Sony DVP-FX750 Operating manual

4-169-964-12(1)

Portable
CD/DVD Player

Operating Instructions

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DVP-FX750

© 2010 Sony Corporation

WARNING

To reduce the risk of fire or
electric shock, do not
expose this apparatus to
rain or moisture.
To avoid electrical shock,
do not open the cabinet.
Refer servicing to qualified
personnel only.
The mains lead must be
changed only at a qualified
service shop.
Batteries or batteries
installed apparatus shall
not be exposed to
excessive heat such as
sunshine, fire or the like.

This label is located on the
bottom of the unit.

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

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.

Disposal of Old Electrical &
Electronic Equipment
(Applicable in the European
Union and other European
countries with separate collection
systems)
This symbol on the product or on
its packaging indicates that this
product shall not be treated as
household waste. Instead it shall
be handed over to the applicable
collection point for the recycling
of electrical and electronic
equipment. By ensuring this
product is disposed of correctly,
you will help prevent potential
negative consequences for the
environment and human health,
which could otherwise be caused
by inappropriate waste handling
of this product. The recycling of
materials will help to conserve
natural resources. For more
detailed information about
recycling of this product, please
contact your local Civic Office,
your household waste disposal
service or the shop where you
purchased the product.

Disposal of waste batteries
(applicable in the European
Union and other European
countries with separate collection
systems)
This symbol on the battery or on
the packaging indicates that the
battery provided with this
product shall not be treated as
household waste.

On certain batteries this symbol
might be used in combination
with a chemical symbol. The
chemical symbols for mercury
(Hg) or lead (Pb) are added if the
battery contains more than

0.0005% mercury or 0.004%
lead.
By ensuring these batteries are
disposed of correctly, you will
help prevent potentially negative
consequences for the
environment and human health
which could otherwise be caused
by inappropriate waste handling
of the battery. The recycling of
the materials will help to
conserve natural resources.

In case of products that for
safety, performance or data
integrity reasons require a
permanent connection with an
incorporated battery, this battery
should be replaced by qualified
service staff only.
To ensure that the battery will be
treated properly, hand over the
product at end-of-life to the
applicable collection point for the
recycling of electrical and
electronic equipment.

For all other batteries, please
view the section on how to
remove the battery from the
product safely. Hand the battery
over to the applicable collection
point for the recycling of waste
batteries.

For more detailed information
about recycling of this product or
battery, please contact your local
Civic Office, your household
waste disposal service or the
shop where you purchased the
product.

Do not take apart or remodel the
player. Doing so can result in
electric shock. Consult your
nearest Sony dealer or Sony
Service Center for exchange of
rechargeable batteries, internal
checks or repair.

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Precautions

• Install this system so that the
mains lead can be unplugged
from the wall socket
immediately in the event of
trouble.

• 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.

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

• Excessive sound pressure from
earphones and headphones can
cause hearing loss.

The manufacturer of this product
is Sony Corporation, 1-7-1
Konan Minato-ku Tokyo, 108­0075 Japan. The Authorized
Representative for EMC and
product safety is Sony
Deutschland GmbH, Hedelfinger
Strasse 61, 70327 Stuttgart,
Germany. For any service or
guarantee matters please refer to
the addresses given in separate
service or guarantee documents.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

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

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

Copyrights , licencing and
trademarks

• Manufactured under licence
from Dolby Laboratories.
Dolby and the double-D
symbol are trademarks of
Dolby Laboratories.

• “DVD+RW,” “DVD-RW,”
“DVD+R,” “DVD+R DL,”
“DVD-R,” “DVD VIDEO,”
and “CD” logos are
trademarks.

• MPEG Layer-3 audio coding
technology and patents
licensed from Fraunhofer IIS
and Thomson.

®

, DivX Certified® and

•DivX
associated logos are registered
trademarks of DivX, Inc. and
are used under license.

• THIS PRODUCT IS
LICENSED UNDER THE
MPEG-4 VISUAL PATENT
PORTFOLIO LICENSE FOR
THE PERSONAL AND NON­COMMERCIAL USE OF A
CONSUMER FOR
DECODING VIDEO IN
COMPLIANCE WITH THE
MPEG-4 VISUAL
STANDARD (“MPEG-4
VIDEO”) THAT WAS
ENCODED BY A
CONSUMER ENGAGED IN
A PERSONAL AND NON­COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY
AND/OR WAS OBTAINED
FROM A VIDEO PROVIDER
LICENSED BY MPEG LA TO
PROVIDE MPEG-4 VIDEO.
NO LICENSE IS GRANTED
OR SHALL BE IMPLIED
FOR ANY OTHER USE.
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
INCLUDING THAT
RELATING TO
PROMOTIONAL,
INTERNAL AND
COMMERCIAL USES AND
LICENSING MAY BE
OBTAINED FROM MPEG
LA, LLC. SEE HTTP://
WWW.MPEGLA.COM

About this manual

• In this manual, “disc” is used as
a general reference for the
DVDs or CDs unless otherwise
specified by the text or
illustrations.

• Icons, such as , listed at
the top of each explanation
indicate what kind of media
can be used with the function
being explained.
For details, see “Playable
Media” (page 27).

• NEED-to-know information
(to prevent incorrect operation)
is listed under the
NICE-to-know information
(tips and other useful
information) is listed under the

z icon.

b icon.

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Table of Contents

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

Guide to Parts and Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Checking the Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Charging the Rechargeable Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Using the Car Battery Adaptor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Connecting to a TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Playing Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Playing MP3, JPEG, and Video Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Adjusting the Picture Size and Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Settings and Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Using the Setup Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Playable Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

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Guide to Parts and

OPERATE

ONOFF

HOLD

PHONES

AB

AUDIO

OUT

VIDEO

OUT

DC IN

9.5V

Controls

A LCD panel (page 12)

B Speaker

For more information, see the pages
indicated in parentheses.

Player

INPUT SELECT

DISPLAY MENU

ENTER

RETURN

OPTIONS

VOLUME

PUSH CLOSE

POWER CHARGE

The VOLUME+ and N (play) buttons
have a tactile dot. Use the tactile dot as a
reference when operating the player.

OPEN

C DISPLAY button

Displays the playback information.

• When playing a DVD: Displays the
playback information and changes
the playback mode. See page 14.

• When playing a CD: Each time you
press the button, switches between
track playback time and disc
playback time.

• When playing a VIDEO CD:
Displays the playback information.

• When playing a video file: Displays
the playback information and
changes the internal subtitle for
DivX video files. To change the
internal subtitle, press X/x and
ENTER while displaying the subtitle
information.

D MENU button

• When playing a DVD VIDEO:
Displays the menu.

• When playing a CD or VIDEO CD:
Each time you press the button,
switches Repeat Play, Shuffle Play,
and Play. (Only when “PBC” is set to
“Off” for VIDEO CD.)

• When playing a JPEG file: Displays
the list of thumbnails and plays a
slideshow. See page 15.

C/X/x/c button

Moves the highlight to select a
displayed item.

• When playing a DVD or VIDEO
CD: C/c on the player works as the
same as m/M on the remote.

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Centre button (ENTER)

Enters the selected item.

• When playing a DVD or CD or
VIDEO CD: ENTER on the player
works as the same as N.

RETURN button

Returns to the previous display.

OPTIONS button

Displays the menu for adjusting the
LCD screen (page 17) and using the
setup display (page 18).

E VOLUME (sound volume) +/–

button

Adjusts the volume.

L (remote sensor)

When operating by the remote, point it
at the remote sensor .

M OPERATE switch (page 12)

Turns the player on or off.

N HOLD switch

To avoid accidental button operation
of the player, set the HOLD switch to
the direction of the arrow.
All the buttons on the player are
locked, while the buttons on the
remote remain operable.

O PHONES (headphone) jack A, B

F N (play) button (page 12)

Starts or re-starts playback.

X (pause) button (page 12)

Pauses or re-starts playback.

x (stop) button (page 12)

Stops playback.

. (previous)/> (next)
button

Skips to the beginning of the current/
next chapter, track or file.
To go to the beginning of the previous
chapter/track/scene, press twice.

G Disc Lid (page 12)

H OPEN button (page 12)

Opens the disc lid.

I PUSH CLOSE (page 12)

Closes the disc lid.

J POWER indicator (page 12)

K CHARGE indicator (page 9)

P USB jack (type A) (page 16)

Connect a USB device to this jack.

Q AUDIO OUT jack (page 11)

R VIDEO OUT jack (page 11)

S DC IN 9.5V jack (page 9, 10)

Connect the AC power adaptor or car
battery adaptor.

T INPUT SELECT button (page 16)

Each time you press the button, the
LCD screen image switches as
follows:

• Disc mode (default): When playing
an inserted disc.

• USB mode: When playing DATA
files on a connected USB device.
Appears “USB” on the LCD screen
when you select this mode.

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Remote

The VOL +, number 5, N and AUDIO
buttons have a tactile dot. Use the tactile
dot as a reference when operating the
player.

U Number buttons

Enters the title/chapter numbers, etc.

• When playing a DVD VIDEO or CD
or VIDEO CD: Search directly by
entering the title/chapter/track
number using the number buttons,
and press ENTER. (Only when
“PBC” is set to “Off” for VIDEO
CD.)
To switch a title or chapter, press C/
c.

CLEAR button

Clears the entry field.

V TOP MENU button

Displays the menu or changes the
playback mode.

• When playing a DVD VIDEO:
Displays the top menu.

• When playing a DVD VR: Switches
between “Original” and “Play List”
on the disc created Playlist. During
playback, you cannot switch. Press
x twice, and press TOP MENU.

W REPLAY/ ADVANCE

buttons

Replays the scene/briefly fast
forwards the current scene (DVD and
DivX video files only).

X m/M (scan/slow)

buttons

Fast reverses/ fast forwards when
pressed during playback.
Press repeatedly to change the speed.

• When playing a DVD: Slow
reverses/ slow forwards when
pressed during pause. Press
repeatedly to change the speed.

• When playing a VIDEO CD or video
file: Slow forwards when pressed
during pause. Press repeatedly to
change the speed.

Depending on the disc, reverse slow
playback may not be possible, or
images may not appear smooth.

Y ANGLE button

Changes the angle. When “ ”
(Angle Mark) appears, you can change
angles. Depending on the disc, you
may not be able to change the angle.
(DVD VIDEO only)

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AUDIO button

Changes the audio signal.

• When playing a DVD VIDEO: Each
time you press the button, the
language of the sound track
switches. Depending on the disc, the
choice of language varies.

• When playing a DVD VR: Each time
you press the button, the type of
sound tracks recorded on a disc
switches among main, sub and main/
sub sound.

• When playing a CD or VIDEO CD:
Each time you press the button, the
mode switches between stereo and
monaural (left/right).

• When playing a DivX video file:
Each time you press the button, the
audio signal switches. If “No Audio”
appears, the player does not support
the audio signal.

SUBTITLE button

Changes the subtitle.

• When playing a DVD: Each time
you press the button, the subtitle
switches. Depending on the disc, the
choice of language varies.

• When playing a DivX video file:
Press the button to change the
internal subtitle during playback.
Press X/x and ENTER while
displaying subtitle information.

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Preparations

Checking the Accessories

Check that you have the following items:

• AC power adaptor (1)

• Car battery adaptor (1)

• Audio/video cord (mini plug × 2 y

phono plug × 3) (1)

• Remote (1)

• R6 (size AA) batteries (2)

Charging the Rechargeable Battery

Charge the rechargeable battery before
using the player for the first time, or when
the battery is depleted.

1 Connect the AC power adaptor.

When charging begins, the CHARGE
indicator lights up in orange.

OPERATE

ONOFF

HOLD

PHONES

AUDIO

VIDEO

DC IN

OUT

OUT

9.5V

AB

Preparations

Preparing the remote

Insert two R6 (size AA) batteries by
matching the 3 and # ends on the
batteries to the markings inside the
compartment.

DC IN

9.5V

To a wall outlet

AC power Adaptor (supplied)

When charging ends, the CHARGE
indicator lights off.
Disconnect the AC power adaptor.

z

If the POWER indicator lights up instead of the
CHARGE indicator, the OPERATE switch is set
to “ON.” Set the OPERATE switch to “OFF,”
and make sure that the CHARGE indic ator lights
up.

b

Charge the battery in an ambient temperature of
between 5°C to 35°C.

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9

Charging time and playing time

Charging time: approx. 3 hours
Playing time: approx. 3 hours

Times indicated are under the following
conditions:

– Moderate temperature (20°C)
– Headphone use
– Backlight set to minimum
Depending on the ambient temperature or
rechargeable battery condition, charging time
may be longer, or playing time may be reduced.

To check the battery level

When the player is stopped, the battery
indicator is displayed. When the battery is
empty, is displayed or the CHARGE
indicator flashes. Set the OPERATE
switch to “OFF,” connect the AC power
adaptor, and recharge the battery.

Using the Car Battery Adaptor

The car battery adaptor (supplied) is for a
12V car battery, negative earth (do not use
it with a 24V car battery, positive earth).

1 Start the engine.
2 Connect the car battery adaptor.

OPERATE

ONOFF

HOLD

PHONES

AUDIO

VIDEO

DC IN

OUT

OUT

9.5V

AB

DC IN

9.5V

Full Empty

10

To cigarette

Car battery

lighter socket

adaptor
(supplied)

3 Turn on the player.

b

• The driver should not connect or disconnect
the car battery adaptor while driving.

• Arrange the cord so as not to interfere with the
driver. Also, do not place the LCD panel where
the driver can watch.

• Clean the cigarette lighter socket. If it is dirty,
it may cause contact failure or malfunction.

• Use the car battery adaptor with the car engine
running. If it is used with the c ar engine off, the
car battery may become depleted.