Sony DVP-NS955V инструкция обслуживания

2-059-563- 13 (1) Oper ating I ns t ructio ns © 2004 Sony Corporation D VP-NS955V D VP-LS785V CD/DVD Player[...]

2 WARNIN G To pr event f ire or shoc k hazard , do not expose the unit to r ain or mo isture. To avoi d elect rical shock, d o not op en the c abin et. Ref er servicin g to qual ified perso nnel onl y. The mains lead mu st 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 P[...]

3 Precau tio ns On sa f ety • Shoul d any so l i d objec t or li q uid fa ll 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 pl ayer is no t discon nected from the AC power source (mains ) as long as it is connected to t he wall ou tlet, even[...]

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

5 Enjo ying M o vies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Changing the Angle s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Displaying th e Subtitles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Adjusting the Pla yback Picture ([...]

6 About Th is Manu al • Instruct ions in th is manual describe th e contr ols on the remo te. Yo u can al so use the controls on th e playe r if they h ave th e sa me or similar names as t hose on the r emote. • “DVD” may be used a s a gene ral term fo r DVD VIDEOs, DVD+RW s/DVD+Rs and DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs. • The meaning of the icons use d in t[...]

7 This P layer Can Play t he Fol low ing Di scs “DVD VIDEO” and “DVD-RW” are tradema rks. Note about CDs/DVDs The pla yer can pl ay CD-R O Ms/C D -R s /CD- RWs r eco r ded in the fo llow in g fo rma ts: – music CD format – video CD fo rmat – MP3 au dio t racks, JPE G image fil es, an d DivX vi d eo file s of forma t confor m i ng to I[...]

8 Notes • Notes about DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs, DVD-RWs/ DVD-Rs or CD-Rs/CD-RWs Some DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs, DVD-RWs/DVD- Rs, or CD-Rs/CD- RWs ca nnot be played o n this player due to the rec or din g quality or physic a l conditi on of the di sc , or the char ac te r is tic s of the recording de vic e and author ing software. The disc will not play if it has not [...]

9 Index to Part s an d Con tro ls For more informatio n, see the pages indicated in pare ntheses. Front panel DVP-N S955V DVP- LS785V A [ / 1 (o n/st andby ) butto n (32 ) B SUPER AUDIO CD indicator (37, 94 ) Lights u p when: – p laying an H D (H igh Den sity) la yer of Super A u dio CDs. –no disc is inse rt ed. C MULTI CHANNEL indicato r (37, [...]

10 Front panel dis play When p l aying ba ck a DVD V ID E O/DV D-RW When p l aying ba ck a VIDE O CD wit h P layback Cont r ol (PBC ) (38) When p laying bac k a Super Audio CD, CD, DATA DVD (DivX vide o), DATA CD (MP3 audio / DivX vi deo), or VIDEO CD (without PB C) *1 When playing the HD laye r of Super Audio CD s, the disc type is not di spla ye [...]

11 Rear panel DVP-N S955V DVP- LS785V A DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack (24) (25) (26) B DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) jack (24) (25) (26) C 5.1CH OUT PUT jac ks (26) D LINE OUT L/R (AUDIO) jacks (23) (24) (25) E LINE OUT (VIDEO) jack (17) F S VIDEO OUT jack (17) G COMPONENT VIDEO OUT (Y, P B / C B , P R /C R ) jacks (17) H LINE 1 (RGB)-TV jack (DVP- NS955V onl[...]

12 Remote A TV/DVD switch (78) B Z (open /close ) butt on (3 3) C Numb er butto ns ( 35) The num ber 5 but to n ha s a tactil e do t.* D CLEAR/-/-- (t en digit) button (39) E (subtitle) b utton (5 7) F (audio) bu tto n ( 52 ) G REPEA T but ton (4 1) H SHUFFLE bu tto n ( 40 ) I SA-CD MULTI/2CH (Super Audio CD multi/2 c hannel) b utton (37) J SA-CD/C[...]

13 Guide to t he Cont rol Me nu Dis play 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 : Control Menu displ ay The Contr ol M enu disp lay 1 and 2 will sho w differ ent item s d epend in g on the disc type. Fo r det [...]

14 List of C ontro l Menu it ems Item Item Name, Function, Relevant Disc Type TITLE (pag e 46)/SCENE (page 46)/TRACK (pag e 46) Select s the t itle , scene, or tr ack to b e play ed. CHAPTER (p age 46)/INDEX (p ag e 46) Select s th e cha pter or in dex to be played . * TRACK (page 46) Select s the t rack t o be pl ayed. ORIGINAL/PL AY LIST (p age 3[...]

15 * These item s are not displaye d whe n pla y in g a DATA CD with DivX video file . z Hint The Cont rol Menu icon indi cator light s up in green when you select an y item exce pt “ OFF .” (“ PRO GRAM ,” “SHU FFL E,” “REPEAT,” “A-B REP EAT,” “SHARPNESS” only). The “ORIGINAL/P LAY LIS T ” indic a tor lights up in gr een[...]

16 Hookups Hooki ng Up t he Pla yer Follow steps 1 to 6 to hoo k up and adj us t the se tti ngs of the play er. Notes • Plug co rds securel y to p revent u nwanted noise. • Refer t o the i nstruction s supplie d with t he com ponents to be conn ected. • You cannot connect this pla ye r to a TV that does not have a video inp ut jack. • Be su[...]

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

18 Note When conne cting to a progre ssi ve TV, it is recommend ed that you use only pa ttern A . If you connect to your TV u sing both A and B , a special contr o l sig nal tran smitt ed via the S CART c abl e may cause th e s ignal to be s wit ched to th e SCAR T jack. A If you are connect ing to a monitor , projector, or AV ampl ifier (receiver)[...]

19 Hookup s When conn ecti ng to a wi de scre e n TV Depe ndin g on t he d isc, t he i mag e may not f it yo ur T V scr een. To ch ange the aspec t rat io, see page 82. Notes • Do not connect a VCR , etc., be twe en your TV and th e playe r . If you pas s the pla ye r signa ls via the VCR, you may not rece ive a clear im age on the TV screen. If [...]

20 ◆ PROGRES SIVE AUTO Sele ct th is se tti n g whe n : – y our TV ac ce pts prog ressi ve s ignals , and , – the TV is connected to the C OMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks. Normally selec t this under the above conditio n. This automaticall y detects the softwa re type, and select s the appropr iate co nv ersion method . Note th at the picture will n[...]

21 Hookup s Step 4 : Conn ecting the Audio Cords Refer to th e chart b elow to sele ct the co nnection th at best su its your syst em. Be su re to also read the inst ructions for the components y ou wish to connect. Select a connecti on Select one of the fo llowin g co nnecti ons , throug h . Components to b e connected Connection Your setup (examp[...]

22 z Hint If yo u connect an AV ampl ifier (receive r) tha t conforms to the 9 6 kHz sampling frequency, use connectio n . *1 Manufacture d under li cense from Dolby Labora tories. “Dolby,” “Pro Lo gic,” and the double-D sym bol are t rademarks o f Dolby Laboratories . *2 Manufacture d under li cense fr om Digita l Theate r Syst ems, Inc. U[...]

23 Hookup s Conne cting to your TV This con ne ction w i ll us e your T V ’s speaker s for so und. If y ou us e t he SCAR T cord in pa tt er n B of “Step 3: Connec ting the Video Co rds” (page 17 ), you do not have to connec t audio cords to your TV . * The yello w plug is used for video signa ls ( pa ge 17). z Hint When connec ti ng to a mon[...]

24 Connecti ng to a stereo amplifier ( receiver) and 2 speakers/Conn ecting to an MD de ck or DA T deck If the st ereo ampli fie r ( receiver) h as a udio in put j acks L and R only , u se . If th e amp lif ier (recei ver) ha s a digital i nput jac k, or when conne cting to an MD deck or DAT dec k, use . In thi s cas e, you can al so con nect t he [...]

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

26 Conne ctin g to a n A V amplifie r (rece iver) with 5 .1 ch inpu t ja cks and /or a digital input jack and 4 t o 6 spea kers If your AV ampl i fi er (recei ve r) has 5. 1 ch anne l inputs, use . If you w an t to use the Dolby Di gi t al , MP EG audi o, or DT S decod er funct i on on your A V amplifi er (receiver), connect to its digital jack usi[...]

27 Hookup s : Conn ecti ng to th e 5.1 c h input jacks You can enj oy 5.1 ch surroun d so und us in g the i nter na l D olb y Di gita l, M PE G aud io , DTS, or S uper A udi o CD Multi d eco der of this play er . Note th at 7. 1- ch annel M PEG sig nals are mixed down to 5 .1-ch annel signal s. : Conne cting to a digit al input jack This connecti o[...]

28 Step 5 : Conn ectin g the Ma ins Le ad Plug th e pl ay er and T V m ai ns lead (po w er cord) in to a m ai ns. Step 6: Qu ic k Setu p Follow the steps belo w to make the minimum numbe r of basi c adjust ments f or using th e player. To skip a n adjustment, p ress > . To return to the previous adjus tment, pr es s . . 1 Turn on t he TV. 2 Pres[...]

29 Hookup s 6 Press ENTER. The S e tup D i spla y for s elec ting the aspect ra tio of the TV t o be conne ct ed appe ars. 7 Press X / x to select t he setting that matches yo ur TV ty pe. ◆ If y ou h ave a wide -scr een TV or a 4:3 standa rd TV with a wide- screen m ode • 1 6: 9 (p age 82 ) ◆ If you ha ve a 4:3 stan dar d TV • 4:3 LETTE R [...]

30 12 Press X / x to select the type of Dolby Digital signal yo u wish to send to your amplifier (receiver). Choose the si gnal that matche s the au dio conn ection y ou s elected on pages 24 to 26 ( through ) . • D-PCM (pag e 86 ) • DOLBY DIGITAL (only if the amplifier (re c eiver ) has a Dolby Digital dec ode r) (pag e 86) 13 Press ENTER. “[...]

31 Hookup s 19 Press ENTER. “SUBWO O FER ” is sele cted . 20 Press X / x to sel ect whethe r or not you have con nected a subwoofer. 21 Press ENTER. Quick Setup i s finish ed. All co nnections and set up operat i o n s are com pl e te. If your AV ampl ifier (r eceive r) has an MPEG audi o deco de r, set “MP E G” to “MPEG ” (p ag e 86). [...]

32 Playing Discs Play in g Disc s Depending on the DVD or VIDEO CD, some operat i ons may be di f fe rent or res tricted . Refer to t he operating instructi ons supplie d wit h yo ur disc . 1 Turn on your TV. 2 Press [ / 1 . The play er turn s on. 3 Switch t he input selector on your TV so that the signa l from th e player ap pears on the TV screen[...]

33 Playin g Di sc s Additional opera tions *1 DVD VIDEOs/DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs onl y. The button canno t be used for DivX vide o fi le s. *2 DVD VIDEOs/DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs/ DVD+RWs only . The butto n cannot be used for DivX vi deo files. *3 Video and JPEG pictu res onl y (exc e pt BACKGROUND pictures). You can move the enlarged pi ct u re usi ng C/X /x/c . Dep[...]

34 To unloc k the dis c tray When th e player is in st an dby mode , press O RETURN , ENT ER, an d th en [ / 1 again. Note Even if yo u select “RESE T” under “SE TUP” in the Control Menu (page 81), t he disc t ray re mains locked . Resumi ng P layba ck F rom the Poin t Wher e You Stop ped the D isc (Mul ti-disc Resu me) The player stores t [...]

35 Playin g Di sc s Notes • “MULTI-DISC RESUME” i n “CUSTOM SETUP ” must be se t to “ O N ” ( de fault) fo r this function to work (pa ge 84 ). • The point whe re you st oppe d pla yi ng is cleared when: – you change the pla y mode. – you change the se tti ngs on th e Setup Displa y. • For DVD-RWs in VR mode, CDs, Sup er Audio[...]

36 Select ing “O RI GINAL ” o r “PLAY LI ST ” on a DVD- RW Some DVD-RWs in VR (Vid eo Recording) mode have two types of titles f or playb ack: originally recorded titl es (ORIGINAL) and titles that can be created o n recordable DVD pla yers fo r ed iting (PLA Y LIST) . You can select the type of title to be p layed. 1 Press DI SPLAY when t [...]

37 Playin g Di sc s Sel ec ting a P l ay back Area f or a Su per Audio CD Selecting a playback area on a 2 channel + Mul ti-channel Super Audio CD Some S uper A udio CDs consis t of a 2 ch annel playback ar ea and a multi- channel p layback area. Yo u can se le ct th e pl a yback are a yo u want to li sten to. 1 Press SA-CD MU LTI /2CH in stop mode[...]

38 Play in g VIDE O CDs Wit h PBC Fun ction s ( PBC Play back) PBC (Pla yba ck Cont r ol ) a llow s you to pl ay VIDEO CDs interac tively by f ollowing the menu on the TV s creen. 1 Start pla ying a VIDEO CD with PBC funct ion s. The me nu f or yo ur s elec tion appea rs. 2 Press the numbe r buttons to select the it em nu mber you wa nt. 3 Press EN[...]

39 Playin g Di sc s Var i ou s Play Mode Functi ons (Programme Play, Shuffl e Play, Repeat P lay, A-B R epeat Play) You ca n se t the fol l owin g pl ay mo de s: • Pro g ramm e P lay (p ag e 39) • Sh uf fle Pla y (pag e 40 ) • Repea t Pl ay (pa ge 4 1) • A-B Re peat Play ( page 42) Note The play mode i s cancell ed when: – you op en the d[...]

40 Next, pres s X / x to sele ct “03” under “ C,” then press ENTER. ◆ When play ing a VIDE O CD , Super Audio CD , or CD For e xamp le, sel ect tr ack “0 2.” Press X / x to sel ect “0 2” un de r “T, ” t h en press ENT ER. The track nu mber may be disp layed in 3 digi ts fo r a Su per Au dio CD. 6 To prog ramme ot h er titl es,[...]

41 Playin g Di sc s 2 Press SHUFFLE repeat edly to selec t the item to be shu ffle d. ◆ When play ing a DVD VIDEO •T I T L E •C H A P T E R ◆ When play ing a VIDEO CD, Su per Audio CD , or CD •T R A C K ◆ When Pr ogr am me Play is activated • ON: shuffles t itles, chapt ers, or trac ks selected in Programme P lay. To return to normal [...]

42 ◆ When play ing a VIDE O CD , Super Audio CD , or CD • DI SC : repeat s all of the trac ks. • TRACK: repeats the current track. ◆ When play ing a DATA CD/DATA DVD • DI SC : repeat s all of the al bu ms. • AL BUM : rep eats th e cu rren t a lb um . • TR A CK ( MP3 audi o t ra ck s only): repea ts the cu rren t t ra c k . • F IL E [...]

43 Playin g Di sc s 4 Durin g pla y ba ck , w he n yo u fin d the starti ng po int (poi nt A) of the p ortion t o be play ed re pe ate dl y, pre s s ENT E R . The s tart ing point (poi nt A ) is s et. 5 When you r each th e endin g poin t (point B), pre ss ENTER aga in. The s et po ints are disp laye d an d th e player st arts repea ting this speci[...]

44 Sear c hi ng for a S cene Search ing f or a Parti cular Point on a Disc (Search, Scan, Sl ow-motio n Play, Free ze Frame) You can qu ickly loca te a particul ar point on a disc by mo nitori ng the pict ure or play ing back slo wly. DVP-NS95 5V DVP-LS 785V Notes • Dependi ng on the disc, you m ay not be able to do some of the oper a tio ns desc[...]

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

46 Search ing f or a Title/ Chapte r/T rack/ Scene, etc. ( Searc h mod e) You can search a DVD by t itle or cha pter, and you can se arch a V ID E O CD/Sup er Aud io CD/CD/DATA CD/DATA DVD by track, index, or scene. As titles a nd tracks a re assig ned u nique n umber s on t he dis c, you can select the desired one by ente ring its number . You ca [...]

47 Searchi ng for a Scene To tur n off th e dis pl ay Press SEARCH MODE repeat edly until t he displa y i s t urned of f. z Hints • When t he Control M enu display is turned off , you can search for a chapter (DVD VIDEO/DVD- RW), track (Supe r Audio CD/CD), or file (DATA CD (DivX v ideo)/DATA DVD ) by pre ssing the number butto ns and ENTER. • [...]

48 3 Press ENTER. The fir st sc ene of eac h chap te r, title , or trac k ap pea r s as follow s . 4 Press C / X / x / c to select a chapter, title, or track, and press ENTER. Playb ack st art s from the se lect ed sc ene. To return to norm al pla y during settin g Press O RETURN or DISPLAY. z Hint If there are more tha n 9 chapters , titles, or tr[...]

49 Viewing In formation Ab out the D isc Viewing In formation About th e Disc Checki ng the Playi ng Time an d Remai nin g Time You ca n ch eck th e playi ng ti m e an d remaining t ime of the cur rent title, cha pter, or track. Als o, you can check t he DVD/Super Audi o CD/ CD text , trac k name (MP3 aud io), or file nam e (Div X video ) recor d e[...]

50 Checking the play information of the Disc To chec k the DVD /Supe r Aud io CD/C D text Press TIME/TEX T repeatedly in step 2 to display t ex t recorded on the D V D / Sup er Audio CD/CD. The DVD/Super Audio CD/CD t ext appears only whe n tex t is re cor d e d in th e di s c. Y o u cann ot cha nge the t ext. If th e disc doe s not contai n t ex t[...]

51 Viewing In formation Ab out the D isc When play ing a DATA CD (DivX vid eo ), or DATA DV D (DivX video) When playin g a VIDE O CD (with out PBC functi on s), Supe r Aud i o CD, or CD *1 When pl aying a Sup er Audio C D, the c urrent track is no t d isp la yed. *2 The current tr ack a nd ind ex appear only when playing a VIDEO CD or Super Audio C[...]

52 Sound Adjustme nts Changi ng th e Sound When playing a DVD VIDEO or DATA DVD/DATA CD (DivX vid eo files) rec orded in multi ple audio for mats (PCM, Dolby Digital , MPEG aud io, or DTS ), yo u can change the audio format . If the DVD VIDEO is recor ded with mult ilingual tracks, you c an also ch ang e the lan guage. With CDs, DATA CDs, or VIDEO [...]

53 Sound Adjustm en ts Notes • While pl aying a S uper VCD on which t he audio track 2 is not recor de d , no sound will come out when you select “ 2:S TER EO, ” “2:1 /L,” or “2:2/R .” • You cannot change the sound for Super Audio CDs. Checking the audio signal format You can ch eck the a udio sig nal f ormat by pressi ng rep eat e [...]

54 Sur rou nd Mo de Se tti ngs You ca n enjo y surro und sou nds wh ile play ing discs incl ud in g Dolby Digita l, DTS, and MPEG audi o DVD s , eve n if yo u hav e on ly 2 or 4 spea kers. Se le ct th e s urround mode th at best su its y ou r spea ke r set up. 1 Press SUR during pl ayba ck. The f ollow ing d ispla y ap pear s. 2 Press SUR repeatedl[...]

55 Sound Adjustm en ts ◆ TVS NIGHT Large so unds, su ch as ex pl os ions, are supp re ssed , bu t qui eter so unds ar e unaffe cted. Th is fe ature i s us ef ul when yo u want to he ar the dial og ue and enj oy the sur ro und soun d effect s of “TVS WIDE” at low v o lu m e. ◆ TVS STAN DARD Crea tes thre e sets of virt ual rear sp eakers fro[...]

56 ◆ 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 acco rd ing to “RE A R” or “S IDE” settin g of the re ar speak ers (page 87). ◆ VIRTUAL MUL TI DIMENS ION Crea te s an arra y of virtua l rear sp eake r pos[...]

57 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 reco rded on t he DVD VIDEO , “ ” 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 (angle) during p layback. The nu m ber of the angl e ap pears on the display. 2 Press (angl[...]

58 To turn o ff the sub titles Select “O F F” in ste p 2. Notes • Depending on the DVD VI DEO, you may n ot be able to ch a nge the subti tles eve n if mult ilingual subtitle s a re r ec or de d on it. You a lso may not be able to tur n th em off. • With DATA CDs , sub tit les can be changed f or DivX video files onl y. • You can chan ge [...]

59 Enjoyi ng Movie s 2 Press PICTURE MODE repea tedly to select the setting you want. The defa ult settin g is under l in ed . • STANDARD: displa ys a st anda rd pict ure. • DYN AMIC 1 : produc es a bold dynam ic pictur e b y increa sing th e pict ure co nt rast an d the col our intensity. • DYN AMIC 2 : produc es a more dynamic pictu re than[...]

60 Sharpe ning t he P ictures (SHARPNE SS) You c an en hanc e the o utl ines o f i mages t o produc e a sharpe r pictu re. 1 Press DISPLA Y duri ng playba ck. The Con trol M en u appe ar s. 2 Press X / x to select (SHARPNESS) , then press ENTE R. The o ptio ns for “SHARPN ESS” ap pear . 3 Press X / x to select a level. • 1: en hances the outl[...]

61 Enjoyi ng Movie s Adju sting the De lay Betw een the Pictu re and Sound ( AV ALI GNMENT ) (DVP-N S955 V o nly) When th e so und do es not match the pict ur es on the sc reen, yo u can ad ju st th e delay between the pictur e and soun d. 1 Press DISPLA Y duri ng playb ack. The Con tr ol M enu ap pe ars. 2 Press X / x to select (AV ALIGNMENT) , th[...]

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

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

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

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

66 To sto p view ing th e JPEG image Press x . z Hints • While viewi n g JPEG image fi le s, you can set options su ch as “INT ERVAL” (page 6 8), “EFFECT” ( page 68) , and “SHAR PNESS” (page 60). • You can view JPEG images files without MP3 audio by setting “MODE (MP3, JPEG)” to “IMAG E (JPEG)” (p a ge 67). • The dat e the[...]

67 Enjoyi ng MP3 Audio a nd JP EG Image s Notes • The slide show stops whe n X / x o r ZOOM is pressed. To resum e the s lide sho w, pre ss H . • This fu nction d oes not wor k if “M O D E (M P3, JPEG)” is set to “AUDIO (MP3)” (pag e 67). Viewing a slide show with sound (MODE (MP3, JPEG)) When J PEG i mage files and MP 3 au dio tracks a[...]

68 Setting the pac e for a slide show (INTERVAL) You can set the time th e slid es are disp layed on the sc reen . 1 Press DISPL AY twice while vi ewin g a JPEG i m ag e or whe n the pl ay er is in stop mod e. The Con trol M en u appe ar s. 2 Press X / x to select (INT ERVAL ), th en p ress E NTE R. The option s for “IN TERVAL” a ppear. 3 Press[...]

69 Enjoyi ng MP3 Audio a nd JP EG Image s 3 Press X / x to sele ct a setting . The defa ult settin g is under l in ed . • MODE1 : the image sweep s in from top to botto m. • MODE2: the image sweeps in from left to right. • MO D E3: th e image stretc he s out fro m the centre of t he sc reen. • MODE4: the i mages rand omly cycle throug h th [...]

70 Enjoying D ivX ® Videos About DivX Video File s DivX ® is a v ideo file compression techno logy, deve loped by DivXN et w o rks, Inc . Th is prod uct is an offici al Div X ® certi fied produ ct . You can play DATA CDs and DATA DV Ds that co nt ai n D i vX vid eo f il e s. DATA CDs and DATA DVDs that the player can p lay Playback of DATA CDs ([...]

71 Enjoyin g Di vX ® Videos Playi ng Div X Vide o File s You ca n play Di vX vide o files o n DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs) and DATA DVDs (DVD-Rs/DVD-RWs/DVD+Rs/ DVD+RWs). z Hint You can view the disc inf or mati on whil e playing a DivX vide o file (pa ge 49). Notes • If there are no Div X vide o file s recorde d on a DATA DVD, a message appe[...]

72 Selecting a Div X video file 1 After st ep 2 of “Sele c tin g an al bu m,” press ENT ER. The list of files i n the alb um appears. 2 Press X / x to sel ect a file, and press ENTER . The sel ected fi l e st ar ts pla yi ng. To stop playba c k Press x . To go to t he next or previo us page Press c or C . To return to the prev io us disp lay Pr[...]

73 Using Variou s Additional Functions Using Various Additional Functions Lockin g Disc s (CU STOM PARENTA L CONTRO L, PARE NTAL CONTR OL) You can set two ki nds of pl ayback restric tions for a d is c. • Cu stom Pa renta l Co nt ro l You can set play back res trictions so that t he player w i ll not play in app ropri at e di s cs. • Par ental [...]

74 5 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 . “Cus tom par ental c ontrol i s set.” appe ars and then the screen re turns to the Control Menu. To tur n off th e Custo m Paren tal Co ntrol functi on 1 Follo w st ep s 1 to 3 of “Cu st om Pa renta l Contro l.” 2 Press X / x to s elect “O[...]

75 Using Variou s Additional Functions Enter a 4 -digit pa sswor d us i ng t he numbe r bu tto ns, then pr es s EN T ER. The dis play for confirm ing the passw ord appe ars. ◆ When yo u have alr ea dy reg is te re d a passwor d The dis play fo r ente ring th e pass word appe ars. 4 Enter o r re-e nter your 4-d igit pa ssword using the number butt[...]

76 z Hint If you forget your pass word, remov e th e dis c and repeat ste ps 1 to 3 of “Paren t al Contro l (l imited playback) . ” Whe n you a re a ske d to en te r your password, e nte r “199 703” usi ng the number buttons, th en press ENTE R. The display wil l ask you to enter a n ew 4-digit passwor d. After you enter a new 4-digit pa ss[...]

77 Using Variou s Additional Functions Changing the pass word 1 Press DISPLAY while t he pl ayer is in stop mod e. The Con tr ol M enu ap pe ars. 2 Press X / x to sele ct (PARE NTA L CON TROL) , the n pr e ss ENTER . The option s for “PAR E NTAL CONTRO L ” appe ar . 3 Press X / x to sel ect “PASSW ORD t ,” th en pres s ENTE R. The dis play [...]

78 When the TV/DVD swit ch is set to TV, the remote perf orms the following: Code num ber s of contro l lable T V s If more th an one code n umber is lis ted, try entering th em one at a t ime until you find th e one that w or ks with your TV . Controlling t he volume of your AV amplifier (re ceiver) with the remote 1 Slide the TV/DVD s witch to DV[...]

79 Using Variou s Additional Functions z Hint If you want to control the TV’s volu me even when the TV/DVD switch is set to DVD, repeat the steps above and ente r the code number 90 (defau l t) .[...]

80 Settings and Adjustmen ts Using the Setu p Di sp l ay By usi n g the Se tup Dis play , you ca n make 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 deta i ls on each Set u p Displa y item, s ee pages fr om 81 to 87. Note Playbac k set[...]

81 Settings an d Adju st ments 6 Press X / x to select a setti ng, then pres s ENT ER . The settin g is sele cted and se tup is complete. Example: “4:3 PAN SCAN” To en ter th e Quick Setup mode Select “Q U I CK” in ste p 3. Fo llow fro m step 5 of the Qui c k Setup ex planat io n t o m ak e basic ad justme nts (pa ge 28) . To res et all of [...]

82 Setti ngs fo r th e Disp la y (SCREEN SETUP) Choose sett ings accordin g to the TV to be conn ected. Select “SC REEN SETUP ” in the Set up Disp la y. To us e t he displa y, see “U s in g the Setu p D isp lay” (pa ge 80) . 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[...]

83 Settings an d Adju st ments Notes • If your TV does not acc ep t S vid eo or the RG B signals , no picture will ap pe ar on th e TV scree n, even if you select “S VIDEO” or “RGB.” Refer to the instruc ti ons sup plied with your TV. • When you sele c t “RGB ,” you c an not us e the PROGRESSIVE button or the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jac[...]

84 ◆ DIMMER (DVP- LS785V only) Adjusts the lig hting of the front pa nel display. ◆ PAUSE M ODE (DVD VIDEO/D VD-RW only) Selects the pictur e in paus e m od e. ◆ PLAYBA CK ME MORY (DVP-NS9 55 V only) The play er can store “C USTOM P ICTUR E MODE” an d other se ttings of each disc fo r up to 40 dis cs (Playba ck Me m ory). Set this functio[...]

85 Settings an d Adju st ments Settin gs for the Soun d (AUDIO SETUP ) “AUDIO SETUP” allows you to set th e sound accordi n g to the play back a nd c onnec tio n conditi ons. Select “AUDIO SETUP” in the Setup Displ ay. To use the di spla y, see “U si ng the Setu p D isp lay” (pa ge 80) . The d efaul t se ttin gs ar e unde rlin ed. ◆ A[...]

86 Note Super Aud io CD a udio sign als are n ot output from a DIGITAL OUT jack. Setting th e digital output s ignal Swit c hes th e method of out p ut t in g au dio signal s wh en you con nect a com ponent such as an ampli fier (recei ver) o r MD deck w ith a digital i nput jack. For co nn ection det ai ls, see pa ge 21. Select “D O L BY DIG ITA[...]

87 Settings an d Adju st ments 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 adju st t he vo lum e o f the spe aker s to the sam e leve l. This settin g is eff[...]

88 • SUBWOOFER Notes • The cut off frequency fo r the subwo ofer is fixed a t 120 Hz. • If your speakers are too small to reprodu ce lo w bass fr equencies, utilize a subwoofer for low frequen cy sound. W he n you se t the speaker setting s to “SM A L L, ” the ba ss r ed irect ion circuit ry will be acti va ted and the bass frequenc ies f[...]

89 Settings an d Adju st ments ◆ LEVE L ( REAR) Varies the leve l of the rear sp eak er s. Be sure to set “ TEST TONE” to “ON” for ea sy adjustment. The d efault adju stmen ts ar e in paren these s. To adjust the volume of all the speak ers at one tim e Use t he ampl ifier’s (receiv er’s) volume contro l. ◆ TEST TONE The speakers wi[...]

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

91 Add i tiona l Info r mati on , While pla yi ng a Su per VCD on whi ch the audio t rack 2 is not recorde d, no sound will come out w he n you select “2 :STERE O,” “2:1 /L,” o r “2 :2 /R .” Sound di stor tion oc curs. , Set “AUDIO ATT” in “AUDIO SETUP” to “ON” (pa ge 85). The sound volume i s low. , The sound volume is l ow[...]

92 The MP3 au dio tra cks and JPEG i mage files st ar t playi ng simult aneousl y. , “MODE (MP3, JPEG)” is set to “AUTO.” (page 67). The Div X vide o file c annot b e play ed. , The f ile is not cr eated i n DivX format. , The file has an exte nsion ot her tha n “.AVI” or “.DIVX.” , The DATA CD (Div iX video)/DATA DVD is no t cr eat[...]

93 Add i tiona l Info r mati on The disc tray doe s not ope n and “TR AY LOCKE D” appea rs on th e fron t panel display. , Contac t you r Sony dealer or loca l auth ori zed Sony servic e fa cility . “Da ta er r o r” ap pear s on the TV sc r e en when pl ay ing a DATA CD or DATA DVD , The MP3 audio tra ck/JPEG image fi le/ DivX vid eo file y[...]

94 Glos sary Album ( p age 62, 64) A un it in w hich to s to re J P E G im age file s or MP3 au dio t rack s on a DATA CD. (“ Albu m” is an excl usive defin ition for this player .) Chapter (page 10) Secti ons of a picture or a music fe ature tha t are smalle r th an tit les. A title is c omp osed of severa l chapt ers. Dep ending on the dis c,[...]

95 Add i tiona l Info r mati on DVD+RW (pa ge 6) A DVD+RW (plus RW) is a r ecordable and rewr itabl e dis c. D VD+RWs u se a re cord ing format that is comparable to the DVD VIDEO form at. File (pa ge 6 2, 65) A JPEG image recorded on a DATA CD or a DivX video on a DATA CD/DATA DVD (“File” is an exclu sive def inition for this player .) A singl[...]

96 Also , as the dual la yer d isc co nsists o f dua l HD la yers on one sid e only, yo u do no t have to turn th e di sc over dur ing pla yba ck. • Supe r Audio CD + CD (H y brid disc ) This disc consis ts of an HD layer and a CD layer. Als o, as the dual layers are on one side on ly , you d o not have to turn the disc over dur ing play back. Yo[...]

97 Add i tiona l Info r mati on Spec ifica tions Syst em Laser: S emico ndu ctor la se r Signal form at sy stem: PAL/(NTSC ) Audio chara cteri stics Frequ enc y r espon se : DVD VIDEO (PCM 96 kHz) : 2 Hz to 44 k Hz (44 kH z: –2 dB ±1 dB)/ Su per Aud io CD: 2 H z to 100 kHz (5 0 kHz: –3 dB ± 1 dB)/CD : 2 Hz to 20 kHz ( ± 0. 5 dB ) Signal -t o[...]

98 Langua ge C ode Li st For de tails, see p ages 5 2, 57 , 81. The lang ua ge spell i ngs co nform to the ISO 639: 19 88 (E/F) standard . Code Lan guage Code Lan guage Code L anguage Code Langu age 1027 Afar 1028 Abkhazian 1032 Afrikaans 1039 Amharic 1044 Arabic 1045 Assamese 1051 Aymara 1052 Azerbaijani 1053 Bashkir 1057 Byelorussian 1059 Bulgari[...]

99 Inde x Numerics 16: 9 82 4:3 LETTE R BOX 82 4:3 OUTPUT 83 4:3 PAN SCAN 82 48kH z/96kH z PCM 86 5.1 Chan nel Surro und 21 , 26 , 53 A A-B RE PE AT 42 ALBU M 46 Alb um 62 , 94 ANGLE 57 AUDIO 52 , 81 AUDIO AT T 85 AUDIO DR C 85 AUDIO FILTE R 85 AUDIO SET UP 85 AUT O PLAY 83 AV AL IGNM ENT 61 B BACKGR OUND 82 Batt erie s 16 C CD 7 , 32 CHAP TER 46 C[...]

100 SPEAKER SETUP 87 Speakers Hook ing up 21 SUBT ITLE 57 , 81 Super Au dio CDs 6 , 21 , 37 , 95 SURROUND 21 , 54 T TEST TONE 89 TIME/ TEX T 46 , 49 TITL E 46 Titl e 96 TITL E VI EWER 47 TOP ME NU 35 TRACK 46 Track 96 TRACK SELE CTI ON 84 TRACK VI EWER 47 Trou ble shoot in g 90 TV TYP E 82 TVS 54 U Usa ble di sc s 7 V Video ba sed softw are 95 VI D[...]

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