Sony BDP-S270 manual

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    4-169-137- 13 (1) © 2010 Sony Corporation Printed in Malaysia 4-169-137- 13 (1) Operatin g Instr uctions Blu-ra y Disc™ / D VD Pla y er BDP-S270 The software of this player may be updated in the future. To find out details on any available updates, please visit: http://www.sony.c om/bluraysupport/[...]

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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. The AC power cor d must be changed only at a qualif ied service shop. Batterie s or batteries installed apparatus shall not be exposed to exce[...]

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    3 b This equipm ent has been tested and found to com ply with the limits f or a Clas s B dig ital device, pursuant to P art 15 of the FCC Ru les. Thes e limits are designed to pr ovide reasonable protecti on against harm ful interf eren ce in a re siden tial install ation . This equipm ent generates, uses, and can radiate ra dio f req uenc y ene rg[...]

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    4 • Do not use solven ts such as benz ine, thin ner, commerci ally availab le disc/ lens cl eane rs, or a nti-s tatic spray i ntended for vinyl LPs. • If you have printe d the disc’s label, dry the label bef ore play ing. • Do not use the foll owing discs . – A lens cleaning dis c. – A disc that has a non - standa rd shape ( e.g., card [...]

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    5 On cleani ng Clean the cab inet, panel , and controls wit h a soft cloth. Do not use any type of abra sive pad, scouring p owder or s olvent su ch as alcohol or be nzine. On cleani ng disc s, disc/ lens cl eaners Do not u se clea ning disc s or disc/lens cleaners (includ ing wet or spray t ypes). These may cause the appa ratus to m alfunc tion. O[...]

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    6 Important Saf ety Instructio ns 1) Read these instructio ns. 2) Keep these instructions. 3) Heed all warnings. 4) Follow all instructions. 5) Do not use this apparatus near water. 6) Clean only w ith dry cloth. 7) Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in ac cordance with the manufactu rer’s instructions. 8) Do not install near any heat[...]

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    7 Table of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Guide to Par ts and Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    8 Guide to Part s and Con tro ls z The N button has a tactile dot. Use the tactile dot a s a reference whe n operating th e player. A Disc tray B Power indicator Light s up in w hite whe n the play er is turne d on. C Remote sensor D Front panel dis play N , X : Ligh ts up dur ing pl ayba ck or paus e. : Lights up when enabling the repeat setting. [...]

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    9 The availab le functions o f the remote differ depend ing on the disc or the situ ation. z Number 5, AUDIO, VOL +, and N PLAY buttons have a tac tile do t. Use the tac tile dot as a reference when oper ating the pl ayer. The pl ayer auto matically re turns to standb y mode If any but ton on the pl ayer or remote is not press ed for m ore th an 30[...]

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    10 HOME Enters the player’s home menu. Displ ays th e wal l paper when press ed on the cat egory i con of th e home men u. RETURN Returns to the previo us display. < / M / m / , Move s the h ighlig ht to se lect a disp laye d item. Center button (ENTER) Enters the selected ite m. E . PREV/NEXT > Skips to the previous /next chapter, track, o[...]

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    11 Hooku ps and Settings Hook ups and Settin gs Step 1 : Pr epari ng th e Player Chec k that yo u have the follow ing ite ms: • Au dio/vi deo cabl e (pho no plug × 3) (1 ) • Re mote co mma nder (re mote) (1) • Size AA (R6) batt eries (2) Inse rt two Si ze AA (R6) ba tteries by matching th e 3 and # ends on the batt eries to the ma rkings ins[...]

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    12 Step 2: Connec ting t he Pla yer Do not connect the AC po wer co rd unt il you ha ve made all the connect ions. Selec t one of th e follow ing conn ectio n metho ds acc ording to the in put jack s on your TV . Matc h the col or of the plug to that of the ja ck when conne cting. b Do not connect the player through a VCR. Vide o signals fed throug[...]

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    13 Hooku ps and Settings Select one of th e follo wing co nnecti on met hods a ccordi ng to the input ja cks on your AV ampl ifier (r eceiver ). Whe n you se lect A or B , make th e appropri ate setti ngs in the “Aud io Setting s” s etup (pag e 23). Connecting to your AV amplifier (rece iver) HDM I cabl e (not suppl ied) t Set “BD Audi o MIX [...]

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    14 Step 3: Easy Se tup 1 Plug the pl ayer i nto the AC ou tle t. 2 Press [ / 1 to turn on the pla yer. 3 Turn on the TV, then s witch the input selec tor on yo ur TV so t hat th e signal fro m the pla yer a ppears on your TV scre en. 4 Perfo rm “Easy S etup.” Follow the o n-screen inst ructions to make the bas ic settin gs using < / M / m / [...]

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    15 Hooku ps and Settings To set th e netwo rk settings Select “N etw ork Setti ngs,” “Int ernet Settings ,” then “USB Wire less Setup” (page 2 6), an d follo w the on -scr een instru ctions to complete the setup.[...]

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    16 Play back Play ing a Disc For pla yabl e discs, see “P laya ble dis cs” (page 3 0). 1 Switc h the i nput s elect or on your TV so that the signal from t he playe r appear s on yo ur TV scree n. 2 Press Z OPEN/C LOSE, and plac e a disc on t he disc t ray. 3 Press Z OPEN/C LOSE t o close the disc tray. appears o n the home men u and playba ck [...]

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    17 Play bac k 3 Insert a B D-ROM with BONUSVIEW/ BD-LIVE. The oper ation m ethod di ffers dependin g on the disc. Refer to the instr uction manual su pplied with t he disc. z To de lete data i n the USB me mory, sele ct “Er ase BD Data” i n the (Vid eo), and p ress ENTER. All dat a stored in the buda/bud b folde r will be erased . You ca n chec[...]

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    18 Play ing via a Netw ork Serves as a gateway delivering the selec ted Inter net c ontent and a var iety of on -dem and enter tainme nt s traig ht to you r pla yer. 1 Prepare for BRA VIA Internet Vide o. Conn ect the player to a ne twor k (page 1 4). 2 Select (Video), (Music), or (Ph oto) on the ho me menu using < / , . 3 Sele ct an Int erne t [...]

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    19 Play bac k (Pho to) only Items Details Slideshow Speed Chang es the s lides how speed. Slideshow Plays a slidesh ow. Rotate Lef t Rotate s the pho to cou nter clo ckw ise b y 90 degrees. Rotate Right Rotates the pho to clockw ise by 90 degre es.[...]

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    20 Setting s and Adjustments Using th e Settin gs Displa ys Selec t (Set up) on the hom e menu when you n eed to c hange the se tting s of the player . The default setti ngs are underlined. 1 Selec t (Setup) on the ho me menu using < / , . 2 Selec t th e setup ca tego ry ic on usi ng M / m , and pre ss ENTER . Icon Explanation Network Update (pa[...]

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    21 Settings and Adjustment s Networ k Update Selec t “OK” t o upda te th e play er’s so ftware via th e networ k. z • We recommend the ne twork update ever y 2 months or so. • For information a bout update functions, visit the following websit e: http://w ww.sony.c om/blurays upport/ Scre en Se tting s TV Type Screen Form at DVD Aspe ct R[...]

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    22 Cine ma Conver sion Mo de Output V ideo Format z • Whe n co nnec ting the HDM I OUT jack and ot her video out put jacks at the same time, select “Compone nt Video.” • If no picture ap pears when sett ing “HDMI” or “Compone nt Vide o” resolu tion, tr y anot her resoluti on setting. BD/DVD-R OM 1080/2 4p Output YCbCr/RGB (HDMI) HDM[...]

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    23 Settings and Adjustment s Audio Se tti ngs Audio ( HDMI) BD Audi o MIX Se tting Dolby Dig ital (Coaxia l / Optical) DTS (Coa xial / O ptical) Audi o DRC Dow nmix Auto Normally s elect t his. Outputs audi o signals accord ing t o the s tatus of t he connec ted HD MI device . PCM O utputs PCM sign als from the HDMI OUT jack. On Outp uts the audio [...]

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    24 BD/DVD Vie win g Setting s BD/DVD Me nu Selects t he default menu language for BD- ROMs or DVD VIDEOs. When yo u selec t “Selec t Langua ge Code ,” the displ ay for ente ring th e la nguag e code appear s. En ter the code f or your langua ge by referri ng to “La nguag e code list” (page 3 4). Audio Selec ts the de fault tr ack lang uage [...]

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    25 Settings and Adjustment s System Set tings OSD Selects your lang uage for the play er on- screen disp lays. Dimmer Control for HDMI Quick Start Mo de Auto Disp lay Screen Sav er Software Update No tification System In formation Disp lays t he player ’s s oftw are ve rsi on inform atio n and the M AC addr ess. Bright B right lighting . Dark Low[...]

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    26 Network Setting s Internet Settings Connec t the playe r to the ne twork befor ehand . For det ails, se e “Conn ecting to the N etwor k” ( page 14) . Network C onnection D iagnostics You can run the networ k diagn ostic to che ck if th e networ k conne ction has been m ade prop erly. Easy Se tup Re-run s the “ Easy Set up” to ma ke the b[...]

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    27 Additi onal In formation Additional Informatio n Troubl esh ooting If you exp erienc e any of the fol lowing 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 . Should any prob lem per sist, co nsult your near est Sony deal er. There i s no pict ure or the p icture [...]

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    28 Ther e is no so und or the sound i s not output co rrectl y. , Check th at all the co nnect ing cables are secure ly connec ted (page 12). , Switch the input selector on yo ur AV amplif ier ( receiver ) so that t he audi o sig nals of the pla yer are out put from yo ur AV ampl ifier (r eceive r). , If the audio signal does not come throug h the [...]

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    29 Additi onal In formation The play er canno t conn ect to the net work . , Check t he netw ork conn ection (p age 14) and the ne twork sett ings (pag e 26). The messa ge “A new soft ware ver sion ha s been fo und on the ne twork. Perfor m updat e unde r "Netwo rk Upda te."” appea rs on th e screen when turni ng the p laye r on. , Se[...]

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    30 , When “F AN ERR” appear s, try the followi ng: 1 Che ck th at th e vent ilat ion holes on t he rea r of th e play er ar e not blocked. 2 Place th e player in a location with adequat e ventil ation to pr event heat build -up in the pl ayer. The pl ayer does no t respond to any button. , Moist ure has cond ensed i nside the pl ayer (pa ge 4).[...]

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    31 Additi onal In formation Discs tha t cann ot be pl ayed • BDs with cartr idge • DVD- RAM s • HD DVD s • DV D Au dio d iscs • PHOTO CDs • Da ta pa rt of CD -Ex tras • VCDs/Super VCDs • Au dio ma terial side on Dual Disc s • A disc re cord ed i n a co lor system ot her th an NTSC, such as PAL (thi s player confor ms to the NTSC c[...]

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    32 By conn ectin g Sony com ponent s that ar e compatible wit h the “Contr ol for HDMI” function with an HDMI cable (not su pplied), operation is simplif ied as below: •O n e - T o u c h P l a y Wit h one touc h of the fo llow ing button s, the connec ted TV turns on and the inp ut selector on th e TV is switched to the player automatically .[...]

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    33 Additi onal In formation WPA-PSK (A ES), WPA2-PS K (AES) AES is a securi ty tech nology t hat uses an advanced se curity met hod that is distinct from WEP an d TKIP. AES ass ures a hi gher securi ty leve l than WEP or TKIP. • “AVCHD” and t he “AVCHD” logo are trademarks of Panasonic Co rporation and So ny Corporati on. • Ja va and al[...]

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    34 For details , see “BD/DVD Viewing Settings” (page 24). The lan guage spel lings co nform to the IS O 639: 1988 (E/ F) sta ndard . For details, see “P arenta l Cont rol Ar ea Cod e” (pa ge 24). Language cod e list Code La nguage not specified Parental control/are a code Number, Area (Code) 2044, A rgen tina (ar ) 2047, A ustralia (au) 204[...]

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    35 Index Words in quo tations a ppear in the on -scre en disp lays. A AUDIO 9 “Audio Settings” 23 B Batteries 11 “BD/DVD Viewing Setting s” 24 BD-LIVE 16 BD-R 30 BD-RE 30 Bitstream 28 Blu-ray Disc 30 BONUSVIEW 16 BRAVIA Internet Video 18 BRAVIA Sync 29 , 32 C CD 30 Child Lock 8 , 29 Color butto ns 9 Conn ecting AV amplifier (Receiver) 13 Ne[...]