Sony DVP-LS500 manual

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    3-083-624- 11 (1) Oper ating I ns t ructio ns © 2003 Sony Corporation D VP-LS500 CD/DVD Player[...]

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    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 qual ified perso nnel onl y. The mains lead mu st only be 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 P[...]

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    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 ea se ey 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 i t chec ke d by qua lif ied pers onnel be fore operating it any fu rth e r. On power sour ces • The pla yer is no[...]

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

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    5 Enjo ying M o vies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Changing the Angle s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Displaying th e Subtitles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Adjusting the Picture Quality (BNR)[...]

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    6 About th is Man ua l • Instruct ions in th is manual describe the contr ols on the remo te. Yo u can al so use the controls on th e playe r if they h ave th e sa me or similar names as t hose on the r emote. • “DVD” may be us ed as a gene ral term for DVD VIDEOs, DVD-RW s/DVD-Rs, and DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs. • Disp lays on the scr een are sligh [...]

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    7 – MP3 forma t tha t conf orms to I SO966 0* 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 Audi o CDs * A logical form at of files and f olde r s on CD - ROMs, define d by ISO ( Inte rnat ion al Standar d Organizati on). Also, the play er cannot pla y t he f[...]

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    8 Index t o Part s an d Con tro ls For more informatio n, refer to the pa ges indic ated in par entheses . Front panel A [ / 1 (on/sta n db y) butto n ( 27 ) B Disc tray (27) C Front pa nel disp lay (9) D Remote senso r (15) E A (open /close) bu tton (2 7) F H (pla y) butto n (27) G X (pause) button (28) H x (sto p) butt on (28 ) I Playbac k Dial ([...]

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    9 Front panel dis play When pl aying b ack a DV D VIDEO/DV D-RW When playin g back a VIDEO CD with Playba ck Co ntrol (P BC) (32) When pla ying ba ck a CD, DAT A CD (M P3 audi o), or VI D EO CD (w i thout PBC) Current t itle/c hapter or play ing time (45) Disc type Current a udio sign al (48) Lights up when y ou ca n change the an gle (5 2) Lights [...]

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    10 Rear panel A DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack (21) (22) (23) B DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) jack (21) (22) (23) C LINE OUT L/R (AUDIO) jacks (20) (21) (22) D LINE OUT (VIDEO) jack (16) E S VIDEO OUT jack (16) F COMPONENT VIDEO OUT (Y, C B , C R ) jacks (16) G LINE (RGB) - TV jack (1 6) (25) PCM/DTS/MPEG/ DOLBY DIGITAL COAXIAL OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT LINE OUT R-A[...]

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    11 Remote A TV [ / 1 (o n/st andby) butto n (61 ) B Z (open/c lose) button (27) C Number bu ttons (30) The num be r 5 but t o n has a tac ti l e do t . * D CLEA R butto n ( 35) E . / > (previou s/next ) buttons (28) F H (play) bu tton (2 7) The H butt on h as a tacti le dot. * G X (pause) button (28) H Click shuttle (40) I DISPLAY button (12) J [...]

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    12 Guide t o the Co nt rol Me nu Displ ay (Ma gi c Pad) Use th e Co ntro l M e nu to sel ect a f unctio n an d to view r elated in forma tion. Pre ss DISPLA Y repeat ed ly to tur n o n or chang e the Cont rol Me nu d isplay as f ol l ows: z Hint You can skip the ADVANCED display by setting “OFF” under “ADVANCED” in t he C ontrol Menu (page [...]

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    13 List of co ntrol men u items Item Item Name, Functio n, Relevant Dis c Type TITLE (page 41)/SCENE (page 4 1)/TRACK (page 41 ) Selects the title , scene, or track to be played. CHAPTER (page 41)/INDEX (p age 41) Selects the chapter or index to be played . ALBUM (p age 33) Selects th e album to b e played. TRACK (page 41) Selects th e track t o be[...]

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    14 z Hint The Cont rol Menu icon ind icator light s 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 in g reen only when the a ngles c an be ch anged. The “ CUSTOM PICTURE MODE?[...]

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    15 Hookup s Hookups Hookin g Up the Pl ayer Follow steps 1 to 6 to h ook up and adjus t the s ettings of the play er. Notes • Plug cords se c urely to preven t unwa n te d noi se . • Refer t o the i nstructions supplie d with t he compone nts to be connecte d. • You cannot conn ect th is player to a TV that does no t have a SCART (EURO AV) or[...]

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    16 Ste p 3: Conne cting the Vide o Cord s Conn ect this player t o yo u r T V monitor , proje ctor , or AV a mplifier (recei ver) u sing a v ideo cor d. Select one of the patt er ns A throug h D , accordi ng to the in put jack on yo ur TV monitor, projec t or , or AV am p lifier ( receiv er ). PCM/DTS/MPEG/ DOLBY DIGITAL COAXIAL OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT[...]

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    17 Hookup s A If you a re connec ting to a SCART (EU RO AV) i nput jack Connect the S CART (EURO AV) cord (no t supplied) . Be sure to make the con nections fi rmly to avoi d hum and no ise. Wh en yo u connec t usin g the S CART (EURO AV) cord, check t hat the TV conforms to S video or RGB si gnals. Refe r to the operating i nstructions supplied wi[...]

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    18 When c onn ecti ng to a st a ndard 4: 3 scree n TV Depending on t he di sc , th e image may not fit y our TV sc re en . I f you wan t to ch ange th e a sp ect ratio , ple as e refe r to pa ge 64. Notes • Do not conne ct a VCR, etc . betw een your TV an d the pla ye r. If you pass the player signals via the VCR, you may not rece ive a cle a r i[...]

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    19 Hookup s Step 4 : Conn ecting the Audio Cords 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 the components y ou wish to connect. Select a connecti on Select one of the follow i ng co nne ctions, through . * Manufac ture d unde r lic e nse from Dolby Laboratori es[...]

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    20 Conne cting to your TV This con nection w ill use your TV speak ers for sou nd. If you use the SCA RT (EUR O AV) cor d in patter n B of “Step 3: C on nectin g th e V i de o Cords” ( pa ge 16), yo u do not have t o co nnect audio co rds to yo ur TV. * The yello w plug is used for video si gna ls (page 16). z Hint When co nnectin g to a m onau[...]

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    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 ereo ampli fie r (receiv er ) h a s a udio input jac k s L a nd R only, us e . If the amplif ier (recei ver) ha s a digital input jac k, or wh en con necting to an MD de ck or DA T deck, use . In thi s cas e, you can al so con[...]

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    22 Connect ing to a n A V ampl ifier (receiver) having a Dolby Su rround (Pro Logic) de coder and 3 to 6 speakers You can enj oy the Do l b y Surroun d ef fects o nl y w h en playi ng Dolby Sur round aud io or mul ti - channel audio ( D ol by Digital ) dis cs . If your am plifier (r ec eiver) has L and R aud io inpu t j ac ks only, us e . If yo ur [...]

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    23 Hookup s Connec ti ng t o an A V amplif ier (r ece i ver) wi th a digita l i n put j a 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 use th e Dolby Digi tal, MPEG au dio, or DTS de coder funct ion of yo ur AV ampli fier (re ceive r). z Hint Use conne ction when conn ecting to 7 or m[...]

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    24 Step 5 : Conn ectin g the Ma ins Le ad Plug th e pl ay er and T V m ai ns lead (po w er cord) in to a m ai ns. Step 6: Qu ic k Setu p Follow the steps belo w to make the minimum numbe r of basi c adjust ments f or using th e player. To skip a n adjustment, p ress > . To return to the previous adjus tment, pr es s . . 1 Turn on t he TV. 2 Pres[...]

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    25 Hookup s ◆ If you ha ve a 4:3 stan dar d TV • 4:3 LETTER BOX or 4:3 PAN S CAN (page 64) 8 Press ENTER. The Setu p Disp la y fo r selec ting the t ype of vide o si gn al outpu t fro m th e LI NE (RGB)- TV ja ck appea rs. 9 Press X / x to select the type of signal yo u want to out put f rom t he LINE (RGB)- TV jack. If you se t “LIN E” to [...]

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    26 14 Press X / x to select whethe r or not you wish to send a DTS signal to your a mplifier (receive r). Choose the ite m that matches the audio conn ection y ou s elected on pages 21 to 23 ( through ). • OF F (p age 67 ) • ON (only i f the am plifi er (rec eiver) has a DTS decod e r) (page 67 ) 15 Press ENTER. Quick Se tup is fini s hed. A ll[...]

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    27 Playin g Di sc s Playing D iscs Play ing Disc s Depending on t he DVD or VIDEO CD, some operat io ns may b e di fferent or r estri ct ed. Refer to the ope rating inst ructions supp lied with your dis c . 1 Turn on you r TV. 2 Press [ / 1 . The pl ay er turn s on. 3 Switch t he input selector on your TV so that the signa l from th e player ap pea[...]

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    28 and ma y af fect you r ears or ca use yo ur speak ers t o be dama ged. Notes on pl aying DTS sou nd trac ks on a DVD VIDE O • DTS audi o si gnal s ar e out put only thr ough the DIGITAL OUT (COA XIAL or OPTICAL) ja ck. • When you play a DVD VIDEO wit h DTS sound tracks , set “DTS” to “ON” in “AUDIO SETUP” (page 67). • If yo u c[...]

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    29 Playin g Di sc s To un lock th e di sc tray When th e player is in st and by mo de , p ress O RETURN, ENTER, and then [ / 1 again. Note Even if you select “RESET” under “SETUP ” in the Cont r o l Me nu (p ag e 63), th e disc tr ay remai n s locked . Resumi ng Play back Fr om the Poin t Where Y ou Stop ped the Dis c (Mul ti-disc Resu me) [...]

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    30 Notes • “MULTI-DISC RESUME” i n “CUSTOM SETUP ” must be se t to “ O N ” ( de fault) fo r this function to work (pa ge 65 ). • The resum e playbac k point for th e current di sc is cleared when: – you change the pla y mode. – you change the se tti ngs on th e Setup Displa y. • This func tion may not work wit h some dis cs. ?[...]

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    31 Playin g Di sc s Select ing “ORIG INAL” or “PLAY L IST ” on a D VD- RW Disc Some DVD-RW discs in VR ( Video Recordin g) mode hav e t wo ty pe s o f t itles for playback: o riginally recorded titles (ORIGINAL) and t itles that can be created on reco rdable DV D pl ayers for editi ng (P LAY LIST). You c an select th e type of t itles to be[...]

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    32 Play in g VIDE O CDs Wit h PBC Fun ction s ( PBC Play back) PBC (Pla yba ck Cont r ol ) a llow s you to pl ay VIDEO CDs interac tively by f ollowing the menu on the TV s creen. 1 Start pla ying a VIDEO CD with PBC funct ion s. The me nu f or yo ur s elec tion appea rs. 2 Select the item number you want by pressing X / x or th e numb er buttons. [...]

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    33 Playin g Di sc s Playi ng an MP 3 Audi o Track You can pl ay ba ck DA TA CD s (CD- ROMs/ CD- Rs/CD -RWs ) r ecorded in MP3 (MPE G 1 Audi o Laye r 3) format . 1 Press Z and pl ace a DA TA CD on the disc tray. 2 Press H . The di sc tray clos es, an d the p laye r start s to play the first MP3 audio tr ack in the first a lbum on the disc. Notes •[...]

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    34 See the in structi ons of the CD-R/CD-RW device or recor ding sof tware (n ot su ppl i ed ) for d et ails on the re cordin g form a t. To play a Multi Se ssio n CD This play er can p lay M ulti Ses sion CDs when an MP3 audio track is locate d in the first ses sion . Any s ubs eque nt MP3 a udi o tr ack, reco rded in later s ession s, can als o b[...]

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    35 Playin g Di sc s Var i ou s Play Mode Functi ons (Programme Play, Shuffl e Play, Repeat P lay, A-B Repeat Play) You ca n se t the fol l owing play modes: • Prog ramm e P lay (p ag e 35) • Shu f fl e Play (p ag e 36) • Repeat Pl ay (page 37) • A-B Repeat Play (pa ge 38) Note The play mode i s cancell ed when: – you op en the di sc tray.[...]

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    36 Next, pres s X / x or the n umber buttons to selec t “0 3” und er “C , ” t hen pres s ENTER. ◆ When play ing a VIDEO CD or CD For e xamp le, sel ect tr ack “0 2.” Press X / x or the numbe r buttons to s elect “02” under “T, ” th en pr ess E NTER. 6 To prog ramme ot h er titl es, cha pters , or trac ks, repeat st eps 4 to 5 [...]

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    37 Playin g Di sc s 1 Press DISPL AY tw ic e du ring playb ack (when playi ng a C D, p ress once). The Con tr ol M enu ap pe ars. 2 Press X / x to sel ect (SHUF FL E) , the n pr e s s ENT E R . The opti on s for “SHU F FLE” ap pe ar. 3 Press X / x to select th e item to be shuffl ed. ◆ When play ing a DVD VIDEO • TITLE • CHAPTER ◆ When [...]

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    38 ◆ When play ing a VIDEO CD or CD • DISC : re peats a ll of the tr ac ks. • TRACK : repeats the current track. ◆ When p laying a DATA CD (MP 3 audio) • DISC : repeats all of the albums. • ALBUM : repeats the current album. • TRACK : repeats the current track. ◆ When Pr ogramme P lay or Shuf fle Pl ay is activate d • ON : repeats[...]

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    39 Playin g Di sc s To return to normal play Press CL E AR, or select “O FF ” in step 3 . To tur n off th e Contr o l Menu Press DISPLAY repeated ly until th e Contro l Men u is tu rn ed off . Notes • When you set A- B R ep eat P lay, the settings fo r Shuffle Play, Repeat P lay, and Programm e Play are ca ncelled. • A-B Re peat Play d oes [...]

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    40 Sear c hi ng for a S cene Search ing f or a Parti cular Point on a Disc (Shuttle mo de, Jog mode, Search, Fre ez e Fram e) You can qu ickly loca te a particul ar point on a disc by mo nitori ng the pict ure or play ing back slo wly. Note Depending on the DVD/VI DEO CD, you m ay no t be able to do s ome of the op erations de scribed. Using the cl[...]

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    41 Searchi ng for a Scene Playing a dis c frame by frame using the cli ck shuttle (Jog mode) 1 Press JOG. The JOG indicato r lights u p. 2 Turn the clic k shut tle. Depe ndin g on th e turnin g speed, playba ck goe s to fr ame-b y-fram e playba ck in the dir ec tion that th e cl ick shuttle is turned . Turn the click shuttl e clockwi se to go f or [...]

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    42 ◆ When playin g a VIDE O CD with PBC Play back SCEN E INDEX ◆ When playing a C D TRACK INDEX ◆ When playin g a DATA CD (MP3 au dio) ALBUM TRACK Examp le : wh en you sel ec t CHAPTER “** (* *) ” i s selec ted (* * re fers t o a nu mbe r) . The number in pa renthese s indicates th e total numbe r of title s, ch apters , track s, in dexes[...]

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    43 Searchi ng for a Scene Search ing by Sce ne (PICTURE NAVIG ATION) You can divide t he screen into 9 subsc reens and fi nd the de s ir e d s cen e quickly. 1 Press PICTURE NAVI duri n g playb ac k. The foll ow ing dis pl ay a ppears . 2 Press PICTU RE NAVI repe atedly t o select the item. Refer t o the expl an ations gi ven fo r e ach item in the[...]

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    44 Viewing Inf ormation About the Disc Check ing the Play ing Time an d Remaining Time You can check th e playin g t im e and remaining t ime of the curr ent title, c hapter, or track. Al so, you c an check the D VD/CD tex t or trac k na me (M P3 au dio) re co rded o n the disc. 1 Press TIME/ TEXT d uring pla yback. The f ollowing displ ay ap pears[...]

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    45 Viewing In formation Ab out the D isc Checking the informatio n on the front panel dis play You can view t he t im e info rmat io n an d text displa ye d on the TV sc reen al so on the f ront panel di s p l ay. Th e inform atio n on the fron t panel di s p l ay c hange s as fo llow s w he n you change the time informa tion on your TV scre en. Wh[...]

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    46 Check ing the Play Informat ion You can check inform ation such a s t h e b it rate or th e disc la ye r that is be ing play ed. Checking the play information of a DVD (ADVANCED) 1 Press DISPLAY during pl ayba ck. The Cont ro l Menu i s dis played. 2 Press X / x to select (ADVA NCED), t hen pre ss ENTER. The options for “ ADVAN CED” appear. [...]

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    47 Viewing In formation Ab out the D isc Checking the play information of a DATA CD By press ing TIME/T EXT while play ing MP3 audio trac ks on a DATA CD, you can display the audi o bi t rate (the amount of data per sec ond of the curr ent audi o). T 17:30 128k JAZZ RIVER SIDE Bit rate Album name Track name[...]

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    48 Sound Adjustme nts Changi ng th e Sound When playing a DVD VIDEO recorded i n multiple a udio formats (PCM, Dolby Dig ital, MPEG audio, or DTS) , yo u can c hange th e audio format. If th e DVD VIDEO is recorded with m ultilingu al tracks , you can als o change the lan gua ge . With CDs, DATA CDs, or VIDEO CDs, you can sel ect the s oun d from t[...]

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    49 Sound Adjustm en ts Displayin g the audio i nformation of the disc Press D I SPL AY du ring pla yb ack to di splay the Control Menu. Select “ AUDIO” using X / x . The ch annels being play ed are di splay ed on the sc reen. For ex am p le, in Do lby Digi ta l for mat, multip le sign als rangi ng from m onaur al to 5.1 channel sig nals can be [...]

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    50 TV Vir tual Surrou nd Setti ngs (TVS) When yo u conne ct a st ereo TV or 2 fr on t speake rs, TV S (TV Virtu al Su rround) lets you en jo y su rrou nd sound eff ec ts by u si ng soun d imagin g to create virtua l rear sp eakers from the sound of t he fr ont sp eake rs (L: left , R: righ t) w it h out usin g ac tual re ar speak ers. TVS was d eve[...]

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    51 Sound Adjustm en ts z Hints • You can sele ct “TVS” by pressing the SURROUND button on the player. • You can also sel ec t “TVS” from the Control Menu (pa ge 12). Notes • When th e playin g signal do es not conta in a signal for the rear s peak er s, the surround eff ect s will be difficul t to he a r. • When you sele c t one of [...]

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    52 Enjoying Movies Chang ing the Angl es If vari ous an gl es (mu lt i -a ngle s) fo r a sce ne are record ed on the DVD VIDEO, “ ” appears in th e front panel display. This means that yo u ca n chang e t he viewing angle. 1 Press (angle) dur ing playba ck. The nu m be r of the an gl e ap pears on the display . 2 Press (angle) rep eated ly to s[...]

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    53 Enjoyi ng Movie s Adj us ting the Pict ur e Quali ty (BNR) The Bl ock N oise R eductio n (BN R) fu nction adjust s t he pict ur e quali ty by redu ci ng the “block nois e ” or mosaic li ke patterns th at appear o n your T V scr ee n. 1 Press DISPLA Y twice dur in g playb ac k. The Con tr ol M enu ap pe ars. 2 Press X / x to select (BNR), the[...]

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    54 Adjust ing the Play ba ck Pict ure (CUSTOM P ICTURE MODE) You can adjust t he video signal of th e DVD or VIDEO CD from the pla yer to obtain the pic ture qual ity y ou wa nt. C hoose the setti ng that be st su its the pro gramm e you ar e watchi ng. When y ou s elect “M EMO RY,” you ca n make fur the r adjustmen ts to each elem en t of t h [...]

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    55 Enjoyi ng Movie s To tur n off th e dis pl ay Press O RETURN , or select “RETURN” in step 3 an d press ENT ER. z Hints • To re se t the pictur e it ems to the defa u l t values, press c after ste p 3 to select “RESET” and pre ss ENTER. • If you do not want to sa ve the adjustme nt in step 2, you c an go to the ne xt pictu re adjust m[...]

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    56 4 Press ENTER. The disc plays w i th the setti n g you sele cted. To canc e l the “DI GIT AL VIDEO ENHANCE R” se tti ng Select “O F F” in ste p 3. To turn off the Control M enu Press DISPLAY repeat edly until the Control Men u is tu rn ed off . Note Depending o n the d isc or t he scene b eing pla yed, noise found in the dis c may become[...]

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    57 Using Vari ous Additi ona l Functions 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 pl ayback restric tions for th e desir ed disc . • Cust om Pa r ental Cont ro l You can set play back res trictions so that t he player w i ll not play in app ropri at e di s cs. ?[...]

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    58 To tur n off th e Custo m Paren tal Co ntrol functi on 1 Follo w step s 1 throug h 3 of “Custo m Pare ntal Co n tro 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 usi n g the number buttons, then press ENTER. To play a disc for whi c h Custom P ar e ntal Contr ol i s s et 1 Insert the disc f[...]

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    59 Using Vari ous Additi ona l Functions ◆ When yo u have alr ea dy reg is te re d a passwor d The dis play for en tering th e password appe ars. 4 Enter o r re-e nter your 4-d igit pa ssword using the number buttons, t hen press ENTER . The disp lay for set t in g t he p layback limitatio n level appears. 5 Press X / x to se lect “S TA NDARD ,[...]

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    60 Area Code Changing the passwo rd 1 Pres s DISP LAY whi l e the pl ayer i s in stop mo de. The Con t ro l Menu appear s. 2 Press X / x to selec t (PA RE NTAL C ON T ROL), t hen pre ss 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 ay for en teri n g th e pa ss[...]

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    61 Using Vari ous Additi ona l Functions Contro llin g Your TV wi th the Su pp li e d R em ot e You can control th e sound le vel, inpu t source , and pow er sw i tc h of yo ur Sony TV w i th th e supplie d remote . You ca n co ntrol you r TV us ing the but tons below. Note Depending on the un it bein g connect ed, you may not be able to control yo[...]

  • Page 62

    62 Settings and Adjustmen ts Using the Setu p Di sp l ay By usi n g the Setup Dis play, yo u can make 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 Displ ay, am ong othe r things. For details o n each Setup Displa y item, see page s fro m 63 to 67. Note Playbac k settin g[...]

  • Page 63

    63 Settings a nd Adjustm ents To tur n off th e dis pl ay Press DISP LAY repeatedly until the display is tu rned off . To en ter the Quick Setup mode Select “QUICK ” in step 3. Follo w from Step 5 of the Qui c k Setup ex planat io n t o m ak e basic ad justme nt (page 24). To res et all th e “SET UP” set tings 1 Select “R E SET” in st e[...]

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    64 Setti ngs fo r th e Disp la y (SCREEN SETUP) Choose sett in gs according to th e TV to be conn ected. Select “SC REEN SETUP ” in the Set up Disp la y. To us e t he displa y, see “U s in g the Setu p D isp lay” (pa ge 62) . The defa ult settin gs are und erlined. ◆ TV TYPE Selects the aspec t rat i o of the conne ct ed TV (4:3 st an dar[...]

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    65 Settings a nd Adjustm ents Custom Sett ings (CUSTO M SETUP) Use t his to set up playback rela ted and ot her settings . Select “CUS TOM SE TU P” in the Setup Displ ay. To use the di splay, se e “U si ng the Setu p D isp lay” (pa ge 62) . The d efaul t se ttin gs are un derli ned. ◆ AUTO PL AY Switches the Auto Play setting on or off . [...]

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    66 Setti ngs fo r th e Sound (AUDIO SETUP ) “AUDI O SETUP” a llows you to set th e sound accord ing to th e playba ck and con nectio n condit ions. Select “A UD IO SETU P” in the Setu p Disp la y. To us e t he displa y, see “U s in g the Setu p D isp lay” (pa ge 62) . The defa ult settin gs are und erlined. ◆ AUDIO ATT (att enuation) [...]

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    67 Settings a nd Adjustm ents If you con nect a co mpo nen t that d oes not conform to the selecte d audio signal, a loud noise (or no sound) will come out from the spea ker s , damag i ng your ea rs or spea kers . ◆ DOL BY DIGI TAL (D VD V ID EO/ D VD-R W only ) Selects the type of Do lby Digital signal. ◆ MPEG (DVD VIDEO/D VD-R W only) Select[...]

  • Page 68

    68 Additional Info r mation Troubl eshoo ting If you ex perien ce any o f th e f ol lo wing difficu lt i es w hi le using th e pl a yer, use th is troublesh ooting guide to help remedy th e proble m bef or e reque st in g r epairs. S hou ld any prob lem pers ist, cons ul t your ne ar es t Sony deal e r. Power The po w er is no t turn ed on. , Check[...]

  • Page 69

    69 Additional Informat ion Operation The remo te does not func tio n. , The bat terie s in t h e re mote ar e weak. , There are obs tacles betwee n the remote and the pl ay er. , The dis ta n c e be twee n th e rem ote and the player i s t oo fa r. , The r emote i s not po inted at the remote sensor on t he pl ayer. The disc does no t play . , The [...]

  • Page 70

    70 , The ang le ca n only be change d when the “ ” indicator lights up on the front panel display (p ag e 9). , The DVD prohibits ch angin g of th e a ngles. The pla yer does not op er ate prop erly. , When st atic electr icity, e tc., cau ses th e player t o ope rate abn orm ally, unpl ug the player. 5 number s or letter s are disp layed o n t[...]

  • Page 71

    71 Additional Informatio n Glossa ry Chap t er (pa ge 9 ) Sectio ns o f a pic t ur e or a mus ic fe ature t hat are smalle r th an tit les. A title is composed of severa l chap te rs . Depe nd ing on th e disc, no chapte rs may b e reco rded. Dolby Dig ital (page 19 , 67) Digita l a udi o comp re ssion t ec hnology develo ped by Dolb y La borato ri[...]

  • Page 72

    72 Scene (page 9) On a VIDEO CD with PBC (playback control) function s, the menu sc reens , moving pictu re s an d still pict ures ar e di vi d ed into secti on s called “scenes .” Title (p age 9) The long est secti on of a pict ur e or music feature on a DVD, movie, etc. , in video software, or the enti re album in a udio soft ware . Trac k (p[...]

  • Page 73

    73 Additional Informat ion Spec ifica tions Syst em Laser: S em i co nductor laser Signal form at sy stem: PAL ( NTSC ) Audio chara cteri stics Freq uency response: 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 t o 20 kHz (±0.5 dB) Signal -t o-nois e r atio (S/ N ra tio): 115 dB (LIN[...]

  • Page 74

    74 Langua ge C ode Li st For de tails, see p ages 4 8, 52 , 63. The lang ua ge spell i ngs co nform to the ISO 639: 19 88 (E/F) standard . Code Lan guage Code Lan guage Code L anguage Co de Langu age 1027 Afar 1028 Abkhazian 1032 Afrikaans 1039 Amharic 1044 Arabic 1045 Assamese 1051 Aymara 1052 Azerbaijani 1053 Bashkir 1057 Byelorussian 1059 Bulgar[...]

  • Page 75

    75 Inde x Numerics 16: 9 64 4:3 LETTE R BOX 64 4:3 PAN SCAN 64 5.1 Ch annel Surro und 19 A A-B RE PEAT 38 ADVA NCED 46 ALBU M 41 Alb um 33 ANGLE 52 AUDIO 48 , 63 AUDIO AT T 66 AUDIO DR C 66 AUDIO SET UP 66 AUT O PLAY 65 B BACKGR OUND 64 Batt eries 15 BIT RATE 46 BNR 53 C CD 6 , 27 CHAP TER 41 Chapt er 9 , 71 CHAP TER VIEW ER 43 Ch ild Lo ck 28 Clic[...]

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