Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product SLV-D560P Sony
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2-584-679- 11 (1) U S D VD Pla y er/ Video Cassette Recor der Oper ating In structions For custo mers in the USA If you have any questions about your Sony DVD-VCR, you may call Sony Cust omer Inf ormation Se rvices Com pany at 1-800-VHS-SONY (847-7669).
2 W A RNING WARNIN G To pre vent fi re or sh ock hazar d, do n ot expo se th e unit to rain or mo istur e. To avo id electric al shock, do not open the c abin et. Ref er servic ing to qualif ied personn el onl y. To pre vent fi re or sh ock haza rd, do not pl ace ob jects filled w ith liquids , such as vase s, on the appara tus.
3 Impor tant Safety Instructions Importan t Safe ty Instruc tions 1 Read these instruc tions. 2 Keep these instructio ns. 3 Heed all wa rnin gs. 4 Follow all i nstr uctio ns. 5 D o not use this appa ratus near water . 6 Clean only w ith dry clot h. 7 Do not bloc k any ventilation open ings.
4 T able of contents T ab le of co ntents 2 WA R N I N G 2 We l c o m e ! 2 General Precautions 3 Important Safety Instructions 3 D VD Precautions 6 About this manual 6 This playe r can pl ay the f ol.
5 T able of contents D VD Additional Opera tions 77 Using the DVD’ s m enu 79 Zooming into a scene 80 Cha ng ing th e an gle s 81 Displaying the subtitle 82 V arious pl ay mo de fu nction s (Program.
6 About this manual About th is ma nual • This manual main ly explains o perations using the remote, but the same opera tions can also be performed u sing the bu ttons on th e DVD-VCR having t he same or si milar names . • “D VD” m ay be use d as a gene ral term fo r DVD VIDEOs, D VD-R Ws/DVD-Rs, and D VD+RWs/ DV D + R s .
7 This pla yer can pl ay the f ollowing discs Region code Your pl ayer has a reg ion code pr inted on the ba ck of the unit and only will play DVD VIDEO discs (playba ck only) lab eled with iden tical regi on codes. This system is us ed to pro tect co pyrights.
8 Notes about discs Note on playback oper ations of DVDs and VIDEO CDs Some playback opera tions of DVDs and VIDEO CDs may be inte ntionally s et by softwar e producers . Since t his playe r plays DVDs and VIDEO CDs ac cordin g to the disc contents the softwa re produ cers de signed, some pla yback features may not be available.
Getting Started 9 Unpacking Getting Started Step 1 : Unpac king Check that you hav e recei ved the fo llo wing items with the D VD-VCR: Note • The supplie d remote com mander is for the exclusive use of this D VD-VCR.
10 Setting up the remot e commander Step 2 : Setting up the remote co mmander Notes • W ith norma l use, the batteries should last about three to six months . • If you do not use the re mote com mander f or an extended pe riod of time , remove the batter ies to avoid possible damage from battery leaka ge.
Getting Started 11 Setting up the remot e commander Control ling other TVs with the remote commander The remote command er is prepro grammed to c ontro l non- Sony TVs. If your TV is listed in the following table, set the ap propriate manufact urer’ s code n umber .
12 Setting up the remot e commander Notes • If you en ter a new code numbe r , the code nu mber previousl y entered wi ll be erased. • If the TV uses a different remote con trol system from the one progra mmed to work with the DVD-VCR, you ca nnot control your TV with th e remote co mmand er .
Getting Started 13 Basic hookups Step 3 : Basic hook ups Bef ore yo u get started • Be sure to disco nnect the AC po wer cord of each com ponent before co nnecting. • T urn off the power to al l equip ment. • Do no t connect t he A C power c ords un til all of the conn ections a re completed .
14 Basic hookups A udio/video (A/V) hookup If your TV has audio/v ideo (A/V) inpu t jacks, you will g et better pictu re and sound i f you ho ok up yo ur D VD-VCR usi ng these co nnecti ons. If yo ur TV d oes not have A/V inputs, see the following pages for antenna or cab le hookups.
Getting Started 15 Basic hookups Hookup 1 (Plug and Play) Antenna hookup Make the fo llowing connecti ons if you are using an antenn a (if you do not have cable TV).
16 Basic hookups Hookup 1 : D VD-VCR setup Notes • If you conn ect th e A C power cord be fore the a ntenna c onnecti ons are co mpleted , the chann els may b e incorrec tly set. If this ha ppens, see “Step 6 : Pr esetting c hannels” on p age 26.
Getting Started 17 Basic hookups Hookup 2 (Plug and Play) Y ou ha ve no cable bo x, or a cab le bo x with only a fe w scrambled c hannels Recommende d use Use th is hooku p if you do n ot have a cable box. Also use this ho okup if yo ur cable system sc rambles only a few channels.
18 Basic hookups Hookup 2 : D VD-VCR setup Notes • If you conn ect th e A C power cord be fore the a ntenna c onnecti ons are co mpleted , the chann els may b e incorrec tly set. If this ha ppens, see “Step 6 : Pr esetting c hannels” on p age 26.
Getting Started 19 Basic hookups Hookup 3 Connecting a cable bo x with many scrambled chan nels Recommende d use Use this hook up if yo ur cable system scramble s all or most channels.
20 Selecting a language Step 4 : Selecting a lan gua ge Y ou can chang e the on- scree n di spla y langua ge. Bef ore y ou start… • T u rn on th e D VD-VCR and you r TV . • T o control the D VD-VCR, set TV / D VD·VIDEO to D VD· VIDEO on the remote (page 10).
Getting Started 21 Selecting a language 4 Press SET UP to exit th e menu..
22 Setting the clock Step 5 : S etting th e cloc k Using the A uto Cloc k Set featu re Some TV an d cable channe ls transmi t time signals with th eir broadcas ts. Y our D VD- VCR can pick up this ti me signal to automa tically set th e clock. The Auto Clock Set feat ure works only if a channel in your area is broadc asting a time signal.
Getting Started 23 Setting the clock 3 Press V/v to select “Au to”, then press ENTER. 4 Press V/v to select the item you want, t hen press B/b to m ake th e setting . • F or “C lock data C H” Lea ve th e settin g to “ Auto” t o ha ve th e D VD-VCR automatically sea rch for a channel that carries a time sign al.
24 Setting the clock Notes • The clo ck cannot be set automat ically if you d o not receive a channel th at carries a ti me signal in your a rea. If so, set the cl ock manu ally (p age 24) . • If there a re only a few channels i n your area that carry time signals, setti ng the clock automat ically may take up to a bout 20 mi nutes.
Getting Started 25 Setting the clock Tip • T o chang e the digits whi le setting, pre ss B to return to th e item to be changed , and se lect th e digits by pressing V/v . Notes • T o reco rd TV programs us ing the timer , you must set th e clock ac curately .
26 Presetting channels Step 6 : Presetting ch annels This D VD-VC R is capable of receiving VHF channel s 2 to 13, UHF chann els 14 to 69 and unscramble d CA TV channels 1 to 12 5. First, we recommend that you p reset the re ceiv abl e channels in your are a using au tomatic presett ing method s.
Getting Started 27 Presetting channels 2 Press V/v to select “Ch annel Setu p”, then press ENTER. The “CHANNEL SETUP” menu appears . 3 Press V/v to select “An t/Cable. ” 4 • T o prese t cable TV chan nels: Press B / b to select “Cab le TV.
28 Presetting channels Presetting/ disab ling chann els man uall y Bef ore y ou start… • T urn on th e D VD-VCR and you r TV . When using a cab le box, turn it on. • T o control the D VD-VCR, set TV / D VD·VIDEO to D VD· VIDEO on the remote (page 10).
Getting Started 29 Presetting channels Note • If you have not preset channel s automa tically , you cannot pr eset/disa ble channe ls manua lly . 4 T o preset/di sable a c hannel: 1 Press CH +/– o r number b uttons to enter the ch ann el num ber .
30 Setting up the VCR Plus+ ® system (SL V -D560P on ly) Step 7 : Setting up the VCR Plus + ® system (SL V -D560P only) How the VCR Plus + system w orks Whenever you want to record a TV program, all.
Getting Started 31 Setting up the VCR Plus+ ® system (SL V -D560P only) 1 Press SET UP, then press V/v to select (OPTION) an d press ENTE R. 2 Press V/v to select “Ch annel Setu p”, then press ENTER. The “CHANNEL SETUP” menu appears . 3 Press V/v to select “G uide Channe l Setup , ” then press ENTER.
32 Setting up the VCR Plus+ ® system (SL V -D560P on ly) 4 The upper r ow shows VCR Plus+ guide channels an d the lower ro w shows TV chann els or cable b ox out p ut cha nnels. P ress B/b to sele ct the chan nel number tha t does not mat ch the guid e channel.
33 Playing discs Basic Oper ations Basic O perations Playing discs Dependi ng on the di sc, some oper ations may be different or restricted. Refer to th e opera ting instr uctio ns suppli ed with you r disc . Bef ore yo u start ... • T u rn on th e D VD-VCR and yo ur TV .
34 Play ing discs Tip • T o make a vide o timer reservation du ring DVD playback , we recomm end perform ing the oper ations und er “Q uick T imer R ecord ing” ( page 101). Notes • Y ou can change the scree n type using the “ SCREEN SETUP” menu (see “Scree n Setup” on page 68).
35 Playing discs Basic Oper ations * 1 If you pause the D VD player for more than 5 minutes, the D VD player will automatically stop. * 2 Playback quickly or slo wly with so und (See “T o playback quickly or slo wly with sound (D VD only)” on page 36.
36 Play ing discs Notes • No sound is ou tput except for: – d uring norm al play – d uring play back quickl y or slowly with sound • Y ou c annot p erform pl ayback quickly o r slowly with so und wh en a virtual sur round effect is set.
37 Playing discs Basic Oper ations Notes on pla ying DTS* soun d trac ks on a CD • When pla ying DTS-e ncoded CDs, exce ssiv e noise will be he ard from the analog stere o jacks.
38 Guide to the on-s creen display Guide to the on-screen di spla y Press DISPLA Y during playback. The following information appears; type of disc, current tit le/track, c hapter , counter p osition, v oice languag e, subtit le lang uage and Custom A V Mode setting .
39 Guide to the on-screen displa y Basic Oper ations T o playb ack the d esir ed ti tle /track o r chap ter Y ou can playb ack the desire d title/track or chapter us ing this m enu. The title/tra ck or cha pter icon will a ppear on t he D VD playback screen follo wed by the curre nt title/trac k or ch apter nu mber and th e counter positio n.
40 Guide to the on-s creen display Notes • The displ ay may not ch ange as operated dependin g on the disc. • The displa y window continue indi cating the playi ng time even when the coun ter position informa tion on the on- screen displa y is being changed.
41 Locking the disc tr a y (Child Lock) Basic Oper ations Loc king the disc tr a y (Child Loc k) Y o u can lock the disc tray so th at the disc tra y is no t ope ned by mist ake. T o lock the dis c tray When the D VD-VCR is turned on, press x , X and SE LECT D VD on th e unit at the same time.
42 Play ing a tape Playing a tape Bef ore y ou start ... • T urn on th e D VD-VCR and you r TV . • Switch th e input sele ctor on your TV so that the sig nal from the playe r appears on the TV screen. •S e t T V / D VD· VI DEO to D VD· VIDEO , then press SELEC T VIDEO to control th e VCR (page 10).
43 Play ing a tape Basic Oper ations Additional ta sks * If yo u pause t he VCR for mor e than 5 minut es, the VCR will aut omatica lly resu me play . T o turn off the po wer while rew inding (Re wind Shut Off) Press ? / 1 while the tape is rewind ing.
44 Play ing a tape T o resume normal playb ack Press H PLA Y. T o use the time counter Press CLEAR at the poin t on the ta pe that you w ant to fi nd later . The counte r in the display windo w resets to “ 0:00:00. ” T o search for th e counter 0:0 0:00 po int automati cally , see “T o search for the counter 0 :00:00 point” on p age 104 .
45 Recording TV programs Basic Oper ations Recor ding TV pr ograms Bef ore yo u start ... • T u rn on th e D VD-VCR and yo ur TV . • Switch th e input sele ctor on yo ur TV so that the sig nal from the player app ears on the T V scr een. •S e t T V / D VD·VIDEO to D VD·VIDEO , then press SELECT VIDEO to control the VCR (page 10).
46 Recording TV programs T o stop recor ding Press x STOP . T o chec k the remai ning tape length Press DISPLA Y to display th e time counte r . W ith the d isplay on, press DISPLA Y again to c heck the remaining ti me. Th e white bar in dicates th e current lo cation in relation to the entire tape length.
47 Recording TV programs Basic Oper ations T o watch another TV pr ogram while recor ding T o watch a D VD while recor ding T o save a reco rding T o prev ent accident al erasure, brea k of f the safety tab as il lustrated. T o record o n the t ape again, c ov er the tab hole with a dhesi ve tap e.
48 Recording TV programs using the timer Recor ding TV pr ograms using the timer Y ou can preset up to eight pro grams at a time. Bef ore y ou start… • Check th at the D VD-VCR clock is set to the correct time. • T urn on th e D VD-VCR and you r TV .
49 Recording TV programs using the ti mer Basic Oper ations T o stop recor ding T o stop the D VD-VCR while rec ording, press SELECT VIDEO and then pr ess x ST OP. Daily /weekl y recor ding In s te p 2 a bove , p re s s v to select t he recording pa ttern.
50 Recording TV programs using the timer T o use the A uto T ape Speed fun ction When you are reco rding a pro gram in the Auto mo de and th e remaining tape be comes shorter than the recording time, the tape sp eed is autom atica lly change d to EP mode .
51 Recording TV programs using the Dial Timer (SL V -D 560P only) Basic Oper ations Reco r ding TV programs using the Dia l Timer ( SL V -D560P onl y) The Dial T imer functio n allo ws you to m ake timer recordin gs of programs with out turnin g on your TV .
52 Recording TV programs using the Dial Timer (SL V -D560P only) 3 Press DIAL TIMER to se t the start time. “ST AR T” and the next quarte r hour incremen t appear alterna tely in the displa y window . 4 T urn DIAL TIMER to set the recording start t ime.
53 Recording TV programs using the Dial Timer (SL V -D 560P only) Basic Oper ations 6 T urn DIAL TIMER to set th e recording sto p time. Y ou can set the recording stop tim e in 15 minute inte rvals or a djust the time in one mi nute int ervals by pressing t he CHANNEL + /– buttons on the uni t .
54 Recording TV programs using the Dial Timer (SL V -D560P only) T o return to the previ ous step T o return to the previous step, press th e CHANNEL + and – bu ttons o n the unit at t he same time duri ng any of the Dial T imer settings.
55 Recording TV programs using the Dial Timer (SL V -D 560P only) Basic Oper ations About the Demonstration Mode The Dial Timer function has a Demonstrati on Mode that allows the user, such as a salesperson, to enter more than eight example s of time r settings whe n demons trating the use o f the Dial T imer .
56 Recording TV programs using the VCR Plus+ ® system (SL V -D560P only) Recor ding TV pr ograms using t he VCR Plus + ® system (SL V -D560P only) Just enter th e PlusCode number listed in t he TV prog ram gui de. The da te, ti me and channel numbe r of th at program are se t automa tically .
57 Recording TV programs using the VCR Plus+ ® system (SL V -D560P only) Basic Oper ations 3 Press the number b uttons to enter th e PlusCode numbe r . T o correct a s etting, press B to return to th at setting and reset. 4 Press V/v to select “M ode.
58 Recording TV programs using the VCR Plus+ ® system (SL V -D560P only) T o stop recor ding T o stop the VCR while rec ording, press x STOP. T o use the D VD-VCR after setting the time r T o use the D VD-VCR bef ore a ti mer recordin g be gins , just press ? / 1 .
59 Checking/changing/canceling timer settings Basic Oper ations Chec king/ch angin g/cancel ing ti mer settings Bef ore y ou st art… • Check that the D VD-VCR clock is set to the correct time. • T u rn on th e D VD-VCR and yo ur TV . • Switch th e input sele ctor on yo ur TV so that the sig nal from the player app ears on the T V scr een.
60 Checking/changing/canceling timer settings When the tim er settings o verlap The pr ogra m that st arts fi rst has prior ity a nd the s econd progr am st art s record ing on ly after the f irst progr am has f inished. If th e programs sta rt at the sam e time, the progra m liste d first in th e menu ha s priorit y .
61 Locking the D VD-VCR (Child Lock) Basic Oper ations Loc king the D V D-VCR (Child Loc k) After you ha ve set the ti mer , you can lo ck all of the butto ns on the D VD-V CR so that the settin gs are not canc eled by mistake.
62 A/V Receiver hookup Adv anced Hookups A/V Receiver hookup A Use this hook up if y our A/V receiver has a Dol by* Surrou nd (Pr o Logic) decod er and 3 to 6 speake rs Y ou can enj oy the Dolby Sur round effects on ly when play ing Dolby Sur round aud io or mu lti-ch annel audio (Dolb y Digital) d iscs.
63 A/V Receiver hookup Adv anced Hoo kups B Use this hooku p if y our A/V receiver has a Dolb y Digital or DTS* decoder , a digital input j ac k and 6 spe aker s This con nection wi ll allo w you to use the Dol by Dig ital or DTS decoder fu nction of your A V ampl ifier (recei ver).
64 S-Video/Component Video hookup S-Vid eo/Comp onent Vi deo ho okup Make audio conn ection s usin g the L INE OU T A UDIO L/R jacks or DIGIT AL A UDIO OUT (OPTICAL or CO AXIAL) jacks on the right si de of th e D VD-VCR when y ou use S-VIDEO/ Compo nent V ideo hookup.
65 S-Video/Component Vid eo hookup Adv anced Hoo kups B Use this hook up if y our TV has compon ent video inp ut jac ks Conne ct your TV v ia the COMPONE NT VIDEO OUT jacks using a component video cord (not sup plied) or three vi deo cords ( not suppli ed) of the sam e kind and length.
66 A udio Setup D VD Se ttings and Adjustments A u dio Setu p “ Audio Setup” allo ws you to set the sound accordi ng to t he playb ack and connecti on condition s. 1 Press SET UP when the D VD player is in stop mode , then pres s V/v to select (D VD), then press ENTER.
67 A udio Setup D VD Settings and Adjustme nts Menu choic es • Dolb y Digital Selects the typ e of Dolby Digital signal. The def ault setti ng is ind icated in b old prin t. •D T S Selects whe ther or not to o utput DTS signals. The def ault setti ng is ind icated in b old prin t.
68 Screen Setup Screen Setup “Screen S etup” allows you to set t he screen accordi ng to t he playb ack and connecti on condition s. 1 Press SET UP when the D VD player is in stop mode , then pres s V/v to select (D VD), then press ENTER. 2 Press V/v to select “Scree n Setu p, ” then press ENTE R.
69 Screen Setup D VD Settings and Adjustme nts Menu choic es • TV T ype Selects the aspect ratio of the con nected TV (4:3 stan dard or wide). The def ault setti ng is ind icated in b old prin t.
70 Screen Setup T o set the “Progressi ve” setting If your TV accept s progressive (480p) format signals, yo u will enjoy accurate co lor reprod uction and high quality ima ge. 1 Follow step 1 an d 2 on page 68 , then press V/v to select “Progre ssiv e.
71 Screen Setup D VD Settings and Adjustme nts Tip • The “Pro gressive” setting can be canc eled by pressing X on the unit continuously for 5 seconds or m ore, or selecting “Off” in step 2.
72 Setting the displa y or sound tr ack language Setting the displa y or sound trac k lang ua ge You ca n set var ious langu ages for the disc’ s menu, sound tra ck or subt itle. 1 Press SET UP whe n the DVD player is in stop mode, then press V/v to sele ct (DV D) an d press ENTER .
73 Setting the display or sound t rac k language D VD Settings and Adjustme nts Tip • If you select “O thers” in ste p 4, an additiona l language m enu appears.
74 P ar ental Control (limiti ng playbac k b y children) P arental Contr ol (limit ing playback by children ) Playback of some D VD VIDEOs ca n be limited a ccording to a pr edetermin ed le v el such as the age o f the users. The “Parental Control” fu nction allows y ou to set a playbac k limitatio n le vel.
75 P ar ental Control (limiting pla yback by children) D VD Settings and Adjustme nts 3 Press b to set the pare ntal cont rol. • If yo u hav e not entere d a passw ord The disp lay for r egisterin g a new passwo rd appears . Enter a 4-di git pass word using the number but to ns .
76 P ar ental Control (limiti ng playbac k b y children) T o change the pa ssw ord T o turn off the P arental Control function Set “Use Password” to “No” in step 3 on page 75.
77 Using the D V D’ s menu D VD Additional Operations D VD Additional Operatio ns Using the D VD’ s menu A D VD is divide d into long sections of a picture o r a music fe ature call ed “titl es. ” When you play a D VD VIDEO which contains se v eral titles, you can select the title you want usi ng the TOP MENU b utto n.
78 Using the D VD’ s menu Note • Dependi ng on the DVD VIDEO, you may no t be able to use the TOP MENU butto n or search a poin t by sett ing th e tim e. 2 Press V/v/B/b to select the item yo u wa nt to pl ay or chan ge, the n pres s ENTE R. Y ou can also u se the number buttons to select the i tem.
79 Zooming into a scene D VD Additional Operations Zooming into a sc ene Notes • Y ou can not use 4 × m agnification wh en yo u play VIDEO CDs. • The zoom function may not work depending on the D VD. Y ou can zoom in to a scene during p layback or still mode.
80 Changing the angles Changing the angles Note • Depe nding on the DVD VID EO, y ou may not be able t o chan ge the angle s ev en i f mult i- angles a re reco rded on the DVD VIDE O. If v arious angles (multi-angles ) for a scene are recorded on the DVD VIDEO, “ ” appears in the display wind o w .
81 Display ing the subtitle D VD Additional Operations Displa ying the subti tle T o turn off the subtitles Select “Of f” in step 3. Note • Dependi ng on the DVD, you may not be able to c hange the subtitle s e ven if multilingua l subtitles are re corded on i t.
82 V arious play mode funct ions (Program play , Shuffle play , Repeat play) V arious pla y mode f uncti ons (Program pl a y , Shuffle play , Repeat play) Y ou can set the foll o wing play modes: • .
83 V arious pla y mode f unctions (Program pla y , Shuffle pla y , Repeat play) D VD Additional Operations T o stop progra m pla y Press CLEAR un til “Of f” appea rs at the upper left top of the TV screen du ring progra mme play .
84 V arious play mode funct ions (Program play , Shuffle play , Repeat play) Pla ying in random or der (Shuffle pla y) T o return to normal pla y Press CLEAR un til “Off” appears at the upper left top o f the TV screen duri ng shuffle play . Tips • Shuffle play will s top whe n all th e tracks ar e play ed back.
85 V arious pla y mode f unctions (Program pla y , Shuffle pla y , Repeat play) D VD Additional Operations Play ing repeatedl y (Repeat pla y) Y ou can play a ll of the titles or t racks on a disc or a single title, chapter , or track repeatedl y . 1 Press REPEA T during playback.
86 V arious play mode funct ions (Program play , Shuffle play , Repeat play) T o return to normal pla y Select “Off” in step 2 or press CLEA R during re peat play . Tip • When you pre ss x ST OP during rep eat play , repea t play is c ancel ed. Notes • Y ou can not repeat pl ay with DVD-R W in VR mod e.
87 Changing the sound D VD Additional Operations Changi ng t he s ound When playin g a D VD recorded in mul tiple audio formats (PCM, Dolb y Digital, or DTS), you ca n change the au dio format. If the D VD is recorded with multilin gual tracks, you can also select the language .
88 Vir tual surround setting Virtual surr ound settin g When yo u conn ect a stereo TV or 2 front speake rs, SU RROUND lets y ou enjoy surro und sound ef fects by us ing sou nd imagin g to create virt ual r ear speak ers f rom the s ound o f t he fr ont speake rs with out usin g actual re ar spea kers.
89 Vir tual surround set ting D VD Additional Operations T o cancel the setting Select “Of f” in step 2. Notes • When th e playing sign al does not cont ain a signal for the rear speakers, the surround ef fects will be di ff icult to he ar .
90 Play ing an MP3 audio tr ack Pla ying an MP3 audi o trac k You can play back DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/ CD-Rs/CD-RWs) or DATA DVDs (DVD- ROMs/DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD-RWs/ DVD -Rs) recor ded in MP3 ( MPEG1 Audio Laye r 3) form at. 1 Press Z and pl ace a DA T A CD or DA T A DVD on the d isc tray , then p ress Z to close the tray .
91 Playi ng an MP3 audio trac k D VD Additional Operations T o stop pla y Press x STOP. T o repeat pla y Press REPEA T repea tedly during playback to change the repe at mode. • FILE: repeats t he current track (file). • DIR: repeats the current albu m (directory).
92 Play ing an MP3 audio tr ack Notes • Only the letters in th e alphabet and numbe rs can be u sed for al bum or track name s. Anything else is di splay ed as an ast eris k. • Up to 12 alph anumer ic characters c an be displayed for a lbum or track nam es.
93 Playi ng an MP3 audio trac k D VD Additional Operations T o return to normal pla y Press CLEAR during prog ram pl ay . Tip • Y ou cannot repea t play whil e in program pl ay . T o shuffle MP3 au dio tr ac ks T o return to normal pla y Press CLEAR du ring s huf fle play .
94 Play ing an MP3 audio tr ack The Pla ybac k or der of MP 3 audio trac ks The playb ack order of albums and track s recorded on a D A T A CD or D A T A D VD is as follows. • Struc ture of disc contents When yo u insert a D A T A CD or D A T A DVD and press H PLA Y, the num ber ed tracks are pla yed sequent ially , from 1 throug h 7 .
95 Playing JPEG image files D VD Additional Operations Playing JP EG imag e files You can play JPEG i mage files on DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs) o r DATA DVDs (DVD-ROMs/DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD- RWs/DVD-Rs). 1 Press Z and pl ace a DA T A CD or DA T A DVD on the d isc tray , then pre ss Z to close the tray .
96 Play ing JPEG image files T o rot ate the selected image 2 Press V/v to select “JPEG”, the n press ENTE R. The “Album” displa y will appear s. If yo u do n ot pres s ENTE R afte r select ing a media type, the selected me dia will be automa tically played.
97 Playing JPEG image files D VD Additional Operations T o zoom in an image Note • Y ou c annot use ZOOM on the re mote in JPE G image files on DA T A C D/DA T A DVD. T o enjoy the Slide show T o turn on/off the me nu in the single im age displa y Press CLEAR to turn of f the menu.
98 Play ing JPEG image files About JPEG image f iles Y ou can play back D A T A C Ds (CD-R OMs /CD-Rs/CD-R Ws) or D A T A D VDs (D VD- R OMs/D VD+R Ws/D VD+Rs/D VD-R Ws/D VD-Rs ) recorded in J PEG format.
99 Pla ying VIDEO CDs with “P BC ON/OFF” Functions D VD Additional Operations Pla ying VIDEO CDs with “PBC ON/OFF” Functi ons The PB C (Pla yback con trol) functio n allow s you to s earch and perform other op erations interacti vely. PBC playback follo ws a selection menu displayed on your TV screen .
100 Play ing VIDEO CDs with “PBC ON/OFF” Fu nctions T o return to the menu Press O RETURN. T o pl ay usin g “P BC OF F” Press MENU to select “PBC OFF . ” When “PB C OFF” i s se lected , the D VD pla yer sta rts c ontin uous pl ay . Y ou cannot play s till pictur es suc h as a men u.
101 Quick Timer R ecording VCR Additional Operation s VCR Ad ditional Op erations Quick Timer Recording T o extend the du ration Press z REC repeatedly to set a ne w duration time. T o cancel the duration Press z REC repeatedly until the indicator disappears and the VCR return s to normal rec ording mode.
102 Recording stereo and bilingual progr am s Recording s tereo and bi lingua l programs Recordi ng stereo pr ograms When you receive a program bro adcast in st ereo , press A UDIO to d isplay “ Hi-Fi” on the TV screen. Y ou c an also select “Le ft, ” “Ri ght, ” or “Mono.
103 Searching using various functions VCR Additional Operation s Sear chin g using v arious funct ions T o searc h using the index function (Scan and Pla y) The VCR automa tically marks the t ape with an index signa l at the point where each recording b egins.
104 Searching using various functions T o sear ch f or the counter 0: 00:00 point T o mark a poi nt on the tape tha t you w ant to f ind later , reset the tape counter to “0:00: 00. ” The VCR autom atically f ast-forward s or re wind s to the 0:0 0:00 point o n the t ape count er .
105 Adjusting the picture (tracking) VCR Additional Operation s Adju sting th e pict ure (trac king) Although th e VCR automa tically adju sts the track ing when pla ying a tap e, dis tortion may occur if th e recording is in p oor cond ition. In this c ase, manua lly adjust the trackin g.
106 Changing menu options Changing men u opt ions Y ou can chang e the tape len gth, au to play and aut o repeat sett ings. Normally the defa ult settin gs are us ed. Chan ge these settings if necessary . 1 Press SET UP when the D VD player is in stop mode.
107 Changing menu options VCR Additional Operation s Menu choic es The def ault setti ngs are indicat ed in bo ld print. 4 Press B/b to change t he settin g. 5 Press SET UP to exit th e menu. Menu opt ion Set this opt ion to T ape Len gth • T -120 w hen using a T - 120 or shorter leng th tape.
108 Editing with another VCR Editin g with a nother V CR How to connect to r ecord on this VCR Notes • Make sure you c onnect the pl ugs to jacks of the same color . • If the othe r VCR is a mona ural type and connect ed to this VCR ’ s LI NE-2 IN jack s, conne ct the audi o plug to the AUDIO L (white) jack .
109 Editing with another VCR VCR Additional Operation s Operation (when recor ding on this VCR) T o stop editing Press the x (stop) butto ns on bo th VCRs. Tip • T o cut out unwanted scenes w hile ed iting, press X on thi s VCR when an unw anted scen e begins.
110 General setup inf or mation Additional Inf ormation General setup in f o rmation 1 Press SET UP when the D VD player is in stop mode , then pres s V/v to select (OPTION), then pre ss ENTER. 2 Press V/v t o select the opt ion to change. 3 Press B/b to cha nge the set ting.
111 General setup information Additiona l Inf ormation Menu choic es The def ault setti ngs are indicat ed in bo ld print. Setting the RF Output chann el 4 Press SET UP to exit th e menu. Menu opt ion Set this opt ion to Auto Po wer Of f • “ Off ” to deac tiv ate the Auto Powe r Of f funct ion.
112 General setup inf or mation Attachi ng the e xternal antenna connect or Attachi ng a VHF/UHF band mix er 5 T urn on your TV and set it to the channel you selected in step 1 (3 CH or 4CH). The channe l you selected in st ep 4 appears on the TV screen.
113 T r oub leshooting Additiona l Inf ormation T roub leshooti ng If you ha v e an y que stions or p roblems not c o vere d belo w , plea se con sult your neare st Son y dealer . (For customers in USA) General T roub leshoo ting Symptom Remedy Pow e r The ? / 1 switch does not functi on.
114 T r oub leshooting D VD T roub leshooting Symptom Remedy Picture Ther e is n o pic tur e/pict ure nois e appears . • Re- connect the conne cting co rd secure ly .
115 T r oub leshooting Additiona l Inf ormation Operation The disc do es not play . • The disc is tu rned over . • Insert the disc w ith the playba ck side facing down on the disc tray . • The disc i s ske wed. • The play er cannot pla y certain di scs (page 6).
116 T r oub leshooting VCR T rouble shooting Operation The subtit le languag e cann ot be ch anged or tur ned of f. • T ry usin g the D VD’ s menu instead o f the di rect sele ction button on the r emote (p age 77) . • Mul tilingual sub titles are not recor ded on the DVD being played .
117 T r oub leshooting Additiona l Inf ormation Timer recordi ng The t imer does not o perat e. • Check that the cl ock is set . • Ma ke sure a tape has be en inser ted. • Check that the safety tab has not been removed. • Make sure the t ape is not at its end.
118 Glossa ry Glossary Chapter (pa g e 38) Section s of a picture or a musi c feature that are smaller than titles. A title is composed of several chapters . Depend ing on th e disc, no chapters may b e recorded. Dolb y Digital (pages 62 and 67) Digital audio compr ession tec hnology developed by Dol by Laborator ies.
119 Glossa ry Additiona l Inf ormation Interlace for mat Interlace format sho ws e very other line of an image as a sing le “field” and is the sta ndard meth od for di splaying images on television. The even number field s hows the even numbered lines of an image, and the odd numbered f ield shows the odd numb ered lines o f an i mage.
120 Specifications Specification s System Laser Semiconductor laser Format VHS NTSC standard V ideo recording system Rotary head helical scanning FM system V ideo heads Double azimuth four heads V ideo signal NTSC color , EIA standards T ape speed SP: 33.
121 Index t o par ts and controls Additiona l Inf ormation Inde x to par ts and con tr ols Refer to th e pages ind icated in p arentheses ( ) for deta ils.
122 Inde x to par ts and c ontrols Displa y window A D VD in dicato r (34) B Angle ind icator (80) C MONTH indicator* (51 ) D D A Y indi cator* (54) E YEAR indicator* (54) F D A TE in dicator* (51) G .
123 Index t o par ts and controls Additiona l Inf ormation Rear panel D VD p layer and V CR A A C po wer cord (13) (16) B LINE IN 1 VIDEO/A UDIO L/R jacks (108) C LINE OUT VIDEO/A UDIO L/R jacks (14) D IN (FR OM ANT .
124 Inde x to par ts and c ontrols Remote commander for D VD A Z (open/ close) button ( 33) (35 ) B TV / D VD · VIDEO switch (10 ) C SELECT D VD button (10) D Number buttons * 1 (29) E CLEAR bu tton .
125 Index t o par ts and controls Additiona l Inf ormation Remote commander for VIDEO A Z (eject) button (43) B TV / D VD · VIDEO switch (1 0) C SELECT VIDEO but ton (10) D Number buttons* 1 (29) E C.
126 D VD Audio/Subtitle Language D VD A udio/Su btit le Lan gua ge Abbre viati on Langua ge ARA Arabic BUL Bulgarian CHI Chin ese CRO Croatian CZE Cze ch DA N D a n i s h DEU German ENG Eng lish ESP S.
127 Index Inde x Numerics 16: 9 69 4:3 Lette r Box 69 4:3 Pan Scan 69 A Adju stin g pict ure 105 tracki ng 105 Angle 80 Antenna hookup 15 Audio t rack 102 Audio/v ideo (A/V) hoo kup 14 Auto Clock Se t.
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