Sony DVP-S300 Owner's manual

Brand: Sony

Model: DVP-S300

Category: DVD players

Type: Owner's manual

SONY

3-862-099-11 (2)

CD/D VD Player

Operating Instructions

[_(_TAL VIDEO] DIGITAL AUDIO

DVP-S300

To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not

expose the unit to rain or moisture.

To avoid electrical shock, do not open the

cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel

only.

CAUTION

The use of optical instruments with this product will

increase eye hazard. As the laser beam used in this

CD/DVD Player is harmful to eyes, do not attempt to

disassemble the cabinet.

Refer servicing to qualified personnel only.

Laser radiation when open.

DO NOT STAREINTO BEAM.Ill

This label is located on the Laser protective housing

inside the enclosure.

For customers in the U.S.A.

FIEFERSERVI_HG TO QUN-IF1ED SERVICE PERSONNE_ !

A .....This symbol is intended-to alert Lhe

/k-_ ........ user to thepres_-3c.eof _ulated

\ "dangerousvoltagewi nthe

/ * \ product's enclosure that may be of

sufficient magnitude to constitute a

risk of electric shock to persons.

This symbol is intended to alert the

user to the presence of important

operating and maintenance (servicing)

instructions in the literature

accompanying the appliance.

Owner's Record

The model and serial numbers are located at the rear of

the unit. Record the serial number in the space

provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon

your Sony dealer regarding this product.

Model No. DVP-S300

Serial No. $

CAUTION

You are cautioned that any change or modifications not

expressly approved in this manual could void your

authority to operate this equipment.

NOTE:

This equipment has been tested and found to comply

with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to

Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to

provide reasonable protection against harmful

interference in a residential installation. This

equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio

frequency energy and, if not installed and used in

accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful

interference to radio communications. However, there

is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a

particular installation. If this equipment does cause

harmful interference to radio or television reception,

which can be determined by turning the equipment off

and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the

interference by one or more of the following measures:

- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

- Increase the separation between the equipment and

receiver.

- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit

different from that to which the receiver is

connected.

- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV

technician forhelp.

For customers in Canada

CAUTION

TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK MATCH WIDE

BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT, FULLY INSERT.

Welcome!

Thank you for purchasing the Sony CD/DVD Player. Before

operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly and

retain it for future reference.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

This Player Can Play the Following Discs................................................................4

Getting Started

Unpacking ............................... ;............................................ ................................................. 6

Hooking Up the System.: .................................................................................................... 6

Necessary Setup Before Using the Player ........................................................................ 9

Selecting the Language for On-screen Display ............................................................... 9

BasicOperations

Playing a DVD .......................................................................................................................lO

Playing a CDNIDEO CD...................................................................................................14

Playing Discs in Various Modes

Using the On-Screen Display .......................................................................................... 18

Using the Front Panel Display ........................................................................................ 20

Playing Repeatedly (Repeat Play) .................................................................................. 22

Playing in Random Order (Shuffle Play) ............................. .............. ........................... 23

Creating Your Own Program (Program Play) .................... .......................................... 24

Resuming Playback from the Point Where You Stopped a Disc (Resume Play) ..... 25

Changing the Sounds ....................................................................................................... 26

Displaying the Subtitles ................................................................................................... 26

Changing the Angles ........................................................................................................ 27

Limiting Playback by Children (Parental Control) ...................................................... 28

Controlling the TV or the AV receiver with the Supplied Remote ........................... 30

Settings and Adjustments

Using the Setup display ................................................................................................... 32

Setting the Language for Display and Sound (LANGUAGE SETUP) ...................... 33

Settings for Display (INITIAL SETUP 1) ....................................................................... 34

Settings for Sound (INITIAL SETUP 2) ......................................................................... 35

Additional Information

Precautions ........................................................................................................................ 36

Notes on Discs ................................................................................................................... 36

Troubleshooting ................................................................................................................ 37

Self-diaguosis function ..................................................................................................... 39

Specifications ..................................................................................................................... 40

Glossary .............................................................................................................................. 40

Index to Parts and Controls ............................................................................................. 42

Setup Display Item List .................................................................................................... 45

Language Code List .......................................................................................................... 46

Index ..........................................................................................................................................47

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About This Manual

The instructions in this manual are for model DVP-S300.

Conventions

• Instructions in this manual describe the controls on the

player.

You can also use the controls on the remote if they have

the same or similar names as those on the player.

• The icons on the right are used in this manual:

Icon Meaning

Indicates that you can use oraythe remote

do the task.

_. Indicates tips and hints for making the task

easier.

Indicates the [-unctions for DVD VIDEOs.

Indicates the functions for VIDEO CDs.

Indicates the functions for Audio CDs.

This Player Can Play the Following Discs

Disc logo

DVDViDEOs

VIDEOCDs

Contents Audio + Video

Disc size 12 cm 8 cm 12 cm 8 cm

, (CD single)

Play time 74 min. 20 min.

About 80 min.

(for

single-sided

DVD)/

about 160 min.

(for

double-sided

DVD)

{DIGffALVIDEOI

Audio + Video

12 cm 8 cm

74 rain. 20 min.

Audio CDs

DIGITAL AUDIO

Audio

About 4 h (for

single-sided

DVD)/

about 8 h (for

double-sided

DVD)

"DVD VIDEO" logo is a trademark.

This player conforms to the NTSC color system. You cannot play discs recorded in other color systems such as PAL or SECAM.

Region code of DVDs you can play on this unit

Your DVD player has a region code printed on the back of the unit and will only play DVDs

that are labeled with identical region codes.

DVDs labeled I@] will also play on this unit.

If you try to play any other DVD, the message "Playing this disc prohibited by area limits." will

appear on the TV screen.

Depending on the DVD, no region code indication may be labeled even though playing the DVD is prohibited by the area limits.

Ii,,..,,,. f--- _l_ --'- Region code

117_ __11

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Note on playback operations of DVDs and VIDEO CDs

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.

Terms for discs

• Title

The longest sections of a picture or a music piece on a DVD;

a movie, etc, for a picture piece on a video software; or an

album, etc, for a'music piece on an audio software. Ea_la-

title is assigned a title number enabling you to locate the

title you want.

• Chapter

Sections of a picture or a music piece that are smaller than

titles. A title is composed of several chapters. Each chapter

is assigned a chapter number enabling you to locate the

chapter you want. Depending on the disc, no chapters may

be recorded.

• Track

Sections of a picture or a music piece on a VIDEO CD or a

CD. Each track is assigned a track number enabling you to

locate the track you want.

DVD J4 Disc _j

structure Title _ _

Chapter

VIDEO CD I Disc I

or CD q

Track

structure _ _-_

• Index (CD) / Video Index (VIDEO CD)

A number that divides a track some sections to easily locate

the point you want on a VIDEO CD or a CD. Depending

on the disc, no indexes may be recorded.

• Scene

On a VIDEO CD with PBC functions, the menu screens,

moving pictures and still pictures are divided into sections

called "scenes." Each scene is assigned a scene number

enabling you to locate the scene you want.

Note on PBC (Playback Control) (VIDEO CDs)

This player conforms to Ver. 1.1and Ver. 2.0 of VIDEO

standards. You can enjoy two kinds of playback according to

the disc type.

Disctype

VIDEO CDs

without PBC

functions

(Ver. 1.1 discs)

VIDEO CDs

with PBC

functions

(Ver. 2.0 discs)

You can

Enjoy video playback (moving

pictures) as well as music.

Play interactive software using menu

screens displayed on the TV screen

(PBC Playback), in addition to the

video playback functions of Vet 1.1

discs. Moreover, you can play high-

resolution still pictures, if they are

included on the disc.

Discs that the player cannot play

The player cannot play discs other than the ones listed in the

table on page 4. CD-ROMs including PHOTO CDs, data

sections in CD-EXTRAs and DVD-ROMs, etc. can not be

played.

This product incorporates copyright protection technology

that is protected by method claims of certain U.S. patents and

other intellectual property rights'owned by Macrovision

Corporation and other rights owners. Use of this copyright

protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision

Corporation, and is intended for home and other limited

viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by

Macrovision Corporation. Reverse engineering or

disassembly is prohibited.

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Unpacking

Check that you have the following items:

• Audio/Video/S-link connecting cord (1)

• S video cable (1)

• Remote commander (remote) RMT-D105A (1)

• Size AA (R6) batteries (2)

Inserting batteries into the remote

You can control the player using the supplied remote.

Insert two R6 (size AA) batteries by matching the + and

- on the batteries. When using the remote, point it at

the remote sensor i on the player.

*_° You cancontrol SonyWs and AV receiversusingthe

suppliedremote

See page 30.

Notes

• Do not leave the remote in an extremely hot or humid

place.

• Do not drop any foreign object into the remote casing,

particularly when replacing the batteries.

• Do not expose the remote sensor to direct sunlight or

lighting apparatuses. Doing so may cause a malfunction.

• If you will not use the remote for an extended period of

time, remove the batteries to avoid possible damage from

battery leakage and corrosion.

Hooking Up the System

Overview

This section describes how to hook up the CD/DVI_

player to a TV (with audio/video input jacks) and/or

an amplifier.# You cannot co_nnect this player to a TV

without a video input connector. Be sure to turn off

the power of each component before making the

connections.

1To listento the soundthrough TVspeakers

CD/DVD player

_--I To AUDIO To VIDEO

OUT OUT To an AC outlet

r-_.: Signal flow

Tovideo J

input _--'_._ @J

Toaudiol

input !

Toan AC outlet

IITo listen to the soundthrough speakersconnectedto

an amplifier (receiver)

CD/DVD player

_J To To

AUDIO VIDEO Toan AC

OUT OUT outlet

Amplifier Toaudio

(Receiver) input _

c_ : Signal flow

To an AC outlet

Toan ACoutlet

What cordswill I heed?

Audio/Video connecting cord (supplied) (1)

White (L) White (L)

Red (R) Red (R)

S-link S-link

Hookups

When connecting the cords, be sure to match the color-

coded cord to the appropriate jacks on the components:

Yellow (video) to Yellow, Red (right) to Red and White

(left) to White. Be sure to make connections firmly to

avoid hum and noise.

1To listento the soundthrough TVspeakers

CD/DVD player INPUT

_'--R_AUOlO 1-L Vl_"_-_ ,_ VIDEO

IITo listen to the soundthrough speakersconnectedto

an amplifier

CD/DVD player ' INPUT

I g.AO_O1--L_aOEOq

®®@1

R-AU_ _o_021 - AUO_O

! _EOUT J _"_R

* Make the same connections when your amplifier conforms

to "Pro Logic."

Notes

" D° n°t connect this I [ _-_

player toa video deck. Video deck

I *

on your TV after

making the connections j

shown on the right, a CD/DVD

player nect

picture noise may tl directly

appear.

Depending on the TV or amplifier, sound distortion may

occur because the audio output level is high. In this case,

set "AUDIO ATT" in "INITIAL SETUP 2" to "ON" in the

setup display. For details, see page 35.

"_°lf your TV has an Svideo input connector

Connect the component via the S VIDEO OUT connector

using the S video cable (supplied) instead of the video

connecting cord, You will get a better picture.

Svideo cable (supplied)

CDIDVD player TV

"_°lf you havea digital component suchasan amplifier

with a digital connector,DAT or MD

Connectthe componentvia theDIGITAL OUT OPTR_J_L

or COAXIALconnector using an optical or coaxial digital

connecting cord (not supplied).

Whenyou play a OVO,set"DIGITALOUT" in _INITIAL

SETUP2" to "PCM"in the setup display.(page 35)

==Whenusinganopticaldigitalconnectiongcord

Optical digital connectiong cord

(not supplied)

Take off thecap and plug in the optical digital

connectiong cord.

CD/DVD player

Amplifier with a

digital connector, MD

deck, DAT deck, etc.

]

(Continued)

lWhen usinga coaxial digital connectiongcord

Coaxial digital connectiong cord

(not supplied)

CD/DVD player

DIGITALOUT J

Amplifier with a

digital connector, MD

deck, DAT deck, etc.

DIGITALIN

COKXI*L

Notes

• Refer to the instructions supplied with the component

to be connected.

• You cannot make digital audio recordings of discs

recorded in Dolby* Digital (AC-3) format directly

using an MD deck or DAT deck.

When you make the connections above, do not set

"DIGITAL OUT" in "INITIAL SETUP 2" to "DOLBY

DIGITAI./PCM." If you do, a loud noise will

suddenly come out from the speakers, affecting

your ears or causing the speakers to be damaged.

If you have a digital component with a built-in Dolby

Digital decoder

Connect the compo_nent via the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL

or COAXIAL connector using an optical or coaxial digital

connectiong cord (not supplied). When the component

with a built-in Dolby Digital decoder is connected, the

player plays DVDs with sound recorded in Dolby Digital

(AC-3) format while producing the effect of being in a

movie theater or a concert hall.

In the setup display, set "DIGITAL OUT" in "INITIAL

SETUP 2" to "DOLBY DIGITAL/PCM." (page 35)

iWhen usinga coaxial digital connectiongcord

Coaxial digital €onnectiong cord

(not supplied)

CD/D_D player

_.BY I)IGITAL_ I

Component with a

built-in Dolby Digital

decoder

DIGITALIN

Note

Refer to the instructions supplied with the component to

be connected.

e_°lf your TV has an S-link connector

You can control the CD/DVD player from the TV.

Connect the TV via the S-LINK connector using the S-link

cable (supplied). Refer to the instructions supplied with

the TV to be connected.

S-link

Audio/Video/S-link cord

(supplied)

CD/DVD player TV

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iWhen using an optical digital connectiong cord

Optical digital connectiong cord

(not supplied)

Take off the cap and plug in the optical digital

connectiong cord.

CD/DVD player

DIGITALOUT I

Component with a

built-in Dolby Digital

deCoder

* Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories

Licensing Corporation. "Dolby", the double-D symbol 133,

"Pro Logic" and "Dolby Digital (AC-3)" are trademarks of

Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.

Necessary Setup Before Using

the Player

Some setups are necessary for the player depending on

the TV or other components to be connected.

For details on using the setup display, see page 32.

For details on each setup display item, see pages 33 to

35.

==To connect the player to a wide-screen TV

In the setup display, set "TV TYPE" in "INITIAL SETUP

1" to _'16:9."

IITo connect the player to a normal TV

In the setup display, set "TV TYPE" in "INITIAL SETUP

1" to "4:3 LETTER BOX" (default setting) or %:3 PAN

SCAN." For details, see page 34.

==To listen to the sound through speakers connected to

an amplifier with a digital connector or to output the

sound to a digital component such as a DAT or MD deck

When you play a DVD, set "DIGITAL OUT" in "INITIAL

SETUP 2" to "PCM" in the setup display. This is default

setting.

IITo connect the player to a digital component with a

built-in Dolby Digital decoder

In the setup display, set "DIGITAL OUT" in "INITIAL

SETUP 2" to "DOLBY DIGITAL/PCM."

Use the setup display to change the various settings for

the picture and sound.

For details, see page 32.

Selecting the Language for.

On-screen Display

You can select the language for the setup display or the

messages displayed on the screen. Default setting is

"ENGLISH."

SET UP

ENTER

Press SET UP and select "l_" using 41_/,,,#, and

then press ENTER.

LANGUAGE SETUP

2 Select "OSD" using 4'/_', then press _ or ENTER.

LANGUAGE SETUP

3 Select the language you want using _ / _, then

press ENTER.

CHOIX LANGUE D'AFFICHAGE

To cancelusingthe setup displayon the way

Press SETUP.

Note

The languages you can select are the ones displayed in step 2.

For details, see page 33.

Playing a DVD

Connect headphones.

Adjust the headphone

volume.

°°Loo

• The operating procedure of CDs

or VIDEO CDs isdifferent from

that of DVDs.

For details, see pages 14 to 17.

"_° You can turn on the player

using the remote

Press POWER when the

indicator above the POWER

button on the front panel is

litinred.

"_° AfterfollowingStep4

A D_) menu or title menu

may appear on the TV screen

(see page 13).

Note

If you leave the player or the

remote in pause or stop mode for

15 minutes, the screen saver

image appears automatically. To

disappear the screen saver, press

I_. (If you want to set the screen

saver function to off, see page 34.)

Make settingson your TV.

Turn on theTV and selectthevideoinputsothatyou canview

thepicturesfromthisplayer.

When using an amplifier

Turn on the amplifier and selectthe appropriate position so that

you canlisten tothe sound from this player.

Press POWER to turn on the player.

The indicator (red) above the POWER button changes to green

and the front panel display lights up.

Press Lx,and place the disc on the disc tray.

With the playback

side facing down

Press _.

The disc tray doses, and the player starts playback (Continuous

Play). Adjust the volume on the TV or the amplifier.

t Depending on the DVD, some operations may be different or restricted. Refer to the instructions supplied with

your disc.

"_" When "RESUMI_"appears on

the front panel display

You can resume playback

from the point where you

stopped the DVD (page 25).

To play from the beginning

of the disc, see page 25.

Note

You may not be able to do

Resume Play depending on the

DVD.

"_" What are chapterandtitle?

Seepage5.

Notes

Depending on the DVD, you may

not be able to do some of the

operations described on the right.

Eachtimeyou pressSEARCH

MODE

"CHAPTER SEARCH,"

"TITLE SEARCH" and

"TIME SEARCH" appear on

the TV screen.

If you want to change the

search speed

Two speeds are available:

FFII_I_ or FRI-ql4 (about 10

times the normal speed) and

FF21_II_ or FR2,gFql (about 30

times),

Each time you press _ or @,

the indication changes as

follows:

FFII_- (FRI-_I_)

FF2_ (F_-_)

>llI

Number buttons

SEARCH MODE

411/ III1_

14"4I_

ENTER

_C23_

CLEAR

ENTER

To Press

Stop •

Pause U "

Resume play after pause In or t>

Play flame by frame 411 or III_

Play in slow motion -4t or Ib-

Go to the next chapter in

Continuous Play mode

Go back to the preceding

chapter in Continuous Play

mode

Select the chapter 1 SEARCH MODE repeatedly until "CHAPTER

SEARCH" appears on the TV screen.

2 Number buttons to select the chapter number,

then ENTER or I_.

Select the title 1 SEARCH MODE repeatedly until "TITLE

SEARCH" appears on the TV screen.

2 Number buttons to select the title number, then

ENTER or t_.

Locate a point using the time code 1 SEARCH MODE repeatedly until "TIME

SEARCH" appears on the TV screen.

2 Number buttons to enter a time code, then

ENTER or t_.

Locate a point while monitoring _/i_. You will not hear the sound during this

the picture (Scan) operation. When you find the point you want,

press > to return to the normal speed.

Stop play and remove the disc

If youhavemadea mistake whenyoupressthe numberbutton

Press CLEAR, then the correct number button.

Notes

Depending on the DVD, you

may not be able to do some of

the operations described on the

right.

When you play back a DVDat

twice the normal speed in

either direction, the sounds of

the picture will come out from

the LINE OUT (AUDIO 1, 2)

connectors. The sounds are

lower than the ones at normal

speed. In this case, no sounds

come out from the DIGITAL

OUT OPTICAL and COAXIAL

connectors.

• -To play at various speeds/frame-by-frame

Using the click shuttle and the JOG button/indicator on the player,

you canplayback a DVD with various speed or frame-by-frame.

Each time you press JOG, it changes between shuttle mode and jog

mode. JOG

o o

I%"1I €_ I'1=1

Click shuttle

• To change the playback speed (Shuttle mode)

Turn the click shuttle. The playback speed changes depending on the turning

direction and angle as follows:

FF21H_ (about 30 times the normal speed)

FFlb4_ (about 10 times the normal speed)

x21_(about twice the normal speed)

PLAYI_ (Normal speed)

SLOWI|_ (playback direction)

SLOW2|D"(playback direction

- slower than "SLOW1 | _")

PAUSE I I

SLOW2<! (opposite direction

- slower than "SLOWI-q 1")

SLOW1-4 | (opposite direction)

x2< (about twice the normal speed :opposite direction)

FRlab4 (about 10 times the normal speed)

FR241_I (about 30 times the normal speed)

If you turn the click shuttle quickly, the playback speed goes to FF2I_I_/FR2<I_I

at once.

Toreturnto ContinuousPlay

PressI_.

IITo play the DVDs frame-by-frame changing the playback speed (Jogmode)

1 Press JOG.

The JOG button lights up during jog mode. When you press JOG, the

playback is paused.

2 Turn the click shuttle.

Depending on the turning speed, the playback goes to frame-by-frame toward

the turning direction of the click shuttle. If you turn the click shuttle with

constant speed for a while, the playback speed goes to slow or normal.

To return to Continuous Play

Press I_.

Notes

• Depending on the DVD, you

may not be able to select the

rifle.

• Depending on the DVD, a "title

menu" may simply be called a

"menu" or "title" in the

instructions supplied with the

disc. "Press ENTER." may also

be expressed as "Press

SELECT."

"_;° If youwant to selectthe

languagefor the DVDmenu

Change the setting using

"LANGUAGE SETUP" in

the setup display (see page

33).

Note

Depending on the DVD, a "DVD

menu" may simply be called a

"menu" in the instructions

supplied with the disc.

Using theTitle Menu

A DVD is divided into long sections of a picture or a music piece

called "titles." When you play the DVD which contains several titles,

you can select the title you want using the title menu.

TITLE

DVD ENTER

DVD MENU

ENTER

Press TITLE.

The title menu appears on the TV screen. The contents of the

menu varies from disc to disc.

Press '_/4"/,[/"_ to select the title you want to play.

Depending on the disc, you can use the number buttons to

select the title.

Press ENTER.

The player starts playing the selected title.

Using the DVD menu

Some DVDs allow youto select the disc contents using the menu.

When you play these DVDs, you can select the language for the sub-

rifles, the language for the sound, etc., using the DVD menu.

Press DVD MENU.

The DVD menu appears on the TV screen. The contents of the

menu vary from disc to disc.

Press 4- / t / _ / _ to select the item you want to change.

Depending on the disc, you can use the number buttons to

select the item.

To change other items, repeat Step 2.

Press ENTER.

Playing a CD/VlDEO CD

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Adjust the headphone

volume.

°° t

O O

• The operating procedure of DVDs

is different from that of CDs or

VIDEO CDs.

For details, see pages 10 to 13.

Youcantum onthe player

usingthe remote

PressPOWER when the

indicator above the POWER

button on the front panel is

lit in red.

AfterfollowingStep4

The menu screen may

appear on the TV screen

depending on the VIDEO

CD. You can play the disc

interactively, following the

instructions on the menu

screen. (PBC Playback, see

page 17.)

Note

Ifyou leave the player or the

remote in pause or stop mode for

15 minutes, the screen saver

image appears automatically. To

disappear the screen saver, press

[_. (If you want to set the screen

saver function to off, see page 34.)

Make settings on your TV.

Turn on the TV and select the video input so that you can view

the pictures from this player.

When using an amplifier

Turn on the amplifier and select the appropriate position so that

you can listen to the sound from this player.

Press POWER to turn on the player.

The indicator (red) above the POWER button changes to green

and the front panel display lights up.

Press _, and place the disc on the disc tray.

With the label side

facingup

Press I:_.

The disc tray closes and the player starts playback (Continuous

Play). Adjust the volume on the TV or the amplifier.

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Depending on the VIDEO CD, some operations may be different or restricted. Refer to the instructions supplied

with your disc.

"_° When "RESUME" appears on

the front panel display

Youcanresumeplayback

from the point where you

stopped the CD/VIDEO CD

(page 25).

Toplay from the beginning

of the disc, see page 25.

°_÷ What isatrack?

Seepage 5.

"_1 What isan index?

See page 5.

"_° Whatisa scene?

Seepage 5.

Ifyouwanttochangethe

searchmode

PressSEARCH MODE. Each

timeyoupressincaseofa

VIDEO CD, "SCENE

SEARCH," "TRACK

SEARCH" and "V (video).

INDEX SEARCH" appear on

the TV screen. In case of a

CD, only "TRACK

SEARCH" appears.

If you want to change the

search speed

Two speeds are available:

FFII_I_ or FR1,4_ (about 10

times the normal speed) and

FF21_II* or FR2_I4 (about 30

times).

Each time you press @9or _,

the indication changes as

follows:

FFII_I_ (FRI,_I)

FF21_I_ (FR24111)

Note

Some discs do not allow you to

start playing from a particular

scene. In this case, if you do

Scene Search before you start

playing, the player starts playing

from scene 1. If you do Scene

Search while playing a disc, the

player starts playing from the

>1111

Number buttons--

MODE

II1_ --

I'_1_1/I_H --

>--

ENTER

k J--

CLEAR

ENTER

Jl_

To Press

Stop •

Pause II

Play frame by frame II or >

Resume play after pause liD"

Go to the next trackin _i

Continuous Play mode

Go back to the preceding

track in Continuous Play

mode

Play in slow motion |_"

Select the track 1 SEARCH MODE repeatedly until "TRACK

SEARCH" appears on the TV screen.

2 Number buttons to select the track number,

then ENTER or [_-.

Select the scene before you start

playing a VIDEO CD with PBC

functions and during PBC playback

(Scene Search)

Locate a point while monitoring

the picture (Scan)

Stop play and remove the disc A

1 SEARCH MODE repeatedly until "SCENE

SEARCH" appears on the TV screen.

2 Number buttons to select the scene number,

then ENTER or 13>. (To check the current scene

number, press DISPLAY. The scene number

appears at the left top of the TV screen.)

t_/_. You will not hear the sound during this

operation. When you find the point you want,

press _ to return to the normal speed.

If youhavemadea mistakewhenyoupressthe numberbutton

Press CLEAR, then the correct number button.

Note

Depending on the VIDEO CD,

you may not do some of the

operations described on the right.

"To play at various speeds / frame-by-frame

Using the click shuttle and the JOG button/indicator on the player,

you can playback a CD/VIDEO CD with various speed or frame-by-

frame. Each time you press JOG, it changes between shuttle mode and

jog mode.

JOG

°° [ [ ===

o o I'_I €> I"I'I

Click shuttle

• Tochange the playback speed (Shuttle mode)

Turn the click shuttle. The playback speed changes depending on the turning

direction and angle as follows:

FF2_ (Faster than "FF1 _l_")

x2_" (about twice the normal speed)

PLAY_ (Normal speed)

SLOW1! D.(playback direction)

- VIDEO CD Only -

SLOW21_- (playback direction

- Slower than "SLOW1 ! b--)

- VIDEO CD Only -

PAUSE I I

FRl'qb9

FR2"41_ (Faster than "FRI_I_")

If you turn the click shuttle quickly, the playback speed goes to FF2_/FR2_II_

at once.

To return to Continuous Play

Press E:_.

1To play the VIDEO CDs frame-by-frame changing the playback speed (Jog mode -

VIDEO CD Only)

1 Press JOG.

The JOG button lights up during jog mode. When you press JOG, the

playback is paused.

2 Turn the click shuttle.

Depending on the turning speed, the piayback goes to frame-by-frame toward

the playback direction only. If you turn the click shuttle with constant speed for

a while, the playback speed goes to slow or normal.

Toreturnto ContinuousPlay

PressI_>.

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"_" When playingVlDEO CDswith

PBC functions

PBC playback starts

automatically.

"_'To cancelPBCplaybackof a

VIDEOCOwith PBCfunctions

andplaythe discin

ContinuousPlaymode

There aretwo ways.

• Before youstart playing,

select the track you want

using _ or b4_l, then

press ENTER or _:_.

• Before you start playing,

select the track number

using the number buttons

on the remote, then press

ENTER or 1_.

"Play without PBC"

appears on the TV screen

and the player starts

Continuous Play. You

cannot play still pictures

such as a menu screen.

Note

Depending on the VIDEO CD,

"Press ENTER" in Step 3 may be

expressed as "Press SELECT"in

the instructions supplied with the

disc.

Playing VIDEO CDs with PBC Functions (PBC Playback -

VIDEO CD Only)

When playing VIDEO CDs with PBC functions 0ler. 2.0 discs), you

can enjoy simple interactive operations, operations with search

functions, etc.

PBC Playback allows you to play VIDEO CDs interactively., following

the menu screen on the TV screen.

On this player, you Can use the number buttons, ENTER, I_bql, IH_l,

f/_ and o'%(RETURN) during PBC Playback.

/1_1_1 ENTER

Number m

buttons

_,. i-i .i I _

t_/,_ d%IRETURN)

_L J

C_ C_ C_CZ) C_

ENTER

-- o'%(RETURN)

ENTER

Start playing a VIDEO CD with PBC functions, following Steps

I to 4 in "Playing a CD/VIDEO CD" on page 14.

Select the item number you want.

On the player

Press _ / {, to select the item number.

On the remote

Press the number button of the item you want.

Press ENTER.

Follow the instructions on the menu screen for interactive

operations.

Refer to the instructions supplied with the disc, as the operating

procedure may differ according to the VIDEO CD.

Going back to the menu screen

Press o"_, I_t_, or _.

I I

Using the On-Screen Display

You can check the operating status of the player and

the information about the disc using the on-screen

display on the TV screen.

® --D,SPLAV-

®®® o

o _) 00_" _ TIME

C_ CZ)c_

When playing back or stopping a DVD

Press DISPLAY.

Each time you press the DISPLAY button, the on-

screen display changes as follows:

On-screendisplay1

On-screen display 2

on-screen display 3

on-screen display off

• Displayinformation of the on-screendisplay I mode

Current title Current chapter

number number Playing status

• Displayinformationoftheon-screendisplay2mode

Current title Playing time

number (total of the current

number of chapter*

titles)

Playing

Disc type status

Current chapter

number (total

• number of

chapters in the

current title)

Current language for the

subtitles (total number of

languages for subtitles)

Selected angle

(total number of

angles)

Current

language

for the

sound (total

number of

languages

for the

sound)

Current audio

format**

Note

Some information may not be displayed depending on a

DVD.

* In display I or 2 mode, each time you press TIMEthe

information changes as shown below.

Playing time of the current chapter 4mmmm

Remaining time of the current chapter

Playing time of the current title

Remaining I_ne of the current title ammam

** "PCM", "MPEG" or "DOLBY DIGITAL" is displayed. In

"DOLBY DIGITAL" case, the channels in the playing track

are displayed by number as follows.

play mode

Playing time

of the

current

chapter*

The case of Dolby Digital (AC-3) 5.1 ch:

Rear component 2

Front component 2 + LFEcomponent I

Center component I

• Display information of the on-screen display 3 mode

While playing a disc, the approximate bit rate of the

playback picture is always displayed by Mbps (Mega bit

per second).

1 R EN

BIT RATE

0 5 10

Bit rate of the playback picture

"_" What is bit rate?

Bit rate refers to the amount of video data per second in a

disc. The higher the bit rate is, the larger the amount of

data. However, this does not always mean thatyou can

get higher quality pictures.

IIDisplay information of the on-screendisplayoff mode

No information is displayed. (Messages, etc., will be

displayed.)

Whe j_laying_ck or stopping a CD/VlDEO

PressDISPLAY.

Each time you press the button, the on-screen display

changes as follows:

On-screen display 1

_!" display 2 n

On-screen

On-screen display off _..__11

IIDisplay information of the on-screendisplay1 mode

Current track number Playingstatus

IIDbplay information of the on-screen display 2 mode

PBCStatus

" Disc type (VIDEO CD Only) status

Playing time

the current

track •

:rack

number (total

track number)

index

number

• During PBC playback (VIDEO CD Only)

Disctype PBCStatus

time

scene

number (total

scene number)

index

number

play

mode

• During PBC playback (VIDEO CD Only)

Current scene

number Playing status

time of

the

current

track*

* In display 1 or 2 mode, each time you press TIME, the

information changes as shown below.

Playing time of the current track

Remaining time of the current t_ack

Playing time of the disc

Remaining time of the disc

While you are doing Shuffle Play, Program Play, or

PBC Playback, the playing time of the disc and the

remaining time of the disc are not displayed.

Current--

play

mode

time

IIDisplay information of the on-screen display off mode

No information is displayed. (Messages, etc., will be

displayed.)

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Usingthe FrontPanel Display

You can check information about the disc, such as the

total number of the titles.or the tracks or remaining

time, using the front panel display.

moo

@®®

11 +®0@

II®®® o

iio®oo_-

11oooo

ILOOooo

-- TIME

When playing back a DVD

• Display information while playing the disc

Ughts up while playing

Ughts up when you the sections with the

can do Resume Play auto pause signal

Ughts up when Current

you can switch sound status

Playing status th_ angles

Disc type Current Playing time

Current chapter Current Ughts up

title number play during

number mode programming

IChecking the remaining time

Press TIME.

Each time you press TIME while playing the disc, the

display changes as shown in the chart to the right. The time

information in the on-screen display 1 and 2 also changes

each time you press TIME.

Playing time and number of

the current chapter

! _!

i t..

Remaining time of

the current chapter

Tm.Ei CH_'rKR

|IIMq

Playing time and number of

the current title

_l_I TM_E|

Remaining time of

the current title

I _I_'I'_ TITLE

1/L21R

HOIU.R MIN SEC (--! --I --I !--!

u " i- 21u

PressTIME "

llL2/R

HOUR MIN SEC

'-' 1::+-'1-'

" I.t I i_ t.1

i_ P_essTIME

1/L2/R

HOUR MIN SEC

i i i "2i t:''-i

PressTIME

I/L2/R

HOUR MIN SEC

I i I-- --ii--

" i i ."-I "i I i

I Press TIME

Notes

• Depending on-the DVD, the chapter number or time may

not appear.

• 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.

pl_back a CDNIDEO CD

• Display information while playing a disc

Lights up when you can

do Resume Play Lights up

during

I Lights up while nrr_ramminn Current

Playing "-= = sound

I PBC playback I

_atus I (VIDEO CD Only) I status

.J 1 I/ I

ESUM _ _

,li"a I,-,",-,?1

I IrlllUl I i I _ IS_¥'F'i._'I l IJ. i-- i-" -:11

I I I

Disc type I Current I Playing time

Current index Current play

track number mode

number

"_° When playing VIDEO CDs with PBCfunctions

The current scene number is displayed instead of the

current track number and the current index number. In

this case, the .front panel display does not change when

you press TIME.

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