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CD/DVD Player
Operating Instructions
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WARNING Welcome! Precautions Thank you for purchasing the Sony CD/ To prevent fire or shock DVD Player. Before operating the unit, hazard, do not expose the Safety please read this manual thoroughly and unit to rain or moisture. • This unit operates on 220 - 240 V AC, retain it for future reference. To avoid electrical shock, 50/60 Hz. Check that the unit's operating voltage is identical with your do not open the cabinet. local power supply. Refer servicing to qualified • If anything falls int
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TABLE OF CONTENTS About This Manual 4 This Player Can Play the Following Discs 4 Settings and Adjustments 40 Precautions 6 Using the Setup Display 40 Notes on Discs 6 Setup Display Item List 42 Setting the Language for Display and Sound (LANGUAGE SETUP) 43 Getting Started 7 Settings for Display (SCREEN SETUP) 44 Unpacking 7 Custom Settings (CUSTOM SETUP) 45 TV Hookups 8 Settings for Sound (AUDIO SETUP) 48 Receiver (Amplifier) Hookups 11 Controlling the TV or the AV Receiver (Amplifier) 5.1 Chann
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About This Manual Conventions Icon Meaning • Instructions in this manual describe the controls on the player. Indicates that you can use only the remote You can also use the controls on the remote if they have the to do the task. Z same or similar names as those on the player. • The icons on the right are used in this manual: Indicates tips and hints for making the task easier. z Indicates the functions for DVD VIDEOs. Indicates the functions for VIDEO CDs. Indicates the functions for Audio CDs.
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Terms for discs Discs that the player cannot play The player cannot play discs other than the ones listed in the • Title table on page 4. CD-R, CD-ROMs including PHOTO CDs, data The longest sections of a picture or a music piece on a DVD; a sections in CD-EXTRAs, DVD-ROMs etc., cannot be played. movie, etc., for a picture piece on a video software; or an album, etc., for a music piece on an audio software. Each title is assigned a title number enabling you to locate the title you want. • Chapte
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Precautions On safety IMPORTANT NOTICE • Caution – The use of optical instruments with this Caution: The enclosed DVD player is capable of product will increase eye hazard. holding a still video image or On screen display • Should any solid object or liquid fall into the cabinet, image on your television screen indefinitely. If you unplug the player and have it checked by qualified leave the still video image or On screen display image personnel before operating it any further. displayed on you
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Getting Started Unpacking Getting Started Check that you have the following items: • Audio/video connecting cord (1) • S video cord (1) • Remote commander (remote) RMT-D109P (1) • Size AA (R6) batteries (2) This section describes how to hook up the CD/DVD player to a TV (with audio/video input jacks) and/or an Inserting batteries into the remote AV receiver (amplifier). You cannot You can control the player using the supplied remote. connect this player to a TV which Insert two Size AA (R6) bat
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Getting Started TV Hookups This connection is for listening to the sound through TV Required cords speakers (2ch – L,R). Refer to the instructions supplied EURO-AV (SCART) connecting cord (not supplied) (2) with the component to be connected. You cannot connect Be sure to make connections firmly to avoid hum and noise. this player to a TV without an EURO AV (SCART) Refer to the instructions supplied with the TV to be connected. connector or a video input connector. Notes • When you set “EURO AV
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Getting Started If your TV has two EURO AV (SCART) connectors If your TV has no EURO AV (SCART) connectors You can connect the player to a TV (with audio/video input jacks) using the supplied audio/video connecting cord. If your TV has an S video input connector, connect the component via CD/DVD player the S VIDEO OUT connector using the S video cord (supplied) instead of the video connecting cord. You will get a better picture. EURO AV 1 (RGB) – TV EURO AV 2 When connecting the cords, be sure
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Getting Started TV Hookups Notes This player conforms to the PAL color system. • Refer to the instructions supplied with the component to be When you play a disc recorded in the NTSC connected. color system, the player outputs the video • Do not connect this player to a video deck. If you view the pictures on your TV after making the connections shown signal or the setup display etc. in the NTSC below, a picture noise may appear. color system and the picture may not appear on the TV screen. In
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Getting Started Receiver (Amplifier) Hookups This connection is for listening to the sound through Required cords speakers connected to a receiver. Refer to the instructions Audio connecting cord (not supplied) (1) supplied with the component to be connected. White (L) White (L) Red (R) Red (R) S video cord (supplied) (1) When connecting the cords, be sure to match the color-coded cord to the appropriate jacks on the components: Red (right) to Red and White (left) to White. Be sure to make conn
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Getting Started Receiver (Amplifier) Hookups z If you have a digital component with a built-in DTS, Dolby If you have a digital component such as a Digital or MPEG decoder receiver (amplifier) with a digital connector, DAT You can enjoy multi-channel surround sound by connecting the or MD component via the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL Connect the component via the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or connector using an optical or coaxial digital connecting cord (not COAXIAL connector using an optical or coa
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Getting Started 5.1 Channel Surround Hookups With DVDs which contain DTS, Dolby* Digital or MPEG Setups for the player AUDIO sound, you can enjoy the surround sound while Some setups are necessary for the player depending on producing the effect of being in a movie theater or a the components to be connected. concert hall, using a digital component with a built-in Use the setup display to change the various settings. DTS, Dolby Digital or MPEG decoder (not supplied). The For details on using th
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Getting Started 5.1 Channel Surround Hookups TV S VIDEO IN S video cord CD/DVD player ( ) EURO AV 1 RGB – TV EURO AV 2 LINE OUT S VIDEO DIGITAL OUT OUT R–AUDIO–L VIDEO OPTICAL COAXIAL PCM/DTS/MPEG/ DOLBY DIGITAL (AC-3) Coaxial digital connecting cord* Audio connecting cord (not supplied) (not supplied) Optical digital connecting cord* (not supplied) * You do not need to connect both of these cords. DIGITAL TV/LD DVD VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 MONITOR S-LINK AC OUTLET TV/LD IN CTRL A1 AC-3 RF 5.1 INPUT P
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Getting Started Selecting the Language for On-Screen Display You can select the language for the setup display, the 3 Select “FRANÇAIS” using >/., then pr ess ENTER. Control Menu display or the messages displayed on the CHOIX DE LA LANGUE screen. Default setting is “ENGLISH.” ECRANS: FRANÇAIS MENU DVD : ENGLISH AUDIO: ORIGINAL SOUS-TITRE: IDEM AUDIO 1 2 3 SET UP 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Pour le réglage, appuyez sur , puis ENTER ENTER SETUP sur . Pour quitter, appuyez sur
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Playing Discs Playing Discs Depending on the DVD or VIDEO CD, some This chapter describes how to play a operations may be different or restricted. Refer to the instructions supplied with your disc. DVD/CD/VIDEO CD. 1/u (POWER) ¤á This player conforms to the PAL color system. When you play a disc recorded in the NTSC color system, the player outputs the video signal or the setup display etc. in the NTSC color system and the picture may not appear on the TV screen. In this case, open the dis
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Playing Discs z You can turn on the player using the remote To Operation Press 1/u (POWER) when the indicator above the 1/u (POWER) Stop Press p. button on the front panel is lit in red. Pause Press P. Notes Resume play after pause Press P or á. • If you leave the player or the remote in pause or stop mode for 15 minutes, the screen saver image appears automatically. To Go to the next chapter, Press +. track or scene in make the screen saver image go away, press á . (If you want continuous pl
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Playing Discs Searching for a particular point on a disc Z You can locate a particular point on a disc by monitoring Locating a point slowly by observing the the picture, playing back slowly or playing frame by screen (Slow-motion play) frame. 7 8 9 0 You can use this function only for DVDs or VIDEO CDs. Press or while playing a disc. When you find the point, press á to return to the normal speed. / / Each time you press the or button during Slow- 3/# motion play, the playback speed cha
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Playing Discs Resuming Playback from the Point Where You Stopped the Disc (Resume Play) – you change the settings of “TV TYPE” in ”SCREEN SETUP” in the setup display The player stores the point where you stopped the disc – you change the settings of “PARENTAL CONTROL” in and if “RESUME” appears on the front panel display. You ”CUSTOM SETUP” in the setup display can resume playback from that point. As long as you do not open the disc tray, Resume Play is available even if you turn the power o
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Playing Discs Using the Menu for Each DVD Using the title menu Using the DVD menu A DVD is divided into long sections of a picture or a Some DVDs allow you to select the disc contents using the music piece called “titles.” When you play a DVD which menu. When you play these DVDs, you can select the contains several titles, you can select the title you want language for the subtitles, the language for the sound, etc., using the title menu. using the DVD menu. ENTER?/>/.// 1 Press DVD MENU. The
