Enjoying BD-Live discs with Internet

Enjoying BD-LIVE™ or BONUS VIEW™ in BD-Video BD

This unit allows you to enjoy functions such as pic- ture-in-picture, secondary audio and Virtual pack- ages, etc., with BD-Video supporting BONUSVIEW (BD-ROM version 2 Profile 1 version 1.1/ Final Standard Profile). In addition to the BONUSVIEW function, BD-Video supporting BD-Live (BD-ROM version 2 Profile 2) that has a network extension function allows you to enjoy more functions such as online games by connecting this unit to the Internet.

Playing secondary video (picture-in-picture) and secondary audio

Secondary video can be played from a disc compati- ble with the picture-in-picture function.

For the playback method, refer to the instructions for the disc.

–To turn on/off secondary video, press PIP. Secondary video is played.

Press the button to turn it ON and OFF.

–To turn on/off audio with the secondary video, press PIP AUDIO. The secondary audio is played. Press the button to turn it ON and OFF.

Notes:

•Discs may not always be played back according to the settings on this unit, as certain playback for- mats are prioritized on certain discs.

•Only the primary video is played during search/slow-motion or frame-by-frame.

•When the secondary video is turned off, the sec- ondary audio does not play.

•This function may not work depending on the disc.

Preparations:

•The unit must be connected to the Internet and set up to use the BD-Live functions (see page 16 and 22).

•An USB device is required to use this function. Connect an USB device (see page 9).

•The free space in the USB device must be more than 1GB.

This unit supports BD-Live, a new BD-Video function that allows you to use the following interactive func- tions when connected to the Internet. (The usable functions and the operating method may vary with each disc. For details, refer to the instructions for the disc.)

–Additional contents such as movie’s trailer, subti- tles and BD-J, etc. can be downloaded to USB device to play them.

–Special video data, etc. may be played back while they are being downloaded to an USB device.

Caution:

Do not extract the connected USB device while con- tent is being downloaded or a Blu-ray disc is still in the disc tray. Doing so may damage the connected USB device and BD-Live features may not operate properly with the damaged USB device anymore.

If the connected USB device seems damaged from such an action, you can format the connected USB device from the PC and reuse it with BD300.

AACS Online

When discs supporting BD-Live are played back, the player or disc IDs may be sent to the content provider via the Internet.

Services and functions to be provided differ depend- ing on the disc.

–You can be introduced to other similar movies if you record your viewing history on the server by using these IDs.

–Game score histories can be saved.

Notes:

•It may take up to several minutes to load and start enjoying BD-Live contents.

•Depending on a disc, the BD-Live function may not be operated if [BD-LIVE connection] option is set to [Partially Permitted]. (See page 22.)

•The connection to the Internet may take time or the Internet may not be connected depend- ing on the connection environment. It is required that you use a broadband connec- tion.

•Do not remove the USB device during opera- tion. The USB device may be damaged. Stop playback and turn off the menu beforehand.

Tip:

Special video data, etc. may be played back while they are being downloaded to an USB device using one function of BD-Live. The playback may be paused depending on the communication environ- ment.

Some functions may be disabled to prevent skipping to sections that have not been downloaded, etc.