Operating Instructions Blu-ray Disc™ / DVD Player BDP-S185 11

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Sound

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.

Picture

There is no picture or the picture is not output correctly.

, Check that all the connecting cables are

securely connected (page 9).

, Switch the input selector on your TV to display the signal from the player.

, Reset the video output resolution to the lowest resolution by pressing x on the player for more than 10 seconds.

, For HDMI connections, try the following:

1

Turn the player off and on again. 2Turn the connected equipment off and on again.

3

Disconnect and then reconnect the HDMI cable.

, The HDMI OUT jack is connected to a DVI device that does not support copyright protection technology.

, For HDMI connections, check the [Output

Video Format] settings in the [Screen

Settings] setup (page 16).

, When the analogue signals are output, set

[BD/DVD-ROM 1080/24p Output] to [Off]

in the [Screen Settings] setup (page 16).

, For BD-ROMs, check the [BD/DVD-ROM

1080/24p Output] setting in the [Screen

Settings] setup (page 16).

There is no sound or the sound is not output correctly.

, Check that all the connecting cables are

securely connected (page 9).

, Switch the input selector on your AV amplifier (receiver) so that the audio signals of the player are output from your AV amplifier (receiver).

, If the audio signal does not come through the DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL)/HDMI

OUT jack, check the audio settings

(page 16).

, For HDMI connections, try the following:

1

Turn the player off and on again. 2Turn the connected equipment off and on again.

3

Disconnect and then reconnect the HDMI cable.

, For HDMI connections, if the player is connected to a TV through an AV amplifier

(receiver), try connecting the HDMI cable directly to the TV. Refer also to the instruction manual supplied with the AV amplifier (receiver).

, The HDMI OUT jack is connected to a DVI device (DVI jacks do not accept audio signals).

, The device connected to the HDMI OUT jack does not support the audio format of the player. Check the audio settings

(page 16).

The HD Audio (Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby

TrueHD, DTS-HD High Resolution Audio, and DTS-HD Master Audio) is not output by bitstream.

, Set [BD Audio MIX Setting] to [Off] in the

[Audio Settings] setup (page 16).

, Check that the connected AV amplifier

(receiver) is compatible with each HD

Audio format.

The display language on the screen switches automatically when connected to the HDMI OUT jack.

, When [Control for HDMI] is set to [On]

(page 18), the display language on the

screen automatically switches according to the language setting of the connected TV (if you change the setting on your TV, etc.).

The interactive audio is not output.

, Set [BD Audio MIX Setting] to [On] in the

[Audio Settings] setup (page 16).

Disc Network connection

The disc does not play.

, The disc is dirty or skewed.

, The disc is upside down. Insert the disc with the playback side facing down.

, The disc has a format that cannot be played

back by this player (page 23).

, The player cannot play a recorded disc that is not correctly finalised.

, The region code on the BD or DVD does not match the player.

The player cannot connect to the network.

, Check the network connection (page 11)

and the network settings (page 18).

The message [A new software version is available. Please go to the “Setup” section of the menu and select “Network update” to perform the update.] appears on the screen when turning the player on.

, See [Network Update] (page 15) to update

the player to a newer software version.

USB device

Control for HDMI (BRAVIA Sync)

The player does not detect a USB device connected to the player.

, Make sure that the USB device is securely connected to the USB jack.

, Check if the USB device or a cable is damaged.

, Check if the USB device is on.

, If the USB device is connected via a USB hub, connect the USB device directly to the player.

Sony Entertainment Network

The picture/sound is poor/certain programmes display a loss of detail, especially during fast-motion or dark scenes.

, Picture/sound quality may be poor depending on Internet content providers.

, Picture/sound quality may be improved by changing the connection speed.

Recommended connection speed is of at least 2.5 Mbps for standard definition video

(10 Mbps for high definition video).

, Not all videos will contain sound.

The picture is small.

, Press M to zoom in.

The [Control for HDMI] function does not work (BRAVIA Sync).

, Check that [Control for HDMI] is set to

[On] (page 18).

, 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 18).

, Check the following and refer to the instruction manual supplied with the component.

– the connected component is compatible with the [Control for HDMI] function.

– the connected component’s setting for the [Control for HDMI] function is correct.

, When you connect the player to a TV through an AV amplifier (receiver),

– if the AV amplifier (receiver) is not compatible with the [Control for HDMI] function, you may be unable to control the TV from the player.

– if you change the HDMI connection, disconnect and reconnect the mains lead, or a power failure occurs, try the following: 1Switch the input selector of the AV amplifier (receiver) so that the picture from the player appears on the

TV screen. 2Set [Control for HDMI] to

[Off], then set [Control for HDMI] to

[On] (page 18). Refer to the instruction

manual supplied with the AV amplifier

(receiver).

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The System Power-Off function does not work (BRAVIA Sync).

, Check that [Control for HDMI] and

[HDMI:Linked to TV-off] are set to [On]

(page 18).

Others

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 depending on the disc when

– you open the disc tray.

– you disconnect the USB device.

– you play other content.

– you turn off the player.

The disc tray does not open and you cannot remove the disc even after you

press Z.

, Try the following: 1Turn the player off, and disconnect the mains lead.

2

Reconnect the mains lead while pressing down Z on the player. 3Keep pressing down Z on the player until the tray opens.

4

Remove the disc. 5Hold down [/1 on the player for more than 10 seconds until the player turns off.

The player does not respond to any button.

, Moisture has condensed inside the player

(page 3).

, Hold down [/1 on the player for more than

10 seconds until the player turns off.

If the player still does not respond to any button, disconnect then reconnect the mains lead.

Specifications

System

Laser: Semiconductor laser

Inputs and outputs

(Jack name:

Jack type/Output level/Load impedance)

LINE OUT R-AUDIO-L:

Phono jack/2 Vrms/10 kilohms

DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL):

Phono jack/0.5 Vp-p/75 ohms

HDMI OUT:

HDMI 19-pin standard connector

LINE OUT VIDEO:

Phono jack/1.0 Vp-p/75 ohms

LAN (100):

100BASE-TX Terminal

USB:

USB jack Type A, maximum current

500 mA (For connecting USB device)

General

Power requirements:

220–240V AC, 50/60Hz

Power consumption:

10 W

Dimensions (approx.):

290 mm × 188 mm × 42.5 mm

(width/depth/height) incl. projecting parts

Mass (approx.):

1.1 kg

Operating temperature:

5 ºC to 35 ºC

Operating humidity:

25 % to 80 %

Supplied accessories

• Audio/video cable (phono plug ×3) (1)

(Australian/New Zealand model only)

• Remote commander (remote) (1)

• R6 (size AA) batteries (2)

Specifications and design are subject to change without notice.

Playable discs

Blu-ray

Disc

DVD

CD

*3

*1

*3

BD-ROM

BD-R

*2

/BD-RE

*2

DVD-ROM

DVD-R/DVD-RW

DVD+R/DVD+RW

CD-DA (Music CD)

CD-ROM

CD-R/CD-RW

*1

Since the Blu-ray Disc specifications are new and evolving, some discs may not be playable depending on the disc type and the version.

The audio output differs depending on the source, connected output jack, and selected audio settings.

*2

BD-RE: Ver.2.1

BD-R: Ver.1.1, 1.2, 1.3 including organic

*3 pigment type BD-R (LTH type)

The BD-Rs recorded on a PC cannot be played if postscripts are recordable.

A CD or DVD disc will not play if it has not been correctly finalised. For more information, refer to the instruction manual supplied with the recording device.

Discs that cannot be played

• BDs with cartridge

• BDXLs

• DVD-RAMs

• HD DVDs

• DVD Audio discs

• PHOTO CDs

• Data part of CD-Extras

• Super VCDs

• Audio material side on DualDiscs

Note on Discs

This product is designed to playback discs that conform to the Compact Disc (CD) standard. DualDiscs and some of the music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies do not conform to the Compact

Disc (CD) standard, therefore, these discs may not be playable by this product.

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)

Your player has a region code printed on the rear of the unit and will only play BD-ROMs/

DVD VIDEOs labelled with identical region codes or

ALL

.

Playable types of files

Video

Region code

File format

MPEG-1 Video/PS

*1

MPEG-2 Video/PS,

TS

*1

MPEG-4 AVC

*1

WMV9

*1

AVCHD

Xvid

Extensions

“.mpg,” “.mpeg,”

“.m2ts,” “.mts”

“.mkv,” “.mp4,”

“.m4v,” “.m2ts,”

“.mts”

“.wmv,” “.asf”

*2

“.avi”

Music

File format Extensions

MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio

Layer III)

“.mp3”

AAC

*1*3

WMA9 Standard

*1*3

“.m4a”

“.wma”

LPCM “.wav”

Photo

File format

JPEG

Extensions

“.jpg,” “.jpeg”

*1

The player does not play coded files such as

*2

DRM.

The player plays AVCHD format files that are

*3 recorded on a digital video camera, etc. The

AVCHD format disc will not play if it has not been correctly finalised.

The player does not play coded files such as

Lossless.

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• Some files may not play depending on the format, the encoding, or recording condition.

• Some files edited on a PC may not play.

• The player can recognise the following files or folders in BDs, DVDs, CDs and USB devices:

– up to folders in the 3rd tree

– up to 500 files in a single tree

• Some USB devices may not work with this player.

• The player can recognise Mass Storage Class

(MSC) devices, Still Image Capture Device

(SICD) class devices and 101 keyboard.

• To avoid data corruption or damage to the USB memory or devices, turn off the player when connecting or removing the USB memory or devices.

• The player may not play high bit rate video files on DATA CDs smoothly. You are recommended to play such files using DATA DVDs.

Notes About the Discs

• To keep the disc clean, handle the disc by its edge.

Do not touch the surface.

Dust, fingerprints, or scratches on the disc may cause it to malfunction.

– A disc that has cellophane tape or sticker adhesive on it.

• Do not resurface the playing side of a disc to remove surface scratches.

Code numbers of controllable

TVs

While holding down -TV- [/1, enter the TV manufacturer’s code using the number buttons.

If more than one code number is listed, try entering them one at a time until you find the one that works with your TV.

Manufacturer

Sony

Hitachi

LG/Goldstar

Loewe

Panasonic

Philips

Samsung

Sharp

Toshiba

Code number

01 (default)

24

76

45

17, 49

06, 08, 72

71

29

38

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• Do not expose the disc to direct sunlight or heat sources such as hot air ducts, or leave it in a car parked in direct sunlight as the temperature may rise considerably inside the car.

• After playing, store the disc in its case.

• Clean the disc with a cleaning cloth. Wipe the disc from the centre out.

• Do not use solvents such as benzine, thinner, commercially available disc/lens cleaners, or anti-static spray intended for vinyl LPs.

• If you have printed the disc’s label, dry the label before playing.

• Do not use the following discs.

– A lens cleaning disc.

– A disc that has a non-standard shape (e.g., card, heart).

– A disc with a label or sticker on it.

Language code list

For details, see [BD/DVD Viewing Settings]

(page 17).

The language spellings conform to the ISO

639: 1988 (E/F) standard.

Code Language

1027 Afar

1032 Afrikaans

1044 Arabic

1051 Aymara

1053 Bashkir

1059 Bulgarian

1061 Bislama

1067 Tibetan

1079 Catalan

1097 Czech

1105 Danish

1130 Bhutani;

Dzongkha

1144 English

1149 Spanish

1151 Basque

1165 Finnish

1028 Abkhazian

1039 Amharic

1045 Assamese

1052 Azerbaijani

1057 Byelorussian

1060 Bihari

1066 Bengali

1070 Breton

1093 Corsican

1103 Welsh

1109 German

1142 Greek

1145 Esperanto

1150 Estonian

1157 Persian

1166 Fiji

Code Language

1171 Faroese

1181 Frisian

1186 Scots Gaelic

1196 Guarani

1209 Hausa

1226 Croatian

1233 Armenian

1174 French

1183 Irish

1194 Galician

1203 Gujarati

1217 Hindi

1229 Hungarian

1235 Interlingua

1239 Interlingue

1248 Indonesian

1254 Italian

1261 Japanese

1245 Inupiak

1253 Icelandic

1257 Hebrew

1269 Yiddish

1283

1297

Javanese

Kazakh

1287 Georgian

1298 Greenlandic;

Kalaallisut

1300 Kannada 1299 Cambodian;

Khmer

1301 Korean

1307 Kurdish

1313 Latin

1305 Kashmiri

1311

1326

Kirghiz

Lingala

1327 Laothian; Lao 1332 Lithuanian

1334 Latvian 1345 Malagasy

1347 Maori

1350 Malayalam

1353 Moldavian

1357 Malay

1363 Burmese

1369 Nepali

1379 Norwegian

1403 Oromo

1349 Macedonian

1352 Mongolian

1356 Marathi

1358 Malese; Maltese

1365 Nauru

1376 Dutch

1393 Occitan

1408 Oriya

1417 Punjabi; Panjabi 1428 Polish

1435 Pashto; Pushto 1436 Portuguese

1463 Quechua 1481 Rhaeto-

Romance

1482 Kirundi; Rundi 1483 Romanian

1489 Russian 1491 Kinyarwanda

1495 Sanskrit 1498 Sindhi

1501 Sangho; Sango 1502 Serbo-Croatian

1503 Singhalese;

Sinhalese

1505 Slovak

1506 Slovenian

1508 Shona

1507 Samoan

1509 Somali

1511 Albanian 1512 Serbian

1513 Siswati; Swati 1514 Sesotho; Sotho southern

1515 Sundanese 1516 Swedish

1517 Swahili

1525 Telugu

1528 Thai

1531 Turkmen

1534 Setswana;

Tswana

1538 Turkish

1540 Tatar

1557 Ukrainian

1572 Uzbek

1587 Volapük

1632 Xhosa

1684 Chinese

1703 Not specified

1521 Tamil

1527 Tajik

1529 Tigrinya

1532 Tagalog

1535 Tonga; Tonga islands

1539 Tsonga

1543 Twi

1564 Urdu

1581 Vietnamese

1613 Wolof

1665 Yoruba

1697 Zulu

Parental control/area code

For details, see [Parental Control Area Code]

(page 17).

Code Area

2044 Argentina

2046 Austria

2070 Brazil

2092 China

2115 Denmark

2174 France

2200 Greece

2248 India

2239 Ireland

2276 Japan

2333 Luxembourg

2362 Mexico

2390 New Zealand

2427 Pakistan

2428 Poland

2489 Russia

2149 Spain

2086 Switzerland

2528 Thailand

2047 Australia

2057 Belgium

2090 Chile

2093 Colombia

2165 Finland

2109 Germany

2219 Hong Kong

2238 Indonesia

2254 Italy

2304 Korea

2363 Malaysia

2376 Netherlands

2379 Norway

2424 Philippines

2436 Portugal

2501 Singapore

2499 Sweden

2543 Taiwan

2184 United Kingdom

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Index

Symbols

(favourites)

7

A

AUDIO

7

Audio Settings

16

Auto Standby

18

B

BD/DVD Viewing

Settings

17

BD-LIVE

12

BD-R

23

BD-RE

23

Bitstream

20

Blu-ray Disc

23

BONUSVIEW

12

BRAVIA Sync

21

C

Child Lock

6

Colour buttons

7

Connecting

AV amplifier

(Receiver)

10

Network

11

TV

9

Control for HDMI

18

,

21

D

Deep Colour

16

DISPLAY

8

Dolby Digital

16

DTS

16

E

Easy Setup

11

,

18

H

HDMI

16

HOME

7

,

15

Home menu

15

I

Internet content

7

,

13

IP Content Noise

Reduction

14

M

MAC address

18

N

Network Settings

18

Network Update

15

O

OPTIONS

7

OSD

18

P

Parental Control

17

Parental Control Settings

17

Play information

12

Playable discs

23

POP UP/MENU

7

R

Region code

23

Remote

7

Resetting

19

Resetting the player

19

Resume

8

,

22

S

Screen Settings

15

SEN

8

Setup

15

Software update

15

,

18

Sony Entertainment

Network

13

SUBTITLE

7

System Settings

18

T

TOP MENU

7

Troubleshooting

20

TV Type

15

U

Update

15

USB

13

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