Sony DVPFX980 manual

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    4-411-682- 11 (1) Operating In structions Manual de in strucciones US ES D VP-FX980/FX97 © 2012 Sony Corporation Portable CD/DVD Player[...]

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    2 WARNIN G To red uce the r isk of fi re or electri c shock, do not expose this ap paratu s to rain or mo isture. To avoi d elec tri cal sh ock, do not op en th e cabin et. Refer se rvicing to qualified person nel only . The AC po wer cor d must be change d only at a qualifi ed service shop. Batterie s or batt eries installe d apparat us shal l not[...]

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    3 outl et, consu lt an elect rician f or repla cement of the obs olete outlet. 10) Pro tect th e power cord from being walke d on or pinched pa rticularly at plugs, conveni ence receptac les, and the poi nt wher e they ex it from th e apparatus. 11) Only use at tachmen ts/ accessori es specifi ed by the manuf acture r. 12) Use only with the cart , [...]

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    4 Table of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Guide to Parts a nd Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Preparat ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Checking the Acc essories . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    5 Guide to Parts an d Contr ols The a vaila ble functi ons d iffe r de pendi ng on the di sc or the si tuation . Player The VOLUME+ and N (p lay) but tons have a t actil e dot. Use the tac ti le dot as a refer ence wh en ope rating t he pl ayer. A LCD panel (page 1 1) B Speake r C HOLD Preve nts accide ntal bu tton opera tion when presse d for more[...]

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    6 E VOLUME (so und volume) + /– Adju sts the volum e. F . / > (previous/n ext) Skips to the previous/n ext chapter, track, or f ile. Only the buttons on the play er have t he foll owing fu nctio ns. • Fast re verses /fast f orward s ( m / M ) when presse d for mo re tha n one seco nd dur ing pl ayback . Pres s repeat edly to c hange the sp e[...]

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    7 R TOP MENU Displays t he DVD VIDEO’s top menu. S REPL AY/ A DVAN CE Repl ays the scene/ briefly fast fo rward the curren t scene (DVD only). T m / M (scan/slow) • F ast rever ses/fa st forw ards when pres sed durin g play back. Press repeat edly to c hange the sp eed. • S low re verses /slow forw ards wh en pres sed du ring pause . Pre ss r[...]

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    8 Pre parat ions Checki ng th e Access ories Check that yo u have the fo llowing items: • AC adapto r (1) • Car ba tter y adap tor ( 1) • Audio/video ada ptor (1) • Remote co mmander (re mote) (1) • Size AA (R6) batteri es (2) Prepa ring t he remo te Insert two Size AA (R 6) batteries by matchi ng the 3 and # ends on the batterie s to the[...]

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    9 Preparatio ns Char ging time and pla ying time Charging time: a pprox. 4 hours Playing time : approx. 4 h ours Times indic ated are un der the fol lowing conditions: • Charging time – mode rate tem peratur e (20 °C (68 °F)) – power-o ff • Playing time – mode rate tem peratur e (20 °C (68 °F)) – headp hone use – backlight s et to[...]

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    10 Connec ting to a TV You ca n enjoy im ages on your TV or monitor. 1 Connect t he play er to you r TV or monitor u sing th e audio/vi deo adapto r (supplied ). b • Refer to the instruction s supplied wit h the equipm ent to be c onnected. • Befor e connecti ng, turn off the player and the equipm ent to be connected, then unpl ug from their wa[...]

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    11 Playback Playback Play ing Disc s For pla yable di scs, see “ Playa ble Med ia” (page 2 1). Charge the battery i n advance or connect the AC adap tor. 1 Open the LCD panel, an d turn on the player. 2 Push the PUSH O PEN/CLOSE to open the disc l id, and place t he disc. Plac e with the pl ayba ck s ide dow n and push gently until it cl icks. [...]

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    12 Exam ple: Whe n play ing a DVD VIDEO 2 Select an d adjust ea ch of the following items by p ressing X / x and EN TER. • Title* 2 • Chap ter* 2 •A u d i o • Subtitle •A n g l e * 2 • T.Time (title time) • C.Time (chapter time) •R e p e a t • A-B Re peat* 3 • Time Disp. ( time displa y) * 1 When a DVD (VR mode) i s played, “P[...]

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    13 Playback Playing JPEG fil es To rotate a JPEG im age Press C / X / x / c while view ing t he im age file. Rotate every fil e. C / c : Rotates the image 90 degree s counter clockw ise/cloc kwise. X / x : Reve rses t he image ve rtic ally (u p and down)/horiz ontally (left and righ t). To disp lay the list of thum bnail s Press M ENU. The image fi[...]

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    14 Adjust ing the Pi cture Size an d Qualit y You ca n adjust th e picture d isplayed on the LCD screen. 1 Pre ss OP TION S. 2 Press X / x to select “ LCD Mode” and press EN TER. 3 Sele ct and adjus t each of the following ite ms by pressing C / X / x / c and EN TER. • LCD Aspect: Change the picture size. • Backlight: Adj ust the brig htnes[...]

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    15 Settings an d Adjustments Settings and Ad justments Using t he Setu p Disp lay You c an ch ange the s ett ings of t he pla yer . The default setti ngs are underlined. Some di scs have stored playba ck settin gs, whic h take priori ty. 1 Press OPTI ONS when t he player is in stop mode. Duri ng Res ume P lay, yo u canno t use the setu p display. P[...]

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    16 ◆ PBC (V IDEO CD only ) Th is fun ction is av ail able for V IDEO CDs wit h the P BC (Pla yba ck Cont rol) func tion. For this function, s ee page 11. Select “ On ” or “Of f.” ◆ Default Each functi on returns t o its origin al factory settin gs. Note tha t all of y our sett ings will be lost . Audio Setup ◆ Audio DRC ( DVD only) Ma[...]

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    17 Add itiona l Info rmati on Additional Inform ation Troubl eshooting If you ex perien ce any of the followi ng diffic ulties while using the player, use this troubleshoo ting guide to help remedy the proble m befor e reque sting r epairs. Sh ould any prob lem pers ist, cons ult your ne arest Sony de aler . Power The pow er is not turned on. , Che[...]

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    18 “ ” ap pears and t he playe r does no t functio n according to the button. , Dependi ng on the disc, you may not be able to perfor m certai n operat ions. Ref er to the opera ting instructions supp lied with the disc. “Copyr ight Loc k” appear s and the scree n turn s bl ue when play ing a D VD (VR mode) disc. , When i mages th at conta [...]

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    19 Add itiona l Info rmati on Precau tion s Road s afety Do no t us e the moni tor u nit a nd headp hon es whi le dr ivi ng, cy cli ng, or operat ing an y motori zed ve hicle. Do ing so may create a traffi c hazard and is ille gal in some areas. It ca n al so be potent ial ly danger ous to pl ay your he adsets at high volume while walking, especia [...]

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    20 • The disc ma y be still spinning wh en the disc lid is opene d. Wait until the spinning stops before rem oving the disc. On Liqui d Crystal D isplay • Al though m anufact ured with high precisi on technol ogy, the LC D may occasi onally d ispla y do ts of vari ous colors. That is not a malfunction. • Do not place or dr op an y obje ct ont[...]

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    21 Add itiona l Info rmati on Play able Me dia b Some recor dable medi a cannot be played on the player due to the recordin g quality o r physic al conditio n of the media, or the characteristic s of the recordi ng device and author ing software. The disc wil l not play if it has not been correctl y finali zed. For more i nformation, re fer to the [...]

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    22 • The play er may not play the high bit rate video file on th e DATA C D smoothly . It is recomm ended to play the hig h bit rate video file using the DATA DVD. • The playe r can display a file or album na me up to 14 characte rs . Spec ial charact er appears as “ * .” • The player can dis play only the curr ently playing album na me. [...]

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    Add itiona l Info rmati on 23 Index Numerics 16:9 15 4:3 Le tter Box 15 4:3 Pan Scan 15 A Angle 7 , 12 Angle Mark 15 Audio 7 , 12 , 16 Audio D RC 16 Audio S etup 16 C CD 11 , 21 Charging time and playing ti me 9 D DATA 12 , 21 Disc Menu 16 DVD 11 , 21 G Gen era l Setu p 15 J JPE G 12 , 21 L Lang uage S etup 16 LCD Aspect 14 LCD M ode 14 M MP3 12 , [...]

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    2 ES Este man ual expli ca los prepa rativos y el funci onamiento básico del rep roductor portátil de CD/DVD. Para obtener más info rmaci ón, cons ulte el Man ual de Inst ruccio nes en ing lés. Contro l de acce sorios Compru ebe qu e di spone de l os si guie ntes elem entos: • Adapt ador de CA (1) • Ad aptado r para bat ería de aut omóvi[...]

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    3 ES ES Uso de l adapta dor p ara baterí a de au tomóvil El adaptador p ara batería d e automóvil (sum inistrado ) está dise ñado para un a bater ía de automóv il de 12 V, con conex ión a tier ra nega ti va (no l o uti lice c on bate rías de au tomóv il de 24 V y cone xión a tierr a positiv a). 1 Conecte el adapt ador para batería de a[...]

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    4 ES Para reanuda r la r eprodu cción desde donde de tuvo el di sco (Rean udar reprod ucción) Cuan do vuelv e a pres iona r N despué s de detene r la reprod ucción , el reproduc tor comi enza con la reprod ucción d esde don de presi onó x .[...]

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    Sony Corporation Printed in China 4-411-682- 11 (1)[...]