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    4-249-721- 12 (1) Oper ating I ns t ructio ns For cu stom ers in t he U.S .A Owner ’s Reco rd The model and seri al numbers are located a t the rear of the unit. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to t hem whenever yo u call upon your Sony dealer re garding this prod uct. Model No. DVP-CX985V Serial No.______________ For [...]

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    2 WARNIN G To pr even t fire or shoc k hazard , do not expose the unit to r ain or mo isture. To avoi d elect rical shock, d o not op en the c abin et. Ref er servicin g to qual ified perso nnel onl y. CAUTION The use of optical instrum ents with this product will increase eye hazard. This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uni[...]

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    3 Precau tio ns On sa f ety • Caution – The use of opt ical instr uments with th is pro d uct w ill in cr ea se ey e haz ard. • To pr even t fi re o r shoc k ha zard , do not plac e obj ect s fil led w ith liq uids , suc h as vase s, on the app ar atus. • Sho ul d any so lid obj ect or l i q uid fa ll int o the cab in et, unplu g the play e[...]

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

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    5 Sound Ad justments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Changing the Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 SURROUND Mode Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Enjo ying M o vies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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

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    7 Example of disc s that th e player cannot play The play er cannot pl ay the foll o wing dis cs : • All CD -ROM s (i ncludi n g PHOT O C D s) / CD-R s /CD-R Ws ot he r than th ose reco rded in the fo llowing formats: –music CD fo rmat –vide o CD for mat –MP3 for ma t tha t conf or ms to IS O9660 * Level 1/Level 2, or its extend ed for mat,[...]

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    8 Notes Ab out th e Di sc s • To keep t he di sc clean , handle the dis c by its edge. Do not to uc h the sur fa ce . • Do not ex pose t he disc to di rect s unlight or heat sources suc h as h ot air d ucts, or le ave it in a car pa rk ed in dir ec t sunli ght as the temp er at ure ma y ri s e cons id er ably ins i de the car. • After pl ayin[...]

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    9 Index to Part s and Con trols For more informa tion, see the page s in pare ntheses. Front panel A [ / 1 (o n/st andb y) bu tton ( 32) B PROGR ESSIV E indic ato r (87) Lights up when the player ou tputs progressive sign als. C SACD (S up er Audi o CD) indi cat or Lights u p when: — play ing a Supe r Au dio C D. — no disc is inse rted. D MULTI[...]

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    10 Front panel dis play When p l aying ba ck a DVD V ID E O/DV D-RW When p l aying ba ck a VIDE O CD wit h P layback Cont r ol (PBC ) (40) When p l aying ba ck a CD, Sup er audi o CD, DA TA CD (MP3 audi o) , or VID E O CD (wi thout PBC) Playing t ime (65) Disc type Current aud io signal (68) Lights up wh en you can change t he ang le (73) Current p[...]

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    11 To turn off the front pa nel displ ay Press FL OFF on th e pl ay er. The f ro nt pan el displa y turns of f, and the FL OF F indic ator on the pla yer ligh ts up. z Hint You can adjust the li ghting of the front panel display by setti ng “DIMME R” in “ CUSTOM SETUP” (p age 89) .[...]

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    12 Rear panel A DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack (24) (25) (26) B DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) jack (24) (25) (26) C 5.1CH OUTPUT ja cks (26) D LINE OUT AUDIO L/R 1/2 jacks (23) (24) (25) E LINE OUT VIDEO 1/2 jacks (19) F S VIDEO OUT 1/2 jacks (19) G COMPONENT VIDEO OUT (Y, P B / C B , P R /C R ) jacks (19) H COMPONENT VIDEO OUT/SCAN SELECT switch (8 7) I COMMA[...]

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    13 Remote A TV/DISC EXPLORER/DVD switch (50)(82) B OPEN/CLOSE button (34) C Number bu ttons (37) The num ber 5 butto n has a tac tile dot.* D CLEAR button (44) E SUR (surround) button (69) F PICTURE MODE button (75) G SUBTITLE butto n (73 ) H AUDIO button (68) I PICTURE NAVI (picture navigation) button (62) J REPEAT button ( 46) K . / > PREV/NEX[...]

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    14 Guide t o the Co ntrol Me nu Dis play Use th e Con tro l Me nu to se lec t a f un ctio n an d to vie w rela ted info rma tion . A fter slid ing th e TV / DISC EXPLORER/DVD switch to DVD, press DISPLAY/FILE repeatedly to turn on or change the Control Menu displa y as follows: Con tr ol M enu disp lay 1 m Control Menu dis play 2 (DVD/VI DEO CD/Sup[...]

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    15 List of Co ntro l Menu it ems Item Item Name, Function, Relevant Disc Type DISC (page 60) Selects the disc to be playe d. TITLE (page 60)/S CENE (page 60)/TRACK (page 60) Sele cts the titl e, scen e , or trac k to be p l ayed . CHAPTER (page 60)/INDEX (page 60) Selec ts t he c hapte r or in dex t o be play ed. ALBUM (page 60) Sele ct s the al bu[...]

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    16 z Hint The Control Me nu icon indicato r li ghts u p in green when you selec t an y item e xc ep t “OFF.” (“S URROUND,” “PROGRAM,” “SHUFFLE,” “ REPEAT,” “A-B REPEAT,” “ BNR,” and “DIGITAL VIDEO ENHANCER” only). The “ANGLE” indicator lights up in gree n only when the angles can be cha nged. The “CUSTOM PI CTU[...]

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    17 Hookup s 17 Hookups Hookin g Up the Pl ayer Follow steps 1 to 6 to h ook up and adjus t the s ettings of the play er. Notes • Plug cord s se c ur ely to pre v en t unwa nte d noi se. • Refer t o the i nstructions supplie d with t he compone nts to be connec ted. • You cannot connect this pla ye r to a TV that doe s no t have a video inpu t[...]

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    18 When you have more than one Sony DVD player If the sup pl ied re mote in te rferes wit h your other S ony DVD player , se t the command mode fo r this pla yer and the supplied r emote to one that dif fers fr om the other Sony DVD player. The default command mode se tting for this player and the su pplied remo te is DVD1. 1 Slide th e CO MMAN D M[...]

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    19 Hookup s Step 3 : Conn ecting the Video Cords Conn ect this pl ayer t o your T V monitor , proj ector, or AV ampl ifier (recei ver) usi ng a v ideo co rd. Select one of the patt er ns A throug h C , acco rdin g to th e i np u t ja c k on you r T V mo nito r, projec to r, or AV amplifi e r (re cei v er). In order to view pr ogr es sive si g nal p[...]

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    20 A If you are connecti ng to a vid eo input jack Connect the ye llow plug of the audio/v ideo cord (supplied) to the yellow (video) jacks. You will enjoy st a ndard qua lity im ag es. Use the r ed and wh ite plu gs to c onnec t to t h e audio inp u t ja ck s (pag e 23). (D o this if you are connecting to a TV only.) B If you are connecti ng to an[...]

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    21 Hookup s Step 4 : Conn ecting the Audio Cords Refer to th e chart b elow to sele ct the co nnection th at best su its your syst em. Be su re to also read the inst ruction s for t he components you wish to connect . Select a connecti on Select one of the follow i ng co nne ctions, through . Components to b e connected Connection Your setup (examp[...]

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    22 z Hint If you h ave an AV amp lifier tha t conforms to t he 96 kHz sam pling fre quency, us e connection . * Manufa ct ured under license from Dol by Laboratori es. “Do lby,” “P ro Logi c,” an d the double-D sym bol are trademarks of Dolb y Laboratorie s. **“DTS” and “DTS Digit al Surroun d” are registere d trad ema rks of Digita[...]

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    23 Hookup s Connecti ng to you r TV This con nectio n w i ll use yo ur T V ’s spea ker s for sound . * The yellow plug is used for video signa ls (page 19). z Hint When connec ti ng to a monaural TV, use a stereo- mono conve rs ion cord (not suppli ed). Conne ct the LINE OUT AUDIO L/R 1 or 2 jacks to the TV’s audio input ja c k . A TV l : Signa[...]

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    24 Conn ecting to a stereo amp lifier (rece iver) and 2 speakers/Co nnecting to an MD de ck or DA T deck If the st ereo ampli fie r ( receiver ) has a udio input j ac ks L a nd R only , u se . If th e amplif ier (recei ver) ha s a digital i nput jac k, or when conne cting to an MD deck or DAT dec k, use . In thi s cas e, you can al so con nect t he[...]

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    25 Hookup s Conne ctin g to an A V ampl ifier (rece iver) havi ng a D ol by Su r round (Pro Logic) d ecoder and 3 to 6 speake rs You can en joy t he D olb y Surro und e ffec ts on ly w hen pl ayin g Dol by S urro und audio o r m ulti- chann el au dio (D ol by D i gi t al) discs . If your a mplifi er (recei ve r) has L and R audio in put jac ks o nl[...]

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    26 Conne ctin g to a n A V amplifier ( rece iver) w ith 5 .1 ch inpu t ja cks and /or a digital input jack and 4 to 6 spea kers If your AV ampl i fi er (recei ve r) has 5. 1 ch anne l inputs, use . If y ou wa nt to use t he Dol by Di gi t al, or DTS dec ode r func tio n on y our AV ampl i fie r (r ec ei ver), conn ect t o its digital j ac k using .[...]

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    27 Hookup s : Conne cting to the 5.1ch i nput jack s You can enjoy 5. 1c h surrou nd sou nd us ing the i nter na l D o lb y D igi ta l, D T S, o r S u pe r Audio CD Mult i decoder o f this player. (whe n 6 s pea kers are conne cte d, s et “SURROUND” to “OFF.”) You c an a lso e njoy Do lby Su rrou nd (Pr o Logic) sou nd, or su rr ound soun d[...]

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    28 Step 5 : Conn ectin g the Power Cord Plug t he powe r cord s of t h e pl a yer and T V into an AC out let . Step 6: Qu ic k Setu p Follow the steps belo w to make the minimum numbe r of basi c adjust ments f or using th e player. To skip a n adjustment, p ress > . To return to the previous adjus tmen t, pr ess . . 1 Turn on t he T V. 2 Press [...]

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    29 Hookup s 7 Press X / x to select the setting that matches yo ur TV t ype. ◆ If you ha ve a 4:3 stan dar d TV • 4:3 LETTER BOX or 4:3 PAN S CAN (page 87 ) ◆ If y ou h ave a wi de-s cree n TV o r a 4:3 standa rd TV with a wide- screen m ode • 16: 9 (p age 87) 8 Press ENTER. The Setu p Disp la y fo r selec ting the t ype of vide o si gn al [...]

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    30 • DOLBY DIGITAL (only if the amplifier (re c eiver ) has a Dolby Digital dec ode r) (p ag e 91 ) 13 Press ENTER. “DTS” is selected. 14 Press X / x to select the type of DTS signal sent to your amplifier (receive r). Choose the ite m that matches the audio conn ection y ou s elected on pages 24 to 26 ( throug h ). • D-PCM (pag e 91) • D[...]

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    31 Hookup s Audio connec tio n ( page s 23 t o 26) • No additio n al set t i ngs ar e need ed . • Set “DOWNMIX” to “DOLBY SURROUND” (page 91). • Set “DOWNMIX” to “DOLBY SURROUND” (page 91). • Set “DIGI TAL OU T” to “ON” (pa ge 91). • Set “DI STANCE ,” “ BALANC E,” and “LEVEL ” acco rd ing to th e co nne[...]

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    32 Playing Discs Inser ting D iscs You can inser t up to 400 dis cs into this p layer. 1 Press [ / 1 . The play er turn s on. 2 Press OPEN /CLOSE . The fr ont c over o pens. 3 Press DI SC CH ANGE . The DISC CHANGE indicator lig hts up. 4 While c hec king th e di sc slo t num ber indi cated on th e front pa nel disp lay or by the sl ot, tur n the . [...]

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    33 Playin g Di sc s To re move di scs 1 Press OPEN/CLOSE. 2 Press DISC CHANGE. 3 While chec king the disc sl ot number indic ated on th e front panel di splay o r by the sl ot, turn t he . –/ > +/ENTER dial until y ou fi nd the disc y ou wa nt to remo ve. 4 Press A DISC EJECT. The load ing guid e r is es so t ha t you can remove the disc e asi[...]

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    34 4 Press H . The play er star ts pl ay ing the s el ected disc. Adjust th e volume on the TV or the amplifie r (re c eiver). Depe ndin g on the disc , a me nu may appear on the TV screen. For DVD VIDEOs, see page 37. For VIDEO CDs, see page 40. To ch ange the disc Press DISC CHANGE to t urn the indic ator on. Then turn the . –/ > +/ENTER dia[...]

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    35 Playin g Di sc s * DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW/DVD-R only ** DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW/DVD-R/DVD+RW only z Hints • The Insta nt Re pla y f unc tio n is useful when you want to review a sce ne or dial og that you missed . • The Insta nt Searc h f unc tio n is useful when you want to pass ov er a scene that you don’t want to watch. Notes • You may not be abl [...]

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    36 Resumi ng Pl ayback From the Po int Where Y ou Stoppe d the Disc (Res ume Play) The play er remem bers th e po int wher e you stoppe d the disc, even if y ou pr ess [ / 1 and the pla y e r enters st andb y m o d e. 1 While play ing a disc, press x to stop playb ack. “RESUM E” ap pe ars on th e front pa ne l display . 2 Press H . The pl ayer [...]

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    37 Playin g Di sc s Using th e DVD’ s Men u A DVD is divid ed into l ong sections of a picture o r a musi c f eature cal led “tit le s. ” When y ou p lay a DVD whic h cont ai ns several titles, you can select the titl e you w ant using the TO P MENU/ ED I T bu tton. When you play DVDs th a t allow yo u to select items s uch as th e language f[...]

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    38 Select ing “O RI GINAL ” or “PLAY LI ST ” on a DVD- RW Some DVD-RWs in VR (Vid eo Recording) mode have two types of title s for play back: originally recorded titles (ORIGINAL) and edi ted t itl es cr eate d on rec orda ble DVD player s ( PLAY L IS T). You can se le ct th e type of titles to be pla yed . 1 Select a di sc (page 34 ). 2 Pr[...]

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    39 Playin g Di sc s Sel ec ting a P layba ck Area f or a Su per Audio CD Selecting a playback area on a 2 channel + Mul ti-channel Super Audio CD Some S uper A udio CDs consis t of a 2 ch annel playback ar ea and a mu lti-channel p layback area. Yo u can se le ct th e pl a yback are a yo u want to li sten to. 1 Press SACD MUL TI/2CH wh ile the play[...]

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    40 Play in g VIDE O CDs W i t h PBC Fun ction s ( PBC Play back) PBC (Pla yba ck Cont r ol ) a llow s you to pl ay VIDEO CDs interac tively by f ollowing the menu on the TV s creen. 1 Start pla ying a VIDEO CD with PB C funct ion s. A men u ap pear s. 2 Select the item num ber and track you want using X / x or the numb er buttons. 3 Press ENTER. 4 [...]

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    41 Playin g Di sc s Selec ting an d Play ing an MP3 Au dio Tr ack You can play selected tracks on DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/ CD-RWs) re corded in MP3 (MP EG1 Au dio Layer 3) fo rmat. 1 Select a di sc (page 3 4). 2 Press MENU/SORT. The list of M P3 album s re corde d on the DATA CD appe ars. 3 Press X / x to select an albu m, th en pres s ENT ER . The[...]

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    42 About MP3 audio tracks You can pl ay MP3 au di o tra cks on CD - ROMs, CD-Rs, or CD-RWs. However, the discs must be record ed acc ording to ISO 9660 level 1, le vel 2, or Joliet format for the pl ayer to reco gnize th e track s. You c an als o pl ay di scs re cord ed in Mu lti Sessio n. Refer to t he instru ctions of the CD-R/RW device or recor [...]

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    43 Playin g Di sc s Notes • Dependi ng on the sof twar e yo u use to creat e th e DATA CD, the playback or de r may differ from the illust r at ion a bove . • The playbac k orde r above ma y not be applicable if there are m or e than a tota l of 999 a lbum s a nd tracks in the DATA CD. • The playe r can rec ogni z e up to 499 albums (the play[...]

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    44 2 Press X / x to select or (ONE/A LL DI SCS) and pres s ENTER . The options fo r “ONE DISC/ALL DISCS ” appear . 3 Press X / x to selec t an item. • AL L DISCS : Contin uously plays a ll of the disc s. • ONE D ISC: P lays t he se lected disc . 4 Pres s EN TE R. z Hint You can also select “ONE DISC/A LL DISCS” by pressing ONE/ALL DISCS[...]

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    45 Playin g Di sc s 6 Select the title , chapt er, or track you want to pro gr am. ◆ When play ing a DVD VIDEO For exa mpl e, se lect ch apte r “03” of t it l e “02.” Press X / x or the n umber buttons to sel ect “02” und er “T,” then press EN TE R. Next, p ress X / x or the num ber butto ns to select “03” und er “C, ” the[...]

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    46 z Hint You can set Repea t Play or Shuf fle Play for the programm ed title s, chapte rs, or tracks. Du ring Progra m Pla y, follow the st ep s of “Re peat Play” (page 4 6) or “Sh uffle Play” (page 46). Note Progr a m Pla y wil l not st art if y ou se lec t One Di sc mode and th e progra m doe s no t include anyth ing from t he curr ent d[...]

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    47 Playin g Di sc s 1 Press R EP EAT dur i ng playb ack. The foll ow ing dis pl ay a ppears . 2 Press RE PEAT repeat edly to select th e item t o be repeat ed. ◆ When play ing a DVD VIDEO • DISC : repeats all of the titl es on the curre nt disc in One D isc m ode, or al l of the disc s in All Dis cs mode. • TITLE : repeats t he curre nt title[...]

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    48 3 Press X / x to selec t “SET t ,” then press ENT ER. The “A- B RE P EAT ” se tting disp l ay appe ars. 4 During play bac k, when you fin d the starti ng po int (poi nt A) of the p ortion to be play ed repea ted ly , press ENTER. The starti ng point (poi nt A) is s et. 5 When yo u reach th e endi n g point (point B), pre ss ENTER aga in.[...]

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    49 Search i ng f or and Managing Discs (D isc Explorer) Searching for a nd Managin g Discs (Di sc Explore r) Displ ay ing th e Di sc Informa tion You ca n se arch for a di s c by che ck ing th e conten ts of all the di s cs loade d i n th e pl a yer on yo ur T V scre en. Loading the di sc information Press LO A D when the pla yer is in st op or sta[...]

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    50 ◆ Genre You can sel ect the genre of the disc yourse lf (pag e 56). ◆ Dis c type The disc type, su ch as DVD , appear s autom at i ca lly. If th e slot do es not cont ai n a disc, the disc ty pe r o w i s bl an k.“?” a ppears when the play er has not load ed th e di sc informati on in it s memory. Notes • Even if you have remov ed a di[...]

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    51 Search i ng f or and Managing Discs (D isc Explorer) Capturing a scene for a jacket picture You ca n captu re your favori te scen e in a d isc to c rea te a person al j acket pi ctur e. A person alized jacke t pic ture w ill m ake spot tin g th e dis c in th e Di sc Exp lore r easi er. This funct ion is a vailabl e only if t he disc does not con[...]

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    52 Filing D iscs in the Folde r (File Mo de) You c an f ile y our disc s in four i ndi vidu al folder s , “A” to “D . ” Ev en if you f ile discs from fol d e rs “A LL ,” “D VD ,” or “ CD ” t o folder s “A” to “D, ” those disc s are not del eted from the “ALL, ” “DVD,” or “CD” fold ers. You can fi le up to 400[...]

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    53 Search i ng f or and Managing Discs (D isc Explorer) Deleting disc s from a folder You ca n de let e un ne ces sary discs fro m folder s “A” t o “D . ” Y o u cann ot delete d is cs from fold ers “ALL,” “DVD,” or “CD” unless you re m ov e the dis c fr om the pl ayer. 1 Press FOLDE R repe atedl y to s elect the folder c ont ain[...]

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    54 Label in g Di sc s and Folder s (Edit M ode ) You can lab el t he disc with a pers onal ti tle o f 16 char acte rs (Dis c Memo ) (when D VD/ CD text is no t recorde d on the di sc). y ou can also label th e folders “ A” to “D” with a title o f 3 charac ters. The Disc Memo ca n be anythi ng yo u like, such as a title, musician’ s name, [...]

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    55 Search i ng f or and Managing Discs (D isc Explorer) 5 Repeat st eps 3 and 4 to input ot her charac ters. 6 When you h ave ent e red a l l of the charac ters f or the D isc Memo or fo lder name, p ress TOP ME NU/EDI T. The “D ISC MEMO INP UT” disp lay or the “FOLDER NAME INPUT” display disapp ears and the Di sc Memo or fold er name is s [...]

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    56 Notes • If the cursor keys do not work correct ly and you cannot com ple te the task using the ke yboa r d , disconnec t the keyboar d. Then, reconn ect it to th e play er and t ry agai n. • If the keyboa rd is not a US A model, the chara cters may be i npu t di ffe re ntly fr om t hos e on the k eys. The USA ke yboard l ayout is sh own belo[...]

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    57 Search i ng f or and Managing Discs (D isc Explorer) Sorti ng Dis cs (Sort Mode) You can sort t he discs in the fold e r by th e disc slot nu m ber, te xt in forma tion (D V D/S up er Audi o CD/ CD TE XT or Dis c Mem o) o r genre. The t ext info rma tio n i s so rte d al ph abet ic all y. 1 Press FOLDER repeatedly t o select the folder you want [...]

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    58 To canc e l the sor t mo de Press O RETU RN. disa ppears from the Dis c Expl orer . If you pr ess O RETURN agai n, the Di sc Explor er turns off. z Hint The discs in th e sa me g en re are s or te d by numerial order ac cording to the di sc slot nu mber. ALL DVD CD A B C D 1 Super Car Chase MONACO Highway Touring Music Madness 3 198 2 4 Action D[...]

  • Page 59

    59 Searching for a Sc ene Sear c hi ng for a S cene Search ing for a Parti cular Point on a Disc (Search, Scan , Slow-mot ion Play, Freez e Fram e) You can quickly loca te a partic ular point on a disc by m onitori ng the pi cture or pl aying ba ck slow ly. Note Depending on the DVD/VI DEO CD, you ma y not be able to do some of the op era tio ns de[...]

  • Page 60

    60 Playb ack di rectio n SLOW 2 y SLOW1 Opposi t e direct ion (DV D on ly) SLOW2 y SLOW1 The “SLO W 2 y ”/“SLOW 2 ” playbac k speed is slower tha n “SL OW1 y ”/ “SL OW1 .” Playing one frame a t a time (Freeze Frame) When th e player is in th e pa use mod e, press C to g o to the next frame . Pr es s c to go to the precedin g frame ([...]

  • Page 61

    61 Searching for a Sc ene Select “TI M E/TEXT” t o se arch for a starting point by in putting the time code. ◆ When play ing a VIDE O CD with out P BC Playba ck DIS C TRAC K INDEX ◆ When play in g a VI DE O CD with PBC Playba ck DIS C SCENE INDEX ◆ When pl ay ing a Supe r Audio CD /CD DIS C TRAC K INDEX ◆ When play ing a DATA CD (MP3 au[...]

  • Page 62

    62 • You can search for a chapte r (DVD VIDEO/ DVD-RW only) or track (S uper Audio CD/CD/ DATA CD only) by pressi ng the num ber buttons and ENTER. Notes • You cannot search for a still picture on a DVD- RW i n VR mo de. • You cannot search for a scene on a DVD+RW using th e ti me code. • The ti tle, chap ter or track num ber disp layed is [...]

  • Page 63

    63 Searching for a Sc ene 4 Press C / X / x / c to select a title, chapter , or track, and press ENTER. Playba ck sta rts. To return to normal play Press O RETURN. z Hints • If th ere are mo re than 9 ti tles, ch apte rs, or tr acks, V is dis playe d at th e botto m righ t of t he screen . To display th e a ddit ion al titles, c ha pte r s, or tr[...]

  • Page 64

    64 Viewing Inf ormation About the Disc Check ing th e Play ing Time an d Remai ning Time You can check th e playin g t im e and remaining t ime of the curr ent title, c hapter, or track. A l so , you can ch eck the D V D /Supe r Audio CD / C D te xt or tr ac k name (M P 3 audio) re corde d on the disc . 1 Press TIME/ TEXT d uring pla yback. The f o[...]

  • Page 65

    65 Viewing Info rm at ion About the Disc Checking the informatio n on the front panel dis play You can view t he t im e info rmat io n an d text on the front p anel display as well as on the TV screen. The in formation on the f ront panel displa y change s as fo llows whe n you ch ange the t ime in form at io n on you r TV s cree n . When pl aying [...]

  • Page 66

    66 z Hints • When playi ng VIDEO CDs with PBC funct ions , the disc number, s cene number and th e play i ng time ar e disp layed. • Long te xt tha t doe s no t fit in a single li ne will scroll ac r oss th e front panel dis play. • You c an also che ck the ti me info rmation a nd text by pressing the TIME/TEXT button on the pla yer. • You [...]

  • Page 67

    67 Viewing Info rm at ion About the Disc To c lose t he AD VANCED disp lay Select “O F F” in ste p 3. To tur n off th e Contr o l Menu Press DISP LAY/FILE repeatedly until the Cont rol Me nu is tur ned of f. Displ ays of each ite m By pres sing DIS PLAY/F ILE rep eatedl y, you can displ ay eit he r “BI T RATE” or “LAY ER,” whichever was[...]

  • Page 68

    68 Sound Adjustme nts Chang ing th e Soun d When playi ng a DVD recorded in multip le audio f ormats (PCM, D olby Di gital, or DT S), you can change the audi o format. If the DVD is recor ded with mult ilingual tracks, y ou can also ch ang e the lan guage. With CDs, DATA CDs, or VIDEO CDs, you can sel ect the s oun d from th e right o r l ef t chan[...]

  • Page 69

    69 Sound Adjustme nts * “PCM,” “DTS,” o r “DOLBY DIGITAL” is displa yed. The c hannel s in t he curr entl y sel ect ed tra ck are disp l ayed by num b ers as fo llow s: For Dolby Digital 5.1 c h: **The letters in the progra m format dis pl ay indica te th e fo llow in g s ound co m po nents: L: Front (left) R: F ro nt (right) C: Center [...]

  • Page 70

    70 ◆ For 4 to 6 sp eake r se tups (If you select “NONE” in the settin g of “REAR” in “ SPEAK ER S ETUP” (p age 92), yo u canno t sel ec t these m ode s.) • NORMAL SURROUND • ENHANCED S URROUND • VIRTUAL REAR SHIFT • VIRTUAL M ULTI REAR • VIRTUAL MULTI DIMENSION To canc e l the se tti ng Select “O F F” in ste p 2. For 2 s[...]

  • Page 71

    71 Sound Adjustme nts ◆ NORMAL SUR ROUN D Softw ar e w i t h 2 chan nel au dio sig nal s is decoded with the D olby Surrou nd (Pr o Logi c) decod er to create s ur roun d ef fects. Th e rear speaker s will em it iden tical mo naural sou nds. If you ar e using a c enter sp ea ker, th e appropr iate so unds fo r the center speake r will be del iver[...]

  • Page 72

    72 z Hints • You can select “SURROUND” by pressing the SURROUND button on t he player. • You can also selec t “SURR OUND” from the Control Me nu ( pa ge 15). Notes • To e njoy the multicha nnel audio through the 5.1CH OUTPUT jack s, correctl y set each speak er position a nd dis tance (page 92). • When t he playing si gnal does not [...]

  • Page 73

    73 Enjoyin g Movies Enjoying M ovies Changi ng the Ang les If vari ou s angl es (mult i -a ngle s) fo r a scen e are recorded on t he DVD VIDEO, “ANGLE” appears in the fr ont pane l displa y. This m eans that yo u ca n change t he viewi ng a ngle. 1 Pres s ANGL E dur ing pl ayba ck. The nu m ber of the angl e ap pears on the display. 2 Press AN[...]

  • Page 74

    74 To turn o ff the s ubtitles Select “O F F” in ste p 2. z Hint You can also s elect “SUBTITLE” from the Control Menu (page 15). Note Depending o n the DVD VI DEO, you may not b e able to ch an ge th e subtitle s ev en if mult ili ngual subtit le s ar e recorde d on it. Y ou al so may not be able to tur n the m off. Adju stin g th e Pi ct [...]

  • Page 75

    75 Enjoyin g Movies 4 Press ENTER. The disc plays wi th the setting you select ed. To can c el the “BNR ” settin g Select “O F F” in ste p 3. To tur n off th e Contr o l Menu Press DISPLAY repeated ly until th e Contro l Men u is tu rn ed off . Notes • If the ou tli ne s o f th e im a ge s o n your sc ree n become b lurred, set “BNR ”[...]

  • Page 76

    76 2 Press PICTURE MODE repeatedly to select the setting you wa nt. The default setting is underli ned. • STANDARD: displays a st anda rd pict ure. • DYN AMIC 1: produc es a bold dynam ic pictu re by incr ea sing th e pict ure c ontr as t an d the col or in te nsity . • DYN AMIC 2: produc es a more dynamic pictur e than DYNAMIC 1 by furth er [...]

  • Page 77

    77 Enjoyin g Movies Enhanc ing th e Pl ay back Pictu re (DI GIT AL VID EO ENHAN CER) The D igital Video E nhanc er (DV E) function makes th e picture a ppear cl ea r and cri sp by enhancin g the outlines of images on your TV screen. Also, th is functio n can soft en the image s o n the sc re en. 1 Press DISPLA Y twice dur in g playb ac k. The Con t[...]

  • Page 78

    78 Using Various Additio nal Functions Locki ng Dis cs (CU STOM PARENTA L CONTRO L, PARE NTAL CONTR OL) You can set two kind s of play back res trictio ns for th e desi re d disc. • Cust om P arental Co ntrol You ca n set pla yback res tricti ons so tha t the playe r w i ll no t play inap propri at e di s cs . • Par ent a l Contro l Playback of[...]

  • Page 79

    79 Using Various Additional Fu nctions 5 Enter o r re-e nter your 4-d igit pa ssword using the number butto ns, t hen press ENTER . “Cus tom pare ntal c ontrol is se t.” appea rs and the sc reen ret urns to th e Control Menu. To turn off t he Cust om Pare ntal Control funct ion 1 Follow steps 1 to 3 of “C u stom Pa re nt al Contro l.” 2 Pre[...]

  • Page 80

    80 3 Press X / x to selec t “PLAYER t ,” then p ress E NTER. ◆ If you ha ve not entered a passw ord The disp lay for reg i st er ing a new passw or d appe ar s . Enter a 4- di git p asswo rd u sing the number buttons, then press ENTER. The display fo r confi rming the password appe ars. ◆ When yo u have a lrea dy regis t er ed a passwor d T[...]

  • Page 81

    81 Using Various Additional Fu nctions To pla y a d isc fo r whic h Pare ntal Contro l is set 1 Select th e di s c and pres s H . The disp lay for ent er ing your pa sswor d appe ars. 2 Enter yo ur 4-di gi t p as sword usi ng the numbe r bu tto ns, then pr es s EN T ER. The play er starts pl ay back. z Hint If you forget your passw ord, press OPEN/[...]

  • Page 82

    82 If you make a mis t a k e en teri ng you r password Press C before yo u press ENT ER and in pu t the corr ect number. If you make a mistake Press O RETURN. To turn off the display Press DISPLAY/FILE rep eatedly until the display is turn ed off. Control ling Y our TV or AV Amplifi er (Rec eiver ) With the Supp lied R em ote By adjusting the remot[...]

  • Page 83

    83 Using Various Additional Fu nctions Cod e nu mb er s of cont roll ab le TVs If more th an one co de number is li sted, tr y enterin g them one at a time until you find t he one that w or ks with y our TV . Controlling the v olume of your AV amplifier (receiv er) with the remote 1 Slide the TV/DISC EXPL ORER/DVD sw itch to DV D. [ / 1 Turns the T[...]

  • Page 84

    84 2 Hold do wn [ / 1 , and enter the manufact urer’s cod e f or you r AV amplifi er (rec eiv er) us in g t he numbe r butt ons (s ee “ Code n umbers of controlla ble AV amplifi ers (receiver)” below ). 3 Releas e [ / 1 . The VOL +/ – buttons con trol the AV amp li fier’ s volum e. ◆ If you want to c ont r ol th e TV volume Slide the TV[...]

  • Page 85

    85 Settings and Adjust me nt s Settings and Adjustmen ts Usin g th e Se tu p Disp la y By usi n g the Se tup Di splay , you ca n make various a djustments to items su ch as pi cture and so und. You ca n also set a languag e fo r the subtitl es and t he Setu p Disp lay, am ong othe r things. F or det ai l s on each Se t up D i sp lay item , se e pag[...]

  • Page 86

    86 6 Press X / x to select a setting, then press ENTER . The setting is selecte d and setup is complete. Exam ple: “16 :9” To turn off the display Press DISPLAY repea tedly until the display is tur ned off. To en ter the Qu ick Se tup mo de Select “Q U I C K ” in step 3 . Fo llo w from st ep 5 of the Qui c k Setup ex planat io n t o m ak e [...]

  • Page 87

    87 Settings and Adjust me nt s Setti ngs f or th e Disp lay (SCREEN SETUP) Choose sett ings according to the TV to be connect ed. Select “SCREEN SETUP” in the Se tup Displ ay. To use the di spl a y, see “U si ng th e Setup Di splay” on pa ge 8 5. The d efaul t se tti ngs ar e un derl ined . ◆ TV TY PE Sel ects the aspe ct ra ti o of the c[...]

  • Page 88

    88 About the COMPONE NT VIDEO OUT/SCAN SELE CT swit ch The COMPONENT VIDEO OUT/SCAN SELECT switch on the r ear panel of the player s elects th e signal output fr om the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks: interl ace, progre ssive, or selec table. The switch tak es priority over the s etting ma de in “COMPONENT OUT.” To swit ch the vide o si gnal for m a[...]

  • Page 89

    89 Settings and Adjust me nt s Custom Sett ings (CUSTO M SETUP) Use th is to mak e pl ay bac k r el ate d adjust m ents an d other s ettin gs . Select “CUS TOM SE TU P” in the Setup Displ ay. To use the di spl a y, see “U si ng th e Setu p D isp lay” (pa ge 85) . The d efaul t se tti ngs ar e un derl ined . ◆ AUTO P OWER OF F Switches the[...]

  • Page 90

    90 Notes • When you set th e item to “AUTO,” the langua ge may change. The “TRACK SELECTION” setting has highe r prio rity than the “A UDIO ” se tt ings in “LANGUAGE SETUP” (page 86). • If PCM, DT S, and Dolby Dig ital sound tr a ck s have the same nu mb er of channels, th e pl ayer selects PCM, DTS, and Dolby Digital sound trac[...]

  • Page 91

    91 Settings and Adjust me nt s ◆ AUDIO FILTER (exc ept Sup er Au dio CD) Select s a digital f ilt er to reduc e noise ab ov e 22.05 kH z (Sa mpli ng frequen cy (Fs) of th e audio source is 4 4.1 kH z), 24 kHz (Fs i s 48 kHz), or 48 kHz (F s is abov e 96 kHz) . Note There m ay be little effect by chang ing the dig ital filter depending o n the d i[...]

  • Page 92

    92 • 48kHz/96kHz PCM (DVD VIDEO only ) Selects the sam pl in g fr equenc y of the au dio signal . Notes • Even if you set “48kHz/96kHz PCM” to “96kHz/ 24bit,” the s ampling f requency is con verted t o 48kHz/16bit when a “SURROUND” mode (page 69) i s sele cted. • The a nalog audio signals f rom the LI NE OUT AUDIO L/R jacks and 5.[...]

  • Page 93

    93 Settings and Adjust me nt s •R E A R * R ear spea ker pos ition Correct ly specify the lo cation of th e rear sp eakers to enjoy th e sur r o u nd ef f ect . • Set to “SIDE,” if th e locat ion o f th e rear spea kers corresponds to sect ion A below. • Set to “REA R,” if the locatio n of th e rear sp eaker s corresponds to sect ion [...]

  • Page 94

    94 ◆ BALAN CE Varies the bala nc e of the le ft and righ t speakers. Be sure to set “TEST TONE ” to “ON ” fo r easy adjust ment. The def au l t adjust ments ar e in pa rent hese s. ◆ LEVE L Varies the leve l of ea ch spe ak er. Be sur e t o set “TEST TONE” to “ ON” for eas y adjustment. The def au l t adjust ments ar e in pa ren[...]

  • Page 95

    95 Additi onal Info rmatio n Additional Info rmation Troubl eshoo ting If you exp erienc e an y of the f ollowi ng difficul tie s while using the player, use this troubles hooti ng g uide to he lp rem ed y the proble m bef ore req ues ting re pa irs. Shou ld any prob lem pers ist, cons ul t y our neares t Sony deal e r. Power The pow er is not t ur[...]

  • Page 96

    96 The soun d only comes fr om t he cen te r speak er. , Dependi ng on the disc, the soun d may come from the ce nter s peak er on ly. Operation The rem ote does not fun ctio n. , The ba tteri es in th e remote are weak. , There are obs tacles b etween the r emote and the pl ay er. , The d ist ance b et w ee n the re m ote an d the player i s too f[...]

  • Page 97

    97 Additi onal Info rmatio n The angl es can not be cha nged. , Try using t he DVD’s menu instea d of the direct select io n button on t he re m ot e (page 37). , Multi-angles are n ot recorded on the DVD being playe d. , The an gle can on ly be cha nged w hen t he “ANG LE ” ind icator ligh ts up on the front panel display (pa ge 10). , The D[...]

  • Page 98

    98 Glos sary Chapter (page 10, 15, 60) Secti ons of a picture or a music fe ature tha t are smalle r th an tit les. A title is composed of severa l chapt ers. Dep ending on the dis c, n o chap te rs may be reco rded . Dolby Digita l (pag e 26 , 91) Digital audio compres sion technolo gy develo pe d by Dolb y La bora to ri es. Thi s technolog y conf[...]

  • Page 99

    99 Additi onal Info rmatio n Interl ace for mat (p ag e 87) Int erl ace forma t sho ws ever y ot he r lin e of an image as a si ngl e “field ” an d is the sta nda rd method fo r displa ying image s on tele vision . The e ven n umber field show s the even numbe red lines o f an ima ge , and the odd numbe red fiel d shows t he odd num bered l ine[...]

  • Page 100

    100 Prog r es s iv e form at (p ag e 87 ) Com par ed to th e In terla ce for m at th at alte rnat ely sh ows ev ery o ther line o f an im age (field) t o crea te one fr ame, the Pro gressive for ma t sh ows the en tir e i m ag e at onc e as a single f rame. This mean s that while the Interl ace format c an show 30 fra mes (6 0 field s) in one seco [...]

  • Page 101

    101 Additi onal Info rmatio n Spec ifica tions Syst em Laser: S em i co nductor laser λ = 780 nm for CD λ = 650 nm for SA - CD and D V D Emissi on dur ation: co ntinuo us Signal form at sy stem: NTS C Audio chara cteri stics Freq uency resp onse : DVD VIDEO (PCM 96 kHz) : 2 Hz to 44 k Hz (44 kHz : –2 dB ±1 dB), Sup er Audi o CD: 2 Hz to 100 kH[...]

  • Page 102

    102 Langua ge C ode Li st For de tails, see p ages 6 8, 73 , 86. The lang ua ge spell i ngs co nform to the ISO 639: 19 88 (E/F) standard . Code Lan guage Code Langua ge Code Languag e C ode Language 1027 Afar 1028 Abkhazian 1032 Afrikaans 1039 Amharic 1044 Arabic 1045 Assamese 1051 Aymara 1052 Azerbaijani 1053 Bashkir 1057 Byelorussian 1059 Bulgar[...]

  • Page 103

    103 Inde x Numerics 16:9 87 4:3 L ETTER BOX 87 4:3 OUTP U T 88 4:3 PAN SCAN 87 48kHz/96kHz PCM 92 5.1 Channel Surrou nd 21 , 26 A A-B REPEAT 47 ADVANCED 66 ALBUM 61 Album 41 ANGLE 73 AUDIO 68 , 86 AUDIO ATT 90 AUDIO DRC 90 AUDIO FILTER 91 AUDIO SETUP 90 AUTO PLAY 89 AUTO POWER OFF 89 B Batter ies 17 BNR 74 C CD 33 CD D IRE CT 90 CHAPTER 15 , 60 Cha[...]

  • Page 104

    S S VIDEO output 19 SCENE 15 , 60 , 61 Scene 10 , 100 SCREEN SAVER 87 SCREEN SETUP 87 Search ing 59 Sele ct in g a disc 34 , 50 SETUP 85 , 86 Setup Displa y 85 SHUFFLE 46 Shuffle Play 46 SIZE 92 Skipping d iscs 32 Slow-motio n Play 59 SORT 57 SPEAKER SETUP 92 Speakers Hooking up 21 SUBTITLE 73 , 86 Supe r A udi o CD 39 , 100 SURROUND 69 T TEST T ON[...]