Sony MDP-A1 Primary User Manual - Page 5

Introduction

This

introduction

explains

the

organization

of

this

manual

and

the

principles

of

operation

of

the

Multi

Disc

Player

(MDP).

About

These

Instructions

Consumer

electronics

manuals

have

been

notorious

for

being

hard

to

comprehend.

Having

recognized

this

fact,

we

have

made

an

attempt

with

this

manual

to

avoid

the

usual

pitfalls

by

trying

to

not

pretend

that

the

equipment

being

described

is

as

simple

as

a

bread

toaster.

Most

likely

this

is

your

first

Multi

Disc

Player

and

may

be

the

only

one

you

will

own.

With

that

in

mind,

we

have

striven

to

write

the

instructions

in

straight

-forward

English

while

trying

to

keep

the

procedures

simple

and

systematic.

Differences

between

the

MDP-600

and

MDP-A1

This

manual

covers

both

the

MDP-600

and

MDP-Al.

Their

differences

are

as

follows:

Front

panel

•

(LD)

QUICK

START

button

and

indicator

In

the

MDP-600

the

button

is

referred

to

as

the

QUICK

START

button,

however,

in

the

MDP-A1

the

button

is

referred

to

as

the

LD

QUICK

START

button.

In

this

manual,

we

use

QUICK

START.

Rear

panel

•

Voltage

selector

The

MDP-Al

has

a

voltage

selector

(see

page

4).

•

RFU

OUT

connectors

The

MDP-Al

has

RFU

connectors

(see

page

9).

•

AC

IN

connector

Each

model

has

a

different

AC

IN

connector.

The

illustrations

of

the

rear

panel

in

this

manual

are

of

the

MDP-Al.

Supplied

accessories

•

Remote

Commander

•

AC

power

cable

•

AC

plug

adaptor

RMT-M19A

is

supplied

with

the

MDP-600.

RMT-M19B

is

supplied

with

the

MDP-Al.

RMT-M19B

has

the

DISC/TV

button.

Each

model

has

different

plugs.

Supplied

with

the

MDP-Al

only

(see

page

4).

Because

the

Multi

Disc

Player

is

capable

of

playing

laser

discs

(LDs),

compact

discs

(CDs),

and

compact

disc

videos

(CDVs),

these

instructions

are

divided

into

the

equivalent

of

three

"manuale—one

for

each

type

of

disc

—with

a

fourth

section

providing

instructions

common

to

all

discs

and

the

fifth

section

for

enjoying

Karaoke.

The

following

summarizes

what

you'll

find

in

this

manual.

To

Play

a

Laser

Disc

(LD)

This

section

covers

all

functions

associated

with

playing

LDs

(page

14).

Unique

to

LD

play

are

STILL/

STEP,

MULTI

SPEED

play,

MEMORY

play

and

FRAME/TIME

search.

The

MDP-600/A1

allows

you

to

playback

both

sides

of

an

LD

without

replacing

it.

The

(LD)

Quick

Start

function

shortens

the

waiting

time

before

an

LD

starts

playing.

To

Play

a

Compact

Disc

(CD)

This

section

explains

the

operation

of

CDs

and

compares

most

closely

to

CDV

audio

operations

(page

26).

To

Play

a

Compact

Disc

Video

(CDV)

This

section

covers

procedures

for

CDV

operation

and

shares

many

functions

with

CD

play

(page

33).

Th

ere

are

no

functions

unique

to

CDV

play

in

this

Multi

Disc

Player.

To

Play

Any

Disc

(LD,

CD,

CDV)

Most

of

the

procedures

in

this

section

fall

into

the

advanced

category

(page

35)

and

are

collected

here

because

they

are

common

to

LD,

CD

and

CDV

play.

To

Play

Karaoke

This

section

is

a

short

instruction

for

Karaoke

playing

(page

42).

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