Sony DVP-F250 manual

3-083-976- 11 (2) Oper ating Ins t ructio ns © 2003 Sony Corporation D VP-F250 CD/DVD Player[...]

2 WARNIN G To pr event f ire 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 q ualified perso nnel onl y. The mains lead mu st only b e change d at a qualifi ed service shop. This appliance i s classified a s a CLASS 1 L ASER product. T he CLASS 1 LASER [...]

3 Precau tio ns On sa f ety • Caution – The use of optic al instr uments with th is pro d uct w ill in cr e a se e y e haz ard. • Sho ul d any so l i d objec t or l i q uid fa ll int o the cab in et, unplu g the play er and hav e it chec ke d by qua li f ie d pe rson nel be fore operating it any fu rth e r. On power sour ces • The pla yer i[...]

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

5 Adjusting the Picture Quality (BNR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Adjusting the Pla yback Picture (CUSTOM PICTURE MODE) . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Enhancing the Playback Pi cture (DIGITAL VIDEO ENHANCER) . . . . . . . . 56 Using Various Add itional Functi ons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Lockin[...]

6 About Th is Manu al • Op er at ions and displa ys differ slightl y, depend ing on w her e the m ode l is sold. Euro pe an mode ls ar e used for ill us tration purpos es unl ess o therwi se speci fied. Any diffe re n c e in oper ation i s cl ea rly ind icate d in the text, for example, “(Eu ropean models only). ” • I nstructions in this ma[...]

7 – MP 3 fo rmat that confor ms to ISO9 660* Level 1/Level 2, or its extend ed for mat, Joliet • Data part of CD-E xt ras • DVD-ROMs • DVD Audio discs • HD layer on Sup er Au dio CD s * A logic al form at of file s a nd f olde r s on CD - ROMs, define d by ISO ( Inte rnat ion al Standar ds Organizati on). Also, the play er cannot pla y th[...]

8 Index t o Part s an d Con tro ls For more informa tion, see the pa ge s in pare nt hese s. Front panel A Front pane l disp la y ( 9) B (remote sensor) (15) C DISPLAY POSIT ION butto n (9) D N (pla y) butto n (28) E x (sto p) butt on ( 29 ) F . / > (previo us/ne xt) butto ns (29) G [ / 1 (on/stan db y) butt on (28 ) H Z (ope n/c lose) b utton ([...]

9 Front panel dis play You can sw i tc h t he front pa nel di s play acc or ding to the placem en t of the pla yer. When you pre ss the DISPL AY PO SITIO N butto n on the player , the d ispla y change s alte rnatel y ( A or B ). A When in an u pright pos ition B When laid fla t A Current title/ch apter /scene /trac k/ playi ng time , or other disc [...]

10 Rear panel A DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) jack (21) (22) (23) B DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack (21) (22) (23) C COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks (16) D S VIDEO OUT jack (16) E LINE OUT (VIDEO) jack (16) F LINE OUT L/R (AUDIO) jacks (20) (21) (22) DIGIT AL OUT OPTICAL COAXIAL PCM/DTS/MPEG/ DOLBY DIGIT AL COMPONENT VIDEO OUT LINE OUT S VIDEO OUT Y R AUDIO VIDEO L C[...]

11 Remote A TV [ / 1 (o n/standby) button (61 ) B Z (open/c lose) button (28) C Number bu ttons (31) The num be r 5 button has a t ac tile dot. * D CLEA R butto n ( 36) E (subtitle) bu tton (53 ) F (audi o) butt on (49) G . / > (previou s/next ) butt ons (29 ) H m / M (scan/sl ow) button s (41) I X (pause) button (29) J H (play) bu tton (2 8) Th[...]

12 Guide t o the Control Me nu Display ( Ma gic Pad) Use th e Co ntro l M e nu to sel ect a func t ion and to view r el at ed info rm a tion. P re ss DISPLA Y repeat ed ly to tur n o n or cha ng e the Cont ro l Menu d isplay as f o l l ow s : z Hint You can skip the ADVANCED display by setting “OFF” under “ADVANCED” in t he C ontrol Menu (p[...]

13 List of Co ntro l Menu it ems Item Item Name, Functio n, Relevant Dis c Type TITLE (page 42)/SCENE (page 4 2)/TRACK (page 42 ) Selects the title , scene, or track to be played. CHAPTER (page 42)/INDEX (p age 42) Selects the chapter o r index to be pla yed. ALBUM (p age 34) Selects th e album to b e played. TRACK (page 42) Selects th e track t o [...]

14 z Hint The Cont rol Menu icon ind icator li ghts up i n green when you select an y item except “OFF.” ( “TVS,” “PROGRAM ,” “SHUFFLE,” “REPEAT,” “ A-B REPEAT,” “BNR,” “DIGITAL VIDEO ENHANCER” only). The “ANG LE” indica tor lights up i n green only when the a n gles can be c hanged. Th e “CUSTOM PICTURE MODE?[...]

15 Hookup s Hookups Hookin g Up the Pl aye r Follow steps 1 to 7 to hook up a nd adj ust the setti ngs of the player. Notes • Plug cords se c urely to preven t unwanted noi se . • Refer t o the i nstructions supplie d with the com ponents t o be conn ected. • You cannot conn ect th is player to a TV that does no t have a SCART (EUR O AV) or v[...]

16 Ste p 3: Conne cting the Vi deo Cord s Conn ect this player t o yo u r T V monit or, pr ojector , or AV ampli fier (receive r) using a video cord. Select one of the pat t er ns A through D , according to the input jack on your TV monitor, projec t or , or AV am p lifie r ( re ceiver ). DIGIT AL OUT OPTICAL COAXIAL PCM/DTS/MPEG/ DOLBY DIGIT AL CO[...]

17 Hookup s A If yo u are conn ectin g to a v ideo inpu t j ack Connect the yellow plug of th e audio/ video c ord (sup plied) to the yello w (video) jack. Yo u will enjoy s tandard qual ity images. Use th e re d and wh ite plu gs to conn ec t to the a udi o input ja ck s (pag e 20). (D o this if you are connecting to a TV only.) B If you a re conn[...]

18 Note Do not connect the pla yer to a VCR. If you pass the playe r signals via the VCR, you ma y not receive a clear image on the TV scr een . If your TV only has one audio /vid eo input jack, conne ct the play er to th is jack. For E u ro pean mode ls : When yo u play a d isc rec o rded in th e NTSC colou r syste m, the p layer output s th e vid[...]

19 Hookup s Step 4 : Conn ecti ng the Audio Cor ds 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 ructions for t he components you wish to connect. Select a connecti on Select one of the foll ow i n g conne ct i ons , through . * Manufac tur e d unde r lic e nse from Dolby Labora[...]

20 Conne cting to your TV This con ne ction wi l l us e yo ur TV sp ea kers for so und. * The yello w plug is used for video si gnals (page 16). z Hint When co nnectin g to a m onaural TV, use a stereo- mono conve r sion cord (not suppli ed). Conne ct the LINE OUT L/R (AUDIO) jac ks to the TV’s a udio input jac k. A DIGIT AL OUT OPTICAL COAXIAL P[...]

21 Hookup s Connecti ng to a stere o amplifier (re ceiver) and 2 speakers/Con necting to an MD d eck or DA T deck If the st e reo a mpli fie r ( receiver ) ha s audio input jacks L a nd R o nly, u se . If the amplif ier (recei ver) ha s a digit al input j ack, or wh en con nectin g to an MD deck or DAT dec k, use . In thi s cas e, you can also c on[...]

22 Connect ing to a n A V amplifier (receiver) having a Dolb y Surround (Pro Logic) de coder and 3 to 6 speakers You can enj oy the D ol b y Surroun d effec ts onl y w h en pla yi ng Dolby Sur round aud io or mu l ti- channel audio ( D ol by Digital ) discs. If your am plifier (r ec eive r) has L and R aud i o in pu t jacks on l y, us e . If yo ur [...]

23 Hookup s Connec ti ng t o an AV ampl i fi er ( r ece i v er) with a di gita l input ja ck having a Dol by Digita l, MPEG au dio or D TS decod er and 6 sp eakers This conn ection wil l allow you to us e the Dolby Di gital, MPEG audio, or DTS de coder fun ction of yo ur AV ampli fier (re ceive r). z Hint Use conne ction wh en connecti ng to 7 or m[...]

24 Step 5 : Atta chi ng the Stand You can use the pl ay er laid flat, or i n an upright po sitio n. Be sure to atta ch the suppl ied st and when using in the uprig ht posit io n. I f th e play er is to be used in th e fl at position, go to “Step 6: Conne ct i ng the Ma i ns Lead ” ( pag e 25). 1 Attach th e stand to the screw hole on the pla ye[...]

25 Hookup s Step 6 : Conn ecting the Mains Lead When y ou ha ve finish ed connec ting all o f the comp onent s, p lug t he pla yer and T V main s lead (power c ord) into th e mains. Step 7: Qu ic k Setu p Follow the steps belo w to make the mini mum number of basi c adjust ments for using th e player. To skip a n adjustment, p ress > . To retu r[...]

26 6 Press ENTER. The Setu p D i sp lay for sel ec ti n g the aspect ra tio of the TV to be co nnected appe ars. Examp le : As ian/Oc eanian models 7 Press X / x to select the settin g that matches your TV type. ◆ If you have a wi de-scree n TV or a 4:3 standa rd TV wit h a wi de -scr een mode • 16: 9 (p age 64 ) ◆ If you ha ve a 4:3 stan dar[...]

27 Hookup s 12 Press X / x to sel ect whethe r or not you w ish to send a DTS signal to your amplifier (receiver). Choose the item that match es the a udio connect ion you select ed o n pages 21 to 23 ( throug h ). • OF F (p age 67 ) • ON ( only i f the am plif ier (rec eive r) has a DTS deco de r) (page 67) 13 Press ENTER. Quick Setup i s fini[...]

28 Playing Discs Play in g Discs Depending on the DVD or VIDEO CD, some operat i ons may be di f ferent or r es tr i ct ed . Refer t o the operat ing in struc tions s upplied with your disc. 1 Turn on your TV. 2 Press [ / 1 . The play er turn s on. 3 Switch t he input selector on your TV so that the signa l from th e player ap pears on the TV scree[...]

29 Playin g Di sc s For A sian /Oc eani an mo dels You can have th e player turn of f automat icall y whenever you le ave it i n stop mode for more than 30 minutes. To turn on th is functio n, set “ AUTO POWER OFF” i n “CUSTOM SETUP” to “ON” (the defa ult setti ng is “ OFF”) (pa ge 6 5). Notes on playin g DTS soun d tracks on a CD ?[...]

30 Locking the di sc tray (Chi ld Lock) You ca n lock th e disc tra y to prev ent chil dren from ope ning it . When t he pl ayer is in st andby m ode, press O RETURN, E NTER, an d the n [ / 1 on the remote. The pla yer turns on a nd “LOC KED” appear s on the fr on t panel d is pl ay . The Z butt on on the player or th e r emote do es not wo rk [...]

31 Playin g Di sc s – you change the se tti ngs on the Setup Dis play. • This func tion may not work wit h some discs. • Resume P lay does not work du ring Shuf fle Play and Programme Play . • If “MULTI-DISC RE SUM E” in “CUSTOM SETUP” is set to “ON” and you playb ack a recorded disc such as DVD-RW, the player m a y playback oth[...]

32 Select ing “ORIGINAL ” or “PLAY LI ST ” on a DVD- RW Some DVD-RWs in VR (Vid eo Recording) mode have two types of titles for playb ack: originally recorded titl e s (ORIGINAL) and titles that can be created o n recordable DVD pla yers fo r editing (PLAY LIS T). Yo u can select the type of titles to b e played. 1 Press DISPL AY while the [...]

33 Playin g Di sc s Playi ng VID EO CD s With PBC Fun cti ons (PBC Pla yback) PBC (Pla yback Control) allows you to play VID EO C D s int era ctiv ely b y fo ll ow ing t he menu on the TV s creen. 1 Start playing a VIDE O CD with PBC functions. The men u for yo ur select ion appe ars. 2 Press X / x or the n umber buttons to select an item number yo[...]

34 Play in g an MP3 Aud i o Track You can play back DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/ CD-Rs/ C D-RWs) re corde d in MP3 (MPEG 1 Audio La yer 3) format. 1 Press Z and pla ce a DAT A CD on the disc tray. 2 Press H . The di sc tr ay clo ses, and th e play er sta rts to play the first M P3 audio tr ack in the first a lbum on th e disc. Notes • This playe r can play[...]

35 Playin g Di sc s Refer t o the instruc tions of the CD-R/CD-RW device or record ing sof twar e (n ot sup pl i ed ) for deta ils on the reco rding format . To play a Multi Sess ion CD This player c an play Multi Ses sion CDs when an MP3 audio track is located in the fir st ses si o n. Any subs eq ue nt MP3 audio t ra ck, reco rded in l ater s ess[...]

36 Var i ou s Play Mode Functi ons (Programme Play, Shuffl e Play, Rep eat Play , A-B Repe at Play) You can set the follo wing play mode s: • Programme Pl ay (pa ge 36) • Shuffle Pl ay (pa ge 37) • Repeat Play (p age 38) • A-B Repeat Play ( page 3 9) Note The play mode i s cancell ed when: – you open th e d isc tray. – the play er en te[...]

37 Playin g Di sc s Next, p ress X / x or the num ber butto ns to select “03” und er “C ,” th en pre ss ENTER. ◆ When play ing a VIDEO CD o r CD For ex amp le, sel ect t rack “02.” Press X / x or th e numb er button s to select “02” und er “T,” t hen press EN TE R. 6 To prog ramme ot her t it l es, c ha pters, or track s, repe[...]

38 2 Press X / x to select (SHU FFLE) , th en p ress E NTE R. The opti on s for “SHU FFL E” ap pear. 3 Press X / x to selec t the ite m to be shuff led. ◆ When play in g a DV D VIDEO • TITLE • CHAPTER ◆ When play ing a VIDEO CD or CD • TRACK ◆ When P rogramme P lay is ac tivated • ON : shuffles t itles, cha pters, or tr a cks sele[...]

39 Playin g Di sc s To return to normal play Press CL E AR, or select “O FF ” in step 2. z Hints • You can set Rep ea t Play while the player is stopped. A fter se lecting t he “R EPEAT” op tion, press H . Rep eat P lay star ts. • You can a l so sel ect “REPEAT” from t h e C ontrol Menu (pa ge 12). Note You cannot use thi s function[...]

40 • A-B R epeat Pla y does not work for tit les containing still pictu res on a DVD -RW in VR mode. • A-B R epeat Pla y does not work across multiple titles on a DVD-RW i n VR mode.[...]

41 Searchi ng for a Scene Sear c hi ng fo r a Scen e Search ing for a Parti cular Point on a Disc (Scan, Slow-m otion Pla y, Search, Freeze Frame) You can quickly loca te a particu lar 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 des[...]

42 The “2 ”/ “2 ” play back speed is sl ower than “1 ”/“1 .” Locating a poi nt quickly usi ng the previous /next button (Search) You c an se arch fo r a particul ar p oint o n a dis c using . / > on th e pl ayer . Durin g play ba ck, press an d hold > to locate a p oint in the playback dir ection, or press a nd hold . to locat[...]

43 Searchi ng for a Scene ◆ When play in g a VI DE O CD with PBC Playba ck SCEN E INDEX ◆ When pl ay in g a CD TRACK INDEX ◆ When play ing a D ATA CD (MP3 audio) ALBUM TRACK Examp le : wh en you sel ec t CHAPTER “ ** ( ** )” is se le ct ed ( ** refers to a numbe r). The num ber in paren t hes es indi ca t es the total number of title s, c[...]

44 Search ing by Sce ne (PICTURE NAVIGATION ) You can div ide the screen into 9 s ubscreen s and fi nd the de s ir e d sc e n e qu ickly. 1 Press PICTURE NA VI during playback. The f o llowing display appea rs. 2 Press PICTUR E NAVI repe atedly to select the item. See t he ex planatio ns given fo r ea ch ite m in the fo llowing se ctions. • CHAPT[...]

45 Viewing In formation Ab out the Disc Viewing In formation About th e Disc Checki ng the Pla ying Time an d Re mainin g Time You ca n ch eck the playi ng time and remaining t ime of the cur rent title, cha pter, or track. A lso, yo u can c heck th e DVD /CD text or trac k na me (MP 3 audio) record e d on the disc. 1 Press TIME / TEXT d uring pla [...]

46 Checking the information on the front panel dis play You can view the time info rmation a nd text displaye d on the TV s creen al so on the f ront panel dis play. Th e i nf ormat io n on the fron t panel di s play cha nges a s fo llow s w h en you change th e time informa tion on you r TV scre en. When pla ying a DV D VIDEO or DVD-RW When playin[...]

47 Viewing In formation Ab out the Disc Checki ng the Pla y Informa tion You ca n ch eck informat ion such as the bi t rate or the di sc layer th at is bein g play ed . Checking the play information of a DVD (ADVANCED) 1 Press D I SPLAY during pl ayba ck. The Con tr ol M enu ap pe ars. 2 Press X / x to sele ct (ADVAN CED), then pr es s ENTE R . The[...]

48 Checking the play information of a DATA CD By pressing TIME/TEXT wh ile playing MP3 audio trac ks on a DATA CD, you can display the audi o b it rate (t he amou nt of d at a pe r sec on d of the cu rr ent audio) . T 17:30 128k JAZZ RIVER SIDE Bit rate Album name Track name[...]

49 Sound Adjustm en ts Sound Adjustm ents Changi ng the Sou nd When playing a DVD VIDEO recorded i n multipl e audio formats (PCM, Dolby Digita l, MPEG a udi o , or DTS), you can chang e the audio format . If the DVD VIDEO is recorded with m ultilingu al tracks , you can a lso chan ge the lan gua ge . With CDs, DATA CDs, or VIDEO CDs, you can sele [...]

50 Displaying the audio information of the disc Press D I SP LAY du ri ng playb ack to di sp lay the Control Menu. Select “ AUDIO” using X / x . The ch annels being pl ayed ar e display ed on the sc reen . For exampl e, in Dolby Dig ital format , multip le sig nals ra nging fr om m onaural to 5.1 channel s ignals can be recorded on a DVD VIDEO.[...]

51 Sound Adjustm en ts TV Virt ual Surround Setti ngs (TVS ) When you conne ct a stereo TV or 2 fr ont speaker s, TVS (TV Virtu al Sur r ound) le ts you en jo y su rrou nd sound e ff ec ts by u sing soun d imaging to cre ate virt ual rear spea kers fro m th e so und of the fr ont speake rs (L : l ef t, R: right) w itho ut usin g ac tual re ar speak[...]

52 z Hint You can al so select “T VS” from th e Control M enu (page 12). Notes • When t he playing si gnal does not conta in a signal for the rear s peak ers , the surro und effe cts will b e difficu lt to he a r . • When you sele c t one of the TVS mod es , tu rn off the surrou nd se tti ng of the connecte d TV or amplifi er (rece iver). ?[...]

53 Enjoyi ng Movie s Enjoying M ovies Changi ng the Ang les If vari ou s angl es (mult i -ang le s) for a s cen e are reco rded on t he D V D VID EO, “ ” appears in the front pane l displa y. This m eans that yo u ca n chang e t he viewing a ngle. 1 Press (angle) du ring playb ac k. The nu m ber of the angl e ap pear s on the display. 2 Press ([...]

54 Adjust ing the Pict ure Quali ty (B NR) The B lock N ois e Redu ctio n (BN R) fun ction adjust s the pictur e quali ty by reduci ng the “block nois e ” or mosaic like patterns th at appe ar on your T V screen. 1 Press DISPL AY tw ice dur ing playback. The Con trol M en u appe ar s. 2 Press X / x to select (BNR), then press E NTER. The o ptio[...]

55 Enjoyi ng Movie s Adj us ting the Playba ck Pictu re ( CUSTOM PI CTURE M ODE) You can adjust the video signal o f the DVD or VIDEO CD from the player to obtain the picture quality you wa nt. Choose th e setting that bes t suits the progra mme you are watchi ng. 1 Press PICTURE MODE during playb ac k. The foll ow ing dis play appe ar s. 2 Press P[...]

56 Enhanc ing the Pl ayba ck Pict ure (DIGITAL VIDEO ENHAN CER) The Dig ita l Video Enh ancer (DV E ) func tion makes th e pictur e a ppear cl ea r and cr i sp by enhanci ng the ou tlines of images on yo ur TV screen. Also, th is fu nc tio n can soft en the imag es on the scr een. 1 Press DISPL AY tw ice dur ing playback. The Con trol M en u appe a[...]

57 Using Vari ous Additi ona l Functio ns Using Various Additional Functions Lockin g Disc s (CU STOM PARENTA L CONTRO L, PARE NTAL CONTR OL) You can set two ki nds of p laybac k restr ictions for th e desir ed disc . • Cust om Pa r ental Cont ro l You can set play back res tricti ons so tha t the player w i ll not play in app ropri at e di scs. [...]

58 To tur n off th e Custo m Par e n tal Co ntrol functi on 1 Follo w st ep s 1 to 3 of “Cu stom Par ental Contro l.” 2 Press X / x to s elect “OF F t ,” the n press ENTER. 3 Enter y our 4-di gi t pas sword using th e number buttons, then press ENTER. To play a disc for whi c h Custom P arental Contr ol i s set 1 Insert the disc f or whic h[...]

59 Using Vari ous Additi ona l Functio ns ◆ When yo u have alr ea dy reg is te re d a passwor d The dis p lay for en tering the pa ssword appe ars. 4 Enter o r re-e nter your 4-d igit passwor d using the number buttons, t hen pr ess ENTER . The disp lay for sett ing the p la yb ack limitatio n level appears. 5 Press X / x to se lect “S TANDAR D[...]

60 Area Code Changing the pass word 1 Press DISPLA Y while the play er is in stop mod e. The Con trol M en u appe ar s. 2 Press X / x to selec t (PA RE NTAL C ONTROL) , the n pr ess ENTER. The options for “PAREN TAL CON TR O L” appe ar. 3 Press X / x to se le ct “PAS SWORD t ,” th en press EN TER. The displ a y for en teri n g th e pa ssw o[...]

61 Using Vari ous Additi ona l Functio ns Contro llin g Your T V With the Su pp li e d R em ot e You can control th e soun d level, inpu t source , and pow er sw i tc h of yo ur Son y TV w i th th e supplie d remote . You ca n co ntrol your TV us ing the but t on s below. Note Depending on the un it be ing con nected, you may not be able to control[...]

62 Settings and Adjustmen ts Using the Setu p Di sp lay By usi n g the Setup Dis play, yo u ca n m ak e various adjustmen ts to it ems such a s picture and sou nd. You can also set a language fo r the subti tles and t he Setu p Disp lay, am ong othe r things. For details o n each Setup Displa y item , see pages 63 to 67. The on -s cr een disp lays [...]

63 Settings a nd Adjustm ents The settin g is sele c ted and setup is complete. Example: “4:3 PAN SCAN” (As ian/ Ocea nian mode ls) To tur n off th e dis p l ay Press DISP LAY repeatedly until the display is tu rned off . To en ter th e Quick Setup mode Select “Q U I CK” in step 3. Fo llow from st ep 5 of the Qui c k Setup ex planat ion to [...]

64 Setti ngs fo r th e Disp la y (SCREEN SETUP) Choose sett ings accordin g to the TV to be conn ected. Select “SC REEN SETU P ” in the Set up Disp la y. To us e t he displ a y, see “Us ing the Setu p Disp lay” (p age 62 ). The defa ult settin gs are und erlin ed. Examp le : As ian/Oc ean ian mo de ls ◆ TV TYPE Selects the aspec t rat i o[...]

65 Settings a nd Adjustm ents ◆ BACKGRO UND Sel ects the backgr ound co lour or p ictu re on the T V scr ee n in sto p mo de or w h ile p la y i ng a CD or DATA CD (MP3 audio) . Custom Settings (CUSTOM SETUP) Use this to set up p layback rela ted and oth er setting s. Sele ct “ C USTOM SET UP” in t he Setup Display. To use the display , see ?[...]

66 ◆ PAUSE M ODE (DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW only) Selects the pictur e in paus e mode. ◆ TRACK S ELECTION (D VD VIDEO only) Gives th e sound t rack wh i ch c ontain s t he hig hest number of channe ls pri orit y when yo u play a DVD VIDEO on which multiple audio form ats (PCM , MPE G audio, DT S, or Dolb y Digital fo rma t) are recorded. Notes • When [...]

67 Settings a nd Adjustm ents ◆ DOWN MIX (DVD V IDEO/DVD-RW o nly) Switches the method for mixing down to 2 chan nels when yo u pl ay a DVD which has rear s ound elem ents ( chann els) or is r ecorded in Dolby Digi tal format. For details on the rea r s ig nal compone nt s, see “Displ aying th e audio i nformat ion of th e disc ” (page 50). T[...]

68 Note When you use the DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL or OPTICA L) ja ck to lis te n to MP E G a udio signals and set “MPEG” to M PEG in “AUDIO SETUP”, no sound will come from yo ur speake rs if you selec t one of t he TVS mod e.[...]

69 Additional Informat ion Additional Info rmation Troubl esh ooting If you exp erienc e any of th e follo w i ng difficul tie s while using the player, use this troubles hooti ng g uide to he lp rem edy the proble m bef ore req uestin g re pairs . Sh ou ld any prob lem pers ist, cons ult your ne arest Sony deal e r. Power The pow er is not t urned[...]

70 The disc does no t pla y . , The disc is tur ne d ove r. Insert the d isc with the playback si de faci ng the dis c tray (p ag e 28). , The disc is skewed. , The pl ay er ca nno t pla y cer tai n di scs ( pag e 6) . , The region code on the DVD does not match the pl ay er (pag e 6). , Moisture has co nde nse d inside the pla ye r (page 3) . , Th[...]

71 Additional Informat ion The pla yer does n ot oper ate pr op erly. , When st atic el ectricity , etc., causes the player t o ope ra te abnorm al ly , unplug th e player. 5 number s or lett ers are di splaye d on th e scree n an d on the fr on t pan e l dis pla y . , The self-diagn osis function was a ctiva t ed. (See the tab le on page 71. ) The[...]

72 Glos sary Chapte r (page 9) Secti ons of a pictur e or a m us ic feat ur e that are smalle r th an tit les. A title is composed of severa l chap t er s. D ep endi ng on the dis c, n o chap te rs may be reco rded . Dolby Digita l (pag e 19 , 67) Digital audio compres sion technolo gy develo pe d by Dolb y Labo ra tories . Thi s technolog y confor[...]

73 Additional Informat ion Scen e ( page 9 ) On a VIDEO CD with PB C (playback contro l) fu nctio ns, the menu sc reen s, mov ing pictures and sti ll pi ctures ar e di vided i nt o secti ons called “s cenes . ” Title (p age 9) The l ongest s ection of a pi cture o r mus ic feature o n a DVD, movie, etc. , in video softw a re, or th e entir e al[...]

74 Spec ifica tions Syst em Laser: Semic onductor laser Signal fo rmat sy stem: PAL/NTS C Audi o ch ar acteristics Freq uenc y resp ons e: DVD VIDEO (PCM 96 kHz): 2 Hz to 44 kHz (±1.0 dB)/DVD VIDEO (PCM 48 kHz): 2 H z to 22 kHz (±0.5 dB)/CD: 2 Hz to 20 kHz (±0.5 dB) Signal -t o-nois e r atio (S/ N ra tio ): 115 dB (LIN E OU T L / R (AU DIO ) ja [...]

75 Additional Informat ion Langua ge Co de Lis t For deta i ls, see pag es 49, 53, 63 . The lang uag e spell in gs con form to t he ISO 6 39: 1988 ( E/F) stand ard. Code Lan guage Code L anguage Code Langu age Code Langua ge 1027 Afar 1028 Abkhazian 1032 Afrikaans 1039 Amharic 1044 Arabic 1045 Assamese 1051 Aymara 1052 Azerbaijani 1053 Bashkir 1057[...]

76 Index Numerics 16:9 64 4:3 L ETTER BOX 64 4:3 PAN SCAN 64 5.1 Chann el Surro und 19 A A-B RE PEAT 39 ADVANCED 47 ALBUM 42 Album 34 ANGLE 53 AUDIO 49 , 63 AUDIO ATT 66 AUDIO DRC 66 AUDIO SETUP 66 AUTO PLAY 65 AUTO POWER OFF 65 B BACKGROUND 65 Batte ries 15 BIT RATE 47 BNR 54 C CD 6 , 28 CHAP TER 42 Chap ter 72 CHAP TE R VIEW E R 44 Child Lo ck 30[...]

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