Sony Bdv E801 Operating Instructions

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When you stop the disc, the system remembers 
the point where you pressed x. As long as you 
do not remove the disc, Resume Play will work 
even if the system is set to standby mode by 
pressing "/1.
1While playing a disc, press x to stop 
playback.
2Press X/x to select  , then press N 
or .
The system starts playback from the point 
where you stopped the disc in Step 1.
Note Depending on where you stop the disc, the system 
may not resume playback from exactly the same 
point.
 The point where you stopped playing may be cleared 
when:
– you open the disc tray.
– you play another title.
– you change the settings on the system.
– you disconnect the AC power cord (mains lead).
– you remove the external memory (for BD-ROMs).
 This function may not work properly with some 
discs.
To play from the beginning of the 
title
Press OPTIONS to select [Play from start], then 
press  . Playback starts from the beginning of 
the title.
To display the Top Menu
A BD/DVD is divided into a lot of sections, 
which make up a picture or music feature. These 
sections are called “titles.” When you play a BD/
DVD which contains several titles, you can 
select the title you want using the Top Menu.
You can also select items such as the language 
for the subtitles and the language for the sound 
using the Top Menu.
1Press TOP MENU.
The disc’s menu appears on the TV screen.
The contents of the menu vary depending 
on the disc.
2Press C/X/x/c or the number buttons to 
select the item you want to play or 
change.
3Press .
To display Pop-up Menus
Some BD-ROMs contain Pop-up Menus that 
appear without interrupting playback.
1Press POP UP/MENU during playback.
The Pop-up Menu appears.
2Press C/X/x/c, the color buttons, or 
number buttons to select the item, and 
follow the on-screen instructions.
Resuming playback from the 
point where you stopped the 
disc
(Resume Play)
 
Using the BD’s or DVD’s menu
 
 
						

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You can move quickly between scenes within 
the title currently being played back.
1Press SCENE SEARCH during 
playback or in pause mode.
Playback pauses and a bar with a scene 
indicator (square-shaped – indicates the 
current point) appears at the bottom of the 
screen.
2Press and hold C/c or m/M to move 
the scene indicator to the scene you 
are searching for.
The scene indicator on the bar is displayed 
around the playing point.
3Release the button at the point you 
want to watch.
The scene at which you released the button 
is displayed in pause mode.
To search for a scene again, move the scene 
indicator using C/c or m/M.
4Press SCENE SEARCH,  , N, or X.
Playback starts.
To cancel Scene Search mode
Press SCENE SEARCH,  , N, or X.
Playback starts from the point you pressed the 
button.
Note The Scene Search function is available for titles 
longer than 100 seconds and shorter than 100 hours.
 Depending on the disc, this function may not work.
You can search for a chapter if the title contains 
chapter marks.
1Press OPTIONS during playback or in 
pause mode.
The options menu appears.
2Press X/x to select a search method, 
then press  .
 [Title Search] (for a BD-ROM/DVD 
VIDEO): Searches the desired title.
 [Chapter Search]: Searches the desired 
chapter.
The display for entering the number 
appears.
Example: Chapter Search
3Press the number buttons to enter the 
number of the title or chapter.
If you make a mistake, press CLEAR, and 
re-enter another number.
4Press .
After a while, the system starts playback 
from the selected number.
To cancel [Title Search]/[Chapter 
Search]
Press RETURN.
Searching for a scene quickly
(Scene Search)
 
Scene Search
The current pointScene indicator
Searching for a Title/Chapter
 
Chapter :
 
						

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You can check the title information, including 
the video transmission rate, etc.
Press   DISPLAY during playback.
The displayed information differs depending on 
the disc type and system status.
Example: When playing a BD-ROM
AThe current selected angle
BTitle number or name
CThe currently selected audio setting
DAvailable functions (  angle/  audio/
 subtitle)
EPlayback information
Displays Disc type/Play mode/Video codec/
Bit rate/Playing status bar/Playing time 
(Remaining time*)
FOutput resolution/Video frequency
* Displayed when you press TIME repeatedly.
Tip You can also check the playback information in the 
front panel display.
 You can change each setting by pressing  ,  , 
or .
To view the playing time and 
remaining time in the front panel 
display
Press TIME repeatedly.
Each time you press TIME while playing the 
disc, the display changes: 
1 y 2
1 Playing time of the current title
2 Remaining time of the current title
Some displayed items may disappear after a few 
seconds.
Displaying the playing time 
and play information
 
DDolby Digital PlusA ngleA ngle
Mbps
English
 
						

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1Press OPTIONS during playback.
The options menu appears.
2Press X/x to select [Video Settings], 
then press  .
The [Video Settings] screen appears.
3Press X/x to select an item, then press 
.
[Picture Quality Mode]
Optimizes the picture settings for different 
lighting environments.
 [Standard]
 
 [Brighter Room]
 [Theatre Room]
[FNR]
Reduces random noise appearing in the 
picture.

 

[BNR]
Reduces mosaic-like block noise in the 
picture.

 

[MNR]
Reduces minor noise around the picture 
outlines (mosquito noise).

 

4Press C/X/x/c to select or adjust the 
settings, then press  .
To adjust any other items, repeat steps 3 and 
4.
Note Set the picture setting of your TV to [Standard] before 
changing [Picture Quality Mode].
 [Video Settings] is disabled when the connected TV 
is set to Theater Mode (page 67).
 Depending on the disc or the scene being played, 
[FNR], [BNR], or [MNR] effects may be hard to 
discern.Adjusting pictures for videos
 
Video Settings
Standard
Close
StandardPicture Quality Mode
FNR
BNR
MNR Select the item you want to change.
 
						

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When the sound does not match the pictures on 
the TV screen, you can adjust the delay between 
the picture and sound.
1Press SYSTEM MENU.
2Press X/x repeatedly until “AUDIO 
MENU” appears in the front panel 
display, then press   or c.
3Press X/x repeatedly until “A/V SYNC” 
appears in the front panel display, then 
press  or c.
4Press X/x to adjust the delay between 
the picture and sound.
You can adjust from 0 ms to 300 ms in 25 
ms increments.
5Press .
The setting is made.
6Press SYSTEM MENU.
The system menu turns off.
Note Depending on the input stream, A/V SYNC may not 
be effective.
Enjoying BonusView/BD-
Live
Some BD-ROMs with “BD-LIVE Logo*” have 
bonus contents and other data that can be 
downloaded to the external memory (local 
storage) for enjoyment.
*
1If a disc is inserted, remove the disc 
from the unit.
2Turn the system off.
3Insert the external memory (not 
supplied) into the EXT slot on the rear 
of the unit.
The external memory is used as the local 
storage.
Make sure that the external memory is 
properly inserted into the unit (page 28).
4Connect the system to a network 
(page 29).
5Turn the system on.
6Set [BD Internet Connection] to [Allow] 
in [BD/DVD Viewing Settings] 
(page 84).
7Insert a BD-ROM with BONUSVIEW/
BD-LIVE.
The operation method differs depending on 
the disc. Refer to the instruction manual 
supplied with the disc.
Adjusting the delay between 
the picture and sound
(A/V SYNC)
 
 
						

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To delete data in the external 
memory
You can delete unnecessary data.
1If a disc is inserted, remove the disc 
from the unit.
2Press HOME. 
3Press C/c to select   [Video].
4Press X/x to select [BD Data], then 
press .
5Select the disc name, then press 
OPTIONS.
6Select [Erase], then press  .
7Select [OK], then press  .
The data of the selected disc will be deleted.
Note Depending on the BD-ROM, the disc name may not 
be displayed.
Tip To delete all data in the external memory at once, 
select [Erase All] in Step 6.

  instead of OPTIONS in Step 5 to skip Step 
6.
Playing a CD
1Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “BD/
DVD” appears in the front panel 
display.
2Insert a CD.
The Music Player screen appears.
3Press N.
Playback starts.
4Adjust the volume by using 2 +/–.
The volume level appears on the TV screen 
and in the front panel display.
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FUNCTION
X N
x ./>
MUTING
2 +/–m/M C/X/x/c, 
HOME
OPTIONS TIME
Music CDStereo
Current track number and elapsed time
 
						

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To select a track
1Press HOME.
2Press C/c to select   [Music].
3Press .
The music list appears.
4Press X/x to select a track, then press 
N or  .
The system plays the selected track.
Other operationsAvailable OPTIONS
1Press OPTIONS.
The options menu appears.
2Press X/x to select an item, then press 
.
The available items differ depending on the 
disc type or system situation.
Note The point where you stopped playing (resume point) 
is cleared from memory when:
– You open the disc tray.
– You turn the system off.
To view the playing time and 
remaining time in the front panel 
display
Press TIME repeatedly.
Each time you press TIME while playing the 
disc, the display changes: 
1 t 2 t 3 t 4 t 1 t ...
1 Playing time of the current track
2 Remaining time of the current track
3 Playing time of the disc
4 Remaining time of the disc
To Press
Stopx
PauseX
Resume play after pauseX or N
Start playback from the 
point where you pressed 
x.N
Go to the next track>
Go back to the 
preceding track. twice in a second.
When you press . once, 
you can go to the beginning 
of the current track.
Turn off the sound 
temporarily 
To cancel, press it again or 
2 + to adjust the sound 
volume.
Remove the discZ on the unit.
Fast reverse/fast 
forwardm or M during 
playback.
MusicMusic CD
Items Details
[Play] Plays the selected track.
[Play from start] (during 
playback)Plays the current track from 
the beginning.
[Play from start] (in stop 
mode)Plays the selected track 
from the beginning.
[Stop] Stops playback.
 
						

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Playing Photo Files
1)BD-REs/BD-Rs containing JPEG image files2)DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs 
containing JPEG image files
3)CD-RWs/CD-Rs containing JPEG image files
1Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “BD/
DVD” appears in the front panel 
display.
2Insert a disc that contains photo files.
3Press HOME.
4Press C/c to select   [Photo].
5Press .
The file list or folder list appears.
6Press X/x to select a file or folder, then 
press .
When you select a folder, press X/x to 
select a file in the folder, then press  .
The selected photo file is displayed.
Other operations
Available OPTIONS
1Press OPTIONS.
The options menu appears.
2Press X/x to select an item, then press 
.
The available items differ depending on the 
situation.
1)Appears when you press OPTIONS during playback 
of photo files.
2)Appears when you press OPTIONS while the file/
folder list is displayed.
1) 2) 3)
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FUNCTION
x N
X./> C/X/x/c, 
HOME
OPTIONS DISPLAY
PhotoData CD
To Press
Play a slideshowN
Stop a slideshowx
Pause a slideshowX
Go to the next photo>
Go back to the 
preceding photo.
Display the file 
information DISPLAY
Items Details
[Slideshow Speed]1)2)Changes the slideshow 
speed.



[Stop]
1)Stops a slideshow.
[Rotate Left]1)Rotates the photo 
counterclockwise by 90 
degrees.
[Rotate Right]
1)Rotates the photo 
clockwise by 90 degrees.
[View Image]
2)Displays the selected 
picture.
[Slideshow]
2)Starts a slideshow.
 
						

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Note When you attempt to play the following photo files, 
the   mark appears on the screen and they cannot 
be played.
– Photo files with width or height larger than 8,192 
pixels
– Photo files with width or height smaller than 15 
pixels
– Photo files exceeding 32 MB
– Photo files with extreme aspect ratios (greater than 
50:1 or 1:50)
– Photo files in Progressive JPEG format
– Photo files that have a “.jpeg” or “.jpg” extension, 
but are not in JPEG format
– Photo files that have an extremely long name
 The following photo files cannot be played.
– Photo files recorded on BD-Rs in any format other 
than UDF (Universal Disk Format) 2.6
– Photo files recorded on BD-REs in any format 
other than UDF (Universal Disk Format) 2.5
 The following photo files or folders cannot be 
displayed in the file list or folder list.
– Photo files that have an extension other than 
“.jpeg” or “.jpg”
– Photo files that have an extremely long name
– Photo files in the 5th tree and photo files/folders in 
the 6th tree or lower
– Folders beyond the 500th folder, when the total 
number of folders and files in a single tree exceeds 
500
 Photo files edited on a PC may not be played.
 Thumbnail images of some photo files may not be 
displayed.
 Large photo files may take some time to display or to 
start a slideshow.
To view images in high picture 
quality
If you have a Sony TV compatible with 
“PhotoTV HD,” you can enjoy images in high 
picture quality by the following connection and 
setting.
1Connect the unit to the TV using an 
HDMI cable.
2Set the TV’s video setting to [VIDEO-A] 
mode.
For details on [VIDEO-A], refer to the 
operating instructions supplied with the 
TV.
 
						

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Selecting the Effect to 
Suit the Source
You can select a suitable sound mode for movies 
or music.
Press SOUND MODE repeatedly during 
playback until the desired mode appears in 
the front panel display.
 “AUTO”: The system selects “MOVIE” or 
“MUSIC” automatically to produce the sound 
effect depending on the disc or sound stream.
 “MOVIE”: The system provides the sound for 
movies.
 “MOVIE-D.C.S.-”*: The system reproduces 
the sound characteristics of the Sony Pictures 
Entertainment “Cary Grant Theater” cinema 
production studio.
 “MUSIC”: The system provides the sound for 
music.
 “SPORTS”: The system adds reverberation for 
the sports program.
 “NEWS”: The system provides the sound for 
the voice program, such as news.
 “OMNI-DIR”: The same sound is audible 
anywhere in the room.
* DCS technology is used.
Note When you connect headphones to the surround 
amplifier, the sound mode is disabled.
 Depending on the disc or source, when you select 
“AUTO,” the beginning of the sound may be cut off 
as the system selects the optimum mode 
automatically. To avoid cutting the sound, select 
other than “AUTO.”
 Depending on the input stream, the sound mode may 
not be effective.
 When changing the sound mode while using the 
S-AIR receiver, sound from the S-AIR receiver may 
skip.Sound Adjustment
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SOUND 
MODE