Sony SLV-D360P Operating Instructions (For SLV-D360P DVD Player) инструкция обслуживания

2-584-679- 12 (1) US D VD Pla yer/ Video Cassette Recor der Oper ating Instructions For custo mer s in the USA If you have any questions about your S ony D VD-VC R, you may call Sony Cust o mer Inf ormation Services C ompan y at 1-800-VHS-SONY (847-7669). For all other Sony product que stions, ple ase call Sony Cust omer Infor m ation Services Comp[...]

2 W ARNING WARNIN G To pre vent fi re or shoc k hazar d, do not expo se the unit to rain or moistur e. To avo id electr ical sho ck, do not open the cabin et. Refe r servic ing to qu alified personn el only. To pre vent fi re or shoc k haza rd, d o not pla ce obje cts filled w ith liqu ids, suc h as vase s, on the appar atus. CAUTION The use of opt[...]

3 Impor tant Safety Instructions Importan t Safety Instruc tions 1 Read these instruc tions. 2 Keep these instruc tions. 3 Heed all wa rnings. 4 Follow all i nstr uctio ns. 5 D o not use this a pparatus n ear water . 6 Clean only w ith dry cl oth. 7 Do not bloc k any ventilation op enings . Install in acc ordance w ith t he manufa cturer ’s instr[...]

4 T able of contents T ab le of contents 2 WA R N I N G 2 We l c o m e ! 2 General Precautions 3 Important Safety Instructions 3 D V D Precautions 6 About this manual 6 This pla yer ca n pla y the f ollowing di scs 8 Notes ab out discs Getting Started 9 Step 1 : Unpacking 10 Step 2 : Setting up the re mote c ommander 13 Step 3 : Basic hookups 20 St[...]

5 T able of contents D VD Additi onal Operations 77 Using the DVD’ s m enu 79 Zooming into a scene 80 Cha nging the angles 81 Displaying the subtitle 82 V arious pl ay mode functions (Program play , Shuf fle play , Repeat play) 87 Chan ging t he so und 88 V irtual surround setting 90 Playing an MP3 audio track 95 Playing JPEG image files 99 Playi[...]

6 About this manual About th is manual • This manual main ly explains operations using the remote, but the same opera tions can also be p erfor med using th e buttons o n the DVD-VCR having t h e same or similar names . • “D VD” ma y be use d as a ge neral term for DVD VIDEOs, D VD-R Ws/D VD-R s, and D VD+R W s/ DV D + R s . • The mean in[...]

7 This pla yer can play the following discs Region code Your pl ayer has a reg ion co de printe d on the back of the unit and only will p l ay DVD VIDEO discs (playba ck only) lab eled wit h identica l region cod es. This system is used to pr otect copyri g hts. DVDs labele d will al so play on thi s player. If you try to pla y any other DVD VIDEO,[...]

8 Notes about discs Note on playback oper ations of DVDs and VIDEO CDs Some playback opera tions of DVDs and VIDEO CDs may be inte n tionally set by software producers . Since this pla y er pl a ys DVDs and VIDEO CDs ac cordin g to the di sc con tents the softwa re produ cers design ed, so me pla yback features may not be available. Also, ref e r t[...]

Getting Started 9 Unpacking Getting Started Step 1 : Unpac kin g Check that you hav e recei ve d the follo wing items with the D VD-VCR: Note • The supplie d remote com mande r is for the exclus i ve use of this DVD-VCR. • Remote co mmander • 75-ohm co axial cabl e with F-type connect ors • Size AA (R6) batteries[...]

10 Setting up the remot e commander Step 2 : Setting up the remote co mmander Notes • W i th normal use, the ba tteries should last about three to six month s. • If you do not use the re mote c ommand er for an extended perio d of time , remove the batter ies to avoid possible damage from battery leaka ge. • Do not use a new battery with an o[...]

Getting Started 11 Setting up the remot e commander Control ling other TVs with the remote commander The remote comma nder is p repro grammed to contr ol n on-So ny TVs. If your TV i s listed in the following table, set t he appropriate man ufacturer’ s co de number . Now you can use the ? / 1 , V OL +/–, CH +/–, MUTING*, TV/VIDEO a n d ENTER[...]

12 Setting up the remot e commander Notes • If you en ter a new code num ber, t he cod e number previously ente red will be erased. • If the TV uses a different remote control system from the on e program med to work with the DVD-VCR, you ca nnot cont rol your TV w ith the rem ote comm ander. • When yo u replac e the ba tteries o f the rem ot[...]

Getting Started 13 Basic hookups Step 3 : Basic hookups Bef ore yo u get started • Be sure to disco nnect the AC power cord of each componen t before connect ing. • T ur n off the power to al l equip ment. • Do no t connect the A C po wer cords until a ll of the conn ections are complete d. If you co nnect the AC powe r cord bef ore the conn [...]

14 Basic hookups A udio/video (A/V) hookup If your TV has audio/video (A/V) inpu t jacks, you will get better pic ture and sound if you ho ok up your DVD-VCR using t hese conn ection s. If your TV d oes not h ave A/V inputs, see the following pages for antenn a or cable hookups. Note that “ A dvanced Hookup s” (page 62 ) explains add itio nal h[...]

Getting Started 15 Basic hookups Hookup 1 (Plug and Play) Antenna hookup Make the fo llowing connect ions if you are u sing an antenna (i f you do not have cable TV). A Use this h ookup if you a re using: • VHF/UHF a ntenna (yo u get chan nels 2–13 and chan nels 14 and high er) • UHF-on ly ante nna (you get chann els 14 an d higher) • Separ[...]

16 Basic hookups Hookup 1 : D VD-VCR setup Notes • If you conn ect t he AC power cord befor e the ant enna c onnecti ons are c omplet ed, the chann els may b e incorr ectly set. If t his happe ns, see “Step 6 : Pr esetting channels” on page 26. • Do not press any buttons on the DVD-VCR or remote co mmander du ring Aut o preset. • Auto p r[...]

Getting Started 17 Basic hookups Hookup 2 (Plug and Play) Y ou ha ve no cable bo x, or a cable bo x with only a fe w scrambled c hannels Recommende d use Use th is hooku p if you do not have a cable bo x. Also use t his hook up if yo ur cabl e system sc rambles only a few channels. What y ou can do with this hookup • Record any un scrambled chan [...]

18 Basic hookups Hookup 2 : D VD-VCR setup Notes • If you conn ect t he AC power cord befor e the ant enna c onnecti ons are c omplet ed, the chann els may b e incorr ectly set. If t his happe ns, see “Step 6 : Pr esetting channels” on page 26. • Do not press any buttons on the DVD-VCR or remote co mmander du ring Aut o preset. • Auto p r[...]

Getting Started 19 Basic hookups Hookup 3 Connecting a cable bo x with many scramb led channels Recommende d use Use this hook up if your cab le system scrambles all o r most channels. What y ou can do with this hookup • Recor d any channel by selecti ng the c hannel on the cabl e box What you ca nno t do • Record wi th the cable box t urned of[...]

20 Selecting a language Step 4 : Selecting a langua g e Y ou can chang e the on -screen display langua ge. Bef ore y ou start… • T ur n on th e D VD-VC R and you r TV . • T o control the D VD-VCR, set TV / D VD·VIDEO to DVD·VIDEO on th e remote (page 10). • Set the “RF Output Channel ” to “3CH” or “4CH” in “OPTION SETUP” m[...]

Getting Started 21 Selecting a language 4 Press SET UP to exit the menu.[...]

22 Setting the clock Step 5 : S etting the cloc k Using the A uto Cloc k Set featu re Some TV an d cable cha nnels tran smit tim e signals with th eir broadcasts. Y our D VD- VCR can pick up this time signal to automa tically set the clock. The Auto Clock Set feat ure works only if a channel in your area is bro adcasting a time signal. If broadc as[...]

Getting Started 23 Setting the clock 3 Press V/v to select “Au to”, then press ENTER. 4 Press V/v to select the item you want, t hen press B/b to mak e the setting. • F or “Cloc k data CH” Lea ve the settin g to “ Auto” to ha ve the D VD-VCR auto matically sea rch for a channel that carries a time sign al. Press B/b to s elect a chann[...]

24 Setting the clock Notes • The clo ck cannot be set automa tically if you do not r eceive a channel that carries a ti me signal in your area. If so, set t he clock manu ally (p age 24). • If there a re only a few channe ls in your are a that ca rry time signa ls, setting th e clock automat ically m ay take up t o abou t 20 minut es. If no thi[...]

Getting Started 25 Setting the clock Tip • T o change the di gits whi le setting, pre ss B to return to th e item to b e changed, a n d sele ct the digits by pressing V/v . Notes • T o reco rd TV programs us ing the timer , you must set the cloc k accura tely . • The clock di splay a ppears wh en VIDEO m ode is selected w ith no ta pe inser t[...]

26 Presetting channels Step 6 : Presetting ch annels This D VD-VCR is capable o f receiving VHF channel s 2 to 13, UHF cha nnels 14 to 69 a nd unscramble d CA TV channels 1 to 125. First, we recommend that y ou preset the receivable channels in your area using a utomatic presett ing method s. Then, if t here are any unwanted channels, disable t hem[...]

Getting Started 27 Presetting channels 2 Press V/v to select “Ch annel Se tup”, then press ENTER. The “CHANNEL SETUP” menu appears . 3 Press V/v to select “An t/Cable. ” 4 • T o prese t cable T V channe ls: Press B / b to select “Cab le TV. ” • T o prese t VHF and UHF channel s: Press B / b to select “An tenna. ” 5 Press V/v[...]

28 Presetting channels Presetting/ disabling chann els manuall y Bef ore y ou start… • T ur n 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 DVD·VIDEO on th e remote (page 10). • Set the “RF Output Channel ” to “3CH” or “4CH” in “OPTION SETUP” me nu[...]

Getting Started 29 Presetting channels Note • If you have not preset chann els autom atica lly , you cann ot prese t/disabl e channe ls manua lly . 4 T o preset/d isable a chan nel: 1 Press CH +/– o r number bu ttons to enter the ch annel nu mber . 2 Press B/b to select “ADD” (in memory) or “DELETE” (dele ted). 3 Press ENTER. 5 Press O [...]

30 Setting up the VCR Plus+ ® system (SL V -D560P on ly) Step 7 : Setting up the VCR Plus+ ® system (SL V -D560P only) How the VCR Plus + system works Whenever you want to record a TV program, all you n eed to do is lo ok up the “Plu sCode” number, a number assigned to each prog ram published in the TV section o f most newspapers , cable T V [...]

Getting Started 31 Setting up the VCR Plus+ ® system (SL V -D560P only) 1 Press SET UP, then press V/v to select (OPTION) an d press ENT ER. 2 Press V/v to select “Ch annel Se tup”, then press ENTER. The “CHANNEL SETUP” menu appears . 3 Press V/v to select “G uide Channel Se tup, ” then press ENTER. SET UP O RETURN V/v/B/ b ENTE R Lang[...]

32 Setting up the VCR Plus+ ® system (SL V -D560P on ly) 4 The upper r ow sho w s VCR Plus+ guide channe ls and the lower row sho ws TV chann els or cable box ou t put channe ls. P ress B/b to select th e channel number tha t does not match the gu ide chann el. 5 • I f you made Hook up 1 (page 1 5) or 2 (pa ge 17): E nter the act ual numbe r on [...]

33 Playing discs Basic Oper ations Basic O perations Playing discs Dependi ng on th e disc, some op eration s may be different or restricted. Refer to th e opera ting inst ruct ions supp lied with you r disc . Bef ore you st ar t ... • T ur n on the DVD-VCR and yo ur TV . • Switch th e input se lector on your TV so that the sig nal from the pla[...]

34 Play ing discs Tip • T o make a video ti mer reservation du ring DVD playback , we recom mend per forming th e oper ations un der “Qui ck T imer R ecording” (pag e 101). Notes • Y ou can change the scre en type using t he “SCR EEN SETU P” menu (see “Scree n Setup” on page 68). • Stop VID EO play back wh ile playi ng bac k a dis[...]

35 Playing discs Basic Oper ations * 1 If you pause the D VD player for more than 5 minutes, the D VD player will automatically stop. * 2 Playback quickly or slo wly with sound (See “T o playback quickly or slo wly with sound (D VD only)” on page 36.) * 3 For D VD VIDEOs and DVD-R Ws/DVD-Rs or D VD+R Ws/DVD+Rs only * 4 Y ou can press SKIP up to[...]

36 Play ing discs Notes • No sound is ou tput except for: – d uring no rmal play – d uring play back qu ickly or slowly with soun d • Y ou c annot p erform playb ack qu ickly o r slowly with sound w hen a virtua l surroun d effect i s set. • The fast reverse operation may not be possibl e for CD, MP 3 and VIDE O CD depen ding on the r eco[...]

37 Playing discs Basic Oper ations Notes on playing DTS* sound tra cks on a CD • When pla ying DTS-e ncoded CD s, excessive noise will be heard fro m the an alog stere o jacks. T o av oi d possible dama ge to the audi o system, the consumer sho uld take prop er precau tions when t he analog stereo ja cks of t he D VD pl ayer are co nnected t o an[...]

38 Guide to the on-s creen display Guide to the on-screen di spla y Press DISPLA Y during playback. The following informati on appears; typ e of disc, current tit le/track, chapter , co unter position, v oice lang uage, sub title languag e and Custom A V Mode setting . Refer to “D VD Audio/Su btitle Language ” on pa ge 126 for the abbre viation[...]

39 Guide to the on-screen displa y Basic Oper ations T o playback t he d esir ed ti tle /tr ack or chapt er Y ou can playb ack the de sired title/t rack or cha pter using this m enu. The title/tra ck or chapter icon will appear on the D VD playback sc reen followed by the curre nt title/track or c hapter number and the counter positio n. T o playba[...]

40 Guide to the on-s creen display Notes • The displ ay may no t change a s oper ated dep endin g on the disc. • The displa y window continue indicating the playing tim e even when the counte r position informa tion on the on- screen displ ay is being changed. T o adju st th e pl ayback pi ctur e (C usto m A V Mo de) Y ou can ad just the video [...]

41 Locking the disc tr ay (Child Lock) Basic Oper ations Loc king the dis c tra y (Child Lock) Y o u can loc k the disc tray so th a t the disc tray is no t ope ned by mistake. T o lock the dis c tray When the D VD-VCR is turned on, pre ss x , X and S ELEC T DVD on th e unit at the same time. “ LOCK” appea rs in the display window . The disc t [...]

42 Play ing a tape Playing a tape Bef ore y ou start ... • T ur n on th e D VD- VCR and you r TV . • Switch th e input se lector on your TV so that the sig nal from the playe r appears on the TV screen. •S e t T V / D VD ·VIDE O to D VD·VIDEO , then press SELEC T VIDEO to control the VCR (page 10). 1 Insert a tape. The VCR starts playing au[...]

43 Playing a tape Basic Oper ations Additional ta sks * If yo u pau se the VC R for more th an 5 minutes, the VCR will automaticall y resume play . T o turn off the po wer while re winding (Rewind Sh ut Off) Press ? / 1 while the tape is rewind ing. The power will turn of f but the tape will keep rewin ding until it reach es the end. T o play/se ar[...]

44 Play ing a tape T o resume normal playb ack Press H PLA Y. T o use the time counter Press CLEAR at the poin t on the tape tha t you want to find later . The coun ter in the display window resets to “0:00:00. ” T o searc h for the c ounter 0 :00:00 po int automati c ally , see “T o search for th e counte r 0:00:00 point” on page 104 . T o[...]

45 Recording TV programs Basic Oper ations Recor din g TV pr ograms Bef ore you st ar t ... • T ur n on the DVD-VCR and yo ur TV . • Switch th e input se lector on your TV so that the sig nal from the play er appears on the T V scr een. •S e t T V / D VD·VIDEO to DVD·VIDEO , then press SELECT VIDEO to control the VCR (page 10). • T o reco[...]

46 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 time. The white b ar indicates the c u rrent loc a tion in relation to the enti re tape len g th. Th e remaining ti me also appears. Pres[...]

47 Recording TV programs Basic Oper ations T o watch another TV program while recording T o watch a D VD while re cording T o save a r eco rding T o prev e nt accident al erasure, break of f the safety tab as illustrated. T o record o n the tape agai n, cover the t ab hole with a d hesi ve tape. Tips • T o select a channel, you can use th e num b[...]

48 Recording TV programs using the timer Recor ding TV pr ogra ms using the timer Y ou can preset up to eight pro grams at a time. Bef ore y ou start… • Check th a t the D VD-VCR clock is set to the correct time. • T ur n on th e D VD- VCR and you r TV . • Switch th e input se lector on your TV so that the sig nal from the playe r appears o[...]

49 Recording TV programs using the ti m er Basic Oper ations T o stop recor ding T o stop the D VD-VCR while recordin g, press SELECT VI DEO and the n pres s x ST OP. Daily /weekly recor ding In s te p 2 ab ove , p r e ss v to select the rec ording pattern . Each time you press v , the indicat ion chan ges as shown below . Press V to change th e in[...]

50 Recording TV programs using the timer T o use the A uto T ape Speed function When you are recording a p rogram in the Auto mode and the re m aining tape becomes shorter than the recordin g time, the ta pe sp eed is automa tically changed to EP mode . Note that so me noise will appe ar on the picture when the tape speed is changed. If you want to[...]

51 Recording TV programs using the Dial Timer (SL V -D560P only) Basic Oper ations Reco r di ng TV programs using the Dial Timer ( SL V -D560P onl y) The Dial T imer func tion allows y ou to make timer recordin gs of programs without turnin g on your TV . Set the recording t im er to record up to ei ght pro g rams th at will be broad c ast within a[...]

52 Recording TV programs using the Dial T imer (SL V -D560P only) 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 se t the recording start tim e . Y ou can set the recording start time in 15 min u te interv als or adjust the time in one[...]

53 Recording TV programs using the Dial Timer (SL V -D560P only) Basic Oper ations 6 T urn DIAL TIMER to set the recording stop t i me. Y ou can set the recording stop tim e in 15 minute in tervals or adjust the tim e in one mi nute in tervals by pres sing the CHANNEL +/– butt ons on th e uni t . 7 Press DIAL TIMER. Current cha n nel flashe s in [...]

54 Recording TV programs using the Dial T imer (SL V -D560P only) T o return to the previ ous step T o return to the pr e vio us step, press th e CHANNEL + an d – buttons on the u nit at the same time duri ng any of the Dial T imer settings. T o set the clo ck Tips • T o cancel a Dial T imer s etting, press an y bu tton oth er than DIA L TIMER [...]

55 Recording TV programs using the Dial Timer (SL V -D560P only) Basic Oper ations About the Demonstration Mode The Dial Timer function has a Demonstrat ion Mode that al lows the user , such as a salesperson, to enter more than eig h t e x amples o f timer settings when demonstrating the use o f the Dial T i mer . It cance ls the FULL not ice which[...]

56 Recording TV programs using the VCR Plus+ ® system (SL V -D560P only) Recor ding TV pr ograms using the VCR Plus + ® system (SL V -D560P onl y) Just enter th e PlusCode number listed in the TV prog ram g uide. Th e date , time an d channel numbe r of t hat p rogram are set automa tically . Y ou can preset up t o ei ght programs together with t[...]

57 Recording TV programs using the VCR Plus+ ® system (SL V -D560P only) Basic Oper ations 3 Press the number b uttons to enter the PlusCode numbe r . T o correct a settin g, press B to return to that setting and reset. 4 Press V/v to select “M ode. ” 5 Press B/b to select the re c ording p a ttern: 6 Press V/v to select “Speed. ” 7 Press [...]

58 Recording TV programs using the VCR Plus+ ® system (SL V -D560P only) T o stop recor ding T o stop the VCR while rec o rding, pre ss x STOP. T o use the D VD-VCR after setting the timer T o use the DV D-VCR before a ti mer record ing beg ins, just pre ss ? / 1 . The timer indicato r disapp ears from th e display wi ndow and the D VD-VCR switche[...]

59 Checking/changing/canceling timer settings Basic Oper ations Chec king/ chang ing/canceli ng timer settings Bef ore you st ar t… • Check that the D VD-VCR clock is set to the correct time. • T ur n on the DVD-VCR and yo ur TV . • Switch th e input se lector on your TV so that the sig nal from the play er appears on the T V scr een. •S [...]

60 Checking/changing/canceling timer settings When the tim er settings overl ap The pr ogram that starts f irst has pr iority a nd the seco nd program starts re cording on ly after the f irst program has f inished. If the pro grams start at the same tim e, the progra m list ed first in the men u has pri orit y . Tip • If th e indicator a ppears, [...]

61 Locking t he D VD-VCR (Child Lock) Basic Oper ations Loc king the D VD-VCR (Child L oc k) After you ha ve set t he timer , you can lo c k all of the butto ns on the DVD-VC R so that the settin gs are not canc eled by mistake. T o lock the D VD-VCR When the D VD-VCR is turned on, hold do wn ? / 1 POWER on the unit until “LOCK” appears in the [...]

62 A/V Receiver hookup Adv anced Hookups A/V Receiver hookup A Use this hook up if your A/ V receiver has a Dolb y* Surround (Pr o Logic) decod er and 3 to 6 spe akers Y ou can enj oy the Dolby Su rround effects only when playin g Dolby Surr ound aud io or mu lti-channel audio (D olby Dig ital) discs. ∗ Manufact ured under license fro m Dolby Lab[...]

63 A/V Receiver hookup Adv anced Hookups B Use this hooku p if your A/V r eceiver h as a Dolby Digita l or DTS* decoder , a digital input j ack and 6 spe akers This con n ection wi ll allow yo u to use the Dol by Digital or DTS decoder functi on of your A V ampl ifier (recei ver). Y ou are not abl e to enjoy the surround sound effects of this playe[...]

64 S-Video/Component Video hookup S-Vid eo/Component Vide o hookup Make audio conn ections us ing the LI NE OUT A UD IO L/R jacks or DIGIT AL A UDIO OUT (OPTICAL or CO AXIAL) jacks on the right si de of th e D VD-VCR w hen you u se S-VIDEO/ Compo nent Video hooku p. A Use this hook up if your T V has an S-VIDEO input ja ck Conne ct an S-VI DEO cord[...]

65 S-Video/Component Vid eo hookup Adv anced Hookups B Use this hook up if your T V has component video input jac ks Conne ct your TV v ia the C OMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks u sing a c omponent video cord (not suppli ed) or thre e vide o cords (no t suppli ed) of t he same kind and length. Y o u will en joy ac c urate color reproducti on and high quali[...]

66 A udio Set up D VD Settings and Adjustmen ts A udi o Setup “ Audio Setup” allo ws you to set the sound accordi ng to the p layback and c onnectio n condition s. 1 Press SET UP when the D VD player is in stop mode , then pre ss V/v to se lec t (DVD), then press ENTER. 2 Press V/v to select “Au dio Setup, ” then pre ss ENTE R. 3 Press V/v [...]

67 A u dio Setup D VD Settings and Adjus tments Menu choic es • Dolb y Digital Selects the typ e of Dolby Digital signal. The def ault setting is i ndicated in bold p rint. •D T S Selects whe ther or not to output DTS signa ls. The def ault setting is i ndicated in bold p rint. • Audio DRC (Dynamic Range Control) Makes the soun d clear when t[...]

68 Screen Setup Screen Setup “Screen S etup” al lows you to set the screen accordi ng to the p layback and c onnectio n condition s. 1 Press SET UP when the D VD player is in stop mode , then pre ss V/v to se lec t (DVD), then press ENTER. 2 Press V/v to select “S creen Setup, ” then press ENTE R. 3 Press V/v to select the se tup item fro m[...]

69 Screen Setup D VD Settings and Adjus tments Menu choic es • TV T ype Selects the aspect ratio of th e connected T V (4:3 standard or wi de). The def ault setting is i ndicated in bold p rint. • Black Level Y ou can enh ance the blac k lev e l by increasing t he brightn ess and cont rast when vie wing DVD VIDE Os with the PR OGRESS IVE indica[...]

70 Screen Setup T o set the “Progressi ve” setting If your TV accept s progressive (480p) format signals, you will enjoy accu rate color reprod uction and hi gh qualit y image. 1 Follow step 1 an d 2 on page 68 , the n press V/v to select “Progre ssiv e. ” 2 Press B/b t o sele ct “On, ” t hen press ENTER. 3 Follo w the instruc tions app[...]

71 Screen Setup D VD Settings and Adjus tments Tip • The “Pro gressive” setting can be ca nceled by pressing X on the unit continuousl y for 5 seconds or m ore, or selecting “O f f” in step 2. Note • If you se lect p rogressive signal whe n you connec t the DVD playe r to a T V th at cannot accep t the s ignal in progres siv e fo rmat, [...]

72 Setting the displa y or sound track language Setting the displa y or sound trac k lang uage You ca n set var ious la nguag es for the di sc’s menu, sound tr ack or su btitle. 1 Press SET UP when the DVD player is in stop mode, then press V/v to select (DVD) an d press ENTER . 2 Press V/v to select “L anguage S etup, ” then press ENTER. The[...]

73 Setting the display or sound t rac k language D VD Settings and Adjus tments Tip • If you select “O thers” in step 4 , an ad ditional l anguage m enu appears. Press V/v/ B/b to se lect the de sire d lan guag e, then pr ess ENTER. Notes • When y ou selec t a lan guage th at is not recorde d on t he DVD VIDEO in s tep 4, one o f the r ecor[...]

74 P arental Control (limiting pla yback by children) P arental Cont rol (l imit ing p la y back by children ) Playback of some DVD VIDEOs can be limited a c cording to a predeter mined lev el such as the age o f the users. The “Parenta l Control” fu nction allo ws you to set a playbac k limitation le vel. 1 Press SET UP when the D VD player is[...]

75 P arental Control (limiting pla yback b y children) D VD Settings and Adjus tments 3 Press b to set the pare ntal con trol. • If yo u have not ente red a passwo rd The disp lay fo r registe ring a new pass word appears . Enter a 4-di git pass word using the numb er but to ns . The disp lay fo r confirmi ng the pas sword appears . Re-e nter the[...]

76 P arental Control (limiting pla yback by children) T o change the pa sswor d T o turn off the P arental Contr ol function Set “Use Password” to “No” in st ep 3 on page 75. T o play a dis c for which Parental Co ntro l is set If yo u forget y our pass wor d Notes • When you play D VD VID EOs whic h do not have the Parental Contr ol func[...]

77 Using the D V D’ s menu D VD Additional Operatio ns D VD Additio nal Operations Using the D VD’ s menu A D VD is divi ded into long s ections of a picture o r a music feature c alled “titl es. ” When you play a D VD VIDEO which contains se veral titles, you can select the title you want usi ng the TOP MENU button. When you pl ay D VD VID[...]

78 Using the D VD’ s menu Note • Dependi ng on the DVD VIDEO, you m ay not be able to use th e TOP MENU button or searc h a poin t by se ttin g the ti me. 2 Press V/v/B/b to select the item yo u want to play or chan ge, then pre ss ENTE R. Y ou can also u se the number buttons to select the item.[...]

79 Zooming into a scene D VD Additional Operatio ns Zooming into a sc ene Notes • Y ou can not use 4 × magnification when you play V IDEO CDs. • The zoom function may not work dependi ng on the DVD. Y ou can zoom in to a scene during p layback or still mode. T o zoom into a JPEG image, see “Pla ying J PEG image files” on page 95. 1 Press Z[...]

80 Changing the angles Changing the angles Note • Depe nding on the DVD VIDEO , you may n ot be able to ch ange the a ngles even if mu lti- angles a re reco rded on th e DVD VIDEO. If v a rious angles (multi-angles) for a scene are recorded on the DVD VIDEO, “ ” appears in the display wi ndow . Th is means that you can chang e the viewing ang[...]

81 Display ing the subtitle D VD Additional Operatio ns Displa yin g the subtitle T o turn off the subtitles Select “Of f” in step 3. Note • Dependi ng on the DVD, you may not be able to change the subt itles even if multilingual subtitles are re corded on i t. Y ou also may not be able to turn t hem off. If subtitles are recorded o n the dis[...]

82 V arious play mode functions (Program play , Shuffle play , Repeat play) V arious pla y mode function s (P rogram play , Shuffle play , Repeat play) Y ou can set the foll owing pla y modes: • Progra m play (page 8 2), Pro gram play MP3 audio tr acks (p age 92) • Shuffle play (page 8 4), Shuffle play MP3 au dio track s (page 93) • Repeat pl[...]

83 V arious play mode functions (Program play , Shuffle play , Repeat play) D VD Additional Operatio ns T o stop progra m pla y Press CLEAR un til “Of f” appears at th e upper l eft top of the TV sc reen during progra mme play . T o change or can cel a pr ogram T o cancel all th e pr ogrammed number s Notes • Up to 99 trac ks can be disp laye[...]

84 V arious play mode functions (Program play , Shuffle play , Repeat play) Pla ying in random or der (Shuffle pla y) T o return to normal pla y Press CLEAR un til “Off” appears at the upper left top of the TV scree n during shuffle play . Tips • Shuffle play wil l stop w hen al l the t racks ar e play ed bac k. • Y ou can not repea t play [...]

85 V arious play mode functions (Program play , Shuffle play , Repeat play) D VD Additional Operatio ns Play ing repeat edly (Repeat pl ay ) Y ou can play a ll of the titles or tracks on a disc or a single title, chapter , or track repeatedl y . 1 Press REPEA T during playback. 2 Press REPEA T or B/b repeatedly to select the item to be repeated. Wh[...]

86 V arious play mode functions (Program play , Shuffle play , Repeat play) T o return to normal pla y Select “Off” in step 2 or press C LEAR dur ing repeat play . Tip • When you pre ss x ST OP during r epeat pl ay , r epeat pl ay is can celed. Notes • Y ou can not repea t play with D V D-R W in VR mod e. • Y ou can not repeat play VIDEO [...]

87 Changing the sound D VD Additional Operatio ns Changi ng the s ound When playin g a D VD recorded in multipl e audio formats (PCM, Dolby Digital, or DTS), you ca n change t he audio form at. If the D VD is recorded with mu ltilingual tracks, you can also sel ect the langu age. W ith CDs o r VIDEO CDs, you can select the sound from th e right or [...]

88 Vir tual surround setting Virtual surr o und setting When yo u conn ect a ste reo TV or 2 fr ont speake rs, S URROU ND lets you enjoy surro und sound ef fects by using sound imag ing to cr eate virt ual rea r speaker s from th e sound o f the f ront speake rs wit hout us ing act ual rear spea kers. 1 Press SURR OUND d uring playback. 2 Press B/b[...]

89 Vir tual surround setting D VD Additional Operatio ns T o cancel the setting Select “Of f” in step 2. Notes • When th e playin g signal doe s not contain a si gnal for the rear speakers, th e surround ef f ects will be di ff i cult to he ar . • When yo u activate the surround effect, t urn off the surround settin g of the conn ected TV o[...]

90 Play ing an MP3 audio track Pla ying a n MP3 audio track You can play b ack DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/ CD-Rs/CD-RWs) or DATA DVDs (DVD- ROMs/DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD-RWs/ DVD -Rs) rec orded in MP 3 (MPE G1 Audi o Laye r 3) fo rmat . 1 Press Z and pl ace a DA T A CD or DA T A DVD on the d isc tray , then pres s Z to close the tray . When you load a D A T A CD [...]

91 Playi ng an MP 3 audio trac k D VD Additional Operatio ns T o stop pla y Press x STOP. T o repeat pla y Press REPEA T repea tedly duri ng playback to change the repeat mode. • FILE: repeats t he current track (file). • DIR: repeats the current albu m (dire ctory). • DISC: repeats the current disc. T o go to the ne xt or previous pa ge Pres[...]

92 Play ing an MP3 audio track Notes • Only the letters in the alpha bet and n umbers ca n be us ed for al bum or track na mes. Anything else is di splayed as an as teris k. • Up to 12 alph anumer ic chara cters can be disp layed for album or track names. • ID3 tag s cannot be d isplayed. T o program MP3 audio trac ks T o stop prog ram play P[...]

93 Playi ng an MP 3 audio trac k D VD Additional Operatio ns T o return to normal pla y Press CLEAR duri ng pr ogram play . Tip • Y ou cannot rep eat play w hile in prog ram play . T o shuffle MP3 au dio trac ks T o return to normal pla y Press CLEAR during shuf fle pl ay . Tips • Shu ffle play w ill stop w hen al l the tracks a re play ed bac [...]

94 Play ing an MP3 audio track The Pla yback or der of MP3 audio tr ac ks The playb ack order of albums and track s recorded on a DA T A CD or DA T A DVD is as follows. • Struc ture of disc content s When yo u insert a DA T A CD or D A T A D VD and press H PLA Y, the num bered tracks are pla yed sequ entially , from 1 thr ough 7 . Any sub-albums/[...]

95 Playing JPEG image files D VD Additional Operatio ns Playing JP EG imag e files You can play JPEG i ma ge files on DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs) o r DATA DVDs (DVD-ROMs/DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD- RWs/DVD-Rs). 1 Press Z and pl ace a DA T A CD or DA T A DVD on the d isc tray , th e n press Z to c lose the tray . When you load a D A T A CD or DA T A D V[...]

96 Play ing JPEG im age files T o rot ate the selected image 2 Press V/v to select “JPEG ”, then press ENTE R. The “Album” displa y will appea rs. If yo u do not pre ss ENTER a fter se lecting a media type, the select ed media wil l be automa tically playe d . 3 Press ./> to select the ne xt/prev ious album pag e, then press V/v/ B/b to [...]

97 Playing JPEG image files D VD Additional Operatio ns T o zoom in an image Note • Y ou c annot use ZOOM on t he remot e in JPEG image files on DA T A CD/DA T A DVD. T o enjoy the Slide show T o turn on/off the me nu in the single im age display Press CLEAR to turn off the me nu. Press B or b to turn on the menu . T o return to the “Alb um” [...]

98 Play ing JPEG im age files About JPEG image f iles Y ou can play back D A T A CD s (CD-R OM s /CD-Rs/CD-R Ws) or D A T A D VDs (D VD- R OMs/DVD+R W s/D VD+Rs/DVD-R Ws/DVD-Rs ) recorded in JPEG format. Howe ver, the discs mu st be recorded acco rding to ISO966 0 Lev e l 1/Level 2 or Joliet format and D A T A D VDs of Univ ersa l Disk Format (UDF)[...]

99 Pla y ing VIDEO CDs with “PBC ON/OFF” Functions D VD Additional Operatio ns Pla y ing VIDEO CDs with “PBC ON/OFF” Functi ons The PB C (P layback cont rol) fu nction allo ws you to s earch and perf orm other operat ions interacti vely. PBC p layback fo llows a selection menu displa yed on yo ur TV scre en. 1 Press MENU to select “PBC ON[...]

100 Play ing VIDEO CDs with “PBC ON/OFF” Functions T o return to the menu Press O RETURN. T o play u sin g “PB C OF F” Press MENU to select “PBC OFF . ” When “PB C OFF” is se lected, t he DV D player sta rts cont inuous p lay . Y ou cannot play stil l pictur es su ch as a m enu. T o return to “PBC ON, ” press MENU to sel e ct ?[...]

101 Quick Timer R ecording VCR Additional Operation s VCR Ad ditional Operatio ns Quick Timer Recording T o extend the du ration Press z REC repeatedly to set a new durati on time. T o cancel the duration Press z REC repeatedly until the indicator disappears and the VCR returns to normal rec ording mode. T o stop while reco rding Press x STOP. Note[...]

102 Recording stereo and bilingual progr ams Recording s tereo and bili ngual programs Recordi ng stereo pro grams When you receive a program bro adcast in st ereo, pre ss A UDIO to display “Hi-Fi” on the TV screen. Y o u can a lso sele ct “Le ft, ” “Rig ht, ” or “M ono. ” If t here is noise in the stere o program , select “Mono. [...]

103 Searching using various functions VCR Additional Operation s Sear ch ing using v arious funct ions T o searc h using the index function (Scan and Pla y) The VCR automa tically mark s the tape with an in dex signal at the point where each recording b egins. Use these signa ls as references to find a speci fic recording. The VCR autom a tically m[...]

104 Searching using various functions T o sear ch for the counter 0:00: 00 point T o mark a poi nt on th e tape th at you want t o find lat er, reset the tape counter to “0:00: 00. ” The VCR autom a tically f ast-forwards or rewinds to th e 0:00: 0 0 point o n the t a pe count er . T o searc h for a blank portion of the tape The VCR automatica [...]

105 Adjusting the picture (tracking) VCR Additional Operation s Adju stin g the pict ure (tracking) Although th e VCR automatically a djusts the tracking when pla ying a t a pe, d istortion m ay occur i f the recording is in p oor condition. In th is case, manually adjust the trackin g. Press TRACKING +/– t o display the tr acking me ter . The di[...]

106 Changing menu options Changing menu options Y ou can chang e the tape le ngth, au to play and aut o repeat s ettings . Normally the defa ult settings are u sed. Change th ese settings if necessary . 1 Press SET UP when the D VD player is in stop mode. 2 Press V/v to select (VIDEO) an d press ENTE R. 3 Press V/v t o select the option t o change.[...]

107 Changing menu options VCR Additional Operation s Menu choic es The def ault settings a re indic ated in bold print. 4 Press B/b to change t he setting. 5 Press SET UP to exit the menu. Menu opt ion Set this opt ion to T ape Lengt h • T -120 when using a T -120 or shorter l ength tape. • T - 160 wh en u sing a T -160 leng th tap e. • T - 1[...]

108 Editing with another VCR Editin g with a nothe r VCR How to connect to recor d on this VCR Notes • Make sure you c onnect th e plugs to jack s of the same colo r . • If the othe r VCR is a m onaural type and con nected to this VCR ’ s LINE- 2 IN jack s, conne ct the audi o plug to the AUDIO L (white) ja ck. The soun d is reco rded on both[...]

109 Editing with another VCR VCR Additional Operation s Operation (when recor ding on this VCR) T o stop editing Press the x (stop) butto ns on both VCRs. Tip • T o cut out unwant ed scenes wh ile ed iting, press X on this VCR when an un want ed scene begins. When it ends, pr ess X again to resu me recor ding. Bef ore yo u star t editing • T ur[...]

110 General setup inf orm ation Additional Inf ormation General setup in f ormation 1 Press SET UP when the D VD player is in stop mode , then pre ss V/v to selec t (OPTION), then pre ss ENTER. 2 Press V/v t o select the op tion to chang e. 3 Press B/b to cha nge th e setting. When changin g the “RF Output Channel, ” confirmatio n m essages wil[...]

111 General setup information Additiona l Information Menu choic es The def ault settings a re indic ated in bold print. Setting the RF Output chann el 4 Press SET UP to exit the menu. Menu opt ion Set this opt ion to Auto Po wer Off • “ Off ” to deacti vate t h e Auto Po wer Of f fun ction. • “1H r”/“ 2Hr” to turn t he DVD-VC R off[...]

112 General setup inf orm ation Attachi ng the external antenna connector Attachi ng a VHF/UHF band mixer 5 T urn on your TV and set it to the ch annel you selected in st ep 1 (3CH or 4C H). The channe l you selected i n step 4 appears o n the TV screen. If the channels change when you press CH +/–, yo u have made the correct settin g. Whenev er [...]

113 T r oubleshooting Additiona l Information T roub leshooting If you hav e any qu estions o r problems not c over ed belo w , plea se cons ult yo ur ne arest Son y dealer . (For customers in USA) General T roub leshooting Symptom Remedy Pow e r The ? / 1 switch does not func tion. • Connect the AC power cord securely . The po wer is turne d on [...]

114 T r oubleshooting D VD T r oubleshooting Symptom Remedy Picture Ther e is no p icture/pi cture no ise appears . • Re- conne ct the co nnect ing co rd secure ly . • The co nnectin g cords ar e damage d. • C heck th e connection to your TV (page 13) and switch the input selector on your TV so that the signal from the player appears o n the [...]

115 T r oubleshooting Additiona l Information Operation The disc do es not play. • The disc is tu rned over . • Insert the disc w ith the pla yback side facing down on the disc tray . • The disc i s skewed. • The play er cannot play certai n discs (pag e 6). • The region co de on the DVD does not match the pl ayer. • Moisture has con de[...]

116 T r oubleshooting VCR T rouble shooting Operation The subtit le langu age ca nnot be ch anged or tu rned of f. • T ry using the DVD’ s menu i nstead of the d irec t selection button on the r emote (pag e 77). • Mul tilingual subtitles a re not recor ded on t he DVD being played . • The DVD prohibits the chan ging of the subti tles. The [...]

117 T r oubleshooting Additiona l Information Timer recordi n g The t imer doe s not oper ate. • Check that the cl ock is set . • Ma ke sure a tape has be en inserte d. • Check that the safety tab has not been re moved. • Make sure the t ape is not at its end. • Make sure a progr am ha s been set for time r recordi ng. • Ma ke sure your[...]

118 Glossa r y Glossary Chapter (pa ge 38) Section s of a picture or a music feature t hat are smaller than titles. A title is composed of several chapters . Depend ing on the disc , no chapters may b e recorded. Dolb y Digital (pages 62 and 67) Digital audio co mpression technol ogy developed by Dol by Laborat ories . Thi s techno logy conf orms t[...]

119 Glossa ry Additiona l Information Interlace format Interlace format sho ws every other lin e of an image as a sing le “field” and is the standard meth od for di spla ying ima ges on t elevision. The even number field s hows the even numbered lines of an imag e, and the od d numbered field shows the odd numbered lines o f an image. Pro gress[...]

120 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 Max[...]

121 Index t o par ts and controls Additiona l Information Inde x to parts and contr ols Refer to th e pages in dicated in parenthe ses ( ) for details. Front panel A ? / 1 PO WER (o n/stan dby) sw itch (11) (36) (43) B PR OGRESSIVE indicator (65) (70) C Disc tray (33) D A (open/c lose) b utton (33) (35 ) E T ape compartment (45) F A (eject) button [...]

122 Inde x to par ts and c ontrols Displa y window A D VD in dicato r (34) B Angle ind icator (80) C MONTH indicator* (51 ) D D A Y indicato r* (54 ) E YEAR indicator* (54) F D A TE indi cator* (51) G Record i ndicator (46) H VIDEO indicator (42) I T ape indi cator ( 42) J Timer in dica tor (49) K STEREO in dicator (102 ) L Playin g time/clo ck/cur[...]

123 Index t o par ts and controls Additiona l Information Rear panel D V D pl ayer and V CR A A C power cord (13) (16) B LINE IN 1 VIDEO/A UDIO L/R jacks (108) C LINE OUT VIDEO/A UDIO L/R jacks (14) D IN (FR OM ANT .) connector (1 5 ) E OUT (TO TV) connecto r (15) D VD playe r only F LINE OUT A UDIO L/R jacks (64) G COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Pr/Pb/Y jack[...]

124 Inde x to par ts and c ontrols Remote commander for D VD A Z (open/ close) b utt on (33) ( 35) B TV / D VD · VIDEO switch (10) C SELECT D VD bu tton (10) D Number buttons * 1 (29) E CLEAR bu tton (83) F ANGLE button (80) G SET UP butto n (20) H SUBTITLE b utton (81) I A UDI O but ton* 1 (87) J SKIP button (3 4) K REP LA Y butto n (34) L X PA U[...]

125 Index t o par ts and controls Additiona l Information Remote commander for VIDEO A Z (eject) button (43) B TV / D VD · VIDEO switch (10) C SELECT VIDEO but ton (10) D Number buttons* 1 (29) E CLEA R button (4 4) (49) F SET UP button (20) G TIMER b utton (48) H A UDIO button* 1 (102) I SKIP butt o n (43) J REPLA Y b u tton ( 43) K SP ( Stand ar[...]

126 D VD Audio/Subtit le Language D VD A udio/ Subtitl e Langua g e Abbre viation Langua g e ARA Arabic BUL Bulgarian CHI Chin ese CRO Croatian CZE 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 Icelandic IT A Itali an IWR Hebrew JPN Japan ese K OR Kor ean MAL[...]

127 Index Inde x Numerics 16: 9 69 4:3 Lette r Box 69 4:3 Pan Scan 69 A Adju stin g pict ure 105 tracki ng 105 Angle 80 Antenna hookup 15 Audio t rack 102 Audio/v ideo (A/V) hoo kup 14 Auto Clock Se t 22 C Cable h ookup 13 Channe l line-up chart 30 Clea ning the vi deo heads 116 Clo ck se tting 22 Conn ecting Cabl e TV 19 extern al ante nna con nec[...]

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