Sony DAV-LF10 manual

©2005 Sony Corporation 2-591-181- 12 (1) DVD Home Theatr e System Oper ating Instructions D A V -LF 10[...]

2 GB 3 To preven t fire or shock hazard, do not expose th e unit to ra in or moistu re. Caution – The use of optical inst ruments with this product will increase e ye hazard. For the customers in the U.S.A This sy mbol is intend ed to al ert th e user to the presen ce of uninsulat ed “dangerous voltag e” within the produ ct’s en closure tha[...]

3 GB Precautions Safety • If anything falls into t he cabinet , unplug the unit and have it che cked by qualified pe rsonnel befor e operatin g it any further. • The unit is not disconne cted from the AC powe r source ( mains) as lon g as it is connecte d to the wall outlet ( mains) , even if th e unit its elf has be en turne d off. • Unplug [...]

4 GB • For p ower saving pur poses, set the system t o standby mode by pressi ng the " / 1 button (t he stan dby indicator li ghts up). To turn off the system comp lete ly, remove the AC p ower cord (mains lead) from the wall outlet (m ains). • Do not carry the syst em whil e it is tur ned on. On adjusting volume Do not tur n up the volum [...]

5 GB Welcome ! ......... .............. ................... ...... 3 Precautions ....... ........... .............. .............. 3 About Th is Manual ........ ........... .............. 7 This System Can Play the Foll owing Discs ... .................. .............. .............. 7 Notes ab out Discs ... ............... ........... ...... 9 Gui[...]

6 GB Setti ngs an d Adjust ments Using the Setup Displa y ........... ........... .. 87 Setting t he Display or Sound Track Langua ge ......... .............. ............... .. 88 (LANGUAGE SETUP) Settings fo r the Display ........ ........... ...... 88 (SCREEN SETUP ) Custom Settin gs ................ .............. ...... 90 (CUSTOM SETUP) Setti[...]

7 GB • The OSD (on-s creen di splay) may var y dependi ng on the country model. • The i nstructions in this ma n ual des cribe the controls o n the remote . You can also u se the contro ls on th e sys tem if th ey hav e the sa me or similar names as t hose on the r e mote. • Mea surem ents are expr esse d in feet (ft) fo r North Americ an mod[...]

8 GB • If aud io trac ks and image s in music CD format or vid eo CD format are reco rded in the fi rst session, on ly the first sess ion will be played back. Regi on co de Your system ha s a reg ion code printed on the back of the unit and will onl y play DVDs labeled with the sa me regi on code. DVDs labeled will also play on this s y stem. If [...]

9 GB softw are pro ducer s des igned, some pl aybac k feature s may not be availa ble. Also, refer to the instruc tions supplied with the DVDs or VIDEO CDs. Copy rights This prod uct in corporat es copyrigh t protec tion technol ogy tha t is prot ected by U.S. p atents an d other in tellectu al property rights. Us e of this copyri ght protec tion t[...]

10 GB Use the Cont rol Menu to s e lect a fu n ction th at you would lik e to use. The Control Menu d isplay a ppears when the DVD DISPLA Y but ton is pres sed. Fo r detai ls, refer to the pa ge in pare nthese s. List of Control Menu Items Guide to the Control Menu Di splay DISC Displays the disc name or the disc typ e inserted into the sy stem. TI[...]

11 GB Tips • Each time you pres s DVD DISPLAY, the Control Menu display changes as follows: The Cont rol Me nu items va ry, de pend in g on the d isc. • The Control Menu icon indi cator light s up in green t unless you set the [REPEAT] sett ing to [OFF]. • The [ANGLE] indi cator lights up in gr een when multi ple angles are recorded on the di[...]

12 GB Check th at you ha ve the foll owing it ems: • Spe akers (5 ) • Sub woo fer (1) • Surro und am plif ier (1) • Contr ol unit (1) • IR transmi tter * (1) • IR re ceiv er * (1) • IR re ceiv er stan d (1) For the front sp eake rs • Spea ker stan ds (2) • Cove rs of spe aker s tands (2) • Scr ews (lar ge) ( 4) For the surroun d[...]

Getting Started 13 GB Inserting batteries in to the remote You can control the sy stem using the su pplied remote. Insert two size AAA (R03) batte r ies by matching the 3 and # ends on the batteri es to the markings i n side the c o mpartment . When using th e remote, poi nt it at on t he remot e sens or. Notes • Do no t le ave the r emote in an [...]

14 GB About the remote sensor Point the r e mote at o n the re mo te se nsor. Connect t he remote se n sor to t h e DIR-R4 jack o f the subw oofer (p age 11 0). It is re c ommended to positi on the re mote sens or near t h e Subwoofe r. IN VIDEO PHONES OPTICAL DIGITAL IN IN P B /C B P R /C R SCAN SELECT INTERLACE SELECTABLE Y VIDEO S VIDEO (DVD ONL[...]

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 cord s. For the sur round speaker s conn ect the m to the surrou nd am plifier that receiv es the sou nd by w ireless . Do not co nnec t any speak ers othe r tha n those su pplied with this system . [...]

16 GB Required equipments for the w ireless system IR transmitter Transmits th e sound by th e infrared signa ls. Connect it to th e DIR-T1 jack o f the s ubwoofer. IR receiver Receive the sound by t he infrared ray. Connect it to the DIR-R1 jack of the surr o und amplifi er. When usi ng the IR rec eive r stan d, attach t he st and so th at both de[...]

Getting Started 17 GB Termi nals for connecti ng the speakers Conn ect the To the Front speakers SPEAKER FRONT L (whi te) and R (red) jacks of the system Center s peaker SPEAKER CENT ER (green ) jack of the s ystem Surround spea kers SPEAKER SUR R L (blue) and R (gray) jacks of the su rround amplif ier IR transm itter DIR-T 1 (pink) jack of the sys[...]

18 GB Tip You can install the f ront speak ers an d surround speake rs to optional s peaker stands ( not supplied) . Notes on placing speake rs • Do not set the speake rs in an incl ined pos ition. • Do not place the s peakers i n locations that are: – Extre mely hot or cold – Dusty or dir ty – Very humid – Subject to vibr ations – Su[...]

Getting Started 19 GB About the surround amp lifier After con nect ing, you can attac h the cove r to the sur roun d amplifi er fo r organi zing and s toring exces s speak er cords . Attaching the cover 1 Attach the speaker co rd cover by sliding it down along the grooves at the edges of the surround amplifier. Push the speak er cord cover down un [...]

20 GB To avoi d short-cir cuit ing the spea kers Short-circ u iting of the spea kers may da mage the syste m . To prevent t h is, be s u re to follow these prec auti ons wh en con n ect ing the spea kers. Make sure the b are wi re of each speake r cord does not touch anothe r spe aker jac k or the ba re wir e of anot her sp eake r cord. Examples of[...]

Getting Started 21 GB To ch ange t he spea ker cables If you want to use a d ifferent spea ker cable , you ca n detach the plug for attachm ent t o anothe r cabl e. Detaching With the cat cher fa cing down, press and ho ld the plug dow n agai nst a f lat s urface and rem ove th e cor ds from pl ug. Attaching While press ing the plug do wn agai nst [...]

22 GB Connect the supplied AM/FM antenna s (aer ials) for listening to the radio. Terminals for connec ting th e antennas (ae rials) Note s • To prev ent noi se pick up, keep the AM loop an tenna (a erial) away from the system and other co mponent s. • Be sure to fully e xtend th e FM wire antenn a (aeria l). • After co nnecti n g the FM wir [...]

Getting Started 23 GB Tip If you have poor FM rec eption, use a 75-ohms coaxi al cable (not supp lied) to c onnect the syst em to an outdo or FM ante nna (aeria l) as shown belo w. FM 75 COAXIAL ANTENNA AM Outdoor FM ante nna (aer ial) System[...]

24 GB Requi red co rds Video cord for connecting a TV Audio/video cords (not supplied) When c onnectin g a co rd, be sure to match t he color- coded slee ves to th e approp riat e jacks o n the comp onent s. Termin als for connec ting video c omponent s Note s • The video signal is output as bel ow: – When [COMPONENT OUT] is set t o [INTERLACE [...]

Getting Started 25 GB Notes • Make conne ctions secu rely to prevent unwanted noise . • Refer to the instru ctions s upplied with the TV. • The system cannot outp ut an audio signal to the connected TV. Only the audio si gnal of th e TV is output from the system sp eakers. If you connect a digital satellite receiver with an OPTICAL OUT jack T[...]

26 GB The sy stem can ac cept both the digit al a n d anal ogue si gnal s. Di gital signals have p riority over anal ogue sign als. If the dig ital si gnal cea ses, the a nalogue sign al wi ll b e proces sed after 2 seconds . If you connect a digital satellite receiver without an OPTICAL OUT jack Connect the di gital sate llite re ceiver t o the SA[...]

Getting Started 27 GB If your TV does not accept progressive sign als and progressive format is set by mistake The image may not appear, or will appear disto rted. In this case, se t the COMPONENT VIDEO OU T/ SCAN SELEC T switch on the rear panel of the s ubwoofer to INTE RLACE. conti nue d[...]

28 GB Connect to a T V with audio output jacks Connect the AUDIO OUT (L/R) jacks ( 1 ) to th e VIDEO or SAT AUDIO IN (L/R) jacks of th is subw oofer wi th audio cords (n ot suppl ied). If you r TV does not have the AUD IO OU T (L/R) ja cks, you cann ot outp ut the TV so und fr om the spe akers of this subw oofer . If your TV has an OP TICAL DIGITAL[...]

Getting Started 29 GB Before c onnec ting t he AC power cords (m ains leads) of the su bwoof er and the sur round am plif ier to a wall out let (mai ns), c onnect t he front an d cent er speak ers to t he subw oofer an d surr ound spe aker s to the surr ound ampli fier (s ee pag e 17). Powe ring the control uni t on After powe ring the control un i[...]

30 GB About the wireless system This wireless system adopts the Dig ital Infrar e d Audi o Transm ission system (pag e 103). Th e following d iagra m indicate s the infr ared trans miss ion ar ea (the r ange th at the infr ared rays ca n reac h). Note s • Do not install th e IR rece iver in a place ex posed to direct sun light or s trong ligh t s[...]

Getting Started 31 GB Example for installation Posit ion the I R transmitt er and IR receiver as illustrat ed. Install t he IR transmitter and IR rec eiver in dire ct line with eac h other, and a djust the ori e ntation of th e IR tran smitter a nd IR receiv e r until t he POWER/ON LINE indicator o n the surro und amplifie r turns green. Note Insta[...]

32 GB Hangin g the IR t ransmi tter and IR receiver o n a wall You can hang the IR tran smitter a nd IR receiv e r on a wa ll when: – there is a n obstr u ction betwe en the IR t ransmitter and the I R receiver. – peopl e often p ass betw een t he IR tran smitter a nd t he IR receiver . When hanging b oth the I R transmit te r and I R receiver [...]

Getting Started 33 GB To hang the IR transmitter on a wall 1 Prepare two screws (not suppl ied) that are suitable for the holes on the back of the IR transmitter. See the illustrations belo w. 2 Fasten the screws to the wall. The screws should protrude 4 mm ( 3 / 16 inch ). Install the screws 30 mm (1 3 / 16 i nches ) apart. 3 Rotate the stand of t[...]

34 GB After compl e ting t he first 5 steps, make initi a l sett ings using the Quic k Setup. You can set the initial setting of [LANGUAGE SETUP], [ROOM SIZE], [LISTENING POSITION], and [TV TYPE] st e p by step . After perf o rming the Quick Setup, the system is ready for playing ba ck of movies , music CDs, etc. To perf orm fu rthe r spea kers set[...]

Getting Started 35 GB 7 Select a suitable ro om size fro m [SMALL], [M EDIUM] , or [LARGE ] using X / x , then press ENT ER. Setting is selected and [LISTENING POSITION ] appea rs. The [LISTENING P OSITION] nu mber you can sel ect va ries, depend ing o n the [ROO M SIZE] se tting. [SMALL]: Three po sitions [MEDI UM]: F our po sitions [LAR GE]: Five[...]

36 GB Position ing the spea kers For t he be st possib le surrou nd sound, all the spea kers ot her tha n the subwo ofer should be the same dista n ce fr o m the li stening positio n ( A ). However, th is syst em allows yo u to place the cente r spea ker u p to 1.6 me ters (5 ft) c lose r ( B ) and the surro und sp eake rs up to 4. 6 mete rs (1 5 f[...]

Getting Started 37 GB Attaching the front sp eakers to th e speaker stan ds 1 Thread the spea ker cord through th e hole in the bottom of the speaker stand. 2 Thread the spea ker cord through th e post of the speaker stand, and connect it to the speaker. Make sure that the hole on the back of the speaker is in the righ t directi on, as illustrat ed[...]

38 GB 5 Attach the cover. Note s • Set both speakers to the same he ight. • You can install the front and surroun d speakers on optional spea ker stands (W S-FV20 or WS-F V11). When detaching the speakers from their stands Insert a flathe ad sc rewdriver (n ot supplie d) into the notch of the cover, and remove the cove r from the stan d. Note D[...]

Getting Started 39 GB Inst alling the sp eakers on a wall The front spe akers ca n be w all m ount ed, either verti cally or ho rizontall y. To mount the front speak ers hor izontal ly, follo w the proc edure to instal l the cent er speak er. 1 Prepare screws (not supplied) that are suitable for the hole on the back of each speaker. See the illustr[...]

40 GB Notes • Use scr ews tha t are s uitabl e for th e wall ma teria l and strength . As a plaster board wall is es pecially fragile, attach th e screws securely to a beam and fa sten them to the wall. I nstal l the s peak ers o n a v ertic al an d flat wall where reinfo rcement is applied . • Contact a scre w shop or insta ller rega rding t h[...]

Play ing D iscs 41 GB Depending on t he DVD or VIDEO CD, some operat ions may be di fferen t or rest rict ed. Refe r to the op erat ion detai ls suppli ed wi th your disc. 1 Tur n on yo ur TV . 2 Switc h the input s elector on the TV to this system. 3 Press " / 1 on the system. The syst em turns on. Un less the m od e of th e s yste m is set t[...]

42 GB To turn on the system Press " / 1 o n th e sy stem . Th e sy stem tur ns o n. In stand by mo de, the system also tu rns on by loading a disc. To turn off the system Press " / 1 . The system enter s stan dby mo de and the st andb y indi cator light s up in red. To tu rn of f the syste m completely, remove the AC power cord ( mains le[...]

Play ing D iscs 43 GB You c an al so operat e the syste m by touchi ng the Touc h Panel Sensor o n the con trol unit. B efore usi n g th e Touch Pan el Se nsor, perf orm step s 1 to 4 in “P laying Disc s” ( page 41) or step s 1 to 8 in “Presett ing Radio St ations” (page 82). * E ach time you touch the Tou ch Panel Senso r FUNCTION, the mod[...]

44 GB When yo u stop a d isc, the syste m remember s the poin t whe re you pr essed x an d “Resume” appears in the front p anel display. As lo ng as you do not r e move the di sc, Resume Play will work even i f the s ystem enters standb y mo de by pres sing " / 1 . 1 While playing a disc, press x to st op playback. “Res ume” ap pears i[...]

Play ing D iscs 45 GB A DVD is divid ed into a l o t of sec tions, which make up a pictu re or music fe ature . These sectio ns are ca lled “t itles.” When you play a DVD which conta ins severa l titles, you can select t he title y ou want using DVD TOP MENU/ALBUM–. When you play DVDs that allo w you to sel ect items su ch as t he subtit le l[...]

46 GB With P BC (Play back Cont rol) fu nctions, you can en joy simpl e in tera ctiv e operat ions, sea rch funct ions, and o ther suc h operat ions. PBC play back a llows you to play VID EO CDs interacti vely by fo llowing the menu on the TV screen . 1 Start playing a VIDEO CD with PBC functi ons. The me nu for you r selecti on ap pears. 2 Select [...]

Play ing D iscs 47 GB You ca n play MP3 audi o track s on CD-ROMs, CD-Rs, or C D-R Ws. H owe ver, t he discs must be recorded according to ISO9660 le vel 1, level 2, or Jolie t format for th e system to recognize the tracks . You can also play disc s reco rded in Mult i Sessi on. See the i nstructions of t he CD-R/RW device o r reco rdin g sof twar[...]

48 GB 4 Select (TRACK) using X / x and press ENTER. The list o f tracks containe d in the cu rren t album appe ars. When t he l ist of all trac ks or al bums c annot be disp layed on the win dow, the jum p bar appear s. Pres s c to select the j u mp bar icon, and then s c roll t h e jump ba r to di splay the rest o f the list us ing X / x . P ress [...]

Play ing D iscs 49 GB Sele cting an albu m and fi le 1 Press DVD DISPLAY. The C ontrol Menu a nd n ame of the JPE G data d isc ap pear s. 2 Press X / x to select (ALBUM) then press ENTER or c . The list of albums co ntaine d in the dis c appears . 3 Select an album you want to play u sing X / x and press ENTER. 4 Select (FILE) usi ng X / x and pres[...]

50 GB Enjoying Sl ide show on a JPEG da ta disc 1 Press M while d isplaying a JPE G image. Slid e show sta rts f rom the cu rrent imag e. 2 Press H when yo u want t o exit Sli de show. Retu rn to no rmal pl ay fr om the cu rre nt image. To change the interval time of Slide show Each t ime you p ress M during S lide sh ow, the interval time changes.[...]

Play ing D iscs 51 GB You can play the cont ents of a disc in t he order you wa nt by a rrangi ng the order of th e track s or album s on t he dis c to c reate your o wn progra m. You can progra m up to 25 tracks or albu ms. 1 In stop mode, press PLAY MODE repeatedly until “PGM” a ppears in th e front pane l dis play . The Progr am Men u appear[...]

52 GB 4 Press X / x or the number butt ons to select “7” then press ENTER. 5 To program other tracks, repeat Steps 2 to 4. The progr amm ed tracks ar e displ ayed in the sele cted order . 6 Press H to st art Program Pl ay. Pro gram P lay begi ns. Whe n the prog ram end s, yo u can rest art the same program again by pressi ng H . To return to no[...]

Play ing D iscs 53 GB Sett ing th e shuffle mo de in the Control Menu You c an s elect eith er nor mal shuf fle or albu m shuffl e (MP3 on ly) . 1 Press DVD DISPLAY. The Con trol Menu appe ars. 2 Press X / x to select (PLAY MODE), then press ENTER or c . 3 Select [SHUFFLE] or [SHUFFLE (ALBUM)] usi ng X / x and press ENTER. [SH UFF LE] : Pla ys trac[...]

54 GB x When playing a DVD/DVD-RW •O F F : does not play re peatedly. • ALL: repeats a ll the title s. • TITLE : repeats the curr ent titl e on the disc. • CHAPTER * : re peats the cu rrent chapter . * Except for DVD-RW (VR mode) x When playing a VIDEO CD/Super Audio CD/CD/MP3, and when Program Play is set to OFF •O F F : does not play re[...]

Play ing D iscs 55 GB To change the scan speed (DVD/ VIDEO CD only) Each time you press m or M during scan, the playbac k spee d change s. Two s peeds ar e availa ble. Wit h each pr ess, th e indica tion chan ges as follows: The 2 M /2 m playbac k spee d is fa ster t han 1 M /1 m . Watchi ng frame b y frame (Slow-m o tion Play) (DVD/V IDEO CD on ly[...]

56 GB 2 Press X / x to select the search method, then press ENTER or c . x When playing a DVD (TITL E) x When playing a VIDEO CD (TRACK) x When playing a Super Audio CD (TRACK) x When playing a CD (TRACK) x When playing an MP3 (AL BUM ) or (TRACK) x When displaying a JPEG file (AL BUM ) or (FIL E) Exampl e: when you se lect (TRACK) The list o f tra[...]

Play ing D iscs 57 GB 4 Press X / x or th e number but tons to select the chapter or index number you want to search. If you make a mistake Canc el the numbe r by pre ssing CL EAR, the n sel ect anothe r number. 5 Press ENTER. The syste m starts playback from the select ed n umber . Note When you play a VIDEO CD with PB C functions, the index searc[...]

58 GB When playing back a DVD or DVD-RW When playing back a VIDEO CD (without PBC functions), Super Audio CD or CD * The displa y varies, dependin g on the disc. Playing ti me and curre nt title nu mber Remain ing time and current ti tle number Playing ti me and curre nt chapter num ber Title name DV D 1 0.01.11 TITLE DV D 1 -1.48.21 TITLE DV D 1 0[...]

Play ing D iscs 59 GB When playing back an MP3 When playing back a JPEG Note s • Depending o n the t ype o f disc be ing pla yed an d the playing mod e, the disc inf ormat ion may not be displaye d. • ID3 tag appl ies onl y to ve rsion 1. • If the MP3 file you play back h as an ID3 tag, the ID 3 tag i nforma tion i s dis playe d as a track ( [...]

60 GB Tips • When p laying VIDEO CDs with PB C functions, only the playin g time of the scene is displayed. • The playing time and rem aining tim e of the current chapte r, title, t rack, s cene, or d isc will als o appear on your TV screen. See the fol lowing section “ Checking the Pl aying Tim e and Remaining T ime” for deta ils on how to[...]

Play ing D iscs 61 GB x When playing a DVD • T **:**: ** Playing time of the c urrent tit le • T–**: **:** Remaining time o f the curr e nt titl e • C **:**: ** Playing time of the c urrent chapte r • C–**: **:** Remaining time of the current chapter • **:* *:** Playing time of the menu or current title with out a chapte r x When play[...]

62 GB If a DVD is recorded wi th multili n gual tra c ks, you can s elect the langu age you w ant whil e playing the DVD. If the DVD is recorded in mult iple audio formats (PCM, Dolby Digi ta l, MPEG audio , or DTS), you ca n select th e audi o form at you want whi le playing the DVD. With stere o CDs, VID EO CDs, or MP3 , you can sele ct th e soun[...]

Sound Adjustm ents 63 GB x When playing a DVD-RW The type s of soun d track s rec orded on a disc are dis played. The default sett ing is underlin ed. Example: •1 : M A I N (main so und) • 1: SUB (sub sound) • 1: MAIN/ SUB (Dual Mono) Notes • Not all dis cs give you the t h ree choices above when in Supe r Audio CD playback. It all depends [...]

64 GB • Dolby D igital 5.1ch •D T S Tips • When the si gnal contains surround signal compo n ents such as LS, RS, o r S, the sur round effect is enhanced . • I f you pl ay MPEG AUDIO sound tracks, the system outputs PCM (stereo) sig nals. You can take adva ntag e of surr ound sound simpl y by selec ting on e of system’ s pre- progr ammed [...]

Sound Adjustm ents 65 GB Auto matic decodin g of the audi o input sign al (AUTO FORMAT DIRECT AUTO) The auto decoding function automat ically detect s the typ e of audi o signal being in put (Dol by Digita l, DTS, or standa rd 2 chann el stereo ) and pe rforms the prop er dec oding if nece ssary. Th is mode pres ents the soun d as i t was re corded[...]

66 GB Selecti ng a sound f ield (AUTO FORMAT DIRECT b u tton) Press AUTO FORMAT DI RECT rep eatedly until the sound field you want appears in the front panel display. x AUTO FORMAT DIRECT PRO LOGICII MOVI E/MUSIC Dolby Pr o Log icII prod uces fi ve full-b andwidt h output channels from two-channel sourc e s. This is done using an advanced , high- p[...]

Sound Adjustm ents 67 GB Selec ting a s ound field ( MODE button) Press MODE repeatedly until the sound field y ou want appea rs in the fron t panel display. For movie * Use DCS Technology Abou t DCS (Dig ital Ci nema Sound) In collaborati o n with Sony Pictures Entertai nment, Sony mea sured th e sound environment of their studios and integr ated [...]

68 GB For music or others x HALL (Hall) Reprod uces the acous tics of a rectan gular concert hall. x JAZZ CLUB (Jazz club) Reprod uces the acoustic s of a jazz club. x LIVE CONCERT (Live concert) Reprod uces the acous tics of a 30 0-se at live concer t. x GAME ( Game) Obtains maximum au dio impact f r om video game soft w are. x SPORTS (Spor t s) S[...]

Sound Adjustm ents 69 GB You can enjoy TV or VC R sound from all speak ers of t his sy stem . For details , see “St ep 3: TV and Vi deo Compo nent Hook ups” (page 24) . 1 Press FUNCTION rep eatedly until “VIDE O” or “SAT” (dep ending on connection) appears in the front pan el display. You can enjo y optica l digital s ound with SAT mode[...]

70 GB If var ious ang les (mult i-angles) for a sc ene ar e recor ded on a DVD , you ca n chan ge the v iewi ng 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 either 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 movement[...]

Using V arious Additional Functions 71 GB If subt itles are recor ded on a disc, y ou can tur n the subtit les on or off while playin g. If multil ingual subtit les ar e record ed on th e disc, you can change t he subti tle langu age whi le playin g, or tur n the subtitl es on or off w henev er you w ant. You ca n select the langua ge you wa nt to [...]

72 GB You ca n set two k inds of playba ck rest riction s for a disc. • Custo m Par ental Contr ol You ca n set th e playba ck restr ictions so that the syste m will not play inapp ropriate discs. • Paren tal Co ntrol Playback of some DVDs can be limited accor ding to a pr edeter mined level , such as the age of the view er. The s ame passwor d[...]

Using V arious Additional Functions 73 GB 5 Enter you r 4- digi t pas swo rd by usin g the number buttons, then press ENTER. [Custo m parental contro l is set.] appea rs and the scre en returns to the Contro l Me nu displa y. If you make a mistake entering your password Press C before you press ENTER and input the corr ect n umber . If you make a m[...]

74 GB Limi ting play back for childr en (Parental Control) (DVD VIDEO o n ly) Playback of some DVDs can be limited accord ing to a predet ermine d leve l, such as the age of t he viewer . The “Par ental Control ” function a llows you to set a pla yback limi tation level. A scene that is limite d is not p layed, or it is repl aced by a di fferen[...]

Using V arious Additional Functions 75 GB 5 Press X / x to select [STANDARD], then press ENTER or c . The selecti on items for [STANDARD] are displa yed. 6 Press X / x to select a geographic a rea as the playback l imitation level, then press ENTER. The area is se lected. If yo u select [OTH ERS t ], select and enter th e standa rd code in the tabl[...]

76 GB Pla ying th e dis c for w hich Parental Control is set 1 Insert the di sc and press H . The [PAREN TAL CONTROL] display appe ars. 2 Enter your 4-digit password using the number buttons, th en press ENTER. The sy stem st arts play back. Note s • If you play a DVD wh ich does n ot have the Pa rental Control function, playba ck cannot be li mi[...]

Other Operations 77 GB By adjust ing the remote si gnal, yo u can co ntrol your TV with th e supplied remote. Notes • If you enter a new c ode numb er, the code numbe r previous ly entered will be erased. • When you re place the batte ries of the rem ote, the code number may reset itse lf t o the default (SONY) setting . Reset the appr opriate [...]

78 GB Kiton 027 KTV 002, 020 LG/Goldsta r 002, 020, 027, 028, 038 LOEWE 027, 02 8, 038 LXI(Sears) 002, 009, 012, 034 , 046 MAGNAVOX 002, 020, 027, 034 MARANTZ 0 22 Mark 02 7 Matsui 010, 05 2, 053 Medi on 027 Mitsubis hi/MGA 002, 02 1, 022 NEC 002, 020, 023, 024 , 048 NEI 027 NOKIA 025, 026 Nokia Oceanic 026 Nordmende 035, 04 2 Okano 027 ORION 007 P[...]

Other Operations 79 GB Controlling the TV You can cont rol y our TV us ing t he butto ns below . Using t he nu mber bu ttons for contro lling the TV When you set the remote to the TV mode, you can use th e numbe r but tons for contro lling the TV. Press the TV button. The TV button t urns red and t h e remote is set to the TV mode. Y ou c an select[...]

80 GB * Except for Nor t h American models . Operation Point th e remote at th e TV and on the re mote sensor, t hen press SONY TV DIRECT (THE ATRE SY NC) on ce. While transmitt ing the code from the remote, t h e TV butt on flashes. If this function d oes not work , change th e transmit ti me. The transmit ti m e varies depend ing on th e TV. To c[...]

Other Operations 81 GB You ca n use VCRs or othe r units conn ected to the V IDEO or SA T jack s. Re fer to the oper ation manual supplie d with the unit for further inform atio n on the opera tion. Press FUNCTION repeatedly until VIDEO or SAT that you connecte d the unit to appears in the front pan el display. Each time you press FUN CTIO N, the m[...]

82 GB x Dual Mono Sub Sound of the sub l angua ge will be ou tput. x Dua l Mon o Ma in/S ub Sound of the main l anguage will be ou tput throu gh the front left speake r and so und of the sub la nguage w ill be outpu t throug h the front right sp eake r simu ltaneo usly. x Dual Mono Main+Sub Mixe d sound of both th e main and sub langua ges wi ll be[...]

Other Operations 83 GB 5 Press ENTER. A pres et number appe ars in the fron t panel displa y. 6 Press C / c / x / X to select the preset number y ou want. 7 Press ENTER. The station i s s tored . 8 Repeat 1 to 7 to store other stations. To change the preset number Restart from step 1. To change the AM tuning interval (Asian, Australian and Saudi Ar[...]

84 GB 2 Press PR ESET + or – repeatedly to select the pr eset station you wa nt. Each time y ou press t he button, the system tunes in one pres et sta tion. Each time you press TUNER/BAND, the band t oggles be tween A M a nd F M. 3 Adjust the vo lume by pressi ng VOL +/–. To turn off the radio Press " / 1 . To listen to non-preset radio st[...]

Other Operations 85 GB 6 Create an index name by using t he curs or buttons: Press X / x to sel ect a c harac ter, then pr ess c to move the cursor to the next positio n. If you make a mistake Press C / c repeat edl y unti l th e charac ter t o be chan ged flas hes, th en press X / x to select the des ired characte r. Capit al letters , number s, a[...]

86 GB You c an c hange the bri ght ness of t he front panel disp lay by two steps. 1 Press AMP MENU. 2 Press x / X repeatedly until “Custo mize ” appears in th e front panel display, then press ENTER or c . The s y stem enters th e Customiz e Menu mode. 3 Press x / X repeatedly until “Dimmer” appears in the fron t panel display, then press [...]

Settings an d Adjustments 87 GB By usi ng the Setup Displ ay, y ou can make variou s adjus tments to it ems, suc h as picture a nd sound. You can also set the subtitle language and the Se tup Disp lay, am ong o ther thin gs. For details on each Setup D isplay i tem, se e page 88- 94. For an overa ll list of Se tup Di splay i tems, see page 1 14. Ho[...]

88 GB [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 Disp lay. Fo r detai ls on using the disp lay, se e “Usi ng the Se tup Disp lay” (page 87) . x OSD (On-Screen Display) Selec ts the disp lay lan guage on t he scree n. Select the language from the d[...]

Settings an d Adjustments 89 GB Note Depending on the DVD, [ 4:3 LETTER BOX] may be select ed a utoma ticall y inst ead of [4: 3 PAN SCA N] o r vice versa. x SCRE EN SAV ER Turns th e screen saver on and off . The scr een saver i mage ap pear s when you le ave the s yste m in paus e or stop mode for 15 minutes , or when you p layback a CD, a S uper[...]

90 GB Note s • I f your TV accepts progre ssive signals, conne ct COMPONENT VIDEO OUT of the system to the TV using a compone nt video cor d (not supplie d), and set progressiv e format. • W hen [PROGR ESSIVE] is se lected in [S CREE N SE TUP] , no sign al is outp ut from th e MON ITO R OUTPUT jacks. • I f you set [COMPONENT OUT] in [ SCREEN [...]

Settings an d Adjustments 91 GB x TRACK SELECTION (DVD VIDEO only) Gives th e sound t rack ha ving the highes t num ber of chann els priority wh en you play a DVD VID EO on whic h multiple audio forma ts (PCM, MPEG au dio, DTS, o r Dolby Di gital form at) a re record ed. Notes • When you set the item to [AUTO], the language may change. The [TRACK[...]

92 GB Note Install the cords care fully to avoid stum bling over the cords. Thi s may cause inju ry. To obtain the best possib le surround sound, se t for t he si ze of the spea kers you h ave connec ted and the ir distan ce from your li stening po siti on. Then use the te st tone to adjust the level a n d the balance of the spe akers to the same l[...]

Settings an d Adjustments 93 GB Be sure to change the val u e in the Setup Displa y when yo u mov e the spea kers. * W hen yo u perform the Qui ck Setup (page 3 4), the defaul t settings are chan ged. Notes • When you set th e distance, the sound cuts of f for a moment . • If all fr ont and surround speake rs are n ot pl aced at an equal dis ta[...]

94 GB Adjusti ng the sp eaker balance and level by using the test tone 1 Press DVD SETUP in stop mode. The Setu p Disp lay appe ars. 2 Press X / x repeatedly to select [SPEAKER SETUP], th en press ENTE R or c . 3 Press X / x repeatedly to select [TEST TONE], then press ENTER or c . 4 Press X / x repeatedly to select [ON], then press ENTER. You w il[...]

Settings an d Adjustments 95 GB 1 Press AMP MENU. 2 Press X / x repeatedly until the item you want to set ap pears in the f ront panel display. x Speaker Setup Sets the speaker size , distanc e, and pl ace. x Level Sets the bal ance and leve l of the each spea ker, and turn s on/of f the test tone. 3 Press ENTER or c . 4 Press X / x to select th e [...]

96 GB b) This setti ng appears when you se t the correspondi ng spea ker to “Yes” i n “Spea ker Setup” (page 94). x Level a) When you perf orm the Quic k Setup (page 34), the default se ttings are ch anged. b) This setti ng appears when you se t the correspondi ng spea ker to “Yes” i n “Spea ker Setup” (page 95). x Cus tomiz e * Thi[...]

Settings an d Adjustments 97 GB Select [SETUP] in the se tup dis play. For d eta ils , see “ Usi ng the S etu p Di spla y” (page 87). x QUICK Normally, wh en you turn the system on f o r the first time or after res etting the s y stem, t he guide message appear s on the TV screen an d you ca n perfor m the Qui ck Setup . If you c anceled the Qu[...]

98 GB If you ex perien ce any of the fol lowing dif fic ulti es whi le us in g the sys tem , u se th is trou bleshoot ing gui de t o help re medy the problem before requ esting repair s. S hould any problem per sist, consu lt your nearest Sony deale r. Power The power is not turne d on. • Check that th e AC power cord (mains lea d) is connecte d [...]

Additiona l Information 99 GB The left and right soun ds are unbalanced or reverse d. • Chec k tha t the sp eak ers an d com pon ent s are connect ed correc tly and sec urely. • Adjust the balance paramete r in the [BALA NCE] menu (page 9 3). • Make sure t he “Surround Speak er Reverse” setting in t he AMP menu is appr opriate (p age 96 )[...]

100 GB The POWER/ON LINE indicator flas hes in red. • Move the wirel ess system away fr om any other nearby wirel ess system (s). • Point the I R trans mitter at th e IR rece iver. The disc does not play. • There is no dis c inserted. • The disc is upside dow n. Inser t the dis c into the dis c slot co rrectly . • The disc is skew ed in t[...]

Additiona l Information 101 GB The language for the sound track ca nnot be changed. • Multil ingual t racks are not recorded on t he DVD being played . • The DVD prohibits c hanging the language for the sound tr ack. The subtitle langua ge cannot be cha nged. • Multil ingual s ubtitles are not record ed on the DVD being played. • The DVD pr[...]

102 GB Frequency respon se (at 2 CH STER EO mo de) DVD (PCM): 2 Hz t o 22 kHz (±1.0 dB) CD: 2 H z to 20 kHz (±1. 0 dB) Harmonic distortion Less than 0.03 % Tuner section System PLL quartz-locked digi tal synthesi zer syste m FM tuner sectio n Tuning range North Americ an models: 87.5 – 108.0 MHz (100 kH z step) Other mode ls: 87 .5 – 108.0 MH[...]

Additiona l Information 103 GB Control unit Dimension s (approx.) 568 × 200 × 120 mm (22 3 / 8 × 7 7 / 8 × 4 3 / 4 inches ) (w/h /d) in cl. projectin g part s Mas s (appro x.) 4 .9 kg (1 0 lb 13 oz ) Surro und ampl ifier Power req u irements North American models: 120 V AC, 60 Hz Taiwan model: 120 V AC, 50/6 0 Hz Other models: 220-24 0 V AC, 50[...]

104 GB Dolby Dig ital This mov ie th eate r soun d form at is more advanc ed tha n Dolby Su rrou nd Pro Logi c. In this for mat, the surr ound s peaker s outp ut stereo sound w ith an ex panded f requenc y rang e, and a subw oofer ch annel for deep bass i s indepe nden tly pro vided. This for mat is al so call ed “5.1,” with the subw oofer chan[...]

Additiona l Information 105 GB Fil m based so ftware, Vi deo bas ed softw are DVDs can b e classifi e d as Fi lm based or Video based s oftware. F ilm based D VDs contain the same image s (24 frames per second) th at are show n at movie theate rs. Vi deo base d DVDs, such as televisi on dramas or sit- c oms, dis plays imag es at 30 fra mes ( or 60 [...]

106 GB • Super Audio CD + CD (Hybr id disc) This dis c consis ts of an HD l ayer and a CD layer . Also, as the dua l layers ar e on on e side only, you do n ot have t o turn the disc over durin g playba ck. Yo u can play this CD laye r using a conve ntional CD playe r. • 2 channel + Multi-channel Super Audio CD This d isc con sists of a 2 c han[...]

Additiona l Information 107 GB For more information, r efer to th e pages indicated in pare n these s. Front P ane l Top Panel A DISC indic ator * B Touc h Pane l Sens or (4 3) C Front panel display (108) D DOLBY DIGITAL ind icator * E DTS indicator * F DOLBY PRO LOGIC II ind icator * G D.C.S. indicator * * L ights up when activated. H [ / 1 (power[...]

108 GB Front Pane l Display When playing back a DVD When playing back a Super Audio CD, CD, VIDEO CD, or MP3 * The display va ries, depending on the disc. DV D REP1 11 0.01.11 TITLE Playi ng status Current title number Play ing time Curre nt mode SA-CD PBC MUL TI 20 28.51 TRK PBC pla yback (VIDEO CD only) Playing ti me Pl ayin g sta tus Current tr [...]

Additiona l Information 109 GB When listening to the radio When playing back a JPEG file FM 10 MONO TUNED 108.0 MHz Preset n umber Current b and Current station Monaura l/Ster eo effect JPEG 4 FILE Current file number Play ing stat us Play ing stat us conti nue d[...]

110 GB Subwoo fer (Rear Panel ) A PHONES ja ck (41) B MONITOR OUTPUT ( VIDEO/S VIDEO) jacks (24) C COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks (24) D COMPONENT VIDEO OUT/S CAN SELECT swi tch (89) E AM terminals (22) F FM 75 Ω COAXIAL jac k (22) G SPEAKER jacks (17) H SYSTEM CO NNECTOR j ack (15) I DIR-T1 jack (17) J SAT OPTICAL DIGITAL IN jack (25) K SAT (VIDEO IN[...]

Additiona l Information 111 GB Remo te Note This remo te contr ol glows in the dark. H owever , before glo wing, the re mote must be exposed to li ght for a whi le. A Z (eject) (41, 42) B DISPLAY (57, 60, 83) C SLEE P (85) D . / > , PRESET –/+ (42, 46, 83, 84) E H (play) (41 , 42, 44, 46, 50, 51, 52, 53 , 54) The H button has a tact ile dot. *[...]

112 GB eg TV/VIDEO ( 77, 79) eh TV CH +/– (77, 79) The TV CH + button has a tactile dot. * ej TV VOL +/– (77) ek AMP MENU (81, 86, 94) el CLEAR (34, 51, 55) r; FM MODE (83) * Use the tactile dot as a refere n ce when opera ting the system.[...]

Additiona l Information 113 GB The langua ge spelli ngs confor m to the IS O 639: 1988 (E/F ) standard. Language Code List 1245 Inupiak 1248 Indonesian 1253 Icelandic 1254 Italian 1257 Hebrew 1261 Japanese 1269 Yiddish 1283 Javanese 1287 Georgian 1297 Kazakh 1298 Greenlandic 1299 Cambodian 1300 Kannada 1301 Korean 1305 Kashmiri 1307 Kurdish 1311 Ki[...]

114 GB Y ou c an set the follo wing items with the DVD S e tup menu on the TV scre en. The orde r of the disp layed items may b e dif ferent from the a ctual disp lay . DVD Setup Menu List LANGU A GE SETUP OSD DVD MENU AUDIO SUBTIT LE (Selects the langua ge you want to us e from the displayed language list.) (Selects the langua ge you want to us e [...]

Additiona l Information 115 GB SPEAKER SETUP SIZE DISTANCE FRONT CENTER SURROUND YES * YES NONE BEHIND SUBWO OFER YES * FRON T 1.0m – 7.0m (3 to 23 ft) CENTER 1.0m – 7.0m ** (3 to 23 ft) SURROUND 1.0m – 7.0m ** (3 to 23 ft) LEVEL CENTER SURROUND RIGHT –6 dB – +6 dB –6 dB – +6 dB SUBWOO FER –6 dB – +6 dB BALANCE FRONT 6 steps l eft[...]

116 GB Y o u can set th e follo wing items on the front panel d isplay us ing AMP M ENU on the re mote. AMP Menu List Color System Change ** * The settin g range changes d epending on the front speak er setti ng (pa ge 94). Speaker Setup Center Speaker Surround Speaker Front Speaker Distance Center Speaker Distance Center Speaker Ye s Surround Spea[...]

Additiona l Information 117 GB Numerics 16:9 88 4:3 LETTER BO X 88 4:3 P AN SCAN 88 A ALBUM 47, 55 Album 103 ANGLE 70 Antenna (a erial) Hoo kups 22 A UDIO 6 2, 88 A UDIO DR C 91 B B A CKGROUND 89 B ALANCE 93 C CHAPTER 56 Chapter 103 COMPONENT OUT 89 Continuo us play CD/VIDE O CD/Sup er Aud io CD/DVD/MP3 4 1 Control Menu 10 CUSTOM P ARENT AL CONTROL[...]

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