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Using Various Additional 
Functions

Locking Discs 

(CUSTOM 

PARENTAL CONTROL, PARENTAL 

CONTROL)

You can set two kinds of playback restrictions 
for the desired disc.
• Custom Parental Control

You can set playback restrictions so that the 
player will not play inappropriate discs.

• Parental Control

Playback of some DVDs can be limited 
according to a predetermined level such as 
the age of the users. Scenes may be blocked 
or replaced with different scenes.

The same password is used for both Parental 
Control and Custom Parental Control.

Custom Parental Control 

 

 

You can set the same Custom Parental 
Control password for up to 40 discs. When 
you set the 41st-disc, the first disc is canceled.

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 a 4-digit password using the 
number buttons, then press ENTER.
The display for confirming the password 
appears.

When you have already registered a 

password

The display for entering the password 
appears.

5

Enter or re-enter your 4-digit password 
using the number buttons, then press 
ENTER.

“Custom parental control is set.” appears 
and then the screen returns to the Control 
Menu.

DISPLAY

ENTER

Number 
buttons

OFF

PASSWORD

PLAYER

ON

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1 2 ( 2 7 )

T       1 : 3 2 : 5 5

STOP
DVD VIDEO

PARENTAL CONTROL

Enter a new 4-digit password, then 

press

         .

ENTER

PARENTAL CONTROL

Enter password, then press

         .

ENTER

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Summary of Contents for DVP NS725P - Progressive-Scan DVD/CD Player

Page 1: ...r you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product Model No DVP NS725P Serial No ______________ For Customers in Canada If this product is not working properly please call 1 877 602 2008 for Peace of Mind Warranty Replacement service For other product related questions please contact our Customer Information Service Centre at 1 877 899 7669 or write to us at Customer Information Service 115 G...

Page 2: ...pment 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 radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may...

Page 3: ...ug of your unit does not fit into the wall autlet attach the supplied AC plug adaptor On operation If the player is brought directly from a cold to a warm location or is placed 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 mo...

Page 4: ...6 Resuming Playback from the Point Where You Stopped the Disc Multi disc Resume 28 Using the DVD s Menu 29 Playing VIDEO CDs with PBC Functions PBC Playback 29 Playing an MP3 Audio Track 30 Various Play Mode Functions Program Play Shuffle Play Repeat Play A B Repeat Play 32 Searching for a Scene 37 Searching for a Particular Point on a Disc Search Scan Slow motion Play Freeze Frame 37 Searching fo...

Page 5: ...NTAL CONTROL PARENTAL CONTROL 53 Controlling Your TV with the Supplied Remote 57 Settings and Adjustments 58 Using the Setup Display 58 Setting the Display or Sound Track Language LANGUAGE SETUP 59 Settings for the Display SCREEN SETUP 60 Custom Settings CUSTOM SETUP 61 Settings for the Sound AUDIO SETUP 62 Additional Information 64 Troubleshooting 64 Self diagnosis Function When letters numbers a...

Page 6: ...uding PHOTO CDs CD Rs CD RWs other than those recorded in the following formats music CD format video CD format MP3 format that conforms to ISO9660 Level 1 Level 2 or its extended format Joliet Data part of CD Extras DVD RWs in VR mode DVD ROMs DVD Audio discs HD layer on Super Audio CDs A logical format of files and folders on CD ROMs defined by ISO International Standard Organization Also the pl...

Page 7: ...re producers Since this player plays DVDs and VIDEO CDs according to the disc contents the software producers designed some playback features may not be available Also refer to the instructions supplied with the DVDs or VIDEO CDs Copyrights This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U S patents other intellectual property rights owned by...

Page 8: ...on 26 B Disc tray 26 C Front panel display 9 D remote sensor 15 E A open close button 26 F H play button 26 G X pause button 27 H x stop button 27 I previous next buttons 37 J PROGRESSIVE button 18 24 K SURROUND button 46 L PICTURE MODE button 50 M PROGRESSIVE indicator 17 Lights up when the player outputs progressive signals ...

Page 9: ...hapter or playing time 42 Disc type Current audio signal 45 Lights up when you can change the angle 48 Lights up during Repeat Play 35 Playing status Disc type Current scene or playing time 42 Playing status Lights up during A B Repeat Play 35 Playing time 42 Disc type Current track 42 Lights up during Repeat Play 35 Lights up when playing MP3 audio tracks 30 Playing status continued ...

Page 10: ...TAL OUT OPTICAL jack 21 22 23 C LINE OUT L R AUDIO jack 20 21 22 D LINE OUT VIDEO jack 16 E S VIDEO OUT jack 16 F COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks 16 PCM DTS DOLBY DIGITAL COAXIAL OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT LINE OUT S VIDEO OUT R AUDIO L VIDEO PR Y COMPONENT VIDEO OUT PB ...

Page 11: ... x c buttons 29 L DISPLAY button 12 M TOP MENU button 29 N 1 on standby button 26 O VOL volume buttons 57 The button has a tactile dot P TV VIDEO button 57 Q TIME TEXT button 41 R PICTURE MODE button 50 S ANGLE button 48 T SUR surround button 46 U PICTURE NAVI picture navigation button 40 V REPEAT button 35 W INSTANT SEARCH STEP button 27 37 X INSTANT REPLAY STEP button 27 37 Y x STOP button 27 Z ...

Page 12: ...cene 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 43 m Control Menu display off OFF 1 ENGLISH 2 FRENCH 3 SPANISH OFF 1 8 3 4 1 2 2 7 T 1 3 2 5 5 DVD VIDEO PLAY Select Cancel ...

Page 13: ...g SUBTITLE page 48 Displays the subtitles Changes the subtitle language ANGLE page 48 Changes the angle TVS TV Virtual Surround page 46 Selects the surround functions ADVANCED page 43 Displays the information bit rate or layer of the disc currently playing PARENTAL CONTROL page 53 Set to prohibit playback on this player SETUP page 58 QUICK Setup page 24 Use Quick Setup to choose the desired langua...

Page 14: ... albums repeatedly or one title chapter track album repeatedly A B REPEAT page 35 Specifies the parts you want to play repeatedly BNR page 49 Adjusts the picture quality by reducing the block noise or mosaic like patterns that appear on your TV screen CUSTOM PICTURE MODE page 50 Adjusts the video signal from the player You can select the picture quality that best suits the program you are watching...

Page 15: ...A plug adapter is induded with some models 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...

Page 16: ...njoy 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 B A C INPUT S VIDEO PR PB Y COMPONENT VIDEO IN VIDEO AUDIO INPUT L R PCM DTS DOLBY DIGITAL COAXIAL OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT LINE OUT R AUDIO L VIDEO PR Y COMPONENT VIDEO OUT PB S VIDEO OUT Audio video cord supplied l Signal flow Component video cord not supplie...

Page 17: ...outputs progressive 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 may not fit your TV screen If you want to change the aspect ratio please refer to page 60 Notes Do not connect the player to a VCR If you pass the player signals via the VCR you may not receive a clear image on the TV screen Consumer...

Page 18: ...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 19: ... of Digital Theater Systems Inc Components to be connected Connection Your setup example TV Surround effects TVS DYNAMIC page 46 TVS WIDE page 46 page 20 Stereo amplifier receiver and two speakers Surround effects TVS STANDARD page 46 or MD deck DAT deck Surround effects TVS STANDARD page 46 page 21 AV amplifier receiver having a Dolby Surround Pro Logic decoder and 3 to 6 speakers Surround effect...

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

Page 21: ...ier receiver B B 1 B 2 PCM DTS DOLBY DIGITAL COAXIAL OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT LINE OUT S VIDEO OUT R AUDIO L VIDEO PR Y COMPONENT VIDEO OUT PB LINE OUT R AUDIO L VIDEO B 1 PCM DTS DOLBY DIGITAL COAXIAL OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT B 2 CD DVD player or Stereo amplifier receiver MD deck DAT deck Front L Front R Speakers white red red white Coaxial digital cord not supplied Stereo audio cord not supplied to audio ...

Page 22: ...peakers and a subwoofer C C 1 C 2 PCM DTS DOLBY DIGITAL COAXIAL OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT LINE OUT S VIDEO OUT R AUDIO L VIDEO PR Y COMPONENT VIDEO OUT PB LINE OUT R AUDIO L VIDEO C 1 PCM DTS DOLBY DIGITAL COAXIAL OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT C 2 CD DVD player or Front R Front L Rear R Subwoofer l Signal flow Rear L Amplifier receiver with Dolby Surround decoder Center Rear mono Stereo audio cord not supplied Sp...

Page 23: ...AL and DTS to ON in Quick Setup page 24 D PCM DTS DOLBY DIGITAL COAXIAL OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT LINE OUT S VIDEO OUT R AUDIO L VIDEO PR Y COMPONENT VIDEO OUT PB PCM DTS DOLBY DIGITAL COAXIAL OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT D Front R Front L Rear R AV amplifier receiver having a decoder Subwoofer Center Coaxial digital cord not supplied Optical digital cord not supplied Remove jack cap before connecting Speakers C...

Page 24: ...TUP in the Control Menu to run Quick Setup page 59 4 Press ENTER without inserting a disc The Setup Display for selecting the language used in the on screen display appears 5 Press X x to select a language The player uses the language selected here to display the menu and subtitles as well 6 Press ENTER The Setup Display for selecting the aspect ratio of the TV to be connected appears 7 Press X x ...

Page 25: ...receiver has a DTS decoder page 63 13Press ENTER Quick Setup is finished All connections 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 21 to 23 through Each of these is the default setting and does not need t...

Page 26: ... off automatically whenever you leave it in stop mode for more than 30 minutes To turn on this function set AUTO POWER OFF in CUSTOM SETUP to ON page 61 Notes on playing DTS sound tracks on a CD When playing DTS encoded CDs excessive noise will be heard from the analog stereo jacks To avoid possible damage to the audio system the consumer should take proper precautions when the analog stereo jacks...

Page 27: ...y or Instant Search function with some scenes Locking the disc tray Child Lock You can lock the disc tray to prevent children from opening it When the player is in standby mode press O RETURN ENTER and then 1 on the remote The player turns on and LOCKED appears on the front panel display The Z button on the player or the remote does not work while the Child Lock is set To unlock the disc tray When...

Page 28: ...press H For CDs and DATA CDs the player remembers the resume playback point for the current disc unless the disc tray is opened the power cord is disconnected or only for DATA CDs the player enters standby mode Notes MULTI DISC RESUME in CUSTOM SETUP must be set to ON default for this function to work page 62 The resume playback point for the current disc is cleared when you change the play mode y...

Page 29: ...ou want to play or change If you press the number buttons the following display appears Press the number buttons to select the item you want 3 Press ENTER Playing VIDEO CDs with PBCFunctions PBC Playback 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 th...

Page 30: ...h 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 The player can play MP3 audio tracks recorded ...

Page 31: ... 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 video CD format are recorded in the first session only the first session will be played back Notes If you put the extension MP3 to data not in...

Page 32: ...e more than a total of 200 albums and tracks in the DATA CD The player can recognize up to 100 albums the player will count just albums including albums that do not contain MP3 audio tracks The player will not play any albums beyond the first 100 albums Of the first 100 albums the player will play no more than a combined total of 200 albums and tracks Various Play Mode Functions Program Play Shuff...

Page 33: ...ain select ON in Step 3 and press ENTER To turn off the display Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the display is turned off To change or cancel a program 1 Follow Steps 1 through 3 of Creating your own program Program Play 2 Select the program number of the title chapter or track you want to change or OFF OFF SET ON 1 8 3 4 1 2 2 7 T 1 3 2 5 5 DVD VIDEO PLAY PROGRAM 1 TITLE ALL CLEAR 2 TITLE 3 TITLE ...

Page 34: ...uffling may produce a different playing order 1 Press DISPLAY twice during playback when playing a CD press once The Control Menu appears 2 Press X x to select SHUFFLE then press ENTER The options for SHUFFLE appear 3 Press X x to select the item to be shuffled When playing a DVD TITLE CHAPTER When playing a VIDEO CD or CD TRACK When Program Play is activated ON shuffles titles chapters or tracks ...

Page 35: ...current track When Program Play or Shuffle Play is activated ON repeats Program Play or Shuffle Play To return to normal play Press CLEAR or select OFF in Step 2 z Hints You can set Repeat Play while the player is stopped After selecting the REPEAT option press H Repeat Play starts You can also select REPEAT from the Control Menu page 12 Note You cannot use this function with VIDEO CDs with PBC pl...

Page 36: ...s are displayed and the player starts repeating this specific portion To return to normal play Press CLEAR or select OFF in Step 3 To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off Note When you set A B Repeat Play the settings for Shuffle Play Repeat Play and Program Play are canceled Set point A with A B REPEAT ENTER A 18 1 32 55 CHAPTER TIME Set point B ...

Page 37: ... Scan Press m or M while playing a disc When you find the point you want press H to return to normal speed Each time you press m or M during scan the 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 faste...

Page 38: ...ene etc You can search a DVD by title or chapter and you can search a VIDEO CD CD DATA CD by track index or scene As titles 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 scene using the time code 1 Press DISPLAY The Control Menu appears 2 Press X x to select the search method When playing a DVD TITLE CHAPTER TIME TE...

Page 39: ... code DVD 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 or track CD by pressing ...

Page 40: ...le 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 NAVIGATION above select the scene...

Page 41: ...hen 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 of the current track When playin...

Page 42: ...ck 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 of the current title Remaining time of the current title Playing ...

Page 43: ...sing DISPLAY 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 d...

Page 44: ...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 45: ...ple audio formats When playing a VIDEO CD CD or DATA CD MP3 audio The default setting is underlined STEREO The standard stereo sound 1 L The sound of the left channel monaural 2 R The sound of the right channel monaural When playing a Super VCD The default setting is underlined 1 STEREO The stereo sound of the audio track 1 1 1 L The sound of the left channel of the audio track 1 monaural 1 2 R Th...

Page 46: ...speakers TVS TV 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 surro...

Page 47: ... hear the dialog and enjoy the surround sound effects of TVS WIDE at low volume TVS STANDARD Creates virtual rear speakers from the sound of the front speakers L R without using actual rear speakers The virtual speakers are reproduced as shown in the illustration below Use this setting when you want to use TVS with 2 separate speakers z Hints You can select TVS by pressing the SURROUND button on t...

Page 48: ...titles 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 Select the language Depending on the DVD the choice of language varies When 4 digits are displayed they indicate a language code Refer to Langua...

Page 49: ...el 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 become blurred set BNR to OFF Depending ...

Page 50: ... become brighter and black colors become richer and the color contrast is increased MEMORY adjusts the picture in greater detail 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 from the Control Menu page 12 Adjusting the picture items in MEMORY You can ad...

Page 51: ...e 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 options for DIGITAL VIDEO ENHANCER appear 3 Press X x to select a level 1 enhances ...

Page 52: ...PLAY 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 49 with the DVE function If the condition still does not improve reduce the Digital Video Enhancer level or select SOFT DVD only in Step 3 above ...

Page 53: ...ock 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 button...

Page 54: ...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 DVDs 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 ap...

Page 55: ... 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 ente...

Page 56: ...ew 4 digit 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 204...

Page 57: ...manufacturer s code 1 While holding down TV 1 press the number buttons to select your TV s manufacturer s code see the table below 2 Release TV 1 Code numbers of controllable TVs 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 Set the appropriate code...

Page 58: ...ar 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 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 ENTER DISPLAY 47 QUICK CUSTOM RESET STOP D...

Page 59: ...ANGUAGE SETUP in the Setup Display To use the display see Using the Setup Display page 58 OSD On Screen Display Switches the display language on the screen MENU DVD only You can select the desired language for the disc s menu AUDIO DVD only Switches the language of the sound track When you select ORIGINAL the language given priority in the disc is selected SUBTITLE DVD only Switches the language o...

Page 60: ...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 the wide picture on the entire screen and cuts off the portions that do not fit 16 9 Select this when you connect a wide screen TV or a T...

Page 61: ...ff setting on or off AUTO PLAY Switches the Auto Play setting 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 ente...

Page 62: ...he playback sound is distorted set this item to ON The player reduces the audio output level This function affects the output of the LINE OUT L R AUDIO jacks AUDIO DRC Dynamic Range Control DVD only Makes the sound clear when the volume is turned down when playing a DVD that conforms to AUDIO DRC This affects the output from the following jacks LINE OUT L R AUDIO jacks DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXI...

Page 63: ...IGITAL DVD only Selects the type of Dolby Digital signal DTS DVD only Selects whether or not to output DTS signals DOLBY SUR ROUND Normally select this position Multi channel audio signals are output to two channels for enjoying surround sounds NORMAL Multi channel audio signals are downmixed to two channels for use with your stereo ON Normally select this position When you select ON see Setting t...

Page 64: ...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 your DVD Sound...

Page 65: ...s set to ON page 61 Playback stops automatically While playing discs with an auto pause signal the player stops playback at the auto pause signal You cannot perform some functions such as Stop Search Slow motion Play Repeat Play Shuffle Play or Program Play Depending on the disc you may not be able to do some of the operations above See the operating manual that comes with the disc The language fo...

Page 66: ...function is activated to prevent the player from malfunctioning a five character service number e g C 13 50 with a combination of a letter and four digits appears on the screen and the front panel display In this case check the following table First three characters of the service number Cause and or corrective action C 13 The disc is dirty Clean the disc with a soft cloth page 7 C 31 The disc is ...

Page 67: ...s 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 compression technology The picture data is co...

Page 68: ...ngle frame This means that while the Interlace format can show 30 frames 60 fields in one second the Progressive format can show 60 frames in one second The overall picture quality increases and still images text and horizontal lines appear sharper This player is compatible with the 480 progressive format Scene page 9 On a VIDEO CD with PBC playback control functions the menu screens moving pictur...

Page 69: ... LINE OUT AUDIO Phono jack 2 Vrms 10 kilohms DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL Optical output jack 18 dBm wave length 660 nm DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL Phono jack 0 5 Vp p 75 ohms COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y PB PR Phono jack Y 1 0 Vp p PB PR 0 65 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 0 286 Vp p 75 ohms General Power requirements 120 V AC 60 Hz 110 to 240V AC 50 60 Hz...

Page 70: ...Javanese 1287 Georgian 1297 Kazakh 1298 Greenlandic 1299 Cambodian 1300 Kannada 1301 Korean 1305 Kashmiri 1307 Kurdish 1311 Kirghiz 1313 Latin 1326 Lingala 1327 Laothian 1332 Lithuanian 1334 Latvian Lettish 1345 Malagasy 1347 Maori 1349 Macedonian 1350 Malayalam 1352 Mongolian 1353 Moldavian 1356 Marathi 1357 Malay 1358 Maltese 1363 Burmese 1365 Nauru 1369 Nepali 1376 Dutch 1379 Norwegian 1393 Occ...

Page 71: ...g up 15 I INDEX 38 Index 67 Instant Replay 27 Instant Search 27 Interlace format 18 68 L LANGUAGE SETUP 59 LAYER 43 Locating a specific point by watching the TV screen 28 M MEMORY 50 MENU 59 MP3 6 30 MULTI DISC RESUME 28 62 N NORMAL INTERLACE 18 O On screen display Control Menu display 12 Setup Display 58 OSD 59 P PARENTAL CONTROL 54 PAUSE MODE 62 PBC Playback 29 PICTURE MODE 50 PICTURE NAVIGATION...

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