4-264-053-32(1) Portable Blu-ray Disc™ / DVD Player Operating Instructions Preparations Playback Settings and Adjustments Additional Information BDP-SX1
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. Batteries or batteries installed apparatus shall not be exposed to excessive heat such as sunshine, fire or the like.
For more detailed information about recycling of this product or battery, please contact your local Civic Office, your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product. The manufacturer of this product is Sony Corporation, 1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku Tokyo, 108-0075 Japan. The Authorized Representative for EMC and product safety is Sony Deutschland GmbH, Hedelfinger Strasse 61, 70327 Stuttgart, Germany.
Precautions Road safety Do not use the monitor unit and headphones while driving, cycling, or operating any motorised vehicle. Doing so may create a traffic hazard and is illegal in some areas. It can also be potentially dangerous to play your headsets at high volume while walking, especially at pedestrian crossings. You should exercise extreme caution or discontinue use in potentially hazardous situations.
On rechargeable battery On headphones On replacement of parts • Because of the battery’s limited life, its capacity gradually deteriorates over time and repeated use. Exchange a new one for the old one when the battery holds about only half the normal period. • To prevent battery deterioration, charge the battery at least once every half a year or every year. • Certain countries may regulate disposal of the battery used to power this product. Please consult with your local authority.
IMPORTANT NOTICE Caution: This player is capable of holding a still video image or on-screen display image on your television screen indefinitely. If you leave the still video image or onscreen display image displayed on your TV for an extended period of time you risk permanent damage to your television screen. Plasma display panel televisions and projection televisions are susceptible to this. If you have any questions or problems concerning your player, please consult your nearest Sony dealer.
Table of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Guide to Parts and Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Rotating and Folding Down the LCD Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Preparations Checking the Supplied Accessories . . . . . . . .
A LCD panel Guide to Parts and Controls The available functions of the player and remote differ depending on the disc or the situation. B VOLUME (sound volume) +/– Adjusts the volume. C Remote sensor D N (play) Starts or re-starts playback. X (pause) Pauses or re-starts playback. Player x (stop) Stops playback and remembers the stop point (resume point). The resume point for a title/track is the last point you played or the last photo for a photo folder. .
G SOUND Switches among 4 different sound modes each time pressed. This function is available for the sound output from the player’s speaker and headphones. Remote H Speaker I Disc lid J OPEN button Opens the disc lid. K PUSH CLOSE Closes the disc lid. L POWER indicator Lights up when the player is turned on. M CHARGE indicator Lights up when charging the rechargeable battery. Flashes when the battery is empty. N HOLD indicator Lights up when the ?/1/HOLD switch is set in the direction of HOLD.
wg m/M (fast reverse/fast forward) • Fast reverses/fast forwards the disc when pressed during playback. Each time you press the button during playback of videos, the search speed changes. • Plays in slow motion, when pressed for more than one second in pause mode. • Plays one frame at a time, when pressed briefly in pause mode. wh / Rotating and Folding Down the LCD Panel Open the LCD panel to the vertical position, then slowly rotate it 180 degrees.
Preparations Checking the Supplied Accessories Charge the rechargeable battery before using the player for the first time, or when the battery is depleted. Connect the AC adaptor. When charging begins, the CHARGE indicator lights up in orange.
To check the battery level Disconnect the AC adaptor. During playback, press DISPLAY as well. The battery indicator is displayed. When the battery is empty, is displayed or the CHARGE indicator flashes. Full Empty Using the Car Battery Adaptor The car battery adaptor is for a 12V car battery, negative earth (do not use it with a 24V car battery, positive earth). Connect the car battery adaptor.
Connecting to the Network Connecting to Other Equipment Use a LAN cable to connect to the LAN (100) terminal on the player. By connecting the player to your TV or other equipment, you can increase your viewing options. b Enjoying images on a connected TV LAN cable (not supplied) Broadband router ADSL modem/ Cable modem 1 Preparations • Refer to the instruction manual supplied with the equipment to be connected. • Before connecting, turn off the player.
z • The player can connect to an AV amplifier in the same way as a TV. • Use an HDMI cable to enjoy high quality digital pictures and sound. b • Do not connect the player through a VCR. Video signals fed through VCRs may be affected by copyright protection systems and the picture will be distorted on the television. • No sound is output from the player’s speaker and headphones when connecting with an HDMI cable.
3 Playback Insert a BD-ROM with BONUSVIEW/ BD-LIVE. The operation method differs depending on the disc. Refer to the instruction manual supplied with the disc. Playing a Disc For playable discs, see “Playable discs” (page 26). Open the LCD panel, and turn on the player. 2 Press OPEN to open the disc lid, and place the disc. Place with the playback side down and push gently until it clicks. Do not touch the lens surface. Displaying the playback information You can check the playback information, etc.
Playing from a USB Device You can play video/music/photo files on the connected USB device. For playable USB devices, see “Playable types of files” (page 27). 1 Connect the USB device to the USB jack on the player. Available Options Various settings and playback operations are available by pressing OPTIONS. The available items differ depending on the situation. Common options Item Details LCD Mode • LCD Aspect: Changes the picture size. • Backlight: Adjusts the brightness.
Item Details Angle Switches to other viewing angles when multi-angles are recorded on BD-ROMs/ DVD VIDEOs. Audio Switches the language track when multi-lingual tracks are recorded on BD-ROMs/ DVD VIDEOs. Subtitle Switches the subtitle language when multi-lingual subtitles are recorded on BD-ROMs/DVD VIDEOs. Item Details Add Slideshow BGM Registers music files in the USB memory as slideshow background music (BGM).
Network Update Settings and Adjustments Using the Settings Displays Connect the AC adaptor for the network update. Select “OK” to update the player’s software via the network. Select (Setup) on the home menu when you need to change the settings of the player. The default settings are underlined. z • We recommend the network update every 2 months or so. • For information about update functions, visit the following website: http://support.sony-europe.com/ 1 Select (Setup) on the home menu using
DVD Aspect Ratio Letter Box Displays a wide picture with black bands on the top and bottom. b No picture appears on the LCD screen when 24p video signals are output from the HDMI OUT jack. YCbCr/RGB (HDMI) Auto Pan & Scan Displays a full-height picture on the entire screen, with trimmed sides. Automatically detects the connected TV type, and switches to the matching colour setting. YCbCr (4:2:2) Outputs YCbCr 4:2:2 video signals. YCbCr (4:4:4) Outputs YCbCr 4:4:4 video signals.
*2 DTS Neo:6 Cinema Outputs the simulated multi-channel sound from 2 channel sources via the HDMI OUT jack according to the capability of the connected device using “DTS Neo:6 Cinema” mode. Music Outputs the simulated multi-channel sound from 2 channel sources via the HDMI OUT jack according to the capability of the connected device using “DTS Neo:6 Music” mode. Off Outputs the sound with its original number of channels via the HDMI OUT jack.
BD Internet Connection Allow Normally select this. Do not allow Prohibits Internet connection from BD content. System Settings OSD Selects your language for the player onscreen displays. Control for HDMI Parental Control Settings On – One-Touch Play – System Power-Off – Language Follow Password Off Turns off the function. z For details, refer to the instruction manual supplied with the TV or components.
Screen Saver On Turns on the screen saver function. The screen saver image appears when the player is not used for more than 10 minutes while displaying an on-screen display. Off Turns off the function. Software Update Notification On Sets the player to inform you of newer software version information (page 18). Off Turns off the function. System Information Displays the player’s software version information and the MAC address, etc.
Additional Information Troubleshooting If you experience any of the following difficulties while using the player, use this troubleshooting guide to help remedy the problem before requesting repairs. Should any problem persist, consult your nearest Sony dealer. Power The power is not turned on. The rechargeable battery cannot be charged or charging time is long. , If the CHARGE indicator flashes with the AC adaptor connected, the ambient temperature is not appropriate.
Operations Playback does not start from the beginning of content. , Press OPTIONS, and select “Play from start.” Playback does not start from the resume point where you last stopped playing. , The resume point may be cleared from memory when – you open the disc lid. – you disconnect the USB device. – you play other content. – you turn off the player. – you change some settings under the “Setup.” The player does not respond to any button. , The ?/1/HOLD switch is set in the direction of HOLD.
There is no sound or the sound is not output correctly. The “Control for HDMI” function does not work (BRAVIA Sync). , Check that “Control for HDMI” is set to “On” (page 21). , If you change the HDMI connection, turn the player off and on again. , If power failure occurs, set “Control for HDMI” to “Off,” then set “Control for HDMI” to “On” (page 21). , Check the following and refer to the instruction manual supplied with the component.
Specifications Playable discs System Blu-ray Disc*1 BD-ROM BD-R*2/BD-RE*2 DVD*3 DVD-ROM DVD-R/DVD-RW DVD+R/DVD+RW CD*3 CD-DA (Music CD) CD-ROM CD-R/CD-RW Laser: Semiconductor laser Signal format system: PAL (NTSC) Inputs/Outputs VIDEO IN/OUT (video input/output): Minijack AUDIO IN/OUT (audio input/output): Stereo minijack PHONES (headphones) A/B: Stereo minijack USB: USB jack Type A (For connecting a USB memory, memory card reader, digital still camera, and digital video camera) HDMI OUT: HDMI 19-
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. Note about double-layer BDs/DVDs The playback pictures and sound may be momentarily interrupted when the layers switch. Region code (BD-ROM/DVD VIDEO only) DVD VIDEOs labelled “ALL” or “2” will play on the player.
Copyrights and Trademarks • “AVCHD” and the “AVCHD” logo are trademarks of Panasonic Corporation and Sony Corporation. • Java is a trademark of Oracle and/or its affiliates. • , “XMB,” and “xross media bar” are trademarks of Sony Corporation and Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. • This product incorporates High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI™) technology.
Language code list For details, see “BD/DVD Viewing Settings” (page 20). The language spellings conform to the ISO 639: 1988 (E/F) standard. Code Language Additional Information not specified Parental control area code For details, see “Parental Control Area Code” (page 21).
Index Words in quotations appear in the on-screen displays.
The software of this player may be updated in the future. To find out details on any available updates, please visit: http://support.sony-europe.com/ z To find out useful hints, tips and information about Sony products and services please visit: www.sony-europe.
