Sony BDP S500 Operating Instructions

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    3-270-909-11(1) TM Printed in Malaysia Printed on 70% or more recycled paper using VOC (Volatile Organic Compound)free vegetable oil based ink. 3-270-909-11 (1) Blu-ray Disc Player BDP-S500 Operating Instructions ©2007 Sony Corporation
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    of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard. As the laser beam used in this Blu-ray Disc player is harmful to eyes, do not attempt to disassemble the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. This label is located on the laser protective housing inside the enclosure
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    of trouble. On operation • If the player is brought directly from a cold to a warm location, or is placed in a very damp room, moisture may condense on the lenses inside the player. Should this occur, the player may not operate properly. In this case, remove the disc and leave the player turned
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    Safety Instructions 3 Precautions 3 Table of Contents 4 About this manual 5 This Player Can Play the Following Discs and Files 5 Examples of discs that the player cannot play .....6 About playback of discs recorded in AVCHD format 6 BD/DVD region code 7 Note on playback operations of BDs/DVDs
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    Player Can Play the Following Discs and Files Disc Format Blu-ray Disc DVD VIDEO DVD-RW/-R DVD+RW/+R CD "Blu-ray Disc" is a trademark. "Blu-ray Disc," "DVD+RW," "DVD-RW," "DVD+R," "DVDR," "DVD VIDEO," and "CD" logos are trademarks. Supported file formats (DATA DVD only) DVD+RWs/DVD-RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD
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    CD format). • CD-ROMs recorded in PHOTO CD format. • Data part of CD-Extras. • VCDs/Super VCDs. • HD layer on Super Audio CDs. Also, the player cannot play the following discs: • A BD-ROM/DVD VIDEO with a different region code. • A disc recorded in a color system other than NTSC, such as PAL (this
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    quality audio/video output and the library function of this Blu-ray Disc Player. BD-ROM playback BD-ROM is a next generation optical disc format in the HD era. Featuring massive storage capacity of 25 to 50 GB (five times larger than a DVD) and a high-speed transfer rate of up to 54 Mbps, the format
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    a single HDMI cord, the player can output both SD to HD video and multi-channel audio signals, in digital form without degradation. The HDMI specification supports HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection), a copy protection technology that incorporates coding technology for digital video
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    player. For jack and button names, see "Index to Parts and Controls" (page 58). Notes • Plug cords securely to prevent unwanted noise. • Refer to the instructions audio cord (phono plug × 2) (1) • Power cord (1) • Remote commander (remote) (1) • Size AA (R6) batteries (2) • Step 1: Unpacking
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    an S VIDEO cord (not supplied). You will enjoy high quality images. AC IN VIDEO OUT VIDEO Blu-ray Disc player HDMI OUT VIDEO OUT VIDEO COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y PB DIGITAL OUT PCM/DTS/DOLBY DIGITAL COAXIAL OPTICAL PR S VIDEO AUDIO OUT L 5.1CH OUTPUT FRONT REAR CENTER L R R WOOFER to S VIDEO
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    /720p/1080i/1080p scan picture problems, it is recommended that the user switch the connection to the 'standard definition' output. If there are questions regarding our TV set compatibility with this model 480p/720p/1080i/ 1080p Blu-ray Disc player, please contact our customer service center. • If
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    connection that best suits your system. Be sure to read the instructions for the DTS is a registered trademark and the DTS logos, Symbol, DTS-HD and DTS-HD Digital Out are trademarks of DTS, Inc. © 1996-2007 DTS, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Notes about the HDMI OUT jack • When you connect the player
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    . If your amplifier (receiver) has a digital input jack, use B-2 . AC IN TV INPUT VIDEO L AUDIO R Blu-ray Disc player HDMI OUT VIDEO OUT VIDEO COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y PB DIGITAL OUT PCM/DTS/DOLBY DIGITAL COAXIAL OPTICAL PR S VIDEO AUDIO OUT L 5.1CH OUTPUT FRONT REAR CENTER L R R WOOFER to
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    enjoy surround effects only when playing Dolby Surround audio or multi-channel audio (Dolby Digital or DTS) discs. Blu-ray Disc player AC IN HDMI OUT VIDEO flow z Hint For correct speaker location, see the operating instructions of the connected components. Note When connecting 6 speakers, you
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    surround sound using D-3 . Blu-ray Disc player AC IN HDMI OUT VIDEO OUT VIDEO COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y PB DIGITAL OUT PCM/DTS/DOLBY DIGITAL COAXIAL OPTICAL PR (L) z Hint For correct speaker location, see the operating instructions of the connected components. Note Not all HDMI-compatible AV
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    other connections are complete, connect the supplied power cord to the AC IN terminal of the player. Then plug the player and TV power cords into the AC outlet. You can control the player using the supplied remote. Insert two Size AA (R6) batteries by matching the 3 and # ends on the batteries to
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    up and down. Mute the sound (for Sony TV only). To control other TVs with the remote You can control the volume, input source, and power switch select your TV manufacturer's code (see the table below). 2 Release TV [/1. ◆Code numbers of controllable TVs If more than one code number is listed, try
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    using, make some simple settings for the BD player. Start Cancel Please use the Initial from "Auto," "480i," "480p," "720p," "1080i," "1080p," or "Source Direct," then go to step 8. "TV Type -screen display language. Audio, subtitle and BD/DVD menu language options will be set to the same language
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    Setup," and press ENTER. Easy Setup Setup is complete! Enjoy using your BD player! Finish Setup Go Back Use to select then press ENTER. Confirm SYSTEM 47). ◆When using the AUDIO OUT (L/R) jacks (Connection C-1 -page 14) • Set "DTS Downmix" to "Lt/Rt" in "Audio Setup" (page 47). ◆When using the 5.
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    buttons and the color buttons as indicated by the disc's on-screen instructions. The BD menu is operable without interrupting playback. To play restricted BDs Change the "BD Parental Control" setting (page 30). To play restricted DVDs For a restricted DVD, the display asks for the password. For
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    ' appears in this manual, press the
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    Basic Operations Entering characters DATA DVD When an on-screen keyboard appears (e.g., when searching for a title), enter the characters as follows. s_ ABCDEFGH I J K LMNOPQRS T UVWX Y Z , . : ; 1234567890 _ () SHFT SPC DEL CLR DONE
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    Guide to the Remote The following covers all of the remote player (when completely darkened, indicators on the front panel are also turned off and the FL OFF indicator lights up). DISPLAY (page 26) - Displays the disc a BD/DVD. *1 When playing MPEG-2 movie files or MP3 music files on a DATA DVD, or
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    the TV channels up and down. Playing in various play mode BD DVD DATA DVD CD a During playback, press PLAY MODE repeatedly. Available items differ depending on the current title/ track/file or the disc type. To cancel the Play Mode, press PLAY MODE again. ◆When playing a video or movie title Items
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    the Disc Information BD DVD DATA DVD CD You can check the title/chapter/track information including video transmission rate etc., by pressing DISPLAY. The information differs depending on the disc type and the player status. a Press DISPLAY. Example: When playing a DVD VIDEO. Play DVD-VIDEO
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    press ENTER. c Select "Audio Control," and press ENTER to turn on the above display. d While "Audio DRC" is highlighted, select from "Max" to "Off" by pressing
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    BD or DVD you are watching by optimizing the picture settings for different lighting environments. "Memory" allows you to make your own detailed adjustments. Standard Detailed Settings a Press SYSTEM MENU during playback. b Select "A/V Control," and press ENTER. c Select "Video Control player
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    Basic Operations Locking a Disc Setting/changing the password BD DVD BD DVD By setting the password and your limit in "Parental Control" Setup, you can control playback of inappropriate discs. Parental Control BD PLAYER Use the number keys to enter the password to turn off the parental lock.
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    j On the "DVD Country Code" display, enter the password using the number buttons, and press ENTER. k Press
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    31 Basic Operations
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    Files Use the "Movies" Title List to browse through and sort MPEG-2 PS movie files on DATA DVDs. DATA DVD The "Movies" Title List first displays all titles on the disc. All Movies Browse Search Sort All Movies Spider Smoother Sideway Home Alpinist Electricity Lemon Grove Bridget Finding Never
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    My Mom Options 1:31 Play from Be1gi:n0n2ing Add to Quick1li:s3t1 1:25 play in other play mode During playback, press PLAY MODE repeatedly. The selected item changes with each press: "Time Search" (page 26) - "Repeat Title" - "Repeat Off" See page 25 for details. z Hint See page 24 for the remote
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    Narrow down the list of titles by selecting the category type (e.g., "Folders"), then the category. DATA DVD You can find the exact title, or titles with a similar name. Folders Winter games 2006 Interviews 2 items Confirm SYSTEM MENU Exit a Press SYSTEM MENU. b Select "
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    DVD Play not affect the original recording on the disc a Press SYSTEM MENU. b Select " to add to the top of the "Quicklist," and press ,. e Select "Add to in the order you want to play. You can add the same title multiple times. The play the "Quicklist" content in other play modes by pressing PLAY
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    favorites and play in various play modes. • Viewing All Artists 36 • Browsing by Artist, Album, Genre, Quicklist, or Folder 38 • Searching for a Track 38 • Programming Playback (Quicklist 39 36 DATA DVD The "Music" Title List first displays a list of the artist names on the disc. Artists All
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    genre name. • Format: Displays the coding format. 2 List area Displays overall content. • Main area: Displays the track names. • Sub area: Displays the total playback time of each track. About unplayable audio track files The player does not play the file if: - The DATA DVD is not recorded in an MP3
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    selecting the category type (e.g., "Genres"), then the category. DATA DVD You can find the exact track, or tracks with a Songs 195 Songs 16 Songs 304 Songs 841 Songs 32 Songs 2 Songs 460 Songs 60 Songs Play SYSTEM MENU Exit Genres without content do not appear in the list a Press SYSTEM MENU.
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    DATA DVD Play your disc tray, turning off the player, etc.). Main Menu Options Play SYSTEM MENU Exit The "Quicklist" does not affect the original recording on the disc the desired tracks. Select in the order you want to play. You can add the same track multiple times. The "Quicklist" can contain
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    Files Use the "Photos" Title List to view the JPEG images on DATA DVDs. You can reorder the files and start playing a slideshow. DATA DVD The "Photos" Title List first displays all the folders on the disc. Folders Kurobe-dam 2005 Jungfraujoch 2006 2 items • Viewing All Folders 40 • Browsing by
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    196 Format: JPEG 1214 items Options Slideshow Add to Quicklist Confirm SYSTEM MENU Exit The played. z Hints • See page 24 for the remote's operations. • Even after stopping playback, the player resumes playback from the last file you played The player does not play the file if: - The DATA DVD is
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    down the list of files by selecting the category type (e.g., "Date"), then the category. DATA DVD You can find the exact file, or files with a similar name. Year File:Summer of '06.jpg Date:July/23/2006 Resolution:196x298 pixels Format:
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    DVD Play play the "Quicklist" content in other play modes by pressing PLAY MODE (page 25). Note The "Quicklist" may be cleared after some operations (e.g., displaying the Title List, opening the disc tray, turning off the player in the order you want to play. You can add the same file multiple times.
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    . The disc's playback settings take priority over the player's playback settings. BD DVD DATA DVD CD From the "System Menu," enter the "Setup" displays to change the settings of the player. Setup Video Setup Audio Setup Language Parental Control Speakers Options TV Type 4:3 Video Out DVD Aspect
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    /24 Hz video signals when playing Film-based materials on BD- using the HDMI OUT jack. ROMs (720p/24 Hz or 1080p/24 Hz). Select this when the connection applies. Off - Select this for any other connection. Note "TV Type" and "DVD Aspect Ratio" can be set when video output resolution is 480i
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    suits the disc and your TV/projector, etc. For the details, refer also to the instruction manual supplied with the TV/projector, etc. • 480i or 480p video signals may be output when you connect to the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks and play some copy-guarded BDs/DVDs. To enjoy the HD quality resolution
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    connecting to a device or OPTICAL) jack. without a built-in Dolby Digital decoder. DTS DTS - Select the audio signals output when playing - Select this when connecting to a device with a built-in DTS decoder. DTS discs. This setting affects the output from the DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL or OPTICAL
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    DTS 2ch Downmix 5.1ch DTS-HD High Resolution Audio 2ch Downmix 5.1ch DVD DTS-HD frequency is 192 kHz, the player downmixes to 2ch signals even if the disc or source is 5.1ch. TrueHD or DTS-HD. *9 Outputs 7.1ch LPCM signals decoded from DTS-HD High Resolution Audio stream. The player outputs
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    in French. Audio - Select the default soundtrack language for BD-ROMs/DVD VIDEOs. English - Plays the soundtrack in English. French - Plays the soundtrack in French. Other - See "Language Code List" on page 68 and enter the code for your language. Subtitles - Select the default subtitle language
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    be asked for the password when playing restricted discs or when changing the control level. Change Level - Set the control level. The display asks for the password if the disc's pre-determined level exceeds the limit you set. The default setting is "Off." DVD Country Code - This ensures that you see
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    Speakers The following items are necessary when using the 5.1CH OUTPUT jacks. The default settings are underlined. Audio Output Mode - For analog connection. Speaker Setup - This setting affects the output from the 5.1CH OUTPUT jacks. 2 Channel - Select this when connecting to an AV amplifier (
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    player ("About the 'BRAVIA' Off Theatre Sync features (for HDMI - Turns off the function. connections only)" on page 11). Hybrid Disc Playback Layer - Select the layer priority when playing a Hybrid Disc. Remove the disc when you change the setting. BD - Plays BD layer. DVD - Plays DVD layer
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    to their factory defaults. @/1 A OPEN/CLOSE HDMI HD FL OFF x a Press A OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray. b Hold down x on the player, and press @/1. c After you check the disc tray closes, release both the buttons. The sliding panel closes, the player turns off and all of the settings return
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    Information 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 does not
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    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 6). , The region code on the BD/DVD does
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    Refer to the operating manual that comes with the disc. The language for the soundtrack cannot be changed. , Try using the BD's or DVD's menu instead of the direct selection button on the remote (page 21). , Multi-lingual tracks are not recorded on the BD/DVD being played. , The BD/DVD prohibits the
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    the cause. Error code AACS ERR LSI1 ERR LSI2 ERR LSI3 ERR MEM ERR FLASH ERR ROM ERR Cause and/or corrective action AACS read failure. tRemove the protected disc. tContact your nearest Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility and give the error code. Additional Information 57
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    is connected. HD indicator (11) - Lights up when outputting 720p/1080i/1080p video signals. FL OFF indicator (24) - Lights up when the front panel display and other indicators on the front panel are turned off. H Remote sensor (16) I Blu-ray Disc indicator - Lights up when a BD/AVCHD is recognized
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    information is displayed as follows. Example: When playing a DVD VIDEO or a BD-ROM A Current title number B Current chapter number AC IN HDMI OUT VIDEO OUT VIDEO COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y PB DIGITAL OUT PCM/DTS/DOLBY DIGITAL COAXIAL OPTICAL PR S VIDEO AUDIO OUT L 5.1CH OUTPUT FRONT REAR CENTER L
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    free software, we are referring to freedom, not price. Our General Public Licenses are designed to make sure that you have the freedom to distribute copies of free software (and charge for this service if you wish), that you receive source code exercise the right to control the distribution of
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    add detail to address new problems or concerns. Each version best way to achieve this is to make it free price. Our General Public Licenses are designed to make sure that you have the freedom to distribute copies of free software (and charge for this service if you wish); that you receive source code
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    not be affected by problems that might be introduced by others. Finally, software patents pose a constant threat to the existence of any free program. We wish code means all the source code for all modules it contains, plus any associated interface definition files, plus the scripts used to control
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    add to address new problems or concerns. Each Free Software Foundation, write to the Free Software Foundation; we sometimes make exceptions for this. Our decision will be guided by the two goals of preserving the free status of all derivatives of our free OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR
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    to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA Also add information on LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; Windows specific code (or a derivative thereof) from the apps directory (application code) you
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    LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; code as a component to supporting the PNG file format in commercial products. If you use this source code (c) 2001 by Bigelow & Holmes Inc. Luxi font instruction code copyright (c) 2001 by URW++ GmbH. All Rights
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    format, for playback on Bluray Disc players. Blu-ray Disc (BD) (page 5) A disc format developed for recording/ playing high-definition (HD) video (for HDTV, etc.), and for storing large amounts of data. A single layer Blu-ray Disc holds up to 25 GB, and a dual-layer Blu-ray Disc holds up to 50 GB
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    allow the contents to be programmed or edited. DVD+R (page 5) A DVD+R (read "plus R") is a recordable disc that is the same size as a DVD VIDEO. Contents can be recorded only once to a DVD+R, and will have the same format as a DVD VIDEO. DVD+RW (page 5) A DVD+RW (read "plus RW") is a recordable and
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    Scots-Gaelic (gd) Galician (gl) Guarani (gn) Gujarati (gu) Hausa (ha) Code 1001 0514 0618 0405 0920 0519 1412 1821 2608 1115 0512 0101 0102 0106 0113 0118 ) Volapük (vo) Wolof (wo) Xhosa (xh) Yoruba (yo) Zulu (zu) Code 1909 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 2001 2005 2007
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    Parental Control Country/Area Code List For details, see page 50. Area (abbr.) Argentina (ar) Australia ( Sweden (se) Taiwan (tw) Thailand (th) United Kingdom (gb) United States of America (us) Code 0118 0121 0120 0205 0218 0301 0312 0314 0411 0609 0618 0405 0811 0914 0904 0920 1016 1118 1325
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    format 67 R Region code 7 Remote 16, 17, 24 Resetting the Player 53 S Searching 26, 34, 38, 42 "Setup" 22 Setup Displays 44 "Slideshow" 41 "Speaker Setup" 51 "Speakers" 12, 51 SUBTITLE 24 T Title 26, 67 Title List 22 TOP MENU 25 Troubleshooting 54 "TV Type" 45 U Usable discs 5 V Video based
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3-270-909-
11
(1)
©2007 Sony Corporation
3-270-909-
11
(1)
Blu-ray Disc Player
BDP-S500
Printed in Malaysia
Operating Instructions
TM
Printed on 70% or more recycled paper
using VOC (Volatile Organic Compound)-
free vegetable oil based ink.