Sony DVP-K380, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...3 082 863 12 1 Operating Instructions 2003 Sony Corporation DVP K380 CD DVD Player ...

Page 2: ...f this unit are indicated on the back of the unit Check that the unit s operating voltage is identical with your local power supply To prevent fire or shock hazard do not place objects filled with liquids such as vases on the apparatus Installing Do not install the unit in an inclined position It is designed to be operated in a horizontal position only Keep the unit and discs away from equipment w...

Page 3: ...may condense on the lenses inside the player Should this occur the player may not operate properly In this case remove the disc and leave the player turned on for about half an hour until the moisture evaporates When you move the player take out any discs If you don t the disc may be damaged On adjusting volume Do not turn up the volume while listening to a section with very low level inputs or no...

Page 4: ...26 Resuming Playback from the Point Where You Stopped the Disc Multi disc Resume 28 Using the DVD s Menu 29 Playing VIDEO CDs with PBC Functions PBC Playback 30 Playing an MP3 Audio Track 31 Various Play Mode Functions Programme Play Shuffle Play Repeat Play A B Repeat Play 33 Searching for a Scene 38 Searching for a Particular Point on a Disc Search Scan Slow motion Play Freeze Frame 38 Searching...

Page 5: ...7 Locking Discs CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL PARENTAL CONTROL 57 Controlling Your TV or AV Amplifier Receiver with the Supplied Remote 61 Settings and Adjustments 63 Using the Setup Display 63 Setting the Display or Sound Track Language LANGUAGE SETUP 64 Settings for the Display SCREEN SETUP 65 Custom Settings CUSTOM SETUP 66 Settings for the Sound AUDIO SETUP 68 Additional Information 70 Troubleshooti...

Page 6: ...ample of discs that the player cannot play The player cannot play the following discs All CD ROMs including PHOTO CDs CD Rs CD RWs other than those recorded in the following formats music CD format video CD format MP3 format that conforms to ISO9660 Level 1 Level 2 or its extended format Joliet Data part of CD Extras DVD RWs in VR mode DVD ROMs DVD Audio discs HD layer on Super Audio CDs A logical...

Page 7: ...re producers Since this player plays DVDs and VIDEO CDs according to the disc contents the software producers designed some playback features may not be available Also refer to the instructions supplied with the DVDs or VIDEO CDs Copyrights This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U S patents other intellectual property rights owned by...

Page 8: ...n standby mode B MIC microphone connector 42 C MIC microphone LEVEL control 42 D ECHO LEVEL control 42 E Disc tray 26 F A open close button 26 G previous next buttons 27 H C X x c ENTER buttons 29 I TOP MENU button 29 J MENU button 29 31 K O RETURN button 27 L DISPLAY button 12 M x stop button 27 N X pause button 27 O H play button 26 P Front panel display 9 Q remote sensor 15 R SURROUND button 50...

Page 9: ...y mode 33 Current audio signal 49 Playing status Current title and chapter 46 Lights upwhentheplayer outputs the signal in NTSC format Disc type Playing time 46 Lights up when the player outputs the signal in NTSC format Current scene 46 Current play mode 33 Playing status Playing time 46 Disc type Lights up when playing MP3 audio tracks 31 Current play mode 33 Current track and index 46 Lights up...

Page 10: ...PTICAL jack 20 21 22 C LINE OUT L R AUDIO 1 2 jacks 19 20 21 D LINE OUT VIDEO 1 2 jacks 16 E S VIDEO OUT jack 16 F COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks 16 PCM DTS MPEG DOLBY DIGITAL COAXIAL OPTICAL R 1 2 L AUDIO VIDEO DIGITAL OUT LINE OUT S VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y CB CR ...

Page 11: ...dot M C X x c buttons 29 N DISPLAY button 12 O TOP MENU button 29 P 1 on standby button 26 Q VOL volume buttons 61 The button has a tactile dot R TV VIDEO button 61 S ENTER button performs the same function as wl T TIME TEXT button 45 U ANGLE button 52 V PICTURE NAVI navigation button 40 W SUR surround button 50 X PICTURE MODE button 54 Y REPLAY button 27 Z SEARCH MODE button 39 wj m M SCAN SLOW b...

Page 12: ...cene number for VIDEO CDs PBC is on track number for VIDEO CDs CDs album number for DATA CDs Displays the index number for VIDEO CDs CDs MP3 audio track number for DATA CDs Control Menu display 1 m Control Menu display 2 DVD VIDEO CD only m ADVANCED display DVD only See page 47 m Control Menu display off OFF 1 ENGLISH 2 FRENCH 3 SPANISH OFF 1 8 3 4 1 2 2 7 T 1 3 2 5 5 DVD VIDEO PLAY Select Cancel ...

Page 13: ... the angle TVS TV Virtual Surround page 50 Selects the surround functions ADVANCED page 47 Displays the information bit rate or layer of the disc currently playing PARENTAL CONTROL page 57 Set to prohibit playback on this player SETUP page 63 QUICK Setup page 23 Use Quick Setup to choose the desired language of the on screen display the aspect ratio of the TV and the audio output CUSTOM Setup In a...

Page 14: ... other than STANDARD is selected BNR page 53 Adjusts the picture quality by reducing the block noise or mosaic like patterns that appear on your TV screen CUSTOM PICTURE MODE page 54 Adjusts the video signal from the player You can select the picture quality that best suits the programme you are watching DIGITAL VIDEO ENHANCER page 55 Exaggerates the outline of the image to produce a sharper pictu...

Page 15: ...Size R6 AA batteries 2 Step 2 Inserting Batteries into the Remote You can control the player using the supplied remote Insert two size R6 AA batteries by matching the 3 and ends on the batteries to the markings inside the compartment When using the remote point it at the remote sensor on the player Notes Do not leave the remote in an extremely hot or humid place Do not drop any foreign object into...

Page 16: ...R 1 2 L AUDIO VIDEO DIGITAL OUT LINE OUT S VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y CB CR B A C INPUT S VIDEO CR CB Y COMPONENT VIDEO IN VIDEO AUDIO INPUT L R l Signal flow Component video cord not supplied yellow Audio video cord supplied TV projector or AV amplifier receiver CD DVD player TV projector or AV amplifier receiver green S VIDEO cord not supplied TV projector or AV amplifier receiver red blue ...

Page 17: ...th You will enjoy accurate colour reproduction and high quality images When connecting to a wide screen TV Depending on the disc the image may not fit your TV screen If you want to change the aspect ratio please refer to page 65 To change the colour system The colour system of the player is set to NTSC or PAL If the on screen display of the player does not appear on the TV change the colour system...

Page 18: ...c Components to be connected Connection Your setup TV Surround effects TVS DYNAMIC page 51 TVS WIDE page 51 page 19 example Stereo amplifier receiver and two speakers Surround effects TVS STANDARD page 51 or MD deck DAT deck Surround effects TVS STANDARD page 51 page 20 example AV amplifier receiver having a Dolby Surround Pro Logic decoder and 3 to 6 speakers Surround effects Dolby Surround Pro L...

Page 19: ...version cord not supplied Connect the LINE OUT L R AUDIO 1 2 jacks to the TV s audio input jack A PCM DTS MPEG DOLBY DIGITAL COAXIAL OPTICAL R 1 2 L AUDIO VIDEO DIGITAL OUT LINE OUT S VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y CB CR R 1 2 L AUDIO VIDEO LINE OUT A TV l Signal flow CD DVD player white red Audio video cord supplied to audio input yellow white red yellow to LINE OUT L R AUDIO 1 or 2 continued ...

Page 20: ... B B 1 B 2 PCM DTS MPEG DOLBY DIGITAL COAXIAL OPTICAL R 1 2 L AUDIO VIDEO DIGITAL OUT LINE OUT S VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y CB CR B 2 B 1 PCM DTS MPEG DOLBY DIGITAL COAXIAL OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT R 1 2 L AUDIO VIDEO LINE OUT CD DVD player or Stereo amplifier receiver MD deck DAT deck Front L Front R Speakers white red red white Coaxial digital cord not supplied Stereo audio cord not supplied to ...

Page 21: ...subwoofer C C 1 C 2 PCM DTS MPEG DOLBY DIGITAL COAXIAL OPTICAL R 1 2 L AUDIO VIDEO DIGITAL OUT LINE OUT S VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y CB CR C 2 C 1 PCM DTS MPEG DOLBY DIGITAL COAXIAL OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT R 1 2 L AUDIO VIDEO LINE OUT CD DVD player or Front R Front L Rear R Subwoofer l Signal flow Rear L Amplifier receiver with Dolby Surround decoder Center Rear mono Stereo audio cord not supplie...

Page 22: ... in Quick Setup page 24 If your AV amplifier receiver has an MPEG audio decoder function set MPEG to MPEG page 69 D PCM DTS MPEG DOLBY DIGITAL COAXIAL OPTICAL R 1 2 L AUDIO VIDEO DIGITAL OUT LINE OUT S VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y CB CR D PCM DTS MPEG DOLBY DIGITAL COAXIAL OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT Front R Front L Rear R AV amplifier receiver having a decoder Subwoofer Center Coaxial digital cord not...

Page 23: ...he Setup Display for selecting the language used in the on screen display appears 5 Press X x to select a language The player uses the language selected here to display the menu and subtitles as well 6 Press ENTER The Setup Display for selecting the aspect ratio of the TV to be connected appears 7 Press X x to select the setting that matches your TV type If you have a wide screen TV or a 4 3 stand...

Page 24: ...e 69 ON only if the amplifier receiver has a DTS decoder page 69 13Press ENTER Quick Setup is finished All connections and setup operations are complete If your AV amplifier receiver has an MPEG audio decoder adjust the MPEG setting page 69 Enjoying the surround sound effects To enjoy the surround sound effects of this player or your amplifier receiver set the following items as described below fo...

Page 25: ...25 Hookups If the sound distorts even when the volume isturneddown set AUDIOATT to ON page 68 Set DOWNMIX to DOLBY SURROUND page 68 Set DIGITAL OUT to ON page 68 B 2 C 2 D ...

Page 26: ...by mode z Hint The player will turn off automatically whenever you leave it in stop mode for more than 30 minutes Auto Power off function Notes on playing DTS sound tracks on a CD When playing DTS encoded CDs excessive noise will be heard from the analog stereo jacks To avoid possible damage to the audio system the consumer should take proper precautions when the analog stereo jacks of the player ...

Page 27: ...y Child Lock You can lock the disc tray to prevent children from opening it 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 TheZbuttonontheplayerortheremotedoes 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 Note E...

Page 28: ...d DATA CDs the player remembers the resume playback point for the current disc unless the disc tray is opened the AC power cord mains lead is disconnected or only for DATA CDs the player enters standby mode Notes MULTI DISC RESUME in CUSTOM SETUP must be set to ON default for this function to work page 67 The resume playback point for the current disc is cleared when you change the play mode you c...

Page 29: ...language for the sound select these items using the MENU button 1 Press TOP MENU or MENU The disc s menu appears on the TV screen The contents of the menu vary from disc to disc 2 Press C X x c or the number buttons to select the item you want to play or change If you press the number buttons the following display appears Press the number buttons to select the item you want 3 Press ENTER z Hint Th...

Page 30: ...iffer depending on the VIDEO CD To return to the menu Press O RETURN z Hint To play without using PBC press or the number buttonswhile the player isstopped to select a track then press Hor ENTER Play without PBC appears on the TV screen and the player starts continuous play You cannot play still pictures such as a menu To return to PBC playback press x twice then press H Notes DependingontheVIDEOC...

Page 31: ...lected track starts playing Whenatrackoralbumisbeingplayed its title is shaded To go to the next or previous page Press c or C To return to the previous display Press O RETURN To turn off the display Press MENU Notes Only the letters in the alphabet and numbers can be used for album or track names Anything else is displayed as ID3 tags cannot be displayed About MP3 audio tracks You can play MP3 au...

Page 32: ...s contained within a currently selected album take priority over the next album in the same tree Example CcontainsDso4isplayed before 5 When you press MENU and the list of MP3 albums appears page 31 the albums are arranged in the following order AtBt C t D t F t G Albums that do not contain tracks such as album E do not appear in the list z Hints If you add numbers 01 02 03 etc to the front ofthet...

Page 33: ...e The Control Menu appears 2 Press X x to select PROGRAM then press ENTER The options for PROGRAM appear 3 Press X x to select SET t then press ENTER 4 Press c The cursor moves to the title or track row T in this case 01 5 Select the title chapter or track you want to programme When playing a DVD For example select chapter 03 of title 02 PressX x or thenumber buttons toselect 02 under T then press...

Page 34: ...ange or cancel using X x or the number buttons and press c 3 Follow Step 5 for new programming To cancel a programme select under T then press ENTER To cancel all the titles chapters or tracks in the programmed order 1 Follow Steps 1 through 3 of Creating your own programme Programme Play 2 Press X and select ALL CLEAR 3 Press ENTER z Hint You can do Repeat Play or Shuffle Play of the programmed t...

Page 35: ... To return to normal play Press CLEAR or select OFF in Step 3 To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off z Hints You can set Shuffle Play while the player is stopped After selecting the SHUFFLE option press H Shuffle Play starts Up to 200 chapters in a disc can be played in random order when CHAPTER is selected Note YoucannotusethisfunctionwithVIDEOC...

Page 36: ...an set Repeat Play while the player is stopped After selecting the REPEAT option press H Repeat Play starts You can also select REPEAT from the Control Menu page 12 Note Youcannot usethisfunctionwithVIDEOCDswith PBC playback Repeating a specific portion A B Repeat Play You can play a specific portion of a title chapter or track repeatedly This function is useful when you want to memorize lyrics et...

Page 37: ...ears on the front panel display during A B Repeat Play To return to normal play Press CLEAR or select OFF in Step 3 To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off Notes Youcanset A BRepeat Playforonlyonespecific section When you set A B Repeat Play the settings for Shuffle Play Repeat Play and Programme Play are cancelled A 18 1 32 55 CHAPTER TIME Set po...

Page 38: ...hree speeds are available With each press the indication changes as shown below Actual speeds may differ with some discs Playback direction Opposite direction The 2B 2b playback speed is about twice the normal speed The FF 2M FR 2m playback speed is faster than FF 1M FR 1m Watching frame by frame Slow motion play Press mor M when the player is in pause mode To return tothe normal speed press H Eac...

Page 39: ...HAPTER TIME TEXT Select TIME TEXT to search for a starting point by inputting the time code WhenplayingaVIDEOCDwithoutPBC Playback TRACK INDEX When playing a VIDEO CD with PBC Playback SCENE INDEX When playing a CD TRACK INDEX When playing a DATA CD MP3 audio ALBUM TRACK 3 Select the number of the title track scene time code etc you want by pressing the number buttons to select the digit For examp...

Page 40: ...ttons and ENTER Notes Thetitle chapter ortracknumberdisplayedisthe same number recorded on the disc You cannot search for a scene on a DVD RW using the time code Searching by Scene PICTURE NAVIGATION You can divide the screen into 9 subscreens and find the desired scene quickly 1 Press PICTURE NAVI during playback The following display appears 2 Press PICTURE NAVI repeatedly to select the item Ref...

Page 41: ...NTER z Hint If there are more than 9 titles chapters or tracks V is displayed at the bottom right To display the additional titles chapters or tracks select the bottom right scene the position 9 and press x To return to the previous scene select the top left scene the position 1 and press X Dividing a scene into 9 sections STROBE PLAYBACK You can display 9 consecutive moving pictures on the screen...

Page 42: ...OAXIAL connectors Dolby Digital Karaoke format Dolby Digital format which reproduces surroundsoundusing5channels containsthe Dolby Digital Karaoke format specialized for karaoke In the Dolby Digital Karaoke format discs guide melody and guide vocal tracks are recorded in addition to the accompaniment Speaker output in normal Dolby Digital format 5 channel surround Speaker output in Dolby Digital K...

Page 43: ...repeatedly to select the desired vocal channel The output channel changes as follows The default setting is underlined When playing a DVD KARAOKE DOLBY DIGITAL 3 2 2 0 Recorded only with accompaniment 3 0 Recorded with guide melody 3 1 Recorded with guide melody and guide vocal 3 2 Recorded with guide melody and two kinds of guide vocals VOCAL SELECT 1 2 OFF m 1 2 Guide vocal 1 2 m 1 Guide vocal 1...

Page 44: ... the guide melody is also output Dependingonthediscs youmaynot beabletodo the operations above STEREO The standard stereo sound m 1 L The sound of the left channel monaural m 2 R The sound of the right channel monaural 1 STEREO The stereo sound of the audio track 1 m 1 1 L Thesoundof theleftchannel of the audio track 1 monaural m 1 2 R The sound of the right channel of the audio track 1 monaural m...

Page 45: ...O CD with PBC functions minutes seconds Playing time of the current scene When playing a VIDEO CD without PBC functions or CD T minutes seconds Playing time of the current track T Remaining time of the current track D Playing time of the current disc D Remaining time of the current disc When playing a Super VCD The remaining time cannot be displayed T minutes seconds Playing time of the current tr...

Page 46: ... title Playing time of MP3 audio tracks may not be displayed correctly TITLE TRACK CHAP INDEX ANGLE NTSC HOUR MIN SEC TITLE TRACK CHAP INDEX ANGLE NTSC HOUR MIN SEC TITLE TRACK CHAP INDEX ANGLE NTSC HOUR MIN SEC TITLE TRACK CHAP INDEX ANGLE NTSC HOUR MIN SEC TITLE TRACK CHAP INDEX ANGLE NTSC HOUR MIN SEC Title playing time and the current title and chapter number Remaining time of the current titl...

Page 47: ...ay either BIT RATE or LAYER whichever was selected in ADVANCED BIT RATE When playing MPEG audio sound tracks Bit rate refers to the amount of video audio data per second in a disc While playing a disc an approximate bit rate of the playback picture is displayed as Mbps Mega bit per second and the audio as kbps kilo bit per second The higher the bit rate the larger the amount of data However this d...

Page 48: ...onof a DATA CD By pressing TIME TEXTwhile playingMP3 audio track on a DATA CD you can display the audio bit rate the amount of data per second of the current audio PLAY T 17 30 128k JAZZ RIVER SIDE Album name Track name Bit rate ...

Page 49: ...guage the code represents Whenthesamelanguageisdisplayedtwo or more times the DVD is recorded in multiple audio formats When playing a VIDEO CD CD or DATA CD MP3 audio The default setting is underlined STEREO The standard stereo sound 1 L The sound of the left channel monaural 2 R The sound of the right channel monaural When playing a Super VCD The default setting is underlined 1 STEREO The stereo...

Page 50: ...S track selection option will not appear on the screen even if the disc contains DTS tracks TV Virtual Surround Settings TVS When you connect a stereo TV or 2 front speakers TVS TV Virtual Surround lets you enjoy surround sound effects by using sound imaging to create virtual rear speakers from the sound of the front speakers L left R right without using actual rear speakers TVS was developed by S...

Page 51: ...njoy the surround sound effects of TVS WIDE at low volume TVS STANDARD Creates virtual rear speakers from the sound of the front speakers L R without using actual rear speakers The virtual speakers are reproduced as shown in the illustration below Use this setting when you want to use TVS with 2 separate speakers z Hints You can also select TVS by pressing SURROUND button on the player You can als...

Page 52: ... may not be able to change the angles even if multi angles are recorded on the DVD Displaying the Subtitles If subtitles are recorded on the discs you can change the subtitles or turn them on and off whenever you want while playing a DVD 1 Press SUBTITLE during playback The following display appears 2 Press SUBTITLE repeatedly to select the language Depending on the DVD the choice of language vari...

Page 53: ...evel 1 reduces the block noise 2 reduces the block noise more than 1 3 reduces the block noise more than 2 4 Press ENTER The disc plays with the setting you selected To cancel the BNR setting Select OFF in Step 3 To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off Notes Iftheoutlinesoftheimagesonyourscreenshould become blurred set BNR to OFF Depending on the ...

Page 54: ...easing the black level CINEMA 2 White colours become brighter and black colours become richer and the colour contrast is increased MEMORY adjusts the picture in greater detail z Hints When you watch a movie CINEMA 1 or CINEMA 2 is recommended The picture can be adjusted by pressing PICTURE MODE button on the player as well You can also select CUSTOM PICTURE MODE from the Control Menu page 12 Adjus...

Page 55: ... Step 2 you can go to the next picture item by pressing X x without saving Enhancing the Playback Picture DIGITAL VIDEO ENHANCER The Digital Video Enhancer DVE function makes the picture appear clear and crisp by enhancing the outlines of images on your TV screen Also this function can soften the images on the screen 1 Press DISPLAY twice during playback The Control Menu appears 2 Press X x to sel...

Page 56: ... ENHANCER setting Select OFF in Step 3 To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off Note Depending on the disc or the scene being played noise found in the disc may become more apparent If this happens it is recommended that you use the BNR function page 53 with the DVE function If the condition still does not improve reduce the Digital Video Enhancer ...

Page 57: ...ck If the disc is playing press x to stop playback 2 Press DISPLAY while the player is in stop mode The Control Menu appears 3 Press X x to select PARENTAL CONTROL then press ENTER The options for PARENTAL CONTROL appear 4 Press X x to select ON t then press ENTER If you have not entered a password The display for registering a new password appears Enter a 4 digit password using the number buttons...

Page 58: ...or entering the password may appear again when you insert a different recorded disc Input the password to play the disc Parental Control limited playback Playback of some DVDs can be limited accordingtoapredeterminedlevelsuchasthe age of the users The PARENTAL CONTROL function allows you to set a playback limitation level 1 Press DISPLAY while the player is in stop mode The Control Menu appears 2 ...

Page 59: ... the stricter the limitation To turn off the Parental Control function Set LEVEL to OFF in Step 8 To play a disc for which Parental Control is set 1 Insert the disc and press H The display for entering your password appears 2 Enter your 4 digit password using the number buttons then press ENTER The player starts playback z Hint If you forget your password remove the disc and repeat Steps 1 to 3 of...

Page 60: ... the number buttons then press ENTER 5 Enter a new 4 digit password using the number buttons then press ENTER 6 To confirm your password re enter it using the number buttons then press ENTER If you make a mistake entering your password Press C before you press ENTER and input the correct number If you make a mistake Press O RETURN To turn off the display Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the display ...

Page 61: ...able TVs below using the number buttons 2 Release TV 1 The remote is set to perform the followings Once you set a code number for your AV amplifier receiver the VOL buttons on the remotecontrol theAVamplifier svolumeonly If youwouldrather control theTV s volume set the code number to 90 default to control the TV s volume again Code numbers of controllable TVs If more than one code number is listed...

Page 62: ...ing VOL Code numbers of controllable AV amplifiers receivers If more than one code number is listed try entering them one at a time until you find the one that works with your AV amplifier receiver If you would rather control the volume of your TV RepeatSteps1and2aboveandenterthecode number 90 default Manufacturer Code number Sony 80 88 89 91 Denon 84 85 86 Kenwood 92 93 Onkyo 81 82 83 Pioneer 99 ...

Page 63: ...then press ENTER The options for SETUP appear 3 Press X x to select CUSTOM then press ENTER The Setup Display appears 4 Press X x to select the setup item from the displayed list LANGUAGE SETUP SCREEN SETUP CUSTOM SETUP or AUDIO SETUP Then press ENTER The Setup item is selected Example SCREEN SETUP 5 Select an item using X x then press ENTER The options for the selected item appear Example TV TYPE...

Page 64: ...LANGUAGE SETUP in the Setup Display To use the display see Using the Setup Display page 63 OSD On Screen Display Switches the display language on the screen MENU DVD only You can select the desired language for the disc s menu AUDIO DVD only Switches the language of the sound track When youselect ORIGINAL the language given priority in the disc is selected SUBTITLE DVD only Switchesthelanguageofth...

Page 65: ...for more than 15 minutes The screen saver will help prevent your display device from becoming damaged ghosting Press H to turn off the screen saver 16 9 Select this when you connect a wide screen TV or a TV with a wide mode function 4 3 LETTER BOX Select this when you connect a 4 3 screen TV Displays a wide picture with bands on the upper and lower portions of the screen 4 3 PAN SCAN Select this w...

Page 66: ...ure still picture appears but only when the jacket picture is already recorded on the disc CD EXTRA etc If the disc does not contain a jacket picture the GRAPHICS picture appears GRAPHICS A preset picture stored in the player appears BLUE The background colour is blue BLACK The background colour is black OFF Switches this function off ON Automatically starts playback when the player is turned on B...

Page 67: ... language maychange The TRACKSELECTION setting has higher priority than the AUDIO settings in LANGUAGE SETUP page 64 If you set DTS to OFF page 69 the DTS soundtrackisnot playedevenifyouset TRACK SELECTION to AUTO If PCM DTS MPEG audio and Dolby Digital sound tracks have the same number of channels the player selects PCM DTS Dolby Digital and MPEG audio sound tracks in this order MULTI DISC RESUME...

Page 68: ...n DOLBY DIGITAL is set to D PCM page 69 DIGITAL OUT Selects if audio signals are output via the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL jack Setting the digital output signal Switches the method of outputting audio signals when you connect a component such as an amplifier receiver or MD deck with a digital input jack For connection details see page 18 Select DOLBY DIGITAL MPEG and DTS after setting DIGITAL...

Page 69: ...ected to an audio component lacking a built in DolbyDigital decoder You can select whether the signals conform to Dolby Surround Pro Logic or not by making adjustments to the DOWNMIX item in AUDIO SETUP page 68 DOLBY DIGITAL Select this when the player is connected to an audio component with a built in Dolby Digital decoder PCM Select this when the player is connected to an audio component lacking...

Page 70: ...with that of your TV change the colour system of the player For details see page 17 You cannot change the colour system of the DVD disc itself Even though you set the aspect ratio in TV TYPE of SCREEN SETUP the picture does not fill the screen The aspect ratio of the disc is fixed on your DVD Sound There is no sound Re connect the connecting cord securely The connecting cord is damaged The player ...

Page 71: ...Play or A B Repeat Play has been selected page 33 Resume play has taken effect page 28 The player starts playing the disc automatically The disc features an auto playback function AUTO PLAY in CUSTOM SETUP is set to ON page 66 Playback stops automatically While playing discs with an auto pause signal the player stops playback at the auto pause signal You cannot perform some functions such as Stop ...

Page 72: ...laying a DATA CD The MP3 audio track you want to play is broken The data is not MPEG 1 Audio Layer 3 data Self diagnosis Function When letters numbers appear in the display When the self diagnosis function is activated to prevent the player from malfunctioning a five character service number e g C 13 50 with a combination of a letter and four digits appears on the screen and the front panel displa...

Page 73: ...moving pictures even though its diameter is the same as a CD The data capacity of a single layer and single sided DVD is 4 7 GB Giga Byte which is 7 times that of a CD The data capacity of a double layer and single sided DVD is 8 5 GB a single layer and double sided DVD is 9 4 GB and double layer and double sided DVD is 17GB ThepicturedatausestheMPEG2format one of the worldwide standards of digita...

Page 74: ...ures and still pictures are divided into sections called scenes Title page 9 The longest section of a picture or music feature on a DVD movie etc in video software or the entire album in audio software Track page 9 Sections of a picture or a music feature on a CD or VIDEO CD the length of a song ...

Page 75: ...48 kHz sampling frequency Outputs and Input Jack name Jack type Output level Load impedance LINE OUT AUDIO 1 2 Phono jack 2 Vrms 10 kilohms DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL Optical output jack 18 dBm wave length 660 nm DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL Phono jack 0 5 Vp p 75 ohms COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y CB CR Phono jack Y 1 0 Vp p CB CR 0 7 Vp p 75 ohms LINE OUT VIDEO 1 2 Phono jack 1 0 Vp p 75 ohms S VIDEO OUT 4 pin mini DIN...

Page 76: ...Javanese 1287 Georgian 1297 Kazakh 1298 Greenlandic 1299 Cambodian 1300 Kannada 1301 Korean 1305 Kashmiri 1307 Kurdish 1311 Kirghiz 1313 Latin 1326 Lingala 1327 Laothian 1332 Lithuanian 1334 Latvian Lettish 1345 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 Occ...

Page 77: ...display 9 H Handling discs 7 Hooking up 15 I INDEX 39 Index 73 K Karaoke 42 L LANGUAGE SETUP 64 Locating a specific point by watching the TV screen 38 M MEMORY 54 MENU 64 Menu DVD s menu 29 top menu 29 MP3 6 31 MPEG 22 49 69 73 MULTI DISC RESUME 28 67 O On screen display Control Menu display 12 Setup Display 63 OSD 64 P PARENTAL CONTROL 58 PAUSE MODE 66 PBC Playback 30 PICTURE NAVIGATION 40 PLAYBA...

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