Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product BDP-S350 Sony
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3-287-660- 12 (1) © 2008 Sony Corporation Printed in Malaysia 3-287-660- 12 (1) Operatin g Instr uctions Blu-ra y Disc / D VD Pla y er BDP-S350.
2 WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rai n or m oisture. To avoid el ectrical shock, do no t open the ca binet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. Batterie s or batteries installed apparatus shall not be exposed to excessive heat s uch as sunshine, fire or the like.
3 Notes Abou t the Discs • To keep th e disc clean, hand le the disc by i ts edge. Do not touch the sur face. Dust, finge rprints, or sc ratches on th e disc m ay ca use it to malfunc tion.
4 On clean ing discs, di sc/ lens cl eaner s Do not use clean ing discs or disc/l ens clea ners (inclu ding we t or spray types). These may caus e the appa ratus to mal function. On re placeme nt of pa rts In the ev ents tha t this pl ayer is repaire d, repai red parts may be collec ted for r euse or r ecycling purposes.
5 14) Refer all servicing t o qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the appara tus, the apparatus has been expos ed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped.
6 Table of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Guide to Parts and Controls .
7 Addi tio nal Info rm ation Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Self-Diagnosis Fu nction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Playable Discs .
8 Guide to Part s and Contro ls For more in form atio n, see the page s in parent hese s. Number 5, AUDIO, CH +, and N PLAY buttons have a tact ile dot. Use th e tactile dot as a refere nce when operat ing the pl ayer. A Z OPEN/CLOSE (page 30) Open s or clos es the di sc tr ay.
9 D Color buttons (RED/GREEN/ BLUE/YELLOW) Short cut keys f or sele cting ite ms on some BD ’s men us (c an also be u sed fo r BD’s Java in teractiv e operations) . E TOP MENU (pag e 32) Open s or cl oses t he BD ’s or DVD ’s Top Menu. POP UP/MENU (page 32) Open s or clos es the BD- ROM’s Pop- up Menu, or the DVD’s menu.
10 A [ / 1 (on/stand by) (page 27) Turns on the p layer, or sets to standb y mode . B Disc tray (page 30) C Blu-ray Disc indi cator Light s up whe n a BD i s recogn ized . z When th e playe r is turned on for the fi rst time , the Blu- ray Disc i ndicator light s up, the n turns off w hen Ea sy Set up is c omple te.
11 A N , X Lights up during pl ayback or pause. B HD (page 42) Lights up when out putting 720p/10 80i/ 1080p vi deo s ignals fr om the HD MI OUT jack or 720p/ 1080 i video si gnals from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks. C HDMI (page 16) Light s up when an HDMI device i s connec ted.
12 A COMPONENT VIDEO OUT (Y, P B , P R ) jac ks (page 17) B LINE OUT (S VIDEO) jack (page 18) C LINE OUT (R-AUDIO-L) jacks (pa ge 1 8, 22) D AC IN terminal (pag e 25) E Ventilati on holes The vent ilatio n fan i s inside th e player .
13 Hooku ps and Settings Hook ups and Settin gs Hookin g Up the Pla yer Chec k that yo u have the follow ing ite ms. • Au dio/ video ca ble (pho no plu g ×3) (1 ) • AC power cord (1) • Re mote co mm ander ( remot e) (1 ) • Size AA (R6) batt eries (2) Follow s teps 1 thro ugh 7 t o hook up and adjust the set tings of the pla yer.
14 Step 1 : Connec ting to Yo ur TV About vid eo/HDMI OUT jacks The player has the fol lowing vid eo jack s. C onnec t the player to your TV acco rding to the inpu t jack on yo ur TV. When c onnec ting th e player to your TV us ing the HDMI ca ble, yo u can en joy high qua lity digita l pictu res and so und thr ough t he HDMI OUT j ack.
15 Hooku ps and Settings Connect the pl ayer a nd your TV usi ng an H DM I cable t o enjoy high q uality digital p ictur es and sound t hrough t he HDMI OUT jac k. If you con nect a Sony TV that is compatible with the “Cont rol for HDMI” function (pag e 16), refer to the operat ing instruc tions supplied wi th the TV.
16 About in dicators fo r HDMI conn ection When c onnec ting an H DMI co mpa tible component, the HDMI indicator l ights up in the front panel dis play. b • C onsum ers should note that not all high definition tele vision sets are full y compa tible w ith this produc t and may caus e artifac ts to be displaye d in the pictur e.
17 Hooku ps and Settings Connect the C OMPO NEN T VIDE O OUT jac ks of th e pla yer an d you r TV usi ng a c ompone nt video c able or t hree vid eo cab les (not su pplied ) of the s ame ki nd and len gth. Y ou can enjoy high-q ualit y pictu res. Be sure to connect to the LINE OUT (R-AUDIO-L) jacks usin g the audio/video c able.
18 Connect the LINE OUT (VIDEO, R-AUDIO- L) jacks of the pl ayer and your TV using t he audi o/vi deo ca ble. Y ou can enjoy standa rd qua lit y pict ures and so und. b When you connect the playe r and TV using an S- video cable, disconnect the video plug (yello w) of the audi o/video cable.
19 Hooku ps and Settings Step 2: C onnect ing to You r AV Ampl ifier (Rec eiver) About a udio/HDMI OUT jacks The play er has th e follo wing audi o jacks . Connec t the pla yer to yo ur AV amplifier (recei ver) acco rding t o the inp ut jack on your A V am plifier (rec eiver) .
20 If yo ur AV am plifi er (r eceive r) has an HDMI input , you can en joy su rround sound . If you c onnect a Sony AV amplifier (receiver) that is c ompatible with th e “Control f or HDMI” function (page 16), re fer to th e operating in struction s supplied with the AV amplif ier (recei ver).
21 Hooku ps and Settings If your A V amp lif ier (rec eive r) has a Dolb y *1 D igital, Dolb y Pro L ogic, or DT S *2 de code r and a digita l input jack, yo u can enjoy Dolby Digital (5.1ch), Dolby Pro Logic ( 4.0ch), or DTS (5.1ch ) surround effects.
22 If your AV amp lifier (re ceiver ) only has L and R audi o input jac ks, use t his conn ection. Connecting to audio L /R jacks AV amplifier (receiver) Audio/vid eo cab le (supp lied) : Signal flo w Blu-ray Disc/DVD player (whit e) (red) (whit e) (red) Match the color o f the plug to that of th e jack.
23 Hooku ps and Settings Step 3: In serting the Extern al Memo ry To enjoy additional content (such as BonusV iew) on certai n Blu-ra y Disc titl es, you will n eed to use exte rnal memory. Insert the exte rnal memo ry devic e (1 GB or larger US B flash memory, such as Sony USM1GH) into th e EXT slot as your local stor age.
24 Step 4 : Connec ting to the Netw ork Conn ect the LAN (10 0) term inal of the pl ayer to your Interne t sourc e using a netwo rk cab le to upda te th e player ’s so ftwa re usin g the networ k. 1 Connec t the LA N (100) t erminal of the player to your Inter net sou rce.
25 Hooku ps and Settings b Do not connect th e LAN terminal of the play er to the LA N term inal of the PC. Step 5: Co nnec ting the AC Powe r Co rd After all of the othe r connections a re compl ete, co nnect th e suppl ied AC po wer cord to the AC IN terminal of the player.
26 Step 6: Prepar ing the Remote You ca n cont rol th e play er us ing the suppl ied remo te. In sert two S ize A A (R6) batte ries by matchi ng the 3 an d # ends on the bat teries to the mar kings inside the b attery compartment. When using the remote, point it at th e remote sensor on the player (page 1 0).
27 Hooku ps and Settings To contro l other TV s with the rem ote You can contr ol the volume, input source, channe l, and po wer swi tch of no n-Sony TVs as well. If yo ur TV is lis te d in th e tabl e be low , set the approp riate ma nufa cturer ’s co de.
28 4 Sele ct a lang uage fo r the on -scree n displa ys usin g M / m , an d press ENTER . The initial setti ngs message appears . 5 Sele ct “Sta rt,” an d pre ss ENTER . 6 Sele ct the ca ble typ e used t o connect the pl ayer an d your TV , and pr ess ENTER .
29 Hooku ps and Settings b If the pictur e is distorted or no pictur e appears, wait for about 30 s econds withou t pressi ng any button s. The dis play ret urns to th e resolu tion setting scr een. If the selected video output resoluti on is incorrect , no picture appears on the screen when you press a ny button in 30 second s.
30 Play back Play ing BDs/ DVDs 1 Switc h the i nput s elect or on your TV so that the signal from t he playe r appear s on yo ur TV scree n. 2 Press Z OPEN/C LOSE, and plac e a disc on t he disc t ray.
31 Play bac k 4 Press HOME. 5 Selec t “ Video ” usin g < / , . 6 Selec t usin g M / m , an d pres s N PLAY or ENTER . For commerci ally available BD-ROMs or DVD VIDEOs, playbac k starts. For BDs or DVDs recorded on other equipment, the title list app ears.
32 Avail able O PTIO NS 1 Press OPTIONS. The op tion s men u appe ars. 2 Sele ct an i tem using M / m , and pres s ENTER . The a vailab le item s diffe r depe nding on the disc type or player sit uation. To disp lay To p Menu When yo u play a BD or DVD, you can display the Top Me nu.
33 Play bac k To de let e data in th e ext erna l mem ory You ca n delete all unne cessar y data at once. 1 Press HOME. 2 Select “Vide o” using < / , . 3 Select “BD Data” using M / m , and pr ess OPTIONS. 4 Selec t “Erase ,” and press EN TER.
34 You ca n chec k the title i nform ation, incl uding t he v ideo tr ansmi ssion rat e, et c. Press DISPLA Y. The d isplay ed info rma tion di ffers dependi ng on the di sc type and playe r status .
35 Play bac k b • Se t the picture se tting of your TV to ‘Sta ndard’ before changi ng the “Pict ure Quality Mode ” settin g. • “Video Setting s” is not availa ble when the connecte d TV is set to Theate r Mode (page 16).
36 Play ing CDs 1 Insert a CD . The M usic Pl ayer screen app ears. 2 Press N PLAY. Play back s tarts . To select a track 1 Press HOME. 2 Select (Music) u sing < / , . 3 Select , and press EN TER. The m usic l ist app ears . 4 Sele ct a t rack u sing M / m .
37 Play bac k Play ing Phot o Files *1 BD-REs /BD-Rs co ntainin g JPEG imag e file s *2 DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs containing JP EG image files *3 CD-RWs/ CD-Rs containi ng JPEG imag e files 1 Press HOME. 2 Select (Photo ) using < / , . 3 Select , and pre ss ENTER .
38 b • W hen you attempt to pla y the follo wing photo files, the mark a ppears on t he screen an d they canno t be played. – photo files la rger than 8,192 pi xels (widt h or height) – photo fi.
39 Settings and Adjustment s Settings and Adjust ments Usin g the Sett ing s Displ ays Select (Setu p) on the h ome me nu when you need to c hange the sett ings of the pl ayer. 1 Press HO ME. 2 Selec t ( Setup) u sing < / , . 3 Selec t the setu p catego ry icon to change u sing M / m , and pres s ENTER .
40 Setting list You ca n setup t he foll owing opt ions. Network Update You ca n upda te and im prove t he funct ions of the pl ayer. For info rmation a bout updat e functio ns, re fer to the fo llowing website; http:// www.sony.net/ 1 Select “N etwork Update” usin g M / m , and pr ess ENTER.
41 Settings and Adjustment s To updat e th e softw are usi ng an upd ate disc You ca n upda te and im prove t he funct ions of the playe r using a n update disc prov ided by Sony dealer or l ocal a uthori zed Sony se rvic e facilit y. 1 Insert the up date disc .
42 Selects t he displa y configurat ion for play back o f 16:9 scree n pic tures o n a 4: 3 screen TV (s elect able wh en “T V Type ” is s et to “4:3 ” and “Sc reen For mat” i s set to “Fixe d Aspect Ratio”).
43 Settings and Adjustment s b • I f the picture is dis torted or no p icture appears, wait f or about 30 se conds w ithout pressing a ny buttons. The disp lay retu rns to the resol ution setti ng screen. If the sele cted vide o outp ut reso lution is incorrect , no pict ure appe ars on th e screen when you p ress any bu tton in 30 seconds.
44 Sets the co lor settin g for video sig nals output from the HDMI OUT jack. Sele ct the se tting that matches th e connected TV type. Sets whether to send xvYCC info rmation to the co nnecte d TV. Combining xvYCC-compatib le video with a TV that supports x.
45 Settings and Adjustment s Lowe rs the audi o outp ut le vel t o prev ent sound di storti on. b “Audio AT T” does not aff ect the ou tput from the HDMI OUT jack and the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL/COAXIAL) jack. Sel ects the au dio si gnals ou tput when playi ng Dolby Digit al discs.
46 b • “ Audio DRC” is e ffective onl y when playing Dolby Digital, Dolby Digi tal Plus, and Dolby TrueHD a udio sign als. • When “Dolby Digita l” is se t to “Dolby Digital” in the “Aud io Settin gs” setup (page 45), “Audio DRC” has no effect on the audio output f rom the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL/COAXIAL) j ack.
47 Settings and Adjustment s 4 Selec t the ag e restri ction , and pres s ENTE R. The low er the v alue , the st ricter th e limitatio n. If you se lec t “Selec t Age R estri ction ,” you can e nter the age fr om “0” t o “255 ” usin g < / M / m / , or the number butt ons.
48 Sets or chan ges the passw ord for the P aren tal Contr ol functi on. A pass word all ows you to set a res triction on BD-ROM or DVD VIDEO playba ck. If nece ssary, you c an differen tiate the restric tion levels for BD- ROMs and DVD VIDEOs. 1 Sele ct “P asswor d” in “BD/D VD Viewi ng Se ttings, ” and press EN TER.
49 Settings and Adjustment s Syste m Set tings The default setti ngs are underlined. Selects your lang uage for the play er on- screen disp lays. Ad just s the li gh tin g of th e fron t pan el d ispl ay.
50 Networ k Setting s Thes e items are nece ssar y when you co nnect to the Internet via a network ca ble. Enter the respec tive (alp hanumeric ) valu es for yo ur broa dband r oute r or Wire less LAN rout er. The it ems that ne ed to be set may diff er, depen ding o n the In ternet serv ice pr ovider or the router .
51 Settings and Adjustment s To en ter cha racte rs The di splay for ent ering ch aracte rs app ears when y ou selec t “Pro xy Serv er” in “Proxy Settings.” 1 Press a number button repe atedly to sele ct a ch aracte r. Example: Press the num ber 3 button once t o enter “D.
52 Easy Setup Re-runs the Easy Setup to make the basi c setting s. 1 Select “Easy Set up,” an d press ENTER . 2 Sele ct “Sta rt ” usin g < / , , and pres s ENTER. 3 Follow th e instruction s for “Ste p 7: Easy Set up” (pa ge 27) from ste p 4.
53 Additi onal In formation Additional Informatio n Troubl esh ooting If you exp erienc e any of the fol lowing difficul ties while using the player, use this troubles hoot ing gui de to hel p remed y the proble m befor e reques ting re pairs . Should any prob lem per sist, co nsult your near est Sony deal er.
54 , Check the conne ction t o your T V (page 14) and switch the input selector on yo ur TV so that t he si gnal fr om the playe r appear s on the TV scre en. , When pl ayin g a double-l ayer DVD, the video and a udio may be momenta rily inter rupted at the point wher e the laye rs switch.
55 Additi onal In formation There is no pict ure or no sound when connect ed to t he HDMI OUT jac k. , Try the fo llowing: 1 Turn th e play er off and on again . 2 Turn the co nnecte d equipme nt of f and o n aga in. 3 D isconnec t and then reconn ect the H DMI ca ble.
56 The remo te does not function. , The bat terie s in the r emote are weak (pa ge 26). , The di stance b etween the re mote an d the player is t oo fa r. , The remo te is not p ointe d at th e rem ote sensor on the player. The file name is not correc tly disp layed.
57 Additi onal In formation Self- Dia gnosis Fun cti on When the s elf-diagnosis function i s activated to prevent the player fr om malfunctionin g, an error code appea rs in the f ront panel disp lay, or ju st appear s wi thou t any mess ages on the ent ire scre en.
58 Play able Disc s * JPEG format conforming to UDF (U niversal D isk Format). Notes about BD-ROM compat ibility Since th e Blu-r ay Dis c specif ications are new and ev olvi ng, som e discs ma y not be play able depend ing on the disc type and t he version .
59 Additi onal In formation Discs tha t cann ot be pl ayed • BDs with cartridge • DVD- RAM s • HD DVD s • DV D Au dio discs • PHOTO CDs • D ata pa rt of CD-Ex tra s • VCDs/Super VCDs • HD layer on Super A udio CDs • BD-ROMs/DVD VIDEOs with a diffe rent regio n code (pa ge 59) .
60 About pl ayba ck of disc s recorde d in AVCHD forma t Thi s player can play AVC HD fo rmat discs. What is the AVCHD for mat? The AVCHD forma t is a high-definitio n digital video came ra format use.
61 Additi onal In formation Vide o Output Resolut ion Outp ut resolu tion di ffers de pend ing on the “Ou tput Vid eo For mat” set ting in the “Vid eo Setting s” s etup (pag e 41).
62 Audi o Output Signals The a udio out put diffe rs as foll ows, d ependin g on the so urce , output ja ck, and t he selec ted setting s. *1 When “Audi o Output Priority” is set t o “Stereo Analog,” LPCM 2 ch signals are ou tput from each j ack.
63 Additi onal In formation Spec ific atio ns System Laser: Semiconduc tor laser Input s and ou tputs ( Jack name: Jack t ype/Outp ut lev el/Loa d imp edance) LINE OUT R-AUDIO-L: Phono jack/ 2 Vrms/10 kil ohms DIGITAL OUT (OPT ICAL): Opti cal o utpu t jac k/– 18 dB m (wave lengt h 660 nm) DIGITAL OUT (COA XIAL): Phono ja ck/0.
64 Langua ge Co de List For details , see page 46. The lan guage spel lings co nform to the IS O 639: 1988 (E/ F) sta ndard . Parent al Contro l/Area Co de For details , see page 46.
65 Additi onal In formation Terms and Co ndition s of Use an d End Use r Lice nse Agre ement The Sony Blu-ray Disc player (“Product”) and associated software (“Software”) ar e provided and maintaine d by Sony Electronics Inc. and its affiliates (“Sony”).
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69 Additi onal In formation 6. Each time you redistribute the Program (or any work based on the Program) , the recipient automaticall y receives a license from the original licenso r to copy, distribute or modify the Program s ubject to these terms and conditions.
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74 This product includes cryptogra phic software written by Eric Young (eay@cryptsoft.com). This product includes s oftware written by Tim Huds on (tjh@cryptsoft.com). Original SSLeay License Original SSL eay Copyright (C) 1995-1998 Eric Young (eay@cryptsoft.
75 Additi onal In formation This product includes software developed by Jonathan Stone for the NetBSD Project. This product includes software develope d by Manuel Bouyer. This product includes software developed by Rolf Gr ossmann. This product includes software developed by TooLs G mbH.
76 Glos sary AACS “Adv anced Acces s Cont ent Syst em” is a speci ficat ion for m ana ging dig ital ente rtainm ent co ntents stor ed on t he nex t genera tion of pre reco rded a nd rec orded optical me dia. The specif ication ena bles consumers to e njoy digital e ntertainment conte nt, inc luding high-de finiti on conte nt.
77 Additi onal In formation DTS-H D Master A udio (p age 62) DTS- HD Mast er Audi o ha s a maxi mum transmi ssion r ate of 24.5 Mbps , and uses lossle ss compr ession ( Lossless) , and DTS- HD Ma ster Audio corr espond s to a m axim um sampli ng fr equen cy o f 192 kH z, and maxim um of 7.
78 Index Words in qu otati ons ap pear in the on -scree n disp lays. Numerics 24p Tru e Cinema 77 A “A/V Settin gs” 34 AACS 76 ANGLE 8 AUDIO 8 “Audio Outp ut Priority” 44 Audio output signals .
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