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DVP-S9000ES

DVD-Video/CD/SACD Player

Technical Notes

Summary of Contents for DVP S9000ES

Page 1: ...The standard prices shown in this catalog consumption tax and expenses of transportation installation connection and adjustment DVP S9000ES DVD Video CD SACD Player Technical Notes ...

Page 2: ...New Generation Prestige DVD Player DVP S9000ES Now opening a new field in playing back DVD of extremely pure images and high quality sounds 2 ...

Page 3: ...with 525P outputs based on Fast and Pure Cinema Detection The world s first DVD Video player to incorporate true Super Audio Compact Disc playback The first DVD player to join Sony s ES Series the Elevated Standard in audio reproduction and now video reproduction In addition the player represents significant refinements in MPEG image processing optical transport construction and craftsmanship This...

Page 4: ...d The B field contains the even numbered lines and lasts 1 60 second This system can be abbreviated 525 60i or simply 525i when discussing the line rate or 60i when discussing the picture rate The 525i solution is a compromise that doubles the picture rate but halves the vertical resolution at any given instant While it is a compromise the 525i system is highly effective an elegant engineering sol...

Page 5: ...ms that are 20 longer Or DVDs can encode each frame with a 20 more bits for even better picture quality The 24P encoding of film originated DVDs means that 3 2 pulldown must be performed in the DVD player before the picture can be displayed on a conventional television The exact pattern of 3 2 pulldown can have a subtle effect on the rendering of motion So it s important that the DVD reproduce the...

Page 6: ...FFRFs at all Sony s dedicated microprocessor with motion detection can elicit full performance The microprocessor can judge the correlation between fields very accurately supplementing the FFRF detection system As a result the Sony DVP S9000ES can read and reproduce even this worst case disc in beautiful stable 525P A and B fields originated on film represent a single slice of time and have no mot...

Page 7: ...d maintain this integrity Here again a well designed DVD player surpasses most outboard devices Sony s progressive scanning outputs represent a new benchmark in home video perfor mance But Sony s design goals for the DVP S9000ES required even more Sony built a new MPEG Image Processor to undertake three crucial functions 1 Motion Adaptive Field Noise Reduction 2 Block Noise Reduction 3 Clear Frame...

Page 8: ...ear and natural image movement without ghosting or other motion artifacts Another characteristic limitation of MPEG 2 compression is block noise This is the tendency for delicately shaded picture areas to be rendered as solid rectangles of color Instead of a continuous contour of color on the cheek of an actress fading softly into shadow you see subtle squares of approximately correct color Block ...

Page 9: ...e car arrives the Block Noise Reduction system already knows that it s a legitimate picture edge and will pass it through without correction While we have described Block Noise Reduction for the vertical block edges the system works equally well for horizontal block edges The result is a comprehensive solution to even subtle picture errors caused by block noise Images are clearer and more natural ...

Page 10: ...wn for adjustment that matches the DVD player output to the characteristics of your display Direct view CRTs plasma panels CRT projectors and LCD projectors each have specific needs For example LCD projectors are subject to black float and can benefit from a calibration below black CRT direct view televisions tend to loose dark detail when viewed in brightly lit rooms Historically gamma adjustment...

Page 11: ...ersampling similar to the oversampling near universal in audio CD players To capture 13 5 MHz signals the luminance channel uses a 27 MHz sampling frequency The D A conversion uses 2x oversampling system to bring this to 54 MHz In a similar process each chrominance channel gets 4x oversampling The CB and CR sampling frequency of 13 5 MHz is quadrupled to 54 MHz As in CD players this method makes q...

Page 12: ... slew rates required for wideband audio and video Output Signal Relay To simplify connections to your television the DVP S9000ES uses a common set of component video terminals for both progressive and interlaced output Naturally this requires output switching While common designs use semiconductor switches Sony employs a high quality mechanical relay It s a more expensive design that delivers more...

Page 13: ...s 0 74 micrometers Laser wavelength 780nm 650nm Lens numerical 0 45 0 60 aperture NA Playback frequency DC 20 000 Hz DC 100 000 Hz range theoretical Dynamic range 96 dB audible More than 120 dB theoretical range audible range Maximum playback Approx 74 min Approx 110 min time stereo stereo Approx 74 min multi channel and stereo Additional functions Text graphics Text graphics video Security Pirate...

Page 14: ...fessional DASH recorders and digital mixing consoles But to achieve a truly fundamental breakthrough in music reproduction Sony has invented a truly amazing audio technology Direct Stream Digital DSD encoding DSD encoding is destined to serve as the foundation for digital audio in the future Even the most advanced PCM record playback systems require decimation and interpolation filters that can ca...

Page 15: ... tops flat bottoms and identical height You get audio output of extraordinarily low distortion The Current Pulse D A converter operates for SACD CD and DVD Video sound tracks alike The system supports the highest sound quality in DVD Video 96 kHz 24 bit recording A conventional digital filter has a fixed filtering coefficient with no user controls Sony s Variable Coefficient digital filter is a dr...

Page 16: ...f radiated interference with Audio Direct output a front panel switch that automatically shuts off all Video and Digital outputs The switch enables the DVP S9000ES to operate audio only whenever you desire Three other power configurations are also offered Video Off Shuts down the video and power circuitry to eliminate its effect on the audio circuitry Digital Off Shuts down the signal Display Off ...

Page 17: ...sses combine to suppress vibration In addition copper plating on the back panel and bottom help reduce noise by decreasing the ground potential difference To prevent shelf borne vibration from entering the chassis Sony s insulator feet locate the screw hole off center Varying the radius from screw to perimeter tends to vary the resonant frequency within the foot diffusing one potential path for vi...

Page 18: ...back in the form of a defeatable beep tone confirms each command LED fluorescent display dimmer To minimize distraction during movie playback the front panel fluorescent display can be dimmed When you dim the display the player simultaneously dims the front panel LEDs Control Menu With DVD Video SACD and CD playback in a single chassis the DVP S9000ES is brimming with control options and configura...

Page 19: ...DVD DVD Less than 0 0015 CD Less than 0 002 SACD Less than 0 0015 More than 103 dB DVD SACD More than 99 dB CD Beneath the limits of measurement 0 001 weighted peak Audio Characteristics Frequency Response Signal to noise Ratio Harmonic Distortion Dynamic Range Wow and Flutter 220 240V AC 50 60Hz 43W Standby less than 1W 17 x 5 x 155 8 430 x 126 x 398mm approx 27 lbs 12 oz 12 6 kg General Power re...

Page 20: ...Specifications photos and related data are intended for design purposes and may be different from those of the product Printed in Singapore ...

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