Sony BDP-SX1000 manual

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    P or tabl e Blu-ra y Disc ™ / D VD P la y er Operating Instructions BDP-SX1000 4-264-055- 13 (1) BDP-SX1000 4-264-055- 13 (1) Pr eparations Playback Settings and Adjustments Additional Information[...]

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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 Importa nt Safet y Instructio ns 1) Read these instructions. 2) Keep these instructions. 3) Heed all warnings. 4) Follow all ins tructions. 5) Do not u se this appar atus near water. 6) Clean only wit h dry cloth. 7) Do not b lock any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufactur er’s instructions. 8) Do not install near any h[...]

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    4 Precau tions Road safe ty Do not use t he monitor unit a nd headph ones while driv ing, cycling, or oper ating any motorized ve hicle. Doing so may creat e a traffi c hazard and is illeg al in so me areas . It can a lso be potent ially dang erous t o play your hea dsets at high volume while walkin g, espe cially at pedestr ian crossing s. You sho[...]

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    5 On rech arge able battery • Bec ause of th e battery’ s limit ed li fe, it s ca pacity graduall y deteriora tes over time an d re peated u se. Ex chang e a new on e fo r the old one when the battery h olds about only half the norm al period. • To prevent batter y deteri oratio n, charge th e batter y at lea s t once e very half a year or ev[...]

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    6 If you have any question s or problems conce rning yo ur player, p lease c onsult your nearest So ny dealer. IMPORTA NT NOTICE Caution: This player i s capabl e of h oldin g a sti ll video ima ge or on-sc reen display image on your television sc reen indefi nite ly. If you leav e the still v ideo image or on- scre en dis play image displayed on y[...]

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

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    8 Guide to Part s and Contro ls The a vailab le funct ions of the play er and remot e dif fer depe ndin g on t he di sc or the situat ion. z The VOLUME + and N (play) bu ttons have a tactil e dot. Use the tactile dot as a reference whe n operatin g the p layer. A LCD panel B VOLUME (sou nd volume) +/ – Adju sts t he vol ume. C Remote sens or The [...]

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    9 G SOUND Switch es am ong 4 dif ferent s ound modes each t ime pres sed. This fu ncti on is ava ila bl e for t he s oun d output from the playe r’s speak er. H Speaker I Disc lid J OPEN button Open s the dis c lid. K PUSH CLOSE Closes the dis c lid. L POWER indicator Light s up when the play er is turn ed on. M CHARGE indicator Lights up when ch[...]

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    10 Y m / M (fast r everse/fa st forward) • Fa st re verses /fast forward s the d isc when pr essed du ring playbac k. Eac h time y ou p ress th e bu tton d uring playbac k of vide os, the search sp eed changes . • P lays in slow moti on, whe n pre ssed for more tha n one second in pause mode . This functi on is available when the remote is poin[...]

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    11 Preparati ons Pre par atio ns Checki ng t he Sup plied Access ori es Check that yo u have the following items: • AC p ower co rd (1) • AC adap tor (1 ) • Car battery a dap tor ( 1) • Audio/v ideo cable (mini plug × 2 y phono pl ug × 3) ( 1) • Rem ote com mander (re mote) (1) • Size AA (R6) batteri es (2 ) To prep are th e remot e I[...]

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    12 To check the ba tter y leve l When t he play er is st opped , t he b atter y indic ator is di splaye d. Wh en the ba ttery is empty , is disp layed or th e CHARG E indicato r flashes . Using the Car Batt ery Adapt or The car ba ttery adapt or is for a 12V ca r batt ery, negati ve e arth (do not use i t with a 24V ca r batte ry, po sitiv e earth [...]

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    13 Preparati ons Connec tin g to the Networ k Use a LAN ca ble to conn ect to the LA N (1 00) termin al on the player . To set th e ne twork settin gs Select “N etw ork Setti ngs,” “Int ernet Settings,” then “ Wired Setup” (page 23), and follow the on-scree n instruc tions to c omplete the setup. Connec tin g to Other Equipm ent By conn[...]

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    14 z • The play er can conne ct to an AV ampli fier in th e same way as a TV . • Use a n HDMI cable to enjoy high qu ality d igital pictures an d sound. b • Do not c onnect the pla yer through a VCR. Vide o signals fed throu gh VCRs may be affe cted by copyright protect ion systems and the picture will be di storted on the televi sion. • No[...]

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    15 Playback Playback Play ing a Disc For pla yabl e discs, see “P laya ble dis cs” (page 2 7). 1 Open the LC D panel, and tur n on the play er. 2 Press OPEN to op en the di sc lid, an d place the disc. Plac e wit h th e pl ayback s ide down and pus h gent ly unti l i t cl icks. Do not touch the le ns surf ace. 3 Close the disc lid. Playba ck st[...]

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    16 You ca n chec k the pla yback inform atio n, etc., by pres sing DI SPLAY . The d isplay ed info rma tion di ffers dependi ng on the di sc type and playe r status . Examp le: w hen play ing a BD -ROM A The current ly selected ang le B Title numb er or na me C The currentl y selected a udio settin g D Available func tions ( angle, audio, sub title[...]

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    17 Playback Avail able O pti ons Vari ous se ttings an d playba ck oper ations ar e avail able by pres sing O PTIONS . The available items dif fer dependin g on the situat ion. Common op tions (Video) only (Music) only Item Detai ls LCD Mode • LC D Aspe ct: Ch anges th e picture size. • Backlig ht: Adju sts the brightness. • Contrast: Adjusts[...]

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    18 (Photo) only Item Detail s Slideshow Speed Changes the slideshow speed. Slideshow Effec t Sets the e ffect for slideshows. Slideshow BGM • Off: Tu rns off the func tion. • My Music from USB: Sets the music files registered in “ Add Slid esh ow BG M.” If no music file is regis tere d, “(No t regi ster ed)” is di spla yed. • Pl ay fr[...]

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    19 Settings an d Adjustm ents Settings and Ad justment s Using th e Set tings Displa ys Sel ect (Set up) on the ho me menu wh en 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 home me nu using < / , . 2 Selec t th e setup ca tego ry ic on usi ng M / m , and pre s s ENT ER. Netw[...]

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    20 DVD A spe ct Ra ti o Cine ma Conver sion Mo de HDMI /LCD Vide o Fo rmat Normal ly se lect “A uto. ” Select “Origin al Resolution” to output the resolu tion reco rded o n th e dis c. Wh en th e resolutio n is lo wer than the SD reso lution, it is scaled up to the SD resolution. z If no picture appears on the connected TV after settin g th[...]

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    21 Settings an d Adjustm ents Audio Se tti ngs Audio ( HDMI) BD Audi o MIX Setting DTS Neo :6 Audi o DRC Dow nmix Auto Normally s elect this. Outputs audi o signals accord ing to t he st atus of the connec ted H DMI de vice . PCM O utputs PCM sign als from the HDMI OUT jack. On Outp uts the audio ob tained by mixing the in teract ive and seco ndary[...]

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    22 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 en teri ng the la ngua ge c ode appear s. En ter the code f or your langua ge by referri ng to “La nguag e code list” (page 3 0). Audio Selec ts the de fault tr ack lang uage[...]

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    23 Settings an d Adjustm ents System Set tings OSD Selects your lang uage for the play er on- screen disp lays. Control for HDMI z For deta ils, refer to t he ins tructio n manu al sup plied with the TV or comp onents. HDMI: Li nked to TV-o ff Auto S tandby Auto Disp lay Screen Sav er Software Update Notificatio n System In formatio n Disp lays t h[...]

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    24 Additional Information Trouble shooting If you e xperie nce any of the fol lowin g difficult ies while using the player, u se this troub leshoo ting gui de to hel p reme dy the problem bef ore reques ting repa irs. Should any pr oble m pers ist , cons ult your ne ares t Sony dealer . The po wer is not t urned on. , Check that the A C adap tor i [...]

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    25 Additional Informat ion Playba ck does n ot s tart fr om the beginn ing of content. , Press OPTIONS, and select “Play from beginning .” Playba ck does n ot s tart fr om the res ume point where you last stop ped play ing. , The re sume poin t may b e cl eared from memory wh en – you open th e disc lid. – you disc onnect the USB dev ice. ?[...]

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    26 Ther e is no so und or the sound i s not output co rre ctly. , Check th at all the conne ctin g cabl es are secure ly connec ted. , For H DMI co nnections, try t he foll owing: 1 Turn the play er off and on a gain. 2 Tu rn the conn ecte d equip ment of f and on again . 3 Disconn ect an d then rec onnec t the H DMI cable. , The HDMI OUT jack is c[...]

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    27 Additional Informat ion Spec ific atio ns System Laser: Semiconduc tor laser Signal format syst em : NTSC Inputs /Outputs VIDE O IN/O UT ( video input/output ): Minijack AUDIO IN/OUT ( audio input/output ): Stereo mini jack PHONES (head phones) A/B: Stereo mini jack USB: USB jac k Type A ( For conne cting a US B memory, memo ry card re ader, dig[...]

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    28 Note on Discs This pr oduc t is design ed to playb ack disc s that confo rm to the Compact Disc (CD) standa rd. Dual Discs and so me of the music disc s en coded with copyr ight prot ection tech nolo gies do not co nfor m to t he Compac t Dis c (CD) s tand ard, th erefor e, thes e disc s may no t be play able by t his prod uct. Note on play back[...]

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    29 Additional Informat ion b • Some files may not play de pending on the for mat, the enc oding, or recording condition . • Some files edite d on a PC may not play. • The player can r ecognize the followin g files or folders in BDs, DVDs , CDs and USB devi ces: – u p to folders in the 5th tree – u p to 500 files in a single tree The numbe[...]

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    30 For details , see “BD/DVD Viewing Settin gs” (page 22). 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 22). Language cod e list Code La nguage not specified Parental control area c ode Code Area 2044 Ar gentina 2047 Au stralia 2046 Au stria 2057 Belgium[...]

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    31 Index Words in quo tations a ppear in the on -scre en disp lays. A AUDIO 9 “Audio Setting s” 21 “Auto St andby” 23 B Batteries 11 “BD/DVD Viewing Setting s” 22 BD-LIVE 15 BD-R 27 BD-RE 27 Bitstream 24 Blu-ray Disc 27 BONUSVIEW 15 BRAVIA Sync 26 C CD 27 Chargi ng time an d playi ng time 11 Color butto ns 9 Conn ecti ng Network 13 Othe[...]

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    © 2011 Sony Corporation Printed in C hina 4-264-055- 13 (1) The software of this player may be updated in the future. To find out details on any available updates, please visit: htt p:/ /www.sony.com/bluraysupport/[...]