Sony MCE-F500, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...SONY MCE F500 E C1 C2 3 858 463 11 Actual page number 3 858 463 11 1 VIDEO CD Player Operating Instructions MMMMM MMMMM EN C1 C2 C2 1996 by Sony Corporation MCE F500 ...

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Page 5: ... to prevent heat build up in the player Do not place the player on a soft surface such as a rug that might block the ventilation holes on the bottom Do not place the player in a location near heat sources or in a place subject to direct sunlight excessive dust or mechanical shock On operation If the player is brought directly from a cold to a warm location or is placed in a very damp room moisture...

Page 6: ...Playback from the Point You Stopped a VIDEO CD Resume Play 15 Locating a Specific Scene or Track 16 Locating a Particular Point in a Scene or Track 17 Locating by Observing Several Scenes at One Time Digest Play 18 Playing CDs in Various Modes Playing Repeatedly 20 Playing in Random Order Shuffle Play 21 Creating Your Own Program Program Play 21 Reducing Distortion of the Picture DNR 23 Adding an ...

Page 7: ...PBC functions Ver 2 0 discs VIDEO CDs Audio Video moving pictures 12 cm 8 cm 74 min 20 min Audio CDs Audio 12 cm 8 cm CD single 74 min 20 min You can Enjoy video playback moving pictures as well as music Play interactive software using menu screens displayed on the TV screen PBC Playback in addition to the video playback functions of Ver 1 1 discs Moreover you can play high resolution still pictur...

Page 8: ...player To AUDIO OUT To VIDEO OUT To an AC outlet TV To video input To audio input Signal flow To an AC outlet To an AC outlet What cords will I need Audio and video connecting cord supplied 1 Yellow Yellow Audio connecting cord not supplied 1 White L Red R Video connecting cord not supplied 1 Yellow video White L Red R Hookups When connecting the cord be sure to match the color coded cord to the a...

Page 9: ... TV is PAL Set the COLOR SYSTEM switch to PAL Pictures will not be displayed if you set the switch to NTSC When you play a VIDEO CD recorded in the NTSC color 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 Pictures will be displayed w...

Page 10: ...Check that the VOLTAGE SELECTOR on the rear panel of the player is set to the local power line voltage If not set the selector to the correct position using a screwdriver before connecting the AC power cord to a wall outlet When you set the selector to 110 120 V position be sure to use the supplied plug adaptor Connecting the AC power cord Connect the AC power cord to a wall outlet ...

Page 11: ...CLOSE and place the disc on the disc tray Press The disc tray closes and the player plays all the tracks once Continuous Play Adjust the volume on the TV or the amplifier Playing a VIDEO CD 1 See pages 5 6 for the hookup information You can also play audio CDs just like VIDEO CDs 2 z You can turn on the player using the remote Press POWER while the indicator above the POWER button on the front pan...

Page 12: ...e or track Go back to the preceding scene or track in Continuous Play mode Stop play and remove the CD z What is a track A disc is divided into sections of a picture or a music piece called tracks Each track is assigned with a track number to locate the track you want Press P P or While playing on the player Turn Jog Dial to select the track number While playing on the remote Go to the next scene ...

Page 13: ...ss the number button of the item you want on the remote In this case you can go to another scene even while playing moving pictures Turn Jog Dial then press SELECT on the player or press number button of the item you want on the remote Press RETURN ˆ PREV or NEXT Also refer to the instructions supplied with the disc as the operating procedure may differ according to the VIDEO CD Jog Dial PREV NEXT...

Page 14: ... remote 2 To go to the preceding menu Press ˆ 3 To go to the next page of the menu Press NEXT 4 To go back to the preceding page of the menu Press PREV Locating Scenes Directly Using the Scene Numbers Scene Search Z On VIDEO CDs with PBC functions 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 sce...

Page 15: ...Press to start playing from the selected scene The player automatically starts PBC Playback page 10 z You can check the scene number while playing a disc Press ON SCREEN repeatedly to select ON SCREEN 2 display mode see page 13 The scene numbers appear on the upper left side of the TV screen Notes Some discs don t allow you to start playing from a particular scene In this case when you do the task...

Page 16: ...d Using the On Screen Display Z You can check the operating status of the player and the information about the disc with the on screen display on the TV screen ON SCREEN Press ON SCREEN Each time you press the button the on screen display changes as follows When Using an Audio CD The same information is displayed in ON SCREEN 1 mode and ON SCREEN 2 mode while playing an audio CD pDisplay informati...

Page 17: ...CD with PBC functions CONTINUE is displayed while playing a VIDEO CD without PBC functions or an audio CD pDisplay information of ON SCREEN OFF mode No information is displayed Notes Select the display mode other than ON SCREEN OFF for normal operation 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 pane...

Page 18: ...t below Note that you cannot check the remaining time during PBC Playback page 10 Playing time and number of the current track Remaining time on the current track Remaining time on the disc This information does not appear in Program Play mode if the remaining time exceeds 100 minutes z What is a track A disc is divided into sections of a picture or a music piece called tracks Each track is assign...

Page 19: ... track is assigned with a track number to locate the track you want Note During PBC Playback the Jog Dial and buttons have different functions from the ones explained above Number buttons 20 pOn the player Turn Jog Dial until you find the scene or track pOn the remote To locate The next or succeeding scenes or tracks AMS The current or preceding scenes or tracks AMS A specific track directly Z z W...

Page 20: ...DEO CD CANNOT OPERATE NOW appears on the TV screen and the player continues playing TV screen while playing an audio CD ON SCREEN 1 or 2 display mode TV screen while playing a VIDEO CD ON SCREEN 1 or 2 display mode Index number Front panel display Index number Index number 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 MIN SEC VIDEO CD INDEX CONTINUE 0 SLOW INDEX C c 0 To locate a point While monitoring the picture or sound Z ...

Page 21: ...reen To go back to the previous screen press 3 Press the number button to select the track The player starts playing from the selected track To select tracks numbered over 20 Use the 20 button see page 16 To cancel Disc Digest Press p z While the still pictures are displayed in Step 2 you can start playing the track you want right away before all the still pictures are displayed Press when the pic...

Page 22: ...till pictures of each section in order TV screen 3 Press the number button 1 9 to select the point you want The player starts playing from the selected point The player may start playing from a point which is a little different from the one displayed during Track Digest To cancel Track Digest Press p TV screen Current track z You can select a point which isn t displayed yet on the TV screen in Ste...

Page 23: ...ndom order The same program A B REPEAT Repeating the current track You can repeat only the current track in Continuous Play mode page 8 While the track you want is being played press REPEAT repeatedly until REPEAT 1 appears in the front panel display To cancel repeating the current track Press REPEAT repeatedly until REPEAT 1 disappears from the front panel display Repeating a specific portion A B...

Page 24: ...ued PLAY MODE PLAY MODE 1 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until SHUFFLE appears in the front panel display 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 SHUFFLE SHUFFLE is lit 2 Press the number buttons of the tracks you want to program in the order you want Z Be sure to use the remote Example To program the tracks in the order 2 8 5 Press the number buttons 2 n 8 n 5 To program a track numbered over 20 use the 20 button see p...

Page 25: ... ON SCREEN to select ON SCREEN OFF display mode you won t see this information page 13 z The program remains even after the Program Play ends When you press you can play the same program again Notes If you play a VIDEO CD with PBC functions in Program Play mode you cannot use PBC functions page 10 If the total playing time exceeds 100 minutes appears in the front panel display If you program more ...

Page 26: ...ights up To cancel the COMET function Press COMET again The COMET button indicator goes off Note If you press DNR the COMET function is cancelled COMET DNR COMET DNR To cancel the DNR function Press DNR to goes off the DNR button indicator To turn on the DNR function again Press DNR to lights up the DNR button indicator Notes If you press COMET the DNR function is cancelled The DNR function cannot...

Page 27: ...ice Three times When you select ON SCREEN OFF display mode check the indication on the front panel display This indication doesn t appear in the front panel display Note When you turn off the player the standard stereo playback will be resumed Playing Automatically When Turning On the Player Auto Play You can start playing automatically when you turn on the player By connecting a timer not supplie...

Page 28: ... in Various Modes Controlling the TV with the Supplied Remote Z You can control Sony TVs with the g mark using the supplied remote Press POWER TV VIDEO VOL CH You can Turn on or off the TV Select the input source to the TV Adjust the volume of the TV Change the channel of the TV TV VIDEO POWER CH VOL ...

Page 29: ...fect MONO R or MONO L appears in the front panel display see page 24 The remote doesn t function Remove the obstacles in the path of the remote and the player Point the remote at the remote sensor g on the player Replace all the batteries in the remote with new ones if they are weak The player doesn t play from the first track when playing a VIDEO CD without PBC functions or an audio CD Press PLAY...

Page 30: ...in up to 74 minutes of moving pictures VIDEO CDs also contain compact audio information Sounds outside the range of human hearing are compressed while the sounds we can hear aren t compressed VIDEO CDs can hold 6 times the audio information of conventional audio CDs There are 2 versions of VIDEO CDs Version 1 1 You can play only moving pictures and sounds Version 2 0 You can play high resolution s...

Page 31: ...18 SLOW 17 TIME 14 8 10 P 9 p 9 9 10 0 17 20 16 Switch AUTO PLAY 24 POWER 8 Control Jog Dial 9 10 PHONES LEVEL 8 Jack PHONES 8 Others Disc tray 8 Front panel display 14 g 4 L M N Locating a specific point 17 a specific scene 16 a specific track 16 by monitoring 17 by observing the front panel display 17 directly 16 using AMS 16 using index 17 O On screen display 13 P Q PBC functions 10 27 PBC Play...

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