Sony BDP-N460 manual

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    4-151-461- 11 (1) © 2009 Sony Corporation Printed in Malaysia 4-151-461- 11 (1) Operatin g Instr uctions Blu-ra y Disc™ / D VD Pla y er BDP-N 460 The software of this player may be updated in the future. To find out details on any available updates, please visit: http://www.sony.com/blurayupdate/[...]

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    2 WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rai n or m oisture. To avoid el ectrical shock, do no t open the ca binet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. Batterie s or batteries installed apparatus shall not be exposed to excessive heat s uch as sunshine, fire or the like. CAUTION The use of opt[...]

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    3 • If you have printed the disc’s label, dry the label before playing . • Do not use the following discs. – A lens cl eaning disc. – A disc that has a non- standard s hape (e.g. , card, hear t). – A disc with a labe l or stic ker on it. – A disc that has cell ophane tape or sti cker adhesive on it. • Do not res urface th e playing [...]

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    4 On clea ning Clean the cab inet, panel , and controls wit h a soft cloth. Do not use any type of ab rasive pad, scouring powde r or solvent such as alcohol or benz ine. On clean ing discs, di sc/ lens cl eaner s Do not use clean ing discs or disc/l ens clea ners (inclu ding we t or spray types). These may caus e the appa ratus to m alfuncti on. O[...]

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    5 14) Refer all servicing t o qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the appara tus, the apparatus has been expos ed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped. About [...]

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    6 Table of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Guide to Parts and Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    7 Settings and Adjustments Using the Settings Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Network Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Screen Setti ngs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    8 Guide to Part s and Contro ls For more in form at ion, see the pa ges in parent hese s. Number 5, AUDIO, VOL +, and N PLAY buttons have a tact ile dot. Use th e tactile dot as a refere nce when operat ing the pl ayer. b The availa ble functi ons of the rem ote differ depend ing on the disc or the situation . A THEATER (page 16) Switches to the op[...]

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    9 C Color buttons (RED/GREEN/ BLUE/YELLOW) Short cut k eys for BD’ s interactiv e funct ions. D TOP MENU (pag e 32) Open s or closes the BD ’s or DV D’s To p Menu. POP UP/MENU (page 32) Open s or clos es the BD -ROM ’s Pop- up Menu, or the DVD’s menu. OPTIONS (page 32, 39) The opt ions men u that ca n be selec ted appe ars on th e scre en[...]

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    10 The N button has a tactile dot . Use the tactile dot a s a reference when operating th e player. A [ / 1 (on/stand by) (page 27) Turns on the p layer, or sets to sta ndby mode . B Disc tray (page 30) C Blu-ray Disc indi cator Light s up in w hite w hen the pl ayer is turne d on. Ligh ts up in blue w hen pl ayin g BDs . D Front panel dis play (pa[...]

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    11 A N , X Lights up during pl ayback or paus e. B HD (page 44) Lights up when out putting 720p/ 1080i/ 1080p vi deo s ignals fr om the HD MI OUT jack or 72 0p/1080 i video signals from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks. C HDMI (page 15) Light s up when an HDMI device i s recogn ized . D EXT (page 23 ) Light s up when the ex ternal memo ry insert ed in[...]

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    12 A DIGITAL OUT (OPTI CAL) jack (page 21) B DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack (page 21) C LINE OUT (R-AUDIO-L) jacks (pa ge 1 7, 18, 22) D LINE OUT (VIDEO) jack (page 18) E EXT slot (pag e 23 ) F Ventilati on holes The vent ilatio n fan i s insid e the play er. G AC IN terminal (pa ge 25) H LAN (100) terminal (page 24) I HDMI OU T jack (p age 15, 20) J C[...]

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    13 Hooku ps and Settings Hook ups and Settin gs Hookin g Up the Pla yer Chec k that yo u have the follow ing ite ms. • A udio/ vide o cable ( phono plug ×3) (1) • AC power cord (1) • R emot e comm ande r (rem ote) (1 ) • Size AA (R6) batter ies (2) Follow s teps 1 th rough 7 t o hook up and adjust the set tings of the pla yer. D o not conn[...]

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    14 Step 1 : Connec ting to Yo ur TV About vid eo/HDMI OUT jacks The player has the fol lowi ng v ideo j acks. C onn ect th e playe r to y our T V ac cord ing to the in put jacks on yo ur TV. When c onnec ting th e player to your TV using the HDM I cable, you can en joy high qual ity digita l pictu res and so und t hrough t he HDM I OUT jack. b • [...]

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    15 Hooku ps and Settings Connect the pl ayer a nd yo ur TV u sing a n HDM I cab le to enj oy high quali ty dig ital pic tures an d sound t hrough t he HDMI OUT j ack. If you con nect a Sony TV that is compatible with the “Cont rol for HDMI” function (pag e 16), refer to the instr uction manual supplied with t he TV. If you co nnect a 10 80/2 4p[...]

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    16 b • Not all hig h definiti on televi sion set s are fully compatib le with thi s product and ma y cause artifact s to be disp layed in the p icture. In t he case of 480i/4 80p/720p /1080i/1080p scan pictu re pro blems , it is r eco mmende d that the u ser switch the connection to the LINE OUT VIDEO jack. If there are que stions rega rding our [...]

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    17 Hooku ps and Settings Connect the C OMP ONEN T VID EO OU T j acks of the p layer and you r TV u sing a com ponent video c able. You can enj oy high -qua lity pict ures. Be sure to connect to the LINE OUT (R-AUDIO-L) jacks usin g the audio/video c able. b When you connec t the player and TV usi ng a compone nt video cable , disconn ect the video [...]

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    18 Connect the LINE OUT (VIDEO, R-AUDIO- L) jacks of the pl ayer and your TV using t he audi o/vi deo ca ble. Y ou can enjoy standa rd qua lit y pict ures and so und. Connecting to audio/ video jacks Audio/vide o cabl e (sup pli ed) : Signa l flow Match the col or of the pl ug to that of th e jack. Blu-ray Disc/DVD player TV (red) (white) (yellow) [...]

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    19 Hooku ps and Settings Step 2: C onnect ing to You r AV Ampl ifier (Rec eiver) About a udio/HDMI OUT jacks The play er has th e follo wing a udio jac ks. Conn ect the p layer t o your AV ampli fier (rec eive r) acco rding t o the inp ut jacks on your AV am plif ier (re ceiver ). z For corre ct speak er locat ion, refer to t he inst ruction manual[...]

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    20 If you r AV amp lifier (recei ver) has an HDM I in put, us e this conn ection . You can en joy hi gher qual ity sou nd fro m the co nnecte d AV amp lifie r (rece iver ). To enjo y 7.1 ch anne l sound, use a High Speed H DMI cable. If you c onnect a Sony AV amplifier (receiver) that is c ompatible with th e “Control f or HDMI” function (p age[...]

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    21 Hooku ps and Settings If your A V amp lif ier (r eceive r) h as a Do lby *1 Digit al, Do lby Pr o Log ic, or D TS *2 deco der and a digita l input jack, yo u can enjoy Dolby Digital (5.1ch), Dolby Pro Logic ( 4.0ch), or DTS (5.1ch ) surround effects. 1 Connec t the d igital jack of t he pl ayer and you r AV amplifi er (recei ver). 2 Make th e ap[...]

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    22 If your AV amp lifier ( receiv er) only has L and R aud io inpu t jacks, us e this conn ectio n. Connecting to audio L /R jacks AV amplifier ( receiver) Audio/vi deo cabl e (sup plied) : S ignal flo w Blu-ray Disc/DVD player (whit e) (red) (white) (red) Match th e color of the plug to that of t he j ack.[...]

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    23 Hooku ps and Settings Step 3: In serting the Extern al Memo ry To enjoy additional content (such as BONUSVIEW/BD-L IVE) on certain B lu-ray Disc titles, yo u will nee d to us e exter nal memory (not s upplied). Insert the exte rnal memo ry devic e (1 GB or larger US B flash memory, such as Sony USM2GL, USM4GL, or USM1GH) into the EXT slot as you[...]

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    24 Step 4 : Connec ting to the Netw ork Conn ect the LAN (10 0) te rmina l of the pl ayer to your Inte rnet so urce u sing a LAN cabl e to enjoy the BRAVIA Int ernet Video and upda te the pla yer’ s soft ware . You ca n also enjoy the BD-LIVE func tion (page 32). b • Do not connec t a phone line to the LAN (10 0) termin al, as it may ca use a m[...]

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    25 Hooku ps and Settings * For more i nformat ion about com patible wireles s bridges, visit t he followi ng websit e: http://w ww.sony.c om/blu rayupdate/ Step 5: Co nnec ting the AC Powe r Co rd After all of the othe r connections a re compl ete, co nnect th e suppl ied AC po wer cord to the AC IN terminal of the player. Then plug t he pl ayer a [...]

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    26 Step 6: Prepar ing the Remote You ca n cont rol th e play er us ing the suppl ied remo te. In sert two S ize AA (R 6) batt eries by matchi ng the 3 and # ends on the bat teries to the mar kings inside the b attery compartment. When using the remote, point it at th e remote sensor on the player (page 1 0). b • Use the batt eries cor rectly to a[...]

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    27 Hooku ps and Settings 1 While ho lding do wn TV [ / 1 , enter the TV’s manufa cturer code us ing the numb er butt ons. For in stan ce, to e nter “0 9,” pr ess “0” then “9.” Code n umbers o f contro llable TVs If more than one code number is listed, try entering them one a t a time until you find the on e that works with y our T V. [...]

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    28 4 Sele ct a lang uage for the on -scree n displa ys usin g M / m , an d press ENTER . The initial setti ngs message appears . 5 Sele ct “Sta rt, ” and pre ss ENTER . 6 Sele ct the ca ble typ e used t o conn ect the pl ayer an d your TV , and press ENTER . b When connect ing the HDM I OUT jack and other vi deo output jacks at the s ame t ime,[...]

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    29 Hooku ps and Settings b If no picture appears , press RETURN to return to the prev ious screen, a nd change the resolut ion setting . 2 Select “Fi nish,” an d pres s ENTER. The disp lay asks for co nfirm ation . 3 Select “O K” or “ Cance l,” and p ress ENTER. When yo u sel ect “Vid eo” in st ep 6 Select a n aspect ratio that matc[...]

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    30 Play back Play ing BDs/ DVDs 1 Switc h the i nput s elec tor on yo ur TV so that the sign al from t he playe r appear s on yo ur TV scree n. 2 Press Z on the play er, an d place a disc on t he disc t ray. 3 Press Z on t he pla yer to clos e the di sc tray. • W hen you inse rt a commer cially available BD-ROM or DVD VIDEO, playback aut omatical[...]

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    31 Play bac k 4 Press HOME. 5 Select (Video) using < / , . 6 Selec t usin g M / m , an d pres s N PLAY or ENTER . For commerci ally available BD-ROMs or DVD VIDEOs, playbac k starts. For BDs or DVDs recorded on other equipment, the title list app ears. Select a title u sing M / m , and pr ess N PLAY or ENTER. Playba ck st arts. To stop playback [...]

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    32 Avail able O PTIO NS 1 Press OPTIONS. The op tion s men u appe ars. 2 Sele ct an i tem using M / m , and pres s ENTER . The a vailab le item s diffe r depe nding on the disc type or player sit uation. To disp lay To p Menu When yo u play a BD or DVD , you can display the Top M enu. 1 Press TOP MEN U duri ng play back. The Top M enu appea rs. 2 S[...]

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    33 Play bac k 6 Insert a B D-ROM with BONUSVIEW/ BD-LIVE. The oper ation m ethod di ffers depend ing on the disc. Refer to the instr uction manual su pplied with t he disc. To de lete al l data 1 Press HOME. 2 Select (Video) u sing < / , . 3 Select “BD Data” using M , and press OPTIONS. 4 Selec t “Era se,” and press EN TER. 5 Sele ct “[...]

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    34 To adju st the audio c harac teristics 1 Press O PTIONS during pl ayback . The op tion s men u appe ars. 2 Selec t “Aud io Settin gs” using M / m , and press ENTER. The “A udio Setti ngs” scree n appe ars. 3 Sele ct an i tem using M / m , and pres s ENTER . The d efault settings are un derli ned. 4 Select or a djust the se ttings usin g [...]

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    35 Play bac k Playi ng V ide o File s vi a a Netwo rk (BRAVI A Intern et Video) BRA VIA Inte rnet V id eo se rves as a g atew ay deliv ering t he se lected Inte rnet co nten t and a var iety of on-deman d enterta inmen t straig ht to your player. z To enjoy the BR AVIA Internet Video servi ce, we recommen d the fol lowing connection speeds : – St[...]

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    36 Avail able O PTIO NS durin g playba ck 1 Press OPTIONS during playb ack. The op tion s men u appe ars. 2 Sele ct an i tem using M / m , and pres s ENTER . The a vailab le item s diffe r depe nding on Interne t con tent provide rs. Vario us pla yback o perat ions About messages You can find impo rtan t mess ages abou t new featu res, In tern et c[...]

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    37 Play bac k Playi ng Mu sic CD s an d MP3 Aud io T racks 1 Inse rt a musi c CD . The Mus ic Play er scree n appe ars. 2 Press N PLAY. Playba ck st arts. To sel ect a mus ic CD tra ck 1 Press HOME. 2 Select (Music) usin g < / , . 3 Selec t , and pr ess ENT ER. The mus ic list appe ars . 4 Select a tr ack using M / m , and press N PLAY or ENTER.[...]

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    38 b • The po int where you stopped p laying ( resume poin t) is clear ed from mem ory when : – you open the dis c tray, or – you turn off the player. • The player c an play the followin g MP3 audio tracks. – Format: MPEG -1 Audio Layer 3 – Sampling frequenc y: 32 kHz/44.1 kHz /48 kHz – Number of chann els: Mona ural or 2ch – Bit ra[...]

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    39 Play back Avail able O PTION S duri ng pl ayba ck 1 Press OPTION S durin g play back. The op tions menu app ears. 2 Select an item using M / m , and pres s ENTER. The available items differ de pending on the situatio n. Variou s phot o playba ck ope rations b • W hen you attem pt to play the foll owing phot o files, t he mark app ears on the s[...]

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    40 You ca n play pho to fil es on the c onnec ted USB de vice. 1 Connec t the USB d evice to the USB jack on the pla yer. Refer to the instructio n manual supplied with the USB devic e before conne cting. b • Some USB de vice s may not work with thi s player. • The player can recogni ze: – Mass Stor age Class ( MSC) devices that ar e FAT-comp[...]

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    41 Settings and Adjustment s Settings and Adjust ments Usin g the Se tting s Displ ays Select (Setu p) on the h ome me nu wh en you need to c hange the set tings of the player . 1 Press HO ME. 2 Selec t ( Setup) u sing < / , . 3 Selec t the setu p catego ry icon to change u sing M / m , and pres s ENTER . For deta ils on s etting op tions an d s[...]

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    42 Setting list You ca n setup t he foll owing option s. Networ k Update You ca n upda te and i mprove the fun ctions of the player . We r ecomme nd the netwo rk update every 2 month s or so. For inf ormat ion abou t update functio ns, vis it the following websit e: http:// www.sony.com/blurayu pdate/ 1 Select “N etwork Update” usin g M / m , a[...]

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    43 Settings and Adjustment s To updat e th e softw are usi ng an update disc You ca n upda te and i mprove the fun ctions of the playe r using a n updat e disc prov ided by Sony dealer or l ocal a uthor ized Sony serv ice facilit y. 1 Insert the up date disc . The display asks for co nfirmation. 2 Sele ct “OK,” an d pres s ENTER. Soft wa re u p[...]

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    44 Selects t he displa y configurat ion for play back o f 16:9 scree n pic tures o n a 4: 3 screen TV (eff ecti ve when “TV Type ” is set to “4:3 ” and “Sc reen F ormat” i s set to “Fi xed Aspect Ratio”). b Depending on the DVD, “Letter B ox” may be select ed auto matically inste ad of “Pan & Scan” or vice versa. Sets th[...]

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    45 Settings and Adjustment s 3 Select “O K” or “ Cance l,” and p ress ENTER. Fol low the on-s creen instr uctio ns. The HD i ndicat or lights up w hen outputt ing 720p /108 0i/108 0p video sign als. b • If no p icture a ppears af ter changi ng the “Output Video F ormat” s ettings, ho ld down x on the player fo r more than 10 sec onds.[...]

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    46 Sets the Deep Color (c olor depth) setti ng for video signal s output from t he HDM I OUT jack. The c olor dept h is in dicat ed by the nu mber of bits, an d more color s can be re produ ced as the value i ncre ases. T he pla yer suppo rts a colo r dept h of up to 1 2 bit s. Con necti ng th e play er and a TV th at su pports Deep Color allows mo[...]

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    47 Settings and Adjustment s Sel ects the au dio si gnals ou tput when playi n g Dolby Digit al discs. This se ttin g aff ec ts th e ou tp ut fr om t he DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL/OPTICAL) jack. Sel ects the au dio si gnals ou tput when playi n g DTS discs. This setting aff ects the outp ut from the DIGITAL O UT (COAXIAL/ OPTICAL) jack. Selects th e maxi[...]

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    48 BD/DVD Vie win g Setting s The de fault settings are un derlin ed. Selects t he default menu language for BD- ROMs or DVD VIDEOs. When yo u selec t “Selec t Lang uage Code ,” the displ ay for ente ring th e la nguag e code appear s. E nter the code f or your lan guage by refer ring to “Lang uage Co de Lis t” (pag e 66 ). Selec ts the de [...]

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    49 Settings and Adjustment s Parenta l Contro l Setti ngs The default setti ngs are underlined. Sets or changes th e passwor d for the Pare ntal Contr ol fu nction . A pa ssword a llows you to set a restric tion on BD-ROM, DVD VIDEO, and Int ernet vi deo pla yback . If nece ssary, you can d ifferentia te the restr iction le vels for BD-ROMs and DVD[...]

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    50 b • If you forge t the password, rese t the player (page 56) and s et a ne w password (see “Password” on page 4 9). • When yo u pla y discs which do not have t he Paren tal Co ntrol func tion, p laybac k canno t be limite d on this playe r. • Depend ing on the disc, you may be asked to chang e the Parental C ontrol level while playing [...]

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    51 Settings and Adjustment s Sets whe ther or not to pla y unra ted Int ernet videos . 1 Selec t “I ntern et Vi deo Unr at ed” in “Pare ntal Contro l Settings ,” and pres s ENTE R. 2 Enter you r four-digit password using the nu mber bu ttons. 3 Select “O K,” and pre ss ENTE R. 4 Selec t wh ether or not t o pla y unr ated Inte rnet video[...]

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    52 Interne t Video Setting s Set your re gion t o receive servi ces from Inte rnet con tent prov ider s. 1 Sele ct “Reg ion” in “Int ernet Vid eo Settings ,” and press ENTE R. 2 Sele ct your region usi ng M / m , a nd pres s ENTER. 3 Ente r you r ZIP c ode usin g the nu mber buttons . 4 Sele ct “OK,” and pres s ENTE R. You ca n reco nne[...]

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    53 Settings and Adjustment s The player au tomatically turn s off if you do not press any of the butto ns on th e player or remote fo r more than 30 minu tes, unless you are playing BDs/DVDs/CDs/ph oto files or are upda tin g soft ware . The sc reen save r imag e appear s when you do not use the player fo r more tha n 10 minutes while an on-s cree [...]

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    54 Network Setting s Thes e items are ne cessar y wh en you connect to the In ternet via a LAN cab le. Enter the respec tive (alp hanumeric ) valu es for yo ur broad ban d router or wirel ess LAN ro uter. The it ems that ne ed to be set may diff er, depen ding o n the In ternet service provid er or the router . For details, refe r to the instr ucti[...]

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    55 Settings and Adjustment s 7 Selec t “Sa ve & Conn ect, ” and press ENTE R. The netw ork di agnost ic star ts. Resul ts are d isplay ed aft er the pl ayer finishe s the netw ork diag nost ic. If a n error messag e appear s, fo llow the on-s cree n instruc tions . For furt her de tails, v isit t he followin g webs ite and c heck the FAQ co[...]

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    56 Easy Setup Re-runs the Easy Setup to make the basi c setting s. 1 Select “Easy S etup,” an d press ENTER . 2 Sele ct “S tart ” usin g < / , , and pres s ENTER. 3 Follow th e instruction s for “Ste p 7: Easy Set up” (pa ge 27) from ste p 4. Resett ing You can res et the player settings to the facto ry defau lt by selec ting th e gr[...]

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    57 Additi onal In formation Additional Informatio n Troubl esh ooting If you exp erienc e any of the fol lowi ng difficul ties while using the player, use this troubles hoot ing gui de to hel p remed y the proble m befor e reques ting re pairs . Shou ld any prob lem per sist, co nsult y our near est Sony deal er. The po wer do es not tu rn on . , C[...]

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    58 See al so “Connecti ng to a n HDMI j ack” (page 1 5) w hen c onne cting equipm ent usin g the H DM I cabl e. There is no pi cture/p icture noise appears . , Check th at all the co nnect ing cables are secure ly connec ted. , Che ck whet her the conne cting ca bles ar e damage d. , Check the conne ction t o your T V (page 14) and switch the i[...]

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    59 Additi onal In formation There is no pict ure or no sound when connect ed t o the HDM I OUT jac k. , Try the fo llowing: 1 Turn th e play er off and on again . 2 Turn the co nnecte d equipme nt of f and o n aga in. 3 D isconnec t and then reconn ect the H DM I cable. , If the playe r is c onne cted t o a T V thr ough an AV a mplifi er (r eceiv e[...]

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    60 The ex ternal m emory is not rec ognized . , Try t he foll owing: 1 T urn the pla yer off. 2 (USM1GH onl y) Align t he V mark of th e EXT slot with th e V mark on th e exte rnal memory, a nd inser t the ex ternal me mory. 3 Turn th e play er on. 4 C heck t hat the EXT ind icator ligh ts up in the front pa nel disp lay. Bonus co ntent or othe r d[...]

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    61 Additi onal In formation The dis c tra y does n ot open an d you cannot remove the disc even after you press Z . , Try the fo llowing: 1 Turn th e play er off, and disco nnect the AC power c ord. 2 Reconnect the AC power cord while pressing dow n Z on th e player . 3 Keep pressing do wn Z on the player un til the t ray opens. 4 Remove the disc. [...]

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    62 Play able Disc s * M P3 (MPEG-1 Au dio Layer 3) is a standar d format defined b y ISO (International Organiz ation for Standardi zation)/IEC (Inte rnation al Elect rotech nical Commiss ion) MPEG which co mpresses audio data. MPEG Layer- 3 audio coding te chnology an d patents licens ed from Fraunhof er IIS and Thomson. Notes about BD-ROM compat [...]

  • Page 63

    63 Additi onal In formation Discs tha t cann ot be pl ayed • BDs with cartridge • DVD- RAMs • HD DVDs • DV D A udio discs • PHOTO CDs • D at a part of CD-E xtra s • VC Ds/Super VCDs • HD layer on Supe r Audio CD s • A udi o mate rial si de on Du alDi scs • BD-ROMs/DVD VIDEOs with a diffe rent regio n code (page 63) . • A disc [...]

  • Page 64

    64 About pl ayba ck of disc s recorde d in AVCHD forma t Thi s player can play AV CHD fo rma t discs . What is the AVCHD for mat? The AVCHD forma t is a high-definitio n digital video came ra format used to record SD (standar d definiti on) or HD (high de finiti on) signals of eit her the 1080i specificatio n *1 or the 720p spec ificat ion *2 on DV[...]

  • Page 65

    65 Additi onal In formation Spec ific atio ns System Laser: Semiconduc tor laser Input s and ou tputs ( Jack name: Jack t ype/O utput l evel/Loa d imp edance) LINE OUT R-AUDIO-L: Phono jack/ 2 Vrms/10 kil ohms DIGITAL OUT (OPT ICAL): Opti cal o utpu t jac k/– 18 dB m (wave lengt h 660 nm ) DIGITAL OUT (COA XIAL): Phono ja ck/0.5 Vp- p/75 ohms HDM[...]

  • Page 66

    66 Langua ge Co de List For details , see page 48. The lan guage spel lings co nform to the IS O 639 : 1988 (E/F) st anda rd. Parent al Contro l/Area Co de For details , see page 49. Code La nguage Code Lan guage Code Langua ge Code Langua ge Number, Area (Code) 2044, A rgen tina (ar ) 2047, A ustralia (au) 2046, A ustria (at) 2057, Belgium (be) 20[...]

  • Page 67

    67 Additi onal In formation Custo m Rat ing System Char t For det ails, see page 50 . * To ensure ma ximum bloc king capabi lity, set the Age-Based Ratings. Ratin g system Detai ls TV Ra ting * (Age-Based Ratings) TV-Y TV-Y 7 TV-G TV-P G TV-14 TV-MA All c hildr en Directe d to child ren ag e 7 an d older General audience Pare ntal gu idan ce sugg e[...]

  • Page 68

    68 Glos sary AACS “Adv anced Acces s Cont ent Syst em” is a speci ficat ion fo r mana ging digita l ente rtain ment cont ent st ored on the next genera tion of pre reco rded a nd rec orded optical me dia. The specif ication ena bles consumers to e njoy digital e ntertainment conte nt, inc luding high-de fin ition cont ent. AVCHD (page 6 4) The [...]

  • Page 69

    69 Additi onal In formation Dolby Digital Plus Develo ped as an exte nsion t o Dolby Digita l, the au dio codi ng tec hnolog y suppor ts 7. 1 multi-cha nnel surrou nd sound. Dolby TrueH D Dolb y TrueH D is a loss less co ding tech nolog y tha t supp orts up to 8 chan nels of multi-cha nnel surround sound for th e next genera tion optica l discs. Th[...]

  • Page 70

    70 Index Words in qu otati ons ap pear in the on -scree n disp lays. Numerics 24p Tru e Cinema 69 A AACS 68 ANGLE 8 AUDIO 8 “Audio Se ttings” 34 , 46 “Auto Power Off” 53 AVCHD 64 , 68 B Batteries 26 “BD Data” 33 “BD/DVD View ing Settings” 48 BD-LIVE 23 , 32 BD-R 62 , 68 BD-RE 62 , 68 Bitstream 58 Blu-ray Disc 62 , 68 BONUSVIEW 32 BR[...]

  • Page 71

    71 U Update 24 , 42 USB 40 V “Video” 30 Video ou tput resolu tion 64 W Wireless brid ge 25 , 54 X x.v.Co lor 46 , 69[...]