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You can adjust the video signal of the DVD, 
VIDEO CD or DATA CD/DATA DVD in 
JPEG format from the player to obtain the 
picture quality you want. Choose the setting 
that best suits the program you are watching. 
When you select “MEMORY,” you can make 
further adjustments to each element of the 
picture (color, brightness, etc.).

The Control Menu appears.

X/x to select 

The options for “CUSTOM PICTURE 
MODE” appear.

X/x to select the setting you 

The default setting is underlined.
• STANDARD: displays a standard picture.
• DYNAMIC 1: produces a bold 

dynamic picture by increasing the 
picture contrast and the color intensity.

• DYNAMIC 2: produces a more 

dynamic picture than DYNAMIC 1 by 
further increasing the picture contrast 
and color intensity.

• CINEMA 1: enhances details in dark 

areas by increasing the black level.

• CINEMA 2: white colors become 

brighter and black colors become richer 
and the color contrast is increased.

• MEMORY: adjusts the picture in 

greater detail.

The selected setting takes effect.

z Hint
When you watch a movie, “CINEMA 1” or 
“CINEMA 2” is recommended.

You can adjust each element of the picture 
individually.
• PICTURE: changes the contrast
• BRIGHTNESS: changes the overall 

brightness

• COLOR: makes the colors deeper or lighter
• HUE: changes the color balance

In step 3 of “Adjusting the Playback 
Picture,” select “MEMORY” and press 
ENTER.
The “PICTURE” adjustment bar appears.

DISPLAY

RETURN

ENTER

DVD VIDEO

STANDARD

DYNAMIC 2
CINEMA 1
CINEMA 2
MEMORY

DYNAMIC 1

STANDARD

PICTURE

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C/c to adjust the picture 

contrast.
To go to the next or previous picture item 
without saving the current setting, press 
X/x.

Press ENTER.
The adjustment is saved and 
“BRIGHTNESS” adjustment bar 
appears.

To turn off the display
Press

O RETURN or DISPLAY.

The “BRIGHTNESS” setting is not effective if you 
connect the player via the LINE OUT (VIDEO) or 
S VIDEO OUT jack and select “PROGRESSIVE 
AUTO” or “PROGRESSIVE VIDEO” by using the 
PROGRESSIVE button on the front panel.

You can enhance the outlines of images to 
produce a sharper picture.

The Control Menu appears.

X/x to select 

The options for “SHARPNESS” appear.

X/x to select a level.

• 1: enhances the outline.
• 2: enhances the outline more than 1.

The selected setting takes effect.

ENTER

DISPLAY

DVD VIDEO

OFF

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1

OFF

To cancel the “SHARPNESS” setting
Select “OFF” in step 3.

This setting is not effective if you connect the player 
via the LINE OUT (VIDEO) or S VIDEO OUT jack 
and select “PROGRESSIVE AUTO” or 
“PROGRESSIVE VIDEO” by using the 
PROGRESSIVE button on the front panel.

You can adjust the picture quality by “BNR” 
(Block Noise Reduction) or “MNR” 
(Mosquito Noise Reduction)

The “BNR” function adjusts the picture 
quality by reducing the “block noise” or 
mosaic like patterns that appear on your TV 
screen.

The Control Menu appears.

X/x to select 

The options for “BNR” appear.

ENTER

DISPLAY

OFF
ON

DVD VIDEO

OFF

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X/x to select the setting.

• OFF: To cancel the “BNR” effect.
• ON: To turn on the “BNR” effect.

The disc plays with the setting you 
selected.

To cancel the “BNR” setting
Select “OFF” in step 3.

To turn off the Control Menu
Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control 
Menu is turned off.

• If the outlines of the images on your screen should 

become blurred, set “BNR” to “OFF.”

• Depending on the disc or the scene being played, 

there may be no “BNR” effect, or it may be hard 
to discern.

The “MNR” function adjusts the picture 
quality by reducing the faint noise appearing 
around the outlines of the images. 
The noise reduction effects are automatically 
adjusted within each setting range according 
to the video bit rate and other factors.

The Control Menu appears.

X/x to select 

The options for “MNR” appear.

X/x to select the setting.

• OFF: To cancel the “MNR” effect.
• ON: To turn on the “MNR” effect.

The disc plays with the setting you 
selected.

To cancel the “MNR” setting
Select “OFF” in step 3.

To turn off the Control Menu
Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control 
Menu is turned off.

• If the outlines of the images on your screen should 

become blurred, set “MNR” to “OFF.”

• Depending on the disc or the scene being played, 

there may be no “MNR” effect, or it may be hard 
to discern.

OFF
ON

DVD VIDEO

OFF

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When the sound does not match the pictures 
on the screen, you can adjust the delay 
between the picture and sound.

The Control Menu appears.

X/x to select 

The following display appears.

x to select “SET c”, then 

The “AV SYNC” adjustment bar 
appears.

c repeatedly to adjust the 

Each time you press 

C/c, the delay is 

adjusted by 10 milliseconds.

The selected setting takes effect.

To reset the “AV SYNC” setting
Press CLEAR in step 4.

• This function is not effective if you use the 

DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL or COAXIAL) jack, 
and set “DOLBY DIGITAL” or “DTS” in 
AUDIO SETUP to “DOLBY DIGITAL” or “ON” 
respectively (page 70).

• This function is not effective if you connect a 

Dolby Digital or DTS-compliant device via the 
HDMI OUT jack, and set “DOLBY DIGITAL” or 
“DTS” in AUDIO SETUP to “DOLBY 
DIGITAL” or “ON” respectively (page 70).

ENTER

DISPLAY

CLEAR

STOP
DVD VIDEO

0 ms

SET

AV SYNC

0ms

MP3 is audio compression technology that 
satisfies the ISO/IEC MPEG regulations. 
JPEG is image compression technology.
You can play DATA CDs/DATA DVDs that 
contain MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image 
files.

You can play back DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/
CD-Rs/CD-RWs) or DATA DVDs (DVD-
ROMs/DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD-RWs/
DVD-Rs) recorded in MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio 
Layer III) and JPEG format.
However, this player only plays DATA CDs 
whose logical format is ISO 9660 Level 1/
Level 2 or Joliet and DATA DVDs of 
Universal Disk Format (UDF).
Refer to the instructions supplied with the 
disc drives and the recording software (not 
supplied) for details on the recording format.

The player may not be able to play some DATA 
CDs/DATA DVDs created in the Packet Write 
format.

The player can play the following tracks and 
files:
– MP3 audio tracks with the extension 

“.MP3.”

– JPEG image files with the extension 

“.JPEG” or “.JPG.”

– JPEG image files that conform to the DCF* 

image file format.

* “Design rule for Camera File system”: Image 

standards for digital cameras regulated by JEITA 
(Japan Electronics and Information Technology 
Industries Association).

• The player will play any data with the extension 

“.MP3,” “.JPG,” or “.JPEG,” even if they are not 
in MP3 or JPEG format. Playing these data may 
generate a loud noise which could damage your 
speaker system.

• The player does not conform to audio tracks in 

mp3PRO format.

• Some JPEG files cannot be played.

Albums play in the following order:
◆Structure of disc contents

ROOT

Tree 1

Tree 2

Tree 3

Tree 4

Tree 5

Album

Track or file

When you insert a DATA CD/DATA DVD 
and press 

H, the numbered tracks (or files) 

are played sequentially, from 

1 through 7.

Any sub-albums/tracks (or files) contained 
within a currently selected album take 
priority over the next album in the same tree. 
(Example: 

C contains D so 4 is played 

before 

5.)

When you press MENU and the list of album 
names appears (page 54), the album names 
are arranged in the following order:
A t B t C t D t F t G. Albums 
that do not contain tracks (or files) (such as 
album

E) do not appear in the list.

z Hints
• If you add numbers (01, 02, 03, etc.) to the front 

of the track/file names when you store the tracks 
(or files) in a disc, the tracks and files will be 
played in that order.

• Since a disc with many trees takes longer to start 

playback, it is recommended that you create 
albums with no more than two trees.

• Depending on the software you use to create the 

DATA CD/DATA DVD, the playback order may 
differ from the above illustration.

• The playback order above may not be applicable 

if there are more than 200 albums and 300 tracks/
files in each album.

• The player can recognize up to 200 albums (the 

player will count just albums, including albums 
that do not contain MP3 audio tracks and JPEG 
image files). The player will not play any albums 
beyond the 200th album.

• Proceeding to the next or another album may take 

some time.

You can play MP3 audio tracks and JPEG 
image files on DATA CDs  (CD-ROMs/CD-
Rs/CD-RWs) or DATA DVDs (DVD-ROMs/
DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs).

z Hint
You can view the disc information while playing 
MP3 audio tracks (page 40).

• DATA CDs recorded in KODAK Picture CD 

format automatically start playing when inserted.

• If no MP3 audio track or JPEG image file is 

recorded on the DATA CD/DATA DVD, “No 
audio data” or “No image data” appears on the 
screen.

PICTURE
NAVI

RETURN

ENTER

CLEAR

ZOOM

MENU

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Press MENU.
The list of albums on the disc appears.
When an album is being played, its title is 
shaded.

X/x to select the album you 

H.

Playback starts from the selected album.
To select MP3 audio tracks, see 
“Selecting an MP3 audio track” 
(page 54). 
To select JPEG image files, see 
“Selecting a JPEG image file” (page 55).

To stop playback
Press

x.

To go to the next or previous page
Press

c or C.

To turn on or off the display
Press MENU repeatedly.

z Hint
Of the selected album, you can select to play only 
the MP3 audio tracks, JPEG image files or both, by 
setting “MODE (MP3, JPEG)” (page 56).

After step 2 of “Selecting an album,” 
press ENTER.
The list of tracks in the album appears.

X/x to select a track and press 

ENTER.
Playback starts from the selected track.

To stop playback
Press

x.

To go to the next or previous page
Press

c or C.

To return to the previous display
Press

O RETURN.

To go to the next or previous MP3 audio 
track
Press

> or . during playback. You can 

select the first track of the next album by 
pressing

> during playback of the last 

track of the current album.
Note that you cannot return to the previous 
album by using 

. and that you need to 

select the previous album from the album list.

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After step 2 of “Selecting an album,” 
press PICTURE NAVI.
The image files in the album appear in 16 
subscreens. A scroll box is displayed on 
the right.

To display the additional image, select 
the bottom images and press 

x. To return 

to the previous image, select the top 
images and press 

X.

C/X/x/c to select the image you 

want to view, and press ENTER.
The selected image appears.
Example

To go to the next or previous JPEG image 
file
Press 

C or c during playback. You can select 

the first file of the next album by pressing 

c 

during playback of the last file of the current 
album.
Note that you cannot return to the previous 
album by using 

C and that you need to select 

the previous album from the album list.

To rotate a JPEG image
Press 

X/x while viewing the image. Each 

time you press 

X, the image rotates 

counterclockwise by 90 degrees.
To return to normal view, press CLEAR. 
Note that the view also returns to normal if 
you press 

C/c to go to the next or previous 

image.
Example: when 

X is pressed once.

To magnify a JPEG image (ZOOM)
Press ZOOM while viewing the image. You 
can enlarge the image up to four times the 
original size and scroll using 

C/X/x/c.

To return to normal view, press CLEAR.
◆When pressed once (x2)
The image enlarges twice the original size.
◆When pressed twice (x4)
The image enlarges four times the original 
size.

To stop viewing the JPEG image
Press 

x.

z Hints
• While viewing JPEG image files, you can set 

options such as “INTERVAL” (page 57), 
“EFFECT” (page 57) and “SHARPNESS” 
(page 48).

• You can view JPEG images files without MP3 

audio by setting “MODE (MP3, JPEG)” to 
“IMAGE (JPEG)” (page 56).

• The date the picture was taken is displayed beside 

“DATE” in the Control Menu (page 14). Note that 
no date may appear depending on the digital 
camera.

PICTURE NAVI does not work if “AUDIO (MP3)” 
is selected in “MODE (MP3, JPEG)” (page 56).

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You can play JPEG image files on a DATA 
CD or DATA DVD successively as a slide 
show.

The list of albums on the DATA CD/
DATA DVD appears.

X/x to select an album.

H.

The JPEG images in the selected album 
start playing as a slide show.

To stop playback
Press

x.

• The slide show stops when 

X/x or ZOOM is 

pressed.To resume the slide show, press 

H.

• This function does not work if “MODE (MP3, 

JPEG)” is set to “AUDIO (MP3)” (page 56).

When JPEG image files and MP3 audio 
tracks are placed in the same album, you can 
enjoy a slide show with sound.

Press DISPLAY during stop mode.
The Control Menu appears.

X/x to select 

(MP3, JPEG)) and press ENTER.
The options for “MODE (MP3, JPEG)” 
appear.

X/x to select “AUTO” (default), 

and press ENTER.
• AUTO: plays both the JPEG image files 

and MP3 audio tracks in the same 
album as a slide show.

• AUDIO (MP3): plays only MP3 audio 

tracks continuously.

• IMAGE (JPEG): plays only JPEG 

image files continuously.

Press MENU.
The list of albums on the DATA CD/
DATA DVD appears.

X/x to select the album that 

H.

A slide show starts with sound.

MENU

DISPLAY

ENTER

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z Hints
• To repeat both MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image 

files in a single album, repeat the same MP3 audio 
track or album when “MODE (MP3, JPEG)” is set 
to “AUTO.” See “Playing repeatedly (Repeat 
Play)” (page 34) to repeat the track or album.

• The player recognizes a maximum of 200 albums 

regardless of the selected mode. Of each album, 
the player recognizes up to 300 MP3 audio tracks 
and 300 JPEG image files when “AUTO” is 
selected, 600 MP3 audio tracks when “AUDIO 
(MP3)” is selected, 600 JPEG image files when 
“IMAGE (JPEG)” is selected.

• This function does not work if the MP3 audio 

tracks and JPEG image files are not placed in the 
same album.

• If playing time of JPEG image or MP3 audio is 

longer than the other, the longer one continues 
without sound or image.

• If you play large MP3 track data and JPEG image 

data at the same time, the sound may skip. It is 
recommended that you set the MP3 bit rate to 128 
kbps or lower when creating the file. If the sound 
still skips, then reduce the size of the JPEG file.

• The player skips to the next disc if the current disc 

contains MP3 audio tracks only and “MODE 
(MP3, JPEG)” is set to “IMAGE (JPEG),” or the 
disc contains JPEG image files only and “MODE 
(MP3, JPEG)” is set to “AUDIO (MP3).” It is 
recommended that you set “MODE (MP3, 
JPEG)” to “AUTO.”

You can set the time the slides are displayed 
on the screen.

Press DISPLAY twice while viewing a 
JPEG image or when the player is in 
stop mode.
The Control Menu appears.

X/x to select 

(INTERVAL), then press ENTER.
The options for “INTERVAL” appear.

X/x to select a setting.

The default setting is underlined.
• NORMAL: sets the duration to between 

6 to 9 seconds.

• FAST: sets a duration shorter than 

NORMAL.

• SLOW 1: sets a duration longer than 

NORMAL.

• SLOW 2: sets a duration longer than 

SLOW 1.

Some JPEG files, especially progressive JPEG files 
or JPEG files of 3,000,000 pixels or more, may take 
longer to display than others, which may make the 
duration seem longer than the setting you selected.

You can select the way the slides are 
displayed during a slide show.

X/x to select 

then press ENTER.
The options for “EFFECT” appear.

X/x to select a setting.

The default setting is underlined.
• MODE  1: the image sweeps in from top 

to bottom.

• MODE 2: the image sweeps in from left 

to right.

• MODE 3: the image stretches out from 

the center of the screen.

• MODE 4: the images randomly cycle 

through the effects.

• MODE 5: the next image slides over the 

previous image.

• OFF: turns off this function.

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1(

NORMAL

DATA CD 

JPEG

NORMAL
FAST
SLOW 1
SLOW 2

4)

3 ( 1 2)

1 0 / 2 9 / 2 0 0 6

1(

MODE 1

DATA CD 

JPEG

MODE 1
MODE 2
MODE 3
MODE 4
MODE 5
OFF

4)

3 ( 1 2)

You can set two kinds of playback restrictions 
for a disc.
• Custom Parental Control

You can set playback restrictions so that the 
player will not play inappropriate discs.

• Parental Control

Playback of some DVD VIDEOs can be 
limited according to a predetermined level 
such as the age of the users. Scenes may be 
blocked or replaced with different scenes.

The same password is used for both Parental 
Control and Custom Parental Control.

You can set the same Custom Parental 
Control password for up to 40 discs. When 
you set the 41st-disc, the first disc is canceled.

Insert the disc you want to lock.
If the disc is playing, press 

x to stop 

playback.

Press DISPLAY while the player is in 
stop mode.
The Control Menu appears.

X/x to select 

(PARENTAL CONTROL), then press 
ENTER.
The options for “PARENTAL 
CONTROL” appear.

X/x to select “ON t,” then 

press ENTER.
◆ If you have not entered a password
The display for registering a new 
password appears.

Enter a 4-digit password using the 
number buttons, then press ENTER.
The display for confirming the password 
appears.
◆ When you have already registered a 
password
The display for entering the password 
appears.

Enter or re-enter your 4-digit password 
using the number buttons, then press 
ENTER.
“Custom parental control is set.” appears 
and then the screen returns to the Control 
Menu.

ENTER

DISPLAY

Number 
buttons

OFF

PASSWORD

PLAYER

ON

DVD VIDEO

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PARENTAL CONTROL

Enter a new 4-digit password,

then press

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ENTER

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Follow steps 1 to 3 of “Custom Parental 
Control.”

Press

X/x to select “OFF t,” then press 

ENTER.

Enter your 4-digit password using the 
number buttons, then press ENTER.

Insert the disc for which Custom Parental 
Control is set. 
The “CUSTOM PARENTAL 
CONTROL” display appears.

Enter your 4-digit password using the 
number buttons, then press ENTER.
The player is ready for playback.

z Hint
If you forget your password, enter the 6-digit 
number “199703” using the number buttons when 
the “CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL” display 
asks you for your password, then press ENTER. 
The display will ask you to enter a new 4-digit 
password.

Playback of some DVD VIDEOs can be 
limited according to a predetermined level 
such as the age of the users. The 
“PARENTAL CONTROL” function allows 
you to set a playback limitation level.

Press DISPLAY while the player is in 
stop mode.
The Control Menu appears.

X/x to select 

(PARENTAL CONTROL), then press 
ENTER.
The options for “PARENTAL 
CONTROL” appear.

X/x to select “PLAYER t,”

then press ENTER.
◆ If you have not entered a password
The display for registering a new 
password appears.

Enter a 4-digit password using the 
number buttons, then press ENTER.
The display for confirming the password 
appears.
◆ When you have already registered a 
password
The display for entering the password 
appears.

CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL

Custom parental control is already 
set. To play, enter your password 

and press

         .

ENTER

OFF

PASSWORD

PLAYER

ON

DVD VIDEO

1 8 ( 3 4 )

1 2 ( 2 7 )

1

T

 1 : 3 2 : 5 5

PARENTAL CONTROL

Enter a new 4-digit password,

then press

         .

ENTER

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Enter or re-enter your 4-digit password 
using the number buttons, then press 
ENTER.
The display for setting the playback 
limitation level appears.

X/x to select “STANDARD,” 

then press ENTER.
The selection items for “STANDARD” 
are displayed.

X/x to select a geographic area 

as the playback limitation level, then 
press ENTER.
The area is selected.
When you select “OTHERS

 t,” select 

and enter a standard code in the table on 
page 77 using the number buttons. 

X/x to select “LEVEL,” then 

press ENTER.
The selection items for “LEVEL” are 
displayed.

X/x,

then press ENTER.
Parental Control setting is complete.

The lower the value, the stricter the 
limitation.

To turn off the Parental Control function
Set “LEVEL” to “OFF” in step 8.

Insert the disc and press 

H.

The display for entering your password 
appears.

Enter your 4-digit password using the 
number buttons, then press ENTER.
The player starts playback.

z Hint
If you forget your password, remove the disc and 
repeat steps 1 to 3 of “Parental Control (limited 
playback).” When you are asked to enter your 
password, enter “199703” using the number 
buttons, then press ENTER. The display will ask 
you to enter a new 4-digit password. After you enter 
a new 4-digit password, replace the disc in the 
player and press 

H. When the display for entering 

your password appears, enter your new password.

• When you play discs which do not have the 

Parental Control function, playback cannot be 
limited on this player.

• Depending on the disc, you may be asked to 

change the parental control level while playing 
the disc. In this case, enter your password, then 
change the level. If the Resume Play mode is 
canceled, the level returns to the previous level.

PARENTAL CONTROL

LEVEL:

OFF
USA

STANDARD:

PARENTAL CONTROL

LEVEL:

OFF
USA

STANDARD:

USA

OTHERS

PARENTAL CONTROL

LEVEL:

OFF

OFF

STANDARD:

8:
7:
6:
5:

NC17

R

PARENTAL CONTROL

LEVEL:
STANDARD:

USA

4:

PG13

Press DISPLAY while the player is in 
stop mode.
The Control Menu appears.

X/x to select 

(PARENTAL CONTROL), then press 
ENTER.
The options for “PARENTAL 
CONTROL” appear.

X/x to select “PASSWORD 

t,” then press ENTER.
The display for entering the password 
appears.

If you make a mistake entering your 
password
Press 

C before you press ENTER and input 

the correct number.

You can control the sound level, input source, 
and power switch of your Sony TV with the 
supplied remote.

You can control your TV using the buttons 
below.

Depending on the connected unit, you may not be 
able to control your TV using all or some of the 
buttons on the supplied remote.

TV

[/1

Turn the TV on or off

VOL +/–

Adjust the volume of the TV

TV/VIDEO

Switch the TV’s input source 
between the TV and other 
input sources.

TV

VOL +/–

TV/VIDEO

Number 
buttons

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You can control the sound level, input source, 
and power switch of non-Sony TVs as well.
If your TV is listed in the table below, set the 
appropriate manufacturer’s code.

[/1, press the 

[/1.

Code numbers of controllable TVs
If more than one code number is listed, try 
entering them one at a time until you find the 
one that works with your TV.

• When you replace the batteries of the remote, the 

code number you have set may be reset to the 
default setting. Set the appropriate code number 
again.

• Depending on the connected unit, you may not be 

able to control your TV using all or some of the 
buttons on the supplied remote.

Sony 01 

(default)

Daewoo

04, 22

Hitachi

02, 04

JVC

09

LG/Goldstar

04

MGA/Mitsubishi 04, 13

Panasonic

19

Philips

21

RCA

04, 10

Samsung

04, 20

Sharp

18

Toshiba

07, 18