Sony DAV-FX999W manual

©2005 Sony Corporation 2-590-787- 13 (1) DVD Home Theatr e System Oper ating Instructions D A V -FX999W /FX1000W * DAV-FX10 00W only *[...]

2 GB 3 To preven t fire or shock hazard, do not expose th e unit to ra in or moistu re. Do not install the applian ce in a confined spa ce, such as a bookcase or buil t-in cabinet. To prevent f ire, do not cover the ventilation of the apparatus with ne ws papers, ta ble-clo ths, curtain s, etc. And don’t pla ce lighted can dles on the a pparatus.[...]

3 GB Thank y ou f or pur chasin g So ny DV D H ome Theatre Sy stem. Before operating this sy stem, please read thi s manu al thor ough ly and retain it for fu tur e refe renc e. Welcome![...]

4 GB Welcom e ! ........... ............... .................. .... 3 About T his Manual ........... .............. ........ 6 This Syste m Can Pla y the Fo llowing Discs ......... .............. ........... ............... 7 Guide to the Control Menu Dis play ...... 10 Getting Started Unpac king .......... ....... ........... ............... .. 13[...]

5 GB Settin gs and A djus tment s Using th e Setup Display............ ............ 90 Setting the Display or Sound Tr ack Languag e .............. .............. ............ 91 [LANGUAGE SETUP] Setting s for the Displa y ............. ............ 92 [SCREEN SETUP] Custom Setting s ...... .................. ............ 94 [CUSTOM SETUP] Setting [...]

6 GB • The instructi o ns in this manual describ e the contr ols on th e remo te. You ca n also us e the controls o n the sy stem if th e y have t he same or similar n ames as th ose on the remote. • The instructi ons in this manual a r e for DAV- FX999W and DAV-FX1000W. DAV- FX999W is t he model use d for illustra tion purpos es only. Any diff[...]

7 GB The “DVD VIDEO” logo and “DVD-RW” logo are trad emar ks. Note about CD s/DVDs The syst em can pl ay CD -ROM s/CD -Rs/ CD- RWs r ecord ed in the fo llow ing fo rma ts: – aud io CD form at – vid eo CD form at – MP3 audi o tr acks, JPE G im age fi les, and Div X video fi les* of format co nform ing to ISO 9660 Level 1/Level 2, or it[...]

8 GB there are s ome t hat do n ot confor m to the CD sta ndard and may not be pl ayable by this produ ct. Note on DualDisc A DualDi sc is a two side d disc produc t which mates DVD record e d materia l on one side wit h digita l audi o mate rial on the othe r side. Howeve r, since th e audi o materi al side doe s not conform to t h e Compact Disc [...]

9 GB *1 You can play th e CD layer on a convent ional CD player. *2 Since b oth laye rs are on one side, it i s not nec essary to turn the dis c over. *3 To select a layer, see “Selec ting a Playbac k Area for a Super Audio CD” (page 49). *4 To selec t an area, see “Select ing a Playback Area for a Super Audio CD” (page 49). Regi on code Yo[...]

10 GB Use the Contro l Menu to select a functio n and to v iew rela ted infor mation. Press DISPLAY repeatedly to turn on or cha nge the Con trol Menu display a s follows: Control Menu displ ay The C ontr ol Menu d ispla y 1 and 2 wil l sh ow diffe rent ite ms depend ing on th e disc ty pe. For details about each it em, se e the pa ges i n pare nth[...]

11 GB *1 Display s the scene number f or VIDE O CDs (PB C is on) , track n umber for VIDEO CDs/ Super Audi o CDs/CDs , album number for DATA C Ds. DivX video album numbe r for DATA DVDs/DATA CDs (Asian, Australian, and Midd le Ea stern mo dels onl y). *2 Display s the index number for VIDEO CDs/Supe r Audio CDs, MP3 audi o track number, or JPEG ima[...]

12 GB *1 Asian, Austral ian, and Middle Easte rn mode ls only. *2 These item s are not displaye d when playin g a DATA CD with DivX video fi le. (Asian, Aust ralian, and Mi ddle Eastern mo dels only) • The Contr ol Menu icon indic ator light s up in gr een when you se lect any item except [OFF] ([PROGRAM], [SHUFFLE], [REPEAT] only). The [ORI GINA[...]

Getting Started 13 GB Chec k that yo u have t he follow ing item s: •S p e a k e r s ( 5 ) • Subw oofer (1) • Pos ts (l ong × 4, sho rt × 4) • Bas es ( 4) • Ter minal co vers (SS-TS 47 × 2, SS- TS45 or SS-TS46 × 2) • Scr ews (2 0) • Surround a mplifie r (1) • IR transmitt er* (1) • IR rece iver* (1) • IR rece iver stand (1 )[...]

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 26) “Step 3: TV Hookup” (page 27) “Step 4: Other Component Hookup” (page 34) “Step 5: Connecting the AC Power Cord (Mains Lead)” (page 36) “Step 6: Turning off the Demonst[...]

Getting Started 15 GB Connect the supplie d speake r syste m using th e supplie d speak er cords by matching the colors of th e jacks t o those of the co rds. D o not conn ect a ny speake rs ot her tha n those su ppli ed with this sys tem. To obtain t he best possible s u rround so und, speci fy the speaker para me ters ( distance, le v el, et c.) [...]

16 GB When usi ng the IR rec eive r stan d, attach t he st and so t hat bot h delta mar ks on the IR re ceiver and st and are al igned. Surround amplifier Receiv e the sou nd fro m the IR receive r and send to the su rrou nd spe akers. Conn ect the s urroun d spea kers and the IR r ecei ver to th e surrou nd am plifier . Attachi ng the spea ker sta[...]

Getting Started 17 GB The long pos t is f or floo r use, the sh ort p ost is f or 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. Mou nt the sp eake r so that the sp eake r names insc ribed on the sp eaker an d base are al ligned . • Do not catch the s p eaker cord bet ween the speaker and th e post. • Do n ot drop the spe aker when mount ing. Note Speaker cord Speak er , Ho[...]

Getting Started 19 GB 6 Connect the sp eaker cord to th e speaker, then ad just the leng th of the speaker co rd. 7 Attach the terminal cover to the speaker by screws. Adjust t he leng th of th e speaker cord. Screws (2) Terminal cover (SS-TS 47 for the fr ont spea kers, SS-TS45 o r SS-T S46 for the surround speakers) Befor e attachi ng, en sure th[...]

20 GB Conn ect ing th e sp eake rs DAV-FX999W AUDIO IN RL RL AUDIO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO IN SPEAKER SA T DIR-T1 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT MO N DIGITAL IN OPTICAL (DVD ONLY) YP B /C B P R /C R FRONT R FRONT L CENTER WOOFER SA T VIDEO SURROUND L SURROUND R SPEAKER DIR-R2 Front spe aker (R ) Center spe aker Front sp eaker (L) Surrou nd speaker (L) Subw oo fer S[...]

Getting Started 21 GB DAV-FX1000W • D o not set the speake rs in an inclin ed position . Not e AUDIO IN RL RL AUDIO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO IN SPEAKER SA T DIR-T1 SA T COMPONENT VIDEO OUT OUT HDMI MO N DIGITAL IN OPTICAL (DVD ONLY) YP B /C B P R /C R FRONT R FRONT L CENTER WOOFER VIDEO (DVD ONLY) SURROUND L SURROUND R SPEAKER DIR-R2 Front spe aker (R )[...]

22 GB • Do not place the s p eakers in lo cations that are: – Extre mely hot or cold – Dusty or dir ty – Very humid – Subject to vibr ations – Subje ct to direct s unlight • Use caution when placi ng the spea kers and/o r speaker s tands ( not supplie d) that are attache d with the speaker s on a specially tr eated (waxed , oiled, pol[...]

Getting Started 23 GB Examples of poor conditions of the speaker cord After connec ting all the components, sp eakers, and AC power cord (mains lead) , output a test tone to check th at all the speak ers are co nnec ted co rrectly . For de tails on outpu tting a tes t tone, se e page 96. If no sound is hear d f rom a speaker while ou tputtin g a te[...]

24 GB 4 Attach the wall-mount pads on the rear side of the speaker. 5 Hang the speakers on the s crews. • Use sc rews that are s uitabl e for the wall material an d strength. As a plas ter board wall is especiall y fragi le, att ach the screws secu rely t o a beam and fasten th em to t h e wall. Instal l the speak ers on a v ertic al and flat wal[...]

Getting Started 25 GB About th e wireless system This wir eless system adopts the Digi tal In frared Aud io Trans miss ion sys tem (p age 105) . The fol lowing diagram in dicates the infr ared transmissi on area ( the range that the infrare d rays ca n reach) . • Do not install the I R receiver in a place exposed to direct sunlight or strong ligh[...]

26 GB Connect the supplied AM/FM antenna s (aer ials) for listening to the radio. • To pre vent noise pi ckup, keep the AM loop antenna (aerial ) away fro m the system an d other componen ts. • Be sure to fully e xtend th e FM wir e antenn a (aer ial). • Afte r connect ing th e FM wir e antenna (aeri al), k eep it as hori zontal as possible. [...]

Getting Started 27 GB First, pe rform the vid eo conn ection, and then au dio c onnec tion. With y our TV’s audio ou tput co nnect ed to t his syste m, you can list en to TV soun d throu gh the sy stem speak ers. Conn ectin g the vide o/HDMI * cords Sends a p layed back DVD i mage to a TV. DAV-FX999W Check the ja cks of y our TV , and ch oose the[...]

28 GB DAV-FX1000W Check t he jack s of your TV , and c hoos e the A , B , C , o r D connection. Picture qual ity improves in orde r from A (sta ndard) to D (compo nent). * HDMI (high-definition multimedia interface) (DAV-FX1000W onl y) The system is ba sed on version 1.1 of High-Defini tion Multim edia Inte rface Specifi cations. The sys tem incorp[...]

Getting Started 29 GB B To connect to a TV with the S VIDEO IN jack Connect an S video c ord (n ot suppl ied). Wh en usi ng the S vi deo jac k inste ad of the vid eo jac ks, your TV mon itor mu st als o be co nnected via an S v ideo jack. S video s ignals are on a s epar ate bus from th e video si gnals a nd will no t be outp ut thro ugh th e video[...]

30 GB “P AU TO” or “ P VID EO” appe ars in t he front panel di splay w hen the system output s progr essive sign als. 1 Press FUNCTION repeated ly to select “ DVD.” 2 Press PR OGRE SSIV E. Each time you p r ess PROGRESSIVE, the d isplay changes as foll o ws: x P AU TO (PRO GRES SIVE AUTO ) Select this setting when: – your T V accep ts[...]

Getting Started 31 GB – your TV is c onnected to jacks o ther than the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks (MONITOR OUT (VIDEO /S VIDEO)). About DVD software types and the conversion method DVD software c an be d ivided into 2 types: film-b ased softwar e and vi d eo-based software. Vide o-based software is derived from TV, such as drama s and sit- coms, a[...]

32 GB DAV-FX1000W To connect the AUDIO OUT jacks of a TV to the SAT (AUDIO IN) jacks of this system Conn ect a TV to t he SAT (A UDIO IN) jac ks usin g an audi o cord (n ot su pplied ). When conne cting a cord, be sure to mat ch the color- coded sleeve s to th e approp riat e jacks on the c ompone nts. • Be sure to make connecti ons securely to a[...]

Getting Started 33 GB To reset to NTSC, tu rn off th e syste m and th en turn on again by p ressin g " / 1 while pr essin g and hol ding X on t he system. If the color system of the TV is NTSC Do the sa me operatio n above to set the s y stem to NTSC fr o m PAL.[...]

34 GB You c an e njoy ot her compo nent by c onnecti ng the VID EO/A UDIO OU T jack s of anothe r com pon ent. Connecti ng the system and th e other componen t Outp uts the other co mpon ent thr ough the speak ers of th is syst em. DAV-FX999W Step 4: Other Com ponent Hookup R AUDIO OUT L VIDEO OUT R AUDIO OUT L VIDEO OUT OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT AUDIO I[...]

Getting Started 35 GB DAV-FX1000W To connect the VIDEO/AUDIO OUT jacks of other component to the VIDEO or SAT (VIDEO/AUDIO IN) jacks of this system Connect th e VCR or other components to the VIDEO o r SAT (VIDEO/AUDIO IN) j acks using the video/ audio c ord (no t sup plied). Whe n conn ecting a cord, be sur e to m atch the col or-cod ed slee ves t[...]

36 GB Befo re con ne ctin g the AC po wer c or d (ma ins lead) of this system to a wall outl et (mains), conne c t th e speakers to the sy stem (page 15). To turn on the system Press " / 1 . To turn off the system Press " / 1 . Th e syst em ent ers stand by mo de. Whil e playi ng a disc , do no t turn of f the sy stem by pr essin g "[...]

Getting Started 37 GB After co nnect ing the speak ers, su rrou nd amplifi er, IR tr a nsmitter , IR rece iver, an d the AC powe r cords ( mains leads), a djust the wirele ss sys tem fo r good tran smis sion. 1 Press " / 1 on the system and POWER on the surround amplifier. The system an d surr ound ampl ifier tu rn on and the PO WER /ON LINE i[...]

38 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 reat tac hing th e IR re cei ver stan d t o th e[...]

Getting Started 39 GB • Use screws suitable for the material and streng th of the wa ll. • Do not inst all the IR transm itter or IR rec eiver to a wall of low st rength. • S ony is not lia ble for any da mage or acci dent incurr ed by incor rect ins tallati on (i.e. low s trength wall, e tc.), incorre ct use of this produc t, or natur al dis[...]

40 GB The Setu p D isp lay f or selec tin g th e langua ge use d in the on -scree n displ 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 selectable la nguage is different depe nding on the area. 6 Press EN TER . The Setu p Disp lay for sel ectin g the aspe ct ratio of[...]

Getting Started 41 GB • If you want to chan ge each setting , see “Using the Setup Displa y” (page 90). To recall the Quick Setup display 1 Press DISPLAY w hen the system is in st op m od e. The Con trol Menu appe ars. 2 Press X / x to select [SE TUP], then press ENTER. The options for [SETU P] appear. 3 Press X / x to select [QUI CK], then p[...]

42 GB If color irregularity is observed again... Place t he spea ker further away from the TV set. If howling occurs Reposition t h e speaker s or turn down the volume on th e syst e m.[...]

Play ing D iscs 43 GB Depending on the DVD VIDEO or VIDEO CD, some opera tions may be diff erent or restric ted. Refe r to the op erat ion detai ls suppli ed wi th your 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,” press FUNCTION t[...]

44 GB To save the power in standby mode Press " / 1 while the system turns on. To c ancel stand by mode , press " / 1 once. Additional operations *1 DVD VIDEOs/DVD-RWs /DVD-Rs only. The but to n can be u sed except for D ivX vi deo fil es (Asian, Au stralian , and M iddle Eas tern mo dels only). *2 DVD VIDEOs/ DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs/DVD+RWs only.[...]

Play ing D iscs 45 GB work even if the system enters sta n dby mode by pressi ng " / 1 . 1 While playing a disc, p ress x to stop playback. “Res ume” appear s in the front pan el displa y, so y ou can r estart the di sc fro m the point whe re you stopped the dis c. If “Resum e” do es not app ear, R esume Play is not avai lable. 2 Press[...]

46 GB 4 Press c . The cursor moves to the track row [T] (in this case , [01]). 5 Select the t rack you w ant to progr am. For e xam ple, s elect trac k [0 2]. Press X / x to s elect [02] under [T], then press ENTER. The trac k num ber may be displ ayed in 3 dig its fo r a Su per Au dio C D. 6 To program other tracks, repeat ste ps 4 to 5. The progr[...]

Play ing D iscs 47 GB Playin g in random o rder (Shu ffle P lay) (VIDEO CD, Supe r Audio CD, CD only) You ca n have the syst em “shuffle” tra cks. Subs equent “ shuffl ing” may pro duce a di ffe rent playin g order. • You can shuffle the tr ack on the curr ent disc onl y. 1 Press DISPLAY during playback. The Con trol Menu appe ars. 2 Pres[...]

48 GB x When playing a DATA CD or DATA DVD * * A sian, Au stra lian, and M iddle Eas tern m odels onl y. •[ O F F ] : does not pla y repeatedly. • [AL L DISC S]: repe ats all of the disc s. • [ONE DISC]: repeats all of th e albums on the cur rent di sc. • [ALBUM] : repeats the curr ent album. • [TRACK ] (MP3 audi o tracks onl y): repea ts[...]

Play ing D iscs 49 GB Some DVD-RWs in VR (Vi deo Recording) mode have two types o f title s for playback : origina lly recorde d titles ( [ORIGINAL]) and titles that can be created o n record able DVD player s for e ditin g ([PL AY LIST ]). Yo u can select the type of title to be played. 1 Press DISPLAY w hen the system is in st op m od e. The Con [...]

50 GB • You cannot change a playback are a during playbac k. Selecti ng a playback layer when pl aying a hybr id Su per Audio CD Some S uper Au dio CDs consis t of an HD lay er and a CD layer. You can se lect th e pl ayback laye r you want to l isten t o. Press SA-CD/CD w hen the system is in stop mode. Each t ime you press the button, an HD lay [...]

Play ing D iscs 51 GB instruc tions suppli ed with the dis c. In this ca se, press H . • T o play withou t using PBC, pres s . / > or the number butt ons while the system is stopped to se lect a track , then pre ss H or ENTER. [Play wi thout PB C] appear s on th e TV screen and the system st arts contin uous play. You c annot play still pictur[...]

52 GB * “Design rule for Camera Fi l e syst em”: Imag e standards for digital c ameras regulated by Japan Electroni cs and I nforma tion T echnology Indust ries Asso ciat ion (JEI TA). • The syst em will play any data wit h the exte nsio n “.MP 3,” “.JP G,” or “. JPEG ” even if they are not in MP3 or JPEG format. Playi ng this dat[...]

Play ing D iscs 53 GB MP3 audi o track s and JPEG i mage fi les recorded on DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/ CD-RWs ) can be pl ayed on th is system . • You can view the disc informati on while playing MP3 audio trac ks and JPEG imag e files (page 64) . • You can s elect Repeat Pl ay while playin g MP3 au dio tracks and JPEG image file s (page 47) and [...]

54 GB The a lbums record ed on the D ATA CD appea r. When an al bum is bein g played, its title is shaded. 3 Press X / x to select an album and press ENTE R. The list o f tracks co ntaine d in the albu m appe ars. 4 Press X / x to select a track and press ENTE R. The sel ected tr ack sta rts playi ng. Yo u can turn the track lis t off by pressing M[...]

Play ing D iscs 55 GB Press C LEA R to re turn to n orm al view. • Not hing happens when y ou press C while playing the first im age file of th e album. • If you press C / c to go to the nex t or previous im age, the “Rotat ing a JPEG image” fu n ctio n is canceled. • T he slide show sto ps when you press X / x . To stop playback Press x [...]

56 GB The default setting is underli ned. • [AUTO] : pl ays bo th th e J PE G im ag e fi les and MP3 audi o tracks in the sa me alb um as a sl ide show . • [AUDIO (MP3)]: p lays onl y MP3 audio tracks con tinuously. • [IM A GE (J PEG )]: p lay s onl y JPE G image fi les as a s lide show. 6 Press MENU. The list of albums re c orded on the DATA[...]

Play ing D iscs 57 GB Selec ting an e ffect for im age files i n the slide sh ow (JPEG only) When y ou p lay a JPEG ima ge f ile, yo u ca n select the effe ct to be u sed w hen view ing th e slide s how. 1 Press DISPLA Y twice. The Contr ol Menu for JPEG appe ars. 2 Press X / x to select [EF FECT], then press ENTER. The options for [EFF ECT] appea [...]

58 GB Refer to th e instruc tions su p plied with th e disc drives and the re cordin g softwa re (not sup plied) for de tails o n the r ecording format. About playback order of data on DATA CDs or D ATA DVDs See “P laybac k order of MP3 audio tr acks o r JPEG image fi les” (pag e 52). No te that th e play bac k orde r may not be appl icab le, d[...]

Play ing D iscs 59 GB Selectin g a DivX vid e o file 1 After Step 2 of “Selecting an album,” press ENTER. The list o f files in the al bum appears. 2 Press X / x to select a file and press ENTER. The sel ected file starts play ing. To stop playback Press x . To go to the next or previous page Press C / c . To return to the previous display Pres[...]

60 GB You ca n quickl y locat e a parti cular p oint on a disc by mo nito ring the pictur e or play ing b ack slowly. • Depending on the DVD/VIDEO CD, you may not be able to d o some of t he operati ons desc ribed. Locat ing a po int quickly b y playing a disc in fast forwar d or fast reverse (S can) (exc ept fo r JPEG) Press m or M while pl ayin[...]

Play ing D iscs 61 GB Playin g one frame at a time (Fre eze Frame) (excep t for Sup er Aud io CD, CD, and JPEG) When the syst em is in t he paus e mode , press (ste p) to go t o th e ne xt fr ame . Pr ess (step) t o go to th e preceding frame (DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW only). To return to norma l playback , press H . • You cannot search for a still pictur[...]

62 GB x Wh en playing a VIDEO CD/Super VCD without PBC Playback [TR ACK] [INDEX] x Wh en playing a VIDEO CD/Super VCD with PBC Playback [SCE NE ] x Wh en playing a Super Au dio CD [TR ACK] [INDEX] x Wh en playing a CD [TR ACK] x When playing a DATA CD (MP3 audio) [AL BUM ] [TR ACK] x Wh en playing a DATA CD (JPEG file) [AL BUM ] [FILE ] x Wh en pla[...]

Play ing D iscs 63 GB You ca n divi de the scree n into 9 s ubscree ns and find th e desire d scen e quic kly. 1 Press PICTURE NAVI during playback. The follow ing di splay ap pear s. 2 Press PICTURE NAVI repeatedly to select an item. • [TITLE VIEWER] (DVD VIDEO only): display s the firs t scene of each ti tle. • [CHAPTER VIEWER] (DVD VIDEO onl[...]

64 GB View ing the P layin g Time and Remaini ng Time i n the Front Panel Display You ca n chec k disc in form atio n, such as the remaining ti me, total number o f title s in a DVD, tracks in a VIDEO CD, Super Audio CD, CD, or MP3, fil e name of a DivX vi deo* using the fron t panel disp lay (page 11 0). * Asian, Austra lian, and Middl e Eastern m[...]

Play ing D iscs 65 GB When playing a VIDEO CD (without PBC functions), Super Audio CD, or CD When playing an MP3 • W hen playing VI DEO CDs with PBC functions , the playing ti me is displa yed. • W hen playing VI DEO CDs without PBC func tions, the track numbe r and the index number are display ed after th e Dis c name. • You can also ch eck [...]

66 GB x When playing a DVD VIDEO or DVD- RW • T **: **:** Playing t ime of the current t itle • T–* *:** :** Remaining time of the cur rent title • C **: **:** Playing t ime of the current c hapter • C–* *:** :** Remaining time of the cur rent chapt er x When playing a VIDEO CD (with PBC functi ons) • **: ** Playing t ime of the curre[...]

Play ing D iscs 67 GB Chec king the da te inf ormati on (JPEG only) You ca n check the dat e info rmatio n during playback when the Exif* tag is rec orded in the JPEG imag e data. Press DISPLAY twice during playback. The Control Me nu appear s. * “Exchan g eable Image File Forma t ” is a digital camera im age format def ined by t he Japan Elect[...]

68 GB When playing a DVD VIDEO or DATA CD/ DATA DVD* (DivX video f iles) recorded i n multiple a udio format s (PCM, Dolb y Digital, MPE G audio, or DTS), you can ch ange t he audio forma t. If the DVD VIDEO is rec orded with multi lingual t racks, you can also c h ange the langua ge. With VIDEO CDs, CDs, or DATA CDs, y ou can se lect th e soun d f[...]

Sound Adjustm ents 69 GB • [2:1/ L]: the s ound of th e left chan nel o f the audi o tr ack 2 (mon aural) • [2: 2/R]: t he sound o f the righ t channe l of the audi o tr ack 2 (mon aural) • Whi le playi ng a Sup er VCD on wh ich the audio tra ck 2 is not recorde d, no sound will co me out when you select [2: STEREO], [2:1/L], or [2: 2/R]. •[...]

70 GB You ca n take adv anta ge of sur round so und simpl y by selec ting on e of syst em’s pre- progr amme d soun d fields . They bring the exci ting and powerfu l sound of mov ie t heaters into your home. Pres s SOUND FIELD. Each time you press SOUND FIELD repeat edly until th e soun d field you wa nt appea rs in th e fron t pane l displ ay. Yo[...]

Sound Adjustm ents 71 GB x D olby Pro Logic II M OVIE/M USIC Dolb y Pro Logic II produ ces f ive fu ll-b andwidth output channel s from 2 ch anne l source s. This is done usi ng an ad vanced, high-p urity m atrix surround decoder th at extracts the spatial propert ies of the origin al recor din g without adding a ny new so unds or tonal col orati o[...]

72 GB [SURROUND] in [SPEAKER S ETUP] to [NONE] (page 95).) • W hen you select “MULT I ST.” or “REAR ST.,” “LINK” lig hts up in t he front panel di splay. Selecti ng a sound field for movies, music, news, sports, or other s x HALL, JAZZ CLUB, LI VE CONCERT, GAME, SPORTS, MONO MOVIE The each mode provide d sound t o suit the sourc e. En[...]

Sound Adjustm ents 73 GB Reinfo rcing bass freq uencies You can re inforce bass fr equenc ies. Press DSGX. Bass frequen cies are effecti vely reinforc ed. To turn off the sound effect Press DSGX again. Enjoy ing the sound a t low vol um e Narr ows the dy namic ra nge of the sou nd track. Useful fo r watching movies at lo w volume late at ni ght. 1 [...]

74 GB If var ious ang les (mult i-angles) for a sc ene ar e recorded on a DVD VIDEO, you can change th e view ing angle. For ex ample, wh ile play ing a sce ne of a tr ain in motion , yo u can d ispla y th e view from eit her th e front of the t rain, the left window of th e train, or from t he right w indo w with out havi ng th e tra in’s moveme[...]

Using V arious Additional Functions 75 GB You ca n set 2 ki nds of playb ack rest ric tions for the desi red dis c. • Custom Parental Co ntrol You can set play back rest riction 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 ing to a predetermined level suc h as [...]

76 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 selec t [OFF t ], then press ENTE R. 3 Enter your 4-digit password using the number buttons, th en press ENT ER. To play a disc for which Custom Parental Control is set 1 Insert[...]

Using V arious Additional Functions 77 GB 5 Press X / x to select [STANDARD], then press ENTER. The selecti on items for [STANDARD] are displa yed. 6 Press X / x to select a geograp hic area as the playback l imitation level, then press ENTER. The area is se lected. When yo u se lect [ OTHE RS t ], sel ect and enter a s tandar d code in t he table [...]

78 GB Area Code Changin g the password 1 Press DISPLAY wh ile the system is in stop mode. The Co ntrol M enu ap pears. 2 Press X / x to select [PARENTAL C ONTROL], then press ENTE R. The options for [PARENT AL CONTROL ] appear . 3 Press X / x to select [PASSW ORD t ], then press ENTER. The dis play for ent ering the passw ord appe ars. 4 Enter your[...]

Other Operations 79 GB By adjust ing the remote signal , you can co ntrol your TV with th e supplied remote. • If you enter a new c ode numb er, the c ode num ber previous ly entered will be erased. • When you repla ce the batter ies of the rem ote, the code number may reset itse lf t o the default (SONY) setting . Reset the appr opriate code n[...]

80 GB * To use t hese butt ons, set the remote t o the TV mo de by pressing the TV button. To ca ncel the TV mode , press the TV butt on again. You ca n select the TV c hannels by using the numb er bu tton s. To sele ct the TV ch annels , press the number butt ons, then ENTER. • Depend ing on the TV, you may not b e able to control your TV or to [...]

Other Operations 81 GB * Except for North American models . Operating for the THEATRE SYNC fu nction Poin t the re mote to the d irection of TV and t his system, then press THEATRE SYNC once. While transmi tting the code from the remote , the TV button flashe s. If thi s function does not work, change the transmit time. The transmit time varies dep[...]

82 GB Selecti ng the conn ected compon ent You ca n use a VCR or oth er comp onents connec ted to th e VIDEO or SAT jacks on t he rear pa nel. Refer to the op eration m anual supplied wit h the components f o r furt her informatio n on the operation. Press FUNCTION re peated ly until “ VIDEO” or “SAT” appear s in the front panel disp lay. E[...]

Other Operations 83 GB • MAIN /SUB: main soun d is outp ut from the left s peaker a nd Sub s ound is ou tput from t he righ t spea ker. 4 Press ENTER or AMP MENU. The AMP menu t urns off. Presett ing radio stations You can preset 20 F M s tations , and 10 AM stat ions. B efor e tuning , make sure to turn down the volume t o minimum. 1 Press FUNCT[...]

84 GB 6 Press X / x to select the preset number you want. 7 Press EN TER . The station is stored. 8 Repeat 1 to 7 to store other sta tions. To change the preset number Restart fro m Step 1. To change the AM tuning interval (except for Middle Eastern model) Th e AM tuni ng inte rv al ca n be set to ei th er 10 kHz or 9 kHz. To change the AM tu ning [...]

Other Operations 85 GB Press X / x to s elect a charac ter, then press c to move the cursor to the next positio n. Letters, nu mbers , and oth er symb ols can be input fo r a rad io stat ion nam e. If you make a mistake Press C / c repea tedly un til the characte r to be chan ged flas hes, th en pre ss X / x to select the desi red ch aract er. To e[...]

86 GB When th e micr ophon e output func tion is on, “ ” lights up i n the fro nt panel di splay. You ca n also tu rn the karaoke mode on by pressing KARAOKE or KEYCON #/b. 3 Start playing th e music. Microp hone s ound is ou tput w hen you pl ay a disc with DVD functio n. To exit from karaoke mode The s ystem exit s from ka raoke mode when –[...]

Other Operations 87 GB Dolby Di gital Karaoke f o rmat (DVD onl y) Dolby Digital form at, wh ich re prod uces surrou nd soun d using 5 channe ls, can also contai n the “D olby Di gital K arao ke” fo rmat which is specialized for k a raoke. I n the Dolby Digita l Kar aoke form at di scs, g uide melo dy and guid e vo ca l tra ck s ar e rec or de [...]

88 GB You ca n set the system to turn off at a preset time, so you can fa ll asleep liste ning to music. You ca n preset the time in 10 mi nutes decrem ents . Pres s SL EEP. Each time you press th is button, the minut e s display (the remaining ti me ) chang es as fo llows: To check the remaining time Press S LEEP once. To change the remaining time[...]

Other Operations 89 GB You can return th e syste m paramete rs, such as preset sta tions, to the default set tings. 1 Press " / 1 to tu rn on th e system. 2 Press x , A , and " / 1 on the system at the same time. “COLD RESET” appears in the fr o nt panel displa y and the de faul t settin gs are retur ned. Returning to the Default Sett[...]

90 GB By usin g the Setup D ispla y, you ca n make various a d justment s to items such as picture and sound. You can also set a langua ge for the subtitl es and the S etup Disp lay, amon g other things. F or detai ls on each Setup Display i tem, see pages from 91 to 97. For an overall list of Setup Di splay it ems, see page 115. • Playback se tt[...]

Settings an d Adjustments 91 GB To reset all of the [SETUP] settings 1 Select [RESE T] in Step 3 and press ENTER. 2 Select [YE S] using X / x . You can also quit the process and return to the Control Menu by selecting [NO] here. 3 Pres s ENTER. All the settings explained on p ages 91 to 97 return to the default settings. Do not press [/ 1 while res[...]

92 GB Choose settings ac cording to the TV to be connec ted. Select [S CREEN SETU P] in the Setu p Displa y. To use th e displ ay, see “ Using the Setu p Disp lay” (page 90) . The defa ult set tings ar e under lined . x [T V TYPE] Selec ts the aspe ct rati o of the co nnected TV (4:3 stan dard o r wide). The d efault setti ng var ies, d ependin[...]

Settings an d Adjustments 93 GB • You cannot ch ange the col or system of the disc itsel f. • You can chan ge the c o lor sy stem of the system accordin g to t h e conn ected TV (page 32). x [ SCREEN SAVER] The scre en sav er im age ap pears w hen y ou le ave the syst em in pa use or st op mode for 15 minutes , or when you p lay ba ck a S uper [...]

94 GB Use this to set up playback re lated and o ther settings. Select [CUSTOM SETUP] in the Setup Displa y. To use th e displ ay, see “ Using the Setu p Disp lay” (page 90) . The defa ult set tings ar e under lined . x [P AUSE MODE] (DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW only) Selec ts the pict ure in pa use mod e. x [TRACK SELECTION] (DVD VIDEO only) Give s the s[...]

Settings an d Adjustments 95 GB To obtai n the best poss ible su rrou nd sound, set for the s ize of th e spea kers you hav e connec ted and t heir di stance fr om your l ist ening po siti on. The n us e the te st to ne to adj us t th e lev el and the balance o f the spe akers to th e same level. Select [SPEAKER SETUP] in the S etup Display. For de[...]

96 GB Be sure to change the value in the Setup Displ a y when you move the speak ers. * When you perfo rm the Quick Setup (p age 39), the default settings are changed. • When you s et the distan ce, the sound cuts off for a moment. • If all front a nd surround speake rs are not placed at an equal dist ance from your listenin g position , set th[...]

Settings an d Adjustments 97 GB 2 Press X / x to select [SE TUP], then press ENTER. The options for [SETU P] appear. 3 Press X / x to select [CUST OM], t hen press ENTER. The Se tup Displa y appears. 4 Press X / x repeatedl y to select [SPEAKER SET UP], then press ENTER or c . 5 Press X / x repeated ly to select [TEST TONE], then p ress ENTER or c [...]

98 GB On power sources • AC po wer cord (mai ns lead) must b e changed o nly at the qua lified service shop. • Th is system is n ot disc onnected fro m the AC power source (mains) as l ong as it is co nnected to th e wall outle t, even if the syst em itself has be en turne d off. On placement • P lace the sys tem in a location wit h adequat e[...]

Additiona l Information 99 GB On handling discs • To ke ep the d isc clean , handl e th e dis c by its edge . Do not to uch th e surf ace. • Do n ot stick pa per or ta pe on the di sc. • Do n ot expos e the dis c to dire ct sunl ight or heat s ources such as ho t air ducts, or lea ve i t in a car p arked in dire ct sun light as the temperatur[...]

100 GB this ca se, retu rn the se tting t o inte rlace f ormat (th e default settin g) (pag e 29). • Even if your TV is com patible with progr essive format (525p/6 25p) sign als, t he ima ge may b e affected whe n you set progressi ve format. In thi s case, re turn the s etting t o inte rlace forma t (the default settin g) (pag e 29). • Re- co[...]

Additiona l Information 101 GB No sound is heard from the c enter speaker. • Che ck the s peaker connect ions an d sett i ngs. • Make sure th e sound fie ld function i s on (page 70) . • Depending o n the source, t he eff ect of the cent er speaker may be less noticeable. No sound or only a very low-level sound is heard from the s urround spe[...]

102 GB • The [MODE (M P3, JPEG)] setting has been set to [AUDIO (MP3)] (page 55). • If you c a nnot change the [MOD E (MP3, JPEG)] settin g, re-l oad the disc o r turn the sy stem off, t hen on. • The DATA CD contains a DivX video file . (Asian , Australian, and Mi ddle Eastern mo dels only) • This system cannot play J PEG image file s reco[...]

Addit ional Inf ormation 103 GB When the self -diagnosis functi on is activated to preven t the sy stem fro m malfunctioning, a 5- character service number (e.g ., C 13 50) with a combinatio n of a le tter and 4 digits a p pears on the scree n and the front panel display. In this case, ch eck the f ollow ing tab le. Amplifier section Centra l and S[...]

model name [DA V -FX999W/ FX1000W] [2-590-787-13(1)] 104 GB Harmonic distor tion Less t han 0.03 % Tuner section System PLL quartz- locked digi tal synthesi zer syste m FM tuner sectio n Tuning ra nge 87.5 – 10 8.0 MHz (50 kHz step) Ante nna (a eria l) FM wi re an tenna (aerial) Antenna (aerial ) term inals 75 ohms, unbalance d Interm ediate f re[...]

Additiona l Information 105 GB Albu m Sectio n of a music piece or an imag e on a data CD contai ning MP 3 audi o tracks or JPEG fi les. Chap ter Subdivisi o n of a t itle on a DVD. A title is compos ed of sev eral cha pters . Digital I nfrar ed Audi o Transm ission Recent ti me s have be en witness to the ra p id spread of DVDs, Digital Bro adcast[...]

106 GB there is disc rete subwoof er channel in this form at. DTS pr ovides the sa me 5.1 d iscrete channels of hi gh quality digi tal audio. The go o d channel se paration is realiz e d due t o the all chan nel dat a being re cord ed disc rete ly and processe d in dig itally. DVD A disc th at cont ains up t o 8 hours of movin g pict ures eve n tho[...]

Additiona l Information 107 GB scenes a re sk ipped or repla ced w ith othe r sce nes and s o on. Playback Con trol (P BC) Signal s enco ded on VI DEO CD s (Ve rsion 2.0) to con trol playba ck. By using me nu scree ns recorde d on VID EO CDs with PBC functio ns, you can en joy play ing simple in teractive programs, p rograms with sear ch func tions[...]

108 GB The lang uage spelling s conf orm to the ISO 639: 1988 (E/F) standa rd. Language Co de 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 Kirghiz 1313 Latin 1326 Li[...]

Additiona l Information 109 GB For more information, r efer to th e pages indicated in pare n these s. Fron t panel A Disc slot (43) B (remote sensor) (13) C Front panel display (110) D PHONES jack (43) MIC jack (85) E VOLUME +/ – (43) F FUNCTION (43) G . / > (44) H x (sto p) (44, 89) I X (pause) (44) J H (p lay) (43) K A (eject) (43, 89) L DI[...]

110 GB Front pan el display About the indications in the front panel display A Lights up dur ing PBC playb ac k. (VIDEO CD only) (50) B Current mode (DVD functi on only) C Lights up when the tim e information of a title or chapter appears in the front pane l dis play . (DVD onl y) D Monaural/Stereo effect (Rad io only) (84) E Current sound eff ect [...]

Additiona l Information 111 GB Rear panel DAV-FX999W A SPEAKER jacks ( 15) B DIR-T1 jack (15) C SAT OPTICAL DIG ITAL IN jack (34) D VIDEO VIDEO/AUDIO IN jacks (31, 34) E COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks (27) F MONITOR OUT (VIDE O / S VIDEO) jacks (27) G AM terminal (26) H FM 75 Ω COAXIAL jack (26) I SAT VIDE O/AUDIO IN jacks (31, 34) DAV-FX1000W A SPEAK[...]

112 GB Remote A TV (79) B DISC SKIP (43) C SOUND FIELD (70) D . / > PRE SET –/+, TV CH –/+ (39, 44, 84) E H (play) (43) The H button has a tactile dot.* F TOP MENU (48) G C / X / x / c /ENTER (36, 45, 59, 70, 73, 75, 82, 90) C / X / x / c have tact ile dots.* H O RETUR N (50) I ALBUM –/+ (44, 80) J ANGLE (74) K AUDIO (68) The AUDIO button [...]

Additiona l Information 113 GB eh MIC VOL +/– (86) ej MULTI/2CH (49) ek SA-CD/CD (49) el AMP MENU (36, 59, 73, 82 ) * Use the ta ctile dot as a refe rence when ope rating th e syste m.[...]

114 GB Surround a mplifier A POWER/ON L INE indicator (37) B POWER (37) 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 115 GB Y ou c an set the follo wing items with the D VD Setup Di splay . The ord er of the di splaye d ite ms may be differe nt from the ac tual di spla y . DAV-FX999W 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 [...]

116 GB DAV-FX1000W LANGU A GE SETUP OSD MENU AUDIO SUBTIT LE (Select the language you want to use from the displayed language list.) (Select the language you want to use from the displayed language list.) (Select the language you want to use from the displayed language list.) (Select the language you want to use from the displayed language list.) S[...]

Additiona l Information 117 GB Y ou c an set the fo llowi ng items with AMP ME NU on the remote. AMP Menu List AMP menu AUDIO DRC DRC STD DRC MAX DIMMER DIMM ER ON DIMM ER OFF DRC OFF DUAL MONO MAI N SUB MAIN+SUB MAIN/SUB A/V SYNC SYNC OFF SYNC ON DEMO DEMO ON DEMO OFF[...]

118 GB Numerics 16:9 92 4:3 LETTER BO X 92 4: 3 OUTP UT 93 4:3 P AN SCAN 92 5.1 Channel Surround 69 A A/V SYNC 59 Acce ssories 13 ALBUM 61 Album 105 AMP m enu 36, 59, 73 , 82 AMP menu list 117 ANGLE 74 Antenn a (aeria l) Hookup 26 A UDIO 9 1 A UDIO DR C 73 B B A CKGROUND 93 Batteri es 13 C CHAPTER 61 Chapter 105 COLOR SYS TEM 92 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT[...]

119 GB PR OGRESSIVE VIDEO 30 Q Quick Set up 39 R Radio 84 Rear Pa nel 111 Region C ode 9, 107 Remote 13, 79, 112 Repeat Play 47 RESET 91 Resu me Play 44 S S VIDEO 29 Scan 60 SCENE 61 Scen e 107 SCREEN SA VER 9 3 SCREEN SE TUP 92 Sear ching 60 SETUP 90 Setup Display 9 0, 115 Shuffle Play 4 7 SIZE 95 SLEEP 8 8 Slide show 55 Slow-motion play 60 Sound [...]

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