Sony Dhc Fl7d Operating Instructions
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21GB DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/Super Audio CD/MP3 Notes•With formats other than ISO 9660 level 1, 2 and Joliet, album names or track names may not be displayed correctly. •When naming, be sure to add the extension “.MP3” to the track name. •If you use the extension “.MP3” to a track other than MP3, the player cannot recognize the track properly and will generate random noise that could damage your speakers. •A disc recorded with complicated tree structure takes a longer time to start playback. •When the disc is inserted, the player reads all the tracks on that disc. If there are many albums or non- MP3 files on the disc, it may take a long time for player to begin or for the next MP3 audio tracks to start play. •We recommend that you do not save other types of tracks or unnecessary albums than MP3 audio tracks in the disc to be used for MP3 listening. •An album that does not include an MP3 audio track is skipped. •Maximum album number in a disc: 99 (The maximum number of MP3 audio tracks that can be contained on a album is 250.) •Tracks and albums are played in the order they are recorded on the disc. •Only the letters in the alphabet and numbers can be used for album or track names. Anything else is displayed as a space. •ID3 tags cannot be displayed in stop mode. •The player cannot play audio tracks in MP3PRO format.To Play repeatedly (Repeat Play) *You cannot select “REP” during ALL DISCS SHUF mode, but you can select “REP1”. TipYou can start playing from the desired track in Normal Play or Program Play. After step 1, select the album using DVD DISPLAY, then press . or > repeatedly until the desired track number appears. Do this Press REPEAT/FM MODE on the remote during playback until “REP”* or “REP1” appears. The repeat range changes according to the play mode: • ALL: For all the tracks on all discs up to 5 times. • 1 DISC: For all the tracks on a single disc up to 5 times. • ALBUM: For all the tracks on a single album up to 5 times (MP3 only). • REP 1: For a single track. To cancel Repeat Play, press REPEAT/FM MODE on the remote until “REP” and “REP1” disappear.
22GB Program DISC2(CD) Disc DISC3(CD) DISC4(CD) DISC5(CD)DISC1(CD)2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 101 1 TRACK1 Track 2 TRACK2 3 TRACK3 4 TRACK4 5 TRACK5 6 TRACK6 7 TRACK7 8 TRACK8 9 TRACK9ALL TRACKS Program DISC2(CD) Disc DISC3(CD) DISC4(CD) DISC5(CD)DISC1(CD)2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 101 Program 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 101 Creating your own program — Program Play You can make a program of up to 25 tracks from all the discs in the order you want them to be played. 1Press DVD when the playback is stopped. 2Press PLAY MODE/DIRECTION on the remote repeatedly until “PROGRAM” appears in the on-screen display. The Program Display appears on the screen. 3Press b, then press V or v repeatedly to select the disc. The cursor or moves to the disc (in this case, “DISC1(CD)”). 4Press b. The cursor moves to the album or track (in this case, “ALL TRACKS”). 5Select the album, or track you want to program. x When programming a VIDEO CD or CD For example, select track “6”. Press V/v or the numeric buttons to select “6”, then press ENTER. x When programming MP3 For example, select track “3” of album “2”. Press V/v to select “2”, then press b. Next, press V/v or the numeric buttons to select “3”, then press ENTER. 6To program other tracks, repeat steps 3 to 5. The programmed tracks are displayed in the selected order. 7Press hH to start Program Play. Program Play starts. When the program ends, you can restart the same program again by pressing hH on the remote. Selected track Selected album and track 1 Program 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10DISC 1 (CD) – TRACK 6 2 1 Program 2 3 4 5 6 7 8DISC 2 (– – – – –) DISC 3 (MP3) 9 10DISC 1 (CD) Disc ALL ALBUMS Album ROOT 2. Jazz 3. Pops 1. Classic ALL TRACKS Track 1 Program 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10DISC 3 (MP3) – ALBUM2 – TRACK3 2 When the list of all tracks or albums cannot be displayed on the window, the jump bar appears. Press b to select the jump bar icon, and then scroll the jump bar to display the rest of the list using V/v.
23GB DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/Super Audio CD/MP3 Resuming playback from the point you stopped the disc — Resume Play This system memorizes the point where you stopped the disc so you can resume from that point. 1While playing a disc, press x to stop playback. “RESUME” appears in the display. If “RESUME” does not appear, Resume Play is not available. 2Press hH. The player starts playback from the point you stopped the disc in step 1. To play from the beginning of the disc Press x twice, then press hH. For a disc containing MP3 audio tracks, press x one more time to return to the first album. Notes•Depending on where you stopped the disc, the system may not resume playback from exactly the same point. •Resume play is canceled when: –you open the disc tray. –you change the play mode. To Return to normal play Turn off the program menu Clear the last programmed track Tips•You can do Repeat Play of the programmed tracks. Press REPEAT/FM MODE, or set “REPEAT” to on in the Control Menu display during Program Play. •The program you made remains in the system’s memory even after it has been played back. Press hH to play the same program again. Notes•The displayed number of tracks is the same as that recorded on the disc. •You cannot use Program Play with DVDs. Do this Press CLEAR on the remote during playback. In stop mode, press PLAY MODE/DIRECTION on the remote to turn off the program menu. Press CLEAR in step 6. The program is cleared from the last programmed track.
24GB Playing repeatedly — Repeat Play You can play all the titles/tracks or a single title/chapter/track on a disc. In Shuffle or Program Play mode, the system repeats the tracks in the shuffled or programmed order. Use the remote for the operation. 1Press DVD DISPLAY during playback. The Control Menu appears. 2Press V or v repeatedly to select (REPEAT), then press ENTER. If you do not select “OFF,” the indicator of the “REPEAT” lights in green. 3Press V or v repeatedly to select the Repeat Play setting. x When playing a DVD •OFF: does not play repeatedly. •ALL: repeats all the titles. •TITLE: repeats the current title. •CHAPTER: repeats the current chapter. x When playing a VIDEO CD/CD/Super Audio CD/MP3 and when Program Play is set to OFF •OFF: does not play repeatedly. •ALL: repeats all the tracks.* •TRACK: repeats the current track. x When Program Play is set to ON •OFF: does not play repeatedly. •ALL: repeats Program Play. *When the play mode is set to “ALBUM” or “ALBUM SHUF”, all the tracks in the current album is repeated. Notes•When the play mode is set to “ALL DISCS SHUF”, you can select the Repeat Play of “TITLE”, “TRACK” or “CHAPTER” only. •You can perform Repeat play for DVD titles that contain chapters. To cancel Repeat Play Select CLEAR on the remote. To turn off the Control Menu Press DVD DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off.
25GB DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/Super Audio CD/MP3 Playing VIDEO CDs with PBC functions (Ver. 2.0) — PBC Play You can use menus on your TV screen to enjoy the disc’s interactive software. The menu format and structure may differ depending on each disc. 1Press hH to start playing a VIDEO CD with PBC functions (Ver. 2.0). The PBC menu appears on the TV screen. 2Press V/v or the numeric buttons on the remote repeatedly to select the item number you want. 3Press ENTER on the remote. 4Continue playback according to the instructions on the menus to enjoy interactive playback. Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the disc, as the operating procedures may differ according to the VIDEO CD. To go back to the menu Press RETURN O on the remote. To cancel playback with PBC functions When the playback is stopped, press . or >, or the numeric buttons on the remote to select a track, then press hH. “Play without PBC” appears on the TV screen and playback starts from the selected track. Still images, such as the menu screens, will not be shown. To return to PBC playback, press x twice, then press hH. NoteDepending on the VIDEO CD, “Press ENTER” in step 3 may appear as “Press SELECT” in the operating instructions supplied with the disc. In this case, press hH. Playing DVDs using the menu Some DVDs have menus to help you enjoy the DVDs. You can play DVDs using these menus. Using the DVD top menu A DVD is divided into long sections of a picture or a music feature called “titles”. When you play a DVD which contains several titles, you can select the title you want using the menu. 1Press DVD TOP MENU. The menu appears on the TV screen. The contents of the menu vary from disc to disc. 2Press V/v/B/b or the numeric buttons on the remote to select the title you want to play. 3Press ENTER. The playback starts from the selected title. Using the DVD menu Some DVDs allow you to select the disc contents using a menu. When you play these DVDs, you can select items such as the language for the subtitles and the language for the sound using the DVD menu. 1Press DVD MENU. The menu appears on the TV screen. The contents of the menu vary from disc to disc. 2Press V/v/B/b or the numeric buttons on the remote to select the item you want to change. 3To change other items, repeat step 2. 4Press ENTER.
26GB LANGUAGE SETUP OSD : DVD MENU : AUDIO : SUBTITLE :ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH 3Press V or v repeatedly to select an item, then press ENTER. The options for the selected item appear. Example: “TV TYPE” 4Press V or v repeatedly to select a setting, then press ENTER. The setting is selected and the setup is completed. Example: “4:3 PAN SCAN” To turn off the Setup Display Press DVD SETUP or DVD DISPLAY repeatedly until the Setup Display is turned off. TipIf you select “RESET” in step 2, you can reset all of the “SETUP” settings on pages 26–29 (except for PARENTAL CONTROL) to the default settings. After you select “RESET” and press ENTER, select “YES” and press ENTER to reset the settings (it takes a few seconds to complete). Do not press ?/1 when resetting the system. Setting up for DVD/VIDEO CD/CD Using the Setup Display By using the Setup Display, you can make various adjustments to items such as picture and sound. You can also set a language for the subtitles and the Setup Display, among other things. For details on each Setup Display item, see pages 27–29. For an overall list of Setup Display items, see page 75. Items displayed on the OSD (on-screen display) vary slightly depending on the area. Use the remote for the operation. 1When the playback is stopped, press DVD SETUP. The Setup Display appears. 2Press V or v repeatedly to select the setup item from the displayed list, then press ENTER. The selected setup item appears. Example: “SCREEN SETUP” Options Selected setting Main items SCREEN SETUP SCREEN SAVER: BACKGROUND: COMPONENT OUT:ON JACKET PICTURE INTERLACE16:9 TV TYPE: SCREEN SETUP SCREEN SAVER: BACKGROUND: COMPONENTOUT:TV TYPE:4:3 LETTER BOX 4:3 PAN SCAN16:9 SCREEN SETUP SCREEN SAVER: BACKGROUND: COMPONENTOUT:ON JACKET PICTURE INTERLACETV TYPE: 4:3 PAN SCAN
27GB DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/Super Audio CD/MP3 LANGUAGE SETUP OSD : DVD MENU : AUDIO : SUBTITLE :ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH Setting the display or sound track language — LANGUAGE SETUP “LANGUAGE SETUP” allows you to set various languages for the on-screen display or sound track. Select “LANGUAGE SETUP” in the Setup Display. xOSD (on-screen Display) Switches the display language on the screen. Select the language from the displayed list. xDVD MENU (DVD only) Select the language for the DVD menu.* xAUDIO (DVD only) Switches the language of the sound track. Select the language from the displayed list.* xSUBTITLE (DVD only) Switches the language of the subtitle. Select the language from the displayed list.* *If you select “OTHERS t” in “DVD MENU”, “AUDIO”, or “SUBTITLE”, select and enter the language code from the list using the numeric buttons (page 73). After you selected, the language code (4 digits) is displayed the next time you select “OTHERS t”. NoteWhen you select a language that is not recorded on the DVD, one of the recorded languages will be automatically selected (except for “OSD”).
28GB Settings for the display — SCREEN SETUP Select settings according to the connected TV. Select “SCREEN SETUP” in the Setup Display. xTV TYPE (DVD only) Select the aspect ratio of the connected TV. •16:9: Select this when you connect a wide- screen TV or a TV with a wide mode function. • 4:3 LETTER BOX: Select this when you connect a 4:3 screen TV. This setting displays a wide picture with bands displayed on the upper and lower portions of the screen. • 4:3 PAN SCAN: Select this when you connect a 4:3 screen TV. This setting displays the wide picture on the entire screen and cuts off the portions that do not fit. NoteDepending on the DVD, “4:3 LETTER BOX” may be selected automatically instead of “4:3 PAN SCAN” or vice versa. xSCREEN SAVER Turn on and off the screen saver. If you turn on the screen saver, the screen saver image appears when you leave the player in pause or stop mode for 15 minutes or when you play a CD for more than 15 minutes. The screen saver will help prevent your display device from becoming damaged (ghosting). Press hH to turn off the screen saver. •ON: Turns on the screen saver. • OFF: Turns off the screen saver. xBACKGROUND Select the background color or picture on the TV screen when the playback is stopped or while playing a CD. •JACKET PICTURE: The jacket picture (still picture) appears in the background, but only when the jacket picture is already recorded on the disc (CD-EXTRA, etc). If the disc does not contain a jacket picture, the “GRAPHICS” picture appears. • GRAPHICS: The preset picture stored in the system appears in the background. • BLUE: The background color is blue. • BLACK: The background color is black. xCOMPONENT OUT This will change the type of signal output from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks on the player. •INTERLACE: Select this setting when you are connected to a standard (interlace format) TV. • PROGRESSIVE: Select this when you have a TV that can accept progressive signals. To force the system to switch to interlace when PROGRESSIVE is selected Make sure the function is set to DVD, then hold down DVD FUNCTION and press DVD MENU. Notes•When “PROGRESSIVE” is selected in “SCREEN SETUP” and the color system of the TV is PAL, the signal is changed into the interlace format signal automaticaly. •When “PROGRESSIVE” is selected in “SCREEN SETUP,” no signal is output from the VIDEO OUT or S VIDEO OUT jacks. SCREEN SETUP SCREEN SAVER: BACKGROUND: COMPONENT OUT:ON JACKET PICTURE INTERLACE TV TYPE: 16:9
29GB DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/Super Audio CD/MP3 Custom settings — CUSTOM SETUP Select “CUSTOM SETUP” in the Setup Display. xCOLOR SYSTEM (Except for Pan American and European model) Select the color system when you play a VIDEO CD. •AUTO: Outputs the video signal in the system of the disc, either PAL or NTSC. If your TV uses a DUAL system, select AUTO. • PAL: Changes the video signal of an NTSC disc and outputs it in the PAL system. • NTSC: Changes the video signal of a PAL disc and outputs it in the NTSC system. NoteYou cannot change the color system of the disc itself. xPARENTAL CONTROL (DVD only) Set a password and playback limitation level for DVDs with playback limitation for children. For details, see “Limiting playback by children (Parental Control)” on page 38. xTRACK SELECTION (DVD only) Gives the priority to the sound track which contains the highest number of channels when you play a DVD on which multiple audio formats (PCM, DTS, or Dolby Digital format) are recorded. •OFF: No priority given. • AUTO: Priority given. Notes•When you set to “AUTO”, the language setting may change. The “TRACK SELECTION” setting has higher priority than the “AUDIO” setting in “LANGUAGE SETUP” (page 27). •If PCM, DTS, and Dolby Digital sound tracks have the same number of channels, the system selects PCM, DTS, and Dolby Digital sound tracks in this order. •Depending on the DVD, the audio channel with priority may be predetermined. In this case, you cannot give priority to the DTS, or Dolby Digital audio format by selecting “AUTO”. CUSTOM SETUPOFF VCD COLOR SYSTEM TRACK SELECTIONPARENTAL CONTROL
30GB Speaker settings — SPEAKER SETUP Select “SPEAKER SETUP” in the Setup Display. To return to the default setting Select the item, then press CLEAR. xSIZE When you move the rear speakers, set the parameters for REAR. Since the front speaker and subwoofer settings are fixed, you cannot change them. The default settings are underlined. •FRONT — YES •CENTER — YES •REAR — BEHIND (LOW), BEHIND (HIGH), SIDE (LOW), SIDE (HIGH): Specify the position and height (see page 14). Notes•When you select an item, the sound cuts off for a moment. •Depending on the settings of other speakers, the subwoofer may output excessive sound. xDISTANCE The default distance settings for the speakers in relation to the listening position is shown below. Be sure to change the value in the Setup Display when you move the speakers. •FRONT : Front speaker distance from the listening position can be set in 0.1 meter steps from 1.0 to 12.0 meters (or in 1 foot steps from 3 to 40 feet). • CENTER: Center speaker distance can be moved up to 1.5 meters (5 feet) closer to the listening position, from the front speakers in 0.1 meter steps (or in 1 foot steps). • REAR: Rear speaker distance can be moved up to 4.5 meters (15 feet) closer to the listening position, from the front speakers in 0.1 meter steps (or in 1 foot steps). Notes•When you select an item, the sound cuts off for a moment. •If each of the front or rear speakers is not placed at an equal distance from your listening position, set the distance of the closest speaker. •Do not place the rear speakers farther away from your listening position than the front speakers. 2.4m (8ft)2.4m (8ft) 2.4m (8ft) 1.5m (5ft)1.5m (5ft) SPEAKER SETUP DISTANCE: TEST TONE: SIZE: BALANCE: LEVEL: