Sony DAV-SC8 manual

©2003 Sony Cor poration 4-248-417- 11 (2) Compact A V System Oper a ti ng Inst ructions DA V - S C 8[...]

2 GB 3 To preven t fire or shoc k haz ard, do not expose th e unit to ra in or m oi st ur e. Do not install the a pplian ce in a confi ned space, such as a bookcase or buil t- in ca bine t. To prevent fir e , do not cover the ven til ation of the apparatus with ne ws papers, table-clo ths, curta ins, e tc. And don’t pla c e li ghte d c an dle s o[...]

3 GB On power sources AC power cord must be chan ge d only a t the qua lif i ed service sh op. On placement • Pl ace th e system in a locati on with adequa te ventilati on to preve nt he at buil d-up in the sys tem. • At high volume, over long period s of time, t he ca binet becomes hot to the touc h. T his is not a malf unc tio n. However, tou[...]

4 GB Welcom e! ............... ....... ........... ............... 2 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 ............. ........ ........... .... 71 Specifica tions .......... ........... ............... .... 74 Glossary .... ....... ........... .............. ........... . 75 Index to Parts and Cont rols ............... ... . 78 Languag e code list ............. .................. . 83 DVD Setup Menu Li s[...]

6 GB • The instructi on s in this manua l desc ribe the contr ol s on the r em o te. Yo u ca n als o us e th e controls on the system if they have the same or similar n ames as th ose on the remote. • The followin g symbols are used in this manu al. * MP3 (MP EG1 A udio L ayer 3) is a standard form at defined by ISO/MPEG which com presses audio[...]

7 GB Note on PBC (Playback Control) (VIDEO CDs) This sy stem conform s to Ver. 1.1 an d Ver. 2.0 of VIDEO CD stan dards. You can en joy tw o kinds of pl ayba ck depe nd ing on the disc type. About Multi Session CD • This sy stem can p lay Multi Ses sion CDs when an MP3 aud io track is co nt ained in th e fir st ses sion . Any subs equent MP 3 aud[...]

8 GB Notes about CD-R/CD-RW/DVD-R/DVD-RW (Vide o mo de) In some cases , CD-R/CD-RW/DVD-R/DVD-RW (Video m ode ) cannot be played on th is player due to the rec ording qu ality or p hysical condition of t he disc, or the c h aracterist ics of the re cording d evice and authoring so ftware. The disc will not play if it has not be en co rr ectl y final[...]

9 GB Use the Co ntro l Menu to select a func tion that you wou ld like to use. The Control Men u display appea rs when the DVD DIS PLAY button is p ressed. For d etails, refer to the page i n parentheses. List of Control Menu Items Guide to the Control Menu Displ ay DISC Displ ays the di sc name or the disc type inser ted into the system. TITLE ( D[...]

10 GB Tips • Each time you press DVD DISPLAY, the Control Menu di splay changes as follows : The Control Menu it ems vary, depe ndi ng on the dis c. • The Control Me nu ic on in dica tor lig hts up in gree n t unle ss you s et t he REP EAT setti ng to “OFF. ” • The “ANGLE” indi cator lights u p in g reen onl y when mul tiple a ngles a[...]

Getting Started 11 GB Chec k th at yo u have t he f ollow ing items: •S p e a k e r s ( 5 ) • Subw oofer (1) • AM loop aeri al (1) • FM wire aeria l (1 ) • Sp ea ker co rd s (3 .5m × 3, 10 m × 2) • Subwoo fe r co rd (3.5m) •V i d e o c o r d ( 1 ) • Re m ot e C o mm an der (r em ot e) R M -SP80 0 (1 ) • R6 (size AA) batteries (2[...]

12 GB Connect the supp lie d spe aker sys tem usin g th e supp lie d spea k er cor ds by matchi ng the colou rs of the jacks t o th ose of th e co rds. D o not c onn ect a ny s peake rs ot he r tha n th ose su pp lie d w ith this sys t em. To obtain t h e best possible s u rround sound, s pecify the speaker parameters ( d istance, level, etc.) on p[...]

Getting Started 13 GB Termin als for connec ting t he spea kers Note on placing speakers Use ca ut i on wh en placing the su bwo of er or a spe ak er st and (not sup plied) that is at ta ched with the front /s ur r ound s peake rs on a spe ciall y tr ea ted (w ax ed, oi l ed , pol ish e d, etc. ) f lo or, as s tainin g or disc olor ation may resu l[...]

14 GB Note Do not catch th e spea ker cab le ins ulati on in the S PEAK E R ja c k . Tip Connec t the sp eaker cable after be nding the s peaker wire at the e nd of th e insulat ion. Thi s prevents the spea ker cable from being caught in the SPEAKER jack. To avo i d sh or t -cir c uit i ng the spea kers Short-ci rcuiting o f the s peakers may damag[...]

Getting Started 15 GB To ch an ge t he spea ker ca ble s If you w a nt to use a differ ent sp ea ke r cabl e, yo u can de tach th e plug for at ta ch men t t o an othe r ca ble. Detaching With the cat cher f acin g down , press and h old th e plu g down agai nst a f lat surf ace an d rem ove t he cords from plu g. Attaching Whil e pr es sin g th e [...]

16 GB Connect th e supplied AM/FM aerials for li stening to t h e radio. Termi nals for connecti ng the aerials Notes • To prevent noise pickup, k eep th e AM loop aeria l aw ay from the syste m and other comp onents. • B e sure to fully ex te nd the FM wire aeri al. • Aft er conne cting the FM wi re aerial , keep it as horizo ntal as possi b[...]

Getting Started 17 GB Tip If you have poo r FM recepti on, use a 75- ohms co axial cable ( not suppl ied) t o conne ct the sy stem to an outdoor FM aeria l as shown below. COAXIAL FM 75 AM Out door F M aeria l System[...]

18 GB Requir ed cord s Video cord for connecting a TV Audio/video cords (not supplied) When connecti ng a co rd, be su re t o matc h the col our- coded sleeves to th e appr opriat e jac ks on the compon ents. Termi nals for connecti ng video compon ent s Notes • When you selec t VIDEO 1 u sing the FUNC TION button, t he signal is not output via V[...]

Getting Started 19 GB Setup for the system (f or Asian a nd Australi an models) Setup i s n ece ssar y f or the sy stem , de pendi n g on the TV to be co nn ecte d. The initial settin g for Asian mo dels is NTSC. If the colour system of the TV is PAL * To set th e system to PAL, turn on the sy stem by pressing " / 1 while pres si ng th e X but[...]

20 GB Befo re co nne ct ing th e m ains le ads o f th is s ys tem and s ubw oo fer to a w all out let , c onn ec t th e sp ea ke rs to the sy stem ( see page 13). Step 4 : Connecting th e Mains Le ads[...]

Getting Started 21 GB For the be st poss ib le su rr ou nd sou nd, all the speak ers oth er than the s ubwoof er sh ould be the same di s ta nce fr om t he list en ing po si t ion ( A ). Howe ve r, this sy stem a llow s yo u to pl ac e the centre speak er u p t o 1.6 metr es cl oser ( B ) and the sur round speakers up t o 4. 6 metr es closer ( C ) [...]

22 GB Depe ndi ng on the D V D or VID EO CD, som e opera tions ma y be di fferent or re stricted . Refer t o the op erat ion det ails supp lied w ith yo ur disc . 1 Turn o n your TV. 2 Switch the input selecto r on the TV to this system. 3 Press " / 1 on the system. The sy ste m turns on . Un le ss th e m o d e of th e sy st e m is set to “D[...]

Play ing Di scs 23 GB To turn off the system Press " / 1 on the remote. The sy stem enter s standby mode a nd the STANDBY indi cator lights u p in red. To turn of f the sys tem completely , remove the mains lead f rom a wall outlet. While playin g a disc, do not turn of f the system by pr essing " / 1 o n the sy stem. Doing so may cancel [...]

24 GB Whe n yo u sto p th e di s c, th e sy stem r eme m be rs the p oint where you pr esse d x and “RESUM E” appears in the front p anel dis play. As long as you do not r e move the disc, Resu me Play will work even i f the s yste m ente rs sta ndby m ode by pres sing " / 1 . 1 While playing a disc, press x to stop playback. “RESU ME”[...]

Play ing Di scs 25 GB With PBC (Play back Cont ro l) func tions, yo u can enjoy simple in teractive operations, search functi on s, an d othe r su ch op e ratio ns. PBC playback all ows you to p lay VIDEO CDs interac tiv el y by foll owing the menu on the TV scre en. 1 Start playin g a VIDEO CD wi th PBC functions. The me nu fo r yo ur s electio n [...]

26 GB You ca n pl ay MP 3 audi o t ra ck s on C D -R OM s, CD-Rs, or CD-RWs. However, the discs must be recor ded a ccordi ng to I SO966 0 le vel 1, level 2, or J oliet format for the syst em to recogn ize the trac ks. Yo u can al so pla y discs recorded i n Multi Session. S ee the instr u ctions of the CD-R/RW device or re cording softwa re (not s[...]

Play ing Di scs 27 GB 4 Select (TRACK) using X / x and press ENTER. The list of tracks containe d in the current album app ears. When th e list of all tr acks or album s cann ot be di splayed on the wi ndow , the jump bar appears . Pres s c to select the jump bar icon, and then scroll the jump b ar to dis play the rest of the list using X / x . Pre[...]

28 GB Selecti ng an albu m and f ile 1 Press DVD DISPLAY. The Cont ro l Menu an d nam e o f the JPEG data di sc appea rs. 2 Press X / x to select (ALBUM) then press ENTER or c . The l ist of a lbums cont ained i n th e dis c appe ars. 3 Select an albu m you want to play using X / x and press ENTER. 4 Sele ct ( FILE ) u sing X / x and press ENTER. T[...]

Play ing Di scs 29 GB Enjoying Slide show on a JPEG da ta di s c 1 Press M while displaying a JPEG image. Slide sh ow s tarts from th e cu rren t ima ge. 2 Press H when you want to exit Slid e show. Return t o no rma l pla y from the cur r ent imag e. To change the interval time of Slide show Each tim e you p ress M during Slide sh ow, the int erva[...]

30 GB You ca n pl ay th e co nten ts of a disc in t he order you w ant by arran ging th e ord er of th e track s on the disc t o crea t e yo ur own pr ogra m. Yo u ca n prog ram u p to 25 t racks . 1 In stop mode, press P LAY MODE repeatedly until “PROG” app ears in the front pane l displa y . The P rogr am Menu ap pears on the TV screen . 2 Pr[...]

Play ing Di scs 31 GB 6 Press H to start Program Play. Program P lay be gi ns . When th e progra m ends, you ca n restar t the same pr og ram again by p ress in g H . Other Operations Notes • Program Play function is not available for DVDs and JPEG. • When you remove the disc, Program Play is cancell ed and the progra m you created is clea red.[...]

32 GB Sett in g the s huf fle mo de in the Control Menu You ca n sele ct ei t h er no rma l s hu ffle or alb um shuff le (MP3 onl y). 1 Press DVD DISPLAY. The Co nt rol Men u ap pe ars. 2 Press X / x to sel ect (PLAY MODE), then press ENT ER or c . 3 Select SHUFFLE or SHUFFLE (ALBUM) using X / x and press ENTER. SHUFFL E: P lays tracks o n the disc[...]

Play ing Di scs 33 GB x When playing a DVD •O F F : d oe s not p la y re peat ed ly. • ALL: repeat s all th e title s. • TITLE: repeats th e current title on a disc. • CHA PTE R : r ep eats th e curr en t chapt e r. x When playing a VIDEO CD/Super Audio CD/CD/ MP3 , and wh en Program Play is s e t to OFF •O F F : d oe s not p la y re peat[...]

34 GB To change the scan speed (DVD/ VIDEO CD only) Each ti m e you pr ess m or M duri ng sc an, the play back speed chan ges. Two s peeds ar e avai labl e. With e ach p ress, the indi cation chan ge s as fo llow s: The FF2 M /F R2 m play back spe ed i s fas ter than FF1 M /FR1 m . Watch i ng fra me by fram e (Slo w-m otion pla y) (DVD/VIDEO CD onl[...]

Play ing Di scs 35 GB x When playing a DVD (TITLE) x When pl aying a VIDEO CD (TRACK) x When playing a Super Audi o CD (TRACK) x When playing a CD (TRACK) x When playing an MP3 (ALBU M) or (TR ACK ) x When di splaying a JPEG file (ALBUM) or (FILE) Exampl e: w he n you se lect (TR ACK ) The list of tracks contained in the disc appears . When th e li[...]

36 GB 5 Press EN TER . The sy st e m star ts pl ay back f rom the sele cted number . To turn off the Control Menu Press DVD DISPLAY re peatedly unt il the Contro l Menu i s t ur ned of f. To search for a particular point using the time code (TIME SEARCH) Example: If you search f or the pl aying time of the curren t title o n a DVD 1 In Step 2, sele[...]

Play ing Di scs 37 GB When playing back a DVD When playing back a VIDEO CD (without PBC functions), Super Aud io CD or C D TITLE H M S CHAP HM S CHAP HM S CHAP TITLE H M S CHAP Playing tim e and nu mber o f the curr ent title Remain i ng time and number of the curren t title Playin g time and nu mber of the cu rrent c hapter Remain ing tim e and n [...]

38 GB When playing back an MP3 When playing back a JPEG Notes • Depending on the typ e of disc being play ed and the playing mode , th e di sc info rma ti on ma y not be dis pla yed. • ID3 tag applies only to version 1. • If the MP 3 file you pla y back has a n ID3 ta g, the ID3 tag info rm a ti on is dis played as a track (file ) nam e . •[...]

Play ing Di scs 39 GB Chec king t he Pla ying Time and Remain ing Time You can check the playing time and remaining time o f the cu rrent title, ch apter, o r track, and th e total pla ying time or re maining time of the d isc. You c an a lso c heck the D VD/C D/Sup er A udio CD text and MP3 folder name/fil e n ame/ID3 tag (only so ng ti tle ) re c[...]

40 GB Checkin g the date informatio n (JPEG only) You ca n chec k the da te in form a tion du ring playba ck when th e Ex if* tag is rec orde d in th e JPEG image data. Press DVD DISP LAY during playback. The Cont rol Me nu appe ar s. * “Exchang eable I m age File Fo rmat” i s a d igita l camera im ag e for mat de f ine d by th e Japan Electron[...]

Sound Adjustm ents 41 GB If a DVD i s recorded with multilingua l tracks, you can se le ct the l ang uage y ou w a nt whil e playing t he DVD. If the DVD is record ed in multiple au dio formats (PCM, Dolby Dig ital, MPEG au dio, or DTS), you ca n sele ct the audio fo rmat you want whi l e playing t he DVD. With ste reo CDs , VIDEO CDs, or MP3, you [...]

42 GB To turn off the Control Menu Press DVD DISPLAY re peatedly unt il the Contro l Menu i s t ur ned of f. Note s • For discs not in m ultiple au dio f or ma t , you c an not chang e th e s o u nd. • During DVD playb ack, the s ound may change auto mati call y. Tip You can select AUDIO di rectly by pressing AUDIO. Each time you pr es s th e b[...]

Sound Adjustm ents 43 GB You can take ad va ntag e of su rrou nd soun d simply by s electing one of system’ s pre- program med sound fiel ds. Th ey b ring t he exciting and pow e rfu l so un d of m ovi e theatr es into you r ho me. *Us e DCS T ech nology About DCS (Digital Cinema Sound) In collaborati on with Sony Picture s Entertai nm e nt, Son [...]

44 GB Using only t he fro nt speaker and sub woofer (2 C HANNEL STEREO) This mode outputs the so und fro m the front le ft and ri ght spe akers and sub woo fer. S tand ard tw o channe l (stereo ) sour c es comp le te l y by pass the sound f ie ld pr ocess i ng. M ul t i c han nel s ur ro und forma ts are downm ix ed to two chann e ls. Thi s all ows[...]

Sound Adjustm ents 45 GB Select ing ot h er so und fi e lds Press SOUND FIELD +/– on the remote repeatedly unt il the sound field you want appears in the front pane l display. x AUTO FORMAT DIRECT P RO LOGIC Dolby P ro Lo gic pr oduc es fi ve ou tput channel s from tw o-chan nel s ources . This mo de per forms Pro Logic deco ding to the input sig[...]

46 GB Adju stin g th e s ubw oofe r You ca n ad just th e s ubwo of er accor di n g to th e play b ack source. Set the MODE swi tch on the subwoofer according to t he source. For a video source s uch as a DVD, set the switch to MOV I E. For an a udio sou rce su ch as a CD , set it to MUSIC. Note s • The sound will be dist orted if you ra ise th e[...]

Sound Adjustm ents 47 GB Notes • The NIGHT MODE function is activa te d onl y whe n the in put st ream is Dolby Dig ital fo r ma t. • When you conne ct the headphone s to the sys tem, the BASS LEVEL functi on doe s not work . • When playi ng back a Sup er Audio C D, o nly the BASS LEVEL functi on works a nd the NI GHT MODE fun ction does not [...]

48 GB If var ious ang les ( m ulti -angl es) f or a scen e ar e recor ded on a DVD , you can ch ange the vie wing angle . For ex ample, wh ile playi n g a scen e o f a tr ain in motion , yo u ca n displ ay th e vi ew fr om either t he front of the t rain, the le ft window of the t rain, or from t he right wi ndow witho ut having the t rain’s move[...]

Using V arious Ad ditional Functions 49 GB If subt it l es are re cor ded on a disc , y ou can t ur n the subtit le s on or off while playing. If multil i ngu al su btitl es ar e reco rded o n the di s c, you can cha n g e the sub title la ngu age w hi l e playin g, or t urn the subtit les on or off whe never you w ant. Yo u can sele ct the langua [...]

50 GB You ca n set tw o k inds of pl a yback restri ct i o n s for a disc. • Cus tom P aren tal C ontrol You ca n s et the pl ay back r estri ct io ns so tha t the syste m will not play inapp ropriate discs. • Par en tal Co nt r ol Playback of some DVDs can be limited accor ding to a pr edet ermi ned lev el, suc h as the age of the vi ewer. The[...]

Using V arious Ad ditional Functions 51 GB 5 Enter you r 4- di git pas swor d b y us ing the number buttons, then press ENTER. “Custom pa rental control is set.” appears and the scre en returns to the Contro l Menu displa y. If you make a mistake entering your password Press C before you press ENTER and input the corr ect n u m be r. If you mak[...]

52 GB Limi ting p layback f or children (Parental Control) (DVD onl y) Playback of some DVDs can be limited accord ing t o a pr edet er m i ned l eve l, such as the age of t he vi e wer. The “ Paren ta l Contr ol ” function a llows you to s et a playback li m itation level. A scene that is limite d is not played, or it is repl ac ed by a di ffe[...]

Using V arious Ad ditional Functions 53 GB 5 Press X / x to select “S TANDARD,” then press ENTER. The selection 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 lect ed. If yo u se lect “OTHER S t ,” sele ct and enter th e standa rd code i[...]

54 GB Pla yi n g th e disc for w hich Parental Control is set 1 Insert the di sc and press H . The PARENTAL CONTRO L display appe ars. 2 Enter your 4-digit password using the number buttons, th en press ENTER. The sy st e m star ts pl ay back. Note s • If you pl ay a DV D which d oes not have t he Parental Control functi on, playba ck ca nnot b e[...]

Other Operations 55 GB By adjust i ng the remo te sign al, yo u ca n cont ro l your TV with th e suppli ed remote. Notes • If you ente r a new code n umber, t he code number previous l y entered wil l be er as ed . • When you replac e the ba tte r ie s of the rem ote, the code number may reset itse lf t o the default (SONY) setting . Rese t the[...]

56 GB Controlling the TV You ca n co ntro l y our TV usin g t he buttons belo w. Using the n um ber buttons for controlling the TV When you set th e remote to t h e TV mode, you can use th e number butto ns for con trolling t h e TV. Press the TV butto n. The TV button turn s red and the remote is set to the TV mode. You can select the TV channels [...]

Other Operations 57 GB Pres ett i ng Radio Stations You can pres et 20 FM s tat ions , an d 10 AM stations . Be fo re tuning, make sure to t u rn down the vol ume to minimum. 1 Press BAND repeatedly until th e band you want appears in the front panel display. Each time you press BAND, the b and toggle s be tw een A M and FM . 2 Press and hold TUNIN[...]

58 GB Listen ing to t he Radio Preset radio st ations in the sy stem’s memory first (s ee “Pr ese tt i ng Ra dio Sta tions” on pa ge 57). 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly u ntil FM or AM app ears in the front panel display. The last re ceived sta tion is tu ned in. 2 Press PR ESET + or – repeatedl y to select the pr eset station you w ant. Each [...]

Other Operations 59 GB Namin g Pre s et S t atio ns You can enter a na me of up t o 6 char ac ter s fo r preset st at i ons . Thes e n ame s (for ex amp le , “XYZ ”) appea r in th e sy ste m ’s front pa nel displa y w he n a sta t ion is se lected . Note that no more than one name can be entered for eac h preset stat i on. 1 Press FUNCTION re[...]

60 GB You ca n set the syst em t o turn of f at a pres et time, so you can fa ll asle ep liste ning to music. You ca n pr eset th e t ime up t o 18 0 minut e s. Pres s SLEEP. Each time you press th is button , the minut es display (the remai ning ti me) changes a s follo ws: OFF t 0.10. 00 (1 0MIN) t 0 .20.00 (20MIN) t 0.30.00 (30M I N ) t 1. 00 .0[...]

Other Operations 61 GB You can return the syste m par amete rs such as spea ke r s et tin gs an d pr eset st ati on to th e de fa ult settings . 1 Press AMP MENU repeatedly until “CUSTOMIZE” appears in the front panel display. 2 Press x / X until “MEMO. CLR. N” appears in the front panel d isplay. 3 Press C/c until “MEMO. CLR. Y” appear[...]

62 GB By usin g th e Se tup Di sp lay, yo u ca n mak e vario us ad justm ents t o item s, s uch as pic ture an d sound. You can also se t the subtitle la nguage and the S et up Displ ay , amon g other t h i ng s. For detail s on eac h Setu p Disp lay i tem, se e page 63- 69. For an overall list of Setup Disp la y ite ms, see page 84. How to use the[...]

Settings an d Adjustments 63 GB To turn off the Setup Display Press DVD SETUP repe atedly until th e Setup Disp l a y is tu rn ed off . * Wh en yo u sel ect “R E SE T” in step 2 , the follo wing items ar e re tu r n e d to the defau l t sett i ngs. • Setup Menu (except fo r the P ARENT AL CONTROL) (page 84) After you select “RESET ” and p[...]

64 GB Choose settings ac cord in g to the TV to be connec ted. Select “SCREEN SETUP” in the Setup Display. For details on using t he display , see “Using the Setup D i s pl ay” (p ag e 62). The defa ult set t in g s ar e under l in ed . x TV TY PE (D VD on l y ) Selec ts the as pect rati o of the co nnect ed TV (4 :3 stan dard o r wide ). T[...]

Settings an d Adjustments 65 GB x COMPONENT OUT This will c h an ge the ty pe of s ig na l output fr om the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks on the syste m. See page 76 for more i nformation about the d ifferent types. Notes • When “PROGRES SIVE” is sel ected i n “SCREEN SETUP,” no sig na l is out put f r om th e MONIT OR OUT jacks. • “PROGR[...]

66 GB x TRACK SELECTION (DVD only) Give s the so und t rack hav ing t he high est n umber of chan nels prior ity w he n you pl ay a DVD on whic h m ul t ip le au di o fo rm at s ( PCM, MP EG audio, DTS, or Do lby Digital format) ar e record ed. Note s • When you se t the ite m to “AUTO,” the langua ge may change. The “TR ACK SELECTION” se[...]

Settings an d Adjustments 67 GB To obtai n th e best po ssib l e su rrou nd sou nd, se t for the s ize of th e spea kers you have co nnec ted and t heir di stan ce fr om yo ur li stenin g posi tio n. The n us e the te st to ne to a djus t th e l eve l and th e balance o f the spe akers to th e same level. Select “SPEAKER SETUP” in the setup dis[...]

68 GB x DISTANCE The default distance setting f o r the speakers in relation to the liste ning positio n is shown be low. Be sure to change the value in the Setup Display when you move the spe akers. Note s • When yo u set t he dist ance, t he so und cuts off for a moment. • If all front and sur round sp eakers ar e not pl aced at a n equal dis[...]

Settings an d Adjustments 69 GB Adjust ing the s peaker balanc e and level by u sing th e test tone 1 Press DVD SE TUP in sto p mode. The Se tup Di sp lay appear s. 2 Press X or x repeatedly to select “SPEAKER SET UP,” then press ENTER or c . 3 Press X or x repeatedly to select “TEST TONE,” then press E NTER or c . 4 Press X or x rep eatedl[...]

70 GB •L E V E L The A MP men u is can cell ed when you do not operate the remote for several second s. C.D. (centre spea ker dist ance) Up to 1.6 metres closer to th e listenin g p osition than the fro n t speaker s. (Cannot be se t to les s than 1 metre.) S.D. (surrou nd sp eakers dist ance) Up to 4.6 metres closer to th e listenin g p osition [...]

Additiona l Information 71 GB If you experi ence any of t he f ollow ing difficu ltie s while using the system, use this troubles hoot in g gu ide t o he lp re m ed y the proble m bef ore r equ estin g repa ir s. Sh ould an y proble m per si s t, co nsul t yo ur nea rest So ny dealer . Power The power is not turned on. • Check that the ma ins l e[...]

72 GB There is no sound from the subwoofer. • Check the spea k er conne ctions and setti ngs (pages 21, 67). • Set the soun d field to “AUTO FORMA T DIRECT AUTO” (page 43). Severe h um or n oise is hear d. • Check th at the s peake rs and com p onents are connecte d se c ur el y. • Check th at the c onnecting cord s are awa y from a tra[...]

Additiona l Information 73 GB The title of the MP3 audio album or track is not correc tly displayed. • The syste m can only di s p lay al phab et i cal letters and numbers . Other chara cters are displaye d a s “” . The JPEG imag e file cannot be played. • The DATA CD is not reco rded in an MP3 format that conforms to ISO96 60 Le vel 1/ Lev[...]

74 GB Amplifier section Stereo mode 100 W + 1 00 W (4 o hms at 1 kHz, THD 10 % ) Surround m ode F ront: 100 W + 100 W Centre *: 100 W Surround *: 100 W + 100 W (4 ohms at 1 kHz, THD 10 %) * Depending on the sound field settings and t he sour ce, ther e may be no sound output. Inputs VIDEO 1: Sensitivi ty: 1 50 mV Impeda nc e: 50 kilohm s VIDEO 2: S[...]

Additiona l Information 75 GB Subwoof er Speaker s ystem Active subw oofer, Magn etic ally s hielded Speaker unit 20 cm dia. cone type Enclosure type Advanced SAW typ e Amplifie r sect ion Continuous RMS power ou tput 135 W (8 ohms, 20 Hz -20 kHz , 10% THD) Power req uirements Australian a nd Asi an models : 220 – 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz Taiwan model:[...]

76 GB Dolby Surrou nd P ro Logic As one me th od of decodi ng Dolby Surr ound, Dolb y Su rround Pro Logi c p roduces fo ur chan ne ls from t w o- chan nel so un d. Com p ared with the fo rme r Dol by Surround sy ste m , Dol b y Surrou nd P ro Logic repr oduce s lef t-to- right panni ng more na tura lly a nd local izes sounds more prec isely. T o ta[...]

Additiona l Information 77 GB Progre ssive for mat In contra st to the Inte rla ce for mat, the prog ressi ve form at can re prod uce 60 fr ames pe r second by repr odu cing al l s can ning li ne s (525 lin es for the N TS C sy s tem). The overall p icture quality incr ease s a nd still images, tex t and horizonta l lines appear sharper. This forma[...]

78 GB For mo re in form a tion , ref er to th e pa ges in di cat ed i n pa rent he ses. Front Pa ne l A Disc slot (22) B A (eject) (22) C H (play) (22) D X (pause) (23) E x (stop) (23) F . / > , PREV/ NEX T, PR ES ET –/+ (23, 25, 57, 58) G VOLUME +/– (22, 68) H BASS LE VEL (46) I PHONES (on the side of the system) jack (22) J SOUND FIELD –[...]

Additiona l Information 79 GB Front Pan el Display When playing back a DVD When playing back a Super Audio CD, CD, VIDEO CD (without PBC functions), or MP3 When listening to the radio Playi ng statu s Curr ent cha pter numb er Curr ent sound effect Curr ent title number P layin g time Current so und Curre nt mod e TITLE H M S CHAP DOLBY PL DIGIT AL[...]

80 GB When playing back a JPEG file Current file number Play ing stat us[...]

Additiona l Information 81 GB Rear Panel A SPEAKER jacks ( 13) B VIDEO 2 OPTICAL DIGITAL IN jack (18) C VIDEO 1 ANALOG OUT jack (18) D VIDEO 2 ANALOG IN jack (18) E MONITOR OUT (VI DEO/S VIDEO ) jacks (18) F AM terminals (16) G FM 75 Ω COAXIAL jack (16) H SCAN SELECT switch (65) I COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks (18) J VIDEO 1 ANALOG IN jack (18 ) K SU[...]

82 GB Remote Note This remote co ntr ol glows in the dark. However, before g lowing, the rem ote mu st be exposed to light f or awhile . A SLEE P ( 60) B Z (eject) (22, 23) C DISPLAY (36, 39, 58) D FUNCTION (22, 56, 58) E STEREO/MONO (58) F BAND (57, 58) G PLAY MODE (30, 31) H CLEAR (30, 31, 32, 34) I TV (55) J AUDIO (41) K ANGLE (48) L SUBTITLE (4[...]

Additiona l Information 83 GB The langua ge spelli ngs confor m to the IS O 639: 1988 (E/F ) stan dard. Language co de list 1245 Inupiak 1248 Indonesian 1253 Icelandic 1254 Italian 1257 Hebrew 1261 Japanese 1269 Yiddish 1283 Javanese 1287 Georgian 1297 Kazakh 1298 Greenlandic 1299 Cambodian 1300 Kannada 1301 Korean 1305 Kashmiri 1307 Kurdish 1311 K[...]

84 GB Y ou can set the foll owing items wi th the D VD Setup m enu. The orde r of the disp layed ite ms may b e dif ferent from the ac tual displa y . 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 from the displayed[...]

Additio nal Inf ormation 85 GB Numerics 16:9 64 4:3 LETTER BO X 64 4:3 P AN SCAN 64 A Aerial Hoo kups 16 ALBUM 26, 34 Album 6, 75 ANGLE 48 A UDIO 4 1, 63 A UDIO DR C 66 B B A C KGROUND 64 B ALANCE 68 B ASS LEVEL 46 Batteri es 11 C CHAPTER 35 Chapter 6, 75 COMPONENT OUT 65 Continuo us play CD/VIDE O CD / S up er Aud io CD/DVD/MP3 2 2 Control Menu 9 [...]

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Sony Corporation Pr inted in Korea Quick reference for Remote Commander 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 Sets the syst em to tur n of f at a pres et time . B Ejects t he disc . C Swit che s th e item displa yed on[...]