Sony SLV-D910N инструкция обслуживания

3-084-917- 11 (1) GB D VD Pla yer/ Video Cassette Recor der Oper ating Instructions SL V - D 910N/R © 2003 Sony Cor poration PA L[...]

2 W ARNING WARNIN G T o prevent fire or shock hazar d, do not expose the u nit to rain or moi sture. T o av oid electrical shock, do not open the cab inet. Refer servicing to qualifi ed per sonnel on ly . Mains lead must only be changed at a qualified service sho p. This applia n ce is cla ssified as a CLASS 1 LASE R product . The CLASS 1 LASER PRO[...]

3 Caution Caution For use of the VCR Television program mes, films, video tape s and other materi als may be copy righted. Unau thorized rec ordin g of such materi al may be contrar y to t he prov isi ons of the copyright laws. Also, use of this r ecorder wit h cable televi sion transmission ma y require authori zation from the ca ble tele vis ion [...]

4 T able of contents T ab le of contents 2 WA R N I N G 2 We l c o m e ! 3 Caution 6 About this manual 6 This playe r can pl ay the f ollowing discs 7 Notes ab out discs Getting Started 8 Step 1 : Unpacking 9 Step 2 : Setting up the re mote commander 11 Step 3 : Connecting the D VD-VCR 14 Step 4 : Setting up the D VD-VCR with the A uto Set Up funct[...]

5 T abl e of contents D VD Additi onal Operations 66 Using the DVD’ s menu 68 Zooming into a scene 69 Ch ang ing t he ang les 70 Displaying the subtitle 71 V ariou s play mo de funct ions (Programme play , Shuffle play , Repeat play) 75 Chan ging th e soun d 76 V irtual surr ound setting 78 Playing an MP3 audio track 82 Playing JPEG image files 8[...]

6 About th is manual • The mean ing of the icons used in this man u al is described be low: * MP3 (MPE G 1 Audio Layer 3) is a standard format defi ned by ISO/MP EG whic h compr esses audio d ata. This player can pl ay th e foll owing di scs The “DVD VIDEO” lo g o is a trademark. Region code Your player has a region code printed on the back o[...]

7 Note Some DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs, DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs or CD-Rs/C D-RWs cannot be played on this pla yer due to the recor ding qua lity or physi cal conditio n of the disc, or the c haracteristi cs of the recording device. Furth ermore, the disc will not play if it has not been correctly finalized. For more inform ation, see the operati ng instructio ns for th[...]

8 Unpacking Getting Started Step 1 : Unpac king Check that you have recei ved the follo wing items with the D VD-VCR: Note • The supplie d remote comm ander is for the exclusive use of this D VD-V CR. • Remote com mander • Aerial cabl e • R6 (size AA) batter ies • Audio co rd (pinpl ug ×2 y pinp lug ×2) •V i d e o c o r d (pinpl ug ×[...]

Getting Started 9 Setting up the remot e commander Step 2 : Setting up the remote commander Notes • W i th normal use, the ba tteries should last abou t three to six months. • If you do not use the rem ote comm ander for a n extended peri od of time, rem ov e the batte ries to avoid possible dam age from batter y leakag e. • Do not use a new [...]

10 Setting up the remot e commander Contr olling other TVs with the remote commander The re mote comma nder is pre program med to cont rol non- Sony TVs. If yo ur TV is listed in t he following table, set th e appropriate man ufacturer’ s code nu mber . Now you can use the ?/1 , V OL +/–, PR OG +/–, MU TING*, TV/VIDEO, 0-9 and -/--* buttons t[...]

Getting Started 11 Connecting the DV D-VCR Step 3 : Connecting the D VD-VCR Note t hat “ Adv anced Ho okups” (p age 52) e xplai ns addition al hooku p methods that will optimiz e the p icture and sou n d for a true “hometheatre” e xperience. If your TV has a Scart (EUR O-A V) conn ector , see page 12. If y our TV does not have a Scart (EUR [...]

12 Connecting the D VD-VCR If y our TV has a Scar t (EUR O -A V) connector 1 Disconne ct the aerial cable from yo ur TV and conn ect it to on the rear panel of the DVD-VCR. 2 Connect of the DVD-VCR and the aerial in put of your TV usin g the supp lied a erial ca ble. 3 Connect LINE-1 (EUR O A V) on the D VD-VCR and the S cart (EUR O-A V) connecto r[...]

Getting Started 13 Connecting the DV D-VCR Additional connection T o a satellite or digita l tuner with Line Th rough Usin g the Line Throug h funct ion, y ou c an watc h programmes from a satellite or digital tune r connecte d to this D VD- VCR on t he TV e ven when the D VD-VCR is turned off. When you turn on the satellite or digital tune r, this[...]

14 Setting up the D VD-VCR with the A uto Set Up function Step 4 : Setting up the D VD-VCR with the A uto S et Up fu nction Before using the D VD-VCR for the first time, set up the DVD-VCR using the Auto Set Up functi on. With t his fu nctio n, you c an set TV cha nnels, an d D VD-VCR clock automa tically . 1 T urn on your TV and set it to th e vid[...]

Getting Started 15 Setting up the D VD-VCR with the A uto Set Up function 3 Press V/v to select th e desire d language, th en press ENTER repeatedly . The “COUNTR Y SELECTION” menu ap pears. The abbrevia tions of the countries are as follows: 4 Press V/v/B/b t o select the abb re v iation of your co untry fr om the ta ble in step 3, t hen press[...]

16 Setting up the D VD-VCR with the A uto Set Up function T o cancel the A uto Set Up fun ction Press SE T UP. T o change th e RF channel If the pictur e does not appe ar clearly on the TV , change the RF chann el on the DVD- VCR and TV . Select “Install” in the “OP TION” menu, then press V/v to sele ct “V ideo Outp ut CH”. Select t he [...]

Getting Started 17 Selecting the TV system Step 5 : Sel ecting the T V sys tem Y ou must select th e appropriate TV system for your area. Bef ore you st ar t… • T ur n on the DVD-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 your TV t o the video chan nel so that the signal [...]

18 Selecting the TV system 4 Press SET UP to exit the menu . SET UP[...]

Getting Started 19 Selecting a language Step 6 : Selecti ng a langua g e Y ou can c hange the on-screen display langua ge. Bef ore you st ar t… • T ur n on the DVD-VCR and yo ur TV . • T o control the D VD-VCR, set TV / D VD·VIDEO to DVD·VIDEO on the remote (page 9). • Set your TV t o the video chan nel so that the signal from the player [...]

20 Setting the cloc k Step 7 : Se tting th e cl o c k Y ou must set the tim e and dat e on the D VD - VCR to use the timer features properly . The Auto Cloc k Set function * works only if a station in your ar ea is broadca sting a t ime signal. * SL V -D 910N only Bef ore y ou star t… • T ur n on the DVD-VCR and you r TV . • T o control the D[...]

Getting Started 21 Setting the clock Tips • If you set “ Autoc lock” to “On” , the Auto Cl ock Set function is activa ted when ever t he D VD-VCR is turne d of f. The time is adjusted a utomaticall y b y making refer ence to the ti me signal fro m the st ation (SL V - D910N o nly). • T o change th e digits while set ting, press B to ret[...]

22 Presetting channels Step 8 : Prese tting c hannels If som e channels could not be preset usin g the Auto S et Up functi on, yo u can preset them manu ally . Bef ore y ou star t… • T ur n on the DVD-VCR and you r TV . • T o control the D VD-VCR, set TV / D VD·VIDEO to DVD·VIDEO on th e remote (page 9). • Set yo ur TV to the video chann [...]

Getting Started 23 Presetting channels 3 Pre ss V/v to select “Manual Setu p”, then press ENTER. 4 Press V/v to select the row whic h you want to preset, the n press b . T o disp lay oth er pages for program me positions 6 to 80, press V/v repeat edly . 5 Press B/b repeated ly until the ch annel you want is display ed. 6 Press V/v to select “[...]

24 Presetting channels If the picture is not clea r If the pic ture is not clear , you may use the Manual F ine T uni ng (MFT) function. After step 5 , press V/v to selec t “MFT”. Press B/b to get a clea r picture. Then press ENTER. Tips • T o set th e program me position for the de coder , see “S etting the P A Y -TV/ Canal Plus decoder”[...]

Getting Started 25 Presetting channels 1 Press SET UP, then press V/v to select (OPTION), then pre ss ENTER. 2 Press V/v to sel ect “Install” , then press ENTER. The “INST ALL” menu a ppears. 3 Press V/v to select “Manual Setup”, then pres s ENTER. 4 Press V/v to select t he row containing the progr amme posi tion yo u want to cha nge. [...]

26 Presetting channels Disabli ng unwanted programme posi tions 7 Press O RETURN, then pre ss SET UP to exit the menu. After presett ing channels, you can disable unus ed program me posit ions. Th e disabled positions will be skipped later whe n you press the PR OG +/– butto ns. Bef ore y ou star t… • T ur n on the DVD-VCR and you r TV . • [...]

Getting Started 27 Presetting channels Note • Be sure to se lect the program me positio n you want to disable co rrectly . If you disable a program me position by mistake, you need to rese t that channel ma nually . 2 Press V/v to sel ect “Install” , then press ENTER. The “INST ALL” menu a ppears. 3 Press V/v to select “Manual Setup”,[...]

28 Presetting channels Changing the s t ation names Y ou can change or enter the st ation names (up to 4 characters). The D VD-VCR must receiv e chann el information fo r station names to appear auto matically . Bef ore y ou star t… • T ur n on the DVD-VCR and you r TV . • T o control the D VD-VCR, set TV / D VD·VIDEO to D VD·VIDEO on the r[...]

Getting Started 29 Presetting channels 4 Press V/v to select the row whic h you want to change or ent er the statio n name, then press b . T o disp lay oth er pages for program me positions 6 to 80, press v/V repeat edly . 5 Press V/v to select “NAME”, then press b . 6 Enter the station name. 1 Press V/v t o select a chara cter . Each t ime you[...]

30 Setting the P A Y -TV/Canal Plus decoder (SL V -D910N on ly) Setting th e P A Y-TV/Canal Pl us decod e r (SL V -D910N only) Y ou can w atch or re cord P A Y -TV/Cana l Plus prog rammes if you conn ect a decod er (not supp lied ) to the DVD-VC R. Connecting a decoder LINE-3 AERIAL IN LINE-1 (EURO A V) Aerial c able (supplied) Sc art cabl e (not s[...]

Getting Started 31 Setting the P A Y -TV/Canal Plus decoder (SL V -D910N only) Setting P A Y-TV/Canal Plus c hannels T o wat ch or rec ord P A Y -TV/Canal Plus progra mmes, set yo ur D VD-VCR to receive the channels using the on-scree n display . In order to set the channels c orrectly , be sure to follo w all of the steps belo w . Bef ore you st a[...]

32 Setting the P A Y -TV/Canal Plus decoder (SL V -D910N on ly) Notes • T o supe rimpose subti tles while watching Cana l Plus programm es, make both decode r-VCR and VCR -TV co nnectio ns usin g 21-pin Sc art cabl es that are comp atible with the RGB signals. Y ou cannot record su btitles on the VCR. • When you watch P A Y -TV/Canal Pl us prog[...]

33 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 ructio ns suppli ed with you r disc . Bef ore you st ar t... • T ur n on the DVD-VCR and yo ur TV . • Set your TV t o the video chan nel so that the signal from the player app[...]

34 Play ing discs Additio nal tasks * If yo u pause t he D V D play er for mo re than 5 minute s, the DVD play er will automati cally stop . T o Resume p layback for the current disc (Resume Play) The D V D play er remember s the point whe re you stoppe d the disc e ven if the D VD player en ters stand by mode by pressing ?/1 . Tip • T o begin pl[...]

35 Playing discs Basic Oper ations T o locate a point quic kly b y playing a dis c in fast forwar d or fast rever se in continu ous play mode (DVD , VIDEO CD and CD onl y) Press m or M . For D VD o r VIDEO CD, each time you press the button, t he playb ack speed ch anges as fol low s. × 2 t FF1/FR1 t FF2 /FR2 t FF3/FR3 t FF4/F R4 (D VD only) t FF5[...]

36 Play ing discs Notes on pla ying DVDs wi th a DTS sound trac k • DTS aud io signals are ou tput only through the DIG IT AL A UD IO OUT (C O A XIAL or OPTICAL) jack. • When you play a DVD w ith DTS sound trac ks, set “DTS” to “On” in “ A U DIO SETUP” menu (page 5 6). • If you co nnect the playe r to audio equi pment with out a D[...]

37 Guide to the on-screen displa y Basic Oper ations Guide to the on-scree n displa y Press DISPLA Y. The foll owing informa tion appears; type of disc, c urrent title/trac k , chapter , counter p osition, v oice language, su btitle language and surround se tting. Refer to “ D VD Audio/S ubtitle Lang uage” on page 11 9 for t h e abbr e viation [...]

38 Guide to the on-screen display T o pla y bac k from the de sired title/trac k counter position Tip • Y ou can change the counter position informa tion (playin g time or remaini ng time) using B/b (D VD and CD only). DVD CD Notes • The displ ay may not ch ange as operated dependin g on the disc. • The displa y window continue indic ating th[...]

39 Play ing a tape Basic Oper ations Playing a tape Bef ore you st ar t... • T ur n on the DVD-VCR and yo ur TV . • Set your TV t o the video chan nel so that the signal from the player appears on the TV screen. •S e t T V / D VD·VIDEO to DVD·VIDEO , then press SELECT VIDEO to control the VCR (page 9). 1 Insert a tape. The VCR starts pla y [...]

40 Play ing a tape Additio nal tasks * If you pa use the VCR for more than 5 minutes, the V CR will autom aticall y resume play . T o pla y a recently watched scene Y ou can imm ediately rewind and playback the scen e you want to watch agai n. T o skip pla yback Y ou can skip a scene t hat you d o not want to watch (suc h as a com mercial) and rest[...]

41 Play ing a tape Basic Oper ations T o resume normal playbac k Press H . T o set the co lour system If the playback picture has no co lour , or strea ks appear during playback, set “Col our System” i n the “USER SET” menu to co nform to the system th at the tape was recorde d in (see pa ge 103). ( Normally set th e option to “ Auto ” [...]

42 Recording TV programmes Recor ding TV pr ogrammes Bef ore y ou star t... • T u rn on the DVD-VCR and you r TV . • Switch the input selector on your TV so that the signal from the playe r appears on the TV screen. •S e t T V / D VD·VI DEO to D VD·VIDEO , then press SELECT VIDEO to control the VCR (page 9). • T o record from a decoder , [...]

43 Recording TV programmes Basic Oper ations T o stop recor ding Press x . T o chec k the remain ing time Press DISPLA Y twice. With the display on, pre ss DISPLA Y again to check the remaining ti me. 2 • T o recor d a normal chann e l, press P ROG +/– until the pro gramme positi on nu mber you want ap pears in the displa y wind o w . • T o r[...]

44 Recording TV programmes In orde r to get an accura te remaining tim e indi cation, be sure “T ape Sele ct” in th e “VIDEO SETUP” menu is set accord ing to the ta pe type yo u use (see page 98 ). Maxim um Record ing Time T o watch an other TV pr ogramme while recor ding T o watch a DV D while recor ding T o save a rec ording T o prevent a[...]

45 Recording TV programmes Basic Oper ations Notes • If a tape has port ions recorded in both P AL (ME SECAM) a nd NTSC systems, the time counte r reading will not be corre ct. This discre pancy is due to the difference between th e count ing cycl es of the tw o video sys tems. • Y ou cannot watch a P A Y -TV/C anal Plus prog ramme whi le recor[...]

46 Recording TV programmes using the timer Recor ding TV pr ogrammes using the t imer Y ou can preset up to six prog rammes at a time. Bef ore y ou star t… • Check th at the D V D-VCR clock is set to the correct time. • T u rn on the DVD-VCR and you r TV . • Switch the input selector on your TV so that the signal from the playe r appears on[...]

47 Recording TV programmes using the timer Basic Oper ations 2 Set the date, start and stop times, pro g ramme posit ion, tape speed and VPS/PD C function* : 1 Press b to select each ite m in turn. 2 Press V/v to se t each item. T o corre ct a s etting, press B to return to th at setting and reset. • T o record the sam e programme every day or th[...]

48 Recording TV programmes using the timer T o stop recor ding T o stop the D VD-VCR while recording, p ress SELECT VIDEO and the n press x . Dail y/weekly reco rding In step 2 above, press v to s elect th e recording pa ttern. Eac h tim e you press v , the indica tion changes a s shown be low . Press V to chang e the indica tion in rev erse order [...]

49 Recording TV programmes using the timer Basic Oper ations T o watch an other TV program me after setting the tim er Tips • T o set the channe l, you can al so use the V/v or number buttons. • If the indica tor appear s, this mean s that the VCR is cur rently reco rding this programme . • Y ou can also do t he follo wing t asks whil e the V[...]

50 Checking/changing/cancelling timer settings Checking/cha nging/ cancel ling ti mer settings Bef ore y ou star t… • Check th at the D V D-VCR clock is set to the correct time. • T u rn on the DVD-VCR and you r TV . • Switch the input selector on your TV so that the signal from the playe r appears on the TV screen. •S e t T V / D VD·VI [...]

51 Checking/changing/cancelling timer settings Basic Oper ations When the time r settings overla p The prog ramme th at starts f i rst has prio rity and t he second p rogramme st arts recording only after the fi rst progra mme has f i nished. If th e programmes start at the same time, t h e prog ram me li s ted f irst in the menu has priority . 2 P[...]

52 A/V Receiver hookup Adv anced Hookups A/V Receiver hookup A Use this hookup if y our A/V receiver has a Dolby* Surr ound (Pro Logic) decod er and 3 to 6 spe akers Y ou can enjoy the Do lby Surrou nd effects only when playin g Dolby Surr ound aud io or mu lti-channel audio (D olby Dig ital) discs. ∗ Manu factured un der license fr om Dolby Labo[...]

53 A/V Receiver hookup Adv anced Hookups B U se this hookup i f your A/V receiver h as a Dolb y Digital, MPEG audio or D TS* d ecode r , a digit al in put j ack an d 6 spe akers This connectio n will allo w you to use the Do lby Digita l, MPEG audio or DTS decoder fun ction of your A V ampli f i er (receiv er). Y ou are no t able to enjoy the surro[...]

54 S-Video hookup S-Vi deo hoo kup Make audio conn ections us ing the OUT A UDIO L/R jacks or DIGIT AL A UD IO OUT (OPTICAL or CO AXIAL) jacks when you use S-VIDEO hooku p. Use this hook up if your TV has an S-VIDEO input ja ck • Connect an S-VIDEO cord (n ot suppli e d). Y o u wil l enjoy high quality images. Notes • Set “DVD S -V ideo Ou t?[...]

55 A u dio Setup D VD Settings and Adjus tments D VD Settings and Adjustments A udi o Setup “ Audio Setup” allo ws you t o set the so und accordi ng to the playb ack and connec tion condition s. 1 Press SET UP when the D VD player is in stop mode, then press V/v to select (D VD) and press ENTER. 2 Press V/v to select “ Aud io Setup”, the n [...]

56 A udio Set up Men u ch oices • Dolby Digit al Selects the type of Dolb y Digital signal. The def ault setting is ind icated in bold prin t. •M P E G Selects t he type of MPEG au dio signal. The def ault setting is ind icated in b o ld prin t. •D T S Selects wh ether or n ot to outp ut DTS sign als. The def ault setting is ind icated in b o[...]

57 A u dio Setup D VD Settings and Adjus tments • Audio DRC (Dynamic Range Control) Makes the soun d clear when the v o lume is turned down when playi ng a D VD that conforms to “ Audio DRC”. This af fects the outp ut from the follo wing jacks: – OUT A UDIO L/R jack s – DIGIT AL A UDIO OUT (OPTICAL or CO A XIAL) jack only when “Dolby Di[...]

58 Screen Setup Screen Setup “Screen S etup” allows you to set t he screen accordi ng to t he playb ack and connecti on condition s. 1 Press SET UP when the D VD pla yer is in stop mode , then pre ss V/v to se lect (D VD) and press ENTER. 2 Press V/v to select “Sc reen Setup”, then press ENTE R. 3 Press V/v to select the setup item fro m th[...]

59 Screen Setup D VD Settings and Adjus tments Menu choic es • TV T ype Selects the aspect ratio of the con nected TV (4:3 st andard or wide). The def ault setting is i n dicated in bold print. • D VD LINE1 RGB Out Selects the metho d of outputti ng video signals from the LINE-1 (EUR O A V) jack on the rear panel of the player . The def ault se[...]

60 Screen Setup Notes • Playba ck settings stored in the disc take p ri ority o ver the “DVD SET U P” me n u s ettings and not all the functions descr ibed may work. • Depend ing on the DVD, “4 :3 Lett er Box” may be selec ted automati cally inste ad of “4:3 P an Scan ” or vice versa. • The connecti on using S-VIDEO OUT ja c k is [...]

61 Setting the display or sound t rac k language D VD Settings and Adjus tments Setting th e displa y or sound track lang uage You ca n set var ious lang uages for the disc’ s menu, sound tr ack or subtitle. 1 Press SET UP when the D VD player is in stop mode , then press V/v to select (D VD) and press ENTER . 2 Press V/v to select “Language Se[...]

62 Setting the displa y or sound track language Tip • If you selec t “Others” in step 4, an additional language menu appears. Press V/v/B/b to select th e d esire d langua ge, then press E NTER. Notes • When you select a langua ge that is not recor ded on the DVD in step 4, one of the recorded languag es will be auto matically selected. •[...]

63 P arental Control (limiting pla yback b y children) D VD Settings and Adjus tments P arental Contr ol (lim iting p layback b y chi ldren) Playback of some DVDs can b e limited accordi ng to a predeter mined level such as the age of the users. The parent al control functi on allows you to set a playba ck limitation le vel. 1 Press SET UP wh en th[...]

64 P arental Control (limiting pla yback by children) 3 Press b to s elect “Y es”. • If you have not ent ered a passwor d The displ ay for r egistering a new password appears . Enter a 4-di git passwor d using the number but to ns . The disp la y for confirming th e password appears . Re-e nter the password . • When you h a ve al ready regi[...]

65 P arental Control (limiting pla yback b y children) D VD Settings and Adjus tments T o change th e passw ord T o turn off the P arental Control functi on Set “Use Password” to “No” in step 3 on page 64. T o pla y a disc for which P arental Control is set If yo u forget y our pass wor d Notes • When yo u play D V Ds which do no t have t[...]

66 Using the D VD’ s menu D VD Additional Op erations Using the D VD’ s menu A D VD i s divided into lo ng sections of a picture o r a music feature called “titles”. When you play a DVD which co ntains sev eral titles, you can select the title yo u want usin g the TOP MENU button. When yo u play DVDs that allow you to select items s uch as [...]

67 Using the D VD’ s menu D VD Additional Op erations T o turn off the D VD’ s menu Press x . Note • Depending on the D VD, you may not be able to use the TOP MENU button. 3 Press ENTER. ENTER[...]

68 Zooming into a sc ene Zooming into a scene Notes • Y ou cannot use 4 × magnification when yo u play VIDEO CDs. • The zoo m function may not work dependi ng on the DVD. Y ou can zoom into a scen e during pla yback or still m ode. T o zoom i nto a JPEG imag e, see “Playing JPEG image file s” on page 82. 1 Press ZOOM. “ ” a ppears. 2 P[...]

69 Changing the angles D VD Additional Op erations Changi ng the a ngles Note • Depen ding on t he D VD, yo u may not be ab le to chan ge the an gles e ven if m ulti-angl es are record ed on the DVD. If various angles (multi-angles) fo r a scene are recorded o n the D VD, “ ” appears i n the displ ay when you press ANGLE dur ing playb ack. Th[...]

70 Display ing t he subtitle Displa ying the subtitle T o turn off the s ubtitles Select “Off” in step 3. Note • Dependi ng on t he DVD, you m ay not b e able to chan ge the subtitles even if m ultilingua l subtitles ar e recorde d on the D VD. Y ou also m ay not be able t o turn them off. If subtitles are recorded on the disc , you can chang[...]

71 V arious play m ode functions (Programme pla y , Shuffle play , Repeat pl ay) D VD Additional Op erations V arious pla y mode fun ctions (Pr ogramme pla y , Shuffle play , Repeat pla y) Y o u ca n set the follo wing play modes: • Pro gramme play (pag e 71) • Shuffle pl ay (page 73) • Repeat pl ay (page 74) Note • The pla y mode is ca nce[...]

72 V ar ious play mode functions ( Programme play , Shuf fle pla y , Repeat pla y ) T o stop pr ogramme pl ay Press CLE AR during pr ogramme pl ay . T o change o r cancel a pr ogramme 2 Press B / b to select “PROGRAM”, then press ENTE R. 3 Press V/v/B/ b to select t he track numb er you want to pro gramme, then press ENTER. 4 T o prog ramme oth[...]

73 V arious play m ode functions (Programme pla y , Shuffle play , Repeat pl ay) D VD Additional Op erations Play ing in random or der (Shuffle play) T o return to normal pla y Press CLEAR during shuf fle pl ay . Tip • When “S HUFFLE” is se lected, sh uffl e play will cont inue until cancelled. Y ou can shuffle the p layback ord er of track s[...]

74 V ar ious play mode functions ( Programme play , Shuf fle pla y , Repeat pla y ) Playi ng repeatedly (Repeat pla y) T o return to normal pl ay Select “Off” in step 2 or press CLEA R during re peat play . Tip • When pl aying a DA T A CD, press REPEA T again to canc el repeat pl ay . Y ou can play all of the t itles or tracks on a disc or a [...]

75 Changing the sound D VD Additional Op erations Changi ng the s ound When playin g a D VD recorded in multipl e audio formats (PCM, Dolb y Digital, MPEG or DTS) , you can change the aud io format. If the D VD is recorded with mu ltilingual tracks, you can also cha nge the lang uage. W ith CDs, DA T A CDs, or VIDEO CDs, you can select th e sound f[...]

76 Vir tual surround setting Virtual surr ound sett ing T o cancel t he setting Select “Off” in step 2. When you co nnect a stere o TV or 2 front speakers, SURROUND lets you enjoy surroun d sound effects by usin g sound imaging t o create virtual rear speakers from the sound of the fron t speakers withou t using actual rear spe akers. This func[...]

77 Vir tual surround set ting D VD Additional Op erations Notes • Surrou nd effects ca nnot be o btained for DTS o r linea r PCM. • When th e playing sign al does not cont ain a signal for the rear speakers, the surround ef f ects will be di f ficult to hear. • When yo u activa t e the surroun d effect, turn off the surround setting of the c [...]

78 Play ing an MP3 audio track Pla ying a n MP3 audio trac k Y ou can play back DA T A CDs (CD-R OMs/ CD-Rs/CD-R Ws) recorded in MP3 (MP EG1 Audio Layer 3) format. 1 Press Z and place a DA T A CD on th e disc tray , then press Z to cl ose the tray . When you load a DA T A CD whi ch contains MP3 audio t racks and JPEG image files, “Select a Me dia[...]

79 Playi ng an MP3 audio trac k D VD Additional Op erations T o go to the n ext or previous page Press b or B . T o return to the p revious displa y Press O RETURN. T o turn off the d isplay Press x , then press O RETURN repeatedl y . Notes • Only the letters in the a lphabet a nd numbers c an be used for album or track names. Anything else is di[...]

80 Play ing an MP3 audio track T o pla y a Multi Session CD This playe r can play Multi Se s sion CDs whe n an MP3 audio tra ck is located in th e first sess ion. Any subsequ ent MP3 audi o tracks, recorded in the lat er sessions, can also be play ed back. When aud io tracks and images in music CD format or vid eo CD format are recorded in the firs[...]

81 Playi ng an MP3 audio trac k D VD Additional Op erations Tips • If you ad d numbers (01, 02 , 03, etc.) to the fron t of the trac k file names, the tracks w ill be played in that o rder . • A d isc w ith m any tree s take s long er to start p layb ack . Some discs with many trees c anno t be played back. Notes • Dependi ng on the soft ware[...]

82 Play ing JPEG im age files Playing JPEG im age fil es Y ou can play JPEG image files on DA T A CDs (CD-R OMs/CD-Rs/CD-R Ws). 1 Press Z and place a DA T A CD on th e disc tray , then press Z to cl ose the tray . When you load a DA T A CD whi ch contains MP3 audio t racks and JPEG image files, “Select a Me dia T ype ” menu appears . If you lo [...]

83 Playing JPEG image files D VD Additional Op erations T o r otate the selected image T o zoom i n an image 3 Press ./> to select the ne xt/prev ious album pa ge, then press V/v/ B/b to select an image in the “ Album ” disp lay . T o displa y the selected image 1 Press ENTER. The select ed image numbe r appears in the display wi ndow. 2 To [...]

84 Play ing JPEG im age files T o enjo y the Slide show T o turn on/off th e menu in the single image displa y Press DISPLA Y in the single im age display . T o return to the “ Alb um” display Press DISPLA Y to turn on the menu and press B/b to s e lect “ ”, then press ENTER. You c an also use MENU button to return to the “Album” disp l[...]

85 Playing JPEG image files D VD Additional Op erations Tip • If you ad d numbers (01, 02 , 03, etc.) to the front of the file name s, the files will be play ed in that o rder . Notes • The s ystem ca n play the ext ension “.J PG” or “.J PEG”. • Some CD-R s or CD-R W s cannot be pla yed on this system de pending on f i le format. • [...]

86 Pla ying VIDEO CDs with “MENU ON/OFF” f u nctions Playing VIDEO CDs with “MENU O N/OFF” functions The PBC (Pla yback control) func tion allo ws you to se arch and per form other operation s interactively . PBC playback follows a select ion menu display ed on your TV screen . The “MENU ON” fu nction is the PBC functio n. 1 Start playi[...]

87 Pla y ing VIDEO CDs with “MENU ON/OFF” functions D VD Additional Op erations T o return to the men u Press O RETURN. T o pla y using “MENU OFF” Press MENU to select “MENU OFF”. When “MENU OFF” is se lected, the D VD player starts continuous pla y . Y ou cannot play still pictures such a s a menu. T o return to “MENU ON”, pre [...]

88 Play ing a tape with S QPB function VCR Additional O perati ons Playing a tape with SQPB functio n Notes • Y ou cannot us e the SQPB functi on for recording . • The playba ck display will be distort ed if you use the SQPB function with a normal VHS format tape. • When y ou eject t h e ta pe, the VCR au tomaticall y re turns to nor mal mode[...]

89 Quick Timer R ecording VCR Additional Operation s Quick Timer Recording After yo u have started recordi ng, you can have the VCR stop recordin g automa ticall y after a specified duration. 1 While reco rding, press z REC. 2 Press z REC repeatedly to set the dur ation time. In SP mode Each p ress advances th e time in increme nts of 30 minute s. [...]

90 Quick Timer Record ing T o extend th e duration Press z REC repea tedly to set a new dura tion ti me. T o cancel t he duration Press z REC repeatedly until the indicator disappears and the VCR returns to normal recording mode. T o stop whi le recor ding Press x . Note • Y ou cannot disp lay the current t ape time in the displa y window when se[...]

91 Recording stereo and bilingual programmes VCR Additional Operation s Recor ding stereo and bil ingual pr ogrammes In the ZWEIT ON (German stereo) system This VCR aut omatically rec eiv es and records stere o and bilin gual programm es based on the ZWEITON system . When a stereo or b ilingual pr ogramme is rece iv ed, the STERE O indicat or appea[...]

92 Recording stereo and bilingual progr ammes T o select th e sound wh ile recording Press A UDIO t o select the soun d you want. * Usual ly the mixed sound of left and right channels * Usually th e main sound ( monaural) Selecting t he sound during Hi-f i playbac k Press A UDIO t o select the soun d you want. * The mixed sound of left a nd right c[...]

93 Recording stereo and bilingual programmes VCR Additional Operation s How sound i s recorded on a video tape The VCR records s ound onto t wo separate tracks. Hi-fi audio is reco rded on to the main tra ck along wit h the picture. Monaural soun d is recorded on to the normal aud io track al ong the edge of the tape. Notes • T o li sten to playb[...]

94 Searching using inde x function Sear ching us ing inde x function T o find a specif i c recor ding by scannin g (Inde x scan) The VCR automatically mark s the tape with an index signa l at the point whe re each recording begi ns. Use these signals as references to find a specific recording. 1 Insert an indexed ta pe into the tape compartm ent. 2[...]

95 Searching using inde x function VCR Additional Operation s T o sear ch a specific recor ding (Index sear ch) T o stop se arching Press x . Note • No index signa l will be added w hen recordin g starts from reco rding pause. However , an index signal wil l be marked if you chang e the program me position du ring recordin g pause. 1 Insert an in[...]

96 Adjusting the picture (t rac king) Adjusting the p icture (trac king) Adjusting t he trac king Although th e VCR automatically adjusts the trackin g when pl aying a tap e, distortion may occur if th e recording is in poo r condition. In this case, manually ad just the track ing. During pla yback, pres s TRA CKING +/ – to display the tracking m[...]

97 Adjusting the picture (tracking) VCR Additional Operation s 2 Press V/v to select “Use r Set”, then press ENTER. 3 Press V/v to select “Sm art Trilo gic”, then press b . 4 Press V/v to set “SMAR T TRILOGIC” to “ON” or “OFF”. • ON: Picture sharpness i s automati cally adjusted. • OFF: Adjust the picture sharpness manua lly[...]

98 Changing menu options Changing menu options 1 Press SET UP when the D VD pla yer is in stop mode , then pre ss V/v to se lec t (OPTION) or (VIDEO) and press ENTE R. 2 Press V/v to select th e option to change. V/v/B/b ENTER SET UP SET UP ENTER Language Install Auto Power Off Screen Messages User Set Clock :English [ Off ] [ On ] RETURN OPTION SE[...]

99 Changing menu options VCR Additional Operation s Menu choic es The def ault settings a re ind icated in bold print. OPT ION VIDEO SETUP 3 Press B/b to change t he setting. 4 Press SET UP to exit the menu. Menu opt ion Se t this opt ion to Auto Po wer Off • “ Off ” to dea ctivate the A uto Pow er Off func tion . • “1Hour ”/“2Hour s?[...]

100 Editing Editi ng How to connect to recor d on this VCR Connect the line outputs of the other VCR to the input connector o f this VCR. Refer to th e exam ples A through C and choose the conn ection that best suits your VCR. Example A Example B TV LINE-1 (EURO A V) Scart cable (not supplied) Scart (EURO-A V) : Signal flow Y our VCR (Recorder) Oth[...]

101 Editing VCR Additional Operation s Example C How to connect to a stereo system Connect the L INE-2 IN t / o L/R jacks on this D VD-VCR to the audio output ja cks on the stereo sys tem, using an audi o cable (not supp lied). Notes • Make sure you connect the pl ugs to jacks of the same colour. • If th e other VCR is a m onaural type, l eave [...]

102 Editing Operation (when recor ding on this VCR) T o stop editi ng Press the x (stop) b uttons on both VCRs. Tip • T o cut out un wanted scenes w hile ed iting, pr ess X o n this VCR when an unwan ted scene begins. When it ends, press X aga in to resu me recordi ng. Bef ore you st art editing • T ur n on your TV and set it to the vide o chan[...]

103 General setup information Additiona l Information Additio nal Information General setu p inf ormation Changing setup options 1 Press SET UP when the D VD player is in stop mode, then press V / v to select (OPTION) an d press ENT ER. 2 Press V / v to select “User Set”, then press ENTER. The “USER SET” men u appears. 3 Press V / v to sele[...]

104 General setup inf orm ation Men u ch oices Initial settin gs are indicated in bold prin t. 4 Press B / b to cha nge the set ting. 5 Press SET UP to exit the menu . Menu opt ion Se t thi s option t o Colour Sy stem • “ Aut o ” to set the colo u r system auto matically . • “P AL ” to play back a ta pe record ed in th e P AL co lour sy[...]

105 T r oub lesh ooting Additiona l Information T ro ubl eshooting If you hav e any ques tions or prob lems not c over ed belo w , plea se consult your nea rest Son y service facilit y . General T r oubleshooting D VD T roubles hooting Symptom Remedy Pow e r The ?/1 (on /standby) switch does not func tion. • Con nect t he m ain s lea d to the mai[...]

106 T r oub les hooting Pict ure Even though yo u set the aspe ct ratio in “T V T y pe” of the “SCRE EN SETUP” menu t he picture do es not f ill the sc reen. • The asp ect ratio of the di sc is fixed on your DVD. There is no pi cture from your VCR connec ted to the LINE IN jacks. • The DVD player must be in standby mode to view pict ure[...]

107 T r oub lesh ooting Additiona l Information VCR T roub leshooting Operation The t itle of the MP 3 audio alb um or track is not cor rectly displ ayed. • The playe r can onl y display nu mbers and alph abet. Othe r char acters are di splayed as aste risks. The disc do es not start pl aying from the beginni ng. • Program me play , shuffle pla[...]

108 T r oub les hooting Playback The pict ure is not clea r . • Exi sting broadc asts may inte rfere with t he VCR. Reset the RF ch annel output of your VCR (p age 16). • Adju st the trac king with th e TRACKING +/– buttons. • The vi deo heads are di rty (see the last pag e of Troubleshooting ). Clean the vi deo head s using a Sony vide o h[...]

109 T r oub lesh ooting Additiona l Information Timer recording The t imer doe s not oper ate. • Check that the cl ock is s et. • Ma ke sure a tape has been inse rted. • Check that the safet y tab has not been removed. • Make sure the t ape is not at its end. • Mak e sure a prog r amme has been set for time r re cordin g. • Ma ke sure y[...]

110 Glossa r y Glossary Chapter (pa ge 37) Section s of a picture or a music fea ture that are smaller than titles. A title is composed of several chapters . Depend ing on th e disc, no chapters may b e recorded. Dolb y Digital (pages 53 and 56) Digital audio compr ession tec hnology developed by Dol by Laborato ries. Th is techno logy conf orms to[...]

111 Glossar y Additiona l Information Title (page 3 7) The lo ngest sect ion of a pict ure or m usic feat ure on a DV D, movi e, etc ., in video software , or the entire alb um in audio software. T rack (pa ge 37) Section s of a picture or a mus ic feature on a CD or VIDEO CD (the length of a song).[...]

112 Specifications Specification s System Laser Semiconductor las er Signal f ormat system PA L / ( N T S C ) MESECAM Channel coverage P AL (B/G, D/K) VHF E2 to E12, R1–R 12 UHF E21 to E69, R21–R69 CA TV S01 to S05, S1 to S41 RF output signal UHF channels 21 to 69 Aerial out 75-ohm a symmetrical a erial socket T ape speed SP: P AL/MES ECAM 23.3[...]

113 Specifications Additiona l Information General Po wer requi rements 220 – 240 V AC, 50 Hz Power consumption 25 W Operating temperature 5 ° C to 40 ° C Storage temperature –20 ° C to 60 ° C Dimensions including projecti ng parts and controls (w/h/d) Approx. 430 × 95 × 325 mm Mass Approx. 4 .2 kg Supplied access ories Remote comm ander [...]

114 Inde x to par ts and controls Inde x to parts and contr ols Refer to th e page s indicated in parenthe ses ( ) for details. Front panel A ?/1 (on/sta ndby) switch (10) (40) B Disc tray (33) C A (open/clo se) butt on (33) (34) D T ape com partment (39) E A (eject) button (40) F LINE-2 IN t / o L/R jacks* 1 (100) G SELECT D VD/VIDEO (9) H PROGRAM[...]

115 Index t o par ts and controls Additiona l Information Displa y window A D V D in dicator (34) B Disc i ndicato r (34) C T ape indi cator (3 9) D VCR indic ator (39) E Ti m e r i n d i c a t o r F Re cording i ndicator (43) G STEREO indica tor (91) H Pl aying time/ clock/current status indi cator (3 4) I S URR (sur round) indica tor (76) J DTS i[...]

116 Inde x to par ts and controls Rear panel D V D pl ayer and VC R A (out to tv) connector (1 1 ) B (in from aerial) connector (11) C OUT VIDEO/A UDIO L/R jacks (52) D LINE- 3 connector ( 13) E LINE-1 (EUR O A V) connector (12) D VD playe r only F Mains lead (11) G DIGIT AL A UDIO OUT jack (COAXIAL) (53) H S-VIDEO OUT jack (54) I DIGIT AL A UDIO O[...]

117 Index t o par ts and controls Additiona l Information Remote commander for D VD A TV / D VD•VIDEO switch (9) B Z (ope n/close) button (33) (34 ) C SELECT D VD button (9) D Number b uttons* (1 0) (64) E CLEAR button (72) F SURROUND b utton (76 ) G SET UP b utton (16) H SUBTITLE butto n (70) I A UDIO b utton * (75) J REPEA T/PR OGRAM butto n (7[...]

118 Inde x to par ts and controls Remote commander for VCR A TV / D VD•VIDEO switch (9) B Z (eject) button (4 0) C SELECT VIDEO butt on (9) D Number b uttons* (1 0) E CLEAR button (27) F SET UP b utton (16) G TIMER b utton (46) H A UDIO b utton * (91) I INDEX button (94) J C STEP b utton (40) K z REC (record) button (43) L X (pause) button (40) M[...]

119 D VD A u dio/Subtitle Language Additiona l Information D VD A udio/Subt itle La nguage Abbrev iation Language ARA Arabi c CHI Chi nese CR O Cro atian CZK C zech DAN Da n i sh DEU Ger man ENG English ESP Spanish FIN Finish FRA French GRE Gree k HUN Hungar ian IDN Indonesian IND Hindi ISL Iceland ic IT A Italian IWR Hebre w JPN Japanese KOR Korea[...]

Sony Corporation Pr inted i n Indone sia AK68-00187H Inde x Numerics 16:9 59 4:3 Letter Box 59 4:3 Pan Scan 59 A Adju stin g picture 96 tracking 96 Aerial hookup 11 Angle 69 Audio t rack 93 Auto Cloc k Set 14 Auto Set Up 14 C Canal Pl us 30 Chan ging the pro gramme position 24 Chan ging the station name 28 Clock setti ng 20 Colour system sett ing 4[...]