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TABLE OF CONTENTS About This Manual 4 This Player Can Play the Following Discs 4 Precautions 6 Notes on Discs 6 Getting Started 7 Unpacking 7 ... from the Point Where You Stopped the Disc (Resume Play) 20 Using the Menu for Each DVD 21 Playing VIDEO CDs with PBC Functions (PBC Playback) 22 Using the Front Panel Display 23 Displaying the Disc Information ... 63 Speaker Set Up 65 Controlling the TV or the AV Receiver (Amplifier) with the Supplied Remote 67 Controlling the CD Changer (Mega Control) 69 Additional Information 71 Troubleshooting 71 Self-diagnosis function 74 Specifications 75 Glossary 76...
TABLE OF CONTENTS About This Manual 4 This Player Can Play the Following Discs 4 Precautions 6 Notes on Discs 6 Getting Started 7 Unpacking 7 ... from the Point Where You Stopped the Disc (Resume Play) 20 Using the Menu for Each DVD 21 Playing VIDEO CDs with PBC Functions (PBC Playback) 22 Using the Front Panel Display 23 Displaying the Disc Information ... 63 Speaker Set Up 65 Controlling the TV or the AV Receiver (Amplifier) with the Supplied Remote 67 Controlling the CD Changer (Mega Control) 69 Additional Information 71 Troubleshooting 71 Self-diagnosis function 74 Specifications 75 Glossary 76...
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...DVD VIDEOs. SONY CORPORATION MADE IN JAPAN 3-444-464-01 Region code appear on the remote if they have the same or similar names as PAL or SECAM. Indicates the functions for double-sided DVD) 12 cm 74 min. 8 cm 20 min. 12 cm 74 min. 8 cm (CD single) 20 min. Since this unit Your DVD player...for Audio CDs. "DVD VIDEO" logo is prohibited by software producers. Depending on the player. Note on the right are labeled with the DVDs or VIDEO CDs. 4 DVDs labeled ALL will X MODEL NO. You cannot play DVDs that you try to do the task. DVP-8306 CD/DVD PLAYER AC ...
...DVD VIDEOs. SONY CORPORATION MADE IN JAPAN 3-444-464-01 Region code appear on the remote if they have the same or similar names as PAL or SECAM. Indicates the functions for double-sided DVD) 12 cm 74 min. 8 cm 20 min. 12 cm 74 min. 8 cm (CD single) 20 min. Since this unit Your DVD player...for Audio CDs. "DVD VIDEO" logo is prohibited by software producers. Depending on the player. Note on the right are labeled with the DVDs or VIDEO CDs. 4 DVDs labeled ALL will X MODEL NO. You cannot play DVDs that you try to do the task. DVP-8306 CD/DVD PLAYER AC ...
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... 10 seconds, then perss 1/ u to direct sunlight or lighting apparatuses. When using the supplied remote See page 67. Getting Started Getting Started This section describes how to hook up the CD/DVD player to their original positions. 1 Remove all the discs form the disc slots. 2 Close the front panel. Be sure to avoid possible...
... 10 seconds, then perss 1/ u to direct sunlight or lighting apparatuses. When using the supplied remote See page 67. Getting Started Getting Started This section describes how to hook up the CD/DVD player to their original positions. 1 Remove all the discs form the disc slots. 2 Close the front panel. Be sure to avoid possible...
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... up to 200 discs into each before inserting or removing discs. Always close the front cover except when you have inserted the disc into this player. 1/u (POWER) Front cover §OPEN 5 Insert a disc with the playback side facing left 6 Repeat Steps 4 and 5 to insert meordiscs. 7 Close the front ... the ofrnt panel display or by per ssing right edge of the cover until it may damage the player or the disc. • Make sure the rotary table comes to turn on the remote. z You can select slot 1 directly Press EASY PLAY in straight, it clicks. 1 Press 1/ u (POWER) to a ...
... up to 200 discs into each before inserting or removing discs. Always close the front cover except when you have inserted the disc into this player. 1/u (POWER) Front cover §OPEN 5 Insert a disc with the playback side facing left 6 Repeat Steps 4 and 5 to insert meordiscs. 7 Close the front ... the ofrnt panel display or by per ssing right edge of the cover until it may damage the player or the disc. • Make sure the rotary table comes to turn on the remote. z You can select slot 1 directly Press EASY PLAY in straight, it clicks. 1 Press 1/ u (POWER) to a ...
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...empty disc slots in pause or stop mode for 15 minutes, the screen saver image appears automatically. on the VIDEO CD. Notes • If you leave the player or the remote in Step 4. Press FOLDER ALL (the Disc Explorer appears), then select the disc. Stop Press p. Pause Press P....) button on the front panel is not included in continuous play the disc interactively, following Step 5 pWhen playing a DVD A DVD menu or title menu may appear on the TV screen depending on the remote. To open the control panel Pull PANEL OPEN lightly. 1/u (POWER) DIRECT SEARCH indicator p P§ · ...
...empty disc slots in pause or stop mode for 15 minutes, the screen saver image appears automatically. on the VIDEO CD. Notes • If you leave the player or the remote in Step 4. Press FOLDER ALL (the Disc Explorer appears), then select the disc. Stop Press p. Pause Press P....) button on the front panel is not included in continuous play the disc interactively, following Step 5 pWhen playing a DVD A DVD menu or title menu may appear on the TV screen depending on the remote. To open the control panel Pull PANEL OPEN lightly. 1/u (POWER) DIRECT SEARCH indicator p P§ · ...
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...Frame by Frame To play Press ·. You can resume playback from point you stopped." On the player, it stays in the shuttle mode even if the indicator on the remote. As long as you turn the click shuttle with constant speed for about 20 seconds after pressing JOG...·p · 123 45 6 789 0 A B C D ALL DVD CD p 1 While playing a disc, press p to continuous play the disc frame by -frame in the direction that point. "RESUME" appears in Step 1. When you stopped the disc and if "RESUME" appears on the player, it returns to reset the playing time, then press...
...Frame by Frame To play Press ·. You can resume playback from point you stopped." On the player, it stays in the shuttle mode even if the indicator on the remote. As long as you turn the click shuttle with constant speed for about 20 seconds after pressing JOG...·p · 123 45 6 789 0 A B C D ALL DVD CD p 1 While playing a disc, press p to continuous play the disc frame by -frame in the direction that point. "RESUME" appears in Step 1. When you stopped the disc and if "RESUME" appears on the player, it returns to reset the playing time, then press...
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...player, you can select the language for the subtitles, the language for the sound, etc., using the DVD menu. 1 Press DVD MENU. and ˆRETURN during PBC Playback. When you to play these DVDs, you want to select the language for the DVD menu Change the setting using the menu. On the remote...see page 58. z If you can use the number buttons to select the item number. On the player Press >/. When you play VIDEO CDs interactively, following Steps 1 to 5 in the setup display. The DVD menu appears on the disc, you can use the number buttons, ENTER, =, +, >/. Playing VIDEO...
...player, you can select the language for the subtitles, the language for the sound, etc., using the DVD menu. 1 Press DVD MENU. and ˆRETURN during PBC Playback. When you to play these DVDs, you want to select the language for the DVD menu Change the setting using the menu. On the remote...see page 58. z If you can use the number buttons to select the item number. On the player Press >/. When you play VIDEO CDs interactively, following Steps 1 to 5 in the setup display. The DVD menu appears on the disc, you can use the number buttons, ENTER, =, +, >/. Playing VIDEO...
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...0 A B C D ALL DVD CD TIME/TEXT When playing back a DVD Display information while playing a disc... Current Lights up when Disc surround you can check information about the disc, such as the total number of a VIDEO CD with PBC functions PBC playback starts automatically. Playing Discs 3 Press ENTER. 4 Follow the instructions on the TV screen and the player...CD, "Press ENTER." "Play without PBC" appears on the menu screen for interactive operations. z When playing VIDEO CDs.... Refer to the VIDEO CD. in all discs play still ...
...0 A B C D ALL DVD CD TIME/TEXT When playing back a DVD Display information while playing a disc... Current Lights up when Disc surround you can check information about the disc, such as the total number of a VIDEO CD with PBC functions PBC playback starts automatically. Playing Discs 3 Press ENTER. 4 Follow the instructions on the TV screen and the player...CD, "Press ENTER." "Play without PBC" appears on the menu screen for interactive operations. z When playing VIDEO CDs.... Refer to the VIDEO CD. in all discs play still ...
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... Loading the disc information LOAD Set the TV/DISC EXPLORER/DVD switch to "DISC EXPLORER." 123 45 6 789 0 A B C D ALL DVD CD LOAD On the player: Press LOAD when the player is in stop mode. The player reads the disc information of each disc loaded. z The player can be displayed. When loading has been done, the ...:12 Press TIME/TEXT. 3 Text or Disc Memo -20:18 Press TIME/TEXT. 3 SONY HITS/SON Press TIME/TEXT. On the remote: 1 Set the TV/DISC EXPLORER/DVD switch to read one disc. 25 The player reads and loads all the discs and loads it into memory so that the disc type...
... Loading the disc information LOAD Set the TV/DISC EXPLORER/DVD switch to "DISC EXPLORER." 123 45 6 789 0 A B C D ALL DVD CD LOAD On the player: Press LOAD when the player is in stop mode. The player reads the disc information of each disc loaded. z The player can be displayed. When loading has been done, the ...:12 Press TIME/TEXT. 3 Text or Disc Memo -20:18 Press TIME/TEXT. 3 SONY HITS/SON Press TIME/TEXT. On the remote: 1 Set the TV/DISC EXPLORER/DVD switch to read one disc. 25 The player reads and loads all the discs and loads it into memory so that the disc type...
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... DVD CD FOLDER ALL FOLDER CD FOLDER DVD Press the folder button (FOLDER ALL/DVD/CD/A/B/C/ D) of the desired folder in the memory. Text information (DVD TEXT, CD TEXT or Disc Memo) The text information (DVD TEXT or CD TEXT) recorded on the remote 3 Press ENTER. If no text information is displayed when you select the genre. appears when the player has...
... DVD CD FOLDER ALL FOLDER CD FOLDER DVD Press the folder button (FOLDER ALL/DVD/CD/A/B/C/ D) of the desired folder in the memory. Text information (DVD TEXT, CD TEXT or Disc Memo) The text information (DVD TEXT or CD TEXT) recorded on the remote 3 Press ENTER. If no text information is displayed when you select the genre. appears when the player has...
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... by pressing ?/>/.// or by using the =/+ dial on the player or =/+ on the Disc Explorer until you have selected a folder. ALL DVD CD A B 2 4 Music Madness C D CD Pop CD 23 CD 3 Select the folder you want to label by pressing LOAD or... place a new disc in the same slot and play it. 29 ALL DVD CD A B C D 2 CD 4 Music Madness Pop CD 23 CD 2 Press ENTER. "EDIT" disappears from the player, the disc information of the disc remains on the remote...
... by pressing ?/>/.// or by using the =/+ dial on the player or =/+ on the Disc Explorer until you have selected a folder. ALL DVD CD A B 2 4 Music Madness C D CD Pop CD 23 CD 3 Select the folder you want to label by pressing LOAD or... place a new disc in the same slot and play it. 29 ALL DVD CD A B C D 2 CD 4 Music Madness Pop CD 23 CD 2 Press ENTER. "EDIT" disappears from the player, the disc information of the disc remains on the remote...
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To cancel using the remote Some items can be displayed by pressing the button of each item. 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 ( 2 7 ) 1 8 ( 3 4 ) C 01:32:55 OFF PLAY DVD To select, press , then ENTER . 33 ADVANCED display (see the relevant pages. Control...remote. For details on these items, see page 54) . For the item and operations using >/., then press / or ENTER. Items 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 ( 2 7 ) 1 8 ( 3 4 ) C 01:32:55 1: ENGLISH PLAY DVD To select, press , then ENTER . 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 ( 2 7 ) 1 8 ( 3 4 ) C 01:32:55 1: ENGLISH OFF 1: ENGLISH 2: FRENCH 3: SPANISH PLAY DVD ...
To cancel using the remote Some items can be displayed by pressing the button of each item. 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 ( 2 7 ) 1 8 ( 3 4 ) C 01:32:55 OFF PLAY DVD To select, press , then ENTER . 33 ADVANCED display (see the relevant pages. Control...remote. For details on these items, see page 54) . For the item and operations using >/., then press / or ENTER. Items 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 ( 2 7 ) 1 8 ( 3 4 ) C 01:32:55 1: ENGLISH PLAY DVD To select, press , then ENTER . 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 ( 2 7 ) 1 8 ( 3 4 ) C 01:32:55 1: ENGLISH OFF 1: ENGLISH 2: FRENCH 3: SPANISH PLAY DVD ...
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...2 3 ALL 1 2 ( 2 7 ) 1 8 ( 3 4 ) C 01:32:55 PLAY DVD TIME/MEMO To select, press , then ENTER . You can select a disc, chapter, track and scene directly by pressing the buttons on the remote or the player See "Playing Discs" on the Control Menu display. Press DISPLAY. Using Various Functions... with the Control Menu Searching for the Disc/Title/Chapter/Track/ Index/Scene To cancel selecting Press ˆRETURN. z You can also check the DVD TEXT, CD ...
...2 3 ALL 1 2 ( 2 7 ) 1 8 ( 3 4 ) C 01:32:55 PLAY DVD TIME/MEMO To select, press , then ENTER . You can select a disc, chapter, track and scene directly by pressing the buttons on the remote or the player See "Playing Discs" on the Control Menu display. Press DISPLAY. Using Various Functions... with the Control Menu Searching for the Disc/Title/Chapter/Track/ Index/Scene To cancel selecting Press ˆRETURN. z You can also check the DVD TEXT, CD ...
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...change . z You can input the text information (Disc Memo) You can display the "AUDIO" display quickly Press AUDIO on the DVD. When playing a VIDEO CD or a CD • STEREO : The standard stereo sound • 1/L : The sound of the selected channel through both speakers. When 4 ...digits are information recorded on the DVD, you cannot change the languages even if multilingual sounds are different depending on the remote. Notes •...
...change . z You can input the text information (Disc Memo) You can display the "AUDIO" display quickly Press AUDIO on the DVD. When playing a VIDEO CD or a CD • STEREO : The standard stereo sound • 1/L : The sound of the selected channel through both speakers. When 4 ...digits are information recorded on the DVD, you cannot change the languages even if multilingual sounds are different depending on the remote. Notes •...
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For example, you can select the language you want to turn the subtitles on the remote. pSUBTITLE Select the language. With DVDs on which no subtitles are recorded, no subtitles appear. • Depending on the DVD, you may not be able to master and turn the subtitles on or off whenever... various angles (multi-angles) for a scene are recorded, you can be able to change the subtitle language whenever you want while playing the DVD. For example, while playing a scene of a train in parentheses indicates the total number of the train or from the right window without having...
For example, you can select the language you want to turn the subtitles on the remote. pSUBTITLE Select the language. With DVDs on which no subtitles are recorded, no subtitles appear. • Depending on the DVD, you may not be able to master and turn the subtitles on or off whenever... various angles (multi-angles) for a scene are recorded, you can be able to change the subtitle language whenever you want while playing the DVD. For example, while playing a scene of a train in parentheses indicates the total number of the train or from the right window without having...
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... button, 1 DISC or ALL DISCS mode is not displayed on the remote. Each time you need select whether to scene. Using Various Functions with...selected angle. 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 ( 2 7 ) 1 8 ( 3 4 ) C 01:32:55 PLAY DVD 5 ( 9 ) To select, press , then ENTER . p1/ALL DISCS • ALL DISCS: allows you may not ...angles recorded on the disc on the DVD, you to set those play modes on the DVD. The angle is changed on which ...1 2 3 ALL 1 2 ( 2 7 ) 1 8 ( 3 4 ) C 01:32:55 PLAY DVD 1/ALL DISCS ALL DISCS ALL DISCS 1 DISC To select, press , then ENTER . The number of the angles ...
... button, 1 DISC or ALL DISCS mode is not displayed on the remote. Each time you need select whether to scene. Using Various Functions with...selected angle. 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 ( 2 7 ) 1 8 ( 3 4 ) C 01:32:55 PLAY DVD 5 ( 9 ) To select, press , then ENTER . p1/ALL DISCS • ALL DISCS: allows you may not ...angles recorded on the disc on the DVD, you to set those play modes on the DVD. The angle is changed on which ...1 2 3 ALL 1 2 ( 2 7 ) 1 8 ( 3 4 ) C 01:32:55 PLAY DVD 1/ALL DISCS ALL DISCS ALL DISCS 1 DISC To select, press , then ENTER . The number of the angles ...
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...the bookmark During playback, when you may not set the bookmark depending on the discs. 53 Select "TITLE VIEWER"(DVD only), "CHAPTER VIEWER"(DVD only) or "TRACK VIEWER"(VIDEO CD only) after pressing DISPLAY. Select the right bottom scene (the position of the screen. To cancel scanning the ..., then ENTER . To cancel scanning the bookmark pictures Press ˆRETURN. For details on the remote. To reset the bookmark Select the point on which has bookmarks, the indicator of the player Select "BOOKMARK RESET/" under the "CUSTOM SETUP" in the setup display. The bookmark of the...
...the bookmark During playback, when you may not set the bookmark depending on the discs. 53 Select "TITLE VIEWER"(DVD only), "CHAPTER VIEWER"(DVD only) or "TRACK VIEWER"(VIDEO CD only) after pressing DISPLAY. Select the right bottom scene (the position of the screen. To cancel scanning the ..., then ENTER . To cancel scanning the bookmark pictures Press ˆRETURN. For details on the remote. To reset the bookmark Select the point on which has bookmarks, the indicator of the player Select "BOOKMARK RESET/" under the "CUSTOM SETUP" in the setup display. The bookmark of the...
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... language for controlling the TV, the AV receiver (amplifier) or the CD changer. Using the Setup Display Z Using the setup display, you first use the player. This chapter also describes how to be set the remote for the subtitles and the setup display, limit playback by children, etc...adjustments are required to set when you can display the setup display only when the player is in stop mode. 123 45 6 789 0 A B C D ALL DVD CD SET UP ENTER ?/>/.// 1 Press SET UP to 66. LANGUAGE SETUP OSD: DVD MENU: AUDIO: SUBTITLE: ENGLISH ENGLISH ORIGINAL AUDIO FOLLOW To set, press , ...
... language for controlling the TV, the AV receiver (amplifier) or the CD changer. Using the Setup Display Z Using the setup display, you first use the player. This chapter also describes how to be set the remote for the subtitles and the setup display, limit playback by children, etc...adjustments are required to set when you can display the setup display only when the player is in stop mode. 123 45 6 789 0 A B C D ALL DVD CD SET UP ENTER ?/>/.// 1 Press SET UP to 66. LANGUAGE SETUP OSD: DVD MENU: AUDIO: SUBTITLE: ENGLISH ENGLISH ORIGINAL AUDIO FOLLOW To set, press , ...
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To quit, press SETUP . For details on the remote. Settings and Adjustments To set , press , then ENTER . SCREEN SETUP TV TYPE: SCREEN SAVER: BACKGROUND: 4:3 LETTER BOX 4:3 LETTER BOX 4:3 PAN SCAN 16:9/4:3 WIDE MODE To ...: 4:3 LETTER BOX ON JACKET PICTURE To set , press , then ENTER . To quit, press SETUP . The selected main item is highlighted. Main item LANGUAGE SETUP OSD: DVD MENU: AUDIO: SUBTITLE: ENGLISH ENGLISH ORIGINAL AUDIO FOLLOW To set , press , then ENTER . Note Some setup display items require operations other than selecting the setting...
To quit, press SETUP . For details on the remote. Settings and Adjustments To set , press , then ENTER . SCREEN SETUP TV TYPE: SCREEN SAVER: BACKGROUND: 4:3 LETTER BOX 4:3 LETTER BOX 4:3 PAN SCAN 16:9/4:3 WIDE MODE To ...: 4:3 LETTER BOX ON JACKET PICTURE To set , press , then ENTER . To quit, press SETUP . The selected main item is highlighted. Main item LANGUAGE SETUP OSD: DVD MENU: AUDIO: SUBTITLE: ENGLISH ENGLISH ORIGINAL AUDIO FOLLOW To set , press , then ENTER . Note Some setup display items require operations other than selecting the setting...
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...ratio of the TV to be selected automatically instead of "4:3 PAN SCAN" and vice versa. 123 45 6 789 0 A B C D ALL DVD CD PICTURE MEMORY Notes • The player can store in stop mode for 15 minutes or when you connect a normal TV to prevent your favorite scene recorded on the...of the screen). 4:3 LETTER BOX 4:3 PAN SCAN pSCREEN SAVER Turns on the DVD, "4:3 LETTER BOX" may be connected. • 4:3 LETTER BOX: when you leave the player or the remote in pause or stop mode or while playing a CD. • JACKET PICTURE: The jacket picture appears in the background, but only...
...ratio of the TV to be selected automatically instead of "4:3 PAN SCAN" and vice versa. 123 45 6 789 0 A B C D ALL DVD CD PICTURE MEMORY Notes • The player can store in stop mode for 15 minutes or when you connect a normal TV to prevent your favorite scene recorded on the...of the screen). 4:3 LETTER BOX 4:3 PAN SCAN pSCREEN SAVER Turns on the DVD, "4:3 LETTER BOX" may be connected. • 4:3 LETTER BOX: when you leave the player or the remote in pause or stop mode or while playing a CD. • JACKET PICTURE: The jacket picture appears in the background, but only...