Sony DVP-F25 Service Manual

DVP-F25

RMT-D151A/D151E

SERVICE MANUAL

Photo : DVP-F25

RMT-D151E

SPECIFICATIONS

System

Laser: Semiconductor laser Signal format system:: PAL/NTSC

(except US/Canadian model) NTSC (US/Canadian model)

Audio characteristics

Frequency response: DVD VIDEO (PCM

96 kHz): 2 Hz to 44 kHz (±1.0 dB)/DVD VIDEO (PCM 48 kHz): 2 Hz to 22 kHz (±0.5dB)/CD: 2Hz to 20kHz (±0.5 dB)

Signal-to-noise ratio (S/N ratio): 115 dB

(AUDIO OUT L/R jacks only)

Harmonic distortion: 0.003 % Dynamic range: DVD VIDEO: 103 dB/CD:

99 dB

Wow and flutter: Less than detected value

(±0.001% W PEAK)

When you play PCM sound tracks with a 96 kHz sampling frequency, the output signals from the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL)

ack are converted to 48 kHz sampling

frequency.

Outputs

(Jack name: Jack type/Output level/Load

impedance)

AUDIO OUT L/R: Phono jack/2 Vrms/

10 kilohms

DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL): Optical

output jack/-18 dBm (wave length: 660 nm)

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT (Y, C

Phono jack/Y: 1.0 Vp-p/C

0.7 Vp-p/75 ohms

VIDEO OUT: Phono jack/1.0 Vp-p/75 ohms S VIDEO OUT: 4-pin mini DIN/

Y: 1.0 Vp-p/C: 0.3 Vp-p (PAL),

0.286 Vp-p (NTSC)/75 ohms

, CR:

, CR):

US Model

Canadian Model

AEP Model

UK Model

Argentina Model

Mexico Model

Hong Kong Model

Singapore Model

Australian Model

New Zealand Model

General

Power requirements:

US,Canadian,Mexico model: 120V AC, 60 Hz Other country model: 2

20 to 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz

Power consumption: 9W Dimensions (approx.): 196 × 61 × 265 mm

/4 × 2 1/2 × 10 1/2 in.)

(wid

th/height/depth) incl. projecting

parts

Mass (approx.): 1.8 kg (3 lb 14 oz.) Operating temperature: 5 ° C to 35 ° C

(41 °F to 95 °F)

Operating humidity: 25 % to 80 %

Supplied accessories

See page 1-3.

Specifications and design are subject to change without notice.

CD/DVD PLAYER

WARNING!!

WHEN SERVICING, DO NOT APPROACH THE LASER EXIT WITH THE EYE TOO CLOSELY. IN CASE IT IS NECESSARY TO CONFIRM LASER BEAM EMISSION, BE SURE TO OBSERVE FROM A DISTANCE OF MORE THAN 25 cm FROM THE SURFACE OF THE OBJECTIVE LENS ON THE OPTICAL PICK-UP BLOCK.

CAUTION:

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

CAUTION

Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure.

SAFETY-RELATED COMPONENT WARNING!!

COMPONENTS IDENTIFIED BY MARK 0 OR DOTTED LINE WITH MARK 0 ON THE SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS AND IN THE PARTS LIST ARE CRITICAL TO SAFE OPERATION. REPLACE THESE COMPONENTS WITH SONY PARTS WHOSE PART NUMBERS APPEAR AS SHOWN IN THIS MANUAL OR IN SUPPLEMENTS PUBLISHED BY SONY.

Unleaded solder

Boards requiring use of unleaded solder are printed with the leadfree mark (LF) indicating the solder contains no lead. (Caution: Some printed circuit boards may not come printed with the lead free mark due to their particular size.)

: LEAD FREE MARK

Unleaded solder has the following characteristics.

• Unleaded solder melts at a temperature about 40°C higher than ordinary solder. Ordinary soldering irons can be used but the iron tip has to be applied to the solder joint for a slightly longer time. Soldering irons using a temperature regulator should be set to about 350°C. Caution: The printed pattern (copper foil) may peel away if the heated tip is applied for too long, so be careful!

• Strong viscosity Unleaded solder is more viscous (sticky, less prone to flow) than ordinary solder so use caution not to let solder bridges occur such as on IC pins, etc.

• Usable with ordinary solder It is best to use only unleaded solder but unleaded solder may also be added to ordinary solder.

SAFETY CHECK-OUT

After correcting the original service problem, perform the following safety checks before releasing the set to the customer.

1. Check the area of your repair for unsoldered or poorly-soldered connections. Check the entire board surface for solder splashes and bridges.

2. Check the interboard wiring to ensure that no wires are "pinched" or contact high-wattage resistors.

3. Look for unauthorized replacement parts, particularly transistors, that were installed during a previous repair. Point them out to the customer and recommend their replacement.

4. Look for parts which, through functioning, show obvious signs of deterioration. Point them out to the customer and recommend their replacement.

5. Check the B+ voltage to see it is at the values specified.

6. Flexible Circuit Board Repairing

• Keep the temperature of the soldering iron around 270˚C during repairing.

• Do not touch the soldering iron on the same conductor of the circuit board (within 3 times).

• Be careful not to apply force on the conductor when soldering or unsoldering.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. GENERAL

Precautions ············································································· 1-1 About this Manual ································································· 1-1 This Player Can Play the Following Discs ···························· 1-1 Notes about the Discs ··························································· 1-2 Index to Parts and Controls···················································· 1-2 Guide to On-Screen Displays (Control Bar) ·························· 1-3

Simple Start Guide ···································································· 1-3

Quick Overview ····································································· 1-3 Step 1: Unpacking ·································································1-3 Step 2: Inserting Batteries into the Remote ··························· 1-3 Step 3: TV Hookups ······························································ 1-3 Step 4: Playing a Disc ····························································1-4

Hookups ····················································································· 1-4

Hooking Up the Player ·························································· 1-4 Step 1: Connecting the Video Cords ······································1-4 Step 2: Connecting the Audio Cords ····································· 1-5 Step 3: Attaching the Jack Cover and Stand ·························· 1-6 Step 4: Connecting the Power Cord······································· 1-7 Step 5: Quick Setup ······························································· 1-7

Playing Discs ·············································································1-7

Playing Discs ········································································· 1-7 Searching for a Particular Point on a Disc (Scan, Slow-motion Play) ···················································1-8 Resuming Playback from the Point Where You Stopped the Disc (Multi-disc Resume) ··················································· 1-8 Using the DVD’s Menu. ························································ 1-8 Playing VIDEO CDs with PBC Functions (PBC Playback) ·· Playing an MP3 Audio Track ·················································1-9 Various Play Mode Functions (Programme Play, Shuffle Play, Repeat Play, A-B Repeat Play) ··········································· 1-9

Searching for a Scene ······························································ 1-11

Searching for a Title/Chapter/Track/Index/Scene (Search mode) ···································································1-11

Viewing Information About the Disc ······································· 1-11

Checking the Playing Time and Remaining Time ··············· 1-11

Sound Adjustments ·································································· 1-12

Changing the Sound ····························································· 1-12 TV Virtual Surround Settings (TVS) ··································· 1-12

Enjoying Movies ····································································· 1-12

Changing the Angles···························································· 1-12 Displaying the Subtitles ·······················································1-12 Adjusting the Picture Quality (BNR) ·································· 1-13 Adjusting the Playback Picture (CUSTOM PICTURE MODE) ········································· 1-13 Enhancing the Playback Picture (DIGITAL VIDEO ENHANCER) ··································································· 1-13

Using Various Additional Functions ········································ 1-14

Locking Discs (CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL, PARENTAL CONTROL) ·················································1-14 Controlling Your TV with the Supplied Remote ················· 1-15

Settings and Adjustments ························································ 1-15

Using the Setup Display ······················································ 1-15 Setting the Display or Sound Track Language (LANGUAGE SETUP) ····················································1-15 Settings for the Display (SCREEN SETUP) ······················· 1-16 Custom Settings (CUSTOM SETUP) ································· 1-16 Settings for the Sound (AUDIO SETUP) ····························1-16

Additional Information ····························································1-17

Troubleshooting ···································································1-17 Self-diagnosis Function (When letters/numbers appear in the display) ············································································· 1-17 Glossary ··············································································· 1-18 Language Code List ·····························································1-18

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2. DISASSEMBLY

2-1. UPPER CASE ASSEMBLY ············································ 2-2 2-2. LOWER CASE································································ 2-2

2-3. CONTROL PANEL ASSEMBLY ··································· 2-2 2-4. COVER············································································ 2-2 2-5. SW-377 BOARD, IF-96 BOARD ··································· 2-3 2-6. MECHANISM DECK ····················································· 2-3 2-7. CHUCKING ARM BLOCK ··········································· 2-3 2-8. MD-90 BOARD, LEVER ASSEMBLY ·························· 2-3 2-9. BASE (C) ASSEMBLY ···················································2-4 2-10. OPTICAL DEVICE ························································ 2-4 2-11. BU HOLDER, RACK (L) ···············································2-4 2-12. GATE ASSEMBLY, COVER (C) ····································2-4 2-13. ROLLER (SLIDER) ························································ 2-5 2-14. SLIDER (L), SLIDER (R)··············································· 2-5 2-15. IR-42 BOARD ································································· 2-5 2-16. POWER BLOCK·····························································2-5 2-17. MB-106 BOARD·····························································2-6 2-18. AV-68 BOARD ································································ 2-6 2-19. SLIDERS (L) AND (R) PHASE ADJUSTMENT ·········· 2-6 2-20. INTERNAL VIEWS························································ 2-7 2-21. CIRCUIT BOARDS LOCATION ···································2-8

3. BLOCK DIAGRAMS

3-1. OVERALL BLOCK DIAGRAM ···································· 3-1 3-2. RF/SERVO BLOCK DIAGRAM ····································3-3 3-3. SIGNAL PROCESSOR BLOCK DIAGRAM ················ 3-5 3-4. SYSTEM CONTROL BLOCK DIAGRAM ···················3-7 3-5. VIDEO BLOCK DIAGRAM ··········································3-9 3-6. AUDIO BLOCK DIAGRAM ········································ 3-11 3-7. INTERFACE CONTROL BLOCK DIAGRAM ··········· 3-13 3-8. POWER BLOCK DIAGRAM (1/2) ······························ 3-15 3-9. POWER BLOCK DIAGRAM (2/2) ······························ 3-17

4. PRINTED WIRING BOARDS AND SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS

4-1. FRAME SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ································ 4-1 4-2. PRINTED WIRING BOARDS AND

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ·············································· 4-4

• MB-106 (DVD/CD, RF AMP, DIGITAL SERVO, MOTOR DRIVE, SERVO, AV DECODER, SD RAM, SYSTEM CONTROL, AUDIO ADC, PLL, POWER, INTERFACE CONTROL)

PRINTED WIRING BOARD ························· 4-7

• MB-106 (DVD/CD, RF AMP, DIGITAL SERVO) (1/8)

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ····························4-11

• MB-106 (MOTOR DRIVE) (2/8)

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ····························4-13

• MB-106 (SERVO) (3/8)

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ····························4-15

• MB-106 (AV DECODER) (4/8)

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ····························4-17

• MB-106 (SD RAM) (5/8)

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ····························4-19

• MB-106 (SYSTEM CONTROL) (6/8)

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ····························4-21

• MB-106 (INTERFACE CONTROL) (7/8), IR-42 (IR), SW-377 (FUNCTION KEY), IF-96 (FRONT KEY)

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS ·························· 4-23

• MB-106 (POWER, AUDIO ADC, PLL) (8/8)

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ····························4-25

• AV-68 (AV OUT)

PRINTED WIRING BOARD ······················· 4-27

• AV-68 (AV OUT)

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ····························4-29

• MD-89 (FUNCTION SWITCH 1), MD-90 (FUNCTION SWITCH), MD-91 (SWITCH)

PRINTED WIRING BOARDS ·····················4-31

• MD-89 (FUNCTION SWITCH 1), MD-90 (FUNCTION SWITCH), MD-91 (SWITCH)

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ····························4-33

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• POWER BLOCK (ZSSR216GA/ZSSR216HA) PRINTED WIRING BOARD ······················· 4-35

• POWER BLOCK (ZSSR216GA/ZSSR216HA) SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ····························4-37

• IR-42 (IR), SW-377 (FUNCTION KEY),

IF-96 (FRONT KEY)

PRINTED WIRING BOARDS ·····················4-39

5. IC PIN FUNCTION DESCRIPTION

5-1. SYSTEM CONTROL PIN FUNCTION

(MB-106 BOARD IC104: MB91307RPFV-G-BND-E1) ·

5-1

6. TEST MODE

6-1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION ··········································· 6-1 6-2. STARTING TEST MODE ··············································· 6-1 6-3. SYSCON DIAGNOSIS ··················································· 6-1 6-4. DRIVE AUTO ADJUSTMENT ······································ 6-5 6-5. DRIVE MANUAL OPERATION ··································· 6-7 6-6. MECHA AGING ··························································· 6-11 6-7. EMERGENCY HISTORY ············································ 6-11 6-8. VERSION INFORMATION ········································· 6-11 6-9. VIDEO LEVEL ADJUSTMENT ·································· 6-11 6-10. IF CON SELF DIAGNOSTIC FUNCTION ················· 6-12

7. ELECTRICAL ADJUSTMENT

7-1. POWER SUPPLY CHECK ············································· 7-1 7-2. ADJUSTMENT OF VIDEO SYSTEM··························· 7-2 7-3.

ADJUSTMENT RELATED PARTS ARRANGEMENT ··

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8. REPAIR PARTS LIST

8-1. EXPLODED VIEWS ······················································ 8-1 8-1-1.OVERALL SECTION····················································· 8-2 8-1-2.MECHANISM DECK SECTION-1 ·······························8-3 8-1-3.MECHANISM DECK SECTION-2 ·······························8-4 8-1-4.MAIN CHASSIS SECTION ···········································8-5 8-2. ELECTRICAL PARTS LIST ·········································· 8-6

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Precautions

On safety

• Caution – The use of optical instruments with this prod uct will increase eye hazard.

• Should any solid object or liquid fall into the cabinet, unplug the player an d have it checked by qualified person nel before operating it any further.

On power sources

• The player is not disconnected from the AC power source (mains) as long as it is connected to the wall outlet, eve n if the player itself has been turned off.

• If you are not going to use the player for a long time, be sure to disconnect the player from the wall outlet. To disconnect the AC power cord (mains lead), gr asp the plug itself; never pull the cord.

On placement

• Place the player in a location with adequate ventilation to prevent heat build- up in the player.

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

• Do not instal l the appliance in a confined space, such as a bookcase or bu ilt-in cabinet.

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 op erate properly. In this case, remove the disc and leave the player turned on for about half an hour until the moisture evaporates.

• Do not insert a disc with non-standard shape (e.g., card, heart) into the player. The disc may not be ejected and cause a malfunction.

• When you move the player, take out any discs. If you don’t, the disc may be damaged.

On adjusting volume

Do not turn up the volume while listening to a section with very low level inputs or no audio signals. If you do, the speakers may be damaged when a peak level section is played.

On installing the player on the wall

If the player falls down, a serious injury or damage may result. Observe the following instructions to prevent the player from falling down.

• Install the player on a wall strong enough to hold the player using two prop er screws for the wall material and strength. Install the player on a vertical and flat wall where reinforcement is appl ied. If you are not sure about the wall strength or screws, contact a screw shop or installer.

• Install the player straight.

• Do not install the pl ayer at high position.

• Do not lean or han g on the player.

• Do not load anyt hing on the player.

• Do not pull the c onnecting cords when the player is on the wall.

• Be careful n ot to trip on the connecting cords.

• When you operate the player, do not use excessive force to operate the player, or insert or remove t he disc.

• When cleaning, do not put hand on the player or use excessive fo rce.

SECTION 1

GENERAL

DVP-F25

This section is extracted from instruction manual. (3-077-370-41)

On cleaning

Clean the cabinet, panel, and contro ls with a soft cloth slightly moistened with a mild detergent solution. Do not use any type of abrasive pad, scouring po wder 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-scree n display image on your television screen indefinitely. If you leave the still video image or on-screen display image displayed on yo ur TV for an extended period of time, you risk permanent damage to your television screen. Projection televisions are espe cially susceptible to thi s.

If you have any questions or pro blems concerning your player, please co nsult your nearest Sony dealer.

About this Manual

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

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

Icon Meaning

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

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

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

* MP3 (MPEG1 Audio Layer 3) is a standard

music CD format

format defined by ISO (International Standard Organization)/MPEG which compresses audio data.

This Player Can Play the Following Discs

Format of discs

DVD VIDEO

VIDEO CD

Music CD

The “DVD VIDEO” logo is a trademark.

Region code

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

DVDs labeled will also play on this player.

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

Example of discs that the player cannot play

The player cannot play the following discs:

• All CD-ROMs (including PHOTO CDs)/

• Data part of CD-Extras

• DVD-RWs in VR mode

• DVD-ROMs

• DVD Audio discs

• HD layer on Super Audio CDs

* A logical format of files and folders on CD-

Also, the player cannot play the f ollowing discs:

• A DVD with a different region code.

• A disc that has a non-standard shape (e.g.,

• A disc with pa per or stickers on it.

• A disc that has t he adhesive of cellophane

Some CD-Rs, CD-RWs, DVD-Rs, or DVD-RWs (in video mode) cannot be played on this player due to the recording quality or physi cal condition of the disc, or the characteristics of the recording device. Furthermore, the disc will not play if it ha s not been correctly finalized. For more information, see the operating instructions for the recording device .

ALL

Region code

DVP–XXXX

00V 00Hz

NO.

00W

0-000-000-00

CD-Rs/CD-RWs other than those recorded in the following formats:

–music CD format –video CD format –MP3 format that conforms t o ISO9660*

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

ROMs defined by ISO (International Standa rd Organization).

card, heart).

tape or a sticker still left on it.

Note

continued

1-1

Note that discs created in the Packet Write format cannot be played.

Note on playback operations of DVDs and VIDEO CDs

Some playback operations of DVDs and VIDEO CDs may be intentionally set by software producers. Since this player plays DVDs and VIDEO CDs according to the disc contents the software producers designed, some playback features m ay not be available. Also, refer to the instructions supplied with the DVDs or VIDEO CDs.

Copyrights

This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U.S. pat ents, other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation, and other rights owners. Use of this copyright prot ection technology must be a uthorized by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authoriz ed by Macrovision Corporation. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.

Notes about the Discs

• To keep the disc clean, handle the disc by its edge. Do not touch the surface.

• Do not ex pose the disc to direct sunlight or heat sources such as hot air ducts, or leave it in a car parked in direct sunlight as the temperature may rise cons iderably inside the car.

• After pressing A on the player to eject the disc, do not leave the disc as it is. Remove it completely from the player.

• After playing, store the disc in its case.

• If glue is present on the outer edge of the

disc, wipe the edge of the disc with the side of a pen or pencil so that the glue is spr ead

evenly along the edge before inserting the disc into the player. Be sure not to touch the playback side of the disc when wi ping the edge.

• If burrs remain on the outer edge of the disc, remove them by rubbin g with the side of a pen or pencil. If burrs are not remo ved, discs may not load properly into the player, or fragments of plastic adhering to the playback side of the disc may cau se skipping in the sound .

• Clean the disc with a cleaning cloth. Wipe the disc from the centre out.

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

Index to Parts and Controls

For more information, refer to the pages indicated in parentheses.

Front panel

A Disc slot (31) B A (eject) bu tton (32) C N (playback) button (31) D [/1 (on/standby) button/indicator (31)

The indicator lights up in green when the power is on and lights up in red when the player is in standby m ode.

E (remote sensor) (14)

F x (stop) button (32) G X (pause) button (32) H Screw hole for the stand (27) I Disc window (31) J (remote sensor) (14) K Illumination (65)

Lights up in blue when the power is on.

continued

Rear panel

A COMPONENT VIDEO OUT (Y, CB,

CR) jacks (18)

B AUDIO OUT L/R jacks (22) (23) (24) C VIDEO OUT jack (18)

D S VIDEO OUT jack (18) E DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) jack (23)

(24) (25)

F CONTROL S IN jack (18)

To remove the jack cover

The player is sold with the jack cover attached. Press both of the parts marked with

to remove the jack cover. You w ill find the jacks and the powe r cord illustrated above.

Jack cover

Remote

A TV [/1 (on/standby) button (60) B

Z EJECT button (32)

C Number buttons (35)

The number 5 button has a tactile dot.*

D CLEAR butt on (39) E SUBTITLE button (51) F AUDIO button (48) G ./> PREV/NEXT (previous/

next) buttons (32)

H m/M SCAN/SLOW

buttons (33)

I X PAUSE button (32) J H PLAY button (31)

The H button has a tactile dot.*

K C/X/x/c buttons (3 5) L DISPLAY button (12) M TOP MENU button (35) N [/1 (on/standby) button (31) O VOL (volume) +/– buttons (60)

The + button has a tactile dot.*

P TV/VIDEO button (60) Q ENTER button (33) R PICTURE MODE button (53) S ANGLE button (51) T SUR (surround) button (49) U TIME/TEXT button (46) V REPEAT but ton (42) W REPLAY button (32) X SEARCH MODE button (45) Y x STOP button ( 32) Z ENTER button (33)

wj O RETURN button (36) wk MENU button (35 ) (37)

* Use the tactile dot as a reference when operating

the player.

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Guide to On-Screen

NTSC

Displays

The following explains the Contro l Bar. The Control Bar is used for making adjustments to the settings or displaying inform ation during playback. The displayed contents d iffer according to the type of disc being played. The num bers in parentheses indicate refer ence pages.

Displaying the Control Bar during playback

The following displays appear when the DISPLAY button is pressed repeatedly during playback. You can select the setting that suits the current playback item and view the related information.

◆Display 1

The following play modes 1~4 can be set. The indicator lights up in blue when activated. Example: When Repeat Play is selected. (The display will differ when A-B Repeat Play is set.)

A Repeat Play (42) B Shuffle Play (41) C Programme Play (39) D A-B Repeat Play (43) E Unit being repeated in this example. F Playback status (NPla yback,

(Control Bar)

CHAPTER

XPause, xStop, etc.)

◆Display 2

The following play modes 7~qs can be set. The indicator lights up in blue when activated. Example: When “TVS” is se t.

NTSC

G TVS (49) H “BNR” (52) I “CUSTOM PICTURE MODE” (53) J “DIGITAL VIDEO ENHANCER”

(54)

K “ANGLE” (51)

The indicator lights up in blue when various angles are recorded on the scene.

L Appears when the play er outputs the

signal in NTSC format.

◆Display 3

The following playback information is displayed. Example: When playing a DVD.

– 8

T41

DVD T 1:01:57

M TIME/TEXT icon (46) N Disc type O Title number of the DVD (46) P Chapter number of the DVD (46) Q Playing time or remaining time (46)

◆Display 4

(DVD playback only)

DOLBY DIGITAL

R Format of the current audio signal (49)

3 / 2 .1

◆No display

◆Return to Display 1

Displaying the Control Bar in stop mode

The following displays appea r when the DISPLAY button is repeatedly pressed during stop mode. You can mak e basic adjustments and customiz e the player to suit your viewing preferences.

◆Display 1

The following settings can be m ade.

QUICK

A SETUP (62)

• Select QUICK to make the minimum number of basic adjustments f or using the player.

• Select CUSTO M to make a full range of adjustments.

• Selec t RESET to return the adjustments to the default settings.

B PARENTAL CONTROL (56)

• Set this to limit the playback of selected discs on this player.

SETUP

◆Display 2

Shows the same information as Display 1 during playback.

CHAPTER

◆Display 3

Shows the same information as Display 2 during playback.

◆Display 4

Shows the same information as Display 3 during playback.

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DVD T 1:01:57

◆No display

◆Return to Display 1

Simple Start Guide

Quick Overview

A quick overview presented in this guide will give you enough info rmation to start using t he player for your enjoyment. To use the surround sound features of this player, refer to “Hookups” on page 17.

Notes

• You cannot connect this player to a TV that does not have a video input or SCART (EURO AV) jack.

• Be sure to disconnect the power of each component before connecting.

Step 1: Unpacking

Check that you have the following items:

• Audio/video c ord (pinplug × 3 y pinplug × 3) (1)

• Remote commander (remote) (1)

• R6 (size AA) batteries (2)

• Stand (1)

• Screw (1)

• An EURO A V adaptor is included with

some models.

Step 2: Inserting Batteries into the Remote

You can control the player usi ng the supplied remote. Insert two R6 (size AA) 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.

Notes

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

• Do not drop any foreign object into the rem ote casing, particularly when replacing the batteries.

• Do not expose the remote senso r to direct light from the sun or a lighting apparatus. Doing so may cause a malfunction.

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

Step 3: TV Hookups

Remove the jack cover fr om the player (see fig. A and page 10). Connect the supplied audio/v ideo cord and the power cord in the order (1~3) shown be low. Be sure to connect the power cord las t. After connecting t he cords, attach the jack cov er (page 26).

CD/DVD Player

(red)(white)(yellow)

(red)

to AUDIO OUT L/R

(white)

cord (supplied)

l : Signal flow

When connecting to a standard 4:3 screen TV

Depending on the TV type, th e image of some discs may not fit your TV screen. If you want to change t he aspect ratio, please refer to page 64.

If your TV has a SCART (EURO AV) jac k

Attach the supplied EURO AV adaptor to the TV, and connect to the player using the supplied audio/video cord.

When connecting to a monaural TV

Use a stereo-mono conve rsion cord (not supplied). Connect the VIDEO OUT jack on the player to the TV’s video input ja ck, and

Audio/video

(yellow) to VIDEO OUT

to video input

(yellow)

(white)

(red)

to audio input

(yellow)

(white)

(red)

connect the A UDIO OUT L/R jacks to the TV’s audio input jack.

For Asian models only To change the colour system

The colour system of the player is set to NTSC or PAL. If the on-screen me nu of the player does not appear on the TV, chang e the colour system of the player to the same colour system (PAL or NTSC) of you r TV. To change the colour sys tem, hold ?/1 down for a few seconds while pressing X on the player.

Power source

Simple Start Guide

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Step 4: Playing a Disc

The labeled (or non-playback) side appears through the disc window.

A Turn on the TV. B Press [/1 on the player.

C Switch the input selector on your

TV so that the signal from the player appears on the TV screen.

D Insert the disc in the player so that

the labeled (or non-p layback) side appears through the disc window.

E Press N.

The player begins playing the disc.

After Step 5

Depending on the disc, a menu ma y be displayed on the TV screen. If so, select the item you want from the menu and pla y the DVD (page 35) or VIDEO CD disc (page 36).

To stop playing

Press x.

To remove the disc

Press A. Remove the disc from the play er.

To turn off the player

Press [/1. The player enters standby mode and the power indicator lights up in red.

Hookups

Hooking Up the Player

Follow Steps 1 to 5 to hook up and adjust the settings of the player. Before you start, disconn ect the power cords, check that you have all of the supplied acc essories, and insert the batteries into the remote (page 14). Remove the jack cover (page 10).

Notes

• Plug cords securely to pr event unwanted noise.

• Refer to the i nstructions supplied with the components to be conn ected.

Hookups

Step 1: Connecting the Video Cords

Connect this player to your TV monito r, projector, or AV amplifier (receiver) using a video cord. Select one of the patterns A through C, according to the input jack on your TV monitor, projector, or AV amplifier ( receiver).

(green)

(blue)

(red)

TV, projector or AV amplifier (receiver)

to COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

TV, projector or AV amplifier (receiv er)

l : Signal flow

(yellow)

(green)

(blue)

(red)

(blue)

CD/DVD player

(yellow)

Component video cord (not supplied)

(yellow)

Audio/video cord (supplied)

(red)

EURO AV adaptor (supplied with some models)

S VIDEO cord (not supplied)

Control S cord (not supplied)

to S VIDEO OUT

to VIDEO OUT

(yellow)

TV, projector or AV amplifier (receiver)

TV or video component with CONTROL S jack

to CONTROL S IN

Audio/video cord (supplied)

continued

A If you are connecting to a video input jack

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

Use the red and white plugs to c onnect to the audio input jacks (page 22). (Do this if you are connecting to a TV only.)

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

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 SCART (EURO AV) input jack

Connect the supplied EURO AV adap tor to the SCART (EURO AV) input jack of the TV and connect the player and the EURO AV adaptor using the audio/vid eo cord (supplied). Connect the yellow plugs of the audio/video cord to the yellow (video) jacks. Use the red and white plugs to connect the audio input jack (pag e 22).

EURO AV adaptor

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

Connect the component via the COMPO NENT VIDEO OUT jacks using a component video cord (not supplied) or three vi deo cords (not supplied) of the same kind and length. Yo u will enjoy accurate colour repro duction and high quality images.

If your TV or video component has a CO NTROL S connector

You can control the player by pointing the remote at the remote sensor on the TV or video component. This feature is convenient when you placed the player and the TV or video compone nt away from each other. Connect the TV or video component via the CONTROL S IN connectors using the control S cord (not supplied). Refer to the instructions supplie d with the component to be connected.

Green Blue Red

Yellow (Video)

Red (R)

B, CR)

White (L)

Green Blue Red

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

Hookups

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Notes

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

VCR

CD/DVD player

When you play a disc recorded in the NTSC colour system, the player outputs the video signal or the Setup Display etc. in the NTSC colour system and the picture may not appear on the PAL colour system televisions. In this case, remove the disc.

• For Asian mode ls only You can switch the player’s colour system to match the colour system of the connected TV (page 15).

Connect directly

Step 2: Connecting the Audio Cords

Refer to the chart below to select the connection that best suits your system. Be sure to also read the instructions for the components you wish to connect.

Select a connection

Select one of the following conne ctions, through .

Components to be connected Connection Your setup

• Surr ound effects: TVS DYNAMIC (page 50), TVS WIDE (page 50)

A D

(page 22) Example

Hookups

Connecting to your TV

This connection will use your TV sp eakers for sound.

(red)(white)

(red)

to AUDIO OUT L/R

(white)

l : Signal flow

* The yellow plug is used for video signals (page

18).

z Hint

When connecting to a monaural TV, use a stereomono conversion cord (not supplied). Connect the AUDIO OUT L/R jacks to the TV’s audio input jack.

(yellow)*

(white)

Audio/video cord (supplied)

CD/DVD player

(red)

(yellow)*

EURO AV adaptor (supplied with some models) to connect to the SCART (EURO AV) input jack

to audio input

Stereo amplifier (receiver)

• Surround effects: TVS STANDARD (page 50)

MD deck/DAT deck

• Sur round effects: none

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

• Sur round effects: Dolby Surround (Pro Logic) (page 67)

AV amplifier (receiver) with a digital input jack having a Dolby Digital, MPEG audio, or DTS** decoder and 6 speakers

• Sur round effects: Dolby Digital (5.1ch) (page 67), DTS (5.1ch) (page 68), MPEG audio (5.1ch) (page 68)

* Manufactured under license from Dolby

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

** “DTS” and “DTS Digital Out” are trademarks

of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.

Connecting to a stereo amplifier (receiver) and 2 speakers/Connecting to

an MD deck or DAT deck

If the stereo amplifier (receiver) has audio input jacks L and R only, use . If the amplifier (receiver) has a digital inpu t 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 wi thout using your stereo amplifier (receiver).

(red) (white)

to AUDIO OUT L/R

l: Signal flow

z Hint

In connection audio/video cord instead of using a separate audio cord.

and two speakers

CD/DVD player

Stereo audio cord (not supplied)

(white)

(red)

(white)

to audio input to optical digital input

[Speakers]

Front (L)

Front (R)

B-1

, you can use the supplied

Stereo amplifier (receiver)

(page 23) Example

(page 24) Example

(page 25) Example

B-1

Optical digital cord (not supplied)

to DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL)

(red)

MD deck/DAT deck

Note

If you select one of the TVS effects (page 49) while playing a disc, no sound will come from your speakers with the connection.

B-2

continued

B-2

Hookups

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

Logic) decoder and 3 to 6 speakers

You can enjoy the Dolby Surround ef fects only when playing Dolby Surround audio or multichannel audio (Dolby Digital) discs. If your amplifier (receiver) has L and R audio input jacks only, use . If yo ur amplifier (receiver) has a digital input j ack, use .

CD/DVD player

C-2

C-1

Connecting to an AV amplifier (receiver) with a digital input jack having

a Dolby Digital, MPEG audio, or DTS decoder, and 6 speakers

This connection will allow you to use the Dolby Di gital, MPEG audio, or DTS decoder function of your AV amplifier (receiver ). You are not able to enjoy the surround sound effects of this player.

CD/DVD player

Hookups

Stereo audio cord (not supplied)

(white)

(red)

Rear (R)

(red)

to audio input

Subwoofer

Amplifier (receiver) with Dolby Surround decoder

to AUDIO OUT L/R

[Speakers]

Rear (L)

l: Signal flow

Note

When connecting 6 speakers, replace the monaural rear speaker with a centre speaker, 2 rear speakers and a subwoofer.

Centre

(red)(white)

Optical digital cord (not supplied)

to optical digital input

Rear (mono)

Step 3: Attaching the Jack Cover and Stand

You can use the player laid flat , or in an upright position by attaching t he supplied stand to the rear or side of the player. You can also install the player on the wa ll.

Attaching the jack cover (Using the player laid flat)

Gather all the connecting cords together and let them pass through the centre of the opening at the ba ck of the player.

Attach the jack cover carefully so as not to pinch the co rds.

Place the player flat on a level surface.

Notes

• Make sure that the connecting cords are not trapped by the jack cover.

• Do not apply downword force to the player with the disc window facing down. Doing so may cause scratches or damage to the player.

• If you use commercially avai lable cords, it is recommended that you use cords similar in siz e to the cords provided with the player. If the cords are too thick or stiff, or the plug is too large, you may not be able to attach the jack cover securely. If you cannot attach the jack cover, you do not have to attach the jack cover.

Using the player in the upright position

Make sure you attach the suppl ied stand.

To stand the player on its rea r

Attach the stand to the screw hole of the jack cover using the supplied screw.

Place the player upright on th e stand.

to DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL)

[Speakers]

to DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL)

Optical digital cord (not supplied)

to optical digital input

[Speakers]

Rear (L)

Front (R)Front (L)

l: Signal flow

Note

After you have completed the connection, be s ure to set “DOLBY DIGITAL” to “DOLBY DIGITAL” and “DTS” to “ON” in Quick Setup (page 28). If your AV amplifier (receiver) has an MPEG audio decoder function, set “MPEG” to “MPEG” (page

68). Otherwise, no sound or a loud noise will come from the speakers.

Subwoofer

Rear (R)

AV amplifier (receiver) having a decoder

[Speakers]

Front (L)

Centre

Front (R)

To stand the player on it s side

1 Attach the stand to the s crew hole on the

side of the player using the supp lied screw.

Installing the player on the wall

Attach the jack cover (p age 26). Fasten screws (not supplied) to the wall at the same height 80 mm apart. The scr ews should protrude by 5 to 6 mm.

80 mm

Hookups

2 Place the player on the stand.

5 to 6 mm

Remove the seals covering the hanging holes. Hang the player on the screws. Push the player tightly against the wall.

4.2 mm

9.2 mm

Notes

• Use the supplied stand only when you use the player in an upright position. Do not attach the stand when you use the player la id flat.

• To move the player, hold the pl ayer itself. If you hold the stand, it may break.

• Do not use the player in an upright position without attaching the stand. If you do not attach it, the player will be unstable and may fall over.

Notes

• Use the screws that matches the wall material and strength.

• Install the player on a vertical and flat wall where reinforcement is applied. Do not install th e player if the wall is not vertical, flat or strong enough.

• Contact a screw shop or in staller regarding the wall material or screws to be used.

• After the player has been used for long time on the wall, the wall behind or above the player may discolour or peel off by radiation of heat from the player depending on the wall material.

• Sony will refra in from any responsibility on the accident or damage caused by improper installation, lack of durabili ty of the wall or screws, improper operation, natural ca lamity, etc.

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Step 4: Connecting the Power Cord

Plug the player and TV mains leads (power cord) into a mains.

Step 5: Quick Setup

Follow the steps below to make the minimum number of basic adjustments for using the player. To skip an adjustment, press >. To return to the previous adjustment, press .. The on-screen display differs depending on the player model.

Press ENTER without inserting a disc.

The Setup Display for selecting the language used in the on-scre en display appears. The available language s differ depending on the player model.

Turn on the TV.

Press [/1.

Switch the input selector on your TV so that the signal from the player appears on the TV screen.

“Press [ENTER] to run QUICK SETUP.” appears at the bottom of the screen. If this message does not appear, select “QUICK” under “SETUP” in the Control Bar to run Quick Setup (page 63 ).

LANGUAGE SETUP

OSD: DVD MENU: AUDIO: SUBTITLE:

Press X/x to select a language.

The player uses the language sel ected here to display the menu and su btitles as well.

Press ENTER.

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

SCREEN SETUP

TV TYPE: SCREEN SAVER: BACKGROUND:

ENGLISH ENGLISH

FRANÇAIS

DEUTSCH

ITALIANO

ESPAÑOL

NEDERLANDS

DANSK

SVENSKA

16:9 16:9

4:3 LETTER BOX

4:3 PAN SCAN

Press X/x to select the setting that matches your TV type.

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

• 16:9 (page 64 )

◆ If you have a 4:3 stan dard TV

• 4:3 LETTER BOX or 4:3 PAN SCAN (page 64)

Press ENTER.

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

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

YES

AUDIO OUTPUT L/R DIGITAL OUTPUT

Press 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 you selected on pages 22 to 25 ( through ).

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

B-1 C-1

• Select “AUDIO OUTPUT L/R.” Quick Setup is finished and connection s are complete.

B-2 C-2

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

Press 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 you selected on pages 23 to 25 ( through ).

B D

AUDIO SETUP

AUDIO ATT: AUDIO DRC: DOWNMIX: DIGITAL OUT:

DOLBY DIGITAL: MPEG: DTS:

B-2 C-2

• D-PCM (p age 67)

• DOLBY DIGITAL (only if the amplifier (receiver) ha s a Dolby Digital decoder) (page 67)

Press ENTER.

“DTS” is selected.

AUDIO SETUP

AUDIO ATT: AUDIO DRC: DOWNMIX: DIGITAL OUT:

DOLBY DIGITAL: MPEG: DTS:

Press X/x to select whether or

STANDARD

DOLBY SURROUND

DOLBY DIGITAL

STANDARD

DOLBY SURROUND

not you wish to send a DTS signal to your amplifier (receiver).

Choose the item that matches the audio connection you selected on p ages 23 to 25 ( t hrough ).

B D

B-2 C-2

• OFF (page 68)

• ON (only if the amplifier (receiver) has a DTS decoder) (page 68)

Press ENTER.

Quick Setup is finished. All co nnections and setup operations are complete. If your AV amplifier (receiver) has an MPEG audio decoder, adjust the “MPEG” setting (page 68).

OFF

D-PCM D-PCM

OFF

D-PCM

PCM

OFF OFF

Hookups

Enjoying the surround sound effects

To enjoy the surround sound effects of this player or your amplifier (receiver), set the following items as described below for the audio connection you selected on pages 23 to 25 ( through ). Each of these is the

B D

default setting and does not need to be adjusted when you first connect the player. Refer to page 62 for using the Setup Display.

Audio Connection (pages 22 to 25)

• No additional settings are needed.

C-1

B-1

• Set “DOWNMIX” to “DOLBY SURROUND” (page 67).

• If the soun d distorts even when the volume is turned down, set “AUDIO ATT” to “ON” (page 66).

B-2 C-2 D

• Set “DOWNMIX” to “DOLBY SURROUND” (page 67).

• Set “DIGITAL OUT” to “ ON” (page 67).

Playing Discs

Depending on the DVD or VIDEO CD, some operations may be different or restricted.

Refer to the operating instructions supplied with your disc.

?/1 (power) button/ indicator

Turn on your TV.

Press [/1.

The player turns on a nd the power indicator lights up in green.

Switch the input selector on your TV so that the signal from the player appears on the TV screen.

◆ When using an am plifier (receiver)

Turn on the amplifier (receiver) and select the appropriate chan nel so that you can hear sound from the player.

continued

Insert a disc in the player.

The labeled (or non-playback) side appears through the disc window.

Press H.

The player starts playback (continuous play). Adjust the volume on the TV or the amplifier (receiver). Depending on the disc, a menu ma y appear on the TV screen. For DVDs, see page 35. For VIDEO CDs, see page 36 .

To turn off the player

Press [/1. The player enters standby mode.

z Hint

You can have the player turn off automatically whenever you leave it in stop mode for more than 30 minutes. To turn on this func tion, set “AUTO POWER OFF” in “CUSTOM SETUP” to “ON” (page 65).

Notes on playing DTS sound tracks on a CD

• When playing DTS-encoded CDs, excessive noise will be heard from the analog stereo jacks. To avoid possible damage to the audio system , the consumer should take proper precautions when the analog stereo jacks of the pla yer are connected to an amplification system. To enjoy DTS Digital Surround™ playback, an external 5.1-channel decoder system must be connected to the digital jack of the player.

• Set the sound t o “STEREO” using the AUDIO button when you play DTS sound tracks on a CD (page 48).

• Do not play DT S sound tracks without first connecting the player to an audio component having a built-in DTS decoder. The player outputs the DTS signal via the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) jack even if “DTS” in “AUDIO SETUP” is set to “OFF” in the Setup Display (page 68), and may

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Playing Discs

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affect your ears or cause your speakers to be damaged.

Notes on playing DVDs with a DTS sound track

• DTS audio signals are output only through the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) jack.

• When you play a DVD with DTS sound tracks, set “DTS” to “ON” in “AUDIO SETUP” (page 68).

• If you connec t the player to audio equipment without a DTS decod er, do not set “DTS” to “ON” in “AUDIO SETUP” (page 68). A loud noise may come out from the speakers, affecting your ears or causing the speakers to be damaged.

Notes

• When you insert an 8-cm (3-inch) disc, insert the disc slowly at the centre of the disc slot. If you cannot eject the disc, consult your nearest Sony dealer.

• No adapter is required in ord er to play 8-cm (3inch) discs on this player. If an adapter is used, damage to the player may result; therefore, never use an adapter when playing 8-cm (3-inch) discs.

Additional operations

To Operation

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 (DVD only)

z Hint

The Replay function is useful when you want to review a scene or dialog that you missed.

Note

You may not be able to use the Replay function wit h some scenes.

Press X or N or H

Press >

Press .

Press A or Z

Press REPLAY

Locking the disc slot (Child Lock)

You can lock the disc slot to prevent children from ejecting a disc.

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

“Locked” appears on the TV screen when you press the A/Z button on the player or the remote. The A/Z button on the player and the remo te do not work while the Child Lock is set.

To unlock the disc slot

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 Bar (page 62), the di sc slot remains locked.

Searching for a Particular Point on a Disc

(Scan, Slow-motion Play)

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

Note

Depending on the DVD/VIDEO CD, you may not be able to do some of the operations described.

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

Press m or M while playing a disc. When you find t he point you want, press H to return to normal speed. Each time you press m or M during scan, the playback speed changes. Th ree speeds are available. With each press the indication changes as follows:

Playback direction

× 2B (DVD/CD only) t 1M t 2M

Opposite direction

× 2b (DVD only) t 1m t 2m

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Playing Discs

The “× 2B”/“×2 b” playback speed is about twice the normal speed. The “2M ”/“2m” playback speed is faster than “1M”/ “1m.”

Watching frame by frame (Slowmotion play)

Press m or M w hen 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 available. With each press the indication changes as follows:

Playback direction

2 y 1

Opposite direction (DVD onl y)

2 y 1

The “2 y”/“2 ” playback speed is slow er than “1 y”/“1 .”

Resuming Playback from the Point Where You Stopped the Disc

Resume)

The player stores the po int where you stopped the disc for up to 6 discs and re sumes playback the next time you insert the same disc. When you store a resume play back point for the 7th disc, the resume playback point for the first disc is deleted.

While playing a disc, press x to stop playback.

“Disc resumes from this point.” appears on the TV screen.

Press H.

The player starts playb ack from the point where you stopped the disc in Step 1.

z Hints

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

• For CDs and DATA CDs, the player remembers the resume playback point for the current disc unless the disc is ejected, the power cord plug is disconnected, or only for DATA CDs, the player enters standby mode.

(Multi-disc

Notes

•“MULTI-DISC RESUME” in “CUSTOM SETUP” must be set to “ON” (de fault) for this function to work (page 66).

• The resume playbac k point for the current disc is cleared when:

– you change the play mode. – you change the settings on the Setup Display.

• This function may not work wit h some discs.

• Resume Play does not work during Shuffle Play

and Programme Play.

Using the DVD’s Menu

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

Number buttons

1 Press TOP MENU or MENU.

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

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

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

3 Press ENTER.

Playing Discs

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Playing VIDEO CDs with PBC Functions

PBC (Playback Control) allows yo u to play VIDEO CDs interactively by following the menu on the TV screen.

Number buttons

Start playing a VIDEO CD with PBC functions.

The menu for your selection appears.

Select the item number and track you want using X/x or the number buttons.

Press ENTER.

Follow the instructions in the menu for interactive operations.

Refer to the instructions supplied with the disc, as the operating procedure may differ depending on the VIDEO CD.

To return to the menu

Press O RETURN.

(PBC Playback)

z Hint

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

Notes

• Depending on the VIDEO CD, “Press ENTER” in Step 3 may appear as “Press SELECT” in the instructions supplied with the disc. In thi s case, press H.

• The PBC functions of Super VCDs do not work with this player. Super VCDs are played in continuous play mode only.

Playing an MP3 Audio Track

You can play back DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/ CD-Rs/CD-RWs) re corded in MP3 (MPEG1 Audio Layer 3) format.

Insert a DATA CD in the player.

Press H.

The player starts to play the first M P3 audio track in the first album on the disc.

Notes

• The playback order may be diffe rent from the edited order. See “The playback order of MP3 audio tracks” (page 38) for details.

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

Selecting an album and track

Press MENU.

The list of MP3 albums record ed on the DATA CD appears.

(

)

3 0

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

Select an album using X/x and press ENTER.

The list of tracks contained in the album appears.

JAZZ

)

1 ( 90

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

07TAKE TIME,TAKE TIME

Select a track using X/x and press ENTER.

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

To go to the next or previou s page

Press c or C.

To return to the previous display

Press O RETURN.

To turn off the display

Press MENU.

Notes

• Only the letters in the alphabet and numbers can be used for album or track names. Anything else is displayed as an asterisk (*).

• ID3 tags cannot b e displayed.

Playing Discs

About MP3 audio tracks

You can play MP3 audio tracks on CD ROMs, CD-Rs, or CD-RWs. However, the discs must be recorded acc ording to ISO9660 level 1, level 2, or Joliet format for the player to recognize the tracks. You can also play discs recorded in Multi Session. See the instructions of the CD-R /RW device or recording software (not supplied) for details on the recording format.

To play a Multi Session CD

This player can play Multi Sessi on CDs when an MP3 audio track is located in the first session. Any subsequent MP3 audio tracks, recorded in the later s essions, can also be played back. When audio tracks and images in music CD format or video CD format are recorded in the first session, only the first session w ill be played back.

Notes

• If you put the extension “.M P3” to data not in MP3 format, the player cannot recognize the data properly and will generate a loud noise which could damage your speaker system.

• The player cannot play audio tra cks in MP3PRO format.

The playback order of MP3 audio tracks

The playback order of album s and tracks recorded on a DATA CD is as follows.

◆Structure of disc contents

Tree 1 Tree 2 Tree 3 Tree 4 Tree 5

ROOT

album

track

When you insert a DATA CD and press H, the numbered tracks are play ed sequentially,

1 through 7. Any sub- albums/tracks

from contained within a currently selected album take priority over the next album in the same tree. (Example: C contains D so before

5.)

When you press MENU and the list of MP3 albums appears (page 37 ), 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, the tracks will be played in that order.

• Since a disc with many tree s takes longer to start playback, place your albums within the first two trees.

4 is played

Notes

• Depending on the software you use to creat e the DATA CD, the playback order may differ from the illustration above.

• The playback order above may not be applicable if there are more than a total of 200 albums and tracks in the DATA CD.

• The player can recognize up to 100 albums (the player will count just albums, including albums that do not contain MP3 audio tracks). The player will not play any albums beyond t he first 100 albums. Of the first 100 albums, the player will play no more than a combined total of 200 albums and tracks.

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Various Play Mode Functions

Shuffle Play, Repeat Play, A-B Repeat

Play)

You can set the following play modes:

• Programme Play (page 39)

• Shuffle Play (page 41)

• Repeat Play (page 42)

• A-B Repe at Play (page 43)

Note

The play mode is canceled when:

– the player enters standby mode by pressing [/1. – you eject the disc.

Creating your own programme (Programme Play)

You can play the contents of a di sc in the order you want by arranging the order of the titles, chapters, or tracks on the disc to create your own programme. You can programme up to 99 ite ms.

Press DISPLAY twice whi le the player is in stop mode.

The following Control Bar appears.

Number buttons

(Programme Play,

Playing Discs

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1-9

TITLE

DISC

A13 – 0:27:34 B

Press C/c to select (PROGRAM), then press ENTER.

“TRACK” is displayed when you play a VIDEO CD or CD.

PROGRAM

ALL CLEAR

1. TITLE – –

2. TITLE – –

3. TITLE – –

4. TITLE – –

5. TITLE – –

6. TITLE – –

7. TITLE

Titles or tracks recorded on a disc

Press c.

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

PROGRAM

ALL CLEAR

– –

1. TITLE – –

2. TITLE – –

3. TITLE – –

4. TITLE – –

5. TITLE – –

6. TITLE – –

7. TITLE

Chapters recorded on a disc

Select the title, chapter, or track you want to programme.

◆ When playing a DV D

For example, select c hapter “03” of title “02.”

Press X/x or the number buttons to select “02” under “T,” then press ENTER.

PROGRAM

ALL CLEAR

– –

1. TITLE – –

2. TITLE – –

3. TITLE – –

4. TITLE – –

5. TITLE – –

6. TITLE – –

7. TITLE

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

PROGRAM

ALL CLEAR

1. TITLE 0 2

2. TITLE

3. TITLE

4. TITLE

5. TITLE

– –

01 02 03 04 05

– –

ALL

02 03

04 05

05 06

– –

ALL

6. TITLE

7. TITLE

Selected title and chapter

◆ When playing a VIDEO CD or CD

For example, select track “02. ” Press X/x or the number buttons to select “02” under “T,” then press EN TER.

Selected track

PROGRAM

ALL CLEAR

1. TRACK 0 2

2. TRACK

3. TRACK

4. TRACK

5. TRACK

6. TRACK

7. TRACK

To programme other titles, chapters, or tracks, repeat Steps 3 to 4.

The programmed titles, chapters, and tracks are displayed in the selected order.

Press H to start Programme Play.

Programme Play begins. When the programme ends, yo u can restart the same programme ag ain by pressing H.

To stop Programme Play

Press CLEAR.

To turn off the display

Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the display is turned off.

T – –

–

0 3

– –

0:15:30

– –

Total time of the programmed tracks

change using X/x or the number buttons, and press c.

Follow Step 5 for new programming. To cancel a program, select “--” under “T,” then press ENTER.

To cancel all the titles, chapters, or tracks in the programme

Follow Steps 1 and 2 of “Creating you r own programme (Programm e Play).”

Press X and select “ALL CLEAR.”

Press ENTER.

z Hint

You can do Repeat Play or Shuffle Play of the programmed titles, chapters, or tracks. During Programme Play, follow the steps of “Repeat Play” (page 42) or “Shuffle Play” (page 41).

Note

When playing Super VCDs, th e total time of the programmed tracks does not appear on the screen.

To cancel or change a programme

Follow Steps 1 and 2 of “Creat ing your own programme (Programme Play).”

Select the programme number of the title, chapter, or track you want to cancel or

Playing in random order (Shuffle Play)

You can have the player “shuffl e” titles, chapters, or tracks. Subsequen t “shuffling” may produce a different playin g order.

1 Press DISPLAY during playback.

The following Control Bar appears.

2 Press C/c to select (SHUFFLE),

then press ENTER repeatedly to select the item to be shuffled.

◆ When playing a DVD

• TITLE

• CHAPTER

◆ When playing a VIDEO CD or CD

• TRACK

◆ When Programme Play is activated

• ON: shuffles titles, chapters, or tracks

selected in Programme Play.

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To return to normal play

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

To turn off the Control Bar

Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Bar is turned off.

z Hints

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

• Up to 200 chapters in a disc can be pla yed in random order when “CHAPTER” is selected.

Playing repeatedly (Repeat Play)

You can play all of the titles, albums or tracks on a disc or a single title, chapter , album, or track repeatedly. You can use a combination of Sh uffle or Programme Play modes.

Press REPEAT during playback.

The following Control Bar appears.

Press REPEAT repeatedly to se lect the item you want to set.

◆ When playing a DVD

• DISC: repeats all of the titles.

• TITLE: repeats the current title on a

disc.

• CHAPTER: repeats the current

chapter.

◆ When playing a VIDEO CD or CD

• DISC: repeats all of the tracks.

• TRACK: repeats the current track.

◆ When playing a DATA CD (MP3 audio)

• DISC: repeats all of the albums.

• ALBUM: repeats the current album.

• TRACK: repeats the current track.

◆ When Prog ramme Play or Shuffle Play is activated

• ON: repeats Programme Play or

Shuffle Play.

To return to normal play

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

z Hint

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

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.)

1 Press DISPLAY during playback.

The following Control Bar appears.

2 Press C/c to select (A-B

REPEAT).

3 D uring playback, when you find the

starting point (point A) of the portion to be played repeatedly, pre ss ENTER.

The starting point (point A) is set.

4 When you reach the ending point

(point B), press E NTER again.

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

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1-10

To return to normal play

– –

(10)

BRAHMS SYMPHONY

Press CLEAR.

To turn off the Control Bar

Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Bar is turned off.

Note

When you set A-B Repeat Play, the settings for Shuffle Play, Repeat Play, and Programme Play are canceled.

Searching for a Sc ene

Searching for a Title/ Chapter/Track/Index/

(Search mode)

Scene

You can search a DVD by title or chapter, and you can search a VIDEO CD/CD/DATA CD by track, index, or scene. As titles and tracks are assigned unique numbers o n the disc, you can select the desired one by en tering its number. Or, you can search for a scene using the time code.

Number buttons

Press SEARCH MODE.

The following display appears . “--

)” appears next to the icon (**

(**

refers to a number). The number in parentheses indica tes the total number of titles, tracks, indexes, scenes, etc. of the disc.

◆ When playing a DVD

(TITLE) (CHAPTER) (TIME/TEXT)

(NUMBER INPUT) Select “TIME/TEXT” to search for a starting point by inputting the time code.

◆ When playing a VIDEO CD

(TRACK)

(INDEX)

◆ When playing a VIDEO CD with PBC Playback

(SCENE)

(INDEX)

◆ When playing a CD

(TRACK)

(INDEX)

◆ When playing a DATA CD (MP3 audio)

(ALBUM)

(TRACK)

Select the number of the title, track, scene, time code, etc. you want using the number buttons.

For example, to find the scen e at 2 hours, 10 minutes, and 20 seconds aft er the beginning, select “TIME/TEXT” in Step 2 and enter “2:10:20.”

If you make a mistake

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

Press ENTER.

The player starts playback from the selected number.

z Hint

If you are playing a disc and it is necessary to enter a number, select “NUMBER INPUT” in Step 2.

Searching for a Scene

Viewing Information About the Disc

Checking the Playing Time and Remaining Time

You can check the playing time and remaining time of the current title, chapter, or track. Also, you can check the D VD/CD text or track name (MP3 audio) reco rded on the disc.

1 Press DISPLAY repeatedly during

playback until (TIME/TEXT) appears.

Title, track (CD/

Disc type

Chapter, index, or track (DATA CD)

VIDEO CD), scene, or album number

– 8

T41

DVD T 1:01:57

Time information

2 Press ENTER repeatedly to change

the time information.

The display and the kinds of time that you can change depend on the disc you a re playing.

◆ When playing a DVD

• T

(hours:minutes:seconds)

*:*:*

Playing time of the current title

• T–

*:*:*

Remaining time of the current title

• C

*:*:*

Playing time of the current chapter

• C–

*:*:*

Remaining time of the current chapter

◆ When playing a VIDEO CD (with PBC functions)

•

(minutes:seconds)

*:*

Playing time of the current scene

◆ When playing a VIDEO CD (without PBC functions) or CD

(minutes:seconds)

• T

*:*

Playing time of the current track

• T–

*:*

Remaining time of the current track

• D

*:*

Playing time of the current disc

• D –

*:*

Remaining time of the current disc

◆ When playing a DATA CD (MP3 audio)

(minutes:seconds)

•

*:*

Playing time of the current track

◆ When playing a Super VCD

(minutes:seconds)

•

T *:*

Playing time of the current track

To turn off the Control Bar

Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Bar is turned off.

To check the DVD/CD text or trac k name (MP3 audio)

Press ENTER repeatedly in Step 2 to display text recorded on the DVD/CD/DATA CD. The DVD/CD text appears only when text is recorded in the disc. You cannot change the text. If the disc does not contain t ext, “NO TEXT” appears. For DATA CDs, only the track name of the MP3 audio track appears.

Press SEARCH MODE repeatedly to select the search method.

z Hints

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

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

Notes

• Depending on the type of disc being pla yed, the disc’s text or track name may not be displayed.

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

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

Viewing Information About the Disc

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Sound Adjustments

1(4

3 / 2 .1

TVS DYNAMIC

2(7

)

1(8):ENGLISH

Changing the Sound

When playing a DVD recorded in multiple audio formats (PCM, Dolby Digital, MPEG audio, or DTS), you can change the au dio format. If the DVD is recorded with multilingual tracks, you can also change the language. With CDs, DATA CDs, or VIDEO CDs, you can select the sound from the ri ght or left channel and listen to the sound of the se lected channel through both the righ t and left speakers. For example, whe n playing a disc containing a song with the voc als on the right channel and the instruments on the left channel, you can hear the ins truments from both speakers by selecting the left channel.

AUDIO

DISPLAY

Press AUDIO during playback.

The following display appears. The number in parentheses i ndicates the total number of available audio si gnals.

ENGLISH

Press AUDIO repeatedly to select the desired audio signal.

◆ When playing a DVD

Depending on the DVD, the choice of language varies. When 4 digits are displayed, they indicate a language code. Refe r to “Language Code List” on pag e 74 to see which language the code represents. When the same language is displ ayed two or more times, the DVD is recorded in multiple audio formats.

◆ When playing a VIDEO CD, CD, or DATA CD (MP3 audio)

The default setting is underlined.

• STEREO

: The standard stereo sound

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

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

◆ When playing a Super VCD

The default setting is underlined.

: The stereo sound of the

• 1:STEREO audio track 1

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

• 1:2/R: The sound of the right channel of the audio track 1 (monaural)

• 2:STEREO: The stereo sound of the audio track 2

• 2:1/L: The sound of the left channel of the audio track 2 (monaural)

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

Note

While playing a Super VCD on which the audio track 2 is not recorded, no sound will come out when you select “2:STEREO,” “2:1/L” or “2:2/R .”

Checking the audio signal format

If you press DISPLAY repea tedly during playback, the format of the curren t audio signal (Dolby Digital, MPEG au dio, DTS, PCM, etc.) appears as s hown below.

Example:

Dolby Digital 5.1 ch

DOLBY DIGITAL

Front (L/R) + Centre

About audio signals

Audio signals recorded in a disc contain the sound elements (channels) sh own below. Each channel is output from a sep arate speaker.

• Front (L)

• Front (R)

• Centre

• Rear (L)

• Rear (R)

• Rear (Mon aural): This signal can be either

the Dolby Surround S ound processed signals or the Dolby Digital sound’s monaural rear audio signals.

• LFE (Low Frequency Effect) signal

Note

If “DTS” is set to “OFF” in “AUDIO SETUP,” the DTS track selection optio n will not appear on the screen even if the disc contains DTS tracks (

Rear (L/R)

LFE (Low Frequency Effect)

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TV Virtual Surround Settings

When you connect a stereo TV or 2 front speakers, TVS (TV Virtua l Surround) lets you enjoy surround sound ef fects by using sound imaging to create virt ual rear speakers from the sound of the fron t speakers (L: left, R: right) without using actual rear speakers. TVS was developed by Sony to prod uce surround sound for home use using just a stereo TV.

(TVS)

Press SUR during playback.

The following Control Bar appears.

Press SUR repeatedly to select one of the TVS sounds.

Refer to the following explanations given for each item.

• TVS DYNAMIC

• TVS WIDE

• TVS NIGHT

• TVS STANDARD

Sound Adjustments

◆TVS DYNAMIC

Creates virtual rear speakers from the sound of the front speakers (L, R) without using actual rear speaker s (shown below). This mode is effective when the distance between the front L and R speakers is short, such as with built-in speakers on a stereo TV.

◆TVS WIDE

Creates virtual rear speakers from the sound of the front speakers (L, R) without using actual rear speakers. The virtual speakers are reproduced as shown in the illustration below. This mode is effective when the distance between the front L and R speakers is short, such as with built-in speakers on a stereo TV.

◆TVS NIGHT

Large sounds, such as explo sions, are suppressed, but the quieter s ounds are unaffected. This feature is usef ul when you want to hear the dialog and enjoy th e surround sound effects of “TVS WIDE” at low volume.

◆TVS STANDARD

Creates virtual rear sp eakers from the sound of the front speakers (L, R) without using actual rear speakers. The virtual speakers are reproduced as shown in the illustration below. Use this setting when you want to use TVS with 2 separate speakers.

L : Front speaker (left) R : Front speaker (right)

• When the playing signal does not contain a signal

• When you select one of the TVS modes, turn of f

• Make sure that your li stening position is between

•“TVS NIGHT” only works with Dolby Digital

• When you use the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL)

: Virtual speaker

Notes

for the rear speakers, the surround effec ts will be difficult to hear.

the surround setting of the co nnected TV or amplifier (receiver).

and at an equal distance from your speakers, and that the speakers are located in similar surroundings.

discs. However, not all discs will respond to the “TVS NIGHT” function in the same way.

jack to listen to MPEG audio si gnals and set “MPEG” to “MPEG” in “AUDIO SETUP,” no sound will come from your speakers if you sele ct one of the TVS modes.

Enjoying Movies

Changing the Angles

If various angles (multi -angles) for a scene are recorded on the DVD, the indicator on the Control Bar lights up in blue. This means that you can change the viewing angle.

1 Press ANGLE during playback.

The following Control Bar appe ars. The number in parentheses indica tes the total number of angles.

2 Press ANGLE repeatedly to select

the angle number.

The scene changes to the select ed angle.

Note

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

To cancel the setting

Select “OFF” in Step 2.

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Displaying the Subtitles

If subtitles are recorded on the discs, you can change the subtitles or turn them on and off whenever you want while playing a DVD.

SUBTITLE

1 Press SUBTITLE during playback.

The following display appea rs. The number in parentheses i ndicates the total number of available sub titles.

2 Press SUBTITLE repeatedly to

select the language.

Enjoying Movies

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continued

To turn off the subtitles

DYNAMIC 1

Select “OFF” in Step 2.

Note

Depending on the DVD, you may not be able to change the subtitles even i f multilingual subtitles are recorded on it. You also may not be able to turn them off.

Adjusting the Picture Quality

(BNR)

The Block Noise Reduction (BNR) fun ction adjusts the picture quality by reducing the “block noise” or mosaic like pat terns that appear on your TV screen.

Press DISPLAY twice during playback.

The following Control Bar appears.

Press C/c to select (BNR), then press ENTER repeatedly to select a level.

• 1: reduces the “block noise.”

• 2: reduces the “block noise” more than

• 3: reduces the “block noise” more than

To cancel the “BNR” setting

Select “OFF” in Step 2.

To turn off the Control Bar

Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Bar is turned off.

Notes

• If the outlines of the images on your screen should become blurred, set “BNR” to “OFF.”

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

Adjusting the Playback Picture

(CUSTOM PICTURE MODE)

You can adjust the video s ignal of the DVD or VIDEO CD from the player to obtain the picture quality you want. Choose the setting that best suits the programm e you are watching.

Press PICTURE MODE during playback.

The following Control Bar appears.

Press PICTURE MODE repeatedly to select the setting you want.

The default setting is underlined.

• STANDARD:

• DYNAMIC 1: produces a bold

• DYNAMIC 2: produces a more

• CINEMA 1: enhances details in dark

displays a standard

picture.

dynamic picture by increasing the picture contrast and the colour intensity.

dynamic picture than DYNAMIC 1 by further increasing the picture contrast and the colour in tensity.

areas by increasing the black level.

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Enjoying Movies

• CINEMA 2: Whit e colours become brighter and black colours become richer, and the colour contra st is increased.

z Hint

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

Enhancing the Playback Picture (DIGITAL VIDEO

ENHANCER)

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

ENTER

DISPLAY

1 Press DISPLAY twice during

playback.

The following Control Bar appears.

2 Press C/c to select (DIGITAL

VIDEO ENHANCER), then press ENTER repeatedly to select a level.

To cancel the “DIGITAL V IDEO ENHANCER” setting

Select “OFF” in Step 2.

To turn off the Control Bar

Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Bar is turned off.

Note

Depending on the disc or the sc ene being played, noise found in the disc may become more apparent. If this happens, it is recommended t hat you use the BNR function (page 52) with the DVE function. If the condition still does not improve, reduce the Digital Video Enhancer level, or select “SOFT” (DVD only) in Step 2 above.

Enjoying Movies

• 1: enhances the outline.

• 2: enhances the outline more than 1.

• 3: enhances the outline more than 2.

• SOFT: softens the image (DVD only).

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Using Various Additional Functions

Locking Discs

(CUSTOM

PARENTAL CONTROL, PARENTAL

CONTROL)

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

• Custom Par ental Control You can set playback restrict ions so that the player will not play inappropriat e discs.

• Parental Contro l Playback of some DVDs can be limited according to a predetermine d level such as the age of the users. Scenes may be bl ocked or replaced with different scenes.

The same password is used for bot h Parental Control and Custom Parental Cont rol.

Custom Parental Control

You can set the same Custom Parental Control password for up to 40 discs. When you set the 41st-disc, the first disc is canceled.

Number buttons

Insert the disc you want to lock.

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

Press DISPLAY while the player is in stop mode.

The following Control Bar appe ars.

QUICK

Press X/x to select (PARENTAL CONTROL), then press EN TER.

The options for “PARENTAL CONTROL” appear.

OFF

ON PLAYER PASSWORD

Press X/x to select “ON t,” then press ENTER.

◆ If you have not en tered a password

The display for regis tering a new password appears.

PARENTAL CONTROL

Enter a new 4-digit password, then

ENTER

press

Enter a 4-digit password us ing the number buttons, then press ENTER. The display for confirming the password appears.

◆ When you hav e already registered a password

The display for ente ring the password appears.

PARENTAL CONTROL

Enter password, then press

ENTER

5 Enter or re-enter your 4- digit password

using the number buttons, then press ENTER.

“Custom parental contr ol is set.” appears when you enter your password.

To turn off the Custom Parental Control function

Follow Steps 1 through 3 of “Custom Parental Control.”

Press X/x to select “OFF t,” then pre ss ENTER.

Enter your 4-digit password usi ng the number buttons, then press ENTER.

To play a disc for which Custom Parental Control is set

Insert the disc for which Custom Parental Control is set. The “CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL” display appears.

CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL

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

ENTER

and press

Enter your 4-digit password usi ng the number buttons, then press ENTER. The player is ready for playback.

z Hint

If you forget your password, enter the 6-digit number “199703” using the number buttons when the “CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL” display asks you for your password, then press ENTER. The display will ask you to enter a new 4-digit password.

Parental Control (limited playback)

Playback of some DVDs can be limited according to a predetermined level such as the age of the users. The “PARENTAL CONTROL” function allows you to s et a playback limitation level.

Number buttons

1 Press DISPLAY while the player is in

stop mode.

The following Control Bar appears.

QUICK

2 Press X/x to select (PARENTAL

CONTROL), then p ress ENTER.

The options for “PARENTAL CONTROL” appear.

OFF

ON PLAYER PASSWORD

Using Various Additional Functio ns

Press X/x to select “PLAYER t,” then press ENTER.

◆ If you have not ent ered a password

The display for registering a new password appears.

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 password appears.

◆ When you have a lready registered a password

The display for entering the passw ord appears.

PARENTAL CONTROL

Enter password, then press

Enter or re-enter your 4- digit password using the number button s, then press ENTER.

The display for setting the playbac k limitation level appears.

PARENTAL CONTROL

LEVEL: OFF STANDARD:

Press X/x to select “STANDARD,” then press ENTER.

The selection items for “STANDARD” are displayed.

ENTER

PARENTAL CONTROL

LEVEL: STANDARD:

Press X/x to select a geographic area as the playback limitation level, then press ENTER.

The area is selected. When you select “OTHERS t,” select and enter a standard code in the table on page 59.

Press X/x to select “LEVEL,” then press ENTER.

The selection items for “LEVEL” are displayed.

PARENTAL CONTROL

LEVEL: OFF STANDARD:

Select the level you wa nt using X/x, then press ENTER.

Parental Control setting is complete.

PARENTAL CONTROL

LEVEL: STANDARD: USA

USA

The lower the value, the stricter the limitation.

To turn off the Parental Control function

Set “LEVEL” to “OFF” in Step 8.

OFF USA USA

OTHERS

OFF

NC17

7: 6: 5:

4: PG13

continued

To play a disc for whic h Parental Control is set

1 Insert the d isc and press H.

The display for entering your pass word appears.

2 Enter your 4-di git password using the

number buttons, then press ENTER. The player starts playback.

z Hint

If you forget your password, remove the disc and repeat Steps 1 to 3 of “Parental Control (limite d playback).” When you are asked to enter your password, enter “199703” using the numb er buttons, then press ENTER. The display will ask you to enter a new 4-digit password. After you enter a new 4-digit password in Step 4, replace the disc in the player and press H. When the display for entering your password appears, enter your new password.

Note

When you play DVDs which do not have the Parental Control function, playback cannot be limited on this pl ayer.

Area Code

Standard Code

number

Argentina 2044

Australia 2047

Austria 2046

Belgium 2057

Brazil 2070

Canada 2079

Chile 2090

China 2092

Denmark 2115

Finland 2165

France 2174

Germany 2109

India 2248

Indonesia 2238

Italy 2254

Japan 2276

Standard Code

number

Korea 23 04

Malaysia 2363

Mexico 2362

Netherlands 2376

New Zealand 2390

Norway 23 79

Pakistan 2427

Philippines 2424

Portugal 2436

Russia 2489

Singapore 2501

Spain 2149

Sweden 2499

Switzerland 2086

Thailand 2528

United Kingdom

2184

Using Various Additional Functions

Changing the password

1 Press DISPLAY while the player is in

stop mode.

The Control Bar app ears.

2 Press X/x to select (PARENTAL

CONTROL), then p ress ENTER.

The options for “PARENTAL CONTROL” appear.

3 Press X/x to select “PASSWORD

t,” then press ENTER.

The display for enteri ng the password appears.

4 Enter your 4-digit password using the

number buttons, th en press ENTER.

5 E nter a new 4-digit password using the

number buttons, th en press ENTER.

6 To confirm your password, re-enter it

using the number buttons, t hen press ENTER.

continued

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If you make a mistake entering your password

Press C before you press ENTER an d input the correct number.

If you make a mistake

Press O RETURN.

To turn off the display

Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the display is turned off.

Controlling Your TV with the Supplied Remote

You can control the sound level, input source, and power switch of your TV with the supplied remote. Set the appropriate manufacturer’s code.

Number buttons

1 While holding down TV [/1, press the

number buttons to select your TV’s manufacturer’s code (see the table below).

2 R elease TV [/1.

Code numbers of controllable TVs

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

Manufacturer Code number

Sony (default) 01

Grundig 1 1

Hitachi 24

JVC 33

LG 06

Panasonic 17, 49

Philips 06, 08

Samsung 06

Sanyo 25

Sharp 29

Thomson 43

Toshiba 38

You can control your TV using the buttons below.

By pressing You can

TV [/1 Turn the TV on or off

VOL +/– Adjust the vol ume of the TV

TV/VIDEO Switch the TV’s i nput source

Notes

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

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

• When you replace the batteries of the remote, the code number you have set may be reset to the default setting. Set the appropriate code number again.

between the TV and other input sources

Using Various Additional Functio ns

Settings and Adjustments

Using the Setup Display

By using the Setup Display, you can make various adjustments to items such as picture and sound. You can also set a lang uage for the subtitles and the Setup Disp lay, among other things. The on-screen displays differ depending on the player model . For details on each Setup Display item, see pages from 63 to

68.

Note

Playback settings stored in the disc take priority over the Setup Display sett ings and not all the functions described may work.

1 Press DISPLAY when the player is

in stop mode.

The Control Bar appears.

QUICK

2 Press X/x to select (SETUP),

then press ENTER.

3 Press X/x to select “CUSTOM,”

then press ENTER.

The Setup Display 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,” or “AUDIO SETUP.” Then press ENTER.

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

Selected item

SCREEN SETUP

TV TYPE: SCREEN SAVER: BACKGROUND:

Setup items

16:9

JACKET PICTURE

5 Select an item using X/x, then

press ENTER.

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

SCREEN SETUP

TV TYPE: SCREEN SAVER: BACKGROUND:

4:3 LETTER BOX

4:3 PAN SCAN

Options

16:9 16:9

Select a setting using X/x, then press ENTER.

The setting is selected and setup is complete. Example: “4:3 PAN SCAN”

SCREEN SETUP

TV TYPE: SCREEN SAVER: BACKGROUND:

To turn off the display

Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the display is turned off.

To enter the Quick Setup mode

Select “QUICK” in S tep 3. Follow from Step 5 of the Quick Setup explanation t o make basic adjustments (page 2 8).

Selected setting

4:3 PAN SCAN

JACKET PICTURE

To reset all of the “SETUP” settings

Select “RESET” in Step 3 and press ENTER.

Select “YES” using X/x. You can also quit the proce ss and return to the Control Bar by selecting “NO” here.

Press ENTER. All the settings explained on pages 63 to 68 return to the default settings. Do not press [/1 while resetting the player as it takes a few seconds to complete.

Setting the Display or Sound Track Language

(LANGUAGE SETUP)

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

Select “LANGUAGE SETUP” in the Setup Display. To use the display, see “Using the Setup Display” (page 62).

LANGUAGE SETUP

OSD: MENU: AUDIO: SUBTITLE:

◆ OSD (On-Screen Display)

Switches the display language on the screen.

◆ MENU (DVD only)

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

◆ AUDIO (DVD only)

Switches the language of the sou nd track. When you select “ORIGINAL,” the language given priority in the disc is selected.

◆ SUBTITLE (DVD only)

Switches the language of the subtitle recorded on the DVD. When you select “AUDIO FOLLOW,” the language for the subtitles changes according to the language you selected for the sound track.

z Hint

If you select “OTHERS t” in “MENU,” “SUBTITLE,” and “AUDIO,” select and enter a

language code from “Language Code List” on page 74 using the number buttons.

Note

When you select a language in “MENU,” “SUBTITLE,” or “AUDIO” that is not recorded o n

the DVD, one of the recorded languages will be automatically selected.

ENGLISH ENGLISH

ORIGINAL

ENGLISH

Settings and Adjustments

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Settings for the Display

(SCREEN SETUP)

Choose settings according to the TV to be connected.

Select “SCREEN SETUP” in the Set up Display. To use the display, see “Using the Setup Display” on page 6 2. The default settings are underlin ed. The on-screen displays differ depending upon the player model.

SCREEN SETUP

TV TYPE: COLOR SYSTEM: AUTO SCREEN SAVER: BACKGROUND:

◆ TV TYPE

Selects the aspect ratio of the connect ed TV (4:3 standard or wide).

16:9 Select this when you connect a

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

4:3 LETTER

Select this when you connect a

BOX

4:3 screen TV. Displays a wide picture with bands on the upper and lower portions of the screen.

4:3 PAN

Select this when you connect a

SCAN

4:3 screen TV. Automatically displays the wide pictur e on the entire screen and cuts off the portions that do not fit.

16:9

JACKET PICTURE

16:9

4:3 LETTER BOX

4:3 PAN SCAN

Note

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

◆ COLOR SYSTEM (VIDEO CD only; For Asian models only)

Selects the colour system w hen you play a VIDEO CD.

AUTO Out puts the video signal in the

system of the VIDEO CD, either PAL or NTSC. If your TV is the DUAL system, select AUTO.

PAL Changes the video signal of an

NTSC VIDEO CD and outputs it in the PAL system .

NTSC Changes the video signal of a

PAL VIDEO CD and outputs it in the NTSC system.

Notes

• You cannot change the colour system for DVDs.

• You can change the colour system of this player

according to the connected TV. See page 15.

◆ SCREEN SAVER

The screen saver image appear s when you leave the player in pause or stop mode for 15 minutes, or when you play back a CD or DATA CD (MP3 audio) for more than 15 minutes. The screen saver wi ll help prevent your display device from bec oming damaged (ghosting). Press H to turn off the screen saver.

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

◆ BACKGROUND

Selects the background colour or picture on the TV screen in sto p mode or while playing a CD or DATA CD (MP3 audio).

JACKET

The jacket picture (still picture)

PICTURE

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

A preset picture stored in the

GRAPHICS

player appears.

BLUE The backgr ound colour is blue. BLACK The background colour is black.

Custom Settings

(CUSTOM

SETUP)

Use this to set up playback relat ed and other settings.

Select “CUSTOM SETUP” in the Setup Display. To use the display, see “Using the Setup Display” (page 62). The default settings are underlin ed. The on-screen displays differ depending upon the player model.

CUSTOM SETUP

AUTO POWER OFF: AUTO PLAY: DIMMER: PAUSE MODE: TRACK SELECTION: MULTI-DISC RESUME:

◆ AUTO POWER OFF

Switches the Auto Power Off setting on or off. For Asian models, the default setting is “OFF.”

ON T he player enters standby mode

when left in stop mode for more than 30 minutes.

OFF Switches this function off.

◆ AUTO PLAY

Switches the Auto Play setting on or off. This function is useful when the player is connected to a timer (not supplie d).

Switches this func tion off.

OFF ON A utomatically starts playback

when the player is turned on.

◆ DIMMER

Adjusts the lighting of the blue illumination on the player.

Makes the lighting bright.

BRIGHT DARK 1 Makes the lighting dark. DARK 2 Makes the lighting darker.

BRIGHT

AUTO

OFF

Settings and Adjustments

◆ PAUSE MODE (DVD only)

Selects the picture in pause mode.

AUTO The picture, in cluding subjects

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

FRAME The picture, including subject s

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

◆ TRACK SELECTION (DVD only)

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

No priority given.

OFF AUTO Priority given.

Notes

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

“LANGUAGE SETUP” (page 63).

• If you set “DTS” to “OFF” (page 68), the DTS

sound track is not played even i f you set “TRACK SELECTION” to “AUTO.”

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

◆ MULTI-DISC RESUME (DVD/VIDEO CD

only)

Switches the Multi-disc Resume setting on or off. Resume playback can be stor ed in memory for up to 6 different DVD/VIDEO CD discs (page 34).

Stores the resume settings in memory for up to 6 discs (The settings remain in memory even if you select “OFF.”)

OFF Does not store the resume

settings in memory. Playback restarts at the resume point only for the current disc in the player.

Settings for the Sound

(AUDIO SETUP)

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

Select “AUDIO SETUP” in the Setup Display. To use the display, se e “Using the Setup Display” (page 62). The default settings are unde rlined.

AUDIO SETUP

AUDIO ATT: AUDIO DRC: DOWNMIX: DIGITAL OUT:

DOLBY DIGITAL: MPEG: DTS:

◆ AUDIO ATT (attenuation)

If the playback sound is distor ted, set this item to “ON.” The player reduces the audio output level. This function affects the output of the AUDIO OUT L/R jacks.

OFF Normally, select this position. ON Select this when the playback sou nd

from the speakers is distorted.

◆ AUDIO DRC (Dynam ic Range Control) (DVD only)

Makes the sound clear when the volume is turned down when playing a DVD that conforms to “AUDIO DRC.” This affects the output from the following jacks:

– AUDIO OUT L/R jacks – DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) jack only when

“DOLBY DIGITAL” is set to “D-PCM”

(page 67).

Normally select th is position.

STANDARD TV MODE Mak es the low sounds clear

even if you turn the vo lume down.

WIDE

Gives you the feeling of being

RANGE

at a live performance.

STANDARD

DOLBY SURROUND

D-PCM

PCM

continued

◆ DOWNMIX (DVD 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 “Checking the audio signal format” (pag e 49). This function affects the output of the following jacks:

– AUDIO OUT L/R jacks – DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) jack when

“DOLBY DIGITAL” is set to “D-PCM”

(page 67).

DOLBY

Select this when the p layer is

SUR-

connected to an audio

ROUND

OFF

component that confor ms to Dolby Surround (Pro Logic).

NORMAL Select this whe n the player is

connected to an audio component that does not conform to Dolby Surround (Pro Logic).

◆ DIGITAL OUT

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

Normally select this position. When

you select “ON,” see “Setting the digital output signal” for further settings.

OFF Th e influence of the digital circuit

upon the analog circuit is minimal.

Setting the digital output signal

Switches the method of outputt ing audio signals when you connect a com ponent such as an amplifier (receiv er) or MD deck with a digital input jack. For connection details, see page 21. Select “DOLBY DIGITAL,” “MPEG” and

“DTS” after setting “DIGITAL OUT” to “ON.”

AUDIO SETUP

AUDIO ATT: AUDIO DRC: DOWNMIX: DIGITAL OUT:

DOLBY DIGITAL: MPEG: DTS:

If you connect a component that does not conform to the selected audio si gnal, a loud noise (or no sound) will come out f rom the speakers, affecting your ears o r causing the speakers to be damaged.

◆ DOLBY DIGITAL (DVD only)

Selects the type of Dolby Digital signal.

D-PCM Select this when the player is

connected to an audio component lacking a built-i n 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 67).

DOLBY

Select this when the player is

DIGITAL

connected to an audio component with a built- in Dolby Digital decode r.

OFF

STANDARD

DOLBY SURROUND

D-PCM

PCM

OFF

Settings and Adjustments

continued

1-16

◆ MPEG (DVD only)

Selects the type of MPEG audio signal.

PCM Select this when the player is

connected to an au dio component lacking a built-in MPEG decoder. If you play MPEG audio sound tracks, the player outputs stereo signals via the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) jack.

MPEG Select this when the player is

connected to an au dio component with a built-in MPEG decoder.

◆ DTS (DVD only)

Selects whether or not to output D TS signal.

When you use the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) jack to listen to MPEG audio signals and set “MPEG” to “MPEG” in “AUDIO SETUP, ” no sound will come from your speakers if you select one of the TVS modes.

Select this when the player is

OFF

connected to an audio component lacking a built-in DTS decoder.

ON Select this when the player is

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

Note

Additional Information

Troubleshooting

If you experience any of the follo wing difficulties while using the player, use this troubleshooting guide to help re medy the problem before requesting repa irs. Should any problem persist, 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 noi se appears.

, Re-connect the connecting cord se curely. , The connecting cord is damaged. , Check the connection to your TV (page 18)

and switch the input sel ector on your TV so that the signal from the player ap pears on the TV screen.

, The disc is dirty or flawed. , If the picture output from your player goes

through your VCR to get to your TV or if your player is connected to a combination TV/VIDEO player , the copy-protection signal applied to some DVD programmes could affect picture quality. If yo u still experience problems even when you connect your player directly to your TV, please try connecting your player to your TV’s S VIDEO input (page 18).

, (For Asian models only)

If the colour system of your player does not match with that of your TV, change the colour system of the play er. For details, see page 15. (You cannot change the colour system of the DVD disc itself.)

, The picture on the screen becomes black

and white when you play a disc recorded in a colour system that is different from your TV.

Even though you set the as pect ratio in “TV TYPE” of “SCREEN SETUP,” the picture does not fill the screen.

, The aspect ratio of the disc is fixed on your

DVD.

Sound

There is no sound.

, Re-connect the connecting cor d securely. , The connecting cord is damaged. , The player is connected to the wrong i nput

jack on the amplifier (receiver) (page 23, 24, 25).

, The amplifier (receiv er) input is not

correctly set.

, The player is in pause mode or in Slow-

motion Play mode.

, The player is in fast forward or fast reverse

mode.

, If the audio signal does not come through

the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) jack, check the audio settings (page 67 ).

, While playing a Super VCD on which th e

audio track 2 is not recorded, no sound will come out when you select “2:STEREO,” “2:1/L” or “2:2/R.”

Sound is noisy.

, When playing a CD with DTS sound tracks,

noise will come from the AUDIO OUT L/R jacks or DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) jack (page 31).

Sound distortion occurs.

, Set “AUDIO ATT” in “AUDIO SETUP” to

“ON” (page 66).

The sound volume is low.

, The sound volume is low on some DVDs.

The sound volume may improve if you set “AUDIO DRC” to “TV MODE” (page 66) .

, Set “AUDIO ATT” in “AUDIO SETUP” to

“OFF” (page 66).

Operation

The remote does not function.

, There are obstacles between the remote and

the player.

, The distance between the remote and the

player is too far.

, The remote is not poin ted at the remote

sensor on the player.

continued

Additional Information

, The remote sensor of the player is exposed

to strong light .

, The batteries in the remote are weak.

The disc does not play.

, There is no disc inside. , The disc is turned over.

Insert the disc with the labeled (or nonplayback) side facing the disc window. The player cannot play certain discs (page 7).

, , The region code on the DVD does not match

the player.

, Moisture has condensed inside the player

(page 3).

, The player cannot play CD-Rs, CD-RWs,

DVD-Rs, or DVD-RWs (video mode) that are not finalized (page 7).

“Data error” appears when you play a DATA CD.

, The MP3 audio track you want to play is

broken.

, The data is not MPEG1 Audio Layer 3 data.

The MP3 audio track cannot be play ed (page 38).

, The DATA CD is not recorded in the MP3

format that conforms to ISO9660 Level 1/ Level 2 or Joliet.

, The MP3 audio track does not have the

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 cannot play audio tracks in

MP3PRO format.

The title of the MP3 audio album or track is not correctly displayed.

The player can only display number s and alphabet. Other characte rs are displayed as asterisks.

The disc does not start playing from the beginning.

, Programme Play, Shuffle Play, Repeat Play,

or A-B Repeat Play has been selected (page

39).

, Resume play has taken effect (page 34).

The player starts playing t he disc automatically.

, The disc features an auto playback function.

, “AUTO PLAY” in “CUSTOM SETUP” is

set to “ON” (page 65).

Playback stops automatical ly.

, While playing discs with an auto pau se

signal, the player stops pl ayback at the auto pause signal.

You cannot perform some functions such as Stop, Search, Slow-motion Play, Repeat Play, Shuf fle Play, or Programme Play.

, Depending on the disc, you may not be able

to do some of the oper ations above. See the operating manual that comes with the disc.

The language for the sound track cannot be changed.

, Try using the DVD’s menu instead of the

direct selection button on the remote (page

35).

, Multilingual tracks are not reco rded on the

DVD being played.

, The DVD prohibits changing of the

language for the sound track.

The subtitle language cannot be changed or turned off.

, Try using the DVD’s menu instead of the

direct selection button on the remote (page

35).

, Multilingual subtitles are not recorde d on

the DVD being played.

, The DVD prohibits changing of the

subtitles.

The angles cannot be changed.

, Try using the DVD’s menu instead of the

direct selection button on the remote (page

35).

, Multi-angles are not recorded on the DVD

being played.

, The angle can only be changed when the

indicator lights up in blue on the

Control Bar (page 51).

, The DVD prohibits changing of the angles.

The player does not operate pr operly.

, When static electricity, etc., causes the

player to operate abnormally, un plug the player.

Five numbers or letters are displayed on the screen.

, The self-diagnosis function was activated.

(See the table on page 71.)

The disc does not eject and “L ocked” appears on the TV screen.

, Child Lock is set (page 33).

The disc does not enter or eje ct.

, Moisture has condensed inside the player

(page 3).

, The disc is non-standard shaped (page 3). , The disc does not enter if there is an another

disc inside.

Self-diagnosis Function

(When letters/numbers appear in the

display)

When the self-diagnosis function is activated to prevent the player from malfunctioning, a five-character service number (e.g., C 13 00) with a combination of a letter and four digits appears on the screen. In this case, check the following table.

C:13:00

First three characters of the service number

C 13 The disc is dirty.

C 31 The disc is not inserted

E XX

(xx is a number)

Cause and/or corrective action

,C lean the disc with a soft

cloth (page 8).

correctly. ,Re-insert the disc

correctly.

To prevent a malfunction, the player has performed the self-diagnosis function. ,Cont act your nearest

Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility and give the 5character service number. Example: E 61 10

Additional Information

1-17

Glossary

Chapter (page 45)

Sections of a picture or a music fe ature that are smaller than titles. A title is composed of several chapters. Dependi ng on the disc, no chapters may be reco rded.

Dolby Digital (page 25, 67)

Digital audio compression technology developed by Dolby Laboratori es. This technology conforms t o 5.1-channel surround sound. The rear channel is stereo and there is a discrete subwoofer channel in this format. Dolby Digital provides the same 5.1 discrete channels of high quality digital au dio found in Dolby Digital cinema audio systems. Good channel separation is realized because all of the channel data are reco rded discretely and little deterioration is realized because all channel data processing is dig ital.

Dolby Surround (Pro Logic) (page 24, 67)

Audio signal processing tec hnology that Dolby Laboratories developed for surround sound. When the input signal co ntains a surround component, the Pro Lo gic process outputs the front, centre and rear signals. The rear channel is monaural.

DTS (page 25, 68)

Digital audio compression technology that Digital Theater Systems, In c. developed. This technology conforms t o 5.1-channel surround sound. The rear channel is stereo and there is a discrete subwoofer channel in this format. DTS provides the sam e 5.1 discrete channels of high quality digital audio. Good channel separat ion is realized because all of the channel data is recorded discretely and little deterioration is realized because all channel data processing is dig ital.

DVD (page 7)

A disc that contains up to 8 hours of moving pictures even though it s 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 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 MP EG 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 c hanges the data to be allocated according to the status of the picture. Audio information is recorded in a multi-channel format, such as Dolby Digital, allowing you to enjoy a more real a udio presence. Furthermore, various adva nced functions such as the multi-angle, multilingual, and Parental Control functions are provided with the DVD.

Index (CD)/Video Index (VIDEO CD) (page

45)

A number that divides a t rack into sections to easily locate the point you want on a CD or VIDEO CD. Depending on the disc, no i ndex may be recorded.

MPEG audio (page 25, 68)

International standa rd coding system used to compress audio digital signa ls authorized by ISO/IEC. MPEG 1 conforms to up to 2channel stereo. MPEG 2, used on DVDs, conforms to up to 7.1-chan nel surround.

Scene (page 45)

On a VIDEO CD with PBC (playback control) functions, the menu screens, moving pictures and still pictures are divided into sections called “scenes.”

Title (page 45)

The longest section of a picture o r music feature on a DVD, movie, etc., in video software, or the entire album in audio software.

Track (page 45)

Sections of a picture or a music feature on a CD or VIDEO CD (the length of a song).

Language Code List

For details, see pages 48, 51, 63. The language spellings conform to the ISO 639: 1988 (E/F) standard.

Code Language Code Language Code Language Code Language

1027 Afar 1028 Abkhazian 1032 Afrikaans 1039 Amharic 1044 Arabic 1045 Assame se 1051 Aymara 1052 Azerbaijani 1053 Bashkir 1057 Byelorussian 1059 Bulgarian 1060 Bihari 1061 Bislama 1066 Bengali;

1067 Tibetan 1070 Breton 1079 Catalan 1093 Corsican 1097 Czech 1103 Welsh 1105 Danish 1109 German 1130 Bhutani 1142 Greek 1144 English 1145 Esperanto 1149 Spanish 1150 Estonian 1151 Basque 1157 Persian 1165 Finnish 1166 Fiji 1171 Faroese 1174 French 1181 Frisian

Bangla

1183 Irish 1186 Scots Gaelic 1194 Galician 1196 Guarani 1203 Gujarati 1209 Hausa 1217 Hindi 1226 Croatian 1229 Hungarian 1233 Armenian 1235 Interlingua 1239 Interlingue 1245 Inupiak 1248 Indonesian 1253 Icelandic 1254 Italian 1257 Hebrew 1261 Japanese 1269 Yiddish 1283 Javanese 1287 Georgian 1297 Kazakh 1298 Greenlandic 1299 Cambodian 1300 Kannada 1301 Korean 1305 Kashmiri 1307 Kurdish 1311 Kirghiz 1313 Latin 1326 Lingala 1327 Laothian 1332 Lithuanian 1334 Latvian;

Lettish

1345 Malagasy

1347 Maori 1349 Macedonian 1350 Malayalam 1352 Mongolian 1353 Moldavian 1356 Marathi 1357 Malay 1358 Maltese 1363 Burmese 1365 Nauru 1369 Nepali 1376 Dutch 1379 Norwegian 1393 Occitan 1403 (Afan)Oromo 1408 Oriya 1417 Punjabi 1428 Polish 1435 Pashto;

Pushto 1436 Portuguese 1463 Quechua 1481 Rhaeto-

Romance 1482 Kirundi 1483 Romanian 1489 Russian 1491 Kinyarwanda 1495 Sanskrit 1498 Sindhi 1501 Sangho 1502 Serbo-

Croatian 1503 Singhalese 1505 Slovak 1506 Slovenian

1507 Samoan 1508 Shona 1509 Somali 1511 Albanian 1512 Serbian 1513 Siswati 1514 Sesotho 1515 Sundanese 1516 Swedish 1517 Swahili 1521 Tamil 1525 Telugu 1527 Tajik 1528 Thai 1529 Tigrinya 1531 Turkmen 1532 Tagalog 1534 Setswana 1535 Tonga 1538 Turkish 1539 Tsonga 1540 Tatar 1543 Twi 1557 Ukrainian 1564 Urdu 1572 Uzbek 1581 Vietnamese 1587 Volapük 1613 Wolof 1632 Xhosa 1665 Yoruba 1684 Chinese 1697 Zulu

1703 Not specified

1-18E

SECTION 2

DISASSEMBLY

The following flow chart shows the disassembly procedure.

Set

Upper case assembly

(Page 2-2)

Lower case

(Page 2-2)

Control panel assembly

(Page 2-2)

DVP-F25

SW-377 board, IF-96 board

(Page 2-3)

Mechanism deck

(Page 2-3)

Chucking arm block

(Page 2-3)

MD-90 board, Lever assembly

(Page 2-3)

Power block

(Page 2-5)

Cover

(Page 2-2)

IR-42 board

(Page 2-5)

Base (C) assembly

(Page 2-4)

BU holder, Rack (L)

(Page 2-4)

MB-106 board

(Page 2-6)

Optical device

(Page 2-4)

AV-68 board

(Page 2-6)

Gate assembly, cover (C)

(Page 2-4)

Roller (slider)

(Page 2-5)

Slider (L), Slider (R)

(Page 2-5)

2-1

NOTE: Follow the disassembly procedure in the numerical order given.

2-1. UPPER CASE ASSEMBLY

Remove the upper case assembly

in the direction of the arrow.

Six claws

Four screws

(B3)

2-3. CONTROL PANEL ASSEMBLY

Three claws

Claw

Remove the Control panel assembly

in the direction of the arrow.

Claw

Remove the terminal cover (lower) assembly

in the direction of the arrow.

2-2. LOWER CASE

Remove the lower case

in the direction of the arrow.

Three lock claws

2-4. COVER

Four screws

(B3)

Remove the cover in the direction of the arrow.

Four claws

Two claws

Two slits

2-2

IF-96

board

Screw

(B3)

Flexible board

(CN101)

Claw

Groove

Screw

(B3)

Flexible board

(CN201)

SW-377 board

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2-7. CHUCKING ARM BLOCK2-5. SW-377 BOARD, IF-96 BOARD

Two claws

While opening claw in the direction of the arrow,

and remove the chucking arm assembly.

Tension

spring

2-6. MECHANISM DECK

Three screws

(B3)

Flexible board

(CN201)

Mechanism deck

Flexible board

(CN203)

Flexible board

(CN204)

2-8. MD-90 BOARD, LEVER ASSEMBLY

Tension spring

Remove lever assembly

Two screws

(B2.6)

MD-90M

board

Flexible board (CN301)

While pushing claw in the direction of the arrow, and remove the lever assembly.

2-3

2-9. BASE (C) ASSEMBLY

Flexible board (CN103)

Flexible board (CN102)

Two screws

Base (C) assembly

2-11.BU HOLDER, RACK (L)

Screw (PWH 2.6)

Spring (slider)

Rack (L)

Tension spring

Screw (PWH 2.6)

BU holder

2-10.OPTICAL DEVICE

Insulator

Remove the optical device

in the direction of the arrow.

Insulator screw

Two insulator screws

Two insulators

2-12.GATE ASSEMBLY, COVER (C)

While opening two claws on the base in the directions of the arrow, and remove cover (T).

Compression spring

Two screws

2-4

Gate assembly

2-13.ROLLER (SLIDER)

IR-42 board

Flexible board (CN1651)

Screw (B3)

Claw

Two dowels

Light guide cover

Four rollers

(slider)

Four stopper washers

2-15.IR-42 BOARD

2-14.SLIDER (L), SLIDER (R)

Move the slider (R) in the direction

of the arrow, and remove it.

Move the slider (L) in the direction

of the arrow, and remove it.

2-16.POWER BLOCK

Remove the power block

in the direction of the arrow.

Two screws

(B3)

2-5

2-17.MB-106 BOARD

Five screws

(B3)

MB-106 board

Flexible board

(CN604)

Flexible board (CN1651)

Flexible board (CN603)

2-19.SLIDERS (L) AND (R) PHASE

ADJUSTMENT

When installing the gear (P), the phase adjustment between sliders (L) and (R) is performed in the following position.

Gear (P)

Slider (L)

Slider (R)

Connector

(CN501)

2-18.AV-68 BOARD

Flexible board

(CN604)

Flexible board (CN603)

Remove the AV-68 board

in the direction of the arrow.

Four screws

(B3)

Two claws

Flexible board (CN701)

2-6

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