The surround effect is difficult to hear ?Copyright lock? appears and the screen The subtitle language cannot be changed ?Data error? appears on the TV screen
when you are playing a Dolby Digital, turns blue when playing a DVD-RW disc.or turned off.when playing a DATA CD.
DTS, or MPEG audio sound track., Images taken from digital broadcasts, etc., , Try using the DVD?s menu instead of the , The MP3 audio track you want to play is
, Check the speaker connections and setting may contain copy protection signals, such direct selection button on the remote (page broken.
(page 27, 29, 79).as complete copy protection signals, single 38)., The data is not MPEG1 Audio Layer 3 data.
, The 5.1 channel sound is not recorded on copy signals, and restriction-free signals. , Multilingual subtitles are not recorded on
the disc being played.When images that contain copy protection the DVD being played.
signals are played, a blue screen may appear , The DVD prohibits the changing of the
instead of the images. It may take a while subtitles.
The sound comes from the center speaker when looking for playable images.
only.
, Depending on the disc, the sound may come The angles cannot be changed.
from the center speaker only.The title of the MP3 audio album or track , Try using the DVD?s menu instead of the
, Set ?SURROUND? to ?OFF? (page 57).is not correctly displayed.direct selection button on the remote (page
, The player can only display numbers and 38).
alphabet. Other characters are displayed as , Multi-angles are not recorded on the DVD
Operationbeing played.
?*.?
, The angle can only be changed when the
The remote does not function.
?ANGLE? indicator lights up on the front
, The batteries in the remote are weak.The disc does not start playing from the panel display (page 10).
, There are obstacles between the remote and beginning.
, The DVD prohibits changing of the angles.
the player., Program Play, Shuffle Play, Repeat Play, or
, The distance between the remote and the A-B Repeat Play has been selected (page
player is too far.43).The player does not operate properly.
, The remote is not pointed at the remote , Resume play has taken effect (page 37)., When static electricity, etc., causes the
sensor on the player.player to operate abnormally, unplug the
player.
The player starts playing the disc
The disc does not play.automatically.
, The disc is turned over.Nothing is displayed on the front panel
, The disc features an auto playback function.
Insert the disc with the playback side facing Additdisplay.
, ?AUTO PLAY? in ?CUSTOM SETUP? is
down on the disc tray., ?DIMMER? in ?CUSTOM SETUP? is set
, The disc is skewed.ional set to ?ON? (page 77).to ?OFF? or ?AUTO OFF.? Set
, The player cannot play certain discs (page 6).?DIMMER? to any setting other than
, The region code on the DVD does not match Playback stops automatically.Information?OFF? or ?AUTO OFF? (page 77).
the player., While playing discs with an auto pause
, Moisture has condensed inside the player signal, the player stops playback at the auto
(page 3).pause signal.5 numbers or letters are displayed on the
, The player cannot play DVD-Rs, DVD-screen and on the front panel display.
RWs, CD-Rs, or CD-RWs that are not , The self-diagnosis function was activated.
You cannot perform some functions such
finalized (page 7).(See the table on page 87.)
as Stop, Search, Slow-motion Play,
Repeat Play, Shuffle Play, or Program
The MP3 audio track cannot be played The disc tray does not open and ?LOCKED?
Play.
(page 42).appears on the front panel display.
, Depending on the disc, you may not be able
, The DATA CD is not recorded in the MP3 to do some of the operations above. See the , Child Lock is set (page 34).
format that conforms to ISO9660 Level 1/operating manual that comes with the disc.
Level 2 or Joliet.The disc tray does not open and ?TRAY
, The MP3 audio track does not have the
extension ?.MP3.?The language for the sound track cannot LOCKED? appears on the front panel
, The data is not formatted in MP3 even be changed.display.
though it has the extension ?.MP3.?, Try using the DVD?s menu instead of the , Contact your Sony dealer or local
, The data is not MPEG1 Audio Layer 3 data.direct selection button on the remote (page authorized Sony service facility.
, The player cannot play audio tracks in 38).
MP3PRO format., Multilingual tracks are not recorded on the
DVD being played.
, The DVD prohibits the changing of the
language for the sound track.
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GB, a single-layer and double-sided DVD is
Interlace format (page 76)
Self-diagnosis Function Glossary9.4 GB, and double-layer and double-sided Interlace format shows every other line of an
DVD is 17GB.
image as a single ?field? and is the standard
(When letters/numbers appear in the The picture data uses the MPEG 2 format, one
Chapter (page 10)of the worldwide standards of digital method for displaying images on television.
display)Sections of a picture or a music feature that compression technology. The picture data is The even number field shows the even
are smaller than titles. A title is composed of compressed to about 1/40 (average) of its numbered lines of an image, and the odd
numbered field shows the odd numbered lines
When the self-diagnosis function is activated several chapters. Depending on the disc, no original size. The DVD also uses a variable
to prevent the player from malfunctioning, a chapters may be recorded.rate coding technology that changes the data of an image.
five-character service number (e.g., C 13 50) to be allocated according to the status of the
with a combination of a letter and four digits Dolby Digital (page 27, 79)picture. Audio information is recorded in a MPEG audio (page 27, 80)
appears on the screen and the front panel Digital audio compression technology multi-channel format, such as Dolby Digital, International standard coding system used to
display. In this case, check the following developed by Dolby Laboratories. This allowing you to enjoy a more real audio compress audio digital signals authorized by
table.technology conforms to 5.1-channel surround presence.ISO/IEC. MPEG 1 conforms to up to 2-
sound. The rear channel is stereo and there is Furthermore, various advanced functions channel stereo. MPEG 2, used on DVDs,
C:13:50a discrete subwoofer channel in this format. such as the multi-angle, multilingual, and conforms to up to 7.1-channel surround.
Dolby Digital provides the same 5.1 discrete Parental Control functions are provided with
channels of high quality digital audio found in the DVD.Progressive format (page 76)
Dolby Digital cinema audio systems. Good Compared to the Interlace format that
channel separation is realized because all of DVD-RW (page 6)alternately shows every other line of an image
First three Cause and/or corrective the channel data are recorded discretely and A DVD-RW is a recordable and rewritable (field) to create one frame, the Progressive
characters of actionlittle deterioration is realized because all disc with the same size as the DVD VIDEO. format shows the entire image at once as a
the service channel data processing is digital. The DVD-RW can be recorded in two single frame. This means that while the
numberdifferent modes: VR mode and Video mode. Interlace format can show 30 frames (60
C 13The disc is dirty.Dolby Surround (Pro Logic) (page 26)VR (Video Recording) mode enables various fields) in one second, the Progressive format
,Clean the disc with a soft Audio signal processing technology that programming and editing functions, some of can show 60 frames in one second. The
cloth (page 8).Dolby Laboratories developed for surround which are limited in the case of Video mode. overall picture quality increases and still
C 31The disc is not inserted sound. When the input signal contains a Video mode complies with DVD VIDEO images, text, and horizontal lines appear
correctly.surround component, the Pro Logic process Additional Informationformat and can be played on other DVD sharper. This player is compatible with the
,Re-insert the disc outputs the front, center and rear signals. The players while a DVD-RW recorded in VR 480 (525) progressive format.
correctly.rear channel is monaural.mode can only be played on DVD-RW
compliant players. The ?DVD-RW?
E XXTo prevent a malfunction, the Scene (page 10)
(xx is a number) player has performed the DTS (page 27, 80)appearing in this manual, and the on-screen displays refer to DVD-RWs in VR mode.On a VIDEO CD with PBC (playback
self-diagnosis function.Digital audio compression technology that control) functions, the menu screens, moving
,Contact your nearest pictures and still pictures are divided into
Digital Theater Systems, Inc. developed. This Sony dealer or local
Film based software, Video based sections called ?scenes.?
authorized Sony service technology conforms to 5.1-channel surround
software (page 76)
facility and give the 5-sound. The rear channel is stereo and there is
character service number.a discrete subwoofer channel in this format. DVDs can be classified as Film based or Super Audio CD (page 6)
Example: E 61 10DTS provides the same 5.1 discrete channels Video based software. Film based DVDs A Super Audio CD disc can reproduce sounds
of high quality digital audio.contain the same images (24 frames per that are extremely faithful to the original
Good channel separation is realized because second) that are shown at movie theaters. sound by use of DSD (Direct Stream Digital)
all of the channel data is recorded discretely Video based DVDs, such as television technology. This technology utilizes a
and little deterioration is realized because all dramas or sit-coms, displays images at 30 sampling frequency of 2.8224 MHz, which is
channel data processing is digital.frames (or 60 fields) per second.64 times that of a conventional CD, and 1-bit
quantization that enables the disc to hold 4
DVD VIDEO (page 6)Index (CD)/Video Index (VIDEO CD) (page times the amount of information that a
A disc that contains up to 8 hours of moving 10)standard PCM format CD can hold. Super
pictures even though its diameter is the same A number that divides a track into sections to Audio CDs are divided into the following
as a CD.easily locate the point you want on a CD or types.
The data capacity of a single-layer and single-VIDEO CD. Depending on the disc, no index Super Audio CD (single layer disc)
sided DVD is 4.7 GB (Giga Byte), which is 7 may be recorded.This disc consists of a single HD layer*.
times that of a CD. The data capacity of a *High density signal layer for the Super Audio CD
double-layer and single-sided DVD is 8.5
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