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Sony DVP-CX850D User's Manual

1. 10 11 12 13 TV DISC BROWSER DVD switch 27 71 Selects to control the player the Disc Browser or the TV with the remote MEGA CONTROL button 73 Press to control the connected CD changer Number buttons ENTER button Selects and executes the items or settings CLEAR ten s digit button 45 46 47 49 Press to return to the continuous play etc PROGRAM button 45 Displays the PROGRAM display on the TV screen SHUFFLE button 47 Displays the SHUFFLE display on the TV screen AUDIO FILE button 29 40 Changes the sound while playing a disc AUDIO When 1 is set to DISC BROWSER enters the FILE mode FILE ANGLE SORT button 33 42 Changes the angles when playing a DVD ANGLE When 1 is set to DISC BROWSER enters the SORT mode SORT TITLE button 23 Displays the title menu on the TV screen DISPLAY button 34 Displays the Control Menu display on the TV screen to set or adjust the items 4 gt ENTER button Selects and executes the items or settings Click shuttle 21 31 Changes the playback speed or selects characters SET UP button 57 Displays the setup display on the TV screen to set or adjust the items 14 1 0 POWER button 17 71 Turns on and off the power of th
2. ENTER Cancel RETURN 5 Press FOLDER A FILE disappears from the Disc Browser Then the Disc Browser of Folder A including the selected disc appears A Super Car Chase Action DVD Select 4 t gt ENTER Cancel RETURN To cancel the file mode Press 6 RETURN FILE disappears from the Disc Browser Key You can sort the discs by genre or text information The discs are listed first by slot number in the Disc Browser You can then sort the discs by desired genre or text and store them page 33 29 sosig Buifeld sosig Buifeld a Filing Discs in the Folder Deleting discs from a folder You can delete unnecessary discs from Folder A to D You cannot delete discs from Folder ALL DVD or CD unless you remove the disc from the player 1 Press the FOLDER A B C D button of the disc you want to delete The Disc Browser of the selected folder appears 2 Press FILE FILE appears at the right bottom corner 3 Select the disc using the number buttons then press ENTER You can also use and DISC SKIP 4 Press ENTER To delete other discs repeat Steps 3 and 4 Music Madness Disc to be deleted Cursor moves to the next ENTER RET
3. Dolby Surround 1 ENGLISH PROGRAM FORMAT DOLBY DIGITAL 2 0 DOLBY SURROUND EJ LEl LR S To select press HHP then ENTER Dolby Digital 5 1ch 1 ENGLISH PROGRAM FORMAT DOLBY DIGITAL 3 2 1 L C R LFE LS RS To select press AAHS then ENTER eDTS 1 ENGLISH PROGRAM FORMAT DTS 3 2 1 L C R LFE LS RS To select press da then ENTER e MPEG 1 ENGLISH PROGRAM FORMAT MPEG 2 2 L R LS RS To select press AH then ENTER You can find Dolby Surround encoded software by looking at the packaging Use discs with the DO ba logo In order to enjoy Dolby Digital playback you must use discs bearing this logo 41 NU 043U09 ay YM suorpunJ snoueA fuisn NU 043U09 ay YM suorpunJ snoueA Buisn Displaying the Subtitles D With DVDs on which subtitles are recorded you can turn the subtitles on and off whenever you want while playing the DVD With DVDs on which multilingual subtitles are recorded you can change the subtitle language whenever you want while playing the DVD and turn it on or off whenever you want For example you can select the language you want to master and turn the subtitles on for better understanding
4. 1 AUDIO INPUT L R connectors 73 Connect to the audio output on a Sony CD changer of 5 50 200 300 discs 2 5 1CH OUTPUT connectors 15 Connect to a receiver amplifier having 5 1 channel input connectors 3 LINE OUTPUT AUDIO connectors 11 Connect to the audio input connector on the TV or receiver amplifier 4 LINE OUTPUT VIDEO connector 9 Connects to the video input connector on the TV or monitor 5 S VIDEO OUTPUT connector 11 Connects to the S video input connector on the TV or monitor 6 DIGITAL OUTPUT OPTICAL connector 12 Connects to an audio component using the optical digital connecting cord 84 7 DIGITAL OUTPUT COAXIAL connector 12 Connects to an audio component using the coaxial digital connecting cord 8 MEGA CONTROL connector 73 Connects to the control connector on a Sony CD changer of 5 50 200 300 discs 9 EURO AV 1 RGB TV connector 8 62 Connects to the TV with EURO AV connector to output the signal from the player You can select the video signals the S VIDEO signals or the RGB signals as output signal format Choose the appropriate one page 62 10 EURO AV 2 connector 8 Connects to the video equipment with EURO AV connector to input the signal from the equipment Hi
5. To select press HVIRTUAL 3D SURROUND Select the desired item For details on each item see Effects of each item Default setting is underlined OFF e VES A VES B e NORMAL SURROUND e ENHANCED SURROUND e VIRTUAL REAR SHIFT e VIRTUAL MULTI REAR These settings also effect the output from the LINE OUTPUT AUDIO connectors 50 Note The items displayed are different depending on the settings of SPEAKER SETUP page 69 You can select only OFF VES A or VES B when you play back a disc and set NONE in REAR in SIZE under SPEAKER SETUP in the setup display Effects of each item OFF Outputs all channel signals recorded on the disc For example outputs 2 channel signals for stereo sound of the CD or 5 channel signals for Dolby Digital sound of the DVD When you connect fewer than 5 1 speakers the player distributes the output signal for the missing speaker to other speakers appropriately VES Virtual Enhanced Surround A Uses 3D sound imaging to create virtual rear speakers from the sound of the front speakers L R without using actual rear speakers The virtual speakers are reproduced as shown in the illustration below VES Virtual Enhanced Surround B Uses 3D sound imaging to create virtual rear speakers from the sound of the front speakers L R without using actual rear speakers The virtual speakers are r
6. When using a coaxial digital connecting cord Coaxial digital connecting cord CC m D not supplied Receiver Amplifier with a digital connector MD deck DAT deck etc COAXIAL a G PCM MPEG DTS DOLBY DIGITAL AC 3 CD DVD player OPTICAL COAXIAL Notes Refer to the instructions supplied with the component to be connected You cannot make digital audio recordings of discs recorded in multichannel surround format directly using an MD deck or DAT deck When you make the connections above do not set DOLBY DIGITAL to DOLBY DIGITAL MPEG to MPEG and DTS to ON If you do a loud noise will suddenly come out from the speakers affecting your ears or causing the speakers to be damaged 12 If you have an audio component with a built in DTS decoder Dolby Digital decoder or MPEG decoder Connect the component via the DIGITAL OUTPUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL connector using an optical or coaxial digital connecting cord not supplied M When you play a DVD that is recorded in DTS format Set DIGITAL OUT in AUDIO SETUP to ON and then set DTS to ON in the setup display page 67 MH When you play a DVD that is recorded in Dolby Digital format Set DIGITAL OUT in AUDIO SETUP to ON and then set DOLBY DIGITAL to DOLBY DIGITAL in the setup display page 67 When you pl
7. zj 1 amp Gak ENTER Cancel RETURN Quit EDT EDIT 6 When you have entered all the characters for the Disc Memo or folder name press EDIT The DISC MEMO INPUT display or the FOLDER NAME INPUT display disappears and the Disc Memo or folder name is stored A B BRAHMS SYMPHONY4 gt ENTER Cancel RETURN DEDIMI 7 Press RETURN EDIT disappears from the Disc Browser To correct the characters You can correct the characters by using the Kt PP dial on the player or dd PPI on the remote To use the lt P gt I dial turn on the DIRECT SEARCH indicator by pressing the dial function select button To erase a character 1 Move the cursor to the character you want to erase by pressing R BB1 or turning the kK BB1 dial 2 Press CLEAR e To insert or overwrite a character 1 Move the cursor to the character you want to correct by pressing F PPI or turning the kK PPI dial 2 Select the correct character by pressing or by turning the click shuttle 3 To insert the character press ENTER To overwrite don t press ENTER but move the cursor by pressing PP or turning the KG gt P dial clockwise Note Even if you have removed the disc from the player the disc information of the disc remains on the Disc Browser until you load the disc information again by pressing
8. ENTER ENTER tv 1 Press SET UP and select LANGUAGE SETUP using 4 4 and then press ENTER LANGUAGE SETUP OSD ENGLISH DVD MENU ENGLISH AUDIO ORIGINAL SUBTITLE AUDIO FOLLOW To set press Ile To quit press SETUP 2 Select OSD using then press gt or ENTER LANGUAGE SETUP OSD FRANCAIS DEUTSCH To set press kelet ENTER To quit press SETUP 16 3 Select FRAN AIS using then press ENTER Pour le r glage appuyez sur gt puis sur ENTERS our quitter appu SETUP CHOIX DE LA LANGUE ECRANS FRANCAIS MENU DVD ENGLISH AUDIO ORIGINAL SOUS TITRE IDEM AUDIO To cancel using the setup display Press SET UP Note The languages you can select are the ones displayed in step 2 For details see page 60 Inserting Discs You can insert up to 200 discs into this player 1 POWER Front cover SOPEN DISC CHANGE us select button indicator kea gt gt dial Playing position Rotary table Loading position 1 Press 1 POWER to turn on the player 2 Press SOPEN Front cover SOPEN 3 Press the dial function select button to turn the DISC CHANGE indicator on 4 Turn the kea gt gt dial un
9. Using the Control Menu Display D GP GD Using the Control Menu display you can select the start point change the angles adjust the picture set for Digital Cinema Sound etc The items are different depending on the kind of disc For details on each Control Menu display item see pages 37 to 56 DISPLAY ENTER lt 4 4 gt DISPLAY RETURN ENTER tv 1 Select the desired folder 2 Press DISPLAY to show the Control Menu display on the TV screen 3 Select the item you want using then press gt or ENTER Items 1 ENGLISH To select press AH then ENTER 1 ENGLISH OFF 1 ENGLISH 2 FRENCH 3 SPANISH 4 Select the item you want using then press ENTER 1 ENGLISH Current item OFF selected 1 ENGLISH 2 FRENCH tems 3 SPANISH To select press then ENTER To select press AA then Note Some Control Menu display items require operations other than selecting the setting For details on these items see the relevant pages To cancel using the Control Menu display Press SRRETURN To display other items Each time you press DISPLAY the Control Menu display changes as follows Control Menu display 1 Control Menu display 2 The items except the first thr
10. DOWNMIX DIGITAL OUT DOLBY DIGITAL D PCM MPEG PCM DTS OFF To set press WP then ENTER To quit press SETUP HAUDIO ATT attenuation Selects the setting of the output from the LINE OUTPUT AUDIO EURO AV 1 2 and 5 1CH OUTPUT connectors according to the audio equipment to be connected e OFF turns off the audio attenuation e ON reduces the audio output level so that no sound distortion occurs Note The setting does not affect the output from the DIGITAL OUTPUT OPTICAL and COAXIAL connectors AUDIO FILTER Selects the type of digital filter to reduce the noise of a frequency higher than 22 05kHz fs 44 1kHz 24kHz fs 48kHz or 48kHz fs 96kHz e SHARP makes the sound clear and provides smooth sound reproduction Normally set this position e SLOW makes the sound warm and deep Note Depending on the disc the effect on the sound may be difficult to hear 66 HAUDIO DRC Dynamic Range Control Makes the sound clear with the volume turned down at night etc when you play a DVD This affects the output from the DIGITAL OUTPUT connectors only when PCM in DIGITAL OUT is set to ON and it affects the output from the LINE OUTPUT AUDIO EURO AV 1 2 and 5 1CH OUTPUT connectors e STANDARD Normally select this position e TV MODE makes the low sound clear even if you turned the volume down so it is good for playing at night It is especially recommended
11. See page 7 The signals from LINE OUTPUT AUDIO connectors and 5 1 ch L R connectors are measured When you play the PCM sound tracks with 96 kHz sampling frequency the output signals from the DIGITAL OUTPUT OPTICAL COAXIAL are converted to 48 kHz sampling frequency Design and specifications are subject to change without notice 79 uopewoyju euonIppy uorjeuOjUI euonIppy i Glossary Bit rate page 56 Value indicating the amount of video data compressed in a DVD per second The unit is Mbps Mega bit per second 1 Mbps indicates that the data per second is 1 000 000 bits The higher the bit rate is the larger the amount of data However this does not always mean that you can get higher quality pictures Chapter page 5 Sections of a picture or a music piece on a DVD that are smaller than titles A title is composed of several chapters Each chapter is assigned a chapter number enabling you to locate the chapter you want Digital Cinema Sound DCS page 50 The general name of technology that Sony developed to enjoy the surround sound in a home To enjoy the surround sound of a movie theater in the comfort of your own home it simulates the sound not in a concert hall as usual but in a movie editing studio This player adopts VES Virtual Enhanced Surround system from various DCS programs The VES system can create the sound image of virtual rear speakers from the sound of the front speakers L R
12. Select SUBTITLE after pressing DISPLAY SUBTITLE 1 ENGLISH OFF 1 ENGLISH 2 FRENCH 3 SPANISH To select press MSUBTITLE Select the language The languages you can select are different depending on the DVD When 4 digits are displayed they indicate the language code Select the language code from the list on page 82 Q You can display the SUBTITLE display quickly Press SUBTITLE on the remote Each time you press the button the item changes Notes e When playing a DVD on which no subtitles are recorded no subtitles appear e Depending on the DVD you may not be able to turn the subtitles on even if they are recorded on it e Depending on the DVD you may not be able to turn the subtitles off e If the language is displayed as a 4 digit number refer to the language code list on page 82 e The type and number of languages for subtitles vary from disc to disc Depending on the DVD you may not be able to change the subtitles even if multilingual subtitles are recorded on it e While playing the DVD the subtitle may change when you open or close the front cover you change the title 42 Changing the Angles D With DVDs on which various angles multi angles for a scene are recorded you can change the angles For example while playing a scene of a train in motion you can display the view from either the front of the train the left
13. the graphic picture stored in the player will automatically appear in the background 61 sauounsn py pue sures squouusn py pue sfuryes Settings for Display SCREEN SETUP Storing the picture in memory During playback when you find the scene to be stored in memory press PICTURE MEMORY on the remote The picture is stored in memory PICTURE MEMORY Notes e The player can store in memory only one scene The stored picture appears in the background e When the picture is stored in memory by pressing PICTURE MEMORY the picture stored before is not retained in memory e When you operate this player during storing picture in memory the picture does not be stored in memory 62 Custom Settings CUSTOM SETUP 5 D GD Select CUSTOM SETUP after pressing SET UP CUSTOM SETUP allows you to set the playback conditions Default settings are underlined CUSTOM SETUP EURO AV OUT AUTO PLAY DIMMER PAUSE MODE BOOKMARK RESET PARENTAL CONTROL PLAYBACK MEMORY To set press WAW then ENTER To quit press SETUP BEURO AV OUT Selects the methods of outputting video signals from the EURO AV 1 RGB TV connectors on the rear panel of the player e VIDEO outputs the video signals e S VIDEO outputs the S video signals e RGB outputs the RGB signals Notes e If your TV is not conformed to the S video or the RG
14. to VES A or VES B in the Control Menu display when you have connected the rear speakers page 50 Select the other item Operation The remote does not function gt Remove any obstacles between the remote and the player gt Use the remote near the player gt Point the remote at the remote sensor Mon the player gt Replace all the batteries in the remote with new ones if they are weak The disc does not play gt There is no disc inside Insert disc appears on the TV screen Insert a disc gt Insert the disc correctly with the playback side facing left in the disc slot gt Clean the disc gt The player cannot play CD ROMs etc page 5 Insert a DVD a VIDEO CD or CD gt Check the region code of the DVD page 4 gt Moisture has condensed inside the player Remove the disc and leave the player turned on for about half an hour page 6 gt The selected disc is not included in the current folder The player does not play from the beginning when playing a disc gt Repeat Play Shuffle Play or Program Play has been selected Press CLEAR pages 45 to 47 gt Resume Play has been selected Press M on the front panel or on the remote before you start playing page 22 gt A title menu or a DVD menu automatically appears on the TV screen when you play your DVD or a setup display automatically appears on the TV screen when you play your VIDEO CD with PBC function
15. 3 Select the number of the disc title chapter track index or scene you want to search for using the number buttons then press ENTER The player starts searching To cancel the number press CLEAR before pressing ENTER 37 NU 043U09 ay YM suorunJ snoueA Buisn NU 043U09 ay YM suorpunJ snoueA Buisn Searching for the Disc Title Chapter Track Index Scene To cancel selecting Press SRRETURN Lei You can select a disc chapter track and scene directly by pressing the buttons on the remote or the player See Playing Discs on page 19 Notes e The number of titles chapters or tracks displayed is that of the titles chapters or tracks recorded on a disc e The index numbers are not displayed during PBC playback of VIDEO CDs e If you cannot search the desired disc in Step 3 the disc is not included in the current folder To search the desired disc from all the discs in the player press FOLDER ALL to select the ALL folder As the Disc Browser appears press RETURN to turn it off Then select the desired disc on the Control Menu display 38 Checking the Playing Time and Remaining Time D lt p You can check the playing time and remaining time of the current title chapter track and the total remaining time of the disc Press DISPLAY Then press TIME to change the time information You can also check the DVD TEXT CD TEXT and Disc Memo Selected folder TIME TEXT TIME MEMO T
16. Click shuttle ppidial Dial function select button Set the command mode selector of the CD changer to CD 3 Turn on the player and the CD changer Press MEGA CONTROL The MEGA CONTROL button of the front panel lights up and the display shows the current disc number of the CD changer Select the play mode you want on the CD changer Press on the player to start playing The playback starts and the display shows the current disc and track numbers and the playing time of the track While the MEGA CONTROL button of the front panel is lit you can control the CD changer with the controls on the player as follows 73 saueunsn py pue sures squouusn py pue surs Controlling the CD Changer Mega Control To Operation Select a disc in Press the number button on the continuous play mode remote and ENTER or and ENTER or turn the click shuttle of the player slowly Press the dial function select button to turn the DISC CHANGE indicator on then turn the H bP dial and press it Skip by 10 discs in Press then press ENTER continuous play mode Stop Press W Pause Press II Resume play after pause Press I or gt Go to the next track On the player Press the dial function select button to turn the DIRECT SEARCH indicator on then turn the K4 PPI dial clockwise On the remote Press PPI Go back to the preceding On the player track Press the
17. Most settings and adjustments are required to be set when you first use the player This chapter also describes how to set the remote for controlling the TV the AV receiver amplifier or the CD changer Using the Setup Display D D E Using the setup display you can do the initial setup adjusting the picture and sound quality setting the various outputs etc You can also set a language for the subtitles and the setup display limit playback by children etc For details on each setup display item see pages 60 to 70 Note You can display the setup display only when the player is in stop mode SET UP 1 Press SET UP to display the setup display on the TV screen LANGUAGE SETUP OSD ENGLISH DVD MENU ENGLISH AUDIO ORIGINAL SUBTITLE AUDIO FOLLOW To set press leje ENTER To quit press SETUP 57 suounsn py pue spus s uswjsnipy pue sfui 39s Using the Setup Display 2 Select the main item you want using 4 4 and then press ENTER The selected main item is highlighted LANGUAGE SETUP Main item To set press goual then ENTER To quit press SETUP SCREEN SETUP TV TYPE To set press WAW then ENTER To quit press SETUP 3 Select the item you want using 4 then press gt or ENTER SCREEN SETUP TV TYPE ES ENTER
18. To quit press SETUP SCREEN SETUP 4 3 PAN SCAN To set press WAHE then ENTER To SETUP quit press S 58 4 Select the setting you want using 4 4 then press ENTER SCREEN SETUP 4 3 PAN SCAN ENTER To set press To quit press SCREEN SETUP TV TYPE 4 3 PAN SCAN To set press A To quit press SETUP To cancel using the setup display Press SET UP on the remote Note Some setup display items require operations other than selecting the setting For details on these items see the relevant pages Setup Display Item List Default settings are underlined p LANGUAGE SETUP page 60 g CUSTOM SETUP page 62 OSD ENGLISH EURO AV OUT VIDEO L_ FRAN AIS S VIDEO L DEUTSCH RGB AUTO PLAY OFF DVD MENU ENGLISH TIMER L FRAN AIS DEMO L_ DEUTSCH DEMO2 eae DIMMER BRIGHT L ESPANOL ia es DARK _ NEDERLANDS OFF DANSK PAUSE MODE AUTO SVENSKA ale SUOMI ete L_ BOOKMARK RESET eae ase L_ PARENTAL CONTROL PYCCKU CHINESE L PLAYBACK MEMORY ON JAPANESE OFF L OTHERS gt AUDIO ORIGINAL AUDIO SETUP page 66 same as DVD MENU L AUDIO ATT OFF SUBTITLE AUDIO FOLLOW i same as DVD MENU AUDIO F
19. To select press then ENTER 1 Select C k 3k playing time of the current chapter To select press 2 Press gt or ENTER Time code changes to T 7 Enter with number buttons then ENTER 39 NU 043U09 ay YM suorpunJ snoueA Bulsn nus h 043U09 ay YM suorpunJ snoueA Buisn Checking the Information of the Disc D cD You can check the DVD TEXT or CD TEXT of the disc on the TV screen and the front panel display DVD TEXT and CD TEXT are information recorded on the disc which you cannot change Press DISPLAY If the disc has DVD TEXT or CD TEXT recorded TIME TEXT appears If a Disc Memo can be input in the disc TIME MEMO appears Press TIME until DVD CD TEXT or Disc Memo is displayed The information is displayed at the bottom of the display TIME TEXT TIME MEMO DVD CD TEXT or DISC MEMO Q You can display the TIME TEXT or TIME MEMO display quickly Press TIME To display DVD CD TEXT or Disc Memo press TIME until DVD CD TEXT or Disc Memo is displayed Q You can input the text information Disc Memo You can input the Disc Memo on the Disc Browser see page 30 Note The DVD TEXT only in English is displayed 40 Changing the Sounds D amp Ep With DVDs recorded with multilingual sounds you can select the language you want while playing the DVD
20. With multiplex CDs or VIDEO CDs you can select the sound from the right or left channel and listen to the sound of the selected channel through both the right and left speakers In this case the sound loses the stereo effect For example with a disc containing a song the right channel may output the vocals and the left channel may output the instrumental If you only want to hear the instrumental you can select the left channel and hear it from both speakers Select AUDIO after pressing DISPLAY AUDIO PROGRAM FORMAT DOLBY DIGITAL 3 2 1 3 SPANISH E C R LFE LS RS To select press ENTER HAUDIO When playing a DVD Select the language The languages you can select are different depending on the DVD When 4 digits are displayed they represent the language code Select the language code from the list on page 82 When playing a VIDEO CD ora CD Default setting is underlined e STEREO The standard stereo sound e 1 L The sound of the left channel monaural e 2 R The sound of the right channel monaural Y You can display the AUDIO display quickly Press AUDIO on the remote Notes Depending on the DVD you may not be able to change the languages even if multilingual sounds are recorded on the DVD e While playing the CD VIDEO CD the standard stereo playback will be resumed when you open or close the front cover
21. e Do not place the unit on surfaces rugs blankets etc or near materials curtains draperies that may block the ventilation slots e Do not install the unit near heat sources such as radiators or air ducts or ina place subject to direct sunlight excessive dust mechanical vibration or shock e Do not install the unit in an inclined position It is designed to be operated in a horizontal position only Keep the unit and discs away from equipment with strong magnets such as microwave ovens or large loudspeakers Do not place heavy objects on the unit e If the unit is brought directly from a cold to a warm location moisture may condense inside the CD DVD player and cause damage to the lenses When you first install the unit or when you move it from a cold to a warm location wait for about one hour before operating the unit Welcome Thank you for purchasing the Sony CD DVD Player Before operating the unit please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference TABLE OF CONTENTS About This Manual 4 This Player Can Play the Following Discs 4 Precautions 6 Notes on Discs 6 Getting Started 7 Unpacking 7 TV Hookups 8 Receiver Amplifier Hookups 11 5 1 Channel Surround Hookups 14 Selecting the Language for On Screen Display 16 Inserting Discs 17 Playing Discs 19 Playing Discs 19 Playing at Various Speeds Frame by Frame 21 Resuming Playback from the Point Where You Stopped th
22. front panel display does not change when you press TIME If a TEXT or Disc Memo is recorded on the disc the front panel display changes to Text or Disc Memo display when you press TIME see page 30 Checking the remaining time Press TIME Each time you press TIME while playing a disc the display changes as shown in the following chart Playing time and number of the current track eS TEXT TRACK Index ALLDISCS 1 2 Remaining time of the Y Press TIME current track D DISC TEXT TRACK INDEX ALLDISCS MIN SEC Ny Press TIME Playing time of the disc XT ALL DISCS MIN SEC 32 12 y Press TIME DISC Remaining time of the disc a TEXT ALL DISCS MIN SEC 20 t6 Y Press TIME DISC Text or Disc Memo gt TEXT ALL DISCS ONY HITS SON Press TIME Note While you are doing Shuffle Play Program Play or PBC playback the playing time of the disc and the remaining time of the disc are not displayed Displaying the Disc Information Disc Browser D D gt You can check the contents of each disc loaded Loading the disc information LOAD Set the TV DISC BROWSER DVD switch to DISC BROWSER LOAD On the player Press LOAD when the player is in stop mode On the remote 1 Set the TV DISC BROWSER DVD switch to DISC BR
23. level Q If you have forgot your password Enter the 6 digits number 199703 in Step 2 to clear the current password To enter a new password follow the procedure from Step 2 again Notes e When you play DVDs which do not have the Parental Control function playback cannot be limited on this player When you do not set a password you cannot change the settings for playback limitation Depending on the DVD you may be asked to change the parental control level while playing the disc In this case enter the password then change the level When you stop playing the DVD the level returns to the original level Standard Code number Austria 2046 Belgium 2057 Canada 2079 China 2092 Denmark 2115 Finland 2165 France 2174 Germany 2109 Hong Kong 2219 Indonesia 2238 Italy 2254 Japan 2276 Malaysia 2363 Netherlands 2376 Norway 2379 Philippines 2424 Russian 2489 Singapore 2501 Spain 2149 Sweden 2499 Switzerland 2086 Taiwan 2543 Thailand 2528 United Kingdom 2184 65 sauounsn py pue sures squouusn py pue sfuryes Settings for Sound AUDIO SETUP Select AUDIO SETUP after pressing SET UP AUDIO SETUP allows you to set the sound according to the playback conditions Default settings are underlined AUDIO SETUP AUDIO ATT OFF AUDIO FILTER SHARP AUDIO DRC STANDARD TRACK SELECTION OFF DOLBY SURROUND ON
24. 29 Selects a disc folder 4 FILE button 29 Enters the FILE mode on the Disc Browser 5 SORT button 33 Enters the SORT mode on the Disc Browser 6 Disc compartment 17 Insert discs in the disc slots 7 MULTICHANNEL indicator Lights up for example when playing back multichannel surround sound such as Dolby Digital soundtrack and MPEG soundtrack the disc is not inserted 8 PROGRAM button 45 Displays the PROGRAM display on the TV screen 9 REPEAT button 48 Displays the REPEAT display on the TV screen Ho Front Panel Display 25 Indicates the playing time etc PLAY button 19 Plays a disc SOPEN button 17 Opens the front cover HIPAUSE button 20 Pauses playing a disc ESTOP button 20 22 Stops playing a disc EASY PLAY button indicator 17 20 Press to play the disc in slot 1 or bring slot 1 to the loading position KEYBOARD jack 32 Connect a keyboard to label the discs EDIT button 30 Enters the EDIT mode to label the disc on the Disc Browser LOAD button 27 Reads the information of the discs loaded in sequence SHUFFLE button 47 Displays the SHUFFLE display on the TV screen TIME button 25 Displays the playing time of the disc etc on the front panel display 1 ALL DISCS button 20 Selects 1 DIS
25. 5 Select an area as the standard for playback limitation level using 4 then press gt When you select OTHERS select and enter the standard code in the table below using number buttons CUSTOM SETUP PARENTAL CONTROL STANDARD 6 Select LEVEL using 4 then press gt CUSTOM SETUP PARENTAL CONTROL LEVEL To set press AH then ENTER To cancel press SETUP 7 Select the level you want using 4 then press ENTER CUSTOM SETUP PARENTAL CONTROL LEVEL STANDARD CHANGE PASSWORD To set press WAWES then ENTER To cancel press SETUP The lower the value is the more strict the limitation To return to the normal screen Press SET UP To turn off the Parental Control function and play the DVD after entering your password Set LEVEL to OFF in Step 7 then press D gt To change the password 1 After Step 3 select CHANGE PASSWORD using 4 7 then press gt or ENTER The display for changing the password appears 2 Follow Steps 2 and 3 to enter a new password You can turn off the Parental Control function just after inserting the DVD Parental Control Temporarily Canceled When you set a playback limitation level and insert the DVD the PARENTAL CONTROL display appears Enter the password to turn off the Parental Control function When you stop playing the DVD the level returns to the original
26. Otherwise you may not change the aspect ratio gt Depending on the TV you may not change the aspect ratio 75 uoreuwioju jeuonippy uorjeuOjUI euonIppy i Troubleshooting The picture is black and white gt In the setup display set EURO AV OUT in CUSTOM SETUP to the appropriate item conforms to your TV page 62 gt Depending on the TV the picture on the screen becomes black and white when you play a disc recorded in NTSC color system Sound There is no sound gt Check that the player is connected securely gt The audio connecting cord is damaged Replace it with a new one gt Make sure you connect the player to the audio input connectors on the receiver amplifier page 11 gt Make sure you turn on the TV and the receiver amplifier gt Make sure you select the appropriate position on the receiver amplifier so that you can listen to the sound from the player gt The player is in pause mode or in Slow motion Play mode Press D gt to return to normal play mode gt Fast forward 1BB or 2 gt or fast reverse 1 6 or 244 is performed Press D gt to return to normal play mode gt Check the speaker connections and settings pages 14 69 Refer to the operating manual of your receiver amplifier gt When you play the Dolby Digital MPEG AUDIO sound tracks and attempt to output from the DIGITAL OUTPUT connectors set DIGITAL OUT to ON in the setup
27. PROGRAM HPROGRAM Default setting is underlined e OFF plays normal e SET allows you to create your own program e ON plays Program Play Note If the program contains a disc which is not included in the current folder the disc will not be played during Program Play To play all the discs in the program select the ALL folder before you start Program Play Creating the program 1 Select SET gt in PROGRAM The programming display appears Selected folder PROGRA ALL CLEAR Dea ee H e zs v 00 ENTER PROGRAM Start 44 2 Press ENTER PROGRA C7 T ALL CLEAR ALL i Less Se C Number buttons ENTER Return Quit PROGRAM Start PLAY Press the number button to select the disc then press ENTER You can play only the currently selected disc when you select 1 DISC in 1 ALL DISCS To program more than 1 disc press 1 ALL DISCS and select ALL DISCS Disc type sis CLEAR pes a AE Set ENTER Return RETURN Quit PROGRAM Start PLAY 2 appears when the player has not loaded the disc information in the memory Select the title chapter or track you want to program using then press ENTER For example select title1 chapter 2 in disc 3 You can a
28. SUBTITLE 42 Batteries 7 BOOKMARK 55 L T BOOKMARK RESET 63 LANGUAGE SETUP 60 TEST TONE 70 LETTER BOX 61 TIME MEMO 38 39 40 C LEVEL 70 TIME TEXT 38 39 40 CD 19 Locating Title 5 37 81 Chapter 5 37 a specific point 20 TITLE 37 CHAPTER 37 by observing the TV Title menu 23 CHAPTER VIEWER 55 screen 21 TITLE VIEWER 55 Connecting 8 11 14 Track 5 37 81 Continuous play M N TRACK 37 CD VIDEO CD 19 Mega Control 73 TRACK SELECTION 66 DVD 19 MPEG 68 TRACK VIEWER 55 Control Menu display 34 Troubleshooting 75 CUSTOM SETUP 62 O TV TYPE 61 On screen display D Control Menu display 34 U DIGITAL OUT 67 Setup display 57 Usable discs 4 Digital output 12 67 D DIMER a ee V W X Y Z Disc Browser 27 P Q VES 50 Disc Memo 30 PANSCAN 61 VIDEOCD 19 Display PARENTAL CONTROL 63 VIDEO EQ 52 Control Menu display 34 PBC functions 24 VIRTUAL 3D Front panel display 25 PBC Playback 24 80 SURROUND 50 Setup display 57 PLAYBACK MEMORY 63 DISTANCE 69 PROLOGIC 50 DNR 52 PROGRAM 44 Dolby Digital 14 50 Program Play 44 DTS 68 DVD 19 DVD menu 23 60 uon ewoyju jeuoppY Sony Corporation Printed in Malaysia Sony iine http www world sony com
29. VIDEO logo is a trademark When you play an NTSC disc this player outputs the video signal in the NTSC system only In this case if your TV is a PAL system mode the picture becomes noisy Region code of DVDs you can play on this unit Your DVD player has a region code printed on the back of the unit and will only play DVDs that are labeled with identical region codes DVDs labeled will be also played on this unit If you try to ay any other DVD the message Playing this disc prohibited by area limits will Region code appear on the TV screen Depending on the DVD no region code indication may be labeled even though playing the DVD is prohibited by the area limits Note on playback operations of DVDs and VIDEO CDs Some playback operations of DVDs and VIDEO CDs may be intentionally fixed 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 Terms for discs Title The longest sections of a picture or a music piece on a DVD a movie etc for a picture piece on a video software or an album etc for a music piece on an audio software Each title is assigned a title number enabling you to locate the title you want Chapter Sections of a picture or a music piece that are smaller than titles A title is composed of several ch
30. can have the player store specific portions of the disc in memory and play them immediately whenever you want without the need to search Bookmark You can set up to 9 bookmarks per disc The bookmark of the disc is reset when the disc is removed from the player Select BOOKMARK after pressing DISPLAY When you play the disc which has bookmarks the indicator of the BOOKMARK lights in green DVD 123 Talay 18 34 Bookmark To select press 4 gt then ENTER To start playback from the selected picture Select the picture using 4 4 then press ENTER The playback starts from the selected picture To cancel scanning the bookmark pictures Press RETURN To reset the bookmark Select the point on which you want to reset the bookmark using gt then press CLEAR To reset the all bookmarks of the player Select BOOKMARK RESET k under the CUSTOM SETUP in the setup display For details on resetting all the bookmark of the player see page 63 Setting the bookmark During playback when you find the scene to be bookmarked press BOOKMARK on the remote The bookmark is set Note You may not set the bookmark depending on the discs 55 NU 0JU0 ay YM SUOIPUN4 snoueA Buisn nus h 043U09 ay YM suorpunJ snoueA Buisn Checking the Play Information qp You can check the play information on the bit rate bit rate history or the portion wher
31. control your TV using the keys below TV DISC BROWSER 1 0 POWER DVD switch OR Number buttons PROG Ea TV VIDEO ENTER WIDE MODE TV DVD ENTER By pressing You can 1 POWER Turn the TV on or off TV VIDEO Select the input source for the TV between the TV and VCR TV DVD Select the input source for the TV between the TV and CD DVD player VOL Adjust the volume of the TV PROG Select the program position of the TV WIDE MODE Switch the wide picture on or off Number buttons Select the program position of the TV and ENTER You can control the TV regardless of the position of the TV DISC BROWSER DVD switch If you connect the player to the TV via the EURO AV OUT connectors the input source for the TV is set to the player automatically when you start playback or press any button In this case press TV DVD to return the input to the TV You can also control the TV regardless of the position of the TV DISC BROWSER DVD switch Notes Depending on the TV you may not be able to control your TV or to use some of the buttons above e If you use number buttons to select program position of the TV press followed by the number buttons for two digit numbers 72 Controlling an AV receiver amplifier with the remote 1 Slide the TV DISC BROWSER DVD switch to DVD 2 Hold down 1 POWER and enter your AV receiver s manufacturer s code see the table below using the num
32. controls with a soft cloth slightly moistened with a mild detergent solution Do not use any type of abrasive pad scouring powder or solvent such as alcohol or benzine If you have any questions or problems concerning your player please consult your nearest Sony dealer IMPORTANT NOTICE Caution The enclosed DVD player is capable of holding a still video image or On screen display image on your television screen indefinitely If you leave the still video image or On screen display image displayed on your TV for an extended period of time you risk permanent damage to your television screen Projection televisions are very susceptible Notes on Discs On handling discs e Do not use irregularly shaped CDs such as heart or star shaped CD as they may cause the player to malfunction To keep the disc clean handle the disc by its edge Do not touch the surface Do not stick paper or tape on the disc If there is glue or a similar substance on the disc remove the glue completely before using the disc 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 there can be considerable rise in temperature inside the car e After playing store the disc in its case On cleaning e Before playing clean the disc with a cleaning cloth Wipe the disc from the center out Ce Do not use solvents such as benzine thinner commercially available cl
33. display Otherwise no sound will come out from the DIGITAL OUTPUT connectors page 67 gt When you play the DTS sound tracks no sound will come out from the LINE OUTPUT AUDIO and 5 1CH OUTPUT connectors page 68 Sound noise is heard gt Clean the disc gt When you play the DTS sound tracks on a CD sound noise will come out from the LINE OUTPUT AUDIO and 5 1CH OUTPUT connectors page 68 Sound distortion occurs gt In the setup display set AUDIO ATT in AUDIO SETUP to ON page 66 76 The sound loses stereo effect when you play a VIDEO CD or a CD gt Set AUDIO to STEREO in the Control Menu display page 40 gt Make sure you connect the player appropriately pages 8 11 14 The surround effect is difficult to hear when you are playing a Dolby Digital sound track gt Check the speaker connections and settings pages 14 69 Refer to the operating manual of your receiver amplifier gt Depending on the DVD the output signal may not be the entire 5 1 channel but monaural or stereo even if the sound track is recorded in Dolby Digital format The sound comes from the center speaker only gt Depending on the disc the sound may come from the center speaker only gt Set VIRTUAL 3D SURROUND to OFF VES A or VES B in the Control Menu display page 50 The sound comes from the front speaker only gt You set VIRTUAL 3D SURROUND
34. electricity etc may affect the player s operation Disconnect the AC power cord once then connect it again Nothing is displayed on the front panel display gt In the setup display DIMMER in CUSTOM SETUP is set to OFF Set DIMMER to BRIGHT or DARK page 62 The sound does not come from the CD changer connected using the CONTROL A1 cable gt Turn on the player gt Press the MEGA CONTROL button on the front panel page 73 The numbers or letters of 5 characters are displayed on the front panel display gt Self diagnosis function was activated See the table on page 78 and treat the player appropriately 71 uon ewoyju jeuoppY uorjeuojUI euonIppy i Self diagnosis function When the self diagnosis function works to prevent the player from malfunctioning a five character service number combination of a letter and digits flashes on the front panel display In this case check the following table First three characters Cause and or Corrective Action C 13 e The disc is dirty gt Clean the disc with a cleaning cloth page 6 C31 The disc is not inserted correctly gt Open the front cover and insert the disc correctly E xx xx is any number e To prevent the player from malfunctioning the self diagnosis function has worked gt When you contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility give the 5 character service number e
35. mode Press 1 ALL DISCS Each time you press the button 1 DISC or ALL DISCS mode is selected see page 43 Notes e If you leave the player or the remote in pause or stop mode for 15 minutes the screen saver image appears automatically To make the screen saver image go away press D gt If you want to set the screen saver function to off see page 61 e The indicator above the 1 POWER button lights up in red when the power is turned off e If you don t operate the player or the remote for more than 30 minutes when a disc is not being played the power is automatically turned off Auto Power Off function e If you cannot select the disc in Step 4 the disc is not included in the current folder Press FOLDER ALL the Disc Browser appears then select the disc See Displaying the information of the loaded discs page 28 You cannot select the empty disc slots in Step 4 To open the control panel Pull PANEL OPEN lightly 20 1 POWER DIRECT SEARCH E Iil Ip V indicator ERP os EASY PLAY kea gt gt dial Dial function select button POWER DISC SKIP EASY PLAY Haa gt gt E H To Operation Play from the disc in slot1 Press EASY PLAY Stop Press W Pause Press II Resume play after pause Press I or Go to the next chapter track or scene in continuous play
36. or causing the speakers to be damaged Note The player outputs the MPEG analog audio sound only from the front speakers when you set DIGITAL OUT in AUDIO SETUP to ON and then set MPEG to MPEG DTS Selects output DTS signals via the DIGITAL OUTPUT OPTICAL and COAXIAL connectors You cannot select this item when you set DIGITAL OUT to OFF e OFF when the player is connected to an audio component lacking a built in DTS decoder e ON when the player is connected to an audio component having a built in DTS decoder Note Select the setting correctly Otherwise no sound or strange sound will come out from the speakers affecting your ears or causing the speakers to be damaged Do not play the DTS sound tracks without connecting the player to an audio component having a built in DTS decoder You cannot hear the DTS sound unless you connect the player to an audio component having a built in DTS decoder When you play the DTS sound track on a CD a loud noise may come out from the LINE OUTPUT AUDIO and 5 1CH OUTPUT connectors affecting your ears or causing the speakers or headphones to be damaged When you play the DTS sound track on a DVD no sounds will come out from the LINE OUTPUT AUDIO and 5 1CH OUTPUT connectors 68 Notes on playing the DTS sound tracks on a CD e Do not play the DTS sound tracks without connecting the player to an audio component having
37. rear speakers farther away from the listening position than the front speakers Required cords Audio cords not supplied Two for the 5 1CH OUTPUT FRONT and REAR jacks White L Red R Monaural audio cords not supplied Two for the 5 1CH OUTPUT CENTER and WOOFER jacks Black Ss ET AI Black S video cord supplied One for the S VIDEO OUTPUT jacks 14 Notes Do not connect the power cord to an AC outlet or press the POWER switch before completing all connections The cord connectors should be fully inserted into the jacks Loose connection may cause hum and noise e Jacks and plugs of the connecting cords are color coded as follows Red jacks and plugs Right audio channel White jacks and plugs Left audio channel You can use either red or white cables to connect the center speaker and subwoofer When you connect the component via the DIGITAL OUTPUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL connector using an optical or coaxial digital connecting cord not supplied see page 12 Setups for the player Some setups are necessary for the player depending on the components to be connected Use the setup display or the Control Menu display to change the various settings For details on using the setup display see page 57 For details on enjoying Digital Cinema Sound see page 50 e To enjoy Dolby Digital or MPEG AUDIO surround sound by connecting the player to a receiver amplifier with 5 1 chann
38. selected disc only is highlighted and EDIT appears at the right bottom corner Music Madness ENTER Cancel RETURN To label a folder 1 Press EDIT 2 Press The folder A is highlighted 3 Select the folder you want to label by pressing Ta 2 Press ENTER The DISC MEMO INPUT display appears when you have selected a disc The FOLDER NAME INPUT display appears when you have selected a folder DES MEMg Del ABCDEFGHI JKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijkIlmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789 lt gt 1 ti O R OS gt ENTER Cancel RETURN 3 Select the character by pressing 4 gt or by turning the click shuttle The selected character changes color DES MENS D B ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijkimnoparstuvwxyz 0123456789 lt gt 13 L amp CCS ENTER Cancel RETURN Quit EDT EDT 4 Press ENTER 5 Repeat Steps 3 and 4 to input other characters TS nts dy S ABCDEFGH I JKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijkimnoparstuvwxyz 0123456789 lt gt
39. window of the train or from the right window without having the train s movement interrupted Select ANGLE after pressing DISPLAY When the angles can be changed the indicator of the ANGLE lights in green To select press ENTER 1 Select ANGLE To select press ENTER 2 Press gt The number of the angle changes to The number in parentheses indicates the total number of angles Enter with number buttons then ENTER 3 Select the number of the angles using the number buttons or 4 4 then press ENTER The angle is changed to the selected angle then ENTER Notes The number of angles varies from disc to disc or from scene to scene The number of angles that can be changed on a scene is that of angles recorded for that scene Depending on the DVD you may not be able to change the angles even if multi angles are recorded on the DVD Q You can specify the angle beforehand Specify the angle when ANGLE is not displayed on the front panel display When a scene on which multi angles are recorded comes the angle is automatically selected You can select the angle directly Press ANGLE on the remote Each time you press the button the angle changes Q You can display different angles simultaneously ANGLE VIEWER You can display all the angle
40. without using actual rear speakers Dolby Digital pages 14 50 Digital audio compression technology that the Dolby Laboratories Corporation developed This technology conforms to 5 1 channel surround sound The rear channel is stereo and there is discrete subwoofer channel in this format Dolby Digital provides the same 5 1 discrete channels of high quality digital audio found in Dolby Digital cinema audio systems The good channel separation is realized because the all channel data is recorded discrete and processed in digital Dolby Pro Logic pages 50 67 Audio signal processing technology that Dolby Laboratories Corporation developed for surround sound When the input signal has the surround component the Pro Logic process outputs the front center and rear signals The rear channel is monaural DTS pages 5 12 68 Digital audio compression technology that the Digital Theater Systems Inc developed This technology conforms to 5 1 channel surround The rear channel is stereo and there is discrete subwoofer channel in this format DTS provides the same 5 1 discrete channels of high quality digital audio The good channel separation is realized because the all channel data is recorded discrete and processed in digital 80 DVD page 4 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 at 4 7 GB Giga Byte is 7 tim
41. you turn the power off e While playing the DVD the sound may be changed when you open or close the front cover you change the title e If the language is displayed as a 4 digit number refer to the language code list on page 82 Displaying the audio information of the disc When you select AUDIO the playing channels are displayed on the screen In Dolby Digital format the signals from monaural to 5 1 channels can be recorded on a DVD Depending on the DVD the number of the recorded channels may be different Current audio format Current playing program format PCM DTS DOLBY DIGITAL or MPEG is displayed In DOLBY DIGITAL case the channels in the playing track are displayed by number as follows The case of Dolby Digital 5 1 ch Rear component 2 DOLBY DIGITAL 3 W Front component 2 LFE Low Center component 1 Frequency Effects component 1 The letters in the program format display mean the following L Front L R Front R C Center monaural LS Rear L RS Rear R S Rear monaural the rear component of the Dolby Surround processed stereo signal and the Dolby Digital signal LFE LFE Low Frequency Effects The display examples are as follows e PCM stereo 1 ENGLISH PROGRAM FORMAT PCM 48kHz 24bits To select press dat then ENTER
42. AV SCART output If your TV has two EURO AV SCART connectors CD DVD player EURO AV T RGB TV EURO AV 2 Cr JR gt EURO AV To EURO AV 1 SCART input To EURO AV 2 SCART input If your TV has no EURO AV SCART connectors You can connect the player to a TV with audio video input jacks using the supplied audio video connecting cord If your TV has an S video input connector connect the component via the S VIDEO OUTPUT connector using the S video cord supplied instead of the video connecting cord You will get a better picture When connecting the cords be sure to match the color coded cord to the appropriate jacks on the components Yellow video to Yellow Red right to Red and White left to White Audio Video connecting cord supplied Yellow White L Red R S video cord supplied a EE E To listen to the sound through TV speakers CD DVD player INPUT R AUDIO L VIDEO E if your TV has no S video input connector Connect the component via the VIDEO INPUT connector using the video connecting cord not supplied instead of the S video cord Video connecting cord not supplied Em CD DVD player TV LINE OUTPUT R AUDIO L VIDEO payes 6un 25 pees Hura TV Hookups Notes e Refer to the instructions supplied with the component to be connected e Do not connect this player to a v
43. B signals no picture appears 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 EURO AV IN connector do not select S VIDEO HAUTO PLAY Selects the setting of Auto Play when you connect the AC power cord to the AC outlet e OFF does not use TIMER DEMO1 or DEMO to start playing TIMER starts playing a disc automatically when you connect the AC power cord to the AC outlet By connecting a timer not supplied you can start playing at any time you want e DEMON starts playing the demonstration 1 automatically e DEMO2 starts playing the demonstration 2 automatically BRDIMMER Adjusts the lighting of the front panel display BRIGHT makes the front panel display bright e DARK makes the front panel display dark e OFF turns off the lighting of the front panel display PAUSE MODE DVD only Selects the picture in pause mode e AUTO A picture including subjects that move dynamically is output with no jitter Normally select this position e FRAME A picture including subjects that do not move dynamically is output with high resolution MBOOKMARK RESET gt Select BOOKMARK RESET The BOOKMARK RESET display appears And then press ENTER to reset all bookmarks MPARENTAL CONTROL Sets a password and playback limitation level when you play DVDs with playback limitation for children For d
44. BURKOLAT MEGBONTASAKOR LATHATO LEZERSUGAR LEPHET KI A KESZULEKBOL OVAKODJON A KOZVETLEN LEZERSUGARTOL This label is located on the Laser protective housing inside the enclosure Notice for customers in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland A moulded plug complying with BS1363 is fitted to this equipment for your safety and convenience Should the fuse in the plug supplied need to be replaced a5 AMP fuse approved by ASTA or BSI to BS1362 i e marked with amp or mark must be used If the plug supplied with this equipment has a detachable fuse cover be sure to attach the fuse cover after you change the fuse Never use the plug without the fuse cover If you should lose the fuse cover please contact your nearest Sony service station Precautions Safety e 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 e If anything falls into the cabinet unplug the unit and have it checked by qualified personnel before operating it any further The unit is not disconnected from the mains as long as it is connected to the mains outlet even if the unit itself has been turned off e Unplug the unit from the wall outlet if you do not intend to use it for an extended period of time To disconnect the cord pull it out by the plug never by the cord Installing e Allow adequate air circulation to prevent internal heat buildup
45. C or ALL DISCS play mode 22 CLEAR button 45 46 47 49 Press to return to the continuous play etc 23 TITLE button 23 Displays the title menu on the TV screen 24 DISPLAY button 34 Displays the Control Menu display on the TV screen to set or adjust the items 25 DVD MENU button 23 Displays the DVD menu on the TV screen 26 SRRETURN button 25 28 35 Press to return to the previously selected screen etc 27 f ENTER button Selects and executes the items or settings 28 Click shuttle 21 31 Changes the playback speed or selects characters 29 JOG button indicator 21 Press to play a disc frame by frame B0 lt q A PREV NEXT DIRECT SEARCH DISC CHANGE dial 17 20 When the DIRECT SEARCH indicator is lit turn to go to the next chapter or track or to go back to the previous chapter or track When the DISC CHANGE indicator is lit turn to rotate the disc slots B1 DIRECT SEARCH indicator DISC CHANGE indicator Dial function select button 17 20 Press to select the dial function The indicator of the selected function lights up 82 MEGA CONTROL button indicator 73 Press to control the connected CD changer 83 uon ewoyju euoOnIppy uorjeuOjUI EUOIHIPPY Index to Parts and Controls Rear Panel
46. EMORY button 62 Press to store a picture in memory lt lt gt P gt IPREV NEXT buttons 20 Press to go to the next chapter or track or to go back to the previous chapter or track C gt PLAY button 20 Plays a disc DISC SKIP button 17 20 When 1 is set to DISC BROWSER or DVD press to search the discs in the folder TV DVD button 72 Press to select the input source for the TV between the TV and CD DVD player EASY PLAY button 17 20 Press to play the disc in slot 1 or bring slot 1 to the loading position AV VOL volume buttons 72 Controls the volume of AV receivers amplifiers ESTOP button 20 22 Stops playing a disc HIPAUSE button 20 Pauses playing a disc Index Numerics E R 43 LETTER BOX 61 EDIT 30 Remote 7 71 43 PAN SCAN 61 REPEAT 47 5 1 Channel Surround 14 50 F G Resume Play 22 16 9 61 Fast Forward 21 Fast Reverse 21 S A FILE 29 S video output 11 A B REPEAT 48 Folder 29 Scene 5 37 AB Repeat 48 Front panel display 25 SCENE 37 ADVANCED 56 SCREEN SAVER 61 Angle 42 54 G SCREEN SETUP 61 ANGLE 42 Genre 32 Searching See Locating ANGLE VIEWER 54 Setup display 57 AUDIO 40 60 H SHUFFLE 46 AUDIO ATT 66 Handling discs 6 Shuffle Play 46 AUDIODRC 66 Hi speed search 21 SIZE 69 AUDIO FILTER 66 Hooking up 8 11 14 Slow motion Play 21 AUDIO SETUP 66 SPEAKER SETUP 69 AUTOPLAY 62 l J Speakers INDEX 37 hookup 14 B setup 69 BACKGROUND 61 K STROBE PLAYBACK 54 BALANCE 70 Keyboard 32
47. ENTER or E gt Play without PBC appears on the TV screen and the player starts Continuous Play You cannot play still pictures such as a menu screen To return to PBC playback press M twice then press D gt Note Depending on the VIDEO CD Press ENTER in Step 3 may be expressed as Press SELECT in the instructions supplied with the disc Using the Front Panel Display D You can check information about the disc such as the total number of the titles or the tracks or remaining time using the front panel display TIME maaa amoo HWE o 2220 When playing back a DVD WD Display information while playing a disc Lights up when you can change the angle Lights up when the player outputs the NTSC signal Current Disc surround type format Lights up while searching next disc Current play mode Lights up when Text or Disc Memo is recorded PEG TEXT EXT Current disc number Current folder Current title Current Playing time number chapter number Playing Lights up in status all discs play mode 25 sosig Buifeld sosig Buifeld Using the Front Panel Display Checking the remaining time Press TIME Each time you press TIME while playing the disc the display changes as shown in the following chart Playing time and number of the current chapter DISC D TEXT ALL DISCS TITLE CHAPTER
48. GUAGE SETUP 60 Settings for Display SCREEN SETUP 61 Custom Settings CUSTOM SETUP 62 Settings for Sound AUDIO SETUP 66 Speaker Set Up 69 Controlling the TV or the AV Receiver Amplifier with the Supplied Remote 71 Controlling the CD Changer Mega Control 73 Additional Information 75 Troubleshooting 75 Self diagnosis function 78 Specifications 79 Glossary 80 Language Code List 82 Index to Parts and Controls 83 Index 87 About This Manual Conventions Meaning e Instructions in this manual describe the controls on the player You can also use the controls on the remote if they have the same or similar names as those on the player e The icons on the right are used in this manual Indicates that you can use only the remote to do the task Indicates tips and hints for making the task easier Indicates the functions for DVD VIDEOs Indicates the functions for VIDEO CDs Indicates the functions for Audio CDs This Player Can Play the Following Discs DVD VIDEOs VIDEO CDs Audio CDs Ia DVD wiste Wise VI DE O DIGITAL AUDIO IGITAL VIDEO VIDEO TEXT Contents Audio Video Audio Video Audio Disc size 12cm 8cm 12cm 8cm 8cm CD single Play time About 4 h for single sided DVD about 8 h for double sided About 80 min 74 min in in 20 min for single sided DVD about 160 min DVD for double sided DVD DVD
49. ILTER SHARP g SCREEN SETUP page 61 r EON L AUDIO DRC STANDARD L TV TYPE 16 9 L TV MODE L 4 3 LETTER BOX L_ WIDE RANGE 4 3 PAN SCAN L TRACK SELECTION OFF L SCREEN SAVER ON L AUTO OFF L_ DOWNMIX DOLBY SURROUND L BACKGROUND JACKET PICTURE L NORMAL PICTURE MEMORY DIGITAL OUT ON DOLBY DIGITAL L_ GRAPHICS OFF MPEG BLUE DTS L BLACK SPEAKER SETUP page 69 SIZE FRONT L CENTER REAR L SUBWOOFER DISTANCE FRONT L CENTER L REAR BALANCE FRONT L REAR LEVEL CENTER REAR L SUBWOOFER L TEST TONE OFF L ON 59 sauounsn py pue sures squouusn py pue sfuryes Setting the Language for Display and Sound LANGUAGE SETUP 5 D GD Select LANGUAGE SETUP after pressing SET UP LANGUAGE SETUP allows you to set various languages for on screen display or sound Default settings are underlined Note When you select a language that is not recorded on the DVD one of the recorded languages is automatically selected except for the OSD LANGUAGE SETUP OSD ENGLISH DVD MENU ENGLISH AUDIO ORIGINAL SUBTITLE AUDIO FOLLOW To set press a then ENTER To quit press SETUP HOSD On Screen Display Switches the language for the on screen display e ENGLISH ENGLISH e FRANCAIS FRENCH e DEUTSCH GERMAN DVD MENU Switches the
50. LOAD or place a new disc in the same slot and play it 31 sosig buihejd sosig Buifeld Labeling Discs Disc Memo Folders and Indicating the Genre Selecting a genre 1 Select the disc for which you want to select a genre 2 Press EDIT 3 Press gt then ENTER The GENRE SELECTION display appears GENRE SELECTION Action Classics Comedy Drama Family Horror Non Feature Sci fi Thriller Western Classical Country Jazz R amp B Pop Rock Others 4185 ENTER Cancel RETURN mb 4 Select the genre by using the amp f then press ENTER If no jacket picture is recorded in the disc the genre picture in the memory of the player is displayed BRAHMS SYMPHONY4 Classical CD Music Madness Pop CD CD ab ENTER Cancel RETURN 5 Press SRRETURN EDIT disappears from the Disc Browser 32 Labeling the disc or folder using a keyboard To label the disc or folder you can use an IBM compatible PC keyboard of the USA model not supplied on the DISC MEMO INPUT or FOLDER NAME INPUT display Power consumption must be 120 mA or less D Q Oo aaa O KEYBOARD jack 1 Connect a keyboard to
51. Note Depending on the disc there are some scenes you may not be able to watch with the strobe play Scanning the Title Chapter and Track D gt You can check the top picture of titles chapters and tracks of the disc on a screen divided in 9 sections and start playback from the chosen title chapter or track Select TITLE VIEWER DVD only CHAPTER VIEWER DVD only or TRACK VIEWER VIDEO CD only after pressing DISPLAY twice TITLE VIEWER CHAPTER VIEWER ts To select press dap then ENTER To start playback from the selected picture Select the picture using 4 4 then press ENTER The playback starts from the selected picture Q When there are over 9 titles or chapters Y appears at the right bottom of the screen Select the right bottom scene the position of 9 and use to display next titles tracks or chapters To return to the previous scene select the left top scene the position of 1 and press RETURN Q You can check the number on the front panel display The number of the title chapter and track you select is displayed on the front panel display To cancel scanning the title chapter and track Press SRRETURN Notes e Depending on the disc you may not be able to scan the title chapter and track You cannot scan the track on a VIDEO CD during PBC playback Setting and Selecting Favorite Scene Bookmark agp You
52. OWSER 2 Press LOAD in stop mode The player reads the disc information of all the discs and loads it into memory so that the disc type titles and other text information can be displayed To cancel loading Press W Q The player can load the disc information even when the power is turned off Press LOAD before turning on the player The player reads and loads all the disc information When loading has been done the power is turned off Note It will take about 30 seconds to read one disc 27 sosig Buifeld sosig Buifeld Displaying the Disc Information Disc Browser Displaying the information of the loaded discs You can look at the loaded disc information on the Disc Browser and also select the disc to be played on the Disc Browser The player has 7 folders ALL DVD CD A to D and can display the Disc Browser of each folder All the discs in the player are filed in the ALL folder At the same time DVDs are automatically filed in the DVD folder and CDs and VIDEO CDs are in the CD folder You can file your discs as you like in the A to D folders See Filing Discs in the Folder page 29 E a Q O Oo leo FOLDER ALL FOLDER A B C D FOLDER CD FOLDER DVD O o eels OOO 000I FOLDER ALL 20920 FOLDER A B C D ooo 200 FOLDER CD OOO a O
53. Play the indicator of the A B REPEAT lights in green Reo REPEAT HA B REPEAT Default settings are underlined e SET sets the A and B points e OFF does not play a specific portion of a title chapter track repeatedly Setting a portion for AB repeat 1 Select SET gt in A B REPEAT The AB REPEAT setting display appears A B REPEAT Set point A with To return press RETURN 2 During playback when you find the starting point point A of the portion to be played repeatedly press ENTER The starting point point A is set A B REPEAT Set point B with ENTER CHAPTER TIME A 18 01 32 55 To cancel press CLEAR 3 When you reach the ending point point B press ENTER again The setting points are displayed and the player starts repeating this specific portion A B appears on the front panel display during A gt B repeat play 1236 12 27 DVD 18 34 C 01 34 30 CHAPTER TIME A 18 01 32 55 B 18 01 34 30 ON To select press gt Mb then ENTER To cancel A lt gt B Repeat Play Press CLEAR Notes e You can set A B Repeat on only one specific portion AB Repeat is canceled when you open or close the front cover you turn the power off e When you set A B Repeat the settings for Shuffle Play and Program Play are canceled e You may not be a
54. SIAN e CHINESE CHINESE e JAPANESE JAPANESE e OTHERS When you select OTHERS select and enter the language code from the list using the number buttons page 82 After you have once selected the language code 4 digits is displayed When you select AUDIO FOLLOW the language for the subtitles changes according to the language for the setting you selected in AUDIO Note The player gives priority to the settings of SUBTITLE and AUDIO in the Control Menu display when PLAYBACK MEMORY is set to ON The settings of SUBTITLE and AUDIO selected in the setup display may not appear in this case For details on the Playback Memory function see page 63 Settings for Display SCREEN SETUP 5 D gt GD Select SCREEN SETUP after pressing SET UP SCREEN SETUP allows you to set the display according to the playback conditions Default settings are underlined SCREEN SETUP TV TYPE 16 9 SCREEN SAVER ON BACKGROUND JACKET PICTURE To set press To quit press SETUP ETV TYPE Selects the aspect ratio of the TV to be connected 16 9 when you connect a wide screen TV to the player 4 3 LETTER BOX when you connect a normal TV to the player Displays a wide picture with bands displayed on the upper and lower portions of the screen 4 3 PAN SCAN when you connect a normal TV to
55. SON Y 3 867 529 31 1 CD DVD Player Operating Instructions COMPACT DVD d wee zx TEXT DVP CX850D 1999 Sony Corporation WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard do not expose the unit to rain or moisture To avoid electrical shock do not open the cabinet Refer servicing to qualified personnel only Mains cord must only be changed at 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 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 CAUTION VISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN AVOID EXPOSURE TO BEAM ADVARSEL SYNLIG LASERSTRALING VED ABNING UNDGA UDS TTELSE FOR STRALING VORSICHT sicHTBARE LASERSTRAHLUNG WENN ABDECKUNG GE FFNET NICHT DEM STRAHL AUSSETZEN VARO N KYV AVATTAESSA OLET ALTTIINA LASERSATEILYLLE ALA KATSO SATEESEEN VARNING SYNLIG LASERSTRALNING NAR DENNA DEL AR PPNAD STRALEN AR FARLIG ADVARSEL SYNLIG LASERSTRALING NAR DEKSEL PNES UNNGA EKSPONERING FOR STRALEN FIGYELEM A
56. TUP PARENTAL CONTROL Entry password Enter a number in 4 figures then press ENTER To return press RETURN To cancel press SETUP 63 sauounsn py pue sures squouusn py pue sfuryes Custom Settings CUSTOM SETUP WE When you have already entered a password The display for confirming the password appears Skip Step 2 CUSTOM SETUP PARENTAL CONTROL Enter password then press ENTER To return press RETURN To cancel press SETUP 2 Enter a password in 4 digits using the number buttons then press ENTER The digits change to asterisks X and the display for confirming the password appears CUSTOM SETUP PARENTAL CONTROL To confirm enter password again then press ENTER To return press RETURN To cancel press SETUP 3 To confirm your password enter it using the number buttons then press ENTER The display for setting the playback limitation level and changing the password appears CUSTOM SETUP PARENTAL CONTROL LEVEL STANDARD CHANGE PASSWORD To set press elle then To cancel press P 4 Select STANDARD using 4 then press gt CUSTOM SETUP PARENTAL CONTROL LEVEL STANDARD CHANGE PASSWORD To set press HHWH then ENTER To cancel press SETUP 64
57. URN disc 5 Press CLEAR The disc disappears from the folder FILE disappears from the Disc Browser Music Madness ENTER Cancel RETURN To cancel the file mode Press RETURN FILE disappears from the Disc Browser To cancel using the Disc Browser Press 0 RETURN 30 Labeling Discs Disc Memo Folders and Indicating the Genre D GP GD When DVD TEXT or CD TEXT is not recorded on the disc you can label the disc with a personal title of 16 characters Disc Memo or the folder with 3 characters on the Disc Browser The Disc Memo can be anything you like such as a title musician s name genre or date of purchase On the Disc Browser you can indicate the genre of the disc so that you can sort the disc by the genre Or EDIT Click shuttle lt 4 f ENTER Set the TV DISC BROWSER DVD Oe SE switch to DISC D 5 28 BROWSER BS ee 20290 OQQOooe Click shuttle eV ENTER Labeling a disc or folder 1 Select the disc or folder you want to label To label a disc Select the disc on the Disc Browser then press EDIT The
58. a built in DTS decoder The player output the DTS signal via the DIGITAL OUTPUT OPTICAL and COAXIAL connectors even if DTS in AUDIO SETUP is set to OFF in the setup display affecting your ears or causing the speakers to be damaged The DTS indicator on the front panel does not light up even if the player outputs DTS signal via the DIGITAL OUTPUT OPTICAL and COAXIAL connectors Set the sounds to STEREO when you play the DTS sound tracks on a CD See Changing the Sounds on page 40 If you set the sounds to 1 L or 2 R no sounds will come out from the DIGITAL OUTPUT OPTICAL and COAXIAL connectors Notes on playing the DTS sound tracks on a DVD e No sounds will come out from the LINE OUTPUT AUDIO connectors e If the player is connected to an audio component lacking a built in DTS decoder do not set DTS in DIGITAL OUT to ON in the setup display Otherwise when you play the DTS sound track a loud noise will come out from the speakers affecting your ears or causing the speakers to be damaged e When you set DTS in AUDIO SETUP to OFF no sound will come out from the DIGITAL OUTPUT OPTICAL and COAXIAL connectors even if you play DTS sound tracks on DVDs Speaker Set Up Select SPEAKER SETUP after pressing SET UP To obtain the best possible surround sound first specify the size of the speakers you have connected and their distance from your list
59. adjust the remote signal you can control your TV with the supplied remote Default setting is to control Sony TVs with the H mark When you connect the player to a Sony AV receiver amplifier you can also set the input of the receiver amplifier to this player with the supplied remote TV DISC BROW SER I DVD switch 1 POWER Number buttons ODODO COOO Controlling TVs with the remote 1 Slide the TV DISC BROWSER DVD switch to TV 2 Hold down 1 POWER and enter your TV s manufacturer s code see the table using the number buttons Then release 1 POWER 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 Notes e If you enter a new code number the code number previously entered will be erased e When you replace the batteries of the remote commander the code number may reset to 01 Sony Reset the appropriate code number Manufacturer Code number Sony default 01 Grundig 11 Hitachi 24 Loewe 45 Nokia 15 16 69 Panasonic 17 49 Philips 06 07 08 Saba 12 13 Samsung 22 23 Sanyo 25 Sharp 29 Telefunken 36 Thomson 43 Toshiba 38 71 sauounsn py pue sures squouusn py pue sfuiyes Controlling the TV or the AV Receiver Amplifier with the Supplied Remote When you set the TV DISC BROWSER DVD switch to TV you can
60. all discs in the folder when you select ALL DISCS e TITLE repeats the current title e CHAPTER repeats the current chapter When playing a VIDEO CD CD and when Program Play and Shuffle Play are set to OFF e OFF does not play repeatedly e DISC repeats all the tracks on the selected disc when you select 1 DISC in 1 ALL DISCS and repeats all tracks on all discs in the folder when you select ALL DISCS e TRACK repeats the current track When Program Play or Shuffle Play is set to ON e OFF does not play repeatedly e ON repeats Program Play or Shuffle Play To cancel Repeat Play Press CLEAR 47 nuap 043U09 ay YM suorunJ snoueA Buisn NU 043U09 ay YM suorpunJ snoueA Buisn Playing Repeatedly Repeat Play Q You can set Repeat Play during stop After selecting the item of REPEAT press E gt The player starts Repeat Play Y You can display the REPEAT display quickly Press REPEAT Note Repeat play is canceled when you turn the power off 48 Repeating a Specific Portion A B Repeat D GP GD You can play a specific portion of a title chapter track repeatedly This is useful when you want to memorize lyrics During PBC Playback of VIDEO CDs page 24 this function is available only while playing moving pictures You may not be able to do A gt B Repeat Play depending on the DVD Select A B REPEAT after pressing DISPLAY During A B Repeat
61. apters Each chapter is assigned a chapter number enabling you to locate the chapter you want Depending on the disc no chapters may be recorded Track Sections of a picture or a music piece on a VIDEO CD or a CD Each track is assigned a track number enabling you to locate the track you want DVD a l structure Le Title e a gt lt gt Chapter VIDEO pS II CDor Track P P ce 4 P lt gt 4 lt gt structure Index Index CD Video Index VIDEO CD A number that divides a track into sections to easily locate the point you want ona VIDEO CD ora CD Depending on the disc no indexes may be recorded Scene On a VIDEO CD with PBC functions the menu screens moving pictures and still pictures are divided into sections called scenes Each scene is assigned a scene number enabling you to locate the scene you want Note on PBC Playback Control VIDEO CDs This player conforms to Ver 1 1 and Ver 2 0 of VIDEO CD standards You can enjoy two kinds of playback according to the disc type Disc type You can VIDEO CDs without PBC functions Ver 1 1 discs Enjoy video playback moving pictures as well as music VIDEO CDs with Play interactive software using menu PBC functions screens displayed on the TV screen PBC Ver 2 0 discs Playback in addition to the video playback functions of Ver 1 1 discs Moreover you can play high resolution still pictures if they are inc
62. ay a DVD that is recorded in MPEG format Set DIGITAL OUT in AUDIO SETUP to ON and then set MPEG to MPEG in the setup display page 67 CD DVD player Optical or coaxial digital connecting cord Audio component with a built in DTS decoder DOLBY DIGITAL or MPEG decoder Speakers Notes Refer to the instructions supplied with the component to be connected When you do not connect an audio component with a built in DTS decoder do not set DTS to ON e When you do not connect an audio component with a built in DOLBY DIGITAL decoder do not set DOLBY DIGITAL to DOLBY DIGITAL e When you do not connect an audio component with a built in MPEG decoder do not set MPEG to MPEG Setups for the player Some setups are necessary for the player depending on the components to be connected Use the setup display to change the various settings For details on using the setup display see page 57 To listen to the sound through speakers connected to a receiver amplifier having a digital connector or to output the sound to a digital component such as a DAT or MD deck When you play a DVD set DIGITAL OUT in AUDIO SETUP to ON and then set DOLBY DIGITAL to D PCM MPEG to PCM and DTS to OFF in the setup display page 67 These are the default settings 13 poyejs Guna pees Hura 5 1 Channel S
63. ber buttons Then release 1 POWER Manufacturer Code number Sony 91 default 88 89 Denon 84 85 86 Kenwood 92 93 Onkyo 81 82 83 Pioneer 99 Sunsui 87 Technics 97 98 Yamaha 94 95 96 Code numbers of controllable receivers amplifiers If more than one code number is listed try entering them one at a time until you find the one that works with your receiver amplifier You can also change the sound volume of the AV receiver amplifier using AV VOL AV VOL Notes e Depending on the AV receiver amplifier you may not be able to control your AV receiver amplifier You can control the AV receiver amplifier regardless of the position of the TV DISC BROWSER DVD switch Controlling the CD Changer Mega Control You can control a Sony CD changer of 5 50 200 300 discs connected to the MEGA CONTROL jack of the player Connecting the CD changer CONTROL A1 cable Do not connect anything not supplied to the other CONTROL A1 Audio cable not supplied This player MEGA CONTROL Controlling the CD changer The controls indicated below are effective while the MEGA CONTROL button is lit Number buttons ENTER DOS nau ENTER eV MEGA CONTROL II V
64. ble to set AB Repeat depending on the scene of the DVD or the VIDEO CD You cannot set the start point point A on one disc and ending point point B on other disc 49 NU 043U09 ay YM suorunJ snoueA Buisn nu W 043U09 ay YM suorpunJ snoueA Buisn Setting for Digital Cinema Sound AD GP GD Select the mode to enjoy multichannel surround sound such as Dolby Digital and MPEG Even if you connect only front speakers Virtual Enhanced Surround lets you enjoy 3D sound by using 3D sound imaging to create virtual rear speakers from the sound of the front speakers L R without using actual rear speakers When you connect 2 front speakers and 2 rear speakers use 3D sound imaging to shift the sound of the rear speakers away from the actual speaker position VIRTUAL REAR SHIFT or to create 3 sets of virtual rear speakers from 1 set of actual rear speakers VIRTUAL MULTI REAR You can feel the more effective 3D sound when you connect a receiver amplifier with 5 1 channel inputs 2 front speakers 2 rear speakers 1 center speaker and 1 subwoofer Select VIRTUAL 3D SURROUND after pressing DISPLAY twice When you select the item except OFF the indicator of the VIRTUAL 3D SURROUND lights in green Note To enjoy the original Dolby Digital sound through the 5 1CH OUTPUT connectors set each speaker position or distance etc For details on setting each speaker see page 69 are 3D SURROUND
65. ck direction 2p Slow playback direction slower than 13 gt Il Pause 2 44 Slow opposite direction slower than 1 44 1 44 Slow opposite direction x24 about twice the normal speed 1 lt 4 lt 4 Fast rewind about 10 times the normal speed 244 Fast rewind about 30 times the normal speed If you turn the click shuttle quickly the playback speed goes to 2 2 lt 4 lt at once When you play back a CD VIDEO CD 2 Fast forward Faster than 1 gt gt 1 gt gt Fast forward xX2 about twice the normal speed B Normal speed 18 gt Slow playback direction 21 gt Slow playback direction slower than 1pm Il Pause 1 lt 4 Fast rewind 2 lt 4 lt Fast rewind Faster than 1 4 CD Only VIDEO CD Only If you turn the click shuttle quickly the playback speed goes to 2 2 lt 4 lt at once To return to continuous play Press Note Depending on the DVD VIDEO CD you may not be able to do some of the operations described 21 sosig Buifeld sosig Buifeld Playing at Various Speeds Frame by Frame To play the disc frame by frame changing the playback speed Jog mode 1 Press JOG JOG lights up during jog mode When you press JOG on the player it pauses 2 Turn the click shuttle Depending on the turning speed the playback goes to frame by frame in the direction that the click shuttle is turned If you turn the click shu
66. ct DNR1 DNR2 or DNR3 the indicator of the DNR lights in green BDNR As the value increases the picture noise will be reduced However afterimages may increase Default setting is underlined e OFF turns off the DNR function e DNRI e DNR2 e DNR3 Notes e Depending on the disc the effect may be difficult to tell e If the afterimages appear on the TV screen set the noise reduction function to off on your TV Then set DNR to OFF on the Control Menu display 52 Adjustments for Playback Picture VIDEO EQ Video Equalizer QD gt You can adjust the video output of the DVD or VIDEO CD from the player not from the TV to obtain the picture quality you want Choose one of the video modes whichever best suits the program you are watching When you select MEMORY gt in a menu item adjust the value Select VIDEO EQ after pressing DISPLAY twice 123 12 27 DVD 18 34 STANDARD STANDARD DYNAMIC CINEMA MEMORY VIDEO EQ To select press dat then ENTER HVIDEO EQ Selects the setting of video control Default setting is underlined e STANDARD displays a standard picture e DYNAMIC emphasizes the black level and so produces a bolder dynamic picture e CINEMA displays the picture with soft focus e MEMORY adjusts the picture items To adjust the picture items You can adjust the following picture ite
67. d ENTER e pressing the dial function select button to turn on the DISC CHANGE indicator followed by turning the EG P I dial on the player e pressing DISC SKIP on the remote 3 Press ENTER The Disc Browser disappears and playback starts To cancel using the Disc Browser Press RETURN Notes e If you press a FOLDER button during playback the playback stops and the Disc Browser appears In this case the Resume Play is not available Even if you have removed the disc from the player the disc information of the disc remains on the Disc Browser until you load the disc information again by pressing LOAD or place a new disc in the same slot and play it e If you have inserted a disc whose disc information has not been loaded yet you cannot select and play the disc on the Disc Browser The player skips the disc whose disc information differs from the loaded disc information and plays the next disc However if you select FOLDER ALL the disc is played Even if the disc has the jacket picture recorded the jacket picture may not appear on the Disc Browser Filing Discs in the Folder D GP GD You can file your discs as you like in four individual folders A to D Even if you file discs from Folder ALL DVD or CD to Folder A to D those discs are not deleted from Folder ALL DVD or CD You can file up to 200 discs in one folder and the same disc in different folders If you file your favorite discs in a folder A to D you ca
68. dial function select button to turn the DIRECT SEARCH indicator on then turn the H PPI dial counterclockwise On the remote Press kea To control the player again Press MEGA CONTROL on the player or the remote The MEGA CONTROL button goes off and you can control the player Notes e Connect only a Sony CD changer of 5 50 200 300 discs to the MEGA CONTROL jack You cannot locate a particular point in a track of the CD changer using the controls on the player e Depending on the CD changer some controls on the player may not operate the CD changer as they do the player You cannot control the player when the MEGA CONTROL button on the front is lit e The player will not enter Resume Play after the MEGA CONTROL button on the front has been turned on and off You cannot control the CD changer right after turning on the player or connecting the CD changer Wait a few seconds until the player recognizes the CDs You cannot use the Control Menu and Disc Browser when the MEGA CONTROL button is lit 74 Additional Information Troubleshooting If you experience any of the following difficulties while using the player use this troubleshooting guide to help you remedy the problem Should any problem persist consult your nearest Sony dealer Power The power is not turned on gt If the indicator above the 1 POWER button is not lit check that the AC power cord is connected securely Picture T
69. e Disc Resume Play 22 Using the Menu for Each DVD 23 Playing VIDEO CDs with PBC Functions PBC Playback 24 Using the Front Panel Display 25 Displaying the Disc Information Disc Browser 27 Filing Discs in the Folder 29 Labeling Discs Disc Memo Folders and Indicating the Genre 30 Sorting Discs 33 Using Various Functions with the Control Menu 34 Using the Control Menu Display 34 Control Menu Item List 36 Searching for the Disc Title Chapter Track Index Scene 37 Checking the Playing Time and Remaining Time 38 Selecting a Start Point Using the Time Code 39 Checking the Information of the Disc 40 Changing the Sounds 40 Displaying the Subtitles 42 Changing the Angles 42 Selecting the Disc Mode 1 Disc or All Discs 43 Creating Your Own Program Program Play 44 Playing in Random Order Shuffle Play 46 Playing Repeatedly Repeat Play 47 Repeating a Specific Portion A B Repeat 48 Setting for Digital Cinema Sound 50 Reducing the Picture Noise DNR Digital Video Noise Reduction 52 Adjustments for Playback Picture VIDEO EQ Video Equalizer 52 Displaying Different Angles Simultaneously 54 Dividing a Track into 9 Sections Strobe Play 54 Scanning the Title Chapter and Track 55 Setting and Selecting Favorite Scene Bookmark 55 Checking the Play Information 56 Settings and Adjustments 57 Using the Setup Display 57 Setup Display Item List 59 Setting the Language for Display and Sound LAN
70. e cords be sure to match the color coded cord to the appropriate jacks on the components Red right to Red and White left to White Be sure to make connections firmly to avoid hum and noise White L Red R EE To S VIDEO input Receiver Amplifier To audio input ET P ET You cannot enjoy the picture with S video signal if your TV is not conformed to the S video signal When your TV does not have S VIDEO input connect the component via the VIDEO INPUT connector using the video connecting cord not supplied instead of the S video cord For details see page 9 Refer to the instructions supplied with your TV 11 payes Hu peyeys Hu Receiver Amplifier Hookups If you have a digital component such as a receiver amplifier with a digital connector DAT or MD Connect the component via the DIGITAL OUTPUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL connector using an optical or coaxial digital connecting cord not supplied When you play a DVD set DIGITAL OUT in AUDIO SETUP to ON and then set DOLBY DIGITAL to D PCM MPEG to PCM and DTS to OFF in the setup display page 67 E When using an optical digital connecting cord Optical digital connecting cord ER lt lt gt not supplied Receiver Amplifier with a digital connector MD deck CD DVD player DAT deck etc OPTICAL COAXIAL DIGITAL IN PCM MPEG DTS DOLBY DIGITAL AC 3
71. e front speakers only NORMAL SURROUND ENHANCED SURROUND VIRTUAL REAR SHIFT and VIRTUAL MULTI REAR cannot be selected Set the front speakers to form an equilateral triangle including the listening position or the effects may be difficult to hear even if you select VES A or VES B In case that the player outputs the signal from DIGITAL OUTPUT OPTICAL COAXIAL the surround effect will be heard only when you set DOLBY DIGITAL to D PCM and MPEG to PCM in AUDIO SETUP When you play sound tracks with 96 kHz sampling frequency be sure to select OFF or the output signals will be converted to 48 kHz sampling frequency Except when the player outputs the audio signal from DIGITAL OUTPUT OPTICAL COAXIAL When you connect a center speaker and a subwoofer you can also hear the sound from the center speaker and the subwoofer When you select VES A or VES B the player does not output the sound from the center speaker When you select VES A or VES B set the surround settings of the connected units such as the amplifier to OFF 51 NU 0JU0 ay YJIM SUOIPUN4 SNOLEA Buisn NU 043U09 ay YM suorpunJ snoueA Buisn Reducing the Picture Noise DNR Digital Video Noise Reduction GD gt You can make the picture clearer by reducing the picture noise of the background Select DNR after pressing DISPLAY twice When you sele
72. e player When 1 is set to TV turns on and off the power of the TV 15 TV operation buttons 72 Controls TVs 16 REPEAT button 48 Displays the REPEAT display on the TV screen A7 SUBTITLE EDIT button 30 42 Displays the SUBTITLE menu in the Control Menu display SUBTITLE When 1 is set to DISC BROWSER enters the EDIT mode to label the disc EDIT 18 1 ALL DISCS LOAD button 20 27 Selects 1 DISC or ALL DISCS play mode 1 ALL DISCS When 1 is set to DISC BROWSER reads the information of the discs loaded in sequence LOAD 19 DVD MENU button 23 Displays the DVD menu on the TV screen 20 RETURN button 25 28 35 Press to return to the previously selected screen etc 21 JOG button indicator 21 Press to play a disc frame by frame 85 uorjeuOjUI euonIppy uorjeuojUI EUOIHIPPY Index to Parts and Controls Remote 86 22 26 27 32 33 TIME button 25 When 1 is set to DISC BROWSER or DVD displays the playing time of the disc etc on the front panel display FOLDER buttons 28 Displays the disc information such as the jacket picture and Disc Memo in the disc folder BOOKMARK button 55 Press to set a bookmark PICTURE M
73. e the disc is played layer While playing a disc the approximate bit rate of the playback picture is always displayed by Mbps Mega bit per second and the audio by kbps kilo bit per second Select ADVANCED after pressing DISPLAY twice ADVANCED BIT RATE HISTORY GIE BADVANCED When playing a DVD Default setting is underlined e BIT RATE displays bit rate e BIT RATE HISTORY displays bit rate and bit rate history LAYER displays layer and the point picked up e DISPLAY OFF turns off ADVANCED display Displays of each item BIT RATE BIT RATE Audio Video When you play MPEG AUDIO sound tracks Audio Video 56 Bit rate refers to the amount of video audio data per second in a disc The higher the bit rate is the larger the amount of data When the bit rate level is high there is a large amount of data However this does not always mean that you can get higher quality pictures or sounds BIT RATE HISTORY Bit rate range Min Max Newest bit rate range Indicates the transition of bit rate of the playback picture for a period up to the present LAYER Appears when the DVD has dual layers Indicates the approximate point where the disc is playing If it is a dual layer DVD the player indicates which layer is being read For details on the layers see page 80 DVD Settings and Adjustments This chapter describes how to set and how to adjust using the on screen SET UP menu
74. eaners or anti static spray intended for vinyl LPs Getting Started This section describes how to hook up the CD DVD player to a TV with audio video input jacks and or an AV receiver amplifier You cannot connect this player to a TV which does not have a video input connector Be sure to turn off the power of each component before making the connections Unpacking Check that you have the following items e Audio video connecting cord 1 e S video cord 1 Remote commander remote RMT D113P 1 R6 Size AA batteries 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 on the batteries When using the remote point it at the remote sensor H on the player esr You can control TVs and AV receivers using the supplied remote See page 71 Notes Do not leave the remote in an extremely hot or humid place e Do not drop any foreign object into the remote casing particularly when replacing the batteries Do not expose the remote sensor to direct sunlight or lighting apparatuses Doing so may cause a malfunction e If you will not use the remote for an extended period of time remove the batteries to avoid possible damage from battery leakage and corrosion Transporting the player Before transporting the player follow the procedure below to return the internal mechanisms to their original pos
75. ee items from the top are changed to other items 4 ADVANCED display see page 56 Control Menu display off You can display some items using the remote Some items can be displayed by pressing the button of the remote In this case only the item you selected is displayed For the item and operations using the remote see the pages of each item 35 nus h 043U09 ay YM suorpunJ snoueA Buisn nus h 043U09 ay YM suorpunJ snoueA Buisn Control Menu Item List disc page 37 te DVD only page 37 CHAPTER DVD only page 37 Track VIDEO CD CD only page 37 INDEX VIDEO CD CD only page 37 scene VIDEO CD during PBC playback only page 37 You can search by selecting the disc title chapter track index scene TIMETEXT pages 38 39 40 TIMEMEMO pages 38 39 40 You can check the playing time and remaining time of the current title chapter track and the total remaining time of the disc You can search by inputting the time code You can check the DVD TEXT or CD TEXT of the disc on the TV screen and the front panel display Audio page 40 With DVDs recorded with multilingual sounds you can select the language you want while playing the DVD With multiplex CDs or VIDEO CDs you can select the sound from the right or left channel and listen to the sound of the selected channel through both the right and le
76. el inputs Set each speaker position or distance etc See page 69 Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby AC 3 Pro Logic and the double D symbol D0 are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Confidential Unpublished Works 1992 1997 Dolby Laboratories Inc All rights reserved S VIDEO IN X A a ADO cup CUT ue T SVIDEO PEL VIDEO OUMPUT OPTICAL COAXI OO DO PCUMPEGOTS WOOFER DOLEY DIGITALIAC 3 MEGA IAL CONTROL G EURO AV 2 CJ e CD DVD player gt AV Receiver swoeo svoeol svioeo sviDEo s vDEO sveol s N m our m or w AUDIO AUDIO AUDIO AUDIO AUDIO AUDIO IN N our IN OUT in PRE O FRONT REAR WOOFER CENTER TE Amplifier with 5 1ch inputs io r REAR CENTER CO N OPT D i MODAT IN OPT R L R L MDDAT OUT oPr L amp R l A Center speaker Front speaker Subwoofer Front speaker R Active type L Rear speaker R Rear speaker L 15 payes u9 poyejs Hura Selecting the Language for On Screen Display You can select the language for the setup display the Control Menu display or the messages displayed on the screen The default setting is ENGLISH SET UP
77. em DOWNMIX in AUDIO SETUP you can select whether the signals conform to Dolby Surround Pro Logic or not DOLBY DIGITAL when the player is connected to an audio component with a built in Dolby Digital decoder Note If the player is connected to an audio component lacking a built in Dolby Digital decoder do not set DOLBY DIGITAL in AUDIO SETUP to DOLBY DIGITAL Otherwise when you play the Dolby Digital sound track a loud noise or no sound will come out from the speakers affecting your ears or causing the speakers to be damaged 67 sauounsn py pue sures squouusn py pue sfuiyes Settings for Sound AUDIO SETUP BMPEG Selects output MPEG AUDIO signals via the DIGITAL OUTPUT OPTICAL and COAXIAL connectors You cannot select this item when you set DIGITAL OUT to OFF e PCM when the player is connected to an audio component lacking a built in MPEG decoder If you play MPEG AUDIO sound tracks the player outputs stereo signals taken from MPEG AUDIO signals via the DIGITAL OUTPUT OPTICAL and COAXIAL connectors e MPEG when the player is connected to an audio component having a built in MPEG decoder Note If the player is connected to an audio component lacking a built in MPEG decoder do not set MPEG in AUDIO SETUP to MPEG Otherwise when you play the MPEG AUDIO sound track a loud noise will come out from the speakers affecting your ears
78. ening position then set the balance and level Use the test tone to adjust the speaker volumes to the same level For the speaker hookups see pages 14 to 15 SPEAKER SETUP SIZE DISTANCE a ce BALANCE lel LEVEL PN 6 TEST TONE OFF FRONT LARGE CENTER LARGE REAR LARGE REAR SUBWOOFER YES S To set press WARS then ENTER To quit press SETUP RSIZE Selects the size of the speakers to be connected e FRONT LARGE Normally select this SMALL When the sound cracks or the effects of the surround is difficult to hear select this This activates the Dolby Digital bass redirection circuitry and outputs the bass frequencies of the speaker from subwoofers e CENTER NONE If you will not connect a center speaker select this LARGE Normally select this SMALL When the sound cracks select this This activates the Dolby Digital bass redirection circuitry and outputs the bass frequencies of the speaker from some other speakers e REAR NONE If you will not connect a rear speaker select this LARGE REAR SIDE Normally select this SMALL REAR SIDE When the sound cracks or the effects of the surround is difficult to hear select this This activates the Dolby Digital bass redirection circuitry and outputs the bass frequencies of the speaker from some other speakers e SUBWOOFER NONE If
79. eorgian 1481 Rhaeto Romance 1564 Urdu 1105 Danish 1297 Kazakh 1482 Kirundi 1572 Uzbek 1109 German 1298 Greenlandic 1483 Romanian 1581 Vietnamese 1130 Bhutani 1299 Cambodian 1489 Russian 1587 Volap k 1142 Greek 1300 Kannada 1491 Kinyarwanda 1613 Wolof 1144 English 1301 Korean 1495 Sanskrit 1632 Xhosa 1145 Esperanto 1305 Kashmiri 1498 Sindhi 1665 Yoruba 1149 Spanish 1307 Kurdish 1501 Sangho 1684 Chinese 1150 Estonian 1311 Kirghiz 1502 Serbo Croatian 1697 Zulu 1151 Basque 1313 Latin 1503 Singhalese 1703 Not specified 1157 Persian 1326 Lingala 1505 Slovak 1165 Finnish 1327 Laothian 1506 Slovenian 1166 Fiji 1332 Lithuanian 1507 Samoan 1171 Faroese 1334 Latvian Lettish 1508 Shona 1174 French 1345 Malagasy 1509 Somali 1181 Frisian 1347 Maori 1511 Albanian 1183 Irish 1349 Macedonian 1512 Serbian 82 Index to Parts and Controls Refer to the pages indicated in parentheses for details Front Panel 10 11 12 13 14 HHF 15 16 17 18 119 20 24 25 26 27 128 129 80 81 32 1 H remote sensor 7 Accepts the remote control signals 2 1 0 POWER button and indicator 17 Turns on and off the power of the player 3 FOLDER buttons 28
80. eproduced as shown in the illustration below NORMAL SURROUND Software with 2 channel audio signals is decoded with Dolby Pro Logic to create surround effects ENHANCED SURROUND Provides a greater sense of presence from Pro Logic source with monaural rear channel sound Produces a stereo like effect in the rear channels VIRTUAL REAR SHIFT Uses 3D sound imaging to shift the sound of the rear speakers away from the actual speaker position The virtual speakers are reproduced as shown in the illustration below The shift position differs according to the setting of the rear speaker position Side Rear VIRTUAL MULTI REAR Uses 3D sound imaging to create an array of virtual rear speakers from a single pair of actual rear speakers The virtual speakers are reproduced as shown in the illustration below The position of the virtual rear speakers differs according to the setting of the rear speaker position Side Rear See page 69 for details on how to set the rear speaker position L Front speaker left R Front speaker right SL Rear speaker left SR Rear speaker right x Virtual speaker Notes Some discs do not have rear sound In this case you cannot get the 3D surround effect When you select an item the sound cuts off for a moment When the playing signal does not contain the surround component the effects may be difficult to hear even if you select VES A or VES B If you connect th
81. er Step 1 or 4 then press ENTER To cancel the selected program select the program using V after Step 1 or 4 then press CLEAR Q The program remains even after the Program Play ends When you press E gt you can play the same program again You can do Repeat Play or Shuffle Play of the programmed titles chapters or tracks During Program Play press REPEAT or SHUFFLE Or set REPEAT or SHUFFLE to ON in the Control Menu display Y You can display the PROGRAM display quickly Press PROGRAM Aes You can load the disc information Press LOAD in stop mode see page 27 so that the player reads and loads the disc information 45 NU 043U09 ay YM suorpunJ snoueA Bulsn NU 043U09 ay YM suorpunJ snoueA fuisn Creating Your Own Program Program Play Les You can select discs titles chapters and tracks for the program by looking at the front panel display You can program by looking at the front panel display instead of using the programming display on the TV screen When you select Track 3 in Disc number 2 in the CD folder for Program 1 the front panel display will appear as follows DISC PGM ALL DISCS cD 7 v PGM ALL DISCS cD DISC POI T v ALLDISCS cD a PGM ALL DISCS cD PEN T03 v PGM ALL DISCS cD P02 T DISC DISC Notes e The program is canceled when you turn the power off e You may not be able to do Progra
82. es that of a CD Furthermore the data capacity of a dual layer and single sided DVD is 8 5 GB a single layer and double sided DVD 9 4 GB and a dual layer and double sided DVD 17 GB The picture data uses the MPEG 2 format one of the worldwide standards of digital compression technology The picture data is compressed to about 1 40 of its original size The DVD also uses the variable rate coding technology that changes the data to be allocated according to the status of the picture The audio data is recorded in Dolby Digital as well as in PCM allowing you to enjoy more real audio presence Furthermore various advanced functions such as the multi angle multilingual and Parental Control functions are provided with the DVD MPEG AUDIO pages 41 68 International standard coding system 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 Multi angle function page 42 Various angles or viewpoints of the video camera for a scene are recorded on some DVDs Multilingual function pages 16 42 60 Several languages for the sound or subtitles in a picture are recorded on some DVDs Parental Control page 63 A function of the DVD to limit playback of the disc by the age of the users according to the limitation level in each country The limitation varies from disc to disc when it is activated playback is completely prohibi
83. etails see Limiting Playback by Children Parental Control PLAYBACK MEMORY You can have the player store the settings of SUBTITLE and VIDEO EQ etc of each disc The Playback Memory is reset when the disc is removed from the player Set the Playback Memory function on or off e ON stores the settings in memory when you eject the disc e OFF does not store the settings in memory Following settings are stored in memory with the Playback Memory function AUDIO page 40 SUBTITLE page 42 ANGLE page 42 VIRTUAL 3D SURROUND page 50 DNR page 52 VIDEO EQ page 52 Limiting Playback by Children Parental Control Select CUSTOM SETUP after pressing SET UP Playing some DVDs can be limited depending on the age of users The Parental Control function allows you to set a playback limitation level CUSTOM SETUP EURO AV OUT AUTO PLAY DIMMER PAUSE MODE BOOKMARK RESET PARENTAL CONTROL PLAYBACK MEMORY To set press WAAS then ENTER To quit press SETUP 1 Select PARENTAL CONTROL using then press ENTER CUSTOM SETUP EURO AV OUT AUTO PLAY DIMMER PAUSE MODE BOOKMARK RESET PARENTAL CONTROL PLAYBACK MEMORY then ENTER To set press To quit press E When you have not entered a password yet The display for entering a password appears CUSTOM SE
84. foun MIN SEC 12 0 222230 L Press TIME Remaining time of DISC the current chapter DUDigital gt TEXT ALL DISCS TITLE CHAPTER 1 2 0 13 20 Press TIME Playing time and number of L the current title DO Digital DISC D TEXT ALL DISCS TITLE HOUR SEC 1 03 24 L Press TIME Remaining time of the current title A DODigital TEXT ALL DISCS TITLE IOUR MIN SEC 1 1 15 36 Ny Press TIME Text or Disc Memo DODigital gt TEXT ALL DISCS SONY HITS SON Press TIME Notes Depending on the DVD the chapter number or time may not appear or you may not be able to change the front panel display e While you are doing Shuffle Play or Program Play the playing time of the title and the remaining time of the title are not displayed 26 When playing back a CD VIDEO CD Display information while playing a disc Lights up when Disc the player outputs Current type the NTSC signal play mode Lights up Lights up when Lights up during while Text or Disc Memo PBC playback searching is recorded VIDEO CD only next disc Current disc number Current folder Current track number Playing time Playing Current Lights up in status index all discs play number mode Q When playing VIDEO CDs with PBC functions The current scene number is displayed instead of the current track number and the current index number In this case the
85. ft speakers SUBTITLE DVD only page 42 With DVDs on which multilingual subtitles are recorded you can change the subtitle language whenever you want while playing the DVD and turn it on or off whenever you want ance DVD only page 42 With DVDs on which various angles multi angles are recorded you can change the angles on the scene for which multi angles are recorded bas page 43 Select the 1 disc play mode or all discs play mode to set Program Play Shuffle Play and Repeat Play PRocram page 44 You can play the contents of the disc in the order you want by arranging the order of the titles chapters or tracks on one disc or on all discs to create your own program 36 shurrLe page 46 You can have the player shuffle titles chapters or tracks on one disc or on all discs and play them in a random order The playing order may differ from the previous shuffling REPEAT page 47 You can play all discs all the titles tracks on a disc or a single title chapter track repeatedly Repeat Page 48 You can play a specific portion of a title chapter or track repeatedly tHRounD Page 50 Select the mode to enjoy multichannel surround sound such as Dolby Digital and MPEG Even if you connect only front speakers Virtual Enhanced Surround VES lets you enjoy 3D sound by usin
86. g 3D sound imaging to create virtual rear speakers from the sound of the front speakers L R without using actual rear speakers When you connect 2 front speakers and 2 rear speakers you can use the 3D sound imaging to shift the sound of the rear speakers away from the actual speaker position VIRTUAL REAR SHIFT or to create 3 sets of virtual rear speakers from 1 set of actual rear speakers VIRTUAL MULTI REAR You can feel the more effective 3D sound when you connect a receiver amplifier with 5 1 channel inputs 2 front speakers 2 rear speakers 1 center speaker and 1 subwoofer ove DVD VIDEO CD only page 52 You can make the picture clearer by reducing the picture noise video Ea DVD VIDEO CD only page 52 You can adjust the video output of the DVD or VIDEO CD from the player not from the TV to obtain the picture quality you want DVD only page 54 With DVDs on which various angles multi angles for a scene are recorded you can display all the angles recorded on the disc on the same screen and start playback in continuous mode at the chosen angle directly STROBE DVD VIDEO CD only page 54 PLAYBACK You can display 9 consecutive sections of the disc on the screen In this case the sections show still images Ver DVD only page 55 CHAPTER DVD only page 55 TRACK VIDEO CD only page 55 You can check the titles chapters a
87. g it any further On power sources e 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 e 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 e Should the AC power cord mains lead need to be changed have it done at a qualified service shop only On placement Place the player in a location with adequate ventilation to prevent heat build up in the player e Do not place the player on a soft surface such as a rug that might block the ventilation holes on the bottom e Do not place the player in a location near heat sources or ina place subject to direct sunlight excessive dust or mechanical shock On operation e 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 On adjusting volume e Do not turn up the volume while listening to a portion with very low level inputs or no audio signals If you do the speakers may be damaged when a peak level portion is played On cleaning e Clean the cabinet panel and
88. he appropriate position so that you can listen to the sound from this player 2 Press 1 0 POWER to turn on the player The indicator red above the 1 POWER button changes to green and the front panel display lights up 3 Press the dial function select button to turn on the DISC CHANGE indicator 4 Turn the lt P gt dial until you find the disc slot where you insert a disc while checking the disc slot number indicated in the front panel display or by the slot then press the lt gt dial 5 Press The player starts playing back Adjust the volume on the TV or the receiver amplifier 19 sosig fuifejd sosig Buifeld Playing Discs After following Step 5 E When playing a DVD A DVD menu or title menu may appear on the TV screen see page 23 E When playing a VIDEO CD The menu screen may appear on the TV screen depending on the VIDEO CD You can play the disc interactively following the instructions on the menu screen PBC Playback see page 24 You can turn on the player using the remote Press I POWER when the indicator above the 1 POWER button on the front panel is lit in red Q You can skip empty disc slots When you select the disc slot number in Step 4 press DISC SKIP on the remote You can skip empty disc slots and locate next disc You can select the disc mode You can choose whether all discs are played ALL DISCS mode or only 1 disc is played 1 DISC
89. he TV screen On this player you can use the number buttons ENTER aa BPI Y and SRRETURN during PBC Playback When you use the k lt P dial on the player press the dial function select button to turn on the DIRECT SEARCH indicator DIRECT SEARCH RETURN ENTER indicator Haa PP Dial function dial select button Number buttons ooo OQOQOS EE OOOO fF KB pass RETURN ENTER tit 1 Start playing a VIDEO CD with PBC functions following Steps 1 to 5 in Playing Discs on page 19 2 Select the item number you want On the player Press to select the item number On the remote Press the number button of the item you want 3 Press ENTER 4 Follow the instructions on the menu screen for interactive operations Refer to the instructions supplied with the disc as the operating procedure may differ according to the VIDEO CD Going back to the menu screen Press SRRETURN H or PPI Y When playing VIDEO CDs with PBC functions PBC playback starts automatically Lei To cancel PBC playback of a VIDEO CD with PBC functions and play the disc in Continuous Play mode There are two ways Before you start playing select the track you want using Fed or PPI then press ENTER or D gt Before you start playing select the track number using the number buttons on the remote then press
90. here is no picture gt Check that the player is connected securely gt The video connecting cord is damaged Replace it with a new one gt Make sure you connect the player to the video input connector on the TV page 8 gt Make sure you turn on the TV gt Make sure you select the video input on the TV so that you can view the pictures from the player gt In the setup display set EURO AV OUT in CUSTOM SETUP to the appropriate item conforms to your system page 62 The picture noise appears gt Clean the disc gt If video from your DVD player has to go through your VCR to get to your TV the copy protection applied to some DVD programs could affect picture quality If you still experience problems after checking your connections please try connecting your DVD player directly to your TV s S video input if your TV is equipped with this input page 11 gt The picture noise appears when the player is connected to the TV via the video deck Do not connect the player to the video deck Connect the player directly to the TV page 10 gt In the Control Menu display set VIDEO EQ to STANDARD page 52 The aspect ratio of the screen cannot be changed even though you set TV TYPE in SCREEN SETUP in the setup display when you play a wide picture gt The aspect ratio is fixed on your DVD gt If you connect the player with the S video cord connect directly to the TV
91. ideo deck If you view the pictures on your TV after making the connections shown below a picture noise may appear CD DVD Connect directly Depending on the TV or receiver amplifier sound distortion may occur because the audio output level is high In this case set AUDIO ATT in AUDIO SETUP to ON in the setup display For details see page 66 e If you cannot view the pictures from a VCR through this player which is connected to a TV with RGB set amp 31 to Audio Video on your TV When you select RGB the TV cannot receive the signal from the VCR e If you want to use SmartLink function of a VCR connect the VCR to a TV with the connector conformed to SmartLink function and connect the CD DVD player to the TV with another connector 10 Setups for the player Some setups are necessary for the player depending on the TV or other components to be connected Use the setup display to change the various settings For details on using the setup display see page 57 e To connect the player to a wide screen TV In the setup display set TV TYPE in SCREEN SETUP to 16 9 default setting For details see page 61 To connect the player to a normal TV In the setup display set TV TYPE in SCREEN SETUP to 4 3 LETTER BOX or 4 3 PAN SCAN For details see page 61 e To connect the player to a TV or VCR via EURO AV connector that conforms to the S video signal
92. ill pictures and enjoy PBC functions This player conforms to both versions 81 uorjeuOjUI euonIppy Language Code List For details see pages 42 and 60 The language spellings conform to the ISO 639 1988 E F standard Code Language Code Language Code Language Code Language 1027 Afar 1186 Scots Gaelic 1350 Malayalam 1513 Siswati 1028 Abkhazian 1194 Galician 1352 Mongolian 1514 Sesotho 1032 Afrikaans 1196 Guarani 1353 Moldavian 1515 Sundanese 1039 Amharic 1203 Gujarati 1356 Marathi 1516 Swedish 1044 Arabic 1209 Hausa 1357 Malay 1517 Swahili 1045 Assamese 1217 Hindi 1358 Maltese 1521 Tamil 1051 Aymara 1226 Croatian 1363 Burmese 1525 Telugu 1052 Azerbaijani 1229 Hungarian 1365 Nauru 1527 Tajik 1053 Bashkir 1233 Armenian 1369 Nepali 1528 Thai 1057 Byelorussian 1235 Interlingua 1376 Dutch 1529 Tigrinya SS 1059 Bulgarian 1239 Interlingue 1379 Norwegian 1531 Turkmen D 1060 Bihari 1245 Inupiak 1393 Occitan 1532 Tagalog 1061 Bislama 1248 Indonesian 1403 Afan Oromo 1534 Setswana S 1066 Bengali Bangla 1253 Icelandic 1408 Oriya 1535 Tonga 5 1067 Tibetan 1254 Italian 1417 Punjabi 1538 Turkish S 1070 Breton 1257 Hebrew 1428 Polish 1539 Tsonga F 1079 Catalan 1261 Japanese 1435 Pashto Pushto 1540 Tatar 5 1093 Corsican 1269 Yiddish 1436 Portuguese 1543 Twi 1097 Czech 1283 Javanese 1463 Quechua 1557 Ukrainian 1103 Welsh 1287 G
93. itions 1 Remove all the discs from the disc slots 2 Close the front panel Make sure that NO DISC appears in the front panel display 3 Wait for 10 seconds then press 1 to turn off the player peyeys fun399 paes Hura TV Hookups This connection is for listening to the sound through TV speakers 2ch L R Refer to the instructions supplied with the component to be connected You cannot connect this player to a TV without an EURO AV SCART connector or a video input connector Required cords EURO AV SCART connecting cord not supplied 2 Be sure to make connections firmly to avoid hum and noise Refer to the instructions supplied with the TV to be connected Lb CD DVD player Notes e When you set EURO AV OUT to S VIDEO or RGB under CUSTOM SETUP in the setup display use the EURO AV SCART connecting cord conformed to each signal e When you connect using the EURO AV connecting cord confirm that the TV corresponds to S VIDEO or RGB Refer to the instructions supplied with the TV to be connected 5 1CH OUTPUT FRONT REAR CENTER LINE OUTPUT __ S VIDEO DIGITAL OUTPUT MEGA R AUDIO L VIDEO OUTPUT OPTICAL COAXIAL CONTROL gt POMMPEGIDTS DOLBY DIGITALIAG 3 To an AC outlet To gt EURO AV1 RGB TV To EURO AV SCART input 5 EA signal flow To EURO AV2 To EURO
94. language for the DVD menu e ENGLISH ENGLISH e FRANCAIS FRENCH e DEUTSCH GERMAN e ITALIANO ITALIAN ESPANOL SPANISH e NEDERLANDS DUTCH e DANSK DANISH e SVENSKA SWEDISH e SUOMI FINNISH e NORSK NORWEGIAN e PORTUGUES PORTUGUESE e PYCCKUN RUSSIAN e CHINESE CHINESE e JAPANESE JAPANESE e OTHERS When you select OTHERS select and enter the language code from the list using the number buttons page 82 After you have once selected the language code 4 digits is displayed 60 HAUDIO Switches the language for the sounds e ORIGINAL the language given priority in the disc e ENGLISH ENGLISH e FRANCAIS FRENCH e DEUTSCH GERMAN e ITALIANO ITALIAN ESPANOL SPANISH e NEDERLANDS DUTCH e DANSK DANISH e SVENSKA SWEDISH e SUOMI FINNISH e NORSK NORWEGIAN PORTUGUES PORTUGUESE e PYCCKNN RUSSIAN e CHINESE CHINESE e JAPANESE JAPANESE e OTHERS When you select OTHERS select and enter the language code from the list using the number buttons page 82 After you have once selected the language code 4 digits is displayed MSUBTITLE Switches the language for the subtitles e AUDIO FOLLOW e ENGLISH ENGLISH e FRANCAIS FRENCH e DEUTSCH GERMAN e ITALIANO ITALIAN ESPANOL SPANISH e NEDERLANDS DUTCH e DANSK DANISH e SVENSKA SWEDISH e SUOMI FINNISH e NORSK NORWEGIAN e PORTUGUES PORTUGUESE e PYCCKUN RUS
95. lso use the number buttons and ENTER button to select In this case the selected number is displayed on the screen When playing a DVD When both titles and chapters are recorded on the disc select the title then the chapter PROGRAM C7 ESS 003 DVD T C ALL CLEAR ALL ALL 1 01 01 02 02 03 see 04 05 Set ENTER Return RETURN Quit PROGRAM Start PLAY D indicates DVD NY Set WU Quit Start MWhen playing a VIDEO CD or CD Select the track you want to program V indicates VIDEO CD C indicates CD OA gt ENTER it PROGRAM Start PLAY 5 To program other discs titles chapters or tracks repeat Steps 3 and 4 The programmed discs titles chapters or tracks are displayed from 2 in order 6 Press gt to start Program Play To return to previous item If you are selecting a disc title track or chapter press 9 eRETURN to return to previous item To cancel Program Play Press CLEAR To cancel programming Press PROGRAM To change programming To change the disc select the program number you want to change using 4 after Step 1 or 4 then press ENTER Then do Steps 3 and 4 To change the title chapter and track select the desired one in Step 4 To cancel the programmed order To cancel all the titles chapters or tracks in the programmed order select ALL CLEAR aft
96. luded on the disc Discs that the player cannot play The player cannot play discs other than the ones listed in the table on page 4 CD R CD ROMs including PHOTO CDs data sections in CD EXTRAs DVD ROMSs etc cannot be played When playing DTS encoded CDs excessive noise will be heard from the analog stereo outputs To avoid possible damage to the audio system the consumer should take proper precautions when the analog stereo outputs of the DVD player are connected to an amplification system To enjoy DTS Digital Surround playback an external 5 1 channel DTS Digital Surround decoder system must be connected to the digital output of the DVD player This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U S patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited DTS is a trademark of Digital Theater Systems Inc Precautions On safety e Caution The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard e Should any solid object or liquid fall into the cabinet unplug the player and have it checked by qualified personnel before operatin
97. m Play depending on the DVD e While you are doing PBC playback you cannot set a program unless you stop playback first 46 Playing in Random Order Shuffle Play D You can have the player shuffle discs titles or tracks and play them in a random order The playing order may differ from the previous shuffling Select SHUFFLE after pressing DISPLAY When you do not select OFF the indicator of the SHUFFLE lights in green TITLE CHAPTER CHAPTER SHUFFLE ENTER SHUFFLE Selects the setting of Shuffle Play Default settings are underlined When playing a DVD and when Program Play is set to OFF e OFF does not play a disc in random order e DISC player shuffles discs in the folder and plays in a random order TITLE player shuffles titles in the folder and plays in a random order e CHAPTER player shuffles chapters of DVDs in the folder and plays in a random order When playing a VIDEO CD CD or DVD when Program Play is set to ON e OFF does not play a disc in random order ON player shuffles titles or tracks and plays in a random order When playing a VIDEO CD or CD when Program Play is set to OFF e OFF does not play a disc in random order e DISC player shuffles discs in the folder and plays in a random order TRACK player shuffles tracks in the folder and plays in a random order Appears
98. m to AUTO and the highest numbered channel audio is recorded in DTS format If PCM DTS MPEG AUDIO and Dolby Digital sound tracks have the same number of the highest channels the player selects PCM DTS Dolby Digital and MPEG AUDIO sound tracks in this order Depending on the DVD the audio with priority may be predetermined In this case you cannot give priority to the DTS MPEG AUDIO or Dolby Digital format by selecting AUTO BDOWNMIX Switches the mixing down methods when you play a DVD on which the sound in Dolby Digital format is recorded e DOLBY SURROUND when the player is connected to an audio component that conforms to Dolby Surround Pro Logic NORMAL when the player is connected to a normal audio component The setting affects the following connectors LINE OUTPUT AUDIO connectors DIGITAL OUTPUT OPTICAL COAXIAL connectors BDIGITAL OUT Selects output signals via the DIGITAL OUTPUT OPTICAL and COAXIAL connectors e ON Normally select this position When you select ON set DOLBY DIGITAL MPEG and DTS For details on setting them see Setting for the Signal to the Digital Output OFF when the player does not output the sound signals via DIGITAL OUTPUT OPTICAL and COAXIAL connectors if you select this position the influence of the digital circuit upon the analog one is minimum Notes e When you play the sound tracks with 96 kHz sampling f
99. mode On the player Press the dial function select button to turn on the DIRECT SEARCH indicator and turn the 44 gt gt I dial clockwise On the remote Press PPI Go back to the preceding chapter track or scene in continuous play mode On the player Press the dial function select button to turn on the DIRECT SEARCH indicator and turn the 44 PP dial counterclockwise On the remote Press Ke Stop play and remove the disc Press amp You can play discs in various modes such as Program Play using the on screen menu Control Menu For operations of Control Menu see page 34 Playing at Various Speeds Frame by Frame D GP GD Using the click shuttle and the JOG button indicator you can play back a DVD CD VIDEO CD at various speeds or frame by frame Each time you press JOG it changes between shuttle mode and jog mode I ce 00 00 00 00 00 Click shuttle JOG DDow sac Sa o ZLS eo JOG e Click shuttle To change the playback speed Shuttle mode Turn the click shuttle The playback speed changes depending on the turning direction and angle as follows When you play back a DVD 2 Fast forward about 30 times the normal speed 1 gt Fast forward about 10 times the normal speed x2P about twice the normal speed B Normal speed 1p Slow playba
100. ms individually e PICTURE e BRIGHTNESS e COLOR e SHARPNESS 1 Select MEMORY gt in VIDEO EQ The video control display appears STANDARD STANDARD DYNAMIC CINEMA MEMORY gt To select press AH then ENTER VIDEO EQUALIZER PICTURE BRIGHTNESS COLOR SHARPNESS L STANDARD Select MH ENTER Cancel RETURN 2 Select the picture item you want to adjust using 4 4 then press ENTER The adjustment bar of the selected item appears To cancel adjusting the picture halfway press S RETURN PICTURE Adjust e gt RETURN 3 Adjust the selected picture item using lt then press ENTER The setting is stored in memory VIDEO EQUALIZER PICTURE BRIGHTNESS COLOR SHARPNESS STANDARD Select ENTER Cancel RETURN 4 To adjust other items repeat Steps 2 and 3 To exit the video control display Press SRRETURN Q To reset the picture items Select STANDARD in MEMORY gt Note Only one setting of the picture items you adjusted in MEMORY can be stored When you adjust the items new setting erases the setting adjusted before 53 NU 043U09 ay YM suorpunJ snoueA fuisn NU 043U09 ay YM suorpunJ snoueA fuisn Displaying Different Angles Simultaneously GD With DVDs on which various angles multi angles for a scene are recorded you can display all the angles recorded on the di
101. n 5 DVD mod FOLDER 22 Ar Press the folder button FOLDER ALL DVD CD A B C D of the desired folder in stop mode The Disc Browser of the selected folder appears Disc slot Current number Jacket picture folder Genre Disctype Skiing the World DVD Music Madness Pop CD VideoCD Cancel RETURN Text information DVD TEXT Current CD TEXT or Disc Memo disc 28 Jacket picture The jacket picture recorded on the disc appears automatically If the jacket picture is not recorded the genre picture recorded in the memory of the player is displayed when you select the genre Text information DVD TEXT CD TEXT or Disc Memo The text information DVD TEXT or CD TEXT recorded on the disc appears automatically If no text information is recorded you can store the text information Disc Memo yourself page 30 Genre You can select the genre of the disc yourself page 32 Disc type The disc type appears automatically appears when the player has not loaded the disc information in the memory To select the disc on the Disc Browser 1 Select the folder using the FOLDER buttons The Disc Browser of the selected folder appears 2 Select the disc by one of the following operations e pressing e pressing the number buttons an
102. n play only those discs or set Program Play Shuffle Play and Repeat Play for the discs within the folder E O ERAO FOLDER FOLDER FILE V ENTER A B C D ALL DVD CD Set the TV DISC BROWSER DVD switch to DISC BROWSER DISC SKIP Number buttons ENTER Et FOLDER ALL FOLDER A B C D DVD CD FILE V ENTER For example to file a DVD in slot 1 to Folder A 1 Press FOLDER ALL You can also press FOLDER DVD The Disc Browser of Folder ALL appears Super Car Chase Action DVD Select 4 gt ENTER Cancel RETURN 2 Press FILE FILE appears at the right bottom corner Super Car Chase Action DVD CD Skiing the World Action DVD Music Madness Pop CD VideoCD ENTER Cancel RETURN 3 Select the disc using the number buttons then press ENTER You can also use and DISC SKIP 4 Press ENTER To file other discs repeat Steps 3 and 4 Disc to be selected CD Cursor Skiing the World Action moves to DVD the next Music Madness Pop disc CD VideoCD
103. nd tracks of the disc on the screen divided in 9 sections and start playback from the chosen title chapter or track Bookmark DVD VIDEO CD only page 55 You can have the player store specific portions of the disc in memory and play them immediately whenever you want without the need to search ADVANCED DVD only page 56 You can check the play information about the bit rate bit rate history or the position where the disc is played layer Searching for the Disc Title Chapter Track Index Scene D You can search by selecting the disc title chapter track index scene in the current folder Select DISC TITLE CHAPTER TRACK INDEX or SCENE after pressing DISPLAY When you play back a DVD TITLE and CHAPTER are displayed When you play back a VIDEO CD CD TRACK and INDEX are displayed When you play back a VIDEO CD with PBC functions SCENE is displayed 1 Select DISC TITLE CHAPTER TRACK INDEX or SCENE using ok is highlighted x means optional number in this manual Numbers in parentheses indicate the total number of titles chapters tracks indexes or scenes Selected folder To select press da then 2 Press gt or ENTER k k 2 k is changed to Enter with number buttons then CENTER
104. ng the selected title Notes e Depending on the DVD you may not be able to select the title e Depending on the DVD a title menu may simply be called a menu or title in the instructions supplied with the disc Press ENTER may also be expressed as Press SELECT 23 sosig Buifeld sosig Buifeld Using the Menu for Each DVD Using the DVD menu Some DVDs allow you to select the disc contents using the menu When you play these DVDs you can select the language for the subtitles the language for the sound etc using the DVD menu 1 Press DVD MENU The DVD menu appears on the TV screen The contents of the menu vary from disc to disc 2 Press t 4 to select the item you want to change Depending on the disc you can use the number buttons to select the item 3 To change other items repeat Step 2 4 Press ENTER CO if you want to select the language for the DVD menu Change the setting using LANGUAGE SETUP in the setup display For details see page 60 Note Depending on the DVD a DVD menu may simply be called a menu in the instructions supplied with the disc 24 Playing VIDEO CDs with PBC Functions PBC Playback GP When playing VIDEO CDs with PBC functions Ver 2 0 discs you can enjoy simple interactive operations operations with search functions etc PBC Playback allows you to play VIDEO CDs interactively following the menu screen on t
105. o not insert an empty 8 cm 3 inch CD adaptor CSA 8 It may damage the player Do not attach anything such as seals or sleeves to discs It may damage the player or the disc e If you drop a disc into the player and the disc does not go into the slot correctly consult your nearest Sony dealer e When transporting the player remove all discs from the player Removing discs After following Steps 1 to 4 of Inserting Discs on page 17 remove the discs Then close the front cover 18 Playing Discs This chapter describes how to play a DVD CD VIDEO CD Playing Discs D GD Depending on the DVD or VIDEO CD some operations may be different or restricted Refer to the instructions supplied with your disc This player conforms to the PAL color system When you play a disc recorded in the NTSC color system the player outputs the video signal or the setup display etc in the NTSC color system and the picture may not appear on the TV screen In this case open the front cover and remove the disc DISC CHANGE 1 C POWER indicator gt A 1 ALL DISCS Dial function select button kea cr dial 1 Make settings on your TV Turn on the TV and select the video input so that you can view the pictures from this player When using a receiver amplifier Turn on the receiver amplifier and select t
106. o select press AH then ENTER When playing a DVD RTIME TEXT or TIME MEMO e C K 2k Kk Playing time of the current chapter e Co iK kik k Remaining time of the current chapter e T KXK K Playing time of the current title e T X ik Kok k Remaining time of the current title When playing a VIDEO CD during PBC playback ATIME MEMO e kok ik Playing time of the current scene When playing a VIDEO CD in continuous play or CD RTIME TEXT or TIME MEMO T Kara Playing time of the current track e T ik k Remaining time of the current track e D x Playing time of the current disc e D amp iK Remaining time of the current disc You can display the TIME TEXT or TIME MEMO display quickly Press TIME Each time you press the button the time information changes Selecting a Start Point Using the Time Code a You can search by inputting the time code 3 Input the time code using the number buttons Select TIME TEXT or TIME MEMO after pressing then press ENTER DISPLAY The player starts searching To cancel the number The time code corresponds to the approximate actual press CLEAR before pressing ENTER playing time For example to search for a scene 2 hours 30 minutes 20 seconds past the beginning input 2 30 20 To cancel inputting Press SRRETURN Note When you input the time code input the playing time of the title TIME TEXT TIME MEMO
107. only when you select ALL DISCS in 1 ALL DISCS To cancel Shuffle Play Press CLEAR Q You can set Shuffle Play during stop After selecting the item of SHUFFLE press D gt The player starts Shuffle Play Y You can display the SHUFFLE display quickly Press SHUFFLE Notes e Shuffle Play is canceled when you open or close the front cover you turn the power off You may not be able to do Shuffle Play depending on the DVD e Up to 96 chapters in a disc can be played in a random order when CHAPTER is selected Playing Repeatedly Repeat Play D GD You can play all discs all the titles tracks on a disc or a single title chapter track In Shuffle or Program Play mode the player repeats the titles or tracks in the shuffled or programmed order You cannot do Repeat Play during PBC playback of VIDEO CDs page 24 You may not be able to do Repeat Play depending on the DVD Select REPEAT after pressing DISPLAY When you do not select OFF the indicator of the REPEAT lights in green CHAPTER REPEAT OFF To select press AA then ENTER REPEAT Selects the setting of Repeat Play Default settings are underlined When playing a DVD and when Program Play and Shuffle Play are set to OFF e OFF does not play repeatedly e DISC repeats all the titles on the selected disc when you select 1 DISC in 1 ALL DISCS and repeats all titles on
108. r steps from 1 to 15 meters e CENTER 3 6m Center speaker distance can be set in 0 2 meter steps from a distance 0 6 meter farther to the front speaker to a distance 1 6 meters closer to your listening position e REAR 3 0m Rear speaker distance can be set in 0 2 meter steps from a distance equal to the front speaker distance to a distance 5 meters closer to your listening position Notes e When you set the distance the sound cuts off for a moment e If each of the front or rear speakers are not placed an equal distance from your listening position set the distance of the closest speaker Do not place the rear speaker farther away from your listening position than the front speakers 69 sauounsn py pue sures squouusn py pue sfuryes Speaker Set Up MBALANCE You can vary the balance of each speaker as follows Default adjustments are in the parentheses e FRONT 0dB Adjust the balance between the front left and right speakers 6dB L to 6dB R 0 5dB steps e REAR 0dB Adjust the balance between the rear left and right speakers 6dB L to 6dB R 0 5dB steps Note When you select VES A or VES B in VIRTUAL 3D SURROUND in the Control Menu display you cannot adjust the level or the balance of the speakers except for the front speakers LEVEL You can vary the level of each speaker as follows The front speaker level becomes the criterion for adjusting Default adjustments are in
109. requency the output signals from the DIGITAL OUTPUT OPTICAL COAXIAL are converted to 48 kHz sampling frequency When the signals are output from LINE OUTPUT AUDIO connector sampling frequency stays at 96 kHz and the output signals are converting to analog signals e When you select OFF You cannot set DOLBY DIGITAL MPEG and DTS Setting for the Signal to the Digital Output When you select ON set DOLBY DIGITAL MPEG and DTS Switches the methods of outputting audio signals when you connect a digital component such as a receiver amplifier having a digital connector an audio component having a built in DTS decoder a DAT or MD via the DIGITAL OUTPUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL connector using an optical or coaxial digital connecting cord For details on the connection see page 12 AUDIO SETUP AUDIO ATT OFF AUDIO FILTER SHARP AUDIO DRC STANDARD TRACK SELECTION OFF DOWNMIX DOLBY SURROUND DIGITAL OUT ON DOLBY DIGITAL D PCM MPEG PCM DTS OFF To set press WAW thenENTER To quit press SETUP BDOLBY DIGITAL Selects output Dolby Digital signals via the DIGITAL OUTPUT OPTICAL and COAXIAL connectors You cannot select this item when you set DIGITAL OUT to OFF D PCM Downmix PCM when you play the Dolby Digital sound tracks the output audio signals are mixed down to 2 channels With the settings of the it
110. rt by text information or genre select the disc which has the desired text information or the genre by pressing Super Car Chase Select 4 ENTER Cancel RETURN 3 Press SORT The selected disc only is highlighted and SORT appears at the right bottom corner Super Car Chase Action DVD USetect elie ENTER Cancel RETURN ESORT Sorting item indicator green 4 Select the item you want to sort by pressing Ta You can select the disc number text information or genre The sorting item indicator moves to the selected item ALL suerte Super Car Chase H Select dl gt ENTER Cancel RETURN ESPRIT Sorting item indicator position when you sort by genre 5 Press ENTER The discs are sorted and re displayed The sorted order remains even if the power of the player is turned off Super Car Chase Select 4 ENTER Cancel RETURN Q The disc order in the same genre The discs in the same genre are sorted by numerical order of the disc slot number 33 sosig Buifeld Using Various Functions with the Control Menu This chapter describes how to play discs in various modes and how to use the convenient features of the on screen menu Control Menu 34
111. s The player starts playing the DVD automatically gt The DVD features the auto playback function Playback stops automatically gt Depending on the disc the auto pause signal is recorded While playing such a disc the player stops playback at the signal Stopping playback Search Slow motion Play Repeat Play Shuffle Play or Program Play etc cannot be done gt Depending on the disc you may not do some of the operations above Messages do not appear on the TV screen in the language you want gt In the setup display select the language for the on screen display in OSD under LANGUAGE SETUP page 60 The language for the sound cannot be changed when you play a DVD gt Multilingual sound is not recorded on the DVD gt Changing the language for the sound is prohibited on the DVD The language for the subtitles cannot be changed when you play a DVD Multilingual subtitles are not recorded on the DVD gt Changing the language for the subtitles is prohibited on the DVD The subtitles cannot be turned off when you play a DVD gt Depending on the DVD you may not be able to turn the subtitles off The angles cannot be changed when you play a DVD gt Multi angles are not recorded on the DVD gt Change the angles when ANGLE appears on the front panel display page 42 gt Changing the angles is prohibited on the DVD The player does not operate properly gt Static
112. s or RGB signals In the setup display set EURO AV OUT in CUSTOM SETUP to S VIDEO or RGB For details see page 62 This player conforms to the PAL color system When you play a disc recorded in the NTSC color system the player outputs the video signal or the setup display etc in the NTSC color system and the picture may not appear on the TV screen In this case open the front cover and remove the disc Receiver Amplifier Hookups This connection is for listening to the sound through speakers connected to a receiver amplifier such as an integrated stereo amplifier a receiver having a built in Dolby Pro Logic decoder etc Refer to the instructions supplied with the component to be connected You can enjoy 5 1 channel surround sound by connecting a receiver amplifier with 5 1 channel inputs See page 50 You can enjoy surround when connecting front speakers only You can use 3D sound imaging to create virtual rear speakers from the sound of the front speakers L R without using actual rear speakers VES Virtual Enhanced Surround For details see page 50 CD DVD player SVIDEO DIGITAL OUTPUT MEGA OUTPUT OPTICAL COAXIAL CONTROL OO _ rae To S VIDEO OUTPUT To an AC outlet To AUDIO OUTPUT EA Signal flow Note Required cords Audio connecting cord not supplied 1 S video cord supplied 1 When connecting th
113. s recorded on the disc on the same screen and start playback in continuous mode from the chosen angle directly The angles are displayed on a screen divided in 9 sections For details see page 54 Selecting the Disc Mode 1 Disc or All Discs D GD Before setting Program Play Shuffle Play or Repeat Play you need select whether to set those play modes on one disc or all discs Select 1 ALL DISCS after pressing DISPLAY ALL DISCS ALL DISCS 1 DISC To select press AH then ENTER H1 ALL DISCS Default setting is underlined e ALL DISCS allows you to set Program Play Shuffle Play or Repeat Play for all the discs in the folder e 1 DISC allows you to set Program Play Shuffle Play or Repeat Play for 1 disc only Lei You can select the mode using the button of the player or remote Press 1 ALL DISCS Each time you press the button 1 DISC or ALL DISCS mode is selected 43 nus h 043U09 ay YM suorunJ snoueA Buisn NU 043U09 ay YM suorpunJ snoueA Buisn Creating Your Own Program Program Play D Gp D You can play the contents of one disc or all discs in the order you want by arranging the order of the titles chapters or tracks to create your own program One program can be stored in the player and contain up to 99 titles chapters and tracks Select PROGRAM after pressing DISPLAY When you select ON the indicator of the PROGRAM lights in green
114. sc on the same screen and start playback in continuous mode at the chosen angle directly The angles are displayed on a screen divided in 9 sections Select ANGLE VIEWER after pressing DISPLAY twice When you can select ANGLE VIEWER the indicator of the ANGLE VIEWER lights in green OS VIEWER To select press AA then ENTER To select the one angle Select the angle using 4 4 then press ENTER The selected angle only is displayed To cancel displaying multi angles Press SRRETURN Q You can check the number on the front panel display The number of the angle you select is displayed on the front panel display Notes e Depending on the DVD you may not be able to change the angles even if multi angles are recorded on the DVD e When a scene for which various angles multi angles are not recorded comes while displaying different angles simultaneously the player returns to the normal play 54 Dividing a Track into 9 Sections Strobe Play D dp You can display 9 consecutive sections of the disc on the screen In this case the sections show still images Select STROBE PLAYBACK after pressing DISPLAY STROBE PLAYBACK ME then ENTER To select press dt To cancel watching the strobe play Press SRRETURN Q During pause mode 9 still images around the pause position are displayed It is convenient to see the still images around the specific portion
115. splay before you start playing press M to reset the playing time then press gt Notes Resume Play may not be available depending on the DVD Resume Play is not available in Shuffle or Program Play mode Depending on where you stopped the disc the player may resume playback from a different point The point where you stopped playing is cleared when you open or close the front cover you disconnect the AC power cord you change the play mode you start playback after selecting a title chapter or track you change the settings of PARENTAL CONTROL in CUSTOM SETUP in the setup display you change the settings of AUDIO DVD MENU and SUBTITLE in LANGUAGE SETUP in the setup display while playing a DVD Using the Menu for Each DVD D Using the title menu A DVD is divided into long sections of a picture or a music piece called titles When you play a DVD which contains several titles you can select the title you want using the title menu TITLE DVD MENU ENTER lt 4 TITLE DVD MENU 1 Press TITLE The title menu appears on the TV screen The contents of the menu vary from disc to disc 2 Press 1 gt to select the title you want to play Depending on the disc you can use the number buttons to select the title 3 Press ENTER The player starts playi
116. ted violent scenes are skipped or replaced with other scenes and so on Playback Control PBC page 24 Signals encoded on VIDEO CDs Version 2 0 to control playback By using menu screens recorded on VIDEO CDs with PBC functions you can enjoy playing simple interactive programs programs with search functions and so on Title page 5 The longest sections of a picture or a music piece on a DVD a movie etc for a picture piece on video software or an album etc for a music piece on an audio software Each title is assigned a title number enabling you to locate the title you want Track page 5 Sections of a picture or a music piece on a CD or VIDEO CD Each track is assigned a track number enabling you to locate the track you want VIDEO CD page 4 A compact disc that contains moving pictures The picture data uses the MPEG 1 format one of the worldwide standards of digital compression technology The picture data is compressed to about 1 140 of its original size Consequently a 12 cm VIDEO CD can contain up to 74 minutes of moving pictures VIDEO CDs also contain compact audio data Sounds outside the range of human hearing are compressed while the sounds we can hear are not compressed VIDEO CDs can hold 6 times the audio information of conventional audio CDs There are 2 versions of VIDEO CDs e Version 1 1 You can play only moving pictures and sounds e Version 2 0 You can play high resolution st
117. the player Displays the wide picture on the whole screen with a portion automatically cut off 16 9 4 3 LETTER BOX 4 3 PAN SCAN Note Depending on the DVD 4 3 LETTER BOX may be selected automatically instead of 4 3 PAN SCAN and vice versa MSCREEN SAVER Turns on and off the screen saver If you turn on the screen saver the screen saver image appears when you leave the player or the remote in pause or stop mode for 15 minutes or when you play back a CD for more than 15 minutes The screen saver is useful to prevent your display from becoming damaged e ON turns on the screen saver e OFF turns off the screen saver HBACKGROUND Selects the background color or picture of the TV screen in stop mode or while playing a CD e JACKET PICTURE The jacket picture appears in the background but only when the jacket picture is already recorded on the disc e PICTURE MEMORY Your favorite picture appears in the background when you have the player store in memory your favorite scene recorded on the disc for the background picture For the way of storing in memory see Storing the picture in memory e GRAPHICS The graphic picture stored in memory in the player beforehand appears in the background BLUE The background color is blue BLACK The background color is black Note If a disc which does not contain the jacket picture is played while BACKGROUND is set to JACKET PICTURE
118. the KEYBOARD jack on the front panel when the power of the player is not on 2 Do Steps 1 and 2 on page 30 to display the DISC MEMO INPUT or FOLDER NAME INPUT display 3 Input the characters on the keyboard 4 Press ENTER on the keyboard to store the Disc Memo or folder name The DISC MEMO INPUT display or the FOLDER NAME INPUT display disappears and the Disc Memo or folder name is stored 5 Press RETURN EDIT disappears from the Disc Browser Notes e If the cursor keys do not work correctly and you cannot complete the task using the keyboard disconnect the keyboard then reconnect it to the player and try again e If the keyboard is not the USA model the characters may be input differently from those on the keys The USA keyboard layout is shown below Z CE Sorting Discs D GD You can sort the discs in the folder by disc slot number text information DVD TEXT CD TEXT Disc Memo or genre The text information is sorted alphabetically In case of the genre the selected genre comes first FOLDER buttons SORT 4 9 ENTER Set the TV DISC BROWSER DVD switch to DISC BROWSER FOLDER butt SORT O buttons AJ V ENTER 1 Select the folder you want to sort by using the FOLDER buttons Music Madness Select at ENTER Cancel RETURN 2 If you want to so
119. the parentheses e CENTER 0dB Adjust the level of the center speaker 6dB to 6dB 0 5dB steps e REAR 0dB Adjust the level of the rear speakers 6dB to 6dB 0 5dB steps e SUBWOOFER 0dB Adjust the level of the subwoofer 10dB to 6dB 0 5dB steps TEST TONE You can hear the test tone from each speaker in sequence e OFF The test tone is not emitted from speakers e ON During adjustment of BALANCE or LEVEL the test tone is emitted from both speakers simultaneously Note While you are playing a disc you cannot hear the test tone Execute the test tone after you stop playback To adjust the volume of all the speakers at one time Use the receiver s amplifier s volume control To return to the default setting Select the item then press CLEAR 70 Adjusting the speaker volume 1 While you stop playback select SPEAKER SETUP after pressing SET UP 2 Select TEST TONE and set TEST TONE to ON You will hear the test tone from each speaker in sequence 3 From your listening position select BALANCE or LEVEL and adjust the value of BALANCE and LEVEL using During this adjustment the test tone is emitted from both speakers simultaneously G Select TEST TONE and set TEST TONE to OFF to turn off the test tone Controlling the TV or the AV Receiver Amplifier with the E Supplied Remote If you
120. til you find the disc slot where you insert a disc while checking the disc slot number indicated in the front panel display or by the slot N AN J Lis D 4 Disc slot number Disc slot at the loading position 5 Insert a disc with the playback side facing left Notes Make sure you have inserted the disc into each slot at a right angle to the rotary table If the disc is not put in straight it may damage the player or the disc e Make sure the rotary table comes to a complete stop before inserting or removing discs With the playback side facing left 6 Repeat Steps 4 and 5 to insert more discs 7 Close the front cover by pressing right edge of the cover until it clicks The rotary table turns and the disc slot at the loading position is set to the playing position Always close the front cover except when you insert or remove discs You can select a disc slot number by skipping by 10 slots When you select the disc slot number in Step 4 press DISC SKIP on the remote Ten disc slots each before and after from the current disc slot number will be skipped You can select slot 1 directly Press EASY PLAY in Step 4 The rotary table turns and slot 1 comes to the loading position 17 poyejs Guna pees Hura Inserting Discs Notes e When you insert an 8 cm 3 inch CD be sure to attach a Sony CSA 8 adaptor not supplied to the disc D
121. ttle with constant speed for a while the playback speed goes to slow or normal To return to continuous play Press E gt Notes The JOG indicator shows the mode of the corresponding click shuttle For example when the JOG indicator on the remote is not lit the remote click shuttle will remain in the shuttle mode even if the indicator on the player is lit e If you don t operate the click shuttle for about 20 seconds after pressing JOG it returns to shuttle mode on the remote On the player it stays in jog mode 22 Resuming Playback from the Point Where You Stopped the Disc Resume Play D GP The player stores the point where you stopped the disc and if RESUME appears on the front panel display You can resume playback from that point As long as you do not open the front cover Resume Play is available even if you turn the power off eI D 1 While playing a disc press W to stop playback RESUME appears in the front panel display and When playing next time disc restarts from point you stopped appears on the TV screen If RESUME does not appear Resume Play is not available 2 Press gt gt The player starts playback from the point where you stopped the disc in Step 1 To play from the beginning of the disc When the playing time appears on the front panel di
122. urround Hookups Some DVDs have a sound track with up to 5 1 channels recorded in Dolby Digital or MPEG AUDIO format Using a receiver amplifier having 5 1 channel inputs and the 5 1 speakers you can enjoy more real audio presence in the comfort of your own home 5 channel stands for the 2 front speakers Left and Right 2 rear speakers Left and Right and 1 center speaker The 0 1 channel 1 stands for the subwoofer which outputs the bass Even if you have fewer than 5 1 speakers the player distributes the output signal to the speakers appropriately This player has VIRTUAL 3D SURROUND mode You can use the 3D sound imaging to shift the sound of the rear speakers away from the actual speaker position VIRTUAL REAR SHIFT or to create 3 sets of virtual rear speakers from 1 set of actual rear speakers VIRTUAL MULTI REAR For details on the VIRTUAL 3D SURROUND mode see page 50 Note When a DVD has a sound track with 7 1 channels recorded in MPEG AUDIO format the output audio signals are mixed down to 5 1 channels Speaker placement For the best possible surround sound we recommend the following conditions e Use higher performance speakers e Use rear and center speakers that match your front speakers in size and performance e All speakers should be the same distance from the listening position e Place the subwoofer between the front L R speakers if possible Note Do not place the center or
123. when you listen to the sound using the speakers of the TV e WIDE RANGE It gives you the feeling of being at a live performance When you use high quality speakers it is more effective Notes e When you play DVDs without the AUDIO DRC function there may be no effect on the sound e When this item is set to WIDE RANGE the sound volume from other than the 5 1CH OUTPUT connectors may be less than usual e WIDE RANGE cannot be selected when you have selected NONE in SIZE under SPEAKER SETUP MTRACK SELECTION Gives the sound track which contains the highest number of the channels priority when you play a DVD on which multiple audio formats are recorded If multiple audio channels are recorded in PCM DTS MPEG AUDIO or Dolby Digital format the higher numbered channel audio recorded in PCM DTS MPEG AUDIO or Dolby Digital format is played e OFF No priority given e AUTO Priority given Notes e When the player stores the settings in memory with the Playback Memory function the player may not give priority even if you select AUTO e When you set this item to AUTO the language may change depending on the AUDIO settings in LANGUAGE SETUP The TRACK SELECTION setting has higher priority than that of AUDIO settings in LANGUAGE SETUP page 60 e If you set DTS in AUDIO SETUP to OFF the DTS sound track is not played even if you set this ite
124. xample E 61 10 78 Specifications CD DVD player Laser Semiconductor laser Signal format system PAL NTSC Audio characteristics Frequency response DVD PCM 96 kHz 2 Hz to 44 kHz 1 dB DVD PCM 48 kHz 2 Hz to 22 kHz 40 5 dB CD 2 Hz to 20 kHz 40 5 dB Signal to noise ratio More than 110 dB LINE OUTPUT AUDIO connectors only Harmonic distortion Less than 0 0025 Dynamic range More than 100 dB DVD More than 98 dB CD Wow and flutter Less than detected value 0 001 W PEAK Outputs and inputs Jack Output Input Load impedance type level LINE OUTPUT Phono 2 Vrms Over 10 kilohms AUDIO jacks at 50 kilohms DIGITAL Optical 18 dBm Wave length 660 nm OUTPUT output OPTICAL connector DIGITAL Phono 0 5 Vp p 75 ohms terminated OUTPUT jack COAXIAL LINE OUTPUT Phono 1 0 Vp p 75 ohms VIDEO jacks sync negative S VIDEO 4 pin Y 1 0 Vp p 75 ohms OUTPUT mini DIN sync negative C 0 3 Vp p 75 ohms terminated PAL 0 286 Vp p NTSC 5 1CH Phono 2 Vrms Over 10 kilohms OUTPUT jacks at 50 kilohms MEGA Mini jack z CONTROL AUDIO INPUT Phono 2 Vrms 47 kilohms jack General Power requirements indicated on the rear panel 220 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Power consumption 20 W Dimensions approx 430 x 198 x 503 mm w h d incl projecting parts Mass approx 10 kg Operating temperature 5 C to 35 C Operating humidity 25 to 80 Supplied accessories
125. you do not connect a subwoofer select this This activates the Dolby Digital bass redirection circuitry and outputs the LFE low frequency effects signals from the front speakers YES If you connect a subwoofer select this to output the LFE low frequency effects channel from the subwoofer Rear speaker position REAR SIDE These items let you specify the location of your rear speakers for proper implementation of VIRTUAL REAR SHIFT and VIRTUAL MULTI REAR in the Control Menu display Refer to the illustration below e Set to SIDE if the location of your rear speakers corresponds to section A e Set to REAR if the location of your rear speakers correcponds to section B This setting effects only the VIRTUAL REAR SHIFT and VIRTUAL MULTI REAR mode Notes When you select an item the sound cuts off for a moment The cut off frequency for the subwoofer is fixed at 100Hz e Set the subwoofer s cut off frequency as high as possible Depending on the settings of other speakers the subwoofer may output excessive sound e If your speakers are too small to reproduce low bass frequencies set all speaker settings to SMALL and utilize a subwoofer for low frequency sound DISTANCE You can vary the distance of each speaker as follows Default adjustments are in the parentheses FRONT 3 6m Front speaker distance can be set in 0 2 mete

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