Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product DVP-NS330 Sony
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3-080-598- 12 (1) Oper ating I nstruct ions © 2003 Sony Corporation D VP-NS330 D VP-NS333 D VP-NS430 D VP-NS433 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 qual ified perso nnel onl y. The mains lead mu st only be change d at a qualifi ed service shop.
3 Precau tio ns On sa fety • Caution – The use of optic al instr uments with th is pr oduc t wi ll in crea se ey e haz ard . • Sho uld any so lid object or liqui d fall into the cab inet, unpl ug the play er an d have it chec ked by qua lified pe rsonnel befo re operating it any fu rther.
4 Table of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Welcome! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precautions .
5 Enjo ying M ovie s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Changing the Angle s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Displaying th e Subtitles . . . . . . . . . .
6 About th is Man ual • Inst ructions in this man ual descri be the contr ols on the remo te. Yo u can al so use the controls on the pla yer if they have th e same or similar names as t hose on the r emote. • “DVD” may b e used as a g eneral te rm for DVD VIDEOs, DVD-RW s/DVD-Rs, and DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs.
7 – MP3 forma t tha t conf orms to I SO966 0* Level 1/Level 2, or its extend ed format, Joliet • Data pa rt of CD-E xtra s • DVD-ROMs • DVD Audio discs • HD la yer on Supe r Audi o CDs * A logi cal format of file s and folders on CD - ROMs, define d by ISO (International Standard Organizati on).
8 Index t o Part s and Con trols For more informatio n, refer to the pa ges indic ated in par entheses . Front panel DVP-NS33 0/NS3 33 A [ / 1 (on/sta ndby) bu tton (26 ) B Disc tray (26) C Front pa n.
9 Front panel dis play When pl aying b ack a DV D VIDEO/DV D-RW When playin g back a VIDEO CD with Playba ck Co ntrol (P BC) (31) When pla ying back a CD, D ATA CD (M P3 audi o), or VI DEO CD ( withou.
10 Rear panel DVP-NS33 0/NS3 33 A DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack (20) (21) (22) B LINE OUT L/R (AUDIO) jacks (19) (20) (21) C LINE OUT (VIDEO) jack (16) D LINE (RGB) - TV jack (1 6) DVP-NS43 0/NS4 33 A DI.
11 Remote A TV [ / 1 (on/s tandb y) bu tton ( 59) B Z (open/c lose) button (26) C Number bu ttons (29) The num ber 5 bu tton has a tact ile do t.* D CLEA R butto n (34) E (subtitle) bu tton (51 ) F (audi o) butt on (47) G .
12 Guide t o the Co ntrol Me nu Dis play (Ma gic Pa d) Use th e Contro l Menu t o select a f unctio n and to vi ew relat ed info rmation . Press DISPLAY repeat edly to turn on or cha nge the Co ntrol M enu dis play as fol lows: z Hint You can skip the ADVANCED display by setting “OFF” under “ADVANCED” in the Control Menu (page 45).
13 List of co ntrol men u items Item Item Name, Functio n, Relevant Dis c Type TITLE (page 40)/SCENE (page 4 0)/TRACK (page 40 ) Selects the title , scene, or track to be played. CHAPTER (page 40)/INDEX (p age 40) Selects the chapter or index to be played .
14 z Hint The Cont rol Menu icon ind icator light s up i n green when you select any item except “OFF.” ( “TVS,” “PROGRAM ,” “SHUFFLE,” “REPEAT,” “ A-B REPEAT ,” “BNR,” “DIGITAL VIDEO ENHANCER” only). The “ANG LE” indica tor lights up in g reen only when the a ngles c an be ch anged.
15 Hookup s Hookups Hookin g Up the Pl ayer Follow Steps 1 to 6 to hook up and adjust the setti ngs of the player . Notes • Plug cords sec urely to preven t unwanted noise . • Refer t o the inst ructions s upplied with the component s to be connected.
16 Ste p 3: Conne cting the Vi deo Cord s Conn ect this play er to your TV m onit or, proje ctor , or AV a mpli fier (rec eive r) usi ng a vid eo cor d. Select one of the patt erns A throug h B , according to t he input ja ck on your TV monitor, projec tor, or A V amplif ier (re ceiver ).
17 Hookup s When conn ecti ng to a stan dard 4: 3 scree n TV Depen ding on the dis c, the im age may not fi t your TV scree n. If yo u want t o change the as pect ratio , ple ase refe r to pa ge 62. Notes • Do not c onnect the player to a VCR . If you pa ss the player s ignals via the VCR, y ou may not rece ive a cle ar image on the TV screen.
18 Ste p 4: Conne cting the Audi o Cord s Refer to th e chart below to select the connectio n that best s uits your system. Be su re to also read the inst ructions for the components y ou wish to connect. Select a connecti on Select one of the fo llowin g connect ions, throug h .
19 Hookup s Connecti ng to you r TV This con nectio n will use yo ur TV spe akers fo r sound. If you use the SCAR T (EURO AV) cor d in B of “Step 3: Connect ing the Video Co rds” (page 16 ), you d o not ha ve to con nect au dio cor ds to your TV .
20 Connecti ng to a ste reo ampl ifier ( receiver ) and 2 sp eakers/Conn ecting t o an MD de ck or DA T deck If the st ereo ampli fier (receiv er) has audio input jacks L and R only, use . If th e amplifie r (recei ver) ha s a digital i nput jac k, or when conne cting to an MD deck or DAT dec k, use .
21 Hookup s Connect ing to a n A V ampl ifie r (receiver ) havin g a Dol by Surround (Pro Logic) d ecoder and 3 to 6 speakers You can en joy t he Do lby S urrou nd e ffects only when play ing Dolby Surro und audio o r m ulti- chann el audio (D olby Di gital) discs.
22 Connec ting to an AV amplifier (receiver) with a digi tal input jac k having a Dol by Digital, MPEG au dio or D TS decode r and 6 speakers This connection will a llow you to use the Dolby Digital, MPEG audio, or DTS decoder fu nction of your A V ampl ifier (r eceive r).
23 Hookup s Step 5 : Conn ecting the Ma ins Le ad Plug the player an d TV m ains le ad (power cord) into a mains. Step 6: Qu ick Se tup Follow the steps below to make the minimum number of basi c adjustments for using the playe r. To skip a n adjustment, p ress > .
24 8 Press ENTER. The Setu p Displa y for selec ting the typ e of vide o signal ou tput from the LINE (RGB)-TV jack appears. 9 Press X / x to sele ct the type of signal you want t o outp ut from the LINE (RGB)- TV jack.
25 Hookup s • ON (on ly if th e amp lifier (recei ver) ha s a DTS deco der) (pag e 65) 15 Press ENTER. Quick Setup i s finish ed. All co nnections and set up operat ions ar e comple te. If your AV ampl ifier (r eceive r) has an MPEG audi o deco der, set “MPEG” t o “MPEG ” (page 65 ).
26 Playing Discs Play ing Disc s Depending on the DVD or VIDEO CD, some operat ions may be diffe rent or res tricted. Refer t o the operat ing inst ructio ns supp lied with your disc. 1 Turn on your TV. 2 Press [ / 1 . The play er turn s on. 3 Switch the input selector on your TV so that the sign al from t he player a ppears on the TV sc reen.
27 Playin g Discs and ma y affect your e ars or cau se your speak ers t o be dama ged. Notes on play ing DT S soun d track s on a DVD VIDE O • DTS audi o sig nals are outp ut o nly t hrou gh the DIGITAL OUT (COAX IAL or OPTICAL) jack.
28 To unloc k the disc tray When th e player is in standby mode, press O RETURN , ENTER, and then [ / 1 again. Note Even if yo u select “RESE T” under “SE TUP” in the Control Menu (page 61), the di sc tray remains locked .
29 Playin g Discs • When playing a C D, the point where you stopp ed is cleared whe n the disc tray is ope ned or the mains lea d is disconnect ed. • When playing a DATA CD, the poi nt where you stopped is clear ed when the player enter s standby mode, the disc tra y is opened, or the ma ins lead i s disconnec ted.
30 Select ing “O RIGINAL ” or “PLAY LI ST” on a DVD- RW Dis c Some DVD-RW discs in VR (Vi deo Recording) mode have two types o f titles f or playback: original ly recorde d titles (ORIGINAL) and titles th at can be creat ed on reco rdab le DV D play ers for e diting (PL AY LIST).
31 Playin g Discs Playi ng VID EO CDs With PBC Fun ction s (PBC Pla yback) PBC (Pla yback Control) allows yo u to play VID EO C Ds in tera ctiv ely by fo llow in g the menu on the TV s creen. 1 Start playing a VIDE O CD with PBC functions. The men u for yo ur sele ction appe ars.
32 Play ing an MP 3 Aud io Track You can play back DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/ CD-Rs/ CD-RWs) reco rded in MP 3 (MPEG 1 Audio La yer 3) format. 1 Press Z and pl ace a DATA 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.
33 Playin g Discs See the in structions of the CD-R/CD-RW device or record ing sof tware (n ot sup plied) 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 sion .
34 Var ious P lay Mo de Functi ons (Programme Play, Shuffl e Play, Rep eat Play , A-B Repe at Play) You can set the follo wing play mode s: • Pro gramme Play (p age 34) • Shu ffle Play (p age 35) • Repeat Pl ay (p age 36) • A-B Repeat Play (pa ge 37) Note The play mode i s cancell ed when: – you op en th e dis c tray.
35 Playin g Discs Next, p ress X / x or the numbe r buttons to select “03” und er “C, ” then press ENTER. ◆ When play ing a VIDEO CD o r CD For ex amp le, sel ect tr ack “02.” Press X / x or the num ber but tons to sele ct “02” und er “T,” then press EN TER.
36 1 Press DISPL AY twice durin g playba ck (when pl aying a CD, pres s once). The Con trol M enu appe ars. 2 Press X / x to select (SHU FFLE) , th en pr ess E NTER. The opti ons for “SH UFFL E” appear . 3 Press X / x to select th e item to be shuff led.
37 Playin g Discs ◆ When play ing a VIDEO CD o r CD • DISC : repeats a ll of the t racks. • TRACK : repeats the current track. ◆ When play ing a DATA CD (MP3 audio) • DISC : repeats a ll of the a lbums. • ALBUM : repeat s t he curr ent albu m.
38 To return to normal play Press CL EAR, or select “O FF” in st ep 3. To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY repeat edly until the Control Men u is tu rn ed off . Notes • When you se t A-B R epeat Play , the s ettings for Shuffle P lay, R epeat Play , and P rogramm e Play are ca ncelled.
39 Searchi ng for a Scene Sear chi ng for a Scen e Search ing for a Parti cular Point on a Disc (Scan, Sl ow-motion Play, Search, Freez e Frame) You can quickly loca te a particular point on a disc by m onitori ng the pi cture or pl aying ba ck slow ly.
40 Using the Pl ayback Dial on the player (DVP-NS330 /NS333 only) You c an se arch fo r a par ticul ar poi nt on a disc in vari ous way s using the Play back Dial .
41 Searchi ng for a Scene ◆ When playin g a V IDEO CD w ith PBC Play back SCEN E INDEX ◆ When play ing a C D TRACK INDEX ◆ When play ing a D ATA CD (MP3 audio) ALBUM TRACK Examp le: w hen y ou sel ect CHAPTER “** (* *)” is se lecte d (** refe rs to a number ).
42 Search ing by Sce ne (PICTURE NAVIGATION ) You can divide the screen into 9 s ubscreen s and fi nd the des ired sce ne qu ickly. 1 Press PICTURE NA VI during playback. The f ollow ing d ispla y ap pear s. 2 Press PICTUR E NAVI repea tedly to select the item.
43 Viewing In formation Ab out the D isc Viewing In formation About th e Disc Checki ng the Playi ng Time an d Remai nin g Time You ca n check t he pla ying t ime and remaining t ime of the current tit le, chapt er, or track. A lso, yo u can che ck the D VD/C D text or trac k name (MP 3 audi o) recor ded on th e disc.
44 Checking the information on the front panel dis play You can view the time info rmation a nd text displaye d on the TV screen also on the f ront panel dis play. Th e inform ation on th e front panel di splay changes a s follo ws when y ou change th e time informa tion on you r TV scre en.
45 Viewing In formation Ab out the D isc Checki ng the Play Informa tion You ca n check in format ion su ch as the bit rate or the disc la yer that is being pl ayed. Checking the play information of a DVD (ADVANCED) 1 Press D ISPLAY during pl ayba ck.
46 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 bit rate (the am ount of data per sec ond of the cu rren t audi o).
47 Sound Adjustm ents 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 udio, or DTS ), you can cha nge the audio format . If the DVD VIDEO is recorded with m ultilingu al tracks , you can a lso chan ge the lan guage.
48 Displaying the audio information of the disc Press D ISPLAY during playbac k to disp lay the Control Menu. Select “ AUDIO” using X / x . The ch annels being play ed are di splay ed on the sc reen . For exampl e, in Dolby Dig ital format , multip le sig nals ra nging fr om mona ural t o 5.
49 Sound Adjustm ents TV Virt ual Su rround Setti ngs (TVS ) When you conne ct a stereo TV or 2 front speaker s, TVS (TV Virtual Surroun d) lets you en joy surrou nd sou nd effec ts by using soun d imaging to creat e virt ual rear speaker s fro m the sound of the fr ont speak ers (L: l eft, R: right) without us ing actu al rear spe akers.
50 z Hints • You can select “TVS” by pressin g the SURROUND button on t he player. • You can also select “TVS” fro m the Control Menu (page 12). Notes • When the playin g signal do es not con tain a signal for the rear s peakers, th e surround effe cts will be difficu lt to hear.
51 Enjoyi ng Movie s Enjoying Movies Chang ing th e Angl es If vari ous an gles (mu lti-a ngle s) for a s cene are record ed on the DVD VIDEO, “ ” appears in th e front panel display. This means that yo u can chang e the vie wing ang le. 1 Press (angle) during pl ayback.
52 Adjust ing th e Picture Quali ty (BNR) The B lock N ois e Redu ctio n (BN R) fun ction adjust s the pict ure qual ity by redu cing th e “block nois e” or mosa ic like patt erns that appe ar on your T V sc reen. 1 Press DISPL AY twice dur ing playback.
53 Enjoyi ng Movie s Adj usting th e Play back Pictu re (CUS TOM PICTURE MODE ) 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.
54 Enhanc ing the Pl ayback Pict ure (DIGITAL VIDEO ENHAN CER) The Dig ital Vide o Enhancer (DVE) fu nction makes the pictur e appear clear an d crisp by enhanci ng the ou tlines of images on yo ur TV screen. Also, this function can soft en the imag es on the s creen.
55 Using Vari ous Additi onal Functio ns Using Various Additional Functions Lockin g Disc s (CUSTOM PARENTA L CONTRO L, PARE NTAL CONTR OL) You can set two ki nds of pl ayback restric tions for th e desir ed di sc. • Cust om Parenta l Contro l You can set play back res trictions so that t he player will not play inapp ropriat e discs.
56 To tur n off th e Custo m Paren tal Co ntrol functi on 1 Follo w steps 1 thr ough 3 of “Cu stom Pare ntal Co ntro l.” 2 Press X / x to s elect “OFF t ,” then press ENTER. 3 Enter y our 4-di git passwo rd usin g the number buttons, then press ENTER.
57 Using Vari ous Additi onal Functio ns ◆ When yo u have alr eady reg istered a passwor d The dis play fo r ente ring th e pass word appe ars. 4 Enter o r re-e nter your 4-d igit pa ssword using the number butto ns, t hen pre ss ENTER . The disp lay for set ting the p layback limitatio n level appears.
58 Area Code Changing the passwo rd 1 Pres s DISP LAY whi le the pl ayer i s in stop mo de. The Con trol Men u appear s. 2 Press X / x to se lec t (PA RENTAL C ONTROL) , then pr ess ENTER. The options for “PAREN TAL CON TROL” ap pear. 3 Press X / x to select “PASSW ORD t ,” then pres s ENTE R.
59 Using Vari ous Additi onal Functio ns Contro llin g Your TV wi th the Supp lie d Remote You can control th e soun d level, inpu t source , and pow er switch of your Son y TV with th e supplie d remote. You ca n cont rol you r TV usi ng the button s below.
60 Settings and Adjustmen ts Using the Setu p Displ ay By usi ng the Setup Displ ay, yo u can mak e various adjustmen ts to it ems such a s picture and sou nd. You can also set a language fo r the subti tles and t he Setu p Displ ay, am ong othe r things.
61 Settings a nd Adjustm ents 6 Select a setting usin g X / x , the n pres s ENT ER. The settin g is sele cted and se tup is complete. Example: “4:3 PAN SCAN” To tur n off th e dis play Press DISP LAY repeatedly until the display is tu rned off . To en ter th e Quick Setup mode Sele ct “ QU ICK ” in Ste p 3 .
62 Setti ngs fo r the Disp lay (SCREEN SETUP) Choose sett ings accordin g to the TV to be conn ected. Select “SC REEN SETUP” in the Se tup Disp lay. To use the displa y, see “Us ing the Setu p D isp lay” (pa ge 60) . The defa ult settin gs are und erlined.
63 Settings a nd Adjustm ents Custom Sett ings (CUSTO M SETUP) Use t his t o se t up play back r elat ed an d ot her settings . Select “CUS TOM SE TUP” in the Setup Display . To use the disp lay, see “Using the Setu p D isp lay ” ( page 60 ). The d efaul t se ttin gs ar e unde rlin ed.
64 Setti ngs fo r the Sou nd (AUDIO SETUP ) “AUDI O SET UP” a ll ows yo u to set the s oun d accord ing to th e playba ck and connect ion condit ions. Select “A UDIO SE TUP” in the Set up Disp lay. To use the displa y, see “Us ing the Setu p D isp lay” (pa ge 60) .
65 Settings a nd Adjustm ents If you co nnect a co mponen t that does not confor m to the se lected audio si gnal, a loud noise (or no sound) will come out from the spea kers, d amaging y our ea rs or spe akers. ◆ DOL BY DIG ITAL ( DVD V IDEO/ DVD- RW only) Selects the type of Dolby Digit al signal .
66 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.
67 Additional Informat ion Operation The remo te does not func tio n. , The bat terie s in the rem ote ar e weak. , There are obs tacles betwee n the remote and the pl ayer. , The dis tance be tween th e remo te and the player i s too far. , The r emote i s not po inted at the remote sensor on t he player .
68 , The ang le can only be chang ed when the “ ” indicator lights up on the front panel display (p age 9). , The DVD prohibits changin g of the angl es. The pla yer does not op erate pr operly. , When st atic electr icity, etc. , caus es the player t o operate abn ormall y, unplug the player.
69 Additional Informatio n Glossa ry Chap ter (pa ge 9) Sectio ns of a pict ure or a mus ic feat ure that are smalle r than title s. A title is c omposed of severa l chap ters. D ependin g on the di sc, no chapte rs may b e reco rded. Dolby Dig ital (pag e 18, 6 5) Digita l audio com press ion tec hnology develo ped by Do lby Laborat ories.
70 Scene (pag e 9) On a VIDEO CD with PBC (playback control) function s, the menu sc reens , moving pictu res and sti ll pictures are divid ed into secti ons called “sce nes.” Title (p age 9) The long est secti on of a pic ture or mu sic feature on a DVD, movie, etc.
71 Additional Informat ion Spec ifica tions Syst em Laser: S emico nductor laser Signal form at sy stem: PAL/N TSC Audio chara cteri stics Freq uency resp onse: DVD VIDEO (PCM 96 kHz): 2 Hz to 44 kHz (±1.0 dB) /DVD VIDEO (PCM 48 kHz): 2 Hz to 22 kHz (±0.
72 Langua ge C ode Li st For de tails, see p ages 4 7, 51 , 61. The lang uage spe llings co nform to the ISO 639: 19 88 (E/F) standard. Code Lan guage Code Lan guage Code Languag e Code Langu age 1027.
73 Inde x Numerics 16:9 62 4:3 L ETTER BOX 62 4:3 PAN SCAN 62 5.1 Channel Surround 18 A A-B REPEAT 37 ADVANCED 45 ALBUM 40 Album 32 ANGLE 51 AUDIO 47 , 61 AUDIO ATT 64 AUDIO DRC 64 AUDIO SETUP 64 AUTO.
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