Sony DVP-LS500, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...3 083 624 11 1 Operating Instructions 2003 Sony Corporation DVP LS500 CD DVD Player ...

Page 2: ...laced a 5AMP fuse approved by ASTA or BSI to BS1362 i e marked with or mark must be used If the plug supplied with this equipment has a detachable fuse cover be sure to attach the fuse cover after you change the fuse Never use the plug without the fuse cover If you should lose the fuse cover please contact your nearest Sony service station Precautions Safety This unit operates on 220 240 V AC 50 6...

Page 3: ...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 aud...

Page 4: ...om the Point Where You Stopped the Disc Multi disc Resume 29 Using the DVD s Menu 30 Selecting ORIGINAL or PLAY LIST on a DVD RW Disc 31 Playing VIDEO CDs With PBC Functions PBC Playback 32 Playing an MP3 Audio Track 33 Various Play Mode Functions Programme Play Shuffle Play Repeat Play A B Repeat Play 35 Searching for a Scene 40 Searching for a Particular Point on a Disc Shuttle mode Jog mode Sea...

Page 5: ...NTAL CONTROL PARENTAL CONTROL 57 Controlling Your TV with the Supplied Remote 61 Settings and Adjustments 62 Using the Setup Display 62 Setting the Display or Sound Track Language LANGUAGE SETUP 63 Settings for the Display SCREEN SETUP 64 Custom Settings CUSTOM SETUP 65 Settings for the Sound AUDIO SETUP 66 Additional Information 68 Troubleshooting 68 Self diagnosis Function When letters numbers a...

Page 6: ...play on this player If you try to play any other DVD VIDEO the message Playback prohibited by area limitations will appear on the TV screen Depending on the DVD VIDEO no region code indication may be labelled even though playing the DVD VIDEO is prohibited by area restrictions Example of discs that the player cannot play The player cannot play the following discs All CD ROMs including PHOTO CDs CD...

Page 7: ...ard Recently various music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies are marketed by some record companies Please be aware that among those discs there are some that do not conform to the CD standard and may not be playable by this product Note on playback operations of DVDs and VIDEO CDs Some playback operations of DVDs and VIDEO CDs may be intentionally set by software producers Since...

Page 8: ...ation refer to the pages indicated in parentheses Front panel A 1 on standby button 27 B Disc tray 27 C Front panel display 9 D Remote sensor 15 E A open close button 27 F H play button 27 G X pause button 28 H x stop button 28 I Playback Dial 40 ...

Page 9: ...itle chapter or playing time 45 Disc type Current audio signal 48 Lights up when you can change the angle 52 Lights up during Repeat Play 37 Playing status Disc type Current scene or playing time 45 Playing status Lights up during A B Repeat Play 38 Playing time 45 Disc type Current track 45 Lights up during Repeat Play 37 Lights up when playing MP3 audio tracks 33 Playing status continued ...

Page 10: ...2 23 C LINE OUT L R AUDIO jacks 20 21 22 D LINE OUT VIDEO jack 16 E S VIDEO OUT jack 16 F COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y CB CR jacks 16 G LINE RGB TV jack 16 25 PCM DTS MPEG DOLBY DIGITAL COAXIAL OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT LINE OUT R AUDIO L VIDEO S VIDEO OUT LINE RGB TV CR Y COMPONENT VIDEO OUT CB ...

Page 11: ...io button 48 M REPEAT button 37 N PICTURE NAVI picture navigation button 43 O 1 on standby button 27 P 2 volume buttons 61 The button has a tactile dot Q t TV video button 61 R TIME TEXT button 44 S PICTURE MODE button 54 T instant replay step button 28 41 U instant search step button 28 41 V x stop button 28 W JOG button indicator 40 X ENTER button 24 Y C X x c buttons 30 Z O RETURN button 28 wj ...

Page 12: ...ays the scene 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 46 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 Select Can...

Page 13: ...e code for picture and music searching Displays the DVD CD text or the DATA CD s track name AUDIO page 48 Changes the audio setting SUBTITLE page 52 Displays the subtitles Changes the subtitle language ANGLE page 52 Changes the angle TVS TV Virtual Surround page 50 Selects the surround functions ADVANCED page 46 Displays the information bit rate or layer of the disc currently playing PARENTAL CONT...

Page 14: ...dom order REPEAT page 37 Plays the entire disc all titles all tracks all albums repeatedly or one title chapter track album repeatedly A B REPEAT page 38 Specifies the parts you want to play repeatedly 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...

Page 15: ... size AA batteries 2 Step 2 Inserting Batteries into the Remote You can control the player using the supplied remote Insert two R6 size 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 t...

Page 16: ...R AUDIO L VIDEO S VIDEO OUT CR Y COMPONENT VIDEO OUT CB LINE RGB TV CR CB Y COMPONENT VIDEO IN D A INPUT S VIDEO C B AUDIO INPUT L R VIDEO Audio video cord supplied Component video cord not supplied yellow 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 yellow green blue red to ...

Page 17: ...oy standard quality images Use the red and white plugs to connect to the audio input jacks page 20 Do this if you are connecting to a TV only C If you are connecting to an S VIDEO input jack Connect an S VIDEO cord not supplied You will enjoy high quality images D If you are connecting to a monitor projector or AV amplifier receiver having component video input jacks Y CB CR Connect the component ...

Page 18: ... input jack connect the player to this jack When you connect the player to your TV via the SCART EURO AV jacks the TV s input source is set to the player automatically when you start playback In this case press t TV video on the remote to return the input to the TV When you play a disc recorded in the NTSC colour system the player outputs the video signal or the Setup Display etc in the NTSC colou...

Page 19: ...l Theater Systems Inc Components to be connected Connection Your setup example TV Surround effects TVS DYNAMIC page 50 TVS WIDE page 50 page 20 Stereo amplifier receiver and two speakers Surround effects TVS STANDARD page 50 or MD deck DAT deck Surround effects None page 21 AV amplifier receiver having a Dolby Surround Pro Logic decoder and 3 to 6 speakers Surround effects Dolby Surround Pro Logic...

Page 20: ...ignals page 16 z Hint When connecting to a monaural TV use a stereo mono conversion cord not supplied Connect the LINE OUT L R AUDIO jacks to the TV s audio input jack A PCM DTS MPEG DOLBY DIGITAL COAXIAL OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT LINE OUT R AUDIO L VIDEO S VIDEO OUT CR Y COMPONENT VIDEO OUT CB LINE RGB TV A LINE OUT R AUDIO L VIDEO TV l Signal flow CD DVD player white red Audio video cord supplied to a...

Page 21: ...r B B 1 B 2 PCM DTS MPEG DOLBY DIGITAL COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL LINE OUT R AUDIO L VIDEO S VIDEO OUT CR Y COMPONENT VIDEO OUT CB LINE RGB TV B 2 PCM DTS MPEG DOLBY DIGITAL COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL LINE OUT R AUDIO L VIDEO B 1 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 supplie...

Page 22: ... a subwoofer C C 1 C 2 PCM DTS MPEG DOLBY DIGITAL COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL LINE OUT R AUDIO L VIDEO S VIDEO OUT CR Y COMPONENT VIDEO OUT CB LINE RGB TV C 2 PCM DTS MPEG DOLBY DIGITAL COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL LINE OUT R AUDIO L VIDEO C 1 CD DVD player or Front R Front L Rear R Subwoofer l Signal flow Rear L Amplifier receiver with Dolby Surround decoder Centre Rear mono Stereo audio cord not ...

Page 23: ...ur AV amplifier receiver has an MPEG audio decoder function set MPEG to MPEG page 67 Otherwise no sound or a loud noise will come from the speakers D PCM DTS MPEG DOLBY DIGITAL COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL LINE OUT R AUDIO L VIDEO S VIDEO OUT CR Y COMPONENT VIDEO OUT CB LINE RGB TV D PCM DTS MPEG DOLBY DIGITAL COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL Front R Front L Rear R AV amplifier receiver having a decoder...

Page 24: ...p page 63 4 Press ENTER without inserting a disc The Setup Display for selecting the language used in the on screen display appears The available languages differ depending upon the player model 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 connecte...

Page 25: ...up is finished and connections are complete Select LINE OUTPUT L R AUDIO Quick Setup is finished and connections are complete Select DIGITAL OUTPUT The Setup Display for DOLBY DIGITAL appears 12Press X x to select the type of Dolby Digital signal you wish to send to your amplifier receiver Choose the signal that matches the audio connection you selected on pages 21 to 23 through D PCM page 67 DOLB...

Page 26: ...und sound effects To enjoy the surround sound effects of this player or your amplifier receiver set the following items as described below for the audio connection you selected on pages 21 to 23 through Each of these is the default setting and does not need to be adjusted when you first connect the player Refer to page 62 for using the Setup Display Audio Connection pages 20 to 23 No additional se...

Page 27: ...layer enters standby 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 ja...

Page 28: ... a scene that you don t want to watch Note You may not be able to use the Instant Replay or Instant Search function with some scenes Locking the disc tray 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 The Z button on the play...

Page 29: ... disc When you store a resume playback point for the seventh disc the resume playback point for the first disc is deleted 1 While playing a disc press x to stop playback RESUME appears on the front panel display 2 Press H The player starts playback from the point where you stopped the disc in step 1 z Hints To play from the beginning of the disc press x twice then press H For DVD RWs in VR mode CD...

Page 30: ... and then press H Using the DVD s Menu A DVD is divided into long sections of a picture or a music feature called titles When you play a DVD which contains several titles you can select the title you want using the TOP MENU button When you play DVDs that allow you to select items such as the language for the subtitles and the language for the sound select these items using the MENU button 1 Press ...

Page 31: ... of titles to be played 1 Press DISPLAY in stop mode The Control Menu appears 2 Press X x to select ORIGINAL PLAY LIST then press ENTER The options for ORIGINAL PLAY LIST appear 3 Press X x to select the setting PLAY LIST plays the titles created from ORIGINAL for editing ORIGINAL plays the titles originally recorded 4 Press ENTER To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Con...

Page 32: ...ay differ depending on the VIDEO CD To return to the menu Press O RETURN z Hint To play without using PBC press or the number buttons while the player is stopped to select a track then press H or 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 Depending on ...

Page 33: ...he selected track starts playing When a track or album is being played 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 an ID3 tags cannot be displayed About MP3 audio tracks You ...

Page 34: ...ned within a currently selected album take priority over the next album in the same tree Example C contains D so 4 is played before 5 When you press MENU and the list of MP3 albums appears page 33 the albums are arranged in the following order A t B t 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 of th...

Page 35: ...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 VIDEO For example select chapter 03 of title 02 Press X x or the number buttons to select 02 under T then press ENTER CLEAR ENTER DISPLAY Number buttons OFF OF...

Page 36: ... 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 titles chapters or tracks...

Page 37: ...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 You cannot use this function with VIDEO CDs with PBC playback Playing repeatedly Repeat Play You can play all of the titles or tracks on a disc or a single title chapter or track repeatedly You can use a combination of Shuffle or Programme Play modes 1 Press REPEAT du...

Page 38: ...tion of a title chapter or track repeatedly This function is useful when you want to memorize lyrics etc 1 Press DISPLAY twice during playback when playing a CD press once The Control Menu appears 2 Press X x to select A B REPEAT then press ENTER The options for A B REPEAT appear 3 Press X x to select SET t then press ENTER The A B REPEAT setting display appears 4 During playback when you find the...

Page 39: ...repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off Notes When you set A B Repeat Play the settings for Shuffle Play Repeat Play and Programme Play are cancelled A B Repeat Play does not work for titles containing still pictures on a DVD RW in VR mode A B Repeat Play does not work across multiple titles on a DVD RW in VR mode ...

Page 40: ...ith some discs During playback 3M Fast forward faster than 2M DVD VIDEO DVD RW VIDEO CD only Y 2M Fast forward faster than 1M Y 1M Fast forward Y 2B DVD VIDEO CD only Y N normal speed Y 2b DVD VIDEO only Y 1m Fast reverse Y 2m Fast reverse faster than 1m Y 3m Fast reverse faster than 2m DVD VIDEO DVD RW VIDEO CD only The 2B 2b playback speed is about twice the normal speed If you turn the click sh...

Page 41: ...ring playback turn and hold the Playback Dial clockwise to locate a point in the playback direction or counterclockwise to locate a point in the opposite direction When you find the point you want release the dial to return to normal playback speed Playing one frame at a time Freeze Frame When the player is in the pause mode press step to go to the next frame Press step to go to the preceding fram...

Page 42: ...ME TEXT T playing time of the current title is selected 2 Press ENTER T changes to T 3 Input the time code using the number buttons then press ENTER For example to find the scene at 2 hours 10 minutes and 20 seconds after the beginning just enter 2 10 20 z Hints When the Control Menu display is turned off you can search for a chapter DVD VIDEO DVD RW or track CD by pressing the number buttons and ...

Page 43: ...VCDs Depending on the disc you may not be able to select all functions The sound is muted when using this function Scanning the title chapter or track TITLE VIEWER CHAPTER VIEWER TRACK VIEWER You can divide the screen into 9 subscreens and display the first scene of titles chapters or tracks You can also play back from the selected title chapter or track After performing step 3 of Searching by Sce...

Page 44: ...laying a VIDEO 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 DATA CD MP3 audio minutes seconds Playing time of the current track When playing a S...

Page 45: ...display You can also check the time information and text using the Control Menu page 12 Notes Depending on the type of disc being played the DVD CD text or track name may not be displayed The player can only display the first level of the DVD CD text such as the disc name or title Playing time of MP3 audio tracks may not be displayed correctly Playing time of the current title Remaining time of th...

Page 46: ... 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 does not alway...

Page 47: ...g the play information of a DATA CD By pressing TIME TEXT while playing MP3 audio tracks on a DATA CD you can display the audio bit rate the amount of data per second of the current audio T 17 30 128k JAZZ RIVER SIDE Bit rate Album name Track name ...

Page 48: ...age the code represents When the same language is displayed two or more times the DVD VIDEO is recorded in multiple audio formats When playing a DVD RW The types of sound tracks recorded on a disc are displayed The default setting is underlined Example 1 MAIN main sound 1 SUB sub sound 1 MAIN SUB main and sub sound When playing a VIDEO CD CD or DATA CD MP3 audio The default setting is underlined S...

Page 49: ...ramme format display indicate the following sound components L Front left R Front right C Centre LS Rear left RS Rear right S Rear monaural The rear component of the Dolby Surround processed signal and the Dolby Digital signal LFE Low Frequency Effect signal z Hint For Dolby Digital and DTS LFE is always enclosed in a solid line regardless of the LFE signal component being output Note If DTS is se...

Page 50: ...reates virtual rear speakers from the sound of the front speakers L R without using actual rear speakers shown below This mode is effective when the distance between the front L and R speakers is short such as with built in speakers on a stereo TV TVS WIDE Creates virtual rear speakers from the sound of the front speakers L R without using actual rear speakers The virtual speakers are reproduced a...

Page 51: ...nd setting of the connected TV or amplifier receiver Make sure that your listening position is between and at an equal distance from your speakers and that the speakers are located in similar surroundings Not all discs will respond to the TVS NIGHT function in the same way When you use the DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL or OPTICAL jack to listen to MPEG audio signals and set MPEG to MPEG in AUDIO SETUP no so...

Page 52: ...e 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 setting When playing a DVD VIDEO Select the language Depending on the DVD VIDEO the choice of language varies When 4 digits are displayed they indicate a language code Refer to Lan...

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 If the outlines of the images on your screen should become blurred set BNR to OFF Dependin...

Page 54: ...A 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 the PICTURE MODE button on the player as well You can also select CUSTOM PICTURE MODE from the Control Menu page 12 Adjusting the picture items i...

Page 55: ...unction 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 select DIGITAL VIDEO ENHANCER then press ENTER The options for DIGITAL VIDEO ENHANCER appear 3 Press X x to select a level 1 enhances the outline 2 enhances the out...

Page 56: ...PLAY 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 level or select SOFT DVD only in step 3 above ...

Page 57: ...t to lock 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 ...

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 DVD VIDEOs can be limited according to a predetermined level such as the 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 Me...

Page 59: ... 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 Parental Control limited playback When you are asked to enter your password enter 199703 using the number buttons then press ENTER The display will ask you to enter a new 4 di...

Page 60: ...er 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 is turned off Standard Code number Argentina 2044 Australia 2047 Austria 2046 Belgium 2057 Brazil 2070 Canada 2079 Chile 2090 China 2092 Denmark 2115 Finland 2165 ...

Page 61: ...ur TV s manufacturer s code see the table below 2 Release TV 1 Code numbers of controllable TVs If more than one code number is listed try entering them one at a time until you find the one that works with your TV Notes If you enter a new code number the code number previously entered will be erased When you replace the batteries of the remote the code number you have set may be reset to the defau...

Page 62: ... 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 6 Select a setting using X x then press ENTER The se...

Page 63: ...e Using the Setup Display page 62 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 Switches the language of the subtitle recorded on the DVD VID...

Page 64: ...o picture appears on the TV screen even if you select S VIDEO or RGB Refer to the instructions supplied with your TV If you set LINE to RGB in SCREEN SETUP the player does not output component video signals from COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks 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 p...

Page 65: ...d even if you set 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 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 VIDEO VIDEO CD discs page 29 OFF...

Page 66: ... jack DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL jack when DOLBY DIGITAL is set to D PCM page 67 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 19 Select DOL...

Page 67: ...s connected to an audio component without a built in Dolby Digital 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 66 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 ...

Page 68: ...rom COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks 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 The picture is black and white In the Setup Display set LINE in SCREEN SETUP to the appropriate item that conforms to your TV page 64 Depending on the TV the picture on the screen becomes black and white when you play a...

Page 69: ... when looking for playable images The title of the MP3 audio album or track is not correctly displayed 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 has been selected page 35 Resume play has taken effect page 29 The player starts playing the disc automa...

Page 70: ...when playing a DATA CD The MP3 audio track you want to play is broken The data is not MPEG1 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 d...

Page 71: ...ing 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 The picture data uses the MPEG 2 format one of the worldwide standards of di...

Page 72: ...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 73: ... OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL jack are converted to 48 kHz sampling frequency Outputs Jack name Jack type Output level Load impedance LINE OUT AUDIO 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 LINE OUT VIDEO Phono jack 1 0 Vp p 75 ohms S VIDEO OUT 4 pin mini DIN Y 1 0 Vp p C 0 3 Vp p PAL 0 286 Vp p NTSC 75...

Page 74: ...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 75: ...nt panel display 9 H Handling discs 7 Hooking up 15 I INDEX 41 Index 71 Instant Replay 28 Instant Search 28 J Jog mode 40 41 L LANGUAGE SETUP 63 LAYER 46 LINE 64 Locating a specific point by watching the TV screen 40 M MEMORY 54 MENU 63 MP3 6 33 MPEG 23 48 67 71 MULTI DISC RESUME 29 65 O On screen display Control Menu Display 12 Setup Display 62 ORIGINAL 31 ORIGINAL PLAY LIST 31 OSD 63 P PARENTAL ...

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