Sharp Blu ray Player BD HP50U User Manual

BD-HP50U

BLU-RAY DISC PLAYER

LECTEUR DE DISQUE BLU-RAY

REPRODUCTOR DE DISCOS BLU-RAY

OPERATION MANUAL

MODE D'EMPLOI

MANUAL DE OPERACIÓN

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Introduction

OPERATION MANUAL

ENGLISH

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Contents

Playback Functions......................... 28 – 30

Fast Forward/Reverse (Search).............................. 28

Skipping to the Next or the Start of the Current

Chapter (Track).................................................... 28

Pause/Frame Advance Playback ........................... 28

Slow Playback....................................................... 28

Skip Search........................................................... 28

Replay................................................................... 28

Repeat Playback of a Title or Chapter (Repeat

Playback)............................................................. 28

Partial Repeat Playback (Repeat Playback of a

Specified Part)..................................................... 29

Switching Audio .................................................... 29

Switching Subtitles................................................ 29

Switching the Angle............................................... 30

Displaying the Angle Mark ..................................... 30

n Introduction

Contents.....................................................2

What would you like to do with this

Player?......................................................3

DEAR SHARP CUSTOMER .......................4

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS... 4 – 6

About Discs.......................................... 7 – 8

About Disc Contents.................................9

Important Information.............................10

Getting Started ........................................11

Major Components.......................... 12 – 13

o Connection

Introduction to Connections ..................14

Video Connections .......................... 15 – 17

Connecting to the HDMI Terminal .......................... 15

Switching the video output between HDMI and

Component video................................................ 15

Connecting to the Component Jacks .................... 16

Connecting to the S-video or Video Jack............... 17

JPEG File Playback .................................31

Settings During Playback ............... 32 – 33

Function Control.................................................... 32

q Settings

SETTINGS......................................... 34 – 40

Common operations.............................................. 34

Basic Operation for PLAYBACK SETTING ............. 34

AUDIO VIDEO SETTINGS...................................... 35

QUICK START....................................................... 36

AUTO POWER OFF............................................... 36

AQUOS LINK......................................................... 36

PLAYBACK SETTING ............................................ 36

FRONT DISPLAY/LED ........................................... 37

VERSION............................................................... 37

SYSTEM RESET.................................................... 37

USB MEMORY MANAGEMENT ............................ 38

SOFTWARE UPDATE .................................... 39 – 40

Audio Connections.......................... 18 – 19

Connecting to the Digital Audio Terminal or Jack ... 18

Connecting the Audio Jacks.................................. 19

p Disc Playback

Before Starting Playback................ 20 – 23

Loading the Batteries in the Remote Control.......... 20

Connecting the Power Cord .................................. 20

Setting the Remote Control Code.......................... 21

Operating a SHARP TV Using the Remote Control... 21

Turning the Power On............................................ 22

Language Setting .................................................. 22

Turning Off the LCD Backlight and Indications ....... 23

Using AQUOS LINK............................................... 23

BD/DVD/CD Playback..................... 24 – 27

Opening the front panel door................................. 24

Loading a Disc ...................................................... 24

BD/DVD Video Playback........................................ 24

BD/DVD Menus..................................................... 24

Use of Picture in Picture function (secondary video

playback)............................................................. 25

Virtual Package ..................................................... 25

DVD-R/-RW Playback ........................................... 26

Audio CD Playback ............................................... 27

r Appendix

RS-232C port specifications...................41

Troubleshooting............................... 42 – 43

On-screen Error Messages ....................43

Glossary ........................................... 44 – 45

Specifications ..........................................46

LIMITED WARRANTY...................... 47 – 48

The illustrations and on-screen displays in this operation manual

are for explanation purposes and may vary slightly from the actual

operations.

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What would you like to do with this Player?

Watching high quality movies on Blu-

ray discs

This Player offers full high-definition Blu-ray disc

playback.

What to do first:

Refer to “Getting Started” (p. 11) to

prepare for watching your discs.

BD/DVD/CD Playback (p. 24)

n Introduction (pp. 1–13)

Explains the important operation information.

Enjoying different kinds of discs and

contents

Use this Player to enjoy various types of optical

discs such as DVDs and CDs that contain various

multimedia content.

About Discs (pp. 7–8)

BD/DVD/CD Playback (p. 24)

o Connection (pp. 14–19)

Shows the connecting options provided by this

Player.

Simple connection and operation

through HDMI

This Player is equipped with an HDMI terminal. You

can connect it to the TV using HDMI and no other

cable will be needed to enjoy movies. If your TV

is compatible with AQUOS LINK, you can control

both the TV and this Player with simple operations.

p Disc Playback (pp. 20–33)

Shows simple playback and useful functions.

Introduction to Connections (p. 14)

Video Connections (p. 15)

q Settings (pp. 34–40)

Gives you more options to suit your

circumstances.

r Appendix (pp. 41–48)

Provides troubleshooting tips and more

information.

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DEAR SHARP CUSTOMER

Thank you for your purchase of the SHARP Blu-ray Disc Player. To ensure safety

and many years of trouble-free operation of your product, please read the Important

Safety Instructions carefully before using this product.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Electricity is used to perform many useful functions, but it can also cause personal injuries and property damage if

improperly handled. This product has been engineered and manufactured with the highest priority on safety. However,

improper use can result in electric shock and/or fire. In order to prevent potential danger, please observe the following

instructions when installing, operating and cleaning the product. To ensure your safety and prolong the service life of your

Blu-ray Disc Player, please read the following precautions carefully before using the product.

1) Read these instructions.

2) Keep these instructions.

3) Heed all warnings.

4) Follow all instructions.

5) Do not use this apparatus near water.

6) Clean only with dry cloth.

7) Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.

8) Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers)

that produce heat.

9) Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug. A polarized plug has two blades with one

wider than the other. A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong. The wide blade or the

third prong are provided for your safety. If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for

replacement of the obsolete outlet.

10) Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point

where they exit from the apparatus.

11) Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.

12) Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specified by the manufacturer, or sold with the apparatus.

When a cart is used, use caution when moving the cart/apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip-over.

13) Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time.

14) Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus has been

damaged in any way, such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects

have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate

normally, or has been dropped.

Additional Safety Information

15) Power Sources—This product should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the marking label.

If you are not sure of the type of power supply to your home, consult your product dealer or local power company.

For products intended to operate from battery power, or other sources, refer to the operating instructions.

16) Overloading—Do not overload wall outlets, extension cords, or integral convenience receptacles as this can result in a

risk of fire or electric shock.

17) Object and Liquid Entry—Never push objects of any kind into this product through openings as they may touch

dangerous voltage points or short-out parts that could result in a fire or electric shock. Never spill liquid of any kind on

the product.

18) Damage Requiring Service—Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel

under the following conditions:

a) When the AC cord or plug is damaged,

b) If liquid has been spilled, or objects have fallen into the product,

c) If the product has been exposed to rain or water,

d) If the product does not operate normally by following the operating instructions.

Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions as an improper adjustment of other

controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the

product to its normal operation,

e) If the product has been dropped or damaged in any way, and

f) When the product exhibits a distinct change in performance - this indicates a need for service.

19) Replacement Parts—When replacement parts are required, be sure the service technician has used replacement

parts specified by the manufacturer or have the same characteristics as the original part. Unauthorized substitutions

may result in fire, electric shock, or other hazards.

20) Safety Check—Upon completion of any service or repairs to this product, ask the service technician to perform safety

checks to determine that the product is in proper operating condition.

21) Wall or ceiling mounting—When mounting the product on a wall or ceiling, be sure to install the product according to

the method recommended by the manufacturer.

22) The main AC plug is used as disconnect device and shall always remain readily operable.

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

• Water and Moisture — Do not use this product near water - for example, near a bath tub, wash bowl,

kitchen sink, or laundry tub; in a wet basement; or near a swimming pool; and the like.

• Stand — Do not place the product on an unstable cart, stand, tripod or table. Placing the product on an

unstable base can cause the product to fall, resulting in serious personal injuries as well as damage to the

product. Use only a cart, stand, tripod, bracket or table recommended by the manufacturer or sold with the

product. When mounting the product on a wall, be sure to follow the manufacturer's instructions. Use only

the mounting hardware recommended by the manufacturer.

• Selecting the location — Select a place with no direct sunlight and good ventilation.

• Ventilation — The vents and other openings in the cabinet are designed for ventilation. Do not cover or

block these vents and openings since insufficient ventilation can cause overheating and/or shorten the life

of the product. Do not place the product on a bed, sofa, rug or other similar surface, since they can block

ventilation openings. This product is not designed for built-in installation; do not place the product in an

enclosed place such as a bookcase or rack, unless proper ventilation is provided or the manufacturer's

instructions are followed.

• Heat — The product should be situated away from heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves,

or other products (including amplifiers) that produce heat.

• Lightning — For added protection for this product during a lightning storm, or when it is left unattended

and unused for long periods of time, unplug it from the wall outlet. This will prevent damage to the

equipment due to lightning and power-line surges.

• To prevent fire, never place any type of candle or flames on the top or near the product.

• To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this product to dripping or splashing.

No objects filled with liquids, such as vases, should be placed on the product.

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

• To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not place the AC cord under the product or other heavy

items.

• Turn off the main power and unplug the AC cord from the wall outlet before handling.

• To clean the outer cabinet, periodically wipe it with a soft cloth.

• Do not use chemicals for cleaning. It may damage the cabinet finish.

• Do not place objects in front of the product.

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About Discs

• BD/DVD video players and discs have region codes, which dictate

the regions in which a disc can be played. This Player's region

code is A for BD and 1 for DVD. (Discs marked ALL will play in

any player.)

• BD/DVD Video operations and functions may be different from

the explanations in this manual and some operations may be

prohibited due to disc manufacturer's settings.

• If a menu screen or operating instructions are displayed during

playback of a disc, follow the operating procedure displayed.

• The audio component of a DVD video recorded at 96 kHz (Linear

PCM) will be output as 48 kHz audio during playback.

Blu-ray Disc

Blu-ray Disc is the ultimate next generation optical media

format, offering the following key features:

• Largest capacity (25 GB single layer – 50 GB dual layer)

– with over 5 times the amount of content possible with

current DVDs, particularly well suited for high definition

feature films with extended levels of interactive features

• Pristine picture quality with the capability for full high

definition 1920 x 1080p resolution

• Best audio possible with uncompressed surround sound

(higher quality than even theatre audio)

• Broadest industry support – ensuring more choice for

consumers in the marketplace

• Hardware products will be backward compatible with

DVDs, allowing continued enjoyment of existing DVD

libraries.

NOTE

• Playback for some of the discs in the left side column tables may

not be possible depending on the disc.

• “Finalize” refers to a recorder processing a recorded disc so that it

will play in other DVD players/recorders as well as this player. Only

finalized DVD discs will play back in this player. (This player does

not have a function to finalize discs.)

• Disc Durability – new breakthroughs in hard coating

technologies gives Blu-ray Discs the strongest resistance

to scratches and finger prints.

Discs that Cannot Be Used with This

Player

Types of Discs that Can Be Used

with This Player

• The following discs can be played back in this Player. Do not use

an 8 cm (3”) to 12 cm (5”) adapter.

■ The following discs cannot be played back or will

not play back properly on this Player. If such a disc

is mistakenly played back, speaker damage may

occur. Never attempt to play back these discs.

• Use discs that conform to compatible standards as indicated by

the presence of official logos on the disc label. Playback of discs

not complying with these standards is not guaranteed. In addition,

the image quality or sound quality is not guaranteed even if the

discs can be played back.

CDG, Video CD, Photo CD, CD-ROM, CD-TEXT,

SVCD, SACD, PD, CDV, CVD, DVD-RAM, DVD-Audio,

BD-RE with the cartridge, CD-MP3, CD-WMA

■ Discs with unusual shapes cannot be played.

• Discs with unusual shapes (heart-shaped or hexagonal

discs, etc.) cannot be used. The use of such discs will cause

malfunction.

Recording

Format

Disc Type

Contents

Disc Size

BD video

Region

code

—

Audio + Video 12 cm (5”)

(Movie)

■ The following BD video discs cannot be played.

• Discs not displaying “A” or “ALL” for the region code (discs

sold outside the authorized marketing area).*

• Discs produced illegally.

A/ALL

• Discs recorded for commercial use.

The region code for this product is A.

BD-RE DL

BD-R DL

BDMV

format only

■ The following DVD video discs cannot be played.

• Discs not displaying “1” or “ALL” for the region code (discs sold

outside the authorized marketing area).*

• Discs produced illegally.

• Discs recorded for commercial use.

DVD Video

Region

code

1/ALL

Video format Audio + Video 12 cm (5”)

(Movie) 8 cm (3”)

ALL

The region code for this product is 1.

■ The following BD-RE/R, DVD-RW/R and DVD+RW/R

discs cannot be played.

• Discs on which data has not been recorded cannot be played

back.

DVD+RW/DVD+R

DVD-R DL

DVD-RW/DVD-R

Video/VR

format

(finalized disc

only)

Audio + Video 12 cm (5”)

(Movie)

8 cm (3”)

Audio CD*¹

Audio CD

(CD-DA)

Audio

■ The following Audio CD discs cannot be played.

• Discs containing a signal for the purpose of protecting

copyrights (copy control signal) may not be played back with

this Player.

• This Player has been designed on the premise of playing back

Audio CDs that comply with CD (Compact Disc) standards.

CD-RW/CD-R

Audio CD

(CD-DA)

12 cm (5”)

8 cm (3”)

JPEG*²

Still image

(JPEG file)

■ The following CD-RW/R discs cannot be played.

• Discs on which data has not been recorded cannot be played

back.

This Player has been designed on the premise of playing back

Audio CDs that comply with CD (Compact Disc) standards. CDs

containing a signal for the purpose of protecting copyrights (copy

control signal) may not be able to be played back with this Player.

• Discs recorded in a format other than an Audio CD and JPEG

file format*²cannot be played back.

• Discs may not be played back depending on their recording

status or the status of the disc itself.

• Discs may not be played back depending on their compatibility

with this Player.

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About Discs

*²About the JPEG file format

JPEG is a type of file format for storing still-image files

(photos, illustrations, etc.). The Player lets you play JPEG

format still-image files.

■ Structure of still images (JPEG) folders

You can play still images (JPEG) with this unit by making folder

on disc as shown below.

Root

■ File formats that are not compatible.

• Still images in formats other than JPEG (such as TIFF) cannot

be played.

• There may be some files that cannot be played even if they are

in JPEG format.

01 Folder

001.jpg

002.jpg

003.jpg

• Progressive JPEG files cannot be played.

• Moving image files and audio files as well as Motion JPEG

format files cannot be played, even though they are JPEG files.

■ Other files that cannot be played back.

• You may not be able to play some still images which you have

created, touched up, copied or otherwise edited on your

computer.

02 Folder

004.jpg

005.jpg

006.jpg

007.jpg

■ You may experience one or more of the following

symptoms when playing files.

• It may take some time to play files depending on the number of

folders, number of files and volume of data involved.

• EXIF information will not be displayed. EXIF stands for

Exchangeable Image File Format, and is a standard for

storing interchange information in image files, especially those

using JPEG compression. (Refer to http://exif.org for more

information.)

64 Folder

■ When using the unit to play a CD-RW/R disc with still

images stored (recorded).

• With CD-RW/R discs on which still images are mixed in with

music or movies, you will be able to play only the still images.

You may not be able to play some of these discs at all.

• Multi-session discs cannot be played.

• You may not be able to play some still images you have

processed (rotated or saved by overwriting other images) using

image processing software or some still images you have

imported from the Internet or e-mail.

254.jpg

255.jpg

256.jpg

• The discs which this Player can play back (recognize) are

limited to the following properties:

Contains EXIF format files

Picture resolution: Between 32g32 and 7680g4320 pixels

Maximum number of folders: 64

Maximum number of files: 256

File size: 20MB or less

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About Disc Contents

Linear PCM

BD Video

Linear PCM is a signal recording format used for Audio

CDs and on some DVD and Blu-ray discs. The sound on

Audio CDs is recorded at 44.1 kHz with 16 bits. (Sound is

recorded between 48 kHz with 16 bits and 96 kHz with 24

bits on DVD video discs and between 48 kHz with 16 bits

and 192 kHz with 24 bits on BD video discs.)

• Enjoy Final Standard Profile functions (Page 25), such as picture-

in-picture.

The available functions differ depending on the disc.

This is a new function of BD-Video that plays the primary video

and secondary video simultaneously.

For instance, the function is capable of playing the original movie

as the primary video while playing video commentary from the film

director on a small screen as a secondary video.

Subtitle languages

This indicates the kind of subtitles.

Screen aspect ratio

Movies are shot in a variety of screen modes.

Title, Chapter and Track

• Blu-ray discs and DVDs are divided into “Titles” and “Chapters”.

If the disc has more than one movie on it, each movie would be a

separate “Title”. “Chapters”, on the other hand, are subdivisions of

titles. (See Example 1.)

Camera angle

Recorded onto some BD/DVD discs are scenes which

have been simultaneously shot from a number of different

angles (the same scene is shot from the front, from the left

side, from the right side, etc.).

• Audio CDs are divided into “Tracks”. You can think of a “Track” as

one tune on an Audio CD. (See Example 2.)

Region code

This indicates the region code (playable region code).

Example 1: Blu-ray disc or DVD

The Icons Used in This Operation

Manual

Title 1

Title 2

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

BD VIDEO

BD-RE

BD-R

........ Indicates the functions that can be performed

for BD Video discs.

........ Indicates the functions that can be performed

for BD-RE discs.

........ Indicates the functions that can be performed

for BD-R discs.

.... Indicates the functions that can be performed

for DVD Video discs.

Example 2: Audio CD

Track 1

Track 2

Track 3

Track 4

Track 5

DVD VIDEO

DVD-RW

DVD-R

...... Indicates the functions that can be performed

for DVD-RW discs.

....... Indicates the functions that can be performed

for DVD-R discs.

........ Indicates the functions that can be performed

for Audio CDs.

..... Indicates the functions that can be performed

for CD-R discs in JPEG format.

Icons Used on DVD Video Disc Cases

The back of the case of a DVD that is commercially available

usually contains various information about the contents of the

disc.

AUDIO CD

CD-R

JPEG

CD-RW

...... Indicates the functions that can be performed

for CD-RW discs in JPEG format.

JPEG

1. English

2. Chinese

1. English

2. Chinese

1 23

4 56

16:9 LB

Audio tracks and audio formats

DVD discs can contain up to 8 separate tracks with

a different language on each. The first in the list is the

original track.

This section also details the audio format of each

soundtrack — Dolby Digital, DTS, MPEG etc.

Dolby Digital

A sound system developed by Dolby Laboratories Inc.

that gives movie theater ambience to audio output when

the Player is connected to a Dolby Digital processor or

amplifier.

DTS

DTS is a digital sound system developed by DTS, Inc. for

use in cinemas. This system uses 6 audio channels and

provides accurate sound field positioning and realistic

acoustics. (By connecting a DTS Digital Surround decoder,

you can also listen to DTS Digital Surround sound.)

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Important Information

Disc Precautions

• Audio-visual material may consist of copyrighted works which

must not be recorded without the authority of the owner of the

• This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is

protected by U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights.

Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by

Macrovision, and is intended for home and other limited viewing

uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision. Reverse

engineering or disassembly is prohibited.

Be Careful of Scratches and Dust

• BD, DVD and CD discs are sensitive to dust, fingerprints and

especially scratches. A scratched disc may not be able to be

played back. Handle discs with care and store them in a safe

place.

Proper Disc Storage

Place the disc in the center of the

disc case and store the case and

disc upright.

U.S. Patent Nos. 6,836,549; 6,381,747; 7,050,698;

6,516,132; and 5,583,936

• Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby” and

the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

• Manufactured under license under U.S. Patent #: 5,451,942;

5,956,674; 5,974,380; 5,978,762; 6,487,535 & other U.S.

and worldwide patents issued & pending. DTS is a registered

trademark and the DTS logos, Symbol, DTS-HD and DTS-HD

Avoid storing discs in locations

subject to direct sunlight, close to

heating appliances or in locations

of high humidity.

Do not drop discs or subject

them to strong vibrations or

impacts.

•

is a trademark.

Avoid storing discs in locations

where there are large amounts of

dust or moisture.

is a trademark of DVD Format/Logo Licensing Corporation.

• HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are

trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC.

• “x.v.Color” and “x.v.Color” logo are trademarks.

• Java and all Java-based trademarks and logos are trademarks

or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United

States and/or other countries.

Handling Precautions

• If the surface is soiled, wipe gently with a soft, damp (water only)

cloth. When wiping discs, always move the cloth from the center

hole toward the outer edge.

• Do not use record cleaning sprays, benzene, thinner, static

electricity prevention liquids or any other solvent.

• Do not touch the surface.

• Do not stick paper or adhesive labels to the disc.

• If the playing surface of a disc is soiled or scratched, the Player

may decide that the disc is incompatible and eject the disc tray,

or it may fail to play the disc correctly. Wipe any dirt off the playing

surface with a soft cloth.

Cleaning the Pick Up Lens

• Never use commercially available cleaning discs. The use of these

discs can damage the lens.

• Request the nearest service center approved by SHARP to clean

the lens.

Warnings about dew formation

• Condensation may form on pick up lens or disc in the following

conditions:

− Immediately after a heater has been turned on.

− In a steamy or very humid room.

− When the Player is suddenly moved from a cold environment to

a warm one.

When condensation forms:

It becomes difficult for the Player to read the signals on the disc

and prevents the Player from operating properly.

To remove condensation:

Take out the disc and leave the Player with the power off until

the condensation disappears. Using the Player when there is

condensation may cause malfunction.

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Getting Started

Step 1: Unpacking

Make sure the following accessories are provided with the product.

Remote control unit

AC cord

“AAA” size battery (g2)

AV cable

Step 2: Selecting equipment to connect

Connection varies with the equipment used. Refer to Connection. (Pages 14–19)

Turn off the devices before connecting.

Step 3: Playing back discs

Play back a Blu-ray disc after connecting the Player to your favorite equipment.

Refer to Disc Playback. (Pages 20–33)

Step 4: Adjust settings

Adjust settings to enjoy various features and other functions for playing discs.

Refer to Settings. (Pages 34–40)

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Major Components

Main Unit (Front)

POWER (p. 22)

Front panel display (p. 22)

Disc tray (p. 24)

OPEN/CLOSE (p. 24)

Remote control sensor (p. 20)

Front panel door (p. 24)

DOOR (open/close) (p. 24)

ON indicator (p. 22)

QUICK indicator (p. 22)

10 ^{STANDBY indicator (p. 22)}

11 ^{DVD/CD mode indicator (p. 22)}

12 ^{BD mode indicator (p. 22)}

13 ^{d PLAY (p. 24)}

8 9 10

14 ^{H STOP (p. 24)}

15 ^{T SKIP (p. 26)}

16 ^{U SKIP (p. 26)}

13141516

Main Unit (Rear)

12 13

10 11

RS-232C terminal (p. 41)

Using an external IR receiver with this

Player

IR IN jack (See the left side column.)

IR SW (See the left side column.)

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks (p. 16)

S-VIDEO output jack (p. 17)

If you prefer to keep your AV equipment in a closed cabinet,

you can use an external IR receiver connected to the IR IN

jack. You can thus have just the receiver outside of the cabinet

and still be able to control the Player.

VIDEO output jack (p. 17)

2CH AUDIO output jacks (p. 19)

HDMI OUT terminal (p. 15)

BD STORAGE/SERVICE terminal

BD STORAGE (pp. 25, 38)

SERVICE for software (p. 39, 40)

IR receiver

NOTE

10 ^{DIGITAL AUDIO OUT COAXIAL jack (p. 18)}

• You may need set the IR SW (located near the IR IN jack) for this

Player to recognize the IR receiver correctly.

• This Player does not supply power to the external IR receiver.

Please see the operating instructions of the IR receiver for the

power requirements.

11 ^{DIGITAL AUDIO OUT OPTICAL terminal (p. 18)}

12 ^{Cooling fan}

The cooling fan operates while the power to the

Player is on.

13 ^{AC IN terminal (p. 20)}

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Major Components

Remote Control Unit

POWER (p. 22)

m OPEN/CLOSE (p. 24)

TOP MENU, TITLE LIST (pp. 24, 26)

DISPLAY (p. 21)

Cursor buttons (a/b/c/d), ENTER (pp. 22, 34)

EXIT (pp. 22, 34)

A (Red), B (Green), C (Blue), D (Yellow) (pp. 27, 31)

AUDIO (p. 29), SUBTITLE (p. 29), ANGLE (p. 30)

PinP (p. 25)

0 REPEAT (pp. 28, 29), OFF (for REPEAT) (pp. 28, 29)

Q S REV (p. 28)

W T SKIP/k (pp. 26, 28)

E REPLAY (p. 28)

(Lock) (See below.)

T LIGHT (p. 23)

Y TV CONTROL buttons (p. 21)

U SETUP (pp. 22, 34)

I POP-UP MENU (p. 25)

O FUNCTION (p. 32)

P n RETURN (p. 28)

A PAGE r/s (p. 26)

S d PLAY (p. 24)

D V FWD (p. 28)

FF PAUSE (p. 28)

G U SKIP/l (pp. 26, 28)

H SKIP SEARCH (p. 28)

J H STOP (p. 24)

K HDMI (p. 15)

L COMPONENT RESET (p. 35)

+ Number buttons (pp. 21, 33)

Z ENTER (p. 33)

This button is the same operation as 5 ENTER.

X CLEAR (p. 33)

To clear the input number.

Buttons under the cover

C Non-functional buttons

They have no operation at all.

These buttons on the remote control are non-functional.

Keylock function

You can set the keylock to prevent accidental operations.

This function allows TVs compatible with AQUOS LINK to

also perform a Key Lock on the player.

Press and hold

(Lock) for more than 5 seconds.

• Each time you perform this operation, the function is activated

or deactivated.

• If you try to operate the Player while the keylock function is

set, “Hold” blinks on the front display panel to indicate that the

keylock function is set.

NOTE

• This remote control unit is equipped with two ENTER buttons (5

and 31 listed above). The ENTER button is useful when using with

the number buttons.

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Connection

Introduction to Connections

This Player is equipped with the terminals/jacks listed below. Find the corresponding terminal/jack on your video

equipment. Using the supplied cable or commercially available cables, connect the video first. Then connect the

audio.

Video terminals/jacks on this Player

Higher Quality

1 HDMI OUT terminal

Page 15

Page 16

2 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

jacks

3 S-VIDEO output jack

Page 17

4 VIDEO output jack

Standard Quality

Audio terminals/jacks on this Player

Digital audio connection

Higher Quality

1 HDMI OUT terminal

Page 15

Page 18

2 DIGITAL AUDIO OUT terminal

or jack

Standard Quality

Analog audio connection

Standard Quality

2CH AUDIO output jacks

Page 19

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Video Connections

Connecting to the HDMI Terminal

You can enjoy high quality digital picture and sound through the HDMI terminal.

When you use AQUOS LINK, make sure to use a certified HDMI cable.

STEPS

1: Be sure to turn off this Player and the equipment before making any connections.

2: Firmly connect an HDMI cable (commercially available) to the HDMI terminals (1 and 2).

CAUTION

• HDMI output and Component Video

output can not be used at the same time.

This Player

NOTE

• Audio transmitted in DTS-HD High

Resolution Audio and DTS-HD Master

Audio formats is output from the HDMI

terminal as BITSTREAM. Connect an

amplifier with a built-in decoder to enjoy

the fine sound quality.

Switching the video output between

HDMI and Component video

• When using an HDMI output, 7.1 ch

Digital Output is available.

When you connect both an HDMI cable and a component

cable to this player, you can switch the outputs using the

remote control. (The video signal is not output over both

terminals at the same time.)

To HDMI OUT terminal

Turn on the power.

Press and hold HDMI button for 5 seconds to

HDMI cable

(commercially available)

switch between “HDMI Out” and “Component

Video Out”.

• While you are holding the button, the current output setting

will be shown with the display blinking, and then the

switched output setting will be displayed on the front panel

display.

• “

” (HDMI Out) or “

displayed alternately on the front panel display.

” (Component Video Out) is

To HDMI input terminal

NOTE

• When you connect the player to a SHARP TV with an HDMI cable

only and the TV is turned on, the video output switches to HDMI

automatically. (The above setting is unnecessary.)

• When you connect the player to a TV with an HDMI cable, HDMI

VIDEO OUT is set to “AUTO”. If you don’t get a stable image,

select the desired resolution*.

When you set HDMI VIDEO OUT to a setting other than “AUTO”,

you can only select resolutions* that are compatible with the

connected TV.

Refer to “HDMI VIDEO OUT” on page 35 regarding the resolutions

of the HDMI video output.

CAUTION

•

Even when there is no cable connected to the Component video out,

switching the output to CP-oP (Component video out) is still possible.

When CP-oP is selected, there will be no signal from the HDMI

out.

AV receiver

Projector

Equipment with an HDMI terminal

After connecting

• Load a disc and start playback. (Pages 24–27)

• If desired, connect audio equipment. (Pages 18–19)

• Refer to AQUOS LINK function. (Pages 23 and 36)

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Video Connections

Connecting to the Component Jacks

You can enjoy accurate color reproduction and high quality images through the component jacks.

STEPS

1: Be sure to turn off this Player and the equipment before making any connections.

2: Firmly connect a component video cable (commercially available) to the component jacks (1

and 2).

CAUTION

This Player

• HDMI output and Component Video

output can not be used at the same time.

CAUTION

• You need to switch the output to Component

(Red)

video by pressing HDMI button to enjoy images

via the Component video output. (See page 15.)

• Even when there is no cable connected to the

HDMI video out, switching the output to H-oP

(HDMI Out) is still possible.

(Blue)

(Green)

When H-oP is selected, there will be no signal

from the Component video out.

To COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT jacks

VCR

Component video cable

(commercially available)

Connect directly

Blu-ray Disc

Player

LCD TV

To component

video input jacks

COMPO-

NENT IN

NOTE

(Red)

• Connect the Blu-ray disc player to LCD TV

directly. If you playback the image via VCR, the

image may deteriorate due to the copy guard

function.

⁽CR)

(Blue)

P^B

⁽CB)

• When you record the program where copyright

is protected, the copy guard function is activated

automatically; the program can not be recorded

correctly. Also, the playback image via VCR may

deteriorate due to this function. However, this is

not a malfunction. When you watch the program

where copyright is protected, we recommend

that the Blu-ray disc player be connected to LCD

TV directly.

(Green)

Projector

AV receiver

Video equipment with component jacks

After connecting

• Connect audio equipment or the audio terminals of the TV. (Pages 18–19)

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Video Connections

Connecting to the S-video or Video Jack

You can enjoy the images through the S-video or video jack.

STEPS

1: Be sure to turn off this Player and the equipment before making any connections.

2: Firmly connect an S-video cable (commercially available) or AV cable (supplied) to the S-video or

video jacks (1 and 2, or 3 and 4).

This Player

(Yellow)

VCR

Connect directly

Blu-ray Disc

Player

LCD TV

To VIDEO jack

NOTE

• Connect the Blu-ray disc player to LCD TV

directly. If you playback the image via VCR, the

image may deteriorate due to the copy guard

function.

• When you record the program where copyright

is protected, the copy guard function is activated

automatically; the program can not be recorded

correctly. Also, the playback image via VCR may

deteriorate due to this function. However, this is

not a malfunction. When you watch the program

where copyright is protected, we recommend

that the Blu-ray disc player be connected to LCD

TV directly.

S-VIDEO

jack

AV cable (supplied)

S-video cable

(commercially available)

To video

input jack

S-video

input jack

(Yellow)

S-VIDEO

Projector

AV receiver

Video equipment with an S-video or video jack

After connecting

• Connect audio equipment or the audio terminals of the TV. (Pages 18–19)

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Audio Connections

Connecting to the Digital Audio Terminal or Jack

You can connect audio equipment to the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT terminal or jack.

STEPS

1: Be sure to turn off this Player and the equipment before making any connections.

2: Firmly connect an optical digital cable (commercially available) to the optical digital audio terminals

or a coaxial digital cable (commercially available) to the coaxial digital audio jacks (1 and 2, or 3

and 4).

This Player

• When using COAXIAL/OPTICAL output,

5.1 ch Digital Output is available.

7.1 ch Digital Output is not available.

To COAXIAL

jack

To OPTICAL

terminal

Optical digital cable

(commercially available)

Coaxial digital cable

(commercially available)

To coaxial input

jack

To optical input

terminal

Amplifier

Audio equipment with a digital audio input terminal or jack

After connecting

• Load a disc and start playback. (Pages 24–27)

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Audio Connections

Connecting the Audio Jacks

You can connect audio equipment or the TV to the 2CH AUDIO output jacks.

STEPS

1: Be sure to turn off this Player and the equipment before making any connections.

2: Firmly connect the AV cable (supplied) to the audio jacks (1 and 2).

This Player

(Red)

(White)

To 2CH AUDIO

AV cable (supplied)

output jacks

To audio input

jacks

(Red)

(White)

Amplifier

Audio equipment with audio jacks

After connecting

• Load a disc and start playback. (Pages 24–27)

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Disc Playback

Before Starting Playback

Approximate operating range of remote

control

Loading the Batteries in the Remote

Control

Remote control sensor

Press down on the tab in the direction of the

arrow to remove the battery cover.

30º

7 m

Remote control unit

Load the two “AAA” size batteries (R-03 size,

UM/SUM-4) supplied with the remote control

unit. Make sure that the battery poles m and n

are positioned as indicated.

Connecting the Power Cord

Plug the supplied AC cord into the AC IN terminal on the rear

of the Player. Then plug into AC outlet.

Slide the battery cover in the direction of the

arrow until it clicks.

To AC IN terminal

To AC outlet

NOTE

• Do not subject the remote control unit to shock, water or

excessive humidity.

NOTE

• Place the Player close to the AC outlet, and keep the power plug

within reach.

• TO PREVENT RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT TOUCH THE

UN-INSULATED PARTS OF ANY CABLES WHILE THE AC CORD

IS CONNECTED.

• The STANDBY indicator blinks while the Player is preparing for

starting up. You cannot turn the Player on until the STANDBY

indicator stops blinking.

• The remote control unit may not function if the Player's remote

sensor is in direct sunlight or any other strong light.

• Incorrect use of batteries may cause them to leak or burst. Read

the battery warnings and use the batteries properly.

• Do not mix old and new batteries, or mix different brands.

• Remove the batteries if you will not use the remote control unit for

an extended period of time.

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Before Starting Playback

If remote control does not

work

Setting the Remote Control

Code

First, press POWER to turn on this player.

Press POWER on the remote control and

check the front panel display (RC-1, RC-2 or

RC-3).

Set the remote control code according to the

display and press POWER to see if you can

turn on/off the Player.

• 3 types of remote control codes operate this

Player: RC-1, RC-2 and RC-3. If you operate

this Player by remote control along with another

SHARP Blu-ray Disc Player or DVD Player placed

next to it simultaneously, switching the remote

control code (both the Player and remote control)

to one of the signals (RC-1, RC-2 or RC-3) will let

you operate only with this Player.

• Make sure to set the Player and remote control to

the same remote code. You can not operate the

Player if they are not set to the same code.

Operating a SHARP TV

Using the Remote Control

Setting the Remote Control

Code of the Remote

The Universal Remote Control may operate the

basic functions of the SHARP TV.

Example: Setting the code to “RC-3”.

TV function control

Press and hold 3 first and then

POWER on the remote control

together for more than 5 seconds.

• TV Power: POWER

• TV Channel up/down: CH r/s

• TV Volume up/down: VOL e/f

• TV-AV Selector: INPUT

Press POWER to turn off the player.

POWER

Setting the Remote Control

Code of the Player

Point the remote control at the

player, then press and hold the

DISPLAY button.

Remote control sensor

The display on the player changes

as shown below, and the player will

be set to the same number as the

remote control.

Example: Change “RC-1” to “RC-3”.

Approx. 2 sec. later

Approx. 3 sec. later

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Before Starting Playback

Turning the Power On

Language Setting

Changing the on-screen

display language

Turning the power on

Press POWER on the remote control or

on the Player to turn on the power of the

Player.

Press SETUP to display the SETUP

MENU screen.

Press a/b/c/d to select “ON

SCREEN LANGUAGE”, then press

ENTER.

Entering standby

Press POWER on the remote control or

on the Player to enter standby.

DISPLAYS THE TITLE LIST

SETTINGS

• If you press POWER again immediately after

entering standby, the Player may not turn on. If this

happens, wait for 10 seconds or more and then

turn on the power again.

ON SCREEN LANGUAGE

PICTURE

POWER

Press a/b to select the language

you want to display on the screen,

then press ENTER.

ON indicator

BD mode indicator

ENGLISH

ESPAÑOL

FRANÇAIS

DVD/CD mode indicator

STANDBY indicator

QUICK indicator

NOTE

• To select the DVD disc language, such as subtitle

language, etc., see page 25.

Indicators on the Player

ON indicator

Green on

Power on

QUICK indicator

White on

When “QUICK START”

is set to “YES” (See

page 36.)

STANDBY indicator

Red blinks

Preparing for standby

Standby

Red on

BD and DVD/CD mode indicators

Off

No disc

Blue on

White on

White blinks

Playing back

Disc stopped

Loading a disc

• When you turn on the POWER, the MENU screen

automatically displays for a while.

Press EXIT to erase the display.

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Before Starting Playback

Turning Off the LCD

Backlight and Indications

Using AQUOS LINK

Controlling the Blu-ray disc

player using AQUOS LINK

If you feel that the indicators on the Player are

too bright when watching movies, you can turn

them off except for the ON indicator.

What is AQUOS LINK?

Using the HDMI CEC (Consumer Electronics

Control), with AQUOS LINK you can

interactively operate this player with your

SHARP AQUOS TV.

Quick operation

Press LIGHT to turn the LCD backlight

on or off.

What you can do with AQUOS LINK

When you connect this player to the LCD TV

compatible with AQUOS LINK using an HDMI

cable, you can perform the function listed

below. (See page 15 for connecting to the

HDMI terminal).

SETUP MENU operation

Press SETUP to display the SETUP

MENU screen.

Press a/b/c/d to select

“SETTINGS”, then press ENTER.

Playback function turns on the LCD TV

immediately.

When you start to playback of this player,

Power of LCD TV will be turned on and the

playback image will appear on the screen.

Press a/b to select “FRONT

DISPLAY/LED”, then press ENTER.

Automatic input select function

When you start playback of this player, the input

selector of the LCD TV will automatically switch

to the LCD TV input terminal connected to

the player and the playback image will appear

on the screen, even if you are watching a TV

program.

AUDIO VIDEO SETTINGS

QUICK START

AUTO POWER OFF

AQUOS LINK

PLAYBACK SETTING

FRONT DISPLAY/LED

VERSION

USB MEMORY MANAGEMENT

SOFTWARE UPDATE

SYSTEM RESET

Automatic power off function

If you turn off the LCD TV when this player is

in stop mode, the power of this player will be

turned off automatically. (In the case, while

playing back a disc, the power does not turn

off.)

Press c/d to select “ON” or “OFF”,

then press ENTER.

Press SETUP or EXIT to exit.

Automatic power on function

When you switch to the LCD TV input terminal

connected to this player, the power of this

player will be turned on automatically.

NOTE

• In order to make AQUOS LINK available, set up

AQUOS LINK on the LCD TV that is connected to

this player. See page 36 regarding the setup of this

player.

Refer to the Operation Manual of the TV for details

regarding setup.

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BD/DVD/CD Playback

This section explains playback of commercially

available BD Video and DVD Video discs (like

movies), CDs, and recorded DVD-RW/R discs.

BD/DVD Video Playback

BD VIDEO DVD VIDEO

BD-RE

BD-R

Opening the front panel door

Load a disc.

This function indicates the front panel door can

be opened/closed automatically. By opening

the door, you can open/close the disc tray and

operate the playback functions.

• Playback may begin automatically,

depending on the disc.

Press d PLAY.

• Playback begins from the first title.

• The menu may be displayed first, depending

on the disc. Perform playback operation by

following the directions on the screen.

Press DOOR on the Player to open/close

the front panel door.

NOTE

• The disc load time may vary depending on the disc.

To stop playback

Press H STOP.

DOOR

Resume playback function

NOTE

• If the OPEN/CLOSE button is pressed when the

front panel door is closed, the disc tray will open

after the door automatically opens.

•

If you press d PLAY next, playback will resume from

the point where the Player was previously stopped.

To playback from the beginning, cancel resume

mode by pressing H STOP, then press d PLAY.

(This may not work depending on the type of disc. In

this case, open the disc tray or enter standby.)

• If the DOOR button is pressed when both the door

and the disc tray are open, the disc tray will retract

and then the door will close.

• Also, when the door is opened during a manual

operation, it will automatically open all the way after

opening slightly.

• If the disc tray is closed by pressing the OPEN/

CLOSE button on the Player, the front panel door

will not be closed automatically. However, pressing

the OPEN/CLOSE button on the Remote control

allows you to close the door automatically.

• The disc tray may collide with the front panel door

if a situation occurs such as when an unsupported

disc is inserted or the disc tray fails to close

automatically.

NOTE

• Resume playback may not function depending on

the disc.

BD/DVD Menus

•

This section explains how to play back a BD/DVD video

disc with a top menu, disc menu or pop-up menu.

• The titles listed in the top menu and a disc guide

(for options like subtitles and audio languages) are

given in the disc menu.

Loading a Disc

Start playback by selecting a

title from the top menu

Press POWER to turn on the power.

BD VIDEO DVD VIDEO

Press DOOR on the Player to open

the front panel door.

Press TOP MENU.

Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the

disc tray.

• The top menu screen is displayed.

T O P M E N U

POWER

OPEN/CLOSE

Jazz

Latin

Classic

Rock

Press a/b/c/d to select the title,

Load a disc on the disc tray.

then press ENTER.

• Insert the disc with the label face up.

• The selected title is played back.

• In case of disc recorded on both sides, face

down the side to play back.

NOTE

• The procedure explained on this page is the basic

operation procedure. Procedures vary depending

on the BD/DVD video disc, so you may need to

follow the instructions in the BD/DVD video disc

manual or the instructions displayed on the screen.

• A top menu is not displayed for a DVD-RW/R

(Video format) if it has not been finalized.

Top menu

•

With some BD/DVD discs, the top menu may be referred

to as the “Title Menu”. Use TOP MENU on the remote

control when the instructions refer to “Title Menu”.

Press OPEN/CLOSE to close the

disc tray.

• If no top menu is available, the TOP MENU button

will have no effect.

Press DOOR to close the door.

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BD/DVD/CD Playback

Using the disc menu

Use of Picture in Picture function

(secondary video playback)

DVD VIDEO

BD VIDEO

Example: Select “SUBTITLE LANGUAGE”.

BD-Video that includes secondary video

compatible with Picture in Picture can be

played back with secondary video displayed on

a 2-picture screen.

Press POP-UP MENU.

• The disc menu screen is displayed.

Press a/b to select “SUBTITLE

LANGUAGE”, then press ENTER.

• The screen for selecting the subtitle

language is displayed.

• See the disc manual for instructions on the

playback of secondary video.

Press PinP during playback to show

the 2-picture screen.

AUDIO LANGUAGE

SUBTITLE LANGUAGE

AUDIO

Press a/b to select the subtitle

Primary

video

Secondary

video

language, then press ENTER.

Press POP-UP MENU to exit.

To remove the secondary video,

press PinP again.

• The secondary video for Picture In Picture

may automatically display and be removed

depending on the content. Also, displayable

areas may be restricted.

Using the pop-up menu

BD VIDEO

Press POP-UP MENU during playback.

• The pop up menu screen is displayed.

• The menu contents displayed vary

depending on the disc. For details on how to

see and operate the pop-up menu, refer to

the manual for the disc.

Virtual Package

BD VIDEO

Some BD-Video discs are compatible with a

function where data is copied to local storage

(USB memory device, etc.) and played back

along with the primary video as secondary

video, secondary audio, subtitles, etc.

This function is called Virtual Package.

Virtual Package data is automatically copied

to the local storage prior to playback. The

playback methods vary depending on the disc.

A variety of functions can be enjoyed during

playback of BD-Video compatible with Virtual

Package, which features data copied to the BD

Local Storage separate from the BD Disc.

This player uses a USB memory device for Local

Storage.

Pop-up menu

Press a/b/c/d to select the

desired item, then press ENTER.

Press POP-UP MENU to exit.

• The pop-up menu will automatically

disappear for some discs.

Connect a USB memory device (USB2.0 256MB

or greater) to the BD STORAGE/SERVICE

terminal (page 12) on the back of this player.

• See the disc manual for required storage space

and instructions on copying/playback.

NOTE

• If there is insufficient storage space, the data will

not be copied. Delete unneeded data or use a new

USB memory device.

• If a USB memory device containing other data

(previously recorded) is used, the video and audio

may not play back properly.

• If the USB memory device is disconnected from

this player during playback of Virtual Package,

playback of the disc will stop.

See page 38 for deletion of the Virtual Package

data copied to the USB memory device.

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BD/DVD/CD Playback

DVD-R/-RW Playback

DVD-R DVD-RW

You can play back a recorded disc (finalized disc only).

Playback from the beginning

Load a recorded disc.

Press dPLAY.

• Playback begins from title 1.

Playback by selecting a title

Load a recorded disc.

Press TOP MENU.

• The TITLE LIST screen is displayed.

NOTE

• If the TITLE LIST is not displayed, perform step 2

again after starting and then stopping playback.

DISPLAYS THE TITLE LIST

SETTINGS

PICTURE

• The TITLE LIST screen also can be displayed

by pressing ENTER after choosing “DISPLAYS

THE TITLE LIST” in SETUP MENU.

ON SCREEN LANGUAGE

• When more than seven titles are displayed, switch pages by pressing PAGE r/s.

The same operation can be performed by pressing KSKIP/k or LSKIP/l.

PROGRAM 1

9:30 AM 110 MIN.

Information of selected title

5/21

FRI

[FROM OLD]

PROGRAM 1

PROGRAM 2

PROGRAM 3

PROGRAM 4

5/21

8/15

7/3

FRI

110 MIN.

MON 56 MIN.

THU 40 MIN.

Title Name

Recording Date

Recording Duration

9/18

SORTING

PLAYLIST

FUNCTIONS

Caption for Color Button

Press a/b to select the title, then press ENTER.

• Playback of the selected title will begin.

You can playback by pressing d PLAY instead of pressing ENTER.

Press H STOP to stop playback.

NOTE

• “Finalize” refers to a recorder processing a recorded disc so that it will play in other DVD players/recorders as

well as this player. Only finalized DVD discs will play back in this player. (This player does not have a function to

finalize discs.)

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BD/DVD/CD Playback

Playback by selecting a PLAY

LIST

Playing back the title you

stopped while being played.

Load a recorded disc.

Press D (Yellow) while the TITLE

LIST screen is displayed.

Press TOP MENU.

• The TITLE LIST screen is displayed.

PROGRAM 1

5/21

FRI

9:30 AM 110 MIN.

Press C (Blue), then press ENTER.

• The PLAY LIST screen is displayed.

PLAYBACK

PROGRAM 1

5/21

FRI

9:30 AM 110 MIN.

FROM BEGINNING

FROM CONTINUED

PROGRAM 1

PROGRAM 2

5/21

8/15

FRI

110 MIN.

Press c/d to select the type of

Playback, then press ENTER.

• Playback of the title will begin.

ORIGINAL

FUNCTIONS

NOTE

Press a/b to select the title, then

press ENTER.

• “Finalize” refers to a recorder processing a

recorded disc so that it will play in other DVD

players/recorders as well as this player. Only

finalized DVD discs will play back in this player.

(This player does not have a function to finalize

discs.)

• Playback of the selected title will begin.

Press H STOP to stop playback.

Sorting the titles

Audio CD Playback

Press B (Green), then press ENTER

while the TITLE LIST screen is

displayed.

AUDIO CD

Select the type of sorting by

pressing a/b, then press ENTER.

Playback from the beginning

Load an audio CD.

FROM NEW

FROM OLD

TITLES

Press dPLAY.

• Playback begins from the first track.

Press H STOP to stop playback.

• The displayed titles are rearranged by

selected sorting type.

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Playback Functions

BD VIDEO

DVD VIDEO

AUDIO CD

BD-R

DVD-R

BD-RE

DVD-RW

Repeat Playback of a

Title or Chapter (Repeat

Playback)

NOTE

• Some operations in the following playback

functions cannot be performed depending on the

specifications of the disc.

Play back the title or chapter you

want to repeat.

Press REPEAT.

Press c/d to select the type of

Repeat Playback.

• PLAYBACK TITLE: Repeats the title

currently being played back.

• PLAYBACK CHAPTER: Repeats the

chapter currently being played back.

• SCENE SELECTION: Repeats the

specified scene of title or chapter.

Fast Forward/Reverse

(Search)

Fast Forward/Reverse functions when G REV

or J FWD is pressed during playback.

Example: When J FWD is pressed

• The search speed will cycle as follows each time

you press the button.

When playing back a DVD

• You cannot fast forward or fast reverse from one

title and continue to another title (except when

playing audio CDs).

PLAYBACK TITLE

PLAYBACK CHAPTER

SCENE SELECTION

Skipping to the Next or the

Start of the Current Chapter

(Track)

• Press n RETURN to cancel without

setting the type of Repeat Playback.

• For Audio CD, you can select

“PLAYING DISC”, “PLAYING TRACK”

and “SPECIFY THE PART” as Repeat

Playback options.

Skipping (to the beginning of a chapter or track)

functions when T SKIP/k or U SKIP/l

is pressed during playback.

Press ENTER.

Pause/Frame Advance

Playback

• Pause functions when F PAUSE is pressed during

playback. (If you are playing back an audio CD, the

CD will also pause.)

Example: Repeat playback of a title

(TITLE)

BD VIDEO

1 / 3

5 / 25

•

Frame Advance Playback functions when U SKIP/l

00 : 20 : 30

2 ENGLISH

is pressed during Pause.

• Frame Advance Playback may not function properly

with discs other than DVD-RW (VR format).

• Some BD/DVD Video discs are not compatible with

Pause/Frame Advance Playback.

5 . 1ch

ON TITLE REPEAT

NOTE

ENTER

SELECT

ENTER

RETURN

• Frame Advance/Reverse Playback can be performed

for DVD discs by pressing L SKIP/l or

K SKIP/k during Pause.

ON TITLE REPEAT

Slow Playback

Slow Playback functions when T SKIP/k or

U SKIP/l is pressed more than 2 seconds

during pause.

Press REPEAT-OFF or REPEAT to

return to normal playback.

• Press d PLAY to return to normal playback.

NOTE

• This doesn't work for audio CDs.

• Reverse Slow Playback cannot be performed for

BD video.

Skip Search

Playback skips 30 seconds ahead when SKIP

SEARCH is pressed during playback.

Replay

Playback jumps back 10 seconds when

REPLAY is pressed during playback.

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Playback Functions

Partial Repeat Playback

(Repeat Playback of a

Specified Part)

Switching Audio

You can change the audio output channel using

AUDIO.

Each time AUDIO is pressed, the audio

channels change as follows:

DVD VIDEO

AUDIO CD

DVD-R

DVD-RW

BD VIDEO

DVD VIDEO

NOTE

The audio track currently being played back will

be displayed.

• Some operations in the following playback

function cannot be performed depending on the

specifications of the disc.

DVD-RW

DVD-R

Press REPEAT during playback.

When a recorded broadcast with stereo or

monaural audio is played back:

“Stereo” is displayed. (Audio cannot be

switched.)

Press c/d to select “SCENE

SELECTION”, then press ENTER.

NOTE

• When you play a program recorded in stereo

or monaural, and if you are listening to the

BITSTREAM sound via the digital output jack, you

cannot select the audio channel. Set “AUDIO OUT”

to “PCM” (Page 35), or if you want to change the

audio channel, listen via the analog output jacks.

PLAYBACK TITLE

PLAYBACK CHAPTER

SCENE SELECTION

SET START POINT

Switching Subtitles

If subtitles are provided in multiple languages,

you can switch between them.

“SET START POINT” displays.

Press ENTER at the scene where

you want.

Press SUBTITLE during playback.

• “SET END POINT” displays.

• The display indicates the subtitle number

currently being played back, and the subtitles

appear.

Each time SUBTITLE is pressed, the

subtitles change.

• “– –” is displayed if a disc has no subtitles.

• You can also select “OFF”.

Press ENTER at the scene where

you want to set the end point.

• You can press V FWD to fast forward

to the scene where you want to set the

end point. When you reach the desired

scene, simply press I PLAY and then

ENTER to set the end point. To cancel

Repeat Playback, press REPEAT-OFF

or REPEAT.

NOTE

• Press LSKIP/l, the Repeat Playback is

cancelled and the next chapter being play back.

• Press KSKIP/k once, the Repeat Playback

is cancelled and the player returns to the start of

current chapter (track).

• If you press KSKIP/k again (within about 5

seconds) the player will skip to the beginning of the

previous chapter (track).

• For Partial Repeat Playback, set the start and end

points within the same title.

• Repeat Playback may be forbidden depending on

the disc.

• Partial Repeat Playback may not work in multi-

angle scenes.

• If you press DISPLAY, you can confirm the Repeat

Playback status.

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Playback Functions

NOTE

Switching the Angle

• Settings for audio, subtitles and angle can be

changed also in Function Control Screen (Page 32).

• The operations of subtitles, angle and audio differ

according to each disc. You may need to refer to

the operation manual of the disc.

If multiple angles are recorded, you can switch

between them.

Press ANGLE during playback.

• The display indicates the angle number

currently being played back. Each time

you press ANGLE, the angle switches.

• “–” is displayed if a disc is recorded

with only one angle.

• The following operations will not work when playing

back an audio CD:

Slow Playback, Frame Advance

Display of functions

• The display for subtitles, angle or audio

automatically disappears after 5 seconds.

Switching between functions

• You can switch the subtitles, angle and audio at the

Function Control screen (Page 32).

• The operation for each function varies depending

on the disc. See the manual for the disc.

Fast Forward/Reverse

• You cannot perform Fast Forward/Fast Reverse

between titles. At the end or beginning of the title,

Fast Forward/Fast Reverse will be cancelled and

normal playback will automatically resume.

• Subtitles are not played back with BD/DVD video

discs during Fast Forward and Fast Reverse.

• Depending on the disc and the scene being played

back, the Player may not operate at the speed

listed in this manual when performing Fast Forward.

To return to the previous angle, press ANGLE

to cycle through the angles until you return to

the original angle.

Slow Playback

• You cannot perform Slow Playback between

titles. At the end of the title, Slow Playback will be

cancelled and normal playback will automatically

resume.

Displaying the Angle Mark

You can change settings so that Angle Mark

appears in the right bottom part of the screen

when multiple angles are recorded. (The

Angle Mark is only displayed for DVD video.)

The settings can be changed in “SETTINGS”

- “PLAYBACK SETTING” - “ANGLE MARK

DISPLAY” (Page 36).

Repeat Playback

• Repeat Playback may be forbidden depending on

the disc.

• Partial Repeat Playback may not work in multi-

angle scenes.

• For Partial Repeat Playback, set the start and end

points within the same title.

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JPEG File Playback

CD-R

CD-RW

Press T SKIP/k or U SKIP/l

JPEG

to replace one image with another.

• The same operation can be performed by

pressing c/d or S REV/V FWD.

• Press n RETURN if you wish to return to

the folder selection screen.

NOTE

• This Player can play still images (JPEG files) that have

been recorded on CD-RW/R discs. For details on the

still images that you can play using this Player, refer to

“About the JPEG file format” on page 8.

To stop the still image play at any

time, press H STOP.

• During “Normal play”, still images are played

one by one while during “Slide show”, they are

automatically replaced one after another.

Playing back Slide Show

Playing back still images in

sequence

In Step 2 of the left side “Playing

back still images in a selected folder”,

press d PLAY (SLIDE SHOW).

• The still images inside the selected folder are

played as a slide show.

Load the disc containing the still

images, and press d PLAY.

• The first still image appears on the screen.

• Press T SKIP/k or U SKIP/l to

proceed to the next or previous still image.

The same operation can be performed by

pressing c/d or S REV/V FWD.

To pause the playback at any time,

press F PAUSE.

• Press d PLAY to resume playback.

To stop the play at any time, press

To stop the still image playback at

any time, press H STOP.

H STOP.

• Press n RETURN to play a slide show of

still images in another folder.

Playing back still images in a

selected folder

Setting slide show speed/

repeat playback

Load the disc containing still

Press C (Blue) (SLIDE SHOW MENU)

during the folder selection screen.

• The setting screen for SLIDE SHOW SPEED/

REPEAT MODE SETTING appears.

images, then press SETUP.

Press a/b/c/d to select

“PICTURE”, then press ENTER.

Press a/b to select the SLIDE

SHOW SPEED, then press ENTER.

SLIDE SHOW SPEED

REPEAT MODE SETTING

DISPLAYS THE TITLE LIST

SETTINGS

NORMAL

ON SCREEN LANGUAGE

PICTURE

•

The slide show speed may be selected from

“FAST”, “NORMAL”, “SLOW1” and “SLOW2”.

Use a/b/c/d to select the folder

whose still images are to be played,

then press ENTER.

Press a/b to select the desired

speed, then press ENTER.

8/15

Press a/b to select the REPEAT

MODE SETTING, then press ENTER.

SLIDE SHOW SPEED

REPEAT MODE SETTING

YES

ENTER

EXIT

SELECT

ENTER

SLIDE SHOW

SLIDE SHOW MENU

• When seven or more folders are displayed,

switch pages by pressing PAGE r/s.

Press c/d to select the desired

item, then press ENTER.

1/77

Press EXIT to exit.

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Settings During Playback

Function control operation

procedure

Function Control

This allows you to adjust various settings at

once, like subtitles, angle settings and the title

selection for Direct Playback. You can adjust

the video and audio to suit your preferences.

The operations are the same for BD and DVD.

Press FUNCTION during playback.

• The Function Control screen is

displayed on the TV.

BD VIDEO

Function control screen

BD VIDEO

1 / 3

5 / 25

1 / 3

00 : 20 : 30

2 ENGLISH

5 / 25

00 : 20 : 30

2 ENGLISH

OFF

5 . 1ch

OFF

5 . 1ch

ENTER

SELECT

ENTER

RETURN

ENTER

SELECT

ENTER

RETURN

Press a/b to select the desired

setting, then press ENTER.

• For a description of each setting, see

“Functions which can be set” (Page 33).

1 Playback status display

Shows the operation status and the disc type.

BD VIDEO

2 Setting items

Selects a title or chapter for playback, or

performs video/audio settings.

1 / 3

5 / 25

00 : 20 : 30

2 ENGLISH

OFF

5 . 1ch

• Title Number (Direct Title Skip)

• Chapter Number (Direct Chapter Skip)

• Playback Elapsed Time (Direct Time Skip)

• Subtitle Language

• Angle Number

• Audio

• Repeat

ENTER

SELECT

ENTER

RETURN

Press a/b/c/d to set, then press

ENTER.

3 Operation guide display

Provides help on remote control button

operations.

• Operations vary depending on

the setting. Follow the operation

instructions on the screen.

Press n RETURN or FUNCTION

to close the Function Control

screen.

NOTE

• If “– –” is displayed for an option like title number

or subtitles, the disc has no titles or subtitles which

can be selected.

• The displayed items vary depending on the disc.

• If you access the Function Control screen during

playback of a BD/DVD video, it may be impossible

to operate the BD/DVD video playback. In cases

like this, close the Function Control screen.

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Settings During Playback

Functions which can be set

Title Number (Direct Title Skip)

• Shows the title number being played back. You

can skip to the start of the title.

• To skip to the start of a selected title, press the

Number buttons to enter the title number when

this option is highlighted.

Chapter Number (Direct Chapter Skip)

• Shows the chapter number being played back.

You can skip to the start of the chapter.

• To skip to the start of a selected chapter, press

the Number buttons to enter the chapter

number when this option is highlighted.

Playback Elapsed Time (Direct Time Skip)

• Shows the elapsed time from the beginning of

the disc to the present. This lets you skip to a

specific time.

• Press c/d to select the Hour, Minute or

Second, then press a/b or the Number

buttons to set the time. Press ENTER to start

playback at the set time.

NOTE

• ENTER button under the Cover: Enters the input

number.

• CLEAR button under the Cover: Clears the input

number.

Subtitle Language

• Shows the currently selected subtitle language.

If subtitles are provided in other languages, you

can switch to your preferred language.

Angle Number

• Shows the currently selected angle number. If

the video is recorded with multiple angles, you

can switch the angle.

Audio

• Shows the currently selected type of audio. You

can select the desired type of audio.

Repeat

• The current Title (or Chapter) or partial

segments can be repeatedly played back.

Repeat Playback is also possible with the

REPEAT button on the remote control.

NOTE

• These functions may not work with all discs.

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Settings

SETTINGS

Common operations

The “MENU” enables various audio/visual settings and adjustments on the functions using the remote control

unit. You need to call up the OSD to perform settings for this player. The following is the explanation for the basic

operations of the “MENU”.

Example: Setting “FRONT DISPLAY/LED”

Display the MENU

Screen

Select the next item

Press SETUP to display the SETUP

MENU screen.

Press a/b/c/d to select

“SETTINGS”, then press ENTER.

Press c/d to select the desired item,

then press ENTER.

OFF

DISPLAYS THE TITLE LIST

SETTINGS

PICTURE

ON SCREEN LANGUAGE

Press n RETURN to return to the

previous “MENU” page.

Select a menu item

Exit the MENU screen

Press a/b to select “FRONT DISPLAY/

LED”, then press ENTER.

Press SETUP or EXIT to exit.

AUDIO VIDEO SETTINGS

QUICK START

AUTO POWER OFF

AQUOS LINK

PLAYBACK SETTING

FRONT DISPLAY/LED

VERSION

USB MEMORY MANAGEMENT

SOFTWARE UPDATE

SYSTEM RESET

Basic Operation for PLAYBACK SETTING

Enter your 4-digit password.

• You cannot move to the next setting screen until you

can input the correct password.

Example: Setting “PARENTAL CONTROL” under

“PLAYBACK SETTING”.

Press SETUP to display the SETUP MENU

screen.

Press a/b/c/d to select “SETTINGS”, then

press ENTER.

Press c/d to select the parental control level

for DVD video, BD-ROM, and then select the

country code. Press ENTER after making each

selection.

Press a/b to select “PLAYBACK SETTING”,

then press ENTER.

When setting the password for the first time.

1 Press c/d to select “YES” to enter the password

PARENTAL CONTROL

DISC LANGUAGE

ANGLE MARK DISPLAY

PASSWORD SETTING

LEVEL 3

setting menu, then press ENTER.

2 Enter the 4-digit number.

3 Press ENTER to move to the next setting screen.

Press a/b to select “PARENTAL CONTROL”,

then press ENTER.

USA

Press SETUP or EXIT to exit.

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SETTINGS

HDMI AUTO DETECTION

AUDIO VIDEO SETTINGS

This function enables the video output to switch to HDMI

automatically when the player detects a TV connected with

an HDMI cable.

TV ASPECT RATIO

You can set the screen aspect ratio of the connected TV, and

adjust the video output.

If you switch your TV (i.e. because you have bought a

new one) and the screen aspect ratio of the connected TV

changes, you will have to change the “TV ASPECT RATIO”

setting.

Item

YES, NO

SECONDARY AUDIO

This toggles the clicking sound on the menu and audio with

secondary video in picture in picture mode for BD-Video.

• Select “OFF” when enjoying the high quality sounds of BD-Video.

Item

WIDE 16:9: Select this when connecting to a TV with a 16:9

screen aspect ratio.

NORMAL 4:3: Select this when connecting to a TV with a 4:3

screen aspect ratio.

Item

ON, OFF

AUDIO OUT

You can set AUDIO OUT when connecting to SURROUND

equipment.

Item

LETTER BOX: If you connect to a TV with a screen aspect ratio

of 4:3 and playback a DVD with 16:9 video, the video will be

played back with black bands at the top and bottom while

maintaining the 16:9 ratio.

PAN SCAN: If you connect to a TV with a screen aspect ratio

of 4:3 and playback a DVD with 16:9 video, the video will be

played back with the left and right sides of the image cut off to

display in 4:3 screen aspect ratio. (This function works if the

disc is labelled for 4:3PS.)

This sets the audio output connected to

SURROUND equipment.

Item

HDMI OUTPUT: Select this when you connect using HDMI OUT

terminal.

DIGITAL OUTPUT: Select this when you connect using DIGITAL

AUDIO OUT terminal (OPTICAL or COAXIAL).

2ch AUDIO OUTPUT: Select this when you do not use

SURROUND sound equipment.

You can set the audio output mode for each

output terminal.

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

This sets the resolution of the component video output.

Some TV are not fully compatible with the Blu-ray disc

player, which may cause the image distortion. In this case,

press COMPONENT RESET on the remote control for five

seconds. Component video out will be reset to 480i (factory

preset value).

1 This sets the audio output mode for HDMI OUT terminal

when selecting HDMI OUTPUT.

NOTE

• When the secondary audio is set to “ON”, PCM is automatically

selected as the audio output mode.

Item

• Select this when connecting to HDMI

equipment with a built-in decoder for

DOLBY DIGITAL, etc.

• Setting to BITSTREAM will output each

audio signal by BITSTREAM.

• Select this when connecting to multi-

channel HDMI equipment.

BITSTREAM:

1080i, 720p, 480p, 480i

CAUTION

•

HDMI output and Component video output can not be used at the

same time.

PCM (SURROUND):

• Setting to PCM (SURROUND) will output

by LINEAR PCM by decoding audio

signals recorded in each audio output

mode such as DOLBY DIGITAL, DTS.

HDMI VIDEO OUT

This sets the resolution of the HDMI video output.

Item

2 This sets the audio output mode for DIGITAL AUDIO

OUT (COAXIAL jack/OPTICAL terminal) when selecting

DIGITAL OUTPUT.

AUTO, 1080p, 1080i, 720p, 480p

CAUTION

Item

BITSTREAM:

• HDMI output and Component video output can not be used at the

same time.

• Select this when connecting to

SURROUND equipment with a built-in

decoder for DOLBY DIGITAL, etc.

• Setting to BITSTREAM will output each

audio signal by BITSTREAM.

• Select this when connecting to 2 channel

stereo audio equipment.

• Setting to PCM will output by converting

each audio signal into PCM 2 channel

audio signal.

NOTE

• When the BD player is connected to a 1080p 24Hz compatible

TV and the HDMI VIDEO OUT is set to AUTO, 1080p 24Hz will

automatically be displayed when compatible discs are played

back.

PCM:

At this time, there is no output from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

jacks, S-VIDEO output jack, and VIDEO output jack.

NOTE

• See page 37 for information on output of next generation audio

formats.

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SETTINGS

DYNAMIC RANGE CONTROL

PLAYBACK SETTING

This lets you adjust the range between the loudest and

softest sounds (dynamic range) for playback at average

volume. Use this when it is hard to hear dialog.

PARENTAL CONTROL

This lets you set the Parental Control depending on the disc

content. The available Parental Control Levels are shown

below.

The 4-digit password number needs to be entered before the

Parental Control Levels and the Country Code are set. The

Parental Control Levels and the Country Code cannot be set

if a password has not been created or the password is not

entered.

Item

NORMAL: The same audio output range is played as the original

recorded audio output range.

SHIFT*: When Dolby Digital audio is played back, the dynamic

range of the audio is adjusted so that the dialog portion can be

heard easily. (If the audio sounds abnormal, set to “NORMAL”.)

AUTO: When you play back audio in the Dolby TrueHD format,

the dynamic range is automatically adjusted.

Lower the audio volume before setting. If you do not do so, the

speakers may emit a loud sound or excessive output may be

applied to the speakers.

Item (For DVD-video)

8 and OFF: All DVD-video can be played.

1-7: Prohibits play of DVD-video with corresponding ratings

recorded on them.

QUICK START

Item (For BD-ROM)

This turns the QUICK START function on and off.

When the QUICK START function is on:

• The startup time of the Player is reduced when resuming playback

from standby.

NO LIMIT: All BD-video can be played.

0-99 year(s): Prohibits play of BD-video with corresponding

ratings recorded on them.

• However, power consumption will increase.

Item (COUNTRY CODE)

Sets the Country Code. Refer to the Country Code List (page 37)

because the ratings differ according to the country.

Item

YES, NO

NOTE

• Refer to “Basic Operation for PLAYBACK SETTING” on page 34

for details.

AUTO POWER OFF

This sets the Player so that power is automatically shut off if

playback is stopped for about 10 minutes.

DISC LANGUAGE (DISC PRIORITY LANGUAGE)

Item

YES, NO

This lets you select the language for subtitles, audio and

menus displayed on the screen.

Item (SUBTITLE)

Refer to the Language Code List. (Page 37)

AQUOS LINK

This lets you set the Player to receive the control signal from

the AQUOS LINK remote control via the HDMI cable.

Item (AUDIO)

Refer to the Language Code List. (Page 37)

Item

YES, NO

Item (MENU)

Refer to the Language Code List. (Page 37)

NOTE

• For details, refer to the operation manual of TV.

ANGLE MARK DISPLAY

This lets you turn the Angle Mark Display on or off when DVD

video recorded with multiple angles is played back. (The

Angle Mark is displayed in the lower right screen.)

Item

YES, NO

PASSWORD SETTING

This sets the password for setting or changing the Parental

Control Level.

Item

YES: Enter the 4 digit number.

NOTE

• When you forget the password, you can reset the current

password using SYSTEM RESET under SETTINGS. (See page 37.)

• You can also set the new password if desired.

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SETTINGS

FRONT DISPLAY/LED

SYSTEM RESET

If you feel that the indicators on the Player are too bright

when watching movies, you can turn them off except for the

ON indicator.

You can reset all settings except the password to the factory

presets.

Item

RESET, NOT RESET

Item

ON, OFF

VERSION

When you select “VERSION”, the system software version is

displayed.

Country Code List

USA / CANADA / JAPAN / GERMANY / FRANCE / UK / ITALY / SPAIN / SWISS / SWEDEN / HOLLAND / NORWAY /

DENMARK / FINLAND / BELGIUM / HONG KONG / SINGAPORE / THAILAND / MALAYSIA / INDONESIA / TAIWAN /

PHILIPPINE / AUSTRALIA / RUSSIA / CHINA

Language Code List

AA Afar / AB Abkhazian / AF Afrikaans / AM Ameharic / AR Arabic / AS Assamese / AY Aymara / AZ Azerbaijani /

BA Bashkir / BE Byelorussian / BG Bulgarian / BH Bihari / BI Bislama / BN Bengali, Bangla / BO Tibetan / BR Breton /

CA Catalan / CO Corsican / CS Czech / CY Welsh / DA Danish / DE German / DZ Bhutani / EL Greek / EN English /

EO Esperanto / ES Spanish / ET Estonian / EU Basque / FA Persian / FI Finnish / FJ Fiji / FO Faroese / FR French /

FY Frisian / GA Irish / GD Scots Gaelic / GL Galician / GN Guarani / GU Gujarati / HA Hausa / HI Hindi / HR Croatian /

HU Hungarian / HY Armenian / IA Interlingua / IE Interlingue / IK Inupiak / IN Indonesian / IS Icelandic /

IT Italian / IW Hebrew / JA Japanese / JI Yiddish / JW Javanese / KA Georgian / KK Kazakh / KL Greenlandic /

KM Cambodian / KN Kannada / KO Korean / KS Kashmiri / KU Kurdish / KY Kirghiz / LA Latin / LN Lingala /

LO Laothian / LT Lithuanian / LV Latvian, Lettish / MG Malagasy / MI Maori / MK Macedonian / ML Malayalam /

MN Mongolian / MO Moldavian / MR Marathi / MS Malay / MT Maltese / MY Burmese / NA Nauru / NE Nepali / NL Dutch /

NO Norwegian / OC Occitan / OM Afan (Oromo) / OR Oriya / PA Panjabi / PL Polish / PS Pashto, Pushto / PT Portuguese/

QU Quechua / RM Rhaeto-Romance / RN Kirundi / RO Romanian / RU Russian / RW Kinyarwanda / SA Sanskrit /

SD Sindhi / SG Sangho / SH Serbo-Croatian / SI Singhalese / SK Slovak / SL Slovenian / SM Samoan / SN Shona /

SO Somali / SQ Albanian / SR Serbian / SS Siswat / ST Sesotho / SU Sundanese / SV Swedish / SW Swahili / TA Tamil /

TE Telugu / TG Tajik / TH Thai / TI Tigrinya / TK Turkmen / TL Tagalog / TN Setswana / TO Tonga / TR Turkish /

TS Tsonga / TT Tatar / TW Twi / UK Ukrainian / UR Urdu / UZ Uzbek / VI Vietnamese / VO Volapuk / WO Wolof /

XH Xhosa / YO Yoruba / ZH Chinese / ZU Zulu

About Output of Next Generation Audio Formats

HDMI

DIGITAL OUT

PCM

Next generation

audio formats

Maximum number of channels

PCM

Bitstream

7.1ch *⁴

5.1ch *⁴

7.1ch *⁴

5.1ch *⁴

7.1ch *⁴

—

Bitstream

5.1ch *^1/*³

—

Dolby TrueHD

7.1ch (48KHz/96KHz)

5.1ch (192KHz)

7.1ch *³

5.1ch *³

7.1ch *³

5.1ch *^1/*³

7.1ch *³

5.1ch *³

2ch *²

Dolby Digital PLUS

7.1ch (48KHz)

DTS-HD Master Audio

7.1ch (48KHz/96KHz)

5.1ch (192KHz)

DTS-HD High Resolution Audio

LPCM

7.1ch (48KHz/96KHz)

5.1ch (192KHz)

—

Core only

Down mixed

When SECONDARY AUDIO is set to “ON”, the audio is output as 48KHz.

When SECONDARY AUDIO is set to “ON”, the audio is output as PCM.

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SETTINGS

Press c/d, select “YES”, and press

USB MEMORY MANAGEMENT

ENTER.

The following instructions explain how to delete

data such as the Virtual Package data copied

to a USB memory device.

YES

CAUTION

• Do not remove the USB memory device or unplug

the AC cord while the erase is being performed.

Insert the USB memory device

into the BD STORAGE/SERVICE

terminal on rear of this player.

Start the process.

• The screen for the current operation will

display.

Press SETUP to display the SETUP

MENU screen.

Press a/b/c/d to select

“SETTINGS”, then press ENTER.

COMPLETE

Press a/b to select “USB

MEMORY MANAGEMENT”, then

press ENTER.

Press ENTER.

AUDIO VIDEO SETTINGS

QUICK START

AUTO POWER OFF

AQUOS LINK

PLAYBACK SETTING

FRONT DISPLAY/LED

VERSION

USB MEMORY MANAGEMENT

SOFTWARE UPDATE

SYSTEM RESET

• “NO USB MEMORY!” appears when no USB

memory is inserted.

Press a/b, select “ERASE” or

“FORMAT”, then press ENTER.

ERASE: Deletes only BD-VIDEO data

contents.

FORMAT: Deletes all contents.

ERASE

ERASES BD-VIDEO DATA ON USB MEMORY.

FORMAT

ERASE ALL CONTENTS ON USB MEMORY

INCLUDING PROTECTED CONTENTS.

NOTE

• Data which has been saved to the player’s internal

memory (game score, etc.) will also be deleted.

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SETTINGS

During the data checking,

“Checking” blinks.

SOFTWARE UPDATE

This function allows software updates by

inserting a USB memory device with the update

file into the BD STORAGE/SERVICE terminal on

this player.

NOW CHECKING THE DATA IN USB MEMORY DEVICE.

Regarding how to obtain the software

update file, please call 1-800-BE-SHARP.

CHECKING

CAUTION

• Do not remove the USB memory device or unplug

the AC cord while the software is being updated.

• The current version of this unit software

and the version of the update file on the

USB memory device are displayed. To

update this player software with update

file, select “YES”, and press ENTER.

Insert the USB memory device

with the update file into the BD

STORAGE/SERVICE terminal on

rear of this player.

SOFTWARE UPDATE FILE IS DETECTED

IN THE USB MEMORY DEVICE.

START UPDATE?

Press SETUP to display the SETUP

MENU screen.

CURRENT VERSION

UPDATE VERSION

**1234567

Press a/b/c/d to select

“SETTINGS”, then press ENTER.

YES

Press a/b to select “SOFTWARE

UPDATE”, then ENTER.

• If you already set the password, go to

step 6.

• If the USB memory device is not

properly installed or the correct update

file cannot be found on the USB

memory device, an error message is

displayed.

Check the file on the USB memory

device, and then reinsert the USB

memory device correctly.

AUDIO VIDEO SETTINGS

QUICK START

AUTO POWER OFF

AQUOS LINK

PLAYBACK SETTING

FRONT DISPLAY/LED

VERSION

USB MEMORY MANAGEMENT

SOFTWARE UPDATE

SYSTEM RESET

SOFTWARE UPDATE FILE IS NOT DETECTED

IN THE USB MEMORY DEVICE.

CONFIRM THAT YOU HAVE TRANSFERRED THE FILE

TO THE USB MEMORY DEVICE AND RETRY SOFTWARE UPDATE.

Enter the 4-digit number using 0-9.

THERE IS MORE THAN ONE SOFTWARE FILE

IN THE USB MEMORY DEVICE.

CONFIRM THAT ONLY THE SOFTWARE UPDATE FILE IS

IN THE USB MEMORY DEVICE.

ENTER 4-DIGIT PASSWORD

Press ENTER to start checking data

in the USB memory device.

INSERT USB MEMORY DEVICE CONTAINING

THE SOFTWARE UPDATE FILE.

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SETTINGS

Press ENTER to start updating.

• The screen becomes dark for a

while until the update screen can be

displayed. Please wait for the update

screen to appear. Do not unplug the AC

cord.

THE PICTURE WILL TEMPORARILY GO DARK UNTIL

THE SOFTWARE UPDATE DISPLAY APPEARS.

WAIT SEVERAL MINUTES AND DO NOT UNPLUG THE AC CORD.

NOW UPDATING

DO NOT UNPLUG AC CORD.

UPDATE VERSION

**1234567-2

30%

When the software is successfully

updated, a screen is displayed

indicating that the update process is

completed.

• If the update has failed, check the file

in the USB device and try Software

Update again.

10 Press POWER to turn off the player.

11 ^{Remove the USB memory device.}

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Appendix

RS-232C port specifications

Parameter

Input the parameter values, aligning left, and fill with blank(s)

RS-232C port specifications

for the remainder. (Be sure that four values are input for the

parameter.)

When the input parameter is not within an adjustable range,

“ERR” returns. (Refer to “Response code format”.)

PC Control of this Player

• When a program is set, this Player can be controlled from

the PC using the RS-232C terminal.

The power can be turned on or off (standby) and automatic

programed playback is possible.

• Use an RS-232C cable cross-type (commercially available)

for the connections.

Response code format

Normal response

NOTE

• This operation system should be used by a person who is

accustomed to using PCs.

Return code (0DH)

Problem response (communication error or incorrect

command)

Return code (0DH)

After sending the return code (0DH), make sure to send line

feed (0AH) as well.

RS-232C serial control cable

(cross type)

RC-232C command list

Communication conditions

Set the RS-232C communications settings on the PC to

match this player’s communications conditions. This player’s

communications settings are as follows:

CONTROL ITEM

POWER ON

POWER OFF

PLAY

COMMAND

PARAMETER

Baud rate:

Data length:

Parity bit:

9,600 bps

8 bits

STOP

None

FWD

Stop bit:

1 bit

REV

Flow control:

None

Communication procedure

Send the control commands from the PC via the RS-232C

connector.

This Player operates according to the received command and

sends a response message to the PC.

Do not send multiple commands at the same time. Wait until

the PC receives the OK response before sending the next

command.

Make sure to send “A” with the carriage return and confirm

that “ERR” returns before operating.

Command format

Eight ASCII codes eCR

C1 C2 C3 C4 P1 P2 P3 P4

Command 4-digits

Parameter 4-digits

Return code

Command 4-digits: Command. The text of four characters.

Parameter 4-digits: Parameter 0 – 9, blank

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Troubleshooting

The following problems do not always suggest a defect or malfunction of this Player.

Refer to the problems and lists of possible solutions below before calling for service.

The Player power cannot be turned on.

Screen freezes and operation buttons do not

• Is the power cord firmly plugged into the AC outlet?

• When the power cord is plugged into an AC outlet, press

work.

• Press H STOP, then restart playback.

• Turn off the power and turn on the power again.

• If the power is not turned off, perform a reset. (Page 43)

• Is the disc damaged or dirty? Check the condition of the

disc. See page 10 for details about disc cleaning.

and hold POWER on the Player until “

”

appears on the front panel display. Then, after the

STANDBY indicator is lit, turn on the power. (Page 43)

• Press POWER after the STANDBY indicator turns on.

The disc is automatically ejected after closing the

disc tray.

The remote control does not work.

• Set the remote control and the Player to the same remote

control code. (Page 21)

• Use the remote control within its operating range.

• Replace the batteries.

• Make sure that the disc is loaded properly (aligned in disc

tray and label-side up).

• Take out the disc and clean it.

• Make sure that region code on the disc matches that of

this Player.

No sound, or sound is distorted.

• If the volume of the TV or amplifier is set to minimum, turn

the volume up.

• There is no sound during still mode, slow motion playback,

fast forward and fast reverse.

• DVD audio recorded in DTS is only output from the

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT terminal or jack. Connect a DTS

compatible digital amplifier or decoder to the DIGITAL

AUDIO OUT OPTICAL terminal or COAXIAL jack on this

Player.

• Make sure that the disc is playable.

No picture.

• Make sure that the cables are connected correctly.

• Make sure that the connected TV or the AV receiver is set

to the correct input.

• Take out the disc and clean it.

• Make sure that region code on the disc matches that of

this Player.

• There is no picture from the HDMI output.

− Are the settings performed correctly? Please check the

settings.

• There is no picture from the component video output.

− Are the settings performed correctly? Please check the

settings.

• Check that the audio cable is connected correctly.

• Check that the cable plugs are clean.

• Take out the disc and clean it.

• Audio may not be output depending on the audio recording

status, such as when audio other than an audio signal or

non-standard audio is recorded for the audio content of the

disc.

The Player cannot play a disc.

• Take out the disc and clean it.

• Make sure that the disc is loaded properly (aligned in disc

tray and label-side up).

• Make sure that region code on the disc matches that of

this Player.

• Allow any condensation in or near the Player to dry.

• Check that the disc is recorded in the compatible TV

system (PAL or NTSC).

• The Player cannot play back video which was not recorded

normally.

• Proper playback may be impossible due to the state of the

disc recording, a scratched, warped or dirty disc, the state

of the pick-up, or compatibility issues between this Player

and the disc being used.

The playback screen will be disturbed if DVD

video is recorded to a VCR, or played back

through a VCR.

• This Player complies with analog copy protection. Some

discs contain a copy prohibiting signal. If you try to play

back such discs through a VCR, or record to a VCR and

play back the signal, the copy protection will prevent

normal playback.

The TV operates incorrectly.

• Some TVs with wireless remote control capability may

operate incorrectly when using the remote control of this

Player. Use such TVs away from this Player.

There is just audio with no video.

• Is the connection cable for video output connected

properly?

• When the recorded time of a disc is unusually short,

playback may not be possible.

• BD-RE/R discs recorded in a format other than BDMV

cannot be played back.

Widescreen video appears vertically stretched, or

black bands appear at the top and bottom of the

screen.

• Is “TV ASPECT RATIO” set to match the connected TV?

(Page 35)

The settings have been erased.

• If the Player is unplugged (or there is a power failure) for

more than about 1 hour while its power is on, the settings

will be lost. Make sure that you turn off the Player before

unplugging the power cord.

• If you are using a widescreen TV, is the “TV ASPECT

RATIO” set to “WIDE”? (Page 35)

• When there is a power interruption or the power cord is

unplugged from the power outlet with the power on, all

settings return to the factory preset values.

Square noise (mosaic) appears on the screen.

• Blocks in images may be visible in scenes with rapid

movement due to the characteristics of digital image

compression technology.

The Player power is turned off.

• Is “AUTO POWER OFF” set to “YES”? When “AUTO

POWER OFF” is set to “YES”, the power will be

automatically turned off after 10 continuous minutes of

inactivity (no playback).

Video stops.

• Has the Player been subjected to shock or impact? Are

you using it in an unstable location? The Player will stop if it

senses shock or vibration.

Audio is not output, or images are not played

back properly.

• The audio may not be output or the images may not be

played back properly for some discs in which copyright-

protected contents are recorded.

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Troubleshooting

Left and right channels of audio are reversed, or

sound comes out of only one side.

NOTE

Reset

• If this Player receives strong interference from a source such as

excessive static electricity, strong external noise, malfunction

of power supply, or voltage caused by lightning during use or a

wrong operation is sent to the Player, errors like the Player not

accepting an operation may occur. Press and hold POWER on the

• Are left and right audio cables connected to the opposite

terminal, or is one side disconnected?

Disc does not play back automatically.

• Have you set a disc that has an automatic playback

function?

Player until “

” appears on the front panel display when the

Player does not operate properly even after the power has been

turned off. Then, after the STANDBY indicator is lit, turn on the

power.

The Player heats up during use.

• When using this Player, the console cabinet may heat

up depending on the usage environment. This is not a

malfunction.

• When a reset is performed while the power is on, the Player will

turn off. Turn the power on again. At this point, it may take a few

moments for the system processing to finish before the Player is

ready for use. During the system processing, the BD and DVD/CD

mode indicators on the front panel display of the Player will blink.

Once the system processing has finished, the indicators will finish

blinking and then light up normally. You can operate the Player

when the BD and DVD/CD mode indicators are lit.

• Since all settings including the language setting stored in memory

are also reset when a reset has been performed, they must be set

again.

• When the problem persists even after performing a reset, unplug

the AC cord and plug it in again. If this does not solve the problem,

contact the nearest service center approved by SHARP.

The Player makes a snapping sound when

starting playback or loading a disc.

• The player may sometimes make a snapping sound when

starting playback if it has not been operated in a while.

These sounds are not malfunctions of the player but are

normal operating conditions.

Cannot operate the Player.

• Are you operating the Player within the specified operating

temperature range? (Page 46)

STANDBY indicator will remain lit.

• When the AC cord is removed from the outlet, the

STANDBY indicator will remain lit for a short period. This is

normal and is not a malfunction.

On-screen Error Messages

Messages Relating to BD and DVD

• The following messages appear on the TV screen in case the disc you tried to playback is not appropriate or the

operation is not correct.

Error message

Possible Error