Sony DAV-HDZ235 manual

©2007 Sony Cor poration 2-895-967- 13 (1) DVD Home Theatr e System Oper ating Instructions DA V - H D Z 2 3 5[...]

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

3 US 11) Only use attachm ents/ac cessories specified b y the manu fa ctur er. 12) Use only with th e cart, stand, tripo d, bracke t, or table specif ied by the m anufactu rer, or sold with the app aratus. When a cart is used, use cau tion when mov ing th e car t/apparat us combinat ion to avoid i njury fr om tip-ove r. 13) Unplug this a pparatus d[...]

4 US Welcom e ! ........... ............... .............. ........ 3 About T his Manual ....... ........... ............... 6 This Syste m Can Pla y the Fo llowing Discs . .................. ............... ............... 6 Getting Started – BASIC – Step 1: Connect ing the Sy stem and TV ............... ................. .............. 10 Ste[...]

5 US Advance d Settings and Adjustm ents Locking Di scs ......... .................. ............ 59 (CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL, PARENTAL CONTROL) Getting Optima l Surround Soun d for a Room ..... ............... ........... .............. . 6 2 (SPEAKER FORMATION) Calibrating the Appro priate Settings Automat ically ....... .............. ..........[...]

6 US • The instructi o ns in this manual describ e the contr ols on th e remo te. Yo u can als o use the controls o n the unit if they have the same or similar n ames as th ose on the remote. • The Co ntro l Menu i tems may vary de pending on th e ar ea. • “DVD” may be used as a general te rm for DVD VIDEOs, DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs, and DVD-RWs/DV[...]

7 US 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: – MP3 audio tr a cks and J PEG image files o f format c o nforming to UDF (Univers al Disc Forma t) 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 [...]

8 US Regi on co de Your system has a reg ion co de print ed on the rear of th e unit a nd will only play DVDs labeled with the sa me regi on code. DVD VIDEOs labeled will also play on th is system. If you tr y to play a ny other DVD VIDEO, the mess age [P layb ack proh ibited by are a limitatio ns.] will appear on th e TV screen . Depending on the [...]

9 US Getting Started – B ASIC – See Unp acking i n Spec ificati ons, pag e 81. Inserting batteries into the remote You can co ntrol the syste m using the supplied remote. I nsert two R6 (si z e AA) batte ries b y matching the 3 and # ends on the batterie s to the markings i n side the co mpartment. To use th e remote, point it at the r emote se[...]

10 US Getting Started – B ASIC – The fol lowing is the b asic co nnec tion of the u nit to th e spe akers an d TV . For othe r TV conne ctions , see page 20. For ot her com pone nt conne ction, see pa ge 24. To ac cept prog ressive signals, s ee page 22. Refe r to the c onnec tion di agra m below , and r ead th e addit iona l infor mation f rom[...]

11 US Getting Started – B ASIC – 1 Conn ectin g the Speaker s Required cords The connector and colo r tube of the sp eaker co rds are the same color as the labe l of t he jacks to be conn ected. Note • Do not catch the sp eaker co rd ins u lation in the SPEAKER j ack. To avoid short-circuiting the speakers Short-ci rcuiting o f the speakers m[...]

12 US Getting Started – B ASIC – 2 Connect ing the TV Required cords A Video cord . B Audio cord (not supplied) Ti p • When you want to output the TV sound or stereo soun d of a 2 channel source from the 6 speak ers, select the “Dolby Pro Logic,” “Dolby Pro Logic II MOVIE,” or “Dolby Pro Logic II MUSIC” sound field (page 30). 3 Co[...]

13 US Getting Started – B ASIC – To connect the FM wire antenna (aerial) Connect the FM wire antenna (aerial) to the COAXIAL FM 75 Ω jack. Note • Be sure to full y exten d the FM wire an tenna (ae rial) . • A fter con necting th e FM wire antenn a (aerial ), keep it as hori zontal as p ossible. Ti p • I f you have poor FM r eception, use[...]

14 US Getting Started – B ASIC – Position ing the spea kers For t he be st possib le surrou nd sound, al l the speake rs ot her than the su bwo ofer sh ould b e plac ed at the same dist ance fr om th e listen ing posit ion ( A ). However, th is syst em allows yo u to place the cente r sp eake r up to 1.6 me te rs (5 ft) clo ser ( B ) and the su[...]

15 US Getting Started – B ASIC – Follow the steps bel ow to make the minimum number of bas ic adju stmen ts fo r usin g the system . 1 Turn on the TV . 2 Press [ / 1 . Note • D isconnec t the headphones whe n you perform the Quick Setup. You cannot ope rate steps a fter 11 with the headp hones connec ted. • Make sure that t he func tion is [...]

16 US Getting Started – B ASIC – 10 Press . 11 Connect the calibration mic to the A.CAL MIC jack on the front panel an d press X / x to select [YES]. Set up t he calibrat ion mic at the ear lev e l using a trip od, e tc. (n ot supp lie d). Th e fron t of each s peake r sho uld face the ca librati on mic, an d ther e should be no ob stru ction b[...]

17 US Getting Started – B ASIC – To recall the Quick Setup display 1 Press DISP LAY when the system is in stop mode. The Cont rol M enu disp lay appea rs. 2 Pres s X / x to select [SETUP], then press . The opti ons fo r [SE TUP ] app ear. 3 Pres s X / x to select [QUICK], then press . The Q uick Setu p displ ay ap pears. 1 2 ( 2 7 ) QUICK QUICK[...]

18 US After connecti ng the A C power cord (mai ns lead), the demonst ration appears in the front panel disp lay. Whe n you press " / 1 on the remote, the demonstr ation turns off. Note • W hen you pre ss " / 1 on the unit , the demon stra tion does not turn off. • When you s et the de monstr ation m ode in the syst em menu to on, the[...]

Getting Started – AD V ANCED – 19 US You ca n use the speak ers by inst allin g on the wall. Inst alling the sp eakers on a wall 1 Prepare screws (not supplied) that are suitable for the hole on the back of each speaker. See the illustrations belo w. 2 Fasten the screws to the wall. For the center speaker For the other speakers 3 Hang the sp ea[...]

20 US Sends the pl ayed back DVD image to the connected TV. Check t he jack s of your TV , and c hoos e connec tion m ethod A , B , C , or D . Picture qu ality improve s in orde r fro m A (st anda rd) to D (HD MI) . * HDMI (hi gh-defini tion multim edia interf ace) The sys tem incorp orates Hi gh-Definit i on Multim edia Interfa ce (HDMI TM ) te ch[...]

Getting Started – AD V ANCED – 21 US A To connect to a TV with the VIDEO IN jack Connect the vide o cord . . B To connect to a TV with the S VIDEO IN jack Connect an S video c ord (n ot suppl ied). To us e the S video ja ck instead of the vi deo jack , your TV moni tor must a lso be co nnect ed via a n S vi deo j ack. S video s ignals ar e on a[...]

22 US 2 Press VI DEO FOR MAT. The cu rrent ty pe of vi deo sign als a ppear s in the fro nt pan el disp lay. Each time you p ress VIDEO FORMAT, the disp lay changes as follows: • “720 × 480p*” : Sends 720 × 480p vi deo sig nals . ** • “1280 × 720p *”: Sends 1280 × 720p vid eo signa ls. • “1920 × 1080i * ”: Sends 19 20 × 1080[...]

Getting Started – AD V ANCED – 23 US 2 Press VIDEO FORMAT. The current s ignal ap pears in the f ront panel displa y. Each time y ou press VI D EO FORMAT, the displ a y changes a s follows: x NORMAL (INTERLACE) Select this se tting when: – your TV does not acce pt progr essive sign als, or , – your TV is connect e d to jacks o ther than the[...]

24 US You c an enjoy soun d usi ng the s peake rs of t his sys tem b y conn ecting the AU DIO OUT jacks of an other comp onent . Fo r video connecti on of oth er compon ents, c onnect d irec tly to t he TV. To connect the AUDIO OUT jacks of other components to the TV/VIDEO (AUDIO IN) jacks of this unit Conn ect the VCR or oth er co mponen ts to t h[...]

Getting Started – AD V ANCED – 25 US Note • B e sure to make connection s securely to avoid hum and no ise. • Whe n you conn ect ano ther comp onent with a vol ume cont rol, turn up the volume of t he other c ompon ents to a level where so und is not distorte d.[...]

26 US Basi c Oper ati ons Depending on the DVD VIDEO or VIDEO CD, some operat ions may be diffe rent or r estr icted. Refer to t h e operatin g instructions supplied with your di sc. 1 Turn o n your TV. 2 Switch the input selecto r on the TV to this system. 3 Press " / 1 . The sy ste m turns on. Unless the s ystem is set to “ DVD,” press F[...]

27 US Basi c Oper ati ons * DVD VIDEOs/DVD-RWs/DV D-Rs only. ** D VD VIDEOs/DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs/DVD+R Ws/ DVD+Rs o nly. Note • You may not be abl e to use the ins tant rep lay or instan t adv ance func tion with so me scenes. Selectin g the connected comp onent You ca n use a VC R or other compon ents connected to th e TV/VIDEO jacks o n the re ar pan[...]

28 US Basi c Oper ati ons Changin g the input l e vel of the so und from connected compon ents Distortion may occur wh en listen ing to a component connected to the TV/VIDEO jacks on the rear panel or to the AUDIO IN jack on the front panel. This is not a malfunctio n and will depend on the c ompone nt con nected . To prev ent this, you can ch ange[...]

29 US Basi c Oper ati ons You can ch oose a s u itab le sound m ode for movies o r music. Press MOVIE/MU SIC during playback. Press M OVIE/ MUSI C repe ated ly until the mode you want light s up i n the f ront pa nel dis p lay . The defa ult sett ing is un derlined . • AUTO : selects th e mode aut o matically to produc e the soun d effe ct depe n[...]

30 US You ca n take adv anta ge of sur round sound simply by selecting one of the system’s pr e - progr amme d soun d fields . The y bring ex cit ing and po werf ul soun d of m ovie th eaters into your home . Pres s SOUND FIELD. Press SOUND FIELD re peatedly u ntil the so u nd field yo u w ant app ears in the front panel display . All sound field[...]

Sound Adjustme nts 31 US • W hen the bil ingual broadca st sound is input , Dolby Pro Logic and Do lby P ro Logic II MOV IE/MUSIC are not effective. Using only the fron t speaker and sub woo fer x 2 CHANNEL S TEREO This mode output s the sound from the front lef t and righ t spe akers an d su bwoof er. Sta ndard 2 channel ( stereo) sourc es compl[...]

32 US You ca n quickl y locat e a parti cular p oint on a disc by monito ring the pictur e or play ing back slowly. Note • Depending on the DVD/VIDEO CD, you may not be able to d o some of t he opera tions de scribed. Locat ing a po int quickly b y playing a disc in fast forwar d or fas t reve rse (S ca n) (Except for JPEG) Press / m or M / whi l[...]

V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 33 US You can se a rch a DVD by t itle or chapter, and you can se arch a VIDEO CD/C D/DA TA CD/ DATA D VD by trac k, inde x, or sc ene. A s titles and trac ks are as sign ed uniqu e num bers o n the disc, you c an sel ect the des ired one by ent ering its n umber. Or, yo u can search fo r a scene usin g the ti [...]

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

V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 35 US Ti p • T o play fro m the begi nning of the disc, press x twice, then pr ess H . To enjoy a disc that is played before by resume playback (Multi-disc Resume) (DVD VIDEO, VIDEO CD on ly) Thi s sys tem st ores the po int where you st opped the disc for up to 40 di scs an d resu mes pl aybac k the next tim[...]

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

V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 37 US You ca n have t h e syst em “shu ffle” tra cks. Subs equent “sh uffl ing” may pro duce a di ffe rent playin g order. Note • S ame song may be pla yed repeate dly during MP 3 playback. 1 Press DISPLAY during playb ack. The C ontrol Menu di splay appe ars. 2 Press X / x to select [SHU FFLE], then [...]

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

V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 39 US A DVD is divid ed into a l o t of sec tions, which make up a pictu re or music fe ature. Thes e sectio ns are ca lled “t itles .” When you p lay a DVD which conta ins severa l titles, you can select t h e title y ou want using DVD TOP MENU. When you play DVDs that allo w you to sel ect items s uch as [...]

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

V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 41 US Some DVD-Rs/DVD-RWs in VR (Vid e o Recording) mode have two ty pes of titles for playback: o r iginally recorded tit les ([ORI GIN AL] ) and titl es that can b e crea ted on recor dable DV D p lay ers fo r ed itin g ( [PLA Y LIST]). You c an select the type of title to be played. 1 Press DISPL AY when th [...]

42 US Ti p • When pla ying V IDEO CDs with PBC functio ns, t he play ing time is disp layed. Note • Th e system can on ly displa y the first le vel of the DVD/CD text, such as the disc name or title. • If an MP3 file name cannot be disp layed, “*” w ill appear in the fron t panel disp lay instead. • The disc n ame or track name m ay no [...]

V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 43 US * Appears when pl aying a n MP3 au dio tr ack on DATA CDs/DATA DVDs. Chec king the da te inf ormati on (JPEG only) You ca n check the dat e inform ation duri ng playback when the Exif* tag is rec orded in the JPEG imag e data. Press DISPLAY twice during playback. The Con trol M enu disp lay ap pears. * ?[...]

44 US If subt itles ar e reco rded on a dis c, you ca n turn the subt itles on or off while playing. If multilin gual subtitl es are recorded o n the disc, you can c hange the su btitle lang uage while play ing, or turn t he subtitl es on or off whe never you wa nt. Press SUBTITLE du ring playback. Each time you p ress SUBTITLE, the subtitle langua[...]

V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 45 US What is MP3/ JPEG ? MP3 is au dio com press ion tech nolo gy that satisf ies the ISO/MPE G regulations. JPEG is imag e compress ion techno logy . Discs that the syste m can play You can play back DA TA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD- Rs/CD-RWs) or DATA DVDs (DVD-Rs/DVD- RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD+RWs/DVD-ROMs) rec orded in MP3 (MP [...]

46 US Play back ord er of MP3 audio tra cks or JPEG imag e fil es The play back order of M P3 au dio tracks or JPEG i mage f iles re cord ed on a D ATA C D or DATA DVD is as follo ws: x Structure of disc contents When you insert a DATA CD or DATA DVD and pre ss H , the numbered tra cks (or files) are played sequ e ntially, from 1 th rough 7 . An y [...]

V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 47 US Selec ting an MP3 audi o tra ck or alb um 1 Load a DATA CD or DATA DVD. The album s reco rd ed on the D AT A CD or DATA DVD appear. When an a lbum is being p layed, it s title is sh a ded. 2 Press X / x to select an album. x When selecting an album Press H to start play ing the selec te d album . x When s[...]

48 US 2 Press X / x to select an a lbum. x When selecting an album Press H to start p laying th e selecte d album . x When selecting an image Press PICTURE NAVI. Imag es of files in the al bum app ear in 16 subscr eens. Press C / X / x / c to select t h e image you wa n t to vie w and pres s . To play the next or previous JPEG image file Press C / [...]

V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 49 US You can pl ay a sl ide s how wit h sound by first placin g both MP 3 and JP EG files in the sa me album on a DATA CD or DATA DVD. When you play back t h e DATA CD or DATA DVD, select [AUT O] mo de as expl ained be low. 1 Load a DATA CD or DATA DVD. 2 Press D ISPLAY wh en the system is in st op m od e. The[...]

50 US 3 Press X / x to select a setting. The default setting is underline d. • [NORMAL] : se ts th e du rat ion to ab out 6 to 9 sec onds. • [FAST]: se ts the duration sh orter than [NORMAL]. • [SLOW1]: sets th e durati on longer t han [NORMAL]. • [SLOW2]: sets th e durati on longer t han [SLOW1]. 4 Press . Note • S ome JPEG file s may ta[...]

V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 51 US With PBC (Pla ybac k Control) funct ion s, you can enjoy simple in te ractive operations, search functi ons, an d othe r such opera tio ns. PBC playback all o ws you to p lay VIDEO CDs interac tively by following the menu on the T V scre en. 1 Start playin g a VIDEO CD wi th PBC functions. The me nu fo r [...]

52 US You ca n preset 20 FM stations , and 10 A M statio ns. Befo re tu ning, ma ke sur e to turn down the volume to minimum. 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly u ntil “TUNER FM” or “TUNER AM” appears in the front panel display. 2 Press and hold TUNING + or – until the auto scanning starts. Scanni ng stops whe n the sys tem tune s in a stat ion.[...]

T uner Fu nctions 53 US Preset radio stations in t h e system’s me mo ry first (see “Pre set ting R adio S tat ions ” (pa ge 52)). 1 Press FUNCTION rep eatedly until “TUNER FM” or “ TUNER AM” appears in the front panel display. The last rece ived stat ion is tun ed in. 2 Press PRESET + or – repeatedly to select the preset station. E[...]

54 US 6 Create a name by using the cursor button s. Press X / x to se lect a char acter, then p ress c to move the c ursor to t he next position. Lette rs, numb ers, and othe r sym bols ca n be input fo r a radio stat io n. If you make a mistake Press C / c repea tedl y until the ch aracte r to be chan ged flashe s, then press X / x to se lec t the[...]

Other Op erations 55 US You ca n cont rol yo ur TV (Sony on ly) with the supplie d remote. Controlling TVs w i th the remote You can cont rol t he TV by u sing fol lowing buttons. * Use thes e buttons whil e pressing the TV button. - is for s electing a channel n umber greate r than 10. (For exam ple, fo r chann el 25, pr ess - , then 2 and 5.) Not[...]

56 US Operating the THEATRE SYNC funct ion Point the remote to the direction of TV and this unit, then press THEATRE SYNC once. If this function d oes not work , change the transmit ti me. The transmit ti m e varies depend ing on th e TV. To change the transmit time Press and hol d TV CH + while enterin g the code for transmit time (see the table) [...]

Other Op erations 57 US You ca n set the system t o turn off at a preset time, so you can f a ll asl eep liste ning to music . You can pres e t the time in 1 or 10-minutes increme nts. 1 Press SYSTEM MENU. 2 Press X / x repeat edly unti l “SLEEP” appears in the front panel display, then press or c . 3 Press X / x to select a setting. The minute[...]

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

Adv anced Settings a nd Adjustments 59 US You can set two ki nds of playbac k restr ictions for the desi red di sc. • Custom Parental Co ntrol You can set pl ayba ck rest ricti ons so that th e system will not play inappropri ate discs. • Parental Co ntrol Playback of s o me DVD VIDEOs can be limited accord ing to a predetermined level suc h as[...]

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

Adv anced Settings a nd Adjustments 61 US 4 Enter or re-enter your 4-digit password using the nu mber butto ns, then press . The displ ay fo r setting the pl ayba ck limitati o n level appears. 5 Press X / x to select [STANDARD], then press . The selecti on items for [S TANDARD] are displa yed. 6 Press X / x to select a geographic a rea as the play[...]

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

Adv anced Settings a nd Adjustments 63 US 5 Press C / c to selec t a setting. • [STANDARD]: when inst alling all the spea kers n orm ally . • [NO CENTER]: when installi ng the front and su rround speak ers. • [NO SURROUND]: when inst alling the center and fr ont spea kers . • [FRONT ONLY]: when inst alling the front s peake rs. • [ALL FRO[...]

64 US 7 Press X / x to select [YES] or [NO], then press . • [YES]: continue with [AUTO CALIBRATION] , see St ep 4 o f “Calibratin g the Appropriat e Settings Automatically” ( p age 64). • [NO]: exit [SP E AKER FORMATION]. Note • In order to enjoy t he surround sound after you change the positio n of t he speak ers, i t is recommen ded you[...]

Adv anced Settings a nd Adjustments 65 US Connect th e calibratio n mic to th e A.CAL MIC ja ck on the fr ont pa nel, a nd se t it u p at the ear leve l usin g a t ripod , etc. (not suppli ed). Th e front of each spea ker s hould fac e the calib ration mi c, and ther e should b e no obstr uctio n betwee n the s peaker s and th e calibra tion mic. B[...]

66 US Note • While the Auto Cal ibration fu nctio n works: – do not turn off the power. – d o not press an y button. – d o not change the vo lume. – d o not change the func tion. – d o not change the di sc. – d o not insert or e ject a disc. – d o not connec t the headphone s. – do not disconn ect the calib ration mic. • The mea[...]

Adv anced Settings a nd Adjustments 67 US 5 Press X / x to select the setup it em from the displayed list: [LANGUAGE SETUP], [SCREEN SETUP], [CUSTOM SETUP ], or [SPE AKER SE TU P]. Then press . The Setup item is selected. Exam ple: [ SCREEN S ETUP] 6 Select an item using X / x , then p ress . The options f or the se lected i tem appe ar. Exampl e: [...]

68 US [LANGUAGE SETUP] allows you to s et vari ous l angua ges for t he on- screen d ispla y or sound t rack. Select [LANGUAGE SETUP] in the S etup Display. F or detail s, see “Using the Setup Disp lay ” (p age 66). x [OSD] (O n-Screen Di splay) Switch es t he disp lay l angu age on the T V scre en. x [MENU] (DVD VIDEO only) You c an s elec t t[...]

Adv anced Settings a nd Adjustments 69 US Note • Depending on t he DVD, [4:3 LETTER BOX] may be selec ted auto mati call y instea d of [4 :3 PAN SCA N] or vice versa. x [YC B C R /RGB (HDMI)] Select s the typ e of HD MI s ignal ou tput fr om HDMI OUT jack. Note • If the playba ck pict ure becom es disto rted, set [YC B C R ] to [RGB]. • If th[...]

70 US Note • This setting is effective only when “PROGRESSIVE” is selected by using VIDEO FORMAT (pa ge 22) . Use t his to set up pla yback r elate d and ot her settings . Select [ CUST OM SE TUP] i n the S etup Displa y. For d etails, see “Using t he Setup Displa y” (pag e 66). The d efault se ttings ar e underl ined. x [HDMI CONTROL] Sw[...]

Adv anced Settings a nd Adjustments 71 US x [TRACK SELECTION] (DVD VIDEO only) Gives th e sou nd trac k whic h contai ns the h ighe st number of chann els pri ority wh en you play a DVD VIDEO on which mul tiple audio formats (PCM, DT S, MP EG audio, or Dolby D igital forma t) ar e reco rded . Note • When you set the item to [AUTO], the language m[...]

72 US To obtain the best possib le surround sound, se t connec tion of the sp eaker s and the ir dist ance from your listeni ng positi on. Then use the test tone to ad just the l e vel and th e balance of the speakers t o the same level. Select [SPE AKER SE TUP] in the Setup Display. F or detail s, see “Using the Setup Disp lay ” (p age 66). Th[...]

Adv anced Settings a nd Adjustments 73 US Be sure to change the val u e in the Setup Displa y when yo u mov e the spea kers . 1) Wh en you perform th e Quick Setup (pa ge 15), the default se ttings are ch anged. 2) 0.0 to 6.9 meters for North Ame rican model s. Note • If all fr ont and surround speake rs are n ot pl aced at a n equal dis tance fr[...]

74 US 5 Press X / x repeatedly to select [TEST TONE], t hen press or c . 6 Press X / x repeatedly to select [ON], then press . You w ill hear the test tone fro m each speake r in se quen ce. 7 From your listening position , adjust the valu e of [LEV EL (FRONT )] or [L EVEL (SURROUND)] using C / X / x / c . The test to ne is emitt ed from only th e [...]

Additional I nformation 75 US On power sources • U nplug th e unit from the wall outl et if you do not intend to use it for an extende d period of time. To disconnec t the cord, pull it out by the plug, nev er by the c ord. On placement • Place the s ystem in a lo cation with adequat e ventilati on to preve nt heat buil d-up in the sys tem. •[...]

76 US On handling discs • To ke ep the disc cle an, hand le the di sc by it s edge. Do n ot to uch th e surfac e. • Do not s tick paper or tape on the disc. • Do not exp ose the disc to dire ct su nlig ht or heat sour ces suc h as h ot a ir duct s, or leav e it in a car p arked in direct sunlig ht a s the tem peratu re may r ise cons ider abl[...]

Additional I nformation 77 US protectio n) comp liant ( “HDMI” on the f ront pan el does not light up). See pag e 89. • If the HDMI OUT jack is used f or video output, changing the typ e of v ideo sign al ou tput from the HDMI OUT jack by pressing VIDEO FORMAT may sol ve the proble m (p age 21 ). Connect the TV and the unit usin g a video jac[...]

78 US The sound loses s tereo effect when you play a VIDEO CD, a CD, or an MP3. • Set [AUDIO] to [STEREO] by pressing AUDIO (page 39) . • M ake su re the un it is con nect ed pr oper ly . The surround effect is difficult to hear whe n you are playing a Dolby Digital, D TS, or MPEG audio sound track. • Mak e sure the sound field functio n is o[...]

Additional I nformation 79 US • It does not fi t the T V screen (t hose images a re reduced). • The [MO DE (MP3, JPEG )] setti ng has be en set to [AUDIO (MP3)] (page 49). • If you cannot change the [MODE (MP3, JPEG)] setting, re- load the dis c or turn the syste m off, then on. The MP3 audi o tracks and JPEG image file starts p laying si mul[...]

80 US • For deta ils on the HDM I CONTROL funct ion, see the HDMI CONTROL Guide (supplied separa tely). No sound is output fro m the system and TV while using the Sy stem Audio Con trol function. • Set the [ AUDIO (HDMI)] sett ing in [CUSTOM SETUP] to [ON] (page 71). • Make su re that the con nected TV is compat ible with the Syste m Audio Co[...]

Additional I nformation 81 US AUDIO POWER SPECIFI CATIONS for the U S model POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION: With 3 ohms loads , both channels driven, fr om 120 - 20,000 Hz; ra ted 84 watt s per channel mi nimum RMS power, wi th no more than 0.7 % tota l harmonic distorti on from 250 mill i watts to rated outpu t. Amplifier section US m [...]

82 US Center (SS-CT71) Speaker s ystem Bass re flex, mag netically shielde d Spea ker un it 65 mm (2 5 / 8 inch es) di a, cone type Rated i mpedance 3.0 ohms Dimensions (a pprox.) 261 × 91 × 80 mm (10 3 / 8 × 3 5 / 8 × 3 1 / 4 inches) (w/h /d) Mass (approx .) 0.7 kg (1 lb 9 oz) Surr ound (SS- TS71) Speaker s ystem Bass re flex, mag netically sh[...]

Additional I nformation 83 US Albu m Sectio n of a mus ic piece or an imag e on a data CD contai ning MP 3 audi o track s or JPEG files . Chap ter Subdivisi o n of a t itle on a DVD. A title is compos ed of sev eral cha pters . Digi tal Cinem a Auto Cali bration Digi tal Cine ma Auto Cal ibr ation was deve loped by Son y to automat ically meas ure [...]

84 US DVD+RW A DVD+RW (plus RW) is a recordable and rewrit able disc. DVD+RWs us e a record ing format tha t is compara ble to the DVD VIDEO format. DVD-RW A DVD-R W is a reco rdable and rewritab le disc that is th e same size a s a DVD VIDEO. The DVD -RW ha s two dif fere nt mode s: VR m ode and Video mode. DVD-RWs cr e ated in Vid eo mode have th[...]

Additional I nformation 85 US play di scs with the “ ” mark. Even wh en the region cod e is not shown on the DVD, the region limit may still a pply. Scene On a VIDEO CD with P BC (playback control) fun ctio ns, the menu scree ns, movi ng pictur es and stil l pictures are divide d into sectio ns called “scenes .” Title The lo ngest sect ion [...]

86 US The lang uage spelli ngs conf orm to the IS O 639: 1 988 (E/ F) stan dard . Parental Contro l Area Code List Language Co de List Code Language Code Language Code Language Code Languag e 1027 Afar 1028 Abkhazian 1032 Afrikaans 1039 Amharic 1044 Arabic 1045 Assamese 1051 Aymara 1052 Azerbaijani 1053 Bashkir 1057 Byelorussian 1059 Bulgarian 1060[...]

Additional I nformation 87 US For more information, r efer to th e pages indicated in pare n theses. Fron t panel A " / 1 (on/standby) (26) B A (open/close) (26) C Disc operation (26) D FUNCTION (26) E Front panel displ ay (89) F (remote sensor) (9) G VOLUME control (26) H PHONES jack (26) I AUDIO IN/A.CAL MIC jack (15, 24) J Disc tray (26) In[...]

88 US Rear pane l A SPEAKER jacks (10) B TV/VIDEO (AUDIO IN R/L) jacks (24) C MONITOR OUT (S VIDEO/VIDEO) j acks (20) D AM terminal (10) E COAXIAL FM 75 Ω jac k (10) F COMPONENT V IDEO OUT jacks (20) G HDMI OUT jack (20) COAXIAL AM FM75 (DVD ONLY) OUT FRONT R CENTER WOOFER FRONT L SUR R SUR L SPEAKER SPEAKER TV / VIDEO MONITOR OUT COMPONENT VIDEO [...]

Additional I nformation 89 US Fron t panel d isplay About the indications in the front panel display A Lights up when the HDMI OUT jack is correctly connected to HDCP (high- bandwi dth digital conten t protection) compliant device with HDMI or DVI (digital visual interfa ce) input. (20) B Light s up when the t ime informati on of a title or chap te[...]

90 US Use the C ontrol Menu disp lay to selec t a functi on and to view relat ed infor mation. Press D ISPL AY repeatedly to turn on or cha nge the Con trol Menu display a s follows: Control Menu displ ay The C ontr ol Menu d ispla y 1 and 2 wil l sh ow diffe rent ite ms depend ing on th e disc t ype. For details about each it em, se e the pa ges i[...]

Additional I nformation 91 US 1) Displays th e scene number fo r VIDEO CDs (PBC is on), tr ack number for VIDEO CDs/ CDs, albu m number for DATA CDs/DATA DVDs. 2) Displays t he index number for VIDEO CDs, MP3 audio track num ber, or JPEG image file numbe r for DATA CDs/ DATA DVDs. 3) Displays Super VCD a s “SVCD. ” Displays “ MP3” i n the C[...]

92 US Ti p • The Control Menu ic on indicator l ights up in green when you se lect any item ex cept [OFF] ([PROGRAM], [SHUFFLE], [REPEAT], and [A/V SYNC] only). The [OR IGINAL/PLAY LIST] indicator lights up in green when you sel ect [PLAY LIST] (default setting) . [SPEAKER FORMATION] (pages 62, 64) Sets the speaker f o rmati on./Adj ust th e leve[...]

Additional I nformation 93 US Y ou can set the fo llowi ng items with the D VD Setup Display . The ord er of th e displ ayed ite ms may be di fferent from t he act ual displa y . DVD Setup Display List SCREEN SETUP TV TYPE SCREEN SAVER BACKGROUND 16:9 4:3 LETTE R BOX 4:3 PAN SCA N ON OFF BLUE BLACK JACKE T PICTURE CUST OM SETUP TRACK SELECTION AUTO[...]

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

95 US Numerics 16:9 6 8 4:3 LE TTER BO X 68 4:3 OUTPUT 69 4:3 P AN SCAN 68 5.1 Chan nel Surround 40 A A/V SYNC 44 ALBUM 33 Albu m 83 ANGLE 43 AT T E N U AT E 2 8 A UDIO 68 A UDIO (HDMI ) 71 A UDIO DRC 7 1 Auto Cal ibrat ion 64, 8 3 B B ACKGR OUND 69 Batt eries 9 BLA CK LEVEL 69 BLA CK LEVEL (COMPONENT OUT) 69 C CHAPTER 33 Cha pter 83 Chi ld Loc k 5[...]

96 US R Rad io 53 Radio Sta tions 52 Rear Panel 88 Region Code 8, 84 Remo te 9, 55 Repeat Play 3 8 RESET 67 Resume Play 34 S S VIDEO 21 Scan 32 SCENE 33 Scen e 85 SCREEN SA VE R 69 SCREEN SETUP 68 Search ing 32 Sele cting 29 SETUP 66 Setup Display 66 , 93 Shuffle Play 37 SLEEP 57 Slide Show 49 Slow-motion Play 32 Sound Field 30 SPEAKER FORMA T ION [...]

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Remote control ANGLE 5 (43 ) AUDIO 4 (39) CLEA R ef (33, 55 , 67) D.TUNING wf (53) DISC SKIP* eg DISPLAY 2 (41, 54) DVD MENU wh (39, 55 ) DVD TOP MENU qf (39) DYNAMIC BASS wd (56) ENTER wg (55) FUNCTION ws (22, 26, 27, 34, 52, 62 ) MOVIE/MUSIC qj (29) MUTING 7 (26 ) Number buttons* * qg (33, 53, 55, 59) PICTURE NAVI 6 (34, 55) PRESET +/– wk es (5[...]

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