Sony DAV-DZ860W manual

©2008 Sony Corporation 3-283-045- 11 (1) DVD Home Theatr e System Operating Instructions DA V -DZ860W[...]

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 .............. ........... ... 11 Step 2: Positioning th e System ... 16 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) and surrou nd s peaker s (2) • Cente r spea ker (1 ) • Sub woofe r (1) • AM loop ante nna (aerial) (1 ) • FM wire antenn a (aer ial) (1 ) • S peaker cords (6, red/wh ite/ green/gr ay/bl ue/purpl e) • Remote c omma nder (rem ote) (1 ) • R6 (si ze AA) batteri es (2)[...]

9 GB Getting Started Attaching the foot pads to the subwoofer Attach th e foot pa ds (supplie d) to th e bottom of the subwoo fer to s tabilize the subwoofer and preven t it from s lippi ng. 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 t[...]

10 GB Getting Started Note • Do not expos e the remote se nsor to direct sun light or lighting apparatus. Doin g so may cause a ma lfunction. TV[...]

11 GB Getting Started Step 1 : Assemb ling th e Spe akers Befo re con nectin g the speak ers, atta ch the speak er st and to the s peake r. (For the fron t and surr ound speaker s) Use the p arts as f ollow s: • Fro nt a nd surrou nd sp eakers (4) • S peake r cor ds ( 4, red/ w hit e/blu e/gr ay) •P o s t s ( 4 ) • Bas es ( 4) • Mountin g[...]

12 GB Getting Started 2 Attach the post cover to the other end of the post. Orient the s lot tow ard you, a ttach t he po st cove r so t hat th e slot of th e post engage s wit h the tab of the po st cov er, the n secure with t he screw. Speake r cord Bottom of the ba se , Post Two ho les Top of t he base Upper part of th e post , , Thread the spea[...]

13 GB Getting Started 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 mounting plate and screws. Select th e speaker whose jack color on its rear pan el matches the color tube of the speaker co rd. 4 Connect the sp eaker cords to th e speaker. Be sure to mat ch the speaker c ords to th[...]

14 GB Getting Started 5 Attach the p ost to the b ase. Insert the post so that t he slit on the lower p art of the post ali gns with the projection of the base , then secur e the post with the two screws. Note • Make sure that the sl ot on the post aligns with the projec tion of the base by rota ting the post slightly. 6 Adjust the height of the [...]

15 GB Getting Started 7 Take up any speaker cord slack. Take up sl ack i n the speak er c ord by pul ling from t he bot tom of th e base . Fully-assembled illustration Adjust t he leng th of the co rd. Secure the speaker cord by running it thro ugh the slo t. Surrou nd speaker (L): Blue labe l White Red Surround speaker ( R): Gray labe l Front spea[...]

16 GB Getting Started Step 2 : Positi oning t he System For the best poss ible sur round so und, all the speak ers oth er than th e subwo ofer sho uld be pla ced at the same dista nce fr om the list ening posit ion ( A ). Place th e system a s illust rated bel ow. Note • Do not se t the speake rs in an incl ined positi on. • Do not place th e s[...]

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

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

19 GB Getting Started Step 3: Conn ecting th e System See the co nnection diag ram below, and rea d the additi onal informat ion from 1 to 6 on th e follow ing pages. Note • Be sure to make connection s securely to avoid hum and noise . • Whe n you conn ect anothe r compone nt with a volume cont rol, turn up the vol ume of the other compon ents[...]

20 GB Getting Started The co nnecto r and co lor tub e of the sp eaker co rds ar e the sam e colo r as the l abel of t he jacks to be conn ected. B e sur e to m atch the sp eaker cords to th e app ropriat e term inal s on th e sp eakers: the s peake r cord with the color tub e to 3 , and th e spea ker cord wi thout the color t ube to # . Do not cat[...]

21 GB Getting Started For vi deo o utpu t to yo ur TV, ch eck the vid eo in put ja cks of t he TV, and sel ect connec tion meth od A or B . Picture qua lity improv es in order fr om A (s tand ard) to B (HDMI). When the T V has the digi tal opti cal or coa xial out put j ack, you c an i mprov e soun d qu ality by connecting with the digi tal cord ( [...]

22 GB Getting Started You ca n enjoy t he connec ted co mpone nt usin g the six spe aker s of the syst em. • Portabl e audio source: A • DIGITAL ME DIA PORT adapter : B • VCR , di gital sate lli te re ceiv er, o r Pl ayStat ion , etc .: C To connect the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter Conn ect a DIG ITAL M EDIA PO RT ada pter (n ot suppli ed) to t[...]

23 GB Getting Started Note • Connect t he DIGITAL MEDIA PORT ad apter so that the V marks are aligned. When dis connecting , pull out whi le pressing A . If your TV has multiple audio/video inputs You can en joy the s ound wi th t he sp eakers of t he sy stem throug h the conn ected TV. Conne ct th e compon ents as follows . Select the component [...]

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

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

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

27 GB Getting Started Step 4: Se tting up th e Wireless System To use the wi reless system, you need t o set u p the sur round amplif ier. Before setting, make sure t hat the wi reles s tran sceive rs are ins erte d into the unit and the sur roun d amplif ier corr ectly (page 25). This wireless system is called “S-AI R.” For det ails of the S-A[...]

28 GB Getting Started To prevent the transmission by neighbors To preve nt the tran sm ission fr om neighb ors, you can identi fy the un it and the s urround ampli fier by performi ng the p airing oper ation. For details, see “Ident ifying th e unit with a specific S-AIR sub uni t (Pairing op erati on)” (pa ge 84). To attach the cover to the su[...]

29 GB Getting Started Step 5 : Perf orming the Quick Setu p Follow the Steps belo w to make the basic adjustme nts for u sing the system. Displa yed item s var y depe nding o n the coun try model. Note • When you connec t the system and the TV with the HDMI cable (no t supplied), you need to set the type of video outp ut for ma tching you r TV. F[...]

30 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[...]

31 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 [...]

32 GB Getting Started Step 6 : Enjoyin g Sound from all the Sp eakers You can enjoy DVD, TV, or VCR sound from all the speaker s in this system. 1 Press FUNCTION +/– rep eatedly until the desired fu nction appears in the front pane l displ ay. Each time you pre ss FUNCTION +/–, the funct ion chan ges as foll ows. “DVD” t “TUNER FM” t ?[...]

33 GB Getting Started 1 Press FUNCTION +/– rep eatedly until “TV,” “LINE, ” or “AUDIO” appears in the f ront panel di splay. 2 Press SYSTEM MENU. 3 Press X / x repeatedly un til “ATTENUATE” appears in the front panel display, then press or c . 4 Press X / x to select a setting. • “ATT ON” : You ca n attenuate th e input leve[...]

34 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 35 GB * DCS te chnology (pag e 36) is used. 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 “2 CH ST EREO” fo r “DEC . MOD E” and set the soun d mode (p age 36 ) to “MOVI E” or “MUSI C.” Note • When you select “A.F.D. M [...]

36 GB Selecting the S ound Mode You can select a sui table sou nd mod e for movi es or mu sic. Press SOUND MODE +/– 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 the disc or sound [...]

Sound Adjustm ent 37 GB Note • Th e virtual spe aker effect ma y cause incr eased noise in the playba ck signal. • With decod ing modes that use vir tual speak ers, you will not be able to he ar any sound coming directl y from the s urround spea kers. Enjoying Multiplex Broadcast Sound (DUAL MONO) You can enjoy multiplex broadca st sound when t[...]

38 GB Playing a Disc Depending on the DVD VIDEO or VIDEO CD, some operat ions may b e di fferent or r estr icted . Refer to t he operatin g instru ctions su pplied wit h your di sc. 1 Turn o n your TV. 2 Switch the input selector o n the TV to this system. 3 Press " / 1 . The sy stem turns on. Unless the s ystem is set to “DVD,” press FUNC[...]

Disc 39 GB To use the headphones Connect the headphon es to PHONES jack on the unit. The s ound of the syste m is mut ed. You c an als o conn ect t he hea dphon es to PHONES jack on the surr ound amplifi er. (The sound of the syst em is mute d.) See pa ge “To enjoy th e sound by using hea dpho nes” (page 27). Other operations 1) Ex cept for JPE[...]

40 GB Note • Depending on t he DVD VIDEO, you may not be able to cha nge the angle ev en if mu lti-ang les are recorded on the DVD VIDEO . To display the subtitles If subt itles ar e record ed on a d isc, yo u can turn the subt itles on/off during p layback. I f multilin gual subtitl es are re corded on the disc, you can c hange the subt itle lan[...]

Disc 41 GB Note • While th e system is pl aying a Super VCD on which the audio tr ack 2 is not rec orded, no sou nd will come out when you s elect [2:STEREO ], [2:1/L] , or [2:2/R]. If you press AUDIO repeated ly during playbac k, the forma t of th e curre nt audi o sign al (PCM , Dolby D igital , DTS, etc.) appe ars as sho wn belo w. x DVD Examp[...]

42 GB To change a playback layer when playing a hybrid Super Audio CD Some S uper Au dio CDs con sist of a Su per Audi o CD layer and a C D layer. Y ou can ch ange the playback layer you want to listen to. Note • When the Supe r Audio CD doe s not have the Supe r Audio CD layer , you cannot select the playbac k layer. 1 Press DISPLAY while the sy[...]

Disc 43 GB “RE SUME” appe ars in th e front panel displa y. 2 Press H . The syste m starts p layback fro m the point wher e you st opped t he dis c in Step 1. Note • Depending on whe re you stop the dis c, the system may not res ume playback from exactly the same point. • The poi nt where you stopp ed playing may b e cleared when: – y ou [...]

44 GB Using Play Mode You ca n play th e conten ts of a disc in t he order you w ant by ar rangi ng the o rder of the track s on the disc t o creat e your ow n progra m. You ca n prog ram up to 99 tra cks. 1 Press DISPLAY . The C ontrol Menu disp lay ap pea rs on th e TV screen. 2 Press X / x to select [PROGRAM], then press . The opt ions fo r [PRO[...]

Disc 45 GB To cancel all of the tracks i n the programmed order 1 Follow Steps 1 to 3 of “ Creating your own prog ram.” 2 Press X and select [ALL CLEAR]. 3 Press . Note • When you press C LEAR to return to nor mal play, Shuffle Play an d Repeat Pl ay are also can celed. You can pl ay th e co nten ts o n a dis c in rand om ord er. Subseq uent [...]

46 GB x DATA CD/DATA DVD •[ O F F ] : Off. • [DISC] : You ca n repeat all of the f olders on the di sc. • [FOL DER]: Yo u can repe at the curr ent folder . • [TRACK] (MP3 files only): You c an repeat the curr ent f ile. • [F ILE] ( DivX vide o fil es only ): Y ou can repeat the curr ent f ile. 4 Press . The item is selected . To return to[...]

Disc 47 GB This func tion is onl y available for DVD-VRs with a playlist creat ed. 1 Press DISPLAY while the system is in st op m ode . The Contr ol Menu displa y appear s on the TV screen. 2 Press X / x to selec t [ORIGINAL/ PLAY LIST], then press . The options f or [ORIGINAL/PLAY LIST] appear. 3 Press X / x to selec t a setting. • [PLAY LIST] :[...]

48 GB 3 Input th e time code usin g the number button s. For ex ample , to find the scene at 2 hours, 10 minut es, a nd 20 second s af ter t he beginn ing. Pres s 2, 1, 0, 2, 0 ([2:10:2 0]). 4 Press . Note • You cannot search for a sc ene on a DVD+RW using the ti me code. Playing MP3 Files/JPEG Image Files You ca n play t he MP3 f iles o r JPEG i[...]

Disc 49 GB 2 Press X / x to select a folder. x To play M P3 files in a folder Press H to start play ing the selec ted fold er. x To select a MP3 file Press . The list o f files co ntained in th e folder appears . 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 [...]

50 GB 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, select the folder from the fold er lis t. To rotate a JPEG image file When a JPEG i mage file i s di splay ed on the T V screen, you can rotate the JP E[...]

Disc 51 GB To select the slide show duration of JPEG image files 1 Press DISPLA Y twice. The Contr ol Menu displa y appear s on the TV screen. 2 Press X / x to select [INTERVAL], then press . The opt ions fo r [INT ERVA L] ap pear. 3 Press X / x to selec t a setting. • [NORMAL] : You can s et to the standard dura tion. • [FAST ]: You ca n set t[...]

52 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 53 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[...]

54 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 DISPLAY. 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 pea[...]

Disc 55 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[...]

56 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 57 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. Example: [4:3 LETTER BOX] 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 Qui[...]

58 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 59 GB for HDMI Func tion for “BR AVIA” Sync” (page 68). [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[...]

60 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 8 1). [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. x [SPEAKER FORMATION] You ca n select the posi tion of the spea kers fo r the[...]

Disc 61 GB 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. [BLACK] : The back ground is b lack. x [PARENTAL CONTROL] You ca n set the pl aybac k rest[...]

62 GB [L/R] 3.00 m/10 ft 2)3 ) : Se t the fro nt speaker dist ance. [CENTE R] 3.0 0 m/1 0 ft 2 )3) 4) : Set th e center speak er di stan ce. [SUBWOOFER] 3 .00 m/10 ft 2)3) : Se t the subw oofer dist ance. 1) 0.00 to 7.01 me ters for North Ame rican models . 2) When you pe rform the Quic k Setup (page 29) , the def ault settin gs are chang ed. 3) 3.[...]

Disc 63 GB select one of the [SP EAKER SETU P] item s, the 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 [[...]

64 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 65 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 64)). 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[...]

66 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 67 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 •[...]

68 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 69) – On e-[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 69 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[...]

70 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 21 ). 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 71 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 [...]

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

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 73 GB 7 Press X / x to select a folder. x To play aud io files in a folder Press H to start play ing the selec ted fold er. x To select an audio file Press . The list o f files co ntained in th e folder appears . Press X / x to select a file and pr ess . The system star ts p laying the s elec ted fi le. You[...]

74 GB x To play JPEG image files in a folder as a slide show Press H to st art pla ying the se lected folder . The JP EG imag es are playe d as a slide show . You can ch ange the i nterva l of the slide s how ( page 7 4), and add ef fects to the slid e sh ow (pa ge 74) . x To select a JPEG imag e file by displaying the subscreens Press PICTURE NAVI[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 75 GB •[ M O D E 1 ] : The JPEG image file sweeps in from to p to bottom. • [MODE 2]: The JPEG i mage file st retches out fro m left to right of the TV screen . • [MODE 3]: The JPEG i mage file st retches out f rom th e ce nter of the T V scr een. • [MODE 4]: The JPEG image files rand omly cycl e th[...]

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

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 77 GB ID3 ve r 2.2/2.3 tag inf ormation display has prior ity when both I D3 ver 1.0/1.1 and ver 2.2/2.3 tags are used for a single M P3 file. Note • Characte rs/mark s may not be displa yed in some languag es. • Dependi ng on the type of file bein g played, the system ca n only display a limited numbe [...]

78 GB • 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 / x to select [TRACK], then press . “READ ING” appear s[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 79 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[...]

80 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 81 GB Using an S-AIR Product The unit is compatible with the S-AIR function (page 11 2), which a llows sound transmissio n between S-AIR produc ts. About S-AIR products There are tw o types of S-AIR pro duct. • S-AIR main unit (th is unit): Th is is fo r tran smit ting sound . Yo u can use up to t hree S-[...]

82 GB Soun d transm ission is establis hed as follows (e xampl e): Ti p • To confirm the current ID, perform Steps 1 to 7 above. When you pa ir the unit with the S-AIR sub unit (page 84), [(PAIRI NG)] appears be side ID on the disp lay for selec ting ID. To set the ID of the surround amplifier 1 Make sure that th e SURROUND SELECTOR switc h of th[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 83 GB 3 Select the desired function on the S-AIR receiver. x When “PART Y” is set The fu ncti on chan ges in t he same se quenc e as you pr ess FUNCTION +/– (p age 32). x When “SEPARATE” is set The funct ion chan ges as follo ws. “MAIN UNIT” t “TUNER FM” t “TUNER AM” t “DMPORT” t ?[...]

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

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 85 GB 7 Press X / x to selec t [AUDIO SE TUP], then press . The options f or [AUDIO SETUP] appear. 8 Press X / x to selec t [S-AIR S ETUP t ], then press . 9 Press X / x to selec t [PAIRING], then press . The confirmati on display appears. 10 Press C / c to selec t [YES], th en press . The unit starts pairi[...]

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

Other Operati ons 87 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[...]

88 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 89 GB – the headphones are conne cted to the unit or surround a mplifie r. – the calibration mic is not connected. – fr ont speaker s are not correctl y connected. – s urround spea kers ar e not corre ctly connect ed. – subwoofer is not conne cted. – front and surround spe akers are not corre ctly connect ed. 10 Press [...]

90 GB CATV You ca n contro l the TV using the f ollowi ng butt ons. To us e the se but tons (oth er th an THEATRE and TV [ / 1 ), set th e remote t o the TV mode by pressing TV so that TV lights up for 1 seco nd. To exit th e TV mode, pr ess TV so th at the TV flashe s four times. Note • During the TV mode, i f you press any of the following butt[...]

Other Operati ons 91 GB Using the Sou nd Effect You can re inforc e bass freq uencie s. Press DYNAMIC BASS. “D. BASS ON” ap pears i n the fro nt panel displa y and bass freq uencies are effect ively rein forc ed. To turn off the sound effect Press DYNAMIC BASS again . You c an enj oy sou nd ef fects or dial ogue , as yo u would in a movie thea [...]

92 GB Changing th e Brightness of the Fr ont Panel Display The bri ghtnes s of the fron t panel display ca n be set to either of 2 levels. Press DIMM ER. Each time you p ress DIMMER, the b rightness o f the front panel di splay changes. To set the bright ness of the front panel display using the system menu 1 Press SY STEM MENU. 2 Press X / x repea[...]

Other Operati ons 93 GB x DATA CD (DivX video fil e)/DATA DVD (DivX video fi le) 1 Playin g time of the current file 2 Current fil e name 3 Curren t albu m and file nu mber Note • The syste m can only displa y the first level of the DVD/CD text, such as the disc nam e or title . • If a file name of the MP 3 file c annot be displayed, “*” wi[...]

94 GB To check DATA CD/DATA DVD (MP3 file/DivX video file) text By pres sing DIS PLAY while play ing MP3 files or DivX vi deo files on a DATA CD/ DATA DVD , you can di splay the name of the fold er/ MP3 f ile/D ivX vi deo f ile, and t he au dio b it ra te (the amount of d ata p er sec ond of the curr ent audio) on the TV sc reen . * Appears wh en: [...]

Other Operati ons 95 GB Return ing to the Def ault Setting s 1 Press " / 1 to turn on the system. 2 Press x , A , and " / 1 on the unit at the same time. “COLD RESET” appears in the fr ont panel displa y and the s ystem return s to de fault settings . You can re turn the [SETUP ] settings (page 56) other than [PARENTA L CONTROL] to th[...]

96 GB Precau tion s On power sources • Unplu g the unit from the wall outle t (mains) if you do not intend t o use it for an extended per iod of time. To disconnect the cord, pull it out by the plug, neve r by the cord. On placement • P lace the sys tem in a locat ion with adeq uate venti latio n to prevent h eat build-u p in the syst em. • A[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 97 GB transm ission may re sult. In this case, take t he followin g steps: – Do not insta ll the system near other w ireless syst ems. – Do not use the system and the other wirele ss systems at the same time. • The transm ission dista nce differs depe nding on the usage envir onment. Fi nd a location wher e transm iss[...]

98 GB Troublesh ooting If you exp erience any of the follo wing difficu lties while using the sys tem, use this troubleshoo ting guide to h elp remedy t he probl em before re questing r epairs. Should any problem per sist, consul t your neares t Son y de aler. Note that if ser vice pe rsonnel chan ges som e parts during r epair, th ese pa rts may b[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 99 GB Sound Even though you se t the aspect rati o in [ TV T YPE ] of [V IDE O SETUP], t he picture does not f ill the TV screen. • The aspec t ratio on the disc is f ixed. Color irregu larity occur s on the TV screen. The su bwoofer an d the f ront s peakers in this syste m are m agnetic ally s hielded to prevent magneti[...]

100 GB Operation The surro und effect is di fficult t o hear when you are playing a sound track of Dolby Digital, DTS, or MPEG audio . • Make sure the “DEC. MODE” s etting (pag e 34). • Check th e speaker connect ions and s etting s (pages 2 0, 61). • Depending on the DVD, the output signal may not be the ent ire 5.1 channel. It may be mo[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 101 GB The MP3 file cannot be played. • The DATA CD is not recorded in th e MP3 format that conforms to ISO 9660 Level 1/Lev el 2, or Joliet. • The DATA DVD is not recorded in an MP3 format that conf orms to UDF (Universal Disk Format ). • The MP3 file does not have the ex tension “.MP3. ” • The data is not form[...]

102 GB Messages do not ap pear on the TV screen in the lang uage you want. • In the Se tup Displa y, sele ct the de sired la nguage f or the o n-scree n displa y in [OSD] under [LANGUAGE SETUP] (page 57). The langua ge for th e sound tra ck cannot be changed. • Multilin gual track s are not r ecorded o n the DVD being pl ayed. • The DVD proh [...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 103 GB USB device Symptom R emedy “OVERLOAD” appears in the front panel disp lay. • A prob lem has been det ected wi th the level o f electr ical current f rom th e (USB) port. Turn off the system a nd remove the USB de vice from the (USB) p ort. Ma ke sure there is no prob lem with the USB device . If thi s display p[...]

104 GB “DATA ERROR” appears in the front panel di splay durin g playback of a USB device. • The audio file/J PEG image file yo u want to pla y is br oken. • The data is not MPEG1 Audio Layer 3 data . • The JPE G ima ge fi le for mat d oes n ot c onform to DC F. • The JPEG i mage fi le has th e extens ion “.J PG” or “. JPEG,” but[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 105 GB The S-AIR function You cannot start r ecording/ copying to a USB device . • The fol lowi ng pr obl ems ma y ha ve occ urr ed. – The USB device is full. – The number of MP3 file s and folders on the USB device has reache d the upper li mit. – Th e USB devi ce is writ e-protect ed. Recording /copying is stoppe [...]

106 GB Surround amplifier operation If no s ound is output from t he surr ound sp eaker s, che ck the s tatus of the POW ER / O N LINE indicat or on the surround amp lifier. For deta ils of the POWER / ON LINE indicato r, see “Step 4: Set ting up the Wirel ess Sy stem” (page 27). No sound is heard from the S-AIR sub unit. • I f you use anot h[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 107 GB There is no sound. Check t he stat us of t he POWER / ON LINE indicator on the surround a mplifi er. • turns green – Th e speaker cord is not con nected s ecurely. – Check the speaker c onnections and se ttings. – The volume of t he unit is set to min imum. – The unit is in mute status. – Depending on th [...]

108 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 109 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*: 1 43 wa tts (pe r channel at 3 ohms, 1 kH z, 10% THD) Subwoofer*: 285 watts (at 1.5 ohms, 80 Hz, 10% THD) * Depending on the decoding mode settings and the sourc e[...]

110 GB Dimensions (approx. ) 385 mm × 50 mm × 67 mm (w/h /d) Mass (approx .) 0.4 kg Surr ound (SS-T S84) Speaker s ystem Full ran ge Bass refl ex, Mag netica lly Shi elde d Speaker unit 65 mm cone type Rated i mpedance 3 ohms Dimensions ( approx.) 11 3 mm × 830 mm × 84 mm (w/ h/d) 315 mm × 1,015 mm - 1,335 mm × 315 mm (w/ h/ d) with stand Mas[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 111 GB Glossary Digi tal Cinem a Auto Cali bration Digi tal Cine ma Aut o Cali brat ion w as deve lope d by Son y to auto mati call y measur e and adj usts the speak er settings to your lis tening environment in a short period of time. Digital Direct Tw in Drive Subwoo fer Utilizin g Sony pro prietary S-ma ster tech nology,[...]

112 GB S-AIR (Sony Aud io Inte ractiv e Radio frequen cy) Recent times have seen the rapid sp read of DVD media, Digital Broa dcasti ng, and oth er high- qual ity m edi a. To ensur e that the subtle n uances of these hi gh- quality medi a are transmitt ed with no dete rior ation , So ny has deve lope d a tec hnol ogy called “S-AIR ” for t he ra[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 113 GB Language Code List The langua ge spellings conform to the ISO 639: 1 988 (E/F) standard. Code L anguage Code Language 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 [...]

114 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) (29, 95) B A (open/close) (38) C Front panel display (116) D Play operation buttons (38) E (remote senso r) (9) F FUNCTION (32) G VOLUME control (38) H PHONES jack (38) I AUDIO IN/A.CAL MIC j ack (22, 29, 88) J (USB[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 115 GB A SPEAKER jacks ( 20) B EZW-RT10 slot (25) C COAXIAL 75 Ω FM jack (24) D AM terminal (24) E EURO AV T OUTPUT (TO TV) jack ( 21) F LINE (AUDIO IN R/L) jacks ( 22) G DMPORT (DIGITAL ME DIA PORT) jack (22, 80) H HDMI OUT j ack (21) I TV (DIGITAL IN COAXI AL/OPTICAL) jacks (21) Rear panel CENTER SUBWOOFER DIGITAL IN COA[...]

116 GB About the indications in the front panel display A Playing status B Flashes when the sleep timer is set. (91) 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) ( 64) E Stereo/Monau ral effe[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 117 GB A PHONES jack (27) B POWER (ON/OFF) (27) C POWER / ON LINE indi cator ( 27) D PAIRING indicator (81) E PAIRING ( 81) F Wireless transceiver (EZW-RT10) slot (25) G S-AIR ID switch (27) H SPEAKER L jack (11) I SPEAKER R jack (11) J SURROUND SELECTOR switch (27) Surround amplifier PHONES POWER POWER/ON LINE Front panel [...]

118 GB Remote control ALPHABETICAL ORDER BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS A – M N – Z ANALOG ed (89) ANGLE 5 (39) AUDIO e; (37, 40) CLEAR es (44, 56 , 65) D.TUNING ws (65 ) DIGITAL wa (89) DIMMER ed (92) DISPLAY qh (66, 76, 92 ) DVD MENU 6 (46) DVD TOP MENU wl (46) DYNAMIC BASS wa (91) ENTER* 4 (26, 29, 41, 44, 64, 87) FUNCTION +/– 2 (32, 38) MENU wk (8 9[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 119 GB Guide to th e Control Menu Disp lay You can us e the Contro l Menu display to select a function a nd to view re lated inf ormation. Press DISPLAY repeatedly. Each time you press DISPL AY, the Control M enu disp lay chan ges: 1 t 2 t ... t 1 t ... 1 Control Menu di splay 1 2 Control Menu di splay 2 ( appears when av a[...]

120 GB Examp le: C ontrol M enu d ispla y 1 whe n pla ying a DV D VIDE O. To turn off the display Press D ISPLAY. List of Control Menu items Item Item Name, Functio n, Releva nt Disc Typ e [TITLE] (page 47)/[SCENE] (pag e 47)/[TRACK] (page 47) You can select t he titl e, scene, or tra ck to b e played. [CHAPTER] (page 47)/[INDEX] (page 47) You can [...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 121 GB * These i tems are not display ed when pl aying a DA TA CD/D ATA DVD with DivX vi deo file. List of Control Menu Items for USB device [SHU FFLE] (page 4 5) You can play the track/file in random order. [REP EAT] (p age 4 5) You can pl ay the e ntire disc ( all tit les/all tracks /all fol ders/all files ) repeat edly o[...]

122 GB Ti p • The Contr ol Menu icon ind icator light s up in yellow t wh en you sele ct any item ex cept [OFF] ([PROGRAM], [SHUFFLE], [REPEAT], and [A/V SYNC] only). The [ORIGINAL/PLAY LIST] indicator lights up in yellow when you select [PLAY LIST] (default settin g). The [MULTI/2C H] indicator li ghts up in yellow whe n you select the mul ti-ch[...]

123 GB Index Numerics 5.1 Chan nel Surround 41 A A/V SYNC 54 AA C fi le 71 ANGLE 39 AT T E N U AT E 3 3 A UDIO 57 A UDIO (HDMI) 59 A UDIO DRC 60 A UDIO SETUP 60 A UTO CA LIBR A TION 60 , 88, 111 B B AC KGROUND 60 C CINEMA STUDIO EX 36 COLD RESET 95 CONTR OL FOR HDMI 58 Control for H DMI 68 Con tro l Menu Disp la y 119 CUST OM 56, 95 D D. C. A. C. ([...]

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