Sony SLV-D201P manual

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    3-087-355- 11 (2) U S D VD Pla y er/ Video Cassette Recor der Oper ating In structions For custo mers in the USA If you have any questions about y our Sony DVD-VCR, you may call Sony Customer Inf ormation Se rvices Com pany at 1-800-VHS-SONY (847-7669). For all other Sony product que stions, plea se call Sony Custo mer I nf or mat ion Se rvi ces Co[...]

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    2 W A RNING WARNIN G To pre ve nt fi r e or sh ock hazar d, do n ot expo se the unit to rain or mo istur e. To avo id electric al shock, do not open the c abine t. Ref er servic ing to qualif ied personn el onl y. To pre ve nt fi r e or sh ock haza rd, do not place ob jects filled w ith liquids , such as vase s, on the ap par a tus . CAUTION The us[...]

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    3 Impor tant Safety Instructions Importan t Safe ty Instruc tions 1 Read these instruc tions. 2 Keep these instructio n s. 3 Heed all wa rnin g s . 4 Follow all i nstr u ct ions . 5 D o not use this appa ratus near water . 6 Clean on ly wi th dry cloth. 7 Do not bloc k any venti la ti on op enings . Instal l in acc ordan ce wi th t he manu fact ure[...]

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    4 T able of contents T ab le of co ntents 2 WA R N I N G 2 We l c o m e ! 2 General Precautions 3 Important Safety Instructions 3 D VD Precautions 6 About this manual 6 This playe r can pla y the f ollowing discs 7 Notes ab out disc s Getting Started 8 Step 1 : Unpacking 9 Step 2 : Setting up the re mote commander 10 Step 3 : Basic hookups 17 Step [...]

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    5 T able of contents D VD Additional Opera tions 57 Using the DVD’ s m enu 58 Zooming into a scene 59 Cha ng ing th e an gle s 60 Displaying the subtitle 61 V arious pl ay mo de fu nction s (Program play , Shuffle play , Repeat play) 65 Usi ng bo okm a r ks 67 Chan ging th e soun d 68 V irtual surround setting 70 Playing an MP3 audio track 74 Pla[...]

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    6 About this manua l About th is manu al • The mea ni n g of th e ico n s used in thi s man ua l is described bel o w: * M P 3 (MP EG 1 Audio Laye r 3) is a standa r d form at define d by ISO/MPEG which co mpresses audi o data. This pl a yer ca n play the foll ow in g di sc s The “DVD VIDEO” logo is a trademark. Region code Your pl ay er has [...]

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    7 Notes about discs Note Some DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs, DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs or CD-Rs/CD- RWs cannot be played on t his player due to the rec ording qual ity or physi cal condi tion of the disc, or the c haracter istic s of t he record ing dev ice. Further mo re, the disc will n ot pla y if it ha s not been correct ly fin al i zed. For more inform at ion, see th e[...]

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    8 Unpacking Getting Started Step 1 : Unpac king Check that you have recei ved the following items with the D VD-VCR: Note • The suppli ed remote co mman der is for the e x cl usi ve use of this D VD- VCR . • Remote com mander • Size AA (R6) batteries • 75-o hm coaxia l cable with F-ty pe conn ectors • Audio/v ideo cord (pin pl ug ×3 y pi[...]

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    Getting Started 9 Setting up the remot e commander Step 2 : Setting up the remote commander Notes • W ith norma l use, the ba t teries should last abou t three to six months. • If you do not use the rem ote comm ander for a n extended peri od of time, rem ov e the batteries to avoid possible dam age from ba ttery leak age. • Do not use a new [...]

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    10 Basic hookups Step 3 : Basic hoo kups Bef ore y ou get started • Be sure to disco nn ect the A C power cord of each compon ent before conn ect ing. • T urn of f the po wer to all equipm e n t. • Do not conn ec t the A C po wer cords un til all of the conn e cti on s are compl et ed. If you co nnect the A C po wer co rd bef ore the conne ct[...]

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    Getting Started 11 Basic hookups A udio/video (A/V) hookup If your T V ha s audio /vi deo ( A/V) inp ut jacks , you will ge t bette r pict ure and so und if you ho ok up yo ur D VD-VCR using the se connect ions. If your T V does no t have A/V inputs, see the foll o wing pages f or antenn a or cab le hooku ps. Note that “ Advanced Hookups” (pa g[...]

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    12 Basic hookups Hookup 1 (Plug and Play) Antenna hookup Make th e following co nnections if yo u are usi ng an an tenna ( if you do not h ave cable TV). A Use this hookup if you are using : • VHF/UHF an t enna (you ge t chan nel s 2–13 and channels 1 4 and higher ) • UHF-on l y antenna (you get cha nnels 14 an d higher) • Separat e VHF an [...]

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    Getting Started 13 Basic hookups Hookup 1 : D VD-VCR setup Notes • If you con nect the A C po wer cor d be fore th e an tenna conne ctio ns are c ompl eted, the c hanne ls may b e incorrec tly set. If this happens, se e “Ste p 6 : Prese tting channe ls” on p age 22. • Do not pr ess any button s on the DVD-VC R or rem ot e command er during [...]

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    14 Basic hookups Hookup 2 (Plug and Play) Y ou have no cable bo x, or a cable bo x with onl y a fe w scrambled c hannels Recommende d use Use thi s hook up if you do not hav e a cable box . Als o use this hoo kup if your c able system scrambl es only a few channels. What y ou ca n do with this hookup • Record any u nscrambled channe l by selectin[...]

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    Getting Started 15 Basic hookups Hookup 2 : D VD-VCR setup Notes • If you con nect the A C po wer cor d be fore th e an tenna conne ctio ns are c ompl eted, the c hanne ls may b e incorrec tly set. If this happens, se e “Ste p 6 : Prese tting channe ls” on p age 22. • Do not pr ess any button s on the DVD-VC R or rem ot e command er during [...]

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    16 Basic hookups Hookup 3 Connecting a cable bo x with many scrambl ed ch annels Recommende d use Use this ho okup if your cab le system scra mbles all or m ost channels. What y ou ca n do with this hookup • Record any ch annel by selectin g the channel on the cabl e box What y ou ca nnot do • Record wi th the cabl e box turn ed off • Record [...]

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    Getting Started 17 Selecting a language Step 4 : Selecting a lang uage Y ou can change the on-sc reen displ ay langua ge. Bef ore y ou start… • T u rn on th e D VD-VCR and yo ur TV . • T o control the D VD-VCR, set TV / D VD·VIDEO to D VD· VIDEO on the remote (page 9). • Set the “RF Output Ch ann el” to “3CH” or “4CH” in “OP[...]

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    18 Setting the cloc k Step 5 : Settin g the cloc k Using the A uto Cloc k Set featu re Some TV an d cab le channe ls transmit time signals with th eir broad casts. Y our D VD- VCR can pick up this ti me signal to automa tica lly set the cl ock. The Auto Clock Set feat u re works only if a channel i n yo ur area is broadc asting a time signal. If br[...]

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    Getting Started 19 Setting the clock 3 Press V/v to select “ Aut o”, then press ENTER. 4 Press V/v to select the item you wan t. Then press B/b to make the settin g. • F or “C lock data C H” Lea ve th e settin g to “ Auto” t o hav e the D VD-VCR automatically sea rch for a channel that carries a time sign al. Press B/b to s el ect a c[...]

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    20 Setting the cloc k Notes • The clo ck can not be set auto matical ly if you do not receive a channe l th at carries a tim e signal in your a rea. If so, set the cl ock manu ally (p age 20) . • If there a re on ly a few channels i n your area that ca rry time signa ls, set ti ng th e clock autom atically may take up to a bout 20 m inutes. I f[...]

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    Getting Started 21 Setting the clock Notes • T o reco rd TV programs us in g the timer , you must set the cl oc k ac cu rately . • The clock displ ay a ppears when V IDEO m ode is sel ected wi th n o tape inse rted or when th e DVD-VCR is t urned off. 3 Press V/v to select “M anual, ” then press ENTER. 4 Press V/v to set the hour . 5 Press [...]

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    22 Presetting channels Step 6 : Presetting c hannels This DVD-VCR is capable o f receiving VHF channel s 2 to 13, UHF chann els 14 to 69 and unscramble d CA TV channels 1 to 1 25. First, we recommend that you p reset the re cei vable channels in your are a using au tomatic presett ing method s. Then, if the r e are any unwanted channels, di sab le [...]

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    Getting Started 23 Presetting channels 3 Press V/v to select “ Ant/Cable. ” 4 • T o prese t cable TV chan nels: Press B / b to select “Cab le TV . ” • T o prese t VHF and UHF channel s: Press B / b to sele ct “ Ant enna. ” 5 Press V/v to select “ Au t o channel memo ry , ” then press ENTER. All receivable channels are preset i n[...]

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    24 Presetting channels Presetting/ disab ling chann els man uall y Bef ore y ou start… • T urn on th e D VD-VCR and you r TV . When using a cab le box, turn it on. • T o control the D VD-VCR, set TV / D VD·VIDEO to D VD· VIDEO on the remote (page 9). • Set the “RF Output Channel” to “3CH” or “4CH” in “OPTION SETUP ” me nu [...]

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    Getting Started 25 Presetting channels 4 T o preset/di sable a c hannel: 1 Press CH +/– or num ber bu ttons to enter the ch a nnel numbe r . 2 Press B/b to select ADD (in memory) or DELETE (dele ted). 3 Press ENTER. 5 Press O RET URN repe atedly to exit the men u. Channel to be preset Channel t o be disabl ed[...]

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    26 Play ing discs Basi c Oper atio ns Pla ying di scs Depend in g on the d is c , s o me o pe ra tio ns m a y be different or restricted. Refer to th e operating instruct ions supp lied with your disc . Bef ore y ou start ... • T urn on th e D VD-VCR and you r TV . • Switch the input sele ctor on y our TV so that the signal from the player app [...]

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    27 Playing discs Basic Oper ations Additional ta sks * If yo u pau se the DVD play er for more than 5 mi nute s, the DVD pla yer wi ll au tomat ical ly sto p. T o Resume play bac k fo r the current disc (Resume Play) The DVD player rememb ers the point whe re you stopped th e di sc e ven if the D VD player ente rs sta ndb y mo de b y pr essin g ?/1[...]

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    28 Playing discs T o watch slo w motion i n continuo us pla y mode (D VD and VIDEO CD onl y) Press X P A USE, then press M SLOW y . W ith each pr ess, the playbac k speed changes cyclical l y as follows. T o resum e norm al pl ayba ck, p ress H PLA Y. Notes • Y ou ca n change the scree n type using t he “SCRE EN SETUP” menu. ( See “Screen S[...]

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    29 Guide to the on-screen displa y Basic Oper ations Guide to the on-scree n displa y Press DISPLA Y. The foll o wing inform ation a ppears; type of disc, curren t title/trac k, chapter , counter po sition, v oice language, su btitle lang uage a nd surrou nd setting. Refer to “D VD Audi o/Subtitle Language ” on pa ge 104 for t he abbre viation [...]

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    30 Guide to the on-screen display T o playbac k from the de sired title/trac k counter position Tip • Y ou can cha nge the co unter positio n informati on (pl a yin g time or remai ni ng ti m e) usi ng B/b (DVD and CD onl y). DVD CD Notes • The displ a y may not ch an ge as oper ated dep ending on th e disc. • The displa y w ind ow contin ue [...]

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    31 Play ing a tape Basic Oper ations Playing a tape Bef ore y ou start ... • T u rn on th e D VD-VCR and yo ur TV . • Switch the input sele ctor on yo ur TV so that the sig na l from the player app ears on the T V sc r e en . •S e t T V / D VD·VIDEO to D VD·VIDEO , then press SELECT VIDEO to control the VCR (page 9). 1 Insert a tape. The VC[...]

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    32 Play ing a tape Additio nal task s * If you paus e the VCR for m ore than 5 minut es, t he VCR will automa ticall y resu me play . T o play a recently watche d scene Y ou can immediat ely rewind a nd playb ack th e scene you want t o watch again. During playbac k, press RE PLA Y. The VCR r e winds t he tap e about 10 second s in the SP mode (abo[...]

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    33 Play ing a tape Basic Oper ations T o resume normal pla yback Press H PLA Y. T o use the time c ounter Press CLEAR at th e point on the tape that you w ant to find later . The counter in the displa y wind o w res ets to “ 0:00: 00. ” T o search for th e coun ter 0 :00:0 0 point automati cally , see “T o search for the coun ter 0:00 :00 po [...]

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    34 Recording TV programs Recor ding TV pr ograms Bef ore y ou start ... • T urn on th e D VD-VCR and you r TV . • Switch the input sele ctor on y our TV so that the signal from the player app ears on the TV screen. •S e t T V / D VD· VI DEO to D VD· VIDEO , then press SELECT VIDEO to control the VCR (page 9). • T o record f r om a cable b[...]

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    35 Recording TV programs Basic Oper ations T o stop recor ding Press x STOP. T o chec k the remain ing tape length Press DISPLA Y to display the time counter . With the displa y on, pre ss DISPLA Y again to check the r e maini ng time. The white b ar indicate s the curre nt locatio n in relation to the entire tape length . The remaining tim e also [...]

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    36 Recording TV programs T o watch anothe r TV pr ogram while recor ding T o watch a D VD while recor ding T o save a r ecordi ng T o p rev ent accident al erasure, break of f the safe ty tab as i llustrated . T o record on the tape aga in, cover the tab hole with a dhesi ve tape. Tips • T o select a ch annel , you can use t he number buttons on [...]

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    37 Recording TV programs using the ti mer Basic Oper ations Reco rding TV programs us in g the tim er Y ou can preset up to eight progra ms at a time. Bef ore y ou start… • Check that the D VD-VCR clock is set to the correct time. • T u rn on th e D VD-VCR and yo ur TV . • Switch the input sele ctor on yo ur TV so that the sig na l from the[...]

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    38 Recording TV programs using the timer 2 Press V/v/B/b to select ( Set Timer Recording), the n press ENTER. The program menu a ppears. 3 If necessary , press V/v to select the row t hat is to be set. 4 Set the channel number , start and sto p time, date, an d t ape speed: 1 Press b to flash each item in tu rn. 2 Press V/v to set each item. T o co[...]

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    39 Recording TV programs using the ti mer Basic Oper ations T o stop recor ding T o stop the D VD-VCR while rec ording, press SE LE CT VIDEO and then pres s x ST OP. Daily /w eek l y recor ding In st e p 4 a bove , p re s s v to select the rec ording pattern . Each time you press v , the indicat ion chan ges as sh o wn below . Press V to change the[...]

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    40 Checking/changing/canceling timer settings Checking/cha ng in g/ c an c el in g timer settings 1 Press SET UP when the D VD player is in stop mode. The “SETUP MENU” ap pears. Y ou can also use the TIMER button in VIDEO mode , the n you can s kip st ep 2 . SET UP V/v/B/b ENTER ? / 1 O RETURN CLEAR TIMER[...]

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    41 Checking/changing/canceling timer settings Basic Oper ations When the time r settings o verlap The program th at starts first ha s priority and the second program starts recording only after the f irst program has f inished. If the program s start at the same time , the program li sted f irst in the m enu has p riority . 2 Press V/v/B/b to sel e[...]

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    42 A/V Receiver hookup Adv anced Hookups A/V Receiver hookup A Use this hook up if y our A/V receiver has a Dol by* Surrou nd (Pr o Logic) decod er and 3 to 6 speake rs Y ou can enj oy t he Dolby Sur r ound effects onl y when play in g Dolby Surr ound aud io or mu lti-ch annel audio (Dolb y Digital) d iscs. ∗ Manufact ured under license from Dolb[...]

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    43 A/V Receiver hookup Adv anced Hoo kups B Use this hooku p if y our A/V reciever has a Dolby Digital or DT S* decoder , a digital input j ack a nd 6 spe aker s This con nection wi ll allo w you to use the Dol by Digital or DTS decode r function of your A V ampl ifier (recei ver). Y ou are not able to enjoy the surround sou nd ef fects of this pla[...]

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    44 S-Video/Component Video hookup S-Vid eo/Comp on ent Vi deo hooku p Make audio conn ection s using the L INE OU T A UDIO L/R jacks or DIGIT AL A UDIO OUT (OPTICAL or CO AXIAL) jacks on the right si de of th e D VD-VCR when you use S-VIDEO/ Compo nent V ideo hooku p. A Use this hook up if y our TV has an S VIDEO inp ut jac k Connect an S VIDEO cor[...]

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    45 S-Video/Component Vid eo hookup Adv anced Hoo kups B Use this hook up if y our TV has compon ent video inp ut jac ks Conne ct your TV v ia the COMP ONE NT VIDEO OUT jacks using a component video cord (not sup plied) or t hree vide o cords ( no t supplied ) of the sam e kind and length. Y ou will enjoy accurat e color rep roducti on and high q ua[...]

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    46 A udio Setup D VD Settings and Adjusteme nts A u di o Se tu p “ Audio Setup” allo ws you to set the sound accordi ng to t he playb ack and connecti on condition s. 1 Press SET UP when the D VD player is in stop mode. The “SETUP MENU” ap pears. 2 Press V/v/B/b to select (D VD Setup), then press ENTER. The “D VD SETUP” menu ap pea rs. [...]

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    47 A udio Setup D VD Settings and Adjus tements Menu choic es • Dolb y Digital (D VD only) Selects the type of Dolb y Digital signal. The def ault setti ng is ind icated in b old prin t. •D T S ( D V D o n l y ) Selects whe ther or not to o utput DTS signals. The def ault setti ng is ind icated in b old prin t. • Audio DRC (Dynamic Range Cont[...]

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    48 A udio Setup Notes • If you sel ect surround se tting whil e playing a D VD, the player does not outp ut Dolby Digi tal signals from the DIGIT AL A UDIO OUT (OPTICAL or CO AXIAL) jack (when you set “Dolb y Digita l” to “ D-PCM”) . • If you co nne ct a compon ent that does no t confor m to th e sel ected audi o signal, a lou d noi se [...]

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    49 Screen Setup D VD Settings and Adjus tements Scre en Set up “Screen S et up” allows you to set the screen accordi ng to the playback and connec tion condition s. 1 Press SET UP when the D VD player is in stop mode. The “SETUP MENU” appears. 2 Press V/v/B/b to select (D VD Setup), then press ENTER. The “D VD SETUP” menu ap pears. 3 Pr[...]

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    50 Screen Setup Men u choice s •T V T y p e Selects th e aspect ra tio of the conn ected TV ( 4:3 standard or wide). The def ault setting is indic ated in bold print. • Black Level Y ou can enha nce the black level by increasing the brightness an d con trast when vie wing D V Ds with the PR OGRESSIVE indicato r turned of f. The def ault setting[...]

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    51 Screen Setup D VD Settings and Adjus tements •V i d e o O u t Y o u must set th is setting when yo u use S VIDEO OUT or COMP ONENT VIDEO OUT jacks to con nect to the TV . The def ault setti ng is ind icated in b old prin t. Tip • Y ou can select the type of signal output from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks. When you pre ss the PROGRESSIV E bu[...]

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    52 Setting the displa y or sound tr ack language Setting the di spla y or sound trac k lang ua ge You ca n se t vario us languag es for the dis c’s menu, so und tra ck o r subti tle. 1 Press SET UP when the D VD player is in stop mode . The “SETUP MENU” ap pears. 2 Press V/v/B/b to select (D VD Setup), then press ENTER. The “D VD SETUP” m[...]

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    53 Setting the display or sound t rac k language D VD Settings and Adjus tements Tip If you sel ect “Oth ers” in step 4, an addi tional l anguage menu a ppears. P ress V/v/B/b to select the desire d languag e, then press ENTER. Notes • When yo u se l ec t a langua ge that is not re co rded on the DVD in step 4, one of the rec orded languag es[...]

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    54 P ar ental Control (limiting play back b y children) P arental Contr ol (limit ing playback by children ) Playba c k of so m e D VDs can be lim ite d accordi ng t o a predete rm ined level such as the age of the users. The “P ARENT AL CONTR OL” fu nction a llows y ou to set a playbac k limitatio n le vel. 1 Press SET UP when the DVD player i[...]

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    55 P ar ental Control (limiting pla yback by children) D VD Settings and Adjus tements 3 Press V/v to select “Paren t al , ” t he n press ENTER. 4 Press b to select “Y es”. • If yo u ha ve not ente r e d a pa s s wo rd The disp lay for r egisterin g a new passwo rd appears . Enter a 4-di gi t pas sword usi ng the number but to ns . The di[...]

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    56 P ar ental Control (limiting play back b y children) T o change the pa ssw ord T o turn off the P arental Control function Set “Use P assword ” to “No” in Step 4 . T o play a dis c f or which P arental Contro l is set If yo u f orget y our passw or d Notes • When you p lay DVDs whic h do no t have the Parental Cont rol func tion, playb[...]

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    57 Using the D V D’s menu D VD Additional Operatio ns D VD Additional Operatio ns Using the D VD’ s menu Note • Depending on the D VD, you may not be able to use the TOP MENU button. A D VD is divide d into long sectio ns of a picture o r a music fea ture call ed “titles. ” When yo u pl ay a DVD which contains sev eral titl es, you can se[...]

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    58 Zooming into a sc ene Zooming in to a scene Notes • Y ou can not use 4 × magnification when yo u play VIDEO CD s. • The zoo m fu nct i on may not work depe nding on the DVD. Y ou can zoom in to a scene during pla yback or still mode. T o zoom into a JPEG image, see “ Playing JPEG image fil es” on page 74. 1 Press ZOOM. “” a p p e a [...]

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    59 Changing the angles D VD Additional Operatio ns Changi ng t he a ngles Note • Depen ding on th e D VD, you may n ot be abl e to change the a ngles e ve n if m ulti-a ngles are record ed on the D VD. If various angles (multi-angles) fo r a scene are recorded o n the DVD, “ ” appears in the displ ay when you pr ess ANGLE during playb ack . T[...]

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    60 Display ing the subtitle Displa ying the subtitle T o turn off the subtit les Select “Off” in step 3. Note • Dependi ng on t he DVD, you m ay not b e able to chan ge the subtitles even if m ultilingua l subtitle s are rec orded on it. Y ou also ma y not be a ble to turn t hem of f. If subtitles are recorded on the disc , you can change the[...]

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    61 V arious pla y mode functions (Program pla y , Shuffle play , Repeat play) D VD Additional Operatio ns V arious pla y mode f uncti ons (Pr o gram play , Shuffle play , Repeat pla y) Y o u can set the f ollo wing p lay modes: • Program pl ay (page 61) • Shuffle pl ay (page 63) • Repeat pl ay (page 64) Note • The p la y m ode is ca nc eled[...]

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    62 V arious play mode funct ions (Program play , Shuffle play , Repeat play) T o stop prog ram pla y Press CLEAR. T o change or can cel a pr ogram 1 Press REPEA T when the D VD play er is in sto p mode. 2 Press B / b to select “PROGRAM”, then press ENTE R. 3 Press V / v / B / b to s elect t he track n umber yo u wa nt to pro gr am, then pres s [...]

  • Page 63

    63 V arious pla y mode functions (Program play , Shuffle play , Rep eat play) D VD Additional Operations Pla yi ng in random order (Shuf fle pla y) T o return to normal pla y Press CLEAR. Tip • When “SHUFFLE ” is select ed, shuf fle play will conti nue un til cancel led. Y ou can shuffle the playback order of t racks. Subse quent “shuf flin[...]

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    64 V arious play mode funct ions (Program play , Shuffle play , Repeat play) Playi ng repeatedl y (Repeat pla y) T o return to normal pla y Select “Of f” or press CLEAR in st ep 2. Y ou can play all of the titles or trac ks on a disc or a single title, cha pter , or track repeatedl y . 1 Press REP EA T during p layback . 2 Press REPEA T or B / [...]

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    65 Using bookmar ks D VD Additional Operatio ns Usin g bo okmarks Y ou can store scen es in the player’ s memory as book m ar k s . Y o u can set up to three bookm arks. Select “MENU OFF” bef ore setting up bookm arks on a VIDE O CD ( see “Pla ying VIDEO CDs with “MENU ON/OFF” Functio ns” o n pag e 77). 1 Press BOOKMARK during playbac[...]

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    66 Using bookma rks T o cancel the bookm ark Press CLEAR after step 3. T o exit the Bookmark men u Press BOOKMARK. T o playba ck the scene wh ere y ou insert a book mark Note • Dependi ng on t he DVD, you m ay not be ab le to use the boo kmark f unction . 1 Press BOOKMARK durin g pla yback. 2 Press B / b to sele ct the bookm ark placeho lder, the[...]

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    67 Changing the sound D VD Additional Operatio ns Changi ng t he s ound When playin g a D VD recorded in mul tiple audio formats (PCM, Dolb y Digital, or DTS), you ca n change the au dio format. If the D VD is recorded with multiling ual tracks, you can also cha nge the lang uag e. W ith CDs, D A T A CDs, or VIDEO CDs, you can select th e sound fro[...]

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    68 Vir tual surround setting Virtual surr ound set tin g T o cancel the settin g Select “Off” in step 2. When yo u conn ect a s tereo TV or 2 fr on t speake rs, SU RROUND lets y ou enjoy surro und sound ef f ects by us i ng sound imag ing to cr ea te virt ua l r ear spe ak er s fr om the s o und o f the f ront speake rs with out usin g ac tual [...]

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    69 Vir tual surround set ting D VD Additional Operatio ns Notes • When th e pl ay ing signal doe s not c ont ai n a signal for the rea r spea kers, the surro und ef fects will be di fficult to he ar. • When yo u activa te the surroun d effect, turn off the surround setting of the c onn ected TV or amplifier (rece iv er). • Make sur e that you[...]

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    70 Play ing an MP3 audio tr ack Pla ying an MP3 audi o trac k You can play back DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/ CD-Rs/CD-R Ws) rec orded in MP3 (MPEG1 Audio La yer 3) forma t. 1 Press Z and place a DA T A CD o n the disc tr ay , then press Z to clo se the tray . When you load a DA T A CD which cont ai ns MP3 audio t racks and JPEG i mage files, “Select a Me d[...]

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    71 Playi ng an MP3 audio trac k D VD Additional Operatio ns T o go to the ne xt or prev ious page Press b or B . T o return to the pre vious disp lay Press O RETURN. T o return to the “S elect a M edia T ype” menu Press x STOP twice, then press TOP MENU. T o turn off the displ ay Press x STO P, then pr ess O RETURN repeatedl y . Notes • Only [...]

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    72 Play ing an MP3 audio tr ack About MP3 audio trac ks Y ou can pla y MP 3 audi o tracks on CD- R OMs, CD -Rs, or CD- R Ws. Ho wev er , the discs must be recorded according to IS O9660 le vel 1, le vel 2, or Joliet fo rmat for the player to rec ogn ize the track s. Y ou can also play discs recorded in Mu lti Session . See the instructions of the C[...]

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    73 Playi ng an MP3 audio trac k D VD Additional Operatio ns When yo u i nsert a D A T A CD and p ress H PLA Y, the numbered tracks are played sequentially , from 1 thro ugh 7 . Any sub-albums/tracks con tained within a curren tly selected alb um take priority ov er the n ext album in the same tr ee. (Exa mple: C conta ins D so 4 is pl ayed before 5[...]

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    74 Play ing JPEG image files Playing JPEG im ag e files You ca n pl ay JPEG ima ge files on DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs). 1 Press Z and place a DA T A CD o n the disc tr ay , then press Z to clo se the tray . When you load a DA T A CD which cont ai ns MP3 audio t racks and JPEG i mage files, “Select a Me dia T ype” men u ap pears. If you lo [...]

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    75 Playing JPEG image files D VD Additional Operatio ns T o displa y an ima ge T o rota te an image T o zoom in an image 3 Press ./> to select the ne xt/pre vious ALB U M pa g e, press V/v/B/b to se lect an image in the ALBUM displ ay , then press H PLA Y. The TIME R menu app ears. 4 Press B/b to select t he desired pl a y speed, t hen press ENT[...]

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    76 Play ing JPEG image files T o enjoy t he Slide sho w T o turn on/off the me nu in the single i mage displa y Press DISPLA Y in the single im age display . T o turn on/off the total n umber o f images in the ALBUM dis play Press DISPLA Y in the ALBUM display . T o return to the ALBUM di splay Press DISPLA Y to turn on the menu an d press B / b to[...]

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    77 Pla ying VIDEO CDs wit h “MENU ON/OFF” Functions D VD Additional Operatio ns Pla ying VIDEO CDs wi th “MENU ON/OFF” Functi ons The PB C (Pla yb ack con t rol) fu nction all o ws you to s ear ch and per form ot her op eratio ns interacti vely. PBC playback follows a sele ction menu displayed on your TV sc reen. The “MENU ON” function [...]

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    78 Pla ying VIDEO CDs wit h “MENU ON/OFF” Functi ons T o return to the menu Press O RETURN. T o play using “MENU OFF” Press MENU to select “MENU OFF . ” When “ M E N U OF F” is sel e cted, the DVD playe r star ts co ntinuous pl ay. Y ou ca nnot pla y sti l l pictur es suc h as a men u. T o return to “ MENU ON, ” press MENU to se[...]

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    79 Quick Timer R ecordi ng VCR Additional Operation s VCR Ad ditional Op erations Quick Timer Recording T o extend the du ration Press z REC repeatedly to set a ne w durati on time. T o cancel the duration Press z REC repeatedly until the indicat or disappe ars and the VCR returns to normal rec ording mode. T o sto p while reco rding Press x STOP. [...]

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    80 Recording stereo and bilingual progr am s Recording s tereo and bi lingua l programs Recordi ng stereo pr ograms When you receive a program bro adcast in st ereo , press A UDIO to d isplay “ Hi-Fi” on the TV screen. Y ou c an also select “Le ft, ” “Right, ” or “Mon o. ” If ther e is noi se in t he stere o pr o gram, selec t “Mo[...]

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    81 Searching using various functions VCR Additional Operation s Sear chin g using v arious fun c t ions T o searc h usin g the index functi on (Scan and Pla y) The VCR automa t ic ally marks the tape with an index signal at the point where each recording b egins. Use these signals as referenc es to find a specific recording. The VCR autom atically [...]

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    82 Searching using various functions T o sear ch f or the counter 0: 00:00 point T o mark a point on the tape tha t you w ant to f ind later , re set the ta pe counter to “0:00: 00. ” The VCR autom atically f ast-forward s or re winds to the 0:00: 00 point o n the tape count er . T o searc h for a blank portion of the tape The VCR automatica ll[...]

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    83 Adjusting the picture (tracking) VCR Additional Operation s Adju s tin g th e pict ure (tracking) Although th e VCR automatic ally adjusts th e tracking when pla ying a tap e, dis torti on may occ ur if th e recording is in p oor conditio n. In this case, m anually adjust the tra cking. Press TRACKING +/– to disp lay the track ing meter . The [...]

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    84 Changing menu options Changing men u options Men u choice s The defau lt sett ing s are indic a ted in bo ld prin t. 1 Press SET UP when th e DVD player is in stop mode . 2 Press V / v / B / b to select (V ideo Func tion Setup), then press E NTER. The “VIDEO FUNCTION SETUP” menu appear s. 3 Press V / v to select the option to change . 4 Pres[...]

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    85 Editing with another VCR VCR Additional Operation s Editin g with a nother V CR How to c onnect to recor d on t his VCR Notes • Make sure you connect the pl ugs to jack s of the sam e c ol or . • If the other V CR is a monaura l type an d connected to this VCR’ s LINE-2 IN ja ck s, connect the audio pl ug to the A UDIO L (whi te ) ja ck . [...]

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    86 Editing with another VCR Operation (when recor ding on this VCR) T o stop editing Press the x STOP b uttons on both VCRs. Tip • T o cut out unwanted scenes while ed iting , pr ess X P AUSE on thi s VCR when an unw anted scene begins . When it ends, press X P AUSE again to resume reco rdi ng. Bef ore y ou start editing • T urn on th e VCR and[...]

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    87 General setup information Additiona l Inf ormation Additio nal Inf o r mati on General setu p inf ormatio n Changing setup options Menu choic es Initial settin gs are in dicated in bold print . 1 Press SET UP when the D VD player is in stop mode. 2 Press V / v / B / b to sele ct (Option set up), then press ENTER. The “OPTION SE TUP” menu app[...]

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    88 General setup inf or mation Setting t he RF Output c hannel When co nnecting the D VD-VCR to the TV using on ly the ante nna cable , you must set the RF Outp ut channel in the “OPTION SETUP” me nu so that the T V can receive the correct signal from the D VD-VCR. 1 Set the RF Output c hannel to “ 3CH” or “ 4CH” (see pa ge 87 to set th[...]

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    89 General setup information Additiona l Inf ormation Attaching the e xternal antenna connect or Attaching a UHF/VHF band mixer When usin g a 300-o hm twin lead c abl e for a VHF/UHF an tenna, us e an ant enna con nector (not sup pl i ed) to connect t he antenna to th e D VD-VCR. 1 Loosen th e screws on the ant en na connector. 2 W ind the tw i n l[...]

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    90 T r oub leshooting T r oubl eshoo ting If you have any questi on s or pro bl ems not covered be l o w , p le ase consul t your near est Sony dealer . (For customers in USA) General T r oublesho oting Symptom Remedy Pow e r The ? / 1 swi tc h does not fun c tion . • Conn e ct th e A C pow e r cor d s e c urel y . The po we r is tur ne d on bu t[...]

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    91 T r oub leshooting Additiona l Inf ormation D VD T roub leshooting Symptom Remedy Pictu re There is no pi c ture/pi ct ure noise appea rs. • Re-co nnect th e connect ing cord s ec u re l y . • The conne cting co rds ar e damag ed. • Check the c onn ection to your TV (pa ge 10) a nd sw itch the input selector o n your T V so th at the si gn[...]

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    92 T r oub leshooting Operation The disc doe s not play . • The di sc is tu rne d over . • Inser t th e di sc w i th t he pl ayback side faci ng down on the disc t r ay . • The disc is skewed. • The playe r cannot pla y ce rta i n disc s (pa ge 6) . • The regio n co de on the DVD does not matc h th e player. • Moi sture ha s condensed i[...]

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    93 T r oub leshooting Additiona l Inf ormation VCR T roubles hooting Operation The sub ti tl e lang uage can not be cha nge d or turn ed of f. • T ry using the D VD’ s menu ins tea d o f the di r ect selecti o n button o n th e remo te (pag e 5 7 ). • Multilingu al subtitl es are not recorde d on the DVD bein g play ed. • The DVD prohibits [...]

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    94 T r oub leshooting Timer recordi ng The tim er does not ope rate. • C h e ck that the c loc k is set. • Make sur e a tape ha s bee n insert ed . • Check that t he safety tab has not been remo ve d. • Make sure th e tape is not at its end. • Make sur e a pr ogram has been set for timer recor ding. • Make sure yo ur time r settin gs ar[...]

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    95 Glossar y Additiona l Inf ormation Glossary Chapter (page 2 9) Sections o f a picture o r a musi c feature th at are smaller than titl es. A title is composed of several chapte rs. Depend ing on the d isc, no cha pters ma y be recorde d. Dolb y Digital (page 42 and 47) Digital audio co mp ression technol og y developed by Dolby Labo ratories. Th[...]

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    96 Glossa ry DV D + RW ( pa g e 6 ) A DVD+R W (plus R W) is a recordab le and rewritable di sc. DVD+R Ws use a recording fo rmat that is comparable to the D VD VIDEO format. Interlace f ormat (page 51) Interlace form at shows ev ery other line of an image as a single “f ield” and is t he st an dard method for disp la ying im ages on t el evisio[...]

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    97 Specifications Additiona l Inf ormation Specifications System Laser Semiconductor laser Format VHS NTSC standard V ideo recording system Rotary head helical scanning FM system V ideo heads Double azimuth four heads V ideo signal NTSC color, EIA standards T ape speed SP: 33. 35 mm/s (1 inches/s) EP: 11.12 mm/s ( inches/s) LP: 16.67 mm/s ( inches/[...]

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    98 Specifications General Power requireme nts 120 V AC, 60 Hz Power consumption 28 W Power back-up Back-up duration: 0 min Operating temperature 0°C to 45°C (32°F to 113°F ) Storage temperature –20°C to 60°C (– 4°F to 140°F ) Operating humidity 25% to 80% Dimensions including projectin g parts and controls (w/h/d) Approx. 430 × 95 × 2[...]

  • Page 99

    99 Index t o par ts and controls Additiona l Inf ormation Inde x to par ts and con tr ols Refer to the pages in dicated in parenthese s ( ) for de tails. Front panel A ? / 1 PO WER switch (32 ) B Disc tray (26) C A (ope n/close ) b utto n ( 26) (27) D T ap e compartm ent (34) E A (eject) button (32) F LINE-2 IN VIDEO/A UDIO L/R jacks (85) G SELECT [...]

  • Page 100

    100 Inde x to par ts and c ontrols Displa y window A D VD indicator ( 27) B Disc in dicator (27) C T ape in dicat o r (32) D VCR indicato r (32) E T imer indicator (38) F Record indicator (3 5) G STEREO indi cator (80) H Playin g time/cloc k/current st at us indi cator (2 7) I SURR (surround) indicator (68) J DTS indicator (47)[...]

  • Page 101

    101 Index t o par ts and controls Additiona l Inf ormation Rear panel D VD play e r and VCR A RF OUT (TO TV) connector (12) B RF IN (FR OM ANT .) connector (12) C LINE OUT VIDEO/A UDIO L/R jacks (11) D LINE IN 1 VIDEO/A UDIO L/R jacks (11) E A C po wer cord (10) (13) (15) D VD player onl y F LINE OUT A UDIO L/R jacks (44) G COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Pr/P[...]

  • Page 102

    102 Inde x to par ts and c ontrols Remote commander A TV / D VD•VIDEO switch (9) B Z b utton (26) (2 7) (32) [for D VD] (open/close) but ton [for VIDEO] (eject) b utton C SELECT D VD/VIDEO b u ttons (9) D Number b uttons* (2 5) E CLEAR bu tton (33) (38) (62) F SURR OUND button (68) G SET UP butto n (17 ) H SUBTITLE/TIMER b utton (37) (60) [for D [...]

  • Page 103

    103 Index t o par ts and controls Additiona l Inf ormation R ? / 1 (po wer) switch (32) S CH (cha nne l)/TRA CKING +/– bu ttons * 1 (34) (83) T V OL (volu me) +/– buttons U ENTER butt on * 2 (17) V MUTING/ZOOM button (58) [for D VD] ZOOM b utto n [for VIDEO] No function MUTING button W SP (Stand a rd Pla y) /EP (Ext en ded Play ) butt on (3 5) [...]

  • Page 104

    104 D VD Audio/Subtitle Language D VD A udio/Subt itle Langu a ge Abbrev iation La ngua ge ARA Ara bic CHI Chi nes e CR O Cro atia n CZK Czech DAN D a n is h DEU G er ma n ENG Engl ish ESP Spani sh FIN Finish FRA Frenc h GRE G ree k HUN H ungaria n IDN Indone sian IND Hi ndi ISL Islan dic IT A Italian IWR Hebre w JPN Ja panes e KOR Korean MAL Malay[...]

  • Page 105

    105 Index Inde x Numerics 16: 9 50 4:3 Lette r Bo x 50 4:3 Pan Scan 50 A Adju stin g pict ure 83 tracki ng 83 Angle 59 Antenna hoo kup 12 Audio t rack 80 Audio/v ideo (A/V) hoo kup 11 Auto Clock Se t 18 B Bookma rk 65 C Cable h ookup 10 Changi ng m en u option 84 Clea ni ng the vide o he ads 93 Clo ck sett ing 18 Commer cia l Skip 32 Conn ecting Ca[...]

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