Sony DVP-SR400P, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...4 115 674 12 1 Operating Instructions 2009 Sony Corporation DVP SR400P CD DVD Player ...

Page 2: ...ntended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance Lightning For added protection for this set during a lightning storm or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time unplug it from the wall outlet This will prevent damage to the set due to lightning and power line surges Notes abou...

Page 3: ...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 moisture evaporates When you move the player take out any discs If you don t the disc may b...

Page 4: ...ating your own program Program Play 19 Playing in random order Shuffle Play 20 Playing repeatedly Repeat Play 20 Repeating a specific portion A B Repeat Play 21 Customizing the Playback Configuration 22 Adjusting the playback picture CUSTOM PICTURE MODE 22 Sharpening the picture SHARPNESS 22 Locking discs PARENTAL CONTROL 22 Playing MP3 Audio and JPEG Images 23 Selecting a JPEG image file 24 Setti...

Page 5: ...s described below Icons Meaning Functions available for commercial DVDs and DVD RWs DVD Rs DVD R DLs in VR mode or DVD RWs DVD Rs DVD R DLs in video mode Functions available for DVD RWs DVD Rs DVD R DLs in VR Video Recording mode Functions available for VIDEO CDs including Super VCDs or CD Rs CD RWs in video CD format or Super VCD format Functions available for music CDs or CD Rs CD RWs in music C...

Page 6: ...tandby mode 1 on standby 12 Turns on or sets the player to standby mode VOL 11 Adjusts the TV volume B Number buttons Enters the title chapter numbers etc CLEAR 17 Clears the entry field C TIME TEXT 23 26 Displays the playing time and remaining time Press repeatedly to change the displayed information CD DVD text appears only when text is recorded on the disc If an MP3 audio track has an ID3 tag t...

Page 7: ... selected item E PREV NEXT REPLAY STEP STEP ADVANCE m M scan slow N PLAY X PAUSE x STOP 1 ENGLISH DOLBY DIGITAL3 2 1 Rear L R Front L R Center LFE Low Frequency Effect 1 MP3 128k Bit rate FAST SLOW PLAY See Basic operations page 7 for the function of each button To Operation Play Press N Stop Press x Pause Press X Go to the next chapter track or scene in continuous play mode Press Go back to the p...

Page 8: ... 15 D remote sensor 10 E Z open close button 14 F N play button 14 G x stop button 14 Rear panel A VIDEO OUT jack 9 B COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks 9 C DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL jack 10 D AUDIO OUT L R jacks 9 VIDEO PB Y L R PR COAXIAL VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT DIGITAL OUT ...

Page 9: ...ion and high quality images b Connect the supplied audio cable to audio input jacks L R on your TV When connecting to a wide screen TV Depending on the disc the image may not fit your TV screen To change the aspect ratio see page 28 b Do not connect a VCR etc between your TV and the player If you pass the player signals via the VCR you may not receive a clear image on the TV screen If your TV has ...

Page 10: ... DTS sound tracks you must use this connection DTS sound tracks are not output through the AUDIO OUT L R jacks even if you set DTS to ON in Quick Setup page 12 Step 2 Connecting the Power Cord Plug the player and TV power cords into an AC outlet Step 3 Preparing 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 batteri...

Page 11: ...ode 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 b 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 number again Depending on the connected unit you may not be able to control your TV using all or some of the butt...

Page 12: ...display appears 5 Press X x to select a language The player displays the menu and subtitles in the selected language 6 Press ENTER The Setup Display for selecting the aspect ratio of the TV to be connected appears 7 Press X x to select the setting that matches your TV type If you have a 4 3 standard TV 4 3 LETTER BOX or 4 3 PAN SCAN page 28 If you have a wide screen TV or a 4 3 standard TV with a ...

Page 13: ...ou wish to send to your audio component If your audio component has a Dolby Digital decoder select DOLBY DIGITAL Otherwise select D PCM 11Press ENTER DTS is selected 12Press X x to select whether or not you wish to send a DTS signal to your audio component If your audio component has a DTS decoder select ON Otherwise select OFF 13Press ENTER Quick Setup is finished and connections are complete YES...

Page 14: ...plied with the DVD recorder Note on playing DTS sound tracks on a DVD VIDEO DTS 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 ...

Page 15: ...g PBC press or the number buttons 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 To lock the disc tray Child Lock You can lock the disc tray to prevent children from opening it When the player is in s...

Page 16: ...DEO CDs CDs album number for DATA discs 2 Displays the index number for VIDEO CDs MP3 audio track number JPEG image file number or DivX video file number for DATA discs 3 Displays Super VCD as SVCD 4 Displays the date for JPEG files Control Menu display 1 m Control Menu display 2 Except CD 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 DISPL...

Page 17: ...k to play in the order you want SHUFFLE page 20 Plays the title chapter or track in random order REPEAT page 20 Plays the entire disc all titles all tracks all albums repeatedly or one title chapter track album file repeatedly A B REPEAT page 21 Specifies the parts you want to play repeatedly SHARPNESS page 22 Exaggerates the outline of the image to produce a sharper picture PARENTAL CONTROL page ...

Page 18: ...speakers is short such as with built in speakers on a stereo TV TVS NIGHT This feature is useful when you want to hear the dialog 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 ...

Page 19: ... 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 program 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 play a VIDEO C...

Page 20: ...played You cannot use this function with VIDEO CDs or Super VCDs with PBC playback Playing in random order Shuffle Play 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 16 press X x to select the item to be shuffled When playing a DVD VIDEO TITLE CHAPTER When playing a VIDEO CD or...

Page 21: ...a specific portion of a title chapter or track repeatedly 1 After selecting A B REPEAT on the Control Menu page 16 press X x to select SET t then press ENTER The A B REPEAT setting bar appears 2 During playback when you find the starting point point A of the portion to be played repeatedly press ENTER The starting point point A is set 3 When you reach the ending point point B press ENTER again The...

Page 22: ...e picture SHARPNESS You can enhance the outlines of images to produce a sharper picture 1 After selecting SHARPNESS on the Control Menu page 16 press X x to select a level The default setting is underlined OFF cancels this option 1 enhances the outline 2 enhances the outline more than 1 2 Press ENTER The selected setting takes effect Locking discs PARENTAL CONTROL Playback of some DVD VIDEOs can b...

Page 23: ...ears enter your new password b Depending on the disc you may be asked to change the parental control level while playing the disc In this case enter your password then change the level If the Resume Play mode is canceled the level returns to the previous level Playing MP3 Audio and JPEG Images You can play MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files on DATA discs You can enjoy JPEG images as a slide sho...

Page 24: ...ing MODE MP3 JPEG page 18 Selecting a JPEG image file 1 Press MENU The list of albums on the disc appears 2 Press X x to select the album then press PICTURE NAVI The image files in the album appear in 16 subscreens A scroll box is displayed on the right To display additional images select a bottom image and press x To return to a previous image select a top image and press X 3 PressC X x c to sele...

Page 25: ...TERVAL You can set the time the slides are displayed on the screen 1 After selecting INTERVAL on the Control Menu page 16 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 duration longer than NORMAL SLOW 2 sets a duration longer than SLOW 1 2 Press ENTER Selecting the slides appearance EFFECT You...

Page 26: ...ivX video files are listed To play the entire album select an album and press N 2 Press X x to select the album and press ENTER 3 Press N Playback starts from the selected album To select a specific file press X x and press ENTER The selected file starts playing To stop playback Press x To go to the next or previous page Press C or c To turn the display on or off Press MENU repeatedly To return to...

Page 27: ...following the instruction on pages 27 to 32 LANGUAGE SETUP LANGUAGE SETUP allows you to set various languages for the on screen display or sound track Select LANGUAGE SETUP in the Setup Display 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 Wh...

Page 28: ...k level setup level for the video signals 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 the wide picture on the entire screen and cuts off the portions that do not fit 16 ...

Page 29: ...the progressive video signal needs to be converted to match the type of DVD software that you are watching This setting is effective only when you set PROGRESSIVE COMPONENT OUT ONLY in SCREEN SETUP to ON 4 3 OUTPUT This setting is effective only when you set TV TYPE in SCREEN SETUP to 16 9 Adjust this to watch 4 3 aspect ratio progressive signals If you can change the aspect ratio on your progress...

Page 30: ...the same number of channels the player selects PCM DTS 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 14 b If you run Quick Setup Multi disc Resume setting stored in memory may return to the default settings DivX Displays t...

Page 31: ...t or MD deck with a digital input jack For connection details see page 10 Select DOLBY DIGITAL 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 ...

Page 32: ...udio signal b The analog audio signals from the AUDIO OUT L R jacks are not affected by this setting and keep their original sampling frequency level OFF Select this when the player is connected to an audio component without a built in DTS decoder ON Select this when the player is connected to an audio component with a built in DTS decoder 48kHz 16bit The audio signals of DVD VIDEOs are always con...

Page 33: ...mat Sound There is no sound Re connect the connecting cable securely The connecting cable is damaged The player is connected to the wrong input jack on the audio component page 9 10 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 COAXIA...

Page 34: ...ital broadcasts etc may contain copy protection signals such as complete copy protection signals single copy signals 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 For player that cannot play images that contain a copy protection only Some functions such as ...

Page 35: ...ic CD format video CD format MP3 audio tracks JPEG image files and DivX video files of format conforming to ISO 9660 Level 1 Level 2 or its extended format Joliet KODAK Picture CD format A logical format of files and folders on CD ROMs defined by ISO International Organization for Standardization The player can play DVD ROMs DVD RWs DVD Rs DVD R DLs DVD RWs DVD Rs DVD R DLs recorded in the followi...

Page 36: ...dless of the selected mode Of each album the player recognizes up to 300 MP3 audio tracks and 300 JPEG image files when AUTO is selected 600 MP3 audio tracks when AUDIO MP3 is selected 600 JPEG image files when IMAGE JPEG is selected and 600 DivX video files Proceeding to the next or another album may take some time The player may not play a DivX video file when the file has been combined from two...

Page 37: ...neering or disassembly is prohibited About MPEG 4 VISUAL THIS PRODUCT IS LICENSED UNDER THE MPEG 4 VISUAL PATENT PORTFOLIO LICENSE FOR THE PERSONAL AND NON COMMERCIAL USE OF A CONSUMER FOR DECODING VIDEO IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE MPEG 4 VISUAL STANDARD MPEG 4 VIDEO THAT WAS ENCODED BY A CONSUMER ENGAGED IN A PERSONAL AND NON COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY AND OR WAS OBTAINED FROM A VIDEO PROVIDER LICENSED BY MP...

Page 38: ...45 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 1498 Sindhi 1...

Page 39: ...AST SLOW PLAY 7 FILE 18 Film based software 29 H Handling discs 2 I ID3 tag 6 INDEX 17 INTERVAL 18 25 J JPEG 5 L LANGUAGE SETUP 27 M MEMORY 22 MENU 27 MODE MP3 JPEG 18 MODE PROGRESSIVE 29 MP3 5 MULTI DISC RESUME 14 30 O On screen display 27 ORIGINAL 17 ORIGINAL PLAY LIST 17 OSD 27 P PARENTAL CONTROL 17 22 PAUSE MODE 30 PBC Playback 15 PICTURE NAVI 6 PLAY LIST 17 Playable Discs 35 PROGRAM 17 19 Pro...

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