Sony DVP-NC650V, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...SUPER AUDIO CD DVP NC650V 0 2001 Sony Corooration 3 070 514 l l 1 SACD DVD Player Operating instructions ...

Page 2: ...C650V Serial No CAUTION You are cautioned that any chnngc 01 moditications n t expressly approved in this manual could vwd your authority t pernte thl equipment This equipment ha been tated and found to comply with the linut tol a Clas B digital device purwant t Part IS of the FCC Rule Thew limit are designed t provide reasonable protection agoin t harmful intertrrence in a revdenti d installation...

Page 3: ...ut half an hour until the moisture evaporates l 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 speakersmay be damaged when a peak level section is played On cleaning Clean the cabinet panel and controls with a soft cloth slightly ...

Page 4: ...udio Cords 20 Step 3 Connecting the Power Cord 27 Step4 QuickSetup 2 8 PlayingDiscs 33 Playing Discs Resuming Playback from the Point Where You Stopped the Disc Resume Play Using the DVD s Menu Selecting ORIGINAL or PLAY LIST on a DVD RW Disc Selecting a Playback Area for an SACD Disc Playing VIDEO CDs with PBC Functions PBC Playback Various Play Mode Functions Program Play Shuffle Play Repeat Pla...

Page 5: ...unctions 68 Locking Discs Custom Parental Control Parental Control 68 Operation Sound Effects Sound Feedback 72 Controlling Your TV or AV Amplifier Receiver with the Supplied Remote 73 Controlling a CD Changer Mega Control 75 SettingsandAdjustments Using the Setup Display Setting the Display or Sound Track Language LANGUAGE SETUP Settings for the Display SCREEN SETUP Custom Settings CUSTOM SETUP S...

Page 6: ... Format of discs DVD VIDEO DVD RW EE RW SACD e3 SUPERAUDIO CD Music CD 1 DVD VIDEO and DVD RW aretrademarks Regioncode Your player hasa region code printed on the back of the unit and only will play DVD VIDEO discs playback only labeled with identical region codes DVDs labeled player will also play on this If you try to play any other DVD the message Playback prohibited by area limitations will ap...

Page 7: ...someplayback 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 Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macro...

Page 8: ...S ENTER enter buttons 28 q PHONES phones jack 33 q LEVEL level control 33 q SHUFFLE shuffle button 43 q REPEAT repeat button 44 q ONE ALL one all button 40 q LOAD load button 34 q SACD indicator Lights up when the disc is an SACD q MULTI CHANNEL multi channel indicator Lights up when playing a disc that contains multiple audio signal channels the disc is not inserted q DVD indicator Lights up when...

Page 9: ...IDEO CD PBC Playing status Disc type All Discs mode 40 Current scene 52 Playing time 52 1 Current disc 52 Current play mode 40 When playing back an SACD CD or VIDEO CD without PBC Playing status 1 All Discs mode 40 Current track 52 Playing time 52 Current disc 52 Current play mode 40 Current index 52 Lights up when playing the multi channel playback area on SACDs 38 zv Whenplaying the SACD layerof...

Page 10: ...OUTPUT 5 l channel output jack 22 q AUDIO IN L R audio in left right jacks 75 q LINE OUT L R AUDIO line out left right audio 112jacks 16 21 24 26 q LINE OUT VIDEO line out video l 2 jacks 16 18 q S VIDEO OUT S video out 112jacks 18 q COMPONENT VIDEO OUT component video out jacks 18 q MEGA CONTROL mega control jack 75 10 ...

Page 11: ...OP MENU top menu button 37 q DISPLAY display button 12 q I on standby button 33 q VOL volume buttons 73 The button has a tactile dot q TV VIDEO BNR TV video BNR button 65 73 q WIDE MODE wide mode DVE Digital Video Enhancer button 67 73 q ENTER enter button 28 q DISC SKIP disc skip button 34 q SEARCH MODE search mode button 48 q TIME TEXT time text button 52 q SUBTITLE subtitle button 64 q A B butt...

Page 12: ... status chapters or indexes Playback 11 Pause W Stop etc Currently playing chapter number VIDEO CD SACD CD index number Playing time Icon of selected Control Menu item Control Menu items Function name of selected Control Menu item Operation message J List of Control Menu Items Selectsthediscto beplayed CHAPTER page 48 lNDEX page Selects the chapter or index to beplayed 48 I INDEX page 48 Selects t...

Page 13: ...age 64 Displays the subtitles SURROUND page 58 Selects the surround functions PARENTAL CONTROL page 68 Set to prohibit playback on this player In addition to the Quick Setup setting you can adjust other various settings ects One DISCor A continued I 3 ...

Page 14: ...erthan OFF Seepage55 Control Menu display off a The Control Menu icon indicator lights up in green whenyou selectany item except OFF SURROUND PROGRAM SHUFFLE REPEAT A B REPEAT BNR DIGITAL VIDEO ENHANCER only The ANGLE indicatorlights upin greenonly whentheanglescanbechanged The VIDEO EQUALIZER indicator lights up in greenwhenany settingotherthan STANDARD is selected 14 ...

Page 15: ...nnecting Step2 InsertingBatteriesinto the Remote You can control the player using the supplied remote Insert two size AA R6 batteries by matching the and 0 endson the batteries to the markings inside the compartment When using the remote point it at the remote sensor l LIon the player l Do not leave the remote in an extremely hot or humid place l Do not drop any foreign object into the remote casi...

Page 16: ... sure to connect the power cord last q Audio video cord supplied toLINEOUTL R to audio input 1 1 i SACDIDVD Player h Signal flow q Power source 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 aspectratio pleaserefer to page79 16 ...

Page 17: ... The disc tray closes and the player begins playing the disc After Step 6 Depending on the disc a menu may bedisplayed on the TV screen If so select the item you want from the menu and play the DVD page 37 or VIDEO CD disc page 39 To stop playing PressH To take out the disc PressA To turn off the player Press I on the remote The player is set to standby mode and the power indicator lights up in re...

Page 18: ...he componentsto beconnected Step1 Connectingthe VideoCords Connect this player to your TV monitor projector or AV amplifier receiver using a video cord Select one of the patterns 0 through 0 according to the input jack on your TV monitor projector or AV amplifier receiver Audio video cord supplied I 0 A yellow yellow SACD DVD player OL 8 AUDIO OR TV projector AV amplifier receiver 4 green e blue r...

Page 19: ...VIDEO cord supplied You will enjoy high quality images 0 If youareconrectin to a monitor projector or AVamplifi eomponentvideo input jacks Y Fe PR Connect the component via the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks using the component video cord not supplied or three video cords not supplied of the samekind and length You will enjoy accurate color reproduction and high quality images Green Blue Red Green Blue...

Page 20: ...ront L andR center rearL andR subwoofer Stereoamplifier receiver having L and R audio input jacks only or having a digital input jack l 2 speakers front L andR MD deck DATdeck AV amplifier receiver with a Dolby Surround Pro Logic decoder having L and R audio input jacks only or having a digital input jack l 3 speakers front L and R and rear monaural l 6 speakers front L and R center rear L and R s...

Page 21: ...seyour TV speakersfor sound WRecommended surround sound effects for this connection l TVS DYNAMIC page 58 l TVS WIDE page 58 SACD DVD player x Signal flow to audio input The yellow plug is usedfor video signals page 18 TV continued r 21 ...

Page 22: ... l Dolby Digital 5 Ich page 92 l DTS 5 lch page 92 l SACD Multi channel page 93 a Connecting to a digital jack This connection will allow you to use the Dolby Digital or DTS decoder function of your AV amplifier receiver You are not able to enjoy the surround sound effects of the plxyer aRecommended surround sound effects using this connection with your amplifier receiver l Dolby Digital 5 lch pag...

Page 23: ...cord not supplied I Monaural audio cord not supplied to audio input Speakers AV amplifier receiver having 5 lch inputs or and a decoder Y Signal flow L c To enhance the surround sound effects l Use high performance speakers Use front rear and center speakers having the same size and performance l Place a subwoofer between the right and left front speakers continued 23 ...

Page 24: ... a DAT deck use m In this case you can also connect the player directly to the MD deck or DAT deck without using your stereo amplifier receiver WRecommended surround sound effects for the a connection only l TVS STANDARD page 58 e In connection m you canusethe suppliedaudio videocord insteadof usinga separateaudiocord e To realizebettersurroundsoundeffects makesurethat your listening position is i...

Page 25: ...al cord not supplied Stereo audio cord not supplied I Optical digital cord not supplied Remove the jack cap before connecting to coaxial or optical digital input white to audio input FOy amplifie receiver 6 Signal flow continued I 25 ...

Page 26: ...l discs This connection needsa minimum of 3 speakers front L and R and rear monaural The surround effects are enhancedif 6 speakers front L and R center rear L and R and subwoofer are used If your amplifier receiver has R and L audio input jacks only use 0 If your amplifier receiver has a digital input jack use WRecommended surround sound effects using this connection with your amplifier receiver ...

Page 27: ...t A Signal flow SCWhen connecting 6 speaker replace the monaural rear speaker with a center speaker 2 rear speakers and a subwoofer Step3 Connectingthe PowerCord Plug the player and TV power cords into an AC outlet Do not connect the power cord of your player to the switched power socket of an amplifier receiver Otherwise when you turn off the power of your amplifier receiver the settings for the ...

Page 28: ...e player q PressPOWER onthe playerandpressI O onthe remote Press ENTER to run QUICK SETUP appearsat the bottom of the screen If this message doesnot appear select QUICK under SETUP in the Control Menu page77 to run Quick Setup q PressENTER without insertinga disc The Setup Display for selecting the language used in the on screen display appears q Press F to selecta language The player usesthe lang...

Page 29: ...Setup Display for selecting the type of jack usedto connect your amplifier receiver appears q Press JI to selectthe item then pressENTER Audio Cord Connecting Type BaD You select LINE OUTPUTL R AUDIO 4B e DIGITAL OUTPUT GQ or both a and a DIGITAL 5 ICH OUTPUT m NO l When NO or LINE OUTPUT L R AUDIO is selected Quick Setup is finished and connections are complete l When DIGITAL OUTPUT or DIGITAL 5 ...

Page 30: ... is selected q Pressf to selectthe item Choose the item that matches the audio connection you selected in pages22 to 26 w through B Audio Cord Connection Type You select Page D PCM DTS only if theamplifier receiver hasaDTSdecoder 83 q PressENTER l When DIGITAL OUTPUT is selected in Step 81 Quick Setup is finished All connections and setup operations are complete l When DIGITAL 5 lCH OUTPUT is sele...

Page 31: ...l JPress to selectthesize If no rear speakeris connected select NONE SIDE and REAR refer to the speakers position relative to your listening position Refer to page 86 for each selection item q PressENTER The Setup Display for selecting whether or not you have connected a subwoofer appears q Pressq C to selectthe item q PressENTER Quick Setup is finished All connections and setup operations are com...

Page 32: ...when you first connect the player Refer to page 77 for using the Setup Display Audio Connection pages 21 to 26 No additional settings are needed Item You select Page DISTANCE BALANCE LEVEL Set according to the connected speakers 86 l If the sound distorts even when the volume is turned down set AUDIO ATT to ON page 83 Item You select Page DOWNMIX DOLBY SURROUND 84 DIGITAL OUT ON 84 l Set 48kHz 96k...

Page 33: ... Turn on the amplifier receiver and select the appropriate channel 3 PressPOWER The player enters standby mode and the power indicator lights up in red order you want to play them Each time you pressDISC SKIP the disc tray turns so you can place the discs on the empty compartments The player er plays from the last disc placed on the F 5 tray 2 0 0 With the playbadk number side facing down 5 PressD...

Page 34: ...ttings When you turn off the player first press n to stop playback and then pressI on the remote Athlitionaloperations m bbl DISC SELECT 1 5 LOAD open front door DISC S IP m Touseheadphones Connect headphonesto the PHONES jack and adjust the headphonesvolume by turning LEVEL SACD audio signals are not output from the digital jack HI D DISC SKIP REPLAY II n To Select a disc Operation Press DISC SEL...

Page 35: ...errupting playback of the current disc EXCHANGE DISC SKiP 1 PressEXCHANGE The disc tray opens and two disc compartments appear Even if the player is playing a disc it doesn t stop playing 2 Replacethe discsin the compartments with newones 3 PressDISCSKIP 4 Replacethediscsin thecompartments with newones 5 PressEXCHANGE The disc tray closes 9 While the disc tray is open If the playback of the curren...

Page 36: ...n restart the disc from the point where you stopped the disc If RESUME does not appear Resume Play is not available 2 PressD The player startsplayback from the point where you stopped the disc in Step 1 l Dependingon whereyou stoppedthedisc theplayer may not resumeplayback from exactly the same point l The point whereyou stoppedplaying is cleared when you turn thepoweroff by pressingPOWERon the pl...

Page 37: ...en The contents of the menu vary from disc to disc 2 Press I orthe numberbuttons to selectthe itemyouwantto playor change 3 PressENTER p Youcanalsodisplaythe disc s menuby pressing TOPMENUorMENUonthe player Selecting 0RIGINA1 or PLAYLIST ona DVD RW Discmm Some DVD RW discs in VR Video Recording mode have two types of titles for playback originally recorded titles ORIGINAL andtitles that canbecreat...

Page 38: ...within the titles of the selectedtype Some SACDs consist of a2 channel playback areaand a multi channel playback area You can select the playback areayou want to listen to PressSACD MULTIRCH in stopmode Eachtime you pressthe button the MULTI indicator turns on and off in the front panel display When no indicator appears the 2 channel playback area is selected To select a playback area using the Co...

Page 39: ...rations searchfunctions and other operations PBC playback allows you to play VIDEO 2 CDs interactively by following the menu on 3 the TV screen z l For details about SACD discs see page 92 Super Audio CD Each play mode function works only within the selected layer or playback area Numbet buttons 0 Q URN 1 Startplayinga VIDEOCDwith PBC functions The menu for your selection appears 2 Selectthe item ...

Page 40: ...In this case press D VariousPlayMode Functions ProgramPlay shuffle Play RepeatPlay A BRepeatPlay You can set the following play modes l Program Play page 41 l Shuffle Play page 43 l Repeat Play page 44 l A B Repeat Play page 45 l The play modeis canceledwhen you openthe disc tray the playerentersstandbymodeby pressingl 6 on the remote you turn thepoweroff by pressingPOWERon the player Selectll tft...

Page 41: ...nt by arranging the order of the discs titles chapters or tracks to create your own program You can program up to 99 titles chapters and tracks By selecting All Discs mode page 40 you can create a program for all of the discs in the player PROGRAM D REPEAT I ENTER 1 PressDISPLAY twice The Control Menu appears 2 Press P to select F PROGRAM andpressENTER The options for PROGRAM appear PLAY DVD VIDEO...

Page 42: ...D or CD For example select track 02 Press or the number buttons to select 02 under T then press ENTER A track number may be displayed in 3 digits for an SACD Selected disc and track 7 Toprogramothertitles chapters or tracks repeatSteps4 to 6 The programmed discs titles chapters and tracks are displayed in the selected order Next press F or the number buttons to select 03 under C then press ENTER 8...

Page 43: ...LL CLEAR 3 Then pressENTER p You cando RepeatPlay or Shuffle Playof the programmedtitles chapters or tracksby pressing REPEAT or SHUFFLE or to activate REPEAT or SHUFFLE during ProgramPlay e You canselect PROGRAM directly by pressing PROGRAM The numberof titles chapters or tracksdisplayedare thesamenumberof titles chapters or tracksrecorded on adisc You can have the player shuffle discs titles cha...

Page 44: ...epeatedly You can usea combination of Shuffle or Program Play modes By selecting All Discs mode page 40 you can repeat all of the discs in the player CLEAR DISPLAY REPEAT ENTER 1 PressDISPLAY twiceduringplayback The Control Menu appears 10 return to normal play PressCLEAR or select OFF in Step 3 To turn off the Control Menu PressDISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off You cansetthe...

Page 45: ...rogramPlayis setto ON or ShufflePlayis activated l ON RepeatsProgram Play or Shuffle Play 4 PressENTER To return to normal play PressCLEAR or select OFF in Step 3 To turn off the Control Menu PressDISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off c You can set Repeat Play while the player is stopped After selecting the REPEAT option press D Repeat Play starts S L c You can select REPEAT dire...

Page 46: ...A 18 1 32 55 B 18 1 34 30 To return to normal play PressCLEAR or select OFF in Step 3 To turn off the Control Menu PressDISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off p You can select A B REPEAT directly by pressing A B Press the button once to set the point A and press it again to set the point B l Youcan set A B Repeat Playfor only one specific section l When you set A B Repeat Play the...

Page 47: ...return to normal speed Each time you press da or 81 during scan the playback speedchanges Three speedsare available With each pressthe indication changesas follows Playback direction x2 DVD VIDEO SACD CD only t FF2H t FFl M Opposite direction x2 DVD VIDEO only t FR2U t FRl The x2 x24 playback speedis about twice the normal speed The FF2m FR244 playback speedis faster than FFl FR144 Watching Press ...

Page 48: ... to normal playback press D You can searcha DVD by disc title or chapter and you can searcha VIDEO CD SACDKD by track index or scene As title and tracks are assigned unique numbers on the disc you can select the desired one by entering its number Or you can search for a sceneusing the time code Number buttons CLEAR DISPLAY SEARCH MODE ENTER 1 PressDISPLAY The Control Menu appears 2 Pressf to selec...

Page 49: ...XT d TIME i 3 z l T W W W playing time of the 6 current title is selected c P PressENTER T w w changesto T Ic lD Input the time code using the number 3 buttons then pressENTER For example to find the sceneat 2 hours 10 minutes and 20 secondsafter the beginning just enter 2 10 20 e You canselect TITLE CHAPTER TRACK INDEX SCENE or TIME TEXT directly by pressingSEARCH MODE repeatedly C WhentheControl...

Page 50: ... selected scene Select the sceneusing C d and press ENTER The playback starts from the selected scene To return to normal play Press RETURN To turn off the Control Menu PressDISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off l Depending on the disc you may not be able to select all functions l The sound is muted when using this function title chapter or track You can divide the screeninto 9 s...

Page 51: ... can display 9 consecutive moving pictures on the screen When you press II the moving pictures pause Select STROBE PLAYBACK in Step 3 then pressENTER in Step 4 Displayin mt angles simultaneeusl B If various angles multi angles for a scene are recorded on the DVD VIDEO you can display all of the angles recorded on the disc on the samescreen and start playback in continuous mode at the chosen angle ...

Page 52: ...angesas shown in the following charts When playing a DVD VIDEO or DVD RW Title playing time and current disc title and chapter number Remaining time of the current title rnY 1 c s WJR MIN SEC I I i I T c i _P J I Playing time and number of the current chapter Remaining time of the current chaoter When playing a VIDEO CD without PBC functions SACD or CD Track playing time and current disc track and...

Page 53: ... to read this information Checkingthe Playing TimeanaRemainh Time e m s mlmagjm Depending on the type of disc being played and the playing mode the above mentioned disc information may not be displayed You can check the playing time and remaining time of the current title chapter OI track andthe playing time or remaining time of the disc Also you can check the DVD SACDKD text recorded on the disc ...

Page 54: ... of the current disc l D Remaining time of the current disc To turn off the Control Menu PressDISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off Checking the DVDISACDICD text PressTIME TEXT repeatedly in Step 2 to display the text recorded on the DVDlSACDl CD The DVD SACD CD text appearsonly when the text is recorded in the disc You cannot change the text If the disc does not contain text NO ...

Page 55: ...To close the ADVANCED window Select OFF in Step 3 To turn off the Control Menu PressDISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off Displayof eachitem By pressing DISPLAY repeatedly you can display either BIT RATE or LAYER whichever was selected in ADVANCED BIT RATE BIT RATE _ 111111 1 0 Lx_ _ Audio Video Bit rate refers to the amount of video audio data per second in a disc The higher the...

Page 56: ...ack The Control Menu is displayed 2 Press to select AUDIO then pressENTER The options for AUDIO appear 56 3 PressW to selectthe desired audiosignal H Whenplayinga DVDVIDEO Depending on the DVD VIDEO the choice of language varies When 4 digits are displayed they represent the languagecode Refer to the language code list on page 97 to see which language the code represents When the samelanguageis di...

Page 57: ...isplayed In the caseof DOLBY DIGITAL the channels in the playing track are displayed by numbers as follows For Dolby Digital 5 1 ch Rear component 2 DOLBYDIGITAL r __ 1 Front component 2 LFE Low Frequency Centre component 1 Effect component 1 The letters in the program format display mean the following sound component L Front left R Front right c Center LS Rear left RS Rear right s Rear monaural T...

Page 58: ...u have only 2 or 4 speakers Select surround mode that best suits your speaker setup L 9 Whenthe signal containsrearsignalcomponents suchas LS RS or S the Surroundeffect is enhanced page58 DISPLAY 1 2 3 PressDISPLAY duringplayback The Control Menu appears Press I to select SURROUND then pressENTER The options for SURROUND appear Pressf to selectoneof the surroundmodes Refer to the following explana...

Page 59: ...create virtual rear speakersfrom the sound of the front speakers L R without using actual rear speakers The virtual speakersare reproduced asshown in the illustration below The sound imaging effect is distinct and clearly reproduces each aural element of the audio track This mode is effective when the distance between the front L and R speakersis short such aswith built in speakerson a stereoTV TV...

Page 60: ...setsof virtual rear speakersfrom 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 speakerswill emit identical monaural sounds If you are using a center speaker the appropriate soun...

Page 61: ... setting of the rear speakers page86 L Left front speaker R Right front speaker _I Virtual speakers 2 You canselect SURROUND directly by D pressingSURROUND Eachtime you pressthe button the item changes If you selectany setting other than OFF the SURROUND indicator on the player lights up To enjoy the multichannelaudiothroughthe5 ICH OUTPUT jacks correctly seteachspeakerposition anddistance Fordeta...

Page 62: ...our speakers andthat the speakersarelocatedin similar surroundings Otherwise theTVS effect may behardto discern l TVS NIGHT only workswith Dolby Digital discs However not all discswill respondto the TVS NIGHT function in the sameway If you usethe DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL jack andset DOLBY DIGITAL to DOLBY DIGITAL and DTS to DTS in AUDIO SETUP soundwill comefrom your speakersbut it will not h...

Page 63: ...umber in parenthesesindicates the total number of angles 3 Press or ENTER The number of the angle changesto 4 Selectthe angle numberusingthe numberbuttonsor then press ENTER The angle changes to the selected angle To turn off the Control Menu PressDISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off a c You can select the angle directly by pressing ANGLE Each time you press the button the angle...

Page 64: ...TER The optionsfor SUBTITLE appear 3 Press to selectthe setting n Whenplayinga DVDVIDEO Select the language Depending on the DVD VIDEO the choice of language varies When 4 digits are displayed they indicate the language code Refer to Language Code List on page 97 to see which language the code represents n Whenplayinga DVD RW Select ON 4 PressENTER To cancel the SUBTITLE setting Select OFF in Step...

Page 65: ...l decrease l 1 reduces the block noise l 2 reducesthe block noise more than 1 l 3 reducesthe block noise more than 2 4 PressENTER The disc plays with the setting you selected To cancel the BNR setting Select OFF in Step 3 To turn off the Control Menu PressDISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off s 0 e You canselect BNR directly by pressingBNR 5 Eachtime you pressthe button the item ...

Page 66: ...sabold dynamic picture by increasing the picture contrast and the color intensity l DYNAMIC 2 produces a more dynamic picture than DYNAMIC 1 by further increasing the picture contrast and the color intensity l CINEMA 1 enhancesdetails in dark areasby increasing the black level l CINEMA 2 White colors become brighter and black colors become richer and the color contrast is increased 4 PressENTER To...

Page 67: ...he outline more than 1 l 3 enhancesthe outline more than 2 l SOFT softens the image DVD VIDEO DVD RW only 4 PressENTER The disc plays with the setting you selected To cancel the DIGITAL VIDEO ENHANCER setting Select OFF in Step 3 To turn off the Control Menu PressDISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off Y g You can select DIGITAL VIDEO ENHANCER s 5 directly by pressing DVE Each time...

Page 68: ...en you set the fifty first disc the first disc is canceled Number buttons DISPLAY 1 c i l ENTER o RETURN 1 insertthediscyouwantto lock If the disc is playing press n to stop playback 2 PressDISPLAY whilethe playeris in stopmode 68 3 Press to select PARENTAL CONTROL thenpress ENTER The options for PARENTAL CONTROL appear 4 Press to select ON I then pressENTER H If youhavenotentereda password The di...

Page 69: ...ord 2 Enter your 4 digit password using the number buttons then pressENTER The player is ready for playback g If you forget your password enter the 6 digit 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 C ntr l linwlg p w mmm Playback of some DVD VIDEOS can be limit...

Page 70: ...rd appears Enterpassword then pressIENTERI 4 Enteror re enteryour4 digit password byusingthenumberbuttons thenpress ENTER The display for setting the playback limitation level appears 6 ress I to selecta geographicarea astheplaybacklimitation level th en pressENTER The area is selected When you select OTHERS select andenter the standardcodein the table on page 7 1using the number buttons 7 Press t...

Page 71: ...ter your new password l When you play DVD VIDEO5 which do not have the Parental Control function playback cannot be limited on this player Depending on the DVD VIDEO 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 i canceled the level returns to the original level Area Code Standard Code Sta...

Page 72: ...umber If you make a mistake Press RETURN To turn off the Control Menu PressDISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off OperationSoundEffects SoundFeedback The player beepswhen the following operations are performed The default setting of the Sound Feedback function is set to off Operation Operationsound Poweris turnedon Onebeep Power is turned off Two beeps D ispressed Onebeep 11is pre...

Page 73: ...ier receiver you can control the volume with the supplied remote Depending on the units being connected you may not be able to control your TV or AV amplifier receiver using some of the buttons below 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 default setting Set the a...

Page 74: ...ns SElny0 II Scott I2 Sears 07 lO l I Sharp 03 05 18 Sylvania 08 12 3 ReleaseI O Teknika 03 08 I4 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 do not connect an AV amplifier receiver you can control yourTV s volume by setting the code number to 90 ...

Page 75: ...pplied Al jack I Audio cord not supplied SACD DVD player Sony CD changer 5 50 200 300 400 discs Controllingthe CDchanger The controls indicated below are effective while the MEGA CONTROL button is lit MEGA CONTROL TV DVD switch m w D ENTER 1 Setthecommandmodeselectorofthe CDchangerto CD3 2 SettheTV DVD switchontheremoteto 8 DVD z 3 Turnonthe playerandtheCDchanger ii 2 4 PressMEGA CONTROL onthe pla...

Page 76: ...The MEGA CONTROL button on the player turns off and you can control the player l Connect only a Sony 5 50 200 300 400 CD changer to MEGA CONTROL jack l Set CONTROL AI or CONTROL Al II in the setup menu of the CD changer so that it matches the connection made above Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the CD changer l You cannot locate a particular point on a CD s track using the contr...

Page 77: ...ver the Setup Display settings and not all the functions described may work 8 the SetupDisplay DISPLAY ENTER 1 PressDISPLAY onthe remotewhenthe playeris in stopmode The Control Menu appears 2 Press P to select andpressENTER SETUP The options for SETUP appear 3 Pressf to select CUSTOM and pressENTER The Setup Display appears Pressf to selectthesetupitemfrom thedisplayedlist LANGUAGE SETUP SCREEN SE...

Page 78: ...POWER or I 6 whenresettingthe player Settingthe Displayor SoundTracklanguage LANGUAGE SETUP LANGUAGE SETUP allows you to set various languagesfor the on screen display or sound track Select LANGUAGE SETUP in the Setup Display For details on using the display see Using the Setup Display page 77 HOSD On Screen Display Switches the display language on the screen Selects the language from the displaye...

Page 79: ...or details on using the display see Using the Setup Display page 77 The default settings are underlined n TV TYPE Selects the aspect ratio of the connected TV 4 3 standard or wide 4 3 Select this when you connect a LETTER 4 3 screenTV Displays a wide BOX picture with bandson the upper and lower portions of the screen 5 4 3 PAN Select this when you connect a SCAN 4 3 screenTV Automatically E displa...

Page 80: ...oming damaged ghosting Press D to turn off the screen saver ON OFF Turnsonthescreensaver Turnsoff thescreensaver WBACKGROUND Selectsthe background color or picture on the TV screen in stop mode or while playing a SACDKD JACKET PICTURE The jacket picture still picture appears in thebackground but only when the jacket picture is already recorded on the disc CD EXTRA etc If the disc does not contain ...

Page 81: ...ically n DIMMER Adjusts the lighting of the front panel display BRIGHT DARK OFF Makes the front panel display bright Makes the front panel display dark Turnsoff thelighting of thefront panel display HPAUSE MODE DVD VIDEO DVD RW only Selects the picture in pausemode AUTO FRAME The picture including subjects that move dynamically is output with nojitter Normally select this position Thepicture inclu...

Page 82: ...nels priority when you play a DVD on which multiple audio formats PCM DTS or Dolby Digital format are recorded OFF No priority given AUTO Priority given l When you set the item to AUTO the language may change The TRACK SELECTION setting has higher priority than the AUDIO settings in LANGUAGE SETUP page 78 l If PCM DTS and Dolby Digital sound tracks have the same number of channels the player selec...

Page 83: ... turned down when playing a DVD that has the AUDIO DRC function This affects the output from the following jacks LINE OUT L R AUDIO l 2 jacks 5 ICH OUTPUT jacks DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL jack only when DOLBY DIGITAL is set to D PCM in DIGITAL OUT page 84 PHONES jack STANDARD Normally select this position TV MODE Makes the low sounds clear even if you turn the volume down It is especially reco...

Page 84: ...t this position When you select ON set DOLBY DIGITAL DTS and 48kHz 96kHz PCM For details on setting these items see Setting the digital output signal OFF Theplayerdoes notoutputtheaudio signals via the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL jack The influence of the digital circuit upon the 1analog circuit is minimal SACD audiosignalsarenot outputfrom adigital jack getting the digital output si Switches t...

Page 85: ...t lacking a built in DTS decoder do not set this Otherwise when you play the DTS sound track a loud noise or no sound will come out from the speakers affecting your ears or causing the speakers to be damaged W48kHz 96kHz PCM DVD VIDEO only Selects the sampling frequency of the audio signal to be output via the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL jack The audio signals of DVD 96kHz 24bit All types of si...

Page 86: ... I l If youdo not connectacenter speaker select this l REAR 1 I Normally selectthisposition When the sound cracks or the surround sound effects are difficult to hear select this This activates the bassredirection circuitry and outputs the bassfrequencies of the center speakerfrom other speakers If you do not connect rear speakers select this REAR SIDE Normally select this position Select either of...

Page 87: ...ance for the center and rear speakersas explained below sothat they match the actual physical distance to your listening position The default distance setting for the speakers in relation to the listening position is shown below zil lOW3m lOW3m lOW3m 1OW3m lOW3m j m Be sure to change the value in the Setup Display when you move the speakers The default adjustments are in parentheses FRONT lOft 3m ...

Page 88: ...speaker 12dB to OdB OSdB increments REAR OdB Adjust the level of the rear speakers 12dB to OdB OSdB increments SUBWOOFER Adjust the level of the OW subwoofer 1OdB to lOdB 0 5dB increments 3 Fromyourlisteningposition select BALANCE or LEVEL andadjustthe valueof BALANCE usingC and LEVEL usingW The testtone is emitted from both left and right speakerssimultaneously 4 Select TESTTONE andsetto OFF to t...

Page 89: ...page IS The video input on the TV is not set so that you can view pictures on the player Picture noise appears The disc is dirty or tlawed 4 If the picture output from your player goes through your VCR to get to your TV the copy protection signal applied to some DVD programs could affect picture quality If you still experience problems even when you comlect your player directly to your TV please t...

Page 90: ...e menu may automatically appearon the TV screen The player starts playing the disc automatically The disc features an auto playback function AUTO PLAY in CUSTOM SETUP is set to TIMER page 81 Playback stops automatically Some discs may contain an auto pausesignal While playing such a disc the player stops playback at the auto pausesignal You cannot perform some functions such as stop Search Scan Sl...

Page 91: ...e the table on page 9 I The disc cannot be removed and LOCKED appears on the front panel display Contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility Self diagnosisFunction Whenletters numbersappearin the display When the self diagnosis function is activated to prevent the player from malfunctioning a five character service number e g C 1300 with a combination of a letter and digits ...

Page 92: ...nnel in this format DTS provides the same5 1 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 becauseall channel data processing is digital DVD VIDEO page 6 A disc that contains up to 8 hours of moving pictures even though its diameter is the same asa CD The data capacity ...

Page 93: ...reproduce soundsthat are extremely faithful to the original sound by useof DSD Direct Stream Digital technology This technology utilizes a sampling frequency of 2 8224 MHz which is 64 times that of a conventional CD and l bit quantization that enablesthe disc to hold 4 times the amount of information that a standard PCM format CD can hold SACDs are divided into the following types l Super Audio CD...

Page 94: ... using just a stereo TV Designed to work with the sound characteristics of your TV this technology brings the excitement of surround sound to your home using nothing more than your stereo TV s internal speakers Furthermore various TVS modes are available For example TVS WIDE usesjust two speakersto create a virtual sound environment that makes you feel like you are surrounded by multiple speakers ...

Page 95: ... OUT L R AUDIO l 2 Phonojack Phonojack 0 5 vp p 75 ohms terminated 2 Vrms at 50 kilohms Over IO kilohms 5 ICH OUTPUT Phonojack 2 Vrms at 50 kilohms Over 10kilohms LINE OUT VIDEO i 2 Phonojack I o vp p 75 ohms sync negative S VIDEO OUT l 2 4 pin mini DIN y I 0 vp p 75 ohms sync negative C 0 286 Vp p 75 ohms terminated COMPONENT VIDEO Phonojack y I 0 vp p 75 ohms sync negative z OUT Y PB PR PB PR 0 ...

Page 96: ...ge 15 Specifications and design are subject to change without notice ENERGYSTAR is a U S registeredmark AS anENERGYSTAR Partner SonyCorporationhasdetermined that this productmeetsthe ENERGYSTAR guidelinesfor energyefficiency 96 ...

Page 97: ...h 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 Code Language 1347 Maori 1349 Macedonian 1350 Malayalam 1352 Mongolian 1353 Moldavian 1356 Marathi 1357 Malay 1358 Maltese 1363 Burmese 1365 Nauru 1369 Nepali 1376 Dutch 1379 Norwegian 1393 Occitan 1403 Afan Orom...

Page 98: ...H FRENCH SPANISH PORTUGUESE GERMAN ITALIAN DUTCH CHINESE JAPANESE DANISH SWEDISH FINNISH NORWEGIAN RUSSIAN OTHERS ORIGINAL All otherselectionsaresameasthe MENU language SCREEN SETUP page 79 AUDIO FOLLOW All other selectionsaresameasthe MENU language TV TYPE 4 3 LETTER BOX 4 3 PAN SCAN 16 9 SCREENSAVER BACKGROUND JACKET PICTURE GRAPHICS BLUE BLACK 98 ...

Page 99: ...O SETUP page 83 4UDIO ATT 4UDIO DRC 4UDIO FILTER IOWNMIX 3IGITAL OUT OFF ON STANDARD TV MODE WIDE RANGE SHARP SLOW DOLBY SURROUND NORMAL OFF DOLBY D PCM DIGITAL DOLBY DIGITAL DTS D PCM DTS 48kHz 96kHz 48kHz lGbit PCM 96kHzI24bit continued b 99 ...

Page 100: ...ONT 4ft 50ft 1 2m 15 2m The distance from the CENTER istening position Oft 52ft Om 15 8m It changesaccording to the distance from the front speaker REAR Oft 50ft Om 15 2m It changesaccording to the distance from the front speaker 3ALANCE FRONT 6dB 6dB REAR 6dB 6dB EVEL FRONT 6dB OdB CENTER 12dB OdB REAR 12dB OdB SUBWOOFER 1OdB 1OdB rEST TONE OFF ON 100 ...

Page 101: ... Front Panel Display 9 H Handling discs 7 Hoohinp 11 I8 I INDEX 48 Index 93 L LANGUAGE SETUP 78 LEVEL 88 Locating a specific point by watching the TV screen 47 M MENU 7X Menu disc menu 37 top menu 37 MULTI CH 38 0 ONE DISC 40 On ween display Control Menu display I2 Setup Display 77 ORIGINAL 37 ORIGINAL PLAY LIST 37 OSD 78 P PARENTAL CONTROL 69 PAUSE MODE 8I PBC Playback 39 PLAY LIST 37 PLAYBACK ME...

Page 102: ...Troubleshooting 89 TV TYPE 79 TVS TV Virtual Surround 58 94 U Usable discs 6 v VIDEO CD 33 VIDEO EQUALIZER 66 VIEWER 50 102 ...

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