Settings And Adjustments; Using The Setup Display; Language Setup; Screen Setup - Sony DVP-NS611HP Service Manual

DVP-NS611HP/NS710H/NS710HP/NS717HP/NS718H/NS718HP/NS728H/NS728HP

Settings and Adjustments

Using the Setup Display

You can make various adjustments to items,
such as picture and sound.
For details on each Setup Display item, see
pages from 32 to 39.
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Playback settings stored in the disc take priority
over the Setup Display settings and not all of the
functions described may work.
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Press DISPLAY when the player is
in stop mode.
The Control Menu appears.
2
Press X/x to select
(SETUP), then press ENTER.
The options for "SETUP" appear.
• QUICK: makes the basic adjustments
(page 15)
• CUSTOM: makes various adjustments
• RESET: resets all the settings explained
on pages 32 to 39
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Press X/x to select "CUSTOM,"
then press ENTER.
The Setup Display appears.
Select the setup category and adjust each
item following the instructions on pages
32 to 39.

LANGUAGE SETUP

OSD:
MENU:
AUDIO:
SUBTITLE:
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OFF
To output normal (interlace)
signals.
ON To output progressive signals.
To output progressive signals
1
Select "PROGRESSIVE
(COMPONENT OUT ONLY)," and
press ENTER.
2
Select "ON," and press ENTER.
The display asks for confirmation.
3
Select "Start," and press ENTER.
The video switches to a progressive
signal for 5 seconds.
4
If the picture appears normal, select
"YES," and press ENTER.
If not, select "NO," and press ENTER.
To reset the setting
If the picture does not appear normal or goes
blank, press [/1 to turn off the player, and
enter "369" using the number buttons on the
remote, then press [/1 to turn on the player
again.
◆ MODE (PROGRESSIVE)
In order for these images to appear natural on
your screen when output in progressive
mode, the progressive video signal needs to
be converted to match the type of DVD
software that you are watching.
This setting is effective only when you set
"PROGRESSIVE (COMPONENT OUT
ONLY)" in "SCREEN SETUP" to "ON."
AUTO Automatically detects the
software type (film-based or
video-based) and selects the
appropriate conversion mode.
Normally, select this position.
VIDEO Fixes the conversion mode to
the mode for video-based
software.
◆ 4:3 OUTPUT
This setting is effective only when you set
"TV TYPE" in "SCREEN SETUP" to
"16:9." Adjust this to watch 4:3 aspect ratio.
If you can change the aspect ratio on your TV,
change the setting on your TV, not the player.
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LANGUAGE SETUP
You can set various languages for the on-
screen display or sound track.
◆ OSD (On-Screen Display)
Switches the display language on the screen.
◆ MENU (DVD VIDEO only)
You can select the desired language for the
disc's menu.
◆ AUDIO (DVD VIDEO only)
Switches the language of the sound track.
When you select "ORIGINAL," the language
given priority in the disc is selected.
◆ SUBTITLE (DVD VIDEO only)
Switches the language of the subtitle recorded
on the DVD VIDEO.
When you select "AUDIO FOLLOW," the
language for the subtitles changes according
to the language you selected for the sound
track.
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If you select "OTHERS t" in "MENU,"
"SUBTITLE," or "AUDIO," select and enter a
language code from "Language Code List" on
page 47 using the number buttons.
b
If you select a language in "MENU,"
"SUBTITLE," or "AUDIO" that is not recorded on
a DVD VIDEO, one of the recorded languages will
be automatically selected.
ENGLISH
ENGLISH
ORIGINAL
ENGLISH
FULL
Select this when you can
change the aspect ratio on your
TV.
NORMAL Select this when you cannot
change the aspect ratio on your
TV. Shows a 16:9 aspect ratio
signal with black bands on left
and right sides of the image.
16:9 aspect ratio TV
For Taiwan model only
◆ BLACK LEVEL
Selects the black level (setup level) for the
video signals output from the jacks other than
COMPONENT VIDEO OUT/HDMI OUT.
ON Sets the black level of the output
signal to the standard level.
OFF Lowers the standard black level.
Use this when the picture
becomes too white.
For Taiwan model only
◆ BLACK LEVEL (COMPONENT OUT)
Selects the black level (setup level) for the
video signals output from the COMPONENT
VIDEO OUT jacks. You cannot select this
when the player outputs progressive signals
(page 33).
OFF Sets the black level of the output
signal to the standard level.
Normally, select this position.
ON Raises the standard black level.
Use this setting when the
picture appears too dark.

SCREEN SETUP

Choose settings according to the TV to be
connected.
The default settings are underlined and differ
depending on the player model.
◆ TV TYPE
Selects the aspect ratio of the connected TV
(4:3 standard or wide).
You cannot select this when "PhotoTV HD"
mode is activated (page 30).
16:9 Select this when connecting to a
wide-screen TV or a TV with a
wide mode function.
4:3
Select this when connecting to a
LETTER 4:3 screen TV. Displays a wide
BOX picture with bands on the upper
and lower portions of the
screen.
4:3
Select this when connecting to a
PAN SCAN 4:3 screen TV. Automatically
displays the wide picture on the
entire screen and cuts off the
portions that do not fit.
16:9
4:3 LETTER BOX
4:3 PAN SCAN
b
Depending on the DVD, "4:3 LETTER BOX" may
be selected automatically instead of "4:3 PAN
SCAN" or vice versa.

CUSTOM SETUP

Use this to set up playback related and other
settings.
The default settings are underlined and differ
depending on the player model.
◆ AUTO POWER OFF
Switches the Auto Power Off setting on or
off.
OFF Switches this function off.
ON The player enters standby mode
when left in stop mode for more
than 30 minutes.
◆ AUTO PLAY
Switches the Auto Play setting on or off. This
function is useful when the player is
connected to a timer (not supplied).
OFF Switches this function off.
ON Automatically starts playback
when the player is turned on by
a timer (not supplied).
◆ DIMMER
Adjusts the lighting of the front panel display.
BRIGHT Makes the lighting bright.
DARK
Makes the lighting dark.
AUTO Makes the lighting dark if you
DARK do not operate the player or
remote for a short while.
◆ PAUSE MODE (DVDs only)
Selects the picture in pause mode.
AUTO The picture, including subjects
that move dynamically, is
output with no jitter. Normally,
select this position.
FRAME The picture, including subjects
that do not move dynamically,
is output in high resolution.
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◆ COLOR SYSTEM (VIDEO CD)
Selects the colour system when you play a
VIDEO CD.
AUTO Outputs the video signal in the
system of the VIDEO CD,
either PAL or NTSC. If your
TV is the DUAL system, select
AUTO.
PAL Changes the video signals of an
NTSC VIDEO CD and outputs
it in the PAL system.
NTSC Changes the video signals of a
PAL VIDEO CD and outputs it
in the NTSC system.
◆ SCREEN SAVER
The screen saver image appears when the
player in pause or stop mode for 15 minutes,
or when you play a CD, or music files for
more than 15 minutes. The screen saver will
help prevent your display device from
becoming damaged (ghosting). Press N to
turn off the screen saver.
ON Turns on the screen saver.
OFF Turns off the screen saver.
◆ BACKGROUND
Selects the background colour or picture on
the TV screen when the player is in stop mode
or while playing a CD, or music files.
JACKET The jacket picture (still picture)
PICTURE appears, 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 A preset picture stored in the
player appears.
BLUE The background colour is blue.
BLACK The background colour is
black.
◆ PROGRESSIVE (COMPONENT OUT
ONLY)
If your TV accepts progressive (525p/625p)
format signals, set "PROGRESSIVE
(COMPONENT OUT ONLY)" to "ON."
Note that you must connect to a progressive
format TV using the COMPONENT VIDEO
OUT jacks (page 10).
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◆ TRACK SELECTION (DVD VIDEO only)
Gives the sound track which contains the
highest number of channels priority when you
play a DVD VIDEO on which multiple audio
formats (PCM, MPEG audio, DTS, or Dolby
Digital format) are recorded.
OFF No priority given.
AUTO Priority given.
b
• When you set the item to "AUTO," the language
may change. The "TRACK SELECTION" setting
has higher priority than the "AUDIO" settings in
"LANGUAGE SETUP" (page 32).
• If you set "DTS" to "OFF" (page 37), the DTS
sound track is not played even if you set "TRACK
SELECTION" to "AUTO."
• If PCM, DTS, MPEG audio, and Dolby Digital
sound tracks have the same number of channels,
the player selects PCM, DTS, MPEG audio, and
Dolby Digital sound tracks in this order.
◆ MULTI-DISC RESUME (DVD VIDEO/
VIDEO CD only)
Switches the Multi-disc Resume setting on or
off. Resume playback can be stored in
memory for up to 6 different DVD VIDEOs/
VIDEO CDs (page 17).
ON Stores the resume setting in
memory for up to 6 discs.
OFF Does not store the resume
setting in memory. Playback
restarts at the resume point only
for the current disc in the player.
b
If you run Quick Setup, Multi-disc Resume setting
stored in memory may return to the default settings.
◆ DivX (Except DVP-NS710HP)
Displays the registration code for this player.
For more information, go to
http://www.divx.com/vod
on the Internet.
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