Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product DVP-F25 Sony
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3-077-370- 41 (2) © 2002 Sony Corporation D VP-F25 CD/DVD Player Oper ating Ins truct ions.
2 WARNIN G To pr event f ire or shoc k hazard , do not expose the unit to r ain or mo isture. To avoi d elect rical shock, d o not op en the c abin et. Ref er servicin g to q ualified perso nnel onl y. The mains lead mu st only b e change d at a qualifi ed service shop.
3 Precau tio ns On sa fety • Caution – The use of optic al instr uments with th is pr odu ct wi ll in cre ase eye h azar d. • Sho uld any so lid object or liqui d fall into the cab inet, unpl ug the pl ayer an d have it chec ked by qua lified pe rson nel befo re operating it any fu rther.
4 On clea ning Clean the c abinet , panel, an d contro ls with a soft clo th slightl y moistened with a mild deterg ent sol ution. Do not use any type of abra sive pad , scour ing pow der or so lven t suc h as alco hol or benzi ne. On cleani ng discs Do not use a co mmerci all y ava ilabl e clea ning disc.
5 Table of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Welcome! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precautions .
6 Enjo ying Mo vie s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Changing the Angle s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Displaying the Su btitles . . . . . . . . . .
7 About th is Manu al • Instruct ions in th is manual de scribe th e contr ols on t he rem ote. Y ou can also use th e controls on the player if they have th e same or simil ar names as those on the remo te.
8 Note t hat discs created in t he Packet Write format cannot be played . Note on playback op erations of DVDs and VIDEO CDs Some playback operations of DVDs and VIDEO CDs may be i ntentionally s et by sof tware prod ucer s.
9 Index to Part s and Con trols For more informa tion, re fer to the pa ges in dicated in pa renthe ses. Front panel A Disc slot (31) B A (ejec t) but ton (3 2) C N (playb ack) b utton (31) D [ / 1 (o.
10 Rear panel A COMPONENT VIDEO OUT ( Y, C B , C R ) jac ks (18 ) B AUDIO OUT L/R jacks (22) (23) (24) C VIDEO OUT jack (18) D S VIDEO OUT jack (18) E DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) jack (23) (24) (25) F CONTROL S IN jack (18) To remove the jack cove r The pl ayer is sol d with the j ack cover attached.
11 Remote A TV [ / 1 (on/s tandb y) bu tton (60) B Z EJECT button (32) C Number buttons (3 5) The num ber 5 bu tton has a tact ile do t.* D CLEAR butto n (39) E SUBTITLE but ton (51) F AUDIO bu tton (48) G .
12 Guide t o On-S creen Displa ys ( Contro l Bar) The foll owing ex plains the Contro l Bar. The Control Bar is used for making adjustments to the set tings or dis playing inform ation du ring playba ck. The d isplayed conten ts dif fer ac cordin g to th e type of disc being p layed.
13 m ◆ N o display m ◆ Return to Display 1 Displayin g the Control Bar in stop mode The foll owing di splays appear w hen the DISPLAY button is repeatedly pressed during stop mo de. You ca n mak e basic adjust ment s and cu stomiz e the pla yer to su it your vi ewin g pref eren ces.
14 Simple Start G uide Quick Over view A quick overview pres ented in this guid e will give y ou e nough info rmatio n to start using the player for yo ur enjoy ment. To use the sur round sound feat ures of this pla yer, refer to “Ho okups” on page 17.
15 Simple Start Guide Step 3 : TV Ho okup s Rem ove the ja ck cover from t he playe r (see fig. A and pa ge 10). Connect the supp lied audi o/vid eo cord a nd the po wer cord i n the or der ( 1 ~ 3 ) sho wn be low. Be sure t o connect the pow er cord las t.
16 Step 4 : Play ing a Disc A Turn on t he TV. B Press [ / 1 on the p layer. C Switch the input se lector on your TV so that the sign al from t he player a ppears on the TV sc reen. D Insert the disc in the pla yer so that the lab eled (or no n-pl ayba ck) side appears t hrough t he disc w indow.
17 Hookup s Hookups Hookin g Up the Pl aye r Follow Steps 1 to 5 to hook up and adjust the setti ngs of the player . Before you s tart, d isconn ect th e powe r cords , chec k that you hav e al l of the supp lied acc essori es, and ins ert the batt eries i nto the remo te (page 14).
18 Ste p 1: Conne cting the Vi deo Cord s Conn ect this play er to your TV m onit or, proje ctor , or AV a mpli fier (rec eive r) usi ng a vid eo cor d. Select one of the pat terns A through C , according to the input jack on your TV mon itor, projec tor, or A V ampli fier (re ceiver ).
19 Hookup s A If you are c onnecting to a vide o input ja ck Connect the ye llow plug of the audio /video cord (s upplied) to the yellow (vi deo) jacks. You wi ll enjoy s tandard qual ity images. Use th e red and w hite plu gs to c onnect to the audio input jacks (p age 22 ).
20 Notes • Connect the pl ayer dire ctly to the TV. If y ou pass t he player s ignals vi a the VCR , etc., yo u may no t receive a clear image o n the TV screen. • For Asian m odels on ly You can switch t he playe r’s colo ur syst em to ma tch th e colou r syste m of t he connect ed TV ( page 15) .
21 Hookup s Step 2 : Conn ecti ng the Audio Cor ds Refer to th e chart b elow to sele ct the co nnection th at best su its your sy stem. Be su re to also read the inst ructions for the components y ou wish to connect. Select a connecti on Select one of the fo llowin g conne ctions, through .
22 Conne cting to your TV This con nection w ill use yo ur TV spea kers for sound. * The yello w plug is used for video si gnals (page 18). z Hint When co nnectin g to a m onaural TV, use a stereo- mono conve rsion cord (not su pplied). Con nect the AUDIO OUT L/R j acks to the TV’s audio input jack.
23 Hookup s Connectin g to a stereo ampli fier (recei ver) and 2 speaker s/Conne cting to an MD d eck or DA T deck If the st ereo ampli fier (rece iver) has a udio input jacks L and R o nly, use . If the amplifier (recei ver) ha s a digital input j ack, or wh en con nectin g to an MD deck or DAT d eck, use .
24 Connec ting to a n A V amplifier (r eceiver ) having a Dolby Su rround ( Pro Logic) de coder and 3 to 6 speakers You can enjoy th e Dolby Sur round ef fects onl y when playing Dolby Sur round aud io or mu lti- channel audio ( Dolby Digital) discs. If your amplifi er (recei ver) has L and R aud io input j acks onl y, use .
25 Hookup s Connec ting to an A V amplif ier (rec eiver) wi th a digital i nput jac k having a Dol by Digita l, MPEG audi o, or DT S decoder , and 6 speake rs This conn ection wil l allow you to us e the Dolby Di gital, MPEG audio, or DTS de coder fun ction of your A V ampl ifier (rece iver) .
26 Step 3 : Atta chi ng the Jack C over and St and You can use the pl ayer la id flat, or in an uprigh t positi on by att aching the suppli ed stand to the rear o r side of th e playe r.
27 Hookup s To sta nd th e player on its side 1 At tach th e sta nd to th e sc rew hol e on the side of the play er using the supp lied scre w. 2 Plac e the pla yer on th e stand. Notes • Use the supp lied stand only whe n you use the player in an upr ight position .
28 Step 4 : Conn ecti ng the Pow er Cor d Plug the p layer and TV mains lead s (power c ord) into a mains. Step 5: Qu ick Se tup Follow the steps below to make the minimum number of basic adju stments f or using the player . To skip a n adjustment, p ress > .
29 Hookup s 7 Press X / x to select the setting that matches yo ur TV ty pe. ◆ I f you hav e a wi de-scree n TV o r a 4:3 standa rd TV with a wi de-scr een mode • 16:9 (p age 64) ◆ If you have a 4:3 standard TV • 4 :3 LETTER BOX or 4:3 PAN S CAN (page 64) 8 Press ENTER.
30 Enjoying the surround so und effects To enjoy t he surround s ound effect s of this player or your amplifier (receiver), set the following items as described below for the audio c onnection you select ed on page s 23 to 25 ( through ). Each o f these is the default se tting an d does not need t o be adjuste d when you f irst connec t the player.
31 Playin g Discs Playing Disc s Playi ng Disc s Depending on the DVD or VIDEO CD, some operat ions may b e differ ent or r estrict ed. Refer to the op erating instructio ns supplied with yo ur disc. 1 Turn on your TV. 2 Press [ / 1 . The pl ayer t urn s on a nd the pow er indicat or lights up in green.
32 affe ct your ears or ca use yo ur sp eakers to be damag ed. Notes on playing DVDs with a DTS sound track • DTS au dio s igna ls ar e ou tput only thr ough the DIGITAL OUT (OP TICAL) jack. • W hen you pla y a DVD with DTS sou nd tracks, set “DTS” to “ON” in “AUDIO SETUP ” (pag e 68).
33 Playin g Discs Locking the di sc slot (Child L ock) You can lock the di sc slot to pr event children fro m ejec ting a di sc. When t he pl ayer i s in standby mode , press O RETURN , ENTE R, and t hen [ / 1 on the remote. “Locked ” app ears on th e TV s creen wh en yo u press t he A / Z button on th e player or the remote.
34 The “ × 2 B ”/“ × 2 b ” playba ck s peed i s ab out twice t he norm al spee d. The “2 M ”/“2 m ” pla yback sp eed is fa ster than “ 1 M ”/ “1 m .” Watching frame by frame ( Slow- motion play) Press m or M wh en the play er is in pause mode.
35 Playin g Discs Notes • “MULTI -DISC RESUME ” in “CUSTO M SETUP ” must be se t to “ON” (d efau lt) for this function to work (page 66). • The resum e playback poi nt for th e current disc is cleared when: – you change the play mod e.
36 Play ing VIDE O CDs w ith PBC Fun cti ons (PBC P layba ck) PBC (Pla yback C ontrol) all ows you to play VIDEO CDs interac tively by f ollowing the menu on the TV s creen. 1 Start pla ying a VIDEO CD with PBC funct ion s. The me nu f or yo ur s elec tion appea rs.
37 Playin g Discs Playi ng an MP 3 Au dio Track You can pl ay ba ck DA TA CD s (CD- ROMs/ CD- Rs/CD -RW s) re cord ed in MP 3 (MPEG 1 Audi o Laye r 3) format . 1 Insert a DATA CD in the player. 2 Press H . The play er star ts to play the first MP 3 audio tr ack in the first album o n the dis c.
38 About MP3 audio tracks You can play MP 3 audio tra cks on CD - ROMs, CD-Rs, or CD-RWs. However, the discs must be record ed acc ording to IS O9660 level 1, le vel 2, or Joliet format for the pl ayer to reco gnize th e track s. You c an als o pl ay disc s re corded in Mul ti Sessio n.
39 Playin g Discs Notes • Depending on the software you use to create th e DATA CD, the playback or der may differ from the illust ration above. • The playback or der above may not be appli cable if there are m ore than a total of 200 albums and tracks in the DATA CD .
40 2 Press C / c to s elect (PROGRAM) , then p ress EN TER. 3 Press c . The cursor moves to th e title or track row “T” (in t his c ase, “01”) . 4 Select the t itle, chapt er, or tr ack you want to pro gramme . ◆ When play ing a DVD For ex ample, select ch apter “03 ” of tit le “02.
41 Playin g Discs chan ge using X / x or the nu mber bu tt ons, and pres s c . 3 Follow Step 5 for new progra mming. To cancel a program , select “- -” under “T,” then pr ess ENTE R. To canc el all the title s, chapte rs, or tracks in the p rogramme 1 Follow Steps 1 and 2 of “C reating your own pr ogramm e (Pro gramme Play).
42 To return to normal play Press CL EAR, or select “O FF” in Step 2. To turn off the Control Bar Press DISPLAY repeat edly until the Control Bar i s turn ed off . z Hints • You can set Shuffle Play whi le the p layer is stopped. A fter sele cting t he “SHUFFLE” option, press H .
43 Playin g Discs To return to normal play Press CLE AR, or selec t “OFF” in Step 2. z Hint You can set Repeat Play while the player is st opped. After sele cting the “REPEA T” opti on, press H . Repeat P lay start s. Repeating a specifi c portion (A- B Repeat Play) You can play a specific portio n of a title, chapter or track repeatedly.
44 To return to normal play Press CLEAR. To turn off the Control Bar Press DISPLAY repeat edly until the Control Bar i s turn ed off . Note When you set A- B Repeat Play, the settings for Shuffle Pla y, Repeat Play , and Programme Pla y are cancel ed.
45 Searchi ng for a Scene Sear chi ng fo r a Scen e Search ing for a Title / Chap ter/T rack /Inde x/ Scene (Search mode ) You ca n sear ch a DVD by titl e or chap ter, an d you can search a VIDEO CD/CD/DATA CD by t rack , inde x, or scen e.
46 Viewing Inf ormation About the Disc Check ing th e Play ing Time an d Remai ning Time You can check the playin g time and remaining t ime of the current title, c hapter, or track. Al so, you c an che ck the D VD/CD t ext or trac k name (M P3 audio) reco rded on th e disc.
47 Viewing In formation Ab out the Disc z Hints • When playing VID EO CDs with PBC functions , the scene num ber and the playi ng time are displayed.
48 Sound Adjustme nts Chang ing th e Sound When playi ng a DVD recorded i n multip le audio fo rmats (P CM, Dolby Digita l, MPEG audio, or DTS), y ou can chan ge the au dio format. If the DVD is recorded with mult ilin gual track s, you ca n als o chang e the langua ge.
49 Sound Adjustm ents Checking the audio signal format If you pr ess DI SPLAY repeat edly dur ing playba ck, the for mat of the curren t audio signal (Dolby D igital , MPEG au dio, DT S, PCM, etc. ) appea rs as shown be low. Exam ple: Dolb y Di gital 5.
50 ◆ TVS DYN AMIC Creat es virt ual r ear sp eakers from the soun d of the fron t speake rs (L, R) without us ing actual rear spe aker s (sho wn bel ow). This m ode is effe ctive wh en the distance between the fron t L and R spe akers is short, such as with built- in spea kers on a stereo TV.
51 Enjoyi ng Movie s Enjoying M ovies Changi ng t he Angl es If vari ous an gles (mu lti-a ngles) for a s cene are reco rded on the DV D, the i ndicat or on the Contro l Bar lig hts up in blue. Th is mean s tha t you can c hange the view ing an gle. 1 Pre ss AN GLE du ring playb ack .
52 To turn o ff the sub titles Select “O FF” in St ep 2. Note Depending o n the DV D, you m ay not be able to change t he su btitles even i f multili ngual su btitle s are recorded on it.
53 Enjoyi ng Movie s To can cel the “ BNR” set ting Select “ OFF” i n Step 2. To turn off the Control Bar Press DISPLAY repeated ly until the Control Bar is tu rned off . Notes • If the outlin es of the i mages on your screen should become b lurred, set “BNR ” to “ OFF.
54 • CINEMA 2: Whi te colour s beco me brig hter and blac k colo urs beco me riche r, and th e colour contra st is incr eased. z Hint When you watch a mo vie, “CINEMA 1” or “CINEMA 2 ” is re commende d.
55 Enjoyi ng Movie s To can cel the “ DIGI TAL VI DEO ENHANCE R” setting Select “ OFF” i n Step 2. To turn off the Control Bar Press DISPLAY repeated ly until the Control Bar is tu rned off . Note Depending on the disc or the sce ne being played, noise found i n the disc may bec ome more apparent.
56 Using Various Additio nal Functions Locki ng Dis cs (CU STOM PARENTA L CONTRO L, PARE NTAL CONTR OL) You can set two kind s of play back r estrictio ns for th e desi red di sc. • Custom Parent al Co ntrol You ca n set pla yback restrict ions so that the playe r will not pla y inappr opriate di scs.
57 Using Vari ous Additi onal Funct ions 5 En ter o r re-e nter you r 4-d igit pa ssword using the number butto ns, t hen pre ss ENTER . “Cus tom pa rental c ontrol is se t.” ap pears when yo u enter your pass word. To turn off t he Custom Parent al Co ntrol funct ion 1 Follow Steps 1 throug h 3 of “Cu stom Parent al Control .
58 3 Press X / x to s elect “PLAYE R t ,” then p ress E NTER. ◆ If you have not entered a passw ord The disp lay for register ing a new passw ord appe ars. Enter a 4-digi t pas sword usin g th e number buttons, then press ENTER. The display fo r confirming the password appe ars.
59 Using Vari ous Additi onal Funct ions To pla y a d isc fo r whic h Pare nta l Contr ol is set 1 Inse rt th e disc an d press H . The disp lay for entering y our pass word appe ars. 2 Ente r your 4- digit pas sword using th e numbe r buttons , then pres s ENTER.
60 If you make a mis take en tering your password Press C befor e you press EN TER an d input the corr ect number. If you make a mistake Press O RETURN.
61 Using Vari ous Additi onal Funct ions Cod e number s of cont roll able TVs If more th an one code number is li sted, tr y enterin g them one at a time until you find the one that w orks with y our TV. You ca n cont rol you r TV usi ng the button s below.
62 Settings and Adjustmen ts Using the Setu p Displ ay By usi ng the Setup Displ ay, yo u can mak e various adjustmen ts to it ems such a s picture and sou nd. You can also set a language fo r the subti tles and t he Setu p Disp lay, am ong othe r thin gs.
63 Settings a nd Adjustm ents 6 Select a settin g using X / x , then pres s ENT ER. The settin g is sele cted and se tup is complete. Example: “4:3 PAN SCAN” To tur n off th e dis play Press DISP LAY repeatedly until the display is tu rned off . To en ter th e Quick Setup mode Sele ct “QU IC K” in S tep 3 .
64 Setti ngs fo r the Di splay (SCREEN SETUP) Choose sett ings accordin g to the TV to be conn ected. Select “SC REEN SETUP” in the Se tup Disp lay. To use t he displa y, see “Us ing the Setup Di splay” on page 62 . The defa ult settin gs are und erlin ed.
65 Settings a nd Adjustm ents ◆ SCREEN SA VER The scre en sav er image a ppear s when you leave the pl ayer i n pause or stop mo de f or 15 minu tes, or when yo u play back a CD or DATA CD (MP3 audio) for more tha n 15 minutes . The screen sa ver wil l help pr event your di splay de vice fr om bec oming damag ed (gho sting).
66 ◆ PAUSE MOD E (DVD only) Selects the pictur e in paus e mode. ◆ TRA CK SELE CTIO N (DVD only ) Gives th e sound t rack wh ich conta ins the hig hest number of channe ls pri orit y when yo u play a DVD on which multiple audio formats (PCM, DTS, MPEG aud io, or Dolby Digital form at) are r ecor ded.
67 Settings a nd Adjustm ents ◆ DOWNMIX (D VD on ly) Switches the method for mixing down to 2 chan nels when you pl ay a DVD which has rear s ound elem ents ( chann els) or is r ecorded in Dolby Digi tal format. For details on the rear si gnal com ponen ts, see “Check ing the audio si gnal fo rm at” (pag e 49).
68 ◆ MPEG (DVD only) Sel ects th e type of MPE G audio si gnal. ◆ DTS (DVD only) Selects whethe r or not to ou tput DT S signal. Note When you use t he DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) ja ck to listen to MPEG audio sig nals and set “M PEG” to “MPEG” in “AUDIO SETUP,” no s ound will com e from your speake rs if you select one of the TVS modes.
69 Additional Informat ion Additional Info rmation Troubl esh ooting If you exp erienc e any of th e follo wing difficul ties while using the player, use thi s troubles hooti ng guide t o help re medy th e proble m before r equest ing repa irs. Shou ld any prob lem pers ist, cons ult your ne arest Sony deal er.
70 , The remote sensor of the player is expose d to s tron g li ght. , The batt eries i n the remote ar e weak. The disc does no t pla y. , There i s no disc inside. , The disc is turne d over. Insert the disc with the la beled (or non- playba ck) side facin g the disc window.
71 Additional Informat ion The pla yer does n ot oper ate pr operly. , When static elec tricit y, etc ., cause s the player t o operate abnormally , unplug th e player. Five nu mber s or lett ers are dis playe d on the scr een. , T he self-diagnosis fun ction was activat ed.
72 Glos sary Chapte r (p age 45) Secti ons of a pict ure or a mus ic feat ure tha t are smalle r than title s. A title is comp osed of severa l chap ters. Dep endi ng on the di sc, no chap ters m ay be re cord ed. Dolby Digita l (page 25, 67) Digital audio compres sion technology develo ped by Do lby Labo ratori es.
73 Additional Informat ion Spec ifica tions Syst em Laser: S emico nduct or laser Signal form at sy stem: PAL/NT SC Audio chara cteri stics Freq uency resp onse: DVD VIDEO (PCM 96 kHz ): 2 Hz to 44 kHz (± 1.0 dB)/ DVD VIDEO (PCM 48 kHz): 2 Hz to 22 k Hz (±0.
74 Langua ge C ode Li st For de tails, see p ages 48, 51, 63 . The lang uage spe llings co nform to t he ISO 639: 1988 (E/ F) standar d. Code Lan guage Code Lan guage Code Languag e Code Langu age 102.
75 Inde x Numerics 16:9 64 4:3 L ETTER BOX 64 4:3 PAN SCAN 64 5.1 Channel Surround 21 A A-B REPEAT 43 ALBUM 45 Album 37 ANGLE 51 AUDIO 48 , 63 AUDIO ATT 66 AUDIO DRC 66 AUDIO SETUP 66 Audio signal for.
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