Sony DVP-FX730 manual

4-126-490- 12 (1) Operati ng Instr uctio ns © 2009 Sony Corporation D VP-FX730 z To find out usef ul hints, tips and informatio n about Sony products and s ervices pl ease vis it: www.sony-europe.com/m yproduct/ Portable CD/DVD Player[...]

2 WARNIN G To red uce the risk of fire or electri c sho ck, do n ot expose this appara tus to rain or mo isture. To avoi d el ect rica l shoc k, do not op en the cab ine t. Refer se rvicing to qualifi ed person nel onl y. The main s lead m ust be change d only at a qualifi ed service shop . Batterie s or batt eries installe d appar atus sh all not [...]

3 Precautions • Ins ta ll th is s yst em so th at th e mains lead can be unplugged from the wall s ocket immediately in the event of trouble. • The player is not d isconnected from the AC power source (mains) as long as it is connected to the wall outle t, even if the player itself has been turn ed off. • To prevent fire or shock hazard, do n[...]

4 Table of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Guide to Parts a nd Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Preparat ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Checking the Acc essories . . . . . . . . .[...]

5 Guide to Parts and Contr ols For more informat ion, se e the pa ges ind icate d in pare nthe ses. Player Buttons C D E and F are the sa me in function as those on the remote . The VOLUME+ and N (p lay) button s have a t actil e do t. Use the tac ti le dot as a refer ence w hen o pera ting th e play er. A LCD panel ( page 1 2) B Speake r C DISPL A[...]

6 ENTE R bu tton Enters the sele cted it em. • When playing a DVD or CD or VIDEO CD: EN TER on the play er works as the same as N . RETURN button Returns to th e previous display . OPTIONS button Disp lays the m enu for adjust ing the LCD sc reen (page 17) an d us ing the setu p disp lay (pa ge 18) . E VOLUME (so und volum e) +/– butto n Adju s[...]

7 Remote Buttons C D E and F are the sa me in funct ion as thos e on t he pl ayer. The num ber 5, N and AUDIO buttons have a t actil e do t. Use the tac ti le dot as a refer ence w hen o pera ting th e play er. U Number buttons Enters the ti tle/c hapter number s, etc. • When p laying a DVD VIDEO o r CD or VIDEO CD: Search di rectly by entering t[...]

8 • When pl ayi ng a DivX vid eo f ile : Each time you press the button, the aud io sign al swit ches. If “ No Au dio” appear s, the play er d oes n ot s uppo rt the aud io sign al. SUBTI TLE bu tton Changes the subtit le. • When playing a DVD: Each t ime you pr es s the but ton, th e su bti tle swit ches . Depen ding on th e disc , th e ch[...]

Preparatio ns 9 Pre par atio ns Checki ng th e Access ori es Check that yo u have the following items: • A C pow er ad apto r (1) • Car bat ter y ad apto r (1) • Audio/video cord ( mini plu g × 2 y phono pl ug × 3) (1) • Remote (with batte ry) (1 ) To repl ace the remot e batt ery When t he batt er y beco mes dep let ed, operation is not [...]

10 Char ging time an d playing time Charging time: a pprox. 5 hours Playing time : approx. 5 hours Times indic ated are under th e follow ing conditions: – Mode rate temperat ure (20°C) – H eadphone use – Ba ckligh t set to minim um Depending on the ambient temperat ure or recharge able batter y condition, ch arging time may be longer, or pl[...]

Preparatio ns 11 After using t he p laye r in a car 1 Turn off the pla yer. 2 Disc onnect the car ba ttery adapt or. 3 Turn off the engi ne. b • Do not disconnect the car battery ad aptor or turn off the car engine befo re you turn off the player. D oing so may d amage t he player. • Disconnect the car batt ery adaptor aft er use. If it is le f[...]

12 Playback Play ing Di scs Depe ndin g on the di sc, s ome oper ati ons may be di fferent or restri cted. Re fer to th e operating instr uction s supplied with the disc. Conne ct the A C pow er adap tor. 1 Open the L CD pa nel. 2 Slide the OPERAT E switch to “ON.” The play er turn s on and the POW ER indicator l ights u p in gree n. 3 Press OP[...]

Playback 13 Notes on the screen saver • A scree n saver i mage ap pears when yo u leave the pla yer in pa use or stop mo de without oper ation for more than 1 5 minute s. The ima ge di sapp ears when you pres s N . For the set up of “Scr een Saver ,” see page 19. • T he player goes to s tandby, 15 minut es after st arting th e scre en saver[...]

14 Using the Playbac k Information Di splay Whil e playing a D VD, yo u can ch eck the cur rent play back i nfor mati on. T he playba ck infor mation displa y also al lows you to se t a title /chapter or change sound / subtitle , and so on. When e nter ing the numb ers, oper at e the number butt ons on th e remot e. 1 Press DISPLA Y while play ing [...]

Playback 15 Playin g MP3 , JPEG , and Vide o Files You ca n play M P3, J PEG, and video f iles. For details on playable files, s ee “Playabl e Medi a” (pag e 27 ). When y ou s et a D ATA me dia, a list of album s app ears . DATA CDs recorded in KODAK Picture CD format au tomatically start pla ying when inse rted. 1 Press X / x to select the alb[...]

16 To disp lay the list of thumbn ails Press MENU when an image fi le is display ed. The image file s in th e album appea r in 12 sub-scre ens with t he disp layed fi le in th e lead. • T o go to the previou s or next list of thumbnails, s elect “ b Prev ” or “Next B ” at the bot tom o f the scre en, and pr ess ENTER . • To exit the li [...]

Playback 17 Adjust ing th e Pictu re Size an d Qual ity You ca n adjus t the pict ure dis played on the LCD screen. 1 Pre ss OP TI ONS . The me nu d ispl ay appear s. 2 Press X / x to select “LCD Mode” and press EN TER. The “LC D Mode ” di spla y ap pear s. 3 Press X / x to select items and press EN TER. • LCD Aspect: Change the picture s[...]

18 Settings and Ad justment s Using t he Se tup D isplay By using the setup di splay , you can m ake various se ttings to items such as picture and soun d. Some di scs have stored play back settings , whic h take prio rity. 1 Press OPTI ONS when the p layer is in stop mode. The me nu d ispl ay appear s. Duri ng R esume Play, you canno t use the set[...]

Settings an d Adjustment s 19 b Depending o n the di sc, “4:3 Letter Box” m ay be select ed autom atica lly ins tead o f “4:3 Pa n Scan” or vice versa. ◆ Angle Mark (DV D VIDEO o nly) Displays the angle mark when you c an change the viewing angles during playback of DVDs recorded with m ulti- angles. ◆ Scr een Sa ver The sc reen save r [...]

20 Language Setup ◆ OSD (On-S creen Di splay) Switch es the di splay lan guage on the screen . ◆ Disc Menu (D VD VID EO on ly) Switches th e language for the disc ’s menu. When yo u sele ct “Ori ginal,” t he langu age given p riority in the di sc is se lected . ◆ Subtitle (DV D VIDE O only) Switches the subti tle langu age. When you sel[...]

Settings an d Adjustment s 21 ◆ Paren tal Contr ol (D VD VIDE O onl y) Set the limitation l evel. The l ower the value, th e stric ter the l imitati on. To set the pa rental control , you nee d to set the pas swo rd f irs t. To set t he pare ntal co ntrol (lim ited playba ck) 1 Press X / x to se lect “ Paren tal Co ntro l,” and pre ss ENTER. [...]

22 Additional Inform ation Troubl es hoot ing If you ex perien ce any of the fol lowing diffic ulties while usin g the player, use this troubleshoo ting guide to help remedy the proble m bef ore re questi ng repa irs. Sh ould any prob lem pe rsist, c onsult yo ur near est Sony de aler . Power The pow er is no t turned on. , Check that t he AC powe [...]

Add itio nal In for mati on 23 The di sc d oes no t star t play ing fro m th e begin ning. , Repeat Play or Ra ndom P lay i s se lecte d (pag e 13). , Resu me pl ay has ta ken ef fec t (pag e 13) . , The Playl ist of the crea ted di sc is automa tically pl ayed. To play origi nal titles, press T OP MENU to set “Origin al” (p age 7). Playba ck m[...]

24 disconne ct the adaptor and pre ss ENTER on the pl ayer. Hookup There is no pict ure or so und on the connect ed eq uipmen t. , Re-co nne ct the c onn ecti ng c ord s ecu rely (pag e 11). , The c onnect ing cord is damage d. , Chec k the se tting o f a conne cted TV or amplif ier. , When “US B” is disp laye d, pr ess IN PUT (page 6 ). USB Th[...]

Add itio nal In for mati on 25 On pla cemen t • D o not plac e the p layer in a co nfined space such as a boo kshe lf or sim ilar unit. • D o not c over the ventilat ion of the play er with newspapers , table cloths, curtains , etc. A nd do not plac e th e playe r on a s oft surfac e, such a s a r ug. • D o not place the player and adap tors [...]

26 On head phon es • P reve nting hear ing dam age: Avoi d using headph ones at high volu mes. He aring expert s ad vice again st cont in uous , lou d, and extended play. I f you expe rience a ringing in you r ears, reduce t he volum e or d isco nti nue us e. • S howin g consid eration f or other s: Keep the volume at a moder ate level. This wi[...]

Add itio nal In for mati on 27 Play able M edia b • Notes about recorda ble medi a Some r ecordable m edia cannot be pl ayed on the player due to the recordin g quality or physical c ondition of th e media, or the characteri stics o f the recording device and aut hor ing so ftw are . The dis c will not play if it has no t been correctl y final is[...]

28 Notes on MP3, JPEG, and video files The play er can pl ay the fol lowin g files: • MP3 files with the extension “.mp3”* 1 . • J PEG fi les w ith the ex te nsi on “.j pg ”* 2 . • JPEG image files t hat confo rm to the DCF (Design rul e for Ca mera File system) imag e file forma t. • DivX video files with the e xtension “.av i”[...]

Add itio nal In for mati on 29 Notes on commercial di scs Regi on cod e It is the s ystem th at is used t o protec t copy rights. The regio n code is s hown on the DVD VIDEO p ackages accord ing to the regi on of sale. DVD VIDEOs labelled “ALL” or “2” wil l play on the player. DVD a nd VIDEO CD pl ayback o perat ions Some playback operation[...]

30 Index Numerics 16:9 18 4:3 Le tter B ox 18 4:3 Pan Scan 18 A Angle Mark 8 , 19 Audio 7 , 20 Audio D RC 19 Audio S etup 19 C CD 12 , 27 Charging time and playing ti me 10 D DATA 15 , 27 Disc Menu 20 DivX (video file) 15 , 28 DVD 12 , 27 G Gen era l Se tup 18 J JPE G 15 , 28 L Lang uage Set up 20 LCD Aspect 17 LCD M ode 17 M MP3 15 , 28 MPEG-4 (vi[...]

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