Sony 4-135-656-11(1) manual

4-135-656- 11 (1) © 2009 Sony Corporation TM Printed in Malaysia 4-135-656- 11 (1) Operatin g Instr uctions Blu-ra y Disc / D VD Pla y er BDP- BX2 The software of this player may be updated in the future. To find out details on any available updates, please v isit: http://esupport.sony.com[...]

2 WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rai n or m oisture. To avoid el ectrical shock, do no t open the ca binet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. Batterie s or batteries installed apparatus shall not be exposed to excessive heat s uch as sunshine, fire or the like. CAUTION The use of opt[...]

3 Notes Abou t the Discs • To keep th e disc cl ean, hand le the disc by its edge. Do not touch the sur face. Dust, finge rprints, or scratc hes on th e disc m ay cause it to malfunc tion. • Do n ot e xpos e th e di sc t o direct s unlight or heat sou rces such as h ot air duc ts, or leave i t in a car parked in direct sunligh t as the t empera[...]

4 On clea ning Clean the cab inet, panel , and controls wit h a soft cloth. Do not use any type of ab rasive pad, scouring powde r or solvent such as alcohol or benz ine. On clean ing discs, di sc/ lens cl eaners Do not use clean ing discs or disc/l ens cleane rs (inclu ding wet or spray types). These m ay cause the appa ratus to malf unction. On r[...]

5 11) Only use attachments/ accessories specified by the manufacturer. 12) Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specified by the manufacturer, or sold with t he apparatus. When a cart is used, use caution when moving the cart/ apparatus combination to avoid injury from ti p-over. 13) Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms[...]

6 Table of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Guide to Parts and Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

7 Addi tio nal I nfo rmat ion Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Self-Diagnosis Fu nction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Playable Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

8 Guide to Part s and Contro ls For more in forma tion, see the pa ges i n parent hese s. Number 5, AUDIO, VOL +, and N PLAY buttons have a tact ile dot. Use th e tactile dot as a refere nce when operat ing the pl ayer. A THEATER (page 16) Switches to the optimu m video mode for watch ing mo vies a utoma tical ly. Wh en connec ted with an AV am pli[...]

9 C Color buttons (RED/GREEN/ BLUE/YELLOW) Short cut keys for select ing items on some BD’s men us (ca n also be used for BD’s Java in teractiv e operations) . D TOP MENU (pag e 32) Open s or cl oses the BD’s or DV D’s To p Menu. POP UP/MENU (page 32) Open s or closes the BD- ROM’s Po p-up Menu, or the DVD’s menu. OPTIONS (page 32, 37) [...]

10 The N button has a tactile dot. Use the tactile dot as a refe rence when ope rating the playe r. A [ / 1 (on/stand by) (page 27) Turns on the pla yer, or sets t o standb y mode . B Disc tray (page 30) C Blu-ray Disc indi cator Light s up in w hite whe n the play er is turne d on. Ligh ts up in blue w hen pl ayin g BDs . D Front panel dis play (p[...]

11 A N , X Lights up during pla yback or pause. B HD (page 42) Lights up when out putting 720p/1080i / 1080p vi deo sig nals from the HDM I OUT jack or 720p/ 1080i v ideo signa ls from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks. C HDMI (page 15) Light s up when an H DMI dev ice is recogn ized. D EXT (page 23 ) Light s up when the exte rnal m emory is recogn ize[...]

12 A DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack (page 21) B LINE OUT (R-AUDIO-L) jacks (pa ge 17, 18, 22) C LINE OUT (VIDEO) jack (page 18) D DIGITAL OUT (OPTI CAL) jack (page 21) E Ventilation hol es The ventilati on fan is in side the pl ayer. F EXT slot (pag e 23) G AC IN terminal (pa ge 25) H COMPONENT VIDEO OUT (Y, P B , P R ) jacks (pag e 17) I HDMI OU T jac[...]

13 Hooku ps and Settings Hook ups and Settin gs Hookin g Up the Pl aye r Chec k that yo u have the follow ing ite ms. • A udio/ video ca ble (pho no plug × 3) (1) • AC power cord (1) • HDMI cable (1) • R emote co mma nder (re mote) (1) • Size AA (R6) batter ies (2) Follow s teps 1 thro ugh 7 to hoo k up and adjust the set tings of th e p[...]

14 Step 1 : Connec ting to Yo ur TV About vid eo/HDMI OUT jacks The player has th e follow ing v ideo jacks. C onnec t the player to your TV ac cord ing to the inpu t jacks on yo ur TV. When c onnec ting the pl ayer to you r TV using the HDM I cable, you can en joy high quality digita l picture s and so und throug h the HD MI OU T jack. b • Plug [...]

15 Hooku ps and Settings Connect the pla yer and your TV usin g an HD MI cab le to enjoy high q uality d igital p ictures and sound t hrough the HDMI O UT jack. If you con nect a Sony TV that is compatible with the “Cont rol for HDMI” function (pag e 16), refer to the operat ing instruc tions supplied wi th the TV. If you co nnect a 10 80/24p -[...]

16 b • Not all hig h definiti on televi sion sets are ful ly compatib le with thi s product and ma y cause artifact s to be disp layed in the p icture. In t he case of 480i/4 80p/720p/108 0i/1080p scan picture pro blems, it is re comm ended t hat th e user switch the connection to the LINE OUT VIDEO jack. If there are que stions regard ing our TV[...]

17 Hooku ps and Settings Connect the C OMPON ENT V IDEO OUT j acks of the p layer an d your TV usin g a c omponent video c able (no t supplie d). You ca n enjoy hi gh-qua lity pict ures. Be sure to connect to the LINE OUT (R-AUDIO-L) jacks usin g the audio/video c able. b When you connec t the player and TV using a compone nt video cable, disconnec[...]

18 Connect the LINE OUT (VIDEO, R-AUDIO- L) jacks of the pl ayer and your TV using t he audi o/vi deo ca ble. Y ou can enjoy standa rd qua lit y pict ures and so und. Connecting to audio/ video jacks Audio/vide o cable (supplied ) : Signal flow Match th e color of th e plug to that of t he jack. Blu-ray Disc/DVD player TV (red) (white) ( yellow) (r[...]

19 Hooku ps and Settings Step 2: C onnect ing to You r AV Ampl ifier (Rec eiver) About a udio/HDMI OUT jacks The play er has th e follow ing audio j acks. Co nnect the p layer t o your AV amplifier (recei ver) acco rding to the inp ut jacks on y our AV amplif ier (re ceiver ). z For correct spe aker location, refer to th e operating instruct ions s[...]

20 If you r AV amplif ier (rec eive r) has an HDM I input , use t his co nnectio n. You can en joy hi gher qual ity sou nd fro m the co nnecte d AV amp lifie r (rece iver ). To enjo y 7.1 chan nel so und, use a H igh Spee d HDMI cable. If you c onnect a Sony AV amplifier (receiver) that is c ompatible with th e “Control f or HDMI” function (pag[...]

21 Hooku ps and Settings If your A V amp lifie r (rec eiver) has a Do lby *1 Digital , Dolb y Pro L ogic, or DTS *2 deco der an d a digita l input jack, yo u can enjoy Dolby Digital (5.1ch), Dolby Pro Logic ( 4.0ch), or DTS (5.1ch ) surround effects. 1 Connec t the d igital jack of t he pl ayer and you r AV amplifi er (recei ver). 2 Set “Audio Ou[...]

22 If your AV amp lifier (re ceiver) on ly has L an d R audio inpu t jacks, us e this conn ectio n. Connecting to audio L /R jacks AV amplifier (receiver) Audio/vi deo cable ( supplied ) : S ignal flo w Blu-ray Disc/DVD player (white) (red) (white) (red) Match the color o f the pl ug to that of th e jack.[...]

23 Hooku ps and Settings Step 3: In serting the Extern al Memo ry To enjoy additional content (such as BONUSVIEW/BD-L IVE) on certain B lu-ray Disc titles, yo u will nee d to use ex ternal memory (not s upplied). Insert the exte rnal memo ry devic e (1 GB or larger US B flash memory, such as Sony USM2GL, USM4GL, or USM1GH) into the EXT slot as your[...]

24 Step 4 : Connec ting to the Netw ork Conn ect the LA N (10 0) termi nal of the player to your Intern et so urce using a LAN ca ble to upda te the pla yer’s so ftwa re. Yo u can als o enjoy the BD-LIVE func tion (page 32). 1 Connec t the LA N (100) t erminal of the player to your Inter net sou rce. Meth ods to co nnect to your I nterne t sour c[...]

25 Hooku ps and Settings b Do not connect th e LAN terminal of the player to the LA N termi nal of the PC. Step 5: Co nnec ting the AC Powe r Co rd After all of the othe r connections a re compl ete, conn ect the s upplied A C power cord to the AC IN terminal of the player. Then plug t he pl ayer a nd TV AC power co rds int o the AC ou tle t. When [...]

26 Step 6: Prepar ing the Remote You ca n cont rol th e play er us ing the suppl ied remo te. In sert t wo Si ze AA ( R6) ba tteries by matchi ng the 3 an d # ends on t he batter ies to the mar kings inside the b attery compartment. When using the remote, point it at th e remote sensor on the pla yer (page 1 0). b • Use the batt eries corr ectly [...]

27 Hooku ps and Settings 1 While ho lding dow n TV [ / 1 , enter th e TV’s manufa cturer code usin g the numb er butt ons. For in stance , to ent er “09, ” press “0” then “9.” Code n umbers o f contro llable TVs If more than one code number is listed, try entering them one a t a time until you find the on e that works with y our T V. [...]

28 4 Sele ct a langua ge fo r the on- screen displa ys using M / m , and pres s ENTER . The initial setti ngs message appears . 5 Sele ct “Sta rt,” an d press ENT ER. 6 Sele ct the ca ble typ e used to co nnect the pl ayer an d your TV, and pres s ENTER . b When connect ing the HDM I OUT jack and other vi deo outp ut jac ks at t he same time, s[...]

29 Hooku ps and Settings b If no picture appears , press RETURN to return to the prev ious screen, and ch ange the resolut ion setting . 2 Select “Fi nish,” an d press ENTER. The disp lay asks for co nfirma tion. 3 Select “O K” or “ Cance l,” and pre ss ENTER. When yo u select “Video ” in step 6 Select a n aspect ratio that matche s[...]

30 Play back Play ing BDs/ DVDs 1 Switc h the i nput sel ector on your TV so that the signal from the player appear s on your TV screen. 2 Press Z on the play er, and pl ace a disc on t he disc tr ay. 3 Press Z on t he pla yer to cl ose the disc tray. • W hen you in sert a commer cially available BD-ROM or DVD VIDEO, playback aut omatically st ar[...]

31 Play bac k 4 Press HOME. 5 Selec t “Vi deo” using < / , . 6 Selec t usin g M / m , an d pres s N PLAY or ENTER . For commerci ally available BD-ROMs or DVD VIDEOs, playbac k starts. For BDs or DVDs recorded on other equipment, the title list app ears. Select a title u sing M / m , and pr ess N PLAY or ENTER. Playba ck st arts. To stop pla[...]

32 Avail able O PTIONS 1 Press OPTIONS. The op tion s men u appe ars. 2 Sele ct an i tem using M / m , and pres s ENTER . The a vailab le items di ffer de pending on the disc type or player sit uation. To disp lay Top Me nu When yo u play a BD or DVD, you c an display the Top Me nu. 1 Press TOP MEN U durin g playba ck. The Top M enu appea rs. 2 Sel[...]

33 Play bac k 7 Insert a B D-ROM with BONUSVIEW/ BD-LIVE. The oper ation met hod diff ers depe nding on the disc. Refer to the instr uction manual su pplied with t he disc. To de lete da ta in the e xter nal memor y You ca n delete unneces sary data. 1 If a dis c is i nserted, remove t he disc fr om the pl ayer. 2 Press HOME. 3 Select “Vide o” [...]

34 You ca n check th e title inf ormat ion, incl uding t he v ideo tr ansmi ssion rat e, et c. Press DISPLA Y. The d isplay ed info rmat ion diffe rs depe nding on the di sc type and player s tatus. Examp le: w hen play ing a BD- ROM A The current s elected a ngle B Title numb er or nam e C The currently se lected audio or sub title setting D Avail[...]

35 Play bac k To ad just th e audio chara cterist ics 1 Press OPTIONS du rin g playba ck. The op tions m enu a ppears . 2 Select “Audio Settings” usi ng M / m , and press EN TER. The “A udio Set tings” sc reen appears . 3 Select an item using M / m , and pres s ENTER. The defa ult sett ings ar e underl ined. 4 Select or a djust the set ting[...]

36 Avail able O PTIONS 1 Press OPTIONS. The op tion s men u appe ars. 2 Sele ct an i tem usin g M / m , and press ENTER . The a vailab le items di ffer de pending on the situa tion. Vario us music play back op eratio ns b • Th e point where you stopp ed playing (resume point) is cleare d from me mory when: – y ou open the disc tra y, or – you[...]

37 Play back Play ing Phot o Files *1 BD-REs /BD-Rs co ntainin g JPEG imag e file s *2 DVD-ROMs and DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD- RWs/DVD-Rs containing JPEG image files *3 CD-ROMs a nd CD-RWs /CD-Rs c ontaining JPEG im age f iles 1 Press HOME. 2 Selec t (Photo) usin g < / , . 3 Select , an d press ENT ER. The file li st or fold er list appears. 4 Select a[...]

38 b • W hen you at tempt to play the following pho to files, t he mark appea rs on the s creen and they canno t be played. – photo files la rger than 8,192 pi xels (width or height) – photo files sm aller than 15 pixels (width or height) – photo files ex ceeding 32 MB – photo files with extreme aspe ct ratios (gre ater than 50:1 or 1:50)[...]

39 Settings and Adjustments Settings and Adjust ments Usin g the Sett ing s Displ ays Select (Setu p) on the h ome me nu when you need to ch ange th e settin gs of the player . 1 Press HO ME. 2 Selec t ( Setup) u sing < / , . 3 Selec t the setu p catego ry icon to change u sing M / m , and press EN TER. For deta ils on set ting op tions and s et[...]

40 Setting list You ca n setup t he follow ing opti ons. Networ k Update You ca n update and impr ove the f unctio ns of the pl ayer. For info rmation a bout updat e functio ns, re fer to the fo llowing website; http ://es upport .sony.co m 1 Select “N etwork Update” usin g M / m , and pr ess ENTER. The play er conne cts to t he networ k, and t[...]

41 Settings and Adjustments To updat e the so ftwa re usin g an updat e disc You ca n update and impr ove the f unctio ns of the playe r using a n update disc provi ded by Sony dealer or loc al aut horize d Sony serv ice facilit y. 1 Insert the up date disc . The display asks for co nfirmation. 2 Sele ct “OK,” an d pres s ENTER. Soft wa re u pd[...]

42 Selects t he displa y configurat ion for play back o f 16:9 scree n pic tures o n a 4: 3 screen TV (s elect able wh en “T V Type ” is s et to “4:3 ” and “Scre en For mat” is se t to “Fixed Aspect Ratio”). b Depending on the DVD, “Letter B ox” may be select ed auto matically inste ad of “Pan & Scan” or vice versa. Sets[...]

43 Settings and Adjustments The HD i ndicator lights up wh en outputt ing 720p /1080i /1080p video sign als. b When connecti ng the HDMI OUT jack and other vide o output jack s at the same time , video s ignals ma y not out put from the jac ks, other than from t he HDMI OUT jack, when “Auto” or “1 080p” is selecte d (page 62). When connec t[...]

44 Sets the Deep Color (c olor depth) setti ng for video signal s output fr om the HD MI OU T jack. The c olor dept h is in dicat ed by the nu mber of bits, an d more colors ca n be repr oduced as the value i ncre ases. T he pla yer suppo rts a colo r dept h of up to 1 2 bit s. Con necti ng th e play er and a TV th at su pports Deep Color allows mo[...]

45 Settings and Adjustments Selects wheth er to mix or not mix interacti ve audio a nd second ary audi o (com mentary ) when playing a BD that cont ains such aud io. b PCM 96 kHz and PCM 192 kHz audio signals are output as PCM 48 kHz audio signals when “B D Audio Setting ” is se t to “Mix. ” Lowe rs the audi o outp ut le vel t o prev ent so[...]

46 Selects th e dynamic range (co mpression level of the s ound) se tting wh en playi ng a BD or DVD that confor ms to “Au dio DRC.” b • “ Audio DRC” is e ffective only wh en playing Dolby Digital, Dolby Digi tal Plus, and Dolby TrueHD a udio sign als. • When “Dolby Digital” is set to “Do lby Digi tal” in the “Aud io Settings?[...]

47 Settings and Adjustments BD/DVD V iewing Setti ngs The default setti ngs are underlined. Selects the defaul t menu lan guage for BD - ROMs or DVD V IDEOs. When yo u select “Selec t Languag e Code,” the displ ay for ent ering t he la nguag e code appear s. Ent er the cod e for yo ur lang uage by referr ing to “Lan guage Code List” (pag e [...]

48 Playback of some DVD VIDEOs can be limited acc ording to the age of the u sers. Scen es may b e blocked or replac ed with differe nt sce nes. 1 Select “ DVD Parent al Control” in “BD/ DVD Viewing Set tings,” an d press ENTER . 2 Enter y our four-dig it passwo rd using the nu mber but tons. 3 Sele ct “OK,” and pres s ENTE R. 4 Sele ct[...]

49 Settings and Adjustments Selects the layer p riority when playing a Hybr id Disc. To ch ange the setti ng, turn th e player off and on again. Sets whe the r to allo w In tern et co nne ctio ns from the con tents of a BD (in BD MV m ode) being pla yed. Network co nnecti ons and settin gs are required whe n using this fu nction (page 5 1). Photo S[...]

50 System Setting s The de fault set tings ar e underl ined. Selec ts your l angu age fo r the pla yer on- scree n displ ays. Adju sts the lig hting of the front pane l displa y. b When “Qui ck Start Mode” is s et to “On ,” – powe r consumptio n will be higher tha n when “Quick Start Mode” is set to “Off” and – t he venti lation[...]

51 Settings and Adjustments Infor ms you of newer softwar e versi on info rmatio n. Networ k connec tion s and settin gs are required whe n using this fu nction (page 5 1). Disp lays th e player ’s so ftwa re versi on inform ation and th e MAC ad dress. Netw ork Se tting s Thes e items are n ecess ary when you co nnect to the In ternet vi a a LAN[...]

52 b When you set the “DNS Server (Primary )”/ “DN S Ser ver (Sec ond ary)” add res ses manually, ent er the “DNS Server (Primary)” address . Otherwise, the “Internet Setti ngs” will be se t incorrect ly. 4 If y our IS P has a spec ific proxy s erver setting, select “P roxy Settings ” using M / m , and press EN TER. The “Pro x[...]

53 Settings and Adjustments Easy Se tup Re-run s the Easy Setup to make th e basic settin gs. 1 Selec t “Easy Se tup,” an d press ENTE R. 2 Select “S tart” using < / , , and pres s ENTE R. 3 Follow the instructions for “Step 7: Easy Setu p” (p age 27 ) fr om s tep 4 . Resetti ng You can re set the pl ayer settings to the factor y def[...]

54 Additiona l Informat ion Troubl eshooting If you ex perien ce any of the foll owing difficu lties w hile usin g the playe r, use this troubleshoo ting guide to help remedy the probl em befo re reque sting r epairs . Shoul d any prob lem pe rsist, c onsult you r neares t Sony de aler . The po wer does not tur n on. , Chec k tha t th e AC powe r c[...]

55 Additi onal In formation , Check whether th e conne cting cabl es are dama ged. , Check t he con nectio n to your TV (pag e 1 4) and switch t he input se lector on you r TV so that th e sign al from th e play er appear s on the TV screen . , When playing a double -layer BD/DVD, the video an d audio ma y be moment arily inter rupted at the poi nt[...]

56 There is no pictur e or no soun d when connect ed to the HDMI OUT jack. , Try t he follow ing: 1 Turn t he player off and on ag ain. 2 Tur n the co nnect ed equipm ent off an d on agai n. 3 Disconnect and then reconnec t the HDMI cable . There is no pictur e or pi cture noise appear s when connec ted to t he HDMI OUT jack. , The HDMI OUT jack is[...]

57 Additi onal In formation Bonus co ntent s or other data th at are contai ned i n a BD-ROM cann ot be played . , Try the fo llowing: 1 Remo ve t he d isc . 2 Turn th e player off. 3 Remove and re- inser t th e exte rnal memo ry (pa ge 23) . 4 Turn th e player on. 5 Check th at the EXT indic ator lights up in the front panel display. 6 In sert the[...]

58 Self-Di agnosis Functio n When the se lf-diagnos is functi on is activ ated to prevent the player from malfuncti oning, an error code ap pears in th e front pa nel dis play, or just appear s without a ny messages o n the ent ire scree n. In thes e cases , check the f ollowi ng. Whe n an error code appe ars in the fro nt panel d isplay When jus t[...]

59 Additi onal In formation Playa ble Disc s * MP3 (MPEG -1 Audio Layer 3) is a standard format defined by ISO (Internat ional Organizati on for Standardizati on)/IEC (Inter nationa l Electro technica l Comm ission) MPEG wh ich com presses audio dat a. MPEG Layer -3 au dio co ding tech nolo gy an d patents lic ensed from F raunhofer II S and Thomso[...]

60 Discs tha t cann ot be p layed • B Ds with cartri dge • DVD-RAMs • HD DVDs • D VD Au dio discs • PHOTO CDs • Data pa rt of C D-Ext ras • VCDs/Super VCDs • HD la yer on Super Audio CDs • Audio materia l side on DualDisc s • BD-ROMs/DVD VIDEOs wit h a different regi on code (p age 60). • A dis c recorded in a colo r syst em o[...]

61 Additi onal In formation About playbac k of discs recorded in AVCHD fo rmat This player can play AVCHD format d iscs. What is the AVCHD format? The AV CHD fo rmat is a h igh-def inition digita l video camera fo rmat used to record SD (st andard definitio n) or HD ( high defini tion) si gnals of eit her the 1080i spe cificatio n *1 or the 720p sp[...]

62 Vide o Output Resoluti on Outp ut reso lution di ffers depend ing on the “O utput Video For mat” setting i n the “V ideo Setti ngs” se tup (p age 42). * Prot ected contents on DVDs are output at 480p resoluti on. When “Outpu t V ideo F ormat” is se t to “Vid eo” 480i vide o signal s are outp ut from the LI NE OUT VIDEO o r COMPON[...]

63 Additi onal In formation Audio Outpu t Sign als and Pl ayer S ettin gs The audi o output signals d iffer, de pendin g on the sou rce, ou tput jack, an d the AV a mplifi er (recei ver) yo u use. To e njoy the sound you want, check the suppo rt audio fo rm at of the A V ampl ifier (rece iver) , the con nectio n to the AV amplif ier (re ceiver ), a[...]

64 Specifi cations System Laser: Semicondu ctor lase r Inputs and outp uts ( Jack name: Jack type/Ou tput leve l/Load impeda nce) LINE OUT R- AUDIO-L: Phono jack /2 Vrms/10 kilohms DIGITAL OUT (OPTI CAL): Optica l outp ut jac k/–18 d Bm (wav e leng th 660 nm ) DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL): Phono j ack/0.5 V p-p/75 ohms HDMI OUT: HDMI 19-p in standa rd c[...]

65 Additi onal In formation Langua ge C ode Li st For det ails, see page 47. The l angua ge spe llings confor m to the ISO 6 39: 19 88 ( E/F) standa rd. Paren tal Cont rol /Area Code For det ails, see page 48. Code Languag e Code Langua ge Cod e Lang uage Code La ngua ge Number, Area (Cod e) 2044, A rgentin a (ar) 2047, A ustralia (au) 2046, A ustr[...]

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77 Additi onal In formation Glos sary AACS “Adva nced A ccess Con tent System” is a specific ation for ma naging digital ente rtainm ent co ntent s stor ed on the ne xt gener ation of prer ecorde d and reco rded opt ical me dia. T he spe cific atio n enab les consum ers to enj oy digita l entert ainment content, in cluding high -definition c on[...]

78 DTS-HD High Reso lution Aud io (page 63) Deve loped as an extensi on to DTS Digita l Sur round fo rma t. It supp orts a m aximu m samp ling freq uency of 96 kHz , and 7. 1 multi- chann el surrou nd. DTS-HD High Resol ution Audi o has a maximum transmis sion rate of 6 Mbps, wi th loss y compress ion (Lossy). DTS-HD Master Audio (p age 63) DTS-HD [...]

79 Index Words in quota tions a ppear in the on -scre en displ ays. Numerics 24p True C inema 78 A AACS 77 ANGLE 8 AUDIO 8 “Au dio Ou tput P rio rity ” 44 Audio ou tput signal s 63 “Audio Settings” 35 , 44 “Auto Power Off” 50 AVCHD 61 , 77 B Batteries 26 “BD Data” 33 “BD/DVD Viewing Setting s” 47 BD-LIVE 23 , 32 BD-R 59 , 77 BD-[...]