User manual SONY MHC-331

[. . . ] And don't place lighted candles on the apparatus. To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not place objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on the apparatus. Do not install the appliance in a confined space, such as a bookcase or built-in cabinet. The following caution label is located inside the apparatus. NOTICE FOR THE CUSTOMERS IN THE U. S. A. This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. [. . . ] Use the remote for the operation. Locking discs -- CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL/ PARENTAL CONTROL You can set two kinds of playback restrictions for the disc. · Custom Parental Control You can set the playback restrictions so that the system will not play inappropriate discs. You can set the same Custom Parental Control password for up to 25 discs. When you set the twenty-sixth disc, the playback restriction for the first disc is canceled. · Parental Control You can limit the playback of some DVDs according to a predetermined level such as the age of the users. The limited scene is not played, or replaced by a different scene. The same password is used for both Custom Parental Control and Parental Control. Use the remote for the operation. 1 Press DVD DISPLAY during play. The Control Menu appears. 2 Press M or m repeatedly to select "SUBTITLE", then press ENTER. The options for "SUBTITLE" appear. 3 Press M or m repeatedly to select the language you want, then press ENTER. The subtitles are displayed in the selected language. To cancel the SUBTITLE setting Select "OFF" in step 3. To turn off the Control Menu Custom Parental Control Press DVD DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu disappears. Tip 1 Insert the disc you want to lock. If the disc is playing, press x to stop playback. You can select the subtitle by pressing SUBTITLE. Each time you press the button, the language changes. Notes 2 Press DVD DISPLAY in stop mode. The Control Menu appears. · When 4 digits are displayed in step 3, they indicate the language code. Refer to the language code list on page 77 to see the language code represents. · Depending on the DVD, you may not be able to change the subtitles even if multilingual subtitles are recorded on the DVD. 3 Press M or m repeatedly to select "CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL", then press ENTER. The "CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL" display appears. 38GB 4 Press M or m repeatedly to select "ON t", then press ENTER. The stations are stored from preset number 1. Scanning stops automatically when the system tunes in a station. "TUNED" and "STEREO" (for an FM stereo program) appear. If "TUNED" does not appear and the scanning does not stop 4 Press . or > (or PRESET ­ or + on the remote) repeatedly to select the desired preset number. Set the frequency of the desired radio station as described in steps 2 through 6 of "Setting presets through manual tuning". 5 Press ENTER. 6 Repeat steps 1 to 5 to store other stations. continued 43GB Presetting radio stations (continued) Listening to the radio You can listen to a radio station either by selecting a preset station, or by manually tuning in the station. Other Operations To Do this Tune in a station Follow the procedure described in with a weak "Setting presets through manual signal tuning". Set another station to an existing preset number Start over from step 1. or > (or PRESET ­ or + on the remote) repeatedly to select the preset number you want to store the other station. Listening to a preset station -- Preset Tuning Preset radio stations in the tuner's memory first (see "Presetting radio stations" on page 43). 1 Press TUNER/BAND repeatedly to select "FM" or "AM". To change the AM tuning interval (except for the European, Middle Eastern and Philippine models) 2 Press . or > (or PRESET ­ or + on the remote) repeatedly to select the desired preset station. Preset number Frequency The AM tuning interval is factory-set to 9 kHz (10 kHz in some areas). To change the AM tuning interval, tune in any AM station first, then turn off the system. While holding down ENTER, turn the system back on. When you change the interval, all the AM preset stations are erased. [. . . ] By using menu screens recorded on VIDEO CDs with PBC functions, you can enjoy playing simple interactive software, software with search functions, and so on. continued 75GB Glossary (continued) Region Code VIDEO CD A compact disc which contains moving pictures. VIDEO CDs contain compact picture information using the MPEG 1 format, one of the worldwide standards for digital compression technology. The picture information is compressed about 120 times. Consequently, a 12 cm VIDEO CD can contain up to 74 minutes of moving pictures. [. . . ]