Sony 4-139-513-11(1), Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...4 139 513 11 1 Operating Instructions 2009 Sony Corporation DVP NS718H DVP NS728H CD DVD Player ...

Page 2: ...eries applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection systems This symbol on the battery or on the packaging indicates that the battery provided with this product shall not be treated as household waste On certain batteries this symbol might be used in combination with a chemical symbol The chemical symbols for mercury Hg or lead Pb are added if the battery c...

Page 3: ... to direct sunlight or heat sources such as hot air ducts or leave it in a car parked in direct sunlight as the temperature may rise considerably inside the car After playing store the disc in its case Clean the disc with a cleaning cloth Wipe the disc from the centre out Do not use solvents such as benzine thinner commercially available cleaners or anti static spray intended for vinyl LPs If you ...

Page 4: ...On replacement of parts In the event that this unit is repaired repaired parts may be collected for reuse or recycling purposes Copyrights This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by U S patents and other intellectual property rights Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision and is intended for home and other limited viewing us...

Page 5: ...rogramme Programme Play 25 Playing in random order Shuffle Play 26 Playing repeatedly Repeat Play 26 Repeating a specific portion A B Repeat Play 27 Customizing the Playback Configuration 28 Adjusting the playback picture CUSTOM PICTURE MODE 28 Sharpening the picture SHARPNESS 28 Adjusting the delay between the picture and sound AV SYNC 28 Locking discs PARENTAL CONTROL 29 Playing Video Photo and ...

Page 6: ...onal Information 42 Troubleshooting 42 Self diagnosis Function When letters numbers appear on the screen 44 Playable Media 45 Specifications 47 Language Code List 48 Parental Control Area Code List 48 Index 49 ...

Page 7: ...e player or sets to standby mode 2 volume 16 Adjusts the TV volume B Number buttons Enters the title chapter numbers etc CLEAR 22 Clears the entry field C TIME TEXT 10 Displays the playing time and remaining time on the TV screen or front panel display Press repeatedly to change the displayed information CD DVD text appears only when text is recorded on the disc If music file has an ID3 tag the pl...

Page 8: ...s the selected item E previous next Skips to the previous next chapter track or scene in continuous play mode replay step step advance Replays the scene 1 3 briefly fast forward the scene 2 3 when pressed during playback Plays backward 4 forward 5 one frame at a time when pressed during pause mode Changes the LUN Logical Unit Number devices when pressed during the list of albums or tracks is displ...

Page 9: ...ened by mistake When the player is in standby mode press O RETURN ENTER and then 1 on the remote The player turns on and LOCKED appears on the front panel display The Z button on the player does not work while the Child Lock is set To unlock the disc tray When the player is in standby mode press O RETURN ENTER and then 1 again b Even if you select RESET under SETUP in the Control Menu page 34 the ...

Page 10: ...ining time r Current chapter playing time r Current chapter remaining time r Text r Current title and chapter number Returns to top automatically When playing music or video files Current file 1 or track 2 playing time and number r Current file 1 or track name MP3 ID3 track title 2 r Current album and file 1 or track 2 number Returns to top automatically 1 for video file 2 for music file When play...

Page 11: ...one of the patterns A through D according to the input jack on your TV In order to view progressive signal 525p or 625p pictures with a compatible TV you must use pattern C Select pattern B when connecting to a TV equipped with HDMI input L CENTER A VIDEO AUDIO INPUT L R C PR CR PB CB Y COMPONENT VIDEO IN D B INPUT HDMI IN Audio video cord not supplied Component video cord not supplied yellow TV g...

Page 12: ...udio signals so you have to use another audio connection in addition to this connection page 14 Furthermore you cannot connect the HDMI OUT jack to DVI jacks that are not HDCP compliant e g DVI jacks on PC displays C Component video input jacks Y PB CB PR CR You will enjoy accurate colour reproduction and high quality images D SCART input jack Be sure to make the connections firmly to avoid hum an...

Page 13: ...e HDMI connector About the CONTROL FOR HDMI functions for BRAVIA Sync for HDMI connections only By connecting to Sony components that are compatible with the CONTROL FOR HDMI function with an HDMI cord not supplied you can enjoy the following features One Touch Play page 19 System Power Off When you turn the TV off by using the 1 button on the TV s remote the components compatible with CONTROL FOR...

Page 14: ...uctions supplied with the connected components L CENTER VIDEO AUDIO INPUT L R B A HDMI cord not supplied red TV projector or audio component Audio video cord not supplied Signal flow to DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL HDMI OUT to LINE OUT L R AUDIO Rear L CD DVD player white yellow yellow white red Speakers Front L Speakers Rear R Front R Subwoofer Centre Coaxial digital cord not supplied to coaxial HDMI digi...

Page 15: ...SETUP page 39 Otherwise no sound or a loud noise will come from your speakers The TVS effects of this player cannot be used with this connection When you connect the player to an audio component using an HDMI cord you will need to do one of the following Connect the audio component to the TV with the HDMI cord Connect the player to the TV with a video cord other than HDMI cord component video cord...

Page 16: ...layer To skip an adjustment press To return to the previous adjustment press 1 Turn on the TV then press 1 2 Switch the input selector on your TV so that the signal from the player appears on your TV screen Press ENTER to run QUICK SETUP appears at the bottom of the screen If this message does not appear select QUICK under SETUP in the Control Menu to run Quick Setup page 22 3 Press ENTER without ...

Page 17: ...rd HDMI cord 11Press X x to select the type of Dolby Digital signal to your audio component If your audio component has a Dolby Digital decoder select DOLBY DIGITAL Otherwise select D PCM 12Press ENTER DTS is selected 13Press X x to select whether or not to send a DTS signal to your audio component If your audio component has a DTS decoder select ON Otherwise select OFF 14Press ENTER Quick Setup i...

Page 18: ...music files from USB device DVP NS728H only page 31 To remove the USB device Stop playback and disconnect the USB device from the USB jack b Take the precaution of backing up important files on the USB device before connecting it to the player Do not forcibly connect the USB device and make sure the plug is oriented correctly Do not connect the player and the USB device through a USB hub Make sure...

Page 19: ... close z You can have the player turned off automatically whenever you leave it in stop mode for more than 30 minutes To turn this function on or off set AUTO POWER OFF in CUSTOM SETUP to ON or OFF page 37 b Depending on the DVD or VIDEO CD some operations may be different or restricted Refer to the operating instructions supplied with your disc Discs created on DVD recorders must be correctly fin...

Page 20: ...the menu on your TV screen When you start playing a VIDEO CD with PBC functions the menu for your selection appears Select an item using the number buttons and press ENTER Then follow the instructions in the menu press N when Press SELECT appears To return to the menu Press O RETURN z To play without using PBC press or the number buttons while the player is stopped to select a track then press N o...

Page 21: ...r for VIDEO CDs PBC is on and track number for VIDEO CDs CDs 2 Displays the video photo music files numbers and index numbers for VIDEO CDs 3 Displays Super VCD as SVCD 4 Displays the date for photo files Control Menu display 1 m Control Menu display 2 Except CD and when MEDIA is set to MUSIC m Control Menu display off OFF OFF SET ON PLAY 1 8 3 4 1 2 2 7 T 1 3 2 5 5 DVD VIDEO Quit PROGRAM ENTER DI...

Page 22: ...GRAM page 25 Selects the title chapter or track to play in the order you want SHUFFLE page 26 Plays the title chapter or track in random order REPEAT page 26 Plays all titles tracks albums or a single title chapter track album file repeatedly A B REPEAT page 27 Specifies the parts you want to play repeatedly PARENTAL CONTROL page 29 Set to prohibit playback on this player SETUP page 16 34 QUICK Us...

Page 23: ...d effects of TVS WIDE at low volume TVS STANDARD Use this setting when you want to use TVS with 2 separate speakers b When you select one of the TVS modes turn off the surround setting of the connected TV or audio component The TVS effects do not work when using the Fast Play or Slow Play functions even though you can change the TVS modes If you use the DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL HDMI OUT jack and set DO...

Page 24: ...BC page 20 Displays and scene number When the disc s menu appears you can select an item by pressing X x When playing video photo and music files Displays MENU and PICT NAVI Picture Navigation To change the display Press SYNC MENU on the TV s remote repeatedly to turn or change the display BRAVIA Sync display and Control Menu are displayed alternately To turn off the display Press RETURN or SYNC M...

Page 25: ...EO For example select chapter 03 of title 02 Press X x to select 02 under T then press ENTER Next press X x to select 03 under C then press ENTER When playing a VIDEO CD or CD For example select track 02 Press X x to select 02 under T then press ENTER PROGRAM 1 TITLE ALL CLEAR 2 TITLE 3 TITLE 4 TITLE 5 TITLE 6 TITLE 7 TITLE T 01 02 03 04 05 TRACK is displayed when you play a VIDEO CD or CD Recorde...

Page 26: ...use this function with VIDEO CDs or Super VCDs with PBC playback Playing in random order Shuffle Play You can have the player shuffle titles chapters or tracks Subsequent shuffling may produce a different playing order 1 After selecting SHUFFLE on the Control Menu page 21 press X x to select the item to be shuffled When playing a DVD VIDEO TITLE CHAPTER When playing a VIDEO CD or CD TRACK When Pro...

Page 27: ...ontrol Menu page 21 press X x to select SET t then press ENTER The A B REPEAT setting bar appears 2 During playback when you find the starting point point A of the portion to be played repeatedly press ENTER The starting point point A is set 3 When you reach the ending point point B press ENTER again The set points are displayed and the player starts repeating this specific portion To return to no...

Page 28: ... This function does not work if your TV supports Theatre mode and it is set to On For more details refer to the operating instructions supplied with the TV Sharpening the picture SHARPNESS You can enhance the outlines of images to produce a sharper picture 1 After selecting SHARPNESS on the Control Menu page 21 press X x to select a level The default setting is underlined OFF cancels this option 1...

Page 29: ... the number buttons The same password is used for both Custom Parental Control and Parental Control Also use this menu to change the password OFF t Turns off the Custom Parental Control function Parental Control limited playback You can set a playback limitation level 1 After selecting PARENTAL CONTROL on the Control Menu page 21 press X x to select PLAYER t then press ENTER The password is requir...

Page 30: ...s MENU The list of albums appears 2 Press X x to select the album 3 Press N Playback starts from the selected album To select a specific video or music file press ENTER and press X x to select a track or file and then press ENTER To select a specific photo file see Selecting a photo file page 31 To stop playback Press x To go to the next or previous page Press c or C To return to the previous disp...

Page 31: ...ical Unit Number may appear To change the LUN or original storage press when the list of albums or tracks is displayed If the number of viewing times is preset you can play DivX video files as many times as the preset number The following occurrences are counted when Z is pressed when another file is played when the player is turned off This includes when the player is automatically turned off by ...

Page 32: ... like quality b By connecting to a Sony PhotoTV HD compatible device using an HDMI cord the TV will set the optimal image quality for viewing still picture automatically For more details refer to the operating instructions supplied with the TV PhotoTV HD is activated when JPEG RESOLUTION is set to PhotoTV HD photo playback is available and the player is connected to a TV by HDMI cord You cannot se...

Page 33: ...es randomly cycle through the effects MODE 2 the next image sweeps in from top left to bottom right MODE 3 the image sweeps in from top to bottom MODE 4 the image sweeps in from left to right MODE 5 the image stretches out from the centre of the screen OFF turns off this function 2 Press ENTER b Note that this setting does not work if the JPEG file has rotation information Depending on the JPEG RE...

Page 34: ... to 41 LANGUAGE SETUP You can set various languages for the on screen display or sound track OSD On Screen Display Switches the display language on the screen MENU DVD VIDEO only You can select the desired language for the disc s menu AUDIO DVD VIDEO only Switches the language of the sound track When you select ORIGINAL the language given priority in the disc is selected SUBTITLE DVD VIDEO only Sw...

Page 35: ...in progressive mode PROGRESSIVE COMPONENT OUT ONLY will change from ON to OFF PROGRESSIVE COMPONENT OUT ONLY If your TV accepts progressive 525p 625p format signals set PROGRESSIVE COMPONENT OUT ONLY to ON Note that you must connect to a progressive format TV using the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks page 11 16 9 Select this when connecting to a wide screen TV or a TV with a wide mode function 4 3 LETTE...

Page 36: ...eo signal needs to be converted to match the type of DVD software that you are watching This setting is effective only when you set PROGRESSIVE COMPONENT OUT ONLY in SCREEN SETUP to ON 4 3 OUTPUT This setting is effective only when you set TV TYPE in SCREEN SETUP to 16 9 Adjust this to watch 4 3 aspect ratio If you can change the aspect ratio on your TV change the setting on your TV not the player...

Page 37: ...al sound tracks in this order MULTI DISC RESUME DVD VIDEO VIDEO CD only Switches the Multi disc Resume setting on or off Resume playback can be stored in memory for up to 6 different DVD VIDEOs VIDEO CDs page 19 b If you run Quick Setup Multi disc Resume setting stored in memory may return to the default settings DivX Displays the registration code for this player For more information go to http w...

Page 38: ... 96kHz PCM after setting DIGITAL OUT to ON If you connect a component that is incompatible with the selected audio signal a loud noise or no sound may be heard from the speakers risking damage to your ears or speakers b The AV SYNC function page 28 is not effective if you use the DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL jack and set DOLBY DIGITAL MPEG or DTS to DOLBY DIGITAL MPEG or ON respectively The AV SYNC functio...

Page 39: ...tting and keep their original sampling frequency level If the HDMI OUT jack is connected to equipment not compatible with 96 kHz 24 bit signals 48 kHz 16 bit PCM will be automatically output even when you select 96kHz 24bit D PCM Select this when the player is connected to an audio component without a built in Dolby Digital decoder You can select whether the signals conform to Dolby Surround Pro L...

Page 40: ...920 1080i HD are effective only when you set HDMI RESOLUTION to 1920 1080i and TV TYPE to 16 9 If you set this setting to PhotoTV HD 1920 1080i HD or 1920 1080i HD effect rotation and zoom function are not available If you want to use effect rotation and zoom function sets this setting to SD HD or HD If you set this setting to PhotoTV HD 1920 1080i HD or 1920 1080i HD next image appears after blac...

Page 41: ...s and AUTO is selected In this case select PCM CONTROL FOR HDMI Switches the Control For HDMI setting on or off LANGUAGE FOLLOW Switches the languages of the DVD player to the same as the current TV OSD language You cannot select this when CONTROL FOR HDMI is set to OFF b Turn off any display before using this function The OSD language for player keeps if the TV s language cannot be supported YCBC...

Page 42: ...video output changing the HDMI RESOLUTION setting in HDMI SETUP may solve the problem page 40 Connect the TV and the player using a video jack other than the HDMI OUT and switch the TV s input to the connected video input so that you can see the on screen displays Change the HDMI RESOLUTION setting in HDMI SETUP and switch the TV s input back to HDMI If the picture still does not appear repeat the...

Page 43: ...ly The player can only display numbers and alphabet Other characters are displayed as The disc does not start playing from the beginning Programme Play Shuffle Play Repeat Play or A B Repeat Play is selected page 25 Resume play has taken effect page 19 Copyright lock appears and the screen turns blue when playing in DVD VR mode Images taken from digital broadcasts etc may contain copy protection s...

Page 44: ...uage setting of the connected TV if you change the language settings on your TV etc USB DVP NS728H only The player does not detect a USB device connected to the player The USB device is not securely connected to the player page 18 The USB device or a cord is damaged Disc mode has not been switched to USB mode Compatibility with all encoding writing softwares recording devices and recording media c...

Page 45: ...hat conform to the DCF image file format DATA CDs recorded according to ISO 9660 Level 1 Level 2 or its extended format Joliet DATA DVDs recorded according to UDF Universal Disk Format Design rule for Camera File system Image standards for digital cameras regulated by JEITA Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association A logical format of files and folders on CD ROMs defined ...

Page 46: ...When playing visual data that is not supported by MPEG 4 format only sound will be heard Region code Your player has a region code printed on the back of the unit and only will play commercial DVDs playback only labelled with identical region codes This system is used to protect copyrights Commercial DVDs labelled will also play on this player Depending on the commercial DVD there may be no region...

Page 47: ...ITY AND OR WAS OBTAINED FROM A VIDEO PROVIDER LICENSED BY MPEG LA TO PROVIDE MPEG 4 VIDEO NO LICENSE IS GRANTED OR SHALL BE IMPLIED FOR ANY OTHER USE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING THAT RELATING TO PROMOTIONAL INTERNAL AND COMMERCIAL USES AND LICENSING MAY BE OBTAINED FROM MPEG LA LLC SEE HTTP WWW MPEGLA COM Specifications System Laser Semiconductor laser Outputs Jack name Jack type Output level...

Page 48: ...45 Malagasy 1347 Maori 1349 Macedonian 1350 Malayalam 1352 Mongolian 1353 Moldavian 1356 Marathi 1357 Malay 1358 Maltese 1363 Burmese 1365 Nauru 1369 Nepali 1376 Dutch 1379 Norwegian 1393 Occitan 1403 Afan Oromo 1408 Oriya 1417 Punjabi 1428 Polish 1435 Pashto Pushto 1436 Portuguese 1463 Quechua 1481 Rhaeto Romance 1482 Kirundi 1483 Romanian 1489 Russian 1491 Kinyarwanda 1495 Sanskrit 1498 Sindhi 1...

Page 49: ... 36 Front panel display 10 H Handling discs 3 HDMI AUDIO HDMI 41 CONTROL FOR HDMI 13 41 HDMI RESOLUTION 40 LANGUAGE FOLLOW 41 HDMI SETUP 40 I ID3 tag 7 INDEX 22 INTERVAL 23 32 J JPEG 45 JPEG RESOLUTION 40 L LANGUAGE SETUP 34 LINE 35 M MEDIA 23 MEMORY 28 MENU 34 MODE PROGRESSIVE 36 MP3 45 MPEG 39 MULTI DISC RESUME 19 37 O On screen display Control Menu display 21 Setup Display 34 ORIGINAL 22 ORIGIN...

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