Sony DAV-HDZ485 manual

©2009 Sony Corporation 4-122-226- 11 (1) DVD Home Theatr e System Operating Instructions DA V -HDZ485[...]

2 US To red uce t he risk of fi re or electri c shock, do not expose t his apparatu s to rain or moisture . Caution – The use of o ptical instru ments with this product will increase e ye hazard. Do not install the appl iance in a con fined s pace, su ch as a bookcase or buil t-in cabinet. To reduce the risk of fire, do not cover the ventilation [...]

3 US “DVD-RW,” “DVD-R,” “DVD+RW,” “DVD+R,” “DVD VIDEO,” and the “CD” logos ar e trade marks . “BRA VIA” is a t radema rk o f Sony Corp oratio n. “PLAY STATIO N” is a trade mark of So ny Computer Enterta inment Inc. “S-AIR ” and its logo are trad emark s of Sony Corporation. MPEG La yer-3 au dio coding technol ogy[...]

4 US Table of Cont ents About T hese O perating Instructio ns ....... 2 About t he S-A IR function ........ ....... ........ 3 Playab le Discs ........... ........ ........... ....... .... 5 Getting Started Step 1: Installing th e System ....... 10 Step 2: Connecting the System ... 19 Step 3: Performing the Quick Setup ......... ........... .......[...]

5 US Playable Disc s 1) MP 3 (MPEG1 Audio Layer 3) is a standard format de fined by ISO/MPEG for compresses audio data . MP3 files must be in MPEG1 Audi o Layer 3 format. 2) JPEG image f iles mus t confo rm to t he DCF imag e file format. (DCF “Desig n rule fo r Camera F ile sys tem”: Imag e standards for digital cam eras regulated by Japan Ele[...]

6 US Notes on discs This pr oduct is de signed to playba ck disc s that co nform to the Comp act Disc (CD) st andard . Dual Discs a nd so me of the mus ic dis cs enco ded w ith cop yright prote ction te chnolo gies do not co nform to the Compac t Disc (CD) standard, th erefore, th ese disc s may not be playable by this prod uct. The sy stem can not[...]

7 US Your system has a regio n code printed on the rear o f the unit a nd will only play a DVD labele d with the same region code. A DVD VIDEO labeled will also play on this system. If you tr y to play any other DVD VIDEO, th e message [Playba ck prohibited by a rea limitatio ns.] will appe ar on the T V screen . De pendi ng on t he DV D VIDEO, n o[...]

8 US Getting Started Getting St arted Unpacking • Fro nt sp eakers ( 2) • C enter sp eake r (1) • Sur roun d speaker s (2) • Sub woo fer (1) • FM wire an tenna (a eria l) (1) • Speak er c ords (6 , re d/whit e/ green/gr ay/bl ue/purpl e) •V i d e o c o r d ( 1 ) • Rem ote comm ander (rem ote) (1 ) • R6 (size AA) batteries (2) • [...]

9 US Getting Started Inserting batteries into the remote Inse rt two R6 (s ize AA ) batte ries (s upplie d) by ma tching the 3 and # ends on the batteri es to the markings inside the compartment. To use the remote, poin t it at the remote se nsor on the uni t. Note • Do not le ave th e remot e in an extreme ly hot or humi d place. • Do not use [...]

10 US Getting Started Step 1: Installing the System For the best po ssib le surr ound so und, p lace al l speak ers at the sam e distanc e fro m the lis tenin g posit ion ( A ). The di stance can be bet ween 1.0 t o 7.0 me ters. If you ca nnot pla ce the cen ter spe aker and s urround speaker s at the s ame dist ance as ( A ) , you can mo ve the ce[...]

11 US 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. , Remo ve the foot pads from the protect ive cover.[...]

12 US Getting Started Befo re con nectin g the spe aker s, attach the sp eaker st and to th e speake r. (For t he fron t spea kers) Use the p arts as follows : • Fro nt sp eakers ( 2) • Spe aker co rds (2, re d/whi te) • Pos ts (2 ) • Bas es (2) • Scr ews (b lack ) (4) • Scr ews (w ith w ashe r) (4) For details of how to connect the spe[...]

13 US Getting Started 3 Thread the spea ker cord through th e hole in the post. Be careful with the orientat ion of the post. Threa d the speaker c ord into the end of the post that has two ho les. 4 Thread the sp eaker cord thr ough t he post and out the oppo site e nd. 5 Thread the spea ker cord through th e hole on th e bottom of the speaker. To[...]

14 US Getting Started 6 Insert the post into the hole on the bot tom of the speaker so that the screw on the post faces the front of the speaker. 7 Adjust the height of the speaker, then secure the post with two screws (with washer). You ca n chan ge the he ight of the speake r depen ding on the sc rew po sitio ns. A djust the scre w hole s of the [...]

15 US Getting Started 8 Connect the sp eaker cords to th e speaker. Extend the twisted sp eaker cord as before. Be sure to mat ch the speaker c ords to the approp riate termin als on the speakers : the speaker cord with th e color tube to 3 , a nd th e spea ker co rd wit hout the co lor t ube to # . 9 Secure the sp eaker cord by runnin g it through[...]

16 US Getting Started 10 Attach the p ost to the b ase. Inser t the pos t so that th e slot on th e lower part of the post al igns with t he proje ction o f the base , then secur e the post with two scre ws (black ). Note • Make sure that the sl ot on the post aligns with the projec tion of the base by rota ting the post slightly. Fully-assembled[...]

17 US Getting Started Caution • C ontact a screw shop or inst aller for inf ormation regarding the wall material or screw s to be used. • Use screws th at are suitable for the wa ll mat erial and s trength. As a plas ter boar d wall is espe cially fr agile, attach the screws secu rely to a beam. Install the speakers on a verti cal and flat wall[...]

18 US Getting Started 2 Fasten the screws to th e wall. 3 Hang the speakers on the s crews. 8 to 10 mm ( 11 / 32 to 13 / 32 inch ) 145 mm (5 3 / 4 inches) For the c enter spe aker 101.6 mm ( 4 inches ) For the f ront spe akers 8 to 10 mm ( 11 / 32 to 13 / 32 inch ) For the s urround speaker s 8 to 10 mm ( 11 / 32 to 13 / 32 inch ) 5 mm ( 7 / 32 inc[...]

19 US Getting Started Step 2: Conn ecting th e System For conn ecting the system, r ead the inf ormation on the follo wing pages. Do not con nect the AC power cord (mains lead) of th e unit to a wall outlet (mains) unti l all th e other connect ions ar e made. Note • When you conn ect another component with a vol ume contr ol, turn down the vo lu[...]

20 US Getting Started This connec tion se nds a vid eo sig nal to th e TV. Depe nding on the jacks on y our TV, se lect the co nnecti on met hod. Method 1: Video cord ( A ) connection This is th e ba sic conn ecti on . Method 2: HDMI * ca ble ( B ) and video cord ( A ) connection If your TV has an HD MI jack , connec t to the TV both wit h an HDM I[...]

21 US Getting Started This connection sends an audio signal to the unit from the TV. To listen to TV sound via the system, perfo rm this conn ection . Method 1: Audio cord ( D ) connection This is the b asic connect ion a nd sen ds a n anal og aud io si gnal. Method 2: Digita l optical cord ( E ) or digital coaxial cord ( F ) connection When the TV[...]

22 US Getting Started You ca n enjoy co nnecte d com ponents via the system’ s speake rs. Porta ble audi o source (not sup plied) : G DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter ( not supplie d): H Ti p • You can connect an other compo nent, su ch as a VC R, digita l satell ite rece iver, or PlaySt ation, to the TV/ VIDE O (AUDIO IN R/L) jacks or DIGITAL IN OPT[...]

23 US Getting Started If your TV has multiple audio/video inputs You ca n enjo y sound wi th the speakers of the sys tem th rough t he conn ecte d TV. Con nect the compon ents as follows . Select the component on the TV. For d etails, refer to the operati ng instru ctions of th e TV. If the TV do es no t have mu ltiple aud io/vi deo inpu ts, a swi [...]

24 US Getting Started Note • Be sure to fully e xtend th e FM wire antenna ( aerial) . • Af ter conn ecting th e FM wir e antenn a (aerial ), keep i t as horizonta l as po ssible. Ti p • I f you have poor FM reception , use a 75-ohm coa xial cable (not supplied) to conne ct the unit to an out door FM anten na (aer ial) as shown be low. Connec[...]

25 US Getting Started Before con necting the AC power cord (mains le ad) of th e unit to a wall o utlet (main s), connect a ll the speakers to the unit . After connec ting the AC power cord (mains lead), th e demonstration appea rs in the front panel disp lay. Setting the demonstration mode to on/off 1 Press [ / 1 on the unit . The syste m turns on[...]

26 US Getting Started Step 3 : Perf orming t he Quick Setup Follow the Ste ps below to make t he basic adjus tments for usin g the syst em. Disp layed ite ms vary de pending on the are a. 1 Turn o n the TV . 2 Press [ / 1 . Note • Make sure that t he function is set t o “DVD” (page 29). 3 Switch the i nput selector on yo ur TV so that the si [...]

27 US Getting Started 8 Press C / c to select th e speaker formation image as the speakers are actually positioned, th en press . For detail s, see “Gettin g Optimal Surround Soun d for a Room” (pag e 69) . 9 Connect the calibr ation mic (s upplied) to the A.CAL MIC jack on the front pane l. Set up t he calibratio n mic at ear le vel using a tr[...]

28 US Getting Started Depe nding on the connect ion of the TV (page 2 0), select the type of video out put of the system. To select the type of video signal output from the HDMI OUT jack When yo u conn ect the u nit and the TV with a n HDMI cabl e, sel ect the type of video si gnals output fro m the HDMI OUT jack. For d etail s, re fer als o to th [...]

29 US Getting Started 8 Press C / c to selec t [START], th en press . The system o utput s a pr ogress ive s ignal f or 5 seconds . Chec k that the s creen is displa yed corr ectly. 9 Press C / c to selec t [YES], th en press . The system o utputs a pr ogress ive si gnal. When you sel ect [NO ], the s ystem does n ot output a pro gressiv e si gnal.[...]

30 US Getting Started Step 5 : Enjoyin g Surr ound Sou nd 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 the e xciting a nd powe rful sou nd of movi e theat ers into yo ur home . 1 Press SY STEM MENU. 2 Press X / x repeatedly until “DE C. MODE” appears in the front pan[...]

31 US Getting Started 4 Press . The setti ng is made. 5 Press SYSTEM MENU. The system me nu turns off. About speaker output The tabl e below de scribe s the op tions w hen you con nect all the spe akers to the unit an d you se t [SPEAKER FORMATION] to [STANDARD] (page 69). The de faul t sett ing is “A. F.D. MU LTI” (w hen conn ecti ng the he ad[...]

32 US Getting Started To turn the surround effect off Select “A.F.D. S TD,” “2CH STEREO,” or “HP 2CH” for “ DEC. MODE.” Note • When the bilingual broa dcast sound is input, “PRO LOGI C,” “PLII MOV IE,” and “PLII MUSIC” are not ef fective. • You cannot select the decodi ng mode while the system is loa ding a disc. •[...]

Disc 33 US Playing a Disc Depending on the DVD VIDEO or VIDEO CD, some opera tions may be differ ent or rest ricted. Refer t o the operat ing instr uctions suppl ied with your d isc. 1 Turn on your TV. 2 Switch the input selector on the TV to this system. 3 Press " / 1 . The syste m turns on. Unless the syste m is set to “DVD,” p ress FUNC[...]

34 US To use the headphones Connect the headphones to th e PHONES jack on the unit. The s ound of the s ystem is muted. You ca n also con nect th e headpho nes t o the PHON ES jac k on the su rround ampli fier. (Th e sound of the sys tem is mut ed.) Other operations 1) Exc ep t for JP EG imag e fil es . 2) DVD VIDEO/DVD-R/DVD-RW/VIDEO CD only. 3) E[...]

Disc 35 US To display the subtitles If subt itles are recorde d on a di sc, you c an turn the subt itles on /off dur ing pla yback. If multil ingual subtitl es are re cord ed on the di sc, you can change t he subtit le langu age duri ng playba ck, or turn the subtitles on/o ff whenever you wan t. Press SUBTITLE during playback to select the desi re[...]

36 US Example: Dolby Digita l 3 c hannel Some S uper Au dio CDs con sist of a 2 ch anne l play back are a and a mul ti- channe l play back area. You c an sele ct the pl ayback area yo u w ant to liste n to. 1 Press DI SPLAY while the system i s in stop mode. The C ontrol Menu disp lay ap pea rs on th e TV screen. 2 Press X / x to select [MULTI/ 2CH[...]

Disc 37 US With PBC (Play bac k Contro l) func ti ons, you can enjoy simple in teractive o perations, search functi ons, an d other su ch ope ratio ns. PBC playback allows you to play a VIDEO CD interac tively by following the menu on the TV scre en. 1 Start playin g a VIDEO CD with P BC functions. The me nu for your selec tion ap pear s. 2 Select [...]

38 US To enjoy a disc that you played before with resume playback (Multi-disc Re sume) This syst em rec alls the p oint where you stoppe d the disc the last time it was play ed and resumes playba ck from that po int the ne xt time y ou insert the same dis c. Wh en th e resu me pla yback memory is f ull, the r esume playback po int for the earliest [...]

Disc 39 US 5 Select the track you want to program. For e xamp le, se lect trac k [02] . Press X / x to select [ 02] un der [T], then press . 6 To program other tracks, repeat Steps 4 to 5. The pr ogra mmed tra cks ar e disp laye d in the select ed o rder. 7 Press H to start Program Play. Prog ram Pl ay s tart s. When th e prog ram ends , you can re[...]

40 US 4 Press . Shuff le Pl ay star ts. To return to normal play Press CLEAR, or sel ect [OFF] in Step 3. To turn off the Control Menu display Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Contr ol Menu displa y is turned off. Note • You c annot use Shuffle Play with a VIDEO CD or Super VCD with PBC playback. • W hen you pr ess CLEAR to return to norm al [...]

Disc 41 US Search ing/Sele cting Disc Contents A DVD is divided in to man y sections , which make up a pictu re or musi c featu re. Th ese sectio ns are ca lled “tit les.” Wh en you play a DVD which conta ins severa l titles , you can select t he title you wa nt using DVD TOP MENU. When you pl ay a DV D tha t allows you to s elect items s uch a[...]

42 US 2 Press X / x to select th e search method. Example: [CHAPTER] [** (* *)] is select ed (** re fers to a number ). The nu mber in pa renthe ses indi cates the total nu mber of titl es, chapters, tracks, indexes, scenes, fo lders, or files. 3 Press . [** (* *)] ch anges to [– – (**)]. 4 Press X / x or the number butt ons to select the d esi[...]

Disc 43 US Playing MP3 Files/JPE G Image Files You can pl ay MP 3 fil es or JPEG i mage file s: – whi ch have th e extens ion “.mp 3” (MP3 file) or “.jpg”/“ .jpeg” (JPEG ima ge file). – which conform to the DCF* image f ile format. * “Design r ule for Came ra File system”: Image standar ds for digita l cameras regu lated by Japa[...]

44 US To play the next or previous MP3 file Press > to play the next MP 3 file. Pr ess . twice to play the pr evious MP3 file. When you pres s . once, yo u can go to the beginn ing of th e current MP3 fil e. Note that you can select the next fold er by continui ng to press > after t he la st file on th e curren t fo lder, but t hat yo u can n[...]

Disc 45 US To rotate a JPEG image file When a JPEG image fi le is di splayed on th e TV screen, you can rotate the JPEG image file in 90 degree inc rements. Press X / x while vie wing a JPEG image f ile. Press C LEAR to retu rn to no rmal vi ew. Note • You cannot rotate the JPEG image file w hen you set [JPEG RESOLUTION] in [HDMI SETUP] to [(1920[...]

46 US 1 Press DISPLAY . (If [MEDIA] is set to [MUSIC/PHOT O], press DISPLAY twice.) The C ontrol Menu disp lay ap pea rs on th e TV screen. 2 Press X / x to select [EFFECT], then press . The option s for [EF FECT] a ppear. 3 Press X / x to select a setting. • [MODE 1] : The JPEG image file sweeps in from top t o bottom. • [MODE 2]: The JPEG ima[...]

Disc 47 US Adjusting the Delay Betwee n the Pict ure a nd Sound [A/V SYNC] When the sound d oes not mat ch the pict ures on the TV scree n, you can adj ust the delay between the pictur e and soun d. 1 Press DISPLAY. The Contr ol Menu displa y appear s on the TV screen. 2 Press X / x to select [A/V SYNC] , then press . The op tion s for [A/V SYN C] [...]

48 US Enter a 4- digi t pas sword usin g th e numb er butto ns, then press . The displa y for conf irming the password appe ars. x When you have already registered a password The dis play for enter ing the pas sword appe ars. 7 Enter or re- enter your 4-dig it pa ssword using the number buttons, then press . The dis play for setti ng the playb ack [...]

Disc 49 US 7 Enter y our 4-dig it password us ing the number buttons, then press . 8 Press X / x to select [CHANGE PASSWORD t ], then press . 9 Enter a new 4-digit password using the number buttons, then press . 10 To confirm your passwo rd, re-enter it using the nu mber buttons, t hen press . If you make a mistake entering your password Press C be[...]

50 US 6 Press X / x to select an item, th en press . The op tions for the select ed item appear . Example: [TV TYPE] 7 Press X / x to select a setting, th en press . The setting is selecte d and setup is complete. Example: [4:3 LETTER B OX] To reset all of the [SETUP] settings To reset a ll of the [SETUP] settings , see “Returning th e [SETUP] se[...]

Disc 51 US x [TV TY PE] You c an sel ect th e as pect r atio of the conn ected TV. [16:9] : Select t his when y ou connec t a wide- screen TV or a TV with a wide mode fu nction . [4:3 LETTER BOX]: Select th is when you conne ct a 4:3 stan dard TV. The sy stem dis plays a wide p icture w ith band s on the up per an d lowe r po rtion s of the TV scr [...]

52 US You cannot select this and the settin g is not effec tive wh en t he syst em ou tputs a progr essiv e sign al. [OFF] : You can set the bl ack leve l of the out put signal to the st andard l evel. [ON] : You ca n raise the standar d black l evel. Use this whe n the pictu re becomes too black. x [PAUSE MO DE] (DVD VIDEO/DVD-R/ DVD-RW only) You [...]

Disc 53 US x [AUDIO (HDMI)] You can select the audio ou tput status from the HDMI OUT jack. [OF F] : The sy stem does no t outpu t sound fr om the H DM I OU T ja ck. [ON]: The syst em outp uts audio s ignals by conv ert ing D olby Digi tal, DTS, or 96 kHz/ 24- bit PCM signals to 48 kHz/16 -bit PCM. Note • Whe n you connect the unit and TV with an[...]

54 US Note • When you set t he item to [AU TO], the l anguage ma y change. The [TRACK SELECTION] setting has higher priorit y than the [AU DIO] settings in [LANGUAGE SETUP] (page 50). ( Depending on the disc, this func tion may not work .) • If PCM, DTS, Dolby Digital sound, and MPEG audio have the same n umber of channels , the sy stem sel ect[...]

Disc 55 US [CENTER] [YE S] : Normally se lect this . [NONE]: Select this if no center speaker is used. [SURROUN D] [YE S] : Normally se lect this . [NONE]: Select this i f no surround s peakers are used. [SUBWOOFER] [YE S] Note • When you change t he [CONNECTION] settin g, the [STANDARD] of [SPEAKER FORMATION] setting remain s the same, but t he [...]

56 US [CENT ER] 0.0 dB * : Set the cent er spea ker level. [SUBWOOFER] +2.0 dB : Set the s ubwoofer level. * This item appears when you se t [CENTER] to [YES] in the [CONNECTION] setting. x [LEVEL (SURROUND)] You ca n adjust the soun d level of t he surro und speake rs. Y ou can set the para meter from –6 .0 dB to + 6.0 dB . B e su re to s et [TE[...]

T une r 57 US Presetti ng Radio Stat ions You can pr eset 20 F M sta tions . Be fore t uning , make sure to turn down the vol ume to minimum. 1 Press FUNCTION +/– rep eatedly until “TUNER FM” appears in the front panel display. 2 Press and hold TUNING +/– until the auto scanning starts. Scann ing sto ps wh en the sy stem t unes in a station[...]

58 US Listenin g to th e Radio Preset rad io st ations in th e syst em’s m emory first (see “Prese tting Radi o Sta tions ” (page 57)). 1 Press FUNCTION +/– rep eatedly until “TUNER FM” appears in the front panel display. The last re ceived statio n is tuned in. 2 Press PRESET +/– repeatedly to select the preset station. Each time y o[...]

T une r 59 US If you make a mistake Press C / c repeat edly until the char acte r to be chan ged flas hes, then press X / x to select the desi red char acter . To e rase the ch arac ter, pres s C / c repeat edly unt il the c haract er to be eras ed flashe s, then press CLEA R. 7 Press . “COMP LETE” ap pears i n the front panel displa y, and th [...]

60 US 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 HDM I cable, op eratio n is simp lified as belo w: – The ater Mode (p age 61) – One- Touch Pla y (pa[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 61 US 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 for [SETU P] appear. 4 Press X / x to selec t [CUSTOM], then press . The Se tup Di splay ap pear s. 5 Press X / x to select [ HDMI SETUP][...]

62 US VIDEO, ” TV soun d is o utpu t from th e sys tem speakers a utomatical ly. • Wh ile you are watchin g the TV and the function of the syst em is switc hed to “ DVD,” sound of th e “DVD” functi on is output f rom the system speak ers; TV sound is not output via th e TV speake rs. • You can contro l the sys tem’s volu me by the r[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 63 US Note • De pending on the type of DIGITAL ME DIA PORT adapter, images are also o utput. In this ca se, the system ou tputs the compos ite video signal only, regardless of the type of video signa l. Ti p • De pending on the type of DIGITAL ME DIA PORT adapter, you may be abl e to op erate a connecte[...]

64 US To ma ke use o f the S -AIR fu nction , you n eed to insert the wirele ss tran smitter into the unit and the wireles s transceive r into the S-AIR sub unit. Note • When y ou insert the wireless t ransmit ter/tra nsceiver , make sure t hat the AC pow er cord (mains l ead) is not connect ed to a wall out let (mains ). • Do not touc h the te[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 65 US Simply by ma tching the ID o f the unit and the S-AIR sub unit, yo u can est ablish so und trans mission. To set the ID of the unit 1 Press " / 1 on the unit . The syste m turns on. 2 Press SYSTEM MENU. 3 Press X / x rep eate dly un til “ S-AI R ID ” appears in the front panel display, then p[...]

66 US 2 Press X / x rep eate dly un til “S -AIR MODE” appears in the front panel display, then press or c . Note • Whe n the wirel ess tr ansmit ter is not ins erte d in the u nit, “S-AI R MODE” c annot b e selected. 3 Press X / x to select th e desired setting. •“ P A R T Y ” : The S -AIR re ceiv er outp uts sound a ccordi ng to fu[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 67 US Note • W hen you turn the sys tem off while “S-A IR STBY” is set t o “STBY ON ,” “S-AI R” flashes (when so und transm ission betwee n the unit an d S-AI R receiv er is not establis hed), or lights up ( when sound transm ission betwee n the unit an d S-AI R receiv er is establish ed) in t[...]

68 US 6 Start pairing of the S-AIR sub unit. x For the surr ound ampli fier Refer to the operating instruction s of the surroun d amplifier . When sound tr ansm ission is establis hed, “PAI RING” an d “COM PLETE” appear alterna tely in the fron t panel dis play. x For the S-AIR recei ver Refer to the operating instruction s of the S-AI R re[...]

Other Operati ons 69 US 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 install some sp eakers . For be tter sur round 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 di[...]

70 US 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 71 US x The measurem ent is not OK. Follow the message, then sele ct [YES] to retr y. Note • While the Aut o Calibr ation func tion is working, d o not oper ate the s ystem. • The measuremen t for [ SUBWOOFER] is always [YES] since th e system does not perf orm subwoofer calibrati on, but the [SU BWOOF ER] level in [SPEAKER SE[...]

72 US Using the Soun d Effect You ca n reinf orce b ass freq uencie s. Press DYNAMIC BASS. “D. BASS ON” appear s in th e front pan el disp lay and ba ss freq uenci es are ef fecti vely reinfo rced. To turn off the sound effect Pres s DYNAMIC BAS S again. You c an enjo y sou nd effe cts or di alogue , as yo u would in a movie theater, even at lo[...]

Other Operati ons 73 US Selectin g the Effe ct to Suit the So urce You ca n se lect a s uitabl e soun d mode for m ovies or mu sic. Press SOUND MODE repeatedly during playback until the desired mode appears in the front panel dis play. •“ A U T O ” : The system au tomatically selects “MOV IE” (the MOV IE indica tor ligh ts up) or “MUS I[...]

74 US Changing the In put Level of the Sou nd fro m Connecte d Componen ts Disto rtion ma y occur w hen you l isten to a component connected to the TV/VIDEO jacks on the rear p anel, or to the AUDIO IN jack on the front panel. D istortion is not a mal functio n and wil l depend on the com ponent connect ed. To preve nt distor tion, re duce the inpu[...]

Other Operati ons 75 US Changing t he Brightness of the Fr ont Panel Display You can set the bri ghtnes s of the fron t panel displa y to either of 2 leve ls. 1 Press SYSTEM MENU. 2 Press X / x rep eate dly un til “ DIMM ER” appears in the front panel display, then press or c . 3 Press X / x to select the brightness of the f ront panel di splay[...]

76 US Note • Th e sys tem can onl y disp lay the firs t leve l of the DVD/CD text, such as the disc name or title. • If a file na me of the MP3 f ile cannot be displ ayed, “*” wil l appear in the fron t pane l disp lay ins tead. • The disc n ame or track n ame may not be displayed depending on the t ext. • Playing ti me of M P3 files ma[...]

Other Operati ons 77 US * The bit rate ap pears wh en the sy stem is playing an MP3 file on a DATA CD/DATA DVD. ** If an MP3 file has the ID3 tag, th e system will disp lay an album na me or title na me from the ID3 tag info rmatio n. The sy stem ca n support ID3 ver 1.0/1.1/2. 2/2.3. ID3 ve r 2.2/2.3 tag inf ormation display has prior ity when bot[...]

78 US 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 [RES ET] and press c . 7 Press C / c to select [YES]. You can also quit the proce ss and return to the Contro l Menu disp lay by sele cting [NO] here . 8 Press . Do not press [/1 while resetting the system as it ta kes a f[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 79 US Precaut ions On power sources • Unp lug the unit f rom the wal l outlet (mains ) if you do not inten d to use it f or an exte nded p eriod of time . To disconnec t the cord, pull it out by the plug, never by the c ord. On placement • Place the s ystem i n a lo cation with a dequate ventilati on to prevent he at bu[...]

80 US Notes abo ut the Discs On handling discs • To ke ep the di sc clean , handle the disc by its edge. Do not tou ch the surf ace. • Do no t st ick paper or ta pe o n the d isc. • Do no t exp ose t he di sc t o dire ct su nlig ht or heat sources suc h as hot air d ucts, or leave i t in a car p arke d in d irect sunli ght a s the tem peratu [...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 81 US Trou blesho oting If you exp erienc e any of the follo wing dif ficulti es whil e using the s ystem , use this troubles hootin g guide to help reme dy the pro blem be fore re questing repair s. Shoul d any prob lem pers ist, cons ult your near est S ony de aler . Note that if servic e person nel changes some parts dur[...]

82 US Picture Sympt om Rem edy There is no pict ure. • The vi deo connecti ng cords are not connec ted securel y. • The video connecting cords a re damaged. • The unit is not connected to the correct TV input jack (pa ge 20). • The video input on the TV is not set so tha t you can view pictures from the system. • Check the output method o[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 83 US Sound Symptom R emedy There is no sound. • Th e speaker cord is not connected securely. • P ress MU TING on the remo te if “M UTING ON” is displaye d in the front p anel display . • The system i s in pause mo de or in Slow-mot ion Play mode . Press H to return to normal play m ode. • F ast forward or fast [...]

84 US Operation No sound or only a very low - level so und is heard from the surround spe akers. • Che ck the sp eaker con nections and set tings (pag es 19, 54). • Che ck the “ DEC. MODE ” setting (page 30) . • Depending o n the s ource, the effect of the surround sp eakers may be l ess noticeabl e. • A 2 channel so urce is being playe[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 85 US A disc does not start pl aying from the beginni ng. • P rogram Play, Shuff le Play, or Repeat Play has be en selected. Press CLE AR to cancel these functions bef ore playing a disc . • Resume Play h as been selected . During sto p, press x on the unit or the r emote and then sta rt playb ack (page 37) . • The ti[...]

86 US The S-AIR function No sound is output from the system and TV while using the System Audio Control func tion. • S et [AUDIO (HDMI)] in [HDMI SETUP] to [ON] (page 53). • Ma ke sure that the con nect ed TV is comp atible w ith the System Aud io Contr ol functio n. • F or detail s, see “Using the Contr ol for HDMI Functio n for “BRAVIA?[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 87 US Self-dia gnosis Fu ncti on (When lette rs/numbers ap pear in th e displ ay) When the self -diagnosis fu nction is activ ated to preven t the syst em from ma lfuncti oning, a 5- character service numb er (e.g., C 13 50) with a combinatio n of a le tter and 4 d igits appears on the TV scree n or front panel d ispla y. I[...]

88 US Specifica tions Amplifier Sec tion Stereo mode (rated) 108 W + 108 W (at 3 ohm s, 1 kHz, 1% THD) Surrou nd mode (referen ce) RMS ou tput pow er FL /FR/C /SL/S R*: 1 44 w att s (per channel a t 3 ohms, 1 kHz, 10% THD) Subwoofer*: 280 watts (at 1.5 ohm s, 80 Hz, 10% THD) * Depending on the decoding mode settings and the sour ce, ther e may be n[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 89 US Dimension s (approx.) 430 mm × 66 mm × 390 mm (17 in × 2 5 / 8 in × 15 3 / 8 in) (w/h/d) incl . projectin g part s Mass (a pprox.) 4.3 kg ( 9 lb 8 oz) Support ed file f ormat MP3 (MPE G 1 Audio Layer-3) File E xtensi on: mp3 Bitrate: 32 kbps - 320 kbps Sampling fre quencies: 32/4 4.1/48 kHz Design and specific ati[...]

90 US x Music mode The Mu sic mode is for us e wi th any s tereo music recor dings, an d provi des a w ide an d deep s ound space. Dolby Surrou nd Pro Logic As one me thod of decodi ng Dol by Surr ound , Dolb y Surr ound Pro L ogic p roduc es fo ur channe ls from 2 channel sound. Compare d with the for mer Dol by Surr ound sy stem, Do lby Surrou nd[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 91 US • Sup er Au dio CD lay er: A hi gh-den sity signal layer for Super Au dio CD • CD laye r 1) : A layer that i s readable by a convent ional C D p layer A Sup er Audi o CD layer consists of the 2 channel a rea or the multi-channel area. • 2 chann el area : An area in which 2 ch annel stereo tracks are recor ded ?[...]

92 US Playback prior ity of file type s The table below descri bes the pla yback priori ty of fi le types under the [ MEDIA] setting . File type [MEDIA] setting [MUSIC/PHOTO ] [PHOTO] [MUSIC] JPEG im age fil es only JP EG ima ge files JP EG image files JPEG im age f iles MP3 f iles on ly MP3 f iles M P3 file s MP3 files MP3 files an d JPEG im age f[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 93 US Language Code List The langua ge spellings conform to the ISO 639: 1 988 (E/F) standard. Code L anguage Code Languag e Code Langu age Code Language 1027 Afar 1028 Abkhazian 1032 Afrikaans 1039 Amharic 1044 Arabic 1045 Assamese 1051 Aymara 1052 Azerbaijani 1053 Bashkir 1057 Byelorussian 1059 Bulgarian 1060 Bihari 1061 [...]

94 US 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) (26, 77) B Z (open/close) (33) C Front panel display (96) D FUNCTION (29) E (remote senso r) (9) F MOVIE/MUSIC indicato r (73) G VOLUME control (33) H DMPORT BOOSTER (72) I OPERATION DIAL (33) J PHONES jack (33) K AU[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 95 US A SPEAKER jacks ( 19) B EZW-T100 slot (63) C COAXIAL 75 Ω FM jack (24) D TV/VIDEO (AUDIO IN R/L) jacks (21) E VIDEO OUT jack (20) F COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks (20) G DMPORT (DIGITAL ME DIA PORT) jack (22, 62) H HDMI OUT j ack (20) I TV/VIDEO ( DIGITAL IN COAXIAL/ OPTICAL) jacks (21) * CAUTION Plea se do not r emove th[...]

96 US About the indications in the front panel display A Playing status B Flashes when the sleep timer is set. (74) C Displays the system’s status 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) ( 57) E Stereo/Monau ral ef[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 97 US Remote control ALPHABETICAL ORDER BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS A – O P – Z ANGLE 3 (34) AUDIO qh (35) CLEA R es (38, 58) D.TUNING ws (58) DISC SKIP 1) ed DISPLAY wa (59, 75) DVD MENU wg (41) DVD TOP MENU qd (41) DYNAMIC BASS 6 (72) ENTER wf (71) FUNCTION +/– 2 (29, 33) MENU wg (71) MUTING 7 (33) NIGHT wd (72) ONE-TOUCH P[...]

98 US Guide to the Con t rol Menu Displa y You ca n use the Co ntrol Me nu displ ay to sele ct a funct ion and to view re lated inf ormati on. Press DI SPLAY repeatedly . Each time you press DISPLAY, the Control Menu displa y changes: 1 t 2 t ... t 1 t ... 1 Contro l Menu dis play 1 2 Contr ol Me nu di splay 2 (a ppears when avail able) 3 Contr ol [...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 99 US Example: Control Menu display 1 when playing a DVD VIDEO. To turn off the display Press DI SPLAY . List of Control Menu items Item Item Name, Fun ction, Relev ant Disc Typ e [TITLE] (page 41)/[SCENE] (page 41)/[TRACK] (page 41) You can s elect the tit le, sce ne, or t rack to b e played . [CHAPTER] (page 41)/[INDEX] ([...]

100 US 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[...]

101 US Index Numerics 4:3 OUTPUT 51 5.1 Chan nel Surround 35 A A/V SYNC 47 ANGLE 34 AT T E N U AT E 7 4 A UDIO 50 A UDIO (HDMI) 53 A UDIO DRC 53 A UDIO SETUP 53 A UTO CA LIBR A TION 53 , 70, 89 B B AC KGROUND 54 BLA CK LE VEL 51 BLA CK LE VEL (COMPONENT OUT) 51 C COLD RESET 77 CONTR OL FOR HDMI 52 Control for H DMI 60 Con tro l Menu Disp la y 98 CU[...]

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