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1. TV DVD switch 80 2 4 OPEN CLOSE button 38 3 LCD Liquid Crystal Display screen 12 4 PROGRAM button 43 5 VIDEO EQ equalizer button 69 6 amp 3 6 SEARCH buttons 49 Hea gt gt 1 PREV previous NEXT buttons 38 PLAY button 37 The C gt button has a tactile dot 9 VIDEO ON OFF button 37 Click shuttle 49 11 DISPLAY button 13 12 TOP MENU button 40 13 Number buttons 40 The number 5 button has a tactile dot CLEAR ten s digit button 43 80 15 SEARCH MODE button 50 16 1 00 on standby button 37 80 17 Scroll key 12 18 PICTURE MEMORY button 87 19 BOOKMARK button 53 00 REPLAY button 38 21 BI STOP button 37 22 PAUSE button 38 23 JOG button 50 04 ENTER button 31 25 V 9 buttons 31 26 RETURN button 42 27 MENU button 40 08 CH channel buttons 80 PROG programme buttons 80 The button has a tactile dot 09 VOL buttons 80 The button has a tactile dot 80 ENTER button 31 WIDE MODE button 80 32 TV VIDEO button 80 Remote RMT D140E only 11 12 Guide to the Remote Control LCD Screen The supplied remote has an LCD Liquid Crystal Display screen and scroll key for controlling the player without using the Control Menu Display By pushing the scroll key up or down you can call up various displays and f
2. DVD VIDEO only Selects the DTS signals to be output via the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL jack D PCM Select this when the player is connected to an audio component lacking a built in DTS decoder If you play DTS audio sound tracks the player outputs stereo signals via the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL jacks continued sjuawsnipy pue sumes j 93 94 DTS Select this when the player is connected to an audio component having a built in DTS decoder If the player is connected to an audio component lacking a built in DTS decoder do not set this Otherwise when you play the DTS sound track a loud noise or no sound will come out from the speakers affecting your ears or causing the speakers to be damaged iM48kHz 96kHz PCM DVD VIDEO only Selects the sampling frequency of the audio signal to be output via the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL jack 48kHz 16bit The audio signals of DVD VIDEOs are always converted to 48kHz 16bit 96kHz 24bit All types of signals including 96kHz 24bit are output in their original format However if the signal is encrypted for copyright protection purposes the signal is only output as 48kHz 16bit If a receiver amplifier which cannot accept 96kHz is connected to the player do not set this Otherwise a loud noise may come out from the speakers Even if you set 48kHz 96kHz PCM in
3. BIDIGITAL OUT Selects if audio signals are output via the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL jack ON Normally select this position When you select ON set DOLBY DIGITAL MPEG DTS and 48kHz 96kHz PCM For details on setting these items see Setting the digital output signal OFF player does not output the audio signals via the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL jack The influence of the digital circuit upon the analog circuit is minimal SACD audio signals are not output from the digital jack Setting the digital output signal Switches the method of outputting audio signals when you connect the following component using an optical or a coaxial digital cord via the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL jack Amplifier receiver with digital input jack Amplifier receiver with a built in DTS MPEG audio or DOLBY DIGITAL decoder MD or DAT deck For connection details see page 23 Select DOLBY DIGITAL MPEG DTS and 48kHz 96kHz PCM after setting DIGITAL OUT to ON AUDIO SETUP AUDIO ATT OFF AUDIO DRC STANDARD AUDIO FILTER SHARP DOWNMIX DOLBY SURROUND DIGITAL OUT ON DOLBY DIGITAL D PCM MPEG PCM DTS D PCM 48kHz 96kHz PCM 48kHz 16bit mM DOLBY DIGITAL DVD VIDEO DVD RW only Selects the Dolby Digital signals to be output via the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL
4. PLAY DVD VIDEO Selected row 3 Press ENTER changes to x 12 27 I 3 4 17 OIE PLAY DVD VIDEO 55 4 Press YW or the number buttons to select the title chapter track index or scene number you want to search If you make a mistake Cancel the number by pressing CLEAR then select another number 5 Press ENTER The player starts playback from the selected number To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off To search for a scene using the time code Time search DVD VIDEO DVD RW only 1 instep 2 select S crimev TEXT or TIME MEMO UT xxix playing time of the current title is selected Press ENTER xixi changes to T 3 Input the time code using the number buttons then press ENTER For example to find the scene at 2 hours 10 minutes and 20 seconds after the beginning just enter 2 10 20 You can select TITLE CHAPTER TRACK INDEX SCENE or TIME TEXT directly by pressing SEARCH MODE repeatedly v When the Control Menu display is turned off you can search for a chapter DVD VIDEO DVD RW or track SACD CD by pressing the number buttons and ENTER You can display the first scene of titles chapters or tracks recorded on the disc on a screen divided into 9 section
5. Super Audio CD SACD page 6 An SACD disc can reproduce sounds that are extremely faithful to the original sound by use of DSD Direct Stream Digital technology This technology utilizes a sampling frequency of 2 8224 MHz which is 64 times that of a conventional CD and 1 bit quantization that enables the disc to hold 4 times the amount of information that a standard PCM format CD can hold SACDs are divided into the following types Super Audio CD single layer disc This disc consists of a single HD layer High density signal layer for the Super Audio CD HD high density layer Super Audio CD dual layer disc This disc consists of dual HD layers and is capable of extended play over long periods Also as the dual layer disc consists of dual HD layers on one side only you do not have to turn the disc over during playback HD layer HD layer e Super Audio CD CD Hybrid disc This disc consists of an HD layer and a CD layer Also as the dual layers are on one side only you do not have to turn the disc over during playback You can play the CD layer using a conventional CD player CD layer HD layer 2 channel Multi channel Super Audio CD This disc consists of the 2 channel playback area and the multi channel playback area e 2 channel playback area Multi channel playback area Title page 9 The longest section of a picture or music feature on a DVD movie etc in video
6. AUDIO SETUP AUDIO ATT OFF AUDIO DRC STANDARD AUDIO FILTER SHARP DOWNMIX DOLBY SURROUND DIGITAL OUT ON DOLBY DIGITAL D PCM MPEG PCM DTS D PCM 48kHz 96kHz PCM D PCM DTS 33 34 N Press to select the item Choose the item that matches the audio connection you selected in pages 25 to 29 through e Audio Cord Connection Type You select Page ce D PCM 92 q DTS only if the amplifier 92 receiver has a DTS decoder Press ENTER When DIGITAL OUTPUT is selected in Step 11 Quick Setup is finished All connections and setup operations are complete If your AV amplifier receiver has an MPEG audio decoder set MPEG to MPEG page 92 When DIGITAL amp 5 1CH OUTPUT is selected in Step 11 the Setup Display for SPEAKER SETUP appears Press 7 4 to select the size of the centre speaker If no centre speaker is connected select NONE Refer to page 94 for each selection item SPEAKER SETUP SIZE DISTANCE BALANCE LEVEL TEST TONE FRONT CENTER REAR SUBWOOFER Press ENTER The Setup Display for selecting the size of the rear speaker appears SPEAKER SETUP SIZE DISTANCE ame BALANCE LEVEL TESTTONE OFF FRONT LARGE CENTER LARGE REAR NONE SUBWOOFER NONE LARGE REAR v Press to select the size If no rear speaker is connected select NONE SIDE and REAR ref
7. NONE If you do not connect a subwoofer select this This activates the bass redirection circuitry and outputs the LFE signals from the front speakers as long as the front speaker size is set to LARGE YES If you connect a subwoofer select this to output the LFE low frequency effect channel from the subwoofer When you set the other speakers settings to SMALL the subwoofer makes up for the missing bass frequencies of the speakers The cut off frequency for the subwoofer is fixed at 120 Hz If your speakers are too small to reproduce low bass frequencies please set all speaker settings to SMALL and utilize a subwoofer for low frequency sound Even if there are fewer than 6 speakers connected the player distributes the audio signal components to the front speakers continued sjueunsnipy pue 6 j 95 96 DISTANCE You can set distance from the listening position to your speakers Set the distance to your front speakers in FRONT first Values in CENTER centre speaker and REAR rear speaker will automatically change to the same value Adjust these values to reflect the actual distance to your centre and rear speakers within the area described in the following table The default distance setting for the speakers in relation to the listening position is shown below Be sure to change
8. Use high performance speakers Use front rear and centre speakers having the same size and performance Place a subwoofer between the right and left front speakers 26 Connecting to a stereo amplifier receiver and 2 speakers Connecting to an MD deck or DAT deck This connection will use your 2 front speakers connected to your stereo amplifier receiver for sound If the stereo amplifier receiver has audio input jacks L and R only use p If the amplifier receiver has a digital input jack use I9 When connecting to an MD deck or a DAT HE deck use In this case you can also connect the player directly to MD deck or DAT deck without using your stereo amplifier receiver E Recommended surround sound effects for the P connection only eTVS STANDARD page 62 sdnyooH T In connection you can use the supplied audio video cord instead of using a separate audio cord T To realize better surround sound effects make sure that your listening position is in between your speakers SACD audio signals are not output from the digital jack continued 27 SACD DVD player DIGITAL OUT AUDIO OUT E3CHGUTPUT POWDTSNPEG DOLBY Dara OPTICAL FRONT REAR CENTER 059 Y VIDEG SVIDEO SCAN SELECT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT DIGITAL OUT PCM DTS MPEG DOLBY DIGITAL COAXIAL OPTICAL Cte Coaxial digital cord
9. PAUSE MODE AUTO FRAME PLAYBACK MEMORY ON OFF TRACK SELECTION OFF AUTO BOOKMARK RESET CD DIRECT OFF ON AUDIO SETUP page 91 NS AUDIO ATT OFF ON AUDIO DRC STANDARD TV MODE WIDE RANGE AUDIO FILTER SHARP SLOW DOWNMIX DOLBY SURROUND NORMAL DIGITAL OUT ON DOLBY D PCM DIGITAL DOLBY DIGITAL MPEG PCM MPEG DTS D PCM DTS 48 kHz 96 kHz 48 kHz 16 bit PCM 96 kHz 24 bit OFF continued jeuonippy 109 110 gl SPEAKER SETUP page 94 SIZE FRONT LARGE SMALL CENTER NONE LARGE SMALL REAR NONE LARGE REAR LARGE SIDE SMALL REAR SMALL SIDE SUBWOOFER NONE YES DISTANCE FRONT 1 0m 15 0m The distance from the CENTER 15 6m listening position It changes to match the front speaker setting REAR Om 15 0m It changes to match the front speaker setting BALANCE FRONT 6dB REAR 6dB LEVEL FRONT 0dB CENTER 12dB 0dB REAR 12dB 0dB SUBWOOFER 10dB 10dB TEST TONE OFF ON Index Numerics 16 9 85 4 3 LETTER BOX 85 4 3 PAN SCAN 85 48kHz 96kHz PCM 94 5 1 Channel Surround 25 A A B REPEAT 47 48 ADVANCED 58 ANGLE 66 ANGLE VIEWER 54 AUDIO 60 84 AUDIO ATT 91 AUDIO DRC 91 AUDIO FILTER 92 AUDIO SETUP 91 AUTO PLAY 89 BACKGROUND 86 BALANCE 96 B
10. Press to select PARENTAL CONTROL then press ENTER The options for PARENTAL CONTROL appear Press YW to select PASSWORD then press ENTER The display for entering the password appears Enter your 4 digit password using the number buttons then press ENTER Enter a new 4 digit password using the number buttons then press ENTER To confirm your password re enter it using the number buttons then press ENTER If you make a mistake entering your password Press before you press ENTER in Step 5 and input the correct number If you make a mistake Press d RETURN To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off Operation Sound Effects Sound Feedback The player beeps when the following operations are performed The default setting of the Sound Feedback function is set to off Operation Operation sound Power is turned on One beep Power is turned off Two beeps 2 is pressed One beep H is pressed Two beeps Playback is stopped One long beep Operation is not possible Three beeps Setting Sound Feedback POWER X yo 1 Press POWER on the player then press 1 07 on the remote The power indicator lights up in green When there is a disc in the player press and remove the disc Then press 2 again to close the disc tray 2 Press and hold IIl o
11. Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off To check the Disc Memo or text Press down on the scroll key repeatedly in Step 3 to display the Disc Memo or text recorded on the DVD SACD CD The DVD SACD CD text appears only when text is recorded in the disc If the disc does not contain text NO TEXT appears In this case you can label the disc To label the disc see page 73 TIME MEMO BRAHMS SYMPHONY NO 4 Disc Memo or DVD SACD CD text You can see the entire DVD SACD CD text or Disc Memo by watching it scroll across the front panel display The player can only display the first level of the DVD SACD CD text such as the disc name or title Depending upon the disc the text may not be displayed 9siq eui 1noqy uoneuuoju BUMA 57 58 Checking the Play Information ADVANCED EXT Dx You can check information such as the bit rate or the disc layer that is being played While playing a disc an approximate bit rate of the playback picture is always displayed as Mbps Mega bit per second and the audio as kbps kilo bit per second ay ENTER DISPLAY 1 Press DISPLAY during playback The Control Menu is displayed 2 Press to select ddl ADVANCED then press ENTER The options for ADVANCED appear 12 27 PLAY 18 34 DVD VIDEO T 1 82 55 BIT RATE BIT RATE OFF 384kbps BIT RATE LAYER gums qo Mops
12. Press POWER on the player The player enters standby mode and the power indicator lights up in red Press ID on the remote The player turns on and the power indicator lights up in green In standby mode the player also turns on by pressing amp on the player or by pressing D gt To turn off the player Press ID on the remote The player enters standby mode and the power indicator lights up in red To turn off the player completely press POWER on the player While playing a disc do not turn off the player by pressing POWER Doing so may cancel the menu settings When you turn off the player first press to stop playback and then press 0 on the remote continued sosiq il 37 38 To use headphones Connect headphones to the PHONES jack and adjust the headphones volume by turning PHONES LEVEL To use the VIDEO ON OFF button You can switch the video output on or off Press VIDEO ON OFF or VIDEO OFF on the player to switch the video output off When no video signal output from the player the VIDEO OFF indicator lights up on the player If you don t operate the player or the remote for more than 30 minutes when a disc is not playing the player automatically enters standby mode Auto Power Off function e SACD audio signals are not output from the digital jack Additional operations To Operation Stop Press M Pause Press M Resume play after Press
13. 29 The amplifier receiver input is not correctly set The player is in pause mode or in Slow motion Play mode The player is in fast forward or fast reverse mode VV VM If the audio signal does not come through the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL jack check the audio settings page 92 gt SACD audio signals are not output from the digital jack gt While playing a Super VCD on which the audio track 2 is not recorded no sound will come out when you select 2 STEREO 2 1 L or 2 2 R Sound is noisy gt The disc is dirty or flawed Sound distortion occurs gt Set AUDIO ATT in AUDIO SETUP to ON page 91 The surround effect is difficult to hear when you are playing a Dolby Digital DTS or MPEG audio sound track gt Check the speaker connections and setting page 25 31 92 gt Depending on the DVD the output signal may not be the entire 5 1 channels It may be monaural or stereo even if the sound track is recorded in Dolby Digital DTS or MPEG audio format The sound comes from the centre speaker only gt Depending on the disc the sound may come from the centre speaker only gt Set SURROUND to OFF in the Control Menu display page 62 Operation The remote does not function gt There are obstacles between the remote and the player gt The distance between the remote and the player is too far gt The
14. The player cannot play the following discs CD ROMs PHOTO CDs included All CD Rs CD RWs other than music and VCD format CD Rs CD RWs Data part of CD Extras DVD ROMs DVD Audio discs Also the player cannot play the following discs A DVD with a different region code page 101 A disc that has a non standard shape e g card heart A disc with paper or stickers on it A disc that has the adhesive of cellophane tape or a sticker still left on it Some DVD Rs DVD RWs CD Rs CD RWs cannot be played on this player due to the recording quality or physical condition of the disc or the characteristics of the recording device DVD RWs in VR mode may also take time to play back due to the recording condition Furthermore the disc will not play if it has not been correctly finalized For more information see the operating instructions for the recording device Note on playback operations of DVDs and VIDEO CDs Some playback operations of DVDs and VIDEO CDs may be intentionally set by software producers Since this player plays DVDs and VIDEO CDs according to the disc contents the software producers designed some playback features may not be available Also refer to the instructions supplied with the DVDs or VIDEO CDs Copyrights This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U S patents other intellectual property rights owned by Ma
15. faster than FRI If you turn the click shuttle quickly the playback speed goes to FF2 or 2 49 at once During pause mode DVD VIDEO DVD RW only SLOW 18 playback direction SLOW2W playback direction slower than SLOW1B gt PAUSEM SLOW2 opposite direction slower than SLOW1 DVD VIDEO only t SLOW 1 4 opposite direction DVD VIDEO only continued 49 50 During pause mode VIDEO CD only SLOW playback direction SLOW23 playback direction slower than SLOW 1 PAUSEM To return to Continuous Play Press Playing a disc frame by frame Jog mode CAMI MAXA 1 Press 706 JOG appears in the LCD screen on the remote The picture on the screen pauses if you press JOG on the player 2 Turn the click shuttle Depending on the turning speed playback goes to frame by frame playback in the direction that the click shuttle is turned Turn the click shuttle clockwise to go forward and anticlockwise to rewind DVD VIDEO only If you turn the click shuttle at a constant speed for a while the playback speed goes to slow or normal To return to Continuous Play Press E gt To turn off the Jog mode Press JOG again so that JOG disappears from the LCD screen If you press JOG on the player the indicator turns off The JOG indicator in the LCD on the remote shows the current state of the click shuttle
16. 3 Press 7 4 to select items For each item please refer to Displays of each item BIT RATE displays the bit rate LAYER displays the layer and the pick up point press ENTER To close the ADVANCED window Select OFF in Step 3 To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off Displays of each item By pressing DISPLAY repeatedly you can display either BIT RATE or LAYER whichever was selected in ADVANCED BIT RATE BIT RATE Bit rate refers to the amount of video audio data per second in a disc The higher the bit rate the larger the amount of data When the bit rate level is high there is a large amount of data However this does not always mean that you can get higher quality pictures or sounds LAYER Appears when the DVD x has dual layers Indicates the approximate point where the disc is playing If itis a dual layer DVD the player indicates which layer is being read Layer 0 or Layer 1 For details on the layers see page 101 DVD VIDEO osig eui 1noqy 59 Sound Adjustments Changing the Sound If the DVD VIDEO is recorded with multilingual tracks you can select the language you want while playing the DVD VIDEO When the DVD VIDEO is recorded in multiple audio formats PCM Dolby Digital MPEG audio or DTS you can selec
17. AUDIO SETUP to 96kHz 24bit the sampling frequency is converted to 48kHz 16bit when a SURROUND mode page 62 is selected The analog audio signals from the AUDIO OUT L R 1 2 jacks and 5 1 CH OUTPUT jacks are not affected by this setting and keep their original sampling frequency level Settings for the Speakers SPEAKER SETUP To obtain the best possible surround sound set the size of the speakers you have connected and their distance from your listening position Then use the test tone to adjust the volume and the balance of the speakers to the same level This setting is effective when connecting the speaker with 5 1 CH OUTPUT jacks page 25 Select SPEAKER SETUP in the Setup Display For details on using the display see Using the Setup Display page 83 The default settings are underlined SPEAKER SETUP SIZE DISTANCE ae BALANCE LEVEL a e TEST TONE OFF FRONT LARGE CENTER LARGE _ REAR LARGE REAR SUBWOOFER YES To return to the default setting Select the item then press CLEAR Note that only the SIZE setting does not return to the default setting BSIZE Selects the size of the speakers to be connected e FRONT LARGE Normally select this position SMALL When the sound cracks or the surround sound effects are difficult to hear select this This activates the bass redirection circuitry and outputs the bass frequencies
18. Depending on the disc the image may not fit your TV screen If you want to change the aspect ratio please refer to page 85 When connecting to a TV that accepts progressive 525p format signals You need to use the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks to view progressive signals Hook up your TV using pattern on page 20 and then run Quick Setup on page 31 continued To change the colour system The colour system of the player is set to NTSC or PAL If the on screen display of the player does not appear on the TV change the colour system of the player to the same colour system PAL or NTSC of your TV To change the colour system hold POWER down while pressing on the player The power indicator lights up in green and changes to red Then release rey This player switches the colour system PAL or NTSC according to the connected TV To check the colour system of the player press POWER on the player and then press ID on the remote The power indicator lights up in green When NTSC appears on the front panel display the colour system of the player is set to NTSC When NTSC does not appear the colour system is set to PAL 18 Step 4 Playing a Disc 1 Turn on the TV 2 Switch the input selector on the TV to the player 4 6 gt eps AA E O e gt 72 wa SS lt With the playback side facing down 3 Press POWER on the player 4 Press on the player to open the
19. Enter or re enter your 4 digit password by using the number buttons then press ENTER The display for setting the playback limitation level appears PARENTAL CONTROL LEVEL OFF STANDARD USA 5 Press YW to select STANDARD then press ENTER The selection items for STANDARD are displayed PARENTAL CONTROL STANDARD USA USA OTHERS gt 6 Press 1 4 to select a geographic area as the playback limitation level then press ENTER The area is selected When you select OTHERS select and enter a standard code in the table on page 78 using the number buttons 7 Press to select LEVEL then press ENTER The selection items for LEVEL are displayed PARENTAL CONTROL LEVEL OFF OFF 8 7 NC17 6 R 5 8 Select the level you want using t V then press ENTER Parental Control setting is complete PARENTAL CONTROL LEVEL STANDARD The lower the value the stricter the limitation To turn off the Parental Control function Set LEVEL to OFF in Step 8 To play a disc for which Parental Control is set 1 Insert the disc and press gt The PARENTAL CONTROL display appears 2 Enter your 4 digit password using the number buttons then press ENTER The player starts playback v If you forget your password remove the disc and repeat Steps 1 to 3 of Parental Control limiting playback by children When you are
20. ON for easy adjustment The default adjustments are in parentheses FRONT 0dB Adjust the level of the front speakers 6dB to OdB 0 5 dB increments CENTER Adjust the level of the centre OdB speaker 12dB to 0dB 0 5dB increments REAR 0dB Adjust the level of the rear speakers 12dB to OdB 0 5dB increments SUBWOOFER Adjust the level of the 0dB subwoofer 10dB to 10dB 0 5dB increments To adjust the volume of all the speakers at one time Use the amplifier s receiver s volume control MTEST TONE The speakers will emit a test tone Use this when you use the 5 1CH OUTPUT jacks and adjust the BALANCE and LEVEL OFF The test tone is not emitted from the speakers ON The test tone is emitted from each speaker in sequence while adjusting balance or level When you select one of the SPEAKER SETUP items the test tone is emitted from both left and right speakers simultaneously Adjusting the speaker volume and level 1 Select SPEAKER SETUP in the Setup Display Select TEST TONE and set to ON You will hear the test tone from each speaker in sequence From your listening position select BALANCE or LEVEL and adjust the value of BALANCE using gt and LEVEL using VV The test tone is emitted from both left and right speakers simultaneously Select TEST
21. Parental Control page 74 A function of the DVD used to limit playback of the disc according to the age of the user and the limitation level in each country The limitation varies from disc to disc when it is activated or playback is completely prohibited violent scenes are skipped or replaced with other scenes etc Progressive format page 87 Compared to the Interlace format that alternately shows every other line of an image field to create one frame the Progressive format shows the entire image at once as a single frame This means that while the Interlace format can show 30 frames 60 fields in one second the Progressive format can show 60 frames in one second The overall picture quality increases and still images text and horizontal lines appear sharper This player is compatible with the 525 progressive format Region Code page 6 This system is used to protect the copyrights A region number is allocated on each DVD player or DVD disc according to the sales region Each region code is shown on the player as well as on the disc packaging The player can play the discs that match its region code The player can also play discs with the act mark Even when the region code is not shown on the DVD the region limit may still be activated Scene page 9 On a VIDEO CD with PBC playback control functions the menu screens moving pictures and still pictures are divided into sections called scenes
22. Systems Inc developed This technology conforms to 5 1 channel surround sound The rear channel is stereo and there is a discrete subwoofer channel in this format DTS provides the same 5 1 discrete channels of high quality digital audio Good channel separation is realized because all of the channel data is recorded discretely and little deterioration is realized because all channel data processing is digital DVD VIDEO page 6 A disc that contains up to 8 hours of moving pictures even though its diameter is the same as a CD The data capacity of a single layer and single sided DVD is 4 7 GB Giga Byte which is 7 times that of a CD The data capacity of a double layer and single sided DVD is 8 5 GB a single layer and double sided DVD is 9 4 GB and double layer and double sided DVD is 17GB The picture data uses the MPEG 2 format one of the worldwide standards of digital compression technology The picture data is compressed to about 1 40 average of its original size The DVD also uses a variable rate coding technology that changes the data to be allocated according to the status of the picture Audio information is recorded in a multi channel format such as Dolby Digital allowing you to enjoy a more real audio presence Furthermore various advanced functions such as the multi angle multilingual and Parental Control functions are provided with the DVD DVD RW page 6 A DVD RW is a recordable and rewritabl
23. TONE and set to OFF to turn off the test tone When you adjust the speaker settings the sound cuts off for a moment The test tone signals are not output from the digital jack siueunsnipy pue sumas i 97 98 Additional Information Troubleshooting If you experience any of the following difficulties while using the player use this troubleshooting guide to help remedy the problem before requesting repairs Should any problem persist consult your nearest Sony dealer Power The power is not turned on gt Check that the mains lead is connected securely Picture There is no picture gt The connecting cords are not connected securely The connecting cords are damaged The player is not connected to the correct TV input jack page 20 The video input on the TV is not correctly set You have pressed VIDEO ON OFF or VIDEO OFF page 37 You have selected PROGRESSIVE in COMPONENT OUT even though your TV cannot accept the signal in progressive format In this case set the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT SCAN SELECT switch on the back panel of the player to INTERLACE Then set COMPONENT OUT to INTERLACE after you can see the TV screen correctly and reset COMPONENT VIDEO OUT SCAN SELECT switch to SELECTABLE 4 oud Ue Picture noise appears gt The disc is dirty or flawed gt If the picture output from your player goes through your VCR to get to your TV the cop
24. a broken line PROGRAM FORMAT DOLBY DIGITAL 3 2 1 L C R LFE LS RS e MPEG PROGRAM FORMAT MPEG 2 2 L R LS RS e DTS When an LFE signal component is output LFE is enclosed in a solid line When an LFE signal component is not output LFE is enclosed in a broken line PROGRAM FORMAT DTS 3 2 1 L R LFE LS RS ie When the signal contains rear signal components such as LS RS or S the surround effect is enhanced page 62 62 SURROUND M ode Settings DI EE Gd You can enjoy surround sounds while playing discs including Dolby Digital DTS and MPEG audio DVDs even if you have only 2 or 4 speakers Select the surround mode that best suits your speaker setup Scroll key DISPLAY 1 Press DISPLAY during playback The Control Menu appears 2 Press N V to select amp SURROUND then press ENTER The options for SURROUND appear 12 27 PLAY 18 34 DVD VIDEO T 1 82 55 OFF OFF TVS DYNAMIC TVS WIDE A 3 Press 7 4 to select one of the surround modes Refer to the following explanations given for each item For 2 speaker setups eTVS DYNAMIC e TVS WIDE e TVS NIGHT eTVS STANDARD For 4 to 6 speaker setups If you select NONE in the setting of REAR in SPEAKER SETUP page 9
25. asked to enter your password enter 199703 using the number buttons then press ENTER The display will ask you to enter a new 4 digit password After you enter a new 4 digit password in Step 4 replace the disc in the player and press C gt When the PARENTAL CONTROL display appears enter your new password When you play DVD VIDEOs which do not have the Parental Control function playback cannot be limited on this player Depending on the DVD VIDEO you may be asked to change the parental control level while playing the disc In this case enter your password then change the level If the Resume Play mode is cancelled the level returns to the original level continued suonoun jeuonippy snoueA j 77 78 Area Code Standard Code Standard Code number number Argentina 2044 Korea 2304 Australia 2047 Malaysia 2363 Austria 2046 Mexico 2362 Belgium 2057 Netherlands 2376 Brazil 2070 New Zealand 2390 Canada 2079 Norway 2379 Chile 2090 Pakistan 2427 China 2092 Philippines 2424 Denmark 2115 Portugal 2436 Finland 2165 Russia 2489 France 2174 Singapore 2501 Germany 2109 Spain 2149 Hong Kong 2219 Sweden 2499 India 2248 Switzerland 2086 Indonesia 2238 Taiwan 2543 Italy 2254 Thailand 2528 Japan 2276 United Kingdom 2184 Changing the password DVD VIDEO EE ES 1 Press DISPLAY while the player is in stop mode The Control Menu appears
26. disc information may not be displayed Checking the Playing Time and Remaining Time DOI R3 You can check the playing time and remaining time of the current title chapter or track in addition to the playing time and remaining time of the disc Also you can check the Disc Memo or DVD SACD CD text recorded on the disc Scroll key DISPLAY 1 Press DISPLAY during playback The Control Menu appears T2 27 Time information PLAY DVD VIDEO 2 Toggle the scroll key up or down so that TIME TEXT appears in the LCD screen 3 Press down on the scroll key repeatedly to change the time information The display and the kinds of time that you can change depend on the disc you are playing E When playing a DVD VIDEO or DVD RW OT Playing time of the current title e Tik teak lek Remaining time of the current title eC Playing time of the current chapter Remaining time of the current chapter E When playing a VIDEO CD with PBC functions Playing time of the current scene When playing a VIDEO CD without PBC functions SACD or CD eT xxx Playing time of the current track e Tate Remaining time of the current track oD xxix Playing time of the current disc Dreiser Remaining time of the current disc liiWhen playing a Super VCD The remaining time cannot be displayed OT osx Playing time of the current track To turn off the Control Menu
27. disc tray 5 Place the disc on the tray with the playback side facing down 6 Press The disc tray closes and the player begins playing the disc After Step 6 Depending on the disc a menu may be displayed on the TV screen If so select the item you want from the menu and play the DVD VIDEO page 40 or VIDEO CD disc page 42 To stop playing Press Bl To take out the disc Press amp To turn off the player Press on the remote The player is set to standby mode and the power indicator lights up in red Press POWER on the player to turn off completely 20 Hooking Up the Player Follow Steps 1 to 4 to hook up and adjust the settings of the player Before you start turn off the power check that you have all of the supplied accessories and insert the batteries into the remote page 16 Plug cords securely to prevent unwanted noise Refer to the instructions supplied with the components to be connected Step 1 Connecting the Video Cords Connect this player to your TV monitor projector or AV amplifier receiver using a video cord Select one of the patterns through according to the input jack on your TV monitor projector or AV amplifier receiver In order to view progressive signal 525p pictures with a compatible TV projector or monitor you must use connection Q Q INPUT yellow wae Audio video cord iem supplied e AUDIO s cC Di
28. main and sub sound iiWhen playing a VIDEO CD or CD The default setting is underlined STEREO The standard stereo sound 1 L The sound of the left channel monaural 2 R The sound of the right channel monaural E When playing a Super VCD The default setting is underlined e STEREO The stereo sound of the audio track 1 1 L The sound of the left channel of the audio track 1 monaural 1 2 R The sound of the right channel of the audio track 1 monaural e 2 STEREO The stereo sound of the audio track 2 2 1 L The sound of the left channel of the audio track 2 monaural 2 2 R The sound of the right channel of the audio track 2 monaural Z Press ENTER To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off je You can use the LCD and scroll key on the remote to select an audio format Toggle the scroll key up or down so that AUDIO appears in the LCD screen Then press down on the scroll key repeatedly to select one of the audio options While playing a Super VCD on which the audio track 2 is not recorded no sound will come out when you select 2 STEREO 2 1 L or 2 2 R While playing a DVD the sound may change automatically You cannot change the sound for SACDs Displaying the audio information of the disc EXT When you select AUDIO the channels being played are displayed on the screen For example
29. manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference Precautions On safety Caution The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard Should any solid object or liquid fall into the cabinet unplug the player and have it checked by qualified personnel before operating it any further On power sources The player is not disconnected from the AC power source mains as long as it is connected to the wall outlet even if the player itself has been turned off f you are not going to use the player for a long time be sure to disconnect the player from the wall outlet To disconnect the AC power cord mains lead grasp the plug itself never pull the cord On placement Place the player in a location with adequate ventilation to prevent heat build up in the player Do not place the player on a soft surface such as arug that might block the ventilation holes on the bottom Do not place the player in a location near heat sources or in a place subject to direct sunlight excessive dust or mechanical shock On operation f the player is brought directly from a cold to a warm location or is placed in a very damp room moisture may condense on the lenses inside the player Should this occur the player may not operate properly In this case remove the disc and leave the player turned on for about half an hour until the moisture evaporates When you move the player take out an
30. not supplied Stereo audio cord not supplied white Optical digital cord not supplied Remove jack cap before connecting to coaxial or optical digital input i i i i to audio input Speakers Stereo amplifier receiver red MD deck DAT deck Signal flow 28 Connecting to an AV amplifier receiver having a Dolby Surround Pro Logic decoder and 3 to 6 speakers This connection will allow you to enjoy the surround effects of the Dolby Surround Pro Logic decoder on your amplifier receiver If you have an AV amplifier receiver equipped with a Dolby Digital MPEG audio or DTS decoder refer to page 25 You can enjoy the Dolby Surround effects only when playing Dolby Surround audio or multi channel audio Dolby Digital discs This connection needs a minimum of 3 speakers front L and R and rear monaural The surround effects are enhanced if 6 speakers front L and R centre rear L and R and subwoofer are used If your amplifier receiver has L and R audio input jacks only use If your amplifier receiver has a digital input jack use j E Recommended surround sound effects using this connection with your amplifier receiver Dolby Surround Pro Logic page 101 T For correct speaker setting location please refer to the operating instructions of the amplifier receiver SACD audio signals are not output from the digital jack continued
31. screen Then press down on the scroll key once to set point A Press it again to set point B You can set A B Repeat Play for only one specific section When you set A B Repeat Play the settings for Shuffle Play Repeat Play and Programme Play are cancelled A B Repeat Play does not work for titles containing still pictures on a DVD RW in VR mode Searching for a Scene Searching for a Particular Point on a Disc Search Scan Slow motion Play Freeze Frame You can quickly locate a particular point on a disc by monitoring the picture or playing back slowly JOG Click shuttle JOG Click shuttle Depending on the DVD VIDEO CD you may not be able to do some of the operations described Locating a point quickly Search DOI 20 71 3 During playback keep pressing amp to locate a point in the playback direction or keep pressing 69 to locate a point in the opposite direction When you find the point you want release the button to return to normal playback speed Using the Click shuttle Shuttle mode ETC Turn the click shuttle The playback speed changes depending on the turning direction and degree of rotation as follows During playback FF2P9 Fast forward faster than FF FFIP Fast forward x2 DVD VIDEO SACD CD only PLAYW normal speed x24 DVD VIDEO only t FR1 lt amp Fast rewind ouoog e 10 Buiuo1eog FR2 4 4 Fast rewind
32. software or the entire album in audio software continued jeuonippy i 103 104 Track page 9 Sections of a picture or a music feature on an SACD CD or VIDEO CD the length of a song TV Virtual Surround TVS page 62 Technology from Sony developed to produce surround sound for home use using just a stereo TV Designed to work with the sound characteristics of your TV this technology brings the excitement of surround sound to your home using nothing more than your stereo TV s internal speakers Furthermore various TVS modes are available For example TVS WIDE uses just two speakers to create a virtual sound environment that makes you feel like you are surrounded by multiple speakers Video based software page 88 DVDs can be classified as Film based or Video based software Television dramas or sit coms are examples of Video based software and display images at 30 frames or 60 fields per second Specifications System Laser Semiconductor laser Signal format system NTSC PAL see page 17 to switch Audio characteristics Frequency response DVD PCM 96 kHz 2 Hz to 44 kHz 2 dB 1 dB at 44 kHz SACD 2 Hz to 100 kHz 3 dB 1 dB at 50 kHz CD 2 Hz to 20 kHz 0 5 dB Signal to noise ratio S N ratio 115 dB DVD VIDEO AUDIO OUT L R 1 2 jacks only Harmonic distortion 0 002 96 Dynamic range DVD VIDEO SACD 103 dB CD 99 dB Wow and
33. system PAL or NTSC according to the connected TV page 17 Do not connect the player to a VCR If you pass the player signals via the VCR you may not receive a clear image on the TV screen ven ran SACD DVD player TV Connect directly Consumers should note that not all high definition television sets are fully compatible with this product and may cause artifacts to be displayed in the picture In the case of 525 progressive scan picture problems it is recommended that the user switch the connection to the standard definition output If there are questions regarding your Sony TV set s compatibility with this model 525p DVD player please contact our customer service centre Step 2 Connecting the Audio Cords Refer to the chart below to select the connection that best suits your system The surround effects you will enjoy depend on the connections and components you use Select a connection Select one of the following connections Gy through Connection Components to be connected page 24 TV stereo vo AV amplifier receiver having 5 1ch input jacks 4 speakers front L and R rear L and R 6 speakers front L and R centre rear L and R subwoofer Qv AV amplifier receiver having a Dolby Digital MPEG audio or DTS decoder and a digital input jack 6 speakers front L and R centre rear L and R subwoofe
34. than 1 3 reduces the block noise more than 2 Z Press ENTER The disc plays with the setting you selected To cancel the BNR setting Select OFF in Step 3 To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off rey You can use the LCD and scroll key on the remote to select BNR Toggle the scroll key up or down so that BNR appears in the LCD screen Then press down on the scroll key repeatedly to select a level e If the outlines of the images on your screen should become blurred set BNR to OFF Depending on the disc or the scene being played the BNR effect may be hard to discern Adjusting the Playback Picture VIDEO EQUALIZER DVD VIDEO VIDEO CD You can adjust the video signal of the DVD or VIDEO CD from the player not from the TV to obtain the picture quality you want Choose the setting that best suits the programme you are watching When you select MEMORY you can make further adjustments to each element of the picture colour brightness etc Ett ENTER RETURN 1 Press VIDEO EQ STANDARD appears on the TV screen 2 Press VIDEO EQ repeatedly to select the setting you want e STANDARD displays a standard picture DYNAMIC 1 produces a bold dynamic picture by increasing the picture contrast and the colour intensity DYNAMIC 2 produces a more dy
35. to Parts and Controls 8 Guide to the Remote Control LCD Screen 12 Guide to the Control Menu Display 13 Getting Started 2 RR AREAS 16 Quick OVEWiew zu ose E RAUS RIO E ERIS EXP NGC IPRC REG RE 16 Step 1 Unpacking ie lrei iiare a ccc e eh 16 Step 2 Inserting Batteries into the Remote 16 Step 3 IV Hookups specks eyed ive Re ele nang Bone 17 Step 4 Playing a Disc 19 HOOKUPS sce a eres eran were vete Dt 20 Hooking Up the Player 20 Step 1 Connecting the Video Cords 20 Step 2 Connecting the Audio Cords 23 Step 3 Connecting the Power 31 Step 4 Quick Setup 1 2 2 0 cece teens 31 Playing DISCS on bah end oa naL WSS ede 37 Playing DISGS c i sites SER I oe ter mer eg GR cele ieee DEDE 37 Resuming Playback from the Point Where You Stopped the Disc Resume Play tice eee ek deduce be nk s 39 Using the DVD s 40 Selecting ORIGINAL or PLAY LIST on a DVD RW 40 Selecting a Playback Area for an SACD Disc 41 Playing VIDEO CDs with PBC Functions PBC Playback 42 Va
36. 1 DIGITAL OUT ON 91 e Set 48kHz 96kHz PCM to 96kHz 24bit only if you connect an amplifier receiver that conforms to 96 kHz digital audio input page 92 Item You select Page DOWNMIX DOLBY SURROUND 91 If the sound distorts even when the volume is turned down set AUDIO ATT to ON page 91 Playing Discs Playing Discs 13 Depending on the DVD or VIDEO CD some operations may be different or restricted Refer to the operating instructions supplied with your disc POWER Power indicator VIDEO ON OFF h Turn on your TV Switch the input selector on the TV to the player When using an amplifier receiver Turn on the amplifier receiver and select the appropriate channel 3 Press POWER on the player The player enters standby mode and the power indicator lights up in red 4 Press on the player and place a disc on the disc tray The player automatically turns on and the power indicator lights up in green With the playback side facing down 5 Press D gt The disc tray closes and the player starts playback continuous play Adjust the volume on the TV or the amplifier receiver After following Step 5 Depending on the disc a menu may appear on the TV screen You can play the disc interactively by following the instructions on the menu DVD VIDEO page 40 VIDEO CD page 42 To turn on the player
37. 29 SACD DVD player DIGITAL OUT AUDIO OUT 5 16H OUTPUT 1 2 FRONT REAR CENTER DOLBY DIGITAL mi Tt COAXIAL OPTICAL VIDEC SVIDEO SCAN SELECT Our OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT DIGITAL OUT Coaxial digital Stereo cord not supplied audio cord AUDIO OUT DOLBY DIGITAL COAXIAL OPTICAL eoe Optical digital cord not supplied Remove jack cap before connecting to coaxial or optical digital input i i i i to audio input Speakers Signal flow When connecting 6 speakers replace the monaural rear speaker with a centre speaker 2 rear speakers and a subwoofer 30 Step 3 Connecting the Power Cord Plug the player and TV power cord mains lead into an AC outlet mains Do not connect the AC power cord mains lead of your player to the switched power source of poem an amplifier receiver When you turn off the power of your amplifier receiver the menu setting for the player such as Playback Memory may be lost sdnyooH Step 4 Quick Setup Follow the steps below to make the minimum number of basic adjustments for using the player To skip an adjustment press PA To return to the previous adjustment press 9 ENTER POWER 144 gt i T Turn on the TV Switch the input selector on the TV to the player N E Press POWER on the player and press on the rem
38. 3 070 853 51 1 SACD DVD Player Operating Instructions VIDEO ec SUPER AUDIO CD 56 DIGITAL VIDEO DVP NS900V 2001 Sony Corporation WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard do not expose the unit to rain or moisture To avoid electrical shock do not open the cabinet Refer servicing to qualified personnel only Power cord mains lead must only be changed at a qualified service shop CAUTION The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard As the laser beam used in this SACD DVD player is harmful to eyes do not attempt to disassemble the cabinet Refer servicing to qualified personnel only Precautions Safety The power requirements and power consumption of this unit are indicated on the back of the unit Check that the unit s operating voltage is identical with your local power supply Power requirements consumption gt CD DVD PLAYER AC 00V O0Hz Installing Allow adequate air circulation to prevent internal heat buildup Do not install the unit in an inclined position It is designed to be operated in a horizontal position only Keep the unit and discs away from equipment with strong magnets such as microwave ovens or large loudspeakers Do not place heavy objects on the unit Welcome Thank you for purchasing this Sony SACD DVD Player Before operating this player please read this
39. 4 you cannot select these modes NORMAL SURROUND ENHANCED SURROUND VIRTUAL REAR SHIFT VIRTUAL MULTI REAR VIRTUAL MULTI DIMENSION Z Press ENTER To cancel the setting Select OFF in Step 3 To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off For 2 speaker setups When you connect only 2 front speakers TVS TV Virtual Surround lets you enjoy surround sound effects by using sound imaging to create virtual rear speakers from the sound of the front speakers L left R right without using actual rear speakers Select one of the following modes If the player is set up to output the signal from the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL jack the surround effect will be heard only when DOLBY DIGITAL and DTS are set to D PCM and MPEG is set to PCM in AUDIO SETUP page 92 TVS DYNAMIC Uses sound imaging to create virtual rear speakers from the sound of the front speakers L R without using actual rear speakers shown below The sound imaging effect is distinct and clearly reproduces each aural element of the audio track This mode is effective when the distance between the front L and R speakers is short such as with built in speakers on a stereo TV TVS WIDE Uses sound imaging to create virtual rear speakers from the sound of the front speakers L R without using actual rear speakers The virtual speakers are
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41. C system You cannot change the colour system for DVDs You can change the colour system of this player according to the connected TV See page 17 MSCREEN SAVER Turns on and off the screen saver so that the screen saver image appears when you leave the player in pause or stop mode for 15 minutes or when you play back an SACD CD for more than 15 minutes The screen saver will help prevent your display device from becoming damaged ghosting Press L to turn off the screen saver ON Turns on the screen saver OFF Turns off the screen saver Selects the startup screen The startup screen image you selected appears on the TV screen when you turn on the player STANDARD The standard startup screen in the player s memory appears PICTURE MEMORY Your favorite picture appears in the startup screen To store a scene in memory see Storing a picture in memory below Storing a picture in memory The player can store one scene in memory for both the background and startup screen During playback when you find a scene to be stored in memory press PICTURE MEMORY The picture is stored in memory PICTURE MEMORY If you operate the player while the picture is being stored in memory the player will fail to store the picture COMPONENT OUT This will change the type of signal output from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks on the
42. D screen Switch Scroll key PROG CH VOL ENTER WIDE MODE TV VIDEO Number buttons RMT D140E only RMT DI140A only 1 Slide the TV DVD switch to TV 2 While holding down I D press down on the scroll key TV P 1 appears in the LCD screen Release IC 4 Toggle the scroll key up or down to select your TV s manufacturer s code see the table below 5 Press down on the scroll key The manufacturer s code flashes and the remote is set Code numbers of controllable TVs If more than one code number is listed try entering them one at a time until you find the one that works with your TV yo Turn the TV on or off VOL Adjust the volume of the TV RMT D140E RMT D140A Manufacturer Code number Manufacturer Code Manufacturer Code number number Sony 1 default 3 4 Sony default 1 Panasonic 6 19 Aiwa 32 Akai 4 Philco 3 4 Akai 68 AOC 4 Philips 8 21 Blaupunkt 10 21 Centurion 12 Pioneer 16 Grundig 10 11 Coronado 3 Portland 3 Hitachi 24 Curtis Mathes 12 Quasar 6 18 JVC 33 Daytron 12 Radio Shack 5 14 Loewe 45 Emerson 3 4 14 RCA 4 10 Mitsubishi 27 28 50 Fisher 11 Sampo 12 Mivar 9 General Electric 6 10 Samsung 20 NEC 66 Gold Star 3 4 17 Sanyo 11 Nokia 15 16 69 Hit
43. DEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWX YZ 0123456789 lt gt SAVE 4 Select a character by pressing l V9 or turning the click shuttle The selected character changes colour 5 Press ENTER DISC MEMO INPUT B ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWX YZ 0123456789 lt gt _ SAVE 6 Repeat Steps 4 and 5 to input other characters 7 When you have entered all the characters for a Disc Memo select SAVE by pressing 4 V and press ENTER The Disc Memo is stored To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off continued suonoun jeuonippy snoueA i 73 To erase a character 1 Press K lt or BPI to move the cursor to the character you want to erase 2 Press CLEAR To insert or overwrite a character 1 Press 4 or PPI to move the cursor to the character you want to insert or correct Select a correct character by pressing 4 gt or turning the click shuttle To insert the character press ENTER To overwrite do not press ENTER but move the cursor by pressing I or gt To check the Disc Memo Toggle the scroll key up or down to display TIME TEXT in the LCD screen on the remote Then press down on the scroll key repeatedly until the Disc Memo appears at the bottom of the screen During playback do not turn off the player by pressing POWER on the player Doing so may cancel the setting
44. EAR SHIFT VIRTUAL MULTI REAR and VIRTUAL MULTI DIMENSION make use of this technology NORMAL SURROUND Software with 2 channel audio signals is decoded with the Dolby Surround Pro Logic decoder to create surround effects The rear speakers will emit identical monaural sounds If you are using a centre speaker the appropriate sounds for the centre speaker will be delivered E LS RS ENHANCED SURROUND Provides a greater sense of presence from a Dolby Surround Pro Logic source with a monaural rear channel signal Produces a stereo like effect in the rear channels VIRTUAL REAR SHIFT Uses sound imaging to shift the sound of the rear speakers away from the actual speaker position The virtual speakers are reproduced as shown in the illustration below The shift position differs according to REAR or SIDE setting of the rear speakers page 94 REAR SIDE VIRTUAL MULTI REAR Uses sound imaging to create an array of virtual rear speakers from a single pair of actual rear speakers The virtual speakers are reproduced as shown in the illustration below The position of the virtual rear speakers differs according to REAR or SIDE setting of the rear speakers page 94 REAR SIDE VIRTUAL MULTI DIMENSION Uses sound imaging to create an array of virtual rear speaker positions higher than the listener from a single pair of actual rear speakers This mode creates five set
45. EO output 20 SACD 103 SCENE 50 Scene 103 SCREEN SAVER 86 SCREEN SETUP 85 Scroll key 12 Searching See Locating SETUP 83 Setup Display 83 continued 111 SHUFFLE 45 Shuffle Play 45 Shuttle mode 49 SIZE 94 Slow motion Play 49 SPEAKER SETUP 94 Speakers Hooking 20 STARTUP SCREEN 86 STROBE PLAYBACK 54 SUBTITLE 67 84 SURROUND 62 T TEST TONE 97 Time search 51 TIME MEMO 51 TIME TEXT 51 55 56 TITLE 50 Title 103 TITLE VIEWER 53 Top menu 40 TRACK 50 Track 104 TRACK SELECTION 90 TRACK VIEWER 53 Troubleshooting 98 TV TYPE 85 TVS TV Virtual Surround 63 104 U Usable discs 6 V VIDEO CD 37 VIDEO EQUALIZER 69 VIEWER 52 Sony Corporation Printed in Malaysia http www world sony com
46. For example even if the JOG indicator on the player is lit the click shuttle on the remote returns to Shuttle mode when JOG disappears from the LCD screen If you do not operate the click shuttle for about 20 seconds after pressing JOG it returns to shuttle mode on the remote On the player it stays in jog mode Searching for a Title Chapter Track Index Scene DVD VIDEO I DVD RW UTE SACD You can search a DVD by title or chapter and you can search a VIDEO CD SACD CD by track index or scene As titles and tracks are assigned unique numbers on the disc you can select the desired one by entering its number Or you can search for a scene using the time code Time search Number buttons CLEAR SEARCH MODE 1 Press DISPLAY The Control Menu appears 2 Press 7 4 to select the search method When playing a DVD VIDEO DVD RW da TITLE CHAPTER TIME MEMO Select or TIME MEMO for Time search see below When playing a VIDEO CD CA TRACK o INDEX When playing a VIDEO CD with PBC Playback CA SCENE E When playing an SACD CD J3 TRACK or B INDEX Example when you select is selected xx refers to a number The number in parentheses indicates the total number of titles chapters tracks indexes or scenes
47. M gt pause Go to the next chapter Press P track or scene in continuous play mode Go back to the preceding chapter track or scene in continuous play mode Press Stop play and remove Press amp the disc To Operation Replay the previous Press REPLAY scene DVD VIDEO only T The Replay function is useful when you want to review a scene or dialog that you missed You may not be able to use the Replay function with some scenes Resuming Playback from the Point Where You Stopped the Disc Resume Play DLL CL UTE SACD 3 When you stop the disc the player remembers the point where you pressed and RESUME appears on the front panel display As long as you do not open the disc tray Resume Play works even if the player enters standby mode by pressing I AN 1 While playing a disc press Bi to stop playback RESUME appears on the front panel display and you can restart the disc from the point where you stopped the disc If RESUME does not appear Resume Play is not available 2 Press D gt The player starts playback from the point where you stopped the disc in Step 1 To play from the beginning of the disc press twice then press D gt Depending on where you stopped the disc the player may not resume playback from exactly the same point The point where you stopped playing is cleared when you turn th
48. ND JACKET PICTURE STARTUP SCREEN STANDARD COMPONENT OUT INTERLACE MODE AUTO To turn off the Setup Display Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Setup Display is turned off je If you select QUICK in Step 3 you will enter the Quick Setup mode page 31 Follow from Step 5 of the Quick Setup explanation to make basic adjustments je If you select RESET in Step 3 you can reset all of the SETUP settings on pages 107 to 110 to the default settings After you select RESET and press ENTER select YES and press ENTER to reset the settings it takes a few seconds to complete or select NO and press ENTER to return to the Control Menu Do not press POWER I when resetting the player Setting the Display or Sound Track Language LANGUAGE SETUP LANGUAGE SETUP allows you to set various languages for the on screen display or sound track Select LANGUAGE SETUP in the Setup Display For details on using the display see Using the Setup Display page 83 LANGUAGE SETUP OSD ENGLISH MENU ENGLISH AUDIO ORIGINAL SUBTITLE ENGLISH BIOSD On Screen Display Switches the display language on the screen Select the language from the displayed list IMENU DVD VIDEO only You can select the desired language for the disc s menu E AUDIO DVD VIDEO only Switches the language of the sound track Select the language from the displayed list When you selec
49. O DRC STANDARD AUDIO FILTER SHARP DOWNMIX DOLBY SURROUND DIGITAL OUT ON __ DOLBY DIGITAL D PCM MPEG PCM D PCM 48kHz 96kHz PCM 48kHz 16bit BI AUDIO ATT attenuation If the playback sound is distorted set this item to ON The player reduces the audio output level This function affects the output of the following jacks AUDIO OUT L R 1 2 jacks 5 1CH OUTPUT jacks PHONES jack Turns off the audio attenuation Normally select this position OFF ON Reduces the audio output level so that no sound distortion occurs Select this when the playback sound from the speakers is distorted BI AUDIO DRC Dynamic Range Control DVD VIDEO DVD RW only Makes the sound clear when the volume is turned down when playing a DVD that has the AUDIO DRC function This affects the output from the following jacks AUDIO OUT L R 1 2 jacks 5 1CH OUTPUT jacks PHONES jack continued sjuawsnipy pue sumes 91 92 DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL jack only when DOLBY DIGITAL is set to D PCM page 92 STANDARD TV MODE Normally select this position Makes the low sounds clear even if you turn the volume down It is especially recommended when you listen to the sound using the speakers of the TV WIDE RANGE Gives you the feeling of being at a live performance When you use high quality speakers it is e
50. TNESS 3 3 3 COLOR Mer mm HUE GAMMA RESET To turn off the Video Equalizer display Press 8 RETURN To reset the picture items to the default values press 2 after Step 3 to select RESET and press ENTER rey When PLAYBACK MEMORY in CUSTOM SETUP is set to ON the player will save a single setting for up to 200 individual discs This does not apply to DVD RWs in VR mode Adjusting the brightness of selected areas Gamma Correction Depending on your TV or viewing environment images on the screen may lose definition when a certain area of the image is so light that it appears washed out or so dark that it blends into the surrounding dark areas By correcting the Gamma value you can adjust the brightness of selected areas to get a clearer image While the BRIGHTNESS adjustment controls the brightness of the entire image the GAMMA adjustment is useful when only some portions of the image need adjusting Example You are watching a movie that is rich in shadows and you want to see the hidden details of the scenery If you use BRIGHTNESS adjustment the entire image will become brighter losing definition of the areas that were initially bright The GAMMA adjustment enables you to gradually increase the brightness of only the darkest areas of the image without sacrificing the definition of the entire image 1 After Step 3 o
51. Y LIST appear 12 27 STOP 18 34 DVD RW PLAY LIST PLAY LIST ORIGINAL Press 4 4 to select the setting Selecting a Playback Area e PLAY LIST plays the titles created from ORIGINAL for editing for an SACD Di 5 SACD ORIGINAL plays the titles originally recorded Z Press ENTER To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off Repeat Play and A B Repeat Play work only within DISPLAY the titles of the selected type sosiq Selecting a playback area on a 2 channel Multi channel SACD Some SACDs consist of a 2 channel playback area and a multi channel playback area You can select the playback area you want to listen to 1 Toggle the scroll key up or down so that MULTI 2CH appears in the LCD screen 2 Press down on the scroll key repeatedly to select MULTI for a multi channel playback area or 2CH for a 2 channel playback area MULTI appears in the front panel display when playing a Multi channel playback area continued 41 42 To select a playback area using the Control Menu 1 Press DISPLAY The Control Menu appears 2 Press 4Y to select 2CH then press ENTER 3 Press to select the playback area MULTI MULTI or 2CH then press ENTER To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY repeat
52. YW to select the item Wi When playing a DVD VIDEO Programme Play and Shuffle Play are set to OFF DISC repeats all of the titles TITLE repeats the current title on a disc CHAPTER repeats the current chapter When playing a DVD RW DISC repeats all the titles of the selected type TITLE repeats the current title on a disc CHAPTER repeats the current chapter E When playing a VIDEO CD SACD CD Programme Play and Shuffle Play are set to OFF DISC repeats all of the tracks TRACK repeats the current track E When Programme Play is set to ON or Shuffle Play is activated ON repeats Programme Play or Shuffle Play Press ENTER To return to normal play Press CLEAR or select OFF in Step 3 To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off You can set Repeat Play while the player is stopped After selecting the REPEAT option press E gt Repeat Play starts You can use LCD and scroll key on the remote to select Repeat Play Toggle the scroll key up or down so that REPEAT appears in the LCD screen Then press down on the scroll key repeatedly to select an option Repeating a specific portion A B Repeat Play EXT Ex sosiq Buikeld n You can play a specific portion of a title chapter or track repeatedly This function is useful when you want to memorize lyrics e
53. achi 2 3 Scott 12 Orion 47 48 J C Penney 4 12 Sears 7 10 11 JVC 9 Sha 3 5 18 Panasonic 17 49 22 7 KMC 3 Sylvania 8 12 Philips 6 7 8 Magnavox 3 8 12 Teknika 3 8 14 Pioneer 26 Marantz 4 13 Toshiba 7 X 1549 MGA 4 12 13 Wards 34 12 5 Samsung 22 23 Mitsubishi 17 Yorx 12 Sanyo 25 NEG 412 Zenith 15 g o Sharp 29 e Siemens 39 i Controlling the TV TEAC 67 When you set the TV DVD switch to TV you Telefunken 36 can control the following items with the supplied remote 5 Tomson 43 PP D Toshiba 38 By pressing You can T 2 o o 5 o WIDE MODE Switch to or from the wide mode of a Wide TV Sony s wide TV only for RMT D140A TV VIDEO Switch the TV s input source between the TV and other input sources RMT D140E only PROG number Select the programme position buttons of the TV continued 81 82 By pressing You can RMT D140A only CH number buttons ENTER Select the channel of the TV Tf you use number buttons to select the TV s programme position press followed by the number buttons for two digit numbers Controlling the volume of your AV amplifier receiver with the remote yo TV DVD switch LCD screen Scroll key VOL 1 Slide the TV DVD switch to DVD 2 While holding down Vo press down on the scroll key AV P 90 appears in the LCD screen Release VC 4 Toggle the scroll key u
54. ally press POWER on the player to turn the player off and then on again Nothing is displayed on the front panel display gt Turn on the front panel display using the FL OFF button or scroll key or set DIMMER to any setting other than OFF 5 numbers or letters are displayed on the screen and on the front panel display gt The self diagnosis function was activated See the table on page 101 The disc tray does not open and LOCKED appears on the front panel display gt Contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility Self diagnosis Function When letters numbers appear in the display When the self diagnosis function is activated to prevent the player from malfunctioning a five character service number e g C 13 00 with a combination of a letter and four digits appears on the screen and the front panel display In this case check the following table First three Cause and or corrective characters of action the service number C 13 The disc is dirty gt Clean the disc with a soft cloth page 7 C 31 The disc is not inserted correctly gt Re insert the disc correctly E XX To prevent a malfunction the player has performed the self diagnosis function gt Contact your nearest Sony xx is a number dealer or local authorized Sony service facility and give the 5 character service number Example E 61 10 G
55. atteries 16 BNR 68 BOOKMARK 53 BOOKMARK RESET 90 C CD 37 CD DIRECT 91 CHAPTER 50 Chapter 101 CHAPTER VIEWER 53 Click shuttle 49 COLOR SYSTEM 86 Colour system adjusting for VIDEO CD 86 changing the output signal 86 COMPONENT OUT 87 Connecting 20 Continuous play CD SACD VIDEO CD 37 DVD 37 Control Menu 13 CUSTOM 83 CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL 74 CUSTOM SETUP 89 D DCS Digital Cinema Sound 64 101 DIGITAL OUT 92 Digital output 92 DIGITAL VIDEO ENHANCER 72 DIMMER 90 Disc Memo 73 DISC MEMO INPUT 73 Display Control Menu display 13 Front panel display 9 Setup Display 83 DISTANCE 96 DOLBY DIGITAL 29 62 93 DOWNMIX 92 DTS 25 29 62 93 102 DVD 37 102 DVD RW 40 102 F Front panel display 9 H Handling discs 7 Hooking up 20 INDEX 50 Index 102 INTERLACE 87 J Jog mode 50 L LANGUAGE SETUP 84 LCD 12 LEVEL 96 Locating a specific point by watching the TV screen 49 MENU 84 Menu disc s menu 40 top menu 40 MODE AUTO 87 88 VIDEO 87 88 MPEG 25 62 93 102 On screen display Control Menu display 13 Setup Display 83 ORIGINAL 40 ORIGINAL PLAY LIST 40 OSD 84 P PARENTAL CONTROL 74 PAUSE MODE 90 PBC Playback 42 PICTURE MEMORY 86 PLAY LIST 40 PLAYBACK MEMORY 90 PRO LOGIC 29 92 101 PROGRAM 43 Programme Play 43 PROGRESSIVE 87 Q QUICK 84 Quick Setup 31 83 R Remote 16 80 REPEAT 46 Repeat Play 46 REPLAY 38 RESET 84 Resume Play 39 S S VID
56. aying the multi Lights up when the player outputs progressive signals channel playback area on SACDs 41 the signal in NTSC format 87 Wern PROGRESSIVE SHUFFLE REPEAT 1 PGM A B Disctype Current play mode 43 Playing time 55 Current track and index 55 When playing the SACD layer of SACD discs the disc type is not displayed rey You can turn off the front panel display by pressing FL OFF on the player using the scroll key and LCD screen on the remote page 12 setting DIMMER of CUSTOM SETUP to OFF or AUTO OFF in the Setup Display page 89 When the front panel display turns off the FL OFF indicator lights up on the player continued 10 Rear Panel eJ A sicn durer scan CON PONENT VIDEO QUT 8 7 6 5 DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL jack 25 27 29 DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL jack 25 27 29 AUDIO OUT L R 1 2 jacks 24 27 29 5 1CH OUTPUT jacks 25 5 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT SCAN SELECT switch 87 6 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y Ps Cs Px Cr jacks 20 S VIDEO OUT 1 2 jacks 20 VIDEO OUT 1 2 jacks 20 k 8
57. conversion methods of Film based and Video based software This player converts video based software and film based software in the following manner Video based software conversion Video shows an image by alternately displaying every other line of an image field at 30 frames 60 fields per second Interlace format The Interlace format displays 30 frames 60 fields per second by displaying every other line of the image causing scanning lines to appear across the image Furthermore since only half of the image is shown at once the amount of information contained in an image is limited The Progressive format displays 60 entire frames per seconds The player accomplishes this by converting each field into a frame by using either a field based conversion method or a frame based conversion method The appropriate method is automatically selected by the player according to the movement of the images on the screen If the movement on the screen is slow the frame based conversion method borrows adjacent field information to fill in the missing information If the movement on the screen is rapid the field based conversion method creates the missing information by predicting the movement of the images on the screen from field to field The end result is an image that is higher in quality when compared to the Interlace format Interlace pictures Converted progressive
58. crovision Corporation and other rights owners Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited Notes about the Discs On handling discs To keep the disc clean handle the disc by its edge Do not touch the surface Do not expose the disc to direct sunlight or heat sources such as hot air ducts or leave it in a car parked in direct sunlight as the temperature may rise considerably inside the car After playing store the disc in its case On cleaning Before playing clean the disc with a cleaning cloth Wipe the disc from the centre out e Do not use solvents such as benzine thinner commercially available cleaners or anti static spray intended for vinyl LPs Index to Parts and Controls For more information refer to the pages indicated in parentheses Front Panel 1 1 POWER switch indicator 37 d RETURN button 42 2 remote sensor 16 MENU button 40 3 Disc tray 37 15 TOP MENU button 40 4 MULTI CHANNEL indicator DISPLAY button 13 Lights up when 44 gt P previous next buttons 38 p
59. e ANGLE page 66 Changes the angle SURROUND page 62 Selects the surround functions 0020800 ADVANCED page 58 Checks the information bit rate or layer on the disc while playing a DVD GA PARENTAL CONTROL page 74 Set to prohibit playback on this player SETUP page 83 QUICK Setup page 31 Use Quick Setup to choose the desired language of the on screen display the aspect ratio of the TV the audio output and the appropriate speaker settings CUSTOM Setup In addition to the Quick Setup setting you can adjust other various settings RESET Returns the settings in SETUP to the default setting ap PROGRAM page 43 Selects the title chapter or track to play in the order you want a QP SHUFFLE page 45 Plays the title chapter or track in random order c 46 Plays the entire disc all titles all tracks repeatedly or one title chapter track repeatedly i A B REPEAT page 47 Specifies the parts you want to play repeatedly BNR page 68 Adjusts the picture quality by reducing the block noise or mosaic like patterns that appear on your TV screen VIDEO EQUALIZER page 69 Adjusts the video signal from the player You can select the picture quality that best suits the programme you are watching 1 DIGITAL VIDEO ENHANCER page 72 Exaggerates the outline of the i
60. e disc with the same size as the DVD VIDEO The DVD RW can be recorded in two different modes VR mode and Video mode VR Video Recording mode enables various programming and editing functions some of which are limited in the case of Video mode Video mode complies with DVD VIDEO format and is compatible with DVD players while a DVD RW recorded in VR mode can only be played on DVD RW compliant players The DVD RW appears in this manual or the on screen display refers to DVD RWSs in VR mode Film based software page 88 DVDs can be classified as Film based or Video based software Film based DVDs contain the same images 24 frames per second that are shown at movie theatres Interlace format page 87 Interlace format shows every other line of an image as a single field and is the standard method for displaying images on television The even number field shows the even numbered lines of an image and the odd numbered field shows the odd numbered lines of an image Index SACD CD Video Index VIDEO CD page 9 A number that divides a track into sections to easily locate the point you want on an SACD CD or VIDEO CD Depending on the disc no index may be recorded MPEG audio page 25 92 International standard coding system used to compress audio digital signals authorized by ISO IEC MPEG 1 conforms to up to 2 channel stereo MPEG 2 used on DVDs conforms to up to 7 1 channel surround
61. e Dlse eee ree ep edens Bae Ree rome d 73 Locking Discs CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL PARENTAL CONTROL 2 0200 00 cece n 74 Operation Sound Effects Sound Feedback 79 Controlling Your TV or AV Amplifier Receiver with the Supplied Remote 80 Settings and 83 Using the Setup Display 83 Setting the Display or Sound Track Language LANGUAGE SETUP 84 Settings for the Display SCREEN SETUP 85 Custom Settings CUSTOM SETUP 89 Settings for the Sound AUDIO SETUP 91 Settings for the Speakers SPEAKER SETUP 94 Additional Information 98 Troubleshooting eere RIA CARERE ECHO 98 Self diagnosis Function When letters numbers appear in the display 101 Glossary Bechet WAG AN ERI EE I Wee EATON 101 Specifications sius Dex RR DOR leuc toe ute aee ee Aor 105 Language Code List 106 List of Setup Display Items 107 Index aicut crit domo rss yc aces ec re de re DA ru Gian ee Shee qua 111 About this Manual Instructions in this manual describe the controls on the remote You can also use the controls on the player if th
62. e and video based software Video based software is derived from TV such as dramas and sit coms and displays images at 30 frames 60 fields per second Film based software is derived from film and displays images at 24 frames per second In order for these images to appear natural on your screen when output in PROGRESSIVE mode 60 frames per second the progressive video signal needs to be converted to match the type of DVD software that you are watching For more information about conversion modes see Progressive conversion methods of Film based and Video based software sjuawsnipy pue sumes continued 87 88 AUTO This will automatically detect if you are playing Film based or Video based software and convert the signal to the appropriate conversion mode Normally select this position VIDEO This will set the conversion mode for Video based software regardless of the type of software that you are playing Some DVD software contains both Video and Film For instance DVDs of movies may contain the movie taken on film and a Making of sequence taken on video When you play video based software with progressive signals sections of some types of images may appear unnatural due to the conversion process when output through the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks Images from the S VIDEO OUT 1 2 and VIDEO OUT 1 2 jacks are unaffected as they are output in the interlace format Progressive
63. e power off by pressing POWER on the player you change the play mode you change the settings on the Setup Display sosiq Buikelgd i 39 40 Using the DVD s Menu DVD VIDEO A DVD is divided into long sections of a picture or a music feature called titles When you play a DVD which contains several titles you can select the title you want using the TOP MENU button When you play DVDs that allow you to select items such as the language for the subtitles and the language for the sound select these items using the MENU button Eth ENTER TOP MENU MENU Number buttons 1 Press TOP MENU or MENU The disc s menu appears on the TV screen The contents of the menu vary from disc to disc 2 Press 4 gt or the number buttons to select the item you want to play or change 3 Press ENTER v You can also display the disc s menu by pressing TOP MENU or MENU on the player Selecting ORIGINAL or PLAY LIST on a DVD RW Disc DANI Some DVD RW discs in VR Video Recording mode have two types of titles for playback originally recorded titles ORIGINAL and titles that can be created on recordable DVD players for editing PLAY LIST You can select the type of titles to be played DISPLAY 1 Press DISPLAY in stop mode The Control Menu appears 2 Press Nv to select E ORIGINAL PLAY LIST then press ENTER The options for ORIGINAL PLA
64. edly until the Control Menu is turned off Selecting a playback layer when playing a hybrid SACD Some SACDs consist of an HD layer and a CD layer You can select the playback layer you want to listen to 1 While the disc is stopped toggle the scroll key up or down so that SACD CD appears in the LCD screen 2 Press down on the scroll key repeatedly to select SACD for an HD layer or CD for a CD layer When playing the CD layer CD appears in the front panel display For details about SACD discs see page 101 Super Audio CD Each play mode function works only within the selected layer or playback area Playing VIDEO CDs with PBC Functions Playback EI With PBC Playback Control functions you can enjoy simple interactive operations search functions and other such operations PBC playback allows you to play VIDEO CDs interactively by following the menu on the TV screen a T V ENTER c RETURN Number buttons 1 Start playing a VIDEO CD with PBC functions The menu for your selection appears 2 Select the item number you want by pressing T or the number buttons Press ENTER Follow the instructions in the menu for interactive operations Refer to the instructions supplied with the disc as the operating procedure may differ depending on the VIDEO CD To go back to the menu Press 8 RETURN rey To play withou
65. enu Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off You can use the LCD and scroll key on the remote to select DIGITAL VIDEO ENHANCER Toggle the scroll key up or down so that DVE appears in the LCD screen Then press down on the scroll key repeatedly to select a level Depending on the DVD VIDEO CD disc or the scene being played noise found in the disc may become more apparent If this happens it is recommended that you use the BNR function page 68 with the DVE function If the condition still does not improve reduce the Digital Video Enhancer level or select SOFT DVD VIDEO DVD RW only in Step 3 above Using Various Additional Functions Labelling the Disc EI G3 You can label the disc if text is not recorded on the disc Disc Memo You can put a personal title of up to 20 characters on the disc The Disc Memo can be anything you like such as a title musician s name category or date of purchase Scroll key 94 l a Ett gt ENTER Click shuttle CLEAR 1 Press DISPLAY during playback The Control Menu appears 2 Press Nv to select Gy TIME M EM and press ENTER DISC MEMO INPUT gt appears 12 27 PLAY DVD VIDEO DISC MEMO INPUT 3 Press to select DISC MEMO INPUT and press ENTER The DISC MEMO INPUT display appears DISC MEMO INPUT ABC
66. er to the speakers position relative to your listening position Refer to page 94 for each selection item Press ENTER The Setup Display for selecting whether or not you have connected a subwoofer appears SPEAKER SETUP SIZE DISTANCE 3 oc BALANCE LEVEL TEST TONE OFF s e FRONT LARGE CENTER LARGE REAR LARGE REAR SUBWOOFER NONE Press VV to select the item 21 Press ENTER Quick Setup is finished All connections and setup operations are complete You can directly start Quick Setup only when you run it for the first time To run Quick Setup a second time select QUICK under SETUP in the Control Menu page 83 Enjoying the surround sound effects To enjoy the surround sound effects of this player or your amplifier receiver the following items must be set as described below for the audio connection you selected in pages 25 to 29 p through Each of these are the default settings and do not need to be adjusted when you first connect the player Refer to page 83 for using the Setup Display Audio Connection pages 25 to 29 No additional settings are needed Item You select Page DISTANCE Set according to the connected 94 BALANCE speakers LEVEL If the sound distorts even when the volume is turned down set AUDIO ATT to ON page 91 continued 35 36 B 2 You select Page DOWNMIX DOLBY SURROUND 9
67. es to the selected angle To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off je You can use the LCD and scroll key on the remote to select an angle Toggle the scroll key up or down so that ANGLE appears in the LCD screen Then press down on the scroll key repeatedly to select an angle rey You can display all the angles recorded on the disc on the same screen and start playback directly in continuous mode from the chosen angle The angles are displayed on a screen divided into 9 sections For details see page 52 Depending on the DVD VIDEO you may not be able to change the angles even if multi angles are recorded on the DVD VIDEO Displaying the Subtitles DE If subtitles are recorded on the discs you can turn the subtitles on and off whenever you want while playing If multilingual subtitles are recorded on the disc you can change the subtitle language while playing and turn it on or off whenever you want For example you can select the language you want to practice and turn the subtitles on for better understanding Scroll key NY ENTER DISPLAY 1 Press DISPLAY during playback The Control Menu appears 2 Press 4 4 to select SUBTITLE then press ENTER The options for SUBTITLE appear PLAY DVD VIDEO OFF OFF 1 ENGLISH 2 FRENCH 3 SPANISH 3 Press t V to select the
68. example select track 02 Press 4 or the number buttons to select 02 under T then press ENTER A track number may be displayed in 3 digits for an SACD Selected track PROGRAM ALL CLEAR 1 TRACK 2 TRACK 01 3 TRACK 02 4 TRACK 03 5 TRACK 04 6 TRACK 05 7 TRACK Total time of the programmed tracks 6 To programme other titles chapters or tracks repeat Steps 4 to 5 The programmed titles chapters and tracks are displayed in the selected order 7 Press C gt to start Programme Play Programme Play begins When the programme ends you can restart the same programme again by pressing D gt To return to normal play Press CLEAR or select OFF in Step 3 To play the same programme again select ON in Step 3 and press D gt To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off To change or cancel a programme 1 Follow Steps 1 through 3 of Creating your own programme Programme Play 2 Select the programme number of the title chapter or track you want to change or cancel using 47 or the number buttons and press gt 3 Follow Step 5 for new programming To cancel a programme select under T then press ENTER To cancel all the titles chapters or tracks in the programmed order 1 Follow Steps 1 through 3 of Creating your own programme Programme P
69. ey have the same or similar names as those on the remote The meaning of the icons used in this manual is described below Icon Meaning Functions available for DVD CALZA VIDEOs or DVD Rs DVD RWs in Video mode Functions available for DVD OAI RWs in VR Video Recording mode Functions available for VIDEO VIDEO CDs or CD Rs CD RWs Functions available for Super Audio CDs RJ Functions available for music CDs or CD Rs CD RWs ule Q More convenient features DVD may be used as a general term for DVD VIDEOs DVD Rs and DVD RWs This Player Can Play the Following Discs Format of discs DVD VIDEO DVD EDU NE VIDEO 7 k RW E AA SUPER AUDIO CD VIDEO CD dist Format of discs Music CD COMPACT DIGITAL AUDIO DVD VIDEO and DVD RW are trademarks Region code Your player has a region code printed on the back of the unit and only will play DVD VIDEO discs playback only labelled with identical region codes DVDs labelled player If you try to play any other DVD the message Playback prohibited by area limitations will appear on the TV screen Depending on the DVD no region code indication may be labelled even though playing the DVD is prohibited by area restrictions j will also play on this Region code Example of discs that the player cannot play
70. f Adjusting the picture items in MEMORY press 1 4 to select GAMMA and press ENTER The GAMMA adjustment display appears 0 Current Gamma setup value 2 Press 7 4 to select areas of an image The upper region adjusts the dark areas and the lower region adjusts the light areas Dark areas 0 32 e 64 Selected areas of F 96 an image 50 128 160 192 224 100 Light areas V RESET Press gt to adjust the brightness level of the area that you selected decreases the level darkens the area and 2 increases the level lightens the area The level can be adjusted between 16 and 235 The level for the dark areas can never be greater than the light areas 0 5 32 Gamma value 50 128 the position of the 160 bar change in 192 accordance with 224 your adjustment 100 LRESET Darken Lighten 4 Repeat Steps 2 and 3 to adjust the brightness level of other areas that you select Try to keep the line that connects the brightness level of each area as smooth and straight as possible as shown below How to lighten the How to darken the dark areas of an light areas of an image image 0 0 58 s 35 89 64 gt 94 105 50 128 50 128 gt 160 150 192 159 224 174 100 100 LRESET LRESET To prevent the image from appearing overly altered do not give the line any sharp changes Gradually make the adj
71. flutter Less than detected value 0 001 W PEAK Outputs Jack name Jack type Output level Load impedance AUDIO OUT L R 1 2 Phono jack 2 Vrms at 50 kilohms Over 10 kilohms DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL Optical output jack 18 dBm Wave length 660 nm DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL Phono jack 0 5 Vp p 75 ohms terminated 5 1CH OUTPUT Phono jack 2 Vrms 50 kilohms Over 10 kilohms COMPONENT VIDEO Phono jack Y 1 0 Vp p 75 ohms sync negative OUT Y Pr Cr Pr Cr 0 7 Vp p 75 ohms VIDEO OUT 1 2 Phono jack 1 0 Vp p 75 ohms sync negative S VIDEO OUT 1 2 4 pin mini DIN Y 1 0 Vp p 75 ohms sync negative C 0 3 Vp p PAL 75 ohms terminated 0 286 Vp p NTSC PHONES Phone jack 12mW 32 ohms General Power requirements 220 to 240 V AC 50 60 Hz 220 V AC 60 Hz See page 2 for further information Power consumption 26 W Dimensions approx 430 x 113 x 343 mm w h d incl projecting parts Mass approx 5 3 kg Operating temperature 5 Cto35 C Operating humidity 25 to 80 96 Supplied accessories See page 16 Specifications and design are subject to change without notice jeuonippy 105 Language Code List For details see pages 60 67 84 The language spellings conform to the ISO 639 1988 E F standard Code Language Code Language Code Language Code Language 1027 Afar 1028 Abkhazian 1032 Afrikaans 1039 Amharic 1044 Arabic 1045 Assamese 1051 Aymara 1052 Azerbaijani 1053 10
72. g time ma rasa 8034 34 Icon of selected Control Menu item 1 ENGLISH 2 FRENCH 3 SPANISH Control Menu items Function name of selected 9 UBTITLE Total number of chapters or indexes recorded Playback status MS H Pause Stop etc PLAY DVD ces Type of disc being played back Current setting Options Control Menu item RETURN Cancel Operation message List of Control Menu Items CA TITLE page 50 SCENE page 50 TRACK page 50 Selects the title scene or track to be played 25 CHAPTER page 50 INDEX page 50 Selects the chapter or index to be played da 50 Selects the track to be played p INDEX page 50 Selects the index to be played Gy TIME TEXT page 50 Qy TIME MEMO page 50 Checks the elapsed time and the remaining playback time Input the time code for picture and music searching Displays the DVD or SACD CD text Displays the label Disc Memo you assigned to a disc Ex ORIGINAL PLAY LIST page Selects the type of titles DVD RW to be 40 played the ORIGINAL one or an edited PLAY LIST OD AUDIO page 60 Changes the audio setting Bou MULTI 2CH page 41 Selects the playback area on SACDs when available continued 13 14 SUBTITLE page 67 Displays the subtitles Changes the subtitle languag
73. h page 101 96kHz 24bit PCM T When using connection refer to the operating instructions of the receiver amplifier for correct speaker setting location After you have completed the connection be sure to set DOLBY DIGITAL to DOLBY DIGITAL page 31 and DTS to DTS page 31 If your AV amplifier receiver has an MPEG decoder function set MPEG to MPEG page 92 Otherwise no sound or a loud noise will come from the speakers When you connect an amplifier receiver that conforms to the 96kHz sampling frequency set 48kHz 96kHz PCM to 96kHz 24bit page 92 SACD audio signals are not output from the digital jack continued 25 SACD DVD player DIGITAL OUT AUDIO OUT BORA m VIDEG SVIDEO SCAN SELECT 901 SS COMPONENT VIDEO OUT DIGITAL OUT PCM DTSIMPEG DOLBY DIGITAL COAXIAL OPTICAL 5 1CH OUTPUT FRONT REAR CENTER Optical digital cord not supplied Remove jack cap before connecting Stereo audio cord not supplied or Coaxial digital cord not supplied Monaural audio cord not supplied U U U to coaxial or optical digital input i i i i i to audio input Signal flow Speakers Speakers AV amplifier receiver having 5 1ch inputs or and a decoder Front L rey To enhance the surround sound effects
74. in Dolby Digital format multiple signals ranging from monaural to 5 1 channel signals can be recorded on a DVD Depending on the DVD the number of the recorded channels may differ Current audio format ENGLISH Currently playing programme format PCM MPEG DTS or DOLBY DIGITAL is displayed In the case of DOLBY DIGITAL the channels in the playing track are displayed by numbers as follows PLAY DVD VIDEO 4 515 LS RS sjueunsn py punos i For Dolby Digital 5 1 ch Rear component 2 DOLBY DIGITAL 8 3 2 T _ Front component 2 Centre component 1 LFE Low Frequency Effect component 1 The letters in the programme format display mean the following sound component L Front left R Front right C Centre LS Rear left RS Rear right S Rear monaural The rear component of the Dolby Surround processed signal and the Dolby Digital signal LFE Low Frequency Effect signal continued 61 The display examples are as follows PCM stereo PROGRAM FORMAT PCM 96kHz 24bit L R Dolby Surround PROGRAM FORMAT DOLBY DIGITAL 2 0 DOLBY SURROUND R L iC Dolby Digital 5 1ch When an LFE signal component is output LFE is enclosed in a solid line When an LFE signal component is not output LFE is enclosed in
75. ing Time on the Front Panel Display DO Dx EE Er You can check information about the disc such as the remaining time current title number or track using the front panel display page 9 Scroll key S 1 Toggle the scroll key up or down so that E TEXT appears in the LCD screen 2 Press down on the scroll key repeatedly Each time you press down on the scroll key the display changes as shown in the following charts When playing a DVD VIDEO or DVD RW Title playing time and the current title and chapter number Playing time and number of the current chapter Text Disc Memo When playing a VIDEO CD without PBC functions SACD or CD Track playing time and the current track and index number TRACK INDEX Text Disc Memo continued osig eui 1noqy uoneuuoju 55 When playing VIDEO CDs with PBC functions the scene number and the playing time are displayed rey The playing time and remaining time of the current chapter title track scene or disc will also appear on your TV screen See the following section Checking the Playing Time and Remaining Time for instructions on how to read this information The DVD SACD CD text or Disc Memo may also appear on your TV screen See Labelling the disc page 73 for more information Depending on the type of disc being played and the playing mode the above mentioned
76. lay 2 Press and select ALL CLEAR Press ENTER rey You can do Repeat Play or Shuffle Play of the programmed titles chapters or tracks During the Programme Play toggle the scroll key up or down to select REPEAT or SHUFFLE and press down on the scroll key Or set REPEAT or SHUFFLE to ON using the Control Menu display ie You can select PROGRAM directly by pressing PROGRAM When playing Super VCDs the total time of the programmed tracks does not appear on the screen The number of titles chapters or tracks displayed are the same as the number of titles chapters or tracks recorded on a disc Playing in random order Shuffle Play EXT You can have the player shuffle titles chapters or tracks and play them in random order Subsequent shuffling may produce a different playing order sosiq Scroll key CLEAR 1 Press DISPLAY twice during playback When playing an SACD CD press once The Control Menu appears continued 45 46 2 Press 4 to select 25 SHUFFLE then press ENTER The options for SHUFFLE appear CHAPTER 3 Press 7 4 to select the item Wi When playing a DVD VIDEO Programme Play is set to OFF TITLE shuffles titles and plays them in random order CHAPTER shuffles chapters and plays them in random order E When playing a VIDEO CD SACD CD Progra
77. laying a disc that contains multiple SACD indicator audio signal channels Lights up when the disc is a Super Audio the disc is not inserted CD 5 Front panel display 9 DVD indicator 6 4 open close button 37 Lights up when the disc is a DVD play button indicator 37 FL OFF button indicator 89 HI pause button indicator 38 79 21 VIDEO OFF button indicator 37 9 stop button 37 22 PHONES LEVEL control 37 V 3 ENTER button 31 PHONES jack 37 Click shuttle 49 12 JOG button indicator 50 Front panel display When playing back a DVD VIDEO DVD RW Lights up when you can change the angle 66 Lights up when the player Lights up when the player outputs Disc type outputs progressive signals 87 the signal in NTSC format PROGRESSIVE SHUFFLE REPEAT 1 PGM A B Current audio Current play Current title 55 Current chapter 55 Playing time 55 signal 61 mode 43 When playing back a VIDEO CD PBC Disc type yP Lights up when the player Lights up when the player outputs outputs progressive signals 87 the signal in NTSC format PROGRESSIVE Current play mode 43 Playing time 55 Current scene 55 When playing back an SACD CD or VIDEO CD without PBC Lights up when the player outputs Lights up when pl
78. lbanian 1512 Serbian 1513 Siswati 1514 Sesotho 1515 Sundanese 1516 Swedish 1517 Swahili 1521 Tamil 1525 Telugu 1527 Tajik 1528 Thai 1529 Tigrinya 1531 Turkmen 1532 Tagalog 1534 Setswana 1535 Tonga 1538 Turkish 1539 Tsonga 1540 Tatar 1543 Twi 1557 Ukrainian 1564 Urdu 1572 Uzbek 1581 Vietnamese 1587 Volap k 1613 Wolof 1632 Xhosa 1665 Yoruba 1684 Chinese 1697 Zulu 1703 Not specified List of Setup Display Items The default settings are underlined A LANGUAGE SETUP page 84 OSD ENGLISH 1 2 MENU ENGLISH CHINESE JAPANESE FRENCH GERMAN ITALIAN SPANISH DUTCH DANISH SWEDISH FINNISH NORWEGIAN PORTUGUESE RUSSIAN OTHERS AUDIO ORIGINAL All other selections are the same as the MENU language SUBTITLE AUDIO FOLLOW other selections are the same as the MENU language continued jeuonippy 107 108 SCREEN SETUP page 85 TV TYPE 16 9 4 3 LETTER BOX 4 3 PAN SCAN COLOR SYSTEM AUTO PAL NTSC SCREEN SAVER ON OFF BACKGROUND JACKET PICTURE PICTURE MEMORY GRAPHICS BLUE BLACK STARTUP SCREEN STANDARD PICTURE MEMORY COMPONENT OUT INTERLACE PROGRESSIVE MODE AUTO VIDEO CUSTOM SETUP page 89 AUTO PLAY TIMER DEMO1 DEMO2 DIMMER BRIGHT DARK AUTO DARK AUTO OFF OFF
79. lossary Chapter page 9 Sections of a picture or a music feature that are smaller than titles A title is composed of several chapters Depending on the disc no chapters may be recorded Digital Cinema Sound DCS page 64 Technology that Sony developed to enjoy surround in a home using 4 or more speakers It simulates the sound of a movie editing studio instead of the usual concert hall so that you can enjoy the surround sound of a movie theatre in the comfort of your own home Dolby Digital page 25 92 Digital audio compression technology developed by Dolby Laboratories This technology conforms to 5 1 channel surround sound The rear channel is stereo and there is a discrete subwoofer channel in this format Dolby Digital provides the same 5 1 discrete channels of high quality digital audio found in Dolby Digital cinema audio systems Good channel separation is realized because all of the channel data are recorded discretely and little deterioration is realized because all channel data processing is digital Dolby Surround Pro Logic page 29 Audio signal processing technology that Dolby Laboratories developed for surround sound When the input signal contains a surround component the Pro Logic process outputs the front centre and rear signals The rear channel is monaural uoneuuoju jeuonippv continued 101 102 DTS page 25 92 Digital audio compression technology that Digital Theater
80. mage to produce a sharper picture 1 C VIEWER page 52 Divides the screen into 9 subscreens to help you find the scene you want quickly Each time you press DISPLAY the Control Menu display changes as follows Control Menu display 1 Control Menu display 2 ADVANCED display Appears if you select any setting other than OFF See page 58 M Control Menu display off When playing an SACD CD disc only the Control Menu display 1 will appear The Control Menu items are different depending on the disc je The Control Menu icon indicator lights up in green amp when you select any item except OFF CSURROUND PROGRAM SHUFFLE REPEAT A B REPEAT BNR DIGITAL VIDEO ENHANCER only The ANGLE indicator lights up in green only when the angles can be changed The VIDEO EQUALIZER indicator lights up in green when any setting other than STANDARD is selected The VIEWER indicator lights up in green when a bookmark is set 15 16 Getting Started Quick Overview A quick overview presented in this chapter will give you enough information to start using the player for your enjoyment To use the surround sound features of this player refer to Hookups on page 20 You cannot connect this player to a TV that does not have a video input jack Be sure to turn off the power of each component before connecting Ste
81. mme Play is set to OFF TRACK shuffles tracks and plays them in random order E When Programme Play is set to ON e ON shuffles titles or tracks selected in Programme Play and plays them in random order 4 Press ENTER To return to normal play Press CLEAR or select OFF in Step 3 To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off You can set Shuffle Play while the player is stopped After selecting the SHUFFLE option press E gt Shuffle Play starts je You can use the LCD and scroll key on the remote to select Shuffle Play Toggle the scroll key up or down so that SHUFFLE appears in the LCD screen Then press down on the scroll key repeatedly to select an option Up to 200 chapters in a disc can be played in random order when CHAPTER is selected Playing repeatedly Repeat Play CE You can play all of the titles or tracks on a disc or a single title chapter or track repeatedly You can use a combination of Shuffle or Programme Play modes Scroll key DISPLAY CLEAR 1 Press DISPLAY twice during playback when playing an SACD CD press once The Control Menu appears 2 select REPEAT using 4 4 then press ENTER The options for REPEAT appear 2 27 PLAY 8 34 DVD VIDEO 136 CHAPTER 3 Press
82. move dynamically is output in high resolution MEMORY DVD VIDEO VIDEO CD only The player can store the SUBTITLE and other settings of each disc for up to 200 discs Playback Memory Set the Playback Memory function ON or OFF ON Stores the settings in memory when you eject the disc OFF Does not store the settings in memory The following settings are stored in memory by the Playback Memory function ANGLE page 66 AUDIO page 60 BNR page 68 BOOKMARK page 53 DIGITAL VIDEO ENHANCER page 72 SUBTITLE page 67 VIDEO EQUALIZER page 69 DVD VIDEO only The player can store the settings of up to 200 discs When you store the setting of disc number 201 the first disc setting is cancelled The Playback Memory function cannot be used for DVD RWSs in VR mode During playback do not turn off the player by pressing POWER on the player Doing so may cancel the settings When you turn off the player press first to stop playback and then press IK on the remote After the power indicator lights up in red and the player enters standby mode press POWER on the player TRACK SELECTION DVD VIDEO only Gives the sound track which contains the highest number of channels priority when you play a DVD VIDEO on which multiple audio formats PCM MPEG audio DTS or Dolby Digital format are recorded OFF No pri
83. n the player for more than two seconds You will hear one beep and the Sound Feedback function is turned on To turn off the Sound Feedback function When there is no disc in the player press and hold Hl on the player for more than two seconds You will hear two beeps and the Sound Feedback function is turned off suonoun jeuonippy snoueA j 79 80 Controlling Your TV or AV Amplifier Receiver with the Supplied Remote By adjusting the remote signal you can control your TV with the supplied remote If you connect the player with an AV amplifier receiver you can control the volume with the supplied remote Check the model name of your remote The supplied remote commander is different depending on the player model Check the model name of your remote RMT D140E or RMT D140A and follow the instructions that correspond to your remote s model name Note that the buttons you can use for operating your TV will differ according to the model of your remote SIUS Model name Depending on the units being connected you may not be able to control your TV or AV amplifier receiver using some of the buttons below If you enter a new code number the code number previously entered will be erased When you replace the batteries of the remote the code number you have set may be reset to the default setting Set the appropriate code number again Controlling TVs with the remote Vo TV DVD LC
84. namic picture than DYNAMIC 1 by further increasing the picture contrast and the colour intensity CINEMA 1 enhances details in dark areas by increasing the black level CINEMA 2 White colours become brighter and black colours become richer and the colour contrast is increased MEMORY adjusts the picture in greater detail When you watch a movie CINEMA 1 or CINEMA 2 is recommended You can also select VIDEO EQUALIZER from the Control Menu Adjusting the picture items in MEMORY You can adjust each element of the picture individually PICTURE changes the contrast BRIGHTNESS changes the overall brightness COLOR makes the colours deeper or lighter HUE changes the colour balance GAMMA adjusts washed out or darkened areas of an image 1 Press VIDEO EQ repeatedly to select MEMORY and press ENTER The PICTURE adjustment bar appears 0 continued salaow Buikofu3 69 2 Press 5 to adjust the picture contrast then press ENTER The adjustment is saved and BRIGHTNESS adjustment bar appears Press to go to another adjustment display 3 Repeat Step 2 to adjust BRIGHTNESS COLOR and HUE The Video Equalizer display appears You can check each adjustment For GAMMA adjustment see Adjusting the brightness of selected areas Gamma Correction below m BRIGH
85. o pause signal You cannot perform some functions such as Stop Search Slow motion Play Repeat Play Shuffle Play or Programme Play gt Depending on the disc you may not be able to do some of the operations above See the operating manual that comes with the disc The language for the sound track cannot be changed gt Try using the DVD s menu instead of the scroll key on the remote page 40 gt Multilingual tracks are not recorded on the DVD being played gt The DVD prohibits the changing of the language for the sound track The subtitle language cannot be changed gt Try using the DVD s menu instead of the scroll key on the remote page 40 gt Multilingual subtitles are not recorded on the DVD being played gt The DVD prohibits the changing of the subtitles The subtitle cannot be turned off gt Try using the DVD s menu instead of the scroll key on the remote page 40 gt The DVD prohibits the subtitles being turned off The angles cannot be changed gt Try using the DVD s menu instead of the scroll key on the remote page 40 gt Multi angles are not recorded on the DVD being played The angle can only be changed when the ANGLE indicator lights up on the front panel display page 9 gt The DVD prohibits changing of the angles The player does not operate properly gt When static electricity etc causes the player to operate abnorm
86. of the front speaker from the subwoofer CENTER NONE If you do not connect a centre speaker select this LARGE Normally select this position SMALL When the sound cracks or the surround sound effects are difficult to hear select this This activates the bass redirection circuitry and outputs the bass frequencies of the centre speaker from other speakers e REAR NONE If you do not connect rear speakers select this LARGE REAR SIDE Normally select this position Select either of these according to the rear speaker s position SMALL REAR SIDE When the sound cracks or the surround sound effects are difficult to hear select this Select either of these according to the rear speaker s position This activates the bass redirection circuitry and outputs the bass frequencies of the rear speaker from other speakers Rear speaker position Correctly specify the location of the rear speakers to enjoy the surround effect Set to the SIDE if the location of the rear speakers corresponds to section below Set to the REAR if the location of the rear speakers corresponds to section below This setting affects only VIRTUAL REAR SHIFT VIRTUAL MULTI REAR and VIRTUAL MULTI DIMENSION mode page 62 These settings do not affect the SACD Multi audio signals e SUBWOOFER
87. ons when the CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL display asks you for your password then press ENTER The display will ask you to enter a new 4 digit password continued suonoun jeuonippy snoueA r 75 76 Parental Control limiting playback by children CYAN Playback of some DVD VIDEOs can be limited according to a predetermined level such as the age of the users The PARENTAL CONTROL function allows you to set a playback limitation level A scene that is limited is not played or it is replaced by a different scene ENTER d RETURN 1 Press DISPLAY while the player is in stop mode The Control Menu appears 3 Press VY to select PLAYER then press ENTER Wif you have not entered a password The display for registering a new password appears PARENTAL CONTROL Enter a new 4 digit password then press ENTER Enter a 4 digit password using the number buttons then press ENTER The display for confirming the password appears E When you have already registered a password The display for entering the password appears PARENTAL CONTROL Enter password then press ENTER 2 Press 4Y to select PARENTAL CONTROL then press ENTER The options for PARENTAL CONTROL appear 12 27 STOP 18 34 DVD VIDEO T 1 82 55 PLAYER gt PASSWORD OFF
88. or COAXIAL jack D PCM Select this when the player is connected to an audio component lacking a built in Dolby Digital decoder You can select whether the signals conform to Dolby Surround Pro Logic or not by making adjustments to the DOWNMIX item in AUDIO SETUP page 91 DOLBY DIGITAL Select this when the player is connected to an audio component with a built in Dolby Digital decoder If the player is connected to an audio component lacking a built in Dolby Digital decoder do not set this Otherwise when you play the Dolby Digital sound track a loud noise or no sound will come out from the speakers affecting your ears or causing the speakers to be damaged IMMPEG DVD VIDEO DVD RW only Selects the MPEG audio signals to be output via the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL jack PCM Select this when the player is connected to an audio component lacking a built in MPEG decoder If you play MPEG audio sound tracks the player outputs stereo signals via the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL jack MPEG Select this when the player is connected to an audio component having a built in MPEG decoder If the player is connected to an audio component lacking a built in MPEG decoder do not set this Otherwise when you play the MPEG audio sound track a loud noise or no sound will come out from the speakers affecting your ears or causing the speakers to be damaged
89. ority given AUTO Priority given When you set the item to AUTO the language may change The TRACK SELECTION setting has higher priority than the AUDIO settings in LANGUAGE SETUP page 84 If PCM DTS MPEG audio and Dolby Digital sound tracks have the same number of channels the player selects PCM DTS Dolby Digital and MPEG audio sound tracks in this order BBOOKMARK RESET Resets the bookmarks Select this and press ENTER The BOOKMARK RESET display appears Press ENTER again to erase all of the bookmarks in all of the discs ECD DIRECT Eliminates the use of unnecessary circuits when playing CDs This setting will be activated when you open or close the disc tray This function affects the output of the following jacks AUDIO OUT L R 1 2 jacks 5 1CH OUTPUT jacks PHONES jack OFF Select this when playing CD discs including CD type DTS discs ON Eliminates the use of unnecessary circuits needed to play CDs If you select ON when playing CD type DTS discs the sound will become noisy Settings for the Sound AUDIO SETUP AUDIO SETUP allows you to set the sound according to the playback and connection conditions Select AUDIO SETUP in the Setup Display For details on using the display see Using the Setup Display page 83 The default settings are underlined AUDIO SETUP AUDIO ATT OFF AUDI
90. ote Press ENTER to run QUICK SETUP appears at the bottom of the screen If this message does not appear select QUICK under SETUP in the Control Menu to run Quick Setup page 83 4 Press ENTER without inserting a disc The Setup Display for selecting the language used in the on screen display appears LANGUAGE SETUP OSD ENGLISH MENU AUDIO CHINESE 1 SUBTITLE CHINESE 2 continued 31 32 Press 7 4 to select a language The player uses the language selected here to display the menu and subtitles as well Press ENTER The Setup Display for selecting the aspect ratio of the TV to be connected appears SCREEN SETUP TV TYPE 16 9 COLOR SYSTEM 16 9 SCREEN SAVER 4 3 LETTER BOX BACKGROUND 4 3 PAN SCAN STARTUP SCREEN STANDARD COMPONENT OUT INTERLACE MODE AUTO Press 17 4 to select the item TV Type You select Page A wide screen TV or a 4 3 standard TV 16 9 85 with a wide screen mode 4 3 standard TV 4 3 LETTER BOX or 4 3 PAN 85 SCAN Press ENTER The Setup Display for selecting the type of video signal appears SCREEN SETUP TV TYPE 16 9 COLOR SYSTEM AUTO SCREEN SAVER ON BACKGROUND JACKET PICTURE STARTUP SCREEN STANDARD COMPONENT OUT INTERLACE MODE INTERLACE PROGRESSIVE Press 4 to select the item Select PROGRESSIVE only if you have made video connection page 20 and wish to view progressive video signal
91. p 1 Unpacking Check that you have the following items e Audio video cord pinplug x 3 pinplug x 3 1 S VIDEO cord 1 Remote commander remote 1 Size R6 AA batteries 2 Step 2 Inserting Batteries into the Remote You can control the player using the supplied remote Insert two size R6 AA batteries by matching the and ends on the batteries to the markings inside the compartment When using the remote point it at the remote sensor gl on the player Do not leave the remote in an extremely hot or humid place Do not drop any foreign object into the remote casing particularly when replacing the batteries Do not expose the remote sensor to direct light from the sun or a lighting apparatus Doing so may cause a malfunction If you do not use the remote for an extended period of time remove the batteries to avoid possible damage from battery leakage and corrosion Step 3 TV Hookups Connect the supplied audio video cord and power cord mains lead in the order 1 3 shown below Be sure to connect the power cord mains lead last 1 Audio video to VIDEO INPUT cord supplied white red Q 2 W et m a to VIDEO OUT 1 to AUDIO OUT L R 1 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT p Signal fl SOON 3 Power source When connecting to a standard 4 3 screen TV
92. p or down to select your AV amplifier receiver s manufacturer s code see the table below 5 Press down on the scroll key The manufacturer s code flashes and the remote is set Code numbers of controllable AV amplifiers receivers If more than one code number is listed try entering them one at a time until you find the one that works with your AV amplifier receiver If you do not connect an AV amplifier receiver you can control your TV s volume by setting the code number to 90 default However you must first set the code number of controllable TVs as explained above Manufacturer Code number Sony 80 88 89 91 Denon 84 85 86 Kenwood 92 93 Onkyo 81 82 83 Pioneer 99 Sansui 87 Technics 97 98 Yamaha 94 95 96 Controlling the AV amplifiers receivers When you set the TV DVD switch to DVD you can control the volume of the AV amplifier receiver using VOL Settings and Adjustments Using the Setup Display By using the Setup Display you can make various adjustments to items such as picture and sound You can also set a language for the subtitles and the Setup Display among other things For details on each Setup Display item see page 84 For an overall list of Setup Display items see page 107 Playback settings stored in the disc take priority over the Setup Display settings and not all the functions described may work How to use the Se
93. pictures Film based software conversion Film shows an image by displaying an entire image at 24 frames per second When you watch a film on television the television displays every other line of the frame as a field thus reducing information level and the clarity of the film image Interlace pictures This player solves this problem by increasing the speed at which the frames are displayed consecutively showing 3 identical frames followed by 2 identical frames in the time that it normally takes to show 2 consecutive frames The end result is that the 24 frames per second are increased to 60 frames per second which is the speed at which Progressive video signals are shown Converted progressive pictures This not only allows film to be shown in a frame based format it also increases the clarity and sharpness which is unique to Progressive format images Custom Settings custom SETUP Use this to set up playback related and other settings Select CUSTOM SETUP in the Setup Display For details on using the display see Using the Setup Display page 83 The default settings are underlined CUSTOM SETUP AUTO PLAY OFF A DIMMER BRIGHT PAUSE MODE AUTO PLAYBACK MEMORY ON 2 TRACK SELECTION OFF BOOKMARK RESET gt CD DIRECT OFF E AUTO PLAY Selects the Auto Play setting when you tu
94. player See page 101 for more information about the different types INTERLACE This outputs the signal in interlace format Select this when you are connected to a standard interlace format TV PROGRESSIVE This outputs the signal in progressive 525p format Select this when you have a TV that can accept progressive signals v When the player outputs a Progressive video signal PROGRESSIVE appears in the front panel display If you select PROGRESSIVE when you connect the player to a TV that cannot accept the signal in progressive format 525p the image quality will deteriorate In this case set the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT SCAN SELECT switch on the back panel of the player to INTERLACE Then set COMPONENT OUT to INTERLACE when you can see the TV screen correctly and reset COMPONENT VIDEO OUT SCAN SELECT switch to SELECTABLE PROGRESSIVE does not work for PAL signals Even if you set COMPONENT OUT to PROGRESSIVE the output signal is automatically switched to interlace format for PAL signals When PROGRESSIVE is selected in COMPONENT OUT You can fine tune the Progressive 525p video signal output when you select PROGRESSIVE in COMPONENT OUT of the SCREEN SETUP display and connect the player to the TV that is able to accept the video signal in progressive format 525p EMODE Conversion Modes DVD software can be divided into two types film based softwar
95. playing Super VCDs Depending on the disc you may not be able to select all functions The sound is muted when using this function Scanning the title chapter or track DVD VIDEO fj VIDEO CD You can divide the screen into 9 subscreens and display the first scene of titles chapters or tracks You can also play back from the selected title chapter or track Select the item you want in Step 3 then press ENTER in Step 4 E When playing a DVD VIDEO Select TITLE VIEWER or CHAPTER VIEWER E When playing a VIDEO CD Select TRACK VIEWER The initial scenes of titles chapters or tracks appear v If there are more than 9 titles chapters or tracks V is displayed at the bottom right To display the additional titles chapters or tracks select the bottom right scene the position 9 and press To return to the previous scene select the top left scene the position 1 and press t 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 M Setting and selecting a favorite scene Bookmark CANA ENAA You can have the player store specific portions of the disc in memory and play them immediately whenever you want Bookmark Up to 9 bookmarks per disc for a total of 200 discs can be stored in memory ouoog 10 Select BOOKMARK in Step 3 then press ENTER in Step 4 The bookmarked scenes are displayed on a screen divided into 9 sections To set a bookmark During playback pre
96. r v Stereo amplifier receiver having L and R audio input jacks only or having a digital input jack 2 speakers front L and R QD vo MD deck DAT deck v2 AV amplifier receiver with a Dolby Surround Pro Logic decoder having L and R audio input jacks only or having a digital input jack 3 speakers front L and R and rear monaural 6 speakers front L and R centre rear L and R subwoofer v To enjoy SACD Multi or 96kHz 24bit sound use the connection B Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby Pro Logic and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Confidential unpublished works 1992 1997 Dolby Laboratories All rights reserved Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems Inc US Pat No 5 451 942 and other world wide patents issues and pending DTS and DTS Digital Surround are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems Inc 1996 Digital Theater Systems Inc All rights reserved 23 Connecting to your TV This connection will use your TV speakers for sound E Recommended surround sound effects for this connection eTVS DYNAMIC page 62 eTVS WIDE page 62 SACD DVD player DIGITAL OUT S VIDEO OUT MPONENT VIDEO OUT lt gt yellow yellow Dm au TV Audio video cord supplied to a
97. remote is not pointed at the remote sensor on the player gt The batteries in the remote are weak The disc does not play gt There is no disc inside gt The disc is turned over Insert the disc with the playback side facing down on the disc tray The disc is skewed The player cannot play CD ROMs etc page 6 The region code on the DVD does not match the player 44 Ud Moisture has condensed inside the player Remove the disc and leave the player turned on for about half an hour Turn on the power again before playing the disc page 3 The player cannot play DVD Rs DVD RWs CD Rs or CD RWs that are not finalized i The disc does not start playing from the beginning gt Programme Play Shuffle Play Repeat Play or A B Repeat Play has been selected page 43 Press CLEAR to cancel these functions before playing a disc gt Resume Play has been selected jeuonippy f During stop press W on the player or the remote and then start playback page 39 gt Depending upon the disc the menu may automatically appear on the TV screen The player starts playing the disc automatically gt The disc features an auto playback function gt AUTO PLAY in CUSTOM SETUP is set to TIMER page 89 continued 99 Playback stops automatically gt Some discs may contain an auto pause signal While playing such a disc the player stops playback at the aut
98. reproduced as shown in the illustration below This gives the sound an expanded effect that fills the area surrounding the listener This mode is effective when the distance between the front L and R speakers is short such as with built in speakers on a stereo TV sjuawsnipy punos TVS NIGHT Large sounds such as explosions are compressed but the quieter sounds are unaffected This feature is useful when you don t want to disturb other people but still want to hear the dialog and enjoy the surround sound effects of TVS WIDE continued 63 64 TVS STANDARD Uses sound imaging to create virtual rear speakers from the sound of the front speakers L R without using actual rear speakers The virtual speakers are reproduced as shown in the illustration below Use this setting when you want to use TVS with 2 separate speakers and retain the sound quality L Front speaker left R Front speaker right For 4 to 6 speaker setups You can enjoy the following surround effects by using the 2 front speakers and 2 rear speakers Connect the player to the amplifier receiver with the connection page 25 You can experience Dolby Surround Pro Logic sounds or Digital Cinema Sound DCS DCS uses sound imaging to shift the sound of the rear speakers away from the actual speaker position or create entire sets of virtual rear speakers from one set of actual rear speakers VIRTUAL R
99. rious Play Mode Functions Programme Play Shuffle Play Repeat Play A B Repeat Play 43 Searching fora 49 Searching for a Particular Point on a Disc Search Scan Slow motion Play Freeze Frame tie fic Rel ee be Xon ewm AP NES pi 49 Searching for a 1 50 Searching by Scene VIEWER 52 Viewing Information About the Disc 55 Viewing the Playing Time and Remaining Time on the Front Panel Display 55 Checking the Playing Time and Remaining 56 Checking the Play Information 58 Sound AGjustinents cela lisa he kee a 60 Changing the 60 SURROUND Mode lt 5 62 Enjoying MovieS 25 22 2292 pein ea Soe ee eee ed e eS 66 Changing the Angles tte 66 Displaying the Subtitles 67 Adjusting the Picture Quality 68 Adjusting the Playback Picture VIDEO EQUALIZER 69 Enhancing the Playback Picture DIGITAL VIDEO ENHANCER 72 Using Various Additional Functions 73 Labelling th
100. rn on the player OFF Does not use TIMER DEMO1 or DEMO to start playback TIMER Starts playing when the player is turned on The player can start playback at any time when connected to a timer not supplied Set the timer when the player is in standby mode the power indicator lights up in red DEMO1 Starts playing the first demonstration automatically DEMO2 Starts playing the second demonstration automatically continued siueunsnipy pue sumes 89 90 DIMMER Adjusts the lighting of the front panel display BRIGHT Makes the front panel display bright DARK Makes the front panel display dark AUTO DARK Makes the front panel display dark if you do not operate the player or remote for a short while AUTO OFF Turns off the lightning of the front panel display if you do not operate the player or remote for a short while OFF Tums off the lighting of the front panel display rey By using the FL OFF button on the player or scroll key on the remote you can turn on off the front panel display regardless the DIMMER setting except when it is set to OFF PAUSE MODE DVD VIDEO DVD RW only Selects the picture in pause mode AUTO The picture including subjects that move dynamically is output with no jitter Normally select this position FRAME The picture including subjects that do not
101. rs and that the speakers are located in similar surroundings Otherwise the TVS effect may be hard to discern TVS NIGHT only works with Dolby Digital discs However not all discs will respond to the TVS NIGHT function in the same way If you use the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL jack and set DOLBY DIGITAL to DOLBY DIGITAL DTS to DTS and MPEG to MPEG in AUDIO SETUP sound will come from your speakers but it will not have the TVS effect sjueunsn py punos 65 66 Enjoying Movies Changing the Angles VIDEO If various angles multi angles for a scene are recorded on the DVD VIDEO ANGLE appears in the front panel display This means that you can change the viewing angle For example while playing a scene of a train in motion you can display the view from either the front of the train the left window of the train or from the right window without having the train s movement interrupted Scroll key 1 Press DISPLAY during playback The Control Menu appears 2 Press V to select ANGLE The number of the angle appears The number in parentheses indicates the total number of angles 12 27 PLAY 18 34 DVD VIDEO Vy egZe 56 1 9 3 Press gt or ENTER The number of the angle changes to ee o 4 Select the angle number using the number buttons or 7 then press ENTER The angle chang
102. s TV Type You select Page Interlace format TV standard TV INTERLACE 85 Progressive format TV PROGRESSIVE 85 Press ENTER The Setup Display for selecting the type of jack used to connect your amplifier receiver appears Is this player connected to an amplifier receiver Select the type of jack you are using AUDIO OUTPUT L R DIGITAL OUTPUT DIGITAL amp 5 1CH OUTPUT 11 Press 47 to select the item then press ENTER Audio Cord Connecting Type You select C 1 e AUDIO OUTPUT L R cD D DIGITAL OUTPUT or both and GD DIGITAL amp 5 1CH OUTPUT ec No When NO or AUDIO OUTPUT L R is selected Quick Setup is finished and connections are complete i When DIGITAL OUTPUT or DIGITAL amp 5 1CH OUTPUT is selected the Setup Display for DOLBY DIGITAL appears Press Y to select the item Choose the item that matches the audio connection you selected in pages 25 to 29 through AUDIO SETUP AUDIO ATT OFF AUDIO DRC STANDARD AUDIO FILTER SHARP DOWNMIX DOLBY SURROUND DIGITAL OUT ON DOLBY DIGITAL D PCM MPEG D PCM DTS DOLBY DIGITAL 48kHz 96kHz PCM 48kHz 16bit Audio Cord Connection Type You select Page D D PCM 92 DOLBY DIGITAL only if the 92 amplifier receiver has a Dolby Digital decoder Press ENTER DTS is selected
103. s TV projector or AV amplifier receiver Component video cord not supplied TV projector or AV amplifier receiver SACD DVD player DIGITAL OUT PCMIDTSIMPEG DOLBY DIGITAL COAXIAL OPTICAL S VIDEO cord supplied TV projector or AV amplifier receiver Signal flow continued 21 22 If you are connecting to a video input jack Connect the yellow plug of the audio video cord supplied to the yellow video jacks You will enjoy standard quality images Yellow Video White L Red R Yellow Video White L Red R Use the red and white plugs to connect to the audio input jacks page 24 If you are connecting to an S VIDEO input jack Connect the S VIDEO cord supplied You will enjoy high quality images ele Dum Gu s Q If you are connecting to a monitor projector or AV amplifier receiver having component video input jacks Y Pr Cr Connect the component via the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks using the component video cord not supplied or three video cords not supplied of the same kind and length You will enjoy accurate colour reproduction and high quality images If your TV accepts progressive 525p format signals you must use this connection and set COMPONENT OUT to PROGRESSIVE in SCREEN SETUP page 85 Green Green Blue Blue Red Red This player switches the colour
104. s When you turn off the player press first to stop playback and then press IK on the remote After the power indicator lights up in red and the player enters standby mode press POWER on the player e You can label up to 200 discs When you have the player store over 200 discs in memory each new Disc Memo erases the oldest Disc Memo from those first stored Locking Discs custom PARENTAL CONTROL PARENTAL CONTROL You can set two kinds of playback restrictions for the desired disc Custom Parental Control Youcan set the playback restrictions so that the player will not play inappropriate discs Parental Control Playback of some DVD VIDEOs can be limited according to a predetermined level such as the age of the users The same password is used for both Parental Control and Custom Parental Control Custom Parental Control EE Em You can set the same Custom Parental Control password for up to 200 discs When you set the 201st disc the first disc is cancelled ENTER d RETURN buttons 1 insert the disc you want to lock If the disc is playing press to stop playback 5 Enter or re enter your 4 digit password by using the number buttons then press ENTER Custom parental control is set appears and then the screen returns to the Control Menu display 2 Press DISPLAY while the player is in stop mode The Control Menu appears 3 Press to selec
105. s You can start playback directly by selecting one of the scenes For details see below continued ouoog e 10 Buiuo1eog 51 52 The title chapter or track number displayed is the same number recorded on the disc You cannot search for a still picture on a DVD RW in VR mode Searching by Scene viewer You can divide the screen into 9 subscreens and find the desired scene quickly BOOKMARK H nVv ENTER d RETURN CLEAR 1 Press DISPLAY twice during playback The Control Menu appears 2 Press 2 4 to select VIEWER then press ENTER The options for VIEWER appear 2 27 PLAY 8 34 DVD VIDEO i 1 T 2 55 TITLE VIEWER CHAPTER VIEWER BOOKMARK STROBE PLAYBACK ANGLE VIEWER TITLE VIEWER 3 Press to select the item Refer to the explanations given for each item in the following sections TITLE VIEWER for DVD VIDEO only CHAPTER VIEWER for DVD VIDEO only BOOKMARK TRACK VIEWER for VIDEO CD only STROBE PLAYBACK ANGLE VIEWER for DVD VIDEO only Z press ENTER To start playback from the selected scene or angle Select the scene using 4 gt and press ENTER The playback starts from the selected scene or angle To return to normal play Press 8 RETURN To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off The VIEWER is not available when
106. s of virtual speakers surrounding the listener at approximately a 30 angle of elevation The effect differs according to REAR or SIDE setting of the rear speakers page 94 REAR SIDE L Front speaker left R Front speaker right LS Rear speaker left RS Rear speaker right ti Virtual speaker ie You can use the LCD and scroll key on the remote to select a surround setting Toggle the scroll key up or down so that SURROUND appears in the LCD screen Then press down on the scroll key repeatedly to select one of the surround sounds To enjoy the multichannel audio through the 5 1CH OUTPUT jacks correctly set each speaker position and distance For details on setting each speaker see page 94 When you select an item the sound cuts off for a moment When the playing signal does not contain a signal for the rear speakers page 61 the surround effects may be difficult to hear When you select TVS DYNAMIC TVS WIDE TVS NIGHT or TVS STANDARD the player does not output the sound from the centre speaker When you select one of the surround modes turn off the surround setting of the connected TV or amplifier receiver If the player is set up to output the signal from the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL jack the TVS effect will not be heard when you play a CD Make sure that your listening position is between and at an equal distance from your speake
107. setting When playing a DVD VIDEO Select the language Depending on the DVD VIDEO the choice of language varies When 4 digits are displayed they indicate a language code Refer to Language Code List on page 106 to see which language the code represents When playing a DVD RW Select ON Press ENTER To cancel the SUBTITLE setting Select OFF in Step 3 To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off v You can use the LCD and scroll key on the remote to select a subtitle Toggle the scroll key up or down so that SUBTITLE appears in the LCD screen Then press down on the scroll key repeatedly to select a setting Depending on the DVD VIDEO you may not be able to change the subtitles even if multilingual subtitles are recorded on it salaow Buikofu3 67 68 Adjusting the Picture Quality BNP DOI BE The Block Noise Reduction BNR function adjusts the picture quality by reducing the block noise or mosaic like patterns that appear on your TV screen Scroll key DISPLAY 1 Press DISPLAY twice during playback The Control Menu appears 2 Press NW to select BNR then press ENTER The options for BNR appear 3 Press 7 4 to select a level As the value increases the mosaic like patterns on your TV screen will decrease 1 reduces the block noise 2 reduces the block noise more
108. ss BOOKMARK when you find a scene to be bookmarked To start playback from the bookmarked scene Select the bookmark using 4 9 then press ENTER To reset the bookmark Select the bookmark you want to reset using V 3 then press CLEAR To reset all the bookmarks for the player Select BOOKMARK RESET of CUSTOM SETUP in the Setup Display page 89 The number of the bookmark you selected is displayed on the front panel display continued 53 54 The player can store the bookmarks of up to 200 discs in memory When you have the player store over 200 discs in memory bookmarks of the oldest disc are erased Do not turn off the player by pressing POWER during playback Doing so may erase the bookmarks previously stored in memory Dividing a scene into 9 sections STROBE PLAYBACK You can display 9 consecutive moving pictures on the screen When you press the moving pictures pause Select STROBE PLAYBACK in Step 3 then press ENTER in Step 4 Displaying different angles simultaneously If various angles multi angles for a scene recorded on the DVD VIDEO you can display all of the angles recorded on the disc on the same screen The angles are displayed on a screen divided into 9 sections Select ANGLE VIEWER in Step 3 then press ENTER in Step 4 Viewing Information About the Disc Viewing the Playing Time and Remain
109. t PARENTAL CONTROL then press ENTER The options for PARENTAL To turn off the Custom Parental CONTROL appear 12 27 STOP Control function 18 34 DVD VIDEO T 1 Follow Steps 1 through 3 of Custom Parental Control ON gt Em 2 Press l to select OFF then press PASSWORD OFF ENTER 3 Enter your 4 digit password using the number buttons then press ENTER 4 Press 1 4 to select ON then press ENTER To play a disc for which Custom Parental Control is set Hif you have not entered a password The display for registering a new password appears 1 Insert the disc for which Custom Parental Control is set The CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL display appears PARENTAL CONTROL CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL Enter a new 4 digit password then press ENTER Custom parental control is already set To play enter your password and press ENTER Enter a 4 digit password by using the number buttons then press ENTER The display for confirming the password appears E When you have already registered a password The display for entering the password appears PARENTAL CONTROL Enter password then press ENTER 2 Enter your 4 digit password using the number buttons then press ENTER The player is ready for playback ie If you forget your password enter the 6 digit number 199703 using the number butt
110. t ORIGINAL the language given priority in the disc is selected BSUBTITLE DVD VIDEO only Switches the language of the subtitle recorded on the DVD VIDEO Select the language from the displayed list When you select AUDIO FOLLOW the language for the subtitles changes according to the language you selected for the sound track Y If you select OTHERS in MENU SUBTITLE and AUDIO select and enter a language code from Language Code List page 106 using the number buttons When you select a language that is not recorded on the DVD VIDEO one of the recorded languages will be automatically selected except for the OSD Settings for the Display SCREEN SETUP Choose settings according to the TV to be connected Select SCREEN SETUP in the Setup Display For details on using the display see Using the Setup Display page 83 The default settings are underlined SCREEN SETUP TV TYPE 16 9 COLOR SYSTEM AUTO SCREEN SAVER ON BACKGROUND JACKET PICTURE STARTUP SCREEN STANDARD COMPONENT OUT INTERLACE MODE AUTO MTV TYPE Selects the aspect ratio of the connected TV 4 3 standard or wide 16 9 Select this when you connect a wide screen TV or a TV with a wide mode function 4 3 Select this when you connect a LETTER 4 3 screen TV Displays a wide BOX picture with bands on the upper and lower portions of the screen 4 3 Selec
111. t the audio format while playing the DVD VIDEO With CDs or VIDEO CDs you can select the sound from the right or left channel and listen to the sound of the selected channel through both the right and left speakers In this case the sound loses its stereo effect For example when playing a disc containing a song with the vocals on the right channel and the instruments on the left channel you can hear the instruments from both speakers by selecting the left channel Scroll key Nv ENTER DISPLAY 1 Press DISPLAY during playback The Control Menu is displayed 2 Press to select D AUDIO then ENTER The options for AUDIO appear 12 27 PLAY 18 34 DVD VIDEO 00822500 1 ENGLISH 1 ENGLISH PROGRAM FORMAT 2 ENGLISH DOLBY DIGITAL 3 2 1 3 FRENCH L c R FE LS RSI Press 7 to select the desired audio signal When playing a DVD VIDEO Depending on the DVD VIDEO the choice of language varies When 4 digits are displayed they indicate a language code Refer to Language Code List on page 106 to see which language the code represents When the same language is displayed two or more times the DVD VIDEO is recorded in multiple audio formats E When playing a DVD RW The types of sound tracks recorded on a disc are displayed The default setting is underlined Example e 1 MAIN main sound e 1 SUB sub sound 1 MAIN SUB
112. t this when you connect a PAN SCAN 4 3 screen TV Automatically displays the wide picture on the entire screen and cuts off the portions that do not fit continued siueunsnIpy pue sumes i 85 86 16 9 MBACKGROUND Selects the background colour or picture on the TV screen in stop mode or while playing an SACD CD 4 3 LETTER BOX JACKET The jacket picture still picture PICTURE appears in the background but only when the jacket picture is already recorded on the disc 4 3 PAN SCAN CD EXTRA etc If the disc does not contain a jacket picture the GRAPHICS picture appears PICTURE Your favorite picture appears in Note the background To store scene Depending on the DVD 4 3 LETTER BOX may be in memory see Storing a selected automatically instead of 4 3 PAN SCAN or picture in memory below vice versa GRAPHICS A preset picture stored in the MCOLOR SYSTEM VIDEO CD only player appears in the background Selects the colour system when you play a BLUE The background colour is blue VIDEO CD BLACK The background colour is black AUTO Outputs the video signal in the system of the VIDEO CD either PAL or MSTARTUP SCREEN NTSC If your TV is the DUAL system select AUTO PAL Changes the video signal of an NTSC VIDEO CD and outputs it in the PAL system NTSC Changes the video signal of a PAL VIDEO CD and outputs it in the NTS
113. t using PBC press kae P the number buttons while the player is stopped to select a track then press E gt or ENTER Play without PBC appears on the TV screen and the player starts continuous play You cannot play still pictures such as a menu To return to PBC playback press twice then press Ka Depending on the VIDEO CD Press ENTER in Step 3 may appear as Press SELECT in the instructions supplied with the disc In this case press The PBC functions of Super VCDs do not work with this player Super VCDs are played in continuous play mode only Various Play Mode Functions Programme Play Shuffle Play Repeat Play A B Repeat Play You can set the following play modes Programme Play page 43 Shuffle Play page 45 Repeat Play page 46 A B Repeat Play page 47 The play mode is cancelled when you open the disc tray the player enters standby mode by pressing VC on the remote you turn the power off by pressing POWER on the player sosiq Buikeld F Creating your own programme Programme Play E33 You can play the contents of a disc in the order you want by arranging the order of the titles chapters or tracks on the disc to create your own programme You can programme up to 99 titles chapters and tracks PROGRAM T V2 ENTER DISPLAY Number buttons CLEAR continued 43 1 Press DISPLAY t
114. tc Scroll key DISPLAY CLEAR 1 Press DISPLAY twice during playback when playing an SACD CD press once The Control Menu appears continued 47 2 Press 4 4 to select G a B REPEAT then press ENTER The options for A B REPEAT appear 12 27 PLAY 18 34 DVD VIDEO T 1 82 55 OFF SET gt OFF 3 Press 4Y to select SET then press ENTER The A B REPEAT setting display appears A B REPEAT Set point A with ENTER 4 During playback when you find the starting point point A of the portion to be played repeatedly press ENTER The starting point point A is set A B REPEAT Set point B with 3 A 18 1 32 55 48 5 when you reach the ending point point B press ENTER again The set points are displayed and the player starts repeating this specific portion A B appears on the front panel display during A B Repeat Play 12 27 PLAY 18 34 DVD VIDEO ON CHAPTER TIME A 18 1 32 55 B 18 1 34 30 To return to normal play Press CLEAR or select OFF in Step 3 To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off je You can use the LCD and scroll key on the remote to select A B Repeat Toggle the scroll key up or down so that A B appears in the LCD
115. the value in the Setup Display when you move the speakers The default adjustments are in parentheses FRONT Front speaker distance from the 3m listening position can be set in 0 2 metre increments from 1 to 15 metres CENTER Centre speaker distance can be 3m moved up to 0 6 metre backward from the front speakers or 1 6 metres forward closer to the listening position in 0 2 metre increments REAR 3m Rear speaker distance can be moved up to 5 metres closer to your listening position from the front speaker position in 0 2 metre increments If each of the front or rear speakers are not placed at an equal distance from your listening position set the distance according to the closest speaker Do not place the rear speakers farther away from your listening position than the front speakers These settings do not affect the SACD Multi audio signals mM BALANCE You can vary the balance of the left and right speakers as follows Be sure to set TEST TONE to ON for easy adjustment The default adjustments are in parentheses FRONT 0dB Adjust the balance between the front left and right speakers 6dB L to 6dB R 0 5dB increments REAR 0dB Adjust the balance between the rear left and right speakers 6dB L to 6dB R 0 5dB increments MLEVEL You can vary the level of each speaker as follows Be sure to set TEST TONE to
116. tup Display T V ENTER 1 Press DISPLAY when the player is in stop mode The Control Menu appears 2 Press iv to select dili SETUP then press ENTER The options for SETUP appear QUICK CUSTOM RESET QUICK Press 4 4 to select CUSTOM then press ENTER The Setup Display appears LANGUAGE SETUP OSD ENGLISH MENU ENGLISH AUDIO ORIGINAL SUBTITLE ENGLISH 4 Press VW to select the setup item from the displayed list LANGUAGE SETUP SCREEN SETUP CUSTOM SETUP AUDIO SETUP or SPEAKER SETUP Then press ENTER The selected Setup item appears Example SCREEN SETUP Selected item SCREEN SETUP TV TYPE 16 9 COLOR SYSTEM AUTO SCREEN SAVER ON BACKGROUND JACKET PICTURE STARTUP SCREEN STANDARD COMPONENT OUT INTERLACE MODE AUTO Setup items 5 select an item using T then press ENTER The options for the selected item appear Example TV TYPE COLOR SYSTEM 169 SCREENSAVER 43 LETTER BOX BACKGROUND 4 3 PAN SCAN STARTUP SCREEN ND SCREEN SETUP TV TYPE COMPONENT OUT MODE Options continued siueunsn py pue sumas 83 84 6 Select a setting using 7 then press ENTER The setting is selected and setup is complete Example 4 3 PAN SCAN Selected setting SCREEN SETUP TV TYPE 4 3 PAN SCAN COLOR SYSTEM AUTO SCREEN SAVER ON BACKGROU
117. udio input Signal flow The yellow plug is used for video signals page 20 24 Connecting to an AV amplifier having 5 1ch input jacks or a digital input jack and 4 to 6 speakers If your AV amplifier receiver has 5 1 channel inputs use If you want to use the Dolby Digital MPEG audio or DTS decoder function on your AV amplifier receiver connect to its digital jack using With the following connections you can enjoy a more realistic audio presence in the comfort of your own home Connecting to the 5 1ch input jacks You can enjoy 5 1ch surround sound using the internal Dolby Digital MPEG audio DTS or SACD Multi decoder of this player You can also enjoy Dolby Surround Pro Logic sounds or surround sounds using various SURROUND modes page 62 i E Recommended surround sound effects for this connection When 6 speakers are connected Set SURROUND to OFF Dolby Digital 5 1ch page 101 eDTS 5 1ch page 101 eSACD Multi channel page 101 MPEG audio 5 1ch page 101 B Connecting to a digital jack This connection will allow you to use the Dolby Digital MPEG audio or DTS decoder function of your AV amplifier receiver You are not able to enjoy the surround sound effects of the player E Recommended surround sound effects using this connection with your amplifier receiver Dolby Digital 5 1ch page 101 eDTS 5 1ch page 101 MPEG audio 5 1c
118. unctions such as TIME TEXT and SUBTITLE Scroll key LCD contents LCD screen The following commands are contained in the LCD The commands will scroll continuously if you keep the scroll key pushed up or down TIME TEXT page 56 FL ON OFF lt gt MULTI 2CH page 41 page 89 AUDIO page 60 SUBTITLE page 67 ANGLE page 66 SURROUND page 62 SHUFFLE page 45 SACD CD page 42 DVE page 72 BNR page 68 A B page 47 REPEAT page 46 Operating the LCD and scroll key 1 Toggle the scroll key up or down to select a command 2 Point the remote at the 9 remote sensor on the player and press down on the word PUSH imprinted on the scroll key so that 7 appears in the LCD screen The player will respond to the selected command as long as the command remains in the LCD screen Some commands require you to press down on the scroll key repeatedly For a description of each command listed above refer to the pages in parentheses Guide to the Control Menu Display Use the Control Menu to select a function that you would like to use The Control Menu display appears when the DISPLAY button is pressed For details please refer to the page in parentheses Control Menu Total number of titles or tracks recorded Currently playing title number VIDEO CD SACD CD track number Currently playing chapter number VIDEO CD SACD CD index number Playin
119. ustments while viewing the image on your TV screen Press 3 RETURN to stop making adjustments to the image 5 Press ENTER The Video Equalizer display appears and the adjusted gamma values are stored in memory To reset only the gamma value to the default setting Select RESET in the GAMMA adjustment display by pressing and press ENTER You can move the gamma adjustment display horizontally by pressing 1 salaow Buikofu3 71 Enhancing the Playback Picture DIGITAL VIDEO ENHANCER DVD VIDEO DVD RW VIDEO CD The Digital Video Enhancer function makes the picture appear clear and crisp by enhancing the outlines of images on your TV screen Also this function can soften the images on the screen Scroll key 1 Press DISPLAY twice during playback The Control Menu appears 2 Press 2 4 to select DIGITAL VIDEO ENHANCER then press ENTER The options for DIGITAL VIDEO ENHANCER appear 3 Press 7 4 to select a level As the value increases the outlines of images on your TV screen will become crisper e 1 enhances the outline 2 enhances the outline more than 1 3 enhances the outline more than 2 SOFT softens the image DVD VIDEO DVD RW only Z Press ENTER The disc plays with the setting you selected To cancel the DIGITAL VIDEO ENHANCER setting Select OFF in Step 3 To turn off the Control M
120. ven more effective E AUDIO FILTER except SACD Selects the digital filter to reduce noises above the 22 05 kHz Sampling frequency Fs of the audio sources is 44 1 kHz 24 kHz Fs is 48 kHz or 48 kHz Fs is above 96 kHz SHARP Provides a wide frequency range and spatial feeling SLOW Provides smooth and warm sound There may be little effect by changing the digital filter depending on discs or playback environment There is no effect on SACDs IDOWNMIX DVD VIDEO DVD RW only Switches the mixing down methods when you play a DVD on which rear signal components such as LS RS or S are recorded in Dolby Digital or DTS format For details on the rear signal components see Changing the Sound page 60 This function affects the output of the following jacks AUDIO OUT L R 1 2 jacks DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXICAL jack when DOLBY DIGITAL and DTS are set to D PCM page 92 PHONES jack DOLBY Select this when the player is SUR connected to an audio component ROUND that conforms to Dolby Surround Pro Logic The output signals which reproduce the Dolby Surround effect are downmixed to 2 channels NORMAL _ Select this when the player is connected to an audio component that does not conform to Dolby Surround Pro Logic All of the output signals are downmixed to 2 channels without the Dolby Surround Pro Logic effect
121. wice when playing an SACD CD press once The Control Menu appears 2 Press 4 4 to select PROGRAM then press ENTER The options for PROGRAM appear 12 27 PLAY 18 34 DVD VIDEO T 1 32 55 OFF OFF SET gt ON 3 Press 7 4 to select SET then press ENTER The display for programming appears TRACK is displayed when you play a VIDEO CD SACD or CD PROGRAM 1 UTE aE A LES Oe WINE s ETLE Te WUE Y Titles or tracks recorded on a disc 4 Press gt The cursor moves to the title or track in this case 401 PROGRAM ALL CLEAR ie WES Zt Wes ou 7 TITLE m Chapters recorded on a disc 5 Select the title chapter or track you want to programme E When playing a DVD VIDEO For example select chapter 03 of title 02 Press or the number buttons to select 02 under T then press ENTER PROGRAM ALL CLEAR 1 TITLE ALL 2 TITLE 01 01 3 TITLE 02 02 4 TITLE 03 03 04 04 6 TITLE 05 05 ZARSS 06 Next press 4 7 or the number buttons to select 03 under then press ENTER PROGRAM ALL CLEAR 1 TITLE 02 03 Cm 2 TITLE 01 REIHE S 02 ATTE 03 BILE 04 Ge TILE 05 Selected title and chapter Wi When playing a VIDEO CD SACD or CD For
122. y protection signal applied to some DVD programmes could affect picture quality If you still experience problems even when you connect your player directly to your TV please try connecting your player to your TV s S video input page 20 gt If the colour system of your player does not match with that of your TV change the colour system of the player For details see page 85 You cannot change the colour system of the DVD disc itself gt You have selected PROGRESSIVE in COMPONENT OUT even though your TV cannot accept the signal in progressive format In this case set the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT SCAN SELECT switch on the back panel of the player to INTERLACE Then set COMPONENT OUT to INTERLACE after you can see the TV screen correctly and reset COMPONENT VIDEO OUT SCAN SELECT switch to SELECTABLE gt Even if your TV is compatible with progressive format 525p signals the image may be affected when you set COMPONENT OUT to PROGRESSIVE In this case set COMPONENT OUT to INTERLACE Even though you set the aspect ratio in TV TYPE of SCREEN SETUP the picture does not fill the screen gt The aspect ratio of the disc is fixed on your DVD Sound There is no sound gt The connecting cord is not connected securely gt The connecting cord is damaged gt The player is connected to the wrong input jack on the amplifier receiver page 25 27
123. y discs If you don t the disc may be damaged On adjusting volume Do not turn up the volume while listening to a section with very low level inputs or no audio signals If you do the speakers may be damaged when a peak level section is played On cleaning Clean the cabinet panel and controls with a soft cloth slightly moistened with a mild detergent solution Do not use any type of abrasive pad scouring powder or solvent such as alcohol or benzine If you have any questions or problems concerning your player please consult your nearest Sony dealer On cleaning discs Do not use a commercially available cleaning disc It may cause a malfunction IMPORTANT NOTICE Caution This player is capable of holding a still video image or on screen display image on your television screen indefinitely If you leave the still video image or on screen display image displayed on your TV for an extended period of time you risk permanent damage to your television screen Projection televisions are especially susceptible to this Table of Contents cee Stet Sten padi cB alan mtt Cetero wear crea e d 2 Welcome Lien mae Ee Gri oe ea d uo doe eee ud 2 Precautions gc REIR epee Ghee 3 About this Manual cir ERR ERE RICCA ACRI XB AS ERES 6 This Player Can Play the Following Discs 6 Notes about the Discs senceres iia p c eee 7 Index

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