Sony DAV-DZ361W manual

©2008 Sony Corporation 3-879-443- 11 (1) DVD Home Theatr e System Operating Instructions DA V -DZ361W[...]

2 GB To red uce t he risk of fi re or electri c shock, do not expose t his apparatu s to rain or moisture . Do not install the appl iance in a con fined s pace, su ch as a bookcase or buil t-in cabinet. To prevent fir e, do not cover the ven tilation of the apparatus with news p apers, tabl e-cloths, c urtains, etc. And don’t pla ce lighted can d[...]

3 GB Precautions On power sources • AC power co rd (mains le ad) must be chan ged only at the quali fied se rvice sho p. • The unit is not disconne cted from the AC power source ( mains) as long as it is connecte d to the wall outlet ( mains) , even if th e unit itsel f has been turned off. • Insta ll thi s system so th at the AC power cord ([...]

4 GB Table of Cont ents About T his Oper ating Instru ctions...... .... 3 About t he S-A IR function ........ ....... ........ 3 Playab le Discs ........... ........ ........... ....... .... 5 Getting Started Step 1: Positioning th e System ... 10 Step 2: Connecting the System ... 13 Step 3: Setti ng up the Wireless System ...... ........... ......[...]

5 GB Playable Disc s 1) MP3 (M PEG1 A udio Layer 3) is a standard format defined b y ISO/MPEG wh ich com presses audio d ata. MP3 files must be in MPEG1 Audi o Layer 3 format. Type Disc lo go Charac teris tics Icon DVD VIDEO • DVD VIDEO • DVD-R /DVD-RW in DVD VIDEO format o r video mode • DVD+R/DVD+RW in DVD VIDEO format VR (Video Recording) [...]

6 GB 2) JPEG imag e fil es mus t con form to the DCF ima ge f ile fo rmat. (DCF “Des ign r ule fo r Ca mera F ile sy stem ”: Im age standar ds for di gital came ras regul ated by Japan El ectronics and Info rmation T echnology Industri es Associa tion (JEI TA).) 3) DivX ® is a video file compr ession tech nology, devel oped by DivX, Inc. 4) Di[...]

7 GB • Thi s sy stem can p lay a Mu lti Ses sion C D when an MP3 fil e is contain ed in the fir st se ssion. Any subseq uent MP 3 files recorde d in later sessio ns can als o be play ed back. • Thi s sy stem can p lay a Multi S ession C D when a JPEG im age fil e is co ntaine d in the fir st sessi on. Any s ubseq uent JPEG i mage f ile s reco r[...]

8 GB Getting Started Getting St arted Unpacking • Front speak ers (2) and surrou nd s peaker s (2) • Cente r spea ker (1 ) • Sub woofe r (1) • AM loop ante nna (aerial) (1 ) • FM wire antenn a (aer ial) (1 ) • S peaker cords (6, red/wh ite/ green/gr ay/bl ue/purpl e) • Remote c omma 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 the compartment. To use the remote, poin t it at the remote se nsor on the uni t. Note • Do no t leav e the r emote i n an ex tremely hot o r humid place. • Do not use[...]

10 GB Getting Started Step 1 : Positi oning t he System For the best poss ible sur round so und, all the speak ers oth er than th e subwo ofer sho uld be pla ced at the same dista nce fr om the list ening posit ion ( A ). However, thi s system allo ws you to place the cente r speaker up to 1.6 meters (5 f t) closer ( B ) and th e surrou nd spea ker[...]

11 GB Getting Started To install the speakers on a w all Before instal ling the sp eaker s on a wa ll, connec t the sp eaker cord to th e speak er. Be sure to match t he speake r cords to the app ropriate terminals on the s peakers: th e speaker cord with the c olo r tub e to 3 , and the s peaker cor d without the c olor tube t o # . 1 Prepare scre[...]

12 GB Getting Started Note • Use sc rews that are suit able f or the wal l mate rial an d stren gth. As a plaste r board wa ll is especial ly fragi le, att ach the screws secure ly to a beam an d fasten them t o the wal l. Instal l the speakers on a ve rtical and flat wall where rein fo rcem ent is ap plie d. • Contact a screw sho p or insta ll[...]

13 GB Getting Started Step 2: Conn ecting th e System See the co nnection diag ram below, and rea d the additi onal informat ion from 1 to 6 on the f ollowi ng pages. Note • Be sure to make connection s securely to avoid hum and noise . • Whe n you conn ect anothe r compone nt with a volume cont rol, turn up the vol ume of the other compon ents[...]

14 GB Getting Started The co nnecto r and co lor tub e of the sp eaker co rds ar e the sam e colo r as the l abel of t he jacks to be conn ected. B e sur e to m atch the sp eaker cords to th e app ropriat e term inal s on th e sp eakers: the s peake r cord with the color tub e to 3 , and the speake r cord witho ut th e col or tub e to # . Do not ca[...]

15 GB Getting Started For vi deo o utpu t to yo ur TV, ch eck the vid eo in put ja cks of t he TV, and sel ect connec tion meth od A or B . Picture quality i mproves in ord er from A (standar d) to B (HDMI). When the T V has the digi tal opti cal or coa xial out put j ack, you c an i mprov e soun d qu ality by connecting with the digi tal cord ( A [...]

16 GB Getting Started You ca n enjoy t he connec ted co mpone nt usin g the six spe aker s of the syst em. • Portabl e audio source: A • DIGITAL ME DIA PORT adapter : B To connect the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter Conn ect a DIG ITAL M EDIA PO RT ada pter (n ot suppli ed) to the D MPOR T jack. Fo r detai ls, see “Using the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT Ada[...]

17 GB Getting Started If your TV has multiple audio/video inputs You can en joy the s ound wi th t he sp eakers of t he sy stem throug h the conn ected TV. Conne ct th e compon ents as follows . Select the component on the TV. For d etails, refer to the operati ng instru ctions of th e TV. If the T V do es not hav e mul tipl e au dio/ vide o in put[...]

18 GB Getting Started Note • Keep the AM loop antenna (ae rial) and cord away fr om the system or othe r AV components, as noise may result. • Be sure to fully e xtend th e FM wire antenna ( aerial) . • After co nnecti ng the FM wire a ntenna ( aerial), keep it as horizo ntal as possib le. Ti p • Adjust the direction of the AM loop antenn a[...]

19 GB Getting Started You can transmit s ound fro m the unit to an S-AIR pr oduct, suc h as a surr ound amplifier or S-AIR rece iver. An S-AIR produc t is a component that is comp atible with th e S-AIR function. To use the S-AIR fu nction, you nee d to insert the wi reless tra nsceivers into th e unit, surro und amplifier, and S -AIR recei ver. Fo[...]

20 GB Getting Started Before connecti ng the AC power cords (ma ins leads) o f the unit and the sur round amplifie r to a wall outl et (ma ins), conne ct th e fr ont, center spe akers a nd s ubwoofe r to the un it an d surr ound speak ers t o the surr ound amplifi er. After connec ting the A C power cord (ma ins lea d), the dem onstr ation ap pears[...]

21 GB Getting Started Step 3: Se tting up th e Wireless System To use the wi reless system, you need t o set u p the sur round amplif ier. Before setting, make sure t hat the wi reles s tran sceive rs are ins erte d into the unit and the sur roun d amplif ier corr ectly (page 19). This wireless system is called “S-AI R.” For det ails of the S-A[...]

22 GB Getting Started To prevent the transmission by neighbors To preve nt the tran sm ission fr om neighb ors, you can identi fy the un it and the s urround ampli fier by performi ng the p airing oper ation. For details, see “Ident ifying th e unit with a specific S-AIR sub uni t (Pairing op erati on)” (pa ge 76). To attach the cover to the su[...]

23 GB Getting Started Step 4 : Perf orming the Quick Setu p Follow the Steps belo w to make the basic adjustme nts for u sing the system. Displa yed item s var y depe nding o n the coun try model. Note • When you connec t the system and the TV with the HDMI cable (no t supplied), you need to set the type of video outp ut for ma tching you r TV. F[...]

24 GB Getting Started 9 Press X / x to s elect t he outpu t met hod for video si gnals. • [VID EO]: o utputs vi deo sign als. • [ RGB]: outputs RGB signals. Note • If your TV does not accept RG B signals, no picture appears on the TV s creen e ven if yo u select [RGB ]. Refer t o the operat ing instr uctions supplie d with y our TV. 10 Press [...]

25 GB Getting Started 16 Unplug the calibration mic an d press C / c to sele ct [YES]. Note • The environm ent of the room in whi ch the syst em is ins talle d ma y af fect me asur emen ts. • If measur ement fail s, follo w the me ssag e the n retry [AUTO CALIBRATION]. 17 Press . Quick Setup is finis hed. All connections and setu p operat ions [...]

26 GB Getting Started Step 5 : Enjoyin g Sound from all the Sp eakers You can enjoy DVD, TV, or VCR sound from all the speaker s in this system. 1 Press FUNCTION +/– repeatedly until the desired fu nction appears in the front pane l displ ay. Each time you pre ss FUNCTION +/–, the funct ion chan ges as foll ows. “DVD” t “TUNE R FM” t ?[...]

27 GB Getting Started 1 Press FUNCTION +/– repeatedly un til “TV” or “AUDIO” appears in the front panel display. 2 Press SYSTEM MENU. 3 Press X / x repeatedly until “ATTENUATE” appears in the front panel display, then press or c . 4 Press X / x to select a setting. • “AT T ON” : You can attenuate the input level. Th e output le [...]

28 GB Enjoying Sur round Soun d by Using Decoding Mode You ca n enjoy su rrou nd sound simpl y by sele cting one of the syst em’s pre-pr ogramm ed deco ding modes . They br ing exci ting an d power ful sound o f mov ie theate rs into you r hom e. 1 Press SYSTE M MEN U. 2 Press X / x repeatedly until “DEC. MO DE” appears in the front pa nel di[...]

Sound Adjustm ent 29 GB 4 Press . The setti ng is made. 5 Press SYSTEM MENU. The system me nu turns off. To turn the surround effect off Select “A.F.D. STD” or “2CH STEREO” for “DEC. MODE.” Note • When t he input s ignal is mult i chann el sour ce, “PRO L OGIC,” “PLII MOVIE,” and “PLII MUSIC” are canceled and the mu lti ch[...]

30 GB Selecting the S ound Mode You can select a sui table sou nd mod e for movi es or mu sic. Press SOUND M ODE repeatedly during playback until the desired mode appears in the front panel display. • “ AUTO” : The syst em sel ects “MOVI E” or “MU SIC” aut omatica lly to prod uce th e sound effec t depend ing on th e disc. • “MO V[...]

Disc 31 GB Playing a Disc Depending on the DVD VIDEO or VIDEO CD, some opera tions may be differ ent or rest ricted. Refer t o the operat ing instr uctions suppl ied with your d isc. 1 T urn on your TV. 2 Switch the input selector on the TV to this system. 3 Press " / 1 . The syste m turns on. Unless the syste m is set to “DVD,” p ress FUN[...]

32 GB To use the headphones Connect the headphones to PHONES jack on th e unit. The soun d of the sy stem is muted. You ca n also con nect th e headpho nes t o PHON ES jac k on the su rround ampli fier. (Th e sound of th e sys tem is mut ed.) See pag e “To enjoy the sound by using h eadphone s” (page 2 1). Other operations 1) Exc ept fo r JP EG[...]

Disc 33 GB To display the subtitles If subt itles are recorde d on a di sc, you c an turn the subt itles on /off dur ing pla yback. If multil ingual subtitl es are re cord ed on the di sc, you can change t he subtit le langu age duri ng playba ck, or turn the subtitles on/o ff whenever you wan t. Press SUBTITLE during playback to select the desi re[...]

34 GB If you pr ess AUD IO r epeate dly duri ng playba ck, th e form at of the curr ent aud io sign al (PCM, D olby Digi tal, D TS, e tc.) appear s as show n below. x DVD Example: Dolby Dig ital 5.1 c han nel Example: Dolby Digita l 3 c hannel x DATA CD (DivX video file)/DATA DVD (DivX video file) Example: MP3 au dio You ca n play the Sup er Audi o[...]

Disc 35 GB The Contr ol Menu displa y appear s on the TV screen. 2 Press X / x to select [SUPER AUDIO CD/CD LAYER], then p ress . x When the current layer is the CD layer [SUPER AUDIO CD] appears. x When the current layer is the Super Audio CD layer [CD] ap pear s. 3 Press to chan ge the layer. • [SUPER AUD IO CD] : You ca n play the Supe r Audi [...]

36 GB – yo u ejec t th e disc . – the syste m enters standby mode (DATA CD/ DATA DVD on ly). – you chan ge or reset the setting s on the Setup Display. – you chan ge the parental contr ol level. – you change th e function by pressin g FUNCTION +/– . – you dis connect the AC power cord (mains lead). • F or a DVD-VR, VIDEO CD, Super A[...]

Disc 37 GB 6 T o program o ther tracks, repeat Steps 4 to 5. The pr ogra mmed tra cks ar e disp laye d in the select ed o rder. 7 Press H to start Program Play. Prog ram Pl ay s tart s. When th e prog ram ends , you can restar t the same pr ogram again by p ress ing H . To return to normal play Pres s CL EAR whil e the disp la y for the p rog ram s[...]

38 GB Shuff le Pl ay star ts. To return to normal play Press CLEAR, or sel ect [OFF] in Step 3. To turn off the Control Menu display Press DISPLAY repeatedly unti l the Control Menu displa y is turned off. Note • You c annot use Shuffle Play with a VIDEO CD or Super VCD with PBC playback. • W hen you pr ess CLEAR to return to norm al play, Prog[...]

Disc 39 GB Search ing/Sele cting a Disc A DVD is divid ed into a l ot of sectio ns, which make up a pictu re or musi c featu re. Th ese sectio ns are ca lled “tit les.” Wh en you play a DVD which conta ins severa l titles , you can select t he title you wa nt using DVD TOP MENU. When you pl ay a DV D tha t allows you to s elect items s uch as t[...]

40 GB The nu mber in pa renthe ses indi cates the total nu mber of titl es, chapters, tracks, indexes, scenes, fo lders, or files. 3 Press . [** (* *)] ch anges to [– – (**)]. 4 Press X / x or the number but tons to select the d esired number of the title, chapter, track, index, scene, etc. If you make a mistake, press CLEAR to cancel the num b[...]

Disc 41 GB Playing MP3 Files/JPE G Image Files You can play th e MP3 f iles or JP EG im age file s: • which have the exte nsion “.MP3 ” (MP3 file) or “.JPG”/“ .JPEG” (JPEG ima ge file) • which conform to the DCF* image file format * “Design r ule for C amera File system”: Image standar ds for digita l cameras regu lated by Japan[...]

42 GB The f olders record ed on the DAT A CD or DATA DVD appear. When a folder is bei ng played, its title is shaded. 2 Press X / x to select a folder. x To play JPEG image files in a folder Press H to start p laying the selected folder . x To select a JPE G image fi le by displaying the subscreens Press PICTURE NAVI. Images of JPEG image file s in[...]

Disc 43 GB You can pl ay a slid e show with sound by fi rst placin g both MP 3 files and JPEG ima ge files i n the same fo lder on a DATA CD or DATA DVD. 1 L oad a DATA CD or DATA DVD. 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 [MODE (MUSIC, IMA GE)], then press[...]

44 GB • [OFF ]: Off. 4 Press . Note • The [EFFECT] sett ing is not effect ive when you set [JPEG RES OLU TIO N] i n [H DM I SET UP] to [ (19 20 × 1080i) HD ] or [(1920 × 1080i) HD] (page 52). Enjoying DivX ® Videos DivX ® is a video f ile com press ion tec hnology , develo ped by DivX , Inc. This product is an off icial Div X ® Certifi ed [...]

Disc 45 GB files with the exte nsion “.AVI” or “.DIVX” if they d o no t contai n a D ivX video . Ti p • For de tails abou t playa ble MP3 audio tr acks or J PEG image files on a DATA CD or DATA DVD, see “Playa ble Discs” (pag e 5). Note • The system m ay not pl ay a DivX vide o file when t he file has been c ombined fr om two or mor[...]

46 GB Ti p • If the n umber of vi ewing time s is preset, you can play the D ivX vid eo files as ma ny t imes a s the preset number. T he following occurrenc es are coun ted: – whe n the sys tem is tu rned off . – when anothe r file is played. – whe n the d isc tr ay is opene d. Adjusting the Delay Between th e Picture and Sound [A/V SYNC] [...]

Disc 47 GB Restr icting Playback of the Disc [PARENTAL C ONTROL] Playback o f some DVD VI DEOs can be limited accordi ng to a pr edeterm ined le vel such as the age of the users. Sce nes ma y be block ed or repl aced wit h differ ent sc enes . You ca n set the playbac k restr icti on by regist ering a pas swor d. Wh en y ou set the [PAR ENTA L CON [...]

48 GB To turn off the [PARENTAL CONTROL] function Set [LEV EL] to [OFF ] in Step 11. To play a disc for which [PARENTAL CONTROL] is set 1 Load the disc and p ress H . The dis play for ent ering you r passw ord appe ars. 2 Enter your 4-digit password using the number buttons, th en press . The sy stem st arts play back. Note • W hen y ou pl ay di [...]

Disc 49 GB Using the Set up Display You can make vari ous ad justm ents o f it ems su ch as pict ure and so und. Displa yed item s var y depe nding o n the coun try model. Note • Playbac k settings st ored in the disc take pri ority ov er the Setup Dis play settings a nd not all the functi ons described ma y work. 1 Press FUNCTION +/– repeatedl[...]

50 GB x [OSD] (On-S creen Display) You ca n swi tch t he dis play lang uage on the T V screen . x [MENU] (DVD VIDEO only) You ca n switch the lang uage f or the disc ’s menu. x [AUDIO] ( DVD VIDEO on ly) You c an swi tch the l angu age of t he soun d track . Whe n you sel ect [O RIGINAL ], th e langua ge given priorit y in the disc is selected . [...]

Disc 51 GB x [PAUS E MODE] (DVD VIDEO/ DVD-R/ DVD-RW only) You can select the picture i n pause m ode. [AUTO] : The pictur e, includ ing subje cts tha t move dynamica lly, is output with no jitter. Normally s elect this p osition. [FRAME ]: T he pict ure, incl udin g subj ect s that do not mo ve dynami cally, is ou tput in hi gh reso luti on. x [HD[...]

52 GB [ON] : The syst em out puts aud io sign als by converting Dolby Digita l, DTS, or 96 kHz/24 bit PCM s ignal s to 48 kHz/ 16 bi t PCM . Note • When you con nect the unit a nd TV with an HDMI cabl e and [ON ] is s elect ed, [AU DIO D RC], [A/ V SYNC], DYNAMIC BASS, “DEC. MODE,” and sound mode are no t applie d to the sound th at is o utpu[...]

Disc 53 GB x [TRACK SELECTION] (DVD VIDEO only) You can give the soun d track which co ntains th e highes t number of channel s priori ty when you play a DVD VIDEO on whi ch multiple audio form ats (PC M, D TS , D olby Di gita l, o r M PEG audi o) are rec orded . [OF F] : Of f. [AUT O]: The sy stem s elects th e sound t rack automatica lly accordi [...]

54 GB x [CONNECTION] If you do not conne ct cent er or surro und speak ers, set t he paramete rs for [CE NTER] and [SURROUND]. Since th e front spe aker and subw oofer setting is f ixed, y ou c annot chan ge them. [FRONT] [YES] [CENTER] [YES] : Nor mal ly se lect this . [NONE]: Select this if no ce nter speaker is used. [SURRO UND] [YES] : Nor mal [...]

Disc 55 GB [L/R] 3.0 m/10 ft 2)3) : Set t he surrou nd spea ker 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 23), the default se ttings are cha nged. 3) This item appears when you set [SURR OUND] to [YES] in the [CONNECTION] setting[...]

56 GB Presett ing Rad io Station s You ca n preset 20 F M stat ions, and 10 AM statio ns. Befo re tuning , make sure to tur n down the volume to minimum. Ti p • You can operate the tuner functi on by observing the following di splay on the TV screen . 1 Press FUNCTION +/– repeatedly until “TUNER FM” or “TUNER AM” appears in the front pa[...]

T une r 57 GB Listening to the Ra dio Preset radio statio ns in the system’s memory first (see “ Pre set ting R adio S tatio ns” (pa ge 56)). 1 Press FUNCTION +/– repeatedly un til “TUNER FM” or “ TUNER AM” appears in the front panel display. The last recei ved st ation is t uned i n. 2 Press PRESET +/– repeatedly to select the pr[...]

58 GB 6 Cre ate a name by using C / X / x / c . Press X / x to se lect a charact er, the n pre ss c to move the cursor to t he next po sition. You ca n input let ters, num bers, an d other symb ols fo r a radio stati on. If you make a mistake Press C / c rep eatedl y until the char acter t o be chan ged fl ashes, then pr ess X / x to se lect the de[...]

T une r 59 GB Using th e Radio Data System (RDS) The R adi o Data Syst em (RDS ) is a broa dcast ing service that allows radio sta tions to s end add ition al in fo rmat ion alon g wi th th e reg ula r program signal. This tune r offers conve nient RDS fe atur es, s uch as st atio n nam e dis play. RDS is ava ilable only for FM stati ons.* Note •[...]

60 GB Using the Contro l for HDMI Function f or “BRAVIA” Sync This fu nction is availa ble on TV s with the “BRAVI A” Sync function only. By conn ecti ng Sony co mpone nts th at are compatibl e with the Control for HDMI fun ction with an HDMI c able (not supplied ), operatio n is simplifie d as below: – Theat re Mo de (pa ge 61) – On e-[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 61 GB To set the [CONTROL FOR HD MI] function to on/off 1 Press FUNCTION +/– repeatedly un til “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], then press . The options[...]

62 GB (System Au dio Contro l) You ca n enjoy TV sound in this system by easy oper atio n. To use this fun ct ion, con nec t th e s yste m a nd th e TV wit h an audi o cord (not s uppl ied) and an HDMI cable (n ot su pplied ) (page 15 ). Depe nding o n the T V, whe n yo u set the system to the “ TV” function, the Syst em Audio Contro l funct io[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 63 GB Playing Back Audio Files/JPEG Image File s of a USB Device You can pl ay a udio fi les (MP3/WMA /AAC files) /JPEG image file s stored in a USB device such as the d igital m usic pl ayer o r USB s torage media (no t suppl ied) by conn ecting the USB device to the unit. For a l ist of USB dev ices that [...]

64 GB Notes on the USB device • The sys tem can pl ay back up to 200 fol ders, incl uding albu ms tha t do not cont ain audi o files and JPEG image file s. When more than 200 folder s are i n th e USB d evic e, fol ders t hat are r ecogni zed by t he sys tem diff er depe nding on the fold er configu ration. • The sys tem ca n play bac k the fol[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 65 GB 7 Press X / x to select a folder. x To play audio f iles in a folder Press H to start playing t he selected fold er. x To select an audio file Press . The list o f files co ntained in th e folder appears . Press X / x to sel ect a fil e and pr ess . The system star ts p laying the s elec ted fi le. Yo[...]

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Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 67 GB 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 retches out fro m left to right of the TV screen . • [MODE 3]: The JPEG i ma[...]

68 GB 1 Press DISPLAY. (Wh en playing a JPEG imag e files, press DISPLAY twice.) The C ontrol Menu disp lay ap pea rs on th e TV screen. 2 Press X / x to select the search m ethod. • [TRACK ]: audio files . • [FILE]: JPEG ima ge files. •[ F O L D E R ] : F o l d e r s . [** (* *)] is select ed (** re fers to a number ). The nu mber in pa rent[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 69 GB ID3 ve r 2.2/2.3 tag inf ormation display has prior ity when both I D3 ver 1.0/1.1 and ver 2.2/2.3 tags are used for a single M P3 file. Note • Characte rs/mark s may not be displa yed in some languag es. • Dependi ng on the type of file bein g played, the system ca n only display a limited numbe [...]

70 GB • Some USB device s cannot be playe d back on the sy stem de pend ing on the file fo rmat . 1 L oad an audio CD. 2 Press DISP LAY while the system is in stop mode. The C ontrol Menu disp lay ap pea rs on th e TV screen. 3 Press X / x to select [USB RECORDING], then press . 4 Press X / x to select [TRACK], then press . “READ ING” appear [...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 71 GB x To select th e desired MP3 fi le/folder Press X / x to sele ct the MP3 file/folde r, then 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/fol der Press X / x to sele ct the MP3 file/folde r,[...]

72 GB Using the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT Adapter The DIGITAL MEDIA PORT (DMPORT) adapte r (not suppli ed) is for enj oying soun d from a por tabl e audi o sou rce or c omput er. B y connecting a DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter, you can e njoy sou nd from the conne cted component on the syste m. Available DIGITAL MEDIA PORT ad apters vary i n ea ch are a. For [...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 73 GB Using an S-AIR Product The unit is compatible with the S-AIR function (page 10 2), which a llows sound transmissio n between S-AIR produc ts. About S-AIR products There are tw o types of S-AIR pro duct. • S-AIR main unit (th is unit): Th is is fo r tran smit ting sound . Yo u can use up to t hree S-[...]

74 GB Soun d transm ission is establis hed as follows (e xampl e): Ti p • To confirm the current ID, perform Steps 1 to 7 above. When you pa ir the unit with the S-AIR sub unit (page 76), [(PAIRI NG)] appears be side ID on the disp lay for selec ting ID. To set the ID of the surround amplifier 1 M ake sure that the SURROUND SELECTOR switc h of th[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 75 GB 3 Sel ect the desired function on the S-AIR receiver. x When “PARTY” is set The fu ncti on chan ges in t he same se quenc e as you pr ess FUNCTION +/– (p age 26). x When “SEPARATE” is set The funct ion chan ges as follo ws. “MAIN UNIT” t “TUNER F M” t “TUNER AM” t “DMPORT” t [...]

76 GB It is e asy to se t the same ID for the unit and an S-AIR s ub u nit, suc h as a surrou nd am plifier or S-AIR receiver , to establish s ound transmissio n. How ever, nei ghbors m ay als o receiv e your syste m’s s ound if IDs ar e the s ame, or you m ay recei ve the so und from ne ighb ors. To prev ent this, you c an identify the unit with[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 77 GB 7 Press X / x to selec t [AUDIO SE TUP], then press . The options f or [AUDIO SETUP] appear. 8 Press X / x to selec t [S-AIR S ETUP t ], then press . 9 Press X / x to selec t [PAIRING], th en press . The confirmati on display appears. 10 Press C / c t o select [Y ES], then p ress . The unit starts pai[...]

78 GB Note • When t he wi reless t ransce iver is no t inserte d in the unit, you c annot set t he “RF CH ANGE.” • In most ca ses, yo u will no t need to change this setting. • I f “RF CHANGE” i s set to “OFF ,” transmiss ion between the unit a nd S-AIR sub unit can be performed us ing on e of the f ollowing channels. – S-AIR ID[...]

Other Operati ons 79 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 insta ll some s peakers. For the better su rround sound , Sony re commen ds tha t first you de cide the posi tion of the spea kers. 1 Press FUNCTION +/– repeated ly until “DVD” app ears in the front panel[...]

80 GB Calibratin g the Approp riat e Sett ings Automatic ally [AUTO CALIBRATION] D. C. A. C. (Dig ital Cinema Auto Cal ibration) 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. [...]

Other Operati ons 81 GB – the headphones are conne cted to the unit or surround a mplifie r. – the calibration mic is not connected. – fr ont speaker s are not correctl y connected. – s urround spea kers ar e not corre ctly connect ed. – front and surround spe akers are not corre ctly connect ed. 10 Press C / c to select [YES ] or [NO], t[...]

82 GB Using the Soun d Effect You ca n reinf orce b ass freq uencie s. Press DYNAMIC BASS. “D. BASS ON” appear s in th e front pan el disp lay and ba ss freq uenci es are ef fecti vely reinfo rced. To turn off the sound effect Pres s DYNAMIC BAS S again. You c an enjo y sou nd effe cts or di alogue , as yo u would in a movie theater, even at lo[...]

Other Operati ons 83 GB Changing t he Brightness of the Fr ont Panel Display The bri ghtne ss of the fr ont pa nel dis play c an b e set to eit her of 2 leve ls. 1 Press SYS TEM MENU. 2 Press X / x rep eat edl y un til “ DIM MER” appears in the front panel display, then press or c . 3 Press X / x to select the brightness of the f ront panel di [...]

84 GB x DATA CD (DivX video file)/DATA DVD (DivX video file) 1 Playing time o f the curre nt file 2 Current file na me 3 Current album and f ile number Note • Th e sys tem can onl y disp lay the firs t leve l of the DVD/CD text, such as the disc name or title. • If a fi le name of the M P3 file c annot be d isplayed , “*” wil l appear in th[...]

Other Operati ons 85 GB To check DATA CD/DATA DVD (MP3 file/DivX video file) text By pr essi ng DIS PLAY wh ile pl aying MP3 files or DivX vide o files on a DATA CD/D ATA DVD, you can display the n ame of the fo lder/ MP3 fi le/DivX video f ile, and the audio b it rat e (the a mount of d ata pe r sec ond of the current audi o) on the TV scre en. * [...]

86 GB Return ing to the Defau lt Setting s 1 Press " / 1 to turn on the system. 2 Press x , A , and " / 1 on the unit at the same time. “COL D RESE T” appear s in the front pa nel display and th e system returns to defa ult settings . You ca n retur n the [SETU P] sett ings (page 4 9) othe r th an [PA RENTAL CONTR OL] to the default s[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 87 GB Precaut ions On power sources • Unp lug the unit f rom the wal l outlet (mains ) if you do not inten d to use it f or an exte nded p eriod of time . To disconnec t the cord, pull it out by the plug, never by the c ord. On placement • Place the sy stem in a loca tion wit h adequ ate ventilati on to prevent he at bu[...]

88 GB transmi ssion may r esult. I n this case , take the following st eps: – Do not ins tall th e system nea r other wire less system s. – Do n ot use the syst em and t he othe r wireless syste ms at the sa me time . • The transmission dist ance diffe rs depending on th e usage envi ronment. Find a locatio n where transmissi on betwe en the [...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 89 GB Trou blesho oting If you exp erienc e any of the follo wing dif ficulti es whil e using the s ystem , use this troubles hootin g guide to help reme dy the pro blem be fore re questing repair s. Shoul d any prob lem pers ist, cons ult your near est S ony de aler . Note that if servic e person nel changes some parts dur[...]

90 GB Sound Even th ough you s et the a spect ratio in [TV TYPE] of [VIDEO SETUP], t he pict ure does not f ill the TV screen. • The aspect ratio on the disc is f ixed. Color irr egularit y occurs on the TV screen. The su bwoofer and the front sp eaker s in this sys tem are m agnet ically shielded to prevent m agnetic lea kage. Howev er, some lea[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 91 GB Operation The surround effect is difficult to hear when you are playin g a sound tr ack of Dolby Digital , DTS, or MP EG audio. • Mak e sur e the “DEC . MOD E” s etti ng (p age 28 ). • Check the s peaker con nections a nd set tings (p ages 14, 53). • Depending on the DVD, the output signal ma y not be th e e[...]

92 GB The MP3 file cann ot be played. • The DATA CD is not recorded in the MP3 format that conf orms to ISO 9660 Level 1/Le vel 2, or Joliet. • The DATA DVD is not re corded i n an MP3 f ormat th at confor ms to UDF (Universal Disk Forma t). • The MP3 f ile do es not have the extension “.MP3.” • The data is not forma tted in MP3 even th[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 93 GB Messages do not a ppear o n the TV screen in the langua ge you want. • In the Setup Disp lay, selec t the desired la nguage for the on-sc reen displ ay in [OSD] under [LANGUAGE SETUP] (page 49). The langu age for the so und track cannot be change d. • Multilingual trac ks are not recorded on the DVD being played. [...]

94 GB USB device Sympt om Remed y “OVERLOAD” appears in the front panel di splay. • A problem has be en detec ted with the level of electrica l curre nt from th e (USB) p ort. Turn off the s ystem and remo ve the US B devi ce from the (USB) port . Make sure there is no problem wi th the USB device. If t his dis play pattern persists, contact [...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 95 GB “DATA ERROR” appears in the front pa nel disp lay during playback of a USB devic e. • The audio file/JPEG imag e file you want to play is broke n. • The data is not M PEG1 Audio Layer 3 data. • The JPEG im age file format does not conform to DCF. • The JPE G imag e file has the extensio n “.JPG” or “[...]

96 GB The S-AIR function You cannot start re cording/ copying to a USB dev ice. • The following problems may have occurred. – The USB devic e is ful l. – T he number of MP3 fi les and folde rs on the USB devic e has reached the upper lim it. – The USB devic e is writ e-protected. Recording/ copying i s stop ped before it is finished . • T[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 97 GB Surround amplifier operation If no so und i s outpu t from the sur round s peake rs, ch eck the statu s of the POWE R / ON L INE indicato r on the s urround amplifi er. For de tails of the POW ER / ON LINE indicat or, see “S tep 3: S etting u p the Wirel ess Sy stem” (p age 21 ). No sound is heard from the S-AIR s[...]

98 GB There is no sound. Check the s tatus of the POWER / ON LINE indicator on the surround am plifier . • turns green – The s peake r co rd is no t co nnec ted secur ely . – C heck th e speaker connecti ons and s ettings . – The volume of the uni t is set to minim um. – The unit is in m ute st atus. – Depending on the sour ce or the se[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 99 GB Self-dia gnosis Fu ncti on (When lette rs/numbers ap pear in th e displ ay) When the self -diagnosis fu nction is activ ated to preven t the syst em from ma lfuncti oning, a 5- character service numb er (e.g., C 13 50) with a combinatio n of a le tter and 4 d igits appears on the TV scree n or front panel d ispla y. I[...]

100 GB Specifica tions Amplifier Sec tion Stereo mode (rated) 108 W + 108 W (at 3 ohms, 1 kHz, 1% THD) Surround mode (ref erence) RMS output p ower FL/FR /C*: 142 watts (per channel a t 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 sound output.[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 101 GB Gene ral Power requirements 220 V - 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz Power consumpt ion On: 125 W Standby: 0.3 W (at the Power Saving mo de) Output voltage (DIGITAL MEDIA PORT) DC 5 V Output current (DIGITAL M EDIA PORT) 700 mA Dimension s (approx.) 430 m m × 66 mm × 385 mm (w /h/d) incl. projectin g part s 430 mm × 66 mm × 41[...]

102 GB Glossary Digit al Cine ma Auto Cal ibrati on Digital Cinema Auto Calib ration wa s developed by Sony to a utomatically measure and a djusts the sp eaker se tting s to your listen ing envir onment i n a short p eriod of ti me. Dolby Dig ital This mov ie th eate r sound fo rm at is mo re advanc ed than D olby Su rround Pr o Logic. In this for [...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 103 GB Medica l band ), such as wire less LANs and Bluetoot h applicat ions. Super Au dio CD Supe r Audi o CD is a new hi gh-q uali ty audi o disc st andard w here m usic is record ed in the DSD (Direct Stream Digital ) format (conv entio nal CD i s record ed in t he PCM forma t). The DS D form at, us ing a sampli ng fre qu[...]

104 GB Language Cod e List The lang uage spelling s confor m to the IS O 639 : 1988 (E/F ) standa rd. Code Language Code Langua ge Code Language Code Language 1027 Afar 1028 Abkhazian 1032 Afrikaans 1039 Amharic 1044 Arabic 1045 Assam ese 1051 Aymar a 1052 Azerbaijani 1053 Bashkir 1057 Byeloruss ian 1059 Bulgarian 1060 Bihari 1061 Bislama 1066 Beng[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 105 GB Index to Parts and Control For more informatio n, ref er to the pages indi cated in parenthese s. A " / 1 (on/stan dby) (23, 86) B A (open/close) (31) C Front panel display (107) D Play oper ation but tons (31 ) E (remote sensor) (9) F FUNCTION (26) G VOLUME control (31) H PHONES jack (31) I AUDIO IN/A.CAL MIC j[...]

106 GB A SPEAKER jacks (14) B EZW-RT10 slot (19) C COAXIAL 75 Ω FM jack (18 ) D AM terminal (18) E EURO AV T OUT PUT (TO TV) jack (15) F DMPORT (DIG ITAL MEDIA PORT ) jack (16, 72) G HDMI OUT jack (15) H TV (DI GITAL IN COAX IAL/OPTICAL) jacks (15) Rear panel CENTER SUBWOOFER DIGITAL IN COAXIAL OPTICAL TV HDMI OUT EURO AV SPEAKER OUTPUT(TO TV) COA[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 107 GB About the indications in the front panel display A Playing stat us B Flashes when the sleep timer is set. (82) C Displays system’s status such as chapter, title, or track number, time inform ation, r adio freq uency, pla ying status, decoding mode, etc. D Lights up when a station is received. (Radio only) (56) E St[...]

108 GB A PHONES ja ck (21) B POWER (ON/OFF) (21) C POWER / ON LINE indica tor (21) D PAIRING indic ator (76) E PAIRING (76 ) F Wireless transceiver (EZW -RT10) slot (19) G S-AIR ID switch (21) H SPEAKER L jack (14) I SPEAKER R jack (14) J SURROUND SELECTOR switch (21) Surround amplifier PHONES POWER POWER/ON LINE Front panel Rear panel R SURROUND S[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 109 GB Remote control ALPHABETICAL ORDER BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS A – O P – Z ANGLE 3 (32) AUDIO qh (33) CLEA R es (36, 49, 57) D.TUNING ws (57) DISC SKIP 1) ed DISPLAY wa (58, 68, 83) DVD MENU wg (39) DVD TOP MENU qd (39) DYNAMIC BASS 6 (82) ENTER 2) wf (20, 23, 34 , 36, 56, 79) FUNCTION +/– 2 (26, 31) MENU wg (81) MUTING[...]

110 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 DISPLAY repeatedly. Each time you press DISPLAY, the Contr ol 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 (app ears w hen av aila ble) 3 Contr ol[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 111 GB Example: Control Menu display 1 when playing a DVD VIDEO. To turn off the display Press DISPL AY. List of Control Menu items Item Item Name, F unction, Relev ant Disc Typ e [TITLE] (page 39)/[SCENE] (page 39)/[TRACK] (page 39) You can s elect the tit le, sce ne, or t rack to b e played . [CHAPTER] (page 39)/[INDEX] ([...]

112 GB * These items are not displayed when playing a DATA CD/DATA DVD with DivX video file . List of Control Menu Items for USB device [SHUFFLE] (page 37) You can play the trac k/file in random order. [REPEAT] (page 38) 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 [...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 113 GB Ti p • The Control Menu ic on indicator lights up in yellow t when you select any item e xcept [OFF ] ([PROGRAM], [SHUFF LE], [R EPEAT], and [A /V SYNC] only ). The [ORIGINAL/ PLAY LIST] in dicator ligh ts up in yello w when you select [ PLAY LIST] (defaul t setting). The [MULTI/2CH] ind icator lig hts up in yello [...]

114 GB Index Numerics 5.1 Chan nel Surround 34 A A/V SYNC 46 AA C fi le 63 ANGLE 32 AT T E N U AT E 2 7 A UDIO 50 A UDIO (HDMI) 51 A UDIO DRC 52 A UDIO SETUP 52 A UTO CA LIBR A TION 52 , 80, 102 B B AC KGROUND 53 C COLD RESET 86 CONTR OL FOR HDMI 51 Control for H DMI 60 Con tro l Menu Disp la y 110 CUST OM 49, 86 D D. C. A. C. (Digital Cinema Auto [...]

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