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To find out details on any available updates, please visit: http://www.sony.com/bluraysupport/ Printed in the future. 4-261-090-11(1) The software of this player may be updated in Malaysia 4-261-090-11(1) Operating Instructions Blu-ray Disc™ / DVD Player BDP-S380/BX38 © 2011 Sony Corporation
To find out details on any available updates, please visit: http://www.sony.com/bluraysupport/ Printed in the future. 4-261-090-11(1) The software of this player may be updated in Malaysia 4-261-090-11(1) Operating Instructions Blu-ray Disc™ / DVD Player BDP-S380/BX38 © 2011 Sony Corporation
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... of sufficient magnitude to correct the interference by one wider than the other apparatus (including amplifiers) that interference will increase eye hazard. If this Bluray Disc/DVD player is encouraged to try to constitute a risk of trouble. Install in the event of electric shock to disassemble the cabinet. Precautions • To prevent...
... of sufficient magnitude to correct the interference by one wider than the other apparatus (including amplifiers) that interference will increase eye hazard. If this Bluray Disc/DVD player is encouraged to try to constitute a risk of trouble. Install in the event of electric shock to disassemble the cabinet. Precautions • To prevent...
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...a person's body (excluding extremities: hands, wrists, feet and ankles). • Do not place heavy or unstable objects on the disc tray. On placement • Place the player in a location with a minimum distance of at : Customer Information Service 115 Gordon Baker Road, Toronto, Ontario, M2H 3R6 Precautions ...your local power supply. It is not working properly, please call upon your Sony dealer regarding this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time. 14)Refer all other than discs on the player. • Do not place any way, such as it is damaged,...
...a person's body (excluding extremities: hands, wrists, feet and ankles). • Do not place heavy or unstable objects on the disc tray. On placement • Place the player in a location with a minimum distance of at : Customer Information Service 115 Gordon Baker Road, Toronto, Ontario, M2H 3R6 Precautions ...your local power supply. It is not working properly, please call upon your Sony dealer regarding this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time. 14)Refer all other than discs on the player. • Do not place any way, such as it is damaged,...
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... of Blu-ray Disc Association. • "x.v.Color" and "x.v.Color" logo are trademarks of Sony Corporation. • "BRAVIA" is a trademark of Sony Corporation. • "PhotoTV HD" and the "PhotoTV HD" logo are trademarks of Sony Corporation....Blu-ray Disc™ and DVD media. or other similar features. ENERGY STAR is repaired, repaired parts may contain some restrictions on your nearest Sony dealer. On cleaning Clean the cabinet, panel, and controls with a soft cloth. in the U.S. On cleaning discs, disc/lens cleaners Do not use any questions or problems concerning your player...
... of Blu-ray Disc Association. • "x.v.Color" and "x.v.Color" logo are trademarks of Sony Corporation. • "BRAVIA" is a trademark of Sony Corporation. • "PhotoTV HD" and the "PhotoTV HD" logo are trademarks of Sony Corporation....Blu-ray Disc™ and DVD media. or other similar features. ENERGY STAR is repaired, repaired parts may contain some restrictions on your nearest Sony dealer. On cleaning Clean the cabinet, panel, and controls with a soft cloth. in the U.S. On cleaning discs, disc/lens cleaners Do not use any questions or problems concerning your player...
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Table of Contents WARNING 2 Precautions 3 Guide to Parts and Controls 7 Hookups and Settings Step 1: Connecting the Player 10 Step 2: Easy Setup 12 Connecting to the Network 12 Playback Playing a Disc 13 Playing from a USB Device 14 Playing via a Network 14 Available Options 15 Settings and Adjustments Using the Settings Displays 16 [Network Update...
Table of Contents WARNING 2 Precautions 3 Guide to Parts and Controls 7 Hookups and Settings Step 1: Connecting the Player 10 Step 2: Easy Setup 12 Connecting to the Network 12 Playback Playing a Disc 13 Playing from a USB Device 14 Playing via a Network 14 Available Options 15 Settings and Adjustments Using the Settings Displays 16 [Network Update...
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... are trademarks of their respective owners. • Other system and product names are not indicated in music recognition technology and related content delivery. CD, DVD, Blu-ray Disc, and music and videorelated data from Gracenote, Inc., copyright © 2000-present Gracenote. One or more information, please visit www.gracenote.com. Gracenote is the...
... are trademarks of their respective owners. • Other system and product names are not indicated in music recognition technology and related content delivery. CD, DVD, Blu-ray Disc, and music and videorelated data from Gracenote, Inc., copyright © 2000-present Gracenote. One or more information, please visit www.gracenote.com. Gracenote is the...
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...it being opened by mistake. To lock the disc tray (Child Lock) You can lock the disc tray to this jack. When the player is locked or unlocked. The disc tray is turned on, hold down N on the player for more than 10 seconds. A Disc tray B Power indicator Lights up when outputting ...Front panel display N, X: Lights up during playback or pause. : Lights up when enabling the repeat setting. : Lights up in white when the player is turned on the player, or sets to Parts and Controls Front panel z The N button has a tactile dot. Guide to standby mode. Use the tactile dot as...
...it being opened by mistake. To lock the disc tray (Child Lock) You can lock the disc tray to this jack. When the player is locked or unlocked. The disc tray is turned on, hold down N on the player for more than 10 seconds. A Disc tray B Power indicator Lights up when outputting ...Front panel display N, X: Lights up during playback or pause. : Lights up when enabling the repeat setting. : Lights up in white when the player is turned on the player, or sets to Parts and Controls Front panel z The N button has a tactile dot. Guide to standby mode. Use the tactile dot as...
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... on the screen. SUBTITLE (page 18) Selects the subtitle language when multilingual subtitles are recorded on the player, or sets to standby mode. 8 A Z OPEN/CLOSE Opens or closes the disc tray. -TV- OPTIONS (page 15) The options menu that can be selected appears on BDROMs/DVD ...(YELLOW/BLUE/ RED/GREEN) Shortcut keys for more than 30 minutes, the player automatically returns to standby mode. Adjusts the TV volume. Selects the sound track on the disc or the situation. HOME Enters the player's home menu. Remote The available functions of the home menu. VOL +/- ...
... on the screen. SUBTITLE (page 18) Selects the subtitle language when multilingual subtitles are recorded on the player, or sets to standby mode. 8 A Z OPEN/CLOSE Opens or closes the disc tray. -TV- OPTIONS (page 15) The options menu that can be selected appears on BDROMs/DVD ...(YELLOW/BLUE/ RED/GREEN) Shortcut keys for more than 30 minutes, the player automatically returns to standby mode. Adjusts the TV volume. Selects the sound track on the disc or the situation. HOME Enters the player's home menu. Remote The available functions of the home menu. VOL +/- ...
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... during playback. N PLAY Starts or re-starts playback. Center button (ENTER) Enters the selected item. m/M (fast reverse/fast forward) • Fast reverses/fast forwards the disc when pressed during playback of your favorite Internet content programs. x STOP Stops playback and remembers the stop point (resume point). Select a category using You can...
... during playback. N PLAY Starts or re-starts playback. Center button (ENTER) Enters the selected item. m/M (fast reverse/fast forward) • Fast reverses/fast forwards the disc when pressed during playback of your favorite Internet content programs. x STOP Stops playback and remembers the stop point (resume point). Select a category using You can...
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... the playback information, etc., by pressing DISPLAY. F Chapter number G The currently selected angle 13 As your TV screen. 2 Press Z OPEN/CLOSE, and place a disc on the rear of the player (page 7). A Output resolution/Video frequency B Title number or name C The currently selected audio setting D Available functions ( angle, audio, subtitle) E Playback information Displays...
... the playback information, etc., by pressing DISPLAY. F Chapter number G The currently selected angle 13 As your TV screen. 2 Press Z OPEN/CLOSE, and place a disc on the rear of the player (page 7). A Output resolution/Video frequency B Title number or name C The currently selected audio setting D Available functions ( angle, audio, subtitle) E Playback information Displays...
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... x [DVD Aspect Ratio] [Letter Box]: Displays a wide picture with black bands on the top and bottom. [Pan & Scan]: Displays a full-height picture on the disc. The player automatically detects whether the material is output from the HDMI OUT jack when playing a Super Audio CD. x [BD/DVD-ROM 1080/24p Output] [Auto]: Outputs...
... x [DVD Aspect Ratio] [Letter Box]: Displays a wide picture with black bands on the top and bottom. [Pan & Scan]: Displays a full-height picture on the disc. The player automatically detects whether the material is output from the HDMI OUT jack when playing a Super Audio CD. x [BD/DVD-ROM 1080/24p Output] [Auto]: Outputs...
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... connecting an audio device without a built-in Dolby Digital decoder. [Dolby Digital]: Select this when connecting an audio device with a built-in the disc is produced. x [Audio DRC] [Auto]: Performs playback at a standard compression level. [Off]: No compression works. Select this when connecting to ...to set a restriction on BD-ROM or DVD VIDEO, and Internet video playback. Enter the code for your language by the disc (BD-ROM only). Other discs are played back at the [On] level. [On]: Performs playback at the dynamic range specified by referring to "Language code...
... connecting an audio device without a built-in Dolby Digital decoder. [Dolby Digital]: Select this when connecting an audio device with a built-in the disc is produced. x [Audio DRC] [Auto]: Performs playback at a standard compression level. [Off]: No compression works. Select this when connecting to ...to set a restriction on BD-ROM or DVD VIDEO, and Internet video playback. Enter the code for your language by the disc (BD-ROM only). Other discs are played back at the [On] level. [On]: Performs playback at the dynamic range specified by referring to "Language code...
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... menu. z For further details, visit the following website and check the FAQ contents: http://www.sony.com/bluraysupport/ x [Network Connection Diagnostics] You can reset the player settings to the factory default by selecting the group of the registered your "Media Remote" devices.... be reset. Connect to the network for downloading. [Manual]: Downloads the disc information when [Playback History List] or [Information Display] is selected in the player. [Network Settings] x [Internet Settings] Connect the player to make the basic settings. For details, see "Connecting to the Network...
... menu. z For further details, visit the following website and check the FAQ contents: http://www.sony.com/bluraysupport/ x [Network Connection Diagnostics] You can reset the player settings to the factory default by selecting the group of the registered your "Media Remote" devices.... be reset. Connect to the network for downloading. [Manual]: Downloads the disc information when [Playback History List] or [Information Display] is selected in the player. [Network Settings] x [Internet Settings] Connect the player to make the basic settings. For details, see "Connecting to the Network...
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...disc...(page 17). Disc The disc does not play. , The disc is dirty or skewed. , The disc is not output...the player. , Reset the video output resolution to the lowest resolution by pressing x on the player for... that the audio signals of the player are also output, set to [On...any of the following : 1Turn the player off and on again. 2Turn the ..., try the following: 1Turn the player off and on again. 2Turn the connected...player is connected to a TV through an AV amplifier (receiver), try the following difficulties while using the player, use this troubleshooting guide to the language setting of the player...
...disc...(page 17). Disc The disc does not play. , The disc is dirty or skewed. , The disc is not output...the player. , Reset the video output resolution to the lowest resolution by pressing x on the player for... that the audio signals of the player are also output, set to [On...any of the following : 1Turn the player off and on again. 2Turn the ..., try the following: 1Turn the player off and on again. 2Turn the connected...player is connected to a TV through an AV amplifier (receiver), try the following difficulties while using the player, use this troubleshooting guide to the language setting of the player...
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... a format that cannot be improved by this player (page 24). , The player cannot play a recorded disc that is not correctly finalized. , The region code on the BD or DVD does not match the player. Network connection The player cannot connect to [On] (page 19). Control for HDMI (BRAVIA Sync) The [...[Control for HDMI] to a TV through an AV amplifier (receiver), - if you change the HDMI connection, turn the player off ] are set to [On] (page 19). , If you connect the player to [On] (page 19). , Check the following : 1Switch the input selector of content. , Press OPTIONS, and select...
... a format that cannot be improved by this player (page 24). , The player cannot play a recorded disc that is not correctly finalized. , The region code on the BD or DVD does not match the player. Network connection The player cannot connect to [On] (page 19). Control for HDMI (BRAVIA Sync) The [...[Control for HDMI] to a TV through an AV amplifier (receiver), - if you change the HDMI connection, turn the player off ] are set to [On] (page 19). , If you connect the player to [On] (page 19). , Check the following : 1Switch the input selector of content. , Press OPTIONS, and select...
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...appears on the front panel display turn off . The disc tray does not open the disc tray. - If the player still does not respond to 80 % Supplied accessories • Audio/video cable (phono plug ×3) (1) • HDMI cable (1) (BDP-BX38 for U.S. projecting parts Mass (approx.): 1.6 ... to any button. , Moisture has condensed inside the player (page 3). , Hold down N on the player until "UNLOCK" appears on the front panel display. , When "Exxxx" appears, contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility. Specifications System Laser: Semiconductor laser Inputs and...
...appears on the front panel display turn off . The disc tray does not open the disc tray. - If the player still does not respond to 80 % Supplied accessories • Audio/video cable (phono plug ×3) (1) • HDMI cable (1) (BDP-BX38 for U.S. projecting parts Mass (approx.): 1.6 ... to any button. , Moisture has condensed inside the player (page 3). , Hold down N on the player until "UNLOCK" appears on the front panel display. , When "Exxxx" appears, contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility. Specifications System Laser: Semiconductor laser Inputs and...
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...scratches. DualDiscs and some discs may not be playable by its case. • Clean the disc with a label or sticker on the disc type and the version. A disc with a cleaning cloth. Notes About the Discs Playable discs • To keep the disc clean, handle the disc by this player conforms to direct sunlight ...center out. • Do not use solvents such as the temperature may cause it has not been correctly finalized. A disc that cannot be playable depending on it. - Blu-ray Disc*1 DVD*3 CD*3 BD-ROM BD-R*2/BD-RE*2 DVD-ROM DVD-R/DVD-RW DVD+R/DVD+RW CD-DA (Music CD)...
...scratches. DualDiscs and some discs may not be playable by its case. • Clean the disc with a label or sticker on the disc type and the version. A disc with a cleaning cloth. Notes About the Discs Playable discs • To keep the disc clean, handle the disc by this player conforms to direct sunlight ...center out. • Do not use solvents such as the temperature may cause it has not been correctly finalized. A disc that cannot be playable depending on it. - Blu-ray Disc*1 DVD*3 CD*3 BD-ROM BD-R*2/BD-RE*2 DVD-ROM DVD-R/DVD-RW DVD+R/DVD+RW CD-DA (Music CD)...
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... security Since communication via the wireless LAN function is a risk of unauthorized access or interception of data. ,continued 25 To protect wireless communication, this player plays BDs/ DVDs according to the disc contents the software producers designed, some playback features may not be available. Region code (BD-ROM/DVD VIDEO only) Your...
... security Since communication via the wireless LAN function is a risk of unauthorized access or interception of data. ,continued 25 To protect wireless communication, this player plays BDs/ DVDs according to the disc contents the software producers designed, some playback features may not be available. Region code (BD-ROM/DVD VIDEO only) Your...
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Index A AUDIO 8 Audio Settings 17 B BD/DVD Viewing Settings 18 BD-LIVE 13 BD-R 24 BD-RE 24 Bitstream 21 Blu-ray Disc 24 BONUSVIEW 13 BRAVIA Internet Video 14 BRAVIA Sync 22 C Child Lock 7, 23 Color buttons 8 Connecting AV amplifier (Receiver) 11 Network 12 TV 10 Control ...-Touch Play 19 OPTIONS 8 OSD 19 P Parental Control 18 Parental Control Settings 18 Play information 13 Playable discs 24 POP UP/MENU 8 Q Quick Start Mode 19 R Region code 25 Remote 8 Resetting 20 Resetting the player 20 Resume 9, 23 S Screen Settings 16 Setup 16 Software update 16, 19 SUBTITLE 8 System Power-Off 19...
Index A AUDIO 8 Audio Settings 17 B BD/DVD Viewing Settings 18 BD-LIVE 13 BD-R 24 BD-RE 24 Bitstream 21 Blu-ray Disc 24 BONUSVIEW 13 BRAVIA Internet Video 14 BRAVIA Sync 22 C Child Lock 7, 23 Color buttons 8 Connecting AV amplifier (Receiver) 11 Network 12 TV 10 Control ...-Touch Play 19 OPTIONS 8 OSD 19 P Parental Control 18 Parental Control Settings 18 Play information 13 Playable discs 24 POP UP/MENU 8 Q Quick Start Mode 19 R Region code 25 Remote 8 Resetting 20 Resetting the player 20 Resume 9, 23 S Screen Settings 16 Setup 16 Software update 16, 19 SUBTITLE 8 System Power-Off 19...