Sony DAV-DZ830 manuel d'utilisation

©2007 Sony Cor poration 2-895-975- 12 (1) DVD Home Theatr e System Oper ating Instructions D A V -DZ8 30W[...]

2 GB 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. Caution – The use of optical in struments with this product will increase e ye hazard. 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 appar[...]

3 GB Welcome ! ......... .............. ............... .......... 2 About Th is Manual ........ ........... .............. 5 This System Can Play the Fol lowing Discs .............. .......... ............... .......... 5 Getting Started – BASIC – Step 1: As sembling the Speakers . ...................... ...... 9 Step 2: Connecti ng the System[...]

4 GB Other Op erations Control ling the TV wi th the Supplied Remote ............. .................. ............. 67 Using the THEATRE SYNC Function ....... .................. ............... .. 68 Using the Sound Effect ............ ........... .. 70 Using the Sleep Timer ...... ........... ......... 70 Changing the B rightn ess of the Front Pan[...]

5 GB • The instru ctions in this ma nual descri be the controls o n the remote . You can also u se the controls o n the unit if they have the s ame or similar n ames as t hose on the r e mote. • The Con trol M enu items may vary depend ing on the ar ea. • “DVD” may be us ed as a general ter m for DVD VIDEOs, DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs, and DVD-RWs/DV[...]

6 GB The system can play DVD -ROMs/DVD+RWs/ DVD -RW s/D V D+R s/DV D -Rs re co rded in the followin g formats: – MP3 au dio tra cks, JPEG image files, and DivX vi deo f iles of fo rma t confor ming to UDF (Univers al Disk Format ) Exam ple o f disc s that the system cannot play The sy stem canno t play th e follo wing dis cs: • CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD[...]

7 GB indicati on ma y be given even though pla ying t he DVD VIDEO is proh ibited by area restri ctions. Note about play back operat ions of DVDs and VIDEO CDs Some playbac k operations o f DVDs and VIDEO CDs ma y be intent ionally set by sof tware produce rs. Since thi s sys tem play s DV Ds and VIDEO CDs accord ing to th e disc con te nts the sof[...]

8 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – See Un packing in Spe cificat ions, p age 96. Inserting batteries into the remote You can co ntrol the system using th e supplied remote. Insert two R6 (siz e AA) bat teries by matching the 3 and # ends on the ba tteries to t h e markings insi de the compartment. To use the remote, point i t at the re mo te senso[...]

9 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – Befo re con necting t h e spe akers, at tach the speaker st and to th e speaker. (For the fron t and su rrou nd spe aker s.) The proce du re of ass emb ling for the sur round speak er (L) (t he le ft surr ound s peake r) is sl igh tly differ ent fr om the ot hers. (The sur roun d spe aker ( L) ha s th e IR rece i[...]

10 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – For the front speakers and the surround speaker (R) Be ca refu l wit h the or ientat ion of the p ost. Thre ad th e spea ker c ord (an d the speak er sy ste m co rd) into the e nd of the p ost tha t has 2 holes. For the surround speaker (L) Be ca refu l with the orient ation of the post . Thre ad th e speak er c[...]

11 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – 2 Attach the p ost cover to the other en d of th e post. Orient the slot toward you, attach the post cover so that th e slot of the post engages with the ta b of the post cover , then s ecure with the scr ew. 3 Lay the post in the slot of the speaker, slide the post to the end of the slot, then secure the post w[...]

12 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – 4 Connect the speaker cords (and the speaker system cord) to the speaker. When connect ing the speake r cords, b e sure to match th e speaker c ord to the appr o priate te rminal on the co mpo nents: 3 to 3 , and # to # . For the front speakers and the surround speaker (R) For the surround speaker (L) Use t he s[...]

13 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – 5 Attach the post to the base. Insert t h e post s o that th e slit o n the lower p art of the post aligns with the projec tion of t h e base, then s ec ure the p ost with th e 2 sc rew s. Note • Make sure that the slot on the post alig ns with the pro jection of the ba se by rotating th e post slightl y. Base[...]

14 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – 6 Adjust the height of the speaker. Loosen (but do not re move) the sc rews , adjust the h eight of th e spea ker, then sec ure t he screw s. Adju st the sp eake r of one side, t hen ad just an othe r spea ker by check ing lin es as a g uide . Note • When adjust ing the heig ht of t h e speak er, grasp the s p[...]

15 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – Fully-assembled illustration IR rec eiver Surr ound speake r (R): Gray label Speaker system cord White Red Surround speake r (L): Blue l abel Front spea ker (L): White label Front spe aker (R): Red label[...]

16 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – The fol lowing is the b asic co nnec tion of the u nit to th e spe akers an d TV . For othe r TV conne ctions , see page 28. For ot her com pone nt conne ction, see pa ge 32. To ac cept prog ressive signals, s ee page 30. Refe r to the c onnec tion di agra m below , and r ead th e addit iona l infor mation f rom[...]

17 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – 1 Conn ectin g the Speaker s Required cords The connector and colo r tube of the sp eaker co rds are the same color as the labe l of t he jacks to be conn ected. Note • Do no t catch t he speaker cord insulation in the SPEAKER j ack. To avoid short-circuiting the speakers Short-ci rcuiting o f the speakers may[...]

18 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – 2 Connecti ng the TV Required cords SCART (EURO AV) cord (not supplied) . B e s u r e to c o n n e ct t h e S C A R T ( E U R O A V ) c o r d t o t h e E U R O A V T OUTPUT (TO TV) jack on the unit . When you connect us ing the S CART (EU RO AV) c ord, check that the TV co nforms t o S vid eo or RG B signa ls. I[...]

19 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – 4 Make sure the AM loop antenna (aerial) is connected firmly by pulling softly. To connect the FM wire antenna (aerial) Connect the FM wire antenna (aerial) to the COAXIAL FM 75 Ω jack. Note • Be su re to full y extend the FM wi re ante nna (ae rial). • After con necting th e FM wire antenn a (aerial ), kee[...]

20 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – Position ing the spea kers For t he be st possib le surrou nd sound, al l the speake rs ot her than the su bwo ofer sh ould b e plac ed at the same dist ance fr om th e listen ing posit ion ( A ). Place the IR tr ansmitte r and I R receiv er of t he surro und sp eaker (L) in di rect line with e ach other. F or d[...]

21 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – To adjust the IR transmitter and IR receiver of the surround speaker (L) After con necting th e speakers , AC adaptor, I R transmitt e r, and the AC power cords (mains leads ), adju st the wirele ss system for good trans mission. 1 P ress POWER on the AC ad aptor, then press " / 1 on the unit. The A C adap [...]

22 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – Follow the s teps below to make the min imu m numbe r of ba sic adj ustme nts for us ing the system. 1 Turn o n the TV . 2 Press [ / 1 on the unit and POWER on the AC ad aptor. Note • Disconnect th e headphones wh en you perform the Qu ick Setu p. You cannot operate steps after 13 with the headphone s connect [...]

23 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – 9 Press X / x to select the output m ethod for video signals. • [VIDE O]: out puts vide o signa ls. • [RGB] : output s RGB sign als. Note • If your TV does not acc ept RGB sign als, no picture appea rs on the TV screen even if y ou select [RGB]. Refer to the oper ating instructio ns supplied with your TV. [...]

24 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – 15 Unplug the calibration mic and press C / c to select [YES]. Note • The environment of the room in which the system i s inst alled ma y affect meas urements. • If measurem ent fai ls, fol low the message then retry [AUTO CALIBRATION]. • When you select [SEC OND ROOM] for [SPEAKER FORM ATION], meas uremen[...]

Getting Started – AD V ANCED – 25 GB After co nnect ing the AC pow er cor d (mai ns lead), the dem onst ratio n appe ars in th e front panel di splay. When you pr ess " / 1 on the remote, t he demonstration turns of f. Note • When you press " / 1 on the unit, the demonstrat ion does not turn of f. • When you set the demonstr ation[...]

26 GB You ca n use the s peake rs by installin g on the wall. Depe nding on the st atus of IR tr ansmi ssion (for wir eless sy ste m), yo u can in stall the IR transmit ter on th e wall. Installing th e speakers on a wall 1 Prepare screws (not supplied) that are suitable for th e hole on the back of each speaker. See t he illustrations below. 2 Fas[...]

Getting Started – AD V ANCED – 27 GB Installing the IR transmitter on a wal l You can h a ng the I R transmit ter on a wall when: – there is a n obst ruction b etween the I R transmitt er and IR r eceiver of the surround speake r (L). – people often p ass bet w een the IR transmitter and IR receiv er of the surround sp eaker (L). When ha ng[...]

28 GB Sends the pl ayed back DVD image to the connected TV. Check t he jac ks of y our TV , and choo se conn ection me thod A , B , or C . Picture qualit y improves i n orde r from A (sta ndard) to C (H DM I). * HDMI (hi g h-defini tion multim edia interf ace) The sys tem incorp orates Hi gh-Definit i on Multim edia Interfa ce (HDMI TM ) technol og[...]

Getting Started – AD V ANCED – 29 GB Note • When you con nect the s ystem and TV with the HDMI cord a nd the SCAR T (EURO AV) cord simul taneously, the TV may be set to SC ART (EURO AV) input aut omatical ly. In this case, set to t he desired input source on the TV, or use a SCART (EURO AV) cord that has separate audio connec tors. A To conne[...]

30 GB 2 Press VI DEO FOR MAT. The cu rrent ty pe of vi deo sign als a ppear s in the fro nt pan el disp lay. Each time you p ress VIDEO FORMAT, the disp lay changes as follows: • “72 0 × 480p*” : Sends 720 × 480 p video sig nals . ** • “12 80 × 72 0p*”: Se nds 12 80 × 720p v ideo sig nals. • “19 20 × 1080i * ”: Send s 1920 ×[...]

Getting Started – AD V ANCED – 31 GB 2 Press VIDEO FORMAT. The current s ignal ap pears in the f ront panel displa y. Each time y ou press VI D EO FORMAT, the displ a y changes a s follows: x NORMAL (INTERLACE) Select this se tting when: – you r TV do es not ac cept progres sive si gnals, or, – your TV is connected to j a cks other th an th[...]

32 GB You c an enjoy soun d usi ng the s peake rs of t his sys tem b y conn ecting the AU DIO OUT jacks of an other comp onent . Fo r video connecti on of oth er compon ents, c onnect d irec tly to t he TV. To connect the AUDIO OUT jacks of other components to the SAT/ CABLE (AUDIO IN) jacks of this unit Connect the VC R or other com ponen ts to th[...]

Getting Started – AD V ANCED – 33 GB To listen to the portable audio source sound through the sys tem Conne ct the au dio ou tput jacks of th e portab le aud io sour ce to the AUD IO IN ja ck on the f ront panel of the unit with the stereo min i-plug cord (not suppl ied). Ti p • When liste ning to MP3 fo rmat recordi ngs using a po rtable aud[...]

34 GB Basi c Oper ati ons Depending on the DVD VIDEO or VIDEO CD, some operat ions may be diffe rent or r estr icted. Refer to t h e operatin g instructions supplied with your di sc. 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 F[...]

35 GB Basi c Oper ati ons Additional operations * DVD VIDEOs/DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs only. The button can be used except for DivX vid eo files. ** DVD VIDEOs /DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs/DVD+RWs/ DVD+Rs only. The button can be used except for DivX video files. Note • You may not be able to us e the ins tant rep lay or instan t adv ance func tion with so me scenes. Sel[...]

36 GB Basi c Oper ati ons Changin g the input l e vel of the so und from connected compon ents Distortion may occur wh en listen ing to a component connected to the S AT/CABLE or the EURO AV T OUTPUT (TO TV) jac ks on the rear panel or to the AUDIO IN jack on the front panel . This is not a m alfun ction and w ill depe nd on t h e c ompon ent conne[...]

37 GB Basi c Oper ati ons You can ch oose a s u itab le sound m ode for movies o r music. Press MOVIE/MU SIC during playback. Press M OVIE/ MUSI C repe ated ly until the mode you want light s up i n the f ront pa nel dis p lay . The defa ult sett ing is un derlined . • AUTO : sele cts the mo de automatic ally to produ ce the soun d effect depe nd[...]

38 GB You ca n take adv anta ge of sur round sound simply by selecting one of the system’s pr e - progr amme d soun d fields . The y bring ex cit ing and po werf ul soun d of m ovie th eaters into your home . Pres s SOUND FIELD +/–. Press SOUND FIELD +/– re p eatedly unt il the sound f ield you wan t appear s in the f ront pan el disp lay. Al[...]

Sound Adjustme nts 39 GB x Dolby Pro Logic II MOV IE/MUSIC Dolb y Pro Logic II produ ces f ive fu ll-b andwidth output channe ls from 2 ch anne l sour ces. Thi s is done usi ng an ad vance d, high -purit y matri x surround d ecoder th at extracts the spatial propert ies of the orig inal re cordin g with out adding a ny new so unds or tonal colorat [...]

40 GB Enjoying t he sur round so und by headpho nes x HEADPHONE THEATER This mod e outp uts the sound as surro und fr om headph one L/R. Th is fu nc tion is base d o n “D igit a l Cin em a Sound” techn olog y. x HEADPHONE 2 CHANNEL STEREO This mod e outp uts the sound from he adphone L/ R. Sta ndard 2 ch annel (ster eo) source s compl etely byp[...]

V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 41 GB You ca n quickly l ocat e a parti cular poi nt on a disc by m onito ring the pictur e or play ing ba ck slowly . Note • Depending on the DVD/D ivX video/VIDEO CD, you may not be able to do some of th e operatio ns described. Locat ing a point quick ly b y playi ng a d isc in fa st for ward or fast rever[...]

42 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 DISPLAY. (When playing a DATA CD[...]

V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 43 GB You ca n divi de the TV s creen into 9 subs creens and find the de sired sc ene qu ickl y. 1 Press PICTURE NAVI during playback. The follow ing di spla y appear s. 2 Press PICTURE NAVI repeatedly to select an item. • [TITLE VIEWER] (DVD VIDEO only) • [CHAPTER VIEWER] (DVD VIDEO only) • [TRACK VIEWER[...]

44 GB Ti p • To play f rom the be ginning o f the disc, pr ess x twic e, then pres s H . To enjoy a disc that is played before by resume playback (Multi-disc Resume) (DVD VIDEO, VIDEO CD only ) This s ystem s tores the po int w here y ou st oppe d the disc f or up to 40 di scs and resum es pla yback the nex t tim e you in sert the sam e disc. If [...]

V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 45 GB 4 Press c . The cursor moves to t he trac k row [T] (i n this cas e, [01] ). 5 Select the track you want to program. For e xample, se lect tr ack [02]. Press X / x to sel ect [02] under [T], then press . 6 To program other tracks, repeat steps 4 to 5. The pr ogrammed t racks are di splayed i n the select [...]

46 GB You ca n have the syst em “shu ffl e” track s. Subseq uent “shuffli ng” may produc e a differe nt play ing or der. Note • S ame song ma y be played repeat edly durin g MP3 playback. 1 Press DISPLAY du ring playback. The Con trol Menu displa y appears. 2 Press X / x to select [S HUFFLE], then press . The opt ions for [SHUFFLE] appear[...]

V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 47 GB You can play all the titles, tra cks or albums on a disc or a single ti tle, ch apter, track, or album repea tedly . You ca n use a combinat ion of Shu ffle or Program Pla y mod es. 1 Press DISPLA Y during playback. The C ontrol Menu di splay appe ars. 2 Press X / x to select [RE PEAT], then press . The o[...]

48 GB A DVD is divided into a lot of se ctions, which make up a pictu re or mu sic feat ure . These sections are call ed “titles .” When you pla y a DVD whi ch cont ains several title s, yo u can select th e title you want using DVD TOP MENU. When you pla y DVDs that al low you to se lect items su c h as t he languag e for the subtit les and th[...]

V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 49 GB •[ 2 : M A I N + S U B ] Note • [2: MAIN], [2: SUB], and [2: MAIN+S UB] do not appea r when one audio s tream is re corded on the disc. x When playing a VIDEO CD, CD, DATA CD (MP3 audio), or DATA DVD (MP3 audio) The de fault set ting is unde rlin ed. • [STEREO] : th e standa rd st ereo s ound • [1[...]

50 GB About audio signals Audi o signal s recor ded i n a disc con tai n the sound el emen ts (c hanne ls) sho wn belo w. Eac h chan nel is ou tput fr om a sep arate s peake r. • Fro nt (L ) • Fro nt (R ) •C e n t e r • Sur roun d (L) • Sur roun d (R ) • Sur roun d (Mo naural ): This signal can b e eithe r the Dol by Surr ound Sound pr [...]

V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 51 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 in a VIDEO CD, CD, MP3, o r file n a me of a DivX video us ing the f ront pan el disp lay (page 105 ). Press DISPLAY. Each [...]

52 GB x When playing a VIDEO CD (with PBC functi ons) • **: ** Playing t ime of the current s cene x When playing a VIDEO CD (without PBC functi ons) or CD • T **: ** Playing t ime of the current t rack • T–* *:** Remaining time of the cur rent track •D * * : * * Playing t ime of the current d isc • D–* *:** Remaining time of the curr[...]

V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 53 GB Chec king the da te inf ormati on (JPEG only) You ca n check the dat e inform ation duri ng playback when the Exif* tag is rec orded in the JPEG imag e data. Press DISPLAY tw ice during playback. The Con trol M enu disp lay ap pears. * “Exchan g eable Image File Forma t” is a digital camera im age for[...]

54 GB If subt itles ar e reco rded on a dis c, you ca n turn the subt itles on or off while playing. If multilin gual subtitl es are recorded o n the disc, you can c hange the su btitle lang uage while play ing, or turn t he subtitl es on or off whe never you wa nt. Press SUBTITLE du ring playback. Each time you p ress SUBTITLE, the subtitle langua[...]

V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 55 GB What is MP3/ JPEG ? MP3 is au dio com press ion tech nolo gy that satisf ies the ISO/MPE G regulations. JPEG is imag e compress ion techno logy . Discs that the syste m can play You can play back DA TA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD- Rs/CD-RWs) or DATA DVDs (DVD-Rs/DVD- RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD+RWs/DVD-ROMs) rec orded in MP3 (MP [...]

56 GB Play back ord er of MP3 audio tra cks or JPEG imag e fil es The play back order of M P3 au dio tracks or JPEG i mage f iles re cord ed on a D ATA C D or DATA DVD is as follo ws: x Structure of disc contents When you insert a DATA CD or DATA DVD and pre ss H , the numbered tracks (or files) are played sequ e ntially, from 1 through 7 . A n y s[...]

V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 57 GB Selec ting an MP3 audi o tra ck or alb um 1 Load a DATA CD or DATA DVD. The album s reco rd ed on the D AT A CD or DATA DVD appear. When an a lbum is being p layed, it s title is sh a ded. 2 Press X / x to select an album. x When selecting an album Press H to start playing t h e selected album . x When se[...]

58 GB 2 Press X / x to select an album. x When selecting an al bum Press H to start p laying the sele cted album . x When selecting an i mage Press PICTURE NAVI. Imag es of files in the al bum app ear in 16 subscr eens. Press C / X / x / c to select t h e image you want to vie w and pres s . To play the next or previous JPEG image file Press C / c [...]

V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 59 GB You can pl ay a sl ide s how wit h sound by first placin g both MP 3 and JP EG files in the sa me album on a DATA CD or DATA DVD. When you play back t h e DATA CD or DATA DVD, select [AUT O] mo de as expl ained be low. 1 Load a DATA CD or DATA DVD. 2 Press DISPLAY when th e system is in st op m od e. The [...]

60 GB 3 Press X / x to select a setting. The default setting is underline d. • [NORMAL] : se ts th e du rat ion to ab out 6 to 9 sec onds. • [FAST]: se ts the duration shorter th an [NORMAL]. • [SLOW1]: sets th e durati on longer t han [NORMAL]. • [SLOW2]: sets th e durati on longer t han [SLOW1]. 4 Press . Note • S ome JPEG file s may ta[...]

V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 61 GB About DivX Vi deo File s DivX ® is a video fi le com press ion tech nolo gy, deve loped by DivX, I nc. Th is prod uct is an official DivX ® Cer tifi ed prod uct. You can play DATA CDs and DATA DVDs that contai n DivX ® video f iles. DATA CDs and DATA DVDs that the system can play Playback o f DATA CDs [...]

62 GB To sele ct DivX vide o files , see “S electin g a DivX vide o fi le” (page 62) . To go to the next or previous page Press C / c . To turn off the display Press DVD MENU repeatedly. To stop playback Press x . Selecti ng a DivX video file 1 After Step 2 of “Selecting an album,” press . The list of files i n the album appear s. 2 Press X[...]

V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 63 GB With PBC (Pla ybac k Control) funct ion s, you can enjoy simple in te ractive operations, search functi ons, an d othe r such opera tio ns. PBC playback all o ws you to p lay VIDEO CDs interac tively by following the menu on the T V scre en. 1 Start playin g a VIDEO CD wi th PBC functions. The me nu fo r [...]

64 GB You ca n preset 20 FM stations , and 10 A M statio ns. Befo re tu ning, ma ke sur e to turn down the volume to minimum. 1 Press FUNCTION +/– rep e atedly until “TUNER FM” or “TUNER AM” appears in the front panel display. 2 Press and hold TUNING + or – until the auto scanning starts. Scanni ng stops whe n the sys tem tune s in a st[...]

T uner Functi ons 65 GB Preset radio stations in t h e system’s me mo ry first (see “Pre set ting R adio S tat ions ” (pa ge 64) ). 1 Press FUNCTION +/– rep eatedly until “TUNER FM” or “ TUNER AM” appears in the front panel display. The last rece ived stat ion is tun ed in. 2 Press PRESET + or – repeatedly to select the preset sta[...]

66 GB 6 Create a name by using the cursor button s. Press X / x to sele ct a charact er, t hen p ress c to move the c ursor to t he next position. Lette rs, numb ers, and othe r sym bols ca n be input fo r a radio stat io n. If you make a mistake Press C / c rep eated ly unti l the ch arac ter to be chan ged flashe s, then press X / x to sele ct th[...]

Other Op erations 67 GB By adjust ing the remote signal , you can co ntro l your TV with th e supplied remote. Note • When you re place the batte ries of the remote, th e code number may reset itse lf t o the default (SONY) setting . Reset the appr opriate c ode number. Controlling TVs w i th the remote Press and hold TV [ / 1 whil e enter ing y [...]

68 GB * To use these buttons while in the TV mode (the TV button light s up), press the TV butt on. - is for select ing a channel number gre a ter than 10. (For exampl e, for chann el 25, pres s - , t hen 2 and 5. ) Note • Depend ing on the TV, you may not b e able to contr ol your TV or to use some of the buttons abo ve. • The TV mode turns of[...]

Other Op erations 69 GB * Except for North American models . Opera ting t he THE AT RE SYNC funct ion Poin t the re mote to the dire ction of TV and t his unit, then pr ess THEATRE SYNC 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 dep[...]

70 GB Rein forci ng ba ss freq uen cies You ca n rei nforce b ass fr eque ncies. Press DYNAMIC BASS. Bass freq uenci es are ef fect ive ly rein forc ed. To turn off the sound effect Pres s DYNAMIC BAS S agai n. You c an s et the s yste m to tu rn o ff at a preset time, so you can f a ll asle ep list ening to mus ic. You can preset the time in 1 or [...]

Other Op erations 71 GB 4 Press . The setting i s made and “SLEEP” lights up in the front panel di splay. 5 Press SYST EM MENU. The syste m menu turns off. The br ightne ss of t he fr ont panel display can be set to ei the r of 2 leve ls. 1 Press SYSTE M MENU. 2 Press X / x repeatedly until “ DIMMER” appears in the fr ont panel display, the[...]

72 GB The DIGITAL MEDIA PORT (DMPORT) adapt er is for enj oying s ound f rom a port able audio s ource or comput er. By co nnect ing a DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter, y ou can enjoy s ound fro m the co nnect ed com ponen t on the syste m. Available DIGITAL MEDIA PORT ad a pters vary i n each a rea. For details on connectin g the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adap[...]

Other Op erations 73 GB You can deactivate the buttons on the unit (exce pt fo r " / 1 ) for prev enting mis operat ion, such as c h ild misc hief (child lock function). When the child l ock fu nction is acti vated , the button s on the unit are locked and “ ” lights up in the front pan el disp lay. (Y ou ca n operat e the sys tem by using[...]

74 GB You ca n set tw o kinds of playba ck res trict ions for the desire d dis c. • 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.[...]

Adv anced Settings a nd Adjustments 75 GB To play a disc for which Custom Parental Control is set 1 Inser t the disc for which Custom Parental Control is set. The [CUSTOM PARENTAL C ONTROL] disp lay ap pear s. 2 E nter your 4-digit pas sword using the number buttons, then press . The system is read y fo r playba ck. Ti p • If you forget y our pas[...]

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

Adv anced Settings a nd Adjustments 77 GB Changi ng the passwo rd 1 Press DISPLAY w hile the system is in st op m od e. The C ontrol Menu di splay appe ars. 2 Press X / x to select [PARENTAL CONTROL], then press . The options for [ PARENTAL CONT ROL] appear. 3 Press X / x to select [PASSW ORD t ], then press . The disp lay for ente ring the p a ssw[...]

78 GB 5 Press C / c to select a setting. • [STANDARD (WIRELESS)]: when insta lling t h e fr ont and ce nter spe akers, connecting the u nit with the spea k er cords and su rround s peakers us ing the w ireless system. • [NO CENTER]: when installing th e front and surr ound speake rs. • [NO SURROUND]: when insta lling the cent er a nd fron t s[...]

Adv anced Settings a nd Adjustments 79 GB Note • Speaker soun d in the other room is the sam e as that of the fro nt and surround sp eakers. • [STANDARD (WIRED)]: when insta lling al l the s peak ers and conn ecting the uni t by the sp eaker cord s. 6 Press . The setti n g is made. 7 Press X / x to select [YES] o r [NO], then press . • [YES]:[...]

80 GB Connect the cali bration mic to th e A.CAL MIC jack on the fr ont panel, and set it u p at the ear level us ing a trip od, etc. (not suppl ied ). Th e fro nt of each speak er should face the cal ib ratio n mic, and there sh o uld be no ob struct ion betwe en th e spea kers an d the calibrat io n mic. Be q uiet duri n g the meas ureme nt. 5 Pr[...]

Adv anced Settings a nd Adjustments 81 GB Note • While the Aut o Cali bration f unction works: – do not turn off the power. – do not p ress any button . – do not change the volu me. – do not change the fu nction. – do not change the dis c. – do not insert or eject a disc. – do not c onnect the he adphones. – do not disconn ect the[...]

82 GB 5 Press X / x to select the set up item from the displayed list : [LANGUAGE SETU P], [SC REEN SETU P], [C UST OM SETUP], or [SPEAKER SETUP] . Then press . The Setu p i tem is se le cted . Example: [SCR EEN SE TUP] 6 Select an item using X / x , then press . The op tions for the se lected item appe ar. Example: [TV TYPE] 7 Select a se tting us[...]

Adv anced Settings a nd Adjustments 83 GB [LANGUAGE SETUP] allows yo u to set variou s lang uage s for the on-sc reen displa y or sound track. Select [LANGUAGE SETUP] in the S e tup Display. For de tails, see “Using the Setup Displa y” (page 8 1). x [OSD] (On-Screen Display) Switches th e displa y language on the TV screen. x [MENU] (DV D VIDEO[...]

84 GB Note • Depending on the DVD, [4:3 LETTER BOX] may be select ed au tomat ically inste ad of [4 :3 PAN S CAN ] or vice versa. x [YC B C R /RGB (HDM I) ] Selec ts the type of HDM I sign al outpu t from HDMI OUT jack. Note • I f the playba ck pictu re becomes dis torted, set [YC B C R ] to [RGB]. • If the HDM I OUT jack is co n nected to eq[...]

Adv anced Settings a nd Adjustments 85 GB Use this to set up playbac k rela ted and ot her settings . Select [ CUSTOM SETUP] in the Setup Display . For d eta ils , se e “U sing th e Se tup D isp la y” (page 81) . The defaul t settings a re underlined. x [HDMI CONTROL] Switches t he HDM I CONT ROL funct ion on or off. Th is fun ction is avai lab[...]

86 GB x [AUDIO DRC] (DVD VIDEO only) Narr ows th e dyna mic ra nge of the sound track. Usef ul for w atchi ng mo vies at low vol ume la te at night . x [AUDIO (HDMI)] Selec ts the au dio outp ut stat us from the HD MI OUT jack. Note • When you con nect t he unit and TV with t he HDMI cord and [ON] is s e lected, AUDIO DRC, A/V S YNC, DYNAMIC BASS[...]

Adv anced Settings a nd Adjustments 87 GB Note • When you change t he [CONNECTION] s etting, the [STANDARD (WIRED)] or [ STANDARD (WIRELESS)] of [S PEAKE R FORMATION] setting rema ins t he sam e, but the other setting s of [SPEAKER FORMATION] return to [STANDARD (WIRELESS)]. x [DISTANCE (FRONT)] The defa ult dist ance settin g for t h e speaker s[...]

88 GB x [LEVEL (SURROUND)] You ca n vary the leve l of su rround speak ers as follows. Be sure to set [TEST TONE] to [ON] for easy adjus tme nt. To adjust the volume of all the speakers at one time Turn the VOLUME contro l on the unit, or p ress VOLUME +/– on the re mo te. x [TEST TONE] The speakers wi ll emit a te st tone to adjust [LEVEL (FRONT[...]

Adv anced Settings a nd Adjustments 89 GB You can return th e syste m paramete rs, suc h as preset sta tions, to the default set tings. 1 Press " / 1 to tu rn on th e system. 2 Press x , A , and " / 1 on the unit at the same time. “COLD RESET” appears in the fr o nt panel displa y and the de faul t settin gs are ret urne d. Returning [...]

90 GB On power sources • Unplug the unit from th e wall outle t if you do not intend to use it for an exte nded period of tim e. To disconnect the cord, pull it out by the plug , never by the cord. 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 volume, over lo [...]

Additional I nformation 91 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[...]

92 GB • You have set progr essive form at but your TV cannot accept th e signal in progr e ssive format. I n this ca se, retu rn the setting t o inte rlace format ( the default settin g) (pa ge 30) . • Even if your TV is com patible with progr essive format (525p/6 25p) sign als, t he ima ge ma y be affected whe n you set progressi ve format . [...]

Additional I nformation 93 GB • The plugs and jacks ar e dirty. Wipe them with a cloth sligh tly mo istene d with alcoho l. • Clean th e disc. The so und loses stereo e ffect whe n you play a VIDEO CD, a CD, or an MP3. • Set [AUDIO] to [STEREO] by pressing AUDIO (page 48). • Make sure the unit is c onnected pr operly. The surround effect i [...]

94 GB The disc does not play. • There is no disc ins erted. • The disc is u pside down. Insert the disc wit h the playback si de facin g down. • The dis c is s kewed on t he disc tray. • The s ystem ca nnot play CD-ROMs, et c. (page 5). • The region code on the DVD does not ma tch the system . • Moisture has c ondensed i nside the uni t[...]

Additional I nformation 95 GB The language for the sound track ca nnot be changed. • Mult ilingual t racks are not r ecorded on the DVD being played . • The DVD prohibits cha nging the language for the sound tr ack. The subtitle langua ge cannot be c hanged. • Mult i lingual subtit l es are not reco rded on t he DVD being played. • The DVD [...]

96 GB When the s e lf-diag n osis func tion is activate d to prevent the syste m from malfunctioni ng, a 5- chara cter se rvice number ( e.g., C 13 50 ) with a combinati on of a lett er and 4 digits a ppears on the TV screen or front pan e l display. In this case, check the following table . When displaying the version number on the TV screen When [...]

Additional I nformation 97 GB 531 – 1,710 kHz (with the interval se t at 9 kHz ) European, Russ ian, and Middle Eastern mod els: 531 – 1,602 kHz (with the inte rval set at 9 kHz) Australian and New Zeal and models: 531 – 1,710 kHz (with the inte rval set at 9 kHz) 530 – 1,710 kHz (with the inte rval set at 10 kHz) Other models: 531 – 1,60[...]

98 GB • FM wire antenna (ae rial) (1 ) • Speaker cor ds (6, red/white /green/ gray/blu e/purpl e) • Sp eaker cords (OPTION) (2, gray/blue) * • Rem o te Comman d er (remot e) (1) • R6 (size AA) batteri es (2) • Calib rati on mi c (1) • Foot pads (1 set) • Posts (4) • Bases (4) • Mounting p lates (4) • Post covers (4) • Scre w[...]

Additional I nformation 99 GB DivX ® Digi tal video t echno logy cre ated by D ivX, Inc. Vide os encod ed wit h DivX techno logy are among the highes t qual ity w ith a relati vely s mall file s ize. Dolb y Di git al This movie theater so u nd format is more adva nced tha n Dolby Su rround P ro Lo gic. In thi s format, the surr ound s peakers outp[...]

100 GB DVD+RW A DVD+RW (plus RW) is a recordable and rewrit able disc. DVD+RWs us e a record ing format tha t is compara ble to the DVD VIDEO format. DVD-RW A DVD-R W is a reco rdable and rewritab le disc that is th e same size a s a DVD VIDEO. The DVD -RW ha s two dif fere nt mode s: VR m ode and Video mode. DVD-RWs cr e ated in Vid eo mode have t[...]

Additional I nformation 101 GB Title The lo ngest sect ion of a pict ure or music feat ure on a D VD, m ovie , etc., in v ideo s oftwa re, or the entir e album in au dio softwa re. Track Sectio n of a pictur e or a mus ic piec e on a VIDEO CD, CD, or MP 3. An album is compos ed of sev eral tracks (MP3 onl y). VIDEO CD A comp act disc t hat cont ain[...]

102 GB The lang uage spelli ngs conf orm to the IS O 639: 1 988 (E/ F) stan dard . Parental Contro l Area Code List Language Co de List Code Language Code Language Code Language Code Language 1027 Afar 1028 Abkhazian 1032 Afrikaans 1039 Amharic 1044 Arabic 1045 Assam ese 1051 Aymar a 1052 Azerbaijani 1053 Bashkir 1057 Byeloruss ian 1059 Bulgarian 1[...]

Additional I nformation 103 GB For more information, r efer to th e pages indicated in pare n theses. Fron t panel A " / 1 (on/standby) (34) B A (open/close) (34) C Disc operation (34) D FUNCTION (34) E Front panel display (105) F (remote sensor) (8) G VOLUME control (34) H PHONES jack (34) I AUDIO IN/A.CAL MIC jack (22, 32) J Disc tray (34) I[...]

104 GB Rear pane l A SPEAKER jacks (16) B DIR-T1 jack (16) C SAT/CABLE (AUDIO IN R/L) jacks (32) D DMPORT (DIGITAL MEDIA PORT) jack (32, 72) E AM terminal (16) F COAXIAL FM 75 Ω jack (16) G EURO AV T OUT PUT (TO TV) j ack (16) H COMPONENT V IDEO OUT jacks (28) I SAT/CABLE ( DIGITAL IN OP TICAL) jack (32) J SAT/CABLE (DIGIT A L IN COAXIAL) jack (32[...]

Additional I nformation 105 GB Fron t panel d isplay About the indications in the front panel display A Lights up when the HDMI OUT jack is correctly connected to HDCP (high- bandwi dth digital conten t protection) compliant device with HDMI or DVI (digital visual interfa ce) input. (28) B Light s up when the t ime informati on of a title or chap t[...]

106 GB AC adapto r A Speaker system cord (9) B POWER i ndicator (21) C POWER (ON/OFF) (21) D AC power cord (19) Surro und spea ker (L) A IR receiver (21) B IR status indicator (21)[...]

Additional I nformation 107 GB Use the Control Menu display to selec t a function and to vi ew related info rmation. 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 c[...]

108 GB 1) Displays the scene number for VIDEO CDs (PBC is on), track number for VIDEO CDs/CDs, album number for DATA CDs/DATA DVDs. DivX video album number for DATA C Ds/DATA DVDs. 2) Displays the index numbe r for VIDEO CDs, MP3 audio track number, or JP EG image file number for DATA CDs/ DATA DVDs. DivX video file number for DATA CDs/DATA DVDs. 3[...]

Additional I nformation 109 GB * These i tems ar e not d isplayed wh en playing a DA TA CD/D ATA DVD with DivX vi deo fi le. Ti p • 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], and [A/ V SYNC] only ). The [ ORIGINAL/PLAY LIS T] indica tor lights up in green when[...]

110 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 . DVD Setup Displa y List LANGU A GE SETUP OSD * MENU * SCREEN SETUP TV TYPE SCRE EN SAVER BACKGROUND 16:9 4:3 LETTER BOX 4:3 PAN SC AN ON OFF BLUE BLAC K JACKE T PICTURE CUST O M SETUP TRAC K SELE[...]

Additional I nformation 111 GB Y ou can set the fo llowi ng items with SYSTEM MENU on th e remote. System Menu List System me nu DEMO DEMO ON DEMO OFF DIMM ER DIMMER OFF DIMMER ON ATTENUAT E 3) ATT ON ATT OFF MEMORY 1) MEMORY 1-20 (FM) , MEMO RY 1-10 (AM) NAME IN 1) FM MODE 2) STEREO MONO SLEEP SLEEP OFF, SLE EP 90M-1M CHILD LOCK OFF ON 1) Appears [...]

112 GB Numerics 16:9 8 3 4:3 LE TTER BO X 83 4:3 OUTPUT 84 4:3 P A N SCAN 83 5.1 Chan nel Surround 49 A A/V SYNC 54 ALBUM 42 Albu m 98 ANGLE 53 AT T E N U AT E 3 6 A UDIO 83 A UDIO (HDMI ) 86 A UDIO DRC 8 6 Auto Cal ibrat ion 79, 9 8 B B ACKGR OUND 84 Batt eries 8 C CHAPTER 42 Cha pter 98 Chi ld Loc k 73 CINEMA STUDIO EX 39 CO AXIAL (Digital Out) 3[...]

113 GB R Rad io 65 Radio Sta tions 64 RDS 66 Rear Panel 104 Region Code 6, 100 Remo te 8, 67 Repeat Play 4 7 RESET 82 Resume Play 43 S Scan 41 SCENE 42 Scen e 100 SCREEN SA VE R 84 SCREEN SETUP 83 Search ing 41 Sele cting 37 SETUP 81 Setup Display 81 , 110 Shuffle Play 46 SL SR REV 21 SLEEP 70 Slide Show 59 Slow-motion Play 41 Sound Field 38 SPEAKE[...]

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Remote control ANGLE 4 (5 3) AUDIO** es (4 8) CLEA R ed (42, 66 , 68, 82) D.TUNING wd (65) DISPLAY wa (51, 66) DVD MENU 5 (4 8, 61) DVD TOP MENU ea (48) DYNAMIC BASS ws (70) ENTER* 3 (22 , 25, 3 6, 42, 64, 74) FUNCTION +/– 2 (30, 34, 35, 43, 64 , 77) MOVIE/MUSIC ef (37) MUTING wj (34 ) Number buttons* * qh (42, 65, 67, 74) PICTURE NAVI qg (43, 68[...]

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