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WARNING Welcome! To prevent fire or shock For customers in the U.S.A Thank you for purchasing this Sony SACD/DVD Player. Before operating the hazard, do not expose the Owner’s Record unit, please read this manual thoroughly unit to rain or moisture.
Checking the Play Information Locking Discs (Custom Parental Control) 43 Creating Your Own Program (Program Play) 45 Playing in Random Order (Shuffle Play) 47 Playing Repeatedly (Repeat Play) 48 Repeating a Specific Portion (A–B Repeat) 49 Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sony Manuals...
Features Thank you for purchasing this Sony SACD/DVD player. Access control (Custom Parental Control) Here are some of the features you will enjoy. You can set a password that will control the access of a maximum of 300 discs. Compatible with progressive (480p) signal...
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. Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sony Manuals...
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• Double-layer double-sided: Capacity 17 GB playback. You can play the CD layer using a conventional CD player. Laser beam Substrate CD layer Sectional view HD layer of disc Reflective layer Semi-reflective Laser beam layer Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sony Manuals...
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In case of 480 progressive scan picture problems, it it recommended that the user switches the connection to the standard definition output. If there are questions regarding your Sony TV set’s compatibility with this model 480p DVD player, please contact our customer service center.
On novelty discs If you have any questions or problems concerning your • Do not use irregularly shaped discs such as heart- or player, please consult your nearest Sony dealer. star-shaped discs as they may cause the player to malfunction.
• If you do not use the remote for an extended period of time, remove the batteries to avoid possible damage from battery leakage and corrosion. Connecting the power cord Connect the supplied power cord to the AC IN terminal of the player. Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sony Manuals...
To VIDEO OUT To AUDIO OUT To S-LINK/CONTROL S IN To an AC outlet To S VIDEO To S VIDEO input INPUT VIDEO S VIDEO AUDIO S-LINK CONTROL S : Signal flow To S-LINK (control S) Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sony Manuals...
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Connect the TV via the S-LINK/CONTROL S IN connector using the S-link (control S) cord (supplied). Refer to the instructions supplied with the TV to be connected. S-link cord (supplied) SACD/DVD player S-LINK S-LINK CONTROL S IN CONTROL S Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sony Manuals...
S VIDEO input cap. AUDIO To coaxial digital input Receiver DIGITAL IN (Amplifier) with a digital COAXIAL connector, MD deck, DAT deck, etc. OPTICAL To optical digital input Receiver (Amplifier) : Signal flow To audio input Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sony Manuals...
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DIGITAL” to “DOLBY DIGITAL,” “DTS” to “ON” and “48kHz/ 96kHz PCM” to “96kHz/24bit.” If you do, a loud noise will suddenly come out from the speakers, affecting your ears or causing the speakers to be damaged. Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sony Manuals...
96kHz PCM” to “96kHz/24bit.” • The cord connectors should be fully inserted into the jacks. A loose connection may cause hum and noise. • SACD audio signals are not output from the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL connectors. Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sony Manuals...
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(Amplifier) with a MD/DAT OUT OPT built-in DTS – decoder or Dolby PHONO TUNER MD/DAT TAPE Digital decoder Center speaker INPUT Front speaker Front speaker Subwoofer (Active type) Rear speaker (R) Rear speaker (L) : Signal flow Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sony Manuals...
OSD: ENGLISH DVD MENU: ENGLISH AUDIO: ORIGINAL Press DISPLAY. SUBTITLE: AUDIO FOLLOW The setup display disappears. Press DISPLAY repeatedly to turn off the on-screen menu. To set, press , then ENTER To quit, press DISPLAY Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sony Manuals...
To turn off the Sound Feedback Function When there is no disc in the player, press and hold S on the player for more than two seconds. You will hear two beeps and the Sound Feedback function is turned off. Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sony Manuals...
The player automatically turns on and the power indicator lights up in green. With the playback side facing down Press H. The disc tray closes and the player starts playback (continuous play). Adjust the volume on the TV or the receiver (amplifier). Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sony Manuals...
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DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL and COAXIAL connectors. • If you play a CD with a DTS sound track, a loud noise may come out from the AUDIO OUT connectors, affecting your ears or causing the speakers to be damaged. Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sony Manuals...
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When the video output is set to off, the effect of the digital and analog video circuitry on the audio signal is cut to a minimum. When no video signal output from the player, the VIDEO OFF indicator lights up on the player. Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sony Manuals...
If you do not press any buttons for a short while, the buttons will automatically turn off. Note, however, that using the SLOW2 Slow LIGHT function will shorten the battery life of the remote. (opposite direction – slower than “SLOW1 ”) SLOW1 Slow (opposite direction) Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sony Manuals...
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The playback speed is the same as FR1m or FF1M when using the click shuttle. Note Depending on the DVD/VIDEO CD, you may not be able to do some of the operations described. Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sony Manuals...
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 x to reset the playing time, then press Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sony Manuals...
• On some DVDs, a “title menu” may simply be called a “menu” “menu” in the instructions supplied with the disc. or “title ” in the instructions supplied with the disc. “Press ENTER.” may also be expressed as “Press SELECT.” Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sony Manuals...
You can also select the item number with the number buttons on the remote. Press ENTER. Follow the instructions in the menu for interactive operations. Refer to the instructions supplied with the disc, as the operating procedure may differ according to the VIDEO CD. Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sony Manuals...
MEMORY” is set to “ON” in the format “CUSTOM SETUP” display. Current chapter number Disc type 2 2 3 0 Current Current Current title Playing time audio play number format mode Lights up when you can change the angle Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sony Manuals...
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S N Y H I T S / 5 page 32). Press TIME/TEXT Note While you are doing Shuffle Play, or Program Play, the playing time of the disc and the remaining time of the disc are not displayed. Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sony Manuals...
Select the item you want using M/m. 1 2 ( 2 7 ) PLAY 1 8 ( 3 4 ) 1 : 3 2 : 5 5 1: ENGLISH Items Selected SUBTITLE Select: ENTER item Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sony Manuals...
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For details on these items, see the relevant 1 2 ( 2 7 ) PLAY pages. 1 8 ( 3 4 ) 1 : 3 2 : 5 5 SUBTITLE Select: ENTER Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sony Manuals...
ANGLE (DVD only) (page 37) With DVDs on which various angles (multi-angles) are A-B REPEAT (page 49) recorded, you can change the angle of the scene. You can play a specific portion of a title, chapter, or track repeatedly. Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sony Manuals...
The number in parentheses indicates the total number of titles, chapters, tracks, indexes or scenes. 1 2 ( 2 7 ) PLAY 1 8 ( 3 4 ) 1 : 3 2 : 5 5 CHAPTER Select: ENTER Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sony Manuals...
You can select “TIME/MEMO” or “TIME/TEXT” directly Number buttons Cancel: ENTER RETURN Press TIME/TEXT on the remote. Each time you press the button, the time information changes. Note The displayed time may vary depending on the play mode. Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sony Manuals...
You can also have the player display the Disc Memo each time you select the disc. The Disc Memo can be anything you like, such as a title, musician’s name, category or date of purchase. Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sony Manuals...
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0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ~ + – * / = \ < > ( ) [ ] { } : ; . , ! " # $ % & ’ ‘ ^ | ? _ @ SAVE Select: ENTER Save: Cancel: SAVE ENTER RETURN Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sony Manuals...
When playing a VIDEO CD or a CD The default setting is underlined. • STEREO : The standard stereo sound • 1/L : The sound of the left channel (monaural) • 2/R : The sound of the right channel (monaural) Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sony Manuals...
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Front (right) DTS 3/2.1 Center (monaural) Rear (left) Rear (right) Rear (monaural) - the rear component of the AUDIO Dolby Surround processed stereo signal and the Select: ENTER Dolby Digital Signal. LFE: LFE (Low Frequency Effect) Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sony Manuals...
• Depending on the DVD, you may not be able to change the ( 9 ) subtitles even if multilingual subtitles are recorded on it. • While playing the DVD, the subtitle may automatically change. ANGLE Number buttons Cancel: RETURN ENTER Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sony Manuals...
MEMORY” to “ON” in the “CUSTOM SETUP” display. • MEMORY 1 to 5t Plays a DVD according to the settings saved in memory 1 through 5. To make a setting, see “To adjust the picture items” on the next page. Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sony Manuals...
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• If you have selected MEMORY 1 to 5 but do not want to change Select: Cancel: ENTER RETURN the Playback Memory setting for the current disc, select PB MEMORYt before removing the disc or pressing ?/1 on the remote to place the player in standby mode. Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sony Manuals...
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• Depending on the disc, the effects of BLOCK NR, Y NR and C NR maybe difficult to discern. • HUE is not available when a interlace format (480i) signal is output through the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT connectors. Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sony Manuals...
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To prevent the image from appearing overly altered, do not give the line any sharp changes. Gradually make the adjustments while viewing the image on your TV screen. Press ORETURN to stop making adjustments to the image. Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sony Manuals...
Indicates the approximate point where the disc is playing. If it is a dual-layer DVD, the player indicates which layer is being read (“Layer 0” or “Layer 1”). For details on the layers, see page 71 (DVD). Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sony Manuals...
Cancel: ENTER RETURN To return, press RETURN Enter the same 4-digit password using the number buttons, then press ENTER. “Custom parental control is set.” appears and then the screen returns to the Control Menu display. Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sony Manuals...
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The CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL display appears. CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL Custom parental control is already set. To play, enter your password and press ENTER Enter your 4-digit password using the number buttons, then press ENTER. The player starts playback. Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sony Manuals...
– – Set: Quit: ENTER DISPLAY 2. TITLE Start: PLAY 3. TITLE – – 4. TITLE – – 5. TITLE – – 6. TITLE – – 7. TITLE – – Set: Quit: DISPLAY ENTER Start: PLAY Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sony Manuals...
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ENTER. Program Play. • If you are using the PBC playback function, you must first stop the disc before you can set a program. • When playing SACDs, the track number appears as three digits. Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sony Manuals...
• OFF: does not play a disc in random order. • ON: has the player “shuffle” titles or tracks selected in Program Play and play them in a random order. To stop Shuffle Play Press CLEAR. Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sony Manuals...
• TRACK: repeats the current track. When Program Play or Shuffle Play is on • OFF: does not play repeatedly. • ON: repeats Program Play or Shuffle Play. To stop Repeat Play Press CLEAR on the remote. Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sony Manuals...
• When you set A-B Repeat, the settings for Shuffle Play, Repeat Set point A with ENTER Play and Program Play are canceled. • You may not be able to set A-B Repeat for some DVD or VIDEO CD scenes. Return: RETURN Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sony Manuals...
C 0 0 SETUP Selected Select: ENTER item Press ENTER. The setup display appears. LANGUAGE SETUP OSD: ENGLISH DVD MENU: ENGLISH AUDIO: ORIGINAL SUBTITLE: AUDIO FOLLOW To set, press , then ENTER To quit, press DISPLAY Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sony Manuals...
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For details on these items, see the relevant SCREEN SETUP pages. 4:3 LETTER BOX TV TYPE: SCREEN SAVER: 4:3 LETTER BOX BACKGROUND: 4:3 PAN SCAN 16:9/4:3 WIDE MODE STARTUP SCREEN: BLACK LEVEL: To set, press , then ENTER To quit, press DISPLAY Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sony Manuals...
PICTURE MEMORY DIGITAL OUT DOLBY D-PCM DIGITAL GRAPHICS DOLBY DIGITAL BLUE BLACK 48kHz/96kHz PCM STARTUP STANDARD SCREEN 48kHz/16bit PICTURE MEMORY BLACK LEVEL 96kHz/24bit SET PROGRESSIVE OUTPUT (page 62) MODE AUTO VIDEO 4:3 OUTPUT FULL NORMAL Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sony Manuals...
• OTHERS, sound track. When you select “OTHERS,,” select and enter the language code from the list using the number buttons (page 73). After you have made a selection, the language code (4 digits) is displayed. Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sony Manuals...
15 minutes, or when you play back a CD for more than 15 lower portions of the screen). minutes. The screen saver will help prevent your display device from becoming damaged. • ON: turns on the screen saver. • OFF: turns off the screen saver. Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sony Manuals...
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Storing a 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. PICTURE MEMORY Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sony Manuals...
• ON : stores the settings in memory when you eject the disc or when you press ?/1 on the remote and the player enters the standby mode with the disc still in the player. • OFF : does not store the settings in memory. Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sony Manuals...
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Digital sound tracks in this order. • Depending on the DVD, the audio channel with priority may be predetermined. In this case, you cannot give priority to the DTS or Dolby Digital format by selecting “AUTO.” Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sony Manuals...
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CUSTOM SETUP the DVD after entering your password PARENTAL CONTROL Set “LEVEL” to “OFF” in Step 7, then press H. LEVEL: STANDARD: CHANGE PASSWORD OTHERS To set, press , then ENTER To quit, press DISPLAY Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sony Manuals...
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• The same password is used for both Parental Control and New Zealand 2390 Custom Parental Control (page 43) . Norway 2379 Pakistan 2427 Philippines 2424 Portugal 2436 Russia 2489 Singapore 2501 Spain 2149 Sweden 2499 Switzerland 2086 Taiwan 2543 Thailand 2528 United Kingdom 2184 Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sony Manuals...
Note When you play DVDs without the AUDIO DRC function, there is no effect on the sound. Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sony Manuals...
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Dolby Digital decoder, do not set this. 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. Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sony Manuals...
PROGRESSIVE mode (60 frames per second), the progressive video signal needs to be converted to match the type of software that you are watching. For more information about conversion modes, see "Progressive Conversion methods of Film Based and Video Based Software." Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sony Manuals...
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The end result is an image that is higher in quality when compared to the Interlace format. Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sony Manuals...
Depending on the TV, you may not be able to control your TV or to use some of the buttons above. J.C.Penney 04,12 Sharp 03,05,18 Sylvania 08,12 Teknika 03,08,14 Magnavox 03,08,12 Toshiba Marantz 04,13 Wards 03,04,12 MGA/Mitsubishi 04,12,13,17 Yorx 04, 12 Zenith Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sony Manuals...
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• If you enter a new code number, the code number previously entered will be erased. • When you replace the batteries of the remote, the code number may be reset to the default setting. Reset the appropriate code number. Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sony Manuals...
OUT” to “INTERLACE.” Even though you set the aspect ratio in “TV TYPE” in “SCREEN SETUP” of the setup display, the picture does not fill the screen. , The aspect ratio is fixed on your DVD. Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sony Manuals...
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, Make sure you connect the player correctly. (pages Playback stops automatically. 10, 12, 14) , The disc may contain an auto pause signal. While playing such a disc, the player stops playback at the signal. Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sony Manuals...
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DVD. displayed on the front panel display. , Multilingual tracks are not recorded on the DVD. , Contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony , Changing the language for the track is prohibited service facility.
•To prevent a malfunction, the player has performed the self-diagnosis function. Exx (xx is any number) , When you contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility, give the 5-character service number. (example: E:61:10) Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sony Manuals...
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. Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sony Manuals...
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Track (page 7) 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. Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sony Manuals...
S (pause) button and indicator (21) played. Pauses playing a disc. The indicator lights up when a (remote sensor) (9) disc is paused. Accepts the remote control signals. qk s (stop) button (21) Stops playing a disc. Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sony Manuals...
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5 VIDEO OUT 1/2 connectors (10) Connect to the video input connector on your TV or monitor. 6 S VIDEO OUT 1/2 connectors (10, 12, 15) Connect to the S video input connector on your TV or monitor. Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sony Manuals...
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Press to turn on the player or place it in standby mode after power is connected by pressing POWER on the player. When the TV/DVD switch is set to TV, this button turns your TV on or off. Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sony Manuals...
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Changes the channel of the TV. ws TV/VIDEO button (65) Changes the video input of the TV. wd WIDE MODE button (65) Changes the wide mode of the Sony TV. wf VIDEO ON/OFF button (20) Turns on/off the video output. wg FL ON/OFF button (56) Turns on/off the front panel display.
Program Play 45 DISC MEMO 33 Display Control Menu display 28 Remote 9, 65 Front panel display 26 REPEAT 48 Setup display 50 Resume Play 23 DOLBY DIGITAL 12, 61, 71 DOWNMIX 60 DTS 12, 61, 71 Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sony Manuals...
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Sony Corporation Printed in Japan Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sony Manuals...