Sony MCE-C98K, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...3 862 815 11 1 1998 by Sony Corporation MCE C98K Operating Instructions MMMMM MMMMM VIDEO CD Player EN C1 C2 C2 ...

Page 2: ...xterior Welcome Thank you for purchasing the Sony Video Compact Disc VIDEO CD Player Before operating the unit please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference About This Manual The instructions in this manual are for model MCE C98K 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 s...

Page 3: ...h 17 Locating a Particular Point in a Scene or Track 18 Locating by Observing Several Scenes at One Time Digest Play 19 Playing CDs in Various Modes Playing Repeatedly 21 Playing in Random Order Shuffle Play 22 Creating Your Own Program Program Play 23 Enjoying Picture Effects 24 Enjoying Sound Effects 25 Switching the Sound 25 Controlling the TV with the Supplied Remote 26 Enjoying Karaoke with N...

Page 4: ...ing the batteries Do not expose the remote sensor to direct sunlight or lighting apparatuses Doing so may cause a malfunction If you don t use the remote for an extended period of time remove the batteries to avoid possible damage from battery leakage and corrosion Getting Started This Player Can Play the Following Discs VIDEO CDs Audio CDs Disc logo Contents Audio Video moving pictures Audio Disc...

Page 5: ... 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 Be sure to make connections firmly to avoid hum and noise pWhen listening to the sound through TV speakers L R VIDEO AUDIO INPUT VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT R L ç pWhen listening to the sound through speakers connected to an amplifier L R VIDEO AUDIO INPUT CD L R VIDEO OUT...

Page 6: ...YSTEM switch to PAL Pictures will not be displayed if you set the switch to NTSC When you play a VIDEO CD based on NTSC system the picture will be stretched horizontally and will be displayed with the upper and lower parts of the screen masked in black If your TV automatically changes the color system according to the input signal Of course pictures will be displayed with the switch set to either ...

Page 7: ...Connecting the AC power cord Connect the AC power cord to a wall outlet Transporting the player Before transporting the player follow the procedure below to return the internal mechanisms back to their original position 1 Remove all the discs from the disc tray 2 Press OPEN CLOSE to close the disc tray no dISC appears in the display 3 Wait for 10 seconds then press 1 u to turn off the player 4 Dis...

Page 8: ...okup information You can also play audio CDs just like VIDEO CDs When you turn on the player SONY logo appears on the TV screen When you press any button the logo disappears thereafter z When playing VIDEO CDs with PBC functions In Step 5 the menu screen appears on the TV screen You can play the VIDEO CD interactively following the instructions on the menu screen PBC Playback see page 27 z What is...

Page 9: ... 2 DISC KARAOKE STANDBY g DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3 DISC 4 DISC 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 15 NATURAL n KEY CONTROL EFFECT PICTURE SOUND KARAOKE PON PREV NEXT OPEN CLOSE P p SELECT DISC SKIP EX CHANGE p P DISC SKIP OPEN CLOSE 6 DISC OPEN CLOSE SCREEN TIME ON RETURN REPEAT A B CHECK CLEAR CLEAR MODE PLAY TV VIDEO TV VOL PON KARAOKE STEREO L R MENU SPECIAL PICTURE DISC DISC SKIP EFFECT SOUND 1...

Page 10: ...k when you plug a microphone with a control plug to this player 2 Before you start playing set the MODE selector on the player to KARAOKE The following screen appears TV screen KARAOKE LIST 1 5 2 6 3 7 4 8 3 Press DISC 1 5 or DISC and number button of the disc 1 5 on the remote to select the disc The disc number appears on the TV screen TV screen KARAOKE LIST D1 1 5 2 6 3 7 4 8 Example when you se...

Page 11: ...R z You can replace discs while playing in KARAOKE mode See Replacing Discs While Playing a Disc on page 15 Changing the key Key Control You can change the key to suit your vocal range While playing karaoke press one of the KEY CONTROL buttons repeatedly to find the key that suits your vocal range To Raise the key Lower the key Return to the original key You can adjust the key to 11 steps 5 steps ...

Page 12: ...you resume playing in stop mode STOP etc when you stop playing PAUSE when you pause playing Before you start playing in Program Play mode VCD STOP TOTAL 10 04 PROGRAM 1 D 1 3 6 D 4 20 2 D 2 10 3 D 1 5 4 D 3 5 5 D 5 12 pDisplay information of ON SCREEN 2 mode While playing a disc the current track number and the playing time are always displayed The operating status is displayed for a few seconds o...

Page 13: ...rmation while playing Karaoke Set the display mode other than ON SCREEN OFF When you select ON SCREEN OFF you cannot check the operating status while operating the player In this case check the information in the front panel display When you record the playback picture of this player on another VCR etc be sure to select ON SCREEN OFF Otherwise the display information is also recorded on the VCR Se...

Page 14: ...tion while playing a disc While playing an audio CD or a VIDEO CD without PBC functions the front panel display shows the current disc number track number and playing time of the track 1 2 3 5 DISC TRACK MIN SEC PBC VIDEO CD CONTINUE KEY CONTROL Checking the remaining time Each time you press TIME while playing a disc the display changes as shown in the chart below Note that you cannot check the r...

Page 15: ...rrent disc ends while the disc tray is open the player stops playing In Shuffle Play mode see page 22 tracks are reshuffled on the current disc while the disc tray is open In Program Play mode see page 23 only the tracks on the current disc are played Do not push the disc tray to close it in Step 5 as you may damage the player Locating a Specific Disc You can locate any disc before or while playin...

Page 16: ...press DISC SKIP you set the MODE selector to KARAOKE or 2 DISC If you play a CD audio track in a VIDEO CD with PBC function see page 27 and resume playback the background picture may change to blue However this is not a malfunction Playing Two Discs Consecutively 2 DISC mode can be used to playback two discs consecutively In this mode the player operates like a two disc changer This function is us...

Page 17: ... of a picture or a music piece called tracks Each track is assigned with a track number to locate the track you want Note During PBC Playback the and buttons have different functions from the ones explained above Number buttons Number buttons Locating a Point by Elapsed Time Time Search Z This function lets you use elapsed time as a guide to find a certain point on a VIDEO CD To use Time Search fu...

Page 18: ...s follows n SLOW 1 n SLOW 2 n SLOW 3 z If appears in the front panel display The disc has reached the end while you were pressing Press 0 or to go back Notes While playing a VIDEO CD the picture may be distorted during the search operation While playing an audio CD or a CD audio track in a VIDEO CD you can also locate a point as in the table above Locating a point using the index Index Search Ther...

Page 19: ...ppears on the TV screen TV screen SPECIAL MENU 1 SCENE SEARCH 2 TIME SEARCH 3 DISC DIGEST 4 TRACK DIGEST 5 DIGEST 9 n 12 6 2 Press button 5 Each time you press the button the number toggles between 9 and 12 Select 9n12 for 9 still pictures select 12n9 for 12 still pictures Locating the track you want on a disc Disc Digest You can locate the track you want by observing the first picture of up to 9 ...

Page 20: ...ture of each section at one time on the TV screen This might be useful when you play a disc which is divided into few tracks such as a movie 1 Press SPECIAL MENU while playing a disc or before you start playing The following menu appears on the TV screen TV screen SPECIAL MENU 1 SCENE SEARCH 2 TIME SEARCH 3 DISC DIGEST 4 TRACK DIGEST 5 DIGEST 9 n 12 6 2 Press button 4 While playing a VIDEO CD the ...

Page 21: ... Shuffle Play page 22 All the tracks on all discs in random order Select Shuffle Play page 22 All the tracks on the selected discs in random order Program Play page 23 The same program To cancel Repeat Play Press REPEAT repeatedly until REPEAT disappears from the front panel display Locating a Scene or Track You Want Playing CDs in Various Modes z You can select a point which isn t displayed yet o...

Page 22: ...ffles all the tracks on all discs PLAY MODE OPEN CLOSE SCREEN TIME ON RETURN REPEAT A B CHECK CLEAR CLEAR MODE PLAY TV VIDEO TV VOL PON KARAOKE STEREO L R MENU SPECIAL PICTURE DISC DISC SKIP EFFECT SOUND 1 u 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 0 ˆ n KEY CONTROL N INDEX PREV SELECT NEXT C c 6 p 0 P SLOW 10 9 1 u CH 1 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until SHUFFLE appears in the front panel display 2 Press to start Shuffl...

Page 23: ...u ve made a mistake Press CLEAR on the remote then press the correct number button 4 To program other discs or tracks do the following To program Repeat Step s Other tracks on the same disc 3 Other tracks on other discs 2 and 3 5 Press to start Program Play To cancel Program Play Press PLAY MODE on the remote repeatedly until CONTINUE appears in the front panel display When you want to play a VIDE...

Page 24: ... program completely p Create a new program following the programming procedure Enjoying Picture Effects You will get a clear cut picture by emphasizing the outline of the pictures without increasing noise on the picture or you can enjoy a picture which luminance is reduced just like the picture on the movie theater screen EFFECT PICTURE 1 u MIC 1 MIC 2 CONTROL MIC1 2 MIC 1 LEVEL MIN MAX MIC 2 LEVE...

Page 25: ...off when the EX WIDE sound effect is turned on We recommend that you increase the volume when using the M BASS sound effect Switching the Sound Z You can select the sound from the right or left channel and listen to the sound of the selected channel through both the right and left speakers In this case the sound loses the stereo effect L R STEREO OPEN CLOSE SCREEN TIME ON RETURN REPEAT A B CHECK C...

Page 26: ... following cases Monaural recorded discs The accompaniment is also reduced Only a few instruments are playing in the stereo recorded disc A duet is being played The disc has strong echoes or chorus The singer s voice on the disc deviates from the center Multiplex discs When you select ON SCREEN OFF display mode no information is shown on the TV screen When you turn on the Karaoke Pon function EX W...

Page 27: ... Using the PBC Functions 2 Press the number button of the item you want When you want to select an item number over 15 or 10 with the remote press 15 or 10 on the remote first then the corresponding number buttons To enter 0 use button 10 or button 10 0 on the remote Exmaple To select the item number 30 Press 15 or 10 on the remote first then 3 and 10 or 10 0 on the remote 3 Follow the instruction...

Page 28: ...the menu screens moving pictures and still pictures are divided into scenes and each scene is assigned with a scene number You can check the current scene number by displaying it on the TV screen during playback see page 12 Be sure to memorize the scene number from which you want to start playing CLEAR SPECIAL MENU OPEN CLOSE SCREEN TIME ON RETURN REPEAT A B CHECK CLEAR CLEAR MODE PLAY TV VIDEO TV...

Page 29: ...t operate properly In this case remove the disc and leave the player turned on for about an hour until the moisture evaporates On adjusting volume Do not turn up the 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 m...

Page 30: ...y Make sure you select the CD player position on the amplifier There s no picture Check that the player is connected securely Make sure you operate the TV correctly Make sure you set the COLOR SYSTEM switch correctly according to your TV The disc doesn t play There s no disc inside no dISC appears Insert a disc Insert the disc with the label side up on the disc tray correctly Clean the disc see th...

Page 31: ...or a long time press P or to resume play manually PBC Playback Playback using the menu screens recorded on VIDEO CDs with PBC functions You can enjoy simple interactive operations using the PBC Playback function Playback Control PBC Signals encoded on VIDEO CDs Version 2 0 to control playback By using menu screens recorded on VIDEO CDs with PBC functions you can enjoy playing simple interactive so...

Page 32: ...ol 4 26 Repeating 21 Replacing discs while playing a disc 15 Reserving the next tracks 11 Resume Play 16 S S video input 6 Scene 28 Scene Search 28 Searching See Locating Shuffle Play 22 Slow motion Play 18 Sound effects 25 Standby mode 9 Switching the sound 25 T Total playing time 14 Track Digest 20 Troubleshooting 30 U Unpacking 4 V W X Y Z VIDEO CDs 4 8 31 Voltage selector 7 Names of controls B...

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