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The model for Hong Kong has an AC plug as shown below. The AC plug adaptor is not supplied with these units. If you have any questions or problems concerning your unit, please contact your nearest Sony dealer. MDP-V9K.3-856-640-13 (En, C1, C2)
Playing a disc within a specified period of time (Auto Program Play) Using the sound control functions Selecting karaoke song order (Reserve) Using karaoke functions Additional Information Troubleshooting Specifications Optical discs Index to parts and controls Glossary Index MDP-V9K.3-856-640-13 (En, C1, C2) Introduction...
Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference. The MDP-V9K, an easy-to-operate laser disc player, allows you to: • Play many types of optical discs, LDs, CDs and VIDEO CDs • Play a double sided LD without turning it over •...
• Audio/Video cable • AC plug adaptor (supplied with models other than Hong Kong model) 3 Close the cover. 2 Check the polarities and position two R6 (size AA) batteries correctly. Getting Started MDP-V9K.3-856-640-13 ( En , C1, C2)
OPTICAL DIGITAL RF OUT (AC-3) AUDIO VIDEO DIGITAL OUT LINE OUT S VIDEO OUT Yellow plug / Video In Red & White plugs / Audio In / S Video In Television to AC outlet MDP-V9K.3-856-640-13 ( En , C1, C2)
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Set the COLOR SYSTEM selector to AUTO, PAL or NTSC, according to the TV system. TV system Set to Multi monitor system AUTO PAL system NTSC system NTSC Television VHF Out terminals or Video/Audio Out jacks COLOR SYSTEM (VIDEO CD) AUTO NTSC Getting Started MDP-V9K.3-856-640-13 ( En , C1, C2)
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(AC 3) NTSC AUDIO VIDEO DIGITAL OUT LINE OUT S VIDEO OUT White plug plug RK-C310/C315 Audio Cable (not supplied) Optical In Audio In Amplifier CD or AUX to AC outlet Speakers to AC outlet MDP-V9K.3-856-640-13 ( En , C1, C2)
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This will create a more pure and stable bass sound. The four cushions are supplied in this plastic bag. Digital RF input processor or amplifier Cushions Getting Started MDP-V9K.3-856-640-13 ( En , C1, C2)
PBC functions. To play a VIDEO CD using PBC functions, see “Playing a VIDEO CD using PBC functions” on page 15 for details. MDP-V9K.3-856-640-13 ( En , C1, C2) 6 ). LD (Side A)
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Remove the disc and press 6 OPEN/CLOSE again to close the empty tray. To listen with headphones Plug headphones into the PHONES jack on the front panel and adjust the volume with the level control beside the jack. MDP-V9K.3-856-640-13 ( En , C1, C2) Basic Operations...
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STOP button again less than 10 seconds after you first pressed it. Each time you press the (within 10 seconds) the displays alternate. STOP A. RESUME MDP-V9K.3-856-640-13 ( En , C1, C2) Output sound 1/L 2/R Selected function REPEAT...
The disc tray comes out. Place a disc on the disc tray. Place only one disc on the tray, carefully fitting it in the circle on the tray. MDP-V9K.3-856-640-13 ( En , C1, C2) MIC 1 MIC 2 LEVEL LEVEL...
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Each time you press AUTO PAUSE, the on-screen indication changes as follows and the AUTO PAUSE button indicator on the player turns off or on. A. PAUSE OFF A. PAUSE AUTO PAUSE button indicator MDP-V9K.3-856-640-13 ( En , C1, C2) MIC 1 MIC 2 LEVEL LEVEL ECHO...
STOP to stop playing the disc, then press the PBC (ON/OFF) button to turn it on. Press · SELECT/PLAY to display a menu. MDP-V9K.3-856-640-13 ( En , C1, C2) · SELECT/PLAY, RETURN during PBC PBC ON/OFF button and indicator Lights up when a Ver.
Display Currently playing LD SIDE A Side A of LD LD SIDE B Side B of LD VIDEO CD VIDEO CD First soundtrack/left channel Second soundtrack/right channel ≥ DIGITAL Digital sound ≥ ANALOG Analog sound MDP-V9K.3-856-640-13 ( En, C1, C2)
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Remaining time for chapter –5 –22:24 PLAY Total remaining play time Remaining chapters on the disc MDP-V9K.3-856-640-13 ( En, C1, C2) CDs/VIDEO CDs Track number or scene number Index number (for indexed VIDEO CDs, “V” appears instead of “I”) T–5 I–1...
Press DISPLAY to display the chapter/track number. The number appears in the upper left-hand corner of the screen. If the LD does not contain chapter numbers, no number is displayed. 24:22 PLAY MDP-V9K.3-856-640-13 ( En, C1, C2) 10 > by mistake, press , then , then...
To check the frame number or time Press DISPLAY. The current frame number, time, or scene number is displayed. To cancel Frame/Time Search Press CLEAR before pressing · SELECT/PLAY. MDP-V9K.3-856-640-13 ( En, C1, C2) Indication FRAME 00000 TIME 0:00:00 SCENE 00000...
If the PBC function is turned on, Skip Search may not be operated properly on some VIDEO CDs. The PBC function should be set to off (the PBC ON/OFF button indicator on the player is turned off) when operating Skip Search. MDP-V9K.3-856-640-13 ( En, C1, C2) 0/ ) SCAN.
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Press playback, then press PBC on the remote, or PBC ON/OFF on the player to turn off the PBC ON/OFF button indicator. MDP-V9K.3-856-640-13 ( En, C1, C2) V.INDEX repeatedly. V.INDEX. p STOP to stop...
CAV LD. The sound mutes and the picture freezes. Press /7 repeatedly to advance or reverse the action frame-by-frame. Hold down / 7 to view continuous frame-by-frame action. To resume normal playback Press · SELECT/PLAY. MDP-V9K.3-856-640-13 ( En, C1, C2)
A. Press DISC SIDE B to start playing from the beginning of side B. For VIDEO CDs, press DISC SIDE A to start playing from the beginning of the disc. The point at which you stopped is cleared. MDP-V9K.3-856-640-13 ( En, C1, C2) · SELECT/PLAY to turn Additional Operations...
MARK on the remote commander at a point you like. Resuming playback using the Book Mark Press VIDEO CD M.PLAY. The player searches for the point you marked, then starts playing. MDP-V9K.3-856-640-13 ( En, C1, C2) MARK SET SEARCH VIDEO CD...
“ONE SIDE” and “REPEAT” appear on the screen briefly. “REPEAT 1 SIDE” lights up on the front panel display. The player plays the selected disc side repeatedly. ONE SIDE REPEAT To check the repeat status Press DISPLAY twice. Canceling Repeat Play Press CLEAR. MDP-V9K.3-856-640-13 ( En, C1, C2) Additional Operations...
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To repeat a different portion Repeat steps 1 to 3 to reenter new start and end points. To cancel Repeat A ˜ B Press CLEAR. MDP-V9K.3-856-640-13 ( En, C1, C2)
Press · SELECT/PLAY. The songs on side A are played in random order, then the songs on side B are played in random order. MDP-V9K.3-856-640-13 ( En, C1, C2) Playing disc type AV calendar 1 2 3 9 10 11 12...
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B are played in random order. Canceling Shuffle Play or Delete Shuffle Play Press CLEAR. “SHUFFLE” on the front panel goes off. The player exits Shuffle mode. All the deleted songs are restored. MDP-V9K.3-856-640-13 ( En, C1, C2) VIDEO 1-12 52:07 SIDE A...
Canceling Program Play Press CLEAR. “CLEAR” appears briefly and “PGM” on the front panel display goes off. The player exits Program mode and all the programmed songs are cleared. MDP-V9K.3-856-640-13 ( En, C1, C2) VIDEO 1-10 48:31 SIDE A PROGRAM - - –...
Program A. To play Program B, press PLAY again. To check the contents of the program Press DISPLAY twice. The selected song numbers in program A and program B appear. MDP-V9K.3-856-640-13 ( En, C1, C2) AUDIO 1-10 48:31 AUTO PGM - -...
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Press CLEAR. “CLEAR” appears briefly and “AUTO PGM” on the front panel display goes off. The player exits Program mode and the program contents are cleared. MDP-V9K.3-856-640-13 ( En, C1, C2) Total playing time 30 min (or less) 40 min...
To activate the CX noise reduction system manually Press ANALOG/ ´ repeatedly until “CX ON” appears. The CX noise reduction system is activated. MDP-V9K.3-856-640-13 ( En, C1, C2) From SAP disc Sound track 1 (Left channel) Sound track 2 (Right channel)
If you reserve songs while playing a song, the reserved songs start playing, without pausing, after the current song. If you reserve songs while the player is stopped, press SELECT/PLAY. The reserved songs start playing. MDP-V9K.3-856-640-13 ( En, C1, C2) VIDEO 1-10 48:31...
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Canceling Reserve and Next Disc Reserve Press CLEAR. “CLEAR” appears briefly and the player exits Reserve mode. The RESERVE button indicator on the player goes off. All the reserved songs are cleared. MDP-V9K.3-856-640-13 ( En, C1, C2) SIDE A Songs on another disc STOP...
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VIDEO 1-10 48:31 Reserved songs RESERVE To skip the current song Press +. The next reserved song starts playing. MDP-V9K.3-856-640-13 ( En, C1, C2) again to flash “– –” on the screen, , then , then , then Additional Operations...
VOCAL 2 Stereo (Backup sound from left speaker and vocals from right speaker) To cancel Vocal Select Press VOCAL to turn off the SELECT button indicator. “VOCALSEL OFF” appears on the screen briefly. MDP-V9K.3-856-640-13 ( En, C1, C2) VOCAL 3...
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K. STAR 2 K. STAR OFF To cancel Karaoke Star Press KARAOKE STAR so that the KARAOKE STAR indicator-button goes off. MDP-V9K.3-856-640-13 ( En, C1, C2) Key change (in steps) 1 2 3 9 10 1/L 2/R 1 2 3...
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Auto Effect Applause setting. When the Auto Effect Applause is set to EFFECT 1, the player does "Applause" only. When the Auto Effect Applause is set to EFFECT 2 or EFFECT OFF, the player does "Applause and cheers". MDP-V9K.3-856-640-13 ( En, C1, C2)
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“KARAOKE PON” appears on the screen. The volume of the singer’s voice is lowered. To turn off Karaoke Pon Press KARAOKE PON again to turn off the KARAOKE PON function. “K. PON OFF” appears on the screen briefly. MDP-V9K.3-856-640-13 ( En, C1, C2) Additional Operations...
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MIC jack Infrared receiver Infrared sensors Cordless microphone Set the OUTPUT LEVEL selector on the infrared receiver to MIC. OUTPUT LEVEL LINE MIC MDP-V9K.3-856-640-13 ( En, C1, C2) TO AN-IFS OUTPUT LEVEL OUTPUT DC IN 9V LINE MIC Infrared cordless...
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Now you can enjoy playing karaoke with your video tape. · SELECT/PLAY. To return to playing a disc, press VIDEO AUDIO LINE IN VMC-810 Audio/Video Cable (not supplied) MDP-V9K.3-856-640-13 ( En, C1, C2) to MIC jack Infrared cordless microphone system (IFM-V1K) Additional Operations...
• Point the remote commander at the remote sensor on the player. • Remove any obstacles between the remote commander and the sensor. • Insert the batteries correctly. • Replace both the batteries with new ones if they are weak. MDP-V9K.3-856-640-13 (En, C1, C2)
3 in. (8 cm) VIDEO CD (NTSC and PAL) 5 in. (12 cm) * The MDP-V9K cannot play discs other than those shown above. Multi audio discs ‰ Discs with these logos contain separate analog and digital tracks which may differ in content.
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If there is glue (or a similar substance) on the disc, remove the glue completely before using the disc. Additional Information MDP-V9K.3-856-640-13 (En, C1, C2)
@¢ PBC ON/OFF button and indicator (15) (24) @∞ AUTO PAUSE button and indicator (14) @§ LINE IN button and indicator (41) @¶ VIDEO CD PAL OUT indicator (11) @• AUTO RESUME indicator (23) MDP-V9K.3-856-640-13 (En, C1, C2) !§ !¶ !• !ª...
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RETURN button PBC button #¡ p STOP button (11) (12) #™ P PAUSE button (11) A function activated by pressing a button with an orange mark can be canceled by pressing the CLEAR button. Additional Information MDP-V9K.3-856-640-13 (En, C1, C2)
SAP discs 32 with CX noise reduction system 32 Step play 22 T, U Track search 18 Trouble shooting 42 V, W, X, Y, Z VIDEO CD disc 10, 15, 44 Vocal select 36 Vocal support 39 MDP-V9K.3-856-640-13 (En, C1, C2)
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