Sony SRSDZ10 manual

©2006 Sony Cor poration 2-683-474- E3 (1 ) DVD Home Theatr e System Oper ating Instructions DA V - D Z 1 0[...]

2 GB 3 To red uce t he r isk of fire or el ectri c shock, do not expo se this appar atus to rain or moisture. Do not install the applian ce in a confined spa ce, su ch as a bookcase or buil t-in cabinet. To prevent fir e, do not cover the ventilation of the apparatus with ne ws papers, table-clo ths, curta ins, e tc. And don’t pla ce lighted c an[...]

3 GB Thank y ou f or pur chas ing So ny DV D H ome Theatre Sy stem. Before operating this sy stem, please read thi s manu al th orough ly and reta in it for fu tur e refe renc e. Welcome![...]

4 GB Welcom e ! ........... ............... .............. ........ 3 About T his Manual ........... .............. ........ 6 This Syste m Can Pla y the Fo llowing Discs . .................. ............... ............... 6 Guide to the Control Menu Display ........ 9 Getting Started Unpac king ... ....... ........... ............... ......... 12[...]

5 GB Addi tional Inf ormation Precautions ....... .... .............. ........... ........ 74 Notes ab out the Discs..... ........... ............ 75 Troubles hooting ... .............. ........... ........ 75 Self-diagn osis Function ..... ............... .... 78 (Whe n lette rs/nu mbers appe ar in the display) Specifica tions .............. .....[...]

6 GB • The instructi o ns in this manual describ e the contr ols on th e remo te. Yo u can als o use the controls o n the sy stem if th ey have t he same or similar n ames as th ose on the remote. • The Cont rol M enu items may be differ ent depe ndin g on t he are a. • “DVD” may be used as a general te rm for DVD VIDEOs, DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs, [...]

7 GB Exampl e of discs th at the system cannot play The sys tem cann ot p lay t he fol lowi ng discs: • CD-R OMs/CD -Rs/ CD-RWs other t han t hose recorded in the formats listed on page 6 • CD-ROMs reco rded in PHOTO CD f ormat • Data part of CD -Extra s • DVD Audios • Sup er Au dio CD • DVD-RAMs Also, th e syste m canno t play th e fol[...]

8 GB If you tr y to play a ny other DVD VIDEO, the mess age [P layb ack proh ibited by are a limitatio ns.] will appear on th e TV screen . Depending on the DVD VIDEO, no region code indi cation may be giv en even th ough playi ng the DVD VIDEO is prohibit ed by area restric tions. Note on playback o peratio ns of DVDs a n d VIDEO CDs Some playback[...]

9 GB Use the Co ntrol Menu to select a functio n and to vi e w related informatio n. Press DISPLAY repeat edly to turn on or chan ge th e Contro l Men u disp lay as fo llow s: Cont rol Menu di splay The Con trol Menu disp lay 1 and 2 w ill show diff erent i tems depe ndin g on the di sc ty pe. For de tails about ea ch item , se e the page s in pa r[...]

10 GB Examp le: C ontrol Menu di splay 1 whe n pl aying a DV D V IDE O. *1 Dis plays the scene number f or VIDEO CDs ( PBC is on) , track num ber for VIDEO CDs/C Ds, albu m numb er for DATA CDs. DivX video album number for DATA DVDs/DATA CDs (except for the United Kingdom models). *2 Dis plays th e index numb er for VIDEO CDs, MP3 audio track numbe[...]

11 GB *1 E xcep t for the United Kingdo m mode ls. *2 T hese items ar e not displayed when pl aying a DATA CD with DivX video file. (Except for the United Kingdom models) • The Control M enu icon indic ator lights up in gr een when you s elect a ny item exc ept [OF F] ([PROGRAM], [SHUFF LE], [R EPEAT], [A/V SYNC] only). The [ORIGINAL/PLAY LIST] i[...]

12 GB Check th at you ha ve the fol lowing items: • Spe akers (5) • Sub woo fer (1 ) • AM loop an tenn a (aer ial) ( 1) • FM wire an tenna ( aerial ) (1) • Speak er cord s (6) • Vi deo Co rd (1) • Remot e C omman der (r emote) (1) • Size AA (R6) b atteries (2) • Opera ting Instruc tions You can co ntrol th e syst em using the su p[...]

Getting Started 13 GB Perfor m all conn ecti ons an d setting s by fo llow ing Step s 1 to 7. “Step 1: Speaker System Hookup” (page 14) “Step 2: Antenna (Aerial) Hookup” (page 18) “Step 3: TV Hookup” (page 19) “Step 4: Other Component Hookup” (page 23) “Step 5: Connecting the AC Power Cord (Mains Lead)” (page 24) “Step 6: Turn[...]

14 GB Conn ect the s uppl ied sp eake r syste m usin g the su ppli ed sp eaker cords by matc hing th e colo rs of the jacks to those of the cord s. Do not c o nnect any s peakers other than those supplied with this s ystem. To obtain the best possib le surround sound, sp e cify the speaker parameters (dist ance, level, etc.) on page 71. Requi red c[...]

Getting Started 15 GB Conn ectin g the speake rs • Do not set the speaker s in an inclined position . • Do not place the speake rs in locatio ns that are: – Extremel y hot or cold – Dusty or dirty – Ve ry humid – Subject to vi brations – Subj ect to d irect s unlight • Use caution when pl acing the spe akers and/or speak er stands ([...]

16 GB • Do n ot use an y type of abrasiv e pad, scouring powd er, or solvent suc h as alcohol or be nzine. To connect the speaker cords Connect the speaker cord s after bending t h e bare wi re at the e nd of the insulation. This pre vents the spe ake r ins ul ati on fro m bein g in sert ed in th e sp eak er te rm ina l. • Do not catch the sp e[...]

Getting Started 17 GB 2 Fasten the screws to the wall. The screws should protrude 5 to 7 mm (7/32 t o 9/32 inch). 3 Hang the speakers on the screws. • Use screws that are suitable for the wall m aterial an d strength. As a plaster boar d wall is espe cially fragil e, att ach the screws se curely to a beam and fast en them to the wall. In stall th[...]

18 GB Connect the supplied AM/FM anten nas (aer ials) for listening to the radio. • To pre vent noise pi ckup, keep the AM loop antenna (aerial ) away from the system and othe r components. • Be sure to fully e xtend th e FM wir e antenn a (a erial). • Afte r connect ing th e FM wir e antenna (aeri al), k eep it as hori zontal as possible. ?[...]

Getting Started 19 GB First, pe rform the vid eo conn ection , and the n audi o conn ection . With y our TV’s audio output conne cted t o this sys tem, you can l isten to TV so und thr ough t he syst em speak ers. Conn ectin g the video c ords Sends a p layed back DVD i mage to a TV. Chec k the j acks of your T V, and c hoose connec tion me thod [...]

20 GB C To connect to a TV with the COMPONENT VIDEO IN jacks Conne ct a compo nent vide o cord (n ot su pplie d). To us e the COMPO NENT VIDEO O UT jac ks (Y, P B / C B , P R /C R ) ins tead of th e vi deo ja cks, your TV m onit or m ust be equ ipped with v ia COMPO NENT VIDEO IN jacks (Y, P B /C B , P R /C R ). If y our TV acce pts progres sive f [...]

Getting Started 21 GB Note tha t the pict ure will not b e clear or no picture will app ear if you s elect these s ettings when eit her of the ab ove cond itions are not me t. x P V IDEO (P RO GRES SIVE VI DE O) Select this se tting when: – your TV acce pts pro gressi ve sign als, and , – the TV is conn ected to the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks, a[...]

22 GB Connect ing the au dio cords Outp uts TV sound thr ough the speak ers of this sy stem . To connect the AUDIO OUT jacks of a TV to the TV/VCR (AUDIO IN) jacks of this system Conn ect a TV t o th e TV /VCR (AU DIO IN) jac ks u sing a n aud io c ord ( not supp lied). Wh en co nnec ting a cord, be sur e to match the co lor- coded sl eeve s to the[...]

Getting Started 23 GB You can enjoy sound using the s p eakers of this system by co nnecting the AUDIO OUT jacks o f another compon ent. Fo r vide o connec tion of other compon ents, c onnec t direc tly to the TV. • If you conne ct a TV to the TV/VCR ja cks in S tep 3 (pa ge 19), you cannot conne ct other compone nts to the system. Connec ting th[...]

24 GB Befo re conne ctin g the AC powe r cor d (ma ins lead) of this system to a wall outl et (mains), conne c t th e speakers to the sy stem (page 14). Insta ll this s yste m so th at the po wer cord can be unplugged fro m the wall s o cket immediate ly in the ev ent of troubl e. To turn on the system Press " / 1 . To turn off the system Pres[...]

Getting Started 25 GB Follow the steps bel ow to make the minimum number of bas ic adju stmen ts fo r usin g the system . To skip a n adjustment , press > . To return to the prev ious adj ustm ent, pr ess . . 1 Turn on the TV . 2 Press [ / 1 . • Make sure th at the func tion is set to “DVD. ” 3 Switch the input selector on yo ur TV so that[...]

26 GB 10 Press X / x to select the center speaker distan ce from the l istening pos ition, then press ENTER. You ca n set fr om 0 .0 to 7. 0 mete rs (0 to 23 ft). • The set ting ra nge ch anges depe nding on th e front s peaker setti ng. 11 Press X / x to se lect the surround speaker distance from the listenin g positio n. You ca n set fr om 0 .0[...]

Getting Started 27 GB Posit ion ing t he spea ker s For the be st poss ible surrou nd sou nd, all the speak ers oth er than the s ubwoof er sh ould be the same di stanc e from t he list ening po siti on ( A ). Howe ver, th is syst em a llows yo u to pl ace the cente r spea ker up to 1. 6 meters (5 ft) close r ( B ) and the su rrou nd spe aker s up [...]

28 GB Depending on the DVD VIDEO or VIDEO CD, some operat ions may be diffe rent or r estr icted. 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 . The sy ste m turns on. Unless the s ystem is set to “ DVD,” press FUNCTION to select “[...]

Play ing D iscs 29 GB *1 D VD VIDEOs/DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs only. The button can be used except for DivX vid eo files (except for t he United Kingdom models ). *2 D VD VIDEOs/DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs/DVD+R Ws only. Th e button c an be used exc ept for Di vX video files (exc ept for the United Kingdom models). *3 D ATA CDs/DATA DVDs only. • You may not be able to u[...]

30 GB 1 Press DI SPLAY . The Co ntrol M enu ap pear s. 2 Press X / x to select [PROGRAM], then press ENTER. The opt ions for [PROGRAM] a ppear. 3 Press X / x to select [SET t ], then press ENTER. 4 Press c . The cursor moves to the track row [T] (in this case , [01]). 5 Select the t rack you w ant to p rogram. For e xam ple, s ele ct trac k [0 2]. [...]

Play ing D iscs 31 GB Playin g in random o rder (Shu ffle P lay) (VIDEO CD, CD only) You ca n have t h e syst em “shu ffle” tra cks. Subs equent “sh uffl ing” may pro duce a di ffe rent playin g order. 1 Press DISPL AY during playback. The Con trol Menu appe ars. 2 Press X / x to select [SH UFFLE], then press ENTER. The opti ons for [ SHUF [...]

32 GB x When playing a DATA CD or DATA DVD •[ O F F ] : does not play repeatedly . • [DISC ]: repeat s all of t he albums on th e disc . • [ALBUM] : repeats the curr ent album. • [TRACK ] (MP3 audi o tracks onl y): repea ts th e curr ent tra ck. • [FILE ] (DivX vi deo files only): re peats the curren t file.* * Except for the United Kingd[...]

Play ing D iscs 33 GB Some DVD-RWs in VR (Vi deo Recording) mode have two types of title s for playback : origina lly recorded titles ([ORIGINAL]) and titles that can be created o n record able DVD player s for e diti ng ([ PLA Y LIS T]). Y ou ca n select the type of title to be playe d. 1 Press D ISPLAY when the system is in st op m od e. The Con [...]

34 GB • Depend ing on the V IDE O CD , [Pr ess E NTE R] in Step 3 may appear as [Press SELECT] in the instruct ions supp lied wit h the disc . In this ca se, press H . • To play without using PBC , press . / > or the number button s while th e system is st opped to select a trac k , th en press H or EN TER. The s ystem starts continuous play[...]

Play ing D iscs 35 GB * “Design r u le for C a mera File s ystem”: Image standar ds for digit al cameras regu late d by Japan Electr onics and Infor mation Tec hnology Indus tries Associati on (JEITA ). • The system will play any data with th e extens ion “.M P3,” “. JPG ,” or “.JPE G” ev en if they ar e not in M P3 or JP EG for m[...]

36 GB Selecti ng an MP3 audi o track or album 1 Load a DATA CD. The a lbums record ed on the D ATA CD appea r. When an al bum is bei ng pl ayed, its title is shaded. 2 Press X / x to select an album. x When selecting an album Press H to start p laying th e selecte d album . x When selecting a track Press ENTE R. The l ist of t racks cont aine d in [...]

Play ing D iscs 37 GB 2 Press X / x to select an album. x When selecting an album Press H to start play ing the selec te d album . x When selecting an image Press PICTURE NAVI. Imag es of fil es in th e al bum appear in 16 su bscr eens . Press C / X / x / c to select the ima ge you want to view an d press ENT ER. To play the next or previous JPEG i[...]

38 GB You ca n play a slide sh ow wit h soun d by firs t plac ing both MP3 an d JPEG fil es in the same album on a DA TA C D. Wh en you pl ay bac k the DATA CD, select [AUTO] mode as explained belo w. 1 Load a DATA CD. 2 Press DISPLA Y. The Co ntrol M enu ap pear s. 3 Press X / x to select [MODE (MP3, JP EG)], then press ENTE R. The opt ions fo r [[...]

Play ing D iscs 39 GB 2 Press X / x to selec t [INTERVAL], then press ENT ER. The opt ions fo r [IN TER VAL ] appe ar. 3 Press X / x to select the setting you want. The de fault set ting is unde rlin ed. • [NORMAL] : sets the duration to about 6 to 9 second s. (Images th at are fou r million pixels o r more will le n gthen the du ration.) • [FA[...]

40 GB (Except for the United Kingdom models) About DivX Video Files DivX ® is a vide o fil e compres sion te chnology , devel oped by DivX, Inc . This prod uct is an offi cial DivX ® Certified prod uct. You can play DATA CDs and DATA DVDs that cont ain Di vX ® video fil es. DATA CDs and DATA DVD s that the system can play Playback of DAT A CDs ([...]

Play ing D iscs 41 GB • Depending on the DivX video file, the picture may pause o r be unclea r. In whi ch case, it is r ecommend ed that you cr eate the file at a lower b it rate. If the soun d is still nois y, MP3 is the recom mended audio format . Note, however , this system does not conform to WMA (Wind ows Media Aud io) format. • Because o[...]

42 GB When t he soun d does not match the picture s on the sc reen , you can adjust the de lay b etwe en th e pict ure and soun d. 1 Press DISPLAY in stop mode. The Co ntrol M enu ap pear s. 2 Press X / x to select [A/V SYNC], then press ENTER. The op tions for [A/V SY NC ] appe ar. 3 Press X / x to select the setting. • [OFF]: does not adjust. ?[...]

Play ing D iscs 43 GB Playbac k direc tion * Excep t for the Unite d Kingdom mode ls. Opposite direction * Excep t for the Unite d Kingdom mode ls. With e ach pr ess, p layb ack sp eed b ecom es fa ster. Watchi ng frame b y frame (Slow-m o tion Play) (DVD, DVD- RW, DivX video * , VIDEO CD o nly) * Excep t for the Unite d Kingdom mode ls. Press m or[...]

44 GB You can search a DVD by title or chapter, a nd you can search a VIDEO CD/CD/DATA CD/ DATA DVD by track, index , or scene. As t itles and tra cks are a ssigne d uniq ue num bers on the disc, you can select the desi red o ne by ente ring its numb er. Or, you ca n search for a sc ene usin g the time code. 1 Press DISPL AY. (When playing a DATA C[...]

Play ing D iscs 45 GB 4 Press X / x or th e number but tons to select the title, chapter, track, i ndex, scene, etc., number you want to search for. 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 umb er. To search for a scene using the tim[...]

46 GB 4 Press C / X / x / c to select a title, chapter, or track, and p ress ENTER . Playba ck star ts from the sel ected s cene. To return to normal play during setting Press O RET URN or DISPLAY . • Depending on the dis c, you may not be able to se lect some items. Viewi ng th e Play ing T ime an d Remaining Time in the Fron t Panel Display You[...]

Play ing D iscs 47 GB When playing a DVD VIDEO or DVD-RW When playing a DATA CD (DivX video) or DATA DVD (DivX video) (except for the United Kingdom models) When playing a VIDEO CD (without PBC functions) or CD When playing an MP3 • When playin g VIDEO CDs wit h PBC functi ons, the playing tim e is displa yed. • The system can only displ ay the[...]

48 GB Pres s DISPL AY. Each time you p ress DISPLAY, the displa y chang es as sho wn in th e charts. * 1 This is displa yed if you have entered a name f or a preset s tation (page 64). * 2 Retur ns to t he ori ginal di splay when sever al seco nds has elap sed. Checkin g the Playin g Time and Remai ning Time You can check t h e playing time and rem[...]

Play ing D iscs 49 GB files* 1 on a DATA CD/DATA DVD, you can displa y the nam e of the al bum/ track/ file, an d the audi o bi t r ate (the amount of da ta per second o f the curr ent audi o) on your TV s creen. *1 E xcep t for the United Kingdo m mode ls. *2 A ppears when: – playing an MP3 a udio tr ack on DATA CDs. – playing a DivX vid eo fi[...]

50 GB When playing a DVD VIDEO or DATA CD/ DATA DVD (DivX video files*) recorded in multiple a u dio formats (PCM, Dolby Digital, MPE G audi o, or DTS ), you ca n chan ge the audio forma t. If the DVD VIDEO is rec orded with multi lingual t racks, you ca n also c h ange the langua ge. With VIDEO CDs, CDs, or DATA CDs, y ou can se lect th e soun d f[...]

Sound Adjustm ents 51 GB • [1: 2/R]: t he sound o f the ri ght channe l of the audi o tr ack 1 (mon aural) • [2:STER EO]: the stereo s ound of the audio t rack 2 • [2:1/ L]: the s ound of th e left c hanne l of the audi o tr ack 2 (mon aural) • [2: 2/R]: t he sound o f the ri ght channe l of the audi o tr ack 2 (mon aural) • Whi le playi [...]

52 GB You ca n take adv anta ge of sur round sound simpl y by selec ting on e of syst em’s pr e- progr amme d soun d fields . The y bring t he exci ting and powerfu l sound of mov ie t heaters into your home . Pres s SOUND FIELD. Each time you press SOUND FIELD repeat edly until th e soun d field you w ant appea rs in the fron t pane l displ ay. [...]

Sound Adjustm ents 53 GB Enjoy ing virtual sur roun d spea kers x VIRTUAL MULTI DIMENSION Crea tes an ar ray of vi rtual sur round spea ker positio n s higher th an the listener from a single set of ac tual su rrou nd spea kers . This mo de creat es 5 pair s of vir tual sp eaker s sur roun ding the l istener at ap prox imate ly a 30 ° angl e of el[...]

54 GB You ca n enjoy TV or VCR soun d from all speak ers of this syste m. For deta ils, see “St ep 3: TV Ho okup” (p age 19) and “St ep 4: Othe r Com ponen t Hookup ” (page 2 3). 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “TV” (“ATTENUATE” setting “ATT ON”) or “VCR” (“ATTENUATE” setting “ATT OFF”) app ears in the front panel [...]

Using V arious Additional Functions 55 GB If va rious angle s (multi-angles ) for a scene a re record ed on a D VD VIDE O, you can ch ange the viewing angle . Press ANGLE du ring playback. Each time you pre ss ANGLE, the angl e chan ges. • Depending on the DVD VIDEO, you may not be able to chan ge the a n gle e ven if mu lti-angles ar e recorded [...]

56 GB You ca n set 2 kind s of play back re str ictio ns for the de sire d disc. • Cus tom P aren tal C ontrol You ca n set p laybac k rest rict ions so t hat the syst em will no t play in appropr iate dis cs. • Par ental Co ntr ol Playback of some DVD VIDEOs can be limited accor ding to a p redetermined l e vel such as the ag e of the us ers. [...]

Using V arious Additional Functions 57 GB To turn off the Custom Parental Control function 1 Follow steps 1 through 3 of “P reventing playback of specific discs [C USTOM PARENTAL CONTROL].” 2 Pres s X / x to se lect [OFF t ], then press ENTER. 3 Enter your 4- digit password using the number buttons, then press ENTER. To play a disc for which Cu[...]

58 GB 4 Enter or re-enter y our 4-digit p assword using the number buttons, then press ENTE R. The dis play for sett ing the playbac k limitatio n level appears. 5 Press X / x to select [S TANDARD], then press ENTER. The selection items for [ S TANDARD] are disp laye d. 6 Press X / x to select a geographic area as the playback limitation level, the[...]

Using V arious Additional Functions 59 GB Area Code Changi ng the passwo rd 1 Press DISPLAY w hile the system is in st op m od e. The Con trol Menu appe ars. 2 Press X / x to selec t [PARENTAL CONTROL], then press ENTER. The options for [ PARENTAL CONT ROL] appear. 3 Press X / x to select [PASSWO RD t ], then press ENTER. The disp lay for ente ring[...]

60 GB You can contro l your TV (SONY only) with th e supplied r emote. Controlling TVs wit h the remote To control the TV You ca n contro l the TV by usi ng foll owing butt ons. You can select the TV channels by using the numbe r button s. To select the TV channels , press the number buttons, then E NTER. • Dependi ng on the TV, y ou may not be a[...]

Other Operations 61 GB THEATRE SYN C allows you to turn on your SONY TV and this system, c hanges the s y stem mode to “DVD,” and then switc h es the TV’s inp ut sou rce yo u set wit h one but ton pu sh. Preparing for the THEATRE SYNC fu nction Register the TV ’s i nput so urce conn ected to this system . Press and hold TV/VIDEO while enter[...]

62 GB • This function is only fo r SONY TVs. (This functi on may not work on some SONY TVs.) • If distan ce between TV and this syste m is too far, this function may no t work. Install th e syste m near th e TV. • Keep the remote pointed in the directio n of the T V and th is system whil e enter ing the code. Sele ctin g the co nnec ted compo[...]

Other Operations 63 GB Using a Video Casse tte Reco rder Connect the Video Cas sette Recorder to the TV/ VCR jac ks on the rear panel. 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “TV” appears in the front panel d isplay. 2 Press AMP MENU. 3 Press X / x repeatedly un til “ATTENUATE” appears in the front panel display, then press ENTER or c . 4 Press X[...]

64 GB 6 Press X / x to select the preset number you want. 7 Press EN TER . The station is stored. 8 Repeat 1 to 7 to store other sta tions. To change the preset number Restart fro m Step 1. Listening to the radio Preset radio st ations in the syste m’s memory first (see “Pres etting radio stat ions” (page 63) ). 1 Press FUNCTION rep eatedly u[...]

Other Operations 65 GB To e rase the characte r, pr ess C / c repeat edly until the c harac ter to b e eras ed flashe s, then press C LEAR. 7 Press ENTER. The statio n name is s tored. You ca n set the syst em to t urn off at a pres et time, so you can fall asleep liste ning to music. You ca n preset the tim e in 10 mi nutes decr ement s. Press SLE[...]

66 GB The bri ghtnes s of the fr ont pan el disp lay ca n be set to either of 2 levels. 1 Press AMP MENU. 2 Press X / x repeatedly until “DIMMER” appears in the fron t panel display, then press ENTER or c . 3 Press X / x to select the brigh tness of the front panel display. 4 Press ENTER or AMP MENU. The AM P menu t urns of f. You can ret u rn [...]

Settings an d Adjustments 67 GB By usi ng the Setup Dis play, y ou c an ma ke vari ous ad justment s to items suc h as pict ure an d sound . For a n ove ra ll li st of Setu p D isp lay i tem s, se e page 88. Displa yed i tems d iffer depe nding on the c ountry model. • Playbac k settings st ored in the disc ta ke prior ity over the Setup Dis play[...]

68 GB To reset all of the [SETUP] settings 1 Select [RESET ] in Step 3 and press E NTER. 2 Select [YES] using X / x . You can also quit the process and return to the Control Menu by selecting [N O] here. 3 Press ENTE R. All the settings explained on pages 68 to 73 return to the default settings. Do not press [/ 1 while resetting the system as it ta[...]

Settings an d Adjustments 69 GB Choose set tings according to the TV to be conn ected. Select [SCREEN SETUP] in the Setup Display. To use th e display, see “Using the Se tup Displa y” (page 6 7). The defaul t settings a re underlined. x [TV TY PE] Selects th e aspect ratio of the connecte d TV (4:3 standa rd o r w ide). The defau lt setti ng va[...]

70 GB x [4:3 OUTPUT] This sett ing is e ffec tiv e only w hen you set [T V TYPE] in [SCREEN S ETUP] to [16:9] (page 69). Ad just thi s to w atch 4:3 aspe ct ratio progre ssive sig nals . If you ca n chang e the aspect ratio on y our pr ogre ssive f ormat (525p /625 p) comp atibl e TV, ch ange t he sett ing on you r TV, not the system. • T his set[...]

Settings an d Adjustments 71 GB selects PC M, DTS, Dolby Digit al sound, and MPEG audio t racks in this order. x [MULTI-D ISC RESUM E] (DVD V IDEO/ VIDEO CD only) Switches the Multi- d isc Res ume setting o n or off. x [AUDIO DRC] (Dynamic Range Control) (DVD VIDEO/ DVD -RW only) Narr ows the dynam ic ra nge of the sou nd track. Useful fo r watchin[...]

72 GB • When yo u sele ct an it em, th e sou nd cuts o ff for a moment. x [DISTANCE] The default d istance setting for the speakers in relation to the liste n ing positio n is shown below. When yo u set the dist ance usi ng the Q uick Setup (page 25), the settings is automaticall y disp laye d. Be sure to change the value in the Setup Displ a y w[...]

Settings an d Adjustments 73 GB To adjust the volume of all the speakers at one time Use the VOLUME cont rol on the system, o r pres s VOL U ME +/ – on t he remot e. x [TEST TONE] The speake rs will e mit a test to ne to adjust [LEVEL (FRON T)] and [LEVEL (SURROUND)]. Adjus tin g th e sp eake r lev el b y using the test tone 1 Press D ISPLAY when[...]

74 GB On power sources • AC po wer cord (mai ns lead) m ust be changed o nly at the qua lified service shop. On placement • P lace the sys tem in a location wit h adequat e venti lation to preven t heat build-up in the s y stem. • At high volum e, over long pe riods of time , the cabinet becomes hot to the touch. Thi s is not a malfun ction. [...]

Additiona l Information 75 GB On handling discs • To ke ep the d isc cle an, h andl e th e dis c by its edge . Do not touch th e surf ace. • Do n ot stick pa per or tape on t he disc. • Do n ot expos e the dis c to dire ct su nlight or heat s ource s su ch as ho t ai r duct s, o r leave it in a car p arke d in dire ct sun light as the tempera[...]

76 GB • If the p icture o utput fr om y our syst em goes through your VCR to ge t to y our TV , the co py- protection signal applied to some DVD programs could af fect pictur e quality. If you still e xperienc e problems even when you conne ct your syste m directly to your TV, tr y connecti ng your syst em to your TV’s S video inp ut (page 19 ,[...]

Additiona l Information 77 GB • Moisture has co ndensed ins ide the syst em and may cause dama ge to the le nses. Remo ve the disc and lea v e th e system t urned on for ab out half an hour. The MP3 audio track cannot be played. • The DATA CD i s not recorded in the MP3 format that conform s to ISO 9660 Level 1/Level 2 or Joliet. • The MP3 a [...]

78 GB The subtitle cann ot be turned off. • The DVD prohibits turning off subtitles. The angles cannot be changed. • Multi-angles are not recorded on the DVD being played (pa ge 55) . • The DVD prohibits changing the angles. A disc ca nnot be eject ed and “LOCKED” appears in the front panel display. • Contact your S ony dea ler o r loca[...]

Additiona l Information 79 GB Amplifier section Stereo mode (r ated) 50 W + 50 W (3 o hms at 1 kHz, 1 % THD) Surround mod e (reference) RMS output power, 10 % THD Front: 67 W + 67 W (with SS-TS 60) Center*: 6 7 W (with SS-C T54) Surround*: 67 W + 67 W (with SS-TS 61) Subwoofer*: 65 W (with SS-WS 34) * Depending on the sound field settings and the s[...]

80 GB Album Secti on of a mu sic pie ce or an image on a data CD con taining MP3 audi o tra cks or JP EG fi les. Chapte r Subdivision of a title on a DVD. A title is compo sed of seve ral ch apte rs. DivX ® Digit al vide o technol ogy c reated by DivX, Inc. Videos encod ed with D ivX tech nolo gy are among the highest qual ity with a relatively sm[...]

Additiona l Information 81 GB and V ideo mod e. DVD-R Ws created in Vide o mode have th e same format a s a DVD VIDEO, while dis cs created in VR (Video Recording) mode allow t he contents to be pr ogrammed or edited. DVD+RW A DVD+RW (plus RW) is a recordab le and rewritabl e disc. DVD+RWs u se a rec ording format th at is compar able to the DVD VI[...]

82 GB 12 cm VID EO CD can cont ain up to 74 mi nutes of mo ving pict ures. VIDE O CDs also con tai n compa ct aud io data . Sounds outsid e the rang e of hu man hea ring are compr ess ed while sounds we can he ar are no t compressed . VIDEO CDs can hold 6 times the audio inf ormat ion of c onven tional au dio CDs . There ar e 2 versi ons of V IDEO [...]

Additiona l Information 83 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[...]

84 GB For mo re in form ation , refer to th e pages indica ted in pa rent hese s. Front pan el A " / 1 (on/standby) (24, 28, 66) B Disc tray (28) C A (open/close) (28, 66) D H (play) (28) E X (pause) (28) F x (stop) (28, 66) G . / > (28) H FUNCTION (28) I VOLUME (28) J (remote sensor) (12) K Front pa nel displa y (85) Index to Parts and Con[...]

Additiona l Information 85 GB Fron t panel d isplay About the indications in the front panel display A Lights up during PBC playback. (VIDEO CD o nly) (33) B Light s up when the t ime informati on of a title or chap ter appears in the front panel di splay. (DVD only) C Monaural/Stereo eff ect (Radio o nly) (64) D Lights up when 2 channel source is [...]

86 GB Rear pane l A SPEAKER jacks (14) B TV/VCR AUDIO IN j acks (22, 23) C COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks (19) D MONITOR OUT (VI DEO/S VIDEO) jacks (19) E AM terminal (18) F FM 75 Ω COAXIAL jack (18) SPEAKER COAXIAL FM 75 Y RL AUDI O I N P B /C B P R /C R DVD ONLY COMPONENT VIDEO OUT TV / VCR AM VIDEO S VIDEO (DVD ONLY) MONITOR OUT FRONT R FRONT L SUR[...]

Additiona l Information 87 GB Remo te A TV [ / 1 (on/ standby) (60) B TV/V IDE O (6 0) C TUNER MENU (63) D SLEEP (65) E PROGRES SIVE (20) F REPEAT/FM MOD E (31, 64) G TUNER/BAND (64) H Number buttons (32, 56, 60) The nu mber 5 butto n has a tactil e dot.* I CLEAR, - (29, 60, 61) J TOP MENU (32) K C / X / x / c /ENTER (24, 29, 52, 56, 60, 66, 67) L [...]

88 GB Y ou can set th e follo wing item s with the D VD Setup Display . The orde r of the disp layed items may b e dif ferent from the a ctual disp lay . * Except for the United Kingdom models . DVD Setup Displa y List LANGU A GE SETUP OSD MENU AUDIO SUBTIT LE (Select the language you want to use from the displayed language list.) (Select the langu[...]

Additiona l Information 89 GB Y ou can set the fo llowing item s with AMP ME NU on the remote. AMP Menu List AMP menu DIMMER DIMM ER OFF DIMM ER ON DEMO DEMO ON DEMO OFF ATTENUAT E ATT ON ATT OFF[...]

90 GB Numerics 16:9 6 9 4:3 LE TTER BO X 69 4:3 OUTPUT 70 4:3 P AN SCAN 69 5.1 Chan nel Surround 51 A A/V SYNC 42 Acce ssories 12 ALBUM 44 Albu m 80 AMP menu 24 AMP menu list 89 ANGLE 55 Ante nna (Aer ial) Hoo kup 18 AT T E N U AT E 6 2 A UDIO 68 A UDIO DRC 7 1 B B ACKGR OUND 69 Batt eries 12 C CHAPTER 44 Cha pter 80 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT 20 Connec t[...]

91 GB SCREEN SETUP 69 Search ing 42 SETUP 67 Setup Display 67 , 88 Shuffle Play 31 SIZE 71 SLEEP 65 Slide show 38 Slow-motion play 43 Sound Field 52 SPEAKER SETUP 71 Speaker Setu p 27 Speaker System Hookup 14 SUBTITL E 55, 68 T TEST TONE 73 THEA TRE SYNC 61 TIME/ TEX T 45 TITL E 4 4 Ti t l e 8 1 TRACK 4 4 T rack 81 TRA CK SELECTION 70 T roublesho o[...]

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