3-283-143-31(1)
© 2008 Sony Corporation
WARNING
Notes About the Discs
Precautions
Enjoying MP3 Audio and JPEG Images
About This Manual
This Player Can Play the Following Discs
Notes
•Notes about DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD+Rs DL, DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs/DVD-RsDL, or CD-Rs/CD-RWs
•Music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies
For player that cannot play images that contain a copy protection only
Note on playback operations of DVDs and VIDEO CDs
Copyrights
Guide to Parts and Controls
A[/1 (on/standby) button (21)
BDisc tray (21)
CFront panel display (9)
DA (open/close) button (21)
Front panel display
When playing back a DVD
When playing back a VIDEO CD with Playback Control (PBC) (24)
I ./> PREV/NEXT (previous/ next) buttons (22)
Jm/MSCAN/SLOW buttons (35)
K ZOOM button (22, 45)
L SLOW PLAY/FAST PLAY buttons (22)
M AUDIO button (39)
Guide to the Control Menu Display
List of Control Menu items
Item
Item Name, Function
TITLE/SCENE/TRACK
Selects the title, scene, or track to be
Hooking Up the Player
Step 1: Unpacking
Step 2: Connecting the Video Cords
Step 3: Connecting the Audio Cords
AAudio L/R input jacks
This connection will use your TV’s or audio component’s two speakers for sound
BDigital audio input jack
Step 4: Connecting the Power Cord
Step 5: Preparing the Remote
Controlling Your TV with the Supplied Remote
You can control your TV using the buttons below
By pressing
You can
TV [/1
Step 6: Quick Setup
If you did not connect an audio component, select “NO,” then go to step
If you connected an audio component using a digital coaxial cord, select “YES:
DIGITAL OUTPUT.”
10Press X/x to select the type of
Dolby Digital signal you wish to send to your audio component
Playing Discs
Additional operations
To check the position of the buttons below, see the illustration on page
Operation
Stop
Press
Resuming Playback From the
Point Where You Stopped the
Disc (Multi-discResume)
Disc
1 While playing a disc, press x to stop playback
Playing VIDEO CDs With PBC
Functions (PBC Playback)
Functions
2 Press TIME/TEXT repeatedly to change the time information
Checking the play information of the disc
Checking the information on the front panel display
When playing a DVD
When playing a DATA CD (MP3 audio) or DATA DVD (MP3 audio)
When playing a DATA CD (DivX video) or DATA DVD (DivX video)
Various Play Mode
Functions
4 Press c
5 Select the title, chapter, or track you want to program
◆When playing a DVD VIDEO
◆ When playing a VIDEO CD or CD
7 Press H to start Program Play
Playing in random order (Shuffle Play)
1 Press DISPLAY during playback
2 Press X/x to select (SHUFFLE), then press ENTER
The options for “SHUFFLE” appear
3 Press X/x to select the item to be shuffled
The options for “A-BREPEAT” appear
Adjusting the Playback
Sharpening the Picture
Locking Discs (CUSTOM
4 Press X/x to select “ON t,” then press ENTER
◆If you have not entered a password
The display for registering a new password appears
◆When you have already registered a password
The display for entering the password appears
3 Press X/x to select “PLAYER t,” then press ENTER
4 Enter or re-enteryour 4-digitpassword using the number buttons, then press
The display for setting the playback limitation level appears
5 Press X/x to select “STANDARD,” then press ENTER
The selection items for “STANDARD” are displayed
Changing the password
If you make a mistake entering your password
Press C before you press ENTER and input the correct number
Disc
Searching for a Title/ Chapter/Track/Scene, etc
2 Press X/x to select the search method
◆When playing a DVD
TITLE
TIME/TEXT
Searching by Scene
4 Press C/X/x/c to select a chapter, title, or track, and press ENTER
Playback starts from the selected scene
To return to normal play during setting
Changing the Sound
Checking the audio signal format
Example:
Dolby Digital 5.1 ch
Rear (L/R)
Front (L/R)
TV Virtual Surround Settings (TVS)
About MP3 Audio Tracks and JPEG Image Files
Playing MP3 Audio Tracks or JPEG Image Files
Selecting an album
1 Press MENU
2 Press X/x to select the album you want to play
3 Press H
(page 44)
SUBTITLE
Enjoying JPEG Images as a Slide Show
1 Press MENU
The list of albums on the DATA CD/ DATA DVD appears
2 Press X/x to select an album
3 Press H
Setting the pace for a slide show (INTERVAL)
You can set the time the slides are displayed on the screen
2 Press X/x to select (INTERVAL), then press ENTER
The options for “INTERVAL” appear
3 Press X/x to select a setting
About DivX Video Files
Playing DivX Video Files
You can play DivX video files on DATA CDs and DATA DVDs
ENTER RETURN
You can view the disc information while playing a DivX video file (page 24)
Selecting a DivX video file
Using the Setup Display
Setting the Display or Sound Track Language
Settings for the Display
◆BLACK LEVEL (COMPONENT OUT)
level. Normally select this
position
Use this setting when the
picture appears too dark
Custom Settings (CUSTOM
Settings for the Sound
◆DTS
Selects whether or not to output DTS signals
DTS decoder
decoder
◆48kHz/96kHz PCM (DVD VIDEO only)
Troubleshooting
The MP3 audio track cannot be played (page 42)
,The MP3 audio track does not have the extension “.MP3.”
,The data is not MPEG-1Audio Layer III data
,The player cannot play audio tracks in mp3PRO format
,“MODE (MP3, JPEG)” is set to “IMAGE (JPEG)” (page 46)
The language for the sound track cannot be changed
Try using the DVD’s menu instead of the direct selection button on the remote
,Multilingual tracks are not recorded on the DVD being played
,The DVD prohibits the changing of the language for the sound track
The subtitle language cannot be changed or turned off
Self-diagnosisFunction
Specifications
Language Code List
Parental Control Area Code List
Index