Sony DVP-CX850D Cd/dvd Player User Manual

3-867-529-11(1)

CD/DVD Player

Operating Instructions

 1999 by Sony Corporation

DVP-CX850D

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DVD CD

Welcome!

Thank you for purchasing the Sony CD/

DVD Player. Before operating the unit,

please read this manual thoroughly and

retain it for future reference.

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 space provided below.

Refer to them whenever you call upon

your Sony dealer regarding this product.

Model No. DVP-CX850D

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.

NOTE:

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.

– Increase 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.

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.

This label is located on the left side

enclosure (Laser protective housing).

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.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

About This Manual 4

This Player Can Play the Following Discs 4

Precautions 6

Notes on Discs 6

Getting Started 7

Unpacking 7

TV Hookups 8

Receiver (Amplifier) Hookups 10

5.1 Channel Surround Hookups 12

Selecting the Language for On-Screen Display 14

Inserting Discs 15

Playing Discs 17

Playing at Various Speeds/Frame by Frame 19

Resuming Playback from the Point Where You

Stopped the Disc (Resume Play) 20

Using the Menu for Each DVD 21

Playing VIDEO CDs with PBC Functions (PBC

Playback) 22

Using the Front Panel Display 23

Displaying the Disc Information (Disc Explorer)

Filing Discs in the Folder 27

Labeling Discs (Disc Memo)/Folders and Indicating

the Genre 28

Sorting Discs 31

Using Various Functions with the

Control Menu 32

Using the Control Menu Display 32

Control Menu Item List 34

Searching for the Disc/Title/Chapter/Track/Index/

Scene 35

Checking the Playing Time and Remaining

Time 36

Selecting a Start Point Using the Time Code 37

Checking the Information of the Disc 38

Changing the Sounds 38

Displaying the Subtitles 40

Changing the Angles 40

Selecting the Disc Mode (1 Disc or All Discs) 41

Creating Your Own Program (Program Play) 42

Playing in Random Order (Shuffle Play) 44

Playing Repeatedly (Repeat Play) 45

Repeating a Specific Portion (A˜B Repeat) 46

Setting for Digital Cinema Sound 48

Reducing the Picture Noise (DNR: Digital Video

Noise Reduction) 50

Adjustments for Playback Picture (VIDEO EQ:

Video Equalizer) 50

Displaying Different Angles Simultaneously 52

Dividing a Track into 9 Sections (Strobe Play) 52

Scanning the Title, Chapter and Track 53

Setting and Selecting Favorite Scene (Bookmark)

Checking the Play Information 54

Settings and Adjustments 55

Using the Setup Display 55

Setup Display Item List 57

Setting the Language for Display and Sound

(LANGUAGE SETUP) 58

Settings for Display (SCREEN SETUP) 59

Custom Settings (CUSTOM SETUP) 60

Settings for Sound (AUDIO SETUP) 63

Speaker Set Up 65

Controlling the TV or the AV Receiver (Amplifier)

with the Supplied Remote 67

Controlling the CD Changer (Mega Control) 69

Additional Information 71

Troubleshooting 71

Self-diagnosis function 74

Specifications 75

Glossary 76

Language Code List 78

Index to Parts and Controls 79

Index 83

This Player Can Play the Following Discs

Disc logo

Contents

Disc size

Play time

“DVD VIDEO” logo is a trademark.

This player conforms to the NTSC color system. You cannot play discs recorded in other color systems such as PAL or SECAM.

Region code of DVDs you can play on this unit

Your DVD player has a region code printed on the back of the unit and will only play DVDs

that are labeled with identical region codes.

DVDs labeled

ALL

will be also played on this unit.

If you try to play any other DVD, the message “Playing this disc prohibited by area limits.” will

appear on the TV screen.

Depending on the DVD, no region code indication may be labeled even though playing the DVD is prohibited by the area limits.

Note on playback operations of DVDs and VIDEO CDs

Some playback operations of DVDs and VIDEO CDs may be intentionally fixed by software producers. Since this player plays DVDs

and VIDEO CDs according to the disc contents the software producers designed, some playback features may not be available. Also

refer to the instructions supplied with the DVDs or VIDEO CDs.

About This Manual

Conventions

• Instructions in this manual describe the controls on the player.

You can also use the controls on the remote if they have the

same or similar names as those on the player.

• The icons on the right are used in this manual:

Icon Meaning

Indicates that you can use only the remote

to do the task.

Indicates tips and hints for making the

task easier.

Indicates the functions for DVD VIDEOs.

Indicates the functions for VIDEO CDs.

Indicates the functions for Audio CDs.

Audio + Video

DVD VIDEOs VIDEO CDs Audio CDs

Audio + Video Audio

About 4 h (for

single-sided

DVD)/

about 8 h (for

double-sided

DVD)

About 80 min.

(for

single-sided

DVD)/

about 160 min.

(for

double-sided

DVD)

12 cm 8 cm

74 min.

12 cm

20 min.

8 cm

(CD single)

20 min.

8 cm

74 min.

12 cm

Region code

MODEL NO.

DVP–8306

CD/DVD PLAYER

AC 110V 60Hz

22W

NO.

SONY CORPORATION

MADE IN JAPAN 3-444-464-01

Terms for discs

• Title

The longest sections of a picture or a music piece on a DVD; a

movie, etc., for a picture piece on a video software; or an

album, etc., for a music piece on an audio software. Each title is

assigned a title number enabling you to locate the title you

want.

• Chapter

Sections of a picture or a music piece that are smaller than

titles. A title is composed of several chapters. Each chapter is

assigned a chapter number enabling you to locate the chapter

you want. Depending on the disc, no chapters may be

recorded.

• Track

Sections of a picture or a music piece on a VIDEO CD or a CD.

Each track is assigned a track number enabling you to locate

the track you want.

• Index (CD) / Video Index (VIDEO CD)

A number that divides a track into sections to easily locate the

point you want on a VIDEO CD or a CD. Depending on the

disc, no indexes may be recorded.

• Scene

On a VIDEO CD with PBC functions, the menu screens,

moving pictures and still pictures are divided into sections

called “scenes.” Each scene is assigned a scene number

enabling you to locate the scene you want.

Note on PBC (Playback Control) (VIDEO CDs)

This player conforms to Ver. 1.1 and Ver. 2.0 of VIDEO CD

standards. You can enjoy two kinds of playback according to the

disc type.

Disc type

VIDEO CDs

without PBC

functions

(Ver. 1.1 discs)

VIDEO CDs with

PBC functions

(Ver. 2.0 discs)

When playing DTS*-encoded CDs, excessive noise will be heard

from the analog stereo outputs. To avoid possible damage to the

audio system, the consumer should take proper precautions

when the analog stereo outputs of the DVD player are connected

to an amplification system. To enjoy DTS Digital Surround™

playback, an external 5.1-channel DTS Digital Surround™

decoder system must be connected to the digital output of the

DVD player.

This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is

protected by method claims of certain U.S. patents and 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.

* “DTS” is a trademark of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.

You can

Enjoy video playback (moving pictures)

as well as music.

Play interactive software using menu

screens displayed on the TV screen (PBC

Playback), in addition to the video

playback functions of Ver 1.1 discs.

Moreover, you can play high-resolution

still pictures, if they are included on the

disc.

DVD

structure

VIDEO

CD or

structure

Disc

Title

Chapter

Disc

Track

Index

Discs that the player cannot play

The player cannot play discs other than the ones listed in the

table on page 4. CD-R, CD-ROMs including PHOTO CDs, data

sections in CD-EXTRAs, DVD-ROMs etc., cannot be played.

Precautions

On safety

• Caution – The use of optical instruments with this

product will increase eye hazard.

• 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 (mains) 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 (mains lead), grasp the

plug itself; never pull the cord.

• Should the AC power cord (mains lead) 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 on the bottom.

• Do not place the player in a location near heat sources,

or in a place subject to direct sunlight, excessive dust or

mechanical shock.

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.

On adjusting volume

• Do not turn up the volume while listening to a portion

with very low level inputs or no audio signals. If you

do, the speakers may be damaged when a peak level

portion 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.

If you have any questions or problems concerning your

player, please consult your nearest Sony dealer.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Caution: The enclosed DVD player is capable of

holding a still video image or On screen display

image on your television screen indefinitely. If you

leave the still video image or On screen display image

displayed on your TV for an extended period of time

you risk permanent damage to your television screen.

Projection televisions are very susceptible.

Notes on Discs

On handling discs

• To keep the disc clean, handle the disc by its edge. Do

not touch the surface.

• Do not stick paper or tape on the disc.

If there is glue (or a similar substance) on the disc,

remove the glue completely before using the disc.

• 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 there can be considerable rise in temperature

inside the car.

• After playing, store the disc in its case.

On cleaning

• Before playing, clean the disc with a cleaning cloth.

Wipe the disc from the center out.

• Do not use solvents such as benzine, thinner,

commercially available cleaners or anti-static spray

intended for vinyl LPs.

Getting Started

Unpacking

Check that you have the following items:

• Audio/video/S-link connecting cord (1)

• S video cord (1)

• Remote commander (remote) RMT-D113A (1)

• Size AA (R6) batteries (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 –

on the batteries. When using the remote, point it at the

remote sensor g on the player.

You can control TVs and AV receivers using the supplied

remote

See page 67.

Notes

• 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 sunlight or lighting

apparatuses. Doing so may cause a malfunction.

• If you will not use the remote for an extended period of time,

remove the batteries to avoid possible damage from battery

leakage and corrosion.

Transporting the player

Before transporting the player, follow the procedure

below to return the internal mechanisms to their original

positions.

1 Remove all the discs from the disc slots.

2 Close the front panel.

Make sure that “NO DISC” appears in the front panel

display.

3 Wait for 10 seconds, then press 1/ u to turn off the

player.

Getting

Started

This section describes how to hook up

the CD/DVD player to a TV (with

audio/video input jacks) and/or an

AV receiver (amplifier). You cannot

connect this player to a TV which

does not have a video input

connector. Be sure to turn off the

power of each component before

making the connections.

Getting Started

5.1CH OUTPUT

FRONT REAR CENTER R – AUDIO 1 – L

R – AUDIO 2 – L

OPTICAL COAXIAL

PCM/DTS/

DOLBY DIGITAL

(

AC-3

)

VIDEO 1

CONTROL S

–

WOOFER VIDEO 2

LINE OUTPUT

DIGITAL OUTPUT

MEGA

CONTROL

S-LINK

S VIDEO

OUTPUT

COMPONENT VIDEO

OUTPUT

AUDIO

INPUT

S VIDEO

VIDEO

AUDIO

INPUT

S-LINK

CD/DVD player

To S-LINK

To an AC outlet

: Signal flow

TV Hookups

This connection is for listening to the sound through TV

speakers (2ch – L, R). Refer to the instructions supplied

with the component to be connected.

Yellow

White (L)

Red (R)

Yellow

White (L)

Red (R)

Required cords

Audio/video/S-link connecting cord (supplied) (1)

S video cord (supplied) (1)

When connecting the cords, be sure to match the color-coded

cord to the appropriate jacks on the components: Yellow (video)

to Yellow, Red (right) to Red and White (left) to White. Be sure to

make connections firmly to avoid hum and noise.

If your TV has an S-link connector, you can control the CD/DVD

player from the TV. Connect the TV via the S-LINK connector.

If your TV has an S video input connector, connect the

component via the S VIDEO OUT connector using the S video

cord. You will get a better picture.

Refer to the instructions supplied with the TV to be connected.

S-linkS-link

To S VIDEO OUT

To S VIDEO

input

To S-LINK

To LINE OUT

To audio/video

input

Getting Started

If you connect the player to a monitor or

projector having component video input

connectors that conform to output signals from

the COMPONENT VIDEO OUTPUT (Y, P

B/B-Y, PR/R-Y)

connectors on the player

Connect the component via the COMPONENT VIDEO

OUTPUT connectors using three video connecting cords

(not supplied) of the same kind. You will get a better

picture.

Notes

• Refer to the instructions supplied with the component to be

connected.

• Do not connect this player to a video deck. If you view the

pictures on your TV after making the connections shown

below, a picture noise may appear.

• Depending on the TV or receiver (amplifier), sound distortion

may occur because the audio output level is high. In this case,

set “AUDIO ATT” in “AUDIO SETUP” to “ON” in the setup

display. For details, see page 63.

Connect

directly.

VCR

CD/DVD

player

–

COMPONENT VIDEO

OUTPUT

COMPONENT

VIDEO IN

Setups for the player

Some setups are necessary for the player depending on

the TV or other components to be connected.

Use the setup display to change the various settings.

For details on using the setup display, see page 55.

• To connect the player to a normal TV

In the setup display, set “TV TYPE” in “SCREEN

SETUP” to “4:3 LETTER BOX” (default setting) or “4:3

PAN SCAN.” For details, see page 59.

• To connect the player to a TV having the WIDE

MODE function

In the setup display, set “TV TYPE” in “SCREEN

SETUP” to “16:9/4:3 WIDE MODE.” For details, see

page 59.

• To connect the player to a wide-screen TV

In the setup display, set “TV TYPE” in “SCREEN

SETUP” to “16:9/4:3 WIDE MODE.” For details, see

page 59.

Getting Started

5.1CH OUTPUT

FRONT REAR CENTER R – AUDIO 1 – L

R – AUDIO 2 – L

OPTICAL COAXIAL

PCM/DTS/

DOLBY DIGITAL

(

AC-3

)

VIDEO 1

CONTROL S

–

WOOFER VIDEO 2

LINE OUTPUT

DIGITAL OUTPUT

MEGA

CONTROL

S-LINK

S VIDEO

OUTPUT

COMPONENT VIDEO

OUTPUT

AUDIO

INPUT

S VIDEO

VIDEO

AUDIO

INPUT

S-LINK

Receiver (Amplifier) Hookups

This connection is for listening to the sound through

speakers connected to a receiver (amplifier such as an

integrated stereo amplifier, a receiver having a built-in

Dolby Pro Logic decoder, etc.). Refer to the instructions

supplied with the component to be connected.

You can enjoy 5.1 channel surround sound by connecting

a receiver (amplifier) with 5.1 channel inputs. See page

48.

You can enjoy surround when connecting front speakers only

You can use 3D sound imaging to create virtual rear speakers

from the sound of the front speakers (L, R) without using actual

rear speakers (VES: Virtual Enhanced Surround). For details, see

page 48.

Required cords

Audio connecting cord (not supplied) (1)

S video cord (supplied) (1)

When connecting the cords, be sure to match the color-coded

cord to the appropriate jacks on the components: Red (right) to

Red and White (left) to White. Be sure to make connections firmly

to avoid hum and noise.

White (L)

Red (R)

White (L)

Red (R)

CD/DVD player

AUDIO

OUT

To audio input

: Signal flow

Receiver (Amplifier)

To an AC outlet

To S VIDEO OUT

To S VIDEO input

Getting Started

If you have a digital component such as a

receiver (amplifier) with a digital connector, DAT

or MD

Connect the component via the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or

COAXIAL connector using an optical or coaxial digital

connecting cord (not supplied).

When you play a DVD, set “DIGITAL OUT” in “AUDIO SETUP”

to “ON” and then set “DOLBY DIGITAL” to “D-PCM” and

“DTS” to “OFF” in the setup display (page 64).

pWhen using an optical digital connecting cord

Take off the cap and plug in the optical digital connecting cord.

pWhen using a coaxial digital connecting cord

Notes

• Refer to the instructions supplied with the component to be

connected.

• You cannot make digital audio recordings of discs recorded in

multi-channel surround format directly using an MD deck or

DAT deck.

When you make the connections above, do not set

“DOLBY DIGIT AL” to “DOLBY DIGITAL” and “DTS” to

“ON.” If you do, a loud noise will suddenly come out

from the speakers, affecting your ears or causing the

speakers to be damaged.

Optical digital connecting cord

(not supplied)

CD/DVD player

Receiver (Amplifier)

with a digital

connector, MD deck,

DAT deck, etc.

Coaxial digital connecting cord

CD/DVD player

Receiver (Amplifier)

with a digital

connector, MD deck,

DAT deck, etc.

If you have an audio component with a built-in

DTS decoder or Dolby Digital decoder

Connect the component via the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or

COAXIAL connector using an optical or coaxial digital

connecting cord (not supplied).

p When you play a DVD that is recorded in DTS format

Set “DIGITAL OUT” in “AUDIO SETUP” to “ON” and then

set “DTS” to “ON” in the setup display (page 64).

p When you play a DVD that is recorded in Dolby Digital

format

Set “DIGITAL OUT” in “AUDIO SETUP” to “ON” and then

set “DOLBY DIGITAL” to “DOLBY DIGIT AL” in the setup

display (page 64).

Notes

• Refer to the instructions supplied with the component to be

connected.

• When you do not connect an audio component with a built

in DTS decoder, do not set “DTS” to “ON.”

• When you do not connect an audio component with a built

in DOLBY DIGIT AL decoder, do not set “DOLBY DIGITAL” to

“DOLBY DIGITAL.”

Setups for the player

Some setups are necessary for the player depending on

the components to be connected.

Use the setup display to change the various settings.

For details on using the setup display, see page 55.

• To listen to the sound through speakers connected

to a receiver (amplifier) having a digital connector or

to output the sound to a digital component such as

a DAT or MD deck

When you play a DVD, set “DIGITAL OUT” in

“AUDIO SETUP” to “ON” and then set “DOLBY

DIGITAL” to “D-PCM” and “DTS” to “OFF” in the

setup display (page 64). These are the default settings.

CD/DVD player

Audio component

with a built in

DTS decoder or

DOLBY DIGITAL

decoder

Optical or coaxial digital

connecting cord

Speakers

(not supplied)

DIGITAL IN

OPTICAL

OPTICAL COAXIAL

PCM/DTS/

DOLBY DIGITAL

(

AC-3

)

DIGITAL OUTPUT

DIGITAL IN

COAXIAL

OPTICAL COAXIAL

PCM/DTS/

DOLBY DIGITAL

(

AC-3

)

DIGITAL OUTPUT

Getting Started

5.1 Channel Surround Hookups

Some DVDs have a sound track with up to 5.1 channels

recorded in Dolby* Digital format. Using a receiver

(amplifier) having 5.1 channel inputs and the 5 (+1)

speakers, you can enjoy more real audio presence in the

comfort of your own home.

“5 channel” stands for the 2 front speakers (Left and

Right), 2 rear speakers (Left and Right) and 1 center

speaker. The “0.1 channel” (+1) stands for the subwoofer

which outputs the bass.

Even if you have fewer than 5 (+1) speakers, the player

distributes the output signal to the speakers appropriately.

This player has VIRTUAL 3D SURROUND mode.

You can use the 3D sound imaging to shift the sound of

the rear speakers away from the actual speaker position

(VIRTUAL REAR SHIFT) or to create 3 sets of virtual rear

speakers from 1 set of actual rear speakers (VIRTUAL

MULTI REAR). For details on the VIRTUAL 3D

SURROUND mode, see page 48.

Speaker placement

For the best possible surround sound, we recommend the

following conditions.

• Use higher performance speakers.

• Use rear and center speakers that match your front

speakers in size and performance.

• All speakers should be the same distance from the

listening position.

• Place the subwoofer between the front (L, R) speakers if

possible.

Note

Do not place the center or rear speakers farther away from the

listening position than the front speakers.

Required cords

Audio cords (not supplied)

Two for the 5.1CH OUTPUT FRONT and REAR jacks

Monaural audio cords (not supplied)

Two for the 5.1CH OUTPUT CENTER and WOOFER jacks

S video cord (supplied)

One for the S VIDEO OUT jacks

Notes

• Do not connect the power cord to an AC outlet or press the

POWER switch before completing all connections.

• The cord connectors should be fully inserted into the jacks.

Loose connection may cause hum and noise.

• Jacks and plugs of the connecting cords are color-coded as

follows:

Red jacks and plugs: Right audio channel

White jacks and plugs: Left audio channel

You can use either red or white cables to connect the center

speaker and subwoofer.

• When you connect the component via the DIGITAL OUT

OPTICAL or COAXIAL connector using an optical or coaxial

digital connecting cord (not supplied), see page 11.

Setups for the player

Some setups are necessary for the player depending on

the components to be connected.

Use the setup display or the Control Menu display to

change the various settings.

For details on using the setup display, see page 55.

For details on enjoying Digital Cinema Sound, see page

48.

• To enjoy Dolby Digital surround sound by

connecting the player to a receiver (amplifier) with

5.1 channel inputs

Set each speaker position or distance, etc. See page 65.

White (L)

Red (R)

White (L)

Black

* Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.

“Dolby,” “AC-3,” “Pro Logic” and the double-D symbol a are

trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

Getting Started

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–

RLR LRL

CENTER

S-VIDEO

VIDEO

S-VIDEO

OUT

VIDEO

S-VIDEO

OUT

VIDEO

S-VIDEO

VIDEO

S-VIDEO

OUT

VIDEO

S-VIDEO

VIDEO

REC OUT

AUDIO

OUT

AUDIO

OUT

AUDIO

FRONT REAR WOOFER CENTER

TAPE

VIDEO 2

DVD

VIDEO 1

MONITOR

PRE OUT

REC OUT

MD/DAT

TUNER

PHONO

DVD IN OPT

DVD IN

COAX

TV/LD IN

AC-3 RF

SIGNAL

GND

DIGITAL

TV/LD IN OPT

CD IN OPT

MD/DAT OUT OPT

MD/DAT IN OPT

CTRL A1

AC OUTLET

WOOFER

FRONTB REARA

FRONT REAR

5.1 INPUT

CENTER

TV/LD

S-VIDEO

VIDEO

AUDIO

S-LINK

SPEAKERS

INPUT

S VIDEO IN

5.1CH OUTPUT

FRONT REAR CENTER R – AUDIO 1 – L

R – AUDIO 2 – L

OPTICAL COAXIAL

PCM/DTS/

DOLBY DIGITAL

(

AC-3

)

VIDEO 1

CONTROL S

–

WOOFER VIDEO 2

LINE OUTPUT

DIGITAL OUTPUT

MEGA

CONTROL

S-LINK

S VIDEO

OUTPUT

COMPONENT VIDEO

OUTPUT

AUDIO

INPUT

CD/DVD player

AV Receiver

(Amplifier) with

5.1ch inputs

Front speaker

(L)

Front speaker

(R)

Rear speaker (R) Rear speaker (L)

Center speaker

Subwoofer

(Active type)

Getting Started

You can select the language for the setup display, the

Control Menu display or the messages displayed on the

screen. The default setting is “ENGLISH.”

1 Press SET UP and select “LANGUAGE SETUP” using

>/ ., and then press ENTER.

2 Select “OSD” using >/., then press / or ENTER.

Selecting the Language for On-Screen Display

SET UP

?/>/.//

3 Select “FRENCH” using >/ ., then press ENTER.

To cancel using the setup display

Press SET UP.

Note

For the languages you can select, see page 58.

ENTER

LANGUAGE SETUP

OSD:

DVD MENU:

AUDIO:

SUBTITLE:

To set, press , then .

To quit, press .

ENGLISH

ORIGINAL

AUDIO FOLLOW

ENTER

SETUP

LANGUAGE SETUP

OSD:

DVD MENU:

AUDIO:

SUBTITLE:

To set, press , then .

To quit, press .

ENGLISH

FRENCH

SPANISH

ENTER

SETUP

ENGLISH

CHOIX DE LA LANGUE

ECRANS:

MENU DVD :

AUDIO:

SOUS-TITRE:

Pour régler, appuyez sur , puis sur

FRANÇAIS

ANGLAIS

ORIGINAL

IDEM AUDIO

ENTER

Pour quitter, appuyez sur .

SETUP

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ENTER

Getting Started

5 Insert a disc with the playback side facing left.

Notes

• Make sure you have inserted the disc into each slot at a

right angle to the rotary table. If the disc is not put in

straight, it may damage the player or the disc.

• Make sure the rotary table comes to a complete stop before

inserting or removing discs.

6 Repeat Steps 4 and 5 to insert more discs.

7 Close the front cover by pressing right edge of the

cover until it clicks.

The rotary table turns and the disc slot at the loading

position is set to the playing position.

Always close the front cover except when you insert or

remove discs.

You can select a disc slot number by skipping by 10 slots

When you select the disc slot number in Step 4, press DISC SKIP

+/– on the remote. Ten disc slots each before and after from the

current disc slot number will be skipped.

You can select slot 1 directly

Press EASY PLAY in Step 4. The rotary table turns and slot 1

comes to the loading position.

Inserting Discs

You can insert up to 200 discs into this player.

1 Press 1/ u (POWER) to turn on the player.

2 Press §OPEN.

3 Press the dial function select button to turn the

DISC CHANGE indicator on.

4 Turn the =/ + dial until you find the disc slot

where you insert a disc, while checking the disc

slot number indicated in the front panel display or

by the slot.

With the playback

side facing left

1/u (POWER)

Front cover

§OPEN

Playing position

Rotary table

Loading position

Front cover

Disc slot number

Disc slot at the loading position

DISC CHANGE

indicator

Dial function

select button

=/+ dial

§OPEN

Getting Started

Notes

• When you insert an 8 cm (3-inch) CD, be sure to attach a Sony

CSA-8 adaptor (not supplied) to the disc.

Do not insert an empty 8 cm (3-inch) CD adaptor (CSA-8). It

may damage the player.

• Do not attach anything such as seals or sleeves to discs. It may

damage the player or the disc.

• If you drop a disc into the player and the disc does not go into

the slot correctly, consult your nearest Sony dealer.

• When transporting the player, remove all discs from the player.

Removing discs

After following Steps 1 to 4 of “Inserting Discs” on page

15, remove the discs. Then close the front cover.

Inserting Discs

Playing Discs

Depending on the DVD or VIDEO CD, some

operations may be different or restricted. Refer to the

instructions supplied with your disc.

1 Make settings on your TV.

Turn on the TV and select the video input so that you

can view the pictures from this player.

When using a receiver (amplifier)

Turn on the receiver (amplifier) and select the

appropriate position so that you can listen to the

sound from this player.

2 Press 1/u (POWER) to turn on the player.

The indicator (red) above the 1/u (POWER) button

changes to green and the front panel display lights up.

3 Press the dial function select button to turn on the

DISC CHANGE indicator.

4 Turn the =/+ dial until you find the disc slot

where you insert a disc, while checking the disc

slot number indicated in the front panel display or

by the slot, then press the =/+ dial.

5 Press ·.

The player starts playing back. Adjust the volume on

the TV or the receiver (amplifier).

Playing Discs

This chapter describes how to play a

DVD/CD/VIDEO CD.

1/u (POWER)

§·

1/ALL DISCS

DISC CHANGE

indicator

Dial function

select button

=/+ dial

Playing Discs

Operation

Press EASY PLAY.

Press p.

Press P.

Press P or ·.

On the player:

Press the dial function select button

to turn on the DIRECT SEARCH

indicator and turn the =/+

dial clockwise.

On the remote:

Press +.

On the player:

Press the dial function select button

to turn on the DIRECT SEARCH

indicator and turn the =/+

dial counterclockwise.

On the remote:

Press =.

Press §.

§pP

=/+ dial

Playing Discs

After following Step 5

pWhen playing a DVD

A DVD menu or title menu may appear on the TV

screen (see page 21).

pWhen playing a VIDEO CD

The menu screen may appear on the TV screen

depending on the VIDEO CD. You can play the disc

interactively, following the instructions on the menu

screen. (PBC Playback, see page 22.)

z You can turn on the player using the remote

Press 1/u (POWER) when the indicator above the 1/u (POWER)

button on the front panel is lit in red.

You can skip empty disc slots

When you select the disc slot number in Step 4, press DISC SKIP

+/– on the remote. You can skip empty disc slots and locate next

disc.

You can select the disc mode

You can choose whether all discs are played (ALL DISCS mode)

or only 1 disc is played (1 DISC mode).

Press 1/ALL DISCS. Each time you press the button, 1 IDSC or

ALL DISCS mode is selected (see page 41).

Notes

• If you leave the player or the remote in pause or stop mode for

15 minutes, the screen saver image appears automatically. To

make the screen saver image go away, press ·. (If you want

to set the screen saver function to off, see page 59.)

• The indicator above the 1/u (POWER) button lights up in red

when the power is turned off.

• If you cannot select the disc in Step 4, the disc is not included in

the current folder. Press FOLDER ALL (the Disc Explorer

appears), then select the disc. See “Displaying the information

of the loaded discs” (page 26).

• You cannot select the empty disc slots in Step 4.

To open the control panel

Pull PANEL OPEN lightly.

=/+

1/u (POWER)

EASY PLAY

Dial function

select button

DIRECT SEARCH

indicator

EASY PLAY

DISC SKIP

Play from the disc in slot 1

Stop

Pause

Resume play after pause

Go to the next chapter,

track or scene in

continuous play mode

Go back to the preceding

chapter, track or scene in

continuous play mode

Stop play and remove the

disc

You can play discs in various modes such as Program Play

using the on-screen menu (Control Menu). For operations

of Control Menu, see page 32.

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Click shuttle JOG

Click shuttle

JOG

Playing at Various Speeds/Frame by Frame

Using the click shuttle and the JOG button/indicator, you

can play back a DVD/CD/VIDEO CD at various speeds

or frame by frame. Each time you press JOG, it changes

between shuttle mode and jog mode.

To change the playback speed (Shuttle

mode)

Turn the click shuttle. The playback speed changes

depending on the turning direction and angle as follows:

When you play back a DVD

FF2) (about 30 times the normal speed)

FF1) (about 10 times the normal speed)

×2” (about twice the normal speed)

PLAY( (Normal speed)

SLOW1 (playback direction)

SLOW2 (playback direction

< – slower than “SLOW1 ”)

PAUSEP

SLOW2 (opposite direction

< – slower than “SLOW1 ”)

SLOW1 (opposite direction)

×2“ (about twice the normal speed)

FR10 (about 10 times the normal speed)

FR20 (about 30 times the normal speed)

If you turn the click shuttle quickly, the playback speed goes to

FF2)/FR20 at once.

When you play back a CD/VIDEO CD

FF2) (Faster than “FF1)”)

FF1)

×2” (about twice the normal speed)*

PLAY( (Normal speed)

SLOW1 (playback direction)**

SLOW2 (playback direction

– slower than “SLOW1 ”)**

PAUSEP

FR10

FR20 (Faster than “FR10”)

* CD Only

**VIDEO CD Only

If you turn the click shuttle quickly, the playback speed goes to

FF2)/FR20 at once.

To return to continuous play

Press ·.

Note

Depending on the DVD/VIDEO CD, you may not be able to do

some of the operations described.

DVD CD

Playing Discs

Resuming Playback from

the Point Where You

Stopped the Disc (Resume

Play)

The player stores the point where you stopped the disc

and if “RESUME” appears on the front panel display. You

can resume playback from that point.

As long as you do not open the disc tray, Resume Play is

available even if you turn the power off.

1 While playing a disc, press p to stop playback.

“RESUME” appears in the front panel display and

“When playing next time, disc restarts from point you

stopped.” appears on the TV screen.

If “RESUME” does not appear, Resume Play is not

available.

2 Press ·.

The player starts playback from the point where you

stopped the disc in Step 1.

To play from the beginning of the disc

When the playing time appears on the front panel display before

you start playing, press p to reset the playing time, then press

·.

Playing at Various Speeds/Frame by Frame

To play the disc frame by frame changing

the playback speed (Jog mode)

1 Press JOG.

JOG lights up during jog mode. When you press JOG

on the player, it pauses.

2 Turn the click shuttle.

Depending on the turning speed, the playback goes to

frame-by-frame in the direction that the click shuttle is

turned. If you turn the click shuttle with constant

speed for a while, the playback speed goes to slow or

normal.

To return to continuous play

Press ·.

Notes

• The JOG indicator shows the mode of the corresponding click

shuttle. For example, when the JOG indicator on the remote is

not lit, the remote click shuttle will remain in the shuttle mode

even if the indicator on the player is lit.

• If you don‘t operate the click shuttle for about 20 seconds after

pressing JOG, it returns to shuttle mode on the remote. On the

player, it stays in jog mode.

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Notes

• Resume Play may not be available depending on the DVD.

• Resume Play is not available in Shuffle or Program Play mode.

• Depending on where you stopped the disc, the player may

resume playback from a different point.

• The point where you stopped playing is cleared when:

– you open or close the front cover

– you disconnect the AC power cord

– you change the play mode

– you start playback after selecting a title, chapter or track

– you change the settings of “TV TYPE” in ”SCREEN SETUP”

in the setup display

– you change the settings of “PARENTAL CONTROL” in

”CUSTOM SETUP” in the setup display

TITLE

?/>/.//ENTER

DVD MENU

Using the title menu

A DVD is divided into long sections of a picture or a

music piece called “titles.” When you play a DVD which

contains several titles, you can select the title you want

using the title menu.

1 Press TITLE.

The title menu appears on the TV screen. The contents

of the menu vary from disc to disc.

2 Press ?/>/.// to select the title you want to

play.

Depending on the disc, you can use the number

buttons to select the title.

3 Press ENTER.

The player starts playing the selected title.

Notes

• Depending on the DVD, you may not be able to select the title.

• Depending on the DVD, a “title menu” may simply be called a

“menu” or “title ” in the instructions supplied with the disc.

“Press ENTER.” may also be expressed as “Press SELECT.”

Using the Menu for Each

DVD

TITLE

?/>/.//

ENTER

DVD MENU

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Using the Menu for Each DVD

Playing VIDEO CDs with

PBC Functions (PBC

Playback)

When playing VIDEO CDs with PBC functions (Ver. 2.0

discs), you can enjoy simple interactive operations,

operations with search functions, etc.

PBC Playback allows you to play VIDEO CDs

interactively, following the menu screen on the TV screen.

On this player, you can use the number buttons, ENTER,

=, +, >/. and ˆRETURN during PBC Playback.

When you use the =/+ dial on the player, press the

dial function select button to turn on the DIRECT

SEARCH indicator.

1 Start playing a VIDEO CD with PBC functions,

following Steps 1 to 5 in “Playing Discs” on page

17.

2 Select the item number you want.

On the player

Press >/. to select the item number.

On the remote

Press the number button of the item you want.

ˆRETURN

ENTER

=/+

dial

>/.

Number buttons

ˆRETURN

ENTER

=/+

>/.

Using the DVD menu

Some DVDs allow you to select the disc contents using the

menu. When you play these DVDs, you can select the

language for the subtitles, the language for the sound, etc.,

using the DVD menu.

1 Press DVD MENU.

The DVD menu appears on the TV screen. The

contents of the menu vary from disc to disc.

2 Press ?/>/.// to select the item you want to

change.

Depending on the disc, you can use the number

buttons to select the item.

3 To change other items, repeat Step 2.

4 Press ENTER.

If you want to select the language for the DVD menu

Change the setting using “LANGUAGE SETUP” in the setup

display. For details, see page 58.

Note

Depending on the DVD, a “DVD menu” may simply be called a

“menu” in the instructions supplied with the disc.

Dial function

select button

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DIRECT

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Playing Discs

1 2 0:22:30

3 Press ENTER.

4 Follow the instructions on the menu screen for

interactive operations.

Refer to the instructions supplied with the disc, as the

operating procedure may differ according to the

VIDEO CD.

Going back to the menu screen

Press ˆRETURN, =, or +.

zWhen playing VIDEO CDs with PBC functions

PBC playback starts automatically.

zTo cancel PBC playback of a VIDEO CD with PBC functions

and play the disc in continuous play mode

There are two ways.

• Before you start playing, select the track you want using =or

+, then press ENTER or ·.

• Before you start playing, select the track number using the

number buttons on the remote, then press ENTER or ·.

“Play without PBC” appears on the TV screen and the player

starts continuous play. You cannot play still pictures such as a

menu screen.

To return to PBC playback, press p twice then press ·.

Note

Depending on the VIDEO CD, “Press ENTER.” in Step 3 may be

expressed as “Press SELECT.” in the instructions supplied with

the disc.

Using the Front Panel

Display

You can check information about the disc, such as the total

number of the titles or the tracks or remaining time, using

the front panel display.

When playing back a DVD

Display information while playing a disc

TIME/TEXT

Lights up when

you can change

the angle

Playing

status

Current

surround

format

Current

play mode

Playing time

Current title

number

Disc

type

Current

chapter

number

Current

disc number

Lights up when

Text or Disc Memo

is recorded

Current

folder

Lights up

while

searching

next disc

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1 2 22:30

1 2 0:22:30

1 2 -0:13:20

1 1:03:24

1 -1:15:36

SONY HITS/SON

Remaining time of

the current title

Playing time and number of

the current title

Remaining time of

the current chapter

Playing time and number

of the current chapter

Lights up during

PBC playback

(VIDEO CD only)

Press TIME/TEXT.

Text or Disc Memo

Press TIME/TEXT.

When playing back a CD/VIDEO CD

Display information while playing a disc

zWhen playing VIDEO CDs with PBC functions

The current scene number is displayed instead of the current

track number and the current index number. In this case, the

front panel display does not change when you press TIME/

TEXT. If a TEXT or Disc Memo is recorded on the disc, the front

panel display changes to “Text or Disc Memo” display when you

press TIME/TEXT (see page 28).

Checking the remaining time

Press TIME/TEXT.

Each time you press TIME/TEXT while playing the disc, the

display changes as shown in the following chart.

Notes

• Depending on the DVD, the chapter number or time may not

appear or you may not be able to change the front panel

display.

• During Shuffle Play or Program Play, the playing time of the

title and the remaining time of the title are not displayed.

Lights up in

all discs play

mode

Playing

status

Current

play mode

Playing time

Current track

number

Disc

type

Current

index

number

Current

disc number

Lights up when

Text or Disc Memo

is recorded

Current

folder

Lights up

while

searching

next disc

Using the Front Panel Display

Playing Discs

 1 2  02:25

32:12

-20:18

SONY HITS/SON

1 2  -01:50

Playing time and number of

the current track

Remaining time of the

current track

Remaining time of the disc

Playing time of the disc

Text or Disc Memo

Checking the remaining time

Press TIME/TEXT.

Each time you press TIME/TEXT while playing a disc, the

display changes as shown in the following chart.

Note

While you are doing Shuffle Play, Program Play, or PBC

playback, the playing time of the disc and the remaining time of

the disc are not displayed.

Press TIME/TEXT.

Displaying the Disc

Information (Disc Explorer)

You can check the contents of each disc loaded.

Loading the disc information

On the player:

Press LOAD when the player is in stop mode.

On the remote:

1 Set the TV/DISC EXPLORER/DVD switch to DISC

EXPLORER.

2 Press LOAD in stop mode.

The player reads the disc information of all the discs and

loads it into memory so that the disc type, titles and other

text information can be displayed.

To cancel loading

Press p.

zThe player can load the disc information even when the

power is turned off.

Press LOAD before turning on the player. The player reads and

loads all the disc information. When loading has been done, the

power is turned off.

Note

It will take about 30 seconds to read one disc.

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EXPLORER/DVD

switch to “DISC

EXPLORER.”

Playing Discs

FOLDER ALL

FOLDER DVD

FOLDER CD

FOLDER ALL

FOLDER DVD

FOLDER CD

Jacket picture

The jacket picture recorded on the disc appears automatically. If

the jacket picture is not recorded, the genre picture recorded in

the memory of the player is displayed when you select the genre.

Text information (DVD TEXT, CD TEXT or Disc Memo)

The text information (DVD TEXT or CD TEXT) recorded on the

disc appears automatically. If no text information is recorded,

you can store the text information (Disc Memo) yourself (page

28).

Genre

You can select the genre of the disc yourself (page 30).

Disc type

The disc type appears automatically. “?” appears when the

player has not loaded the disc information in the memory.

To select the disc on the Disc Explorer

1 Select the folder using the FOLDER buttons.

The Disc Explorer of the selected folder appears.

2 Select the disc by one of the following operations.

• pressing >/.

• pressing the number buttons and ENTER

• pressing the dial function select button to turn on

the DISC CHANGE indicator, followed by turning

the =/+ dial on the player

• pressing DISC SKIP +/– on the remote

3 Press ENTER.

The Disc Explorer disappears and playback starts.

To cancel using the Disc Explorer

Press ˆRETURN.

Notes

• If you press a FOLDER button during playback, the playback

stops and the Disc Explorer appears. In this case, the Resume

Play is not available.

• Even if you have removed the disc from the player, the disc

information of the disc remains on the Disc Explorer until you

load the disc information again by pressing LOAD or place a

new disc in the same slot and play it.

• If you have inserted a disc whose disc information has not been

loaded yet, you cannot select and play the disc on the Disc

Explorer. The player skips the disc whose disc information

differs from the loaded disc information, and plays the next

disc. However, if you select FOLDER ALL, the disc is played.

• Even if the disc has the jacket picture recorded, the jacket

picture may not appear on the Disc Explorer.

Displaying the information of the loaded

discs

You can look at the loaded disc information on the Disc

Explorer, and also select the disc to be played on the Disc

Explorer.

The player has 7 folders (ALL, DVD, CD, A to D) and can

display the Disc Explorer of each folder.

All the discs in the player are filed in the “ALL” folder. At

the same time, DVDs are automatically filed in the “DVD”

folder, and CDs and VIDEO CDs are in the “CD” folder.

You can file your discs as you like in the A to D folders.

See “Filing Discs in the Folder” (page 27).

Press the folder button (FOLDER ALL/DVD/CD/A/B/C/

D) of the desired folder in stop mode.

The Disc Explorer of the selected folder appears.

FOLDER A/B/C/D

Displaying the Disc Information (Disc Explorer)

FOLDER A/B/C/D

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Action

DVD

Action

DVD

Pop

VideoCD

Select: Cancel:

ENTER RETURN

Disc slot

number

Jacket picture Disc typeGenre

Current

folder

Text information (DVD TEXT,

CD TEXT or Disc Memo)

Current

disc

Playing Discs

Filing Discs in the Folder

FOLDER

ALL/DVD/

FOLDER ALL/

DVD/CD

DISC SKIP +/–

>/./ENTER

You can file your discs as you like in four individual

folders, A to D. Even if you file discs from Folder ALL,

DVD or CD to Folder A to D, those discs are not deleted

from Folder ALL, DVD or CD. You can file up to 200 discs

in one folder, and the same disc in different folders.

If you file your favorite discs in a folder (A to D), you can

play only those discs, or set Program Play, Shuffle Play

and Repeat Play for the discs within the folder.

For example, to file a DVD in slot 8 to Folder A

1 Press FOLDER ALL.

You can also press FOLDER DVD.

The Disc Explorer of Folder ALL appears.

2 Press FILE.

“FILE” appears at the right bottom corner.

3 Select the disc using the number buttons, then

press ENTER.

You can also use >/. and DISC SKIP +/–.

4 Press ENTER.

To file other discs repeat Steps 3 and 4.

5 Press FOLDER A.

“FILE” disappears from the Disc Explorer. Then the

Disc Explorer of Folder A including the selected disc

appears.

To cancel the file mode

Press ˆRETURN. “FILE” disappears from the Disc

Explorer.

z You can sort the discs by genre or text information

The discs are listed first by slot number in the Disc Explorer. You

can then sort the discs by desired genre or text and store them

(page 31).

FOLDER

A/B/C/D

FOLDER A/B/C/D

FILE

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Action

DVD

Action

DVD

Pop

VideoCD

Select: Cancel:

ENTER RETURN

ALL DVD CD A B C D

Select: Cancel:

ENTER RETURN

FILE

Super Car Chase

Skiing the World

Music Madness

Action

DVD

Action

DVD

Pop

VideoCD

Set the TV/DISC

EXPLORER/DVD

switch to “DISC

EXPLORER.”

Number buttons/

ENER

ALL DVD CD A B C D

Super Car Chase

Action

DVD

Select: Cancel:

ENTER RETURN

ALL DVD CD A B C D

Select: Cancel:

ENTER RETURN

FILE

Super Car Chase

Skiing the World

Music Madness

Action

DVD

Action

DVD

Pop

VideoCD

Disc to be

selected

Cursor

moves to

the next

disc

Playing Discs

Deleting discs from a folder

You can delete unnecessary discs from Folder A to D.

You cannot delete discs from Folder ALL, DVD or CD

unless you remove the disc from the player.

1 Press the FOLDER (A/B/C/D) button of the disc you

want to delete.

The Disc Explorer of the selected folder appears.

2 Press FILE.

“FILE” appears at the right bottom corner.

3 Select the disc using the number buttons, then

press ENTER.

You can also use >/. and DISC SKIP +/–.

4 Press ENTER.

To delete other discs, repeat Steps 3 and 4.

5 Press CLEAR.

The disc disappears from the folder. “FILE”

disappears from the Disc Explorer.

To cancel the file mode

Press ˆRETURN. “FILE” disappears from the Disc

Explorer.

To cancel using the Disc Explorer

Press ˆRETURN.

Filing Discs in the Folder

Labeling Discs (Disc Memo)/

Folders and Indicating the

Genre

When DVD TEXT or CD TEXT is not recorded on the disc,

you can label the disc with a personal title of 16 characters

(Disc Memo) or the folder with 3 characters on the Disc

Explorer.

The Disc Memo can be anything you like, such as a title,

musician’s name, genre or date of purchase.

On the Disc Explorer, you can indicate the genre of the

disc so that you can sort the disc by the genre.

Labeling a disc or folder

1 Select the disc or folder you want to label.

To label a disc:

Select the disc on the Disc Explorer, then press EDIT.

The selected disc only is highlighted and “EDIT”

appears at the right bottom corner.

EDIT

?/>/.///

ENTER

EDIT

?/>/.///

ENTER

ALL DVD CD A B C D

Select: Cancel:

ENTER RETURN

FILE

Music Madness

Pop

ALL DVD CD A B C D

Select: Cancel:

ENTER RETURN

Music Madness

Pop

ALL DVD CD A B C D

EDIT

Select: Cancel:

ENTER RETURN

Music Madness

Pop

Disc to be

deleted

Cursor

moves to

the next

disc

Click shuttle

Set the TV/DISC

EXPLORER/DVD

switch to “DISC

EXPLORER.”

Click shuttle

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To label a folder:

1 Press EDIT.

2 Press >.

The folder A is highlighted.

3 Select the folder you want to label by pressing

?//.

2 Press ENTER.

The DISC MEMO INPUT display appears when you

have selected a disc.

The FOLDER NAME INPUT display appears when

you have selected a folder.

3 Select the character by pressing ?/>/.// or by

turning the click shuttle.

The selected character changes color.

4 Press ENTER.

5 Repeat Steps 3 and 4 to input other characters.

6 When you have entered all the characters for the

Disc Memo or folder name, press EDIT.

The DISC MEMO INPUT display or the FOLDER

NAME INPUT display disappears and the Disc Memo

or folder name is stored.

7 Press ˆRETURN.

“EDIT” disappears from the Disc Explorer.

To correct the characters

You can correct the characters by using the =/+ dial

on the player or =/+ on the remote. To use the

=/+ dial, turn on the DIRECT SEARCH indicator by

pressing the dial function select button.

• To erase a character:

1 Move the cursor to the character you want to erase

by pressing =/+ or turning the =/+ dial.

2 Press CLEAR.

• To insert or overwrite a character:

1 Move the cursor to the character you want to correct

by pressing =/+ or turning the =/+ dial.

2 Select the correct character by pressing ?/>/.//

or by turning the click shuttle.

3 To insert the character, press ENTER.

To overwrite, don’t press ENTER but move the

cursor by pressing + or turning the =/+ dial

clockwise.

Note

Even if you have removed the disc from the player, the disc

information of the disc remains on the Disc Explorer until you

load the disc information again by pressing LOAD or place a new

disc in the same slot and play it.

ALL DVD CD A B C D

Music Madness

Pop

ALL DVD CD A B C D

Music Madness

Pop

DISC MEMO INPUT

Quit:

EDIT

Cancel:

RETURN

ENTER

EDIT

Quit:

EDIT

Cancel:

RETURN

ENTER

EDIT

DISC MEMO INPUT

BRAHMS

Quit:

EDIT

Cancel:

RETURN

ENTER

EDIT

0 1 : 3 2 : 5 5

DISC MEMO INPUT

ALL DVD CD A B C D

EDIT

Select: Cancel:

ENTER RETURN

BRAHMS SYMPHONY4

Music Madness

Pop

Playing Discs

Selecting a genre

1 Select the disc for which you want to select a

genre.

2 Press EDIT.

3 Press /, then ENTER.

The GENRE SELECTION display appears.

4 Select the genre by using the ?/>/.//, then

press ENTER.

If no jacket picture is recorded in the disc, the genre

picture in the memory of the player is displayed.

5 Press ˆRETURN.

“EDIT” disappears from the Disc Explorer.

Labeling the disc or folder using a

keyboard

To label the disc or folder, you can use an IBM compatible

PC keyboard of the USA model* (not supplied) on the

DISC MEMO INPUT or FOLDER NAME INPUT display.

* Power consumption must be 120 mA or less.

KEYBOARD jack

1 Connect a keyboard to the KEYBOARD jack on the

front panel when the power of the player is not

on.

2 Do Steps 1 and 2 on page 29 to display the DISC

MEMO INPUT or FOLDER NAME INPUT display.

3 Input the characters on the keyboard.

4 Press ENTER on the keyboard to store the Disc

Memo or folder name.

The DISC MEMO INPUT display or the FOLDER

NAME INPUT display disappears and the Disc Memo

or folder name is stored.

5 Press ˆRETURN.

“EDIT” disappears from the Disc Explorer.

Notes

• If the cursor keys do not work correctly and you cannot

complete the task using the keyboard, disconnect the keyboard

then reconnect it to the player and try again.

• If the keyboard is not the USA model, the characters may be

input differently from those on the keys.

The USA keyboard layout is shown below.

Labeling Discs (Disc Memo)/Folders and Indicating the Genre

(

)

]

}

WERTYU I OPQ

[

{

SDFGHJKLA

Caps Lock

Enter

XCVBNM<>Z

Shift

Ctrl Alt Alt Ctrl

GENRE SELECTION

Action

Drama

Non Feature

Western

Classical

Pop

Classics

Family

Sci-fi

Country

Rock

Comedy

Horror

Thriller

Jazz/R&B

Others

Cancel:

ENTER RETURN

EDIT

ALL DVD CD A B C D

EDIT

Select: Cancel:

ENTER RETURN

BRAHMS SYMPHONY4

Music Madness

Classical

Pop

Playing Discs

Sorting Discs

You can sort the discs in the folder by disc slot number,

text information (DVD TEXT/CD TEXT/Disc Memo) or

genre.

The text information is sorted alphabetically.

In case of the genre, the selected genre comes first.

1 Select the folder you want to sort by using the

FOLDER buttons.

2 If you want to sort by text information or genre,

select the disc which has the desired text

information or the genre by pressing >/..

SORT

>/./ENTER

FOLDER buttons

>/./ENTER

3 Press SORT.

The selected disc only is highlighted and “SORT”

appears at the right bottom corner.

4 Select the item you want to sort by pressing

?//.

You can select the disc number, text information or

genre. The sorting item indicator moves to the

selected item.

5 Press ENTER.

The discs are sorted and re-displayed. The sorted

order remains even if the power of the player is turned

off.

zThe disc order in the same genre

The discs in the same genre are sorted by numerical order of the

disc slot number.

Set the TV/DISC

EXPLORER/DVD

switch to “DISC

EXPLORER.”

Sorting item indicator position

when you sort by genre

123

789

A B C D ALL

DVD CD

ALL DVD CD A B C D

Super Car Chase

Skiing the World

Music Madness

Action

DVD

Action

DVD

Pop

VideoCD

Select: Cancel:

ENTER RETURN

ALL DVD CD A B C D

Super Car Chase

Skiing the World

Music Madness

Action

DVD

Action

DVD

Pop

VideoCD

Select: Cancel:

ENTER RETURN

Sorting item indicator (green)

ALL DVD CD A B C D

SORT

Super Car Chase

Skiing the World

Music Madness

Action

DVD

Action

DVD

Pop

VideoCD

Select: Cancel:

ENTER RETURN

ALL DVD CD A B C D

Super Car Chase

Skiing the World

Music Madness

Action

DVD

Action

DVD

Pop

VideoCD

Select: Cancel:

ENTER RETURN

ALL DVD CD A B C D

SORT

Super Car Chase

Skiing the World

Music Madness

Action

DVD

Action

DVD

Pop

VideoCD

Select: Cancel:

ENTER RETURN

Using Various

Functions with

the Control

This chapter describes how to play

discs in various modes and how to

use the convenient features of the on-

screen menu (Control Menu).

DISPLAY

ENTER

?/>/.//

Using the Control Menu

Display Z

Using the Control Menu display, you can select the start

point, change the angles, adjust the picture, set for Digital

Cinema Sound, etc.

The items are different depending on the kind of disc.

For details on each Control Menu display item, see pages

35 to 54.

1 Select the desired folder.

2 Press DISPLAY to show the Control Menu display

on the TV screen.

1 8

(

3 4

)

1 2

(

2 7

)

0 1 : 3 2 : 5 5

DVD

PLAY

To select, press , then .

ENTER

1 2 3

ALL

DISPLAY ENTER ?/>/.//

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DVD CD

Using Various Functions with the Control Menu

3 Select the item you want using >/., then press /

or ENTER.

4 Select the item you want using >/., then press

ENTER.

Note

Some Control Menu display items require operations other than

selecting the setting. For details on these items, see the relevant

pages.

To cancel using the Control Menu display

Press ˆRETURN.

To display other items

Each time you press DISPLAY, the Control Menu display

changes as follows:

/Control Menu display 1

Control Menu display 2

(The items except the first three items from the top

are changed to other items.)

ADVANCED display (see page 54)

Control Menu display off

zYou can display some items using the remote

Some items can be displayed by pressing the button of the

remote. In this case, only the item you selected is displayed. For

the item and operations using the remote, see the pages of each

item.

Items

Current item

selected

To select, press , then .

ENTER

To select, press , then .

ENTER

1 8

(

3 4

)

1 2

(

2 7

)

0 1 : 3 2 : 5 5

1: ENGLISH

DVD

PLAY

1 8

(

3 4

)

1 2

(

2 7

)

0 1 : 3 2 : 5 5

OFF

1: ENGLISH

2: FRENCH

3: SPANISH

1: ENGLISH

DVD

PLAY

1 2 3

ALL

1 2 3

ALL

OFF

1: ENGLISH

2: FRENCH

3: SPANISH

1: ENGLISH

To select, press , then .

ENTER

To select, press , then .

ENTER

1 8

(

3 4

)

1 2

(

2 7

)

0 1 : 3 2 : 5 5

DVD

PLAY

1 8

(

3 4

)

1 2

(

2 7

)

0 1 : 3 2 : 5 5

OFF

DVD

PLAY

1 2 3

ALL

1 2 3

ALL

Using Various Functions with the Control Menu

Control Menu Item List

DISC

(page 35)

TITLE

(DVD only) (page 35)

CHAPTER

(DVD only) (page 35)

TRACK

(VIDEO CD/CD only) (page 35)

INDEX

(VIDEO CD/CD only) (page 35)

SCENE

(VIDEO CD during PBC playback only)

(page 35)

You can search by selecting the disc/title/chapter/track/

index/scene.

TIME/TEXT

(pages 36, 37, 38)

TIME/MEMO

(pages 36, 37, 38)

You can check the playing time and remaining time of the

current title/chapter/track and the total remaining time

of the disc.

You can search by inputting the time code.

You can check the DVD TEXT or CD TEXT of the disc on

the TV screen and the front panel display.

AUDIO

(page 38)

With DVDs recorded with multilingual sounds, you can

select the language you want while playing the DVD.

With multiplex 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.

SUBTITLE

(DVD only) (page 40)

With DVDs on which multilingual subtitles are recorded,

you can change the subtitle language whenever you want

while playing the DVD, and turn it on or off whenever

you want.

ANGLE

(DVD only) (page 40)

With DVDs on which various angles (multi-angles) are

recorded, you can change the angles on the scene for

which multi-angles are recorded.

1/ALL

DISCS

(page 41)

Select the 1 disc play mode or all discs play mode to set

Program Play, Shuffle Play and Repeat Play.

PROGRAM

(page 42)

You can play the contents of the disc in the order you

want by arranging the order of the titles, chapters or

tracks on one disc or on all discs to create your own

program.

SHUFFLE

(page 44)

You can have the player “shuffle” titles, chapters or tracks

on one disc or on all discs, and play them in a random

order. The playing order may differ from the previous

“shuffling.”

REPEAT

(page 45)

You can play all discs, all the titles/tracks on a disc, or a

single title/chapter/track repeatedly.

A-B

REPEAT

(page 46)

You can play a specific portion of a title, chapter, or track

repeatedly.

VIRTUAL 3D

SURROUND

(page 48)

Select the mode to enjoy multi-channel surround sound

such as Dolby Digital.

Even if you connect only front speakers, Virtual Enhanced

Surround (VES) lets you enjoy 3D sound by using 3D

sound imaging to create virtual rear speakers from the

sound of the front speakers (L, R) without using actual

rear speakers.

When you connect 2 front speakers and 2 rear speakers,

you can use the 3D sound imaging to shift the sound of

the rear speakers away from the actual speaker position

(VIRTUAL REAR SHIFT) or to create 3 sets of virtual rear

speakers from 1 set of actual rear speakers (VIRTUAL

MULTI REAR).

You can feel the more effective 3D sound when you

connect a receiver (amplifier) with 5.1 channel inputs, 2

front speakers, 2 rear speakers, 1 center speaker and 1

subwoofer.

DNR

(DVD/VIDEO CD only) (page 50)

You can make the picture clearer by reducing the picture

noise.

VIDEO EQ

(DVD/VIDEO CD only) (page 50)

You can adjust the video output of the DVD or VIDEO CD

from the player, not from the TV, to obtain the picture

quality you want.

ANGLE

VIEWER

(DVD only) (page 52)

With DVDs on which various angles (multi-angles) for a

scene are recorded, you can display all the angles

recorded on the disc on the same screen, and start

playback in continuous mode at the chosen angle directly.

Using Various Functions with the Control Menu

STROBE

PLAYBACK

(DVD/VIDEO CD only) (page 52)

You can display 9 consecutive sections of the disc on the

screen. In this case, the sections show still images.

TITLE

VIEWER

(DVD only) (page 53)

CHAPTER

VIEWER

(DVD only) (page 53)

TRACK

VIEWER

(VIDEO CD only) (page 53)

You can check the titles, chapters and tracks of the disc on

the screen divided in 9 sections, and start playback from

the chosen title, chapter or track.

BOOKMARK

(DVD/VIDEO CD only) (page 53)

You can have the player store specific portions of the disc

in memory and play them immediately whenever you

want without the need to search.

ADVANCED

(DVD only) (page 54)

You can check the play information about the bit rate, bit

rate history or the position where the disc is played

(layer).

Searching for the Disc/Title/

Chapter/Track/Index/Scene

You can search by selecting the disc/title/chapter/track/

index/scene in the current folder.

Select “DISC,” “TITLE,” “ CHAPTER,” “ TRACK”,

“INDEX” or “SCENE” after pressing DISPLAY.

When you play back a DVD, “TITLE” and “ CHAPTER”

are displayed.

When you play back a VIDEO CD/CD, “TRACK” and

“INDEX” are displayed. When you play back a VIDEO

CD with PBC functions, “SCENE” is displayed.

1 Select “DISC,” “TITLE,” “CHAPTER,” “TRACK,”

“INDEX” or “SCENE” using >/..

“ ” is highlighted. ( means optional

number in this manual.) Numbers in parentheses

indicate the total number of titles, chapters, tracks,

indexes or scenes.

2 Press / or ENTER.

“

” is changed to “— — ”.

3 Select the number of the disc, title, chapter, track,

index or scene you want to search for using the

number buttons, then press ENTER.

The player starts searching. To cancel the number,

press CLEAR before pressing ENTER.

1 2

(

2 7

)

1 2 3

ALL

0 1 : 3 2 : 5 5

DVD

PLAY

– –

(

3 4

)

Enter with number buttons, then

ENTER

Selected folder

To select, press , then .

ENTER

1 8

(

3 4

)

1 2

(

2 7

)

0 1 : 3 2 : 5 5

DVD

PLAY

1 2 3

ALL

Using Various Functions with the Control Menu

Checking the Playing Time

and Remaining Time

You can check the playing time and remaining time of the

current title/chapter/track and the total remaining time

of the disc.

Press DISPLAY. Then press TIME/TEXT to change the

time information.

You can also check the DVD TEXT, CD TEXT and Disc

Memo.

When playing a DVD

pTIME/TEXT or TIME/MEMO

•C

: Playing time of the current chapter

•C –

: Remaining time of the current

chapter

•T

: Playing time of the current title

•T –

: Remaining time of the current title

When playing a VIDEO CD (during PBC playback)

pTIME/MEMO

•

: Playing time of the current scene

When playing a VIDEO CD (in continuous play) or

pTIME/TEXT or TIME/MEMO

•T

: Playing time of the current track

•T –

: Remaining time of the current track

•D

: Playing time of the current disc

•D –

: Remaining time of the current disc

zYou can display the “TIME/TEXT” or “TIME/MEMO” display

quickly

Press TIME/TEXT. Each time you press the button, the time

information changes.

To cancel selecting

Press ˆRETURN.

zYou can select a disc, chapter, track and scene directly by

pressing the buttons on the remote or the player

See “Playing Discs” on page 18.

Notes

• The number of titles, chapters or tracks displayed is that of the

titles, chapters or tracks recorded on a disc.

• The index numbers are not displayed during PBC playback of

VIDEO CDs.

• If you cannot search the desired disc in Step 3, the disc is not

included in the current folder. To search the desired disc from

all the discs in the player, press FOLDER ALL to select the ALL

folder. As the Disc Explorer appears, press ˆRETURN to turn

it off. Then select the desired disc on the Control Menu display.

Searching for the Disc/Title/Chapter/Track/

Index/Scene

Selected folder

1 8

(

3 4

)

1 2

(

2 7

)

1 2 3

ALL

0 1 : 3 2 : 5 5

DVD

PLAY

To select, press , then .

ENTER

TIME/TEXT

TIME/MEMO

Using Various Functions with the Control Menu

You can search by inputting the time code.

Select “TIME/TEXT” or “TIME/MEMO” after pressing

DISPLAY.

The time code corresponds to the approximate actual

playing time. For example, to search for a scene 2 hours 30

minutes 20 seconds past the beginning, input 2:30:20.

1 Select “C ” (playing time of the

current chapter).

2 Press / or ENTER.

Time code changes to “T – – : – – : – –”.

3 Input the time code using the number buttons,

then press ENTER.

The player starts searching. To cancel the number,

press CLEAR before pressing ENTER.

To cancel inputting

Press ˆRETURN.

Note

When you input the time code, input the playing time of the title.

Selecting a Start Point Using the Time Code

To select, press , then .

ENTER

1 8

(

3 4

)

1 2

(

2 7

)

1 2 3

ALL

0 1 : 3 2 : 5 5

DVD

PLAY

TIME/TEXT

TIME/MEMO

To select, press , then .

ENTER

1 8

(

3 4

)

1 2

(

2 7

)

1 2 3

ALL

0 1 : 3 2 : 5 5

DVD

PLAY

1 8

(

3 4

)

1 2

(

2 7

)

1 2 3

ALL

T – – : – – : – –

DVD

PLAY

Enter with number buttons, then

ENTER

Using Various Functions with the Control Menu

With DVDs recorded with multilingual sounds, you can

select the language you want while playing the DVD.

With multiplex 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. In this case, the sound loses the stereo

effect. For example, with a disc containing a song, the

right channel may output the vocals and the left channel

may output the instrumental. If you only want to hear the

instrumental, you can select the left channel and hear it

from both speakers.

Select “AUDIO” after pressing DISPLAY.

pAUDIO

When playing a DVD

Select the language. The languages you can select are

different depending on the DVD. When 4 digits are

displayed, they represent the language code. Select the

language code from the list on page 78.

When playing a VIDEO CD or a CD

•

STEREO : The standard stereo sound

• 1/L : The sound of the left channel (monaural)

• 2/R : The sound of the right channel (monaural)

zYou can display the “AUDIO” display quickly

Press AUDIO on the remote.

Notes

• Depending on the DVD, you may not be able to change the

languages even if multilingual sounds are recorded on the

DVD.

• While playing the CD/VIDEO CD, the standard stereo

playback will be resumed when:

– you open or close the disc tray

– you turn the power off

• While playing the DVD, the sound may be changed when:

– you open or close the disc tray

– you change the title

• If the language is displayed as a 4 digit number, refer to the

language code list on page 78.

Changing the Sounds

2: FRENCH

3: SPANISH

1: ENGLISH

1 8

(

3 4

)

1 2

(

2 7

)

1 2 3

ALL

0 1 : 3 2 : 5 5

LRC

DVD

DOLBY DIGITAL 3/2.1

PROGRAM FORMAT

PLAY

LFE

LS RS

1: ENGLISH

To select, press , then .

ENTER

AUDIO

1 8

(

3 4

)

1 2

(

2 7

)

1 2 3

ALL

0 1 : 3 2 : 5 5

BRAHMS SYMPHONY NO – 4

DVD

PLAY

TIME/TEXT

TIME/MEMO

Checking the Information

of the Disc

You can check the DVD TEXT or CD TEXT of the disc on

the TV screen and the front panel display.

DVD TEXT and CD TEXT are information recorded on the

disc which you cannot change.

Press DISPLAY. If the disc has DVD TEXT or CD TEXT

recorded, “TIME/TEXT” appears. If a Disc Memo can be

input in the disc, “TIME/MEMO” appears. Press TIME/

TEXT until DVD/CD TEXT or Disc Memo is displayed.

The information is displayed at the bottom of the display.

zYou can display the “TIME/TEXT” or “TIME/MEMO” display

quickly

Press TIME/TEXT. To display DVD/CD TEXT or Disc Memo,

press TIME/TEXT until DVD/CD TEXT or Disc Memo is

displayed.

zYou can input the text information (Disc Memo)

You can input the Disc Memo on the Disc Explorer (see page 28).

Note

The DVD TEXT only in English is displayed.

DVD/CD

TEXT or DISC

MEMO

Using Various Functions with the Control Menu

Displaying the audio information of the

disc

When you select “AUDIO,” the playing channels are

displayed on the screen.

In Dolby Digital format, the signals from monaural to 5.1

channels can be recorded on a DVD. Depending on the

DVD the number of the recorded channels may be

different.

* “PCM,“ “DTS” or “DOLBY DIGITAL” is displayed. In

“DOLBY DIGITAL” case, the channels in the playing

track are displayed by number as follows:

The case of Dolby Digital 5.1 ch:

** The letters in the program format display mean the

following:

L: Front (L)

R: Front (R)

C: Center (monaural)

LS: Rear (L)

RS: Rear (R)

S: Rear (monaural) – the rear component of the

Dolby Surround processed stereo signal and the

Dolby Digital signal.

LFE: LFE (Low Frequency Effects)

Front component 2

+ Center component 1

Rear component 2

LFE (Low

Frequency Effect)

component 1

Current

audio

format*

Current

playing

program

format**

DOLBY DIGITAL

3 / 2. 1

1 8

(

3 4

)

1 2

(

2 7

)

1 2 3

ALL

0 1 : 3 2 : 5 5

DVD

PLAY

DOLBY DIGITAL 3/2.1

LS RS

PROGRAM FORMAT

LFE

To select, press , then .

ENTER

1: ENGLISH

The display examples are as follows:

•PCM (stereo)

•Dolby Surround

•Dolby Digital 5.1ch

•DTS

zYou can find Dolby Surround-encoded software by looking at

the packaging

Use discs with the logo. In order to enjoy Dolby Digital

playback you must use discs bearing this logo.

L R

1: ENGLISH

PCM 48kHz 24bits

PROGRAM FORMAT

To select, press , then .

ENTER

0355

1: ENGLISH

DOLBY SURROUND

DOLBY DIGITAL 2/0

L RC

PROGRAM FORMAT

To select, press , then .

ENTER

1: ENGLISH

LRC

DTS 3/2.1

PROGRAM FORMAT

LFE

LS RS

To select, press , then .

ENTER

1: ENGLISH

LRC

DOLBY DIGITAL 3/2.1

PROGRAM FORMAT

LFE

LS RS

To select, press , then .

ENTER

Using Various Functions with the Control Menu

With DVDs on which various angles (multi-angles) for a

scene are recorded, you can change the angles. For

example, while playing a scene of a train in motion, you

can display the view from either the front of the train, the

left window of the train or from the right window without

having the train’s movement interrupted.

Select “ANGLE” after pressing DISPLAY. When the

angles can be changed, the indicator of the “ANGLE”

lights in green.

1 Select “ANGLE.”

2 Press /.

The number of the angle changes to “–.” The number

in parentheses indicates the total number of angles.

Changing the Angles

To select, press , then .

ENTER

1 8

(

3 4

)

(

)

1 2

(

2 7

)

1 2 3

ALL

0 1 : 3 2 : 5 5

DVD

PLAY

ANGLE

To select, press , then .

ENTER

1 8

(

3 4

)

(

)

1 2

(

2 7

)

1 2 3

ALL

0 1 : 3 2 : 5 5

DVD

PLAY

ANGLE

Enter with number buttons, then .

ENTER

1 8

(

3 4

)

–

(

)

1 2

(

2 7

)

1 2 3

ALL

0 1 : 3 2 : 5 5

DVD

PLAY

Displaying the Subtitles

With DVDs on which subtitles are recorded, you can turn

the subtitles on and off whenever you want while playing

the DVD.

With DVDs on which multilingual subtitles are recorded,

you can change the subtitle language whenever you want

while playing the DVD, and turn it on or off whenever

you want. For example, you can select the language you

want to master and turn the subtitles on for better

understanding.

Select “SUBTITLE” after pressing DISPLAY.

pSUBTITLE

Select the language. The languages you can select are

different depending on the DVD. When 4 digits are

displayed, they indicate the language code. Select the

language code from the list on page 78.

zYou can display the “SUBTITLE” display quickly

Press SUBTITLE on the remote. Each time you press the button,

the item changes.

Notes

• When playing a DVD on which no subtitles are recorded, no

subtitles appear.

• Depending on the DVD, you may not be able to turn the

subtitles on even if they are recorded on it.

• Depending on the DVD, you may not be able to turn the

subtitles off.

• If the language is displayed as a 4-digit number, refer to the

language code list on page 78.

• The type and number of languages for subtitles vary from disc

to disc.

• Depending on the DVD, you may not be able to change the

subtitles even if multilingual subtitles are recorded on it.

• While playing the DVD, the subtitle may change when:

– you open or close the disc tray

– you change the title

OFF

1: ENGLISH

2: FRENCH

3: SPANISH

1: ENGLISH

1 8

(

3 4

)

1 2

(

2 7

)

1 2 3

ALL

0 1 : 3 2 : 5 5

DVD

PLAY

To select, press , then .

ENTER

SUBTITLE

Using Various Functions with the Control Menu

3 Select the number of the angles using the number

buttons or >/., then press ENTER.

The angle is changed to the selected angle.

Notes

• The number of angles varies from disc to disc or from scene to

scene. The number of angles that can be changed on a scene is

that of angles recorded for that scene.

• Depending on the DVD, you may not be able to change the

angles even if multi-angles are recorded on the DVD.

zYou can specify the angle beforehand

Specify the angle when “ANGLE” is not displayed on the front

panel display. When a scene on which multi-angles are recorded

comes, the angle is automatically selected.

zYou can select the angle directly

Press ANGLE on the remote. Each time you press the button, the

angle changes.

zYou can display different angles simultaneously (ANGLE

VIEWER)

You can display all the angles recorded on the disc on the same

screen, and start playback in continuous mode from the chosen

angle directly. The angles are displayed on a screen divided in 9

sections. For details, see page 52.

To select, press , then .

ENTER

1 8

(

3 4

)

(

)

1 2

(

2 7

)

1 2 3

ALL

0 1 : 3 2 : 5 5

DVD

PLAY

Selecting the Disc Mode

(1 Disc or All Discs)

Before setting Program Play, Shuffle Play, or Repeat Play,

you need select whether to set those play modes on one

disc or all discs.

Select “1/ALL DISCS” after pressing DISPLAY.

p1/ALL DISCS

•

ALL DISCS: allows you to set Program Play, Shuffle

Play or Repeat Play for all the discs in the folder.

• 1 DISC: allows you to set Program Play, Shuffle Play or

Repeat Play for 1 disc only.

zYou can select the mode using the button of the player or

remote

Press 1/ALL DISCS. Each time you press the button, 1 DISC or

ALL DISCS mode is selected.

To select, press , then .

ENTER

1 8

(

3 4

)

1 2

(

2 7

)

1 2 3

ALL

0 1 : 3 2 : 5 5

ALL DISCS

1 DISC

DVD

PLAY

1/ALL

DISCS

Using Various Functions with the Control Menu

Creating Your Own Program (Program Play)

To select, press , then .

ENTER

OFF

SET

1 8

(

3 4

)

1 2

(

2 7

)

1 2 3

ALL

0 1 : 3 2 : 5 5

DVD

PLAY

PROGRAM

ENTER

PLAYPROGRAM

Set:

Quit: Start:

PROGRAM

– – – –

ALL CLEAR

– – – –

ALL

– – – : – – –

ALL

PROGRAM

– – – –

ALL CLEAR

– – – –

ALL

ENTER RETURN

PLAYPROGRAM

Number buttons Return:

Quit: Start:

– – – : – – –

ALL

You can play the contents of one disc or all discs in the

order you want by arranging the order of the titles,

chapters or tracks to create your own program. One

program can be stored in the player and contain up to 99

titles, chapters and tracks.

Select “PROGRAM” after pressing DISPLAY. When you

select “ON,” the indicator of the “PROGRAM” lights in

green.

pPROGRAM

•

OFF: plays normal.

• SET/: allows you to create your own program.

• ON: plays Program Play.

Note

If the program contains a disc which is not included in the

current folder, the disc will not be played during Program Play.

To play all the discs in the program, select the ALL folder before

you start Program Play.

Creating the program

1 Select “SET/” in “PROGRAM.”

The programming display appears.

Selected folder

Disc type*

2 Press ENTER.

3 Press the number button to select the disc, then

press ENTER.

You can play only the currently selected disc when

you select “1 DISC” in “1/ALL DISCS.” To program

more than 1 disc, press 1/ALL DISCS and select

“ALL DISCS.”

* “?” appears when the player has not loaded the disc

information in the memory.

4 Select the title, chapter or track you want to

program using >/., then press ENTER.

For example, select title1, chapter 2 in disc 3.

(You can also use the number buttons and ENTER

button to select. In this case, the selected number is

displayed on the screen.)

ENTER RETURN

PLAYPROGRAM

Set: Return:

Quit: Start:

T C

ALL

1. – – – –

2. – – – –

3. – – – –

4. – – – –

5. – – – –

6. – – – –

003 : DVD

ALL

PROGRAM

ALL CLEAR

Using Various Functions with the Control Menu

ENTER

PLAYPROGRAM

Set:

Quit: Start:

2. – – – –

3. – – – –

4. – – – –

5. – – – –

6. – – – –

ALL

– – – : – – –

ALL

PROGRAM

ALL CLEAR

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ENTER

PLAYPROGRAM

Set:

Quit: Start:

ENTER RETURN

PLAYPROGRAM

Set: Return:

Quit: Start:

ALL

2. – – – –

3. – – – –

4. – – – –

5. – – – –

6. – – – –

2. – – – –

3. – – – –

4. – – – –

5. – – – –

6. – – – –

003 : DVD

ALL

– – – : – – –

ALL

– – – : – – –

PROGRAM

ALL CLEAR

PROGRAM

ALL CLEAR

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pWhen playing a DVD

When both titles and chapters are recorded on the

disc, select the title, then the chapter.

pWhen playing a VIDEO CD or CD

Select the track you want to program.

5 To program other discs, titles, chapters or tracks,

repeat Steps 3 and 4.

The programmed discs, titles, chapters or tracks are

displayed from 2 in order.

6 Press · to start Program Play.

To return to previous item

If you are selecting a disc, title, track or chapter, press

ˆRETURN to return to previous item.

To cancel Program Play

Press CLEAR.

To cancel programming

Press PROGRAM.

To change programming

To change the disc, select the program number you want

to change using >/. after Step 1 or 4, then press ENTER.

Then do Steps 3 and 4.

To change the title, chapter and track, select the desired

one in Step 4.

To cancel the programmed order

To cancel all the titles, chapters or tracks in the

programmed order, select “ALL CLEAR” after Step 1 or 4,

then press ENTER.

To cancel the selected program, select the program using

>/. after Step 1 or 4, then press CLEAR.

zThe program remains even after the Program Play ends

When you press ·, you can play the same program again.

zYou can do Repeat Play or Shuffle Play of the programmed

titles, chapters or tracks

During Program Play, press REPEAT or SHUFFLE. Or set

“REPEAT” or “SHUFFLE” to “ON” in the Control Menu display.

zYou can display the “PROGRAM” display quickly

Press PROGRAM.

zYou can load the disc information

Press LOAD in stop mode (see page 25) so that the player reads

and loads the disc information.

“V” indicates VIDEO CD; “C” indicates CD.

“D” indicates DVD.

Using Various Functions with the Control Menu

Playing in Random Order

(Shuffle Play)

You can have the player “shuffle” discs, titles or tracks

and play them in a random order. The playing order may

differ from the previous “shuffling.”

Select “SHUFFLE” after pressing DISPLAY. When you do

not select “OFF,” the indicator of the “SHUFFLE” lights in

green.

pSHUFFLE

Selects the setting of Shuffle Play.

When playing a DVD and when Program Play is

set to OFF

•

OFF: does not play a disc in random order.

• DISC*: player “shuffles” discs in the folder and plays in

a random order.

• TITLE: player “shuffles” titles in the folder and plays in

a random order.

• CHAPTER: player “shuffles” chapters of DVDs in the

folder and plays in a random order.

When playing a VIDEO CD, CD or DVD (when

Program Play is set to ON)

•

OFF: does not play a disc in random order.

• ON: player “shuffles” titles or tracks and plays in a

random order.

When playing a VIDEO CD or CD (when Program

Play is set to OFF)

•

OFF: does not play a disc in random order.

• DISC*: player “shuffles” discs in the folder and plays in

a random order.

• TRACK: player “shuffles” tracks in the folder and plays

in a random order.

* Appears only when you select “ALL DISCS” in “1/ALL

DISCS.”

To cancel Shuffle Play

Press CLEAR.

To select, press , then .

ENTER

1 8

(

3 4

)

1 2

(

2 7

)

1 2 3

ALL

0 1 : 3 2 : 5 5

OFF

CHAPTER

TITLE

DISC

CHAPTER

DVD

PLAY

SHUFFLE

zYou can select discs, titles, chapters and tracks for the

program by looking at the front panel display

You can program by looking at the front panel display instead of

using the programming display on the TV screen.

When you select Track 3 in Disc number 2 in the CD folder for

Program 1, the front panel display will appear as follows:

Notes

• The program is canceled when you turn the power off.

• You may not be able to do Program Play depending on the

DVD.

• While you are doing PBC playback, you cannot set a program

unless you stop playback first.

Creating Your Own Program (Program Play)

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Using Various Functions with the Control Menu

zYou can set Shuffle Play during stop

After selecting the item of “SHUFFLE,” press ·.

The player starts Shuffle Play.

zYou can display the “SHUFFLE” display quickly

Press SHUFFLE.

Notes

• Shuffle Play is canceled when:

– you open or close the front cover

– you turn the power off

• You may not be able to do Shuffle Play depending on the DVD.

• Up to 96 chapters in a disc can be played in a random order

when “CHAPTER” is selected.

To select, press , then .

ENTER

1 8

(

3 4

)

1 2

(

2 7

)

1 2 3

ALL

0 1 : 3 2 : 5 5

OFF

DISC

TITLE

CHAPTER

OFF

DVD

PLAY

REPEAT

Playing Repeatedly (Repeat

Play) Z

You can play all discs, all the titles/tracks on a disc or a

single title/chapter/track.

In Shuffle or Program Play mode, the player repeats the

titles or tracks in the shuffled or programmed order.

You cannot do Repeat Play during PBC playback of

VIDEO CDs (page 22).

You may not be able to do Repeat Play depending on the

DVD.

Select “REPEAT” after pressing DISPLAY. When you do

not select “OFF,” the indicator of the “REPEAT “ lights in

green.

pREPEAT

Selects the setting of Repeat Play.

When playing a DVD and when Program Play and

Shuffle Play are set to OFF

•

OFF: does not play repeatedly.

• DISC: repeats all the titles on the selected disc when you

select “1 DISC” in “1/ALL DISCS,” and repeats all titles

on all discs in the folder when you select “ALL DISCS.”

• TITLE: repeats the current title.

• CHAPTER: repeats the current chapter.

When playing a VIDEO CD/CD and when Program

Play and Shuffle Play are set to OFF

•

OFF: does not play repeatedly.

• DISC: repeats all the tracks on the selected disc when

you select “1 DISC” in “1/ALL DISCS,” and repeats all

tracks on all discs in the folder when you select “ALL

DISCS.”

• TRACK: repeats the current track.

When Program Play or Shuffle Play is set to ON

•

OFF: does not play repeatedly.

• ON: repeats Program Play or Shuffle Play.

To cancel Repeat Play

Press CLEAR.

Using Various Functions with the Control Menu

To select, press , then .

ENTER

1 8

(

3 4

)

1 2

(

2 7

)

1 2 3

ALL

0 1 : 3 2 : 5 5

SET

OFF

DVD

PLAY

A–B

REPEAT

zYou can set Repeat Play during stop

After selecting the item of “REPEAT,” press ·.

The player starts Repeat Play.

zYou can display the “REPEAT” display quickly

Press REPEAT.

Note

Repeat play is canceled when you turn the power off.

Repeating a Specific

Portion (A˜B Repeat)

You can play a specific portion of a title, chapter, track

repeatedly. This is useful when you want to memorize

lyrics.

During PBC Playback of VIDEO CDs (page 22), this

function is available only while playing moving pictures.

You may not be able to do A˜B Repeat Play depending

on the DVD.

Select “A-B REPEAT” after pressing DISPLAY. During

A˜B Repeat Play, the indicator of the “A-B REPEAT”

lights in green.

pA-B REPEAT

• SET/: sets the A and B points.

• OFF: does not play a specific portion of a title/chapter/

track repeatedly.

Playing Repeatedly (Repeat Play)

Using Various Functions with the Control Menu

1 8

(

3 4

)

1 2

(

2 7

)

0 1 : 3 2 : 5 5

A–B REPEAT

DVD

A: 18 – 01 : 32 : 55

CHAPTER

TIME

PLAY

Set point B with

ENTER

To cancel, press

CLEAR

Setting a portion for A˜B repeat

1 Select “SET/” in “A-B REPEAT.”

The A˜B REPEAT setting display appears.

2 During playback, when you find the starting point

(point A) of the portion to be played repeatedly,

press ENTER.

The starting point (point A) is set.

3 When you reach the ending point (point B), press

ENTER again.

The setting points are displayed and the player starts

repeating this specific portion.

“A-B” appears on the front panel display during

A˜B repeat play.

To cancel A˜B Repeat Play

Press CLEAR.

Notes

• You can set A˜B Repeat on only one specific portion.

•A˜B Repeat is canceled when:

– you open or close the front cover

– you turn the power off

• When you set A˜B Repeat, the settings for Shuffle Play and

Program Play are canceled.

• You may not be able to set A˜B Repeat, depending on the

scene of the DVD or the VIDEO CD.

• You cannot set the start point (point A) on one disc and ending

point (point B) on other disc.

SET

OFF

To select, press , then .

ENTER

1 8

(

3 4

)

1 2

(

2 7

)

0 1 : 3 2 : 5 5

A–B REPEAT

DVD

PLAY

Set point A with .

ENTER

To return, press .

RETURN

1 8

(

3 4

)

1 2

(

2 7

)

1 2 3

ALL

0 1 : 3 2 : 5 5

DVD

PLAY

1 8

(

3 4

)

1 2

(

2 7

)

1 2 3

ALL

0 1 : 34 : 30

DVD

A: 18 – 01 : 32 : 55

B: 18 – 01 : 34 : 30

CHAPTER

TIME

PLAY

To select, press , then .

ENTER

Using Various Functions with the Control Menu

Select the mode to enjoy multi channel surround sound

such as Dolby Digital.

Even if you connect only front speakers, Virtual Enhanced

Surround lets you enjoy 3D sound by using 3D sound

imaging to create virtual rear speakers from the sound of

the front speakers (L, R) without using actual rear

speakers.

When you connect 2 front speakers and 2 rear speakers,

use 3D sound imaging to shift the sound of the rear

speakers away from the actual speaker position

(VIRTUAL REAR SHIFT) or to create 3 sets of virtual rear

speakers from 1 set of actual rear speakers (VIRTUAL

MULTI REAR).

You can feel the more effective 3D sound when you

connect a receiver (amplifier) with 5.1 channel inputs, 2

front speakers, 2 rear speakers, 1 center speaker and 1

subwoofer.

Select “VIRTUAL 3D SURROUND” after pressing

DISPLAY twice. When you select the item except “OFF,”

the indicator of the “VIRTUAL 3D SURROUND “ lights in

green.

Note

To enjoy the original Dolby Digital sound through the 5.1CH

OUTPUT connectors, set each speaker position or distance, etc.

For details on setting each speaker, see page 65.

pVIRTUAL 3D SURROUND

Select the desired item. For details on each item, see

“Effects of each item.”

•

OFF

• VES A*

• VES B*

• NORMAL SURROUND

• ENHANCED SURROUND

• VIRTUAL REAR SHIFT

• VIRTUAL MULTI REAR

* These settings also effect the output from the LINE OUT

(AUDIO 1, 2) connectors.

L R

Setting for Digital Cinema Sound Z

Note

The items displayed are different depending on the settings of

“SPEAKER SETUP” (page 65).

You can select only “OFF,” “VES A” or “VES B” when you play

back a disc and set “NONE” in “REAR” in “SIZE” under

“SPEAKER SETUP” in the setup display.

Effects of each item

OFF

Outputs all channel signals recorded on the disc. For

example, outputs 2-channel signals for stereo sound of the

CD or 5-channel signals for Dolby Digital sound of the

DVD. When you connect fewer than 5 (+1) speakers, the

player distributes the output signal for the missing

speaker to other speakers appropriately.

VES (Virtual Enhanced Surround) A

Uses 3D sound imaging to create virtual rear speakers

from the sound of the front speakers (L, R) without using

actual rear speakers. The virtual speakers are reproduced

as shown in the illustration below.

VES (Virtual Enhanced Surround) B

Uses 3D sound imaging to create virtual rear speakers

from the sound of the front speakers (L, R) without using

actual rear speakers. The virtual speakers are reproduced

as shown in the illustration below.

NORMAL SURROUND

Software with 2 channel audio signals, is decoded with

Dolby Pro Logic to create surround effects.

To select, press , then .

ENTER

1 8

(

3 4

)

1 2

(

2 7

)

1 2 3

ALL

OFF

VES A

VES B

DVD

PLAY

VIRTUAL 3D

SURROUND

Using Various Functions with the Control Menu

ENHANCED SURROUND

Provides a greater sense of presence from Pro Logic

source with monaural rear channel sound. Produces a

stereo like effect in the rear channels.

VIRTUAL REAR SHIFT

Uses 3D sound imaging to shift the sound of the rear

speakers away from the actual speaker position. The

virtual speakers are reproduced as shown in the

illustration below. The shift position differs according to

the setting of the rear speaker position.

VIRTUAL MULTI REAR

Uses 3D sound imaging to create an array of virtual rear

speakers from a single pair of actual rear speakers. The

virtual speakers are reproduced as shown in the

illustration below. The position of the virtual rear

speakers differs according to the setting of the rear

speaker position.

* See page 65 for details on how to set the rear speaker position.

L: Front speaker (left)

R: Front speaker (right)

SL: Rear speaker (left)

SR: Rear speaker (right)

: Virtual speaker

SL SR

Side* Rear*

Notes

• Some discs do not have rear sound. In this case, you cannot get

the 3D surround effect.

• When you select an item, the sound cuts off for a moment.

• When the playing signal does not contain the surround

component, the effects may be difficult to hear even if you

select “VES A” or ”VES B.”

• If you connect the front speakers only, “NORMAL

SURROUND,” ”ENHANCED SURROUND,” ”VIRTUAL

REAR SHIFT” and “VIRTUAL MULTI REAR” cannot be

selected.

• Set the front speakers to form an equilateral triangle including

the listening position, or the effects may be difficult to hear

even if you select “VES A” or “VES B.”

• In case that the player outputs the signal from DIGITAL OUT

(OPTICAL, COAXIAL), the surround effect will be heard only

when you set “DOLBY DIGITAL” to “D-PCM” in “AUDIO

SETUP.”

• When you play sound tracks with 96 kHz sampling frequency,

be sure to select “OFF,” or the output signals will be converted

to 48 kHz (sampling frequency). (Except when the player

outputs the audio signal from DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL,

COAXIAL).)

• When you connect a center speaker and a subwoofer, you can

also hear the sound from the center speaker and the subwoofer.

When you select “VES A” or “VES B,” the player does not

output the sound from the center speaker.

• When you select “VES A” or “VES B,” set the surround settings

of the connected units such as the amplifier to OFF.

Using Various Functions with the Control Menu

Reducing the Picture Noise

(DNR: Digital Video Noise

Reduction) Z

You can make the picture clearer by reducing the picture

noise of the background.

Select “DNR” after pressing DISPLAY twice.

When you select “DNR1,” “DNR2,” or “DNR3,” the

indicator of the “DNR” lights in green.

pDNR

As the value increases, the picture noise will be reduced.

However, afterimages may increase.

•

OFF: turns off the DNR function

• DNR1

• DNR2

• DNR3

Notes

• Depending on the disc, the effect may be difficult to tell.

• If the afterimages appear on the TV screen, set the noise

reduction function to off on your TV. Then set “DNR” to

”OFF” on the Control Menu display.

Adjustments for Playback

Picture (VIDEO EQ: Video

Equalizer) Z

You can adjust the video output of the DVD or VIDEO CD

from the player, not from the TV, to obtain the picture

quality you want. Choose one of the video modes

whichever best suits the program you are watching.

When you select “MEMORY/” in a menu item, adjust

the value.

Select “VIDEO EQ” after pressing DISPLAY twice.

pVIDEO EQ

Selects the setting of video control.

•

STANDARD: displays a standard picture

• DYNAMIC: emphasizes the black level and so produces

a bolder dynamic picture

• CINEMA: displays the picture with soft focus

• MEMORY/: adjusts the picture items

To adjust the picture items

You can adjust the following picture items individually.

• PICTURE

• BRIGHTNESS

• COLOR

• SHARPNESS

To select, press , then .

ENTER

1 8

(

3 4

)

1 2

(

2 7

)

1 2 3

ALL

DNR3

DNR2

DNR1

OFF

DVD

PLAY

DNR

DNR1

To select, press , then .

ENTER

1 8

(

3 4

)

1 2

(

2 7

)

1 2 3

ALL

CINEMA

MEMORY

STANDARD

DYNAMIC

DVD

PLAY

VIDEO EQ

Using Various Functions with the Control Menu

STANDARD

(

)

0 1 : 3 2 : 5 5

VIDEO EQUALIZER

PICTURE

BRIGHTNESS

COLOR

SHARPNESS

DVD

Select: Cancel:

ENTER RETURN

(

)

0 1 : 3 2 : 5 5

PICTURE

DVD

Adjust: Cancel:

ENTER RETURN

1 Select “MEMORY/” in “VIDEO EQ.”

The video control display appears.

2 Select the picture item you want to adjust using

>/., then press ENTER.

The adjustment bar of the selected item appears.

To cancel adjusting the picture halfway, press

ˆRETURN.

3 Adjust the selected picture item using ?//, then

press ENTER.

The setting is stored in memory.

4 To adjust other items, repeat Steps 2 and 3.

To exit the video control display

Press ˆRETURN.

zTo reset the picture items

Select “STANDARD” in “MEMORY/.”

Note

Only one setting of the picture items you adjusted in

“MEMORY/” can be stored. When you adjust the items, new

setting erases the setting adjusted before.

1 8

(

3 4

)

1 2

(

2 7

)

0 1 : 3 2 : 5 5

VIDEO EQUALIZER

PICTURE

BRIGHTNESS

COLOR

SHARPNESS

STANDARD

DVD

PLAY

CINEMA

MEMORY

STANDARD

DYNAMIC

1 2 3

ALL

1 2

(

2 7

)

1 8

(

3 4

)

DVD

PLAY

To select, press , then .

ENTER

Select: Cancel:

ENTER RETURN

Using Various Functions with the Control Menu

Dividing a Track into 9

Sections (Strobe Play)

You can display 9 consecutive sections of the disc on the

screen. In this case, the sections show still images.

Select “STROBE PLAYBACK” after pressing DISPLAY.

To cancel watching the strobe play

Press ˆRETURN.

zDuring pause mode, 9 still images around the pause position

are displayed

It is convenient to see the still images around the specific portion.

Note

Depending on the disc, there are some scenes you may not be

able to watch with the strobe play.

Displaying Different Angles

Simultaneously Z

With DVDs on which various angles (multi-angles) for a

scene are recorded, you can display all the angles

recorded on the disc on the same screen, and start

playback in continuous mode at the chosen angle directly.

The angles are displayed on a screen divided in 9 sections.

Select “ANGLE VIEWER” after pressing DISPLAY twice.

When you can select “ANGLE VIEWER,” the indicator of

the “ANGLE VIEWER” lights in green.

To select the one angle

Select the angle using ?/>/.//, then press ENTER.

The selected angle only is displayed.

To cancel displaying multi-angles

Press ˆRETURN.

zYou can check the number on the front panel display

The number of the angle you select is displayed on the front

panel display.

Notes

• Depending on the DVD, you may not be able to change the

angles even if multi-angles are recorded on the DVD.

• When a scene for which various angles (multi-angles) are not

recorded comes while displaying different angles

simultaneously, the player returns to the normal play.

1 8

(

3 4

)

1 2

(

2 7

)

1 2 3

ALL

DVD

PLAY

To select, press , then .

ENTER

ANGLE

VIEWER

To select, press , then .

ENTER

1 8

(

3 4

)

1 2

(

2 7

)

1 2 3

ALL

DVD

PLAY

STROBE

PLAYBACK

Using Various Functions with the Control Menu

Setting and Selecting

Favorite Scene (Bookmark)

You can have the player store specific portions of the disc

in memory and play them immediately whenever you

want without the need to search (Bookmark). You can set

up to 9 bookmarks per disc. The bookmark of the disc is

reset when the disc is removed from the player.

Select “BOOKMARK” after pressing DISPLAY. When you

play the disc which has bookmarks, the indicator of the

“BOOKMARK” lights in green.

To start playback from the selected picture

Select the picture using ?/>/.//, then press ENTER.

The playback starts from the selected picture.

To cancel scanning the bookmark pictures

Press ˆRETURN.

To reset the bookmark

Select the point on which you want to reset the bookmark

using ?/>/.//, then press CLEAR.

To reset the all bookmarks of the player

Select “BOOKMARK RESET/” under the “CUSTOM

SETUP” in the setup display. For details on resetting all

the bookmark of the player, see page 60.

Setting the bookmark

During playback, when you find the scene to be

bookmarked, press BOOKMARK on the remote.

The bookmark is set.

Note

You may not set the bookmark depending on the discs.

Scanning the Title, Chapter

and Track Z

You can check the top picture of titles, chapters and tracks

of the disc on a screen divided in 9 sections, and start

playback from the chosen title, chapter or track.

Select “TITLE VIEWER”(DVD only), “CHAPTER

VIEWER”(DVD only) or “TRACK VIEWER”(VIDEO CD

only) after pressing DISPLAY twice.

To start playback from the selected picture

Select the picture using ?/>/.//, then press ENTER.

The playback starts from the selected picture.

zWhen there are over 9 titles or chapters

$ appears at the right bottom of the screen. Select the right

bottom scene (the position of 9) and use . to display next titles,

tracks or chapters. To return to the previous scene, select the left

top scene (the position of 1) and press >.

zYou can check the number on the front panel display

The number of the title, chapter and track you select is displayed

on the front panel display.

To cancel scanning the title, chapter and track

Press ˆRETURN.

Notes

• Depending on the disc, you may not be able to scan the title,

chapter and track.

• You cannot scan the track on a VIDEO CD during PBC

playback.

To select, press , then .

ENTER

1 8

(

3 4

)

1 2

(

2 7

)

1 2 3

ALL

DVD

PLAY

CHAPTER

VIEWER

TITLE

VIEWER

TRACK

VIEWER

Cancel :

ENTER

RETURN

1 8

(

3 4

)

1 2

(

2 7

)

1 2 3

ALL

DVD

PLAY

BOOKMARK

To select, press , then .

ENTER

Using Various Functions with the Control Menu

Checking the Play Information Z

Audio

Video

BIT RATE

384 kbps

Mbps

You can check the play information on the bit rate, bit rate

history or the portion where the disc is played (layer).

While playing a disc, the approximate bit rate of the

playback picture is always displayed by Mbps (Mega bit

per second) and the audio by kbps (kilo bit per second).

Select “ADVANCED” after pressing DISPLAY twice.

pADVANCED

When playing a DVD

•

BIT RATE: displays bit rate.

• BIT RATE HISTORY: displays bit rate and bit rate

history.

• LAYER: displays layer and the point picked up.

• DISPLAY OFF: turns off ADVANCED display.

Displays of each item

BIT RATE

Bit rate refers to the amount of video/audio data per

second in a disc. The higher the bit rate is, the larger the

amount of data. When the bit rate level is high, there is a

large amount of data. However, this does not always

mean that you can get higher quality pictures or sounds.

Bit rate range

Min. Max.

Newest bit

rate range

Mbps

BIT RATE HISTORY

Indicates the transition of bit rate of the playback picture

for a period up to the present.

LAYER

Indicates the approximate point where the disc is playing.

If it is a dual-layer DVD, the player indicates which layer

is being read.

For details on the layers, see page 76 (DVD).

Appears when the DVD has

dual layers.

1 8

(

3 4

)

1 2

(

2 7

)

1 2 3

ALL

BIT RATE HISTORY

DVD

PLAY

To select, press , then .

ENTER

ADVANCED

Settings and Adjustments

Settings and

Adjustments

This chapter describes how to set and

how to adjust using the on-screen SET

UP menu. Most settings and

adjustments are required to be set

when you first use the player.

This chapter also describes how to set

the remote for controlling the TV, the

AV receiver (amplifier) or the CD

changer.

SET UP

ENTER

?/>/.//

Using the Setup Display Z

Using the setup display, you can do the initial setup,

adjusting the picture and sound quality, setting the

various outputs, etc. You can also set a language for the

subtitles and the setup display, limit playback by children,

etc.

For details on each setup display item, see pages 58 to 66.

Note

You can display the setup display only when the player is in stop

mode.

1 Press SET UP to display the setup display on the TV

screen.

LANGUAGE SETUP

OSD:

DVD MENU:

AUDIO:

SUBTITLE:

To set, press , then .

To quit, press .

ENGLISH

ORIGINAL

AUDIO FOLLOW

ENTER

SETUP

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4 Select the setting you want using ?/>/.//, then

press ENTER.

To cancel using the setup display

Press SET UP on the remote.

Note

Some setup display items require operations other than selecting

the setting. For details on these items, see the relevant pages.

2 Select the main item you want using >/., and

then press ENTER.

The selected main item is highlighted.

3 Select the item you want using >/., then press /

or ENTER.

Main item

LANGUAGE SETUP

OSD:

DVD MENU:

AUDIO:

SUBTITLE:

To set, press , then .

To quit, press .

ENGLISH

ORIGINAL

AUDIO FOLLOW

ENTER

SETUP

SCREEN SETUP

TV TYPE:

SCREEN SAVER:

BACKGROUND:

To set, press , then .

To quit, press .

4:3 LETTER BOX

JACKET PICTURE

ENTER

SETUP

SCREEN SETUP

TV TYPE:

SCREEN SAVER:

BACKGROUND:

To set, press , then .

To quit, press .

4:3 LETTER BOX

JACKET PICTURE

ENTER

SETUP

SCREEN SETUP

TV TYPE:

SCREEN SAVER:

BACKGROUND:

To set, press , then .

To quit, press .

4:3 LETTER BOX

4:3 PAN SCAN

16:9/4:3 WIDE MODE

ENTER

SETUP

SCREEN SETUP

TV TYPE:

SCREEN SAVER:

BACKGROUND:

To set, press , then .

To quit, press .

ENTER

SETUP

SCREEN SETUP

TV TYPE:

SCREEN SAVER:

BACKGROUND:

To set, press , then .

To quit, press .

16:9/4:3 WIDE MODE

JACKET PICTURE

ENTER

SETUP

4:3 LETTER BOX

4:3 PAN SCAN

4:3 LETTER BOX

16:9/4:3 WIDE MODE

Using the Setup Display

Settings and Adjustments

Setup Display Item List

Default settings are underlined.

FRENCH

SPANISH

ENGLISH

LANGUAGE SETUP (page 58)

OSD

DVD MENU

OTHERS /

AUDIO

ORIGINAL

(same as DVD MENU)

SUBTITLE

AUDIO FOLLOW

(same as DVD MENU)

AUDIO ATT OFF

AUDIO FILTER

SHARP

SLOW

ITALIAN

GERMAN

DUTCH

CHINESE

JAPANESE

DANISH

SWEDISH

FINNISH

NORWEGIAN

RUSSIAN

AUDIO DRC STANDARD

TV MODE

WIDE RANGE

DOLBY DIGITAL

DTS

TRACK SELECTION

OFF

AUTO

DOWNMIX DOLBY SURROUND

NORMAL

DIGITAL OUT ON

OFF

SCREEN SETUP (page 59)

TV TYPE 4:3 LETTER BOX

4:3 PAN SCAN

16:9/4:3 WIDE MODE

BACKGROUND JACKET PICTURE

PICTURE MEMORY

GRAPHICS

BLUE

BLACK

SCREEN SAVER

OFF

AUDIO SETUP (page 63)

SIZE FRONT

CENTER

DISTANCE FRONT

CENTER

REAR

TEST TONE OFF

REAR

SUBWOOFER

BALANCE

FRONT

REAR

LEVEL CENTER

REAR

SUBWOOFER

SPEAKER SETUP

(page 65)

CUSTOM SETUP (page 60)

AUTO PLAY OFF

TIMER

DEMO1

DEMO2

DIMMER BRIGHT

DARK

OFF

PAUSE MODE AUTO

FRAME

BOOKMARK RESET /

PARENTAL CONTROL /

FRENCH

SPANISH

PORTUGUESE

ENGLISH

PLAYBACK MEMORY ON

OFF

Settings and Adjustments

Select “LANGUAGE SETUP” after pressing SET UP.

“LANGUAGE SETUP” allows you to set various

languages for on-screen display or sound.

Default settings are underlined.

Note

When you select a language that is not recorded on the DVD, one

of the recorded languages is automatically selected except for the

“OSD.”

pOSD (On-Screen Display)

Switches the language for the on-screen display.

•

ENGLISH

• FRENCH

• SPANISH

pDVD MENU

Switches the language for the DVD menu.

•

ENGLISH

• FRENCH

• SPANISH

• PORTUGUESE

• GERMAN

• ITALIAN

• DUTCH

• CHINESE

• JAPANESE

• DANISH

• SWEDISH

• FINNISH

• NORWEGIAN

• RUSSIAN

• OTHERS/

When you select “OTHERS/,” select and enter the language

code from the list using the number buttons (page 78).

After you have once selected, the language code (4 digits) is

displayed.

Setting the Language for Display and Sound

(LANGUAGE SETUP) Z

LANGUAGE SETUP

OSD:

DVD MENU:

AUDIO:

SUBTITLE:

To set, press , then .

To quit, press .

ENGLISH

ORIGINAL

AUDIO FOLLOW

ENTER

SETUP

pAUDIO

Switches the language for the sounds.

• ORIGINAL: the language given priority in the disc

• ENGLISH

• FRENCH

• SPANISH

• PORTUGUESE

• GERMAN

• ITALIAN

• DUTCH

• CHINESE

• JAPANESE

• DANISH

• SWEDISH

• FINNISH

• NORWEGIAN

• RUSSIAN

• OTHERS/

When you select “OTHERS/,” select and enter the language

code from the list using the number buttons (page 78).

After you have once selected, the language code (4 digits) is

displayed.

pSUBTITLE

Switches the language for the subtitles.

•

AUDIO FOLLOW*

• ENGLISH

• FRENCH

• SPANISH

• PORTUGUESE

• GERMAN

• ITALIAN

• DUTCH

• CHINESE

• JAPANESE

• DANISH

• SWEDISH

• FINNISH

• NORWEGIAN

• RUSSIAN

• OTHERS/

When you select “OTHERS/,” select and enter the language

code from the list using the number buttons (page 78).

After you have once selected, the language code (4 digits) is

displayed.

* When you select “AUDIO FOLLOW,” the language for the

subtitles changes according to the language for the setting you

selected in “AUDIO.”

Note

The player gives priority to the settings of “SUBTITLE” and

“AUDIO” in the Control Menu display when “PLAYBACK

MEMORY” is set to “ON.” The settings of “SUBTITLE” and

“AUDIO” selected in the setup display may not appear in this

case. For details on the Playback Memory function, see page 60.

Settings and Adjustments

pSCREEN SAVER

Turns on and off the screen saver. If you turn on the

screen saver, the screen saver image appears when you

leave the player or the remote in pause or stop mode for

15 minutes or when you play back a CD for more than 15

minutes. The screen saver is useful to prevent your

display from becoming damaged.

•

ON: turns on the screen saver.

• OFF: turns off the screen saver.

pBACKGROUND

Selects the background color or picture of the TV screen in

stop mode or while playing a CD.

•

JACKET PICTURE: The jacket picture appears in the

background, but only when the jacket picture is already

recorded on the disc.

• PICTURE MEMORY: Your favorite picture appears in

the background when you have the player store in

memory your favorite scene recorded on the disc for the

background picture. For the way of storing in memory,

see “Storing the picture in memory.”

• GRAPHICS: The graphic picture stored in memory in

the player beforehand appears in the background.

• BLUE: The background color is blue.

• BLACK: The background color is black.

Note

If a disc which does not contain the jacket picture is played while

“BACKGROUND” is set to “JACKET PICTURE,” the graphic

picture stored in the player will automatically appear in the

background.

Storing the picture in memory

During playback, when you find the scene to be stored

in memory, press PICTURE MEMORY on the remote.

The picture is stored in memory.

Notes

• The player can store in memory only one scene. The stored

picture appears in the background.

• When the picture is stored in memory by pressing PICTURE

MEMORY, the picture stored before is not retained in memory.

Select “SCREEN SETUP” after pressing SET UP.

“SCREEN SETUP” allows you to set the display according

to the playback conditions.

Default settings are underlined.

pTV TYPE

Selects the aspect ratio of the TV to be connected.

•

4:3 LETTER BOX: when you connect a normal TV to the

player. Displays a wide picture with bands displayed

on the upper and lower portions of the screen.

• 4:3 PAN SCAN: when you connect a normal TV to the

player. Displays the wide picture on the whole screen

with a portion automatically cut off.

• 16:9/4:3 WIDE MODE: when you connect a wide-screen

TV to the player or when you connect a TV with WIDE

MODE function to the player (displays a wide picture

with bands displayed on the upper and lower portions

of the screen).

Note

Depending on the DVD, “4:3 LETTER BOX“ may be selected

automatically instead of “4:3 PAN SCAN” and vice versa.

4:3 LETTER BOX

16:9

4:3 PAN SCAN

Settings for Display (SCREEN SETUP) Z

4:3 WIDE MODE

SCREEN SETUP

TV TYPE:

SCREEN SAVER:

BACKGROUND:

To set, press , then .

To quit, press .

4:3 LETTERBOX

JACKET PICTURE

ENTER

SETUP

PICTURE

MEMORY

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pPLAYBACK MEMORY

You can have the player store the settings of SUBTITLE

and VIDEO EQ, etc., of each disc. The Playback Memory

is reset when the disc is removed from the player.

Set the Playback Memory function on or off.

•

ON: stores the settings in memory when you eject the

disc.

• OFF: does not store the settings in memory.

Following settings are stored in memory with the

Playback Memory function.

– AUDIO (page 38)

– SUBTITLE (page 40)

– ANGLE (page 40)

– VIRTUAL 3D SURROUND (page 48)

– DNR (page 50)

– VIDEO EQ (page 50)

Limiting Playback by Children (Parental

Control)

Select “CUSTOM SETUP” after pressing SET UP.

Playing some DVDs can be limited depending on the age

of users. The “Parental Control” function allows you to

set a playback limitation level.

1 Select “PARENTAL CONTROL” using >/., then press

ENTER.

CUSTOM SETUP

AUTO PLAY:

DIMMER:

PAUSE MODE:

BOOKMARK RESET

PARENTAL CONTROL

PLAYBACK MEMORY:

To set, press , then .

To quit, press .

OFF

BRIGHT

AUTO

ENTER

SETUP

CUSTOM SETUP

AUTO PLAY:

DIMMER:

PAUSE MODE:

BOOKMARK RESET

PARENTAL CONTROL

PLAYBACK MEMORY:

To set, press , then .

To quit, press .

OFF

BRIGHT

AUTO

ENTER

SETUP

Custom Settings (CUSTOM SETUP) Z

CUSTOM SETUP

AUTO PLAY:

DIMMER:

PAUSE MODE:

BOOKMARK RESET

PARENTAL CONTROL

PLAYBACK MEMORY:

To set, press , then .

To quit, press .

OFF

BRIGHT

AUTO

ENTER

SETUP

Select “CUSTOM SETUP” after pressing SET UP.

“CUSTOM SETUP” allows you to set the playback

conditions.

Default settings are underlined.

pAUTO PLAY

Selects the setting of Auto Play when you connect the AC

power cord to the AC outlet.

•

OFF: does not use “TIMER,” “DEMO1“ or “DEMO2” to

start playing.

• TIMER: starts playing a disc automatically when you

connect the AC power cord to the AC outlet. By

connecting a timer (not supplied), you can start playing

at any time you want.

• DEMO1: starts playing the demonstration 1

automatically.

• DEMO2: starts playing the demonstration 2

automatically.

pDIMMER

Adjusts the lighting of the front panel display.

•

BRIGHT: makes the front panel display bright.

• DARK: makes the front panel display dark.

• OFF: turns off the lighting of the front panel display.

pPAUSE MODE (DVD only)

Selects the picture in pause mode.

•

AUTO: A picture including subjects that move

dynamically is output with no jitter. Normally select

this position.

• FRAME: A picture including subjects that do not move

dynamically is output with high resolution.

pBOOKMARK RESET/

Select “BOOKMARK RESET.” The BOOKMARK reset

display appears. And then press ENTER to reset

all

bookmarks.

pPARENTAL CONTROL/

Sets a password and playback limitation level when you

play DVDs with playback limitation for children.

For details, see “Limiting Playback by Children (Parental

Control).”

Settings and Adjustments

pWhen you have not entered a password yet

The display for entering a password appears.

pWhen you have already entered a password

The display for confirming the password appears. Skip

Step 2.

2 Enter a password in 4 digits using the number

buttons, then press ENTER.

The digits change to asterisks (

), and the display for

confirming the password appears.

3 To confirm your password, enter it using the

number buttons, then press ENTER.

The display for setting the playback limitation level

and changing the password appears.

CUSTOM SETUP

PARENTAL CONTROL

Entry password. Enter a number in

4 figures, then press

To return, press .

To cancel, press .

RETURN

SETUP

ENTER

CUSTOM SETUP

PARENTAL CONTROL

Enter password, then press

To return, press .

To cancel, press .

RETURN

SETUP

ENTER

CUSTOM SETUP

PARENTAL CONTROL

To confirm,enter password again,

then press

To return, press .

To cancel, press .

RETURN

SETUP

ENTER

CUSTOM SETUP

PARENTAL CONTROL

LEVEL:

OFF

STANDARD:

CHANGE PASSWORD

USA

To set, press , then .

To cancel, press .

ENTER

SETUP

4 Select “STANDARD” using >/., then press /.

5 Select an area as the standard for playback

limitation level using >/., then press /.

When you select “OTHERS/,” select and enter the

standard code in the table below using number

buttons.

6 Select “LEVEL” using >/., then press /.

7 Select the level you want using >/., then press

ENTER.

The lower the value is, the more strict the limitation.

CUSTOM SETUP

PARENTAL CONTROL

LEVEL:

OFF

STANDARD:

CHANGE PASSWORD

USA

To set, press , then .

To cancel, press .

ENTER

SETUP

CUSTOM SETUP

PARENTAL CONTROL

LEVEL:

OFF

USA

STANDARD:

CHANGE PASSWORD

USA

OTHERS

To set, press , then .

To cancel, press .

ENTER

SETUP

CUSTOM SETUP

PARENTAL CONTROL

LEVEL: OFF

OFF

STANDARD:

CHANGE PASSWORD

NC17

To set, press , then .

To cancel, press .

ENTER

SETUP

CUSTOM SETUP

PARENTAL CONTROL

LEVEL:

STANDARD:

CHANGE PASSWORD

USA

To set, press , then .

To cancel, press .

ENTER

SETUP

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Settings and Adjustments

Custom Settings (CUSTOM SETUP)

Standard Code number

Austria 2046

Belgium 2057

Canada 2079

China 2092

Denmark 2115

Finland 2165

France 2174

Germany 2109

Hong Kong 2219

Indonesia 2238

Italy 2254

Japan 2276

Malaysia 2363

Netherlands 2376

Norway 2379

Philippines 2424

Russian 2489

Singapore 2501

Spain 2149

Sweden 2499

Switzerland 2086

Taiwan 2543

Thailand 2528

United Kingdom 2184

To return to the normal screen

Press SET UP.

To turn off the Parental Control function and play

the DVD after entering your password

Set “LEVEL” to “OFF” in Step 7, then press ·.

To change the password

1 After Step 3, select “CHANGE PASSWORD” using

>/., then press / or ENTER.

The display for changing the password appears.

2 Follow Steps 2 and 3 to enter a new password.

zYou can turn off the Parental Control function just after

inserting the DVD (Parental Control Temporarily Canceled)

When you set a playback limitation level and insert the DVD, the

PARENTAL CONTROL display appears. Enter the password to

turn off the Parental Control function.

When you stop playing the DVD, the level returns to the original

level.

zIf you have forgot your password

Enter the 6 digits number “199703” in Step 2 to clear the current

password. To enter a new password, follow the procedure from

Step 2 again.

Notes

• When you play DVDs which do not have the Parental Control

function, playback cannot be limited on this player.

• When you do not set a password, you cannot change the

settings for playback limitation.

• Depending on the DVD, you may be asked to change the

parental control level while playing the disc. In this case, enter

the password, then change the level.

When you stop playing the DVD, the level returns to the

original level.

Settings and Adjustments

Settings for Sound (AUDIO SETUP)

AUDIO SETUP

AUDIO ATT:

AUDIO FILTER:

AUDIO DRC:

TRACK SELECTION:

DOWNMIX:

DIGITAL OUT:

To set, press , then .

To quit, press .

OFF

SHARP

STANDARD

OFF

DOLBY SURROUND

ENTER

SETUP

DOLBY DIGITAL:

DTS:

D-PCM

OFF

pAUDIO DRC (Dynamic Range Control)

Makes the sound clear with the volume turned down at

night, etc., when you play a DVD. This affects the output

from the DIGITAL OUT connectors only when “PCM” in

”DIGITAL OUT” is set to “ON,” and it affects the output

from the LINE OUT (AUDIO 1,2), and 5.1CH OUTPUT

connectors.

•

STANDARD: Normally select this position.

• TV MODE: makes the low sound clear even if you

turned the volume down, so it is good for playing at

night. It is especially recommended when you listen to

the sound using the speakers of the TV.

• WIDE RANGE: It gives you the feeling of being at a live

performance. When you use high quality speakers, it is

more effective.

Notes

• When you play DVDs without the AUDIO DRC function, there

may be no effect on the sound.

• When this item is set to “WIDE RANGE,” the sound volume

from other than the 5.1CH OUTPUT connectors may be less

than usual.

• “WIDE RANGE” cannot be selected when you have selected

“NONE” in “SIZE” under “SPEAKER SETUP.”

pTRACK SELECTION

Gives the sound track which contains the highest number

of the channels priority when you play a DVD on which

multiple audio formats are recorded. If multiple audio

channels are recorded in PCM, DTS or Dolby Digital

format, the higher-numbered channel audio recorded in

PCM, DTS or Dolby Digital format is played.

•

OFF : No priority given.

• AUTO : Priority given.

Notes

• When the player stores the settings in memory with the

Playback Memory function, the player may not give priority

even if you select “AUTO.”

• When you set this item to “AUTO,” the language may change

depending on the “AUDIO” settings in “LANGUAGE SETUP.”

The “TRACK SELECTION“ setting has higher priority than

that of “AUDIO” settings in “LANGUAGE SETUP” (page 52).

• If you set “DTS” in “AUDIO SETUP” to “OFF,” the DTS sound

track is not played even if you set this item to “AUTO” and the

highest-numbered channel audio is recorded in DTS format.

• If PCM, DTS and Dolby Digital sound tracks have the same

number of the highest channels, the player selects PCM, DTS

and Dolby Digital sound tracks, in this order.

• Depending on the DVD, the audio with priority may be

predetermined. In this case, you cannot give priority to the

DTS or Dolby Digital format by selecting “AUTO.”

Select “AUDIO SETUP” after pressing SET UP.

“AUDIO SETUP” allows you to set the sound according

to the playback conditions.

Default settings are underlined.

pAUDIO ATT (attenuation)

Selects the setting of the output from the LINE OUT

(AUDIO 1, 2) and 5.1CH OUTPUT connectors according

to the audio equipment to be connected.

•

OFF: turns off the audio attenuation.

• ON: reduces the audio output level so that no sound

distortion occurs.

Note

The setting does not affect the output from the DIGITAL OUT

OPTICAL and COAXIAL connectors.

pAUDIO FILTER

Selects the type of digital filter to reduce the noise of a

frequency higher than 22.05kHz (fs 44.1kHz), 24kHz (fs

48kHz) or 48kHz (fs 96kHz).

•

SHARP: makes the sound clear and provides smooth

sound reproduction. Normally set this position.

• SLOW: makes the sound warm and deep.

Note

Depending on the disc, the effect on the sound may be difficult to

hear.

Settings and Adjustments

Setting for the Signal to the Digital

Output

When you select “ON,” set “DOLBY DIGITAL” and

“DTS.”

Switches the methods of outputting audio signals when

you connect a digital component such as a receiver

(amplifier) having a digital connector, an audio

component having a built-in DTS decoder, a DAT or MD

via the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL connector

using an optical or coaxial digital connecting cord. For

details on the connection, see page 11.

pDOLBY DIGITAL

Selects output Dolby Digital signals via the DIGITAL OUT

OPTICAL and COAXIAL connectors. You cannot select

this item when you set “DIGITAL OUT” to “OFF.”

•

D-PCM (Downmix PCM): when you play the Dolby

Digital sound tracks, the output audio signals are mixed

down to 2 channels. With the settings of the item

“DOWNMIX” in “AUDIO SETUP,” you can select

whether the signals conform to Dolby Surround (Pro

Logic) or not.

• DOLBY DIGITAL: when the player is connected to an

audio component with a built-in Dolby Digital decoder.

Note

If the player is connected to an audio component lacking a

built-in Dolby Digital decoder, do not set “DOLBY DIGITAL”

in “AUDIO SETUP” to “DOLBY DIGITAL.” Otherwise, when

you play the Dolby Digital sound track, a loud noise or no

sound will come out from the speakers, affecting your ears or

causing the speakers to be damaged.

AUDIO SETUP

AUDIO ATT:

AUDIO FILTER:

AUDIO DRC:

TRACK SELECTION:

DOWNMIX:

DIGITAL OUT:

DOLBY DIGITAL:

DTS:

To set, press , then .

To quit, press .

OFF

SHARP

STANDARD

OFF

DOLBY SURROUND

D-PCM

OFF

ENTER

SETUP

Settings for Sound (AUDIO SETUP)

pDOWNMIX*

Switches the mixing down methods when you play a

DVD on which the sound in Dolby Digital format is

recorded.

•

DOLBY SURROUND: when the player is connected to

an audio component that conforms to Dolby Surround.

(Pro Logic)

• NORMAL: when the player is connected to a normal

audio component.

* The setting affects the following connectors:

–LINE OUT (AUDIO 1, 2) connectors

–DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL, COAXIAL) connectors.

pDIGITAL OUT

Selects output signals via the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL

and COAXIAL connectors.

•

ON: Normally select this position. When you select

“ON,” set “DOLBY DIGITAL” and “DTS.” For details

on setting them, see “Setting for the Signal to the Digital

Output.”

• OFF: when the player does not output the sound signals

via DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL and COAXIAL connectors,

if you select this position, the influence of the digital

circuit upon the analog one is minimum.

Notes

• When you play the sound tracks with 96 kHz sampling

frequency, the output signals from the DIGITAL OUT

(OPTICAL, COAXIAL) are converted to 48 kHz (sampling

frequency). When the signals are output from LINE OUT

(AUDIO 1, 2) connector, sampling frequency stays at 96 kHz

and the output signals are converting to analog signals.

• When you select “OFF,” You cannot set “DOLBY DIGITAL”

and “DTS.”

Settings and Adjustments

Notes on playing the DTS sound tracks on a CD

• Do not play the DTS sound tracks without connecting the

player to an audio component having a built-in DTS decoder.

The player output the DTS signal via the DIGITAL OUT

OPTICAL and COAXIAL connectors even if “DTS” in “AUDIO

SETUP” is set to “OFF” in the setup display, affecting your ears

or causing the speakers to be damaged.

• The DTS indicator on the front panel does not light up even if

the player outputs DTS signal via the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL

and COAXIAL connectors.

• Set the sounds to “STEREO” when you play the DTS sound

tracks on a CD. (See “Changing the Sounds” on page 38.) If

you set the sounds to “1/L” or “2/R”, no sounds will come out

from the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL and COAXIAL connectors.

Notes on playing the DTS sound tracks on a DVD

• No sounds will come out from the LINE OUT (AUDIO 1, 2)

and PHONES connectors.

• If the player is connected to an audio component lacking a

built-in DTS decoder, do not set “DTS” in “DIGITAL OUT” to

“ON” in the setup display. Otherwise, when you play the DTS

sound track, a loud noise will come out from the speakers,

affecting your ears or causing the speakers to be damaged.

• When you set “DTS” in “AUDIO SETUP” to “OFF,” no sound

will come out from the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL and

COAXIAL connectors even if you play DTS sound tracks on

DVDs.

pDTS

Selects output DTS signals via the DIGITAL OUT

OPTICAL and COAXIAL connectors. You cannot select

this item when you set “DIGITAL OUT” to “OFF.”

•

OFF: when the player is connected to an audio

component lacking a built-in DTS decoder.

• ON: when the player is connected to an audio

component having a built-in DTS decoder.

Note

Select the setting correctly. Otherwise, no sound or strange

sound will come out from the speakers, affecting your ears or

causing the speakers to be damaged.

• Do not play the DTS sound tracks without

connecting the player to an audio component

having a built-in DTS decoder. You cannot hear

the DTS sound unless you connect the player to

an audio component having a built-in DTS

decoder.

• When you play the DTS sound track on a CD, a

loud noise may come out from the LINE OUT

(AUDIO 1, 2), 5.1CH OUTPUT and PHONES

connectors, affecting your ears or causing the

speakers or headphones to be damaged.

• When you play the DTS sound track on a DVD,

no sounds will come out from the LINE OUT

(AUDIO 1, 2), 5.1CH OUTPUT and PHONES

connectors.

Speaker Set Up

Select “SPEAKER SETUP” after pressing SET UP.

To obtain the best possible surround sound, first specify

the size of the speakers you have connected and their

distance from your listening position, then set the balance

and level. Use the test tone to adjust the speaker volumes

to the same level.

For the speaker hook ups, see pages 12 to 13.

pSIZE

Selects the size of the speakers to be connected.

• FRONT

—

LARGE: Normally select this.

— SMALL: When the sound cracks or the effects of the

surround is difficult to hear, select this. This

activates the Dolby Digital bass redirection circuitry

and outputs the bass frequencies of the speaker from

subwoofers.

• CENTER

—

NONE: If you will not connect a center speaker,

select this.

— LARGE: Normally select this.

— SMALL: When the sound cracks, select this. This

activates the Dolby Digital bass redirection circuitry

and outputs the bass frequencies of the speaker from

some other speakers .

• REAR

—

NONE: If you will not connect a rear speaker, select

this.

— LARGE (REAR*/SIDE*): Normally select this.

— SMALL (REAR*/SIDE*): When the sound cracks or

the effects of the surround is difficult to hear, select

this. This activates the Dolby Digital bass redirection

circuitry and outputs the bass frequencies of the

speaker from some other speakers .

• SUBWOOFER

—

NONE: If you do not connect a subwoofer, select

this. This activates the Dolby Digital bass redirection

circuitry and outputs the LFE (low frequency effects)

signals from the front speakers.

— YES: If you connect a subwoofer, select this to output

the LFE (low frequency effects) channel from the

subwoofer.

SPEAKER SETUP

SIZE:

DISTANCE:

BALANCE:

LEVEL:

OFF

TEST TONE:

FRONT:

CENTER: LARGE

LARGE (REAR)

YES

LARGE

REAR:

SUBWOOFER:

To set, press , then .

To quit, press .

ENTER

SETUP

Settings and Adjustments

Speaker Set Up

Notes

• When you set the distance, the sound cuts off for a moment.

• If each of the front or rear speakers are not placed an equal

distance from your listening position, set the distance of the

closest speaker.

• Do not place the rear speaker farther away from your listening

position than the front speakers.

pBALANCE

You can vary the balance of each speaker as follows.

Default adjustments are in the parentheses.

• FRONT (0dB)

Adjust the balance between the front left and right

speakers (-6dB [L] to +6dB [R], 0.5dB steps).

• REAR (0dB)

Adjust the balance between the rear left and right

speakers (-6dB [L] to +6dB [R], 0.5dB steps).

Note

When you select “VES A” or ”VES B” in “VIRTUAL 3D

SURROUND” in the Control Menu display, you cannot adjust

the level or the balance of the speakers except for the front

speakers.

pLEVEL

You can vary the level of each speaker as follows. The

front speaker level becomes the criterion for adjusting.

Default adjustments are in the parentheses.

• CENTER (0dB)

Adjust the level of the center speaker (-6dB to +6dB,

0.5dB steps).

• REAR (0dB)

Adjust the level of the rear speakers (-6dB to +6dB,

0.5dB steps).

• SUBWOOFER (0dB)

Adjust the level of the subwoofer (-10dB to +6dB, 0.5dB

steps).

pTEST TONE

You can hear the test tone from each speaker in sequence.

•

OFF: The test tone is not emitted from speakers.

• ON: During adjustment of “BALANCE” or “LEVEL,”

the test tone is emitted from both speakers

simultaneously.

Note

While you are playing a disc, you cannot hear the test tone.

Execute the test tone after you stop playback.

To adjust the volume of all the speakers at one

time

Use the receiver’s (amplifier’s) volume control.

To return to the default setting

Select the item, then press CLEAR.

* Rear speaker position (REAR/SIDE)

These items let you specify the location of your rear speakers for

proper implementation of “VIRTUAL REAR SHIFT” and

“VIRTUAL MULTI REAR” in the Control Menu display. Refer to

the illustration below.

• Set to “SIDE” if the location of your rear speakers corresponds

to section A.

• Set to “REAR” if the location of your rear speakers correcponds

to section B.

This setting effects only the “VIRTUAL REAR SHIFT” and

“VIRTUAL MULTI REAR” mode.

Notes

• When you select an item, the sound cuts off for a moment.

• The cut off frequency for the subwoofer is fixed at 100Hz.

• Set the subwoofer‘s cut off frequency as high as possible.

• Depending on the settings of other speakers, the subwoofer

may output excessive sound.

• If your speakers are too small to reproduce low bass

frequencies, set all speaker settings to “SMALL” and utilize a

subwoofer for low frequency sound.

pDISTANCE

You can vary the distance of each speaker as follows.

Default adjustments are in the parentheses.

• FRONT (12ft/3.6m)

Front speaker distance can be set in 1 foot/0.3 meter

steps from 4 to 50 feet/1.2 to 15.2 meters.

• CENTER (12ft/3.6m)

Center speaker distance can be set in 1 foot/0.3 meter

steps from a distance 2 feet/0.6 meter farther to the

front speaker to a distance 5 feet/1.6 meters closer to

your listening position.

• REAR (10ft/3.0m)

Rear speaker distance can be set in 1 foot/0.3 meter

steps from a distance equal to the front speaker distance

to a distance 16 feet/5 meters closer to your listening

position.

90°

20°

45°

Settings and Adjustments

Adjusting the speaker volume

1 While you stop playback, select “SPEAKER SETUP”

after pressing SET UP.

2 Select “TEST TONE” and set “TEST TONE” 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” and

“LEVEL” using >/..

During this adjustment, the test tone is emitted from

both speakers simultaneously.

4 Select “TEST TONE” and set “TEST TONE” to “OFF”

to turn off the test tone.

Controlling the TV or the

AV Receiver (Amplifier)

with the Supplied Remote

If you adjust the remote signal, you can control your TV

with the supplied remote. Default setting is to control

Sony TVs with the g mark.

When you connect the player to a Sony AV receiver

(amplifier), you can also set the input of the receiver

(amplifier) to this player with the supplied remote.

Controlling TVs with the remote

1 Slide the TV/DISC EXPLORER/DVD switch to TV.

2 Hold down 1/u (POWER), and enter your TV’s

manufacturer’s code (see the table on the next

page) using the number buttons. Then release 1/u

(POWER).

Code numbers of controllable TVs

If more than one code number is listed, try entering them

one at a time until you find the one that works with your

TV.

Notes

• If you enter a new code number, the code number previously

entered will be erased.

• When you replace the batteries of the remote commander, the

code number may reset to 01 (Sony). Reset the appropriate code

number.

Number buttons

TV/DISC EXPLORER/

DVD switch

1/u (POWER)

123

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A B C D ALL

DVD CD

Settings and Adjustments

You can

Turn the TV on or off

Select the input source for the TV

Adjust the volume of the TV

Change the channel of the TV

Select the channel of the TV

ENTER

1/u (POWER)

Number buttons

VOL*

ENTER

Controlling the TV or the AV Receiver (Amplifier) with the Supplied Remote

When you set the TV/DISC EXPLORER/DVD switch to

TV, you can control your TV using the keys below.

By pressing

1/u (POWER)

TV/VIDEO*

VOL*

Number buttons

and ENTER

* You can control the TV regardless of the position of the TV/

DISC EXPLORER/DVD switch.

Note

Depending on the TV, you may not be able to control your TV or

to use some of the buttons above.

Code

number

03,04,14

06,10

03,04,17

02,03

04,12

03,08,12

04,13

04,12,13,17

04,12

Code

number

06,19

03,04

06,18

05,14

04,10

07,10,11

03,05,18

08,12

03,08,14

03,04,12

Manufacturer

Sony (default)

Akai

AOC

Centurion

Coronado

Curis-Mathes

Daytron

Emerson

Fisher

General Electric

Gold Star

Hitachi

J.C.Penny

JVC

KMC

Magnavox

Marantz

MGA/Mitsubishi

NEC

Manufacturer

Panasonic

Philco

Philips

Pioneer

Portland

Quasar

Radio Shack

RCA

Sampo

Sanyo

Scott

Sears

Sharp

Sylvania

Teknika

Toshiba

Wards

Yorx

Zenith

TV/DISC EXPLORER/

DVD switch

TV/VIDEO*

123

789

A B C D ALL

DVD CD

Settings and Adjustments

AUDIO OUT

CONTROL A1

MEGA

CONTROL

AUDIO

INPUT

Controlling an AV receiver (amplifier)

with the remote

1 Slide the TV/DISC EXPLORER/DVD switch to DVD.

2 Hold down 1/u (POWER), and enter your AV

receiver’s manufacturer’s code (see the table

below) using the number buttons. Then release

1/u (POWER).

Code numbers of controllable receivers

(amplifiers)

If more than one code number is listed, try entering them

one at a time until you find the one that works with your

receiver (amplifier).

You can also change the sound volume of the AV receiver

(amplifier) using AV VOL.

Notes

• Depending on the AV receiver (amplifier), you may not be able

to control your AV receiver (amplifier).

• You can control the AV receiver (amplifier) regardless of the

position of the TV/DISC EXPLORER/DVD switch.

AV VOL

Manufacturer

Sony

Denon

Kenwood

Onkyo

Pioneer

Sunsui

Technics

Yamaha

Code number

91(default), 88,

84, 85, 86

92, 93

81, 82, 83

97, 98

94, 95, 96

CONTROL A1 cable

(not supplied)

Audio cable (not supplied)

Do not connect anything

to the other CONTROL A1

jack.

This player

Controlling the CD Changer

(Mega Control)

You can control a Sony CD changer of 5/50/200/300 discs

connected to the MEGA CONTROL jack of the player.

Connecting the CD changer

Sony CD changer (5/

50/200/300 discs)

123

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A B C D ALL

DVD CD

Settings and Adjustments

Operation

Press the number button on the

remote and ENTER, or >/. and

ENTER, or turn the click shuttle of

the player slowly.

Press the dial function select button

to turn the DISC CHANGE

indicator on, then turn the =/

+ dial and press it.

Press ?//, then press ENTER.

Press p.

Press P.

Press P or ·.

On the player:

Press the dial function select button

to turn the DIRECT SEARCH

indicator on, then turn the =/

+ dial clockwise.

On the remote:

Press +.

On the player:

Press the dial function select button

to turn the DIRECT SEARCH

indicator on, then turn the =/

+ dial counterclockwise.

On the remote:

Press =.

Controlling the CD Changer (Mega Control)

Controlling the CD changer

The controls indicated below are effective while the

MEGA CONTROL button is lit.

MEGA CONTROL

>/./?//

ENTER

pP·

=/+

MEGA CONTROL

Click shuttle

1 Set the command mode selector of the CD changer

to “CD 3.”

2 Turn on the player and the CD changer.

3 Press MEGA CONTROL.

The MEGA CONTROL button of the front panel lights

up and the display shows the current disc number of

the CD changer.

4 Select the play mode you want on the CD changer.

5 Press · on the player to start playing.

The playback starts and the display shows the current

disc and track numbers and the playing time of the

track.

While the MEGA CONTROL button of the front panel

is lit, you can control the CD changer with the controls

on the player as follows:

=/+ dial

Number

buttons

ENTER

Dial function

select button

123

789

A B C D ALL

DVD CD

Select a disc in

continuous play mode

Skip by 10 discs in

continuous play mode

Stop

Pause

Resume play after pause

Go to the next track

Go back to the preceding

track

To control the player again

Press MEGA CONTROL on the player or the remote.

The MEGA CONTROL button goes off and you can

control the player.

Notes

• Connect only a Sony CD changer of 5/50/200/300 discs to the

MEGA CONTROL jack.

• You cannot locate a particular point in a track of the CD

changer using the controls on the player.

• Depending on the CD changer, some controls on the player

may not operate the CD changer as they do the player.

• You cannot control the player when the MEGA CONTROL

button on the front is lit.

• The player will not enter Resume Play after the MEGA

CONTROL button on the front has been turned on and off.

• You cannot control the CD changer right after turning on the

player or connecting the CD changer. Wait a few seconds until

the player recognizes the CDs.

Additional Information

Additional

Information

Troubleshooting

If you experience any of the following difficulties while

using the player, use this troubleshooting guide to help

you remedy the problem. Should any problem persist,

consult your nearest Sony dealer.

Power

The power is not turned on.

/ If the indicator above the 1/u (POWER) button is

not lit, check that the AC power cord is connected

securely.

Picture

There is no picture.

/ Check that the player is connected securely.

/ The video connecting cord is damaged. Replace it

with a new one.

/ Make sure you connect the player to the video

input connector on the TV (page 8).

/ Make sure you turn on the TV.

/ Make sure you select the video input on the TV so

that you can view the pictures from the player.

The picture noise appears.

/ Clean the disc.

/ If video from your DVD player has to go through

your VCR to get to your TV, the copy-protection

applied to some DVD programs could affect

picture quality. If you still experience problems

after checking your connections, please try

connecting your DVD player directly to your TV’s

S video input, if your TV is equipped with this

input (page 8).

/ In the Control Menu display, set “VIDEO EQ” to

“STANDARD” (page 50).

The aspect ratio of the screen cannot be changed

even though you set “TV TYPE” in “SCREEN

SETUP” in the setup display when you play a

wide picture.

/ The aspect ratio is fixed on your DVD.

/ If you connect the player with the S video cord,

connect directly to the TV. Otherwise, you may not

change the aspect ratio.

/ Depending on the TV, you may not change the

aspect ratio.

Additional Information

Troubleshooting

Sound

There is no sound.

/ Check that the player is connected securely.

/ The audio connecting cord is damaged. Replace it

with a new one.

/ Make sure you connect the player to the audio

input connectors on the receiver (amplifier) (page

10).

/ Make sure you turn on the TV and the receiver

(amplifier).

/ Make sure you select the appropriate position on

the receiver (amplifier) so that you can listen to the

sound from the player.

/ The player is in pause mode or in Slow-motion

Play mode. Press · to return to normal play

mode.

/ Fast forward (FF1 or FF2) or fast reverse (FR1 or

FR2) is performed. Press · to return to normal

play mode.

/ Check the speaker connections and settings (pages

12, 65). Refer to the operating manual of your

receiver (amplifier).

/ When you play the Dolby Digital sound tracks and

attempt to output from the DIGITAL OUT

connectors, set “DIGITAL OUT” to “ON” in the

setup display. Otherwise no sound will come out

from the DIGITAL OUT connectors (page 64).

/ When you play the DTS sound tracks, no sound

will come out from the LINE OUT, 5.1CH

OUTPUT and PHONES connectors (page 65).

Sound noise is heard.

/ Clean the disc.

/ When you play the DTS sound tracks on a CD,

sound noise will come out from the LINE OUT,

5.1CH OUTPUT and PHONES connectors (page

65).

Sound distortion occurs.

/ In the setup display, set “AUDIO ATT” in “AUDIO

SETUP” to “ON” (page 63).

The sound loses stereo effect when you play a

VIDEO CD or a CD.

/ Set “AUDIO” to “STEREO” in the Control Menu

display (page 38).

/ Make sure you connect the player appropriately

(pages 8, 10, 12).

The surround effect is difficult to hear when you

are playing a Dolby Digital sound track.

/ Check the speaker connections and settings (pages

12, 65). Refer to the operating manual of your

receiver (amplifier).

/ Depending on the DVD, the output signal may not

be the entire 5.1 channel but monaural or stereo

even if the sound track is recorded in Dolby Digital

format.

The sound comes from the center speaker only.

/ Depending on the disc, the sound may come from

the center speaker only.

/ Set “VIRTUAL 3D SURROUND“ to “OFF,” “VES

A” or “VES B” in the Control Menu display (page

48).

Operation

The remote does not function.

/ Remove any obstacles between the remote and the

player.

/ Use the remote near the player.

/ Point the remote at the remote sensor g on the

player.

/ Replace all the batteries in the remote with new

ones if they are weak.

/ If you operate the player from the TV using the S-

link connection, connect the S-link plug to the S-

link connector of the TV (page 8).

The disc does not play.

/ There is no disc inside (“Insert disc.” appears on

the TV screen).

Insert a disc.

/ Insert the disc correctly with the playback side

facing down on the disc tray.

/ Clean the disc.

/ The player cannot play CD-ROMs, etc. (page 5).

Insert a DVD, a VIDEO CD, or CD.

/ Check the region code of the DVD (page 4).

/ Moisture has condensed inside the player. Remove

the disc and leave the player turned on for about

half an hour (page 6).

/ The selected disc is not included in the current

folder.

Additional Information

The player does not play from the beginning

when playing a disc.

/ Repeat Play, Shuffle Play or Program Play has been

selected. Press CLEAR (pages 42 to 45).

/ Resume Play has been selected.

Press p on the front panel or on the remote before

you start playing (page 20).

/ A title menu or a DVD menu automatically

appears on the TV screen when you play your

DVD, or a setup display automatically appears on

the TV screen when you play your VIDEO CD

with PBC functions.

The player starts playing the DVD automatically.

/ The DVD features the auto playback function.

Playback stops automatically.

/ Depending on the disc, the auto pause signal is

recorded. While playing such a disc, the player

stops playback at the signal.

Stopping playback, Search, Slow-motion Play,

Repeat Play, Shuffle Play or Program Play, etc.,

cannot be done.

/ Depending on the disc, you may not do some of

the operations above.

Messages do not appear on the TV screen in the

language you want.

/ In the setup display, select the language for the on-

screen display in “OSD” under “LANGUAGE

SETUP” (page 58).

The language for the sound cannot be changed

when you play a DVD.

/ Multilingual sound is not recorded on the DVD.

/ Changing the language for the sound is prohibited

on the DVD.

The language for the subtitles cannot be changed

when you play a DVD.

/ Multilingual subtitles are not recorded on the

DVD.

/ Changing the language for the subtitles is

prohibited on the DVD.

The subtitles cannot be turned off when you play

a DVD.

/ Depending on the DVD, you may not be able to

turn the subtitles off.

The angles cannot be changed when you play a

DVD.

/ Multi-angles are not recorded on the DVD.

/ Change the angles when “ANGLE” appears on the

front panel display (page 40).

/ Changing the angles is prohibited on the DVD.

The player does not operate properly.

/ Static electricity, etc., may affect the player’s

operation.

Disconnect the AC power cord once, then connect

it again.

Nothing is displayed on the front panel display.

/ In the setup display, “DIMMER” in “CUSTOM

SETUP” is set to “OFF.”

Set “DIMMER” to “BRIGHT” or “DARK” (page

60).

The sound does not come from the CD changer

connected using the CONTROL A1 cable

/ Turn on the player.

/ Press the MEGA CONTROL button on the front

panel (page 70).

The disc tray does not open and “LOCKED” is

displayed on the front panel display.

/ Contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony

service facility.

The numbers or letters of 5 characters are

displayed on the front panel display.

/ Self-diagnosis function was activated. See the

table on page 74 and treat the player appropriately.

Additional Information

Self-diagnosis function

When the self-diagnosis function works to prevent the player from

malfunctioning, a five-character service number (combination of a letter and

digits) flashes on the front panel display. In this case, check the following table.

First three characters

C 13

C 31

E xx (xx is any number)

Cause and/or Corrective Action

•The disc is dirty.

/Clean the disc with a cleaning cloth (page 6).

•The disc is not inserted correctly.

/Open the disc tray and insert the disc correctly.

•To prevent the player from malfunctioning, the self-diagnosis function has worked.

/When you contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility, give

the 5-character service number. (example: E 61 10)

Additional Information

Specifications

CD/DVD player

Laser Semiconductor laser

Signal format system

NTSC

Audio characteristics

Frequency response

DVD (PCM 96 kHz): 2 Hz to 44 kHz

(±1 dB)*

DVD (PCM 48 kHz): 2 Hz to 22 kHz

(±0.5 dB)

CD: 2 Hz to 20 kHz (±0.5 dB)

Signal-to-noise ratio

More than 115 dB (LINE OUT (AUDIO 1, 2)

connectors only)

Harmonic distortion

Less than 0.0025%

Dynamic range

More than 100 dB (DVD)

More than 97 dB (CD)

Wow and flutter

Less than detected value

(±0.001% W PEAK)

Outputs and inputs

LINE OUTPUT

(AUDIO 1, 2)

DIGITAL

OUTPUT

(OPTICAL)

DIGITAL

OUTPUT

(COAXIAL)

LINE OUTPUT

(VIDEO 1, 2)

S VIDEO

OUTPUT

(1, 2)

COMPONENT

VIDEO

OUTPUT

(Y, PB/B-Y,

PR/R-Y)

5.1CH

OUTPUT

General

Power requirements (indicated on the rear panel)

120 V AC, 60 Hz

Power consumption

18 W

Dimensions (approx.)

430 × 198 × 503 mm

(17 × 7 7/8 × 19 7/8 in.) (w/h/d)

incl. projecting parts

Mass (approx.)

10 kg (22 lb 1 oz)

Operating temperature

41 ˚F to 95 ˚F

(5 ˚C to 35 ˚C)

Operating humidity

5% to 90%

Supplied accessories

See page 7.

* The signals from LINE OUTPUT (AUDIO 1, 2 ) connectors and 5.1

ch L, R connectors are measured. When you play the PCM sound

tracks with 96 kHz sampling frequency, the output signals from the

DIGITAL OUTPUT (OPTICAL, COAXIAL) are converted to 48

kHz (sampling frequency).

Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.

ENERGY STAR



is a U.S. registered mark.

As an ENERGY STAR



Partner, Sony Corporation has

determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR



guidelines for energy efficiency.

Jack

type

Phono

jacks

Optical

output

connector

Phono

jack

Phono

jacks

4-pin

mini DIN

Phono

jacks

Phono

jacks

Output/Input

level

2 Vrms

(at 50 kilohms)

–18 dBm

0.5 Vp-p

1.0 Vp-p

Y: 1.0 Vp-p

C: 0.286 Vp-p

Y: 1.0 Vp-p

PB/B-Y,

PR/R-Y:

0.7 Vp-p

2 Vrms

(at 50 kilohms)

Load impedance

Over 10 kilohms

Wave length: 660 nm

75 ohms terminated

75 ohms,

sync negative

75 ohms,

sync negative

75 ohms terminated

75 ohms,

sync negative

75 ohms

Over 10 kilohms

S-LINK

MEGA

CONTROL

AUDIO INPUT

Jack

type

Mini jack

Phono

jack

Output/Input

level

–

2 Vrms

Load impedance

–

47 kilohms

Additional Information

Glossary

Bit rate (page 54)

Value indicating the amount of video data compressed in

a DVD per second. The unit is Mbps (Mega bit per

second). 1 Mbps indicates that the data per second is

1,000,000 bits. The higher the bit rate is, the larger the

amount of data. However, this does not always mean that

you can get higher quality pictures.

Chapter (page 5)

Sections of a picture or a music piece on a DVD that are

smaller than titles. A title is composed of several chapters.

Each chapter is assigned a chapter number enabling you

to locate the chapter you want.

Digital Cinema Sound (DCS) (page 48)

The general name of technology that Sony developed to

enjoy the surround sound in a home. To enjoy the

surround sound of a movie theater in the comfort of your

own home, it simulates the sound not in a concert hall as

usual but in a movie editing studio. This player adopts

VES (Virtual Enhanced Surround) system from various

DCS programs. The VES system can create the sound

image of virtual rear speakers from the sound of the front

speakers (L, R) without using actual rear speakers.

Dolby Digital (pages 12, 48)

Digital audio compression technology that the Dolby

Laboratories Corporation developed. This technology

conforms to 5.1-channel surround sound. The rear

channel is stereo and there is 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. The good channel

separation is realized because the all channel data is

recorded discrete and processed in digital.

Dolby Pro Logic (pages 48, 64)

Audio signal processing technology that Dolby

Laboratories Corporation developed for surround sound.

When the input signal has the surround component, the

Pro Logic process outputs the front, center and rear

signals. The rear channel is monaural.

DTS (pages 5, 11, 65)

Digital audio compression technology that the Digital

Theater Systems, Inc. developed. This technology

conforms to 5.1-channel surround. The rear channel is

stereo and there is discrete subwoofer channel in this

format. DTS provides the same 5.1 discrete channels of

high quality digital audio. The good channel separation is

realized because the all channel data is recorded discrete

and processed in digital.

DVD (page 4)

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,

at 4.7 GB (Giga Byte), is 7 times that of a CD.

Furthermore, the data capacity of a dual-layer and single-

sided DVD is 8.5 GB, a single-layer and double-sided

DVD 9.4 GB, and a dual-layer and double-sided DVD 17

GB.

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 of its

original size. The DVD also uses the variable rate coding

technology that changes the data to be allocated according

to the status of the picture.

The audio data is recorded in Dolby Digital as well as in

PCM, allowing you to enjoy more real audio presence.

Furthermore, various advanced functions such as the

multi-angle, multilingual, and Parental Control functions

are provided with the DVD.

Multi-angle function (page 40)

Various angles, or viewpoints of the video camera, for a

scene are recorded on some DVDs.

Multilingual function (pages 14, 40, 58)

Several languages for the sound or sub-titles in a picture

are recorded on some DVDs.

Parental Control (page 60)

A function of the DVD to limit playback of the disc by the

age of the users according to the limitation level in each

country. The limitation varies from disc to disc; when it

is activated, playback is completely prohibited, violent

scenes are skipped or replaced with other scenes and so

on.

Playback Control (PBC) (page 22)

Signals encoded on VIDEO CDs (Version 2.0) to control

playback.

By using menu screens recorded on VIDEO CDs with PBC

functions, you can enjoy playing simple interactive

programs, programs with search functions, and so on.

Additional Information

Title (page 5)

The longest sections of a picture or a music piece on a

DVD; a movie, etc., for a picture piece on video software;

or an album, etc., for a music piece on an audio software.

Each title is assigned a title number enabling you to locate

the title you want.

Track (page 5)

Sections of a picture or a music piece on a CD or VIDEO

CD. Each track is assigned a track number enabling you to

locate the track you want.

VIDEO CD (page 4)

A compact disc that contains moving pictures.

The picture data uses the MPEG 1 format, one of the

worldwide standards of digital compression technology.

The picture data is compressed to about 1/140 of its

original size. Consequently, a 12 cm VIDEO CD can

contain up to 74 minutes of moving pictures.

VIDEO CDs also contain compact audio data. Sounds

outside the range of human hearing are compressed while

the sounds we can hear are not compressed. VIDEO CDs

can hold 6 times the audio information of conventional

audio CDs.

There are 2 versions of VIDEO CDs.

• Version 1.1: You can play only moving pictures and

sounds.

• Version 2.0: You can play high-resolution still pictures

and enjoy PBC functions.

This player conforms to both versions.

Additional Information

1513 Siswati

1514 Sesotho

1515 Sundanese

1516 Swedish

1517 Swahili

1521 Tamil

1525 Telugu

1527 Tajik

1528 Thai

1529 Tigrinya

1531 Turkmen

1532 Tagalog

1534 Setswana

1535 Tonga

1538 Turkish

1539 Tsonga

1540 Tatar

1543 Twi

1557 Ukrainian

1564 Urdu

1572 Uzbek

1581 Vietnamese

1587 Volapük

1613 Wolof

1632 Xhosa

1665 Yoruba

1684 Chinese

1697 Zulu

1703 Not specified

Language Code List

For details, see pages 40 and 58.

The language spellings conform to the ISO 639: 1988 (E/F) standard.

Code Language Code Language Code Language Code Language

1027 Afar

1028 Abkhazian

1032 Afrikaans

1039 Amharic

1044 Arabic

1045 Assamese

1051 Aymara

1052 Azerbaijani

1053 Bashkir

1057 Byelorussian

1059 Bulgarian

1060 Bihari

1061 Bislama

1066 Bengali; Bangla

1067 Tibetan

1070 Breton

1079 Catalan

1093 Corsican

1097 Czech

1103 Welsh

1105 Danish

1109 German

1130 Bhutani

1142 Greek

1144 English

1145 Esperanto

1149 Spanish

1150 Estonian

1151 Basque

1157 Persian

1165 Finnish

1166 Fiji

1171 Faroese

1174 French

1181 Frisian

1183 Irish

1186 Scots Gaelic

1194 Galician

1196 Guarani

1203 Gujarati

1209 Hausa

1217 Hindi

1226 Croatian

1229 Hungarian

1233 Armenian

1235 Interlingua

1239 Interlingue

1245 Inupiak

1248 Indonesian

1253 Icelandic

1254 Italian

1257 Hebrew

1261 Japanese

1269 Yiddish

1283 Javanese

1287 Georgian

1297 Kazakh

1298 Greenlandic

1299 Cambodian

1300 Kannada

1301 Korean

1305 Kashmiri

1307 Kurdish

1311 Kirghiz

1313 Latin

1326 Lingala

1327 Laothian

1332 Lithuanian

1334 Latvian; Lettish

1345 Malagasy

1347 Maori

1349 Macedonian

1350 Malayalam

1352 Mongolian

1353 Moldavian

1356 Marathi

1357 Malay

1358 Maltese

1363 Burmese

1365 Nauru

1369 Nepali

1376 Dutch

1379 Norwegian

1393 Occitan

1403 (Afan) Oromo

1408 Oriya

1417 Punjabi

1428 Polish

1435 Pashto; Pushto

1436 Portuguese

1463 Quechua

1481 Rhaeto-Romance

1482 Kirundi

1483 Romanian

1489 Russian

1491 Kinyarwanda

1495 Sanskrit

1498 Sindhi

1501 Sangho

1502 Serbo-Croatian

1503 Singhalese

1505 Slovak

1506 Slovenian

1507 Samoan

1508 Shona

1509 Somali

1511 Albanian

1512 Serbian

Additional Information

Index to Parts and Controls

Refer to the pages indicated in parentheses for details.

Front Panel

1 g (remote sensor) (7)

Accepts the remote control

signals.

2 1/u (POWER) button and

indicator (15)

Turns on and off the power of

the player.

3 FOLDER buttons (26, 27)

Selects a disc folder.

4 FILE button (27)

Enters the FILE mode on the

Disc Explorer.

5 SORT button (31)

Enters the SORT mode on the

Disc Explorer.

6 Disc compartment (15)

Insert discs in the disc slots.

7 DOLBY DIGITAL indicator

Lights up, for example, when:

– playing back Dolby Digital

soundtrack on the DVD

– the disc is not inserted

8 PROGRAM button (43)

Displays the “PROGRAM”

display on the TV screen.

9 REPEAT button (46)

Displays the “REPEAT” display

on the TV screen.

!º Front Panel Display (23)

Indicates the playing time, etc.

!¡ ·PLAY button (18)

Plays a disc.

!™ §OPEN button (15)

Opens the front cover.

!£ PPAUSE button (18)

Pauses playing a disc.

!¢ pSTOP button (18, 20)

Stops playing a disc.

!∞ EASY PLAY button/indicator

(15, 18)

Press to play the disc in slot 1 or

bring slot 1 to the loading

position.

!§ KEYBOARD jack (30)

Connect a keyboard to label the

discs.

!¶ EDIT button (28)

Enters the EDIT mode to label

the disc on the Disc Explorer.

!• LOAD button (25)

Reads the information of the

discs loaded in sequence.

!ª SHUFFLE button (45)

Displays the “SHUFFLE”

display on the TV screen.

@º TIME/TEXT button (23)

Displays the playing time of the

disc, etc., on the front panel

display.

@¡ 1/ALL DISCS button (17)

Selects 1 DISC or ALL DISCS

play mode.

@™ CLEAR button (43, 44, 45, 47)

Press to return to the continuous

play, etc.

@£ TITLE button (21)

Displays the title menu on the

TV screen.

@¢ DISPLAY button (32)

Displays the Control Menu

display on the TV screen to set

or adjust the items.

@∞ DVD MENU button (21)

Displays the DVD menu on the

TV screen.

@§ ˆ RETURN button (23, 26, 33)

Press to return to the previously

selected screen, etc.

@¶ ?/>/./// ENTER button

Selects and executes the items or

settings.

@• Click shuttle (19, 20)

Changes the playback speed, or

selects characters.

@ª JOG button/indicator (19)

Press to play a disc frame by

frame.

#º =/+ PREV/NEXT DIRECT

SEARCH/DISC CHANGE dial

(15, 18)

When the DIRECT SEARCH

indicator is lit, turn to go to the

next chapter or track or to go

back to the previous chapter or

track.

When the DISC CHANGE

indicator is lit, turn to rotate the

disc slots.

#¡ DIRECT SERACH indicator/DISC

CHANGE indicator/Dial

function select button (15, 18)

Press to select the dial function.

The indicator of the selected

function lights up.

#™ MEGA CONTROL button/

indicator (70)

Press to control the connected

CD changer.

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qg qh qjqkqlw;wawswdwfwgwhwj wk wl eseae;

Additional Information

Index to Parts and Controls

1 AUDIO INPUT (L, R) connectors

(69)

Connects to the audio output on

a Sony CD changer of 5/50/

200/300 discs.

2 5.1CH OUTPUT connectors (13)

Connects to a receiver

(amplifier) having 5.1 channel

input connectors.

3 LINE OUTPUT (AUDIO 1, 2)

connectors (8, 10)

Connects to the audio input

connector on the TV or receiver

(amplifier).

4 LINE OUTPUT (VIDEO 1, 2)

connectors (8)

Connects to the video input

connector on the TV or monitor.

5 S VIDEO OUTPUT (1, 2)

connectors (8, 10)

Connects to the S video input

connector on the TV or monitor.

6 COMPONENT VIDEO OUTPUT

connectors (9)

Connects to a monitor or

projector having component

video input connectors (Y, P

B/B-

Y, P

R/R-Y) that conform to the

output signals from the player.

Rear Panel

7 DIGITAL OUTPUT (OPTICAL)

connector (11)

Connects to an audio component

using the optical digital

connecting cord.

8 DIGITAL OUTPUT (COAXIAL)

connector (11)

Connects to an audio component

using the coaxial digital

connecting cord.

9 S-LINK connector (8)

Connects to the S-link connector

on an external component.

!º MEGA CONTROL connector

(69)

Connects to the control

connector on a Sony CD changer

of 5/50/200/300 discs.

123 546

q;987

5.1CH OUTPUT

FRONT REAR CENTER R – AUDIO 1 – L

R – AUDIO 2 – L

OPTICAL COAXIAL

PCM/DTS/

DOLBY DIGITAL

(

AC-3

)

VIDEO 1

CONTROL S

–

WOOFER VIDEO 2

LINE OUTPUT

DIGITAL OUTPUT

MEGA

CONTROL

S-LINK

S VIDEO

OUTPUT

COMPONENT VIDEO

OUTPUT

AUDIO

INPUT

Additional Information

!¢ 1/u (POWER) button (15, 67)

Turns on and off the power of

the player.

When 1 is set to TV, turns on

and off the power of the TV.

!∞ TV operation buttons (68)

Controls TVs.

!§ REPEAT button (46)

Displays the “REPEAT” display

on the TV screen.

!¶ SUBTITLE/EDIT button (28, 40)

Displays the SUBTITLE menu in

the Control Menu display

(SUBTITLE).

When 1 is set to DISC

EXPLORER, enters the EDIT

mode to label the disc (EDIT).

!• 1/ALL DISCS/LOAD button (17,

25)

Selects 1 DISC or ALL DISCS

play mode (1/ALL DISCS).

When 1 is set to DISC

EXPLORER, reads the

information of the discs loaded

in sequence (LOAD).

!ª DVD MENU button (21)

Displays the DVD menu on the

TV screen.

@º ˆRETURN button (23, 26, 33)

Press to return to the previously

selected screen, etc.

@¡ JOG button/indicator (19)

Press to play a disc frame by

frame.

Remote

123

789

A B C D ALL

DVD CD

1 TV/DISC EXPLORER/DVD

switch (25, 27)

Selects to control the player, the

disc explorer or the TV with the

remote.

2 MEGA CONTROL button (70)

Press to control the connected

CD changer.

3 Number buttons/ENTER

button

Selects and executes the items or

settings.

4 CLEAR button (43, 44, 45, 47)

Press to return to the continuous

play, etc.

5 PROGRAM button (43)

Displays the “PROGRAM”

display on the TV screen.

6 SHUFFLE button (45)

Displays the “SHUFFLE”

display on the TV screen.

7 AUDIO/FILE button (27, 38)

Changes the sound while

playing a disc (AUDIO).

When 1 is set to DISC

EXPLORER, enters the FILE

mode (FILE).

8 ANGLE/SORT button (31, 41)

Changes the angles when

playing a DVD (ANGLE).

When 1 is set to DISC

EXPLORER, enters the SORT

mode (SORT).

9 TITLE button (21)

Displays the title menu on the

TV screen.

!º DISPLAY button (32)

Displays the Control Menu

display on the TV screen to set

or adjust the items.

!¡ ?/>/./// ENTER button

Selects and executes the items or

settings.

!™ Click shuttle (19, 29)

Changes the playback speed, or

selects characters

!£ SET UP button (55)

Displays the setup display on

the TV screen to set or adjust the

items.

Additional Information

@™ TIME/TEXT button (23)

Displays the playing time of the

disc, etc., on the front panel

display.

@£ FOLDER buttons (26)

Displays the disc information

such as the jacket picture and

Disc Memo in the disc folder.

@¢ BOOKMARK button (53)

Press to set a bookmark.

@∞ PICTURE MEMORY button (59)

Press to store a picture in

memory.

@§ =/+PREV/NEXT buttons

(18)

Press to go to the next chapter or

track or to go back to the

previous chapter or track.

@¶ ·PLAY button (18)

Plays a disc.

@• DISC SKIP +/– button (15, 18)

When 1 is set to DISC

EXPLORER or DVD, press to

search the discs in the folder.

@ª EASY PLAY button (15, 18)

Press to play the disc in slot 1 or

bring slot 1 to the loading

position.

#º AV VOL (volume) buttons (69)

Controls the volume of AV

receivers (amplifiers).

#¡ pSTOP button (18, 20)

Stops playing a disc.

#™ PPAUSE button (18)

Pauses playing a disc.

123

789

A B C D ALL

DVD CD

Index to Parts and Controls

Remote

Additional Information

Index

Numerics

4:3 LETTER BOX 59

4:3 PAN SCAN 59

4:3 WIDE MODE 59

5.1 Channel Surround 12, 48

16:9 59

A-B REPEAT 46

A˜B Repeat 46

ADVANCED 54

Angle 40, 52

ANGLE 40

ANGLE VIEWER 52

AUDIO 38, 58

AUDIO ATT 63

AUDIO DRC 63

AUDIO FILTER 63

AUDIO SETUP 63

AUTO PLAY 60

BACKGROUND 59

BALANCE 66

Batteries 7

BOOKMARK 53

BOOKMARK RESET 60

CD 17

Chapter 5, 35

CHAPTER 35

CHAPTER VIEWER 53

COMPONENT OUTPUT

Connecting 8, 10, 12

Continuous play

CD/VIDEO CD 17

DVD 17

Control Menu display 32

CUSTOM SETUP 60

DIGITAL OUT 64

Digital output 11, 64

DIMMER 60

Disc Explorer 25

Disc Memo 28

Display

Control Menu display 32

Front panel display 23

Setup display 55

DISTANCE 66

DNR 50

Dolby Digital 12, 48

DTS 65

DVD 17

DVD menu 22, 58

EDIT 28

F, G

Fast Forward 19

Fast Reverse 19

FILE 27

Folder 27

Front panel display 23

Genre 30

Handling discs 6

Hi-speed search 19

Hooking up 8, 10, 12

I, J

INDEX 35

Keyboard 30

LANGUAGE SETUP 58

LETTER BOX 59

LEVEL 66

Locating

a specific point 18

by observing the TV

screen 19

M, N

Mega control 69

On-screen display

Control Menu display 32

Setup display 55

OSD 58

P, Q

PAN SCAN 59

PARENTAL CONTROL 60

PBC functions 22

PBC Playback 22, 76

PLAYBACK MEMORY 60

PRO LOGIC 48

PROGRAM 42

Program Play 42

Remote 7, 67

REPEAT 45

Resume Play 20

S video output 8, 10

Scene 5, 35

SCENE 35

SCREEN SAVER 59

SCREEN SETUP 59

Searching. See Locating.

Setup display 55

SHUFFLE 44

Shuffle Play 44

SIZE 65

Slow-motion Play 19

SPEAKER SETUP 65

Speakers

hookup 12

set up 65

STROBE PLAYBACK 52

SUBTITLE 40

TEST TONE 66

TIME/MEMO 36, 37, 38

TIME/TEXT 23, 36, 37, 38

Title 5, 35, 77

TITLE 35

Title menu 21

TITLE VIEWER 53

Track 5, 35, 77

TRACK 35

TRACK SELECTION 63

TRACK VIEWER 53

Troubleshooting 71

TV TYPE 59

Usable discs 4

V, W, X, Y, Z

VES 48

VIDEO CD 17

VIDEO EQ 50

VIRTUAL 3D

SURROUND 48

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