3-255-990-11 (1) Mobile Video System 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-7101DS Serial No. For installation and connections, see the supplied installation/connections manual.
Warning You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment. To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. CAUTION The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard. CAUTION Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure. DANGER INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN.
Table of Contents Welcome ! .............................................................. 4 Precautions ............................................................ 4 About this manual ............................................... 5 Quick Review Playing a DVD ...................................................... 6 Location of controls ............................................. 8 Operation for Monitor Opening the display monitor ........................... 12 Selecting the input source .............
Welcome ! Precautions Thank you for purchasing this Sony Mobile Video System. Before operating the system, please read this operating instructions thoroughly and retain it for future reference. To avoid the risk of serious injury or accident, read the following precautions before installing and operating the player and the monitor. For driver's safety Copyrights This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U.S.
Moisture condensation On a rainy day or in a very damp area, moisture condensation may occur inside the lenses. Should this occur, the player will not operate properly. In such a case, remove the disc and wait for about an hour until the moisture has evaporated. To maintain high sound quality Be careful not to splash juice or other soft drinks onto the products or discs.
5 Quick Review Insert the disc (labeled side up or the surface you want to play down if the disc is a DVD) into the player. You can play a DVD and other discs just after reading Quick Review. Playing a DVD 1 Press (OPEN) to open the display monitor. If a disc is already inserted, press u to start playback. Note Even when the player is turned off, you can eject a disc from the player, though you cannot insert a disc.
Notes • Depending on the recording method used on the disc, it may take a minute or more before playing. • Depending on the condition of the disc, it may not play back (page 38). • If you play a high-bit rate MP3 file such as 320 kbps, sound may be intermittent. Operation for playback DISPLAY POWER SEARCH 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 CLEAR 0 TOP MENU SUBTITLE MENU ANGLE Returning the display monitor to its enclosure Close the display monitor until it clicks. The monitor turns off automatically.
Location of controls Monitor XVM-R70 Warning when installing in a car without an ACC (accessory) position on the ignition key switch To turn off the player and the monitor, after you set the power select switch to B (the setting without ACC position) for your car (for details, refer to the installation/ connections manual) There are 3 ways to turn off the player and the monitor: — After turning off the ignition, be sure to press (POWER) on the monitor.
Card remote commander RM-X135 DISPLAY POWER SEARCH 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 CLEAR TOP MENU 0 SUBTITLE ANGLE MENU The corresponding buttons of the card remote commander control the same functions as those on the player and the monitor. Instructions in this manual describe how to use the player and the monitor by mainly using the card remote commander. Tip Refer to “Replacing the lithium battery” for details on how to replace the battery (page 34).
DVD player MV-101 POWER DISC IN MV-101 POWER DISC IN RESET MV-101 Refer to the pages listed for details. 1 POWER (on/off) button 6 The player doesn't turn on, when the monitor is turned off. Turn on the monitor first. 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.
Cordless Stereo Headphone MDR-IF0140 When to replace the battery When the battery becomes weak, the power indicator light dims, or sound becomes distorted or noisy. Replace the battery with new one as soon as possible. Inserting the battery Open the lid (Z OPEN) of the left housing. OPEN 1 ON Lid (Z OPEN) R OF F P OW E VO L 1 Battery compartment lid To set a battery, open the lid. 2 Ear pad 35 The ear pads are replaceable.
Operation for Monitor Opening the display monitor OPEN Adjusting the tilt and swivel The display monitor can be adjusted within the angles shown. 120˚ 180˚ 30˚ Tips • Before closing the display monitor, make sure that the monitor is turned and facing the enclosure (you will hear a click). • The monitor stores the input mode you set, even if you turn off the monitor. POWER 1 Press (OPEN) to open the display monitor. 2 Press (POWER) to turn on the monitor.
When PAL Video is selected: Selecting the input source You can select the input source and color system for the monitor. The color system differs, depending on your country. You can change the TV color system for the monitor. VIDEO1 PAL Tip You also have to set the same TV color system for the player as the one you set here for the monitor. See “Selecting the TV color system — COLOR SYSTEM” (page 29). INPUT 1 POWER Press (POWER). The monitor is turned on.
When “Brightness” is selected; Changing the display settings You can adjust the display settings manually if the display is hard to see from the position where you are seated. Brightness 32 Press Vv, or MENU. Press m: to darken the picture. Press M: to brighten the contrast. When “Color” is selected; Color 32 Press Vv, or MENU. MENU 1 Press (MENU). The “Picture” screen appears. The setting value of the item selected appears in this area. Press m: to decrease color intensity.
When “Video Adjust” is selected; Press m or M to select “Reset.” “Picture,” “Brightness,” “Color,” “Hue,” and “Dimmer” settings will be reset to the factory preset level. Video Adjust; Reset Press Vv, or MENU. When “Blue Back” is selected; Press m or M to select “On.” The blue background screen appears when no signal, or a weak signal is received. When a continuously weak video signal is received, the blue background may flicker. If this occurs, set to off.
Adjusting the volume You can adjust the volume of the wired headphones (optional) and the connected equipment with the supplied card remote commander. Press (VOL) (+) or (VOL) (–) on the card remote commander. Connecting the wired headphones (optional) For the wired headphones, there are two output jacks (mini phono plug) on the connection box XA-115. To adjust the volume of the wired headphones, press (VOL) (+) or (VOL) (–) on the card remote commander. Using the supplied cordless headphones MDR-IF0140.
Use of Headphones Listening with the headphones Before listening • The transmitter for the cordless headphones is on the monitor. See the location of controls for the monitor (page 8). • To prevent your ears from being damaged, first lower the volume. 1 Turn on the monitor and the player. 2 Set the power switch to ON on the right housing of the headphone. The headphones turn on and the POWER indicator glows red.
Searching a chapter/title/track directly Various Playback 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. x 3 Press (ENTER). u Note You cannot set “0.” This chapter describes various functions for playback.
Turning off the player and the monitor There are 3 ways to turn off the player and the monitor. — Press (POWER) on the monitor. — Press (MONITOR POWER) on the card remote commander — Close the display monitor until it clicks. MP3 file playback with the menu display If you have set “SMART NAV” to “WITH MENU” (page 33) 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.
Displaying running time You can display the running time of DVDs, Video CDs and Audio CDs. DISPLAY POWER DISPLAY • Video CD (when PBC is set to OFF)/CD 1 Press (DISPLAY) while the running time is displayed.
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. DISPLAY POWER SEARCH 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 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.
Using the MENU button Some DVDs have more comprehensive Menu that includes such things as the audio languages, subtitle languages, titles, and chapters, etc. 1 2 3 During a DVD playback, press (MENU). The DVD menu is displayed. Changing the audio language Some DVDs have multiple audio languages you can choose from. DISPLAY POWER SEARCH Press M/,/m/< to select the desired item. Press (ENTER)*1 . *1 If additional selection screens appear, repeat step 2 and 3.
Changing angles Changing the audio output Some DVDs have multiple alternative angles recorded for certain scenes. If you have set “ANGLE MARK” to “ON” (page 26), 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. You can select the desired audio output from “STEREO,” “L-MONO,” “R-MONO,” or “MIXMONO”during Video CD or Audio CD playback.
Using the PBC (playback control) function During playback of a PBC compatible Video CD, you can display the PBC menu and select the item from the menu. DISPLAY POWER SEARCH Number buttons 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 CLEAR TOP MENU 0 SUBTITLE TOP MENU MENU ANGLE ENTER AUDIO O SETUP ./> u VOL INPUT MONITOR POWER 1 Insert a Video CD, then press (TOP MENU) repeatedly to select “PBC ON.” Depending on the Video CD, the PBC menu may be displayed automatically after inserting a Video CD.
Note To play images at full size, set your monitor “Full ” or to the corresponding mode. For details, read the operating instructions supplied with your monitor. Changing Setup 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. DISPLAY 1 POWER Press (SETUP). The main page for setup appears. “PREFERENCES” is only available when playback is stopped.
Displaying the multi-angle notice — ANGLE MARK If various angles (multi-angles) for a scene are recorded on the DVD and you have set the “ANGLE MARK” to “ON,” a notice appears at the scene. 1 Press (SETUP). The main page for setup appears. 2 Press M or m repeatedly to select “GENERAL SETUP,” then press (ENTER). 3 Press M or m repeatedly to select “ANGLE MARK,” then press ,.
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 Unit 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 31, 32) and parental setting (page 31). 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 Maintenance Replacing the lithium battery of the card remote commander 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. 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.
Replacing the ear pads The ear pads are replaceable. If the ear pads become dirty or worn out, replace them as illustrated below. The ear pad is not commercially available. You can order replacements from the store where you purchased this system, or at your nearest Sony dealer. 1 Caring for others Keep the volume at a moderate level. This will allow you to hear outside sounds and to be considerate to the people around you.
About discs the 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 Label on the disc 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.
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 DVD structure Disc 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. 2.0 discs) Terms for discs • Interactive software with menu screens displayed on the monitor (PBC Playback) • Video playback functions • High-resolution still pictures if they are included on the disc.
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. •Do not attach labels, or use discs with sticky ink/residue. Such discs may stop spinning when used, causing a malfunction, or may ruin the disc. •Do not use any discs with labels or stickers attached.
The playback order of the MP3 files 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. The playback order of the folders and files is as follows: Folder (album) 1 1 MP3 file (track) 2 2 Recommended MP3 file format Sampling frequency (Hz) 32k, 44.
Specifications Overhead Monitor XVM-R70 DVD player MV-101 Monitor System Laser Signal format system 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.
Cordless Stereo headphone MDR-IF0140 Connection box XA-115 A/V Output Output Impedance: Output Level: Video: A/V Input × 3 Input Impedance: Input Level: Video: DC output Dimensions Mass less than 220 Ω less than 100 pF 0 dBs ±3 dB (0.775 V rms) (Vol Max) 75 Ω 1Vp-p more than 10 K Ω less than 1000 pF ±1.3 dBs +0/–0.3 dB (0.775 V rms) 75 Ω 1 Vp-p 7.5 V (max 2 A) 150 × 42 × 80 mm (6 × 11/16 × 3 1/4 in) (w/h/d) Approx. 260 g (9 oz) General Modulation system Carrier frequency Frequency modulation Right 2.
Troubleshooting The following checklist will help you remedy problems you may encounter with the products. Before going through the checklist below, check the connection and operating procedures. DVD player MV-101 General This player does not turn 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. •Press (POWER) on the monitor to turn on.
Picture There is no picture. •Check that this unit 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 this unit. Picture noise appears. Clean the disc Even though you set the aspect ratio by changing the setup (page 25), the picture will not fill the screen. The aspect ratio is fixed on your DVD. Operation The remote commander does not function.
Overhead Monitor XVM-R70 General No picture, no sound •The power cord or battery has been disconnected. •The fuse has blown. Good picture but no sound Press the (VOL) (+) on the card remote commander. Dotted lines or stripes This may be caused by local interference such as a car engine or motorcycle. Adjust the antennas for minimum interference. No picture, or no sound when you connect the optional equipment Makes noise when the ignition key is in the ON, ACC, or OFF position.
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 monitor 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 36). The operation cannot be done.
Language Code List The language spellings conform to the ISO 639: 1988 (E/F) standard.
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