Sony DVP-F41MS User Manual

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3-072-475-31(2)

CD/DVD Player

Operating Instructions

DVP-F41MS

 2002 Sony Corporation

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WARNING

Welcome!

To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. Mains lead must only be changed at a qualified service shop.

This appliance is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER product. The CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT MARKING is located on the bottom exterior.

CAUTION

The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard. As the laser beam used in this CD/ DVD player is harmful to eyes, do not attempt to disassemble the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. The following caution label is located on the laser protective housing inside the enclosure.

If the plug supplied with this equipment has a detachable fuse cover, be sure to attach the fuse cover after you change the fuse. Never use the plug without the fuse cover. If you should lose the fuse cover, please contact your nearest Sony service station.

Precautions Safety

• This unit operates on 100 – 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz. Check that the unit's operating voltage is identical with your local power supply.

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

• Do not use the unit in a car. The operation cannot be guaranteed.

Installing

• Allow adequate air circulation to prevent internal heat buildup.

• Do not install the unit in an inclined position. It is designed to be operated in a horizontal or vertical position only.

• Keep the unit and discs away from equipment with strong magnets, such as microwave ovens, or large loudspeakers.

• The nameplate is located on the bottom exterior.

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

Notice for customers in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland

A moulded plug complying with BS1363 is fitted to this equipment for your safety and convenience. Should the fuse in the plug supplied need to be replaced, a 5 AMP fuse approved by ASTA or BSI to BS1362, (i.e., marked with or mark) must be used.

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Precautions

On safety

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

• Should any solid object or liquid fall into the cabinet, unplug the player and hav e it checked by qualified personn el before operating it any further.

• Do not put any foreign objects in the DC IN

10.5 V (external power input) jack.

On power sources

• Use only the supplied AC power adaptor. Do not use any other AC power adaptor. It may cause a malfunction.

Polarity of the plug

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

• Do not put any object on top of the player. The player may be dam aged.

On operation

• If the player is brought d irectly from a cold to a warm location, or is placed in a very damp room, moisture may condense on the lenses inside the player. Should this occur, the player may not operate properly. In this case, remove the disc and leave the player turned on for about half an hour until the moisture evaporates.

• 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.

• If the AC power adaptor causes interference to the radio reception, move it away from the radio.

• Do not touch the AC power adaptor with wet hands.

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

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

On placement

• Place the player in a lo cation with a dequate ventilation to prevent heat build-up in the player.

• Do not place the player and the AC powe r adaptor on a soft surface such as a rug.

• Do not install the appliance in a confine d space, such as a bookcase or built-in cabinet.

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 pe ak level s ection is playe d.

On “Memory Stick”

• Do not insert any for eign object such as metal into the “Memory Stick ” slot. It may cause a malfunction.

• When you remove the “Memory Stick,” do not pull it forcibly. Remove the “Memory Stick” as described on page 72.

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On installing the player on the wall

If the player falls down, a serious injury or damage may result. Observe the following instructions to preve nt the player f rom falling down.

• Install the player on a wall strong enough to hold the player u sing t wo prop er sc rews f or the wall material and strength. Install the player on a vertical and flat wall where reinforcement is applie d. 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 player at high position.

• Do not lean or hang on the player.

• Do not load any thing on the player.

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

• Be careful not to trip on the connecting cords.

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

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

On cleaning

Clean the cabinet, panel, and controls with a soft cloth slightly moistened with a mild detergent solution. Do not use any type of abrasive pad, scouring powder or solvent such as alcohol or benzine.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Caution: This player is capable of hold ing a still video image or on-screen display image on your television screen indefinitely. If you leave the still video image or on-screen display image displayed on your TV for an extended period of time you risk permanent damage to your television screen. Projection televisions are especially susceptible to this.

On cleaning discs

Do not use a commercially available cleaning disc. It may ca use a malfunc ti on

If you have any questions or problems concerning your pl ayer, please consult your nearest Sony dealer.

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Table of Contents

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

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

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

About this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

This Player Can Play the Following Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Notes about the Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Index to Parts and Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Guide to the Control Menu Display (Magic Pad) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Quick Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

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

Step 2: Inserting Batteries into the Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Step 3: TV Hookups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Step 4: Playing a Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Hookups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Hooking Up the Player. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Step 1: Connecting the Video Cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Step 2: Connecting the Audio Cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Step 3: Attaching the Jack Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Step 4: Connecting the Power Cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Step 5: Quick Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Playing Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Playing Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Resuming Playback from the Point Where You Stopped the Disc

(Resume Play) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Using the DVD’s Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Selecting “ORIGINAL” or “PLAY LIST” on a DVD-RW Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Playing VIDEO CDs with PBC Functions (PBC Playback) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Various Play Mode Functions (Programme Play, Shuffle Play, Repeat Play,

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

Searching for a Scene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Searching for a Particular Point on a Disc or a “MG Memory Stick”

(Scan, Slow-motion Play). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Searching for a Title/Chapter/Track/Index/Scene, etc. (Search mode) . . . . . 50

Viewing Information About the Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Viewing the Playing Time and Remaining Time on the Front Panel Display . 52

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Checking the Playing Time and Remaining Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Checking the Play Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Sound Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Changing the Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

TV Virtual Surround Settings (TVS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Enjoying Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Changing the Angles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Displaying the Subtitles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Adjusting the Picture Quality (BNR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Playing a DATA-CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

About MP3 Audio Tracks and JPEG Image Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Playing an MP3 Audio Track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Viewing a JPEG Image File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Playing a “Memory Stick” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71

About the “Memory Stick” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71

Playing an ATRAC3 Audio Track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

Viewing a JPEG Image File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

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

Locking Discs (Custom Parental Control, Parental Control). . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

Operation Sound Effects (Sound Feedback) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

Controlling Your TV, etc. with the Supplied Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

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

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

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

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

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

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

Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93

Self-diagnosis Function (When letters/numbers appear in the display) . . . . . .96

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100

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

List of Setup Display Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105

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About this Manual

• Instructions in this manual descr i be the controls on the remote. You can also use the controls on the player if the y have the same or similar names as those on the remote.

• The icons used in this manual are described below:

This Player Can Play the Following Discs

Format of discs

DVD VIDEO

Icon Meaning

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

Functions available for DVDRWs in VR (Video Recording) mode

Functions available for VIDEO CDs or CD-Rs/CD-RWs

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

Functions available for MP3* audio track s or JP EG i mage files on CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/ CD-RWs

Functions available for JPEG image files on a “Memory Stick”

Functions available for ATRAC3** audio tracks or JPEG image files on a “MagicGate (MG) Memory Stick”

z More convenient features

The following terms will be used to explain com mon features in similar media.

– “DVD” for DVD VIDEOs, DVD-Rs and DVD-

RWs (Video mode/VR mode)

– “Memory Stick” for both “Memory Stick” and

“MG Memory Stick”

DVD-RW

VIDEO CD

Music CD

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

Region code

Your player has a region code printed on the back of the unit and will only play DVDs labeled with identical region codes.

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

ALL

* Audio compression standard defined by ISO

(International Organiza tion for Standardization)/ MPEG

**Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding 3: Audio

compression technology US and foreign patents licensed from Dolby Laboratories.

Region Code

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Example of discs that the player cannot play

The player cannot play the following discs:

• CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/RWs (except the discs recorded in the following formats:

–Music CD format –VIDEO CD format –MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files

which conform to ISO9660* level 1/ level 2/Joliet)

• Data part of CD-Extras

• DVD-ROMs

• DVD Audio discs

• HD layer on SACDs

* A logical format of files and folders on CD-ROMs,

defined by ISO (International Organ iz ation f or Standardization).

Also, the player cannot play the following discs:

• A DVD VIDEO with a different region code (page 98).

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

• A disc with paper or stickers on it.

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

Note on playback oper ations of DVDs and VIDEO CDs

Some playback operations of DVDs and VIDEO CDs may be intentionally set by software producers. Since this player pl ays DVDs and VIDEO CDs according to the disc contents the software producers designed, some playback features may not be available. Also, ref er to the ins tructions supplied with the DVDs or VIDEO CDs.

Copyrights

This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of cert ain U.S. patents, ot her intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation, and other rights owners. Use of this copyright protecti on technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for home and other limited viewin g us e s only , unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.

Note

On playing DVD-R/DVD-RW/CD-R/CD-RW

Some DVD-Rs, DVD-RWs, CD-Rs or CD-RWs cannot be played on this player due to the reco rd ing quality or physical condition of the disc, or the characteristics of the recording device. The disc will not play if it has not been correctly f ina li ze d. Discs containing one-generation copy co ntr ol le d contents recorded with CPRM (Cont ent Protecti on for Recordable Media) protection cannot be played on this player. For more information, see the operating instructions for the recording device. Note that discs c reated i n the P acket Wr ite fo rmat also cannot be played.

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Notes about the Discs

On handling discs

• To keep the dis c clean, hand le the disc by i ts edge. Do not touch the surface.

• Do not expose the disc to d irec t sun lig ht o r heat sources such as hot air ducts, or leave it in a car parked in direct sunlight as the temperature may rise considerabl y inside the car.

• After pressing A on the player to eject the disc, do no leave the disc as it is. Rem ove it completely from the player.

• After playing, store the disc in its case.

• If glue is present on the outer edg e of the disc, wipe the e dge of th e disc w ith the si de of a pen or pencil so that the glue is spread evenly along the edge before inserting th e disc into the player. Be sure not to touch th e playback side of the disc when wiping the edge.

• If burrs remain on the outer edge of the disc, remove them by rub bing with the sid e of a pen or pencil. If burrs are not removed, discs may not load properly into the pl ayer, or fragments of plastic adhering to the playback side of the disc may cause skipping in the sound.

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

On cleaning

• Before playing, clean th e di sc with a cleaning cloth. Wipe the disc from the centre out.

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Index to Parts and Controls

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

Front Panel

A MS (“Memory Stick”) button/indicator

(73) Lights up in:

• orange in MS mode (“Memory Stick” playback mode)

• yellow while reading the data in the “Memory Stic k”

It goes out in disc (playback) mode.

B MEMORY STICK (“Memory Stick”)

slot (72)

C ./> (previous/next) buttons (39) D x (stop) button (38) E X (pause) button (39, 82)

F N (play) button (38) G Disc slot (38) H Front panel disp lay (11) I (remote sensor) (17) J SURROUND indicator (59) K A (eject) button (39) L ?/1 (power) button/indicator (38)

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Front Panel Display

When playing back a DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW

Playing status

Lights up when you can change the angle

Disc type

Current audio signal (DTS format signal) (57)

Current play mode (A-B Repeat Play) (47)

Lights up when the player outputs the signal in NTSC format

Lights up when BNR is on (64)

Current audio signal (Dolby Digital signal) (57)

When playing back a VIDEO CD (PBC)

Lights up when playing back a VIDEO CD with PBC (42)

Playing status

Disc type

Lights up when the player outputs the signal in NTSC format

Lights up when BNR is on (64)

Current play mode (A-B Repeat Play) (47)

Current title and chapter number, playing time, etc. (52)

Current scene number or playing time (52)

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When playing back a CD, DATA-CD (MP3 audio track)/VIDEO CD (without PBC)/ “MG Memory Stick” (ATRAC3 audio track)

Disc type (does not appear for “Memory Stick”)

Lights up when the player outputs the signal in NTSC format

Playing status

Current play mode (A-B Repeat Play) (47)

Lights up when BNR is on (64)

Current track and index number, playing time , etc. (52)

Playing timeCurrent track

When viewing a JPEG image on a DATA-CD/ “Memory Stick”

Disc type (does not appear for “Memory Stick”)

Playing status

Current file numberCurrent album number

Current album and file number, file name, etc. (52)

Side Panel

A DC IN 10.5 V jack (19) B AUDIO OUT L/R jacks (19, 25, 26, 28) C DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) jack (26,

28, 30)

D VIDEO OUT jack (19, 22) E S-VIDEO OUT jack (22)

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Remote

A MS (“Memory Stick”) button (73, 75) B BNR (Block Noise Reduction) button

(64)

C TIME/TEXT button (52) D SURROUND button (59) E ANGLE button (62) F AUDIO button (57) G PROGRAM button (44) H SHUFFLE button (46) I REPEAT button (46) J ./> PREV (previous) /NEXT

buttons (39)

K H PLAY button* (38) L TOP MENU button (41) M DISPLAY button (14, 85) N SEARCH MODE button (50) O TV/DVD switch (83) P ?/1 (power) button (38) Q TV operation buttons (83) R SUBTITLE button (63) S CLEAR button (44, 46, 47) T VOL (volume) +/– buttons* (83) U A-B button (47) V REPLAY button (39) W / SCAN/SLOW buttons (49) X x STOP button (39) Y X PAUSE button (39) Z MENU button (41)(67)(73)

wj C/X/x/c buttons (34) wk ORETURN button (42) wl ENTER button (34)

* Use the tactile dot as a reference when oper ating the

player.

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Guide to the Cont rol Menu Display (Ma gic Pad)

Use the Control Menu to select a function that you would like to use. The Control Menu appears when the DISPLAY button is pressed. For details, please refer to the page in parentheses.

Currently playing title (DVD), scene (VIDEO CD), track (VIDEO CD/ CD), album (DATACD/ “Memory Stick”)

Currently playing chapter (DVD), index (VIDEO CD/CD), track/ file (DATA-CD/ “Memory Stick”)

Icon of selected Control Menu item

Control Menu items

Function name of selected Control Menu item

SUBTITLE Select: Cancel:

Operation message

List of Control Menu Items

TITLE (page 50)/SCENE (page 50)/ TRACK (page 50)

CHAPTER (page 50)/INDEX (page

50) TRACK (page 50, 67, 73) Selects the track to be played.

Total number of titles, s cenes, tracks or albums recorded

Total number of chapters, indexes, tracks or files recorded

1 2 ( 2 7 1 8 ( 3 4 T

) )

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

DVD VIDEO

OFF OFF

1: ENGLISH 2: FRENCH 3: SPANISH

ENTER RETURN

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

Selects the chapter or index to be pl ayed.

Playback status

N Playback, X

(

x Stop, etc.)

Pause,

Type of disc being played back (“MS” for “Memory Stick”)

Playing time Current

setting

Options

INDEX (page 50) Selects the index to be played.

ALBUM (audio) (page 67)

Selects the album to be played.

ALBUM (image) (page 69, 76)

FILE (page 69, 76) Selects the JPEG image file to be played.

TIME/TEXT (page 50) Checks the elapsed time and the remaining

playback time. Input the time code for picture and music searching. Displays the DVD or CD text.

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DATE Displays the recorded date, etc. of the current

ORIGINAL/PLAY LIST (page 41) Selects the type of titles (ORIGINAL or PLAY

AUDIO (page 57) Changes the audio setting.

JPEG image.

LIST) to be played when play ing DVD-RW (VR mode).

SUBTITLE (page 63) Displays the subtitles.

ANGLE (page 62) Changes the angl e.

TVS (TV Virtual Surround) (page 59) Selects the surround functions.

ADVANCED (page 55) Checks the information (bit rate or layer) on

PARENTAL CONTROL (page 78) Set to prohibit playback on this player.

SETUP (page 85) QUICK Setup (page 34)

PROGRAM (page 44) Selects the title, chapte r, or tra ck to play in the

SHUFFLE (page 46) Plays the title, chapter, or track in a random

REPEAT (page 46) Plays the entire disc or “MG Memory Stick”

A-B REPEAT (page 47) Specifies the parts you want to play repeat edly.

Changes the subtitle language.

the disc during playback.

Use Quick Setup to choose the desire d language for the on-scre en display, the aspect ratio of the TV and the audio outp uts. CUSTOM Setup (page 85) In addition to the Quick Setup setting, you can adjust other various settings. RESET Returns the settings in “SETUP” to the default setting.

order you want.

order.

(all titles/ all tracks), or on e title/chap ter/album/ track repeated ly.

BNR (page 64) Adjusts the picture quality by reducing the

“block noise” or mosaic like pat terns that appear on your TV scre en.

MEMORY STICK (page 73, 75) Selects the data type (ATRAC3 audio track or

JPEG image file) to be played when playing a “Memory Stick.”

DATA-CD (page 67, 68) Selects the data type (MP3 audio track or JPEG

image file) to be played when playing a DATACD.

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z Each time you press DISPLAY, the Control Menu displ ay change s a s fo llows:

Control Menu display 1

Only Control Menu display 1 appears dur ing C D or “Me mory Stick” playback. The Control Menu it em s diff e r depending on the type of the disc or “Memor y St ic k. ”

z The Control Menu icon indicator lig hts up in green when you select any item except

“OFF” (“TVS,” “PROGRAM,” “SHUFFLE,” “REPEAT,” “A-B REPEAT,” “BNR” only). The “ANGLE” indicator lights up in green only when the angles can be changed.

Control Menu display 2

ADVANCED display (Appears if you select any setting other than “OFF.” See page 55.)

Control Menu display off

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Getting Started

Quick Overview

A quick overview presented in this chapter will give you enough information to start using the player for your enjoyment. To use the surround sound features of this player, refer to “Hookups” on page 21.

Notes

• You can not c onne c t thi s pla ye r to a TV that does not have either a video input or SCART (EURO AV) jack.

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

Step 1: Unpacking

Check that you have the following items:

• Audio/video cord (pinplug x 3 y pinplug x 3) (1)

• Remote commander (1)

• R6 (size AA) batteries (2)

• AC power adaptor AC-F21 (1)

• AC power cord (1)

• Jack cover for vertical installation (1)

• EURO AV adaptor (1)

Step 2: Inserting Batteries into the Remote

Getting Started

You can control the player using the supplied remote. Insert two R6 (size AA) batteries by matching the 3 and # en ds on the batte ries to the mark ings inside the c ompartment. Whe n using the remote, point it at the remote sensor on the player.

continued

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If you cannot operate the player with the remote

The player has 2 remote sensors, one at the top and one on the front (page 20). If one of the remote sensor is exposed to direct sunlight or lighting apparatus, the remote may not operate correctly. If this happens, select a remote sensor in the following way until you find one that works. (If the MS indicator on the player is lit, turn it off by pressing MS.)

When the power is on an d no disc is inserted in the player, press . for more than 2 seconds while pressing x.

The selected remot e sensor is displayed on the front panel disp lay as follows:

BOTH* (The player receives the remote signal at both remote sensors.)

* The default setting

TOP (The player receives the remote

signal at the top remote sensor.)

FRONT (The player receives the remote

signal at the front remote sensor.)

Notes

• Do not leave the remote in an extrem e ly hot o r humid place.

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

• Do not expose the remote sensor to dire c t light from the sun or lighting appara tus. Doing so may cause a malfunction.

• If you do not use the remote for an extended period of time , rem ove the ba tte r ie s to a voi d possible damage from battery leakage and corros ion .

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Step 3: TV Hookups

Remove the jack cover from the player (see fig. A). Connect the supplied audio/video cord and power cord in the order (1~3) shown below. Be sur e to co nn e ct the power cord last.

Getting Started

(yellow)

(white)

to AUDIO OUT L

(white)

l: Signal flow

(red)

1 Audio/video cord (supplied)

(red) to

AUDIO OUT R

(yellow)

to video input

(yellow)

to VIDEO OUT

CD/DVD Player

AC power adaptor (AC-F21, supplied)

(white)

(red)

to audio input

When connecting to a standard 4:3 screen TV

Depending on the di sc, the image may not fit your TV screen. If you want to change the aspect ratio, please refer to page 87.

(yellow) (white)

(red)

2 Power source

AC power cord (mains lead) (supplied)

3 Power source

If your TV has a SCART (EURO AV) jack

Attach the supplied EURO AV adaptor to th e TV, and connect to the player usin g the supplied audio/video cord.

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Step 4: Playing a Disc

A Turn on the TV. B Switch the input selector on the TV to th e player .

C Press

Remote sensor

With the playback side faci ng do w n

?/1 on the player.

Remote sensor

D Insert the disc into the disc slot with the playback side facing down. E Press

After Step 5

Depending on the disc, a m enu may b e displaye d on the TV screen . If so, sele ct the i tem you wa nt from the menu and play the DVD VIDEO (page 41) or VIDEO CD disc (page 42).

To stop playing

Press x.

The player begins pla ying the disc.

To take out the disc

Press A on the player, then remove the disc.

To turn off the player

Press ?/1. The player is set to standby mode and the ?/1 indicator lights up in red.

To play a DATA-CD, see page 67. You can play also a “Memory Stick” on this player, see page 73.

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Hookups

Hooking Up the Play er

Follow Steps 1 to 5 to hook up and adjust the settings of the player. Before you start, turn off the power, check that you have all of the supplied accessories, and insert the batteries into the remote (page 17). Remove the jack cover (page 19).

Notes

• Plug c o rd s se c ur ely to prev ent unwanted noise.

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

Hookups

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Step 1: Connecting the Video Cords

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

(yellow)

TV, projector , AV amplifier (receiver)

CD/DVD player

AC power cord (mains lead) (supplied)

l: Signal flow

Audio/video cord

(yellow)

AC power adaptor (AC-F21, supplied)

(supplied)

Audio/video cord (supplied)

S video cord (not supplied)

(yellow) to VIDEO

OUT

to VIDEO OUT

(yellow)

EURO AV adaptor (supplied)

to S-VIDEO OUT

TV, projector, AV amplifier (receiver)

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A If you are connecting to a video input jack

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

Yellow (Video) White (L)

Red (R)

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

Use the red and white plugs to connect to the audio input jacks (page 25).

B If you are connecting to an S VIDEO input jack

Connect the 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 adaptor to the SCART (E URO AV) in put jack of the TV and connect the player and the EURO AV adaptor using the audio/video cord (supplied). Connect the yellow plugs of the audio/video cord t o the yellow (video) jacks. Use the red and white plugs to connect the audio input jacks (page 25).

Yellow (Video)

EURO AV adaptor

Red (R)

White (L)

Notes

• Do not connect your player to a VCR. You may not receive a clear image on the TV screen if you pass the player signals via the VCR.

Yellow (Video)

White (L) Red (R)

Hookups

VCR

CD/DVD player

Connect directly.

• 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 pic tu re ma y not appear on PAL colour system televisions. In this case,

A and remove the disc.

press

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Step 2: Connecting the Audio Cords

Refer to the chart below to select the connection that best suits your system. The surround effects you will enjoy depend on the connections and components you use.

Select a connection

Select one of the fo llowing connecti ons, through .

Connection Components to be connected

(page 25)

(page 26)

(page 28)

(page 30)

* Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby,” “Pro Logic,” and the do uble - D sym bol a r e

**“DTS” and “DTS Digital Out” are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.

TV (stereo) Stereo amplifier (re ceiver)

(having L and R audio input jacks onl y, or having a digital input jack )

•2 speakers

MD deck/DAT deck AV amplifier (rece iver) with a Dolby* Surro und (Pro Logic) decoder

(having L and R audio input jacks onl y, or having a digital input jack )

•3 speakers

•6 speakers

AV amplifier (rece iver) having a Dolby Digital , MP EG a udi o, o r DTS** decoder, and a digital input ja ck

•6 speakers

(front L and R)

(front L and R, and rear (monaural))

(front L and R, centre, rear L and R, subwoofer)

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Connecting to your TV

This connection will use your TV speakers for sound.

xRecommended surround sound effects for this connection.

• TVS DYNAMIC (page 59)

• TVS WIDE (page 59)

CD/DVD player

AC power cord (mains lead) (supplied)

AC power adaptor (AC-F21, supplied)

to AUDIO OUT L

(white)

(red)

to AUDIO OUT R

(red)

Hookups

(yellow)

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

l: Signal flow

The yellow plug is used f or video signals (page 22 ) .

(yellow)

(white)

(red)

to audio input

Audio/video cord (supplied)

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Connecting to a st ere o ampl ifier (r ece iver) an d 2 speake rs/Conn ectin g to a n

MD deck or DAT deck

This connection will use your 2 front speakers connected to your stereo amplifier (re ceiver) for sound. If the stereo amplifier (receiver) has audio input jacks L and R only, use . If the amplifier (receiver) has a digita l input jack, us e . When connecting to an MD deck o r a DAT deck, use . In this case, you can also connect the player directly to the MD deck or DAT

B-2

deck without using your stereo amplif i er (receiver).

B-1

xReco mmended surround sound effects for the connection only.

B-1

• TVS STANDARD (page 59)

In connection , you can use the supplied audio/ vide o c or d inst ead of using a separate audio cord.

B-1

z To realize better surround sound effects, ma ke sure tha t your listening position is in between your spe a ke rs .

Notes

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

• M P 3 audio an d ATRAC 3 a udio tracks will not be output from the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) jack.

B-2

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CD/DVD player

AC power cord (mains lead) (supplied)

AC power adaptor (AC-F21, supplied)

to AUDIO OUT L

(white)

(red)

to AUDIO OUT R (red)

to DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL)

Hookups

[Speakers]

Front (L)

Front (R)

l: Signal flow

Stereo audio cord (not supplied)

(white) (red)

to audio input

Stereo amplifier (receiver)

MD deck/DAT deck

Optical digital cord (not supplied)

to optical digital input

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Connecting to a Dol by Surro und ( Pro Lo gic) d ecoder amp lifie r (re ceiver) and

3 to 6 speakers

This connection will allow you to enjoy the surround effects of the Dolby Surround (Pro Logic) decoder on your amplifier (receiver). If you have an AV amplifier (receiver) equipped with a Dolby Digital, MPEG audio, or DTS decoder, refer to page 30. You can enjoy the Dolby Surround effects only when playing Dolby Surround audio or multichannel audio (Dolby Digital) discs. Pro Logic uses a minimum of 3 speakers (front L and R, and rear (monaural)). The surround effects are enhanced if 6 speakers (front L and R, centre, rear L and R, and subwoofer) are used. If your amplifier (receiver) has R and L audio input jacks only, use . If your amplif ier (receiver) has a digital input jack, use .

C-2

xReco mmended surround sound effects usin g this connection with your amplif ier (receiver).

• Dolby Surround (Pro Logic) (page 91 )

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

Note

MP3 audio and ATRAC3 audio tracks will not be outpu t from the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) jack.

C-1

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CD/DVD player

AC power cord (mains lead) (supplied)

AC power adaptor (AC-F21, supplied)

(white)

to AUDIO OUT L

(white)

(red)

to AUDIO OUT R

(red)

to DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL)

Hookups

Stereo audio cord (not supplied)

(white)

(red)

Optical digital cord (not supplied)

to optical digital

[Speakers]

to audio input

input

[Speakers]

Amplifier (receiver) with

Rear (L)

Rear (R)

Subwoofer

Dolby Surround decoder

Centre

Rear* (mono)

Front (L)

Front (R)

l: Signal flow

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

subwoofer.

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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 Digital, MPEG audio or DTS decoder function of your AV amplifier (receiver). You are not able to enjoy the TVS sound effects of th e player.

xReco mmended surround sound effects usin g this connection with your amplif ier (receiver).

• Dolby Digital (5.1ch) (page 91)

• DTS (5.1ch) (page 91)

• MPEG audio (5.1 ch) (page 91)

z To enhance the surround sound effects, ref e r to the op era ting instructions of the amplif ie r (re c ei ve r) f or corr ect

speaker setting location.

Notes

• Aft er you have compl eted the connec tion, be sure to set “DOL BY DIGI TAL” in “AUDIO SETUP ” to “DOLBY DIGITAL” (page 34). If your AV amplifier (receiver) has a DTS decoder, set “DTS” i n “AUDIO SETUP” to “ON” (page 34). If your AV amplifier (receiver) has an MPEG audio decoder, set “MPEG” in “AUDIO SETUP” to “MPEG” (page 91). Otherwise, no sound or a loud noise will come from the speakers.

• M P 3 audio an d ATRAC 3 a udio tracks will not be output from the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) jack.

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CD/DVD player

AC power cord (mains lead) (supplied)

AC power adaptor (AC-F21, supplied)

Hookups

to DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL)

Optical digital cord (not supplied)

[Speakers]

Rear (R)

Rear (L)

l: Signal flow

Subwoofer

to optical digital input

AV amplifier (receiver) with a decoder

[Speakers]

Front (R)

Front (L) Centre

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Step 3: Attaching the Jack Cover

You can install the player horizontally, vertically or on the wall.

Notes

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

• If you use commercially available cords, make sure that those cords are similar to the supplied cords in size. If the cords are too thick or hard, or the plug is too large, you may not be able to attach the jack c ove r secur e ly.

When you install the player horizontally

First, gather all the connectin g cords together and let them pass through the side of the player. Then attach the jack cover carefull y not to trap the cords.

When you install the pl ayer vertic ally

First, gather all the connectin g cords together and let them pass through the side of the player. Then attach the jack cover for vertical installation (supplied) carefully not to tr ap the cords.

Notes

• Whe n you place the player in a horizontal posi tion, remove the jack cover for vertical installation.

• To move the player, hold the player itself. If you hold the flat part of the jack cover for vertical installation, it may break.

• Do not place the player in a vertical position without attaching the jack cover for vertical installation. If you do not attach it, the player will be uns ta ble and may fall over.

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When you install the player on the wall

Attach the jack cover as in the same way for the horizontal installation. Fasten screws (not supplied) to the wall at the same height 80 mm apart. The screws should protrude by 4 to 5 mm. Remove the seals covering the hangi ng holes. Hang the player on the scre ws. Push the player tightly against the wall.

4.2 mm

Hookups

80 mm

4 - 5 mm

9.2 mm

Notes

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

• Install the player on a vertical and flat wall where reinforcement i s app li ed . Do not i ns t all the player if the wall is not vertical, flat or strong enough.

• Co nta c t a scre w shop or installer regarding the wall material or scr ew s 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 refrain from any responsibili ty on the accident or damage caused by imp ro pe r in stallation, lack of durability or the wall or screws, im pr ope r opera ti on, natu ral calamity, etc.

Step 4: Connecting the Power Cord

Plug the player and TV power cords (mains lead) into an AC outlet (mains).

Do not connect the power cord of your player to the “switched” power socket (mains) of an amplifier (receiver). Otherwise, when you turn off the power of your ampli f i er (recei ver), the settings for the player may be lost.

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Step 5: Quick Setup

Follow the steps below to mak e th e mi nimu m nu mbe r o f b asic ad ju stmen ts to use the p layer . To skip an adjustment press >, to return to the previous adjustment, press ..

?/1

./>

ENTER

A Turn on the TV. B Switch the input selector on the TV to th e player . C Press

?/1 on the player or the remote.

“Press [ENTER] to run QUICK SETUP.” appears at the bottom of the screen. If this message does not appear, select “QUICK” (“QUICK”) under “SETUP” (“S ETUP”) in the Control Menu (page 85) to run Quick Setup.

D Press ENTER without inserting a disc.

The Setup Display for selecting the language used in the on-screen display appears.

LANGUAGE SETUP

OSD: MENU: AUDIO: SUBTITLE:

ENGLISH ENGLISH

FRANÇAIS

DEUTSCH

ITALIANO

ESPAÑOL

NEDERLANDS

DANSK

SVENSKA

E Press X/x to select a language.

The player uses the language selected here to display the menu and subtitle s as well.

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F Press ENTER.

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

SCREEN SETUP

TV TYPE: SCREEN SAVER: BACKGROUND:

4:3 LETTER BOX

16:9 16:9

4:3 PAN SCAN

G Press X/x to select the item.

TV Type You select Page

A wide-screen TV or 4:3 standard TV with the

16:9 87

wide-screen mode 4:3 standard TV 4:3 LETTER BOX or 4:3

PAN SCAN

H Press ENTER.

The Setup Display for selecting the type of jack used to connect your amplifier (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

Hookups

I Press X/x to select the item, then press ENTER.

• When “NO” or “AUDIO OUTPUT L/R” is selected, Quick Setup is finished and connections are complete.

• When “DIGITAL OUTPUT” is selected, the Setup Display for “DOLBY DIGITAL” appears. Proceed to Step 0.

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J Press X/x to select the item.

Choose the item that matches the audio connection you selected in pages 26 to 30 ( through ).

Audio Cord Connection Type You select Page

B-2 C-2

AUDIO SETUP

AUDIO ATT: AUDIO DRC: DOWNMIX: DIGITAL OUT:

DOLBY DIGITAL: MPEG: DTS:

DOLBY SURROUND

DOLBY DIGITAL

OFF

STANDARD

ON D-PCM D-PCM

D-PCM 91 DOLBY DIGITAL (only if the

91 amplifi er/ rece iv er has a Do lb y Digi tal decoder)

K Press ENTER.

“DTS” is selected.

AUDIO SETUP

AUDIO ATT: AUDIO DRC: DOWNMIX: DIGITAL OUT:

DOLBY DIGITAL: MPEG: DTS:

DOLBY SURROUND

OFF

STANDARD

D-PCM

PCM

OFF OFF

L Press X/x to select the item.

Choose the item that matches the audio connection you selected in pages 26 to 30 (

B-2

C-2

OFF 91

ON (only if the amplifier/receiver has a DTS decoder)

through ).

Audio Cord Connection Type You select Page

M Press ENTER.

Quick Setup is finished. All connections and setup operations are complete. If your AV amplifier (receiver) has an MPEG audio decoder, set “MPEG” to “MPEG” (page 91).

Note

You can directly start Quick Setup only whe n you r un it f or the first tim e. To run Quick Setup a second time, select “QUICK” under “ SET UP” in the Co ntr ol Men u (page 85) .

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Enjoying the surround sound effects

To enjoy the surround sound effects of this player or your amplifier (receiver), the following items must be set as described below for the audio connection you selected in pages 26 to 30

( through ). Each of these are the default settings and do not need to be adjusted when you first connect the player. Refer to page 85 for using the Setup Display.

Audio Connection (pages 25 to 30)

No additional settings are ne eded.

C-1

B-1

Item You select Page

DOWNMIX DOLBY SURROUND 91

• If the sound distorts even when the volume is turned down, set “AUDIO ATT” to “ON” (page

90).

Hookups

B-2 C-2

Item You select Page

DOWNMIX DOLBY SURROUND 91 DIGIT AL OUT ON 91

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Playing Discs

When playing a disc, make sure th at the MS indicator is turned off (Disc mode). To play a DATA-CD, see page 67.

Depending on the DVD or VIDEO CD, some operations may be differ ent or restricted. Refer to the operating instructions supplied with your disc.

MS button/indicator

?/1 button /indicator

The ?/1 indicator (red) changes to green and the front panel display lights up.

4 Insert a disc in the player.

If the MS indicator on the player is lit, press MS to turn it off in stop mode. (Disc mode)

MS button/ indicator

With the playback side facing down

5 Press N on the player or H on the

remote.

The player starts playback (continuous play). Adjust the volume on the TV or the amplifier (receiver).

AUDIO

1 Turn on your TV. 2 Switch the input selector on the TV

to the player.

When using an amplifier (receiver)

Turn on the amplifier (receiver) and select the appropriate channel.

3 Press ?/1.

?/1

After following Step 5

Depending on the disc, a menu may appear on the TV screen. You can play the disc interactively by following th e instructions on the menu. DVD (page 41), VIDEO CD (page

42).

To turn off the player

Press ?/1. The player enters standby mode and the ?/1 indicator lights up in red. T o turn off the player completely, disconnect the AC power cord. While playing a disc, do not disconnect the AC power cord. Doing so may cancel the menu settings. When you turn off the player, first press x to stop playback and then press ?/1.

Notes on playing DTS sound tr acks on a CD

• When playing DTS-encoded CDs, excessive noise will be heard from the

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analog stereo jacks. To avoid possible damage to the audio system, the consumer should take proper precautions when the analog stereo jacks of the player are connected to an amplifi cation 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 to “STEREO” using the AUDIO button when you play DTS sound tracks on a CD (page 57).

• Do not play DTS sound tracks with out fi rst 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 92), and may affect your ears or cause your speakers to be damaged.

Notes on playing DVDs with a DTS sound track

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

• If you connect the pla y er to au d i o equipment without a DTS decoder, do not set “DTS” to “ON” in “AUDIO SETUP” (page 92). A loud noise may come out from the speakers, affecting your ears or causing the speakers to be damaged.

• When you play a DVD with DTS sound tracks, set “DTS” to “ON” in “AUDIO SETUP” (page 92).

Notes

• If you don’ t ope r ate the player or the remote for more than 30 minutes when a disc is not playing, the player automatically enters standby mode (Auto Power Off function).

• Whe n 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 order to play 8-cm (3-inch) discs on this player. If an adapter is used, damage to the player may resu lt; therefore, never use an ad apter when playing 8-cm (3-inch) discs.

Additional operations

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To Operation

Stop Pause Resume play after

pause Go to the next chapter,

track, or scene in continuous play mode

Go back to the preceding cha pter, track, or scene in continuous play mode

Stop play and remove the disc

Replay a previous scene (DVD only)

Press Press

Press

X or H or N

Press

Press REPLAY

z The Replay function is useful when you want to

review a scene or dialog that you miss ed.

Note

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

REPLAY

x X

Playing Discs

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Resuming Playb ack from the Point Where You Stopped the Disc (Resume

Play)

When you stop the disc, the player remembers the point where you presse d x and “RESUME” appears on t he front panel display. As long as you do not remove the disc, Resume Play works even if the pl ayer enters standby mode by pressing ?/1.

Notes

• Depending on where you stopped the disc, the player may not resume playback from exactly the same point.

• The point where you stopped playing is cleared when: – you disconn ect the mains lead . – you change the play mo de . – you change the setti ngs on the Setup Display. – you switch to MS mode. – the player enters standby mode (DATA-CD,

“Memory Stick” and “MG Memory Stick” only)

1 Wh ile playing a disc, press x to st op

playback.

“RESUME” appears on the front panel display and you ca n rest art the disc from the point where you st opped the disc. If “RESUME” does not appear, Resume Play is not available.

2 Press H.

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

z To play from the beginning of the disc, press x

twice, then pres s

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Using the DVD’s Menu

A DVD VIDEO is divided into long sections of a picture or a music feature called “titles.” When you play a DVD VIDEO which contains several titles, y ou can selec t the title you want using the TO P MENU button. When you play DVD VIDEOs 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.

Selecting “ORIG I NAL” or “PLAY LIST” on a DVD- RW Disc

Some DVD-RW discs in VR (Video Recording) mode have two ty pes of title s for playback: originally recorded titles (ORIGINAL) and titles that can be created on recordable DVD players for editing (PLAY LIST). You can select the type of titles to be played.

Playing Discs

OP MENU

C/X/x/c

ENTER

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 to select the item

you want to play or change.

3 Press ENTER.

DISPLAY

ENTER

X/x

1 Press DISPLAY in stop mode.

The Control Menu appears.

2 Press X/x to select

(ORIGINAL/PLAY LIST), then press ENTER.

The options for “ORIGINAL/PLAY LIST” appear.

)

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

)

DVD-RW

continued

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3 Press X/x to select the setting.

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

• ORIGINAL: plays the titles originally recorded.

Playing VIDEO CDs with PBC Functions (PBC Playback)

4 Press ENTER.

To turn off the Control Menu

Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off.

Note

This setting is canc ele d when you swit ch t he pl ayer to MS mode.

With PBC (Pla yback Control ) functi ons, you can enjoy simple interactive operations, search functions, and other operations. PBC playback allows you to play VIDEO CDs interactively by following the menu on the TV screen.

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X/x

RETURN

ENTER

1 Start playing a VIDEO CD with PBC

functions.

The menu for your selection appears.

2 S elect the i tem number you want by

pressing X/x.

3 Press ENTER. 4 Follow the instructions in the menu

for interactive operations.

Refer to the instructions supplied with the disc, as the operating procedure may differ according to the VIDEO C D.

To go back to the menu

Press ORETURN.

To play without using PBC, press ./>

while the player is stopped to select a track, then press

H or ENTER.

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“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

Note

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

Various Play Mode Functions (Programme Play,

Shuffle Play, Repeat Play, A-B Repeat Play)

You can set the following play modes:

• Programme Play (page 44)

• Shuffle Play (page 46)

• Repeat Play (page 46)

• A-B Repeat Play (page 47)

Note

The play mode is canceled when:

– you eject the disc. – the player enters standby mode by pressing – you press MS.

?/1.

Playing Discs

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Creating your own programme (Programme Play)

You can play the contents of the discs in the order you want by arranging the order of the titles, chapters, or tracks to create your own programme. You can programme up to 99 titles, chapters, and tracks.

REPEAT

PROGRAM

CLEAR

SHUFFLE

3 Press X/x to select “SETt,” then

press ENTER.

The display for programming appears.

Tracks or titles recorded on a dis c

PROGRAM

ALL CLEAR

1. TITLE – –

2. TITLE – –

3. TITLE – –

4. TITLE – –

5. TITLE – –

6. TITLE – –

7. TITLE

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

– –

01 02 03 04 05

ENTER X/x/c

DISPLAY

1 Press DISPLAY twice (once for CD).

The Control Menu is displayed.

2 Press X/x to select

(PROGRAM), then press ENTER.

The options for “PROGRAM” appear.

)

1 2 ( 2 7

)

1 8 ( 3 4 T

1 : 3 2 : 5 5 OFF OFF SET ON

DVD VIDEO

4 Press c.

The cursor moves to the title or track (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

– –

ALL

02 03

04 05

05 06

5 Select the title, chapter, or track you

want to programme. x When playing a DVD VIDEO

For example, select chapter “03” of title “02.” Press X/x 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

– – – – – – – – – – – – – –

– –

ALL

02 03

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

PROGRAM

ALL CLEAR

1. TITLE 0 2

2. TITLE

3. TITLE

4. TITLE

5. TITLE

6. TITLE

7. TITLE

– – – – – – – – – – – – –

Selected title and chapter

0 3

– –

01 02 03 04 05

x When playing a VIDEO CD or CD

For example, select track “02.” Press X/x to select “02” under “T,” then press ENTER.

Selected track

– – – – – – – – – – – –

0:15:30

– –

01 02 03 04 05

PROGRAM

ALL CLEAR

1. TRACK 0 2

2. TRACK

3. TRACK

4. TRACK

5. TRACK

6. TRACK

7. TRACK

Total time of the programmed tracks

6 To programme other titles, chapters, or

tracks, repeat Steps 4 to 5.

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

To turn off the Control Menu

Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off.

To change or cancel a programme

1 Follow Steps 1 through 3 of “Cre a ting

your own programme (Programme Play).”

2 In Step 4, select the programme number

of the title, chapter, or track you want to change or cancel using X/x, and press c.

3 Follow Step 5 for new programming. To

cancel a programme, select “--” under “T,” then press ENTER.

To cancel all the titles, chapters, or tracks in the programmed order

1 Follow Steps 1 through 3 of “Cre a ting

your own programme (Programme Play).”

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

You can do Repeat Play or Shuffle Play of the programmed titles, chapt ers, or trac ks by pr e ssi ng REPEAT or SHUFFLE during Programme Play. Or activate “REPEAT” or “SHUFFLE” on the Control Menu during Programme Play.

z You can select “PROGRAM” directly by pressing

PROGRAM.

Playing Discs

7 Press H to start Programme Play.

Programme Play begins. When the programme ends, you can restart the same programme again by pressing H.

To return to normal play

Press CLEAR, or select “OFF” in Step 3. To play the same programme again, select “ON” in Step 3 and press H.

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Playing in random order (Shuffle Play)

x During Programme Play

• ON: Shuffles titles or tracks selected

in Programme Play and plays them in random order.

You can have the player “shuffle” title s, chapters, or tracks and play them in a random order. Subsequent “shuffling” may produce a different playing order.

CLEAR

SHUFFLE

DISPLAY

ENTER

X/x

1 Press DISPLAY twice (once for CD)

during playba ck .

The Control Menu is displayed.

2 Press X/x to select

(SHUFFLE), then press ENTER.

The options for “SHUFFLE” appear.

)

1 2 ( 2 7

)

1 8 ( 3 4 T

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

OFF OFF TITLE CHAPTER

DVD VIDEO

4 Press ENTER.

To return to normal play

Press CLEAR or select “OFF” in Step 3.

To turn off the Control Menu

Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control

Menu is turned off.

You can set the player to “s huffle” in sto p mode as

well. After pressing SHUFFLE to select the item you

want to set, press

z You can select “SHUFFLE” directl y by pres sin g

SHUFFLE. Each time you press the button the ite m

changes.

Note

Up to 200 chapters in a disc can be played in random

order when “CHAPTER” is selected.

Playing repeatedly (Repeat Play)

You can play all of the titles or tracks on a

disc or “MG Memory Stick,” or a singl e title,

chapter, album, or track repeatedly.

You can use a combination of Shuffle or

Programme Play modes.

H. Shuffle Play starts.

3 Press X/x to select the item .

x When playing a DVD VIDEO

• TITLE: Shuffles titles and plays

them in random order.

• CHAPTER: Shuffles chapters and

plays them in random orde r .

x When playing a VIDEO CD or CD

• TRACK: Shuffles tracks and plays

them in random order.

CLEAR

REPEAT

ENTER

DISPLAY

X/x

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1 Press DISPLAY twic e (once for CD/DATA -

CD/ “MG Memory Stick”) during playback.

The Control Menu is displayed.

• TRACK: Repeats the current track.

x During Programme Play or Shuffle Play

• ON: Repeats Programme Play or

Shuffle Play.

2 Press X/x to select

(REPEAT), then press ENTER.

The options for “REPEAT” appear.

)

1 2 ( 2 7

)

1 8 ( 3 4 T

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

OFF OFF DISC

TITLE CHAPTER

DVD VIDEO

3 Press X/x to select the item.

x When playing a DVD VIDEO

• DISC: Repeats all of the titles.

• TITLE: Repeats the current title on a

disc.

• CHAPTER: Repeats the current

chapter.

x When playing a DVD-RW

• DISC: Repeats all of the titles in the

selected type of titles (ORIGINAL/ PLAY LIST). (page 41)

• TITLE: Repeats the current title on a

disc.

• CHAPTER: Repeats the current

chapter.

x When playing a VIDEO CD or CD

• DISC: Repeats all of the tracks on a

disc.

• TRACK: Repeats the current track.

x When playing MP3 audio on a DATACD

• DISC: Repeats all of the albums on

a disc.

• ALBUM: Repeats the current album.

• TRACK: Repeats the current track.

x When playing ATRAC3 audio tracks on an “MG Memory Stick”

• ALL: Repeats all of the tracks.

4 Press ENTER.

To return to normal play

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

To turn off the Control Menu

Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off.

You can set the player to “repeat” in stop mode as

well. After pressing REPEAT to select the item you want to set, press

H. Repeat Play starts.

z You can select “REPEAT” directly by pressing

REPEAT.

z You cannot repeat JPEG image files.

Repeating a specific portion (A-B Repeat Play)

You can play a specific portion of a ti tle, chapter, or track repeatedly. (This function is useful when you want to memorize lyrics, etc.)

)

CLEAR

A-B

DISPLAY

ENTER

X/x

1 Press DISPLAY twice (once for CD).

The Control Menu is displayed.

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2 Press X/x to select (A-B

REPEAT), then press ENTER.

The options for “A-B REPEAT” appear.

1 2 ( 2 7 1 8 ( 3 4 T

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

OFF SET OFF

) )

DVD VIDEO

3 Press X/x to select “SET t,” then

press ENTER.

The “A-B REP EAT” setting display appears.

A-B REPEAT

Set point A with

ENTER

4 During playback, when you find the

starting point (point A) of the portion to be played repeatedly, press ENTE R.

The starting point (point A) is set.

A-B REPEAT

Set point B with .

ENTER

CHAPTER

TIME

A: 18 – 1 : 32 : 55

5 When you reach the ending point (point

B), press ENTER ag ain.

The set points are displayed and the player starts repeating this specific portion. “A-B” appears on the front panel display during A-B Repeat Play.

)

1 2 ( 2 7

)

1 8 ( 3 4 T

1 : 3 4 : 3 0

To return to normal play

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

To turn off the Control Menu

Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control

Menu is turned off.

You can select “A-B REPEAT” directly by

pressing A-B. Press the button once to set the point A,

and press it again to set the point B.

Notes

• You can set A-B Repeat Play for only one specific section.

• Whe n you se t A- B R epea t P la y, th e sett ings for Shuffle Play, Repeat P lay, and Programme Play are canceled.

• A-B Repeat Play does not work for titles containing still pictures on a DVD-RW in VR mode.

• A-B R ep eat P la y doe s not wor k c ro ssi ng dif f e rent titles (“ORIGINAL” or “PLAY LIST”) on a DVDRW in VR mode.

DVD VIDEO

CHAPTER

TIME A: 18 – 1 : 32 : 55 B: 18 – 1 : 34 : 30

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Searching for a Scene

yyy

Searching for a Particular Point on a Disc or a “MG Memory Stick” (Scan, Slow-

motion Play)

You can locate a particular point on a disc quickly 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 qu ickly by playing a disc in fast forward or fast reverse (Scan)

Playback direction

x2B (DVD VIDEO/CD only) r 1M r 2M

Opposite direction

x2b (DVD VIDEO only) r 1m r 2m

The “x2B”/ “x2b” playback speed is about twice the normal speed. The “2M”/ “1m.”

You cannot view JPEG image files in fast forward

or fast reverse.

Watching frame by frame (Slowmotion Play)

Press or when the player is in pause mode. To return to the normal speed, press H. Each time you press Slow-motion Play, the playback speed changes. Two speeds are avail able. With each press the indication changes as follows:

Playback direction

2y y 1y

or during

Searching for a Scene

Press or while playing a disc. When you find the point you want, press H to return to normal speed. Each time you press scan, the playback speed changes. Three speeds are available. With each press the indication changes as follow s :

or during

Opposite direction (DVD VIDEO only)

2 y 1

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

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Searching for a T i tle/ Chapter/Track/Index/

x When playing a VIDEO CD with PBC Playback

(SCENE)

Scene, etc. (Search mode)

You can search a DVD disc by title or chapter, and you can search a VIDEO CD or CD by track, index, or scene. You can search an audio track or image on a DATA-CD or “Memory Stick” by al bum, track, or file. As title and tracks are assigned unique numbers on the di sc or “Memo ry Stick,” you can select the desired one by entering its number. Or, yo u can s ear ch for a scene using the time code.

SEARCH MODE

ENTER

DISPLAY

CLEAR

X/x/c

1 Press DISPLAY.

The Control Menu appears.

x When playing a CD

(TRACK) or (INDEX)

x When playing an audio on a DATA-CD (MP3 audio track) or “MG Memory Stick” (ATRAC3 audi o track)

(ALBUM) (DATA-CD only)

(TRACK)

x When viewing a JPEG image file on a DATA-CD or “Memo ry Sti ck”

(ALBUM) or (FILE)

Example: when you select (CHAPTER)

)” is selected (** refers to a

“

** (**

number). The number in parentheses indica tes the total number of titles, chapters, tracks, indexes, scenes, albums or f iles.

)

1 2 ( 2 7 1 8 ( 3 4 T

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

)

DVD VIDEO

2 Press X/x to select the search

method.

x When playing a DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW

(TITLE), (CHAPTER), or

(TIME/TEXT) Select “TIME/TEXT” for “Time search” (see below).

x When playing a VIDEO CD

(TRACK) or

(INDEX)

Selected item

3 Press ENTER.

“** (**)” changes to “-- (**).”

)

1 2 ( 2 7

(

)

– –

3 4

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

DVD VIDEO

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4 Select the number of the title, track,

scene, etc., you want by pressing

X/x to select the digit, following by c to move the cursor.

If you make a mistake

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

5 Press ENTER.

The player starts playback from the selected number.

To turn off the Control Menu

Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off.

To search for a scene using the time code (Time search) (DVD VIDEO/DVDRW only)

1 In Step 2, select (TIME/

TEXT). “T

**:**:**

title) is selected.

” (playing time of the current

Searching for a Scene

2 Press ENTER.

“T

**:**:**

” changes to “T --:--:--.”

3 Input the time code using X/x/c, then

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

When the Control Menu display is turned off, you

can search for a chapter, or track, et c. by pr essing SEARCH MODE followed by X/x/c and ENTER .

Notes

• When you search a DATA-CD or “Memory Stick,” the number you should input is different from the numbers included in the album, track or file name. Input the album, track or file number indicating the recording order on the DATA-CD or “Memory Stick.”

• You cannot search for a still image on a DVD-RW in VR mode.

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When playing a DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW

Viewing Information About the Disc

Viewing the Playing Time and Remaining Ti me on the Front Panel Display

You can check information about the disc, such as the remaining time, current number of title of a DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW, or track of a CD or VIDEO CD, using the front panel display (page 11).

TIME/TEXT

Playing time of the current title

Remaining time of the current title

Playing time of the current chapter

Remaining time of the current chapter

Text

Current title and chapter number

Automatically

Press TIME/TEXT.

Each time you press TIME/TEXT while playing the disc, the display changes as shown in the following charts.

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

Track playing time and the current track number

Remaining time of the current track

Playing time of the disc

Notes

• Depending on the type of disc being played and the playing mode, the above mentioned disc information may not be displayed.

• Pla ying time of MP3 audio track may not be displaye d c orrectly.

Remaining time of the disc

Text

Current track and index number

Automatically

When playing a DATA-CD (MP3 audio track) or “MG Memory Stick” (ATRAC3 audio track)

Current track number and playing time

Name of the current track

Viewing Information About the Disc

z When playing VIDEO CDs with PBC functions,

the scene number or the playing time is displayed.

z The playing time and remaining time of the current

chapter, title, tr a ck, scene, or disc will also appear on your TV screen. See the following section “Checking the Playing Time and Remaining Time ” for instructions on how to read this inf or mation.

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Checking the Playing Time and Remain ing Time

You can check the playing time and remaining time of the current title , chapter, or track, and the playing time or remaining time of the disc, etc. Also, you can check the title of music or image recorded on a disc or “Memory Stick” such as DVD/CD texts.

TIME/ TEXT

DISPLAY

1 Press DISPLAY during playback.

The Control Menu is displayed.

)

1 2 ( 2 7 1 8 ( 3 4 T

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

)

DVD VIDEO

•C **:**: Playing time of the current chapter

•C– Remaining time of the current chapter

x When playing a VIDEO CD (with PBC functions)

•

**:**

Playing time of the current scene (minute:second)

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

•T Playing time of the current track (minute:second)

•T–**: Remaining time of the current track

•D Playing time of the current disc

•D– Remaining time of the current disc

x When playing a DATA-CD (MP3 audio) or “MG Memor y Stick” (ATRAC3 audio track)

•

****:**

Playing time of the current track (minute:second)

**:**:**

**:**

Playing time of title or track, etc.

2 Press TIME/TEXT repeatedly to

change the time information.

The display and the ki nds of time that you can change depend on the disc you are playing.

x When playing a DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW

•T

**:**:**

Playing time of the current title (hour:minute:second)

•T–**:**: Remaining time of the current title

To turn off the Control Menu

Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off.

When viewing a JPEG image file on a DATA-CD

or “Memory Stick,” recorded date will be dis played.

Checking the DVD/CD text

Press TIME/TEXT repeatedly in Step 2. If a text (title of music or image on a disc or “Memory Stick”) is recorded, the text appears on the front panel display or TV screen. If no text is recorded, “NO TEXT” appears.

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Checking the Play

TIME/TEXT

BRAHMS SYMPHONY NO – 4

Text (The track or file name is displayed when playing a DATA-CD or “Memory Stick.”

z If the text does not fit on a single line, you can see

the entire text by watching it scroll across the fron t panel display.

z You can select the time and text directly by

pressing TIME/TEXT.

Notes

• Only letters of the alphabet can be disp la ye d.

• This player can only display the first le ve l of text, such as the title .

Information

You can check information suc h as t he bit rate or the DVD layer that is being played. While playing a disc, an approximate bit rate of the playback picture is always displayed as Mbps (Mega bit per second) and the audio as kbps (kilo bit per second).

TIME/TEXT

Viewing Information About the Disc

ENTER

DISPLAY

X/x

Checking the play information of DVD (ADVANCED)

1 Press DISPLAY dur ing playback.

The Control Menu is displayed.

2 Press X/x to select

(ADVANCED), then press ENTER.

The options for “ADVANCED” appear.

)

1 2 ( 2 7

)

1 8 ( 3 4 T

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

BIT RATE OFF BIT RATE LAYER

DVD VIDEO

BIT RATE

continued

384

kbps Mbps

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3 Press X/x to select items.

For each item, please refer to “Displays of each item.”

• BIT RATE: displays the bit rate.

• LAYER: displays the layer and the

pick-up point.

LAYER

Appears when the DVD has dual layers

4 Press ENTER.

To close the ADVANCED window

Select “OFF” in Step 3.

To turn off the Control Menu

Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Contro l Menu is turned off.

Display of each item

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

BIT RATE

384

kbps Mbps

When playing MPEG audio sound track

BIT RATE

0 05

1000

kbps Mbps

Audio

Video

Audio Video

Indicates the approxim at e point where the disc is playing. If it is a dual-layer DVD, the player indicates which layer is being read (“Layer 0” or “Layer 1”). For details on the la yers, see page 98 (DVD VIDEO).

Checking the play information of DATA-CD or “MG Memory Stick”

By pressing TIME/TEXT while playing MP3 audio track on a DATA-CD or ATRAC3 audio track on an “MG Memory Stick” you can display the a udio bit rate (the a mount of data per second of the cu r rent audio).

Bit rate

T 17:30 128k

KARAOKE RIVER SIDE

Bit rate refers to the amount of video/audio data per second in a disc. The high er th e bit rate, the larger the amount of data. Wh en the bit rate level is high, there is a large amount of data. However, this does no t always mean that you can get higher quality pictures or sounds.

Album name

Track/file name

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Sound Adjustments

Changing the Sound

If the DVD VIDEO is recorded with multilingual tracks, you can select the language you want while playing the di sc. If the DVD VIDEO is recorded in multiple audio formats (PCM, Dolby Digital, MPEG audio or DTS), you can select the audio format you want while pl aying the disc. With stereo CDs, DATA-CDs, VIDEO CDs or “MG Memory Stick,” you can sel ect the sound from the right or left channel and listen to the sound of the selected channel through both the right and left speakers. (In this case, the sound loses its stereo effect.) For example, when playing a disc containing a song with the voca ls on the rig ht c hannel and the instruments on the left channel, yo u can select the left channel and hear the instruments from both speakers.

AUDIO

ENTER

DISPLAY

X/x

1 Press DISPLAY during playback.

The Control Menu is displayed.

2 Press X/x to select

(AUDIO), then press ENTER.

The options for “AUDIO” appear.

)

1 2 ( 2 7

)

1 8 ( 3 4 T

1 : 3 2 : 5 5 1: ENGLISH 1: ENGLISH 2: ENGLISH

FRENCH

DVD VIDEO

PROGRAM FORMAT DOLBY DIGITAL 3/2.1

LRC

LFE

LS RS

3 Press X/x to select the desired

audio signal.

x When playing a DVD VIDEO

Depending on the DVD VIDEO, the choice of language varies. When 4 digits are displayed, they represent the language code. Refer to the language code list on page 102 to see which language the code represents. When the same language is displayed two or more times, the disc is recorded in multiple audio formats .

x When playing a DVD-RW

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

• 1: MAIN

• 1: SUB (sub sound)

• 1: MAIN+SUB (main and s ub

sound)

x When playing a VIDEO CD, CD, DATACD (MP3 audio) or “MG Memory Stick” (ATRAC3 audio trac k)

The default setting is underlined.

• STEREO

sound

• 1/L: The sound of the left channel

(monaural)

• 2/R: The sound of th e right channel

(monaural)

(main sound)

: The standard stereo

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Sound Adjustments

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4 Press ENTER.

For Dolby Digital 5. 1c h :

Rear component 2

To turn off the Control Menu

Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off.

z You can select “AUDIO” directly by pressing

AUDIO. Each time you press the button, the item changes.

Notes

• For discs not in multiple audio forma t, you c ann ot change the sound.

• Whi le playin g a DVD, the sound may change automatically.

Displaying the audio informat ion of the disc

When you select “AUDIO,” the channels being played are displayed on the screen. For example, in Dolby Digital format, multiple signals ranging from monaural to

5.1 channel signals can be recorded on a

DVD VIDEO. Depending on the DVD VIDEO, the number of the recorded channels may differ.

Current audio format*

)

1 2 ( 2 7

)

1 8 ( 3 4 T

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

1: ENGLISH

Currently playing programme format**

DVD VIDEO

PROGRAM FORMAT DOLBY DIGITAL 3/2.1

LRC

LFE

LS RS

DOLBY DIGITAL

Front component 2 + centre component 1

3 / 2 . 1

LFE (Low Frequency Effect) component 1

**The letters in the programme format

display mean the following sound component.

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

component of the Dolby Surround processed signal and the Dolby Digital signal

LFE: Low Frequency Effect signal

The display examples are as follows:

• PCM (stereo)

PROGRAM FORMAT PCM 48kHz 24bit

• Dolby Surround

PROGRAM FORMAT DOLBY DIGITAL 2/0 DOLBY SURROUND

L RC

*“PCM ,” “DTS,” “MPEG audio” or

“DOLBY DIGITAL” is displayed. In the case of “DOLBY DIGITAL,” the channels in the playing track are displayed by numbers as follows:

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• Dolby Digital 5.1ch “LFE” is enclosed in a solid line even if an LFE signal component is not output.

PROGRAM FORMAT

DOLBY DIGITAL 3/2.1

LRC

LFE

LS RS

•MPEG audio

PROGRAM FORMAT

MPEG 2/2

LS RS

•DTS “LFE” is enclosed in a solid line even if an LFE signal component is not output.

PROGRAM FORMAT DTS 3/2.1

LRC

LFE

LS RS

TV Virtual Surrou nd Settings (TVS )

When you connect a stereo TV or 2 front speakers, TV V irtual Surro und lets yo u enjoy surround sound effect s by using sound imaging to create virtual rear speakers from the sound of the front speakers (L: left, R: right) without using actual rear speakers. This function is designed to work with the AUDIO OUT L/R jacks. Note that if you select one of the TVS settings while playing a DVD, the player does not output the following signals from the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) jack.

• Dolby Digital si gnals (when you set “DOLBY DIGITAL” in “AUDIO SETUP” to “D-PCM”) (page 92)

• MPEG audio signals

SURROUND

Sound Adjustments

When the signal contains rear signal components

such as “LS,” “RS” or “S,” the Surround effect is enhanced (page 59).

Note

If “DTS” is set to “OFF” in “AUDIO SETUP,” the DTS track selection option will not appear on the screen even if the disc contains DTS tracks (page 92).

DISPLAY

ENTER

X/x

1 Press DISPLAY during playback.

The Control Menu appears.

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2 Press X/x to select (TVS),

then press ENTER.

The options for “TVS” appear.

)

1 2 ( 2 7

)

1 8 ( 3 4 T

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

OFF

OFF TVS DYNAMIC TVS WIDE

DVD VIDEO

3 Press X/x to select one of the TVS

(TV Virtual Surround) sounds.

Refer to the explanations given for each item.

• TVS DYNAMIC

• TVS WIDE

• TVS NIGHT

• TVS STANDARD

4 Press ENTER.

To reset the TVS setting

In Step 3, select “OFF.”

TVS DYNAMIC

Uses sound imaging to create virtual rear speakers from the sound of the front speakers (L, R) without using actual rear speakers. The virtual speakers are reproduced as shown in the illustration below. The sound imaging effect is distinct and clearly reproduces each aural element of the audio track. This mode is effective when the distance between the front L and R speakers is sho r t, such as with built-in speakers on a stereo TV.

TVS WIDE

Uses sound imaging to create virtual rear speakers from the sound of the front speakers (L, R) without using actual rear speakers. The virtual speakers are reproduced as shown in the illustration below. This gives the sound an expanded effect that fills the area surrounding the listener. This mode is effective when the distance between the front L and R speakers is sho r t, such as with built-in speakers on a stereo TV.

To turn off the Control Menu

Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off.

TVS NIGHT

The large sounds, such as explosions, are suppressed, but the quieter sounds are unaffected. This feature is useful wh en you do not want to disturb other people but still want to hear the dialog and enjoy the surround sound effects of “TVS WIDE.”

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TVS STANDARD

L: Left front speaker R: Right front speaker

: Virtual speakers

You can select “TVS” directly by pressi ng

SURROUND. Each time you press the button, the item changes. If you select any setting other than “OFF,” the SURROUND indicator on the player li ghts up.

Sound Adjustments

Notes

• When you select an effect, the sound cuts off for a moment.

• When the playing signal does not contain a signal for the rear speakers (page 58), the surround effects may be difficult to hear.

• When you select one of the TVS modes, turn off the surround setting of the connected TV or amplifi er (receiver).

• Make sure that your listening position is between and at an equal distance from your speakers, and that the speakers are located in similar surroundings. Otherwise, the TVS effect may be hard to discern.

• “TVS NIGHT” works only with Dolby Digital and MPEG audio. However, not all discs will respond to the “TVS NIGHT” function in the same way.

• If you set “DOLBY DIGITAL” to “DOLBY DIGITAL,” or “DTS” to “ON” (page 91), so und will come from the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) jack but it will not have the TVS effec t.

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Enjoying Movies

Changing the Angles

If various angles (multi-angles) for a scene are recorded on the DVD VIDEO, “ANGLE” appears on the front panel display. This means that you can change the viewing angle. For example, while playing a scene of a train in motion, you can di splay the view from either the front of the train, the left window of the train, or from the right window without having the train’s movement interrupted.

ANGLE

ENTER

DISPLAY

X/x

1 Press DISPLAY during playback.

The Control Menu appears.

3 Press c or ENTER.

The number of the angle changes t o “-. ”

)

1 2 ( 2 7

)

1 8 ( 3 4 T

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

)

–

( 9

DVD VIDEO

4 Select the angle number using X/x,

then press ENTER.

The scene changes to the selected angle.

To turn off the Control Menu

Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off.

You can select the angle direct ly by pr es si n g ANGLE. Each time you press the button, the angle changes.

Note

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

2 Press X/x to select

(ANGLE).

The number of the angle appears. The number in parentheses indicat es the total number of angles.

)

1 2 ( 2 7

)

1 8 ( 3 4 T

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

)

( 9

DVD VIDEO

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Displaying the Subtitles

If subtitles are recorded on the disc, you can turn the subtitles on and off whenever you want while playing. If multilingual subtitles are recorded on the disc, you can change t he subtitle language wh ile playing, and tur n it on or off whenever you want. For example, you can select the language you want to practice and turn the subtitles on for better understanding.

SUBTITLE

When 4 digits are displayed, they indicate the language code. Refer to the language code list on page 102 to see which language the code represents.

x When playing a DVD-RW

Select “ON.”

4 Press ENTER.

To cancel the SUBTITLE setting

Select “OFF” in Step 3.

To turn off the Control Menu

Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off.

You can select “SUBTITLE” directly by pressing

SUBTITLE. Each time you press the button, the item changes.

Enjoying Movies

DISPLAY

ENTER

X/x

1 Press DISPLAY during playback.

The Control Menu appears.

2 Press X/x to select

(SUBTITLE), then press ENTER.

The options for “SUBTITLE” appear.

)

1 2 ( 2 7

)

1 8 ( 3 4 T

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

OFF OFF 1: ENGLISH 2:

FRENCH

3: SPANISH

DVD VIDEO

3 Press X/x to select the setting.

x When playing a DVD VIDEO

Select the language. Depending on the DVD VIDEO, the choice of language varies.

Note

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

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Adjusting the Picture Quality (BNR)

The Block Noise Reduction (BNR) func tion adjusts the picture quality by reducing the “block noise” or mosaic like patterns that appear on your TV screen.

BNR

3 Press X/x to select a level.

As the value increases, the mosaic like patterns on your TV screen will d ecrease.

• 1: reduces the “block noise”.

• 2: reduces the “block noise” m o re tha n

• 3: reduces the “block noise” m o re tha n

4 Press ENTER.

The disc plays with the setting you selected.

To cancel the BNR setting

Select “OFF” in Step 3.

DISPLAY

ENTER

X/x

1 Press DISPLAY twice during

playback.

The Control Menu appears.

2 Press X/x to select (BNR),

then press ENTER.

The options for “BNR” appear.

)

1 2 ( 2 7 1 8 ( 3 4 T

1 : 3 2 : 5 5 OFF 1 2 3 OFF

)

DVD VIDEO

To turn off the Control Menu

Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off.

You can select “BNR” directly by pressing BN R.

Each time you press the button, the level changes.

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.

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Playing a DATA-CD

About MP3 Audio Tracks and JPEG Image Files

What is MP3/JPEG?

MP3 is audio compression technolog y that satisfies the ISO/MPEG regulations. JPEG is image compression technology.

MP3 audio track or JPEG image file that the player can play

The player can play the MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files which:

• have extension “. MP3” (MP3 audio track) or “.JPG” (JPEG image file)

• which conform to the DCF* image file format

* “Design rule for Camera File system”: Image

standards for digital came r as regula ted by Japan Electronic Industries Development Association (JEIDA)

Discs that the player can play

You can play MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files on CD-ROMs, CD-Rs or CDRWs (DATA-CD). However, the discs must be recorded according to ISO9660 level 1, level 2 or Joliet format for the player to recognize the tracks (or files). You can also play discs recorded in Multi Session. See the instructions supplied with the CD-R/ CD-RW drives and the recording software (not supplied) for details on the recording format.

Note on the multi-session disc

If MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files are recorded in the first session, the player will play MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files also in other s es s ions. If audio tracks and images in Music CD format or Video CD format are recorded in the first session, only the first session will be played back.

Note

Since the player cannot play the discs created in the Packet Write format, you cannot view the JPEG images recorded using the foll owing Sony products (as of February, 2002):

– Digital Photo Printer DPP-SV8 8 – Digital Still Cam e ra MVC-CD1000, MVC-

CD200, MVC-CD300

Notes

• The player will play any data with the exte nsion “.MP3” or “.JPG,” even if they are not in MP3 or JPEG format. Playing this data may generate a loud noise which could damage your speake r syst em .

• Th e pl ay er doe s not confor m to audio in MP3PRO format.

Playing a DATA-CD

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Playback order of MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files

The albums, MP3 audio tracks, or JPEG image files recorded in a DATA-CD will be played as fol lows:

If you add numbers (01, 02, 03, etc.) to the front of

the track/file names when you store the tracks (or files) in a disc, the tracks and fil es will be played in that order.

z Since a disc with many trees takes longer to sta r t

playback, place your albums within the first two trees when you store the tracks (or fi les) in a disc.

Structure of disc contents

Tree 1 Tree 2 Tree 3 Tree 4 Tree 5

ROOT

Album

Track (MP3 audio) or File (JPEG image)

Notes

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

• The playback order above may not be applicabl e if there are more than 999 albums and tracks (or files) in the DATA-CD.

• The pla ye r can rec ognize up to 499th album (the player will count just albums, including albums that do not contain MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files). The player will not play any al bums beyond the first 499 album. Of th e first 499 albums, the player will play no more than a com bi n ed to tal of 999 albums and tracks (or files).

When you insert a DATA-CD and press H, the numbered tracks (or files) are played sequentially, from 1 through 7. Any subalbums/tracks (or files) contained within a currently selected album take priority over the next album in the same tree. (Example: C contains D so 4 is played before 5.)

When you press MENU and the list of album names appears (page 67), the album names are arranged in the follo wing order: A t B t C t D t F t G. Albums that do not contain tracks (or files) (such as album E) do not appear in the l ist.

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Playing an MP3 Audio Track

MP3 audio tracks recorded on DATA-CDs (CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW) can be played on this player.

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DISPLAY

C/X/x/c

RETURN

ENTER

To play the next or previous track

Press > or ..

You can view the disc information (p age 52) or scan (page 49) while playing MP3 audio tracks . You can also activate Repeat Play (page 4 6) , “AUDIO” (page 57), and “TVS” (page 59).

z You can also use > or . on the player to

select “AUDIO” in Step 2.

z If you want to view JPEG image files after playing

MP3 audio tracks, press DISPLAY to display the Control Menu. Select using X/x, then press ENTER. Follow from Step 2 of “Viewing a JPEG Image File” on page 68.

Note

The ID3 tag, which is the memory area partiti one d in MP3 audio for inputting music titles, etc., cannot be displayed.

Selecting an album and track

1 Insert a DATA-CD into the disc slot.

(If the MS indicator on the player is lit, press MS to turn it off in stop mode.) The Control Menu appears if an MP 3 audio tracks or JPEG image file is recorded on the DATA-CD.

AUDIO

AUDIO IMAGE

2 Press X/x to select “AUDIO.” 3 Press H or ENTER.

The first MP3 audio track recorded on the DATA-CD is played back.

1 After Step 3 i n “Playing an MP3 Audio

Track,” press MENU.

The albums recorded on the DATA-CD appear. When an album is being played, its title is shaded.

Highlighted album number

Total albums in the disc

AUDIO

(

3 0

)

continued

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

List of album na m es

Playing a DATA-CD

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2 Press X/x to select the album you want

to play, then press ENTER.

Tracks in the album appear. When a track is being played, its title is shaded.

Viewing a JPEG Image File

Highlight e d tr ack number

Total track in the album

AUDIO

JAZZ 1 ( 2 5 6

01 SHE IS SPECIAL 02 ALL YOU NEED IS TO... 03 SPICY LIFE 04 HAPPY HOUR 05 RIVER SIDE 06 5 07 TAKE TIME, TAKE TIME

List of track names

)

3 Press X/x to select the track, th en press

ENTER.

The player starts playing the selected track.

To go to the next or previous page

Press c or C.

To return to the previous display

Press ORETURN.

JPEG image files recorded on DATA-CDs

(CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW) can be viewed

on this player. Note, however, that you can

view only the JPEG image files which

conform to the DCF image file format.

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C/X/x/c

DISPLAY

RETURN

ENTER

1 Insert a DATA-CD into the disc slot.

(If the MS indicator on the player is lit, press MS to turn it off in stop mode.) The Control Menu appears if an MP 3 audio tracks or JPEG image file is recorded on the DATA-CD.

To turn off the display

Press MENU.

By pressing MENU, you can display the album list

when the player is stopped.

Note

Only the letters in alphabet and numbers in the album/ track names can be displayed. Other characters appear as an “*” (asterisk).

AUDIO

AUDIO IMAGE

2 Press X/x to select “IMAGE.”

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3 Press H or ENTER.

The first JPEG image file recorded on the DATA-CD is played back.

To play the next or previous file

Press > or ..

You can also use > or . on the player to

select “IMAGE” in Step 2.

z If you want to play MP3 audio tracks after viewing

JPEG image files, press DISPLAY to display the Control Menu. Select using X/x, then press ENTER. Follow from Step 2 of “Playing an MP3 Audio Track” on page 67.

Files in the album appear. When a file is being played, its title is shaded.

Highlighted file number

Total files in the album

IMAGE BIRTHDAY PARTY 1( 2 8

SCENE01 SCENE02 SCENE03 SCENE04 SCENE05 SCENE06 SCENE07

List of file name s

)

Notes

• JPEG image files which are se t to di splay la rger t han 4720 dots vertically or horizonta ll y ma y not be displayed.

• JPEG image files which do not fit the screen will be reduced so they can be displayed properly.

Selecting an album and file

1 After Step 3 in “Viewing a JPEG Image

File,” press MENU.

The albums recorded on the DATA-CD appear. When an album is being played, its title is shaded.

Highlighted album number

IMAGE 1 ( 2

BIRTHDAY PARTY WINTER FESTIVAL

List of album names

Total album number in the disc

)

3 Press X/x to select the file, then press

ENTER.

The player starts playing the selected file.

To go to the next or previous page

Press c or C.

To return to the previous display

Press ORETURN.

To turn off the display

Press MENU.

By pressing MENU, you can display the album list

when the player is stopped.

Note

Only the letters in alphabet and numbers in the album/ file names can be displayed. O the r char acte r s a ppe ar as an “*” (asterisk).

Playing a DATA-CD

2 Press X/x to select the album you want

to play, then press ENTER.

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Rotating a JPEG image

You can rotate an image by 90 degrees.

Press C/c while viewing an ima ge .

Each time you press c, the image rotates clockwise by 90 degrees. Each time you press C, the image rotates counterclockwise by 90 degrees. Example of when you press c on ce:

Rotating directi o n

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Playing a “Memory Stick”

About the “Memory Stick”

Note on use

To avoid damaging data, do not

- remove the “Memory Stick” or disconnect the power cord while playing it.

- use the “Memory St ick” in a location subject to static electricity or elect ri c noise.

“Memory Stick” is a compact, portable and versatile Integrated Circuit recording medium with a data capacity th at exceeds a floppy disk. “Memory Stick” is specially designed for exchanging and sharing digital data among “Memory Stick” compatible products. Beca use it is removable, the “Memory Stick” can also be used for external data storage.

Types of “Memory Stick”

There are two types of “Memory Stick; ” –“MagicGate (MG) Memory Stick”* that is

equipped with “MagicGate” copyright protection techno lo gy .

–“Memory Stick”** that is not equipp ed

with “MagicGate” copyright protection technology.

You can use both types of “Memory Stick” with this player.

Type of “Memor y Stick”

“MG Memory Stick” Audio data + Still image

“Memory Stick” Still image + General

What is “MagicGate***”?

“MagicGate” is a copyright protection technology**** for the “MG Memory Stick” and compliant products. Authentication ensures that protected content is transferred only between co mp lia nt devices and a “MG Memory Stick,” and th at protected content is recorded and transferred in an encrypted format to prevent unauthorized copying or playback.

Recordable data

+ General data

data

On handling the “Memory Stick”

• The tactile protrusion on the rear surfa ce of a “MG Memory Stick” distinguishes it from an ordinary “Memory Stick.” (B)

• To prolong the life of the “Memory Stick,” use the storage case supplied with the “Memory Stick.”

• Do not touch the “Memory Stick” connector with your f ing e r or met al lic objects. (A)

• Do not bend, drop or apply strong shock to the “Memory Stick.”

• Do not disassemble or modify the “Memory Stick.”

• Do not allow the “Memory Stick” to get wet.

• Do not use or store the “Memory St ick” in a location that is subject to:

- Extremely hi gh tempera ture such as in a car parked in the sun

- Direct sunlight

- High humidity or places with corrosive substances

• Do not attach any other ma terial than the label supplied with the “Memory Stic k” on the label space. (C)

• Attach the label so that it does not stick o ut from the proper attachment location .

• Do not stick one label on top of another.

• If the label is turned up at the corners or loose, replace it with a new one.

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Playing a “Memory Stick”

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Note

Attach the label correctly on the “M em or y S tic k” or you may not be able to remove the “Memory Stick” from the player.

* “MagicGate Memory Stick,” and are

trademarks of Sony Corporation.

**“Memory Stick” and are trademarks of Sony

Corporation.

***“MagicGate” and are

trademarks of Sony Corporation.

****The copyright protection technology of this

player conforms to th e SDMI (Secure Digital Mus ic Initiative) stan dard.

Inserting a “Memory Stick”

To take out the “Memory Stick”

While the player is stopped, push and release the “Memory Stick.”

MS indicator

Insert the “Memory Stick” securely into the MEMORY STICK slot.

“Memory Stick”

Insert until it clicks.

In the direction of the

Notes

• Observe the side and direction carefully when inserting a “Memory Stick.” Insert the “Memory Stick” with the

direction of the damaged.

• Do not insert any objects other than a “Memory Stick” into the slot. Doing so may cause a malfunction.

v mark facing up , a nd in the

v. Otherwise, the slot may be

Note

When you take out the “Memory Stick,” make sure that the MS indicator is not lit in yellow. If you turn off the power or disc onn ect the power cord while the MS indicator is lit in yellow , the “Memory Stick” ma y be damaged.

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Playing an ATRA C3 Audio Track

You can play ATRAC3 audio tracks recorded on an “MG Memory Stick.” Make sure the MS indic ator is li t (MS mode) when you play an “MG Memor y Stick.”

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DISPLAY

C/X/x/c

ORETURN

ENTER

1 Ins ert a “Memory Stick” into the

MEMORY STICK slot.

2 Press MS.

The MS indicat o r on the player lights up (MS mode). The Control Menu is displayed.

AUDIO

AUDIO IMAGE

4 Press H or ENTER.

The first track recorded on the “MG Memory Stick” is play ed back.

To play the next or previous track

Press > or ..

You can view the disc information (p age 52) or scan (page 49) while playing ATRAC3 aud io tra cks. You can also activate Repeat Play (page 46), “AUDIO” (page 57), and “TVS” (page 59).

z You can also use > or . on the player to

select “AUDIO” in Step 3.

z If you want to view JPEG image files after playing

ATRAC3 audio tracks, press DISPLAY to display the Control Menu. Select using X/x, then press ENTER. Follow from Step 3 of “Viewing a JPEG Image File” on page 75.

Selecting a track

1 After Step 4 in “Playing an ATRAC3

Audio Track,” press MENU.

The audio tracks recorded on the “MG Memory Stick” appear. When a track is being played, its title is shaded.

Highlighted track number

AUDIO MY FAVORITE SONGS 1 ( 1 0 8

01 GREEN LEAVES 02 P 03 CONDOR 04 SOMEDAY, SOMEWHERE 05 BORN FREE 06 TOMORROW WILL COME 07 VERY IMPRESSIVE

Total tracks in the album

)

Playing a “Memory Stick”

3 Press X/x to select “AUDIO.”

List of track names

2 Press X/x to select the track, th en press

ENTER.

The player starts playing the selected track.

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To go to the next or previous page

CUSTOM SETUP

DIMMER: PAUSE MODE:

BRIGHT

AUTO

OFF

TRACK SELECTION: DATE/TIME SETUP

OFF

Press c or C.

To return to the previous display

Press ORETURN.

To turn off the display

Press MENU.

To switch to disc mode

Press MS. The MS indi cator goes out.

By pressing MENU, you can display the track list

when the player is stopped.

AUTO PLAY:

5 Press X/x to select “DATE/TIME SETUP

t,” then press ENTER.

The “DATE/TIME SETUP” display appears.

Notes

• Only the letters in alphabet and numbe r s in the album/track names can be displayed. Other characters appear as an “*” (asterisk).

• MS mode will be released when: – the player enters standby mode – the power cord is disconnected

Playing a track with a playback period restriction (DATE/TIME SETUP)

Set the current date and time so that you can play an audio track with a playback period restriction recorded on an “MG Memory Stick.”

1 Press DISPLAY when the pla y er is in

stop mode.

The Control Menu appears.

2 Press X/x to select (SETUP),

then press ENTER.

3 Press X/x to select “CUSTOM,” then

press ENTER.

The Setup Display appears.

4 Press X/x to selec t “CUSTOM SE TUP,”

then press ENTER.

The “CUSTOM SETUP” display appears.

CUSTOM SETUP

DATE/TIME SETUP

YDMMH

2002 33 8 08

Start with the year.

://

6 Press X/x to select a figure, then press

The “Y (year)” is set, and the next item “M (month)” will be highlighted.

7 Repeat Step 6 to set “M (month),” “D

(day),” “H (hour),” and “M (minute),” then press ENTER.

When you press ENTER after setting “M (minute),” the clock starts operating.

If you make a mistake

Press C repeatedly until the item you want to correct is highlighted, then input the correct number.

To turn off the Setup Display

Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Setup Display is turned off.

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Note

When you disconnect the power cord, the date/time setting will return to the factory settings.

Viewing a JPEG Image File

You can view JPEG image files recorded on an “MG Memory Stick” or a “Memor y Stick.” Note, however, that the player can display JPEG image files recorded using a digital camera only if the image file format and the directory structure are DCF compliant. Make sure the MS indicator is lit (MS mode) when you play an “MG Memory Stick” or “Memory Stick.”

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DISPLAY

C/X/x/c

ORETURN

ENTER

Playing a “Memory Stick”

1 Insert a “Memory Stick” into the

MEMORY STICK slot (page 72).

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2 Press MS.

The MS indicator on the player lights up (MS mode). The Control Menu is displayed.

A list of the albums saved on the “Memory Stick” appears. When an album is being played, its title is shaded.

Highlighted album number

Total albums in the “Memory Stick”

AUDIO

AUDIO IMAGE

3 Press X/x to select “IMAGE.” 4 Press H or ENTER.

The first image recorded on the “Memory Stick” is played back.

To play the next or previous file

Press > or ..

You can also use > or . on the player to

select “IMAGE” in Step 3.

z If you want to play ATRAC3 audio tracks after

viewing JPEG image files, press DISPLAY to display the Control Menu. Select using X/x, then press ENTER. Follow from Step 3 of “Playing an ATRAC3 Audio Track” on page 73.

Notes

• J PEG image files which have been edited or renamed on computers may not be displayed.

• JPEG image files which are set t o displa y larger th an 4720 dots vertically or horizont ally may not be displayed.

• JPEG image files which do not fit the screen will be reduced so they can be displayed pr ope r ly.

Selecting an album and file

IMAGE 1 ( 2

100MSDCF 101MSDCF

List of album names

)

2 Press X/x to select an album, then press

ENTER.

The files in the album appe ar. When a file is being played, its title is shaded.

Highlighted file number

IMAGE 10 0 MSDCF 1( 2 8

DSC00001 DSC00002 DSC00003 DSC00004 DSC00005 DSC00006 DSC00007

List of file names

Total files in the “Memory Stick”

)

3 Press X/x to select the file, then press

ENTER.

The player starts playing the selected file.

To go to the next or previous page

Press c or C.

1 After Step 4 i n “Viewing a JPEG Image

File,” press MENU.

To return to the previous display

Press ORETURN.

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To turn off the display

Press MENU.

To switch to disc mode

Press MS. The MS indicator goes out.

By pressing MENU, you can display the album list

when the player is stopped.

Notes

• Only the letters in alphabet and numbers in the album/file names can be displayed. Other characters appear as an “*” (asterisk).

• MS mode will be released when: – the player enters standby mode – the power cord is disconn ecte d

Rotating a JPEG image

You can rotate an image by 90 degrees.

Press C/c while viewing an image.

Each time you press c, the image rotates clockwise by 90 degrees. Each time you press C, the image rotates counterclockwise by 90 degrees. Example of when you press c once:

Playing a “Memory Stick”

Rotating direction

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Using Various Additional Functions

Locking Discs ( Custom Parental

Control, Parental Control)

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

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

• Parental Control Playback of some DVD VIDEOs can be limited according to a predetermin ed lev e l such as the age of the users.

The same password is used for both Parental Control and Custom Parental Control.

Custom Parental Control

3 Press X/x to select

(PARENTAL CONTROL), then press ENTER.

The options for “PARENTAL CONTROL” appear.

)

1 2 ( 2 7

)

1 8 ( 3 4 T

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

ON PLAYER PASSWORD OFF

DVD VIDEO

4 Press X/x to select “ON t,” then

press ENTER. x If you have not entered a password

The display for registering a new password appears.

You can set the same Custom Parental Control password for up to 50 discs. When you set the fifty-first disc, the first disc is canceled.

C/X/x/c

DISPLAY

1 Insert the disc you want to lock.

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

2 Press DISPLAY while the player is in

stop mode.

The Control Menu is displayed.

ENTER

ORETURN

PARENTAL CONTROL

Enter a new 4-digit password, then

ENTER

press

Enter a 4-digit password by pressing X/ x to select the digit, followed by c to

move the cursor. Then press ENTER. The display f or co nf irmi ng th e pa ssw ord appears.

x When you have alre ady registered a password

The display for entering the password appears.

PARENTAL CONTROL

Enter password, then press

ENTER

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5 Enter or re-enter your 4-digit password

by pressing X/x to select the digit, followed by c to move the cursor. Then press ENTER.

“Custom parental control is set.” appears and then the screen returns to the Contro l Menu display.

To turn off the Custom Parental Control function

1 Follow Steps 1 through 3 of “Custom

Parental Control.”

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

ENTER.

3 Enter your 4-digit password using X/x

to select the digit, followed by c to move the cursor. Then press ENTER.

To play the disc for which Custom Parental Control is set

Parental Control (limiting playback by children)

Playback of some DVD VIDEOs can be limited according to a predetermined level such as the age of the users. The “PARENTAL CONTROL” function allows you to set a playback limitation level. A scene that is limited is not played, or it is replaced by a different scene.

DISPLAY

ENTER

ORETURN

X/x/c

1 Insert the disc for which Custom Parental

Control is set. The “CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL” displa y appears.

CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL

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

ENTER

and press

2 Enter your 4-digit password using X/x

to select the digit, followed by c to move the cursor. Then press ENTER. The player is ready for playback.

z If you forget your password, enter the 6-digit

number “199703” when the “CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL” display asks you for your password, then press ENTER. (Press c after the 4th digit to allow the entire 6-digit number to be entered. ) T he di spla y wil l ask you to enter a new 4-digit password.

1 Press DISPLAY while the player is in

stop mode.

The Control Menu appears.

2 Press X/x to select

(PARENTAL CONTROL), then press ENTER.

The options for “PARENTAL CONTROL” appear.

)

1 2 ( 2 7

)

1 8 ( 3 4 T

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

ON PLAYER PASSWORD OFF

DVD VIDEO

continued

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3 Press X/x to select “PLAYER t,” then

press ENTER. x If you have not entered a password

The display for registering a new password appears.

PARENTAL CONTROL

Enter a new 4-digit password, then

ENTER

press

5 Press X/x to select “STANDARD,” then

press ENTER.

The selection items for “STANDARD” are displayed.

PARENTAL CONTROL

LEVEL: STANDARD:

OFF USA USA

OTHERS

Enter a 4-digit password by pressing X/ x to select the digit, followed by c to

move the cursor. Then press ENTER. The display for confirming the password appears.

x When you have already registered a password

The display for entering the password appears.

PARENTAL CONTROL

Enter password, then press

ENTER

4 Enter or re-enter your 4-digit pa ssword

by pressing X/x to select the digit, followed by c to move the cursor. Then press ENTER.

The display for setting the playback limitation level appears.

6 Press X/x to select a geog raphic area

as the playback limitation level, then press ENTER.

The area is selected. When you select “OTHERS t,” select and enter the standard code in the table on page 81 using X/x.

7 Press X/x to select “LEVEL,” then

press ENTER.

The selection items for “LEVEL” are displayed.

PARENTAL CONTROL

LEVEL: OFF STANDARD:

OFF

NC17

6: 5:

8 Select the level you want using X/x,

then press ENTER.

Parental Control setting is complete.

PARENTAL CONTROL

LEVEL: OFF STANDARD:

USA

PARENTAL CONTROL

LEVEL: STANDARD: USA

4: PG13

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The lower the value, the more strict the limitation.

To turn off the Parental Control function

Set “LEVEL” to “OFF” in Step 8.

To play a disc for which Parental Control is set

1 Insert the disc and press H.

The “PARENTAL CONTROL” display appears.

2 Enter your 4-digit password using X/x

to select the digit, followed by c to move the cursor. Then press ENTER. The player starts playback.

z If you forget your password, remove the disc and

repeat Steps 1 to 3 of “Parental Contr ol (limiting playback by children).” When you a re a ske d to en te r your password, enter “199703,” then press ENTE R. (Press c after the 4th digit to allow the en tire 6 digit number to be entered.) The display will a sk you to enter a new 4-digit password. After you enter a new 4digit password, rep lace the disc i n the player and press H. When the “PARENTAL CONTROL” display appears, enter your new password.

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

Changing the password

Standard Code

Korea 2304 Malaysia 2363 Mexico 2362 Netherlands 2376 New Zealand 2390 Norway 2379 Pakistan 2427 Philippines 2424 Portugal 2436 Russia 2489 Singapore 2501 Spain 2149 Sweden 2499 Switzerland 2086 Thailand 2528 United

Kingdom

number

2184

Using Various Additional Functions

Notes

• When you play DVD VIDEOs which do not have the Parental Control function, playback cannot be limited on this player.

• Depending on the DVD VIDEO, you may be asked to change the parental control level while playing the disc. In this case, enter your pas sword , th en ch an ge the level. If the Resume Play mode is can cel ed , the level returns to the original level.

1 Press DISPLAY while the player is in

stop mode.

The Control Menu appears.

2 Press X/x to select

(PARENTAL CONTROL), then press ENTER.

The options for “PARENTAL CONTROL” appear.

3 Press X/x to select “PASSWORD t,”

then press ENTER.

The display for entering the password appears.

4 Enter your 4-digit password using X/x to

select the digit, followed by c to move the cursor. Then press ENTER.

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5 Enter a new 4-d igit password using X/x

to select the digit, foll owed by c to move the cursor. Then press ENTER.

Operation Sound Effects

(Sound Feedback)

6 To confirm your passwo r d, r e-e n t er it

using X/x to select the digit, followed by c to move the cursor. Then press

ENTER.

If you make a mistake entering your password

Press C before you pre ss ENTER and input the correct number.

If you make a mistake

Press ORETURN.

To turn off the Control Menu

Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off.

The player beeps when the following operations are performed. The default setting of the Sound Feedback function is set to off.

Operation Operation sound

Power is turned on One beep Power is turned off Two beeps

H is pressed X is pressed

Playback is stopped One long beep Operation is not possible Three beeps

One beep Two beeps

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To set Sound Feedback

MS indicator

?/1 button/indicator

?/1

Controlling Your TV, etc. with the Supplie d Remote

You can control your Sony TV and some Sony audio products with the supplied remote.

Note

Depending on the units being connected, you may not be able to control your TV or audio products using some of the buttons below.

1 Press ?/1 on the player or the remote.

The ?/1 indicator lights up in green. Make sure that the MS indicator is turned off. If there is a disc in the player, press A and remove the disc.

2 Press and hold X on the player for more

than two seconds.

You will hear one beep and the Sound Feedback function is turned on.

To turn off the Sound Feedback function

When there is no disc in the player and the MS indicator is tu r ne d off , pr e s s an d hold X on the player for more than two seconds. You will hear two beeps and the Sound Feedback function is turned off.

TV/DVD

WIDE MODE

?/1

TV/VIDEO VOL

Controlling TVs

When you set the TV/DVD switch to “TV,” you can control your Sony TV using the buttons below.

By pressing You can

?/1

VOL (volume) +/– Adjust the volume of the

TV/VIDEO Switch the TV’s input

WIDE MODE Switch to or from the wide

Turn the TV off

source between th e TV an d other input sources

mode of a wide TV

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Controlling some Sony audio products

When you set the TV/DVD switch to “DVD,” you can adjust the volume using VOL +/–.

There are some Sony audio products you can

adjust the volume with the supplied remote.

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Settings and Adjustments

Using the Setup Display

By using the Setup Display, you can make various adjustments to items such as picture and sound. You can also set a language for the subtitles and the Setup Display, among other things. For details on each Setup Display item see pag e 86 t hro ug h 92. For an overall list of Setup Display items, see page

103.

Note

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

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: “LANG UAGE SETUP, ” “SCREEN SETUP,” “CUSTOM SETUP,” or “AUDIO SETUP.” Then pr es s ENTER.

The selected setup item appears. Example: “SCREEN SETUP”

How to use the Setup Display

DISPLAY

ENTER

X/x

1 Press DISPLAY on the remo te whe n the

player is in stop mode.

The Control Menu appears.

2 Press X/x to select (SETUP),

then press ENTER.

The options for “SETUP” appear.

)

( 47

: :

QUICK CUSTOM

RESET QUICK

DVD VIDEO

SCREEN SETUP

TV TYPE: SCREEN SAVER: BACKGROUND:

Setup items

JACKET PICTURE

Selected item

16:9

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

Options

16:9 16:9

4:3 PAN SCAN

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6 Select a setting using X/x, then press

ENTER.

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

Setting the Display or Sound Track Language

(LANGUAGE SETUP)

SCREEN SETUP

TV TYPE: SCREEN SAVER: BACKGROUND:

4:3 PAN SCAN

JACKET PICTURE

Selected setting

To turn off the Setup Display

Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Setup Display is turned off.

If you select “QUICK” in Step 3, you will enter the Quick Setup mode (page 34). Follow from Step 5 of the Quick Setup explanation to make basic adjustments.

z If you select “RESET” in Step 3, you can reset all

of the “SETUP” settings on pages 103 to 104 to the default settings (exce pt f or “DA TE /TIME SETUP”). After you select “RESET” and press ENTER, select “YES” and press ENTER to reset the settings (it takes a few seconds to complete), or select “NO” and press ENTER to return to the Control Menu. Do not turn off the player during resetting.

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

Select “LANGUAGE SETUP” in the Setup Display. For details on us ing the display, see “Using the Setup Disp lay” (page 85).

LANGUAGE SETUP

OSD: MENU: AUDIO: SUBTITLE:

ENGLISH ENGLISH

ORIGINAL

ENGLISH

xOSD (On-Screen Display)

Switches the display language on the screen. Selects the language from the displayed list.

xMENU (DVD VIDEO only)

You can select the desired language for the menu. Selects the language from the displayed list.

xAUDIO (DVD VIDEO only)

Switches the language of the sound track. Selects the language from the displayed list. When you select “ORIGINAL,” the language given priority in the disc is selected.

xSUBTITLE (DVD VIDEO only)

Switches the language of the subtitles recorded on the DVD VIDEO. Select the language from the displayed list. When you select “AUDIO FOLLOW,” the language for the subtitles changes acco rdin g to the language you selected for the sound track.

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z If you select “OTHERS t” in “MENU,”

“SUBTITLE,” and “AUDIO,” select and enter the language code from the list using X/x to select the digit, followed by c to move the cursor (page 102). After you have made a selection, the language code (4 digits) is displayed the next time you select “OTHERS t.”

Note

When you select a lang uage that is no t record ed on the disc, one of the recorded languages wil l be automatically selected (except for the “OSD”).

Settings for the Display

(SCREEN SETUP)

Choose settings according to the TV to be connected.

Select “SCREEN SETUP” in the Setup Display. For details on using the display, see “Using the Setup Display” (page 85). The default settings are underlined.

SCREEN SETUP

TV TYPE: SCREEN SAVER: BACKGROUND:

JACKET PICTURE

16:9

xTV TYPE

Selects the aspect ratio of th e connected TV (4:3 standard or wide).

16:9 Select this when you connect a

4:3 LETTER BOX

4:3 PAN SCAN

wide-screen TV or a T V w it h a wide mode function.

Select this when you connect a 4:3 screen TV. Displays a wide picture with bands on the upper and lower portions of the scr een.

Select this when you connect a 4:3 screen TV. Automatically displays the wide picture on th e entire screen and cuts off the portions that do not fit.

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16:9

4:3 LETTER BOX

4:3 PAN SCAN

Note

Depending on the DVD, “4:3 LETTER BOX” may be selected automa ticall y ins tead of “4:3 PAN SCAN” or vice versa.

xSCREEN SAVER

Turns on and off the screen saver so that the screen saver image appears when you leave the player in pause or stop mode for 15 minutes, or when you play back an audio or JPEG image on a CD/DATA-CD/ “Memory Stick” for more than 15 minutes. The screen saver will help prevent your display device from becoming damaged (ghosting). Press

H to turn off the screen saver.

xBACKGROUND

Selects the background colour or picture on the TV screen in stop mode or while playing a CD/DATA-CD (MP3 audio track)/”MG Memory Stick” (ATRAC3 audio track).

JACKET PICTURE

GRAPHICS A preset picture stored in the

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

The jacket pict ur e (still picture) appears in the background, but only when the jacket picture is already recorde d on the disc (CD-EXTRA, etc.). If the disc does not contain a jacket pi ct ure, the “GRAPHICS” picture appears.

player appears in the background.

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

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Custom Settings (C UST OM

CUSTOM SETUP

DIMMER: PAUSE MODE:

BRIGHT

AUTO

OFF

TRACK SELECTION: DATE/TIME SETUP

OFF

SETUP)

Use this to set up playback related and other settings.

Select “CUSTOM SETUP” in the Setup Display. For details on using the disp lay, see “Using the Setup Display” (page 85). The default settings are underlined.

AUTO PLAY:

xDIMMER

Adjusts the lighting of the front panel display.

BRIGHT Makes the front panel display

bright.

DARK Makes the front panel display

dark.

OFF Turns off the lighting of the front

panel display.

AUTO Turn on the front panel display

for a few seconds when a button on the player or remote is pressed.

xPAUSE MODE (DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW only)

Selects the picture in pause mode.

xAUTO PLAY

Selects the Auto Play setting when you turn on the player .

OFF Does not use “TIMER,”

“DEMO1,” or “DEMO2” to start playback.

TIMER Starts playing when the player is

turned on. A CD, DVD VIDEO or VIDEO CD can be played at any time when the player is conn ec ted to a timer (not supplied).

DEMO1 Starts playing the first

demonstration automatically.

DEMO2 Starts playi ng t h e s e cond

demonstration automatically.

AUTO

FRAME T he picture, includin g su bjects

The picture, including subjects that move dynamically, is output with no jitter. Normally, select this position.

that do not move dynamic ally, is output in high resolution.

xTRACK SELECTION (DVD VIDEO only)

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

OFF AUTO Priority given.

No priority given.

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Notes

• Whe n 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 86).

• If you set “DTS” to “OFF” (page 92), the DTS sound

track is not played even if you set “ TRACK SELECTION” to “AUTO.”

• If PC M, DTS , MPEG a udio, and Dolby Digital

sound tracks have the same number of channels, the player selects PCM , DTS, Dolby Digita l and MPEG audio sound tracks in this order.

• Depend ing on the DVD VIDEO, the audio channel

with priority may be predetermined. In this case, you cannot give priority to the DTS, Dolby Digital or MPEG audio format by selecting “AUTO .”

xDATE/TIME SETUP t

Set the current date and time. See “Playing a track with a playback period restri ction (DATE/TIME SETUP)” in”Playing an ATRAC3 Audio Track” on page 74.

Settings for th e Sound

(AUDIO SETUP)

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

Select “AUDIO SETUP” in the Setup Display. For details on us ing the display, see “Using the Setup Disp lay” (page 85). The default settings are underlined.

AUDIO SETUP

AUDIO ATT:

AUDIO DRC:

DOWNMIX:

DIGITAL OUT:

DOLBY DIGITAL:

MPEG:

DTS:

DOLBY SURROUND

xAUDIO ATT (attenuation)

If the playback sound is distorted, set this item to “ON.” The player reduces the aud io output level. This function affects the output of the following jacks: –AUDIO OUT L/R jacks

OFF

STANDARD

DOLBY SURROUND

D-PCM

PCM

OFF

PCM

OFF

OFF Turns off the audio attenuation .

Normally, select th is p o s ition.

ON Reduces the audio output level so

that no sound distortion occurs. Select this when the playba ck sound from the speakers is distorted.

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

Makes the sound clear when the volume is turned down when playing a DVD that has the “AUDIO DRC” function. This affects the output from the following jacks: –AUDIO OUT L/R jacks –DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) jack only

when “DOLBY DIGITAL” is set to “DPCM” and “MPEG” is set to “PCM” in “DIGITAL OUT” (page 92).

STANDARD Normally, select this position. TV MODE Makes the low sounds clear even

WIDE RANGE

if you turn the volume down. It is especially recommended when you listen to the sound using the speakers of the TV.

Gives you the feeling of being at a live performance. When you use high quality speakers, it is even more effective.

NORMAL Select this when the player is

connected to an audio component that does not conform to Dolby Surround (Pro Logic). All of the output signals are downmixed to 2 channels without the Dolby Surround (Pro Logic) effect.

xDIGITAL OUT

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

Normally, select this position. When

you select “ON , ” s et “DOLBY DIGITAL,” “MPEG” and “DTS.” For details on setting these items, see “Setting the digital ou tp ut signal.”

OFF The player does not output the audio

signals via the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) jack . Th e infl uence of the digital circuit upon the analog circuit is minimal.

xDOWNMIX (DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW only)

Switches the mixing down methods when you play a DVD on which rear signal components such as “Rear (left),” “Rear (right),” or “Rear (monaural)” are recorded in Dolby Digital format. For details on the rear signal components, see “Displaying the audio information of the disc” (page 58). 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” in “DIGITAL OUT” (page 92).

DOLBY SURROUND

Select this when the player is connected to an audio component that conforms to Dolby Surround (Pro Logic). The output signals which reproduce the Dolby Surround effect are downmixed to 2 channels.

Note

MP3 audio and ATRAC3 audio tracks will not be output from the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) jack.

Setting the digital output signal

Switches the method of outputting audio signals when you connect th e following component using an optical digital cord vi a the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) jack. –Amplifier (receiver) with digital input jack –AV amplifier (receiver) with a built-in

DTS, MPEG audio, or DOLBY DIGITAL

decoder –MD or DAT deck For connection details, see page 26. Select “DOLBY DIGITAL,” “MPEG” and “DTS” after setting “DIGITAL OUT” to “ON.”

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AUDIO SETUP

AUDIO ATT: AUDIO DRC: DOWNMIX: DIGITAL OUT:

DOLBY DIGITAL: MPEG: DTS:

DOLBY SURROUND

OFF

STANDARD

D-PCM

PCM

OFF

xDOLBY DIGITAL (DVD VIDEO/DVDRW only)

Selects the Dolby Digital signals output via the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) jack.

D-PCM Select this wh en the player is

DOLBY DIGITAL

connected to an audio component lacking a buil t- in Dolby Digital decoder. You can se lect whether the signals conform to Dolby Surround (Pro Logic) or not by making adjustments to the “DOWNMIX” item in “AUDI O SETUP” (page 91).

Select this w h en the player is connected to an audio component with a built-in Dolby Digital decoder. If the player is connected to an audio com ponent lacking a built-in Dolby Digital decode r, do not set this. Otherwise, whe n you play the Dolby Digital sound track, a loud noise (or no sound) will come out from the speakers, affecting your ears or causing the speakers to be damaged.

xMPEG

Selects the MPEG audio signal s output via the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) jack.

MPEG Select this when the player is

connected to an audio component having a built-in MPEG decod er. If the player is connec te d to an audio component lacking a built-in MPEG decoder, do not set this. Otherwise, when you play the MPEG audio soun d tr ac k, a lo ud no i se ( or no sound) will come out from the speakers, affecting your ears or causing the speakers to be damaged.

xDTS (DVD VIDEO only)

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

OFF

ON Select this when the player is

Select this when the player is connected to an audio component lacking a built-in DTS decoder. Note that the DTS stereo signals are output in this setting.

connected to an audio component having a built-in DTS decoder. If the player is connec te d to an audio component lacking a built-in DTS decoder, do not set this. Otherwise , when you play the DTS sound track, a loud noise (or no sound) will come out from the speakers, affecting your ears or causing the speakers to be damaged.

Note

If you select one of the TVS settings while playin g a DVD, the player does not output the following signals from the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) jack.

• Dolby Digital signals (when you set “DOL BY DIGITAL” in “AUDIO SETUP” to “D-PCM”)

• MPEG a udio signals

PCM

Select this when the player is connected to an audio component lacking a built-in MPEG deco de r. If you play MPEG audio sound track s , the player outputs stereo signals via the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) jack.

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Additional Information

Troubleshooting

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

, The aspect ratio of the di sc is fixed on your

DVD.

If you experien c e an y of the fo llo w in g difficulties while using the player, use this troubleshooting guide to help remedy the problem before requesting repairs. Should any problem persist, consult your nearest Sony dealer.

Power

The power is not turned on.

, Check that the AC power adaptor and AC

power cord are connec te d securely.

Picture

There is no picture.

, The connecting cords ar e not connected

securely.

, The connecting cords ar e da maged. , The player is not connected to the correct TV

input jack (page 22).

, The video input on the TV is not set so that you

can view pictures on the player.

Picture noise appears.

, The disc is dirty or flawed. , If the picture output from your pla ye r goes

through your VCR to get to your TV, the copyprotection signal applied to some DVD programmes could affect picture quali ty. If you still experience problems even when you connect your player dir ec tl y to your TV, please try connecting your player to your TV’s S video input (page 22).

The picture is black and white.

, Depending on the TV, the picture on the

screen becomes black and white when you play a disc recorded in the NTSC colour system.

Sound

There is no sound.

, The connecting cord is not connected securely. , The connecting cord is damaged. , The player is connect ed to the wrong input

jack on the amplifier (receiver) (page 26, 28,

30).

, The amplifier (receiver) i nput is not changed

so that you can listen to the player.

, 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 90).

, MP3 audio and ATRAC3 audio tracks will not

be output from the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) jack.

Sound is noisy.

, The disc is dirty or flawed. , When playing a CD with DT S sound tracks,

noise will come from the AUDIO OUT L/R jacks (page 38).

Additional Information

Sound distortion occurs.

, Se t “AUDIO ATT” in “AUDIO SETUP” to

“ON” (page 90).

Operation

The remote does not function.

, There are obstacles between the remot e and

the player.

, The distance between the remote and the

player is too far .

, The remote is not pointed at the remote sensor

on the player.

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, The remote sensor of the player is exposed to

strong light. Select a remote sensor that is not exposed to strong light (page 18).

, The remote sensor you are trying to use is not

activated. Select t he remote sensor you want to use (page 18).

, The batteries in the remote are weak.

The disc does not play.

, There is no disc inside. , The disc is upside down. Insert the disc with

the playback side facing down in the disc slot.

, The disc is skewed. , The player cannot play CD-ROMs, etc. (page

8).

, The region code on the DVD VIDEO does not

match the play er.

, Moisture has condensed inside the player.

Remove the disc and leave the player turned on for about half an hour . T urn on the power again before playing the disc (page 3).

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

CD-Rs, or CD-RWs that are not finalized.

, You are trying to play the wrong medium (disc

or “Memory Stick”) in the wrong mode (disc mode or MS mode). Press MS to select the correct mode. (The MS indicator is lit in MS mode, and is off in disc mode.)

One of the following messages appears when you insert a “Memory Stick” into the player.

“Memory Stick type error”

, The “Memory Stick” is not compatible with

the player (for instance, the “Memory Stick” is larger than 128MB, etc.).

“Format error”

, The “Memory Sti ck” was formatted in a way

that does not conform to the player (Windows Explorer, etc.).

The following message appears when you play the DATA-CD.

“Data error”

, The MP3 audio track/JPEG ima ge file you

want to play is broken.

, Y ou are trying to view the follow in g data:

– the JPEG image file format does not

comform to DCF (page 68)

– has the extension “.JPG” but not in JPEG

format

You cannot play MP3 audio tracks.

, Y ou are trying to play the follow ing data:

– recorded on an “Memory Stick” (The player

can play MP3 audio tracks recorded on DATA-CDs only)

– does not conform to ISO9660 level 1, level 2

or Joliet – recorded in MP3PRO – has an extension other than “.MP3” – has the extension “.MP3” but not in MP3

format

“Memory Stick error”/ “Insert a Memory Stick.”

, The player cannot recognize the “M em ory

Stick.” Eject the “Mem ory Stick” and insert it again.

“Data error”

, The ATRAC3 audio track/JPEG image file

you want to play is broken.

, Y ou are trying to view the follow ing data:

– JPEG image recorded by a digital camera

that image fi le format a nd dire ctory str ucture

are not DCF compliant (page 75) – JPEG image edited by a computer – has the extension “.JPG” but not in JPEG

format

You cannot view JPEG image files correctly.

, Y ou are trying to view the follow in g data:

– does not conform to ISO9660 level 1, level 2

or Joliet – has an extension other than “.JPG” – larger than 4720 dots vertically or

horizontally – does not fit the screen (those images are

reduced)

The album/track/file names are not displayed correctly.

, The album/track/file name appears as as terisks

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The player ca n display only letters of the alphabet and number s. O th er characters appear as asterisks.

You cannot play ATRAC3 audio tracks.

In the case of music data with playback date restriction:

, The current date is not set, or was reset

because the power cord was di sconnected. Set the date and time (page 74).

, The date setti n g h as expired. “Time limit

expired” appears on the displ a y.

In the case of music data for which the number of playback times is restricted:

, The “MG Memory Stick” erasure prevention

switch is locked. “Copyright lock” appears on the display. Unlock the erasure prevention switch.

, The data has been played as man y ti m es as i s

allowed. “Playback limit exceeded” appears on the display.

You cannot perform some functions such as stop, Scan, Slow-motion Play, Repeat Play, Shuffle Play, or Programme Play.

, Depending on the disc, you may not be able to

do some of the opera tions above. See the operating ma nual that comes with the disc.

Messages do not appear on the screen in the language you want.

, In the Setup Display, select the de sir ed

language for the on-screen disp la y in “OSD ” under “LANGUAGE SETUP” (page 86).

The language for the sound track cannot be changed.

, Multilingual tracks are n ot recorded o n the

DVD VIDEO being pl ayed.

, The DVD VIDEO prohibits the changing of

the language for the sound trac k.

The disc does not start playing from the beginning.

, Programme Play, Shuffle Play, Repeat Play or

A-B Repeat Play has been selected (page 43). Press CLEAR to ca ncel these functio ns before playing a disc.

, Resume Play has been selected.

During stop, press remote and then st ar t playback (page 40).

, The disc automatically displays the menu.

x on the player or the

The player starts playing the disc automatically.

, The disc features an aut o pla yback function. , “AUTO PLAY” in “CUSTOM SETUP” is set

to “TIMER” (page 89) .

Playback stops automatically.

, Some discs may contain an auto pause signal.

While playing such a disc, the player stops playback at the auto pause signal.

The subtitle language cannot be changed.

, Multilingual subtitles are not record ed on the

DVD VIDEO being pl ayed.

, The DVD VIDEO prohibits the changing of

the subtitles.

The subtitle cannot be turned off.

, The DVD VIDEO prohibits the subtitles bein g

turned off.

The angles cannot be changed.

, Multi-angles are not recorded on the DVD

VIDEO being played.

, The angle can be changed only when the

“ANGLE” indicator lig hts up on the front panel disp l ay (page 11).

, The DVD VIDEO prohibits changing of the

angles.

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Additional Information

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The player does not operate properly.

, When static electricity, etc., causes the player

to operate abnormally, disc onnect the AC power cord once, then connect it again.

Self-diagnosis Function

(When letters/numbers appear in the display)

Nothing is displayed on the front panel display.

, “DIMMER” in “CUSTOM SETUP” is set to

“OFF.” Set “DIMMER” to “BRIG H T” or “DARK” (page 89). I f you set to “AUTO, ” the display turns on only when you op e rat e the player.

5 numbers or letters are displayed on the screen and on the front panel display.

, The self-diagnosis function was activated.

(See the table on page 96 .)

The disc cannot be removed and “LOCKED” appears on the fron t panel display.

, Contact your Sony dealer or local authorized

Sony service facility.

When the self-diagnosis func tion 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 digits appears on the screen and the front panel display. 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 correctly.

E XX

number)

Cause and/or corrective action

, Clean the disc with a soft cl oth

(page 9).

, Re-insert the disc correctly.

(xx is a

To prevent a malfunction, the player has performed the selfdiagnosis function. , Contact your nearest Sony

dealer or local authorized Sony service facility and giv e the 5-character se r vice number. Example: E 61 10

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Glossary

Album (page 67, 69, 76)

A unit in which to store JPEG image files or MP3/ATRAC3 audio tracks on a DATACDs or “Memory Stic k.” (“Album” is an exclusive definition for this player.)

ATRAC3 (page 73)

ATRAC3 (Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding 3), is audio compression technology that satisfies the demand for high sound quality and high compression rates. The ATRAC3 compression rate is approximately 10 times higher than that of the audio CD format, resulting in increased data capacity.

Chapter (page 11)

Sections of a picture or a music feature th at are smaller than titles. A title is composed of several chapters. Depending on the disc, no chapters may be recorded.

Dolby Digital (page 24, 92)

Digital audio compression technology developed by Dolby Laboratories. This technology conforms to 5.1-channel surround sound. The rear channel is st ereo and there is a discrete subwoofer channel in this format. Dolby Digital provid es the same

5.1 discrete channels of high quality digital audio found in Dolby Digital cinema audio systems. Good channel separation is re alized because all of the channel dat a are recorded discretely and little deterioration is realized because all channel data processing is digital.

DTS (page 24, 92)

Digital audio compression technology that Digital Theater Systems, Inc. developed. This technology conforms to 5.1-channel surround sound. The r ear channel is stereo and there is a discrete subwoofer channel in this format. DTS provides the same 5.1 discrete channels of high quality digital audio. Good channel separation is realized because all of the channel data is recorded discretely and little deterioration is realized be cause all channel data processing is digital.

DVD-RW (page 41)

A DVD-RW is a recordable and rewritable disc with the same size as the DVD VIDEO. The DVD-RW can be recorded in two different modes: VR mode and Video mo de . VR (Video Recording) mode enables various programming and editing functions, some of which are limited in the c ase of Video mode. Video mode complies with DVD VIDEO format and is compatible with DVD players while a DVD-RW recorded in VR mode can only be played on DVD-RW compliant players. The “DVD-RW” appears in this manual, or the on-screen display refers to DVD-RWs in VR mode.

Additional Information

Dolby Surround (Pro Logi c ) (page 91)

Audio signal proc es si n g te ch no lo gy that Dolby Laboratories developed for surround sound. When the input signal contains a surround componen t, the Pro Logic process outputs the front, centre, and rear signals. The rear channel is monaural.

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DVD VIDEO (page 7)

A disc that contains up to 8 hours of moving pictures even though its diameter is the same as a CD. The data capacity of a single-layer and single-sided DVD is 4.7 GB (Giga Byte), which is 7 times that of a C D . The data capacity of a double-layer and single-side d DVD is 8.5 GB, a single-layer and doublesided DVD is 9.4 GB, and double-layer and double-sided DVD is 17 GB. The picture data uses the MPEG 2 format, one of the worldwide standards of digital compression technology. The picture data is compressed to about 1/40 (average) of its original size. The DVD VIDEO also uses a variable rate coding technology that changes the data to be allocated according to the status of the picture. Audio information is recorded in Dolby Digital as well as in PCM , allowing you to enjoy a more real audio p resence. Furthermore, var io us advanced functions such as the multi-angle, multilingual, and Parental Control function s are prov ided with the DVD VIDEO.

File (page 69, 76)

A JPEG image recorded on a DATA-CD or “Memory Stick.” (“File” is an exclusive definition for this player.) A single file consists of a single image.

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

50)

A number that divides a track in to sections to easily locate the point you want on a VIDEO CD or CD. Dependin g on the disc, no index may be recorded.

Parental Control (page 78)

A function of the DVD VIDEO used to limit playback of the disc according to th e age of the user and the limitation level in each country. The limitation varies from disc to disc; when it is activated, or playback is completely prohibi ted, violent scenes are skipped or replaced with other scenes, etc.

Region Code (page 7)

This system is used to protect copyri ghts. A region number is allocated on each DVD player or DVD disc according to the sales region. Each region code is shown on the player as we ll as on th e di s c pa ckaging. The player can play the discs that match its region code. The player can also play discs with the

mark. Even when the region code is not

ALL

shown on the DVD, the region limit may still be activated.

SDMI

SDMI which stands for Secure Digital Music Initiative, is a forum that consists o f over 130 companies in the fields of recorded au di o content, computers, an d consumer electronics, de dicated to developing an integrated method of copyright protection technology that can be used worldwide. SDMI is working to create a framework for preventing improper usage of audio files and to promote legal musi c distribution services.

Scene (page 11)

On a VIDEO CD with PBC (playback control) functio ns, the menu scre ens, moving pictures and still pictures are divid ed into sections called “scenes.”

MPEG audio (page 30, 92)

International standard coding system u sed to compress audio digital signals authorized by ISO/IEC. MPEG 1 conforms to up to 2channel stereo. MPEG 2, used on DVDs, conforms to up to 7.1-channel surround.

Title (page 11)

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

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Track (page 11)

Sections of a picture or a music feature on a VIDEO CD, CD, DATA-CD or “MG Memory Stick” (the length of a song). (“Track” in DATA-CD or “MG Memory Stick” is an exclusive definition for thi s player.)

TV Virtual Surr ound (TVS) (page 59)

Technology fro m Sony developed to pr oduce surround sound for home use using just a stereo TV. Designed to work with the sound characteristics of your TV, this technology brings the excitement of surround sound to your home using not hing more than your stereo TV’s internal speakers. Furthermore, various TVS modes are available. For example, “TVS WIDE” uses just two speakers to create a virt ual sound environment t hat makes yo u feel like you are surrounded by multiple speakers.

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Specifications

System

Laser Semiconductor laser Signal format system PAL/(NTSC)

Audio characteristics (DVD/CD)

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 (±0.5 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

Wow and flutter Less than det e ct ed value (±0.001% W PEAK)

The signals from AUDIO OUT L/R jacks are measured. When you play PCM sound tracks with a 96 kHz sampling frequency, the output signal from the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) jack is converted to 48 kHz sampling frequency.

Outputs

CD/“MG Memory Stick” (ATR A C3): 2 Hz to 20 kHz (±0.5 dB)

CD/“MG Memory Stick” (ATRAC3): 99 dB

Jack name Jack type Maximum output

DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL)

AUDIO OUT L/R Phono jack 2 Vrms (50 kilohms) Over 10 kilohms VIDEO OUT Phono jack 1.0 Vp-p 75 ohms, sync negative S-VIDEO OUT 4-pin mini DIN Luminance signal:

Optical output jack -18 dBm Wave length 660 nm

level

1.0 Vp-p

Colour signal:

0.286 Vp-p

Load impedance

75 ohms, sync negative

75 ohms terminated

General

Power requirements DC 10.5 V

Power consumption 12 W Dimensions (approx.) 252 × 60 × 183 mm (width/height/depth) i ncl uding projecting

Mass (appr ox.) 1.5 kg Operating temperatur e 5°C to 35°C Operating humidity 25% to 80%

See page 3 for further information .

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Sony DVP-F41MS User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Precautions

About this Manual

This Player Can Play the Following Discs

Notes about the Discs

Index to Parts and Controls

Guide to the Cont rol Menu Display (Ma gic Pad)

Getting Started

Quick Overview

Step 1: Unpacking

Step 2: Inserting Batteries into the Remote

Step 3: TV Hookups

Step 4: Playing a Disc

Hookups

Hooking Up the Play er

Step 1: Connecting the Video Cords

Step 2: Connecting the Audio Cords

Step 3: Attaching the Jack Cover

Step 4: Connecting the Power Cord

Step 5: Quick Setup

Playing Discs

Playing Discs

Using the DVD’s Menu

Selecting “ORIG I NAL” or “PLAY LIST” on a DVD- RW Disc

Playing VIDEO CDs with PBC Functions (PBC Playback)

Searching for a Scene

Viewing Information About the Disc

Viewing the Playing Time and Remaining Ti me on the Front Panel Display

Checking the Playing Time and Remain ing Time

Sound Adjustments

Changing the Sound

TV Virtual Surrou nd Settings (TVS )

Enjoying Movies

Changing the Angles

Displaying the Subtitles

Adjusting the Picture Quality (BNR)

Playing a DATA-CD

About MP3 Audio Tracks and JPEG Image Files

Playing an MP3 Audio Track

Viewing a JPEG Image File

Playing a “Memory Stick”

About the “Memory Stick”

Playing an ATRA C3 Audio Track

Viewing a JPEG Image File

Using Various Additional Functions

Controlling Your TV, etc. with the Supplie d Remote

Settings and Adjustments

Using the Setup Display

Additional Information

Troubleshooting

Glossary

Specifications