Sony MCE-K850, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...3 861 666 12 1 1997 by Sony Corporation MCE K850 VIDEO CD Player Operating Instructions C1 C2 EN C1 C2 ...

Page 2: ...nside of the player be sure to remove the disc and turn the power off after no dISC appears in the front panel display If you have any questions or problems concerning your player please consult your nearest Sony dealer 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 T...

Page 3: ... in Random Order Shuffle Play 20 Creating Your Own Program Program Play 20 Reducing Distortion of the Picture DNR 22 Making picture clearly ACTIVE PICTURE 22 Adding an Incidental Image to Moving Pictures COMET 23 Enjoying Sound Effects Surround Sound 23 Controlling the TV with the Supplied Remote 24 Enjoying Karaoke Using the Various Effects Adding richness to your voice Karaoke Star 25 Adjusting ...

Page 4: ...Ds 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 pictures if they are included on the disc...

Page 5: ...omponents 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 VIDEO CD player TV pWhen listening to the sound through speakers connected to an amplifier Continued VIDEO CD player Yellow Yellow Audio connecting cord not supplied 1 White L Red R Video connecting cord not supplied 1 ...

Page 6: ... 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 with the switch set to either NTSC or PAL If you set the COLOR SYSTEM switch to AUTO the player automatically changes the color system of video output according to the color system of the VIDEO CD...

Page 7: ...Playing CDs Getting Started 7EN Getting Started Getting Started Connecting the AC power cord Connect the AC power cord to a wall outlet ...

Page 8: ...the player When using a TV Turn on the TV and select the video input so that you can view the pictures from this player When using an amplifier Turn on the amplifier and select the CD player position so that you can listen to the sound from this player Set the MODE selector on the player to NORMAL Press the U switch to turn on the player Press OPEN CLOSE and place the disc on the disc tray Press T...

Page 9: ...the CD Press P P or While playing on the player Turn JOG SELECTOR to select the track number Go to the next scene or track NEXT Go back to the preceding scene or track PREV While playing on the remote Go to the next scene or track Go back to the preceding scene or track Before you start playing Turn JOG SELECTOR or press NEXT PREV or to select the track number then press JOG SELECTOR or OPEN CLOSE...

Page 10: ... volume To stop playback Press p Notes If howling occurs Move the microphone s away from the TV or the speakers Lower the volume of the TV or the amplifier Lower the microphone volume or echo level If the sound is distorted when the player is connected to a TV Lower the microphone volume and music level z When you don t use the microphone s Unplug the microphone s switch the microphone s off and t...

Page 11: ... CD turn the MUSIC LEVEL control to MAX Press n N Front panel display in Karaoke mode NEXT VIDEO CD CONTROL KEY Next reserved track number Playing time Current track number Reserving the next tracks to play While playing a disc you can reserve up to 8 tracks to play in any order so that you can enjoy non stop karaoke play 1 While playing a disc select the track you want On the player Turn JOG SELE...

Page 12: ... 10 11 12 13 14 15 Playing time of the current track Play mode Current index number SCENE 1 0 55 TRK 3 0 55 Playing time of the scene not displayed for some scenes Scene number page 28 Playing time on the current track PLAY is displayed when you start playing PAUSE is displayed when you pause playing ON SCREEN Press ON SCREEN Each time you press the button the on screen display changes as follows ...

Page 13: ...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 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 The information also appears when you press OPEN CLOS...

Page 14: ...V screen If RESUME doesn t appear Resume Play is not available 2 Press The player starts playback from the point you stopped the VIDEO CD in Step 1 z To view from the beginning of the VIDEO CD When RESUME appears in the front panel display press p then press Notes Depending on where you stopped the VIDEO CD the player may resume playback from a different point The point at which you stopped playin...

Page 15: ... locate the track you want Note During PBC Playback the JOG SELECTOR PREV NEXT and buttons have different functions from the ones explained in the left column To locate The next or succeeding tracks AMS The current or preceding tracks AMS A specific track directly Z z When you directly locate a track numbered over 10 Z Press 10 first then the corresponding number buttons To enter 0 use button 10 0...

Page 16: ...ere pressing Press 0 or to go back z If you want to change the playback speed during Slow motion Play Z Press SLOW repeatedly until you find the playback speed you want Three speeds are available SLOW 1 1 5th the normal speed SLOW 2 1 10th and SLOW 3 1 15th Each time you press the button the indication changes as follows Note While playing a VIDEO CD the picture may be distorted during the search ...

Page 17: ... to select the track The player starts playing from the selected track To select tracks numbered over 10 Use the 10 button see page 15 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 picture of the track you want appears on the TV screen Notes If you start...

Page 18: ...int 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 Step 2 z During Track Digest you can start Track Digest on another track Press or Note that this f...

Page 19: ...edly A of REPEAT A flashes in the front panel display 2 When you reach the ending point point B press A B again REPEAT A B appears The player plays this specific portion repeatedly To cancel A B Repeat Press REPEAT z When you want to restart from the starting point A Press during A B Repeat Note If you start Slow motion Play during A B Repeat Slow motion Play is canceled when the player returns to...

Page 20: ...MODE repeatedly until CONTINUE appears in the front panel display When playing a VIDEO CD with PBC functions press PLAY MODE repeatedly until SHUFFLE disappears from the front panel display z You can start Shuffle Play while playing in Continuous Play mode Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until SHUFFLE appears in the front panel display Shuffle Play starts from the current track Notes If you play a VIDE...

Page 21: ...ogram the tracks in the order 2 8 5 Press the number buttons 2 n 8 n 5 To program a track numbered over 10 use the 10 button see page 15 STEP PROGRAM CONTROL KEY Last programed track If you ve made a mistake Z Press CLEAR then press the correct number button 3 Press to start Program Play To cancel Program Play Z Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until CONTINUE appears in the front panel display When play...

Page 22: ...the player repeatedly until ACTIVE disappears from the front panel display or press ACTIVE on the remote again Notes The ACTIVE PICTURE and COMET functions do not work simultaneously The ACTIVE PICTURE function is not available while playing an audio CD DNR DNR Press DNR to light up the DNR indicator button on the player DNR appears in the front panel display To cancel the DNR function Press DNR t...

Page 23: ...e again Notes The COMET and ACTIVE PICTURE functions do not work simultaneously The COMET function is not available while playing an audio CD COMET ACTIVE COMET While playing a disc press SURROUND repeatedly until the desired effect appears in the front panel display Effect mode KARAOKE MUSIC THEATER To cancel the sound effect Press SURROUND repeatedly until KARAOKE MUSIC and THEATER disappear fro...

Page 24: ...h the Supplied Remote Z You can control Sony TVs with the g mark using the supplied remote Press 1 u 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 CH VOL TV VIDEO 1 u ...

Page 25: ...f you like The last surround sound mode setting is resumed whenever you press MPX If you press KARAOKE PON see page 26 MPX will be automatically canceled When you select ON SCREEN OFF display mode no information is shown on the TV screen You will hear the sound as follows The vocals are emphasized The accompaniment is emphasized and the vocals are reduced MPX KARAOKE STAR KARAOKE STAR Press KARAOK...

Page 26: ...evel To cancel Karaoke Pon Press KARAOKE PON again K PON disappears from the front panel display z When you use Karaoke Pon Use stereo recorded discs Notes Karaoke Pon may not work well for the 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 singe...

Page 27: ...flashes PREV RETURNˆ NEXT JOG SELECTOR PUSH ENTER Number buttons RETURN ˆ NEXT SELECT 10 PREV When Selecting the item SELECT is flashing on the TV screen while playing moving pictures Going back to the menu screen Do the following Turn JOG SELECTOR on the player to select the item number then press JOG SELECTOR Press the number button of the item you want on the remote In this case you can go to a...

Page 28: ... menu Press RETURN 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 scene number by displaying i...

Page 29: ...cally starts PBC Playback page 27 z You can check the scene number while playing a disc Press ON SCREEN repeatedly to select ON SCREEN 2 display mode see page 12 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 before you start playing the player starts playing from scene 1 W...

Page 30: ...sensor g on the player Replace all the batteries in the remote with new ones if they are weak There s no sound from the microphone Switch the microphone on Turn the MIC 1 and or MIC 2 LEVEL controls clockwise Howling occurs Move the microphone away from the speakers Lower the volume Lower the microphone volume or echo level The player doesn t play from the first track when playing a VIDEO CD witho...

Page 31: ...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 still p...

Page 32: ...16 SPECIAL MENU 17 28 SURROUND 23 TIME 13 8 27 P 9 p 9 9 15 0 16 10 15 1 u 8 24 Switch MODE KARAOKE NORMAL 8 10 U 8 14 Control ECHO LEVEL 11 JOG SELECTOR 9 10 27 MIC 1 MIC 2 LEVEL 10 MUSIC LEVEL 11 PHONES LEVEL 8 VOCAL LEVEL 25 26 Jack MIC CONTROL 10 MIC 1 MIC 2 10 PHONES 8 Others Disc tray 8 Front panel display 13 g 4 L M N Locating a specific point 16 a specific scene 15 a specific track 15 by m...

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