Sony DVP-NC685V, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...3 082 035 11 1 Operating Instructions 2003 Sony Corporation DVP NC685V CD DVD Player ...

Page 2: ...ever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product Model No DVP NC685V Serial No ______________ Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can ra...

Page 3: ...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 audio signals If you do th...

Page 4: ...pped the Disc Multi disc Resume 33 Using the DVD s Menu 34 Selecting ORIGINAL or PLAY LIST on a DVD RW Disc 34 Selecting a Playback Area for a Super Audio CD Disc 35 Playing VIDEO CDs With PBC Functions PBC Playback 36 Playing an MP3 Audio Track 37 Various Play Mode Functions Program Play Shuffle Play Repeat Play A B Repeat Play 40 Searching for a Scene 45 Searching for a Particular Point on a Dis...

Page 5: ...s Sound Feedback 67 Controlling Your TV or AV Amplifier Receiver With the Supplied Remote 68 Settings and Adjustments 70 Using the Setup Display 70 Setting the Display or Sound Track Language LANGUAGE SETUP 71 Settings for the Display SCREEN SETUP 72 Custom Settings CUSTOM SETUP 73 Settings for the Sound AUDIO SETUP 75 Settings for the Speakers SPEAKER SETUP 77 Additional Information 80 Troublesho...

Page 6: ...d to protect copyrights DVD VIDEOs labeled will also 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 labeled even though playing the DVD VIDEO is prohibited by area restrictions Icon Meaning Functions available for DVD VIDEOs and DVD RWs DVD Rs in ...

Page 7: ...on the screen For more information see the operating instructions for the recording device Note that discs created in the Packet Write format cannot be played CPRM Content Protection for Recordable Media is a coding technology that protects copyright for images Music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies This product is designed to playback discs that conform to the Compact Disc CD ...

Page 8: ...s such as hot air ducts or leave it in a car parked in direct sunlight as the temperature may rise considerably inside the car After playing store the disc in its case Clean the disc with a cleaning cloth Wipe the disc from the center out Do not use solvents such as benzine thinner commercially available cleaners or anti static spray intended for vinyl LPs ...

Page 9: ...C SKIP button 30 L PROGRESSIVE button 19 26 M SACD Super Audio CD CD button 36 N SACD MULTI 2CH Super audio CD multi 2 channel button 35 O Disc tray 30 P MULTI CHANNEL indicator Lights up when playing a disc that contains multiple audio signal channels the disc is not inserted Q SACD Super Audio CD indicator Lights up when playing a Super Audio CD R PROGRESSIVE indicator 19 Lights up when outputti...

Page 10: ... signal 53 Lights up when you can change the angle 58 Playing status Playing time of the current title 50 Current disc All discs mode 40 Disc numbers 31 Lights up during Repeat Play 43 Disc type Playing status Lights up during A B Repeat Play 44 All discs mode 40 Current disc Current playing time 50 Disc numbers 31 Current playing time 50 Disc type Current track 50 Lights up during Repeat Play 43 ...

Page 11: ...D LINE OUT L R AUDIO 1 2 jacks 21 22 23 E LINE OUT VIDEO 1 2 jacks 17 F S VIDEO OUT 1 2 jacks 17 G COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y PB PR jacks 17 Y PR PB COMPONENT VIDEO OUT S VIDEO OUT 1 2 5 1CH OUTPUT WOOFER L R FRONT REAR CENTER 1 2 LINE OUT R L AUDIO VIDEO DIGITAL OUT PCM DTS DOLBY DIGITAL COAXIAL OPTICAL c continued ...

Page 12: ...s a tactile dot N X PAUSE button 31 O C X x c buttons 34 P DISPLAY button 13 Q TOP MENU button 34 R 1 on standby button 30 S VOL volume buttons 68 The button has a tactile dot T TV VIDEO button 68 U ENTER button V DISC SKIP button 30 W ANGLE button 58 X SUR surround button 55 Y PICTURE MODE button 60 wh A B button 44 wj PICTURE NAVI picture navigation button 48 wk TIME TEXT button 49 wl INSTANT SE...

Page 13: ...ays the index number for VIDEO CDs Super Audio 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 51 m Control Menu display off Control Menu display 1 m Control Menu display 2 DVD VIDEO CD only m ADVANCED display DVD only See page 51 m Control Menu display off OFF 1 ENGLISH 2 FRENCH 3 SPANISH OFF 1 8 3 ...

Page 14: ...W to be played the ORIGINAL one or an edited PLAY LIST TIME TEXT page 46 Checks the elapsed time and the remaining playback time Input the time code for picture and music searching Displays the DVD Super Audio CD CD text or the DATA CD s track name MULTI 2CH page 35 Selects the playback area on Super Audio CDs when available AUDIO page 53 Changes the audio setting SUBTITLE page 58 Displays the sub...

Page 15: ...tting ALL DISCS ONE DISC page 40 Selects All Discs or One Disc mode PROGRAM page 40 Selects the disc title chapter or track to play in the order you want SHUFFLE page 42 Plays the disc title chapter or track in random order REPEAT page 43 Plays the entire disc all titles all tracks all albums repeatedly or one title chapter track album repeatedly A B REPEAT page 44 Specifies the parts you want to ...

Page 16: ...6 batteries 2 Step 2 Inserting Batteries Into the Remote You can control the player using the supplied remote Insert two Size AA R6 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 the remo...

Page 17: ...T L R Y PR PB COMPONENT VIDEO OUT S VIDEO OUT 1 2 LINE OUT R L AUDIO VIDEO 1 2 5 1CH OUTPUT WOOFER L R FRONT REAR CENTER DIGITAL OUT PCM DTS DOLBY DIGITAL COAXIAL OPTICAL Audio video cord supplied l Signal flow 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 amplifi...

Page 18: ...ection and then press PROGRESSIVE on the front panel to accept progressive video signals See Using the PROGRESSIVE button on the next page for more information When connecting to a wide screen TV Depending on the disc the image of some discs may not fit your TV screen If you want to change the aspect ratio please refer to page 72 Notes Connect the player directly to the TV If you pass the player s...

Page 19: ...elect this when you are connected to a standard Interlace format TV PROGRESSIVE AUTO Select this when you are connected to a progressive TV This will automatically detect if you are playing Film based or Video based software and convert the signal to the appropriate conversion mode Normally select this position when you are connected to a progressive TV PROGRESSIVE VIDEO Select this when you are c...

Page 20: ... Theater Systems Inc Components to be connected Connection Your setup example TV Surround effects TVS DYNAMIC page 55 TVS WIDE page 55 page 21 Stereo amplifier receiver and two speakers Surround effects TVS STANDARD page 56 or MD deck DAT deck Surround effects None page 22 AV amplifier receiver having a Dolby Surround Pro Logic decoder and 3 to 6 speakers Surround effects Dolby Surround Pro Logic ...

Page 21: ...lied Connect the LINE OUT L R AUDIO 1 2 jacks to the TV s audio input jack A Y PR PB COMPONENT VIDEO OUT S VIDEO OUT 1 2 DIGITAL OUT PCM DTS DOLBY DIGITAL COAXIAL OPTICAL LINE OUT R L AUDIO VIDEO 1 2 5 1CH OUTPUT WOOFER L R FRONT REAR CENTER LINE OUT R L AUDIO VIDEO 1 2 A TV l Signal flow CD DVD player white red Audio video cord supplied to audio input yellow white red yellow to LINE OUT L R AUDIO...

Page 22: ...kers Note Super Audio CD audio signals are not output from the digital jack B B 1 B 2 Y PR PB COMPONENT VIDEO OUT S VIDEO OUT 1 2 LINE OUT R L AUDIO VIDEO 1 2 5 1CH OUTPUT WOOFER L R FRONT REAR CENTER PCM DTS DOLBY DIGITAL COAXIAL OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT B 2 B 1 PCM DTS DOLBY DIGITAL COAXIAL OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT LINE OUT R L AUDIO VIDEO 1 2 CD DVD player or Stereo amplifier receiver MD deck DAT deck Fr...

Page 23: ...bwoofer Super Audio CD audio signals are not output from the digital jack C C 1 C 2 Y PR PB COMPONENT VIDEO OUT S VIDEO OUT 1 2 LINE OUT R L AUDIO VIDEO 1 2 5 1CH OUTPUT WOOFER L R FRONT REAR CENTER PCM DTS DOLBY DIGITAL COAXIAL OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT C 2 C 1 PCM DTS DOLBY DIGITAL COAXIAL OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT LINE OUT R L AUDIO VIDEO 1 2 CD DVD player or Front R Front L Rear R Subwoofer l Signal flow ...

Page 24: ...OUT 1 2 LINE OUT R L AUDIO VIDEO 1 2 5 1CH OUTPUT WOOFER L R FRONT REAR CENTER PCM DTS DOLBY DIGITAL COAXIAL OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT D 2 PCM DTS DOLBY DIGITAL COAXIAL OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT D 1 5 1CH OUTPUT WOOFER L R FRONT REAR CENTER l Signal flow Front R Front L Rear R AV amplifier receiver having 5 1ch inputs or and a decoder Subwoofer Center Coaxial digital cord not supplied Monaural audio cord not ...

Page 25: ...speaker placement refer to the instructions of the connected components To enhance the sound performance Use high performance speakers Use front rear and center speakers of the same size and performance Place the subwoofer between the left and right front speakers Use connection when connecting to 7 or more speakers 6 1 ch or more Notes For connection After you have completed the connection be sur...

Page 26: ...ts up in blue when the player outputs progressive signal 3 Switch the input selector on your TV so that the signal 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 71 4 Press ENTER without inserting a disc The Setup Display for selecting th...

Page 27: ...L appears or both and Select DIGITAL 5 1CH OUTPUT The Setup Display for DOLBY DIGITAL appears 10Press 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 22 to 24 through D PCM page 76 DOLBY DIGITAL only if the amplifier receiver has a Dolby Digital decoder page 76 11Press ENTER DTS is ...

Page 28: ...nections and setup operations are complete Enjoying the surround sound effects To enjoy the surround sound effects of this player or your amplifier receiver set the following items as described below for the audio connection you selected on pages 22 to 24 through Each of these is the default setting and does not need to be adjusted when you first connect the player Refer to page 70 for using the S...

Page 29: ... page 75 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 76 The speaker size you set in steps 14 through 18 will also adjust the Super Audio CD speaker size of SPEAKER SETUP If you want to change the speaker size for Super Audio CDs you can set it in SPEAKER SETUP page 77 D 1 B 1 C 1 D 1 B 2 C 2 D 2 ...

Page 30: ... them Each time you press DISC SKIP the disc tray turns so you can place the discs on the empty compartments The player plays from the last disc placed on the tray 5 Press H The disc tray closes and the player starts playback continuous play Adjust 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 34 For VIDEO CDs see pa...

Page 31: ...er Stop Press x Pause Press X Resume play after pause Press X or H Go to the next disc Press DISC SKIP Go to the next chapter track or scene in continuous play mode Press on the remote or briefly press on the player Go back to the previous chapter track or scene in continuous play mode Press on the remote or briefly press on the player Stop play and remove the disc Press Z Replay the previous scen...

Page 32: ...y mode page 43 the current disc starts playing again In All Discs Shuffle Play mode page 42 titles tracks chapters are reshuffled only on the current disc In Program Play mode page 40 the titles tracks chapters only on the current disc are played Note Do not push the disc tray to close in step 5 as you may damage the player Locking the disc tray Child Lock You can lock the disc tray to prevent chi...

Page 33: ...the resume playback point for the current disc The point where you stopped is cleared when you press DISC SKIP or DISC SELECT you opened the disc tray you disconnect the power cord the player enters standby mode DATA CD only To turn off the Multi disc Resume function set MULTI DISC RESUME in CUSTOM SETUP to OFF page 74 Playback restarts at the resume point only for the current disc in the player N...

Page 34: ...disc to disc 2 Press C X x c or the number buttons to select the item you want to play or change 3 Press ENTER Selecting ORIGINAL or PLAY LIST on a DVD RW Disc Some DVD RW discs in VR Video Recording mode have two types of titles for playback originally recorded titles ORIGINAL and titles that can be created on recordable DVD players for editing PLAY LIST You can select the type of titles to be pl...

Page 35: ...annel Super Audio CD Some Super Audio CDs consist of a 2 channel playback area and a multi channel playback area You can select the playback area you want to listen to 1 Press SACD MULTI 2CH in stop mode The following display appears 2 Press SACD MULTI 2CH repeatedly to select the item MULTI plays a multi channel playback area 2CH plays a 2 channel playback area The MULTI CHANNEL indicator lights ...

Page 36: ...nction works only within the selected layer or playback area page 40 Playing VIDEO CDs With PBCFunctions PBCPlayback PBC Playback Control allows you to play VIDEO CDs interactively by following the menu on the TV screen 1 Start playing a VIDEO CD with PBC functions The menu for your selection appears 2 Select the item number and track you want using X x or the number buttons 3 Press ENTER 4 Follow...

Page 37: ...The PBC functions of Super VCDs do not work with this player Super VCDs are played in continuous play mode only Playing an MP3 Audio Track You can play back DATA CDs CD ROMs CD Rs CD RWs recorded in MP3 MPEG1 Audio Layer 3 format 1 Press Z and place a DATA CD on the disc tray 2 Press H The disc tray closes and the player starts to play the first MP3 audio track in the first album on the disc Notes...

Page 38: ...corded in Multi Session See the instructions of the CD R CD RW device or recording software not supplied for details on the recording format To play a Multi Session CD This player can play Multi Session CDs when an MP3 audio track is located in the first session Any subsequent MP3 audio tracks recorded in the later sessions can also be played back When audio tracks and images in music CD format or...

Page 39: ...t z Hints If you add numbers 01 02 03 etc to the front of the track names the tracks will be played in that order Since a disc with many trees takes longer to start playback it is recommended that you create the albums of no more than two trees Notes Depending on the software you use to create the DATA CD the playback order may differ from the illustration above The playback order above may not be...

Page 40: ...o set those play mode on one disc or all of the discs 1 Press DISPLAY once or twice The Control Menu appears 2 Press X x to select or ALL DISCS ONE DISC and press ENTER The options for ALL DISCS ONE DISC appear 3 Press X x to select the item ALL DISCS continuously plays all discs ONE DISC plays the selected disc 4 Press ENTER z Hint You can also select ALL DISCS or ONE DISC by pressing ONE ALL but...

Page 41: ...gram 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 Next press X x or the number buttons to select 03 under C then press ENTER X x c DISPLAY ENTER CLEAR Number buttons H OFF OFF SET ON 1 8 3 4 1 2 2 7 DVD VIDEO STOP PROGRAM 1 ALL CLEAR 2 3 4 5 6 T ALL PROGRAM 1 ALL CLEAR 2 3 4 5 6 T ALL 2 3 4 5 6 C ALL 01 02 ...

Page 42: ...cancel the program press CLEAR To change the program follow steps 4 through 6 for new programming To cancel all the discs titles chapters or tracks in the programmed order 1 Follow steps 1 through 3 of Creating your own program Program 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 During Program Play foll...

Page 43: ...edly Repeat Play You can play all of the titles albums or tracks on a disc or a single title chapter album or track repeatedly You can use a combination of Shuffle or Program Play modes By selecting All Discs mode page 40 you can repeat all of the discs in the player 1 Press REPEAT during playback The following display appears 2 Press REPEAT repeatedly to select the item to be repeated When playin...

Page 44: ...ific portion of a title chapter or track repeatedly This function is useful when you want to memorize lyrics etc 1 During playback when you find the starting point point A of the portion to be played repeatedly press A B The starting point point A is set 2 When you reach the ending point point B press A B again The set points are displayed and the player starts repeating this specific portion To r...

Page 45: ... When you find the point you want press H to return to normal speed Each time you press m or M during scan the playback speed changes With each press the indication changes as shown below Actual speeds may differ with some discs Playback direction Opposite direction The 2B 2b playback speed is about twice the normal speed The FF3M FR3m playback speed is faster than the FF2M FR2m and the FF2M FR2m ...

Page 46: ...button 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 frame DVD only If you hold the button down you can view the frames in succession To return to normal playback press H Searching for a Title Chapter Track Scene etc You can search a DVD by title or chapter and yo...

Page 47: ...aying 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 You can search for a chapter DVD VIDEO DVD RW or track CD Super Audio CD DATA CD by pressing the number buttons and ENTER You can display the first s...

Page 48: ...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 Scene PICTURE NAVI...

Page 49: ... CD 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 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 ...

Page 50: ...u can also check the time information and text using the Control Menu page 13 Notes Depending on the type of disc being played the disc s text or track name may not be displayed The player can only display the first level of the disc s 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 the current ...

Page 51: ...PLAY repeatedly you can display either BIT RATE or LAYER whichever was selected in ADVANCED BIT RATE 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 ...

Page 52: ...on 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 PLAY T 17 30 128k JAZZ RIVER SIDE Bit rate Album name Track name ...

Page 53: ...fer to Language Code List on page 86 to see which 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 o...

Page 54: ...layed In the case of DOLBY DIGITAL the channels in the playing track are displayed by numbers as follows For Dolby Digital 5 1 ch The letters in the program format display indicate the following sound components L Front left R Front right C Center 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 Effe...

Page 55: ...Virtual Surround lets you enjoy surround sound effects by using sound imaging to create virtual rear speakers from the sound of the front speakers L left R right without using actual rear speakers TVS was developed by 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 ...

Page 56: ...l 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 usin...

Page 57: ...n the playing signal does not contain a signal for the rear speakers it may be difficult to hear the surround effect When you select one of the TVS modes the player does not output the sound of center speaker When you select one of the surround modes turn off the surround setting of the connected TV or amplifier receiver Make sure that your listening position is between and at an equal distance fr...

Page 58: ...angles are recorded on the DVD VIDEO Displaying the Subtitles If subtitles are recorded on the discs you can change the subtitles or turn them on and off whenever you want while playing a DVD 1 Press SUBTITLE during playback The following display appears 2 Press SUBTITLE repeatedly to select the setting When playing a DVD VIDEO Select the language Depending on the DVD VIDEO the choice of language ...

Page 59: ...ction adjusts the picture quality by reducing the block noise or mosaic like patterns that appear on your TV screen 1 Press DISPLAY twice during playback The Control Menu appears 2 Press X x to select BNR then press ENTER The options for BNR appear 3 Press X x to select a level 1 reduces the block noise 2 reduces the block noise more than 1 3 reduces the block noise more than 2 ENTER DISPLAY X x O...

Page 60: ... from the player to obtain the picture quality you want Choose the setting that best suits the program you are watching When you select MEMORY you can make further adjustments to each element of the picture color brightness etc 1 Press PICTURE MODE during playback The following display appears 2 Press PICTURE MODE repeatedly to select the setting you want The default setting is underlined STANDARD...

Page 61: ...he colors deeper or lighter HUE changes the color 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 then press ENTER The adjustment is saved and BRIGHTNESS adjustment bar appears 3 Repeat step 2 to adjust BRIGHTNESS COLOR and HUE The Custom Picture Mode display appears You can check each adjustment...

Page 62: ... outline more than 1 3 enhances the outline more than 2 SOFT softens the image DVD only 4 Press ENTER 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 Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off Note Depending on the disc or the scene being played noise found in the disc may become more app...

Page 63: ...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 butto...

Page 64: ...ering 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 Menu app...

Page 65: ...function Set LEVEL to OFF in step 8 To play a disc for which Parental Control is set 1 Insert the disc and press H The display for entering your password appears 2 Enter your 4 digit password using the number buttons then press ENTER The player starts playback z Hint If you forget your password remove the disc and repeat steps 1 to 3 of Parental Control limited playback When you are asked to enter...

Page 66: ...password using the number buttons then press ENTER 6 To confirm your password re enter it using the number buttons then press ENTER If you make a mistake entering your password Press C before you press ENTER and input the correct number If you make a mistake Press O RETURN To turn off the display Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the display is turned off Standard Code number Argentina 2044 Australia...

Page 67: ...in to close the disc tray 2 Press and hold X on the player for more than two seconds You will hear one beep and the Sound Feedback function is turned on To turn off the Sound Feedback function When there is no disc in the player press and hold X on the player for more than two seconds You will hear two beeps and the Sound Feedback function is turned off Operation Operation sound Power is turned on...

Page 68: ...e see Code numbers of controllable TV s below using the number buttons 3 Release 1 When the TV DVD switch is set to TV the remote performs the following 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 1 VOL TV VIDEO Number buttons TV DVD switch ENTER 1 Turns the TV on or off VOL Adjusts the volum...

Page 69: ...r is listed try entering them one at a time until you find the one that works with your AV amplifier receiver z Hint If you want to control the TV s volume even when the TV DVD switch is set to DVD repeat steps 1 and 2 and enter the code number 90 default Portland 03 Proscan 10 Quasar 06 18 Radio Shack 05 14 RCA 04 10 Sampo 12 Samsung 03 12 20 Sanyo 11 14 Scott 12 Sears 07 10 11 Sharp 03 05 18 Syl...

Page 70: ...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 Select an item using X x then press ENTER The options for the selected item appear Example TV TYPE X x ENTER DISPLAY DVD VIDEO 2 7 1 STOP ...

Page 71: ...n the Setup Display To use the display see Using the Setup Display page 70 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 languag...

Page 72: ...s output from the jacks other than COMPONENT VIDEO OUT 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 a wide picture on the entire screen and cuts off the portions that do not fit 16 9 Select this when you connect a wide scre...

Page 73: ...ing on or off This function is useful when the player is connected to a timer not supplied DIMMER Adjusts the lighting of the front panel display ON Sets the black level of the output signal to the standard level OFF Lowers the standard black level Use this when the picture becomes too white OFF Switches this function off ON The player enters standby mode when left in stop mode for more than 30 mi...

Page 74: ...D discs page 33 CD DIRECT Eliminates the use of unnecessary circuits when playing CDs This setting will be activated when you open or close the disc tray This function affects the output from the following jacks LINE OUT L R AUDIO 1 2 jacks 5 1CH OUTPUT jacks Note If you select ON when playing CDs with DTS tracks the sound will become noisy AUTO The picture including subjects that move dynamically...

Page 75: ...lements channels or is recorded in Dolby Digital format For details on the rear signal components see Displaying the audio information of the disc page 54 This function affects the output of the following jacks LINE OUT L R AUDIO 1 2 jacks DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL jack when DOLBY DIGITAL and DTS is set to D PCM page 76 DIGITAL OUT Select this if audio signals are to be output via the DIGITAL...

Page 76: ...ginal sampling 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 75 DOLBY DIGITAL Select this when the player is connected to an audio component with a built in Dolby Digital decoder A...

Page 77: ...e 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 This setting affects only VIRTUAL REAR SHIFT VIRTUAL MULTI REAR and VIRTUAL MULTI DIMENSION mode...

Page 78: ...ue in the Setup Display when you move the speakers The default adjustments are in parentheses Notes If each of the front or rear speakers are not placed at an equal distance from your listening position set the distance according to the closest speaker Do not place the rear speakers farther away from your listening position than the front speakers These settings do not affect the Super Audio CD au...

Page 79: ...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 jack L 0 dB Set this between 6 dB and 0 dB in 0 5 dB increments R 0 dB Set this between 6 dB and 0 dB in 0 5 dB increments CENTER 0 dB Set this between 12 dB and 0 dB in 0 5 dB inc...

Page 80: ... compatible with progressive format 480p signals the image may be affected when you set the player to progressive format In this case press the PROGRESSIVE button so that the PROGRESSIVE indicator turns off and the player is set to normal interlace format 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 yo...

Page 81: ...s and restriction free signals When images that contain copy protection signals are played a blue screen may appear instead of the images It may take a while 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 Progra...

Page 82: ...dealer or local authorized Sony service facility Data error appears on the TV screen 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 ...

Page 83: ... 6 A disc that contains up to 8 hours of moving pictures even though its diameter is the same as a CD The data capacity of a single layer and single sided DVD is 4 7 GB Giga Byte which is 7 times that of a CD The data capacity of a double layer and single sided DVD is 8 5 GB a single layer and double sided DVD is 9 4 GB and double layer and double sided DVD is 17 GB The picture data uses the MPEG ...

Page 84: ...thful to the original sound by use of 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 1 bit quantization that enables the disc to hold 4 times the amount of information that a standard PCM format CD can hold Super Audio CDs are divided into the following types Super Audio CD single layer disc This disc...

Page 85: ...Phono jack 0 5 Vp p 75 ohms 5 1CH OUTPUT Phono jack 2 Vrms 10 kilohms COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y PB PR Phono jack Y 1 0 Vp p PB PR interlace 0 648 Vp p progressive or interlace 0 7 Vp p 75 ohms BLACK LEVEL is ON BLACK LEVEL is OFF LINE OUT VIDEO 1 2 Phono jack 1 0 Vp p 75 ohms S VIDEO OUT 1 2 4 pin mini DIN Y 1 0 Vp p C 0 286 Vp p 75 ohms General Power requirements 120 V AC 60 Hz Power consumption 19 W...

Page 86: ...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...

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