Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product DVP-NS718 Sony
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4-139-513- 11 (1) Oper ating I nstruct ions © 2009 Sony Corporation D VP-NS718H D VP-NS728H CD/DVD Player.
2 WARNIN G To redu ce the ris k of fire o r electric shock, d o not e xpose this ap para tus to r ain or moistur e. To avoid elect rical shock , do not op en the c abin et. Ref er servicin g to qual ified perso nnel onl y. The mains lead mu st only be change d at a qualifi ed service shop.
3 Ligh tning For added protection for this set during a lightning storm, or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time, unplug it from the wall outlet. This will prevent damage to the set due to lightning and po wer-line surges. Notes about t he d iscs • To keep the disc clean, handle the disc b y its edge.
4 Precau tions On s afet y Should any solid object or liquid fall into the cabinet, unplug the player and have it checked b y qualified personnel b efore operating it any further.
5 Table of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Guide to Part s and Controls.
6 Addi tiona l Info rmat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Self-diag nosis Fun ction (When l etters/numb ers appea r on the sc reen) .
7 Guide t o Parts and Controls For more informatio n, see th e pages indicated i n parenth eses. Remote 2 (volume) +, n umber 5, AUDIO, and N buttons have a tactile dot. Use the tacti le dot as a refer ence when opera ting the play er. A PICTURE NAVI (31 ) Divides the screen in to 9 subscre ens so you can cho ose the desired scene quickl y.
8 * 1 For DivX video files and DVDs except DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD+R DLs. * 2 For DVDs and Div X video files only. * 3 These function s may not work with som e scenes. * 4 For DVD VIDEOs and DVD-VR mode only. * 5 For DVDs, VIDEO CDs, and video fi les only.
9 Front panel A [ / 1 (on/ stan dby ) button (16) B Disc tray (19) C Front pa nel disp lay (10 ) D Z (open /close) bu tton (1 9) Opens or c loses t he disc t ray. E N (play) b utton (1 9) The N butt on has a tactile dot*. F x (stop) b utton (19) Stops pla yback.
10 Front panel dis play A N , X Lights u p during pl ayba ck or paus e. B Lights u p during Re peat Play . C Lights u p when you can change the angle. D Playba ck informa tion You can view th e time and t ext informatio n by pressing the TIME/ TEXT b utton on the remo te repeat edly.
11 Hookup s and Settings Hookups and Settings When unpacki ng, chec k the sup plied ac cessor ies by re ferri ng to page 47. b • Plug cords securel y to prevent unwante d noise. • Refer to the operati ng instructio ns supplied wit h the componen ts to be connect ed.
12 b When conne cting to a progre ssive TV, it is recommend ed that you use only pa ttern C . If you connect to your TV using b oth C an d D , a special control sign al transmi tted via the SCART cord may cause the signal to be switch ed to the SCART jac k.
13 Hookup s and Settings • When you connect the playe r to your TV via the SCART jack, th e TV’s inp ut source is set to the player autom atically when you st art playback. In this case, p ress T V t (input select) on the remot e to return the input to th e TV.
14 Step 2 : Conn ectin g to Yo ur Aud io Comp onen t Select one of the fo llowin g patterns A or B , a ccor din g to the in pu t jac k on your T V mo ni tor, projec tor, or au dio compo nent suc h as an AV amplifi er (recei ver). This will enable you to l isten to s ound.
15 Hookup s and Settings A Audio L/R input j acks This con nection w ill use yo ur TV’s or audio compon ent ’s two spea kers f or sound . B Digital audio i nput jack If your a udio com ponent has a Do lby* 1 Dig ita l, DT S* 2 , or MPEG au dio dec ode r and a digita l input j ack, use t his connection .
16 Controlling TVs w ith the remote You can control th e sound leve l, input source, and pow er swit ch of your Son y TV with the supplied r emote. Avai labl e butto ns Depen ding on the c onnec ted unit, you may not be ab le to contr ol your TV u sing all or some of t he buttons on the suppli ed remote.
17 Hookup s and Settings 6 Press X / x to select the se tting that matches yo ur TV type. ◆ If you hav e a wi de-s creen TV o r a 4: 3 standa rd TV with a wi de-screen mode • 16: 9 (page 35 ) ◆ If yo u have a 4:3 standard TV • 4:3 LETTER BOX or 4:3 PAN S CAN (page 35) 7 Press ENTER.
18 Conne cting a USB Devic e (DVP-N S728H o nly) You can conne ct a USB d evice to th e USB jack of the player to play vide o, photo, or musi c files. For a list o f USB device s that can be conn ecte d to the pl ayer , refe r “Playa ble USB De vices” (suppl ement ).
19 Playback Playback Playi ng Dis cs 1 Switch th e input select or on your TV so that the signal from the player appears on your TV scre en. 2 Press Z on the pl ayer, and place a disc on th e disc tray. 3 Press N . The disc tray close s. The play er starts pla yback (con tinu ous pla y).
20 b • “MULTI-DISC RESUME” in “CUSTOM SETUP ” must be se t to “ON” (default) for this function to work (page 37). • Resum e Play does not work durin g Shuffle Play and Pr ogramme Pl ay. • Wit h some discs, Resum e Play may not work, depending on the point you stop playba ck, or if you press [ / 1 .
21 Playback Control Menu displ ay (Magic Pad) Use t he Co ntrol Menu to s elect a fun ction and to vi ew r elate d info rmat ion. Press DISPL AY repeat edly to turn on or cha nge the Co ntrol M enu displ ay as follo ws: The Contr ol Men u display 1 a nd 2 will s how diff erent ite ms depe nding on the media type.
22 List of Control Menu items Item Item Name, Function TITLE/SCENE/TRACK CHAPTER/INDEX TRACK Sele cts the titl e, sce ne, tr ack, chapt er, or inde x to be play ed. 1 Pres s X / x to sele ct the se arch method . “** (* *)” is sel ected (** refers to a nu mber).
23 Playback z The Co ntrol Menu icon in dicator l ights up in green when you select a ny item except “ OFF” (“PROGRAM,” “ SHUFFLE,” “REPEAT, ” “A-B REPE AT,” “SHARPNES S,” “ZOOM,” “TVS” only). The “ORIGINAL/PLAY LIST” indica tor lights up in gr een when you select “PLAY LIST ” (default sett ing).
24 Guide t o the ‘BRA VIA Sync ’ Display You can contr ol the player by selecti ng the SYNC MENU button on the TV’s remote or TV’s option m enu. ‘BRAVIA Sync’ display The ‘ BRAVIA Sync ’ dis play w ill s how d iffer ent item s depe ndin g on th e di sc ty pe.
25 Playback Var ious Pl ay Mode Functi ons You ca n set the followi ng play modes: • Progr amme Pl ay (page 2 5) • Shu ffle Play (page 26) • Rep eat Pl ay (page 2 6) • A-B R epeat Play (page 27) b The play mode i s cancell ed when: – you op en the disc tray.
26 4 Repeat step s 2 to 3, to pro gram me other titles, cha pters, or tracks. The programmed titl es, chapte rs, and track s are disp layed in th e select ed order . 5 Press N . Progra mme P lay begins . When t he p rogr amme en ds, y ou ca n restar t the same programme ag ain by pressi ng N .
27 Playback ◆ When Prog ramme P lay o r Shu ffle Pl ay is ac tiva te d • ON : repe ats Prog ramme Pl ay or Shuf fle Play 2 Pres s ENTE R. Repe at Play star ts. To return to normal play Press CL EAR, or select “OFF” in step 1. b You cannot use this fu nction with VIDEO CDs or Super VCDs with PBC playback.
28 Custom izi ng the Play back Co nfigura tion Adjusting the pl ayback picture (CUSTOM PICT URE MODE ) You can adjust the vide o signal fr om the player to o btain t he pi cture quality you w ant. 1 After select ing (CUSTOM PICTU RE MODE) on the Co ntrol Me nu (page 21), press X / x to select th e setti ng you want .
29 Playback 2 Press c repeated ly to adjust the delay. Each time you pre ss C / c , th e delay is adjusted b y 10 milliseco nds. 3 Pres s ENTE R. The sele cted se tting tak es effec t.
30 b Depending on the di sc, you may be ask ed to c hange the pare ntal control l evel while p laying the disc. In this case, ent er your password, then c hange the level. If the Resume Play mode is cancelle d, the level ret urns to the pr evious le vel.
31 Playback To play mu sic with lyr ics Press SUB TITLE wh ile playing m usic files that co ntain unsy nchroni zed lyr ic inform ation. To displ ay next/pr evious line, press X / x . z • By set ting “MEDIA” t o “PHOTO/MUSIC,” you can view a sli deshow with sound when the m usic and photo file s are placed in the same album.
32 To displ ay phot o infor mation Pres s SUBTITL E while vi ewin g photo fi les. The deta ile d info rma tio n for t he sel ect ed photo fi le appe ars. is displ ayed wh en the pict ure wa s taken using fla sh. is displa yed when th e image is automatical ly rotate d.
33 Playback Selecting the sl ides’ appearance (EFFECT) You c an s elect t he w ay the sli des ar e displa yed duri ng a sli de show . 1 After sele cting (EFFEC T) on the Co ntrol Me nu (p age 21) , press X / x to se lect a se tting. The defa ult settin g is under lined.
34 Settings and Adjustmen ts Using the Setu p Displ ay You can make var ious adjustments to items, suc h as pict ure and so und. For deta ils on each Setup D isplay ite m, see pages fr om 34 to 41. b Playbac k settin gs stored in the disc tak e priority over t he Setup Displa y setting s and not all of t he functions de scribed may work.
35 Settings and Adj ustments SCREEN SET UP Choose sett ings according to the TV to be connect ed. The d efaul t set tin gs are unde rlined . ◆ TV TY PE Sel ects the aspect rati o of the c onnec ted TV (4:3 standa rd or w ide). You cannot s elect this when “Ph otoTV HD” mode i s activated ( page 32) .
36 To outp ut prog ressi ve signals 1 Select “P ROGRE SSIVE (COMPONENT OUT ONL Y),” and press ENTE R. 2 Sel ect “ON, ” and pres s ENTER. The disp lay ask s for conf irma tion. 3 Select “S tart,” an d press EN TER. The vide o switch es to a pr ogressiv e sign al f or 5 se conds.
37 Settings and Adj ustments CUSTOM SETU P Use t his t o se t up playba ck r elate d and othe r settings . The d efaul t set tin gs are unde rlined . ◆ AUTO P OWER OF F Switches the Auto Power Of f setting on or off. ◆ AUTO PL AY Switches the Auto Play setting on or o ff.
38 AUDI O SETUP You can set the s ound acco rdi ng to the playba ck and con nection condit ions. The defa ult settin gs are und erlined. ◆ AUDIO DRC (Dynam ic Range Control) (DVDs only) Makes th e sound cle ar when the volume is turned down whe n playin g a DVD that confor ms to “AU DIO D RC.
39 Settings and Adj ustments b If the HDMI OUT jack is connect ed to e quipment not comp atibl e with D OLBY DIGIT AL signa ls, the “D-PC M” sign als will be automa ticall y output ev en when you select “DOLBY DIGI TAL.” ◆ MPEG (D VDs only) Selects t he type of M PEG audio signal .
40 HDM I SETUP You can ad just items r elated to th e HDMI conn ection. The defa ult settin gs are und erlined. ◆ HDMI R ESOLU TION Sel ects th e type of vi deo si gnal s output from the HDM I OUT j ack. Wh en you sel ect AUTO (1920 × 1080p) ( defa ult), the play er output s vide o signa ls of the highes t reso lutio n accept able for yo ur TV.
41 Settings and Adj ustments ◆ YC B C R /RGB (HDMI) Sel ects the ty pe of H DMI sign al ou tput from HDMI OUT jack. You cannot s elect this when “Ph otoTV HD” mode i s activated ( page 32) . b • If the playback picture beco mes distor ted, set thi s setting to “RGB.
42 Additional Info rmation Troubl eshoo ting If you ex perien ce any o f the follo wing difficu lties whi le using th e player, use this troublesh ooting guide to help remedy th e proble m before requestin g repairs . Should any prob lem pers ist, cons ult you r nearest Sony deal er.
43 Additional I nformation , When play ing multi chann el MP EG audi o sound tracks, only the Front (L) and Front (R) signals will be ou tput from two front speakers. , The equipm ent connec ted to the H DMI OUT ja ck does not co nform to the au dio signal format, i n this case set “AUDIO (HDMI)” in “HDMI SETUP” to “PCM” (page 40).
44 The CON TROL FOR HDMI function does not w ork. , Make sure that the connec ted co mponent i s compat ible wi th the C ONTROL FOR HDMI function. Please refer to the operating instruction s of the com ponent for detai led e xplan ation.
45 Additional I nformation Playab le Med ia *DVP-NS728H only. Notes about vid eo, photo, or music files that t he player can play The pla yer can pl ay the fo llow ing fil es: * 1 DivX ® is a video fi le com pression technolo gy, develope d by D ivX, Inc.
46 z • If you add numbers (01, 02, 03, etc.) to the fron t of the file names, the f iles will be played in tha t order. • To pl ay a com plex hierar chy of fol ders may t ake some ti me. Cre ate alb ums wit h no more th an two hier arch ies. • Set “MEDIA” to “PHOTO/MUSIC ” to repeat both mu sic and photo files .
47 Additional I nformation • Note o n DualDiscs A DualDisc is a two side d disc product which mates DVD recorded material on one side with digital audio material on the other side. However, sinc e the audio material side does not confo rm to the Comp act Dis c (CD) stan dard, playback on th is product is not gua ranteed.
48 Langua ge C ode Li st For det ail s, see page s 7, 34. The lang uage spe llings co nform to the ISO 639: 19 88 (E/F) standard. Parent al Co ntro l Area Code L ist For de tails, see p age 29.
49 Additional I nformation Inde x Numerics 16: 9 35 4:3 LETTE R BOX 35 4:3 OUTPUT 36 4:3 PAN SCAN 35 48kH z/96kH z PCM 39 5.1 Ch annel Surro und 15 A A-B RE PEA T 22, 27 A-B Repeat Play 27 Advan ce 8 .
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