Sony DAV-DZ531W manual

©2007 Sony Cor poration 3-217-398- 12 (1) DVD Home Theatr e System Oper ating Instructions D A V -DZ5 31W[...]

2 GB To red uce t he r isk of fire or el ectri c shock, do not expo se this appar atus to rain or moisture. Caution – The use of optical in struments with this product will increase e ye hazard. Do not install the applian ce in a confined spa ce, su ch as a bookcase or buil t-in cabinet. To prevent fir e, do not cover the ventilation of the appar[...]

3 GB Welcome ! ......... .............. ............... .......... 2 About Th is Manual ........ ........... .............. 5 This System Can Play the Fol lowing Discs ... .................. .............. .............. 5 Getting Started – BASIC – Step 1: As sembling the Speakers . ...................... ...... 9 Step 2: Connecti ng the System[...]

4 GB Using the DI GITAL MEDIA PORT Adapter ........ .................. ............... .. 73 Deactivati ng the Buttons on the Unit .... 74 (Child Loc k) Advanced Settings an d Adjustments Locki ng Discs ........ .............. ........... ...... 75 (CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL, PARENTAL CONTROL) Getting Op tima l Surro und So und for a Room ........ ..[...]

5 GB • The instru ctions in this ma nual descri be the controls o n the remote . You can also u se the controls o n the unit if they have the s ame or similar n ames as t hose on the r e mote. • The Con trol M enu items may vary depend ing on the ar ea. • “DVD” may be us ed as a general ter m for DVD VIDEOs, DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs, and DVD-RWs/DV[...]

6 GB The system can play DVD -ROMs/DVD+RWs/ DVD -RW s/D V D+R s/DV D -Rs re co rded in the followin g formats: – MP3 au dio tra cks, JPEG image files, and DivX vi deo f iles of fo rma t confor ming to UDF (Univers al Disk Format ) Exam ple o f disc s that the system cannot play The sy stem canno t play th e follo wing dis cs: • CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD[...]

7 GB indicati on ma y be given even though pla ying t he DVD VIDEO is proh ibited by area restri ctions. Note about play back operat ions of DVDs and VIDEO CDs Some playbac k operations o f DVDs and VIDEO CDs ma y be intent ionally set by sof tware produce rs. Since thi s sys tem play s DV Ds and VIDEO CDs accord ing to th e disc con te nts the sof[...]

8 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – See Un packing in Spe cificat ions, p age 97. Inserting batteries into the remote You can co ntrol the system using th e supplied remote. Insert two R6 (siz e AA) bat teries by matching the 3 and # ends on the batteries t o the marking s inside th e compartment. To use the rem ote, poi nt it at the re mo te senso[...]

9 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – Befo re con necting t h e spe akers, at tach the speaker st and to th e speaker. (For the fron t spea kers .) About how to co nnect the spe aker c ords to the SPEA KER jacks, see pa ge 15. Note • Spread a cloth on the floor to avoid damaging the floo r. Ti p • You ca n use the sp eaker w ithout the speake r s[...]

10 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – 2 Attach the post cover to the other end of the post. Orient the slot towa rd yo u, atta ch t he po st cove r so tha t the slot o f th e po st enga ges with the t ab of the po st cover, t h en se cure with t he screw. 3 Lay the post in the slot of the speak er, slide the post to the end of the slot, then se cure[...]

11 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – 4 Connect the sp eaker cords to the speaker. Be sure to ma tch the spe a ker cord to the appropria te terminal o n the componen ts: 3 to 3 , and # to # . 5 Attach the post to the base. Insert t h e post s o that th e slit o n the lower p art of the post aligns with the projec tion of t h e base, then s ec ure th[...]

12 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – 6 Adjust the height of the speaker. Loosen (but do not re move) the sc rews , adjust the h eight of th e spea ker, then sec ure t he screw s. Adju st the sp eake r of one side, t hen ad just an othe r spea ker by check ing lin es as a g uide . Note • When adjust ing the heig ht of t h e speak er, grasp the s p[...]

13 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – Fully-assembled illustration White Red Front spe aker (L): White label Front sp eaker ( R): Red label[...]

14 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – The fol lowing is the b asic co nnec tion of the u nit to th e spe akers an d TV . For othe r TV conne ctions , see page 29. For ot her com pone nt conne ction, see pa ge 33. To ac cept prog ressive signals, s ee page 31. Refe r to the c onnec tion di agra m below , and r ead th e addit iona l infor mation f rom[...]

15 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – 1 Conn ectin g the Speaker s Required cords The connector and colo r tube of the sp eaker co rds are the same color as the labe l of t he jacks to be conn ected. Note • Do no t catch t he speaker cord insulation in the SPEAKER j ack. To avoid short-circuiting the speakers Short-ci rcuiting o f the speakers may[...]

16 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – 2 Connect ing the TV Required cords SCART (EURO AV) cord (not supplied) . B e s u r e to c o n n e ct t h e S C A R T ( E U R O A V ) c o r d t o t h e E U R O A V T OU TPUT (TO TV) jack on the unit . When you connect us ing the S CART (EU RO AV) c ord, check that the TV co nforms t o S vid eo or RG B signa ls. [...]

17 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – 4 Make sure the AM loop antenna (aerial) is connected firmly by pulling softly. To connect the FM wire antenna (aerial) Connect the FM wire antenna (aerial) to the COAXIAL FM 75 Ω jack. Note • Be su re to full y extend the FM wi re ante nna (ae rial). • After con necting th e FM wire antenn a (aerial ), kee[...]

18 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – 5 Connecti ng the IR receiver Receives the sound by the infrared signals. Conne ct it to the DIR-R1 jack o f the surround amplifi e r. When usi ng the IR rec e ive r stan d, attach t he st and so th at both del ta mar ks on the IR rece iver and st and are al igned. 6 Attachi ng the cover to the surro und amplifi[...]

19 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – 2 Insert the tabs of the speaker cord holder in the slots of the speaker cord cover, and press it into place. 3 Secure the sp eaker cord holder wi th the supplied screw. Note • Do not use t he speake r cord cover a nd hol der withou t the s upplie d screw. • Bef ore detachi n g the spea k er cord co ver, fir[...]

20 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – Position ing the spea kers For t he be st possib le surrou nd sound, al l the speake rs ot her than the su bwo ofer sh ould b e plac ed at the same dist ance fr om th e listen ing posit ion ( A ). Place t he IR tran smitter an d IR receiv er in direct line with e a ch other. F or deta ils, see “ To adjust the [...]

21 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – To adjust the IR transmitter and IR receiver After co nnect ing the speak ers, su rrou nd amplifi er, IR tr a nsmitter, IR receiv e r, and t h e AC powe r cords ( mains leads), a djust the wirele ss sys tem fo r g ood tran smi ssion . 1 Press PO WER on the s urround amplifier, then press " / 1 on the unit. [...]

22 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – Follow the s teps below to make the min imu m numbe r of ba sic adj ustme nts for us ing the system. 1 Turn o n the TV . 2 Press [ / 1 on the unit and POWE R on the surroun d amplifier. Note • Disconnect th e headphones wh en you perform the Qu ick Setu p. You cannot operate steps after 13 with the headphone s[...]

23 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – 9 Press X / x to selec t the outp ut meth od for video signals. • [VIDE O]: out puts vide o signa ls. • [RGB] : output s RGB sign als. Note • If your TV does not acc ept RGB sign als, no picture appea rs on the TV screen even if y ou select [RGB]. Refer to the oper ating instructio ns supplied with your TV[...]

24 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – 15 Unplug the calibration mic and press C / c to select [YES]. Note • The environment of the room in which the system i s inst alled ma y affect meas urements. • If measurem ent fai ls, fol low the message then retry [AUTO CALIBRATION]. • When you select [SEC OND ROOM] for [SPEAKER FORM ATION], meas uremen[...]

Getting Started – AD V ANCED – 25 GB After co nnect ing the AC pow er cor d (mai ns lead), the dem onst ratio n appe ars in th e front panel di splay. When you pr ess " / 1 on t he remote, t he demonstration turns of f. Note • When you press " / 1 on th e unit, the dem onstration does not turn of f. • When you set the demonstr ati[...]

26 GB You ca n use the s peake rs by installin g on the wall. Depe nding on the st atus of IR tr ansmi ssion (for wir eless sy ste m), yo u can in stall the IR transmit ter and I R receiver on the wall. Whe n hang ing both the IR transm itte r and IR receiver, a d just th e position of t he IR transmitt er after dec iding t he pos ition of t he IR [...]

Getting Started – AD V ANCED – 27 GB Installing the IR transmitter on a wal l You can h a ng the I R transmit ter on a wall when: – there is a n obst ruction b etween the I R transmitter a nd IR recei v er. – people often p ass bet w een the IR transmitter and IR recei ver. When ha nging both the IR tran smitte r and surrou nd spe aker ( L)[...]

28 GB Installing the IR receiver on a wall 1 Install a commercia lly available screw in the wall so as to protrude 4 mm. 2 Detach the IR receiver stand and hang it by the hole on the rear of the IR receiver on the screw. Make su re that the IR receiver does not move after i nstallation. Ti p • When re atta ching t he I R r ecei ver st and to the [...]

Getting Started – AD V ANCED – 29 GB Sends the played back DVD ima ge to the c onnected TV. Chec k the j acks of your T V, and c hoose connec tion me thod A , B , or C . Picture quality imp roves in order fr om A (stan dard) to C (HDMI). * HDMI (high-def initi on multime dia interf ace) The system incorp orates High-Definit ion Multimedi a Inte[...]

30 GB Note • When you con nect the s ystem and TV wit h the HDMI cord and th e SCART (EURO AV) cord simultane ously, the TV may be set to SCA RT (E URO AV) input au toma tically . In thi s case, set to the de sired inpu t sourc e on the T V, or use a SCART (EURO AV) cord that has sepa rate audio conn ectors. A To connect to a TV with the SCART (E[...]

Getting Started – AD V ANCED – 31 GB 2 Press VIDEO FORMAT. The current t ype of v ideo sign als a ppear s in the fro nt pa nel disp lay. Each time y ou press VI D EO FORMAT, the displ a y changes a s follows: •“ 7 2 0 × 480p *”: Send s 720 × 480 p vide o signal s. ** • “1280 × 720 p*”: S ends 1280 × 720 p vide o si gnals. • ?[...]

32 GB 2 Press VI DEO FOR MAT. The cu rrent s ignal a ppear s in the f ront pan el disp lay. Each time you p ress VIDEO FORMAT, the disp lay changes as follows: x NORMAL (INTERLACE) Select this setting when: – your TV does not accept progr essiv e signal s, or, – your TV is c onnected to jacks othe r than th e COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks (EURO AV [...]

Getting Started – AD V ANCED – 33 GB You can enjoy sound using the s p eakers of this system by co nnecting the AUDIO OUT jacks o f another compon ent. Fo r vide o connec tion of other compon ents, c onnec t direc tly to the TV. To connect the AUDIO OUT jacks of other components to the SAT/ CABLE (AUDIO IN) jacks of this unit Connect the VCR or[...]

34 GB To listen to the portable audi o source sound through the system Connect the au dio output jacks of th e portable audio so urce to the AUDIO IN jack o n the front panel of t he unit wi th t he stereo mini-pl ug cord (not suppl ied ). Ti p • When listen ing to MP3 format recordings using a portable audio so urce, y ou ca n enhanc e the sound[...]

35 GB Basi c Oper ati ons Depending on the DVD VIDEO or VIDEO CD, some opera tions may be diff erent or restric ted. Refer t o the oper ating instr uctions supplied with your d isc. 1 Turn on your TV. 2 Switch the input selector on the TV to this system. 3 Press " / 1 . The syste m turns on. Unless the sy stem is s e t to “ DVD,” press FUN[...]

36 GB Basi c Oper ati ons Additional operations * DVD VIDEOs/DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs only. The but to n can be us ed exc ept for D ivX vi deo files . ** DVD VIDEOs/DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs/DVD+RWs/ DVD+Rs only. The button can be used except f o r DivX video f iles. Note • You may not be able t o use t he inst ant repl ay or instan t advance functio n with some scen[...]

37 GB Basi c Oper ati ons Changi ng the inpu t level of the sou nd from connecte d compon ents Distort ion may occur when listening to a compon ent con nect ed to th e SAT /CABLE or th e EURO AV T OUTPUT (TO TV) jacks on the rear panel or to the AUDIO IN jack on the fr ont panel. This is not a malfunctio n and will de p end on the com ponent conn e[...]

38 GB Basi c Oper ati ons You can choose a s uitab le sou nd m ode for movies or music. Press MOVIE/MUSI C during playba ck. Press MOVIE/MUSIC re p eatedly u n til the mode y ou want lights up in the front panel display. The default setting is underlin ed. •A U T O : selects the mode automati cally to produ ce the so und ef fect depe ndin g on th[...]

Sound Adjustme nts 39 GB You can take ad vantag e of su rround s ound simply by selectin g one of th e system’s pre - program med sound fiel ds. Th ey b ring e xciting and pow erful so und of m ovie t heater s into your home. Press SOUND FIELD +/–. Press SOUND FIELD +/ – repeatedly until the sound fiel d yo u wa nt app ears in t he f ront pan[...]

40 GB x Dolby Pro Log ic II MOVIE/MUS IC Dolb y Pro Log ic II produce s five full-b andwidt h outp ut cha nnel s from 2 ch annel sour ces. This is done using a n adva nced, hi gh-puri ty matr ix surro und decod er th at e xtract s th e sp atial properties of the original re c ording without adding any new sound s or to nal colo ratio ns. Note • W[...]

Sound Adjustme nts 41 GB Enjoying the surround sound by h eadphon es x HEADPHONE THEATER This mode outpu ts the so und as surroun d from head phone L /R. This func tion is b ased on “Digita l Cinema Sound” te chno logy. x HEADPHONE 2 CHANNEL STEREO This mode outputs the soun d from hea dphon e L/ R. Stand ard 2 ch annel (s tereo ) sour ces comp[...]

42 GB You ca n quickl y locat e a parti cular p oint on a disc by monito ring the pictur e or play ing back slowly. Note • Depending on the DV D/DivX video/VIDEO CD, you may not be ab le to d o som e of t he op erations described. Locat ing a po int quickly b y playing a disc in fast forwar d or fas t reve rse (S ca n) (Except for JPEG) Press / m[...]

V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 43 GB You can se a rch a DVD by t itle or chapter, and you can se arch a VIDEO CD/C D/DA TA CD/ DATA D VD by trac k, inde x, or sc ene. A s titles and trac ks are as sign ed uniqu e num bers o n the disc, you c an sel ect the des ired one by ent ering its n umber. Or, yo u can search fo r a scene usin g the ti [...]

44 GB You c an divi de t he TV scre en int o 9 s ubscre ens and fi nd the de sired sc ene quic kly. 1 Press PICTURE NAVI during playback. The f ollowing display appears. 2 Press PICTURE NAVI repeatedly to select an item. • [TITLE VIEWER] (DVD VIDEO only) • [CHAPTER VIEWER ] (DVD VIDEO only ) • [TRACK VIEWER] (VIDEO CD/ Super VCD only) 3 Press[...]

V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 45 GB Ti p • To play f rom the begi nning of the disc, pre ss x twice , then pr ess H . To enjoy a disc that is played before by resume playback (Multi-disc Resume) (DVD VIDEO, VIDEO CD on ly) Thi s sys tem st ores the po int where you st opped the disc for up to 40 di scs an d resu mes pl aybac k the next ti[...]

46 GB 4 Press c . The cursor moves to the track row [T] (in this case , [01]). 5 Select the t rack you w ant to p rogram. For e xam ple, s ele ct trac k [0 2]. Press X / x to sel ect [02] under [T], then press . 6 To program other tracks, repeat ste ps 4 to 5. The progr amm ed track s are disp layed in the sele cted order . 7 Press H to st art Prog[...]

V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 47 GB You ca n have t h e syst em “shu ffle” tra cks. Subs equent “sh uffl ing” may pro duce a di ffe rent playin g order. Note • Same song m ay be played repea tedly during MP 3 playback. 1 Press DISPLAY duri ng playback. The C ontrol Menu di splay appe ars. 2 Press X / x to select [SH UFFLE], then p[...]

48 GB You can play all the tit les, tracks or albums on a disc or a single t itle, chapter, track, or a lbum repeat edly . You ca n use a co mbin ation of Shu ffle or Progra m Play modes. 1 Press DISPLAY du ring playback. The Con trol Menu displa y appears. 2 Press X / x to select [REPEAT ], then press . The option s for [REPEAT ] appe ar. 3 Press [...]

V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 49 GB A DVD is divid ed into a l o t of sec tions, which make up a pictu re or music fe ature. Thes e sectio ns are ca lled “t itles .” When you p lay a DVD which conta ins severa l titles, you can select t h e title y ou want using DVD TOP MENU. When you play DVDs that allo w you to sel ect items s uch as [...]

50 GB • [2: MAIN +SU B] Note • [2: MAIN], [2: SUB ], and [2: MAIN+S UB] do not appe ar when one audio stre am is recorde d on the dis c. x When playing a VIDEO CD, CD, DA TA CD (MP3 a udio), or DATA DVD (MP3 audio) The default setting is underline d. • [STEREO] : th e stan dard st ereo sou nd • [1/L]: the sound of the left channel (monaural[...]

V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 51 GB About audio signals Audi o signals recor ded in a disc cont ain the sound eleme nts (cha nnels) shown below. Each chann el is outpu t fro m a sepa rate speak er. • Front (L) • Front (R) •C e n t e r • Sur round (L) • Sur round (R) • Surr ound (M onau ral): This si gnal ca n be eit her the Do l[...]

52 GB Viewing the playing ti me and remaining time in the front panel d isplay You ca n chec k disc inform atio n, suc h as the remaining ti me, total number o f title s in a DVD, tracks in a VIDEO CD, CD, MP3, or file name of a DivX video u sing the fron t panel d isplay (page 1 06). Pres s DISPL AY. Each time you p ress DISPLAY while playing the [...]

V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 53 GB x When playing a VIDEO CD (with PBC functions) •* * : * * Playing time of the current sc ene x When playing a VIDE O CD (without PBC functions) or CD • T **: ** Playing time of the c urrent trac k • T–**: ** Remaining time o f the curr e nt track • D **:* * Playing time of the current di sc • [...]

54 GB Checkin g the date informat ion (JPEG o nly) You ca n chec k the da te info rmat ion du ring playba ck when the Ex if* tag is rec orde d in the JPEG image data. Press DISPLAY twice during p layback. The Cont rol Me nu displ ay appea rs. * “Exch angeabl e Image File Format” i s a digita l camera im age format def ined by the Japa n Electro[...]

V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 55 GB If subt itles are recor ded on a disc , you can t urn the subtit les on or off while playin g. If multil ingual subt itles ar e reco rded o n the di sc, you can change t he sub title langu age w hile playin g, or t urn the subtit les on or off whe never you wan t. Press SUBTITLE during playback. Each time[...]

56 GB What is MP3/ JPEG? MP3 i s audi o compre ssio n te chnology t hat satisfi es the ISO/MP EG regulat ions. JPEG i s imag e compr essio n technol ogy. Discs that t he system can play You can play back DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/ C D- Rs/CD-RWs) or DATA DVDs (DVD-Rs/DVD- RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD+RWs/DVD-ROMs) recor ded in MP 3 (MP EG1 Audio La yer 3) or JPEG form a[...]

V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 57 GB Playb ack order of MP3 audi o track s or JPEG image f iles The playb ack or der of M P3 audi o track s or JPEG i mage fil es reco rded on a DATA CD o r DATA DVD is as fol lows: x Structure of disc contents When you insert a DATA CD or DATA DVD and pres s H , the numbered trac ks (or file s) are played s e[...]

58 GB Selecti ng an MP3 audi o track or album 1 Load a DATA CD o r DATA DVD. The albu ms recor ded on the D ATA CD or DATA DVD appear. When an al b um is being played, its title is s haded. 2 Press X / x to select an a lbum. x When selecting an album Press H to start p laying th e selecte d album . x When selecting a track Press . The list o f trac[...]

V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 59 GB 2 Press X / x to select an album. x When selecting an album Press H to start play ing the selec te d album . x When selecting an image Press PICTURE NAVI. Imag es of fil es in th e al bum appear in 16 su bscr eens . Press C / X / x / c to select the ima ge you want to view an d pres s . To play the next o[...]

60 GB You ca n play a slide sh ow wit h soun d by firs t plac ing both MP3 an d JPEG fil es in the same album on a DATA CD or DATA DVD. When you play back the D ATA CD or DATA DVD, select [AUTO] mo d e as expl ained below. 1 Load a DATA CD o r DATA DVD. 2 Press DISPLAY when the syste m is in stop mode. The Con trol Menu displa y appears. 3 Press X [...]

V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 61 GB Spec ifying t h e slide show duration (JPEG only) When you play JPEG image files usi ng slid e show, you can speci fy the du rat ion fo r slide s to appear on the TV s creen. 1 Press DISPLAY twice. The C ontrol Menu di splay appe ars. 2 Press X / x to selec t [INTERVAL], then press . The opt ions fo r [IN[...]

62 GB About DivX Video Files DivX ® is a vide o fil e compres sion te chnology , devel oped by DivX, Inc . This prod uct is an offi cial DivX ® Certified prod uct. You can play DATA CDs and DATA DVDs that cont ain Di vX ® video fil es. DATA CDs and DATA DVD s that the system can play Playback of DAT A CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/ CD-RWs) and DATA DVDs (D[...]

V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 63 GB 3 Press H . The system st arts playing the selec ted album . To select DivX vi deo fil es, see “Select ing a DivX vi deo fil e” (page 6 3). To go to the next or previous page Press C / c . To turn off the display Press DVD MENU repeat e dly. To stop playback Press x . Selectin g a DivX video file 1 Af[...]

64 GB With P BC (Play back Co ntrol) fu nction s, yo u can en joy simpl e in tera ctiv e operat ions, sea rch funct ions, and o ther such oper ations . PBC play back a llows yo u to play VI DEO CD s interacti v ely by fo llowing the menu on the TV screen . 1 Start playing a VIDEO CD with PBC functi ons. The me nu for you r selecti on appea rs. 2 Se[...]

T uner Functi ons 65 GB You can pres et 20 FM s tations , and 10 AM stations . Before tu n ing, make su re to t urn down the vol ume to minimum. 1 Press FUNCTION +/– rep eatedly until “TUNER FM” or “ TUNER AM” appears in the front panel display. 2 Press and hold TUNING + or – u ntil the auto scanning starts. Scann ing st ops wh en the s[...]

66 GB Preset radio st ations in the syste m’s memory first (see “Prese tting Ra dio Stati ons” ( page 65)). 1 Press FUNCTION +/– rep e atedly until “TUNER FM” or “TUNER AM” appears in the front panel display. The last re ceived sta tion is tu n ed in. 2 Press PR ESET + or – repeatedl y to select the pr eset station. Each time y ou[...]

T uner Functi ons 67 GB 6 Create a name by using the cursor butt ons. Press X / x to sel ect a c harac ter , then press c to move the cursor to the next positio n. Letters, nu mbers , and oth er symb ols can be input fo r a rad io stat ion. If you make a mistake Press C / c repeat edly until th e charac ter t o be chan ged flas hes, th en pre ss X [...]

68 GB By adju sting the r emote signal , you can con trol your TV with the s u pplied remote. Note • W hen you repla ce the batter ies of the remote , the code number may reset itself to the de faul t (SONY) setting . Reset the a pp ropriat e code n umber. Controlling TVs wit h the remote Press a nd hold TV [ / 1 while entering your TV’s manufa[...]

Other Op erations 69 GB * To us e these bu ttons wh ile in th e TV mode (the T V button lig hts up), press the TV butto n. - is for s electing a channel n umber greate r than 10. (For exam ple, fo r chann el 25, pr ess - , then 2 and 5.) Note • Dependi ng on the T V, you may no t be able to control your TV or to use some of the buttons above . ?[...]

70 GB * Except for North Am erican models. Operating the THEATRE SYNC funct ion Point the remote to the direction of TV and this unit, then press THEATRE SYNC once. While transmitt ing the code from the remote, t h e TV butt on flashes. If this function d oes not work , change the transmit ti me. The transmit ti m e varies depend ing on th e TV. To[...]

Other Op erations 71 GB Reinfo rcing bass freq uenci es You can re inforce bass fr equenc ies. Press DYNAMIC BASS. Bass frequen cies are effecti vely reinforc ed. To turn off the sound effect Press DYNAMIC BASS again . You ca n set the syst em to t urn off at a pres et time, so you can fall asleep liste ning to music. You ca n preset the tim e in 1[...]

72 GB 4 Press . The setting is made and “SLEEP” lights up in the fr ont panel dis p lay. 5 Press SYST EM MENU . The syst em m enu tur ns off. The brig htness of the fr ont pane l displ ay can be set to eit her of 2 le vels. 1 Press SYSTEM MENU. 2 Press X / x repeatedly until “DIMMER” appears in the front pa nel display, then press or c . 3 [...]

Other Op erations 73 GB The DIGITAL MEDIA PO RT (DMPORT) adapter is fo r enjoyi ng so und fr om a po rtabl e audi o sourc e or comp uter. B y conn ecting a DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter, y o u can enjoy so und fr om the connec ted com pone nt on the sy ste m. Available DI GITAL MEDIA PORT adapters vary in ea ch are a. For deta ils on connecting the DI[...]

74 GB You ca n deac tivate th e butto ns on th e unit (exce pt for " / 1 ) for preventi ng misope ration, such as child mischief (c h ild lock functi o n). When the chil d lock fu nction is a c tivated, the buttons on th e unit are locked an d “ ” lights up in th e fron t panel display . (You can ope rat e the syste m by using the remo te.[...]

Adv anced Settings a nd Adjustments 75 GB You can set two ki nds of playbac k restr ictions for the desi red di sc. • Custom Parental Co ntrol You can set pl ayba ck rest ricti ons so that th e system will not play inappropri ate discs. • Parental Co ntrol Playback of s o me DVD VIDEOs can be limited accord ing to a predetermined level suc h as[...]

76 GB To play a disc for which Custom Parental Control is set 1 Insert the disc for which C ustom Parent al Control is set. The [CUSTOM PARENTAL CONT ROL] displa y appears. 2 Enter your 4-digit password using the number buttons, th en press . The sys tem is ready fo r playba ck. Ti p • If you forge t your pass word, enter the 6- digit numbe r “[...]

Adv anced Settings a nd Adjustments 77 GB 4 Enter or re-enter your 4-digit password using the nu mber butto ns, then press . The displ ay fo r setting the pl ayba ck limitati o n level appears. 5 Press X / x to select [STANDARD], then press . The selecti on items for [S TANDARD] are displa yed. 6 Press X / x to select a geographic a rea as the play[...]

78 GB Changin g the password 1 Press DISPLAY wh ile the system is in stop mode. The Con trol Menu displa y appears. 2 Press X / x to select [PARENTAL C ONTROL], then press . The options for [PARENT AL CONTROL ] appear . 3 Press X / x to select [PASSWORD t ], then press . The dis play for ent ering the pass word appe ars. 4 Enter your 4-digit passwo[...]

Adv anced Settings a nd Adjustments 79 GB 5 Press C / c to selec t a setting. • [STANDARD (WIRELESS)]: when insta lling the front an d cent er sp eakers, connectin g the unit w ith the sp eaker cord s and su rround speak ers us ing the wireles s system . • [NO CENTER]: when installi ng the front and su rround speak ers. • [NO SURROUND]: when [...]

80 GB 6 Press . The setting is made. 7 Press X / x to select [YES] or [NO], then press . • [YES]: continue with [AUTO CALIBRATION] , see St ep 4 o f “Calibratin g the Appropriat e Settings Automatically” ( p age 80). • [NO]: exit [S PEAKER FORMATION]. Note • In order t o enjoy the surround soun d after you change the positio n of t he spe[...]

Adv anced Settings a nd Adjustments 81 GB Connect th e calibratio n mic to th e A.CAL MIC ja ck on the fr ont pa nel, a nd se t it u p at the ear leve l usin g a t ripod , etc. (not suppli ed). Th e front of each spea ker s hould fac e the calib ration mi c, and ther e should b e no obstr uctio n betwee n the s peaker s and th e calibra tion mic. B[...]

82 GB Note • While the Auto Cal ibration fu nctio n works: – do not turn off the power. – do n ot press any butt on. – do n ot c hange t he volum e. – do n ot c hange t he functi on. – do n ot c hange t he disc . – d o not insert or eje ct a disc. – do n ot connect the headp hones. – do not discon nect the cal ibration mic. By usi[...]

Adv anced Settings a nd Adjustments 83 GB 5 Press X / x to select the setup it em from the displayed list: [LANGUAGE SETUP], [SCREEN SETUP], [CUSTOM SETUP ], or [SPE AKER SE TU P]. Then press . The Setup item is selected. Exam ple: [ SCREEN S ETUP] 6 Select an item using X / x , then p ress . The options f or the se lected i tem appe ar. Exampl e: [...]

84 GB [LANGUAGE SETUP] allows you to s et vari ous l angua ges for t he on- screen d ispla y or sound t rack. Select [LANGUAGE SETUP] in the S etup Display. F or detail s, see “Using the Setup Disp lay ” (p age 82). x [OSD] (O n-Screen Di splay) Switch es t he disp lay l angu age on the T V scre en. x [MENU] (DVD VIDEO only) You c an s elec t t[...]

Adv anced Settings a nd Adjustments 85 GB Note • Depending on t he DVD, [4:3 LETTER BOX] may be selec ted auto mati call y instea d of [4 :3 PAN SCA N] or vice versa. x [YC B C R /RGB (HDMI)] Select s the typ e of HD MI s ignal ou tput fr om HDMI OUT jack. Note • If the playba ck pict ure becom es disto rted, set [YC B C R ] to [RGB]. • If th[...]

86 GB Use this to set up playback re lated and o ther settings. Select [CUSTOM SETUP] in the Setup Displa y. For details , see “Using the S etup Disp lay” (page 8 2). The defa ult set tings are under lined . x [HDMI CONTROL] Switch es the H DMI CONTR OL fu nction on or off. This functio n is availabl e when you connect the syst em and TV with t[...]

Adv anced Settings a nd Adjustments 87 GB x [AUDIO DRC] (DVD VIDEO onl y) Narr ows the dynam ic ra nge of the sou nd track. Useful fo r watching mo v ies at lo w volume late at ni ght. x [AUDIO (HDMI)] Sel ects the audi o output status fr om the HD MI OUT jack. Note • When you connec t the unit and TV with the HDMI cord and [ON] is selected, AUDI[...]

88 GB Note • W hen you chang e the [CONNECTION] se tting, the [STANDARD (WIRED)] or [STANDARD (WIRELESS) ] of [SPEAKER FORMATION] setting rem ains th e same, b ut the other se ttings of [SPEAKER FORMATION] return to [STANDARD (WIRELESS)]. x [DISTANCE (FRONT)] The default d istance setting for the speakers in relation to the liste n ing positio n [...]

Adv anced Settings a nd Adjustments 89 GB x [LEVEL (SURROUND)] You can va ry the le vel of su rround s peakers as foll ows. Be su re to set [TE ST T ONE ] to [ON] for eas y adjustme nt. To adjust the volume of all the speakers at one time Turn the VO LUM E cont rol on th e unit, o r press VOLUME +/– on the r e mote. x [TEST TONE] The speake rs wi[...]

90 GB You can retu rn the s y stem para meters, su c h as preset s ta tions, to the default se ttings. 1 Press " / 1 to turn on the system. 2 Press x , A , an d " / 1 on th e unit at the same time. “COL D RESE T” appe ars in the fr ont panel disp lay an d the de faul t sett ing s are ret urned. Returning to the Default Settings A &quo[...]

Additional I nformation 91 GB On power sources • Unplug th e unit from the wal l outlet if you do not intend to use it for an extende d period of time. To disconnec t the cord, pull it out by the plug, nev er by the c ord. On placement • Place the system i n a locatio n with a dequate ventilati on to preve nt heat buil d-up in the sys tem. • [...]

92 GB On handling discs • To ke ep the disc cle an, hand le the di sc by it s edge. Do n ot to uch th e surfac e. • Do no t stick paper or tape on the disc. • Do no t expose the disc to dire ct su nlig ht or heat sour ces suc h as h ot a ir duct s, or leav e it in a car p arked in direct sunlig ht a s the tem peratu re may r ise cons ider abl[...]

Additional I nformation 93 GB • You ha ve set p rogressive format but your TV cannot acce pt the signa l in progre ssive form at. In this ca se, return t he setting t o interlace format (the default setti ng) (pag e 31). • Even if your TV i s compa tible with prog ressive format (525p/ 625p) signa ls, the imag e may be affected whe n you set pr[...]

94 GB • Check th at the connec ting cords ar e away from a transf ormer or m o tor, and at least 3 meters (10 ft) away from your TV set or a fluorescent light. • Move your TV away from the au dio compone nts. • The plu gs and jacks are dirty. Wipe the m with a cloth sli ghtly moiste ned with alco hol. • Clean the di sc. The sound loses s te[...]

Additional I nformation 95 GB The disc does no t play. • There is no disc i nserted. • The disc is ups ide down. Insert th e disc with the pl ayback side facing down. • The dis c is skewed on t he disc tray. • The sys tem cann ot play C D-ROMs, etc. (page 5). • The region code on the DVD does not match the system. • Moistu re has conden[...]

96 GB The language for the sound track cannot be changed. • Multilingual trac ks are not recorded on the DVD being playe d. • The DVD prohibits changing the language for the sound trac k. The subtitle language cannot be changed. • Mult ilingual su btitle s are not reco rded on the DVD being played. • The DVD prohibits changing the subtitles[...]

Additional I nformation 97 GB When the self -diagnosis function is activated to preven t the sy stem fro m malfunctioning, a 5- character service nu mber (e.g., C 13 50) with a combinatio n of a le tter and 4 digits a p pears on the TV scr een o r fron t pa nel di splay. In thi s ca se, check the follo win g table . When displaying the version numb[...]

98 GB European, Russia n, and Midd le Easte rn mode ls: 531 – 1, 602 k Hz (wit h the interval set at 9 kHz) Australian a nd New Zealand mo dels: 531 – 1, 710 k Hz (wit h the interval set at 9 kHz) 530 – 1, 710 k Hz (wit h the inter val set at 10 kH z) Other mo dels: 531 – 1,60 2 kHz ( with th e interval set at 9 kHz) 530 – 1, 610 k Hz (wi[...]

Additional I nformation 99 GB • Post covers ( 2) • Screws (l arge, with wash er) (8) • Screws (small, si lver) (4) • Scr ews (s mall, black) (2 ) • IR tran smit ter (1)* • IR rec eiver (1)* • IR re ceiv er sta nd (1) • Surround a mplifier (1) • Sp eak er co rd cove r (1 ) • Speak er cord h olde r ( 1) • Screw ( for speaker cor[...]

100 GB DivX ® Digit al vide o technol ogy c reated by DivX, Inc. Videos encod ed with D ivX tech nolo gy are among the highest qual ity with a relatively small file si ze. Dolby Dig ital This mov ie th ea ter s ound fo rm at is mo re advanc ed tha n Dolb y Surrou nd Pro Lo gic. In this for mat, the su rround s peake rs ou tput st ereo sound w ith [...]

Additional I nformation 101 GB DVD+RW A DVD+RW (plus RW) is a recordab le and rewritabl e disc. DVD+RWs u se a rec ording format th at is compar able to the DVD VIDEO form at. DVD-RW A DVD-RW is a record able and rewritable disc that is t h e same si ze as a DVD VIDEO. The DVD-RW has two different modes: VR mode and V ideo mod e. DVD-R Ws created i[...]

102 GB Title The long est sect ion of a pict ure or m usic fea ture on a DVD, movie, etc., in vid eo software, or the entire al b um in audio s o ftware. Track Sect ion of a pict ure or a music pi ece on a VIDEO CD, CD, or MP3. An a lbum is comp ose d of se vera l track s (MP 3 only ). VIDEO CD A com pact di sc that contain s movi ng pict ures. The[...]

Additional I nformation 103 GB The langua ge spelli ngs confor m to the IS O 639: 1988 (E/F ) stan dard. Paren tal Control Area Code List Language Code List Code L anguage C ode La nguage Code Language Code Lang uage 1027 Afar 1028 Abkhazian 1032 Afrikaans 1039 Amharic 1044 Arabic 1045 Assamese 1051 Aymara 1052 Azerbaijani 1053 Bashkir 1057 Byeloru[...]

104 GB For mo re in form ation , refer to th e pages indica ted in pa rent hese s. Front pan el A " / 1 (on/standby) (35) B A (open/close) (35) C Disc operat ion (35) D FUNCTION (35) E Front panel display (106) F (remote senso r) (8) G VOLUME control (35) H PHONES jack (35) I AUDIO IN/A.CAL MIC j ack (22, 33) J Disc tray (35) Index to Parts an[...]

Additional I nformation 105 GB Rear panel A SPEAKER jacks ( 14) B DIR-T1 jack (14) C SAT/CABLE (AUDIO IN R/L ) jacks (33) D DMPORT (DIGITAL MEDIA PORT) jack (33, 73) E AM terminal (14) F COAXIAL FM 7 5 Ω jack (14) G EURO AV T OUTPUT (TO TV) jack ( 14) H COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks (29) I SAT/CABLE (DIGITAL IN OPTICAL) jack (33) J SAT/CABLE (DIGITAL [...]

106 GB Front pan el display About the indications in the front panel display A Lights up wh en the HDMI OUT jack is correctly connected to HDCP (high- bandwid th digi tal content prote ction) compliant device with HDMI or DVI (digital visual interface) input. (29) B Lights up when the tim e information of a title or chapter appears in the front pan[...]

Additional I nformation 107 GB surround amp lifier A POWER (ON/OFF) (21) B POWER/ON LINE indi cator (21) C DIR_R1 jack (18) D SURROUND L SPEAKER jack (14) E SURROUND R SPEAKER jack (14) DIR-R1 SPEAKER SURROUND L SURROUND R POWER POWER ON-LINE Front panel Rear panel[...]

108 GB Use the C ontrol Menu disp lay to selec t a functi on and to view relat ed infor mation. Press D ISPL AY 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 ite ms depend ing on th e disc t ype. For details about each it em, se e the pa ges [...]

Additional I nformation 109 GB 1) Displays th e scene number fo r VIDEO CDs (PBC is on), tr ack number for VIDEO CDs/ CDs, albu m number for DATA CDs/DATA DVDs. DivX video album number for DATA CDs/DATA DVDs. 2) Displays t he index number for VIDEO CDs, MP3 audio track num ber, or JPEG image file numbe r for DATA CDs/ DATA DVDs. DivX video file num[...]

110 GB * These items are not displayed when playing a DATA CD/DATA DVD with DivX video file . Ti p • The Co ntrol Me nu icon i ndicator l ights up in green when you se lect any item ex cept [OFF] ([PROGRAM], [SHUFFLE], [REPEAT], and [A/V SYNC] only). The [OR IGINAL/PLAY LIST] indicator lights up in green when you sel ect [PLAY LIST] (default sett[...]

Additional I nformation 111 GB Y ou can set the fo llowi ng items with the D VD Setup Di s play . The ord er of th e displ ayed ite ms may be di fferent from t he act ual displa y . DVD Setup Display List LANGU A GE SETUP OSD * MENU * SCREEN SETUP TV TYPE SCRE EN SAVER BACKGROUND 16:9 4:3 LETTER BOX 4:3 PAN SC AN ON OFF BLUE BLAC K JACKE T PICTURE [...]

112 GB Y ou can set the foll owing ite m s with SYSTE M MENU on the re mote. System Me nu List System me nu DEMO DEMO ON DEMO OFF DIMM ER DIMM ER OFF DIMMER ON ATTENUAT E 3) ATT ON ATT OFF MEMORY 1) ME MORY 1-20 (FM) , MEMO RY 1-10 (A M) NAME IN 1) FM MODE 2) STE REO MONO SLEEP SLEEP OFF, SLEEP 90M-1M CHILD LOCK OFF ON 1) Appears during “TUNER FM[...]

113 GB Numerics 16:9 8 4 4:3 LE TTER BO X 84 4:3 OUTPUT 85 4:3 P A N SCAN 84 5.1 Chan nel Surround 50 A A/V SYNC 55 ALBUM 43 Albu m 99 ANGLE 54 AT T E N U AT E 3 7 A UDIO 84 A UDIO (HDMI ) 87 A UDIO DRC 8 7 Auto Cal ibrat ion 80, 9 9 B B ACKGR OUND 85 Batt eries 8 C CHAPTER 43 Cha pter 99 Chi ld Loc k 74 CINEMA STUDIO EX 40 CO AXIAL (Digital Out) 3[...]

114 GB R Rad io 66 Radio Sta tions 65 RDS 67 Rear Panel 105 Region Code 6, 101 Remo te 8, 68 Repeat Play 4 8 RESET 83 Resume Play 44 S Scan 42 SCENE 43 Scen e 101 SCREEN SA VE R 85 SCREEN SETUP 84 Search ing 42 Sele cting 38 SETUP 82 Setup Display 82 , 111 Shuffle Play 47 SL SR REV 21 SLEEP 71 Slide Show 60 Slow-motion Play 42 Sound Field 39 SPEAKE[...]

Remote control ANGLE 4 (54 ) AUDIO** es (4 9) CLEA R ed (43, 67 , 69, 83) D.TUNING wd (66) DISPLAY wa (52, 67) DVD MENU 5 (49, 62 ) DVD TOP MENU ea (49) DYNAMIC BASS ws (71) ENTER* 3 (22 , 25, 3 7, 43, 65, 75) FUNCTION +/– 2 (31, 35, 36, 44, 65 , 78) MOVIE/MUSIC ef (38) MUTING wj (35 ) Number buttons* * qh (43, 66, 68, 75) PICTURE NAVI qg (44, 69[...]

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