Sony BDP-BX18 Owner's manual

Brand: Sony

Model: BDP-BX18

Category: Blu-Ray players

Type: Owner's manual

This manual is also suitable for

XS-GTX121LB

Instantly access popular apps like Netix®, Pandora®, YouTube™, Hulu

Plus™ and more.

Get new apps delivered automatically so you always

have the best selection to choose from. Enjoy Blu-ray Disc™ movies in Full

HD 1080p,

plus share personal content on your TV with the convenient

front USB slot.

Specications

Bullets

• Internet streaming: Netix®, YouTube™, Pandora® & more

• Music, photo, and video playback via front USB slot

• Full HD 1080p Blu-ray Disc™ playback & DVD upscaling

• IP Noise Reduction for improved internet video playback

• Dolby® TrueHD and dts®-HD high denition audio support

• Energy Star® 2.0 compliant

• Stylish and ultra-compact design

Audio

Features

CD-DA Yes

Audio Features

Features

Internet Video Streaming

Instantly stream a wide variety of online movies, videos, TV shows, and music from Netix®,

YouTube™, HuluPlus™, Pandora®, and more.

Blu-ray Disc™ Full HD 1080p playback

Enjoy Blu-ray Disc™ movies in brilliant high-denition resolution

or upscale the quality of your

DVDs to near HD.

I/P Noise Reduction

Improve the picture quality of Internet entertainment and enjoy crisp, clear images on your HDTV.

USB Input

Share your videos or photos on the big screen or listen to your favorite music. Simply connect your

digital camera, USB-enabled MP3 player, or USB storage device.

Socialize™

Socialize™ feature allows you to post a message to the leading social media sites so you can

share information about the Internet videos and music that you’re enjoying on your Sony Blu-ray

Disc™ player.

Dolby® TrueHD & dts®-HD internal decoding and bitstream output via HDMI®5

Dolby® TrueHD and dts®-HD (Master Audio and High Resolution Audio) codecs reproduces high

denition sound with 7.1 channels of discrete audio so you can enjoy uncompromised audio.

Energy Star® compliant

Meets Energy Star® 2.0 standards. Electric power consumption is signicantly reduced during

both use and standby.

BDP-BX18

Blu-ray Disc™ smart Player

Audio

Features

DTS

BD/DVD/

CD/USB (non

secured)

LPCM

BD/DVD/

CD/USB (non

secured)

MP3

Playback

BD/DVD/

CD/USB (non

secured)

AAC out Yes

Analog Yes

AV Sync Yes

Dolby® Yes

Music

BD/DVD/

CD/USB (non

secured)

Colors

Color Black

Convenience Features

USB

Keyboard

Yes (standard

101 Key)

Bit Rate

Indicator

(Video)

Yes

Child Lock Yes

Easy Setup Yes

Function

Parental

Control

Yes

Play / Stop /

Pause

Yes

PREV/NEXT Yes

Repeat (All/

1title)

Yes

REV/ FWD Yes

Screen

Saver

Yes

General

Model

Name

General

Features

Disc Drive Yes

Region

Code (BD)

Region

Code (DVD)

Inputs and

Outputs

HDMI

Output(s)

1 (Rear)

Composite

Video

Output(s)

1 (Rear)

USB Input(s) 1 (Front)

Analog

Audio 2ch

Output(s)

1 (Rear)

Digital

Audio

Output(s)

1 (Rear)

Ethernet 1 (Rear)

Accessories

Supplied

Accessories

Warranty

CardAV

CableHDMI

CableBatteries

Remote Control

Power

Power 60Hz

Power 120V

Supported Media

Video

MPEG-1

Video/

PS (.mpg

.mpeg,

.m2ts, .mts)

BD/DVD/CD/

USB

MPEG-2

Video/PS,

TS ( .mpg.

mpeg,

.m2ts, .mts)

BD/DVD/CD/

USB

MPEG-4

AVC (.mkv,

.mp4, .m4v,

.m2ts, .mts)

BD/DVD/CD/

USB

AVCHD

Disc Format

Folder

BD/DVD/CD/

USB

MPEG-1

Video/

PS (.mpg

.mpeg,

.m2ts, .mts)

BD/DVD/CD/

USB

MPEG-2

Video/PS,

TS ( .mpg.

mpeg,

.m2ts, .mts)

BD/DVD/CD/

USB

MPEG-4

AVC (.mkv,

.mp4, .m4v,

.m2ts, .mts)

BD/DVD/CD/

USB

AVCHD

Disc Format

Folder

BD/DVD/CD/

USB

Video

Features

BD-R/

RE Read

Yes (BD-R /

BD-RE )

BD-ROM

Bonus

View(Prole1.1);

BD-

Live(Prole2.0);

BD-ROM (SL/DL)

CD-R/RW Yes

DVD

Camcorder

8cm DVD

Yes RW/-R (+VR)

DVD

Playback

Yes

DVD+R

Read

Yes (+VR)

DVD+RW

Read

Yes (+VR)

DVD-R Read Yes

DVD-RW

Read

Yes (+VR)

JPEG

Playback

BD/DVD/CD/

USB

Noise

Reduction

Yes (BNR on

DVDs Only)

PhotoTV HD Yes

x.v.Color™

Technology

Yes

BD-R/

RE Read

Yes (BD-R /

BD-RE )

BD-ROM

Bonus

View(Prole1.1);

BD-

Live(Prole2.0);

BD-ROM (SL/DL)

CD-R/RW Yes

DVD

Camcorder

8cm DVD

Yes RW/-R (+VR)

DVD

Playback

Yes

DVD+R

Read

Yes (+VR)

DVD+RW

Read

Yes (+VR)

DVD-R Read Yes

DVD-RW

Read

Yes (+VR)

JPEG

Playback

BD/DVD/CD/

USB

Noise

Reduction

Yes (BNR on

DVDs Only)

PhotoTV HD Yes

x.v.Color™

Technology

Yes

Weights and Measurements

Dimensions

(Approx.)

Dimensions

(Approx.)

11 4/10" × 7

4/10" × 1 7/11"

(290 × 188 ×

42.5mm)

1. Broadband speed of at least 2.5 Mbps recommended (10 Mbps for HD). Content subject to change and may require fees.

2. Requires devices connected to the same wireless home network.

3. Requires compatible HDTV and HDMI® cable sold separately.

4. Requires HDMI® cable and LPCM capable receiver.

Sony, Socialize,™ and the Sony make.believe, and Full HD 1080p logos are trademarks of Sony. Blu-ray Disc™ and Blu-ray™ are trademarks of Blu-ray Disc Association. HDMI is a trademark

of HDMI Licensing LLC. iPhone is a registered trademark of Apple Inc. Dolby is a trademark of Dolby Laboratories. dts is a trademark of DTS, Inc. ENERGY STAR® and the ENERGY STAR mark

are registered U.S. marks. ENERGY STAR is a registered mark owned by the U.S. government. All other trademarks are trademarks of their respective owners. / Updated: December 1, 2011