Sony DAV-DZ700FW manual

©2005 Sony Cor poration 2-590-890- 11 (1) DVD Home Theatr e System Oper a ti ng Inst ructions D A V -DZ700FW[...]

2 GB 3 To preven t fire or shoc k haz ard, do not expose th e unit to ra in or m oi st ur e. Do not install the applian ce in a confined spa ce, su ch 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 ne ws papers, table-clo ths, curta ins, e tc. And don’t pla c e li ghte d c an dle s o[...]

3 GB Thank y ou f or pur chas ing So ny DV D H ome Theatre Sy stem. Before operating this sy stem, please read thi s manu al th orough ly and reta in it for fu t ure re fe re nce. 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 Display ...... 10 Getting Started Unpac king .......... ........... ............... ......... 13 I[...]

5 GB Settin gs an d A djus tment s Using th e Setup Display............ ............ 83 Setting the Display or Sound Track Languag e .............. ........... .............. . 8 4 [LANGUAGE SETUP] Setting s for the Displa y ............. ............ 85 [SCREEN SETUP] Custom Setting s ...... ............... .............. . 86 [CUSTOM SETUP] Setti[...]

6 GB • The instructi on s in this manua l desc ribe the contr ol s on the r em o te. Yo u ca n als o us e th e controls on the system if they have the same or similar n ames as th ose on the remote. • The Cont rol M enu items may be 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[...]

7 GB The syste m can play DVD-ROMs/ DVD +RWs/ DVD-RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD-Rs record e d in the follow in g form at s: – DivX video files of form at conf orming to UDF . Exampl e of discs th at the system cannot play The sys tem cann ot p lay t he fol lowi ng discs: • CD-R OMs/CD -Rs/ CD-RWs other t han t hose recorded in the format s lis ted on page 6 ?[...]

8 GB About the Super A udio C D Super A u dio CD i s a ne w high -qua li t y au dio disc stan dard w here music is recorded i n the DSD (Direct Str eam Digital) format (conve ntiona l CD s ar e r ec orded in the PC M format). The DSD format, us ing a sampling frequ enc y 64 tim es higher than tha t of a conven tional CD , and with 1 -b it qua ntiza[...]

9 GB Copy rights This pr oduct in co rporates copyr ight prot ection technol ogy tha t is pro tecte d by U.S . paten ts and other in tellectu al property rights. Us e of this copyri ght pr otec tio n tech no logy mu 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 thor iz ed by [...]

10 GB Use the Contro l Menu to select a function and to view related inf ormation. Pre ss 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 ite ms depend ing on th e disc t ype. For details about each it em, se e the pa ges i n parent hes[...]

11 GB Example: Control Menu display 1 when playing a DVD VIDEO. *1 D isplay s the scene number for VID EO CDs (PBC is on), trac k numb er for VIDEO C Ds/Supe r Audio C Ds/CDs, album numbe r fo r DATA CDs. DivX video a lbum num ber for DATA DVDs/DATA CDs. *2 D isplay s the inde x num ber for VIDEO CDs/ Super Audio CDs , MP3 a udi o track number , or[...]

12 GB * These item s are not dis played whe n pla yin g a DATA CD with DivX video fi le . • The Control Menu icon indica tor lights up in gr een when you se lect any item ex cept [OFF] ([PROGRAM], [SHUFFLE], [REPEAT] only). The [ORI GINAL/PLAY LIST] indicator lights up in green when you select [PLAY LIS T] (def au lt se tt ing) . The [M ULTI/2C H[...]

Getting Started 13 GB Chec k that yo u have t he foll owing items: •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) • Surround a mplifier (1) • IR transmitt er * (1 ) • IR rece iver* (1) • IR rece iver stand (1 ) • Spea ker ba se (1) • AM loop a[...]

14 GB Perform a ll connecti ons and setting s by following St eps 1 to 8 . “Step 1: Speaker System Hookup” (page 15) “Step 2: Antenna (Aerial) Hookup” (page 25) “Step 3: TV Hookup” (page 26) “Step 4: Other Component Hookup” (page 30) “Step 5: Connecting the AC Power Cord (Mains Lead)” (page 32) “Step 6: Turning off the Demonst[...]

Getting Started 15 GB Connect the supplie d speaker syste m using the supplie d speaker cords by matching the colors of the jacks t o th ose of th e co rds. D o not c onn ect a ny s peake rs ot he r tha n th ose su pp lie d w ith this sys t em. To obtain t he best possible s u rround sound, s pecify the speaker parameters (distance, level, etc.) on[...]

16 GB When usi ng the IR recei ver st and, att ach the st and so that both del ta marks on the IR rece iver an d stand are al igned. Surround amplifier Receiv e the sou nd fro m the IR rec eive r a nd s end to th e su rrou nd spe ake rs. Conn ect the s ur ro und sp eaker s and th e IR rece i ver to th e surr ou nd am plifi er . Attachi ng the spea [...]

Getting Started 17 GB The long pos t is f or floo r use, the sh ort post i s for ta bletop u se. 2 Secure the ba se to the post by s crews. 3 Draw the speaker cord through the hole on the base, then stand it up. Post (long) Post (sho rt) Screw holes Base or Screws (3) Bottom o f the base Speaker cord Bottom of the base , conti nue d[...]

18 GB 4 Draw the speaker co rd through t he hole on the speaker. 5 Mount the sp eaker on the post. • Do not catc h the speak er cord between t he speaker and the post. • Do not drop the spea ke r when m ount ing. Note Speaker cord Speak er , Hole Speaker ,[...]

Getting Started 19 GB 6 Connect the sp eaker cord to the speaker, then ad just the length of the sp eaker cord. 7 Attach the terminal cover to the speaker by screws. Adjust t he leng th of th e spea ker cord. Screw s (2) Terminal co ver[...]

20 GB Conn ect ing th e sp eake rs SPEAKER Y R AUDIO IN VIDEO IN L P B /C B P R /C R DVD ONLY SA T VIDEO DIR-T1 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT EURO AV OUTPUT(TO TV) FRONT R FRONT L CENTER WOOFER DIGITAL IN OPTICAL DIGITAL IN COAXIAL SURROUND L SURROUND R SPEAKER DIR-R2 Front spe aker (R ) Center spe aker Front speaker (L) Surrou nd spe aker (L) Subwoo fer Sur[...]

Getting Started 21 GB • Do not set the speakers in a n inc li ned p osit ion . • Do not place the speake rs in locatio ns th at are: – Extremel y hot or co ld – Dusty or dirty – Very hu m id – Subject to vi br ations – Subj ect to d irect s unlight • Use caution when pl aci n g th e spe akers and/or speak er s ta n ds (not s upp l i[...]

22 GB Examples of poor conditions of the speaker cord After connec ting al l t he comp one nts, sp eaker s , and AC po wer co r d (m ains lead) , out p u t a test tone to check that al l the speakers are conn ected co rrectly. For d etails on output ting a test t one, see page 89. If no soun d is h eard from a spe aker while outp uttin g a te st to[...]

Getting Started 23 GB 4 Attach the wa ll-mount pads o n the rea r side of the speaker. 5 Hang the speakers on the screws. • Use screws that are suitable for the wall m aterial an d strength. As a plaster boar d wall is esp eciall y fragil e, attach the screws se cu rel y to a beam and fast en them to the wa ll . In st al l the speak ers on a vert[...]

24 GB About the wireless system This wireless syste m adopts the Digita l Infrared Audio Transmiss ion system (pag e 96). The following diagr am indi c ates th e infrar ed tr an smis sion are a (th e ra nge t hat the inf rare d r ays ca n re ach) . • Do not install th e IR receiv er in a place ex pose d to di rec t sunligh t or str ong li ght suc[...]

Getting Started 25 GB Connect th e supplied AM/FM antenn as (aerials ) for listenin g to the radio. • To prevent noise pickup, k eep th e AM loop ante nna (ae ri a l) awa y from the system an d othe r compone nts. • Be sure to f ull y exten d the FM wi re an tenna (a e r ia l). • After connect ing th e FM wire ant enn a (a eria l ), keep it a[...]

26 GB Firs t, perfor m the vid eo conn ectio n, and t hen audi o connect ion. With your T V’s au dio o utput c onnec ted to t his sy stem, you c an lis ten to TV sound thro ugh t he syst em spe akers . Conn ect ing th e vi deo c o r d s Sends a p laye d ba ck DVD image t o a TV . Connect the sy stem to your TV using the SCART (EURO AV) cord (not [...]

Getting Started 27 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 sy st em to pr ogre ssiv e f ormat (page 27). When connecting to a standard 4:3 screen TV Depend i ng on th e di s c, the ima ge m ay n ot fit yo ur TV sc reen . To chan ge the aspec t rat i o,[...]

28 GB x P VIDEO ( PROGRESSIVE VIDE O) Select this setting when: – your T V acc epts pr ogre ssiv e si g nals , a nd, – the TV is c onnected to the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks, and, – you want to fix the con version met hod to PROGRES SIVE VIDEO for vi deo-base d so ftware. Select this if the ima g e is not clear whe n you select PROGRESSIVE AUT[...]

Getting Started 29 GB To connect the AUDIO OUT jacks of a TV to the VIDEO (AUDIO IN) jacks of this system Conn ec t a TV t o the VI D EO ( AUDIO IN) j a cks usin g an audio cord (no t supplied ). When co n necting a cord , be su re to m a tch the c olor -cod ed s leev es to the app ropr iate ja ck s on th e co mpo nent s. • Be sure to make conne [...]

30 GB You c an e njoy other com ponen t by c onnec ting t he V IDEO /AUD IO OUT jack s of anothe r com pon ent. • If you connec t a TV to th e VIDEO jacks in Step 3 ( page 26 ), you c annot con nect other c omponent s to the sys tem. (you can connect other c om po nents with the coaxial cab le (not s upplied) to t he COAXIAL DIGITAL IN jack (page[...]

Getting Started 31 GB If you connect a digital satellite receiver with an DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL or OPTICAL) jack The digital satellite receiver can be connecte d to the VIDEO (OPTICAL DIGITAL IN) or S AT (COAXIAL DIGITAL IN) ja ck instead of th e VIDEO AUDIO IN jacks of t h e system. The syst em can ac cept bo th the d igita l and analog ue si gnals[...]

32 GB Befo re con ne ct ing t he AC pow e r co r d (ma ins lead) of this system to a wall outlet (ma in s), conne c t the sp eakers to the sy stem (pag e 15). To turn on the system Press " / 1 . To turn off the system Press " / 1 . Th e sy stem e nter s s ta nd by mo de. Whil e playi ng a disc , do no t turn of f the sy ste m by pr essin [...]

Getting Started 33 GB After co nnect i n g the spe ak ers, su rrou nd amplifi er, IR tr a nsmitter, IR re ceiver, an d the AC powe r cords ( mains leads), a djust the wirele ss sys tem fo r g ood tran sm i ssi on . 1 Press " / 1 on th e system and P OWER on the surround amplifier. The system an d surround amplifi er turn o n and the PO W ER /O[...]

34 GB To hang the IR receiver on a wall 1 Install a commercia lly available screw in the wall so that i t protrudes 4 mm. 2 Detach the IR receiver stand and hang it via hole on the rear si d e of the IR receiver on the screw. Make su re that the IR receiver does not move after i nstallation. • When re atta chin g t he IR rece iv er s tand t o th [...]

Getting Started 35 GB • Use screws suitab le for the material and strength of the wa ll. • Do not instal l the IR tr ansm itter or IR re c ei ver to a wall of low st rength. • Sony is not liabl e for any dam age or acci dent incurre d by incor rect ins tallati on (i.e . low s trength wall, etc.), incorre c t use of th is pr oduc t , or natura[...]

36 GB The S e tu p D isp la y f or se l ec t ing th e langua ge use d i n th e on-s cr een di s pl ay appe ars. 5 Press X / x to select a language. The system displ ays the menu and subtit les in the se lected language. • The sel ecta bl e languag e is dif fer e nt de pe ndin g on the area. 6 Press EN TER . The Setu p D i splay f or selec t in g [...]

Getting Started 37 GB 13 Press X / x to select th e surround speaker distance from the listening positi on. You ca n set from 0 .0 to 7.0 m e ters (0 t o 23 ft). • The setting rang e cha nge s de pe ndin g on the front s peaker se tting. 14 Press ENTER. Quick Setup is finis he d. All conne ct ions and setu p oper at io ns ar e co mplet e. To quit[...]

38 GB If color irregularity is observed again... Place t h e speaker furth er away from the TV s et. If howling occurs Reposition t h e speakers or tu rn down the volume on th e system.[...]

Play ing Di scs 39 GB Depending on the DVD VIDEO or VIDEO CD, some opera tions may be diff erent or restric ted. Refe r to the operat ion det ails su pplied with you r disc. 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,” pre ss FUNCTION to[...]

40 GB *1 DVD VIDEOs/DVD-RWs /DVD-Rs only. The but to n can be us ed exc ept for D ivX vi deo files . *2 DVD VIDEOs/DVD-RWs /DVD-Rs/DVD+RWs only. The but ton can be u sed except for DivX video files. *3 DATA CDs/DATA DVD s only. • If t here is no disc i n t h e system , “NO DISC” appears in the front pa nel displa y. • The Instant Replay fu [...]

Play ing Di scs 41 GB play fr om the beginn ing, pr ess x twice and th en press H . Crea ting your o wn pro gram (Progr a m Pl ay ) (VIDEO CD, Supe r Audio CD, CD only) You can play the cont ents of a disc in t he order you wan t by arrangi ng the orde r of the tra cks on the disc to creat e your ow n progra m. You c an program up to 99 tra cks. 1 [...]

42 GB want to delete the trac k from the pr ogram, press C LEAR. 3 Follow Step 5 f or new progr amming. To cancel a program , select [--] under [T], then press ENT ER. To cancel all of the tracks in the programmed order 1 Follow steps 1 to 3 of “Creating your own program (Program Play) .” 2 Press X and select [ALL CLEAR]. 3 Press ENTE R. • Yo[...]

Play ing Di scs 43 GB The de fault set t i n g is underli n ed. x When playing a DVD VIDEO or DVD- RW •[ O F F ] : doe s no t play re peat ed ly. • [DISC]: r epeats all of the title s on the disc . • [TITLE]: re peats th e curren t title o n a disc. • [CH A P T ER] : r epe ats the curr ent ch apte r. x When playi ng a VIDEO CD, S uper Audio[...]

44 GB Some DVD-RWs in VR (Vid eo Recording) mode h ave two type s of ti t le s f or playb ac k: orig inal ly recorded titles ([ORIGINAL] ) and titles that can be cre ated on reco rdab le D V D player s for editin g ([PLAY LIST]). You can select th e type of titl e to be played. 1 Press DI SPLAY when th e system is in stop mode. The Co nt rol Men u [...]

Play ing Di scs 45 GB Sele ct ing a p lay back la yer when pl ayin g a hy brid Supe r Audi o CD Some Super Au dio CDs cons ist o f an HD l ayer and a CD l ayer. Y ou can se lect th e play ba ck layer yo u wan t to l ist en to. Press SA-CD/CD when the system is in stop mod e. Each tim e you pres s the bu tton, an HD lay er or a CD lay er is a ltern [...]

46 GB • Dep en d ing o n the V I D EO CD , [ Pr e ss EN T ER] in Step 3 may appear as [Press SELECT] in the instruct ions supp lied wit h the disc . In this ca se, press H . • To play without us ing PBC, press . / > or the number button s while th e system is st opped to select a trac k , then pres s H or ENTER. [Play without PBC ] appears o[...]

Play ing Di scs 47 GB * “Design r u le for Camera F ile syst em”: Image standar ds f or digit al cam era s regu lated by Ja pa n Electr onics and Infor mation Tec hnology Indus tries Associati on (JEITA ). • The system will play any data with th e extens ion “.M P3,” “. JPG ,” or “.JPE G” ev en if they ar e no t in MP3 or JPEG f o[...]

48 GB MP3 aud io trac ks and JPEG ima ge fi le s recorde d on DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/ CD-Rs/ CD-R W s) ca n be play ed on th is sy stem . • You can view the dis c info rma tion while playing MP3 audio tra c ks an d JPE G image fi le s (p ag e 59). • You ca n selec t Repeat P lay while play ing MP3 aud io tracks and JPEG image files (page 42) and [AU[...]

Play ing Di scs 49 GB The list of tracks contained in the album appears . 3 Press X / x to select a track and press ENTER. The sele ct ed track st ar ts play in g. You can turn the tr ac k list off by pr ess in g M ENU. Pressi ng MEN U aga in will di spla y t he album list. To stop playback Press x . To play the next or previous MP3 audio track Pre[...]

50 GB Press CLEAR to retu rn to normal view. • Nothing hap pens when you pre ss C while playin g the first im age f ile of the alb um. • If you press C / c to go to the ne xt or previou s image, the “Rotatin g a JPEG image” function is ca nceled. • The slide show stops whe n you press X / x . To stop playback Press x . • A scroll box is[...]

Play ing Di scs 51 GB •[ A U T O ] : plays both th e JPEG image files and MP3 audio trac ks in the same albu m as a sli de s how . • [AUDI O (MP3)]: play s only MP3 audi o tracks con tinuo usly . • [IMAGE (JPEG)] : plays o nly JPEG imag e files as a slide s how. 5 Press MENU. The list of al bums re cord ed o n th e D A T A CD appears. 6 Press[...]

52 GB Selecti ng an effect for image files in the slide show (JPEG o nly) When y ou play a JPEG ima ge f ile, you can sele ct th e effect to be use d when vi ewing the slide sh ow. 1 Press DISPLAY twice. The Con trol Menu for JP EG appears. 2 Press X / x to select [EFFE CT], then press ENTER. The option s for [EF FECT] a ppear . 3 Press X / x to se[...]

Play ing Di scs 53 GB You ca n also play DATA CD s reco rded in M ulti Sessi on (page 46), alt hough DATA DVDs recorded in Multi Session are not pla y able. Ref er to th e in str uct i on s s upp lie d w i th the di sc driv es and the re cord in g softw are (not suppl ied ) for d etails on th e reco rding format . About playback order of data on DA[...]

54 GB Selecti ng a DivX video file 1 After Step 2 of “Selecting an album,” press ENTER. The list of files i n the album appear s. 2 Press X / x to select a file an d press ENTE R. The selected f ile starts playing. To stop playback Press x . To go to the next or previous page Press C / c . To return to the previous display Press O RET URN. To p[...]

Play ing Di scs 55 GB You ca n qu ickly loc ate a parti cu lar point on a disc by m on ito ri ng the pict ur e or play ing ba ck slowly . • Dependi ng on the DVD/ VIDEO CD, you ma y not be able to do some o f th e oper a tion s describe d. Locat ing a po int qu ick ly by playi n g a di sc in fas t forw ard or fast rever se (Sca n) (excep t fo r J[...]

56 GB (DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW only). To retu rn to norma l pl a yback, pre s s H . • You cannot search for a still picture on a DVD-RW in VR mode. • For DATA CDs, this func ti on wor ks onl y for Div X video files. You ca n se arch a DVD by title or chap t e r, and you can se arch a VIDE O C D / S up er Audi o CD/ CD/DATA CD/DATA DVD by track, index,[...]

Play ing Di scs 57 GB [INDEX] x When playing a VIDEO CD/Super VCD with PBC Playb a ck [SCENE] x When playing a Super Audi o CD [TRACK] [INDEX] x When playing a CD [TRACK] x When playing a DATA CD (M P3 audio) [ALBUM] [TRACK] x When playing a DATA CD (JP EG f ile) [ALBUM] [FILE] x When playing a DviX video [ALBUM] [FILE] Exampl e: w he n you se lect[...]

58 GB You ca n divi de the scree n into 9 subs cree ns and find the desi red 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): displays the first sc en e of each tit le. • [CHAPTER VIEWER ] (DVD VIDEO only ): di splays th e[...]

Play ing Di scs 59 GB View ing the Pl aying Time a nd Remaining Time in the Front Panel Di splay You can ch eck disc informati on, such as the remainin g time, tot al number of titles i n a DVD, tracks in a VIDEO CD, Super Audio CD, CD, or MP3, fi le nam e of a D ivX video using t he fro nt panel di sp lay ( pa ge 10 1). Press DISPLAY. Each time yo[...]

60 GB When playing a VIDEO CD (without PBC functions), Super Audio CD, or CD When playing an MP3 • When pl aying VIDEO CD s with PB C func tions, t he play ing time is di splaye d. • When playing VIDEO C D s w ith out PBC fu nc tion s, the track number a nd the i ndex nu mber are displaye d after the D isc n ame . • You c an als o check th e [...]

Play ing Di scs 61 GB x When playing a DVD VIDEO or DVD- RW • T **: **: * * Playing time of the c urrent tit le • T–**: **:** Remaining time o f the current t itle • C **: **: ** Playing time of the c urrent chapter • C–**: **:** Remaining time of the current chapter x When playing a VIDEO CD (with PBC functions) •* * : * * Playing ti[...]

62 GB * “Exch angeabl e Image File Format” i s a digita l camera im ag e for mat de f ine d by th e Japan Electroni cs and I nform ation T echnology Ind ustries Asso ciat i on (JEI TA). • Date in form atio n is [D D/M M /Y Y YY ]. DD: Day MM: Month YYYY: Year • If there is n o date i nformati on or da ta is da maged on the disc, the sy stem[...]

Sound Adjustm ents 63 GB When playing a DVD VIDEO o r DATA CD/ DATA DVD (DivX video f iles) recorded i n multipl e audio format s (PCM, Dolby Digital, MPEG a udi o, or D TS) , you can cha nge the audio for ma t. If the DVD VIDEO is re c orded with multil ingual tracks, you c a n also c hange the languag e. With VIDEO CDs, CDs, o r DATA CDs, you can[...]

64 GB • While pla ying a S uper VCD on which the audio t rack 2 is not recorded, no soun d will com e out w hen you sele ct [ 2:STER EO], [2:1 /L], or [ 2:2/ R]. • You cannot chan ge the so und for Super Audio CDs. Checkin g the audio signal forma t (DVD, DivX video onl y) If you pr es s AUD IO r epe ate dly du ri ng playba ck, the for mat o f [...]

Sound Adjustm ents 65 GB You can take ad va ntag e of su rrou nd soun d simply by s e lecting one of s ystem’s pre- program med sound fiel ds. Th ey b ring t he exciting and pow e rfu l so un d of m ovi e theater s into you r ho me. Press SOUND FIELD. Each time you press SOUND FIELD repeatedly until the soun d field you want appears in the front [...]

66 GB Meanw hile , the surroun d chan nel be co mes monau ral. 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 n nel s from 2 chan ne l so urce s. Thi s 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 witho[...]

Sound Adjustm ents 67 GB x REAR ST. This mode outputs 2 c hannel sourc es from th e surrou nd spe akers on ly. (A lt h ough no sound is output fr om th e f ront spe aker s, so und is out pu t fro m th e fr ont speake rs w he n you set [SURROUND] in [SPEAKER SETUP] to [NONE] (page 8 7).) • W he n you se le c t “MULTI S T.” or “REAR S T. ,”[...]

68 GB You ca n en joy TV or V CR s ound f ro m all speak er s of th is sy ste m. For deta ils, see “St ep 3: TV Ho okup” (p age 26) and “St ep 4 : Othe r Co mpo nen t Hook up” (page 3 0). 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly unti l “TV,” “VIDEO, ” or “SAT” (dependi ng on connection) appe ars in the fro nt panel display. 2 Press SOUN D FI[...]

Sound Adjustm ents 69 GB 4 Press ENTER or AMP MENU. The AMP menu t urns off. • AUDIO DRC onl y applies to Dolby Digital sources. Not e[...]

70 GB If var ious ang les (mult i-angles) for a sc ene are recorded on a DVD VIDEO, you can change the view in g an gle. For ex ample, w h i l e playing a scene o f a train i n motion , yo u ca n displ ay th e vi ew fr om either t he front of the t rain, the le ft window of the t rain, or from t he right w indow with out havi ng the tra in’s move[...]

Using V arious Additional Functions 71 GB You ca n set 2 ki nd s of play b ac k restric t io ns for the desi r ed d isc. • Custom Parental Co ntrol You can set pl ay back restri ction s 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 [...]

72 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 73 GB 5 Press X / x to select [STANDARD], then press ENTER. The selecti on items for [S TANDARD] are displa yed. 6 Press X / x to select a geographic a rea as the playback l imitation level, then press ENTER. The area is se lected. When yo u se lect [ OTHE RS t ], selec t an d enter a s tandar d code i n the tab [...]

74 GB Area Code Changin g the password 1 Press DISPLAY while the system is in stop mode. The Co nt rol Men u ap pe ars. 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 pas swor d appe ars. 4 Enter[...]

Other Operations 75 GB By adjust i ng the remo te sign al, yo u ca n cont ro l your TV with th e supplied remote. • I f you e nter a ne w code numb er, the c ode num ber previous l y entered wil l be er as 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 default (SONY) setting . Rese t the app[...]

76 GB THEATRE SYNC al l ow s you to tu rn on your SONY TV an d t h is system, ch anges the sy st em mode t o “D VD , ” an d then switc he s the T V ’s input sou rce yo u s et with on e butto n push . Prepar ing for the THEATRE SYNC fu ncti on Regist er th e TV’s in put sou rce conne cted t o this system. Press and hol d TV/VIDEO whil e ent [...]

Other Operations 77 GB • This function is only for SONY TVs. (This function may not work on some SONY T Vs.) • If distance between TV and th is syst em is too f ar, this function may not work . Instal l the system 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 t he[...]

78 GB component that is connected to the AUDIO IN jack on the fron t pane l. To prev en t this , yo u c an ch ang e th e o ut pu t le ve l 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 un t i l “ A U D IO ATT” appears in t he front pan e l display, then press ENTER or c . 3 Press X /[...]

Other Operations 79 GB Preset t i ng radio stations You can pres et 20 FM s tations , and 10 AM stations . Be fo re tuning, make sure to t u rn down the vol ume to minimum. 1 Press FUNCTION rep eatedly until the band you want appears in th e front panel display. 2 Press and hold TUNING + or – until the auto scanning starts. Scann in g sto ps wh e[...]

80 GB For automatic tuni n g, press and hold TUNING + or – . Pre ss x when you st op the automat ic tuni ng. • If an FM program is nois y, pre ss F M MODE so that “MONO” appears i n the front panel display. There will be no stereo effe ct, but the recept ion will impr ove. Press the but t on ag ai n to restore the stereo effect. • To imp [...]

Other Operations 81 GB What i s the Radio Dat a System? The R adio Da ta Syst em (RDS) i s a br oadcast ing service that allo ws radio s tations to send add i ti on al in fo rm a t io n al on g wi th th e re gu lar program signa l. Th is tu ne r offe rs co nveni en t RDS fe atures , suc h as stat ion name d isplay. RDS is ava ilable only for FM sta[...]

82 GB The bri ghtnes s of the fr ont pan el disp lay ca n be set to either of 2 levels. 1 Press AMP MENU. 2 Press X / x repeatedly until “DIMMER” appears in the fron t panel display, then press ENTER or c . 3 Press X / x to select the brigh tness of the front panel display. 4 Press ENTER or AMP MENU. The AM P m e nu turns off. You can ret u rn [...]

Settings an d Adjustments 83 GB By usi ng the Setup Dis play, y ou c an ma ke vari ous adju stment s to items such as pi cture an d sound . Yo u can al s o set a lan guag e fo r t he subtitl es and th e Se tup Di sp lay, am on g oth er thin gs . F or det a i ls o n eac h Se tu p Di sp la y i te m, see page s from 84 t o 89. For an over all list of [...]

84 GB To reset all of the [SETUP] settings 1 Select [RESET ] in Step 3 and press E NTER. 2 Select [YES] using X / x . You can also quit the process and return to the Control Menu by selecting [N O] here. 3 Press ENTE R. All the settings explained on pages 84 to 89 return to the default settings. Do not press [/ 1 while resetting the system as it ta[...]

Settings an d Adjustments 85 GB Choose set tings according 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 83) . 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 w ide). The defau lt setti n[...]

86 GB x [LINE] Selec ts the o utput me thod for vide o signa ls from the EURO AV T OUTPUT (TO TV) jack on the re ar panel of the syst em. • If your TV does not accept RGB signals, no pictu re appe ars on t he TV scr een even if you s elect [R GB]. Refer to the instr uc ti ons sup plied with your TV. x [4:3 OUTPUT] This sett ing is e ffec tiv e on[...]

Settings an d Adjustments 87 GB selects PC M, DTS, Dolby Digit al sound, and MPEG audio t racks in this order. x [MULTI-D ISC RESUM E] (DVD V IDEO/ VIDEO CD only) Switches the Multi- d isc Resume sett in g on or off . Resume p lay back poi nt ca n be s tored i n memory for u p to 40 differe nt DVD VIDEO/ VIDEO CD discs (pa g e 40). x [Div X] Displa[...]

88 GB • When you s e lect an item , th e s o u nd cu ts of f for a moment. • Depending on the sett ings of othe r sp eake r s, subwoofer may be exce ssi ve. x [DISTANCE] The default d istance setti n g for the speake rs in relation to the liste ning positio n is shown be low. When yo u set the dist ance usi ng the Q uick Setup (page 3 5), the s[...]

Settings an d Adjustments 89 GB x [LEVEL (SURROUND)] You can va ry the le vel of su rround s peakers as foll ow s. B e su re to set [T ES T TO N E] to [ON ] for eas y adjustment. (Thi s s ettings 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 [...]

90 GB On power sources • AC power cord (m ains lead) must be cha nged only a t the qua lified service shop. On placement • Pla ce the system in a locat io n with adequ at e venti lation to preven t h eat build-u p i n the s ys t em. • At high volum e, over long peri ods of time, the ca binet becomes hot to the touch. Thi s is not a malf un ct[...]

Additiona l Information 91 GB On handling discs • To keep t he disc c lean, ha ndle th e dis c by its edge . Do not to uch the su rfac e. • Do n ot st ic k pa per or ta pe on the dis c. • Do n ot exp ose th e di sc to di rect su nlight or heat s ource s su ch as ho t ai r duct s, o r leave it in a car p ar ked in dire ct su n lig ht as t h e [...]

92 GB • The SCART (EURO AV) c o rd is not connect ed securely . • The SCART (EURO AV) c ord is damaged. • The s ystem i s not c onnected to the correc t EURO AV t INPUT jack (page 26). • The video input on the TV is not se t so that you can view p ictures from t he system. • Check t he output metho d on your s ystem (page 86) . Picture n [...]

Additiona l Information 93 GB The remote d oes not function. • There are obsta cl es bet ween the r em ote a nd the system. • The d istance between the re mote an d the sy stem is too fa r. • The remo te is not p ointed at the remo te sens or on the system. • The batte ries in the re m ote are weak. The POWER/ON LI NE indicator mom entarily[...]

94 GB You cannot p erform so me functions such as Stop, Search, Slo w-motion Play, or Re peat Play. • Dependi ng on the dis c, you may not be a ble to perform som e of the opera tion s above. See the operati ng ma nua l th at came with the disc. Messages do not ap p ear on the screen in the language you want. • In the Setup Disp lay, selec t th[...]

Additiona l Information 95 GB Amplifier section Stereo mode (r ated) 55 W + 55 W (3 o hms at 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 t[...]

96 GB Dimensions (appr ox.) 206 × 38 2 × 3 92 mm (w/h /d) Mass (approx .) 7.8 kg General Power requi rements 220 – 240 V AC, 50/ 60 Hz Power cons umptio n On: 1 30 W Standby: 0. 3 W (a t the Power Sa ving mode ) Dimensi ons (a pprox.) 430 × 70 × 295 mm (w/h/d) incl. projecti ng parts Mass (approx .) 3.6 kg Supplied accessories See page 13. Su[...]

Additiona l Information 97 GB Dolb y Di git al This movie theater sound fo rmat for is more adva nced tha n Dolby Su rround P ro Lo gic. In thi s f ormat, th e surrou nd speakers output st ereo soun d with a n expand e d freque ncy rang e, and a subwo ofer cha nnel for dee p bass is indepen de ntly pr ovi d ed. Th is for m a t is also cal l e d “[...]

98 GB Film ba sed s oftw are, Video b ased software DVDs can be c la ssified as F ilm based or Vide o based so ftware. Film based DVDs c ontain the same images (24 fra mes pe r se co nd ) that ar e shown at movi e theaters. Video b ased DVDs, such as televi si on dram a s or sit-co ms , dis p l ay s imag es at 30 fr am es (or 60 fiel ds) pe r se co[...]

Additiona l Information 99 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[...]

100 GB For mo re in form a tion , ref er to th e pa ges in di cat ed i n pa rent he ses. Front pan el A " / 1 (on/standby) (32, 39, 82) B Disc tray (39) C A (open/close) (39, 82) D H (play) (39) E X (pause) (39) F x (stop) (39, 82) G . / > (39) H FUNCTION (39) I PHONES jack (39) J VOLUME (39) K (remote sensor) (13) L Front pa ne l di splay [...]

Additiona l Information 101 GB Fron t panel d isplay About the indications in the front panel display A Lights up during PBC playback. (VIDEO CD o nly) (45) 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 o nly) (79) D Lights up when 2 channel source is[...]

102 GB Rear pa nel A SPEAKER jacks (15) B SAT COAXI AL DIGITAL IN jack (30) C VIDEO OPTICAL DIGITA L IN jack (30) D COMPONENT VI DEO OUT jacks (26) E EURO AV T OUTPUT (TO TV) jacks (26) F AM terminal (25) G FM 75 Ω COAX IAL jack (25) H DIR-T1 jack (15) I VIDEO VIDEO/A UDIO IN jacks (28, 30) SPEAKER COAXIAL FM 75 Y R AUDIO IN VIDEO IN L P B /C B P[...]

Additiona l Information 103 GB Remo te A TV [ / 1 (on/ standby) (75) B TV/V IDE O (7 5) C TUNER MENU (79) D SLEEP (81) E SA-CD/CD (44) F PROGRES SIVE (27) G REPEAT/FM MOD E (42, 79) H MULTI/2CH (44) I Number buttons (43, 71, 75) The nu mber 5 butto n ha s a tac ti l e dot.* J CLEAR, - (35, 41, 75, 76) K TOP MENU (43) L C / X / x / c /ENTER (32, 41,[...]

104 GB Surround a mplifier A POWER/ON L INE indicator (33) B POWER (33) C DIR-R2 jack (15) D SPEAKER jacks (15) POWER/ON LINE POWER SURROUND L SURROUND R SPEAKER DIR-R2 Front panel Rear panel[...]

Additiona l Information 105 GB Y ou c an set the follo wing items with the D VD Setup Display . The ord er of th e di splaye d ite ms may be differe nt from t he actual displa y . DVD Setup Display 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 [...]

106 GB Y ou can se t the foll owing ite ms with AMP M E NU on the remote. AMP Menu List AMP menu AUDIO DRC DRC STD DRC MAX DIMMER DIMM E R ON DIMM ER OFF DRC OFF DUAL MONO MAIN SUB MAIN+SUB MAIN/SUB A/V SYNC SYNC OFF SYNC ON DEMO DEMO ON DEMO OFF AUDIO ATT ATT ON ATT OF F[...]

107 GB Numerics 16:9 85 4:3 LETTER BO X 85 4: 3 OUTP UT 86 4:3 P AN SCAN 85 5.1 Channel Surrou nd 64 A A/V SYNC 54 Acce ssories 13 ALBUM 56 Alb um 96 AMP m enu 32, 54, 68 , 78 AMP menu list 106 ANGLE 70 Antenn a (a er ial) Hoo kup 2 5 A UDIO 8 4 A UDIO A TT 78 A UDIO DR C 68 B B ACKGR OUND 85 Batteri es 13 C CHAPTER 56 Chapter 96 COMPONENT VIDEO OU[...]

S Scan 55 SCENE 56 Scen e 98 SCREEN SA VER 8 5 SCREEN SE TUP 85 Sear ching 55 SETUP 83 Setup Display 8 3, 105 Shuffle Play 4 2 SIZE 87 SLEEP 8 1 Slide show 50 Slow-motion play 55 Sound Fiel d 65 SPEAKER SETUP 87 Speak er setup 37 Speaker System Hook up 15 SUBT ITLE 70, 84 Supe r Audio CD 8, 44 T TEST T ONE 89 THEA TRE SYNC 76 TIME/ TEXT 57 TITLE 5 [...]