Sony DAV-DZ560 manual

©2008 Sony Corporation 3-283-040- 11 (1) DVD Home Theatr e System Operating Instructions DA V -DZ560[...]

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: Asse mbl ing the Speake rs .............. ........... ... 10 Step 2: Positioning th e System ... 15 Step 3: Connecting the System ...[...]

5 GB Playable Disc s 1) MP 3 (MPEG1 A udio Laye r 3) is a standa rd forma t defined b y ISO/M PEG which compresses audio d ata. MP 3 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 Recordin[...]

6 GB 2) JPE G imag e fil es mu st co nfor m to th e DCF image file f orma t. (DC F “De sign rule fo r Ca mera F ile sy ste m”: Imag e 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 compression te chnology, d eveloped by DivX, Inc. 4) D[...]

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) • Cente r spea ker (1 ) • Surro und sp eakers (2) • Sub woofe r (1) • AM loop ante nna (aerial) (1 ) • FM wir e antenna (aerial) (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 and # ends on the batteri es 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 : Assembling the Spe akers Befo re con nectin g the spe aker s, attach the sp eaker st and to th e speake r. (For t he fron t spea kers) Use the p arts as follows : • Front speak ers (2) • Speake r cords (2, red/ white) • Posts (2) • Bases (2) • Mou ntin g plate s (2) • Post c overs (2 ) • Screw s (lar ge,[...]

11 GB Getting Started 2 Attach the p ost cover to the other end o f the pos t. Orient the slot toward you, attach the post cove r so that the sl ot of the post enga ges with the tab of the post cover, then secu re w ith the scr ew. 3 Lay the post in the slot of the speaker, slide the post to the end of the slot, then secure the post with the mounti[...]

12 GB Getting Started 4 Connect the speaker cords to the speaker. Be sure to match th e speaker cord s to the appro priate termina ls on the speak ers: the spea ker cord with the c olor tube to 3 , and the spea ker co rd with out th e color t ube to # . 5 Attach the p ost to the b ase. Insert the post so that t he slit on the lower p art of the pos[...]

13 GB Getting Started 6 Adjust the heigh t of the speaker. Loosen (bu t do not re move) the sc rews, adju st the he ight of the speaker, then secure the screws. Adju st th e spea ker of one side , the n adju st an othe r spea ker by check ing lines as a g uide . Note • When adjusting the he ight of the s peaker, gr asp th e speake r so tha t the [...]

14 GB Getting Started Fully-assembled illustration White Red Front spea ker (L): White label Front spe aker (R): Red label[...]

15 GB Getting Started Step 2 : Positi oning t he System For the bes t possib le surr ound sou nd, all the speake rs other th an the subwoo fer shoul d be place d at the same di stanc e from the listeni ng posit ion ( A ). However, this system allows you to place the center speaker up to 1. 6 meters (5 ft) clo ser ( B ) and the surrou nd spe akers u[...]

16 GB Getting Started To install the speakers on a wall Befo re inst alling the spe akers on a wall, co nnect the spea ker cor d to the sp eaker . Be sure to match the speak er cords to the approp riate termina ls on the speakers : the speaker cord with the color tube to 3 , a nd the spea ker cord wit hout the color tube to # . 1 Prepare screws (no[...]

17 GB Getting Started 3 Hang the speakers on the screws. Note • Use scre ws that are sui table for t he wall material and st rength. As a plast er board wall is e specia lly fragil e, att ach the screws se curely to a beam and fasten them to the wall. Instal l the speakers on a vertical and fla t wall where reinfor ceme nt is applied. • Contact[...]

18 GB Getting Started Step 3 : Conne cting the System See the conn ection diagra m belo w, and r ead the a dditi onal in form ation f rom 1 to 5 on the foll ow ing page s. Note • Be sure to make connecti ons securely to a void hum and nois e. • When you connect another com ponent wi th a volum e control , turn up the volume of the other compone[...]

19 GB Getting Started The connec tor and co lor t ube of the speake r cord s are the s ame co lor as the labe l of t he j acks to be connecte d. Be sure to match the speak er cords to the appropr iate terminals o n the speakers: th e speaker cord with the color tube to 3 , and the sp eaker co rd w ithout th e colo r tube t o # . Do no t catch the s[...]

20 GB Getting Started For vi deo out put to your TV , check the vi deo in put jacks of th e TV, and selec t conn ection meth od A or B . Pi cture quality improves in order from A (stand ard) to B (HDMI ). When t he TV has the digital optica l or coaxia l output ja ck, you ca n improv e soun d quality by connec ting with the digi tal cord ( A ). * H[...]

21 GB Getting Started You c an e njoy t he co nnected comp onen t usi ng the six speake rs o f the system . • P orta ble a udio sour ce: A • DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapte r: B * CAUTION Pleas e do no t remove t he screw s befo re inst alling th e EZW-T1 00 (pa ge 75). To connect the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter Connect a DI GITAL MEDIA PORT adapter ([...]

22 GB Getting Started Note • Con nect the DIGITA L MEDIA P ORT a dapter so that the V marks are aligned . When disconne cting, pull out while pressing A . Wireless system option By us ing an S-A IR pr oduct (not sup plied ), you can e njoy wire less perf orman ce by tran smissi on f rom the system. For d etail s, se e “Usi ng an S-AIR P roduc t[...]

23 GB Getting Started Note • Keep the AM loop a ntenna (aeria l) and cord awa y from the system or other AV compone nts, as noise may r esult. • Be su re to fully ext end the FM wire an tenna (ae rial). • After con necting the F M wire antenna (a erial), keep it as horizonta l as possible. Ti p • Adjust the di rection of t he AM l oop anten[...]

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

25 GB Getting Started Step 4 : Perf orming the Quick Setu p Follow the Steps belo w to make the basic adjustme nts for u sing the system. 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. For deta ils, see “Setting the type of video outpu t to ma[...]

26 GB Getting Started 9 Press X / x to se lect the outpu t method 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 . T[...]

27 GB Getting Started 16 Unplug the calibration mic and p ress 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 [...]

28 GB Getting Started ** Dependi ng on the country m odel, [720 × 576p] may appear. Note • When “HDMI” lights up in the front pane l displ ay, images othe r than [720 × 480p] or [720 × 576p ] are stretche d vertically. Step 5: Enjo ying So und from all the Sp eake rs You can enjoy DVD, TV, or VCR sound from all th e speakers in this sy ste[...]

29 GB Getting Started Note • When you use the TV (COAXIAL or OPTICAL DIGIT AL IN) jac k (digita l conne ction), the digital connection take s priority. 2 Press SYSTEM MENU. 3 Press X / x repeatedly u ntil “DEC. MODE” app ears in the front panel display, then press or c . 4 Press X / x repeatedly un til the decodi ng mode you want appears in t[...]

30 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 SY STEM MENU. 2 Press X / x repeatedly until “DE C. MODE” appears in the front panel disp[...]

Sound Adjustm ent 31 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[...]

32 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 selec ts “MOVIE” o r “MU SIC” aut omatica lly to prod uce th e sound effec t depend ing on th e disc. • “MO VI[...]

Disc 33 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 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 syste m is set to “DVD,” p ress FUNC[...]

34 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 the sys tem is mut ed.) Other operations 1) Exc ep t for JP EG imag e fil es . 2) Scan speed s may diffe r with some discs. 3) DVD V[...]

Disc 35 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[...]

36 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 37 GB x When the current layer is the CD layer [SUPER AUDIO CD] appears. x When the current layer is the HD layer [CD] ap pear s. 3 Press to chan ge the layer. • [ SUPER AUDIO CD] : You ca n play the HD layer. Whe n the syst em is play ing an HD l ayer, “SA-C D” ligh ts up in the front pa nel displ ay • [ CD] : You can pl ay th e CD la[...]

38 GB – you ch ange the function by pres sing FUNCTION +/– . – you disconnect the AC power cord (mains lead). • F or a DVD-VR, VIDEO CD, Super Audio CD, CD, DATA CD, or DATA DVD, t he system remembers the resu me playback poi nt for the current disc. • Resume Play does n ot work durin g Program P lay and Shuff le P lay. • This functi on[...]

Disc 39 GB 6 To program other 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 set[...]

40 GB 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. You ca n play th e conten ts on a disc r epeated ly. You ca n use a com binatio n [...]

Disc 41 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[...]

42 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 butt ons 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 43 GB Playing MP3 Files/JPE G Image Files You can play th e MP3 f iles or JP EG im age file s: • which h ave the extension “.MP 3” (MP3 file ) or “.JPG”/“ .JPEG” (JPEG ima ge file) • which confo rm to the DCF* image file format * “Design r ule for C amera File system”: Image standar ds for digita l cameras regu lated by Jap[...]

44 GB 2 Press X / x to select a folder. x To play JPEG image files in a folder Press H to st art pla ying the se lected folder . x To select a JPEG imag e file by displaying the subscreens Press PICTURE NAVI. Images of JPEG image file s in the f older appear in 1 6 su bscree ns. Press C / X / x / c to select the JPEG image file you want to view, th[...]

Disc 45 GB 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 . The o ptions for [ MOD E (MUS IC , IMAG E)] appea r. 4 Press X / x to selec t a setting. •[ A U T O ] : Yo u can play both the JPEG image files an d MP3 files in the sam[...]

46 GB Enjoying DivX ® Videos DivX ® is a video fil e com press ion t echno logy , devel oped by D ivX, Inc. Th is product i s an offi cial D ivX ® Certif ied prod uct. You can play a DATA CD or DATA DVD that conta ins DivX ® vi deo files. A DATA CD or DA TA DVD that the system can play Playback of a DATA CD (CD-ROM/CD-R/CD- RW) or DATA DVD (DVD[...]

Disc 47 GB To go to the next or previous page Press / . To turn off the display Press DVD MENU repeat edly. To stop playback Press x . 1 After Step 2 of “Selecting a folder,” press . The list o f files in the fold er appears. 2 Press X / x to select a file an d press . The sel ected file s tarts playin g. To go to the next or previous page Pres[...]

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

Disc 49 GB Enter a 4-di git passw ord usin g the numbe r but tons , the n pres s . The disp lay for confir ming the passwo rd appears . x When you h ave already registered a password The disp lay for enteri ng the pas sword appears . 7 Enter or re-enter your 4-digit password using the nu mber buttons, t hen press . The displ ay for s etting the pla[...]

50 GB 5 Press X / x to select [SYSTEM SETU P], then press . The op tions for [S YST EM SETUP ] appe ar. 6 Press X / x to select [PARENTAL CONTROL t ], then press . The dis play for enter ing the pas sword appe ars. 7 Enter your 4-digit password using the number buttons, th en press . 8 Press X / x to select [CHANGE PASSWO RD t ], then press . 9 Ent[...]

Disc 51 GB The optio ns f or th e sele cted item appe ar. Exampl e: [TV T YPE] 7 Press X / x to select a setting, then press . The setti ng is select ed and set up is complete. Note • When you tu rn the system on after resetting a nd no disc is in the unit , the guide messa ge appears on the TV screen. To perform the Quick Setup (page 25), press [...]

52 GB x [TV TYPE ] You ca n select the asp ect ratio of the con nected TV. [16: 9] : Selec t this when y ou connect a wid e- screen TV or a TV with a wide mod e function. [4:3 LETTER BOX]: Select this when you connec t a 4 :3 scre en TV. D ispl ays a wi de pict ure with ban ds on th e upper an d lower po rtion s of the TV screen. [4:3 PAN SC AN]: S[...]

Disc 53 GB for HDMI Func tion for “BR AVIA” Sync” (page 62). [OF F] : Of f. [ON]: On. Y ou c an o perate mutu ally be tween compon ents th at are co nnected with an HD MI cable. Note • When you set to [ON] wit hout the HDMI connecti on of the TV, [Please veri fy the HDMI c onnection.] appears a nd you ca nnot set t o [ON]. x [VOLU ME LI MIT[...]

54 GB x [S-AIR SE TUP] You can set up t he S-AIR set ting. For detail s, see “Usi ng an S-A IR Product ” (page 7 5). [ID] You ca n set the ID of the sy ste m. [PAIRI NG] You ca n pair the sy stem and S-AIR s ub unit, such a s su rround ampli fier or S -AIR r eceive r. Note • This functi on is a vailable only whe n the S- AIR transmi tter (n o[...]

Disc 55 GB [JACKET PICTURE] : The jacket picture (still picture) appears , but only w hen the jacket picture i s already r ecorded on the dis c (CD- EXTRA, etc. ). If the d isc does n ot co ntai n a jacket picture, the [GR APHIC S] pictu re appears . [GRAP HICS] : A preset pict ure sto red in the system appear s. [BLUE] : The back ground is blu e. [...]

56 GB [L/R] 3.0 m/10 f t 3) : Set the front speaker dist ance. [CENT ER] 3.0 m/10 ft 3)4) : Set the center spea ker dista nce (u p to 1. 6 mete rs (5 ft) clos er to th e front sp eakers ). 1) 0.9 to 6.9 mete rs for North American mo dels. 2) 0.0 to 6.9 mete rs for North American mo dels. 3) When you pe rform the Quic k Setup (page 25) , the def aul[...]

Disc 57 GB test tone is emit ted from each speaker in sequenc e. Adjust the soun d level as follows. 1 Set the [T EST TONE] to [O N]. 2 Press C / X / x / c repeatedly to se lect the desired speaker and the level. 3 Press . 4 Repeat Steps 1 to 3. 5 Press C / X / x / c repeatedly to set [TEST TONE] to [OFF] after adjusting the speaker level. Note •[...]

58 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 +/– rep eatedly until “TUNER FM” or “TUNER AM” appears in the front p[...]

T une r 59 GB Listening to the Ra dio Preset radio statio ns in the system’s memory first (see “P rese tting Radi o Stat ions ” (pag e 58)). 1 Press FUNCTION +/– rep eatedly until “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 pre[...]

60 GB 6 Create a name by usin g C / X / x / c . Press X / x to select a char acter, then p ress 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 repeatedl y until the char acter t o be chan ged fl ashes, then pr ess X / x to sele ct the de si[...]

T une r 61 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 •[...]

62 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 63) – On e-[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 63 GB To set the [CONTROL FOR HD MI] function to on/off 1 Press FUNCTION +/– rep eatedly until “DVD” app ears in the front panel display. 2 Press DISPLAY while the system is in st op m ode . The Contr ol Menu displa y appear s on the TV screen. 3 Press X / x to select [SETUP], then press . The options[...]

64 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 20 ). 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 65 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 [...]

66 GB • The fol lowing USB device s/sit uations c an increase the time it takes to start p layback: – a USB device reco rded with a complicate d tree stru ctur e. – when the audio files or JP EG image files in anothe r folde r have jus t been play ed bac k. • Some USB device s cannot be playe d back on the sy stem de pend ing on the file fo[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 67 GB Press X / x to select a file and pr ess . The system star ts p laying the s elec ted fi le. You can turn the file list of f by pres sing DVD MENU. Pressing DVD MENU again will dis play the fo lder list. Ti p • The system c an recognize up to 150 a udio files in a single fol der. To stop playback Pre[...]

68 GB To play the next or previous JPEG image file Press c / C when the Co ntrol M enu dis play is no t disp laye d. Note t hat yo u can sel ect th e next folde r by contin uing to pres s c afte r the la st image on the curr ent fo lder , but t hat you ca nnot retur n to the prev ious fo lder by pr essin g C . To return to the pre vious folder, sel[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 69 GB audio file o r fold er” or “Sel ectin g a JPEG image file or folde r.” • [PICT URE LIST ]: I mage s o f JPE G ima ge files in the fo lder appea r in 16 s ubscreens. Follow Step 2 of “Se lecting a JP EG image file or f older.” You ca n play the audi o files /JPEG image fi les on the USB de [...]

70 GB 5 Press . The sy stem st arts play back fro m the sele cted n umber . Press DISPLAY repeatedly. Each time you p ress DISPLAY while p laying the disc , the displ ay ch anges: 1 y 2 1 Playi ng time an d curren t track number 2 Track (f ile) nam e* * If an MP3 file has the ID3 tag, the system will display a folder name /track ( file) name from t[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 71 GB Ti p • Date inform ation is [DD/MM/YYYY]. DD: Day MM: Month YYYY: Year Storing So ngs in a USB Device You c an reco rd song s on an audi o CD in a USB devic e by enc oding to MP 3 format . You ca n also copy the MP3 fi les on a DATA CD/DATA DVD into the USB devic e. For c onnect ing the U SB dev ice[...]

72 GB the name withou t overwriting the original folder or file. • Some USB device s cannot be playe d back on the sy stem de pend ing on the file fo rmat . 1 Load 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 [...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 73 GB x To select the desired MP 3 file/folder Press X / x to se lect the MP 3 file/ folder, th en press . The MP 3 files/ folder s are ma rked . x To select all MP3 files/folders Press C / X / x / c to select [ ALL], then press . x To cancel th e MP3 fil e/folder Press X / x to se lect the MP 3 file/ folde[...]

74 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 75 GB Using an S-AIR Product The unit is compatible with the S-AIR function (page 10 3), which a llows sound transmissio n between S-AIR produc ts. When you purchas e the S-AI R product, you need to p erform the following settings to establis h the sound transmis sion. About S-AIR products There are tw o ty[...]

76 GB • Insert the wireless tr ansmitte r so that the V marks are aligned. • Do not i nsert oth er than the wire less tran smitte r into t he EZW-T1 00 slot. 3 Make sure to use the same screws to secure the wireless t ransmitter. Note • Do not use other sc rews to fasten the wir eless trans mitt er. To insert the wireless transceiver into the[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 77 GB Ti p • To confirm t he curren t ID, pe rform St eps 1 to 7 above. Wh en you pair the unit with the S-AIR sub unit (page 78), [(PAIR ING)] appears beside ID on the display f or selecting I D. To set the ID of the surround amplifier Refer t o the operati ng inst ructions of the surrou nd am plifier . [...]

78 GB To control the system from the S-AIR receiver You ca n contro l the syst em from the S-A IR receiver by using t he followi ng buttons. For detail s, re fer to th e operat ing instru ctions of the S -AIR recei ver. You c an enjo y the S- AIR re ceiver while t he uni t is in stan dby mode by settin g “S-AIR STBY” to “ON.” 1 Press SY STE[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 79 GB 1 Place the S-AI R sub unit that you want to pair near the unit. Note • Remove he adphones from th e surround amplifi er (if connected ). 2 Match the IDs of the unit and the S-AIR sub unit. • To set the ID of the unit, see “To set the ID of the un it” (page 7 6). • To set the ID of the S-AIR[...]

80 GB If you u se multiple wir eless sys tems which shari ng the 2.4 GHz band, su ch as w irele ss LAN or Blueto oth, the tra nsmissio n of S-AIR prod ucts o r oth er wir eles s sy stems m ay be unstable. I n this case, t he transmi ssion may be improved by c hanging th e following “ RF CHANGE” setting. 1 Press SY STEM MENU. 2 Press X / x repea[...]

Other Operati ons 81 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 +/– rep eatedly until “DVD” app ears in the front panel[...]

82 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 83 GB – the headphones are connected to the unit or surround a mplifie r. – the calibra tion mic is not conn ected. – front speakers are not cor rectly connect ed. – surrou nd speake rs are no t correctl y connect ed. – front and surround speakers are not correctly connect ed. 10 Press C / c to select [YES] or [NO ], the[...]

84 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 85 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 SYSTEM MENU. 2 Press X / x rep eate dly un til “ DIMM ER” appears in the front panel display, then press or c . 3 Press X / x to select the brightness of the f ront panel di sp[...]

86 GB x DATA CD (DivX video file)/DATA DVD (DivX video file) 1 Playing ti me of the c urrent fi le 2 Current fi le name 3 Current album a nd file 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 t[...]

Other Operati ons 87 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. * [...]

88 GB Return ing to the Defau lt Setting s 1 Press " / 1 to turn on the system. 2 Press x , A , an d " / 1 on the unit at th e 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 5 0) othe r th an [PA RENTAL CONTR OL] to the default[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 89 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[...]

90 GB Notes abo ut the Discs On handling discs • To keep t he disc clean, hand le the di sc by its edge. Do not tou ch the surf ace. • Do not s tick pape r or t ape o n th e dis c. • Do not e xpose the disc to di rect sunl ight or heat sources suc h as hot air d ucts, or leave i t in a car p arke d in d irect sunli ght a s the tem peratu re m[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 91 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[...]

92 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 93 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 30 ). • Check the s peaker con nections a nd set tings (p ages 19, 55). • Depending on the DVD, the output signal ma y not be th e e[...]

94 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 95 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 51). The langu age for the so und track cannot be change d. • Multilingual trac ks are not recorded on the DVD being played. [...]

96 GB USB device Sympt om Rem edy “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 97 GB “DATA ERROR” appears in the front pa nel disp lay during playback of an 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 ?[...]

98 GB The S-AIR function You cannot start re cording/ copying to an USB de vice. • The following problems may have occurred. – The USB d evice is full. – The n umber of MP3 files an d folders on the USB d evice has reache d the upper lim it. – The USB d evice is write-prote cted. Recording/ copying i s stop ped before it is finished . • T[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 99 GB No sound is heard from the S-AIR prod uct. • If you use an other S-AIR main unit, p lace it more th an 8 m (26 1 / 4 fee t) away from th e unit . • Confirm the I D of t he unit and S-AIR sub uni t (pag e 76). • Confirm the pairing setting (page 78 ). • Insta ll the S-AIR main unit an d S-AIR su b unit closer t[...]

100 GB Self-dia gnosis Function (When letters/ numbers appe ar in the disp lay) When the s elf-diag nosis func tion is a ctivated to prevent the syste m from malfunctioning , a 5- chara cter se rvice nu mber (e. g., C 1 3 50) wi th a combinati on of a lett er and 4 di gits appe ars on the TV screen or front pan el display. In this case, check the f[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 101 GB Specific ations Amp lifier Se ctio n Stereo mode (r ated) 108 W + 108 W (at 3 ohms, 1 kHz, 1% THD) Surround mod e (reference) RMS out put power FL/F R/C/ SL/S R*: 1 42 watts (per chan nel at 3 ohms, 1 kHz, 10% TH D) Subwoofer*: 140 watts (at 3 ohms, 8 0 Hz, 10% THD) * Depending on the decoding mode settings and the s[...]

102 GB Speaker unit 65 mm cone type Rated i mpedance 3 ohms Dimensions ( approx.) 10 3 mm × 164 mm × 82 mm (w/ h/d) Mass (approx .) 0.6 kg Subwoo fer ( SS-WS80) Speaker s ystem Subwoofer Bas s reflex Speaker unit 160 mm cone type Rated i mpedance 3 ohms Dimensions ( approx.) 20 5 mm × 325 mm × 325 mm (w/ h/d) Mass (approx .) 5.2 kg General Powe[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 103 GB surrou nd spe akers an d a center speak er. The surrou nd spe akers ou tput m onaural so und. DTS Digita l audio c ompre ssion tech nolo gy deve lope d by DTS, Inc. This t echnolog y conform s to 5.1- chann el surr ound . This form at compr ises of ste reo rear ch annel an d there i s discret e subwoofer channe l in [...]

104 GB 1) You can pla y the CD layer on a conve ntional CD player. 2) Since both layers are on one side, it is not necessar y to turn the disc over. 3) To select a layer, see “To change a playback layer when playing a hybr id Super Audio CD” (pa ge 36). 4) To select an area, se e “To select a playback area on a 2 cha nnel + Multi-cha nnel Sup[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 105 GB Language Code List The langua ge spellings conform to the ISO 639: 1 988 (E/F) standard. Code L anguage Code Languag e Code Langu age Code Language 1027 Afar 1028 Abkhazian 1032 Afrikaans 1039 Amharic 1044 Arabic 1045 Assamese 1051 Aymara 1052 Azerbaijani 1053 Bashkir 1057 Byelorussian 1059 Bulgarian 1060 Bihari 1061[...]

106 GB Index to Parts and Co ntrol For mo re in forma tion, refer to th e pages indica ted in pa renthe ses. A " / 1 (on/standby) (25, 88) B A (open/close) (33) C Front panel display (108) D Play operation buttons (33) E (remote senso r) (9) F FUNCTION (28) G VOLUME control (33) H PHONES jack (33) I AUDIO IN/A.CAL MIC j ack (21, 25, 82) J (USB[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 107 GB A SPEAKER jacks ( 19) B EZW-T100 slot (21) C COAXIAL 75 Ω FM jack (23) D AM terminal (23) E EURO AV T OUTPUT (TO TV) jack ( 20) F DMPORT (DIGITAL ME DIA PORT) jack (21, 74) G HDMI OUT j ack (20) H TV (DIGITAL IN COAXI AL/OPTICAL) jacks (20) * CAUTION Plea se do not r emove t he sc rews be fore instal ling the EZW- T[...]

108 GB About the indications in the front panel display A Playing status B Flashes when the sleep timer is set. (84) C Displays system’s st atus such as chapter, title, or t rack number, tim e inform ation, r adio f requen cy, playi ng status , decodi ng mode, etc. D Lights up when a station is received. (Radio only) ( 58) E Stereo/Monau ral effe[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 109 GB Remote control ALPHABETICAL ORDER BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS A – O P – Z ANGLE 3 (34) AUDIO qh (35) CLEA R es (38, 50, 59) D.TUNING ws (59) DISC SKIP 1) ed DISPLAY wa (60, 70, 85) DVD MENU wg (41) DVD TOP MENU qd (41) DYNAMIC BASS 6 (84) ENTER 2) wf (24, 25, 36, 38, 5 8, 81) FUNCTION +/– 2 (28, 33) MENU wg (83) 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 DI SPLAY repeatedly . Each time you press DISPLAY, the Control Menu di splay chan ges: 1 t 2 t ... t 1 t ... 1 Contro l Menu dis play 1 2 Contr ol Me nu di splay 2 (a ppears when avail able) 3 Contr o[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 111 GB Example: Control Menu display 1 when playing a DVD VIDEO. To turn off the display Press DI SPLAY . List of Control Menu items (except for USB device) Item Item Name, Fun ction, Relev ant Disc Typ e [TITLE] (page 41)/[SCENE] (page 41)/[TRACK] (page 41) You can s elect the tit le, sce ne, or t rack to b e played . [CHA[...]

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 [PROGRAM] (page 38) You can select the tr ack to play in the order you want. [SHUFFLE] (page 39) You can play the trac k/file in random order. [REPEAT] (page 40) You can play the enti re disc (a ll titles/ all tra [...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 113 GB Ti p • The Control Menu ic on indicato r lights up in y ellow when you select a ny item exc ept [OFF] ([PROGRAM], [SHUFF LE], [R EPEAT], and [A /V SYNC] only ). The [ORIGINAL/ PLAY LIST] in dicator ligh ts up in yellow when you se lect [PLAY LIST] (default setting ). [INTERVAL] (page 68) You ca n select t he durat [...]

114 GB Index Numerics 5.1 Chan nel Surround 36 A A/V SYNC 48 AA C fi le 65 ANGLE 34 AT T E N U AT E 2 9 A UDIO 51 A UDIO (HDMI) 53 A UDIO DRC 54 A UDIO SETUP 54 A UTO CA LIBR A TION 54, 82, 102 B B AC KGROUND 54 C COLD RESET 88 CONTR OL FOR HDMI 52 Control for H DMI 62 Con tro l Menu Disp la y 110 CUST OM 50, 88 D D. C. A. C. (Digital Cinema Auto C[...]

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