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Summary of Contents for SLV-D350P Operating Instructions (SLVD350P DVD-VCR)

Page 1: ...ices Company at 1 800 222 SONY 7669 Or write to Sony Customer Information Services Company 12451 Gateway Boulevard Ft Myers FL 33913 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 Center at 1 877 899 7669 or write to us at Cu...

Page 2: ...l installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determi...

Page 3: ...maged in any way such as power supply cord or plug is damaged liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture does not operate normally or has been dropped DVD Precautions On safety Caution The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard To prevent fire or shock hazard do not place objects filled with li...

Page 4: ...ect Standard Normally select this position Wide Range Gives you the feeling of being at alive performance The sound volume is low on some DVDs The sound volume may improve if you set Audio DRC to TV Mode page 66 Correct The sound volume is low on some DVDs The sound volume may improve if you set Audio DRC to Wide Range page 66 Incorrect Correct Dolby Digital DTS Audio DRC RETURN AUDIO SETUP SET UP...

Page 5: ...em SLV D550P only Basic Operations 33 Playing discs 37 Guide to the on screen display 40 Locking the disc tray Child Lock 41 Playing a tape 44 Recording TV programs 47 Recording TV programs using the timer 50 Recording TV programs using the Dial Timer SLV D550P only 55 Recording TV programs using the VCR Plus system SLV D550P only 58 Checking changing canceling timer settings 60 Locking the DVD VC...

Page 6: ...Audio Subtitle Language 126 Index VCR Plus and PlusCode are registered trademarks of Gemstar Development Corporation The VCR Plus system is manufactured under license from Gemstar Development Corporation Caution For use of the VCR Television programs films video tapes and other materials may be copyrighted Unauthorized recording of such material may be contrary to the provisions of the copyright l...

Page 7: ...ted by area limitations will appear on the TV screen Depending on the DVD VIDEO no region code indication may be labeled even though playing the DVD VIDEO is prohibited by area restrictions Check your model name The instructions in this manual are for the 2 models SLV D550P and SLV D350P Check your model name by looking at the rear panel of your DVD VCR SLV D550P is the model used for illustration...

Page 8: ... 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 Also images in DVD RW discs with CPRM protection may not be played if they contain a copy protection signal CPRM Content Protection for Recordable Media is a coding technology that p...

Page 9: ... sources such as hot air ducts or leave 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 ...

Page 10: ...Check that you have received the following items with the DVD VCR Note The supplied remote commander is for the exclusive use of this DVD VCR Remote commander 75 ohm coaxial cable with F type connectors Size AA R6 batteries Audio video cord pinplug 3 y pinplug 3 ...

Page 11: ... Inserting the batteries Insert two size AA R6 batteries by matching the and on the batteries to the diagram inside the battery compartment Insert the negative end first then push in and down until the positive end clicks into position Using the remote commander You can use this remote commander to operate this DVD VCR and a Sony TV Buttons on the remote commander marked with an orange dot can be ...

Page 12: ...ne at a time until you find the one that works with your TV 1 Set TV DVD VIDEO at the top of the remote commander to TV 2 Hold down 1 and enter your TV s code number using the number buttons Then release 1 TV brand Code number Sony 01 Akai 04 AOC 04 Centurion 12 Coronado 03 Curtis Mathes 12 Daewoo 22 Daytron 12 Emerson 03 04 14 Fisher 11 General Electric 06 10 LG Gold Star 03 04 17 Hitachi 02 03 J...

Page 13: ... be erased If the TV uses a different remote control system from the one programmed to work with the DVD VCR you cannot control your TV with the remote commander When you replace the batteries of the remote commander the code number may change Set the appropriate code number every time you replace the batteries ...

Page 14: ...ave completed the connections follow the instructions for setup After you have completed the setup you are ready to use your DVD VCR Procedures differ depending on the hookup you used Caution Connections between the DVD VCR s VHF UHF connector and the antenna terminals of the TV receiver should be made only as shown in the following instructions Failure to do so may result in operation that violat...

Page 15: ...o record programs you only need to make the connections shown on this page If you want to record regular or cable TV programs complete these connections first and then go to the following pages for antenna or cable hookups A Use this hookup if your TV has stereo jacks B Use this hookup if your TV does not have stereo jacks Notes To play a tape disc in stereo you must use the A V connection If you ...

Page 16: ... only If you cannot connect your antenna cable to the DVD VCR directly If your antenna cable is a flat cable 300 ohm twin lead cable attach an external antenna connector not supplied so you can connect the cable to the IN connector If you have separate cables for VHF and UHF antennas you should use a U V band mixer not supplied page 111 or A Rear of TV VHF UHF B VHF C VHF or Match the type of conn...

Page 17: ...VCR power turned off Plug the DVD VCR into an AC outlet The DVD VCR automatically presets the DVD VCR s clock and TV channels when the DVD VCR is plugged into the AC outlet The DVD VCR starts presetting the clock and channels When Auto preset is completed the current time appears in the display window You have now completed DVD VCR setup To change the on screen display language to French or Spanis...

Page 18: ...only a few channels What you can do with this hookup Record any unscrambled channel by selecting the channel on the VCR What you cannot do Record scrambled channels that require a cable box Rear of TV VHF UHF VHF UHF DVD VCR Match the type of connector on your TV A B or C For connector types B and C no UHF connection is required B C or or Cable box A VHF UHF Wall Connect this cable directly to you...

Page 19: ...VCR power turned off Plug the DVD VCR into an AC outlet The DVD VCR automatically presets the DVD VCR s clock and TV channels when the DVD VCR is plugged into the AC outlet The DVD VCR starts presetting the clock and channels When Auto preset is completed the current time appears in the display window You have now completed DVD VCR setup To change the on screen display language to French or Spanis...

Page 20: ...cable box What you cannot do Record with the cable box turned off Record one channel while watching another channel After you have completed hookup After you have completed hookup plug the DVD VCR into an AC outlet and see Step 4 Selecting a language on page 20 Rear of TV VHF UHF VHF UHF DVD VCR Match the type of connector on your TV A B or C For connector types B and C no UHF connection is requir...

Page 21: ... TV to video input If the DVD player is in play mode you cannot display the setup menu Stop the DVD playback 1 Press SET UP then press V v to select OPTION and press ENTER 2 Press V v to select Language then press ENTER The LANGUAGE IDIOMA LANGUE menu appears 3 Press V v to select the desired language English Spanish or French then press ENTER V v ENTER SET UP Language Channel Setup Auto Power Off...

Page 22: ...Getting Started 21 Selecting a language 4 Press SET UP to exit the menu ...

Page 23: ...t on To control the DVD VCR set TV DVD VIDEO to DVD VIDEO on the remote page 10 Set the RF Output Channel to 3CH or 4CH in OPTION SETUP menu page 108 If your TV is connected to the DVD VCR using A V connections set the TV to video input If the DVD player is in play mode you cannot display the setup menu Stop the DVD playback 1 Press SET UP then press V v to select OPTION and press ENTER 2 Press V ...

Page 24: ...DVD VCR automatically set your time zone The options are Auto y Atl Atlantic y East Eastern y Cen Central y Mtn Mountain y Pac Pacific y Alas Alaska y Haw Hawaii y Auto For Daylight saving Select Yes or No standard time or Auto to have the DVD VCR automatically set the daylight saving time 5 Press O RETURN then press SET UP to exit the menu 6 To activate the Auto Clock Set function turn off the DV...

Page 25: ...e inserted or when the DVD VCR is turned off Using Manual Clock Set Before you start Turn on the DVD VCR and your TV To control the DVD VCR set TV DVD VIDEO to DVD VIDEO on the remote page 10 Set the RF Output Channel to 3CH or 4CH in OPTION SETUP menu page 108 If your TV is connected to the DVD VCR using A V connections set the TV to video input If the DVD player is in play mode you cannot displa...

Page 26: ...b to select the minutes and set the minutes by pressing V v 6 Set the month day and year in sequence by pressing b to select the item to be set and press V v to select the digits then press b The day of the week is set automatically 7 Press ENTER to confirm the setting 8 Press SET UP to exit the menu 12 00AM 1 01 2004 Thu Time Date RETURN CLOCK SET ADJUST SET UP ENTER v V b B Year 12 00AM 1 01 200...

Page 27: ...esetting all receivable channels automatically Before you start Turn on the DVD VCR and your TV When using a cable box turn it on To control the DVD VCR set TV DVD VIDEO to DVD VIDEO on the remote page 10 Set the RF Output Channel to 3CH or 4CH in OPTION SETUP menu page 108 If your TV is connected to the DVD VCR using A V connections set the TV to video input If the DVD player is in play mode you ...

Page 28: ... in numerical sequence When no more receivable channels can be found presetting stops and the picture from the lowest numbered channel is displayed on the TV screen RETURN CHANNEL SETUP SET UP Ant Cable Cable TV Auto Channel Memory Channel Add Delete Guide Channel Setup v V b B RETURN CHANNEL SETUP SET UP Ant Cable Cable TV Auto Channel Memory Channel Add Delete Guide Channel Setup v V b B RETURN ...

Page 29: ... the DVD player is in play mode you cannot display the setup menu Stop the DVD playback 1 Press SET UP then press V v to select OPTION and press ENTER 2 Press V v to select Channel Setup then press ENTER The CHANNEL SETUP menu appears 3 Press V v to select Channel Add Delete then press ENTER SET UP CH Number buttons V v B b ENTER O RETURN Language Channel Setup Auto Power Off RF Output Channel Clo...

Page 30: ... number buttons to enter the channel number 2 Press B b to select ADD in memory or DELETE deleted 3 Press ENTER 5 Press O RETURN to confirm the setting 6 Press SET UP to exit the menu Select channel in memory to ADD to DELETE CHANNEL ADD DELETE and press press Select channel deleted to ADD to DELETE CHANNEL ADD DELETE and press press Channel to be preset Channel to be disabled ...

Page 31: ... up Chart to check that the guide channel numbers match the TV channel your VCR receives For example if HBO is listed in the Channel Line up Chart as channel 33 and your VCR receives HBO on channel 5 you need to coordinate these numbers using the following procedure If the guide and TV channel numbers are the same you can skip this procedure 5 30 6 30 PlusCode 14 2 CNN 2 3 4 5 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLO...

Page 32: ...lect Channel Setup then press ENTER The CHANNEL SETUP menu appears SET UP O RETURN V v B b ENTER Language Channel Setup Auto Power Off RF Output Channel Clock Set Adjust English Off 3CH RETURN OPTION SETUP SET UP ENTER v V RETURN CHANNEL SETUP SET UP Ant Cable Cable TV Auto Channel Memory Channel Add Delete Guide Channel Setup v V b B continued ...

Page 33: ...hat does not match the guide channel 5 If you made Hookup 1 page 15 or 2 page 17 Enter the actual number on your TV and VCR then press V v If you made Hookup 3 page 19 Enter the cable box output channel usually 2 3 or 4 then press V v 6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 for each channel number that does not match 7 Press O RETURN to confirm the setting 8 Press SET UP to exit the menu RETURN GUIDE CHANNEL SETUP...

Page 34: ... your disc Before you start Turn on the DVD VCR and your TV Switch the input selector on your TV so that the signal from the player appears on the TV screen Set TV DVD VIDEO to DVD VIDEO then press SELECT DVD to control the DVD player page 10 1 Press Z to open the disc tray and place a disc on the disc tray Z H PLAY X PAUSE x STOP 1 m M y with the playback side facing down continued ...

Page 35: ...isc is stopped Press TOP MENU to switch between ORG and PL 2 Press H PLAY The disc tray closes and the DVD player starts playback The display window shows the playback time Depending on the disc a menu may appear on the TV screen For DVDs see page 76 For VIDEO CDs see page 97 appears when no disc is loaded To Press Stop play x STOP Pause play 1 X PAUSE Resume play after pause H PLAY Go to the next...

Page 36: ...t be possible for CD MP3 and VIDEO CD depending on the recording method To locate a point quickly in continuous play mode CD and MP3 only During playback hold down m or M on the unit The playback speed changes as follows PLAY t FF1 FR1 t FF2 FR2 t FF3 FR3 Note The fast reverse operation may not be possible for CD MP3 and VIDEO CD depending on the recording method To watch slow motion in continuous...

Page 37: ...player are connected to an amplification system To enjoy DTS Digital Surround playback an external 5 1 channel decoder system must be connected to the digital jack of the DVD player Set the sound to STEREO using the AUDIO button when you play DTS sound tracks on a CD page 86 Do not play DTS sound tracks without first connecting the DVD player to an audio component having a built in DTS decoder The...

Page 38: ...dio Subtitle Language on page 125 for the abbreviation of the language Note You cannot select disc information items when the disc is stopped You can check disc information during playback The displayed contents differ according to the type of disc being played DISPLAY V v B b ENTER O RETURN Number buttons v V b B ENTER 1 3 1 36 Standard 0 9 Type of disc Current title track number Current chapter ...

Page 39: ... item 2 Press B b to change the item 3 Press ENTER to start playback 4 Press DISPLAY or O RETURN to turn off the menu 1 Press V v during playback to select the counter position icon 2 Enter the desired elapsed playing time of the current title track using the number buttons 3 Press ENTER to start playback 4 Press DISPLAY or O RETURN to turn off the menu Indication Counter information T Elapsed pla...

Page 40: ...elect the Custom AV Mode icon 2 Press B b to change the setting v V b B 1 3 1 36 Standard Setting Video Setting Audio Setting Dynamic 1 Produces a bold dynamic picture by increasing the picture contrast and the color intensity Full modulated sound with clear treble and bass Dynamic 2 Produces a more dynamic picture than Dynamic 1 by further increasing the picture contrast and the color intensity F...

Page 41: ...t at the same time LOCK appears in the display window The disc tray is locked To unlock the disc tray Press x X and SELECT DVD on the unit at the same time The disc tray is unlocked Notes If you lock the disc tray while open the disc tray will be locked after closing You cannot lock the disc tray when the DVD VCR is turned off If the DVD VCR is turned on you can lock the disc tray either in play m...

Page 42: ...tor on your TV so that the signal from the player appears on the TV screen Set TV DVD VIDEO to DVD VIDEO then press SELECT VIDEO to control the VCR page 10 1 Insert a tape The VCR starts playing automatically if you insert a tape with its safety tab removed Z DISPLAY H PLAY X PAUSE x STOP 1 TRACKING CLEAR m M y continued ...

Page 43: ... off the power while rewinding Rewind Shut Off Press 1 while the tape is rewinding The power will turn off but the tape will keep rewinding until it reaches the end To play search at various speeds 2 Press H PLAY The display window shows the playback time When the tape reaches the end it will rewind automatically To Press Stop play x STOP Pause play X PAUSE Resume play after pause X PAUSE or H PLA...

Page 44: ...during playback at various speeds The picture may show noise when playing at high speed in reverse While playing a tape you can display the setup menu but the remote commander s function switches to DVD automatically Press O RETURN repeatedly to exit the menu When playback does not start even if you insert a tape with its safety tab removed set Auto Play to On in the VIDEO FUNCTION SETUP menu page...

Page 45: ...reen Set TV DVD VIDEO to DVD VIDEO then press SELECT VIDEO to control the VCR page 10 To record from a cable box turn it on Make sure the tape is longer than the total recording time 1 Insert a tape with its safety tab in place 2 Press CH to select the channel or line input video source you want to record CH z REC SP EP DISPLAY TV VIDEO ENTER INPUT SELECT x STOP H PLAY 1 Z Number buttons ...

Page 46: ...SPLAY to turn off the indicators To check the remaining tape length of a tape set Tape Length in the VIDEO FUNCTION SETUP menu correctly page 104 Maximum Recording Time 3 Press SP EP to select the tape speed SP or EP EP Extended Play provides recording time three times as long as SP Standard Play However SP produces better picture and audio quality 4 Press z REC to start recording REC appears in t...

Page 47: ...turn off the TV When using a cable box make sure to leave it on Notes The remaining tape length may not be indicated accurately for short tapes such as T 20 or T 30 or tapes recorded in the LP mode It may take up to one minute for the VCR to calculate and display the remaining tape length after you press DISPLAY You cannot record a DVD to a VCR tape To watch a TV program during video recording sto...

Page 48: ...VIDEO then press SELECT VIDEO to control the VCR page 10 When using a cable box turn it on Insert a tape with its safety tab in place Make sure the tape is longer than the total recording time If the DVD player is in play mode you cannot display the setup menu Stop the DVD playback 1 Press SET UP then press V v to select PROGRAM and press ENTER You can also display the timer programming menu by pr...

Page 49: ...cted to the LINE IN 1 or LINE 2 IN jacks press INPUT SELECT or V v to display L1 or L2 in the CH position To record the same program every day or the same day every week press v while the date is flashing For details see Daily weekly recording on page 48 To use the Auto Tape Speed function press v to display Auto in the SPEED position For details see To use the Auto Tape Speed function on page 49 ...

Page 50: ...he timer settings overlap To check change or cancel the program setting repeat the steps of Recording TV programs using the timer on page 47 If the indicator appears this means that the VCR is currently recording this program You can also do the following tasks while the VCR is recording Reset the counter page 43 Display tape information on the TV screen page 45 1 Press TV VIDEO to display TV in t...

Page 51: ... recording start time and recording stop time can be set at one minute intervals Before you start Turn on the DVD VCR When using a cable box turn it on Insert a tape with its safety tab in place Make sure the tape is longer than the total recording time 1 Press DIAL TIMER DATE indicator appears and the current date flashes in the display window If the date and time are not set MONTH indicator will...

Page 52: ...ear alternately in the display window 4 Turn DIAL TIMER to set the recording start time You can set the recording start time in 15 minute intervals or adjust the time in one minute intervals by pressing the CHANNEL buttons on the unit 5 Press DIAL TIMER to set the stop time STOP and the next quarter hour increment appear alternately in the display window continued ...

Page 53: ...lay window 8 Turn DIAL TIMER to set the channel number To record from a source connected to the LINE IN 1 or LINE 2 IN jacks turn DIAL TIMER or press INPUT SELECT to display L1 or L2 9 Press DIAL TIMER Current tape speed flashes in the display window 10 Turn DIAL TIMER to set the tape speed 11 Press DIAL TIMER to complete the setting OK appears in the display window for about five seconds The time...

Page 54: ... Dial Timer Be sure you have set Auto Clock Set correctly If you are setting the clock for the first time or 0 appears in the display window you cannot set the clock to February 29th using the Dial Timer Please use the Auto Clock Set feature to set the VCR to this day The timer indicator flashes in the display window when you complete the setting in step 9 on page 52 with no tape inserted When the...

Page 55: ...emonstration Mode for making timer recordings Doing so may cause the settings to be inaccurate To activate the Demonstration Mode Press X on the unit while turning the DIAL TIMER DEMO appears in the display window for a few seconds To cancel the Demonstration Mode Turn the power off and unplug the AC power cord Although the Demonstration Mode is canceled the timer settings entered while using the ...

Page 56: ... the correct time Turn on the DVD VCR and your TV Switch the input selector on your TV so that the signal from the player appears on the TV screen Set TV DVD VIDEO to DVD VIDEO then press SELECT VIDEO to control the VCR page 10 When using a cable box turn it on Insert a tape with its safety tab in place Make sure the tape is longer than the total recording time If the DVD player is in play mode yo...

Page 57: ...ps 1 to 7 9 Press O RETURN to exit the menu The timer indicator appears in the display window and the VCR stands by for recording When using a cable box leave it on RETURN VCR PLUS SET UP ENTER Enter code with 0 9 Mode Speed 012345678 Once Auto B V v V B RETURN VCR PLUS SET UP Enter code with 0 9 Mode Speed 012345678 Once Auto B v V B b ENTER To record Select Only once Once Everyday Monday to Frid...

Page 58: ...llowing tasks while the VCR is recording Reset the counter page 43 Display tape information on the TV screen page 45 Check the timer settings page 58 Watch another TV program page 46 Tip To check change or cancel the program setting see Checking changing canceling timer settings on page 58 Notes If the VCR does not accept the PlusCode number this means that The PlusCode number is incorrect Once Mo...

Page 59: ... is in play mode you cannot display the setup menu Stop the DVD playback 1 Press SET UP then press V v to select PROGRAM and press ENTER You can also display the timer programming menu by pressing TIMER The timer programming menu appears 2 Press V v to select setting you want to change or cancel To change the setting press B b to select the item you want to change and press V v to change it To can...

Page 60: ... second program starts recording only after the first program has finished If the programs start at the same time the program listed first in the menu has priority 3 Press O RETURN to confirm the setting Press O RETURN again to exit the menu will be cut off Program 1 Program 2 about 20 seconds will be cut off Program 1 Program 2 about 20 seconds ...

Page 61: ... turns off and the indicator remains lit if there is a timer setting The DVD VCR will not work except for timer recordings To unlock the VCR Hold down 1 POWER on the unit until LOCK disappears from the display window The DVD VCR is unlocked and turns on To stop timer recording while the DVD VCR is locked press x The recording stops and the DVD VCR is unlocked Note The DVD VCR will be unlocked when...

Page 62: ...iscs Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby Pro Logic and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Note When connecting 6 speakers replace the monaural rear speaker with a center speaker 2 rear speakers and a subwoofer DVD VCR 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...

Page 63: ...ms Inc Note After you have completed the connection be sure to set Dolby Digital to Dolby Digital and DTS to On in AUDIO SETUP menu page 65 Otherwise no sound or a loud noise will come from the speakers B 1 B 2 1 Front R Front L Rear R AV amplifier receiver having a decoder Subwoofer Center Speakers DVD VCR Speakers Rear L to coaxial or optical digital input and Coaxial digital cord not supplied l...

Page 64: ...put jack Connect an S VIDEO cord not supplied You will enjoy high quality images Notes The connection using S VIDEO OUT jack is only for the DVD player If you set Progressive to On in the SCREEN SETUP menu S Video playback may be distorted l Signal flow DVD only TV or AV amplifier TV S VIDEO cord not supplied DVD VCR Audio cord not supplied Coaxial digital cord not supplied Optical digital cord no...

Page 65: ...E indicator lights up in orange when the DVD player outputs progressive signals Notes The connection using COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jack is only for the DVD player Consumers should note that not all high definition television sets are fully compatible with this product and may cause artifacts to be displayed in the picture In case of 480 progressive scan picture problems it is recommended that the user...

Page 66: ...yer is in stop mode then press V v to select DVD then press ENTER 2 Press V v to select Audio Setup then press ENTER 3 Press V v to select the setup item from the displayed list Dolby Digital DTS or Audio DRC V v B b ENTER SET UP Language Setup Screen Setup Parental Setup Audio Setup RETURN DVD SETUP SET UP ENTER V v Dolby Digital DTS Audio DRC RETURN AUDIO SETUP SET UP v V b B Off Standard D PCM ...

Page 67: ...al to D PCM in AUDIO SETUP menu If you connect a component that does not conform to the selected audio signal a loud noise or no sound will come out from the speakers affecting your ears or causing the speakers to be damaged Noise may occur in the LinearPCM double speed audio This is not a malfunction If you set DTS to On you cannot select surround setting page 87 4 Press B b to select an item 5 P...

Page 68: ...elect DVD then press ENTER 2 Press V v to select Screen Setup then press ENTER 3 Press V v to select the setup item from the displayed list TV Type or Black Level To set the Progressive setting see page 69 V v B b ENTER SET UP O RETURN Language Setup Screen Setup Parental Setup Audio Setup RETURN DVD SETUP SET UP ENTER V v Black Level TV Type Progressive RETURN SCREEN SETUP SET UP v V b B Off Off ...

Page 69: ...ribed may work Depending on the DVD 4 3 Letter Box may be selected automatically instead of 4 3 Pan Scan or vice versa 4 Press B b to select an item 5 Press SET UP to exit the menu 4 3 Letter Box Select this when you connect a 4 3 screen TV Displays a wide picture with bands on the upper and lower portions of the screen 4 3 Pan Scan Select this when you connect a 4 3 screen TV Automatically displa...

Page 70: ...ndicator on the unit lights up in orange If picture is distorted press O RETURN Check the connection page 64 5 Press SET UP to exit the menu Black Level TV Type Progressive RETURN SCREEN SETUP SET UP v V b B Off Off 4 3 Letter Box Black Level TV Type Progressive RETURN SCREEN SETUP ENTER SET UP v V b B On Off 4 3 Letter Box Progressive Scan Output 1 Ensure your TV is 480P Progressive Scan capable ...

Page 71: ... on the unit continuously for 5 seconds or more or selecting Off in step 2 Note If you select progressive signal when you connect the DVD player to a TV that cannot accept the signal in progressive format the image quality will deteriorate In this case set Progressive to Off ...

Page 72: ...1 Press SET UP when the DVD player is in stop mode then press V v to select DVD and press ENTER 2 Press V v to select Language Setup then press ENTER The LANGUAGE SET UP menu appears V v B b ENTER SET UP Language Setup Screen Setup Parental Setup Audio Setup RETURN DVD SETUP SET UP ENTER V v Audio DVD Menu Subtitle RETURN LANGUAGE SETUP SET UP Audio Follow Original English V v ENTER continued ...

Page 73: ...O LANGUAGE Switches the language of the sound track When you select Original the language given priority in the disc is selected SUBTITLE LANGUAGE Switches the language of the subtitle recorded on the DVD When you select Audio Follow the language for the subtitle changes according to the language you selected for the sound track 5 Press SET UP to exit the menu RETURN DVD MENU LANGUAGE SET UP ENTER...

Page 74: ...users The Parental Control function allows you to set a playback limitation level 1 Press SET UP when the DVD player is in stop mode then press V v to select DVD and press ENTER 2 Press V v to select Parental Setup then press ENTER Number buttons V v B b ENTER SET UP H PLAY Language Setup Screen Setup Parental Setup Audio Setup RETURN DVD SETUP SET UP ENTER V v Use Password RETURN PARENTAL SETUP S...

Page 75: ...appear 4 Press V v to select Rating Level then press ENTER 5 Press V v to select the level you want then press ENTER The options are as follows Level 8 Adult y Level 7 y Level 6 y Level 5 y Level 4 y Level 3 y Level 2 y Level 1 Kids Safe The lower the value the stricter the limitation Enter Password CREATE PASSWORD 9 RETURN CREATE PASSWORD 9 RETURN Re enter Password PASSWORD CHECK 9 RETURN Enter P...

Page 76: ...it 6 Press SET UP to exit the menu 1 Select Change Password in step 4 on page 74 The display for entering a new password appears 2 Enter a new 4 digit password using the number buttons The display for confirming the password appears 3 Re enter the new password 1 Insert the disc then press H PLAY The display for entering your password appears 2 Enter your 4 digit password using the number buttons T...

Page 77: ... you play DVDs that allow you to select items such as the language for the subtitles and the language for the sound select these items using the MENU button 1 Press TOP MENU or MENU The disc s menu appears on the TV screen The contents of the menu vary from disc to disc 2 Press V v B b to select the item you want to play or change You can also use the number buttons to select the item In this case...

Page 78: ...ng the DVD s menu DVD Additional Operations To turn off the DVD s menu Press x STOP Note Depending on the DVD you may not be able to use the TOP MENU button or search a point by setting the time 3 Press ENTER ...

Page 79: ...into a scene during playback or still mode To zoom into a JPEG image see Playing JPEG image files on page 93 1 Press ZOOM appears 2 Press V v B b to move to the position where you want to zoom in 3 Press ENTER repeatedly to change the magnification Each time you press the button the magnification changes as shown below 2 t 4 t 2 t normal magnification ZOOM V v B b ENTER ...

Page 80: ...r some discs If various angles multi angles for a scene are recorded on the DVD appears in the display when you press ANGLE during playback This means that you can change the viewing angle 1 Press ANGLE during playback The angle number appears on the display The number after the slash indicates the total number of angles 2 Press B b repeatedly to select the angle number The scene changes to the se...

Page 81: ...ot be able to turn them off If subtitles are recorded on the disc you can change the subtitles or turn them on and off whenever you want while playing a DVD 1 Press SUBTITLE during playback 2 Press B b repeatedly to select the language Depending on the DVD the choice of language varies Refer to DVD Audio Subtitle Language on page 125 for the abbreviation of the language 3 Press V v repeatedly to s...

Page 82: ... Repeat play page 84 Note The play mode is canceled when you open the disc tray the player enters standby mode by pressing 1 Creating your own program Program play You can play the contents of a disc in the order you want by arranging the order of the tracks on the disc to create your own program You can program up to 20 tracks 1 Press REPEAT when the DVD player is in stop mode H PLAY V v B b ENTE...

Page 83: ...ssing H PLAY 1 Follow steps 1 and 2 of Creating your own program Program play 2 Press v repeatedly to select Clear last track then press ENTER Each time you press the button the last programmed number is canceled You can also cancel the last programmed number by pressing CLEAR 3 Follow step 3 for new programming 1 Follow steps 1 and 2 of Creating your own program Program play 2 Press v repeatedly ...

Page 84: ...ps Shuffle play will stop when all the tracks are played back You cannot repeat play while in shuffle play You can shuffle the playback order of tracks Subsequent shuffling may produce a different playing order 1 Press REPEAT when the DVD player is in stop mode 2 Press B b to select SHUFFLE then press ENTER B b ENTER REPEAT CLEAR PROGRAM SHUFFLE PROGRAM SHUFFLE continued ...

Page 85: ...ess REPEAT or B b repeatedly to select the item to be repeated When playing a DVD Chapter repeats the current chapter Title repeats the current title on a disc When playing a VIDEO CD with PBC function off or CD Track repeats the current track Disc repeats all of the tracks When playing a DATA CD MP3 audio FILE repeats the current track file DIR repeats the current album directory DISC repeats the...

Page 86: ...peat play DVD Additional Operations To return to normal play Select Off or press CLEAR in step 2 Notes You cannot repeat play with DVD RW in VR mode You cannot repeat play VIDEO CDs with PBC function on See Playing VIDEO CDs with PBC ON OFF Functions on page 97 ...

Page 87: ...ar the instruments from both speakers by selecting the left channel To enjoy Dolby Digital or DTS effect from a LinearPCM format disc you have to make the connection as shown on page 62 1 Press AUDIO during playback 2 Press B b repeatedly to select the desired language audio setting When playing a DVD Depending on the DVD the choice of language varies Refer to DVD Audio Subtitle Language on page 1...

Page 88: ...d sound effects by using sound imaging to create virtual rear speakers from the sound of the front speakers without using actual rear speakers 1 Press SURROUND during playback 2 Press B b repeatedly to select Surround1 Surround2 Surround3 Surround effect increases as shown below SURROUND B b Off TV TV TV Surround1 Surround2 Surround3 Virtual speaker continued ...

Page 89: ...ed TV or amplifier receiver Make sure that your listening position is between and at an equal distance from your speakers and that the speakers are located in similar surroundings If you use the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL jack and set Dolby Digital to Dolby Digital or DTS to On in AUDIO SETUP menu page 65 sound will come from your speakers but it will not have the surround effect If you ...

Page 90: ... place a DATA CD on the disc tray then press Z to close the tray When you load a DATA CD which contains MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files Select a Media Type menu appears If you load a DATA CD which contains only MP3 audio files the MP3 display appears Then you can skip step 2 V v B b ENTER H PLAY O RETURN Z REPEAT x STOP TOP MENU Select a Media Type 2 JPEG 1 MP3 ENTER v V continued ...

Page 91: ... press ENTER The selected track starts playing When a track or album is being played the title is shown in a box The playing track number appears on the display window RETURN MP3 ENTER DIRECTORY 007 album 1 album 2 album 3 album 4 album 5 album 6 album 7 track 1 00 00 OFF FILES 014 mp3 track 1 mp3 track 2 mp3 track 3 mp3 track 4 mp3 track 5 mp3 track 6 mp3 track 7 mp3 track 8 mp3 track 9 mp3 track...

Page 92: ...CD This player can play Multi Session CDs when an MP3 audio track is located in the first session Any subsequent MP3 audio tracks recorded in the later sessions can also be played back When 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 Notes If you put the extension MP3 to data not in MP3 format the player...

Page 93: ...you add numbers 01 02 03 etc to the front of the track file names the tracks will be played in that order A disc with many trees takes longer to start playback Some discs with many trees cannot be played back Notes Depending on the software you use to create the DATA CD the playback order may differ from the illustration above The playback order above may not be applicable if there are more than a...

Page 94: ...cks and JPEG image files Select a Media Type menu appears If you load a DATA CD which contains only JPEG image files the Album display appears Then you can skip step 2 2 Press V v to select JPEG then press ENTER The Album display will appears If you do not press ENTER after selecting a media type the selected media will be automatically played V v B b ENTER H PLAY Z TOP MENU DISPLAY x STOP MENU Se...

Page 95: ... 95 2 Press B b to select the desired playing speed on the Interval menu then press ENTER Slide show starts from the selected image 1 Press V v B b to select an image in the Album display then press ENTER 2 Press B b to select then press ENTER Each time you press ENTER the image turns clockwise by 90 1 Press V v B b to select an image in the Album display then press ENTER 2 Press B b to select the...

Page 96: ...G image files You can play JPEG image files on CD ROMs CD Rs or CD RWs However the discs must be recorded according to ISO9660 level 1 or level 2 for the player to recognize the files You can also play discs recorded in Multi Session See the instructions of the CD R RW device or recording software not supplied for details on the recording format Note A total of up to 999 files can be recognized fo...

Page 97: ...can play the extension JPG or JPEG Some CD Rs or CD RWs cannot be played on this system depending on file format If you add the extension JPG or JPEG to data not in JPEG format Can not Display will appear Depending on the disc or the size of image files playback may take some time to start Progressive and lossless compression JPEG image files are not supported The image size that can be displayed ...

Page 98: ...s you to search and perform other operations interactively PBC playback follows a selection menu displayed on your TV screen 1 Press MENU to select PBC ON The menu for your selection appears 2 Press V v to select the item number you want You can also use the number buttons to select the item number and track V v ENTER Number buttons O RETURN MENU continued ...

Page 99: ...till pictures such as a menu To return to PBC ON press MENU to select PBC ON Note Depending on the VIDEO CD Press ENTER in step 3 may appear as Press SELECT in the instructions supplied with the disc In this case press H PLAY 3 Press ENTER 4 Follow the instructions in the menu for interactive operations Refer to the instructions supplied with the disc as the operating procedure may differ dependin...

Page 100: ...ecording Press x STOP Note You cannot display the current tape time in the display window when setting the recording duration time After you have started recording you can have the VCR stop recording automatically after a specified duration 1 While recording press z REC 2 Press z REC repeatedly to set the duration time Each press advances the time as follows The tape counter decreases minute by mi...

Page 101: ...electing the sound during playback During playback press AUDIO to select the sound you want How sound is recorded on a video tape The VCR records sound onto two separate tracks Hi fi audio is recorded onto the main track along with the picture Monaural sound is recorded onto the normal audio track along the edge of the tape Notes To play a tape in stereo you must use the A V connections When you p...

Page 102: ...with an index signal at the point where each recording begins You can easily find a specific point using various search functions 1 Insert an indexed tape into the VCR 2 Press SEARCH 3 Press b to scan ahead or B to scan backwards The VCR searches and then plays back for about five seconds 4 Press H PLAY to view that program If you do not press H PLAY the VCR automatically searches for the next ind...

Page 103: ... blank portion You can easily find a point you can start recording from Note Once in recording mode if the VCR is put in pause and then released to start the recording no index mark will be inserted An index mark will be inserted if the channel is changed while VCR is put in pause 1 Press SEARCH 2 Press V The VCR starts searching and automatically stops at the 0 00 00 point 1 Press SEARCH 2 Press ...

Page 104: ...rding is in poor condition In this case manually adjust the tracking Press TRACKING to display the tracking meter The distortion should disappear as you press one of the two tracking buttons To resume automatic tracking adjustment eject the tape and reinsert it Note The auto tracking adjustment cannot be guaranteed to work with tapes recorded in the LP mode on other VCRs Tracking Tracking meter ...

Page 105: ... stop mode 2 Press V v to select VIDEO and press ENTER 3 Press V v to select the option to change SET UP V v B b ENTER H PLAY Language Channel Setup Auto Power Off RF Output Channel Clock Set Adjust English Off 3CH RETURN OPTION SETUP SET UP ENTER v V Tape Length Auto Play RETURN VIDEO FUNCTION SETUP SET UP v V b B T120 On Auto Repeat Off Tape Length Auto Play RETURN VIDEO FUNCTION SETUP SET UP v ...

Page 106: ...ngth tape T 160 when using a T 160 length tape T 180 when using a T 180 or longer length tape Auto Play On to start playback automatically when you insert a tape with its safety tab removed Off to turn off Auto play You need to press H PLAY to start playback even if you insert a tape with its safety tab removed Auto Repeat On to play back a tape repeatedly The VCR rewinds a tape to the beginning a...

Page 107: ...ck the sound is recorded only on the right channel If you connected this VCR to both the LINE IN and LINE OUT jacks of the other VCR select the input correctly to prevent a humming noise You can use the LINE IN 1 jacks for editing If the other VCR is a monaural type the sound is recorded only on the channel whose jack is connected to the audio plug To record on both right and left channels connect...

Page 108: ... the TV and set it to the video channel Press INPUT SELECT to display LINE 1 or LINE 2 in the display window Press SP EP to select the tape speed SP or EP 1 Insert a source tape with its safety tab removed into the other playback VCR Search for the point to start playback and set it to playback pause 2 Insert a tape into this recording VCR Search for the point to start recording and press X 3 Pres...

Page 109: ...change 3 Press B b to change the setting When changing the RF Output Channel confirmation messages will appear Press ENTER to confirm the messages SET UP V v B b ENTER Language Channel Setup Auto Power Off RF Output Channel Clock Set Adjust English Off 3CH RETURN OPTION SETUP SET UP ENTER v V Language Channel Setup Auto Power Off RF Output Channel Clock Set Adjust English Off 3CH RETURN OPTION SET...

Page 110: ...et this option to Auto Power Off Off to deactivate the Auto Power Off function 1Hr 2Hr to turn the DVD VCR off automatically if no signal is received and you do not press any of the buttons during this time RF Output Channel 3CH when using channel 3 to receive the VCR signal 4CH when using channel 4 to receive the VCR signal For details see page 110 continued ...

Page 111: ...If both are used set the switch to either channel 2 Press 1 to turn on the DVD VCR 3 Press TV VIDEO to turn on VIDEO in the DVD VCR s display window 4 Press CH to display a channel number in the display window Select an active channel number in your area 5 Turn on your TV and set it to the channel you selected in step 1 3CH or 4CH The channel you selected in step 4 appears on the TV screen If the ...

Page 112: ... the screws on the antenna connector 3 Retighten the screws When using both a 75 ohm coaxial cable and a 300 ohm twin lead cable for a VHF UHF antenna use a VHF UHF band separator mixer not supplied to connect the antenna to the DVD VCR 1 Loosen the screws on the mixer 2 Wind the twin leads around the screws on the mixer 3 Retighten the screws 4 Connect the 75 ohm coaxial cable to the mixer 300 oh...

Page 113: ...isplay window The clock stops if the DVD VCR is disconnected from the wall outlet Reset the clock and timer Others The remote commander does not function Make sure you are pointing the remote commander at the remote sensor on the DVD VCR Replace all the batteries in the remote commander with new ones if they are weak Make sure the TV DVD VIDEO switch is set correctly Select correctly VIDEO or DVD ...

Page 114: ... Off and the player is set to normal interlace format page 69 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jack is not used or Progressive of the SCREEN SETUP menu is not set correctly while the PROGRESSIVE indicator lights up in orange Check the setting page 67 and connection page 64 Even though you set the aspect ratio in TV Type of the SCREEN SETUP menu the picture does not fill the screen The aspect ratio of the disc ...

Page 115: ... The DATA CD is not recorded in JPEG format that conforms to ISO9660 Level 1 Level 2 The JPEG image file does not have the extension JPG or JPEG The data is not formatted in JPEG even though it has the extension JPG or JPEG Length or width of the image is more than 4720 dots The title of the MP3 audio album track or JPEG image album file is not correctly displayed The player can only display numbe...

Page 116: ...is set to the channel for the VCR If you are using a monitor set it to video input The picture is not clear Adjust the tracking with the TRACKING buttons The video heads are dirty see the last page of Troubleshooting Clean the video heads using a Sony video head cleaning cassette If a Sony cleaning cassette is not available in your area have the heads cleaned at your nearest Sony dealer a standard...

Page 117: ...rrent time Check that the cable box is turned on The clock stops if the DVD VCR is disconnected from the wall outlet for more than one minute Reset the clock and timer Turn the power off and unplug the AC power cord Others A tape cannot be inserted Check that a tape is not already in the tape compartment The VCR mechanism needs to be cleaned Clean the cabinet panel and controls with a dry soft clo...

Page 118: ... is realized because all of the channel data is recorded discretely and little deterioration is realized because all channel data processing is digital DVD page 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 l...

Page 119: ...to create one frame the Progressive format shows the entire image at once as a single frame This means that while the Interlace format can show 30 frames 60 fields in one second the Progressive format can show 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 480 progressive format Title page 3...

Page 120: ...pedance less than 10 kilohms DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL Optical output jack 18 dBm wave length 660 nm COAXIAL phono jack Output signal 0 5 Vp p 75 ohms COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y Pb Pr Phono jack Y 1 0 Vp p Pb Pr 0 7 Vp p 75 ohms S VIDEO OUT 4 pin mini DIN jack Y 1 0 Vp p unbalanced sync negative C 0 286 Vp p load impedance 75 ohms Timer section Clock Quartz locked Timer indication 12 hour cycle Timer setting...

Page 121: ... Tape compartment 44 F A eject button 42 G z REC record button 45 H m rewind M fast forward button 35 42 I x stop button 34 42 J X pause button 34 42 K H play button 1 34 42 L DIAL TIMER 2 50 M Remote sensor 10 N CHANNEL TRACKING buttons 1 44 103 O SELECT DVD VIDEO buttons 10 P LINE 2 IN VIDEO AUDIO L R jacks 3 106 1 H and CHANNEL buttons have a tactile dot Use the tactile dot as a reference 2 SLV...

Page 122: ... C DAY indicator 53 D YEAR indicator 53 E DATE indicator 50 F Record indicator 45 G VIDEO indicator 42 H Tape indicator 42 I Timer indicator 48 J STEREO indicator 100 K Playing time clock current status indicator 34 42 L SURR surround indicator 87 M DTS indicator 66 N Disc indicator 34 SLV D550P only continued ...

Page 123: ... 1 VIDEO AUDIO L R jacks 106 C LINE OUT VIDEO AUDIO L R jacks 14 D IN FROM ANT connector 15 E OUT TO TV connector 15 DVD player only F LINE OUT AUDIO L R jacks 63 G COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Pr Pb Y jacks 64 H S VIDEO OUT jack 63 I DIGITAL AUDIO OUT OPTICAL jack 62 J DIGITAL AUDIO OUT COAXIAL jack 62 ...

Page 124: ... L X PAUSE button 34 M H PLAY button 1 34 N V v B b buttons 20 ENTER button 2 20 O DISPLAY button 37 P TOP MENU button 76 Q 1 on standby switch 11 35 R VOL volume buttons 11 S ZOOM button 78 T ENTER button 2 20 U REPEAT button 81 V SURROUND button 87 W m M y buttons 34 X PREV previous NEXT next button 34 Y x STOP button 34 Z O RETURN button 23 wj MENU button 76 1 Number 5 AUDIO and H PLAY buttons ...

Page 125: ... V v B b buttons 20 ENTER button 2 20 O DISPLAY button 43 P 1 on standby switch 11 42 Q VCR Plus button 3 55 R CH channel TRACKING buttons 1 44 103 S VOL volume buttons 11 T ENTER button 2 20 U MUTING button 11 V SEARCH button 101 W TV VIDEO button 46 X INPUT SELECT button 46 Y m rewind M fast forward y slow buttons 42 Z SHUTTLE button 42 wj x STOP button 42 wk O RETURN button 56 1 Number 5 AUDIO ...

Page 126: ...O Croatian CZK Czech DAN Danish DEU German ENG English ESP Spanish FIN Finish FRA French GRE Greek HUN Hungarian IDN Indonesian IND Hindi ISL Icelandic ITA Italian IWR Hebrew JPN Japanese KOR Korean MAL Malay NLD Dutch NOR Norwegian POL Polish POR Portuguese RUS Russian SVE Swedish THA Thai TUR Turkish VIE Vietnamese ZAF Afrikaans ...

Page 127: ... Parental Control 73 PBC Playback control 97 Picture adjustment 103 Playback at various speeds 35 42 frame by frame 43 MP3 audio track 89 program play 81 repeat play 84 selecting the sound 100 shuffle play 83 skip 42 slow motion 35 43 VIDEO CDs 97 Presetting channels 26 Program play 81 Progressive 64 118 R Recording bilingual programs 100 SAP broadcasts 100 saving 46 stereo broadcasts 100 using th...

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