Sony DVP-CX985V User Manual

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4-249-721-12(1)

CD/DVD Player

Operating Inst ructions

For customers in the U.S.A Owner’s Record

The model and serial numbers are located at the rear of the unit. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product.

Model No. DVP-CX985V Serial No.______________

For Customers in Canada

If this product is not working properly, please call 1-877-602-2008 for

Peace of Mind Warranty Replacement service. For other product related questions please contact our Customer Information Service Centre at 1-877-899-7669 or write to us at:

Customer Information Service 115 Gordon Baker Road, Toronto, Ontario, M2H 3R6

DVP-CX985V

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WARNING

Welcome!

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.

CAUTION

The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard.

This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated

within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.

maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.

“dangerous voltage”

This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and

CAUTION

You are cautioned that any change or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment.

WARNING

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

– Reorient or relocate the

receiving antenna.

– Increase the separation

between the equipment and receiver.

– Connect the equipment into an

outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

– Consult the dealer or an

experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Thank you for purchasing this Sony CD/DVD Player. Before operating this player, please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference.

CAUTION

TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT, FULLY INSERT .

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Precautions

On safety

• Ca ution – The use of optical instruments with this p roduct wi ll increase e ye hazard.

• To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not place objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on the app aratus.

• Should any solid object or liquid fall into the cabinet, unplu g the player and have it checked by quali f ie d personnel before operating it any further.

On power sources

• The player is not disconne cted fro m the AC power source as long as it is connected to the wall outlet, even if the player itself has been turned off.

• I f you are not going to use the player for a long time, be sure to disconnect the pla yer from the wall outlet. To disconnect the AC power cord, grasp the plug itself; never pull the cord.

• Should the AC power cord need to be changed, have it done at a qualified service shop only.

On placement

• Place the player in a l oc at ion wi th ade quat e ventilation to prevent heat build-up in the player.

• Do not place the player on a soft surface such as a rug that might block the ventilation holes.

• Do not place the player in a location near heat sources, or in a place subject to direct sunlight, excessive dust, or mechanical shock.

• Do not install the player in an inclined position. It is des i gned to be operated in a horizontal position only.

• Keep the player away fr om eq u ip ment wit h strong magnets , such as microwave ov ens, or large loudsp eakers.

• Do not place heavy objects on t he player.

On operation

• If the player is brought directly from a cold to a warm location, or is placed in a very damp room, moisture may condense on the lenses inside the player. Should this occur, the player may not oper at e pr ope rl y. In thi s

case, remove the disc and leave the player turned on for about half an hour until the moisture evaporates.

• When you move the player, take out any discs. If you do n’t, the disc m ay 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 s pe akers may be damaged when a pe ak l eve l se cti on is pl ay ed.

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 indefinite ly . I f you leave the still video image or on-screen display ima ge displayed on your TV for an extended period of time you risk permanent damage to your te levision screen. Pl asma Display Panel televisions and projection televisions are especi ally suscepti ble to this.

On transporting the player

Before transporting the player , follow the procedure below to return the internal mechanisms to their original positions.

1 Remove all the discs from the disc slots. 2 Press OPEN/CLOSE to close the front

cover. Make sure that “NO DISC” appears on the front panel d is pl ay.

3 Wait for 10 seconds, then press ?/1 to

turn off the player. The player ente rs standby mode.

4 Disconnect the AC power cord.

If you have any questi ons or problems concerning your player, please consult your nearest Sony dealer.

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Table of Contents

WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Welcome!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

About This Manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

This Player Can Play the Following Discs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Notes About the Discs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Index to Parts and Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Guide to the Control Menu Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Hookups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Hooking Up the Player. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Step 1: Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Step 2: Preparing the Remote. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Step 3: Connecting the Video Cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Step 4: Connecting the Audio Cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Step 5: Connecting the Power Cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Step 6: Quick Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Playing Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Inserting Discs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Playing Discs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Resuming Playback Fro m the Poi nt Where You Stopped the Disc

(Resume Play). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Using the DVD’s Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Selecting “ORIGINAL” or “PLAY LIST” on a DVD-RW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Selecting a Playback Area for a Super Audio CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Playing VIDEO CDs With PBC Functions (PBC Playback) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Selecting and Playing an MP3 Audio Track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Various Play Mode Function s (P ro gr am Pl ay, Sh uf fle Play, Repeat Play,

A-B Repeat Play). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Searching for and Managing Discs (Disc Explorer). . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Displaying the Disc Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Filing Discs in the Folder (File Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Labeling Discs and Folders (Edit Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Sorting Discs (Sort Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Searching for a Scene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Searching for a Particular Poin t on a Dis c (S ear ch, Scan, Slow-motion Play,

Freeze Frame). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Searching for a Title/Chapter/Track/Scene, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Searching by Scene (PICTURE NAVIGATION) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Viewing Information About the Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Checking the Playing Time and Remaining Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Checking the Play Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

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Sound Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Changing the Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

SURROUND Mode Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Enjoying Mo vies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Changing the Angles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Displaying the Subtitles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Adjusting the Picture Quality (BNR). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Adjusting the Playback Picture (CUSTOM PICTURE MODE). . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Enhancing the Playback Picture (DIGITAL VIDEO ENHANCER) . . . . . . . . . 77

Using Various Additional Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Locking Discs (CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL,

PARENTAL CONTROL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Controlling Your TV or AV Amplifier (Receiver) With the

Supplied Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Settings and Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Using the Setup Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Setting the Display or Sound Tra ck Language (LANGUAGE SETUP) . . . . . 86

Settings for the Display (SCREEN SETUP). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Custom Settings (CUSTOM SETUP). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Settings for the Sound (AUDIO SETUP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Settings for the Speakers (SPEAKER SETUP)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Self-diagnosis Functio n (W hen letters/numbers appear in the display). . . . . 97

Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Language Code List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

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About This Manual

This Player Can Play the

• Instructions in this manual describe the controls on the remote. You can also use the controls on the player if they hav e the same or similar names as those on the remote.

• “ DVD” may be used as a general term for DVD VIDEOs, DVD-Rs, DVD-RWs, DVD+Rs, and DVD+RWs.

• Th e meaning of the icons used in this manual is described below:

Icons Meanings

Functions available for DVD VIDEOs or DVD-Rs/DVDRWs in video mode or DVD+Rs/DVD+RWs

Functions available for DVDRWs 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

Functions are available for Super Audio CDs

Functions available for DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CDRWs containing MP3* audio tracks)

Functions available for music CDs or CD-Rs/CD-RWs in music CD format

* MP3 (MPEG1 Audio Layer 3) is a standard

format defined by ISO (International St an da rd s Organization)/MPEG which compresses audio data.

Following Discs

Format of discs

DVD VIDEO (page 98)

DVD-RW (page 98)

Super Audio CD (page 98)

VIDEO CD

Music CD

“DVD VIDEO” and “DVD-RW” are trademarks.

Region code

Your player has a region code printed on th e back of the unit and will only play DVD VIDEOs (playback only) labeled with identical region codes. This system is used to protect copyrights.

DVD VIDEOs labeled will also play on this player.

If you try to play any other DVD VIDEO, the message “Playback prohibited by are a limitations.” will appear on the TV screen. Depending on the DVD VIDEO, no region code indication may be labeled even though playing the DVD VIDEO is prohibited by area restrictions.

ALL

Region code

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Example of discs that the player cannot play

The player cannot play the following dis cs :

• All CD-ROMs (including PHOTO CD s)/ CD-Rs/CD-RWs other than those recorded in the following formats: –music CD format –video CD format –MP3 format that co nforms to ISO9660 *

Level 1/Level 2, or its extended format, Joliet

• Data part of CD-Extras

• DVD-ROMs

• DVD Audios

* A logical format of files and folder s on CD-

ROMs defined by ISO (Internationa l Stan da rd s Organization).

Also, the player cannot play the following discs:

• A DVD VIDEO with a different region code.

• A disc recorded in a color system other than NTSC, such as PAL or SECAM (this player conforms to the NTSC color system).

• A disc that has a no n- st andard shape (e.g., card, heart).

• A disc with paper or stickers on it.

• A disc that has the ad hesive of cellophane tape or a sticker still left on it.

Notes

• Note 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 recordin g qua li t y or physical condition of the disc, or the characteristics of the recording device and authoring software. Also, images in DVD-RWs with CPRM* protection may not be played if they contain a copy protection sign al. “ Cop yr ight lock” appe ars 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 played. * CPRM (Content Protection for Recordable

Media) is a coding technology that protects copyright for images.

• Music discs encoded with cop yright prote ction technologies

This product is designed to playback discs that conform to the Compact Disc (CD) standard. Recently, various music dis cs encode d wit h 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 play er pla y s DVDs and VIDEO CDs according to the disc contents the software producers desi gned, some playback features may not be available. Also, refer to the instructions supplied with the DVDs or VIDEO CDs.

Copyrights

This product incorporates copyrigh t protection techn ol ogy that is protected by U.S. patents and oth er in te llectual property rights. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision, an d is in te nded for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision. Reverse engineer i ng or disassembly is prohibited.

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Notes About the Di sc s

• To keep the disc cle an, handl e the dis c by its edge. Do not touch the surface.

• Do not expose the disc to direct sunlight or heat sources such as hot air ducts, or leave it in a car parked in dir ect sunlight as th e temperature ma y rise considerably ins i de the car.

• After playing, store the disc in its case.

To ensure stable operation

• I f the front cover automatically opens and “C32” appears in the front panel disp l ay (page 97), it may be because burrs remain on the outer edge of the disc, particularl y CDs. In order to ensure stable operation, remove the burrs by rubbing the edge of the disc with the side of a pen or pencil. Check the discs in the two slots to the left and right of the center slot, in cl uding the center slo t.

Burrs

Pen or pencil

• Clean the disc with a cl eaning cloth. Wipe the disc from the center out.

• Do not use solvents such as benzine, thinner, commercially available cleaners, or anti-static spray intended for vinyl LPs.

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Index to Parts an d Controls

For more information, see the pages in parentheses.

Front panel

A [/1 (on/standby) button (32) B PROGRESSIVE indicator (87)

Lights up when the player ou tputs progressive signals.

C SAC D (S uper Audio CD) indicator

Lights up when:

—playing a Super Audio CD. — no disc is inserted.

D MULTI CHANNEL indicator

Lights up when: —Playing a track or chapter that

contains three or mo r e aud io s ignal channels.

—no disc is inserted.

E Front panel display (10) F Front cover (32) G OPEN/CLOSE button (32) H A DISC EJECT button (33) I H (play) button (33) J X (pause) button (34) K x (stop) button (34) L +100 button (34) M DISC CHANGE button/indicator (32)

(33) (34) (50)

N DIRECT SEARCH button/indicator

(34)

O .–/>+/ENTER (previous/next/

enter) dial (34)

O RETURN button (35)

P Q C/X/x/c/ENTER buttons (37) R DISPLAY button (14) S TOP MENU button (37) T M ENU button (37) U PICTURE MODE button (75) V SURROUND button (69) W ONE/ALL DISCS button (43) X FOLDER button (49) Y LOAD bu tton (49) Z (remote sensor) (17)

wj KEYBOARD jack (55) wk FL OFF button/indicator (10) wl TIME/TEXT button (64)

c continued

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Front panel display

When playing back a DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW

All discs mode (43)

Disc type

Playing status

Current play mode (43)

Lights up when you can change the angle (73)

Current disc

Current title and chapter (65)

Current audio signal (68)

Playing time (65)

When playing back a VIDEO CD with Pl ayback Control (PBC) (40)

Disc type

Current scene (65)

Playing status

All discs mode (43)

Current play mode (43)

Current disc

Playing time (65)

When playing back a CD, Super audio CD, DATA CD (MP3 audio), or VIDEO CD (without PBC)

Lights up when playing the mult i-channel

Disc type (“SACD” lights up during HD playback)

All discs mode (43)

Playing status Current disc

playback area on Super Audio CDs (39)

Current play mode (43)

Lights up when playing MP3 audio tracks (41)

Current index (CD, Super Audio CD, VIDEO CD) or track (DATA CD) (65)

Current track (CD, Super Audio CD, VIDEO CD) or album (DATA CD) (65)

Playing time (65)

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To turn off the front panel display

Press FL OFF on the player. The front panel display turns off, and the FL OFF indicator on the player lights up.

z Hint

You can adjust the lighting of the front pane l display by setting “DIMMER” in “ CUS TOM SETUP” (page 89).

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Rear panel

A DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack (24)

(25) (26)

B DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) jack (24)

(25) (26)

C 5.1CH OUTPUT jacks (26) D LINE OUT AUDIO L/R 1/2 jacks (23)

(24) (25)

E LINE OUT VIDEO 1/2 jacks (19)

F S VIDEO OUT 1/2 jacks (19) G COMPONENT VIDEO OUT (Y, P

B, PR/CR) jacks (19)

H COMPONENT VIDEO OUT/SCAN

SELECT switch (87)

I COMMAND MODE switch (18)

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Remote

L c / C SEARCH/STEP

buttons (59)

M H PLAY button (33)

The H button has a tactile dot.*

N X PAUSE button (34) O C/X/x/c bu ttons (37) P DISPLAY/FILE button (14)(52) Q TOP MENU/EDIT button (37)(54) R [/1 (on/ standby) button (32) S VOL (volume) +/– buttons (82)

The + button has a tactile dot.*

T TV/VIDEO/DISC SKIP + button

(34)(82)

U ENTER button (82) V WIDE MODE/DISC SKIP – button

(34)(82)

W FOLDER button (49) X PICTURE MEMORY button (51) Y ANGLE button (73) Z TIME/TEXT button (64)

wj SACD/CD (Super Audio CD/CD)

button (39)

wk SACD MULTI/2CH (Super Audio CD

multi/2 channel) button (39)

wl INSTANT SEARCH bu tton (34) e; INSTANT REPLAY button (34) ea m/M SCAN/SLOW

buttons (59)

es x ST OP button (34) ed ENTER button (37) ef O RETURN button (35) (40) (50) eg MENU/SORT button (37) (41) (57)

A TV/DISC EXPLORER/DVD switch

(50)(82)

B OPEN/CLOSE button (34) C Number buttons (37)

The number 5 button has a tactile dot.*

D CLEAR button (44) E SUR (surround) button (69) F PICTURE MODE button (75) G SUBTITLE button (73) H AUDIO button (68) I PICTURE NAVI (picture navigation)

button (62)

J REPE AT button (46) K ./> PREV/NEXT (previous/

next) buttons (34)

* Use the tactile dot as a referen ce whe n operating

the player.

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Guide to the Cont rol Menu Display

Use the Control Menu to select a function and to view related information. After sliding the TV/ DISC EXPLORER/DVD switch to DVD, press DISPLAY/FILE repeatedly to turn on or change the Control Menu display as follows:

Control Menu di splay 1

Control Menu display 2 (DVD/VIDEO CD/Super Audio CD/CD only)

ADVANCED display (DVD only, see page 66)

Control Menu di splay off

z Hint

You can skip the ADVANCED display by setting “OFF” under “ADVANCED” in the Control Menu (page

66).

Control Menu

The Control Menu display 1 and 2 will show di fferent items depend i ng on the disc type. For details, see the pages in parentheses.

Example: Control Menu display 1 when playing a DVD VIDEO

Control Menu items

Selected item

Function name of selected Control Menu item

Operation message***

Currently playing disc number

Currently playing title number*

Currently playing chapter number**

Selected folder

1 2 3 1 2 ( 2 7 1 8 ( 3 4 T

OFF OFF 1: ENGLISH 2: FRENCH 3: SPANISH

SUBTITLE Select: Cancel:

ALL

) )

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

ENTER RETURN

Playback status (N Playb ack, X Pause, x Stop, et c.)

PLAY DVD

Type of disc being

played back Total number of titles* Total number of chapters Playing time

Current setting Options

* Displays the scene number for VIDEO CDs (PBC is on), track number for VIDEO CDs/Super Audio

CDs/

** Displays the index number for VIDEO CD s/

CDs, album number for DATA CDs.

DATA CDs.

*** Displays the DIS C ME MO or CD Te xt whe n the disc co nta ins title information.

Super Audio CDs/CDs, MP3 audio track number for

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List of Control Menu items

Item Item Name, Function, Relevant Disc Type

DISC (page 60)

Selects the disc to be played.

TITLE (page 60)/SCENE (page 60)/TRACK (page 60)

Selects the title, scene, or track to be played.

CHAPTER (page 60)/INDEX (page 60)

Selects the chapter or index to be played.

ALBUM (page 60)

Selects the al bum to be played.

TRACK (page 60)

Selects the track to be played.

INDEX (page 60)

Selects the in dex to be played.

ORIGINAL/PLAY LIST (page 38)

Selects the type of titles (DVD-RW) to be played, the ORIGINAL one, or an edited PLAY LIST.

TIME/MEMO (page 60)

Checks the elapsed time and the remaining playback time. Use to input the time code when searching for a scene or music. Displays the Disc Memo you ent ere d in the edi t m ode of th e D i sc Explorer function (page 65).

TIME/TEXT (page 60)

Checks the elapsed time and the remaining playback time. Use to input the time code when searching for a scene or music. Displays the DVD/

Super Audio CD/CD text or the DATA CD’s track name (page 65).

MULTI/2CH (page 39)

Selects the playback area on Super Audio CDs when available.

AUDIO (page 68)

Changes the audio setting.

SUBTITLE (page 73)

Displays the subtitles. Changes the subtitle language.

ANGLE (page 73)

Changes the angl e.

SURROUND (page 69)

Selects the surround functions.

ADVANCED (page 66)

Displays the information (bit rat e or layer) of the disc currently playi ng.

PARENTAL CONTROL (page 78)

Set to prohibit playback on this player.

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SETUP (page 85)

QUICK Setup Use Quick Setup to choose the desired la nguage of the on-screen display, the aspect ratio of the TV, and the audio output signal, and the size of the speakers you are using. CUSTOM Setup In addition to the Quick Setup set ting, you can adjust various other se ttings. RESET Returns t h e settings in “ S ETUP” to the de f ault setting.

ALL DISCS/ONE DISC (page 43)

Selects All Discs or One Disc mode.

PROGRAM (page 44)

Selects the disc, title, chapter, or track to pla y in the order you want.

SHUFFLE (page 46)

Plays the disc, title, chapter, or track in random order.

REPEAT (page 46)

Plays the entire disc (all titles/all tracks/all albums) repeatedly or one title/chapter/ track/album repeatedly.

A-B REPEAT (page 47)

Specifies the parts you want to pl ay repeatedly.

BNR (page 74)

Adjusts the picture quality by reducing the “block nois e” or mosaic lik e patt er ns that appear on your TV screen.

CUSTOM PICTURE MODE (page 75)

Adjusts the vide o signal from the player. You can select the pi ct ure quality that best suits the prog ram you are watching.

DIGITAL VIDEO ENHANCER (page 77)

Exaggerates the outline of the image to produc e a sharper pictur e.

PICTURE NAVIGATION (page 62)

Divides the screen into 9 subscreens to help you find the scene you want quickly.

z Hint

The Control Menu icon indicator li ghts up in green when you select any item except “OFF.” (“SURROUND,” “PROGRAM,” “SHUFFLE,” “REPEAT,” “A-B REPEAT,” “BNR,” and “DIGITAL VIDEO ENHANCER” only). The “ANGLE” indicator lights up in green only when the angles can be changed. The “CUSTOM PICTURE MODE” indicator lights up in green when any setting other than “STANDARD” is selected.

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Hooking Up the Player

Follow steps 1 to 6 to hook up and adjust the settings of the player.

Notes

• Plug cords sec ur ely to pr e vent unwanted noise.

• Refer to the instructions supplied with the components to be connected.

• You cannot conn ect this player to a TV that does not have a video input ja ck.

• Be sur e to disconne ct the power of each component before co n necting.

Step 1: Unpacking

Check that you have the followi ng items:

• Au dio/video cord (pinplug × 3 y pinplug × 3) (1)

• Remote commander (remote) (1 )

• Size AA (R6) batteries (2)

Step 2: Preparing the Remote

You can control the player using the supplied remote. Insert two Size AA (R6) batteries by matching the 3 and # ends on the batteries to the markings inside the compartment. When using the remote, point it at the remote sensor on the player.

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Notes

• Do not leave the remote in an extremely hot or humid place.

• Do not drop any fore ign obj ect into the remote casing, particular ly whe n r ep la cing the ba tteries.

• Do not expose the remote sensor to direct sunlight or lighting apparatus. Doing so may cause a malfunction.

• If you do not use the remote for an extended period of time, remove the batteries to avoid possible damage from battery leakage and corrosion.

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When you have more than one Sony DVD player

If the supplied remote inte rfe re s with your other Sony DVD player, set the c ommand mode fo r this player and the supplied remote to one that differs from the other Sony DVD player. The default command mode setting for this player and the supplied remote is DVD1.

1 Slide the COMMAN D MODE swit ch o n the remot e to sele ct the comm and mode (DVD

1, DVD 2, or DVD 3) so that the setting for the remote differs from the other DVD players.

For example, if other DVD players respond to the default command mode setting for the supplied remote (DVD 1), set the remote to DVD 2 or DVD 3.

2 Slide the COMMAND MODE switch on the rear of the player so it matches that of the

supplied remote.

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Step 3: Connecting the Video Cords

Connect th is player to your TV moni tor, pr ojector, or AV ampl ifier ( receive r) using a video cord. Select one of the patter ns A through C, according to the inp ut jack on yo ur TV moni tor, projector, or AV am plifier (receiver). In order to view progressive signal pi ctures with a compatible TV, projector, or monitor, you must use pattern C.

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(yellow)

TV, projector or AV amplifier (receiver)

to LINE OUT VIDEO 1 or 2

CD/DVD player

Audio/video cord (supplied)

(yellow)

(green) (blue)

(red)

TV, projecto r or AV amplifier (receiver)

to COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

(green)

Component video cord (not supplied)

(blue)

(red)

l : Signal flow

to S VIDEO OUT 1 or 2

S VIDEO cord (not supplied)

TV, projector or AV amplifier (receiver)

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A If you are connecting to a video input jack

Connect the yellow plug of the audio/v ideo cord (supplied) to the yellow (video) jacks. You will enjoy standard quality images.

Yellow (Video) White (L) Red (R)

Use the red and whit e plugs to connect to the audio input jacks (p age 23). (Do this if you are connecting to a TV only.)

B If you are connecting to an S VIDEO input jack

Connect an S VIDEO cord (not supplied). You will enjoy high quality images.

C If you are connecting to a monitor, projector, or AV amplifier (receiver) having component video input jacks (Y/P

Connect the component via the COMPO N E N T VIDEO OUT jacks usi ng a component video cord (not suppl ie d) or three video cords (not supplied) of th e same kind and length. You will enjoy accurate color reproduction and high quality images. If your TV accepts progressive 480p format signals, you must use this connec tion and set “COMPONENT OUT” in “SCREEN SETUP” to “PROGRESSIVE” (page 87).

Green Blue Red

To change the aspe ct ratio for the connect ed TV

Depending on the disc an d the TV type (standard 4:3 screen TV o r w i d e screen TV), the image may not fit the TV screen. If this happens, change the aspect ratio (page 87).

B/PR)

Green Blue Red

Notes

• Connect the player directly to the TV. If you pass the player signals via the VCR, you may not receive a clear image on the TV screen.

VCR

CD/DVD player

Connect directly

• Consumers should note that not all high definition television sets are fully compatible with this product and may cause artifacts to be displaye d in the picture. In case of 480 progressive scan pictu re pr oblems, it is recommended that the user switch the connection to the ‘standard definition’ output. If there are questions regarding our TV set compatibility with this model 480p DVD player, please contact our customer service center.

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Step 4: Connecting the Audio Cords

Refer to the chart bel ow to select th e connectio n that be st suits your syst em. Be sure to also rea d the instructions for the components you wish to connect.

Select a connection

Select one of the foll ow i ng connections, through .

Components to be connected Connection Your setup (example)

• Surround effects: TVS DYNAMIC (page 70), TVS WIDE (page 70)

A D

(page 23)

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Stereo amplifier (receiver)

• Surround effects: TVS STANDARD (page 70)

MD deck/DAT deck

• Surround effects: None

AV amplifier (receiver ) having a Dolby* Surround (Pro Logic) decoder and 3 to 6 speakers

• Surround effects: D olb y Surround (Pro Logic) (page 91)

AV amplifier (r eceiver ) with 5 .1 ch i nput jack s and 4 to 6 speakers

• Surround effects:

– Dolby Digital (5.1 ch) (page 98) – DTS (5.1 ch) (page 98) – Super Audio CD Multi channel ( pag e 98)

AV amplifier (receiver) with digital input jacks having a Dolby or DTS** decoder and 6 speakers

• Surround effects:

– Dolby Digital (5.1 ch) (page 98) – DTS (5.1 ch) (page 98)

and two speakers

(page 24)

(page 25)

(page 26)

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z Hint

If you have an AV amplifier that conforms to the 96 kHz sampling frequency, use connection .

* Manufactured under license fr om Dol by

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

**“DTS” and “DTS Digital Surround” are

registered trademarks of Digital Theat er Systems, Inc.

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Connecting to your TV

This connection w i ll use your TV’s spea ker s for sound.

CD/DVD player

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(white)

(red)

(yellow)*

to LINE OUT AUDIO L/R 1 or 2

l : Signal flow

* The yellow plug is used for video signals

(page 19).

z Hint

When connecting to a monaural TV, use a stereomono conversion cord (not supp li ed). Connect the LINE OUT AUDIO L/R 1 or 2 jacks to the TV’s audio input jack.

Audio/video cord (supplied)

(white)

(red)

(yellow)

to audio input

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Connecting to a stereo amp lifier (rece iver) and 2 speakers/Co nnecting to

an MD deck or DAT deck

If the stereo amplifier (receiver) has audio input j ac ks L and R only, use . If the amplifier (receiver) has a digital input jack, or when connecting to an MD deck or DAT deck, use . In this case, you can also connect the player directly to the MD deck or DAT deck without using your stereo amplifier (receiver).

CD/DVD player

B-1

B-2

to DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL or OPTICAL)

Coaxial digital cord (not supplied)

to coaxial or optical digital input

[Speakers]

Front (L)

Front (R)

: Signal flow

Optical digital cord (not supplied) Remove jack cap before connecting

Stereo amplifier (receiver)

Stereo audio cord (not supplied)

(white)

MD deck/DAT deck

(white)

(red)

to LINE OUT AUDIO L/R 1 or 2

(red)

to audio input

z Hint

To realize better surround sound effects, make sure that your listening position is in betw ee n your speakers.

Note

Super Audio CD audio signals are not output from the digital jack .

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Connecting to an AV amplifier (receiver) having a Dolby Sur round (Pro

Logic) decoder and 3 to 6 speakers

You can enjoy the Dolby Surround effects only when playing Dolby Surround audio or multichannel audio (D ol by D igital) discs. If your amplifier (receiver) has L and R audio input jacks onl y, use . If your ampl i fi er (receiver) has a di gital input jack, use .

CD/DVD player

C-2

C-1

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to DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL or OPTICAL)

Coaxial digital cord (not suppli e d)

to coaxial or optical digital input

[Speakers]

Rear (L)

l: Signal flow

Rear (R)

Subwoofer

Optical digital cord (not supplied) Remove jack cap before connecting

Amplifier (receiver) with Dolby Surround decoder

Center

Stereo audio cord (not supplied)

(white)

(red)

to LINE OUT AUDIO L/R 1 or 2

(red)

to audio input

[Speakers]

Front (L)

Rear (mono)

Front (R)

z Hint

For correct speaker location, refer to the operating instructions of the amplifier (receiver).

Notes

• When conn ecting 6 speakers, replace the monaural rear speaker with a center speaker, 2 rear speakers and a subwoofer.

• Super Audio CD audio signals are not output from the digital jack.

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Connecting to a n AV amplifie r (re ceiver) with 5 .1 ch inpu t ja cks and /or a

digital input jack and 4 to 6 speakers

If your AV ampli fier (receiver) has 5. 1 channel inputs, use . If you want to u se t he Do lb y Di gi tal , o r DTS d ec ode r fu nc tio n on y our AV a mpli fi er (r ecei ve r), connect to its digital jack using . With th e following connecti ons, you can enjoy a more

D-2

realistic audio presence in the comfort of your own home.

CD/DVD player

D-1

Coaxial digital cord (not supplied)

to coaxial or optical digital input

[Speakers]

to DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL or OPTICAL)

Optical digital cord (not supplied) Remove jack cap before connecting

Stereo audio cord (not supplied)

AV amplifier (receiver) ha v i ng

5.1ch inputs or/and a decoder

to 5.1CH

OUTPUT

Monaural audio cord (not supplied)

to audio input

[Speakers]

Center

l: Signal flow

Subwoofer

Front (L)

Rear (L)

Front (R)

Rear (R)

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: Connecting to the 5.1ch input jacks

D-1

You can enjoy 5.1c h surround sound using the inter n al Dolby Digital, DTS, or Supe r Audio CD Multi decoder of this player. (when 6 speakers are connected, set “SURROUND” to “OFF.”) You can also enjoy Dolby Surround (Pro Logic) sound, or surround sounds using various “SURROUND” modes (page 69).

D-2

: Connecting to a digital jack

This connection will allow you to use the Dolby Digital, or D T S decoder function of your AV amplifier (receiver). You are not able to enjoy the surround sound effects of this player.

z Hints

• For correct speaker placement, refer to the instructions of the connected components.

• To enhance the so und pe rfo rm a nc e:

– Use high-performance speaker s. – Use front, rear, and center speakers of the same

size and performance .

– Place the subwoofer between the left and right

front speakers.

• Use connection whe n con nect ing to 7 or more speakers (6.1ch or more).

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Notes

For connection

• After you have completed the connection, be sure to set “DOLBY DIGITAL” to “DOLBY DIGITAL” and “DTS” to “DTS” in Quick Setup (page 28).

• When you connect an amplifier (receiver) that conforms to the 96kHz sampling freq ue nc y, set “48kHz/96kHz PCM” in “AUDIO SETUP” to “96kHz/24bit” (page 91).

• Super Audio CD audio signals are not output from the digital jack.

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Step 5: Connecting the Power Cord

Plug the power cord s of the player and TV into an AC outlet.

Step 6: Quick Setu p

Follow the steps below to make the minimum number o f basic adju stmen ts for using the pl ayer. To skip an adjustment, press >. To return to the previous adjustment, press ..

[/1

./>

X/x

1 Turn on the TV. 2 Press [/1. 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 t he screen. If this message does not appear, select “QUICK” under “SETUP” in the Control Menu to run Quick Setup (page 86).

4 Press ENTER before inserting a

disc.

The Setup Display f or sel ec ti ng the language used in th e on-screen display appears.

ENTER

LANGUAGE SETUP

OSD: MENU: AUDIO: SUBTITLE:

ENGLISH ENGLISH

FRENCH

SPANISH

PORTUGUESE

5 Press X/x to select a language.

The player uses th e l anguage selected here to display the menu and subtitles as well.

6 Press ENTER.

The Setup Display for selecting the aspect ratio of the TV to be connected appears.

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SCREEN SETUP

TV TYPE: SCREEN SAVER: BACKGROUND: COMPONENT OUT: 4:3 OUTPUT:

4:3 LETTER BOX 4:3 LETTER BOX

4:3 PAN SCAN

16:9

FULL

Is this player connected to an amplifier (receiver) ? Select the type of jack you are using.

YES

LINE OUTPUT L/R (AUDIO) DIGITAL OUTPUT DIGITAL & 5.1CH OUTPUT

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7 Press X/x to select the setting that

matches your TV type.

◆ If you have a 4:3 standard TV

• 4:3 LETTER BOX or 4:3 PAN SCAN (page 87)

◆ If you have a wide-screen TV or a 4:3

standard TV with a wide- screen mode

• 16:9 (page 8 7)

8 Press ENTER.

The Setup Display for selecting the type of video signal appears.

SCREEN SETUP

TV TYPE: SCREEN SAVER: BACKGROUND: COMPONENT OUT:

4:3 OUTPUT:

4:3 LETTER BOX

JACKET PICTURE

PROGRESSIVE

INTERLACE INTERLACE

9 Press X/x to select the type of

signals you wish to output to your TV.

Select “PROGRESSIVE” only if you have made video connection C (page 19) and wish to view progressive video signals.

◆ Interlace format TV (standard TV)

• INTERLACE (page 87)

◆ Progressive format TV

PROGRESSIVE

•

(page 87)

10Press ENTER.

The Setup Display for selecting the type of jack used to connect your amplifier (receiver) appears.

11Press X/x 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 yo u selected on pages 23 to 26 ( through ).

• If you connect just a TV and nothing else, select “NO.” Quick Setup is finished and connections are complete.

B-1 C-1

• Select “LINE OUTPUT L/R (AUDIO).” Quick Setup is finished and connections are co m plete.

B-2 C-2

• Select “DIGITAL OUTPUT.” The Setup Display for “DOLBY DI GITAL” appears.

or both and

D-1 D-1

• Select “DIGITAL&5.1CH OUTPUT.” The display for “DOLBY DIGITAL” appears.

D-2

12Press X/x to select the type of

Dolby Digital signal you wish to send to your amplifier (receiver).

Choose the signal that matches the audio connection yo u selected on pages 24 to 26 ( throug h ).

B D

AUDIO SETUP

AUDIO ATT: AUDIO DRC: AUDIO FILTER: SHARP DOWNMIX: DIGITAL OUT:

DOLBY DIGITAL: DTS: 48kHz/96kHz PCM:

B-2 C-2

DOLBY SURROUND

DOLBY DIGITAL

• D-PCM (page 91)

OFF

STANDARD

ON D-PCM D-PCM

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ENTER

• DOLBY DIGITAL (only if the amplifier (receiver) has a Dolby Digital decoder) (page 91)

13Press ENTER.

“DTS” is selected.

AUDIO SETUP

AUDIO ATT: AUDIO DRC: AUDIO FILTER: SHARP DOWNMIX: DIGITAL OUT:

DOLBY DIGITAL: DTS: 48kHz/96kHz PCM:

DOLBY SURROUND

OFF

STANDARD

ON D-PCM D-PCM D-PCM

DTS

14Press X/x to select the type of

DTS signal sent to your amplifier (receiver).

Choose the item that matches the audio connection you selected on pages 24 to 26 ( through ).

B D

B-2 C-2

• D-PCM (page 91)

D-2

• DTS (only if the amplifier (receiver) has a DTS decoder) (page 91)

17Press ENTER.

“REAR” is selected.

SPEAKER SETUP

SIZE: DISTANCE:

BALANCE: LEVEL

TEST TONE:

FRONT: CENTER: REAR: SUBWOOFER:

OFF

LARGE(REAR) LARGE(REAR)

LARGE LARGE

LARGE(SIDE)

18Press X/x to select the size of the

rear spea kers.

If no rear speaker is connected, s elect “NONE.”

19Press ENTER.

“SUBWOOFER” is selected.

SPEAKER SETUP

SIZE: DISTANCE: BALANCE: LEVEL: TEST TONE:

FRONT: CENTER: REAR: SUBWOOFER:

To set, press , then .

OFF

ENTER

LARGE LARGE

LARGE(REAR

YES YES

NONE

)

15Press ENTER.

◆ When “DIGITAL OUT” is selected in

step 11

• Quick Setup is finished and connections are complete.

◆ When “DIGITAL & 5.1CH OUTPUT” is

selected in step 11

• The Setup Display for “SPEAKER SETUP” appears.

16Press X/x to select the size of the

center speaker.

If no center speaker is connected, select “NONE” (page 92).

SPEAKER SETUP

SIZE: DISTANCE: BALANCE:

LEVEL: TEST TONE:

FRONT: CENTER: REAR: SUBWOOFER:

OFF

LARGE LARGE

LARGE

SMALL

NONE

20Press X/x to select whether or

not you have connected a subwoofer.

21Press ENTER.

Quick Setup is finished. All connections and setup operations are complete.

Enjoying the surround sound effects

To enjoy the sur round sound effects of this player or your am pl ifier (receiver), set the following items as described below for the audio connec tion y ou se lect ed on pa ges 2 4 to 26 ( through ). Each of these is the

B D

default setting and does not need to be adjusted when you f ir s t connect the player. See page 85 for using the Setup Display.

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Audio connection (pages 23 to 26)

• No additional settings ar e needed.

C-1

B-1

• Set “DOWNMIX” to “DOLBY SURROUND” (page 91).

B-2 C-2 D-2

• Set “DOWNMIX” to “DOLBY SURROUND” (page 91).

• Set “DIGITAL OUT” to “ON” (page 91).

D-1

• Set “DISTANCE,” “BALANCE,” and “LEVEL” according to the connected speakers (page 92).

z Hints

• For connections If the sound distorts even when the volu me is turned down, set “AUDIO ATT” to “ON” (page 90).

• For connections Set “48kHz/96kHz PCM” to “96kHZ/24bit” only if you connect an amplifier (receiver) that conforms to the 96 kHz sampling frequency (page 91).

B-1 C-1 D-1

B-2 C-2 D-2

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Playing Discs

Inserting Discs

You can insert up to 400 dis cs into this p layer.

[/1

Front cover

.–/>+ /ENTER dial

OPEN/CLOSE

+100

DISC CHANGE

1 Press [/1.

The player turns on.

2 Press OPEN/CLOSE.

The front cover opens.

3 Press DISC CHANGE.

The DISC CHANGE indicator lights up.

4 While checking the disc slot number

indicated on the front panel display or by the slot, turn the .–/>+/ ENTER dial until you find the dis c slo t where you want to ins ert a disc.

inserted the disc into each slot at a right angle to the ro ta ry t ab le. If the d is c i s no t put in straight, it may damage the player or the disc.

With the playback side facing left

6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 t o insert more

discs.

7 Press OPEN/CLOSE.

The front cover closes. The rotary table turns and the disc slot selected in step 4 is set to the playing position.

z Hint

In step 4, you can select a disc slot number by skipping 10 slots. After sliding the TV/DI S C EXPLORER/DVD switch to DISC EXPLORER or DVD, press DISC SKIP +/– on the remote. 10 disc slots before or after the current disc slot number will be skipped. To skip 100 slots, press +100 on the player.

Notes

• Do not turn the tu rn ta ble by ha nd.

• Do not reach inside of the turntable compartment. Always follow the correct steps for inserting and removing discs.

• When transporting the player, remove all discs from the player. Failure to remove the discs may cause damage to the player.

• When closing the front cover, be careful not to let anything get caught between the door and the player.

5 Insert a disc.

Gently place t he di sc all t he w ay int o th e slot and do not release the disc until it is completely seated. Make sure you have

Disc slot number

Disc slo t at the loading position

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To remove discs

A DISC EJECT

[/1

.–/>+/ENTER dial

OPEN/ CLOSE

DISC CHANGE

1 Press OPEN/CLOSE. 2 Press DISC CHANGE. 3 While checking the disc slot number

indicated on the front panel display or by the slot, turn the .–/>+/ENTER dial until you find the disc you want to remove.

4 Press A DISC EJECT.

The loading guide ris es so that you can remove the disc easily.

Loading guide

A DISC EJECT

Playing Discs

Depending on the disc, some operations may be different or restricted. Refer to the operating instructions supplied with your disc.

[/1

.–/>+/ENTER dial DISC CHANGE

[/1

Playing Discs

5 Remove the disc. 6 Repeat steps 3 to 5 to remove other discs. 7 Press OPEN/CLOSE.

The front cover closes.

z Hint

You can remove the current disc by dire ctly pressing A DISC EJECT on the player.

1 Turn on your TV. 2 Press [/1.

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 a ppropri ate ch annel s o that yo u can hear sound fr om the player.

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4 Press H.

The player starts pl aying the selected disc. 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 37. For VIDEO CDs, see page 40.

To change the disc

Press DISC CHANGE to turn the indicator on. Then turn the .–/>+/ENTER dial until the desired di sc number appears on the front panel display. Press the .–/>+/ENTER dial to start playback.

Additional operations

A DISC EJECT

OPEN/CLOSE

DISC CHANGE

.–/>+/ENTER dial

DIRECT SEARCH

+100

To turn off the player

Press [/1. The player enters standby mode.

z Hints

• You can h av e the player turn off auto ma tically whenever you leave it in sto p mode for mo re than 30 minutes. To turn on this function, set “AUTO POWER OFF” in “CUSTOM SETUP” to “ON” (page 89).

• For details on th e ty pe s of M P3 audio tracks that you can play on this player, or on their playba c k order, see “Selecting and Playing an MP3 Audi o Track” on page 41.

• You can select to play a disc from a list of all the discs inserted in the pl aye r . For details, see “Displaying the Disc Informati o n” (page 49).

Note

Super Audio CD audio signals are not output from the digital output jack.

OPEN/ CLOSE

DISC SKIP

+/– INSTANT REPLAY

./>

To Operation

Select a disc On the player:

Press DISC CHANGE to turn the i nd icator on. Then turn the .–/>+/ENTER dial until the desired disc number appears on the front panel display. Press the .–/ >+/ENTER dial to start playback.

On the remote:

Press DISC SKIP+/– until the desired disc number appears in the front panel display.

INSTANT

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To Operation

Skip disc slots O n the player:

Stop Press x. Pause Press X. Resume play after

pause Go to the next chapter,

track, or scene in continuous play mode

Go back to the previous chapter, track, or scene in continuous play mode

Stop play and remove the disc

Replay the previous scene*

Briefly fast forward the current scen e**

* DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW/DVD-R only ** DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW/DVD-R/DVD+RW

only

z Hints

• The Instant Re pla y f unc tion is useful when you want to review a scene or dialog that you missed.

• The Instant Searc h f unc tion is useful when you want to pass over a scene that you don’t want to watch.

To skip 100 disc slots ahead, press +100. Press ENTER to start playback.

On the remote:

After sliding the TV/ DISC EXPLORER/ DVD switch to DISC EXPLORER or DVD, press DISC SKIP +/– .

Press X or H.

On the player:

Press DIRECT SEARCH to turn the indicator on. Then turn the .–/>+/ ENTER dial clockwise.

On the remote:

Press >.

On the player:

Press DIRECT SEARCH to turn the indicator on. Then turn the .–/>+/ ENTER dial counterclockwise.

On the remote:

Press .twice.

On the player:

Press A DISC EJECT.

On the remote:

Press OPEN/CLOSE. Press INSTANT

REPLAY. Press INSTANT

SEARCH.

Notes

• You may not be able to use the Instant Repl ay or Instant Search function with some scenes.

• The Instant Replay function does not work with DVD+RWs.

Locking the front cover (Child Lock)

You can lock the fr ont cover to prevent children from opening it.

[/1

ENTER

ORETURN

When the player is in standby mode, press O RETURN, ENTER, and then [/1 on the remote.

The player turns on and “LOCKED” appears on the front panel display. The OPEN/CLOSE button on the player and the remote do not work while the Child Lock is set.

To unlock the front cover

When the player is in standby mode, press O RETURN, ENTER, and then [/1 again.

Note

Even if you select “RESET” under “SETUP” in the Control Menu (page 86), the fron t cover remains locked.

Playing Discs

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Resuming Playback From the Point Where You Stopped the Disc (Resume

Play)

The player remembers the point where y ou stopped the disc, even if you press [/1 a nd the player enters standby mode.

• When playing a DATA CD, the point where you stopped playing is cleared when the player enters standby mode.

• This function is not available for Program Play or Shuffle Pl ay.

• This function may not work with some discs.

1 While playing a disc, press x to

stop playback.

“RESUME” appe ars on the front panel display.

2 Press H.

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

z Hint

To play from the beginning of the disc, press x twice, then press H.

Notes

• The point where you stopped playing is cleared when:

– you change the play mode. – you open the front cover. – you change the slot. – you disconnect the power cord.

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Using the DVD’s Men u

A DVD is divided into long sections of a picture or a music f eat ure called “titles.” When you play a DVD which contains several titles, you can sele ct the title you want using the TOP MENU/EDIT button. When you play DVDs that allow you to sele ct items such as the language for the subtitles and the language for the sound, select these items using the MENU / SO RT button.

Number buttons

4 Press ENTER.

z Hint

You can also display the disc’s menu by pressing TOP MENU or MENU on the player.

Playing Discs

C/X/x/c

TOP MENU/ EDIT

ENTER

MENU/ SORT

1 Select a disc (page 34). 2 Press TOP MENU/EDIT or MENU/

SORT.

The disc’s menu ap pears on the TV screen. The contents of the menu vary from disc to disc.

3 Press C/X/x/c or the number

buttons to select the item you want to play or change.

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Selecting “ORI GINAL” or “PLAY LIST” on a DVDRW

4 Press X/x to select the setting.

• PLAY LIST: plays the titles created from “ORIGINAL.”

• ORIGINAL: plays the titles originally recorded.

Some DVD-RWs in VR (Video Recording) mode have two types of titles for playback: originally recorded titles (ORIGINAL) and edited titles created on recordable DVD players (PLAY LIST). You can select the type of titles to be played.

X/x

DISPLAY/ FILE

ENTER

1 Select a disc (page 34). 2 P ress DISP LA Y /F ILE whi l e the

player is in stop mode.

The Control Men u appears.

5 Press ENTER.

To turn off the Control Menu

Press DISPLAY/FILE repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off.

Note

Repeat Play and A-B Repeat Play do not work across “ORIGINAL” and “PLAY LIST” titles.

3 Press X/x to select

(ORIGINAL/PLAY LIST), the n press ENTER.

The options for “ORIGINAL/PLAY LIST” appear.

ALL

) )

1 2 3 1 2 ( 2 7 1 8 ( 3 4 PLAY LIST PLAY LIST ORIGINAL

STOP DVD-RW

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Selecting a Playback

2CH

Area for a Super Audio CD

SACD MULTI/ 2CH

Selecting a playback area on a 2 channel + Multi-channel Super Audio CD

Some Super Audio CDs consist of a 2 channel playback area and a multi-channel playback area. You can select th e playback area you want to listen to.

SACD/CD

1 Press SACD MULTI/2CH while the

player is in stop mode.

The following dis pl ay a ppears.

z Hint

You can also select “MULTI/2CH” from the Control Menu (page 15).

Selecting the playback layer of hybrid Super Audio CDs

Some Super Audio CDs consist of an HD layer and a CD layer. You can select the playback layer you want to listen to.

1 Press SACD/CD while the player is in

stop mode.

Each time you press the button, an HD layer or a CD layer is alternately s elected. When playing a CD layer, the “CD” indicator in the front pa n el di splay lights up.

Notes

• For deta ils about Super Audio CDs, see page 98.

• Each play mode function works only within the selected layer or playback area (page 43).

Playing Discs

2 Press SACD MU LTI/2CH rep eatedly to

select an item.

• M ULT I: Plays a multi-channel playback area.

• 2CH: Plays a 2 chann el playback area.

The “MULTI” indicator in the front panel display lights up when playing a multichannel playback area.

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Playing VIDEO CDs With PBC Functions (PBC Playback)

PBC (Playback Contr ol ) allows you to play VIDEO CDs interactively by following the menu on the TV screen.

Number buttons

./>

z Hint

To play without using PBC, press ./> while the player is stoppe d to select a track , then press H or ENTER. “Play without PBC.” appear s on the TV screen an d the player starts continuous play. You cannot play still pictures such as a menu. To return to PBC playback, press x twice then press H.

Note

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 H.

X/x

ENTER

ORETURN

1 S tart playing a VIDEO CD with PBC

functions.

A menu appears.

2 Select the item number and track

you want using X/x 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 V IDEO CD.

To return to the menu

Press O RETURN.

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Selecting and P laying an MP3 Audio Track

You can play selected tracks on DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs) recorded in MP3 (MPEG1 Audio Layer 3) format.

C/X/x/c

ENTER

ORETURN

MENU/ SORT

1 Select a disc (page 34).

J A Z Z 1 ( 9 0

01SHE IS SPECIAL 02ALL YOU NEED IS ... 03SPICY LIFE 04HAPPY HOUR 05RIVER SIDE 06

07TAKE TIME,TAKE TIME

)

4 Press X/x to select a track, then

press ENTER.

The selected track starts playing. When a track or album is being play ed, its title is shaded.

To go to the next or previous page

Press c or C.

To return to the previous display

Press O RETURN.

To turn off the display

Press MENU/SORT.

z Hint

You can also display the lists with the MENU button on the player.

Playing Discs

2 Press MENU/S ORT .

The list of MP3 albums recorded on the DATA CD appears.

(

3 0

)

ROCK BEST HIT KARAOKE JAZZ R&B MY FAVORITE SONGS CLASSICAL SALSA OF CUBA BOSSANOVA

3 Press X/x to select an album, then

press ENTER .

The list of tracks cont ai ned in the album appears.

Notes

About playback

• This player can play MP3 audio tracks recorded in the following sampling frequencies: 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz.

• The player cannot play audio tracks in MP3PRO format.

• If you add the ex tension “.MP3” to data not in MP3 format, the p layer can not re cogni ze th e d ata properly and will generate a loud noise which could damage your speaker syste m.

• The play ba ck order ma y be dif fere nt f ro m the edited order. See “The playback order of MP3 audio tracks” (page 42) for details.

About the list display

• Only the letters in the alphabet and number s can be used for album or track names. Anythin g el se is displayed as “*”.

• ID3 tags cannot be displayed.

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About MP3 audio tracks

You can play MP3 au di o tracks on CDROMs, CD-Rs, or CD-RWs. However, the discs must be recorded according to ISO9660 level 1, level 2, or Joliet format for the player to recognize the t racks. You can also play discs recorded in Multi Session. Refer to the instructions of the CD-R/RW device or recordi ng software (not su ppl ied) 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 tracks, recorded in the later session s, can also be played back. When audio tracks and images in music CD format or Vide o C D format are recorded in the first session, only the first session will be played back.

The playback ord er of MP 3 audio tracks

The playback or der of albums and tracks recorded on a DATA CD is as follows.

◆Structure of disc cont ents

Tree 1 Tree 2 Tree 3 T ree 4 Tree 5

ROOT

album

track

When you play a DATA CD from its beginning (page 33), the numbered tracks are played sequentially, fro m

1 through 7. Any

sub-albums/tracks contained within a currently selected album take priority over the next album in the same t ree. (Example: C contains D so

4 is played before 5.)

When you press MENU and the list of MP3 albums appears (page 41), the albums are arranged in the following order: A t B t C t D t F t G. Albums that do not contain tracks (such as album E) do not appear in the list.

z Hints

• If you add numbers (01, 02, 03, etc.) to the front of the track names, th e tracks will be played in that order.

• Since a disc with many trees takes longer to star t playback, it is recommended that you create albums of no more than two trees.

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Notes

• Depending on the sof twar e yo u use to creat e th e DATA CD, the playback order may differ from the illustration above.

• The playback orde r above ma y not be applicable if there are more than a total of 999 album s a nd tracks in the DATA CD.

• The player can rec ogni z e up to 49 9 albums (the player will count just albums, incl udi ng al bums that do not contain MP 3 audio t racks). The player will not play any albums beyond the first 499 albums. Of the first 499 albums, the playe r will play no more than a combined total of 999 albums and tracks.

Various Play Mode Functions (Program Play,

Shuffle Play, Repe at Play, A-B Repea t Play)

You can set the following play mode s:

• Program Play (page 44)

• Shuffle Play (pag e 46)

• Repeat Play (page 46)

• A-B Repeat Pl ay (page 47)

Notes

• The play mode is canceled when: – you open the front cover. – you press [/1 and the player enters standby mode.

• Before setting a play mode for Super Audio CDs, select the playback layer or area you want to listen to (page 39). Each play mode function works only within the select ed layer or playback ar ea.

Selecting the disc mode (One Disc or All Discs)

You can play one disc or all of the discs in the player. Before setting Program Play, Shuffle Play, or Repeat Play, you must select whether to apply these play modes to one disc or to all of the discs.

Playing Discs

X/x

DISPLAY/ FILE

ENTER

1 Press DISPL AY/FILE twice (once for

DATA CDs) during playback.

The Control Menu appears.

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2 Press X/x to select or

(ONE/ALL DISCS) and press

ENTER.

The options for “ONE DISC/ALL DISCS” appear.

)

1 2 ( 2 7 1 8 ( 3 4 ALL DISCS ALL DISCS ONE DISC

)

PLAY DVD

1 Press DISPLAY/FILE twice.

The Control Menu ap pears.

2 Press X/x to select

(PROGRAM), then press ENTER.

The options for “PROGRAM” appear.

)

1 2 ( 2 7 1 8 ( 3 4

OFF OFF SET ON

)

PLAY DVD

3 Press X/x to select an item.

• ALL DISCS: Continuously plays all of the discs.

• ONE DISC: Plays the selected disc.

4 Press ENTER.

z Hint

You can also select “ONE DISC/ALL DISCS” by pressing ONE/ALL DISCS on the player.

Creating your own program (Program Play)

You can play the contents of a disc in the order you want by ar r anging the order of the titles, chapters, or tracks on the disc to create your own program. You can program up to 99 items. By selecting All Discs mode (page 43), you can create a program for all of the discs in the player.

Number buttons

CLEAR

3 Press X/x to select “SET t” then

press ENTER.

The display for programming appears.

PROGRAM

– – – : – – – – –

ALL CLEAR

1. – – – –

2. – – – –

3. – – – –

4. – – – –

5. – – – –

6. – – – –

T ALL

ALL

4 Press c.

The player is ready to program the first disc.

PROGRAM

– – – : – – – – –

ALL CLEAR

1. – – – –

2. – – – –

3. – – – –

4. – – – –

5. – – – –

6. – – – –

T ALL

ALL

5 Select the disc you want to program

using the number buttons or X/x, then press ENTER.

The cursor moves to the title or track row “T” (in this case, “01”).

X/x/c

DISPLAY/ FILE

ENTER

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Titl

Disc type

PROGRAM

003

ALL CLEAR

1. – – – –

2. – – – –

3. – – – –

4. – – – –

5. – – – –

6. – – – –

es or tracks

recorded on a disc

: DVD

T ALL

01 02 03 04 05 06

ALL

01 02 03 04 05 06

PROGRAM

– – – : – – – – –

ALL CLEAR

1. 1D –T02 –C03

1. 10V –T04

3. – – – –

4. – – – –

5. – – – –

6. – – – –

Selected disc and track

T ALL

ALL

Playing Discs

Chapters recorded on a disc

“?” appears when the player has not load ed the disc information in the memory. If an empty slot is loaded, the disc ty pe does not appear.

6 Select the title, chapter, or track you

want to program.

◆ When playing a DVD VIDEO

For example, se l ect chapter “03” of t i tle “02.” Press X/x or the number buttons to select “02” under “T,” then pr ess ENTER.

PROGRAM

003

: DVD

ALL CLEAR

1. – – – –

2. – – – –

3. – – – –

4. – – – –

5. – – – –

6. – – – –

Next, press X/x or the number buttons to select “03” under “C,” then press ENTER.

PROGRAM

– – – : – – – – –

ALL CLEAR

1. 1D –T02 –C03

2. – – – –

3. – – – –

4. – – – –

5. – – – –

6. – – – –

Selected disc, title and chapter

◆ When playing a VIDEO CD, Super Audio CD or CD

For example, select track “04.” Press X/x or the number buttons to select “04” under “T,” then pr ess ENTER.

T ALL

01 02 03 04 05 06

T ALL

ALL

01 02 03 04 05 06

7 To program other discs, titles,

chapters, or tracks, repeat steps 4 to

The programmed discs, titles, chapters, and tracks are displayed in the s elected order.

8 Press H to start Program Play.

Program Play begins. When the program end s , you can restart the same program again by pressing H.

To return to normal playback

Press CLEAR, or select “OFF” in step 3.

To turn off the display

Press DISPLAY / FILE repeatedly until the display is turned off.

To cancel or change a program

1 Follow steps 1 to 3 of “Creating your own

program (Program Play).”

2 Select the program number of the disc,

title, chapter, or track you want to cancel or change using X/

3 Perform the following.

◆ To cancel the program

Press CLEAR.

◆ To change the program

Press c and follow step 5 for new programming.

To cancel all of t he discs, titles, c hapters, or tracks in the program

1 Follow steps 1 to 3 of “Creating your own

program (Program Play).”

2 Press X and select “ALL CLEAR.” 3 Press ENTER.

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z Hint

You can set Repeat Play or Shuffle Play for the programmed titles, chapters, or tracks. During Program Play, follow the step s of “Re pe at Play” (page 46) or “Shuffle Play” (page 46).

Note

Program Play wil l not start if you select One Disc mode and the program does not includ e anything from the current disc.

Playing in random order (Shuffle Play)

You can have the player “shuffle” titles, chapters, or tracks. Subsequent “shuffling” may produce a different playing order. By selecting All Discs mode (page 43), you can shuffle all of the discs in the player.

CLEAR

3 Press X/x to select the item to be

shuffled.

◆ When playin g a DVD VIDEO

• DISC*

• TITLE

• CHAPTER

◆ When playing a Su per Audio CD, VIDEO CD, or CD

• DISC*

• TRACK

◆ When playing a DVD-RW, or DATA CD

• DISC*

◆ When Program Play is act i vat e d

• ON: shuffles titles, chapters, or track s

selected in Progr am Play.

4 Press ENTER.

* You can select “DISC” in All Discs mode only.

To return to normal play

Press CLEAR, or select “OFF” in step 3.

z Hints

• You can set Shuffle Play while the player is stopped. After selecting the “SHUFFLE” option, press H. Shuffle Play starts.

• Up to 96 chapters in a dis c ca n b e playe d in random order when “CHAPTER” is selected.

X/x

DISPLAY/ FILE

1 Press DISPLAY/FILE twice during

playback.

The Control Men u appears.

2 Press X/x to select

SHUFFLE

(

The options for “SHUFFLE” appear.

), then press ENTER.

)

1 2 ( 2 7

)

1 8 ( 3 4

OFF OFF DISC TITLE CHAPTER

ENTER

PLAY DVD

Playing repeatedly (Repeat Play)

You can play all of t he titles, a lbums or trac ks on a disc or a single ti t le , chapter, album, or track repeatedly. You can use a comb in ation of Shuffle or Program Play modes. By selecting All Discs mode (page 43), you can repeat all of th e discs in the player .

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CLEAR

DISC

• TRACK: repeats the current t rack.

◆ When Program Play or Shuffle Play is

activated

• ON: repeats Program Play or Shuffle Play.

REPEAT

1 Press REPEAT during playback.

The following dis pl ay a ppears.

2 Press REPEAT repeatedly to select the

item to be repeated.

◆ When playing a DVD VIDEO

• DISC: repeats all of the titles on the

current disc in One Disc mode, or all of the discs in All Discs mode.

• TITLE: repeats the current title on a

disc.

• CHAPTER: repeats the current

chapter.

◆ When playing a DVD-RW

• DISC: repeats all of the titles on the

selected type in One Disc mode, or all of the discs in All Discs mode.

• TITLE: repeats the current title on a

disc.

• CHAPTER: repeats the current

chapter.

◆ When playing a Super Audio CD, VIDEO CD, or CD

• DISC: repeats all of the tracks on the

current disc in One Disc mode, or all of the discs in All Discs mode.

• TRACK: repeats the current track.

◆ When playing a DATA CD (MP3 audio)

• DISC: repeats all of the albums on the

current disc in One Disc mode, or all of the discs in All Discs mode.

• ALBUM: repeats the current album.

To return to normal play

Press CLEAR, or select “OFF” in step 2.

z Hints

• You can set Repeat Play while the player is stopped. After selecting the “REPEAT” option, press H. Repeat Play starts.

• You can also select “REPEAT” from the Control Menu (page 14).

Repeating a specific portion (AB Repeat Play)

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

X/x

DISPLAY/ FILE

ENTER

1 Press DISPLAY/FILE twice du ring

playback.

The Control Menu appears.

2 Press X/x to select (A-B

REPEAT), then press ENTER.

The options for “A-B REPEAT” appear.

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1 2 ( 2 7 1 8 ( 3 4

OFF SET OFF

) )

PLAY DVD

3 Press X/x to select “SET t,” then

press ENTER.

The “A-B REPEAT” setting display appears.

A-B REPEAT

Set point A with

ENTER

4 During playback, when you find the

starting point (point A) of the portion to be played repea tedly, press ENTER.

The starting point (point A) is set.

Notes

• When you set A-B Repea t Pl ay , the se ttings for Shuffle Play, Repeat Play , an d Prog ram Play are canceled.

• A-B Repeat Play d o es not work fo r t itles containing still pictures on a DVD-RW in VR mode.

• A-B Re p eat Play does n ot work across mu ltiple titles (“ORIGINAL” or “PLAY LIST”) on a DVD-RW in VR mode.

A-B REPEAT

Set point B with .

ENTER

CHAPTER

A: 18 – 1 : 32 : 55

5 When you reach th e ending point

(point B), press EN TER again.

The set points are displayed and the player starts repeating this specific portion.

To return to normal play

Press CLEAR, or sel ect “OFF” in step 2.

To turn off the Control Menu

Press DISPLAY/FILE repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off.

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CDs are filed in the “CD” folder. You can f ile

Searching for and Managing Discs (Disc Explorer)

your discs as you like in the “A” to “D” folders (page 52).

Displaying the Di sc Information

You can search for a di sc by checking th e contents of all the dis cs loaded in the player on your TV screen.

Loading the disc information

LOAD

Press LOAD when the player is in stop or standby mode.

The player reads th e disc informatio n of all the discs and loads i t into memory so that t he disc type, titles and other text information can be displayed.

To cancel loading

Press x.

z Hint

The player can load the disc i nformation even wh en the power is in standby mode. Press LOAD before turning on the player.

Viewing information about the loaded discs

You can view the loaded discs using the Disc Explorer. The player has 7 folders (“ALL,” “DVD,” “CD,” “A” to “D”) and can display the contents of each folder. All of the discs in the player are filed in the “ALL” folder. At the same time, DVDs are automatically filed in th e “DVD” fo ld er , and Super Audio CDs, CDs, VIDEO CDs, DATA

FOLDER

Press FOLDER.

The Disc Explorer displays the “ALL” folder.

Disc Explorer display

Disc slot number

ALL DVD CD A B C D

1 2 3 4 5

Jacket picture Genre

urrent folder is highlighted

Super Car Chase

Skiing the World

Music Madness

Text information (DVD/ Super Audio CD/CD text, Disc Memo)

Current

disc

Action

DVD

Action

DVD

VIDEO CD

Disc type

◆Jacket picture

The jacket picture recorded on the disc appears automatically. If there is no picture, you can capture one from the disc (page 51). If there is no jac ket picture an d you have not captured on e, th e genre pictu re in the pl ayer’s memory is displayed if you select a genre.

◆Text information (DVD/Super Audio CD/ CD text or Disc Memo)

The text information (DVD/Super Audio CD/ CD text) reco rded on the disc ap pears automatically. If no text information is recorded, you ca n store the text information (Disc Memo) yourself for DVDs or CDs (page 54).

Searching for and Managi ng Discs (Disc Explorer)

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◆Genre

You can select the genre of the disc yourself (page 56).

◆Disc type

The disc type, such as DVD, appears automatically. If the slot does not cont ai n a disc, the disc type r ow i s bl ank.“?” appears when the player has not loaded the disc information in its memory.

Notes

• Even if you have removed a disc from the player, the disc’s information remains in the Disc Explorer until you load new disc information again by pressing LOAD or place a new disc in the same slot and play it.

• If you press FOLDER during playback of the CD layer of a Super Audio CD, the disc type appears as a CD.

Searching for a disc on the Disc Explorer

.–/>+/ENTER dial

+100

1 Press FOLDER repeatedly to select the

folder with the disc you want to play.

With each press, the folder indication in the Disc Explorer display changes as follows:

ALL t DVD t CD t A t B t C t D

2 Select the disc by one of the following

operations.

•press X/x

• after sliding the TV/DISC EXPLORER/DVD switch to DISC EXPLORER or DVD, press the number buttons and ENTER

• after sliding the TV/DISC EXPLORER/DVD switch to DISC EXPLORER or DVD, press DISC SKIP +/–. To skip 100 disc slots ahead, press +100 on the player. Press ENTER to start playback.

• press DISC CHANGE on the player to turn the indicat or on, followed by turning the

the

.–/>+/ENTER dial on

player and then pressing it.

3 Press ENTER.

The Disc Explorer disappears and playback starts.

FOLDER

Number buttons

X/x

DISC CHANGE

TV/DISC EXPLORER/ DVD switch

DISC SKIP +/–

FOLDER

ENTER

ORETURN

To turn off the Disc Explorer

Press ORETURN.

z Hint

When you select the disc with the number buttons in step 2, you can use the numbers to jump through the Disc Explorer display. For example, you can press number button 6 and then press ENTER to view the Disc Explorer fo r disc slot numbers 6 to 10, then press 11 and ENTER to view the Disc Explorer for the next five disc slots (numbers 11 to 15).

Notes

• If you press FOLDER during playback, playback stops and the Disc Explorer appears. In this case, Resume Play is not available.

• If you load or try to play an empty slot, it appears as a blank in the Disc Explorer. You cannot select this slot.

• Even if the disc has a jacket picture recorded on it, the jacket picture may not appear on the Disc Explorer.

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Capturing a scene for a jacket picture

You can capture your favorite scene in a disc to create a personal jacket picture. A personalized jacket picture will make spotting the disc in the Disc Explorer easie r. This funct ion is ava ilable o nly if th e disc do es not contain a pre-rec orded jacket picture.

CLEAR

C/c

TOP MENU/ EDIT

TV/DISC EXPLORER/ DVD switch

PICTURE MEMORY

1 Select a disc and pla y it (pag e 33, 34). 2 Slide the TV/DISC EXPLORER/DVD

switch to DISC EXPLORER.

3 Press PICTURE ME M ORY at yo u r

favorite scene.

The scene is captured as a still image, and is set as the jacket picture for the Disc Explorer.

2 After sliding the TV/DISC EXPLORER/

DVD switch to DISC EXPLORER, press TOP MENU/EDIT.

appears in the b ottom right corner.

EDIT

3 Press C/c to highlight the disc number.

Highlight the disc number.

ALL DVD CD A B C D

Super Car Chase

1 2

Skiing the World

Music Madness

4 5

Action

DVD

Classical

Action

DVD

VIDEO CD

4 Press CLEAR.

The stored jacket picture is deleted.

To cancel the edit mode

Press ORETURN until disappears from the Disc Explorer. If you press

ORETURN agai n, th e Disc

Explorer turns o ff .

EDIT

Searching for and Managi ng Discs (Disc Explorer)

To erase a stored jacket picture

1 Perform ste ps 1 and 2 in “Sea rching for a

disc on the Disc Ex pl orer” an d se le ct th e disc you want to ed it (page 50).

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Filing Discs in the Fol der

(File Mode)

You can file your discs in four individual folders, “A” to “D.” Even if you file discs from fold ers “ALL,” “DVD,” o r “CD” to folders “A” to “D,” those discs are not deleted from the “ALL,” “DVD,” or “CD” folders. You can file up to 400 discs in one folder, and the same disc in different folders. Note that you can set Pr ogr am Play, Shuffle Play and Repeat Play for discs within a single folder.

TV/DISC EXPLORER/ DVD switch

FOLDER

X/x

DISPLAY/ FILE

For example, to fil e DVDs in the no.1 and no.3 slots to the “A” folder:

ENTER

ORETURN

4 Press ENTER.

The disc to be file d ( in this case, the disc in slot no.1) is selected. To file more than one disc, repeat steps 3 and 4.

Selected disc

ALL DVD CD A B C D

Super Car Chase

1 2

Skiing the World

Music Madness

4 5

Action

DVD

Classical

Action

DVD

VIDEO CD

Cursor moves to the next disc.

5 Pr ess FOLDER repeatedly to select

the “A” fol der.

6 Press DISPLAY/FILE.

disappears from the Disc

FILE

Explorer. Then the Disc Explorer for the “A” folder contai ning the selected dis cs appears.

Filed disc

ALL DVD CD A B C D

Super Car Chase

Skiing the World

Action

DVD

Action

DVD

1 Press FOLDE R.

The Disc Explore r appears.

2 Slide the TV/DISC EXPLORER/ DVD

switch to DISC EXPLORER, th en p ress DISPLAY/FILE.

appears in the bot to m right

FILE

corner.

3 Press X/x to select the disc (in this

case, the disc in slot no.1).

To cancel the file mode

Press ORETURN. To turn off the Disc Explorer, press

ORETURN again.

z Hint

The discs are listed first by slot number in the Disc Explorer. You can then sort the discs by desi red genre or text information and then store them (page

57).

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Deleting discs from a folder

You can delete un necessary discs from folders “A” to “D. ” You cannot delete discs from folders “ALL,” “DVD,” or “CD” unless you remove the disc from the player.

1 Press FOLDER repeatedly to select the

folder containing the disc you want to delete.

The Disc Explorer for the selected folder appears.

2 Slide the TV/DISC EXPLORER/DVD

switch to DISC EXPLORER, then press DISPLAY/FILE.

appears in the bottom right

FILE

corner.

3 Press X/x to select the disc. 4 Press ENTER.

The disc to be deleted is s el ected. To delete other discs, repeat steps 3 and

Selected disc

ALL DVD CD A B C D

4 11 23

Music Madness

To cancel the file mode

Press ORETURN. To turn off the Disc Explorer, press

ORETURN again.

Searching for and Managi ng Discs (Disc Explorer)

Cursor moves to the next disc.

5 Press CLEAR.

The disc disappears from the folder and

disappears fr om the Disc

FILE

Explorer.

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Labeling Discs an d Folders (Edit Mode)

You can label the disc wi th a person al ti tle of 16 characters (Disc Memo) (when DVD/CD text is not recorded on the disc). you can also label the folders “A” to “D” with a title of 3 characters. The Disc Memo can be anything you like, such as a title, musician’s name, category or date of purchase. You can also assign a genre label to the disc. This will help you keep your discs organized.

TV/DISC EXPLORER/ DVD switch

CLEAR

FOLDER

./>

C/X/x/c

TOP MENU/EDIT

ENTER

ORETURN

ALL DVD CD A B C D

Music Madness

◆ To label a folder

Press FOLDER. After sliding the TV/ DISC EXPLORER/DVD switch to DISC EXPLORER, press TOP MENU/EDIT. Then, pres s to label by pressing

ALL DVD CD A B C D

2 4

X. Select the folder you want

C/X/x/c.

Select from here

Music Madness

2 Press ENTER.

The “DISC MEMO IN PUT” display appears when you have selected a disc. The “FOLDER NAME INPUT” display appears when you have selected a folder.

Classical

Labeling a disc or folder

1 Select the disc or folder you want to

label.

◆ To label a disc

Select the disc on the D is c Explorer (for details, see steps 1 and 2 of “Searching for a disc on the Disc Explorer” on page 50). After s lidi ng the TV/DISC EXPLORER/DVD switch to DISC EXPLORER, press TOP MENU/EDIT. The selected disc ’s text only is highlighted and appears in th e bottom right corner.

EDIT

DISC MEMO INPUT

3 Press C/X/x/c to select a character.

The selected character chang es color.

DISC MEMO INPUT B

4 Press ENTER.

The selected character is input.

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5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to input other

characters.

6 When you have ente red all of the

characters for the Disc Memo or folder name, press TOP MENU/EDIT.

The “DISC MEMO INPUT” display or the “FOLDER NAME INPUT” display disappears and th e D isc Memo or folder name is stored.

The entered Disc Memo

ALL DVD CD A B C D

BRAHMS SYMPHONY4

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To cancel the edi t mode

Press ORETURN until disappea rs from the Disc Explor er. If you press Explorer turns off.

ORETURN again, the D i sc

EDIT

Classical

z Hint

To display disc information on a hybrid Super Audio CD (page 98), play the disc once and press FOLDER.

Notes

• You can label up to 400 discs. When you store the 40lst disc in memor y , th e da ta for the lst disc is erased.

• You cannot enter Disc Memo on Super Audio CDs (including hybrid discs). However , HD layers on most Super Audio CDs contain text information that you can displa y using the Disc Explorer. See the hint above.

Labeling a disc or folder u sing a keyboard

To label the disc or folder, you can use a USA model IBM compatible PC keyboard supplied).

* Power consumption must be 120mA or less.

[/1

(not

Searching for and Managi ng Discs (Disc Explorer)

To erase a character

1 In step 3 of “Labeli ng a disc or folder”

(page 54), pres s . or > to mo ve the cursor to the ch aracter you want to erase.

2 Press CLEAR.

To insert or overwrite a character

1 In step 3 of “Labeli ng a disc or folder”

(page 54), pres s . or > to mo ve the cursor to the insertion point or the character you want to correct.

2 Press C/X/x/c to select the correct

character.

3 Perform the following.

◆ To insert the character

Press ENTER.

◆ To overwrite the character

> or . and move the cursor.

Press

KEYBOARD jack

1 Connect a keyboa rd to the KEYBOARD

jack on the front pa nel when the playe r is in standby mode.

2 Press [/1 to turn on the player. 3 Perform steps 1 and 2 of “Labeling a

disc or folder” (page 54).

4 Input the characters on the keyboard. 5 Press ENTER on the keyboard to store

the Disc Memo or f older name.

The Disc Memo or folder name i s stored.

To turn off the Disc Explorer

Press ORETURN.

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Notes

• If the cursor keys do not work correctly and you cannot complete the task using the keyboard, disconnect the keyboard. Then, reconnect it to the player and try again.

• If the keyboard is not a USA model, the characters may be input differently from those on the keys. The USA keyboard layout is shown below.

1!2@3#4$5%6^7&89(0)-

WER T YU IOPQ

SDFGHJKLACaps Lock

XCVBNM<>Z

Shift

Ctrl Alt Alt Ctrl

{

} ]

[

Enter

Shift

Selecting a genre

You can assign a genre to your disc .

TV/DISC EXPLORER/ DVD switch

3 Press c to highlight the genre row,

then press ENTER.

The “GENRE SELECTION” display appears.

GENRE SELECTION

Action Drama Non Feature Western Classical Pop

Classics Family Sci-fi

Country Rock

Comedy Horror Thriller

Jazz/R&B Others

4 Press C/X/x/c to select the genre,

then press ENTER.

The genre for the selected disc is stored in memory. If no jacket picture is recorded in the disc, or if yo u do not have a scene captured fr om that di sc as a jack et picture (page 51), the genr e picture in the memory of the player is displayed.

Selected genre

ALL DVD CD A B C D

Skiing the World

Music Madness

3 4 5

Classical

Action

DVD

VIDEO CD

C/X/x/c

TOP MENU/EDIT

1 Select the disc on the Disc Explorer

(steps 1 and 2 of “Searching for a disc on the Disc Explor er” (page 50) ).

2 Slide the TV/DISC EXPLORER/DVD

switch to DISC EXPLORER, th en p ress TOP MENU/EDIT.

The selected disc ’s text only is highlighted and appears in th e bottom right corner.

EDIT

ENTER

ORETURN

To cancel the edit mode

Press ORETURN until disappears

EDIT

from the Disc Explorer. If you press

ORETURN again, th e Disc

Explorer turns off.

Notes

• The genre setting remains in the player’s memory even after the disc in the slot is changed. To reassign a new genre setting, repeat the steps above.

• The genre setting is c le are d whe n the disc is removed and the slot becomes empty.

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Sorting Discs (Sort Mode)

You can sort the discs in the folder by the disc slot number, text information (DVD/Super Audio CD/CD TEXT or Disc Memo) or genre. The text info rma tio n is so rted al phab et ic all y.

TV/DISC EXPLORER/ DVD switch

FOLDER

C/X/x/c

ENTER

ORETURN

MENU/ SORT

1 Press FO LDER repeatedly to select

the folder you want to sort.

The Disc Explorer for the selected folder appears.

2 If you want to sort by text

information or genre, select the disc which has the desired text information or genre by pressing

X/x.

3 S lide the TV/DISC EXPLORER/ DVD

switch to DISC EXPLORER, then press MENU/SORT.

The selected di sc only i s high li gh te d and

appears in the bottom right corner.

SORT

Selected disc

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Super Car Chase

MONACO BRAHMS SYMPHONY4

Skiing the World

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4 5

Sorting item indicator (green)

Action

DVD

Classical

Action

DVD

VIDEO CD

4 Press C/X/x/c to select the item

you want to sort.

You can select the disc number, text information or genre. You can also sort the text information by the text in the second line.

Select the sorting item from among here.

ALL DVD CD A B C D

Super Car Chase

MONACO BRAHMS SYMPHONY4

Skiing the World

Music Madness

4 5

Sorting item indicator position when you sort by genre

Action

DVD

Classical

Action

DVD

VIDEO CD

5 Press ENTER.

disappears fro m the Disc

SORT

Explorer. Then the discs are sorted and redisplayed. Th e sorted order is saved eve n if the power of the player is turned off.

Searching for and Managi ng Discs (Disc Explorer)

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ALL DVD CD A B C D

Super Car Chase

MONACO Skiing the World

198

Highway Touring

BRAHMS SYMPHONY4

Music Madness

Action

DVD

Action

DVD

Action

DVD

Classical

To cancel the sort mo de

Press ORETURN. disappears from

SORT

the Disc Explorer. If you press

ORETURN again, the Di sc

Explorer turns off.

z Hint

The discs in the same genre are sorted by numerial order according to the disc slot number.

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Searching for a Scene

Searching for a Particular Point on a Disc (Search, Scan, Slow-motion

Play, Freeze Frame)

You can quickly locate a particular point on a disc by monitoring the picture or playing back slowly.

Locating a point quickly by playing a disc in fast forward or fast reverse (Scan)

Press m or M while playing a disc. When you find the point you want, press H to return to normal speed. Each time you press m or M during scan, the playback speed changes. With each press the indication changes as shown below. Actual speeds may differ with some discs.

Playback dire ction

×2B t FF1M t FF2M t FF3M

FF3M (DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW/VIDEO CD only) ×2B (DVD VIDEO/Super Audio CD/CD only)

Opposite direction

×2b t FR1m t FR2m t FR3m

FR3m (DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW/ VIDEO CD only) ×2b (DVD VIDEO only)

Searching for a Scene

Note

Depending on the DVD/VIDEO CD, you may not be able to do some of the operations desc r ibe d.

Locating a point quickly (Search)

During playback, keep pressing C to locate a point in the p la y back direction or keep pressing c to locate a point in the opposite direction. When you find the point you want, release the button to return to normal playback speed.

The “

×2B”/“×2b” playback speed is about

twice the normal speed. The “FF3M”/ “FR3m” playback speed is faster than “FF2M”/“FR2m,” and the “FF2M”/ “FR2m” playback speed is faster than “FF1M”/“FR1m.”

Watching frame by frame (Slowmotion play)

Press m or M when the player is in pause mode. To return to the normal speed, press H. Each time you press m or M during Slow-motion play, the playback speed changes. Two speeds are av ailable. Wi th each press the indicat ion changes as follows :

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Playback direction

SLOW2 y SLOW1

Opposite direction (DVD only)

SLOW2 y SLOW1

The “SLOW2 y”/“SLOW2 ” playback speed is sl ower than “SLO W1 y”/“SLOW1

.”

Playing one frame at a time (Freeze Frame)

When the player is in the pause mode, press

C to go to the next frame. Press c to go to the preceding frame (DVD only). If you hold the button down, you can view the frames in succession. To return to normal playback, press H.

Searching for a Title/ Chapter/Track/Scene, etc.

You can search a DVD by title or by chapter, and you can search a VIDEO CD/Super Audio CD/CD by track, in dex, 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.

Number buttons

CLEAR

X/x

DISPLAY/ FILE

ENTER

1 Select a disc (page 34). 2 Press DISPLAY/FILE during

playback.

The Control Menu ap pears.

3 Press X/x to select the search

method.

◆ When playin g a DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW

DISC TITLE CHAPTER TIME/TEXT or

TIME/MEMO

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Select “TIME/TEXT” t o se arch for a starting point by inputting the time code.

◆ When playi ng a VIDEO CD without PBC Playback

DISC TRACK INDEX

◆ When playing a VIDEO CD with PBC Playback

DISC SCENE INDEX

◆ When playing a Super Audio CD/CD

DISC TRACK INDEX

◆ When playing a DATA CD (MP3 audio)

DISC ALBUM TRACK

Example: when you sel ect (CHAPTER)

)” is selected (** refers to a

“

** (**

number). The number in parent heses indicates the total number of titles, tracks, indexes, scenes, etc. of t he disc.

1 2 3 1 2 ( 2 7 1 8 ( 3 4 T

ALL

) )

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

PLAY

DVD

4 Press ENTER.

“

)” changes to “-- (**).”

** (**

1 2 3 1 2 ( 2 7

- - ( 3 4 T

ALL

) )

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

PLAY DVD

5 Press X/x or the number buttons

to select the title, chapter, track, index, or scene number you want to search.

If you make a mistake

Cancel the numbe r by pressing CLEAR, then select another number.

6 Press ENTER.

The player starts playback from the selected number.

To search for a s c en e us ing the time code (DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW only)

1 In step 2, select TIME/TEXT.

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

2 Press ENTER.

“T **:**:**” changes to “T --: --:--.”

3 Input the time code using the number

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

Searching for a Scene

Selected item

To turn off the display

Press DISPLAY / FILE repeatedly until the display is turned off.

z Hints

• You can display the first scene of titles, chap t ers 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 de ta ils, see “Searching by Scene (PICTURE NAVIGATION)” (page 62).

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• You can search for a chapter (DVD VIDEO/

CHAPTER VIEWER

DVD-RW only) or track (Super Audio CD/CD/ DATA CD only) by pressing the number buttons and ENTER.

Searching by Scene

(PICTURE NAVIGATION)

Notes

• You cannot search for a still picture on a DVDRW in VR mode.

• You cannot search for a scene on a DVD+RW using the time code.

• The title, chapter or track number displayed is the same number recorded on the disc.

You can divide the screen into 9 subscreens and quickly fin d a desired scene.

PICTURE NAVI

C/X/x/c

ENTER

ORETURN

1 Press PICTURE NAVI during

playback.

The following display appears.

ENTER

2 Pr ess PICTURE NAVI re peatedly to

select an item.

• CHAPTER VIEWER (DVD VIDEO only)

• TITLE VIEWER (DVD VIDEO only)

• TRACK VIEWER (VIDEO CD only)

3 Press ENTER.

The following display appears.

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4 Press C/X/x/c to select a title,

chapter, or track, and press ENTER.

Playback starts.

To return to normal play

Press O RETURN.

z Hints

• If there are more than 9 titles, chapters, or tracks, V is displayed at the bottom right of the screen. To display the additional titl es , cha p te r s, or tracks, select the bottom right scene (located at box 9) and press x. To return to the previous scene, select the top left scene (located at box 1) and press X.

• You can also select “PICTURE NAVIGATION” from the Control Menu (page 14).

Notes

• Depending on the disc , you ma y not be ab le to select some items.

• The sound is muted when using this function.

Searching for a Scene

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Viewing Information About the

PLAYT 1:01:57

BRAHMS SYMPHONY

Disc

Checking the Playing Time and Remaining Time

You can check the pl aying time and remaining time of the curr ent title, c hapter, or track. Also, you can check the DVD/Super Audio CD/CD text or tr ack name (MP3 audio) recorded on the disc.

TIME/ TEXT

◆ When playin g a DVD VIDEO or DVDRW

•T

•T–

•C *:*:

•C–

◆ When playin g a VI D EO CD (with PBC functions)

•

◆ When playin g a VI D EO CD (withou t PBC functions), Super Audio CD, or CD

•T

•T–

•D

•D–

◆ When playing a DATA CD (MP3 audio)

•T

(hours: minutes: seconds)

*:*:*

Playing time of the current title

*:*:*

Remaining time of the current title

Playing time of the current chapter

*:*:*

Remaining time of the curren t chapte r

(minutes: seconds)

*:*

Playing time of the current scene

(minutes: seconds)

*:*

Playing time of the current track

*:*

Remaining time of the current track

*:*

Playing time of the current disc

*:*

Remaining time of the current disc

(minutes: seconds)

*:*

Playing time of the current track

1 Press TIME/TEXT during playback.

The following display appears.

Time information

2 Press TIME/TEXT repeatedly to

change the time information.

The available time information depends upon the type of disc you are playing.

To check the DISC MEMO, DVD/Super Audio CD/CD text, or track/album names (MP3 audio)

Press TIME/TEXT repeatedly in step 2 to display the Disc MEMO or text recorde d on the DVD VIDEO/Super Audio CD/CD/ DATA CD. The DVD/Super Au di o CD / C D t ext appears only when text is recorded in the disc. You cannot change the text. If the disc does not contain text, “NO TEXT” appears. In this case, you can label the disc if it is a DVD or CD (page 54).

For DATA CDs, the track and album names of the MP3 audio t ra ck appears (page 67).

z Hint

You can also check the DVD/Super Audio CD/CD text using the Disc Explorer (page 49).

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Checking the information on the front panel display

You can view the t ime information and text on the front panel display as well as on the TV screen. The information on the front panel display changes as follows when you change the time informatio n o n your TV sc reen.

When playing a DVD VIDEO or DVD-RW

Title playing time and current disc, title and chapter number

When playing a VIDEO CD (without PBC functions), Super Audio CD, or CD

Track playing time and current disc, track and index number

Remaining time of the current track

Remaining time of the cu r re n t titl e

Playing time and number of the current chapter

Remaining time of the current chapter

Text

Playing time of the disc

Remaining time of the disc

Text

When playing a DATA CD (MP3 audi o)

Track playing time and current disc, album and track number

Track name

Viewing Information About the Di sc

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z Hints

• When playing VIDEO CDs with PBC functions , the disc number, scene number and the playi ng time are displayed.

• Long text that doe s not fit in a single line will scroll across the front panel display.

• You can also check the time information and text by pressing the TIME/TEXT button on the player.

• You can also check the time information and text using the Control Menu (pag e 15).

Notes

• Depending on the type of disc be ing pla ye d, the DVD/Super Audio CD/CD text or track name may not be displayed.

• The player can only display the first level of the DVD/Super Audio CD/CD text, such as the disc name or title.

• Playing time of MP3 audio tracks may not be displayed correctly.

Checking the Play Information

You can check i nformation du ring playback, such as the curr ent bit rate or the di sc layer.

TIME/ TEXT

X/x

DISPLAY/ FILE

ENTER

Checking the play information of a DVD (ADVANCED)

1 Press DISPLAY/FILE during pl ayback.

The Control Menu ap pears.

2 Press X/x to select

(ADVANCED), then pres s EN TER.

The options for “ADVANCED” appear.

1 2 3

1 2 ( 2 7 1 8 ( 3 4 T

OFF BIT RATE

LAYER BIT RATE

ALL

) )

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

PLAY DVD

BIT RATE

384

kbps Mbps

3 Press X/x to select an item.

For details on each item, see “Displays of each item” below.

• BIT RATE: displays the bit rate.

• LAYER: displays the layer and the

pick-up point.

4 Press ENTER.

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To close the ADVANCED display

PLAYT 17:30 128k

JAZZ RIVER SIDE

Select “OFF” in step 3.

To turn off the Control Menu

Press DISPLAY/FILE repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off.

Displays of each item

By pressing DISPLAY/FILE repeatedly, you can display either “BIT RA TE” or “LAYER,” whichever was selected in “ADVANCED.”

◆BIT RATE

Checking the play information of a DATA CD

By pressing TIME/TEXT while playing an MP3 audio track on a D A T A CD, you can display the audio bit rate (the amount of data per second of the cu rrent audio) on your TV screen.

Bit rate

BIT RATE

384

kbps Mbps

Audio

Video

Bit rate refers to the amount of video/audio data per second in a disc. While playing a disc, an approxima te bit rate of the playback picture is displayed as Mbps (Mega bit per second) and the audi o 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 du al -la yer DVD, th e p laye r i ndi cat es which layer is being read (“Layer 0” or “Layer 1”). For details on the layers, see page 98 (DVD VIDEO).

Album name

Viewing Information About the Di sc

Track name

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Sound Adjustments

1:ENGLISH

Changing the Sound

When playing a DVD recorded in multiple audio formats (PCM, Dolby Digital, or DTS), you can change the audio format. If the DVD is recorded with multilingual tracks, you can also change the lan guage. With CDs, DATA CDs, or VIDEO CDs, you can select the soun d from the right or lef t channel and listen to the sound of the selected channel through both the right and left speakers. For ex ample, when playin g a di sc containing a song with the vocals on the right channel and the ins tr uments on the left channel, you can hear the instruments from both speakers by selecting the left channel.

AUDIO

X/x

DISPLAY/ FILE

1 Press AUDI O dur in g playba ck.

The following display appears.

2 Press AUDIO repeated ly to select

the desired audio signal.

◆ When playin g a DVD VIDEO

Depending on the DVD VIDEO, the choice of language varies. When 4 digits ar e di splayed, they indicate a lang uage code . Se e “L angua ge Code List” for the language the code represents (p ag e 102). When the same language is displayed two or more times, the DVD VIDEO is recorded in multiple audio formats.

◆ When playin g a DV D-RW

The types of sound tracks recorded on a disc are displayed. The default setting is underlined. Example:

•1:

MAIN (main sound)

• 1: SUB (sub sound)

• 1: MAIN+SUB (m ain and sub sound)

◆ When playing a VI D EO CD, CD, or DATA CD (MP3 audio)

The default setting is underlined.

•STEREO

• 1/L: The sound of the left channel (monaural)

• 2/R: The sound of the right channel (monaural)

z Hints

You can also select “AUDIO” from the Control Menu (page 15).

: The standard stereo sound

Notes

• You cannot change the so und f or Super Audio CDs.

• Some DVDs prohibit changing sounds during playback. In this case, change the soun ds using the disc’s menu (page 3 7).

Displaying the disc’s audio information

Press DISPLAY/F ILE during playback to display the Control Menu. Select “AUDIO” using X/x. The channels being played are displayed on the scr een. For example, in Dolby Digital format, multiple signals ranging fro m 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.

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Current audio format*

TVS DYNAMIC

1 2 3 1 2 ( 2 7 1 8 ( 3 4 T 1: ENGLISH

ALL

) )

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

Currently playing program format**

PLAY DVD

PROGRAM FORMAT

DOLBY DIGITAL 3/2.1

LRC

LFE

LS RS

* “PCM,” “DTS,” or “DOLBY DIGITAL” is

displayed. The channels i n the current ly selected track are displayed by num bers as follows:

SURROUND Mode Settings

You can enjoy surround sounds while playing discs, including Dolby Digital and DTS DVDs, even if you h ave on ly 2 or 4 speake rs. Select the surround mode that best suit s your speaker setup.

For Dolby Digital 5.1 ch:

Rear component 2

DOLBY DIGITAL

Front component 2 + Center component 1

3 / 2 . 1

LFE (Low Frequency Effect) component 1

**The letters in the program format display

indicate the follo w in g sound component s:

L: Front (left) R: Front (right) C: Center LS: Rear (left) RS: Rear (right) S: Rear (monaural): The rear

component of the D olby Surround proc essed signal and the Dolby Digital signal

LFE: Low Frequency Effect si gna l

z Hint

When playing Dolby Digital and DTS sound tracks, “LFE” is enclosed in a dotted li n e when th e LF E signal is not being output.

SUR

Sound Adjustments

1 Press SUR during playback.

The following dis pl ay appears.

2 Press SUR repeatedly to select

one of the surround modes.

See the following explanations given for each item.

◆ For 2 speaker setups

• TVS DYNA MIC

• TVS WIDE

• TVS NIGHT

• TVS STANDARD

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◆ For 4 to 6 speaker setups

(If you select “NONE” in the setting of “REAR” in “SPEAKER SETUP” (page

92), you cannot sel ect these modes.)

• NORMAL SURROUND

• ENHANCED SURROUND

• VIRTUAL REAR SHIFT

• VIRTUAL MULTI REAR

• VIRTUAL MULTI DIMENSION

To cancel the setti ng

Select “OFF” in ste p 2.

For 2 speaker setups

When you connect a st er eo TV or 2 front speakers, TVS (TV Virtual Surround) le ts you enjoy surrou nd sound effects by usi ng sound imaging to create virtual rear speakers from the sound of the front speakers (L: left, R: right) without using actual rear sp eakers. TVS was developed by Sony to produce surround sound for home use using just a stereo TV. If the player is set up to outp ut the signal from the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL or COAXIAL) jack , the sur round effect will be heard only when “DOLBY DIGITAL” and “DTS” are set to “D-PCM” in “AUDIO SETUP” (page 91)

◆TVS DYNAMIC

Creates one set of virtual rear speakers from the sound of the actu al fr ont speakers (L, R) as shown below. This mode is effect iv e w hen the distance between the front L and R speakers is short, such as with built-in speakers on a stereo TV.

◆TVS WIDE

Creates five sets of virtual rear speakers from the sound of the actu al fr ont speakers (L, R) as shown below. This mode is effect iv e w hen 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, suc h as explosions, are suppressed, but quieter sounds are unaffected. This feature is useful when you want to hear the dial og and enjoy the surround sound effects of “TVS WIDE” at low volume.

◆TVS STANDARD

Creates three sets of virtual rear speakers from the sound of th e actual front speake rs (L, R) as shown below. This mode is effective when you use 2 separate front speakers.

L R

L : Front speaker (le ft ) R : Front speaker (right)

: Virtual speaker

For 4 to 6 speaker setups

You can enjoy the following surround effects by using the 2 front speakers and 2 rear speakers. Connect the player to the amplifier (receiver) with the connection (page 26). You can experience Dolby Surro und (Pro Logic) sounds or Di gi t al Cin em a Sound (DCS). D CS uses sound imaging to shift the sound of the rear speakers away from the actual speaker position or create entire sets of virtual rear speakers from one set o f actual rear speakers. “V IR T U A L REAR SH IF T,” “VIRTUAL MULTI REAR,” and “VIRTUAL MULTI DIMENSION” make use of this technology.

D-1

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◆NORMAL SURROUND

Software with 2 ch annel audio signals is decoded with the Dolby Surround (Pro Logic) decoder to create s u r round effects. The rear speakers will emit identical monaural sounds. If you are using a cent er speaker, the appropriate sounds for the center speaker will be delivered.

L R

The position of the vi r tual rear speakers differs according to “REAR” or “SIDE” settng of the rear speakers (page 92).

REAR

RSLS

◆ENHANCED SURROUND

Provides a greate r sense of presence fro m a Dolby Surround (Pro Logic) source with a monaural rear ch annel signal. Produ ces a stereo like effe ct in the rear channels.

◆VIRTUAL REAR SHIFT

Shifts the sound of th e rear speakers away from the actual speaker position. The shift position differs according to “REAR” or “SIDE” setting of the rear speakers (page 92 ).

REAR

SIDE

LS RS

SIDE

LS RS

◆VIRTUAL MULTI DIMENSION

Creates an array of virtual rear speaker positions higher than the listener from a single set of actual rear speakers. This mode creates five sets of virtual speakers surrounding t he li ste ner at approx imat ely 30º of elevation. Th e ef fect differs accor di ng to “REAR” or “SIDE” sett in g of th e r ear speakers (page 92).

REAR

SIDE

LS RS

Sound Adjustments

◆VIRTUAL MULTI REAR

Creates an ar ray of vi rtua l rear sp eakers from a single set of ac t ual rear speakers.

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L : Front speaker (left) R : Front speaker (right) LS: Rear speake r (left) RS:Rear speaker (right)

: Virtual speak er

z Hints

• You can select “SURROUND” by pressing the SURROUND button on the player.

• You can also select “SURROUND” from the Control Menu (page 15).

Notes

• To enjoy the multichannel audio through the

5.1CH OUTPUT jacks, correctl y set each speak er position and distance (page 92).

• When the playing signal does not contain a signal for the rear speakers, it may be difficult to hear the surround effect.

• When you select one of the TVS mod es , th e player does not output the sound of center speaker.

• When you select one of the surround modes, turn off the surround setting of the conne cted TV or amplifier (receiver)

• Make sure that your listening position is between and at an equal distance from your speake r s, and that the speakers are located in similar surroundings.

• Not all discs will respond to the “TVS NIGHT” function in the same way.

• If you use the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL or COAXIAL) jack and set “DOLBY DIGITAL” to “DOLBY DIGITAL” and “DTS” to “DTS” in “AUDIO SETUP,” sound will come from your speakers but it will not have the SURROUND effect.

• If the player is set up to output the signal from the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL or COAXIAL) jack, the TVS effect will not be heard when you play a CD.

• “TVS NIGHT” can only be used for Dolby digital discs.

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Enjoying Movies

1:ENGLISH

Changing the Angles

If various angles (multi-angle s) for a scene are recorded on the DVD VIDEO, “ANGLE” appears in the front panel display. This means that you can change t he viewing angle.

ANGLE

Displaying the Subtitles

If subtitles ar e r eco rd ed on th e di sc s, you c a n change the subtitles or turn them on and off whenever you want while playing a DVD.

SUBTITLE

Enjoying Movies

1 Press SUBTITLE during playback.

The following dis pl ay appears.

1 Press ANGLE during playback.

The number of the an gl e appears on the display.

2 Press ANGLE repeatedly to select

the angle number.

The scene changes to the selected angle.

z Hint

You can also select “ANGLE” from the Control Menu (page 15).

Note

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

2 Press SUBTITLE repeatedly to

select the language.

◆ When playi ng a DVD VIDEO

Select the language. Depending on the DVD VIDEO, the choice of language varies. When 4 digits are displayed, they indicate a la nguage co de. See “L anguage Code List” for the la nguage the code represents (page 102).

◆ When playi ng a DVD-RW

Select “ON.”

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To turn off the subtitles

Select “OFF” in ste p 2.

z Hint

You can also select “SUBTITLE” from the Control Menu (page 15).

Adjusting th e Pi ct ure Quality (BNR)

Note

Depending on the DVD VIDEO, you may not be able to change the subtitles even if multilingual subtitles are recor ded on it. You also may not be able to turn them off.

The Block Noise Redu ct io n ( B N R) function adjusts the picture quality by reducing the “block noise” or mosaic like patterns that appear on your TV screen.

X/x

DISPLAY

ENTER

1 Press DISPLAY twice during

playback.

The Control Menu ap pear.

2 Press X/x to select

(BNR), then press ENTER.

The options for “BNR” appear s.

)

1 2 ( 2 7 1 8 ( 3 4

OFF 1

2 3 OFF

)

PLAY

DVD

3 Press X/x to select a level.

• 1: reduces the “block noise.”

• 2: reduces the “block noise” m ore than

• 3: reduces the “block noise” m ore than

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4 Press ENTER.

DYNAMIC 1

The disc plays with the setting you selected.

Adjusting th e Pl ayback Picture (CUSTOM PICTURE MODE)

To cancel the “BNR ” setting

Select “OFF” in step 3.

To turn off the Control Menu

Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is tu rned off.

Notes

• If the outline s o f th e im a ge s on your sc ree n become blurred, set “BNR” to “OFF.”

• Depending on the disc or the scene being played, the “BNR” effect may be hard to discern.

You can adjust th e vi deo signal of a DVD or VIDEO CD from the player to obtain the picture quality you w ant. Choose the setting that best suits the program you are watching. When you select “MEMORY,” you can make further adjustments to each element of the picture (color, brightness, etc.).

PICTURE MODE

C/X/x/c

ENTER

ORETURN

1 Press PICTURE MODE during

playback.

The following dis pl ay appears.

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2 Press PICTURE MODE repeatedly

to select the setting you want.

The default setting is underlined.

• STANDARD: displays a standard picture.

• DYNAMIC 1: produces a bold dynamic picture by increasing the picture contrast and the color intensity.

• DYNAMIC 2: produces a more dynamic picture than DYNAMIC 1 by further increasi ng the picture contras t and the color intensity.

• CINEMA 1: enhances details in dark areas by increasing the black level.

• CINEMA 2: white colors become brighter and black colors become richer, and the col o r contrast is increased.

• MEMORY: adjusts the picture in greater detail.

z Hints

• When you watch a movie, “CI NEMA 1” or “CINEMA 2” is recommended.

• The picture can be ad just ed by pressing the PICTURE MODE button on the player as well.

• You can also select the “CUSTOM PICTURE MODE” from the Control Menu (page 15).

Adjusting the picture items in “MEMORY”

You can adjust eac h el ement of the picture individually.

• PICTURE: cha nges the contrast

• BRIGHTNESS: changes the overall brightness

• COLOR: makes the colors deeper or lighter

• HUE: changes t he color balance

1 Press PICTURE MODE repeatedly to

select “MEMORY” and press ENTER.

The “PICTURE” ad just ment b ar ap pears.

0 1 : 3 2 : 5 5

2 Press C/c to adjust the picture

contrast, then press ENTER.

The adjustment i s sa ved, and “BRIGHTNESS” adjustment bar appears.

3 Repeat step 2 to adjust

“BRIGHTNESS,” “COLOR,” and “HUE.”

The Custom Picture Mode display appears. You c an check each adjustment.

0 1 : 3 2 : 5 5

PICTURE BRIGHTNESS COLOR HUE

RETURN

To turn off the display

Press O RETURN, or select “RETURN” in step 3 and press ENTE R.

z Hints

• To reset the picture items to the de f ault values, press c after step 3 to select “RESET” and press ENTER.

• When “PLAYBACK MEMORY” in “CUSTOM SETUP” is set to “ON,” the player will s ave a single setting for up to 400 individual discs. (This does not apply to DVD-RWs in VR mode.)

• You can skip the adjust me nt without saving by pressing X/x in step 2.

RESET

+1 –3

–1

PICTURE

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Enhancing the Pl ay back Picture (DIGITAL VIDEO

ENHANCER)

The Digital Video Enhancer (DVE) function makes the picture appear clear and cri sp by enhancing the outlines of images on your TV screen. Also, this function can soften the images on the screen.

X/x

DISPLAY

ENTER

3 Press X/x to select a level.

• 1: enhances the outline.

• 2: enhances the outl i ne more than 1.

• 3: enhances the outl i ne more than 2.

• SOFT: softens the image (DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW 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 repeatedly until the Co ntrol Menu is turned of f.

Note

Depending on the disc or the scene being play ed , noise found in the disc may become more apparent. If this happens, it is recommended that you use the BNR function (page 74) with the DVE function. If the condition still does not imp ro ve, r edu ce the Digital Video Enhancer level, or select “SOFT” (DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW only) in step 3.

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1 P ress DISP LA Y twice dur in g

playback.

The Control Menu appears.

2 Press X/x to select

(DIGITAL VIDEO ENHANCER), th en press ENTER .

The options for “DIGITAL VIDEO ENHANCER” appear.

)

1 2 ( 2 7 1 8 ( 3 4

OFF 1 2 3 SOFT OFF

)

PLAY

DVD

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Using Various Additional Functions

Locking Discs (CUSTOM

PARENTAL CONTROL, PARENTAL CONTROL)

You can set two kinds of playback restrictions for the desired disc.

• Custom Parental Control You can set playback restrictions so that the player will not play in appropriate discs.

• Parental Control Playback of some DVD VIDEOs can be limited according to a pred etermined level such as the age of the users. Scenes may be blocked or replaced with different scenes.

The same passwor d is used for both Parental Control and Custom Parental Control.

Custom Parental Control

You can set the sam e Custom Parental Control passwo rd for up to 400 discs. W hen you set the 401st disc, the first disc is canceled.

2 Press DISPLAY/FILE while the player

is in stop mode.

The Control Menu ap pears.

3 Press X/x to select

(PARENTAL CONTROL), then press ENTER.

The options for “PARENTAL CONTROL” appear.

1 2 3

1 2 ( 2 7 1 8 ( 3 4 T

ON PLAYER PASSWORD OFF

ALL

) )

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

STOP DVD

4 Press X/x to select “ON t,” 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

ENTER

press

Number buttons

X/x

DISPLAY/ FILE

1 Select a disc you want to lock (page

34).

If the disc is playing, press x to stop playback.

ENTER

Enter a 4-digit password using the number buttons, then press ENTER. The display for confirming the passwor d appears.

◆ When you have already registered a password

The display for enterin g the password appears.

PARENTAL CONTROL

Enter password, then press

ENTER

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5 Enter or re-enter your 4-digit password

using the number buttons, then press ENTER.

“Custom parental control is set.” appears and the screen returns to the Control Menu.

To turn off the Custom Parental Control function

1 Follow steps 1 to 3 of “Cust om Parental

Control.”

2 Press X/x to select “OFF t,” then press

ENTER.

3 Enter your 4-digit pas sw ord using the

number buttons, then pr ess ENTER.

Parental Control (limited playback)

Playback of some DVD VIDEOs can be limited according to a predetermined level such as the age of th e users. The “PARENTAL CONTROL” function allows you to set a playback limitation level.

Number buttons

To play a disc for which Custom Parental Control is set

1 Select t he disc f or which Cu stom Pare ntal

Control is set. The “CUSTOM PAREN TAL CONTROL” display appears.

CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL

Custom parental control is already set. To play, enter your password

ENTER

and press

2 Enter your 4-digit pas sw ord using the

number buttons, then pr ess ENTER. The player is ready for playback.

z Hint

If you forget your password, enter the 6-d igit 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.

Note

Once you set Custom Parental Control with a recorded disc such as a DVD-RW, the display for entering the passward may appear aga in whe n you insert a different recorded disc.

X/x

DISPLAY/ FILE

ENTER

1 Press DISPLAY/FILE while the player

is in stop mode.

The Control Menu appears.

2 Press X/x to select

(PARENTAL CONTROL), then press ENTER.

The options for “PARENTAL CONTROL” ap pear.

1 2 3

1 2 ( 2 7 1 8 ( 3 4 T

ON PLAYER PASSWORD OFF

ALL

) )

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

STOP DVD

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3 Press X/x to select “PLAYER t,”

then press ENTER.

◆ If you have not entered a password

The display for registering a new password appear s.

PARENTAL CONTROL

Enter a new 4-digit password, then

ENTER

press

Enter a 4-digit password using the number buttons, then press ENTER. The display for confirming the passwo rd appears.

◆ When you have already registered a password

The display for enter i ng the password appears.

PARENTAL CONTROL

Enter password, then press

ENTER

PARENTAL CONTROL

LEVEL: OFF STANDARD:

USA USA

OTHERS

6 Press X/x to select a geographic area

as the playback limitation level, then press ENTER.

The area is selected. When you select “OT H E RS t,” select and enter a standard code in the table on page 81.

7 Press X/x to select “LEVEL,” then

press ENTER.

The selection items for “LEVEL” are displayed.

PARENTAL CONTROL

LEVEL: OFF STANDARD:

OFF

NC17

7: 6: 5:

4 Enter or re-enter your 4-digit password

using the number buttons, then press ENTER.

The display for setti ng t he playback limitation level appears.

PARENTAL CONTROL

LEVEL: OFF STANDARD:

5 Press X/x to select “STANDARD,”

then press ENTER.

The selection items for “STANDARD” are displayed.

USA

8 Select the level you want using X/x,

then press ENTER.

Parental Control setting is complete.

PARENTAL CONTROL

LEVEL: STANDARD: USA

The lower the value, the strict er the limitation.

To turn off the Parental Control function

Set “LEVEL” to “OFF ” in st ep 8.

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To play a disc for which Parental Control is set

1 Select the disc and pres s H.

The display for enter i ng your password appears.

2 Enter your 4-digit pas sw ord using the

number buttons, then pr ess ENTER. The player starts playback.

z Hint

If you forget your password, press OPEN/CLOSE to open the front cover and repeat steps 1 to 3 o f “Parental Control (limited playback).” When you are asked to enter your password, enter “199703 ” using the number buttons, then press ENTE R. Th e display will ask you to enter a new 4-digit password. After you enter a new 4-digit passwo rd , press OPEN/CLOSE to close the front cover and press H. When the display for en te r ing yo ur password appears, enter your new password.

Notes

• When you play discs whic h do not have the Parental Control function, pl ayb ack c annot be limited on this player.

• Depending on the disc , you ma y be asked to change the parental control le ve l while playing the disc. In this case, enter your pass wo rd , th en change the level. If the Resume Play mode is canceled, the level returns to the previous level.

Area Code

Standard Code

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

number

Standard Code

Malaysia 2363 Mexico 2362 Netherlands 2376 New

Zealand Norway 2379 Pakistan 2427 Philippines 2424 Portugal 2436 Russia 2489 Singapore 2501 Spain 2149 Sweden 2499 Switzerland 2086 Thailand 2528 United

Kingdom

number

2390

2184

Changing the password

1 Press DISPLAY/FILE while the player

is in stop mode.

The Control Menu appears.

2 Press X/x to select

(PARENTAL CONTROL), then press ENTER.

The options for “PARENTAL CONTROL” ap pear.

3 Press X/x to select “PASSWORD

t,” 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.

Using Various Additional Func ti ons

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If you make a mistake enter i ng your password

Press C befor e you press ENTER and inpu t the correct number.

If you make a mistake

Press O RETURN.

To turn off the display

Press DISPLAY/FILE repeatedly until the display is turned off.

Controlling You r TV or AV Amplifier (Receiver) With the Supplied Remote

By adjusting the remote signal, you can control your TV with the supplied remote. If you connect the player to an AV amplifier (receiver), you can control the volum e w ith the supplied remote.

Notes

• Depending on the unit being connected, you may not be able to control your TV using some of the buttons below.

• If you enter a new code number, the code number previously entered will be erased.

• When you replace the remote’s batteries, the code number you have set may be reset to the de fault setting. Set the appropriate code number again.

Controlling TVs with the remote

TV/DISC EXPLORER/ DVD switch

Number buttons

[/1

VOL +/–

TV/VIDEO

WIDE MODE

ENTER

1 Slide the TV/DISC EXPLORER/DV D

switch to TV.

2 Hold down [/1, and enter the

manufacturer’s code for your TV using the number buttons (see “Code numbers of cont rollable TVs” below).

3 Release [/1.

When the TV/DISC EXPLORER/DVD switch is set to TV, the remote performs the following:

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[/1 Turns the TV on or off VOL +/– Adjusts the volume of the TV Number buttons

and ENTER WIDE MODE Switches to or from the wide

TV/VIDEO Switches the TV’s input

Selects the channel of the TV

mode of a Sony wide TV

source between the T V and other input sources The button works even if the TV/DISC EXPLORER/DVD switch is se t to DVD

Code number s of co ntrollable TVs

If more than one code number is listed, try entering them one at a time until yo u find the one that works with your TV .

Manufacturer C ode number

Sony 01 (default) Akai 04 AOC 04 Centurion 12 Coronado 03 Curtis-Mathes 12 Daytron 12 Emerson 03,04,14 Fisher 11 General Electric 06,10 Gold Star 03,04, 17 Hitachi 02,03 J.C.Penney 04,12 JVC 09 KMC 03 Magnavox 03,08,12 Marantz 04,13 MGA/Mitsubishi 04,12,13,17 NEC 04,12 Panasonic 06,19 Philco 03,04

Manufacturer Code number

Philips 08,21 Pioneer 16 Portland 03 Proscan 10 Quasar 06,18 Radio Shack 05,14 RCA 04,10 Sampo 12 Samsung 03,12,20 Sanyo 11,14 Scott 12 Sears 07,10,11 Sharp 03,05,18 Sylvania 08,12 Teknika 03,08,14 Toshiba 07 Wards 03,04,12 Yorx 12 Zenith 15

Controlling the volume of your AV amplifier (receiver) with the remote

TV/DISC EXPLORER/ DVD switch

Number buttons

[/1

VOL +/–

1 Slide the TV/DISC EXPLORER/DVD

switch to DVD.

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2 Hold down [/1, and enter the

manufacturer’s code for you r AV amplifier (receiver) usin g t he nu mbe r buttons (see “Code numbers of controllable AV amplifiers (rec eiver)” below).

3 Release [/1.

The VOL +/– buttons control the AV

amplifier’s volume.

◆ If you want to control the TV vol um e

Slide the TV/DISC EXPLORER/DVD switch to TV.

Code numbers of controllable AV amplifiers (receivers)

If more than one code number is listed, try entering them one at a time until yo u find the one that works with your AV amplifier (receiver).

Manufacturer Code number

Sony* 80, 88, 89, 91 Denon 84, 85, 86 Kenwood 92, 93 Onkyo 81, 82, 83 Pioneer 99 Sansui 87 Technics 97, 98 Yamaha 94, 95, 96

* If you cannot control the volume of your Sony AV

amplifier (recei v e r) w ith the remote, try enter ing the code number 91, and change the co mmand mode of your amplifier (receiver) to “COMMAND MODE [AV1]” (not all amplifiers have this option). Refer to the instructions supplied with your amplifier (receiver) to change the command mode.

z Hint

If you want to control the TV’s volume even when the TV/DISC EXPLORER/DVD switch is set to DVD, repeat steps 1 and 2 and enter the code number 90 (default).

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Settings and Adjustments

Using the Setup Di splay

By using the Set up Display, you can make various adjustments to items such as picture and sound. You can also set a language for the subtitles and the Setup Display, among other things. For details on each Setup Display item, see pages 86 to 94.

Note

Playback settings stored in the disc take priori ty over the Setup Display settings and not all of the functions described may work.

X/x

DISPLAY/ FILE

ENTER

3 Press X/x to select “CUSTOM,”

then press ENTER.

The Setup Displ ay appears.

LANGUAGE SETUP

OSD: MENU: AUDIO: SUBTITLE:

ENGLISH ENGLISH

ORIGINAL

ENGLISH

4 Press X/x to select the setup item

from the displayed list: “LANGUAGE SETUP,” “SCREEN SETUP,” “CUSTOM SETUP,” “AUDIO SETUP’” or “SPEAKER SETUP.” Then press ENTER.

The Setup item is selected. Example: “SCREEN SETUP”

Selected item

SCREEN SETUP

TV TYPE: SCREEN SAVER: BACKGROUND:

COMPONENT OUT:

4:3 OUTPUT:

4:3 LETTER BOX

JACKET PICTURE

INTERLACE

FULL

Settings and Adjustments

1 P ress DISP LA Y / FILE when the

player is in stop mode.

The Control Menu appears.

2 Press X/x to select

(SETUP), then press ENTER.

The options for “SETUP” appear.

3 5

( 4 7

: :

QUICK CUSTOM

RESET

QUICK

ALL

)

STOP DVD

Setup items

5 Press X/x to select an item, then

press ENTER.

The options for the selected item appear. Example: “TV TYPE”

SCREEN SETUP

TV TYPE: SCREEN SAVER: BACKGROUND: COMPONENT OUT:

4:3 OUTPUT:

4:3 LETTER BOX 4:3 LETTER BOX

4:3 PAN SCAN

Options

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6 Press X/x to select a setting, then

press ENTER.

The setting is selected and setup is complete. Example: “16:9”

Selected setting

SCREEN SETUP

TV TYPE: SCREEN SAVER: BACKGROUND:

COMPONENT OUT:

4:3 OUTPUT:

JACKET PICTURE

To turn off the display

Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the display is turned off.

To enter the Quick Setup mode

Select “QUICK” in st ep 3. Follow from step 5 of the Quick Setup ex pl anation to make basic adjustm en t s (p age 28).

To reset all of the “SETUP” settings

1 Select “RESET” in step 3 and press

ENTER

2 Select “YES” using X/x. 3 Press ENTER.

All of the settings explained on pages 86 to 94 return to the default settings. Do not press [/1 while resetti ng the p layer a s it takes a few seconds to complete.

16:9

INTERLACE

FULL

Setting the Di sp lay or Sound Track Language

(LANGUAGE SETUP)

“LANGUAGE SETUP” allows you to set various languages for the on-screen display or sound track.

Select “LANGUAGE SETUP” in the Setup Display. To use th e di splay, see “Using the Setup Display” (page 85).

LANGUAGE SETUP

OSD: MENU: AUDIO: SUBTITLE:

◆OSD (On-Screen Display)

Switches the display language on the screen.

◆MENU (DVD VIDEO only)

You can select the desired language for the disc’s menu.

◆AUDIO (DVD VIDEO only)

Switches the language of the sound track. When you select “ORIGINAL,” the language given priori ty in the disc is se l ected.

◆SUBTITLE (DVD VIDEO only)

Switches the language of the subt itle record ed on the DVD VIDEO. When you select “AUDIO FOLLOW,” the language for the subtitles changes accordin g to the language you selected for the sound track.

ENGLISH ENGLISH

ORIGINAL

ENGLISH

z Hint

If you select “OTHERS t” in “MENU,” “SUBTITLE,” and “AUDIO,” select and enter a language code from “Language Code List” on page 102 using the number buttons.

Note

When you select a language in “MENU,” “SUBTITLE,” or “AUDIO” that is not recorded on the DVD VIDEO, one of the recorded languages will be automatic a lly selected.

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Settings for the Display

SCREEN SETUP

TV TYPE: SCREEN SAVER: BACKGROUND:

4:3 LETTER BOX

JACKET PICTURE

COMPONENT OUT: INTERLACE

4:3 OUTPUT: FULL

(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” on page 85. The default settings are underlined.

◆TV TYPE

Selects the aspect ratio of the connected TV (4:3 standa rd or wide).

4:3 LETTER BOX

4:3 PAN SCAN

16:9 Select this when you connect a

4:3 LETTER BOX

4:3 PAN SCAN

Select this when you conn ec t a 4:3 screen TV. Displays a wide picture with bands on the upper and lower portions of the screen.

Select this when you conn ec t a 4:3 screen TV. Autom atically displays the wide picture on the entire screen and cuts off the portions that do not fit.

wide-screen TV or a TV with a wide mode function.

Note

Depending on the DVD, “4:3 LETTER BOX” may be selected automatically instead of “4:3 PAN SCAN” or vice versa.

◆SCREEN SAVER

The screen saver image appears when you leave the player in pause or stop mode for 15 minutes, or when you play a Super Audio CD, CD, or DATA CD (MP3 audio) for more than 15 minutes. The screen saver will he l p prevent your display device from becoming damaged (gho sti ng ). Pr ess H t o tu rn of f the screen saver.

ON Turns on the screen saver. OFF Turns off t he sc ree n saver.

◆BACKGROUND

Selects the background color or picture on the TV screen in stop mode or while playing a Super Audio CD, CD, or DATA CD (MP3 audio).

JACKET PICTURE

GRAPHICS

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

The jacket picture (still picture) appears, bu t on ly when the jacket picture is already recorded on the disc (CDEXTRA, etc.). If the disc does not contain a jacket picture, the “GRAPHICS” pict ure appears.

A preset picture stored in the player appears.

◆CO MPONE NT OUT

Selects the type of sig n al output from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks when the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT/SCAN SELECT switch on the rear panel of the player is set to SELECTABLE. See page 98 for more informatio n about the two different signal types.

Settings and Adjustments

16:9

INTERLACE

PROGRESSIVE Select this when you have

Select this when the player is connected to a standard (interlace format) TV.

a TV that can accept progressive signals.

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About the COMPONENT VIDE O OUT/SCAN SELECT swit c h

The COMPONENT VIDEO OUT/SCAN SELECT switch on the rear panel of the player selects the signal output from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks: interlace, progressive, or selectable. The switch takes priority over the set ting made in “COMPONENT OUT.”

To switch the vide o si gnal format

If you have selected “PROGRESSIVE” for a TV that does not ac cept signals i n progressive format 480p, or if the software’s video signals are not suited for pro gressive video signal conversion, vie w th e image in Interlace format.

1 Set the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT/

SCAN SELECT s w itc h on t he r ea r pane l of the player to INTERLA CE. “COMPONENT OUT” in “SCREEN SET UP” is automatically set to “INTERLACE.”

2 Reset the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT/

SCAN SELECT switch to SELECTABLE. Normally leave the switch in this positi on when using the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks.

16:9 aspect ratio TV 4:3 aspect ratio TV

When “PROGRESSIVE” is selec ted in “COMPONENT OUT”

• 4:3 OUTPUT Adjust this when you watch progressive signals on a standard 4:3 aspect ratio television. If you can change the aspect ratio on your progress ive format (480p) compatible TV, change the setting on your TV, not the player.

FULL Select this when you can change

NORMAL Select this when you cannot

the aspect ratio on your TV.

change the aspect ratio on your TV. Shows a 16:9 aspect ratio signal with black bands on left and right sides of the image, and a 4:3 aspect ratio signal with black bands on all sides of the image.

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Custom Settings (CUSTOM

SETUP)

Use this to make pla yback rela ted adjustments an d other settings.

Select “CUSTOM SETUP” in the Setup Display. To use the display, see “Using the Setup Display” (page 85). The default settings are underlined.

CUSTOM SETUP

AUTO POWER OFF:

AUTO POWER OFF: AUTO PLAY:

AUTO PLAY: DIMMER:

DIMMER: PAUSE MODE:

PAUSE MODE: PLAYBACK MEMORY:

PLAYBACK MEMORY: TRACK SELECTION:

TRACK SELECTION: CD DIRECT:

CD DIRECT:

◆AUTO POWER OFF

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. AUTO

DARK

Makes the front panel display dark if you do not operate the player or remote for a short while.

AUTO OFF Turn s of f the li ght ing of the

front panel display if you do not operate the play er or r emote for a short while.

OFF T urns off the lighting.

OFF

OFF OFF

OFF

BRIGHT

AUTO

OFF

OFF OFF

OFF

◆PAUSE MODE (DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW only)

Selects the picture in pause mode.

AUTO The picture, including su bj ec ts

that move dynamically, is output with no jitter. Normally select this p osition.

FRAME The picture, includ in g subjects

that do not move dynamically , is output in high resolution.

◆PLAYBACK MEMORY

The player can store “SUBTITLE” and other settings of each di sc for up to 400 discs (Playback Memory). Set this function “ON” or “OFF.”

Stores the settings in memory when you eject the disc.

OFF Does not sto r e the settings in

memory.

The following settings are stored in memory. –ANGLE (page 73)* –AUDI O (page 68)* – BNR (page 74)** – PICTURE MODE (page 75)** –DIGITAL VIDEO ENHANCER (page

77)**

– SUBTITLE (page 73)*

* DVD VIDEO only **DVD VIDEO/VIDEO CD only

Notes

• The player c an st or e th e settings of up to 400 discs. When you store the setting of disc number 401, the first disc setting is canc eled.

• The Playba c k Me mory function cannot be used for DVD-RWs in VR mode.

◆TRACK SELECTION (DVD VIDEO only)

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

OFF

No priority given.

AUTO Priority given.

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Notes

• When you set the it em to “AUT O,” the la ngua ge may change. The “TRACK SELECTION” setting has higher priority than the “AUDIO” settings in “LANGUAGE SETUP” (page 86).

• If PCM, DTS, and Dolby Digital sound tracks have the same number of channel s, th e playe r selects PCM, DTS, and Dolby Digital sound tracks in this order.

◆CD DIRECT

Eliminates the use of unnecessary circuits when playing CDs. Thi s set t in g w i ll be activated w hen you open or close the front cover. This function affects th e output from the following jacks: –LINE OUT AUDIO L/R 1/2 jacks –5 .1CH OUTP U T jacks

OFF Select this when playi ng CD

discs, including CDs with DTS tracks.

ON Eliminates the use of

unnecessary circuits when playing CDs.

Note

If you select “ON” when playing CDs with DTS tracks, the sound will become noisy.

Settings for the Sound

(AUDIO SETUP)

“AUDIO SETUP” allows you to set t he sound according to the playback and connection conditions.

Select “AUDIO SETUP” in the Setup Display. To use th e di splay, see “Using the Setup Display” (page 85). The default sett i ngs are underlined.

AUDIO SETUP

AUDIO ATT: AUDIO DRC: AUDIO FILTER: SHARP DOWNMIX: DIGITAL OUT:

DOLBY DIGITAL: DTS: 48kHz/96kHz PCM:

DOLBY SURROUND

◆AUDIO ATT (attenuation)

If the playback sound is distorted, set this item to “ON.” The player reduces the audio output level. This function affects the output of the following jacks: –LINE OUT AUDIO L/R 1/2 jacks –5.1CH OUTPUT jacks

OFF Normally, select this position . ON Sel ec t th is w he n the playback sound

from the speakers is distorted.

OFF

STANDARD

ON D-PCM D-PCM

48kHz/16bit

◆AUDIO DRC (Dynamic Range Control) (DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW only)

Makes the sound cl ear when the volum e i s turned down when playing a DVD that conforms to “AUDIO DRC.” This affects t he output from the following jacks: –LINE OUT AUDIO L/R 1/2 jacks –5.1CH OUTPUT jacks –DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL or OPTICAL)

jack only when “DOLBY DIGITAL” is set to “D-PCM” (page 91).

STANDARD

Normally se lect this posi tion.

TV MODE Makes low sou nds clear even if

you turn the v olume down.

WIDE RANGE

Gives you the feeling of being at a live performance.

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◆AUDIO FILTER (except Super Audio CD)

Selects a digital filter to reduce noise above

22.05 kHz (Sampli ng frequency (Fs) of the audio source is 44.1 kHz), 24 kHz (Fs is 48 kHz), or 48 kHz (Fs is above 96 kHz).

SHARP Provides a wide fre quency

range and spatial feeling.

SLOW Provides smooth and warm

sound.

Note

There may be little ef f ect by changing the digital filter depending on the disc or playback environment.

◆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 rear signal components, see “D i splaying the disc’s audio information” (page 68). This function affect s the output of the fol lo wing jacks: –LINE OUT AUDIO L/R 1/2 jacks –DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL or OPTICAL)

jack when “DOLBY DIGITAL” is set to “D-PCM” (page 91).

DOLBY SURROUND

Normally se lect this posi tion. Multi-cha nnel audio sign als are 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 (except Super Audio CD)

Selects if audio signals are output via the DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL or OPTICAL) jack.

Normally select this position. Whe n

you select “O N,” see “To set t he digital output signal” for further settings.

OFF The influence of the digita l c irc ui t

upon the analog circuit is min imal.

Note

Super Audio CD audio signals are not output f ro m the digital jack.

To set the digital output signal

The following switches the method of outputting audio sig nals when you connect a component suc h as an amplifier (recei ver) or MD deck with a digital input jack. For connection details, see page 21. Select “DOLBY DIGITAL,” “DTS,” and “48kHz/96kHz PCM” after setting “DIGITAL OUT” to “ON.”

AUDIO SETUP

AUDIO ATT: AUDIO DRC: AUDIO FILTER: SHARP DOWNMIX: DIGITAL OUT:

DOLBY DIGITAL: DTS: 48kHz/96kHz PCM:

DOLBY SURROUND

OFF

STANDARD

ON D-PCM D-PCM

48kHz/16bit

If you connect a com ponent that does not conform to the sel ected audio signal, a loud noise (or no sound) w i ll come out from the speakers, damaging your ears or speakers.

• DOLBY DIGITAL (DVD VIDEO/DVDRW only)

Selects the type of Do lb y D i gi t al si gnal.

D-PCM Select this when the pl ay er is

connected to an audi o component lacking a built-in Dolby Digital decoder. You can select whether the signals conform to Dolby Surround (Pro Logic) or not by making adjustments to the “DOWNMIX” item in “AUDIO SETUP” (page 91).

DOLBY DIGITAL

Select this when the player is connected to an audi o componen t w ith a built-in Dolby Digital decoder.

• DTS (DVD VIDEO only)

Selects the type of DTS signal.

D-PCM

Select this when the player is connected t o an audio component without a bu il t-i n DTS decoder.

DTS Select this when the player is

connected t o an audio component with a built-in DTS decoder.

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• 4 8kHz/96kHz PCM (DVD VIDEO only) Selects the sampling frequency of the au di o signal.

48kHz/16bit The audio signals of DVD

VIDEOs are always converted to 48kHz/16bit.

96kHz/24bit Al l type s of signals including

96kHz/24bit are outp ut i n the ir original format. However, if the signal is encrypted for copyright protection purposes, the signal is only output as 48kHz/16bit.

Notes

• Even if you set “48kHz/96kHz PCM” to “96kHz/ 24bit,” the sampling frequency is converted to 48kHz/16bit when a “SURROUND” mode (page

69) is selected.

• The analog audio signals from the LINE OUT AUDIO L/R jacks and 5.1CH OUTPUT jacks are not affected by this setting and keep their original sampling frequency level.

Settings for the Speakers

(SPEAKER SETUP)

To obtain the best possible surround sound, input the size of the speakers you have connected and their distance from your listening position. Then use the test tone to adjust the volume and balance of the speak ers to the same level. This setting is ef fective when connecting a speaker with 5.1 CH OUTPUT jacks (page

26).

Select “SPEAKER SETUP” in the Setup Display. To use th e di splay, see “Using th e Setup Display” (page 85). The default sett i ngs are underlined.

SPEAKER SETUP

SIZE: DISTANCE: BALANCE: LEVEL: TEST TONE:

FRONT: CENTER: REAR: SUBWOOFER:

To return to the default setting

Select the item, then press CLEAR. Note that only the “SIZE” setting does not return to the default setting.

◆SIZE

Selects the siz e of the speakers.

• FRONT

LARGE Normally select this position. SMALL Select this when the speaker

cannot reproduce adequate bass frequencies.

OFF

LARGE LARGE

LARGE(REAR

YES

)

•CENTER

LARGE

Normally select this position.

SMALL Select this when the speaker

cannot reproduce adequate bass frequencies.

NONE Select this if you do not connect

a center speaker.

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•REAR

LARGE (REAR/ SIDE)

SMALL (REAR/ SIDE)

Normally select this position. Select according to the rear speakers position*.

Select this when the sound distorts or the surround effects are difficult to he ar. Select according to the rear speaker position*.

NONE Select this if you do not connect

rear speakers.

• Even if there are fewer than 6 speakers connected, the player distributes the audio signal components to the front speakers.

◆DISTANCE

Sets the distance from your listening position to the speakers. Set the distance to your front speakers in “FRONT” first (A). Then adjust the values in “CENTER” (center speaker B), “REAR” (rear speaker C), and “SUBWOOFER” (D) to reflect the actu al distance to your cent er speaker, rear sp eakers, and subwoofer.

(4~50 ft)

* Rear speaker position Correctly specify t he location of the rear speaker s to enjoy the surround effect.

• Set to “SIDE,” if the location o f th e rear spea ke rs corresponds to section A below.

• Set to “REAR,” if the location of the rear speakers corresponds to section B below.

This setting affects only “VIRTUAL REAR SHIFT,” “VIRTUAL MULTI REAR,” and “VIRTUAL MULTI DIMENSION” mode (page 71).

• SUBWOOFER

YES

Select this if y ou connect a subwoofer to output the LFE (low frequency effect) sign al s from the subwoofer.

NONE Select this if you do not connect

a subwoofer.

Notes

• The cut off frequency for the subwoofer is fixed at 120 Hz.

• If your speakers are too small to reproduce low bass frequencies, utilize a subwoofer for low frequency sound. When you set the spe aker settings to “SMALL,” the bass red irection circuitry will be activated and the bass frequencies for the speakers are outp ut fro m th e subwoofer.

Be sure to change the value in the Setup Display each time you move the speakers. Start from the fr ont speaker. The def ault adjustments are i n parentheses.

FRONT (10 ft)

Set this between 4 and 50 feet in 1 foot increm ents.

CENTER (10 ft) Set this within –5 feet and

+2 feet of the “FRONT” setting in 1 foot incr ements. For example, if “FRONT” is set to 5 feet, “CENTER” can be set between 0 and 7 feet.

REAR (10 ft) Set this within –16 feet of

the “FRONT” s etting in 1 foot increments . F or example, if “FRO NT” is set to 16 feet, “RE AR ” can be set between 0 and 16 feet.

Note

If each of the front or rear speakers are not pla ced at an equal distance from your li ste ning position, set the distance according to th e cl osest speaker.

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◆BALANCE

Varies the balance of the left and right speakers. Be sure to set “TEST TONE” to “ON” for easy adj ustment. The default adjustments are in parentheses.

FRONT (0 dB)

REAR (0 dB)

Set this between –6 dB [L] and +6 dB [R] (0.5 dB increments).

◆LEVEL

Varies the level of each speaker. Be sure to set “TEST TONE” to “ON” for easy adjustment. The default adjustments are in parentheses.

FRONT (0 dB) Set this between –6 dB and 0

CENTER (0 dB)

REAR (0 dB) Set this be tween –12 dB and

SUBWOOFER (0 dB)

dB (0.5 dB increments). Set this between –12 dB and

0 dB (0.5 dB increments).

0 dB (0.5 dB increments). Set this between –10 dB and

+10 dB (0.5 dB increments).

To adjust the volume of all the speakers at one time

Use the amplifier’s (receiver’s) volume control.

◆TEST TONE

The speakers will emit a test tone. Use this when you use the 5.1CH OUTPUT jacks and adjust “BALANCE” and “LEVEL.”

OFF

ON The test ton e is emitted from

The test tone is not emitted from the speakers.

each speaker in sequence.

Adjusting the speaker volume and level

1 Select “SPEAKER SETUP” in the Se tup

Display.

2 Select “TEST TONE” and set to “ON.”

You will hear the t est tone from each speaker in sequence.

3 From your listening position, select

“BALANCE” or “LEVEL” and adjust the value of “BALANCE” using C/c and “LEVEL” using X/x.

The test tone is emitted from both left and right speakers simultaneousl y.

4 Select “TEST TONE” and set to “OFF”

to turn off the test tone.

Note

The test tone signals are not output from the digital jack.

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Additional Information

Troubleshooting

, Even if your TV is compatible wit h

progressive format 480p signals, the image may be affected when you set “COMPONENT OUT” to “PROGRESSIVE.” In this case, set “COMPONENT OUT” to “INTERLACE.”

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 persis t, consult your nearest Sony dealer.

Power

The power is not turned on.

, Check that the AC power cord is connected

securely.

Picture

There is no picture/picture noise ap pears.

, Re-connect the c onnecting cord securely. , The connecting cord is damaged. , Check the connec tion t o yo ur T V (pag e 19)

and switch the input selector on your TV so that the signal from the pla yer appears on the TV screen .

, The disc is dirty or flaw e d. , If the picture output from your player goes

through your VCR to get to your TV or if you are connected to a comb ination TV/ VIDEO player, the copy-protection signal applied to some DVD programs could affect picture quality. If you still experience problems even when yo u connect your player directly to your TV, try connecting your player to your TV’s S VIDEO input (page 19).

, You have set “COMPONENT OUT” in

“SCREEN SETUP” to “PROGRESSIVE” even though your TV ca nnot accept the signal in progressive format. In this case, set the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT/SCAN SELECT swit ch on the rear panel of the player to INTERLACE. “COMPONENT OUT” in “SCREEN SETUP” is automatically set to “INTERLACE,” and reset the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT/ SCAN SELECT switch to SELECTABLE. Normally leave the switch in this position when using the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks.

The picture does not fill the screen, even though the aspe ct ratio is set in “TV TYPE” under “SCREEN SET UP.”

, The aspect ratio of the disc is fixed on your

DVD.

Sound

There is no sound.

, Re-connect the connecting cord securely. , The conne ct ing cord is damaged. , The player is connected to the wrong input

jack on the amplifier ( receiver) (page 24, 25, 26).

, The am plifier (rece iv er) input is no t

correctly set.

, The player is in pau s e m ode or in Slow-

motion Play mode.

, The player is in fast forward or fast reverse

mode.

, If the audio signal do es not come through

the DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL or OPTICAL) jack , check the audio settings (page 91).

, Super Audio CD audio signals are not

output from the digital jack.

Sound distortion occ ur s.

, Set “AUDIO ATT” in “AUDIO SETUP” to

“ON” (page 90).

The volume is low.

, The volume i s low on som e DVDs.

The volume may improve if you set “AUDIO DRC” to “TV MODE” (page 90).

, Set “AUDIO ATT” in “AUDIO SETUP” to

“OFF” (page 90).

The surround effec t is diff icult to hear when playing a Dolby Digital, or DTS sound track.

, Check the speake r co nnec ti on s a nd s et ti ngs

(page 26, 28, 91).

, 5.1 channel sou nd is not recorded on the

disc being played.

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The sound only comes from the center speaker.

, Depending on the disc, the sound may come

from the center speaker only.

Operation

The remote does not function.

, The batteries in the remote are weak. , There are obstacles between the r emote an d

the player.

, The distance between the remo te and the

player is too far.

, The remote is not pointed at the remo te

sensor on the play er .

, The COMMAND MODE switch setting on

the remote does not matc h the setting on the player (page 18).

The disc does not play.

, The disc is skewed. , The player cannot play certain discs (page

6).

, The region code on the DVD does not match

the player.

, Moisture has condensed inside the playe r

(page 3).

, The player cannot play a recorded disc that

is not correctly finali zed (page 7).

The MP3 audio track cannot be played (page 41).

, The DATA CD is not recorded in an MP3

format that conforms to ISO9660 Level 1/ Level 2 or Joli et.

, The MP3 audio track does not ha ve t he

extension “.MP3.”

, The data is not formatted in MP3 even

though it has the extension “.MP3. ”

, The data is not MPEG1 Audio Layer 3 data. , The player canno t play audio tracks in

MP3PRO format.

“Copyright lock ” ap pe ars and the screen turns blue when playing a DVD-RW.

, Images taken from digita l broadcasts, etc.,

may contain copy protection signals, such as complete copy protection signals, single copy signals, and restriction-free signa ls. When images that contain copy protection signals are played, a bl ue screen may appear instead of the images. It may take awhile for the player to look for playa ble images.

The title of the MP3 audio album or track is not correctly displayed.

, The player can on ly display numbers and

alphabet. Other char acters are displayed as “*.”

The disc does not start playing from the beginning.

, Program Play, Shuffle Play, Repeat Play, or

A-B Repeat Play has been selected (page

43).

, Resume play has taken effect (page 36).

The player starts playing the disc automatically.

, The disc features a n aut o play back f unctio n. , “AUTO PLAY” in “CUSTOM SETUP” is

set to “ON” (page 89).

Playback stops automatically.

, While playing discs with an auto pause

signal, the player stops playback at the auto pause signal.

Some functions such as Stop, Search, Slow-motion Play, Repeat Play, Shuffle Play, or Program P lay cannot be performed.

, Depending on the disc, you may not be able

to do some of the operations above. Refer to the operating manual that comes with the disc.

The language for the sound track cannot be changed.

, Try using the DVD’s me nu instead of the

direct selection button on the remote (page

37).

, Multilingu al tracks are not recorded on th e

DVD being played.

, The DVD prohibits the changing of the

language for the sound track.

The subtitle language cannot be changed or turned off.

, Try using the DVD’s me nu instead of the

direct selection button on the remote (page

37).

, Multilingual su btitl es are not recorded on

the DVD being played.

, The DVD prohibits the changing of

subtitles.

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The angles cannot be changed.

, Try using the DVD’s menu instead of the

direct selection button on t he re mote (page

37).

, Multi-angles are not recorded on the DVD

being played.

, The angle can only be changed when the

“ANGLE” indicator lights up on the front panel display (page 10).

, The DVD prohibits changing of the angles.

The player does not operate properly .

, 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 pan e l dis pla y.

, The self-diagnosis functio n was act ivated.

(See the table on page 97.)

The front cover does not open and “LOCKED” appears on the front pan el display.

, Child Lock is set (page 35).

The front cover does not open and “TRA Y LOCKED” appears on the front panel display.

, Contact your Sony dea ler or local

authorized Sony se rvice facility.

“Data error” ap pears on the TV screen when playing a DATA CD.

, The MP3 audio track you want to play is

broken.

, The data is not MPEG1 Audio Layer 3 data.

Self-diagnosis Function

(When letters/numbers appear in the display)

When the self-diagnosis fun ction i s ac tivat ed to prevent the player from malfunctioning, a five-charact er 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.

C:13:50

First three characters of the service number

C 13 The disc is dirty.

C 31 The disc is not inserted

C 32 The front cover

E XX

(xx is a number)

Cause and/or corrective action

, Clean the disc with a soft

cloth (page 8).

correctly. , Re-insert the disc

correctly.

automatica l ly opens and the player enters standby mode. , Check that there is

nothing wrong inside the rotary table, such as a fallen disc. After you have checked the in side of the rotary table and resolved any possible problems, press H.

To prevent a malf unction, the player has performed th e self-diagnosis function. , Contact your nearest

Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility and give the 5character ser vice number. Example: E 61 10

Additional Infor ma tio n

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Glossary

Chapter (page 10, 15, 60)

Sections of a pictur e or a m usic feature that are smaller than titles. A tit le i s comp osed of several chapters. Depending on the di sc, no chapters may be recorded.

Dolby Digital (page 26, 91)

Digital audio compression technology developed by Dolb y Laboratories. This technology conforms to multi-channel surround sound. The rear channel is stereo and there is a discr et e subwoofer channel in this format. Dolby Digital provides the same discrete channels of high qua lity digital audio found in “Dolby Digital” thea ter surround sound system s. G ood channel separat ion is realized because all of the channel data are recorded discretely and little deterioration is realized because all channel data pr ocessing is digital.

Dolby Surround (Pro Logic) (page 25, 91)

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, center and rear signals. The rear channel is m onaural.

DTS (page 26, 68, 91)

Digital audio compression technology that Digital Theater Systems, Inc. developed. This technology conforms to multi-channel surround sound. The rear channel is stereo and there is a discr et e subwoofer channel in this format. DT S provides discrete channels of high quality digital audio. Good channel se paration is reali zed because all of the channel data is recorded discretely and little deterioration is re ali ze d becau se al l channel data proce ss i ng i s digital.

double-layer and single-sided DVD is 8.5 GB, a single-layer and double-sided DVD is

9.4 GB, and double-layer and double-sided DVD is 17 GB. The picture data uses the MPEG 2 format, 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 t he data to be allocated according to the status of the picture. Audio information is recorded in a multi-channel format, such as Dolb y Digital, allowing you to en jo y a m ore real audio presence. Furthermore, various advanced fu nctions such as the multi-angle, multilingual, and Parental Cont rol functions are provided with the DVD.

DVD-RW (page 6, 38)

A DVD-RW is a recordable and rewritable disc that is the same size as the DVD VIDEO. The DVD-RW ha s t w o di fferent modes: VR mode and Video mod e. DVD-RWs crea te d in Video mode have the same format as a DVD VIDEO, while discs created in VR (Vid eo Recordin g) mode allo w 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 t o the DVD VIDEO format.

Film based software, Video based software (page 74)

DVDs can be clas si f ied as Film based or Video based software. Film based DVDs contain the same images (24 frames per second) that ar e sh ow n at movie theaters. Video based DVDs, such as television dramas or sit-co m s, di splays images at 30 frames (or 60 fi elds) per second.

DVD VIDEO (page 6)

A disc that contains up to 8 hours of moving pictures even though its diameter is the same as a CD. The data capacity of a single-layer and singlesided DVD is 4.7 GB (Giga Byte), which is 7 times that of a CD. The data capacity of a

Index (CD)/Video Index (VIDEO CD) (page 10, 15, 60)

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 .

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Interlace format (page 87)

Interlace format shows ev er y ot her l ine 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.

Interlace pictures

Converted progressive pictures

Progressive conversion method (page 74)

• Video based software conver sion

Video shows an image by alternatel y displaying every other line of an image (field) at 30 frames (60 fields) per second (Interlace format).

The Interlace format displays 30 frames (60 fields) per second by displaying every other line of the image, causing scanning lines to appear across the image. Since only half of the image is shown at on ce, the amount of information contained in an image is limited.

The Progressive format displays 60 entire frames per seconds. The player accomplishes this by converting each field into a frame by using either a field-based conversion method or a frame-based conversion method. The appropriate method is automatica lly se le cted by the player according to the movement of the images on the screen. If the movement on the screen is slow, th e frame-based conversion method borrows adjacent frame information to fill in the missing information. If the movement on the screen is rapid, the field-based conversion method creates the missing information by predicting the movement of the images on the screen from field to field. The end result is an image th at is higher in quality when compared to the Interlace for m at.

• Film based s o f tw are conversion Film shows an image by displaying an en tir e image at 24 frames per second. When you watch a film on tele vision, the televisio n displays every other line of the frame as a field, thus re duci ng inf ormat ion l evel and the clarity of the film image.

Interlace pictures

This player solves thi s problem b y increasi ng the speed at which the frames are displayed, consecutively showing 3 identical frames followed by 2 identical frames in the time that it normally takes to show 2 consecutive frames. The end result is that the 24 frames per second are increased to 60 frames per second, which is th e speed at which Progressive vi deo signals are shown.

Converted progressive pic tures

This not only allows film to be shown in a frame based format, it also increases the clarity and sharpness which is unique to Progressive format images.

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Progressive for m a t (pag e 87)

Compared to the Interlace form at that alternatel y shows every o ther line o f an image (field) to create one frame, the Progressive format shows the entire image at once as a single frame. This means that while the Interlace format can show 30 frames (60 fields) in one second, the Progressi ve format can show 60 frames in one second. The overall picture quality increase s and still images, text, and horizontal lines appear sharper.

Scene (page 10)

On a VIDEO CD with PBC (playback control) functions, the menu scre ens, movin g pictures and still pi ct ur es are divided into sections called “scenes.”

Super Audio CD ( page 6)

A Super Audio C D disc can repr oduce soun ds that are extremely faithful to the original sound by use of DSD (Direct Stream Digital) technology. This technology utilizes a sampling frequency of 2.8224 MHz, which is 64 times that of a conventional CD, and 1-bit quantization that enables the disc to ho ld 4 times the amount of information that a standard PCM format CD can hold. Super Audio CDs are divide d in to th e following types.

• Super Audio CD (sing le la yer disc) This disc consists of a single HD layer*.

*High density signal layer for the Super Audio CD

• Super Audio CD + CD (H ybrid disc) This disc consists of an HD la y er an d a CD layer. Also, as the dual layers are on one side only, you do not have to turn the disc over during playback. You can play the CD layer using a conven tional CD player.

CD layer

HD layer

• 2 channel + Multi-channel Super Audio CD This disc consists of the 2 channel playback area and the multi-channel playback area.

2 channel playback area

Multi-channel playback area

Title (page 10, 15, 60)

The longest sect io n of a picture or music feature on a DVD, movie, etc., in video software, or the entire album in audio software.

Track (page 10, 15, 60)

Sections of a picture or a music feature on a CD or VIDEO CD (the length of a song).

HD (high density) layer

• Super Audio CD (dual l ay er disc) This disc consists of dual HD layers and is capable of extended play over long periods. Also, as the dual layer disc consists of dual HD layers on one side only, you do not have to turn the disc over dur in g playback.

HD layer

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