• Do not place the player in a location near heat sources, or in a WARNING Precautions place subject to direct sunlight, excessive dust, sand, moisture, To reduce the risk of fire or rain, or mechanical shock, or in a Road safety electric shock, do not expose car with its windows closed.
• Do not place the car adaptor in a problems concerning your player, • Do not leave the battery pack in location near heat sources, or in a please consult your nearest Sony a car or direct sunlight, where place subject to direct sunlight or dealer.
About This Manual • Instructions in this manual describe the controls on the remote. You can also use the controls on the player if they have the same or similar names as those on the remote. • “DVD” may be used as a general term for DVD VIDEOs, DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs (+VR mode) and DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs (video mode).
Example of discs that the player This Player Can Play the cannot play Following Discs The player cannot play the following discs: • Blu-ray discs. • Discs recorded in AVCHD format. Format of discs • HD DVDs. DVD VIDEO • DVD-RAMs. •...
• Music discs encoded with copyright protection Trademarks technologies This product is designed to playback discs that • Manufactured under license from Dolby conform to the Compact Disc (CD) standard. Laboratories. Recently, various music discs encoded with Dolby and the double-D symbol are copyright protection technologies are marketed by some record companies.
Preparations Checking the Accessories Check that you have the following items: • Audio/video cord (mini plug × 2 y phono • Car battery adaptor (1) plug × 3) (1) • Battery pack (NP-FX110) (1) • Mains lead (1) • Remote (with battery) (1) •...
Using the LCD Panel The LCD panel of the player can rotate a maximum of 180 degrees clockwise and still be used. After rotation of the LCD panel, it can be folded down on the main body of the player and still function.
Connecting the AC Adaptor Connect the AC adaptor (supplied) in the order of 1 to 3 below. To disconnect, follow the steps in reverse order. PHONES AUDIO VIDEO LINE SELECT DC IN 9.5V OPTICAL To DC IN 9.5 V jack DC plug AC Adaptor (supplied)
Using with the Battery Pack When a mains connection is not available, the player can be enjoyed with the battery pack (supplied) installed. Please charge the battery pack before using it. Installing the battery pack Aligning the battery pack with the lines on the player’s bottom, engage the hooks of the battery pack in the holes on the bottom of the player.
Charging the battery pack Attach the battery pack to the player (page 11). Connect the AC adaptor to the player, and then connect the mains lead into a mains (page 10). CHARGE indicator DC IN 9.5 V jack HOLD PHONES AUDIO VIDEO LINE SELECT...
Using with the Car Battery Adaptor Use the car battery adaptor (supplied) to supply power from the cigarette lighter socket to the player. The adaptor is for a 12V car battery. Do not use it with a 24V car battery. The adaptor is also for use with negatively grounded cars.
Press [/1 on the remote or slide the [/1/HOLD switch of the player Playing Discs to “[/1.” Playing Discs The player turns on and the POWER indicator lights up in green. Press OPEN to open the disc lid. Insert the disc to be played. Depending on the DVD or VIDEO CD, some Push with the playback side down until it operations may be different or restricted.
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• During operation, “ ” may appear on the screen. Additional playback operations This symbol indicates that a function explained in this operating instruction is not available on the current DVD VIDEO. To stop playback Press x. Pressing H again will start playback from the point you stopped (Resume Play).
Resuming playback from the Using the DVD’s menu point where you stopped the disc A DVD is divided into long sections of a (Resume Play) picture or a music feature called “titles.” When you play a DVD containing several When you stop playback, the player titles, you can select the title you want using remembers the stop point and displays a the TOP MENU button.
• Stereo 1: the stereo sound of the audio Changing the sound track 2 • Left 1: the sound of the left channel of the audio track 2 (monaural) When playing a DVD VIDEO recorded in • Right 1: the sound of the right channel multiple audio formats (PCM, Dolby Digital, of the audio track 2 (monaural) or DTS), you can change the audio format.
z Hint Playing VIDEO CDs With PBC You can switch the subtitles in the Playback Settings Display while playing a DVD (page 19). Functions (PBC Playback) Some VIDEO CDs have Playback Control Notes (PBC) functions allowing for interactive • Depending on the DVD VIDEO, you may not be search or playback options.
• C.Time Using the Playback • Repeat • Time Disp. Settings Display Press X/x to select the setting, and press ENTER. While playing a DVD, you can check the current playback settings on the screen. The To enter numbers, use the number Playback Settings Display also allows you to buttons or X/x.
Checking the playing time and Notes • The displayed title/chapter number is the same as remaining time the number recorded on the disc. • Depending on the disc, you may not be able to use You can check the playing time and the time code.
Locating a point quickly by Searching for a playing a disc in fast forward or Particular Point on a fast reverse (Scan) Disc (Search, Scan, Slow Play, Repeat Play, Random Play) Press m or M to fast reverse or fast forward during playback.
Watching frame by frame Playing CD/VIDEO CD repeatedly (Slow Play) or in random order (Repeat Play, Random Play) Press m or M when the player is in pause You can play all of the tracks on a disc, or a mode.
Checking the play information of Playing MP3 Audio the disc Tracks or JPEG Image When playing a DVD Files Press DISPLAY while playing a DVD, and then use the Playback Settings Display You can play MP3 audio tracks and JPEG (page 19).
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Playing an MP3 audio track Playing a JPEG image file Press X/x to select an album on the Press X/x to select an album on the list, and press ENTER. list, and press ENTER. The list of tracks in the album appears. The list of files in the album appears.
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• To exit the list of thumbnails, press Enjoying JPEG Images as a Slide MENU. Show To go to the next or previous JPEG image You can play JPEG image files on a DATA file CD or DATA DVD successively as a slide Press >...
To turn off the Option Menu Adjusting the Picture Press OPTIONS or O RETURN. Size and Quality z Hints • The screen turns off automatically when the LCD panel is closed. • You can see the settings for the display in “General Setup”...
Playing a DivX video file ® Enjoying DivX Videos Press X/x to select an album on the list, and press ENTER. Playing DivX Video Files A list of files in the album appears. Dir:001 MY FAVORITE You can play DivX video files on DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs) and DATA 01 HAWAII DVDs (DVD-ROMs/DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs/...
To change the subtitles About DivX Video Files Press SUBTITLE during playback. Press X/x, and ENTER during displaying the subtitle information. ® DivX is a video file compression technology, developed by DivX, Inc. This To stop playback ® product is an official DivX Certified Press x.
About playback order of DivX video files Note that the playback order may not be applicable, depending on the software used for creating the DivX video file, or if there are more than 299 albums and 648 DivX video files in each album. See “About playback order of albums, tracks, and files”...
Press X/x to select the desired Setup item from: “General Settings and Adjustments Setup,” “Audio Setup,” “Language Setup,” or “Parental Using the Setup Display Control,” then press ENTER. By using the Setup Display, you can make The Setup item is selected. various adjustments to items such as picture Example: “General Setup”...
Note Settings for the Display Depending on the DVD, “4:3 Letter Box” may be selected automatically instead of “4:3 Pan Scan” or (General Setup) vice versa. ◆ Angle Mark Choose playback display options and settings Displays the angle mark when you can change the according to the TV to be connected.
Setting the digital output signal Settings for the Sound Switches the method of outputting audio (Audio Setup) signals when you connect an audio equipment such as an AV amplifier (receiver) with the “Audio Setup” allows you to set the sound OPTICAL OUT jack.
Setting the Display or Parental Control Sound Track Language Settings (Parental Control) (Language Setup) Playback of some DVD VIDEOs can be limited, by the parental control function. “Language Setup” allows you to set various languages for the on-screen display or sound Select “Parental Control”...
Press X/x to select the limitation level Changing the password (1-8), and press ENTER. The lower the value, the stricter the Press X/x to select “Password” in the limitation. Parental Control setting display, and The display for entering the password press ENTER.
Hookups Connecting to another device To switch LINE SELECT (IN/OUT) switch LINE SELECT IN: Input images or audio from an exterior device. The “Line in” message will be displayed on the LCD screen until the signal from the exterior device is received.
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Connecting to an AV amplifier (receiver) Example 1 Stereo amplifier PHONES AUDIO VIDEO LINE SELECT DC IN OPTICAL 9.5V To AUDIO To AUDIO input Audio/video cord (supplied) To send analog audio signal to an AV amplifier (receiver) Set the LINE SELECT switch on the player’s right side to “OUT.” * The yellow plug is used for video signals (page 35).
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Connecting to Video Player or Camcorder Video player or camcorder PHONES AUDIO VIDEO LINE SELECT DC IN OPTICAL 9.5V To AUDIO/VIDEO output To AUDIO/VIDEO Audio/video cord (supplied) To receive the playback signal from a Video Player or Camcorder Set the LINE SELECT switch on the player’s right side to “IN.” Note Set the LINE SELECT switch to “OUT”...
, This is a structural property of the LCD and problem before requesting repairs. Should not mulfunction. any problem persist, consult your nearest Sony dealer. Sound There is no sound. Power , The player is in pause mode or in Slow Play The power is not turned on.
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Nothing happens when buttons are The subtitle language cannot be changed pressed. or turned off. , The player’s \/1/HOLD switch is set on , Try using the DVD’s menu instead of the “HOLD” (page 15). direct selection button on the remote (page 16).
The JPEG image file cannot be played About MP3 Audio Tracks (page 40). , The DATA CD is not recorded in a JPEG and JPEG Image Files format that conforms to ISO 9660 Level 1 or Joliet. MP3 is audio compression technology that , The DATA DVD is not recorded in JPEG satisfies the ISO/IEC MPEG regulations.
Notes Notes About the Discs • Change the extension to “.JPG,” for files with “.JPE” or “.JPEG” extension. • The player will play any data with the extension • To keep the disc clean, handle the disc by its “.MP3” or “.JPG,” even if they are not in MP3 or edge.
Specifications System Liquid Crystal Display Laser: Semiconductor laser Panel size: 8 inches wide (diagonal) Signal format system: PAL (NTSC) Driving system: TFT active matrix Resolution: 800 × 480 (effective pixel rate: Audio characteristics more than 99.99%) Frequency response: DVD VIDEO (PCM General 48 kHz): 20 Hz to 22 kHz/ CD: 20 Hz to 20 kHz...
Index to Parts and Controls For more information, see the pages indicated in parentheses. Upper view DISPLAY MENU RETURN OPTIONS OPEN PUSH CLOSE A VOL (sound volume) –/+ button* I MENU button (16) B ./> (previous/next) buttons (15) J RETURN button (19) C x (stop) button (15) (remote sensor) (8) D X (pause) button (15)
Front view POWER CHARGE A POWER indicator (14) (remote sensor) (8) B CHARGE indicator (12) Right view HOLD PHONES AUDIO VIDEO LINE SELECT DC IN 9.5V OPTICAL A \/1 (on/standby)/HOLD switch (14) D VIDEO (input/output) jack (35) B PHONES (headphone) jack A, B E LINE SELECT (IN/OUT) switch (14) C AUDIO (input/output) jack/OPTICAL F DC IN 9.5V (AC adaptor input) jack...
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Remote A DISPLAY button (19) B Number buttons (16) C TOP MENU button (16) D C/X/x/c buttons, ENTER button (16) E O RETURN button (19) F ./> PREV (previous)/NEXT buttons (15) G m/M (scan/slow) buttons (21) ADVANCE button (15) I X PAUSE button (15) J \/1 (on/standby) button (14) K VOL (sound volume) +/–...
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มุ ม มองด า นหน า POWER CHARGE A ไฟแสดง POWER (14) (เซ็ น เซอร ร ี โ มท) (8) B ไฟแสดง CHARGE (12) มุ ม มองด า นขวา HOLD PHONES AUDIO VIDEO LINE SELECT DC IN 9.5V OPTICAL A สวิ ต ช (เป...
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รี โ มท A ปุ ม DISPLAY (19) B ปุ ม หมายเลข (16) C ปุ ม TOP MENU (16) D ปุ ม ปุ ม ENTER (16) C/X/x/c E ปุ ม RETURN (19) F ปุ ม (ปุ...