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PANTONE 2925C

   Sony BDP-S1E(GB) 3-197-093-

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Page 1: ... S 1 E Printed in Japan O p e r a t i n g I n s t r u c t i o n s TM To find out useful hints tips and information about Sony products and services please visit www sony europe com myproduct Printed on 70 or more recycled paper using VOC Volatile Organic Compound free vegetable oil based ink ...

Page 2: ...ive consequences for the environment and human health which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of this product The recycling of materials will help to conserve natural resources For more detailed information about recycling of this product please contact your local Civic Office your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product The manufacturer...

Page 3: ... 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 audio signals If you do the speakers may be damaged when a peak level section is played On cleaning Clean the cabinet panel an...

Page 4: ...te 17 Step 6 Easy Setup 18 Step 7 Additional Adjustments 19 Basic Operations Playing a Disc 20 Guide to Displays 22 Entering characters 23 Guide to the Remote 24 Playing in various play mode 25 Searching using the remote 26 Checking the Disc Information 26 Clarifying Low Volume Sounds Audio DRC 27 Adjusting the Pictures 28 Fine tuning the picture to your preference 28 Locking a Disc 29 Setting cha...

Page 5: ...ontain playable files The following file formats are supported MPEG 2 PS movie files MP3 music files JPEG image files JPEG format conforming to UDF Universal Disk Format Notes about BD ROM compatibility This player supports BD ROM Profile 1 only Playback of later versions and BDs other than BD ROM is not guaranteed Since the Blu ray Disc specifications are new and evolving some discs may not play ...

Page 6: ...not be playable by this product Note on DualDiscs A DualDisc is a two sided disc product which mates DVD recorded material on one side with digital audio material on the other side However since the audio material side does not conform to the Compact Disc CD standard playback on this product is not guaranteed Note about double layer DVDs The playback pictures and sound may be momentarily interrupt...

Page 7: ... True Cinema Movies shot with a film camera consist of 24 frames per second Since conventional televisions both CRT and flat panels display frames either at 1 60 or 1 50 second intervals the 24 frames do not appear at an even pace When connected to a TV with 24p capabilities the player displays each frame at 1 24 second intervals the same interval originally shot with the film camera thus faithful...

Page 8: ... degradation The HDMI specification supports HDCP High bandwidth Digital Content Protection a copy protection technology that incorporates coding technology for digital video signals Library function for recorded files For JPEG image MP3 audio MPEG 2 PS movie files only With DATA DVDs created on other DVD devices three separate movie music photo Title List browsers allow for easy sorting searching...

Page 9: ...ains lead of each component before connecting Do not apply too much pressure on the connecting cords Pushing against the cabinet wall etc may damage the cord Step 1 Unpacking Check that you have the following items Video cord phono plug 1 1 Stereo audio cord phono plug 2 1 Mains lead 1 Remote commander remote 1 R6 size AA batteries 2 GNU License Information English only 1 Step 1 Unpacking 9 Step 2...

Page 10: ...T VIDEO OUT jacks using a component video cord not supplied or three video cords not supplied of the same kind and length You will enjoy accurate colour reproduction and high quality images You can also enjoy higher quality pictures from 480p 576p 720p progressive signals or 1080i interlace signals if your TV projector or AV amplifier receiver is compatible AC IN VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT DIGI...

Page 11: ...ly compatible with this product and may cause artifacts to be displayed in the picture In the case of 480 576 720 1080 progressive scan picture problems it is recommended that the user switch the connection to the standard definition output If there are questions regarding our TV set compatibility with this model 480p 576p 720p 1080p Blu ray Disc player please contact our customer service centre I...

Page 12: ... Audio Setup to match the new component page 47 The player stores the HDMI related settings for up to five components The HDMI connection is compatible with 2ch Linear PCM signals 48 to 192 kHz 16 20 24 bit and 6 to 8ch Linear PCM signals 48 to 96 kHz 16 20 24 bit in addition to Dolby Digital and DTS bit stream 5 1ch signals up to 96 kHz 16 20 24bit Note If you connect a component that does not co...

Page 13: ...DIO OUT L R to AUDIO OUT L R TV white red white red Stereo audio cord supplied Signal flow Blu ray Disc player A AC IN VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT DIGITAL OUT PCM DTS DOLBY DIGITAL 5 1CH OUTPUT AUDIO OUT VIDEO Y L R L R WOOFER COAXIAL OPTICAL FRONT REAR CENTER PB CB PR CR S VIDEO HDMI OUT B 2 B 1 AUDIO OUT L R DIGITAL OUT PCM DTS DOLBY DIGITAL COAXIAL OPTICAL Optical digital cord not supplied to...

Page 14: ...R red white Stereo audio cord supplied red white to audio input to coaxial or optical digital input Optical digital cord not supplied Speakers Speakers Rear L Rear R Subwoofer Centre Rear mono Front L Front R AV Amplifier receiver with a decoder Signal flow Blu ray Disc player z Hint For correct speaker location see the operating instructions of the connected components Note When connecting 6 spea...

Page 15: ...rd not supplied to coaxial or optical digital input Speakers Speakers Rear L Rear R Subwoofer Front L Front R Centre AV amplifier receiver having a decoder Signal flow to HDMI OUT HDMI cord not supplied or to HDMI input Blu ray Disc player or z Hint For correct speaker location see the operating instructions of the connected components D 2 D 2 AC IN VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT DIGITAL OUT PCM DT...

Page 16: ... batteries to the markings inside the battery compartment When using the remote point it at the remote sensor on the player page 58 AC IN to mains to AC IN 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 a lighting apparatus Doing so...

Page 17: ...mote 2 Re insert the batteries while pressing down 1 2 and 3 of the number buttons 3 Wait for a few seconds Note Depending on the connected unit you may not be able to control your TV using all or some of the buttons on the supplied remote By pressing You can TV 1 Turn the TV on or off 2 Adjust the volume of the TV t Switch the TV s input source between the TV and other input sources PROG Select t...

Page 18: ...acks other than the HDMI OUT jack Select from S Video Video only 576i 480i 576p 480p 720p 1080i or Don t Know If you select 720p or 1080i go to step 8 TV Type in step 7 will be set to 16 9 wide screen When turned on for the first time Wait about 90 seconds before the player turns on and starts Easy Setup The start up time will be much shorter once Easy Setup is completed DIMMER CLEAR 1 2 3 4 5 6 7...

Page 19: ...by Digital Output and DTS Output in Audio Setup page 47 according to your AV amplifier s receiver s decoder Select the audio output method from the HDMI OUT jack in Audio HDMI of Audio Setup page 47 When using the AUDIO OUT L R jacks Connection page 14 Set DTS Downmix to Lt Rt in Audio Setup page 47 When using the 5 1CH OUTPUT jacks Connection page 14 Set Audio Output Mode to 5 1 Channel in Speake...

Page 20: ...The player turns on after a moment b Switch the input selector on your TV so that the signal from the player appears on your TV screen c Press Z to open the disc tray d Place a disc on the disc tray with the playback side facing down BD DVD CD DIMMER CLEAR DISPLAY AUDIO SUBTITLE ANGLE PLAY MODE PROG VIDEO FORMAT RED GREEN BLUE YELLOW TOP MENU SYSTEM MENU POP UP MENU RETURN TV 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 x...

Page 21: ...es about Resume Play Playback starts from the beginning if the title has not been played or the previous stop point is cancelled The stop point is cancelled when you change the settings on the player you turn off the player BD ROM and CD only you press x twice you open the disc tray you finish a search The player remembers the stop point for one title track file only On a music CD playback resumes...

Page 22: ...press ENTER Movies Displays movies video titles only page 32 Photos Displays image files only page 40 Music Displays music files only page 36 A V Control page 27 Adjusts the audio video settings Select either Video Control or Audio Control and press ENTER Setup page 44 Enters the Setup displays for changing the player s settings Select the related Setup display and press ENTER BD DVD DATA DVD CD S...

Page 23: ... and press ENTER b Repeat step 1 to complete the entry c Select DONE and press ENTER to close the on screen keyboard Note You cannot use the extended character set Items Details SHFT Switches between upper and lower case characters Select this before entering the character SPC Inserts a space DEL Deletes the last character input CLR Clears all input characters DATA DVD A B SHFT DONE CANCEL SPC DEL...

Page 24: ...o turned off and the FL OFF indicator lights up DISPLAY page 26 Displays the disc information on the screen t TV video page 17 Switches between TV and other input sources C Number buttons page 26 Enters the title chapter numbers etc CLEAR Clears the entry field D VIDEO FORMAT page 45 Changes the video output resolution from the HDMI OUT jack and the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks Press this button repe...

Page 25: ...uring playback then press c or C repeatedly m M scan 2 Scans backwards or forward The speed changes when pressed repeatedly 2 Depending on the disc or file type the function may not work or the scan speeds may differ H play Starts or re starts playback PLAY MODE Switches to other play modes Repeat Play etc when pressed during playback Searches for a specific point page 26 X pause Pauses re starts ...

Page 26: ...er track information including video transmission rate etc by pressing DISPLAY The information differs depending on the disc type and the player status a Press DISPLAY Example When playing a DVD VIDEO The following information appears 1 Playback status 2 Disc type 3 Title information Currently playing title number currently playing chapter number Total number of chapters within the title Total pla...

Page 27: ...Max to Off by pressing e Press ENTER Note Audio DRC is effective only when the disc is a Dolby Digital Blu ray Disc or DVD and Dolby Digital Output in Audio Setup is set to Downmix PCM page 47 and the audio signals are output from the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL jack or the HDMI OUT jack Audio HDMI in Audio Setup is set to PCM page 47 and the audio signals are output from the HDMI OUT jack the ...

Page 28: ...ents and adjust using To adjust while previewing the effect Select a setting and press ENTER to switch the display for the setting Press to adjust while checking the effect on the background playback picture Then press ENTER to save the adjustment Underlined are the default settings for Memory d Press RETURN Items Details Brighter Room For a room brighter than normal Theatre Room For a dark room s...

Page 29: ...d press ENTER to turn on the password display When you have not yet registered a password Enter a four digit password using the number buttons and press m Re enter it for confirmation and press ENTER When you have already registered a password Enter the four digit password using the number buttons and press ENTER Enter a new password and press m then re enter it for confirmation and press ENTER z ...

Page 30: ...Parental Control for BD ROMs a Press SYSTEM MENU b Select Setup and press ENTER c Select Parental Control and press ENTER to turn on the Parental Control Setup d Select BD Parental Control and press ENTER e Select Change Age Restriction and press ENTER to turn on the above display For BD ROMs the restriction is set by age not by level f Enter the password using the number buttons and press ENTER g...

Page 31: ...31 Basic Operations ...

Page 32: ...play Example To apply Sort to all titles A Select Sort and press ENTER B Select the setting you want to sort by Recent first Oldest first By title AtZ By title ZtA and press ENTER Items Details All Movies Lists all titles as above Browse Displays a list of genres Quicklist or folders page 34 Search Searches for a title using the on screen keyboard page 34 Sort Reorders the titles by date or alphab...

Page 33: ... the Movies All Movies Title List display 1 Detailed information Displays details about the selected title Date Displays the recording year Genre Displays the genre name Format Displays the coding format 2 List area Displays the title names of all content Items Details Play from Beginning Starts playing the title you selected from the beginning Add to Quicklist Adds the selected title to the Quick...

Page 34: ...ENTER or using the Options menu press Searching for a Title You can find the exact title or titles with a similar name a Press SYSTEM MENU b Select Title List and press ENTER c Select Movies and press ENTER d Press to turn on the Browse menu e Select Search and press ENTER to turn on the above display f Enter the title name using the on screen keyboard see page 23 z Hint You can select a title and...

Page 35: ...ct Quicklist and press ENTER to turn on the above display The Quicklist Title List appears with the programmed content j Select the title you want to start playback and press ENTER To remove the title from the Quicklist 1 Select the title you want to remove from the displayed Quicklist and press 2 Select Remove and press ENTER z Hint You can play the Quicklist content in other play modes by pressi...

Page 36: ... ENTER D Select the setting you want to sort by Recent first Oldest first By title AtZ By title ZtA By artist AtZ By artist ZtA and press ENTER Items Details All Songs Lists all tracks page 37 Browse Displays a list of artists albums genres Quicklist or folders page 38 Search Searches for a track using the on screen keyboard page 38 Sort Reorders the tracks by alphabet or year etc see below Now Pl...

Page 37: ...le List display 1 Detailed information Displays details about the selected track Artist Displays the artist name Album Displays the album name Genre Displays the genre name Format Displays the coding format 2 List area Displays overall content Main area Displays the track names Sub area Displays the total playback time of each track About unplayable audio track files The player does not play the f...

Page 38: ...R c Select Music and press ENTER d Press to turn on the Browse menu e Select All Songs and press ENTER f Press to turn on the Browse menu g Select Search and press ENTER to turn on the above display h Enter the track name using the on screen keyboard see page 23 z Hints You can select a track from the search result and start playback by pressing ENTER or H or using the Options menu press You can s...

Page 39: ...urn on the Browse menu j Select Browse and press ENTER k Select Quicklist and press ENTER to turn on the above display The Quicklist Title List appears with the programmed content l Select the track you want to start playback and press ENTER To remove the title from the Quicklist 1 Select the track you want to remove from the displayed Quicklist and press 2 Select Remove and press ENTER z Hint You...

Page 40: ...ly Sort to all files A To display the list of all files select All Photos from the Browse menu and press ENTER B Move the highlight to the left most row and press to turn on the Browse menu C Select Sort and press ENTER D Select the setting you want to sort by Recent first Oldest first By title AtZ By title ZtA and press ENTER Items Details All Photos Displays all files in alphabetical order page ...

Page 41: ... overall photo content in thumbnail About unplayable photo files The player does not play the file if The DATA DVD is not recorded in a JPEG format that conforms to UDF Universal Disk Format The photo file is not recorded in a format that conforms to the DCF The file has an extension other than JPEG The image is larger than 4 096 width 4 096 height in normal mode or progressive JPEG The image does...

Page 42: ... the exact file or files with a similar name a Press SYSTEM MENU b Select Title List and press ENTER c Select Photos and press ENTER d Press to turn on the Browse menu e Select All Photos and press ENTER f Move the highlight to the leftmost row and press to turn on the Browse menu g Select Search and press ENTER to turn on the above display h Enter the file name using the on screen keyboard see pa...

Page 43: ...ht to the leftmost row and press to turn on the Browse menu j Select Browse and press ENTER k Select Quicklist and press ENTER to turn on the above display The Quicklist Title List appears with the programmed content l Select the file you want to start playback and press ENTER m Select Slideshow from the Options menu and press ENTER To remove from the Quicklist 1 Select the file you want to remove...

Page 44: ... Setup and press ENTER c Select the Setup display you want to use from Video Setup Audio Setup Language Parental Control Speakers or Options and press ENTER The Setup display appears with the related items Note that the display switches to the screen saver if you do not operate for 15 minutes d Select the item you want to change and press ENTER Refer to the explanations in the following sections T...

Page 45: ...bottom Pan Scan Displays a full height picture on the entire screen with trimmed sides Select the display configuration for a 16 9 DVD picture on a 4 3 screen TV selectable when TV Type is set to 4 3 Note that the aspect ratio is fixed on some discs For example a 4 3 letterbox picture may appear even when Pan Scan is selected YCbCr RGBPC HDMI Y Cb Cr Select this when connecting to an HDMI device R...

Page 46: ...ution in this case connect the display device to the HDMI OUT jack using an HDMI cord Even when you select a setting other than Auto the player automatically adjusts the video signals if the TV cannot accept the set resolution To output the 1080 24p video signals A 1080 24p compatible TV is required for this setting 1 Set 24p Output in Video Setup to On page 45 2 Press VIDEO FORMAT repeatedly to s...

Page 47: ...ith a built in DTS decoder Downmix PCM Converts to output Linear PCM signals Select this when connecting to a device without a built in DTS decoder Select the audio signals output when playing DTS discs This setting affects the output from the DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL or OPTICAL jack DTS Downmix Stereo Downmixes multi channel audio signals for two channel stereo Lt Rt Allows you to hear surround sound ...

Page 48: ...z up to 2ch at 192 kHz AUDIO OUT L R jacks 1 DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL COAXIAL jacks 2 HDMI OUT jack 3 2ch 5 1ch PCM Bitstream PCM 4 Auto 4 BD ROM Linear PCM 2ch 2ch 2ch 2ch LPCM 2ch LPCM 2ch LPCM 2ch LPCM 5 1ch 5 2ch Downmix 5 1ch 2ch Downmix LPCM 2ch Downmix LPCM 5 1ch LPCM 5 1ch LPCM 7 1ch 2ch Downmix 5 1ch Downmix 2ch Downmix LPCM 2ch Downmix LPCM 7 1ch LPCM 7 1ch LPCM Dolby Digital 2ch Downmix 5 1c...

Page 49: ...ge Other See Language Code List on page 62 and enter the code for your language Select the default soundtrack language for BD ROMs DVD VIDEOs Subtitles English French German Italian Spanish Displays the subtitles in the selected language Other See Language Code List on page 62 and enter the code for your language Select the default subtitle language for BD ROMs DVD VIDEOs BD DVD Menu w Subtitle La...

Page 50: ...r the password when playing restricted discs or when changing the control level DVD Parental Control Change Level Set the control level The display asks for the password if the disc s pre determined level exceeds the limit you set The default setting is Off DVD Country Code This ensures that you see the scenes intended for your residential area The default setting is us 2119 BD Parental Control Ch...

Page 51: ...acks For analog connection Speaker Setup Next Screen 1 Select the speaker setting that needs adjusting by pressing M m C centre speaker Yes or No Ls Rs left surround speaker right surround speaker Yes or No L R left front speaker right front speaker Large or Small 2 Adjust the setting by pressing For C and Ls Rs select whether the speakers are included in your system For L R select the size This s...

Page 52: ... player remains turned on with or without operation Select whether to activate the Auto Power Off function of the player Easy Setup Start Press ENTER and see page 18 Re runs the Easy Setup to make the basic settings HDMI Control On Activates the function Off Turns off the function Select whether to activate the HDMI Control function of the player page 11 Hybrid Disc Playback Layer BD Plays BD laye...

Page 53: ...g the Player You can return all of the player settings to their factory defaults a When the power is on hold down x on the front panel and press 1 The player turns off and all of the settings return to their factory defaults x 1 HDMI HD FL OFF ...

Page 54: ...ut device that is not HDCP compliant the HDMI indicator on the front panel does not light up See page 11 If the HDMI OUT jack or the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks are used for video output changing the output resolution may solve the problem page 46 Press VIDEO FORMAT repeatedly until the picture appears correctly Depending on the disc the picture quality may be poor when the VIDEO FORMAT setting is s...

Page 55: ...c with the playback side facing down The disc is skewed The player cannot play certain discs page 6 The region code on the BD DVD does not match the player Moisture has condensed inside the player page 3 The player cannot play a recorded disc that is not correctly finalized page 6 The movie file size exceeds 2 GB The file on the DATA DVD contains characters other than numbers and English alphabet ...

Page 56: ...nect and disconnect the mains lead or if a power failure occurs set HDMI Control to Off then set HDMI Control to On page 52 For details on the HDMI Control function see About the BRAVIA Theatre Sync features for HDMI connections only page 11 The display language on the screen switches automatically When HDMI Control is set to On page 52 the display language on the screen automatically switches acc...

Page 57: ...tioning the ERR error code appears on the front panel display indicating the cause Error code Cause and or corrective action AACS ERR AACS read failure tRemove the protected disc LSI1 ERR LSI2 ERR LSI3 ERR MEM ERR FLASH ERR ROM ERR tContact your nearest Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility and give the error code ...

Page 58: ...rts pauses or stops playback D 24 Skips to the previous next chapter or track Scans forward or backwards when held down E A 20 Opens or closes the disc tray Lights up in white while the power is on F HDMI indicator 11 Lights up when an HDMI device is connected HD indicator 11 Lights up when outputting 720p 1080i 1080p video signals FL OFF indicator 24 Lights up when the front panel display and oth...

Page 59: ...0 hours C Elapsed time of the title Rear panel For connections see page 10 to 16 A H Lights up during playback B Playback information AC IN VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT DIGITAL OUT PCM DTS DOLBY DIGITAL 5 1CH OUTPUT AUDIO OUT VIDEO Y L R L R WOOFER COAXIAL OPTICAL FRONT REAR CENTER S VIDEO HDMI OUT PB CB PR CR A AC IN terminal 16 B HDMI OUT jack 11 12 15 C VIDEO OUT VIDEO S VIDEO jacks 10 D COMPO...

Page 60: ...sic feature that are smaller than titles A title is composed of several chapters Depending on the disc no chapters may be recorded Dolby Digital page 47 Digital audio compression technology developed by Dolby Laboratories This technology conforms to multi channel surround sound The rear channel is stereo and there is a discrete subwoofer channel in this format Dolby Digital provides the same discr...

Page 61: ...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 2 One of the video data compression schemes established by the Moving Picture Experts Group MPEG which is adopted for DVD VIDEOs and digital broadcasts worldwide The scheme specifies MPEG 2 PS Program Stream for recordab...

Page 62: ...111 Greenlandic kl 1112 Cambodian km 1113 Kannada kn 1114 Kashmiri ks 1119 Kurdish ku 1121 Kirghiz ky 1125 Latin la 1201 Lingala ln 1214 Laothian lo 1215 Lithuanian lt 1220 Latvian lv 1222 Malagasy mg 1307 Maori mi 1309 Macedonian mk 1311 Malayalam ml 1312 Mongolian mn 1314 Moldavian mo 1315 Marathi mr 1318 Malay ms 1319 Maltese mt 1320 Burmese my 1325 Nauru na 1401 Nepali ne 1405 Norwegian no 141...

Page 63: ...es 32 MPEG 32 Music 36 O Options 52 P Parental Control 50 Photos 40 POP UP MENU 25 Pro Logic 14 47 60 Progressive format 61 R Region code 7 Remote 16 17 24 Resetting the Player 53 S Searching 26 34 38 42 Setup 22 Setup Displays 44 Slideshow 41 Speaker Setup 51 Speakers 12 51 SUBTITLE 24 T Title 61 Title List 22 TOP MENU 25 Troubleshooting 54 TV Type 45 U Usable discs 5 V Video based software 61 Vi...

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