Sony bdp-s185-bx18 User Manual

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The disc does not play.
, The disc is dirty or skewed.
, The disc is upside down. Insert the disc with 
the playback side facing down.
, The disc has a format that cannot be played 
back by this player (page 22).
, The player cannot play a recorded disc that 
is not correctly finalized.
, The region code on the BD or DVD does 
not match the player.
The player does not detect a USB device 
connected to the player.
, Make sure that the USB device is securely 
connected to the USB jack.
, Check if the USB device or a cable is 
damaged.
, Check if the USB device is on.
, If the USB device is connected via a USB 
hub, connect the USB device directly to the 
player.
The picture/sound is poor/certain 
programs display a loss of detail, 
especially during fast-motion or dark 
scenes.
, Picture/sound quality may be poor 
depending on Internet content providers.
, Picture/sound quality may be improved by 
changing the connection speed. 
Recommended connection speed is of at 
least 2.5 Mbps for standard definition video 
(10 Mbps for high definition video).
, Not all videos will contain sound.
The picture is small.
, Press M to zoom in.
The player cannot connect to the network.
, Check the network connection (page 11) 
and the network settings (page 18).
The message [A new software version is 
available. Please go to the “Setup” 
section of the menu and select “Network 
update” to perform the update.] appears 
on the screen when turning the player on.
the player to a newer software version.
The [Control for HDMI] function does not 
work (BRAVIA Sync).
, Check that [Control for HDMI] is set to 
, If you change the HDMI connection, turn 
the player off and on again.
, If power failure occurs, set [Control for 
HDMI] to [Off], then set [Control for 
HDMI] to [On] (page 18).
, Check the following and refer to the 
instruction manual supplied with the 
component.
– the connected component is compatible 
with the [Control for HDMI] function.
– the connected component’s setting for 
the [Control for HDMI] function is 
correct.
, When you connect the player to a TV 
through an AV amplifier (receiver), 
– if the AV amplifier (receiver) is not 
compatible with the [Control for HDMI] 
function, you may be unable to control 
the TV from the player.
– if you change the HDMI connection, 
disconnect and reconnect the AC power 
cord, or a power failure occurs, try the 
following: 
1
Switch the input selector of 
the AV amplifier (receiver) so that the 
picture from the player appears on the 
TV screen. 
2
Set [Control for HDMI] to 
[Off], then set [Control for HDMI] to 
[On] (page 18). Refer to the instruction 
manual supplied with the AV amplifier 
(receiver).
Disc
USB device
Sony Entertainment Network
Network connection
Control for HDMI (BRAVIA Sync)