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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 (For customers in the USA only).
Power
The power is not turned on.
, Check that the power cord is connected 
securely.
Picture
There is no picture/picture noise appears.
, Re-connect the connecting cord securely.
, The connecting cords are damaged.
, Check the connection to your TV (page 18) 
and switch the input selector on your TV so 
that the signal from the player appears on 
the TV screen.
, The disc is dirty or flawed.
, If the picture output from your player goes 
through your VCR to get to your TV or if 
you are connected to a combination TV/
VIDEO player, the copy-protection signal 
applied to some DVD programs could affect 
picture quality. If you still experience 
problems even when you connect your 
player directly to your TV, try connecting 
your player to your TV’s S VIDEO input 
(page 18).
, You have selected “PROGRESSIVE 
AUTO” or “PROGRESSIVE VIDEO” 
using the PROGRESSIVE button on the 
front panel (the PROGRESSIVE indicator 
lights up) even though your TV cannot 
accept the progressive signal. In this case, 
disconnect the HDMI cord from the player 
and then select “NORMAL 
(INTERLACE)” so that the 
PROGRESSIVE indicator turns off.
, Even if your TV is compatible with 
progressive format 480p signals, the image 
may be affected when you set the player to 
progressive format. In this case, select 
“NORMAL (INTERLACE)” using the 
PROGRESSIVE button on the front panel 
so that the PROGRESSIVE indicator turns 
off and the player is set to normal (interlace) 
format.
, The player is connected to an input device 
that is not HDCP compliant (the HDMI 
indicator on the front panel does not light 
up). See page 19.
, If the HDMI OUT jack is used for video 
output, changing the “HDMI 
RESOLUTION” setting in “SCREEN 
SETUP” may solve the problem (page 65). 
Connect the TV and the player using a video 
jack other than the HDMI OUT, and switch 
the TV’s input to the connected video input 
so that you can see the on-screen displays. 
Change the “HDMI RESOLUTION” 
setting in “SCREEN SETUP,” and switch 
the TV’s input back to HDMI. If the picture 
still does not appear, repeat the steps and try 
other options.
, If the signal from the LINE OUT (VIDEO) 
or S VIDEO OUT jacks is distorted, change 
the “HDMI RESOLUTION” setting in 
“SCREEN SETUP” to “720 
×  480p.”
There is no picture or the picture noise 
appears when connected to the HDMI OUT 
jack.
, Try the following: 1Turn the player off 
and on again. 
2Turn the connected 
equipment off and on again. 
3Disconnect 
and then connect the HDMI cord again.
The picture does not fill the screen, even 
though the aspect ratio is set in “TV TYPE” 
under “SCREEN SETUP.”
, The aspect ratio of the disc is fixed on your 
DVD.
Sound
There is no sound.
, Re-connect the connecting cord securely.
, The connecting cord is damaged.
, The player is connected to the wrong input 
jack on the amplifier (receiver) (page 22).
, The amplifier (receiver) input is not 
correctly set.
, The player is in pause mode or in Slow-
motion Play mode.
, The player is in fast forward or fast reverse 
mode.
, If the audio signal does not come through 
the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL or 
COAXIAL)/HDMI OUT jack, check the 
audio settings (page 69).
, 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.”
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, The equipment connected to the HDMI 
OUT jack does not conform to the audio 
signal format, in this case set 
“AUDIO(HDMI)” in “CUSTOM SETUP” 
to “PCM” (page 68).
No sound is output from the HDMI OUT 
jack
, Try the following: 1Turn the player off 
and on again. 
2Turn the connected 
equipment off and on again. 
3Disconnect 
and then connect the HDMI cord again.
, The HDMI OUT jack is connected to a DVI 
device (DVI jacks do not accept audio 
signals).
Sound distortion occurs.
, Set “AUDIO ATT” in “AUDIO SETUP” to 
“ON” (page 68).
The sound volume is low.
, The sound volume is low on some DVDs. 
The sound volume may improve if you set 
“AUDIO DRC” in “AUDIO SETUP” to 
“TV MODE” (page 68).
, Set “AUDIO ATT” in “AUDIO SETUP” to 
“OFF” (page 68).
Operation
The remote does not function.
, The batteries in the remote are weak.
, There are obstacles between the remote and 
the player.
, The distance between the remote and the 
player is too far.
, The remote is not pointed at the remote 
sensor on the player.
The disc does not play.
, The disc is turned over.
, Insert the disc with the playback side facing 
down.
, The disc is skewed.
, The player cannot play certain discs (page 8).
, The region code on the DVD does not match 
the player.
, Moisture has condensed inside the player
(page 5).
, The player cannot play a recorded disc that 
is not correctly finalized (page 9).
The MP3 audio track cannot be played 
(page 53).
, The DATA CD is not recorded in an MP3 
format that conforms to ISO 9660 Level 1/
Level 2 or Joliet.
, The DATA DVD is not recorded in MP3 
format that conforms to UDF (Universal 
Disk Format).
, The MP3 audio track does not have the 
extension “.MP3.”
, The data is not formatted in MP3 even 
though it has the extension “.MP3.”
, The data is not MPEG-1 Audio Layer III 
data.
, The player cannot play audio tracks in 
mp3PRO format.
, “MODE (MP3, JPEG)” is set to “IMAGE 
(JPEG)” (page 56).
The JPEG image file cannot be played 
(page 53).
, The DATA CD is not recorded in a JPEG 
format that conforms to ISO 9660 Level 1/
Level 2, or Joliet.
, The DATA DVD is not recorded in JPEG 
format that conforms to UDF (Universal 
Disk Format).
, The file has an extension other than 
“.JPEG” or “.JPG.”
, The image is larger than 3072 (width) ×
2048 (height) in normal mode, or more than 
3,300,000 pixels in progressive JPEG. 
(Some progressive JPEG files cannot be 
displayed even if the file size is within this 
specified capacity.)
, The image does not fit the screen (the image 
is reduced).
, “MODE (MP3, JPEG)” is set to “AUDIO 
(MP3)” (page 56).
The MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image 
files start playing simultaneously.
, “MODE (MP3, JPEG)” is set to “AUTO” 
(page 56).
The album/track/file names are not 
displayed correctly.
, The player can only display numbers and 
alphabet. Other characters are displayed as 
“*”.
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The disc does not start playing from the 
beginning.
, Program Play, Shuffle Play, Repeat Play, or 
A-B Repeat Play is selected (page 32).
, Resume play has taken effect (page 29).
The player starts playing the disc 
automatically.
, The disc features an auto playback function.
, “AUTO PLAY” in “CUSTOM SETUP” is 
set to “ON” (page 67).
Playback stops automatically.
, While playing discs with an auto pause 
signal, the player stops playback at the auto 
pause signal.
Some functions such as Stop, Search, Fast 
Play, Slow Play, Slow-motion Play, 
Repeat Play, Shuffle Play or Program Play 
cannot be performed.
, Depending on the disc, you may not be able 
to do some of the operations above. Refer to 
the operating manual that comes with the 
disc.
The language for the sound track cannot 
be changed.
, Try using the DVD’s menu instead of the 
direct selection button on the remote 
(page 30).
, Multilingual tracks are not recorded on the 
DVD being played.
, The DVD prohibits the changing of the 
language for the sound track.
The subtitle language cannot be changed 
or turned off.
, Try using the DVD’s menu instead of the 
direct selection button on the remote 
(page 30).
, Multilingual subtitles are not recorded on 
the DVD being played.
, The DVD prohibits the changing of 
subtitles.
The angles cannot be changed.
, Try using the DVD’s menu instead of the 
direct selection button on the remote 
(page 30).
, Multi-angles are not recorded on the DVD 
being played.
, The angle can only be changed when the 
” indicator lights up on the front panel 
display (page 12).
, The DVD prohibits changing of the angles.
The player does not operate properly.
, When static electricity, etc., causes the 
player to operate abnormally, unplug the 
player.
5 numbers or letters are displayed on the 
screen and on the front panel display.
, The self-diagnosis function was activated. 
(See the table on page 74.)
The disc tray does not open and “LOCKED” 
appears on the front panel display.
, Child Lock is set (page 28).
The disc tray does not open and “TRAY 
LOCKED” appears on the front panel 
display.
, Contact your Sony dealer or local 
authorized Sony service facility.
“Data error” appears on the TV screen 
when playing a DATA CD/DATA DVD.
, The MP3 audio track/JPEG image file you 
want to play is broken.
, The data is not MPEG-1 Audio Layer III 
data.
, The JPEG image file format does not 
conform to DCF (page 52).
, The JPEG image file has the extension 
“.JPG” or “.JPEG,” but is not in JPEG 
format.
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Self-diagnosis Function 
(When letters/numbers appear in the 
display)
When the self-diagnosis function is activated 
to prevent the player from malfunctioning, a 
five-character service number (e.g., C 13 50) 
with a combination of a letter and four digits 
appears on the screen and the front panel 
display. In this case, check the following 
table.
Glossary
Album (page 52, 54)
A unit in which to store JPEG image files or 
MP3 audio tracks on a DATA CD/DATA 
DVD. (“Album” is an exclusive definition for 
this player.)
Chapter (page 14)
Sections of a picture or a music feature that 
are smaller than titles. A title is composed of 
several chapters. Depending on the disc, no 
chapters may be recorded.
Dolby Digital (page 22, 70)
Digital audio compression technology 
developed by Dolby Laboratories. This 
technology conforms to multi-channel 
surround sound. The rear channel is stereo 
and there is a discrete subwoofer channel in 
this format. Dolby Digital provides the same 
discrete channels of high quality digital audio 
found in “Dolby Digital” theater surround 
sound systems. 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. 
DTS (page 22, 70)
Digital audio compression technology that 
Digital Theater Systems, Inc. developed. This 
technology conforms to multi-channel 
surround sound. The rear channel is stereo 
and there is a discrete subwoofer channel in 
this format. DTS provides the same discrete 
channels of high quality digital audio.
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.
DVD VIDEO (page 7)
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 single-
sided DVD is 4.7 GB (Giga Byte), which is 7 
times that of a CD. The data capacity of a 
double-layer and single-sided DVD is 8.5 
GB, a single-layer and double-sided DVD is 
First three 
characters of 
the service 
number
Cause and/or corrective 
action
C 13
The disc is dirty or recorded 
in a format that this player 
cannot play (page 8).
,Clean the disc with a 
cleaning cloth or check its 
format (page 2).
C 31
The disc is not inserted 
correctly.
,Re-insert the disc 
correctly.
E XX
(xx is a number)
To prevent a malfunction, the 
player has performed the 
self-diagnosis function.
,Contact your nearest 
Sony dealer or local 
authorized Sony service 
facility and give the 5-
character service number.
Example: E 61 10
C:13:50
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