 D VD Audio/Subtitle Language Additiona l Inf ormation D VD A udio/Su btit le Lan gua ge Abbre viati on Langua ge ARA Arabic CHI Chin ese CRO Croatian CZK Cze ch DA N D a n i s h DEU German ENG Eng lish ESP Spanish FIN Finis h FRA French GRE Greek HUN Hungarian IDN Indon esian IND Hindi ISL Islandi c IT A Itali an IWR Hebrew JPN Japan ese K OR K[...]

118 Inde x Inde x Numerics 16:9 63 4:3 Letter Box 63 4:3 Pan Scan 63 A Adju stin g picture 96 tracking 96 Angle 72 Antenna hook up 14 Audio t rack 93 Audio/v ideo (A/V) hoo kup 13 Auto Cloc k Set 20 B Bookma rk 78 C Cable h ookup 12 Chan gi ng m en u option 97 Chan ne l li ne -up chart 28 Clea ni ng th e vi deo heads 106 Clock setti ng 20 Commer ci[...]

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