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3-042-645-25 (1)
Portable
VIDEO CD Player
Operating Instructions
D-VJ85
2000 Sony Corporation
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WARNING Welcome! To prevent fire or shock Thank you for purchasing the Sony Portable hazard, do not expose the unit VIDEO CD Player. Before operating your to rain or moisture. player, please read this manual and retain it To avoid electrical shock, do for future reference. not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified This player can play the following personnel only. discs: • VIDEO CD Disc logo Contents Audio & video signals • Audio CD Disc logo Contents Audio signals only There are 2 type
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Table of Contents Locating a track in VIDEO CDs Getting started Locating a specific track by observing the Locating the Controls .................................. 4 TV screen (Search) ............................... 18 Locating a specific point directly ............. 18 Playing a VIDEO CD 1. Connect your VIDEO CD player. ............ 7 Playing audio CDs in various modes 2. Set the NTSC/PAL switch to the color Playing tracks repeatedly (Repeat Play) ... 21 system of your TV. ....................
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Getting started Locating the Controls For details, see pages in parentheses. CD player (front) 1 RETURN O button q; u (play/pause) button (page 15) (page 8 - 11, 15, 23) 2 Display (pages 9, 11, 21–25) qax (stop) /CHG (charge) button (pages 8 - 11, 25, 28) 3 ./>• PREV/NEXT qs DC IN 4.5V (external (AMS/search) buttons power input) jack (pages 9, 11, 16, 18, 22) (pages 7, 10, 28) 4 MENU button (page 15) qd VIDEO OUT 5 HOLD switch jack (pages 7, (page 24) 17) qf AUDIO OUT 6 VOLUME (OPTICAL) jack +/–
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Getting started CD player (rear) qk NTSC/PAL switch ql AVLS switch (pages 24) (pages 7) w; Battery compartment (pages 28) Wireless remote control wa OSD button (page12) wk Number buttons (pages 9, 11, 15, 18 - 20, 22) wl ‡ 10 button (pages ws PBC button (page 15) 15, 18, 19, 22) e; x (stop) button wd u (play/pause) button (pages 8 - 11) (pages 8, 9, 11, 12, 15, 23) ea NEXT > button (pages 9, 11, 16, 18, 22) wf PREV . button (pages 9, 11, 16, 18, 22) wg SLOW button es RETURN O (page 14) button (p
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Remote control (Front) r; Display ej HOLD switch (page 24) (pages 9, 11, 21 - 25) ra LIGHT button Press to illuminate the display on the remote ek x (stop) button (pages 9 - 11, 25) control for about 5 seconds when using the player on the rechargeable el Jog lever batteries or alkaline u: play/pause (pages 8 - 11, 23) batteries. ./>: AMS/search rs VOLUME +/– tab (page 10) (pages 9, 11, 16, 18, 22) (Rear) rdP (play) MODE button rh SOUND button (pages 21 - 23) (page 23) rj DISPLAY button (page 25)
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Playing a VIDEO CD Playing a VIDEO CD You can play back a VIDEO CD, using the supplied AC power adaptor. You can also use rechargeable batteries and alkaline batteries. (See “Connecting a power source” on pages 28 – 30.) To produce color pictures normally, you need to set the color system properly according to the connected TV. to an AC outlet 1. Connect your VIDEO CD AC power player. adaptor 1 Connect the AC power adaptor. 2 Connect the video and audio cables. 3 Turn on the power of the TV and
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3. Insert a VIDEO CD. 1 Slide OPEN to open the lid. 2 Fit the VIDEO CD to the pivot and close the lid. OPEN switch Label side up 4. Play a VIDEO CD. 1 Press u on the main unit or the wireless remote control. 2 Adjust the volume on the equipment connected to this player. (You cannot adjust the volume on this player except for the signals output from the i/REMOTE jack). u u VOLUME +/– To stop playing, press x. The player also turn off. 8
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Playing a VIDEO CD To Do this Pause Press u. Stop Press x/CHG (x). Resume play after pause Press u Locate the next or succeeding tracks Press > repeatedly until you find the scene or track. Locate the current or preceding tracks Press . repeatedly unitl you find the scene or track. Press the number button of the track (wireless remote Locate a specific track directly control only). Locate a point in the track while monitoring Press . or > and hold it down until m or M the picture* appears on the
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Playing an audio CD You can also use rechargeable batteries, alkaline batteries and a car battery. (See “Connecting a power source” on pages 28 - 30.) to an AC outlet 1. Connect your CD player. 1 Connect the AC power adaptor. AC power 2 Connect the earphones with remote adaptor control. Connect the earphones firmly. A loose connection may cause noise during playback. Earphones with remote control to DC IN 4.5V (supplied) to i/REMOTE 2. Insert an audio CD. 3. Play an audio CD. 1 Slide OPEN to op
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Playing an audio CD To Press Pause u Stop x/CHG (x) u Resume play after pause Find the beginning of the current track (AMS*) . once** Find the beginning of previous tracks (AMS) . repeatedly** Find the beginning of the next track (AMS) > once** Find the beginning of succeeding tracks (AMS) > repeatedly** Locate a specific track directly Number buttons of the track (wireless remote control only)** Hold down >** Go forward quickly Go backwards quickly Hold down .** * Automatic Music Sensor ** The
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B Playing VIDEO CDs in Various Modes Displaying the operating Playing VIDEO CDs status on the TV screen using the wireless You can check the operating status of the player and the information about the VIDEO remote control CD on the TV screen. Use the supplied wireless remote control to play VIDEO CDs. You can also play, stop playback, search Press OSD. forward or backward using the buttons on the main unit. OSD Each time you press the button, the OSD Remote sensor (On-Screen Display) mode chang
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Playing VIDEO CDs in various modes Various indications displayed on the TV screen Indication What it means (page) Indication What it means (page) PBC NTSC The NTSC/PAL switch is set Playing a VIDEO CD with to “NTSC”. (7) PBC functions with PBC ON (15) PAL The NTSC/PAL switch is set SELECT to “PAL”. (7) Waiting for you to select something (For instance, REP OFF The repeat mode has been set at the time of menu display) to OFF. (21) (15) REP ALL * Playing a whole VIDEO CD V INDEX Video index search
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Playing VIDEO CDs using the Playing VIDEO CDs in wireless remote control slow-motion (Slow-motion Play) Playing multiplex VIDEO CDs On multiplex VIDEO CDs, different sounds You can make the play speed slower. are recorded for the left and right channels. You can select either the left or the right Press SLOW while playing a VIDEO channel and hear the sound of the selected CD. channel. In this case, the stereo effect will be lost. SLOW Press ST/L/R while playing a multiplex VIDEO CD. To cancel sl
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Playing VIDEO CDs in various modes Repeat the above procedure, Playing VIDEO CDs with 4 following the instructions shown PBC functions on the menu. (PBC Play) Using the PBC functions , you can play a VIDEO CD with PBC functions (Version When Press 2.0) (simple interactive software, software You want to select Number button of the with search functions, etc.). an item number item you want on the Refer also to the instructions supplied with wireless remote control. the VIDEO CD, as the operating p
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To repeat another track, press . or > Playing VIDEO CDs to select the track you want to repeat. While the track is playing, press REPEAT/ENTER. repeatedly (Repeat Play) To cancel repeat play You can play a whole VIDEO CD or a single Press REPEAT/ENTER until “REPEAT track repeatedly. OFF” appears on the TV screen. To repeat all the tracks on a VIDEO CD Note This function is not available during PBC playback. Set the PBC mode to “PBC OFF”. 1 (See “Playing VIDEO CDs with PBC functions” on page 15).
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Playing VIDEO CDs in various modes Connecting to other video Using other functions equipment You can record a VIDEO CD on a video tape. Refer to the instruction manual Shock protection function supplied with other equipment for details. By using a memory buffer that can store Before making connections, turn off each approximately 12 seconds of video data, the equipment. shock protection function prevents the pictures from skipping when you make a jolt or bump to your VIDEO CD player. Note Noise
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B Locating a track in VIDEO CDs Locating a specific Locating a specific track by observing the point directly TV screen (Search) You can locate a specific point directly using the video index, scene numbers and the time While playing a VIDEO CD, you can of the point. quickly locate any track or a specific point in a track by observing the TV screen. To locate a specific point using the To Do this video index numbers (Video Index Press > repeatedly Locate the next or Search) until you find the tr
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Locating a scene or track in VIDEO CDs To locate a specific point by inputting Press the number buttons to 2 the time of the point (Time Jump select the video index number you Search) want. You can locate a specific point directly by The selected video index number inputting the time of the point you want to appears on the TV screen. find. V I NDEX 24 Press TIME while playing a VIDEO 1 CD. To select a number 10 or more, press ‡ 10 first, then the corresponding number “TIME” and “– – : – –” app
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Locating a specific point directly Press the number button of the 3 picture you want to see. To locate a specific point by observing nine scenes in the current track at one time (Track Digest Search) You can locate a specific point directly by observing nine scenes in the current track at one time. The player starts playing from the part you selected. While playing a VIDEO CD, press 1 PLAY MODE until “DIGEST” appears on the TV screen. DIGEST Press SELECT. 2 The player separates the current trac
