Sony DVP-NS975V Operating Instructions Manual Download

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When playing a DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW

TITLE

CHAPTER

TIME/TEXT

Select “TIME/TEXT” to search for a
starting point by inputting the time code.

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When playing a VIDEO CD or Super

VCD without PBC playback

TRACK

INDEX

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When playing a VIDEO CD or Super

VCD with PBC Playback

SCENE

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When playing a Super Audio CD/CD

TRACK

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When playing a DATA CD

ALBUM

TRACK (MP3 audio tracks

only)

FILE (JPEG image files only)

Select the number of the title,

track, scene, time code, etc. you
want by pressing the number

buttons to select the digit.

◆

When you select

TIME/TEXT

For example, to find the scene at 2 hours,
10 minutes, and 20 seconds after the
beginning, enter “21020.”

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If you make a mistake

Cancel the number by pressing CLEAR,
then select another number.

Press ENTER.

The player starts playback from the
selected number.

To turn off the display

Press SEARCH MODE repeatedly until the
display is turned off.

Hints

• When the Control Menu display is turned off, you

can search for a chapter (DVD VIDEO/DVD-
RW) or track (Super Audio CD/CD) by pressing
the number buttons and ENTER.

• You can display the first scene of titles, chapters,

or tracks recorded on the disc on a screen divided
into 9 sections. You can start playback directly by
selecting one of the scenes. For details, see
“Searching by Scene (PICTURE
NAVIGATION)” (page 49).

Notes

• The title, chapter, or track number displayed is the

same number recorded on the disc.

• You cannot search for a scene on a DVD+RW

using the time code.

Summary of Contents for DVP-NS975V

Page 1: ...r you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product Model No DVP NS975V 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 G...

Page 2: ...e This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are 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 ha...

Page 3: ...nce receptacles beyond their capacity since this can result in fire or electric shock Object and Liquid Entry Never push objects of any kind into the set through openings as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts that could result in a fire or electric shock Never spill liquid of any kind on the set Attachments Do not use attachments not recommended by the manufacturer as they ...

Page 4: ...na Lead in Wire Ground Clamp Antenna Discharge unit NEC Section 810 20 Grounding Conductors NEC Section 810 21 Ground Clamps Power Service Grounding Electrode System NEC Art 250 Part H Electric Service Equipment NEC NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE Damage Requiring Service Unplug the set from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions When the power c...

Page 5: ...s Do not place heavy objects on the player On operation If the player is brought directly from a cold to a warm location or is placed in a very damp room moisture may 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 ...

Page 6: ...esuming Playback From the Point Where You Stopped the Disc Multi disc Resume 36 Using the DVD s Menu 37 Selecting ORIGINAL or PLAY LIST on a DVD RW 38 Selecting a Playback Area for a Super Audio CD 39 Playing VIDEO CDs With PBC Functions PBC Playback 40 Various Play Mode Functions Program Play Shuffle Play Repeat Play A B Repeat Play 41 Searching for a Scene 46 Searching for a Particular Point on ...

Page 7: ...Various Additional Functions 70 Locking Discs CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL PARENTAL CONTROL 70 Controlling Your TV or AV Amplifier Receiver With the Supplied Remote 74 Settings and Adjustments 77 Using the Setup Display 77 Setting the Display or Sound Track Language LANGUAGE SETUP 78 Settings for the Display SCREEN SETUP 79 Custom Settings CUSTOM SETUP 81 Settings for the Sound AUDIO SETUP 82 Settings ...

Page 8: ...D VIDEO and DVD RW are trademarks Note about CDs The player can play CD ROMs CD Rs CD RWs recorded in the following formats music CD format video CD format MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files of format conforming to ISO 9660 Level 1 Level 2 or its extended format Joliet KODAK Picture CD format A logical format of files and folders on CD ROMs defined by ISO International Organization for Standard...

Page 9: ...g 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 with some DVD RWs DVD Rs even if they have been correctly finalized In this case view the disc by normal playback Also some DATA CDs created in Packet Write format cannot be played M...

Page 10: ...it in a car parked in direct sunlight as the temperature may rise considerably inside the car After playing store the disc in its case Clean the disc with a cleaning cloth Wipe the disc from the center out Do not use solvents such as benzine thinner commercially available cleaners or anti static spray intended for vinyl LPs If you have printed the disc s label dry the label before playing ...

Page 11: ...hts up when playing a disc that contains multiple audio signal channels no disc is inserted E Disc tray 34 F A open close button 34 G H play button 34 H X pause button 35 I x stop button 35 J previous next buttons 46 K PROGRESSIVE button indicator 22 Lights up when the player outputs progressive signals L Front panel display 12 M Remote sensor 18 N FL OFF Front panel display off indicator 81 O VID...

Page 12: ... can adjust the lighting of the front panel display by setting DISPLAY in CUSTOM SETUP page 81 Current title chapter or playing time 50 Disc type Current audio signal 54 Lights up when you can change the angle 58 Lights up during Repeat Play 43 Playing status Disc type Current scene or playing time 50 Playing status Lights up during A B Repeat Play 44 Playing time 50 Disc type Current track 50 Lig...

Page 13: ... jack 19 F S VIDEO OUT 1 2 jack 19 G COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jack 19 Y PB PR or Y PB CB PR CR H CONTROL S IN jack 19 U S Canadian models only I HDMI OUT high definition multimedia interface out jack 19 OPTICAL FRONT COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT 5 1CH OUTPUT REAR CENTER WOOFER L R 1 2 1 2 R AUDIO L LINE OUT S VIDEO OUT VIDEO Y COMPONENT VIDEO OUT CONTROL S IN PR PB HDMI OUT continued ...

Page 14: ...E button 35 O C X x c buttons 37 P DISPLAY button 15 Q TOP MENU button 37 R 1 on standby button 34 S VOL volume buttons 75 The button has a tactile dot T TV VIDEO TIME TEXT button 50 U PICTURE MODE button 59 V ENTER button 74 W ANGLE button 58 X SUR surround button 54 Y VIDEO ON OFF 34 Z SEARCH MODE button 47 wj ALBUM button 35 64 wk PICTURE NAVI picture navigation button 49 65 wl ZOOM button 35 6...

Page 15: ...Ds 2 Displays the index number for VIDEO CDs Super Audio CDs MP3 audio track number or JPEG image file number for DATA CDs 3 Displays Super VCD as SVCD 4 Displays the date for JPEG files To turn off the display Press DISPLAY Control Menu display 1 m Control Menu display 2 DATA CDs only m Control Menu display off OFF OFF SET ON PLAY 1 8 3 4 1 2 2 7 T 1 3 2 5 5 DVD VIDEO Quit PROGRAM ENTER DISPLAY C...

Page 16: ...er you want SHUFFLE page 42 Plays the title chapter or track in random order REPEAT page 43 Plays the entire disc all titles all tracks all albums repeatedly or one title chapter track album repeatedly A B REPEAT page 44 Specifies the parts you want to play repeatedly SHARPNESS page 60 Exaggerates the outline of the image to produce a sharper picture AV ALIGNMENT page 61 Adjust the delay between t...

Page 17: ...ulti channel playback area on a Super Audio CD The AV ALIGNMENT indicator lights up in green when set to more than 0 ms DATE page 65 Displays the date the picture was taken by a digital camera INTERVAL page 68 Specifies the duration for which the slides are displayed on the screen EFFECT page 68 Selects the effects to be used for changing slides during a slide show MODE MP3 JPEG page 67 Selects th...

Page 18: ...6 batteries 2 Step 2 Inserting Batteries Into 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 remo...

Page 19: ...ENTER WOOFER L R 1 2 1 2 R AUDIO L LINE OUT S VIDEO OUT VIDEO Y COMPONENT VIDEO OUT CONTROL S IN PR PB HDMI OUT C VIDEO AUDIO INPUT L R B A PR PB Y COMPONENT VIDEO IN D INPUT S VIDEO S LINK CONTROL S IN Audio video cord supplied Component video cord not supplied yellow TV projector or AV amplifier receiver to S VIDEO OUT 1 or 2 TV projector or AV amplifier receiver S VIDEO cord not supplied TV pro...

Page 20: ...B CB PR CR Connect the component via the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks using a component video cord not supplied or three video cords not supplied of the same kind and length You will enjoy accurate color reproduction and high quality images If your TV accepts progressive 480p 525p format signals use this connection and press the PROGRESSIVE button on the front panel to output progressive signals For ...

Page 21: ...ns supplied with the TV to be connected Note that your TV s input will not automatically switch to this player when you play a disc Notes Do not connect a VCR etc between your TV and the player If you pass the player signals via the VCR you may not receive a clear image on the TV screen If your TV has only one audio video input jack connect the player to this jack Consumers should note that not al...

Page 22: ...e is not clear when you select PROGRESSIVE AUTO Note that the picture will not be clear or no picture will appear if you select these settings when either of the above conditions is not met NORMAL INTERLACE Select this setting when your TV does not accept progressive signals or your TV is connected to jacks other than the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks LINE OUT VIDEO or S VIDEO OUT About DVD software t...

Page 23: ...speakers Surround effects TVS STANDARD page 54 or MD deck DAT deck Surround effects TVS STANDARD page 54 page 26 AV amplifier receiver having a Dolby 1 Surround Pro Logic decoder and 3 to 6 speakers Surround effects Dolby Surround Pro Logic page 91 page 27 AV amplifier receiver with 5 1 ch input jacks and 4 to 6 speakers Surround effects Dolby Digital 5 1 ch page 91 DTS 5 1 ch page 91 Super Audio ...

Page 24: ...le D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories 2 Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems Inc U S Pat No s 5 451 942 5 956 674 5 974 380 5 978 762 6 226 616 6 487 535 and other U S and world wide patents issued and pending DTS and DTS Digital Surround are registered trademarks of Digital Theater Systems Inc Copyright 1996 2003 Digital Theater Systems Inc All Rights Reserved D ...

Page 25: ...pplied Connect the LINE OUT L R AUDIO 1 2 jacks to the TV s audio input jack A OPTICAL FRONT COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT 5 1CH OUTPUT REAR CENTER WOOFER L R 1 2 1 2 R AUDIO L LINE OUT S VIDEO OUT VIDEO Y COMPONENT VIDEO OUT CONTROL S IN PR PB HDMI OUT A 1 2 R AUDIO L LINE OUT VIDEO TV l Signal flow CD DVD player white red Audio video cord supplied to audio input yellow white red yellow to LINE OUT L R AUD...

Page 26: ...DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL or OPTICAL HDMI OUT jacks B B 1 B 2 OPTICAL FRONT COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT 5 1CH OUTPUT REAR CENTER WOOFER L R 1 2 1 2 R AUDIO L LINE OUT S VIDEO OUT VIDEO Y COMPONENT VIDEO OUT CONTROL S IN PR PB HDMI OUT B 1 B 2 OPTICAL COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT 1 2 R AUDIO L LINE OUT VIDEO CD DVD player or Stereo amplifier receiver MD deck DAT deck Front L Front R Speakers white red red white Optical d...

Page 27: ... the DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL or OPTICAL HDMI OUT jacks C C 1 C 2 OPTICAL FRONT COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT 5 1CH OUTPUT REAR CENTER WOOFER L R 1 2 1 2 R AUDIO L LINE OUT S VIDEO OUT VIDEO Y COMPONENT VIDEO OUT CONTROL S IN PR PB HDMI OUT C 1 C 2 OPTICAL COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT 1 2 R AUDIO L LINE OUT VIDEO CD DVD player or Front R Front L Rear R Subwoofer Rear L Amplifier receiver with Dolby Surround decoder Cente...

Page 28: ...UTPUT REAR CENTER WOOFER L R 1 2 1 2 R AUDIO L LINE OUT S VIDEO OUT VIDEO Y COMPONENT VIDEO OUT CONTROL S IN PR PB HDMI OUT D 2 D 1 FRONT 5 1CH OUTPUT REAR CENTER WOOFER L R OPTICAL COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT l Signal flow Front R Front L Rear R AV amplifier receiver having 5 1 ch inputs or and a decoder Subwoofer Center Coaxial digital cord not supplied Monaural audio cord not supplied Stereo audio cord...

Page 29: ...f the same size and performance Place the subwoofer between the left and right front speakers Notes For connection After you have completed the connection be sure to set DOLBY DIGITAL to DOLBY DIGITAL and DTS to DTS in Quick Setup page 30 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 84 Super Audio CD au...

Page 30: ...urn on the TV 2 Press 1 3 Switch the input selector on your TV so 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 78 4 Press ENTER without inserting a disc The Setup Display for selecting the language used in the on screen ...

Page 31: ...tions are complete Select DIGITAL OUTPUT The Setup Display for DOLBY DIGITAL appears or both and Select DIGITAL 5 1CHOUTPUT The Setup Display for DOLBY DIGITAL appears 10Press 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 you selected on pages 26 to 28 through D PCM page 84 DOLBY DIGITAL only if the am...

Page 32: ...r speakers If no rear speaker is connected select NONE 17Press ENTER SUBWOOFER is selected 18Press X x to select whether or not you have connected a subwoofer 19Press ENTER Quick Setup is finished All connections and setup operations are complete AUDIO SETUP AUDIO ATT AUDIO DRC DIGITAL OUT DOLBY DIGITAL OFF STANDARD AUDIO FILTER SHARP ON DOWNMIX DOLBY SURROUND D PCM D PCM 48kHz 96kHz PCM DTS DTS A...

Page 33: ...e 83 Set DOWNMIX to DOLBY SURROUND page 83 Set DIGITAL OUT to ON page 83 Set DISTANCE LEVEL FRONT and LEVEL REAR according to the connected speakers page 86 z Hints 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 84 For connections If the sound distorts even when the volume is turned down set AUDIO ATT...

Page 34: ...ver Depending on the disc a menu may appear on the TV screen For DVD VIDEOs see page 37 For VIDEO CDs see page 40 To enjoy the clarity of Super Audio CD CD sound more You can minimize the effect of the video output by switching it off Press VIDEO ON OFF so that the VIDEO OFF indicator lights up on the player To cancel the setting press VIDEO ON OFF again To turn off the player Press 1 The player e...

Page 35: ...t When the player is in standby mode press O RETURN ENTER and then 1 on the remote The player turns on and LOCKED appears on the front panel display The A and Z buttons on the player or the remote do not work while the Child Lock is set To unlock the disc tray When the player is in standby mode press O RETURN ENTER and then 1 again To Operation Stop Press x Pause Press X Resume play after pause Pr...

Page 36: ...p to 40 discs and resumes playback the next time you insert the same disc If you store a resume playback point for the 41st disc the resume playback point for the first disc is deleted 1 While playing a disc press x to stop playback RESUME appears on the front panel display 2 Press H The player starts playback from the point where you stopped the disc in step 1 z Hint To play from the beginning of...

Page 37: ...rded disc such as DVD RW the player may playback other recorded discs from the same resume point To play from the beginning press x twice and then press H 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 button When you play DVDs that allow yo...

Page 38: ...n select the type of title to be played 1 Press DISPLAY when the player is in stop mode The Control Menu appears 2 Press X x to select ORIGINAL PLAY LIST then press ENTER The options for ORIGINAL PLAY LIST appear 3 Press X x to select a setting PLAY LIST plays the titles created from ORIGINAL for editing ORIGINAL plays the titles originally recorded 4 Press ENTER ENTER DISPLAY X x 1 8 3 4 1 2 2 7 ...

Page 39: ...k area 2CH plays a 2 channel playback area The MULTI CHANNEL indicator lights up when playing a multi channel playback area Selecting a playback layer when playing a hybrid Super Audio CD Some Super Audio CDs consist of an HD layer and a CD layer You can select the playback layer you want to listen to Press SA CD CD when the player is in stop mode Each time you press the button an HD layer or a CD...

Page 40: ...pplied 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 or the number buttons 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 playba...

Page 41: ...e options for PROGRAM appear 3 Press X x to select SET t then press ENTER 4 Press c The cursor moves to the title or track row T in this case 01 5 Select the title chapter or track you want to program When playing a DVD VIDEO For example select chapter 03 of title 02 Press X x to select 02 under T then press ENTER ENTER X x c H DISPLAY CLEAR OFF OFF SET ON PLAY 1 8 3 4 1 2 2 7 T 1 3 2 5 5 DVD VIDE...

Page 42: ...r track from the program press CLEAR 3 Follow step 5 for new programming To cancel a program select under T then press ENTER To cancel all of the titles chapters or tracks in the programmed order 1 Follow steps 1 to 3 of Creating your own program Program Play 2 Press X and select ALL CLEAR 3 Press ENTER z Hint You can perform Repeat Play or Shuffle Play of programmed titles chapters or tracks Duri...

Page 43: ...d in random order when CHAPTER is selected Note You cannot use this function with VIDEO CDs and Super VCDs with PBC playback Playing repeatedly Repeat Play You can play all of the titles or tracks on a disc or a single title chapter or track repeatedly You can use a combination of Shuffle or Program Play modes 1 Press REPEAT during playback The following display appears 2 Press REPEAT repeatedly t...

Page 44: ...th PBC playback When repeating a DATA CD which contains MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files and their playing times are not the same the sound will not match the image When MODE MP3 JPEG is set to IMAGE JPEG page 67 you cannot select TRACK Repeating a specific portion A B Repeat Play You can play a specific portion of a title chapter or track repeatedly This function is useful when you want to m...

Page 45: ...The set points are displayed and the player starts repeating this specific portion To return to normal play Press CLEAR or select OFF in step 3 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 across multiple titles You cannot set A B Repeat Play for contents on a DVD RW VR mode that contains still pictures A 1...

Page 46: ... hold or to search forward or backwards and release the button when you find the point you want to return to normal playback Search Locating a point quickly by playing a disc in fast forward or fast reverse Scan Press m or M while playing a disc When you find the point you want press H to return to normal speed Each time you press m or M during scan the scan speed changes With each press the indic...

Page 47: ...VD VIDEO DVD RW only To return to normal playback press H Note You cannot search for a still picture on a DVD RW in VR mode Searching for a Title Chapter Track Scene etc Search mode You can search a DVD by title or chapter and you can search a VIDEO CD Super Audio CD CD DATA CD by track index or scene As titles and tracks are assigned unique numbers on the disc you can select the desired one by en...

Page 48: ...inning enter 21020 If you make a mistake Cancel the number by pressing CLEAR then select another number 4 Press ENTER The player starts playback from the selected number To turn off the display Press SEARCH MODE repeatedly until the display is turned off z Hints When the Control Menu display is turned off you can search for a chapter DVD VIDEO DVD RW or track Super Audio CD CD by pressing the numb...

Page 49: ...rack 3 Press ENTER The first scene of each chapter title or track appears as follows 4 Press C X x c to select a chapter title or track and press ENTER Playback starts from the selected scene To return to normal play during setting Press O RETURN or DISPLAY z Hint If there are more than 9 chapters titles or tracks V is displayed at the bottom right of the screen To display the additional chapters ...

Page 50: ...apter When playing a VIDEO CD or Super VCD with PBC 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 Super VCD without PBC functions T minutes se...

Page 51: ...isplayed on the TV screen also on the front panel display The information on the front panel display changes as follows when you change the time information on your TV screen When playing a DVD VIDEO or DVD RW When playing a DATA CD MP3 audio T 17 30 128k JAZZ RIVER SIDE Bit rate Album name Track name Playing time of the current title Remaining time of the current title Playing time of the current...

Page 52: ...ng the Control Menu page 15 Notes Depending on the type of disc being played the disc text or track name may not be displayed The player can only display the first level of the disc 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 NO AUDIO DATA appears when MODE MP3 JPEG is set to AUTO JPEG appea...

Page 53: ... the code represents 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 STER...

Page 54: ...gnal Surround Mode Settings You can enjoy surround sounds while playing discs including Dolby Digital and DTS DVDs even if you have only 2 or 4 speakers Select the surround mode that best suits your speaker setup 1 Press SUR during playback The following display appears 2 Press SUR repeatedly to select one of the surround modes See the explanations given for each item in the following section For ...

Page 55: ...DIO SETUP page 83 TVS DYNAMIC Creates one set of virtual rear speakers from the sound of the front speakers L R without using actual rear speakers 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 WIDE Creates five sets of virtual rear speakers from the sound of the front speakers L R without using act...

Page 56: ... Logic decoder to create surround effects The rear speakers will emit identical monaural sounds If you are using a center speaker the appropriate sounds for the center speaker will be delivered ENHANCED SURROUND Provides a greater sense of presence from a Dolby Surround Pro Logic source with a monaural rear channel signal Produces a stereo like effect in the rear channels VIRTUAL REAR SHIFT Shifts...

Page 57: ...dio through the 5 1CH OUTPUT jacks correctly set each speaker position and distance page 28 85 When the playing signal does not contain a signal for the rear speakers you cannot hear the TVS effect When you select one of the TVS modes the player does not output the sound of center speaker Make sure that your listening position is between and at an equal distance from your speakers and that the spe...

Page 58: ...ecorded 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 a setting 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 See Language Code...

Page 59: ... 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 Hint When you watch a movie CINEMA 1 or CINEMA 2 is recommended Adjusting the picture items in MEMORY You can adjust each element of the picture individually PICTURE changes the...

Page 60: ...ing 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 selected setting takes effect To cancel the SHARPNESS setting Select OFF in step 3 ENTER X x DISPLAY DVD VIDEO 1 8 3 4 1 2 2 7 T 1 3 2 5 5 2 1 OFF OFF ...

Page 61: ...ust the delay Each time you press C c the delay is adjusted by 10 milliseconds 5 Press ENTER The selected setting takes effect To reset the AV ALIGNMENT setting Press CLEAR in step 4 Notes This function is not effective if you use the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL jack and set DOLBY DIGITAL or DTS in AUDIO SETUP to DOLBY DIGITAL or DTS respectively page 83 This function is not effective if you co...

Page 62: ...s If audio 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...

Page 63: ...han two trees Notes Depending 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 200 albums and 300 tracks files in each album The player can recognize up to 200 albums the player will count just albums including albums that do not contain MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files...

Page 64: ... After step 2 of Selecting an album press ENTER The list of tracks in the album appears 2 Press X x to select a track and press ENTER Playback starts from the selected track To stop playback Press x To go to the next or previous page Press c or C To return to the previous display Press O RETURN To go to the next or previous MP3 audio track Press or during playback You can select the first track of...

Page 65: ... the current album Note that you cannot return to the previous album by using C and that you need to select the previous album from the album list To rotate a JPEG image Press X x while viewing the image Each time you press X the image rotates counterclockwise by 90 degrees To return to normal view press CLEAR Note that the view also returns to normal if you press C c to go to the next or previous...

Page 66: ...3 is selected in MODE MP3 JPEG page 67 Enjoying JPEG Images as a Slide Show You can play JPEG image files on a DATA CD successively as a slide show 1 Press MENU The list of albums on the DATA CD appears 2 Press X x to select an album 3 Press H The JPEG images in the selected album start playing as a slide show To stop playback Press x Notes The slide show stops when X x or ZOOM is pressed To resum...

Page 67: ...um when MODE MP3 JPEG is set to AUTO See Playing repeatedly Repeat Play page 43 to repeat the track or album The player recognizes a maximum of 200 albums regardless of the selected mode Of each album the player recognizes up to 300 MP3 audio tracks and 300 JPEG image files when AUTO is selected 600 MP3 audio tracks when AUDIO MP3 is selected 600 JPEG image files when IMAGE JPEG is selected Notes ...

Page 68: ...ration longer than SLOW1 4 Press ENTER Note Some JPEG files especially progressive JPEG files or JPEG files of 3 000 000 pixels or more may take longer to display than others which may make the duration seem longer than the setting you selected Selecting the slides appearance EFFECT You can select the way the slides are displayed during a slide show 1 Press DISPLAY twice while viewing a JPEG image...

Page 69: ...ined MODE1 the image sweeps in from top to bottom MODE2 the image sweeps in from left to right MODE3 the image stretches out from the center of the screen MODE4 the images randomly cycle through the effects MODE5 the next image slides over the previous image OFF turns off this function 4 Press ENTER ...

Page 70: ...he 41st disc the first disc is canceled 1 Insert the disc you want to lock If the disc is playing press x to stop playback 2 Press DISPLAY 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 ...

Page 71: ...r the 6 digit number 199703 using 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 Parental Control limited playback 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 limit...

Page 72: ...ing the number buttons 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 stricter the limitation To turn off the Parental Control function Set LEVEL to OFF in step 8 To play a disc for which Parental Control is set 1 Insert the disc and press H ...

Page 73: ...ayback cannot be limited on this player Depending on the disc you may be asked to change the parental control level while playing the disc In 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 Standard Code number Argentina 2044 Australia 2047 Austria 2046 Belgium 2057 Brazil 2070 Canada 2079 Chile 2090 China 20...

Page 74: ... 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 connected unit you may not be able to correctly control your TV or AV amplifier receiver using some of the buttons below If you enter a new cod...

Page 75: ...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 02 03 04 J C Penney 04 10 12 JVC 09 KMC 03 Magnavox 03 04 08 12 21 Marantz 04 13 MGA Mitsubishi 04 12 13 17 NEC 04 12 Panasonic 06 19 Philco 02 03 04 08 Philips 08 21 Pioneer 06 16 Portland 03 Prosc...

Page 76: ... the TV DVD switch to TV 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 z Hint If you want to control the TV s volume even when the TV DVD switch is set to DVD repeat the steps above and enter the code number 90 default TV DVD switch 1 VOL Number buttons Ma...

Page 77: ...OM then press ENTER The Setup Display appears 4 Press X x to select the setup item from the displayed list LANGUAGE SETUP SCREEN SETUP CUSTOM SETUP AUDIO SETUP or SPEAKER SETUP Then press ENTER The Setup item is selected Example SCREEN SETUP 5 Press X x to select an item then press ENTER The options for the selected item appear Example TV TYPE X x ENTER DISPLAY STOP 47 QUICK CUSTOM RESET DVD VIDEO...

Page 78: ...age 77 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 FO...

Page 79: ...pears 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 BACKGROUND Selects the background color or picture on the TV screen when the player is in stop mode or while playing a Super ...

Page 80: ...e the HDMI OUT jack and set HDMI RESOLUTION to 720 480i page 79 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 GRAPHICS picture appears GRAPHICS A preset picture stored in the player appears BLUE The background color is blue BLACK The background color is black ON...

Page 81: ...gital format are recorded Notes When you set the item to AUTO the language may change The TRACK SELECTION setting has higher priority than the AUDIO settings in LANGUAGE SETUP page 78 If PCM DTS and Dolby Digital sound tracks have the same number of channels the player selects PCM DTS and Dolby Digital sound tracks in this order OFF Switches this function off ON The player enters standby mode when...

Page 82: ... the sound clear when the volume is turned down when playing a DVD that conforms to AUDIO DRC This function affects the output from the following jacks LINE OUT L R AUDIO 1 2 jacks 5 1CH OUTPUT jacks DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL HDMI OUT jack only when DOLBY DIGITAL is set to D PCM page 84 ON Stores the resume setting in memory for up to 40 discs OFF Does not store the resume setting in memory P...

Page 83: ...UT to ON If you connect a component that is incompatible with the selected audio signal a loud noise or no sound may be heard from the speakers risking damage to your ears or speakers Notes The AV alignment function page 61 is not effective if you use the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL jack and set DOLBY DIGITAL or DTS to DOLBY DIGITAL or DTS respectively The AV alignment function page 61 is not e...

Page 84: ...o 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 D PCM Select this when the player is connected to an audio component without a built in Dolby Digital decoder You can select whether the signals conform to Dolby Surround Pro Logic or not by making adjustments to the DOWNMIX item in AUDIO SETUP...

Page 85: ...sition Correctly specify the location of the rear speakers to enjoy the surround effect Set to SIDE if the location of the rear speakers corresponds to section A below Set to REAR if the location of the rear speakers corresponds to section B below This setting affects only VIRTUAL REAR SHIFT VIRTUAL MULTI REAR and VIRTUAL MULTI DIMENSION mode page 56 This setting does not affect the Super Audio CD...

Page 86: ... default adjustments are in parentheses Note If each of the front or rear speakers are not placed at an equal distance from your listening position set the distance according to the closest speaker YES Select this if you connect a subwoofer to output the LFE Low Frequency Effect signals from the subwoofer NONE Select this if you do not connect a subwoofer 90 20 45 FRONT 10 ft 3m Set this between 4...

Page 87: ...one 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 OUT COAXIAL or OPTICAL HDMI OUT jack L 0 dB Set this between 6 dB and 0 dB in ...

Page 88: ... be affected when you set the player to progressive format In this case select NORMAL INTERLACE using the PROGRESSIVE button on the front panel so that the PROGRESSIVE indicator turns off and the player is set to normal interlace format The VIDEO OFF function takes effect The player is connected to an input device that is not HDCP compliant the HDMI indicator on the front panel does not light up S...

Page 89: ...ween the remote and the player is too far The remote is not pointed at the remote sensor on the player The disc does not play The disc is turned over Insert the disc with the playback side facing down The disc is skewed The player cannot play certain discs page 9 The region code on the DVD does not match the player Moisture has condensed inside the player page 5 The player cannot play a recorded d...

Page 90: ...the remote page 37 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 37 Multi angles are not recorded on the DVD being played The angle can only be changed when the indicator lights up on the front panel display page 12 The DVD pr...

Page 91: ...e deterioration is realized because all channel data processing is digital Dolby Surround Pro Logic page 23 Audio signal processing technology that Dolby Laboratories developed for surround sound When the input signal contains a surround component the Pro Logic process outputs the front center and rear signals The rear channel is monaural DTS page 23 84 Digital audio compression technology that Di...

Page 92: ... software page 22 DVDs can be classified as Film based or Video based software Film based DVDs contain the same images 24 frames per second that are shown at movie theaters Video based DVDs such as television dramas or sit coms displays images at 30 frames 60 fields 24 frames 50 fields per second HDMI High Definition Multimedia Interface HDMI is an interface that supports both video and audio on a...

Page 93: ...per Audio CD Super Audio CD dual layer disc This disc consists of dual HD layers and is capable of extended play over long periods Also as the dual layer disc consists of dual HD layers on one side only you do not have to turn the disc over during playback Super Audio CD CD Hybrid disc This disc consists of an HD layer and a CD layer Also as the dual layers are on one side only you do not have to ...

Page 94: ... PB CB PR CR interlace 1 0 648 Vp p progressive or interlace 2 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 ohms 5 1CH OUTPUT Phono jack 2 Vrms 10 kilohms CONTROL S IN U S Canadian models only Mini jack General Power requirements U S Canadian models 120 ...

Page 95: ...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 96: ... Fast forward 46 Fast reverse 46 FILE 48 File 92 Film based software 92 FL OFF 81 Freeze Frame 47 Front panel display 12 H Handling discs 10 HDMI AUDIO HDMI 84 HDMI 92 HDMI RESOLUTION 79 Hooking up 19 Hooking up 18 I INDEX 48 Index 93 Instant Advance 35 Instant Replay 35 Interlace format 92 INTERVAL 68 J JPEG 62 L LANGUAGE SETUP 78 LEVEL 87 Locating a specific point by watching the TV screen 46 M ...

Page 97: ...58 78 Super Audio CD 8 23 39 93 SURROUND 23 54 T TEST TONE 87 TIME TEXT 48 50 TITLE 48 Title 93 TITLE VIEWER 49 TOP MENU 37 TRACK 48 Track 93 TRACK SELECTION 81 TRACK VIEWER 49 Troubleshooting 88 TV TYPE 79 TVS 54 U Usable discs 8 V Video based software 92 VIDEO CD 8 34 VIDEO OFF 34 Z ZOOM 35 65 ...

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