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3-062-657-11(3)
CD/DVD Player
CD/DVD Player
Operating Instructions
DVP-S350
© 2000 Sony Corporation
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WARNING Welcome! For customers in the U.S.A Thank you for purchasing this Sony CD/ To prevent fire or shock DVD Player. Before operating the unit, hazard, do not expose the Owner’s Record please read this manual thoroughly and unit to rain or moisture. The model and serial numbers are retain it for future reference. located at the rear of the unit. Record the To avoid electrical shock, serial number in the space provided below. do not open the cabinet. Refer to them whenever you call upon Refer
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TABLE OF CONTENTS About This Manual 4 This Player Can Play the Following Discs 4 Settings and Adjustments 43 Precautions 6 Using the Setup Display 43 Notes About the Discs 6 Setup Display Item List 45 Setting the Display Language or Sound Track (LANGUAGE SETUP) 46 Getting Started 7 Settings for the Display (SCREEN SETUP) 47 Unpacking 7 Custom Settings (CUSTOM SETUP) 48 TV Hookups 8 Settings for the Sound (AUDIO SETUP) 51 Receiver (Amplifier) Hookups 10 Controlling your TV or AV Receiver (Amplifi
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About This Manual Conventions Icon Meaning • Instructions in this manual describe the controls on the player. Indicates that you can use only the remote You can also use the controls on the remote if they have the to do the task. Z same or similar names as those on the player. • The icons on the right are used in this manual: Indicates tips and hints for making the task easier. z Indicates that the function is for DVD VIDEOs. Indicates that the function is for VIDEO CDs. Indicates that the funct
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Terms for discs Discs that the player cannot play The player cannot play discs other than the ones listed in the • Title table on page 4. CD-Rs, CD-ROMs including PHOTO CDs, data The longest section of a picture or music feature on a DVD, the sections in CD-EXTRAs, DVD-ROMs, DVD-audio, HD (high movie, etc. in video software, or the name of an album in audio density) layer of Super Audio CD etc., cannot be played. software. • Chapter Sections of a picture or a music feature that are smaller than
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Precautions On safety IMPORTANT NOTICE • Caution – The use of optical instruments with this Caution: The enclosed DVD player is capable of product will increase eye hazard. holding a still video image or on-screen display • Should any solid object or liquid fall into the cabinet, image on your television screen indefinitely. If you unplug the player and have it checked by qualified leave the still video image or on-screen display image personnel before operating it any further. displayed on you
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Getting Started Unpacking Getting Started Check that you have the following items: • Audio/video connecting cord (1) • Remote commander (remote) (1) • Size AA (R6) batteries (2) This section describes how to hook up the CD/DVD player to a TV (with Inserting batteries into the remote audio/video input jacks) and/or an You can control the player using the supplied remote. AV receiver (amplifier). You cannot Insert two Size AA (R6) batteries by matching the + and – connect this player to a TV whic
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Getting Started TV Hookups This connection is for listening to the sound through TV Required cords speakers (L: left, R: right). Refer to the instructions Audio/video connecting cord (supplied) (1) supplied with the component to be connected. Yellow Yellow z You can enjoy surround sound using your TV’s built-in White (L) White (L) speakers Red (R) Red (R) You can use 3D sound imaging to create virtual rear speakers from the sound of built-in TV speakers without using actual rear S video cord (n
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Getting Started If you connect the player to a monitor or Setups for the player projector having component video input Some setup adjustments are necessary for the player connectors that conform to output signals from depending on the TV or other components to be the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT (Y, PB/B-Y, PR/R-Y) connected. connectors on the player Use the setup display to change the various settings. Connect the component via the COMPONENT VIDEO For details on using the setup display, see page 43. OUT
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Getting Started Receiver (Amplifier) Hookups This connection is for listening to the sound through Required cords speakers connected to a receiver lacking a built-in DTS or Audio connecting cord (not supplied) (1) Dolby* Digital decoder. Refer as well to the instructions supplied with the component to be connected. White (L) White (L) Red (R) Red (R) z You can enjoy surround sounds even if you connect front speakers only S video cord (not supplied) (1) You can use 3D sound imaging to create vir
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Getting Started Notes Setups for the player • You cannot enjoy a picture with an S video signal if your TV Some setup adjustments are necessary for the player does not conform to the S video signal. When your TV does not have an S VIDEO input, connect the component via the depending on the components to be connected. VIDEO INPUT connector using the audio/video connecting Use the setup display to change the various settings. cord (supplied) instead of the S video cord. For details, see For deta
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Getting Started 5.1 Channel Surround Hookups With DVDs which contain DTS or Dolby Digital sound, Setups for the player you can enjoy the surround sound while producing the Some setup adjustments are necessary for the player effect of being in a movie theater or a concert hall using a depending on the components to be connected. digital component with a built-in DTS or Dolby Digital Use the setup display to change the various settings. decoder (not supplied). The player outputs the surround For d
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Getting Started TV To S VIDEO input S VIDEO IN To S VIDEO OUT CD/DVD player AUDIO OUT DIGITAL OUT VIDEO OUT S VIDEO OUT PCM/DTS/ DOLBY DIGITAL COAXIAL OPTICAL COMPONENT VIDEO OUT RL YPB/B-Y PR/R-Y To DIGITAL To To an AC outlet OUT DIGITAL (OPTICAL) OUT Take off the (COAXIAL) cap. To optical To coaxial digital digital input input DIGITAL TV/LD DVD VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 MONITOR S-LINK AC OUTLET CTRL A1 TV/LD IN AC-3 RF 5.1 INPUT PRE OUT FRONT REAR CENTER FRONT REAR WOOFER CENTER DVD IN S-VIDEO S-VIDE
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Getting Started Selecting the Language for the On-Screen Display You can select the language for the setup display, the 3 Select “LANGUAGE SETUP” using M/m, and then Control Menu display or the messages displayed on the press ENTER. screen. The default setting is “ENGLISH.” LANGUAGE SETUP OSD: ENGLISH DVD MENU: ENGLISH AUDIO: ORIGINAL SUBTITLE: AUDIO FOLLOW 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ENTER ENTER To set, press , then . DISPLAY To quit, press .
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Getting Started To return to the previous screen Press ORETURN. To quit while making a selection Press DISPLAY. Note The languages you can select are the ones displayed in step 4. For details, see page 46. 15
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Playing Discs Playing Discs Depending on the DVD or VIDEO CD, some This chapter describes how to play a operations may be different or restricted. Refer to the instructions supplied with your disc. DVD/CD/VIDEO CD. ! H A Power indicator @/1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 Turn on your TV. Turn on the TV and select the video input so that you can view the pictures from this player. When using a receiver (amplifier) Turn on the receiver (amplifier) and select the appropriate position so that you can l
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Playing Discs To turn on the player Additional operations Press ! on the player. The player enters standby mode and the power indicator lights up in red. A ./> Then press @/1 on the remote. The player turns on and the power indicator lights up in green. In standby mode, the player also turns on by pressing A on the player or by pressing H. To turn off the player H X x Press @/1 on the remote. The player enters standby mode and the power indicator lights up in red. To disconnect the power of the
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Playing Discs Searching for a Particular Point on a Disc Z You can locate a particular point on a disc at the desired Locating a point slowly by watching the speed by monitoring the picture. screen (Slow-motion Play) You can use this function only for DVDs or VIDEO CDs. 1 2 3 When the player is in the pause mode, press to 4 5 6 7 8 9 locate a point in playback direction, or press to 0 locate a point in opposite direction. When you find the point you want, press H to return to the normal
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Playing Discs Resuming Playback from the Point Where You Stopped the Disc (Resume Play) The player remembers the point where you stopped the Notes • Resume Play may not be available on some DVDs. disc and when “RESUME” appears on the front panel • Resume Play is not available in Shuffle or Program Play mode. display, you can resume playback from that point. • Depending on where you stopped the disc, the player may As long as you do not open the disc tray, Resume Play resume playback from a d
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Playing Discs Using the DVD’s Menu Some DVDs have a title menu or a DVD menu that is Using the DVD menu provided with DVDs only. Some DVDs allow you to select the disc contents using a menu. When you play these DVDs, you can select the language for the subtitles, the language for the sound, etc., Using the title menu using the DVD menu. A DVD is divided into long sections of a picture or a music feature called “titles.” When you play a DVD DVD MENU which contains several titles, you can selec
