3-255-983-12 (1) DVD Player Operating Instructions Owner’s Record The model and serial numbers are located on the bottom of the unit. Record these numbers in the space provided below. Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product. Model No. MV-101 Serial No. For installation and connections, see the supplied installation/connections manual.
Warning Welcome ! You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment. Thank you for purchasing this Sony DVD Player. You can enjoy its various features even more with: •DVD/Video CD/Audio CD playback. •Support DTS/Dolby digital through optical digital output terminal. •MP3 file playback. • CD-R/CD-RW which can have a session added can be played (page 5).
Table of Contents Precautions ............................................................ 4 About this manual ............................................... 4 About discs this player can play ........................ 5 Notes on discs ....................................................... 7 About MP3 files .................................................... 8 Location of controls ........................................... 10 Getting Started Resetting the player .........................................
Precautions About this manual To avoid the risk of injury or accident, read the following precautions before installing and operating the player. Conventions • Instructions in this manual describe how to use this player by using the controls on the supplied wireless remote commander. • The icons below are used in this manual: For driver's safety Comply with your local traffic rules and regulations. •While driving — The driver must not watch or operate the player.
About discs this player can play This player can play 12 cm (4 7/10 in) disc only. •DVD •Video CD •Audio CD •CD-R/CD-RW Disc type Region code of DVDs this player can play This player has a region code printed on the rear of the player and will only play DVDs that are labeled with identical region codes. DVDs labeled will also be played on this player. If you try to play any other DVD, the message “WRONG REGION” will appear on the screen.
Note on PBC (Playback Control) (Video CDs) This player conforms to Ver. 1.1 and Ver. 2.0 of Video CD standards. You can enjoy two kinds of playback according to the disc type. Disc type You can Video CDs without Video playback (moving pictures) as well as music. PBC functions (Ver. 1.1 discs) Video CDs with PBC functions (Ver. 2.
Notes on discs •To keep the disc clean, do not touch the surface. Handle the disc by its edge. •Keep your discs in their cases or disc magazines when not in use. Do not subject the discs to heat/high temperature. Avoid leaving them in parked cars or on dashboards/rear trays. •You cannot play 8 cm (3 in) CDs. •Before playing, clean the discs with a commercially available cleaning cloth. Wipe each disc from the center out.
About MP3 files MP3 (MPEG 1 Audio Layer-3) is a standard technology and format for compressing a sound sequence. The file is compressed to about 1/10 of its original size. Sounds outside the range of human hearing are compressed while the sounds we can hear are not compressed. Recommended MP3 file format Sampling frequency (Hz) 32k, 44.1k, 48k Bitrate (bps) 32k to 256k Notes on discs You can play MP3 files recorded on CD-ROMs, CD-Rs, and CD-RWs.
The playback order of the MP3 files The playback order of the folders and files is as follows: Folder (album) 1 1 MP3 file (track) 2 2 3 3 4 5 4 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 Tree 1 (root) Tree 2 Tree 3 Tree 4 Tree 5 Tip To specify a desired playback order, before the folder or file name, input the order by number (e.g., “01,” “02”), then record contents onto a disc (The order differs depending on the writing software).
Location of controls POWER DISC IN MV-101 POWER DISC IN RESET MV-101 Refer to the pages listed for details. 1 POWER (on/off) button* To turn on/off the player, press and hold the POWER button until the green light of the button is turned on/off. 2 DISC IN light When a disc is in the player, the DISC IN light glows orange.
Card remote commander RM-X135 DISPLAY POWER SEARCH 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 CLEAR 0 TOP MENU SUBTITLE MENU ANGLE ENTER The corresponding buttons of the card remote commander control the same functions as those on the player. Instructions in this manual describe how to use the player by mainly using the card remote commander. Tip Refer to “Replacing the lithium battery” for details on how to replace the battery (page 29).
Getting Started Resetting the player Before operating the player for the first time, or after replacing the car battery, or after changing the connections, you must reset the player. Open the front panel and press the RESET button with a pointed object, such as a ballpoint pen.
DVD/Video CD/ CD Player To Stop playback Eject the disc This chapter describes how to play a disc. DISPLAY POWER POWER SEARCH Number buttons 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SEARCH CLEAR TOP MENU 0 SUBTITLE MENU ANGLE ENTER M/m /y m/M x u VOL INPUT MONITOR POWER Playing a disc 1 Press (POWER) to turn on the player. 2 Open the front panel. 3 Insert the disc (labeled side up or the surface you want to play down if the disc is a DVD).
Searching a chapter/title/track directly 1 During playback or pause, press (SEARCH) to display search screen. •DVD Each time you press (SEARCH), the search screen toggles between Title and Chapter. •Video CD (only when PBC is off)/Audio CD The track search screen appears. 2 Press the number buttons to enter the desired chapter/title/track number. 3 Press (ENTER). Note You cannot set “0.” Resume playback 1 During playback, press x to stop. The player memorizes the point where playback is stopped.
MP3 file playback with the menu display Displaying running time If you have set “SMART NAV” to “WITH MENU” (page 28) and play a CD containing MP3 files, the menu display for folder names and MP3 file names will appear. You can easily search the desired MP3 file with the “SMART NAV” menu display. 1 You can display the running time of DVDs, Video CDs and Audio CDs. DISPLAY Insert a CD containing MP3 files in this player. The “SMART NAV” menu display appears.
• Video CD (when PBC is set to OFF)/CD 1 Press (DISPLAY) while the running time is displayed. 2 Each time you press (DISPLAY), the display changes as follows: SINGLE ELAPSED 00:00:12 Changing the subtitle language Some DVDs have recorded subtitles in one or more languages. You can turn the subtitles on or off, or change the subtitle language on such DVDs.
Using the MENU button Using a DVD menu With some DVDs you can use the original menu such as Title menu and DVD menu. You can play your favorite scene or song by selecting titles of songs and scenes during a DVD playback. You can select an item, subtitle language, audio language etc. by selecting a DVD menu. The contents of title menus and DVD menus differ, depending on the DVD. There may be some DVDs which have no recorded menus.
Changing the audio language Changing angles Some DVDs have multiple audio languages you can choose from. Some DVDs have multiple alternative angles recorded for certain scenes. If you have set “ANGLE MARK” to “ON” (page 21), a notice appears for 3 seconds at the scene. If “ANGLE MARK” is not set to “ON,” the notice does not appear at the scene.
Changing the audio output Using the PBC (playback control) function You can select the desired audio output from “STEREO,” “L-MONO,” “R-MONO,” or “MIXMONO”during Video CD or Audio CD playback. During playback of a PBC compatible Video CD, you can display the PBC menu and select the item from the menu.
3 Changing Setup Press M or m repeatedly to select “ANGLE MARK,” then press ,. -- GENERAL PAGE - - You can set up and adjust this player using the on-screen setup menu. Most settings need to be set when you first use this player. ANGLE MARK ON CAPTIONS OFF SCR SAVER MAIN PAGE DISPLAY POWER SEARCH 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 CLEAR TOP MENU TURN ANGLE MARK ON 0 SUBTITLE MENU ANGLE ENTER 4 Press M or m repeatedly to select “ON.” 5 Press (ENTER).
Displaying captions for viewers with hearing difficulties — CAPTIONS Note To return to the main page for setup, press M/m/< repeatedly to select “MAIN PAGE,” then press (ENTER). Captions are the words displayed on the monitor that describe the audio or sound portion of a DVD. Captions allow viewers with hearing difficulties to follow the dialog and the action of a scene simultaneously. This function is only available when a DVD containing captions is played. 1 Press (SETUP).
Setting the screen saver — SCR SAVER If you set the “SCR SAVER” setting to “ON,” the screen saver image appears when you leave the player in pause or stop mode for more than 15 minutes. The screen saver will help prevent the monitor from becoming damaged. 1 Selecting the speaker mode — SPEAKER SETUP You can select the speaker mode setting from “LT-RT” or “STEREO.” The downmix function is used to create stereo (2-channel) signals from more than 5 separated digital signals of a source.
Selecting the audio output mode — AUDIO OUT Selecting the compression setting for the sound You can select the audio output setting from “SPDIF/RAW” or “SPDIF/PCM.” SPDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) is a standard of audio transfer file format. SPDIF allows the transfer of audio, however, signal quality may be degraded. SPDIF/RAW: outputs the original audio data in SPDIF format. SPDIF/PCM: outputs the sampling of the original audio data in SPDIF format. — DYNAMIC 1 Press (SETUP).
Selecting the TV color system — COLOR SYSTEM Selecting the audio language for DVD — AUDIO The color system differs, depending on your country. You can change the TV color system for the monitor. 1 Press (SETUP). The main page for setup appears. 2 Press M or m repeatedly to select “PREFERENCES,” then press (ENTER). 3 Press M or m repeatedly to select “COLOR SYSTEM,” then press ,. Some DVDs have multiple audio languages you can select from. 1 Press (SETUP). The main page for setup appears.
Displaying the subtitles for DVD — SUBTITLE Selecting the DVD menu language — DISC MENU If subtitles are recorded on the discs, you can change the subtitles or turn the subtitles on and off when playback is stopped or the disc is ejected. You can select the display language for the DVD menu. 1 Press (SETUP). The main page for setup appears. 2 Press M or m repeatedly to select “PREFERENCES,” then press (ENTER). 3 Press M or m repeatedly to select “SUBTITLE,” then press ,. 1 Press (SETUP).
Preparing for the initial parental setting Playback of some DVDs can be limited according to a predetermined level, such as the age of the viewer. The Parental control function allows you to set a playback limitation level. When you use the unit for the first time, set a password and parental level as described below. Setting the password 1 Press (SETUP). The main page for setup appears. 2 Press M or m repeatedly to select “PREFERENCES,” then press (ENTER).
Refer to the following table. Parental levels of the table are on the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) rating system. If you set this player to level “4” for example, DVDs with levels “5,” “6,” and “7” cannot be played. This Player MPAA Rating System “OFF*” “8” “7” “NC-17”: No one 17 and under admitted “6” “R”: Restricted “5” “—”: “4” “PG-13”: Parents strongly cautioned Changing your password — PASSWORD You can change your password for parental setting here. Follow the steps below.
Returning this player to the factory setting Setting the menu display for MP3 files — DEFAULTS — SMART NAV You can return this player to the factory setting except your password (page 26, 27) and parental setting (page 26). Follow the steps below. If you have set “SMART NAV” to “WITH MENU” and play a CD containing MP3 files, the menu display for folder names and MP3 file names appear. You can easily search the desired MP3 file with the “SMART NAV” menu display. 1 2 3 Press (SETUP).
Additional Information Replacing the lithium battery When the battery becomes weak, the range of the card remote commander becomes shorter. Replace the battery with a new CR2025 lithium battery. Use of any other battery may present a risk of fire or explosion. Maintenance Fuse replacement When replacing the fuse, be sure to use one matching the amperage rating stated on the original fuse. If the fuse blows, check the power connection and replace the fuse.
Specifications System Laser Signal format system General Semiconductor laser NTSC Audio characteristics Frequency response Signal to noise ratio Hermonic distortion Dynamic range Wow and flutter 20 Hz to 20 kHz 90dB (A) 0.03 % 90dB below measurable limits (±0.001% W PEAK) Outputs Inputs Power requirements Dimensions Mass Operating temperature Supplied accessories Optional equipment Audio output Video output Optical output IR input DV 12V input 12 V DC car battery (negative ground) Approx.
Troubleshooting The following checklist will help you remedy problems you may encounter with the player. Before going through the checklist below, check the connection and operating procedures. General This player is not turned on. •Check the connections. •If you find the connections in order, check the fuse. If the fuse is blown, replace it with a correctly rated fuse. t If the fuse blows again, consult your nearest Sony dealer.
Picture There is no picture. •Check that the player is connected securely. •The connecting cord to the monitor is damaged. Replace it with a new one. •Make sure the monitor is turned on. •Make sure the video input is selected on the monitor to view pictures from the player. Picture noise appears. Clean the disc. Operation The remote commander does not function. •Remove any obstacles between the remote commander and the player. •Use the remote commander closer to the remote control sensor.
Error display Error displays The following indications will be displayed for about 8 seconds. POWER OFF OVERHEAT The player may be overheated. t Allow the unit to cool off, then press (POWER) on the player again. WRONG REGION The region code of the DVD currently in the player does not conform to the player. t Make sure the region code of the DVD and the player (page 5). The operation cannot be done.
Language Code List The language spellings conform to the ISO 639: 1988 (E/F) standard.
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