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Page 1: ...3 070 853 l l 1 SACD DVD Player Operating Instructions V I D E 0 B SUPER AUDIO CD DVP NSSOOV 0 2001 Sony Corporation ...

Page 2: ...No CAUTION You arecautioned that any change or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void youi authority to operate this equipment This equipment hasbeen tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonableprotection against harmful interference in a residential installation T...

Page 3: ... warm location or is placed in avery damp room moisture may condense on the lenses inside the player Should this occur the player may not operateproperly In this case remove the disc and leave the player turned on for about half an hour until the moisture evaporates l 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 whil...

Page 4: ...ords 20 Step 2 Connecting the Audio Cords 23 Step 3 Connecting the Power Cord 31 Step4 QuickSetup 3 1 PlayingDiscs 3 7 Resuming Playbackfrom the Point Where You Stopped the Disc ResumePlay 3 9 Using the DVD s Menu 40 Selecting ORIGINAL or PLAY LIST on a DVD RW Disc 40 Selecting a Playback Area for an SACD Disc 41 Playing VIDEO CDs with PBC Functions PBC Playback 42 Various Play Mode Functions Prog...

Page 5: ...tional Functions 71 Labeling the Disc Locking Discs CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL PARENTAL CONTROL Operation Sound Effects Sound Feedback Controlling Your TV or AV Amplifier Receiver with the Supplied Remote 71 72 77 78 SettingsandAdjustments 80 Using the Setup Display 80 Setting the Display or Sound Track Language LANGUAGE SETUP 81 Settings for the Display SCREEN SETUP 82 Custom Settings CUSTOM SETUP 8...

Page 6: ...play DVD VIDEO discs playback only labeled with identical region codes DVDs labeled e will also play on this player 0 If you try to play any other DVD the message Playback prohibited by area limitations will appear on the TV screen Depending on the DVD no region code indication may be labeled even though playing the DVD is prohibited by area restrictions The player cannot play the following discs ...

Page 7: ...nology that is protected by method claims of certain U S patents other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation and is intended for home and other limited viewing usesonly unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation Reverse engineering or disassembly is ...

Page 8: ...t panel display 9 q fi RETURN button 42 q MENU button 40 q TOP MENU button 40 DISPLAY button 13 q W HI previous next buttons 38 q SACD indicator Lights up when the disc is a Super Audio q D indicator p open close button 37 D play button indicator 37 II pause button indicator 38 77 n stop button 37 C W ENTER button 31 Click shuttle 49 JOG button indicator 50 Lights up when the disc is a DVD FL OFF ...

Page 9: ...ng time 54 When playing back an SACD CD or VIDEO CD without PBC Lights up when the player outputs Lrghts up when playing the multi progressive signals channel playback area on SACDs 41 84 Disc type Current play mode 43 Playing time 54 Current track and index 54 When playing the SACD layer of SACD disc the dtsc type is not dicplayed C c You can turn off the front panel displq b preGng FL OFF on the...

Page 10: ...T OPTICAL jack 25 27 29 q S LINK CONTROL S IN jack 17 q AUDIO OUT L R l 2 jacks 24 27 29 q 5 1CH OUTPUT jacks 25 q COMPONENT VIDEO OUT SCAN SELECT switch 84 q COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y PB PR jacks 20 q S VIDEO OUT l 2 jacks 20 q VIDEO OUT l 2 jacks 20 10 ...

Page 11: ... MENU button 40 q Number buttons 40 The number 5 button has a tactile dot q CLEAR button 43 q SEARCH MODE button 50 q I e on standby button 37 78 q Scroll key 12 q PICTURE MEMORY button 83 q BOOKMARK button 53 q REPLAY button 38 q n STOP button 37 q II PAUSE button 38 q JOG button 50 q ENTER button 31 q C d buttons 31 q 6 RETURN button 42 q MENU button 40 q CH channel buttons 78 The button has a t...

Page 12: ...n TIME TEXT page 55 FL ON OFF 1 page 86 AUDIO page 58 1 SUBTITLE page 65 t ANGLE page 64 r SURROUND page 60 t SHUFFLE page 45 4 MULTI 2CH page 41 1 SACDKD page 42 1 DVE page 70 1 BNR page 66 t A B page 47 l REPEAT page 46 1 Togglethescroll keyupor downto selecta command 2 Pointtheremoteatthe H remotesensor ontheplayerandpressdownonthewordPUSH imprintedonthescroll keysothat appearsin the LCDscreen ...

Page 13: ...ber Total number of chapters or indexes recorded Playback status Currently playing chapter number VIDEO CD SACD CD index number Playing time Icon of selected Control Menu item II Pause W Stop etc Type of disc being played back Current setting Control Menu items Options Function name of selected Control Menu item Operation message List of Control Menu Items TIME MEMO page 50 Input the time code for...

Page 14: ...he desired language of the on screen display the aspect ratio of the TV the audio output and the In addition to the Quick Setup setting you can st other various settings the settings in SETUP to the default REPEAT page 46 that best suits the 14 ...

Page 15: ...splay I will appear The Control Menu items are different depending on the disc L c The Control Menu icon indicator lights up in green when you select any item except OFF SURROUND PROGRAM SHUFFLE REPEAT A B REPEAT BNR DIGITAL VIDEO ENHANCER only The ANGLE indicator lights up in green only when the angles can be changed The VIDEO EQUALIZER indicator lights up in green when any setting other than STA...

Page 16: ...40A 1 l Size AA R6 batteries 2 Step2 InsertingBatteriesinto the Remote You can control the player using the supplied remote Insert two size AA R6 batteries by matching the and 0 endson the batteries to the markings inside the compartment When using the remote point it at the remote sensor q on the player Do not leavetheremotein anextremely hot or humid place l Do not drop any foreign object into t...

Page 17: ...t the power code last ElAudio video cord supplied to AUDIO OUT q S LINK cord not supplied To S LINK control S To S LINKCONTROL S IN Step3 TVHookups When connecting to a wide screen TV Depending on the disc the image may not fit your TV screen If you want to change the aspect ratio pleaserefer to page 82 ...

Page 18: ... Quick Setup on page 31 If your TV has an S LINK control S input jack You can control the player from a Sony TV or control a Sony TV using the player For instance when you play a DVD the TV s input will automatically switch to thejack to which you connected the player Correct the TV via the S LINK CONTROL S IN jack using an S LINK cord not supplied Refer to the instructions supplied with the TV ...

Page 19: ... The disc tray closes and the player begins playing the disc After Step 6 Depending on the disc a menu may be displayed on the TV screen If so select the item you wan1 from the menu and play the DVD VIDEO page 40 or VIDEO CD disc page 42 To stop playing PressW To take out the disc PressA To turn off the player PressI on the remote The player is set to standby mode and the power indicator lights up...

Page 20: ...revent unwanted noise l Refer to the instructions supplied with the components to be connected Step1 Connectingthe VideoCords Connect this player to your TV monitor projector or AV amplifier receiver using a video cord Selectone of thepatterns0 through 0 according to theinput jack on your TV monitor projector or AV amplifier receiver In order to view progressive signal 480 pictures with a compatib...

Page 21: ...Audlolvideo cord supplied Component video cord TV projector or AV amplifier receiver SACDIDVD nlav r L TV projector or AV amplifier receiver S VIDEO cord supplied d Signal flow continued 21 ...

Page 22: ...nd high quality images If your TV acceptsprogressive 480 format signals you must use this connection and set COMPONENT OUT to PROGRESSIVE in SCREEN SETUP page 82 Green Green Blue Blue Red Red l Do not connecttheplayer to aVCR If you passtheplayersignalsvia theVCR you maynot receiveaclearimage _ on theTV screen Consumersshouldnotethat not all high definition television setsarefully compatible with ...

Page 23: ...o input jacks only or having a digital input jack l 2 speakers front L and R m page 27 a page 29 MD deck DAT deck AV amplifier receiver with a Dolby Surround Pro Logic decoder having L and R audio input jacks only or having a digital input jack l 3 speakers front L and R and rear monaural l 6 speakers front L and R center rear L and R subwoofer p To enjoy SACD Multi or 96kHz 24bit sound usetheconn...

Page 24: ... use your TV speakersfor sound n Recommended surround sound effects for this connection TVS DYNAMIC page 60 l TVS WIDE page 60 SACDIDVD player to audio input d Signal flow The yellow plug is usedfor video signals page20 24 ...

Page 25: ...igital 5 lch page 97 eDTS 5 lch page 97 l SACD Multi channel page 97 e Connecting to a digital jack This connection will allow you to use the Dolby Digital or DTS decoder function of your AV amplifier receiver You are not able to enjoy the surround sound effects of the player n Recommended surround sound effects using this connection with your amplifier receiver Dolby Digital 5 lch page 97 DTS 5 l...

Page 26: ...t supplied to coaxial or optical digital inpu ifier receiver having uts or and a decoder A Signal flow 2 To enhancethe surroundsoundeffects l Usehigh performancespeakers l Usefront rear andcenterspeakershaving the samesizeandperformance l Placea subwooferbetweenthe right andleft front speakers 26 ...

Page 27: ...s case you can also connect the player directly to the MD deck or DAT deck without using your stereo amplifier receiver z n Recommended surround sound effects for the w connection only s TVS STANDARD page 60 In connection m you can use the wpphed audio video cord instead of using a separate audio cord e To realize better surround sound effects make sure that your listening position is in between y...

Page 28: ...D olaver Coaxial digital cord Stereoaudiocord not supplied white f or or Optical digital cord not supplied Remove jack cap before connecting red I or optical digital input 1 MD deckJDATdeck 1 A Signal flow 28 ...

Page 29: ...m of 3 speakers front L and R and rear monaural The g surround effects are enhancedif 6 speakers front L and R center rear L and R and subwoofer 2 are used If your amplifier receiver has L and R audio input jacks only use m If your amplifier receiver has a digital input jack use a n Recommended surround sound effects using this connection with your amplifier receiver l Dolby Surround Pro Logic pag...

Page 30: ...lied Remove jack cap before connecting to coaxial or optical digital input red to audio input Amplifier receiver with Dolby Surround decoder I near mono A Signal flow When connecting6 speakers replacethemonauralrearspeakerwith acenterspeaker 2 rearspeakersanda subwoofer 30 ...

Page 31: ... make the minimum number of basic adjustments for using the To skip an adjustment press HI To return to the previous adjustment press w player q Turnonthe TV q Switchthe input selector onthe TVto the player q PressPOWER onthe playerandpressl b onthe remote Press ENTER to run QUICK SETUP appearsatthebottom of thescreen If this messagedoes not appear select QUICK under SETUP in theControl Menu to ru...

Page 32: ... 82 A wide screen TV or a 4 3 standard TV with a wide screen mode 16 9 82 PressENTER The SetupDisplay for selecting the type of video signal appears PressIV to select the item SelectPROGRESSIVE only if you have made video connection 0 page20 and wish to view progressive video signals TVType You select Page Interlace format TV standard TV INTERLACE 84 Progressive format TV PressENTER PROGRESSIVE 84...

Page 33: ...finished and connections are complete l When DIGITAL OUTPUT or DIGITAL 5 1CH OUTPUT is selected the Setup Display for DOLBY DIGITAL appears Press to select the item Choose the item that matches the audio connection you selected in pages25 to 29 m through a Audio Cord Connection Type You select Page DOLBY DIGITAL only if the amplifier receiver hasaDolby Digital decoder q PressENTER DTS is selected ...

Page 34: ...etup operations are complete l When DIGITAL 5 1CH OUTPUT is selected in Step q the Setup Display for SPEARER SETUP appears Press to select the sizeof the center speaker If no center speakeris connected select NONE Refer to page91 for each selection item PressENTER The Setup Display for selecting the size of the rear speaker appears Press9 to select the size If no rear speaker is connected select N...

Page 35: ...t as described below for the audio connection you selected in pages25 to 29 a through a Each of theseare the default settings and do not needto be adjusted when you first connect the player Refer to page 80 for using the Setup Display Audio Connection pages 25 to 29 No additional settings are needed Item You select Page DISTANCE BALANCE LEVEL Set accordingto theconnected speakers 91 l If the sound...

Page 36: ...Item You select Page DOWNMIX DOLBY SURROUND 88 l If the sounddistorts evenwhen the volume is turned down set AUDIO ATT to ON page88 ...

Page 37: ...tinuous play Adjust the volume on the TV or the amplifier receiver After following Step 5 Depending on the disc a menu may appear on the TV screen You can play the disc interactively by following the instructions on the menu DVD VIDEO page 40 VIDEO CD page 42 To turn on the player PressPOWER on the player The player enters standby mode and the power indicator lights up in red PressI on the remote ...

Page 38: ... OFF or VIDEO OFF on the player to switch the video output off When no video signal output from the player the VIDEO OFF indicator lights up on the player somescenes SACD audiosignalsarenot output from the digital jack l44lW D II REPLAY n To stop Operation PressW Pause PressI I Resume play after PressIIorD pause Goto thenextchapter pressDFI trackor scenein continuousplaymode Gobackto the PressI44 ...

Page 39: ...ront panel display and you can restart the disc from the point where you stopped the disc If RESUME does not appear Resume Play is not available PressD The player starts playback from the point where you stopped the disc in Step 1 l Depending on where you stopped the disc the player may not resume playback from exactly the same point l The point where you stopped playing is cleared when you turn t...

Page 40: ...ents of the menu vary from disc to disc I8 _ f 2 Pressc W or the number buttonsto selectthe item youwant to play or change a s W 3 PressENTER w q e m f i c 2 c You canalso display the disc s menuby pressing TOP MENU or MENU on theplayer Selecting DRIGINAL or PLAYLIST ona DVD RW Some DVD RW discs in VR Video Recording mode have two types of titles for playback originally recorded titles ORIGINAL an...

Page 41: ...title of the selected type SelectingaPlaybackArea for anSACD Discm DISPLAY Some SACDs consist of a2 channel playback areaand a multi channel playback area You can select the playback areayou want to listen to 1 Togglethescroll keyupor downsothat MULTIRCH appearsin the LCD screen 2 Pressdownonthescroll keyrepeatedly to select MULTI for a multi channel playbackareaor 2CH for a 2 channel playbackarea...

Page 42: ...CD appearsin the front panel display l For detailsaboutSACD discs seepage97 Super Audio CD Eachplay modefunction works only within the selectedlayer or playback area PlayingVIDEO CDswith PBCFunctions PBCPlayback With PBC Playback Control functions you can enjoy simple interactive operations searchfunctions and other such operations PBC playback allows you to play VIDEO CDs interactively by followi...

Page 43: ...case press D VariousPlayMode Functions ProgramPlay shuffle Play RepeatPlay A BRepeatPlay You can set the following play modes l Program Play page 43 l Shuffle Play page 45 l Repeat Play page 46 0 l A B Repeat Play page 47 E u 2 0 The play mode is canceled when you open the disc tray the player enters standby mode by pressing 116 H on the remote you turn the power off by pressing POWER on the playe...

Page 44: ...s Chapters recorded on a disc 5 Selectthetitle chapter ortrackyou wantto program n When playing a DVD VIDEO For example select chapter 03 of title 02 Press I or the number buttons to select 02 under T then press ENTER Next press or the number buttons to select 03 under C then press ENTER 1 PROGRAM T 01 E ii Selected title d chapter w When playing a VIDEO CD SACD or CD For example select track 02 P...

Page 45: ... T then pressENTER To cancel all the titles chapters or tracks in the programmed order 1 Follow Steps 1 through 3 of Creating your own program Program Play 2 Pressf and select ALL CLEAR 3 PressENTER e You cando RepeatPlay or Shuffle Play of the programmedtitles chapters or tracks During the ProgramPlay toggle the scroll key up or down to select REPEAT or SHUFFLE andpressdown on the scroll key Or s...

Page 46: ...lays them in random order 4 PressENTER D DISPLAY I ENTER To return to normal play PressCLEAR or select OFF in Step 3 CLEAR To turn off the Control Menu PressDISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off 2 c You cansetShuffle Play while the player is stopped After selectingthe SHUFFLE option press D Shuffle Play starts 1 PressDISPLAY twiceduringplayback whenplayinganSACDKD pressonce The C...

Page 47: ... PressENTER To return to normal play PressCLEAR or select OFF in Step 3 To turn off the Control Menu PressDISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off 2 c You can set Repeat Play while the player is stopped After selecting the REPEAT option press D Repeat Play starts S c You can use the LCD and scroll key on the remote to select Repeat Play Toggle the scroll key up or down EOthat REPEAT...

Page 48: ...he Control Menu PressDISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off 2 c You can use the LCD and scroll key on the remote to select A B Repeat Toggle the scroll key up or down so that A B appears in the LCD screen Then press down on the scroll key once to set point A Press it again to set point B l You can set A B Repeat Play for only one specific section l When you set A B Repeat Play the...

Page 49: ...playback speed Turn the click shuttle The playback speed changes depending on the turning direction and degree of rotation as follows During playback FF2m Fast forward faster than FFlH r FFlH Fast forward r x 2 DVD VIDEOBACDKD only s 2 PLAYt normal speed 2 t c x 24 DVD VIDEO only nl cn 4 FRlM Fast rewind 8 r a FR244 Fast rewind faster than FRl44 If you turn the click shuttle quickly the playback s...

Page 50: ...sappears from the LCD screen If you pressJOG on the player the indicator turns off The JOG indicator in the LCD on theremote showsthe current stateof the click shuttle For example evenif the JOG indicator on the player is lit theclick shuttleon the remotereturnsto Shuttle modewhen JOG disappearsfrom theLCD screen If you do not operatethe click shuttlefor about20 secondsafter pressingJOG it returns...

Page 51: ...scene using the time i code Time search DVD VIDEO DVD g RW only 1 TIME TIME MEMO T w playing time of the current title is selected 2 PressENTER T W W W changesto T 3 Input the time code using the number buttons then press ENTER For example to find the sceneat 2 hours 10 minutes and 20 secondsafter the beginning just enter 2 10 20 v You canselect TITLE CHAPTER TRACK INDEX SCENE or TIME TEXT directl...

Page 52: ...layback from the selected scene or angle Select the sceneusing f 1 1 and press ENTER The playback starts from the selected sceneor angle To return to normal play Press fi RETURN To turn off the Control Menu PressDISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off l Dependingon thedisc you maynotbeableto select all functions l The soundis mutedwhen usingthis function You can divide the screen i...

Page 53: ...et the bookmark Select the bookmark you want to reset using f W then press CLEAR To reset all the bookmarks for the player Select BOOKMARK RESET of CUSTOM SETUP in the Setup Display page 86 1 5 c The numberof the bookmarkyou selectedIS displayedon the front paneldisplay l The player canstorethebookmarksof up to 200 discsin memory Whenyou havethe player store over 200 discsin memory bookmarksof the...

Page 54: ...epeatedly Each time you pressdown on the scroll key the display changes asshown in the following charts When playing a DVD VIDEO or DVD RW Title playing time and the current title and chapter number Remaining time of the current title Playing time and numb chapter Remaining time of th Text Disc Memo When playing a VIDEO CD without PBC functions SACD or CD Track playing time and the current track a...

Page 55: ... See Labeling the disc page71 for moreinformation Dependingon the type of disc beingplayed andthe playing mode the abovementioneddisc information may not bedisplayed Checkingthe Playing TimeandRemainingTime You can check the playing time and remaining time of the current title chapter or track in addition to the playing time and remaining time of the disc Also you can check the Disc Memo or DVD SA...

Page 56: ...l D Playing time of the current disc l D W Remaining time of the current disc I e To turn off the Control Menu PressDISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off To check the Disc Memo or text Press down on the scroll key repeatedly in Step 3 to display the Disc Memo or text recorded on the DVD SACD CD The DVD SACDKD text appearsonly when text is recorded in the disc If the disc does not...

Page 57: ...NTER To close the ADVANCED window Select OFF in Step 3 To turn off the Control Menu PressDISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off By pressing DISPLAY repeatedly you can display either BIT RATE or LAYER whichever was selected in ADVANCED BIT RATE i Audio Video Bit rate refers to the amount of video audio 5 data per secondin a disc The higher the bit rate the larger the amount of data...

Page 58: ...NTER 1 PressDISPLAY during playback The Control Menu is displayed 2 Press I to select AUDIO then ENTER The options for AUDIO appear 3 PressW to selectthe desired audiosignal n When playing a DVD VIDEO Depending on the DVD VIDEO the choice of language varies When 4 digits are displayed they indicate a language code Refer to Language Code List on page 102 to seewhich languagethe coderepresents When ...

Page 59: ...als ranging from monaural to 5 1 channel signals can be recorded on a DVD Depending on the DVD the number of the recorded channels may differ Current audio format Currently plaiing program format PCM DTS or DOLBY DIGITAL is displayed In the caseof DOLBY DIGITAL the channels in the playing track are displayed by numbers as follows For Dolby Digital 5 1 ch Rear component 2 DOLB continued 59 Front co...

Page 60: ...al component is not output LFF is enclosed in a broken line 0 Whenthe signalcontainsrearsignal components suchas Ls RS or S the surroundeffect is enhanced page60 SURROUND ModeSettings 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 DISPLAY Scroll key I ENTER 1 Pr...

Page 61: ... effect will be heardonly when DOLBY DIGITAL and DTS aresetto D PCM in AUDIO SETUP page 89 TVS DYNAMIC Usessoundimaging to createvirtual rear speakersfrom the soundof the front speakers L R without usingactualrearspeakers shown below The soundimaging effect is distinct and clearly reproduceseachauralelementof the audiotrack This mode is effective when the distance between the front L and R speaker...

Page 62: ...OUND Software with 2 channel audio signals is decoded with the Dolby Surround Pro Logic decoder to create surround effects The rear speakerswill emit identical monaural sounds If you are using a center speaker the appropriate soundsfor the center speaker will be delivered ENHANCEDSURROUND Provides a greater senseof presencefrom a Dolby Surround Pro Logic source with a monaural rear channel signal ...

Page 63: ...hentheplaying signaldoesnotcontainasignalfor therearspeakers page59 thesurroundeffectsmay bedifficult to hear Whenyou select TVS DYNAMIC TVS WIDE TVS NIGHT or TVS STANDARD theplayer doesnot output the soundfrom thecenterspeaker l Whenyou selectoneof thesurroundmodes turn off the surroundsettingof theconnectedTV or amplifier receiver g l If the player is setup to output the signalfrom the DIGITAL O...

Page 64: ...e total number of angles 3 Press or ENTER The number of the angle changesto I I 4 Selectthe angle numberusingthe numberbuttonsor q 6 thenpress ENTER The angle changesto the selectedangle To turn off the Control Menu PressDISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off J 9 You canusetheLCD andscroll key ontheremote to selectanangle Togglethescroll key upor down so that ANGLE appears in theL...

Page 65: ...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 Refer to Language Code List on page 102 to seewhich languagethe code represents H When playing a DVD RW Select ON PressENTER To cancel the SUBTITLE setting Select OFF in Step 3 To turn off the Control Menu Y PressDISPLAY repeatedly until th...

Page 66: ... block noise l 2 reduces the block noise more than 1 l 3 reduces the block noise more than 2 4 PressENTER The disc plays with the setting you selected To cancel the BNR setting Select OFF in Step 3 To turn off the Control Menu PressDISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off You can use the LCD and scroll key on the remote to select BNR Toggle the scroll key up or down so that BNR appe...

Page 67: ...a more dynamic picture than DYNAMIC 1 by further increasing the picture contrast and the color intensity CINEMA 1 enhancesdetails in dark areasby increasing the black level l CINEMA 2 White colors become brighter and black colors become richer and the color contrast is increased l MEMORY adjusts the picture in greater detail Z L c When you watch a movie CINEMA 1 or CINEMA 2 is recommended L 5 9 Yo...

Page 68: ...reenmay lose definition when acertain areaof the image is solight that it appearswashed out or sodark that it blends into the surrounding dark areas By correcting the Gamma value you can adjust the brightness of selectedareasto get a clearer image While the BRIGHTNESS adjustment controls the brightness of the entire image the GAMMA adjustment is useful when only someportions of the image need adju...

Page 69: ...therareasthatyou select Try to keep the line that connects the brightness level of each areaas smooth and straight aspossible asshown below How to lighten How to darken the dark areas of the light areas of an image an image To prevent the image from appearing overly altered do not give the line any sharp changes Gradually make the adjustments while viewing the image on your TV screen Press6r RETUR...

Page 70: ...ne more than 2 l SOFT softens the image DVD VIDEO DVD RW only 4 PressENTER The disc plays with the setting you selected To cancel the DIGITAL VIDEO ENHANCER setting Select OFF in Step 3 To turn off the Control Menu PressDISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off a 9 You canusetheLCD andscroll key on theremote to select DIGITAL VIDEO ENHANCER Toggle thescroll key upordown sothat DVE ap...

Page 71: ...t TIME MEMO andpressENTER DISC MEMO INPUT appears 3 PressJI to select DISCMEMO INPUT 4 andpressENTER The DISC MEMO INPUT display appears CDEFGHIJKLMN PQFISTUVWX YZ 0123456769 0 m 4 Select a characterby pressingCl I orturning the click shuttle The selected character changesthe color 5 PressENTER DISC MEMO INPUT CDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWX YZ 0123456789 I m 6 RepeatSteps4 and5to input other 2 characters ...

Page 72: ...s Whenyou turn off the player pressn first to stopplaybackandthenpressI on theremote After thepowerindicator lights up in red andthe playerentersstandbymode pressPOWER on the player l You canlabel up to 200discs When you havethe player storeover 200discsin memory eachnew Disc Memo erasestheoldestDisc Memo from those first stored locking Discs CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL PARENTAL CONTROL You can set tw...

Page 73: ...s set appears and then the screenreturns to the Control Menu display To turn off the Custom Parental Control function 1 Follow Steps 1 through 3 of Custom Parental Control 2 Press p to select OFF then press ENTER 3 Enter your 4 digit password using the number buttons then pressENTER To play a disc for which Custom Parental Control is set 1 Insert the disc for which Custom Parental Control is set T...

Page 74: ... a different scene DISPLAY Number buttons 1 c ENTER 6 RETURN 1 PressDISPLAY while the playeris in stopmode The Control Menu appears 2 Press to select PARENTAL CONTROL thenpress ENTER The options for PARENTAL CONTROL appear Enter a 4 digit password using the number buttons then pressENTER The display for confirming the password appears n When you have already registered a password The display for e...

Page 75: ...ttons then pressENTER The player starts playback L c If you forget your password remove the disc and repeat Steps 1 to 3 of Parental Control limiting playback by children 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 digit password in Step 4 replace the disc in the pl...

Page 76: ...ingdom 2184 1 PressDISPLAY while theplayeris in stopmode The Control Menu appears 2 Press to select PARENTAL CONTROL thenpress ENTER The options for PARENTAL CONTROL appear 3 Press to select PASSWORD thenpressENTER The display for entering the password appears 4 Enteryour digit passwordusingthe numberbuttons thenpressENTER 5 Entera new4 digit passwordusingthe numberbuttons thenpressENTER 6 Toconfi...

Page 77: ...s turned off Operation Operation sound Power is turned on One beep Power is turned off Two beeps D is pressed II is pressed One beep Two beeps Playback is stopped One long beep Operation is not possible Three beeps POWER Power indicator 1 PressPOWER onthe player thenpress l C ontheremote The power indicator lights up in green When there is a disc in the player press and remove the disc Then press ...

Page 78: ... keyupor downto selectyourTV smanufacturer scode seethetablebelow 5 Pressdownonthescroll key The manufacturer s code flashes and the remote is set Code numbers of controllable TVs If more than one code number is listed try entering them one at a time until you find the one that works with your TV Manufacturer Code number Sony default 1 Akai 4 AOC 4 Centurion 12 Coronado 3 Curtis Mathes 12 Daytron ...

Page 79: ...s manufacturer s code seethetable below 5 Pressdownonthescroll key The manufacturer s code flashes and the remote is set Code numbers of controllable AV amplifiers receivers If more than one code number is listed try entering them one at a time until you find the one that works with your AV amplifier receiver If you do not connect an AV amplifier receiver you can control your TV s volume by settin...

Page 80: ...SetupDisplay settingsandnot all the functions describedmay work 1 PressDISPLAY whenthe playeris in stopmode The Control Menu appears 2 PressW to select thenpressENTER SETUP The options for SETUP appear 3 Press to select CUSTOM then pressENTER The Setup Display appears 4P ressW to selectthesetupitemfrom thedisplayedlist LANGUAGE SETUP SCREEN SETUP CUSTOM SETUP AUDIOSETUP or SPEAKER SETUP ThenpressE...

Page 81: ...ngthe Displayor SoundTracklanguage LANGUAGE SETUP allows you to set various languages for the on screen display or sound track Select LANGUAGE SETUP in the Setup Display For details on using the display see Using the Setup Display page 80 H I n OSD On Screen Display Switches the display language on the screen Select the language from the displayed list H MENU DVD VIDEO only You can select the desi...

Page 82: ...tup Display For details on using the display see Using the Setup Display page 80 The default settings are underlined n TV TYPE Selects the aspect ratio of the connected TV 4 3 standard or wide 413 LErrER BOX Select this when you connect a 4 3 screenTV Displays a wide picture with bands on the upper and lower portions of the screen 413 Select this when you connect a PAN SCAN 4 3 screenTV Automatica...

Page 83: ...edisc CD EXTRA etc If thedisc doesnotcontainajacketpicture the GRAPHICS picture appears Your favorite picture appearsin the background To storeascene in memory see Storinga picturein memory below A presetpicturestoredin the playerappears in thebackground Thebackground coloris black H STARTUP SCREEN Selects the startup screen The startup screen image you selectedappearson the TV screen when you tur...

Page 84: ...e Video based software is derived from TV such asdramas and sit corns and displays images at 30 frames 60 fields per second Film based software is derived from film and displays images at 24 frames per second In order for theseimages to appear natural on your screenwhen output in PROGRESSIVE mode 60 frames per second the progressive video signal needs to be converted to match the type of DVD softw...

Page 85: ... 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 screenfrom field to field The end result is an image that is higher in quality when compared to the Interlace format Interlace pictures Converted progressive pictures Film based software conversion Film shows an image by displaying an entire imag...

Page 86: ...laydark AUTO DARK Makesthefront paneldisplaydark if you do not operatetheplayeror remotefor a shortwhile AUTOOFF 1Turnsoff thelightning of thefront 1paneldisplay if you do not operate theplayeror remotefor ashort while OFF Turnsoff the lighting of thefront paneldisplay 1 p By usingtheFL OFFbuttonon theplayeror scroll key on the remote you canturn on off thefront panel display regardlessthe DIMMER ...

Page 87: ...D VIDEO on which multiple audio formats PCM DTS or Dolby Digital format are recorded E No priority given AUTO Priority given l Whenyou setthe item to AUTO the language maychange The TRACK SELECTION setting hashigherpriority thanthe AUDIO settingsin LANGUAGE SETUP page81 l If PCM DTS andDolby Digital soundtrackshave the samenumberof channels the player selects PCM DTS andDolby Digital soundtracksin...

Page 88: ...O OUT L R l 2 jacks 5 ICH OUTPUT jacks PHONES jack c STANDARD Normally selectthisposition TV MODE Makesthelow soundsclear evenif you turnthevolume down It is especially recommended whenyoulisten to thesoundusingthespeakers of theTV WIDE RANGE Givesyouthefeelingof beingat alive performance Whenyou usehighquality speakers it is evenmoreeffective n AUDI0 FILTER except SACD Selects the digital filter ...

Page 89: ...dio signals when you connect the following component using an optical or a coaxial digital cord via the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL jack Amplifier receiver with digital input jack Amplifier receiver with a built in DTS or DOLBY DIGITAL decoder MD or DAT deck For connection details seepage 23 Select DOLBY DIGITAL DTS and 48kHz 96kHz PCM after setting DIGITAL OUT to ON n DOLBY DIGITAL DVD VIDEO D...

Page 90: ...ged n 48kHz198kHz PCM DVD VIDEO only Selects the sampling frequency of the audio signal to be output via the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL jack The audio signals of DVD VIDEOS arealways converted to 48kIW16bit All types of signals including 96kIW24bit are output in their original format However if the signal is encrypted for copyright protection purposes the signal is only output as48kIW16bit If ...

Page 91: ...uencies of the front speakerfrom the subwoofer l CENTER NONE LARGE SMALL l REAR 1 If you do not connect acenter speaker select this Normally select this position When the sound cracks or the surround sound effects are difficult to hear select this This activates the bassredirection circuitry and outputs the bassfrequencies of the center speakerfrom other speakers NONE If you do not connect rear sp...

Page 92: ... You can set distance from the listening position to your speakers Set the distance to your front speakersin FRONT first Values in CENTER center speaker and REAR rear speaker will automatically change to the samevalue Adjust thesevalues to reflect the actual distance to your center and rear speakerswithin the area described in the following table The default distance setting for the speakers in re...

Page 93: ...f thecenter speaker 12dB toOdB 0 5dB increments Adjustthelevelof therear speakers 12dB to OdB OSdBincrements Adjust thelevel of the subwoofer 1OdBto lOdB D 5dB increments To adjust the volume of all the speakers at one time Usetheamplifier s receiver s volume control WTEST TONE The speakerswill emit a test tone Use this when you use the 5 1CH OUTPUT jacks and adjust the BALANCE and LEVEL OFF ON Th...

Page 94: ...experience problems even when you connect your player directly to your TV pleasetry connecting your player to your TV s S video input page 20 You have selected PROGRESSIVE in COMPONENT OUT even though your TV cannot acceptthe signal in progressive format In this case set the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT SCAN SELECT switch on the back panel of the player to INTERLACE Then set COMPONENT OUT to INTERLACE afte...

Page 95: ...ROMs etc page 6 The region code on the DVD does not match the player I Moisture hascondensedinside the player Remove the disc and leave the player turned on for about half an hour Turn on the power again before playing the disc page 3 The player cannot play DVD Rs DVD RWs CD Rs or CD RWs that are not finalized The disc does not start playing from the beginning I Program Play Shuffle Play Repeat Pl...

Page 96: ...the DVD s menu instead of the scroll key on the remote page 40 Multi angles are not recorded on the DVD being played The angle can only be changed when the ANGLE indicator lights up on the front panel display page 9 The DVD prohibits changing of the angles The player does not operate properly I When static electricity etc causesthe player to operate abnormally press POWER on the player to turn the...

Page 97: ...be recorded Digital Cinema Sound DCS page 62 Technology that Sony developed to enjoy surround in ahome using 4 or more speakers It simulates the sound of a movie editing studio instead of the usual concert hall sothat you can enjoy the surround sound of a movie theater in the comfort of your own home Dolby Digital page 25 69 Digital audio compression technology developed by Dolby Laboratories This...

Page 98: ...and Parental Control functions areprovided with the DVD DVD RW page 8 A DVD RW is a recordable and rewritable disc with the samesize as the DVD VIDEO The DVD RW can be recorded in two different modes VR mode and Video mode VR Video Recording mode enablesvarious programming and editing functions some of which arelimited in the caseof Video mode Video mode complies with DVD VIDEO format and is compa...

Page 99: ...ns moving pictures and still pictures are divided into sections called scenes Super Audio CD SACD page 6 An SACD disc can reproduce soundsthat are extremely faithful to the original sound by use of DSD Direct Stream Digital technology This technology utilizes a sampling frequency of 2 8224 MHz which is 64 times that of a conventional CD and l bit quantization that enables the disc to hold 4 times ...

Page 100: ...ony developed to produce surround sound for home use using just a stereoTV Designed to work with the sound characteristics of your TV this technology brings the excitement of surround sound to your home using nothing more than your stereo TV s internal speakers Furthermore various TVS modes are available For example TVS WIDE usesjust two speakersto create a virtual sound environment that makes you...

Page 101: ...75ohmsterminated 5 ICH OUTPUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y PH PR Phono jack Phono jack 2Vrms 50kilohms Y 1 0vp p Pa PR 0 7vp p Over10kilohms 75ohms syncnegative 75ohms VIDEOOUT l 2 Phono jack 1 ovp p 75ohms syncnegative SVIDEOOUT 112 4 pinmini DIN Y 1 0vp p 75ohms syncnegative H C 0 286Vp p 75ohmsterminated Z PHONES Phone jack 12mW 32ohms g n 5 General 3 Power requirements 120 V AC 60 Hz 3 Power consumpt...

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

Page 103: ...SUBTITLE ENGLISH FRENCH SPANISH PORTUGUESE ENGLISH FRENCH SPANISH PORTUGUESE GERMAN ITALIAN DUTCH CHINESE JAPANESE DANISH SWEDISH FINNISH NORWEGIAN RUSSIAN OTHERS ORIGINAL All other selections are the sameasthe MENU language AUDIO FOLLOW All other selections are the sameasthe MENU language continued 103 ...

Page 104: ...URE MEMORY GRAPHICS BLUE BLACK STARTUP SCREEN STANDARD PICTURE MEMORY COMPONENT OUT INTERLACE PROGRESSIVE MODE AUTO VIDEO CUSTOM SETUP page 88 r DIMMER PAUSE MODE PLAYBACK MEMORY TRACK SELECTION BOOKMARK RESET CD DIRECT OFF TIMER DEMO1 DEMO2 BRIGHT DARK AUTO DARK AUTO OFF OFF AUTO FRAME ON OFF gFJ AUTO OFF ON 104 ...

Page 105: ...ATT AUDIO DRC AUDIO FILTER DOWNMIX DIGITAL OUT OFF ON STANDARD TV MODE WIDE RANGE SHARP SLOW DOLBY SURROUND NORMAL ON DOLBY D PCM DIGITAL DOLBY DIGITAL DTS D PCM DTS 48 kHz 96 kHz 48 kH dl6 bit PCM 96 kHd24 bit OFF continued 105 ...

Page 106: ...R SMALL NONE LARGE REAR LARGE SIDE SMALL REAR SMALL SIDE SUBWOOFER NONE YES FRONT 4ft 50f 1 2m 15 2m CENTER REAR Of t 52ft Om 15 8m It changesto match the front speaker setting Oft 50ft Om 15 2m It changesto match the front speaker setting FRONT I 6dB 8dB REAR FRONT 6dB 6dB 6dB OdB CENTER I 12dB OdB REAR SUBWOOFER 12dB OdB lOdB lOdB 3FF 3N 106 ...

Page 107: ...R 86 Disc Memo 71 DISC MEMO INPUT 71 Display Control Menu display 13 Front panel display 9 Setup Display 80 DISTANCE 92 DOLBY DIGITAL 29 60 89 DOWNMIX 88 DTS 25 29 60 90 98 DVD 37 98 DVD RW 40 98 F Front panel display 9 H Handling discs 7 Hooking up 20 I INDEX 50 Index 98 INTERLACE 84 J Jog mode 50 L LANGUAGE SETUP 81 LCD 12 LEVEL 93 Locating a specific point by watching the TV screen49 M MENU 81 ...

Page 108: ...EAKER SETUP 91 Speakers Hooking 20 STARTUP SCREEN 83 STROBE PLAYBACK 53 SUBTITLE 65 81 SURROUND 60 T TEST TONE 93 Time search 51 TIME MEMO 51 TIME TEXT 51 54 55 TITLE 50 Title 100 TITLE VIEWER 52 Top menu 40 TRACK 50 Track 100 TRACK SELECTION 87 TRACK VIEWER 52 Troubleshooting 94 TV TYPE 82 TVS TV Virtual Surround 61 100 U Usable discs 6 VIDEO 84 VIDEO CD 37 VIDEO EQUALIZER 67 VIEWER 52 Sony Corpo...

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Page 112: ...sts asJamesTaylor Miles Davis Midori and Roger Waters Al1 of these recordings are excerpts from albums that are now available on SA D Whichever way you register you will eligible to win a inch Sony XBR Television set jusr for answering a few briefquestions on SACD X Thank you for purchasing a new Sony product with SACD capability Enjoy the performance Sweepstakes runs from July 1 4 2001 tfJrougb J...

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