Sony DAV-DZ290 manual

©2009 Sony Corporation 4-122-223- 12 (1) DVD Home Theatr e System Operating Instructions DA V -DZ290K[...]

2 GB Caution – The use of o ptical instru ments with this product will increase e ye hazard. Do not install the a pplian ce in a confi ned space, such as a bookcase or buil t-in cabinet. To reduce the risk of fire, do not cover the ventilation opening o f the appar atus with newspapers, ta blecloths , curtain s, etc. Do not plac e the n aked fl a[...]

3 GB About The se Operating Instructions • The in structi ons in th ese Op erating Instr uction s desc ribe th e contr ols on th e remot e. Yo u can also use the co ntrol s on the unit if they h ave the same or similar names a s those on the rem ote. • The Con trol Menu items may va ry dep ending on the area . • “D VD” may b e us ed a s a[...]

4 GB Table of Cont ents About T hese O peratin g Instru ctions ....... 3 Playab le Discs ........ ....... ....... ........ ........... 5 Getting Started Step 1: Installing th e System ....... 10 Step 2: Connectin g the System ... 17 Step 3: Performing the Quick Setup .................... ................. ... 25 Step 4: Sele cting the Source ......[...]

5 GB Playable Disc s 1) MP3 (MPE G1 Audio Layer 3) is a standa rd format defined by I SO/MPEG for compr esses audio data. MP3 files must be in MPEG1 Audi o Layer 3 format. 2) JPEG imag e files must co nform to the DC F image file fo rmat. (DCF “Desi gn rule for Came ra File s ystem”: Image standards for digital cam eras regulated by Japan Elect[...]

6 GB 3) A logical format of files and folder s on CD-ROMs, define d by ISO (Internatio nal Organiz ation for Standard izatio n). Notes on discs This pr oduct is de signed to playba ck disc s that co nform to the Comp act Disc (CD) st andard . Dual Discs a nd so me of the mus ic dis cs enco ded w ith cop yright prote ction te chnolo gies do not co n[...]

7 GB Your system has a regio n code pri nted on the r ear of th e unit and wi ll only pl ay a DVD labeled with the same regi on cod e. A DVD VIDEO labeled will also play on th is syst em. If you tr y to play any other DVD VIDEO, th e message [Pl ayback prohibit ed by area li mitations.] will appe ar on the T V scre en. D epe ndin g on t he DVD VI D[...]

8 GB Getting Started Getting St arte d Unpacking • Fro nt speak ers (2 ) • Cent er spea ker (1 ) • Surro und sp eakers (2) • Sub woofe r (1) • FM wire antenn a (aer ial) (1 ) • Spe aker cor ds (6, re d/whit e/ gree n/gr ay/b lue/ pur ple) •V i d e o c o r d ( 1 ) • Remot e comma nder (rem ote) (1 ) • R6 (si ze AA) batteri es (2) ?[...]

9 GB Getting Started Inserting batteries into the remote Inse rt two R6 (s ize AA ) batte ries (s upplie d) by ma tching the 3 an d # ends on the batteries to the markings inside th e compartmen t. To use th e remote, point i t at the r emote sens or on the uni t. Note • Do no t le ave the r emot e in an extr emely ho t or h umid p lace. • Do n[...]

10 GB Getting Started Step 1: Installing the System For the best po ssib le surr ound so und, p lace al l speak ers at the sam e distanc e fro m the lis tenin g posit ion ( A ). The distan ce can be betwee n 1.0 to 7. 0 meters . If you ca nnot pla ce the cen ter spe aker and s urround speaker s at the s ame dist ance as ( A ), you c an move the cen[...]

11 GB Getting Started Attaching the foot pads to the subwoofer Attach th e foot p ads (su pplied) to the bott om of the subwoofer to stabil ize the subwoofer and preven t it from s lippi ng. , Remo ve the foot pads from the protect ive cover.[...]

12 GB Getting Started Befo re con nectin g the spe aker s, attach the sp eaker st and to th e speake r. (For t he fr ont sp eakers ) Use the p arts as follows : • Fro nt speak ers (2 ) • Spe aker cor ds (2, re d/whit e) • Stan d base s (2) • Scr ews (2 ) For details of how to connect th e speaker cords to the SPEAKER jack s, see page 17. No[...]

13 GB Getting Started 2 Connect the sp eaker cords to th e speaker. Be sure to mat ch the speaker c ords to the appro priate ter minals on the sp eakers: th e speaker cord with th e color t ube to 3 , and the spea ker co rd wit hout the colo r tube to # . 3 Attach the stand base to th e speaker by engaging the protrusions on the stan d base in the [...]

14 GB Getting Started 4 Move the speaker cord so that it does not block the screw hole for securing the screw. 5 Secure the stand base with the screw. Fully-assembled illustration Speaker cord , Scre w White Red Front left spea ker (L): White label Front ri ght speak er (R): Red label[...]

15 GB Getting Started Caution • Contact a screw shop or installe r for informat ion regarding th e wall material or screws to be used. • Use scre ws that are suitable for the wa ll mat erial an d stren gth. As a plast er board wall is especia lly fr agile, attach the screws secu rely to a beam. Insta ll the speaker s on a vertical and flat wall[...]

16 GB Getting Started 3 Hang the speakers on the s crews. 5 mm ( 7 / 32 inch) 10 mm ( 13 / 32 inch) Hole on th e back of the spea ker Rear of the speake r[...]

17 GB Getting Started Step 2: Conn ecting th e System For conn ecting th e system, r ead th e informat ion on the followin g pages. Do not con nect the AC power cord (main s lead) of the unit to a wall outlet (ma ins) unti l all th e other connect ions ar e made. Note • When you conn ect another component with a vol ume contr ol, turn down the vo[...]

18 GB Getting Started This connec tio n sends a vi deo si gnal to the TV. Depe nding on the jacks on y our TV, se lect the co nnecti on met hod. * The HDMI cabl e is suppl ied with Sin gapore, Indo nesian, Ma laysian, Hong Kong, Fili pino, Mexic an, Argentin e, and Latin Ame rican models only. Method 1: Video cord ( A ) connection This is th e ba s[...]

19 GB Getting Started To change the color system (PAL or NTSC) (Asian, Australian, Middle Eastern, and South African models only) Depend ing on th e TV to b e connect ed, you may be re quired to select either P AL or NTS C for t he color system . The initia l settin g of the system for Austral ian, Middl e Eastern, and South Afri can models is PAL.[...]

20 GB Getting Started This co nnection sends an au dio sig nal to the un it from the TV. To lis ten to TV so und via the system , perform th is connect ion. Audio cord ( D ) connection This connect ion s ends a n an alog a udio signal. Ti p • You can connect an other compo nent, su ch as a VC R, digita l satell ite rece iver, or PlaySt ation, to [...]

21 GB Getting Started You ca n enjo y connec ted co mpon ents vi a the syste m’s spea kers . Porta ble au dio so urce (not sup plie d): E USB device (not sup plied) : F DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter: G (TDM -iP2 0 is supp lied wit h Aust ralian m odels . You ca n also use other DIGI TAL MEDIA PORT adapters.) Ti p • You can con nect anothe r compon[...]

22 GB Getting Started If your TV has multiple audio/video inputs You ca n enjoy so und wi th the spea kers o f the syste m throug h the conn ected TV . Conne ct the comp onent s as foll ows . Select the component on the TV. For details, r efer to th e operating instructio ns of th e TV. If the TV does not ha ve multiple a udio/vid eo inputs, a swit[...]

23 GB Getting Started Note • Be su re to fully ext end the FM wire an tenna (ae rial). • After con necting the F M wire antenna (a erial), keep it as horizonta l as possible. Ti p • If you have poo r FM reception, use a 75-ohm coaxial cable (not supp lied) to connect the unit to an outdoo r FM antenna ( aerial) as shown be low. Connecting the[...]

24 GB Getting Started Before conne cting the AC po wer cord ( mains le ad) of t he unit to a wall ou tlet (mai ns), conn ect all the speake rs to the unit. After connec ting the A C power cord (ma ins lea d), the dem onstr ation ap pears in the front pa nel disp lay. Setting the demonstration mode to on/off 1 Press [ / 1 on the unit. The sy stem tu[...]

25 GB Getting Started Step 3 : Perf orming the Quick Setu p Follow the Steps belo w to make the basic adjustme nts for using th e syste m. Displa yed items vary dependi ng on the ar ea. 1 Turn on the TV. 2 Press [ / 1 . Note • Make s ure th at th e func tion is set to “ DVD” (page 2 8). 3 Switch the input select or on your TV so that the sign[...]

26 GB Getting Started 8 Press C / c to select the speaker formation image as the speakers are actually positioned, then press . For detai ls, see “Getti ng Optimal Surround Soun d for a Room ” (p age 77). 9 Connect the calibrati on mic (supplied) to the A.CAL MIC jack on the front panel. Set up the calibratio n mic at ea r level us ing a trip o[...]

27 GB Getting Started For d etail s, refe r als o to th e oper atin g instruc tions supp lied with t he TV/proje ctor, etc . 1 Press FUNCTION rep eatedly until “DVD” app ears in the front panel display. 2 Press DISPLAY while the system is in st op m ode . The Contr ol Menu displa y appear s on the TV screen. 3 Press X / x to select [SETUP ], th[...]

28 GB Getting Started Step 4 : Selec ting the Source You ca n select the playba ck sou rce. Press FUNCTION rep eatedly until the desir ed functi on appe ars in t he fron t panel display. Each time you p ress FUNCTION, the fu nction chan ges as fo llow s. “DVD” t “TUN ER FM” t “USB” t “TV/ VIDEO” t “D MPORT ” t “AUDIO” t … [...]

29 GB Getting Started Step 5: En joying Su rrou nd Sound You c an e njoy s urroun d soun d si mply b y se lecting one of t he sys tem’ s pre- progra mme d decod ing modes . They bring the exci ting and powerfu l sound of movie theaters into you r home. 1 Press SYSTEM MENU. 2 Press X / x repeatedly until “ DEC. MODE” app ears in the front pane[...]

30 GB Getting Started 4 Press . The setting is made. 5 Press SY STEM MENU. The syst em m enu t urn s off. About speaker output The table be low descri bes the opt ions when yo u connect a ll the s peakers to the unit and you se t [SPEAKER FORMATION] to [STANDARD] (page 77). For Australi an models, the defa ult set ting is “A.F .D. STD.” For oth[...]

31 GB Getting Started To turn the surround effect off Select “A.F.D. STD,” “2CH STEREO,” or “HP 2CH” for “DEC. MODE.” Note • When the bi lingual broa dcast sound is in put, “PRO LOGIC,” “PLII MOVIE,” and “PL II MUSIC” are not eff ective. • You cannot select the dec oding mode whil e the system is loading a disc. • [...]

32 GB Playing a Disc Depending on the DVD VIDEO or VIDEO CD, some operat io ns may be di ffere nt o r res tr icted . Refer to t he operatin g inst ructions suppli ed with your di sc. 1 Turn o n your TV. 2 Switch the input selector o n the TV to this system. 3 Press " / 1 . The sy stem turns on. Unless the s ystem is set to “DVD,” press FUN[...]

Disc 33 GB Other operations 1) Except for JPEG im age files. 2) DVD VIDEO/DVD-R/DVD-RW/VIDEO CD only. 3) Except for VIDEO CDs. 4) You cannot search for a st ill picture on a DVD-VR. 5) For a DATA CD/DATA DVD, thi s function works only for video f iles. 6) DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW/DVD-R only. The button can be used except for DivX/M PEG4 video fil es. 7) DV[...]

34 GB playba ck, or t urn the s ubtitle s on/off whene ver you wa nt. Press SUBTITLE during playback to select the desired subtitle language. Note • You c an select th e subtitl es if the Di vX video file has an “.avi” or “.divx” extension and cont ains subtit le informat ion with in the sam e file. When the syst em is pla ying a DVD VIDE[...]

Disc 35 GB x DVD Example: Dolby Digital 5.1 c hanne l Example: Dolby Digita l 3 channel x DATA CD (video file)/DATA DV D (video file) Example: MP3 audi o Some Supe r Au dio CDs c onsi st o f a 2 ch annel playbac k area an d a mult i-channe l playba ck area. Y ou ca n select the pl ayback a rea you want to listen to. 1 Press DISPLA Y while the syst [...]

36 GB • [CD]: You can play the CD layer . When t he syst em is play ing a CD layer, “CD” l igh ts up in t he fr ont pane l dis play . Note • Each play m ode funct ion works o nly wit hin the sele cted lay er o r pl ayba ck a rea. • When you s elect a CD laye r, you c annot cha nge playb ack area s. • Super Aud io CD audio s ignals are n[...]

Disc 37 GB Ti p • To play fro m the beginnin g of the dis c, press x twice, then pr ess H . To enjoy a disc that you played before with resume playback (Multi -disc Resume) This syst em rec alls the p oint whe re you st opped the disc th e last time it was play ed and resumes playbac k from that point the nex t time yo u insert the sam e disc. Wh[...]

38 GB 6 To program other tracks, repeat Steps 4 to 5. The progr ammed tracks ar e displaye d in the sele cted order . 7 Press H to start Program Play. Progra m Play st arts. Whe n the prog ram end s, you ca n restar t the same program again by pressing H . To return to normal play Press CLEAR while t he display f or the prog ram settin g is not dis[...]

Disc 39 GB 4 Press . Shuffle Pl ay star ts. To return to normal play Press CLE AR, or selec t [OFF] in Step 3. To turn off the Control Menu display Press DIS PLAY repeat edly un til the C ontrol Menu di splay i s turned off. Note • You cannot use Shuffle Play with a VIDEO CD or Super VCD with PBC pl ayback. • When you press C LEAR to return to [...]

40 GB Searchin g/Select ing Disc Contents A DVD is divided into many se ctions, wh ich make up a pictu re or musi c featu re. These sections are call ed “titles .” When you pla y a DVD whi ch c ont ains sev eral ti tles, you can select th e title you want using DVD TOP MENU. When you play a DVD that allows you to s elect items su ch as t he lan[...]

Disc 41 GB The nu mber in pa rent hese s indic ates the total number of ti tles, chapters, t racks, index es , sce nes, fold ers, or fi les. 3 Press . [** (* *)] chan ges to [– – (** )]. 4 Press X / x or the number bu ttons to select the desired number of the title, chapter, track, index, scene, etc. If yo u make a mi stake, pres s CLEAR to can[...]

42 GB Playing MP3 Files/JPEG Image Files You ca n play MP 3 files or JPEG ima ge file s: – which have th e extens ion “.mp3” ( MP3 file) or “.jpg” /“.jp eg” (JPE G ima ge file). – which conform to the DCF* image file format. * “Design rule for Camera Fi le syst em”: Imag e standards for digital c ameras regula ted by Japan Elect[...]

Disc 43 GB To play the next or previous MP3 file Press > to pl ay th e ne xt MP 3 fil e. P ress . twice t o play th e previous MP 3 file. When yo u pres s . onc e, you can go to the beginni ng of the cur rent MP 3 file. Note tha t you ca n selec t the next fo lder by contin uing to p ress > after the last fi le on the curren t folder , but th[...]

44 GB To rotate a JPEG image file When a JPEG i mag e fil e is d is play ed on t he T V screen, you can rota te the JPEG image file in 90 degree increme nts. Press X / x while vie win g a JPEG im age fil e. Press CLEAR to retu rn to nor mal view. Note • You cannot r otate the JPEG image file when you set [JPEG RES OLU TIO N] i n [H DM I SET UP] t[...]

Disc 45 GB The Contr ol Menu displa y appear s on the TV screen. 2 Press X / x to select [EFFECT ], then press . The options for [EFF ECT] appear. 3 Press X / x to select a setting. •[ M O D E 1 ] : The JPEG image file sweeps in from to p to bottom. • [MODE 2]: The JPEG i mage file st retche s out fro m left to right of the TV screen . • [MOD[...]

46 GB Enjoying Video Files You ca n play Div X video fi les and MPEG4 vide o fi les. DivX ® is a vide o fil e co mpr essio n te chno logy , devel oped by D ivX, Inc. Th is product i s an offi cial D ivX ® Certif ied pr oduct. You can play a DATA CD or DATA DVD that conta ins DivX ® video f iles. A DATA CD or DA TA DVD that the system can play Th[...]

Disc 47 GB 6 Press X / x t o select the folder you want to play. 7 Press H . The syste m star ts play ing the s elec ted fold er. To select video fil es, see “Sel ectin g a video file” ( page 4 7). To go to the next or previous page Press / . To stop playback Press x . To turn on/off the display Press DVD MENU. Other operations See “ Oth er o[...]

48 GB Adjusting the Delay Between t he Pictur e and Sound [A/V SYNC] When t he sound do es not ma tch the pic tures on the TV screen, you can adjust the delay between the pic ture an d sound. 1 Press DI SPLAY. The C ontr ol Me nu disp lay appe ars on th e TV screen. 2 Press X / x to select [A/V SYNC], then press . The op tions for [A/V SYN C] ap pe[...]

Disc 49 GB Enter a 4-di git passw ord usin g the numbe r but tons , the n pr ess . The disp lay for confir ming the p assword appears . x When you have already registered a password The disp lay for ente ring the p assword appears . 7 Enter or re-enter your 4-digit password using the nu mber buttons, t hen press . The displ ay for s etting the play[...]

50 GB 7 Enter your 4-digit password using the number buttons, th en press . 8 Press X / x to select [CHANG E PASSWO RD t ], then press . 9 Enter a new 4-digit password using the number buttons, th en press . 10 To confirm your password, re-enter it using the number buttons, then press . If you make a mistake entering your password Press C before yo[...]

Disc 51 GB 6 Press X / x to select an i tem, then press . The optio ns f or t he se lect ed i tem a ppe ar. Exampl e: [TV T YPE] 7 Press X / x to select a setting, then press . The setti ng is sele cted and set up is complete. Example: [4:3 LETTER BOX] To reset all of the [SETUP] settings To rese t all of t he [SETUP] setti ngs, see “Ret urni ng [...]

52 GB x [TV TYPE] You ca n select the asp ect ratio of the con nected TV. [16: 9] : Select this when you c onnect a wide - screen TV or a TV with a wi de mode functi on. [4:3 LETTER BOX]: Select this when you connec t a 4:3 stand ard TV. T he system displays a wide pi cture wi th bands on t he upper and lower portio ns of the TV screen. [4:3 PAN SC[...]

Disc 53 GB Note • You cannot ch ange the color system of the disc itself. • You can chan ge the c olor sy stem of this system accordin g to t he connect ed TV (page 18) . x [BLACK LEVEL] (North Am erican, Me xican, and Latin American model s only) You can se le ct th e bla ck l evel (set up le vel) for the vid eo sign als outp ut fr om t he ja [...]

54 GB (page 6 2) is activat ed and lo ud sound m ay be output dependin g on the vol ume leve l of the system. You can preve nt this by limiting t he maximum level of the volu me. [LEVEL3]: Maximum volu me level i s set to 1 0. [LEVEL2] : Maximum vo lume level i s set to 15. [LEVEL1]: Maximum volu me level i s set to 2 0. [OFF]: Off. Note • This f[...]

Disc 55 GB x [AUDIO DRC] (DVD VIDEO onl y) You ca n compr ess t he dyna mic rang e of th e sound track. [A UD IO DRC ] is usef ul for watching mo vies at low volu me late at night. [OF F] : No compre ssion of dynam ic range . [STANDARD]: The system repr oduces the sound track wi th the kin d of dy namic ra nge that the reco rdin g engine er intend [...]

56 GB settings. For d etails, see “Ret urning the [SETUP] setti ngs to the default” ( page 89). To obtain the best possib le surround sound, se t connec tion of the speak ers a nd their di stance from your listeni ng positi on. Then use the test tone to ad just the l evel and th e balance of the speakers t o the s ame level. x [CONNECTION] If y[...]

Disc 57 GB [L/R] 3.0 m/10 ft 2)3) : Set t he surr ound sp eaker distan ce (up to 5.0 met ers (16 ft) closer to the fron t speake rs). 1) 0.0 to 6.9 met ers for North Americ an models. 2) When yo u perform the Quick Setup (page 25), the default se ttings are cha nged. 3) This item appears when you set [SURR OUND] to [YES] in the [CONNECTION] setting[...]

58 GB Presett ing Rad io Station s You ca n preset 20 FM stat ions. Befo re tuni ng, make sure to turn down the volume to min imum. 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly u ntil “TUNER FM” appears in the front panel display. 2 Press and hold TUNING +/– until the auto scanning starts. Scanni ng stops when the s ystem tunes in a station. “TUNED” and ?[...]

T une r 59 GB Listening to the Ra dio Preset radio sta tions in t he system’s me mory first (see “ Pre set ting R adio S tatio ns” (pa ge 5 8)). 1 Press FUNCTION rep eatedly until “TUNER FM” appears in the front panel display. The last rece ived stat ion i s tun ed i n. 2 Press PRESET +/– repeatedly to select the preset station. Each ti[...]

60 GB If you make a mistake Press C / c rep eatedl y until th e char acter to be chan ged fl ashe s, then press X / x to sele ct the de sire d charac ter. To erase the char acter, press C / c repea tedl y unt il the c harac ter to be eras ed flas hes, then press CLEAR . 7 Press . “COMP LETE” ap pear s in th e front panel display , and the stati[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Devic e 61 GB Using th e Contr ol for HDMI F unctio n for “BRAVIA” Sy nc This func tion is a vailable on TVs wi th the “BRAV IA” Sync f unction on ly. By conn ecting Sony co mponen ts that ar e compatible with th e Control f or HDMI f unction with an HDMI cable, operatio n is simplified as below : – T he[...]

62 GB 2 Press DISPLAY while the system is in stop mode. The C ontr ol Me nu disp lay appe ars on th e TV screen. 3 Press X / x to select [SETUP] , then press . The op tions for [SETUP ] appe ar. 4 Press X / x to select [CUSTOM ], then press . The Setu p Disp lay appe ars. 5 Press X / x to select [HDMI SETUP], then press . The opt ions for [HDMI S E[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Devic e 63 GB VIDE O,” TV soun d is outpu t from the s ystem speakers automati cally. • While you are wat ching the TV and the function of the syste m is switche d to “DVD” or “US B,” sound of the selected system funct ion is o utput fr om the syst em sp eakers ; TV soun d is not output via the T V spe[...]

64 GB operating manua l supplied wi th the Walkma n ® . 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly u ntil “USB” appears in the front panel display. 2 Connect a USB device (digital music player or USB storage media) to th e (USB) port. When yo u conn ect the US B devi ce, “READ ING” appear s in the fr ont pa nel displa y until the system re ads all da ta [...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Devic e 65 GB • Alway s tur n off the system be fore removi ng the USB d evic e. Remo ving t he US B de vice while the sys tem is on may corrupt the data on the US B device. • Do not s ave o ther type s of fi les or unneces sary folder s on a USB dev ice tha t has audio f iles, JPEG image file s, or v ideo fil[...]

66 GB Note that you can select the next fold er by continui ng to press > afte r the la st fi le on the curren t fo lder, but that you canno t ret urn to th e previ ous fold er by pre ssing . . To return t o the previo us folder, s elect t he folder f rom the folder li st. To return to the previous display Press O RETURN. To turn on/off the disp[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Devic e 67 GB Note • You cannot rotate the JPEG image file w hen you set [JPEG RESOLUTION] in [HDMI SETUP] to [(1920 × 1080i) H D ] or [(192 0 × 1080i) HD]. To stop playback Press x . To turn on/off the display Press DVD MENU. Other operations See “ Oth er ope rat ions ” (pag e 33 ). To select the slide sh[...]

68 GB 6 Press X / x to select a folder. x To play video files in a folder Press H to start p laying th e sele cted folder . x To select a video file Press . The lis t of files con taine d in the fo lder appe ars. Press X / x to select a fi le and pr ess . The sy stem st arts play ing the s elected fi le. You ca n turn th e file lis t off by pre ssi[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Devic e 69 GB 6 Press . For de tails of the play back prior ity of fil e types un der the [M EDIA ] setting , see “Pl aybac k prio rit y of fil e types ” (pag e 106) . 1 Press DISPLAY during playb ack. The Contr ol Menu displa y appear s on the TV screen. 2 Press X / x to select [BROWSING], then press . The op[...]

70 GB 3 Press . [** (* *)] ch ange s to [– – (** )]. 4 Press X / x or the numbe r buttons to select the desired nu mber. If you make a mistake, pre ss CLEAR to cancel the num ber. 5 Press . The sy stem st arts play back fro m the sele cted number . Press DISPLAY repeatedly. Each time you p ress DISPLAY while playing the USB devic e, the di spla[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Devic e 71 GB You ca n check the dat e inform atio n duri ng playback when the Exif* tag is recor ded in the JPEG i mage fil e. Press DISPLAY during playback. The Con trol Menu display ap pear s on the TV scre en. * “Exchan geable Image File Forma t” is a digital camera im age for mat def ined by t he Ja pan E[...]

72 GB 1 Load an audio CD. 2 Press DISP LAY while the system is in stop mode. The C ontr ol Me nu disp lay appe ars on th e TV screen. 3 Press X / x to select [USB TRANSFER], then press . 4 Press . “READ ING” appear s in the fr ont pa nel display until the tracks re corded o n the audio CD appear on the TV screen. Note • It takes severa l minu[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Devic e 73 GB x To select th e desired MP3 fi le/folder Press X / x to sele ct the MP3 file/fo lder, th en press . The MP 3 files/ folder s are ma rked . x To select all M P3 files/folders Press C / X / x / c to select [ ALL], then press . x To cancel the MP3 file/folder Press X / x to sele ct the MP3 file/fo lder[...]

74 GB When t ransf er ring o nto a USB devi ce, a “MUSIC” folder is creat ed directly below the “ROOT”. Fold ers an d fil es ar e gener ated with in this “MUSIC” folder a s follows accord ing to the tran sfer ring met hod an d source . • When transf erring a ll trac ks on an audio CD or all MP3 fil es on a DATA CD/DATA DVD • When tr[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Devic e 75 GB Using a Sony E ricsson Mobile Ph one You can connect a Sony Ericsson m obil e phone to the s ystem and en joy music fr om it via this syste m, or transfer music from this sy stem to the mobile p hone. 1 Connect the mobile pho ne to the (US B) por t. 2 Set the data transfer mode of your mobile phone t[...]

76 GB Ti p • De pending on the type of DIGITAL MEDI A PORT adap ter, you may be able to ope rate a connect ed componen t using either the buttons on the remote or the unit. The followin g illustrat ion shows an example of buttons tha t can be used in th is case. x H X ./>[...]

Other Operati ons 77 GB Getting Optimal Surro und Sou nd for a Room [SPEAKER FORMATION] Depend ing on the s hape of the roo m, yo u canno t install some sp eakers . For be tter sur round sound , Sony re commen ds tha t first you de cide the posi tion of the spea kers. 1 Press FUNCTION rep eatedly until “DVD” app ears in the front panel display.[...]

78 GB Calibratin g the Approp riat e Sett ings Automatic ally [AUTO CALIBRATION] D. C. A. C. (Dig ital Cinema Auto Calibration) can set the appr opriate s urround sound automaticall y. Note • The system outputs a loud te st sound when [AUTO CALIBRAT ION] starts . You canno t turn the volume down. Give consider ation t o child ren and neighbors. 1[...]

Other Operati ons 79 GB Note • While the Aut o Calibr ation func tion is working, d o not oper ate th e system . • The meas urement for [ SUBWOOFER] is always [YES] since th e system does not perf orm subwoofer calibrati on, but the [SU BWOOF ER] level in [SPEAKER SETUP] returns to the default setti ng when you perform [AUTO CALIBRATION]. Contr[...]

80 GB Enjoying Karao ke You ca n enjoy ka raok e (singin g along w ith a disc) by sett ing the s ystem to ka raoke mode . Ti p • You can a lso enjo y the kara oke func tion with an audio file in the USB de vice. In thi s case, some functions ma y not work. 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly u ntil “DVD” appears in the front panel display. 2 Plug a m[...]

Other Operati ons 81 GB Each tim e you pres s ECH O, th e ec ho l evel chan ges as follows: To cancel the echo effect , select “E CHO OF F.” Note • If howling occurs: – move the microphon e away fr om the s peakers. – lower the mi crophone volum e or echo leve l. – lower the ove rall volume. Dolby Digital form at, wh ich repr oduces sur[...]

82 GB • The key automati cally retu rns to the or iginal key when: – you turn off the power. – y ou change the functi on. – the dis c tra y is opened . – y ou stop playbac k. – the title or track cha nges. – y ou change the albu m. – the play ite m is cha nged duri ng PBC pl ayback. – you perform S can Play. – you canc el karaok[...]

Other Operati ons 83 GB Note • Dependi ng on the discs, you may not be able to change th e guide vocal channel. • The ch annel retu rns to the de fault setti ng when: – you tur n off the power. – you change the fu nction. – the disc tray is ope ned. – AUDIO stream i s changed. – you canc el karaoke m ode. – you set Karaoke Pon mode [...]

84 GB – “DEC. MODE” is set to “A.F.D. STD” or “A .F.D . MU LT I.” – He adphone s are no t connec ted. – Ka raoke m ode is of f. To turn off the sound effect Select oth er than “A.F.D. S TD” or “A.F.D. MULTI” for “DEC. MODE” (page 2 9). Selectin g the Ef fect to Suit the So urce You c an sele ct a s uitable soun d mode [...]

Other Operati ons 85 GB Changing the Inp ut Level of the So und from Connect ed Component s Dist ort ion may oc cur whe n you li ste n to a compon ent conn ected to th e TV/VID EO jacks on the rear panel, or to the AUDIO I N jack on the fro nt panel. Dis tortion is not a malf unction and will depend on the com ponent co nnecte d. To p reve nt di st[...]

86 GB Changing th e Brightness of the Fr ont Panel Display You ca n set the brightne ss of the front pa nel display to eith er of 2 levels. 1 Press SY STEM MENU. 2 Press X / x repeatedly until “DIMM ER” appears in the fron t panel display, then press or c . 3 Press X / x to select the b rightness of the front panel display. • “DIMMER OFF”[...]

Other Operati ons 87 GB x DATA CD (video file)/DATA DV D (video file) 1 Playing t ime of the current file 2 Current file na me 3 Current al bum and fi le nu mber Note • The syste m can only display the first level of the DVD/CD text, such as the dis c name or t itle. • If a file name of the MP 3 file c annot be displayed, “*” will appe ar i[...]

88 GB To check DATA CD/DATA DVD (MP3 file/video file) text By pres sing DIS PLAY while play ing MP3 files or video files on a DATA CD/DATA DVD, you can disp lay the name of the f older/MP3 file/ video f ile, and t he aud io bit rat e (the am ount of data per second of the curren t audio) on th e TV screen . Example for playback of an au dio file * [...]

Other Operati ons 89 GB Return ing to th e Default Setting s 1 Press " / 1 to tu rn on the system. 2 Press x , N , an d " / 1 on the unit at the same time. “COLD RESET” appears in the fr ont panel displa y and the s ystem return s to de fault settings . You can re turn the [SETUP ] settings (page 50) other than [PARENTA L CONTROL] to [...]

90 GB Precau tion s On power sources • Unplu g the unit from the wall outle t (mains) if you do not intend t o use it for an extended per iod of time. To disconnect the cord, pull it out by the plug, neve r by the cord. On placement • P lace the sys tem in a lo cation wit h adequat e venti latio n to preven t heat buil d-up in the s ystem. • [...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 91 GB Notes a bout t he Discs On handling discs • To keep t he d isc c lean , ha ndle th e dis c by i ts edge . Do not to uch the su rfac e. • Do not stick pape r or tape on the disc. • Do not expose th e disc to di rect su nlight or heat s ources such as hot air duc ts, o r leave it in a car p arked in dire ct sunlig[...]

92 GB Troublesh ooting If you exp erience any of the fo llowing diffi culties while using the system, u se this tr oubleshootin g guide to h elp remedy t he pro blem before requesti ng repai rs. Shoul d any pr oblem persis t, consul t your neares t Son y de aler. Note that if ser vice pe rsonnel chan ges som e parts during r epair, th ese pa rts ma[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 93 GB Picture Symptom Remedy There is no pictur e. • The video connecting cor ds are not connec ted securely . • The video connecting cor ds are damaged. • The unit is not connected to the correct TV input jac k (page 18). • The video input on the TV is not set so tha t you can view pic tures from the system . • C[...]

94 GB Sound Sympt om Remed y There is no soun d. • The speaker cord is not connec ted securely . • Press MUTING on the remote if “ MUTING ON” is displayed in the front panel display. • The system is in pause mode or in Slow-moti on Play mod e. Press H to retu rn to n orma l pl ay mo de. • Fas t forward or fast reverse is being perfo rme[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 95 GB Operation No sound or only a very low- level soun d is heard from the surround sp eakers. • Check the s peaker con nections a nd set tings (p ages 17, 56). • Check th e “ DEC. MODE ” settin g (page 29 ) . • Dependi ng on the source, the e ffect of the surround spe akers may be less noticeabl e. • A 2 chann[...]

96 GB The vide o file cannot be play ed. • The fil e is not creat ed in DivX forma t or M P4 file format. • The file ha s an extensi on other t han “.a vi,” “.d ivx,” “. mp4,” or “.m4v.” • The DATA CD/D ATA DVD i s not c reated in I SO 9660 Level 1/Leve l 2, or Joliet/UD F. • The video file is large r than 720 (width) × 576[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 97 GB USB device The Control for HDMI function does not work. • When “HDMI” does not light up in the front panel displa y, check the HDMI connecti on (page 18). • Set [CONTROL FOR HDMI ] in [HDMI SETUP] t o [ON] (page 53). • Make s ure that the con nected c ompon ent is compat ible wit h the [CO NTRO L FOR HDM I] [...]

98 GB The USB device cannot be connect ed into t he (USB) port. • The USB dev ice is bei ng conn ected back wards. Connect t he USB de vice in t he correct orie ntation. The USB devic e which has been used on anothe r device does not work. • It may be re corded in an unsupp orted for mat. I f so, first ta ke the pr ecaution of backing up impor [...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 99 GB The USB de vice (aud io file / JPEG image f ile/v ideo f ile) cannot be played ba ck. • USB de vices format ted with fil e systems ot her than FA T12, FAT16, or F AT32 are unsuppo rted.* • Files that are encrypte d or protected by passwords, etc. cannot be played ba ck. • The MP3 file does not have the ex tensio[...]

100 GB Transfe rring stops be fore it is finished. • The co mmunicat ion spee d of t he USB d evice is extre mely s low. Co nnect a USB device th at this sys tem can play . • If the t ransfer ring a nd eras ing oper ation s are re peated multipl e times , the file struct ure wit hin the USB devi ce becomes comple x. Fol low the procedur e in th[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 101 GB Self-dia gnosis Fu ncti on (When lette rs/numbe rs appear in th e displ ay) When the self -diagnos is function is activated to preven t the sy stem fro m malfuncti oning, a 5- character service nu mber (e.g., C 13 50) with a combinatio n of a le tter and 4 digits a ppears on the TV scree n or front panel d ispla y. I[...]

102 GB Specifica tions Amplifier Sec tion Stereo mode (rated) 108 W + 1 08 W (at 3 ohms, 1 kHz, 1% THD) Surround mode (ref erence) RMS output p ower FL/FR/ C/SL/S R*: 14 2 watt s (p er chan ne l at 3 ohms, 1 kHz, 10% THD) Subwoofer*: 140 watts (at 3 ohms, 80 Hz, 10% THD) * Depending on the decoding mode settings and the sour ce, ther e may be no so[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 103 GB Output voltage (DIGITAL MEDIA PORT) DC 5 V Output current (DIGITAL M EDIA PORT) 700 mA Dimension s (approx.) 430 mm × 66 mm × 390 mm (w /h/d) incl. projectin g part s Mass (approx. ) 4.3 kg Support ed file f ormat MP3 (MPE G 1 Audio Layer-3) File E xtensi on: mp3 Bitrate: 32 kbps - 320 kbps Sampling fre quencies: 3[...]

104 GB surrou nd s peake rs an d a cent er sp eaker . Th e surr ound s pea kers outp ut mo naur al so und. DTS Digital au dio compress ion tech nology devel oped by D TS, Inc. This techn ology confor ms to 5.1-c hannel surroun d. T his for mat is com prise d of a stereo rear channel and a discret e subw oofer ch annel. D TS provid es the same 5.1 d[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 105 GB 1) You can play the CD layer on a convent ional CD player. 2) Since bot h layers are on one sid e, it is not nece ssary to tu rn the disc o ver. 3) To s elect a lay er, see “C hang ing a p lay back laye r for a hybrid Super Aud io CD” (page 35). 4) To select an area, see “Se lectin g a playback are a for a Supe[...]

106 GB Playback prior ity of file type s The table below descri bes the p layback p riority of file ty pes under the [MEDIA] s etting. * When using a dis c, you can play MP3 file s only. File type on a di sc or U SB device [MEDI A] set tin g [VID EO] [MUS IC/ PHOTO] [PHOTO] [MUSIC] Disc USB device Disc Disc/USB devic e Disc/USB device Video file s [...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 107 GB Language Code List The langua ge spelli ngs confor m to the IS O 639: 1988 (E/F ) stan dard. Code L anguage Code Langu age Code La nguage Code La nguage 1027 Afar 1028 Abkhazian 1032 Afrikaans 1039 Amharic 1044 Arabic 1045 Assames e 1051 Ayma ra 1052 Azerbaijani 1053 Bashkir 1057 Byelorussian 1059 Bulgarian 1060 Biha[...]

108 GB Index to Parts and Co ntrol For mo re in forma tion, refer to th e pages indica ted in pa renthe ses. A " / 1 (on/standby) (25, 89) B Z (open/close) (32) C Front panel display (110) D FUNCTION (28) E (remote senso r) (9) F MOVIE/MUSIC indicato r (84) G VOLUME control (32) H REC TO USB (73) I (USB) port (64) J OPERATION DIAL (32) K PHONE[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 109 GB A SPEAKER jacks ( 17) B COAXIAL 75 Ω FM jack (23) C TV/VIDEO (AUDIO IN R/L) jacks (20) D VIDEO OUT jack (18) E COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks (18) F DMPORT (DIGITAL ME DIA PORT) jack (21, 75) G HDMI OUT j ack (18) Rear panel CENTER SUBWOOFER FRONT R FRONT L SUR R SUR L SPEAKER HDMI OUT SPEAKER COAXIAL 75 FM ANTENNA DMPOR[...]

110 GB About the indications in the front panel display A Lights up when the karaoke mo de is on. (80) B Flashes when the sleep timer is set. (85) C Displays the system’s status such as chapter, title, or t rack number, tim e inform ation, r a dio f requen cy, pla ying status , decodi ng mode , etc . D Lights up when a station is received. (Radio[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 111 GB Remote control ALPHABETICAL ORDER BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS A – M N – Z ANGLE ws (33) AUDIO qg (34) CLEA R es (37, 59) D.TUNING qh (59) DISPLAY 3 (60, 70, 86) DVD MENU wg (40) DVD TOP MENU qd (40) DYNAMIC BASS wd (83) ECHO ed (80) ENTER wf (79) FUNCTION 2 (28, 32) INPUT qg (79) KARAOKE PON wa (82) KEYCON # / 2 w; (81) [...]

112 GB Guide to the Con t rol Menu Displa y You ca n use the Co ntrol Me nu displ ay to sele ct a funct ion and to view re lated inf ormati on. Press DI SPLAY repeatedl y. Each time you press DISPLAY, the Control Menu disp lay changes: 1 t 2 t ... t 1 t ... 1 Cont rol Menu di splay 1 2 Contr ol Menu disp lay 2 (a ppears whe n ava ilabl e) 3 Contr o[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 113 GB Example: Control Menu display 1 when playing a DVD VIDEO. To turn off the display Press D ISPLA Y. List of Control Menu items Item Item Name, Fun ction, Relev ant Disc Typ e [TITLE] (page 40)/[SCENE] (page 40)/[TRACK] (page 40) You can s elect the ti tle, s cene, or track to be played. [CHAPTER] (page 40)/[INDEX] (pa[...]

114 GB * These items are not displayed when playing a DATA CD/DATA DVD with video fil es. List of Control Menu Items for USB device [SHUFFLE] (page 38) You can play the trac ks/files in ran dom order. [REPEAT] (page 39) You can play the enti re disc (a ll titles/ all tra cks/all folde rs/all fil es) repea tedly or one title/ chap ter/ track /fold e[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 115 GB List of Control Menu Items for karaoke Ti p • The Control Menu ic on indicator lights up in yellow t wh en you sele ct any item except [ OFF] ([PROGRAM], [SHUFFLE], [REPEAT], [A/V SYNC], [KARAOKE MODE], and [VOCAL SELECT] only). The [ORIGINAL/P LAY LIST] indicator lights up in yellow when you se lect [PLAY LIST] (d[...]

116 GB Index Numerics 4:3 OUTPUT 52 5.1 Chan nel Surround 34 A A/V SYNC 48 AA C fi le 63 ANGLE 33 AT T E N U AT E 8 5 A UDIO 51 A UDIO (HDMI) 54 A UDIO DRC 55 Audi o f il e 63 A UDIO SETUP 54 A UTO CA LIBR A TION 54, 78, 103 B B A CKGR OUND 55 BLA CK LE VEL 53 BLA CK LE VEL (COMPONENT OUT) 53 C COLD RESET 89 COLO R SYST EM ( VIDE O CD) 5 2 CONTR OL[...]

117 GB U USB device 63 V VIDEO SETUP 51 V OLUME LIMIT 53 W WMA f ile 6 3[...]

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