Additional Information 81
Troubleshooting 81 Self-diagnosis function 84 Specifications 84 Glossary 85 Language Code List 87 Index to Parts and Controls Index 92
Using Various Functions with the Control Menu 41
Using the Control Menu Display 41 Control Menu Item List 43 Searching for a Disc/Title/Chapter/Track/Index/ Scene 44 Checking the Playing Time and Remaining Time 45 Selecting a Starting Point Using the Time Code 46 Viewing the Disc Information 47

About This Manual

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:

Meaning

Indicates that you can use only the remote to do the task. Indicates tips and hints for making the task easier. Indicates that the function is for DVD VIDEOs. Indicates that the function is for VIDEO CDs. Indicates that the function is for Audio CDs.
This Player Can Play the Following Discs

DVD VIDEOs

Disc logo

VIDEO CDs

Audio CDs
Contents Disc size Play time
Audio + Video 12 cm About 4 h (for single-sided DVD)/ about 8 h (for double-sided DVD) 8 cm About 80 min. (for single-sided DVD)/ about 160 min. (for double-sided DVD)
Audio + Video 12 cm 74 min. 8 cm 20 min. 12 cm 74 min.
Audio 8 cm (CD single) 20 min.
The DVD VIDEO logo is a trademark. When you play an NTSC disc, this player outputs the video signal in the NTSC system only. In this case, if your TV uses the PAL system, the picture becomes noisy.
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

Region code

MODEL NO.

DVPXXXX

CD/DVD PLAYER AC 00V 00Hz NO. 00W
SONY CORPORATION MADE IN JAPAN 0-000-000-00
will also play on this unit.
If you try to play any other DVD, the message Playback prohibited by area limitations. 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 area restrictions.
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 section of a picture or music feature on a DVD, the movie, etc. in video software, or the name of an album in audio software.

On some DVDs, the chapter number or time may not appear or you may not be able to change the fr ont panel display. While you ar e doing Shuf fle Play or Pr ogram Play, the playing time of the title and the r emaining time of the title ar e not displayed.
Current title Current Playing time chapter number number Playing All discs status play mode
When playing back a CD/VIDEO CD
Displaying information while playing a disc
Lights up when the player outputs Current play the signal in NTSC Disc type mode format Lights up during Lights up while PBC playback Lights up when searching next disc Text or Disc Memo (VIDEO CD only) is recorded
Checking the remaining time Press TIME/TEXT on the player (or set the TV/DISC BROWSER/DVD switch to DVD or DISC BROWSER and press TIME on the remote ).
Playing time and current track number
Remaining time of the current track
Current track number Playing status Current index number
Current disc number Current folder
Playing time All discs play mode

Playing time of the disc

-01:50
z When playing VIDEO CDs with PBC functions
The current scene number is displayed instead of the cur rent track number and the cur rent index number. In this case, the front panel display does not change when you pr ess TIME/ TEXT If TEXT is recor ded on the disc, the fr ont panel display. changes to the T ext display when you pr ess TIME/TEXT (see page 47).

3 32:12

Press TIME/TEXT Remaining time of the disc

3 -20:18

Press TIME/TEXT Text or Disc Memo

3 SONY HITS/SON

While you ar e doing Shuf fle Play, or Program Play, the playing time of the disc and the r emaining time of the disc ar e not displayed.
Displaying the Disc Information (Disc Browser)
You can check the contents of each disc loaded into the player.
Displaying the information of the loaded discs Z
You can look at the loaded disc information on the Disc Browser, and also select the disc to be played on the Disc Browser. The player has 7 folders (ALL, DVD, CD, A to D) and can display the Disc Browser of each folder. All the discs in the player are filed in the ALL folder. At the same time, DVDs are automatically filed in the DVD folder, and CDs and VIDEO CDs are in the CD folder. You can file your discs as you like in the A to D folders. See Filing Discs in the Folder (page 34).
Loading the disc information

LOAD Set the TV/DISC BROWSER/DVD switch to DISC BROWSER.
FOLDER FOLDER FOLDER FOLDER DVD CD A/B/C/D ALL
FOLDER ALL FOLDER CD FOLDER DVD

FOLDER A/B/C/D

A FILE
On the player: Press LOAD when the player is in stop or standby mode. On the remote: 1 Set the TV/DISC BROWSER/DVD switch to DISC BROWSER.
Press the folder button (FOLDER ALL/DVD/CD/A/B/C/ D) of the desir d folder in stop mode. e The Disc Browser of the selected folder appears.
Disc slot number Jacket picture Current Disc type folder is highlighted Genre
Press LOAD when the player is in stop or standby mode.
The player reads the disc information of all the discs and loads it into memory so that the disc type, titles and other text information can be displayed. To cancel loading Press x.

5 Select:

Super Car Chase
Action DVD CD Action DVD CD

VIDEO CD

Skiing the World Music Madness
z The player can load the disc information even when the power is in standby mode
Press LOAD befor e tur ning on the player. The player r eads and loads all the disc infor mation. After loading is complete, the player r etur ns to the standby mode.
Cancel: RETURN Current disc
Text information (DVD TEXT, CD TEXT, Disc Memo)

Jacket picture

The jacket pictur e recor ded on the disc appears automatically. If the jacket pictur e is not r ecor ded, the genr e pictur e recor ded in the memor y of the player is displayed when you select the genr e.
Selecting the disc on the Disc Browser
Select the folder using the FOLDER buttons. The Disc Browser of the selected folder appears. Select the disc by one of the following operations. pressing M/m pressing the number buttons and ENTER pressing DISC CHANGE to turn the indicator on, followed by turning the./>+ dial and then pressing it pressing DISC SKIP +/ on the remote Press ENTER. The Disc Browser disappears and playback starts.
Text information (DVD TEXT, CD TEXT or Disc Memo)
The text infor mation (DVD TEXT or CD TEXT) r ecor ded on the disc appears automatically. If no text infor mation is r ecor ded, you can stor e the text infor mation (Disc Memo) yourself (page 36).
You can select the genr e of the disc yourself (page 38).
The disc type appears automatically. ? appears when the player has not loaded the disc infor mation in the memor y. If the selected slot does not contain a disc, the text infor mation r ow is blank.

To cancel using the Disc Browser Press ORETURN.
If you pr ess a FOLDER button during playback, the playback stops and the Disc Br owser appears. In this case, the Resume Play is not available. Even if you have r emoved the disc fr om the player , the disc infor mation of the disc r emains on the Disc Br owser until you load the disc infor mation again by pr essing LOAD or place a new disc in the same slot and play it. If you have inserted a disc whose disc information has not been loaded yet, you cannot select and play the disc on the Disc Browser. The player skips the disc whose disc infor mation differs fr om the loaded disc infor mation, and plays the next loaded disc. If you load or try to play an empty slot, it appears as a blank in the Disc Br owser. You cannot select this. Even if the disc has a jacket pictur e recorded on it, the jacket picture may not appear on the Disc Br owser. Do not tur n of f the player by pr essing !. Doing so may cancel the settings. When you tur n of f the player , press x first to stop 1 playback and then pr ess ?/ on the r emote. After the power indicator lights up in r ed and the player enters standby mode, press ! on the player.
Filing Discs in the Folder (Disc Browser - File Mode) Z
You can file your discs as you like in four individual folders, A to D. Even if you file discs from Folder ALL, DVD or CD to Folder A to D, those discs are not deleted from Folder ALL, DVD or CD. You can file up to 301 discs in one folder, and the same disc in different folders. If you file your favorite discs in a folder (A to D), you can play only those discs, or set Program Play, Shuffle Play and Repeat Play for the discs within the folder.
Set the TV/DISC BROWSER/DVD switch to DISC BROWSER. Number buttons CLEAR FOLDER A FILE
Press FILE to enter the file mode. FILE appears at the right bottom corner.

ALL DVD CD A B C D

Action DVD

Classical

CD Action DVD CD

Cancel: RETURN

DISC SKIP ENTER FOLDER ALL
Select the disc using the number buttons, then press ENTER. You can also use M/m, DISC SKIP +/ on the remote. Or, you can press the DISC CHANGE button followed by turning and pressing the./>+ dial. Press ENTER. To file more than one disc, repeat Steps 3 and 4.

Press ORETURN to r eturn to the original Disc Browser display.
Select the folder you want to sort using the FOLDER buttons.
Super Car Chase BRAHMS SYMPHONY4 Skiing the World Music Madness
To cancel the edit mode Press ORETURN. EDIT disappears from the Disc Browser.
If you want to sort by text information or genr e, select the disc which has the desir text ed information or the genr by pr e essing M/ m.
Sorting Discs (Disc Browser - Sort Mode)
Press SORT to enter the sort mode. The selected disc only is highlighted and SORT appears at the right bottom corner.
To cancel the sort mode Press ORETURN. SORT disappears from the Disc Browser.
Sorting item indicator (green)
Select the item you want to sort by essing pr </ ,. You can select the disc number, text information or genre. The sorting item indicator moves to the selected item.
Sorting item indicator position when you sort by genre
Press ENTER. The discs are sorted and re-displayed. The sorted order remains even if the power of the player is turned off.

4 Select:

Super Car Chase Skiing the World Highway Touring BRAHMS SYMPHONY4 Music Madness
Action DVD Action DVD Action DVD
z The disc order in the same genre
The discs in the same genr e ar e sor ted by numerical or der of the disc slot number.
Using Various Functions with the Contr ol Menu
This chapter describes how to play discs in various modes and how to use the convenient features of the onscreen menu (Control Menu).
Using the Control Menu Display
Using the Control Menu display, you can select the starting point, play scenes in any order you like, change the viewing angles, make Digital Cinema Sound settings, and other such operations. The possible operations are different depending on the kind of disc. For details on each Control Menu display item, see pages 43 to 63.
Using Various Functions with the Control Menu

FOLDER ALL, DVD, CD, A D

DISPLAY ORETURN

ORETURN ENTER </M/m/,

Select the desired folder. Press DISPLAY to show the Control Menu display on the TV screen.

Selected folder

ALL 123 12(27) 18(34) C 01:32:55

Play status DVD

DISC Select:

Current item

Select the item you want using M/m.
To cancel while making a selection Press ORETURN. To display other items Each time you press DISPLAY, the Control Menu display changes as follows: ,Control Menu display 1 m Control Menu display 2 (The items except the first three items from the top are changed to other items.) m ADVANCED display (see page 52) m Control Menu display off The Control Menu display items are different depending on the disc.

1: ENGLISH

SUBTITLE Select:

Input the time code using the number buttons, then press ENTER. The player starts playback at the selected time code. To cancel the number, press CLEAR before pressing ENTER.
When you input the time code, input the playing time of the title, not the chapter or track time.
Select C (playing time of the current chapter) when playing a DVD.
Press , or ENTER. Time code changes to T : : .
ALL 123 12(27) 18(34) T : :

TIME/MEMO Number buttons

Viewing the Disc Information

Changing the Sound

You can check the DVD TEXT, CD TEXT or Disc Memo on the TV screen and the front panel display. Press DISPLAY. Then press TIME/TEXT on the player, or set the TV/DISC BROWSER/DVD switch to DVD or DISC BROWSER and press TIME on the remote until DVD/CD TEXT is displayed. DVD TEXT and CD TEXT are information recorded on the disc which you cannot change. The information is displayed at the bottom of the display. If you entered a Disc Memo in Edit mode of the Disc Browser function, the Disc Memo will appear at the bottom of the display instead. If the disc does not contain a label, NO TEXT is displayed.
If the DVD is recorded with multilingual tracks, you can select the language you want while playing the DVD. If the DVD is recorded in multiple audio formats (PCM, Dolby Digital, MPEG or DTS), you can select the audio format you want while playing the DVD. With multiplex CDs or VIDEO CDs, you can select the sound from the right or left channel and listen to the sound of the selected channel through both the right and left speakers. In this case, the sound loses its stereo effect. For example, with a disc containing a song, the right channel may output the vocals and the left channel may output the instrumental. If you only want to hear the instrumental, you can select the left channel and hear it from both speakers. Select AUDIO after pressing DISPLAY.
ALL 123 DVD 12(27) 18(34) C 01:32:55 PROGRAM FORMAT 1: ENGLISH DOLBY DIGITAL 3/2.1 1: ENGLISH 2: ENGLISH 3: FRENCH L C R
TIME/MEMO BRAHMS SYMPHONY NO 4 Disc Memo or DVD/CD TEXT

LFE LS AUDIO Select:

Press TIME/TEXT on the player, or set the TV/DISC BROWSER/DVD switch to DVD or DISC BROWSER and press TIME on the remote. To display DVD/CD TEXT or Disc Memo, press TIME/TEXT until DVD/CD TEXT or Disc Memo is displayed.
z You can view the entire DVD/CD TEXT or Disc Memo recorded on the disc
DVD/CD TEXT or Disc Memo is scrolled on the front panel display.
x AUDIO When playing a DVD Select the language. The languages you can select are different depending on the DVD. When 4 digits are displayed, they indicate a language code. Refer to Language Code List on page 87 to see which language the code represents. When the same language is displayed two or more times, the DVD is recorded in multiple audio formats. The current audio format is shown on the PROGRAM FORMAT display. When playing a VIDEO CD or a CD The default setting is underlined. STEREO : The standard stereo sound 1/L : The sound of the left channel (monaural) 2/R : The sound of the right channel (monaural)

Press H to start Program Play.
To stop Program Play Press CLEAR on the remote. To cancel programming Press PROGRAM on the remote. To change the program 1 In Step 3, select the disc for which you want to change the program using M/m. 2 Follow Step 4 for new title, chapter or track programming. To cancel the programmed order To cancel all the titles, chapters or tracks in the programmed order, select ALL CLEAR. To cancel the selected program, select the program using M/m then press CLEAR.
z The program remains even after Program Play ends
When you press H, you can play the same program again.
PROGRAM : ALL CLEAR 1. 3DT01C01 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Set: Quit:
z You can do Repeat Play or Shuffle Play of the programmed titles, chapters or tracks
During Program Play, press REPEAT or SHUFFLE. Or set REPEAT or SHUFFLE to ON in the Control Menu display.
z You can select PROGRAM directly
Press PROGRAM on the remote.
z For easier programming, load the disc information
Press LOAD when the player is in standby or stop mode so that the player reads and loads the disc information.
x When playing a VIDEO CD or CD For example, select track 1 in disc 2.
PROGRAM 2 : VCD ALL CLEAR 1. 3DT01C01 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Set: Quit:
z Disc types are abbreviated on-screen as follows.

DVD : D VCD : V CD : C

T ALL 05 06
To program other discs, titles, chapters or tracks, repeat Steps 3 and 4. The programmed discs, titles, chapters or tracks are displayed in the selected order.
Creating Your Own Program (Program Play)
Playing in Random Order (Shuffle Play)
z You can select discs, titles, chapters and tracks for the program by looking at the front panel display
You can program by looking at the front panel display instead of using the programming display on the TV screen. When you select Track 3 in a CD in disc slot 2 in the CD folder for Program 1, the front panel display will appear as follows:
You can have the player shuffle discs, titles, chapters or tracks and play them in a random order. Subsequent shuffling may produce a different playing order. By selecting 1/ALL DISCS, you can have the player shuffle one disc or all of the discs in the selected folder. Select SHUFFLE after pressing DISPLAY. When you select a shuffle mode other than OFF, the SHUFFLE indicator lights up in green.

P01 T P01 T

Program number

2 P01 T 2 P01 T03

CHAPTER OFF DISC TITLE CHAPTER SHUFFLE Select:

Disc number

x SHUFFLE Selects the Shuffle Play setting. The default settings are underlined. When playing a DVD and when Program Play is set to OFF OFF: does not play the disc(s) in random order. DISC*: has the player shuffle discs in the folder and play them in a random order. TITLE: has the player shuffle titles in the folder and play them in a random order. CHAPTER: has the player shuffle chapters in the folder and play them in a random order. When playing a VIDEO CD or CD (when Program Play is set to OFF) OFF: does not play the disc(s) in random order. DISC*: has the player shuffle discs in the folder and play them in a random order. TRACK: has the player shuffle tracks in the folder and play them in a random order. When playing a VIDEO CD, CD or DVD (when Program Play is set to ON) OFF: does not play the disc(s) in random order. ON: has the player shuffle titles or tracks selected in Program Play and play them in a random order.

Setting and selecting favorite scene (Bookmark) Z
You can have the player store specific portions of the disc in memory and play them immediately whenever you want (Bookmark). Up to 9 bookmarks per disc for up to 301 slots can be stored in memory. Select BOOKMARK in VIEWER. The bookmarks appear on the screen. To start playback from the selected picture Select the picture using </M/m/,, then press ENTER. Playback starts from the selected picture. To cancel scanning the bookmark pictures Press ORETURN. To reset the bookmark Select the bookmark you want to reset using </M/m/ ,, then press CLEAR. To reset all of the bookmarks for the player Select BOOKMARK RESET, under CUSTOM SETUP in the setup display. For details on resetting all of the bookmarks for the player, see page 70. Setting a bookmark During playback, when you find a scene to be bookmarked, press BOOKMARK on the remote.
The player can store in memory the bookmarks of up to 301 slots. When you have the player store a new disc in memory, the data for the old disc is erased. Depending on the DVD, you may not be able to set the bookmark. Do not turn off the player by pressing !. Doing so may cancel the settings. When you turn off the player, press x first to stop playback and then press ?/1 on the remote. After the power indicator lights up in red and the player enters standby mode, press ! on the player. The sound is muted when using this function.

BOOKMARK

z You can check the bookmark number on the front panel display
The number of the bookmark you selected is displayed on the front panel display.

Settings and Adjustments

This chapter describes how to set and adjust the player using the on-screen setup menu. Most settings and adjustments are required to be set when you first use the player. This chapter also describes how to set the remote for controlling the TV or the AV receiver (amplifier) or the CD changer.

Using the Setup Display

Using the setup display, you can do the initial setup, adjust the picture and sound and set the various outputs. You can also set a language for the subtitles and the setup display, limit playback by children, and so on. For details on each setup display item, see pages 67 to 76.

4:3 LETTER BOX

4:3 PAN SCAN
Depending on the DVD, 4:3 LETTER BOX may be selected automatically instead of 4:3 PAN SCAN and vice versa.
x SCREEN SAVER Turns on and off the screen saver. If you turn on the screen saver, the screen saver image appears when you leave the player or the remote in pause or stop mode for 15 minutes, or when you play back a CD for more than 15 minutes. The screen saver will help prevent your display device from becoming damaged. ON: turns on the screen saver. OFF: turns off the screen saver. x BACKGROUND Selects the background color or picture on the TV screen in stop mode or while playing a CD. JACKET PICTURE: The jacket picture appears in the background, but only when the jacket picture is already recorded on the disc. PICTURE MEMORY: Your favorite picture appears in the background. For an explanation of how to store your favorite scene recorded on the disc for the background picture, see the following section Storing a picture in memory. GRAPHICS: A preset picture stored in the player appears in the background. BLUE: The background color is blue. BLACK: The background color is black.
If a disc which does not contain the jacket picture is played while BACKGROUND is set to JACKET PICTURE, the picture stored in the player will automatically appear in the background.
Storing a picture in memory
During playback, when you find the scene to be stored in memory, press PICTURE MEMORY on the remote. The picture is stored in memory.

PICTURE MEMORY

The player can store only one scene in memory. The stored picture appears in both the background and the startup screen. Depending on the DVD, some scenes cannot be stored in memory when using the remote. When the picture is stored in memory by pressing PICTURE MEMORY, the picture stored before is erased. If you operate this player while the picture is being stored in memory, the player will fail to store the picture.
x STARTUP SCREEN Selects the startup screen. The startup screen image you selected appears when you turn on the player. STANDARD: The standard startup screen in the players memory appears. PICTURE MEMORY: Your favorite picture appears in the startup screen. For an explanation of how to store your favorite scene recorded on the disc for the startup screen, see the following section Storing a picture in memory. If you select PICTURE MEMORY before setting a picture in memory, the standard startup screen will appear.

x LINE Selects the methods of outputting video signals from the LINE-1(RGB)TV connector on the rear panel of the player. VIDEO: outputs the video signals. S VIDEO: outputs the S video signals. RGB: outputs the RGB signals.
If your TV does not conform to the S video or the RGB signals, no picture appears on the TV screen even if you select S VIDEO or RGB. Refer to the instructions supplied with your TV. If your TV has only one SCART (EURO AV) connector, do not select S VIDEO.
Limiting Playback by Children (Parental Control)
Playback of some DVDs can be limited depending on the age of the users. The Parental Control function allows you to set a playback limitation level. Select CUSTOM SETUP in the setup display.
x When you have already registered a password
The display for confirming the password appears. Skip Step 2.
CUSTOM SETUP PARENTAL CONTROL
To return, press RETURN. To cancel, press DISPLAY.
Enter a password in 4 digits using the number buttons, then press ENTER. The digits change to asterisks ( ), and the display for confirming the password appears.
To confirm,enter password again, then press ENTER.
Select PARENTAL CONTROL using M/m, then press ENTER.
x When you have not entered a password
The display for entering a password appears.
To confirm your password, enter it again using the number buttons, then press ENTER. The display for setting the playback limitation level and changing the password appears.
CUSTOM SETUP PARENTAL CONTROL LEVEL: STANDARD: CHANGE PASSWORD OFF USA
Select STANDARD using M/m, then press ,.
CUSTOM SETUP PARENTAL CONTROL LEVEL: STANDARD: CHANGE PASSWORD OFF USA USA OTHERS
To return to the normal screen Press DISPLAY. To turn off the Parental Control function and play the DVD after entering your password Set LEVEL to OFF in Step 7, then press H. To change the password 1 After Step 3, select CHANGE PASSWORD, using M/m, then press , or ENTER. The display for changing the password appears. 2 Follow Steps 2 and 3 to enter a new password. Playing a disc which is blocked by the playback limitation level 1 Insert the disc and press H. The PARENTAL CONTROL display appears. 2 Enter your 4-digit password using the number buttons, then press ENTER. The player starts playback. When you stop playing the DVD, the level returns to the original level.
Select a geographic area as the playback limitation level standard using M/m, then press ENTER. When you select OTHERS,, select and enter the standard code in the table on the next page using the number buttons.
To set, press To quit, press , then ENTER.
Enter the 6-digit number 199703 whenever the PARENTAL CONTROL display asks you for your password, then press ENTER. The display will ask you to enter a new 4-digit password.
Select LEVEL using M/m, then press ,.
CUSTOM SETUP PARENTAL CONTROL LEVEL: STANDARD: CHANGE PASSWORD OFF OFF 8: 7: 6: 5:. NC17 R

Controlling the CD changer
The controls indicated below are effective while the MEGA CONTROL button is lit.
TV/DISC BROWSER/ DVD switch
Connecting the CD changer
Do not connect anything to the other CONTROL A1 jack.
CONTROL A1 cable (not supplied)

MEGA ENTER

Audio cable (not supplied)
./> x H X ENTER </M/m/,

L R AUDIO IN

L R AUDIO OUT CONTROL A1
DISC CHANGE DIRECT SEARCH

MEGA CONTROL H X x

Sony CD changer (5/50/200/300 discs) This player

ENTER </M/m/,

Set the command mode selector of the CD changer to CD 3. Set the TV/DISC BROWSER/DVD switch to DISC BROWSER or DVD. Turn on the player and the CD changer. Press MEGA CONTROL on the player or MEGA on the remote. The MEGA CONTROL button on the front panel lights up and the display shows the current disc number in the CD changer. Select the play mode you want on the CD changer.
Press H on the player to start playing. Playback starts and the display shows the current disc and track numbers and the playing time of the track. While the MEGA CONTROL button on the front panel is lit, you can control the CD changer with the controls on the player as follows: Operation
Press the number button on the remote and ENTER, or M/m and ENTER, or turn the click shuttle slowly and press ENTER. Or, press DISC CHANGE to turn the indicator on followed by turning the./>+ dial and then pressing it. Press </, and then press ENTER. Press x. Press X. Press X or H. On the player: Press DIRECT SEARCH to turn it on and turn the./>+ dial clockwise. On the remote: Press >. On the player: Press DIRECT SEARCH to turn it on and turn the./>+ dial. counterclockwise On the remote: Press.
Connect only a Sony 5/50/200/300 CD changer to the MEGA CONTROL jack. You cannot locate a particular point on a CDs track using the controls on the player. Depending on the CD changer, some controls on the player may not operate the CD changer as they do the player. You cannot control the player when the MEGA CONTROL button on the front panel is lit. The player will not enter Resume Play after the MEGA CONTROL button on the front panel has been turned on and off. You cannot control the CD changer right after turning on the player or connecting the CD changer. Wait a few seconds until the player recognizes the CDs. When the MEGA CONTROL button is lit, you cannot use the Control Menu and Disc Browser.
Select a disc during playback
Skip by 10 discs in continuous play mode Stop Pause Resume play after pause Go to the next track during playback
Go back to the preceding track during playback
To control the player again Press MEGA CONTROL on the player or MEGA on the remote. The MEGA CONTROL button on the player turns off and you can control the player.

Additional Information

Troubleshooting

The remote does not function. , Remove any obstacles between the remote and the player. , Use the remote near the player. , Point the remote at the remote sensor on the player. , Replace all of the batteries in the remote with new ones if they are weak. , The TV/DISC BROWSER/DVD switch is not in the correct position. The disc does not play. , There is no disc inside (Insert disc. appears on the TV screen). Insert a disc. , Insert the disc correctly with the playback side facing left into the disc slot. , Clean the disc. , The player cannot play CD-ROMs, etc. (page 5) Insert a DVD, a VIDEO CD, or a CD. , Check the region code of the DVD. (page 4) , Moisture has condensed inside the player. Remove the disc and leave the player turned on for about half an hour. (page 6) , The selected disc is not included in the current folder.
The player does not play from the beginning when playing a disc. , Program Play, Shuffle Play, Repeat Play or A-B Repeat Play has been selected. Press CLEAR. (pages 56 through 61) , Resume Play has been selected. Press x on the front panel or on the remote before you start playing. (page 27) , A title menu or a DVD menu automatically appears on the TV screen when you play your DVD, or a setup display automatically appears on the TV screen when you play your VIDEO CD with PBC functions. The player starts playing the disc automatically. , The DVD features the auto playback function. , AUTO PLAY in CUSTOM SETUP is set to TIMER. (page 70) Playback stops automatically. , The disc may contain an auto pause signal. While playing such a disc, the player stops playback at the signal. You cannot perform some functions such as Stop, Search, Slow-motion Play, Repeat Play, Shuffle Play or Program Play. , Depending on the disc, you may not be able to do some of the operations above. Messages do not appear on the TV screen in the language you want. , In the setup display, select the desired language for the on-screen display in OSD under LANGUAGE SETUP. (page 67) The language for the sound track cannot be changed when you play a DVD. , Multilingual tracks are not recorded on the DVD. , Changing the language for the track is prohibited on the DVD. The subtitle language cannot be changed when you play a DVD. , Multilingual subtitles are not recorded on the DVD. , Changing the language for the subtitles is prohibited on the DVD.
The subtitles cannot be turned off when you play a DVD. , Depending on the DVD, you may not be able to turn the subtitles off. The angles cannot be changed when you play a DVD. , Multi-angles are not recorded on the DVD. , Change the angles when ANGLE appears on the front panel display. (page 30) , Changing the angles is prohibited on the DVD. The player does not operate properly. , Static electricity, etc., may affect the players operation. Press ! on the player to turn the player off and then on again. Nothing is displayed on the front panel display. , Press DIMMER on the player. (page 30) , In the set up display, DIMMER in CUSTOM SETUP is set to OFF. Set DIMMER to BRIGHT or DARK. (page 70) The sound does not come from the CD changer connected using the CONTROL A1 cable , Turn on the player. , Press the MEGA CONTROL button on the front panel. (page 79) 5 numbers or letters are displayed on the screen and on the front panel display. , The self-diagnosis function was activated. See the table on page 84. The front cover does not open and LOCKED is displayed on the front panel display. , Contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility. The FLIP button does not operate. , The disc you are trying to flip does not have a side B.

DVD Compatibility

The DVD's we burn are compatible with almost all newer DVD players. If you own an older model, please be sure to check the list below for compatibility. (the following is quoted from Apple.com) "These discs are playable in most standard DVD players and computer DVD-ROM drives. The following table lists players that we have specifically tested for playability. If your player is not on the list, that does not mean it is not compatible, only that we have not tested it yet."
Aiwa Aiwa Aiwa Aiwa Apex Apex Apex Apex Apex Apex Apex
CSDDVMIS No XD-DV170 No XD-DV290 Yes XD-DV370 Yes 1500 Yes 3201 Yes AD-500A No AD-500B No AD-600A No AD-660 Yes AD-703 Yes DVD-1000 Yes DVD-1500 No DVD-3000 Yes DVD-3300 Yes DVM-3700 Yes
Denon Denon Denon Denon Denon
Emerson DVD-2000 Yes Go! Video DVR-5000 Yes Go! Video DVS-3000 No
Harmon Kardon DVD-5 Yes Hitachi Hitachi Hitachi Hitachi JVC JVC JVC JVC JVC JVC JVC JVC JVC JVC JVC JVC DV-B305D Yes DVP-305U Yes DVP-315U Yes DVW1 No
XV-1000 No XV-501 No XV-523 Yes XV-D701 No XV-D723 Yes XV-DV55 Yes XV-M567 Yes XV-S40BK Yes XV-S45 Yes XV-S60BK Yes XV-S65 Yes XV-SA70BK Yes
Kenwood DV-402 yes Kenwood DV-403 Yes Kenwood DVCL85V Yes KLH DVD-1000 Yes Magnavox DVD-611AT Yes Magnavox DVD-711/171 Yes Marantz DV3100 marginal Memorex MVD-2026 Yes Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Mitsubishi DD-2000 DD-3000 DD-4001 DD-4020 DD-6000 No No No Yes Yes
Onkyo DVC-600 Yes Onkyo DVC-601 Yes Oriton DVD100 Marginal Oritron DVD-200 Yes Oritron DVD-400 Yes Oritron DVD-600 Yes Panasonic Panasonic Panasonic Panasonic Panasonic Panasonic Panasonic Panasonic Panasonic Panasonic Panasonic Panasonic Panasonic Panasonic Panasonic Panasonic Panasonic Panasonic Panasonic Panasonic Panasonic Panasonic Panasonic CT27DC50 Yes DMR E10 yes DVD LV75W Yes DVD RV80 yes DVD-A10 Yes DVD-A100 Yes DVD-A120U Yes DVD-A310 Yes DVD-A7 Yes DVD-CV50 No DVD-CV50U No DVD-CV51 No DVD-K520 Yes DVD-L10D Yes DVD-L50D Yes DVD-RV30 Yes DVD-RV31 Yes DVD-RV45KU-5 Yes DVD-RV80 Yes DVDT2000 Yes PV-D4741 Yes PV-D4761 Yes TH15DT2 Yes
Philips DVD 950AT No Philips DVD 956 Yes Philips DVD 972C Yes Philips DVD-400AT No Philips DVD-850AT No Phillips DVD 621 Yes Phillips DVD 941 No Phillips DVD712AT21 Yes Phillips DVD953AT21 Yes
Pioneer Pioneer Pioneer Pioneer Pioneer Pioneer Pioneer Pioneer Pioneer Pioneer Pioneer Pioneer Pioneer Pioneer Pioneer Pioneer Pioneer
DVL-90 marginal DVR-1000 Yes DVR-2000 Yes Elite DV-05 Yes PDV-LC10 Yes DV-333 Yes DV-343 Yes DV-414 Yes DV-434 Yes DV-503 Yes DV-505 Yes DV-525 Yes DV-535 Yes DV-54 yes DV-606D Yes DV-C503 Yes DVL-700 Yes
Proscan P 8610P Yes Proscan PS8680Z Yes Raite RDP-715 Yes RCA RCA RCA RCA RCA C52152 Yes RC5215P Yes RC5220P Yes RC5225P Yes RC5910P No
Sampo DVE-520 No Samsung Samsung Samsung Samsung Sharp Sharp Sharp Sharp DVD-611 Yes DVD-709 No DVD-M301 Yes DVD-N501 Yes
DV-750U Yes DVL-70TV marginal DV-S200 marginal DV-SF20 Yes
SMC DVD-330S Yes Sony Sony Sony Sony Sony Sony Sony Sony Sony Sony Sony Sony Sony Sony Sony Sony Sony Sony Sony Sony Sony Sony Sony Sony Sony Sony Sony Sony Sony Sony Sony Sony Sony Sony Sony Sony Sony Sony DAV-S300 Yes DVP-C600 Yes DVP-C650D Yes DVP-C660 Yes DVP-C670D Yes DVP-CX850D Yes DVP-CX860 Yes DVP-CX870D Yes DVP-F5 Yes DVP-FX1 Yes DVP-NC600 Yes DVP-NC600B Yes DVP-NS300 Yes DVP-NS300/B Yes DVP-NS400D Yes DVP-NS700P Yes DVP-S300 Yes DVP-S3000 No DVP-S330 Yes DVP-S350 Yes DVP-S360 Yes DVP-S360 Yes DVP-S500 Yes DVP-S560 Yes DVP-S501D Yes DVP-S530 Yes DVP-S550D Yes DVP-S560D Yes DVP-S560D Yes DVP-S570D Yes DVP-S7000 No DVP-S7700 Yes DVP-S9000ES Yes DVP-7000 Yes DVP-7700 Yes DVP-9000 Yes Playstation 2 Yes PVDV-30 No