Sony DVP-NS318, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...4 136 672 12 1 Operating Instructions 2009 Sony Corporation DVP NS318 CD DVD Player ...

Page 2: ...eries applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection systems This symbol on the battery or on the packaging indicates that the battery provided with this product shall not be treated as household waste On certain batteries this symbol might be used in combination with a chemical symbol The chemical symbols for mercury Hg or lead Pb are added if the battery c...

Page 3: ... to direct sunlight or heat sources 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 centre out Do not use solvents such as benzine thinner commercially available cleaners or anti static spray intended for vinyl LPs If you ...

Page 4: ...t use any type of abrasive pad scouring powder or solvent such as alcohol or benzine On cleaning discs disc lens cleaners Do not use cleaning discs or disc lens cleaners including wet or spray types These may cause the apparatus to malfunction On replacement of parts In the event that this unit is repaired repaired parts may be collected for reuse or recycling purposes Copyrights This product inco...

Page 5: ...22 Repeating a specific portion A B Repeat Play 23 Customizing the Playback Configuration 23 Adjusting the playback picture CUSTOM PICTURE MODE 23 Sharpening the picture SHARPNESS 24 Locking discs PARENTAL CONTROL 24 Playing Video Photo and Music Files 25 Selecting a photo file 25 Setting the pace for a slide show INTERVAL 26 Selecting the slides appearance EFFECT 26 Settings and Adjustments 27 Us...

Page 6: ...on the player or sets to standby mode 2 volume 14 Adjusts the TV volume B Number buttons Enters the title chapter numbers etc CLEAR 19 Clears the entry field C TIME TEXT 9 Displays the playing time and remaining time on the TV screen or front panel display Press repeatedly to change the displayed information CD DVD text appears only when text is recorded on the disc If music file has an ID3 tag th...

Page 7: ...select a displayed item Centre button ENTER 14 Enters the selected item E previous next Skips to the previous next chapter track or scene in continuous play mode replay step step advance Replays the scene 1 3 briefly fast forward the scene 2 3 when pressed during playback Plays backward 4 forward 5 one frame at a time when pressed during pause mode m M scan slow Fast reverses fast forwards when pr...

Page 8: ...disc tray to prevent it being opened by mistake When the player is in standby mode press O RETURN ENTER and then 1 on the remote The player turns on and LOCKED appears on the front panel display The Z button on the player does not work while the Child Lock is set To unlock the disc tray When the player is in standby mode press O RETURN ENTER and then 1 again b Even if you select RESET under SETUP ...

Page 9: ...ning time r Current chapter playing time r Current chapter remaining time r Text r Current title and chapter number Returns to top automatically When playing music or video files Current file 1 or track 2 playing time and number r Current file 1 or track name MP3 ID3 track title 2 r Current album and file 1 or track 2 number Returns to top automatically 1 for video file 2 for music file When playi...

Page 10: ...noise When using this connection check that the TV conforms to RGB signals Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the TV to be connected Also when you set LINE to RGB under SCREEN SETUP in the Setup Display page 28 use a SCART cord that conforms to each signal When connecting to a standard 4 3 screen TV Some images may not fit your TV screen To change the picture size see page 28 b Do n...

Page 11: ...ct on the remote to return the input to the TV When you play a disc recorded in the NTSC colour system the player outputs the video signal or the Setup Display etc in the NTSC colour system and the picture may not appear on the PAL colour system televisions In this case open the tray and remove the disc ...

Page 12: ...to sound z For correct speaker location see the operating instructions supplied with the connected components AUDIO INPUT L R B A Audio component with a decoder red TV projector or audio component Audio cord not supplied Signal flow Coaxial digital cord not supplied to DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL to LINE OUT L R AUDIO Rear L CD DVD player white white red Speakers Front L Speakers to coaxial digital input ...

Page 13: ...n set MPEG to MPEG in AUDIO SETUP page 31 Otherwise no sound or a loud noise will come from your speakers The TVS effects of this player cannot be used with this connection In order to listen to DTS sound tracks you must use this connection DTS sound tracks are not output through the LINE OUT L R AUDIO jacks even if you set DTS to ON in Quick Setup page 14 Step 3 Connecting the Mains Lead Plug the...

Page 14: ... of basic adjustments for using the player To skip an adjustment press To return to the previous adjustment press 1 Turn on the TV then press 1 2 Switch the input selector on your TV so that the signal from the player appears on your 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...

Page 15: ...ES DIGITAL OUTPUT if you connect an audio component using a digital coaxial cord 11Press X x to select the type of Dolby Digital signal to your audio component If your audio component has a Dolby Digital decoder select DOLBY DIGITAL Otherwise select D PCM 12Press ENTER DTS is selected 13Press X x to select whether or not to send a DTS signal to your audio component If your audio component has a DT...

Page 16: ...S audio signals are output only through the DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL jack To resume playback from the point where you stopped the disc Multi disc Resume When you press N again after you stop playback the player starts playback from the point when you pressed x z To play from the beginning of the disc press x twice then press N With DVD VIDEOs and VIDEO CDs the player stores the point where you stopped ...

Page 17: ...uttons while the player is stopped to select a track then press N or ENTER Play without PBC appears on the TV screen and the player starts continuous play You cannot play still pictures such as a menu To return to PBC playback press x twice then press N continued ...

Page 18: ...r for VIDEO CDs PBC is on and track number for VIDEO CDs CDs 2 Displays the video photo music files numbers and index numbers for VIDEO CDs 3 Displays Super VCD as SVCD 4 Displays the date for photo files Control Menu display 1 m Control Menu display 2 Except CD and when MEDIA is set to MUSIC m Control Menu display off OFF OFF SET ON PLAY 1 8 3 4 1 2 2 7 T 1 3 2 5 5 DVD VIDEO Quit PROGRAM ENTER DI...

Page 19: ...e 21 Selects the title chapter or track to play in the order you want SHUFFLE page 22 Plays the title chapter or track in random order REPEAT page 22 Plays all titles tracks albums or a single title chapter track album file repeatedly A B REPEAT page 23 Specifies the parts you want to play repeatedly PARENTAL CONTROL page 24 Set to prohibit playback on this player SETUP page 14 27 QUICK Use Quick ...

Page 20: ...speakers on a stereo TV TVS NIGHT This feature is useful when you want to hear the dialogue and enjoy the surround sound effects of TVS WIDE at low volume TVS STANDARD Use this setting when you want to use TVS with 2 separate speakers b When you select one of the TVS modes turn off the surround setting of the connected TV or audio component The TVS effects do not work when using the Fast Play or S...

Page 21: ...3 under C then press ENTER When playing a VIDEO CD or CD For example select track 02 Press X x to select 02 under T then press ENTER 4 Repeat steps 2 to 3 to programme other titles chapters or tracks The programmed titles chapters and tracks are displayed in the selected order PROGRAM 1 TITLE ALL CLEAR 2 TITLE 3 TITLE 4 TITLE 5 TITLE 6 TITLE 7 TITLE T 01 02 03 04 05 TRACK is displayed when you pla...

Page 22: ...ay You can have the player shuffle titles chapters or tracks Subsequent shuffling may produce a different playing order 1 After selecting SHUFFLE on the Control Menu page 18 press X x to select the item to be shuffled When playing a DVD VIDEO TITLE CHAPTER When playing a VIDEO CD or CD TRACK When Programme Play is activated ON shuffles titles chapters or tracks selected in Programme Play 2 Press E...

Page 23: ...ll pictures Customizing the Playback Configuration Adjusting the playback picture CUSTOM PICTURE MODE You can adjust the video signal from the player to obtain the picture quality you want 1 After selecting CUSTOM PICTURE MODE on the Control Menu page 18 press X x to select the setting you want The default setting is underlined STANDARD displays a standard picture DYNAMIC 1 produces a bold dynamic...

Page 24: ...After selecting PARENTAL CONTROL on the Control Menu page 18 press X x to select PLAYER t then press ENTER The password is required 2 Enter or re enter your 4 digit password using the number buttons then press ENTER The display for setting the playback limitation level appears 3 Press X x to select STANDARD then press ENTER The selection items for STANDARD are displayed 4 Press X x to select a geo...

Page 25: ...s Press SUBTITLE while playing music files that contain unsynchronized lyric information To display next previous line press X x z By setting MEDIA to PHOTO MUSIC you can view a slideshow with sound when the music and photo files are placed in the same album Set MEDIA to MUSIC to enable lyrics function Depending on the contents the player will play all files regardless of the MEDIA settings If the...

Page 26: ...the photo Press x b PICTURE NAVI does not work if MUSIC is selected in MEDIA page 20 Setting the pace for a slide show INTERVAL You can set the time the slides are displayed on the screen 1 After selecting INTERVAL on the Control Menu page 18 press X x to select a setting The default setting is underlined NORMAL sets to standard duration FAST sets a duration shorter than NORMAL SLOW 1 sets a durat...

Page 27: ...s on pages 27 to 31 LANGUAGE SETUP You can set various languages for the on screen display or sound track 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 ...

Page 28: ... accept the RGB signals no picture will appear on the TV screen even if you select RGB Refer to the operating instructions supplied with your TV 16 9 Select this when connecting to a wide screen TV or a TV with a wide mode function 4 3 LETTER BOX Select this when connecting to 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 ...

Page 29: ...layer selects PCM DTS MPEG audio and Dolby Digital sound tracks in this order MULTI DISC RESUME DVD VIDEO VIDEO CD only Switches the Multi disc Resume setting on or off Resume playback can be stored in memory for up to 6 different DVD VIDEOs VIDEO CDs page 16 b If you run Quick Setup Multi disc Resume setting stored in memory may return to the default settings DivX Displays the registration code f...

Page 30: ...2 Select DOLBY DIGITAL MPEG DTS and 48kHz 96kHz PCM after setting DIGITAL OUT to ON If you connect a component that is incompatible with the selected audio signal a loud noise or no sound may be heard from the speakers risking damage to your ears or speakers DOLBY DIGITAL DVDs only Selects the type of Dolby Digital signal STANDARD Normally select this position TV MODE Makes low sounds clear even i...

Page 31: ...nal sampling frequency level PCM Select this when the player is connected to an audio component without a built in MPEG decoder If you play multi channel MPEG audio sound tracks only the Front L and Front R signals will be output from your two front speakers MPEG Select this when the player is connected to an audio component with a built in MPEG decoder OFF Select this when the player is connected...

Page 32: ...ent page 12 The audio component input is not correctly set The player is in pause mode or in Slow motion Play mode The player is in fast forward or fast reverse mode If the audio signal does not come through the DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL jack check the audio settings page 30 While playing a Super VCD on which the audio track 2 is not recorded no sound will come out when you select 2 STEREO 2 1 L or 2 2 ...

Page 33: ...ses the player to operate abnormally unplug the player 5 numbers or letters are displayed on the screen The self diagnosis function was activated See the table on page 33 The disc tray does not open and LOCKED appears on the front panel display Child Lock is set page 8 The disc tray does not open and TRAY LOCKED appears on the front panel display Contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony s...

Page 34: ...conform to the DCF image file format DATA CDs recorded according to ISO 9660 Level 1 Level 2 or its extended format Joliet DATA DVDs recorded according to UDF Universal Disk Format Design rule for Camera File system Image standards for digital cameras regulated by JEITA Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association A logical format of files and folders on CD ROMs defined by I...

Page 35: ...ted on the back of the unit and only will play commercial DVDs playback only labelled with identical region codes This system is used to protect copyrights Commercial DVDs labelled will also play on this player Depending on the commercial DVD there may be no region code indication even though playing the commercial DVD is prohibited by area restrictions b Notes about recordable media Some recordab...

Page 36: ...NSED BY MPEG LA TO PROVIDE MPEG 4 VIDEO NO LICENSE IS GRANTED OR SHALL BE IMPLIED FOR ANY OTHER USE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING THAT RELATING TO PROMOTIONAL INTERNAL AND COMMERCIAL USES AND LICENSING MAY BE OBTAINED FROM MPEG LA LLC SEE HTTP WWW MPEGLA COM Specifications System Laser Semiconductor laser Outputs Jack name Jack type Output level Load impedance LINE OUT AUDIO Phono jack 2 Vrms 1...

Page 37: ...n 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 Occitan 1403 Afan Oromo 1408 Oriya 1417 Punjabi 1428 Polish 1435 Pashto Pushto 1436 Portuguese 1463 Quechua 1481 Rhaeto Romance 1482 Kirundi 1483 Romanian 1489 Russian 1491 Kinyarwanda 1495 Sanskrit 1...

Page 38: ... 34 E EFFECT 20 26 F Fast forward 7 Fast reverse 7 FAST SLOW PLAY 7 FILE 20 Front panel display 9 H Handling discs 3 I ID3 tag 6 INDEX 19 INTERVAL 20 26 J JPEG 34 L LANGUAGE SETUP 27 LINE 28 M MEDIA 20 MEMORY 23 MENU 27 MP3 34 MPEG 31 MULTI DISC RESUME 16 29 O On screen display Control Menu display 18 Setup Display 27 ORIGINAL 19 ORIGINAL PLAY LIST 19 OSD 27 P PARENTAL CONTROL 19 24 PAUSE MODE 29 ...

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