Sony DAV-SB500 manual

©2004 Sony Corporation 2-108-851- 11 (2) DVD Home Theatr e System Operating Instructions D A V -SB500W[...]

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

3 GB Thank y ou f or pur chasin g Sony DV D H ome Theatre Sy stem. Before operating this sy stem, please read thi s manu al thor ough ly and re tain it for fu tur e refe renc e. On power sources AC power cord (mains le ad) must be change d only at the qualifi ed service shop. On placement • Place the system i n a locati on with adequat e ventilat[...]

4 GB Welcom e ! ........... ............... .................. .... 3 Precau tions ......... ........... ............... ....... .... 3 About T his Manual ........... .............. ........ 6 This Syste m Can Pla y the Fo llowing Discs ......... .............. ........... ............... 6 Terms fo r Discs ............. ............... ...........[...]

5 GB Addi tional Informatio n Troubles hooting .......... .................. ........ 78 Specifica tions .............. ........... .............. . 81 Glossary ........... ........... .............. ........... . 82 Index to Parts and Controls ........... ........ 86 Languag e Code Lis t ........... .................. . 91 DVD Setup Menu Li s t ..[...]

6 GB • The instructi o ns in this manual describ e the contr ols on th e remo te. You ca n also us e the controls o n the sy stem if they have t he same or similar n ames as th ose on the remote. • The followin g symbols are used in this manu al. * MP3 (MP EG1 Audio L ayer 3) is a s tandard form at defined by ISO/MPEG whi ch compresses audio da[...]

7 GB Note on PBC (Playback Control) (VIDEO CDs) This sy stem confor ms to Ver. 1.1 an d Ver. 2. 0 of VIDEO CD stan dards. Y ou can en joy two kind s of pl ayback depe nding on th e disc type. About Multi Session CD • This sy stem can pla y Multi Ses sion CDs when an MP3 aud io track is co ntained i n the fir st ses sion. An y sub seque nt MP3 au [...]

8 GB Notes about CD-R/CD-R W/DVD-R/DVD -RW (Video mode)/D V D+R/DVD+RW In some cases , CD-R/CD-RW/DVD-R/DVD-RW (Video mode)/DVD+R/DVD+R W cannot be played on th is player due t o the r ecordin g qual ity or physica l conditi on of t he disc, or the c haracteri stics of the recording de vice and author ing software. The disc will not play if it has [...]

9 GB Use the Co ntrol M enu to s elect a fu nction that yo u would like to us e. The Con trol Men u displ ay appea rs when the DVD DIS PLAY button is p ressed. For details, refer to the page in parenthe ses. List of Control Menu Items Guide to the Control Menu Displ ay DISC Displ ays the disc na me or the disc type inserted i n to the sys tem. TITL[...]

10 GB Tips • Ea ch time you press DVD DISPLAY, the Control Menu display change s as follows: The Control Menu it ems vary dep ending on the di sc. • The Control Menu icon in dicator lig hts up in green t unle ss you se t the [REPEA T] se tting to [OFF]. • The [ANGLE ] indicator l ights up in green only when multiple a n gles ar e r ecorded on[...]

Getting Started 11 GB Chec k that yo u have t he follow ing item s: •S p e a k e r s ( 5 ) • Subw oofer (1) • Surround a mplifie r (1) • Sp eaker cord cov er ( 1) • Sp eaker co rd h older ( 1) • Scr ew (1) • IR transmitt er* (1) • IR rece iver* (1) • IR rece iver stand (1 ) • AM loop an tenn a (aeri al) (1 ) • FM wire an tenna[...]

12 GB Conn ect the s uppl ied spea ker sy stem using the supp lied sp eaker cords by matc hing th e colors of the jacks to those of the cords. For the surround speak ers, connect them to the surro und amplifier tha t receives the sound by wireless . D o not connect a ny speakers oth er than those suppli ed with this system. To obtain the best possi[...]

Getting Started 13 GB When using the IR rec eive r stan d, att ach th e st and so that b oth delta marks on t he IR rece iver a nd st and are aligne d. Surround amplifier Recei ve the so und fr om the IR rece iver and send t o the sur roun d spea kers. Conn ect the s urro und sp eaker s and the IR rec eiver to the surr ound a mplifier. To att ach t[...]

14 GB Termin als for connec ting the spea kers Conn ect t he To the Front sp eakers SPEAKER F RONT L ( white) a nd R ( red) jac ks of the syst em Center speaker SPEAKER CENT ER (green ) jack of th e syste m Subwoofer SPEAKER WOOFER (pu rple) jacks o f the sys t em Surround sp eakers SPEAKER SUR R L (blue) and R (gray) ja cks of the surround am plif[...]

Getting Started 15 GB Notes o n placing speakers • D o not set the speake rs in an inclined position. • Do not place the speake rs in locatio ns that are: – Extremely hot or cold – Dusty or dirty – Ver y humid – Subje ct to vibrations – Subject t o direct sunli ght • Use caution whe n pl acing the subwoofer or a s peaker stand th at[...]

16 GB About the surroun d amplifi er After conn ecting , you can attach the c over t o the surr ound ampl ifier f or org anizin g an d stor ing ex cess speak e r co rds. Attaching the cover 1 Attach the speaker cord cover by slidi ng it down along t he grooves at t he edges of the surround amplifier. Push the spe aker c ord co ver do wn unt il you [...]

Getting Started 17 GB To avo id sh ort-ci rcui ting the sp eake rs Short-ci rcuiting o f the s peakers may damag e the sy stem. To pre vent this, b e sure to follow t h ese precaut ions w hen conne cting the spea kers . Make sure the bar e wir e of each spea ker co rd do es not t ouch anot her s peaker j ack or the bare wire o f anothe r speaker co[...]

18 GB Attaching Whil e pressin g the plug dow n agains t a flat sur face, ins ert the new spe aker cor ds. Note that th e cord mar k ed with a line should be at tached to th e minus (- ) side of the pl ug. Note s • Be careful not to damage the surface you use (d esk, etc.) when atta ching/de tachin g the speaker cord s. • When using the subwo o[...]

Getting Started 19 GB About th e wireless system This wire less s ystem adopts the Digit al Infrared Audi o Transmissi on system (page 82). The f ollowing diagram in dicates the infrared tr a nsmissi o n area ( the rang e that th e infra red rays can reach) . Notes • Do not install th e IR receiver i n a place expos ed to direct s unlight or stro[...]

20 GB Connect the supplied AM/FM antenna s (aeria ls) for liste ning to the radio. Terminals for connec ting th e antennas (ae rials) Note s • To pre vent noise pi ckup, keep the AM loop antenna (a erial) away fro m the s y stem an d other componen ts. • Be sure to fully e xtend th e FM wire antenn a (aeria l). • Afte r connect ing th e FM wi[...]

Getting Started 21 GB Requir ed cord s SCART (EURO AV) cor d for connecting a TV (not supplied) Audio cords (not supplied) When conne cting a c ord, be s ure to m atch the colo r-coded slee ves to th e approp riate j acks on the compon ents. Termi nals for connecti ng video and audio com ponents Connecting the system to a TV Conne ct the sy stem to[...]

22 GB Note s • Make connect ions secu rely to prevent unwan ted noi se. • Refer to the ins tructi ons sup plied wi th the TV. • The system cannot outpu t compon ent outp ut sig nals. • The system cann ot output an audi o signal to the conne cted TV. Only the audio sig nal of the TV is ou tput from th e system spea kers. Tips • W hen you w[...]

Getting Started 23 GB Before connecting the AC power cords (mains leads) of this system and the surround amplifier to a wall outlet (mains), connect the front and center speak ers to the system and surround speakers to the surround amplifier (page 14). After connecting the speakers, surround amplifier, IR transmitter, IR receiver, and th e AC power[...]

24 GB Example for installation Position th e IR tran smitter a nd IR rec e iver as illustrated. Instal l the IR transmi tter and IR receiver in dir e ct line with each other, a n d adjust the orientati on of the IR transmitt e r and IR r eceiver until the POWER/ON LINE indicator turns g reen. TV Listening position F ront speaker (L) Fr o n t speake[...]

Getting Started 25 GB Hanging the IR transmitter and IR re ceiver on a wall You can hang t h e IR tra nsmitter and IR receiver on a wall when: – th ere is an obstru ctio n betwe en the IR trans mitte r and th e IR rece iver . – people often p ass bet w een the IR transmitter and the IR receiver. When hanging both the IR transmitte r and IR rece[...]

26 GB 3 Hang the IR transmitter via h ole on the bottom of the stand on th e screw. Make sure that t he IR trans mitter does not move after i nstallation. Tip You can sto re the cords in the troughs in the bottom of the st and . Notes • Use screw s suitab le for the materia l and stre ngth of the wall. • Do not insta l l the I R transmitte r or[...]

Getting Started 27 GB After c ompleting th e first 5 steps, m ake initia l settings using th e Quick Setu p. You can set the in itial setting of [ LANGUAGE SETUP], [ROOM SIZE], [LISTENING POSITION], and [TV TYPE] step by step. After p erforming the Qu ic k Setup, t he system is ready for play ing back of movi es, music CDs, etc. To perfo rm further[...]

28 GB 7 Select a suitable room size from [SMALL], [MEDIUM], o r [LARGE] usi ng X / x , then press ENTER. Setting is selecte d and [LISTENING POSI TION] ap pears. The [LIST ENING POSITION] nu mber you can sel ect vari es, depend ing on the [R OOM SIZE] setting. [SMALL]: Thr ee positions [MEDIUM]: F our positio ns [LARGE]: Five posi tions 8 Select a [...]

Getting Started 29 GB Posit ionin g t he s pea kers For the be st poss ible su rrou nd sound, all the speak ers oth er than the subw oofer shou ld be th e same di stanc e from t he listen ing posi tion ( A ). Howe ver, th is syst em allow s yo u to plac e the center speak er u p to 1.6 mete rs cl oser ( B ) and the sur round speakers u p to 4.6 m e[...]

30 GB Depe nding on the DVD or VIDEO CD , some opera tions ma y be diff erent or restrict ed. Refer t o the op eratio n detai ls supp lied wi th your disc . 1 Turn o n your TV. 2 Switch the input selector on the TV to this system. 3 Press " / 1 . The sy ste m turns on. Unless the s ystem is set to “ DVD,” press FUNCTION to select “DVD.?[...]

Play ing D iscs 31 GB To turn off the system Press " / 1 . Th e sys tem en ters sta ndby m ode an d the STANDBY indicato r lights u p in red. To turn of f the system complete ly, remove t h e AC power cord (m ains le ad) from wall ou tlet (main s). While playin g a disc, do not tu rn off t he sys tem by press ing " / 1 . Doing so may canc[...]

32 GB Whe n you sto p the dis c, the sy stem r eme mbers the p oint where you pressed x and “RESUME” appears in the front p anel display. As long 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 stop playback. “RESU ME” ap pear s i[...]

Play ing D iscs 33 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 s uch as the language f o[...]

34 GB Note s • Depending on the VIDEO CD, the menu does no t appear i n Step 1. • Depend ing o n th e VID EO CD , “Pr ess E NTE R” i n Step 3 may appear as “Press SELECT” in the instruct ions supp lied wit h the disc. In this case, press H . Tip To play withou t using PBC, pres s . / > or the number buttons w hile the system is stopp[...]

Play ing D iscs 35 GB Select ing an album a nd tra ck 1 Press DVD DISPLAY. The C ontrol Menu a nd n ame of the MP3 data d isc ap pear . 2 Press X / x to select (ALBUM) then press ENTER or c . The list of albums co ntaine d on the di sc appears . 3 Select an album you want to play u sing X / x and press ENTER. 4 Select (TRACK) using X / x and press [...]

36 GB You ca n play JPE G ima ge files on CD-RO Ms, CD-Rs, or CD-RWs. However, th e disc s must be recor ded acc ording to ISO9 660 Lev el 1, Lev el 2 or J oliet format for the syst em to reco gniz e th e files. You can a lso pla y disc s recor ded in Multi Session. S ee the instr uctions of the CD-R/RW device or recordin g software (n ot sup plied[...]

Play ing D iscs 37 GB When the list of al l files or album s cannot be di splaye d on t he w indo w, t he ju mp ba r appears . Pres s c to select the jump bar icon, and then scroll the jump b ar to dis p lay the rest of the list using X / x . Press C or O RETURN to return to the file or the album list. 5 Select a file using X / x and press ENTER. T[...]

38 GB To rotate the current image Rotate the cu rrent image usin g C / c Each time you p ress c , the image tu rns clock wise by 90º. Each time you p ress C , the image tu rns anti clockwis e by 90º. Note You cannot rotat e an im age durin g Slide show. P ress H to return to normal pla y before thi s operation. You can play the cont ents of a dis[...]

Play ing D iscs 39 GB You can se lect the jump bar ic on only if there ar e more than 9 pr ogram med track s or album s. 2 Press c . The cursor mo ves to the tr a ck (in th is case, “1”). Be fore pro gramming the MP 3 track s, it i s required to select the al b um. To sele ct a trac k that is not displa yed on the wind ow, pre ss c to select th[...]

40 GB You ca n have the system “shu ffle” tracks a nd play th em in rand om orde r. Su bsequen t “shuff ling” wi ll prod uce a differe nt playing orde r. 1 In stop mode, press P LAY MODE repeatedly until “SHUF” appears in the front pane l displ ay. When yo u play an MP3 di sc, you ca n play all trac ks in alb ums in a random order. For [...]

Play ing D iscs 41 GB You can play all the titles/ tracks/fi les or a si ngle title/cha pter/ track on a disc. In Shu ffle or Program Play m ode, the system repeat s tracks in sh uffled or prog ramm ed orde r. You can not perfor m Repea t Play du ring PBC playbac k of VID EO CDs (pa ge 33). 1 Press DVD DISPLAY. The Con trol Menu appe ars. 2 Press X[...]

42 GB You ca n locate a parti cular poin t on a dis c quic kly by mon itorin g the pi ctur e or by pl aying back slowly. Note s • Depending on the DVD/VIDEO CD, you may not be able to perfor m some of the ope rations de scribed. • During Scan or Slow-motio n Play, no sound is output. Locat ing a po int quickly b y playing a disc in fast forwar [...]

Play ing D iscs 43 GB You can se a rch a ti tle (DVD), chapter (DVD), track (CD, VI DEO CD, Super Audio CD, MP3), index (VI DEO CD, Supe r Audio CD ), album (MP3, JPEG), and file (J P EG). As titles, tra cks, album s, and fi les are assig ned un ique na mes on the disc, yo u can select the desi red one from the Control Men u. Also ch apte rs and in[...]

44 GB Search ing for a ch apter/ index 1 Press DVD DISPLAY. The Co ntrol M enu ap pears. 2 Press X / x to select the search m ethod. x Wh en playing a DVD (CHAPTER) x Wh en playing a VIDEO CD (Without PBC functions) (INDEX) x Wh en playing a Super Au dio CD (INDEX) Exampl e: when you se lect (CHAPTER) “** (**) ” is selec ted (** r efers to a nu[...]

Play ing D iscs 45 GB View ing th e playing ti me an d remaining time in the f ront panel dis play You can ch eck disc informati on, such as the remainin g time, tot a l number o f titles in a DVD, tracks i n a CD , Super A udio C D, VID EO C D, or MP3, or files in a J PEG using the fron t pane l displa y (page 87 ). Press DISPLAY. Each time you pr[...]

46 GB When playing a VIDEO CD (without PBC functions), Super Audio CD or CD When playing an MP3 Playing ti me and current tr ack numbe r (when playing a CD) Remaining time of the curre nt track Playing tim e of the d isc Remaining time of the disc Track na me a) Curre nt soun d field b ) Volume b) Playing ti me and current tr ack numbe r Track (fi [...]

Play ing D iscs 47 GB When playing a JPEG When program play is activated a) This inform atio n is ski pped if na me informatio n does not exist. b) Returns to the first info rmation when indication time completes. c) Returns to th e first information whe n the text scrolli ng is fini shed. Note s • Depending o n the t ype o f disc be ing pla yed [...]

48 GB Tips • When p laying VIDEO CDs wit h PBC 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 also 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 49 GB • C–* *:** :** Remaining time of the current chapter • **:* *:** Playing time of the menu o r current title with out a chapte r x When playing a VIDEO CD (with PBC functions) •* * : * * Playing time of the current sc e ne x When playing a VIDEO CD (without PBC function s), Super Audio CD or CD • T **: ** Playing time[...]

50 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 51 GB 4 Press ENTER. To turn off the Control Menu Press DVD DISP LAY repeatedly until the Cont rol Menu i s turned off. Notes • For discs not in m ultiple audio format, yo u canno t change t he sound . • Durin g DVD playback, the sound may change auto matica lly. Tips •You can sele ct [AUDIO ] directly by press ing AUDIO. E[...]

52 GB You ca n take adv antage of surro und so und simpl y by selec ting on e of system ’s pre- progr amme d soun d fields . They br ing the exci ting and powerfu l sound of mov ie t h eat ers into your home. To sel ect s ound field, pres s AU TO F ORMA T DIREC T or MOD E on the remote re peat edly until th e soun d field you want appea rs in th [...]

Sound Adjustm ents 53 GB Select ing a s ound f ield (A UTO FORMAT DIRECT button) Press AUTO FORMAT DIRECT on the remote repeatedly until the sound field you want appears in the front panel display. x A UTO FORMAT DIRECT PRO L OGIC Dolby P ro Lo gic pr oduces five output chann els from tw o-chan nel sou rces. Th is mo de perfo rms Pro Logic deco d i[...]

54 GB x HE ADPHONE SURROUND This mod e outp uts the sound as s urround from headph one L/R. To turn the surround effect off Press AUTO FORMAT D IRECT on the remote repeatedly until “A.F.D. AUTO” appears in the fron t pa nel d ispl ay, or pr ess MODE on the remote to display “2CH ST.” Note When the input si gnal is mult i channe l source, AU[...]

Using V arious Additional Functions 55 GB If va rious angle s (multi-angles) for a scene a re recorded on a DVD, you can change th e viewing angle. For exam ple, wh ile pl aying a s cene of a train in motion, you can display the view fr o m either the front o f the t rain, t he left wind ow of t he tra in, or from the righ t window witho ut ha ving[...]

56 GB If subt itles ar e record ed on a disc, yo u can tu rn the subt itles on o r off while playing. If multilin gual subtitl es are recorded o n the disc, you can c hange the subt itle lang uage wh ile play ing, or turn t h e su btitl es on or off whe never you w ant. Y ou ca n selec t the la nguage you w ant to prac tice, for exam ple, turn on t[...]

Using V arious Additional Functions 57 GB You can set two ki nds of pl ayback r estri ctions for a dis c. • Custom Parental Co ntrol You can set t he play back restri ction s so th at the syst em will not play inappropri a te dis cs. • Par enta l Cont rol Playback of s o me DVDs can be limited acco rding t o a p redete rmine d level , such as t[...]

58 GB 5 Enter your 4-digit password by using the numbe r buttons, then press ENTE R. [Custom paren tal contr o l is s e t.] ap pears and th e scre en retu rns to the Co ntro l Menu display . If you make a mistake entering your password Press C before you p ress ENT ER and inpu t the corr ect number. If you make a mistake Press O RETURN, then start [...]

Using V arious Additional Functions 59 GB 1 In stop mode, p ress DVD SETUP. The Se tup Displa y appears. 2 Press X / x to sel ect [CUSTOM SETUP], then press ENTER or c . [CUSTOM SETUP] is displa yed. 3 Press X / x to select [PARENTAL CONTROL t ], then press E NTER or c . x If you have not entered a password The disp lay for regist ering a new pas s[...]

60 GB 7 Press X / x to select [ LEVEL] then press ENTE R or c . The selection items for [ LEVEL] are disp laye d. 8 Select the l evel you wa nt using X / x , then press ENTER. The parental Co ntrol sett ing is comple te. The lower the value, the more stric t the limitatio n. If you make a mistake Press O RETURN or C to go back to the prev ious sc r[...]

Using V arious Additional Functions 61 GB Area Code Stan dard Code numbe r Argentina 2044 Australia 2047 Austria 2046 Belgium 2057 Brazil 2070 Canada 2079 Chile 2090 China 2092 Denmark 2115 Finland 2165 France 2174 Germany 2109 Hong Kong 2219 India 2248 Indonesia 2238 Italy 2254 Japan 2276 Korea 2304 Malaysia 2363 Mexico 2362 Netherlands 2376 New Z[...]

62 GB By adju sting the r emote signal , you can con trol your TV with the s u pplied remote. Note s • I f you enter a new cod e number, the code numbe r previously en tered will be era sed. • W hen you repla ce the batteries of the remote , the code number may be res et to the def a ult (SONY) setting . Reset the a ppropriat e code n umber. Co[...]

Other Operations 63 GB Controlling the TV You ca n contr ol your TV us ing the but tons belo w. Using t he number butt ons for cont rolli ng the TV When you set th e remote to the TV mode, you can use the number but tons for contro lling the TV. Press the T V button. The TV button turns red and the r emote is se t to the TV m ode. You ca n select t[...]

64 GB Note s • The TV button t urns off when y ou do not o perate th e remote for 10 sec onds. • Depend ing on the TV, you may not b e able to control your TV or to use some of the buttons abo ve. Tip Depending on the TV manufacture , the following method works . For double-dig it number , press -/-- first and then numbe r. (For example, fo r c[...]

Other Operations 65 GB Operation Point the remote to the dir ecti on of TV and this system, then press SONY TV DIRECT once. While transmi tting the code from the remote , the TV button flashe s. If thi s function does not work, change the transmit time. The transmit time varies depe nding on th e TV. To ch ange th e transmit time Press and hold TV [...]

66 GB You ca n use VCR s or other units connect ed to the VIDEO or SAT jacks. Refer to the operation manual su pplied with t he unit for fu rther informatio n on the o p eration. Press FUNCTION re peated ly until “ VIDEO” appears in the f ront panel display. Each time you p ress FUNCTION, the mo de of the sys tem ch anges in the fo llowin g seq[...]

Other Operations 67 GB 5 Press ENTER. A pres et number appe ars in the fron t panel displa y. 6 Press C / X / x / c 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. Listeni ng to the Radio Pres et ra dio stati ons in th e system?[...]

68 GB For automatic tuni n g, press and hol d TUNING + or – on the r emote. Press x when you sto p the automatic tu n ing. Tips • I f an FM program is noisy, press FM MODE on the remote so t hat “MONO” appears in the front panel display. There will be no stere o effect, but the receptio n will improv e. Press th e button again to rest ore t[...]

Other Operations 69 GB What i s the Radio Dat a System? The R adi o Data System ( R DS) i s a broad casting service that allo ws radio s tations to send add ition al info rma tio n al ong with the regu la r program signa l. This tu ner offe rs co nvenien t RDS fe atures , suc h as s tation n ame displ ay. RDS is ava ilable only for FM sta tions.* N[...]

70 GB To cancel the Sleep Timer function Press SLEEP repe atedly until “SLP O FF” appears in the display. To change the brightness of the front panel display Press DIMM ER. You c an cha nge the bright ness of t he front panel disp lay by two steps. You can ret u rn th e system par a meters, su c h as spea ker sett ings an d pres et stati ons, t[...]

Settings an d Adjustments 71 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 72- 76. For an overa ll list of Se tup Di splay i tems, see page 9 2. How[...]

72 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 71) . x OSD (On -Screen Display) Selec ts the disp lay lan guage on t he scree n. Select the language from the [...]

Settings an d Adjustments 73 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 S CREEN SAVER Turns th e screen saver on and o ff so that t he screen sav er i mage appe ars w hen you leave th e system in paus e or stop mod e for 15 minut es, or when yo u playba ck a CD, a[...]

74 GB Allow s setting up Paren tal Cont rol and other settings. Select [CUSTOM SETUP] in the Setup Displa y. For details on using t h e display , see “Usin g the Setup D isplay” (pag e 71). The defa ult set tings ar e under lined. x PARENTAL CONTROL t (DVD only) Sets a pas sword and playback limitati o n level for DVDs with pla y back limit a t[...]

Settings an d Adjustments 75 GB To obtai n the best poss ible su rround sound, set the size of the spe akers yo u have conne cted an d their dista nce fro m your listen ing positio n. Th en use the test to ne to adjus t the l evel and the balance o f the spe akers to th e same level. Select [SPEAKER SETUP] in the S etup Display. For de tails, see ?[...]

76 GB x LEVEL You ca n vary the level of each spe aker as follows. Be sure to set [TEST TONE] to [ON] for easy adjus tme nt. * When you perfo rm the Quick Setup (p age 27), the default settings are c hanged. x BALANCE You ca n vary the bala nce of the left an d righ t speakers a s follows. B e sure to set [TEST TONE] to [ON] for easy adjust ment. T[...]

Settings an d Adjustments 77 GB Select [SETUP] in the Setup Display. For d etails on using the disp lay, se e “Usi ng the Set up Displa y” (page 7 1). x QUICK Normally, wh en you turn the system on f o r the first time or after resett ing the system, the guide message appear s on the TV screen an d you ca n perform th e Quick S etup. If y ou ca[...]

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

Additional I nformation 79 GB The surround ef fect is difficult to hear when you are playin g a Dolby Digital, DTS, or MPEG audio sound trac k. • Make s ure the sou nd field func tion is on (page 52). • Check the speak er connecti ons and se ttings (pag es 29, 75). • Depending on the DVD, the o utput signal may not be the enti re 5.1 chann el[...]

80 GB The title of the MP3 audio album or track is not corr ect ly di sp layed . • The sys tem can only dis play alphabe tical lette rs and number s. Other character s are displaye d as “” . The display fo r entering th e password do es not appear for Super Audio CD, even though Custom Parental Control is set. • Custom Pare ntal Contro l is[...]

Additiona l Information 81 GB Amplifier section Stereo mode (r ated) 65 W+65 W (4 oh ms at 1 kHz, DIN) Surround m ode (reference) Front: 96 W+96 W (with SS-TS 11) Center: 96 W (with SS-C T11) Surround: 96 W+96 W (with SS-TS 11) Subwoofer: 170 W (with SS-WS 11) * Depending on the sound field settings and the sour c e, there may be no sound output. I[...]

82 GB General System Power requ irements 220-240 V A C, 50/60 Hz Power cons umption 90 W (220-240 V AC) 0.3 W (220-240 V AC) ( at the Power Sa ving Mode) Dimensions (approx.) 43 0 × 70 × 393 mm (w/h/d) inc l. projecting parts Mass (approx.) 4.4 kg Surround amplifier Power requ irements 220-240 V A C, 50/60 Hz Power cons umption 36 W (220-240 V AC[...]

Additiona l Information 83 GB Dolb y Dig it al This movie theater sound format for is more adva nced tha n Dolby Su rround Pr o Lo gic. In thi s format, the surr ound s peakers ou tput st ereo soun d with a n expande d freque ncy rang e, and a subwo ofer cha nnel for deep ba ss is indepen dently pr ovided. This form at is also cal led “5 .1” wi[...]

84 GB Index (Super Audio CD, C D)/Vide o Index (VIDEO CD) A number that divides a track i n to sectio ns to easily lo cate the poin t you want on a VIDEO CD, Super Audio CD , or CD. Depend ing on the disc, no i ndexes may be re corded. Multi- angle fun ction Vari ous angl es of a sc ene, or viewpo ints of the video camera a re reco rded on some DVD[...]

Additiona l Information 85 GB • 2 chan nel + M ulti-ch annel Sup er Aud io CD This dis c consi sts of a 2 chann el pla yback area and a mu lti-chan nel p layback area. Title The lo ngest sect ion of a pict ure or music feat ure on a D VD, m ovie, etc., i n video sof tware , or the entir e album in au dio softwa re. Track Sectio n of a picture or [...]

86 GB For mo re in forma tion , refer to the pa ges indi cated i n pare nthese s. Front Pa nel A " / 1 (p ower) (30) B Disc tray (30) C A (open/clo se) (30) D H (play) (30) E X (pause) (31) F x ( stop) (31) G . / > , PRESET –/+ (31, 67) H FUNCTION (30, 66, 67) I VOLUME –/+ (30, 76) J PHONES jack (30) K Front pane l display ( 87) L STAND[...]

Additiona l Information 87 GB Front Pan e l Display When playing back a DVD When playing back a VIDEO CD, Super Audio CD, CD or MP3 When listening to the radio When playing back a JPEG Lights up whe n title or chap ter names are contain ed in the d isc Playing st atus Curr ent surrou nd for mat Curr ent titl e or chap ter numb er Play ing tim e Cur[...]

88 GB Rear Pa nel A SPEAK ER jacks (12) B DIR-T1 jack ( 12) C VIDEO AUDI O IN L/R jacks ( 21) D SAT AUDIO IN L/R jacks (21) E EURO AV OUTPUT (TO TV) jack (21) F AM terminals (20) G FM 7 5 Ω COAX IAL jack (20) FRONT L WOOFER CENTER SPEAKER FRONT R WOOFER OUTPUT(TO TV) EURO AV AUDIO IN L R AUDIO IN L R VIDEO SAT COAXIAL AM FM 75 DIR-T1[...]

Additiona l Information 89 GB Remo te A SONY TV DIRECT (64) B SLEEP (69) C TUNER/BAND (66, 67) D MUTING (31) E TUNER MENU (66) F PLAY MODE (38, 40) G REPEAT H FM MO DE (67) I TV J AUDIO (50) K ANGLE (55) L SUBTITLE (56) M . / > , PRES ET –/ + (33, 67) N H PLAY (30, 33, 38, 40, 41, 42) O X PAUSE (31) P DVD TOP ME NU/ALBUM– (33, 35, 36) Q C / [...]

90 GB Surround a mplifier A POWE R (23) B POWER/ON LINE indicator ( 23) C DIR-R1 jack (12) D SPEAK ER jacks (12) DIR-R1 SPEAKER SURROUND L SURROUND R POWER POWER ON-LINE Front panel Rear panel[...]

Additiona l Information 91 GB The langua ge spelli ngs confor m to the IS O 639: 1988 (E/F ) stan dard. 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[...]

92 GB Y ou ca n set the follo wing items with the D VD Setup menu. 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 (Select the language you want to use from the displayed language list.) (Select the language you want to use from the displayed languag[...]

Additiona l Information 93 GB SPEAKER SETUP SIZE DISTANCE FRONT CEN TE R SURROUND YES YES NONE YES SUBWOO FER NONE YES FRON T CENTER SURROUND LEVEL CENTER SURROU ND RIGHT –6 dB - +6 dB –6 dB - +6 dB SUBWOO FER –6 dB - +6 dB BALANC E FRONT 6 step s left or rig ht TEST TONE OFF ON SETUP QUICK SURROU ND LEF T –6 dB - +6 dB RESET 1.0m – 7.0m [...]

94 GB Numerics 16:9 7 2 4:3 LE TTER BO X 72 4:3 P AN SCAN 72 A ALBUM 35, 43 Album 6, 82 ANGLE 55 Ante nna (Aer ial) H ooku ps 2 0 A UDIO 50, 72 A UDIO DRC 7 4 B B A CKGR OUND 73 B ALANC E 76 Batt eries 11 C CHAPTER 44 Cha pter 6, 82 Contin uous play CD/VI DEO CD/ DVD/ MP3 30 Control Menu 9 CUST OM P ARENT AL CONTR O L 57 CUSTOM SETUP 7 4 D DA T A C[...]

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Sony Corporation Pr inted in K o rea Quick R eference f or Rem ote Co mmande r Note The remote control of the unit employs command signals in common with other Sony DVD products. Thus, depending on the button, other Sony DVD products may respond. A Turns the Sony TV and the syst em on and changes the TV’s input sourc e. B Sets the system to tur n[...]