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US
Information
Troubleshooting
If you experience any of the following
difficulties while using the player, use this
troubleshooting guide to help remedy the
problem before requesting repairs. Should
any problem persist, consult your nearest
Sony dealer.
The power is not turned on.
c
Check that the power cord is connected
securely.
There is no picture/picture noise appears.
c
Re-connect the connecting cord securely.
c
The connecting cords are damaged.
c
Check the connection to your TV and switch
the input selector on your TV so that the signal
from the player appears on the TV screen.
c
The disc is dirty or flawed.
c
Press
[
/
1
to turn off the player, and enter
“369” using the number buttons on the remote,
then press
[
/
1
to turn on the player again.
There is no sound.
c
Re-connect the connecting cord securely.
c
The connecting cord is damaged.
c
The player is in pause mode or in Slow-motion
Play mode.
c
The player is in fast forward or fast reverse
mode.
The remote does not function.
c
The batteries in the remote are weak.
c
The remote is not pointed at the remote sensor
on the player.
c
When you operate the player by pressing
buttons on the remote in sequence, press the
buttons within 5 seconds of each other.
The disc does not play.
c
The disc is turned over.
Insert the disc with the playback side facing
down.
c
The disc is skewed.
c
The player cannot play certain discs.
c
The region code on the DVD does not match
the player.
c
Moisture has condensed inside the player.
c
The player cannot play a recorded disc that is
not correctly finalized.
AUDIO SETUP
AUDIO DRC (Dynamic Range Control)
*
3
:
Set according the surrounding environment. Set
to “TV MODE” when the smallest sounds are
indiscernible, or set to “WIDE RANGE” when
the listening environment is good, for example,
in a home movie theater.
DOWNMIX
*
3
: Switches the method for
mixing down to 2 channels when you play a
DVD which has rear sound elements (channels),
or is recorded in Dolby Digital format.
Normally select “DOLBY SURROUND.”
DIGITAL OUT
: Selects if audio signals are
output via the DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL)
jack. When you select “ON,” set also the
following “DOLBY DIGITAL,” “DTS,” or
“48kHz/96kHz PCM.”
DOLBY DIGITAL
: Selects the type of Dolby
Digital signal. Set to “D-PCM” when the player
is connected to an audio component without a
built-in Dolby Digital decoder.
DTS
: Selects the type of DTS audio signal. Set
to “ON” when you play a DVD VIDEO with
DTS sound tracks. Do not set to “ON” when
you connect the player to an audio component
without a DTS decoder.
48kHz/96kHz PCM
: Selects the sampling
frequency of the digital audio output signal.
(DVD VIDEO only)
*
1
When you select “OTHERS
t
,” select and
enter a language code. See “LANGUAGE
CODE LIST” at the end of this manual.
*
2
If the picture does not appear normally or goes
blank, reset the setting. Press
[
/
1
to turn off,
enter “369,” and then press
[
/
1
to turn on the
player again.
*
3
This function affects the output from the
following jacks:
– AUDIO OUT L/R jacks.
– DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack only when
“DOLBY DIGITAL” is set to “D-PCM.”
