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Operating Instructions

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

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

Model No. DVP-CX995V
Serial No.______________

For Customers in Canada

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

Peace of Mind Warranty Replacement service.

For other product related questions please contact our 

Customer 

Information Service Centre

 at 1-877-899-7669 or write to us at: 

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

© 2005 Sony Corporation

DVP-CX995V

CD/DVD
Player

Summary of Contents for DVP-CX995V Operating Instructions (DVP-CX995V CD/DVD Player)

Page 1: ...w Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product Model No DVP CX995V 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 In...

Page 2: ...t occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipme...

Page 3: ...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 disconnecting the AC power cord Since this player may read and store the disc information at any time always set the player to standby mode before unplugging the AC power cord to ensure that the data is stored proper...

Page 4: ...isc Resume 34 Using the DVD s Menu 35 Selecting ORIGINAL or PLAY LIST on a DVD RW 36 Selecting a Playback Area for a Super Audio CD 37 Playing VIDEO CDs With PBC Functions PBC Playback 38 Various Play Mode Functions Program Play Shuffle Play Repeat Play A B Repeat Play 39 Searching for and Managing Discs Disc Explorer Displaying the Disc Information 43 Filing Discs in the Folder File Mode 46 Label...

Page 5: ... a Slide Show 68 Using Various Additional Functions Locking Discs CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL PARENTAL CONTROL 70 Controlling Your TV or AV Amplifier Receiver With the Supplied Remote 73 Settings and Adjustments Using the Setup Display 76 Setting the Display or Sound Track Language LANGUAGE SETUP 77 Settings for the Display SCREEN SETUP 78 Custom Settings CUSTOM SETUP 80 Settings for the Sound AUDIO S...

Page 6: ...ure CD format A logical format of files and folders on CD ROMs defined by ISO International Organization for Standardization Icons Meanings Functions available for DVD VIDEOs and DVD Rs DVD RWs or DVD Rs DVD RWs in video mode Functions available for DVD RWs in VR Video Recording mode Functions available for VIDEO CDs including Super VCDs or CD Rs CD RWs in video CD format or Super VCD format Funct...

Page 7: ... DVD RWs DVD Rs DVD RWs DVD Rs or CD Rs CD RWs cannot be played on this player due to the recording quality or physical condition of the disc or the characteristics of the recording device and authoring software The disc will not play if it has not been correctly finalized For more information see the operating instructions for the recording device Note that some playback functions may not work wi...

Page 8: ...CLOSE button 30 H A DISC EJECT button 31 I H play button 32 J X pause button 33 K x stop button 33 L 100 button 33 M DISC CHANGE button indicator 30 32 33 N DIRECT SEARCH button indicator 33 O ENTER previous next enter dial 33 P DISPLAY button 12 Q C X x c ENTER buttons 35 R O RETURN button 34 S TOP MENU button 35 T MENU button 35 U PICTURE MODE button 62 V REPEAT button 41 W ONE ALL DISCS button ...

Page 9: ...title and chapter 57 Current disc All discs mode 39 Lights up when the player outputs progressive signals 79 Disc type Playing time 57 Playing status Current play mode 39 All discs mode 39 Current disc Current scene 57 Playing time 57 Disc type Current track CD Super Audio CD VIDEO CD or album DATA CD 57 Lights up when playingMP3 audio tracks 65 Playing status Current disc Current play mode 39 All...

Page 10: ...ing of the front panel display by setting DIMMER in CUSTOM SETUP page 80 Rear panel A DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL jack 22 23 24 B DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL jack 22 23 24 C 5 1CH OUTPUT jacks 24 D LINE OUT AUDIO L R 1 2 jacks 21 22 23 E LINE OUT VIDEO 1 2 jacks 17 F S VIDEO OUT 1 2 jacks 17 G COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y PB CB PR CR jacks 17 H HDMI OUT high definition multimedia interface out jack 17 ...

Page 11: ...utton 37 O TIME TEXT button 56 P REPEAT button 41 Q AUDIO button 59 R SUBTITLE button 61 S 1 on standby button 30 T VOL volume buttons 73 The button has a tactile dot U TV VIDEO DISC SKIP button 33 73 V ENTER FOLDER button 43 73 W WIDE MODE DISC SKIP button 33 73 X MENU SORT button 35 51 Y ENTER button 35 Z DISPLAY FILE button 12 46 wj C STEP ADVANCE button 33 52 wk NEXT next buttons 33 wl M SCAN ...

Page 12: ...VIDEO CDs Super Audio CDs CDs album number for DATA CDs 2 Displays the index number for VIDEO CDs Super Audio CDs CDs MP3 audio track number or JPEG image file number for DATA CDs 3 Displays the DISC MEMO or CD Text when the disc contains title information 4 Displays Super VCD as SVCD 5 Displays the date for JPEG files OFF 1 ENGLISH 2 FRENCH OFF 1 2 8 1 2 4 T 0 0 0 3 1 DVD VIDEO Quit SUBTITLE ENTE...

Page 13: ...VD RW to be played the ORIGINAL one or an edited PLAY LIST TIME MEMO page 53 Checks the elapsed time and the remaining playback time 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 57 TIME TEXT page 53 Checks the elapsed time and the remaining playback time Use to input the time code when searchin...

Page 14: ...efault setting ALL DISCS ONE DISC page 39 Selects All Discs or One Disc mode PROGRAM page 39 Selects the disc album or track to play in the order you want SHUFFLE page 41 Plays the disc album or track in random order REPEAT page 41 Plays the entire disc all titles all tracks all albums repeatedly or one title chapter track album repeatedly A B REPEAT page 42 Specifies the parts you want to play re...

Page 15: ... 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 16: ... 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 that of the other DVD players For example if the 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 To change the setting for the player 1 Press 1 to turn off the system 2 Hold down ENTER on the player a...

Page 17: ... you must use pattern C Select pattern D when connecting to a TV projector or AV amplifier receiver equipped with HDMI input 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...

Page 18: ... progressive 480p format signals you must use this connection and set COMPONENT OUT in SCREEN SETUP to PROGRESSIVE page 79 D If you are connecting to an HDMI DVI input jack Use a certified HDMI cord not supplied to enjoy high quality digital picture and sound through the HDMI OUT jack Note that Super Audio CD sound is not output from the HDMI OUT jack To connect to a TV with DVI input Use an HDMI ...

Page 19: ...se 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 If the picture appears too white when you are using A or B connection set BLACK LEVEL ...

Page 20: ...ound are registered trademarks of Digital Theater Systems Inc Components to be connected Connection Your setup example TV page 21 Stereo amplifier receiver and two speakers MD deck DAT deck Surround effects None page 22 AV amplifier receiver having a Dolby Surround Pro Logic decoder and 3 to 6 speakers Surround effects Dolby Surround Pro Logic page 89 page 23 AV amplifier receiver with 5 1 ch inpu...

Page 21: ...ignals page 17 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 22: ...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 OUT COAXIAL or OPTICAL HDMI OUT 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...

Page 23: ...es 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 OUT COAXIAL or OPTICAL HDMI OUT 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...

Page 24: ...re realistic audio presence in the comfort of your own home D D 1 D 2 D 3 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 plug cap before connecting Speakers CD DVD player Speakers Rear L to audio...

Page 25: ...between the left and right front speakers Notes For connection or After you have completed the connection be sure to set DOLBY DIGITAL to DOLBY DIGITAL and DTS to DTS in Quick Setup page 26 When you connect an amplifier receiver that conforms to the 96 kHz sampling frequency set 48kHz 96kHz PCM in AUDIO SETUP to 96kHz 24bit page 81 Super Audio CD audio signals are not output from the DIGITAL OUT C...

Page 26: ...that the signal from the player appears on the TV screen Press ENTER to run QUICK SETUP appears at the bottom of the screen If this message does not appear select QUICK under SETUP in the Control Menu to run Quick Setup page 77 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 th...

Page 27: ...ier receiver appears 11Press X x to select the type of jack if any you are using to connect to an amplifier receiver then press ENTER Choose the item that matches the audio connection you selected on pages 21 to 25 through If you connect just a TV and nothing else select NO Quick Setup is finished and connections are complete Select LINE OUTPUT L R AUDIO Quick Setup is finished and connections are...

Page 28: ...step 11 The Setup Display for SPEAKER SETUP appears 16Press X x to select the size of the center speaker If no center speaker is connected select NONE page 83 17Press ENTER REAR is selected 18Press X x to select the size of the rear speakers If no rear speaker is connected select NONE B D AUDIO SETUP AUDIO ATT AUDIO FILTER DOLBY DIGITAL DTS OFF SHARP DOWNMIX DOLBY SURROUND D PCM DIGITAL OUT ON D P...

Page 29: ... Display Audio connection pages 21 to 24 No additional settings are needed Set DOWNMIX to DOLBY SURROUND page 81 Set DOWNMIX to DOLBY SURROUND page 81 Set DIGITAL OUT to ON page 81 Set DISTANCE and LEVEL according to the connected speakers page 84 z Hints For connections If the sound distorts even when the volume is turned down set AUDIO ATT to ON page 81 For connections Set 48 kHz 96 kHz PCM to 9...

Page 30: ...sc 5 Insert a disc Gently place the disc all the way into the slot and do not release the disc until it is completely seated Make sure you have inserted the disc into each slot at a right angle to the rotary table If the disc is not put in straight it may damage the player or the disc 6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 to insert more discs 7 Press OPEN CLOSE The front cover closes The rotary table turns and t...

Page 31: ...er Failure to remove the discs may cause damage to the player When closing the front cover be careful not to let anything get caught between the door and the player To remove discs 1 Press OPEN CLOSE 2 Press DISC CHANGE 3 While checking the disc slot number indicated on the front panel display or by the slot turn the ENTER dial until you find the disc you want to remove 4 Press A DISC EJECT The lo...

Page 32: ...e the disc Press DISC CHANGE to turn the indicator on Then turn the ENTER dial until the desired disc number appears on the front panel display Press the ENTER dial to start playback To turn off the player Press 1 The player enters standby mode z Hints You can have the player turn off automatically whenever you leave it in stop mode for more than 30 minutes To turn on this function set AUTO POWER ...

Page 33: ...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 Press X or H Go to the next chapter track or scene in continuous play mode On the player Press DIRECT SEARCH to turn the indicator on Then turn the ENTER dial clockwise On the remote Press Go back to the previous chapter track or scene in continuous...

Page 34: ...ile the Child Lock is set To unlock the front cover When the player is in standby mode press O RETURN ENTER and then 1 again UNLOCKED appears on the front panel display Note Even if you select RESET under SETUP in the Control Menu page 77 the front cover remains locked ResumingPlaybackFrom the Point Where You Stopped the Disc Multi disc Resume The player stores the point where you stopped the disc...

Page 35: ...e Play and Program Play This function may not work with some discs Using the DVD s Menu A DVD is divided into long sections of a picture or a music feature called titles When you play a DVD which contains several titles you can select the title you want using the TOP MENU EDIT button When you play DVDs that allow you to select items such as the language for the subtitles and the language for the s...

Page 36: ...ss DISPLAY FILE while the player is in 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 i...

Page 37: ...cator in the front panel lights up when selecting a multi channel playback area z Hint You can also select MULTI 2CH from the Control Menu page 13 Selecting the playback layer of hybrid Super Audio CDs Some Super Audio CDs consist of a Super Audio CD layer and a CD layer You can select the playback layer you want to listen to Press SA CD CD while the player is in stop mode Each time you press the ...

Page 38: ...s 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 t...

Page 39: ... must select whether to apply these play modes to one disc or to all of the discs 1 Press DISPLAY FILE twice during playback The Control Menu appears 2 Press X x to select or ONE ALL DISCS and press ENTER The options for ONE DISC ALL DISCS appear 3 Press X x to select an item ALL DISCS Continuously plays all of the discs ONE DISC Plays the selected disc ALL ALBUMS Plays the selected disc ONE ALBUM...

Page 40: ...e program again by pressing H To return to normal playback Press CLEAR or select OFF in step 3 To turn off the display Press DISPLAY FILE repeatedly until the display is turned off 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 or track you want to cancel or change using X x 3 Perform the following To cancel the...

Page 41: ...ss ENTER 1 You can select DISC in All Discs mode only 2 ALBUM is not displayed when the disc mode is set to ONE ALBUM page 39 To return to normal play Press CLEAR or select OFF in step 3 Notes You cannot activate Program Play and Shuffle Play at the same time When there are more than 96 tracks or albums they will be played in random order Playing repeatedly Repeat Play You can play all of the titl...

Page 42: ...when you want to memorize lyrics etc 1 Press DISPLAY FILE twice or once in the case of DATA CDs during playback The Control Menu appears 2 Press X x to select A B REPEAT then press ENTER The options for A B REPEAT appear 3 Press X x to select SET t then press ENTER The A B REPEAT setting display appears 4 During playback when you find the starting point point A of the portion to be played repeated...

Page 43: ...of the discs in the player are filed in the ALL folder At the same time DVDs and VIDEO CDs are automatically filed in the VIDEO folder Super Audio CDs CDs DATA CDs MP3 are filed in the MUSIC folder and DATA CDs JPEG are filed in the PHOTO folder You can file your discs as you like in the A to D folders page 46 1 Slide the TV DISC EXPLORER DVD switch to DISC EXPLORER then press FOLDER The Disc Expl...

Page 44: ...ppears automatically Notes The disc information that you have edited in the Disc Explorer display is canceled when the disc is removed When you insert the disc again you need to re input the disc information The disc information that is recorded on the disc in itself is not canceled If you have inserted a disc and it does not play back or the disc information is not loaded into memory of the playe...

Page 45: ... EXPLORER 3 Press PICTURE MEMORY at your favorite scene The scene is captured as a still image and is set as the jacket picture for the Disc Explorer You can see the jacket picture in the detailed Disc Explorer display JPEG only Note Depending on the DVD scene you may not be able to capture the scene To erase a stored jacket picture 1 Perform steps 1 and 2 in Searching for a disc on the Disc Explo...

Page 46: ...7 Press ENTER The file selecting mode ends and the Disc Explorer display appears The selected file is registered in the selected folder To see the registered file select the folder by pressing C c To cancel the file mode Press ORETURN To turn off the Disc Explorer display press ORETURN again TV DISC EXPLORER DVD switch ENTER ORETURN FOLDER DISPLAY FILE C X x c CLEAR 3 Mountain Red cheek Family 4 S...

Page 47: ...m right corner 4 Press X x to select the disc 5 Press ENTER The disc to be deleted is selected To delete other discs repeat steps 4 and 5 6 Press CLEAR The selected disc is deleted from the folder 7 Press DISPLAY FILE The file selecting mode ends and the Disc Explorer display appears To cancel the file mode Press ORETURN To turn off the Disc Explorer display press ORETURN again Note When you selec...

Page 48: ...orner Press X x to select the text you want to edit To label a folder Press FOLDER then press C c to select user folder Press FOLDER then X x to select the subfolder you want to label After sliding the TV DISC EXPLORER DVD switch to DISC EXPLORER press TOP MENU EDIT 2 Press ENTER The Disc Memo Input display appears when you have selected a disc The Folder Name Input display appears when you have s...

Page 49: ...AR To insert a character 1 In step 3 of Labeling a disc or folder page 48 press or to move the cursor to the insertion point or the character you want to correct 2 Press C X x c to select the correct character 3 Press ENTER z Hint If you press X x to select the disc and press ENTER while the Disc Explorer display appears and then select Edit in the pop up menu display you can also enter the edit m...

Page 50: ... highlight the genre row then press ENTER 4 Press C X x c to select the genre then press ENTER The genre selecting mode ends 5 Press TOP MENU EDIT The confirmation display appears If the contents are correct select Ok To return to the edit mode select Cancel When you select Ok the genre is registered To cancel the edit mode Press ORETURN The confirmation display appears If the contents are correct...

Page 51: ... turned off To cancel the sort mode Press ORETURN SORT MODE disappears from the Disc Explorer display If you press ORETURN again the Disc Explorer display turns off z Hint The discs in the same genre are sorted by numeral order according to the disc slot number TV DISC EXPLORER DVD switch ENTER ORETURN C X x c MENU SORT FOLDER 3 Mountain Red cheek Family 4 Super Car Chase 5 The Parcies Live at Bud...

Page 52: ...ck speed is about twice the normal speed The 3M 3m playback speed is faster than 2M 2m and the 2M 2m playback speed is faster than 1M 1m Watching frame by frame Slow motion play Press m or M when the player is in pause mode To return to the normal speed press H Each time you press m or M during Slow motion play the playback speed changes Two speeds are available With each press the indication chan...

Page 53: ...a DVD VIDEO DVD RW DISC TITLE CHAPTER TIME TEXT or TIME MEMO Select TIME TEXT to search for a starting point by inputting the time code When playing a VIDEO CD without PBC Playback DISC TRACK INDEX TIME TEXT or TIME MEMO When playing a VIDEO CD with PBC Playback DISC SCENE When playing a Super Audio CD CD DISC TRACK INDEX When playing a DATA CD DISC ALBUM TRACK MP3 audio tracks only FILE JPEG imag...

Page 54: ...he display is turned off z Hints You can display the first scene of titles chapters or tracks recorded on the disc on a screen divided into nine sections You can start playback directly by selecting one of the scenes For details see Searching by Scene PICTURE NAVIGATION page 55 You can search for a chapter DVD VIDEO DVD RW only or track VIDEO CD Super Audio CD CD only by pressing the number button...

Page 55: ...itle chapter or track and press ENTER Playback starts To return to normal play Press DISPLAY or O RETURN z Hint If there are more than nine titles chapters or tracks V is displayed at the bottom right of the screen To display subsequent titles chapters or tracks select a scene on the bottom row located at box 7 8 9 and press x To return to previous scenes select a scene on the top row located at b...

Page 56: ...ing 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 DVD Super Audio CD VIDEO CD CD Disc text Press TIME TEXT repeatedly in step 2 to display the Disc Memo or Disc text recorded on the DVD VIDEO Super Audio CD CD Th...

Page 57: ... when you change the time information on your TV 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...

Page 58: ... information and text using the Control Menu page 13 Notes Depending on the type of disc being played the DVD Super Audio CD CD text or track name may not be displayed The player can only display the first level 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 If you play a disc containing JPEG image files only MODE MP...

Page 59: ...e 93 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 ...

Page 60: ...ft R Front right C Center LS Rear left RS Rear right S Rear monaural The rear component of the Dolby Surround processed signal and the Dolby Digital signal LFE Low Frequency Effect signal L R C LFE LS RS DVD VIDEO 1 0 2 8 2 ENGLISH DOLBY DIGITAL 3 2 1 1 2 4 4 ALL T 0 2 3 2 7 Current audio format Currently playing program format DOLBY DIGITAL 3 2 1 LFE Low Frequency Effect component 1 Rear componen...

Page 61: ...titles 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 Select the language Depending on the DVD VIDEO the choice of language varies When 4 digits are displayed they indicate a language code Se...

Page 62: ...n 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 movie CINEMA 1 or CINEMA 2 is recommended The picture can be adjusted by pre...

Page 63: ...to select RESET and press ENTER Sharpening the Picture SHARPNESS You can enhance the outlines of images to produce a sharper picture 1 Press DISPLAY twice during playback The Control Menu appears 2 Press X x to select SHARPNESS then press ENTER The options for SHARPNESS appear 3 Press X x to select a level 1 enhances the outline 2 enhances the outline more than 1 4 Press ENTER The disc plays with ...

Page 64: ...udio tracks and images in Music CD format or Video CD format are recorded in the first session only the first session will be played back Note The player may not be able to play some DATA CDs created in the Packet Write format MP3 audio track or JPEG image file that the player can play The player can play the following tracks and files MP3 audio tracks with the extension MP3 JPEG image files with ...

Page 65: ...epending on the software you use to create the DATA CD the playback order may differ from the above illustration The playback order above may not be applicable if there are more than 500 albums and 999 tracks files in each album Proceeding to the next or another album may take some time Playing MP3 Audio Tracks or JPEG Image Files You can play MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files on DATA CDs CD R...

Page 66: ...m the selected track To stop playback Press x To go to the next or previous MP3 audio track Press during playback You can select the first track of the next album by pressing during playback of the last track of the current album Selecting a JPEG image file 1 After step 3 of Selecting an album press PICTURE NAVI The image files in the album appear in 16 subscreens A scroll box is displayed on the ...

Page 67: ... size When pressed twice x4 The image enlarges four times the original size To stop viewing the JPEG image Press x z Hints While viewing JPEG image files you can set options such as INTERVAL page 69 EFFECT page 69 SHARPNESS page 63 and CUSTOM PICTURE MODE page 62 The date the picture was taken is displayed beside DATE in the Control Menu page 13 Note that no date may appear depending on the digita...

Page 68: ...n If you select an album containing MP3 audio tracks only and MODE MP3 JPEG is set to IMAGE JPEG No image data appears on the screen Enjoying JPEG Images as a Slide Show You can play JPEG image files on a DATA CD successively as a slide show 1 Press DISPLAY twice The Control Menu appears 2 Press X x to select ALBUM then press ENTER The list of albums on the DATA CD appears 3 Press X x to select an...

Page 69: ...play than others which may make the duration seem longer than the setting you selected Selectingthe slides appearance EFFECT You can select the way the slides are displayed during a slide show 1 Press DISPLAY twice in stop mode 2 Press X x to select EFFECT then press ENTER The options for EFFECT appear 3 Press X x to select a setting The default setting is underlined OFF turns off this function MO...

Page 70: ...e 33 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 registering a new password appears Enter a 4 digit password using the number ...

Page 71: ...layback Playback of some DVD VIDEOs can be limited according to a predetermined level such as the age of the users The PARENTAL CONTROL function allows you to set a playback limitation level 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 PLAYER t the...

Page 72: ...digit password using the number buttons then press ENTER The player starts playback z Hint If you forget your password press OPEN CLOSE to open the front cover and repeat steps 1 to 3 of Parental Control limited playback When you are asked to enter your password enter 199703 using the number buttons then press ENTER The display will ask you to enter a new 4 digit password After you enter a new 4 d...

Page 73: ...ontrolling Your TV or AV Amplifier Receiver With the Supplied Remote By adjusting the remote signal you can control your TV with the supplied remote If you connect the player to an AV amplifier receiver you can control the volume with the supplied remote Notes Depending 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...

Page 74: ... TV Number buttons and ENTER FOLDER Selects the channel of the TV WIDE MODE Switches to or from the wide mode of a Sony wide TV TV VIDEO Switches the TV s input source between the TV and other input sources Manufacturer Code number Sony 01 default Akai 04 AOC 04 Centurion 12 Coronado 03 Curtis Mathes 12 14 Daewoo 04 22 Daytron 03 12 Fisher 11 General Electric 04 06 10 Gold Star LG 03 04 17 Hitachi...

Page 75: ...g 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 volume even when the TV DISC EXPLORER DVD switch is set to DVD repeat steps 1 and 2 and then enter the code number 90 default Manufacturer...

Page 76: ...lay 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 DVD VIDEO 2 4 4 QUICK QUICK CUSTOM RESET ALL LANGUAGE SETUP OSD M...

Page 77: ...und track Select LANGUAGE SETUP in the Setup Display To use the display see Using the Setup Display page 76 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 SUBTITLE DVD VIDEO only Switches the language of the subtitle recorded on the DVD VIDEO ...

Page 78: ...ideo signals that are suitable for the TV SCREEN SAVER The screen saver image appears when you leave the player in pause or stop mode for 15 minutes or when you play a Super Audio CD CD or DATA CD MP3 audio for more than 15 minutes The screen saver will help prevent your display device from becoming damaged ghosting Press H to turn off the screen saver 16 9 Select this when you connect a wide scre...

Page 79: ...n your progressive format 480p compatible TV change the setting on your TV not the player Note that this setting is effective only for HDMI connection or progressive signals output from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks JACKET PICTURE The jacket picture still picture appears but only when the jacket picture is already recorded on the disc CD EXTRA etc If the disc does not contain a jacket picture the ...

Page 80: ...itches 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 on BRIGHT Makes the lighting bright DARK Makes the lighting dark AUTO DARK Makes the front panel display dark if you do not operate the player or remote for a short while CUSTOM SETUP AUTO POWER OFF AUTO...

Page 81: ...f the following jacks LINE OUT AUDIO L R 1 2 jacks DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL or OPTICAL HDMI OUT jack when DOLBY DIGITAL is set to D PCM page 82 DIGITAL OUT except Super Audio CD Selects if audio signals are output via the DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL or OPTICAL HDMI OUT jack Notes Super Audio CD audio signals are not output from the DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL or OPTICAL HDMI OUT jack If you are using the HDMI OUT jack...

Page 82: ...type of audio signal output from the HDMI OUT jack Notes A loud noise or no sound will be output if you connect the player to a TV that is not compatible with DOLBY DIGITAL DTS signals and AUTO is selected In this case select PCM If you are using the HDMI OUT jack make sure that DIGITAL OUT is set to ON D PCM Select this when the player is connected to an audio component lacking a built in Dolby D...

Page 83: ...r the speakers 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 When you set the front speaker setting to SMALL you cannot set the center and rear speaker settings to LARGE and the subwoofer setting to NONE LARGE Normally select this position SMALL Select this when the speaker cannot reproduce a...

Page 84: ...ts are in parentheses To adjust the volume of all the speakers at one time Use the amplifier s receiver s volume control TEST TONE The speakers will emit a test tone Use this when you use the 5 1CH OUTPUT jacks and adjust LEVEL FRONT 10 ft Set this between 1 and 30 feet in 1 foot increments CENTER 10 ft Set this within 5 feet of the FRONT setting in 1 foot increments For example if FRONT is set to...

Page 85: ...TONE and set to ON You 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 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 OUT COAXIAL or OPTICAL HDMI OUT jack ...

Page 86: ... signals the image may be affected when you set COMPONENT OUT to PROGRESSIVE In this case set COMPONENT OUT to INTERLACE The player is connected to an input device that is not HDCP compliant the HDMI indicator on the front panel does not light up See page 18 If the HDMI OUT jack is used for video output changing the HDMI RESOLUTION setting in SCREEN SETUP may solve the problem page 78 Connect the ...

Page 87: ... The player cannot play certain discs page 6 The region code on the DVD does not match the player Moisture has condensed inside the player page 3 The player cannot play a recorded disc that is not correctly finalized page 7 The MP3 audio track cannot be played page 39 The DATA CD is not recorded in an MP3 format that conforms to ISO9660 Level 1 Level 2 or Joliet The MP3 audio track does not have t...

Page 88: ...d or turned off Try using the DVD s menu instead of the direct selection button on the remote page 35 Multilingual subtitles are not recorded on the DVD being played The DVD prohibits the changing of subtitles The angles cannot be changed Try using the DVD s menu instead of the direct selection button on the remote page 35 Multi angles are not recorded on the DVD being played The angle can only be...

Page 89: ...age 6 A disc that contains up to 8 hours of moving pictures even though its diameter is the same as a CD The data capacity of a single layer and single sided DVD is 4 7 GB Giga Byte which is 7 times that of a CD The data capacity of a 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 MP...

Page 90: ...an image field to create one frame the Progressive format shows the entire image at once as a single frame This means that while the Normal Interlace format can show 25 or 30 frames 50 60 fields in one second the Progressive format can show 50 60 frames in one second The overall picture quality increases and still images text and horizontal lines appear sharper This player is compatible with the 5...

Page 91: ...re on one side it is not necessary to turn the disc over 3 To select a layer see Selecting a Playback Area for a Super Audio CD page 37 4 To select an area see Selecting a Playback Area for a Super Audio CD page 37 Title page 9 13 53 The longest section of a picture or music feature on a DVD movie etc in video software or the entire album in audio software Track page 9 13 53 Sections of a picture ...

Page 92: ...o jack 0 5 Vp p 75 ohms HDMI OUTPUT TypeA 19 pin 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 interlace1 0 648 Vp p progressive or interlace2 0 7 Vp p 75 ohms 1 BLACK LEVEL COMPONENT OUT is ON 2 BLACK LEVEL COMPONENT OUT is OFF LINE OUT VIDEO 1 2 Phono jack 1 0 Vp p 75 ohms S VIDEO OUT 1 2 4 pin mini DIN Y 1 0 Vp p C 0 286 Vp p 75 oh...

Page 93: ...ian Lettish 1345 Malagasy 1347 Maori 1349 Macedonian 1350 Malayalam 1352 Mongolian 1353 Moldavian 1356 Marathi 1357 Malay 1358 Maltese 1363 Burmese 1365 Nauru 1369 Nepali 1376 Dutch 1379 Norwegian 1393 Occitan 1403 Afan Oromo 1408 Oriya 1417 Punjabi 1428 Polish 1435 Pashto Pushto 1436 Portuguese 1463 Quechua 1481 Rhaeto Romance 1482 Kirundi 1483 Romanian 1489 Russian 1491 Kinyarwanda 1495 Sanskrit...

Page 94: ...4 DOLBY DIGITAL 23 24 59 82 89 DOWNMIX 81 DTS 24 59 82 89 DVD VIDEO 6 32 89 DVD RW 89 DVD Super Audio CD CD text 56 DVD RW 6 36 89 E EDIT 48 EFFECT 69 F Fast forward 52 Fast reverse 52 FILE 46 53 FOLDER 46 Folder Name Input 48 Front panel display 9 57 G Genre 50 H handling discs 2 HDMI AUDIO HDMI 82 HDMI 90 HDMI RESOLUTION 78 Hooking up 17 Hooking up 15 I INDEX 13 53 Index 90 INTERLACE 79 90 INTER...

Page 95: ...83 Skipping discs 31 Slide Show 68 Slow motion Play 52 SORT 51 SPEAKER SETUP 83 Speakers Hooking up 20 SUBTITLE 61 77 Super Audio CD 37 90 Super Audio CD CD layer 37 T TEST TONE 84 TIME MEMO 13 53 TIME TEXT 13 53 56 TITLE 13 53 Title 9 91 TITLE VIEWER 55 TOP MENU 35 TRACK 13 53 Track 9 91 TRACK VIEWER 55 Troubleshooting 86 TV TYPE 78 U Usable discs 6 V Various 39 VIDEO CD 6 32 Z ZOOM 67 ...

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