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3-084-917-11 (1) GB

DVD Player/
Video Cassette
Recorder

Operating Instructions

SLV-D910N/R

PAL

Summary of Contents for SLV-D910N

Page 1: ...3 084 917 11 1 GB DVD Player Video Cassette Recorder Operating Instructions SLV D910N R 2003 Sony Corporation PAL ...

Page 2: ...it is not disconnected from the AC power source mains as long as it is connected to the wall outlet even if the unit itself has been turned off Installing Do not install the unit in a confined space such as a book or similar unit Do not install the unit in an inclined position It is designed to be operated in a horizontal position only Keep the unit and discs away from equipment with strong magnet...

Page 3: ...n transmitter and or programme owner For use of the DVD player This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U S patents other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners Use of this copyright protection technology mustbe authorized by Macrovision Corporation and is intended for home and other limit...

Page 4: ...ystem 19 Step 6 Selecting a language 20 Step 7 Setting the clock 22 Step 8 Presetting channels 30 Setting the PAY TV Canal Plus decoder Basic Operations 33 Playing discs 37 Guide to the on screen display 39 Playing a tape 42 Recording TV programmes 46 Recording TV programmes using the timer 50 Checking changing cancelling timer settings Advanced Hookups 52 A V Receiver hookup 54 S Video hookup DVD...

Page 5: ...k 82 Playing JPEG image files 86 Playing VIDEO CDs with MENU ON OFF functions VCR Additional Operations 88 Playing a tape with SQPB function 89 Quick Timer Recording 91 Recording stereo and bilingual programmes 94 Searching using index function 96 Adjusting the picture tracking 98 Changing menu options 100 Editing Additional Information 103 General setup information 105 Troubleshooting 110 Glossar...

Page 6: ...rded in the following formats music CD format video CD format MP3 or JPEG format that conforms to ISO9660 Level 1 Level 2 or its extended format Joliet Data part of CD Extras DVD RWs in VR mode DVD ROMs DVD Audio discs HD layer on Super Audio CDs A logical format of files and folders on CD ROMs defined by ISO International Standard Organization Also the player cannot play the following discs A DVD...

Page 7: ...ons supplied with the DVDs or VIDEO CDs Music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies This product is designed to playback discs that conform to the Compact Disc CD standard Recently various music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies are marketed by some record companies Please be aware that among those discs there are some that do not conform to the CD standard and ma...

Page 8: ...erial cable R6 size AA batteries Audio cord pinplug 2 y pinplug 2 Video cord pinplug 1 y pinplug 1 Check your model name The instructions in this manual are for the 2 models SLV D910N and SLV D910R Check your model name by looking at the rear panel of your DVD VCR SLV D910N is the model used for illustration purposes Any difference in operation is clearly indicated in the text for example SLV D910...

Page 9: ...nction 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 a dot can be us...

Page 10: ... TV Notes If you enter a new code number the code number previously entered will 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 1 Set T...

Page 11: ... If your TV does not have a Scart EURO AV connector Note When you connect the DVD VCR and your TV only with an aerial cable you have to tune your TV to the DVD VCR see page 14 1 Disconnect the aerial cable from your TV and connect it to on the rear panel of the DVD VCR 2 Connect of the DVD VCR and the aerial input of your TV using the supplied aerial cable 3 Connect the mains lead to the mains Mai...

Page 12: ...ial cable 3 Connect LINE 1 EURO AV on the DVD VCR and the Scart EURO AV connector on the TV with the optional Scart cable This connection improves picture and sound quality Whenever you want to watch the DVD VCR picture press TV VIDEO to display the VCR indicator in the display window 4 Connect the mains lead to the mains Mains lead LINE 1 EURO AV AERIAL IN Scart EURO AV to mains Aerial cable supp...

Page 13: ...ite or digital tuner this DVD VCR automatically sends the signal from the satellite or digital tuner to the TV without turning itself on Notes This function may not work with some types of satellite or digital tuners When the DVD VCR is turned off set the TV to the video channel 1 Connect the satellite or digital tuner to the LINE 3 connector as shown above 2 Turn off the DVD VCR To watch a progra...

Page 14: ...EURO AV connector tune the TV to channel 32 the initial RF channel for this DVD VCR Refer to your TV manual for TV tuning instructions If the picture does not appear clearly see To change the RF channel on page 16 2 Connect the mains lead to the mains SLV D910N The DVD VCR automatically turns on and the LANGUAGE SET menu appears SLV D910R The DVD VCR automatically turns on and auto tuning starts L...

Page 15: ...f you want to change the order of the channels or disable unwanted programme positions see Changing disabling programme positions on page 24 After the search is complete the current time appears for any stations that transmit a time signal If the time does not appear set the clock manually See Setting the clock on page 20 ENTER A DK B FIN D NL N I P E S TR CH GR HU PL Others CZ RETURN COUNTRY SELE...

Page 16: ...ou want to change the language for the on screen display from the one preset in the Auto Set Up function see page 19 Notes Whenever you operate the Auto Set Up function some of the settings timer etc will be reset If this happens you have to set them again Auto preset starts automatically only when you plug in the mains lead for the first time after you purchase the DVD VCR If you want to use the ...

Page 17: ... playback 1 Press SET UP then press V v to select OPTION then press ENTER 2 Press V v to select Install then press ENTER The INSTALL menu appears 3 Press V v to select TV System then press B b to select the appropriate TV system Select G for the B G TV system or K for the D K TV system V v B b ENTER SET UP SET UP ENTER Language Install Auto Power Off Screen Messages User Set Clock English Off On R...

Page 18: ...18 Selecting the TV system 4 Press SET UP to exit the menu SET UP ...

Page 19: ...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 then press ENTER 2 Press V v to select Language then press ENTER The LANGUAGE SET menu appears 3 Press V v to select the desired language then press ENTER 4 Press SET UP to exit the menu V v B b ENTER SET UP SET UP ENTER Language Install Auto Power Off Screen Messages User Set Clo...

Page 20: ...the player appears on the TV screen 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 then press ENTER 2 Press V v to select Clock then press ENTER The CLOCK SET menu appears 3 Press V v to set the hour V v B b ENTER SET UP SET UP ENTER Language Install Auto Power Off Screen Messages User Set Clock English Off O...

Page 21: ...quence 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 For SLV D910R skip step 6 6 Press V v to select On for the setting of the Auto Clock Set function SLV D910N only The DVD VCR automatically sets the clock according to the time signal broadcast between the channels PR 1 to PR 5 If you do not need the Auto Clock ...

Page 22: ...gnal from the player appears on the TV screen 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 then press ENTER 2 Press V v to select Install then press ENTER The INSTALL menu appears V v B b ENTER SET UP O RETURN SET UP ENTER Language Install Auto Power Off Screen Messages User Set Clock English Off On RETURN ...

Page 23: ... the next character The next space flashes To correct a character press B b until the character you want to correct flashes then reset it You can set up to 4 characters for the station name 8 Press ENTER to confirm the station name ENTER PR 2 1 3 4 5 CH 029 027 030 032 NAME LMN AAB CDE I J K DEC OFF OFF OFF OFF RETURN TV STATION TABLE ENTER CLEAR SWAPPING DELETE V v B ENTER PR MFT CH DECODER NAME ...

Page 24: ...isabling programme positions 9 Press O RETURN then press SET UP to exit the menu After setting the channels you can change the programme positions as you like If any programme positions are unused or contain unwanted channels you can disable them You can also change the station names If the station names are not displayed you can enter them manually Changing programme positions Before you start Tu...

Page 25: ...rogramme position of another station repeat steps 4 through 6 SET UP ENTER Language Install Auto Power Off Screen Messages User Set Clock English Off On RETURN OPTION SET UP ENTER v V ENTER Manual Setup Auto Setup TV System RETURN INSTALL SET UP ENTER v V Video Output CH CH32 K ENTER PR 2 1 3 4 5 CH 029 027 030 032 NAME LMN AAB CDE I J K DEC OFF OFF OFF OFF RETURN TV STATION TABLE ENTER CLEAR SWAP...

Page 26: ... your TV To control the DVD VCR set TV DVD VIDEO to DVD VIDEO on the remote page 9 Set your TV to the video channel so that the signal from the player appears on the TV screen 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 then press ENTER RETURN SET UP SET UP CLEAR V v B b ENTER O RETURN SET UP ENTER Languag...

Page 27: ...will be cleared as shown on the right 6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 for any other programme positions you want to disable 7 Press O RETURN then press SET UP to exit the menu ENTER Manual Setup Auto Setup TV System RETURN INSTALL SET UP ENTER v V Video Output CH CH32 K ENTER PR 2 1 3 4 5 CH 029 027 030 032 NAME LMN AAB CDE I J K DEC OFF OFF OFF OFF RETURN TV STATION TABLE ENTER CLEAR SWAPPING DELETE V v B...

Page 28: ... mode you cannot display the setup menu Stop the DVD playback 1 Press SET UP then press V v to select OPTION then press ENTER 2 Press V v to select Install then press ENTER The INSTALL menu appears 3 Press V v to select Manual Setup then press ENTER SET UP V v B b ENTER O RETURN SET UP ENTER Language Install Auto Power Off Screen Messages User Set Clock English Off On RETURN OPTION SET UP ENTER v ...

Page 29: ... t 0 t 1 t t 9 t A 2 Press b to set the next character The next space flashes To correct a character press B b until the character you want to correct flashes then reset it You can set up to 4 characters for the station name 7 Press ENTER to confirm the new name 8 Press O RETURN then press SET UP to exit the menu ENTER PR MFT CH DECODER NAME 5 033 OFF RETURN MANUAL TUNING ENTER MEMORY V v B b ENTE...

Page 30: ...N only You can watch or record PAY TV Canal Plus programmes if you connect a decoder not supplied to the DVD VCR Connecting a decoder LINE 3 AERIAL IN LINE 1 EURO AV Aerial cable supplied Scart cable not supplied Scart EURO AV Scart cable not supplied PAY TV Canal Plus decoder Signal flow Scart EURO AV ...

Page 31: ...rs on the TV screen 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 then press ENTER 2 Press V v to select Install then press ENTER The INSTALL menu appears 3 Press V v to select Manual Setup then press ENTER SET UP V v B b ENTER O RETURN SET UP ENTER Language Install Auto Power Off Screen Messages User Set Cl...

Page 32: ... that the VCR indicator appears in the display window 4 Press V v to select the row which you want to set for the decoder then press b To display positions 6 to 80 press V v repeatedly 5 Press V v to select DECODER 6 Press b to set DECODER to ON then press ENTER 7 Press O RETURN then press SET UP to exit the menu ENTER PR MFT CH DECODER NAME 5 033 OFF RETURN MANUAL TUNING ENTER MEMORY V v B b ENTE...

Page 33: ...plied with your disc Before you start Turn on the DVD VCR and your TV Set your TV to the video channel 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 9 1 Press Z to open the disc tray and place a disc on the disc tray Z H X m M x 1 C with the playback side facing down continued ...

Page 34: ...back The display window shows the playback time Depending on the disc a menu may appear on the TV screen For DVDs see page 66 For VIDEO CDs see page 86 appears when no disc is loaded To Press Stop play x Pause play X Resume play after pause X or H Advance by frame in pause mode C Go to the next chapter track or scene in continuous play mode on the remote Go back to the previous chapter track or sc...

Page 35: ... a DVD or VIDEO CD that has scratches the player may stop playback at the point of the scratch or skip to the next track You cannot change the MP3 or the Multi Session CD playback speed VIDEO CD fast foward reverse cannot be paused During CD fast forward reverse play no sound is output Notes on playing DTS sound tracks on a CD When playing DTS encoded CDs excessive noise will be heard from the ana...

Page 36: ...lay a DVD with DTS sound tracks set DTS to On in AUDIO SETUP menu page 56 If you connect the player to audio equipment without a DTS decoder do not set DTS to On in AUDIO SETUP menu page 56 A loud noise may come out from the speakers affecting your ears or causing the speakers to be damaged DTS and DTS Digital Out are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems Inc ...

Page 37: ...tle track or chapter The title track or chapter icon will appear on the DVD playback screen followed by the current title track or chapter number and the counter position You can check disc information during playback The displayed contents differ according to the type of disc being played 1 Press V v to select the desired item 2 Press B b to change the item 3 Press ENTER to start playback 4 Press...

Page 38: ...d 1 Press V v 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 playing time of the current title T Remaining time of the current title C Elapsed playing time of the current chapter C Remaining time ...

Page 39: ...creen Set TV DVD VIDEO to DVD VIDEO then press SELECT VIDEO to control the VCR page 9 1 Insert a tape The VCR starts playing automatically if you insert a tape with its safety tab removed 2 Press H The display window shows the playback time When the tape reaches the end it will rewind automatically Z DISPLAY H C STEP X M SLOW y x m 1 TRACKING CLEAR SHUTTLE Hour Minute Second continued ...

Page 40: ...ch at various speeds 1 REW flashes in the display window 2 FF flashes in the display window To Press Stop play x Pause play X Resume play after pause X or H Fast forward the tape M during stop Rewind the tape m during stop Eject the tape Z Playback options Operation View the picture during fast forward or rewind During fast forward hold down M During rewind hold down m Play at high speed During pl...

Page 41: ...d back on this VCR but the picture quality cannot be guaranteed The counter resets to 0 00 00 whenever a tape is reinserted The counter stops counting when it comes to a portion with no recording Depending on your TV the following may occur while playing an NTSC recorded tape The picture becomes black and white The picture shakes No picture appears on the TV screen Black streaks appear horizontall...

Page 42: ...V 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 9 To record from a decoder turn it on Make sure the tape is longer than the total recording time 1 Insert a tape with its safety tab in place PROG z REC SP LP DISPLAY TV VIDEO INPUT SELECT x H 1 Z ...

Page 43: ...r or other source connected to one or more of the LINE inputs press INPUT SELECT until the connected line appears in the display window 3 Press SP LP to select the tape speed SP or LP LP Long Play provides recording time twice as long as SP However SP Standard Play produces better picture and audio quality 4 Press z REC to start recording The recording indicator lights up red in the display window...

Page 44: ...additional equipment to a LINE connector or jack you can select the input signal using the INPUT SELECT or PROG buttons The DISPLAY information appears on the TV screen indicating information about the tape but the information will not be recorded on the tape If you do not want to watch TV while recording you can turn off the TV When using a decoder make sure to leave it on Tape Length SP LP E 180...

Page 45: ...ystems You cannot watch a PAY TV Canal Plus programme while recording another PAY TV Canal Plus programme When you insert a non standard commercially available tape the remaining time may not be correct The remaining time is intended for rough measurement only About 30 seconds after the tape begins playback the tape remaining time will be displayed You cannot record a DVD to a VCR tape To watch a ...

Page 46: ...r appears on the TV screen Set TV DVD VIDEO to DVD VIDEO then press SELECT VIDEO to control the VCR page 9 When using a decoder 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 TIMER The timer programming menu appears INPUT SELECT V v B b...

Page 47: ... VPS PDC signals SLV D910N only on page 48 To record from a decoder or other source connected to one or more of the LINE inputs press INPUT SELECT to display the connected line in the PR position SLV D910N only 3 Press ENTER to confirm the setting To enter another setting press V v to select the next row and repeat step 2 Press CLEAR to cancel the setting 4 Press ENTER to confirm all settings 5 Pr...

Page 48: ...PS PDC signals SLV D910N only Some broadcast systems transmit VPS or PDC signals with their TV programmes These signals ensure that your timer recordings are made regardless of broadcast delays early starts or broadcast interruptions To use the VPS PDC function set V P to On in step 2 above You can also use the VPS PDC function for a source connected to one or more of the LINE inputs Tips To set t...

Page 49: ... this means that the VCR is currently recording this programme You can also do the following tasks while the VCR is recording Reset the counter page 41 Display tape information on the TV screen page 43 1 Press TV VIDEO to display TV in the display window 2 If your TV is connected to the VCR using A V connections set the TV to the TV s aerial input if not skip this step 3 Select another channel on ...

Page 50: ...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 TIMER then press ENTER The timer programming menu appears If you want to change a setting go on to the next step If you do not need to change the settings press SET UP ...

Page 51: ...g you want to change or cancel To change the setting press B b to flash the item you want to change and press V v to change it To cancel the setting press CLEAR 3 Press ENTER to confirm the setting If any settings remain turn off the VCR to return to recording standby ENTER CLEAR CLEAR SET UP ENTER v V b B 3 5 0 0 0 1 00 SP 20 0 0 30 LP 60 3 0 00 Auto Off Off Off MO 30 WE 2 TU 1 2 2 2 0 2 2 3 2 2 ...

Page 52: ...lby Surround audio or multi channel audio Dolby Digital discs Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby Pro Logic and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories A R L VIDEO AUDIO DVD VCR Front R Front L Rear R Subwoofer l Signal flow Rear L Amplifier receiver with Dolby Surround decoder Centre Stereo audio cord supplied Speakers red white Speakers to audio input white ...

Page 53: ... to set Dolby Digital to Dolby Digital and DTS to On in AUDIO SETUP menu page 55 If your AV amplifier receiver has an MPEG audio decoder function set MPEG to MPEG in AUDIO SETUP menu page 55 Otherwise no sound or a loud noise will come from the speakers B 1 B 2 B 1 COAXIAL OPTICAL B 2 R L VIDEO AUDIO DIGITAL AUDIO OUT Front R Front L Rear R AV amplifier receiver having a decoder Subwoofer Centre S...

Page 54: ...oy high quality images Notes Set DVD S Video Out to On in the SCREEN SETUP menu page 58 to view pictures from the S VIDEO jack The connection using S VIDEO OUT jack is only for the DVD player INPUT S VIDEO l Signal flow DVD only TV or AV amplifier TV S VIDEO cord not supplied DVD VCR Audio cord supplied Coaxial digital cord not supplied Optical digital cord not supplied Remove jack cap before conn...

Page 55: ...ect DVD and 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 MPEG DTS Audio DRC or 48kHz 96kHz PCM V v B b ENTER SET UP SET UP ENTER Language Setup Screen Setup Parental Setup Audio Setup RETURN DVD SETUP SET UP ENTER V v ENTER MPEG Dolby Digital DTS Audio DRC 48kHz 96kHz PCM RETURN AUDIO SETUP SET UP v V b B ...

Page 56: ...t in Dolby Digital decoder Dolby Digital Select this when the player is connected to an audio component with a built in Dolby Digital decoder PCM Select this when the player is connected to an audio component lacking a built in MPEG decoder If you play MPEG audio sound tracks the player outputs stereo signals via the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL jack MPEG Select this when the player is con...

Page 57: ...n AUDIO SETUP menu MPEG audio signals 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 Even if you set 48kHz 96kHz PCM to 96kHz 24bit the sampling frequency is converted to 48 kHz 16 bit when a SURROUND mode page 76 is selected The analog audio signals fro...

Page 58: ...nd 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 DVD LINE1 RGB Out or DVD S Video Out V v B b ENTER SET UP SET UP ENTER Language Setup Screen Setup Parental Setup Audio Setup RETURN DVD SETUP SET UP ENTER V v ENTER DVD LINE1 RGB Out TV Type DVD S Video Out RETURN SCREEN SETUP SET UP v V b B On Off 4 3 Letter Box...

Page 59: ...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 displays the wide picture on the entire screen and cuts off the portions that do not fit 16 9 Select this when you connect a wide scr...

Page 60: ...nding on the DVD 4 3 Letter Box may be selected automatically instead of 4 3 Pan Scan or vice versa The connection using S VIDEO OUT jack is only for the DVD player When you select On in the DVD LINE1 RGB Out setting DVD S Video Out is set to Off automatically When you select On in the DVD S Video Out setting DVD LINE1 RGB Out is set to Off automatically ...

Page 61: ...s 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 SETUP menu appears V v B b ENTER SET UP SET UP ENTER Language Setup Screen Setup Parental Setup Audio Setup RETURN DVD SETUP SET UP ENTER V v ENTER Audio DVD Menu Subtitle RETURN LANGUAGE SETUP SET UP ENTER English Original English V v continu...

Page 62: ...ress ENTER 4 Press V v to select the desired language then press ENTER DVD MENU LANGUAGE You can select the desired language for the disc s menu AUDIO 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 5 Press SET UP to exit the menu ENTER ENTER RE...

Page 63: ...he 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 SET UP ENTER Language Setup Screen Setup Parental Setup Audio Setup RETURN DVD SETUP SET UP ENTER V v ENTER Use Password RETURN PARENTAL ...

Page 64: ... 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 6 Press SET UP to exit the menu ENTER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Enter Password CREATE PASSWORD 9 RETURN CREATE PASSWORD 9 RETURN Re enter Password PASSWORD CHECK 9 RETURN Enter Password Use Password RETURN PARENTAL...

Page 65: ...n case you forget it 1 Select Change Password in step 4 on page 64 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 The display for entering your password appears 2 Enter your 4 digit password using the number buttons The player starts pl...

Page 66: ...ou 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 Number buttons...

Page 67: ...67 Using the DVD s menu DVD Additional Operations To turn off the DVD s menu Press x Note Depending on the DVD you may not be able to use the TOP MENU button 3 Press ENTER ENTER ...

Page 68: ... during playback or still mode To zoom into a JPEG image see Playing JPEG image files on page 82 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 MUTING ZOOM ENTER ENTER ...

Page 69: ...i 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 selected angle ANGLE B b ANGLE SQPB E...

Page 70: ...ble 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 119 for the abbreviation of the language 3 Press V v repeatedly to select O...

Page 71: ...e 74 Note The play mode is cancelled when you open the disc tray the player enters standby mode by pressing 1 Creating your own programme Programme 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 programme You can programme up to 20 tracks 1 Press PROGRAM when the DVD player is in stop mode H V v B b ENTER CLEAR PRO...

Page 72: ...s are displayed in the selected order 5 Press H to start programme play Programme play starts When the programme ends you can restart the same programme again by pressing H 1 Follow steps 1 and 2 of Creating your own programme Programme play 2 Press CLEAR The last programmed number is cancelled 3 Follow step 3 for new programming ENTER 01 05 09 13 02 06 10 14 03 07 11 15 04 08 12 16 Track Program ...

Page 73: ...ip When SHUFFLE is selected shuffle play will continue until cancelled You can shuffle the playback order of tracks Subsequent shuffling may produce a different playing order 1 Press PROGRAM when the DVD player is in stop mode 2 Press B b to select SHUFFLE then press ENTER B b ENTER PROGRAM CLEAR REPEAT PROGRAM PROGRAM B b SHUFFLE ENTER RETURN ENTER PROGRAM B b SHUFFLE ENTER RETURN continued ...

Page 74: ...all of the titles or tracks on a disc or a single title chapter or track repeatedly 1 Press REPEAT during playback 2 Press REPEAT 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 or CD Track repeats the current track Disc repeats all of the tracks When playing a DATA CD MP3 audio Track repeats...

Page 75: ...aying a disc containing a song with the vocals on the right channel and the instruments on the left channel you can hear the instruments from both speakers by selecting the left channel 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 76: ...rs SURROUND lets you enjoy surround sound effects by using sound imaging to create virtual rear speakers from the sound of the front speakers without using actual rear speakers This function is designed to work with the OUT AUDIO L R jacks 1 Press SURROUND during playback 2 Press SURROUND repeatedly to select On SURROUND SURROUND Off SURROUND ...

Page 77: ...ver 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 sound will come from your speakers but it will not have the surround effect Certain audio features of this product ...

Page 78: ...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 2 Press V v to select MP3 then press ENTER V v B b ENTER H O RETURN Z x Select a Media Type 2 JPEG 1 MP3 ENTER v V ENTER MP3 Total 12 2 track2 3 track3 4 track4 5 track5 track1 1 trac...

Page 79: ...el 1 level 2 or Joliet format for the player to recognize the tracks 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 3 Press V v then press ENTER or press to select the desired track The selected track starts playing When a track or album is being played its title is shaded The playi...

Page 80: ... a sampling frequency of 44 1 kHz Attempting to play MP3 audio tracks recorded with different specifications may result in loud noise sound skipping or speaker damage Depending on the disc playback may take some time to start The Playback order of MP3 audio tracks The playback order of albums and tracks recorded on a DATA CD is as follows Structure of disc contents When you insert a DATA CD and pr...

Page 81: ...are 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 total of 200 albums and tracks in the DATA CD The player can recognize up to 100 albums the player will count just albums including albums that do not contain MP3 audio tracks The player will not play any albums beyond the first 100 alb...

Page 82: ...io tracks 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 Z TOP MENU DISPLAY MENU x Select...

Page 83: ...de show on page 84 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 ...

Page 84: ...play JPEG image files on CD ROMs CD Rs or CD RWs However the discs must be recorded according to ISO9660 level 1 level 2 or Joliet format 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 To play a Multi Session CD This player can play Multi Sessio...

Page 85: ...ill be played in that order Notes The system 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 the display will be blank Depending on the disc or the size of image files playback may take some time to start ...

Page 86: ...teractively PBC playback follows a selection menu displayed on your TV screen The MENU ON function is the PBC function 1 Start playing a VIDEO CD with MENU 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 H O RETURN MENU ENTER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ...

Page 87: ... cannot play still pictures such as a menu To return to MENU ON press MENU to select MENU ON Tip 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 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 diffe...

Page 88: ...if you use the SQPB function with a normal VHS format tape When you eject the tape the VCR automatically returns to normal mode Playback of tapes recorded in EP Extended Play mode on an NTSC system is not guaranteed The SQPB Super VHS Quasi Playback function is only for playing a Super VHS format tape 1 Insert a Super VHS format tape 2 Press H 3 Press SQPB to start SQPB SQPB H ANGLE SQPB ...

Page 89: ... 1 While recording press z REC 2 Press z REC repeatedly to set the duration time In SP mode Each press advances the time in increments of 30 minutes In LP mode Each press advances the time as shown below The tape counter decreases minute by minute to 0 00 then the VCR stops recording z REC x REC REC 0 30 1 00 4 00 4 30 Normal recording 0 30 1 00 8 00 9 00 Normal recording continued ...

Page 90: ... new duration time To cancel the duration Press z REC repeatedly until the indicator disappears and the VCR returns to normal recording mode To stop while recording Press x Note You cannot display the current tape time in the display window when setting the recording duration time ...

Page 91: ... recording Usually the mixed sound of left and right channels in stereo programmes In the NICAM system This VCR receives and records stereo and bilingual programmes based on the NICAM system NICAM appears on the TV screen When a stereo or bilingual programme is received the STEREO indicator appears in the display window To record a NICAM programme NICAM in the USER SET menu should be set to On ini...

Page 92: ...audio track Stereo programmes To listen to On screen display Display window Stereo NICAM STEREO STEREO Left channel NICAM LCH STEREO Right channel NICAM RCH STEREO Left and right channels NICAM LCH RCH STEREO Bilingual programmes To listen to On screen display Display window Main NICAM MAIN STEREO Sub NICAM SUB STEREO Main and sub NICAM MAIN SUB STEREO Standard sound NICAM MONO STEREO To listen to...

Page 93: ...d onto the normal audio track along the edge of the tape Notes To listen to playback sounds in stereo you must use the Scart or AUDIO OUT connections When you play a tape recorded in monaural the sound is heard in monaural regardless of the AUDIO setting Stereo Usually mixed left right channels Bilingual Usually main sound Normal audio track monaural Hi fi audio track main track Stereo sound left ...

Page 94: ...signal at the point where each recording begins Use these signals as references to find a specific recording 1 Insert an indexed tape into the tape compartment 2 Press INDEX then press m M The VCR starts scanning each recording for five seconds in the corresponding direction 3 Press H to start playback when you find the desired point INDEX H m M x INDEX INDEX SCAN B B ...

Page 95: ...hange the programme position during recording pause 1 Insert an indexed tape into the VCR 2 Press INDEX then press m M twice To search ahead press M twice To search backwards press m twice 3 Press m M depending on the direction where your desired programme is located Each time you press the button the number increases or decreases up to 20 respectively 4 The VCR starts searching and playback start...

Page 96: ...cking meter The distortion should disappear as you press one of the two buttons To resume automatic tracking adjustments eject the tape and re insert it Adjusting the picture sharpness Smart trilogic You can automatically adjust the sharpness of the picture 1 During playback press SET UP then press V v to select OPTION and press ENTER TRACKING Tracking meter V v B b ENTER SET UP O RETURN SET UP EN...

Page 97: ...pness is automatically adjusted OFF Adjust the picture sharpness manually To soften the picture press B To sharpen the picture press b 5 Press O RETURN to return to the original screen ENTER NICAM Colour System Smart Trilogic RETURN USER SET SET UP v V b B On On Auto ENTER NICAM Colour System Smart Trilogic RETURN USER SET SET UP v V b B On On Auto ENTER SHARPEN SOFTEN PICTURE SMART TRILOGIC ON ON...

Page 98: ...and press ENTER 2 Press V v to select the option to change V v B b ENTER SET UP SET UP ENTER Language Install Auto Power Off Screen Messages User Set Clock English Off On RETURN OPTION SET UP ENTER v V Tape Select Repeat Play RETURN VIDEO SETUP SET UP v V b B E180 Off ENTER Tape Select Repeat Play RETURN VIDEO SETUP SET UP v V b B E180 Off ...

Page 99: ...utomatically if no signal is received and you do not press any of the buttons during this time Screen Messages On to display the menu on the TV screen Off to disappear the menu from the TV screen Menu option Set this option to Tape Select E180 to use an E 180 or shorter type tape E240 to use an E 240 type tape E260 to use an E 260 type tape E300 to use an E 300 type tape Repeat Play On to play bac...

Page 100: ... this VCR Refer to the examples A through C and choose the connection that best suits your VCR Example A Example B TV LINE 1 EURO AV Scart cable not supplied Scart EURO AV Signal flow Your VCR Recorder Other VCR Player TV audio video cord not supplied LINE OUT Your VCR Recorder Other VCR Player Signal flow LINE 2 IN t o L R ...

Page 101: ... jacks of the same colour If the other VCR is a monaural type leave the red plugs unconnected If you connect this VCR to both the LINE IN and LINE OUT jacks of the other VCR select the input correctly to prevent a humming noise When you connect another VCR to the LINE 3 or LINE 2 connector press INPUT SELECT to display L3 or L2 in the display window TV LINE 3 Scart cable not supplied Scart EURO AV...

Page 102: ...nected line in the display window Press SP LP to select the tape speed SP or LP Press SELECT VIDEO to control the VCR 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 with its safety tab in place into this recording VCR Search for the point to start recording and press X to set it to p...

Page 103: ... to select OPTION and press ENTER 2 Press V v to select User Set then press ENTER The USER SET menu appears 3 Press V v to select the option to change V v B b ENTER SET UP SET UP ENTER Language Install Auto Power Off Screen Messages User Set Clock English Off On RETURN OPTION SET UP ENTER v V ENTER NICAM Colour System Smart Trilogic RETURN USER SET SET UP v V b B On On Auto ENTER continued ...

Page 104: ...ded in the MESECAM colour system When using the tape recorded NTSC colour signals NTPB to play back an NTSC recorded tape on PAL TV NT4 43 to play back an NTSC recorded tape on Multi TV If you press Z or turn the DVD VCR off Colour System will be reset to Auto NICAM On to record NICAM broadcasts on the hi fi audio track Off to record standard sound on the hi fi audio track For details see page 91 ...

Page 105: ...re the TV DVD VIDEO switch is set correctly Select correctly VIDEO or DVD with the SELECT DVD VIDEO button The tracking meter does not appear on the screen The recording condition of the tape is very poor and tracking cannot be adjusted You cannot control other TVs Set your TV s code number The code number may change when you replace the batteries of the remote commander Symptom Remedy Picture The...

Page 106: ...prove if you set Audio DRC to TV page 57 Operation The disc does not play The disc is turned over Insert the disc with the playback side facing down on the disc tray The disc is skewed The player cannot play certain discs page 6 The region code on the DVD does not match the player Moisture has condensed inside the player The player cannot play CD Rs CD RWs DVD Rs or DVD RWs that are not finalized ...

Page 107: ... selection button on the remote page 66 Multilingual tracks are not recorded on the DVD being played The DVD prohibits the changing of the language for the sound track The subtitle language cannot be changed or turned off Try using the DVD s menu instead of the direct selection button on the remote page 66 Multilingual subtitles are not recorded on the DVD being played The DVD prohibits the changi...

Page 108: ...check the audio cord connection The sound from a tape recorded with the VCR is not in stereo or the STEREO indicator in the display window is flashing Adjust the tracking The video heads are dirty Clean the video heads using a Sony video head cleaning cassette as explained above Recording No TV programme appears on the TV screen Make sure the TV is set to the video channel If you are using a monit...

Page 109: ...oor the VPS PDC signal might be altered and the VCR might not start recording PAY TV Canal Plus You cannot watch PAY TV Canal Plus programmes when the VCR is in standby mode Check that DEC is set to ON for this channel in the TV STATION TABLE menu Make sure the PAY TV Canal Plus Scart cable is plugged securely A PAY TV Canal Plus programme is always recorded scrambled Make sure the PAY TV Canal Pl...

Page 110: ...lized 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 layer an...

Page 111: ...n Title page 37 The longest section of a picture or music feature on a DVD movie etc in video software or the entire album in audio software Track page 37 Sections of a picture or a music feature on a CD or VIDEO CD the length of a song ...

Page 112: ...URO AV 21 pin Video input pin 20 Audio input pins 2 and 6 Video output pin 19 Audio output pins 1 and 3 LINE 2 IN t o L R VIDEO IN phono jack 1 Input signal 1 Vp p 75 ohms unbalanced sync negative AUDIO IN phono jacks 2 Input level 327 mVrms Input impedance more than 47 kilohms LINE 3 21 pin Video input pin 20 Audio input pins 2 and 6 OUT VIDEO OUT phono jack 1 Output signal 1 Vp p 75 ohms unbalan...

Page 113: ... C Storage temperature 20 C to 60 C Dimensions including projecting parts and controls w h d Approx 430 95 325 mm Mass Approx 4 2 kg Supplied accessories Remote commander 1 R6 size AA batteries 2 Aerial cable 1 Audio cord pinplug 2 y pinplug 2 1 Video cord pinplug 1 y pinplug 1 1 Design and specifications are subject to change without notice ...

Page 114: ...4 D Tape compartment 39 E A eject button 40 F LINE 2 IN t o L R jacks 1 100 G SELECT DVD VIDEO 9 H PROGRAM buttons 2 43 I Remote sensor 9 J Display window 34 39 K z REC record button 43 L m rewind M fast forward buttons 35 40 M x stop button 34 40 N X pause button 34 40 O H play button 34 39 1 Covered 2 PROGRAM button has a tactile dot Use the tactile dot as a reference when operating the DVD VCR ...

Page 115: ...lay window A DVD indicator 34 B Disc indicator 34 C Tape indicator 39 D VCR indicator 39 E Timer indicator F Recording indicator 43 G STEREO indicator 91 H Playing time clock current status indicator 34 I SURR surround indicator 76 J DTS indicator 56 continued ...

Page 116: ...A out to tv connector 11 B in from aerial connector 11 C OUT VIDEO AUDIO L R jacks 52 D LINE 3 connector 13 E LINE 1 EURO AV connector 12 DVD player only F Mains lead 11 G DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jack COAXIAL 53 H S VIDEO OUT jack 54 I DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jack OPTICAL 53 ...

Page 117: ... REPEAT PROGRAM button 71 74 K C STEP button 34 L X pause button 34 M H play button 34 N V v B b buttons ENTER button 15 O DISPLAY button 37 43 P TOP MENU button 66 Q 1 on standby switch 10 R VOL volume buttons 10 S ZOOM button 68 T ANGLE button 69 U m M SCAN SLOW y buttons 34 V PREV NEXT buttons 34 W x stop button 34 X O RETURN button 24 Y MENU button 66 Number 5 AUDIO and H buttons have a tactil...

Page 118: ... B b buttons ENTER button 15 O DISPLAY button 43 P 1 on standby switch 10 40 Q PROG programme TRACKING buttons 41 43 R VOL volume buttons 10 S ten s digit button 10 T MUTING button 10 U SP Standard Play LP Long Play button 43 V TV VIDEO button 44 W SQPB button 88 X INPUT SELECT button 43 Y m rewind M fast forward buttons SLOW y button 40 Z SHUTTLE buttons 40 wj x stop button 40 wk O RETURN button ...

Page 119: ... 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 Turquish VIE Vietnamese ZAF Afrikaans ...

Page 120: ... playback 92 during recording 91 MP3 6 78 N NICAM broadcasts 91 Normal audio track 93 P Parental Control 63 PAY TV 30 PBC Playback control 86 PDC Programme Delivery Control 48 Picture adjustment 96 Playback 33 39 at various speeds 35 40 frame by frame 34 40 JPEG image files 82 MP3 audio track 78 programme play 71 repeat play 74 selecting the sound 91 92 shuffle play 73 skip 40 slow motion 35 40 VI...

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