Sony CMT-SE9 User Manual

Micro Hi-Fi Component System

Operating Instructions

4-247-824-11(1)

CMT-SE9

WARNING

To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or mo ist u r e.

To prevent fire, do not cover the ventil at ion of the apparatus with news papers, table-cloths, curtains, etc. And don’t place lighted candle s on the apparatus.

To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not place obje c ts filled with liquids, such as vases , on the ap pa ratus.

Do not install the appliance in a confined space, such as a bookcase or built-in cabi ne t.

This appliance is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER product. This marking is locat ed on the side exterior.

Don’t throw away the battery with general house waste, dispose of it correctly as chemical was te.

This system incorporates Dolby* Digital, Dolby Pro Logic (II) adaptive matrix surround decode r , and the DTS** Digital Surround System.

* Manufactured under license from Dolby

Laboratories. “Dolby”, “Pro Logic” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

**Manufactured under license from Digital Theater

Systems, Inc. “DTS” and “DTS Digital Surround” are registered tradema rk s of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.

Table of Contents

How to use this manual...........................5

Playable discs..........................................5

Getting Started

Hooking up the system............................8

Positioning the speakers........................11

Setting the clock....................................12

Selecting a language .............................13

DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/Super Audio CD/MP3/JPEG – Play

Loading a disc........................ ... .... ........14

Playing a disc........................................14

— Normal Play/Shuffle Play

Playing DVDs using the menu..............17

Playing VIDEO CDs with PBC functions

(Ver. 2.0).........................................17

— PBC Play

Playing JPEG Image Files ....................18

Playing repeatedly.................................19

— Repeat Play

Creating your own program.................. 21

— Program Play Searching for a title/chapter/track/i nd ex /

album/file........................................23

DVD – Various functions

Changing the sound/subtitle/

language.......................................... 25

Adjusting the angle/imag e....................29

Restricting disc playback......................31

— CUSTOM PARENTAL

CONTROL/PARENTAL

CONTROL

Speaker settings ....................................35

— SPEAKER SETUP

MD – Play

Loading an MD............................. .... ... .38

Playing an MD......................................38

— Normal Play/Shuffle Play/

Repeat Play

Programming MD tracks.......................39

— Program Play

Playing only the tracks in the desired

group...............................................40

MD – Recording

Before you start recording....................41

Recording tips.......................................43

Recording a CD on an MD...................43

— CD-MD Synchro Recording

Recording a tape on an MD..................44

— TAPE-MD Synchro Recording

Recording on an MD manually ............45

— Manual Recording

Starting recording with 6 seconds of

prestored audio data... .... ................46

— Time Machine Recording

Marking track numbers................ .... ... ..47

Making a space between tracks 3 seconds

long automatically..........................48

— Smart Space

Adjusting the recording level ............... 49

MD – Editing

Editing tips............................................ 50

Registering tracks in groups.................50

— Group Function

Labelling an MD/group/track............... 52

— Name Function

Creating a new group................... .........53

— Create Function

Releasing group registrations...............54

— Release Function

Erasing recordings....................... .... ..... 55

— Erase Function

Moving recorded tracks........................57

— Move Function

Combining recorded tracks...................58

— Combine Funct ion

Dividing recorded tracks ......................59

— Divide Function

Undoing the last edit.............................60

— Undo Function Changing the recorded level after

recording......................................... 60

— S.F Edit Function

Tuner

Presetting radio stations........................62

Listening to the radio............................63

— Preset Tuning — Manual Tuning

Labelling the preset stations..................64

— Station Name

Using the Radio Data System (RDS)....65

Optional Personal Computer

Connecting a personal computer to the

system.............................................80

About the supplied M-crew..................81

Listening to audi o files on a personal

computer.........................................81

About the supplied SonicStage for Sony

Net MDs............................... .......... 83

Tape – Play

Loading a tape.......................................66

Playing a tape........................................66

Tape – Recording

Recording your favorite CD/MD tracks on

a tape...............................................67

— CD/MD-TAPE Synchro Recording

Recording on a tape manually...............68

— Manual Recording

Sound Adjus t ment

Switching the speaker output................69

Selecting the surround effect................70

Adjusting the sound..............................71

Timer

Falling asleep to music......... .... .............72

— Sleep Timer

Waking up to music..............................72

— Play Timer

Timer recording radio programs...........74

Display

Turning off the display..........................75

— Power Saving Mode

Viewing information ab ou t th e d isc in the

display.............................................76

Viewing information ab ou t th e d isc in the

on-screen display............................78

Checking the date information..............79

(JPEG only)

Optional Components

Hooking up optional components.........84

Listening to audio from a connecte d

component......................................85

Recording audio from a connected

component......................................85

Troubleshooting

Problems and remedies.........................87

Self-diagnosis display...........................92

Messages............................................... 93

Additional Info rm at io n

Precautions ...........................................96

System limitations of MDs...................98

Specifications .......................................99

Language code list..............................102

List of items that can be displayed and

selected by disc type............. ... ..... 103

System setup item list......................... 104

Glossary.............................................. 105

List of button locations and reference

pages.............................................109

How to use this manual

• This manual mainly explains operations u sing the remote, but the same operations can also be performed us in g t he buttons on the unit having the same or similar names.

• The following symbols are used in this manual.

Symbol Meaning

Functions that can be used with DVD VIDEOs

Functions that can be used with VIDEO CDs

Functions that can be used with Audio CDs or Super Audio CDs

Functions that can be used with MP3 audio tracks

Functions available for JPEG files

Playable discs

Format of discs Disc logo

CD-R/CD-RW (audio data/MP3/JPEG files)

The “DVD VIDEO” logo is a trademark.

Region code of DVDs you can play on this system

Your system ha s a region code printe d on the back of the unit and will only play DVDs labelled with identical region code.

DVDs labelled will also be played on this system. If you try to play any ot her DVD, the message “Playback prohibited by area limitations.” will appear on the TV screen. Depending on the DVD, no region code indication may be labelled even though playing the DVD is prohibited by area restrictions.

ALL

You can play back the following discs on this system. Other discs cannot be playe d back.

List of playable discs

Format of discs Disc logo

DVD VIDEOs

VIDEO CDs

Audio CDs

Super Audio CDs

Discs that this system ca nnot play

• CD-ROMs (except for ext ension “.MP3” , “.JPG”, or “.JPEG”)

• CD-Rs/CD-RWs other than those record ed in the following formats: – music CD format – video CD format – MP3/JPEG format that conforms to

ISO9660 Session

• Data part of CD-EXTRAs

• EXTRA data part of S uper Audio CDs

• DVD-RWs in VR mode (DVD-RWs created in VR (Video Recording) mode allow the contents to be progr am m ed or edited.)

• DVD-ROMs, DVD-RAMs

• DVD Audio discs

• A DVD with a different region code

• A disc that has a non-standard sh ape (e.g., card, heart)

• A disc with paper or stickers on it

level 1/level 2, Joliet or Multi

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• A disc that has the adhesive, cellophane tape, or a sticker still left on it

• A disc that has commercially available stickers, rings or other accessor i es attached

• An 8 cm disc conver ted to a standard disc using an adaptor

ISO9660 Format The most common in te rnational standard for the logical format of files and folders on a CD-ROM. There are several specification levels. In level 1, file names must be in the 8.3 format (n o more than eight characters in the na me, no more t han three char acters in the extension “.MP3” o r “.JP G”) and in capital letters. Folder names can be no long er tha n e ight characters. There can be no more than eight nested folder levels. Level 2 specifications allow file names and folder names up to 31 character s long. Each folder can have up to 8 trees. For Joliet in the expansion format (file and folder names can have up to 64 characters) make sure of the contents of the writing software, etc.

Multi Session Conventional CDs begin at a CD control area called the Lead-in and end at an area called Lead-out. A Multi Session CD is a CD having multiple sessions, with each segment from Lead-in to Lead -o u t regarded as a single session. CD-EXTRA: This format records audio (audio CD data) on the tracks in session 1 and data on the tracks in session 2.

Notes on discs

• This system can play CD-R/CD-RW/DVD-R/ DVD-RW (Ver. 1.1)/DVD+R/DVD+RW discs edited by the user (For DVD-R/ DVD-RW (Ver. 1.1)/DVD+R/DVD+RW discs, this system can play only in video mode.). However, note that playback of some discs may not be possible depending on th e recording device used for recording or the disc condition.

• Discs recorded on CD-R/CD-RW driv es may not be played ba ck be ca use o f sc rat che s, d irt , recording condition or the driver’s characteristics.

• CD-R and CD-RW di scs that have not been correctly fina lized (processing to al l ow pl ay by a normal CD player) cannot be played.

• CD-R and CD-RW discs recorded in multisession that have not ended by “closing the session” are not supported.

• The system may be unable to play MP3/JPEG format files that do not have the extender “.MP3”, “.JPG”, or “.JPEG”.

• Attempting to pl ay non-MP3/JPE G format files that have the extender “.MP3”, “.J P G”, or “.JPEG” may re sult in noise or malfunction. Playback is possible up to 8 levels.

• An album that does not include an MP3 audio track or JPEG file is skipped.

• Progressive JP EG format files cann ot be played.

• JPEG images with one vertical dot cannot be displayed.

• JPEG images wit h 4720 or more vertical o r horizontal dots can not be displayed.

• The maximum number of albums is 99 (The maximum number of tracks that can be recorded in an MP 3 or JPEG album is 250 .)

• With formats other than ISO9660 level 1/ level 2, folder names or file names may not be displayed correctly.

• The following discs take a lon ger time to start playback.

– a disc recorded with complicat ed tree

structure – a disc recorded in Multi Session – a disc to which data can be added (no n-

finalized disc)

• Some CD-Rs, CD-RWs, DVD-Rs or DVDRWs (in video mode) (DVD-RWs created in video mode have the same format as a DVD VIDEO) cannot be played on this system depending upon the recording quality or physical condition of the disc, or the characteristics of the recording device. Furthermore, the disc will not play if it has no t been correctly fi nalized. For more information, see the operating instructions for the recording de vi ce.

• A disc rec orded i n packet writ e format cannot be played.

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 system 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.

Music discs encoded with copyright pro tection technologies

This product is designed to playback discs that conform to the Compact Disc (CD) standard. Recently, variou s m usic discs encoded with copyright protection technologies are m ar keted by some record companies . Plea se be awar e that among those discs, there are some that do not conform to the CD standard and may not be playable by this prod uct.

Cautions when playing a disc that is recorded in Multi Session

Copyrights

This product inc or porates copyright prot ection technology that is protecte d by U.S. p atents and other in tellectua l p roperty ri g hts. Use o f this copyright pr ot ection technology must be authorized by Macrovision, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses onl y unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.

• This system can play Multi Session CDs when an MP3 audio track is contained in t he first session. Any subsequent MP3 audio tracks recorded in later sessions can also be played back.

• This system can play Multi Session CDs when a JPEG image file is contained in the first session. Any subsequent JPEG image files recorded in later sessions can also be played back.

• If audio tracks and images in music CD format or video CD format are recorded in the first session, only the first sessio n will be played back.

Getting Started

Hooking up the system

Perform the following procedures 1 to 8 to hook up your syste m using the supplied co rds and accessories.

AM loop antenna

FM lead antenna

DVD player/Tuner MD/Tape deck

To center speaker To front speaker (left) To front speaker (right) To surround speaker (right)

To surround speaker (left)

To subwoofer

Preparation

Place the compo ne nts as shown below.

– When stacked

DVD player/Tuner

– When placed side-by-side

MD/Tape deck DVD player/Tuner

MD/Tape deck

1 Connect the speakers.

Be sure to match the appropriate speaker cords from the speaker terminals to the corresponding SPEAKER terminals on the DVD player.

Connect Terminal

Front speakers SPEAKER FRONT

Surround speakers

Center speaker SP EAKER CENTER (green) Subwoofer SPEAKER WOOFER

Speakers

Black (#)

L (white)/R (red) SPEAKER SURR L (blue)/

R (gray)

(purple)

Gray (3)

2 Connect the FM and AM antennas.

Set up the AM loop antenna, then connect it.

AM loop antenna

Extend the FM lead antenna horizontally

3 Connect the audio cords.

Connect to the corresponding le tter jack (A, B) in the order indicat ed on the rear panel. Match the jack and pl ug colors, and insert the plugs firml y all the way.

4 Connect the digital optical cables.

Connect to the corresponding letter jack (C, D) in the order indicated on the rear pane l.

5 Connect the system control cable to

the SYSTEM CONTROL connectors on the DVD player.

Getting Started

Notes

• When inserting the speaker cor d plugs into the

SPEAKER terminals on the DVD player, press in the plugs all the way until they click. When unplugging the speaker cords, press the protrusions on the plugs and pull out the plugs.

• Keep the speaker cords away from the an ten n as to

prevent noise.

• Do not place the surround speakers on top of a TV.

This may cause distortion of the colors in the TV screen.

• Be sure to connect both left and right surro und

speakers. Otherwise, the sound will not be heard.

Tip

When positioning the front spea k e r s highe r tha n floor level, using the speaker stand WS-MC1 (not supplied) is convenient.

Note

The system cable is used to send signals and electricity between the DVD player and MD deck for interlinked operation.

Be sure to insert the co nnector unt il it click s into place. Otherwise the system will not operate correctly.

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6 Connect the t INPUT jack of your TV

to the T LINE-TV jack on the DVD player with the SCART cord (not supplied).

When you connect using the SCART cord, check that th e TV conforms to S vi deo or RGB signals. If the TV conforms to S video, change the input mode of the TV to RGB signals. Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the TV to be connected.

When using a TV

Turn on the TV and select the video input so that you can view the pictures from this syste m.

When connecting a video deck

Connect the TV and the video deck using video and audio cords (not supplied) as shown below.

7 Connect the mains lead on the DVD

player to mains on the MD deck.

8 Connect the mains lead on the MD deck

to mains.

If the plug does not fit your wall socket, detach it from the pl ug (only for mode ls equipped with an adapter).

To turn on the system , press

Note

When you turn on the system, the disc is not pulled into the disc slot until “No Disc” appears in the display. Do not attempt to push in the disc until “No Disc” appears, as this may cause malfunction.

?/1.

To connect optional components

See page 84.

Inserting two size AA (R6) batteries into the remote

Video deck System

Do not connect

directly.

If you connect a video deck between this system and the TV, you may experience video leakage when watching the video signal from this system. Do not connect a video deck between this system and the TV.

Note

Do not place the TV on this system.

Tip

To listen to TV, pre ss FUNCTION repeatedl y to s elect “TV”.

Notes

• If you do not use the remote for a long period of time, remove the batteries to avoi d possible damage from battery leakage and corrosion.

• See page 109 fo r th e loca ti on of the remot e sens or .

Tip

With normal use, the batteries should last for about six months. When the remote no longer operates the system, replace both ba tteries with new ones.

Using the remote control

• Select the item with v/V/b/B and press the center to enter the selection. In this operation manu al, the operation “press the center to enter the selection” is expressed as “press ENTER”.

• Normally operate the remote with the cover closed. Open the cover only when operating the buttons inside the cover.

Positioning the speakers

1 Place the front speakers at an angle of

45 degrees from your listening position.

Front speaker (L)

Center speaker

Subwoofer

Front speaker (R)

Getting Started

Press th e center to enter the selection (ENTER button).

Opening the front cover

Pull down the upper right corner of th e fr ont cover on the unit.

Front cover

Surround speaker (L)

Surround speaker (R)

2 Place the center speaker at about the

same height as the front speakers.

Align the center speaker with the front speakers or place it sli ghtly behind the f ront speakers.

3 Place the surround speakers.

20˚

Position the surround speakers wit hi n the respective gray ranges. Positioning bo th surround speake rs the same distance from the listeni ng position is effective.

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4 Place the subwoofer.

To obtain a better bass reproducti on, we recommend you t o pl ace the subwoofer on a solid floor whe re reso na nce is un lik el y to occur.

Notes

• Do not place the surround speak ers on top of a TV. This may cause distor tion of the colors in the TV screen.

• Always place the subwoofer vertically, keeping it a few centimeters away from the wall.

• If the subwoofer is plac ed in the cent er of a room, the bass could be extremely weak ened. This is due to the influence of the standing wave of th e room . If th is happens, move the subwoofer away fro m the c ent e r of the room or eliminate the caus e of the sta nding wave, by placing a bookshelf against the wall, etc.

Speaker settings

To enjoy DVDs, Super Audio CDs and other discs with multi-channel sound and Dolby surround effe ct s, the speakers need t o be adjusted. Set the distance from the listening position to the speakers, and the bala nce and level. Then use the test tone to adjust the vo lume of each speaker to the same level. For details, see “Speaker settings ” on page 35.

Setting the clock

1 Press ?/1 to turn on the system. 2 Press CLOCK/TIMER SET. 3 Press . or > repeatedly to set the

day of the week.

4 Press ENTER or M. 5 Press . or > repeatedly to set the

hour.

6 Press ENTER or M. 7 Press . or > repeatedly to set the

minute.

8 Press ENTER.

The clock starts working.

To adjust the clock

1 Press CLOCK/TIMER SET. 2 Press . or > repeatedly to select

“CLOCK SET?”, then press ENTER.

3 Do the same procedures as step 3 to 8

above.

Note

The clock settings are cancelled when you disconnect the mains lead or if a power fa ilure occurs.

Selecting a language

You can change the on-screen display language.

1 Turn on your TV and select the video

input.

2 Press ?/1 to turn on the system. 3 Press FUNCTION to switch the function

to DVD.

4 Press DVD SETUP in stop mode. 5 Press v or V repeatedly to select

“LANGUAGE SETUP”, then press ENTER.

6 Press v or V repeatedly to select

“OSD”, then press ENTER.

7 Press v or V repeatedly to select a

language from the displayed list, then press ENTER.

Getting Started

DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/Super Audio CD/ MP3/JPEG – Play

Loading a disc

Insert a disc in the disc slot with the label side up.

When you play a disc, insert it with the label side up.

Playing a disc

— Normal Play/Shuffle Play

Before playing a DVD or VIDEO CD, turn on your TV and select the video input. Depending on the DVD or VIDEO CD, some operations may be different or restr icted. Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the disc.

Example: When playing a DVD

Title number

Notes

• When you turn on the system, the disc is not pulled into the disc slot until “No Disc” appears in the display . Do not attempt to push in the disc until “No Disc” appears.

• When pressing the Z DVD (eject) on the DVD player and then re-inserting the disc that appears in the disc slot, do not simply push in the disc. Remove the disc from the disc slot and then re-i n s ert it.

• Do not use a disc with tape, seals or paste on it as this may cause malfunction.

• Do not load an 8 cm disc with an adaptor. Doing so may cause the system to malfunction.

• When you eject a disc, handle the disc by its edge. Do not touch the surfac e.

• If you load a disc that is not playable by this system, it will be ejected automatically.

Elapsed playing time

Example: When playing a CD or VIDEO CD

Track number

Elapsed playing time

1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch

the function to DVD.

2 Press PLAY MODE in stop mode

repeatedly until the mode you want appears in the display.

Select To play

No display (Normal Play)

ALBM (Normal Play)

The tracks on the disc in original order.

All MP3 audio tracks in the album on the disc in original order.

When playing a non-MP3 disc, Album Play performs the same operation as Normal Play (No display).

SHUF (Shuffle Play)*

ALBM SHUF (Shuffle Play)

All tracks on the disc in random order.

The MP3 audio tracks in the album on the disc in random order. When playing a non-MP3 disc, Album Shuffle Play performs the same operation as Shuffle Play (SHUF).

PGM (Program Play)*

The tracks on the disc in the order you want them to be played (see “Creating your own program” on page 21).

* You cannot perfor m Shuf f le Play a nd Program

Play with DVDs.

3 Press SA-CD/DVD N.

Tip

You can change the play mode using the on-screen display as follows:

1 Press DVD DISPLAY in stop mode.

The Control Menu appears.

2 Press v or V to select “PLAY MODE”, then press

ENTER.

3 Press v or V to select desired play m ode, then press

ENTER.

Other operations

To Do this

Stop play Press x. Pause Press X. Press X again to resume

Select a track or chapter

Select an album of MP3

Find a point in a track (Search) (except for MP3 audio tracks)

Locate a point quickly in fast forward or fast reverse (Lock

*1*2

Search) (except for MP3 audio tracks)

Watch frame by frame (Slow-motion

Play) (DVD and VIDEO CD only)

Switch to DVD function from another source

Remove a disc Press Z DVD on the DVD player.

During Search or Scan Play, no sound is output.

Depending on the DVD or VIDEO CD, some operations may be restricted. The playback speeds that can be selected differ depending on th e dis c. Slow-motion reverse play for DVD only.

2 y/2 playback speed is slower than 1 y/1 .

While the Net MD function is on, you cannot switch the function.

play. Press . or > repeatedly

during play or pause. Press ALBUM + or – repeatedly

after step 2 . Keep moving SA-CD/DVD lever

on the DVD player to . or > during playback and release it at the desired point.

Press m or M during play. Each time you press the button, searching speed changes as follows: 1 (slow) y 2 (faster than 1) For CD or Super Audio CD, searching speed does not chang e (1 (slow) play). To return to Normal Play, press SA-CD/DVD N

During pause, press or Each time you press the button, the playback speed changes as follows:

Playback direction

y 1 y

2 y

Opposite direction (DVD only)

y 1

2 To return to Normal Play, press SA-CD/DVD N.

Press SA-CD/DVD N (Automatic Source se lection).

DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/Super Audio CD/MP3/JPEG – Play

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Notes

• If DVD playback is paused for approximately one hour, the system automatically turns off.

• 2 channel sound is heard when using headphones.

• You cannot change the play mode du ring play.

• When you change the function, DVD indicator may appear even if you do not load the disc.

• Some time may be needed to start playback of discs recorded in complex configurations such as many layers.

• This system can play Multi Session CDs when an MP3 audio track is located in the first session. Any subsequent MP3 audio tracks, recorded in the later sessions, can also be played back .

• Maximum number of albums on a disc: 99 (The maximum number of MP3 audio tracks that can be contained on an album is 250.)

• An album that does not include an MP3 audio track is skipped.

• If you put the extension “.MP3” to dat a not in MP 3 format, the system cannot recognize the data properly and will generate a loud noise which could damage your speaker system.

• The system can play to a depth of 8 direc tor ie s.

• When playing a VBR (Variable Bit Rate) MP3 disc, the displayed playing time may differ from the actual time.

Tip

When playing the data disc (CD-ROM /C D- R/ CD-RW) contained MP3 au dio tracks and JPEG im age files, set to “MP3 ” in “DATA CD PRI O RITY” (page 27).

Resuming playback from the point you stopped the disc

— Resume Play

This system memor iz es the point where you stopped the disc so you can resume from that point. Resume Play is not cancelled whe n you set Power Saving Mode.

1 While playing a disc, press x to stop

playback. “RESUME” appears in the display. If “RESUME” does not appear, Resume Play is not available.

2 Press SA-CD/DVD N.

The player starts playback from the point you stopped the disc in step 1.

Notes

• You cannot perform Resume Play during Shuffle Play or Program Play.

• Depending on where you stopped the disc, the system may resume playback from a different point.

• Resume play is cancelled when: – you press x in stop mode. – you disc onnect the mains lead. – you remove a disc. – you change the pla y mode. – you change the settings using the DVD SETUP

button.

Playing a track by entering the track number

Press the number button(s) to enter the track number of the track y ou w ant to play during Normal Play, then press ENTER to play the track. (To enter t he MP3 audio track num ber, press ALBUM + o r – r epeatedly to select th e desired album before entering the number.)

To enter a track number over 10

1 Enter the corresponding digits.

To enter 0, press 10/0.

2 Press ENTER. Example:

To play track number 30, press 3 and 10/0, th en press ENTER. To play MP3 track number 100, press 1, 10/ 0 and 10/0, then press ENTER.

Playing DVDs using the

Playing VIDEO CDs with

Some DVDs have menus to help you enjoy the DVDs. You can play DVDs using these menus on TV screen.

• Using the DVD top menu

A DVD is divided into long sections of a picture or a music fe ature call ed “titl es”. When y ou play a DVD which contains several titles, you can select the title you want using the menu.

• Using the DVD menu

Some DVDs allow you to select the disc contents using a menu. When you play these DVDs, you can select items such as the language for the subtitles and the language for the sound using the DVD menu.

1 Press TOP MENU or DVD MENU.

The menu appear s on the TV screen. The contents of the men u var y fro m dis c to disc .

2 Press v/V/b/B or the number buttons

to select the title or item you want to play.

3 Press ENTER.

Note

If the DVD top menu or a DVD menu is displayed during DVD playback for approximately one hour, the system automatically turns off.

PBC functions (Ver. 2.0)

— PBC Play

You can use PBC* menus on your TV screen to enjoy the disc’s interactive softwa re . The me nu format and struc ture may differ depend in g on each disc.

* PBC : Play bac k C ontr ol

1 Press SA-CD/DVD N to start playing a

VIDEO CD with PBC functions (Ver. 2.0).

The PBC menu appears on the TV screen.

2 Press v/V or the number buttons to

select the item number you want.

3 Press ENTER. 4 Continue playback according to the

instructions on the menus to enjoy interactive playback.

Refer to the operating instructio ns supplied with the disc, as the operating procedure may differ according to the VIDEO CD.

To go back to a previous menu

Press RETURN O.

Notes

• Depend in g on the VIDEO CD, “Press EN T E R” in step 3 may appear as “Press SELECT” in the operating instructions supplied with the disc. In this case, press SA-CD/DVD N.

• You cannot perform Repeat Play during PBC playback of VIDEO CDs.

Tip

You can cancel playback with PBC functions.

1 In stop mode , press ./> or the number

buttons to select a track.

2 Press SA-CD/DVD N or ENTER.

“Play without PBC” appears on the TV screen an d playback starts from the sele cted track. Still im ages, such as the menu screens, will not be shown.

To return to PBC playback, press x twice, then press SA-CD/DVD N.

DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/Super Audio CD/MP3/JPEG – Play

Playing JPEG Image Files

You can play JPEG image files on CD-ROM s, CD-Rs, or CD-RWs. However, the disc s must be recorded according to ISO9660 level 1/level 2 or Joliet format for the system to recognize the files. You can als o pl ay discs recorded in Multi Session. See the instructions of the CD-R/RW device or recording software (not supplied) for details on the recording format.

1 Load a data disc recorded in JPEG into

the system.

2 Press SA-CD/DVD N.

The system starts to play the first JPEG image file in the first album on the disc.

Notes

• The system can play the extensi o n “.J PG” or “.JPEG”.

• Progressive JPEG format files cannot be played on this system.

• Some CD-Rs or CD-RWs cannot be playe d on this system depending on file format.

• Maximum album number: 99 (inc luding root folder)

• The maximum file numbe r th at can be cont ai ne d on a single album is 250.

• Playback is possible up to 8 level s.

• An album that does not include a JPEG format file is skipped.

Selecting an album and file

1 Press DVD DISPLAY.

The Control Menu and t he JPEG data disc name appears.

2 Press v or V to select “ALBUM”, then

press ENTER.

The list of albums contained in the disc appears.

1: MOUNTAIN

FAMILY FLOWER GARDEN TRAIN CAR

JPEG

3 Select an album you want to play using

v or V and press ENTER.

4 Select “FILE” using v or V and press

ENTER.

The list of files contained in the current album appear s.

Jump bar

1: MOUNTAIN

FAMILY

HAPPY1.

BIRTHDAY

CELEBRATION

CHRISTMAS

MOM

BASEBALL

PARTY

DAD

TRAVEL

10.

FRIEND

11.

DRIVE

JPEG

When the list of all fi le s or albums cannot be displaye d on the window, the ju mp bar appears. Press B to selec t the jump bar icon, and then scroll the jump bar to display the rest of the list using v or V.

5 Select a file using v or V and press

ENTER.

The selected file st arts playing.

To return the previous display

Press b or RETURN O.

To turn off the display

Press DVD DISPLAY.

Note

Only the letters in the alp h a b et and numbers can be used for album or file names. Anything el se is displayed as “ ”.

Tip

When a JPEG data disc is inserted, you can select a n album using ALBUM + or –.

Enjoying the Slide show

1 Press M while displaying a JPEG

image.

Slide show starts fro m the current image.

2 Press SA-CD/DVD N when you want

to return to Normal Play.

To change the interval time of Slide show

Each time you press M during Slide show, the interval time change s as follows:

t FF1M t FF2M t FF3M

The FF3M interval time is faster than FF2M.

Rotating the current image

Rotate the current image using b or B.

Each time you press B, the im ag e t urns clockwise by 90º. Each time you press b, the im ag e t urns counterclockwise by 90º.

Notes

• Slide show can play in only one direction.

• You cannot rotate the image during Slide show. Press SA-CD/DVD N to return to Normal Play before this operation.

Playing repeatedly

— Repeat Play

You can play repeatedly al l the titles /tracks/files or a single title/chapter/track on a disc.

Using the front panel display

Press REPEAT repeatedly during play until “REP” or “REP1” appears.

REP: For all the tracks on the disc, or all the tracks in the album REP1: For a VIDEO CD, CD, Super Audio CD or MP3, only the curr ent track. For a DVD, only the current title

When “ALBM” is selected for MP3 or JPEG.

You can check whether a title or chapter is being repeatedly played on the TV screen.

To cancel Repeat Play

Press REPEAT repeatedly until both “REP” and “REP1” disappear.

Notes

• Depending on the DVD, you cannot perform Repeat Play.

• You cannot perform Repeat Play during PBC playback of VIDEO CDs (page 17) .

• You cannot select “REP1” during Pro gr am Pl ay .

• When you select “R E P 1”, that title/chapter/track is repeated endlessly until “REP1” is canc e ll ed .

up to five times.

or chapter*2.

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Using the on-screen display

1 Press DVD DISPLAY during play.

The Control Men u appears.

2 Press v or V repeatedly to select

“REPEAT”, then press ENTER.

If you do not select “O FF”, the “ ” indicator lights up in green.

3 Press v or V repeatedly to select the

Repeat Play setting.

The default settings are underlined.

x When playing a DVD

•OFF: does not play repeatedly.

• ALL: repeats all the titles.

• TITLE: repeats the current tit le on a dis c.

• CHAPTER: repeats the current chapte r.

x When playing a VIDEO CD/CD/Super Audio CD/M P3 wh e n P rogram Play is set to OFF

•OFF: does not play repeatedly.

• ALL: repeats all the t racks on a disc, or all the tracks in the cur rent album (MP3 only).

• TRACK: rep eats the current tra ck.

x When playing a JPEG

•OFF: does not play repeatedly.

• ALL: repeats all the files on the disc, or repeats the curre n t al bum only during Slide Show.

x When Program Play is set to ON

•OFF: does not play repeatedly.

• ALL: repeats Program Play.

4 Press ENTER.

Repeat Play st arts.

To cancel Repeat Play

Select “OFF” in step 3, or press CLEAR.

To turn off the Control Menu

Press DVD DISPLAY.

Notes

• When you remove the disc, Repeat Play is cancelled.

• Depending on the DVD, you cannot perform Repeat Play.

• You cannot perform Repeat Play during PB C playback of VIDEO CDs (page 1 7).

• If you select “ALL”, the program repeats up to five times.

Tips

• You can set Repeat Play when the playb ack is stopped. Press REPEAT repeatedly to select the setting, then press SA-CD/DVD N to start Repeat Play.

• You can quickly display the “REPEAT” status. Press REPEAT.

Creating your own program

— Program Play

You can make a program of up to 25 steps. You can synchro record the programmed tracks onto an MD or a ca sset te tap e (page s 43 and 6 7).

Using the front panel di spla y

1 Press FUNCTION to switch the function

to DVD.

2 Press PLAY MODE in stop mode

repeatedly until “PGM” appears.

3 Press . or > repeatedly until the

desired title or track number appears.

When programming an MP3, press ALBUM + or – to select album, then press . or > repeatedly until the desired track number appe ars.

Selected track number

4 Press ENTER.

The track is programm ed. The program step number appears, followed by the last programmed track

number.

5 To program additional tracks, repeat

steps 3 and 4.

6 Press SA-CD/DVD N.

Program Play starts.

Other operations

To Do this

Cancel Program Play

Add a track to the end of program

Clear a track from the end of program

Press PLAY MODE in stop mode repeatedly until “SHUF”, “PGM” and “ALBM” disappear.

Perform steps 1 to 4 in stop mode.

Press CLEAR after step 4.

Notes

• When you s w itch the play mo d e to “PGM” while “REP1” is select ed, “REP1” is automa tic ally cancelled.

• Program Play is cance lled when the disc is remo v ed .

Tip

The program you made remains after Program Play finishes. To play the same progra m a gai n, press SA-CD/DVD N. However, the program is cancelled when you remove the disc.

Using the o n-screen displ ay

1 Press PLAY MODE in stop mode

repeatedly until “PGM” appears in the display.

The Program Display appears on the screen.

Program

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Total Time 0:00

2 Press B.

“Program 1” is se l ected.

Program

Track

1 TRACK1

TRACK2

TRACK3

TRACK4

TRACK5

TRACK6

TRACK7

TRACK8

TRACK9 TRACK10

When the list of all tracks cannot be displayed on the window, the jump bar appears. Press B to select the jump bar icon, and then scroll the jump bar to display the rest of the list using v or V. Press b or RETURN O to return to the track list.

Total Time

Jump bar

0:00

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3 Select the album, or track you want to

program. x When programming a VIDEO CD/CD/

Super Audio CD

For example, select track “2”. Press v/V or the number buttons to select “2”, then press ENTER .

Total time of the programmed tracks (except for MP3)*

Program Total Time 12:34

TRACK2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

* “– –:– –” appe ars whe n a n MP 3 aud io tr a ck is

selected.

x When programming an MP3

For example , sele ct tr ack “3” o f alb um “2”. Press v or V to select “2”, then press B. Next, press v/V or the number buttons to select “3”, then press ENTER. Press b or RETURN O to return to the album list before pressing ENTER.

4 To program other albums or tracks,

repeat step 3.

5 Press SA-CD/DVD N.

Program Play starts . When the program ends, you can restart the same program ag ai n by pressing SA- C D /

DVD N.

Other operations

To Do this

Return to Normal Play Press PLAY MODE in stop

Clear a track from the end of program

Notes

• Program Play function is not available for DVD and JPEG.

• When you switch the play mode to “PGM ” whi le “REP1” is selected, “REP1” is automatically cancelled.

• Program Play is canc el led when the disc is removed .

mode repeatedly until “CONTINUE” appears.

Press CLEAR after step 3.

Tip

You can also perform Repeat Play of the programmed tracks. Press REPEAT during Program Play, or set “REPEAT” to “ALL” at the Control Menu screen (page 20).

Searching for a title/ chapter/track/index/ album/file

You can search a title (DVD), chapter (DVD), track (CD, VIDEO CD, Super Audio CD, MP3), index (VIDEO CD, Su per Audio CD), album (MP3, JPEG) and file (JPEG). As titles, tracks, albums and files ar e as signed unique num bers on the disc, you can select the desired one from the Control Me nu. Also chapt ers and index es are assigned unique numbers on the disc, so you can select the desired one by entering its number. Or, you can search for a particular point using the time code (Tim e Search).

Searching for a title/track/ album/file

1 Press DVD DISPLAY.

The Control Menu ap pears.

2 Press v or V repeatedly to select the

search method. x When playing a DVD

“TITLE”

x When playing a VIDEO CD without PBC function

“TRACK”

x When playing a CD/Super Audio CD

“TRACK”

x When playing an MP3

“ALBUM” or “TRACK ”

x When playing a JPEG

“ALBUM” or “FILE ”

3 Press ENTER.

The list of contents i n th e di sc appears.

Jump bar

HIGHWAY1. VIEW POINT

2. MY CHILDREN

3. DANCING

4. GOOD TASTE

5. DESTINATION

MARATHON PLACE-KICK

8. TAKE IT EASY

9. PORT TOWER

10. STANDARD

11.

When the list of all tr acks or al bums c annot be displayed on th e w indow, the jump bar appears. Press B to select the jump bar icon, and then scroll the jump bar to display the rest of the list using v or V. Press b or RETURN O to return to the track or the album list.

4 Press v or V to select the desired title,

track, album or file, then press ENTER.

The system starts playback from the selected track, etc.

Searching for a chapter/index

1 Press DVD DISPLAY.

The Control Menu a ppears.

2 Press v or V repeatedly to select the

search method. x When playing a DVD

“CHAPTER”

x When playing a VIDEO CD

“INDEX” “** (**)” is selected (** refers to a

number). The number in parentheses indicates the

total number of chapters or indexes.

DVD

1 2 ( 2 7 ) MAKING SCENE

)

1 8 ( 3 4 T

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

DVD

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3 Press ENTER.

“** (**)” change s t o “– – (**)”.

DVD

1 2 ( 2 7 ) MAKING SCENE

)

– – ( 3 4 T

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

DVD

4 Press v or V repeatedly, or press the

number buttons to select the chapter or index number you want to search.

If you make a mistake, press CLEAR to cancel the numbe r, th en select another number.

5 Press ENTER.

The playback star ts fr om the selected number.

To turn off the Control Menu

Press DVD DISPLAY.

To cancel searching

Press b or RETURN O.

To search for a particular point using the time code

— Time Search

Tip

You can change the display to show playing ti me or remaining time. For details, see “Viewing information about the disc in the on-screen display” (page 78).

1 In step 2, select “TIME”.

“T **:**:**” (playing time of the current title) is selected.

2 Press ENT ER.

“T – –:– –:– –” appears above “T **:**:**”.

3 Input the time code using the number

buttons, then press ENTER. For example, to find the scene at 2 hours, 10 minutes, and 20 seconds after the beginning, enter “2:10:20”.

Notes

• The title, chapter or track numbe r displayed on the TV screen is recorded data on the disc.

• You cannot search a scene of a VIDEO CD.

• If you play a DVD, input the playing time of the current title using the tim e code . If yo u pla y a VIDEO CD, CD, Super Audio CD or MP3, input the playing time of the curren t tr ack u sing the tim e code.

DVD – Various functions

Changing the sound/ subtitle/language

Changing the sound (except for JPEG)

You can select the audio language and the audio recording format while playing a DVD. In addition, you ca n output the sound fo r either the right or left cha nnel from both the right an d left speakers while playing a CD, VIDEO CD or an MP3 file. You can a ls o l is t en to only the accompaniment of a karaoke VIDEO CD, etc . Super Audio CDs have a number of recording formats such as Super Audio CDs that support multi-channel play back and Super Audio CD s recorded with both the Super Audio signal and a normal CD signal. You can select the desired signal for playback.

1 Press DVD DISPLAY during play.

The Control Menu ap pears.

2 Press v or V repeatedly to select

“AUDIO”, then press ENTER.

The options for “A U DIO” appear.

3 Press v or V repeatedly to select the

audio signal you want.

The default settings are underlined.

x When playing a DVD

The choice of the language and audio format varie s.

When 4 digits ar e disp laye d, th ey repr esent the language code (s ee “Language code list” on pa ge 102). When the same language is displayed twice or more times, the DVD is recorded in multiple audio formats.

x When playing a VIDEO CD/CD/MP3

•STEREO:Normal stereo playback

• 1/L: Left channel sound (monaural)

• 2/R: Right channel sound (monaural)

x When playing a Super Audio CD

Make this setting in stop mode. The selectable items dif fer acc ording to the dis c.

•MULTI

• 2CH: 2-channel area playback

• CD: Normal CD layer playback

: Multi-channel area playback

4 Press ENTER.

To turn off the Control Menu

Press DVD DISPLAY.

To preset the desired audio track

You can preset the system to the desire d audio track with the op erations described under “Changing the scr een display language , DV D menu language and audio track auto se l ect i on mode” (page 27).

Notes

• For discs not recorded in multiple audio format, you cannot change the sound.

• Depending on the DVD, you may not be able to change the sound even if multiple audio for mat are recorded on the DVD.

• For VIDEO CDs, CDs and MP3 audio tracks, the setting returns to “STEREO” when you turn off the system or remove the disc.

• During DVD playback, the sound may change automatically.

Tip

You can select the audio setting by pressing AUDIO. Each time you press the button, the s et ti n g chan g e s .

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Displaying the audio information of the disc (DVD only)

When you select “AUDIO”, 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. Dependi ng on the DVD, the number of recorded channels may differ.

Current audio format*

DVD

1 2 ( 2 7 ) MAKING SCENE

)

1 8 ( 3 4 T

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

1: ENGLISH

DVD

The display examples are as follows:

• PCM (stereo)

PROGRAM FORMAT PCM 48kHz 24bit

• Dolby Surround

PROGRAM FORMAT DOLBY DIGITAL 2/0 DOLBY SURROUND

• Dolby Digital 5.1ch

PROGRAM FORMAT DOLBY DIGITAL 3/2.1

•DTS

PROGRAM FORMAT DOLBY DIGITAL 3/2.1

* “PCM”, “DTS”, or “DOLBY DIGITAL” is

displayed. For “DOLBY DIGITAL”, the channels in the playing track are displayed numerically as follows: For Dolby Digital 5.1 ch :

Surround component 2

DOLBY DIGITAL

Front component 2 + Center component 1

3 / 2 . 1

LFE (Low Fr equency Effect) component 1

PROGRAM FORMAT DTS 3/2.1

Displaying the subtitles (DVD only)

With DVDs on which multilingual subtitles are recorded, you can change the subtitle la nguage while playing a DVD, or turn the subtit les o n or off whenever you w ant. For example, you can select the language yo u want to master and turn the subtitles on for better understanding.

1 Press DVD DISPLAY during play.

The Control Menu ap pears.

2 Press v or V repeatedly to select

“SUBTITLE”, then press ENTER.

The options for “SUBTITLE” appear .

3 Press v or V repeatedly to select the

language you want, then press ENTER.

The subtitles are displayed in the selected language. When 4 digits ar e disp laye d, th ey repr esent the language code (s ee “Language code list” on page102).

To cancel the subtitle setting

Select “OFF” in step 3.

To turn off the Control Menu

Press DVD DISPLAY.

To preset the desired subtitle

You can preset the system to the desired subtitle with the operat ions describe d under “Changing the screen display language, DVD menu language and audio t ra ck auto selection mode ” (page 27).

Note

Depending on the DVD, you may not be able to change the subtitles even if multilingual subtitles are recorded on the DVD.

Tip

You can select the subtitle language by pressing SUBTITLE. Each time you press the button, the language changes.

Changing th e screen display language, DVD menu language and audio track auto selection mode

— LANGUAGE SETUP/CUSTOM

SETUP

1 Press DVD SETUP in stop mode.

The Setup Display appears.

2 Press v or V repeatedly to select

“LANGUAGE SETUP” or “CUSTOM SETUP”, then press ENTER.

Select Setup item

LANGUAGE SETUP OSD

DVD MENU AUDIO SUBTITLE

CUSTOM SETUP PARENTAL

CONTROL (page 32) TRACK SELECTION AUDIO DRC DATA CD PRIORITY JPEG DATE

3 Press v or V repeatedly to select an

item, then press ENTER.

4 Press v or V repeatedly to select a

setting, then press ENTER.

Note

When the selected language is not recorded on the DVD, one of the recorded languages is automatically selected (except for “OSD”).

Tips

• You can reset all the DVD settings except for Parental Control by performing the operat ions described under “To return the DVD setup to the default settings*, perform reset as follows:” (page 92).

• If you select “OTHERSt” in “DVD MENU”, “AUDIO” or “SUBTITLE”, select and enter the language code from the language code list using the number buttons (page 102). The selected language code (4 digits) is displayed the next time you select “OTHERSt”.

* Exc ep t fo r P are nta l Control settings

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x OSD (on-screen display)

Switches the disp l ay l anguage on the screen. Select the language from the displayed list.

x DVD MENU (DVD only)

Switches the language of the DVD menu. Select the language from the displayed list.

x AUDIO (DVD only)

Switches the language of the sound track. Select the language from the displayed list.

x SUBTITLE (DVD only)

Switches the language of the subtitle. Select the language from the displayed list.

x TRACK SELECTION (DVD only)

Gives the priority to the sound track which contains the highest number of channels when you play a DVD on which multiple audio formats (PCM, MPEG audio, DTS, or Dolby Digital format) are recorded. The default setting is underlined.

OFF AUTO Priority given.

Notes

• When you set to “AUTO”, the language setting may change. The “TRACK SELECTION” setting has higher priority than the “AUDIO” setting in “LANGUAGE SETUP”.

• If PCM, MPEG audio, DTS, and Dolby Digital sound tracks have the same number of channels, the system selects PCM, DTS, Dolby Digital, and MPEG audio sound tracks in this order.

• Depending on the DVD, the audio channel with priority may be predeter mi ned. In this case, you cannot give priority to the DTS, or Dolby Digita l or MPEG audio format by selecting “AUTO ”.

No priori ty given.

x AUDIO DRC (Dynamic Range Compression)

Narrows the DYNAMIC range of the soundtrack. Us eful for watching movies at low volume late at night. The default setting is underlined.

OFF No compression of DYNAMIC

STANDARD

MAX Narrows the DYNAMIC range

Note

AUDIO DRC only works in Dolby Digital.

range. Reproduces the sound track with

the kind of DYNAMIC range that the recording engineer intended .

fully.

x DATA CD PRIORITY (MP3, JPEG only)

Set priority data you want to play, when you play the data disc (CD-ROM/CD-R/CD-RW) contained MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files. The default setting is underlined.

MP3

JPEG If a JPEG file exists on the disc,

Notes

• When you play a Multi Session dat a CD , the la st session and any sessions linked from the last session are played.

• When you change the setting, re-inse r t the disc .

If an MP3 file exists on the disc, the system recognise s the d is c as an “MP3 Disc”. If only JPEG fi les exist on the disc, the syst em recognises the disc as a “JPEG Disc”.

the system recognises the disc as a “JPEG Disc”. If only MP3 files exist on the disc, the syst em recognises the disc as an “MP3 Disc”.

x JPEG DATE

Change the date information order of a JPEG image in the Cont ro l Menu. The default set ting is underl i ned.

MM/DD/YYYY YYYY/MM/DD DD/MM/YYYY YYYY/DD/MM

YYYY: Year MM: Month DD: Day

Adjusting the angle/image

Changing the angles (DVD only)

When playing a DVD on which vario us angles (multi-angles ) for a scene are reco rded, the “ANGLE” indicator lights up in green on the screen. This means that you can change t he viewing angle. For example, while playing a scene of a train in motion, you can display the view from either the front of the train, the left window of the train or from the right window without having the train’s movement interrupted.

1 Press DVD DISPLAY during play.

The Control Menu a ppears.

2 Press v or V repeatedly to select

“ANGLE”.

The angle number app ears. The number in parentheses indicates the total number of angles. The “ANGLE” indicator lights up in green when angl es ar e reco rd ed o n th e di sc.

3 Press B or ENTER.

The angle number changes to “–”.

4 Select the angle you want using the

number buttons or v/V, then press ENTER.

The angle is change d t o the selected angle.

To turn off the Control Menu

Press DVD DISPLAY.

Note

Depending on the DVD, you may not be able to change the angles even if multi-angles are recorded on the DVD.

Tip

You can select the angle by pressing ANGLE. Each time you press the button, the angle cha nges.

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Adjusting t he TV screen

— SCREEN SETUP

1 Press DVD SETUP in stop mode.

The Setup Display appears.

2 Press v or V repeatedly to select

“SCREEN SETUP”, then press ENTER.

•TV TYPE

• SCREEN SAVER

• BACKGROUND

•LINE

3 Press v or V repeatedly to select an

item, then press ENTER.

4 Press v or V repeatedly to select a

setting, then press ENTER.

x TV TYPE (DVD only)

Select the aspect ratio of the connected TV. The default setting is underlined.

16:9

4:3 LETTER BOX

4:3 PAN SCAN Select this wh en you connect a 4:3

• 16:9

Select this when you connect a wide-screen TV or a TV with a wide mode function.

Select this when yo u connect a 4 :3 screen TV. This setting displays a wide picture with bands displayed on the upper and lower portions of the screen.

screen TV. This setting displays the wide picture on the enti re screen and cuts off the portions that do not fit.

Note

Depending on the DVD, “4:3 LETTER BOX” may be selected automati call y in st ead of “ 4:3 PAN SCAN” or vice versa.

x SCREEN SAVER

Turn on and off the screen sa ver. If you turn on the screen saver, the screen saver image appears when you leav e the player in pause or s top mode for 15 minutes or when you play a CD, Super Audio CD, disc with MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files (except for during Slide show) for more than 15 minutes. The screen saver will help prevent your display device from becoming damaged (ghosting). Press SA-CD/DVD N to turn off the screen saver. The default setting is underlined.

ON Turns on the screen saver. OFF Turns off the screen saver.

x BACKGROUND

Select the background color or picture on the TV screen when th e pl ayback is stopped or w hi le playing a CD. The default setting is underlined.

JACKET PICTURE

GRAPHICS The preset picture stored in the

BLUE The background color is blue. BLACK The background color is black.

The jacket picture (still picture) appears in the background, but only when the jacket picture is already recorded on the disc (CDEXTRA, etc.). If the disc does not contain a jacket picture, the “GRAPHICS” picture appears.

system appears in the background.

• 4:3 LETTER BOX

• 4:3 PAN SCAN

x LINE

Select the out pu t met hod for vi de o si gna ls fr om the T LINE-TV jack on the rear panel of the system. The default setting is underlined.

VIDEO RGB Outputs RGB signals.

Note

If your TV does not accept RGB signals, no picture appears on the TV screen even if you select “RGB ”. Refer to the instructions supplied with your TV.

Outputs video signals.

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