Sony DVP-NS300 Operating Instructions (CD/DVD Component) manuale d’uso

Operat ing In struct io ns 3-069-729- 11 (1) CD/DVD Player DVP-NS300 © 2001 Sony Co rporation[...]

2 WAR N I N G To p revent fi re or shock hazard, do not ex pose the u nit to rain or moistur e. To av oi d el ect r ical shoc k, do not open the cab in et. Ref er servi cing to q ualif ied pe rsonne l only . Mains le ad mus t only be change d at a qua lifi ed serv ice shop. This appliance i s classifi ed as a CLASS 1 L ASER product. T he CLASS 1 LA[...]

3 Precau tio ns On safety • Caution – The use of optica l instru men ts with this pr od u ct wil l in cr ease ey e hazar d . • Shoul d any solid object or liqui d fall int o the cabine t, unplug the pla yer and have i t checke d by qualified personnel be fo re operati ng it any further. On power sources • The pla yer is n ot disconn ecte d [...]

4 T able of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Welcome! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precaution s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

5 Sound Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Changing the Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 TV Virtual Surround Sound Settin gs (TVS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Enjoying Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

6 About th is Ma nu al • Instructions in this manu al describe the contro ls on t he remo te. You c an also use the contro ls on th e player i f they have the same or simil ar na m e s as tho s e on the re mo te . • The icon s used in this m anual are described below: This Player Can Pl ay th e Follow ing Dis cs The “ DVD VIDEO ” logo is a [...]

7 Some playback o perations of DVDs and VIDEO CDs may b e intentiona lly set by software produ cers . Since this p la yer pl ay s DVDs and VIDEO CDs according to the disc contents t he so ftware producers de signed, some playb ack features may n ot be avail able. Als o , ref er to the i nstr uct ions s upp lied with the DVDs or VIDEO CDs. This pro [...]

8 Index to Parts and Cont rols For more information, refer to the pages indicated in parentheses. 1 POWER switch/ indicator (30) 2 BNR (Block Noise Redu ction) b utton/ indicat or (48 ) 3 SURROUND button/indicator (4 5) 4 Disc tray (30) 5 A (open/c l o s e) bu tto n (30) 6 . / > (previo us/next ) buttons ( 31 ) 7 C / X / x / c / ENTER b uttons ([...]

9 When play ing bac k a DVD When playing back a VIDEO CD (PBC) When play ing back a CD or VIDEO CD (without PBC) Front Panel Display DVD PGM MPEG SHUFFLE NTSC TITLE CHAP HOUR MIN SEC DTS ANGLE REPEAT1 A-B Digital Playing ti me (41) Disc type Play ing sta tus Curr ent cha pter (41) Curr ent audi o signal ( 44) Lights up when you can chan ge the angl[...]

10 1 DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack (21, 22, 24) 2 LINE (RGB)-TV connector (15, 17) 3 S VIDEO OUT jack (17) 4 LINE OUT (VIDEO) jack (17 ) 5 LINE OUT L/R (AUDIO) jac ks (20, 21, 22) Rear Pa nel PCM/DTS/MPEG/ DOLBY DIGITAL R-AUDIO-L VIDEO COAXIAL LINE (RGB)-TV LINE OUT S VIDEO OUT DIGITAL OUT[...]

11 1 Z (open /c lose) b ut ton (31) 2 BNR (Block Noise Redu ction) b utton (48) 3 SURROUND button (45) 4 TIME/TEXT bu tton (41) 5 REPEA T button (37) 6 SHUFFLE button ( 37) 7 PROGRAM button (3 5) 8 (angl e) bu tton ( 47) 9 (audio) bu tto n (44 ) q; . / > (previo us/next ) buttons ( 31 ) qa / y (scan/slow) but tons (39) qs H (pla y) bu t ton (30 [...]

12 Guide to O n-Scr een Di spla ys (Status Bar , Contro l Bar , Control Men u) The fol l owin g exp l ai ns t he thre e typ e s of on -s cr een di sp la ys us e d with thi s play e r : Status B ar, Cont rol Bar , and C ont rol Men u. Displa ys the curren t playing status. This disp lay appe ars when th e DISPLAY bu tton is pr essed rep eatedly dur [...]

13 The Cont rol Bar app ears when a p layback func tion is sele cted by pre ssing the fu nction ’ s bu tto n on the remote. The Con trol Me nu appear s when the DISPLAY butt on is press ed when t he play er is in st op mode. The n umb er in pare nthe sis in dicate refe renc e pag es. Contro l Bar 2 ( 7 ) Playbac k function icon. Selec te d item o[...]

14 Getting Started Quick Ov erview A quick o verview pre sented in this chapt er will give you eno ugh inform ation to star t using th e player for your enj oyment. To us e the surround sound featu res of this playe r, refer to “ Hook ups ” on pa ge 17. Note You cannot conn ect th is player to a TV that does not ha ve eit her a SCART (E UR O AV[...]

15 Getting Sta rte d Step 3: TV Ho okup s Connect a S CART (EURO AV) cord (not sup plied) an d the mai ns l ead in the orde r ( 1 ~ 3 ) shown bel ow. Be sure to c onnect the mains le ad last. When connect ing to a stand ard 4 :3 scree n TV Depend in g on th e di sc, the i mage ma y not fit your TV scr e en. If you want to change the aspect rat io, [...]

16 Step 4: P layin g a Disc 1 Turn on th e TV. 2 Switch t he input selector on the TV to th e play er. 3 Pres s POWE R on th e play er. 4 Press A on the pl aye r to op en the dis c tray . 5 Place t he disc o n the t ray with t he playb ack side f acin g down. 6 Press H . The disc t ray closes an d the player be gins pl aying the di sc . After Step [...]

Hookups 17 Hookups Hookin g Up the Pl ay er Follow S teps 1 to 4 to hook up and adju st the settin gs of the p layer. Before you start, turn off the p ower, check that you have all of the su pplied ac cessories, an d insert the batteries into the remot e (pag e 14). Notes • Plug cords sec ur el y to pr ev en t unwa nte d noi se. • Refer to the [...]

18 Connect the SCART (EURO AV) cord (n ot supplied). Be sure to make the connections firmly to avoid hum and noise. W hen you conne ct using t he SCART (EURO AV) cord, chec k that the TV conforms to S v id eo o r RGB sign als. Re fer to the o pera tin g instru ctio ns sup p lie d wit h the TV to be co nnect ed. Also, when you set “ LINE ” to ?[...]

Hookups 19 Step 2: Conne cting the Au dio Co rds Refer to t he chart belo w to select the connecti on that best suits your system. The surround effects you will en joy d e pe nd on the co nnecti ons and comp onents y ou use. Select on e of the follo win g conn e ction s, through . * Manufactured und er lice nse from Dolb y Labo ratories. “ Dolby,[...]

20 This connectio n will us e your TV speakers for sound. If you use the SCART (EURO AV) c ord in A of “ Step 1: Connecting the Vi deo Cords ” (page 17 ), you do n ot have to co nnect aud io cords to your T V. x Recommend ed surround sound effects for this conn ection • TVS DYNAMIC (page 45) • TVS WIDE (pag e 45 ) The yello w pl u g is use [...]

Hookups 21 This connectio n will use your 2 fron t speak ers connect ed t o your stereo ampl ifi er (rece iver) for sound. If the stereo ampl i f i er (receiver) has audio i np ut jacks L and R only , use . If the amplifier (receiv er) has a digital input jack, use . When connect ing to an MD deck or a DAT deck, use . In this case, connec t the pla[...]

22 This connectio n will allo w you to e njoy the surround effects of the Pro Logic decoder o n your amplifier (receiver). If you ha ve an AV amplifier (receiver) equipped with a Dolby Digital, MPEG au dio, or DT S decoder , refer to page 24 . You can enjoy t he Dolby S urround effects o nly when p laying Dolby Su rround audio o r multi- channel au[...]

Hookups 23 ∗ When co nnectin g 6 sp eakers, rep lace t he monaur al rea r speaker with a centr e speak er, 2 re ar speake rs and a subwoofer. PCM/DTS/MPEG/ DOLBY DIGITAL R-AUDIO-L VIDEO COAXIAL LINE (RGB)-TV LINE OUT S VIDEO OUT DIGITAL OUT PCM/DTS/MPEG/ DOLBY DIGITAL COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT C-2 LINE OUT R-AUDIO-L VIDEO C-1 CD/D VD play er or Fron t [...]

24 This conne ction will all ow you to use the Dolby Digi tal, MPE G audio, or DTS decoder fun ctio n of your AV ampli fier (receiver). You are not able to enjo y the TVS soun d effec ts of the play er. x Recommend ed surround sound effects using t his connect i on with your ampli fier (receive r) • Dolby Digital (5.1ch) (page 67) • DTS (5.1ch)[...]

Hookups 25 PCM/DTS/MPEG/ DOLBY DIGITAL R-AUDIO-L VIDEO COAXIAL LINE (RGB)-TV LINE OUT S VIDEO OUT DIGITAL OUT PCM/DTS/MPEG/ DOLBY DIGITAL COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT D Front (R ) Front (L) Rear (R) Rear (L) AV ampl ifier (r eceiver) with a d ecoder Subwoofer Centre [Speaker s] [Speake rs] Coaxial digital cord (not su ppli ed) to coaxial d igital inpu t l :[...]

26 Step 3: C onne cting the Ma ins Le ad Plug the pl aye r and TV main s lead (power cord s) in t o a mains. Do not c onnect the ma ins lead o f your player to a “ switche d ” mains of an amplifier (receiver). Otherwise, when you turn off th e power of your amplifier (receiver), th e settings for the player may be los t. Step 4: Q uick S etup F[...]

Hookups 27 E Press X / x to sel ect a la nguage . The player uses the language selec ted here to display the DVD menu and subtitles as well. F Press ENTER. The Setup Display for select ing the aspect ra tio of the TV to be con nected ap pears. G Press X / x to sel ect the i tem. H Press ENTER. The Setu p Di sp la y for s ele c tin g the typ e of vi[...]

28 K Press X / x to sel ect the i tem, th en pre ss ENTER. • When “ NO ” or “ LINE OUTPUT L/R (AUDIO) ” is sele cted, Qu ick S e tup is fin ished a nd conn ect ion s a re co mpl ete . • When “ DIGITAL OUTPUT ” is selected, t he Setup Display for “ DOLBY DIGITAL ” appears. Procee d to Step qs . L Press X / x to sele ct the i tem.[...]

Hookups 29 To enjoy the sur round sou nd effects o f this play er or you r amplifier (receiver), th e followi ng items must be set as desc ribed below for t he audio connec ti on you sel ected i n page 21 to 24 ( through ). Each of these are the default settin gs and do not need to be adjusted when you firs t conn ect the pla yer. R efer to pag e 5[...]

30 Playin g Discs Play ing Discs Depending on the DVD or VIDEO CD , some operati o ns may be diff erent or r estricted. Refer to th e operati ng instructio ns suppli ed with your di sc. 1 Turn on you r TV. 2 Switch the in put selector on the TV to the pl ayer. When using an amplifier (receiver) Turn on the amp lifier (receiver) and select t he ap p[...]

Playin g Discs 31 Notes o n playing DT S sound trac ks on a CD • When playin g DTS-encoded CDs, excessive no ise will be he ard from t he analog stere o jacks. To avoid possible damage to the audio sys tem, the con sumer shou ld take prop er p recaut ions when the analog stere o jacks of the play er are connect ed to an amp lif i catio n sys tem.[...]

32 Resuming Playback from the Point Where Y ou Stopped the Disc (Resume Play) When yo u stop the di sc, the player remembers the po int where you presse d x and “ RESUME ” appea r s on the front pan el displ ay. As long as yo u do not op en the disc tray, Resume P lay works even i f th e pl ay er enters stan dby mode b y pre ssi ng ^ / 1 on the[...]

Playin g Discs 33 Using the DVD’ s Menu Some discs have a “ title menu ” or a “ DVD menu. ” On some DVDs, this may simply be called a “ menu ” or “ titl e. ” A DVD is divid ed into long sectio ns of a picture o r a m usic featu re called “ titles. ” When you play a DVD which contains several title s, you can selec t the title [...]

34 Play ing VIDEO CDs wi th PBC Fun cti on s (PBC Pla yback ) With PBC (Playbac k Control) functions, you can en joy simpl e interac tive ope rations , searc h fu nctions , and othe r ope rations . PBC playback al lows yo u to play VIDEO CDs interacti vely by follo wing the menu on the T V sc r e en . 1 Start playi ng a VIDEO C D with PBC functions[...]

Playin g Discs 35 Va rious Pl ay Mode Functi ons (Programme P lay , Shuf fle Play , Repeat Play , A-B Re peat Play) You can set t he f ollo w i ng play mo des: • Programme Play (page 35) • Shuffle Play (pa ge 37) • Repeat Play (pag e 37) • A- B Repeat Play (page 38 ) Notes • The play mode i s cance lled wh en — you open the dis c tra y.[...]

36 5 Select the title, chapte r, or track you want to prog ramme. x When playi ng a DVD For example, se le ct chap t er “ 03 ” of title “ 02. ” Press X / x to sel ect “ 02 ” un der “ T, ” th en press ENTER. Next, pr ess X / x to select “ 03 ” under “ C, ” then pr ess EN TER. x When playing a VIDEO CD or CD For example , se l[...]

Playin g Discs 37 You can ha ve t he playe r “ shuffle ” titles, chapters, o r tracks a nd play them in a random order. S ubsequen t “ shuffling ” may produce a different playing order. 1 Press S HU F FLE du r ing play ba ck. The Contro l Bar is di splayed. 2 Press S HU FFLE r ep eatedl y to sele ct the item y ou want to set. x When playing[...]

38 2 Press REPEAT repeat edly t o sele ct the item you want to set. x When playi ng a DVD (Programme Play and Shu ffle Play are set t o OFF) • DISC: Repeats all of the titles. • TITLE: Repeats th e current title o n a disc. • CHAPTER: Repeats the cu rrent cha pter . x When playing a VIDEO CD or CD (Programme Play and Shu ffle Play are set t o[...]

Searchi ng for a S cene 39 Searchi n g for a S c ene Search ing f or a Part icu lar Point on a Disc (Scan, Slow - motion pl ay) You can locate a p articul ar poin t on a disc quic kly by monito ring the pict ure or playi ng back slowly. Note Depending on the DVD/VIDEO CD, you may not be able to d o som e of the o perations described. Pres s or y wh[...]

40 Search ing fo r a T itl e/ Chapte r/T rack/I ndex / Scene (Sear ch mo de) You can search a DVD disc by title or chapter, an d you can search a VIDEO CD or CD by trac k, in de x, or scen e. As titles and tracks are assigne d unique numbers on th e disc, you can select the desire d on e by e nteri ng it s num ber. Or , y ou can search for a scen e[...]

Viewing Information About the Disc 41 Viewing In formation About the Disc Checki ng the Playi ng Time and Remain ing Time on the Fron t Pane l Displ ay You can check informatio n abo ut the dis c, such as th e remainin g time, to tal number of titles of a DVD, or tracks of a CD or VIDEO CD, us in g the fro nt pan e l displa y (page 9) . Press TIME [...]

42 z The p laying time and rema ining t ime of the current chapter, title, tra ck , sc en e, or disc wil l als o app ear o n your TV scr een. See the following section “ Checking the Pla ying Time a nd Remai ning Time ” for instructi ons on how to re ad this informati on. Note Depending on the type of disc be ing pla ye d a nd the playing m ode[...]

Viewing Information About the Disc 43 2 Press TIME/ TEXT re peatedl y to change the time inform a tion. The display and the kinds of time t hat you can change depend on the disc you are playing. x When pl aying a D VD • T ** : ** : ** Playing ti me of th e current ti tle • T – ** : ** : ** Remaining t ime of t he current t itle • C ** : ** [...]

44 Sound Adjustme nts Changi ng the Soun d If the DVD is recorded with multilingual tracks, you can select the langua ge you want while playing th e DVD. If the DVD is recorded in multiple audio formats (PCM, Dolby Digital, MP EG audi o, or DT S), yo u can select the au dio fo rmat yo u want while playing the DVD. With stereo CDs or VIDEO CDs, you [...]

Sound Adjustment s 45 • Dolby Digita l 3 ch • PCM (Stereo) About audio signals Audi o sig nals reco rded in a di sc co ntai n t he soun d el eme nt s (cha nn els ) sho w n belo w . Each chann el is output fro m a separate speaker. • Fron t (L) • Fron t (R) • Centre • Rear (L) • Rear (R) • Rear (M ona ural) : This sig nal ca n be eit[...]

46 To reset the TVS setting In Step 2, sele ct “ OFF. ” TVS (TV Vi rtua l Surr ou nd) DYN AMIC Uses s ound imaging to c reate virtua l rea r speakers fro m the soun d of the fro nt speakers (L/R) withou t using a ctual rear sp eakers (shown below). T he so und imagin g effect i s distinct and clearly reproduces ea ch aural element of t he audio[...]

Enjoying Movies 47 Enjoyi ng M ovies Changi ng the Angle s If vario us angles ( multi-angles ) for a scene are recorded on the DVD, “ ANGLE ” appears on the fro nt pa nel displa y. Thi s means th at you ca n ch ang e th e vie w i n g angl e. For example , while p laying a scene of a train in mo tion, you can di splay the view fro m either the f[...]

48 To turn off the subtitles Select “ OF F ” in S tep 2. Note Depending on the DVD, you may not be able to change the subt itles e ven if m ultilingu al subti tles a re reco rd ed o n it . Adj us ting th e Pict ure Quali ty (BNR) The Bloc k Noise Re ductio n (BNR ) function adjusts the pictu re qua lity by red ucing t he “ block no ise ” or[...]

Using Various Additional Functions 49 Using V arious Additional Fun ctions Lockin g Disc s (Custom Parent al Contro l, Parenta l Contr ol) You can set tw o ki nds of pla yback restrictions for the desired disc. • Custom Parental Cont rol You can set the playback restricti ons so that the player will no t play inapprop ri ate discs. • Parental C[...]

50 5 Enter or re-ent er your 4 -digi t password by pres sing X / x to select the digit, followed by c to move the cursor. Then pr e ss ENTER . “ Custo m parental cont rol is set. ” appears and then the screen ret urns to t he Control Menu di spla y. If you make a mistake entering yo ur password Press C bef ore you pre ss ENTER and input the co [...]

Using Various Additional Functions 51 1 Press D ISPLA Y while th e pla y er is in stop m ode. The Co ntrol M enu is displ ayed. 2 Press X / x to select (SETUP), then press ENTE R. 3 Press X / x to select “ CUSTO M, ” then press ENTE R. The Setu p Display appears. 4 Press X / x to select “ CUSTO M SE TUP , ” then pr es s ENTER . “ CUSTOM S[...]

52 8 Press X / x to s elect a geogr aphic a rea as the play back limitation le vel, then press ENTE R. The area is sel ected. When yo u select “ OTHERS t , ” select and ent er the standard code i n the table on page 53 usin g X / x . 9 Press ENTE R. The selection ite ms for “ LEVEL ” are disp layed . 10 Sele ct the leve l you want usi ng X [...]

Using Various Additional Functions 53 1 Insert the disc and p ress H . The Control Bar appears. 2 Enter your 4-d igit passw ord usi ng X / x to select the d igit, follo wed by c to move the curs o r. Then pr ess ENTE R. The player start s playbac k. z If you forget yo ur password, remove the disc and repeat Step 1 to 5 of “ Lim iting playb ack by[...]

54 Operat ion So und Ef fect s (Sound Feedba ck) The pl ayer beep s when t he foll owing operations are pe rformed. The defa ult settin g of t he Sound Feedba ck function is set to of f. 1 Press POW ER on the pla y er , the n pres s [ / 1 on the remo te. The pow er ind ic a tor lig hts up in gree n . When there is a disc in the player, p r ess A an[...]

Using Various Additional Functions 55 Contro llin g Y ou r TV wi th the Su pplie d Remote You can co ntro l the s ound level, i nput source, and power switch of yo ur Sony TV with the supplied remote. You can co ntrol yo ur TV usi ng the bu ttons below. ∗ If you connect th e pl ay er to the TV via the SC ART (EURO AV) conn ectors, the i nput sour[...]

56 Using th e Setu p Disp la y By using the Se tup Dis p la y, yo u ca n mak e various adjustments to items such as pi cture and sound . You can al so se t a langua ge for the subtitle s and t he Setup Display, a mong other things . For detail s on each Se tup Display it em see pag e 57. For an overa ll list of Se tup Di splay item s, see page 71. [...]

Settings and Adjustments 57 z If you select “ QUIC K ” in Step 3, you will ent er Quick Setup mod e (pa ge 26). Follow f rom Step 5 o f the Qu ick Setup explanati on to make ba si c ad ju s tm ents. z If you select “ RESET ” in Step 3, you c an reset all of the “ SETU P ” setti ngs on pa ge 71 t o 72 (exc ept for “ PARENTAL CONTROL ?[...]

58 z If you select “ OTHERS t ” in “ DVD MENU, ” “ SUBTITLE, ” and “ AUDIO, ” selec t a nd en ter th e langua ge code from the list usin g X / x to selec t the digit, foll owe d b y c to mov e the cu r sor (p age 70) . After you have made a selectio n, the langu age cod e (4 digits) is disp layed the next time yo u select “ OTHERS[...]

Settings and Adjustments 59 Note De pend ing o n t he D VD, “ 4:3 LETTER BO X ” may be select ed autom atica lly in stead of “ 4:3 PAN SCAN ” or vice versa. x SCREEN SAVER Turns on and off the screen saver so that the screen saver ima ge ap pears when you leave the player in pau se or stop mode for 15 minut es, or w he n yo u pla y bac k a [...]

60 x AUTO PLAY Selects the Auto Pla y setting when you tu rn on the play er. x DIMMER Adjusts the lig hting of the front pa nel disp lay. x PAUSE MODE (DVD only) Selects t he picture i n pa use mode . x PARENTAL CONTROL t (DVD only) Sets a passwor d and pla yback limit ation le vel for DVDs with playback limitation for children. For deta ils, see ?[...]

Settings and Adjustments 61 Settin gs fo r the So un d (AUDI O SETU P) “ AUDIO SETUP ” allows y ou to set the sound a ccording t o the playback and connect ion conditi ons. Sele ct “ AUDIO SETUP ” in the Setup Display. Fo r details o n using the disp lay, see “ Using the Setu p Disp la y ” (page 56). The de fault setting s are unde rlin[...]

62 x DIGITAL OUT Selects i f audio si gnals a r e output vi a the DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack. Switch es the meth od of ou tputt ing a udio signals whe n you conn ect the followin g compone nt usin g a coaxial di gital co rd via the DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack. — Amplifier (receiver) with digital input jac k — Amplifier (receiver) with a b uilt-i[...]

Settings and Adjustments 63 x DTS Selects if DTS signals are o utput via the DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack. Notes • If you selec t one of the TVS settin gs while playin g a DVD, the player does not output the following signals fr om the DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jac k. • Dolby Digita l sign als (when you se t “ DOLBY DIGITAL ” in “ AUDIO SETUP ?[...]

64 Additional I nfo rmation T roubles hoot ing If you experien ce any of the follo wing difficulties while using the CD/DVD player, use this troub leshoot ing g uide to he lp remed y the problem before requesting repairs. Should any prob le m persist, con sult yo ur nearest Sony dealer . The power is not turned on . , Check that t he main s lea d i[...]

Additional Information 65 The remote does no t function. , Ther e ar e obstac les be tw een th e r em o t e and the CD/DVD pla yer. , The d ist ance b etween the rem ote an d th e CD/ DVD player is too far. , The rem ote is not pointed at the re mote sen sor on the CD/DVD player. , The ba tte rie s in th e rem o te are w ea k. The d isc does no t p[...]

66 The angles cannot b e chang ed. , Multi -a ngl es ar e no t recor ded on th e DVD being pl ayed. Th e angl e can be change d when the “ ANGLE ” indicator l ights up on the f ront pan e l di sp la y (p age 9). , The D VD proh ibits changi ng of t he angle s. The CD/DVD player does not operate properly. , When st atic elect ricit y, et c., c a[...]

Additional Information 67 Glossa r y Chapter (page 9) Sections of a pi ct ure or a mu sic feature th at are smaller than tit les. A title is composed of several chapt ers. D ependin g on th e disc, no chapters may be reco rded. Dolby Digital (page 24, 62) Digita l au dio co mpre ssion techn olog y develop ed by Dolb y L aborat or i es. This techn o[...]

68 Region Code (page 6) This system i s used to protec t copyrights. A region numb er is allocated on each DVD player or DVD disc according to the sales regi on. Each re gion cod e is shown on the player as well as on the disc pack aging. Th e player can play the discs tha t match its regio n code. Th e player c an also pl ay discs with the mark. E[...]

Additional Information 69 Spec ifica tions System Laser Sem iconducto r laser Signal forma t system PAL/(NTSC) Audi o cha r acte rist i cs Frequenc y resp onse DVD (PCM 96 kH z): 2 Hz to 44 kH z (±1.0 dB ) DVD (PC M 48 kHz): 2 Hz to 22 kHz ( ±0.5 dB) CD : 2 Hz to 20 kHz (±0.5 dB) Signal-to-noi se rati o (S/N ratio) 115 dB (LINE OUT L/R (AUDIO ) [...]

70 Langua ge Co de Lis t For de tail s, see page 44, 47 , 5 7. The lang uage sp ellings conform to the ISO 6 39: 19 88 (E/F) stan dard. Code Language Code Language Code Language Code Language 1027 Afar 1028 Abkhazian 1032 Afrikaans 1039 Amharic 1044 Arabic 1045 Assamese 1051 Aymara 1052 Azerbaijani 1053 Bashkir 1057 Byelorussian 1059 Bulgarian 1060[...]

Additional Information 71 List o f Se tup Di splay Ite ms The de fault setting s are unde rlined. LANGUAGE SETUP (page 57) SCREEN S ETUP (pag e 58) OSD (The a vailable l anguages d iffer dependi ng upon the pl ayer model.) ENGLISH FRAN Ç AIS DEUTSCH ITALI ANO NEDERLANDS ENGLI SH ITALIANO ESPA Ñ OL DAN SK SVENS KA SUOMI NORS K PORTUGU Ê S PYCCK ?[...]

72 CUSTO M SETUP (p age 59) AUDIO SETUP (page 61 ) LINE VIDEO S VIDEO RGB AUTO P LAY OFF TIMER DEMO1 DEMO2 DIMMER BRIGHT DARK OFF PAUSE MODE AUTO FRAME PARENTAL CONTROL t TRACK SE LECTI ON OFF AUTO AUDIO ATT OFF ON AUDIO DRC STANDARD TV MODE WIDE RANGE DOWNMIX DOLBY SURROUND NORMAL DIGITAL OUT ON DOLBY DIGITAL D-PCM DOLBY DIGITAL MPEG PC M MPEG DTS[...]

73 Inde x Numerics 16:9 58 4:3 LETT ER BOX 58 4:3 PAN SCAN 58 5.1 Channel Surrou nd 24 A A-B Repea t 38 ANGLE 47 AUDIO 72 AUDIO ATT 61 AUDIO DRC 61 AUDIO SETUP 61 AUTO PLAY 60 B BACKGROUND 59 Batteri es 14 BNR 48 C CD 30 CHAPTER 40 Chapter 40 , 67 Conn ecti ng 17 Continuo us play CD/VIDE O CD DV D 30 Control Ba r 13 Control M e nu 13 CUSTOM 56 CUST[...]

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