User manual SONY DVP-SR350 QUICK START GUIDE

[. . . ] Do not touch the surface. Disposal of Old Electrical & Electronic Equipment This symbol is applicable only in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection systems. Precautions Safety · This unit operates on 220 ­ 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz. Check that the unit's operating voltage is identical with your local power supply. · To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not place objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on the apparatus. Installing · Do not install the unit in an inclined position. [. . . ] To cancel the echo, set "ECHO" to "OFF" in the Control Menu display. z Hint If howling occurs: ­ move the microphone away from the speakers. ­ lower the overall volume. Notes · The sound input from the microphone is not output from the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL and COAXIAL) connector. · You can turn the karaoke mode off even when a microphone is connected to the MIC connector by setting "KARAOKE MODE" to "OFF" in the Control Menu display. , continued 35 Dolby Digital Karaoke format Dolby Digital format, which reproduces surround sound using 5 channels, can also contain the "Dolby Digital Karaoke" format which is specialized for karaoke. In the Dolby Digital Karaoke format discs, guide melody and guide vocal tracks are recorded in addition to the accompaniment. You can select them when the player is in karaoke mode. Turning the Echo On and Off (Echo) When using the karaoke mode, you can set the player to produce echo sound effects. Speaker output in normal Dolby Digital format (5 channel surround) Front (L) Centre Front (R) ENTER DISPLAY Rear (L) Rear (R) Speaker output in Dolby Digital Karaoke format Accompaniment (L) Accompaniment (R) 1 Press DISPLAY twice while playing a disc in karaoke mode (When playing a DATA CD/DATA DVD, press once). The Control Menu appears. Guide melody 2 Press X/x to select (ECHO), then press ENTER. Guide vocal 1 Guide vocal 2 The options for "ECHO" appear. ON ON OFF DVD VIDEO You can select any of these. These are output from the front speakers (L, R). You can check the audio information using (audio) button (page 43). When playing a Dolby Digital Karaoke disc, "9" appears at the current audio format (page 44). Example: DOLBY DIGITAL 3 / 2 2/0: Recorded only with accompaniment. 3/1: Recorded with guide melody and guide vocal. 3/2: Recorded with guide melody and two kinds of guide vocals. 3 Press X/x to select the setting. The default setting is underlined. · OFF: To cancel the echo. 4 Press ENTER. 36 Playing Karaoke with Any Stereo Disc (Karaoke Pon) 4 Press ENTER. Notes · This function may not work well in the following cases: ­ Only a few instruments are playing ­ A duet is playing ­ The vocals on the disc deviate from the centre ­ Monaural-recorded discs (the accompaniment is also reduced) ­ Multiplex · During the Karaoke Pon mode, the stereo effect is reduced. You can enjoy karaoke with a stereo-recorded disc, even if it is a non-karaoke disc, by reducing the sound of the vocals. Enjoying Karaoke ENTER DISPLAY 1 Press DISPLAY twice while playing a disc in karaoke mode (When playing a DATA CD/DATA DVD, press once). The Control Menu appears. 2 Press X/x to select (KARAOKE PON), then press ENTER. The options for "KARAOKE PON" appear. DVD VIDEO OFF OFF ON 3 Press X/x to select a setting. The default setting is underlined. Example: · 1: MAIN (main sound) · 1: SUB (sub sound) · 1: MAIN+SUB (main and sub sound) When playing a VIDEO CD, CD, or DATA CD (MP3 audio)/DATA DVD (MP3 audio) The default setting is underlined. · STEREO: the standard stereo sound · 1/L: the sound of the left channel (monaural) · 2/R: the sound of the right channel (monaural) When playing a Super VCD The default setting is underlined. · 1:STEREO: the stereo sound of the audio track 1 · 1:1/L: the sound of the left channel of the audio track 1 (monaural) · 1:2/R: the sound of the right channel of the audio track 1 (monaural) · 2:STEREO: the stereo sound of the audio track 2 · 2:1/L: the sound of the left channel of the audio track 2 (monaural) · 2:2/R: the sound of the right channel of the audio track 2 (monaural) When playing a DVD VIDEO recorded in multiple audio formats (PCM, Dolby Digital, MPEG audio, 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, DATA CDs/DATA DVDs, 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. Sound Adjustments (audio) 1 Press (audio) during playback. Notes · While playing a Super VCD on which the audio track 2 is not recorded, no sound will come out when you select "2:STEREO, " "2:1/L, " or "2:2/R. " · When playing DVD-RW/DVD-R in VR mode: If you connect to an AV amplifier (receiver) using the DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL or OPTICAL) jack and want to switch between the sound tracks, set "DOLBY DIGITAL" to "D-PCM" in "AUDIO SETUP. " , continued The following display appears. 1:ENGLISH DOLBY DIGITAL 3/2. 1 2 Press (audio) repeatedly to select the desired audio signal. 43 Checking the audio signal format You can check the audio signal format by pressing (audio) repeatedly during playback. The format of the current audio signal (Dolby Digital, DTS, PCM, etc. ) appears as shown below. TV Virtual Surround Settings (TVS) When you connect a stereo TV or 2 front speakers, TVS (TV Virtual Surround) lets you enjoy surround sound effects by using sound imaging to create virtual rear speakers from the sound of the front speakers (L: left, R: right) without using actual rear speakers. TVS was developed by Sony to produce surround sound for home use using just a stereo TV. This only works when playing a multichannel Dolby audio soundtrack. Furthermore, if the player is set up to output the signal from the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL or COAXIAL) jack, the surround effect will only be heard when "DOLBY DIGITAL" is set to "DPCM" and "MPEG" is set to "PCM" in "AUDIO SETUP" (page 64). Example: Dolby Digital 5. 1 ch Rear (L/R) 1:ENGLISH DOLBY DIGITAL 3 / 2 . 1 Front (L/R) + Centre LFE (Low Frequency Effect) Example: Dolby Digital 3 ch 2:SPANISH DOLBY DIGITAL 2 / 1 Front (L/R) Rear (Monaural) SUR About audio signals Audio signals recorded in a disc contain the sound elements (channels) shown below. Each channel is output from a separate speaker. [. . . ] Good channel separation is realized because all of the channel data is recorded discretely and little deterioration is realized because all channel data processing is digital. E XX To prevent a malfunction, the (xx is a number) player has performed the self-diagnosis function. , Contact your nearest Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility and give the 5character service number. Example: E 61 10 DVD VIDEO (page 5) A disc that contains up to 8 hours of moving pictures even though its diameter is the same as a CD. The data capacity of a single-layer and singlesided DVD is 4. 7 GB (Giga Byte), which is 7 times that of a CD. [. . . ]