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Operating Instructions

Blu-ray Disc™ / DVD Player

BDP-S185/BX18

4-290-281-

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Summary of Contents for BDP-BX18

Page 1: ... 2011 Sony Corporation Operating Instructions Blu ray Disc DVD Player BDP S185 BX18 4 290 281 11 2 ...

Page 2: ...l device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interferenc...

Page 3: ...les on ships or on other vessels If the player is brought directly from a cold to a warm location or is placed in a very damp room moisture may condense on the lenses inside the player Should this occur the player may not operate properly In this case remove the disc and leave the player turned on for about half an hour until the moisture evaporates Do not install the player in an inclined positio...

Page 4: ...n BRAVIA is a trademark of Sony Corporation PhotoTV HD and the PhotoTV HD logo are trademarks of Sony Corporation MPEG Layer 3 audio coding technology and patents licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson Windows Media is either a registered trademark or trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries This product contains technology subject to certain intellectual pr...

Page 5: ...ing a Disc 12 Playing from a USB Device 13 Playing via a Network 13 Available Options 14 Settings and Adjustments Using the Settings Displays 15 Network Update 15 Screen Settings 15 Audio Settings 16 BD DVD Viewing Settings 17 Parental Control Settings 17 System Settings 18 Network Settings 18 Easy Setup 18 Resetting 18 Additional Information Troubleshooting 19 Specifications 21 Index 25 ...

Page 6: ...s on the player or sets to standby mode H Remote sensor To lock the disc tray Child Lock You can lock the disc tray to avoid accidental opening of the tray While the player is turned on hold down the N button on the player for more than 10 seconds to lock or unlock the tray A LINE OUT VIDEO jack B DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL jack C LAN 100 terminal D HDMI OUT jack E LINE OUT R AUDIO L jacks Front panel Re...

Page 7: ...ts the TV volume AUDIO page 17 Selects the language track when multi lingual tracks are recorded on BD ROMs DVD VIDEOs Selects the sound track on CDs SUBTITLE page 17 Selects the subtitle language when multi lingual subtitles are recorded on BD ROMs DVD VIDEOs DISPLAY page 12 Displays the playback information on the screen C Color buttons YELLOW BLUE RED GREEN Shortcut keys for interactive functio...

Page 8: ...iefly in pause mode N PLAY Starts or re starts playback NETFLIX page 13 Accesses the NETFLIX online service x STOP Stops playback and remembers the stop point resume point The resume point for a title track is the last point you played or the last photo for a photo folder SEN Accesses the Sony Entertainment Network online service The home menu appears when you press HOME Select a category using Se...

Page 9: ...ch the color of the plug to that of the jack when connecting See Supplied accessories page 21 b Do not connect the player through a VCR Video signals fed through VCRs may be affected by copyright protection systems and the picture will be distorted on the television Connecting to your TV High quality Standard quality HDMI OUT LINE OUT AUDIO LAN 100 PCM DTS DOLBY DIGITAL VIDEO COAXIAL R L DIGITAL O...

Page 10: ...to your AV amplifier receiver LINE OUT HDMI OUT LAN 100 AUDIO PCM DTS DOLBY DIGITAL VIDEO COAXIAL R L DIGITAL OUT HDMI OUT HDMI cable not supplied t Set BD Audio MIX Setting page 16 HDMI cable 1 PCM DTS DOLBY DIGITAL COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT Coaxial digital cable not supplied t Set Dolby Digital 2 page 16 and DTS 3 page 16 LINE OUT AUDIO VIDEO R L Audio video cable supplied 1 See Supplied accessories p...

Page 11: ... and ENTER on the remote Connecting to the Network Use a LAN cable to connect to the LAN 100 terminal on the player z Using a shielded interface cable LAN cable straight or crossing is recommended To set the network settings Select Network Settings Internet Settings then Wired Setup page 18 and follow the on screen instructions to complete the setup When turned on for the first time Wait for a sho...

Page 12: ...nnection to Allow page 17 3 Insert a BD ROM with BONUSVIEW BD LIVE The operation method differs depending on the disc Refer to the instruction manual supplied with the disc z To delete data in the USB memory select Erase BD Data in the Video and press ENTER All data stored in the buda folder will be erased You can view the playback information etc by pressing DISPLAY The displayed information diff...

Page 13: ... www sony com bluraysupport 1 Prepare for Sony Entertainment Network Connect the player to a network page 11 2 Select Video Music or Photo on the home menu using 3 Select an Internet content provider icon using M m and press ENTER When an Internet content list has not been acquired an unacquired icon or a new icon is displayed To use the control panel The control panel appears when the video file ...

Page 14: ... mosquito noise Pause Pauses the playback Top Menu Displays the BD s or DVD s Top Menu Menu Popup Menu Displays the BD ROM s Pop up Menu or DVD s menu Title Search Searches for a title on BD ROMs DVD VIDEOs and starts playback from the beginning Chapter Search Searches for a chapter and starts playback from the beginning Angle Switches to other viewing angles when multi angles are recorded on BD R...

Page 15: ...isplays a 4 3 screen picture in 16 9 aspect ratio even on a wide screen TV Fixed Aspect Ratio Changes the picture size to fit the screen size with the original picture aspect ratio x DVD Aspect Ratio Letter Box Displays a wide picture with black bands on the top and bottom Pan Scan Displays a full height picture on the entire screen with trimmed sides Icon Explanation Network Update page 15 Update...

Page 16: ...al x Pause Mode Auto Normally select this Dynamic moving pictures appear without blurring Frame Displays static pictures at high resolution Audio Settings x Audio HDMI Auto Normally select this Outputs audio signals according to the status of the connected HDMI device PCM Outputs PCM signals from the HDMI OUT jack x BD Audio MIX Setting On Outputs the audio obtained by mixing the interactive and s...

Page 17: ...guage code appears Enter the code for your language by referring to Language code list page 23 x BD Hybrid Disc Playback Layer BD Plays BD layer DVD CD Plays DVD or CD layer x BD Internet Connection Allow Normally select this Do not allow Prohibits Internet connection Parental Control Settings x Password Sets or changes the password for the Parental Control function A password allows you to set a ...

Page 18: ...screen display is displayed Off Turns off the function x Software Update Notification On Sets the player to inform you of newer software version information page 15 Off Turns off the function x System Information Displays the player s software version information and the MAC address Network Settings x Internet Settings Connect the player to the network beforehand For details see Connecting to the ...

Page 19: ...display language on the screen automatically switches according to the language setting of the connected TV if you change the setting on your TV etc There is no sound or the sound is not output correctly Check that all the connecting cables are securely connected page 9 Switch the input selector on your AV amplifier receiver so that the audio signals of the player are output from your AV amplifier...

Page 20: ...ware version is available Please go to the Setup section of the menu and select Network update to perform the update appears on the screen when turning the player on See Network Update page 15 to update the player to a newer software version The Control for HDMI function does not work BRAVIA Sync Check that Control for HDMI is set to On page 18 If you change the HDMI connection turn the player off...

Page 21: ... any button Moisture has condensed inside the player page 3 Hold down 1 on the player for more than 10 seconds until the player turns off If the player still does not respond to any button disconnect then reconnect the AC power cord Specifications System Laser Semiconductor laser Inputs and outputs Jack name Jack type Output level Load impedance LINE OUT R AUDIO L Phono jack 2 Vrms 10 kilohms DIGI...

Page 22: ...t Disc CD standard therefore these discs may not be playable by this product Note on playback operations of BDs DVDs Some playback operations of BDs DVDs may be intentionally set by software producers Since this player plays BDs DVDs according to the disc contents the software producers designed some playback features may not be available Note about double layer BDs DVDs The playback pictures and ...

Page 23: ...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 disc lens cleaners or anti static spray intended for vinyl LPs If you have printed the disc s label dry the label before playing Do not use the following discs A lens cleaning disc A disc that has a non sta...

Page 24: ... 1436 Portuguese 1463 Quechua 1481 Rhaeto Romance 1482 Kirundi Rundi 1483 Romanian 1489 Russian 1491 Kinyarwanda 1495 Sanskrit 1498 Sindhi 1501 Sangho Sango 1502 Serbo Croatian 1503 Singhalese Sinhalese 1505 Slovak 1506 Slovenian 1507 Samoan 1508 Shona 1509 Somali 1511 Albanian 1512 Serbian 1513 Siswati Swati 1514 Sesotho Sotho southern 1515 Sundanese 1516 Swedish 1517 Swahili 1521 Tamil 1525 Telu...

Page 25: ...H HDMI 16 HOME 7 15 Home menu 15 I Internet content 13 IP Content Noise Reduction 14 M MAC address 18 N NETFLIX 8 Network Settings 18 Network Update 15 O OPTIONS 7 OSD 18 P Parental Control 17 Parental Control Settings 17 Play information 12 Playable discs 22 POP UP MENU 7 R Region code 22 Remote 7 Resetting 18 Resetting the player 18 Resume 8 21 S Screen Settings 15 SEN 8 Setup 15 Software update...

Page 26: ... 4 290 281 11 2 The software of this player may be updated in the future For information about any available updates and the latest Operating Instructions please visit the following website http www sony com bluraysupport ...

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