Sony DVP-NS530, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...80594131 DVP NS530GB SOURCE 01GB01COV CEK fm master page right DVP NS530 730P 3 080 594 13 1 3 080 594 13 1 Operating Instructions 2003 Sony Corporation DVP NS530 DVP NS730P CD DVD Player 01GB01COV book Page 1 Wednesday April 27 2005 11 37 AM ...

Page 2: ...ack of the unit Check that the unit s operating voltage is identical with your local power supply To prevent fire or shock hazard do not place objects filled with liquids such as vases on the apparatus Installing Do not install the unit in an inclined position It is designed to be operated in a horizontal position only Keep the unit and discs away from equipment with strong magnets such as microwa...

Page 3: ...laced in a very damp room moisture may condense on the lenses inside the player Should this occur the player may not operate properly In this case remove the disc and leave the player turned on for about half an hour until the moisture evaporates When you move the player take out any discs If you don t the disc may be damaged On adjusting volume Do not turn up the volume while listening to a secti...

Page 4: ...aying Discs 27 Resuming Playback From the Point Where You Stopped the Disc Multi disc Resume 29 Using the DVD s Menu 30 Selecting ORIGINAL or PLAY LIST on a DVD RW Disc 31 Playing VIDEO CDs With PBC Functions PBC Playback 32 Playing an MP3 Audio Track 33 Various Play Mode Functions Programme Play Shuffle Play Repeat Play A B Repeat Play 35 Searching for a Scene 40 Searching for a Particular Point ...

Page 5: ...al Functions 57 Locking Discs CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL PARENTAL CONTROL 57 Controlling Your TV with the Supplied Remote 61 Settings and Adjustments 62 Using the Setup Display 62 Setting the Display or Sound Track Language LANGUAGE SETUP 63 Settings for the Display SCREEN SETUP 64 Custom Settings CUSTOM SETUP 65 Settings for the Sound AUDIO SETUP 66 Additional Information 68 Troubleshooting 68 Self ...

Page 6: ...on this player If you try to play any other DVD VIDEO the message Playback prohibited by area limitations will appear on the TV screen Depending on the DVD VIDEO no region code indication may be labelled even though playing the DVD VIDEO is prohibited by area restrictions Check your model name The instructions in this manual are for 2 models DVP NS530 and DVP NS730P Check your model name by lookin...

Page 7: ...ges Music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies This product is designed to playback discs that conform to the Compact Disc CD standard Recently various music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies are marketed by some record companies Please be aware that among those discs there are some that do not conform to the CD standard and may not be playable by this product No...

Page 8: ... open close button 27 F Playback Dial 40 G X pause button 28 H x stop button 28 I SURROUND button 50 J PICTURE MODE button 54 DVP NS730P A 1 on standby button 27 B Disc tray 27 C Front panel display 9 D remote sensor 15 E A open close button 27 F H play button 27 G X pause button 28 H x stop button 28 I previous next buttons 40 J PROGRESSIVE button 18 24 K SURROUND button 50 L PICTURE MODE button ...

Page 9: ... audio or VIDEO CD without PBC Current title chapter or playing time 45 Disc type Current audio signal 48 Lights up when you can change the angle 52 Lights up during Repeat Play 37 Playing status Disc type Current scene or playing time 45 Playing status Lights up during A B Repeat Play 38 Playing time 45 Disc type Current track 45 Lights up during Repeat Play 37 Lights up when playing MP3 audio tr...

Page 10: ...PTICAL jack 21 22 23 C LINE OUT L R AUDIO jacks 20 21 22 D LINE OUT VIDEO jack 16 E S VIDEO OUT jack 16 F COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks 16 The jack names differ depending on the models DVP NS530 Y CB CR DVP NS730P Y PB CB PR CR PCM DTS MPEG DOLBY DIGITAL COAXIAL OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT LINE OUT S VIDEO OUT R AUDIO L VIDEO CR Y COMPONENT VIDEO OUT CB 01GB01COV book Page 10 Wednesday April 27 2005 11 37 AM ...

Page 11: ...27 The H button has a tactile dot K C X x c buttons 30 L DISPLAY button 12 M TOP MENU button 30 N 1 on standby button 27 O VOL volume buttons 61 The button has a tactile dot P TV VIDEO button 61 Q TIME TEXT button 44 R PICTURE MODE button 54 S ANGLE button 52 T SUR surround button 50 U PICTURE NAVI picture navigation button 43 V REPEAT button 37 W INSTANT SEARCH STEP button 28 40 X INSTANT REPLAY ...

Page 12: ... when playing a DVD VIDEO Displays the scene number for VIDEO CDs PBC is on track number for VIDEO CDs CDs album number for DATA CDs Displays the index number for VIDEO CDs CDs MP3 audio track number for DATA CDs Control Menu display 1 m Control Menu display 2 DVD VIDEO CD only m ADVANCED display DVD only See page 46 m Control Menu display off OFF 1 ENGLISH 2 FRENCH 3 SPANISH OFF 1 8 3 4 1 2 2 7 T...

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

Page 14: ...Plays the title chapter or track in random order REPEAT page 37 Plays the entire disc all titles all tracks all albums repeatedly or one title chapter track album repeatedly A B REPEAT page 38 Specifies the parts you want to play repeatedly BNR page 53 Adjusts the picture quality by reducing the block noise or mosaic like patterns that appear on your TV screen CUSTOM PICTURE MODE page 54 Adjusts t...

Page 15: ...mmander remote 1 R6 size AA batteries 2 A plug adaptor is included with some models 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 ext...

Page 16: ...cord supplied to the yellow video jacks You will enjoy standard quality images Use the red and white plugs to connect to the audio input jacks page 20 Do this if you are connecting to a TV only A C CR CB Y COMPONENT VIDEO IN VIDEO AUDIO INPUT L R PCM DTS MPEG DOLBY DIGITAL COAXIAL OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT LINE OUT R AUDIO L VIDEO CR Y COMPONENT VIDEO OUT CB S VIDEO OUT B INPUT S VIDEO l Signal flow Com...

Page 17: ... on the disc the image may not fit your TV screen If you want to change the aspect ratio please refer to page 64 To change the colour system The colour system of the player is set to NTSC or PAL If the on screen display of the player does not appear on the TV change the colour system of the player PAL or NTSC so that a picture appears on your TV To change the colour system hold 1 down for a few se...

Page 18: ...t panel display NTSC appears when the signal can only be output in NTSC format NORMAL INTERLACE Select 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...

Page 19: ...l Out are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems Inc Components to be connected Connection Your setup example TV Surround effects TVS DYNAMIC page 50 TVS WIDE page 50 page 20 Stereo amplifier receiver and two speakers Surround effects TVS STANDARD page 50 or MD deck DAT deck Surround effects TVS STANDARD page 50 page 21 AV amplifier receiver having a Dolby Surround Pro Logic decoder and 3 to 6 spea...

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

Page 21: ... without using your stereo amplifier receiver B B 1 B 2 PCM DTS MPEG DOLBY DIGITAL COAXIAL OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT S VIDEO OUT CR Y COMPONENT VIDEO OUT CB LINE OUT VIDEO R AUDIO L B 1 B 2 PCM DTS MPEG DOLBY DIGITAL COAXIAL OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT LINE OUT R AUDIO L VIDEO CD DVD player or Stereo amplifier receiver MD deck DAT deck Front L Front R Speakers white red red white Coaxial digital cord not suppli...

Page 22: ...er with a centre speaker 2 rear speakers and a subwoofer C C 1 C 2 PCM DTS MPEG DOLBY DIGITAL COAXIAL OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT S VIDEO OUT CR Y COMPONENT VIDEO OUT CB LINE OUT VIDEO R AUDIO L PCM DTS MPEG DOLBY DIGITAL COAXIAL OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT LINE OUT R AUDIO L VIDEO C 2 C 1 CD DVD player or Front R Front L Rear R Subwoofer l Signal flow Rear L Amplifier receiver with Dolby Surround decoder Centre ...

Page 23: ...page 24 If your AV amplifier receiver has an MPEG audio decoder function set MPEG to MPEG page 67 Otherwise no sound or a loud noise will come from the speakers D PCM DTS MPEG DOLBY DIGITAL COAXIAL OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT S VIDEO OUT CR Y COMPONENT VIDEO OUT CB LINE OUT VIDEO R AUDIO L D PCM DTS MPEG DOLBY DIGITAL COAXIAL OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT Front R Front L Rear R AV amplifier receiver having a decode...

Page 24: ...r 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 63 4 Press ENTER without inserting a disc The Setup Display for selecting the language used in the on screen display appears The available languages differ depending upon the player model 5 Press X x to se...

Page 25: ... audio connection you selected on pages 21 to 23 through D PCM page 67 DOLBY DIGITAL only if the amplifier receiver has a Dolby Digital decoder page 67 11Press ENTER DTS is selected 12Press X x to select whether or not you wish to send a DTS signal to your amplifier receiver Choose the item that matches the audio connection you selected on pages 21 to 23 through OFF page 67 ON only if the amplifie...

Page 26: ... selected on pages 21 to 23 through Each of these is the default setting and does not need to be adjusted when you first connect the player Refer to page 62 for using the Setup Display Audio Connection pages 20 to 23 No additional settings are needed Set DOWNMIX to DOLBY SURROUND page 66 If the sound distorts even when the volume is turned down set AUDIO ATT to ON page 66 Set DOWNMIX to DOLBY SURR...

Page 27: ... CDs see page 32 To turn off the player Press 1 The player enters standby mode z Hint For DVP NS730P only The player will turn off automatically whenever you leave it in stop mode for more than 30 minutes Auto Power Off function For DVP NS530 only You can have the player turn off automatically whenever you leave it in stop mode for more than 30 minutes To turn on this function set AUTO POWER OFF i...

Page 28: ...P NS530 only For DVD VIDEOs and the DVD RWs DVD Rs only For DVD VIDEOs and the DVD RWs DVD Rs or DVD RWs only z Hints The Instant Replay function is useful when you want to review a scene or dialog that you missed The Instant Search function is useful when you want to pass over a scene that you don t want to watch Note You may not be able to use the Instant Replay or Instant Search function with s...

Page 29: ...the Disc Multi disc Resume The player stores the point where you stopped the disc for up to 6 discs and resumes playback the next time you insert the same disc When you store a resume playback point for the seventh disc the resume playback point for the first disc is deleted 1 While playing a disc press x to stop playback RESUME appears on the front panel display 2 Press H The player starts playba...

Page 30: ...o 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 that allow you to select items such as the language for the subtitles and the language for the sound select the...

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

Page 32: ...h 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 playback press x...

Page 33: ...ect a track using X x and press ENTER The selected track starts playing When a track or album is being played its title is shaded To go to the next or previous page Press c or C To return to the previous display Press O RETURN To turn off the display Press MENU Notes Only the letters in the alphabet and numbers can be used for album or track names Anything else is displayed as an ID3 tags cannot b...

Page 34: ...through 7 Any sub albums tracks contained within a currently selected album take priority over the next album in the same tree Example C contains D so 4 is played before 5 When you press MENU and the list of MP3 albums appears page 33 the albums are arranged in the following order A t B t C t D t F t G Albums that do not contain tracks such as album E do not appear in the list z Hints If you add n...

Page 35: ...pears 2 Press X x to select PROGRAM then press ENTER The options for PROGRAM appear 3 Press X x to select SET t then press ENTER 4 Press c The cursor moves to the title or track row T in this case 01 5 Select the title chapter or track you want to programme When playing a DVD VIDEO For example select chapter 03 of title 02 Press X x or the number buttons to select 02 under T then press ENTER DISPL...

Page 36: ...you want to change or cancel using X x or the number buttons and press c 3 Follow step 5 for new programming To cancel a programme select under T then press ENTER To cancel all the titles chapters or tracks in the programmed order 1 Follow steps 1 through 3 of Creating your own programme Programme Play 2 Press X and select ALL CLEAR 3 Press ENTER z Hint You can do Repeat Play or Shuffle Play of th...

Page 37: ...layer is stopped After selecting the SHUFFLE option press H Shuffle Play starts Up to 200 chapters in a disc can be played in random order when CHAPTER is selected Note You cannot use this function with VIDEO CDs with PBC playback Playing repeatedly Repeat Play You can play all of the titles or tracks on a disc or a single title chapter or track repeatedly You can use a combination of Shuffle or P...

Page 38: ...page 12 Note You cannot use this function with VIDEO CDs with PBC playback Repeating a specific portion A B Repeat Play You can play a specific portion of a title chapter or track repeatedly This function is useful when you want to memorize lyrics etc 1 Press DISPLAY twice during playback when playing a CD press once The Control Menu appears 2 Press X x to select A B REPEAT then press ENTER The op...

Page 39: ... or select OFF in step 3 To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off Notes When you set A B Repeat Play the settings for Shuffle Play Repeat Play and Programme Play are cancelled A B Repeat Play does not work for titles containing still pictures on a DVD RW in VR mode A B Repeat Play does not work across multiple titles on a DVD RW in VR mode 1 8 3 4 ...

Page 40: ...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 FF2M FR2m and the FF2M FR2m playback speed is faster than FF1M FR1m Watching frame by frame Slow motion Play Press m or M when the player is in pause mode To return to the normal speed press H Each time you press m...

Page 41: ... on the player to locate a point in the playback direction or press and hold to locate a point in the opposite direction When you find the point you want release the 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 yo...

Page 42: ...DVD RW only 1 In step 2 select TIME TEXT T playing time of the current title is selected 2 Press ENTER T changes to T 3 Input the time code using the number buttons then press ENTER For example to find the scene at 2 hours 10 minutes and 20 seconds after the beginning just enter 2 10 20 z Hints When the Control Menu display is turned off you can search for a chapter DVD VIDEO DVD RW or track CD by...

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

Page 44: ...g time of the current chapter When playing a VIDEO CD with PBC functions minutes seconds Playing time of the current scene When playing a VIDEO CD without PBC functions or CD T minutes seconds Playing time of the current track T Remaining time of the current track D Playing time of the current disc D Remaining time of the current disc When playing a DATA CD MP3 audio minutes seconds Playing time o...

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

Page 46: ...epeatedly you can display either BIT RATE or LAYER whichever was selected in ADVANCED BIT RATE When playing MPEG audio sound tracks Bit rate refers to the amount of video audio data per second in a disc While playing a disc an approximate bit rate of the playback picture is displayed as Mbps Mega bit per second and the audio as kbps kilo bit per second The higher the bit rate the larger the amount...

Page 47: ...g Information About the Disc Checking the play information of a DATA CD By pressing TIME TEXT while playing MP3 audio tracks on a DATA CD you can display the audio bit rate the amount of data per second of the current audio PLAY T 17 30 128k JAZZ RIVER SIDE Bit rate Album name Track name 01GB01COV book Page 47 Wednesday April 27 2005 11 37 AM ...

Page 48: ... List on page 74 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 or DATA CD MP3 audio ...

Page 49: ...igital 5 1 ch The letters in the programme format display indicate the following sound components L Front left R Front right C Centre LS Rear left RS Rear right S Rear monaural The rear component of the Dolby Surround processed signal and the Dolby Digital signal LFE Low Frequency Effect signal z Hint For Dolby Digital and DTS LFE is always enclosed in a solid line regardless of the LFE signal com...

Page 50: ...ting Select OFF in step 2 TVS DYNAMIC Creates virtual rear speakers from the sound of the front speakers L R without using actual rear speakers shown below This mode is effective when the distance between the front L and R speakers is short such as with built in speakers on a stereo TV TVS WIDE Creates virtual rear speakers from the sound of the front speakers L R without using actual rear speaker...

Page 51: ...ne of the TVS 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 from your speakers and that the speakers are located in similar surroundings Not all discs will respond to the TVS NIGHT function in the same way When you use the DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL or OPTICAL jack to listen to MPEG audio signals an...

Page 52: ...g 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 varies When 4 digits are displayed they indica...

Page 53: ... 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 4 Press ENTER The disc plays with the setting you selected To cancel the BNR setting Select OFF in step 3 To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off Notes If the outlines of the images on your screen should b...

Page 54: ...rk areas by increasing the black level CINEMA 2 White colours become brighter and black colours become richer and the colour contrast is increased MEMORY adjusts the picture in greater detail DVP NS730P only z Hints When you watch a movie CINEMA 1 or CINEMA 2 is recommended The picture can be adjusted by pressing the PICTURE MODE button on the player as well You can also select CUSTOM PICTURE MODE...

Page 55: ...pressing X x without saving Enhancing the Playback Picture DIGITAL VIDEO ENHANCER The Digital Video Enhancer DVE function makes the picture appear clear and crisp by enhancing the outlines of images on your TV screen Also this function can soften the images on the screen 1 Press DISPLAY twice during playback The Control Menu appears 2 Press X x to select DIGITAL VIDEO ENHANCER then press ENTER The...

Page 56: ...ou 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 apparent If this happens it is recommended that you use the BNR function page 53 with the DVE function If the condition still does not imp...

Page 57: ...s 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 registering a new password appears Enter...

Page 58: ... disc such as a DVD RW the display for entering the password may appear again when you insert a different recorded disc Input the password to play the disc Parental Control limited playback Playback of some DVD VIDEOs can be limited according to a predetermined level such as the age of the users The PARENTAL CONTROL function allows you to set a playback limitation level 1 Press DISPLAY while the p...

Page 59: ...ol 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 your password enter 199703 using the number buttons then press ENTER The d...

Page 60: ...ur 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 2047 Austria 2046 Belgium 2057 Brazil 2070 Canada 2079 Chile 2090...

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

Page 62: ...splay settings and not all the functions described may work 1 Press DISPLAY when the player is in stop mode The Control Menu appears 2 Press X x to select SETUP then press ENTER The options 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 or AUDIO SETUP Then...

Page 63: ... the Setup Display To use the display see Using the Setup Display page 62 OSD On Screen Display Switches the display language on the screen MENU DVD VIDEO only You can select the desired language for the disc s menu AUDIO DVD VIDEO only Switches the language of the sound track When you select ORIGINAL the language given priority in the disc is selected SUBTITLE DVD VIDEO only Switches the language...

Page 64: ...on the TV screen in stop mode or while playing a CD or DATA CD MP3 audio 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 wide picture on ...

Page 65: ...s not played even if you set TRACK SELECTION to AUTO If PCM DTS MPEG audio and Dolby Digital sound tracks have the same number of channels the player selects PCM DTS Dolby Digital and MPEG audio sound tracks in this order MULTI DISC RESUME DVD VIDEO VIDEO CD only Switches the Multi disc Resume setting on or off Resume playback can be stored in memory for up to 6 different DVD VIDEO VIDEO CD discs ...

Page 66: ...UDIO jacks DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL jack when DOLBY DIGITAL is set to D PCM page 67 DIGITAL OUT Selects if audio signals are output via the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL jack Setting the digital output signal Switches the method of outputting audio signals when you connect a component such as an amplifier receiver or MD deck with a digital input jack For connection details see page 19 Selec...

Page 67: ...ode 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 66 DOLBY DIGITAL Select this when the player is connected to an audio component with a built in Dolby Digital decoder PCM Select this when the pla...

Page 68: ...indicator lights up in blue eventhough your TV cannot accept the progressive signal In this case press the PROGRESSIVE button on the front panel until the progressive indicator turns off DVP NS730P only 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 press the PROGRESSIVE button so that the...

Page 69: ...stead 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 Programme Play Shuffle Play Repeat Play or A B Repeat Play has been selected page 35 Resume play has taken effect page 29 Th...

Page 70: ...y 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 a combination of a letter and four digits appea...

Page 71: ...even though its diameter is the same as a CD The data capacity of a single layer and single sided DVD is 4 7 GB Giga Byte which is 7 times that of a CD The data capacity of a double layer and single sided DVD is 8 5 GB a single layer and double sided DVD is 9 4 GB and double layer and double sided DVD is 17GB The picture data uses the MPEG 2 format one of the worldwide standards of digital compres...

Page 72: ...that alternately shows every other line of an image field to create 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 ...

Page 73: ...ver 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 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y CB CR Phono jack Y 1 0 Vp p CB CR 0 7 Vp p 7...

Page 74: ...ebrew 1261 Japanese 1269 Yiddish 1283 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 Nep...

Page 75: ...ndling discs 7 Hooking up 15 I INDEX 41 Index 71 Instant Replay 28 Instant Search 28 Interlace format 18 72 L LANGUAGE SETUP 63 LAYER 46 Locating a specific point by watching the TV screen 40 M MEMORY 54 MENU 63 MP3 6 33 MPEG 23 48 67 72 MULTI DISC RESUME 29 65 N NORMAL INTERLACE 18 O On screen display Control Menu Display 12 Setup Display 62 ORIGINAL 31 ORIGINAL PLAY LIST 31 OSD 63 P PARENTAL CON...

Page 76: ... and Settings PC28 Desktop 3080594131 DVP NS530GB SOURCE 01GB14BCO CEK fm master page left DVP NS530 730P 3 080 594 13 1 Sony Corporation Printed in Malaysia 01GB01COV book Page 76 Wednesday April 27 2005 11 37 AM ...