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1. QE 191 Press gt to select 0 2 BNR then press ENTER repeatedly to select a level 1 amp 3 1 reduces the block noise 2 reduces the block noise more than 1 3 reduces the block noise more than 2 gt continued salao y Buiofu3 51 52 To cancel the BNR setting Select OFF in Step 2 To turn off the Control Bar Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Bar is turned off If the outlines of the images on your screen should become blurred set BNR to OFF Depending on the disc or the scene being played the BNR effect may be hard to discern Adjusting the Playback Picture cusroM PICTURE MODE Youcan adjust the video signal of the DVD or VIDEO CD from the player to obtain the picture quality you want Choose the setting that best suits the program you are watching PICTURE MODE 5 DISPLAY O ENTER Press DISPLAY twice during playback The following Control Bar appears jiw DED 1 2 Press 2 to select 0 amp 9 CUSTOM PICTURE MODE then press ENTER repeatedly to select the setting you want The default setting is underlined 1 2 DYNAMIC 1 STANDARD displays a standard picture DYNAMIC 1 produces a bold dynamic picture by increasing the picture contrast and the color intensity DYNAMIC 2 produces a more dynamic pict
2. Der gl 12945 disc TRACK BUC BISeSL PEM AB i All discs mode 37 Lights up when playing For Asian Oceanian models only MP3 audio tracks 34 Lights up when the player outputs the signal in NTSC format Current play mode 37 Rear panel 1 DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL jack 22 4 S VIDEO OUT jack 18 23 24 B COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks 2 LINE OUT L R AUDIO jacks 21 18 22 23 The jack names differ depending on the 3 LINE OUT VIDEO jack 18 models U S Canadian models Y PB PR Asian Oceanian models Y CB CR gt continued 11 12 Remote 1 TV IK on standby button 59 2 4 OPEN CLOSE button 28 3 Number buttons 33 The number 5 button has a tactile dot 4 CLEAR button 37 5 SUBTITLE button 50 6 AUDIO button 46 Hea PI PREV NEXT previous next buttons 29 8 lt 1 lt lt gt gt pe SCAN SLOW buttons 31 ll PAUSE button 29 E gt PLAY button 28 The D gt button has a tactile dot 1 4 gt buttons 33 alke DISPLAY button 13 TOP MENU button 33 VC on standby button 28 VOL volume buttons 59 The button has a tactile dot TV VIDEO button 59 TIME TEXT button 44 DISC SKIP button 28 ANGLE button 50 20
3. TRACK SELECTION DVD only Gives the sound track which contains the highest number of channels priority when you play a DVD on which multiple audio formats PCM DTS MPEG audio or Dolby Digital format are recorded OFF No priority given AUTO Priority given When you set the item to AUTO the language may change The TRACK SELECTION setting has higher priority than the AUDIO settings in LANGUAGE SETUP page 62 If you set DTS to OFF page 67 the DTS sound track is not played even if you set TRACK SELECTION to AUTO If PCM DTS MPEG audio and Dolby Digital sound tracks have the same number of channels the player selects PCM DTS Dolby Digital and MPEG audio sound tracks in this order MULTI DISC RESUME DVD VIDEO CD only Switches the Multi disc Resume setting on or off Resume playback can be stored in memory for up to 6 different DVD VIDEO CD discs page 32 ON Stores the resume settings in memory for up to 6 discs The settings remain in memory even if you select OFF OFF Does not store the resume settings in memory Playback restarts at the resume point only for the current disc in the player Settings for the Sound AUDIO SETUP AUDIO SETUP allows you to set the sound according to the playback and connection conditions Select AUDIO SETUP in the Setup Display To use the display see Using the Setup Dis
4. E G 3 OFF PLAYER gt PASSWORD gt 4 Press 4 4 to select ON then press ENTER If you have not entered a password The display for registering a new password appears PARENTAL CONTROL Enter a new 4 digit password then press ENTER Enter a 4 digit password using the number buttons then press ENTER The display for confirming the password appears When you have already registered a password The display for entering the password appears PARENTAL CONTROL Enter password then press ENTER gt continued suonounj jeuonippy snouen Buisf 55 5 Enter or re enter your 4 digit password using the number buttons then press ENTER Custom parental control is set appears when you enter your password To turn off the Custom Parental Control function 1 Follow Steps 1 through 3 of Custom Parental Control 2 Press t V to select OFF then press ENTER 3 Enter your 4 digit password using the number buttons then press ENTER To play a disc for which Custom Parental Control is set 1 Insert the disc for which Custom Parental Control is set The CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL display appears CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL Custom parental control is already set To play enter your password and press s 2 Enter your 4 digit password using the number buttons then press ENTER The player is ready for playback X
5. Press ENTER to run QUICK SETUP appears at the bottom of the screen If this message does not appear select QUICK under SETUP in the Control Bar to run Quick Setup page 62 4 Press ENTER without inserting a disc The Setup Display for selecting the language used in the on screen display appears The available languages differ depending on the player model LANGUAGE SETUP OSD MENU AUDIO FRENCH SUBTITLE SPANISH PORTUGUESE 5 Press NY to select a language The player uses the language selected here to display the menu and subtitles as well 6 press ENTER The Setup Display for selecting the aspect ratio of the TV to be connected appears SCREEN SETUP UNC INR ES 4 3 LETTER BOX SCREEN SAVER gt BACKGROUND gt continued sdnyooH 25 26 7 Press t 4 to select the setting that matches your TV type If you have a 4 3 standard TV 4 3 LETTER BOX or 4 3 PAN SCAN page 63 If you have a wide screen TV or a 4 3 standard TV with a wide screen mode 16 9 page 63 Press ENTER The Setup Display for selecting the type of jack used to connect your amplifier receiver appears Is this player connected to an amplifier receiver Select the type of jack you are using LINE OUTPUT L R AUDIO DIGITAL OUTPUT Press T V to select the type of jack if any you are using to connect to an amplifier receiver then pre
6. About audio signals Audio signals recorded in a disc contain the sound elements channels shown below Each channel is output from a separate speaker Front L Front R Center Rear L Rear R Rear Monaural This signal can be either the Dolby Surround Sound processed signals or the Dolby Digital sound s monaural rear audio signals LFE Low Frequency Effect signal If DTS is set to OFF in AUDIO SETUP the DTS track selection option will not appear on the screen even if the disc contains DTS tracks page 67 TV Virtual Surround Settings tvs GTA When you connect a stereo TV or 2 front speakers TVS TV Virtual Surround lets you enjoy surround sound effects by using sound imaging to create virtual rear speakers from the sound of the front speakers L left R right without using actual rear speakers TVS was developed by Sony to produce surround sound for home use using just a stereo TV This function is designed to work with the LINE OUT L R AUDIO jacks Note that if you select one of the TVS settings the player does not output the following signals from the DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL jack Dolby Digital signals when you set DOLBY DIGITAL in AUDIO SETUP to D PCM page 66 MPEG audio signals Q SUR 5 DISPLAY 0 ENTER Press DISPLAY twice during playback The following Control Bar appears xo DE
7. Owner s Record The model and serial numbers are located at the rear of the unit Record the serial number in the space provided below Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product Model No DVP NC615 Serial No CAUTION You are cautioned that any change or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital 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 interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna ncrease the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or
8. uoneunoju jeuonippy T3 Language Code List For details see pages 46 50 62 The language spellings conform to the ISO 639 1988 E F standard Code Language Code Language Code Language Code Language 1027 1028 1032 1039 1044 1045 1051 1052 1053 1057 1059 1060 1061 1066 1067 1070 1079 1093 1097 1103 1105 1109 1130 1142 1144 1145 1149 1150 1151 1157 1165 1166 1171 1174 1181 74 Afar Abkhazian Afrikaans Amharic Arabic Assamese Aymara Azerbaijani Bashkir Byelorussian Bulgarian Bihari Bislama Bengali Bangla Tibetan Breton Catalan Corsican Czech Welsh Danish German Bhutani Greek English Esperanto Spanish Estonian Basque Persian Finnish Fiji Faroese French Frisian 1183 1186 1194 1196 1203 1209 1217 1226 1229 1233 1235 1239 1245 1248 1253 1254 1257 1261 1269 1283 1287 1297 1298 1299 1300 1301 1305 1307 1311 1313 1326 1327 1332 1334 1345 Irish Scots Gaelic Galician Guarani Gujarati Hausa Hindi Croatian Hungarian Armenian Interlingua Interlingue Inupiak Indonesian Icelandic Italian Hebrew Japanese Yiddish Javanese Georgian Kazakh Greenlandic Cambodian Kannada Korean Kashmiri Kurdish Kirghiz Latin Lingala Laothian Lithuanian Latvian Lettish Malagasy 1347 1349 1350 1352 1353 1356 1357 1358 1363 1365 1369 1376 1379 1393 1403 1408 1417 1428 1435 1436 1463 1481 1482 1483
9. 3 074 252 11 1 CD DVD Player Operating Instructions DVP NC615 2002 Sony Corporation WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard do not expose the unit to rain or moisture To avoid electrical shock do not open the cabinet Refer servicing to qualified personnel only CAUTION The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard As the laser beam used in this CD DVD player is harmful to eyes do not attempt to disassemble the cabinet Refer servicing to qualified personnel only For U S Canadian models RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK NO USER SEAVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance The following caution label is located on the laser protective housing inside the enclosure CAUTION Laser radiation when open DO NOT STARE INTO BEAM CAUTION TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT FULLY INSERT For customers in the U S A
10. MPEG audio signals sjueunsn py pue sumas 67 68 Additional Information Troubleshooting If you experience any of the following difficulties while using the player use this troubleshooting guide to help remedy the problem before requesting repairs Should any problem persist consult your nearest Sony dealer Power The power is not turned on gt Check that the AC power cord is connected securely Picture There is no picture picture noise appears gt Re connect the connecting cord securely gt The connecting cord is damaged gt Check the connection to your TV page 18 and switch the input selector on your TV so that the signal from the player appears on the TV screen The disc is dirty or flawed If the picture output from your player goes through your VCR to get to your TV or if you are connected to a combination TV VIDEO player the copy protection signal applied to some DVD programs could affect picture quality If you still experience problems even when you connect your player directly to your TV please try connecting your player to your TV s S VIDEO input page 18 gt If the color system of your player does not match with that of your TV change the color system of the player For details see page 16 You cannot change the color system of the DVD disc itself Even though you set the aspect ratio in TV TYPE of SCREEN SETUP the picture does not fill
11. The remote does not function gt There are obstacles between the remote and the player gt The distance between the remote and the player is too far gt The remote is not pointed at the remote sensor on the player gt The batteries in the remote are weak The disc does not play gt The disc is turned over Insert the disc with the playback side facing down on the disc tray The disc is skewed The region code on the DVD does not match the player Moisture has condensed inside the player page 3 The player cannot play CD Rs CD RWs DVD Rs or DVD RWs video mode that are not finalized page 7 Ve V The player cannot play certain discs page 7 Playback stops automatically gt While playing discs with an auto pause signal the player stops playback at the auto pause signal You cannot perform some functions such as Stop Search Slow motion Play Repeat Play Shuffle Play or Program Play gt Depending on the disc you may not be able to do some of the operations above See the operating manual that comes with the disc The following message appears when you play a DATA CD Data error gt The MP3 audio track you want to play is broken gt The data is not MPEGI Audio Layer 3 data The MP3 audio track cannot be played page 35 gt The DATA CD is not recorded in the MP3 format that conforms to ISO9660 Level 1 Level 2 or Joliet gt The MP3
12. 1 Press SEARCH MODE The following display appears x appears next to the icon refers to a number The number in parentheses indicates the total number of titles tracks indexes scenes etc of the disc 10 2 Press SEARCH MODE repeatedly to select the search method When playing a DVD TITLE amp CHAPTER Gg TIME TEXT Select TIME TEXT to search for a starting point by inputting the time code When playing a VIDEO CD TRACK or amp INDEX When playing a VIDEO CD with PBC Playback SCENE or amp INDEX When playing a CD JJ TRACK or E INDEX When playing a DATA CD MP3 audio r3 ALBUM or JJ TRACK 3 Select the number of the title track scene time code etc you want using the number buttons For example to find the scene at 2 hours 10 minutes and 20 seconds after the beginning select TIME TEXT in Step 2 and enter 2 10 20 If you make a mistake Cancel the number by pressing CLEAR then select another number 4 Press ENTER The player starts playback from the selected number Hint When the display is turned off you can search for a chapter DVD or track CD by pressing the number buttons and ENTER eus e 10J Buluoeag 43 44 Viewing Information About the Disc Checking the Playing Time and Remaining Time ED Er 13 Eq You can check the playing time and remaining tim
13. 1489 1491 1495 1498 1501 1502 1503 1505 1506 Maori Macedonian Malayalam Mongolian Moldavian Marathi Malay Maltese Burmese Nauru Nepali Dutch Norwegian Occitan Afan Oromo Oriya Punjabi Polish Pashto Pushto Portuguese Quechua Rhaeto Romance Kirundi Romanian Russian Kinyarwanda Sanskrit Sindhi Sangho Serbo Croatian Singhalese Slovak Slovenian 1507 1508 1509 1511 1512 1513 1514 1515 1516 1517 1521 1525 1527 1528 1529 1531 1532 1534 1535 1538 1539 1540 1543 1557 1564 1572 1581 1587 1613 1632 1665 1684 1697 1703 Samoan Shona Somali Albanian Serbian Siswati Sesotho Sundanese Swedish Swahili Tamil Telugu Tajik Thai Tigrinya Turkmen Tagalog Setswana Tonga Turkish Tsonga Tatar Twi Ukrainian Urdu Uzbek Vietnamese Volap k Wolof Xhosa Yoruba Chinese Zulu Not specified Index Numerics 16 9 63 4 3 LETTER BOX 63 4 3 PAN SCAN 63 5 1 Channel Surround 24 A A B REPEAT 41 ALBUM 43 Album 35 ANGLE 50 AUDIO 46 62 AUDIO ATT 65 AUDIO DRC 65 AUDIO SETUP 65 Audio signal format 47 AUTO PLAY 64 AUTO POWER OFF 64 B BACKGROUND 64 Batteries 15 BNR 51 C CD 28 CHAPTER 43 Chapter 10 71 Checking a disc loaded 29 Child Lock 30 COLOR SYSTEM 63 Connecting 18 Continuous play CD VIDEO CD 28 DATA CD 34 DVD 28 Control Bar 13 CUSTOM 61 CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL 55 CUSTOM PICTURE MODE 52 CUSTOM SETUP 64 D DATA CD 7
14. Front panel display 10 5 D gt playback button 28 The button has a tactile dot 6 Hl pause button 29 E stop button 29 4 9 previous next buttons 29 9 open close button 28 DISC SKIP button 28 EXCHANGE button 30 t2 Disc tray 28 SURROUND button 47 LOAD button 29 t5 PICTURE MODE button 52 Use the tactile dot as a reference when operating the player gt continued 9 10 Front panel display When playing back a DVD Playing status Lights up when you can Disc numbers 29 change the angle 50 Current disc Disc type um o Current audio Playing time 45 ANGLE 3M A B Current title and For Asian Oceanian models only signal 47 chapter 45 Lights up when the player outputs Current play the signal in NTSC format All discs mode 37 mode 37 When playing back a VIDEO CD with Playback Control PBC 33 Playing status Disc numbers 29 Disc type ers 11 PEA ALL DISCS All discs mode 37 Current scene 45 Playing time 45 Current disc For Asian Oceanian models only Lights up when the player outputs the Lights up during A B Repeat Play 41 signal in NTSC format When playing back a CD DATA CD MP3 audio or VIDEO CD without PBC Current track and Playing status Disc numbers 29 index 45 Disc type Current disc Playing time 45
15. PICTURE MODE button 52 RSI 21 SUR surround button 47 REPEAT button 40 REPLAY button 29 SEARCH MODE button 43 E STOP button 29 ENTER button 25 d RETURN button 33 MENU button 33 34 Use the tactile dot as a reference when operating the player Guide to On Screen Displays Contro Bar The following explains the Control Bar The Control Bar is used for making adjustments to the settings or displaying information during playback The displayed contents differ according to the type of disc being played The numbers in parentheses indicate reference pages Displaying the Control Bar during playback The following displays appear when the DISPLAY button is pressed repeatedly during playback You can select the setting that suits the current playback item and view the related information Display 1 The following play modes can be set The indicator lights up in blue when activated Example When Repeat Play is selected The display will differ when A B Repeat Play is set D Disc mode 37 2 Repeat Play 40 3 Shuffle Play 39 Program Play 37 A B Repeat Play 41 Unit being repeated in this example Display 2 The following play modes can be set The indicator lights up in blue when activated Example When TVS is set Wc 069 0 1 TVS 47 BNR 51 CUSTOM PICTURE M
16. 0 9 1 gt continued sjueunsn py punog 47 48 2 Press gt to select xc SURROUND then press ENTER repeatedly to select one of the TVS sounds Refer to the following explanations given for each item TVS DYNAMIC TVS WIDE TVS NIGHT TVS STANDARD Wc TVS DYNAMIC To cancel the setting Select OFF in Step 2 To turn off the Control Bar Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Bar is turned off TVS DYNAMIC Creates virtual rear speakers from the sound of the front speakers L R without using actual rear speakers shown below This mode is effective when the distance between the front L and R speakers is short such as with built in speakers on a stereo TV TVS WIDE Creates virtual rear speakers from the sound of the front speakers L R without using actual rear speakers The virtual speakers are reproduced as shown in the illustration below This mode is effective when the distance between the front L and R speakers is short such as with built in speakers on a stereo TV TVS NIGHT Large sounds such as explosions are suppressed but the quieter sounds are unaffected This feature is useful when you want to hear the dialog and enjoy the surround sound effects of TVS WIDE at low volume TVS STANDARD Creates virtual rear speakers from the sound of the front speakers L R without using actual rear
17. 47 This function affects the output of the following jacks LINE OUT L R AUDIO jacks DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL jack when DOLBY DIGITAL is set to D PCM page 66 DOLBY Select this when the player is SUR connected to an audio ROUND component that conforms to Dolby Surround Pro Logic NORMAL Select this when the player is connected to an audio component that does not conform to Dolby Surround Pro Logic DIGITAL OUT Selects if audio signals are output via the DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL jack ON Normally select this position When you select ON see Setting the digital output signal for further settings OFF The influence of the digital circuit upon the analog circuit is minimal Setting the digital output signal Switches the method of outputting audio signals when you connect a component such as an amplifier receiver or MD deck with a digital input jack For connection details see page 20 Select DOLBY DIGITAL MPEG and DTS after setting DIGITAL OUT to ON Example Asian Oceanian models AUDIO SETUP AUDIO ATT OFF AUDIO DRC STANDARD DOWNMIX DOLBY SURROUND DIGITAL OUT DOLBY DIGITAL D PCM MPEG PCM DTS OFF 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 dama
18. REPEAT directly by pressing REPEAT Repeating a specific portion A B Repeat Play E A Ka You can play a specific portion of a title chapter or track repeatedly This function is useful when you want to memorize lyrics etc sosiq Buike d CLEAR 5 DISPLAY 9 ENTER 1 Press DISPLAY during playback The following Control Bar appears DS 0 19 2 Press gt to select A B REPEAT 3 During playback when you find the starting point point A of the portion to be played repeatedly press ENTER The starting point point A is set A13 0 27 34 B 4 When you reach the ending point point B press ENTER again The set points are displayed and the player starts repeating this specific portion gt continued 41 42 To return to normal play Press CLEAR To turn off the Control Bar Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Bar is turned off When you set A B Repeat Play the settings for Shuffle Play Repeat Play and Program Play are canceled Searching for a Scene Searching for a Title Chapter Track Index Scene Search mode DVD E723 E33 DATA CD You can search a DVD by title or chapter and you can search a VIDEO CD CD by track index or scene As titles and tracks are assigned unique numbers on the disc you can select the desired one by entering its number Or you can search for a scene using the time code
19. SKIP Gotothenextchapter Press PP track or scene in continuous play mode Go back to the Press Ke previous chapter track or scene in continuous play mode Stop play and remove Press amp the disc Replay the previous Press REPLAY scene DVD only Check if a disc is in Press LOAD on the the disc compartment player The disc number indicators on the front panel display 1 5 light up gt continued 29 30 X Hints The Replay function is useful when you want to review a scene or dialog that you missed Before loading the discs a disc number indicator of an empty compartment may be lit You may not be able to use the Replay function with some scenes Replacing discs while playing a disc EXCHANGE You can open the disc tray while playing a disc so that you can check which discs are to be played next and replace discs without interrupting playback of the current disc EXCHANGE DISC SKIP 1 Press EXCHANGE The disc tray opens and two disc compartments appear Even if the player is playing a disc it doesn t stop playing 2 Replace the discs in the compartments with new ones 3 Press DISC SKIP The disc tray turns and another two disc compartments appear 4 Replace the discs in the compartments with new ones 5 Press EXCHANGE The disc tray closes X Hint While the disc tray is open If the playback of the current disc end the
20. a disc press M to stop playback RESUME appears on the front panel display 2 Press D gt The player starts playback from the point where you stopped the disc in Step 1 X Hint To play from the beginning of the disc press lil twice then press D gt The point where you stopped playing is cleared when you change the play mode you do Program Play or Shuffle Play you change the settings on the Setup Display When playing a CD the point where you stopped is cleared when the disc tray is opened or the power cord is disconnected When playing a DATA CD the point where you stopped playing is cleared when the player enters standby mode the disc tray is opened or the power cord is disconnected This function may not work with some discs Storing the point where you stopped the disc Multi disc Resume Er KA The player stores the point where you stopped the disc and resumes playback from the same point the next time you insert the same disc The player remembers the stopped point of the disc even after you play other discs in the disc tray Resume playback points for up to 6 different DVD VIDEO discs remain in memory even if you disconnect the power cord When you store aresume playback point for the 7th disc the resume playback point for the first disc is deleted X Hints To play from the beginning of the disc press I twice then press D gt To turn off the Multi disc Resume f
21. audio track does not have the extension MP3 gt The data is not formatted in MP3 even though it has the extension MP3 gt The data is not MPEGI Audio Layer 3 data gt The player cannot play audio tracks in MP3PRO format The language for the sound track cannot be changed gt Try using the DVD s menu instead of the direct selection button on the remote page 33 gt Multilingual tracks are not recorded on the DVD being played gt The DVD prohibits the changing of the language for the sound track The subtitle language cannot be changed or turned off gt Try using the DVD s menu instead of the direct selection button on the remote page 33 gt Multilingual subtitles are not recorded on the DVD being played gt The DVD prohibits the changing of the subtitles The title of the MP3 audio album or track is not correctly displayed w The player can only display numbers and alphabet Other characters are displayed as asterisks The disc does not start playing from the beginning gt Program Play Shuffle Play Repeat Play or A B Repeat Play has been selected page 37 gt Resume play has taken effect page 32 The player starts playing the disc automatically gt The disc features an auto playback function gt AUTO PLAY in CUSTOM SETUP is set to ON page 64 The angles cannot be changed gt Try using the DVD s menu instead of the
22. off Depending on the disc or the scene being played noise found in the disc may become more apparent If this happens it is recommended that you use the BNR function page 51 with the DVE function If the condition still does not improve reduce the Digital Video Enhancer level or select SOFT DVD only in Step 2 above Using Various Additional Functions Locking Discs custom PARENTAL CONTROL PARENTAL CONTROL You can set two kinds of playback restrictions for the desired disc Custom Parental Control You can set playback restrictions so that the player will not play inappropriate discs Parental Control Playback of some DVDs can be limited according to a predetermined level such as the age of the users Scenes may be blocked or replaced with different scenes The same password is used for both Parental Control and Custom Parental Control Custom Parental Control CTI KT rm B You can set the same Custom Parental Control password for up to 40 discs When you set the 41st disc the first disc is canceled 9 Number buttons 9 Q m T V ENTER DISPLAY 1 Insert the disc you want to lock If the disc is playing press Bl to stop playback 2 Press DISPLAY while the player is in stop mode The following Control Bar appears QUICK ep 3 Press 4 4 to select G PARENTAL CONTROL then press ENTER The options for PARENTAL CONTROL appear
23. operations Referto the instructions supplied with the disc as the operating procedure may differ depending on the VIDEO CD To return to the menu Press d RETURN gt continued sosiq Bulkeld 33 34 X Hint To play without using PBC press Kd B while the player is stopped to select a track then press gt or ENTER Play without PBC appears on the TV screen and the player starts continuous play You cannot play still pictures such as a menu To return to PBC playback press B twice then press D gt 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 gt The PBC functions of Super VCDs do not work with this player Super VCDs are played in continuous play mode only Playing an MP3 Audio Track Eric sd You can play back DATA CDs CD ROMs CD Rs CD RWs recorded in MP3 MPEGI Audio Layer 3 format T MENU 1 Press amp and place a DATA CD on the disc tray 2 Press The disc tray closes and the player starts to play the first MP3 audio track in the first album on the disc The playback order may be different from the edited order See The playback order of MP3 audio tracks below for details This player can play MP3 audio tracks recorded in the following sampling frequencies 32 kHz 44 1 kHz 48 kHz Selecting an album and track Press MENU T
24. player stops playing If the disc is played in One Disc Repeat Play mode page 40 the current disc starts playing again In All Discs Shuffle Play mode page 39 titles tracks chapters are reshuffled only on the current disc In Program Play mode page 37 the titles tracks chapters only on the current disc are played Do not push the disc tray to close in Step 5 as you may damage the player Locking the disc tray Child Lock You can lock the disc tray to prevent children from opening it l 1 0 lie RETURN Whenthe player is in standby mode press d RETURN ENTER and then I D on the remote The player turns on and LOCKED appears on the front panel display The amp and EXCHANGE buttons on the player and the amp button on the remote do not work while the Child Lock is set To unlock the disc tray When the player is in standby mode press d RETURN ENTER and then I O again Even if you select RESET under SETUP in the Control Bar page 61 the disc tray remains locked Searching for a Particular Point on a Disc Scan Slow motion Play Search Freeze Frame You can quickly locate a particular point on a disc by monitoring the picture or playing back slowly Depending on the DVD VIDEO CD you may not be able to do some of the operations described Locating a point quickly by playing a disc in fast forward or fast reverse Scan DA Er HA Lx P
25. single line will scroll across the front panel display Youcan also check the time information and text by pressing TIME TEXT repeatedly Depending on the type of disc being played the DVD CD text or track name may not be displayed The player can only display the first level of the DVD CD text such as the disc name or title Playing time of MP3 audio tracks may not be displayed correctly osig eui 1noqy uoneuuoju BUIMEIA 46 Sound Adjustments Changing the Sound CD E723 KI ET When playing a DVD recorded in multiple audio formats PCM Dolby Digital MPEG audio or DTS you can change the audio format If the DVD is recorded with multilingual tracks you can also change the language With CDs DATA CDs or VIDEO CDs you can select the sound from the right or left channel and listen to the sound of the selected channel through both the right and left speakers For example when playing 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 AUDIO 9 DISPLAY 9 1 Press AUDIO during playback The following display appears The number in parentheses indicates the total number of available audio signals Op 1 4 ENGLISH 2 Press AUDIO repeatedly to select the desired audio signal When playing a DVD Depending on the DVD the choice of language va
26. the screen gt The aspect ratio of the disc is fixed on your DVD The picture is black and white gt Depending on the TV the picture on the screen becomes black and white when you play a disc recorded in the NTSC color system Sound There is no sound gt Re connect the connecting cord securely gt The connecting cord is damaged gt The player is connected to the wrong input jack on the amplifier receiver page 22 23 24 The amplifier receiver input is not correctly set The player is in pause mode or in Slow motion Play mode The player is in fast forward or fast reverse mode If the audio signal does not come through the DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL jack check the audio settings page 66 While playing a Super VCD on which the audio track 2 is not recorded no sound will come out when you select 2 STEREO 2 1 L or 2 2 R VV VM V Sound is noisy gt When playing a CD with DTS sound tracks noise will come from the LINE OUT L R AUDIO jacks or DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL jack page 28 Sound distortion occurs gt Set AUDIO ATT in AUDIO SETUP to ON page 65 The sound volume is low gt The sound volume is low on some DVDs The sound volume may improve if you set AUDIO DRC to TV MODE page 65 and set DOWNMIX to NORMAL page 66 gt Set AUDIO ATT in AUDIO SETUP to OFF page 65 Operation
27. 0 ARE First three Cause and or corrective characters of action the service number C 13 The disc is dirty gt Clean the disc with a soft cloth page 8 C 31 The disc is not inserted correctly gt Re insert the disc correctly E XX To prevent a malfunction the xx is a number player has performed the self diagnosis function gt Contact your nearest Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility and give the 5 character service number Example E 61 10 Glossary Chapter page 10 Sections of a picture or a music feature that are smaller than titles A title is composed of several chapters Depending on the disc no chapters may be recorded Dolby Digital page 24 66 Digital audio compression technology developed by Dolby Laboratories This technology conforms to 5 1 channel surround sound The rear channel is stereo and there is a discrete subwoofer channel in this format Dolby Digital provides the same 5 1 discrete channels of high quality digital audio found in Dolby Digital cinema audio systems Good channel separation is realized because all of the channel data are recorded discretely and little deterioration is realized because all channel data processing is digital Dolby Surround Pro Logic page 23 Audio signal processing technology that Dolby Laboratories developed for surround sound When the input signal contains a surround component the Pro Logic
28. 3 Dynamic range DVD VIDEO 103 dB CD 99 dB Wow and flutter Less than detected value 0 001 W PEAK The signals from LINE OUT L R AUDIO jacks are measured When you play PCM sound tracks with a 96 kHz sampling frequency the output signals from the DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL jack are converted to 48 kHz sampling frequency Outputs Jack name Jack type Output level Load impedance LINE OUT L R AUDIO Phono jack 2 Vrms 10 kilohms DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL Phono jack 0 5 Vp p 75 ohms COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y Ps Cs Pr Cr Phono jack Y 1 0 Vp p Ps Pr Cs Cr 0 7 Vp p 75 ohms LINE OUT VIDEO Phono jack 1 0 Vp p 75 ohms S VIDEO OUT 4 pin mini DIN Y 1 0 Vp p C 0 3 Vp p PAL 0 286 Vp p NTSC 75 ohms General Power requirements 120 V AC 60 Hz 110 to 240V AC 50 60 Hz 220 to 240V AC 50 60 Hz See page 3 for further information Power consumption 13 W 14 W See page 3 for further information Dimensions approx 430 x 108 x 409 mm 17 x 43 8 x 16 s in width height depth incl projecting parts Mass approx 5 1 kg 11 Ib 4 oz Operating temperature 5 C to 35 C 41 F to 95 F Operating humidity 25 to 80 Supplied accessories See page 15 Specifications and design are subject to change without notice ENERGY STAR is a U S registered mark As an ENERGY STAR Partner Sony Corporation has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR9 guidelines for energy efficiency
29. 34 DIGITAL OUT 66 Digital output 66 DIGITAL VIDEO ENHANCER 53 DIMMER 64 Display Control Bar display 13 Front panel display 10 45 Setup Display 61 DOLBY DIGITAL 23 24 46 66 71 DOWNMIX 66 DTS 24 46 67 71 DVD 7 28 71 DVD CD text 44 F Fast forward 31 Fast reverse 31 Front panel display 10 45 H Handling discs 8 Hooking up 18 l INDEX 43 Index 10 71 L LANGUAGE SETUP 62 Locating a specific point by watching the TV screen 31 M MENU 62 Menu DVD s menu 33 Top menu 33 MP3 7 34 44 MPEG 24 46 67 71 MULTI DISC RESUME 32 65 O One disc or All discs 37 On screen display Control Bar display 13 Setup Display 61 OSD 62 P PARENTAL CONTROL 56 PAUSE MODE 65 PBC Playback 33 PRO LOGIC 23 71 PROGRAM 37 Program Play 37 Q QUICK 62 Quick Setup 25 62 R Remote 15 59 REPEAT 40 Repeat Play 40 Replacing discs while playing a disc 30 REPLAY 29 RESET 62 Resume Play 32 S S VIDEO output 18 SCENE 43 Scene 10 71 SCREEN SAVER 63 SCREEN SETUP 63 Searching 31 Selecting a disc 29 SETUP 61 Setup Display 61 SHUFFLE 39 Shuffle Play 39 Skipping a disc 28 Slow motion Play 31 Speakers Hooking up 20 SUBTITLE 50 62 SURROUND 47 T TIME TEXT 43 44 TITLE 43 Title 10 72 TOP MENU 33 TRACK 43 Track 10 35 72 TRACK SELECTION 65 Troubleshooting 68 TV TYPE 63 TVS TV Visual Surround 47 U Usable discs 7 V VIDEO CD 7 28 75 Sony Corporation Printed in M
30. Hint If you forget your password enter the 6 digit number 199703 using the number buttons when the CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL display asks you for your password then press ENTER The display will ask you to enter a new 4 digit password Parental Control limited playback Ez Playback of some DVDs can be limited according to a predetermined level such as the age of the users The PARENTAL CONTROL function allows you to set a playback limitation level pi 000 uttons o 9 gt TS Sh emer DISPLAY o 1 Press DISPLAY while the player is in stop mode The following Control Bar appears amp QUICK Ga 2 Press 1 4 to select G5 PARENTAL CONTROL then press ENTER The options for PARENTAL CONTROL appear G J OFF ON gt PLAYER gt PASSWORD gt 3 Press 1 4 to select PLAYER then press ENTER If you have not entered a password The display for registering a new password appears PARENTAL CONTROL Enter a new 4 digit password then press ENTER Enter a 4 digit password using the number buttons then press ENTER The display for confirming the password appears When you have already registered a password The display for entering the password appears PARENTAL CONTROL Enter password then press ENTER Enter or re enter your 4 digit password using the number button
31. ODE 52 DIGITAL VIDEO ENHANCER 53 Playback status B gt Playback IlPause MStop etc Display 3 The following playback information is displayed Example When playing a DVD d3 9 st TIME TEXT icon Disc number and type Title number of the DVD 44 Chapter number of the DVD 44 Playing time or remaining time 44 Display 4 DVD playback only DOLBY DIGITAL 3 2 1 Format of the current audio signal 47 Return to Display 1 No display gt continued 13 Displaying the Control Bar in stop mode The following displays appear when the DISPLAY button is repeatedly pressed during stop mode You can make basic adjustments and customize the player to suit your viewing preferences Display 1 The following settings can be made QUICK D amp SETUP 61 Select QUICK to make the minimum number of basic adjustments for using the player Select CUSTOM to make a full range of adjustments Select RESET to return the SETUP adjustments to the default settings d PARENTAL CONTROL 55 Set this to limit the playback of selected discs on this player Display 2 Shows the same information as Display 1 during playback DIS 1 099 09 CHAPTER Display 3 Shows the same information as Display 2 during playback Wc 0g 0 9 1 Display 4 Shows t
32. Play ED CO E93 EE You can have the player shuffle titles chapters or tracks Subsequent shuffling may produce a different playing order By selecting All Discs mode page 37 you can shuffle all of the discs in the player sosiq Buike d CLEAR 5 DISPLAY ENTER 1 Press DISPLAY during playback The following Control Bar appears DNS RE 10e 2 Press gt to select jeg SHUFFLE then press ENTER repeatedly to select the item to be shuffled 1 TITLE When playing a DVD DISC TITLE CHAPTER When playing a VIDEO CD or CD DISC TRACK When playing a DATA CD DISC gt continued 39 40 When Program Play is activated ON shuffles titles chapters or tracks selected in Program Play You can select DISC in All Discs mode only To return to normal play Press CLEAR or select OFF in Step 2 To turn off the Control Bar Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Bar is turned off X Hints Youcan set Shuffle Play while the player is stopped After selecting the SHUFFLE option press gt Shuffle Play starts Up to 96 chapters in a disc can be played in random order when CHAPTER is selected Playing repeatedly Repeat Play ED Er E13 Dr You can play all of the titles albums or tracks on disc or a single title chapter album or track repeatedly You can use a combination of S
33. UTO Outputs the video signal in the system of the VIDEO CD either PAL or NTSC If your TV is the DUAL system select AUTO PAL Changes the video signal of an NTSC VIDEO CD and outputs it in the PAL system NTSC Changes the video signal of a PAL VIDEO CD and outputs it in the NTSC system You cannot change the color system for DVDs Youcan change the color system of this player according to the connected TV See page 16 SCREEN SAVER The screen saver image appears when you leave the player in pause or stop mode for 15 minutes or when you play back a CD or DATA CD MP3 audio for more than 15 minutes The screen saver will help prevent your display device from becoming damaged ghosting Press L to turn off the screen saver ON Turns on the screen saver gt continued sjueunsn py pue sumas 63 64 OFF Turns off the screen saver BACKGROUND Selects the background color or picture on the TV screen in stop mode or while playing a CD or DATA CD MP3 audio JACKET The jacket picture still picture PICTURE appears but only when the jacket picture is already recorded on the disc CD EXTRA etc If the disc does not contain a jacket picture the GRAPHICS picture appears GRAPHICS A preset picture stored in the player appears BLUE The background color is blue BLACK The background color is black Custo
34. When you press MENU and the list of MP3 albums appears page 35 the albums are arranged in the following order O Q Albums that do not contain tracks such as album do not appear in the list X Hints If you add numbers 01 02 03 etc to the front of the track names the tracks will be played in that order Since a disc with many trees takes longer to start playback place your albums within the first two trees Various Play Mode Functions Program Play Shuffle Play Repeat Play A B Repeat Play You can set the following play modes Program Play page 37 Shuffle Play page 39 Repeat Play page 40 A B Repeat Play page 41 The play mode is canceled when you open the disc tray the player enters standby mode by pressing yo Selecting the disc mode One Disc or All Discs DA KA GA DATA cD You can play one disc or all of the discs in the player Before setting Program Play Shuffle Play or Repeat Play you must select whether to set those play mode on one disc or all of the discs E Te DISPLAY 9 1 Press DISPLAY during playback or twice during stop mode The following Control Bar appears Disc mode DIS 05 0S 0 e 2 Press ENTER to select the disc mode One Disc or All Discs is selected alternately Creating your own program Program Play Er Er F3 You can play the contents of a disc in the or
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36. an experienced radio TV technician for help Welcome Thank you for purchasing this Sony CD DVD Player Before operating this player please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference Precautions The power requirements and power consumption of this player are indicated on the back of the player Check that the player s operating voltage is identical with your local power supply Power requirements and power consumption 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 liquids such as vases on the apparatus Should any solid object or liquid fall into the cabinet unplug the player and have it checked by qualified personnel before operating it any further On power sources The player is not disconnected from the AC power source as long as it is connected to the wall outlet even if the player itself has been turned off If you are not going to use the player for a long time be sure to disconnect the player from the wall outlet To disconnect the AC power cord grasp the plug itself never pull the cord Should the AC power cord need to be changed have it done at a qualified service shop only On placement Place the player in a location with adequate ventilation to prevent heat build up in the player Do not place the player on a soft surface s
37. an input the correct manufacturer s code number to your remote Grass Model name Code numbers of controllable TVs If more than one code number is listed try entering them one at a time until you find the one that works with your TV For U S Canadian models RMT D143A Manufacturer Code number Sony default 01 JVC 09 Panasonic 19 Philips 21 RCA 10 Samsung 20 Sanyo 11 Sharp 18 Toshiba 07 Zenith 15 For Asian Oceanian models RMT D143E Manufacturer Code number Sony default 01 JVC 33 LG 06 Panasonic 17 49 Philips 06 08 Samsung 23 Sharp 29 Toshiba 38 f you enter a new code number the code number previously entered will be erased When you replace the batteries of the remote the code number you have set may be reset to the default setting Set the appropriate code number again Settings and Adjustments Using the Setup Display By using the Setup Display you can make various adjustments to items such as picture and sound You can also set a language for the subtitles and the Setup Display among other things The on screen displays differ depending on the player model For details on each Setup Display item see pages from 62 to 67 Playback settings stored in the disc take priority over the Setup Display settings and not all the functions described may work T V ENTER DISPLAY 9 2 1 Press DISPLAY w
38. atedly in Step 2 to display text recorded on the DVD CD DATA CD The DVD CD text appears only when text is recorded in the disc You cannot change the text If the disc does not contain text NO TEXT appears For DATA CDs only the track name of the MP3 audio track appears BRAHMS SYMPHONY When playing a VIDEO CD without PBC Checking the information onthe functions or CD front panel display Track playing time and current You can view the time information and text disc track and index number displayed on the TV screen also on the front Ei wet panel display The information on the front panel display changes as follows when you Remaining time of L change the time information on your TV the current track screen me s When playing a DVD P Title playing time and current disc title Playing time of the disc and chapter number E DISC mE CHAP i v v Remaining time of the disc Remaining time of the current title DISC Disc mE Playing time and v Text number of the current chapter Disc CHAP Remaining time of When playing a DATA CD MP3 audio the current chapter Track playing time and number of the current disc album and track Track name Hints When playing VIDEO CDs with PBC functions the disc number scene number and the playing time are displayed Long text that does not fit in a
39. color system is set to PAL Step 4 Playing a Disc With the playback side facing down 1 Turn on the TV 2 Press I C on the player 3 Switch the input selector on your TV so that the signal from the player appears on the TV screen 4 Press on the player to open the disc tray 5 Place the disc on the tray with the playback side facing down 6 Press gt The disc tray closes and the player begins playing the disc After Step 6 Depending on the disc a menu may be displayed on the TV screen If so select the item you want from the menu and play the DVD page 33 or VIDEO CD disc page 33 To stop playing Press Bl To remove the disc a Press amp To turn off the player Press ID The player enters standby mode and the power indicator lights up in red o 3 32 1 ao Se 5 gt Q 2 D 18 Hooking Up the Player Follow Steps 1 to 4 to hook up and adjust the settings of the player Before you start disconnect the power cords check that you have all of the supplied accessories and insert the batteries into the remote page 15 Plug cords securely to prevent unwanted noise Refer to the instructions supplied with the components to be connected Step 1 Connecting the Video Cords Connect this player to your TV monitor projector or AV amplifier receiver using a video cord Select one of the patterns through according to the inpu
40. corporates 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 must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited Notes about the Discs To keep the disc clean handle the disc by its edge Do not touch the surface Do not expose the disc to direct sunlight or heat 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 E Do not use solvents such as benzine thinner commercially available cleaners or anti static spray intended for vinyl LPs Index to Parts and Controls For more information refer to the pages indicated in parentheses Front panel 1 PO on standby button indicator 28 Lights up in green when the power is on and lights up in red when the player is in standby mode 2 DISC SELECT 1 5 buttons 29 3 remote sensor 15 4
41. der you want by arranging the order of the titles chapters or tracks on the disc to create your own program You can program up to 99 items By selecting All Discs mode page 37 you can create a program for all of the discs in the player sosig Bui e d T V 2 Disiay by ENTER Press DISPLAY twice while the player is in stop mode The following Control Bar appears DIS RE 11e gt continued 37 38 2 Press 2 to select 09 PROGRAM then press ENTER The display for programming appears 7 3 Press gt The player is ready to program the first disc PROGRAM 4 Select the disc you want to program using the number buttons or 4 4 then press ENTER The cursor moves to the title or track row T in this case 01 Titles or tracks Disc type recorded on a disc Chapters recorded on a disc appears when the player has not played the disc D Select the title chapter or track you want to program When playing a DVD For example select chapter 03 of title 02 Press 4 or the number buttons to select 02 under T then press ENTER PROGRAM 3 DVD T C i wn Next press 4 or the number buttons to select 03 under C then press ENTER PROGRAM Selected disc title and chapter When playing a VIDEO CD or CD For example select track 02 Press 1 4 or the number bu
42. dio input input Speakers Stereo amplifier receiver Front L E Front R MD deck DAT deck Signal flow X Hint In connection you can use the supplied Note audio video cord instead of using a separate audio If you select one of the TVS effects page 47 while playing a disc no sound will come from your cord speakers with the connection 22 E Connecting to an AV amplifier receiver having a Dolby Surround Pro Logic decoder and 3 to 6 speakers You can enjoy the Dolby Surround effects only when playing Dolby Surround audio or multi channel audio Dolby Digital discs If your amplifier receiver has L and R audio input jacks only use Sj If your amplifier receiver has a digital input jack use 3 CD DVD player sdnyooH DIGITAL OUT PCM DTS DOLBY DIGITAL COAXIAL Stereo audio cord not Coaxial digital cord supplied white not supplied R AUDIO L VIDEO or to DIGITAL OUT 1 to LINE OUT L R AUDIO COAXIAL a red U to coaxial digital input i i i to audio input Speakers Speakers Amplifier receiver with Dolby Surround decoder Subwoofer Center Rear mono Signal flow When connecting 6 speakers replace the monaural rear speaker with a center speaker 2 rear speakers and a subwoofer gt continued 23 D Connecting to an AV amplifier receiver with a digital input jack having a Dolby Digital MPEG audio or DTS d
43. direct selection button on the remote page 33 gt Multi angles are not recorded on the DVD being played gt The angle can only be changed when the ANGLE indicator lights up on the front panel display page 10 gt The DVD prohibits changing of the angles The player does not operate properly gt When static electricity etc causes the player to operate abnormally unplug the player Nothing is displayed on the front panel display gt DIMMER in CUSTOM SETUP is set gt continued uoneunoju jeuonippy 69 70 to OFF Set DIMMER to BRIGHT or DARK page 64 5 numbers or letters are displayed on the screen and on the front panel display gt The self diagnosis function was activated See the table on page 70 The disc tray does not open and LOCKED appears on the front panel display gt Child Lock is set page 30 The disc tray does not open and TRAY LOCKED appears on the front panel display gt Contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility Self diagnosis Function When letters numbers appear in the display When the self diagnosis function is activated to prevent the player from malfunctioning a five character service number e g C 13 50 with a combination of a letter and four digits appears on the screen and the front panel display In this case check the following table Qt 26413 0
44. e of the current title chapter or track Also you can check the DVD CD text or track name MP3 audio recorded on the disc ENTER 1 DISPLAY 9 1 Press DISPLAY repeatedly during playback until as TIME TEXT appears Title track CD VIDEO CD scene or album number 3 DVD T41 8 T 1 01 57 Chapter index or Time track DATA CD information Disc number and type 2 Press ENTER repeatedly to change the time information The display and the kinds of time that you can change depend on the disc you are playing When playing a DVD e T xxx Playing time of the current title Tres Remaining time of the current title C kikik Playing time of the current chapter Ck kkk Dk Remaining time of the current chapter When playing a VIDEO CD with PBC functions 9 kkk Playing time of the current scene When playing a VIDEO CD without PBC functions or CD eT xxii Playing time of the current track T xxixx Remaining time of the current track D xxx Playing time of the current disc Dewi Remaining time of the current disc When playing a DATA CD MP3 audio MELLE Playing time of the current track When playing a Super VCD For Asian Oceanian models only 2 T ok ok Cok ok Playing time of the current track To turn off the Control Bar Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Bar is turned off To check the DVD CD text or track name MP3 audio Press ENTER repe
45. eat Play A B Repeat Play 37 Searching for a Scene 43 Searching for a Title Chapter Track Index Scene Search mode 43 Viewing Information About the Disc 44 Checking the Playing Time and Remaining Time 44 Sound Adjustments 46 Changing the Sound ieas ste tete eae Ya aee a eee d 46 TV Virtual Surround Settings TVS 47 Enjoying MOVIES a ca EE ARRA ROUGE OE E Ca as 50 Changing the Angles 50 Displaying the Subtitles 50 Adjusting the Picture Quality BNR 51 Adjusting the Playback Picture CUSTOM PICTURE MODE 52 Enhancing the Playback Picture DIGITAL VIDEO ENHANCER 53 Using Various Additional Functions 55 Locking Discs CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL PARENTAL CONTROL 55 Controlling Your TV with the Supplied Remote 59 Settings and Adjustments 61 Using the Setup Display 61 Setting the Display or Sound Track Language LANGUAGE SETUP 62 Settings for the Display SCREEN SETUP 63 Custom Settings CUSTOM SETUP 64 Settings for the Sou
46. ecoder and 6 speakers This connection will allow you to use the Dolby Digital MPEG audio or DTS decoder function of your AV amplifier receiver You are not able to enjoy the surround sound effects of this player CD DVD player PCM DTS DOLBY DIGITAL COAXIAL to DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL Coaxial digital cord not supplied 1 to coaxial digital input v Speakers Speakers AV amplifier receiver having a decoder Rear R Front R Signal flow For Asian Oceanian models only Notes If your AV amplifier receiver has an MPEG After you have completed the connection be sure audio decoder function set MPEG to MPEG to set DOLBY DIGITAL to DOLBY page 67 Otherwise no sound or a loud noise DIGITAL and DTS to ON in Quick Setup will come from the speakers page 25 Otherwise no sound or a loud noise will come from the speakers 24 Step 3 Connecting the Power Cord Plug the player and TV power cords into an AC outlet Step 4 Quick Setup Follow the steps below to make the minimum number of basic adjustments for using the player To skip an adjustment press BB1 To return to the previous adjustment press Kd The on screen display differs depending on the player model el AO kea PPI T V ENTER 1 Turn on the TV 2 Press WC 3 Switch the input selector on your TV so that the signal from the player appears on the TV screen
47. entheses indicates the total number of angles 15 2 7 2 Press ANGLE repeatedly to select the angle number The scene changes to the selected angle Depending on the DVD you may not be able to change the angles even if multi angles are recorded on the DVD Displaying the Subtitles DVD If subtitles are recorded on the discs you can change the subtitles or turn them on and off whenever you want while playing a DVD SUBTITLE lt 1 Press SUBTITLE during playback The following display appears The number in parentheses indicates the total number of available subtitles 1 8 ENGLISH 2 Press SUBTITLE repeatedly to select the language Depending on the DVD the choice of language varies When 4 digits are displayed they indicate a language code Refer to Language Code List on page 74 to see which language the code represents To turn off the subtitles Select OFF in Step 2 Depending on the DVD you may not be able to change the subtitles even if multilingual subtitles are recorded on it You also may not be able to turn them off Adjusting the Picture Quality er ED LA The Block Noise Reduction BNR function adjusts the picture quality by reducing the block noise or mosaic like patterns that appear on your TV screen 5 DISPLAY 9 ENTER 1 Press DISPLAY twice during playback The following Control Bar appears
48. ged DOLBY DIGITAL DVD only Selects the type of Dolby Digital signal D PCM Select this when the player is connected to an audio component lacking a built in Dolby Digital decoder Youcan select whether the signals conform to Dolby Surround Pro Logic or not by making adjustments to the DOWNMIX item in AUDIO SETUP page 66 DOLBY DIGITAL Select this when the player is connected to an audio component with a built in Dolby Digital decoder MPEG DVD only For Asian Oceanian models only Selects the type of MPEG audio signal 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 OUT COAXIAL jack MPEG Select this when the player is connected to an audio component with a built in MPEG decoder DTS DVD only Selects whether or not to output DTS signal OFF Select this when the player is connected to an audio component lacking a built in DTS decoder ON Select this when the player is connected to an audio component with a built in DTS decoder If you select one of the TVS settings while playing a DVD the player does not output the following signals from the DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL jack Dolby Digital signals when you set DOLBY DIGITAL in AUDIO SETUP to D PCM page 66
49. he TV screen pe CD DVD player Connect For Asian Oceanian models only directly TV You can switch the player s color system to match the color system of the connected TV page 16 gt continued sdnyooH 19 20 Step 2 Connecting the Audio Cords Refer to the chart below to select the connection that best suits your system Be sure to also read the instructions for the components you wish to connect Select a connection Select one of the following connections Gy through Components to be connected Connection Your setup TV Surround effects TVS DYNAMIC page 48 TVS WIDE page 48 LD v Example Stereo amplifier receiver and two speakers Surround effects TVS STANDARD page 48 or MD deck DAT deck Surround effects none QD v Example ame AV amplifier receiver having a Dolby Surround Pro Logic decoder and 3 to 6 speakers Surround effects Dolby Surround Pro Logic page 66 OO o Example 1 a AV amplifier receiver with a digital input jack having a Dolby Digital MPEG audio or DTS decoder and 6 speakers Surround effects Dolby Digital 5 1ch page 66 DTS 5 1ch page 67 MPEG audio 5 1ch page 67 page 24 Example a muc pe amp Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Do
50. he list of MP3 albums recorded on the DATA CD appears Nx o AU ial OC AR AZ amp B M LA AL OS F S S S DWHOZDCOAD 2 Select an album using and press ENTER The list of tracks contained in the album appears JAZZ a 1 90 O1SHE IS SPECIAL 02ALL YOU NEED IS 03SPICY LIFE 04HAPPY HOUR O5RIVER SIDE 0 6 KKKKAKKKS 07TAKE TIME TAKE TIME v 3 Selecta track using t and press ENTER The selected track starts playing When a track or album is being played its title is shaded To go to the next or previous page Press 2 or To return to the previous display Press 9 RETURN To turn off the display Press MENU Only the letters in the alphabet and numbers can be used for album or track names Anything else is displayed as an asterisk D3 tags cannot be displayed About MP3 audio tracks You can play MP3 audio tracks 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 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 To play a Multi Session 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 al
51. he same information as Display 3 during playback 3 DVD T41 8 T 1 01 57 Return to Display 1 No display Simple Start Guide Quick Overview A quick overview presented in this guide will give you enough information to start using the player for your enjoyment To use the surround sound features of this player refer to Hookups on page 18 You cannot connect this player to a TV that does not have a video input jack Be sure to disconnect the power of each component before connecting Step 1 Unpacking Check that you have the following items e Audio video cord pinplug x 3 gt pinplug x 3 1 Remote commander remote 1 Size AA R6 batteries 2 plug adapter is included with some models Step 2 Inserting Batteries into the Remote You can control the player using the supplied remote Insert two Size AA R6 batteries by matching the and ends on the batteries to the markings inside the compartment When using the remote point it at the remote sensor on the player Do not leave the remote in an extremely hot or humid place Do not drop any foreign object into the remote casing particularly when replacing the batteries Do not expose the remote sensor to direct light from the sun or a lighting apparatus Doing so may cause a malfunction If you do not use the remote for an extended period of time remove the batteries to avoid po
52. hen the player is in stop mode The Control Bar appears amp J QUICK Ga 2 Press M W to select amp SETUP then press ENTER 3 Press T Y to select CUSTOM then press ENTER The Setup Display appears LANGUAGE SETUP OSD ENGLISH MENU ENGLISH AUDIO ORIGINAL SUBTITLE ENGLISH 4 Press to select the setup item from the displayed list LANGUAGE SETUP SCREEN SETUP CUSTOM SETUP or AUDIO SETUP Then press ENTER The Setup item is selected Example SCREEN SETUP SCREEN SETUP TV TYPE 4 3 LETTER BOX SCREEN SAVER ON BACKGROUND JACKET PICTURE Selected item Setup items 5 Select an item using t V then press ENTER The options for the selected item appear Example TV TYPE SCREEN SETUP TV TYPE SCREEN SAVER BACKGROUND 4 3 PAN SCAN 16 9 4 3 LETTER al Options gt continued sueunsn py pue sumas 61 62 6 Select a setting using 7 then press ENTER The setting is selected and setup is complete Example 16 9 SCREEN SETUP TV TYPE SCREEN SAVER BACKGROUND O JACKET PICTURE Selected setting To turn off the display Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the display is turned off To enter the Quick Setup mode Select QUICK in Step 3 Follow from Step 5 of the Quick Setup explanation to make basic adjustments page 25 To reset al
53. huffle or Program Play modes By selecting All Discs mode page 37 you can repeat all of the discs in the player 5 REPEAT gt o lt gt ENTER DISPLAY O 1 Press DISPLAY during playback The following Control Bar appears DIS 0 OqM 0 Co 2 Press to select 0G REPEAT then press ENTER repeatedly to select the item to be repeated Ic CHAPTER When playing a DVD DISC repeats all of the titles on the current disc in One Disc mode or all of the discs in All Discs mode TITLE repeats the current title on a disc CHAPTER repeats the current chapter When playing a VIDEO CD or CD DISC repeats all of the tracks on the current disc in One Disc mode or all of the discs in All Discs mode TRACK repeats the current track When playing a DATA CD MP3 audio DISC repeats all of the albums on the current disc in One Disc mode or all of the discs in All Discs mode ALBUM repeats the current album TRACK repeats the current track When Program Play or Shuffle Play is activated ON repeats Program Play or Shuffle Play To return to normal play Press CLEAR or select OFF in Step 2 To turn off the Control Bar Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Bar is turned off X Hints e You can set Repeat Play while the player is stopped After selecting the REPEAT option press C gt Repeat Play starts Youcan select
54. ian models only If your AV amplifier receiver has an MPEG audio decoder adjust MPEG setting page 67 Enjoying the surround sound effects To enjoy the surround sound effects of this player or your amplifier receiver set the following items as described below for the audio connection you selected on pages 22 to 24 O through Each of these is the default setting and does not need to be adjusted when you first connect the player Refer to page 61 for using the Setup Display Audio Connection pages 21 to 24 No additional settings are needed Set DOWNMIX to DOLBY SURROUND page 66 If the sound distorts even when the volume is turned down set AUDIO ATT to ON page 65 co O Set DOWNMIX to DOLBY SURROUND page 66 Set DIGITAL OUT to ON page 66 sdnyooH 27 28 Playing Discs Playing Discs pz Er mp3 Lr Depending on the DVD or VIDEO CD some operations may be different or restricted Refer to the operating instructions supplied with your disc Power ve indicator gt a DISC SKIP l 1 0 DISC SKIP AUDIO 1 1 Turn on your TV 2 Press WC The player turns on and the power indicator lights up in green 3 Switch the input selector on your TV so that the signal from the player appears on the TV screen When using an amplifier receiver Turn on the ampl
55. ifier receiver and select the appropriate channel so that you can hear sound from the player 4 Press on the player and place a disc on the disc tray To place other discs on the tray press DISC SKIP and place the discs in the order you want to play them Each time you press DISC SKIP the disc tray turns so you can place the discs on the empty compartments The player plays from the last disc placed on the tray compartment number With the playback side facing down 5 Press The disc tray closes and the player starts playback continuous play Adjust the volume on the TV or the amplifier receiver Depending on the disc a menu may appear on the TV screen For DVDs see page 33 For VIDEO CDs see page 33 To turn off the player Press 1 The player enters standby mode X Hint The player will turn off automatically whenever you leave it in stop mode for more than 30 minutes Auto Power Off function For U S Canadian models only The Auto Power Off function is set to off when you purchase the player You can turn the function on or off by setting AUTO POWER OFF in CUSTOM SETUP page 64 Notes on playing DTS sound tracks on a CD When playing DTS encoded CDs excessive noise will be heard from the analog stereo jacks To avoid possible damage to the audio system the consumer should take proper precautions when the analog stereo jacks of the player are connected to an amplificat
56. ion system To enjoy DTS Digital Surround playback an external 5 1 channel decoder system must be connected to the digital jack of the player Set the sound to STEREO using the AUDIO button when you play DTS sound tracks on a CD page 46 Do not play DTS sound tracks without first connecting the player to an audio component having a built in DTS decoder The player outputs the DTS signal via the DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL jack even if DTS in AUDIO SETUP is set to OFF in the Setup Display page 67 and may affect your ears or cause your speakers to be damaged Notes on playing DVDs with a DTS sound track DTS audio signals are output only through the DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL jack When you play a DVD with DTS sound tracks set DTS to ON in AUDIO SETUP page 67 If you connect the player to audio equipment without a DTS decoder do not set DTS to ON in AUDIO SETUP page 67 A loud noise may come out from the speakers affecting your ears or causing the speakers to be damaged Additional operations LOAD DISC SKIP sosiq Bulkeld DISC SKIP 44 1 9 REPLAY il 12 To Operation Select a disc Press DISC SELECT 1 5 on the player Stop Press BM Pause Press M Resume play after pause Press M or gt Go to the next disc Press DISC
57. l of the SETUP settings If you select RESET in Step 3 you can reset all of the SETUP settings on pages 62 to 67 to the default settings After you select RESET and press ENTER select YES and press ENTER to reset the settings it takes a few seconds to complete or select NO and press ENTER to return to the Control Bar Do not press I when resetting the player Setting the Display or Sound Track Language LANGUAGE SETUP LANGUAGE SETUP allows you to set various languages for the on screen display or sound track Select LANGUAGE SETUP in the Setup Display To use the display see Using the Setup Display page 61 LANGUAGE SETUP iha OSD ENGLISH MENU ENGLISH E AUDIO ORIGINAL d SUBTITLE ENGLISH OSD On Screen Display Switches the display language on the screen MENU DVD only You can select the desired language for the disc s menu AUDIO DVD only Switches the language of the sound track When you select ORIGINAL the language given priority in the disc is selected SUBTITLE DVD only Switches the language of the subtitle recorded on the DVD When you select AUDIO FOLLOW the language for the subtitles changes according to the language you selected for the sound track X Hint If you select OTHERS in MENU SUBTITLE and AUDIO select and enter a language code from Language Code List on
58. lby Pro Logic and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories DTS and DTS Digital Out are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems Inc QC Connecting to your TV This connection will use your TV speakers for sound CD DVD player LINE OUT yellow yellow R AUDIO L VIDEO Dim auf jp i 1 1 white i Audio video cord supplied to LINE OUT L R to audio input AUDIO Signal flow The yellow plug is used for video signals page 18 X Hint When connecting to a monaural TV use a stereo mono conversion cord not supplied Connect the LINE OUT L R AUDIO jacks to the TV s audio input jack TV gt continued sdnyooH 21 Connecting to a stereo amplifier receiver and 2 speakers Connecting to an MD deck or DAT deck If the stereo amplifier receiver has audio input jacks L and R only use If the amplifier receiver has a digital input jack or when connecting to an MD deck or DAT deck use In this case you can also connect the player directly to the MD deck or DAT deck without using your stereo amplifier receiver CD DVD player LINE OUT DIGITAL OUT ne Stereo audio cord Coaxial digital not supplied white cord not supplied PCM DTS DOLBY DIGITAL COAXIAL R AUDIO L VIDEO to DIGITAL OUT to LINE OUT L R AUDIO COAXIAL red U to coaxial digital 4 i i to au
59. lcohol or benzine On cleaning discs Do not use a commercially available cleaning disc It may cause a malfunction IMPORTANT NOTICE Caution This player is capable of holding a still video image or on screen display image on your television screen indefinitely If you leave the still video image or on screen display image displayed on your TV for an extended period of time you risk permanent damage to your television screen Projection televisions are especially susceptible to this On transporting the player Before transporting the player follow the procedure below to return the internal mechanisms to their original positions 1 Remove all the discs from the disc tray 2 Press amp to close the disc tray Make sure that NO DISC appears on the front panel display 3 Press 1 0 to turn off the player The player enters standby mode and the power indicator lights up in red 4 Disconnect the AC power cord If you have any questions or problems concerning your player please consult your nearest Sony dealer Table of Contents WARNING 4 mE de UE Eee Tum a Peu re ot Reed ers 2 Welcome tics uu Siesta es re Nm En ee wate eme 2 Precautioris eu st Murder a Dh Boire de etch order dien 3 About this Manual 2 soc L a eae deed Se ae ds 7 This Player Can Play the Following Discs 7 Notes about the Discs 44 e e e ERR e ee eee 8 Index to Parts and Contro
60. ls 9 Guide to On Screen Displays Control Bar 13 Simple Start Guide 2 24 40 v xXx csv ennemies 15 Quick OVerVvIQw zu cese eS are Ra eme tn ak Ua 15 Step 1 Unpacking i ics ete e eren ben eu alee ea ADR S 15 Step 2 Inserting Batteries into the Remote 15 Step 3 TV Hook ps rr Rem pe Red eet b Red vs 16 Step 4 Playing a Disc 17 HOOKUPS manaia Sour en Um RUE NEUE AU IRAN Se 18 Hooking Up the Player 2 soie sm IRR Rem 18 Step 1 Connecting the Video Cords 18 Step 2 Connecting the Audio Cords 20 Step 3 Connecting the Power Cord 25 Step 4 Quick Setup 25 Playing DISCS i cuoi dote ous en hd e e i QR s ARD A RIS 28 Playing DISCS shit ee esce tC Ep Steck cated E e e dd 28 Searching for a Particular Point on a Disc Scan Slow motion Play Search Freeze Frame coute ene Ends segs 31 Resuming Playback from the Point Where You Stopped the Disc Resume Play Multi disc Resume 32 Using the DVD s Menu 33 Playing VIDEO CDs with PBC Functions PBC Playback 33 Playing an MP3 Audio Track 34 Various Play Mode Functions Program Play Shuffle Play Rep
61. m Settings custom SETUP Use this to set up playback related and other settings Select CUSTOM SETUP in the Setup Display To use the display see Using the Setup Display page 61 The default settings are underlined CUSTOM SETUP AUTO POWER OFF OFF v AUTO PLAY OFF E DIMMER BRIGHT UEM L PAUSE MODE AUTO 7 TRACK SELECTION OFF MULTI DISC RESUME ON AUTO POWER OFF For U S Canadian models only Switches the Auto Power Off setting on or off For Asian Oceanian models the Auto Power Off function is fixed to on OFF Switches this function off ON The player enters standby mode when left in stop mode for more than 30 minutes AUTO PLAY Switches the Auto Play setting on or off This function is useful when the player is connected to a timer not supplied OFF ON Automatically starts playback when the player is turned on Switches this function off DIMMER Adjusts the lighting of the front panel display BRIGHT DARK Makes the lighting bright Makes the lighting dark OFF Turns off the lighting PAUSE MODE DVD only Selects the picture in pause mode AUTO The picture including subjects that move dynamically is output with no jitter Normally select this position FRAME The picture including subjects that do not move dynamically is output in high resolution
62. 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 ADVD with a different region code A disc that has a non standard shape e g card heart A disc with paper or stickers on it A disc that has the adhesive of cellophane tape or a sticker still left on it For U S Canadian models only The player cannot play a disc recorded in a color system other than NTSC such as PAL or SECAM this player conforms to the NTSC color system Some CD Rs CD RWs DVD Rs or DVD RWs in video mode cannot be played on this player due to the recording quality or physical condition of the disc or the characteristics of the recording device Furthermore the disc will not play if it has not been correctly finalized For more information see the operating instructions for the recording device Note that discs created in the Packet Write format cannot be played Note on playback operations of DVDs and VIDEO CDs Some playback operations of DVDs and VIDEO CDs may be intentionally set by software producers Since this player plays DVDs and VIDEO CDs according to the disc contents the software producers designed some playback features may not be available Also refer to the instructions supplied with the DVDs or VIDEO CDs Copyrights This product in
63. n video CD format Functions available for DATA CDs CD ROMs CD Rs CD RWSs containing MP3 audio tracks Functions available for music ET CDs or CD Rs CD RWs in music CD format MP3 MPEGI Audio Layer 3 is a standard format defined by ISO International Standard Organization MPEG which compresses audio data This Player Can Play the Following Discs Format of discs DVD VIDEO DVD c VIDEO VIDEO CD diet Music CD COMPACT DIGITAL AUDIO The DVD VIDEO logo is a trademark Region code Your player has a region code printed on the back of the unit and only will play DVD VIDEO discs playback only labeled with identical region codes This system is used to protect copyrights DVDs labeled player will also play on this If you try to play any other DVD the message Playback prohibited by area limitations will appear on the TV screen Depending on the DVD no region code indication may be labeled even though playing the DVD is prohibited by area restrictions Region code oov ooHz ow Example of discs that the player cannot play The player cannot play the following discs All CD ROMs including PHOTO CDs CD Rs CD RWSs other than those recorded in the following formats music CD format video CD format MP3 format that conforms to ISO9660 Level 1 Level 2 or its extended format Joliet Data part of CD Extras DVD RWs in VR
64. nd AUDIO SETUP 65 Additional Information 68 Troubleshooting i si i eI depre reb rep te pes 68 Self diagnosis Function When letters numbers appear in the display 70 Glossary uoi pP REMIS eue Sea net e 71 Specifications siai ee asd oak Dp Re tcl pog RU E Y RR AER RACE DELE Sn 73 Language Gode List posos cocci isinai e t etus ESSE 74 Ito er fk teenie fe ek Sine Coe ts Das eee wheat OP ee eee 75 About this Manual Check your model The instructions in this manual are for DVP NC615 sold in the U S A Canada Asia and Oceania The differences between U S Canadian models and Asian Oceanian models are the supplied remote commander RMT D143A for U S Canadian models or RMT D143E for Asian Oceanian models jack names on the rear panel and some of the on screen displays U S Canadian model is the one used for illustration purposes unless otherwise specified Any difference in operation is clearly indicated in the text for example Asian Oceanian models only Instructions in this manual describe the controls on the remote You can also use the controls on the player if they have the same or similar names as those on the remote The meaning of the icons used in this manual is described below Icon Meaning Functions available for DVD VIDEOs or DVD Rs DVD RWs in video mode Functions available for VIDEO CDs or CD Rs CD RWs i
65. page 74 using the number buttons When you select a language in MENU SUBTITLE or AUDIO that is not recorded on the DVD one of the recorded languages will be automatically selected Settings for the Display SCREEN SETUP Choose settings according to the TV to be connected Select SCREEN SETUP in the Setup Display To use the display see Using the Setup Display on page 61 The default settings are underlined The on screen displays differ depending on the player model Example Asian Oceanian models SCREEN SETUP TV TYPE 16 9 COLOR SYSTEM AUTO _ SCREEN SAVER ON BACKGROUND JACKET PICTURE TV TYPE Selects the aspect ratio of the connected TV 4 3 standard or wide 4 3 LETTER Select this when you connect a BOX 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 screen TV or a TV with a wide mode function 4 3 LETTER BOX 4 3 PAN SCAN 16 9 Depending on the DVD 4 3 LETTER BOX may be selected automatically instead of 4 3 PAN SCAN or vice versa COLOR SYSTEM VIDEO CD only For Asian Oceanian models only Selects the color system when you play a VIDEO CD A
66. password re enter it using the number buttons then press ENTER If you make a mistake entering your password Press before you press ENTER and input the correct number If you make a mistake Press 9 RETURN To turn off the display Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the display is turned off Controlling Your TV with the Supplied Remote You can control the sound level input source and power switch of your Sony TV with the supplied remote TV 1 0 ni Number buttons You can control your TV using the buttons below By pressing You can TV CO Turn the TV on or off VOL Adjust the volume of the TV TV VIDEO Switch the TV s input source between the TV and other input sources Depending on the unit being connected you may not be able to control your TV using some of the buttons gt continued suonounj jeuonippy snouen Burst 59 60 Controlling other TVs with the remote You can control the sound level input source and power switch of non Sony TVs as well If your TV is listed in the table below set the appropriate manufacturer s code 1 while holding down TV UC press the number buttons to select your TV s manufacturer s code see the table below 2 Release TV VC Checking the model name of your remote The supplied remote commander is different depending on the player model Check the model name of your remote RMT D143A or RMT D143E so that you c
67. play page 61 The default settings are underlined The on screen displays differ depending on the player model AUDIO SETUP AUDIO ATT OFF AUDIO DRC STANDARD DOWNMIX DOLBY SURROUND DIGITAL OUT Ol N DOLBY DIGITAL D PCM DTS OFF AUDIO ATT attenuation If the playback sound is distorted set this item to ON The player reduces the audio output level This function affects the output of the LINE OUT L R AUDIO jacks OFF Normally select this position ON Select this when the playback sound from the speakers is distorted AUDIO DRC Dynamic Range Control DVD only Makes the sound clear when the volume is turned down when playing a DVD that conforms to AUDIO DRC This affects the output from the following jacks LINE OUT L R AUDIO jacks DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL jack only when DOLBY DIGITAL is set to D PCM page 66 STANDARD Normally select this position TV MODE Makes the low sounds clear even if you turn the volume down WIDE Gives you the feeling of being RANGE at a live performance gt continued sjueunsn py pue sumas 65 66 DOWNMIX DVD only Switches the method for mixing down to 2 channels when you play a DVD which has rear sound elements channels or is recorded in Dolby Digital format For details on the rear signal components see Checking the audio signal format page
68. process outputs the front center and rear signals The rear channel is monaural DTS page 24 67 Digital audio compression technology that Digital Theater Systems Inc developed This technology conforms to 5 1 channel surround sound The rear channel is stereo and there is a discrete subwoofer channel in this format DTS provides the same 5 1 discrete channels of high quality digital audio Good channel separation 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 7 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 and single sided DVD is 8 5 GB a single layer and double sided DVD is 9 4 GB and double layer and double sided DVD is 17GB The picture data uses the MPEG 2 format one of the worldwide standards of digital compression technology The picture data is compressed to about 1 40 average of its original size The DVD also uses a variable rate coding technology that changes the data to be allocated according to the status of the picture Audio information is recorded in a multi channel format such as Dolby Digital allowing you to enjoy a more real audio presence Furthermore various advanced functions
69. r your password enter 199703 using the number buttons then press ENTER The display will ask you to enter a new 4 digit password After you enter a new 4 digit password in Step 4 replace the disc in the player and press C gt When the display for entering your password appears enter your new password When you play DVDs which do not have the Parental Control function playback cannot be limited on this player Area Code Standard Code Standard Code number number Argentina 2044 Korea 2304 Australia 2047 Malaysia 2363 Austria 2046 Mexico 2362 Belgium 2057 Netherlands 2376 Brazil 2070 New Zealand 2390 Canada 2079 Norway 2379 Chile 2090 Pakistan 2427 China 2092 Philippines 2424 Denmark 2115 Portugal 2436 Finland 2165 Russia 2489 France 2174 Singapore 2501 Germany 2109 Spain 2149 India 2248 Sweden 2499 Indonesia 2238 Switzerland 2086 Italy 2254 Thailand 2528 Japan 2276 United 2184 Kingdom Changing the password 1 Press DISPLAY while the player is in stop mode The Control Bar appears 2 Press 4 to select G3 PARENTAL CONTROL then press ENTER The options for PARENTAL CONTROL appear Press 1 4 to select PASSWORD then press ENTER The display for entering the password appears 4 Enter your 4 digit password using the number buttons then press ENTER 5 Enter a new 4 digit password using the number buttons then press ENTER 6 To confirm your
70. ress lt or gt gt pe while playing a disc When you find the point you want press L to return to normal speed Each time you press lt lt lt or BP pe during scan the playback speed changes Three speeds are available With each press the indication changes as follows Playback direction x2 DVD CD only 1 2 t Opposite direction x24 DVD only gt 144 2 lt i The x29 x 24 playback speed is about twice the normal speed The 2P 244 playback speed is faster than 19 lt Watching frame by frame Slow motion play E A Press lt 0 lt lt or gt gt p gt when the player is in pause mode To return to the normal speed press gt Each time you press lt lt lt or DP pe during Slow motion play the playback speed changes Two speeds are available With each press the indication changes as follows Playback direction 2g 1H Opposite direction DVD only 2 48 1 1 The 2 B 2 af playback speed is slower than 1 J 7 af sosig Buike d 31 32 Resuming Playback from the Point Where You Stopped the Disc Resume Play Multi disc Resume The player remembers the point where you stopped the disc D Leoe4 m Resuming playback for the current disc Resume Play DA The player remembers the point where you stopped the disc even if the player enters standby mode by pressing I 1 While playing
71. ries When 4 digits are displayed they indicate a language code Refer to Language Code List on page 74 to see which language the code represents When the same language is displayed two or more times the DVD is recorded in multiple audio formats When playing a VIDEO CD CD or DATA CD MP3 audio The default setting is underlined STEREO The standard stereo sound 1 L The sound of the left channel monaural 2 R The sound of the right channel monaural When playing a Super VCD For Asian Oceanian models only The default setting is underlined 1 STEREO The stereo sound of the audio track 1 1 1 L The sound of the left channel of the audio track 1 monaural 1 2 R The sound of the right channel of the audio track 1 monaural e 2 STEREO The stereo sound of the audio track 2 e 2 1 L The sound of the left channel of the audio track 2 monaural 2 2 R The sound of the right channel of the audio track 2 monaural While playing a Super VCD on which the audio track 2 is not recorded no sound will come out when you select 2 STEREO 2 1 L or 2 2 R Checking the audio signal format ET If you press DISPLAY repeatedly during playback the format of the current audio signal Dolby Digital MPEG audio DTS PCM etc appears as shown below Example Dolby Digital 5 1 ch Rear L R DOLBY DIGITAL aa Front L R LFE Low Frequency Center Effect
72. s then press ENTER The display for setting the playback limitation level appears PARENTAL CONTROL LEVEL OFF STANDARD USA Press YW to select STANDARD then press ENTER The selection items for STANDARD are displayed PARENTAL CONTROL LEVEL OFF STANDARD USA USA OTHERS Press 4 to select a geographic area as the playback limitation level then press ENTER The area is selected When you select OTHERS select and enter a standard code in the table on page 58 Press 1 4 to select LEVEL then press ENTER The selection items for LEVEL are displayed PARENTAL CONTROL LEVEL STANDARD 8 select the level you want using T then press ENTER Parental Control setting is complete PARENTAL CONTROL LEVEL 4 PG13 STANDARD USA The lower the value the stricter the limitation To turn off the Parental Control function Set LEVEL to OFF in Step 8 gt continued suonounj jeuonippy snouen Busy 57 58 To play a disc for which Parental Control is set 1 Insert the disc and press D gt The display for entering your password appears 2 Enter your 4 digit password using the number buttons then press ENTER The player starts playback X Hint If you forget your password remove the disc and repeat Steps 1 to 3 of Parental Control limited playback When you are asked to ente
73. so 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 If you put the extension MP3 to data not in MP3 format the player cannot recognize the data properly and will generate a loud noise which could damage your speaker system The player cannot play audio tracks in MP3PRO format gt continued sosiq Buike d 35 36 The playback order of MP3 audio tracks Notes The playback order of albums and tracks recorded on a DATA CD is as follows Depending on the software you use to create the DATA CD the playback order may differ from Structure of disc contents the illusttationabove 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 albums Of the first 100 albums the player will play no more than a combined total of 200 albums and tracks Tree 1 Tree2 Tree3 Tree4 Tree5 When you insert a DATA CD and press D gt the numbered tracks are played sequentially from through Any sub albums tracks contained within a currently selected album take priority over the next album in the same tree Example Q contains so is played before
74. speakers The virtual speakers are reproduced as shown in the illustration below Use this setting when you want to use TVS with 2 separate speakers L Front speaker left R Front speaker right Virtual speaker X Hint You can also change the setting by pressing SUR or SURROUND on the player repeatedly When the playing signal does not contain a signal for the rear speakers the surround effects will be difficult to hear When you select one of the TVS modes turn off the surround setting of the connected 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 TVS NIGHT only works with Dolby Digital and MPEG audio discs However not all discs will respond to the TVS NIGHT function in the same way If you use the DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL jack and set DOLBY DIGITAL to DOLBY DIGITAL or DTS to ON in AUDIO SETUP sound will come from your speakers but it will not have the TVS effect s uawsn py punos 49 50 Enjoying Movies Changing the Angles DA If various angles multi angles for a scene are recorded on the DVD ANGLE appears in the front panel display This means that you can change the viewing angle ANGLE 5 1 Press ANGLE during playback The number of the angle appears on the display The number in par
75. ss ENTER Choose the item that matches the audio connection you selected on pages 21 to 24 t through If you connect just a TV and nothing else select NO Quick Setup is finished and connections are complete Select LINE OUTPUT L R AUDIO Quick Setup is finished and connections are complete Select DIGITAL OUTPUT The Setup Display for DOLBY DIGITAL appears 1 Opress to select the type of Dolby Digital signal you wish to send to your amplifier receiver Choose the signal that matches the audio connection you selected on pages 22 to 24 through DIGITAL OUT DOLBY DIGITAL DTS AUDIO SETUP AUDIO ATT OFF AUDIO DRC STANDARD DOWNMIX DOLBY SURROUND ON DOLBY DIGITAL B co D PCM page 66 DOLBY DIGITAL only if the amplifier receiver has a Dolby Digital decoder page 66 11 Press ENTER DTS is selected AUDIO SETUP AUDIO ATT OFF AUDIO DRC STANDARD DOWNMIX DOLBY SURROUND DIGITAL OUT DOLBY DIGITAL DTS 1 2 Press V to select whether or not you wish to send a DTS signal to your amplifier receiver Choose the item that matches the audio connection you selected on pages 22 to 24 gt through OFF page 67 ON only if the amplifier receiver has a DTS decoder page 67 13 ress ENTER Quick Setup is finished All connections and setup operations are complete For Asian Ocean
76. ssible damage from battery leakage and corrosion o 3 32 o ao we 5 gt Q 2 D Step 3 TV Hookups Connect the supplied audio video cord and the power cord in the order 1 3 shown below Be sure to connect the power cord last CD DVD Player R AUDIO L VIDEO to LINE OUT L R AUDIO 1 Audio video cord supplied to audio input Signal flow Depending on the TV type the image of some discs may not fit your TV screen If you want to change the aspect ratio please refer to page 63 When connecting to a monaural TV Use a stereo mono conversion cord not supplied Connect the LINE OUT VIDEO jack on the player to the TV s video input jack and connect the LINE OUT L R AUDIO jacks to the TV s audio input jack Power source 2 Power source For Asian Oceanian models only To change the color system The color system of the player is set to NTSC or PAL If the on screen menu of the player does not appear on the TV change the color system of the player to the same color system PAL or NTSC of your TV To change the color system hold I down for a few seconds while pressing M on the player X Hint To check the current setting of the player s color system press 1 0 The 1 indicator lights up in green When NTSC appears on the front panel display the color system of the player is set to NTSC When NTSC does not appear the
77. such as the multi angle multilingual and Parental Control functions are provided with the DVD Index CD Video Index VIDEO CD page 10 A number that divides a track into sections to easily locate the point you want on a CD or VIDEO CD Depending on the disc no index may be recorded MPEG audio page 24 67 International standard coding system used to compress audio digital signals authorized by ISO IEC MPEG 1 conforms to up to 2 channel stereo MPEG 2 used on DVDs conforms to up to 7 1 channel surround Scene page 10 On a VIDEO CD with PBC playback control functions the menu screens moving pictures and still pictures are divided into sections called scenes gt continued uoneuuoju jeuonippy 71 T2 Title page 10 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 10 Sections of a picture or a music feature on a CD or VIDEO CD the length of a song Specifications System Laser Semiconductor laser Signal format system U S Canadian models NTSC Asian Oceanian models PAL NTSC See page 16 to switch Audio characteristics Frequency response DVD VIDEO PCM 96 kHz 2 Hz to 44 kHz 1 0 dB DVD VIDEO PCM 48 kHz 2 Hz to 22 kHz 40 5 dB CD 2 Hz to 20 kHz 0 5 dB Signal to noise ratio S N ratio 115 dB LINE OUT L R AUDIO jacks only Harmonic distortion 0 00
78. t jack on your TV monitor projector or AV amplifier receiver Q INPUT ellow Audio video cord Component video CONPONENT no s y supplied cord not supplied Y aren O gt blue AUDIO i m 9 TV projector or AV TV projector or AV amplifier receiver amplifier receiver i x O S VIDEO Y oN 7 S VIDEO cord TV projector or AV Signal flow not supplied amplifier receiver If you are connecting to a video input jack Connect the yellow plug of the audio video cord supplied to the yellow video jacks You will enjoy standard quality images Yellow Video White L Red R Use the red and white plugs to connect to the audio input jacks page 21 Do this if you are connecting to a TV only Q If you are connecting to an S VIDEO input jack Connect an S VIDEO cord not supplied You will enjoy high quality images E I M Au s Q If you are connecting to a monitor projector or AV amplifier receiver having component video input jacks Y Ps Pr or Y Ce Cr Connect the component via the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks using a component video cord not supplied or three video cords not supplied of the same kind and length You will enjoy accurate color reproduction and high quality images Green Blue Red Connect the player directly to the TV If you pass the player signals via the VCR you may not receive a VCR PX clear image on t
79. ttons to select 02 under T then press ENTER PROGRAM Selected disc and track To program other discs titles chapters or tracks repeat Steps 3 to 5 The programmed discs titles chapters and tracks are displayed in the selected order Press C gt to start Program Play Program Play begins When the program ends you can restart the same program again by pressing D gt To stop Program Play Press CLEAR To turn off the display Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the display is turned off To cancel or change a program 1 Follow Steps 1 and 2 of Creating your own program Program Play 2 Select the program number of the disc title chapter or track you want to cancel or change using or the number buttons and press 3 To cancel the program press then CLEAR To change the program follow Step 4 for new programming To cancel all the discs titles chapters or tracks in the program 1 Follow Steps 1 and 2 of Creating your own program Program Play 2 Press and select ALL CLEAR 3 Press ENTER X Hint You can do Repeat Play or Shuffle Play of the programmed titles chapters or tracks During Program Play follow the steps of Repeat Play page 40 or Shuffle Play page 39 When playing Super VCDs the total time of the programmed tracks does not appear on the screen You cannot use this function with DATA CDs Playing in random order Shuffle
80. uch as a rug that might block the ventilation holes Do not place the player in a location near heat sources or in a place subject to direct sunlight excessive dust or mechanical shock Do not install the player in an inclined position It is designed to be operated in a horizontal position only Keep the player and discs away from equipment with strong magnets such as microwave ovens or large loudspeakers Do not place heavy objects on the player For the model supplied with the AC plug adaptor If the AC plug of your unit does not fit into the wall outlet attach the supplied AC plug adaptor De On operation 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 When you move the player take out any discs If you don t the disc may be damaged On adjusting volume Do not turn up the volume while listening to a section with very low level inputs or no audio signals If you do the speakers may be damaged when a peak level section is played On cleaning Clean the cabinet panel and controls with a soft cloth slightly moistened with a mild detergent solution Do not use any type of abrasive pad scouring powder or solvent such as a
81. unction set MULTI DISC RESUME in CUSTOM SETUP to OFF page 65 Playback restarts at the resume point only for the current disc in the player This function may not work with some discs Using the DVD s Menu LJ A DVD is divided into long sections of a picture or a music feature called titles When you play a DVD which contains several titles you can select the title you want using the TOP MENU button When 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 9 Number buttons 9 T V 9 Ce TOP MENU 17 tI MENU Press TOP MENU or MENU The disc s menu appears on the TV screen The contents of the menu vary from disc to disc ENTER 2 Press 1 4 gt or the number buttons to select the item you want to play or change 3 Press ENTER Playing VIDEO CDs with PBC Functions psc Playback E PBC Playback Control allows you to play VIDEO CDs interactively by following the menu on the TV screen Number 9 6 buttons 119 009 9 Ke l DL To l T V ENTER tL 2 RETURN start playing a VIDEO CD with PBC functions The menu for your selection appears 2 Select the item number and track you want using T or the number buttons 3 Press ENTER 4 Follow the instructions in the menu for interactive
82. ure than DYNAMIC 1 by further increasing the picture contrast and the color intensity e CINEMA 1 enhances details in dark areas by increasing the black level CINEMA 2 White colors become brighter and black colors become richer and the color contrast is increased To turn off the Control Bar Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Bar is turned off X Hints When you watch a movie CINEMA 1 or CINEMA 2 is recommended You can also select the CUSTOM PICTURE MODE setting by pressing PICTURE MODE repeatedly Enhancing the Playback Picture DIGTAL VIDEO ENHANCER 77 LT The Digital Video Enhancer DVE function makes the picture appear clear and crisp by enhancing the outlines of images on your TV screen Also this function can soften the images on the screen ENTER 5 DISPLAY Press DISPLAY twice during playback The following Control Bar appears c De 0 0G 2 Press gt to select 0 DIGITAL VIDEO ENHANCER then press ENTER repeatedly to select a level e 1 enhances the outline 2 enhances the outline more than 1 3 enhances the outline more than 2 SOFT softens the image DVD only gt continued saino y Buiofu3 53 54 To cancel the DIGITAL VIDEO ENHANCER setting Select OFF in Step 2 To turn off the Control Bar Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Bar is turned

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