User manual SONY BDPS185

[. . . ] 4-290-282-12(1) Operating Instructions Blu-ray Disc™ / DVD Player BDP-S185 © 2011 Sony Corporation WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture. To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. The mains lead must be changed only at a qualified service shop. [. . . ] Displays the BD’s or DVD’s Top Menu. [Slideshow BGM] [Video Settings] [Slideshow] [Rotate Left] [Pause] [Top Menu] [Rotate Right] Rotates the photo clockwise by 90 degrees. [Menu]/ Displays the BD-ROM’s [Popup Menu] Pop-up Menu or DVD’s menu. [Title Search] Searches for a title on BDROMs/DVD VIDEOs and starts playback from the beginning. 14 Settings and Adjustments [Network Update] Select [OK] to update the player’s software via the network. z • We recommend performing the network update every 2 months or so. • For information about update functions, visit the following website: For customers in European countries http://support. sony-europe. com/ For customers in Australia/New Zealand http://www. sony-asia. com/support/ Using the Settings Displays Select [Setup] on the home menu when you need to change the settings of the player. The default settings are underlined. 1 2 Select [Setup] on the home menu using </, . Select the setup category icon using M/m, and press ENTER. Icon Explanation [Network Update] (page 15) Updates the software of the player. [Screen Settings] (page 15) Adjusts the video settings according to the type of connecting jacks. [Audio Settings] (page 16) Adjusts the audio settings according to the type of connecting jacks. [BD/DVD Viewing Settings] (page 17) Customises the viewing options. [Parental Control Settings] (page 17) Customises the Parental Control function. [System Settings] (page 18) Customises the player settings. [Network Settings] (page 18) Adjusts detailed settings for the Internet and network. [Easy Setup] (page 18) Re-runs the Easy Setup to make the basic settings. [Resetting] (page 19) Resets the player to the factory settings. Settings and Adjustments [Screen Settings] x [TV Type] [16:9]: Select this when connecting to a widescreen TV or a TV with a wide mode function. [4:3]: Select this when connecting to a 4:3 screen TV without a wide mode function. x [Screen Format] [Original]: Select this when connecting to a TV with a wide mode function. Displays a 4:3 screen picture in 16:9 aspect ratio even on a wide-screen TV. [Fixed Aspect Ratio]: Changes the picture size to fit the screen size with the original picture aspect ratio. x [DVD Aspect Ratio] [Letter Box]: Displays a wide picture with black bands on the top and bottom. 15 [Pan & Scan]: Displays a full-height picture on the entire screen, with trimmed sides. x [Pause Mode] [Auto]: Normally select this. Dynamic moving pictures appear without blurring. [Frame]: Displays static pictures at high resolution. x [Cinema Conversion Mode] [Auto]: Normally select this. The player automatically detects whether the material is video-based or film-based, and switches to the appropriate conversion method. [Video]: The conversion method suited for video-based material will always be selected regardless of the material. x [Output Video Format] [Audio Settings] x [Audio (HDMI)] [Auto]: Normally select this. Outputs audio signals according to the status of the connected HDMI device. [PCM]: Outputs PCM signals from the HDMI OUT jack. x [BD Audio MIX Setting] [HDMI]: Normally select [Auto]. [. . . ] *3 A CD or DVD disc will not play if it has not been correctly finalised. For more information, refer to the instruction manual supplied with the recording device. Playable types of files Video File format Extensions MPEG-1 Video/PS*1 “. mpg, ” “. mpeg, ” MPEG-2 Video/PS, “. m2ts, ” “. mts” TS*1 MPEG-4 AVC*1 “. mkv, ” “. mp4, ” “. m4v, ” “. m2ts, ” “. mts” “. wmv, ” “. asf” *2 Additional Information Discs that cannot be played • • • • • • • • • BDs with cartridge BDXLs DVD-RAMs HD DVDs DVD Audio discs PHOTO CDs Data part of CD-Extras Super VCDs Audio material side on DualDiscs WMV9*1 AVCHD Xvid “. avi” Music File format Extensions MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio “. mp3” Layer III) AAC*1*3 WMA9 LPCM Standard*1*3 “. m4a” “. wma” “. wav” Note on Discs This product is designed to playback discs that conform to the Compact Disc (CD) standard. DualDiscs and some of the music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies do not conform to the Compact Disc (CD) standard, therefore, these discs may not be playable by this product. Photo File format JPEG *1 Extensions “. jpg, ” “. jpeg” Note on playback operations of BDs/DVDs Some playback operations of BDs/DVDs may be intentionally set by software producers. Since this player plays BDs/ DVDs according to the disc contents the software producers designed, some playback features may not be available. The player does not play coded files such as DRM. [. . . ]