Additional Information

Troubleshooting

If you experience any of the following difficulties while using the player, use this troubleshooting guide to help remedy the problem. Should any problem persist, consult your nearest Sony dealer.

 

Symptom

Remedy

 

 

 

 

 

 

The power is not turned on.

• Check that the AC power cord is connected securely.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• When using the battery pack, check the remaining

 

 

battery life.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Make sure you use the supplied AC power adaptor.

 

 

(Do not use any other AC power adaptor.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Check that the HOLD switch is set to off.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Disconnect the AC power adaptor from this player for

Power

more than 10 minutes. Then connect the AC power

adaptor and turn the power on again. If the power is

still not turned on, disconnect the AC power adaptor

 

 

and the battery pack and refer to your nearest Sony

 

 

dealer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The power is turned off

• The Auto Power Off function is activated. (If you do

 

automatically.

not operate the player or the remote for more than 30

 

 

minutes when a disc is not being played, the power

 

 

will be automatically turned off.)

 

 

Press POWER on the player to turn the power on.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Batteries are depleted.

 

 

Recharge the battery pack.

 

 

 

 

 

 

There is no picture.

• Check that the player is connected securely.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• The video connecting cord is damaged. Replace it with

 

 

a new one.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Use only the supplied video connecting cord.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Make sure you connect the player to the video input

 

 

connector on the TV (page 15).

 

 

 

 

 

Picture

• Make sure you turn on the TV.

 

 

 

you can view the pictures from the player.

 

 

• Make sure you select the video input on the TV so that

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Clean the disc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• If the video signal 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 15).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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