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3-077-161-E2(1)
CD/DVD
Player
Operating Instructions
DVP-NS999ES
© 2002 Sony Corporation
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WARNING Welcome! To prevent fire or shock Thank you for purchasing this Precautions hazard, do not expose the Sony CD/DVD Player. Before Safety unit to rain or moisture. operating this player, please read To prevent fire or shock hazard, To avoid electrical shock, do this manual thoroughly and retain do not place objects filled with not open the cabinet. Refer it for future reference. liquids, such as vases, on the servicing to qualified apparatus. personnel only. The power cord (mains lead) Ins
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On adjusting volume Do not turn up the volume while listening to Precautions a section with very low level inputs or no audio signals. If you do, the speakers may be damaged when a peak level section is On safety played. • Caution - The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard. On cleaning • Should any solid object or liquid fall into Clean the cabinet, panel, and controls with a the cabinet, unplug the player and have it soft cloth slightly moistened with a mild che
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Table of Contents WARNING ........................................................................................................ 2 Welcome! ......................................................................................................... 2 Precautions ...................................................................................................... 3 About this Manual ............................................................................................ 6 This Player Can Play
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Sound Adjustments .............................................................56 Changing the Sound ...................................................................................... 56 SURROUND Mode Settings .......................................................................... 58 Enjoying Movies ................................................................59 Changing the Angles ...................................................................................... 59 Displaying the
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About this Manual This Player Can Play the Following Discs • Instructions in this manual describe the controls on the remote. You can also use Format of discs the controls on the player if they have the same or similar names as those on the DVD VIDEO remote. (page 86) •“DVD” may be used as a general term for DVD VIDEOs, DVD-Rs, DVD-RWs, DVD-RW DVD+Rs, and DVD+RWs. (page 86) • The meanings of the icons used in this manual are described below: Super Audio CD (page 88) Icon Meaning Functions availa
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• Music discs encoded with copyright Example of discs that the player protection technologies This product is designed to playback discs that cannot play conform to the Compact Disc (CD) standard. Recently, various music discs encoded with The player cannot play the following discs: copyright protection technologies are marketed • All CD-ROMs (including PHOTO CDs)/ by some record companies. Please be aware that CD-Rs/CD-RWs other than those recorded among those discs, there are some that do not
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Notes about the Discs •To keep the disc clean, handle the disc by its edge. Do not touch the surface. • Do not expose the disc to direct sunlight or heat sources such as hot air ducts, or leave it in a car parked in direct sunlight as the temperature may rise considerably inside the car. • After playing, store the disc in its case. • Clean the disc with a cleaning cloth. Wipe the disc from the center out. • Do not use solvents such as benzine, thinner, commercially available cleaners, or anti-st
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Index to Parts and Controls For more information, refer to the pages indicated in parentheses. Front panel 1 [/1 (on/standby) button/indicator (34) 6 x (stop) button (35) Lights up in green when the power is on 7 X (pause) button (35) and lights up in red when the player is in 8 H (play) button (34) standby mode. 9 FL OFF indicator (10) 2 MULTI CHANNEL indicator q; VIDEO OFF indicator (34) Lights up when: qa Front panel display (10) — playing a disc that contains three or qs SUPER AUDIO CD indic
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Front panel display When playing back a DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW Lights up when the player Current audio signal (56) Lights up when the player outputs outputs progressive Playing status the signal in NTSC format Disc type signals (76) Digital TITLE TRACK CHAP INDEX ANGLE NTSC HOUR MIN SEC PROGRESSIVE MULTI REPEAT 1 SHUFFLE PGM A–B Current audio Current play Lights up when you can Playing time (53) Current title and signal (56) mode (44) change the angle (59) chapter (53) When playing back a VIDEO CD wit
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Rear panel DIGITAL OUT AUDIO OUT 5.1CH OUTPUT 12 FRONT REAR CENTER PCM/ DTS/ L MPEG/ DOLBY DIGITAL L COAXIAL OPTICAL COMMAND MODE 12 3 R R WOOFER 2 2 Y PB/CB PR/CR SELECTABLE INTERLACE PROGRESSIVE 1 1 SCAN SELECT VIDEO S1 VIDEO OUT OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT 1 DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack (26) 6 COMMAND MODE switch (1, 2, 3) (27) (28) (18) 2 DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) jack (26) 7 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT/SCAN (27) (28) SELECT switch (76) 3 AUDIO OUT L/R 1/2 jacks (25) (26) 8 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT (27) (Y, PB/CB,
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Remote 1 TV/DVD switch (71) 2 Z OPEN/CLOSE button (34) 3 LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) screen (13) 4 PROGRAM button (44) 5 VIDEO CONTROL button (61) 6 / SEARCH buttons (36) 7 ./> PREV/NEXT (previous/ next) buttons (35) 8 H PLAY button (34) The H button has a tactile dot.* 9 PICTURE NAVI (navigation) button (49) 0 Click shuttle (36) qa DISPLAY button (14) qs TOP MENU button (38) qd Number buttons (38) The number 5 button has a tactile dot.* qf CLEAR button (44) qg SEARCH MODE button (48) qh PICTUR
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Guide to the Remote Control LCD Screen The supplied remote has an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) screen and scroll key for controlling the player. By pushing the scroll key up or down, you can call up various displays and functions such as “TIME/TEXT” and “SUBTITLE.” Scroll key Operating the LCD and scroll key 1 Toggle the scroll key up or down to select a command. The following commands are contained in the LCD. The commands will scroll continuously if you keep the scroll key pushed up or down. F
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Guide to the Control Menu Display You can use the Control Menu to select a function and view related information. The Control Menu display shows different items depending on the disc type. Example: Control Menu display 1 when playing a DVD VIDEO. Currently playing chapter number** Currently playing title number* Total number of title* Playback status Total number of chapters** (N Playback, X Pause, x Stop, etc) Control Menu items Type of disc ( ) 1 2 2 7 PLAY being played ( ) 1 8 3 4 DVD VIDEO T
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List of Control Menu items Following are brief explanations on the Control Menu items. Available options for each item are described on the pages in parentheses. Item Item Name, Function, Relevant Disc Type TITLE (page 48)/SCENE (page 48)/TRACK (page 48) Selects the title, scene, or track to be played. CHAPTER (page 48)/INDEX (page 48) Selects the chapter or index to be played. ALBUM (page 42) Selects the album to be played. TRACK (page 48) Selects the track to be played. INDEX (page 48)
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SETUP (page 73) QUICK Setup (page 30) Use Quick Setup to choose the desired language of the on-screen display,the aspect ratio of the TV, the audio output signal, and the size of the speakers you are connecting. CUSTOM Setup In addition to the Quick Setup setting, you can adjust various other settings. RESET Returns the settings in “SETUP” to the default setting. PROGRAM (page 44) Selects the title, chapter, or track to play in the order you want. SHUFFLE (page 45) Plays the title, cha
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Simple Start Guide Step 2: Preparing the Simple Start Guide Remote Quick Overview You can control the player using the supplied remote. Insert two size R6 (AA) batteries by A quick overview presented in this guide matching the 3 and # ends on the batteries will give you enough information to start to the markings inside the compartment. using the player for your enjoyment. To use When using the remote, point it at the the surround sound features of this player, remote sensor on the player. refe
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When you have more than one Sony DVD player If the supplied remote interferes with your other Sony DVD player, set the command mode for this player and the supplied remote to one that differs from the other Sony DVD player. The default command mode setting for this player and the supplied remote is DVD 1. COMMAND MODE switch 1 Slide the COMMAND MODE switch on the remote to select the command mode (DVD 1, DVD 2, or DVD 3) so that the setting for the remote differs from the other DVD players. For
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Simple Start Guide Step 3: TV Hookups Connect the supplied audio/video cord and power cord in the order (1~3) shown below. Be sure to connect the power cord last. to video input INPUT 1 Audio/video cord VIDEO (yellow) (supplied) L (white) AUDIO R (red) to audio input to VIDEO to AUDIO OUT OUT 1 or 2 L/R 1 or 2 AUDIO OUT 12 2 L 1 TV VIDEO OUT R 2 Power source CD/DVD Player DIGITAL OUT AUDIO OUT 5.1CH OUTPUT 12 FRONT REAR CENTER PCM/ DTS/ L MPEG/ DOLBY DIGITAL L COAXIAL OPTICAL COMMAND MODE 12 3 R
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Step 4: Playing a Disc With the playback side facing down After step 6 1 Turn on the TV. Depending on the disc, a menu may be 2 Press [/1 on the player. displayed on the TV screen. If so, select the item you want from the menu and play the 3 Switch the input selector on your DVD VIDEO (page 38) or VIDEO CD TV so that the signal from the (page 41). player appears on the TV screen. To stop playing 4 Press A on the player to open the Press x. disc tray. To remove the disc 5 Place the disc on the tr
