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• If the disc is inserted with playback side up, 

a “No Disc” or “Cannot play this disc.”  
message appears.

• Discs created on DVD recorders must be 

correctly finalized to play on this player. For 
more information about finalizing, refer to 
the operating instructions supplied with the 
DVD recorder.

• The disc may be still spinning when the disc 

lid is opened. Wait until the spinning stops 
before removing the disc.

• During operation, “

” may appear on the 

screen. This symbol indicates that a function 
explained in this operating instruction is not 
available on the current DVD VIDEO.

• Some DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs (VR mode) may 

take time before starting playback because 
of the recorded content.

Press 

x.

Pressing 

H again will start playback 

from the point you stopped (Resume 
Play). See page 22 for details.
To play from the beginning, press 

x 

twice, then press 

H.

Press the remote’s 

\/1 button or slide 

the player’s 

\/1/HOLD switch to “\/1.” 

Set the player’s 

\/1/HOLD switch to 

“HOLD.” All the buttons on the player 
are locked, while the button on the 
remote remains operable.

• The player’s speaker does not output DTS 

sound. When you play DTS sound tracks on 
a DVD VIDEO, connect the player to an AV 
amplifier (receiver) (page 49) and set up 
“DTS” in “Audio Setup” (page 44).

• If  you connect the player to audio 

equipment such as an AV amplifier 
(receiver) without a DTS decoder, do not set 
“DTS” to “On” in “Audio Setup” (page 44). 
A loud noise may come out from the 
speakers, which may affect your ears or 
cause speaker damage.

• A  screen saver image appears when you 

leave the player in pause or stop without 
operation for more than 15 minutes. The 
image disappears when you press 

H. See 

page 42 for details.

• The player turns off, 15 minutes after 

starting the screen saver function (Auto 
Power Off).

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* DVD VIDEOs, DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs (VR 

mode) only.
The above functions may not be used for 
some scenes.

When you stop playback, the player 
remembers the stop point and displays a 
message on the screen. You can resume 
from the same point by pressing 

H 

again. Resume Play works even after the 
player is turned off, as long as the disc 
lid is kept closed.

x to 

A message appears.

H.

The player starts playback from the 
point you stopped in step 1.

z Hints
• To play from the beginning of the disc, press 

x twice, then press H.

• When turning power on again after power 

off, resume play starts automatically.

• Depending on the stop point, Resume play 

may not start from exactly the same point.

• The point where you stopped playing is 

cleared when:

Stop

Press 

x

Pause

Press 

X

Go to the next chapter, 
track, or scene in 
continuous play mode

Press 

>

Go back to the 
previous chapter, 
track, or scene in 
continuous play mode

Press 

.

Briefly fast forward 
the current scene*

Press  
during playback.

.

>

x

X

H

x

– you turn off the player while playing a 

DVD-RW/DVD-R (VR mode).

– you open the disc lid.
– you disconnect the battery pack and the 

AC adaptor.

– you switch LINE SELECT switch or CD/

DVD USB switch.

A DVD is divided into long sections of a 
picture or a music feature called “titles.” 
When you play a DVD containing 
several titles, you can select the title you 
want using the TOP MENU button.
When you play DVDs that allow you to 
select items such as language for the 
sound and subtitles, select these items 
using the MENU button.

The disc’s menu appears on the screen.
The contents of the menu vary from 
disc to disc.

C/X/x/c or the number 

Depending on the disc, you may not be able to 
use 

C/c of the player for the disc menu. In this 

case, use 

C/c on the remote.

When playing a DVD VIDEO recorded 
in multiple audio formats (PCM, Dolby 
Digital,  or DTS), you can change the 
audio format. If the DVD VIDEO is 
recorded with multilingual tracks, you 
can also change the language.
With CDs or VIDEO CDs, you can 
select the sound from either the right or 
left channel and listen to the sound of the 
selected channel through both the right 
and left speakers. For example, when 
playing a disc containing a song with the 
vocals on the right channel and the 
instruments on the left channel, you can 
hear the instruments from both speakers 
by selecting the left channel.

 

The default setting is underlined.
◆ When playing a DVD VIDEO
Depending on the DVD VIDEO, the 
choice of language varies.
When the same language is 
displayed two or more times, the 
DVD VIDEO is recorded in 
multiple audio formats.

TOP MENU

C/X/x/c

ENTER

MENU

Number

buttons

AUDIO

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◆ When playing a DVD-VR mode 
disc
The types of sound tracks recorded 
on a disc are displayed.
Example:
• 1.Main (main sound)
• 1.Sub (sub sound)
• 1.Main+Sub (main and sub sound)
◆ When playing a CD/VIDEO CD
• Stereo: the standard stereo sound
• Left: the sound of the left channel 

(monaural)

• Right: the sound of the right 

channel (monaural)

◆ When playing a Super VCD
• Stereo: the stereo sound of the 

audio track 1

• Left: the sound of the left channel 

of the audio track 1 (monaural)

• Right: the sound of the right 

channel of the audio track 1 
(monaural)

• Stereo 1: the stereo sound of the 

audio track 2

• Left 1: the sound of the left 

channel of the audio track 2 
(monaural)

• Right 1: the sound of the right 

channel of the audio track 2 
(monaural)

z Hints
• You can check of the current audio format 

(Dolby Digital, DTS, PCM, etc.) by 
pressing AUDIO repeatedly while playing a 
DVD VIDEO.

• You can switch the sound in the Playback 

Settings Display while playing a DVD 
(page 27).

• Depending on the disc, you may not be able 

to change the audio format, even if it is 
recorded in multiple audio formats.

• When playing a Super VCD that does not 

contain audio track 2, no sound will come 
out if you select “Stereo 1,” “Left 1,” or 
“Right 1.”

• When playing soundtracks on DVD-RW/

DVD-R (VR mode) with audio equipment 
such as an AV amplifier (receiver) 
connected via the OPTICAL OUT jack, set 
“Dolby Digital” in “Audio Setup” to 
“Downmix PCM” (page 43).

• If “DTS” in “Audio Setup” is set to “Off” 

(page 44), the player does not output the 
DTS signal from the OPTICAL OUT jack 
even when the disc contains a DTS track.

• When playing DTS sound tracks on a CD, 

you cannot change the sound.

If subtitles are recorded on the disc, you 
can change the subtitles or turn them on 
and off whenever you want while 
playing a DVD.

Depending on the disc, the choice of 
language varies.

Select “Subtitle Off” in step 1.

z Hint
You can switch the subtitles in the Playback 
Settings Display while playing a DVD 
(page 27).

• Depending on the DVD VIDEO, you may 

not be able to change the subtitles even if 
multilingual subtitles are recorded on it. 
You also may not be able to turn them off.

• While you play a disc with subtitles, the 

subtitle may disappear when you press 

.

 

If various angles (multi-angles) for a 
scene are recorded on the DVD VIDEO, 
“

” appears on the screen. This means 

that you can change the viewing angle.

 

The scene changes to the selected 
angle.

• Some DVD VIDEOs prohibit changing 

angles even when multi-angles are recorded.

• You  cannot change angles during Slow Play 

or Scan Play.

• “

”  (angle mark) does not appear when 

“Angle Mark” in “General Setup” is set to 
“Off” (page 42).

SUBTITLE

ANGLE

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Some DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs in VR 
(Video Recording) mode have two types 
of title for playback: originally recorded 
titles (Original), and titles that can be 
created on recordable DVD players for 
editing (Play List). You can select the 
type of title to be played.

The current mode appears.
The TOP MENU button does not 
work when Resume Play is 
activated. Cancel the Resume Play 
status first by pressing 

x twice, and 

then press TOP MENU.

z Hint
You can check the current mode by pressing 
DISPLAY during playback. On the Playback 
Settings Display (page 27), “PL” or “ORG” 
will be displayed next to the title number.

• When a disc containing a Playlist title is 

inserted, the player automatically starts 
playing the Playlist title.

• When no Playlist title is recorded, “ORG” 

appears in step 1. When you press TOP 
MENU once more, “

” appears.

Some VIDEO CDs have Playback 
Control (PBC) functions allowing for 
interactive search or playback options.

The menu appears for your 
selection.

Refer to the instructions supplied 
with the disc, as the operating 
procedure may differ depending on 
the VIDEO CD.

TOP MENU

ENTER

H

Number

buttons

z Hint
To cancel the PBC function, set “PBC” to 
“Off” in “General Setup” (page 42) and then, 
open and close the disc lid.

Depending on the VIDEO CD, “Press 
ENTER” in step 2 may appear as “Press 
SELECT.” In this case, press

 H.

While playing a DVD, you can check the 
current playback settings on the screen. 
The Playback Settings Display also 
allows you to change sound, subtitle, 
and angle or search for a title or track by 
inputting numbers.

The Playback Settings Display 
appears.
Example: When playing a DVD 
VIDEO

Number

buttons

DISPLAY

C/X/x/c

ENTER

O

Menu

Title

Chapter

Audio

Subtitle

02/07

03/20

02 2CH DOLBY DIGITAL English

01 English

Title Elapsed 00:12:01

Current playback settings

Items

Elapsed or 
remaining time

Battery status

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The corresponding icon for Play, 
Pause, Search, or Slow Play is 
displayed in the upper right corner 
of the screen.
When a DVD-RW/DVD-R (VR 
mode) is played, “PL” or “ORG” is 
displayed next to the title number.

X/x to select the 

• Title
• Chapter
• Audio
• Subtitle
• Angle
• T.Time
• C.Time
• Repeat
• Time  Disp.

X/x to select the 

To enter numbers, use the number 
buttons or 

X/x.

Depending on the disc, you may not be able to 
set some options.

Press DISPLAY or 

O RETURN. 

By entering the number or the time code, 
you can search a DVD by title or 
chapter.

X/x to select the search 

• Title
• Chapter
• T.Time*
• C.Time*

* You can search the title or chapter of a DVD 

VIDEO by entering the time code.

X/x 

The player starts playback from the 
selected number.

When you select “T.Time” or “C.Time” 
in step 1, “00:00:00” will appear on the 
screen. Enter the desired time code using 
the number buttons, and press ENTER. 
Playback starts from the entered time 
code. Elapsed or remaining time appears 
on the footer of the Playback Settings 
Display.

z Hints
• You can use direct search without 

displaying the control menu. See page 30 
for details.

• See page 30 for details about using direct 

search for a CD or VIDEO CD.

• The displayed title/chapter number is the 

same as the number recorded on the disc.

• Chapter times are not displayed when a 

DVD-RW/DVD-R (VR mode) is played. 
Chapter time will be displayed as “--:--:--.”

• Depending on the disc, you may not be able 

to use the time code.

You can play all of the titles on a DVD 
VIDEO, or a single title or chapter 
repeatedly.

X/x to select the setting, 

•

Chapter: repeats the current 

chapter.

•

Title: repeats the current title.

•

All: repeats all of the titles.

Select “Off” in step 2.

z Hint
When playing a VCD or CD repeatedly, use 
OPTIONS (page 31).

Depending on the disc, the Repeat function 
may not be available.

You can check the playing time and 
remaining time of the current title or 
chapter. 

X/x to select the time 

• Title Elapsed
• Title Remain
• Chapter  Elapsed
• Chapter  Remain

z Hint
See page 32 for details about displaying the 
elapsed time of a CD or VIDEO CD.

• In the case of DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs (VR 

mode), the playing time and remaining time 
of the chapter is not displayed.

• The default setting for “Time Disp.” is 

“Title Elapsed.” After selecting an other 
option of “Time Disp.” and exiting from the 
Playback Settings Display, the “Title 
Elapsed” appears when the Playback 
Settings Display is re-entered.

Time Disp.

Title Elapsed

Title Remain

Chapter Elapsed

Chapter Remain

Title Elapsed 00:12:48

You can quickly locate a particular point 
on a disc by monitoring the picture or 
playing back slowly.

• Depending on the disc, you may not be able 

to perform some of the operations 
described.

• For DATA CDs/DATA DVDs, you can 

search for a particular point only on an MP3 
audio track.

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During playback, press 

> or . to 

go to the next or previous chapter/track/
scene.

z Hints
When you know the title or chapter number, 
you can search directly by entering these 
numbers using the number buttons.
• While playing a DVD VIDEO, you can 

search for a title or chapter using the number 
buttons and ENTER. Press 

C/c to switch 

between title and chapter.

• While playing CDs/VIDEO CDs, you can 

search for a track using the number buttons 
and ENTER.

Press 

m or M to fast reverse or fast 

forward during playback. To return to 
normal play, press 

H.

Each time you press 

m or M during 

scan, the scan speed changes.
With each press the indication changes 
as shown below.

◆ Playback direction

◆ Opposite direction

The “3

M”/“3m” playback speed is 

faster than “2

M”/“2m” and the 

“2

M”/“2m” playback speed is faster 

than “1

M”/“1m.”

z Hint

C/c on the player works the same as m/M 
on the remote, and ENTER on the player 
works the same as 

H on the remote. This 

function is effective when you play back a 
DVD.

M

m

>

OPTIONS

H

.

DISPLAY

H t 1M t 2M t 3M

H t 1m t 2m t 3m

• No  sound is output during Scan play for a 

DVD or VIDEO CD.

• Scan speed differs depending on the disc 

type.

Press 

m or M when the player is in 

pause mode. To return to normal speed, 
press 

H.

Each time you press 

m or M during 

Slow Play, the playback speed changes. 
With each press the indication changes 
as follows:

◆ Playback direction 

◆ Opposite direction (DVD only)

The “3

”/“3

” playback speed is 

slower than “2

”/“2

” and the 

“2

”/“2

” playback speed is slower 

than “1

”/“1

.”

Slow speed differs depending on the disc type.

You can play all of the tracks on a disc, 
or a single track repeatedly (Repeat 
Play).
Also, you can play the tracks in random 
order, too (Random Play).

•

Track: repeats the current 

track.

•

All: repeats all tracks on the 

disc.

• Random: plays all tracks on the 

disc randomly.

Select “

Off” in step 1.

z Hint
During Random Play, you can start playing 
other randomly selected track by pressing 
> once.

• You  cannot use Repeat Play and Random 

Play with VIDEO CDs or Super VCDs 
during PBC playback.

• Depending on the disc, Random Play may 

not be available.

• The same track may be repeated several 

times in Random Play.

H t 1

 

t 2  

t 3 

H t 1

 

t 2  

t 3 

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Press DISPLAY while playing a DVD, 
and then use the Playback Settings 
Display (page 27). 

Press DISPLAY. 
The playing track number/the total 
number of tracks and the elapsed time of 
the current track appear. Press 
DISPLAY repeatedly to switch the time 
information as below.

• Track Elapsed
• Track Remain
• Disc  Elapsed
• Disc Remain

Press DISPLAY.
The player displays “PBC On” (when 
you set “PBC” to “Off,” the player 
displays the playing track number/the 
total number of tracks), the elapsed time, 
and the audio mode on the screen.

The player does not display

 “

Disc Elapsed

”

 or 

 

“

Disc Remain

”

 on the screen when playing a 

CD in Random Play.

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) or USB 
devices.
For playable MP3 audio files and JPEG 
image files, see page 54.
When you insert DATA CDs and DATA 
DVDs, the list of albums appears.

Set the CD/DVD USB switch on the 
player’s left side to “USB.”

MENU

x

.

C/X/x/c
ENTER

X

H

>

Connect the USB device to the USB 
jack on the player’s left side.

Set the CD/DVD USB switch to 
“DVD/CD.”

Disconnect a USB device.

JPEG and MP3 file playback via USB 
port is confirmed with Sony’s USB 
Memory Stick Reader/Writer and USB 
Flash drive “Pocket Bit.” (Confirmed 
device: MSAC-US40, USM-EX series, 
USM-J series, USM-JX series, USM-H 
series)

• Do  not disconnect the USB device while its 

access indicator is flashing. Doing so may 
cause data corruption or loss of data.

• The  access indicator on some USB devices 

may keep flashing even after the data is 
transferred.

• USB devices which can connect to the 

player are flash memory and multiple card 
reader. Other devices (digital still camera, 
USB hub, etc.) cannot be connected. When 
an incompatible device is connected, 
“Cannot recognise the connected device.” 
appears indicating that the device is 
unrecognizable.

• DATA CDs recorded in KODAK Picture 

CD format automatically start playing when 
inserted.

X/x to select an album on 

The list of tracks in the album 
appears.

• To go to the next or previous page, 

press 

> or ..

• To return to the list of albums, 

press 

X/x to select 

 and press 

ENTER.

X/x to select the track you 

Playback starts from the selected 
track.

Press 

> or ..

Press 

x.

• The total albums and files the player can 

recognize is about 648.

• The number of albums in a disc the player 

can recognize is about 299.

CD/DVD USB switch

USB device

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X/x to select an album on 

The list of files in the album appears.

• To go to the next or previous page, 

press 

> or ..

• To return to the list of albums, 

press 

X/x to select 

 and press 

ENTER.

X/x to select the image you 

The selected image appears.
Example:

Press MENU when a file is displayed on 
the screen.
The image files in the album appear in 
12 subscreens with the displayed file in 
the lead.

• To move to the previous or next 

page of the thumbnail list display, 
select “

bPrev” or “NextB” under 

the screen.

• To exit the list of thumbnails, press 

MENU.

Press 

> or ..

Press 

C/X/x/c while viewing the image.

X: Reverses the image vertically (up and 
down).
x: Reverses the image horizontally (left 
and right).
c: Rotates the image 90 degrees 
clockwise.
C: Rotates the image 90 degrees counter 
clockwise.
Note that the view also returns to normal 
if you press 

./> to go to the next 

or previous image.
Example: when 

C is pressed once.

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2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

Press 

x.

The display returns to the list of files.

• Images may take time to appear due to the 

number of recorded files or the size of the 
folders. If no image appears after a few 
minutes, some of the files included may be 
too large.

• Some JPEG files, especially progressive 

JPEG files or JPEG files of 3,000,000 pixels 
or more, may take longer to display than 
others.

• The  player cannot play the JPEG image file 

that is larger than 3078 (width) x 2048 
(height) in normal mode, or more than 
3,300,000 pixels in progressive JPEG. 
(Some progressive JPEG files cannot be 
displayed even if the size is within this 
specified capacity.)

• The  total albums and files the player can 

recognize is about 648.

• The  number of albums in a disc the player 

can recognize is about 299.

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

The list of thumbnails appears.

C/X/x/c to select 

A slideshow starts from the 
displayed file.

Press 

X. By pressing X again or H, 

you can return to slideshow. 

Press 

x or MENU.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

You can adjust the picture displayed on 
the LCD screen. See “General Setup” 
(page 41), when outputting the video 
signal to TV, etc.

The Option Menu appears.

X/x to select “LCD 

The items for “LCD Mode” appear.

X/x to select items and 

• LCD Aspect: Change the picture size. 

Select “Normal” or “Full” by 
pressing 

X/x*.

• Backlight: Adjust the brightness of 

the LCD screen by pressing 

C/c.

• Contrast: Adjust the difference 

between light and dark areas by 
pressing 

C/c.

• Hue: Adjust the red and green 

colour balance by pressing 

C/c.

• Color: Adjust the richness of 

colours by pressing 

C/c.

• Default: Returns all settings to the 

factory defaults.

* In  “Normal,” the pictures are displayed in 

the original configuration, retaining the 
aspect ratio. For example, a 4:3 picture will 
have black bands on both sides, and the 
letterbox pictures recorded either in 16:9 or 
4:3 will have black bands on all sides. In 
“Full,” a 16:9 picture will be adjusted to fill 
the entire screen.

z Hints
• The  screen turns off automatically when the 

LCD panel is closed.

• You can see the settings for the display in 

“General Setup” (page 41).

• The  screen size you can select differs 

depending on the DVD.

• You cannot select “Normal” for a DVD 

recorded in “16:9.”

• You cannot adjust the picture size and 

quality when playing a VIDEO CD with 
“PBC” set to “Off.”

• You can select “Normal” or “Full” by 

pressing OPTIONS repeatedly when 
inputting from external sources.

C/X/x/c

ENTER

OPTIONS