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1. Current pla Current audio mode 43 For DVP NS915V Lights up when the player outputs signal 56 Current title and gnis chapter 52 the signal in NTSC format When playing back a VIDEO CD with Playback Control PBC 40 Disctype Playing status Playing time 52 p gt 11 NTSC MIN SEC REPEAT i A B Current play mode 43 For DVP NS915V Current scene 52 Lights up when the player outputs the signal in NTSC format When playing back a CD Super Audio CD DATA CD MP3 audio or VIDEO CD without PBC Lights up when playing the multi channel Disc type Playing status playback area on Super audio CDs Playing time 52 I II TRACK INDEX NTSC MIN SEC MP3 REPEAT 1 BII SHUFFLE PGM A B Current play mode 43 For DVP NS915V Lights up when Current track Lights up when the player outputs playing MP3 and index 52 the signal in NTSC format audio tracks 41 When playing the HD layer of Super Audio CD discs the disc type is not displayed X Hint You can turn off the front panel display by setting DIMMER in CUSTOM SETUP to OFF in the Setup Display page 77 10 Rear panel DVP NS755V 1
2. 2 Press AUDIO repeatedly to select the desired audio signal When playing a DVD VIDEO Depending on the DVD VIDEO the choice of language varies When 4 digits are displayed they indicate a language code Refer to Language Code List on page 91 to see which language the code represents When the same language is displayed two or more times the DVD VIDEO is recorded in multiple audio formats When playing a DVD RW The types of sound tracks recorded on a disc are displayed The default setting is underlined Example MAIN main sound 1 SUB sub sound 1 MAIN SUB main and sub sound When playing a VIDEO CD CD or DATA CD MP3 audio sjueunsn py punog 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 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 2 STEREO The stereo sound of the audio track 2 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 Hint You can also select AUDIO from the Control Menu page 13 continued 55 W
3. PLAYBACK MEMORY DVD VIDEO VIDEO CD only The player can store SUBTITLE and other settings of each disc for up to 40 discs Playback Memory Set this function ON or OFF ON Stores the settings in memory when you eject the disc OFF Does not store the settings in memory The following settings are stored in memory ANGLE page 60 AUDIO page 55 BNR page 61 DIGITAL VIDEO ENHANCER page 64 SUBTITLE page 60 CUSTOM PICTURE MODE page 62 DVD VIDEO only The player can store the settings of up to 40 discs When you store the setting of disc number 41 the first disc setting is canceled TRACK SELECTION DVD VIDEO only Gives the sound track which contains the highest number of channels priority when you play a DVD VIDEO on which multiple audio formats PCM MPEG audio DTS or Dolby Digital format are recorded OFF No priority given AUTO Priority given sjueunsn py pue sumas continued 77 78 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 74 If PCM MPEG audio DTS and Dolby Digital sound tracks have the same number of channels the player selects PCM MPEG audio DTS and Dolby Digital sound tracks in this order MULTI DISC RESUME DVD VIDEO VIDEO CD only Switches the Multi disc Resum
4. Q yo H4 gt r ED T O ENTER 2 1 Turn on the TV ANGUAGE SETUP OSD 2 Press Wh AUDIO SUBTITLE PORTUGUESE 3 Switch the input selector on your TV so that the signal from the player appears on the TV screen Press ENTER to run QUICK SETUP D Press t to select a language appears at the bottom of the screen If this The player uses the language selected message does not appear select here to display the menu and subtitles as QUICK under SETUP in the Control well Menu to run Quick Setup page 74 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 upon the player model continued 29 30 6 Press ENTER The Setup Display for selecting the aspect ratio of the TV to be connected appears SCREEN SETUP TYRE SCREEN SAVER BACKGROUND COMPONENT OUT MODE 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 75 If you have a wide screen TV or a 4 3 standard TV with a wide screen mode 16 9 page 75 8 Press ENTER The Setup Display for selecting the type of video signal appears SCREEN SETUP TV TYPE SCREEN SAVER BACKGROUND COMPONENT OUT MODE 4 3 LETTER BOX ON JACKET PICTURE INTERLACE INTERLACE PROGRESSIVE 9 Press t W to select th
5. and LEVEL using 1 The test tone is emitted from both left and right speakers simultaneously 4 Select TEST TONE and set to OFF to turn off the test tone The test tone signals are not output from the digital jack sjueunsn py pue sumas 83 84 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 cords are damaged gt Check the connection to your TV page 20 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 20 gt If the color system of your player does not match with that of your TV change the color system
6. ON for easy adjustment The default adjustments are in parentheses FRONT Set this between 6 dB L and 0 dB 6 dB R 0 5 dB increments REAR Set this between 6 dB L and 0 dB 6 dB R 0 5 dB increments LEVEL Varies the level of each speaker Be sure to set TEST TONE to ON for easy adjustment The default adjustments are in parentheses Set this between 6 dB and 0 dB 0 5 dB increments FRONT 0 dB CENTER Set this between 12 dB and 0 dB 0 dB 0 5 dB increments REAR 0 dB Set this between 12 dB and 0 dB 0 5 dB increments SUBWOOFER Set this between 10 dB and 0 dB 10 dB 0 5 dB increments To adjust the volume of all the speakers at one time Use the amplifier s receiver s volume control TEST TONE The speakers will emit a test tone Use this when you use the 5 1CH OUTPUT jacks and adjust the BALANCE and LEVEL OFF The test tone is not emitted from the speakers ON The test tone is emitted from each speaker in sequence while adjusting balance or level Adjusting the speaker volume and level 1 Select SPEAKER SETUP inthe Setup Display 2 Select TEST TONE and set to ON You will hear the test tone from each speaker in sequence 3 From your listening position select BALANCE or LEVEL and adjust the value of BALANCE using
7. 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 VIDEO page 38 or VIDEO CD disc page 40 To stop playing Press B 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 El 2 o ao A 5 2 Q 2 D 20 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 16 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 input jack on your TV monitor projector or AV amplifier receiver In order to view progressive signal pictures with a compatible TV projector or monitor you must use connection Q INPUT yellow Audio video Component COMPONENT cord video cord VIDEO IN voco im supplied n
8. DISPLAY o ENTER Checking the play information of a DVD ADVANCED Ea DANI 1 Press DISPLAY during playback The Control Menu is displayed 2 Press to select MAIN ADVANCED then press ENTER The options for ADVANCED appear 12 27 PLAY 18 34 DVD VIDEO MESAS BIT RATE BIT RATE OFF 384kbps BIT RATE LAYER dI ig Mos Q Press 1 4 to select items For each item please refer to Displays of each item BIT RATE displays the bit rate LAYER displays the layer and the pick up point 4 Press ENTER To turn off the ADVANCED window Select OFF in step 3 To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off Display of each item By pressing DISPLAY repeatedly you can display either BIT RATE or LAYER whichever was selected in ADVANCED BIT RATE BIT RATE 384kbps Audio nun i 0 5 10 Mbps Video When playing MPEG audio sound tracks BIT RATE kbps Mm 1000 p Audio Video Bit rate refers to the amount of video audio data per second in a disc While playing a disc an approximate bit rate of the playback picture is displayed as Mbps Mega bit per second and the audio as kbps kilo bit per second The higher the bit rate the larger the amount of data However this does not always mean that you can get higher quality pictures or sounds LAYER Appears when
9. LEVEL TESTTONE OFF FRONT LARGE CENTER LARGE REAR NONE SUBWOOFER NONE LARGE REAR 1 8 Press 1 to select the size of the rear speakers If no rear speaker is connected select NONE SIDE and REAR refer to the speaker position relative to your listening position page 81 19 ress ENTER SUBWOOFER is selected SPEAKER SETUP SIZE DISTANCE BALANCE LEVEL TEST TONE FRONT CENTER REAR SUBWOOFER 20 Press 4 7 to select whether or not you have connected a subwoofer 21 Press ENTER Quick Setup is finished All connections and setup operations are complete sdnyooH continued 31 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 25 to 27 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 73 for using the Setup Display Audio Connection pages 24 to 27 No additional settings are needed DO Set DOWNMIX to DOLBY SURROUND page 79 If the sound distorts even when the volume is turned down set AUDIO ATT to ON page 78 B Set DOWNMIX to DOLBY SURROUND page 79 Set DIGITAL OUT to ON page 79 Set 48kHz 96k
10. 3 075 803 11 1 CD DVD Player Operating Instructions uit DVD ec SUPER AUDIO CD DIGITAL VIDEO DVP NS755V DVP NS915V 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 DVP NS755V RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK NO USER SERVICEABLE 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 CAUTION TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT FULLY INSERT For customers in the U S A Owner s Record The model and serial numbers are located at the rear of the unit Record the serial number in the sp
11. DCS DCS uses sound imaging to shift the sound of the rear speakers away from the actual speaker position or create entire sets of virtual rear speakers from one set of actual rear speakers VIRTUAL REAR SHIFT VIRTUAL MULTI REAR and VIRTUAL MULTI DIMENSION make use of this technology NORMAL SURROUND Software with 2 channel audio signals is decoded with the Dolby Surround Pro Logic decoder to create surround effects The rear speakers will emit identical monaural sounds If you are using a center speaker the appropriate sounds for the center speaker will be delivered g LS RS ENHANCED SURROUND Provides a greater sense of presence from a Dolby Surround Pro Logic source with a monaural rear channel signal Produces a stereo like effect in the rear channels VIRTUAL REAR SHIFT Shifts the sound of the rear speakers away from the actual speaker position The shift position differs according to REAR or SIDE setting of the rear speakers page 81 REAR SIDE VIRTUAL MULTI REAR Creates an array of virtual rear speakers from a single set of actual rear speakers The position of the virtual rear speakers differs according to REAR or SIDE L Front speaker left R Front speaker right LS Rear speaker left RS Rear speaker right Ci Virtual speaker setting of the rear speakers page 81 REAR L R SIDE L R VIRTUAL MULTI DIMENSION Creat
12. The default adjustments are in parentheses For DVP NS755V FRONT Set this between 4 and 50 feet in 10 ft 1 foot increments CENTER Set this within 5 and 2 feet of 10 ft the FRONT setting in 1 foot increments For example if FRONT is set to 6 feet CENTER can be set between 1 and 8 feet REAR 10 ft Set this between the FRONT setting and 16 feet in 1 foot increments For example if FRONT is set to 17 feet REAR can be set between 1 and 17 feet For DVP NS915V FRONT Set this between 1 and 15 3 m meters in 0 2 meter increments CENTER Set this within 1 6 and 40 6 3 m meters of the FRONT setting in 0 2 meter increments For example if FRONT is set to 6 meters CENTER can be set between 4 4 and 6 6 meters REAR 3 m Set this between the FRONT setting and 5 meters in 0 2 meter increments For example if FRONT is set to 6 meters REAR can be set between 1 and 6 meters If each of the front or rear speakers are not placed at an equal distance from your listening position set the distance according to the closest speaker Do not place the rear speakers farther away from your listening position than the front speakers These settings do not affect the Super Audio CD Multi audio signals BALANCE Varies the balance of the left and right speakers Be sure to set TEST TONE to
13. e9 E gt ENTER ty DISPLAY _ o 1 Press DISPLAY while the player is in stop mode The Control Menu appears 2 Press 7 to select dS PARENTAL CONTROL then press ENTER The options for PARENTAL CONTROL appear PLAYER gt PASSWORD gt OFF 3 Press 7 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 PARENTAL CONTROL appears STANDARD PARENTAL CONTROL Enter password then press ENTER 8 select the level you want using T then press ENTER Parental Control setting is complete Enter or re enter your 4 digit password PARENTAL CONTROL using the number buttons then press LEVEL T PIS ENTER STANDARD USA The display for setting the playback limitation level appears PARENTAL CONTROL LEVEL OFF The lower the value the stricter the STANDARD USA limitation To turn off the Parental Control function Set LEVEL to OFF in step 8 Frese TAK 40 select STANDARD To play a disc for which Parental Control is then press
14. Also the player cannot play the following discs ADVD VIDEO 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 DVP NS755V The player cannot play discs recorded in a color system other than NTSC such as PAL or SECAM this player conforms to the NTSC color system Some DVD Rs DVD RWs CD Rs or CD RWs cannot be played on this player due to the recording quality or physical condition of the disc or the characteristics of the recording device The disc will not play if it has not been correctly finalized Also images in DVD RW discs with CPRM protection may not be played if they contain a copy protection signal Copyright lock appears on the screen For more information see the operating instructions for the recording device Note that discs created in the Packet Write format cannot be played CPRM Content Protection for Recordable Media is a coding technology that protects the copyright of images 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
15. Selected track PROGRAM ALL CLEAR 1 1 TRACK gt 01 3 TRACK a 02 4 TRACK 03 5 TRACK 04 6 TRACK FF 05 TE TRACK BE Total time of the programmed tracks 6 To program other titles chapters or tracks repeat steps 4 to 5 The programmed titles chapters and tracks are displayed in the selected order 7 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 return to normal play Press CLEAR or select OFF in step 3 To play the same program again select ON in step 3 and press ENTER To turn off the display Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the display is turned off To change or cancel a program 1 Follow steps 1 through 3 of Creating your own program Program Play 2 Select the program number of the title chapter or track you want to change or cancel using V or the number buttons and press gt 3 Follow step 5 for new programming To cancel a program select under T then press ENTER To cancel all the titles chapters or tracks in the programmed order 1 Follow steps 1 through 3 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 46 or Shu
16. the following sampling frequencies 32 kHz 44 1 kHz 48 kHz The playback order may be different from the edited order See The Playback order of MP3 audio tracks below for details Selecting an album and track 1 Press MENU The list of MP3 albums recorded on the DATA CD appears continued 41 42 onoz 2 Select an album using Y and press ENTER The list of tracks contained in the album appears 3 Selecta track using 1 4 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 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 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 r
17. AUDIO ATT AUDIO DRC STANDARD AUDIO FILTER SHARP DOWNMIX DOLBY SURROUND DIGITAL OUT ON DOLBY DIGITAL D PCM DTS D PCM 48kHz 96kHz PCM 48kHz 16bit 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 damaging your ears or speakers DOLBY DIGITAL DVD VIDEO DVD RW only Selects the type of Dolby Digital signal D PCM Select this when the player is connected to an audio component without a built in Dolby Digital decoder You can select whether the signals conform to Dolby Surround Pro Logic or not by making adjustments to the DOWNMIX item in AUDIO SETUP page 79 DOLBY DIGITAL Select this when the player is connected to an audio component with a built in Dolby Digital decoder sjueunsn py pue sumas continued 79 MPEG DVD VIDEO DVD RW only DVP NS915V only Selects the type of MPEG audio signal PCM Select this when the player is pcs connected to an audio component without a built in MPEG decoder If you play MPEG audio sound tracks the player outputs stereo signals via the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL jack MPEG Select this when the player is connected to an audio component with a built in MPEG decoder DTS DVD VIDEO only Selects the type of DTS signal D PCM Select this when the player is connected to an audio component without a buil
18. B gt Playback Il Pause W Stop etc Control Menu items Type of disc PLAY D being played DVD VIDEO Playing time Selected item Current setting 1 ENGLISH 2 FRENCH 3 SPANISH Options Function name of selected Control Menu item Operation message He ENTER Cancel RETURN Displays the scene number for VIDEO CDs PBC is on track number for VIDEO CDs Super audio CDs CDs album number for DATA CDs Displays the index number for VIDEO CDs Super audio CDs CDs MP3 audio track number for DATA CDs continued 13 14 List of Control Menu Items Item Name Function Relevant Disc Type TITLE page 48 SCENE page 48 TRACK page 48 Selects the title scene or track to be played DW OL E CHAPTER page 48 INDEX page 48 Selects the chapter or index to be played OI CU EE ALBUM page 41 Selects the album to be played DATA CD TRACK page 48 Selects the track to be played EXD R3 DATA CD INDEX page 48 Selects the index to be played SA CD fo ORIGINAL PLAY LIST page 38 Selects the type of titles DVD RW to be played the ORIGINAL one or an edited PLAY LIST DVD RW FRERE TIME TEXT page 48 Checks the elapsed time and the remaining playback time Input the time code for picture and music searching Displays the DVD Super Audio CD CD text or the DATA CD s track name c MULTI 2CH page 39 Selects the playbac
19. Conversion Modes DVD software can be divided into two types film based software and video based software Video based software is derived from TV such as dramas and sit coms and displays images at 30 frames 60 fields per second Film based software is derived from film and displays images at 24 frames per second Some DVD software contains both Video and Film In order for these images to appear natural on your screen when output in PROGRESSIVE mode 60 frames per second the progressive video signal needs to be converted to match the type of DVD software that you are watching AUTO This will automatically detect if you are playing Film based or Video based software and convert the signal to the appropriate conversion mode Normally select this position This will set the conversion mode for Video based software regardless of the type of software that you are playing VIDEO When you play video based software with progressive signals sections of some types of images may appear unnatural due to the conversion process when output through the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks Images from the S VIDEO OUT 1 2 and LINE OUT VIDEO 1 2 jacks are unaffected as they are output in the interlace format Custom 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 73 The defa
20. ENTER set The selection items for STANDARD are displayed 1 Insert the disc and press D gt The display for entering your password appears suonounj jeuonippy snouen Busy PARENTAL CONTROL T LEVEL 2 Enter your 4 digit password using the STANDARD number buttons then press ENTER The player starts playback Hint If you forget your password remove the disc and repeat steps 1 to 3 of Parental Control limited Press 4Y to select a geographic area playback When you are asked to enter your as the playback limitation level then password enter 199703 using the number press ENTER buttons then press ENTER The display will ask you to enter a new 4 digit password After you enter The area is selected a new 4 digit password replace the disc in the When you select OTHERS select player and press E gt When the display for entering and enter a standard code in the table on your password appears enter your new password page 68 using the number buttons Press 4 to select LEVEL then Notes press ENTER When you play discs which do not have the The selection items for LEVEL are Parental Control function playback cannot be displayed limited on this player continued 7 68 Depending on the disc you may be asked to change the parental control level while playing the disc In this case enter your password then change the level If the Resume Play mode is c
21. PARENTAL CONTROL Enter password then press ENTER Enter or re enter your 4 digit password using the number buttons then press ENTER Custom parental control is set appears and then the screen returns to the Control Menu continued 65 To turn off the Custom Parental Control function 1 Follow steps 1 through 3 of Custom Parental Control 2 Press 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 ENTER 2 Enter your 4 digit password using the number buttons then press ENTER The player is ready for playback X 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 Ex Playback of some DVD VIDEOS 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 9 Number 9 9 buttons Oo 9 ce
22. SETUP 75 Searching 35 SETUP 73 Setup Display 73 SHUFFLE 45 Shuffle Play 45 Shuttle mode 36 SIZE 81 Slow motion Play 35 SPEAKER SETUP 81 Speakers Hooking up 22 STROBE PLAYBACK 50 SUBTITLE 60 74 Super Audio CD 39 SURROUND 22 57 T TEST TONE 83 TIME TEXT 48 51 TITLE 48 Title 89 TITLE VIEWER 49 TOP MENU 38 TRACK 48 Track 89 TRACK SELECTION 77 TRACK VIEWER 49 Troubleshooting 84 TV TYPE 75 TVS TV Virtual Surround 57 U Usable discs 6 V VIDEO 76 VIDEO CD 6 33 93 94 95 Sony Corporation Printed in Malaysia http www sony net
23. a VIDEO CD with PBC functions The menu for your selection appears 2 Select the item number you want by pressing or the number buttons 3 Press ENTER 4 Follow the instructions in the menu for interactive 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 gt RETURN X Hint To play without using PBC press K amp BB1 or the number buttons 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 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 Er You can play back DATA CDs CD ROMs CD Rs CD RWs recorded in MP3 MPEGI Audio Layer 3 format 2e sosiq Bul eld gt So gt em G 1 ENTER 2e 3 RETURN 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 player can play MP3 audio tracks recorded in
24. automatically gt The disc features an auto playback function gt AUTO PLAY in CUSTOM SETUP is set to ON page 77 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 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 38 gt Multilingual tracks are not recorded on the DVD being played gt The DVD prohibits the changing of the language for the sound track uoneuuoju jeuonippy continued 85 86 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 38 gt Multilingual subtitles are not recorded on the DVD being played gt The DVD prohibits the changing of the subtitles The angles cannot be changed gt Try using the DVD s menu instead of the direct selection button on the remote page 38 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 f
25. of 4 3 PAN SCAN or vice versa COLOR SYSTEM VIDEO CD only DVP NS915V only Selects the color system when you play a VIDEO CD AUTO 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 signals of an NTSC VIDEO CD and outputs it in the PAL system NTSC Changes the video signals of a PAL VIDEO CD and outputs it in the NTSC system You cannot change the color system for DVDs You can change the color system of this player according to the connected TV See page 17 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 Super Audio CD 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 E gt to turn off the screen saver ON Turns on the screen saver OFF Turns off the screen saver continued 75 sjueunsn py pue sumas BACKGROUND Selects the background color or picture on the TV screen in stop mode or while playing a Super Audio CD CD or DATA CD MP3 audio JACKET PICTURE The jacket picture still 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 a
26. of the player For details see page 17 You cannot change the color system of the DVD disc itself gt You have set COMPONENT OUT in SCREEN SETUP to PROGRESSIVE even though your TV cannot accept the signal in progressive format In this case set the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT SCAN SELECT switch on the back panel of the player to INTERLACE Then set COMPONENT OUT to INTERLACE after you can see the TV screen correctly and reset the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT SCAN SELECT switch to SELECTABLE gt Even if your TV is compatible with progressive format 480p 525p signals the image may be affected when you set COMPONENT OUT to PROGRESSIVE In this case set COMPONENT OUT to INTERLACE Even though you set the aspect ratioin TV TYPE of SCREEN SETUP the picture does not fill the screen gt The aspect ratio of the disc is fixed on your DVD 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 25 26 27 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 OPTICAL or COAXIAL jack check the audio settings page 79 Super Audio CD audio signa
27. 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 such as a rug that might block the ventilation holes Do not place the player in a location near heat sources or in a pl
28. playback speed is about twice the normal speed The FF2 gt gt FR2 lt 4 lt playback speed is faster than FFL PP FR1 sosiq Bulkeld Watching frame by frame Slow motion play DEY EI LA Press al lt lt or gt gt p gt when the player is in pause mode To return to the normal speed press D gt Each time you press lt lt lt or gt gt p during Slow motion play the playback speed changes Two speeds are available With each press the indication changes as follows Playback direction SLOW2 p gt gt SLOWI pe Opposite direction DVD only SLOW2 f gt SLOWI l The SLOW2 W SLOW2 4 playback speed is slower than SLOW 1 We SLOWI a d Playing one frame at a time Freeze Frame DE Ex MA When the player is in the pause mode press l to go to the next frame Press ille to go to the preceding frame DVD only If you hold the button down you can view the frames in succession To return to normal playback press E gt continued 35 36 Using the click shuttle on the player Shuttle mode LX CE Kg EXD KI Dur Example DVP NS755V Click shuttle Turn the click shuttle on the player The playback speed changes depending on the turning direction and degree of rotation as follows During playback FF2 Fast forward faster than FFIPP FF1 PP Fast forward x2 DVD VIDEO Super Audio CD CD only PLAYM norma
29. to D PCM and MPEG is set to PCM DVP NS915V only in AUDIO SETUP page 79 TVS DYNAMIC Creates one set of virtual rear speakers from the sound of the actual front speakers L R as 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 five sets of virtual rear speakers from the sound of the actual front speakers L R as 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 sjueunsn py punog gt continued 57 58 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 three sets of virtual rear speakers from the sound of the actual front speakers L R as shown below This mode is effective when you use 2 separate front speakers L Front speaker left R Front speaker right For 4 to 6 speaker setups You can enjoy the following surround effects by using the 2 front speakers and 2 rear speakers Connect the player to the amplifier receiver with the p connection page 27 You can experience Dolby Surround Pro Logic sounds or Digital Cinema Sound
30. will turn off automatically whenever you leave it in stop mode for more than 30 minutes Auto Power Off function For DVP NS755V You can have the player turn off automatically whenever you leave it in stop mode for more than 30 minutes To turn on this function set AUTO POWER OFF in CUSTOM SETUP to ON the default setting is OFF page 77 Super Audio CD audio signals are not output from the digital jack continued 33 Additional operations H4 gt PI REPLAY oser To Operation Stop Press M Pause Press M Resume play after Press M or gt pause Go tothe next chapter Press PP track or scene in continuous play mode Go back to the previous chapter track or scene in continuous play mode Press k Stop play and remove Press amp the disc Replay the previous Press REPLAY scene DVD VIDEO only X Hint The Replay function is useful when you want to review a scene or dialog that you missed You may not be able to use the Replay function with some scenes Locking the disc tray Child Lock You can lock the disc tray to prevent children from opening it Q9 1 lh ENTER 1 G 2 gt RETURN Whenthe player is in standby mode press d RETURN ENTER and then on the remote The player turns on and LOCKED appears on the front panel display The amp button on the player or the remote does not wor
31. 2 Step 3 Connecting the Power Cord 29 Step 4 Quick Setup 29 Pl yitid DISCS iatis ae ke 2 o je e D D o eye d oio D ia 33 PlayingiDiS6s s 1a ete Un oe uae edere a desse et tle SPEO Lea teers dit e s 33 Searching for a Particular Point on a Disc Search Scan Slow motion Play Freeze Frame 35 Resuming Playback From the Point Where You Stopped the Disc Multi disc Resume 37 Using the DVD s Menu 38 Selecting ORIGINAL or PLAY LIST on a DVD RW Disc 38 Selecting a Playback Area for a Super Audio CD Disc 39 Playing VIDEO CDs With PBC Functions PBC Playback 40 Playing an MP3 Audio Track 41 Various Play Mode Functions Program Play Shuffle Play Repeat Play A B Repeat Play ca cece eve ec dece Pose ERE 4 EE 43 Searching for a Scene 54 et a he ERS Mee el 48 Searching for a Title Chapter Track Index Scene Search mode 48 Searching by Scene PICTURE NAVIGATION 49 Viewing Information About the Disc 51 Checking the Playing Time and Remaining Time 51 Checking the Play Information 53 Sound Adjustments ee ee OR nr xxx 55 Changing the Sound oe e p
32. 22 23 7 24 i 25 s 26 i 27 Ti 28 12 29 13 30 14 8l 15 32 16 93 7 34 35 83 ENTER button 29 1 TV DVD switch 70 2 4 OPEN CLOSE button 34 3 Number buttons 38 The number 5 button has a tactile dot 4 CLEAR button 43 DVP NS755V only CLEAR ten s digit button 70 DVP NS915V only 5 SACD Super Audio CD CD button 40 6 SACD MULTI 2CH super audio CD multi 2 channel button 39 SUBTITLE button 60 AUDIO button 55 d RETURN button 34 MENU button 38 41 Use the tactile dot as a reference when operating the player Guide to the Control Menu Display Use the Control Menu to select a function and to view related information Press DISPLAY repeatedly to turn on or change the Control Menu display as follows Control Menu display 1 Control Menu display 2 DVD VIDEO CD only ADVANCED display DVD only See page 53 Control Menu display off Y Hint You can skip the ADVANCED display by setting OFF under ADVANCED in the Control Menu page 53 Control Menu Display The Control Menu display 1 and 2 will show different items depending on the disc type For details about each item please refer to the pages in parentheses Example Control Menu display 1 when playing a DVD VIDEO Currently playing chapter number Currently playing title number Total number of titles Playback status Total number of chapters
33. 7 PLAY 18 34 DVD VIDEO Th 1202268 OFF OFF SET gt ON 3 Press 1 to select SET gt then press ENTER TRACK is displayed when you play a VIDEO CD Super Audio CD or CD PROGRAM 1 2 LE 3 TILE ALES 5 TITLE Wille EMESS v Titles or tracks recorded on a disc 4 Press gt The cursor moves to the title or track row T in this case 01 PROGRAM ALL CLEAR T e 1 TITLE 2 TITLE 91 3 TITLE 02 Ais 03 PETITES 04 6 TITLE 05 TITLE Chapters recorded on a disc D Select the title chapter or track you want to program When playing a DVD VIDEO For example select chapter 03 of title 402 Press 1 4 or the number buttons to select 02 under T then press ENTER PROGRAM ALL CLEAR T is 1 TITLE ERE AL 2 TITLE 01 3 TITLE 02 02 4 TITLE 03 03 y Mie 04 04 6 TITLE 05 05 UE 06 Next press 1 4 or the number buttons to select 03 under C then press ENTER PROGRAM T ALL CLEAR 1 TITLE 02 03 2 TILE 01 3 TITLE 02 ALES 03 5 TITLE 04 CALE 05 UE Selected title and chapter When playing a VIDEO CD Super Audio CD or CD For example select track 02 Press 4 or the number buttons to select 02 under T then press ENTER The track number may be displayed in 3 digits for a Super Audio CD
34. Audio CD 2 Hz to 100 kHz 50 kHz 3 dB 1 dB CD 2 Hz to 20 kHz 0 5 dB Signal to noise ratio S N ratio 115 dB LINE OUT L R AUDIO 1 2 jacks only Harmonic distortion 0 003 Dynamic range DVD VIDEO Super Audio CD 103 dB CD 99 dB Wow and flutter Less than detected value 0 001 W PEAK Outputs Jack name Jack type Output level Load impedance LINE OUT AUDIO 1 2 Phono jack 2 Vrms 10 kilohms DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL Optical output jack 18 dBm wave length 660 nm DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL Phono jack 0 5 Vp p 75 ohms 5 1CH OUTPUT Phono jack 2 Vrms 10 kilohms COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y Ps Cs Pr Cr Phono jack Y 1 0 Vp p Ps Cs Pr Cr 0 7 Vp p 75 ohms LINE OUT VIDEO 1 2 Phono jack 1 0 Vp p 75 ohms S VIDEO OUT 1 2 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 110 V AC 60 Hz 120 V AC 60 Hz 220 V AC 60 Hz 220 240 V AC 50 60 Hz See page 3 for further information Power consumption 15W 16W 17 W See page 3 for further information Dimensions approx DVP NS755V 430 x 74 x 257 mm 17 x 3 x 10 sin DVP NS915V 430 x 77 x 257 mm 17 x 3 s x 10 s in width height depth incl projecting parts Mass approx DVP NS755V 2 6 kg 5 a Ib DVP NS915V 2 8 kg 6 3 16 Ib Operating temperature 5 C to 35 C 41 F to 95 F Operating humidity 25 to 80 Supplied accessories See page 16 Specifications and design ar
35. D SHARP DOLBY SURROUND ON AUDIO DRC AUDIO FILTER DOWNMIX DIGITAL OUT DOLBY DIGITAL DTS 48kHz 96kHz PCM D PCM page 79 DOLBY DIGITAL only if the amplifier receiver has a Dolby Digital decoder page 79 1 Spress ENTER DTS is selected AUDIO SETUP AUDIO ATT OFF AUDIO DRC STANDARD AUDIO FILTER SHARP DOWNMIX DOLBY SURROUND DIGITAL OUT ON DOLBY DIGITAL D PCM DTS D PCM 48kHz 96kHz PCM 1 Apress to select the type of DTS signal sent to your amplifier receiver Choose the item that matches the audio connection you selected on pages 25 to 27 through D PCM page 80 DTS only if the amplifier receiver has a DTS decoder page 80 1 5 Press ENTER When DIGITAL OUTPUT is selected in step 11 Quick Setup is finished and connections are complete For DVP NS915V If your AV amplifier receiver has an MPEG audio decoder set MPEG to MPEG page 80 When DIGITAL amp 5 1CH OUTPUT is selected in step 11 The Setup Display for SPEAKER SETUP appears 1 Gpress t to select the size of the center speaker If no center speaker is connected select NONE page 81 SPEAKER SETUP SIZE DISTANCE a e BALANCE me LEVEL TEST TONE OFF FRONT CENTER REAR SUBWOOFER 17 Press ENTER REAR is selected SPEAKER SETUP SIZE DISTANCE ame BALANCE
36. DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL jack 25 5 LINE OUT VIDEO 1 2 jacks 20 26 27 6 S VIDEO OUT 1 2 jacks 20 2 DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL jack 25 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks 26 27 20 3 5 1CH OUTPUT jacks 27 The jack names differ depending on the 4 LINE OUT L R AUDIO 1 2 jacks models 24 25 26 DVP NS755V Y Ps Pr DVP NS915V Y Ps Cs Pr Cr COMPONENT VIDEO OUT SCAN SELECT switch 76 continued 11 12 Remote 9 TIME TEXT button 51 0 REPEAT button 46 1 kea P 1 PREV NEXT previous next buttons 34 12 al SEARCH STEP buttons 35 13 gt PLAY button 33 The L button has a tactile dot Il PAUSE button 34 15 3 buttons 38 H6 DISPLAY button 13 17 TOP MENU button 38 18 IO on standby button 33 19 VOL volume buttons 70 The button has a tactile dot TV VIDEO button 70 ENTER button 22 WIDE MODE button 70 SHUFFLE button 45 A B button 46 PICTURE NAVI picture navigation button 49 ANGLE button 60 PICTURE MODE button 62 SUR surround button 57 REPLAY button 34 80 SEARCH MODE button 48 4l 4 P p gt SCAN SLOW buttons 35 ll STOP button 34 1 18 2 19 3 20 i 21 5
37. ES f ENTER gt TOP menu tU MENU 1 Press TOP MENU or MENU The disc s menu appears on the TV screen The contents of the menu vary from disc to disc 2 Press V or the number buttons to select the item you want to play or change 3 Press ENTER X Hint The disc s menu also appears when the TOP MENU or MENU button on the player is pressed Selecting ORIGINAL or PLAY LIST on a DVD RW Disc Exil Some DVD RW discs in VR Video Recording mode have two types of titles for playback originally recorded titles ORIGINAL and titles that can be created on recordable DVD players for editing PLAY LIST You can select the type of titles to be played gt O DISPLAY o S ENTER 1 Press DISPLAY in stop mode The Control Menu appears 2 Press 4 4 to select s ORIGINAL PLAY LIST then press ENTER The options for ORIGINAL PLAY LIST appear TANZU STOP 18 34 DVD RW PLAY LIST PLAY LIST ORIGINAL 3 Press 1 V to select the setting PLAY LIST plays the titles created from ORIGINAL for editing ORIGINAL plays the titles originally recorded 4 Press ENTER To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off Selecting a Playback Area for a Super Audio CD Disc EXA SACD MULTI 2CH 4 Q 5 5 SACD CD sosiq Bulkeld Selecting a playback area on a 2 channel Multi ch
38. Enhancing the Playback Picture DIGITAL VIDEO ENHANCER T GDH KI 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 tiv O DISPLAY oS ENTER Press DISPLAY twice during playback The Control Menu appears 2 Press 4 4 to select T DIGITAL VIDEO ENHANCER then press ENTER The options for DIGITAL VIDEO ENHANCER appear 3 Press T Y to select a level 1 enhances the outline 2 enhances the outline more than 1 3 enhances the outline more than 2 SOFT softens the image DVD only 4 Press ENTER The disc plays with the setting you selected To cancel the DIGITAL VIDEO ENHANCER setting Select OFF in step 3 To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned 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 61 with the DVE function If the condition still does not improve reduce the Digital Video Enhancer level or select SOFT DVD only in step 3 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 Y
39. GlOSSaly c i LE up UR Be LAS balan eta ets Be RENE CRUS Cd 87 Specifications 2212 4 hea eee esee ee ed dut RO AUR doa 90 Language Code List 44 2i lp Sey eA eh ee eR OA ABS a ee ed T 91 MAS CR se Nettie gee eet ge eat Me Uren es reas esate Onegin cs Arcee ERA 92 About this Manual Check your model name The instructions in this manual are for 2 This Player Can Play the Following Discs Format of discs models DVP NS755V and DVP NS915V DVD VIDEO DVD Check your model name by looking at the page 87 a c VIDEO front panel of the player DVP NS755V is the model used for DVD RW DVD illustration purposes unless otherwise page 87 specified Any difference in operation is clearly indicated in the text for example Super Audio CD OA DVP NS915V only page 88 SUPER AUDIO CD Instructions in this manual describe the VIDEO CD OR 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 Music CD Free DVD may be used as a general term for DVD VIDEOs DVD Rs and DVD RWs The meanings of the icons used in this manual are described below Icon Meaning Functions available for DVD DTA VIDEOs or DVD Rs DVD RWs in video mode Functions available for DVD RWs in VR Video Recording mode Functions available for VIDEO CDs or CD Rs CD RWs in video CD format Function
40. Hz PCM to 96kHz 24bit only if you connect an amplifier receiver that conforms to the 96 kHz sampling frequency page 80 e Set DISTANCE BALANCE and LEVEL according to the connected speakers page 82 If the sound distorts even when the volume is turned down set AUDIO ATT to ON page 78 Playing Discs Playing Discs prx DX Er EXO p is Depending on the DVD or VIDEO CD some operations may be different or restricted Refer to the operating instructions supplied with your disc Example DVP NS755V Power indicator E gt 1 Turn on your TV Press UC 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 amplifier 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 sosiq Bul eld 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 DVD VIDEOs see page 38 For VIDEO CDs see page 40 To turn off the player Press ID The player enters standby mode X Hint For DVP NS915V The player
41. Number 9 ei VOL Q buttons Slide the TV DVD switch to DVD 2 Hold down l 5 and enter your AV amplifier receiver s manufacturer s code see the table below using the number buttons 3 Release IC The VOL buttons control the AV amplifier s volume If you want to control the TV s volume Slide the TV DVD switch to TV Code numbers of controllable AV amplifiers receivers If more than one code number is listed try entering them one at a time until you find the one that works with your AV amplifier receiver Manufacturer Code number Sony 80 88 89 91 Denon 84 85 86 Kenwood 92 93 Onkyo 81 82 83 Pioneer 99 Sansui 87 Technics 97 98 Yamaha 94 95 96 X Hint If you want to control the TV s volume even when the TV DVD switch is set to DVD repeat steps 1 and 2 and enter the code number 90 default 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 For details on each Setup Display item see pages from 74 to 83 The on screen displays and available options differ depending on the player model Note the differences indicated in the text for example DVP NS755V only Playback settings stored in the disc take priority over the Setup Dis
42. R 61 C CD 33 CD DIRECT 78 CHAPTER 48 Chapter 87 CHAPTER VIEWER 49 Child Lock 34 Click shuttle 36 COLOR SYSTEM 75 COMPONENT OUT 76 Connecting 20 Continuous play DVD 33 Super Audio CD CD VIDEO CD 33 Control Menu 13 CUSTOM 73 CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL 65 CUSTOM PICTURE MODE 62 CUSTOM SETUP 77 D DATA CD 6 41 DCS Digital Cinema Sound 58 DIGITAL OUT 79 Digital output 79 DIGITAL VIDEO ENHANCER 64 DIMMER 77 Display Control Menu display 13 Front panel display 10 Setup Display 73 DISTANCE 82 DOLBY DIGITAL 27 55 79 87 DOWNMIX 79 DTS 27 55 80 87 DVD 6 33 87 DVD RW 6 38 88 F Fast forward 35 Fast reverse 35 Front panel display 10 H Handling discs 8 Hooking up 20 l INDEX 48 Index 88 INTERLACE 76 J Jog mode 36 L LANGUAGE SETUP 74 LEVEL 83 Locating a specific point by watching the TV screen 35 M MENU 74 Menu DVD s menu 38 top menu 38 MODE 76 MP3 6 41 MPEG 27 56 80 88 MULTI DISC RESUME 37 78 O On screen display Control Menu display 13 Setup Display 73 ORIGINAL 38 ORIGINAL PLAY LIST 38 OSD 74 P PARENTAL CONTROL 66 PAUSE MODE 77 PBC Playback 40 PICTURE NAVIGATION 49 PLAY LIST 38 PLAYBACK MEMORY 77 PRO LOGIC 26 79 87 PROGRAM 43 Program Play 43 PROGRESSIVE 76 Q QUICK 74 Quick Setup 29 74 R Remote 16 70 REPEAT 46 Repeat Play 46 REPLAY 34 RESET 74 Resume Play 37 S S VIDEO output 20 SCENE 48 Scene 88 SCREEN SAVER 75 SCREEN
43. Sound Effects Sound Feedback The player beeps when the following operations are performed The default setting of the Sound Feedback function is set to off Operation Operation sound Power is turned on One beep Power is turned off Two beeps D gt is pressed One beep Il is pressed Two beeps Playback is stopped One long beep Operation is not possible Three beeps Setting Sound Feedback I gt Power indicator 1 Press I on the player or the remote The power indicator lights up in green When there is a disc in the player press amp and remove the disc Then press amp again to close the disc tray 2 Press and hold EE on the player for more than two seconds You will hear one beep and the Sound Feedback function is turned on To turn off the Sound Feedback function When there is no disc in the player press and hold MH on the player for more than two seconds You will hear two beeps and the Sound Feedback function is turned off suonounj jeuonippy snouen Burst 69 Controlling Your TV or AV Amplifier Receiver With the Supplied Remote By adjusting the remote signal you can control your TV with the supplied remote If you connect the player to an AV amplifier receiver you can control the volume with the supplied remote Depending on the connected unit you may not be able to correctly control your TV or AV amplifier receiver using some of
44. ace provided below Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product Model No DVP NS755V 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 an experienced radio TV technician for help Welcome Thank you for purchasing this Sony CD DVD Player Before
45. ace 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 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 alcohol 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
46. ality by reducing the block noise or mosaic like patterns that appear on your TV screen DL OLE E 8 C CUSTOM PICTURE MODE page 62 Adjusts the video signal from the player You can select the picture quality that best suits the program you are watching CU OL EK 3 DIGITAL VIDEO ENHANCER page 64 Exaggerates the outline of the image to produce a sharper picture LE DEN E PICTURE NAVIGATION page 49 Divides the screen into 9 subscreens to help you find the scene you want quickly Ex E X Hint The Control Menu icon indicator lights up in green e l M E when you select any item except OFF SURROUND PROGRAM SHUFFLE REPEAT A B REPEAT BNR DIGITAL VIDEO ENHANCER only The ANGLE indicator lights up in green only when the angles can be changed The CUSTOM PICTURE MODE indicator lights up in green when any setting other than STANDARD is selected 15 16 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 20 You cannot connect this player to a TV that does not have a video input jack Be sure to disconnect the power cord of each component before connecting Step 1 Unpacking Check that you have the following items e Audio video cord pinplug x 3 gt pinpl
47. anceled the level returns to the previous level Area Code Standard Code number Argentina 2044 Australia 2047 Austria 2046 Belgium 2057 Brazil 2070 Canada 2079 Chile 2090 China 2092 Denmark 2115 Finland 2165 France 2174 Germany 2109 India 2248 Indonesia 2238 Italy 2254 Japan 2276 Korea 2304 Malaysia 2363 Mexico 2362 Netherlands 2376 New Zealand 2390 Norway 2379 Pakistan 2427 Philippines 2424 Portugal 2436 Russia 2489 Singapore 2501 Spain 2149 Sweden 2499 Switzerland 2086 Thailand 2528 United Kingdom 2184 Changing the password 1 Press DISPLAY while the player is in stop mode The Control Menu appears 2 Press 4 to select d PARENTAL CONTROL then press ENTER The options for PARENTAL CONTROL appear 3 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 Tocontirm your 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 Operation
48. annel Super Audio CD Some Super Audio CDs consist of a 2 channel playback area and a multi channel playback area You can select the playback area you want to listen to 1 Press SACD MULTI 2CH in stop mode The following display appears ts 2CH 2 Press SACD MULTI 2CH repeatedly to select the item MULTI plays a multi channel playback area 2CH plays a 2 channel playback area The MULTI indicator in the front panel display lights up when playing a multi channel playback area Hint You can also select MULTI 2CH from the Control Menu page 13 continued 39 40 Selecting a playback layer when playing a hybrid Super Audio CD Some Super Audio CDs consist of an HD layer and a CD layer You can select the playback layer you want to listen to Press SACD CD in stop mode Each time you press the button an HD layer or a CD layer is alternately selected When playing a CD layer the CD indicator in the front panel display lights up For details about Super Audio CD discs see page 88 Each play mode function works only within the selected layer or playback area Playing VIDEO CDs With PBC Functions PBCPlayback E PBC Playback Control allows you to play VIDEO CDs interactively by following the menu on the TV screen 000 Number O00 buttons 9 H4 1 9 6 gt E pu T S ENTER gt 4 RETURN Start playing
49. ay page 73 The default settings are underlined SPEAKER SETUP SIZE DISTANCE 3 He BALANCE m LEVEL O TESTTONE OFF e FRONT LARGE CENTER LARGE REAR LARGE REAR SUBWOOFER YES To return to the default setting Select the item then press CLEAR Note that only the SIZE setting does not return to the default setting SIZE Selects the size of the speakers FRONT LARGE Normally select this position SMALL Select this when the sound distorts or the surround effects are difficult to hear CENTER Select this if you do not connect a center speaker NONE LARGE Normally select this position SMALL Select this when the sound distorts or the surround effects are difficult to hear REAR NONE Select this if you do not connect rear speakers LARGE REAR SIDE Normally select this position Select according to the rear speaker position SMALL REAR SIDE Select this when the sound distorts or the surround effects are difficult to hear Select according to the rear speaker position Rear speaker position Correctly specify the location of the rear speakers to enjoy the surround effect Set to SIDE if the location of the rear speakers corresponds to section Q below Set to REAR if the location of the rear speakers corresponds to section below This settin
50. back sound is distorted set this item to ON The player reduces the audio output level This function affects the output of the following jacks LINE OUT L R AUDIO 1 2 jacks 5 1CH OUTPUT jacks OFF ON Normally select this position Select this when the playback sound from the speakers is distorted AUDIO DRC Dynamic Range Control DVD VIDEO DVD RW 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 1 2 jacks 5 1CH OUTPUT jacks DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL jack only when DOLBY DIGITAL is set to D PCM page 79 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 AUDIO FILTER except Super Audio CD Selects the digital filter to reduce noise above 22 05 kHz Sampling frequency Fs of the audio source is 44 1 kHz 24 kHz Fs is 48 kHz or 48 kHz Fs is above 96 kHz Provides a wide frequency range and spatial feeling SHARP SLOW Provides smooth and warm sound There may be little effect by changing the digital filter depending on discs or playback environment DOWNMIX DVD VIDEO DVD RW only Switches the method for mixing down to 2 channels when y
51. d try entering them one at a time until you find the one that works with your TV DVP NS755V Manufacturer Code number Sony default 01 Akai 04 AOC 04 Centurion 12 Coronado 03 Curtis Mathes 12 Daytron 12 Emerson 03 04 14 Fisher 11 General Electric 06 10 Gold Star 03 04 17 Hitachi 02 03 J C Penney 04 12 JVC 09 KMC 03 Magnavox 03 08 12 Marantz 04 13 MGA Mitsubishi 04 12 13 17 NEC 04 12 Panasonic 06 19 Philco 03 04 Philips 08 21 Pioneer 16 Portland 03 Proscan 10 Quasar 06 18 Radio Shack 05 14 RCA 04 10 Sampo 12 Samsung 03 12 20 Sanyo 11 14 Scott 12 Sears 07 10 11 Sharp 03 05 18 Sylvania 08 12 Teknika 03 08 14 Toshiba 07 Wards 03 04 12 Yorx 12 Zenith 15 DVP NS915V Manufacturer Code number Sony 01 default 03 04 Aiwa 32 Akai 68 Blaupunkt 10 21 Grundig 10 11 Hitachi 24 LG 06 JVC 33 Loewe 45 Mitsubishi 27 28 50 Mivar 09 NEC 66 Nokia 15 16 69 Orion 47 48 Panasonic 17 49 Philips 06 07 08 Pioneer 26 Saba 12 13 Samsung 22 23 Sanyo 25 Sharp 29 Siemens 39 TEAC 67 Telefunken 36 Thomson 43 Toshiba 38 suonounj jeuonippy snouen Buisn continued 71 72 Controlling the volume of your AV amplifier receiver with the remote TV DVD Tet TO O
52. dio recorded on the disc Playing time of the current scene When playing a VIDEO CD without PBC functions Super Audio CD or CD T x minutes seconds Playing time of the current track e T x Remaining time of the current track eD xix Playing time of the current disc D xix Remaining time of the current disc TIME TEXT 9 When playing a DATA CD MP3 audio x minutes seconds Playing time of the current track When playing a Super VCD T x minutes seconds Playing time of the current track osig eui 1noqy uoneuuoju BUIMEIA 1 To check the DVD Super Audio CD CD text Press TIME TEXT during playback or track and album names MP3 audio The following display appears Press TIME TEXT repeatedly in step 2 to display text recorded on the DVD VIDEO CETTE PLAY Super Audio CD CD DATA CD Emu The DVD Super Audio CD CD text appears n only when text is recorded in the disc You ime cannot change the text If the disc does not intormation contain text NO TEXT appears 2 Press TIME TEXT repeatedly to change the time information The display and the kinds of time that you BRAHMS SYMPHONY can change depend on the disc you are playing For DATA CDs the track and album names of the MP3 audio track appears page 54 continued 51 52 Checking the information on the front panel display You can view the time information and text displayed on the TV
53. e angles are displayed on a screen divided into 9 sections page 50 To turn off the subtitles You can also select ANGLE from the Control Select OFF in step 2 Menu page 13 X Hint Note You can also select SUBTITLE from the Control Menu page 13 Depending on the DVD VIDEO you may not be able to change the angles even if multi angles are recorded on the DVD VIDEO Depending on the DVD VIDEO 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 ENR EI ET VCD 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 gt V O ENTER DISPLAY _ o seio y Buiofu3 Press DISPLAY twice during playback The Control Menu appears 2 Press T V to select T BNR then press ENTER The options for BNR appear 3 Press 1 Y to select a level reduces the block noise 2 reduces the block noise more than 1 3 reduces the block noise more than 2 continued 61 62 4 Press ENTER The disc plays with the setting you selected To cancel the BNR setting Select OFF in step 3 To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off If the outlines of the images on you
54. e playback order may differ from the illustration above The playback order above may not be applicable if there are more than a total of 999 albums and tracks in the DATA CD The player can recognize up to 499 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 499 albums Of the first 499 albums the player will play no more than a combined total of 999 albums and tracks Various Play Mode Functions Program Play Shuffle Play Repeat Play A B Repeat Play You can set the following play modes Program Play page 43 Shuffle Play page 45 Repeat Play page 46 A B Repeat Play page 46 The play mode is canceled when you open the disc tray the player enters standby mode by pressing Vo sosiq Bul eld Creating your own program Program Play C1 Er EXO E33 You can play the contents of a disc in the order 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 titles chapters and tracks Number 000 buttons r LHe A ENTER T V 32 DISPLAY 9 1 Press DISPLAY twice when playing a Super Audio CD CD press once The Control Menu appears 2 Press 4 v to select F 8 PROGRAM then press ENTER The options for PROGRAM appear continued 43 44 122
55. e quickly PC o tJ 2 S PICTURE a NAVI zi S 2 o g D 8 ES COD ENTER S amp D A RETURN 1 Press PICTURE NAVI during playback The following display appears BESNTITLE VIEWER ENTER 2 Press PICTURE NAVI repeatedly to select the item Refer to the explanations given for each item in the following sections TITLE VIEWER for DVD VIDEO only CHAPTER VIEWER for DVD VIDEO only TRACK VIEWER for VIDEO CD only STROBE PLAYBACK DVD VIDEO VIDEO CD only ANGLE VIEWER for DVD VIDEO only continued 49 3 Press ENTER To return to normal play Press gt RETURN X Hint You can also select PICTURE NAVIGATION from the Control Menu page 13 The PICTURE NAVIGATION is not available when playing Super VCDs Depending on the disc you may not be able to select all functions The sound is muted when using this function Scanning the title chapter or track TITLE VIEWER CHAPTER VIEWER TRACK VIEWER Lx Kr You can divide the screen into 9 subscreens and display the first scene of titles chapters or tracks You can also play back from the selected title chapter or track After performing step 3 of Searching by Scene PICTURE NAVIGATION above select the scene using 4 gt and press ENTER X Hint If there are more than 9 titles chapters or tracks V is displayed at the bottom right To display the additional t
56. e setting on or off Resume playback point can be stored in memory for up to 40 different DVD VIDEO VIDEO CD discs page 37 ON Stores the resume settings in memory for up to 40 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 CD DIRECT Eliminates the use of unnecessary circuits when playing CDs This setting will be activated when you open or close the disc tray This function affects the output from the following jacks LINE OUT L R AUDIO 1 2 jacks 5 1CH OUTPUT jacks OFF Select this when playing CD discs including CDs with DTS tracks ON Eliminates the use of unnecessary circuits needed to play CDs If you select ON when playing CDs with DTS tracks the sound will become noisy 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 Display page 73 The default settings are underlined AUDIO SETUP AUDIO ATT OFF AUDIO DRC STANDARD AUDIO FILTER SHARP DOWNMIX DOLBY SURROUND DIGITAL OUT ON Ws Le DOLBY DIGITAL D PCM pae DTS D PCM 48kHz 96kHz PCM 48kHz 16bit AUDIO ATT attenuation If the play
57. e subject to change without notice ENERGY STAR isaU s registered mark As an ENERGY STAR Partner Sony Corporation has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency Language Code List For details see pages 55 60 74 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 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 Lithua
58. e type of signals you wish to output to your TV Select PROGRESSIVE only if you have made video connection 9 page 20 and wish to view progressive video signals Interlace format TV standard TV INTERLACE pages 76 Progressive format TV PROGRESSIVE pages 76 1 Opress 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 DIGITAL amp 5 1CH OUTPUT 1 1 Press 1 4 to select the type of jack if any you are using to connect to an amplifier receiver then press ENTER Choose the item that matches the audio connection you selected on pages 24 to 27 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 D O Select DIGITAL OUTPUT The Setup Display for DOLBY DIGITAL appears D or both GE and GD Select DIGITAL amp 5 1CH OUTPUT The Setup Display for DOLBY DIGITAL appears 1 2 Press 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 25 to 27 O through AUDIO SETUP AUDIO ATT OFF STANDAR
59. eck Surround effects TVS STANDARD page 58 GD vo m cn AV amplifier receiver having a Dolby Surround Pro Logic decoder and 3 to 6 speakers Surround effects Dolby Surround Pro Logic page 87 QD vo 2 L w AV amplifier receiver with 5 1 ch input jacks and 4 to 6 speakers Surround effects Dolby Digital 5 1 ch page 87 DTS 5 1 ch page 87 Super Audio CD Multi channel page 88 MPEG audio 5 1 ch page 88 or AV amplifier receiver with digital input jacks having a Dolby DTS or MPEG audio decoder and 6 speakers Surround effects Dolby Digital 5 1ch page 87 DTS 5 1ch page 87 MPEG audio 5 1 ch page 88 O oe 2 a t 5 E Hint If you connect an AV amplifier receiver that conforms to the 96 kHz sampling frequency use connection ec Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby Pro Logic and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems Inc US Pat No 5 451 942 5 956 674 5 974 380 5 978 762 and other world wide patents issued and pending DTS and DTS Digital Surround are registered trademarks of Digital Theater Systems Inc Copyright 1996 2000 Digital Theater Systems Inc All rights reserved sdnyooH 23 24 QC Connecting to your TV This con
60. ecorded in the later sessions can also be played back When audio tracks and images in music CD format or video CD format are recorded in the first session only the first session will be played back 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 The Playback order of MP3 audio tracks The playback order of albums and tracks recorded on a DATA CD is as follows Structure of disc contents Tree2 Tree3 Tree4 Tree 5 Tree 1 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 When you press MENU and the list of MP3 albums appears page 41 the albums are arranged in the following order O gt 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 file names the tracks will be played in that order Since a disc with many trees takes longer to start playback it is recommended that you create albums of no more than two trees Depending on the software you use to create the DATA CD th
61. ee ar ete aee 55 SURROUND Mode Settings 57 Enjoyihg Movies s 8 du ed ead edie ed do d E Dea ew CE 60 Changing the Angles 60 Displaying the Subtitles 60 Adjusting the Picture Quality BNR 61 Adjusting the Playback Picture CUSTOM PICTURE MODE 62 Enhancing the Playback Picture DIGITAL VIDEO ENHANCER 64 Using Various Additional Functions 65 Locking Discs CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL PARENTAL CONTROL 65 Operation Sound Effects Sound Feedback 69 Controlling Your TV or AV Amplifier Receiver With the Supplied Remote 70 Settings and Adjustments 73 Using the Setup Display 73 Setting the Display or Sound Track Language LANGUAGE SETUP 74 Settings for the Display SCREEN SETUP 75 Custom Settings CUSTOM SETUP 77 Settings for the Sound AUDIO SETUP 78 Settings for the Speakers SPEAKER SETUP 81 Additional Information 84 Troubleshooting cese RR EXTA eae ES 84 Self diagnosis Function When letters numbers appear in the display 87
62. egion code on the DVD does not match the player Moisture has condensed inside the player page 3 The player cannot play DVD Rs DVD RWs CD Rs or CD RWs that are not finalized page 7 i t MM The MP3 audio track cannot be played page 42 gt The DATA CD is not recorded in the MP3 format that conforms to ISO9660 Level 1 Level 2 or Joliet gt The MP3 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 Copyright lock appears and the screen turns blue when playing a DVD RW disc gt Images taken from digital broadcasts etc may contain copy protection signals such as complete copy protection signals single copy signals and restriction free signals When images that contain copy protection signals are played a blue screen may appear instead of the images It may take a while when looking for playable images The title of the MP3 audio album or track is not correctly displayed gt The player can only display numbers and alphabet Other characters are displayed as eom 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 43 gt Resume play has taken effect page 37 The player starts playing the disc
63. elected for the sound track X Hint If you select OTHERS in MENU SUBTITLE or AUDIO select and enter a language code from Language Code List on page 91 using the number buttons When you select a language in MENU SUBTITLE or AUDIO that is not recorded on a DVD VIDEO 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 page 73 The default settings are underlined TV TYPE Selects the aspect ratio of the connected TV 4 3 standard or wide SCREEN SETUP IDVADYBES 4 3 LETTER BOX SCREEN SAVER ON BACKGROUND JACKET PICTURE COMPONENT OUT INTERLACE MODE AUTO 43 Select this when you connect a LETTER 4 3 screen TV Displays a wide BOX picture with bands on the upper and lower portions of the screen 4 3 Select this when you connect a PAN SCAN 4 3 screen TV Automatically displays a 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 16 9 is the default setting for DVP NS915V 4 3 LETTER BOX 4 3 PAN SCAN 16 9 Depending on the DVD 4 3 LETTER BOX may be selected automatically instead
64. epts progressive 480p 525p format signals You need to use the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks to view progressive signals Hook up your TV using pattern 9 on page 20 and then run Quick Setup on page 29 gt Power source To change the color system DVP NS915V only The color system of the player can be set to NTSC or PAL If the on screen display does not appear on the TV change the color system of the player to match the color system of the connected TV NTSC or PAL To change the color system hold IKD down for a few seconds while pressing Il on the player o 3 D ao A 5 2 Q 2 D continued YA 18 X Hints To check the current setting of the player s color system press I The power indicator lights up in green If NTSC appears on the front panel display the color system of the player is set to NTSC If not the color system is set to PAL When connecting to a monaural TV use a stereo mono conversion cord not supplied Connect the LINE OUT VIDEO 1 2 jack on the player to the TV s video input jack and connect the LINE OUT L R AUDIO 1 2 jacks to the TV s audio input jack Step 4 Playing a Disc Example DVP NS755V With the playback side facing down 1 Turn on the TV 2 Press I 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 amp on the player to open the disc tray
65. er Audio CD single layer disc This disc consists of a single HD layer High density signal layer for the Super Audio CD HD high density p MEN A layer Super Audio CD dual layer disc This disc consists of dual HD layers and is capable of extended play over long periods Also as the dual layer disc consists of dual HD layers on one side only you do not have to turn the disc over during playback HD layer HD layer Super Audio CD CD Hybrid disc This disc consists of an HD layer and a CD layer Also as the dual layers are on one side only you do not have to turn the disc over during playback You can play the CD layer using a conventional CD player CD layer HD layer 2 channel Multi channel Super Audio CD This disc consists of the 2 channel playback area and the multi channel playback area 2 channel playback area gt Multi channel playback area 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 uoneuuoju jeuonippy 89 Specifications System Laser Semiconductor laser Signal format system DVP NS755V NTSC DVP NS915V NTSC PAL see page 17 to switch Audio characteristics Frequency response DVD VIDEO PCM 96 kHz 2 Hz to 44 kHz 44 kHz 2 dB 1 dB Super
66. es an array of virtual rear speaker positions higher than the listener from a single set of actual rear speakers This mode creates five sets of virtual speakers surrounding the listener at approximately a 30 angle of elevation The effect differs according to REAR or SIDE setting of the rear speakers page 81 REAR L SIDE Hints You can select SURROUND by pressing the SURROUND button on the player You can also select SURROUND from the Control Menu page 13 To enjoy the multichannel audio through the 5 1CH OUTPUT jacks correctly set each speaker position and distance page 81 When the playing signal does not contain a signal for the rear speakers it may be difficult to hear the surround effect When you select one of the TVS modes the player does not output the sound of center speaker When you select one of the surround 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 discs However not all discs will respond to the TVS NIGHT function in the same way If you use the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL jack and set DOLBY DIGITAL to DOLBY DIGITAL DTS to DTS and MPEG to MPEG in AUDIO SETUP sound will come
67. ffle Play page 45 When playing Super VCDs the total time of the programmed tracks does not appear on the screen Playing in random order Shuffle Play C1 TO EXO EI You can have the player shuffle titles chapters or tracks Subsequent shuffling may produce a different playing order CLEAR o Q SHUFFLE gt 1 Press SHUFFLE during playback The following display appears 1 385 TITLE 2 Press SHUFFLE repeatedly to select the item to be shuffled When playing a DVD VIDEO TITLE CHAPTER When playing a VIDEO CD Super Audio CD or CD TRACK When Program Play is activated ON shuffles titles chapters or tracks selected in Program Play To return to normal play Press CLEAR or select OFF in step 2 Hints e You can set Shuffle Play while the player is stopped After selecting the SHUFFLE option press C gt Shuffle Play starts Up to 200 chapters in a disc can be played in random order when CHAPTER is selected Youcanalso select SHUFFLE from the Control Menu page 13 sosiq Buike d continued 45 46 Playing repeatedly Repeat Play CI BE Eng EX BR pur You can play all of the titles or tracks on a disc or a single title chapter or track repeatedly You can use a combination of Shuffle or Program Play modes CLEAR le REPEAT lt r re 1 Press REPEAT during playback The following display a
68. from your speakers but it will not have the SURROUND effect If the player is set up to output the signal from the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL jack the TVS effect will not be heard when you play a CD sjueunsn py punos 59 Displaying the Subtitles DX DTI Changing the Angles If subtitles are recorded on the discs you can DVD V change the subtitles or turn them on and off whenever you want while playing a DVD Enjoying Movies If various angles multi angles for a scene are recorded on the DVD VIDEO ANGLE appears in the front panel display This means that you can change the viewing angle SUBTITLE 9 lt ANGLE 1 Press SUBTITLE during playback The following display appears t ENGLISH 1 Press ANGLE during playback The number of the angle appears on the display DECRE 2 Press SUBTITLE repeatedly to select the setting When playing a DVD VIDEO Select the language 2 Press ANGLE repeatedly to select Depending on the DVD VIDEO the choice of language varies the angle number When 4 digits are displayed they The scene changes to the selected angle indicate a language code Refer to Language Code List on page 91 to see which language the code represents When playing a DVD RW Select ON X Hints You can display all the angles recorded on the disc on the same screen and start playback directly from the chosen angle Th
69. g affects only VIRTUAL REAR SHIFT VIRTUAL MULTI REAR and VIRTUAL MULTI DIMENSION mode page 57 This setting does not affect the Super Audio CD Multi audio signals sjuawysn py pue sumas continued 81 SUBWOOFER NONE Select this if you do not connect a subwoofer YES Select this if you connect a subwoofer to output the LFE low frequency effect signals from the subwoofer The cut off frequency for the subwoofer is fixed at 120 Hz If your speakers are too small to reproduce low bass frequencies utilize a subwoofer for low frequency sound When you set all speaker settings to SMALL the bass redirection circuitry will be activated and the bass frequencies are output from the subwoofer Even if there are fewer than 6 speakers connected the player distributes the audio signal components to the front speakers DISTANCE Sets the distance from your listening position to the speakers Set the distance to your front speakers in FRONT first Q Values in CENTER center speaker and REAR rear speaker will automatically change to the same value and O Adjust these values to reflect the actual distance to your center and rear speakers A 6 4 50 ft 1 15 m 1 15 m KO Be sure to change the value in the Setup Display when you move the speakers
70. g to a digital jack 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 X Hint For connection eo For correct speaker placement refer to the instructions of the connected components To enhance the sound performance Use high performance speakers Use front rear and center speakers of the same size and performance Place the subwoofer between the left and right front speakers When you connect an amplifier receiver that conforms to the 96kHz sampling frequency set 48kHz 96kHz PCM in AUDIO SETUP to 96kHz 24bit page 80 Super Audio CD audio signals are not output from the digital jack For connection eo After you have completed the connection be sure to set DOLBY DIGITAL to DOLBY DIGITAL and DTS to DTS in Quick Setup page 29 For DVP NS915V If your AV amplifier receiver has an MPEG audio decoder function set MPEG in AUDIO SETUP to MPEG 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 displays differ depending on the player model sdnyooH
71. h method When playing a DVD VIDEO DVD RW CA TITLE CHAPTER TIME TEXT Select TIME TEXT to search for a starting point by inputting the time code When playing a VIDEO CD Ca TRACK i INDEX When playing a VIDEO CD with PBC Playback SCENE i INDEX When playing a Super Audio CD CD 43 TRACK P INDEX When playing a DATA CD MP3 audio ALBUM a TRACK 3 Select the number of the title track scene time code etc you want by pressing the number buttons to select the digit 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 21020 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 To turn off the display Press SEARCH MODE repeatedly until the display is turned off X Hints You can display the first scene of titles chapters or tracks recorded on the disc on a screen divided into 9 sections You can start playback directly by selecting one of the scenes For details see page 49 You can also select TITLE CHAPTER TRACK INDEX SCENE TIME TEXT or ALBUM from the Control Menu page 13 You cannot search for a still picture on a DVD RW in VR mode Searching by Scene PICTURE NAVIGATION You can divide the screen into 9 subscreens and find the desired scen
72. hile 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 You cannot change the sound for Super Audio CDs Displaying the audio information of the disc Ex Press DISPLAY during playback to display the Control Menu Select AUDIO using vv The channels being played are displayed on the screen For example in Dolby Digital format multiple signals ranging from monaural to 5 1 channel signals can be recorded on a DVD VIDEO Depending on the DVD VIDEO the number of the recorded channels may differ Current audio format 7 PLAY 4 DVD VIDEO LFE LS RS Currently playing program format PCM MPEG DTS or DOLBY DIGITAL is displayed In the case of DOLBY DIGITAL the channels in the playing track are displayed by numbers as follows For Dolby Digital 5 1 ch Rear component 2 DOLBY DIGITAL 3 GJ 2 sd o Front component 2 LFE et Frequency Center component 1 r component 1 The letters in the program format display indicate the following sound components L Front left R Front right C Center LS Rear left RS Rear right S Rear monaural The rear component of the Dolby Surround processed signal and the Dolby Digital signal LFE Low Frequency Effect signal X Hint When playing Dolby D
73. igital or DTS sound tracks LFE is enclosed in a dotted line when the LFE signal is not being output SURROUND M ode Settings EXE DLE Fr CD rr You can enjoy surround sounds while playing discs including Dolby Digital DTS and MPEG audio DVDs even if you have only 2 or 4 speakers Select the surround mode that best suits your speaker setup Q 2 SUR 1 Press SUR during playback The following display appears ME TVS DYNAMIC 2 Press SUR repeatedly to select one of the surround modes Refer to the following explanations given for each item For 2 speaker setups TVS DYNAMIC TVS WIDE TVS NIGHT TVS STANDARD For 4 to 6 speaker setups If you select NONE in the setting of REAR in SPEAKER SETUP page 81 you cannot select these modes NORMAL SURROUND ENHANCED SURROUND VIRTUAL REAR SHIFT VIRTUAL MULTI REAR VIRTUAL MULTI DIMENSION To cancel the setting Select OFF in step 2 For 2 speaker setups 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 Ifthe playeris set up to output the signal from the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL jack the surround effect will be heard only when DOLBY DIGITAL and DTS are set
74. int A is set A B REPEAT Set point B with ENTER CHAPTER TIME A 18 1 32 55 2 When you reach the ending point point B press A B again The set points are displayed and the player starts repeating this specific portion To return to normal play Press CLEAR X Hint You can also select A B REPEAT from the Control Menu page 13 When you set A B Repeat Play the settings for Shuffle Play Repeat Play and Program Play are canceled A B Repeat Play does not work for titles containing still pictures on a DVD RW in VR mode A B Repeat Play does not work across multiple titles on a DVD RW in VR mode sosiq Bulkeld 47 48 Searching for a Scene Searching for a Title Chapter Track Index Scene Search mode T ET Er 3 EXD KI DATA CD You can search a DVD by title or chapter and you can search a VIDEO CD Super Audio 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 Number buttons Q 24 SEARCH MODE ENTER 1 Press SEARCH MODE The following display appears xx 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 3 10 2 Press SEARCH MODE repeatedly to select the searc
75. isplay 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 29 To reset all the SETUP settings 1 Select RESET in step 3 and press ENTER 2 Select YES using 1 4 You can also quit the process and return to the Control Menu by selecting NO here 3 Press ENTER All the settings explained on pages 74 to 83 return to the default settings Do not press l while resetting the player which takes a few seconds to complete 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 73 LANGUAGE SETUP OSD MENU AUDIO SUBTITLE ORIGINAL OSD On Screen Display Switches the display language on the screen MENU DVD VIDEO only You can select the desired language for the disc s menu AUDIO DVD VIDEO only Switches the language of the sound track When you select ORIGINAL the language given priority in the disc is selected SUBTITLE DVD VIDEO only Switches the language of the subtitle recorded on the DVD VIDEO When you select AUDIO FOLLOW the language for the subtitles changes according to the language you s
76. itles chapters or tracks select the bottom right scene the position 9 and press To return to the previous scene select the top left scene the position 1 and press f Dividing a scene into 9 sections STROBE PLAYBACK p Kr You can display 9 consecutive moving pictures on the screen When you press ll after performing step 3 of Searching by Scene PICTURE NAVIGATION above the moving pictures pause Displaying different angles simultaneously ANGLE VIEWER Lx If various angles multi angles for a scene are recorded on the DVD VIDEO you can display all of the angles recorded on the disc on the screen divided into 9 sections You can also play back from the selected angle After performing step 3 of Searching by Scene PICTURE NAVIGATION above select the angle using 4 gt and press ENTER When playing a DVD VIDEO or DVD Viewing Information About the RW Disc T 4 hours minutes seconds Playing time of the current title Checking the Playing Toss Remaining time of the current title Time and Remaining SEE Playing time of the current chapter Time EI CI M t Coe Remaining time of the current chapter EXT CD DATA CD When playing a VIDEO CD with PBC functions You can check the playing time and e x x minutes seconds remaining time of the current title chapter or track Also you can check the DVD Super Audio CD CD text or track name MP3 au
77. j 2120 9 18 17 16 15 14 13 DVP NS915V ETE PO on standby button indicator 33 Lights up in green when the power is on and lights up in red when the player is in standby mode 2 PROGRESSIVE indicator 76 Lights up when outputting progressive signals 8 SUPER AUDIO CD indicator Lights up when playing a Super Audio CD 4 MULTI CHANNEL indicator Lights up when playing a disc that contains multiple audio signal channels the disc is not inserted Disc tray 33 amp open close button 33 4 1 previous next buttons 34 2 ENTER buttons 38 00 Ni o gt o 9 Click shuttle 36 JOG button indicator 36 TOP MENU button 38 12 MENU button 38 41 13 RETURN button 34 DISPLAY button 13 15 IBI stop button 34 Il pause button 34 E gt play button 33 Front panel display 10 remote sensor 16 SURROUND button 57 21 PICTURE MODE button 62 continued Q Front panel display When playing back a DVD VIDEO DVD RW Playing status Lights up when you can change the angle 60 Disc type Current audio signal 56 Playing time 52 B ll D0 Digital dits REPEAT 1 SHUFFLE PGM A B
78. k area on Super Audio CDs when available EX AUDIO page 55 Changes the audio setting CD CET ES Rp SUBTITLE page 60 Displays the subtitles Changes the subtitle language OX OL ANGLE page 60 Changes the angle DVD V amp SURROUND page 57 Selects the surround functions DW DO E KO rpm ml m e LJ ADVANCED page 53 Displays the information bit rate or layer of the disc currently playing u ETAT PARENTAL CONTROL page 65 Set to prohibit playback on this player Lx To EXO KA Fb SETUP page 73 QUICK Setup page 29 Use Quick Setup to choose the desired language of the on screen display the aspect ratio of the TV the audio output signal and the size of the speakers you are using CUSTOM Setup In addition to the Quick Setup setting you can adjust various other settings RESET Returns the settings in SETUP to the default setting EE Dx E EX ed GL PROGRAM page 43 Selects the title chapter or track to play in the order you want fe E SHUFFLE page 45 Plays the title chapter or track in random order DW To Bd Fo REPEAT page 46 Plays the entire disc all titles all tracks all albums repeatedly or one title chapter track album repeatedly CD CCI KI EXO E33 CO J A B REPEAT page 46 Specifies the parts you want to play repeatedly DID DLE KA E dm 1 BNR page 61 Adjusts the picture qu
79. k 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 again Even if you select RESET under SETUP in the Control Menu page 74 the disc tray remains locked Searching for a Particular Point on a Disc Search Scan Slow motion Play Freeze Frame You can quickly locate a particular point on a disc by monitoring the picture or playing back slowly P4 SELS 9 7 gt gt j gt 1 Depending on the DVD VIDEO CD you may not be able to do some of the operations described Locating a point quickly Search CD CD CO EXO 33 CT During playback keep pressing I to locate a point in the playback direction or keep pressing lt Il amp to locate a point in the opposite direction When you find the point you want release the button to return to normal playback speed Locating a point quickly by playing a disc in fast forward or fast reverse Scan DD DATI E EXO KO EUX Press lt or gt gt pe while playing a disc When you find the point you want press to return to normal speed Each time you press ll 4 or gt P pe during scan the playback speed changes Three speeds are available With each press the indication changes as follows Playback direction x 2b DVD VIDEO Super Audio CD CD only D ied FFI Opposite direction x 24 DVD VIDEO only FR1 lt lt FR2 The x29 x 24
80. l speed x24 DVD VIDEO only FRI 44 Fast rewind FR2 Fast rewind faster than FR1 lt lt If you turn the click shuttle quickly the playback speed goes to FF2 or FR24 at once During pause mode DVD VIDEO DVD RW VIDEO CD only SLOW y playback direction SLOW2 playback direction slower than SLOW 1pr v PAUSEM SLOW2 opposite direction slower than SLOW1 DVD only SLOW 1 al opposite direction DVD only To return to normal play Press gt Playing a disc frame by frame using the click shuttle Jog mode DE EI MA 1 Press JOG The indicator lights up and the player enters pause mode 2 Turn the click shuttle Depending on the turning speed playback goes to frame by frame playback in the direction that the click shuttle is turned Turn the click shuttle clockwise to go forward and counterclockwise to rewind DVD only If you turn the click shuttle at a constant speed for a while the playback speed goes to slow or normal To return to normal play Press gt To turn off the Jog mode Press JOG again so that the indicator turns off Resuming Playback From the Point Where You Stopped the Disc muiti disc Resume DLAT TL The player stores the point where you stopped the disc for up to 40 discs and resumes playback the next time you insert the same disc When you store a resume playback point for the 41st disc the resume pla
81. 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 If you have any questions or problems concerning your player please consult your nearest Sony dealer Table of Contents WARNING exe e aerem ee weed ade Ro Pk eed 2 W lcome a A AE VEI E em ae 2 Precautions 4 rli Sar Borde dap ek dade dee 3 About this Manual 6 This Player Can Play the Following Discs 6 Notes about the Discs 8 Index to Parts and Controls 9 Guide to the Control Menu Display 13 Simple Start Guide 16 Quick Overview 4 ease acd Saee EUR LAM Bee Gate dee ae COUR ee 16 Step 1 Unpacking 0 0 0 0 eee eee 16 Step 2 Inserting Batteries Into the Remote 16 Step 3 TV HOOKUPS eb ee eens eed ete hae bade eee d 17 Step 4 Playing a Disc 19 HOOKUPS iio di due fue Mee one nement Pe Ae ee he 20 Hooking Up the Player 20 Step 1 Connecting the Video Cords 20 Step 2 Connecting the Audio Cords 2
82. ls are not output from the digital jack 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 V Sound distortion occurs gt Set AUDIO ATT in AUDIO SETUP to ON page 78 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 78 gt Set AUDIO ATT in AUDIO SETUP to OFF page 78 The surround effect is difficult to hear when you are playing a Dolby Digital DTS or MPEG audio sound track gt Check the speaker connections and setting page 27 29 79 gt The 5 1 channel sound is not recorded on the disc being played The sound comes from the center speaker only gt Depending on the disc the sound may come from the center speaker only gt Set SURROUND to OFF page 57 Operation The remote does not function The batteries in the remote are weak There are obstacles between the remote and the player The distance between the remote and the player is too far The remote is not pointed at the remote sensor on the player V4 x The disc does not play The disc is turned over Insert the disc with the playback side facing down on the disc tray The disc is skewed The player cannot play certain discs page 6 The r
83. lue Blue Red Red For DVP NS915V You can switch the player s color system to match the color system of the connected TV page 17 Do not connect a VCR etc between your TV and the player If you pass the player signals via the VCR you may not receive a clear image on the TV screen If your TV has only one audio video input jack connect the player to this jack p VCR P CD DVD player TV Connect directly Consumers should note that not all high definition television sets are fully compatible with this product and may cause artifacts to be displayed in the picture In the case of progressive scan picture problems it is recommended that you switch the connection to the standard definition output If there are questions regarding your Sony TV set s compatibility with this DVD player please contact our customer service center sdnyooH 22 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 example TV Surround effects TVS DYNAMIC page 57 TVS WIDE page 57 page 24 cx Stereo amplifier receiver and two speakers Surround effects TVS STANDARD page 58 or MD deck DAT d
84. mbered field shows the odd numbered lines of an image MPEG audio page 27 80 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 Progressive format page 76 Compared to the Interlace format that alternately shows every other line of an image field to create one frame the Progressive format shows the entire image at once as a single frame This means that while the Interlace format can show 30 frames 60 fields in one second the Progressive format can show 60 frames in one second The overall picture quality increases and still images text and horizontal lines appear sharper This player is compatible with the 480 525 progressive format 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 Super Audio CD page 6 A Super Audio CD disc can reproduce sounds that are extremely faithful to the original sound by use of DSD Direct Stream Digital technology This technology utilizes a sampling frequency of 2 8224 MHz which is 64 times that of a conventional CD and 1 bit quantization that enables the disc to hold 4 times the amount of information that a standard PCM format CD can hold Super Audio CDs are divided into the following types Sup
85. nals The rear channel is monaural DTS page 27 80 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 VIDEO page 6 A disc that contains up to 8 hours of moving pictures even though its diameter is the same as a CD The data capacity of a single layer and single sided DVD is 4 7 GB Giga Byte which is 7 times that of a CD The data capacity of a double layer and single sided DVD is 8 5 uoneuuoju jeuonippy continued 87 88 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 f
86. nection will use your TV speakers for sound CD DVD player yellow yellow TV white 5 white im Y LN L amt jJ reo Audio video red c im cord supplied amt gt to audio input to LINE OUT L R AUDIO 1 or 2 gt Signal flow The yellow plug is used for video signals page 20 X Hint When connecting to a monaural TV use a stereo mono conversion cord not supplied Connect the LINE OUT L R AUDIO 1 2 jacks to the TV s audio input jack 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 COOK Coaxial digital Stereo audio cord cord not supplied not supplied white OO 990 AUDIO VIDEO COAXIAL OPTICAL PCMIDTS DOLBY DIGITAL DIGITAL OUT LINE OUT to DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL or OPTICAL Optical digital cord not supplied Remove jack cap before connecting U to coaxial or optical to audio input digital input Speakers to LINE OUT L R AUDIO 1 or 2 red MD deck DAT deck Front R Signal flow X Hints In connection yo
87. nian 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 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 uoneuuoju jeuonippy 91 92 Index Numerics 16 9 75 4 3 LETTER BOX 75 4 3 PAN SCAN 75 480p 525p 76 48kHz 96kHz PCM 80 5 1 Channel Surround 22 27 A A B REPEAT 46 ADVANCED 53 album 41 ANGLE 60 ANGLE VIEWER 50 AUDIO 55 74 AUDIO ATT 78 AUDIO DRC 78 AUDIO FILTER 79 AUDIO SETUP 78 AUTO 76 AUTO PLAY 77 AUTO POWER OFF 77 B BACKGROUND 76 BALANCE 83 Batteries 16 BN
88. or VIDEO CDs Copyrights This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U S patents other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners Use of this copyright protection technology 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 DVP NS755V 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 CERO 1 1 Y Y
89. ot supplied Y green D ue LU AUDIO i Pr I p D et TV projector or AV amplifier receiver red TV projector or AV amplifier receiver id green U blue U red to COMPONENT VIDEO OUT yellow to LINE OUT VIDEO 1 or 2 S VIDEO cord 1 not supplied TV projector or AV B Signal flow 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 Yellow Video White L White L Red R Red R Use the red and white plugs to connect to the audio input jacks page 24 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 s um HHH Is Q If you are connecting to a monitor projector or AV amplifier receiver having component video input jacks Y Ps Pa or Y Ps Cs Pr 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 If your TV accepts progressive 480p 525p format signals you must use this connection and set COMPONENT OUT to PROGRESSIVE in SCREEN SETUP page 76 Green Green B
90. ou can set playback restrictions so that the player will not play inappropriate discs Parental Control Playback of some DVD VIDEOs 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 O 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 Q i EDS TU O ENTER DISPLAY o amp gt 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 Control Menu appears 3 Press 4 4 to select d PARENTAL CONTROL then press ENTER The options for PARENTAL CONTROL appear 12127 STOP 18 34 DVD VIDEO T 1 82 55 ON PLAYER gt PASSWORD gt OFF Press 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 suonounj jeuonippy snouen Busy
91. ou play a DVD which has rear sound elements channels or is recorded in Dolby Digital format For details on the rear signal components see Displaying the audio information of the disc page 56 This function affects the output of the following jacks LINE OUT L R AUDIO 1 2 jacks DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL jack when DOLBY DIGITAL and DTS is set to D PCM page 79 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 Select this if audio signals are to be output via the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or 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 Super Audio CD audio signals are not output from a digital jack 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 22 Select DOLBY DIGITAL MPEG DTS and 48 kHz 96 kHz PCM after setting DIGITAL OUT to ON AUDIO SETUP
92. play settings and not all the functions described may work gt V DISPLAY 9S2 ENTER 1 Press DISPLAY when the player is in stop mode The Control Menu appears 2 Press VW to select dE SETUP then press ENTER The options for SETUP appear 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 t to select the setup item from the displayed list LANGUAGE SETUP SCREEN SETUP CUSTOM SETUP AUDIO SETUP or SPEAKER SETUP Then press ENTER The Setup item is selected Example SCREEN SETUP Selected item sjueunsn py pue sumas SCREEN SETUP TV TYPE 4 3 LETTER BOX SCREEN SAVER ON BACKGROUND JACKET PICTURE COMPONENT OUT INTERLACE MODE AUTO Setup items 5 Select an item using t V then press ENTER The options for the selected item appear Example TV TYPE continued 73 74 SCREEN SETUP TV TYPE 4 R BOX SCREEN SAVER BACKGROUND COMPONENT OUT 16 9 MODE AUTO Options 6 Select a setting using 1 then press ENTER The setting is selected and setup is complete Example 16 9 Selected setting SCREEN SETUP TV TYPE 16 9 SCREEN SAVER BACKGROUND JACKET PICTURE COMPONENT OUT INTERLACE MODE AUTO To turn off the d
93. ppears y e Disc Press REPEAT repeatedly to select the item to be repeated When playing a DVD VIDEO DISC repeats all of the titles TITLE repeats the current title on a disc CHAPTER repeats the current chapter When playing a DVD RW DISC repeats all the titles of the selected type TITLE repeats the current title on a disc CHAPTER repeats the current chapter When playing a VIDEO CD Super Audio CD or CD DISC repeats all of the tracks TRACK repeats the current track When playing a DATA CD MP3 audio DISC repeats all of the albums 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 X Hints e You can set Repeat Play while the player is stopped After selecting the REPEAT option press C gt Repeat Play starts You can also select REPEAT from the Control Menu page 13 Repeating a specific portion A B Repeat Play DR DLE MA EXD H3 You can play a specific portion of a title chapter or track repeatedly This function is useful when you want to memorize lyrics etc CLEAR 49 Q A B 1 During playback when you find the starting point point A of the portion to be played repeatedly press A B The starting point po
94. ppears GRAPHICS A preset picture stored in the player appears BLUE The background color is blue BLACK The background color is black COMPONENT OUT This will change the type of signal output from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks on the player See page 88 for more information about the different types INTERLACE Select this when you are connected to a standard interlace format TV PROGRESSIVE Select this when you have a TV that can accept progressive signals X Hint When the player outputs progressive signals the PROGRESSIVE indicator lights up If you select PROGRESSIVE when you connect the player to a TV that cannot accept the signal in progressive format 480p 525p the image quality will deteriorate In this case set the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT SCAN SELECT switch on the back panel of the player to INTERLACE Then set COMPONENT OUT to INTERLACE when you can see the TV screen correctly and reset the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT SCAN SELECT switch to SELECTABLE When PROGRESSIVE is selected in COMPONENT OUT You can fine tune the Progressive 480p 525p video signal output when you select PROGRESSIVE in COMPONENT OUT of the SCREEN SETUP display and connect the player to the TV that is able to accept the video signal in progressive format The active number of progressive scan lines is 480 and the measured number of lines is 525 MODE
95. r 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 LX GIL KO 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 When you select MEMORY you can make further adjustments to each element of the picture color brightness etc PICTURE MODE gt ENTER 2e A RETURN Press PICTURE MODE during playback The following display appears 1 EJ DYNAMIC 1 2 Press PICTURE MODE repeatedly to select the setting you want The default setting is underlined 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 picture 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 MEMORY adjusts the picture in greater detail X Hints When you watch a movie CINEMA 1 or CINEMA 2 is recommended The picture can be adjusted by pressing the PICTURE MODE b
96. ront 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 to OFF or AUTO OFF Set DIMMER to any setting other than OFF or AUTO OFF page 77 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 87 The disc tray does not open and LOCKED appears on the front panel display gt Child Lock is set page 34 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 Data error appears on the TV screen when playing a DATA CD gt The MP3 audio track you want to play is broken gt The data is not MPEGI Audio Layer 3 data 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 First three Ca
97. s available for Super Audio CDs Functions available for music T CDs or CD Rs CD RWs in music CD format Functions available for DATA CDs CD ROMs CD Rs CD RWSs containing MP3 audio DATA CD tracks MP3 MPEG 1 Audio Layer 3 is a standard format defined by ISO MPEG which compresses audio data DIGITAL AUDIO DVD VIDEO and DVD RW are trademarks 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 DVD VIDEOs labeled A this player If you try to play any other DVD VIDEO the message Playback prohibited by area limitations will appear on the TV screen Depending on the DVD VIDEO no region code indication may be labeled even though playing the DVD VIDEO is prohibited by area restrictions Region code nv ooHz Ww Example of discs that the player cannot play The player cannot play the following discs All CD ROMs including PHOTO CDs CD Rs CD RWs 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 ROMs DVD Audio discs A logical format of files and folders on CD ROMs defined by ISO International Standard Organization
98. screen also on the front panel display The information on the front panel display changes as follows when you change the time information on your TV screen When playing a DVD VIDEO or DVD RW Title playing time and the current title and chapter number Playing time and number of the current chapter Remaining time of the current chapter Text When playing a DATA CD MP3 audio Track playing time and the current track and album number Track name When playing a VIDEO CD without PBC functions Super Audio CD or CD Track playing time and the current track and index number Remaining time of the current track TE v Playing time of the disc v Remaining time of the disc Text X Hints When playing VIDEO CDs with PBC functions the scene number and the playing time are displayed Long text that does not fit in a single line will scroll across the front panel display You can also check the time information and text using the Control Menu page 13 Depending on the type of disc being played the disc s text or track name may not be displayed The player can only display the first level of the disc s text such as the disc name or title Playing time of MP3 audio tracks may not be displayed correctly Checking the Play Information You can check information such as the bit rate or the disc layer that is being played TIME TEXT 49 ES ty O
99. t in DTS decoder If you play DTS audio sound tracks the player outputs stereo signals via the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL jacks DTS Select this when the player is connected to an audio component with a built in DTS decoder 48kHz 96kHz PCM DVD VIDEO only Selects the sampling frequency of the audio signal 48kHz 16bit The audio signals of DVD VIDEOs are always converted to 48kHz 16bit 96kHZz 24bit All types of signals including 96kHz 24bit are output in their original format However if the signal is encrypted for copyright protection purposes the signal is only output as 48kHz 16bit Even if you set 48kHz 96kHz PCM to 96kHz 24bit the sampling frequency is converted to 48kHz 16bit when a SURROUND mode page 57 is selected The analog audio signals from the LINE OUT L R AUDIO jacks and 5 1CH OUTPUT jacks are not affected by this setting and keep their original sampling frequency level Settings for the Speakers SPEAKER SETUP To obtain the best possible surround sound set the size of the speakers you have connected and their distance from your listening position Then use the test tone to adjust the volume and the balance of the speakers to the same level This setting is effective when connecting the speaker with 5 1 CH OUTPUT jacks page 27 Select SPEAKER SETUP in the Setup Display To use the display see Using the Setup Displ
100. the DVD has dual layers Indicates the approximate point where the disc is playing If it is a dual layer DVD the player indicates which layer is being read Layer 0 or Layer 1 For details on the layers see page 87 DVD VIDEO osig eui 1noqy uoneuuoju BuIMalA gt continued 53 54 Checking the play information of a DATA CD NNA By pressing TIME TEXT while playing MP3 audio tracks on a DATA CD you can display the audio bit rate the amount of data per second of the current audio Bit rate Gb T 17 30 128k PLAY JAZZ RIVER SIDE Album name Track name Sound Adjustments Changing the Sound DX DATI E23 E33 DATA cD When playing a DVD VIDEO recorded in multiple audio formats PCM Dolby Digital MPEG Audio or DTS you can change the audio format If the DVD VIDEO 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 49 eS T DISPLAY 9S2 1 Press AUDIO during playback The following display appears 9 1 ENGLISH
101. the buttons below If 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 Controlling TVs with the remote TV DVD switch _ Wo i VOL 6 6 9 9 Number buttons 9Jo TV VIDEO FT qe9 woe MODE DVP NS915V only 1 Slide the TV DVD switch to TV 2 Hold down I and enter your TV s manufacturer code see Code numbers of controllable TV s below using the number buttons 70 3 Release I When the TV DVD switch is set to TV the remote performs the following yo Turns the TV on or off VOL Adjusts the volume of the TV For DVP Switches to or from the wide NS755V mode of a Sony wide TV WIDE MODE For DVP Switches to or from the wide NS915V mode of a wide TV WIDE MODE TV VIDEO Switches the TV s input source between the TV and other input sources The button works even if the TV DVD switch is set to DVD For DVP Selects the channel of the TV NS755V Number buttons and ENTER For DVP Selects the channel of a Sony NS915V TV Number buttons and When you use the number buttons to select the TV s channel press followed by the number buttons for two digit numbers Code numbers of controllable TVs If more than one code number is liste
102. u can use the supplied Note audio video cord instead of using a separate stereo Super Audio CD audio signals are not output from audio cord the digital jack To realize better surround sound effects make sure that your listening position is in between your speakers sdnyooH gt continued 25 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 CD DVD playe Stereo Coaxial digital cord audio cord not not supplied supplied white COAXIAL OPTICAL PCMIDTS DOLBY DIGITAL DIGITAL OUT to DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL or OPTICAL Optical digital cord not supplied Remove jack cap before connecting U U to coaxial or optical digital i i i i to audio input input Speakers Speakers du cce Amplifier receiver with Dolby i Surround decoder AUDIO VIDEO LINE OUT to LINE OUT L R AUDIO 1 or 2 Subwoofer Center Rear mono gt Signal flow X Hint For correct speaker location refer to the operating instructions of the amplifier receiver When connecting 6 speakers replace the monaural rear speaker with a center speaker 2 rear speakers and a s
103. ubwoofer Super Audio CD audio signals are not output from the digital jack 26 P Connecting to an AV amplifier receiver with 5 1 ch input jacks and or a digital input jack and 4 to 6 speakers If your AV amplifier receiver has 5 1 channel inputs use e If you want to use the Dolby Digital MPEG audio or DTS decoder function on your AV amplifier receiver connect to its digital jack using With the following connections you can enjoy a more realistic audio presence in the comfort of your own home CD DVD Fe SSS r 000 ooo to DIGITAL OUT eo COAXIAL or OPTICAL sdnyooH to 5 1CH OUTPUT Optical digital cord not supplied Remove jack cap before connecting Stereo audio cord not supplied Coaxial digital cord not supplied Monaural audio cord not supplied to coaxial or optical i ea V V uu Speakers Speakers JEN AV amplifier receiver having 5 1ch inputs or and a decoder Center Subwoofer gt Signal flow Rear L Rear R continued 27 Gp Connecting to the 5 1ch input jacks You can enjoy 5 1ch surround sound using the internal Dolby Digital MPEG audio DTS or Super Audio CD Multi decoder of this player When 6 speakers are connected set SURROUND to OFF You can also enjoy Dolby Surround Pro Logic sounds or surround sounds using various SURROUND modes page 57 CB Connectin
104. ug x 3 1 Remote commander remote 1 Size AA R6 batteries 2 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 possible damage from battery leakage and corrosion 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 1 Audio video cord supplied to LINE OUT L R AUDIO 1 or2 to LINE OUT VIDEO or 2 LINE OUT 2 Power source CD DVD Player Signal flow To change the aspect ratio for the connected TV Depending on the disc and the TV type standard 4 3 screen TV or wide screen TV the image may not fit the TV screen If this happens change the aspect ratio page 75 When connecting to a TV that acc
105. ult settings are underlined CUSTOM SETUP AUTO POWER OFF OFF AUTO PLAY OFF DIMMER BRIGHT PAUSE MODE AUTO PLAYBACK MEMORY ON TRACK SELECTION OFF MULTI DISC RESUME ON CD DIRECT OFF AUTO POWER OFF DVP NS755V only Switches the Auto Power Off setting on or off For DVP NS915V 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 Makes the lighting bright DARK Makes the lighting dark AUTO Makes the lighting dark if you DARK do not operate the player or the remote for a short while AUTO OFF Turns off the lighting if you do not operate the player or the remote for a short while OFF Turns off the lighting PAUSE MODE DVD VIDEO DVD RW 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
106. unctions such as the multi angle multilingual and Parental Control functions are provided with the DVD DVD RW page 6 A DVD RW is a recordable and rewritable disc with the same size as the DVD VIDEO The DVD RW can be recorded in two different modes VR mode and Video mode VR Video Recording mode enables various programming and editing functions some of which are limited in the case of Video mode Video mode complies with DVD VIDEO format and can be played on other DVD players while a DVD RW recorded in VR mode can only be played on DVD RW compliant players The DVD RW appearing in this manual and the on screen displays refer to DVD RWs in VR mode Film based software Video based software page 76 DVDs can be classified as Film based or Video based software Film based DVDs contain the same images 24 frames per second that are shown at movie theaters Video based DVDs such as television dramas or sit coms displays images at 30 frames or 60 fields per second 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 Interlace format page 76 Interlace format shows every other line of an image as a single field and is the standard method for displaying images on television The even number field shows the even numbered lines of an image and the odd nu
107. use and or corrective characters of action the service number C13 The disc is dirty gt Clean the disc with a soft cloth page 8 C31 The disc is not inserted correctly gt Re insert the disc correctly E XX To prevent a malfunction the 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 xx is a number 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 27 79 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 26 Audio signal processing technology that Dolby Laboratories developed for surround sound When the input signal contains a surround component the Pro Logic process outputs the front center and rear sig
108. utton on the player as well Youcan also select CUSTOM PICTURE MODE from the Control Menu page 13 Adjusting the picture items in MEMORY You can adjust each element of the picture individually PICTURE changes the contrast BRIGHTNESS changes the overall brightness COLOR makes the colors deeper or lighter HUE changes the color balance 1 Press PICTURE MODE repeatedly to select MEMORY and press ENTER The PICTURE adjustment bar appears PICTURE 9 2 Press to adjust the picture contrast then press ENTER The adjustment is saved and BRIGHTNESS adjustment bar appears 3 Repeat step 2 to adjust BRIGHTNESS COLOR and HUE The Custom Picture Mode display appears You can check each adjustment PICTURE x 1 BRIGHTNESS __ S COLOR re HUE i RETURN RESET To turn off the display Press amp RETURN or select RETURN in step 3 and press ENTER Hints To reset the picture items to the default values press 2 after step 3 to select RESET and press ENTER When PLAYBACK MEMORY in CUSTOM SETUP is set to ON the player will save a single setting for up to 40 individual discs This does not apply to DVD RWs in VR mode If you do not want to save the adjustment in step 2 you can go to the next picture item by pressing V without saving saino y Buiofu3 63 64
109. yback point for the first disc is deleted r L e60 9 m 1 While playing a disc press M to stop playback RESUME appears on the front panel display 2 Press The player starts playback from the point where you stopped the disc in step 1 X Hints To play from the beginning of the disc press MI twice then press D gt For DVD RWs in VR mode CDs Super Audio CDs and DATA CDs the player remembers the resume playback point for the current disc unless the disc tray is opened the power cord is disconnected or only for DATA CDs the player enters standby mode MULTI DISC RESUME in CUSTOM SETUP must be set to ON default for this function to work page 78 The resume playback point for the current disc is cleared when you change the play mode you change the settings on the Setup Display Resume Play does not work during Shuffle Play and Program Play This function may not work with some discs sosiq Buike d 37 38 Using the DVD s Menu LX 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 Number buttons 9 9 9 gt PAT

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