,When playing multichannel MPEG audio sound tracks, only the Front (L) and Front

(R) signals will be output from two front speakers.

,The equipment connected to the HDMI OUT jack does not conform to the audio signal format, in this case set “AUDIO (HDMI)” in “HDMI SETUP” to “PCM” (page 40).

No sound is output from the HDMI OUT jack

,Try the following: 1Turn the player off and on again. 2Turn the connected equipment off and on again. 3Disconnect and then connect the HDMI cord again.

,The HDMI OUT jack is connected to a DVI device (DVI jacks do not accept audio signals).

The sound volume is low.

,The sound volume is low on some DVDs. The sound volume may improve if you set “AUDIO DRC” in “AUDIO SETUP” to “TV MODE” (page 38).

Operation

The remote does not function.

,The batteries in the remote are weak.

,There are obstacles between the remote and the player.

,The distance between the remote and the player is too far.

,The remote is not pointed at the remote sensor on the player.

The disc does not play.

,The disc is turned over.

Insert the disc with the playback side facing down.

,The disc is skewed.

,The player cannot play certain discs (page 3).

,The region code on the DVD does not match the player.

,Moisture has condensed inside the player (page 4).

,The player cannot play a recorded disc that is not correctly finalized (page 46).

The album/track/file names are not displayed correctly.

,The player can only display numbers and alphabet. Other characters are displayed as “*”.

The disc does not start playing from the beginning.

,Programme Play, Shuffle Play, Repeat Play, or A-B Repeat Play is selected (page 25).

,Resume play has taken effect (page 19).

“Copyright lock” appears and the screen turns blue when playing in DVD-VR mode.

,Images taken from digital broadcasts, etc., may contain copy protection signals, such as complete copy protection signals, single copy signals, and restriction-free signals.

When images that contain copy protection signals are played, a blue screen may appear instead of the images. It may take a while when looking for playable images. (For player that cannot play images that contain a copy protection only)

Some functions such as Stop, Fast Play, Slow Play, Slow-motion Play, Repeat Play, Shuffle Play, or Programme Play cannot be performed.

,Depending on the disc, you may not be able to do some of the operations above.

The player does not operate properly.

,When static electricity, etc., causes the player to operate abnormally, unplug the player.

5 numbers or letters are displayed on the screen.

,The self-diagnosis function was activated. (See the table on page 44.)

The disc tray does not open and “LOCKED” appears on the front panel display.

,Child Lock is set (page 9).

The disc tray does not open and “TRAY LOCKED” appears on the front panel display.

,Contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility.

“Data error” appears on the TV screen when playing video, photo, and music files.

,The video, photo, and music files you want to play is broken.

Information Additional

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