Sony DAV-DZ500F manual

©2005 Sony Corporation 2-635-103- 12 (1) DVD Home Theatr e System Oper a t ing Inst r uctions D A V -DZ5 00F[...]

2 GB 3 To preven t fire or shoc k haz ard, do not expose th e unit to rain o r moi st u r e. Do not install the a p pliance in a confined spa ce, such as a bookcase or buil t- in ca bine t. To prevent fir e , do not cover the ven til ation of the apparatus with news p apers, table-c loths, curtain s, etc. And don’t pla c e li ghte d c an dle s on[...]

3 GB Thank y ou for purchas ing So ny DV D Home Theatre Sy stem. Before operating this sy stem, please read this manual th orough ly and re tain it for fu t ure re fe renc e. Welcome![...]

4 GB Welcom e ! ........... ............... .................. .... 3 About T his Manual ........... .............. ........ 6 This Syste m Can Pla y the Fo llowing Discs . .................. ............... ............... 6 Guide to the Control Menu Dis play ...... 10 Getting Started Unpac king .............. .................. ............. 13 I[...]

5 GB Settin gs and Adj ustmen ts Using th e Setup Display............ ............ 77 Setting the Display or Sound Tr ack Languag e .............. ........... .............. . 78 [LANGUAGE SETUP] Setting s for the D isplay .......... ............... 79 [SCREEN SETUP] Custom Setting s ...... ............... ............... 80 [CUSTOM SETUP] Setting [...]

6 GB • The instructi on s in this manua l desc ribe the contr ol s on the remo te. You ca n also use th e controls on the system if they have the same or similar n ames as th ose on the remote. • The Contr ol Menu items m ay b e differ ent depe ndin g on t he are a. • “DVD” may be used as a general te rm for DVD VIDEOs, DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs, an[...]

7 GB The syste m can play DVD-ROMs/ DVD+RWs/ DVD-RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD-Rs record e d in the follow ing fo rma t s: – DivX video files of form at c onf orming to UDF . Exampl e of discs th at the system cannot play The sys tem ca nnot p lay the follow ing di scs: • CD-R OMs/CD -Rs/ CD-RWs other t han th ose recorded in the format s lis ted on page 6 ?[...]

8 GB About the Sup er Audio C D Super A u dio CD is a ne w hi gh -qualit y audio disc stan dard w here music is recorded i n the DSD (Direct Str eam Digital) format (conve ntional C D s ar e record ed in the PCM format). The DSD format, us ing a sampling frequ enc y 64 times hi gh er than tha t of a conven tional CD, and with 1-bit qua ntization , [...]

9 GB Copy rights This pr oduct in co rporates cop yr ight prot ection technol ogy that is protecte d by U.S. p atents an d other in tellectu al property rights. Us e of this copyri ght pr otectio n te ch nology m u st be authori zed by Macrovis ion, and is intended for home and other li mited viewing uses only unless otherw i s e au thoriz ed by Ma[...]

10 GB Use the Contro l Menu to select a functio n and to v iew rela ted informati o n. Press DISPLAY repeatedly to turn on or cha nge the Con trol Menu display a s follows: Control Menu displ ay The C ontr ol Menu d ispla y 1 and 2 wil l sh ow diffe rent items de pending on th e di sc type. For deta ils about each it em, se e the pa ges i n pare nt[...]

11 GB Example: Control Menu display 1 when playing a DVD VIDEO. *1 Displ ays the scene number for VIDEO CDs (PBC is on), track numb er for VIDEO C Ds/Super Audi o CDs/CDs, album numbe r fo r DATA CDs. DivX video a lbum num ber for DATA DVDs/DATA CDs. *2 Displ ay s the index num ber for VIDEO CDs/Su pe r Aud io CDs , MP3 a udi o tr ack num be r , or[...]

12 GB * These item s are not dis played when playin g a DATA CD with DivX video file . • The Control Menu icon i ndicator light s up in green when you se lect any ite m except [OFF ] ([PROGRAM], [SHU FFLE], [REP EAT], [A/V S YNC] onl y) . The [ORIGI NAL/P LAY LIS T] indica tor lig hts up in green when you selec t [PLAY LIST] (default setti ng). T[...]

Getting Started 13 GB Chec k that yo u have t he follow ing item s: •S p e a k e r s ( 5 ) • Subw oofer ( 1) • Pos ts (l ong × 4, short × 4) • Bas es ( 4) • Term i n al co vers (4) • Scr ews (2 0) • AM loop an t e nna (aeria l) (1 ) • FM wire an tenna (aeri al ) (1) • Sp ea ker co rd s (5 m × 4, 15 m × 2) (16.5 ft. × 4, 49.5 [...]

14 GB Perform a ll connecti ons and setting s by following St e ps 1 to 7. “Step 1: Speaker System Hookup” (page 15) “Step 2: Antenna (Aerial) Hookup” (page 23) “Step 3: TV Hookup” (page 24) “Step 4: Other Component Hookup” (page 28) “Step 5: Connecting the AC Power Cord (Mains Lead)” (page 30) “Step 6: Turning off the Demonst[...]

Getting Started 15 GB Connect the supplie d speaker syste m using the supplie d speaker cords b y matching the c olors of the jacks t o th ose of the co rds. D o no t connec t any spe ake rs othe r t h a n those su pp lied wit h this syst em . To obtain t he best possible s u rround sound, s pecify the speaker parameters ( d istance, level, e tc.) [...]

16 GB 2 Secure the base to the post by screws. 3 Draw the speaker co rd through the h ole on the base, th en stand it up. 4 Draw the speaker co rd through the hole o n the speaker. Screws (3) Bottom o f the base Speaker cord Bottom of the base , Speaker cord Speak er , Hole Speaker[...]

Getting Started 17 GB 5 Mount the speaker on the post. • Do not catch t he speaker cord between the s peaker an d the po s t. • D o not d rop the spe aker when moun ting. 6 Connect the sp eaker cord to the speaker, then adjust the length of the speaker co rd. Not e , Adjust t he length o f the spea ker cord. conti nued[...]

18 GB 7 Attach the t erminal cover to the sp eaker by screws. Screw s (2) Terminal co ver[...]

Getting Started 19 GB Conn ectin g the speake rs SPEAKER COAXIAL FM 75 Y R AUDIO IN VIDEO IN L P B /C B P R /C R DVD ONLY SA T COMPONENT VIDEO OUT EURO AV OUTPUT(TO TV) AM FRONT R FRONT L SURR R SURR L CENTER WOOFER Front spea ker (R) Center spe aker Front s peaker (L ) Surround speaker ( R) Subwoofe r Surro und speaker ( L) Rear side of th e front[...]

20 GB • Do not set the spe akers in an in clined pos iti on. • Do n ot place the speakers in locatio ns that are : – Extre mely ho t or cold – Dusty or dirt y – Very humid – Subject to vibra tions – Subje ct to dire ct sunlight • Use caution when placing t he speake rs and/or spea ker stands ( not supplied) th at are att ached with [...]

Getting Started 21 GB Examples of poor conditions of the speaker cord After connec tin g all the compone nt s, spea kers , and AC power cord (mains lead) , outpu t a test to ne to check th at all the spe akers are co nnec te d co rrectly . For det ai ls on outputti ng a test tone, se e page 83. If no sound i s heard f rom a s pe ak er whil e output[...]

22 GB 4 Attach the wall-mount pads on the rear side of the speaker. 5 Hang the speakers on the s crews. • Use s crews that are suitable f o r the wall ma terial and strengt h. As a plaste r board wall i s especially fragile , attac h the screws secu rely t o a beam and fasten th em to t h e wall. Inst all th e speak ers on a vertic al and flat wa[...]

Getting Started 23 GB Connect th e supplied AM/FM antenn as (aerials ) for listenin g to the r adio. • To prevent noise pickup, k eep th e AM loop antenna (ae ri a l) away from the syst em and other compone nt s. • Be sure to f ull y extend th e FM wire ante nna (aerial) . • After connect ing th e FM wire antenn a (a eria l), keep it as hori [...]

24 GB Firs t, pe rform th e video c onnec tion, a nd then audi o conn ection. With your TV’s audio o utput con nected t o this sy stem, y ou can lis ten to TV s ound th rough th e system spe akers. Conn ectin g the vi deo cor ds Sends a p layed ba ck D V D image to a TV . Connect the sy stem to your TV using the SC ART (EURO AV) cord (not s uppli[...]

Getting Started 25 GB P R /C R ). If your TV acc epts prog ressi ve form at sig nals , you must us e this conn ecti on and s et t he outp ut chann el of the syst em t o progre ssive f or m at (page 25). When connecting to a standard 4:3 screen TV Depend i ng on the dis c, the image may not fit yo ur TV scre en. To chan ge the aspect rat i o, se e p[...]

26 GB x P VIDEO ( PROGRESSIVE VIDE O) Select this setting when: – your T V acc epts pr og ressiv e signal s , a nd, – the TV is c onnected to the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks, and, – you want to fix t he con version m et hod to PROGRES S IVE VIDEO for vide o-based so ft w a re. Select this if the ima g e is not clear when yo u select PROGRESSIVE[...]

Getting Started 27 GB To connect the AUDIO OUT jacks of a TV to the SAT (AUDIO IN) jacks of this system Connect a TV t o the SAT (AUDIO IN) jac ks using an a udio cord (not suppli e d). When connectin g a cord, be sur e t o m atch the co lor-code d sleev es to t he appropr ia te jacks on th e co mponen ts. • Be sure to make conne ct ion s securel[...]

28 GB You c an enjoy sound us ing the s peakers of this sys tem by co nnecting the AU DIO OU T jacks of another comp onent . Fo r video connec tion o f oth er compon ents, c onnec t direc tly to t he TV. • If you connect a TV to the SA T ja ck s in St ep 3 (page 24), you cannot connect other comp onents to the system . Connecti ng the system and [...]

Getting Started 29 GB • W he n you c onne c t a noth er component to the sys tem, you can enjoy the com pone nt by press ing FUNCTION (page 71) . Tip[...]

30 GB Befo re con n e cting t he AC p ow er c or d (ma in s lead) of this system to a wall outl e t (mains), conne c t the sp eakers to the sy stem (pag e 1 5). To turn on the system Press " / 1 . To turn off the system Press " / 1 . Th e sy stem e nt er s s tandby mo de. Whil e playing a disc, do no t turn of f the syst em by pr essin g [...]

Getting Started 31 GB Follow the steps bel ow to make the minimum number of basic ad justmen ts for us i ng the system . To skip a n adjustment , press > . To return to the prev io us adjust ment, pr es s . . 1 Turn on th e TV . 2 Press [ / 1 . • D isconnect t he headphone when y ou perform the Quick Setup. You cannot opera te steps after 10 w[...]

32 GB • If your TV does not a cce pt R G B si gna ls, no picture appears on the TV screen even i f you select [RGB]. Refer to t he inst ructio ns suppli ed with yo ur TV. 10 Press EN TER. The Setup Display fo r selecting the s peaker dist ance appea rs. 11 Press X / x to select the front speaker distan ce from the l istening pos ition, then press[...]

Getting Started 33 GB Posit ionin g the spea kers For the be st possib le su rround s ound, all the speak ers other than the s ubwoof er shou ld be the same di s ta nce from t he listeni ng po sition ( A ). Howe ve r, this sy stem all ow s you to pl ac e the cente r spea ker up to 1.6 me ters (5 ft) clo ser ( B ) and the su rround speaker s up to 5[...]

34 GB Depending on the DVD VIDEO or VIDEO CD, some operat ions may be di fferent o r restr icted . Refer t o the op eration d etails supp lied with your disc . 1 Turn o n your TV. 2 Switch the input selector on the TV to this system. 3 Press " / 1 . The sy stem tur n s on. Unless the s ystem is set to “ DVD,” press FUNCTION to select “DV[...]

Play ing Di scs 35 GB *1 DVD VIDEOs/DVD-RW s/DVD-Rs only. The button can be use d exce pt for DivX video files. *2 DVD VIDEOs/DVD-RW s/DVD-Rs/DVD+RWs only. Th e button can be used except for Di vX video files. *3 DATA CDs/DATA DVDs only. • If th ere i s no d isc in the syst em, “ NO DI SC” appe ars in the front pane l display. • T he Instan[...]

36 GB other reco rd ed discs from the s ame re sum e point. To play from th e beginning, pre ss x twice a nd then pre ss H . Creatin g your own p rogram (Progra m Play) (VIDEO CD, Super Au dio CD, CD onl y) You ca n pl ay the co nt en ts of a disc in t he order you w ant by arr anging the order of the tr acks on the disc t o create yo ur own prog r[...]

Play ing Di scs 37 GB want to delete the track from the program, press CLEAR. 3 Follow Step 5 for new programming. To cancel a progra m, select [--] under [T], then press ENT E R . To cancel all of the tracks i n the programmed order 1 Follow steps 1 to 3 of “Creating your own program (P rogram Play).” 2 Pres s X and select [ALL CLEA R]. 3 Pres[...]

38 GB The default setting is underline d. x When playing a DVD VIDEO or D VD- RW •[ O F F ] : does not pla y repeatedly. • [DISC]: re peats all o f the titl es on the dis c. • [TITLE]: repeats the c urrent title on a disc . • [CHAPT ER]: r epeats th e current chap ter. x When playing a V IDEO CD, Super Audio CD, o r CD •[ O F F ] : does n[...]

Play ing Di scs 39 GB Some DVD-RWs in VR (Vi deo Recording) mode have two types o f titles fo r playback : origina lly recorded titles ([ORIGINAL]) and titles that can be created o n recordable DVD player s for ed i ti n g ([PLA Y LIS T ] ). You can select th e t ype of title to be pl aye d. 1 Press DISPLA Y when the system is in st op m ode. The C[...]

40 GB Selecti ng a playback layer when pl aying a hybr id Su per Audio CD Some S upe r Audio CD s consist of an HD layer and a CD layer. You can se lect th e pl ayback laye r you want to l isten t o. Press SA-CD/CD w hen the system is in stop mode. Each t ime yo u pres s the bu tton, a n HD lay er or a CD lay er is alt ernat ely sele cted. Wh en pl[...]

Play ing Di scs 41 GB instruc tions supplied with the disc. In this case, press H . • T o pl ay without using PBC, pr es s . / > or the number butt ons while the sys tem is stoppe d to select a track , th en pre ss H or ENTER. [Play wi thout PBC] a ppears on th e TV screen and the system st art s continuous play . You c an not pl ay still pict[...]

42 GB * “Design rule for Camera Fi l e system”: Im age standards for digital cam e r as regula t ed by Japan Electroni cs and Inf ormation T echnology Industries Asso ciat i on (JEI TA). • The syst em will play any data wit h the exte nsi on “.MP 3, ” “. JP G,” o r “. JPE G” even i f they are not in MP3 or JPEG format. Playi ng th[...]

Play ing Di scs 43 GB MP3 audi o t ra ck s and JPEG i m ag e files recorded on DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/ CD-RWs ) can be pl ayed on th is system . • You can view the disc informati on while playing MP3 audio trac ks and JP EG im ag e file s ( pa ge 54). • You can select Repeat Play whil e playing MP3 aud io tracks and JPEG image file s (page 37)[...]

44 GB The list o f t ra cks containe d in the albu m appe ars. 3 Press X / x to select a track and press ENTE R. The sel ect ed track s tarts playi ng . You ca n turn the track lis t off by pressing MENU. Pressi ng MENU again will displa y the album li s t. To stop playback Press x . To play the next or previous MP3 audio track Press . / > . Not[...]

Play ing Di scs 45 GB Press C LE AR to re turn to n o r m al view. • N othing happens when you p ress C while playing the first im ag e fil e o f the alb u m. • I f you pr ess C / c to go to the nex t or previous ima ge, the “Rotat i ng a JPEG im ag e” fu nc ti on is canceled. • T he sli de show sto ps when you press X / x . To stop playb[...]

46 GB The default setting is underline d. • [AUTO] : pl ays both the J PE G ima ge fi les and MP 3 au dio tracks in the sa m e al b um as a sl ide show . • [AUDIO (MP3)]: p lays onl y MP3 audio tracks con tinuously. • [IM AG E (J PEG )]: pla ys onl y JPE G image fi les as a s lide show. 5 Press MENU. The list of albums re c orded on the DATA [...]

Play ing Di scs 47 GB Selec ting an e ffect for im age files i n the slide sh ow (JPEG only) When y ou pl ay a J PEG ima ge file , you ca n select th e ef fect to be u sed whe n vi ewing th e slide s how . 1 Press DISPLA Y twice. The Contr o l M enu for JPEG ap pears. 2 Press X / x to select [EFFECT], then press ENTER. The options for [EFF ECT] ap [...]

48 GB You can a lso play D ATA CDs re corded in Multi Session (page 41), although DATA DVDs recorde d in Mul ti Session are not p layable. Refer to th e instruc tions su pplied with th e disc drives and th e reco rding s oftware (not su pplied ) for de tails o n the r ecording fo rmat. About playback order of data on DATA CDs or D ATA DVDs See “P[...]

Play ing Di scs 49 GB Selectin g a DivX vid e o file 1 After Step 2 of “Selecting an album,” press ENTER. The list o f files in the al bum appears. 2 Press X / x to select a file and press ENTER. The sel ected f ile star ts play ing. To stop playback Press x . To go to the next or previous page Press C / c . To return to the previous display Pr[...]

50 GB You ca n qu ickly loc ate a parti cu lar point on a disc by mo nito ring the pictur e or play ing b ack slowly. • Depending on the DVD/VIDEO CD, you may not be able to d o some of the o perations desc ribed. Locat ing a po int quickly b y playing a disc in fast forwar d or fast reverse (S can) (exc ept fo r JPEG) Press m or M w hi le playi [...]

Play ing Di scs 51 GB (DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW only). To return to norma l pla yback, pre ss H . • You cannot search for a still picture on a DVD-RW in VR mode. • For DA TA CDs, this function works only for DivX video fi les. You can searc h a DVD by tit le or chapter , and you ca n search a VIDEO C D/Sup er Audio C D/ CD/DATA CD/DATA DVD by track, in[...]

52 GB [INDEX] x When playing a VIDEO CD/Super VCD with PBC Playback [SCE N E] x When playing a Super Audio CD [TR A C K ] [INDEX] x When playing a CD [TR A C K ] x When playing a DATA CD (MP3 audio) [AL BUM ] [TR A C K ] x When playing a DATA CD (JPEG fi le) [AL B U M] [FILE ] x When playing a DviX video [AL B U M] [FILE ] Exampl e: when you se lec[...]

Play ing Di scs 53 GB You ca n divide the scr een into 9 subs creens a nd find th e de sired sc ene quic kl y. 1 Press PICTURE NAVI during playback. The follow i ng disp la y ap pears. 2 Press PICTURE NAVI repeatedly to select an item. • [TITLE VIEWER] (DVD VIDEO only): display s the firs t scene of each ti tle. • [CHAPTER VIEWER] (DVD VIDEO on[...]

54 GB View ing the Pl aying Ti me and Remaini ng Time i n the Front Panel Display You ca n check di sc inform a tion, suc h as the remaining ti me, tota l number of titles in a DVD, tracks in a VIDEO CD, Super Audio CD, CD, or MP3, f ile name o f a D i v X video us in g the fro nt panel di splay (pa g e 95). Pres s DISPL A Y. Each time you p ress D[...]

Play ing Di scs 55 GB When playing a VIDEO CD (without PBC functions), Super Audio CD, or CD When playing an MP3 • W he n pla yi ng VI DEO CDs wi th PBC functions, the playing ti me is dis played. • W he n pla yi ng VIDEO CDs without PBC func ti ons, the track numbe r and the index number are displayed after th e Disc nam e. • You can also ch[...]

56 GB x When playing a DVD VIDEO or D VD- RW • T **: ** :** Playing t ime of the current t itle • T–**:** :** Remaining time of the cur rent title • C **: ** :** Playing t ime of the current c hapter • C–**:** :** Remaining time o f th e curre nt c ha pter x When playing a VIDEO CD (with PBC functi ons) • **:** Playing t ime of the cu[...]

Play ing Di scs 57 GB * “Exchan ge able Image File Format” i s a dig it al camera im age format def ined by t he Japan Electr onics and Informati on Technology Indus tries Associati on (JEITA ). • Date information is [DD/MM/YYYY]. DD: Day MM: Month YYYY: Year • If there is no date info rmation or data is damaged on the disc , the syst em ca[...]

58 GB When playing a DVD VIDEO or DATA CD/ DATA DVD (DivX video files) recor ded in multiple a udio formats (PCM, Dolby Digital, MPE G aud io, or DTS ), yo u can chan ge the audio forma t. If the DVD VIDEO is rec orded with multi lingual t racks, you ca n also c hange the langua ge. With VIDEO CDs, CDs, or DATA CDs, y ou can se lect th e soun d fro[...]

Sound Adjustm ents 59 GB • [2:STER EO]: the ster eo sound of th e audio t ra ck 2 • [2:1/ L]: the soun d of th e l ef t channe l o f the audi o tr ack 2 (mon aural) • [2: 2/R]: t he sound o f the righ t channe l of the audi o tr ack 2 (mon aural) • W hile playi ng a Super V CD on which t he audio tra ck 2 is not recorde d, no sound will com[...]

60 GB You ca n ta ke advanta ge of surro und sound simpl y by s electin g on e of system ’ s pre- progr ammed so und fiel ds . They br in g the exci ting and powerfu l sound of mov ie t h eaters into your home. Pres s SOUND FIELD. Each time you press SOUND FIELD repeat edly until th e sound fi e ld you w ant ap pears in th e fron t pa nel displ a[...]

Sound Adjustm ents 61 GB propert i es of the orig in al recordi ng with out adding a ny new so un ds or tonal col or ations. • When the inpu t signal is m ulti channe l source, Dolb y Pro Logic and Dolby Pro Logic II MOV IE/MUSIC are ca nceled an d the m ulti ch annel source is output direct ly. • W he n the bil ingual broadcast sound is input,[...]

62 GB To turn the surround effect off Press SOUND FIELD repeat e dly until “A.F.D. AUT O” or “2CH STERE O” appear s in the fr ont panel di splay. You can enj oy TV or VCR so un d from all speaker s of this system. For det ails, see “Step 3: TV Hookup ” (page 24) and “S tep 4: Other Comp onent Hoo kup” (pag e 28). 1 Press FUNCTIO N r[...]

Sound Adjustm ents 63 GB Reinfo rcing bass freq uen ci es You can re in force bass freq ue ncies. Press DSGX. Bass freq uencies are ef fectively rein fo rced. To turn off the sound effect Press DSGX again. • W he n you c onne c t he ad phon es to the system, the DSGX function does not work. • D e pe ndi ng on the input stream , the DSGX functio[...]

64 GB If var ious ang les (mult i-angles) for a sc ene ar e recorded on a DVD VIDEO, you can change the view in g an gle. For ex ample, wh ile play i n g a scen e o f a trai n in motion , you can di splay th e view from ei ther th e front of the t rain, the le ft window of the t rain, or from t he right w indo w with out havi ng th e tra in’s mov[...]

Using V arious Additional Functions 65 GB You ca n set 2 ki nds of playb ack restric tions for the desi r ed d isc. • Custom Parental Co ntrol You can set play ba ck rest ri ct ions so th at the system will not play inappropri ate discs . • Parental Co ntrol Playback of s o me DVD VIDEOs can be limited accord in g to a predeter min ed level suc[...]

66 GB To turn off the Custom Parental Control function 1 Follow steps 1 through 3 of “Preventing playback of specific discs [CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL].” 2 Press X / x to select [OFF t ], then press ENTE R. 3 Enter your 4-digit password using the number buttons, th en press ENTER. To play a disc for which Custom Parental Control is set 1 Insert t[...]

Using V arious Additional Functions 67 GB 5 Press X / x to select [STANDARD], then press ENTER. The selecti on items for [STANDARD] are displa yed. 6 Press X / x to select a geographic area as the playback l imitation level, then press ENTER. The area is se lected. When yo u sele ct [OTHE RS t ], s elec t an d enter a s tandard cod e in the tab le [...]

68 GB Area Code Changin g the password 1 Press DISPLAY while the system is in stop mode. The Co nt rol Men u ap pears. 2 Press X / x to select [PARENTAL C ONTROL], then press ENTE R. The options for [PARENT AL CONTROL] appear . 3 Press X / x to select [PASSWORD t ], then press ENTER. The dis pl ay f or ent er i ng the pass w or d appe ars. 4 Enter [...]

Other Operations 69 GB By adjust i ng the remo te si gn al, you ca n co ntrol your TV with th e supplied remote. • I f you ente r a new c ode number, t he code number previous l y ente red wil l be eras ed . • When you replac e the ba tte r ie s of the rem ote, the code number may reset itse lf t o the defaul t (SONY) setting . Rese t the appro[...]

70 GB THEATRE SYNC all ows you to turn on your SONY TV an d t h is system, ch anges the sy st em mode t o “D VD, ” an d then swi tches the TV’s input sou rce you s et wit h on e butto n pu sh. Prepar ing fo r the THEA TRE SYNC fu nction Regist er the T V’s in put sou rce conne cted t o this system. Press and hol d TV/VIDEO while ent ering t[...]

Other Operations 71 GB • T hi s fu nc tio n is only for SONY TVs. (This function may not work on some SONY T Vs.) • If distance between TV an d this syst em is too fa r, this function may not work. Insta ll the s ystem near the TV. • Keep the remot e pointed in the direct io n of the TV and this syst e m whil e ente r ing the code. Selectin g[...]

72 GB To prev ent this , you can chan ge the o utpu t le vel of the so und from th e AUDIO IN jack on the fron t pa nel. 1 Press AMP MENU. 2 Press X / x rep e a te d ly unt i l “ A U D IO ATT” appears in t he fron t panel display, then press ENTER or c . 3 Press X / x repeatedly until “ATT ON” appears in the f ront panel display. The outp u[...]

Other Operations 73 GB 6 Press X / x to select th e preset numb er you w ant. 7 Press ENTER. The station i s s tored . 8 Repeat 1 to 7 to store other stations. To change the preset number Restart from Step 1. Listening to the radi o Preset radio sta tions in t h e system’s memory fir st (see “Presetting radio stat ions” (pa ge 72)). 1 Press F[...]

74 GB To erase the char ac ter, pres s C / c repea tedly unt il the c har acter to b e eras ed flas hes, then press CLEAR. 7 Press EN TER. The s tation name is s tored. What is the Radi o D ata System? The R adio Da ta System (RDS) is a broadc asti ng service th a t allows radio s ta tions to send additio nal info rm ation al ong wit h th e regul a[...]

Other Operations 75 GB You ca n se t the sys tem t o tu rn off at a preset time, so you can f all asl eep liste ning to music . You can preset the time in 10 minutes decr ements. Press SLEEP. Each time yo u press this but ton, the mi nutes displ ay (the remain ing time) changes as follows : To check the remaining time Press SLE EP once. To change t[...]

76 GB You can retu rn the s y stem parameters, s uch as preset s ta tions, to the d e fault setti ngs. 1 Press " / 1 to turn on the system. 2 Press x , A , an d " / 1 on the system at the same t ime. “COL D RESET” ap pears in the front panel disp lay an d the de faul t sett ing s are ret urned. Returning to the Default Settings "[...]

Settings an d Adjustments 77 GB By usi ng the S etup D isplay, y ou can make vari ous adju stment s to items such as pi cture an d sound . Yo u can als o se t a langu age fo r t he subtitl es and the Se tu p D i splay, am on g other thin gs. F or de t ail s o n eac h S e tup D isp la y ite m, see page s from 78 t o 83. For an over all list of Setup[...]

78 GB To reset all of the [SETUP] settings 1 Select [RESET ] in Step 3 and press ENTE R. 2 Select [YES] using X / x . You can also quit the process and ret urn to the Control Menu by selecting [NO] he re. 3 Press ENTE R. All the settings explained on pages 78 to 83 return to the default settings. Do not press [/ 1 while resetting the system as it t[...]

Settings an d Adjustments 79 GB Choose set tings accordi ng to the TV to be conn ected. Select [SCREEN SETUP] in the Setup Display. To use th e display, see “Using the Se tup Displa y” ( p a ge 77) . The defaul t settings a re underlined. x [TV TY PE ] Selects th e aspect rati o of the connected TV (4:3 standa rd o r wide ). The defau lt settin[...]

80 GB x [LINE] Selec ts the output method for video s ignals fr om the EURO AV T OUTPUT (TO TV) jack on the re ar pan el of the sy stem. • If your TV does not accept RGB signals, no picture appe ars on t he TV scr een even if you se lect [R GB]. Refer to the instr uc ti ons sup plied with your TV. x [4:3 OUTPUT] This se tting is effe ctiv e on ly[...]

Settings an d Adjustments 81 GB selects PC M, DTS, Dolby Digital sound , and MPEG audio t racks in t his order. x [MULTI-D ISC RESUME] (DV D VIDEO/ VIDEO CD only) Switches the Multi- d isc Resume sett ing on or off . Resume p lay back p oint ca n be s tored i n memory for u p to 40 different DVD VIDEO/ VIDEO CD discs (pa g e 35). x [AUDIO DRC] (Dyn[...]

82 GB • When you se le ct an it em , the so u nd cu ts of f for a moment. • Depending on the sett ings of other speake rs, subwoofer may be exce ssi ve. x [DISTANCE] The default d istance setti ng for th e speakers in relation to the liste ning positio n is shown be low. When yo u set the dist ance using the Quick Setup (page 3 1), the setti n [...]

Settings an d Adjustments 83 GB x [LEVEL (SURROUND)] You can va ry the le vel of su rround s peake rs as foll ow s. Be su re to s et [TES T TON E ] to [ON ] for eas y adjustment. (Thi s s etti ngs appea r except when you set [SURROUND] to [NONE] in the [SIZE] setting. ) To adjust the volume of all the speakers at one time Use the VOLUME cont rol on[...]

84 GB On power sources • AC power cord (m ains lead) must b e changed only a t the qua lified ser vice shop. On placement • Pla ce the system in a locat io n with adeq u a t e venti lation to preven t h eat build -u p in the s yst em. • At high volum e, over long periods of tim e, the cabinet becomes hot to the touch. This is not a malf un ct[...]

Additiona l Information 85 GB On handling discs • To ke ep the d isc clean , handl e th e dis c by its edge . Do not touch the surf ac e. • Do n ot st ic k pa per or tape on the disc. • Do n ot exp ose the di s c to direct su nlight or heat s ources such as hot air ducts, o r leave it in a car p ar ked in di re ct sunli g ht as the temperatur[...]

86 GB Even though you set the aspect ratio in [TV TYPE] of [SCREEN SETUP], the picture does not fi ll the sc re en. • Th e aspe c t rati o on the disc is fixed. Sound There is no sound. • The speaker cord is not connecte d securely. • Press MUTING on the remote if “MUTING ON” is di s played in th e f r o nt pane l di splay. • Th e syste[...]

Additiona l Information 87 GB The MP3 audio track cannot be played. • The DATA CD is not reco rded in the M P3 format that conform s to ISO 9660 Level 1/ Level 2 or Joliet. • The M P3 audio t rack does not have the extension “.MP3.” • The dat a is n ot fo r ma tt ed in MP3 even though it has the extensio n “.MP3.” • The data is not [...]

88 GB A disc ca nnot be eject ed and “LOCKED” appears in the front panel display. • Cont act your Sony deale r or lo cal auth orized Son y servic e facili ty. [Data error ] appears on the T V sc r een wh en playing a DATA CD o r DATA DVD. • The MP3 au dio tr ack/JPEG image f ile/DivX video file you wan t to play is broken. • Th e data is [...]

Additiona l Information 89 GB Amplifier section Stereo mode (rated) 55 W + 55 W (3 ohms a t 1 kHz, DIN) Surround mod e (refe rence ) musi c po wer out put Front: 143 W + 143 W (with SS-TS 46 ) Center*: 1 43 W (with SS-C T46 ) Surround*: 143 W + 143 W (with SS -TS 46 B) Subwoofer*: 285 W (with SS-WS 42) * Depending on the sound field settings and th[...]

90 GB General Power requi rements 220 – 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz Power cons umption On: 160 W Standby: 0. 3 W (a t the Power Sa ving mode) Dimensi ons (approx.) 430 × 70 × 295 mm (w/h/d) incl. projecti ng parts Mass (approx .) 3.6 kg Supplied accessories See page 13. Design and specific ations are su bject to change without noti ce. Album Sectio n of[...]

Additiona l Information 91 GB Dolb y Surro und Pro L ogic As one me thod of de co ding Dolb y Su rround , Dolb y Surrou nd Pro Logic p roduces four channels from 2 channel sound. Compared with the form er Dol by Surrou nd syst em , D o l by Surroun d Pr o Logic repr oduces le ft -t o-right panning more naturally and lo calizes sou nds more preci se[...]

92 GB Prog re ss ive f or ma t (seq ue ntial sc an nin g) In contr ast to the I nterlac e forma t, the pro gressive forma t can re produce 50 - 60 fr ames per sec on d by repro ducing a ll sc anning li n es (525 l ines fo r the NT SC sys tem, 62 5 lines f or the PAL sy st em). The overall pi ct ur e quality increase s an d sti ll images , te xt and[...]

Additiona l Information 93 GB The langua ge spelli ngs confor m to the IS O 639: 1988 (E/F ) stan dard. Language Code List 1245 Inupiak 1248 Indonesian 1253 Icelandic 1254 Italian 1257 Hebrew 1261 Japanese 1269 Yiddish 1283 Javanese 1287 Georgian 1297 Kazakh 1298 Greenlandic 1299 Cambodian 1300 Kannada 1301 Korean 1305 Kashmiri 1307 Kurdish 1311 Ki[...]

94 GB For mo re info rmation , refer to the pages in dicate d i n pa renthe ses. Front pan el A " / 1 (on/standby) (30, 34, 76) B Disc tray (34) C A (open/close) (34, 76) D H (play) (34) E X (pause) (34) F x (stop) (34, 76) G . / > (34) H FUNCTION (34) I PHONES jack (34) J VOLUME (34) K (remote sensor) (13) L Front pa ne l di splay (95) M A[...]

Additiona l Information 95 GB Fron t panel d isplay About the indications in the front panel display A Lights up during PBC playback. (VIDEO CD o nly) (40) B Light s up when the t ime inf ormation of a title or chap ter appears in the front panel di splay. (DVD only) C Monaural/Stereo eff ect (Radio only) (73) D Lights up when 2 channel source is o[...]

96 GB Rear pa nel A SPEAKER jacks (15) B COMPONENT VI DEO OUT jacks (24) C EURO AV T OUTPUT (TO TV) jacks (24) D AM terminal (23) E FM 75 Ω COAXIAL jack (23) F SAT VIDEO/AUDIO IN jacks (26, 28) SPEAKER COAXIAL FM 75 Y R AUDIO IN VIDEO IN L P B /C B P R /C R DVD ONLY SA T COMPONENT VIDEO OUT EURO A V OUTPUT(TO TV) AM FRONT R FRONT L SURR R SURR L [...]

Additiona l Information 97 GB Remo te A TV [ / 1 (on/ standby) (69) B TV/V IDEO (69) C TUNER MENU (72) D SLEEP (75) E SA-CD/CD (39) F PROGRES SIVE (25) G REPEAT/FM MOD E (37, 73) H MULTI/2CH (39) I Number buttons (38, 65, 69) The nu mber 5 butto n ha s a tac tile dot. * J CLEAR, - (31, 36, 69, 70) K TOP MENU (38) L C / X / x / c /ENTER (30, 36, 60,[...]

98 GB Y ou ca n set the following i tem s with the DVD S e tup Display . The orde r of the disp layed items may b e dif ferent from the a ctual disp lay . DVD Setup Displa y List LANGU A GE SETUP OSD MENU AUDIO SUBTIT LE (Select the language you want to use from the displayed language list.) (Select the language you want to use from the displayed l[...]

Additiona l Information 99 GB Y ou c an set the fo llowi ng items with AMP ME NU on the re m ote. AMP Menu List AMP menu DIMMER DIMM E R ON DIMM ER OFF DEMO DEMO ON DEMO OFF AUDIO ATT ATT ON ATT OFF[...]

100 GB Numerics 16:9 79 4:3 LETTER BO X 79 4: 3 OUTP UT 80 4:3 P AN SCAN 79 5.1 Channel Surrou nd 59 A A/V SYNC 49 Acce ssories 13 ALBUM 51 Alb um 90 AMP m enu 30, 72 AMP menu list 99 ANGLE 64 Antenn a (a er ial) Hoo kup 23 A UDIO 7 8 A UDIO A TT 72 A UDIO DR C 81 B B A CKGROUND 79 Batteri es 13 C CHAPTER 51 Chapter 90 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT 25 Conn e[...]

101 GB SCREEN SE TUP 79 Sear ching 5 0 SETUP 77 Setup Display 7 7, 98 Shuffle Play 3 7 SIZE 81 SLEEP 7 5 Slide show 45 Slow-motion play 50 Sound Fiel d 60 SPEAKER SETUP 81 Speak er setup 33 Speaker System Hook up 15 SUBT ITLE 64 , 78 Supe r Audio CD 8, 39 T TEST T ONE 83 THEA TRE SYNC 70 TIME/ TEXT 52 TITLE 5 1 T itle 92 TRA CK 51 T rack 92 TRA CK [...]

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