Sony DVP-NS710H, DVP-NS718H, DVP-NS728H Operating Instruction

CD/DVD Player

4-130-258-12(2)

Operating Instructions

Manual de instrucciones

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

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

Model No. DVP-NS710H Serial No.______________

For Customers in Canada

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

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

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

DVP-NS710H DVP-NS718H DVP-NS728H

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 AC power cord 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.

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.

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

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

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

CAUTION

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

“dangerous voltage”

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

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

receiving antenna.

– Increase the separation between

the equipment and receiver.

– Connect the equipment into an

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

– Consult the dealer or an

experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Lightning

For added protection for this set during a lightning storm, o r when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time, unplug it from the wall outlet. This will prevent damage to the set due to lightning and power-line surges.

Notes about the discs

• To keep the disc clean, handle the disc by its edge. Do not touch the surface. Dust, fingerprints, or scratches on the disc may cause it to malfunction.

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

• After playing, store the disc in its case.

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

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

• If you have printed the disc’s label, dry the label before playing.

• Do not use the following discs: – A disc recorded in a color

system other than NTSC, such as PAL or SECAM (this player conforms to the NTSC color system).

– A disc that has a non-standard

shape (e.g., card, heart).

– A disc with a label or sticker

on it.

– A disc that has cellophane tape

or sticker adhesive on it.

Important Safety Instructions

1) Read these instructions.

2) Keep these instructions.

3) Heed all warnings.

4) Follow all instructions.

5) Do not use this apparatus near water.

6) Clean only with dry cloth.

7) Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.

8) Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.

9) Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug. A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other. A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong. The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety. If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet.

10)Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus.

11)Only use attachments/ accessories specified by the manufacturer.

12)Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specified by the manufacturer, or sold with the apparatus. When a cart is used, use caution when moving the cart/ apparatus combination t o avoid injury from tip-over.

13)Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time.

14)Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped.

Precautions

The power requirements and power consumption of this player are indicated on the back of the player. Check that the player’s operating voltage is identical with your local power supply.

Power requirements and power consumption

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On safety

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

• Should any solid object or liquid fall into the cabinet, unplug the player and have it checked by qualified personnel before operating it any further.

On power sources

• The player is not disconnected from the AC power source 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, grasp the plug itself; never pull the cord.

On placement

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

• Do not place the player on a soft surface such as a rug.

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

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

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

• Do not place heavy objects on the player.

• Do not install this player in a confined space, such as a bookshelf or similar unit.

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• Install the player so that the AC power cord can be unplugged from the wall socket immediately in the event of trouble.

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

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

For the model supplied with the AC plug adaptor

If the AC plug of your unit does not fit into the wall outlet, attach the supplied AC plug adaptor.

On adjusting volume

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

On cleaning

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

On cleaning discs, disc/lens cleaners

Do not use cleaning discs or disc/ lens cleaners (including wet or spray types). These may cause the apparatus to malfunction.

On replacement of parts

In the event that this unit is repaired, repaired parts may be collected for reuse or recycling purposes.

Copyrights

• This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.

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

• This DVD player incorporates High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI™) technology. HDMI, the HDMI Logo and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC.

About this manual

• The instructions in this manual are for 3 models: DVP-NS710H, DVP-NS718H, and DVPNS728H. Check your model name by looking at the rear panel of the player. DVP-NS728H is the model used for instruction purposes. Any difference in operation is clearly indicated in the text, for example, “DVPNS728H only.”

• 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 42).

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

• “DVD” may be used as a general term for commercial DVDs, DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD+R DLs (+VR mode) and DVDRWs/DVD-Rs/DVD-R DLs (VR mode, video mode).

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

b icon. NICE-

z icon.

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.

Table of Contents

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

Important Safety Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

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

Guide to Parts and Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Hookups and Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Step 1: Connecting to Your TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

About the CONTROL FOR HDMI functions for ‘BRAVIA Sync’

(for HDMI connections only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Step 2: Connecting to Your Audio Component . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Step 3: Connecting the Power Cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Step 4: Preparing the Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Controlling TVs with the remote. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Step 5: Quick Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Connecting a USB Device (DVP-NS728H only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Playing Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Control Menu display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

List of Control Menu items. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Guide to the ‘BRAVIA Sync’ Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

‘BRAVIA Sync’ display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Various Play Mode Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Creating your own program (Program Play) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Playing in random order (Shuffle Play) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Playing repeatedly (Repeat Play) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Repeating a specific portion (A-B Repeat Play). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Customizing the Playback Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Adjusting the playback picture

Sharpening the picture (SHARPNESS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Adjusting the delay between the picture and sound (AV SYNC) . . . . . . . 27

Locking discs (PARENTAL CONTROL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Playing Video, Photo, and Music Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Playing video, photo, and music files from USB device

(DVP-NS728H only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Selecting a photo file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Viewing a high quality slide show (PhotoTV HD). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Setting the pace for a slide show (INTERVAL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Selecting the slides’ appearance (EFFECT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

(CUSTOM PICTURE MODE) . . . . . . . . . 27

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Settings and Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Using the Setup Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

LANGUAGE SETUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

SCREEN SETUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

CUSTOM SETUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

AUDIO SETUP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Setting the digital output signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

HDMI SETUP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Self-diagnosis Function (When letters/numbers appear on the screen) . . . . 41

Playable Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Language Code List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Parental Control Area Code List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Guide to Parts and Controls

For more information, see the pages indicated in parentheses.

Remote

TV [/1 (on/standby) (15)

Turns on the TV, or sets to standby mode.

[/1 (on/standby) (15)

Turns on the player, or sets to standby mode.

VOL +/– (15)

Adjusts the TV volume.

B Number buttons

Enters the title/chapter numbers, etc.

CLEAR (21)

Clears the entry field.

C TIME/TEXT (10)

Displays the playing time and remaining time on the TV screen or front panel display. Press repeatedly to change the displayed information. CD/DVD text appears only when text is recorded on the disc. If music file has an ID3 tag, the player

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

A PICTURE NAVI (30)

Divides the screen into 9 subscreens so you can choose the desired scene quickly. Each time you press the button, the display changes as follows:

• CHAPTER VIEWER

• TITLE VIEWER

• TRACK VIEWER

The photo files in the album appear in 16 subscreens.

TV INPUT (input select) (15)

Switches between TV and other input sources.

will display the album name/track title from the ID3 tag information. This player supports ID3 versions 1.0/1.1 and 2.2/2.3.

AUDIO ( )

Changes the audio language or audio channel. When 4 digits are displayed, they indicate a language code. See “Language Code List” on page 46 to see which language the code represents.

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SUBTITLE ( ) (29)

– Changes the subtitles when

subtitles are recorded on DVD VIDEOs/DVD-VR mode/DivX video files only.

– Displays lyrics for a music file

when pressed during playback. For details see page 29.

D TOP MENU

Displays the DVD’s top menu.

MENU (29)

Displays the menu.

O RETURN (19)

Returns to the previous display.

DISPLAY (20)

Displays the playback information on the screen.

C/X/x/c (21)

Moves the highlight to select a displayed item.

Center button (ENTER) (15)

Enters the selected item.

E ./> PREV/NEXT

Skips to the previous/next chapter, track, or scene in continuous play mode.

/ REPLAY/STEP/

STEP/ADVANCE

– Replays the scene

forward the scene during playback.

–Plays backward*4/forward*5 one

frame at a time when pressed during pause mode.

– Changes the LUN (Logical Unit

Number) devices when pressed during the list of albums or tracks is displayed. (page 29).

m/M (scan/slow)

– Fast reverses/fast forwards when

pressed during playback. The speed changes when pressed repeatedly.

–Plays backward

slow motion when pressed repeatedly during pause mode.

*1*3

/briefly fast

*2*3

when pressed

/forward*5 in

N PLAY

Starts or re-starts playback.

X PAUSE

Pauses or re-start playback.

x STOP

Stops playback.

FAST/SLOW PLAY

Plays in various speed with sound when pressed repeatedly during playback.

*1For DivX video files and DVDs except

DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD+R DLs.

For DVDs and DivX video files only.

These functions may not work with some

scenes.

For DVD VIDEOs and DVD-VR mode only.

For DVDs, VIDEO CDs, and video files only.

For DVDs and VIDEO CDs only.

Some playback functions may not work with unsupported MPEG-4 format (page 42).

Front panel

A [/1 (on/standby) button (15) B Disc tray (18) C Front panel display (10) D Z (open/close) button (18)

Opens or closes the disc tray.

E N (play) button (18)

The N button has a tactile dot*.

F x (stop) button (18)

Stops playback.

G USB jack (type A) (17, 29)

(DVP-NS728H only)

Connect a USB device to this jack.

H (remote sensor) (14)

* Use the tactile dot as a reference when operating

the player.

Rear panel

To lock the disc tray (Child Lock)

You can lock the disc tray to prevent it being opened by mistake.

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

The player turns on and “LOCKED” appears on the front panel display. The Z button on the player does not work while the Child Lock is set.

To unlock the disc tray

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

Even if you select “RESET” under “SETUP” in the Control Menu (page 32), the disc tray remains locked.

A HDMI OUT (High-Definition

Multimedia Interface out) jack (11, 13)

B DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack (13) C LINE OUT L/R (AUDIO) jacks (13)

D LINE OUT (VIDEO) jack (11) E COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks

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Front panel display

fil

A N, X

Lights up during playback or pause.

Lights up during Repeat Play.

Lights up when you can change the angle.

D Playback information

You can view the time and text information by pressing the TIME/ TEXT button on the remote repeatedly. The display changes as follows:

When playing a DVD

Current title playing time

Current title remaining time

Current chapter playing time

Current chapter remaining time

Text

Current title and chapter number (Returns to top automatically)

en playing music or video

Current file

or track*2 playing

time and number

Current file ID3 track title

Current album and file track

number

or track name/MP3

(Returns to top automatically)

for video file

*2 for music file

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

Current track playing time and number

Current track remaining time

Disc playing time

Disc remaining time

Text

Hookups and Settings

When unpacking, check the supplied accessories by referring to page 45.

• Plug cords securely to prevent unwanted noise.

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

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

Step 1: Connecting to Your TV

Connect this player to your TV using a video cord. Select one of the patterns A through C, according to the input jack on your TV. In order to view progressive signal (480p) pictures with a compatible TV, you must use pattern B. Select pattern C when connecting to a TV equipped with HDMI input.

Hookups and Settings

INPUT

to HDMI OUT

VIDEO

AUDIO

HDMI cord (not supplied)

HDMI IN

(yellow)

(white)

(red)

Audio/video cord (supplied)

(white)(red)

to COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

(green)

Component video cord (not supplied)

(blue)

(red)

(yellow)

to LINE OUT (VIDEO)

CD/DVD player

COMPONENT

VIDEO IN

(green)

(blue)

(red)

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A Video input jack

You will enjoy standard quality images.

B Component video input jacks

B, PR)

(Y, P

You will enjoy accurate color reproduction and high quality images.

C HDMI/DVI input jack

Use a certified Sony HDMI cord to enjoy high quality digital picture and sound through the HDMI OUT jack.

When connecting to a Sony TV that is compatible with the CONTROL FOR HDMI function, see page 12.

When connecting to the HDMI OUT jack

Follow the steps below. Improper handling may damage the HDMI OUT jack and the connector.

1 Carefully align the HDMI OUT jack on

the back of the player and the HDMI connector by checking their shapes.

Make sure the connector is not upside down or tilted.

Connector is upside down

Not straight

2 Insert the HDMI connector straight into

the HDMI OUT jack.

Do not bend or apply force to the HDMI connector.

cannot connect the HDMI OUT jack to DVI jacks that are not HDCP compliant (e.g., DVI jacks on PC displays).

When connecting to a wide screen TV

Some images may not fit your TV screen. To change the picture size, see page 33.

• Do not connect a VCR, etc., betwee n your TV and the player. If you pass the player signals via the VCR, you may not receive a clear image on the TV screen. If your TV has only one audio/video input jack, connect the player to this jack.

• If the picture appears too white when you are using A connection, set “BLACK LEVEL” in “SCREEN SETUP” to “OFF” (page 33).

• Be sure to disconnect the HDMI cord when moving the player.

• Do not apply too much pressure to the cabinet wall, if you place the player on the cabinet with the HDMI cord connected. It may damage the HDMI OUT jack or the HDMI cord.

• When connecting or disconnecting, do not screw in or rotate the HDMI connector.

About the CONTROL FOR HDMI functions for ‘BRAVIA Sync’ (for HDMI connections only)

By connecting to Sony components that are compatible with the CONTROL FOR HDMI function with an HDMI cord (not supplied), you can enjoy the following features:

• One-Touch Play (page 18)

• System-Power Off When you turn the TV off by using the [/1 button on the TV’s remote, the components compatible with CONTROL FOR HDMI function turn off automatically.

Depending on the connected component, the CONTROL FOR HDMI function may not work. Refer to the op erati ng instructions supplied with the component.

To connect to a TV with DVI input

Use an HDMI-DVI converter cord (not supplied). The DVI jack will not accept any audio signals, so you have to use another audio connection in addition to this connection (page 13). Furthermore, you

Step 2: Connecting to Your Audio Component

Select one of the following patterns A or B , according to the input jack on your TV monitor, projector, or audio component such as an AV amplifier (receiver). This will enable you to listen to sound.

Hookups and Settings

(red)

(white)

(yellow)*

to DIGITAL OUT ( HDMI OUT

HDMI cord (not supplied)

Audio/video cord (supplied)

to LINE OUT L/R (AUDIO)

COAXIAL)/

to coaxial/HDMI digital input

(yellow)*

(white)

(red)

TV, projector, or audio component

CD/DVD player

Coaxial digital cord (not supplied)

INPUT

VIDEO

AUDIO

[Speakers]

Rear (L)

Front (L)

: Signal flow

* The yellow plug is used for video signals (page 11).

For correct speaker location, see the operating instructions supplied with the connected components.

Audio component with a decoder

[Speakers]

Rear (R)

Front (R)

SubwooferCenter

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A Audio L/R input jacks

This connection will use your TV’s or audio component’s two speakers for sound.

B Digital audio input jack

If your audio component has a Dolby*1 Digital or DTS*2 decoder and a digital input jack, use this connection. You can enjoy Dolby Digital (5.1ch) and DTS (5.1ch) surround effect. If you connect to a Sony audio component that is compatible with the CONTROL FOR HDMI function, refer to the operating instructions supplied with the audio component.

Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Dolby, Pro Logic, and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

Manufactured under license under U.S. Patent #: 5,451,942 & other U.S. and worldwide patents issued & pending. DTS and DTS Digital Out are registered trademarks and the DTS logos and Symbol are trademarks of DTS, Inc. © 19962008 DTS, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

• After you have completed the connection, make the appropriate settings in Quick Setup (page 15). Otherwise, no sound or a loud noise will come from your speakers.

• The TVS effects of this player cannot be used with this connection.

• When you connect the player to an audio component using an HDMI cord, you will need to do one of the following:

– Connect the audio component to the TV with the

HDMI cord.

– Connect the player to the TV with a video cord

other than HDMI cord (component video cord or audio/video cord).

• When connecting to the HDMI OUT jack, carefully align the HDMI connector with the jack. Do not bend and apply force to the HDMI cord.

Step 3: Connecting the Power Cord

Plug the player and TV power cords into an AC outlet.

Step 4: Preparing the Remote

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

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

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

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

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

Controlling TVs with the remote

You can control the sound level, input source, and power switch of your Sony TV with the supplied remote.

Available buttons

Depending on the connected unit, you may not be able to control your TV using all or some of the buttons on the supplied remote.

Buttons Operations

TV [/1 Turn the TV on or off

VOL +/– Adjust the volume of the TV

TV INPUT (input select)

Switch the TV’s input source between the TV and other input sources

To control other TVs with the remote

You can control the volume, input sour ce, and power switch of non-Sony TVs as well. If your TV is listed in the table below, set the appropriate manufacturer’s code.

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

1 While holding down TV [/1, press the

number buttons to select your TV’s manufacturer’s code.

2 Release TV [/1.

Code numbers of controllable TVs

Manufacturer Code number

Sony 01 (default)

Hitachi 02

LG/Goldstar/NEC 04

MGA/Mitsubishi 13

Panasonic 19

Philips 21

Pioneer 16

RCA 10

Samsung 20

Sharp 18

Toshiba 07

Step 5: Quick Setup

Follow the steps below to make the minimum number of basic adjustments for using the player. To skip an adjustment, press >. To return to the previous adjustment, press ..

1 Turn on the TV then press [/1. 2 Switch the input selector on your

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

“Press [ENTER] to run QUICK SETUP” appears at the bottom of the screen. If this message does not appear, select “QUICK” under “SETUP” in the Control Menu to run Quick Setup (page 21).

3 Press ENTER without inserting a

disc.

The Language Setup Display appears.

LANGUAGE SETUP

OSD: MENU: AUDIO: SUBTITLE:

ENGLISH ENGLISH

FRENCH

SPANISH

PORTUGUESE

4 Press X/x to select a language.

The player displays the menu and subtitles in the selected language.

5 Press ENTER.

The Screen Setup Display appears.

SCREEN SETUP

TV TYPE: SCREEN SAVER: BACKGROUND: BLACK LEVEL: BLACK LEVEL PROGRESSIVE

(PROGRESSIVE)

MODE 4:3 OUTPUT:

4:3 LETTER BOX

(COMPONENT OUT)

(COMPONENT OUT ONLY)

16:9 16:9

4:3 PAN SCAN

OFF

AUTO

FULL

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6 Press X/x to select the setting that

matches your TV type.

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

• 16:9 (page 33)

◆ If you have a 4:3 standard TV

• 4:3 LETTER BOX or 4:3 PAN SCAN (page 33)

7 Press ENTER.

The Setup Display for selecting the type of jack used to connect your audio component appears.

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

YES

LINE OUTPUT L/R (AUDIO) DIGITAL OUTPUT

8 Press X/x to select the type of jack

(if any) you are using to connect to an audio component, then press ENTER.

Select “NO,” if you do not connect an audio component, then go to step 12. Select “YES: LINE OUTPUT L/R (AUDIO),” if you connect an audio component using an audio cord, then go to step 12. Select “YES: DIGITAL OUTPUT,” if you connect an audio component using a digital coaxial/HDMI cord.

10Press ENTER.

“DTS” is selected.

AUDIO SETUP

AUDIO DRC: DOWNMIX: DIGITAL OUT:

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

STANDARD

DOLBY SURROUND

DOLBY DIGITAL

OFF

11Press X/x to select whether or

not to send a DTS signal to your audio component.

If your audio component has a DTS decoder, select “ON.” Otherwise, select “OFF.”

12Press ENTER.

Quick Setup is finished and connections are complete.

When “PhotoTV HD” mode is activated (page 30), the selection for “TV TYPE” is skipped.

9 Press X/x to select the type of

Dolby Digital signal to your audio component.

If your audio component has a Dolby Digital decoder, select “DOLBY DIGITAL.” Otherwise, select “D-PCM.”

AUDIO SETUP

AUDIO DRC:

DOWNMIX: DIGITAL OUT:

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

DOLBY SURROUND

STANDARD

DOLBY DIGITAL DOLBY DIGITAL

D-PCM

Connecting a USB Device (DVP-NS728H only)

You can connect a USB device to the USB jack of the player to play video, photo, or music files. For a list of USB devices that can be connected to the player, refer “Playable USB Devices” (supplement). For details on playable files, see “Playable Media” page 42.

Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the USB device before connecting it to the player.

USB device

To play data files, see “Playing video, photo, and music files from USB device (DVPNS728H only)” (page 29).

To remove the USB device

Stop playback and disconnect the USB device from the USB jack.

• Take the precaution of backing up important files on the USB device before connecting it to the player.

• Do not forcibly connect the US B device and make sure the plug is oriented correctly.

• Do not connect the player and the USB device through a USB hub.

• Make sure no virus-infected files are contained on a USB device before use.

• This player supports USB Mass Storage Class only.

• This player supports USB device with FAT12, FAT16, or FAT32 format only.

• Some USB devices may not work with this player.

Hookups and Settings

The TV’s input will also switch to the player automatically, in the following cases:

Playback

–You press

Playing Discs

1 Switch the input selector on your

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

2 Press Z on the player, and place a

disc on the disc tray.

Playback side facing down

3 Press N.

The disc tray closes. The player starts playback (continuous play). Adjust the volume on the TV or the audio component. Depending on the disc, a menu may appear on the TV screen. For DVD VIDEOs, see page 8. For VIDEO CDs, see page 19.

If a disc is inside the player

Press N.

To stop playback

Press x.

To pause playback

Press X.

One-Touch Play (for HDMI connections only)

With one touch of the N button on the remote, the player and your TV automatically turn on and the TV’s input is switched to the player. Playback starts automatically.

– If a disc with auto play function is loaded. – If you push the disc tray to close.

You can have the player turned off automatically whenever you leave it in stop mode for more than 30 minutes. To turn this function on or off, set “AUTO POWER OFF” in “CUSTOM SETUP” to “ON” or “OFF” (page 35).

• Depending on the DVD or VIDEO CD, some

• Discs created on DVD recorders must be correctly

Note on playing DTS sound tracks on a DVD VIDEO

DTS audio signals are output only through the DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL)/HDMI OUT jack.

To resume playback from the point where you stopped the disc (Multi-disc Resume)

When you press N again after you stop playback, the player starts playback from the point when you pressed x.

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

• With DVD VIDEOs and VIDEO CDs, the player

N, TOP MENU, MENU, or

DISPLAY buttons on the remote. Note that these buttons are not effective when you play audio CD or music files in “MUSIC” mode.

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

finalized before they can be played. For more information about finalizing, refer to the operating instructions supplied with the DVD recorder.

twice, then press N.

stores the point where you stopped the disc for up to 6 discs and resumes playback the next time you insert the same disc. If you store a resume playback point for the seventh disc, the resume playback point for the first disc is deleted.

• “MULTI-DISC RESUME” in “CUSTOM SETUP” must be set to “ON” (default) for this function to work (page 35).

• Resume Play does not work during Shuffle Play and Program Play.

• With some discs, Resume Play may not work, depending on the point you stop playback, or if you press [/1.

To play VIDEO CDs with PBC functions (PBC Playback)

PBC (Playback Control) allows you to play VIDEO CDs interactively using the menu on your TV screen. When you start playing a VIDEO CD with PBC functions, the menu for your selection appears. Select an item using the number buttons, and press ENTER. Then, follow the instructions in the menu (press N when “Press SELECT” appears).

To return to the menu

Press O RETURN.

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

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Control Menu display

Use the Control Menu to select a function and to view related information. Press DISPLAY repeatedly to turn on or change the Control Menu display as follows:

Control Menu display 1

The Control Menu display 1 and 2 will show different items depending on the media type.

Example: Control Menu display 1 when playing a DVD VIDEO. Press X/x to select the Control Menu item, then press ENTER. For details about the item, see “List of Control Menu items” (page 21, 22).

Control Menu display 2 (Except CD and when “MEDIA” is set to “MUSIC”)

Control Menu display off

Control Menu items

1 2 ( 2 7 1 8 ( 3 4 T

Selected item

OFF OFF SET ON

Function name of selected Control Menu item

Operation message

*1Displays the album number for video, photo, and

music files, scene number for VIDEO CDs (PBC is on), and track number for VIDEO CDs/CDs.

Displays the video, photo, music files numbers,

and index numbers for VIDEO CDs.

Displays Super VCD as “SVCD.”

Displays the date for photo files.

PROGRAM

) )

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

ENTER DISPLAY

Currently playing chapter number*

Currently playing title number*

Total number of titles*

Total number of chapters*

PLAY DVD VIDEO

Quit:

Playback status (N Playback,

X Pause, x Stop, etc.)

Type of disc being played*

Playing time*

Current setting

Options

List of Control Menu items

Item Item Name, Function

TITLE/SCENE/TRACK

CHAPTER/INDEX

TRACK

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

1 Press X/x to select the search

method.

“** (**)” is selected (** refers to a number).

2 Press ENTER.

“** (**)” changes to “-- (**).”

3 Press the number buttons to

select the number you want to search.

4 Press ENTER.

TIME/TEXT

Checks the elapsed time and the remaining playback time. Input the time code for picture and music searching (DVD and DivX video files only).

1 Press ENTER. 2 Input the time code using the

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

You cannot search for a scene on a DVD+RW/DVD+R/DVD+R DL using the time code.

DISC/USB for DVP-NS728H

only (page 29) Selects either USB or DISC playback mode.

ORIGINAL/PLAY LIST

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

PROGRAM (page 24) Selects the title, chapter, or track to play in the order you want.

SHUFFLE (page 25) Plays the title, chapter, or track in random order.

REPEAT (page 25) Plays all titles/tracks/albums or a single title/chapter/track/album/file repeatedly.

A-B REPEAT (page 26) Specifies the parts you want to play repeatedly.

PARENTAL CONTROL (page 28) Set to prohibit playback on this player.

SETUP (page 15, 32) QUICK: Use Quick Setup to choose the desired language of the on-screen display, the aspect ratio of the TV and the audio output signal.

CUSTOM: In addition to the Quick Setup setting, you can adjust various other settings.

RESET: Returns the settings in “SETUP” to the default setting.

ZOOM

Magnifies the image up to four times the original size, and scroll using C/ X/x/c. To return to normal view, press CLEAR. This function is available for all pictures except a background image.

ANGLE

Changes the angle.

CUSTOM PICTURE MODE (page 27) Selects the picture quality that best suits the program you are watching.

SHARPNESS (page 27) Exaggerates the outline of the image to produce a sharper picture.

AV SYNC (page 27) Adjust the delay between the picture and sound.

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TVS (TV Virtual Surround)

Selects surround sound effect when connecting a stereo TV or 2 front speakers. This only works when playing a multichannel Dolby audio sound track. Furthermore, if the player is set up to output the signal from the DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL)/HDMI OUT jack, the surround effect will only be heard when “DOLBY DIGITAL” is set to “D-PCM” in “AUDIO SETUP” (page 36).

The default setting is underlined.

•OFF Cancels the setting.

• TVS DYNAMIC THEATER

• TVS DYNAMIC

• TVS WIDE This mode is effective when the distance between the front L and R speakers is short, such as with builtin speakers on a stereo TV.

• TVS NIGHT This feature is useful when you want to hear the dialog and enjoy the surround sound effects of “TVS WIDE” at low volume.

• TVS STANDARD Use this setting when you want to use TVS with 2 separate speakers.

• When you select one of the TVS modes, turn off the surround setting of the connected TV or audio component.

• The TVS effects do not work when using the Fast Play or Slow Play functions, even though you can change the TVS modes.

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

The Control Menu icon indicator lights up in green

except “OFF” (“PROGRAM,” “SHUFFLE,” “REPEAT,” “A-B REPEAT,” “SHARPNESS,” “ZOOM,” “TVS” only). The “ORIGINAL/PLAY LIST” indicator lights up in green when you select “PLAY LIST” (default setting). The “ANGLE”

when you select any item

indicator lights up in green when you can change the angle. The “CUSTOM PICTURE MODE” indicator lights up in green when any setting other than “STANDARD” is selected. The “AV SYNC” indicator lights up in green when set to more than 0 ms.

◆Items for DATA discs or USB (DVP-NS728H only)

Item Item Name, Function

ALBUM

Selects the album that contains music and photo files to be played.

FILE

Selects the photo file to be played.

ALBUM

Selects the album that con tain s video file to be played.

FILE

Selects the video file to be played.

DATE

Displays the date the picture was taken by a digital camera.

INTERVAL (page 31) Specifies the duration for which the slides are displayed on the screen.

EFFECT (page 31) Selects the effects to be used for changing slides during a slide show.

MEDIA

VIDEO: plays video files. PHOTO/MUSIC: plays photo and music files as a slide show. PHOTO (BGM): plays photo files with the player’s internal background sound. To choose the melody of the background sound, press AUDIO repeatedly while viewing the image. MUSIC: plays music files.

• For details on playable files, see “Playable Media” page 42.

• Depending on the contents, the player will play all files regardless of the “MEDIA” settings.

Guide to the ‘BRAVIA Sync’ Display

You can control the player by selecting the SYNC MENU button on the TV’s remote or TV’s option menu.

‘BRAVIA Sync’ display

The ‘BRAVIA Sync’ display will show different items depending on the disc type.

Example: ‘BRAVIA Sync’ display when playing a DVD VIDEO

Select an item using C/X/x/c and then press ENTER.

◆ When playing a DVD VIDEO

Displays MENU and TOP MENU.

◆ When playing in DVD-VR mode

Displays ., >, and chapter number.

◆ When playing a CD, VIDEO CD, or Super VCD (without PBC)

Displays ., >, and track number.

◆ When playing a VIDEO CD or Super VCD (with PBC) (page 19)

Displays ., >, and scene number. When the disc’s menu appears, you can select an item by pressing X/x.

◆ When playing video, photo, and music files

Displays MENU and PICT. NAVI (Picture Navigation).

To turn off the display

Press RETURN or SYNC MENU button on the TV’s remote repeatedly.

You can also control these functions on the player’s remote.

• The items in the ‘BRAVIA Sync’ display have the same functions as the player’s remote buttons (page 7).

• You can only use this function if your TV supports the ‘BRAVIA Sync’.

• For more details of ‘BRAVIA Sync’, please refer to the operating instructions supplied with the TV.

Playback

To change the display

Press SYNC MENU on the TV’s remote repeatedly to turn or change the display. ‘BRAVIA Sync’ display and Control Menu are displayed alternately.

Various Play Mode Functions

You can set the following play modes:

• Program Play (page 24)

• Shuffle Play (page 25)

• Repeat Play (page 25)

• A-B Repeat Play (page 26)

The play mode is canceled when: – you open the disc tray. – you remove the USB device (DVP-NS728H

only).

– you press [/1 and the player enters standby mode. – you change the setting of “DISC/USB” (DVP-

NS728H only).

Creating your own

program (Program Play)

You can play the contents in the order you want. You can program up to 99 titles, chapters, and tracks.

1 After selecting (PROGRAM)

on the Control Menu (page 20), press X/x to select “SET

t,” then press

ENTER.

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

PROGRAM

ALL CLEAR

1. TITLE

2. TITLE

3. TITLE

4. TITLE

5. TITLE

6. TITLE

7. TITLE

– – – – – – – – – – – –

Recorded titles or tracks

– –

01 02 03 04 05

2 Press c.

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

PROGRAM

ALL CLEAR

1. TITLE

2. TITLE

3. TITLE

4. TITLE

5. TITLE

6. TITLE

7. TITLE

– – – –

– – – – – – – – – –

– –

ALL

02 03

04 05

05 06

Recorded chapters

3 Select the title, chapter, or track you

want to program.

◆ 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

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

– – – – – – – – – – – –

–

0 3

Selected title and chapter

◆ When playing a VIDEO CD or CD

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

– –

ALL

01 02 03 04 05

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

4 Repeat steps 2 to 3, to program other

titles, chapters, or tracks.

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

5 Press N.

Program Play begins. When the program ends, you can restart the same program again by pressing N.

To return to normal play

Press CLEAR, or select “OFF” in step 1. To play the same program again, select “ON” in step 1 and press ENTER.

To change or cancel a program

1 Follow step 1 of “Creating your own

program (Program Play).”

2 Select the program number of the title,

chapter, or track you want to change or cancel using X/x and press c. If you want to delete the title, chapter, or track from the program, press CLEAR.

3 Follow step 3 of “Creating your own

program (Program Play)” for new programming. To cancel a program, select “--” under “T,” then press ENTER.

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

Press X and select “ALL CLEAR” in step 2 of “Creating your own program (Program Play)” and press ENTER.

You can perform Repeat Play or Shuffle Play of programmed titles, chapters, or tracks. During Program Play, follow the steps of Repeat Play (page 25) or Shuffle Play (page 25).

• When you program tracks on a Super VCD, the total playing time is not displayed.

• You cannot use this function with VIDEO CDs or Super VCDs with PBC playback.

Playing in random order

(Shuffle Play)

You can have the player “shuffle” titles, chapters, or tracks. Subsequent “shuffling” may produce a different playing order.

1 After selecting (SHUFFLE) on

the Control Menu (page 20), press X/ x to select the item to be shuffled.

◆ When playing a DVD VIDEO

•TITLE

• CHAPTER

◆ When playing a VIDEO CD or CD

• TRACK

◆ When Program Play is activated

• ON: shuffles titles, chapters, or tracks selected in Program Play

2 Press ENTER.

Shuffle Play starts.

To return to normal play

Press CLEAR, or select “OFF” in step 1.

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

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

You cannot use this function with VIDEO CDs or Super VCDs with PBC playback.

Playing repeatedly

(Repeat Play)

You can play all of the titles or tracks, or a single title, chapter, or track repeatedly. You can use a combination of Shuffle or Program Play modes.

1 After selecting (REPEAT) on

the Control Menu (page 20), press X/

x to select the item to be repeated.

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Playback

• DISC: repeats all of the titles, tracks, or albums. (Select ORIGINAL or PLAY LIST in DVD-VR mode)

• USB: repeats all albums (DVPNS728H only)

• TITLE: repeats the current title

• CHAPTER: repeats the current chapter

• TRACK: repeats the current track

• FILE (video files only): repeats the current file

• ALBUM: repeats the current album

◆ When Program Play or Shuffle Play is

activated

• ON: repeats Program Play or Shuffle Play

2 Press ENTER.

Repeat Play starts.

To return to normal play

Press CLEAR, or select “OFF” in step 1.

You cannot use this function with VIDEO CDs or Super VCDs with PBC playback.

Repeating a specific

portion (A-B Repeat Play)

You can play a specific portion of a title, chapter, or track repeatedly.

1 After selecting (A-B REPEAT)

on the Control Menu (page 20), press X/x to select “SET t,” then press ENTER.

The “A-B REPEAT” setting bar appears.

3 When you reach the ending point

(point B), press ENTER again.

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

To return to normal play

Press CLEAR, or select “OFF” in step 1.

• A-B Repeat Play does not work across multiple titles.

• You may not set A-B Repeat Play for contents in DVD-VR mode that contains still pictures.

A 18 - 1:32:30 B

2 During playback, when you find the

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

The starting point (point A) is set.

A 18 - 1:32:55 B 18 - 1:33:05

Customizing the Playback Configuration

Adjusting the playback

picture

You can adjust the video signal from the player to obtain the picture quality you want.

(CUSTOM PICTURE MODE)

1 After selecting (CUSTOM

PICTURE MODE) on the Control Menu (page 20), press X/x to select the setting you want.

The default setting is underlined.

• STANDARD: picture

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

• DYNAMIC 2: produces a more dynamic picture than DYNAMIC 1 by further increasing the picture contrast and color intensity

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

• CINEMA 2: white colors become brighter and black colors become richer, and the color contrast is increased

•MEMORYt: adjusts the picture in greater detail

PICTURE Changes the contrast. BRIGHTNESS Changes the overall

COLOR Makes the colors

HUE Changes the color

displays a standard

brightness.

deeper or lighter.

balance.

Sharpening the picture

(SHARPNESS)

You can enhance the outlines of images to produce a sharper picture.

1 After selecting (SHARPNESS)

on the Control Menu (page 20), press X/x to select a level.

The default setting is underlined.

•OFF

: cancels this option

• 1: enhances the outline

• 2: enhances the outline more than 1

2 Press ENTER.

The selected setting takes effect.

• This function does not work when “PhotoTV HD” mode is activated (page 30).

• This function does not work if your TV supports Theater mode and it is set to “On.” For more details, refer to the oper ating instructions supplied with the TV.

Adjusting the delay

between the picture and sound

(AV SYNC)

When the sound does not match the pictures on the screen, you can adjust the delay between the picture and sound.

1 After selecting (AV SYNC) on

the Control Menu (page 20), press c to select “SET t,” then press ENTER.

The “AV SYNC” adjustment bar appears.

Playback

2 Press ENTER.

The selected setting takes effect.

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

• This function does not work when “ PhotoTV HD” mode is activated (page 30).

• This function does not work if your TV supports Theater mode and it is set to “On.” For more details, refer to the operating instr uctions supplied with the TV.

AV SYNC 0ms

2 Press c repeatedly to adjust the

delay.

Each time you press C/c, the delay is adjusted by 10 milliseconds.

3 Press ENTER.

The selected setting takes effect.

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To reset the “AV SYNC” setting

Press CLEAR in step 2.

• This function is not effective if you use the DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack, and set “DOLBY DIGITAL” or “DTS” in “AUDIO SETUP” to “DOLBY DIGITAL” or “ON” respectively (page 36).

• This function is not effective if you connect a Dolby Digital or DTS-compliant device via the HDMI OUT jack, and set “DOLBY DIGITAL” or “DTS” in “AUDIO SETUP” to “DOLBY DIGITAL” or “ON” respectively (page 36).

• For DATA disc or USB (DVP-NS728H only), this function works for video files only.

Locking discs (PARENTAL

CONTROL)

You can set two kinds of playback restrictions as following:

• Custom Parental Control

• Parental Control

After selecting (PARENTAL CONTROL) on the Control Menu (page 20), the options appear as shown below. Select the option you want. The default setting is underlined.

• ON t: Sets the playback restrictions so that the player will not play inappropriate discs (Custom Parental Control)

• PLAYER t: Playback of some DVD VIDEOs can be limited according to a predetermined level such as the age of the users. Scenes may be blocked or replaced with different scenes (Parental Control). See “Parental Control (limited playback)” (page 28) for detailed settings

• PASSWORD t: Enter a 4-digit password using the number buttons. The same password is used for both Custom Parental Control and Parental Control. Also use this menu to change the password

•OFF

t: Turns off the Custom Parental

Control function

Parental Control (limited playback)

You can set a playback limitation level.

1 After selecting (PARENTAL

CONTROL) on the Control Menu (page 20), press X/x to select “PLAYER t,” then press ENTER. The password is required.

2 Enter or re-enter your 4-digit password

using the number buttons, then press ENTER. The display for setting the playback limitation level appears.

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

press ENTER. The selection items for “STANDARD” are displayed.

4 Press X/x to select a geographic area as

the playback limitation level, then press ENTER. The area is selected. When you select “OTHERS t,” select and enter a standard code in the table on page 46 using the number buttons.

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

ENTER. The selection items for “LEVEL” are displayed.

6 Select the level you want using X/x, then

press ENTER. Parental Control setting is complete. The lower the value, the stricter the limitation.

To turn off the Parental Control function, set “LEVEL” to “OFF.”

If you forget your password, remove the disc and repeat step 1 of “Parental Control (limited playback).” When you are asked to enter your password, enter “199703” using the number buttons, then press ENTER. The display will ask you to enter a new 4 -digi t password. After you enter a new 4-digit password, replace the disc in the player and press N. When the display for entering your password appears, enter your new password.

Depending on the disc, you may be asked to change the parental control level while playing the disc. In this case, enter your password, then change the level. If the Resume Play mode is canceled, the level returns to the previous level.

Playing Video, Photo, and Music Files

The player can play video, photo, or music files. For details on playable files, see “Playable Media” page 42.

DATA CDs recorded in KODAK Picture CD format automatically start playing when inserted.

1 Press MENU.

The list of albums appears.

2 Press X/x to select the album. 3 Press N.

Playback starts from the selected album.

To select a specific video or music file, press ENTER and press X/x to select a track or file, and then press ENTER. To select a specific photo file, see “Selecting a photo file” (page 30).

To play music with lyrics

Press SUBTITLE while playing music files that contain unsynchronized lyric information. To display next/previous line, press X/x.

• By setting “MEDIA” to “PHOTO/MUSIC,” you can view a slideshow with sound when the music and photo files are placed in the same album.

• Set “MEDIA” to “MUSIC” to enable lyrics function.

• Depending on the contents, the player will play all files regardless of the “MEDIA” settings.

• If the number of viewing times is preset, you can play DivX video files as many times as the preset number. The following occurrences are counted: – when the disc tray is opened. – when another file is played. – when “DISC/USB” (DVP-NS728H only) or

“MEDIA” settings are changed.

The player supports MP3 ID3 Lyrics only.

Playing video, photo, and music files from USB device (DVP-NS728H only)

Playback

To stop playback

Press x.

To go to the next or previous page

Press c or C.

To return to the previous display

Press O RETURN.

To go to the next or previous music and video files

Press > or . during playback. Note that you cannot return to the previous album by using ., and that you need to select the previous album from the album list.

To turn the display on or off

Press MENU repeatedly.

1 After connecting the USB device

(page 17), select (DISC/USB) on the Control Menu (page 20).

2 Press ENTER.

The default setting is underlined.

•DISC

: Plays files from a disc

• USB: Plays files from a USB device

3 Select USB and follow step 3 of

“Playing Video, Photo, and Music Files” (page 29) to start playback.

You can change to DISC mode automatically by pressing Z without turning on the Control Menu display. Press N to start disc playback.

• For some device, LUN (Logical Unit Number) may appear. To change the LUN or original storage, press

or tracks is displayed.

when the list of albums

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• If the number of viewing times is preset, you can play DivX video files as many times as the preset number. The following occurrences are counted: – when Z is pressed.

– when another file is played. – when the player is turned off. This includes

when the player is automatically turned off by the Auto Power Off function. Press X i nstead of x to stop viewing.

– when USB device is removed. – when “DISC/USB” or “MEDIA” settings are

changed.

Selecting a photo file

1 Press MENU.

The list of albums appears.

2 Press X/x to select the album, then

press PICTURE NAVI.

The image files in the album appear in 16 subscreens. A scroll box is displayed on the right.

1234

5678

9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16

To display additional images, select a bottom image and press x. To return to a previous image, select a top image and press X.

3 Press C/X/x/c to select the image you

want to view, and press ENTER.

The selected image appears.

To go to the next or previous photo file

Press C or c during playback. Note that you cannot return to the previous album by using C. Select the previous album from the album list.

To rotate a photo image

Press X/x while viewing the image. Each time you press X, the image rotates counterclockwise by 90 degrees.

To return to normal view, press CLEAR. Note that the view also returns to normal if you press C/c to go to the next or previous image.

To display photo information

Press SUBTITLE while viewing photo files. The detailed information for the selected photo file appears.

is displayed when the picture was taken

using flash.

is displayed when the image is automatically rotated. To hide the information, press SUBTITLE. Note that the above information may not appear depending on the digital camera.

To stop viewing the photo

Press x.

PICTURE NAVI does not work if “MUSIC” is selected in “MEDIA” (page 22).

Viewing a high quality slide show (PhotoTV HD)

If you have a Sony TV that is compatible with “PhotoTV HD,” you can enjoy the best quality images by the following connection and setting.

1 Connect the player to the TV using an

HDMI cord (not supplied).

2 Set the TV’s video setting to “Video-A”

mode.

For details about “Video-A,” refer to the operating instructions supplied with the TV.

3 Set “JPEG RESOLUTION” to “PhotoTV

HD” in “HDMI SETUP” (page 37).

On “PhotoTV HD”

“PhotoTV HD” allows for highly-detailed pictures, and photo-like expression of subtle textures and colors. By connecting Sony “PhotoTV HD” compatible devices using an HDMI cord, whole new world of photos can be enjoyed in breathtaking Full HD quality. For instance, the delicate texture of the human skin, flowers, sand, and waves can now be displayed on a large screen in beautiful photo-like quality.

• By connecting to a Sony “PhotoTV HD” compatible device using an HDMI cord, the TV will set the optimal image quality for viewing still picture automatically. For more details, refer to the operating instructions supplied with the TV.

• “PhotoTV HD” is activated when “JPEG RESOLUTION” is set to “PhotoTV HD,” photo playback is available, and the player is connected to a TV by HDMI cord.

• You cannot select “CUSTOM PICTURE MODE” and “SHARPNESS,” when “PhotoTV HD” mode is activated.

• When “PhotoTV HD” mode is activated, the player changes video signal output from “HDMI RESOLUTION” to “1920×1080i,” “TV TYPE” to “16:9,” and “YC “YC

BCR” automatically even though the current

settings are kept.

• You cannot select “HDMI RESOLUTION” or

BCR/RGB (HDMI)” in “HDMI SETUP”

“YC (page 37), or “TV TYPE” in “SCREEN SETUP” (page 33), when “PhotoTV HD” mode is activated.

• If you set “PhotoTV HD” mode, the effect, rotation and zoom functions are not available.

• When “PhotoTV HD” mode is activated, the selection for “TV TYPE” is skipped during Quick Setup (page 15).

BCR/RGB (HDMI)” to

Setting the pace for a

slide show (INTERVAL)

You can set the time the slides are displayed on the screen.

1 After selecting (INTERVAL) on

the Control Menu (page 20), press X/ x to select a setting.

The default setting is underlined.

• NORMAL

: sets to standard duration

• FAST: sets a duration shorter than NORMAL

• SLOW 1: sets a duration longer than NORMAL

• SLOW 2: sets a duration longer than SLOW 1

2 Press ENTER.

Selecting the slides’

appearance (EFFECT)

You can select the way the slides are displayed during a slide show.

1 After selecting (EFFECT) on

the Control Menu (page 20), press X/ x to select a setting.

The default setting is underlined.

• MODE 1

: the images randomly cycle

through the effects

• MODE 2: the next image sweeps in from top left to bottom right

• MODE 3: the image sweeps in from top to bottom

• MODE 4: the image sweeps in from left to right

• MODE 5: the image stretches out from the center of the screen

• OFF: turns off this function

2 Press ENTER.

• Note that this setting does not work if the JPEG file has rotation information.

• Depending on the “JPEG RESOLUTION” setting (page 37), some effect may not function.

Playback

Duration of interval depends on “JPEG RESOLUTION” setting in “HDMI SETUP” (page 37).

Settings and Adjustments

Using the Setup Display

You can make various adjustments to items, such as picture and sound. For details on each Setup Display item, see pages from 32 to 38.

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

1 Press DISPLAY when the player is

in stop mode.

The Control Menu appears.

2 Press X/x to select

(SETUP), then press ENTER.

The options for “SETUP” appear.

• QUICK: makes the basic adjustments (page 15)

• CUSTOM: makes various adjustments

• RESET: resets all the settings explained on pages 32 to 38

3 Press X/x to select “CUSTOM,”

then press ENTER.

The Setup Display appears. Select the setup category and adjust each item following the instruction on pages 32 to 38.

LANGUAGE SETUP

OSD: MENU: AUDIO: SUBTITLE:

ENGLISH ENGLISH

ORIGINAL

ENGLISH

LANGUAGE SETUP

You can set various languages for the onscreen display or sound track.

◆ OSD (On-Screen Display)

Switches the display language on the screen.

◆ MENU (DVD VIDEO only)

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

◆ AUDIO (DVD VIDEO only)

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

◆ SUBTITLE (DVD VIDEO only)

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

If you select “OTHERS t” in “MENU,” “SUBTITLE,” or “AUDIO,” select and enter a language code from “Language Code List” on page 46 using the number buttons.

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

SCREEN SETUP

Choose settings according to the TV to be connected.

The default settings are underlined.

◆ TV TYPE

Selects the aspect ratio of the connected TV (4:3 standard or wide). You cannot select this when “PhotoTV HD” mode is activated (page 30).

16:9 Select this wh en connecting to a

4:3 LETTER BOX

4:3 PAN SCAN

16:9

4:3 LETTER BOX

4:3 PAN SCAN

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

Select this w hen connecting to a 4:3 screen TV. Displays a wide picture with bands on the upper and lower portions of the screen.

Select this w hen connecting to a 4:3 screen TV. Automatically displays the wide picture on the entire screen and cuts off the portions that do not fit.

◆ SCREEN SAVER

The screen saver image appears when the player in pause or stop mode for 15 minutes, or when you play a CD, or music files for more than 15 minutes. The screen saver will help prevent your display device from becoming damaged (ghosting). Press N to turn off the screen saver.

ON Turns on the screen saver.

OFF Turns off the screen saver.

◆ BACKGROUND

Selects the background color or picture on the TV screen when the player is in stop mode or while playing a CD, or music files.

JACKET PICTURE

GRAPHICS A preset picture stored in the

BLUE The background color is blue.

BLACK The background color is black.

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

player appears.

◆ BLACK LEVEL

Selects the black level (setup level) for the video signals output from the jacks other than COMPONENT VIDEO OUT/HDMI OUT.

OFF Lowers the standard black

Sets the black level of the output signal to the standard level.

level. Use this when the picture becomes too white.

Settings and Adjustments

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

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◆ BLACK LEVEL (COMPONENT OUT)

Selects the black level (setup level) for the video signals output from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks. You cannot select this when the player outputs progressive signals (page 34).

OFF Sets the black level of the

ON Raises the standard black level.

output signal to the standard level. Normally, select this position.

Use this setting when the picture appears too dark.

◆ PROGRESSIVE (COMPONENT OUT ONLY)

If your TV accepts progressive (480p) format signals, set “PROGRESSIVE (COMPONENT OUT ONLY)” to “ON.” Note that you must connect to a progressive format TV using the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks (page 11).

OFF

ON To output progressive signals.

To output normal (interlace) signals.

To output progressive signals

1 Select “PROGRESSIVE

(COMPONENT OUT ONLY),” and press ENTER.

2 Select “ON,” and press ENTER.

The display asks for confirmation.

3 Select “Start,” and press ENTER.

The video switches to a progressive signal for 5 seconds.

4 If the picture appears normal, select

“YES,” and press ENTER. If not, select “NO,” and press ENTER.

◆ MODE (PROGRESSIVE)

In order for these images to appear natural on your screen when output in progressive mode, the progressive video signal needs to be converted to match the type of DVD software that you are watching. This setting is effective only when you set “PROGRESSIVE (COMPONENT OUT ONLY)” in “SCREEN SETUP” to “ON.”

AUTO Automatically detects the

VIDEO Fixes the conversion mode to

software type (film-based or video-based) and selects the appropriate conversion mode. Normally, select this position.

the mode for video-based software.

◆ 4:3 OUTPUT

This setting is effective only when you set “TV TYPE” in “SCREEN SETUP” to “16:9.” Adjust this to watch 4:3 aspect ratio. If you can change the aspect ratio on your TV, change the setting on your TV, not the player.

FULL

NORMAL Select this when you cannot

16:9 aspect ratio TV

Select this when you can change the aspect ratio on your TV.

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

To reset the setting

If the picture does not appear normal or goes blank, press [/1 to turn off the player, and enter “369” using the number buttons on the remote, then press [/1 to turn on the player again.

CUSTOM SETUP

Use this to set up playback related and other settings.

The default settings are underlined.

◆ AUTO POWER OFF

Switches the Auto Power Off setting on or off.

OFF Switches this function off.

ON The player enters standby mode

◆ AUTO PLAY

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

OFF

ON Automatically starts playback

◆ DIMMER

Adjusts the lighting of the front panel display.

BRIGHT

DARK Makes the lighting dark.

AUTO DARK

◆ PAUSE MODE (DVDs only)

Selects the picture in pause mode.

AUTO

FRAME The picture, including subjects

when left in stop mode for more than 30 minutes.

Switches this function off.

when the player is turned on by a timer (not supplied).

Makes the lighting bright.

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

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

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

◆ TRACK 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, DTS, or Dolby Digital format) are recorded.

OFF No priority given.

AUTO Priority given.

• When you set the item to “AUTO,” the language may change. The “TRACK SELECTION” setting has higher priority than the “AUDIO” settings in “LANGUAGE SETUP” (page 32).

• If you set “DTS” to “OFF” (page 37), the DTS sound track is n ot played even if you set “TRACK SELECTION” to “AUTO.”

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

◆ MULTI-DISC RESUME (DVD VIDEO/

VIDEO CD only)

Switches the Multi-disc Resume setting on or off. Resume playback can be stored in memory for up to 6 different DVD VIDEOs/ VIDEO CDs (page 18).

OFF Does not store the resume

If you run Quick Setup, Multi-disc Resume setting stored in memory may return to the default settings.

Stores the resume setting in memory for up to 6 discs.

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

◆ DivX (Except DVP-NS710H)

Displays the registration code for this player. For more information, go to http://www.divx.com/vod on the Internet.

Settings and Adjustments

AUDIO SETUP

You can set the sound according to the playback and connection conditions.

The default settings are underlined.

◆ AUDIO DRC (Dynamic Range Control) (DVDs only)

Makes the sound clear when the volume is turned down when playing a DVD that conforms to “AUDIO DRC.” This function affects the output from the following jacks: – LINE OUT L/R (AUDIO) jacks. – DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL)/HDMI OUT

jack only when “DOLBY DIGITAL” is set to “D-PCM” (page 36).

STANDARD Normally, select this position.

TV MODE Makes low sounds clear even if

WIDE RANGE

◆ DOWNMIX (DVDs only)

Switches the method for mixing down to 2 channels when you play a DVD which has rear sound elements (channels) or is recorded in Dolby Digital format. This function affects the output of the following jacks: – LINE OUT L/R (AUDIO) jacks. – DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL)/HDMI OUT

jack when “DOLBY DIGITAL” is set to “D-PCM” (page 36).

DOLBY SURROUND

NORMAL Multi-channel audio signals are

◆ DIGITAL OUT

Selects if audio signals are output via the DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL)/HDMI OUT jack.

you turn the volume down.

Gives you the feeling of being at a live performance.

Normally, select this position. Multi-channel audio signals are output to 2 channels for enjoying surround sounds.

downmixed to 2 channels for use with your stereo.

Normally, select this position. When you select “ON,” see “Setting th e digital output s ignal” for further settings.

OFF The influence of the digital

circuit upon the analog circuit is minimal.

Setting the digital output signal

Switches the method of outputting audio signals when you connect a component such as an audio component or MD deck with a digital input jack. For connection details, see page 13. Select “DOLBY DIGITAL,” “DTS,” and “48kHz/96kHz PCM” after setting “DIGITAL OUT” to “ON.” If you connect a component that is incompatible with the selected audio signal, a loud noise (or no sound) may be heard from the speakers, risking damage to your ears or speakers.

• The AV SYNC function (page 27) is not effective if you use the DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack, and set “DOLBY DIGITAL” or “DTS” to “DOLBY DIGITAL” or “ON” respectively.

• The AV SYNC function (page 27) is not effective if you connect a Dolby Digital or DTS-compliant device via the HDMI OUT jack, and set “DOLBY DIGITAL” or “DTS” to “DOLBY DIGITAL” or “ON” respectively.

◆ DOLBY DIGITAL (DVDs only)

Selects the type of Dolby Digital signal.

DOLBY DIGITAL

D-PCM Select this when the player is

If the HDMI OUT jack is connected to equipment not compatible with DOLBY DIGITAL signals, the “D-PCM” signals will be automatically output even when you select “DOLBY DIGITAL.”

Select this when the player is connected to an audio component with a built-in Dolby Digital decoder.

connected to an audio component without a built-in Dolby Digital decoder. You can select whether the signals conform to Dolby Surround (Pro Logic) or not by making adjustments to the “DOWNMIX” item in “AUDIO SETUP” (page 36).

◆ DTS

Selects the type of DTS audio signals.

OFF Select this when the player is

ON Select this when the player is

• When you play a DVD VIDEO with DTS sound tracks, set “DTS” to “ON” in “AUDIO SETUP” (page 37).

• If you connect the player to audio equipment without a DTS decoder, do not set “DTS” to “ON” in “AUDIO SETUP” (page 37). A loud noise may come out from the sp eakers, affecting your ears or causing the speakers to be damaged.

• If the HDMI OUT jack is connected to equipment not compatible with DTS signals, the “OFF” signals will be automatically output even when you select “ON.”

connected to an audio component without a built-in DTS decoder.

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

◆ 48kHz/96kHz PCM (DVD VIDEO only)

Selects the sampling frequency of the audio signal.

48kHz/16bit

96kHz/24bit All types of signals including

• The analog audio signals from the LINE OUT L/R (AUDIO) jacks are not affected by this setting and keep the ir original sampling frequency level.

• If the HDMI OUT jack is connected to equipment not compatible with 96 kHz/24 bit signals, 48 kHz/16 bit PCM will be automatically output even when you select “96kHz/24bit.”

The audio signals of DVD VIDEOs are always converted to 48kHz/16bit.

96kHz/24bit are output in their original format. However, if the signal is encrypted for copyright protection purposes, the signal is only output as 48kHz/16bit.

HDMI SETUP

You can adjust items related to the HDMI connection.

◆ HDMI RESOLUTION

Selects the type of video signals output from the HDMI OUT jack. When you select AUTO (1920×1080p) (default), the player outputs video signals of the highest resolution acceptable for your TV. If the picture is not clear, natural or to your satisfaction, try another option that suits the disc and your TV/projector, etc. For details, refer also to the instruction manual supplied with the TV/ projector, etc. You cannot select this when “PhotoTV HD” mode is activated (page 30).

AUTO (1920×1080p)

1920×1080i

1280×720p

720×480p

To reset the setting

If the picture does not appear normal or goes blank, press [/1 to turn off the player, and enter “369” using the number buttons on the remote, then press [/1 to turn on the player again.

In case of “AUTO (1920×1080p),” the player automatically adjusts the video signals that are suitable for the TV. Other cases, the player directly send the signal even if TV cannot accept.

◆ JPEG RESOLUTION

Selects the type of JPEG resolution so that you can enjoy high picture quality via your HDMI connection. You cannot select this when “HDMI RESOLUTION” is set to “720×480p” or “TV TYPE” is set to “4:3 LETTER BOX” or “4:3 PAN SCAN.”

PhotoTV HD

Normally, select this.

Sends 1920×1080i video signals.

Sends 1280×720p video signals.

Sends 720×480p video signals.

Displays extra highly-detailed picture when connecting to a Sony’s “PhotoTV HD”compatible device.

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Settings and Adjustments

Displays standard definition picture with black frame.

Displays high definition picture with black frame.

Displays high definition picture without black frame.

(1920×1080i) HD

Displays high definition picture with black frame at 1920×1080 pixels.

(1920×1080i) HDDisplays high definition picture

without black frame at 1920×1080 pixels.

• “(1920×1080i) HD ” and “(1920×1080i) HD” are effective only when you set “HDMI RESOLUTION” to “1920×1080i” and “TV TYPE” to “16:9.”

• If you set this setting to “PhotoTV HD,” “(1920×1080i) HD ” or “(1920×1080i) HD,” effect, rotation, and zoom function are not available.

• If you want to use effect, rotation, and zoom function; sets this setting to “SD ,” “HD ,” or “HD.”

• If you set this setting to “PhotoTV HD,” “(1920×1080i) HD ” or “(1920×1080i) HD,” next image appears after black mute.

• HDMI signal will stop momentarily during loading or unloading DATA disc or USB (DVPNS728H only).

• When you set to “PhotoTV HD,” the player changes video signal output from “HDMI RESOLUTION” to “1920×1080i,” “TV TYPE” to “16:9,” and “YC

BCR” automatically even though the current

“YC settings are kept.

• Set this setting to “SD ,” when you want to view photo files in analog video outputs with the HDMI connection.

BCR/RGB (HDMI)” to

◆ YCBCR/RGB (HDMI)

Selects the type of HDMI signal output from HDMI OUT jack. You cannot select this when “PhotoTV HD” mode is activated (page 30).

BCR Outputs YCBCR signals.

RGB Outputs RGB signals.

◆ AUDIO (HDMI)

Selects the type of audio signal output from the HDMI OUT jack.

AUTO Normally, select this. Outputs

audio signals according to the “DIGITAL OUT” settings (page 36).

PCM Converts Dolby Digital, or 96

kHz/24 bit PCM signals to 48 kHz/16 bit PCM.

A loud noise (or no sound) will be output if you connect the player to a TV that is not compatible with DOLBY DIGITAL/DTS signals and “AUTO” is selected. In this case, select “PCM.”

◆ CONTROL FOR HDMI

Switches the Control For HDMI setting on or off.

Allows you to use the CONTROL FOR HDMI features (page 12).

OFF Switches this function off.

◆ LANGUAGE FOLLOW

Switches the languages of the DVD player to the same as the current TV OSD language. You cannot select this when “CONTROL FOR HDMI” is set to “OFF.”

Switches this function on.

OFF Switches this function off.

• Turn off any display before using this function.

• The OSD language for player keeps if the TV’s language cannot be supported.

• If the playback picture becomes distorted, set this setting to “RGB.”

• If the HDMI OUT jack is connected to equipment with a DVI jack, “RGB” signals will be automatically output even when you select

BCR.”

“YC

Additional Information

Troubleshooting

If you experience any of the following difficulties while using the player, use this troubleshooting guide to help remedy the problem before requesting repairs. Should any problem persist, consult your nearest Sony dealer.

Power

The power is not turned on.

, Check that the power cord is connected

securely.

Picture

There is no picture/picture noise appears.

, Re-connect the connecting cord securely. , The connecting cords are damaged. , Check the connection to your TV (page 11)

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

, The disc is dirty or flawed. , You set the “PROGRESSIVE

(COMPONENT OUT ONLY)” to “ON” in “SCREEN SETUP” (page 34) even though your TV cannot accept the progressive signal. In this case, refer to page 34 to reset the setting.

, Even if your TV is compatible with

progressive format 480p signals and connected using COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks, the image may be affected when you set the player to progressive format. In this case, set the “PROGRESSIVE (COMPONENT OUT ONLY)” in “SCREEN SETUP” to “OFF” (page 34) so that the player is set to normal (interlace) format.

, The player is connected to an input device

that is not HDCP compliant. See page 12.

, If the HDMI OUT jack is used for video

output, changing the “HDMI RESOLUTION” setting in “HDMI SETUP” may solve the problem (page 37). Connect the TV and the player using a video jack other than the HDMI OUT, and switch the TV’s input to the connected video input so that you can see the on-screen displays.

Change the “HDMI RESOLUTION” setting in “HDMI SETUP,” and switch the TV’s input back to HDMI. If the picture still does not appear, repeat the steps and try other options.

, Press [/1 to turn off the player, and enter

“369” using the number buttons on the remote, then press [/1 to turn on the player again (page 38).

There is no picture/picture noise appears when connected to the HDMI OUT jack.

, Try the following: 1Turn the player off

and on again. 2Turn the connected equipment off and on again. 3Disconnect and then connect the HDMI cord again.

Sound

There is no sound.

, Re-connect the connecting cord securely. , The connecting cord is damaged. , The player is connected to the wrong input

jack on the audio component (page 13).

, The audio component input is not correctly

set.

, The player is in pause mode or in Slow-

motion Play mode.

, The player is in fast forward or fast reverse

mode.

, If the audio signal does not come through

the DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL)/HDMI OUT jack, check the audio settings (page

36).

, While playing a Super VCD on which the

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

, The equipment connected to the HDMI

OUT jack does not conform to the audio signal format, in this case set “AUDIO (HDMI)” in “HDMI SETUP” to “PCM” (page 38).

No sound is output from the HDMI OUT jack

, Try the following: 1Turn the player off

and on again. 2Turn the connected equipment off and on again. 3Disconnect and then connect the HDMI cord again.

, The HDMI OUT jack is connected to a DVI

device (DVI jacks do not accept audio signals).

Additional Information

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The sound volume is low.

, The sound volume is low on some DVDs.

The sound volume may improve if you set “AUDIO DRC” in “AUDIO SETUP” to “TV MODE” (page 36).

Operation

The remote does not function.

, The batteries in the remote are weak. , There are obstacles between the remote 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.

The disc does not play.

, The disc is turned over.

Insert the disc with the playback side facing down.

, The disc is skewed. , The player cannot play certain discs

(page 2).

, The region code on the DVD does not match

the player.

, Moisture has condensed inside the player

(page 3).

, The player cannot play a recorded disc that

is not correctly finalized (page 43).

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

, The player can only display numbers and

alphabet. Other characters are displayed as “*”.

The disc does not start playing from the beginning.

, Program Play, Shuffle Play, Repeat Play, or

A-B Repeat Play is selected (page 24).

, Resume play has taken effect (page 18).

“Copyright lock” appears and the screen turns blue when playing in DVD-VR mode.

, Images taken from digital broadcasts, etc.,

may contain copy protection signals, such as complete copy protection signals, single copy signals, and restriction-free signals. When images that contain copy protection signals are played, a blue screen may appear instead of the images. It may take a while when looking for playable images. (For player that cannot play images that contain a copy protection only)

Some functions such as Stop, Fast Play, Slow Play, Slow-motion Play, Repeat Play, Shuffle Play, or Program Play cannot be performed.

, Depending on the disc, you may not be able

to do some of the operations above.

The player does not operate properly.

, When static electricity, etc., causes the

player to operate abnormally, unplug the player.

5 numbers or letters are displayed on the screen.

, The self-diagnosis function was activated.

(See the table on page 41.)

The disc tray does not open and “LOCKED” appears on the front panel display.

, Child Lock is set (page 9).

The disc tray does not open and “TRAY LOCKED” appears on the front panel display.

, Contact your Sony dealer or local

authorized Sony service facility.

“Data error” appears on the TV screen when playing video, photo, and music files.

, The video, photo, and music files you want

to play is broken.

The CONTROL FOR HDMI function does not work.

, Make sure that the connected component is

compatible with the CONTROL FOR HDMI function. Please refer to the operating instructions of the component for detailed explanation.

, Make sure that the TV’s input is switched to

DVD player so that the signal from the player appears on the TV screen, and “CONTROL FOR HDMI” is set to “ON” (page 38).

‘BRAVIA Sync’ display does not appear.

, Turn off any display of the DVD player

displays. Then, try again.

, Please return to the one screen mode if your

TV is in two screen mode. Then, try again.

Your TV automatically turns on or the TV’s input is switched to the player.

, “CONTROL FOR HDMI” is set to “ON”

(page 38). Switch this function to “OFF”.

Display language on the screen switches automatically.

, When “LANGUAGE FOLLOW” is set to

“ON” in the “HDMI SETUP” (page 38), the display language on the screen automatically switches, according to the language setting of the connected TV, if you change the language settings on your TV, etc.

USB (DVP-NS728H only)

The player does not detect a USB device connected to the player.

, The USB device is not securely connected

to the player (page 17).

, The USB device or a cord is damaged. , Disc mode has not been switched to USB

mode.

, Compatibility with all encoding/writing

softwares, recording devices, and recording media cannot be guaranteed. Incompatible USB device may produce noise or interrupted audio or may not play at all.

Self-diagnosis Function

(When letters/numbers appear on the

screen)

When the self-diagnosis function is activated to prevent the player from malfunctioning, a five-character service number (e.g., C 13 50) with a combination of a letter and four digits appears on the screen. In this case, check the following table.

First three characters of the service number

C 13 The disc is dirty or recorded

C 31 The disc is not inserted

Cause and/or corrective action

in a format that this player cannot play (page 42). ,Clean the disc with a

cleaning cloth or check its format.

correctly. ,Re-insert the disc

correctly.

Additional Information

Playable Media

Type Disc Logo Icon Characteristic

DVD VIDEO

DVD-VR mode • DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs/DVD-R

• Commercial DVD

• DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs/ DVD+R DLs in +VR mode

• DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs/DVD-R DLs in video mode

DLs in VR (Video Recording) mode

CD • Music CD

VIDEO CD • Super VCDs

DATA disc or USB

*1DVP-NS728H only.

DVP-NS710H can play video file in MPEG-1 format only.

Notes about video, photo, or music files that the player can play

The player can play the following files:

File Type File format Extension

Video

Photo JPEG “.jpeg” or

Music MP3

*1Except DVP-NS710H.

DivX® is a video file compression technology,

developed by DivX, Inc.

*1*2

DivX

MPEG-1

MPEG-4 (simple profile)

WMA

AAC

LPCM/WAVE “.wav”

*1*4

“.avi” or “.divx”

“.mpg” or “.mpeg”

“.mp4” or “.m4v”

“.jpg”

“.mp3”

“.wma”

“.m4a”

–

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

Only support movie data of cyber shot.

Files with copyright protection (Digital Right

Management) cannot be played.

MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio Layer III) is a standard

format defined by ISO (International Organization for Standardization)/IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) MPEG which compresses audio data.

The player will play any file in the above table, even if the file format differs. Playing such data may generate noise that can result in speaker damage. The player can play the following files:

• Photo files that conform to the DCF* image file format.

• DATA CDs recorded according to ISO 9660** Level 1/Level 2, or its extended format, Joliet.

• DATA DVDs recorded according to UDF (Universal Disk Format).

• CD-Rs/CD-RWs in music format

• CD-Rs/CD-RWs in video CD/Super VCD format

• DATA CD/DATA DVD or

devices containing

USB

, photo, or music

video files

* “Design rule for Camera File system”: Image

standards for digital cameras regulated by JEITA (Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association).

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

ROMs, defined by ISO (International Organization for Standardization).

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

• To play a complex hierarchy of folders may take some time. Create albums with no more than two hierarchies.

• Set “MEDIA” to “PHOTO/MUSIC” to repeat both music and photo files. See “Playing repeatedly (Repeat Play)” page 25.

• Some video, photo, and music files may not play, depending on the encoding/recording condition.

• To start playback and proceed to the next or another album may take some time.

• The player cannot play music files in mp3PRO or WMA Pro format.

• If the playing time of either music or photo is longer, the longer one continues without sound or image.

• To display Progressive photo files or photo files of 3,000,000 pixels or more may take time and the duration may seem longer than your selected setting.

• The player will recognize a maximum of 200 albums, regardless of the selected mode. It can recognize up to 300 music files and 300 photo files when “PHOTO/MUSIC” is selected, 600 music files when “MUSIC” is selected, 600 photo files when “PHOTO (BGM)” is selected, and 600 video files when “VIDEO” is selected.

• The player may not play a combination of two or more video files.

• The player cannot play a video file of size more than 720 (width) × 576 (height)/2 GB.

• The player may not play certain video files that are longer than 3 hours.

• Depending on the file, normal playback may not be possible. The picture may be unclear, playback may not appear smooth, the sound may skip, etc. You are recommended to create the file at a lower bit rate.

• The player may not playback the high bit rate video file on the DATA CD smoothly. You are recommended to playback using DATA DVD.

• When playing visual data that is not supported by MPEG-4 format, only sound will be heard.

Region code

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

Commercial DVDs labeled will also play on this player.

Depending on the commercial DVD, there may be no region code indication, even though playing the commercial DVD is prohibited by area restrictions.

DVP–XXXX

00V 00Hz

NO.

00W

• Notes about recordable media

Some recordable media cannot be played on this player due to the recording quality or physical condition of the disc, or the characteristics of the recording device and authoring software. The disc will not play if it has not been correctly finalized. For more information, refer to the operating instructions for the recording device. Note that some playback functions may not work with some DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD+R DLs, even if they have been correctly finalized. In this case, view the disc by normal playback. Also some DATA discs created in Packet Write format cannot be played.

• Music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies

This product is designed to playback discs that conform to the Compact Disc (CD) standard. Various music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies are marketed by some record companies. Please be aware that among those discs, there are some that do not conform to the CD standard and may not be playable by this product.

• For player that cannot play images that contain a copy protection only

Images in DVD-VR mode with CPRM* protection may not be played if they contain a copy protection signal, “Copyright lock” appears on the screen. * CPRM (Content Protection for Recordable

Media) is a coding technology that protects the copyright of images.

0-000-000-00

ALL

Region code

Additional Information

,continued

• Note on DualDiscs

A DualDisc is a two sided disc product which mates DVD recorded material on one side with digital audio material on the other side. However, since the audio material side does not conform to the Compact Disc (CD) standard, playback on this product is not guaranteed.

Note on playback operations of DVDs and VIDEO CDs

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

About MPEG-4 VISUAL (Except DVP-NS710H)

THIS PRODUCT IS LICENSED UNDER THE MPEG-4 VISUAL PATENT PORTFOLIO LICENSE FOR THE PERSONAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL 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 NON-COMMERCIAL 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

Specifications

System

Laser: Semiconductor laser

Outputs

(Jack name: Jack type/Output level/Load

impedance)

LINE OUT (AUDIO):

Phono jack/2 Vrms/10 kilohms

DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL):

Phono jack/0.5 Vp-p/75 ohms

HDMI OUT: HDMI

19 pin-Standard Connector

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT(Y, P

Phono jack/Y: 1.0 Vp-p, P interlace*

= 0.648 Vp-p, progressive or interlace*2 = 0.7 Vp-p/75 ohms

*1BLACK LEVEL (COMPONENT OUT) is ON

BLACK LEVEL (COMPONENT OUT) is OFF

LINE OUT (VIDEO):

Phono jack/1.0 Vp-p/75 ohms

USB (DVP-NS728H only):

USB jack Type A, maximum current 500 mA (For connecting USB device)

General

Power requirements:

U.S. / Canadian models: 120 V AC, 60 Hz Models for other areas: 110 – 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz See page 3 for further information.

Power consumption:

DVP-NS710H and DVP-NS718H : 10 W DVP-NS728H : 12 W

Dimensions (approx.):

430 × 43 × 206 mm (17 × 1 (width/height/depth) incl. projecting parts

Mass (approx.):

DVP-NS710H and DVP-NS718H:

1.5 kg (3

/10 lb)

DVP-NS728H: 1.6 kg (3

Operating temperature: 5 °C to 35 °C

(41 °F to 95 °F)

Operating humidity: 25 % to 80 %

B, PR:

/16 × 81/10 in.)

/2 lb)

B, PR):

Supplied accessories

• Audio/Video cord (phono plug × 3 y

phono plug × 3) (1)

• Remote commander (remote) (1)

• Size AA (R6) batteries (2) A plug adaptor is included with some models.

Specifications and design are subject to change without notice.

ENERGY STAR and the ENERGY STAR mark are registered U.S. marks

ENERGY STAR is a registered mark owned by the U.S. government

Additional Information

Language Code List

For details, see pages 7, 32. The language spellings conform to the ISO 639: 1988 (E/F) standard.

Code Language Code Language Code Language Code Language

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

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

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

Lettish

1345 Malagasy

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

Pushto 1436 Portuguese 1463 Quechua 1481 Rhaeto-

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

Croatian 1503 Singhalese 1505 Slovak 1506 Slovenian

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

1703 Not specified

Parental Control Area Code List

For details, see page 28.

Area Code Area Code Area Code Area

Code

2044 Argentina 2047 Australia 2046 Austria 2057 Belgium 2070 Brazil 2079 Canada 2090 Chile 2092 China 2115 Denmark

2165 Finland 2174 France 2109 Germany 2248 India 2238 Indonesia 2254 Italy 2276 Japan 2304 Korea 2363 Malaysia

2362 Mexico 2376 Netherlands 2390 New Zealand 2379 Norway 2427 Pakistan 2424 Philippines 2436 Portugal 2489 Russia 2501 Singapore

2149 Spain 2499 Sweden 2086 Switzerland 2528 Thailand 2184 United

Kingdom

Index

Numerics

16:9

33 4:3 LETTER BOX 4:3 OUTPUT 4:3 PAN SCAN 48kHz/96kHz PCM

5.1 Channel Surround

A-B REPEAT A-B Repeat Play ADVANCE ALBUM

ANGLE

AUDIO

32 AUDIO DRC AUDIO SETUP AUTO PLAY AUTO POWER OFF AV SYNC

BACKGROUND Batteries

14 BLACK LEVEL BLACK LEVEL

(COMPONENT OUT)

‘BRAVIA Sync’

18, 42 CHAPTER CHAPTER VIEWER Child Lock Connecting Continuous play

CD/VIDEO CD DVD

18 Control Menu CUSTOM Custom Parental Control CUSTOM PICTURE MODE

21, 27

CUSTOM SETUP

DATA CD DATA DVD DATE

22 DIGITAL OUT Digital output DIMMER Display

Control Menu display Front panel display

Setup Display DivX® 35 DOLBY DIGITAL DOWNMIX

21, 26

21, 27

DTS

DVD

8, 18 DVD+RW DVD-RW

EFFECT

Fast forward Fast reverse FAST/SLOW PLAY FILE

22 Film based software Front panel display

Handling discs HDMI

AUDIO (HDMI) CONTROL FOR HDMI

38 HDMI RESOLUTION LANGUAGE FOLLOW

HDMI SETUP

ID3 tag

INDEX

INTERVAL

JPEG

JPEG RESOLUTION

LANGUAGE SETUP

MEDIA MEMORY MENU

32 MODE (PROGRESSIVE) MP3

MULTI-DISC RESUME

On-screen display

Control Menu display

Setup Display ORIGINAL ORIGINAL/PLAY LIST OSD

PARENTAL CONTROL

28 PAUSE MODE PBC Playback

8, 42

22, 31

12,

18, 35

21,

PhotoTV HD PICTURE NAVI PLAY LIST Playable Media PROGRAM Program Play PROGRESSIVE

(COMPONENT OUT ONLY)

30, 37

7, 30

21, 24

QUICK

Quick Setup

Remote

7, 14, 15

REPEAT

21, 25 Repeat Play REPLAY RESET Resume

18, 35

SCENE

21 SCREEN SAVER SCREEN SETUP SETUP

21, 32 Setup Display SHARPNESS SHUFFLE Shuffle Play Slow-motion Play SUBTITLE

32 21, 27

21, 25

30, 32

TIME/TEXT TITLE TITLE VIEWER TRACK TRACK SELECTION TRACK VIEWER Troubleshooting TV TYPE TVS

USB

17, 29

Video based software VIDEO CD

18, 42

ZOOM

Additional Information

Sony DVP-NS710H, DVP-NS718H, DVP-NS728H Operating Instruction

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual