Sony DVPC-X850D, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...3 867 529 31 1 CD DVD Player Operating Instructions 1999 Sony Corporation DVP CX850D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 A B C D ALL TIME DVD CD ...

Page 2: ...fuse cover please contact your nearest Sony service station Precautions Safety This unit operates on 220 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Check that the unit s operating voltage is identical with your local power supply If anything falls into the cabinet unplug the unit and have it checked by qualified personnel before operating it any further The unit is not disconnected from the mains as long as it is connecte...

Page 3: ...sc 40 Changing the Sounds 40 Displaying the Subtitles 42 Changing the Angles 42 Selecting the Disc Mode 1 Disc or All Discs 43 Creating Your Own Program Program Play 44 Playing in Random Order Shuffle Play 46 Playing Repeatedly Repeat Play 47 Repeating a Specific Portion A B Repeat 48 Setting for Digital Cinema Sound 50 Reducing the Picture Noise DNR Digital Video Noise Reduction 52 Adjustments fo...

Page 4: ...ucers 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 About This Manual Conventions Instructions in this manual describe the controls on the player You can also use the controls on the remote if they have the same or similar names ...

Page 5: ...0 discs When playing DTS encoded CDs excessive noise will be heard from the analog stereo outputs To avoid possible damage to the audio system the consumer should take proper precautions when the analog stereo outputs of the DVD player are connected to an amplification system To enjoy DTS Digital Surround playback an external 5 1 channel DTS Digital Surround decoder system must be connected to the...

Page 6: ...e volume while listening to a portion with very low level inputs or no audio signals If you do the speakers may be damaged when a peak level portion is played On cleaning Clean the cabinet panel and controls with a soft cloth slightly moistened with a mild detergent solution Do not use any type of abrasive pad scouring powder or solvent such as alcohol or benzine If you have any questions or probl...

Page 7: ...te sensor to direct sunlight or lighting apparatuses Doing so may cause a malfunction If you will not use the remote for an extended period of time remove the batteries to avoid possible damage from battery leakage and corrosion Transporting the player Before transporting the player follow the procedure below to return the internal mechanisms to their original positions 1 Remove all the discs from...

Page 8: ... connect this player to a TV without an EURO AV SCART connector or a video input connector Required cords EURO AV SCART connecting cord not supplied 2 Be sure to make connections firmly to avoid hum and noise Refer to the instructions supplied with the TV to be connected TV Notes When you set EURO AV OUT to S VIDEO or RGB under CUSTOM SETUP in the setup display use the EURO AV SCART connecting cor...

Page 9: ...PUT connector using the S video cord supplied instead of the video connecting cord You will get a better picture When connecting the cords be sure to match the color coded cord to the appropriate jacks on the components Yellow video to Yellow Red right to Red and White left to White pTo listen to the sound through TV speakers pIf your TV has no S video input connector Connect the component via the...

Page 10: ...ctly VCR TV CD DVD player Setups for the player Some setups are necessary for the player depending on the TV or other components to be connected Use the setup display to change the various settings For details on using the setup display see page 57 To connect the player to a wide screen TV In the setup display set TV TYPE in SCREEN SETUP to 16 9 default setting For details see page 61 To connect t...

Page 11: ...maging to create virtual rear speakers from the sound of the front speakers L R without using actual rear speakers VES Virtual Enhanced Surround For details see page 50 Required cords Audio connecting cord not supplied 1 S video cord supplied 1 When connecting the cords be sure to match the color coded cord to the appropriate jacks on the components Red right to Red and White left to White Be sure...

Page 12: ...with a built in DTS decoder Dolby Digital decoder or MPEG decoder Connect the component via the DIGITAL OUTPUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL connector using an optical or coaxial digital connecting cord not supplied p When you play a DVD that is recorded in DTS format Set DIGITAL OUT in AUDIO SETUP to ON and then set DTS to ON in the setup display page 67 p When you play a DVD that is recorded in Dolby Digit...

Page 13: ... on using the setup display see page 57 To listen to the sound through speakers connected to a receiver amplifier having a digital connector or to output the sound to a digital component such as a DAT or MD deck When you play a DVD set DIGITAL OUT in AUDIO SETUP to ON and then set DOLBY DIGITAL to D PCM MPEG to PCM and DTS to OFF in the setup display page 67 These are the default settings ...

Page 14: ...rs farther away from the listening position than the front speakers Required cords Audio cords not supplied Two for the 5 1CH OUTPUT FRONT and REAR jacks Monaural audio cords not supplied Two for the 5 1CH OUTPUT CENTER and WOOFER jacks S video cord supplied One for the S VIDEO OUTPUT jacks Notes Do not connect the power cord to an AC outlet or press the POWER switch before completing all connecti...

Page 15: ...L GND y DIGITAL TV LD IN OPT CD IN OPT MD DAT OUT OPT MD DAT IN OPT CTRL A1 AC OUTLET L R WOOFER FRONT B REAR A FRONT REAR 5 1 INPUT CENTER TV LD S VIDEO IN VIDEO AUDIO IN S LINK SPEAKERS INPUT S VIDEO IN 5 1CH OUTPUT L FRONT REAR CENTER R AUDIO L OPTICAL COAXIAL PCM MPEG DTS DOLBY DIGITAL AC 3 VIDEO WOOFER LINE OUTPUT TEURO AV 1 RGB TV DIGITAL OUTPUT MEGA CONTROL S VIDEO OUTPUT AUDIO INPUT R L R ...

Page 16: ...he setup display Press SET UP Note The languages you can select are the ones displayed in step 2 For details see page 60 ENTER LANGUAGE SETUP OSD DVD MENU AUDIO SUBTITLE To set press then To quit press ENGLISH ENGLISH ORIGINAL AUDIO FOLLOW ENTER SETUP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 A B C D ALL DVD CD TIME ENTER LANGUAGE SETUP OSD DVD MENU AUDIO SUBTITLE To set press then To quit press ENGLISH FRANÇAIS DEUTSC...

Page 17: ...When you select the disc slot number in Step 4 press DISC SKIP on the remote Ten disc slots each before and after from the current disc slot number will be skipped z You can select slot 1 directly Press EASY PLAY in Step 4 The rotary table turns and slot 1 comes to the loading position Inserting Discs You can insert up to 200 discs into this player 1 Press 1 u POWER to turn on the player 2 Press O...

Page 18: ... not attach anything such as seals or sleeves to discs It may damage the player or the disc If you drop a disc into the player and the disc does not go into the slot correctly consult your nearest Sony dealer When transporting the player remove all discs from the player Removing discs After following Steps 1 to 4 of Inserting Discs on page 17 remove the discs Then close the front cover Inserting D...

Page 19: ... function select button to turn on the DISC CHANGE indicator 4 Turn the dial until you find the disc slot where you insert a disc while checking the disc slot number indicated in the front panel display or by the slot then press the dial 5 Press The player starts playing back Adjust the volume on the TV or the receiver amplifier Playing Discs Playing Discs This chapter describes how to play a DVD ...

Page 20: ...tton 1 DISC or ALL DISCS mode is selected see page 43 Notes If you leave the player or the remote in pause or stop mode for 15 minutes the screen saver image appears automatically To make the screen saver image go away press If you want to set the screen saver function to off see page 61 The indicator above the 1 u POWER button lights up in red when the power is turned off If you don t operate the...

Page 21: ...ayback direction 2 Slow playback direction slower than 1 P Pause 2 Slow opposite direction slower than 1 1 Slow opposite direction 2 about twice the normal speed 10 Fast rewind about 10 times the normal speed 20 Fast rewind about 30 times the normal speed If you turn the click shuttle quickly the playback speed goes to 2 20 at once When you play back a CD VIDEO CD 2 Fast forward Faster than 1 1 Fa...

Page 22: ...t playing press p to reset the playing time then press p Playing at Various Speeds Frame by Frame p To play the disc frame by frame changing the playback speed Jog mode 1 Press JOG JOG lights up during jog mode When you press JOG on the player it pauses 2 Turn the click shuttle Depending on the turning speed the playback goes to frame by frame in the direction that the click shuttle is turned If y...

Page 23: ...D TITLE ENTER DVD MENU Using the title menu A DVD is divided into long sections of a picture or a music piece called titles When you play a DVD which contains several titles you can select the title you want using the title menu 1 Press TITLE The title menu appears on the TV screen The contents of the menu vary from disc to disc 2 Press to select the title you want to play Depending on the disc yo...

Page 24: ...mote Press the number button of the item you want ˆRETURN ENTER dial Number buttons ˆRETURN ENTER Using the DVD menu Some DVDs allow you to select the disc contents using the menu When you play these DVDs you can select the language for the subtitles the language for the sound etc using the DVD menu 1 Press DVD MENU The DVD menu appears on the TV screen The contents of the menu vary from disc to d...

Page 25: ...player starts Continuous Play You cannot play still pictures such as a menu screen To return to PBC playback press p twice then press Note Depending on the VIDEO CD Press ENTER in Step 3 may be expressed as Press SELECT in the instructions supplied with the disc Using the Front Panel Display You can check information about the disc such as the total number of the titles or the tracks or remaining ...

Page 26: ...TIME If a TEXT or Disc Memo is recorded on the disc the front panel display changes to Text or Disc Memo display when you press TIME see page 30 Checking the remaining time Press TIME Each time you press TIME while playing the disc the display changes as shown in the following chart Notes Depending on the DVD the chapter number or time may not appear or you may not be able to change the front pane...

Page 27: ...on Disc Browser You can check the contents of each disc loaded Loading the disc information On the player Press LOAD when the player is in stop mode On the remote 1 Set the TV DISC BROWSER DVD switch to DISC BROWSER 2 Press LOAD in stop mode The player reads the disc information of all the discs and loads it into memory so that the disc type titles and other text information can be displayed To ca...

Page 28: ... information of the disc remains on the Disc Browser until you load the disc information again by pressing LOAD or place a new disc in the same slot and play it If you have inserted a disc whose disc information has not been loaded yet you cannot select and play the disc on the Disc Browser The player skips the disc whose disc information differs from the loaded disc information and plays the next...

Page 29: ...E disappears from the Disc Browser Then the Disc Browser of Folder A including the selected disc appears To cancel the file mode Press ˆRETURN FILE disappears from the Disc Browser z You can sort the discs by genre or text information The discs are listed first by slot number in the Disc Browser You can then sort the discs by desired genre or text and store them page 33 FOLDER A B C D FOLDER A B C...

Page 30: ... TEXT is not recorded on the disc you can label the disc with a personal title of 16 characters Disc Memo or the folder with 3 characters on the Disc Browser The Disc Memo can be anything you like such as a title musician s name genre or date of purchase On the Disc Browser you can indicate the genre of the disc so that you can sort the disc by the genre Labeling a disc or folder 1 Select the disc...

Page 31: ... select button To erase a character 1 Move the cursor to the character you want to erase by pressing or turning the dial 2 Press CLEAR To insert or overwrite a character 1 Move the cursor to the character you want to correct by pressing or turning the dial 2 Select the correct character by pressing or by turning the click shuttle 3 To insert the character press ENTER To overwrite don t press ENTER...

Page 32: ...he characters on the keyboard 4 Press ENTER on the keyboard to store the Disc Memo or folder name The DISC MEMO INPUT display or the FOLDER NAME INPUT display disappears and the Disc Memo or folder name is stored 5 Press ˆRETURN EDIT disappears from the Disc Browser Notes If the cursor keys do not work correctly and you cannot complete the task using the keyboard disconnect the keyboard then recon...

Page 33: ...e player is turned off zThe disc order in the same genre The discs in the same genre are sorted by numerical order of the disc slot number Set the TV DISC BROWSER DVD switch to DISC BROWSER Sorting item indicator position when you sort by genre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 A B C D ALL DVD CD TIME ALL DVD CD A B C D 1 Super Car Chase Skiing the World Music Madness 2 3 4 5 Action DVD CD Action DVD Pop CD Vid...

Page 34: ...lay you can select the start point change the angles adjust the picture set for Digital Cinema Sound etc The items are different depending on the kind of disc For details on each Control Menu display item see pages 37 to 56 1 Select the desired folder 2 Press DISPLAY to show the Control Menu display on the TV screen 1 8 3 4 1 2 2 7 C 0 1 3 2 5 5 DVD To select press then ENTER 1 2 3 ALL DISPLAY ENT...

Page 35: ...top are changed to other items ADVANCED display see page 56 Control Menu display off zYou can display some items using the remote Some items can be displayed by pressing the button of the remote In this case only the item you selected is displayed For the item and operations using the remote see the pages of each item Items Items Current item selected To select press then ENTER To select press the...

Page 36: ...one disc or on all discs to create your own program SHUFFLE page 46 You can have the player shuffle titles chapters or tracks on one disc or on all discs and play them in a random order The playing order may differ from the previous shuffling REPEAT page 47 You can play all discs all the titles tracks on a disc or a single title chapter track repeatedly A B REPEAT page 48 You can play a specific p...

Page 37: ... Title Chapter Track Index Scene You can search by selecting the disc title chapter track index scene in the current folder Select DISC TITLE CHAPTER TRACK INDEX or SCENE after pressing DISPLAY When you play back a DVD TITLE and CHAPTER are displayed When you play back a VIDEO CD CD TRACK and INDEX are displayed When you play back a VIDEO CD with PBC functions SCENE is displayed 1 Select DISC TITL...

Page 38: ...sc D Remaining time of the current disc zYou can display the TIME TEXT or TIME MEMO display quickly Press TIME Each time you press the button the time information changes To cancel selecting Press ˆRETURN zYou can select a disc chapter track and scene directly by pressing the buttons on the remote or the player See Playing Discs on page 19 Notes The number of titles chapters or tracks displayed is...

Page 39: ...ss or ENTER Time code changes to T 3 Input the time code using the number buttons then press ENTER The player starts searching To cancel the number press CLEAR before pressing ENTER To cancel inputting Press ˆRETURN Note When you input the time code input the playing time of the title Selecting a Start Point Using the Time Code To select press then ENTER 1 8 3 4 1 2 2 7 1 2 3 ALL C 0 1 3 2 5 5 DVD...

Page 40: ...corded on the DVD While playing the CD VIDEO CD the standard stereo playback will be resumed when you open or close the front cover you turn the power off While playing the DVD the sound may be changed when you open or close the front cover you change the title If the language is displayed as a 4 digit number refer to the language code list on page 82 Changing the Sounds 2 FRENCH 3 SPANISH 1 ENGLI...

Page 41: ...ponent 2 Center component 1 Rear component 2 LFE Low Frequency Effects component 1 Current audio format Current playing program format DOLBY DIGITAL 3 2 1 1 8 3 4 1 2 2 7 1 2 3 ALL C 0 1 3 2 5 5 DVD L DOLBY DIGITAL 3 2 1 R LS RS C PROGRAM FORMAT LFE To select press then ENTER 1 ENGLISH The display examples are as follows PCM stereo Dolby Surround Dolby Digital 5 1ch DTS MPEG zYou can find Dolby Su...

Page 42: ...ever you want while playing the DVD and turn it on or off whenever you want For example you can select the language you want to master and turn the subtitles on for better understanding Select SUBTITLE after pressing DISPLAY pSUBTITLE Select the language The languages you can select are different depending on the DVD When 4 digits are displayed they indicate the language code Select the language c...

Page 43: ...GLE VIEWER You can display all the angles recorded on the disc on the same screen and start playback in continuous mode from the chosen angle directly The angles are displayed on a screen divided in 9 sections For details see page 54 To select press then ENTER 1 8 3 4 5 9 1 2 2 7 1 2 3 ALL C 0 1 3 2 5 5 DVD Selecting the Disc Mode 1 Disc or All Discs Before setting Program Play Shuffle Play or Rep...

Page 44: ...ram Play Note If the program contains a disc which is not included in the current folder the disc will not be played during Program Play To play all the discs in the program select the ALL folder before you start Program Play Creating the program 1 Select SET in PROGRAM The programming display appears Selected folder Disc type 2 Press ENTER 3 Press the number button to select the disc then press E...

Page 45: ...Play Press CLEAR To cancel programming Press PROGRAM To change programming To change the disc select the program number you want to change using after Step 1 or 4 then press ENTER Then do Steps 3 and 4 To change the title chapter and track select the desired one in Step 4 To cancel the programmed order To cancel all the titles chapters or tracks in the programmed order select ALL CLEAR after Step ...

Page 46: ... plays in a random order When playing a VIDEO CD or CD when Program Play is set to OFF OFF does not play a disc in random order DISC player shuffles discs in the folder and plays in a random order TRACK player shuffles tracks in the folder and plays in a random order Appears only when you select ALL DISCS in 1 ALL DISCS To cancel Shuffle Play Press CLEAR To select press then ENTER 1 8 3 4 1 2 2 7 ...

Page 47: ...O CDs page 24 You may not be able to do Repeat Play depending on the DVD Select REPEAT after pressing DISPLAY When you do not select OFF the indicator of the REPEAT lights in green pREPEAT Selects the setting of Repeat Play Default settings are underlined When playing a DVD and when Program Play and Shuffle Play are set to OFF OFF does not play repeatedly DISC repeats all the titles on the selecte...

Page 48: ...Portion A B Repeat You can play a specific portion of a title chapter track repeatedly This is useful when you want to memorize lyrics During PBC Playback of VIDEO CDs page 24 this function is available only while playing moving pictures You may not be able to do A B Repeat Play depending on the DVD Select A B REPEAT after pressing DISPLAY During A B Repeat Play the indicator of the A B REPEAT lig...

Page 49: ...e front panel display during A B repeat play To cancel A B Repeat Play Press CLEAR Notes You can set A B Repeat on only one specific portion A B Repeat is canceled when you open or close the front cover you turn the power off When you set A B Repeat the settings for Shuffle Play and Program Play are canceled You may not be able to set A B Repeat depending on the scene of the DVD or the VIDEO CD Yo...

Page 50: ...ned OFF VES A VES B NORMAL SURROUND ENHANCED SURROUND VIRTUAL REAR SHIFT VIRTUAL MULTI REAR These settings also effect the output from the LINE OUTPUT AUDIO connectors L R L R Setting for Digital Cinema Sound Note The items displayed are different depending on the settings of SPEAKER SETUP page 69 You can select only OFF VES A or VES B when you play back a disc and set NONE in REAR in SIZE under S...

Page 51: ... you cannot get the 3D surround effect When you select an item the sound cuts off for a moment When the playing signal does not contain the surround component the effects may be difficult to hear even if you select VES A or VES B If you connect the front speakers only NORMAL SURROUND ENHANCED SURROUND VIRTUAL REAR SHIFT and VIRTUAL MULTI REAR cannot be selected Set the front speakers to form an eq...

Page 52: ...ture VIDEO EQ Video Equalizer You can adjust the video output of the DVD or VIDEO CD from the player not from the TV to obtain the picture quality you want Choose one of the video modes whichever best suits the program you are watching When you select MEMORY in a menu item adjust the value Select VIDEO EQ after pressing DISPLAY twice pVIDEO EQ Selects the setting of video control Default setting i...

Page 53: ...halfway press ˆRETURN 3 Adjust the selected picture item using then press ENTER The setting is stored in memory 4 To adjust other items repeat Steps 2 and 3 To exit the video control display Press ˆRETURN zTo reset the picture items Select STANDARD in MEMORY Note Only one setting of the picture items you adjusted in MEMORY can be stored When you adjust the items new setting erases the setting adju...

Page 54: ...ayback in continuous mode at the chosen angle directly The angles are displayed on a screen divided in 9 sections Select ANGLE VIEWER after pressing DISPLAY twice When you can select ANGLE VIEWER the indicator of the ANGLE VIEWER lights in green To select the one angle Select the angle using then press ENTER The selected angle only is displayed To cancel displaying multi angles Press ˆRETURN zYou ...

Page 55: ...the bookmark depending on the discs Scanning the Title Chapter and Track You can check the top picture of titles chapters and tracks of the disc on a screen divided in 9 sections and start playback from the chosen title chapter or track Select TITLE VIEWER DVD only CHAPTER VIEWER DVD only or TRACK VIEWER VIDEO CD only after pressing DISPLAY twice To start playback from the selected picture Select ...

Page 56: ...splay Displays of each item BIT RATE When you play MPEG AUDIO sound tracks Bit rate range Min Max Newest bit rate range 0 5 10 Mbps Bit rate refers to the amount of video audio data per second in a disc The higher the bit rate is the larger the amount of data When the bit rate level is high there is a large amount of data However this does not always mean that you can get higher quality pictures o...

Page 57: ... the setup display you can do the initial setup adjusting the picture and sound quality setting the various outputs etc You can also set a language for the subtitles and the setup display limit playback by children etc For details on each setup display item see pages 60 to 70 Note You can display the setup display only when the player is in stop mode 1 Press SET UP to display the setup display on ...

Page 58: ... then To quit press ENGLISH ENGLISH ORIGINAL AUDIO FOLLOW ENTER SETUP SCREEN SETUP TV TYPE SCREEN SAVER BACKGROUND To set press then To quit press 16 9 ON JACKET PICTURE ENTER SETUP SCREEN SETUP TV TYPE SCREEN SAVER BACKGROUND To set press then To quit press 16 9 ON JACKET PICTURE ENTER SETUP SCREEN SETUP TV TYPE SCREEN SAVER BACKGROUND To set press then To quit press 16 9 16 9 4 3 LETTER BOX 4 3 ...

Page 59: ... DIGITAL MPEG DTS TRACK SELECTION OFF AUTO DOWNMIX DOLBY SURROUND NORMAL DIGITAL OUT ON OFF ENGLISH ENGLISH SCREEN SETUP page 61 TV TYPE 4 3 LETTER BOX 4 3 PAN SCAN 16 9 BACKGROUND JACKET PICTURE PICTURE MEMORY GRAPHICS BLUE BLACK SCREEN SAVER ON OFF AUDIO SETUP page 66 SIZE FRONT CENTER DISTANCE FRONT CENTER REAR TEST TONE OFF ON REAR SUBWOOFER BALANCE FRONT REAR LEVEL CENTER REAR SUBWOOFER SPEAK...

Page 60: ...ORIGINAL the language given priority in the disc ENGLISH ENGLISH FRANÇAIS FRENCH DEUTSCH GERMAN ITALIANO ITALIAN ESPAÑOL SPANISH NEDERLANDS DUTCH DANSK DANISH SVENSKA SWEDISH SUOMI FINNISH NORSK NORWEGIAN PORTUGUÊS PORTUGUESE RUSSIAN CHINESE CHINESE JAPANESE JAPANESE OTHERS When you select OTHERS select and enter the language code from the list using the number buttons page 82 After you have once ...

Page 61: ...nd appears in the background BLUE The background color is blue BLACK The background color is black Note If a disc which does not contain the jacket picture is played while BACKGROUND is set to JACKET PICTURE the graphic picture stored in the player will automatically appear in the background Settings for Display SCREEN SETUP Z SCREEN SETUP TV TYPE SCREEN SAVER BACKGROUND To set press then To quit ...

Page 62: ...he methods of outputting video signals from the EURO AV 1 RGB TV connectors on the rear panel of the player VIDEO outputs the video signals S VIDEO outputs the S video signals RGB outputs the RGB signals Notes If your TV is not conformed to the S video or the RGB signals no picture appears on the TV screen even if you select S VIDEO or RGB Refer to the instructions supplied with your TV If your TV...

Page 63: ...isc OFF does not store the settings in memory Following settings are stored in memory with the Playback Memory function AUDIO page 40 SUBTITLE page 42 ANGLE page 42 VIRTUAL 3D SURROUND page 50 DNR page 52 VIDEO EQ page 52 Limiting Playback by Children Parental Control Select CUSTOM SETUP after pressing SET UP Playing some DVDs can be limited depending on the age of users The Parental Control funct...

Page 64: ...AL CONTROL LEVEL STANDARD CHANGE PASSWORD USA To set press then To cancel press ENTER SETUP 4 PG13 CUSTOM SETUP PARENTAL CONTROL Enter password then press To return press To cancel press RETURN SETUP ENTER CUSTOM SETUP PARENTAL CONTROL To confirm enter password again then press To return press To cancel press RETURN SETUP ENTER CUSTOM SETUP PARENTAL CONTROL LEVEL OFF STANDARD CHANGE PASSWORD USA T...

Page 65: ...rent password To enter a new password follow the procedure from Step 2 again Notes When you play DVDs which do not have the Parental Control function playback cannot be limited on this player When you do not set a password you cannot change the settings for playback limitation Depending on the DVD you may be asked to change the parental control level while playing the disc In this case enter the p...

Page 66: ...ending on the AUDIO settings in LANGUAGE SETUP The TRACK SELECTION setting has higher priority than that of AUDIO settings in LANGUAGE SETUP page 60 If you set DTS in AUDIO SETUP to OFF the DTS sound track is not played even if you set this item to AUTO and the highest numbered channel audio is recorded in DTS format If PCM DTS MPEG AUDIO and Dolby Digital sound tracks have the same number of the ...

Page 67: ...for the Signal to the Digital Output When you select ON set DOLBY DIGITAL MPEG and DTS Switches the methods of outputting audio signals when you connect a digital component such as a receiver amplifier having a digital connector an audio component having a built in DTS decoder a DAT or MD via the DIGITAL OUTPUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL connector using an optical or coaxial digital connecting cord For de...

Page 68: ...in MPEG decoder If you play MPEG AUDIO sound tracks the player outputs stereo signals taken from MPEG AUDIO signals via the DIGITAL OUTPUT OPTICAL and COAXIAL connectors MPEG when the player is connected to an audio component having a built in MPEG decoder Note If the player is connected to an audio component lacking a built in MPEG decoder do not set MPEG in AUDIO SETUP to MPEG Otherwise when you...

Page 69: ...TEST TONE FRONT CENTER LARGE LARGE REAR YES LARGE REAR SUBWOOFER To set press then To quit press ENTER SETUP Rear speaker position REAR SIDE These items let you specify the location of your rear speakers for proper implementation of VIRTUAL REAR SHIFT and VIRTUAL MULTI REAR in the Control Menu display Refer to the illustration below Set to SIDE if the location of your rear speakers corresponds to ...

Page 70: ...ES A or VES B in VIRTUAL 3D SURROUND in the Control Menu display you cannot adjust the level or the balance of the speakers except for the front speakers pLEVEL You can vary the level of each speaker as follows The front speaker level becomes the criterion for adjusting Default adjustments are in the parentheses CENTER 0dB Adjust the level of the center speaker 6dB to 6dB 0 5dB steps REAR 0dB Adju...

Page 71: ...de the TV DISC BROWSER DVD switch to TV 2 Hold down 1 u POWER and enter your TV s manufacturer s code see the table using the number buttons Then release 1 u POWER 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 erase...

Page 72: ...mber buttons VOL ENTER When you set the TV DISC BROWSER DVD switch to TV you can control your TV using the keys below By pressing 1 u POWER TV VIDEO TV DVD VOL PROG WIDE MODE Number buttons and ENTER You can control the TV regardless of the position of the TV DISC BROWSER DVD switch If you connect the player to the TV via the EURO AV OUT connectors the input source for the TV is set to the player ...

Page 73: ...MEGA CONTROL P p ENTER p P MEGA CONTROL Click shuttle dial Number buttons ENTER Dial function select button 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 A B C D ALL DVD CD TIME 1 Set the command mode selector of the CD changer to CD 3 2 Turn on the player and the CD changer 3 Press MEGA CONTROL The MEGA CONTROL button of the front panel lights up and the display shows the current disc number of the CD changer 4 Select the...

Page 74: ...k Go back to the preceding track To control the player again Press MEGA CONTROL on the player or the remote The MEGA CONTROL button goes off and you can control the player Notes Connect only a Sony CD changer of 5 50 200 300 discs to the MEGA CONTROL jack You cannot locate a particular point in a track of the CD changer using the controls on the player Depending on the CD changer some controls on ...

Page 75: ...te item conforms to your system page 62 The picture noise appears Clean the disc If video from your DVD player has to go through your VCR to get to your TV the copy protection applied to some DVD programs could affect picture quality If you still experience problems after checking your connections please try connecting your DVD player directly to your TV s S video input if your TV is equipped with...

Page 76: ... distortion occurs In the setup display set AUDIO ATT in AUDIO SETUP to ON page 66 The sound loses stereo effect when you play a VIDEO CD or a CD Set AUDIO to STEREO in the Control Menu display page 40 Make sure you connect the player appropriately pages 8 11 14 The surround effect is difficult to hear when you are playing a Dolby Digital sound track Check the speaker connections and settings page...

Page 77: ...annot be changed when you play a DVD Multilingual sound is not recorded on the DVD Changing the language for the sound is prohibited on the DVD The language for the subtitles cannot be changed when you play a DVD Multilingual subtitles are not recorded on the DVD Changing the language for the subtitles is prohibited on the DVD The subtitles cannot be turned off when you play a DVD Depending on the...

Page 78: ...following table First three characters C 13 C 31 E xx xx is any number Cause and or Corrective Action The disc is dirty Clean the disc with a cleaning cloth page 6 The disc is not inserted correctly Open the front cover and insert the disc correctly To prevent the player from malfunctioning the self diagnosis function has worked When you contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service fa...

Page 79: ...ption 20 W Dimensions approx 430 198 503 mm w h d incl projecting parts Mass approx 10 kg Operating temperature 5 C to 35 C Operating humidity 25 to 80 Supplied accessories See page 7 The signals from LINE OUTPUT AUDIO connectors and 5 1 ch L R connectors are measured When you play the PCM sound tracks with 96 kHz sampling frequency the output signals from the DIGITAL OUTPUT OPTICAL COAXIAL are co...

Page 80: ...he rear channel is stereo and there is discrete subwoofer channel in this format DTS provides the same 5 1 discrete channels of high quality digital audio The good channel separation is realized because the all channel data is recorded discrete and processed in digital DVD page 4 A disc that contains up to 8 hours of moving pictures even though its diameter is the same as a CD The data capacity of...

Page 81: ...pictures The picture data uses the MPEG 1 format one of the worldwide standards of digital compression technology The picture data is compressed to about 1 140 of its original size Consequently a 12 cm VIDEO CD can contain up to 74 minutes of moving pictures VIDEO CDs also contain compact audio data Sounds outside the range of human hearing are compressed while the sounds we can hear are not compr...

Page 82: ...ish 1150 Estonian 1151 Basque 1157 Persian 1165 Finnish 1166 Fiji 1171 Faroese 1174 French 1181 Frisian 1183 Irish 1186 Scots Gaelic 1194 Galician 1196 Guarani 1203 Gujarati 1209 Hausa 1217 Hindi 1226 Croatian 1229 Hungarian 1233 Armenian 1235 Interlingua 1239 Interlingue 1245 Inupiak 1248 Indonesian 1253 Icelandic 1254 Italian 1257 Hebrew 1261 Japanese 1269 Yiddish 1283 Javanese 1287 Georgian 129...

Page 83: ...isc Browser LOAD button 27 Reads the information of the discs loaded in sequence ª SHUFFLE button 47 Displays the SHUFFLE display on the TV screen º TIME button 25 Displays the playing time of the disc etc on the front panel display 1 ALL DISCS button 20 Selects 1 DISC or ALL DISCS play mode CLEAR button 45 46 47 49 Press to return to the continuous play etc TITLE button 23 Displays the title menu...

Page 84: ...al connecting cord Rear Panel 7 DIGITAL OUTPUT COAXIAL connector 12 Connects to an audio component using the coaxial digital connecting cord 8 MEGA CONTROL connector 73 Connects to the control connector on a Sony CD changer of 5 50 200 300 discs 9 EURO AV 1 RGB TV connector 8 62 Connects to the TV with EURO AV connector to output the signal from the player You can select the video signals the S VI...

Page 85: ...1 TV DISC BROWSER DVD switch 27 71 Selects to control the player the Disc Browser or the TV with the remote 2 MEGA CONTROL button 73 Press to control the connected CD changer 3 Number buttons ENTER button Selects and executes the items or settings 4 CLEAR ten s digit button 45 46 47 49 Press to return to the continuous play etc 5 PROGRAM button 45 Displays the PROGRAM display on the TV screen 6 SH...

Page 86: ...go back to the previous chapter or track PLAY button 20 Plays a disc DISC SKIP button 17 20 When 1 is set to DISC BROWSER or DVD press to search the discs in the folder ª TV DVD button 72 Press to select the input source for the TV between the TV and CD DVD player º EASY PLAY button 17 20 Press to play the disc in slot 1 or bring slot 1 to the loading position AV VOL volume buttons 72 Controls the...

Page 87: ...ay 25 G Genre 32 H Handling discs 6 Hi speed search 21 Hooking up 8 11 14 I J INDEX 37 K Keyboard 32 L LANGUAGE SETUP 60 LETTER BOX 61 LEVEL 70 Locating a specific point 20 by observing the TV screen 21 M N Mega Control 73 MPEG 68 O On screen display Control Menu display 34 Setup display 57 OSD 60 P Q PAN SCAN 61 PARENTAL CONTROL 63 PBC functions 24 PBC Playback 24 80 PLAYBACK MEMORY 63 PRO LOGIC ...

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