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4-249-721- 12 (1) Oper ating I ns t ructio ns For cu stom ers in t he U.S .A Owner ’s Reco rd The model and seri al numbers are located a t the rear of the unit. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to t hem whenever yo u call upon your Sony dealer re garding this prod uct.
2 WARNIN G To pr even t fire 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 qual ified perso nnel onl y. CAUTION The use of optical instrum ents with this product will increase eye hazard.
3 Precau tio ns On sa f ety • Caution – The use of opt ical instr uments with th is pro d uct w ill in cr ea se ey e haz ard. • To pr even t fi re o r shoc k ha zard , do not plac e obj ect s fil led w ith liq uids , suc h as vase s, on the app ar atus.
4 Table of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Welcome! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precautions .
5 Sound Ad justments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Changing the Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 SURROUND Mode Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6 About Th is Manu al • Instruct ions in this manual descri be the contr ols on the remo te. Yo u can al so use the controls on th e playe r if they h ave th e sa me or similar names as t hose on the r emote. • “DVD” may be us ed as a gene ral term for DVD VIDEOs, DVD-Rs, DVD-RWs, DVD+Rs, and DVD+RWs.
7 Example of disc s that th e player cannot play The play er cannot pl ay the foll o wing dis cs : • All CD -ROM s (i ncludi n g PHOT O C D s) / CD-R s /CD-R Ws ot he r than th ose reco rded in the .
8 Notes Ab out th e Di sc s • To keep t he di sc clean , handle the dis c by its edge. Do not to uc h the sur fa ce . • Do not ex pose t he disc to di rect s unlight or heat sources suc h as h ot air d ucts, or le ave it in a car pa rk ed in dir ec t sunli ght as the temp er at ure ma y ri s e cons id er ably ins i de the car.
9 Index to Part s and Con trols For more informa tion, see the page s in pare ntheses. Front panel A [ / 1 (o n/st andb y) bu tton ( 32) B PROGR ESSIV E indic ato r (87) Lights up when the player ou tputs progressive sign als. C SACD (S up er Audi o CD) indi cat or Lights u p when: — play ing a Supe r Au dio C D.
10 Front panel dis play When p l aying ba ck a DVD V ID E O/DV D-RW When p l aying ba ck a VIDE O CD wit h P layback Cont r ol (PBC ) (40) When p l aying ba ck a CD, Sup er audi o CD, DA TA CD (MP3 au.
11 To turn off the front pa nel displ ay Press FL OFF on th e pl ay er. The f ro nt pan el displa y turns of f, and the FL OF F indic ator on the pla yer ligh ts up. z Hint You can adjust the li ghting of the front panel display by setti ng “DIMME R” in “ CUSTOM SETUP” (p age 89) .
12 Rear panel A DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack (24) (25) (26) B DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) jack (24) (25) (26) C 5.1CH OUTPUT ja cks (26) D LINE OUT AUDIO L/R 1/2 jacks (23) (24) (25) E LINE OUT VIDEO 1/2 jack.
13 Remote A TV/DISC EXPLORER/DVD switch (50)(82) B OPEN/CLOSE button (34) C Number bu ttons (37) The num ber 5 butto n has a tac tile dot.* D CLEAR button (44) E SUR (surround) button (69) F PICTURE MODE button (75) G SUBTITLE butto n (73 ) H AUDIO button (68) I PICTURE NAVI (picture navigation) button (62) J REPEAT button ( 46) K .
14 Guide t o the Co ntrol Me nu Dis play Use th e Con tro l Me nu to se lec t a f un ctio n an d to vie w rela ted info rma tion . A fter slid ing th e TV / DISC EXPLORER/DVD switch to DVD, press DISP.
15 List of Co ntro l Menu it ems Item Item Name, Function, Relevant Disc Type DISC (page 60) Selects the disc to be playe d. TITLE (page 60)/S CENE (page 60)/TRACK (page 60) Sele cts the titl e, scen e , or trac k to be p l ayed . CHAPTER (page 60)/INDEX (page 60) Selec ts t he c hapte r or in dex t o be play ed.
16 z Hint The Control Me nu icon indicato r li ghts u p in green when you selec t an y item e xc ep t “OFF.” (“S URROUND,” “PROGRAM,” “SHUFFLE,” “ REPEAT,” “A-B REPEAT,” “ BNR,” and “DIGITAL VIDEO ENHANCER” only). The “ANGLE” indicator lights up in gree n only when the angles can be cha nged.
17 Hookup s 17 Hookups Hookin g Up the Pl ayer Follow steps 1 to 6 to h ook up and adjus t the s ettings of the play er. Notes • Plug cord s se c ur ely to pre v en t unwa nte d noi se. • Refer t o the i nstructions supplie d with t he compone nts to be connec ted.
18 When you have more than one Sony DVD player If the sup pl ied re mote in te rferes wit h your other S ony DVD player , se t the command mode fo r this pla yer and the supplied r emote to one that dif fers fr om the other Sony DVD player. The default command mode se tting for this player and the su pplied remo te is DVD1.
19 Hookup s Step 3 : Conn ecting the Video Cords Conn ect this pl ayer t o your T V monitor , proj ector, or AV ampl ifier (recei ver) usi ng a v ideo co rd. Select one of the patt er ns A throug h C , acco rdin g to th e i np u t ja c k on you r T V mo nito r, projec to r, or AV amplifi e r (re cei v er).
20 A If you are connecti ng to a vid eo input jack Connect the ye llow plug of the audio/v ideo cord (supplied) to the yellow (video) jacks. You will enjoy st a ndard qua lity im ag es. Use the r ed and wh ite plu gs to c onnec t to t h e audio inp u t ja ck s (pag e 23).
21 Hookup s Step 4 : Conn ecting the Audio Cords Refer to th e chart b elow to sele ct the co nnection th at best su its your syst em. Be su re to also read the inst ruction s for t he components you wish to connect . Select a connecti on Select one of the follow i ng co nne ctions, through .
22 z Hint If you h ave an AV amp lifier tha t conforms to t he 96 kHz sam pling fre quency, us e connection . * Manufa ct ured under license from Dol by Laboratori es. “Do lby,” “P ro Logi c,” an d the double-D sym bol are trademarks of Dolb y Laboratorie s.
23 Hookup s Connecti ng to you r TV This con nectio n w i ll use yo ur T V ’s spea ker s for sound . * The yellow plug is used for video signa ls (page 19). z Hint When connec ti ng to a monaural TV, use a stereo- mono conve rs ion cord (not suppli ed).
24 Conn ecting to a stereo amp lifier (rece iver) and 2 speakers/Co nnecting to an MD de ck or DA T deck If the st ereo ampli fie r ( receiver ) has a udio input j ac ks L a nd R only , u se . If th e amplif ier (recei ver) ha s a digital i nput jac k, or when conne cting to an MD deck or DAT dec k, use .
25 Hookup s Conne ctin g to an A V ampl ifier (rece iver) havi ng a D ol by Su r round (Pro Logic) d ecoder and 3 to 6 speake rs You can en joy t he D olb y Surro und e ffec ts on ly w hen pl ayin g Dol by S urro und audio o r m ulti- chann el au dio (D ol by D i gi t al) discs .
26 Conne ctin g to a n A V amplifier ( rece iver) w ith 5 .1 ch inpu t ja cks and /or a digital input jack and 4 to 6 spea kers If your AV ampl i fi er (recei ve r) has 5. 1 ch anne l inputs, use . If y ou wa nt to use t he Dol by Di gi t al, or DTS dec ode r func tio n on y our AV ampl i fie r (r ec ei ver), conn ect t o its digital j ac k using .
27 Hookup s : Conne cting to the 5.1ch i nput jack s You can enjoy 5. 1c h surrou nd sou nd us ing the i nter na l D o lb y D igi ta l, D T S, o r S u pe r Audio CD Mult i decoder o f this player. (whe n 6 s pea kers are conne cte d, s et “SURROUND” to “OFF.
28 Step 5 : Conn ectin g the Power Cord Plug t he powe r cord s of t h e pl a yer and T V into an AC out let . Step 6: Qu ic k Setu p Follow the steps belo w to make the minimum numbe r of basi c adjust ments f or using th e player. To skip a n adjustment, p ress > .
29 Hookup s 7 Press X / x to select the setting that matches yo ur TV t ype. ◆ If you ha ve a 4:3 stan dar d TV • 4:3 LETTER BOX or 4:3 PAN S CAN (page 87 ) ◆ If y ou h ave a wi de-s cree n TV o r a 4:3 standa rd TV with a wide- screen m ode • 16: 9 (p age 87) 8 Press ENTER.
30 • DOLBY DIGITAL (only if the amplifier (re c eiver ) has a Dolby Digital dec ode r) (p ag e 91 ) 13 Press ENTER. “DTS” is selected. 14 Press X / x to select the type of DTS signal sent to your amplifier (receive r). Choose the ite m that matches the audio conn ection y ou s elected on pages 24 to 26 ( throug h ).
31 Hookup s Audio connec tio n ( page s 23 t o 26) • No additio n al set t i ngs ar e need ed . • Set “DOWNMIX” to “DOLBY SURROUND” (page 91). • Set “DOWNMIX” to “DOLBY SURROUND” (page 91). • Set “DIGI TAL OU T” to “ON” (pa ge 91).
32 Playing Discs Inser ting D iscs You can inser t up to 400 dis cs into this p layer. 1 Press [ / 1 . The play er turn s on. 2 Press OPEN /CLOSE . The fr ont c over o pens. 3 Press DI SC CH ANGE . The DISC CHANGE indicator lig hts up. 4 While c hec king th e di sc slo t num ber indi cated on th e front pa nel disp lay or by the sl ot, tur n the .
33 Playin g Di sc s To re move di scs 1 Press OPEN/CLOSE. 2 Press DISC CHANGE. 3 While chec king the disc sl ot number indic ated on th e front panel di splay o r by the sl ot, turn t he . –/ > +/ENTER dial until y ou fi nd the disc y ou wa nt to remo ve.
34 4 Press H . The play er star ts pl ay ing the s el ected disc. Adjust th e volume on the TV or the amplifie r (re c eiver). Depe ndin g on the disc , a me nu may appear on the TV screen. For DVD VIDEOs, see page 37. For VIDEO CDs, see page 40. To ch ange the disc Press DISC CHANGE to t urn the indic ator on.
35 Playin g Di sc s * DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW/DVD-R only ** DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW/DVD-R/DVD+RW only z Hints • The Insta nt Re pla y f unc tio n is useful when you want to review a sce ne or dial og that you missed . • The Insta nt Searc h f unc tio n is useful when you want to pass ov er a scene that you don’t want to watch.
36 Resumi ng Pl ayback From the Po int Where Y ou Stoppe d the Disc (Res ume Play) The play er remem bers th e po int wher e you stoppe d the disc, even if y ou pr ess [ / 1 and the pla y e r enters st andb y m o d e. 1 While play ing a disc, press x to stop playb ack.
37 Playin g Di sc s Using th e DVD’ s Men u A DVD is divid ed into l ong sections of a picture o r a musi c f eature cal led “tit le s. ” When y ou p lay a DVD whic h cont ai ns several titles, you can select the titl e you w ant using the TO P MENU/ ED I T bu tton.
38 Select ing “O RI GINAL ” or “PLAY LI ST ” on a DVD- RW Some DVD-RWs in VR (Vid eo Recording) mode have two types of title s for play back: originally recorded titles (ORIGINAL) and edi ted t itl es cr eate d on rec orda ble DVD player s ( PLAY L IS T).
39 Playin g Di sc s Sel ec ting a P layba ck Area f or a Su per Audio CD Selecting a playback area on a 2 channel + Mul ti-channel Super Audio CD Some S uper A udio CDs consis t of a 2 ch annel playback ar ea and a mu lti-channel p layback area. Yo u can se le ct th e pl a yback are a yo u want to li sten to.
40 Play in g VIDE O CDs W i t h PBC Fun ction s ( PBC Play back) PBC (Pla yba ck Cont r ol ) a llow s you to pl ay VIDEO CDs interac tively by f ollowing the menu on the TV s creen. 1 Start pla ying a VIDEO CD with PB C funct ion s. A men u ap pear s.
41 Playin g Di sc s Selec ting an d Play ing an MP3 Au dio Tr ack You can play selected tracks on DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/ CD-RWs) re corded in MP3 (MP EG1 Au dio Layer 3) fo rmat. 1 Select a di sc (page 3 4). 2 Press MENU/SORT. The list of M P3 album s re corde d on the DATA CD appe ars.
42 About MP3 audio tracks You can pl ay MP3 au di o tra cks on CD - ROMs, CD-Rs, or CD-RWs. However, the discs must be record ed acc ording to ISO 9660 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 di scs re cord ed in Mu lti Sessio n.
43 Playin g Di sc s Notes • Dependi ng on the sof twar e yo u use to creat e th e DATA CD, the playback or de r may differ from the illust r at ion a bove . • The playbac k orde r above ma y not be applicable if there are m or e than a tota l of 999 a lbum s a nd tracks in the DATA CD.
44 2 Press X / x to select or (ONE/A LL DI SCS) and pres s ENTER . The options fo r “ONE DISC/ALL DISCS ” appear . 3 Press X / x to selec t an item. • AL L DISCS : Contin uously plays a ll of the disc s. • ONE D ISC: P lays t he se lected disc .
45 Playin g Di sc s 6 Select the title , chapt er, or track you want to pro gr am. ◆ When play ing a DVD VIDEO For exa mpl e, se lect ch apte r “03” of t it l e “02.” Press X / x or the n umber buttons to sel ect “02” und er “T,” then press EN TE R.
46 z Hint You can set Repea t Play or Shuf fle Play for the programm ed title s, chapte rs, or tracks. Du ring Progra m Pla y, follow the st ep s of “Re peat Play” (page 4 6) or “Sh uffle Play” (page 46).
47 Playin g Di sc s 1 Press R EP EAT dur i ng playb ack. The foll ow ing dis pl ay a ppears . 2 Press RE PEAT repeat edly to select th e item t o be repeat ed. ◆ When play ing a DVD VIDEO • DISC : repeats all of the titl es on the curre nt disc in One D isc m ode, or al l of the disc s in All Dis cs mode.
48 3 Press X / x to selec t “SET t ,” then press ENT ER. The “A- B RE P EAT ” se tting disp l ay appe ars. 4 During play bac k, when you fin d the starti ng po int (poi nt A) of the p ortion to be play ed repea ted ly , press ENTER. The starti ng point (poi nt A) is s et.
49 Search i ng f or and Managing Discs (D isc Explorer) Searching for a nd Managin g Discs (Di sc Explore r) Displ ay ing th e Di sc Informa tion You ca n se arch for a di s c by che ck ing th e conten ts of all the di s cs loade d i n th e pl a yer on yo ur T V scre en.
50 ◆ Genre You can sel ect the genre of the disc yourse lf (pag e 56). ◆ Dis c type The disc type, su ch as DVD , appear s autom at i ca lly. If th e slot do es not cont ai n a disc, the disc ty pe r o w i s bl an k.“?” a ppears when the play er has not load ed th e di sc informati on in it s memory.
51 Search i ng f or and Managing Discs (D isc Explorer) Capturing a scene for a jacket picture You ca n captu re your favori te scen e in a d isc to c rea te a person al j acket pi ctur e. A person alized jacke t pic ture w ill m ake spot tin g th e dis c in th e Di sc Exp lore r easi er.
52 Filing D iscs in the Folde r (File Mo de) You c an f ile y our disc s in four i ndi vidu al folder s , “A” to “D . ” Ev en if you f ile discs from fol d e rs “A LL ,” “D VD ,” or “ CD ” t o folder s “A” to “D, ” those disc s are not del eted from the “ALL, ” “DVD,” or “CD” fold ers.
53 Search i ng f or and Managing Discs (D isc Explorer) Deleting disc s from a folder You ca n de let e un ne ces sary discs fro m folder s “A” t o “D . ” Y o u cann ot delete d is cs from fold ers “ALL,” “DVD,” or “CD” unless you re m ov e the dis c fr om the pl ayer.
54 Label in g Di sc s and Folder s (Edit M ode ) You can lab el t he disc with a pers onal ti tle o f 16 char acte rs (Dis c Memo ) (when D VD/ CD text is no t recorde d on the di sc). y ou can also label th e folders “ A” to “D” with a title o f 3 charac ters.
55 Search i ng f or and Managing Discs (D isc Explorer) 5 Repeat st eps 3 and 4 to input ot her charac ters. 6 When you h ave ent e red a l l of the charac ters f or the D isc Memo or fo lder name, p ress TOP ME NU/EDI T.
56 Notes • If the cursor keys do not work correct ly and you cannot com ple te the task using the ke yboa r d , disconnec t the keyboar d. Then, reconn ect it to th e play er and t ry agai n. • If the keyboa rd is not a US A model, the chara cters may be i npu t di ffe re ntly fr om t hos e on the k eys.
57 Search i ng f or and Managing Discs (D isc Explorer) Sorti ng Dis cs (Sort Mode) You can sort t he discs in the fold e r by th e disc slot nu m ber, te xt in forma tion (D V D/S up er Audi o CD/ CD TE XT or Dis c Mem o) o r genre. The t ext info rma tio n i s so rte d al ph abet ic all y.
58 To canc e l the sor t mo de Press O RETU RN. disa ppears from the Dis c Expl orer . If you pr ess O RETURN agai n, the Di sc Explor er turns off. z Hint The discs in th e sa me g en re are s or te d by numerial order ac cording to the di sc slot nu mber.
59 Searching for a Sc ene Sear c hi ng for a S cene Search ing for a Parti cular Point on a Disc (Search, Scan , Slow-mot ion Play, Freez e Fram e) You can quickly loca te a partic ular point on a disc by m onitori ng the pi cture or pl aying ba ck slow ly.
60 Playb ack di rectio n SLOW 2 y SLOW1 Opposi t e direct ion (DV D on ly) SLOW2 y SLOW1 The “SLO W 2 y ”/“SLOW 2 ” playbac k speed is slower tha n “SL OW1 y ”/ “SL OW1 .” Playing one frame a t a time (Freeze Frame) When th e player is in th e pa use mod e, press C to g o to the next frame .
61 Searching for a Sc ene Select “TI M E/TEXT” t o se arch for a starting point by in putting the time code. ◆ When play ing a VIDE O CD with out P BC Playba ck DIS C TRAC K INDEX ◆ When play .
62 • You can search for a chapte r (DVD VIDEO/ DVD-RW only) or track (S uper Audio CD/CD/ DATA CD only) by pressi ng the num ber buttons and ENTER. Notes • You cannot search for a still picture on a DVD- RW i n VR mo de. • You cannot search for a scene on a DVD+RW using th e ti me code.
63 Searching for a Sc ene 4 Press C / X / x / c to select a title, chapter , or track, and press ENTER. Playba ck sta rts. To return to normal play Press O RETURN. z Hints • If th ere are mo re than 9 ti tles, ch apte rs, or tr acks, V is dis playe d at th e botto m righ t of t he screen .
64 Viewing Inf ormation About the Disc Check ing th e Play ing Time an d Remai ning Time You can check th e playin g t im e and remaining t ime of the curr ent title, c hapter, or track. A l so , you can ch eck the D V D /Supe r Audio CD / C D te xt or tr ac k name (M P 3 audio) re corde d on the disc .
65 Viewing Info rm at ion About the Disc Checking the informatio n on the front panel dis play You can view t he t im e info rmat io n an d text on the front p anel display as well as on the TV screen. The in formation on the f ront panel displa y change s as fo llows whe n you ch ange the t ime in form at io n on you r TV s cree n .
66 z Hints • When playi ng VIDEO CDs with PBC funct ions , the disc number, s cene number and th e play i ng time ar e disp layed. • Long te xt tha t doe s no t fit in a single li ne will scroll ac r oss th e front panel dis play. • You c an also che ck the ti me info rmation a nd text by pressing the TIME/TEXT button on the pla yer.
67 Viewing Info rm at ion About the Disc To c lose t he AD VANCED disp lay Select “O F F” in ste p 3. To tur n off th e Contr o l Menu Press DISP LAY/FILE repeatedly until the Cont rol Me nu is tur ned of f.
68 Sound Adjustme nts Chang ing th e Soun d When playi ng a DVD recorded in multip le audio f ormats (PCM, D olby Di gital, or DT S), you can change the audi o format. If the DVD is recor ded with mult ilingual tracks, y ou can also ch ang e the lan guage.
69 Sound Adjustme nts * “PCM,” “DTS,” o r “DOLBY DIGITAL” is displa yed. The c hannel s in t he curr entl y sel ect ed tra ck are disp l ayed by num b ers as fo llow s: For Dolby Digital 5.
70 ◆ For 4 to 6 sp eake r se tups (If you select “NONE” in the settin g of “REAR” in “ SPEAK ER S ETUP” (p age 92), yo u canno t sel ec t these m ode s.) • NORMAL SURROUND • ENHANCED S URROUND • VIRTUAL REAR SHIFT • VIRTUAL M ULTI REAR • VIRTUAL MULTI DIMENSION To canc e l the se tti ng Select “O F F” in ste p 2.
71 Sound Adjustme nts ◆ NORMAL SUR ROUN D Softw ar e w i t h 2 chan nel au dio sig nal s is decoded with the D olby Surrou nd (Pr o Logi c) decod er to create s ur roun d ef fects.
72 z Hints • You can select “SURROUND” by pressing the SURROUND button on t he player. • You can also selec t “SURR OUND” from the Control Me nu ( pa ge 15). Notes • To e njoy the multicha nnel audio through the 5.1CH OUTPUT jack s, correctl y set each speak er position a nd dis tance (page 92).
73 Enjoyin g Movies Enjoying M ovies Changi ng the Ang les If vari ou s angl es (mult i -a ngle s) fo r a scen e are recorded on t he DVD VIDEO, “ANGLE” appears in the fr ont pane l displa y. This m eans that yo u ca n change t he viewi ng a ngle.
74 To turn o ff the s ubtitles Select “O F F” in ste p 2. z Hint You can also s elect “SUBTITLE” from the Control Menu (page 15). Note Depending o n the DVD VI DEO, you may not b e able to ch an ge th e subtitle s ev en if mult ili ngual subtit le s ar e recorde d on it.
75 Enjoyin g Movies 4 Press ENTER. The disc plays wi th the setting you select ed. To can c el the “BNR ” settin g Select “O F F” in ste p 3. To tur n off th e Contr o l Menu Press DISPLAY repeated ly until th e Contro l Men u is tu rn ed off .
76 2 Press PICTURE MODE repeatedly to select the setting you wa nt. The default setting is underli ned. • STANDARD: displays a st anda rd pict ure. • DYN AMIC 1: produc es a bold dynam ic pictu re by incr ea sing th e pict ure c ontr as t an d the col or in te nsity .
77 Enjoyin g Movies Enhanc ing th e Pl ay back Pictu re (DI GIT AL VID EO ENHAN CER) The D igital Video E nhanc er (DV E) function makes th e picture a ppear cl ea r and cri sp by enhancin g the outlines of images on your TV screen. Also, th is functio n can soft en the image s o n the sc re en.
78 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 res trictio ns for th e desi re d disc. • Cust om P arental Co ntrol You ca n set pla yback res tricti ons so tha t the playe r w i ll no t play inap propri at e di s cs .
79 Using Various Additional Fu nctions 5 Enter o r re-e nter your 4-d igit pa ssword using the number butto ns, t hen press ENTER . “Cus tom pare ntal c ontrol is se t.” appea rs and the sc reen ret urns to th e Control Menu. To turn off t he Cust om Pare ntal Control funct ion 1 Follow steps 1 to 3 of “C u stom Pa re nt al Contro l.
80 3 Press X / x to selec t “PLAYER t ,” then p ress E NTER. ◆ If you ha ve not entered a passw ord The disp lay for reg i st er ing a new passw or d appe ar s . Enter a 4- di git p asswo rd u sing the number buttons, then press ENTER. The display fo r confi rming the password appe ars.
81 Using Various Additional Fu nctions To pla y a d isc fo r whic h Pare ntal Contro l is set 1 Select th e di s c and pres s H . The disp lay for ent er ing your pa sswor d appe ars. 2 Enter yo ur 4-di gi t p as sword usi ng the numbe r bu tto ns, then pr es s EN T ER.
82 If you make a mis t a k e en teri ng you r password Press C before yo u press ENT ER and in pu t the corr ect number. If you make a mistake Press O RETURN.
83 Using Various Additional Fu nctions Cod e nu mb er s of cont roll ab le TVs If more th an one co de number is li sted, tr y enterin g them one at a time until you find t he one that w or ks with y our TV . Controlling the v olume of your AV amplifier (receiv er) with the remote 1 Slide the TV/DISC EXPL ORER/DVD sw itch to DV D.
84 2 Hold do wn [ / 1 , and enter the manufact urer’s cod e f or you r AV amplifi er (rec eiv er) us in g t he numbe r butt ons (s ee “ Code n umbers of controlla ble AV amplifi ers (receiver)” below ). 3 Releas e [ / 1 . The VOL +/ – buttons con trol the AV amp li fier’ s volum e.
85 Settings and Adjust me nt s Settings and Adjustmen ts Usin g th e Se tu p Disp la y By usi n g the Se tup Di splay , you ca n make various a djustments to items su ch as pi cture and so und. You ca n also set a languag e fo r the subtitl es and t he Setu p Disp lay, am ong othe r things.
86 6 Press X / x to select a setting, then press ENTER . The setting is selecte d and setup is complete. Exam ple: “16 :9” To turn off the display Press DISPLAY repea tedly until the display is tur ned off. To en ter the Qu ick Se tup mo de Select “Q U I C K ” in step 3 .
87 Settings and Adjust me nt s Setti ngs f or th e Disp lay (SCREEN SETUP) Choose sett ings according to the TV to be connect ed. Select “SCREEN SETUP” in the Se tup Displ ay. To use the di spl a y, see “U si ng th e Setup Di splay” on pa ge 8 5.
88 About the COMPONE NT VIDEO OUT/SCAN SELE CT swit ch The COMPONENT VIDEO OUT/SCAN SELECT switch on the r ear panel of the player s elects th e signal output fr om the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks: interl ace, progre ssive, or selec table. The switch tak es priority over the s etting ma de in “COMPONENT OUT.
89 Settings and Adjust me nt s Custom Sett ings (CUSTO M SETUP) Use th is to mak e pl ay bac k r el ate d adjust m ents an d other s ettin gs . Select “CUS TOM SE TU P” in the Setup Displ ay. To use the di spl a y, see “U si ng th e Setu p D isp lay” (pa ge 85) .
90 Notes • When you set th e item to “AUTO,” the langua ge may change. The “TRACK SELECTION” setting has highe r prio rity than the “A UDIO ” se tt ings in “LANGUAGE SETUP” (page 86).
91 Settings and Adjust me nt s ◆ AUDIO FILTER (exc ept Sup er Au dio CD) Select s a digital f ilt er to reduc e noise ab ov e 22.05 kH z (Sa mpli ng frequen cy (Fs) of th e audio source is 4 4.1 kH z), 24 kHz (Fs i s 48 kHz), or 48 kHz (F s is abov e 96 kHz) .
92 • 48kHz/96kHz PCM (DVD VIDEO only ) Selects the sam pl in g fr equenc y of the au dio signal . Notes • Even if you set “48kHz/96kHz PCM” to “96kHz/ 24bit,” the s ampling f requency is con verted t o 48kHz/16bit when a “SURROUND” mode (page 69) i s sele cted.
93 Settings and Adjust me nt s •R E A R * R ear spea ker pos ition Correct ly specify the lo cation of th e rear sp eakers to enjoy th e sur r o u nd ef f ect . • Set to “SIDE,” if th e locat ion o f th e rear spea kers corresponds to sect ion A below.
94 ◆ BALAN CE Varies the bala nc e of the le ft and righ t speakers. Be sure to set “TEST TONE ” to “ON ” fo r easy adjust ment. The def au l t adjust ments ar e in pa rent hese s. ◆ LEVE L Varies the leve l of ea ch spe ak er. Be sur e t o set “TEST TONE” to “ ON” for eas y adjustment.
95 Additi onal Info rmatio n Additional Info rmation Troubl eshoo ting If you exp erienc e an y of the f ollowi ng difficul tie s while using the player, use this troubles hooti ng g uide to he lp rem ed y the proble m bef ore req ues ting re pa irs. Shou ld any prob lem pers ist, cons ul t y our neares t Sony deal e r.
96 The soun d only comes fr om t he cen te r speak er. , Dependi ng on the disc, the soun d may come from the ce nter s peak er on ly. Operation The rem ote does not fun ctio n. , The ba tteri es in th e remote are weak. , There are obs tacles b etween the r emote and the pl ay er.
97 Additi onal Info rmatio n The angl es can not be cha nged. , Try using t he DVD’s menu instea d of the direct select io n button on t he re m ot e (page 37). , Multi-angles are n ot recorded on the DVD being playe d. , The an gle can on ly be cha nged w hen t he “ANG LE ” ind icator ligh ts up on the front panel display (pa ge 10).
98 Glos sary Chapter (page 10, 15, 60) Secti ons of a picture or a music fe ature tha t are smalle r th an tit les. A title is composed of severa l chapt ers. Dep ending on the dis c, n o chap te rs may be reco rded . Dolby Digita l (pag e 26 , 91) Digital audio compres sion technolo gy develo pe d by Dolb y La bora to ri es.
99 Additi onal Info rmatio n Interl ace for mat (p ag e 87) Int erl ace forma t sho ws ever y ot he r lin e of an image as a si ngl e “field ” an d is the sta nda rd method fo r displa ying image s on tele vision .
100 Prog r es s iv e form at (p ag e 87 ) Com par ed to th e In terla ce for m at th at alte rnat ely sh ows ev ery o ther line o f an im age (field) t o crea te one fr ame, the Pro gressive for ma t sh ows the en tir e i m ag e at onc e as a single f rame.
101 Additi onal Info rmatio n Spec ifica tions Syst em Laser: S em i co nductor laser λ = 780 nm for CD λ = 650 nm for SA - CD and D V D Emissi on dur ation: co ntinuo us Signal form at sy stem: NTS.
102 Langua ge C ode Li st For de tails, see p ages 6 8, 73 , 86. The lang ua ge spell i ngs co nform to the ISO 639: 19 88 (E/F) standard . Code Lan guage Code Langua ge Code Languag e C ode Language .
103 Inde x Numerics 16:9 87 4:3 L ETTER BOX 87 4:3 OUTP U T 88 4:3 PAN SCAN 87 48kHz/96kHz PCM 92 5.1 Channel Surrou nd 21 , 26 A A-B REPEAT 47 ADVANCED 66 ALBUM 61 Album 41 ANGLE 73 AUDIO 68 , 86 AUD.
S S VIDEO output 19 SCENE 15 , 60 , 61 Scene 10 , 100 SCREEN SAVER 87 SCREEN SETUP 87 Search ing 59 Sele ct in g a disc 34 , 50 SETUP 85 , 86 Setup Displa y 85 SHUFFLE 46 Shuffle Play 46 SIZE 92 Skipp.
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