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Adjusting the speaker volume
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Select “SPEAKER SETUP” in the Setup
Display.

Select “TEST TONE” and set to “ON.”

You will hear the test tone from each
speaker in sequence.

From your listening position, select
“LEVEL (FRONT)” or “LEVEL (REAR)”
and adjust the value using

The test tone is emitted from both left and
right speakers simultaneously.

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.

Summary of Contents for CX777ES - DVP - DVD Changer

Page 1: ...egarding this product Model No DVP CX777ES 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 39 Selecting a Playback Area for a Super Audio CD 40 Playing VIDEO CDs With PBC Functions PBC Playback 41 Selecting and Playing an MP3 Audio Track 42 Various Play Mode Functions Program Play Shuffle Play Repeat Play A B Repeat Play 44 Searching for and Managing Discs Disc Explorer 50 Displaying the Disc Information 50 Filing Discs in the Folder File Mode 53 La...

Page 5: ...AV Amplifier Receiver With the Supplied Remote 84 Settings and Adjustments 87 Using the Setup Display 87 Setting the Display or Sound Track Language LANGUAGE SETUP 88 Settings for the Display SCREEN SETUP 89 Custom Settings CUSTOM SETUP 91 Settings for the Sound AUDIO SETUP 92 Settings for the Speakers SPEAKER SETUP 94 Additional Information 98 Troubleshooting 98 Self diagnosis Function When lette...

Page 6: ...ystem 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 R...

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 100 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 clot...

Page 9: ...ted E Front panel display 10 F Front cover 33 G OPEN CLOSE button 33 H A DISC EJECT button 34 I N play button 34 J X pause button 35 K x stop button 35 L 100 button 35 M DISC CHANGE button indicator 33 34 35 51 N DIRECT SEARCH button indicator 35 O ENTER previous next enter dial 35 P O RETURN button 36 Q C X x c ENTER buttons 38 R DISPLAY button 14 S TOP MENU button 38 T MENU button 38 U VIDEO CON...

Page 10: ...ent title and chapter 66 Current disc All discs mode 44 Playing time 66 Playing status Current play mode 44 All discs mode 44 Current disc Current scene 66 Disc type Playing time 66 Current track CD Super Audio CD VIDEO CD or album DATA CD 66 Lights up when playingMP3 audio tracks 42 Playing status Current disc Current play mode 44 All discs mode 44 Current index CD Super Audio CD VIDEO CD or trac...

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 91 ...

Page 12: ...ks 27 D LINE OUT AUDIO L R 1 2 jacks 24 25 26 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 90 I COMMAND MODE switch 18 J RS232C jack K S LINK CONTROL S IN jack 19 This port is intended for future applications ...

Page 13: ...ns 38 P DISPLAY FILE button 14 53 Q TOP MENU EDIT button 38 55 R 1 on standby button 33 S VOL volume buttons 84 The button has a tactile dot T TV VIDEO DISC SKIP button 35 84 U ENTER button 84 V WIDE MODE DISC SKIP button 35 84 W FOLDER button 50 X PICTURE MEMORY button 52 Y ANGLE button 74 Z TIME TEXT button 65 wj SACD CD Super Audio CD CD button 40 wk SACD MULTI 2CH Super Audio CD multi 2 channe...

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 61 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 40 Selects the play...

Page 16: ... settings in SETUP to the default setting ALL DISCS ONE DISC page 44 Selects All Discs or One Disc mode PROGRAM page 45 Selects the disc title chapter or track to play in the order you want SHUFFLE page 47 Plays the disc title chapter or track in random order REPEAT page 47 Plays the entire disc all titles all tracks all albums repeatedly or one title chapter track album repeatedly A B REPEAT page...

Page 17: ...e 1 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...

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: ...ble 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 green S VIDEO cord not supplied TV projector or AV amplifier receiver red blue yellow green blue red to LINE OUT VIDEO 1 or 2 to S VIDEO OUT 1 or 2 to COMPONENT VIDEO OUT CD DVD player TV or v...

Page 20: ...uction and high quality images If your TV accepts progressive 480p format signals you must use this connection and set COMPONENT OUT in SCREEN SETUP to PROGRESSIVE page 90 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 89 If your TV or vid...

Page 21: ...on sets are fully compatible with this product and may cause artifacts to be displayed in the picture In case of 480 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 DVD player please contact our customer service center VCR CD DVD player TV Connect...

Page 22: ...iver and two speakers Surround effects TVS STANDARD page 71 or MD deck DAT deck Surround effects None page 25 AV amplifier receiver having a Dolby Surround Pro Logic decoder and 3 to 6 speakers Surround effects Dolby Surround Pro Logic page 93 page 26 AV amplifier receiver with 5 1 ch input jacks and 4 to 6 speakers Surround effects Dolby Digital 5 1 ch page 101 DTS 5 1 ch page 101 Super Audio CD ...

Page 23: ...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 c continued ...

Page 24: ... signals 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 ...

Page 25: ...fier 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 co...

Page 26: ...ifier 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 digit...

Page 27: ...tions 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 Spea...

Page 28: ... 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 completed t...

Page 29: ... 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 88 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 subtitl...

Page 30: ...nnections 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 the signal that matches the audio connection ...

Page 31: ...ck 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 25 to 27 through Each of these is the default setting and does not need to be adjusted when you first connect the player See ...

Page 32: ...ound distorts even when the volume is turned down set AUDIO ATT to ON page 92 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 93 The speaker size settings made in steps 16 to 20 will also apply when a Super Audio CD is played To change the settings for Super Audio CDs select SUPER AUDIO CD t in SPEAKER...

Page 33: ...LOSE 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 34: ...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 Turn on the ...

Page 35: ...er you leave it in stop mode for more than 30 minutes To turn on this function set AUTO POWER OFF in CUSTOM SETUP to ON page 91 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 42 You can select to play a disc from a list of all the discs inserted in the player For details see Displaying th...

Page 36: ...dby mode press O RETURN ENTER and then 1 again Note Even if you select RESET under SETUP in the Control Menu page 88 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 pause Pr...

Page 37: ...tarts playback 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 m...

Page 38: ...guage for the subtitles and the language for the sound select these items using the MENU SORT button 1 Select a disc page 35 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 pressi...

Page 39: ...n stop 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...

Page 40: ...icator 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 the but...

Page 41: ...structions 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 ...

Page 42: ...udio 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 43: ...layed 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 34 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 44: ...t Play A B Repeat Play You can set the following play modes Program Play page 45 Shuffle Play page 47 Repeat Play page 47 A B Repeat Play page 48 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 40 Each play mode function works only...

Page 45: ...s By selecting All Discs mode page 44 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 progr...

Page 46: ...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 s...

Page 47: ...huffled 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 48: ...nt 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 th...

Page 49: ...ion To 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 multi...

Page 50: ...atically 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 53 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 page 52 If there is ...

Page 51: ...ber buttons and ENTER after sliding the TV DISC EXPLORER DVD switch 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 Dis...

Page 52: ... 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 51 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 cancel the edit mode Press O...

Page 53: ... disc in slot no 1 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 p...

Page 54: ... 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 ORETURN again FILE ALL DVD ...

Page 55: ...he Disc Explorer on page 51 After sliding the TV DISC 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...

Page 56: ...ert the character Press ENTER To overwrite the character Press or and move the cursor z Hint To display disc information on a hybrid Super Audio CD page 101 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 ...

Page 57: ... appears 4 Press C X x c to select the genre then press ENTER The genre for the selected disc is stored 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 52 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 a...

Page 58: ...t 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 FOLDER SORT ALL DVD CD...

Page 59: ...If you press ORETURN again 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 60: ...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 speed...

Page 61: ...al playback 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 35 2 Press DISPLAY FILE during p...

Page 62: ...ect 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 begi...

Page 63: ...time code The title chapter 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 VID...

Page 64: ...played at the 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...

Page 65: ... functions minutes seconds Playing time of the current scene 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 DV...

Page 66: ...V screen When playing a DVD VIDEO 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 ...

Page 67: ...evel of the 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 correct 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 p...

Page 68: ... 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 101 DVD VIDEO Checking the play information of a DATA CD By pr...

Page 69: ...played they indicate a language code See Language Code List for the language the code represents page 105 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 W...

Page 70: ...laying Dolby Digital and DTS sound tracks LFE is enclosed in a dotted line when the LFE signal is 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 repeate...

Page 71: ...ereo 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...

Page 72: ...peaker position The shift position differs according to REAR or SIDE setting of the rear speakers page 95 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 95 VIRTUAL MULTI DIMENSION Creates an array of virtual rear speaker positions high...

Page 73: ...setting of 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 wil...

Page 74: ...ange the viewing angle 1 Press ANGLE during playback The number of the angle appears on the display 2 Press ANGLE repeatedly to select the angle number The scene changes to the selected angle z Hint You can also select ANGLE from the Control Menu page 15 Note Depending on the DVD VIDEO you may not be able to change the angles even if multi angles are recorded on the disc ANGLE 2 ...

Page 75: ... language Depending on the DVD VIDEO the choice of language varies When 4 digits are displayed they indicate a language code See Language Code List for the language the code represents page 105 When playing a DVD RW Select ON To turn off the subtitles Select OFF in step 2 z Hint You can also select SUBTITLE from the Control Menu page 15 Note Depending on the DVD VIDEO you may not be able to change...

Page 76: ...ast and the color intensity DYNAMIC 2 Produces a more dynamic picture than DYNAMIC 1 by further increasing the picture contrast and the color intensity CINEMA 1 Enhances details in dark areas by increasing the black level CINEMA 2 White colors become brighter and black colors become richer and the color contrast is increased MEMORY Adjusts the picture in greater detail z Hints When you watch a mov...

Page 77: ...the color balance GAMMA Adjusts the brightness of selected areas See Adjusting the brightness of selected areas Gamma Correction for details page 78 1 Press VIDEO CONTROL repeatedly to select MEMORY then press ENTER The DVE adjustment bar appears 2 Press C c to adjust the outline then press ENTER The adjustment is saved and the BNR adjustment bar appears 3 Repeat step 2 to adjust BNR and other ite...

Page 78: ... adjustment controls the brightness of the entire image the GAMMA adjustment is useful when only some portions of the image need adjusting Example You are watching a movie that is rich in shadows and you want to see the hidden details of the scenery If you use the BRIGHTNESS adjustment the entire image will become brighter losing definition in the areas that were initially bright The GAMMA adjustm...

Page 79: ...N to stop making adjustments to the image 5 Press ENTER The GAMMA adjustment bar appears and the adjusted gamma values are stored in memory To reset only the gamma value to the default setting Select RESET in the GAMMA adjustment display by pressing X x and press ENTER twice z Hint You can move the gamma adjustment display horizontally by pressing OFF 1 ENGLISH 2 FRENCH 3 SPANISH 1 ENGLISH RESET 0...

Page 80: ...st disc the first disc is canceled 1 Select a disc you want to lock page 35 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 regist...

Page 81: ...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 82: ...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 83 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 83: ... 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 84: ...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 85: ... 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 86: ...e 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 ...

Page 87: ...R 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 QUICK CUSTOM RESET DVD STOP QUICK 4 7 3 5 ALL LAN...

Page 88: ... 87 OSD On Screen Display Switches the display language on the screen MENU DVD VIDEO only You can select the desired language for the disc s menu AUDIO DVD VIDEO only Switches the language of the sound track When you select ORIGINAL the language given priority in the disc is selected SUBTITLE DVD VIDEO only Switches the language of the subtitle recorded on the DVD VIDEO When you select AUDIO FOLLO...

Page 89: ... the jacks other than COMPONENT VIDEO OUT 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 portions that do not fit 16 9 Select this when you connect a wide screen TV or a ...

Page 90: ...the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT SCAN SELECT switch on the rear panel of the player to INTERLACE COMPONENT OUT in SCREEN SETUP 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 sig...

Page 91: ...r DVD RWs in VR mode TRACK SELECTION DVD 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 star...

Page 92: ...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 93: ...s 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 position Mu...

Page 94: ...o the same level This setting is effective when connecting a speaker with 5 1 CH OUTPUT jacks page 27 You can create two different Speaker Setup settings one for Super Audio CDs and one for all other types of discs 1 Follow steps 1 through 4 of Using the setup display page 87 to select SPEAKER SETUP in the Setup display 2 Select DVD or SUPER AUDIO CD using X x then press ENTER Example when DVD is ...

Page 95: ...kers are output from the subwoofer Even if there are fewer than 6 speakers connected the player distributes the audio signal components to the front speakers DISTANCE Sets the distance from your listening position to the speakers Set the distance to your front speakers in FRONT first A Then adjust the values in CENTER center speaker B REAR rear speaker C and SUBWOOFER D to reflect the actual dista...

Page 96: ...t of the FRONT setting in 0 25 foot increments For example if FRONT is set to 6 feet CENTER can be set between 0 and 12 feet REAR 10 ft Set this within 18 feet and 6 feet of the FRONT setting in 0 25 foot increments For example if FRONT is set to 18 feet REAR can be set between 0 and 24 feet SUBWOOFER 10 ft Set this within 18 and 6 feet of the FRONT setting in 0 25 foot increments For example if F...

Page 97: ...u will hear the test tone from each speaker in sequence 3 From your listening position select LEVEL FRONT or LEVEL REAR and adjust the value 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 ...

Page 98: ...et 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 You have selected VIDEO OFF page 35 The picture does n...

Page 99: ...e signals 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 Shuff...

Page 100: ...acility Data error appears on the TV screen when playing a DATA CD The 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...

Page 101: ...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 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 ...

Page 102: ...ent 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 format...

Page 103: ...ation that a 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 ...

Page 104: ...AXIAL 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 interlace 0 648 Vp p progressive or interlace 0 7 Vp p 75 ohms BLACK LEVEL is ON BLACK LEVEL is OFF 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 S LINK CONTROL S IN Mini jack General Power ...

Page 105: ...iddish 1283 Javanese 1287 Georgian 1297 Kazakh 1298 Greenlandic 1299 Cambodian 1300 Kannada 1301 Korean 1305 Kashmiri 1307 Kurdish 1311 Kirghiz 1313 Latin 1326 Lingala 1327 Laothian 1332 Lithuanian 1334 Latvian Lettish 1345 Malagasy 1347 Maori 1349 Macedonian 1350 Malayalam 1352 Mongolian 1353 Moldavian 1356 Marathi 1357 Malay 1358 Maltese 1363 Burmese 1365 Nauru 1369 Nepali 1376 Dutch 1379 Norweg...

Page 106: ...up Display 87 DISTANCE 95 DOLBY DIGITAL 26 27 69 93 101 DOWNMIX 93 DTS 27 69 93 101 DVD VIDEO 6 34 101 DVD RW 101 DVD Super Audio CD CD text 65 DVD RW 6 39 101 E EDIT 55 F Fast forward 60 Fast reverse 60 FILE 53 Folder 53 FOLDER NAME INPUT 55 Front panel display 10 66 G Genre 57 GRAPHICS 89 H Handling discs 8 HD CD layer 40 Hooking up 17 I INDEX 15 61 Index 101 INSTANT REPLAY 36 INSTANT SEARCH 36 ...

Page 107: ...NK 20 Slow motion Play 60 SORT 58 SPEAKER SETUP 94 Speakers Hooking up 22 SUBTITLE 75 88 Super Audio CD 40 103 SURROUND 70 T TEST TONE 96 TIME MEMO 15 61 TIME TEXT 15 61 65 TITLE 15 61 Title 10 103 TITLE VIEWER 63 TOP MENU 38 TRACK 15 61 Track 10 42 103 TRACK SELECTION 91 TRACK VIEWER 63 Troubleshooting 98 TV TYPE 89 TVS TV Virtual Surround 70 U Usable discs 6 V VIDEO CD 6 34 VIDEO CONTROL 76 VIDE...

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