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Sony DVP-NS15 User's Manual

1. PAUSE MODE DVD VIDEO DVD VR mode 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 move dynamically is output in high resolution 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 No priority given OFF 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 53 If you set DTS to OFF page 57 the DTS sound track is not played even if you set TRACK SELECTION to AUTO If PCM DTS MPEG audio and Dolby Digital sound tracks have the same number of channels the player selects PCM DTS MPEG and Dolby Digital audio sound tracks in this order MULTI DISC RESUME DVD VIDEO VIDEO CD only Switches the Multi disc Resume setting on or off Resume playback can be stored in memory for up to 6 different DVD VIDEOs VIDEO CDs page 21 ON Stores the resume setting in memory for up to 6 discs OFF Does not store the resume setting in memory Playback res
2. The analogue audio signals from the LINE RGB TV SCART jack is not affected by this setting and keep their original sampling frequency level suueunsn py pue sbunjas 57 58 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 picture noise appears gt Re connect the connecting cord securely gt The connecting cords are damaged gt Check the connection to your TV page 14 and switch the input selector on your TV so that the signal from the player appears on the TV screen gt Set LINE in SCREEN SETUP to an item appropriate for your system page 54 The disc is dirty or flawed If the picture output from your player goes through your VCR to get to your TV or if you are connected to a combination TV VIDEO player the copy protection signal applied to some DVD programmes could affect picture quality gt The disc is recorded in a colour system that is different from your TV 44 The picture does not fill the screen even though the aspect ratio is set in TV TYPE under SCREEN SETUP gt The aspect ratio of the
3. 56 Additional Information 58 Troubl Shooting 252453210888 f ge ang en attirer 58 Self diagnosis Function When letters numbers appear in the display 60 GOSSA e seni Sa dani EN ated dane ADS SA wee ees waa i 61 Specifications 63 Language Code List 64 Parental Control Area Code List 64 Index magas paa R n anaE D O EE eG Dee ee Se 65 About This Manual Instructions in this manual describe the controls on the remote You can also use the controls on the player if they have the same or similar names as those on the remote DVD may be used as a general term for DVD VIDEOs DVD RWs DVD Rs VR mode and DVD RWs DVD Rs video mode The meaning of the icons used in this manual is described below Icons Meaning Functions available for DVD VIDEOs and DVD RWs DVD Rs in VR DVD video mode or DVD RWs DVD Rs in video mode CA Functions available for DVD RWs DVD Rs in VR Video Recording mode Functions available for VIDEO CDs including Super VCDs or CD Rs VCD CD RW in video CD format or Super VCD format CD Functions available for music CDs or CD Rs CD RWSs in music CD format Functions available for DATA CDs CD ROMs CD Rs CD RWs DATA CD containing MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files Functions available for DATA DVDs
4. 10 HOOKUDS na LANA Sa eR MEDORA ERA AA the Rule Mat 13 Hooking Up the Player 13 Step 1 Unpacking 2 coisa rera eek pee eee Meee eae ee be eae 13 Step 2 Inserting Batteries Into the Remote 13 Step 3 Connecting to your TV 14 Step 4 Connecting to an AV amplifier receiver 16 Step 5 Connecting the Mains Lead 17 Step 6 Quick Setup a aa eke ee bev eee ce dee tebe ee a aa 17 Playing DISCS nn a eee ede had wae wee ow der doe yd 19 Playing DISCS i224 ser let ee ieee eee aes DAN ales Lanai 19 Resuming Playback From the Point Where You Stopped the Disc Multi disc Resume 0 0 0 0 00 eee 21 Using the DVD s Menu 22 Selecting ORIGINAL or PLAY LIST on a DVD RW DVD R 22 Playing VIDEO CDs With PBC Functions PBC Playback 23 Various Play Mode Functions Programme Play Shuffle Play Repeat Play A B Repeat Play Den minae Sa eee eee 24 Searching for a Scene 28 Searching for a Particular Point on a Disc Scan Slow motion Play Freeze Frame ss fentes aes Ss en te tnt ALASAN 28 Searching for a Title Chapter Track Scene etc 29 Searching by Scene PICTURE NAVIGATION 31 Viewing Information About the Disc
5. 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 Select 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 16 9 4 3 LETTER BOX 4 3 PAN SCAN Depending on the DVD 4 3 LETTER BOX may be selected automatically instead of 4 3 PAN SCAN or vice versa SCREEN SAVER The screen saver image appears when you leave the player in pause or stop mode for 15 minutes or when you play a CD or DATA CD MP3 audio DATA DVD MP3 audio for more than 15 minutes The screen saver will help prevent your display device from becoming damaged ghosting Press E gt to turn off the screen saver ON Turns on the screen saver OFF Turns off the screen saver BACKGROUND Selects the background colour or picture on the TV screen when the player is in stop mode or while playing a CD or DATA CD MP3 audio DATA DVD MP3 audio JACKET The jacket picture still picture PICTURE appears but only when the jacket picture is already recorded on the disc CD EXTRA etc If the disc does not contain a jacket picture the GRAPHICS picture appears GRAPHICS A preset picture stored in t
6. 32 Checking the Playing Time and Remaining Time 32 Sound Adjustments cece ce hee ete ete ewe eee tement 34 Ghanging the Sound SS AA ASA en ine ag 34 TV Virtual Surround Settings TVS 35 Enjoying Movies sx mass EA aay ee ees tentes ter 37 Changing the Angles 37 Displaying the Subtitles 37 Adjusting the Playback Picture CUSTOM PICTURE MODE 38 Sharpening the Picture SHARPNESS 40 Enjoying MP3 Audio and JPEG Images 41 About MP3 Audio Tracks and JPEG Image Files 41 Playing MP3 Audio Tracks or JPEG Image Files 42 Enjoying JPEG Images as a Slide Show 45 Using Various Additional Functions 48 Locking Discs CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL PARENTAL CONTROL 48 Controlling Your TV With the Supplied Remote 51 Settings and Adjustments 52 Using the Setup Display 52 Setting the Display or Sound Track Language LANGUAGE SETUP 53 Settings for the Display SCREEN SETUP 54 Custom Settings CUSTOM SETUP 55 Settings for the Sound AUDIO SETUP
7. Hint y except OFF i when you select any item PROGRAM SHUFFLE REPEAT A B REPEAT SHARPNESS CUSTOM PICTURE MODE only The ORIGINAL PLAY LIST indicator lights up in green when you select PLAY LIST default setting 12 Hooking Up the Player Follow steps 1 to 6 to hook up and adjust the settings of the player Plug cords securely to prevent unwanted noise Refer to the instructions supplied with the components to be connected You cannot connect this player to a TV that does not have a SCART input jack Be sure to disconnect the mains lead of each component before connecting sdnyooy Step 1 Unpacking Check that you have the following items Remote commander remote 1 R6 size AA batteries 2 Step 2 Inserting Batteries Into the Remote You can control the player using the supplied remote Insert two R6 size 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 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
8. gt The file has an extension other than JPEG or JPG gt The image is larger than 3072 width x 2048 height in normal mode or more than 3 300 000 pixels in progressive JPEG Some progressive JPEG files cannot be displayed even if the file size is within this specified capacity gt The image does not fit the screen the image is reduced gt MODE MP3 JPEG is set to AUDIO MP3 page 45 The MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files start playing simultaneously gt MODE MP3 JPEG is set to AUTO page 45 The album track file names are not displayed correctly gt The player can only display numbers and alphabet Other characters are displayed as 66 The disc does not start playing from the beginning Programme Play Shuffle Play Repeat Play or A B Repeat Play is selected page 24 gt Resume play has taken effect page 21 The player starts playing the disc automatically gt The disc features an auto playback function gt AUTO PLAY in CUSTOM SETUP is set to ON page 55 Playback stops automatically gt While playing discs with an auto pause signal the player stops playback at the auto pause signal Some functions such as Stop Search Fast Play and Slow Play Slow motion Play Repeat Play Shuffle Play or Programme Play cannot be performed gt Depending on the disc you may not be
9. Selecting a JPEGimage file 1 After step 2 of Selecting an album press PICTURE NAVI The image files in the album appear in 16 subscreens A scroll box is displayed on the right To display the additional image select the bottom images and press To return to the previous image select the top images and press P 2 Press lt T v gt to select the image you want to view and press ENTER The selected image appears Example To go to the next or previous JPEG image file Press or gt during playback You can select the first file of the next album by pressing gt during playback of the last file of the current album Note that you cannot return to the previous album by using and that you need to select the previous album from the album list To rotate a JPEG image Press while viewing the image Each time you press P the image rotates counterclockwise by 90 degrees To return to normal view press CLEAR Note that the view also returns to normal if you press to go to the next or previous image Example when is pressed once Rotating direction To magnify a JPEG image ZOOM Press ZOOM while viewing the image You can enlarge the image up to four times the original size and scroll using 4 9 To return to normal view press CLEAR When pressed once x2 The image enlarges twice the original size When pressed twice x4 The
10. 1 2 Press TI to select the type of Dolby Digital signal you wish to send to your amplifier receiver If your AV amplifier receiver has a Dolby Digital decoder select DOLBY DIGITAL Otherwise select D PCM AUDIO SETUP AUDIO DRC DOWNMIX DIGITAL OUT DOLBY DIGITAL MPEG DTS 48kHz 96kHz PCM STANDARD DOLBY SURROUND DOLBY DIGITAL 48kHz 1 6bit 1 3 press ENTER DTS is selected AUDIO SETUP AUDIO DRC DOWNMIX DIGITAL OUT DOLBY DIGITAL MPEG DTS 48kHz 96kHz PCM STANDARD DOLBY SURROUND 1 Apress IV to select whether or not you wish to send a DTS signal to your amplifier receiver If your AV amplifier receiver has a DTS decoder select ON Otherwise select OFF 1 5 ress ENTER 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 57 Playing Discs Playing Discs KE 5 CEA Ka KM CO CTI Depending on the DVD or VIDEO CD some operations may be different or restricted Refer to the operating instructions supplied with your disc VO Ip V 4 8 10 ENTER gt RETURN To 1 Turn on your TV Press WC The player turns on and the power indicator lights up 3 Switch the input selector on your TV so that the signal from the player appears on the TV screen
11. LANGUAGE SETUP OSD MENU AUDIO SUBTITLE ORIGINAL OSD On Screen Display Switches the display language on the screen MENU DVD VIDEO only You can select the desired language for the disc s menu AUDIO DVD VIDEO only Switches the language of the sound track When you select ORIGINAL the language given priority in the disc is selected SUBTITLE DVD VIDEO only Switches the language of the subtitle recorded on the DVD VIDEO When you select AUDIO FOLLOW the language for the subtitles changes according to the language you selected for the sound track sueunsn py pue sbunjas Hint If you select OTHERS in MENU SUBTITLE or AUDIO select and enter a language code from Language Code List on page 64 using the number buttons Tf you select a language in MENU SUBTITLE or AUDIO that is not recorded on a DVD VIDEO one of the recorded languages will be automatically selected 53 54 Settings for the Display SCREEN SETUP Choose settings according to the TV to be connected Select SCREEN SETUP in the Setup Display To use the display see Using the Setup Display page 52 The default settings are underlined SCREEN SETUP TV TYPE 16 9 SCREEN SAVER ON BACKGROUND JACKET PICTURE LINE VIDEO TV TYPE Selects the aspect ratio of the connected TV 4 3 standard or wide
12. ON in AUDIO SETUP page 57 A loud noise may come out from the speakers affecting your ears or causing the speakers to be damaged gt continued 19 20 Additional operations 4 CLEAR 9 e il gt replay advance So ZOOM O E SLOW PLAY Q FAST PLAY To Operation Stop Press M Pause Press I Resume play after pause Press Il or gt Gotothenextchapter Press SPI track or scene in continuous play mode Go back to the Press ke previous chapter track or scene in continuous play mode Stop play and remove Press amp the disc Replay the previous Press eo il scene replay during playback Briefly fast forward Press ep I gt the current scene advance during playback Magnify the image Press ZOOM repeatedly Press CLEAR to cancel l DVD VIDEOs DVD RWs DVD Rs only 2 DVD VIDEOs DVD RWs DVD Rs DVD RWs DVD3 Rs only 3 Video and JPEG pictures only except BACKGROUND pictures You can move the enlarged picture using Depending upon the contents of the disc the zoom function may be cancelled automatically when the picture is moved You may not be able to use the Replay or Advance function with some scenes Playback quickly or slowly with sound You can listen to dialogue or sound while playing the current scene quickly or slowly During playback press FAST PLAY or
13. 64 Language Code List For details see pages 34 37 53 The language spellings conform to the ISO 639 1988 E F standard Code Language Code Language Code Language Code Language 1027 Afar 1183 Irish 1347 Maori 1507 Samoan 1028 Abkhazian 1186 Scots Gaelic 1349 Macedonian 1508 Shona 1032 Afrikaans 1194 Galician 1350 Malayalam 1509 Somali 1039 Amharic 1196 Guarani 1352 Mongolian 1511 Albanian 1044 Arabic 1203 Gujarati 1353 Moldavian 1512 Serbian 1045 Assamese 1209 Hausa 1356 Marathi 1513 Siswati 1051 Aymara 1217 Hindi 1357 Malay 1514 Sesotho 1052 Azerbaijani 1226 Croatian 1358 Maltese 1515 Sundanese 1053 Bashkir 1229 Hungarian 1363 Burmese 1516 Swedish 1057 Byelorussian 1233 Armenian 1365 Nauru 1517 Swahili 1059 Bulgarian 1235 Interlingua 1369 Nepali 1521 Tamil 1060 Bihari 1239 Interlingue 1376 Dutch 1525 Telugu 1061 Bislama 1245 Inupiak 1379 Norwegian 1527 Tajik 1066 Bengali 1248 Indonesian 1393 Occitan 1528 Thai Bangla 1253 Icelandic 1403 Afan Oromo 1529 Tigrinya 1067 Tibetan 1254 Italian 1408 Oriya 1531 Turkmen 1070 Breton 1257 Hebrew 1417 Punjabi 1532 Tagalog 1079 Catalan 1261 Japanese 1428 Polish 1534 Setswana 1093 Corsican 1269 Yiddish 1435 Pashto 1535 Tonga 1097 Czech 1283 Javanese Pushto 1538 Turkish 1103 Welsh 1287 Georgian 1436 Portuguese 1539 Tsonga 1105 Danish 1297 Kazakh 1463 Quechua 1540 Tatar 1109 German 1298 Greenlandic 1481 Rhaeto 1543 Twi 1130 Bhutani 1299 Cambodian Romance 1557 Ukrainian 11
14. is selected 600 JPEG image files when IMAGE JPEG is selected This function does not work if the MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files are not placed in the same album If playing time of JPEG image or MP3 audio is longer than the other the longer one continues without sound or image If you play large MP3 track data and JPEG image data at the same time the sound may skip It is recommended that you set the MP3 bit rate to 128 kbps or lower when creating the file If the sound still skips then reduce the size of the JPEG file Setting the pace fora slide show INTERVAL You can set the time the slides are displayed on the screen 1 Press DISPLAY twice while viewing a JPEG image or when the player is in stop mode The Control Menu appears 2 Press 4 4 to select uit INTERVAL then press ENTER The options for INTERVAL appear el 14 1 4 DATA CD rec 29 10 2006 NORMAL NORMAL FAST SLOW 1 SLOW 2 3 Press 1 4 to select a setting The default setting is underlined NORMAL sets the duration to between 6 to 9 seconds FAST sets a duration shorter than NORMAL SLOW 1 sets a duration longer than NORMAL SLOW 2 sets a duration longer than SLOW 1 4 Press ENTER Some JPEG files especially progressive JPEG files or JPEG files of 3 000 000 pixels or more may take longer to display than others which may make the duration seem longer than the se
15. A B Repeat Play page 27 CLEAR ENTER t v 9 The play mode is cancelled when you eject the disc the player enters standby mode by pressing VO Creating your own programme Programme Play CES KO Ga 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 1 Press DISPLAY The Control Menu appears 2 Press 4 to select F i PROGRAM then press ENTER The options for PROGRAM appear DVD VIDEO 3 Press Vw to select SET then press ENTER TRACK is displayed when you play a VIDEO CD or CD PROGRAM i 2 TITLE 01 3 MLE 02 4 TITLE 03 By Ws 04 6 TITLE 05 7 TITLE x Titles or tracks recorded on a disc 4 Press gt The cursor moves to the title or track row T in this case 01 PROGRAM ALL CLEAR T k LTTE 2 TITLE Lot 3 TTE 02 a TIME 03 5 TITLE 04 6 TLE 05 7 TITLE Chapters recorded on a disc 5 Select the title chapter or track you want to programme When playing a DVD VIDEO For example select chapter 03 of title 02 Press 4 7 to select 02 under T then press ENTER PROGRAM 2 ALL CLEAR 1 TITLE ALL 2 Tle
16. Checking the audio signal format 35 Child Lock 20 Connecting 14 Continuous play CD VIDEO CD 19 DVD 19 Control Menu 10 CUSTOM 52 CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL 48 CUSTOM PICTURE MODE 38 CUSTOM SETUP 55 D DATA CD 5 41 DATA DVD 5 41 DATE 44 DIGITAL OUT 56 Digital output 57 Display Control Menu Display 10 Setup Display 52 DOLBY DIGITAL 34 57 61 DOWNMIX 56 DTS 34 57 61 DVD 5 19 61 DVD RW 5 20 61 DVD s menu 22 DVD RW 5 22 61 E EFFECT 47 F Fast forward 28 FAST PLAY 20 Fast reverse 28 FILE 30 File 61 Freeze Frame 29 H Handling discs 2 Hooking up 13 l INDEX 29 INTERVAL 46 J JPEG 5 41 L LANGUAGE SETUP 53 LINE 54 Locating a specific point by watching the TV screen 28 M MEMORY 39 MENU 53 MODE MP3 JPEG 45 MP3 5 41 MPEG 34 57 62 MULTI DISC RESUME 21 55 O On screen display Control Menu Display 10 Setup Display 52 ORIGINAL 22 ORIGINAL PLAY LIST 22 OSD 53 P PARENTAL CONTROL 48 PAUSE MODE 55 PBC Playback 23 PICTURE NAVIGATION 31 44 PLAY LIST 22 PROGRAM 24 Programme Play 24 Q QUICK 53 Quick Setup 17 53 R Remote 9 13 51 REPEAT 26 Repeat Play 26 Replay 20 RESET 53 S Scan 28 SCENE 30 SCREEN SAVER 54 SCREEN SETUP 54 Searching 28 SETUP 52 Setup Display 52 SHARPNESS 40 SHUFFLE 25 Shuffle Play 25 Slide Show 45 SLOW PLAY 20 Slow motion Play 29 Speakers Hooking up 16 SUBTITLE 53 Surround 35 T TIME TEXT 29
17. Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association e The player will play any data with the extension MP3 JPG or JPEG even if they are not in MP3 or JPEG format Playing these data may generate a loud noise which could damage your speaker system The player does not conform to audio tracks in mp3PRO format Some JPEG files cannot be played About playback order of albums tracks and files Albums play in the following order Structure of disc contents Tree 1 Tree2 Tree3 Tree4 Tree5 Album Track or file sabew 93df pue olpny edi BuiAofuz gt continued 41 42 When you insert a DATA CD DATA DVD and press C gt the numbered tracks or files are played sequentially from through Any sub albums tracks or files contained within a currently selected album take priority over the next album in the same tree Example contains so is played before When you press MENU and the list of album names appears page 43 the album names are arranged in the following order O O Q Albums that do not contain tracks or files such as album do not appear in the list lt Hints If you add numbers 01 02 03 etc to the front of the track file names when you store the tracks or files in a disc the tracks and files will be played in that order Since a disc with many trees takes longer to start playback i
18. SLOW PLAY The speed changes when you press either FAST PLAY or SLOW PLAY To return to normal playback Press gt You can only use this function with DVDs VIDEO CDs Super VCDs and DVD RWs DVD Rs in VR mode only Operation not possible will appear when maximum or minimum speed is reached During FAST PLAY and SLOW PLAY mode you cannot change angle page 37 subtitle page 37 and the sound page 34 The sound can only be changed for VIDEO CDs Super VCDs Fast Play and Slow Play functions do not work when playing DTS sound tracks You cannot use Fast Play and Slow Play functions when playing a still picture on DVD RW DVD R in VR mode Locking the disc tray Child Lock You can lock the disc tray to prevent children from opening it When the player is in standby mode press 4 RETURN ENTER and then I 5 on the remote The player turns on The amp and amp buttons on the player or the remote do not work while the Child Lock is set To unlock the disc tray When the player is in standby mode press d RETURN ENTER and then VQ again Even if you select RESET under SETUP in the Control Menu page 53 the disc tray remains locked Resuming Playback From the Point Where You Stopped the Disc multi disc Resume DTPA KA The player stores the point where you stopped the disc for up to 6 discs and resumes playback the next time you insert the same disc If you stor
19. When using an amplifier receiver Turn on the amplifier receiver and select the appropriate channel so that you can hear sound from the player 4 Press on the player and place a disc on the disc tray Playback side facing down sosia fufeld 5 Press The disc tray closes The player starts playback continuous play and the play indicator lights up Adjust the volume on the TV or the amplifier receiver Depending on the disc a menu may appear on the TV screen For DVD VIDEOS see page 22 For VIDEO CDs see page 23 To turn off the player Press 1 0 The player enters standby mode Hint You can have the player turn off automatically whenever you leave it in stop mode for more than 30 minutes To turn this function on or off set AUTO POWER OFF in CUSTOM SETUP to ON or OFF page 55 The play indicator lights up each time the disc is in playback mode e Discs created on DVD recorders must be correctly finalized before they can be played For more information about finalizing refer to the operating instructions supplied with the DVD recorder Notes on playing DTS sound tracks on a DVD VIDEO DTS audio signals are output only through the DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL jack When you play a DVD VIDEO with DTS sound tracks set DTS to ON in AUDIO SETUP page 57 If you connect the player to audio equipment without a DTS decoder do not set DTS to
20. play button 19 The D button has a tactile dot E stop button 20 HI pause button 20 26 SUR surround button 35 P angle button 37 U TV WC on standby button 51 open close button 20 Number buttons 22 The number 5 button has a tactile dot CLEAR button 24 TOP MENU button 22 V 3 buttons 22 dd RETURN return button 20 0 lt i e gt i gt replay step advance step buttons 20 29 Hea P 1 previous next buttons 20 se the tactile dot as a reference when operating the player 10 Guide to the Control Menu Display Magic Pad Use the Control Menu to select a function and to view related information Press DISPLAY repeatedly to turn on or change the Control Menu display as follows Control Menu display 1 Control Menu display 2 Only for DATA CDs DATA DVDs Control Menu display off Control Menu display The Control Menu display 1 and 2 will show different items depending on the disc type For details about each item see the pages in parentheses Example Control Menu display 1 when playing a DVD VIDEO Currently playing chapter number Currently playing title number Total number of titles Playback status B Playback Il Pause E Stop etc Total number of chapters Control Menu items Type of disc being played Laker gt a Playing time Current setting Selected item Options
21. remove the batteries to avoid possible damage from battery leakage and corrosion 13 14 Step 3 Connecting to your TV Connect this player to your TV monitor or projector using an audio video SCART cord This connection will use your TV speakers for sound SCART cord not supplied to LINE RGB TV CD DVD player Signal flow When connecting to a SCART input jack Connect a SCART cord not supplied Be sure to make the connections firmly to avoid hum and noise l Q Surround effect page 35 TV Dynamic Theatre Dynamic Wide Night When using this connection check that the TV conforms to S video or RGB signals Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the TV to be connected Also when you set LINE to S VIDEO or RGB under SCREEN SETUP in the Setup Display page 54 use a SCART cord that conforms to each signal When connecting to a standard 4 3 screen TV Depending on the disc the image may not fit your TV screen To change the aspect ratio see page 54 Do not connect a VCR etc between your TV and the player If you pass the player signals via the VCR you may not receive a clear image on the TV screen VCR CD DVD player TV Connect directly When you connect the player to your TV via the SCART jacks the TV s input source is set to the player automatically when you start playback In this ca
22. want to play 3 Press gt Playback starts from the selected album To select MP3 audio tracks see Selecting an MP3 audio track page 43 To select JPEG image files see Selecting a JPEG image file page 44 To stop playback Press W To go to the next or previous page Press or To turn on or off the display Press MENU repeatedly Hint Of the selected album you can select to play only the MP3 audio tracks JPEG image files or both by setting MODE MP3 JPEG page 45 Selecting an MP3 audio track 1 After step 2 of Selecting an album press ENTER The list of tracks in the album appears DN MY FAVOURITE SONG a 1 256 WALTZ FOR DEBBY MY ROMANCE MILES TONES MY FUNNY VALENTINE AUTUM LEAVES ALL BLUES SOMEDAY MY PRINCE W F 2 Press Y to select a track and press ENTER Playback starts from the selected track To stop playback Press W To go to the next or previous page Press gt or To return to the previous display Press 9 RETURN To go to the next or previous MP3 audio track Press PI or Ke during playback You can select the first track of the next album by pressing PI during playback of the last track of the current album Note that you cannot return to the previous album by using k and that you need to select the previous album from the album list seBew 934f pue olpny qi Bur oluz continued 43 44
23. Audio Setup page 57 Otherwise no sound or a loud noise will come from your speakers The TVS effects of this player cannot be used with this connection In order to listen to DTS sound tracks you must use this connection DTS sound tracks are not output through the LINE RGB TV SCART jack even if you set DTS to ON in Quick Setup page 17 16 Step 5 Connecting the Mains Lead Plug the player and TV mains lead power cord into a mains Step 6 Quick Setup Follow the steps below to make the minimum number of basic adjustments for using the player To skip an adjustment press PI To return to the previous adjustment press Kd sdnyooy 10 ENTER S DD 1 Turn on the TV LANGUAGE SETUP OSD ENGLISH Press 1 0 MENU ENGLISH SUBTITLE FRANCES The player turns on and the power PEN indicator lights up ESPANOL 3 switch the i a Switch the input selector on your SAN TV so that the signal from the player appears on the TV screen 5 Press YW to select a language Press ENTER to run QUICK SETUP The player displays the menu and press enter to run Quick Setup appears subtitles in the selected language at the bottom of the screen If this 6 message does not appear select Press ENTER QUICK quick under SETUP The Setup Display for selecting the setup in the Control Menu to run Quick aspect ratio of the TV to be connec
24. ENTER The display for confirming the password appears When you have already registered a password The display for entering the password appears Enter or re enter your 4 digit password using the number buttons then press ENTER The display for setting the playback limitation level appears PARENTAL CONTROL LEVEL OFF STANDARD USA suoljoun4 jeuomippy snoueA Buisn Press VW to select STANDARD then press ENTER The selection items for STANDARD are displayed PARENTAL CONTROL LEVEL OFF STANDARD USA USA OTHERS 6 Press 1 4 to select a geographic area as the playback limitation level then press ENTER gt continued 49 50 The area is selected When you select OTHERS select and enter a standard code in the table on page 64 using the number buttons 7 Press YW to select LEVEL then press ENTER The selection items for LEVEL are displayed PARENTAL CONTROL LEVEL OFF STANDARD OFF 8 7 NC17 6 R 5 8 Select the level you want using 1 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 The display for entering your password appe
25. Enjoying Movies Changing the Angles DVD video If various angles multi angles for a scene are recorded on the DVD VIDEO you can change the viewing angle e 1 Press angle during playback The number of the angle appears on the display 2 Press angle repeatedly to select an angle number The scene changes to the selected angle 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 um CM If subtitles are recorded on the discs you can change the subtitles or turn them on and off whenever you want while playing a DVD 1 Press subtitle during playback The following display appears s mo p Burkolug EN 1 ENGLISH 2 Press subtitle repeatedly to select a 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 See Language Code List on page 64 to see which language the code represents When playing a DVD VR mode disc Select ON gt continued 37 38 To turn off the subtitles Select OFF in step 2 Depending on the DVD VIDEO you may not be able to change the subtitles even if multilingual subtitles are recorded on it You also may not be able to turn them off While playing a disc with subtitles the
26. Function name of selected Control Menu item Operation message DISPLAY 1 Displays the scene number for VIDEO CDs PBC is on track number for VIDEO CDs CDs album number for DATA CDs DATA DVDs 2 Displays the index number for VIDEO CDs MP3 audio track number or JPEG image file number for DATA CDs DATA DVDs 3 Displays Super VCD as SVCD 4 Displays the date for JPEG files To turn off the display Press DISPLAY List of Control Menu items Item Item Name Function TITLE page 29 SCENE page 29 TRACK page 29 Selects the title scene or track to be played CHAPTER page 29 INDEX page 29 Selects the chapter or index to be played TRACK page 29 Selects the track to be played IL ORIGINAL PLAY LIST page 22 Selects the type of titles DVD RW DVD R in VR mode to be played the ORIGINAL one or an edited PLAY LIST J TIME TEXT page 29 Checks the elapsed time and the remaining playback time Input the time code for picture and music searching Displays the DVD CD text or the DATA CD DATA DVD track file name PROGRAM page 24 Selects the title chapter or track to play in the order you want SHUFFLE page 25 Plays the title chapter or track in random order REPEAT page 26 Plays the entire disc all titles all tracks all albums repeatedly or one title chapter track album repeatedly A B REPEAT
27. Hints You can set Shuffle Play while the player is stopped After selecting the SHUFFLE option press C gt Shuffle Play starts Up to 200 chapters in a disc can be played in random order when CHAPTER is selected You cannot use this function with VIDEO CDs or Super VCDs with PBC playback Playing repeatedly Repeat Play maA CM a KO Go EM 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 1 Press DISPLAY during playback The Control Menu appears 2 Press 4 4 to select S REPEAT then press ENTER The options for REPEAT appear DVD VIDEO TITLE CHAPTER 3 Press 4 4 to select the item to be repeated When playing a DVD VIDEO DISC repeats all of the titles TITLE repeats the current title on a disc CHAPTER repeats the current chapter When playing a DVD VR mode disc DISC repeats all the titles of the selected type TITLE repeats the current title on a disc CHAPTER repeats the current chapter When playing a VIDEO CD or CD DISC repeats all of the tracks TRACK repeats the current track When playing a DATA CD DATA DVD DISC repeats all of the albums ALBUM repeats the current album TRACK MP3 audio tracks only repeats the current track When Programme Play or Shuffle Play is activated ON rep
28. able to do some of the operations above Refer to 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 direct selection button on the remote page 22 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 or turned off gt Try using the DVD s menu instead of the direct selection button on the remote page 22 gt Multilingual subtitles are not recorded on the DVD being played gt The DVD prohibits the changing of subtitles The angles cannot be changed gt Try using the DVD s menu instead of the direct selection button on the remote page 22 gt Multi angles are not recorded on the DVD being played UOHEUHOJU EUOLIPPY gt continued 59 60 gt The DVD prohibits changing of the angles The player does not operate properly gt When static electricity etc causes the player to operate abnormally unplug the player 5 numbers or letters are displayed on the screen gt The self diagnosis function was activated See the table on page 60 The disc tray does not open gt Child Lock is set page 20 gt Contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility Data error appears on the TV screen when playin
29. are weak gt There are obstacles between the remote and the player gt The distance between the remote and the player is too far gt The remote is not pointed at the remote sensor on the player The disc does not play gt The disc is turned over Insert the disc with the playback side facing down gt The disc is skewed gt The player cannot play certain discs page 6 gt The region code on the DVD does not match the player gt Moisture has condensed inside the player page 3 gt The player cannot play a recorded disc that is not correctly finalized page 7 The MP3 audio track cannot be played page 42 gt The DATA CD is not recorded in an MP3 format that conforms to ISO 9660 Level 1 Level 2 or Joliet gt The DATA DVD is not recorded in MP3 format that conform to UDF Universal Disk Format gt The MP3 audio track does not have the extension MP3 gt The data is not formatted in MP3 even though it has the extension MP3 gt The data is not MPEG 1 Audio Layer III data gt The player cannot play audio tracks in mp3PRO format gt MODE MP3 JPEG is set to IMAGE JPEG page 45 The JPEG image file cannot be played page 42 gt The DATA CD is not recorded in a JPEG format that conforms to ISO 9660 Level 1 Level 2 or Joliet gt The DATA DVD is not recorded in JPEG format that conforms to UDF Universal Disk Format
30. cancel a programme select under T then press ENTER To cancel all of the titles chapters or tracks in the programmed order ollow steps 1 to 3 of Creating your own 1 Fol ps 1 to 3 of Creating y programme Programme Play 2 Press and select ALL CLEAR 3 Press ENTER Hint You can perform Repeat Play or Shuffle Play of programmed titles chapters or tracks During Programme Play follow the steps of Repeat Play page 26 or Shuffle Play page 25 When you programme tracks on a Super VCD the total playing time is not displayed You cannot use this function with VIDEO CDs or Super VCDs with PBC playback sosiq uheld Playing in random order Shuffle Play CA KA A You can have the player shuffle titles chapters or tracks Subsequent shuffling may produce a different playing order 1 Press DISPLAY during playback The Control Menu appears 2 Press 4 4 to select F W SHUFFLE then press ENTER The options for SHUFFLE appear DVD VIDEO CHAPTER 3 Press W to select the item to be shuffled When playing a DVD VIDEO TITLE CHAPTER When playing a VIDEO CD or CD TRACK gt continued 25 26 When Programme Play is activated ON shuffles titles chapters or tracks selected in Programme Play 4 Press ENTER Shuffle Play starts To return to normal play Press CLEAR or select OFF in step 3 lt
31. disc is fixed on your DVD The picture is black and white gt Set LINE in SCREEN SETUP to an item appropriate for your TV page 54 gt Depending on the TV the picture on the screen becomes black and white when you play a disc recorded in the NTSC colour system gt When you are using a SCART cord be sure to use one that is fully wired 21 pins Sound There is no sound gt Re connect the connecting cord securely gt The connecting cord is damaged gt The player is connected to the wrong input jack on the amplifier receiver page 16 gt The amplifier receiver input is not correctly set gt The player is in pause mode or in Slow motion Play mode gt The player is in fast forward or fast reverse mode gt If the audio signal does not come through the DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL jack check the audio settings page 56 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 gt When playing multichannel MPEG audio soundtracks only the Front L and Front R signal will be output from your two front speakers The sound volume is low gt The sound volume is low on some DVDs The sound volume may improve if you set AUDIO DRC in AUDIO SETUP to TV MODE page 56 Operation The remote does not function gt The batteries in the remote
32. display appears CHAPTER VIEWER ENTER 2 Press PICTURE NAVI repeatedly to select an item CHAPTER VIEWER DVD VIDEO only displays the first scene of each chapter TITLE VIEWER DVD VIDEO only displays the first scene of each title TRACK VIEWER VIDEO CD Super VCD only displays the first scene of each track 3 Press ENTER The first scene of each chapter title or track appears as follows 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 X 4 Press 4 4 gt to select a chapter title or track and press ENTER Playback starts from the selected scene To return to normal play during setting Press Sd RETURN or DISPLAY Hint If there are more than 9 chapters titles or tracks W is displayed at the bottom right of the screen To display the additional chapters titles or tracks select the bottom scenes and press To return to the previous scene select the top scenes and press T Depending on the disc you may not be able to select some items u e 104 Bulyaueas 31 32 Viewing Information About the Disc Checking the Playing Time and Remaining Time ES CM Ka KI DATA CD CT You can check the playing time and remaining time of the current title chapter or track Also you can check the DVD CD text or track name MP3 audio recorded on the disc 1 Press TIME TEXT during playback The following display appears T 1 01 57 Time informatio
33. image enlarges four times the original size To stop viewing the JPEG image Press W Hints While viewing JPEG image files you can set options such as INTERVAL page 46 EFFECT page 47 and SHARPNESS page 40 You can view JPEG images files without MP3 audio by setting MODE MP3 JPEG to IMAGE JPEG page 45 The date the picture was taken is displayed beside DATE in the Control Menu page 10 Note that no date may appear depending on the digital camera PICTURE NAVI does not work if AUDIO MP3 is selected in MODE MP3 JPEG page 45 Enjoying JPEG Images as a Slide Show DATA CD DATA DVD You can play JPEG image files on a DATA CD or DATA DVD successively as a slide show NY 1 Press MENU The list of albums on the DATA CD DATA DVD appears mpm 3 30 ROCK BEST HIT KARAOKE MY FAVOURITE SONG R amp B JAZZ CLASSIC SALSA OF CUBA BOSSA NOVA 7 2 Press Y to select an album 3 Press The JPEG images in the selected album start playing as a slide show To stop playback Press W The slide show stops when 4 or ZOOM is pressed To resume the slide show press D gt This function does not work if MODE MP3 JPEG is set to AUDIO MP3 page 45 Viewing a slide show with sound MODE MP3 JPEG When JPEG image files and MP3 audio tracks are placed in the same album you can enjoy a
34. 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 search for a scene using the time code DVD VIDEO DVD VR mode only 1 In step 2 select TIME TEXT T xxx playing time of the current title is selected 2 Press ENTER Teper 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 Hints When the Control Menu display is turned off you can search for a chapter DVD VIDEO DVD VR mode or track CD DATA CD DATA DVD 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 sections You can start playback directly by selecting one of the scenes For details see Searching by Scene PICTURE NAVIGATION page 31 The title chapter or track number displayed is the same number recorded on the disc You cannot search for a scene on a DVD RW DVD R using the time code Searching by Scene PICTURE NAVIGATION KH MA You can divide the screen into 9 subscreens and find the desired scene quickly PICTURE gt NAVI 1 4 gt Ke ENTER RETURN 0 2 DISPLAY 1 Press PICTURE NAVI during playback The following
35. page 27 Specifies the parts you want to play repeatedly URE E iG CUSTOM PICTURE MODE page 38 Adjusts the video signal from the player You can select the picture quality that best suits the program you are watching i SHARPNESS page 40 Exaggerates the outline of the image to produce a sharper picture PARENTAL CONTROL page 48 Set to prohibit playback on this player SETUP page 52 QUICK Setup page 17 Use Quick Setup to choose the desired language of the on screen display the aspect ratio of the TV and the audio output signal CUSTOM Setup In addition to the Quick Setup setting you can adjust various other settings RESET Returns the settings in SETUP to the default setting Eb ALBUM page 29 Selects the album that contains the MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files to be played FILE page 29 Selects the JPEG image file to be played DATE page 44 Displays the date the picture was taken by a digital camera INTERVAL page 46 Specifies the duration for which the slides are displayed on the screen TT gt continued 11 Bh EFFECT page 47 Selects the effects to be used for changing slides during a slide show _ Gn MODE MP3 JPEG page 45 Selects the data type MP3 audio track AUDIO JPEG image file IMAGE or both AUTO to be played when playing a DATA CD DATA DVD The Control Menu icon indicator lights up in green
36. recorded in the formats listed on this page CD ROMs recorded in PHOTO CD format Data part of CD Extras DVD Audio discs HD layer on Super Audio CDs Also the player cannot play the following discs A DVD VIDEO with a different region code 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 Region code Your player has a region code printed on the back of the unit and only will play DVD VIDEOs playback only labelled with identical region codes This system is used to protect copyrights DVD VIDEOs labelled ALL will also play on this player If you try to play any other DVD VIDEO the message Playback prohibited by area limitations will appear on the TV screen Depending on the DVD VIDEO there may be no region code indication even though playing the DVD VIDEO is prohibited by area restrictions Bone Region code Notes about DVD RWs DVD Rs DVD RWs DVD Rs or CD Rs CD RWs Some DVD RWs DVD Rs DVD RWs DVD Rs or 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 and authoring software The disc will not play if it has not been correctly finalized For more information refer to the operating instructions for the recording device Note
37. subtitle may disappear when you press FAST PLAY or SLOW PLAY button Adjusting the Playback Picture CUSTOM PICTURE MODE CLEA DM aA EUX DATA DVD You can adjust the video signal of the DVD VIDEO CD or DATA CD DATA DVD in JPEG format from the player 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 ENTER lt T 4 3 A DISPLAY d gt RETURN 0 2 1 Press DISPLAY during playback When playing a DATA CD or DATA DVD with JPEG image files press twice The Control Menu appears 2 Press 1 4 to select T CUSTOM PICTURE MODE then press ENTER The options for CUSTOM PICTURE MODE appear DVD VIDEO STANDARD STANDARD DYNAMIC 1 3 Press V to select the setting you want The default setting is underlined 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 dynamic picture than DYNAMIC 1 by further increasing the picture contrast and 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 pi
38. the label before playing Precautions On safety 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 If 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 a rug 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 If 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 any 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 sig
39. 01 3 TITLE 02 02 4 TITLE 03 03 5 TITLE 04 04 6 TITLE 05 05 i TS 06 Next press T 4 to select 03 under C then press ENTER PROGRAM z ALL CLEAR 1 TITLE 2 TITLE 01 3 TITLE 02 IME 03 5 TILE 04 eME gt 05 7 TITLE Selected title and chapter When playing a VIDEO CD or CD For example select track 02 Press 4 to select 02 under T then press ENTER Selected track PROGRAM ALL CLEAR 1 TRACK 2 TRACK 3 TRACK 4 TRACK gt 5 TRACK 6 TRACK Te TRACK SE 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 after step 2 To play the same programme again select ON in step 3 and press ENTER To change or cancel a programme 1 Follow steps 1 to 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 W4 and press gt If you want to delete the title chapter or track from the programme press CLEAR 3 Follow step 5 for new programming To
40. 2 665 741 E2 1 CD DVD Player Operating Instructions VIDEO DVP NS15 2006 Sony Corporation WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture To avoid electrical shock do not open the cabinet Refer servicing to qualified personnel only The mains lead must only be changed at a qualified service shop CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT LASER KLASSE 1 LUOKAN 1 LASERLAITE KLASS 1 LASERAPPARAT This appliance is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER product The CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT MARKING is located on the rear exterior Disposal of Old Electrical amp Electronic Equipment Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection systems This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product shall not be treated as household waste Instead it shall be handed over to the applicable collection point for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment By ensuring this product is disposed of correctly you will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of this product The recycling of materials will help to conserve natural resources For more detailed information about recycling of this product please contact your local Civic Office your household waste disposal service or the shop where
41. 32 TITLE 29 Title 62 TITLE VIEWER 31 TOP MENU 22 TRACK 29 TRACK SELECTION 55 TRACK VIEWER 31 Troubleshooting 58 TV TYPE 54 TVS TV Virtual Surround 35 U Usable discs 6 V VIDEO CD 5 19 Z ZOOM 20 44 UOHEUHOJU peuonippy 65 vegetable oil based ink 2665 741 62 1 2 665 741 E2 1 Printed on 100 recycled paper using econ VOC Volatile Organic Compound free Sony Corporation Printed in Malaysia http www sony net
42. 42 Greek 1300 Kannada 1482 Kirundi 1564 Urdu 1144 English 1301 Korean 1483 Romanian 1572 Uzbek 1145 Esperanto 1305 Kashmiri 1489 Russian 1581 Vietnamese 1149 Spanish 1307 Kurdish 1491 Kinyarwanda 1587 Volap k 1150 Estonian 1311 Kirghiz 1495 Sanskrit 1613 Wolof 1151 Basque 1313 Latin 1498 Sindhi 1632 Xhosa 1157 Persian 1326 Lingala 1501 Sangho 1665 Yoruba 1165 Finnish 1327 Laothian 1502 Serbo 1684 Chinese 1166 Fiji 1332 Lithuanian Croatian 1697 Zulu 1171 Faroese 1334 Latvian 1503 Singhalese 1174 French Lettish 1505 Slovak 1181 Frisian 1345 Malagasy 1506 Slovenian 1703 Not specified Parental Control Area Code List For details see page 49 Code Area Code Area Code Area Code Area 2044 Argentina 2165 Finland 2362 Mexico 2149 Spain 2047 Australia 2174 France 2376 Netherlands 2499 Sweden 2046 Austria 2109 Germany 2390 New Zealand 2086 Switzerland 2057 Belgium 2248 India 2379 Norway 2528 Thailand 2070 Brazil 2238 Indonesia 2427 Pakistan 2184 United 2079 Canada 2254 Italy 2424 Philippines Kingdom 2090 Chile 2276 Japan 2436 Portugal 2092 China 2304 Korea 2489 Russia 2115 Denmark 2363 Malaysia 2501 Singapore Index Numerics 16 9 54 4 3 LETTER BOX 54 4 3 PAN SCAN 54 48kHz 96kHz PCM 57 5 1 Channel Surround 16 A A B REPEAT 27 Advance 20 ALBUM 30 Album 41 61 Angle 37 AUDIO 34 53 AUDIO DRC 56 AUDIO SETUP 56 AUTO PLAY 55 AUTO POWER OFF 55 B BACKGROUND 54 Batteries 13 Cc CD 6 19 CHAPTER 29 Chapter 61 CHAPTER VIEWER 31
43. As titles and tracks are assigned unique numbers on the disc you can select the desired one by entering its number You can also search for a scene using the time code Number buttons V V ENTER e DISPLAY 1 Press DISPLAY When playing a DATA CD DATA DVDs with JPEG image files press twice The Control Menu appears 2 Press T Y to select the search method When playing a DVD VIDEO DVD VR mode disc GA TITLE CHAPTER GA TIME TEXT Select TIME TEXT to search for a starting point by inputting the time code When playing a VIDEO CD or Super VCD without PBC playback GA TRACK INDEX auaas e 104 Bulyoueas gt continued 29 30 When playing a VIDEO CD or Super VCD with PBC Playback D SCENE When playing a CD JIM TRACK When playing a DATA CD DATA DVD ALBUM J3 TRACK MP3 audio tracks only FILE JPEG image files only Example when you select CHAPTER xx xx is selected refers to a number The number in parentheses indicates the total number of titles chapters tracks indexes scenes albums or files DVD VIDEO Selected row 3 Press ENTER xx Go changes to 12 27 8 4 1 DVD VIDEO 1325S 4 Press the number buttons to select the title chapter track index or scene etc number you want to search If you
44. D DATA DVD you can display the name of the album track and the audio bit rate the amount of data per second of the current audio track on your TV screen Bit rate NT 17 30 128k JAZZ RIVER SIDE Album name Track name 2S1Q ay Moqy uonewioqu BUIMSIA 33 34 Sound Adjustments Changing the Sound Ka CO VCD I CD I DATA CD DATA DVD When playing a DVD VIDEO recorded in multiple audio formats PCM Dolby Digital MPEG audio or DTS you can change the audio format If the DVD VIDEO is recorded with multilingual tracks you can also change the language With CDs DATA CDs DATA DVDs or VIDEO CDs you can select the sound from either the right or left channel and listen to the sound of the selected channel through both the right and left speakers 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 OD 1 Press audio during playback The following display appears 0977 ENGLISH DOLBY DIGITAL 3 2 1 2 Press audio repeatedly 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 See Language Code List on page 64 to see which language the code represe
45. DVD ROMs DVD RWs DATA DVD DVD Rs DVD RWs DVD Rs containing MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files MP3 MPEG 1 Audio Layer III is a standard format defined by ISO International Organization for Standardization IEC International Electrotechnical Commission MPEG which compresses audio data This Player Can Play the Following Discs Format of discs DVD VIDEO VIDEO DVD RW R DVD DVD RW RAJ DVD RW R DVD ReWritable DVD R En VIDEO CD COMPACT compact Music CD aise al DIGITAL AUDIO CD RW R wise Wise ReWritable GEXICEIJG DVD RW DVD RW DVD R DVD R DVD VIDEO and CD logos are trademarks Note about CDs DVDs The player can play CD ROMs CD Rs CD RWs recorded in the following formats music CD format video CD format MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files of format conforming to ISO 9660 Level 1 Level 2 or its extended format Joliet KODAK Picture CD format A logical format of files and folders on CD ROMs defined by ISO International Organization for Standardization The player can play DVD ROMs DVD RWs DVD RWs DVD Rs DVD Rs recorded in the following formats MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files of format conforming to UDF Universal Disk Format Example of discs that the player cannot play The player cannot play the following discs CD ROMs CD Rs CD RWs other than those
46. EG audio page 16 57 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 Title The longest section of a picture or music feature on a DVD movie etc in video software or the entire album in audio software Specifications System Laser Semiconductor laser Signal format system PAL NTSC Audio characteristics Frequency response DVD VIDEO PCM 48 kHz 2 Hz to 22 kHz 40 5 dB CD 2 Hz to 20 kHz 40 5 dB Harmonic distortion 0 01 Dynamic range DVD VIDEO 85 dB CD 85 dB Wow and flutter Less than detected value 0 001 W PEAK Output Jack name Jack type Output level Load impedance DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL Phono jack 0 5 Vp p 75 ohms LINE RGB TV AUDIO SCART jack 2 Vrms 10 kilohms VIDEO SCART jack 1 0 Vp p 75 ohms S VIDEO SCART jack Y 1 0 Vp p C 0 3 Vp p PAL 0 286 Vp p NTSC 75 ohms RGB SCART jack 0 7 Vp p 75 ohms General Power requirements 220 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Power consumption 8 W Dimensions approx 430 x 43 x 207 mm width height depth incl projecting parts Mass approx 1 69 kg Operating temperature 5 C to 35 C Operating humidity 25 to 80 Supplied accessories See page 13 Specifications and design are subject to change without notice uOHEUHOJU EUOLIPPY 63
47. R To play a disc for which Custom Parental Conirol is set 1 Insert the disc for which Custom Parental Control is set The CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL display appears CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL Custom parental control is already set To play enter your password and press ENTER 2 Enter your 4 digit password using the number buttons then press ENTER The player is ready for playback Hint If you forget your password enter the 6 digit number 199703 using the number buttons 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 Parental Control limited playback Ex 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 1 Press DISPLAY while the player is in stop mode The Control Menu appears 2 Press 4 4 to select E PARENTAL CONTROL then press ENTER The options for PARENTAL CONTROL appear 121257 18 34 DVD VIDEO T Ja PASSWORD gt OFF 3 Press VW to select PLAYER then press ENTER If you have not entered a password The display for registering a new password appears PARENTAL CONTROL Enter a new 4 digit password then press ENER Enter a 4 digit password using the number buttons then press
48. TER Playing VIDEO CDs With PBC Functions PBCPlayback VCD PBC Playback Control allows you to play VIDEO CDs interactively by following the menu on the TV screen Number buttons 0009 ENTER 9 RETURN lt lt pr 2 E 1 Start playing a VIDEO CD with PBC functions The menu for your selection appears 2 Press the number buttons to select the item number you want 3 Press ENTER 4 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 return to the menu Press 6 amp RETURN Hint To play without using PBC press K lt 4 P or the number buttons while the player is stopped to select a track then press C 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 ll twice then press D gt 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 E gt sosiq Buike d 23 24 Various Play Mode Functions Programme Play Shuffle Play Repeat Play A B Repeat Play You can set the following play modes Programme Play page 24 Shuffle Play page 25 Repeat Play page 26
49. a stereo TV TVS WIDE Creates five sets of virtual rear speakers from the sound of the front speakers L R without using actual rear speakers shown below 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 NIGHT Large sounds such as explosions are suppressed but quieter sounds are unaffected This feature is useful when you want to hear the dialogue and enjoy the surround sound effects of TVS WIDE at low volume TVS STANDARD Creates three sets of virtual rear speakers from the sound of the front speakers L R without using actual rear speakers shown below Use this setting when you want to use TVS with 2 separate speakers L R J EI L Front speaker left R Front speaker right Virtual speaker When the playing signal does not contain a signal for the rear speakers you cannot hear the surround effects When you select one of the TVS modes turn off the surround setting of the connected TV or amplifier receiver Make sure that your listening position is between and at an equal distance from your speakers and that the speakers are located in similar surroundings Not all discs will respond to the TVS NIGHT function in the same way The TVS effects do not work when using the Fast Play or Slow Play functions even though you can change the TVS modes
50. ars 2 Enter your 4 digit password using the number buttons then press ENTER The player starts playback lt Hint If you forget your password remove the disc and repeat steps 1 to 3 of Parental Control limited playback When you are 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 replace the disc in the player and press C gt When the display for entering your password appears enter your new password When you play discs which do not have the Parental Control function playback cannot be limited on this player Depending on the disc 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 previous level Changing the password 1 Press DISPLAY while the player is in stop mode The Control Menu appears 2 Press 1 4 to select BS PARENTAL CONTROL then press ENTER The options for PARENTAL CONTROL appear 3 Press 4 4 to select PASSWORD then press ENTER The display for entering the password appears 4 Enter your 4 digit password using the number buttons then press ENTER 5 Enter a new 4 digit password using the number buttons then press ENTER 6 Tocontirm your password re enter it using the num
51. ber buttons then press ENTER If you make a mistake entering your password Press before you press ENTER and input the correct number Controlling Your TV With the Supplied Remote You can control the sound level input source and power switch of your Sony TV with the supplied remote WV Tt Number cee yi Pdi a buttons Q Controlling other TVs with the remote You can control the sound level input source and power switch of non Sony TVs as well If your TV is listed in the table below set the appropriate manufacturer s code 1 While holding down TV MC press the number buttons to select your TV s manufacturer s code see the table below Release TV NO 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 Manufacturer Code number Sony 01 default Aiwa 01 default You can control your TV using the buttons Grundig 11 below Hitachi 24 By pressing You can We 33 I TV V Turn the TV on or off LG 06 lt volume Adjust the volume of the TV Loewe 06 TV video Switch the TV s input source Panasonic 17 49 between the TV and other input sources Philips 06 08 Samsung 06 71 Depending on the connected unit you may not be Sharp 29 able to control your TV using all or some of the buttons on the supplie
52. cture in greater detail press ENTER The selected setting takes effect lt Hint When you watch a movie CINEMA 1 or CINEMA 2 is recommended Adjusting the picture items in MEMORY You can adjust each element of the picture individually e PICTURE changes the contrast BRIGHTNESS changes the overall brightness COLOR makes the colours deeper or lighter e HUE changes the colour balance 1 In step 3 of Adjusting the Playback Picture select MEMORY and press ENTER The PICTURE adjustment bar appears POURREZ 0 Press gt to adjust the picture contrast To go to the next or previous picture item without saving the current setting press TN Press ENTER The adjustment is saved and BRIGHTNESS adjustment bar appears s mo w Burkolug Repeat step 2 and 3 to adjust BRIGHTNESS COLOR and HUE To turn off the display Press RETURN or DISPLAY 39 4 Press ENTER Sharpeni ng the Pi ct ure The selected setting takes effect SHARPNESS To cancel the SHARPNESS setting uA CM aA Gok cathe ballin DATA DVD You can enhance the outlines of images to produce a sharper picture ENTER DISPLAY NY 1 Press DISPLAY during playback When playing a DATA CD or DATA DVD with JPEG image files press twice The Control Menu appears 2 Press 47 to select T SHARPNESS th
53. d remote Thomson 43 Toshiba 38 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 e Depending on the unit being connected you may not be able to control your TV using all or some of the buttons on the supplied remote suoljouN4 jeuomippy snoueA uisf 51 52 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 seta language for the subtitles and the Setup Display among other things For details on each Setup Display item see pages from 53 to 57 Playback settings stored in the disc take priority over the Setup Display settings and not all of the functions described may work V V ENTER DISPLAY 1 Press DISPLAY when the player is in stop mode The Control Menu appears 2 Press 1 4 to select di SETUP then press ENTER The options for SETUP appear CUSTOM RESET QUICK 3 Press T Y to select CUSTOM then press ENTER The Setup Display appears LANGUAGE SETUP OSD ENGLISH MENU ENGLISH AUDIO ORIGINAL SUBTITLE ENGLISH 4 Press T Y to select the setup item from the displayed list LANGUAGE SETUP SCREEN SETUP CUSTOM SETUP or AUDIO SETUP Then press ENTER The Setup item is selected Example SCREEN SETUP Selected i
54. 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 17 GB The picture data uses the MPEG 2 format a worldwide standard 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 realistic audio presence Furthermore various advanced functions such as the multi angle multilingual and Parental Control functions are provided with the DVD DVD RW page 5 A DVD RW is a recordable and rewritable disc that is the same size as a DVD VIDEO The DVD RW has two different modes VR mode and Video mode DVD RW created in pun Video mode have the same format as a DVD VIDEO while discs created in VR Video Recording mode allow the contents to be programmed or edited DVD RW page 5 A DVD RW plus RW is a recordable and rewritable disc DVD RWSs use a recording format that is comparable to the DVD VIDEO format File page 41 44 A JPEG image recorded on a DATA CD DATA DVD File is an exclusive definition for this player A single file consist of a single image or video uopewuoju EUONIPPY gt continued G1 62 MP
55. e a resume playback point for the seventh disc the resume playback point for the first disc is deleted GS Ca 1 While playing a disc press M to stop playback 2 Press The player starts playback from the point where you stopped the disc in step 1 Hint To play from the beginning of the disc press I twice then press D gt MULTI DISC RESUME in CUSTOM SETUP must be set to ON default for this function to work page 55 The point where you stopped playing is cleared when you change the play mode you change the settings on the Setup Display For DVD RWs DVD Rs in VR mode CDs DATA CDs and DATA DVDs the player remembers the resume playback point for the current disc The resume point is cleared when you opened the disc tray you disconnect the mains lead the player enters standby mode Resume Play does not work during Shuffle Play and Programme Play e This function may not work with some discs If MULTI DISC RESUME in CUSTOM SETUP is set to ON and you playback a recorded disc such as DVD RW the player may playback other recorded discs from the same resume point sosia uheld 21 22 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 butt
56. eats Programme Play or Shuffle Play 4 Press ENTER Repeat Play starts To return to normal play Press CLEAR or select OFF in step 3 Hint You can set Repeat Play while the player is stopped After selecting the REPEAT option press D gt Repeat Play starts You cannot use this function with VIDEO CDs or Super VCDs with PBC playback When repeating a DATA CD DATA DVD which contains MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files and their playing times are not the same the sound will not match the image When MODE MP3 JPEG is set to IMAGE JPEG page 45 you cannot select TRACK Repeating a specific portion A B Repeat Play ETES CM MO KI You can play a specific portion of a title chapter or track repeatedly This function is useful when you want to memorize lyrics etc 1 Press DISPLAY during playback The Control Menu appears 2 Press VW to select f A B REPEAT then press ENTER The options for A B REPEAT appear ea 8 34 DVD VIDEO 115 3 Press 1 4 to select SET then press ENTER The A B REPEAT setting bar appears r A18 1 32 30 B 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 IGA 18 1 32 30 B18 1 33 05 5 When you reach the ending point point B press ENTER again The set
57. en press ENTER The options for SHARPNESS appear 3 Press 4 to select a level e 1 enhances the outline 2 enhances the outline more than 1 40 Enjoying MP3 Audio and JPEG Images About MP3 Audio Tracks and JPEG Image Files MP3 is audio compression technology that satisfies the ISO IEC MPEG regulations JPEG is image compression technology You can play DATA CDs DATA DVD that contain MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files DATA CDs DATA DVDs that the player can play You can play back DATA CDs CD ROMs CD Rs CD RWs or DATA DVDs DVD ROMs DVD RWs DVD Rs DVD RWs DVD Rs recorded in MP3 MPEG 1 Audio Layer III and JPEG format However this player only plays DATA CDs whose logical format is ISO 9660 Level 1 Level 2 or Joliet and DATA DVDs of Universal Disk Format UDF Refer to the instructions supplied with the disc drives and the recording software not supplied for details on the recording format The player may not be able to play some DATA CDs DATA DVDs created in the Packet Write format MP3 audio track or JPEG image file that the player can play The player can play the following tracks and files MP3 audio tracks with the extension MP3 JPEG image files with the extension JPEG or JPG JPEG image files that conform to the DCF image file format Design rule for Camera File system Image standards for digital cameras regulated by JEITA
58. f the front speakers L left R right without using actual rear speakers TVS was developed by Sony to produce surround sound for home use using just a stereo TV If the player is set up to output the signal from the DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL jack the surround effect will only be heard when DOLBY DIGITAL is set to D PCM and MPEG is set to PCM in AUDIO SETUP page 57 syuawqsn py punos SUR 1 Press SUR during playback The following display appears TVS DYNAMIC THEATER 2 Press SUR repeatedly to select one of the TVS sounds See the explanations given for each item in the following section TVS DYNAMIC THEATER TVS DYNAMIC TVS WIDE TVS NIGHT TVS STANDARD gt continued 35 36 To cancel the setting Select OFF in step 2 TVS DYNAMIC THEATER Creates one set of LARGE virtual rear speakers and virtual subwoofer from the sound of the front speakers L R without using actual rear speakers and subwoofer shown below 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 DYNAMIC Creates one set of virtual rear speakers from the sound of the front speakers L R without using actual rear speakers shown below This mode is effective when the distance between the front L and R speakers is short such as with built in speakers on
59. g a DATA CD or DATA DVD gt The MP3 audio track JPEG image file you want to play is broken gt The data is not MPEG 1 Audio Layer III data gt The JPEG image file format does not conform to DCF page 41 gt The JPEG image file has the extension JPG or JPEG but is not in JPEG format 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 50 with a combination of a letter and four digits appears on the screen In this case check the following table Ka C 13 50 AEE ED First three Cause and or corrective characters of action the service number c13 The disc is dirty or recorded in a format that this player cannot play page 6 gt Clean the disc with a cleaning cloth or check its format page 2 C 31 The disc is not inserted correctly gt Re insert the disc correctly E XX To prevent a malfunction the xx is a number player has performed the self diagnosis function gt Contact your nearest Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility and give the 5 character service number Example E 61 10 Glossary Album page 41 43 A unit in which to store JPEG image files or MP3 audio tracks on a DATA CD DATA DVD Album is an exclusive definition for this player Chapter Secti
60. he player appears BLUE The background colour is blue BLACK The background colour is black LINE Selects video signals output from the LINE RGB TV jack on the rear panel of the player VIDEO Outputs video signals S VIDEO Outputs S video signals RGB Outputs RGB signals If your TV does not accept S video or the RGB signals no picture will appear on the TV screen even if you select S VIDEO or RGB Refer to the instructions supplied with your TV If your TV has only one SCART EURO AV jack do not select S VIDEO Custom Settings custom SETUP Use this to set up playback related and other settings Select CUSTOM SETUP in the Setup Display To use the display see Using the Setup Display page 52 The default settings are underlined CUSTOM SETUP AUTO POWER OFF ON AUTO PLAY OFF PP PAUSE MODE AUTO Vay TRACK SELECTION OFF D MULTI DISC RESUME ON Sg AUTO POWER OFF Switches the Auto Power Off setting on or off ON The player enters standby mode when left in stop mode for more than 30 minutes OFF Switches this function off AUTO PLAY Switches the Auto Play setting on or off This function is useful when the player is connected to a timer not supplied OFF ON Switches this function off Automatically starts playback when the player is turned on by a timer not supplied
61. io signal format KI You can check the audio signal format by pressing OD audio repeatedly during playback The format of the current audio signal Dolby Digital DTS PCM etc appears as shown below When playing a DVD VIDEO Example Dolby Digital 5 1 ch Rear L R Da ENG DO Dane Front L R LFE Low Frequency Centre Effect Example Dolby Digital 3 ch OD 2 SPANISH DOLBY DIGITAL 2 4 Front L R Rear Monaural About audio signals Audio signals recorded in a disc contain the sound elements channels shown below Each channel is output from a separate speaker Front L Front R Centre Rear L Rear R Rear Monaural This signal can be either the Dolby Surround Sound processed signals or the Dolby Digital sound s monaural rear audio signals LFE Low Frequency Effect signal If DTS in AUDIO SETUP is set to OFF the DTS track selection option will not appear on the screen even if the disc contains DTS tracks page 57 MPEG audio signals with more than two channels will appear as shown above 3 2 1 2 1 but only the Front L and Front R signals will be output from your two front speakers TV Virtual Surround Settings tvs KAA When you connect a stereo TV or 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 o
62. n 2 Press TIME TEXT repeatedly to change the time information The available time information depends upon the type of disc you are playing When playing a DVD VIDEO or DVD VR mode disc T xixi hours minutes seconds Playing time of the current title PT Remaining time of the current title eC xxx Playing time of the current chapter Ce Remaining time of the current chapter When playing a VIDEO CD or Super VCD with PBC functions e xix minutes seconds Playing time of the current scene When playing a VIDEO CD without PBC functions or CD e T x minutes seconds Playing time of the current track Tot Remaining time of the current track eD xix Playing time of the current disc e Dea Remaining time of the current disc When playing a Super VCD without PBC functions e T x x minutes seconds Playing time of the current track When playing a DATA CD MP3 audio DATA DVD MP3 audio T x x minutes seconds Playing time of the current track Checking the play information of the disc To check the DVD CD text Press TIME TEXT repeatedly in step 2 to display text recorded on the DVD CD The DVD CD text appears only when text is recorded in the disc You cannot change the text If the disc does not contain text NO TEXT appears BRAHMS SYMPHONY To check DATA CD DATA DVD album name etc By pressing TIME TEXT while playing MP3 audio tracks on a DATA C
63. nals 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 On cleaning discs disc lens cleaners Do not use a commercially available cleaning disc or disc lens cleaner wet or spray type These may cause the apparatus to 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 Plasma display panel televisions and projection televisions are susceptible to this If you have any questions or problems concerning your player please consult your nearest Sony dealer Table of Contents WARNING 525524 AN CR BR AAA AN Se ote Ye eh eee aed 2 Notes About the Discs 2 Preca tions nn teers ie AA le aed AN See AN 3 About This Manual 5 This Player Can Play the Following Discs 6 Index to Parts and Controls 8 Guide to the Control Menu Display Magic Pad
64. nts When the same language is displayed two or more times the DVD VIDEO is recorded in multiple audio formats When playing a DVD VR mode disc The types of sound tracks recorded on a disc are displayed The default setting is underlined Example 1 MAIN main sound 1 SUB sub sound 1 MAIN SUB main and sub sound When playing a VIDEO CD CD DATA CD MP3 audio or DATA DVD MP3 audio The default setting is underlined STEREO the standard stereo sound I L the sound of the left channel monaural 2 R the sound of the right channel monaural When playing a Super VCD The default setting is underlined 1 STEREO the stereo sound of the audio track 1 e 1 1 L the sound of the left channel of the audio track 1 monaural e 1 2 R the sound of the right channel of the audio track monaural 2 STEREO the stereo sound of the audio track 2 e 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 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 When playing DVD RW DVD R in VR mode If you connect to an AV amplifier receiver using the DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL jack and want to switch between the sound tracks set DOLBY DIGITAL to D PCM in AUDIO SETUP Checking the aud
65. on When you play DVDs that allow you to select items such as language for the sound and subtitles select these items using the MENU button Number buttons TOP MENU 0 MENU 4 9 DA ENTER CP 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 or the number buttons to select the item you want to play or change If you press the number buttons the following display appears Press the number buttons to select the item you want 1 3 Press ENTER Selecting ORIGINAL or PLAY LIST on a DVD RW DVD R fom Some DVD RWs DVD Rs 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 title to be played 3 ENTER a v gt amp 2 e DISPLAY 1 Press DISPLAY when the player is in stop mode The Control Menu appears 2 Press 4 4 to select ORIGINAL PLAY LIST then press ENTER The options for ORIGINAL PLAY LIST appear DVD VR i 1 92 55 PLAY LIST PLAY LIST ORIGINAL 3 Press 1 4 to select a setting PLAY LIST plays the titles created from ORIGINAL for editing e ORIGINAL plays the titles originally recorded 4 Press EN
66. ons 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 Dolby Digital page 16 57 Digital audio compression technology developed by Dolby Laboratories This technology conforms to multi channel surround sound The rear channel is stereo and there is a discrete subwoofer channel in this format Dolby Digital provides the same discrete channels of high quality digital audio found in Dolby Digital theatre surround sound systems 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 DTS page 16 57 Digital audio compression technology that Digital Theater Systems Inc developed This technology conforms to multi channel surround sound The rear channel is stereo and there is a discrete subwoofer channel in this format DTS provides the same 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 5 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
67. opyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited Index to Parts and Controls For more information see the pages indicated in parentheses Front panel E VC on standby button indicator 19 4 gt play button indicator 19 Lights up when the power is on Lights up each time the disc is in 2 Disc tray 19 B playback mode 3 open close button 19 5 E stop button 20 6 remote sensor 13 Rear panel Oo Guni HH HH E QE Ke eoe 1 DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL jack 16 2 LINE RGB TV jack 14 Remote Ej i 2 3 00 N loj la ls o OP p gt scan slow buttons 29 ZOOM button 20 44 SLOW PLAY FAST PLAY buttons 20 Op audio button 34 a subtitle button 37 1 1 on standby button 19 lt A volume buttons 51 The button has a tactile dot TV video button 51 8 PICTURE NAVI picture navigation button 31 44 TIME TEXT button 32 20 MENU button 22 ENTER button 17 DISPLAY button 10 gt
68. osite direction X24 gt 14d 244 3 t 3 lt DVD VIDEO DVD VR mode VIDEO CD only x2 lt DVD VIDEO only The x2 x2 playback speed is about twice the normal speed The 3 344 playback speed is faster than 2 gt 2 lt 4 lt and the 2 gt 2 lt 4 lt playback speed is faster than 1 gt gt lt lt Watching frame by frame Slow motion Play maA Oo Kn Press lt or gt gt p gt when the player is in pause mode To return to normal speed press D gt Each time you press lt lt lt or gt gt p gt during Slow motion Play the playback speed changes Two speeds are available With each press the indication changes as follows Playback direction 2 p gt lt gt 1 pe Opposite direction DVD DVD VR mode only 2 lt i lt gt 1 al The 2 B gt 2 8 playback speed is slower than 1 Be lt 0 Playing one frame at a time Freeze Frame ouma EM LT When the player is in the pause mode press e gt ii gt step to go to the next frame Press lt o lt q step to go to the preceding frame DVD DVD VR mode only To return to normal playback press D gt You cannot search for a still picture on a DVD RW DVD R in VR mode Searching for a Title Chapter Track Scene etc KA KM I Go EU EU You can search a DVD by title or chapter and you can search a VIDEO CD CD DATA CD DATA DVD by track index file or scene
69. points are displayed and the player starts repeating this specific portion To return to normal play Press CLEAR or select OFF in step 3 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 across multiple titles You may not set A B Repeat Play for contents on aDVD RW DVD R VR mode that contains still pictures sosiq uheld 27 28 Searching for a Scene Searching for a Particular Point on a DISC Scan Slow motion Play Freeze Frame You can quickly locate a particular point on a disc by monitoring the picture or playing back slowly ec di eo gt step lt T step i Depending on the disc you may not be able to do some of the operations described For DATA CDs DATA DVDs you can search for a particular point only on MP3 audio track Locating a point quickly by playing a disc in fast forward or fast reverse Scan Ku Ki a KO CO CM Press af or gt gt Pe while playing a disc When you find the point you want press gt to return to normal speed Each time you press lt lt q or gt gt pe during scan the scan speed changes With each press the indication changes as shown below Actual speeds may differ between discs Playback direction x2 gt 1 gt gt 2 gt gt 3 gt gt 1 3b DVD VIDEO DVD VR mode VIDEO CD only x2 DVD VIDEO CD only Opp
70. ponents see Checking the audio signal format page 35 This function affects the output of the following jacks LINE RGB TV jack DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL jack when DOLBY DIGITAL is set to D PCM page 57 DOLBY Normally select this position SUR Multi channel audio signals are ROUND output to 2 channels for enjoying surround sounds NORMAL Multi channel audio signals are downmixed to 2 channels for use with your stereo DIGITAL OUT Selects if audio signals are output via the DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL jack ON Normally select this position When you select ON see Setting the digital output signal for further settings page 57 OFF The influence of the digital circuit upon the analog circuit is minimal Setting the digital output signal Switches the method of outputting audio signals when you connect a component such as an amplifier receiver or MD deck with a digital input jack For connection details see page 16 Select DOLBY DIGITAL MPEG DTS and 48kHz 96kHz PCM after setting DIGITAL OUT to ON If you connect a component that is incompatible with the selected audio signal a loud noise or no sound may be heard from the speakers risking damage to your ears or speakers DOLBY DIGITAL DVD VIDEO DVD VR mode only Selects the type of Dolby Digital signal D PCM Select this when the player i
71. s connected to an audio component without 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 56 DOLBY DIGITAL Select this when the player is connected to an audio component with a built in Dolby Digital decoder MPEG DVD VIDEO DVD VR mode only Selects the type of MPEG audio signal PCM Select this when the player is connected to an audio component without a built in MPEG decoder If you play MPEG audio sound tracks the player outputs stereo signals via the DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL jack MPEG Select this when the player is connected to an audio component with a built in MPEG decoder DTS Selects whether or not to output DTS signals OFF Select this when the player is connected to an audio component without a built in DTS decoder ON Select this when the player is connected to an audio component with a built in DTS decoder 48kHz 96kHz PCM DVD VIDEO only Selects the sampling frequency of the audio signal 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
72. se press TV video on the remote to return the input to the TV When you play a disc recorded in the NTSC colour system the player outputs the video signal or the Setup Display etc in the NTSC colour system and the picture may not appear on the PAL colour system televisions In this case open the tray and remove the disc sdnyooy 15 Step 4 Connecting to an AV amplifier receiver If your AV amplifier receiver has a Dolby Digital DTS or MPEG audio decoder and a digital input jack use this connection o De 3 to DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL CD DVD player J Coaxial digital cord not supplied to coaxial digital input Speakers ol Rear R Front L j ol Front R Speakers AV amplifier receiver with a decoder Center Q Subwoofer EA Signal flow lt Hint For correct speaker location see the operating instructions supplied with the connected components Surround effect Dolby Digital 5 1ch DTS 5 1ch MPEG audio 5 1ch R 1 Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby Pro Logic and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories 2 DTS and DTS Digital Out are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems Inc After you have completed the connection make the appropriate settings in Quick Setup page 17 If your AV amplifier receiver has an MPEG audio decoder function set MPEG to MPEG in
73. slide show with sound 1 Press DISPLAY during stop mode The Control Menu appears 2 Press 1 4 to select HH MODE MP3 JPEG and press ENTER The options for MODE MP3 JPEG appear DATA CD wes AUTO AUDIO MP3 IMAGE JPEG 3 Press 1 4 to select AUTO default and press ENTER AUTO plays both the JPEG image files and MP3 audio tracks in the same album as a slide show AUDIO MP3 plays only MP3 audio tracks continuously IMAGE JPEG plays only JPEG image files continuously 4 Press MENU The list of albums on the DATA CD DATA DVD appears may 3 30 ROCK BEST HIT KARAOKE MY FAVOURITE SONG R amp B JAZZ CLASSIC SALSA OF CUBA BOSSA NOVA y 5 Press YW to select the album that contains both the MP3 audio tracks and JPEG images you want to play 6 Press A slide show starts with sound gt continued 45 seBew 934f pue olpny eq Bur oluz 46 lt Hints To repeat both MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files in a single album repeat the same MP3 audio track or album when MODE MP3 JPEG is set to AUTO See Playing repeatedly Repeat Play page 26 to repeat the track or album The player recognizes a maximum of 200 albums regardless of the selected mode Of each album the player recognizes up to 300 MP3 audio tracks and 300 JPEG image files when AUTO is selected 600 MP3 audio tracks when AUDIO MP3
74. t is recommended that you create albums with no more than two trees Depending on the software you use to create the DATA CD DATA DVD the playback order may differ from the above illustration The playback order above may not be applicable if there are more than 200 albums and 300 tracks files in each album The player can recognize up to 200 albums the player will count just albums including albums that do not contain MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files The player will not play any albums beyond the 200th album Proceeding to the next or another album may take some time Playing MP3 Audio Tracks or JPEG Image Files EXD EE You can play MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files on DATA CDs CD ROMs CD Rs CD RWs or DATA DVDs DVD ROMs DVD RWs DVD Rs DVD RWs DVD Rs PICTURE CLEAR NAVI Hint You can view the disc information while playing MP3 audio tracks page 32 DATA CDs recorded in KODAK Picture CD format automatically start playing when inserted If no MP3 audio track or JPEG image file is recorded on the DATA CD DATA DVD No audio data or No image data appears on the screen Selecting an album 1 Press MENU The list of albums on the disc appears When an album is being played its title is shaded BEM 3 30 ROCK BEST HIT KARAOKE MY FAVOURITE SONG R amp B JAZZ CLASSIC SALSA OF CUBA BOSSA NOVA ha 2 Press VW to select the album you
75. tarts at the resume point only for the current disc in the player If you run Quick Setup Multi disc Resume setting stored in memory may return to the default settings sjuawjsnipy pue sbunjas 55 56 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 To use the display see Using the Setup Display page 52 The default settings are underlined we AUDIO SETUP AUDIO DRC STANDARD DOWNMIX DOLBY SURROUND DIGITAL OUT ON DOLBY DIGITAL D PCM MPEG PCM DTS OFF 48kHz 96kHz PCM 48kHz 16bit AUDIO DRC Dynamic Range Control DVD VIDEO DVD VR mode only Makes the sound clear when the volume is turned down when playing a DVD that conforms to AUDIO DRC This function affects the output from the following jacks LINE RGB TV jack DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL jack only when DOLBY DIGITAL is set to D PCM page 57 STANDARD Normally select this position TV MODE Makes low sounds clear even if you turn the volume down WIDE Gives you the feeling of being RANGE at a live performance DOWNMIX DVD VIDEO DVD VR mode only Switches the method for mixing down to 2 channels when you play a DVD which has rear sound elements channels or is recorded in Dolby Digital format For details on the rear signal com
76. ted Setup page 53 appears 4 Press ENTER without inserting a SCREEN SETUR i SCREEN SAVER disc BACKGROUND The Setup Display for selecting the LINE 4 3 PAN SCAN language used in the on screen display appears gt continued 17 18 7 Press 1 4 to select the setting that matches your TV type If you have a wide screen TV or a 4 3 standard TV with a wide screen mode 16 9 page 54 If you have a 4 3 standard TV 4 3 LETTER BOX or 4 3 PAN SCAN page 54 8 press ENTER The Setup Display for selecting the type of video signal output from the LINE RGB TV jack appears SCREEN SETUP IMEI PES 16 9 SCREEN SAVER ON BACKGROUND JACKET PICTURE LINE VIDEO VIDEO S VIDEO RGB 9 Press YW to select the type of signal you want to output from the LINE RGB TV jack Video signals VIDEO page 54 S video signals S VIDEO page 54 RGB signals RGB page 54 1 Opress 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 DIGITAL OUTPUT 1 1 Press 7 4 to select the type of jack if any you are using to connect to an amplifier receiver then press ENTER If you did not connect an AV amplifier receiver select NO then go to step 15 If you connected an AV amplifier receiver using a coaxial digital cord select YES DIGITAL OUTPUT
77. tem SCREEN SETUP TV TYPE 16 9 SCREEN SAVER BACKGROUND LINE ON JACKET PICTURE VIDEO Setup items 5 Press T Y to select an item then press ENTER The options for the selected item appear Example TV TYPE 16 9 4 3 LETTER BOX 4 3 PAN SCAN SCREEN SETUP TV TYPE SCREEN SAVER BACKGROUND LINE Options 6 Press 1 4 to select a setting 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 SCREEN SAVER ON BACKGROUND JACKET PICTURE LINE VIDEO To enter the Quick Setup mode Select QUICK in step 3 Follow from step 5 of the Quick Setup explanation to make basic adjustments page 17 To reset all of the SETUP settings 1 Select RESET in step 3 and press ENTER 2 Select YES using 1 4 You can also quit the process and return to the Control Menu by selecting NO here 3 Press ENTER All the settings explained on pages 53 to 57 return to the default settings Do not press PO while resetting the player which takes a few seconds to complete 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 To use the display see Using the Setup Display page 52
78. that some playback functions may not work with some DVD RWs DVD Rs even if they have been correctly finalized In this case view the disc by normal playback Also some DATA CDs DATA DVDs created in Packet Write format cannot be played Music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies This product is designed to playback discs that conform to the Compact Disc CD standard Recently various music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies are marketed by some record companies Please be aware that among those discs there are some that do not conform to the CD standard and may not be playable by this product Note on DualDiscs A DualDisc is a two sided disc product which mates DVD recorded material on one side with digital audio material on the other side However since the audio material side does not conform to the Compact Disc CD standard playback on this product is not guaranteed 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 U S patents and other intellectual property rights Use of this c
79. tons 000 ie ENTER 2 DISPLAY To Custom Parental Control DOTA rA cd You can set the same Custom Parental Control password for up to 40 discs When you set the 41st disc the first disc is cancelled 1 Insert the disc you want to lock If the disc is playing press M to stop playback 2 Press DISPLAY while the player is in stop mode The Control Menu appears 3 Press 4 4 to select PARENTAL CONTROL then press ENTER The options for PARENTAL CONTROL appear DVD VIDEO ON PLAYER gt PASSWORD OFF 4 Press to select ON then press ENTER If you have not entered a password The display for registering a new password appears PARENTAL CONTROL Enter a new 4 digit password then press EMER Enter a 4 digit password using the number buttons then press ENTER The display for confirming the password appears When you have already registered a password The display for entering the password appears 5 Enter or re enter your 4 digit password using the number buttons then press ENTER Custom parental control is set appears and then the screen returns to the Control Menu To turn off the Custom Parental Control function 1 Follow steps 1 to 3 of Custom Parental Control 2 Press 4 to select OFF then press ENTER 3 Enter your 4 digit password using the number buttons then press ENTE
80. tting you selected Selecting the slides appearance EFFECT You can select the way the slides are displayed during a slide show 1 Press DISPLAY twice while viewing a JPEG image or when the player is in stop mode Press to select Ha EFFECT then press ENTER The options for EFFECT appear 3 12 a DATA CD Pec 29 10 2006 MODE 1 MODE 1 MODE 2 MODE 3 MODE 4 MODE 5 OFF Press V to select a setting The default setting is underlined MODE 1 the image sweeps in from top to bottom MODE 2 the image sweeps in from left to right MODE 3 the image stretches out from the centre of the screen MODE 4 the images randomly cycle through the effects MODES the next image slides over the previous image OFF turns off this function Press ENTER sabew 93df pue olpny edi BuiAofuy 47 48 Using Various Additional Functions Locking Discs custom PARENTAL CONTROL PARENTAL CONTROL You can set two kinds of playback restrictions for a disc Custom Parental Control You can set 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 Scenes may be blocked or replaced with different scenes The same password is used for both Parental Control and Custom Parental Control Number 9 but
81. you purchased the product CAUTION The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard As the laser beam used in this CD DVD player is harmful to eyes do not attempt to disassemble the cabinet Refer servicing to qualified personnel only Precautions Safety This unit operates on 220 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Check that the unit s operating voltage is identical with your local power supply To prevent fire or shock hazard do not place objects filled with liquids such as vases on the apparatus Installing 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 magnet such as microwave ovens or large loudspeakers Do not place heavy objects on the unit Notes About the 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 Clean the disc with a cleaning cloth Wipe the disc from the centre out amp L Do not use solvents such as benzine thinner commercially available disc lens cleaners or anti static spray intended for vinyl LPs If you have printed the disc s label dry

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