Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product DVP-F250 Sony
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3-083-976- 11 (2) Oper ating Ins t ructio ns © 2003 Sony Corporation D VP-F250 CD/DVD Player.
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 f ety • Caution – The use of optic al instr uments with th is pro d uct w ill in cr e a se e y e haz ard. • Sho ul d any so l i d objec t or l i q uid fa ll int o the cab in et, unplu g the play er and hav e it chec ke d by qua li f ie d pe rson nel be fore operating it any fu rth e r.
4 Table of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Welcome! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precautions .
5 Adjusting the Picture Quality (BNR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Adjusting the Pla yback Picture (CUSTOM PICTURE MODE) . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Enhancing the Playback Pi cture (DIGITAL VIDEO ENHANCER) . . . . . . .
6 About Th is Manu al • Op er at ions and displa ys differ slightl y, depend ing on w her e the m ode l is sold. Euro pe an mode ls ar e used for ill us tration purpos es unl ess o therwi se speci fied. Any diffe re n c e in oper ation i s cl ea rly ind icate d in the text, for example, “(Eu ropean models only).
7 – MP 3 fo rmat that confor ms to ISO9 660* Level 1/Level 2, or its extend ed for mat, Joliet • Data part of CD-E xt ras • DVD-ROMs • DVD Audio discs • HD layer on Sup er Au dio CD s * A logic al form at of file s a nd f olde r s on CD - ROMs, define d by ISO ( Inte rnat ion al Standar ds Organizati on).
8 Index t o Part s an d Con tro ls For more informa tion, see the pa ge s in pare nt hese s. Front panel A Front pane l disp la y ( 9) B (remote sensor) (15) C DISPLAY POSIT ION butto n (9) D N (pla y) butto n (28) E x (sto p) butt on ( 29 ) F .
9 Front panel dis play You can sw i tc h t he front pa nel di s play acc or ding to the placem en t of the pla yer. When you pre ss the DISPL AY PO SITIO N butto n on the player , the d ispla y change s alte rnatel y ( A or B ).
10 Rear panel A DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) jack (21) (22) (23) B DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack (21) (22) (23) C COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks (16) D S VIDEO OUT jack (16) E LINE OUT (VIDEO) jack (16) F LINE OUT L.
11 Remote A TV [ / 1 (o n/standby) button (61 ) B Z (open/c lose) button (28) C Number bu ttons (31) The num be r 5 button has a t ac tile dot. * D CLEA R butto n ( 36) E (subtitle) bu tton (53 ) F (audi o) butt on (49) G .
12 Guide t o the Control Me nu Display ( Ma gic Pad) Use th e Co ntro l M e nu to sel ect a func t ion and to view r el at ed info rm a tion. P re ss DISPLA Y repeat ed ly to tur n o n or cha ng e the.
13 List of Co ntro l Menu it ems Item Item Name, Functio n, Relevant Dis c Type TITLE (page 42)/SCENE (page 4 2)/TRACK (page 42 ) Selects the title , scene, or track to be played. CHAPTER (page 42)/INDEX (p age 42) Selects the chapter o r index to be pla yed.
14 z Hint The Cont rol Menu icon ind icator li ghts up i n green when you select an y item except “OFF.” ( “TVS,” “PROGRAM ,” “SHUFFLE,” “REPEAT,” “ A-B REPEAT,” “BNR,” “DIGITAL VIDEO ENHANCER” only). The “ANG LE” indica tor lights up i n green only when the a n gles can be c hanged.
15 Hookup s Hookups Hookin g Up the Pl aye r Follow steps 1 to 7 to hook up a nd adj ust the setti ngs of the player. Notes • Plug cords se c urely to preven t unwanted noi se . • Refer t o the i nstructions supplie d with the com ponents t o be conn ected.
16 Ste p 3: Conne cting the Vi deo Cord s Conn ect this player t o yo u r T V monit or, pr ojector , or AV ampli fier (receive r) using a video cord. Select one of the pat t er ns A through D , according to the input jack on your TV monitor, projec t or , or AV am p lifie r ( re ceiver ).
17 Hookup s A If yo u are conn ectin g to a v ideo inpu t j ack Connect the yellow plug of th e audio/ video c ord (sup plied) to the yello w (video) jack. Yo u will enjoy s tandard qual ity images. Use th e re d and wh ite plu gs to conn ec t to the a udi o input ja ck s (pag e 20).
18 Note Do not connect the pla yer to a VCR. If you pass the playe r signals via the VCR, you ma y not receive a clear image on the TV scr een . If your TV only has one audio /vid eo input jack, conne ct the play er to th is jack.
19 Hookup s Step 4 : 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 syst em. Be su re to also read the inst ructions for t he components you wish to connect. Select a connecti on Select one of the foll ow i n g conne ct i ons , through .
20 Conne cting to your TV This con ne ction wi l l us e yo ur TV sp ea kers for so und. * The yello w plug is used for video si gnals (page 16). z Hint When co nnectin g to a m onaural TV, use a stereo- mono conve r sion cord (not suppli ed). Conne ct the LINE OUT L/R (AUDIO) jac ks to the TV’s a udio input jac k.
21 Hookup s Connecti ng to a stere o amplifier (re ceiver) and 2 speakers/Con necting to an MD d eck or DA T deck If the st e reo a mpli fie r ( receiver ) ha s audio input jacks L a nd R o nly, u se . If the amplif ier (recei ver) ha s a digit al input j ack, or wh en con nectin g to an MD deck or DAT dec k, use .
22 Connect ing to a n A V amplifier (receiver) having a Dolb y Surround (Pro Logic) de coder and 3 to 6 speakers You can enj oy the D ol b y Surroun d effec ts onl y w h en pla yi ng Dolby Sur round aud io or mu l ti- channel audio ( D ol by Digital ) discs.
23 Hookup s Connec ti ng t o an AV ampl i fi er ( r ece i v er) with a di gita l input ja ck having a Dol by Digita l, MPEG au dio or D TS decod er and 6 sp eakers This conn ection wil l allow you to us e the Dolby Di gital, MPEG audio, or DTS de coder fun ction of yo ur AV ampli fier (re ceive r).
24 Step 5 : Atta chi ng the Stand You can use the pl ay er laid flat, or i n an upright po sitio n. Be sure to atta ch the suppl ied st and when using in the uprig ht posit io n. I f th e play er is to be used in th e fl at position, go to “Step 6: Conne ct i ng the Ma i ns Lead ” ( pag e 25).
25 Hookup s Step 6 : Conn ecting the Mains Lead When y ou ha ve finish ed connec ting all o f the comp onent s, p lug t he pla yer and T V main s lead (power c ord) into th e mains. Step 7: Qu ic k Setu p Follow the steps belo w to make the mini mum number of basi c adjust ments for using th e player.
26 6 Press ENTER. The Setu p D i sp lay for sel ec ti n g the aspect ra tio of the TV to be co nnected appe ars. Examp le : As ian/Oc eanian models 7 Press X / x to select the settin g that matches your TV type.
27 Hookup s 12 Press X / x to sel ect whethe r or not you w ish to send a DTS signal to your amplifier (receiver). Choose the item that match es the a udio connect ion you select ed o n pages 21 to 23 ( throug h ). • OF F (p age 67 ) • ON ( only i f the am plif ier (rec eive r) has a DTS deco de r) (page 67) 13 Press ENTER.
28 Playing Discs Play in g Discs Depending on the DVD or VIDEO CD, some operat i ons may be di f ferent or r es tr i ct ed . Refer t o the operat ing in struc tions s upplied with your disc.
29 Playin g Di sc s For A sian /Oc eani an mo dels You can have th e player turn of f automat icall y whenever you le ave it i n stop mode for more than 30 minutes. To turn on th is functio n, set “ AUTO POWER OFF” i n “CUSTOM SETUP” to “ON” (the defa ult setti ng is “ OFF”) (pa ge 6 5).
30 Locking the di sc tray (Chi ld Lock) You ca n lock th e disc tra y to prev ent chil dren from ope ning it . When t he pl ayer is in st andby m ode, press O RETURN, E NTER, an d the n [ / 1 on the remote. The pla yer turns on a nd “LOC KED” appear s on the fr on t panel d is pl ay .
31 Playin g Di sc s – you change the se tti ngs on the Setup Dis play. • This func tion may not work wit h some discs. • Resume P lay does not work du ring Shuf fle Play and Programme Play .
32 Select ing “ORIGINAL ” or “PLAY LI ST ” on a DVD- RW Some DVD-RWs in VR (Vid eo Recording) mode have two types of titles for playb ack: originally recorded titl e s (ORIGINAL) and titles that can be created o n recordable DVD pla yers fo r editing (PLAY LIS T).
33 Playin g Di sc s Playi ng VID EO CD s With PBC Fun cti ons (PBC Pla yback) PBC (Pla yback Control) allows you to play VID EO C D s int era ctiv ely b y fo ll ow ing t he menu on the TV s creen. 1 Start playing a VIDE O CD with PBC functions. The men u for yo ur select ion appe ars.
34 Play in g an MP3 Aud i o Track You can play back DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/ CD-Rs/ C D-RWs) re corde d in MP3 (MPEG 1 Audio La yer 3) format. 1 Press Z and pla ce a DAT A CD on the disc tray. 2 Press H . The di sc tr ay clo ses, and th e play er sta rts to play the first M P3 audio tr ack in the first a lbum on th e disc.
35 Playin g Di sc s Refer t o the instruc tions of the CD-R/CD-RW device or record ing sof twar e (n ot sup pl i ed ) for deta ils on the reco rding format . To play a Multi Sess ion CD This player c an play Multi Ses sion CDs when an MP3 audio track is located in the fir st ses si o n.
36 Var i ou s Play Mode Functi ons (Programme Play, Shuffl e Play, Rep eat Play , A-B Repe at Play) You can set the follo wing play mode s: • Programme Pl ay (pa ge 36) • Shuffle Pl ay (pa ge 37) • Repeat Play (p age 38) • A-B Repeat Play ( page 3 9) Note The play mode i s cancell ed when: – you open th e d isc tray.
37 Playin g Di sc s Next, p ress X / x or the num ber butto ns to select “03” und er “C ,” th en pre ss ENTER. ◆ When play ing a VIDEO CD o r CD For ex amp le, sel ect t rack “02.” Press X / x or th e numb er button s to select “02” und er “T,” t hen press EN TE R.
38 2 Press X / x to select (SHU FFLE) , th en p ress E NTE R. The opti on s for “SHU FFL E” ap pear. 3 Press X / x to selec t the ite m to be shuff led.
39 Playin g Di sc s To return to normal play Press CL E AR, or select “O FF ” in step 2. z Hints • You can set Rep ea t Play while the player is stopped. A fter se lecting t he “R EPEAT” op tion, press H . Rep eat P lay star ts. • You can a l so sel ect “REPEAT” from t h e C ontrol Menu (pa ge 12).
40 • A-B R epeat Pla y does not work for tit les containing still pictu res on a DVD -RW in VR mode. • A-B R epeat Pla y does not work across multiple titles on a DVD-RW i n VR mode.
41 Searchi ng for a Scene Sear c hi ng fo r a Scen e Search ing for a Parti cular Point on a Disc (Scan, Slow-m otion Pla y, Search, Freeze Frame) You can quickly loca te a particu lar point on a disc by m onitori ng the pi cture or pl aying ba ck slow ly.
42 The “2 ”/ “2 ” play back speed is sl ower than “1 ”/“1 .” Locating a poi nt quickly usi ng the previous /next button (Search) You c an se arch fo r a particul ar p oint o n a dis c using . / > on th e pl ayer . Durin g play ba ck, press an d hold > to locate a p oint in the playback dir ection, or press a nd hold .
43 Searchi ng for a Scene ◆ When play in g a VI DE O CD with PBC Playba ck SCEN E INDEX ◆ When pl ay in g a CD TRACK INDEX ◆ When play ing a D ATA CD (MP3 audio) ALBUM TRACK Examp le : wh en you sel ec t CHAPTER “ ** ( ** )” is se le ct ed ( ** refers to a numbe r).
44 Search ing by Sce ne (PICTURE NAVIGATION ) You can div ide the screen into 9 s ubscreen s and fi nd the de s ir e d sc e n e qu ickly. 1 Press PICTURE NA VI during playback. The f o llowing display appea rs. 2 Press PICTUR E NAVI repe atedly to select the item.
45 Viewing In formation Ab out the Disc Viewing In formation About th e Disc Checki ng the Pla ying Time an d Re mainin g Time You ca n ch eck the playi ng time and remaining t ime of the cur rent title, cha pter, or track. A lso, yo u can c heck th e DVD /CD text or trac k na me (MP 3 audio) record e d on the disc.
46 Checking the information on the front panel dis play You can view the time info rmation a nd text displaye d on the TV s creen al so on the f ront panel dis play. Th e i nf ormat io n on the fron t panel di s play cha nges a s fo llow s w h en you change th e time informa tion on you r TV scre en.
47 Viewing In formation Ab out the Disc Checki ng the Pla y Informa tion You ca n ch eck informat ion such as the bi t rate or the di sc layer th at is bein g play ed . Checking the play information of a DVD (ADVANCED) 1 Press D I SPLAY during pl ayba ck.
48 Checking the play information of a DATA CD By pressing TIME/TEXT wh ile playing MP3 audio trac ks on a DATA CD, you can display the audi o b it rate (t he amou nt of d at a pe r sec on d of the cu rr ent audio) .
49 Sound Adjustm en ts Sound Adjustm ents Changi ng the Sou nd When playing a DVD VIDEO recorded i n multipl e audio formats (PCM, Dolby Digita l, MPEG a udi o , or DTS), you can chang e the audio format . If the DVD VIDEO is recorded with m ultilingu al tracks , you can a lso chan ge the lan gua ge .
50 Displaying the audio information of the disc Press D I SP LAY du ri ng playb ack to di sp lay the Control Menu. Select “ AUDIO” using X / x . The ch annels being pl ayed ar e display ed on the sc reen . For exampl e, in Dolby Dig ital format , multip le sig nals ra nging fr om m onaural to 5.
51 Sound Adjustm en ts TV Virt ual Surround Setti ngs (TVS ) When you conne ct a stereo TV or 2 fr ont speaker s, TVS (TV Virtu al Sur r ound) le ts you en jo y su rrou nd sound e ff ec ts by u sing s.
52 z Hint You can al so select “T VS” from th e Control M enu (page 12). Notes • When t he playing si gnal does not conta in a signal for the rear s peak ers , the surro und effe cts will b e difficu lt to he a r . • When you sele c t one of the TVS mod es , tu rn off the surrou nd se tti ng of the connecte d TV or amplifi er (rece iver).
53 Enjoyi ng Movie s Enjoying M ovies Changi ng the Ang les If vari ou s angl es (mult i -ang le s) for a s cen e are reco rded on t he D V D VID EO, “ ” appears in the front pane l displa y. This m eans that yo u ca n chang e t he viewing a ngle.
54 Adjust ing the Pict ure Quali ty (B NR) The B lock N ois e Redu ctio n (BN R) fun ction adjust s the pictur e quali ty by reduci ng the “block nois e ” or mosaic like patterns th at appe ar on your T V screen. 1 Press DISPL AY tw ice dur ing playback.
55 Enjoyi ng Movie s Adj us ting the Playba ck Pictu re ( CUSTOM PI CTURE M ODE) You can adjust the video signal o f the DVD or VIDEO CD from the player to obtain the picture quality you wa nt. Choose th e setting that bes t suits the progra mme you are watchi ng.
56 Enhanc ing the Pl ayba ck Pict ure (DIGITAL VIDEO ENHAN CER) The Dig ita l Video Enh ancer (DV E ) func tion makes th e pictur e a ppear cl ea r and cr i sp by enhanci ng the ou tlines of images on yo ur TV screen. Also, th is fu nc tio n can soft en the imag es on the scr een.
57 Using Vari ous Additi ona l Functio ns Using Various Additional Functions Lockin g Disc s (CU STOM PARENTA L CONTRO L, PARE NTAL CONTR OL) You can set two ki nds of p laybac k restr ictions for th e desir ed disc . • Cust om Pa r ental Cont ro l You can set play back res tricti ons so tha t the player w i ll not play in app ropri at e di scs.
58 To tur n off th e Custo m Par e n tal Co ntrol functi on 1 Follo w st ep s 1 to 3 of “Cu stom Par ental Contro l.” 2 Press X / x to s elect “OF F t ,” the n press ENTER. 3 Enter y our 4-di gi t pas sword using th e number buttons, then press ENTER.
59 Using Vari ous Additi ona l Functio ns ◆ When yo u have alr ea dy reg is te re d a passwor d The dis p lay for en tering the pa ssword appe ars. 4 Enter o r re-e nter your 4-d igit passwor d using the number buttons, t hen pr ess ENTER . The disp lay for sett ing the p la yb ack limitatio n level appears.
60 Area Code Changing the pass word 1 Press DISPLA Y while the play er is in stop mod e. The Con trol M en u appe ar s. 2 Press X / x to selec t (PA RE NTAL C ONTROL) , the n pr ess ENTER. The options for “PAREN TAL CON TR O L” appe ar. 3 Press X / x to se le ct “PAS SWORD t ,” th en press EN TER.
61 Using Vari ous Additi ona l Functio ns Contro llin g Your T V With the Su pp li e d R em ot e You can control th e soun d level, inpu t source , and pow er sw i tc h of yo ur Son y TV w i th th e supplie d remote . You ca n co ntrol your TV us ing the but t on s below.
62 Settings and Adjustmen ts Using the Setu p Di sp lay By usi n g the Setup Dis play, yo u ca n m ak 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 things.
63 Settings a nd Adjustm ents The settin g is sele c ted and setup is complete. Example: “4:3 PAN SCAN” (As ian/ Ocea nian mode ls) To tur n off th e dis p l ay Press DISP LAY repeatedly until the display is tu rned off . To en ter th e Quick Setup mode Select “Q U I CK” in step 3.
64 Setti ngs fo r th e Disp la y (SCREEN SETUP) Choose sett ings accordin g to the TV to be conn ected. Select “SC REEN SETU P ” in the Set up Disp la y. To us e t he displ a y, see “Us ing the Setu p Disp lay” (p age 62 ). The defa ult settin gs are und erlin ed.
65 Settings a nd Adjustm ents ◆ BACKGRO UND Sel ects the backgr ound co lour or p ictu re on the T V scr ee n in sto p mo de or w h ile p la y i ng a CD or DATA CD (MP3 audio) . Custom Settings (CUSTOM SETUP) Use this to set up p layback rela ted and oth er setting s.
66 ◆ PAUSE M ODE (DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW only) Selects the pictur e in paus e mode. ◆ TRACK S ELECTION (D VD VIDEO only) Gives th e sound t rack wh i ch c ontain s t he hig hest number of channe ls pri orit y when yo u play a DVD VIDEO on which multiple audio form ats (PCM , MPE G audio, DT S, or Dolb y Digital fo rma t) are recorded.
67 Settings a nd Adjustm ents ◆ DOWN MIX (DVD V IDEO/DVD-RW o nly) Switches the method for mixing down to 2 chan nels when yo u 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 rea r s ig nal compone nt s, see “Displ aying th e audio i nformat ion of th e disc ” (page 50).
68 Note When you use the DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL or OPTICA L) ja ck to lis te n to MP E G a udio signals and set “MPEG” to M PEG in “AUDIO SETUP”, no sound will come from yo ur speake rs if you selec t one of t he TVS mod e.
69 Additional Informat ion Additional Info rmation Troubl esh ooting If you exp erienc e any of th e follo w i ng difficul tie s while using the player, use this troubles hooti ng g uide to he lp rem edy the proble m bef ore req uestin g re pairs . Sh ou ld any prob lem pers ist, cons ult your ne arest Sony deal e r.
70 The disc does no t pla y . , The disc is tur ne d ove r. Insert the d isc with the playback si de faci ng the dis c tray (p ag e 28). , The disc is skewed. , The pl ay er ca nno t pla y cer tai n di scs ( pag e 6) . , The region code on the DVD does not match the pl ay er (pag e 6).
71 Additional Informat ion The pla yer does n ot oper ate pr op erly. , When st atic el ectricity , etc., causes the player t o ope ra te abnorm al ly , unplug th e player. 5 number s or lett ers are di splaye d on th e scree n an d on the fr on t pan e l dis pla y .
72 Glos sary Chapte r (page 9) Secti ons of a pictur e or a m us ic feat ur e that are smalle r th an tit les. A title is composed of severa l chap t er s. D ep endi ng on the dis c, n o chap te rs may be reco rded . Dolby Digita l (pag e 19 , 67) Digital audio compres sion technolo gy develo pe d by Dolb y Labo ra tories .
73 Additional Informat ion Scen e ( page 9 ) On a VIDEO CD with PB C (playback contro l) fu nctio ns, the menu sc reen s, mov ing pictures and sti ll pi ctures ar e di vided i nt o secti ons called “s cenes . ” Title (p age 9) The l ongest s ection of a pi cture o r mus ic feature o n a DVD, movie, etc.
74 Spec ifica tions Syst em Laser: Semic onductor laser Signal fo rmat sy stem: PAL/NTS C Audi o ch ar acteristics Freq uenc y resp ons e: DVD VIDEO (PCM 96 kHz): 2 Hz to 44 kHz (±1.0 dB)/DVD VIDEO (PCM 48 kHz): 2 H z to 22 kHz (±0.5 dB)/CD: 2 Hz to 20 kHz (±0.
75 Additional Informat ion Langua ge Co de Lis t For deta i ls, see pag es 49, 53, 63 . The lang uag e spell in gs con form to t he ISO 6 39: 1988 ( E/F) stand ard.
76 Index Numerics 16:9 64 4:3 L ETTER BOX 64 4:3 PAN SCAN 64 5.1 Chann el Surro und 19 A A-B RE PEAT 39 ADVANCED 47 ALBUM 42 Album 34 ANGLE 53 AUDIO 49 , 63 AUDIO ATT 66 AUDIO DRC 66 AUDIO SETUP 66 AU.
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