Sony DVP-LS785V, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...2 059 563 13 1 Operating Instructions 2004 Sony Corporation DVP NS955V DVP LS785V CD DVD Player ...

Page 2: ...safety and convenience Should the fuse in the plug supplied need to be replaced 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 ...

Page 3: ...e 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 audio signals If you do the speakers may be damaged when a peak ...

Page 4: ... From the Point Where You Stopped the Disc Multi disc Resume 34 Using the DVD s Menu 35 Selecting ORIGINAL or PLAY LIST on a DVD RW 36 Selecting a Playback Area for a Super Audio CD 37 Playing VIDEO CDs With PBC Functions PBC Playback 38 Various Play Mode Functions Programme Play Shuffle Play Repeat Play A B Repeat Play 39 Searching for a Scene 44 Searching for a Particular Point on a Disc Search ...

Page 5: ...deo Files 70 Playing DivX Video Files 71 Using Various Additional Functions 73 Locking Discs CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL PARENTAL CONTROL 73 Controlling Your TV or AV Amplifier Receiver With the Supplied Remote 77 Settings and Adjustments 80 Using the Setup Display 80 Setting the Display or Sound Track Language LANGUAGE SETUP 81 Settings for the Display SCREEN SETUP 82 Custom Settings CUSTOM SETUP 83 ...

Page 6: ... instructions in this manual are for the 2 models DVP NS955V and DVP LS785V Check your model name by looking at the front panel of the player DVP NS955V is the model used for illustration purposes Any difference in operation is clearly indicated in the text for example DVP NS955V only Icons Meanings Functions available for DVD VIDEOs and DVD RWs DVD Rs or DVD RWs DVD Rs in video mode Functions ava...

Page 7: ...ormat Data part of CD Extras DVD Audios DVD Rs DVD RWs DVD Rs DVD RWs that do not contain any DivX video files Also the player cannot play the following discs A DVD VIDEO with a different region code A disc that has a non standard shape e g card heart A disc with paper or stickers on it A disc that has the adhesive of cellophane tape or a sticker still left on it Region code Your player has a regi...

Page 8: ...s of DVDs and VIDEO CDs Some playback operations of DVDs and VIDEO CDs may be intentionally set by software 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 technol...

Page 9: ...ying a disc that contains multiple audio signal channels no disc is inserted D Disc tray 32 E A open close button 32 F H play button DVP NS955V only 32 G X pause button 33 H x stop button 33 I previous next buttons DVP NS955V only 44 J PROGRESSIVE button indicator 19 Lights up when the player outputs progressive signals K Front panel display 10 L Remote sensor 16 M FL OFF Front panel display off i...

Page 10: ...is not displayed z Hint You can adjust the lighting of the front panel display by setting DISPLAY DVP NS955V only or DIMMER DVP LS785V only in CUSTOM SETUP page 83 Current title chapter or playing time 49 Disc type Current audio signal 53 Lights up when you can change the angle 57 Lights up during Repeat Play 41 Playing status Disc type Current scene or playing time 49 Playing status Lights up dur...

Page 11: ...B TV jack DVP NS955V only LINE RGB TV jack DVP LS785V only 17 I LINE 2 jack DVP NS955V only 17 OPTICAL FRONT COAXIAL PCM DTS MPEG DOLBY DIGITAL DIGITAL OUT 5 1CH OUTPUT LINE 1 RGB TV REAR CENTER WOOFER LINE 2 L R R AUDIO L LINE OUT S VIDEO OUT VIDEO Y COMPONENT VIDEO OUT PR CR PB CB OPTICAL FRONT COAXIAL PCM DTS MPEG DOLBY DIGITAL DIGITAL OUT 5 1CH OUTPUT LINE RGB TV REAR CENTER WOOFER L R R AUDIO...

Page 12: ... X x c buttons 35 P DISPLAY button 13 Q TOP MENU button 35 R 1 on standby button 32 S 2 volume buttons 78 The button has a tactile dot T t TV video TIME TEXT button 49 U PICTURE MODE button 58 V ENTER button 28 W angle button 57 X SUR surround button 54 Y VIDEO ON OFF button DVP NS955V 32 A B button DVP LS785V 42 Z SEARCH MODE button 46 wj ALBUM button 33 64 wk PICTURE NAVI picture navigation butt...

Page 13: ...er for VIDEO CDs Super Audio CDs MP3 audio track number or JPEG image file number for DATA CDs DivX video file number for DATA DVDs 3 Displays Super VCD as SVCD 4 Displays the date for JPEG files To turn off the display Press DISPLAY Control Menu display 1 m Control Menu display 2 Only for DATA CDs without DivX video files m Control Menu display off OFF OFF SET ON PLAY 1 8 3 4 1 2 2 7 T 1 3 2 5 5 ...

Page 14: ...HUFFLE page 40 Plays the title chapter or track in random order REPEAT page 41 Plays the entire disc all titles all tracks all albums repeatedly or one title chapter track album file repeatedly A B REPEAT page 42 Specifies the parts you want to play repeatedly SHARPNESS page 60 Exaggerates the outline of the image to produce a sharper picture AV ALIGNMENT page 61 Adjust the delay between the pictu...

Page 15: ...n green when you select the multi channel playback area on a Super Audio CD The AV ALIGNMENT indicator lights up in green when set to more than 0 ms DVP NS955V only DATE page 65 Displays the date the picture was taken by a digital camera INTERVAL page 68 Specifies the duration for which the slides are displayed on the screen EFFECT page 68 Selects the effects to be used for changing slides during ...

Page 16: ... 1 R6 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 i...

Page 17: ...IGITAL OUT 5 1CH OUTPUT LINE 1 RGB TV REAR CENTER WOOFER LINE 2 L R R AUDIO L LINE OUT S VIDEO OUT VIDEO Y COMPONENT VIDEO OUT PR CR PB CB C VIDEO AUDIO INPUT L R D INPUT S VIDEO PR CR PB CB Y COMPONENT VIDEO IN B A Audio video cord suppliedwith UK models Component video cord not supplied yellow TV projector or AV amplifier receiver to S VIDEO OUT TV projector or AV amplifier receiver green S VIDE...

Page 18: ...ctions firmly to avoid hum and noise When you connect using the SCART cord check that the TV conforms to S video or RGB signals Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the TV to be connected Also when you set LINE to S VIDEO or RGB under SCREEN SETUP in the Setup Display page 82 use a SCART cord that conforms to each signal For DVP NS955V be sure to connect your TV to the LINE 1 RGB TV j...

Page 19: ...VP NS955V If you are connecting to a VCR connect your VCR to the LINE 2 jack on the player The VCR can record the signal only from your TV If you cannot view the pictures from a VCR through this player which is connected to a TV with RGB component jacks set to t Audio Video on your TV When you select RGB the TV cannot receive the signal from the VCR If you want to use your VCR s SmartLink function...

Page 20: ...nnected to jacks other than the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks LINE OUT VIDEO or S VIDEO OUT About DVD software types and the conversion method DVD software can be divided into two types film based software and video based software Video based software is derived from TV such as dramas and sit coms and displays images at 30 frames 60 fields per second Film based software is derived from film and displa...

Page 21: ...ANDARD page 54 or MD deck DAT deck Surround effects TVS STANDARD page 54 page 24 AV amplifier receiver having a Dolby 1 Surround Pro Logic decoder and 3 to 6 speakers Surround effects Dolby Surround Pro Logic page 94 page 25 AV amplifier receiver with 5 1 ch input jacks and 4 to 6 speakers Surround effects Dolby Digital 5 1 ch page 94 DTS 5 1 ch page 94 Super Audio CD Multi channel page 94 MPEG au...

Page 22: ...le D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories 2 Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems Inc U S Pat No s 5 451 942 5 956 674 5 974 380 5 978 762 6 226 616 6 487 535 and other U S and world wide patents issued and pending DTS and DTS Digital Surround are registered trademarks of Digital Theater Systems Inc Copyright 1996 2003 Digital Theater Systems Inc All Rights Reserved D ...

Page 23: ... 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 OPTICAL FRONT COAXIAL PCM DTS MPEG DOLBY DIGITAL DIGITAL OUT 5 1CH OUTPUT LINE 1 RGB TV REAR CENTER WOOFER LINE 2 L R R AUDIO L LINE OUT S VIDEO OUT VIDEO Y COMPONENT VIDEO OUT PR CR PB CB A R AUDIO L LINE OUT VIDEO TV l Signal flow CD DVD player white red Audio video c...

Page 24: ...L OUT jacks B B 1 B 2 OPTICAL FRONT COAXIAL PCM DTS MPEG DOLBY DIGITAL DIGITAL OUT 5 1CH OUTPUT LINE 1 RGB TV REAR CENTER WOOFER LINE 2 L R R AUDIO L LINE OUT S VIDEO OUT VIDEO Y COMPONENT VIDEO OUT PR CR PB CB R AUDIO L LINE OUT VIDEO B 1 B 2 OPTICAL COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT PCM DTS MPEG DOLBY DIGITAL CD DVD player or Stereo amplifier receiver MD deck DAT deck Front L Front R Speakers white red white ...

Page 25: ...IGITAL OUT jacks C C 1 C 2 OPTICAL FRONT COAXIAL PCM DTS MPEG DOLBY DIGITAL DIGITAL OUT 5 1CH OUTPUT LINE 1 RGB TV REAR CENTER WOOFER LINE 2 L R R AUDIO L LINE OUT S VIDEO OUT VIDEO Y COMPONENT VIDEO OUT PR CR PB CB R AUDIO L LINE OUT VIDEO C 1 C 2 OPTICAL COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT PCM DTS MPEG DOLBY DIGITAL CD DVD player or Front R Front L Rear R Subwoofer Rear L Amplifier receiver with Dolby Surround ...

Page 26: ...TAL DIGITAL OUT 5 1CH OUTPUT LINE 1 RGB TV REAR CENTER WOOFER LINE 2 L R R AUDIO L LINE OUT S VIDEO OUT VIDEO Y COMPONENT VIDEO OUT PR CR PB CB D 2 D 1 FRONT 5 1CH OUTPUT REAR CENTER WOOFER L R OPTICAL COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT PCM DTS MPEG DOLBY DIGITAL l Signal flow Front R Front L Rear R AV amplifier receiver having 5 1ch inputs or and a decoder Subwoofer Centre Coaxial digital cord not supplied Mona...

Page 27: ... refer to the operating instructions of the connected components To enhance the sound performance Use high performance speakers Use front rear and centre speakers of the same size and performance Place the subwoofer between the left and right front speakers Notes For connection After you have completed the connection be sure to set DOLBY DIGITAL to DOLBY DIGITAL and DTS to DTS in Quick Setup page ...

Page 28: ... from the player appears on the 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 81 4 Press ENTER without inserting a disc The Setup Display for selecting the language used in the on screen display appears 5 Press X x to select a language The player displays the menu and...

Page 29: ...pe of jack used to connect your amplifier receiver appears 11Press X x to select the type of jack if any you are using to connect to an amplifier receiver then press ENTER Choose the item that matches the audio connection you selected on pages 23 to 26 through If you connect just a TV and nothing else select NO Quick Setup is finished and connections are complete Select LINE OUTPUT L R AUDIO Quick...

Page 30: ...1CH OUTPUT is selected in step 11 The Setup Display for SPEAKER SETUP appears 16Press X x to select the size of the centre speaker If no centre speaker is connected select NONE 87 17Press ENTER REAR is selected 18Press X x to select the size of the rear speakers If no rear speaker is connected select NONE B D AUDIO SETUP AUDIO ATT AUDIO DRC DIGITAL OUT DOLBY DIGITAL MPEG OFF STANDARD AUDIO FILTER ...

Page 31: ...l settings are needed Set DOWNMIX to DOLBY SURROUND page 85 Set DOWNMIX to DOLBY SURROUND page 85 Set DIGITAL OUT to ON page 85 Set DISTANCE LEVEL FRONT and LEVEL REAR according to the connected speakers page 88 z Hints For connections Set 48kHz 96kHz PCM to 96kHz 24bit only if you connect an amplifier receiver that conforms to the 96 kHz sampling frequency page 86 For connections If the sound dis...

Page 32: ...djust the volume on the TV or the amplifier receiver Depending on the disc a menu may appear on the TV screen For DVD VIDEOs see page 35 For VIDEO CDs see page 38 To enjoy the clarity of Super Audio CD CD sound more DVP NS955V only You can minimize the effect of the video output by switching it off Press VIDEO ON OFF so that the VIDEO OFF indicator lights up on the player To cancel the setting pre...

Page 33: ...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 A and Z buttons on the player or the remote do not work while the Child Lock is set To Operation Stop Press x Pause Press X Resume play after pause Press X or H Go to the next chapter track or scene in contin...

Page 34: ...tores the point where you stopped the disc for up to 40 discs and resumes playback the next time you insert the same disc If you store a resume playback point for the 41st 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 dis...

Page 35: ...back a recorded disc such as DVD RW the player may playback other recorded discs from the same resume point To play from the beginning press x twice 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 th...

Page 36: ...n select the type of title to be played 1 Press DISPLAY when the player is 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 a setting PLAY LIST plays the titles created from ORIGINAL for editing ORIGINAL plays the titles originally recorded 4 Press ENTER ENTER DISPLAY X x 1 8 3 4 1 2 2 7 ...

Page 37: ...el playback area The MULTI indicator in the front panel display lights up when playing a multi channel playback area Selecting a playback layer when playing a hybrid Super Audio CD Some Super Audio CDs consist of an HD layer and a CD layer You can select the playback layer you want to listen to Press SA CD CD when the player is in stop mode Each time you press the button an HD layer or a CD layer ...

Page 38: ...pplied with the disc as the operating procedure may 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 playba...

Page 39: ...TER 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 to select 02 under T then press ENTER ENTER X x c H DISPLAY CLEAR OFF OFF SET ON PLAY 1 8 3 4 1 2 2 7 T 1 3 2 5 5 ...

Page 40: ...ress CLEAR 3 Follow step 5 for new programming To cancel a programme select under T then press ENTER To cancel all of the titles chapters or tracks in the programmed order 1 Follow steps 1 to 3 of Creating your own programme Programme Play 2 Press X and select ALL CLEAR 3 Press ENTER z Hint You can perform Repeat Play or Shuffle Play of programmed titles chapters or tracks During Programme Play fo...

Page 41: ... is selected Note You cannot use this function with VIDEO CDs and Super VCDs 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 during playback The following display appears 2 Press REPEAT repeatedly to select the item to be repe...

Page 42: ...ou cannot use this function with VIDEO CDs and Super VCDs with PBC playback When repeating a DATA CD which contains MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files and their playing times are not the same the sound will not match the image When MODE MP3 JPEG is set to IMAGE JPEG page 67 you cannot select TRACK Repeating a specific portion A B Repeat Play You can play a specific portion of a title chapter or...

Page 43: ...e player starts repeating this specific portion To return to normal play Press CLEAR or select OFF in step 3 z Hint For DVP LS785V you can also use the A B button on the remote 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 across multiple titles You cannot set A B Repeat Play for contents on a DVD RW VR m...

Page 44: ...d release the button when you find the point you want to return to normal playback Search For DVP LS785V see page 45 Locating a point quickly by playing a disc in fast forward or fast reverse Scan Press m or M while playing a disc When you find the point you want press H to return to normal speed Each time you press m or M during scan the scan speed changes With each press the indication changes a...

Page 45: ...to the preceding frame DVD VIDEO DVD RW only To return to normal playback press H Notes You cannot search for a still picture on a DVD RW in VR mode For DATA CDs this function works only for DivX video files Using the Playback Dial on the player DVP LS785V only You can search for a particular point on a disc in various ways using the Playback Dial To go to the next chapter track scene During playb...

Page 46: ...IDEO DVD RW TITLE CHAPTER TIME TEXT Select TIME TEXT to search for a starting point by inputting the time code When playing a VIDEO CD or Super VCD without PBC playback TRACK INDEX When playing a VIDEO CD or Super VCD with PBC Playback SCENE When playing a Super Audio CD CD TRACK When playing a DATA CD DATA DVD ALBUM TRACK MP3 audio tracks only FILE JPEG image files and DivX video files only 3 Sel...

Page 47: ...ing by Scene PICTURE NAVIGATION page 47 Notes The title chapter or track number displayed is the 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 rep...

Page 48: ...o normal play during setting Press O RETURN or DISPLAY z Hint If there are more than 9 chapters titles or tracks V is displayed at the bottom right of the screen To display the additional chapters titles or tracks select the bottom scenes and press x To return to the previous scene select the top scenes and press X Note Depending on the disc you may not be able to select some items 1 4 7 2 5 8 3 6...

Page 49: ...ing time of the current title T Remaining time of the current title C Playing time of the current chapter C Remaining time of the current chapter When playing a VIDEO CD or Super VCD with PBC functions minutes seconds Playing time of the current scene When playing a VIDEO CD without PBC functions Super Audio CD or CD T minutes seconds Playing time of the current track T Remaining time of the curre...

Page 50: ...creen Appears when playing an MP3 audio track on a DATA CD playing a DivX video file that contains MP3 audio on a DATA CD DATA DVD Checking the information on the front panel display You can view the time information and text displayed on the TV screen also on the front panel display The information on the front panel display changes as follows when you change the time information on your TV scree...

Page 51: ... 13 Notes Depending on the type of disc being played the disc text or track name may not be displayed The player can only display the first level of the disc text such as the disc name or title Playing time of MP3 audio tracks and DivX video files may not be displayed correctly If you play a disc containing JPEG image files only NO AUDIO DATA appears when MODE MP3 JPEG is set to AUTO JPEG appears ...

Page 52: ...ich language 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 und...

Page 53: ...l 3 ch When playing a DivX video file on a DATA CD or a DATA DVD Example MP3 audio About audio signals Audio signals recorded in a disc contain the sound elements channels shown below Each channel is output from a separate speaker Front L Front R Centre Rear L Rear R Rear Monaural This signal can be either the Dolby Surround Sound processed signals or the Dolby Digital sound s monaural rear audio ...

Page 54: ...njoy 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 Sony to produce surround sound for home use using just a stereo TV If the player is set up to output the signal from the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL jack the surround effect will be heard only when DOLBY DI...

Page 55: ...ual speaker position or create entire sets of virtual rear speakers from one set of actual rear speakers VIRTUAL REAR SHIFT VIRTUAL MULTI REAR and VIRTUAL MULTI DIMENSION make use of this technology NORMAL SURROUND Software with 2 channel audio signals is decoded with the Dolby Surround Pro Logic decoder to create surround effects The rear speakers will emit identical monaural sounds If you are us...

Page 56: ...ill respond to the TVS NIGHT function in the same way To enjoy the multichannel audio through the 5 1CH OUTPUT jacks correctly set each speaker position and distance page 26 87 When the playing signal does not contain a signal for the rear speakers you cannot hear the TVS effect When you select one of the TVS modes the player does not output the sound of centre speaker Make sure that your listenin...

Page 57: ...les If subtitles are recorded on the discs you can change the subtitles or turn them on and off whenever you want while playing the disc 1 Press subtitle during playback The following display appears 2 Press subtitle repeatedly to select a 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 langua...

Page 58: ...ntains subtitle information within the same file Adjusting the Playback Picture CUSTOM PICTURE MODE You can adjust the video signal of the DVD VIDEO CD DATA CD in JPEG format or DATA CD DATA DVD containing DivX video files from the player to obtain the picture quality you want Choose the setting that best suits the programme you are watching When you select MEMORY you can make further adjustments ...

Page 59: ...n MEMORY You can adjust each element of the picture individually PICTURE changes the contrast BRIGHTNESS changes the overall brightness COLOR makes the colours deeper or lighter HUE changes the colour balance 1 Press PICTURE MODE repeatedly to select MEMORY and press ENTER The PICTURE adjustment bar appears 2 Press C c to adjust the picture contrast To go the next or previous picture item without ...

Page 60: ...o select a level 1 enhances the outline 2 enhances the outline more than 1 4 Press ENTER The selected setting takes effect To cancel the SHARPNESS setting Select OFF in step 3 Note This setting is not effective if you connect the player via the LINE OUT VIDEO S VIDEO OUT or LINE RGB TV jack and select PROGRESSIVE AUTO or PROGRESSIVE VIDEO by using the PROGRESSIVE button on the front panel ENTER X ...

Page 61: ... x to select SETc then press ENTER The AV ALIGNMENT adjustment bar appears 4 Press c repeatedly to adjust the delay Each time you press C c the delay is adjusted by 10 milliseconds 5 Press ENTER The selected setting takes effect To reset the AV ALIGNMENT setting Press CLEAR in step 4 Note This function is not effective if you use the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL jack and set DOLBY DIGITAL DTS or...

Page 62: ...t or Video CD format are recorded in the first session only the first session will be played back Note The player may not be able to play some DATA CDs created in the Packet Write format MP3 audio track or JPEG image file that the player can play The player can play the following tracks and files MP3 audio tracks with the extension MP3 JPEG image files with the extension JPEG or JPG JPEG image fil...

Page 63: ...han two trees Notes Depending on the software you use to create the DATA CD the playback order may differ from the above illustration The playback order above may not be applicable if there are more than 200 albums and 300 tracks files in each album The player can recognize up to 200 albums the player will count just albums including albums that do not contain MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files...

Page 64: ... After step 2 of Selecting an album press ENTER The list of tracks in the album appears 2 Press X x to select a track and press ENTER Playback starts from the selected track To stop playback Press x To go to the next or previous page Press c or C To return to the previous display Press O RETURN To go to the next or previous MP3 audio track Press or during playback You can select the first track of...

Page 65: ... the current album Note that you cannot return to the previous album by using C and that you need to select the previous album from the album list To rotate a JPEG image Press X x while viewing the image Each time you press X the image rotates counterclockwise by 90 degrees To return to normal view press CLEAR Note that the view also returns to normal if you press C c to go to the next or previous...

Page 66: ...ppear depending on the digital camera Note PICTURE NAVI does not work if AUDIO MP3 is selected in MODE MP3 JPEG page 67 Enjoying JPEG Images as a Slide Show You can play JPEG image files on a DATA CD successively as a slide show 1 Press MENU The list of albums on the DATA CD appears 2 Press X x to select an album 3 Press H The JPEG images in the selected album start playing as a slide show To stop...

Page 67: ...ks and JPEG image files in a single album repeat the same MP3 audio track or album when MODE MP3 JPEG is set to AUTO See Playing repeatedly Repeat Play page 41 to repeat the track or album The player recognizes a maximum of 200 albums regardless of the selected mode Of each album the player recognizes up to 300 MP3 audio tracks and 300 JPEG image files when AUTO is selected 600 MP3 audio tracks wh...

Page 68: ...ration longer than SLOW1 4 Press ENTER Note Some JPEG files especially progressive JPEG files or JPEG files of 3 000 000 pixels or more may take longer to display than others which may make the duration seem longer than the setting you selected Selecting the slides appearance EFFECT You can select the way the slides are displayed during a slide show 1 Press DISPLAY twice while viewing a JPEG image...

Page 69: ...ined MODE1 the image sweeps in from top to bottom MODE2 the image sweeps in from left to right MODE3 the image stretches out from the centre of the screen MODE4 the images randomly cycle through the effects MODE5 the next image slides over the previous image OFF turns off this function 4 Press ENTER ...

Page 70: ...the disc drives and the recording software not supplied for details on the recording format About playback order of data on DATA CDs or DATA DVDs See About playback order of albums tracks and files page 62 Note that the playback order may not be applicable depending on the software used for creating the DivX video file or if there are more than 200 albums and 600 DivX video files in each album Not...

Page 71: ...oes not conform to WMA Windows Media Audio format Because of the compression technology used for DivX video files it may take some time after you press H for the picture to appear Depending on the DivX video file the sound may not match the pictures on the screen Selecting an album 1 Press MENU A list of albums on the disc appears Only albums that contain DivX video files are listed 2 Press X x to...

Page 72: ...ng or You can also select the first file of the next album by pressing during playback of the last file of the current album Note that you cannot return to the previous album by using To return to the previous album select it from the album list z Hint If the number of viewing times is preset you can play the DivX video files as many times as the preset number The following occurrences are counted...

Page 73: ...en you set the 41st disc the first disc is cancelled 1 Insert the disc you want 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...

Page 74: ...t number 199703 using the number buttons when the CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL display asks you for your password then press ENTER The display will ask you to enter a new 4 digit password 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 ...

Page 75: ...n page 76 using the number buttons 7 Press X x to select LEVEL then press ENTER The selection items for LEVEL are displayed 8 Select the level you want using X x then press ENTER Parental Control setting is complete The lower the value 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 ...

Page 76: ... be limited on this player Depending on the disc you may be asked to change the parental control level while playing the disc In this case enter your password then change the level If the Resume Play mode is cancelled the level returns to the previous level Area Code Standard Code number Argentina 2044 Australia 2047 Austria 2046 Belgium 2057 Brazil 2070 Canada 2079 Chile 2090 China 2092 Denmark 2...

Page 77: ...ling Your TV or AV Amplifier Receiver With the Supplied Remote By adjusting the remote signal you can control your TV with the supplied remote If you connect the player to an AV amplifier receiver you can control the volume with the supplied remote Notes Depending on the connected unit you may not be able to correctly control your TV or AV amplifier receiver using some of the buttons below If you ...

Page 78: ...lifiers 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 1 Turn the TV on or off 2 volume Adjust the volume of the TV Number buttons and Select the programme position of the TV t TV video Switch the TV s input source between the TV and other input sources Manufacturer Code number Sony 01 default Aiwa ...

Page 79: ...79 Using Various Additional Functions z Hint If you want to control the TV s volume even when the TV DVD switch is set to DVD repeat the steps above and enter the code number 90 default ...

Page 80: ...ions 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 AUDIO SETUP or SPEAKER SETUP Then press ENTER The Setup item is selected Example SCREEN SETUP 5 Press X x to select an item then press ENTER The options for the selected item appear Example TV TYPE X x EN...

Page 81: ...he display see Using the Setup Display page 80 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 o...

Page 82: ...NE Selects video signals output from the LINE RGB TV jack on the rear panel of the player 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 when you connect a 4 3 screen TV Automatically displays the...

Page 83: ... Using the Setup Display page 80 The default settings are underlined AUTO PLAY Switches the Auto Play setting on or off This function is useful when the player is connected to a timer not supplied DISPLAY DVP NS955V only Adjusts the lighting of the front panel display FULL Select this when you can change the aspect ratio on your TV NORMAL Select this when you cannot change the aspect ratio on your...

Page 84: ...P page 81 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 40 different DVD VIDEOs VIDEO CDs page 34 DivX Displays the registration code fo...

Page 85: ...down to 2 channels when you play a DVD which has rear sound elements channels or is recorded in Dolby Digital format For details on the rear signal components see Checking the audio signal format page 53 This function affects the output of the following jacks LINE OUT L R AUDIO jacks LINE RGB TV jack DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL jack when DOLBY DIGITAL and DTS is set to D PCM page 86 DIGITAL OUT...

Page 86: ...ng frequency level 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 Logic or not by making adjustments to the DOWNMIX item in AUDIO SETUP page 85 DOLBY DIGITAL Select this when the player is connected to an audio component with a built in Dolby Digital decoder AUDIO SETUP A...

Page 87: ... CLEAR Note that only the SIZE setting does not return to the default setting SIZE Selects the size of the speakers FRONT CENTER REAR Rear speaker position Correctly specify the location of the rear speakers to enjoy the surround effect Set to SIDE if the location of the rear speakers corresponds to section A below Set to REAR if the location of the rear speakers corresponds to section B below Thi...

Page 88: ...ning position set the distance according to the closest speaker LEVEL FRONT Varies the level of the front speakers Be sure to set TEST TONE to ON for easy adjustment The default adjustments are in parentheses YES Select this if you connect a subwoofer to output the LFE Low Frequency Effect signals from the subwoofer NONE Select this if you do not connect a subwoofer FRONT 3 m Set this between 1 an...

Page 89: ... in the Setup Display 2 Select TEST TONE and set to ON You will hear the test tone from each speaker in sequence 3 From your listening position select LEVEL FRONT or LEVEL REAR and adjust the value using X x The test tone is emitted from both left and right speakers simultaneously 4 Select TEST TONE and set to OFF to turn off the test tone Note The test tone signals are not output from the DIGITAL...

Page 90: ...is case select NORMAL INTERLACE so that the PROGRESSIVE indicator turns off Even if your TV is compatible with progressive format 525p 625p signals the image may be affected when you set the player to progressive format In this case select NORMAL INTERLACE using the PROGRESSIVE button on the front panel display so that the PROGRESSIVE indicator turns off and the player is set to normal interlace f...

Page 91: ...sc is skewed The player cannot play certain discs page 7 The region code on the DVD does not match the player Moisture has condensed inside the player page 3 The player cannot play a recorded disc that is not correctly finalized page 7 The MP3 audio track cannot be played page 63 The DATA CD is not recorded in an MP3 format that conforms to ISO 9660 Level 1 Level 2 or Joliet The MP3 audio track do...

Page 92: ...ng manual that comes with the disc The language for the sound track cannot be changed Try using the DVD s menu instead of the direct selection button on the remote page 35 Multilingual tracks are not recorded on the DVD being played The DVD prohibits the changing of the language for the sound track The subtitle language cannot be changed or turned off Try using the DVD s menu instead of the direct...

Page 93: ... 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 display In this case check the following table First three characters of the service number Cause and or corrective ...

Page 94: ...rms to multi channel surround sound The rear channel is stereo and there is a discrete subwoofer channel in this format DTS provides the same discrete channels of high quality digital audio Good channel separation is realized because all of the channel data is recorded discretely and little deterioration is realized because all channel data processing is digital DVD VIDEO page 6 A disc that contai...

Page 95: ...te one frame the Progressive format shows the entire image at once as a single frame This means that while the Interlace format can show 25 or 30 frames 50 60 fields in one second the Progressive format can show 50 60 frames in one second The overall picture quality increases and still images text and horizontal lines appear sharper This player is compatible with the 525 or 625 progressive format ...

Page 96: ... the 2 channel playback area and the multi channel playback area Title page 13 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 13 Sections of a picture or a music feature on a VIDEO CD CD or DATA CD the length of a song Track in DATA CD is an exclusive definition for this player Video Index VIDEO CD page 13 A n...

Page 97: ... 1CH OUTPUT 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 ohms COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y PB CB PR CR Phono jack Y 1 0 Vp p PB CB PR CR 0 7 Vp p 75 ohms General Power requirements 220 240 V AC ...

Page 98: ...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 99: ... reverse 44 FILE 46 File 95 Film based software 95 Freeze Frame 45 Front panel display 10 H Handling discs 8 Hooking up 16 I INDEX 46 Index 96 Instant Advance 33 Instant Replay 33 Interlace format 95 INTERVAL 68 J JPEG 62 L LANGUAGE SETUP 81 LEVEL 88 LINE 82 Locating a specific point by watching the TV screen 44 M MEMORY 59 MENU 81 MODE MP3 JPEG 67 MP3 6 62 MPEG 26 52 86 95 MULTI 2CH 37 MULTI DISC...

Page 100: ... 6 21 37 95 SURROUND 21 54 T TEST TONE 89 TIME TEXT 46 49 TITLE 46 Title 96 TITLE VIEWER 47 TOP MENU 35 TRACK 46 Track 96 TRACK SELECTION 84 TRACK VIEWER 47 Troubleshooting 90 TV TYPE 82 TVS 54 U Usable discs 7 V Video based software 95 VIDEO CD 6 32 VIDEO OFF 32 Z ZOOM 33 65 ...

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