Sony SACD DVP-S9000ES User Manual

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SACD/DVD Player

Operating Instructions

DVP-S9000ES

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WARNING

Welcome!

To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only.

Mains cord must only be changed at a qualified service shop.

CAUTION

The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard. As the laser beam used in this SACD/DVD player is harmful to eyes, do not attempt to disassemble the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only.

Precautions

Safety

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

Power requirements and power consumption c

CD/DVD PLAYER

AC 00V 00Hz

NO.

00W

SONY CORPORATION

MODEL NO.

MADE IN JAPAN

DVP–XXXX

0-000-000-00

Installing

• Allow adequate air circulation to prevent internal heat buildup.

• Do not place the unit on surfaces (rugs, blankets, etc.) or near materials (curtains, draperies) that may block the ventilation slots.

• Do not install the unit near heat sources such as radiators or air dusts, or in a place subject to direct sunlight, excessive dust, mechanical vibration or shock.

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

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

• Do not place heavy objects on the unit.

• If the unit is brought directly from a cold to a warm location, moisture may condense inside the SACD/DVD player and cause damage to the lenses. When you first install the unit, or when you move it from a cold to a warm location, wait for about 30 minutes before operating the unit.

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

• If anything falls into the cabinet, unplug the unit and have it checked by qualified personnel before operating it any further.

• The unit is not disconnected from the mains as long as it is connected to the mains outlet, even if the unit itself has been turned off.

• Unplug the unit from the wall outlet if you do not intend to use it for an extended period of time. To disconnect the cord, pull it out by the plug, never by the cord.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Features 4 About This Manual 5 This Player Can Play the Following Discs 5 Precautions 8 Notes About the Discs 8

Getting Started 9

Unpacking 9 TV Hookups 10 Receiver (Amplifier) Hookups 12

5.1 Channel Surround Hookups 14 Selecting the Language for the On-Screen

Display 16

Operation Sound Effects (Sound Feedback) 17

Playing Discs 18

Playing Discs 18 Playing at Various Speeds/Frame by Frame 21 Resuming Playback from the Point Where You

Stopped the Disc (Resume Play) 23 Using the DVD’s Menu 24 Playing VIDEO CDs with PBC Functions (PBC

Playback) 25 Using the Front Panel Display 26

Settings and Adjustments 50

Using the Setup Display 50 Setup Display Item List 52 Setting the Display Language or Sound Track

(LANGUAGE SETUP) 53 Settings for the Display (SCREEN SETUP) 56 Custom Settings (CUSTOM SETUP) 57 Settings for the Sound (AUDIO SETUP) 62 Adjusting the Progressive video signal

(SET PROGRESSIVE OUTPUT) 64 Controlling Your TV or AV Receiver (Amplifier)

with the Supplied Remote 66

Additional Information 69

Troubleshooting 69 Self-diagnosis function 72 Specifications 73 Glossary 74 Language Code List 76 Index to Parts and Controls 77 Index 81

Using Various Functions with the Control Menu 28

Using the Control Menu Display 28 Control Menu Item List 30 Searching for a Title/Chapter/Track/Index/

Scene 31

Checking the Playing Time and Remaining

Time 32 Selecting a Starting Point Using the Time Code 32 Labeling the Disc 33 Changing the Sound 35 Displaying the Subtitles 37 Changing the Angles 37 Adjusting the Picture (VIDEO CONTROL) 38 Checking the Play Information 42 Locking Discs (Custom Parental Control) 43 Creating Your Own Program (Program Play) 45 Playing in Random Order (Shuffle Play) 47 Playing Repeatedly (Repeat Play) 48 Repeating a Specific Portion (A–B Repeat) 49

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Features

Thank you for purchasing this Sony SACD/DVD player. Here are some of the features you will enjoy.

Compatible with progressive (525p) signal format TVs

By connecting your TV to the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT connectors on this player, you can choose between the standard interlace signals or the high quality progressive signals if your TV accepts the progressive signal format. When outputting the progressive signal, you can set the signal to match either video or film based software to ensure a perfect match between the DVD software and your hardware.

Capable of playing 2 channel SACDs (Super Audio CD)

This player will play both standard audio CDs and the high quality sounds contained in the HD (high density) layer of stereo Super Audio CDs.

Capable of detailed video image settings

In addition to standard brightness and color settings, this player also has a variety of ways to reduce noise, increase sharpness and adjust the gamma value to create the ideal image. Furthermore, these adjustments can either be saved for each of your discs (Playback Memory) or can be saved to one of five settings (memory 1 through 5) so you can quickly adjust the player to the type of DVD software that you are watching.

Access control (Custom Parental Control)

You can set a password that will control the access of a maximum of 300 discs.

Adjustable display brightness and high visibility remote buttons

You can adjust the brightness of the front panel display, or turn it off completely. This is useful when you are watching a movie with the lights turned low and you do not want to be disturbed by a bright display window. Conversely, selected buttons on the remote can be set to light up so that you can operate your player when the room is dark.

High quality sound reproduction

By pressing the AUDIO DIRECT button on the player, the digital audio output and video output can be cut. This will eliminate the effects of the digital audio and video circuitry, thus providing even clearer analog audio output. The VIDEO ON/OFF button on the remote can be used to cut just the video signal. Use these buttons when you want to experience the full clarity of an audio CD such as an Super Audio CD.

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About This Manual

Conventions

• Instructions in this manual describe the controls on the remote.

Icon Meaning

You can also use the controls on the player if they have the same or similar names as those on the remote.

• Displays on the screen are slightly different depending on the

player model. Illustrations of the on-screen display in this manual are for one of the player models.

• The icons on the right are used in this manual:

This Player Can Play the Following Discs

Disc logo

DVD VIDEOs VIDEO CDs

Super Audio CDs

Audio CDs

Indicates tips and hints for making the task easier.

Indicates that the function is for DVD VIDEOs.

Indicates that the function is for VIDEO CDs.

Indicates that the function is for SACDs and for Audio CDs.

Contents

Audio + Video

Audio

Audio + VideoAudio

The “DVD VIDEO” logo is a trademark.

The player switches the color system, PAL or NTSC, according to the connected TV. (For details, see page 9.)

Region code of DVDs you can play on this unit

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

DVDs labeled

ALL

will also play on this unit.

CD/DVD PLAYER

AC 00V 00Hz

NO.

00W

SONY CORPORATION

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

MODEL NO.

MADE IN JAPAN

DVP–XXXX

0-000-000-00

Region code

Note on playback operations of DVDs and VIDEO CDs

Some playback operations of DVDs and VIDEO CDs may be intentionally fixed 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 instructions supplied with the DVDs or VIDEO CDs.

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This Player Can Play the Following Discs

DVD

A DVD disc contains both audio and visual data, and is either 12 or 8 centimeters in diameter. A 12 centimeter disc can hold 7 times the amount of data contained in a CDROM, which translates to 4 consecutive hours of playing time (8 hours for double-sided discs). DVD discs are divided into 4 types: single sided single layer, single sided double layer, double sided single layer, and double sided double layer.

• Single-layer single-sided: Capacity 4.7 GB

Substrate

Sectional view of disc

Reflective layer Substrate Laser beam

• Double-layer single-sided: Capacity 8.5 GB

Reflective layer

Substrate

Sectional view of disc

Semi- reflective layer Substrate Laser beam

Super Audio CD (SACD)

An SACD disc can reproduce sounds that are extremely faithful to the original sound by use of DSD (Direct Stream Digital) technology. This technology utilizes a sampling frequency of 2.8224MHz, which is 64 times that of a conventional CD, and 1-bit quantization that enables the disc to hold 4 times the amount of information that a standard PCM format CD can hold. SACDs are divided into the following types.

• Super Audio CD (single layer disc)

This disc consists of a single HD layer*. Press SACD/CD repeatedly so that the SACD indicator on the player lights up. * High density signal layer for the Super Audio CD

HD (high density) layer

• Super Audio CD (dual layer disc)

This disc consists of dual HD layers and is capable of extended play over long periods. Press SACD/CD repeatedly so that the SACD indicator on the player lights up. Also, as the dual layer disc consists of dual HD layers on one side only, you do not have to turn the disc over during playback.

• Single-layer double-sided: Capacity 9.4 GB

Laser beam

Reflective layer Laser beam

Reflective layer Substrate

Sectional view of disc

Substrate

• Double-layer double-sided: Capacity 17 GB

Laser beam

Reflective layer

Substrate

Semi-reflective layer

Sectional view of disc

Laser beam

HD layer HD layer

• Super Audio CD + CD (Hybrid disc)

This disc consists of an HD layer and a CD layer. Press SACD/CD while the disc is stopped to select the layer you want to listen to. Also, as the dual layers are on one side only, you do not have to turn the disc over during playback. You can play the CD layer using a conventional CD player.

CD layer HD layer

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Audio CD

An audio CD contains audio data. The playing time is 74 minutes for a standard 12 centimeter CD, and 20 minutes for an 8 centimeter CD single.

Note on PBC (Playback Control) (VIDEO CDs)

This player conforms to Ver. 1.1 and Ver. 2.0 of VIDEO CD standards. You can enjoy two kinds of playback according to the disc type.

Video CD

A video CD can contain both audio and visual data in a disc that is the same size as an audio CD. The playing time is 74 minutes for a standard 12 centimeter CD, and 20 minutes for an 8 centimeter CD single.

Terms for discs

• Title

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

• Chapter

Sections of a picture or a music feature that are smaller than titles. A title is composed of several chapters. Each chapter is assigned a chapter number enabling you to locate the chapter you want. Depending on the disc, no chapters may be recorded.

• Track

Sections of a picture or a music feature on a VIDEO CD or a SACD/CD. Each track is assigned a track number enabling you to locate the track you want.

DVD structure

VIDEO CD or SACD/ CD structure

Title

Chapter

Track

Index

Disc

• Index (SACD/CD) / Video Index (VIDEO CD)

A number that divides a track into sections to easily locate the point you want on a VIDEO CD or an SACD/CD. Depending on the disc, no indexes may be recorded.

• Scene

On a VIDEO CD with PBC (playback control) functions, the menu screens, moving pictures and still pictures are divided into sections called “scenes.” Each scene is assigned a scene number enabling you to locate the scene you want.

Disc type

VIDEO CDs without PBC functions (Ver. 1.1 discs)

VIDEO CDs with PBC functions (Ver. 2.0 discs)

You can

Enjoy video playback (moving pictures) as well as music.

Play interactive software using menu screens displayed on the TV screen (PBC Playback), in addition to the video playback functions of Ver. 1.1 discs. Moreover, you can play high-resolution still pictures if they are included on the disc.

Discs that the player cannot play

The player cannot play discs other than the ones listed in the table on page 4. CD-Rs, CD-ROMs including PHOTO CDs, data sections in CD-EXTRAs, DVD-ROMs, DVDaudio etc., cannot be played.

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

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

Consumers should note that not all high definition television sets are fully compatible with this product and may cause artifacts to be displayed in the picture. In case of 525 progressive scan picture problems, it it recommended that the user switches the connection to the standard definition output. If there are questions regarding your Sony TV set’s compatibility with this model 525p DVD player, please contact our customer service center.

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

trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.

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Precautions

On safety

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

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

On power sources

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

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

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

On placement

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

• 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 that might block the ventilation holes on the bottom.

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

On operation

• If the player is brought directly from a cold to a warm location, or is placed in a very damp room, moisture may condense on the lenses inside the player. Should this occur, the player may not 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.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Caution: The enclosed DVD 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. Projection televisions are especially susceptible to this.

Notes About the Discs

On handling discs

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

• Do not stick paper or tape on the disc. If there is glue (or a similar substance) on the disc, remove the glue completely before using the disc.

• 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.

On cleaning

• Before playing, clean the disc with a cleaning cloth. Wipe the disc from the center out.

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.

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

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

On novelty discs

• Do not use irregularly shaped discs such as heart- or star-shaped discs as they may cause the player to malfunction.

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Getting

Unpacking

Started

This section describes how to hook up the SACD/DVD player to a TV (with audio/video input jacks) and/or an AV receiver (amplifier). You cannot connect this player to a TV which does not have a video input connector. Be sure to turn off the power of each component before making the connections.

Check that you have the following items:

• Audio/video connecting cord (1)

• S video cord (1)

• Power cord (1)

• Remote commander (remote) RMT-D122E/D122O (1)

• Size R6 (AA) batteries (2)

Inserting batteries into the remote

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

z You can control TVs and AV receivers (amplifiers) using the

supplied remote

See page 66.

on the player.

Getting Started

Notes

• 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 sunlight or lighting apparatuses. 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.

Connecting the power cord

Connect the supplied power cord to the AC IN terminal of the player.

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TV Hookups

Getting Started

This connection is for listening to the sound through TV speakers (L: left, R: right). Refer to the instructions supplied with the component to be connected.

SACD/DVD player

Required cords

Audio/video connecting cord (supplied) (1)

Yellow

White (L)

Red (R)

S video cord (supplied) (1)

When connecting the cords, be sure to match the color-coded cord to the appropriate jacks on the components: Yellow (video) to Yellow, Red (right) to Red and White (left) to White. Be sure to make connections firmly to avoid hum and noise. If your TV has an S video input connector, connect the component via the S VIDEO OUT connector using the supplied S video cord. You will get a better picture. Refer to the instructions supplied with the TV to be connected.

Yellow

White (L) Red (R)

To VIDEO OUT

To S VIDEO OUT

AUDIO OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

212

VIDEO

OUT

S VIDEO

OUT

PB/CB PR/CR

To AUDIO OUT

: Signal flow

DIGITAL OUT

PCM/DTS/MPEG/

DOLBY DIGITAL

OPTICAL COAXIAL

SCAN SELECT

SELECTABLE INTERLACE PROGRESSIVE

To S VIDEO input

To an AC outlet

INPUT

VIDEO

S VIDEO

AUDIO

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If you connect the player to a monitor or projector having component video input connectors that conform to the output signals from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT (Y, P P

R/CR) connectors on the player

B/CB,

Connect the component via the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT connectors using three video connecting cords (75 Ω coaxial) (not supplied) of the same kind and length. You will get a better picture.

Monitor or projector

SACD/DVD player

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

PB/C

R/CR

with component video input connectors

COMPONENT

VIDEO IN

B/CB

PR/C

Notes

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

• Do not connect this player to a video deck. If you do, noise may appear in the picture.

VCR

Setups for the player

Some setup adjustments are necessary for the player depending on the TV or other components to be connected. Use the setup display to change the various settings. For details on using the setup display, see page 50.

• To connect the player to a normal TV

In the setup display, set “TV TYPE” in “SCREEN SETUP” to “4:3 LETTER BOX” or “4:3 PAN SCAN.” For details, see page 56.

• To connect the player to a wide-screen TV

In the setup display, set “TV TYPE” in “SCREEN SETUP” to “16:9” (default setting). For details, see page

56.

• To connect the player to a TV that accepts progressive (525p) format signals

Connect the player to your TV using the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT connectors, and set “COMPONENT OUT” in “CUSTOM SETUP” to “PROGRESSIVE.”

• If the color system of the TV is NTSC or PAL

The color system of the player is set to NTSC or PAL. If the playback picture of the player does not appear on the TV, change the color system of the player to the same color system (PAL or NTSC) of your TV. To change the color system, hold POWER down while pressing X on the player. Wait until the power indicator lights up in red. Then release X.

Getting Started

SACD/DVD player

• Depending on the TV or receiver (amplifier), sound distortion may occur because the audio output level from this player is high. In this case, set “AUDIO ATT” in “AUDIO SETUP” to “ON” in the setup display. For details, see page 62.

• “PROGRESSIVE” does not work for PAL signals. Even if you set “COMPONENT OUT” to “PROGRESSIVE,” the output signal is automatically switched to interlace format for PAL signals.

Connect directly

zYou can check the color system of the player

Press POWER on the player and then press @/1 on the remote. The power indicator lights up in green. When “NTSC” appears on the front panel display, the color system of the player is set to NTSC. When “PAL” appears, the color system is set to PAL.

Note

If your player has the remote RMT-D122O, this player will automatically output the NTSC signal or PAL signal in accordance with the disc being played.

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Receiver (Amplifier) Hookups

Getting Started

This connection is for listening to the sound through speakers connected to a receiver lacking a built-in DTS, Dolby* Digital or MPEG audio decoder. Refer as well to the instructions supplied with the component to be connected.

zIf you have a digital component with a built-in DTS, Dolby

Digital or MPEG audio decoder

You can enjoy multi-channel surround sound by connecting the component via the DIGIT AL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL connector using an optical or coaxial digital connecting cord (not supplied). For details on hookups and settings, see page 14.

AUDIO OUT

212

VIDEO

OUT

S VIDEO

OUT

PB/CBPR/C

DIGITAL OUT

PCM/DTS/MPEG/ DOLBY DIGITAL

OPTICAL COAXIAL

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

SCAN SELECT

SELECTABLE INTERLACE PROGRESSIVE

Do not connect the mains lead to a switched mains such as the mains on a receiver (amplifier). Doing so may cause the Playback Memory, Disc Memo and menu settings to be cancelled when you turn off the receiver.

* Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.

SACD/DVD player

To S VIDEO OUT

: Signal flow

To AUDIO OUT

To DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL)

Take off the cap.

To DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL)

To coaxial digital input

To optical digital input

To audio input

To S VIDEO input

VIDEO

AUDIO

DIGITAL IN

COAXIAL

OPTICAL

INPUT

S VIDEO

To an AC outlet

Receiver (Amplifier) with a digital connector, MD deck, DAT deck, etc.

Receiver (Amplifier)

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Required cords

Audio connecting cord (not supplied) (1)

White (L) Red (R)

S video cord (supplied) (1)

When connecting the cords, be sure to match the color-coded cord to the appropriate jacks on the components: Red (right) to Red and White (left) to White. Be sure to make connections firmly to avoid hum and noise.

If you have a digital component such as a receiver (amplifier) with a digital connector, DAT or MD, connect the component via the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL connector using an optical or coaxial digital connecting cord (not supplied).

Optical digital connecting cord (not supplied) (1)

Coaxial digital (75 Ω) connecting cord (not supplied) (1)

White (L) Red (R)

Setups for the player

Some setup adjustments are necessary for the player depending on the components to be connected. Use the setup display to change the various settings. For details on using the setup display, see page 50.

• To listen to the sound through speakers connected

to a receiver (amplifier) which has a digital connector and lacks a built-in DTS, Dolby Digital or MPEG audio decoder, or to output the sound to a digital component such as a DAT or MD deck

Set the “AUDIO SETUP” items in the setup display (page 62) as shown in the illustration below. These are the default settings.

AUDIO SETUP

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

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

To set, press , then . To quit, press .

DISPLAY

DOLBY SURROUND

ENTER

OFF

STANDARD

SHARP

D-PCM

PCM

OFF

48kHz/16bit

Set the items as shown

Getting Started

Notes

• You cannot enjoy a picture with an S video signal if your TV does not conform to the S video signal. When your TV does not have an S VIDEO input, connect the component via the VIDEO INPUT connector using the audio/video connecting cord (supplied) instead of the S video cord. For details, see page 11. Refer to the instructions supplied with your TV.

• You cannot make digital audio recordings of discs recorded in multi-channel surround format directly using an MD deck or DAT deck.

• SACD audio signals are not output from the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL connectors.

When you have made the connections using an optical or coaxial digital connecting cord, do not set “DOLBY DIGITAL” to “DOLBY DIGITAL,” “DTS” to “ON,” “MPEG” to “MPEG” and “48kHz/96kHz PCM” to “96kHz/24bit.” If you do, a loud noise will suddenly come out from the speakers, affecting your ears or causing the speakers to be damaged.

Note

When you output the signals which do not reproduce the Dolby Surround (Pro Logic) effect from the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL connector, set “DOWNMIX” to “NORMAL” in “AUDIO SETUP” in the setup display (page 62).

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5.1 Channel Surround Hookups

Getting Started

With DVDs which contain DTS, Dolby Digital or MPEG audio sound, you can enjoy the surround sound while producing the effect of being in a movie theater or a concert hall using a digital component with a built-in DTS, MPEG audio or Dolby Digital decoder (not supplied). The player outputs the surround sound signals from the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL and COAXIAL connectors. Using a receiver (amplifier) having the OPTICAL or COAXIAL connector and 6 speakers, you can enjoy even greater real audio presence in the comfort of your own home.

Required cords

Optical digital connecting cord* (not supplied) (1)

Coaxial digital (75 Ω) connecting cord* (not supplied) (1)

S video cord (supplied) (1)

* Connect the component via the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or

COAXIAL connector using an optical or coaxial digital connecting cord (not supplied). You do not need to connect both of these cords. See the figure on the next page.

Notes

• Do not connect the mains lead to a mains or press the POWER switch before completing all connections.

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

• The cord connectors should be fully inserted into the jacks. A loose connection may cause hum and noise.

• SACD audio signals are not output from the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL connectors.

Setups for the player

• When you connect an audio component with a builtin Dolby Digital decoder A

Set “DIGITAL OUT” in “AUDIO SETUP” to “ON” and then set “DOLBY DIGITAL” to “DOLBY DIGITAL” in the setup display. (page 62, 63)

• When you connect an audio component with a builtin MPEG audio decoder B

Set “DIGITAL OUT” in “AUDIO SETUP” to “ON” and then set “MPEG” to “MPEG” in the setup display. (page 62, 63)

• When you connect an audio component with a builtin DTS decoder C

Set “DIGITAL OUT” in “AUDIO SETUP” to “ON” and then set “DTS” to “ON” in the setup display. (page 62,

63)

• When you connect an audio component that accept the 96kHz/24bit audio signal D

Set “DIGITAL OUT” in “AUDIO SETUP” to “ON” and then set “48kHz/96kHz PCM” to “96kHz/24bit” in the setup display. (page 62, 63)

AUDIO SETUP

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

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

To set, press , then . To quit, press .

Notes

• When you do not connect an audio component with a

built-in Dolby Digital decoder, do not set “DOLBY DIGITAL” to “DOLBY DIGITAL.”

• When you do not connect an audio component with a

built-in DTS decoder, do not set “DTS” to “ON.”

• When you do not connect an audio component with a

built-in MPEG audio decoder, do not set “MPEG” to “MPEG.”

• When you do not connect an audio component that cannot

accept the 96kHz/24bit audio signal, do not set “48kHz/ 96kHz PCM” to “96kHz/24bit.”

DISPLAY

DOLBY SURROUND

DOLBY DIGITAL

ENTER

OFF

STANDARD

SHARP

MPEG

96kHz/24bit

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To S VIDEO OUT

To S VIDEO input

S VIDEO IN

Getting Started

SACD/DVD player

212

VIDEO

OUT

To optical digital input

AV Receiver (Amplifier) with a built-in DTS decoder, Dolby Digital or MPEG audio decoder

AUDIO OUT

OPTICAL COAXIAL

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

PB/CBPR/C

SCAN SELECT

S VIDEO

OUT

To DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL)

Take off the cap.

To coaxial digital input

DIGITAL

TV/LD IN AC-3 RF

DVD IN

COAX

DVD IN OPT

TV/LD IN OPT

CD IN OPT

MD/DAT IN OPT

MD/DAT OUT OPT

SIGNAL GND

PHONO

TV/LD

S-VIDEO

VIDEO

AUDIO

TUNER

VIDEO 2

DVD

S-VIDEO

OUT

VIDEO

AUDIOINAUDIO

AUDIO

OUT

REC OUT

MD/DAT

DIGITAL OUT

PCM/DTS/MPEG/

DOLBY DIGITAL

SELECTABLE INTERLACE PROGRESSIVE

VIDEO 1

S-VIDEO

OUT

VIDEO

AUDIO

OUT

REC OUT

TAPE

To DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL)

S-LINK

MONITOR

CTRL A1

5.1 INPUT

FRONT REAR

FRONTB REARA

CENTER

WOOFER

SPEAKERS

S-VIDEO

OUT

VIDEO

RLR LRL

PRE OUT

FRONT REAR WOOFER CENTER

To an AC outlet

AC OUTLET

CENTER

–

Center speaker

Front speaker (R)

INPUT

Front speaker (L)

Subwoofer

(Active type)

Rear speaker (R) Rear speaker (L)

: Signal flow

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Selecting the Language for the On-Screen Display

LANGUAGE SETUP

OSD: DVD MENU: AUDIO: SUBTITLE:

To set, press , then .

ENGLISH ENGLISH

ORIGINAL

AUDIO FOLLOW

ENTER

To quit, press .

DISPLAY

Getting Started

You can select the language for the setup display, the Control Menu display or the messages displayed on the screen. The default setting is “ENGLISH.”

1 When the player is in stop mode, press DISPLAY

and select “SETUP” using M/m.

The on-screen menu items are different depending on whether there is a disc in the player or not.

DISPLAY

3 Select “LANGUAGE SETUP” using M/m, and then

press ENTER.

ENTER

4 Select “OSD” using M/m, then press , or ENTER.

</M/m/,

The languages you can select are displayed.

LANGUAGE SETUP

OSD: DVD MENU: AUDIO: SUBTITLE:

ENGLISH

ENGLISH CHINESE 1 CHINESE 2

)

Selected item

1 2 ( 1 1 8 ( 3 4 C

SETUP Select:

)

0 0 : 0 0 : 0 0

ENTER

2 Press ENTER.

The setup display appears on the TV screen.

LANGUAGE SETUP

OSD: DVD MENU: AUDIO: SUBTITLE:

To set, press , then . To quit, press .

DISPLAY

ENGLISH ENGLISH

ORIGINAL

AUDIO FOLLOW

ENTER

STOP DVD

To set, press , then . To quit, press .

DISPLAY

ENTER

5 Select the desired language using M/m, then press

ENTER.

6 Press DISPLAY.

The setup display disappears.

7 Press DISPLAY repeatedly to turn off the on-screen

menu.

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To return to the previous screen

Press ORETURN.

To quit while making a selection

Press DISPLAY.

Note

The languages you can select are the ones displayed in step 4. For details, see page 53.

Operation Sound Effects (Sound Feedback)

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

Operation Operation sound

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

H is pressed One beep X is pressed Two beeps

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

POWER

Getting Started

?/1

1 Press POWER on the player, then press ? /1 on the

remote.

The power indicator lights up in green. When there is a disc in the player, press A and remove the disc. Then press A again to close the disc tray.

2 Press and hold S on the player for more than two

seconds.

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

To turn off the Sound Feedback Function

When there is no disc in the player, press and hold S on the player for more than two seconds. You will hear two beeps and the Sound Feedback function is turned off.

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Playing Discs

This chapter describes how to play a DVD/SACD/CD/VIDEO CD.

Playing Discs

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

Power indicator

POWER

@/1

1 Turn on your TV.

Turn on the TV and select the video input so that you can view the pictures from this player.

When using a receiver (amplifier)

Turn on the receiver (amplifier) and select the appropriate position so that you can listen to the sound from this player.

2 Press POWER to turn on the player.

The player enters standby mode and the power indicator lights up in red.

3 Press A on the player, and place a disc on the disc

tray.

The player automatically turns on and the power indicator lights up in green.

With the playback side facing down

4 Press H.

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

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After following Step 4

xWhen playing a DVD

A DVD menu or title menu may appear on the TV screen (see page 24).

xWhen playing a VIDEO CD

Depending on the VIDEO CD, a menu may appear on the TV screen. You can play the disc interactively by following the instructions on the menu. (PBC Playback, see page 25.)

To turn on the player

Press POWER on the player. The player enters standby mode and the power indicator lights up in red. Then press @/1 on the remote. The player turns on and the power indicator lights up in green. In standby mode, the player also turns on by pressing A on the player or by pressing H.

To turn off the player

Press @/1 on the remote. The player enters standby mode and the power indicator lights up in red. To disconnect the power of the player, press POWER on the player.

Notes on playing DTS sound tracks on a CD

• Do not play DTS sound tracks without first connecting the player to an audio component having a built-in DTS decoder. The player outputs the DTS signal via the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL and COAXIAL connectors even if “DTS” in “AUDIO SETUP” is set to “OFF” in the setup display, and may affect your ears or cause your speakers to be damaged.

• Set the sound to “STEREO” when you play DTS sound tracks on a CD. (See “Changing the Sound” on page 35.) If you set the sound to “1/L” or “2/R”, no sound will come from the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL and COAXIAL connectors.

• If you play a CD with a DTS sound track, a loud noise may come out from the AUDIO OUT connectors, affecting your ears or causing the speakers to be damaged.

Notes on playing DTS sound tracks on a DVD

The signals of the DTS sound tracks are output from the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL and COAXIAL connectors only. No sound will be output from the AUDIO OUT connectors.

• If the player is connected to an audio component lacking a built-in DTS decoder, do not set “DTS” in “DIGITAL OUT” to “ON” in the setup display. Otherwise, when you play the DTS sound track, a loud noise will come out from the speakers, affecting your ears or causing the speakers to be damaged.

• When you set “DTS” in “AUDIO SETUP” to “OFF”, no sound will come out from the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL and COAXIAL connectors even if you play DTS sound tracks on DVDs.

Notes

• If you leave the player or the remote in pause or stop mode for 15 minutes, the screen saver image appears automatically. It will also appear if you play back a CD for more than 15 minutes. To make the screen saver image go away, press H. (If you want to set the screen saver function to off, see page 56.)

• If you do not operate the player or the remote for more than 30 minutes when a disc is not being played, the player automatically enters the standby mode. (Auto Power Off function)

• While playing a disc, do not turn off the player by pressing POWER. Doing so may cancel the settings of the menu. When you turn off the player, press x first to stop playback and then press @/1 on the remote. After the power indicator lights up in red and the player enters standby mode, press POWER on the player.

Playing Discs

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Playing Discs

Achieving high quality sound reproduction

The following settings enable you to play audio CDs, 96 kHz DVDs, and SACDs at the highest possible sound quality.

Playing Discs

VIDEO OFF indicator SACD indicator

DIGITAL OFF indicator

When playing SACDs

When you are playing an SACD, the SACD indicator on the player lights up. In order to select one of the layers on a hybrid SACD (page 6), stop the player and press the SACD/CD button on the remote. The SACD indicator on the player turns off when a CD layer is played.

Notes

• When DIGITAL OUT is set to OFF in AUDIO SETUP, you cannot turn the digital audio output back on using the AUDIO DIRECT button.

• SACD signals are not output from the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL connectors.

AUDIO DIRECT

VIDEO ON/OFF

SACD/CD

By pressing AUDIO DIRECT on the player when it is stopped, the video and digital audio output can be switched on or off. When the playback audio signal is set to be output from the digital connectors, this button will cut the video signal. By setting the digital audio signal to off, this button reduces the effect of the video and digital circuitry on the audio signal. When no video signal is output from the player, the VIDEO OFF indicator lights up, and when the digital audio or video signal is cut, the DIGITAL OFF indicator lights up.

By pressing the VIDEO ON/OFF button on the remote when the player is stopped, the video output can be switched on or off. When the video output is set to off, the effect of the digital and analog video circuitry on the audio signal is cut to a minimum. When no video signal output from the player, the VIDEO OFF indicator lights up on the player.

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Playing at Various Speeds/ Frame by Frame

Additional operations

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Stop

Pause

Resume play after pause

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

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

Stop play and remove the disc

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Operation

Press x

Press X

Press X or H

Press >

Press .

Press Z

LIGHT

x X

Using the click shuttle and the JOG button/indicator, you can play back a DVD/SACD/CD/VIDEO CD at various speeds or frame by frame. Each time you press JOG, it changes between shuttle mode and jog mode.

Playing Discs

JOG

Click shuttle

To change the playback speed (Shuttle mode)

Turn the click shuttle. The playback speed changes depending on the turning direction and angle as follows:

When you play back a DVD

During playback

FF2M Fast forward (about 30 times the normal speed)

FF1M Fast forward (about 10 times the normal speed)

×2B (about twice the normal speed)

PLAYN (normal speed)

×2b (about twice the normal speed)

FR1m Fast rewind (about 10 times the normal speed)

FR2m Fast rewind (about 30 times the normal speed)

If you turn the click shuttle quickly, the playback speed goes to FF2M or FR2m at once.

You can play discs in various modes such as Program Play using the on-screen menu (Control Menu). For Control Menu operations, see page 28.

To light up the buttons on the remote

When you press LIGHT on the remote, H, x, X and DISPLAY light up. If you do not press any buttons for a short while, the buttons will automatically turn off. Note, however, that using the LIGHT function will shorten the battery life of the remote.

During pause

SLOW1 Slow (playback direction)

SLOW2 Slow

(playback direction – slower than “SLOW1 ”)

PAUSEX Pause

SLOW2 Slow

(opposite direction – slower than “SLOW1 ”)

SLOW1 Slow (opposite direction)

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Playing at Various Speeds/Frame by Frame

When you play back a SACD/CD/VIDEO CD

During playback

FF2M Fast forward (faster than “FF1M”)

FF1M Fast forward

Playing Discs

×2B (about twice the normal speed)*

PLAYN (normal speed)

FR1m Fast rewind

FR2m Fast rewind(faster than “FR1m”)

* SACD/CD Only

If you turn the click shuttle quickly, the playback speed goes to FF2M or FR2m at once.

During pause (VIDEO CD only)

SLOW1 Slow (playback direction)

SLOW2 Slow

PAUSEX Pause

(playback direction – slower than “SLOW1 ”)

To play the disc frame by frame (Jog mode)

1 Press JOG.

JOG lights up during jog mode.

2 Turn the click shuttle.

Depending on the turning speed, playback goes to frame-by-frame playback in the direction that the click shuttle is turned. If you turn the click shuttle at a constant speed for a while, the playback speed goes to slow or normal.

To return to Continuous Play

Press H.

Notes

• The JOG indicator shows the mode of the corresponding click shuttle.

• If you don‘t operate the click shuttle for about 20 seconds after pressing JOG, the click shuttle returns to shuttle mode.

To return to continuous play

Press H.

zTo search for a picture using the remote

Keep pressing or on the remote. The playback speed is the same as FR1m or FF1M when using the click shuttle.

Notes

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

• Depending on the player, the playback speed may appear differently (for example, “FF1M”or “1M“).

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Resuming Playback from the Point Where You Stopped the Disc (Resume Play)

The player remembers the point where you stopped the disc, and when “RESUME” appears on the front panel display, you can resume playback from that point. As long as you do not open the disc tray, Resume Play will work even if the player enters standby mode by pressing @/1 on the remote.

Notes

• Resume Play may not be available on some DVDs.

• Resume Play is not available in Shuffle or Program Play mode.

• Depending on where you stopped the disc, the player may resume playback from a different point.

• The point where you stopped playing is cleared when: – you open the disc tray – you turn the power off by pressing POWER on the player – you change the play mode – you start playback after selecting a title, chapter or track – you change the settings in the setup display

Playing Discs

1 While playing a disc, press x to stop playback.

“RESUME” appears on the front panel display and “Disc will restart from current point. To start from beginning, press [STOP] again.” appears on the TV screen. If “RESUME” does not appear, Resume Play is not available.

2 Press H.

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

zTo play from the beginning of the disc

When the playing time appears on the front panel display before you start playing, press x to reset the playing time, then press H.

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Using the DVD’s Menu

Some DVDs have a title menu or a DVD menu that is provided with DVDs only.

Using the title menu

Playing Discs

A DVD is divided into long sections of a picture or a music feature called “titles.” When you play a DVD which contains several titles, you can select the title you want using the title menu.

1 Press TITLE.

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

2 Press </M/m/, to select the title you want to

play.

Depending on the disc, you can use the number buttons to select the title.

TITLE

Using the DVD menu

Some DVDs allow you to select the disc contents using a menu. When you play these DVDs, you can select the language for the subtitles, the language for the sound, etc., using the DVD menu.

DVD MENU

ENTER

</M/m/,

ENTER

</M/m/,

1 Press DVD MENU.

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

2 Press </M/m/, to select the item you want to

change.

Depending on the disc, you can use the number buttons to select the item.

3 To change other items, repeat Step 2.

4 Press ENTER.

3 Press ENTER.

The player starts playing the selected title.

Notes

• On some DVDs, you may not be able to select the title.

• On some DVDs, a “title menu” may simply be called a “menu” or “title ” in the instructions supplied with the disc. “Press ENTER.” may also be expressed as “Press SELECT.”

zIf you want to select the language for the DVD menu

Change the setting using “DVD MENU” in “LANGUAGE SETUP” in the setup display. For details, see page 53.

Note

Depending on the DVD, a “DVD menu” may simply be called a “menu” in the instructions supplied with the disc.

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Playing VIDEO CDs with PBC Functions (PBC Playback)

When playing VIDEO CDs with PBC (Play Back Control) functions (Ver. 2.0 discs), you can enjoy simple interactive operations, search functions, and other such operations. PBC Playback allows you to play VIDEO CDs interactively by following the menu on the TV screen. On this player, you can use the number buttons, ENTER, ., >, M/m and ORETURN during PBC Playback.

Number buttons

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ORETURN

ENTER

M/m

1 Start playing a VIDEO CD with PBC functions by

following Steps 1 to 4 in “Playing Discs” on page

18.

To go back to the menu

Press ORETURN, ., or >.

zTo cancel PBC playback of a VIDEO CD with PBC functions

and play the disc in continuous play mode

There are two ways.

• Before you start playing, select the track you want using . or >, then press ENTER or H.

• Before you start playing, select the track number using the number buttons on the remote, then press ENTER or H. “Play without PBC” appears on the TV screen and the player starts continuous play. You cannot play still pictures such as a menu. To return to PBC playback, press x twice then press H.

Note

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

• The PBC functions of Super VCDs do not work with this player. Super VCDs are played in continuous play mode only. (If your player has the remote RMT-D122O, SuperVCDs cannot be played.)

Playing Discs

2 Select the item number you want.

Press M/m to select the item number. You can also select the item number with the number buttons on the remote.

3 Press ENTER.

4 Follow the instructions in the menu for interactive

operations.

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

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Using the Front Panel Display

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You can check information about the disc, such as the total number of titles or tracks or remaining time, using the front panel display. This display can be turned on or off using the FL ON/OFF button.

Playing Discs

Turning the front panel display on or off

You can turn the front panel display on or off using the remote. Each time you press the FL ON/OFF button, the display turns on and off. When the display is off, the FL OFF indicator on the player lights up.

Checking the remaining time

Press TIME/TEXT.

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

FL ON/OFF

TIME/TEXT

Playing time and number of the current chapter

1 2 22300

Remaining time of the current chapter

1 2 13200

Playing time and number of the current title

Press TIME/TEXT

1 03241

Remaining time of the current title

Press TIME/TEXT

15361

zYou can adjust the brightness of the front panel display

You can adjust the brightness of the front panel display or set it to turn off automatically by selecting “DIMMER” in “CUSTOM SETUP.”

Note

The FL ON/OFF button does not work when “DIMMER” is set to “OFF” in “CUSTOM SETUP.”

When playing back a DVD

Displaying information while playing the disc

Lights up when the text or disc memo is stored.

Lights up when the player outputs the signal in NTSC or PAL format

Disc type

Lights up when “PLAYBACK MEMORY” is set to “ON” in the “CUSTOM SETUP” display.

12 22300

Press TIME/TEXT

Text or Disc Memo

OSNYHITS/5

Press TIME/TEXT

Notes

• On some DVDs, the chapter number or time may not appear or you may not be able to change the front panel display.

• During Shuffle Play or Program Play, the playing time of the title and the remaining time of the title are not displayed.

audio format

Current play mode

Lights up when you can change the angle

Current title number

Current chapter number

Playing timeCurrent

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When playing back a SACD/CD/VIDEO CD

Displaying information while playing a disc

Lights up when the text or disc Current audio format

Disc type

memo is stored.

Lights up when the player outputs

the signal in NTSC or PAL format

(VIDEO CD only)

Current index number

Checking the remaining time

Press TIME/TEXT.

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

Playing time and current track number

21 225

Remaining time of the current track

Press TIME/TEXT

Playing Discs

21 225

play mode

Current track number

Lights up when “PLAYBACK MEMORY” is set to “ON” in the “CUSTOM SETUP” display.

Lights up during PBC playback (VIDEO CD only)

zWhen playing VIDEO CDs with PBC functions

The current scene number is displayed instead of the current track number and the current index number. In this case, the front panel display does not change when you press TIME/ TEXT. If TEXT is recorded on the disc, the front panel display changes to the Text display when you press TIME/TEXT (see page 32).

Playing timeCurrent

21 150-

Press TIME/TEXT

Playing time of the disc

3212

Press TIME/TEXT

Remaining time of the disc

2018-

Press TIME/TEXT

Text or Disc Memo

OSNYHITS/5

Press TIME/TEXT

Note

While you are doing Shuffle Play, or Program Play, the playing time of the disc and the remaining time of the disc are not displayed.

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Using Various

Using the Control Menu Display

Functions with the Control Menu

This chapter describes how to play discs in various modes and how to use the convenient features of the onscreen menu (Control Menu).

Using the Control Menu display, you can select the starting point, play scenes in any order you like, change the viewing angles, make video control settings, and other such operations. The possible operations are different depending on the kind of disc. For details on each Control Menu display item, see pages 30 to 49.

DISPLAY

ORETURN

ENTER < /M /m /,

1 Press DISPLAY to show the Control Menu display

on the TV screen.

1 2 ( 2 7 1 8 ( 3 4 C

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

) )

PLAY DVD

Current item

TITLE Select:

ENTER

2 Select the item you want using M /m.

) )

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

ENTER

Items

Selected item

1 2 ( 2 7 1 8 ( 3 4 C

1: ENGLISH

SUBTITLE Select:

PLAY DVD

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3 Press ENTER.

1 2 ( 2 7 1 8 ( 3 4 C

1: ENGLISH OFF 1: ENGLISH 2: FRENCH 3: SPANISH

SUBTITLE Select: Cancel:

) )

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

ENTER RETURN

PLAY DVD

4 Select the item you want using M /m.

1 2 ( 2 7 1 8 ( 3 4 C

1: ENGLISH OFF 1: ENGLISH 2: FRENCH 3: SPANISH

SUBTITLE Select: Cancel:

) )

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

PLAY DVD

ENTER RETURN

Selected item

Items

To cancel while making a selection

Press O RETURN.

To display other items

Each time you press DISPLAY, the Control Menu display changes as follows:

,Control Menu display 1

Control Menu display 2 (The items except the first three items from the top are changed to other items.)

ADVANCED display (see page 42)

Control Menu display off

The Control Menu display items are different depending on the disc.

zYou can select some items directly

Some items can be selected by pressing the corresponding button on the remote. In this case, only the item you selected is displayed. For instructions on using the remote, see the pages of each relevant item.

Using Various Functions with the Control Menu

5 Press ENTER.

1 2 ( 2 7 1 8 ( 3 4 C

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

OFF

SUBTITLE Select:

Notes

• Some Control Menu display items require operations other

) )

ENTER

PLAY DVD

than selecting the setting. For details on these items, see the relevant pages.

• Depending on the player, the play or stop indicator on the TV screen may appear differently (for example, “PLAYB“ or “B“ ).

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Control Menu Item List

Using Various Functions with the Control Menu

TITLE (DVD only) (page 31)/ SCENE (VIDEO CD during PBC playback

only) (page 31)/ TRACK (VIDEO CD only) (page 31)

CHAPTER (DVD only) (page 31)/ INDEX (VIDEO CD only) (page 31)

TRACK (SACD/CD only) (page 31) INDEX (SACD/CD only) (page 31)

You can search for a point on the DVD by selecting the title, chapter, track, index or scene.

TIME/MEMO (pages 32, 33, 34) TIME/TEXT (pages 32, 33, 34)

You can check the playing time and remaining time of the current title, chapter, track and the total playing time or remaining time of the disc. You can also search for a scene by inputting the time code. You can check the DVD TEXT, SACD TEXT or CD TEXT of the disc on the TV screen and the front panel display. When the disc is a VIDEO CD or the DVD TEXT/SACD TEXT/CD TEXT is not recorded on the disc, you can label the disc using the Disc Memo function.

AUDIO (page 35)

If the DVD is recorded with multilingual tracks, you can select the language you want while playing the DVD. If the DVD is recorded in multiple audio formats (PCM, Dolby Digital, DTS or MPEG audio), you can select the audio format you want while playing the DVD. With CDs or VIDEO CDs, you can select the sound from the right or left channel and listen to the sound of the selected channel through both the right and left speakers.

SUBTITLE (DVD only) (page 37)

With DVDs on which multilingual subtitles are recorded, you can change the subtitle language whenever you want while playing the DVD, and turn it on or off whenever you want.

ANGLE (DVD only) (page 37)

With DVDs on which various angles (multi-angles) are recorded, you can change the angle of the scene.

VIDEO CONTROL (DVD and VIDEO CD

only) (page 38)

You can make detailed adjustments to the playback image and store up to 5 different setting patterns in the player's memory. This is useful when you want to store certain settings for different genres such as movies or concerts. You can also store individual settings in the player's memory for up to 300 discs (playback memory). The player can be programmed to automatically recall the settings for a particular disc when that disc is played.

ADVANCED (DVD only) (page 42)

You can check play information about the bit rate or the position where the disc is being played (layer).

CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL (page 43)

Using a registered password, you can set playback restrictions for a desired disc. The same password is used for both Parental Control (page 59) and Custom Parental Control.

SETUP (page 50)

Using the setup display, you can do the initial setup, adjust the picture and sound and set the various outputs. You can also set a language for the subtitles and the setup display, limit playback by children, and so on. For details about the setup display, see page 50.

PROGRAM (page 45)

You can play the contents of the disc in the order you want by arranging the order of the titles, chapters or tracks on the disc to create your own program.

SHUFFLE (page 47)

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

REPEAT (page 48)

You can play all the titles/tracks on a disc or a single title/ chapter/track repeatedly.

A-B REPEAT (page 49)

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

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Searching for a Title/Chapter/Track/Index/Scene

You can search the disc by title, chapter, track, index or scene.

Select “TITLE,” “ CHAPTER,” “ TRACK,” “INDEX” or “SCENE” after pressing DISPLAY. When you play back a DVD, “TITLE” and “CHAPTER” are displayed. When you play back a VIDEO CD/CD, “TRACK” and “INDEX” are displayed. When you play back a VIDEO CD with PBC functions, “SCENE” is displayed.

1 2 ( 2 7 1 8 ( 3 4 C

TITLE Select:

) )

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

ENTER

PLAY DVD

1 Select “TITLE,” “CHAPTER,” “TRACK,” “INDEX” or

“SCENE” using M/m.

“ ” is highlighted ( refers to a number). The number in parentheses indicates the total number

of titles, chapters, tracks, indexes or scenes.

2 Press , or ENTER.

“

1 2 ( 2 7 – – ( 3 4 C

CHAPTER Number buttons Cancel:

” changes to “— — ”.

)

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

ENTER

PLAY DVD

RETURN

3 Select the number of the title, chapter, track, index

or scene you want to search for using the number buttons or M/m, then press ENTER.

The player starts playback at the selected number. To cancel the number, press CLEAR before pressing ENTER.

To cancel while making a selection

Press ORETURN.

Notes

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

• The index numbers are not displayed during PBC playback of VIDEO CDs.

Using Various Functions with the Control Menu

1 2 ( 2 7 1 8 ( 3 4 C

CHAPTER Select:

) )

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

PLAY DVD

ENTER

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Checking the Playing Time

1 8 ( 3 4

)

1 2 ( 2 7

)

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

DVD

Select:

TIME/MEMO

ENTER

PLAY

Selecting a Starting Point

Using Various Functions with the Control Menu

and Remaining Time

You can check the playing time and remaining time of the current title, chapter or track and the total playing time or remaining time of the disc.

Press DISPLAY. Then press TIME/TEXT on the remote to change the time information. You can also check the DVD TEXT, CD TEXT or Disc Memo, and label the disc. See page 26.

1 2 ( 2 7 1 8 ( 3 4 C

TIME/MEMO Select:

When playing a DVD x TIME/MEMO or TIME/TEXT

• C

• C –

• T

• T –

When playing a VIDEO CD (during PBC playback) x TIME/MEMO

•

: Playing time of the current scene

When playing a VIDEO CD (in continuous play) or SACD/CD x TIME/MEMO or TIME/TEXT

• T

• T –

• D

• D –

: Playing time of the current track : Remaining time of the current track : Playing time of the current disc

: Remaining time of the current disc

) )

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

ENTER

PLAY

DVD

: Playing time of the current chapter : Remaining time of the current

chapter : Playing time of the current title : Remaining time of the current title

Using the Time Code

You can search for a starting point by inputting the time code.

Select “TIME/MEMO” or “TIME/TEXT” after pressing DISPLAY. The time code corresponds to the approximate actual playing time. For example, to search for a scene 2 hours 10 minutes 20 seconds past the beginning, input 2:10:20.

1 Select “C ” (playing time of the

current chapter) when playing a DVD.

1 2 ( 2 7 1 8 ( 3 4 C

TIME/MEMO Select:

2 Press , or ENTER.

Time code changes to “T – – : – – : – –”.

1 2 ( 2 7 1 8 ( 3 4

DISC MEMO INPUT

) )

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

ENTER

) )

T – – : – – : – –

PLAY DVD

When playing a Super VCD

The remaining time cannot be displayed.

x TIME/TEXT

• T

: Playing time of the current track

zYou can select “TIME/MEMO” or “TIME/TEXT” directly

Press TIME/TEXT on the remote. Each time you press the button, the time information changes.

Note

The displayed time may vary depending on the play mode.

TIME/MEMO

Number buttons Cancel:

ENTER

RETURN

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3 Input the time code using the number buttons,

then press ENTER.

The player starts playback at the selected time code. To cancel the number, press CLEAR before pressing ENTER.

Labeling the Disc

You can label discs so that the label appears on your TV screen and the front panel display when you play the disc. If the disc already has DVD TEXT, SACD TEXT or CD TEXT recorded on it, then this information will appear instead.

To cancel while making a selection

Press ORETURN.

Note

When you input the time code, input the playing time of the title, not the chapter or track time.

Press DISPLAY. “TIME/MEMO” appears. Press TIME/ TEXT on the remote until the Disc Memo appears at the bottom of the display. If the disc does not contain a label, “NO TEXT” is displayed. Follow the steps below to label a disc. If the disc has DVD TEXT or CD TEXT already recorded on it, “TIME/TEXT” appears instead. Press TIME/TEXT on the remote until the information is displayed at the bottom of the display. You cannot change this information.

1 2 ( 2 7 1 8 ( 3 4 C

TIME/MEMO

Disc Memo or DVD/CD TEXT

) )

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

BRAHMS SYMPHONY NO – 4

PLAY DVD

zYou can select “TIME/MEMO” or “TIME/TEXT” directly

Press TIME/TEXT on the remote. To display DVD/CD TEXT or Disc Memo, press TIME/TEXT until DVD/CD TEXT or Disc Memo is displayed.

Using Various Functions with the Control Menu

zYou can view the entire DVD/CD TEXT or Disc Memo recorded

on the disc

DVD/CD TEXT or Disc Memo is scrolled on the front panel display.

Note

This player can only display the first level of DVD/CD TEXT information.

Labeling discs (Disc Memo)

When DVD TEXT or CD TEXT is not recorded on the disc, you can put a personal title on the disc by labeling it on the on-screen display. You can input up to 20 characters per disc. You can also have the player display the Disc Memo each time you select the disc. The Disc Memo can be anything you like, such as a title, musician’s name, category or date of purchase.

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Labeling the Disc

Using Various Functions with the Control Menu

1 Select “TIME/MEMO” and press ENTER.

“DISC MEMO INPUT,” appears.

1 2 ( 2 7 1 8 ( 3 4 T – – : – – : – – DISC MEMO INPUT

TIME/MEMO

Number buttons Cancel:

) )

ENTER

PLAY DVD

RETURN

2 Select “DISC MEMO INPUT,” and press ENTER.

The DISC MEMO INPUT display appears.

0 1 : 3 2 : 5

DISC MEMO INPUT ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789 ~+–*/=\ <>()[]{} :;.,!"#$%&’‘ ^|?_@

SAVE

Select: Save: Cancel:

ENTER

ENTERSAVE

RETURN

3 Select a character by pressing </M /m/,.

The selected character changes color.

0 1 : 3 2 : 5

DISC MEMO INPUT

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789 ~+–*/=\ <>()[]{} :;.,!"#$%&’‘ ^|?_@

SAVE

Select: Save: Cancel:

ENTER

ENTERSAVE

RETURN

5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to input other characters. 6 When you have entered all the characters for the

Disc Memo, select [SAVE] by pressing </M /m /, and then press ENTER.

The Disc Memo is stored.

To correct the characters

• To erase the characters:

1 Move the cursor to the character you want to erase

by pressing . or >.

2 Press CLEAR.

• To insert or overwrite the characters:

1 Move the cursor to the character you want to correct

by pressing . or >.

2 Select the correct character by pressing </M/m/,

or by turning the click shuttle.

3 To insert the character, press ENTER.

To overwrite, don’t press ENTER but move the cursor by pressing . or >.

Notes

• Do not turn off the player by pressing POWER. Doing so may cancel the settings. When you turn off the player, press x first to stop playback and then press ?/1 on the remote. After the power indicator lights up in red and the player enters standby mode, press POWER on the player.

• You can label up to 300 discs. When you have the player store over 300 discs in memory, each new Disc Memo erases the oldest Disc Memo from those first stored.

4 Press ENTER.

0 1 : 3 2 : 5

DISC MEMO INPUT

BRAHMS

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789 ~+–*/=\ <>()[]{} :;.,!"#$%&’‘ ^|?_@

SAVE

Select: Save: Cancel:

ENTER

ENTERSAVE

RETURN

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Changing the Sound

If the DVD is recorded with multilingual tracks, you can select the language you want while playing the DVD. If the DVD is recorded in multiple audio formats (PCM, Dolby Digital, MPEG audio or DTS), you can select the audio format you want while playing the DVD. With multiplex CDs or VIDEO CDs, you can select the sound from the right or left channel and listen to the sound of the selected channel through both the right and left speakers. In this case, the sound loses its stereo effect. For example, with a disc containing a song, the right channel may output the vocals and the left channel may output the instrumental. If you only want to hear the instrumental, you can select the left channel and hear it from both speakers.

Select “AUDIO” after pressing DISPLAY.

1 2 ( 2 7 1 8 ( 3 4 C 1: ENGLISH 1: ENGLISH 2: FRENCH 3: SPANISH

AUDIO Select: Cancel:

) )

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

ENTER RETURN

PLAY DVD

PROGRAM FORMAT DOLBY DIGITAL 3/2.1

LRC

LFE

LS RS

x AUDIO When playing a DVD

Select the language. The languages you can select are different depending on the DVD. When 4 digits are displayed, they represent the language code. Select the language code from the list on page 76. When the same language is displayed two or more times, the DVD is recorded in multiple audio formats. The current audio format is shown on the “PROGRAM FORMAT” display.

When playing a Super VCD

The default setting is underlined.

•

1:STEREO : The stereo sound of the audio track 1

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

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

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

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

(monaural)

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

zYou can select “AUDIO” directly

Press AUDIO on the remote. Each time you press the button, the item changes.

Notes

• You cannot change the sound for SACDs.

• Depending on the DVD, you may not be able to change the

languages even if multilingual tracks are recorded on the DVD.

• While playing the CD/VIDEO CD, standard stereo playback

will be resumed when:

– you open the disc tray – the player enters standby mode by pressing @/1 on the

remote

– you turn the power off by pressing POWER on the player

• While playing the DVD, the sound may change automatically.

• While playing a Super VCD which has no audio in track 2 ,

no sound will come out when you select “2:STEREO,” “2:1/L” or “2:2/R.” (If your player has the remote RMT-D122O, Super VCDs cannot be played.)

• If “DTS” is set to “OFF” in “AUDIO SETUP,” the DTS track

selection option will not appear on the screen even if the disc contains DTS tracks.

Using Various Functions with the Control Menu

When playing a VIDEO CD or a CD

The default setting is underlined.

•

STEREO : The standard stereo sound

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

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

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Changing the Sound

Using Various Functions with the Control Menu

Displaying the audio information of the disc

When you select “AUDIO,” the channels being played are displayed on the screen. For example, in Dolby Digital format, multiple signals ranging from monaural to 5.1 channel signals can be recorded on a DVD. Depending on the DVD, the number of the recorded channels may be different.

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

AUDIO Select:

) )

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

PROGRAM FORMAT

DOLBY DIGITAL 3/2.1

ENTER

* “PCM,” “DTS,” “DOLBY DIGITAL” or “MPEG” is

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

For Dolby Digital 5.1 ch:

Rear component 2

DOLBY DIGITAL

Front component 2 + Center component 1

3 / 2 . 1

** The letters in the program format display mean the

following:

L: Front (left) R: Front (right) C: Center (monaural) LS: Rear (left) RS: Rear (right) S: Rear (monaural) - the rear component of the

Dolby Surround processed stereo signal and the Dolby Digital Signal.

LFE: LFE (Low Frequency Effect)

PLAY DVD

LRC

LFE

LS RS

LFE (Low Frequency Effect) component 1

Current audio format*

Current playing program format**

The display examples are as follows:

•PCM (stereo)

1: ENGLISH

AUDIO

Select:

PROGRAM FORMAT PCM 48kHz 24bit

ENTER

•Dolby Surround

1: ENGLISH

AUDIO

Select:

PROGRAM FORMAT DOLBY DIGITAL 2/0 DOLBY SURROUND

L RC

ENTER

•Dolby Digital 5.1ch “LFE” is always enclosed in a solid line regardless of the

LFE signal component being output.

1: ENGLISH

AUDIO Select:

PROGRAM FORMAT DOLBY DIGITAL 3/2.1

LRC

LFE

LS RS

ENTER

•MPEG

1: ENGLISH

AUDIO Select:

PROGRAM FORMAT MPEG

ENTER

•DTS “LFE” is always enclosed in a solid line regardless of the

LFE signal component being output.

1: ENGLISH

AUDIO Select:

PROGRAM FORMAT DTS 3/2.1

LRC

LFE

LS RS

ENTER

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Displaying the Subtitles

Changing the Angles

With DVDs on which subtitles are recorded, you can turn the subtitles on and off whenever you want while playing the DVD. With DVDs on which multilingual subtitles are recorded, you can change the subtitle language whenever you want while playing the DVD, and turn it on or off whenever you want. For example, you can select the language you want to practice and turn the subtitles on for better understanding.

Select “SUBTITLE” after pressing DISPLAY.

1 2 ( 2 7 1 8 ( 3 4 C

1: ENGLISH OFF 1: ENGLISH 2: FRENCH 3: SPANISH

SUBTITLE Select: Cancel:

) )

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

PLAY DVD

ENTER RETURN

x SUBTITLE

Select the language. The languages you can select are different depending on the DVD. When 4 digits are displayed, they indicate the language code. Select the language code from the list on page 76.

With DVDs on which various angles (multi-angles) for a scene are recorded, you can change the angles. For example, while playing a scene of a train in motion, you can display the view from either the front of the train, the left window of the train or from the right window without having the train’s movement interrupted.

Select “ANGLE” after pressing DISPLAY. When the angles can be changed, the “ANGLE” indicator lights up in green.

Indicator

1 2 ( 2 7 1 8 ( 3 4 C

1 ( 9

ANGLE Select:

) )

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

)

ENTER

PLAY DVD

1 Select “ANGLE.”

1 2 ( 2 7 1 8 ( 3 4 C

1 ( 9

) )

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

)

PLAY DVD

Using Various Functions with the Control Menu

zYou can select “SUBTITLE” directly

Press SUBTITLE on the remote. Each time you press the button, the item changes.

Notes

• When playing a DVD on which no subtitles are recorded, no subtitles appear.

• Depending on the DVD, you may not be able to turn the subtitles on even if they are recorded on the DVD.

• Depending on the DVD, you may not be able to turn the subtitles off.

• The type and number of languages for subtitles vary from disc to disc.

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

• While playing the DVD, the subtitle may automatically change.

ANGLE Select:

ENTER

2 Press ,.

The number of the angle changes to “–”. The number in parentheses indicates the total number of angles.

1 2 ( 2 7 1 8 ( 3 4 C

ANGLE Number buttons Cancel:

) )

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

)

( 9

ENTER

PLAY DVD

RETURN

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Using Various Functions with the Control Menu

Changing the Angles

3 Select the angle number using the number buttons

or M/m, then press ENTER.

The angle is changed to the selected angle.

1 2 ( 2 7 1 8 ( 3 4 C

5 ( 9

ANGLE Select:

) )

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

)

ENTER

PLAY DVD

zYou can select the angle directly

Press ANGLE on the remote. Each time you press the button, the angle changes.

Notes

• The number of angles varies from disc to disc or from scene to scene. The number of angles that can be changed on a scene is equal to the number of angles recorded for that scene.

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

Adjusting the Picture (VIDEO CONTROL)

You can adjust the playback image of a DVD to match the light level of your room or the type of software that you are watching. By using the noise reduction function, you can lessen the flickering that appears in the still areas of a playback image. You also can adjust the gamma level to improve the light areas of images that appear washed out or the dark areas that lack definition. By making settings for different DVD genres such as movies or concerts and storing these settings in Memory 1 through 5, you can quickly adjust the player to the type of DVD software that you are watching. You can also save these settings for up to 300 individual discs using the Playback Memory function. See page 58 for more information about Playback Memory.

Select “VIDEO CONTROL” after pressing DISPLAY.

1 2 ( 2 7 1 8 ( 3 4 C

PB MEMORY PB MEMORY

MEMORY 1 MEMORY 2

VIDEO CONTROL Select: Cancel:

) )

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

t t t

ENTER RETURN

PLAY DVD

x VIDEO CONTROL

• PB MEMORYt Plays a DVD according to the video control settings. You can select this item only when you set “PLAYBACK MEMORY” to “ON” in the “CUSTOM SETUP” display.

• MEMORY 1 to 5t Plays a DVD according to the settings saved in memory 1 through 5. To make a setting, see “To adjust the picture items” on the next page.

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Selecting a video control setting to be applied during playback

1 Select VIDEO CONTROL using M /m, then press

ENTER.

1 2 ( 2 7 1 8 ( 3 4 C

PB MEMORY PB MEMORY

MEMORY 1 MEMORY 2

VIDEO CONTROL Select: Cancel:

) )

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

t t t

ENTER RETURN

PLAY

DVD

2 Select the video control setting you want to apply

during playback using M/m, then press ENTER.

The VIDEO CONTROL display appears.

VIDEO CONTROL

BLOCK NR 0 Y NR 0 C NR 0 CHROMA DELAY 0

Select: Cancel:

ENTER RETURN

PB MEMORY

1/3

To adjust the picture items

You can adjust each element of the picture individually and save the adjustments to each disc (Playback Memory) or to one of the five settings (Memory 1 through 5).

• BLOCK NR (noise reduction): Reduce the “block noise” or the mosaic like patterns that appear on your screen.

• Y (luminance) NR: This reduces the noise contained in the luminance element of the image’s video signal.

• C (chroma) NR: This reduces the noise contained in the colour (chroma) element of the image’s video signal.

• CHROMA DELAY: Adjust this when the colour of images on your screen appear to have shifted horizontally.

• PICTURE: Changes the contrast.

• BRIGHTNESS: Changes the overall brightness.

• COLOR: Makes the colours deeper or lighter.

• HUE: Changes the colour balance.

• SHARPNESS: This will sharpen the outline of images.

• GAMMA: This will adjust the washed out or darkened

areas of an image. See “Gamma Correction” on the next page for more information.

1 Select “VIDEO CONTROL” using M/m and press

ENTER.

1 2 ( 2 7 1 8 ( 3 4 C

) )

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

PLAY DVD

Using Various Functions with the Control Menu

3 Confirm the setting and press ORETURN.

Playback starts according to the selected setting.

zTo make additional changes to the selected setting

When “VIDEO CONTROL” is displayed in step 2, select the item you want to adjust using M/m, then press ENTER. You can now adjust the item. The new setting can be saved to the Playback Memory for the current disc regardless of the video control setting (PB MEMORYt or MEMORY 1 to 5). However, the original MEMORY 1 to 5 settings will not change.

Notes

• If you remove the disc or press ?/1 on the remote and place the player in standby mode when “PLAYBACK MEMORY” is set to “ON” in the “CUSTOM SETUP” display, the current PB MEMORYt or MEMORY 1 to 5 settings are saved to Playback Memory for the current disc.

• If you have selected MEMORY 1 to 5 but do not want to change the Playback Memory setting for the current disc, select PB MEMORYt before removing the disc or pressing ?/1 on the remote to place the player in standby mode.

PB MEMORY PB MEMORY

MEMORY 1 MEMORY 2

VIDEO CONTROL Select: Cancel:

t t

ENTER

RETURN

2 Select “PB MEMORY,” or memory number you

want to adjust using M/m and press ENTER.

The VIDEO CONTROL display appears.

VIDEO CONTROL

BLOCK NR 0 Y NR 0 C NR 0 CHROMA DELAY 0

Select: Cancel:

ENTER RETURN

PB MEMORY

1/3

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Adjusting the Picture (VIDEO CONTROL)

Using Various Functions with the Control Menu

3 Select an item you want to adjust using M /m and

press ENTER.

The selected item appears. To cancel adjusting the picture, press ORETURN before pressing ENTER.

BLOCK NR 5

Adjust: Cancel:

ENTER RETURN

4 Adjust the item you selected using M/m and press

ENTER.

The adjusted value is displayed.

VIDEO CONTROL

BLOCK NR 5 Y NR 0 C NR 0 CHROMA DELAY 0

Select: Cancel:

ENTER RETURN

PB MEMORY

1/3

Adjusting the areas of an image that are too light or dark (Gamma Correction)

Depending on your TV or viewing environment, images on the screen may lose definition because certain areas of the image are too light or too dark. When it is too light, the image will appear to be washed out, and when it is too dark, the image will blend into the surrounding dark areas. By correcting the Gamma value, you can alter the brightness of selected areas so that the image can be seen clearly. Since the BRIGHTNESS adjustment controls the brightness of the entire image, the Gamma adjustment is useful when you need to increase the brightness of just the area that is too bright or too dark.

Example: You are watching a movie that is rich in shadows and you want to be able to see the details of the scenery hidden in these shadows. If you use the BRIGHTNESS function to increase the brightness, the brightness of the entire image will increase, thus causing the light areas of the image to become washed out. By using the Gamma Correction feature, you can gradually increase the brightness of just the dark areas of an image without sacrificing the detail of the entire image.

1 Select “VIDEO CONTROL” using M/m and press

ENTER.

5 When you want to adjust another item, repeat

steps 3 to 4.

6 • If you selected “PB MEMORYt”

The adjusted values are stored in memory when you remove the disc or press ?/1 on the remote and place the player in standby mode.

•

If you selected a memory number Select [SAVE] at the bottom of the “VIDEO CONTROL” display by pressing M/m and press ENTER.

The adjusted values are stored in memory for the memory number you selected in step 2.

zTo reset the value you adjusted

Select “RESET” in the “VIDEO CONTROL” display by pressing M/m and press ENTER.

Notes

• Depending on the disc, the effects of BLOCK NR, Y NR and C NR maybe difficult to discern.

• HUE is not available when a interlace format signal is output through the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT connectors.

2 Select “PB MEMORY,” or memory number you

want to correct the gamma value by pressing M/m and press ENTER.

The “VIDEO CONTROL” display appears.

3 Press m to select “GAMMA” and press ENTER.

The “GAMMA” adjust display appears.

1: ENGLISH OFF

50 1: ENGLISH 2: FRENCH 3: SPANISH

100

RESET

Adjust: Cancel:

32 64 96 128 160 192 224

ENTER RETURN

Current Gamma setup value

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4 Press M/m to select areas of an image.

The upper region adjusts the dark areas and the lower region adjusts the light areas.

Dark areas

Selected areas of an image

Light areas

1: ENGLISH OFF

50 1: ENGLISH 2: FRENCH 3: SPANISH

100

RESET

32 64 96 128 160 192 224

5 Press </, to adjust the brightness level of the

area that you selected.

< will decrease the level (darkens the area), and , will increase the level (lightens the area). The level can be adjusted between 16 and 235. However, the level for the dark areas can never be greater than the light areas.

1: ENGLISH OFF

50 1: ENGLISH 2: FRENCH 3: SPANISH

100

RESET

32 64 120 128 160 192 224

Gamma value and the position of the bar change depending on your adjustment.

7 Press ENTER.

“VIDEO CONTROL” display appears.

8 • If you selected “PB MEMORYt”

The adjusted values are stored in memory when you remove the disc or press ?/1 on the remote and place the player in standby mode.

•

If you selected a memory number Select [SAVE] at the bottom of the “VIDEO CONTROL” display by pressing M/m and press ENTER.

The adjusted values are stored in memory for the memory number you selected in step 2.

To reset only the gamma value to the default setting

Select “RESET” in the gamma adjustment display by pressing M /m and press ENTER.

zYou can move the gamma adjustment display horizontally

By pressing ./>, you can move the gamma adjustment display horizontally.

Using Various Functions with the Control Menu

Darken

Lighten

6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 to adjust the brightness level

of other areas that you select.

Try to keep the line that connects the brightness level of each area as smooth and straight as possible.

How to lighten the dark areas of an image.

1: ENGLISH OFF

50 1: ENGLISH 2: FRENCH 3: SPANISH

100

RESET

58 89 94 128 160 192 224

To prevent the image from appearing overly altered, do not give the line any sharp changes. Gradually make the adjustments while viewing the image on your TV screen. Press ORETURN to stop making adjustments to the image.

How to darken the light areas of an image.

1: ENGLISH OFF

50 1: ENGLISH 2: FRENCH 3: SPANISH

100

RESET

35 64 105 128 150 159 174

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Checking the Play Information

Using Various Functions with the Control Menu

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

Select “ADVANCED” after pressing DISPLAY.

1 2 ( 2 7 1 8 ( 3 4 C

BIT RATE

ADVANCED Select:

) )

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

BIT RATE

ENTER

PLAY DVD

384 kbps

Mbps

x ADVANCED

The default setting is underlined.

When playing a DVD

•

BIT RATE: displays the bit rate.

• LAYER: displays the layer and the pick-up point.

• OFF: turns off ADVANCED display.

Displays of each item

By pressing DISPLAY repeatedly, you can display either

“BIT RATE” or “LAYER,” whichever was selected in “ADVANCED.”

BIT RATE

When you play MPEG audio sound tracks

BIT RATE

0 05

1000

384

kbps Mbps

Audio

Video

Audio

Video

Bit rate refers to the amount of video/audio data per second in a disc. The higher the bit rate, the larger the amount of data. When the bit rate level is high, there is a large amount of data. However, this does not always mean that you can get higher quality pictures or sounds.

LAYER

Appears when the DVD has dual layers

Indicates the approximate point where the disc is playing. If it is a dual-layer DVD, the player indicates which layer is being read (“Layer 0” or “Layer 1”). For details on the layers, see page 74 (DVD).

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Locking Discs (Custom Parental Control)

Using a registered password, you can set playback restrictions for the desired disc. You can set the same Custom Parental Control password for up to 300 discs. When you set the three hundred and first disc, the first disc is canceled. The same password is used for both Parental Control (page 59) and Custom Parental Control.

Select “CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL” after pressing DISPLAY.

1 2 ( 2 7 1 8 ( 3 4 C

OFF

CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL Select:

) )

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

ENTER

PLAY DVD

Setting the Custom Parental Control for a disc

3 Select “ONt” using M/m, then press ENTER.

x If you have not entered a password

The display for entering a password appears.

CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL

Enter a new 4-digit password, then

ENTER

press

To return, press .

x When you have already registered a password

The display for confirming the password appears. Skip Step 4.

CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL

Enter password, then press

RETURN

ENTER

Using Various Functions with the Control Menu

1 Insert the disc you want to lock.

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

2 Select “CUSTOM P ARENTAL CONTROL” using M/m,

then press ENTER.

1 2 ( 2 7 1 8 ( 3 4 C

OFF ON PASSWORD

CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL Select: Cancel:

) )

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

ENTER RETURN

STOP DVD

To return, press .

RETURN

4 Enter a 4-digit password using the number

buttons, then press ENTER.

The digits change to asterisks (

), and the display for

confirming the password appears.

CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL

To confirm, enter password again, then press

To return, press .

ENTER

RETURN

5 Enter the same 4-digit password using the number

buttons, then press ENTER.

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

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Locking Discs (Custom Parental Control)

Using Various Functions with the Control Menu

To return to the normal screen

Press ORETURN.

To turn off the Custom Parental Control function

1 Select “CUSTOM P ARENTAL CONTROL” using M/m,

then press ENTER.

2 Select “OFFt” using M /m, then press ENTER. 3 Enter your 4-digit password using the number buttons,

then press ENTER.

To change the password

1 Select “CUSTOM P ARENTAL CONTROL” using M/m,

then press ENTER.

2 Select “PASSWORDt” using M/m, then press ENTER. 3 Enter your 4-digit password using the number buttons,

then press ENTER. The display for changing the password appears.

4 Enter a new 4-digit password using the number

buttons, then press ENTER.

5 To confirm your password, re-enter it using the number

buttons, then press ENTER.

Playing the disc for which the Custom Parental Control is set

zIf you forget your password

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

Note

Unless you enter the password, the player cannot play the disc for which the Custom Parental Control is set. When you do not know the password, press A and remove the disc.

1 Insert the disc.

The CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL display appears.

CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL

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

and press

ENTER

2 Enter your 4-digit password using the number

buttons, then press ENTER.

The player starts playback.

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Creating Your Own Program (Program Play)

You can play the contents of the disc in the order you want by arranging the order of the titles, chapters or tracks on the disc and create your own program. One program can be stored in the player and contain up to 99 titles, chapters and tracks.

Select “PROGRAM” after pressing DISPLAY. When you select “ON,” the “PROGRAM” indicator lights up in green.

Indicator

1 2 ( 2 7 1 8 ( 3 4 C OFF OFF SET ON

PROGRAM Select: Cancel:

) )

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

ENTER RETURN

PLAY

DVD

x PROGRAM

The default setting is underlined.

•

OFF: plays normally.

• SET,: allows you to create your own program.

• ON: plays Program Play.

Creating the program

1 Select “SET,” in “PROGRAM.”

The programming display appears.

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

PROGRAM

ALL CLEAR

1. TITLE

2. TITLE

3. TITLE

4. TITLE

5. TITLE

6. TITLE

7. TITLE

Set: Quit: Start:

PLAY

– – – – – – – – – – – –

ENTER

– –

01 02 03 04 05

DISPLAY

2 Press ,.

“01” is highlighted. It is ready to set the first title or track for Program Play.

Title Chapter

PROGRAM

ALL CLEAR

1. TITLE

2. TITLE

3. TITLE

4. TITLE

5. TITLE

6. TITLE

7. TITLE

Set: Quit: Start:

PLAY

– – – – – – – – – – – – – –

ENTER

– – 01

02 03 04 05

DISPLAY

ALL

01 02 03 04 05 06

3 Select the title, chapter or track you want to

program using M/m, then press ENTER.

For example, select title or track 2. (You can also use the number buttons and ENTER button to make a selection. In this case, the selected number is displayed on the screen.)

x When playing a DVD

When both titles and chapters are recorded on the disc, select the title, then the chapter.

PROGRAM

ALL CLEAR

1. TITLE

2. TITLE

3. TITLE

4. TITLE

5. TITLE

6. TITLE

7. TITLE

Set: Quit: Start:

PROGRAM

ALL CLEAR

1. TITLE 0 1

2. TITLE

3. TITLE

4. TITLE

5. TITLE

6. TITLE

7. TITLE

PLAY

– – – – – – – – – – – – – –

– – – – – – – – – –

ENTER

–

0 2

– –

01 02 03 04 05

DISPLAY

– –

01 02 03 04 05

ALL

01 02 03 04 05 06

Using Various Functions with the Control Menu

Set: Quit:

PLAY

Start:

ENTER

DISPLAY

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Creating Your Own Program (Program Play)

Using Various Functions with the Control Menu

x When playing a VIDEO CD or SACD/CD

Select the track you want to program.

Total time of the programmed tracks

PROGRAM

ALL CLEAR

1. TRACK 0 2

2. TRACK

3. TRACK

4. TRACK

5. TRACK

6. TRACK

7. TRACK

Set: Quit:

PLAY

Start:

– – – – – – – – – –

ENTER

0:15:30

– – 01

02 03 04 05

DISPLAY

4 To program other titles, chapters or tracks, repeat

Step 3.

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

5 Press H to start Program Play.

To stop Program Play

Press CLEAR.

zThe program remains even after Program Play ends

When you press H, you can play the same program again.

zYou can do Repeat Play or Shuffle Play of the programmed

titles, chapters or tracks

During Program Play, press REPEAT or SHUFFLE on the remote. Or set “REPEAT” or “SHUFFLE” to “ON” in the Control Menu display.

zYou can select “PROGRAM” directly

Press PROGRAM on the remote.

zYou can select discs, titles, chapters and tracks for the

program by looking at the front panel display

You can program by looking at the front panel display instead of using the programming display on the TV screen. When you select Track 3 in a CD for program 1, the front panel display will appear as follows:

P01 T

Program number

P01 T03

Track number

To cancel programming

Press PROGRAM on the remote.

To change the program

1 In Step 2, select the program number of the title, chapter

or track you want to change using M/m.

2 Follow Step 3 for new programming.

To cancel the programmed order

To cancel all the titles, chapters or tracks in the programmed order, select “ALL CLEAR” in Step 2. To cancel the selected program, select the program using M/m in Step 2 then press CLEAR, or select “– –” in Step 3 then press ENTER.

P02 T

Notes

• The number of titles, chapters or tracks displayed are the same number of titles, chapters or tracks recorded on a disc.

• The program is canceled when:

– you open the disc tray – the player enters standby mode by pressing ?/1 on the

remote

– you turn the power off by pressing POWER on the player

• Depending on the DVD, you may not be able to perform

Program Play.

• If you are using the PBC playback function, you must first stop the disc before you can set a program.

• When playing SACDs, the track number appears as three digits.

• When playing Super VCDs, the total time of the programmed tracks does not appear on the screen. (If your player has the remote RMT-D122O, Super VCDs cannot be played.)

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Playing in Random Order (Shuffle Play)

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

Select “SHUFFLE” after pressing DISPLAY. When you select a shuffle mode other than “OFF,” the “SHUFFLE” indicator lights up in green.

) )

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

ENTER RETURN

PLAY DVD

Indicator

1 2 ( 2 7 1 8 ( 3 4 C

CHAPTER OFF

TITLE CHAPTER

SHUFFLE Select: Cancel:

x SHUFFLE

Selects the Shuffle Play setting. The default settings are underlined.

When playing a DVD and when Program Play is set to OFF

•

OFF: does not play a disc in random order.

• TITLE: has the player “shuffle” titles and play them in a random order.

• CHAPTER: has the player “shuffle” chapters and play them in a random order.

zYou can set Shuffle Play while the disc is stopped

After selecting the “SHUFFLE” option, press H. The player starts Shuffle Play.

zYou can select “SHUFFLE” directly

Press SHUFFLE on the remote. Each time you press the button, the item changes.

Notes

• Shuffle Play is canceled when: – you open the disc tray

– the player enters standby mode by pressing ?/1 on the

remote

– you turn the power off by pressing POWER on the player

• Depending on the DVD, you may not be able to perform

Shuffle Play.

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

• You cannot perform Shuffle Play during PBC playback of VIDEO CDs (page 25).

Using Various Functions with the Control Menu

When playing a VIDEO CD or SACD/CD (when Program Play is set to OFF)

•

OFF: does not play a disc in random order.

• TRACK: has the player “shuffle” tracks and play them in a random order.

When playing a VIDEO CD, SACD/CD or DVD (when Program Play is set to ON)

•

OFF: does not play a disc in random order.

• ON: has the player “shuffle” titles or tracks selected in Program Play and play them in a random order.

To stop Shuffle Play

Press CLEAR.

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Playing Repeatedly (Repeat Play)

Using Various Functions with the Control Menu

You can play all of the titles or tracks on a disc or a single title, chapter or track repeatedly. In Shuffle or Program Play mode, the player repeats the titles or tracks in the shuffled or programmed order. You cannot perform Repeat Play during PBC playback of VIDEO CDs (page 25).

Select “REPEAT” after pressing DISPLAY. When you select a repeat mode other than “OFF,” the “REPEAT” indicator lights up in green.

) )

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

ENTER RETURN

PLAY DVD

Indicator

1 2 ( 2 7 1 8 ( 3 4 C

DISC OFF DISC

TITLE CHAPTER

REPEAT Select: Cancel:

x REPEAT

Selects the Repeat Play setting. The default settings are underlined.

zYou can set Repeat Play while the disc is stopped

After selecting the “REPEAT” option, press H. The player starts Repeat Play.

zYou can select “REPEAT” directly

Press REPEAT on the remote. Each time you press the button, the item changes.

Notes

• Repeat play is canceled when: – you open the disc tray – the player enters standby mode by pressing ?/1 on the

remote

– you turn the power off by pressing POWER on the player

• Depending on the DVD, you may not be able to perform

Repeat Play.

When playing a DVD and when Program Play and Shuffle Play are set to OFF

•

OFF: does not play repeatedly.

• DISC: repeats all of the titles.

• TITLE: repeats the current title on a disc.

• CHAPTER: repeats the current chapter.

When playing a VIDEO CD/SACD/CD and when Program Play and Shuffle Play are set to OFF

•

OFF: does not play repeatedly.

• DISC: repeats all of the tracks on a disc.

• TRACK: repeats the current track.

When Program Play or Shuffle Play is on

•

OFF: does not play repeatedly.

• ON: repeats Program Play or Shuffle Play.

To stop Repeat Play

Press CLEAR on the remote.

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Repeating a Specific Portion (A–B Repeat)

You can play a specific portion of a title, chapter or track repeatedly. This function is useful when you want to do such things as memorize lyrics. During PBC Playback of VIDEO CDs (page 25), this function is available only while playing moving pictures.

Select “A-B REPEAT” after pressing DISPLAY. During A-B Repeat Play, the “A-B REPEAT” indicator lights up in green.

1 2 ( 2 7 1 8 ( 3 4 C

OFF SET OFF

Indicator

A–B REPEAT

Select: Cancel:

) )

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

ENTER RETURN

PLAY

DVD

x A-B REPEAT

The default setting is underlined.

• SET,: sets the A and B points.

•

OFF: does not play a specific portion of a title/chapter/ track repeatedly.

3 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.

0 1 : 3 2 : 5 5

A-B REPEAT

Set point B with .

CLEAR

Cancel:

ENTER

CHAPTER

A: 18 – 1 : 32 : 55

TIME

4 When you reach the ending point (point B), press

ENTER again.

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

1 2 ( 2 7 1 8 ( 3 4 C

) )

1 : 34 : 30

PLAY

DVD

Using Various Functions with the Control Menu

Setting a portion for A-B repeat

1 Select “A-B REPEAT” and press ENTER.

1 2 ( 2 7 1 8 ( 3 4 C

OFF SET OFF

A–B REPEAT

To select, press , then .

Select: Cancel:

) )

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

ENTER RETURN

PLAY DVD

2 Select “SET,” and press ENTER.

The A-B REPEAT setting display appears.

0 1 : 3 2 : 5

A-B REPEAT

Set point A with

ENTER

A–B REPEAT Select:

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

ENTER

TIME

To stop A-B Repeat Play

Press CLEAR.

zYou can directly select the portion to be repeated

During playback, press the AyB button once to set the A (starting) point. Press the button again to set the B (ending) point. The portion between points A and B will be played repeatedly.

Notes

• You can set A–B Repeat for only one specific portion.

• A–B Repeat is canceled when: – you open the disc tray

– the player enters standby mode by pressing ?/1 on the

remote

– you turn the power off by pressing POWER on the player

• When you set A-B Repeat, the settings for Shuffle Play, Repeat

Play and Program Play are canceled.

• You may not be able to set A-B Repeat for some DVD or VIDEO CD scenes.

RETURN

Return:

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Settings and

Select:

SETUP

ENTER

1 8 ( 3 4

)

1 2 ( 1

)

0 0 : 0 0 : 0 0

DVD

STOP

Adjustments

This chapter describes how to set and adjust the player using the on-screen setup menu. Most settings and adjustments are required to be set when you first use the player. This chapter also describes how to control the TV or AV receiver (amplifier) using the supplied remote.

Using the Setup Display

DISPLAY

1 Press DISPLAY and select “SETUP” using M/m.

ORETURN

ENTER

</M/m/,

Selected item

2 Press ENTER.

The setup display appears.

LANGUAGE SETUP

OSD: DVD MENU: AUDIO: SUBTITLE:

To set, press , then . To quit, press .

DISPLAY

ENGLISH ENGLISH

ORIGINAL

AUDIO FOLLOW

ENTER

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3 Select the main item you want using M/m.

7 Select the setting you want using </M/m/,.

LANGUAGE SETUP

OSD: DVD MENU:

Main item

AUDIO: SUBTITLE:

To set, press , then . To quit, press .

DISPLAY

4 Press ENTER.

The selected main item is highlighted.

SCREEN SETUP

TV TYPE: SCREEN SAVER: BACKGROUND: STARTUP SCREEN: STANDARD BLACK LEVEL: OFF

To set, press , then . To quit, press .

DISPLAY

JACKET PICTURE

ENTER

ENGLISH ENGLISH

ORIGINAL

AUDIO FOLLOW

ENTER

16:9

SCREEN SETUP

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

To set, press , then . To quit, press .

DISPLAY

8 Press ENTER.

SCREEN SETUP

TV TYPE: SCREEN SAVER: BACKGROUND: STARTUP SCREEN: STANDARD BLACK LEVEL: OFF

To set, press , then . To quit, press .

DISPLAY

16:9 16:9

4:3 LETTER BOX

4:3 PAN SCAN

OFF

ENTER

4:3 PAN SCAN

JACKET PICTURE

ENTER

Settings and Adjustments

5 Select the item you want using M/m.

SCREEN SETUP

TV TYPE: SCREEN SAVER: BACKGROUND: STARTUP SCREEN: STANDARD BLACK LEVEL: OFF

To set, press , then . To quit, press .

DISPLAY

JACKET PICTURE

ENTER

16:9

6 Press ENTER.

SCREEN SETUP

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

To set, press , then . To quit, press .

DISPLAY

4:3 LETTER BOX

4:3 PAN SCAN

ENTER

16:9

OFF

9 Press DISPLAY.

The setup display disappears.

Press DISPLAY repeatedly to turn off the on-screen menu.

To return to the previous screen

Press ORETURN.

To quit while making a selection

Press DISPLAY.

Notes

• You cannot change some setup display items unless the player stops.

• Some setup display items require operations other than selecting the setting. For details on these items, see the relevant pages.

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Setup Display Item List

The default settings are underlined.

LANGUAGE SETUP (page 53)

OSD

Settings and Adjustments

DVD MENU

AUDIO

SUBTITLE AUDIO FOLLOW

ENGLISH CHINESE 1 CHINESE 2 ENGLISH FRANÇAIS DEUTSCH ITALIANO ESPAÑOL NEDERLANDS DANSK SVENSKA SUOMI NORSK PORTUGUÊS ENGLISH CHINESE JAPANESE FRENCH GERMAN ITALIAN SPANISH DUTCH DANISH SWEDISH FINNISH NORWEGIAN PORTUGUESE RUSSIAN OTHERS , ENGLISH FRANÇAIS DEUTSCH ITALIANO ESPAÑOL NEDERLANDS DANSK SVENSKA SUOMI NORSK PORTUGUÊS

CHINESE JAPANESE OTHERS , ORIGINAL (same as DVD MENU)

(same as DVD MENU)

SCREEN SETUP (page 56)

TV TYPE

SCREEN SAVER

BACKGROUND

STARTUP SCREEN

BLACK LEVEL

16:9 4:3 LETTER BOX 4:3 PAN SCAN ON OFF JACKET PICTURE PICTURE MEMORY GRAPHICS BLUE BLACK STANDARD PICTURE MEMORY OFF ON

CUSTOM SETUP (page 57)

COMPONENT OUT

COLOR SYSTEM*

AUTO PLAY OFF

DIMMER

PAUSE MODE

CHROMA FILTER

PLAYBACK MEMORY

PARENTAL CONTROL , TRACK SELECTION

INTERLACE PROGRESSIVE AUTO PA L NTSC

TIMER DEMO1 DEMO2 BRIGHT DARK AUTO DARK AUTO OFF OFF AUTO FIELD FRAME OFF ON ON OFF

OFF AUTO

* If your player has the remote RMT-D122O, COLOR SYSTEM is

not available. The player will automatically output the NTSC signal or PAL signal in accordance with the disc being played.

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Setting the Display Language or Sound Track (LANGUAGE SETUP)

AUDIO SETUP (page 62)

AUDIO ATT

AUDIO DRC

AUDIO FILTER

DOWNMIX DOLBY SURROUND

DIGITAL OUT

SET PROGRESSIVE OUTPUT (page 64)

MODE

4:3 OUTPUT

OFF ON STANDARD TV MODE WIDE RANGE SHARP SLOW

NORMAL

DOLBY

DIGITAL

OFF

MPEG

DTS

48kHz/96kHz PCM

AUTO VIDEO FULL NORMAL

D-PCM DOLBY DIGITAL

PCM MPEG OFF ON

48kHz/16bit 96kHz/24bit

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

Select “LANGUAGE SETUP” in the setup display.

LANGUAGE SETUP

OSD: DVD MENU: AUDIO: SUBTITLE:

To set, press , then . To quit, press .

DISPLAY

Notes

• When you select a language that is not recorded on the DVD, one of the recorded languages is automatically selected for the “DVD MENU,” “AUDIO” and “SUBTITLE” settings.

• Depending on the DVD, the player may not start playing with the selected language even when you select a language in “DVD MENU,” “AUDIO” or “SUBTITLE.”

x OSD (On-Screen Display)

Selects the language for the on-screen display. The languages you can select are different depending on the player model.

Type A

•

ENGLISH

• CHINESE 1

• CHINESE 2

Type B

•

ENGLISH

• FRANÇAIS (French)

• DEUTSCH (German)

• ITALIANO (Italian)

• ESPAÑOL (Spanish)

• NEDERLANDS (Dutch)

• DANSK (Danish)

• SVENSKA (Swedish)

• SUOMI (Finnish)

• NORSK (Norwegian)

ENGLISH ENGLISH

ORIGINAL

AUDIO FOLLOW

ENTER

Settings and Adjustments

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Setting the Display Language or Sound Track (LANGUAGE SETUP)

• PORTUGUÊS (Portuguese)

x DVD MENU

Selects the language for the DVD menu. The languages you can select are different depending on the player model.

Type A:

•

ENGLISH

• CHINESE

• JAPANESE

• FRENCH

• GERMAN

• ITALIAN

• SPANISH

• DUTCH

Settings and Adjustments

• DANISH

• SWEDISH

• FINNISH

• NORWEGIAN

• PORTUGUESE

• RUSSIAN

• OTHERS,

When you select “OTHERS,,” select and enter the language code from the list using the number buttons (page 76). After you have made a selection, the language code (4 digits) is displayed.

Type B:

•

ENGLISH

• FRANÇAIS (French)

• DEUTSCH (German)

• ITALIANO (Italian)

• ESPAÑOL (Spanish)

• NEDERLANDS (Dutch)

• DANSK (Danish)

• SVENSKA (Swedish)

• SUOMI (Finnish)

• NORSK (Norwegian)

• PORTUGUÊS (Portuguese)

•

(Russian)

• CHINESE

• JAPANESE

• OTHERS,

When you select “OTHERS,,” select and enter the language code from the list using the number buttons (page 76). After you have made a selection, the language code (4 digits) is displayed.

x AUDIO

Selects the language for the sound track. The languages you can select are different depending on the player model.

Type A:

•

ORIGINAL: the language given priority in the disc

• ENGLISH

• CHINESE

• JAPANESE

• FRENCH

• GERMAN

• ITALIAN

• SPANISH

• DUTCH

• DANISH

• SWEDISH

• FINNISH

• NORWEGIAN

• PORTUGUESE

• RUSSIAN

• OTHERS,

When you select “OTHERS,,” select and enter the language code from the list using the number buttons (page 76). After you have made a selection, the language code (4 digits) is displayed.

Type B:

•

ORIGINAL: the language given priority in the disc

• ENGLISH

• FRANÇAIS (French)

• DEUTSCH (German)

• ITALIANO (Italian)

• ESPAÑOL (Spanish)

• NEDERLANDS (Dutch)

• DANSK (Danish)

• SVENSKA (Swedish)

• SUOMI (Finnish)

• NORSK (Norwegian)

• PORTUGUÊS (Portuguese)

•

(Russian)

• CHINESE

• JAPANESE

• OTHERS,

When you select “OTHERS,,” select and enter the language code from the list using the number buttons (page 76). After you have made a selection, the language code (4 digits) is displayed.

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x SUBTITLE

Selects the language for the subtitles. The languages you can select are different depending on the player model.

Type A:

•

AUDIO FOLLOW*

• ENGLISH

• CHINESE

• JAPANESE

• FRENCH

• GERMAN

• ITALIAN

• SPANISH

• DUTCH

• DANISH

• SWEDISH

• FINNISH

• NORWEGIAN

• PORTUGUESE

• RUSSIAN

• OTHERS,

When you select “OTHERS,,” select and enter the language code from the list using the number buttons (page 76). After you have made a selection, the language code (4 digits) is displayed.

* When you select “AUDIO FOLLOW,” the language for the

subtitles changes according to the language you selected for the sound track.

Settings and Adjustments

Type B:

•

AUDIO FOLLOW*

• ENGLISH

• FRANÇAIS (French)

• DEUTSCH (German)

• ITALIANO (Italian)

• ESPAÑOL (Spanish)

• NEDERLANDS (Dutch)

• DANSK (Danish)

• SVENSKA (Swedish)

• SUOMI (Finnish)

• NORSK (Norwegian)

• PORTUGUÊS (Portuguese)

•

(Russian)

• CHINESE

• JAPANESE

• OTHERS,

When you select “OTHERS,,” select and enter the language code from the list using the number buttons (page 76). After you have made a selection, the language code (4 digits) is displayed.

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Settings for the Display (SCREEN SETUP)

“SCREEN SETUP” allows you to set the display according to the playback conditions. The default settings are underlined.

Select “SCREEN SETUP” in the setup display.

SCREEN SETUP

TV TYPE: SCREEN SAVER: BACKGROUND: STARTUP SCREEN: STANDARD BLACK LEVEL: OFF

To set, press , then .

Settings and Adjustments

To quit, press .

x TV TYPE

Selects the aspect ratio of the TV to be connected.

•

16:9: select this when you connect a wide-screen TV to the player.

• 4:3 LETTER BOX: select this when you connect a 4:3 normal screen TV to the player. Displays a wide picture with bands on the upper and lower portions of the screen.

• 4:3 PAN SCAN: select this when you connect a 4:3 normal screen TV to the player. Displays the wide picture on the whole screen automatically and cuts off the portions that do not fit.

DISPLAY

JACKET PICTURE

ENTER

16:9

4:3 LETTER BOX

4:3 PAN SCAN

16:9

x SCREEN SAVER

Turns on and off the screen saver. If you turn on the screen saver, the screen saver image appears when you leave the player or the remote in pause or stop mode for 15 minutes, or when you play back a CD for more than 15 minutes. The screen saver will help prevent your display device from becoming damaged.

•

ON: turns on the screen saver.

• OFF: turns off the screen saver.

x BACKGROUND

Selects the background color or picture on the TV screen in stop mode or while playing a CD.

•

JACKET PICTURE: The jacket picture appears in the background, but only when the jacket picture is already recorded on the disc (for instance, a CD-EXTRA).

• PICTURE MEMORY: Your favorite picture appears in the background. For an explanation of how to store your favorite scene recorded on the disc for the background picture, see the following section “Storing a picture in memory.”

• GRAPHICS: A preset picture stored in the player appears in the background.

• BLUE: The background color is blue.

• BLACK: The background color is black.

Note

If a disc which does not contain the jacket picture is played while “BACKGROUND” is set to “JACKET PICTURE,“ the picture stored in the player will automatically appear in the background.

x STARTUP SCREEN

Selects the startup screen. The startup screen image you selected appears when you turn on the player.

•

STANDARD: The standard startup screen in the player’s memory appears.

• PICTURE MEMORY: Your favorite picture appears in the startup screen. For an explanation of how to store your favorite scene recorded on the disc for the startup screen, see the following section “Storing a picture in memory.” If you select PICTURE MEMORY before setting a picture in memory, the standard startup screen will appear.

Note

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

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Custom Settings (CUSTOM

CUSTOM SETUP

To set, press , then . To quit, press .

ENTER

DISPLAY

COMPONENT OUT:

DIMMER: PAUSE MODE:

INTERLACE COLOR SYSTEM: AUTO AUTO PLAY: OFF

BRIGHT

AUTO

OFF

TRACK SELECTION:

OFF

PARENTAL CONTROL

PLAYBACK MEMORY:

CHROMA FILTER

SETUP)

Storing a picture in memory

During playback, when you find the scene to be stored in memory, press PICTURE MEMORY on the remote.

The picture is stored in memory.

PICTURE MEMORY

Notes

• The player can store only one scene in memory. The stored picture appears in both the background and the startup screen.

• When the picture is stored in memory by pressing PICTURE MEMORY, the picture stored before is erased.

• If you operate this player while the picture is being stored in memory, the player will fail to store the picture.

• Depending on the DVD, some scenes cannot be stored in memory.

x BLACK LEVEL

You can select the black level (setup level) for the output video (NTSC) signal.

•

OFF: This will set the black level of the output signal to the standard level. Normally set it to OFF.

• ON: This will raise the standard black level. Use this

setting when the picture appears too dark.

Notes

• Black level setup does not work for progressive (525p) signals output from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT connectors.

• This does not work with PAL format discs.

“CUSTOM SETUP” allows you to set the playback conditions. The default settings are underlined.

Select “CUSTOM SETUP” in the setup display.

x COMPONENT OUT

This will change the type of signal output from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT connectors on this player. See page 74 for more information about the different types.

•

INTERLACE: This outputs the signal in interlace format. Select this when you are connected to a standard (interlace format) TV.

• PROGRESSIVE: This outputs the signal in progressive (525p) format. Select this when you have a TV that can accept progressive signals.

Notes

• If you select “PROGRESSIVE” when you connect the player to

a TV that cannot accept the signal in progressive format (525p), the image quality will deteriorate. In this case, set the SCAN SELECT switch on the back panel of the player to “INTERLACE.” Then set “COMPONENT OUT” to “INTERLACE” when you can see the TV screen correctly, and set SCAN SELECT to “SELECTABLE.”

• “PROGRESSIVE” does not work for PAL signals. Even if you

set “COMPONENT OUT” to “PROGRESSIVE,” the output signal is automatically switched to interlace format for PAL signals.

Settings and Adjustments

x COLOR SYSTEM

Selects the color system when you play a VIDEO CD.

•

AUTO: outputs the video signal in the system of the VIDEO CD, either PAL or NTSC. If your TV is the DUAL system, select AUTO.

• PAL: changes the video signal of an NTSC VIDEO CD and outputs it in the PAL system.

• NTSC: changes the video signal of a PAL VIDEO CD and outputs it in the NTSC system.

Notes

• If your player has the remote RM-D122O, “COLOR SYSTEM”

is not available. The player will automatically output the NTSC signal or PAL signal in accordance with the disc being played.

• You cannot change the color system of the DVD itself.

• You can change the color system of this unit according to the

connected TV. See page 9.

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Custom Settings (CUSTOM SETUP)

x AUTO PLAY

Selects the Auto Play setting when you connect the mains lead to the mains.

•

OFF: does not use “TIMER,” “DEMO1” or “DEMO2” to start playback.

• TIMER: starts playing when the player is turned on, or at any time you want when connected to a timer (not supplied). Set the timer when the player is in standby mode (the power indicator lights up in red).

• DEMO1: starts playing the first demonstration automatically.

• DEMO2: starts playing the second demonstration automatically.

x DIMMER

Settings and Adjustments

Adjusts the lighting of the front panel display and indicators.

•

BRIGHT: makes the front panel display bright.

• DARK: makes the front panel display dark.

• AUTO DARK: If you do not operate the player or remote for a short while, the front panel display becomes dark.

• AUTO OFF: If you do not operate the player or remote for a short while, the front panel display turns off.

• OFF: This turns off the front panel display.

x CHROMA FILTER

This filter controls the level of the colour (Chroma) element of the image's video signal to control colour saturation level.

•

OFF: This turns off the chroma filter. The filter is normally set to off.

• ON: This turns on the chroma filter and adjusts the colour saturation level so that colours do not bleed.

Notes

• This function is not available when the player is set to output

progressive video signals.

• If you use the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT connectors, set

“CHROMA FILTER” to “OFF” to maintain accurate colour reproduction.

x PLAYBACK MEMORY

The player can store the SUBTITLE, VIDEO CONTROL and other settings of each disc for up to 300 discs (Playback Memory). Set the Playback Memory function on or off.

•

ON : stores the settings in memory when you eject the disc or when you press ?/1 on the remote and the player enters the standby mode with the disc still in the player.

• OFF : does not store the settings in memory.

zYou can directly turn on/off the front panel display by using

the remote

By pressing FL ON/OFF on the remote, you can turn on/off the front panel display regardless the “DIMMER” setting (except when it it set to OFF).

x PAUSE MODE (DVD only)

Selects the picture in pause mode.

•

AUTO: Moving subjects are output with no jitter, and still objects are shown at high resolution. The picture remains clear even during slow playback when using the shuttle ring (Clear Frame function). Normally select this position.

• FIELD: A picture including subjects that move is output with less jitter but at a lower resolution than “FRAME.”

• FRAME: A picture including subjects that do not move dynamically is output with high resolution.

The following settings are stored in memory by the Playback Memory function.

– AUDIO (page 35)* – SUBTITLE (page 37)* – ANGLE (page 37)* – VIDEO CONTROL (page 38)

* DVD only

Notes

• The player can store the settings of up to 300 discs. When you store the setting of disc number 301, the first disc setting is canceled.

• Depending on the DVD, the information stored in the disc takes priority over the Playback Memory settings and the function does not work.

x PARENTAL CONTROL,

Sets a password and playback limitation level for DVDs with playback limitation for children. The same password is used for both Parental Control and Custom Parental Control (page 43) . For details, see “Limiting Playback by Children (Parental Control) .”

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x TRACK SELECTION

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

•

OFF : No priority given.

• AUTO : Priority given.

Notes

• When you set this item to “AUTO,” the language may change depending on the “AUDIO” settings in “LANGUAGE SETUP.” The “TRACK SELECTION“ setting has higher priority than the “AUDIO” settings in “LANGUAGE SETUP” (page 53).

• If you set “DTS” in “AUDIO SETUP” to “OFF”, the DTS sound track is not played even if you set this item to “AUTO” and the highest-numbered audio channel is recorded in DTS format.

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

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

Limiting Playback by Children (Parental Control)

Playback of some DVDs can be limited depending on the age of the users. The “Parental Control” function allows you to set a playback limitation level.

Select “CUSTOM SETUP” in the setup display.

CUSTOM SETUP

COMPONENT OUT: COLOR SYSTEM: AUTO AUTO PLAY: OFF DIMMER: PAUSE MODE: CHROMA FILTER PLAYBACK MEMORY: PARENTAL CONTROL TRACK SELECTION:

To set, press , then . To quit, press .

DISPLAY

INTERLACE

BRIGHT

AUTO

OFF

ENTER

1 Select “PARENTAL CONTROL” using M/m, then press

ENTER.

CUSTOM SETUP

COMPONENT OUT: COLOR SYSTEM: AUTO AUTO PLAY: OFF DIMMER: PAUSE MODE: CHROMA FILTER PLAYBACK MEMORY: PARENTAL CONTROL TRACK SELECTION:

To set, press , then . To quit, press .

DISPLAY

INTERLACE

BRIGHT

AUTO

OFF

ENTER

Settings and Adjustments

x When you have not entered a password

The display for entering a password appears.

CUSTOM SETUP

PARENTAL CONTROL

Enter a new 4-digit password, then

ENTER

press

To return, press . To cancel, press .

RETURN

DISPLAY

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Custom Settings (CUSTOM SETUP)

x When you have already registered a password

The display for confirming the password appears. Skip Step 2.

CUSTOM SETUP

PARENTAL CONTROL

Enter password, then press

To return, press . To cancel, press .

Settings and Adjustments

2 Enter a password in 4 digits using the number

RETURN

DISPLAY

buttons, then press ENTER.

The digits change to asterisks ( confirming the password appears.

CUSTOM SETUP

PARENTAL CONTROL

To confirm,enter password again,

ENTER

then press

ENTER

), and the display for

4 Select “STANDARD” using M/m, then press ,.

CUSTOM SETUP

PARENTAL CONTROL

LEVEL: STANDARD: CHANGE PASSWORD

To set, press , then . To quit, press .

DISPLAY

ENTER

OFF USA USA

OTHERS

5 Select a geographic area as the playback limitation

level standard using M/m, then press ENTER.

When you select “OTHERS,,” select and enter the standard code in the table on the next page using the number buttons.

CUSTOM SETUP

PARENTAL CONTROL

LEVEL: STANDARD: CHANGE PASSWORD

OFF USA

To return, press . To cancel, press .

RETURN

DISPLAY

3 To confirm your password, enter it again using the

number buttons, then press ENTER.

The display for setting the playback limitation level and changing the password appears.

CUSTOM SETUP

PARENTAL CONTROL

LEVEL: STANDARD: CHANGE PASSWORD

To set, press , then . To quit, press .

DISPLAY

ENTER

OFF USA

To set, press , then . To quit, press .

DISPLAY

ENTER

6 Select “LEVEL” using M/m, then press ,.

CUSTOM SETUP

PARENTAL CONTROL

LEVEL: OFF STANDARD: CHANGE PASSWORD

To set, press , then . To quit, press .

DISPLAY

ENTER

OFF

NC17

6: 5:

7 Select the level you want using M/m, then press

ENTER.

CUSTOM SETUP

PARENTAL CONTROL

LEVEL: STANDARD: CHANGE PASSWORD

4: PG13

USA

To set, press , then . To quit, press .

DISPLAY

ENTER

The lower the value, the more strict the limitation.

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To return to the normal screen

Press DISPLAY.

To turn off the Parental Control function and play the DVD after entering your password

Set “LEVEL” to “OFF” in Step 7, then press H.

To change the password

1 After Step 3, select “CHANGE PASSWORD” using

M/m, then press , or ENTER. The display for changing the password appears.

2 Follow Steps 2 and 3 to enter a new password.

Playing a disc which is blocked by the playback limitation level

1 Insert the disc and press H.

The PARENTAL CONTROL display appears.

2 Enter your 4-digit password using the number buttons,

then press ENTER. The player starts playback. When you stop playing the DVD, the level returns to the original level.

zIf you forget your password

Enter the 6-digit number “199703” whenever the PARENTAL CONTROL display asks you for your password, then press ENTER. The display will ask you to enter a new 4-digit password.

Notes

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

• If you do not set a password, you cannot change the settings for playback limitation.

• Depending on the DVD, you may be asked to change the parental control level while playing the disc. In this case, enter your password, then change the level. When you stop playing the DVD, the level returns to the original level.

• The same password is used for both Parental Control and Custom Parental Control (page 43) .

Standard Code number

Argentina 2044

Australia 2047

Austria 2046

Belgium 2057

Brazil 2070

Canada 2079

Chile 2090

China 2092

Denmark 2115

Finland 2165

France 2174

Germany 2109

Hong Kong 2219

India 2248

Indonesia 2238

Italy 2254

Japan 2276

Korea 2304

Malaysia 2363

Mexico 2362

Netherlands 2376

New Zealand 2390

Norway 2379

Pakistan 2427

Philippines 2424

Portugal 2436

Russia 2489

Singapore 2501

Spain 2149

Sweden 2499

Switzerland 2086

Taiwan 2543

Thailand 2528

United Kingdom 2184

Settings and Adjustments

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Settings for the Sound (AUDIO SETUP)

“AUDIO SETUP” allows you to set the sound according to the playback conditions. The default settings are underlined.

Select “AUDIO SETUP” in the setup display.

AUDIO SETUP

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

To set, press , then . To quit, press .

Settings and Adjustments

x AUDIO ATT (attenuation)

If the playback sound is distorted, set this item to “ON.” The player reduces the audio output level. Selects the setting of the output from the AUDIO OUT (1,

2) connectors according to the audio equipment to be connected.

•

OFF: turns off the audio attenuation. Normally select this position.

• ON: reduces the audio output level so that no sound distortion occurs. Select this when the playback sound from the built-in TV speakers is distorted.

Note

The setting does not affect the output from the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL and COAXIAL connectors.

x AUDIO DRC (Dynamic Range Control) (DVD only)

Makes the sound clear when the volume is turned down when playing a DVD. This function works only when you play a DVD which has the AUDIO DRC function. This affects the output from the DIGITAL OUT connectors only when “DOLBY DIGITAL” is set to “D-PCM” in ”DIGITAL OUT.”

•

STANDARD: Normally select this position.

• TV MODE: makes the low sounds clear even if you turn the volume down. It is especially recommended when you listen to the sound using the speakers of the TV.

• WIDE RANGE: It gives you the original sound recorded in the disc. You may have difficulty hearing the audio, depending on your environment.

DOLBY SURROUND

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

DISPLAY

STANDARD

48kHz/16bit

ENTER

OFF

SHARP

D-PCM

PCM

OFF

x AUDIO FILTER

Selects the digital filter to reduce noises above the 22.05 kHz (Sampling frequency (Fs) of the audio source is 44.1 kHz) , 24 kHz (Fs is 48 kHz) or 48 kHz (Fs is above 96 kHz).

•

SHARP: provides a wide frequency range and spatial feeling.

• SLOW: provides smooth and warm sound.

Notes

• There may be little effect by changing the digital filter, depending on discs or playback environment.

• There is no effect on SACDs.

x DOWNMIX

Switches the mixing down methods when you play a DVD on which rear signal components such as LS, RS, or S are recorded in Dolby Digital format. For details on the rear signal components, see “Displaying the audio information of the disc” (page 36). The “DOWNMIX” setting affects the following connectors: – AUDIO OUT connectors – DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL and COAXIAL connectors

(when you set “DOLBY DIGITAL” to “D-PCM” in “AUDIO SETUP” in the setup display)

•

DOLBY SURROUND: when the player is connected to an audio component that conforms to Dolby Surround (Pro Logic). The output signals which reproduce the Dolby Surround (Pro Logic) effect are mixed down to 2 channels.

• NORMAL: when the player is connected to an audio

component that does not conform to Dolby Surround (Pro Logic). The signals without the Dolby Surround (Pro Logic) effect are output.

x DIGITAL OUT

Selects output signals via the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL and COAXIAL connectors.

•

ON: Normally select this position. When you select “ON,” set “DOLBY DIGITAL,” “MPEG,” “DTS” and “48kHz/96kHz PCM.“ For details on setting these items, see “Setting the Digital Output Signal.”

• OFF: when the player does not output the sound signals

via the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL and COAXIAL connectors, the influence of the digital circuit upon the analog circuit is at a minimum.

Note

When you play DVDs without the AUDIO DRC function, there is no effect on the sound.

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zYou can directly switch the digital audio output on or off

When “DIGITAL OUT” is set to “ON” and the player is stopped, press AUDIO DIRECT on the player. The digital audio output is turned on or off. Note, however, that the “DIGITAL OUT” setting remains the same.

Notes

• When you select “OFF,” you cannot set “DOLBY DIGITAL,” “MPEG,” “DTS” and “48kHz/96kHz PCM.“

• SACD sound signals are not output from the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL connectors.

Setting the Digital Output Signal

Switches the methods of outputting audio signals when you, connect 1. a digital component such as a receiver (amplifier) having a digital connector, 2. an audio component having a built-in decoder (Dolby Digital, MPEG or DTS), 3. a DAT or MD via the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL connector using an optical or coaxial digital connecting cord. For connection details, see page 11. You cannot adjust “DOLBY DIGITAL,” “MPEG,” “DTS” and “48kHz/96kHz PCM” if you set “DIGITAL OUT” to “OFF.”

AUDIO SETUP

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

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

To set, press , then . To quit, press .

DISPLAY

DOLBY SURROUND

ENTER

x DOLBY DIGITAL

Selects the Dolby Digital signals to be output via the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL and COAXIAL connectors.

•

D-PCM (Downmix PCM): when the player is connected to an audio component lacking a built-in Dolby Digital decoder. If you play Dolby Digital sound tracks, the output audio signals are mixed down to 2 channels. You can select whether the signals conform to Dolby Surround (Pro Logic) or not by making adjustments to the “DOWNMIX” item in “AUDIO SETUP.”

• DOLBY DIGITAL: when the player is connected to an

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

OFF

STANDARD

SHARP

D-PCM

PCM

OFF

48kHz/16bit

x MPEG

Selects the MPEG audio signals to be output via the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL and COAXIAL connectors.

•

PCM: when the player is connected to an audio component lacking a built-in MPEG decoder. If you play MPEG audio sound tracks, the player outputs stereo signals via the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL and COAXIAL connectors.

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

x DTS

Outputs the DTS signal from the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL and COAXIAL connectors.

•

OFF: when the player is connected to an audio component lacking a built-in DTS decoder.

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

x 48kHz/96kHz PCM (DVD only)

Selects the sampling frequency and word length of the audio signal to be output via the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL and COAXIAL connectors.

•

48kHz/16bit: The audio signals of DVDs are always converted to 48 kHz/16 bit.

• 96kHz/24bit: All types of signals including 96 kHz/24 bit are output in their original format. However, if the signal is encrypted for copyright protection purposes, the signal is only output as 48 kHz/16 bit.

Note

If you select “96kHz/24bit” when a receiver (amplifier) which cannot accept 96 kHz is connected to the player, no sound or a loud noise will come out from the speakers.

Settings and Adjustments

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Adjusting the Progressive video signal (SET PROGRESSIVE OUTPUT)

You can fine-tune the Progressive (525p) video signal output when you have selected “PROGRESSIVE” in “COMPONENT OUT” of the “CUSTOM SETUP” display and connect the player to the TV that be able to accept the video signal in progressive format (525p). The default settings are underlined.

• AUTO: This will automatically detect if you are playing Film based or Video based software and convert the signal to the appropriate mode.

• VIDEO: This will convert the output signal for Video based software, regardless of the type of software that you are playing.

Select “SET PROGRESSIVE OUTPUT” in the setup display.

SET PROGRESSIVE OUTPUT

MODE: 4:3 OUTPUT:

Settings and Adjustments

To set, press , then . To quit, press .

Notes

• “PROGRESSIVE” does not work for PAL signals. Even if you set “COMPONENT OUT” to “PROGRESSIVE,” the output signal is automatically switched to interlace format for PAL signals.

• If you select “PROGRESSIVE” in spite of you connect the player to a TV that cannot accept the signal in progressive format, the image quality will deteriorate. In this case, set SCAN SELECT switch on the back panel of the player to “INTERLACE.” Then set “COMPONEMT OUT” to “INTERLACE” after you can see the TV screen correctly, and set SCAN SELECT to “SELECTABLE.”

DISPLAY

ENTER

AUTO

FULL

Notes

• Some DVD software contains both Video and Film. For instance, DVDs of movies may contain the movie taken on film, and a “Making of” sequence taken on video.

• If you select “VIDEO” and play back a DVD that contains Film based software, sections of images may be unclear.

• When you select “AUTO,” sections of images may become unclear. This happens when the output signal tag (progressive/ interlace) is not correct on the software. If this happens, set the conversion mode to “VIDEO.”

x 4:3 OUTPUT

Adjust this when you watch progressive signals on a standard 4:3 aspect ratio television. If you can change the aspect ratio on your progressive format (525p) compatible TV, change the setting on your TV, not the player.

•

FULL: when you can change the aspect ratio on your TV.

• NORMAL: when you cannot change the aspect ratio on

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

x MODE (Conversion Modes)

DVD software can be divided into two types: film based software and video based software. Video based software is derived from TV, such as dramas and sit-coms, and displays images at 30 frames/60 fields per second. Film based software is derived from film and displays images at 24 frames per second. In order for these images to appear natural on your screen when output in PROGRESSIVE mode (60 frames per second), the progressive video signal needs to be converted to match the type of software that you are watching. For more information about conversion modes, see “Progressive Conversion methods of Film Based and Video Based Software.”

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

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Progressive Conversion Methods of Film Based and Video Based Software

This player converts video based software and film based software in the following manner.

Video based software conversion

Video shows an image by alternately displaying every other line of an image (field) at 30 frames (60 fields) per second (Interlace format).

Film based software conversion

Film shows an image by displaying an entire image at 24 frames per second. When you watch a film on television, the television displays every other line of the frame as a field, thus reducing information level and the clarity of the film image.

The Interlace format displays 30 frames (60 fields) per second by displaying every other line of the image, causing scanning lines to appear across the image. Furthermore, since only half of the image is shown at once, the amount of information contained in an image is limited.

The Progressive format displays 60 entire frames per seconds. The player accomplishes this by converting each field into a frame by using either a field-based conversion method or a frame-based conversion method. The appropriate method is automatically selected by the player according to the movement of the images on the screen. If the movement on the screen is slow, the framebased conversion method makes borrows adjacent field information to fill in the missing information. If the movement on the screen is rapid, the field-based conversion method creates the missing information by predicting the movement of the images on the screen from field to field. The end result is an image that is higher in quality when compared to the Interlace format.

Settings and Adjustments

This player solves this problem by increasing the speed at which the frames are displayed, consecutively showing 3 identical frames followed by 2 identical frames in the time that it normally takes to show 2 consecutive frames. The end result is that the 24 frames per second are increased to 60 frames per second, which is the speed at which Progressive video signals are shown.

This not only allows film to be shown in a frame based format, it also increases the clarity and sharpness which is unique to Progressive format images.

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Controlling Your TV or AV Receiver (Amplifier) with the Supplied Remote

By adjusting the remote signal, you can control your TV or AV receiver (amplifier) with the supplied remote.

Controlling TVs with the remote

TV/DVD switch

Number buttons

1 Slide the TV/DVD switch to TV.

Settings and Adjustments

2 Hold down ?/1, and enter your TV’s manufacturer’s

code (see the table) using the number buttons. Then release ?/1.

Code numbers of controllable TVs

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

RMT-D122E

Manufacturer Code number

Sony 01 (default), 03, 04

Aiwa 32

Akai 68

Blaupunkt 10, 21

Ferguson 52

Grundig 11

Hitachi 24

JVC 33

Loewe 45

Mitsubishi 27, 28, 50

Mivar 09

NEC 66

Nokia 69

Orion 47, 48

Panasonic 17, 49

Philips 06, 08

Pioneer 26

Saba 12, 13

Samsung 23

Sanyo 25

Sharp 29

Siemens 39

?/1 (on/standby)

button

TEAC 67

Thomson 43

Toshiba 38

RMT-D122O

Manufacturer Code number

Sony (default) 01

Grundig 11

Hitachi 24

Loewe 45

Nokia 15, 16, 69

Panasonic 17, 49

Philips 06, 07, 08

Saba 12, 13

Samsung 22, 23

Sanyo 25

Sharp 29

Telefunken 36

Thomson 43

Toshiba 38

Notes

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

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

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Controlling the TV

You can control your TV using the buttons below when you set the TV/DVD switch to TV.

Controlling AV receivers (amplifiers) with the remote

?/1 (on/standby)

TV/DVD switch

Number buttons*

-/--*

button

VOL

CH/PROG

TV/VIDEO WIDE MODE

ENTER*

ENTER

By pressing

?/1

TV/VIDEO

You can

Turn the TV on or off

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

VOL

CH (RMT-D122E) PROG (RMT-D122O)

WIDE MODE

Adjust the volume of the TV

Select the channel (program position) of the TV

Switch to or from the wide mode of a wide TV.

Number buttons, -/--

Select the programme of the TV

and ENTER*

* RMT-D122O only

Notes

• Depending on the TV, you may not be able to control your TV or to use some of the buttons above.

• If you use number buttons to select the TV’s programme position, press -/-- followed by the number buttons for twodigit numbers. (RMT-D122O only)

TV/DVD switch

Number buttons

?/1 (on/standby) button

1 Slide the TV/DVD switch to DVD.

2 Hold down ?/1, and enter your AV receiver’s

manufacturer’s code (see the table) using the number buttons. Then release ?/1.

Code numbers of controllable AV receivers (amplifier)

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

Manufacturer Code number

Sony 91 (default), 89

Denon 84, 85, 86

Kenwood 92, 93

Onkyo 81, 82, 83

Pioneer 99

Sansui 87

Technics 97, 98

Yamaha 94, 95, 96

Notes

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

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

Settings and Adjustments

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Controlling Your TV or AV Receiver (Amplifier) with the Supplied Remote

Controlling the AV receiver (amplifier)

You can change the volume of the AV receiver (amplifier) using VOL.

Note

Depending on the AV receiver (amplifier), you may not be able to control your AV receiver (amplifier).

Settings and Adjustments

VOL

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Additional

Troubleshooting

Information

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

Power

The power is not turned on.

, Check that the mains lead is connected securely.

Picture

There is no picture.

, Check that the player is connected securely. , The video connecting cord is damaged. Replace it

with a new one.

, Make sure you connect the player to the video

input connector on the TV. (page 10)

, Make sure you turn on the TV. , Make sure you select the video input on the TV so

that you can view the pictures from the player.

, You have selected “PROGRESSIVE” in

“COMPONENT OUT” even though your TV cannot accept the signal in progressive format. In this case, set the SCAN SELECT switch on the back panel of the player to “INTERLACE.” Then set “COMPONENT OUT” to “INTERLACE” after you can see the TV screen correctly, and set SCAN SELECT to “SELECTABLE.”

Additional Information

Picture noise appears.

, Clean the disc. , If the video signal from your SACD/DVD player

has to go through your VCR to get to your TV, the copy-protection applied to some DVD programs could affect picture quality. If you still experience problems after checking your connections, please try connecting your DVD player directly to your TV’s S-input, if your TV is equipped with this input. (page 10)

, You have selected “PROGRESSIVE” in

, Even if your TV is compatible with progressive

format (525p) signals, the image may be affected when you set “COMPONENT OUT” to “PROGRESSIVE.” In this case, set “COMPONENT OUT” to “INTERLACE.”

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Troubleshooting

, If the color system of your DVD player does not

match with that of your TV, change the color system of the player. For details, see page 9. (You cannot change the color system of the DVD disc itself.)

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

, The aspect ratio is fixed on your DVD.

Sound

There is no sound.

, Check that the player is connected securely. , The audio connecting cord is damaged. Replace it

with a new one.

, Make sure you connect the player to the audio

input connectors on the receiver (amplifier). (page

Additional Information

12)

, Make sure you turn on the TV and the receiver

(amplifier).

, Make sure you select the appropriate input on the

receiver (amplifier) so that you can listen to the sound from the player.

, The player is in pause mode or in Slow-motion

Play mode. Press H to return to normal play mode.

, The player is in fast forward or fast reverse mode.

Press H to return to normal play mode.

, Check the speaker connections and setting (page

15, 62). Refer to the operating manual of your receiver (amplifier).

, If you use the DIGITAL OUT connectors, set

“DIGITAL OUT” to ”ON” in the setup display. Otherwise no sound will come from the DIGITAL OUT connectors. (page 62)

, SACD audio signals are not output from the

DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL connectors.

, While playing a Super VCD which has no audio in

track 2, no sound will come out when you select “2:STEREO,” “2:1/L” or “2:2/R.”

Sound is noisy.

, Clean the disc. , When you play a CD with DTS sound tracks, noise

will come from any connector other than the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL connector. (page 19)

Sound distortion occurs.

, In the setup display, set “AUDIO ATT” in ”AUDIO

SETUP” to “ON.” (page 62)

The sound loses its stereo effect when you play a VIDEO CD or a CD.

, Set “AUDIO” to “STEREO” in the Control Menu

display. (page 35)

, Make sure you connect the player correctly. (pages

10, 12, 14)

Operation

The remote does not function.

, Remove any obstacles between the remote and the

player.

, Use the remote near the player. , Point the remote at the remote sensor

player.

, Replace all of the batteries in the remote with new

ones if they are weak.

The disc does not play.

, There is no disc inside (“Insert disc.” appears on

the TV screen). Insert a disc.

, Insert the disc correctly with the playback side

facing down on the disc tray.

, Clean the disc. , The player cannot play CD-ROMs, etc. (page 7)

Insert a DVD, a VIDEO CD, or CD.

, Check the region code of the DVD. (page 5) , Moisture has condensed inside the player. Remove

the disc and leave the player turned on for about half an hour. (page 8)

The player does not play from the beginning when playing a disc.

, Program Play, Shuffle Play, Repeat Play or A-B

Repeat Play has been selected. Press CLEAR. (pages 45 through 49)

, Resume Play has been selected.

Press x on the front panel or on the remote before you start playing. (page 23)

, A title menu or a DVD menu automatically

appears on the TV screen when you play your DVD, or a setup display automatically appears on the TV screen when you play your VIDEO CD with PBC functions.

The player starts playing the disc automatically.

, The DVD features the auto playback function. , “AUTO PLAY” in “CUSTOM SETUP” is set to

“TIMER.” (page 57)

Playback stops automatically.

, The disc may contain an auto pause signal. While

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

on the

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You cannot perform some functions such as Stop, Search, Slow-motion Play, Repeat Play, Shuffle Play or Program Play.

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

some of the operations above.

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

, In the setup display, select the desired language for

the on-screen display in “OSD” under “LANGUAGE SETUP.” (page 53)

Nothing is displayed on the front panel display.

, In the set up display, “DIMMER” in “CUSTOM

SETUP” is set to “OFF.” Press FL ON/OFF on the remote, or set “DIMMER” to any setting other than “OFF.” (page

58)

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

, The self-diagnosis function was activated. See the

table on page 72.

The language for the sound track cannot be changed when you play a DVD.

, Multilingual tracks are not recorded on the DVD. , Changing the language for the track is prohibited

on the DVD.

The subtitle language cannot be changed when you play a DVD.

, Multilingual subtitles are not recorded on the

DVD.

, Changing the language for the subtitles is

prohibited on the DVD.

The subtitles cannot be turned off when you play a DVD.

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

turn the subtitles off.

The angles cannot be changed when you play a DVD.

, Multi-angles are not recorded on the DVD. , Change the angles when “ANGLE” appears on the

front panel display. (page 37)

, Changing the angles is prohibited on the DVD.

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

, Contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony

service facility.

Additional Information

The player does not operate properly.

, Static electricity, etc., may affect the player’s

operation. Press POWER on the player to turn the player off and then on again.

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Self-diagnosis function

When the self-diagnosis function activates to prevent the player from malfunctioning, a five-character service number (combination of a letter and digits) flashes on the screen and on the front panel display. In this case, check the following table.

C:13:00

First three characters

C13

C31

Exx (xx is any number)

Additional Information

Cause and/or Corrective Action

•The disc is dirty.

, Clean the disc with a cleaning cloth. (page 8)

•The disc is not inserted correctly.

, Open the disc tray and insert the disc correctly.

•To prevent a malfunction, the player has performed the self-diagnosis function.

,When you contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility, give the 5-character service number. (example: E:61:10)

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Specifications

SACD/DVD player

Laser Semiconductor laser Signal format system

NTSC/PAL (See page 11 to switch)

Audio characteristics

Frequency response

DVD (PCM 96 kHz): 2 Hz to 44 kHz

(–2 dB ±1 dB at 44 kHz) CD: 2 Hz to 20 kHz (±0.5 dB) SACD: 2 Hz to 100 kHz (–3 dB ±1 dB at 50

kHz)

Signal to noise ratio

more than 115 dB(DVD)

Harmonic distortion

DVD: Less than 0.0015% CD: Less than 0.002% SACD: Less than 0.0015%

Dynamic range

More than 103 dB

(DVD) More than 103 dB (SACD) More than 99 dB (CD)

Wow and flutter

Less than detected value

(±0.001% W PEAK)

General

Power requirements

220 - 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz

Power consumption

48 W

Dimensions (approx.)

430 × 126 × 398 mm (17 × 5 × 15

/16 in.)

(w/h/d) incl. projecting parts

Mass (approx.)

12.6 kg (27 lb 12 oz)

Operating temperature

5 ˚C to 35 ˚C (41 ˚F to 95 ˚F)

Operating humidity

25 % to 80 %

Supplied accessories

See page 9.

Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.

Additional Information

Outputs

AUDIO OUT (1, 2)

DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL)

DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL)

VIDEO OUT (1, 2)

S VIDEO OUT (1, 2)

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT (Y, PB/CB, PR/CR)

Jack type

Phono jacks

Optical output connector

Phono jack

Phono jacks

4-pin mini DIN

Phono jacks

Output level

2 Vrms (at 50 kilohms)

–18 dBm

0.5 Vp-p

1.0 Vp-p

Y: 1.0 Vp-p

C: 0.3 Vp-p (PAL) C: 0.286 Vp-p (NTSC)

Y: 1.0 Vp-p PB/CB, PR/CR: ±0.35 Vp-p

Load impedance

Over 10 kilohms

Wave length: 660 nm

75 ohms terminated

75 ohms, sync negative

75 ohms, sync negative 75 ohms terminated

75 ohms, sync negative

75 ohms

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Glossary

Bit rate (page 42)

Value indicating the amount of video data compressed in a DVD per second. The unit is Mbps (Mega bit per second). 1 Mbps indicates that the data per second is 1,000,000 bits. The higher the bit rate, the larger the amount of data. However, this does not always mean that you can get higher quality pictures.

Chapter (page 7)

Sections of a picture or a music piece on a DVD that are smaller than titles. A title is composed of several chapters. Each chapter is assigned a chapter number enabling you to locate the chapter you want.

Dolby Digital (pages 12, 63)

Digital audio compression technology developed by Dolby Laboratories. This technology conforms to 5.1channel surround sound. The rear channel is stereo and there is a discrete subwoofer channel in this format.

Additional Information

Dolby Digital provides the same 5.1 discrete channels of high quality digital audio found in Dolby Digital cinema audio systems. Good channel separation is realized because all of the channel data is recorded discretely and processed in digital.

Dolby Pro Logic (pages 12, 63)

Audio signal processing technology that Dolby Laboratories developed for surround sound. When the input signal contains a surround component, the Pro Logic process outputs the front, center and rear signals. The rear channel is monaural.

DTS (pages 12, 63)

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

DVD (page 6)

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

Film based software (page 64, 65)

DVDs can be classified as Film based or Video based software. Film based DVDs contain the same images (24 frames per second) that are shown at movie theatres.

Interlace format (page 65)

Interlace format shows every other line of an image as a single "field" and is the standard method for displaying images on television. The even number field shows the even numbered lines of an image, and the odd numbered field shows the odd numbered lines of an image.

MPEG audio (page 63)

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

Multi-angle function (page 37)

Various angles for the scene (viewpoints of the video camera) are recorded on some DVDs.

Multilingual function (pages 37, 53)

Several languages for the audio track or subtitles in a picture are recorded on some DVDs.

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Parental Control (page 58)

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

Playback Control (PBC) (page 25)

Signals encoded on VIDEO CDs (Version 2.0) to control playback. By using menus recorded on VIDEO CDs with PBC functions, you can enjoy playing simple interactive programs, programs with search functions, and so on.

Progressive format (page 65)

Compared to the Interlace format that alternately shows every other line of an image (field) to create one frame, the Progressive format shows the entire image at once as a single frame. This means that while the Interlace format can show 30 frames (60 fields) in one second, the Progressive format can show 60 frames in one second. The overall picture quality increases and still images, text and horizontal lines appear sharper. This player is compatible with the 525 progressive format. Only NTSC signals can be shown in the Progressive format.

Super Audio CD (SACD) (page 6)

This audio format is based upon the current audio CD standards but includes a greater amount of information which provides higher quality sound. There are three types of discs: single layer, double layer and hybrid discs. The hybrid disc contains both standard audio CD and Super Audio CD information.

Track (page 7)

Sections of a picture or a music piece on a CD or VIDEO CD. Each track is assigned a track number enabling you to locate the track you want.

Video based software (page 64, 65)

DVDs can be classified as Film based or Video based software. Television dramas or sit-coms are examples of Video based software and display images at 30 frames (or 60 fields) per second.

VIDEO CD (page 7)

A compact disc that contains moving pictures. The picture data uses the MPEG 1 format, one of the worldwide standards of digital compression technology. The picture data is compressed to about 1/140 of its original size. Consequently, a 12 cm VIDEO CD can contain up to 74 minutes of moving pictures. VIDEO CDs also contain compact audio data. Sounds outside the range of human hearing are compressed while the sounds we can hear are not compressed. VIDEO CDs can hold 6 times the audio information of conventional audio CDs. There are 2 versions of VIDEO CDs.

• Version 1.1: You can play only moving pictures and sounds.

• Version 2.0: You can play high-resolution still pictures and enjoy PBC functions.

This player conforms to both versions.

Additional Information

Title (page 7)

The longest section of a picture or a music piece on a DVD; a movie, etc., for a picture piece on video software; or an album, etc., for a music piece on audio software. Each title is assigned a title number enabling you to locate the title you want.

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Language Code List

For details, see pages 37, 53.

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

Additional Information

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

The language spellings conform to the ISO 639: 1988 (E/F) standard.

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

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Index to Parts and Controls

Refer to the pages indicated in parentheses for details.

Front Panel

Additional Information

1 POWER button and indicator (18)

Disconnects the power of the player or places the player in standby mode.

2 VIDEO OFF indicator (20)

Lights up when:

– video output is set to off by using VIDEO ON/

OFF on the remote

– you press AUDIO DIRECT on the player.

3 PROGRESSIVE indicator (57)

Lights up when the video signal is output in the progressive format from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT connector.

4 SACD indicator (20)

Lights up when SACD audio signals are played.

5 Disc indicator (18)

Lights up while the disc is inserted.

6 Disc tray (18)

Place a disc on the tray.

7 PREV ./> NEXT (previous/next) buttons (21)

Press to go to the next chapter or track, or to go back to the previous chapter or track.

8 AUDIO DIRECT button and indicator (22)

Cuts off the video and audio digital signal output. The indicator lights up when the video and audio signals are cut.

9 SACD logo indicator (20)

Lights up when no disc is in the player, or when an SACD disc is inserted and SACD audio signals are played.

(remote sensor) (9)

Accepts the remote control signals.

qa DIGITAL OFF indicator (20)

Lights up when:

– “DIGITAL OUT” is set to “OFF” in “AUDIO

SETUP.”

– you press AUDIO DIRECT on the player and cut

the digital output.

qs FILM indicator (NTSC DVDs only) (65)

Lights up when film based NTSC DVD software is played during normal playback. When playing film based DVD software, it will blink if video based software is sensed, or may turn off if film and video software alternate. This is normal for DVDs that contain both film and video based software.

qd FL OFF indicator (58)

Lights up when:

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

“OFF.”

– you press FL ON/OFF on the remote to turn off

the front panel display.

qf Front Panel Display (26)

Indicates the playing time, etc. For details, see page 00.

qg AOPEN/CLOSE button (18)

Opens or closes the disc tray.

qh H (play) button and indicator (18)

Plays a disc. The indicator lights up when a disc is playing.

qj S (pause) button and indicator (21)

Pauses playing a disc. The indicator lights up when a disc is paused.

qk s (stop) button (21)

Stops playing a disc.

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Index to Parts and Controls

Rear Panel

212

VIDEO

OUT

Additional Information

1 AUDIO OUT R (right)/L (left) 1/2 connectors (10, 12)

Connect to the audio input connector on your TV or receiver (amplifier).

2 DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL connector (12, 15)

Connect to an audio component using an optical digital connecting cord. Take off the cap.

3 DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL connector (12, 15)

Connect to an audio component using a coaxial digital connecting cord.

4 VIDEO OUT 1/2 connectors (10)

Connect to the video input connector on your TV or monitor.

5 S VIDEO OUT 1/2 connectors (12, 15)

Connect to the S video input connector on your TV or monitor.

AUDIO OUT

S VIDEO

OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

OPTICAL COAXIAL

SCAN SELECT

DIGITAL OUT

PCM/DTS/MPEG

DOLBY DIGITAL

SELECTABLE INTERLACE PROGRESSIVE

6 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT (Y, PB/CB, PR/CR)

connectors (11)

Connects to a monitor or projector having component video input connectors (Y, P

B/CB, PR/CR) that conform

to output signals from the player.

7 SCAN SELECT switch (57)

Select the component video signal format .

• SELECTABLE: changes the format according to the setting made in “COMPONENT OUT” of the “CUSTOM SETUP” display.

• INTERLACE: fixes to the format to interlace format.

• PROGRESSIVE: fixes to the format to progressive format (525p).

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Remote

1 TV/DVD switch (66)

Selects to control the player and receiver or the TV with the remote.

2 ZOPEN/CLOSE button (21)

Opens or closes the disc tray.

3 Number buttons

Selects and executes the items or settings.

4 CLEAR / -/-- (ten‘s digit)* button (45 through 49, 67)

Press to return to continuous play, etc.

5 REPEAT button (48)

Each time you press this button, the “REPEAT” setting changes.

6 PROGRAM button (45)

Press for “PROGRAM” playback.

7 SHUFFLE button (47)

Each time you press this button, the “SHUFFLE” setting changes.

8 ANGLE button (38)

Changes the angles when playing a DVD.

9 AUDIO button (35)

Changes the sound while playing a DVD, CD or VIDEO CD.

0 SUBTITLE button (37)

Changes the subtitles when playing a DVD.

qa ./>PREV/NEXT (previous/next) buttons (21)

Press to go to the next chapter or track, or to go back to the previous chapter or track.

qs HPLAY button (18)

Plays a disc.

/ SEARCH buttons (21)

While monitoring the picture, keep pressing to locate a point quickly.

qf TITLE button (24)

Displays the title menu on the TV screen.

qg DISPLAY button (28)

Displays the Control Menu display on the TV screen to set or adjust the items.

qh DVD MENU button (24)

Displays the DVD menu on the TV screen.

qj Click shuttle (21)

Changes the playback speed.

qk </M/m/,/ENTER buttons

Selects and executes the items or settings.

ql VOL button (67)

Change the volume of the TV when the TV/DVD switch is set to TV, or the volume of the receiver (amplifier) when the switch is set to DVD.

Additional Information

* RMT-D122O only

(continued)

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Index to Parts and Controls

w; ?/1 (on/standby) button (18)

Press to turn on the player or place it in standby mode after power is connected by pressing POWER on the player. When the TV/DVD switch is set to TV, this button turns your TV on or off.

wa CH/PROG button (67)

Changes the channel (program position) of the TV.

ws TV/VIDEO button (67)

Changes the video input of the TV.

wd WIDE MODE button (67)

Changes the wide mode of the TV.

wf VIDEO ON/OFF button (20)

Turns on/off the video output.

wg FL ON/OFF button (58)

Turns on/off the front panel display.

wh ENTER button

Executes the items or settings.

wj PICTURE MEMORY button (57)

Press to store a picture in memory.

Additional Information

wk AyB button (49)

Press to play the desired section of the software (A-B repeat playback).

wl SACD/CD button (20)

Changes the playback layer between the HD (High density) layer and CD layer when you insert a hybrid SACD into the player.

e; TIME/TEXT button (32)

Displays the playing time of the disc, etc., on the front panel display and the screen.

ea LIGHT button (21)

Press to light up HPLAY, XPAUSE, xSTOP and DISPLAY buttons on the remote.

es xSTOP button (21)

Stops playing a disc.

ed JOG button / indicator (21)

Press to play a disc frame by frame using the click shuttle.

ef ORETURN button (25, 29)

Press to return to the previously selected screen, etc.

eg XPAUSE button (21)

Pauses playing a disc.

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Index

Numerics

4:3 LETTER BOX 56 4:3 OUTPUT 64 4:3 PAN SCAN 56

5.1 Channel Surround 14 16:9 56 48kHz/96kHz PCM 63

A-B REPEAT 49 ADVANCED 42 Angle 37 ANGLE 37 AUDIO 35, 54 AUDIO ATT 62 AUDIO DRC 62 AUDIO SETUP 62 AUTO PLAY 58

BACKGROUND 56 Batteries 9 BLACK LEVEL 57

CD 5 Chapter 7, 31, 74 CHAPTER 31 Clear Frame Function 58 CHROMA FILTER 58 COLOR SYSTEM 57 COMPONENT OUT 57 Connecting 10, 12, 14 Continuous play

CD/VIDEO CD 18

DVD 18 Control Menu display 28 CUSTOM PARENTAL

CONTROL 43

CUSTOM SETUP 57

D, E

DIGITAL OUT 62 Digital output 12, 63 DIMMER 58 DISC MEMO 33 Display

Control Menu display 28

Front panel display 26

Setup display 50 DOLBY DIGITAL 12, 63, 74 DOWNMIX 62 DTS 12, 63, 74

DVD 6 DVD menu 24 DVD MENU 54

F, G

Fast Forward 21 Fast Rewind 21 Front panel display 26

Handling discs 8 Hooking up 10, 12, 14

I, J, K

Index 7, 31 INDEX 31

L, M, N

LANGUAGE SETUP 53 LAYER 42 LETTER BOX 56 Locating

a specific point 21 by watching the TV

screen 21 MODE 64 MPEG 63

On-screen display

Control Menu display 28

Setup display 50 OSD 53

P, Q

PAN SCAN 56 PARENTAL CONTROL 58 PAUSE MODE 58 PBC functions 25 PBC Playback 25, 75 PICTURE MEMORY 56 PLAYBACK MEMORY 58 PRO LOGIC 63 PROGRAM 45 PROGRESSIVE 57 Program Play 45

Remote 9, 66 REPEAT 48 Resume Play 23

S video output 10, 12, 14 SACD 6 SCAN SELECT 57 Scene 7 SCENE 31 SCREEN SAVER 56 SCREEN SETUP 56 Searching. See Locating. Setup display 50 SHUFFLE 47 Shuffle Play 47 Slow-motion Play 21 Speakers

hookup 15 STARTUP SCREEN 56 SUBTITLE 37, 55

TIME/MEMO 32, 33, 34 TIME/TEXT 32, 33, 34 Title 7, 31, 75 TITLE 31 Title menu 24 Track 7, 31, 75 TRACK 31 TRACK SELECTION 59 Troubleshooting 69 TV TYPE 56

Usable discs 5

V, W, X, Y, Z

VIDEO CD 7, 18 VIDEO CONTROL 38

Additional Information

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Sony Corporation Printed in Japan

Sony SACD DVP-S9000ES User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Features

About This Manual

This Player Can Play the Following Discs

Precautions

Notes About the Discs

Unpacking

Getting Started

TV Hookups

Receiver (Amplifier) Hookups

5.1 Channel Surround Hookups

Selecting the Language for the On-Screen Display

Operation Sound Effects (Sound Feedback)

Playing Discs

Playing Discs

Playing at Various Speeds/ Frame by Frame

Resuming Playback from the Point Where You Stopped the Disc (Resume Play)

Using the DVD’s Menu

Playing VIDEO CDs with PBC Functions (PBC Playback)

Using the Front Panel Display

Using the Control Menu Display

Control Menu Item List

Searching for a Title/Chapter/Track/Index/Scene

Labeling the Disc

Changing the Sound

Displaying the Subtitles

Changing the Angles

Adjusting the Picture (VIDEO CONTROL)

Checking the Play Information

Locking Discs (Custom Parental Control)

Creating Your Own Program (Program Play)

Playing in Random Order (Shuffle Play)

Playing Repeatedly (Repeat Play)

Repeating a Specific Portion (A–B Repeat)

Using the Setup Display

Setup Display Item List

Setting the Display Language or Sound Track (LANGUAGE SETUP)

Settings for the Display (SCREEN SETUP)

Settings for the Sound (AUDIO SETUP)

Adjusting the Progressive video signal (SET PROGRESSIVE OUTPUT)

Controlling Your TV or AV Receiver (Amplifier) with the Supplied Remote

Troubleshooting

Additional Information

Self-diagnosis function

Specifications

Glossary

Language Code List

Index to Parts and Controls

Index