Sony DVP-NS765P manual

2-059-562- E2 (1) Oper ating I ns t ructio ns © 2004 Sony Corporation D VP-NS765P 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 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[...]

3 Precau tio ns On sa f ety • Shoul d any so l i d objec t or li 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 pl ayer is no t discon nected from the AC power source (mains ) as long as it is connected to t he wall ou tlet, even[...]

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

5 Enjoyin g MP3 Audio and JPEG Ima ges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 About MP3 Audio Tracks a nd JPEG Image Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Playing MP3 Audio Tracks or JPEG Image Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Enjoying JPEG Images a s a Slide Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

6 About Th is Manu al • Instruct ions in th is manual describe th e 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 used a s a gene ral term fo r DVD VIDEOs, DVD+RW s/DVD+Rs and DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs. • The meaning of the icons use d in t[...]

7 Example of disc s that th e player cannot play The play er cannot pl ay the foll o wing dis cs : • CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs other than those reco rded i n the f ormat s li sted o n the previ ous page. • CD -ROM s record ed i n P HOTO C D fo rmat . • Data pa rt of CD-Ext ra s. • DVD Audios. • DVD-Rs/DVD-RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD+RWs that do not co ntai[...]

8 Notes Ab out th e Di sc s • To ke ep the di sc clean , handle the dis c by i ts edge. Do not to uc h the sur fa ce . • Do not ex pose the disc to di rect s unlig ht or heat sources suc h as h ot air d ucts, or le ave it in a car pa rk ed in dir ec t sunli ght as the temp er at ure ma y ri s e cons id er ably ins i de the car. • After play i[...]

9 Index to Part s an d Con tro ls For more informatio n, see the pages indicated in pare ntheses. Front panel A [ / 1 (o n/st andby ) butto n (29 ) B Disc tray (29) C A (ope n/cl ose) b utton (29) D H (pla y) butto n (29) E X (pause) button (30) F x (stop) b utton (30) G . / > (previou s/next ) buttons (39) H PROGRES SIVE (p rogres sive) button/[...]

10 Front panel dis play When p l aying ba ck a DVD V ID E O/DV D-RW When p l aying ba ck a VIDE O CD wit h P layback Cont r ol (PBC ) (33) When pl aying ba ck a CD, DA TA DVD (Di vX video ), DATA CD (MP3 au dio/D i vX video ), or VIDEO CD (withou t PBC) * When pla yi ng DivX vi deo files, the cur r en t track is not displaye d. z Hint You can adjus[...]

11 Rear panel A DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) (digital out, coaxi a l) jack (23) (24) (2 5) B DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) (digital out, op tical) ja ck (23) (24) (25 ) C LINE OUT L/R (AUDIO) (li ne out L/R, audi o) jacks ( 22) (23) (24) D LINE OUT (VIDEO) (line out, video) jack (17) E S VIDEO OUT (s video out) jack (17) F COMPONENT VIDEO OUT (Y, P B / C B , P R [...]

12 Remote A TV [ / 1 (on/s ta n db y) butto n ( 69 ) B Z (open/c l o s e) bu tto n (30) C Numbe r but ton s (3 2) The num be r 5 but t o n has a tac ti le do t.* D CLEAR (clear) button (34) E (subtitle) butto n (50 ) F (audio) button (4 6) G . / > (previou s/next ) butt ons (30) H m / M (scan/ slow) but t ons (40) I X (pause) button (30) J H (pl[...]

13 Guide to t he Cont rol Me nu Dis play (M agic Pad) Use t he Co ntr ol Menu to s elec t a f unct ion a nd t o view rela ted info rmatio n. Pr ess DISPL AY repeat ed ly to turn on or change the Cont ro l Menu di s p l ay as follow s : Control Menu displ ay The Contr ol M enu disp lay 1 and 2 will sho w differ ent item s d epend in g on the disc ty[...]

14 List of C ontro l Menu it ems Item Item Name, Fun ction, Relevant D isc Type TITLE (page 40)/SCENE (page 40)/TRACK (page 40) Selec ts the title, scene , or t rack to be play ed. CHAPTER (page 40)/INDEX (page 40) Select s the cha pter or index to be played . * TRACK (page 40) Selec ts th e tr ac k to be played. ORIGINAL/PLAY L IST (page 32 ) Sele[...]

15 * These ite m s are not dis played when pla yin g a DATA CD with DivX video fi le . z Hint The Cont rol Menu icon indi cator light s up in green when you select any it em exce pt “ OFF .” (“ PRO GRAM ,” “SHU FFL E,” “REPEAT,” “A-B REP EAT,” “SHARPNESS” only). The “ORIGINAL/P LAY LIS T ” indic a tor lights up in gr een[...]

16 Hookups Hooki ng Up t he Pla yer Follow steps 1 to 6 to hoo k up and adj us t the se tti ngs of the play er. Notes • Plug co rds securel y to p revent u nwanted noise. • Refer t o the i nstruction s supplie d with t he com ponents to be conn ected. • You cannot conn ect th is player to a TV that does not have a SCART or vid eo input jack. [...]

17 Hookup s Step 3 : Conn ecting the Video Cords Conn ect this pl ayer t o your T V moni tor, pr ojector, or AV ampl ifier ( receive r) using a video cord . Select one of the patt er ns A throug h D , acco rdin g to th e i np u t ja c k on you r T V mo nito r, projec to r, or A V am p lifie r (r eceiv er). In or der t o vi ew pr ogre ss iv e sig na[...]

18 A If you are connect ing to a monitor , projector, or AV ampl ifier (receiver) having component vi deo input j acks (Y, P B /C B , P R /C R ) Connect th e co mpone nt via the CO M P ONENT VIDEO OUT jack s us ing a com p onent vide o cord (no t suppl ie d) or thr ee video co rds (n ot suppli ed ) of the sa me kin d and leng th. Yo u w i ll enjoy [...]

19 Hookup s Notes • Do not connect a VCR , etc., be twe en your TV and th e playe r . If you pas s the pla ye r signa ls via the VCR, you may not rece ive a clear im age on the TV screen. If your TV ha s only on e audio/video input jack, connect th e pl ay er to th i s jack. • Consu mers shoul d note t hat not al l high de finition te levision [...]

20 ◆ PROGRES SIVE VIDEO Sele ct th is se tti n g whe n : – your TV ac cepts pr ogre ss i ve signa ls, and , – the TV is connected to the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks, and – you want t o fix the co nver sion m ethod to PR OGRESS IVE V IDEO for video- based softw are. Sele ct th is if the i mag e is n o t cl e ar wh en y o u sel e c t P R O GRE [...]

21 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 fo llowin g co nnecti ons , throug h . z Hint If you connect an AV ampl ifier (r eceiver) that [...]

22 Connecti ng to your TV This con ne ction wi l l use yo ur TV’ s sp ea kers for so und. If y ou u se the SCAR T cord in pa ttern B of “Ste p 3: Conne cting the Video C ords” (p age 17), you do not have to connect audio cor ds to your TV . * The yello w plug is used for video si gnals (page 17). z Hint When co nnectin g to a m onaural TV, us[...]

23 Hookup s Connecti ng to a stere o amplifier (re ceiver) and 2 speakers/Con necting to an MD d eck or DA T de ck 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 co[...]

24 Connect ing to an A V ampl ifier ( receiver) h aving a Dol by Surrou nd (Pro Logic) de coder and 3 to 6 speakers You c an en joy D olby Surr ound eff ects only w hen p layi ng D olby S urro und au dio or mul ti- channel audio ( D ol by Digital ) dis cs . If your am plifier (r eceive r) has L an d R aud io inpu t jac ks only , us e . If you r amp[...]

25 Hookup s Connecting to an AV am p lifi e r ( rec ei ver) w it h a d ig ital i np ut j ac k, an d a decoder (Dolby D igital, MPEG au dio or DTS ), and 6 speaker s This c onnectio n will a llow yo u to u se the D olby Digital , MPEG audio or DTS decod er funct ion of yo ur AV ampli fier (re ceive r). z Hint Use conne ction when connecting to 7 or [...]

26 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[...]

27 Hookup s 6 Press ENTER. The S e tup D i spla y for s elec ting the aspect ra tio of the TV t o be conne ct ed appe ars. 7 Press X / x to select the setting that matches yo ur TV ty pe. ◆ If y ou h ave a wide -scr een TV or a 4:3 standa rd TV with a wide- screen m ode • 1 6: 9 (p age 73 ) ◆ If you ha ve a 4:3 stan dar d TV • 4:3 LETTE R B[...]

28 • D-PCM (pag e 76 ) • DOLBY DIGITAL (only if the amplifier (re c eiver ) has a Dolby Digital dec ode r) (pag e 76) 13 Press ENTER. “DTS” is selected. 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 23 to 25 ([...]

29 Playin g Di sc s Playing Disc s Playi ng Dis cs Depending on the DVD or VIDEO CD, some operat io ns may b e di ffere n t or r es tricted . Refer to th e op erati ng i ns tr uc tions sup plied wit h yo ur disc . 1 Turn on your TV. 2 Press [ / 1 . The play er turn s on. 3 Switch th e input select or on your TV so that the sign al from the player a[...]

30 Additional operat ions *1 DVD VIDEOs/DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs only. The butto n can be use d exce pt f or DivX vid eo files. *2 DVD VIDEOs/DVD-RWs/DVD -Rs/ DVD+RWs only. The button can be use d except for DivX vide o file s. *3 Video and JPEG pi ctures only (except BACKGROUND pictures). You can move the enlarged pic t ure using C/ X/x/c . Depending upon t[...]

31 Playin g Di sc s Resum ing Pl ayba ck From the Po in t Whe r e You Stoppe d the Disc (Multi-disc Resume) The pla yer sto res the p oint wh ere you stoppe d the d isc f or up t o 40 d iscs and re sumes playba ck the nex t time yo u insert the sam e disc. If you stor e a resu me playba ck poin t for the 41st disc, the resu m e pl ay back p oi n t [...]

32 Using the DV D’s Men u A DVD is divid ed into long sec tions of a pic ture or a music feat ure ca lle d “t itles .” When y ou p lay a DVD wh ich contai ns severa l title s, you can sel ect the title yo u want using the TOP MEN U bu tton. When y ou play DV Ds that allow you to sel ect item s suc h as langua ge f or th e so und an d subtitle[...]

33 Playin g Di sc s Playi ng VID EO CDs With PBC Fun ction s (PBC Pl aybac k) PBC (Pla yback Control) allows yo u to play VID EO C D s int era ctiv ely b y fo ll ow in g th e menu on the TV s creen. 1 Start playing a VIDE O CD with PBC functions. The men u for yo ur select i on a ppear s. 2 Press the numbe r buttons to sele ct the it em number yo u[...]

34 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: • Progr amme Play (page 34) • Shuff le Play (page 35) • Repea t Pla y (p age 36 ) • A-B Re peat Play (page 37) Note The play mode i s cancell ed when: – you ej ect the d isc. – the play er en te rs [...]

35 Playin g Di sc s Next, press X / x to select “03” un der “ C,” then pr es s EN TE R. ◆ When play ing a VIDEO CD o r CD For ex amp le, sel ect tr ack “02.” Press X / x to sel ect “0 2” unde r “T, ” then press EN TER. 6 To prog ramme ot her tit les, c ha pters, or track s, repe at steps 4 to 5. The programmed tit les, chap te[...]

36 2 Press X / x to select (SHU FFLE) , th en pr ess E NTER. The opti on s for “SHU FFLE” ap pear. 3 Press X / x to selec t the ite m to be shuff led. ◆ When play in g a DV D VIDEO •T I T L E •C H A P T E R ◆ When play ing a VIDEO CD or CD •T R A C K ◆ When P rogr amme P lay i s ac tivat ed • ON: shuffles ti tles, c hapters, or tr[...]

37 Playin g Di sc s ◆ When play ing a VIDEO CD o r CD • DI SC: re peats a ll of the trac ks. • TRACK: repeats the current track. ◆ When play ing a DATA C D/DATA DVD • DI SC: re peats a ll of the al bu ms. • AL BUM : rep eats th e cu rren t a lbum. • TR ACK (MP 3 audi o t ra ck s only): repeat s the cu rren t tra ck. • FIL E (DivX vi[...]

38 4 During play bac k, when you fin d the starti ng po int (poi nt A) of the p ortion to be play ed repea ted ly , press ENTER. The starti ng point (poi nt A) is set . 5 When yo u reach th e endi n g point (point B), pre ss ENTER aga in. The set po ints are di sp laye d and the player s tarts rep eating this specific portion. To return to normal p[...]

39 Searchi ng for a Scene Sear c hi ng for a S cene Search ing for a Parti cular Point on a Disc (Search, Scan , Slow-mot ion Play, Freez e Fram e) You can quickly loca te a partic ular point on a disc by m onitori ng the pi cture or pl aying ba ck slow ly. Notes • Dependi ng on the disc, you m ay not be able to do some of the ope ra tio ns descr[...]

40 Watching frame by frame (Slow-motion Play ) Press m or M when th e p laye r is in pause mo de. To return to normal s peed, press H . Each time you pre ss m or M during Slow -motio n Play, the pl ayback spee d chang es. T wo speed s are a vaila ble. With ea ch press the indica tion changes as foll ows : Playba ck dir ection 2 y 1 Opposite dire ct[...]

41 Searchi ng for a Scene ◆ When play ing a VIDEO CD o r Super VCD with PBC P layback SCENE ◆ When pl ay in g a CD TRACK ◆ When play ing a DATA C D/DATA DVD ALB U M TRACK (M P3 au di o tra cks only) FILE (JP EG im age files , and DivX vide o files on ly) Examp le : wh en you sel ec t CHAPTER “ ** ( ** )” is s elected ( ** refers to a numb[...]

42 Search ing by Sce ne (PICTURE NAVIGATION ) You c an di vide the s cree n in to 9 subscr eens and f ind t he d esire d scen e qu ickl y. 1 Press PICTURE NA VI during playback. The f ollow ing d ispla y ap pear s. 2 Press PICTUR E NAVI repea tedly to select an item. • CHA PT ER VI EW ER ( DVD VID EO only ): di splays the first scen e of each cha[...]

43 Viewing In formation Ab out the D isc Viewing In formation About th e Disc Checki ng the Playi ng Time an d Remai nin g Time You ca n ch eck th e playi ng ti m e an d remaining t ime of the cur rent title, cha pter, or track. Also, you can check the DVD/CD text, track name (M P3 audi o), or f ile name (DivX video) recor ded on the disc. 1 Press [...]

44 To chec k DATA CD/DATA D VD alb um name, e tc. By pressing TIME/TEXT wh ile playing MP3 audio tra ck s on a DATA CD or DivX vide o files on a DATA CD, DATA DVD, you can display the name of the album/tra ck/file a nd the audi o b it rate (t he amount of data per sec ond of the curr ent a udi o) on your TV scre en. * Appears when: – p la ying an[...]

45 Viewing In formation Ab out the D isc When play ing a DATA CD (DivX vid eo ), or DATA DV D (DivX video) When playin g a VIDE O CD (with out PBC functi ons) , or CD * The current tr a c k and index number appea r onl y when playing a VIDEO CD. z Hints • Wh en playing VIDEO CD s with P BC f unc tio ns, the sc ene number or t he play ing ti me ar[...]

46 Sound Adjustme nts Changi ng th e Sound When playing a DVD VIDEO or DATA DVD/DATA CD (DivX vid eo files) rec orded in multi ple audio for mats (PCM, Dolby Digital , MPEG aud io, or DTS ), yo u can change the audio format . If the DVD VIDEO is recor ded with mult ilingual tracks, you c an also ch ang e the lan guage. With CDs, DATA CDs, or VIDEO [...]

47 Sound Adjustm en ts Note While playing a Super VCD on whi ch the audi o track 2 is not rec or de d, no sound wi ll c o me out when y ou sele ct “2:S TEREO, ” “2:1 /L,” or “2:2/R .” Checking the audio signal format You can ch eck the a udio sig nal f ormat by pressi ng repeat e dly du ri ng playb ac k. The fo rmat of th e curren t aud[...]

48 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[...]

49 Sound Adjustm en ts Notes • When th e playin g signal do es not conta in a signal for the rear spea kers, yo u cannot h ear the T VS effect. • When you sele c t one of the TVS mod es, turn off the surroun d setti ng of the connec te d TV or amplifi er (rece iver). • Make s ure that your listen ing positio n is betwee n and at an equal dis [...]

50 Enjoying Movies Chang ing th e 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 [...]

51 Enjoyi ng Movie s To turn off the s ubtitles Select “O F F” in ste p 2. Notes • Depending on the DVD VIDEO, you ma y not be able to chan ge the su btitles even i f mult ilingual subtitle s are re c or de d on it. You al so ma y not be able to tur n th em off. • With D ATA CDs, subtitl es can be changed for DivX video file s onl y. • Yo[...]

52 • DY NAM IC 2 : produc es a mor e dynamic pictur e than DYNAMIC 1 by furth er in creasi ng the pictur e contr as t and colour in tensity. • CIN EM A 1: e nha nces det ai l s i n da rk area s by in crea sing the black leve l. • CINEMA 2: whi te co lour s beco me brig hter and blac k colo urs beco me riche r, an d the co l our contra st is i[...]

53 Enjoyi ng Movie s Sharpe ning t he Pic tures (SHARPNE SS) You ca n en hanc e the out l i nes of image s to produce a shar pe r pictu re . 1 Press DISPLA Y duri ng playb ack. The Con tr ol M enu ap pe ars. 2 Press X / x to select (SHARPNESS ), then press ENTER. The o ptio ns for “SHARPN ESS” ap pear . 3 Press X / x to select a level. • 1: e[...]

54 Enjoying MP3 Audio an d JPEG Images About MP 3 Aud io Trac ks and JPEG Image Fil es MP3 is au di o com pr essio n tech nolo gy tha t satisf ies the ISO/MPEG r egul ati ons. JPE G is image compre ssion tec hnology. You can play DATA CDs that contain MP3 audio t ra ck s or JPE G ima ge file s. DATA CDs that the player can play You can play back DA[...]

55 Enjoyi ng MP3 Audio a nd JP EG Image s When yo u inser t a DAT A CD and press H , the number ed tr acks (or files ) ar e pla yed sequentia lly , fro m 1 through 7 . An y sub- albums/tr acks (or fi les) cont ained within a current ly select ed album t ake priority over the next a lbum in the s ame tree. (E xample: C contai ns D so 4 is pl ay ed b[...]

56 Selecting an al bum 1 Press MENU . The list o f albums o n the dis c ap pears. When an album is being played, its tit le is shaded . 2 Press X / x to selec t the alb um you want to play . 3 Press H . Pla yback start s fro m the sele cted album . To sel ect MP 3 au dio tra cks, see “Sel ectin g an MP3 au di o t ra ck” (page 56 ). To select JP[...]

57 Enjoyi ng MP3 Audio a nd JP EG Image s Selecting a J PEG image file 1 After step 2 of “Selec ting an albu m,” press PICTURE NAVI. The im age files in the alb um appe ar in 16 subscr eens. A sc roll bo x i s di s played o n the ri ght. To di spla y the addi tion al im age, selec t the botto m images and press x . To re turn to t he pr eviou s[...]

58 To sto p view ing th e JPEG image Press x . z Hints • While viewi n g JPEG image fi le s, you can set options su ch as “INT ERVAL” (page 6 0), “EFFECT” (page 60), an d “SHARPNESS” (page 53). • You can view JPEG images files without MP3 audio by setting “MODE (MP3, JPEG)” to “IMAG E (JPEG)” (p a ge 59). • The dat e the p[...]

59 Enjoyi ng MP3 Audio a nd JP EG Image s Notes • The slide show stops whe n X / x o r ZOOM is pressed.To r es ume the sli de show, press H . • This fu nction d oes not wor k if “M O D E (M P3, JPEG)” is set to “AUDIO (MP3)” (pag e 59). Viewing a slide show with sound (MODE (MP3, JPEG)) When J PEG i mage files and MP 3 au dio tracks are[...]

60 Setting the pac e for a slide show (INTERVAL) You can set the time th e slid es are disp layed on the sc reen . 1 Press DISPL AY twice while vi ewin g a JPEG i m ag e or whe n the pl ay er is in stop mod e. The Con trol M en u appe ar s. 2 Press X / x to select (INT ERVAL ), th en p ress E NTE R. The option s for “IN TERVAL” a ppear. 3 Press[...]

61 Enjoyi ng MP3 Audio a nd JP EG Image s 3 Press X / x to sele ct a setting . The defa ult settin g is under l in ed . • MODE1 : the image sweep s in from top to botto m. • MODE2: the image sweeps in from left to right. • MO D E3: th e image stretc he s out fro m the centre of t he sc reen. • MODE4: the i mages rand omly cycle throug h th [...]

62 Enjoying D ivX ® Videos About DivX Video File s DivX ® is a v ideo file compression techno logy, deve loped by DivXN et w o rks, Inc . Th is prod uct is an offici al Div X ® Cer ti f ie d pr oduc t. You can play DATA CDs and DATA DV Ds that co nt ai n D i vX vid eo f il e s. DATA CDs and DATA DVDs that the player can p lay Playback of DATA CD[...]

63 Enjoyin g Di vX ® Videos Playi ng Div X Vide o File s You ca n play Di vX vide o files o n DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs) and DATA DVDs (DVD-Rs/DVD-RWs/DVD+Rs/ DVD+RWs). z Hint You can view the disc inf or mati on whil e playing a DivX vide o file (pa ge 43). Notes • If there ar e no Div X vi de o file s recorde d on the DATA DVD, a message [...]

64 Selecting a Div X video file 1 After st ep 2 of “Sele c tin g an al bu m,” press ENT ER. The list of files i n the alb um appears. 2 Press X / x to sel ect a file, and press ENTER . The sel ected fi l e st ar ts pla yi ng. To stop playba c k Press x . To go to t he next or previo us page Press C or c . To return to the prev io us disp lay Pr[...]

65 Using Variou s Additional 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 a d is c. • Cu stom Pa renta l Co nt 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. • Par ental [...]

66 To tur n off th e Custo m Paren tal Co ntrol functi on 1 Follo w st ep s 1 to 3 of “Cu st om Pa renta l 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 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 or wh[...]

67 Using Variou s Additional Functions Enter a 4 -digit pa sswor d us i ng t he numbe r bu tto ns, then pr es s EN T ER. The dis play for confirm ing the passw ord appe ars. ◆ When yo u have alr ea dy reg is te re d a passwor d The dis play fo r ente ring th e pass word appe ars. 4 Enter o r re-e nter your 4-d igit pa ssword using the number butt[...]

68 z Hint If you forget your pass word, remov e th e dis c and repeat ste ps 1 to 3 of “Paren t al Contro l (l imited playback) . ” Whe n you a re a ske d to en te r your password, e nte r “199 703” usi ng the number buttons, th en press ENTE R. The display wil l ask you to enter a n ew 4-digit passwor d. After you enter a new 4-digit pa ss[...]

69 Using Variou s Additional Functions Changing the pass word 1 Press DISPLAY while t he pl ayer is in stop mod e. The Con tr ol M enu ap pe ars. 2 Press X / x to sele ct (PARE NTA L CON TROL) , the n pr e ss ENTER . The option s for “PAR E NTAL CONTRO L ” appe ar . 3 Press X / x to sel ect “PASSW ORD t ,” th en pres s ENTE R. The dis play [...]

70 Controlling other TVs with the remote You can control th e sound leve l, input source, and pow er switch o f no n-Sony TV s as well. If your TV is lis ted in the table be low, se t the approp riate m a nufact ur er’s cod e. 1 While ho lding do wn TV [ / 1 , press the number butto ns t o select t he manufa cture r’s cod e f or your TV (see th[...]

71 Settings an d Adju st ments Settings and Adjustmen ts Usin g th e Se tu p Disp la y By usi n g the Se t u p Disp l ay , you ca n make various a djustments to items su ch as pictu re and so und. You ca n also set a languag e fo r the subtitl es and t he Setu p Disp lay, am ong othe r things. For de ta i ls on ea ch Setup Displ ay item , se e page[...]

72 6 Press X / x to select a setting, then press ENTER . The setting is selecte d and setup is complete. Example: “4:3 PAN SCAN” To en ter the Qu ick Setu p mode Select “Q U I C K ” in step 3 . Fo llo w from st ep 5 of the Qui c k Setup ex planat io n t o m ak e basi c adj u st ment s (p ag e 26). To res et al l of the “SETUP” setting s[...]

73 Settings an d Adju st ments Setti ngs f or th e Disp lay (SCREEN SETUP) Choose sett ings according to the TV to b e connect ed. Select “SCREEN SETUP” in the Se tup Displ ay. To use the di spla y, see “U si ng the Setu p D isp lay” (pa ge 71) . The d efaul t se ttin gs ar e unde rlin ed. ◆ TV TY PE Sel ects the aspe ct ra tio o f th e c[...]

74 • When you sele c t “RGB , ” you cannot use the PROGRESS IVE button or the C OMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks. ◆ 4:3 OUTP UT This settin g is e ffective on ly when you se t “TV TYPE” in “SC REEN S ETUP ” to “16:9. ” Adjust th is to wat ch 4:3 aspe ct ratio progre ssive s ig nals. If y ou c an chan ge the aspect ra tio on you r pro gr[...]

75 Settings an d Adju st ments ◆ PAUSE MOD E (DVD VIDEO/D VD-RW only ) Select s t he picture in pause m ode . ◆ TRACK SEL E CTI ON (D VD VIDE O only) Gives th e so und t ra ck w h ich cont ai ns the highes t number of channel s priori ty when you play a DVD VIDEO o n which multiple audio forma ts (PCM , MP EG au dio, D TS, or D olby Digit al fo[...]

76 ◆ AUDIO FILTER Sele cts the dig ital filt er t o re duce noi se a bov e 22. 05 kHz (Sampl ing freque ncy (F s) of the audio so urce is 44. 1 k Hz), 2 4 kH z (Fs is 48 kHz), or 48 kHz (Fs is abov e 96 kHz) . Note There may be lit tl e effect by chang ing the digital filter depe ndi ng on the disc or pla yba ck environ ment. ◆ DOWN MIX (DVD VI[...]

77 Settings an d Adju st ments ◆ MPEG (DVD VIDEO/D VD-R W only) Selects t he type of M PEG audio si gna l. ◆ DTS Select s whethe r or not to output DTS si gnals . ◆ 48kHz/ 96 kH z PCM ( DVD VIDE O on ly) Select s t he sampl in g fr equenc y of the au dio signal . Note The analog ue audio si gnals from the LIN E OUT L/ R (AUDIO) jacks are not [...]

78 Additional Info rmation 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 [...]

79 Add i tiona l Info r mati on The sound volume i s low. , The sound volume is l ow on s ome DVDs. The sound vo lume may imp rove if you set “AUDIO DRC” in “AUDI O SETUP” to “TV MODE” (page 75). , Set “AUDIO ATT” in “AUDIO SETUP” to “OFF” (pa ge 75). Operation The remo te does not func tio n. , The bat terie s in t h e re m[...]

80 The pla yer sta rt s playin g the dis c automati cally. , The di sc featur es an aut o playba ck funct ion. , “AUTO PLAY” in “CUSTOM SET UP” is set to “ON” (page 74). Playb ack stop s auto matically . , While playin g disc s wit h an aut o pau se sign al, t h e pla yer st ops pl ay back at t he aut o pause signa l. Some f uncti ons s[...]

81 Add i tiona l Info r mati on Self- diagno sis Fu nct ion (When lette rs/ numb ers appear in the display) When the s elf-dia gnosi s functio n is activa ted to preve nt th e player fr om ma lfun ctioni ng , a fiv e-ch arac te r serv ice nu mbe r (e.g. , C 13 50 ) wit h a combin ation of a l et ter an d four di g its appears on the sc reen and t h[...]

82 DTS (page 21, 77) Digital audio compres sion technolo gy tha t Digita l Theater Systems , Inc. develo ped. This technolog y confor ms to multi-c hannel surrou nd sou n d . The rear chann el is st er eo and ther e is a dis cr et e sub w oo fer ch an nel in this f ormat. DTS prov ides the s ame discrete cha nnel s of high qual ity digi tal aud io.[...]

83 Add i tiona l Info r mati on Progressive format (page 19) Comp ar ed to the Inte rl ac e form at that alternat ely sh ows e very ot her lin e of an image (field) to create one frame, the Progr essive for m at sh ow s the ent ir e imag e at once as a single f rame. This me ans that whil e the Interl a ce for m at ca n show 25 or 30 fr am es (50-6[...]

84 Spec ifica tions Syst em Laser: Semic ondu ctor lase r Signal fo rmat sy stem: PAL/(NTSC) Audi o ch ar acter is tic s 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 2 0 kHz (±0.5 dB) Signal -t o-nois e r atio (S/ N ra tio): 115 dB (LIN E OU T L / R (AU DI[...]

85 Add i tiona l Info r mati on Langua ge Co de Lis t For deta i ls, see pag es 46, 50, 72 . The lang uag e spell in gs con form to the ISO 639: 19 88 (E/F) standard. Code Lan guage Code L anguage Code Langu age Code Language 1027 Afar 1028 Abkhazian 1032 Afrikaans 1039 Amharic 1044 Arabic 1045 Assamese 1051 Aymara 1052 Azerbaijani 1053 Bashkir 105[...]

86 Index Numerics 16: 9 73 4:3 LETTE R BOX 73 4:3 OUTPUT 74 4:3 PAN SCAN 73 48kH z/96kH z PCM 77 5.1 Ch annel Surrou nd 21 , 47 A A- B REP EA T 37 ALBU M 41 Alb um 54 , 81 ANGLE 50 AUDIO 46 , 72 AUDIO AT T 75 AUDIO DR C 75 AUDIO FILTE R 76 AUDIO SETU P 75 AUT O PLA Y 74 B BACKGR OUND 73 Batt erie s 16 C CD 6 , 29 CHAP TER 40 Chapt er 81 CHA P TER V[...]

87 Add i tiona l Info r mati on U Usa ble di sc s 6 V Video ba sed soft w a re 82 VID EO CD 6 , 29 Z ZOOM 30 , 57[...]

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