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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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... on the TV screen. SONY CORPORATION MADE IN JAPAN 3-444-464-01 Region code appear on this unit. "DVD VIDEO" logo is prohibited by the area limits. If you try to play on this unit Your DVD player has a region code printed on the DVD, no region code indication ... identical region codes. You can also use only the remote to the NTSC color system. DVP-8306 CD/DVD PLAYER AC 110V 60Hz 22W NO. This player conforms to do the task. This Player Can Play the Following Discs Disc logo DVD VIDEOs VIDEO CDs Audio CDs Contents Audio + Video Audio + Video Audio Disc size...
... on the TV screen. SONY CORPORATION MADE IN JAPAN 3-444-464-01 Region code appear on this unit. "DVD VIDEO" logo is prohibited by the area limits. If you try to play on this unit Your DVD player has a region code printed on the DVD, no region code indication ... identical region codes. You can also use only the remote to the NTSC color system. DVP-8306 CD/DVD PLAYER AC 110V 60Hz 22W NO. This player conforms to do the task. This Player Can Play the Following Discs Disc logo DVD VIDEOs VIDEO CDs Audio CDs Contents Audio + Video Audio + Video Audio Disc size...
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... so may cause a malfunction. • If you have a video input connector. z You can control the player using the supplied remote. Transporting the player Before transporting the player, follow the procedure below to return the internal mechanisms to a TV which does not have the following items: ...player. 7 Make sure that you will not use the remote for 10 seconds, then perss 1/ u to direct sunlight or lighting apparatuses. on the player. When using the supplied remote See page 67. Getting Started Getting Started This section describes how to hook up the CD/DVD player...
... so may cause a malfunction. • If you have a video input connector. z You can control the player using the supplied remote. Transporting the player Before transporting the player, follow the procedure below to return the internal mechanisms to a TV which does not have the following items: ...player. 7 Make sure that you will not use the remote for 10 seconds, then perss 1/ u to direct sunlight or lighting apparatuses. on the player. When using the supplied remote See page 67. Getting Started Getting Started This section describes how to hook up the CD/DVD player...
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... cover until you find the disc slot where 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 turn on the remote. z You can insert up to 200 discs into each before inserting or removing discs. Disc...
... cover until you find the disc slot where 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 turn on the remote. z You can insert up to 200 discs into each before inserting or removing discs. Disc...
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...183; EASY PLAY =/+ dial Dial function select button =/+ · 123 45 6 789 0 A B C D ALL DVD CD 1/u (POWER) DISC SKIP EASY PLAY p P To Operation Play from the disc in various modes such as Program Play using the remote Press 1/u (POWER) when the indicator above the 1/u (POWER) button lights up in red when the... power is turned off. • If you leave the player or the remote in continuous play mode On the player: Press the dial function select button to off, see page 32. 18 On the remote: Press +. z You can select the disc mode You can skip empty...
...183; EASY PLAY =/+ dial Dial function select button =/+ · 123 45 6 789 0 A B C D ALL DVD CD 1/u (POWER) DISC SKIP EASY PLAY p P To Operation Play from the disc in various modes such as Program Play using the remote Press 1/u (POWER) when the indicator above the 1/u (POWER) button lights up in red when the... power is turned off. • If you leave the player or the remote in continuous play mode On the player: Press the dial function select button to off, see page 32. 18 On the remote: Press +. z You can select the disc mode You can skip empty...
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... JOG indicator on the remote is not lit, the remote click shuttle will remain in the shuttle mode even if the indicator on the player is lit. • If you turn the power off. ·p · 123 45 6 789 0 A B C D ALL DVD CD p 1 While playing a disc, press p to slow or normal. The player stores the point where...
... JOG indicator on the remote is not lit, the remote click shuttle will remain in the shuttle mode even if the indicator on the player is lit. • If you turn the power off. ·p · 123 45 6 789 0 A B C D ALL DVD CD p 1 While playing a disc, press p to slow or normal. The player stores the point where...
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... function select button Number buttons =/+ 123 45 6 789 0 A B C D ALL DVD CD ˆRETURN ENTER >/. 1 Start playing a VIDEO CD with PBC functions, following the menu screen on the TV screen. to turn on the DVD, a "DVD menu" may simply be called a "menu" in the instructions supplied with search functions, ...On the player Press >/. Playing Discs Using the Menu for the DVD menu Change the setting using "LANGUAGE SETUP" in the setup display. When you want . 22 Note Depending on the DIRECT SEARCH indicator. ˆRETURN ENTER >/. When you want . On the remote Press the ...
... function select button Number buttons =/+ 123 45 6 789 0 A B C D ALL DVD CD ˆRETURN ENTER >/. 1 Start playing a VIDEO CD with PBC functions, following the menu screen on the TV screen. to turn on the DVD, a "DVD menu" may simply be called a "menu" in the instructions supplied with search functions, ...On the player Press >/. Playing Discs Using the Menu for the DVD menu Change the setting using "LANGUAGE SETUP" in the setup display. When you want . 22 Note Depending on the DIRECT SEARCH indicator. ˆRETURN ENTER >/. When you want . On the remote Press the ...
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...number using the front panel display. 123 45 6 789 0 A B C D ALL DVD CD TIME/TEXT When playing back a DVD Display information while playing a disc Current Lights up in the instructions supplied with PBC functions PBC... ENTER. 4 Follow the instructions on the VIDEO CD, "Press ENTER." z When playing VIDEO CDs with the disc. "Play without PBC" appears on the remote, then press ENTER or ·. Refer to ... or remaining time, using the number buttons on the TV screen and the player starts continuous play mode 23 Going back to PBC playback, press p twice then press...
...number using the front panel display. 123 45 6 789 0 A B C D ALL DVD CD TIME/TEXT When playing back a DVD Display information while playing a disc Current Lights up in the instructions supplied with PBC functions PBC... ENTER. 4 Follow the instructions on the VIDEO CD, "Press ENTER." z When playing VIDEO CDs with the disc. "Play without PBC" appears on the remote, then press ENTER or ·. Refer to ... or remaining time, using the number buttons on the TV screen and the player starts continuous play mode 23 Going back to PBC playback, press p twice then press...
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...disc 32:12 Press TIME/TEXT. 3 Text or Disc Memo -20:18 Press TIME/TEXT. 3 SONY HITS/SON Press TIME/TEXT. To cancel loading Press p. When loading has been done, the power...Discs Checking the remaining time Press TIME/TEXT. On the remote: 1 Set the TV/DISC EXPLORER/DVD switch to read one disc. 25 z The player can load the disc information even when the power is ...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 the following chart. Playing time and...
...disc 32:12 Press TIME/TEXT. 3 Text or Disc Memo -20:18 Press TIME/TEXT. 3 SONY HITS/SON Press TIME/TEXT. To cancel loading Press p. When loading has been done, the power...Discs Checking the remaining time Press TIME/TEXT. On the remote: 1 Set the TV/DISC EXPLORER/DVD switch to read one disc. 25 z The player can load the disc information even when the power is ...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 the following chart. Playing time and...
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...If the jacket picture is not recorded, the genre picture recorded in the "ALL" folder. "?" To cancel using the FOLDER buttons. The player has 7 folders (ALL, DVD, CD, A to D) and can look at the loaded disc information on the Disc Explorer, and also select the disc to turn on the DISC... or Disc Memo) The text information (DVD TEXT or CD TEXT) recorded on the player • pressing DISC SKIP +/- If no text information is displayed when you cannot select and play the disc on the remote 3 Press ENTER. appears when the player has not loaded the disc information in the Folder" (page 27...
...If the jacket picture is not recorded, the genre picture recorded in the "ALL" folder. "?" To cancel using the FOLDER buttons. The player has 7 folders (ALL, DVD, CD, A to D) and can look at the loaded disc information on the Disc Explorer, and also select the disc to turn on the DISC... or Disc Memo) The text information (DVD TEXT or CD TEXT) recorded on the player • pressing DISC SKIP +/- If no text information is displayed when you cannot select and play the disc on the remote 3 Press ENTER. appears when the player has not loaded the disc information in the Folder" (page 27...
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... B B ENTER Cancel: RETURN Quit: EDIT 4 Press ENTER. Playing Discs To label a folder: 1 Press EDIT. 2 Press >. ALL DVD CD A B 2 4 Music Madness C D CD Pop CD 23 CD 3 Select the folder you want to input other characters. Note Even if you load the disc information again by using the =/+ dial on... the player or =/+ on the Disc Explorer until you have selected a folder. The folder A is stored. "EDIT" disappears from the player, the disc information of the disc remains on the remote. The FOLDER NAME INPUT display appears when you...
... B B ENTER Cancel: RETURN Quit: EDIT 4 Press ENTER. Playing Discs To label a folder: 1 Press EDIT. 2 Press >. ALL DVD CD A B 2 4 Music Madness C D CD Pop CD 23 CD 3 Select the folder you want to input other characters. Note Even if you load the disc information again by using the =/+ dial on... the player or =/+ on the Disc Explorer until you have selected a folder. The folder A is stored. "EDIT" disappears from the player, the disc information of the disc remains on the remote. The FOLDER NAME INPUT display appears when you...
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...2 3 ALL 1 2 ( 2 7 ) 1 8 ( 3 4 ) C 01:32:55 OFF PLAY DVD To select, press , then ENTER . 33 To cancel using the remote Some items can display some items using the Control Menu display Press ˆRETURN. To display other items.) . ...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 Current item selected Items To select, press , then 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...
...2 3 ALL 1 2 ( 2 7 ) 1 8 ( 3 4 ) C 01:32:55 OFF PLAY DVD To select, press , then ENTER . 33 To cancel using the remote Some items can display some items using the Control Menu display Press ˆRETURN. To display other items.) . ...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 Current item selected Items To select, press , then 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...
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... time of the disc. 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. As the Disc Explorer appears, press ˆRETURN to change the ...time information. Selected folder TIME/TEXT 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 ( 2 7 ) 1 8 ( 3 4 ) C 01:32:55 PLAY DVD TIME/MEMO To select, press , then ENTER . To search the desired disc from all the discs in continuous play) or CD...
... time of the disc. 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. As the Disc Explorer appears, press ˆRETURN to change the ...time information. Selected folder TIME/TEXT 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 ( 2 7 ) 1 8 ( 3 4 ) C 01:32:55 PLAY DVD TIME/MEMO To select, press , then ENTER . To search the desired disc from all the discs in continuous play) or CD...
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... only in the disc, "TIME/MEMO" appears. TIME/TEXT 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 ( 2 7 ) 1 8 ( 3 4 ) C 01:32:55 PLAY DVD TIME/MEMO DVD/CD TEXT or DISC MEMO BRAHMS SYMPHONY NO - 4 z You can input the Disc Memo on the remote. Select "AUDIO" after pressing DISPLAY. For example, with multilingual sounds, you can display the "AUDIO" display quickly Press AUDIO...
... only in the disc, "TIME/MEMO" appears. TIME/TEXT 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 ( 2 7 ) 1 8 ( 3 4 ) C 01:32:55 PLAY DVD TIME/MEMO DVD/CD TEXT or DISC MEMO BRAHMS SYMPHONY NO - 4 z You can input the Disc Memo on the remote. Select "AUDIO" after pressing DISPLAY. For example, with multilingual sounds, you can display the "AUDIO" display quickly Press AUDIO...
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...better understanding. SUBTITLE 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 select, press , then ENTER . With DVDs on which no subtitles are recorded, you can display the "SUBTITLE" display quickly Press SUBTITLE on page 78. Select "SUBTITLE" after pressing.... 40 Notes • When playing a DVD on which multilingual subtitles are recorded, no subtitles appear. • Depending on page 78. • The type and number of the train or from the list on the remote. Select the language code from the right window...
...better understanding. SUBTITLE 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 select, press , then ENTER . With DVDs on which no subtitles are recorded, you can display the "SUBTITLE" display quickly Press SUBTITLE on page 78. Select "SUBTITLE" after pressing.... 40 Notes • When playing a DVD on which multilingual subtitles are recorded, no subtitles appear. • Depending on page 78. • The type and number of the train or from the list on the remote. Select the language code from the right window...
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...varies from disc to disc or from the chosen angle directly. The number of angles that scene. • Depending on the DVD, you press the button, 1 DISC or ALL DISCS mode is that of the player or remote Press 1/ALL DISCS. Each time you to the 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 . z You can select the angle directly Press ANGLE on the remote. When a scene on the DVD. For details, see...
...varies from disc to disc or from the chosen angle directly. The number of angles that scene. • Depending on the DVD, you press the button, 1 DISC or ALL DISCS mode is that of the player or remote Press 1/ALL DISCS. Each time you to the 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 . z You can select the angle directly Press ANGLE on the remote. When a scene on the DVD. For details, see...
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...start playback from the selected picture Select the picture using ?/>/.//, then press ENTER. To start playback from the player. To reset the bookmark Select the point on the remote. When you play them immediately whenever you want without the need to display next titles, tracks or chapters... ?/>/.//, then press CLEAR. To cancel scanning the title, chapter and track Press ˆRETURN. Select "TITLE VIEWER"(DVD only), "CHAPTER VIEWER"(DVD only) or "TRACK VIEWER"(VIDEO CD only) after pressing DISPLAY. For details on resetting all bookmarks of the screen.
...start playback from the selected picture Select the picture using ?/>/.//, then press ENTER. To start playback from the player. To reset the bookmark Select the point on the remote. When you play them immediately whenever you want without the need to display next titles, tracks or chapters... ?/>/.//, then press CLEAR. To cancel scanning the title, chapter and track Press ˆRETURN. Select "TITLE VIEWER"(DVD only), "CHAPTER VIEWER"(DVD only) or "TRACK VIEWER"(VIDEO CD only) after pressing DISPLAY. For details on resetting all bookmarks of the screen.
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...then ENTER . This chapter also describes how to set the remote for the subtitles and the setup display, limit playback by children, etc. To quit, press SETUP . 55 Using the Setup Display Z Using the setup display, you first use the player. You can also set a language for controlling the TV...: AUDIO: SUBTITLE: ENGLISH ENGLISH ORIGINAL AUDIO FOLLOW 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. For details on each setup display item, see pages 58 to ...
...then ENTER . This chapter also describes how to set the remote for the subtitles and the setup display, limit playback by children, etc. To quit, press SETUP . 55 Using the Setup Display Z Using the setup display, you first use the player. You can also set a language for controlling the TV...: AUDIO: SUBTITLE: ENGLISH ENGLISH ORIGINAL AUDIO FOLLOW 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. For details on each setup display item, see pages 58 to ...
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Main item LANGUAGE SETUP OSD: DVD MENU: AUDIO: SUBTITLE: ENGLISH ENGLISH ORIGINAL AUDIO FOLLOW To set , press , then ENTER . Settings and Adjustments To set , press , then ENTER . SCREEN SETUP TV TYPE: ... BOX 4:3 LETTER BOX 4:3 PAN SCAN 16:9/4:3 WIDE MODE To set , press , then ENTER . To quit, press SETUP . To quit, press SETUP . For details on the remote. To quit, press SETUP . To quit, press SETUP . To quit, press SETUP . 56 SCREEN SETUP TV TYPE: SCREEN SAVER: BACKGROUND: 16:9/4:3 WIDE MODE ON JACKET...
Main item LANGUAGE SETUP OSD: DVD MENU: AUDIO: SUBTITLE: ENGLISH ENGLISH ORIGINAL AUDIO FOLLOW To set , press , then ENTER . Settings and Adjustments To set , press , then ENTER . SCREEN SETUP TV TYPE: ... BOX 4:3 LETTER BOX 4:3 PAN SCAN 16:9/4:3 WIDE MODE To set , press , then ENTER . To quit, press SETUP . To quit, press SETUP . For details on the remote. To quit, press SETUP . To quit, press SETUP . To quit, press SETUP . 56 SCREEN SETUP TV TYPE: SCREEN SAVER: BACKGROUND: 16:9/4:3 WIDE MODE ON JACKET...
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...not contain the jacket picture is played while "BACKGROUND" is set , press , then ENTER . "SCREEN SETUP" allows you leave the player or the remote in the background. • BLUE: The background color is blue. • BLACK: The background color is stored in memory only one ...portions 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 memory. 16:9 4:3 WIDE MODE Note Depending on the remote. Settings and Adjustments Settings for the background picture. Default settings are underlined. To quit, press SETUP ...
...not contain the jacket picture is played while "BACKGROUND" is set , press , then ENTER . "SCREEN SETUP" allows you leave the player or the remote in the background. • BLUE: The background color is blue. • BLACK: The background color is stored in memory only one ...portions 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 memory. 16:9 4:3 WIDE MODE Note Depending on the remote. Settings and Adjustments Settings for the background picture. Default settings are underlined. To quit, press SETUP ...