Sony 480p Operating Instructions Manual Download

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If you have an AV amplifier that conforms to the
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* Manufactured under license from Dolby

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

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

registered trademarks of Digital Theater
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Page 1: ...regarding this product Model No DVP CX985V Serial No ______________ For Customers in Canada If this product is not working properly please call 1 877 602 2008 for Peace of Mind Warranty Replacement service For other product related questions please contact our Customer Information Service Centre at 1 877 899 7669 or write to us at Customer Information Service 115 Gordon Baker Road Toronto Ontario ...

Page 2: ...e designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipme...

Page 3: ...ay 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 On adjusting volume Do not turn up the volume while listening to a section with very low level inputs or no ...

Page 4: ...ing ORIGINAL or PLAY LIST on a DVD RW 38 Selecting a Playback Area for a Super Audio CD 39 Playing VIDEO CDs With PBC Functions PBC Playback 40 Selecting and Playing an MP3 Audio Track 41 Various Play Mode Functions Program Play Shuffle Play Repeat Play A B Repeat Play 43 Searching for and Managing Discs Disc Explorer 49 Displaying the Disc Information 49 Filing Discs in the Folder File Mode 52 La...

Page 5: ...TAL CONTROL PARENTAL CONTROL 78 Controlling Your TV or AV Amplifier Receiver With the Supplied Remote 82 Settings and Adjustments 85 Using the Setup Display 85 Setting the Display or Sound Track Language LANGUAGE SETUP 86 Settings for the Display SCREEN SETUP 87 Custom Settings CUSTOM SETUP 89 Settings for the Sound AUDIO SETUP 90 Settings for the Speakers SPEAKER SETUP 92 Additional Information 9...

Page 6: ... system is used to protect copyrights DVD VIDEOs labeled will also play on this player If you try to play any other DVD VIDEO the message Playback prohibited by area limitations will appear on the TV screen Depending on the DVD VIDEO no region code indication may be labeled even though playing the DVD VIDEO is prohibited by area restrictions Icons Meanings Functions available for DVD VIDEOs or DVD...

Page 7: ...ght lock appears on the screen For more information see the operating instructions for the recording device Note that discs created in the Packet Write format cannot be played CPRM Content Protection for Recordable Media is a coding technology that protects copyright for images Music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies This product is designed to playback discs that conform to the...

Page 8: ...omatically opens and C32 appears in the front panel display page 97 it may be because burrs remain on the outer edge of the disc particularly CDs In order to ensure stable operation remove the burrs by rubbing the edge of the disc with the side of a pen or pencil Check the discs in the two slots to the left and right of the center slot including the center slot Clean the disc with a cleaning cloth...

Page 9: ...disc is inserted E Front panel display 10 F Front cover 32 G OPEN CLOSE button 32 H A DISC EJECT button 33 I H play button 33 J X pause button 34 K x stop button 34 L 100 button 34 M DISC CHANGE button indicator 32 33 34 50 N DIRECT SEARCH button indicator 34 O ENTER previous next enter dial 34 P O RETURN button 35 Q C X x c ENTER buttons 37 R DISPLAY button 14 S TOP MENU button 37 T MENU button 3...

Page 10: ...ent title and chapter 65 Current disc All discs mode 43 Disc type Playing time 65 Playing status Current play mode 43 All discs mode 43 Current disc Current scene 65 Playing time 65 Disc type SACD lights up during HD playback Current track CD Super Audio CD VIDEO CD or album DATA CD 65 Lights up when playingMP3 audio tracks 41 Playing status Current disc Current play mode 43 All discs mode 43 Curr...

Page 11: ...panel display Press FL OFF on the player The front panel display turns off and the FL OFF indicator on the player lights up z Hint You can adjust the lighting of the front panel display by setting DIMMER in CUSTOM SETUP page 89 ...

Page 12: ... OUT OPTICAL jack 24 25 26 C 5 1CH OUTPUT jacks 26 D LINE OUT AUDIO L R 1 2 jacks 23 24 25 E LINE OUT VIDEO 1 2 jacks 19 F S VIDEO OUT 1 2 jacks 19 G COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y PB CB PR CR jacks 19 H COMPONENT VIDEO OUT SCAN SELECT switch 87 I COMMAND MODE switch 18 ...

Page 13: ...s 37 P DISPLAY FILE button 14 52 Q TOP MENU EDIT button 37 54 R 1 on standby button 32 S VOL volume buttons 82 The button has a tactile dot T TV VIDEO DISC SKIP button 34 82 U ENTER button 82 V WIDE MODE DISC SKIP button 34 82 W FOLDER button 49 X PICTURE MEMORY button 51 Y ANGLE button 73 Z TIME TEXT button 64 wj SACD CD Super Audio CD CD button 39 wk SACD MULTI 2CH Super Audio CD multi 2 channel...

Page 14: ...es Example Control Menu display 1 when playing a DVD VIDEO Displays the scene number for VIDEO CDs PBC is on track number for VIDEO CDs Super Audio CDs CDs album number for DATA CDs Displays the index number for VIDEO CDs Super Audio CDs CDs MP3 audio track number for DATA CDs Displays the DISC MEMO or CD Text when the disc contains title information OFF 1 ENGLISH 2 FRENCH 3 SPANISH OFF 1 8 3 4 1 ...

Page 15: ...Use to input the time code when searching for a scene or music Displays the Disc Memo you entered in the edit mode of the Disc Explorer function page 65 TIME TEXT page 60 Checks the elapsed time and the remaining playback time Use to input the time code when searching for a scene or music Displays the DVD Super Audio CD CD text or the DATA CD s track name page 65 MULTI 2CH page 39 Selects the play...

Page 16: ...tting ALL DISCS ONE DISC page 43 Selects All Discs or One Disc mode PROGRAM page 44 Selects the disc title chapter or track to play in the order you want SHUFFLE page 46 Plays the disc title chapter or track in random order REPEAT page 46 Plays the entire disc all titles all tracks all albums repeatedly or one title chapter track album repeatedly A B REPEAT page 47 Specifies the parts you want to ...

Page 17: ... Size AA R6 batteries 2 Step 2 Preparing the Remote You can control the player using the supplied remote Insert two Size AA R6 batteries by matching the 3 and ends on the batteries to the markings inside the compartment When using the remote point it at the remote sensor on the player Notes Do not leave the remote in an extremely hot or humid place Do not drop any foreign object into the remote ca...

Page 18: ...ing for this player and the supplied remote is DVD1 1 Slide the COMMAND MODE switch on the remote to select the command mode DVD 1 DVD 2 or DVD 3 so that the setting for the remote differs from the other DVD players For example if other DVD players respond to the default command mode setting for the supplied remote DVD 1 set the remote to DVD 2 or DVD 3 2 Slide the COMMAND MODE switch on the rear ...

Page 19: ...n order to view progressive signal pictures with a compatible TV projector or monitor you must use pattern C l Signal flow Component video cord not supplied yellow Audio video cord supplied TV projector or AV amplifier receiver TV projector or AV amplifier receiver red S VIDEO cord not supplied TV projector or AV amplifier receiver green blue yellow green blue red to LINE OUT VIDEO 1 or 2 to S VID...

Page 20: ...nals you must use this connection and set COMPONENT OUT in SCREEN SETUP to PROGRESSIVE page 87 To change the aspect ratio for the connected TV Depending on the disc and the TV type standard 4 3 screen TV or wide screen TV the image may not fit the TV screen If this happens change the aspect ratio page 87 Notes Connect the player directly to the TV If you pass the player signals via the VCR you may...

Page 21: ...eiver and two speakers Surround effects TVS STANDARD page 70 or MD deck DAT deck Surround effects None page 24 AV amplifier receiver having a Dolby Surround Pro Logic decoder and 3 to 6 speakers Surround effects Dolby Surround Pro Logic page 91 page 25 AV amplifier receiver with 5 1 ch input jacks and 4 to 6 speakers Surround effects Dolby Digital 5 1 ch page 98 DTS 5 1 ch page 98 Super Audio CD M...

Page 22: ...e 96 kHz sampling frequency use connection Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby Pro Logic and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories DTS and DTS Digital Surround are registered trademarks of Digital Theater Systems Inc D ...

Page 23: ...ignals page 19 z Hint When connecting to a monaural TV use a stereo mono conversion cord not supplied Connect the LINE OUT AUDIO L R 1 or 2 jacks to the TV s audio input jack A TV l Signal flow CD DVD player white red Audio video cord supplied to audio input yellow white red yellow to LINE OUT AUDIO L R 1 or 2 c continued ...

Page 24: ...lifier receiver z Hint To realize better surround sound effects make sure that your listening position is in between your speakers Note Super Audio CD audio signals are not output from the digital jack B B 1 B 2 CD DVD player or Stereo amplifier receiver MD deck DAT deck Front L Front R Speakers white red red white Coaxial digital cord not supplied Stereo audio cord not supplied to audio input to ...

Page 25: ...ier receiver Notes When connecting 6 speakers replace the monaural rear speaker with a center speaker 2 rear speakers and a subwoofer Super Audio CD audio signals are not output from the digital jack C C 1 C 2 CD DVD player or Front R Front L Rear R Subwoofer l Signal flow Rear L Amplifier receiver with Dolby Surround decoder Center Rear mono Stereo audio cord not supplied Speakers Coaxial digital...

Page 26: ...ections you can enjoy a more realistic audio presence in the comfort of your own home D D 1 D 2 l Signal flow Front R Front L Rear R AV amplifier receiver having 5 1ch inputs or and a decoder Subwoofer Center Coaxial digital cord not supplied Monaural audio cord not supplied Stereo audio cord not supplied Optical digital cord not supplied Remove jack cap before connecting Speakers CD DVD player Sp...

Page 27: ...ayer z Hints For correct speaker placement refer to the instructions of the connected components To enhance the sound performance Use high performance speakers Use front rear and center speakers of the same size and performance Place the subwoofer between the left and right front speakers Use connection when connecting to 7 or more speakers 6 1ch or more Notes For connection After you have complet...

Page 28: ...en Press ENTER to run QUICK SETUP appears at the bottom of the screen If this message does not appear select QUICK under SETUP in the Control Menu to run Quick Setup page 86 4 Press ENTER before inserting a disc The Setup Display for selecting the language used in the on screen display appears 5 Press X x to select a language The player uses the language selected here to display the menu and subti...

Page 29: ...else select NO Quick Setup is finished and connections are complete Select LINE OUTPUT L R AUDIO Quick Setup is finished and connections are complete Select DIGITAL OUTPUT The Setup Display for DOLBY DIGITAL appears or both and Select DIGITAL 5 1CH OUTPUT The display for DOLBY DIGITAL appears 12Press X x to select the type of Dolby Digital signal you wish to send to your amplifier receiver Choose ...

Page 30: ...fer 21Press ENTER Quick Setup is finished All connections and setup operations are complete Enjoying the surround sound effects To enjoy the surround sound effects of this player or your amplifier receiver set the following items as described below for the audio connection you selected on pages 24 to 26 through Each of these is the default setting and does not need to be adjusted when you first co...

Page 31: ... Set DISTANCE BALANCE and LEVEL according to the connected speakers page 92 z Hints For connections If the sound distorts even when the volume is turned down set AUDIO ATT to ON page 90 For connections Set 48kHz 96kHz PCM to 96kHZ 24bit only if you connect an amplifier receiver that conforms to the 96 kHz sampling frequency page 91 A B 1 C 1 B 2 C 2 D 2 D 1 B 1 C 1 D 1 B 2 C 2 D 2 ...

Page 32: ...OSE The front cover closes The rotary table turns and the disc slot selected in step 4 is set to the playing position z Hint In step 4 you can select a disc slot number by skipping 10 slots After sliding the TV DISC EXPLORER DVD switch to DISC EXPLORER or DVD press DISC SKIP on the remote 10 disc slots before or after the current disc slot number will be skipped To skip 100 slots press 100 on the ...

Page 33: ...can remove the current disc by directly pressing A DISC EJECT on the player Playing Discs Depending on the disc some operations may be different or restricted Refer to the operating instructions supplied with your disc 1 Turn on your TV 2 Press 1 The player turns on 3 Switch the input selector on your TV so that the signal from the player appears on the TV screen When using an amplifier receiver T...

Page 34: ... to ON page 89 For details on the types of MP3 audio tracks that you can play on this player or on their playback order see Selecting and Playing an MP3 Audio Track on page 41 You can select to play a disc from a list of all the discs inserted in the player For details see Displaying the Disc Information page 49 Note Super Audio CD audio signals are not output from the digital output jack Addition...

Page 35: ...in standby mode press O RETURN ENTER and then 1 again Note Even if you select RESET under SETUP in the Control Menu page 86 the front cover remains locked Skip disc slots On the player To skip 100 disc slots ahead press 100 Press ENTER to start playback On the remote After sliding the TV DISC EXPLORER DVD switch to DISC EXPLORER or DVD press DISC SKIP Stop Press x Pause Press X Resume play after p...

Page 36: ...layback from the point where you stopped the disc in step 1 z Hint To play from the beginning of the disc press x twice then press H Notes The point where you stopped playing is cleared when you change the play mode you open the front cover you change the slot you disconnect the power cord When playing a DATA CD the point where you stopped playing is cleared when the player enters standby mode Thi...

Page 37: ...the language for the subtitles and the language for the sound select these items using the MENU SORT button 1 Select a disc page 34 2 Press TOP MENU EDIT or MENU SORT The disc s menu appears on the TV screen The contents of the menu vary from disc to disc 3 Press C X x c or the number buttons to select the item you want to play or change 4 Press ENTER z Hint You can also display the disc s menu by...

Page 38: ...mode The Control Menu appears 3 Press X x to select ORIGINAL PLAY LIST then press ENTER The options for ORIGINAL PLAY LIST appear 4 Press X x to select the setting PLAY LIST plays the titles created from ORIGINAL ORIGINAL plays the titles originally recorded 5 Press ENTER To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY FILE repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off Note Repeat Play and A B Repeat...

Page 39: ...ULTI indicator in the front panel display lights up when playing a multi channel playback area z Hint You can also select MULTI 2CH from the Control Menu page 15 Selecting the playback layer of hybrid Super Audio CDs Some Super Audio CDs consist of an HD layer and a CD layer You can select the playback layer you want to listen to 1 Press SACD CD while the player is in stop mode Each time you press...

Page 40: ...ons supplied with the disc as the operating procedure may differ depending on the VIDEO CD To return to the menu Press O RETURN z Hint To play without using PBC press while the player is stopped to select a track then press H or ENTER Play without PBC appears on the TV screen and the player starts continuous play You cannot play still pictures such as a menu To return to PBC playback press x twice...

Page 41: ...audio tracks recorded in the following sampling frequencies 32 kHz 44 1 kHz 48 kHz The player cannot play audio tracks in MP3PRO format If you add the extension MP3 to data not in MP3 format the player cannot recognize the data properly and will generate a loud noise which could damage your speaker system The playback order may be different from the edited order See The playback order of MP3 audio...

Page 42: ...ayed back The playback order of MP3 audio tracks The playback order of albums and tracks recorded on a DATA CD is as follows Structure of disc contents When you play a DATA CD from its beginning page 33 the numbered tracks are played sequentially from 1 through 7 Any sub albums tracks contained within a currently selected album take priority over the next album in the same tree Example C contains ...

Page 43: ...at Play A B Repeat Play You can set the following play modes Program Play page 44 Shuffle Play page 46 Repeat Play page 46 A B Repeat Play page 47 Notes The play mode is canceled when you open the front cover you press 1 and the player enters standby mode Before setting a play mode for Super Audio CDs select the playback layer or area you want to listen to page 39 Each play mode function works onl...

Page 44: ... By selecting All Discs mode page 43 you can create a program for all of the discs in the player 1 Press DISPLAY FILE twice The Control Menu appears 2 Press X x to select PROGRAM then press ENTER The options for PROGRAM appear 3 Press X x to select SET t then press ENTER The display for programming appears 4 Press c The player is ready to program the first disc 5 Select the disc you want to progra...

Page 45: ... To cancel or change a program 1 Follow steps 1 to 3 of Creating your own program Program Play 2 Select the program number of the disc title chapter or track you want to cancel or change using X x 3 Perform the following To cancel the program Press CLEAR To change the program Press c and follow step 5 for new programming To cancel all of the discs titles chapters or tracks in the program 1 Follow ...

Page 46: ...uffled When playing a DVD VIDEO DISC TITLE CHAPTER When playing a Super Audio CD VIDEO CD or CD DISC TRACK When playing a DVD RW or DATA CD DISC When Program Play is activated ON shuffles titles chapters or tracks selected in Program Play 4 Press ENTER You can select DISC in All Discs mode only To return to normal play Press CLEAR or select OFF in step 3 z Hints You can set Shuffle Play while the ...

Page 47: ...ent track When playing a DATA CD MP3 audio DISC repeats all of the albums on the current disc in One Disc mode or all of the discs in All Discs mode ALBUM repeats the current album TRACK repeats the current track When Program Play or Shuffle Play is activated ON repeats Program Play or Shuffle Play To return to normal play Press CLEAR or select OFF in step 2 z Hints You can set Repeat Play while t...

Page 48: ...return to normal play Press CLEAR or select OFF in step 2 To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY FILE repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off Notes When you set A B Repeat Play the settings for Shuffle Play Repeat Play and Program Play are canceled A B Repeat Play does not work for titles containing still pictures on a DVD RW in VR mode A B Repeat Play does not work across multiple tit...

Page 49: ...me DVDs are automatically filed in the DVD folder and Super Audio CDs CDs VIDEO CDs DATA CDs are filed in the CD folder You can file your discs as you like in the A to D folders page 52 Press FOLDER The Disc Explorer displays the ALL folder Disc Explorer display Jacket picture The jacket picture recorded on the disc appears automatically If there is no picture you can capture one from the disc pag...

Page 50: ...to DISC EXPLORER or DVD press DISC SKIP To skip 100 disc slots ahead press 100 on the player Press ENTER to start playback press DISC CHANGE on the player to turn the indicator on followed by turning the ENTER dial on the player and then pressing it 3 Press ENTER The Disc Explorer disappears and playback starts To turn off the Disc Explorer Press ORETURN z Hint When you select the disc with the nu...

Page 51: ...et picture for the Disc Explorer To erase a stored jacket picture 1 Perform steps 1 and 2 in Searching for a disc on the Disc Explorer and select the disc you want to edit page 50 2 After sliding the TV DISC EXPLORER DVD switch to DISC EXPLORER press TOP MENU EDIT appears in the bottom right corner 3 Press C c to highlight the disc number 4 Press CLEAR The stored jacket picture is deleted To cance...

Page 52: ... 4 Press ENTER The disc to be filed in this case the disc in slot no 1 is selected To file more than one disc repeat steps 3 and 4 5 Press FOLDER repeatedly to select the A folder 6 Press DISPLAY FILE disappears from the Disc Explorer Then the Disc Explorer for the A folder containing the selected discs appears To cancel the file mode Press ORETURN To turn off the Disc Explorer press ORETURN again...

Page 53: ...ide the TV DISC EXPLORER DVD switch to DISC EXPLORER then press DISPLAY FILE appears in the bottom right corner 3 Press X x to select the disc 4 Press ENTER The disc to be deleted is selected To delete other discs repeat steps 3 and 4 5 Press CLEAR The disc disappears from the folder and disappears from the Disc Explorer To cancel the file mode Press ORETURN To turn off the Disc Explorer press ORE...

Page 54: ...ISC EXPLORER DVD switch to DISC EXPLORER press TOP MENU EDIT The selected disc s text only is highlighted and appears in the bottom right corner To label a folder Press FOLDER After sliding the TV DISC EXPLORER DVD switch to DISC EXPLORER press TOP MENU EDIT Then press X Select the folder you want to label by pressing C X x c 2 Press ENTER The DISC MEMO INPUT display appears when you have selected...

Page 55: ...ve the cursor z Hint To display disc information on a hybrid Super Audio CD page 98 play the disc once and press FOLDER Notes You can label up to 400 discs When you store the 40lst disc in memory the data for the lst disc is erased You cannot enter Disc Memo on Super Audio CDs including hybrid discs However HD layers on most Super Audio CDs contain text information that you can display using the D...

Page 56: ...ored in memory If no jacket picture is recorded in the disc or if you do not have a scene captured from that disc as a jacket picture page 51 the genre picture in the memory of the player is displayed To cancel the edit mode Press ORETURN until disappears from the Disc Explorer If you press ORETURN again the Disc Explorer turns off Notes The genre setting remains in the player s memory even after ...

Page 57: ... C X x c to select the item you want to sort You can select the disc number text information or genre You can also sort the text information by the text in the second line 5 Press ENTER disappears from the Disc Explorer Then the discs are sorted and re displayed The sorted order is saved even if the power of the player is turned off TV DISC EXPLORER DVD switch ENTER ORETURN C X x c MENU SORT FOLDE...

Page 58: ...in the Disc Explorer turns off z Hint The discs in the same genre are sorted by numerial order according to the disc slot number ALL DVD CD A B C D 1 Super Car Chase MONACO Highway Touring Music Madness 3 198 2 4 Action DVD Action DVD CD CD Skiing the World Action DVD BRAHMS SYMPHONY4 Classical SORT ...

Page 59: ...you find the point you want press H to return to normal speed Each time you press m or M during scan the playback speed changes With each press the indication changes as shown below Actual speeds may differ with some discs Playback direction Opposite direction The 2B 2b playback speed is about twice the normal speed The FF3M FR3m playback speed is faster than FF2M FR2m and the FF2M FR2m playback s...

Page 60: ...ayback press H Searching for a Title Chapter Track Scene etc You can search a DVD by title or by chapter and you can search a VIDEO CD Super Audio CD CD by track index or scene As titles and tracks are assigned unique numbers on the disc you can select the desired one by entering its number Or you can search for a scene using the time code 1 Select a disc page 34 2 Press DISPLAY FILE during playba...

Page 61: ...n select another number 6 Press ENTER The player starts playback from the selected number To search for a scene using the time code DVD VIDEO DVD RW only 1 In step 2 select TIME TEXT T playing time of the current title is selected 2 Press ENTER T changes to T 3 Input the time code using the number buttons then press ENTER For example to find the scene at 2 hours 10 minutes and 20 seconds after the...

Page 62: ... or track number displayed is the same number recorded on the disc Searching by Scene PICTURE NAVIGATION You can divide the screen into 9 subscreens and quickly find a desired scene 1 Press PICTURE NAVI during playback The following display appears 2 Press PICTURE NAVI repeatedly to select an item CHAPTER VIEWER DVD VIDEO only TITLE VIEWER DVD VIDEO only TRACK VIEWER VIDEO CD only 3 Press ENTER Th...

Page 63: ...he bottom right of the screen To display the additional titles chapters or tracks select the bottom right scene located at box 9 and press x To return to the previous scene select the top left scene located at box 1 and press X You can also select PICTURE NAVIGATION from the Control Menu page 14 Notes Depending on the disc you may not be able to select some items The sound is muted when using this...

Page 64: ...cene When playing a VIDEO CD without PBC functions Super Audio CD or CD T minutes seconds Playing time of the current track T Remaining time of the current track D Playing time of the current disc D Remaining time of the current disc When playing a DATA CD MP3 audio T minutes seconds Playing time of the current track To check the DISC MEMO DVD Super Audio CD CD text or track album names MP3 audio ...

Page 65: ... or DVD RW When playing a VIDEO CD without PBC functions Super Audio CD or CD When playing a DATA CD MP3 audio Title playing time and current disc title and chapter number Remaining time of the current title Playing time and number of the current chapter Remaining time of the current chapter Text Track playing time and current disc track and index number Remaining time of the current track Remaini...

Page 66: ... DVD Super Audio CD CD text such as the disc name or title Playing time of MP3 audio tracks may not be displayed correctly Checking the Play Information You can check information during playback such as the current bit rate or the disc layer Checking the play information of a DVD ADVANCED 1 Press DISPLAY FILE during playback The Control Menu appears 2 Press X x to select ADVANCED then press ENTER ...

Page 67: ... kbps kilo bit per second The higher the bit rate the larger the amount of data However this does not always mean that you can get higher quality pictures or sounds LAYER 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 98 DVD VIDEO Checking the play information o...

Page 68: ...2 When the same language is displayed two or more times the DVD VIDEO is recorded in multiple audio formats When playing a DVD RW The types of sound tracks recorded on a disc are displayed The default setting is underlined Example 1 MAIN main sound 1 SUB sub sound 1 MAIN SUB main and sub sound When playing a VIDEO CD CD or DATA CD MP3 audio The default setting is underlined STEREO The standard ste...

Page 69: ...not being output SURROUND Mode Settings You can enjoy surround sounds while playing discs including Dolby Digital and DTS DVDs even if you have only 2 or 4 speakers Select the surround mode that best suits your speaker setup 1 Press SUR during playback The following display appears 2 Press SUR repeatedly to select one of the surround modes See the following explanations given for each item For 2 s...

Page 70: ...o TV TVS WIDE Creates five sets of virtual rear speakers from the sound of the actual front speakers L R as shown below This mode is effective when the distance between the front L and R speakers is short such as with built in speakers on a stereo TV TVS NIGHT Large sounds such as explosions are suppressed but quieter sounds are unaffected This feature is useful when you want to hear the dialog an...

Page 71: ...l speaker position The shift position differs according to REAR or SIDE setting of the rear speakers page 92 VIRTUAL MULTI REAR Creates an array of virtual rear speakers from a single set of actual rear speakers The position of the virtual rear speakers differs according to REAR or SIDE settng of the rear speakers page 92 VIRTUAL MULTI DIMENSION Creates an array of virtual rear speaker positions h...

Page 72: ...f the connected TV or amplifier receiver Make sure that your listening position is between and at an equal distance from your speakers and that the speakers are located in similar surroundings Not all discs will respond to the TVS NIGHT function in the same way If you use the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL jack and set DOLBY DIGITAL to DOLBY DIGITAL and DTS to DTS in AUDIO SETUP sound will come fr...

Page 73: ...the DVD VIDEO you may not be able to change the angles even if multi angles are recorded on the disc Displaying the Subtitles If subtitles are recorded on the discs you can change the subtitles or turn them on and off whenever you want while playing a DVD 1 Press SUBTITLE during playback The following display appears 2 Press SUBTITLE repeatedly to select the language When playing a DVD VIDEO Selec...

Page 74: ... the Picture Quality BNR The Block Noise Reduction BNR function adjusts the picture quality by reducing the block noise or mosaic like patterns that appear on your TV screen 1 Press DISPLAY twice during playback The Control Menu appear 2 Press X x to select BNR then press ENTER The options for BNR appears 3 Press X x to select a level 1 reduces the block noise 2 reduces the block noise more than 1...

Page 75: ... or the scene being played the BNR effect may be hard to discern Adjusting the Playback Picture CUSTOM PICTURE MODE You can adjust the video signal of a DVD or VIDEO CD from the player to obtain the picture quality you want Choose the setting that best suits the program you are watching When you select MEMORY you can make further adjustments to each element of the picture color brightness etc 1 Pr...

Page 76: ...ou can adjust each element of the picture individually PICTURE changes the contrast BRIGHTNESS changes the overall brightness COLOR makes the colors deeper or lighter HUE changes the color balance 1 Press PICTURE MODE repeatedly to select MEMORY and press ENTER The PICTURE adjustment bar appears 2 Press C c to adjust the picture contrast then press ENTER The adjustment is saved and BRIGHTNESS adju...

Page 77: ...e outline more than 1 3 enhances the outline more than 2 SOFT softens the image DVD VIDEO DVD RW only 4 Press ENTER The disc plays with the setting you selected To cancel the DIGITAL VIDEO ENHANCER setting Select OFF in step 3 To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off Note Depending on the disc or the scene being played noise found in the disc may b...

Page 78: ...t disc the first disc is canceled 1 Select a disc you want to lock page 34 If the disc is playing press x to stop playback 2 Press DISPLAY FILE while the player is in stop mode The Control Menu appears 3 Press X x to select PARENTAL CONTROL then press ENTER The options for PARENTAL CONTROL appear 4 Press X x to select ON t then press ENTER If you have not entered a password The display for registe...

Page 79: ...the number buttons when the CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL display asks you for your password then press ENTER The display will ask you to enter a new 4 digit password Note Once you set Custom Parental Control with a recorded disc such as a DVD RW the display for entering the passward may appear again when you insert a different recorded disc Parental Control limited playback Playback of some DVD VIDEOs ...

Page 80: ...ress X x to select a geographic area as the playback limitation level then press ENTER The area is selected When you select OTHERS t select and enter a standard code in the table on page 81 7 Press X x to select LEVEL then press ENTER The selection items for LEVEL are displayed 8 Select the level you want using X x then press ENTER Parental Control setting is complete The lower the value the stric...

Page 81: ... this case enter your password then change the level If the Resume Play mode is canceled the level returns to the previous level Area Code Changing the password 1 Press DISPLAY FILE while the player is in stop mode The Control Menu appears 2 Press X x to select PARENTAL CONTROL then press ENTER The options for PARENTAL CONTROL appear 3 Press X x to select PASSWORD t then press ENTER The display fo...

Page 82: ...ng on the unit being connected you may not be able to control your TV using some of the buttons below If you enter a new code number the code number previously entered will be erased When you replace the remote s batteries the code number you have set may be reset to the default setting Set the appropriate code number again Controlling TVs with the remote 1 Slide the TV DISC EXPLORER DVD switch to...

Page 83: ... other input sources The button works even if the TV DISC EXPLORER DVD switch is set to DVD Manufacturer Code number Sony 01 default Akai 04 AOC 04 Centurion 12 Coronado 03 Curtis Mathes 12 Daytron 12 Emerson 03 04 14 Fisher 11 General Electric 06 10 Gold Star 03 04 17 Hitachi 02 03 J C Penney 04 12 JVC 09 KMC 03 Magnavox 03 08 12 Marantz 04 13 MGA Mitsubishi 04 12 13 17 NEC 04 12 Panasonic 06 19 ...

Page 84: ... that works with your AV amplifier receiver If you cannot control the volume of your Sony AV amplifier receiver with the remote try entering the code number 91 and change the command mode of your amplifier receiver to COMMAND MODE AV1 not all amplifiers have this option Refer to the instructions supplied with your amplifier receiver to change the command mode z Hint If you want to control the TV s...

Page 85: ...ear 3 Press X x to select CUSTOM then press ENTER The Setup Display appears 4 Press X x to select the setup item from the displayed list LANGUAGE SETUP SCREEN SETUP CUSTOM SETUP AUDIO SETUP or SPEAKER SETUP Then press ENTER The Setup item is selected Example SCREEN SETUP 5 Press X x to select an item then press ENTER The options for the selected item appear Example TV TYPE ENTER X x DISPLAY FILE Q...

Page 86: ...the Setup Display page 85 OSD On Screen Display Switches the display language on the screen MENU DVD VIDEO only You can select the desired language for the disc s menu AUDIO DVD VIDEO only Switches the language of the sound track When you select ORIGINAL the language given priority in the disc is selected SUBTITLE DVD VIDEO only Switches the language of the subtitle recorded on the DVD VIDEO When ...

Page 87: ...e rear panel of the player is set to SELECTABLE See page 98 for more information about the two different signal types 4 3 LETTER BOX Select this when you connect a 4 3 screen TV 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 screen TV Automatically displays the wide picture on the entire screen and cuts off the porti...

Page 88: ...INTERLACE COMPONENT OUT in SCREEN SET UP is automatically set to INTERLACE 2 Reset the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT SCAN SELECT switch to SELECTABLE Normally leave the switch in this position when using the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks When PROGRESSIVE is selected in COMPONENT OUT 4 3 OUTPUT Adjust this when you watch progressive signals on a standard 4 3 aspect ratio television If you can change the aspect r...

Page 89: ...VD VIDEO only Gives priority to the sound track which contains the highest number of channels when you play a DVD VIDEO on which multiple audio formats PCM DTS or Dolby Digital format are recorded OFF Switches this function off ON The player enters standby mode when left in stop mode for more than 30 minutes OFF Switches this function off ON Automatically starts playback when the player is turned ...

Page 90: ...ttenuation If the playback sound is distorted set this item to ON The player reduces the audio output level This function affects the output of the following jacks LINE OUT AUDIO L R 1 2 jacks 5 1CH OUTPUT jacks AUDIO DRC Dynamic Range Control DVD VIDEO DVD RW only Makes the sound clear when the volume is turned down when playing a DVD that conforms to AUDIO DRC This affects the output from the fo...

Page 91: ...at does not conform to the selected audio signal a loud noise or no sound will come out from the speakers damaging your ears or speakers DOLBY DIGITAL DVD VIDEO DVD RW only Selects the type of Dolby Digital signal DTS DVD VIDEO only Selects the type of DTS signal SHARP Provides a wide frequency range and spatial feeling SLOW Provides smooth and warm sound DOLBY SUR ROUND Normally select this posit...

Page 92: ...the Setup Display To use the display see Using the Setup Display page 85 The default settings are underlined To return to the default setting Select the item then press CLEAR Note that only the SIZE setting does not return to the default setting SIZE Selects the size of the speakers FRONT CENTER 48kHz 16bit The audio signals of DVD VIDEOs are always converted to 48kHz 16bit 96kHz 24bit All types o...

Page 93: ...OFER D to reflect the actual distance to your center speaker rear speakers and subwoofer Be sure to change the value in the Setup Display each time you move the speakers Start from the front speaker The default adjustments are in parentheses Note If each of the front or rear speakers are not placed at an equal distance from your listening position set the distance according to the closest speaker ...

Page 94: ...e test tone from each speaker in sequence 3 From your listening position select BALANCE or LEVEL and adjust the value of BALANCE using C c and LEVEL using X x The test tone is emitted from both left and right speakers simultaneously 4 Select TEST TONE and set to OFF to turn off the test tone Note The test tone signals are not output from the digital jack FRONT 0 dB Set this between 6 dB L and 6 dB...

Page 95: ...SETUP is automatically set to INTERLACE and reset the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT SCAN SELECT switch to SELECTABLE Normally leave the switch in this position when using the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks Even if your TV is compatible with progressive format 480p signals the image may be affected when you set COMPONENT OUT to PROGRESSIVE In this case set COMPONENT OUT to INTERLACE The picture does not fill the ...

Page 96: ...als When images that contain copy protection signals are played a blue screen may appear instead of the images It may take awhile for the player to look for playable images The title of the MP3 audio album or track is not correctly displayed The player can only display numbers and alphabet Other characters are displayed as The disc does not start playing from the beginning Program Play Shuffle Pla...

Page 97: ...e MP3 audio track you want to play is broken The data is not MPEG1 Audio Layer 3 data Self diagnosis Function When letters numbers appear in the display When the self diagnosis function is activated to prevent the player from malfunctioning a five character service number e g C 13 50 with a combination of a letter and four digits appears on the screen and the front panel display In this case check...

Page 98: ...D 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 double layer and single sided DVD is 8 5 GB a single layer and double sided DVD is 9 4 GB and double layer and double sided DVD is 17 GB The picture data uses the MPEG 2 format one of the worldwide standards of digital compression technology The picture data is compre...

Page 99: ...movement on the screen is slow the frame based conversion method borrows adjacent frame 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 f...

Page 100: ... standard PCM format CD can hold Super Audio CDs are divided into the following types Super Audio CD single layer disc This disc consists of a single HD layer High density signal layer for the Super Audio CD Super Audio CD dual layer disc This disc consists of dual HD layers and is capable of extended play over long periods Also as the dual layer disc consists of dual HD layers on one side only yo...

Page 101: ...PTICAL Optical output jack 18 dBm wave length 660 nm DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL Phono jack 0 5 Vp p 75 ohms 5 1CH OUTPUT Phono jack 2 Vrms 10 kilohms COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y PB CB PR CR Phono jack Y 1 0 Vp p PB CB PR CR 0 648 Vp p 75 ohms LINE OUT VIDEO 1 2 Phono jack 1 0 Vp p 75 ohms S VIDEO OUPUT 1 2 4 pin mini DIN Y 1 0 Vp p C 0 286 Vp p 75 ohms General Power requirements 120 V AC 60 Hz Power consumptio...

Page 102: ... Javanese 1287 Georgian 1297 Kazakh 1298 Greenlandic 1299 Cambodian 1300 Kannada 1301 Korean 1305 Kashmiri 1307 Kurdish 1311 Kirghiz 1313 Latin 1326 Lingala 1327 Laothian 1332 Lithuanian 1334 Latvian Lettish 1345 Malagasy 1347 Maori 1349 Macedonian 1350 Malayalam 1352 Mongolian 1353 Moldavian 1356 Marathi 1357 Malay 1358 Maltese 1363 Burmese 1365 Nauru 1369 Nepali 1376 Dutch 1379 Norwegian 1393 Oc...

Page 103: ...ay 10 65 Setup Display 85 DISTANCE 93 DOLBY DIGITAL 25 26 68 91 98 DOWNMIX 91 DTS 26 68 91 98 DVD VIDEO 6 33 98 DVD RW 98 DVD Super Audio CD CD text 64 DVD RW 6 38 98 E EDIT 54 F Fast forward 59 Fast reverse 59 FILE 52 Folder 52 FOLDER NAME INPUT 54 Front panel display 10 65 G Genre 56 H Handling discs 8 HD CD layer 39 Hooking up 17 I INDEX 15 60 Index 98 INSTANT REPLAY 35 INSTANT SEARCH 35 INTERL...

Page 104: ...motion Play 59 SORT 57 SPEAKER SETUP 92 Speakers Hooking up 21 SUBTITLE 73 86 Super Audio CD 39 100 SURROUND 69 T TEST TONE 94 TIME MEMO 15 60 TIME TEXT 15 60 64 TITLE 15 60 Title 10 100 TITLE VIEWER 62 TOP MENU 37 TRACK 15 60 Track 10 41 100 TRACK SELECTION 89 TRACK VIEWER 62 Troubleshooting 95 TV TYPE 87 TVS TV Virtual Surround 69 U Usable discs 6 V VIDEO CD 6 33 Sony Corporation Printed in Mala...

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