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1. 62 Setting the Display or Sound Track Language LANGUAGE SETUP 63 Settings for the Display SCREEN SETUP 64 Custom Settings CUSTOM SETUP 65 Settings for the Sound AUDIO SETUP 66 Additional Information 4 G 00 stone esa mana 2 ar dedans 68 Troubleshooting 68 Self diagnosis Function When letters numbers appear in the display 70 EOT AAE RS de ds Parti en en en ete Li 71 Specifications aH netted ca ease Regeln ead PUR RE LC a 73 Language Code List isana ieran Aaaa de Yale ee da Pe ane Bee 74 Index z scene hee denim pop eas eae OP Se ae ee aE 75 About this Manual Check your model name The instructions in this manual are for 2 models DVP NS530 and DVP NS730P Check your model name by looking at the front panel of the player DVP NS530 is the model used for illustration purposes Any difference in operation is clearly indicated in the text for example DVP NS730P only e Instructions in this manual describe the controls on the remote You can also use the controls on the player if they have the same or similar names as those on the remote DVD may be used as a general term for DVD VIDEOs DVD RWs DVD Rs and DVD RWs DVD Rs e Displays on the screen are slightly different depending upon where the model is sold e The meaning of
2. 6 This Player Can Play the Following Discs 6 Notes about the Discs 7 Index to Parts and Controls 8 Guide to the Control Menu Display 12 HOORUDS in ioaea aa Ae AD DEA NA AA pe ha actus 15 Hooking Up the Player 15 Step 1 Unpackingu nes pose vacate hatin ACs lock goer ac T sees 15 Step 2 Inserting Batteries into the Remote 15 Step 3 Connecting the Video Cords 16 Step 4 Connecting the Audio Cords 19 Step 5 Connecting the Power Cord 24 Step 6 Quick Setup 0 44 44 sea n ae dae eis be eee 24 Playing DISCS oi 3 00 ary Sed eee pion ae Re RA OR qe 27 Playing DISCS en eepal stan i a a Sey e ee pda a ete tarte 27 Resuming Playback From the Point Where You Stopped the Disc Multi disc RESUME esra deduct ute ER ied Reine geen 4 antares ces 29 Using the DVD s Menu 30 Selecting ORIGINAL or PLAY LIST on a DVD RW Disc 31 Playing VIDEO CDs With PBC Functions PBC Playback 32 Playing an MP3 Audio Track 33 Various Play Mode Functions Programme Play Shuffle Play Repeat Play A B Repeat Play
3. alalle lke Hea gt Pi previous next buttons 40 PROGRESSIVE button 18 24 SURROUND button 50 PICTURE MODE button 54 PROGRESSIVE indicator 17 Lights up when the player outputs progressive signals Front panel display When playing back a DVD VIDEO DVD RW Disc type Playing status Lights up when you can change the angle 52 E DVD ad ll VE i vuuuur f G1 Bay i i s DOD dts Lights up during Current audio signal 48 Current title chapter or playing Repeat Play 37 time 45 When playing back a VIDEO CD with Playback Control PBC 32 Disc type Playing status ll mene A VCD amet en S Lights up during A B Repeat Play 38 Current scene or playing time 45 When playing back a CD DATA CD MP3 audio or VIDEO CD without PBC Lights up during Playing status Repeat Play 37 Current track 45 ere CD G1 TS a MP3 i 5 LS aa Disc type Lights up when playing MP3 audio tracks 33 Playing time 45 gt continued Q Rear panel DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL jack 21 22 23 DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL jack 21 22 23 LINE OUT L R AUDIO jacks 20 21 22 N o 10
4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 aueds e 104 Bulysiees 43 44 Viewing Information About the Disc Checking the Playing Time and Remaining Time C2 C2 NO KI ET You can check the playing time and remaining time of the current title chapter or track Also you can check the DVD CD text or track name MP3 audio recorded on the disc 1 Press TIME TEXT during playback The following display appears Tt 1 01 57 Time information PLAY 2 Press TIME TEXT repeatedly to change the time information The display and the kinds of time that you can change depend on the disc you are playing When playing a DVD VIDEO or DVD RW e T x hours minutes seconds Playing time of the current title e Txikik Remaining time of the current title EC xxx Playing time of the current chapter e Cxi kik Remaining time of the current chapter When playing a VIDEO CD with PBC functions e xix minutes seconds Playing time of the current scene When playing a VIDEO CD without PBC functions or CD e T xix minutes seconds Playing time of the current track e T x x Remaining time of the current track eD xix Playing time of the current disc e D x x Remaining time of the current disc When playing a DATA CD MP3 audio e xix minutes seconds Playing time of the current track When playing a Super VCD e T xix minutes seconds Playing time of the current track To
5. Example of discs that the player cannot play The player cannot play the following discs e All CD ROMs including PHOTO CDs CD Rs CD RWs other than those recorded in the following formats music CD format video CD format MP3 format that conforms to ISO9660 Level 1 Level 2 or its extended format Joliet e Data part of CD Extras DVD ROMs e DVD Audio discs HD layer on Super Audio CDs A logical format of files and folders on CD ROMs defined by ISO International Standard Organization Also the player cannot play the following discs A DVD VIDEO with a different region code e A disc that has a non standard shape e g card heart e A disc with paper or stickers on it e A disc that has the adhesive of cellophane tape or a sticker still left on it Notes about DVD RWs DVD Rs DVD RWs DVD Rs or CD Rs CD RWs Some DVD RWs DVD Rs DVD RWs DVD Rs or CD Rs CD RWs cannot be played on this player due to the recording quality or physical condition of the disc or the characteristics of the recording device and authoring software The disc will not play if it has not been correctly finalized Also images in DVD RW discs with CPRM protection may not be played if they contain a copy protection signal Copyright lock appears on the screen For more information see the operating instructions for the recording device Note that discs created in the Packet Write format cannot be pl
6. 35 Searching fora Scene 40 Searching for a Particular Point on a Disc Scan Slow motion Play Search Freeze Frame 22442438 dene aa vik eee ced dene Pe dee 40 Searching for a Title Chapter Track Scene etc 41 Searching by Scene PICTURE NAVIGATION 43 Viewing Information About the Disc 44 Checking the Playing Time and Remaining Time 44 Checking the Play Information 46 Sound Adjustments sans corner asia atts 48 Changing the Sound 44 suis sie eae tsa age ee cate tapes 48 TV Virtual Surround Settings TVS 50 Enjoying Movies 22 2 4a nu menu na eee Ve eee veus 52 Changing the Angles 52 Displaying the Subtitles 52 Adjusting the Picture Quality BNR 53 Adjusting the Playback Picture CUSTOM PICTURE MODE 54 Enhancing the Playback Picture DIGITAL VIDEO ENHANCER 55 Using Various Additional Functions 57 Locking Discs CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL PARENTAL CONTROL 57 Controlling Your TV with the Supplied Remote 61 Settings and Adjustments 62 Using the Setup Display
7. 4 3 He ENTER RETURN 1 Press PICTURE NAVI during playback The following display appears CHAPTER VIEWER ENTER 2 Press PICTURE NAVI repeatedly to select the item Refer to the explanations given for each item in the following sections e CHAPTER VIEWER for DVD VIDEO only TITLE VIEWER for DVD VIDEO only e TRACK VIEWER for VIDEO CD only 3 Press ENTER To return to normal play Press gt RETURN Hint You can also select PICTURE NAVIGATION from the Control Menu page 12 The PICTURE NAVIGATION is not available when playing Super VCDs Depending on the disc you may not be able to select all functions The sound is muted when using this function Scanning the title chapter or track TITLE VIEWER CHAPTER VIEWER TRACK VIEWER CU LE You can divide the screen into 9 subscreens and display the first scene of titles chapters or tracks You can also play back from the selected title chapter or track After performing step 3 of Searching by Scene PICTURE NAVIGATION above select the scene using 4 3 and press ENTER Hint If there are more than 9 titles chapters or tracks Y is displayed at the bottom right To display the additional titles chapters or tracks select the bottom right scene the position 9 and press To return to the previous scene select the top left scene the position 1 and press
8. ew 1 0 LANGUAGE SETUP OSD kaa PPI MENU AUDIO FRAN AIS SUBTITLE DEUTSCH ITALIANO ESPANOL a v ENTER bags ye SVENSKA v Press to select a language The player uses the language selected Turn on the TV 2 i here to display the menu and subtitles as Press VO well For DVP NS730P only 6 Press PROGRESSIVE on the front panel Press ENTER only if you have made video connection page 16 and wish to view progressive video signals The PROGRESSIVE indicator lights up in blue when the player outputs progressive signals The Setup Display for selecting the aspect ratio of the TV to be connected appears SCREEN SETUP TV TYPE COLOR SYSTEM SCREEN SAVER BACKGROUND 3 Switch the input selector on your TV so that the signal from the player appears on the TV screen Press ENTER to run QUICK SETUP appears at the bottom of the screen If this message does not appear select QUICK under SETUP in the Control Menu to run Quick Setup page 63 Press ENTER without inserting a disc Press T v to select the setting that matches your TV type If you have a wide screen TV or a 4 3 standard TV with a wide screen mode 16 9 page 64 If you have a 4 3 standard TV 4 3 LETTER BOX or 4 3 PAN SCAN page 64 8 press ENTER The Setup Display for selecting the type of jack used to connect your amplifier receiver appears Is
9. DTS and DTS Digital Out are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems Inc gt continued 19 20 Connecting to your TV This connection will use your TV speakers for sound CD DVD player yellow yellows TV i smite white white q Jim amt H red red Audio video d lied to LINE OUT L R Ford supplied AUDIO gt to audio input gt Signal flow The yellow plug is used for video signals page 16 Hint When connecting to a monaural TV use a stereo mono conversion cord not supplied Connect the LINE OUT L R AUDIO jacks to the TV s audio input jack Connecting to a stereo amplifier receiver and 2 speakers Connecting to an MD deck or DAT deck If the stereo amplifier receiver has audio input jacks L and R only use p If the amplifier receiver has a digital input jack or when connecting to an MD deck or DAT deck use GD In this case you can also connect the player directly to the MD deck or DAT deck without using your stereo amplifier receiver CE oneer blees CD DVD player B 22 Coaxial digital cD cord not supplied Stereo audio cord not supplied white sdnyooH 200 DIGITAL OUT PCMDTS MPEG LINE OUT COAXIAL OPTICAL R AUDIO L VIDEO to DIGITAL OUT J N COAXIAL or OPTICAL Optical digital cord not supplied Remove jack
10. 3 080 594 13 1 CD DVD Player Operating Instructions DIGITAL VIDEO DVP NS530 DVP NS730P 2003 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 The mains lead must only be changed at a qualified service shop CAUTION The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard As the laser beam used in this CD DVD player is harmful to eyes do not attempt to disassemble the cabinet Refer servicing to qualified personnel only Precautions Safety The power requirements and power consumption of this unit are indicated on the back of the unit Check that the unit s operating voltage is identical with your local power supply Power requirements and power consumption To prevent fire or shock hazard do not place objects filled with liquids such as vases on the apparatus Installing e Do not install the unit in an inclined position It is designed to be operated in a horizontal position only e 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 For the model supplied with the AC plug adaptor If the AC plug of your unit does not fit into the wall outlet attach the supplied AC plug adaptor
11. Ella LINE OUT VIDEO jack 16 S VIDEO OUT jack 16 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks 16 The jack names differ depending on the models DVP NS530 Y CB Cr DVP NS730P Y Ps Cs Pr Cr Remote 1 TV WC on standby button 61 2 amp OPEN CLOSE button 27 3 Number buttons 30 The number 5 button has a tactile dot 4 CLEAR button 35 5 SUBTITLE button 52 6 AUDIO button 48 kea gt gt I PREV NEXT previous next buttons 28 lt 1 lt lt gt gt b gt SCAN SLOW buttons 40 9 H PAUSE button 28 10 D gt PLAY button 27 The O gt button has a tactile dot 4 gt buttons 30 12 DISPLAY button 12 TOP MENU button 30 114 1 C on standby button 27 15 VOL volume buttons 61 The button has a tactile dot TV VIDEO button 61 TIME TEXT button 44 PICTURE MODE button 54 19 ANGLE button 52 SUR surround button 50 21 PICTURE NAVI picture navigation button 43 22 REPEAT button 37 e gt 11 gt INSTANT SEARCH STEP button 28 40 0 1 INSTANT REPLAY STEP button 28 40 25 M STOP button 28 ENTER button 24 d gt RETURN button 32 MENU button 30 33 Use the tactile dot as a reference when operating the player 11 Guide to the Control Menu Display Use the C
12. e 1 L The sound of the left channel monaural e 2 R The sound of the right channel monaural When playing a Super VCD The default setting is underlined 1 STEREO The stereo sound of the audio track 1 e 1 1 L The sound of the left channel of the audio track 1 monaural e 1 2 R The sound of the right channel of the audio track 1 monaural 2 STEREO The stereo sound of the audio track 2 e 2 1 L The sound of the left channel of the audio track 2 monaural e 2 2 R The sound of the right channel of the audio track 2 monaural Hint You can also select AUDIO from the Control Menu page 12 While playing a Super VCD on which the audio track 2 is not recorded no sound will come out when you select 2 STEREO 2 1 L or 2 2 R Displaying the audio information of the disc Ex Press DISPLAY during playback to display the Control Menu Select AUDIO using 4 The channels being played are displayed on the screen For example in Dolby Digital format multiple signals ranging from monaural to 5 1 channel signals can be recorded on a DVD VIDEO Depending on the DVD VIDEO the number of the recorded channels may differ Current audio format 12 27 PLAY 18 34 DVD VIDEO t lei ORMA AL 3 2 1 Ei fel I LFE Ls RS Currently playing programme format PCM MPEG DTS or DOLBY DIGITAL is dis
13. 6 Select a setting using 1 4 then sound track press ENTER Select LANGUAGE SETUP in the Setup The setting is selected and setup is Display To use the display see Using the complete Setup Display page 62 Example 4 3 PAN SCAN LANGUAGE SETUP OSD Selected setting MENU ENGLISH AUDIO ORIGINAL SCREEN SETUP PEE TV TYPE 4 3 PAN SCAN COLOR SYSTEM AUTO SCREEN SAVER ON BACKGROUND JACKET PICTURE OSD On Screen Display Switches the display language on the screen MENU DVD VIDEO only You can select the desired language for the To turn off the display disc s menu Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the display isitummed off AUDIO DVD VIDEO only Switches the language of the sound track To enter the Quick Setup mode When you select ORIGINAL the language Select QUICK in step 3 Follow from step given priority in the disc is selected 5 of the Quick Setup explanation to make SUBTITLE DVD VIDEO only basic adjustment page 24 Switches the language of the subtitle recorded a J on the DVD VIDEO To reset all the SETUP settings When you select AUDIO FOLLOW the 1 Select RESET in step 3 and press language for the subtitles changes according to ENTER the language you selected for the sound track 2 Select YES using vy Hint You can also quit the process and return If you select OTHERS in MENU to
14. Play without PBC appears on the TV screen and the player starts continuous play You cannot play still pictures such as a menu To return to PBC playback press M twice then press gt Depending on the VIDEO CD Press ENTER in step 3 may appear as Press SELECT in the instructions supplied with the disc In this case press E gt The PBC functions of Super VCDs do not work with this player Super VCDs are played in continuous play mode only Playing an MP3 Audio Track ET You can play back DATA CDs CD ROMs CD Rs CD RWs recorded in MP3 MPEG 1 Audio Layer 3 format ENTER V 9 RETURN MENU 1 Press amp and place a DATA CD on the disc tray 2 Press gt The disc tray closes and the player starts to play the first MP3 audio track in the first album on the disc e This player can play MP3 audio tracks recorded in the following sampling frequencies 32kHz 44 1kHz 48kHz The playback order may be different from the edited order See The playback order of MP3 audio tracks on the next page for details Selecting an album and track Press MENU The list of MP3 albums recorded on the DATA CD appears WHNOSTDOAD 2 Select an album using 1 4 and press ENTER The list of tracks contained in the album sosig Bulfeld appears 3 Select a track using T and press ENTER The selected track starts playing When
15. e TITLE e CHAPTER When playing a VIDEO CD or CD TRACK When Programme Play is activated e ON shuffles titles chapters or tracks selected in Programme Play 4 Press ENTER Shuffle Play starts To return to normal play Press CLEAR or select OFF in Step 3 To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off Hints e You can set Shuffle Play while the player is stopped After selecting the SHUFFLE option press gt Shuffle Play starts e Up to 200 chapters in a disc can be played in random order when CHAPTER is selected You cannot use this function with VIDEO CDs with PBC playback Playing repeatedly Repeat Play CI DE To Go EXT You can play all of the titles or tracks on a disc or a single title chapter or track repeatedly You can use a combination of Shuffle or Programme Play modes sosig Bulceld CLEAR ot REPEAT gt e 1 Press REPEAT during playback The following display appears M DISC 2 Press REPEAT repeatedly to select the item to be repeated When playing a DVD VIDEO e DISC repeats all of the titles e TITLE repeats the current title on a disc CHAPTER repeats the current chapter When playing a DVD RW e DISC repeats all the titles of the selected type e TITLE repeats the current title on a disc CHAPTER repeats the current chapter gt continued 37 Wh
16. 50 frames per second the progressive video signal needs to be converted to match the type of DVD software that you are watching Press PROGRESSIVE repeatedly to turn or change the displays as follows m gt NORMAL INTERLACE PROGRESSIVE AUTO 4 PROGRESSIVE VIDEO PROGRESSIVE FILM Appears as NORMAL P AUTO P VIDEO or P FILM on the front panel display NTSC appears when the signal can only be output in NTSC format NORMAL INTERLACE Select this when you are connected to a standard Interlace format TV PROGRESSIVE AUTO Select this when you are connected to a progressive TV This will automatically detect if you are playing Film based or Video based software and convert the signal to the appropriate conversion mode Normally select this position when you are connected to a progressive TV PROGRESSIVE VIDEO Select this when you are connected to a progressive TV This will set the conversion mode for Video based software regardless of the type of software that you are playing PROGRESSIVE FILM Select this when you are connected to a progressive TV This will set the conversion mode for Film based software regardless of the type of software that you are playing When you select PROGRESSIVE FILM the progressive format images may become unclear or unnatural Tf this happens select PROGRESSIVE VIDEO e When you play video based software with progressive signals sections of some types of images
17. D Welcome Thank you for purchasing this Sony CD DVD Player Before operating this player please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference Precautions On safety e Caution The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard Should any solid object or liquid fall into the cabinet unplug the player and have it checked by qualified personnel before operating it any further On power sources 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 On placement e 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 e Do not place the player in a location near heat sources or in a place subject to direct sunlight excessive dust or mechanical shock On operation 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
18. DIGITAL is set to D PCM and MPEG is set to PCM in AUDIO SETUP page 67 SUR 1 Press SUR during playback The following display appears BE TVS DYNAMIC 2 Press SUR repeatedly to select one of the TVS sounds Refer to the following explanations given for each item TVS DYNAMIC TVS WIDE e TVS NIGHT TVS STANDARD To cancel the setting Select OFF in step 2 TVS DYNAMIC Creates virtual rear speakers from the sound of the front speakers L R without using actual rear speakers shown below This mode is effective when the distance between the front L and R speakers is short such as with built in speakers on a stereo TV TVS WIDE Creates 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 This mode is effective when the distance between the front L and R speakers is short such as with built in speakers on a stereo TV TVS NIGHT Large sounds such as explosions are suppressed but the quieter sounds are unaffected This feature is useful when you want to hear the dialog and enjoy the surround sound effects of TVS WIDE at low volume TVS STANDARD Creates 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 th
19. To return to normal playback press D gt Searching for a Title Chapter Track Scene etc CTI BEET I Ga DATA cD You can search a DVD by title or chapter and you can search a VIDEO CD CD DATA CD by track index or scene As titles and tracks are assigned unique numbers on the disc you can select the desired one by entering its number Or you can search for a scene using the time code aueds e 104 Bulysiees Number buttons CLEAR ENTER t v DISPLAY Press DISPLAY The Control Menu appears 2 Press T Y to select the search method When playing a DVD VIDEO DVD RW GA TITLE SA CHAPTER CA TIME TEXT Select TIME TEXT to search for a starting point by inputting the time code When playing a VIDEO CD without PBC playback TRACK INDEX gt continued 4 42 When playing a VIDEO CD with PBC Playback Ca SCENE INDEX When playing a CD J3 TRACK P INDEX When playing a DATA CD MP3 audio m ALBUM J3 TRACK Example when you select CHAPTER skk CEE is selected refers to a number The number in parentheses indicates the total number of titles chapters tracks indexes or scenes PLAY DVD VIDEO Selected row 3 Press ENTER SR AK changes to 4 Press YW or the number buttons to select the title chapter track index or scene number you want to search If you make a mistake Ca
20. and tracks recorded on a DATA CD is as follows Structure of disc contents Tree2 Tree3 Tree4 Tree5 Tree 1 When you insert a DATA CD and press D gt the numbered tracks are played sequentially from through Any sub albums tracks contained within a currently selected album take priority over the next album in the same tree Example contains so is played before When you press MENU and the list of MP3 albums appears page 33 the albums are arranged in the following order O Q Albums that do not contain tracks such as album do not appear in the list Hints e If you add numbers 01 02 03 etc to the front of the track file names the tracks will be played in that order e Since a disc with many trees takes longer to start playback it is recommended that you create albums of no more than two trees Depending on the software you use to create the DATA CD the playback order may differ from the illustration above e The playback order above may not be applicable if there are more than a total of 999 albums and tracks in the DATA CD e The player can recognize up to 499 albums the player will count just albums including albums that do not contain MP3 audio tracks The player will not play any albums beyond the first 499 albums Of the first 499 albums the player will play no more than a combined total of 999 albums and tracks Various Play Mode Func
21. are connecting to a monitor projector or AV amplifier receiver having component video input jacks Y Cs Cror Y Pa Cs Pr Cr HH DE sdnyooH Connect the component via the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks using a component video cord not supplied or three video cords not supplied of the same kind and length You will enjoy accurate colour reproduction and high quality images For DVP NS730P only If your TV accepts progressive 525p 625p format signals you must use this connection and then press PROGRESSIVE on the front panel to accept progressive video signals The PROGRESSIVE indicator lights up in blue when the player outputs progressive signals See Using the PROGRESSIVE button on the next page for more information Green Blue Red When connecting to a standard 4 3 screen TV Green Blue Red Depending on the disc the image may not fit your TV screen If you want to change the aspect ratio please refer to page 64 To change the colour system The colour system of the player is set to NTSC or PAL If the on screen display of the player does not appear on the TV change the colour system of the player PAL or NTSC so that a picture appears on your TV To change the colour system hold I D down for a few seconds while pressing KE on the player Do not connect the player to a VCR If you pass the player signals via the VCR you may not receive a clear image on the TV screen If your TV only has o
22. cap before connecting U to coaxial or optical digital J J ul Loco input input Speakers white Stereo amplifier receiver MD deck DAT deck Front R Signal flow gt continued 21 Connecting to an AV amplifier receiver having a Dolby Surround Pro Logic decoder and 3 to 6 speakers You can enjoy the Dolby Surround effects only when playing Dolby Surround audio or multi channel audio Dolby Digital discs If your amplifier receiver has L and R audio input jacks only use If your amplifier receiver has a digital input jack use CD DVD player 2 Coaxial digital cord Stereo G amp D not supplied audio cord not supplied PCMIDTSIMPEG DOLBY DI white LINE OUT VIDEO COAXIAL OPTICAL R AUDIO L DIGITAL OUT ats bs J to LINE OUT L R AUDIO COAXIAL or OPTICAL Optical digital cord not supplied g B Remove jack cap F before connecting white A red U U to coaxial or optical digital to audio input input Speakers Speakers rain a aoea Amplifier receiver with Dolby Surround decoder Rear L Rear R Front R Subwoofer Centre Rear mono gt Signal flow When connecting 6 speakers replace the monaural rear speaker with a centre speaker 2 rear speakers and a subwoofer 22 Connecting to an AV amplifier receiver with a digital input jack having a Dolby Digital M
23. the DVD 4 3 LETTER BOX may be selected automatically instead of 4 3 PAN SCAN or vice versa COLOR SYSTEM VIDEO CD only Selects the colour system when you play a VIDEO CD AUTO Outputs the video signal in the system of the VIDEO CD either PAL or NTSC If your TV is the DUAL system select AUTO PAL Changes the video signals of an NTSC VIDEO CD and outputs it in the PAL system NTSC Changes the video signals of a PAL VIDEO CD and outputs it in the NTSC system e You cannot change the colour system for DVDs e You can change the colour system of this player according to the connected TV See page 17 SCREEN SAVER The screen saver image appears when you leave the player in pause or stop mode for 15 minutes or when you play back a CD or DATA CD MP3 audio for more than 15 minutes The screen saver will help prevent your display device from becoming damaged ghosting Press C gt to turn off the screen saver ON Turns on the screen saver OFF Turns off the screen saver BACKGROUND Selects the background colour or picture on the TV screen in stop mode or while playing a CD or DATA CD MP3 audio ya 4 3 LETTER BOX 4 3 PAN SCAN JACKET The jacket picture still picture PICTURE appears but only when the jacket picture is already recorded on the disc CD EXTRA etc If the disc does not contain a jacket picture the GRAPHIC
24. the TVS mode sjuawjsn py pue sumas 67 68 Additional Information Troubleshooting If you experience any of the following difficulties while using the player use this troubleshooting guide to help remedy the problem before requesting repairs Should any problem persist consult your nearest Sony dealer Power The power is not turned on gt Check that the power cord is connected securely Picture There is no picture picture noise appears gt Re connect the connecting cord securely gt The connecting cords are damaged gt Check the connection to your TV page 16 and switch the input selector on your TV so that the signal from the player appears on the TV screen The disc is dirty or flawed If the picture output from your player goes through your VCR to get to your TV or if you are connected to a combination TV VIDEO player the copy protection signal applied to some DVD programmes could affect picture quality If you still experience problems even when you connect your player directly to your TV please try connecting your player to your TV s S VIDEO input page 16 gt You are playing a disc recorded in a colour system that is different from your TV gt Ifthe colour system of your player does not match with that of your TV change the colour system of the player For details see page 17 You cannot change the colour system of the DVD disc itself gt You ha
25. the icons used in this manual is described below Icon Meaning Functions available for DVD VIDEOs and DVD RWs DVD Rs in video mode or DVD RWs DVD Rs Functions available for DVD RWs in VR Video Recording mode Functions available for VIDEO CDs Super VCDs or CD Rs CD RWs in video CD format or Super VCD format DVD RW Functions available for music CDs or CD Rs CD RWs in music CD format Functions available for DATA CDs CD ROMs CD Rs CD RWs containing MP3 audio DATA CD tracks MP3 MPEGI Audio Layer 3 is a standard format defined by ISO MPEG which compresses audio data This Player Can Play the Following Discs Format of discs DVD VIDEO DVD page 71 VIDEO DVD RW page7 BMD RW VIDEO CD ose Music CD COMPACT DIGITAL AUDIO DVD VIDEO and DVD RW are trademarks Region code Your player has a region code printed on the back of the unit and only will play DVD VIDEO discs playback only labelled with identical region codes This system is used to protect copyrights DVD VIDEOs labelled A this player will also play on If you try to play any other DVD VIDEO the message Playback prohibited by area limitations will appear on the TV screen Depending on the DVD VIDEO no region code indication may be labelled even though playing the DVD VIDEO is prohibited by area restrictions Region code
26. the operations above See the operating manual that comes with the disc The language for the sound track cannot be changed gt Try using the DVD s menu instead of the direct selection button on the remote page 30 gt Multilingual tracks are not recorded on the DVD being played gt The DVD prohibits the changing of the language for the sound track The subtitle language cannot be changed or turned off gt Try using the DVD s menu instead of the direct selection button on the remote page 30 gt Multilingual subtitles are not recorded on the DVD being played gt The DVD prohibits the changing of the subtitles The angles cannot be changed gt Try using the DVD s menu instead of the direct selection button on the remote page 30 gt Multi angles are not recorded on the DVD being played uo ewuoju jeuonippy gt continued 69 70 gt The angle can only be changed when the 29 indicator lights up on the front panel display page 9 gt The DVD prohibits changing of the angles The player does not operate properly gt When static electricity etc causes the player to operate abnormally unplug the player 5 numbers or letters are displayed on the screen and on the front panel display gt The self diagnosis function was activated See the table on page 70 The disc tray does not open and LOCKED appears on the front panel displ
27. the title chapter or track you want to programme When playing a DVD VIDEO For example select chapter 03 of title 02 Press 7 4 or the number buttons to select 02 under T then press ENTER PROGRAM ALL CLEAR 1 TE 2 WUE SS STESS 4 MLE SESS 6 TILE Ths TITLE gt continued 35 36 Next press 4 4 or the number buttons to select 03 under C then press ENTER PROGRAM T ALL CLEAR 1 TITLE 02 03 Sia 2 TITLE 01 3 TILE 02 4 TITLE 03 SALES 04 6 TITLE 05 7 TML Selected title and chapter When playing a VIDEO CD or CD For example select track 02 Press 4 or the number buttons to select 02 under T then press ENTER Selected track PROGRAM ALL CLEAR 1 TRACK Total time of the programmed tracks 6 To programme other titles chapters or tracks repeat steps 4 to 5 The programmed titles chapters and tracks are displayed in the selected order 7 Press C gt to start Programme Play Programme Play begins When the programme ends you can restart the same programme again by pressing D gt To return to normal play Press CLEAR or select OFF in step 3 To play the same programme again select ON in step 3 and press ENTER To turn off the display Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the display is turned off To change or cancel a programm
28. 13 1632 1665 1684 1697 1703 Samoan Shona Somali Albanian Serbian Siswati Sesotho Sundanese Swedish Swahili Tamil Telugu Tajik Thai Tigrinya Turkmen Tagalog Setswana Tonga Turkish Tsonga Tatar Twi Ukrainian Urdu Uzbek Vietnamese Volap k Wolof Xhosa Yoruba Chinese Zulu Not specified Index Numerics 16 9 64 4 3 LETTER BOX 64 4 3 PAN SCAN 64 5 1 Channel Surround 19 A A B REPEAT 38 ADVANCED 46 ALBUM 41 Album 33 ANGLE 52 AUDIO 48 63 AUDIO ATT 66 AUDIO DRC 66 AUDIO SETUP 66 AUTO PLAY 65 AUTO POWER OFF 65 B BACKGROUND 64 Batteries 15 BIT RATE 46 BNR 53 C CD 6 27 CHAPTER 41 Chapter 9 71 CHAPTER VIEWER 43 Child Lock 28 COLOR SYSTEM adjusting for VIDEO CD 64 changing the output signal 17 Connecting 16 Continuous play CD VIDEO CD 27 DVD 27 Control Menu 12 CUSTOM 62 CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL 57 CUSTOM PICTURE MODE 54 CUSTOM SETUP 65 D DATA CD 6 33 DIGITAL OUT 66 Digital output 66 DIGITAL VIDEO ENHANCER 55 DIMMER 65 Display Control Menu Display 12 Front panel display 9 Setup Display 62 DOLBY DIGITAL 23 48 67 71 DOWNMIX 66 DTS 23 48 67 71 DVD 6 27 71 DVD RW 6 28 71 DVD s menu 30 DVD RW 6 31 71 F Fast forward 40 Fast reverse 40 Film based software 18 71 Freeze frame 41 Front panel display 9 H Handling discs 7 Hooking up 15 l INDEX 41 Index 71 Instant Replay 28 Instant Search 28 Interlace format 18 72 L L
29. 8 United Kingdom 2184 60 Changing the password 1 Press DISPLAY while the player is in stop mode The Control Menu appears 2 Press 4 4 to select SS PARENTAL CONTROL then press ENTER The options for PARENTAL CONTROL appear 3 Press 4 4 to select PASSWORD then press ENTER The display for entering the password appears 4 Enter your 4 digit password using the number buttons then press ENTER 5 Enter a new 4 digit password using the number buttons then press ENTER 6 To confirm your password re enter it using the number buttons then press ENTER If you make a mistake entering your password Press before you press ENTER and input the correct number If you make a mistake Press 6 RETURN To turn off the display Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the display is turned off Controlling Your TV with the Supplied Remote You can control the sound level input source and power switch of your Sony TV with the supplied remote TVIZO Tea 0 A e YOL 000 TV VIDEO Number buttons You can control your TV using the buttons below By pressing You can TV Turn the TV on or off VOL Adjust the volume of the TV TV VIDEO Switch the TV s input source between the TV and other input sources Depending on the unit being connected you may not be able to control your TV using all or some of the buttons on the supplied remote Cont
30. ANGUAGE SETUP 63 LAYER 46 Locating a specific point by watching the TV screen 40 M MEMORY 54 MENU 63 MP3 6 33 MPEG 23 48 67 72 MULTI DISC RESUME 29 65 N NORMAL INTERLACE 18 O On screen display Control Menu Display 12 Setup Display 62 ORIGINAL 31 ORIGINAL PLAY LIST 31 OSD 63 P PARENTAL CONTROL 57 PAUSE MODE 65 PBC Playback 32 PICTURE MODE 54 PICTURE NAVIGATION 43 PLAY LIST 31 Playback Dial 41 PRO LOGIC 22 66 71 PROGRAM 35 Programme Play 35 PROGRESSIVE AUTO 18 PROGRESSIVE FILM 18 Progressive format 18 72 PROGRESSIVE VIDEO 18 Q QUICK 63 Quick Setup 24 63 R Remote 15 61 REPEAT 37 Repeat Play 37 RESET 63 Resume Play 29 S S VIDEO output 16 Scan 40 SCENE 41 Scene 9 72 SCREEN SAVER 64 SCREEN SETUP 64 Searching 40 SETUP 62 Setup Display 62 SHUFFLE 36 Shuffle Play 36 Slow motion Play 40 Speakers Hooking up 19 SUBTITLE 52 63 SURROUND 19 50 T TIME TEXT 41 44 TITLE 41 Title 9 72 TITLE VIEWER 43 TOP MENU 30 TRACK 41 Track 9 72 TRACK SELECTION 65 TRACK VIEWER 43 Troubleshooting 68 TV TYPE 64 TVS TV Virtual Surround 50 U Usable discs 6 V Video based software 18 71 VIDEO CD 6 27 75 Sony Corporation Printed in Malaysia http www sony net
31. ARD displays a standard picture DYNAMIC 1 produces a bold dynamic picture by increasing the picture contrast and the colour intensity DYNAMIC 2 produces a more dynamic picture than DYNAMIC 1 by further increasing the picture contrast and the colour intensity e CINEMA 1 enhances details in dark areas by increasing the black level e CINEMA 2 White colours become brighter and black colours become richer and the colour contrast is increased e MEMORY adjusts the picture in greater detail DVP NS730P only Hints e When you watch a movie CINEMA 1 or CINEMA 2 is recommended e The picture can be adjusted by pressing the PICTURE MODE button on the player as well You can also select CUSTOM PICTURE MODE from the Control Menu page 12 Adjusting the picture items in MEMORY DVP NS730P only You can adjust each element of the picture individually e PICTURE changes the contrast BRIGHTNESS changes the overall brightness COLOR makes the colours deeper or lighter e HUE changes the colour balance Press PICTURE MODE repeatedly to select MEMORY then press ENTER The PICTURE adjustment bar appears PICTURE t 6 2 Press gt to adjust the picture contrast then press ENTER The adjustment is saved and BRIGHTNESS adjustment bar appears 3 Repeat step 2 to adjust BRIGHTNESS COLOR and HUE The Custom Pic
32. PEG audio or DTS decoder and 6 speakers This connection will allow you to use the Dolby Digital MPEG audio or DTS decoder function of your AV amplifier receiver CD DVD player S ILLY O99 DIGITAL OUT PCM DTS MPEG DOLBY DIGITAL to DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL or OPTICAL Coaxial digital cord or Optical digital cord not supplied not supplied J q Remove jack cap before connecting to coaxial digital input f to optical digital input Speakers Speakers AV amplifier receiver having a decoder Rear R Front R Signal flow After you have completed the connection be sure to set DOLBY DIGITAL to DOLBY DIGITAL and DTS to ON in Quick Setup page 24 If your AV amplifier receiver has an MPEG audio decoder function set MPEG to MPEG page 67 Otherwise no sound or a loud noise will come from the speakers sdnyooH 24 Step 5 Connecting the Power Cord Plug the player and TV power cord mains lead into an AC outlet mains Step 6 Quick Setup Follow the steps below to make the minimum number of basic adjustments for using the player To skip an adjustment press PI To return to the previous adjustment press Ke The on screen display differ depending on the player model The Setup Display for selecting the language used in the on screen display appears The available languages differ depending upon the player model
33. S picture appears GRAPHICS A preset picture stored in the player appears BLUE The background colour is blue BLACK The background colour is black Custom Settings custom SETUP Use this to set up playback related and other settings Select CUSTOM SETUP in the Setup Display To use the display see Using the Setup Display page 62 The default settings are underlined CUSTOM SETUP AUTO POWER OFF OFF AUTO PLAY OFF DIMMER BRIGHT PAUSE MODE AUTO TRACK SELECTION OFF MULTI DISC RESUME ON AUTO POWER OFF DVP NS530 only Switches the Auto Power Off setting on or off OFF Switches this function off ON The player enters standby mode when left in stop mode for more than 30 minutes AUTO PLAY Switches the Auto Play setting on or off This function is useful when the player is connected to a timer not supplied OFF Switches this function off ON Automatically starts playback when the player is turned on DIMMER Adjusts the lighting of the front panel display BRIGHT Makes the lighting bright DARK Makes the lighting dark PAUSE MODE DVD VIDEO DVD RW only Selects the picture in pause mode AUTO The picture including subjects that move dynamically is output with no jitter Normally select this position FRAME The picture including subjects that do not move dyna
34. TLE page 41 SCENE page 41 TRACK page 41 Selects the title scene or track to be played DW OLD To CHAPTER page 41 INDEX page 41 Selects the chapter or index to be played DW OL To al ALBUM page 33 Selects the album to be played DATA CD J1 TRACK page 41 Selects the track to be played O EU E INDEX page 41 Selects the index to be played CD Es ORIGINAL PLAY LIST page 31 Selects the type of titles DVD RW to be played the ORIGINAL one or an edited PLAY LIST DVD RW ie TIME TEXT page 41 Checks the elapsed time and the remaining playback time Input the time code for picture and music searching Displays the DVD CD text or the DATA CD s track name CD CI A KO EXT AUDIO page 48 Changes the audio setting DY OL To a A SUBTITLE page 52 Displays the subtitles Changes the subtitle language RW OL i ANGLE page 52 Changes the angle DVD V f a TVS TV Virtual Surround page 50 Selects the surround functions DVD V aus ADVANCED page 46 Displays the information bit rate or layer of the disc currently playing EX CL Ga PARENTAL CONTROL page 57 Set to prohibit playback on this player DW M KA er SETUP page 62 QUICK Setup page 24 Use Quick Setup to choose the desired language of the on screen display the aspect ratio of the TV and the audio output signal CUSTOM Setup In addition to the Quick Setup setting you can
35. a track or album is being played its title is shaded To go to the next or previous page Press gt or To return to the previous display Press 6 RETURN To turn off the display Press MENU e Only the letters in the alphabet and numbers can be used for album or track names Anything else is displayed as an ID3 tags cannot be displayed About MP3 audio tracks You can play MP3 audio tracks on CD ROMs or CD Rs CD RWs However the discs must be recorded according to ISO9660 level 1 level 2 or Joliet format for the player to recognize the tracks You can also play discs recorded in Multi Session gt continued 33 34 See the instructions of the CD R CD RW device or recording software not supplied for details on the recording format To play a Multi Session CD This player can play Multi Session CDs when an MP3 audio track is located in the first session Any subsequent MP3 audio track recorded in later sessions can also be played back When audio tracks and images in music CD format or video CD format are recorded in the first session only the first session will be played back e If you put the extension MP3 to data not in MP3 format the player cannot recognize the data properly and will generate a loud noise which could damage your speaker system The player cannot play audio tracks in MP3PRO format The playback order of MP3 audio tracks The playback order of albums
36. ack The Control Menu appears 2 Press V to select T BNR then press ENTER The options for BNR appear 3 Press 4 7 to select a level 1 reduces the block noise 2 reduces the block noise more than 3 reduces the block noise more than 2 4 press ENTER The disc plays with the setting you selected To cancel the BNR setting Select OFF in step 3 To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off e Ifthe outlines of the images on your screen should become blurred set BNR to OFF Depending on the disc or the scene being played there may be no BNR effect or it may be hard to discern s jao y Buikofuy 53 54 Adjusting the Playback Picture custom PICTURE MODE EI DATI MO You can adjust the video signal of the DVD or VIDEO CD from the player to obtain the picture quality you want Choose the setting that best suits the programme you are watching When you select MEMORY you can make further adjustments to each element of the picture colour brightness etc DVP NS730P only PICTURE MODE ENTER 1 4 gt RETURN Press PICTURE MODE during playback The following display appears DYNAMIC 1 5 2 Press PICTURE MODE repeatedly to select the setting you want The default setting is underlined STAND
37. adjust various other settings RESET Returns the settings in SETUP to the default setting wa CN MO KO EXT gt continued 13 14 sf PROGRAM page 35 Selects the title chapter or track to play in the order you want w I KI 1 3M SHUFFLE page 36 Plays the title chapter or track in random order COTE KA ra REPEAT page 37 Plays the entire disc all titles all tracks all albums repeatedly or one title chapter track album repeatedly CI CTI MO Ke EUX f A B REPEAT page 38 Specifies the parts you want to play repeatedly DW CTI To KA f BNR page 53 Adjusts the picture quality by reducing the block noise or mosaic like patterns that appear on your TV screen DW OL To S CUSTOM PICTURE MODE page 54 Adjusts the video signal from the player You can select the picture quality that best suits the programme you are watching DW OL fo 1 DIGITAL VIDEO ENHANCER page 55 Exaggerates the outline of the image to produce a sharper picture EX DM I PICTURE NAVIGATION page 43 Divides the screen into 9 subscreens to help you find the scene you want quickly EI i Hint The Control Menu icon indicator lights up in green r Jo 5 when you select any item except OFF TVS PROGRAM SHUFFLE REPEAT A B REPEAT BNR DIGITAL VIDEO ENHANCER only The ANGLE indicator lights up in green only when the angles
38. amplifier receiver Choose the item that matches the audio connection you selected on pages 21 to 23 gt through OFF page 67 e ON only if the amplifier receiver has a DTS decoder page 67 1 3 press ENTER Quick Setup is finished All connections and setup operations are complete If your AV amplifier receiver has an MPEG audio decoder set MPEG to MPEG page 67 gt continued 25 26 Enjoying the surround sound effects To enjoy the surround sound effects of this player or your amplifier receiver set the following items as described below for the audio connection you selected on pages 21 to 23 O through Each of these is the default setting and does not need to be adjusted when you first connect the player Refer to page 62 for using the Setup Display Audio Connection pages 20 to 23 e No additional settings are needed Set DOWNMIX to DOLBY SURROUND page 66 e If the sound distorts even when the volume is turned down set AUDIO ATT to ON page 66 O Set DOWNMIX to DOLBY SURROUND page 66 Set DIGITAL OUT to ON page 66 Playing Discs Playing Discs pa EN A Go EXO Depending on the DVD or VIDEO CD some operations may be different or restricted Refer to the operating instructions supplied with your disc Ve gt Playback Dial on stand
39. ar TAY STOP 18 34 DVD VIDEO TES 2 Ab ON PLAYER gt __ PASSWORD gt OFF 4 Press 1 4 to select ON then press ENTER If you have not entered a password The display for registering a new password appears PARENTAL CONTROL Enter a new 4 digit password then press ENTER Enter a 4 digit password using the number buttons then press ENTER The display for confirming the password appears When you have already registered a password The display for entering the password suoljouny jeuonippy snoueA Buisn appears PARENTAL CONTROL Enter password then press ENTER 5 Enter or re enter your 4 digit password using the number buttons then press ENTER Custom parental control is set appears and then the screen returns to the Control Menu gt continued 57 58 To turn off the Custom Parental Control function 1 Follow steps 1 through 3 of Custom Parental Control 2 Press 1 4 to select OFF then press ENTER 3 Enter your 4 digit password using the number buttons then press ENTER To play a disc for which Custom Parental Control is set 1 Insert the disc for which Custom Parental Control is set The CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL display appears CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL Custom parental control is already set To play enter your password and press ENTER 2 Enter your 4 digit password u
40. ar signal components see Displaying the audio information of the disc page 49 This function affects the output of the following jacks LINE OUT L R AUDIO jacks DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL jack when DOLBY DIGITAL is set to D PCM page 67 DOLBY Normally select this position SUR Multi channel audio signals are ROUND output to two channels for enjoying surround sounds NORMAL Multi channel audio signals are downmixed to two channels for use with your stereo DIGITAL OUT Selects if audio signals are output via the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL jack ON Normally select this position When you select ON see Setting the digital output signal for further settings OFF The influence of the digital circuit upon the analog circuit is minimal Setting the digital output signal Switches the method of outputting audio signals when you connect a component such as an amplifier receiver or MD deck with a digital input jack For connection details see page 19 Select DOLBY DIGITAL MPEG and DTS after setting DIGITAL OUT to ON AUDIO SETUP AUDIO ATT OFF AUDIO DRC STANDARD DOWNMIX DOLBY SURROUND DIGITAL OUT ON DOLBY DIGITAL MPEG DTS If you connect a component that does not conform to the selected audio signal a loud noise or no sound will come
41. ated on recordable DVD players for editing PLAY LIST You can select the type of titles to be played a v ENTER DISPLAY et 1 Press DISPLAY in stop mode The Control Menu appears 2 Press 4 to select PER ORIGINAL PLAY LIST then press ENTER The options for ORIGINAL PLAY LIST appear 12 27 STOP 18 34 DVD RW PLAY LIST PLAY LIST ORIGINAL 3 Press 1 4 to select the setting e PLAY LIST plays the titles created from ORIGINAL for editing e ORIGINAL plays the titles originally recorded 4 press ENTER To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off sosia Bulfeld 31 32 Playing VIDEO CDs With PBC Functions psc Playback vcn PBC Playback Control allows you to play VIDEO CDs interactively by following the menu on the TV screen Number buttons 1 Start playing a VIDEO CD with PBC functions The menu for your selection appears 2 Select the item number you want by pressing T or the number buttons 3 Press ENTER 4 Follow the instructions in the menu for interactive operations Refer to the instructions supplied with the disc as the operating procedure may differ depending on the VIDEO CD To return to the menu Press gt RETURN Hint To play without using PBC press K lt PP I or the number buttons while the player is stopped to select a track then press C gt or ENTER
42. ay gt Child Lock is set page 28 The disc tray does not open and TRAY LOCKED appears on the front panel display gt Contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility Data error appears on the TV screen when playing a DATA CD gt The MP3 audio track you want to play is broken gt The data is not MPEGI Audio Layer 3 data Self diagnosis Function When letters numbers appear in the display When the self diagnosis function is activated to prevent the player from malfunctioning a five character service number e g C 13 50 with a combination of a letter and four digits appears on the screen and the front panel display In this case check the following table ROZ C 13 50 ARIAN First three Cause and or corrective characters of action the service number C 13 The disc is dirty gt Clean the disc with a soft cloth page 7 C 31 The disc is not inserted correctly gt Re insert the disc correctly E XX To prevent a malfunction the xx is a number player has performed the self diagnosis function gt Contact your nearest Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility and give the 5 character service number Example E 61 10 Glossary Chapter page 9 Sections of a picture or a music feature that are smaller than titles A title is composed of several chapters Depending on the disc no chapters may be
43. ayed CPRM Content Protection for Recordable Media is a coding technology that protects the copyright of images Music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies This product is designed to playback discs that conform to the Compact Disc CD standard Recently various music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies are marketed by some record companies Please be aware that among those discs there are some that do not conform to the CD standard and may not be playable by this product Note on playback operations of DVDs and VIDEO CDs Some playback operations of DVDs and VIDEO CDs may be intentionally set by software producers Since this player plays DVDs and VIDEO CDs according to the disc contents the software producers designed some playback features may not be available Also refer to the instructions supplied with the DVDs or VIDEO CDs Copyrights This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U S patents other intellectual property rights owned by 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 Notes about the Discs e To keep the disc clean handle the disc by
44. by A L enj pame a o eh AUDIO gt te 1 Turn on your TV 2 Press UC The player turns on 3 Switch the input selector on your TV so that the signal from the player appears on the TV screen When using an amplifier receiver Turn on the amplifier receiver and select the appropriate channel so that you can hear sound from the player 4 Press on the player and place a disc on the disc tray With the playback side facing down 5 Press D gt sosig Bulceld The disc tray closes and the player starts playback continuous play Adjust the volume on the TV or the amplifier receiver Depending on the disc a menu may appear on the TV screen For DVD VIDEOs see page 30 For VIDEO CDs see page 32 To turn off the player Press I The player enters standby mode Hint For DVP NS730P only The player will turn off automatically whenever you leave it in stop mode for more than 30 minutes Auto Power Off function For DVP NS530 only You can have the player turn off automatically whenever you leave it in stop mode for more than 30 minutes To turn on this function set AUTO POWER OFF in CUSTOM SETUP to ON page 65 Notes on playing DTS sound tracks on a CD e When playing DTS encoded CDs excessive noise will be heard from the analog stereo jacks To avoid possible damage to the audio system the consumer should take proper precautions wh
45. can be changed The CUSTOM PICTURE MODE indicator lights up in green when any setting other than STANDARD is selected Hooking Up the Player Follow Steps 1 to 6 to hook up and adjust the settings of the player e Plug cords securely to prevent unwanted noise e Refer to the instructions supplied with the components to be connected e You cannot connect this player to a TV that does not have a video input jack e Be sure to disconnect the power cord mains lead of each component before connecting sdnyooH Step 1 Unpacking Check that you have the following items e Audio video cord pinplug x 3 gt pinplug x 3 1 e Remote commander remote 1 e R6 size AA batteries 2 e A plug adaptor is included with some models Step 2 Inserting Batteries into the Remote You can control the player using the supplied remote Insert two R6 size AA batteries by matching the and ends on the batteries to the markings inside the compartment When using the remote point it at the remote sensor J on the player Do not leave the remote in an extremely hot or humid place Do not drop any foreign object into the remote casing particularly when replacing the batteries Do not expose the remote sensor to direct light from the sun or a lighting apparatus Doing so may cause a malfunction e If you do not use the remote for an extended period of time remove the batteries to avoid possible damag
46. check the DVD CD text or track and album names MP3 audio Press TIME TEXT repeatedly in step 2 to display text recorded on the DVD VIDEO CD DATA CD The DVD CD text appears only when text is recorded in the disc You cannot change the text If the disc does not contain text NO TEXT appears BRAHMS SYMPHONY For DATA CDs the track and album names of the MP3 audio track appears page 47 When playing a VIDEO CD without PBC Checking the information on the clone or CO front panel display Playing time and number of the j f current track You can view the time information and text displayed on the TV screen also on the front panel display The information on the front panel display changes as follows when you Remaining time of the current change the time information on your TV track screen When playing a DVD VIDEO or DVD RW NE Playing time of the disc Playing time of the current title t Remaining time of the disc e Playing time of the current chapter igs Remaining time of the current Current track and index number chapter returns to top automatically Hints Text When playing VIDEO CDs with PBC functions the scene number or the playing time are displayed Long text that does not fit in a single line will L scroll across the f
47. e 1 Follow steps 1 through 3 of Creating your own programme Programme Play 2 Select the programme number of the title chapter or track you want to change or cancel using or the number buttons and press gt 3 Follow step 5 for new programming To cancel a programme select under T then press ENTER To cancel all the titles chapters or tracks in the programmed order 1 Follow steps 1 through 3 of Creating your own programme Programme Play 2 Press and select ALL CLEAR 3 Press ENTER Hint You can do Repeat Play or Shuffle Play of the programmed titles chapters or tracks During Programme Play follow the steps of Repeat Play page 37 or Shuffle Play page 36 e When playing Super VCDs the total time of the programmed tracks does not appear on the screen e You cannot use this function with VIDEO CDs with PBC playback Playing in random order Shuffle Play C2 CO ry You can have the player shuffle titles chapters or tracks Subsequent shuffling may produce a different playing order CLEAR ENTER t v DISPLAY Press DISPLAY twice during playback when playing a CD press once The Control Menu appears 2 Press 4 4 to select T RP SHUFFLE then press ENTER The options for SHUFFLE appear CHAPTER 3 Press 4Y to select the item to be shuffled When playing a DVD VIDEO
48. e from battery leakage and corrosion 15 16 Step 3 Connecting the Video Cords Connect this player to your TV monitor projector or AV amplifier receiver using a video cord Select one of the patterns through according to the input jack on your TV monitor projector or AV amplifier receiver For DVP NS730P only In order to view progressive signal 525p or 625p pictures with a compatible TV projector or monitor you must use connection green new Component Audio video cord video cord supplied not supplied COMPONENT VIDEO IN y CB CR blue red TV projector or AV TV projector or AV amplifier receiver amplifier receiver red yellow to COMPONENT VIDEO OUT to LINE OUT VIDEO r TEST TV projector or AV amplifier receiver S VIDEO cord not supplied Signal flow If you are connecting to a video input jack Connect the yellow plug of the audio video cord supplied to the yellow video jacks You will enjoy standard quality images Yellow Video White L Red R Yellow Video White L Red R Use the red and white plugs to connect to the audio input jacks page 20 Do this if you are connecting to a TV only If you are connecting to an S VIDEO input jack Connect the S VIDEO cord not supplied You will enjoy high quality images ele Jim If you
49. e display for confirming the password appears When you have already registered a password The display for entering the password pushin CONTROL appears STANDARD PARENTAL CONTROL Enter password then press ENTER 8 Select the level you want using T then press ENTER Parental Control setting is complete Enter or re enter your 4 digit password using the number buttons then press PARENTAL CONTROL ENTER STANDARD The display for setting the playback limitation level appears PARENTAL CONTROL The lower the value the stricter the LEVEL OFF limitation STANDARD USA To turn off the Parental Control function Set LEVEL to OFF in step 8 Press 1 4 to select STANDARD To play a disc for which Parental Control is then press ENTER set The selection items for STANDARD 1 Insert the disc and press gt are displayed The display for entering your password appears 2 Enter your 4 digit password using the suoljouny jeuonippy snoueA Buisn PARENTAL CONTROL OFF number buttons then press ENTER STANDARD USA The player starts playback USA OTHERS gt es Hint If you forget your password remove the disc and repeat steps 1 to 3 of Parental Control limited playback When you are asked to enter your password enter 199703 using the number Press t to select a geographic area buttons then press ENTER The display
50. e illustration below Use this setting when you want to use TVS with 2 separate speakers L Front speaker left R Front speaker right Di Virtual speaker Hints e You can select TVS by pressing the SURROUND button on the player e You can also select TVS from the Control Menu page 12 e When the playing signal does not contain a signal for the rear speakers the surround effects will be difficult to hear When you select one of the TVS modes turn off the surround setting of the connected TV or amplifier receiver Make sure that your listening position is between and at an equal distance from your speakers and that the speakers are located in similar surroundings Not all discs will respond to the TVS NIGHT function in the same way When you use the DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL or OPTICAL jack to listen to MPEG audio signals and set MPEG to MPEG in AUDIO SETUP no sound will come from your speakers if you select one of the TVS modes sjuawysnipy punos 51 52 Enjoying Movies Changing the Angles DVD V If various angles multi angles for a scene are recorded on the DVD VIDEO 29 appears in the front panel display This means that you can change the viewing angle oll ANGLE 1 Press ANGLE during playback The number of the angle appears on the display 2 Press ANGLE repeatedly to select the angle number The scene c
51. e length 660 nm DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL Phono jack 0 5 Vp p 75 ohms LINE OUT VIDEO Phono jack 1 0 Vp p 75 ohms S VIDEO OUT 4 pin mini DIN Y 1 0 Vp p C 0 3 Vp p PAL 0 286 Vp p NTSC 75 ohms COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y Ps Cs Pr Cr Phono jack Y 1 0 Vp p Ps Cs Pr Cr 0 7 Vp p 75 ohms COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y Cs Cr Phono jack Y 1 0 Vp p CB CR 0 7 Vp p 75 ohms DVP NS730P only DVP NS530 only General Power requirements 110 240 V AC 50 60 Hz 110 V AC 60 Hz See page 2 for further information Power consumption 13 W Dimensions approx DVP NS530 430 x 55 5 x 244 mm width height depth incl projecting parts DVP NS730P 430 x 55 5 x 237 mm width height depth incl projecting parts Mass approx 2 15 kg Operating temperature 5 C to 35 C Operating humidity 25 to 80 Supplied accessories See page 15 Specifications and design are subject to change without notice ENERGY STARS is a US registered mark As an ENERGY STAR Partner Sony Corporation has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency uonewuoju jeuonippy 73 Language Code List For details see pages 48 52 63 The language spellings conform to the ISO 639 1988 E F standard Code Language Code Language Code Language Code Language Afar Abkhazian Afrikaans Amharic Arabic Assamese Aymara Azerbaijani Bashkir Byelorussian Bulgarian Bi
52. en playing a VIDEO CD or CD e DISC repeats all of the tracks e TRACK repeats the current track When playing a DATA CD MP3 audio e DISC repeats all of the albums e ALBUM repeats the current album e TRACK repeats the current track When Programme Play or Shuffle Play is activated e ON repeats Programme Play or Shuffle Play To return to normal play Press CLEAR or select OFF in step 2 Hints e You can set Repeat Play while the player is stopped After selecting the REPEAT option press E gt Repeat Play starts e You can also select REPEAT from the Control Menu page 12 You cannot use this function with VIDEO CDs with PBC playback Repeating a specific portion A B Repeat Play C2 DENI KA cp You can play a specific portion of a title chapter or track repeatedly This function is useful when you want to memorize lyrics etc CLEAR ENTER t v DISPLAY 1 Press DISPLAY twice during playback when playing a CD press once The Control Menu appears 2 Press 4 4 to select T A B REPEAT then press ENTER The options for A B REPEAT appear 12 27 PLAY 18 34 DVD VIDEO T 1 32255 OFF SET gt OFF 3 Press 4 to select SET then press ENTER The A B REPEAT setting display appears A B REPEAT Set point A with ENTER 4 During playback when you find the s
53. en the analog stereo jacks of the player are connected to an amplification system To enjoy DTS Digital Surround playback an external 5 1 channel decoder system must be connected to the digital jack of the player e Set the sound to STEREO using the AUDIO button when you play DTS sound tracks on a CD page 48 gt continued 27 28 e Do not play DTS sound tracks without first connecting the player to an audio component having a built in DTS decoder The player outputs the DTS signal via the DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL or OPTICAL jack even if DTS in AUDIO SETUP is set to OFF in the Setup Display page 67 and may affect your ears or cause your speakers to be damaged Notes on playing DTS sound tracks on a DVD VIDEO DTS audio signals are output only through the DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL or OPTICAL jack e When you play a DVD VIDEO with DTS sound tracks set DTS to ON in AUDIO SETUP page 67 e If you connect the player to audio equipment without a DTS decoder do not set DTS to ON in AUDIO SETUP page 67 A loud noise may come out from the speakers affecting your ears or causing the speakers to be damaged Additional operations SR lt o dIl Hd PPI INSTANT REPLAY eo o gt I gt H INSTANT SEARCH ess Peel To Operation Stop Press M Pause Press HI Resume play after Press IE or pause Go to the next chapter track or
54. hanges to the selected angle Hint You can also select ANGLE from the Control Menu page 12 Depending on the DVD VIDEO you may not be able to change the angles even if multi angles are recorded on the DVD VIDEO Displaying the Subtitles CTI DVD RW If subtitles are recorded on the discs you can change the subtitles or turn them on and off whenever you want while playing a DVD SUBTITLE Toe 1 Press SUBTITLE during playback The following display appears WT1 ENGLISH 2 Press SUBTITLE repeatedly to select the setting When playing a DVD VIDEO Select the language Depending on the DVD VIDEO the choice of language varies When 4 digits are displayed they indicate a language code Refer to Language Code List on page 74 to see which language the code represents When playing a DVD RW Select ON To turn off the subtitles Select OFF in step 2 Hint You can also select SUBTITLE from the Control Menu page 12 Depending on the DVD VIDEO you may not be able to change the subtitles even if multilingual subtitles are recorded on it You also may not be able to turn them off Adjusting the Picture Quality ena CI ET VCD The Block Noise Reduction BNR function adjusts the picture quality by reducing the block noise or mosaic like patterns that appear on your TV screen ENTER t v DISPLAY 1 Press DISPLAY twice during playb
55. hari Bislama Bengali Bangla Tibetan Breton Catalan Corsican Czech Welsh Danish German Bhutani Greek English Esperanto Spanish Estonian Basque Persian Finnish Fiji Faroese French Frisian 1183 1186 1194 1196 1203 1209 1217 1226 1229 1233 1235 1239 1245 1248 1253 1254 1257 1261 1269 1283 1287 1297 1298 1299 1300 1301 1305 1307 1311 1313 1326 1327 1332 1334 1345 Irish Scots Gaelic Galician Guarani Gujarati Hausa Hindi Croatian Hungarian Armenian Interlingua Interlingue Inupiak Indonesian Icelandic Italian Hebrew Japanese Yiddish Javanese Georgian Kazakh Greenlandic Cambodian Kannada Korean Kashmiri Kurdish Kirghiz Latin Lingala Laothian Lithuanian Latvian Lettish Malagasy 1347 1349 1350 1352 1353 1356 1357 1358 1363 1365 1369 1376 1379 1393 1403 1408 1417 1428 1435 1436 1463 1481 1482 1483 1489 1491 1495 1498 1501 1502 1503 1505 1506 Maori Macedonian Malayalam Mongolian Moldavian Marathi Malay Maltese Burmese Nauru Nepali Dutch Norwegian Occitan Afan Oromo Oriya Punjabi Polish Pashto Pushto Portuguese Quechua Rhaeto Romance Kirundi Romanian Russian Kinyarwanda Sanskrit Sindhi Sangho Serbo Croatian Singhalese Slovak Slovenian 1507 1508 1509 1511 1512 1513 1514 1515 1516 1517 1521 1525 1527 1528 1529 1531 1532 1534 1535 1538 1539 1540 1543 1557 1564 1572 1581 1587 16
56. he Control Menu is turned off Display of each item By pressing DISPLAY repeatedly you can display either BIT RATE or LAYER whichever was selected in ADVANCED BIT RATE BIT RATE 384kbps Audio UL i 0 5 10 Mops Video When playing MPEG audio sound tracks BIT RATE PLLLLLLLLL Pe Audio Video Bit rate refers to the amount of video audio data per second in a disc While playing a disc an approximate bit rate of the playback picture is displayed as Mbps Mega bit per second and the audio as kbps kilo bit per second The higher the bit rate the larger the amount of data However this does not always mean that you can get higher quality pictures or sounds 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 Layer 0 or Layer 1 For details on the layers see page 71 DVD VIDEO Checking the play information of a DATA CD bara By pressing TIME TEXT while playing MP3 audio tracks ona DATA CD you can display the audio bit rate the amount of data per second of the current audio Bit rate B NT 17 30 128k PLAY JAZZ RIVER SIDE Album name Track name 2S1Q ay INogy uonewojuj BUIMSIA 47 48 Sound Adjustments Changing the Sound p1 CET KO KO ET When playing a DVD VIDEO recorded in m
57. he extension MP3 gt The data is not MPEGI Audio Layer 3 data gt The player cannot play audio tracks in MP3PRO format Copyright lock appears and the screen turns blue when playing a DVD RW disc gt Images taken from digital broadcasts etc may contain copy protection signals such as complete copy protection signals single copy signals and restriction free signals When images that contain copy protection signals are played a blue screen may appear instead of the images It may take a while when looking for playable images The title of the MP3 audio album or track is not correctly displayed gt The player can only display numbers and alphabet Other characters are displayed as 669 The disc does not start playing from the beginning gt Programme Play Shuffle Play Repeat Play or A B Repeat Play has been selected page 35 gt Resume play has taken effect page 29 The player starts playing the disc automatically gt The disc features an auto playback function gt AUTO PLAY in CUSTOM SETUP is set to ON page 65 Playback stops automatically gt While playing discs with an auto pause signal the player stops playback at the auto pause signal You cannot perform some functions such as Stop Search Slow motion Play Repeat Play Shuffle Play or Programme Play gt Depending on the disc you may not be able to do some of
58. hours of moving pictures even though its diameter is the same as a CD The data capacity of a single layer and single sided DVD is 4 7 GB Giga Byte which is 7 times that of a CD The data capacity of a double layer and single sided DVD is 8 5 Index CD Video Index VIDEO CD page 12 A number that divides a track into sections to easily locate the point you want on a CD or VIDEO CD Depending on the disc no index may be recorded uopewuoju jeuonippy gt continued 71 72 Interlace format page 18 Interlace format shows every other line of an image as a single field and is the standard method for displaying images on television The even number field shows the even numbered lines of an image and the odd numbered field shows the odd numbered lines of an image MPEG audio page 19 67 International standard coding system used to compress audio digital signals authorized by ISO IEC MPEG 1 conforms to up to 2 channel stereo MPEG 2 used on DVDs conforms to up to 7 1 channel surround Progressive format page 18 Compared to the Interlace format that alternately shows every other line of an image field to create one frame the Progressive format shows the entire image at once as a single frame This means that while the Interlace format can show 25 or 30 frames 50 60 fields in one second the Progressive format can show 50 60 frames in one second The overall picture quality increases and s
59. icture data uses the MPEG 2 format one of the worldwide standards of digital compression technology The picture data is compressed to about 1 40 average of its original size The DVD also uses a variable rate coding technology that changes the data to be allocated according to the status of the picture Audio information is recorded in a multi channel format such as Dolby Digital allowing you to enjoy a more real audio presence Furthermore various advanced functions such as the multi angle multilingual and Parental Control functions are provided with the DVD DVD RW page 6 A DVD RW is a recordable and rewritable disc that is the same size as a DVD VIDEO The DVD RW has two different modes VR mode and Video mode DVD RW created in Video mode have the same format as a DVD VIDEO while discs created in VR Video Recording mode allow the contents to be programmed or edited DVD RW page 6 A DVD RW plus RW is a recordable and rewritable disc DVD RWs use a recording format that is comparable to the DVD VIDEO format Film based software Video based software page 18 DVDs can be classified as Film based or Video based software Film based DVDs contain the same images 24 frames per second that are shown at movie theaters Video based DVDs such as television dramas or sit coms displays images at 30 frames 60 fields 25 frames 50 fields per second DVD VIDEO page 6 A disc that contains up to 8
60. ith some discs e Resume Play does not work during Shuffle Play and Programme Play e If MULTI DISC RESUME in CUSTOM SETUP is set to ON and you playback a recorded disc such as DVD RW the player may playback other recorded discs from the same resume point To play from the beginning press W twice and then press D gt Using the DVD s Menu DVD V A DVD is divided into long sections of a picture or a music feature called titles When you play a DVD which contains several titles you can select the title you want using the TOP MENU button When you play DVDs that allow you to select items such as the language for the subtitles and the language for the sound select these items using the MENU button Number a buttons 000 0009 ENTER 1 4 gt LD TOP MENU MENU 1 Press TOP MENU or MENU The disc s menu appears on the TV screen The contents of the menu vary from disc to disc 2 Press 1 gt or the number buttons to select the item you want to play or change If you press the number buttons the following display appears Press the number buttons to select the item you want m 1 3 Press ENTER Selecting ORIGINAL or PLAY LIST on a DVD RW Disc DANI Some DVD RW discs in VR Video Recording mode have two types of titles for playback originally recorded titles ORIGINAL and titles that can be cre
61. its edge Do not touch the surface e Do not expose the disc to direct sunlight or heat sources such as hot air ducts or leave it in a car parked in direct sunlight as the temperature may rise considerably inside the car e After playing store the disc in its case e Clean the disc with a cleaning cloth Wipe the disc from the centre out Le Do not use solvents such as benzine thinner commercially available cleaners or anti static spray intended for vinyl LPs Index to Parts and Controls For more information refer to the pages indicated in parentheses Front panel DVP NS530 1 on standby button 27 Disc tray 27 Front panel display 9 remote sensor 15 5 amp open close button 27 SENS DVP NS730P slelo io 10 9 Playback Dial 40 Hl pause button 28 E stop button 28 SURROUND button 50 PICTURE MODE button 54 1 on standby button 27 Disc tray 27 Front panel display 9 remote sensor 15 amp open close button 27 E gt play button 27 Hl pause button 28 E stop button 28 ollella
62. k the disc tray When the player is in standby mode press d gt RETURN ENTER and then I C again Even if you select RESET under SETUP in the Control Menu page 63 the disc tray remains locked Resuming Playback From the Point Where You Stopped the Disc multi disc Resume BIDE D The player stores the point where you stopped the disc for up to 6 discs and resumes playback the next time you insert the same disc When you store a resume playback point for the seventh disc the resume playback point for the first disc is deleted sosig Bulceld gt O00 E 1 While playing a disc press M to stop playback RESUME appears on the front panel display 2 Press D gt The player starts playback from the point where you stopped the disc in step 1 Hints To play from the beginning of the disc press W twice then press D gt For DVD RWs in VR mode CDs and DATA CDs the player remembers the resume playback point for the current disc unless the disc tray is opened the power cord mains lead is disconnected or only for DATA CDs the player enters standby mode gt continued 29 30 e MULTI DISC RESUME in CUSTOM SETUP must be set to ON default for this function to work page 65 The resume playback point for the current disc is cleared when you change the play mode you change the settings on the Setup Display e This function may not work w
63. may appear unnatural due to the conversion process when output through the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks Images from the S VIDEO OUT and LINE OUT VIDEO jacks are unaffected as they are output in the normal interlace format Step 4 Connecting the Audio Cords Refer to the chart below to select the connection that best suits your system Be sure to also read the instructions for the components you wish to connect Select a connection Select one of the following connections through sdnyooy Components to be connected Connection Your setup example TV Surround effects TVS DYNAMIC page 50 TVS WIDE page 50 LD raze 20 Stereo amplifier receiver and two speakers e Surround effects TVS STANDARD page 50 or MD deck DAT deck e Surround effects TVS STANDARD page 50 QD Craze 20 AV amplifier receiver having a Dolby Surround Pro Logic decoder and 3 to 6 speakers e Surround effects Dolby Surround Pro Logic page 71 O raze 22 AV amplifier receiver with digital input jacks having a Dolby Digital DTS or MPEG audio decoder and 6 speakers e Surround effects Dolby Digital 5 1ch page 71 DTS 5 1ch page 71 MPEG audio 5 1 ch page 72 Pree 23 Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby Pro Logic and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories
64. mically is output in high resolution TRACK SELECTION DVD VIDEO only Gives the sound track which contains the highest number of channels priority when you play aDVD VIDEO on which multiple audio formats PCM MPEG audio DTS or Dolby Digital format are recorded OFF No priority given AUTO Priority given When you set the item to AUTO the language may change The TRACK SELECTION setting has higher priority than the AUDIO settings in LANGUAGE SETUP page 63 If you set DTS to OFF page 67 the DTS sound track is not played even if you set TRACK SELECTION to AUTO If PCM DTS MPEG audio and Dolby Digital sound tracks have the same number of channels the player selects PCM DTS Dolby Digital and MPEG audio sound tracks in this order MULTI DISC RESUME DVD VIDEO VIDEO CD only Switches the Multi disc Resume setting on or off Resume playback can be stored in memory for up to 6 different DVD VIDEO VIDEO CD discs page 29 ON Stores the resume setting in memory for up to six discs The settings remain in memory even if you select OFF OFF Does not store the resume setting in memory Playback restarts at the resume point only for the current disc in the player sueusn py pue sumas 65 66 Settings for the Sound AUDIO SETUP AUDIO SETUP allows you to set the sound according to the
65. ncel the number by pressing CLEAR then select another number D press ENTER The player starts playback from the selected number To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off To search for a scene using the time code DVD VIDEO DVD RW only 1 Instep2 select P QA TIME TEXT STE k k playing time of the current title is selected 2 Press ENTER ST ee ER Changes to T 1 3 Input the time code using the number buttons then press ENTER For example to find the scene at 2 hours 10 minutes and 20 seconds after the beginning just enter 2 10 20 Hints When the Control Menu display is turned off you can search for a chapter DVD VIDEO DVD RW or track CD by pressing the number buttons and ENTER You can display the first scene of titles chapters or tracks recorded on the disc on a screen divided into 9 sections You can start playback directly by selecting one of the scenes For details see Searching by Scene PICTURE NAVIGATION on the next page The title chapter or track number displayed is the same number recorded on the disc e You cannot search for a still picture on a DVD RW in VR mode e You cannot search for a scene on a DVD RW using the time code Searching by Scene PICTURE NAVIGATION ZX KA You can divide the screen into 9 subscreens and find the desired scene quickly PICTURE NAVI
66. ne audio video input jack connect the player to this jack VCR CD DVD player For DVP NS730P only Connect directly al TV Consumers should note that not all high definition television sets are fully compatible with this product and may cause artifacts to be displayed in the picture In the case of progressive scan picture problems it is recommended that you switch the connection to the standard definition output If there are questions regarding your Sony TV set s compatibility with this DVD player please contact our customer service centre gt continued 17 18 Using the PROGRESSIVE button DVP NS730P only You can fine tune the Progressive 525p 625p video signal output when you press PROGRESSIVE on the front panel the PROGRESSIVE indicator lights up in blue and connect the player using the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks to a TV that is able to accept the video signal in progressive format Conversion Modes DVD software can be divided into two types film based software and video based software Video based software is derived from the TV such as dramas and sit coms and displays images at 30 frames 60 fields 25 frames 50 fields per second Film based software is derived from film and displays images at 24 frames per second Some DVD software contains both Video and Film In order for these images to appear natural on your screen when output in PROGRESSIVE mode 60 frames or
67. ontrol Menu to select a function and to view related information Press DISPLAY repeatedly to turn on or change the Control Menu display as follows Control Menu display 1 Control Menu display 2 DVD VIDEO CD only seus display DVD only See page 46 Control A display off X Hint You can skip the ADVANCED display by setting OFF under ADVANCED in the Control Menu page 46 Control Menu Display The Control Menu display 1 and 2 will show different items depending on the disc type For details about each item please refer to the pages in parentheses Example Control Menu display 1 when playing a DVD VIDEO Currently playing chapter number Currently playing title number Total number of titles Playback status B Playback Il Pause E Stop etc Total number of chapters Control Menu items Type of disc PLAY gt being played DVD VIDEO Playing time Selected item Current setting 1 ENGLISH 2 FRENCH 3 SPANISH Options Function name of selected Control Menu item Operation message SUBTITLE elect gt gt Cancel RETURN Displays the scene number for VIDEO CDs PBC is on track number for VIDEO CDs CDs album number for DATA CDs Displays the index number for VIDEO CDs CDs MP3 audio track number for DATA CDs 12 List of control menu items Item Item Name Function Relevant Disc Type eA TI
68. ound is noisy gt When playing a CD with DTS sound tracks noise will come from the LINE OUT L R AUDIO jacks or DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL jack page 28 Sound distortion occurs gt Set AUDIO ATT in AUDIO SETUP to ON page 66 The sound volume is low gt The sound volume is low on some DVDs The sound volume may improve if you set AUDIO DRC to TV MODE page 66 gt Set AUDIO ATT in AUDIO SETUP to OFF page 66 Operation The remote does not function The batteries in the remote are weak There are obstacles between the remote and the player The distance between the remote and the player is too far The remote is not pointed at the remote sensor on the player V VV The disc does not play The disc is turned over Insert the disc with the playback side facing down on the disc tray The disc is skewed The player cannot play certain discs page 7 The region code on the DVD does not match the player Moisture has condensed inside the player page 3 The player cannot play a recorded disc that is not correctly finalized page 7 4 V VO thh The MP3 audio track cannot be played page 33 gt The DATA CD is not recorded in the MP3 format that conforms to ISO 9660 Level 1 Level 2 or Joliet gt The MP3 audio track does not have the extension MP3 gt The data is not formatted in MP3 even though it has t
69. out from the speakers damaging your ears or speakers DOLBY DIGITAL DVD VIDEO DVD RW only Selects the type of Dolby Digital signal D PCM Select this when the player is connected to an audio component without a built in Dolby Digital decoder You can select whether the signals conform to Dolby Surround Pro Logic or not by making adjustments to the DOWNMIX item in AUDIO SETUP page 66 DOLBY DIGITAL Select this when the player is connected to an audio component with a built in Dolby Digital decoder MPEG DVD VIDEO DVD RW only Selects the type of MPEG audio signal PCM Select this when the player is connected to an audio component without a built in MPEG decoder If you play MPEG audio sound tracks the player outputs stereo signals via the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL jack MPEG Select this when the player is connected to an audio component with a built in MPEG decoder DTS DVD VIDEO only Selects whether or not to output DTS signals OFF Select this when the player is connected to an audio component without a built in DTS decoder ON Select this when the player is connected to an audio component with a built in DTS decoder When you use the DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL or OPTICAL jack to listen to MPEG audio signals and set MPEG to MPEG in AUDIO SETUP no sound will come from your speakers if you select one of
70. playback and connection conditions Select AUDIO SETUP in the Setup Display To use the display see Using the Setup Display page 62 The default settings are underlined AUDIO SETUP AUDIO ATT OFF AUDIO DRC STANDARD DOWNMIX DOLBY SURROUND DIGITAL OUT ON DOLBY DIGITAL D PCM Ke MPEG PCM DTS OFF AUDIO ATT attenuation If the playback sound is distorted set this item to ON The player reduces the audio output level This function affects the output of the LINE OUT L R AUDIO jacks OFF ON Normally select this position Select this when the playback sound from the speakers is distorted AUDIO DRC Dynamic Range Control DVD VIDEO DVD RW only Makes the sound clear when the volume is turned down when playing a DVD that conforms to AUDIO DRC This affects the output from the following jacks LINE OUT L R AUDIO jacks DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL jack only when DOLBY DIGITAL is set to D PCM page 67 STANDARD Normally select this position TV MODE Makes the low sounds clear even if you turn the volume down WIDE Gives you the feeling of being RANGE at a live performance DOWNMIX DVD VIDEO DVD RW only Switches the method for mixing down to 2 channels when you play a DVD which has rear sound elements channels or is recorded in Dolby Digital format For details on the re
71. played In the case of DOLBY DIGITAL the channels in the playing track are displayed by numbers as follows For Dolby Digital 5 1 ch Rear component 2 DOLBY DIGITAL 3 3 2 yap il Front component 2 LFE e Frequency Centre component 1 Effet component 1 The letters in the programme format display indicate the following sound components L Front left R Front right C Centre LS Rear left RS Rear right S Rear monaural The rear component of the Dolby Surround processed signal and the Dolby Digital signal LFE Low Frequency Effect signal Hint For Dolby Digital and DTS LFE is always enclosed in a solid line regardless of the LFE signal component being output If DTS is set to OFF in AUDIO SETUP the DTS track selection option will not appear on the screen even if the disc contains DTS tracks page 67 sjuawysnipy punos 49 50 TV Virtual Surround Settings tvs OAI When you connect a stereo TV or 2 front speakers TVS TV Virtual Surround lets you enjoy surround sound effects by using sound imaging to create virtual rear speakers from the sound of the front speakers L left R right without using actual rear speakers TVS was developed by Sony to produce surround sound for home use using just a stereo TV If the player is set up to output the signal from the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL jack the surround effect will only be heard when DOLBY
72. recorded Dolby Digital page 19 67 Digital audio compression technology developed by Dolby Laboratories This technology conforms to 5 1 channel surround sound The rear channel is stereo and there is a discrete subwoofer channel in this format Dolby Digital provides the same 5 1 discrete channels of high quality digital audio found in Dolby Digital theatre surround sound systems Good channel separation is realized because all of the channel data are recorded discretely and little deterioration is realized because all channel data processing is digital Dolby Surround Pro Logic page 19 Audio signal processing technology that Dolby Laboratories developed for surround sound When the input signal contains a surround component the Pro Logic process outputs the front centre and rear signals The rear channel is monaural DTS page 19 67 Digital audio compression technology that Digital Theater Systems Inc developed This technology conforms to 5 1 channel surround sound The rear channel is stereo and there is a discrete subwoofer channel in this format DTS provides the same 5 1 discrete channels of high quality digital audio Good channel separation is realized because all of the channel data is recorded discretely and little deterioration is realized because all channel data processing is digital GB a single layer and double sided DVD is 9 4 GB and double layer and double sided DVD is 17GB The p
73. rolling other TVs with the remote You can control the sound level input source and power switch of non Sony TVs as well If your TV is listed in the table below set the appropriate manufacturer s code While holding down TV IC press the number buttons to select your TV s manufacturer s code see the table below 2 Release TV VC Code numbers of controllable TVs If more than one code number is listed try entering them one at a time until you find the one that works with your TV Manufacturer Code number Sony default 01 Aiwa default 01 Grundig 11 Hitachi 24 JVC 33 LG 06 Panasonic 17 49 Philips 06 08 Samsung 06 Sanyo 25 Sharp 29 Thomson 43 Toshiba 38 e If you enter a new code number the code number previously entered will be erased When you replace the batteries of the remote the code number you have set may be reset to the default setting Set the appropriate code number again e Depending on the unit being connected you may not be able to control your TV using all or some of the buttons on the supplied remote suoljouny jeuonippy snoueA Buisn 61 62 Settings and Adjustments Using the Setup Display By using the Setup Display you can make various adjustments to items such as picture and sound You can also set a language for the subtitles and the Setup Display among other things For details on each Setup Display item
74. ront panel display e You can also check the time information and text Current title and chapter number using the Control Menu page 12 returns to top automatically Notes Depending on the type of disc being played the DVD CD text or track name may not be A displayed When playing a DATA CD M P3 audio The player can only display the first level of the Playing time and number of the DVDICD text such as the disc name or title current track e Playing time of MP3 audio tracks may not be displayed correctly Track name 251 ay INogy UoreWoqU Burma 46 Checking the Play Information You can check information such as the bit rate or the disc layer that is being played oll TIME TEXT t v DISPLAY ie Checking the play information of a DVD ADVANCED EMI DANI Press DISPLAY during playback The Control Menu is displayed 2 Press 4 4 to select Paii ADVANCED then press ENTER The options for ADVANCED appear 1227 PLAY 18 34 DVD VIDEO DS 25 BIT RATE BIT RATE OFF 384kbps BIT RATE LAYER eT gy ls 3 Press 1 4 to select items For each item please refer to Displays of each item BIT RATE displays the bit rate e LAYER displays the layer and the pick up point 4 Press ENTER To turn off the ADVANCED window Select OFF in step 3 To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY repeatedly until t
75. scene in continuous play mode Press PI or briefly turn the Playback Dial on the player clockwise DVP NS530 only To Operation Go back to the Press k d or briefly previous chapter turn the Playback track or scene in Dial on the player continuous play mode counterclockwise DVP NS530 only Stop play andremove Press amp the disc Replay the previous Press e lt 4 l scene INSTANT REPLAY during playback Briefly fast forward Press e 1IB gt the current scene INSTANT SEARCH during playback For more details about the Playback Dial see page 40 DVP NS530 only For DVD VIDEOs and the DVD RWs DVD Rs only For DVD VIDEOs and the DVD RWs DVD Rs or DVD RWs only Hints The Instant Replay function is useful when you want to review a scene or dialog that you missed The Instant Search function is useful when you want to pass over a scene that you don t want to watch You may not be able to use the Instant Replay or Instant Search function with some scenes Locking the disc tray Child Lock You can lock the disc tray to prevent children from opening it 1 0 ENTER rt RETURN When the player is in standby mode press d gt RETURN ENTER and then I C on the remote The player turns on and LOCKED appears on the front panel display The amp button on the player or the remote does not work while the Child Lock is set To unloc
76. see pages from 63 to 67 The on screen displays and available options differ depending on the player model Note the differences indicated in the text for example DVP NS530 only Playback settings stored in the disc take priority over the Setup Display settings and not all the functions described may work ENTER t v DISPLAY 1 Press DISPLAY when the player is in stop mode The Control Menu appears 2 Press V to select di SETUP then press ENTER The options for SETUP appear QUICK CUSTOM RESET QUICK 3 Press T Y to select CUSTOM then press ENTER The Setup Display appears LANGUAGE SETUP OSD ENGLISH MENU ENGLISH AUDIO ORIGINAL SUBTITLE ENGLISH 4 Press T Y to select the setup item from the displayed list LANGUAGE SETUP SCREEN SETUP CUSTOM SETUP or AUDIO SETUP Then press ENTER The Setup item is selected Example SCREEN SETUP Selected item SCREEN SETUP PE TV TY 16 9 COLOR SYSTEM AUTO SCREEN SAVER ON BACKGROUND JACKET PICTURE Setup items 5 Select an item using T then press ENTER The options for the selected item appear Example TV TYPE SCREEN SETUP A TPE es Setting the Display or SCREEN SAVER 4 3 LETTER BOX SCREEN SAVEF Sound Track Language LANGUAGE SETUP Options LANGUAGE SETUP allows you to set various languages for the on screen display or
77. sing the number buttons then press ENTER The player is ready for playback Hint If you forget your password enter the 6 digit number 199703 using the number buttons when the CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL display asks you for your password then press ENTER The display will ask you to enter a new 4 digit password Once you set Custom Parental Control with a recorded disc such as a DVD RW the display for entering the password may appear again when you insert a different recorded disc Input the password to play the disc Parental Control limited playback DI Playback of some DVD VIDEOs can be limited according to a predetermined level such as the age of the users The PARENTAL CONTROL function allows you to set a playback limitation level Number 9 buttons gt ENTER t v DISPLAY Press DISPLAY while the player is in stop mode The Control Menu appears Press 1 4 to select G3 PARENTAL CONTROL then press ENTER The options for PARENTAL CONTROL appear Tae STOP 18 34 DVD VIDEO T i o2 GE ON PLAYER gt PASSWORD gt OFF Press YW to select PLAYER then press ENTER If you have not entered a password The display for registering a new password appears PARENTAL CONTROL Enter a new 4 digit password then press ENTER Enter a 4 digit password using the number buttons then press ENTER Th
78. st forward or fast reverse Scan DOW DLT a a Gor Press lt lt lt or gt gt J gt while playing a disc When you find the point you want press gt to return to normal speed Each time you press lt lt 4 or gt gt Be during scan the playback speed changes With each press the indication changes as shown below Actual speeds may differ with some discs Playback direction x2 gt FF1B gt FF3 gt DVD VIDEO DVD RW VIDEO CD only x2 DVD VIDEO CD only gt FF2 gt gt FPO Opposite direction X24 FR1 lt lt FR2 lt 4 lt 4 t FR3 lt 4 lt DVD VIDEO DVD RW VIDEO CD only x24 DVD VIDEO only gt FRI The x2P x2 lt playback speed is about twice the normal speed The FF3 gt gt FR3 lt 4 playback speed is faster than FF22 FR2 lt 4 lt and the FF2 gt gt FR2 lt 4 playback speed is faster than FF1B FR1 Watching frame by frame Slow motion Play DE DoE i Press lt 1 lt lt or gt gt p gt when the player is in pause mode To return to the normal speed press E gt Each time you press lt lt lt or gt gt J gt during Slow motion play the playback speed changes Two speeds are available With each press the indication changes as follows Playback direction SLOW2 b gt gt SLOW1 D gt Opposite direction DVD only SLOW2 4 gt SLOWI q The SLOW2 B gt SLOW2 l
79. t lt playback speed is slower than SLOW 1B gt SLOW1 lt lt Using the Playback Dial on the player DVP NS530 only D EE a KO ET You can search for a particular point on a disc in various ways using the Playback Dial To go to the next chapter track scene During playback briefly turn the Playback Dial clockwise to skip to the next chapter track scene or counterclockwise to skip to the previous ones To locate a point quickly Search During playback turn and hold the Playback Dial clockwise to locate a point in the playback direction or counterclockwise to locate a point in the opposite direction When you find the point you want release the dial to return to normal playback speed To locate a point quickly using the PREV previous NEXT next buttons Search DVP NS730P only EI CI DA KE EU You can search for a particular point on a disc using H PP I on the player During playback press and hold PI on the player to locate a point in the playback direction or press and hold K to locate a point in the opposite direction When you find the point you want release the button to return to normal playback speed Playing one frame at a time Freeze Frame Dl DEE MA When the player is in the pause mode press e gt II gt STEP to go to the next frame Press lt I STEP to go to the preceding frame DVD only If you hold the button down you can view the frames in succession
80. tarting 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 i CHAPTER TIME ie iJ 1222565 5 When you reach the ending point point B press ENTER again The set points are displayed and the player starts repeating this specific portion ON CHAPTER TIME AD Is 1532 55 B 18 1 34 30 To return to normal play Press CLEAR or select OFF in step 3 To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off When you set A B Repeat Play the settings for Shuffle Play Repeat Play and Programme Play are cancelled A B Repeat Play does not work for titles containing still pictures on a DVD RW in VR mode A B Repeat Play does not work across multiple titles on a DVD RW in VR mode sosig Bulceld 39 40 Searching for a Scene Searching for a Particular Point on a Disc Scan Slow motion Play Search Freeze Frame You can quickly locate a particular point on a disc by monitoring the picture or playing back slowly lt e 4i STEP 1 a VA gt gt gt O98 e gt II gt STEP gt Playback Dial DVP NS530 only 44 1 DVP NS730P only je ee ECS Depending on the DVD VIDEO CD you may not be able to do some of the operations described Locating a point quickly by playing a disc in fa
81. tedly until the Control Menu is turned off Depending on the disc or the scene being played noise found in the disc may become more apparent If this happens it is recommended that you use the BNR function page 53 with the DVE function If the condition still does not improve reduce the Digital Video Enhancer level or select SOFT DVD only in step 3 above Using Various Additional Functions Locking Discs custom PARENTAL CONTROL PARENTAL CONTROL You can set two kinds of playback restrictions for the desired disc e Custom Parental Control You can set playback restrictions so that the player will not play inappropriate discs e Parental Control Playback of some DVD VIDEOs can be limited according to a predetermined level such as the age of the users Scenes may be blocked or replaced with different scenes The same password is used for both Parental Control and Custom Parental Control Custom Parental Control D1 ET KI You can set the same Custom Parental Control password for up to 40 discs When you set the 41st disc the first disc is cancelled Number buttons 00 ENTER m t v DISPLAY 1 Insert the disc you want to lock If the disc is playing press M to stop playback 2 Press DISPLAY while the player is in stop mode The Control Menu appears 3 Press 1 4 to select PARENTAL CONTROL then press ENTER The options for PARENTAL CONTROL appe
82. the Control Menu by selecting NO SUBTITLE or AUDIO select and enter a here language code from Language Code List on 3 Press ENTER page 74 using the number buttons All the settings explained on pages 63 to 67 return to the default settings Do not Note press I while resetting the player When you select a language in MENU which takes a few seconds to complete SUBTITLE or AUDIO that is not recorded on a DVD VIDEO one of the recorded languages will be automatically selected sueusn py pue sumas 64 Settings for the Display SCREEN SETUP Choose settings according to the TV to be connected Select SCREEN SETUP in the Setup Display To use the display see Using the Setup Display page 62 The default settings are underlined SCREEN SETUP IVa RE 16 9 COLOR SYSTEM AUTO SCREEN SAVER ON BACKGROUND JACKET PICTURE TV TYPE Selects the aspect ratio of the connected TV 4 3 standard or wide 16 9 Select this when you connect a a wide screen TV ora TV witha wide mode function 4 3 Select this when you connect a LETTER 4 3 screen TV Displays a wide BOX picture with bands on the upper and lower portions of the screen 4 3 Select this when you connect a PAN SCAN 4 3 screen TV Automatically displays the wide picture on the entire screen and cuts off the portions that do not fit 16 9 Depending on
83. this player connected to an amplifier receiver Select the type of jack you are using LINE OUTPUT L R AUDIO DIGITAL OUTPUT NO 9 Press T V to select the type of jack if any you are using to connect to an amplifier receiver then press ENTER Choose the item that matches the audio connection you selected on pages 20 to 23 d through Oo e If you connect just a TV and nothing else select NO Quick Setup is finished and connections are complete e Select LINE OUTPUT L R AUDIO Quick Setup is finished and connections are complete e Select DIGITAL OUTPUT The Setup Display for DOLBY DIGITAL appears 1 Opress TIY to select the type of Dolby Digital signal you wish to send to your amplifier receiver Choose the signal that matches the audio connection you selected on pages 21 to 23 through sdnyooH AUDIO SETUP AUDIO ATT OFF AUDIO DRC STANDARD DOWNMIX DOLBY SURROUND DIGITAL OUT ON DOLBY DIGITAL D PCM MPEG D PCM DTS DOLBY DIGITAL D PCM page 67 DOLBY DIGITAL only if the amplifier receiver has a Dolby Digital decoder page 67 11 Press ENTER DTS is selected AUDIO SETUP AUDIO ATT OFF AUDIO DRC STANDARD DOWNMIX DOLBY SURROUND DIGITAL OUT DOLBY DIGITAL D PCM MPEG PCM DTS OFF OFF ON 1 2Press 4 to select whether or not you wish to send a DTS signal to your
84. till images text and horizontal lines appear sharper This player is compatible with the 525 or 625 progressive format Scene page 9 On a VIDEO CD with PBC playback control functions the menu screens moving pictures and still pictures are divided into sections called scenes Title page 9 The longest section of a picture or music feature on a DVD movie etc in video software or the entire album in audio software Track page 9 Sections of a picture or a music feature on a CD or VIDEO CD the length of a song Specifications System Laser Semiconductor laser Signal format system NTSC PAL See page 17 to switch Audio characteristics Frequency response DVD VIDEO PCM 96 kHz 2 Hz to 44 kHz 41 0 dB DVD VIDEO PCM 48 kHz 2 Hz to 22 kHz 40 5 dB CD 2 Hz to 20 kHz 0 5 dB Signal to noise ratio S N ratio 115 dB LINE OUT L R AUDIO jacks only Harmonic distortion 0 003 Dynamic range DVD VIDEO 103 dB CD 99 dB Wow and flutter Less than detected value 0 001 W PEAK The signals from LINE OUT L R AUDIO jacks are measured When you play PCM sound tracks with a 96 kHz sampling frequency the output signals from the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL jack are converted to 48 kHz sampling frequency Outputs Jack name Jack type Output level Load impedance LINE OUT AUDIO Phono jack 2 Vrms Over 10 kilohms DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL Optical output jack 18 dBm wav
85. tions Programme Play Shuffle Play Repeat Play A B Repeat Play You can set the following play modes e Programme Play page 35 e Shuffle Play page 36 e Repeat Play page 37 e A B Repeat Play page 38 The play mode is cancelled when you open the disc tray the player enters standby mode by pressing VO Creating your own programme Programme Play MI MA KA You can play the contents of a disc in the order you want by arranging the order of the titles chapters or tracks on the disc to create your own programme You can programme up to 99 titles chapters and tracks Number buttons ENTER 4 3 DISPLAY Press DISPLAY twice when playing a CD press once The Control Menu appears 2 Press t v to select T Qi PROGRAM then press ENTER The options for PROGRAM appear 3 Press 4Y to select SET then press ENTER TRACK is displayed when you play a VIDEO CD or CD PLAY DVD VIDEO sosia Bulceld PROGRAM 1 2 MILE 3 TILE 4 TITLE 5 TML 6 TITLE Us TITLE ai Titles or tracks recorded on a disc 4 Press gt The cursor moves to the title or track row T in this case 01 PROGRAM ALL CLEAR T 1 TITLE 2 TITLE 3 TTE 02 4 TITLE 03 5 TITE 04 6 TITLE 05 7 TITLE Chapters recorded on a disc 5 Select
86. ture Mode display appears You can check each adjustment et PICTURE BRIGHTNESS 3 kh lt HUE a RETURN RESET To turn off the display Press gt RETURN or select RETURN in step 3 and press ENTER Hints e To reset the picture items to the default values press gt after step 3 to select RESET and press ENTER e If you do not want to save the adjustment in step 2 you can go to the next picture adjustment item by pressing 7 without saving Enhancing the Playback Picture DIGITAL VIDEO ENHANCER EIDE GCE KT The Digital Video Enhancer DVE function makes the picture appear clear and crisp by enhancing the outlines of images on your TV screen Also this function can soften the images on the screen ENTER T A DISPLAY Press DISPLAY twice during playback The Control Menu appears 2 Press T 4 to select T DIGITAL VIDEO ENHANCER then press ENTER The options for DIGITAL VIDEO ENHANCER appear s jao y Buikofuy gt continued 55 56 3 Press Y to select a level e 1 enhances the outline 2 enhances the outline more than 1 3 enhances the outline more than 2 e SOFT softens the image DVD only 4 press ENTER The disc plays with the setting you selected To cancel the DIGITAL VIDEO ENHANCER setting Select OFF in step 3 To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY repea
87. turned on for about half an hour until the moisture evaporates e When you move the player take out any discs If you don t the disc may be damaged On adjusting volume Do not turn up the volume while listening to a section with very low level inputs or no audio signals If you do the speakers may be damaged when a peak level section is played On cleaning Clean the cabinet panel and controls with a soft cloth slightly moistened with a mild detergent solution Do not use any type of abrasive pad scouring powder or solvent such as alcohol or benzine On cleaning discs Do not use a commercially available cleaning disc It may cause a malfunction IMPORTANT NOTICE Caution This player is capable of holding a still video image or on screen display image on your television screen indefinitely If you leave the still video image or on screen display image displayed on your TV for an extended period of time you risk permanent damage to your television screen Plasma Display Panel televisions and projection televisions are susceptible to this If you have any questions or problems concerning your player please consult your nearest Sony dealer Table of Contents WARNING sno Secs cnet Das ature ees Panne danse clade tice ha 2 Welcomes sers taupe ue wale tea ah Reina ens Cake ees 2 Pr6CaUUlONS 24 26 x dedi bonne que dee ead dg aan edd Aaa eed 3 About this Manual
88. ultiple audio formats PCM Dolby Digital MPEG audio or DTS you can change the audio format If the DVD VIDEO is recorded with multilingual tracks you can also change the language With CDs DATA CDs 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 For example when playing a disc containing a song with the vocals on the right channel and the instruments on the left channel you can hear the instruments from both speakers by selecting the left channel AUDIO DISPLAY 1 Press AUDIO during playback The following display appears OP 1 ENGLISH 2 Press AUDIO repeatedly to select the desired audio signal When playing a DVD VIDEO Depending on the DVD VIDEO the choice of language varies When 4 digits are displayed they indicate a language code Refer to Language Code List on page 74 to see which language the code represents When the same language is displayed two or more times the DVD VIDEO is recorded in multiple audio formats When playing a DVD RW The types of sound tracks recorded on a disc are displayed The default setting is underlined Example e 1 MAIN main sound e 1 SUB sub sound e 1 MAIN SUB main and sub sound When playing a VIDEO CD CD or DATA CD MP3 audio The default setting is underlined STEREO The standard stereo sound
89. ve set the player to progressive format the PROGRESSIVE indicator lights up in blue eventhough your TV cannot accept the progressive signal In this case press the PROGRESSIVE button on the front panel until the progressive indicator turns off DVP NS730P only gt Even if your TV is compatible with progressive format 525p 625p signals the EN EN image may be affected when you set the player to progressive format In this case press the PROGRESSIVE button so that the PROGRESSIVE indicator turns off and the player is set to normal interlace format DVP NS730P only Even though you set the aspect ratio in TV TYPE of SCREEN SETUP the picture does not fill the screen gt The aspect ratio of the disc is fixed on your DVD Sound There is no sound gt Re connect the connecting cord securely gt The connecting cord is damaged gt The player is connected to the wrong input jack on the amplifier receiver page 21 22 23 The amplifier receiver input is not correctly set The player is in pause mode or in Slow motion Play mode The player is in fast forward or fast reverse mode If the audio signal does not come through the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL jack check the audio settings page 66 gt While playing a Super VCD on which the audio track 2 is not recorded no sound will come out when you select 2 STEREO 2 1 L or 2 2 R VV H S
90. will ask as the playback limitation level then you to enter a new 4 digit password After you enter press ENTER a new 4 digit password replace the disc in the player and press C gt When the display for entering your password appears enter your new password The area is selected When you select OTHERS select and enter a standard code in the table on page 60 using the number buttons Notes When you play discs which do not have the Press 4 4 to select LEVEL then Parental Control function playback cannot be press ENTER limited on this player The selection items for LEVEL are e Depending on the disc you may be asked to change the parental control level while playing the disc In this case enter your password then change the level If the Resume Play mode is cancelled the level returns to the previous level gt continued 59 displayed Area Code Standard Code number Argentina 2044 Australia 2047 Austria 2046 Belgium 2057 Brazil 2070 Canada 2079 Chile 2090 China 2092 Denmark 2115 Finland 2165 France 2174 Germany 2109 India 2248 Indonesia 2238 Italy 2254 Japan 2276 Korea 2304 Malaysia 2363 Mexico 2362 Netherlands 2376 New Zealand 2390 Norway 2379 Pakistan 2427 Philippines 2424 Portugal 2436 Russia 2489 Singapore 2501 Spain 2149 Sweden 2499 Switzerland 2086 Thailand 252

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