Sony DAV-HDX589W manuel d'utilisation

©2009 Sony Corporation 4-122-239- 13 (1) DVD Home Theatr e System Operating Instructions DA V -HDX589W / HDX686W[...]

2 US To red uce t he risk of fi re or electri c shock, do not expose t his apparatu s to rain or moisture . Caution – The use of o ptical instru ments with this product will increase e ye hazard. Do not install the appl iance in a con fined s pace, su ch as a bookcase or buil t-in cabinet. To reduce the risk of fire, do not cover the ventilation [...]

3 US – Connect the equi pment i nto an outlet on a c ircuit differen t from that to which the receiver is conn ect ed. – Consult the dealer or an experienced r adio/TV techni cian for help. CAUTION You are cautioned th at any changes or modi fications not expressl y approved in th is manual cou ld void your authority to ope rate this e quipment[...]

4 US About Th ese Oper ating Instruct ions • The inst ruct ions i n thes e Operat ing Inst ructio ns des cribe the c ontrol s on the remote . You can al so u se the cont rols on the unit if they have th e same or similar names a s those on th e remote. • T he Contro l Menu ite ms may var y dependi ng on th e area . • “DVD” may be used as [...]

5 US About th e S-AIR function The syste m is compatib le with the S-AIR functi on, wh ich allow s transm issi on of soun d between S-AIR prod ucts wir elessly . The fo llow ing S- AIR pr oduct s can be used with the sy stem : • Su rround amp lifie r (suppl ied): You can enjoy surr ound spea ker soun d wirel essly. • S-AIR rec eive r (opt ional[...]

6 US Table of Cont ents About T hese O perating Instructio ns ....... 4 About t he S-A IR function ........ ....... ........ 5 Playab le Discs ........... ........ ........... ....... .... 7 Getting Started Step 1: Installing th e System ....... 13 Step 2: Connecting the System ... 24 Step 3: Setti ng up the Wireless System ........... ............[...]

7 US Playable Disc s 1) MP 3 (MPEG1 Audio Layer 3) is a standard format de fined by ISO/MPEG for compresses audio data . MP3 files must be in MPEG1 Audi o Layer 3 format. 2) JPEG image f iles mus t confo rm to t he DCF imag e file format. (DCF “Desig n rule fo r Camera F ile sys tem”: Imag e standards for digital cam eras regulated by Japan Ele[...]

8 US Notes on discs This pr oduct is de signed to playba ck disc s that co nform to the Comp act Disc (CD) st andard . Dual Discs a nd so me of the mus ic dis cs enco ded w ith cop yright prote ction te chnolo gies do not co nform to the Compac t Disc (CD) standard, th erefore, th ese disc s may not be playable by this prod uct. The sy stem can not[...]

9 US Your system has a regio n code printed on the rear o f the unit a nd will only play a DVD labele d with the same region code. A DVD VIDEO labeled will also play on this system. If you tr y to play any other DVD VIDEO, th e message [Playba ck prohibited by a rea limitatio ns.] will appe ar on the T V screen . De pendi ng on t he DV D VIDEO, n o[...]

10 US Getting Started DAV-HDX589W Getting St arted Unpacking • F ront sp eaker s (2) • C enter sp eake r (1) • S urroun d spea kers (2) • S ubwoo fer (1 ) • AM loop antenna (aer ial) (1) • FM wire ant enna (a eria l) (1) • Speak er c ords (6 , re d/white / green/gr ay/bl ue/purpl e) •V i d e o c o r d ( 1 ) • Re mote com mande r ([...]

11 US Getting Started DAV-HDX686W • Fr ont spea kers (2) • Center sp eaker (1 ) • Su rround s peake rs (2) • Su bwoofer (1) • AM loop ante nna (a erial) (1 ) • FM wire ante nna (a erial ) (1) • S peaker cords (6 , red/wh ite/ gre en/gra y/bl ue/p urpl e) • Video cord (1) • R emote com man der (remo te) (1 ) • R 6 (size AA) ba tt[...]

12 US Getting Started Inserting batteries into the remote Insert two R6 (size AA) batteri es (supplie d) by matchi ng the 3 an d # ends on the batteries to the markings insid e the compartme nt. To use th e remote, point it at the remote sensor on the unit. Note • Do not leave the remo te in an extremel y hot or humid plac e. • Do not use a new[...]

13 US Getting Started Step 1: Insta lling the Sy stem For the b est pos sible s urroun d soun d, place a ll spea kers at the sam e dist ance fr om the listeni ng pos ition ( A ). Th e di stan ce can be be twee n 1. 0 to 7. 0 meters. If you cannot plac e the c enter sp eaker an d surrou nd spea kers at the sam e dista nce as ( A ), you can m ove the[...]

14 US Getting Started Attaching the foot pads to the subwoofer Attach the foot pad s (supplied) to the bo ttom of the subwoofer to stabi lize the subwoo fer and prevent it from slipping . , Remo ve the foot pads from the protect ive cover.[...]

15 US Getting Started Befo re con nectin g the speak ers, atta ch the speak er st and to the s peake r. (For the fron t speakers of DAV-HDX589W, and the fro nt and surround speak ers of DAV-HDX686W) Use the p arts as f ollow s: DAV-HDX589W • Fr ont spea kers (2) • Sp eaker cord s (2, red /whi te) •P o s t s ( 2 ) • Bases (2) • Screws (bla[...]

16 US Getting Started 1 Insert the post into the hole on the bot tom of the speaker so that the screw on the post faces the front of the speaker. 2 Adjust the height of the speaker, then secure the post with two screws (with washer). You ca n chan ge the he ight of the speake r depen ding on the sc rew po sitio ns. A djust the scre w hole s of the [...]

17 US Getting Started 3 Thread the speaker cord through the hole in the base and post. The conne ctor a nd color tube o f the s peake r cords are th e same color a s the l abel of the jack s to be conn ecte d. Use the speak er cord s as foll ows: • Front left sp eaker (L): White • Front right spea ker (R): Red • Surro und left speake r (L): B[...]

18 US Getting Started 4 Connect the speaker cords to the speaker. Be sure to match th e speaker cord s to the appro priate termina ls on the speak ers: the spea ker cord with the c olor tube to 3 , and the spea ker co rd with out th e color t ube to # . 5 Attach the p ost to the b ase. Inser t the pos t so that th e slot on th e lower part of the p[...]

19 US Getting Started 6 Take up any speaker cord slack. Take up sl ack i n the speak er c ord by pul ling from t he bot tom of th e base . Fully-assembled illustration DAV-HDX589W Adjust the length of the cord . Secur e the spea ker cord by runnin g it throug h the slo t. White Red Front left spea ker (L): White label Front ri ght spea ker (R) : Re[...]

20 US Getting Started DAV-HDX686W Surrou nd left speaker (L): Blue labe l White Red Surr ound r ight speak er (R) : Gray labe l Front left spea ker (L): White label Front ri ght spea ker (R) : Red label Blue Gray[...]

21 US Getting Started Caution • C ontact a screw shop or installer for information regarding th e wall material or scr ews to be used. • Use screws that are suitable for the wa ll materi al and s trength. As a plas ter boar d wall is especia lly fr agile, at tach the screws secu rely to a beam. Install the speakers on a verti cal and flat wall [...]

22 US Getting Started 2 Fasten the screws to th e wall. DAV-HDX589W DAV-HDX686W 8 to 10 mm ( 11 / 32 to 13 / 32 inch ) 145 mm (5 3 / 4 inches) For the c enter spe aker 101.6 mm ( 4 inches ) For the f ront spe akers 8 to 10 mm ( 11 / 32 to 13 / 32 inch ) For the s urround speaker s 8 to 10 mm ( 11 / 32 to 13 / 32 inch ) 8 to 10 mm ( 11 / 32 to 13 / [...]

23 US Getting Started 3 Hang the speakers on the screws. 5 mm ( 7 / 32 inch) 10 mm ( 13 / 32 inch) Hole on th e back of the spea ker Rear of the speake r[...]

24 US Getting Started Step 2 : Conne cting the System For conn ectin g the sy stem, r ead the in format ion on th e follow ing page s. Do not connec t the AC power c ord (mains l ead) of t he unit to a wa ll outlet ( mains) un til all the other connec tions a re made . Note • When you conne ct another component wi th a volum e control , turn down[...]

25 US Getting Started To connect speaker cords to the speaker Color tube (+) (–) Connect or Rear of the spe aker[...]

26 US Getting Started This connec tion se nds a vid eo sig nal to th e TV. Depe nding on the jacks on y our TV, se lect the co nnecti on met hod. Method 1: Video cord ( A ) connection This is th e ba sic conn ecti on . Method 2: HDMI * ca ble ( B ) and video cord ( A ) connection If your TV has an HD MI jack , connec t to the TV both wit h an HDM I[...]

27 US Getting Started This connection sends an audio signal to the unit from the TV. To listen to TV sound via the system, perfo rm this conn ection . Method 1: Audio cord ( D ) connection This is the b asic connect ion a nd sen ds a n anal og aud io si gnal. Method 2: Digita l optical cord ( E ) or digital coaxial cord ( F ) connection When the TV[...]

28 US Getting Started You ca n enjoy co nnecte d com ponents via the system’ s speake rs. Porta ble audi o source (not sup plied) : G DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter: H (TD M-iP2 0 is sup plied w ith U.S . mode ls. You can als o use ot her DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapters. ) Ti p • You can connect an other compo nent, su ch as a VC R, digita l satell ite[...]

29 US Getting Started If your TV has multiple audio/video inputs You ca n enjo y sound wi th the speakers of the sys tem th rough t he conn ecte d TV. Con nect the compon ents as follows . Select the component on the TV. For d etails, refer to the operati ng instru ctions of th e TV. If the TV do es no t have mu ltiple aud io/vi deo inpu ts, a swi [...]

30 US Getting Started To assemble the AM loop antenna (aerial) To connect the antenna (aerial) Note • Keep the AM loop antenna (ae rial) and cord away fr om the system or othe r AV components, as noise may result. • Be sure to fully e xtend th e FM wire antenna ( aerial) . • Afte r connecti ng the FM wire a ntenna ( aerial), keep it as hori z[...]

31 US Getting Started You can transmit s ound fro m the unit to an S-AIR pr oduct, suc h as a surr ound amplifier or S-AIR rece iver. To transmi t sound f rom the unit, you need to insert the wireless transceiv ers into th e unit, su rround amplif ier, an d S-AIR receive r. For details of S-AIR pr oducts , see “Using an S-AIR Pr oduct” (page 73[...]

32 US Getting Started Before connecti ng the AC power cords (ma ins leads) o f the unit and the sur round amplifie r to a wall outl et (ma ins), conne ct th e fr ont, center spe akers a nd s ubwoofe r to the un it an d surr ound speak ers t o the surr ound amplifi er. After connec ting the A C power cord (ma ins lea d), the dem onstr ation ap pears[...]

33 US Getting Started Ti p • When you purc hase th e system new, or if the s ystem is at its fact ory default s ettings ( ex., after performin g “COLD RESET” (page 8 7)), you can turn off the de monstrati on simply by press ing [ / 1 on the remote (exc ept for U.S. models).[...]

34 US Getting Started Step 3 : Set ting up the Wireless System To use th e wire less sy stem, yo u need to set up the surrou nd am plifi er. B efore setti ng, make sure th at the wi reles s trans ceiver s are ins erted into the unit an d the surround amplif ier correc tly (page 3 1). This wireless sys tem is called “ S-AIR.” For details o f the[...]

35 US Getting Started To attach the cover to the surround amplifier After c onnectin g and s etting, y ou can attach t he cover to the surr ound a mplifi er for or ganizi ng and stor ing exce ss sp eaker co rds. 1 Attach the speaker co rd cover by sliding it down along the grooves at the edges of the surround amplifier. Push the speak er cord cover[...]

36 US Getting Started 5 Press X / x to select a language, then press . The Setu p Disp lay for selec ting the as pect ratio of the TV to be co nnec ted appe ars. 6 Press X / x to select the setting that matches your TV type, then press . • [16:9 ] : For a w ide-s creen TV or a 4:3 stand ard TV wi th a wide -scree n mode (page 61 ) • [4:3 LETTE [...]

37 US Getting Started 10 Press C / c to selec t [YES], th en press . [AUTO CALIBRATION] starts. Be quiet during the mea surement. Note • Lou d test sounds are outp ut when [AUTO CALIBRATION] sta rts. You cannot turn the volume down . Give consideration to c hildren and neighbor s. • Be fore [AUTO CALIBRATION], install the surround amplifie r in[...]

38 US Getting Started • [720 × 4 80p]**: The syst em outp uts 720 × 480p* vi deo sig nals. * i: interlac e, p: progressi ve ** Depending o n the area, [720 × 4 80/576p] ma y appear. Does your TV accept progressive signals? Progre ssive is a met hod for di splay ing TV image s which re duces fl icker ing an d shar pens the im age. To use thi s [...]

39 US Getting Started Step 5 : Sel ecting the Source You ca n sele ct the pla yback sourc e. Press FUNCTION +/ – repeatedly until the desired function appears in the front pa nel display. Each time yo u press FUNCTION +/–, th e func tion ch ange s as foll ows. “DVD” y “T UNER F M” y “TUNER AM” y “TV/VIDEO” y “DMPORT” y “AU[...]

40 US Getting Started Step 6 : Enjoyin g Surr ound Sou nd You ca n enjoy su rrou nd sound simpl y by sele cting one of the syst em’s pre-pr ogramm ed deco ding modes . They br ing the e xciting a nd powe rful sou nd of movi e theat ers into yo ur home . 1 Press SY STEM MENU. 2 Press X / x repeatedly until “DE C. MODE” appears in the front pan[...]

41 US Getting Started 4 Press . The setti ng is made. 5 Press SYSTEM MENU. The system me nu turns off. About speaker output The tabl e below de scribe s the op tions w hen you con nect all the spe akers to the unit an d you se t [SPEAKER FORMATION] to [STANDARD] (page 79). The de faul t sett ing is “A. F.D. MU LTI” (w hen conn ecti ng the he ad[...]

42 US Getting Started To turn the surround effect off Select “A.F.D. S TD,” “2CH STEREO,” or “HP 2CH” for “ DEC. MODE.” Note • When the bilingual broa dcast sound is input, “PRO LOGI C,” “PLII MOV IE,” and “PLII MUSIC” are not ef fective. • You cannot select the decodi ng mode while the system is loa ding a disc. •[...]

Disc 43 US Playing a Disc Depending on the DVD VIDEO or VIDEO CD, some opera tions may be differ ent or rest ricted. Refer t o the operat ing instr uctions suppl ied with your d isc. 1 Turn on your TV. 2 Switch the input selector on the TV to this system. 3 Press " / 1 . The syste m turns on. Unless the syste m is set to “DVD,” p ress FUNC[...]

44 US Ti p • The DISC 1-5 indicators change t heir color a s follows : – Gr een: the dis c is selected, or the disc is being played back. – Of f: there is no dis c. – Or ange: a disc is loa ded in the disc sto cker but not sele cted. – T he indica tor turns off if an unp layable disc is insert ed. To turn the system off Press " / 1 w[...]

Disc 45 US Note • Noise may com e from t he disc c hanger when changin g discs or turni ng the system on/o ff. However, this is just noise produce d by the ope ration of the intern al mechanis ms and does not indicate a malf uncti on. To turn on/off the DISC 1-5 indicators’ illumination When you do no t operat e the sy stem f or more than 30 mi[...]

46 US • [2/R] : The soun d of the rig ht chann el (mon aura l). x Super VCD • [1:STEREO ] : The stereo soun d of au dio tra ck 1. • [1: 1/L]: The sound of the le ft chan nel of a udio trac k 1 (mona ural). • [1:2/ R]: The sound of the r ight chann el of aud io track 1 (m onaur al). • [2:S TEREO] : The ster eo soun d of au dio tra ck 2. ?[...]

Disc 47 US Some Supe r Audi o CDs con sist of a Supe r Audi o CD la yer and a C D laye r. Y ou can change the play back lay er you wan t to liste n to. 1 Press DI SPLAY while the system is in st op m ode . The Contr ol Menu displa y appear s on the TV screen. 2 Press X / x to select [SUP ER AUDIO CD/CD LAYER], then p ress . x When the current layer[...]

48 US 1 While playing a disc, press x to st op playback. “RESU ME” ap pears i n the fron t panel display . 2 Press H . The sy stem st arts play back fro m the poin t wher e you stop ped the dis c in Step 1. Note • Depending on where y ou stop the disc , the sys tem may not resum e playback fr om exactly the same point. • The point where you[...]

Disc 49 US Using Pl ay Mod e You can pl ay th e co nten ts o f a di sc in t h e o rder you wan t by ar rangin g the or der of t he tra cks on the disc t o cre ate your o wn pr ogra m. You c an program up to 99 tra cks. Note • You can pro gram trac ks on t he curren t disc only. 1 Press DISPLA Y. The Contr ol Menu displa y appear s on the TV scree[...]

50 US To cancel all of the tracks in the programmed order 1 Follow Steps 1 to 3 of “Creating your own pr ogram.” 2 Press X and select [ALL CLEAR]. 3 Press . Note • W hen you pr ess CLEAR to return to norm al play, Shuf fle Play a nd Repea t Play are als o cancel ed. You ca n play th e conten ts on a disc i n random order . Subseq uent Shuf fl[...]

Disc 51 US x VIDEO CD/Super Audio CD/CD •[ O F F ] : Off. • [ALL DISCS]: You can re peat all of the discs. • [ON E DISC] : You ca n repeat al l of the tracks on the curre nt disc . • [TRA CK]: You can repe at th e curr ent trac k. x DATA CD/DATA DVD •[ O F F ] : Off. • [ALL DISCS]: You can re peat all of the discs. • [ON E DISC] : You[...]

52 US This function i s only availa ble for DVD-VRs with a pla ylist crea ted. 1 Press DISPLAY w hile the system is in stop mode. The C ontrol Menu disp lay ap pea rs on th e TV screen. 2 Press X / x to select [ORIGINAL/ PLAY LIST ], then press . The options fo r [ORIGINAL/PLAY LIST] appear . 3 Press X / x to select a setting. • [PLAY LIST] : You[...]

Disc 53 US For exam ple, to fi nd a scen e at 2 ho urs, 10 minu tes, and 20 sec ond s aft er th e begi nni ng: pr ess 2 , 1, 0, 2 , 0 ([ 2:10 :20] ). 4 Press . Note • You cannot sea rch for a scene on a DVD+RW using the ti me code. Playing MP3 Files/JPEG Image File s You ca n play M P3 file s or JPEG image fi les: – w hich ha ve the ex tension [...]

54 US 4 Press X / x to select [MEDIA], then press . The opt ions for [MED IA] appe ar. 5 When [MUSIC] is selected, press DVD MENU. When other than [MUSIC] is selected, press X / x to select [MUSIC], then press . A list of folders that co ntain MP3 fi les appe ars. The sel ected folder is high lighted in yell ow. 6 Press X / x to select a folder. x [...]

Disc 55 US 6 Press X / x to select a folder. x To go to the next or previous page Press / . x To play JP EG image files in a folder Press H to start play ing the selec ted fold er. The JPE G im ages are pl ayed as a slide show. You can chan ge th e interval of the slide sh ow (page 56), and add eff ects to the slide s how (page 5 6). x To select a [...]

56 US 6 Press X / x to select the desired folder and press H . The sy stem st arts play ing the s elected folder . Yo u can turn the fo lde r lis t on /off by pressi ng DVD MENU repeatedly. Note • I f you play a larg e MP3 file and JP EG image file at the same time, the sound may skip. Sony recommends that you set the MP 3 bit rate to 12 8 kbps o[...]

Disc 57 US 4 Press X / x to select [ME DIA], then press . The opt ions fo r [ME DIA] ap pear . 5 Press X / x to selec t a setting. • [MUSIC/PHOTO] : You can p lay both JPEG image files and MP3 files in the same fold er as a s lide show. • [MU SIC]: MP3 fil e playbac k has prio rity. • [PHOTO]: JPEG image f ile playback has priority . You can [...]

58 US Restricting Pla yback of the Disc [PARENTAL CONTROL] The [PARENTA L CONTROL] fun ction allows you to re stric t playb ack of D VDs tha t have ratings . Scene s may be blocke d or rep laced wi th diff erent scene s. You ca n set the playbac k rest rictio n by regis tering a pa sswor d. Whe n you se t the [PARE NTAL CO NTROL] f unction to on, y[...]

Disc 59 US To turn off the [PARENTAL CONTROL] funct ion Set [L EVE L] to [OFF ] in Step 11 . To play a disc for which [PARENTAL CONTRO L] is set 1 Load the disc and press H . The displ ay for en ter ing your passwo rd appears . 2 Enter y our 4-dig it password us ing the number buttons, then press . The syst em start s playback . Ti p • If you for[...]

60 US Changing th e System Setting s by Using the Setup Disp lay You can make various a djustments to ite ms such as pictur e and sou nd. Disp layed ite ms vary de pending on the are a. Note • Playback se ttings store d in the disc take priority over the Setup Displ ay sett ings and n ot all the fu nctions described ma y work. 1 Press FUNCTION +/[...]

Disc 61 US x [OSD] (On -Screen Display) You ca n switc h the dis play la nguage on the T V scre en. x [MENU] (DVD VIDEO only) You can sw itch the l angua ge f or th e disc ’s menu. x [AUDIO] (DVD VIDEO only) You ca n switc h the lang uage of the sou nd trac k. When you s elect [ORIG INAL ], the langu age given pr iority on the disc is select ed. [...]

62 US The sy stem outpu ts a prog ressi ve signa l for 5 second s. Che ck th at the sc reen is displaye d correctly. 3 Press C / c to sel ect [YES], th en press . The sys tem o utputs a prog ressi ve sign al. I f you select [ NO], the syste m will not output a pr ogress ive si gnal. Note • [ PROGRESSIVE (COMPONENT OUT)] is effective on ly when yo[...]

Disc 63 US ** Depend ing on the area, [720 × 480/576p] may appear. x [CONTROL FOR HDMI] You can se t the [CONTROL FOR HDMI] function to on/off. Th is functio n is availa ble when you c onn ect t he s ystem and TV wi th an HDMI cable. For deta ils, see “Using the Contr ol for HDMI Func tion for “BR AVIA” Sync” (page 70). [ON] : On. You can [...]

64 US x [SPEAKER FORMATION] You ca n select the posi tion of the spea kers fo r bette r surrou nd sou nd. For de tails , see “G etting Optim al Surrou nd Sou nd for a Roo m” (page 7 9). x [AUTO CALIBRATION] You ca n calibra te the app ropri ate set tings automaticall y. For details , see “Cali brating the Appropriate S ettings Automatic ally?[...]

Disc 65 US x [PARENTAL CONTROL] You ca n set the pl aybac k restri ctio ns. For details , see “Res tricting P layback of the D isc” (page 58). x [MULTI-D ISC RESUME] (DVD VIDEO / VIDEO CD only) You can set the [M ULTI -DIS C R ESU ME ] functio n to on/off. [ON] : The system sto res the re sume points in memory fo r up to 10 d iscs. [OFF ]: The [...]

66 US 4) This item appears wh en you set [CENTER] to [YES] in the [CONNECTION] setting. x [DISTANCE (SURROUND)] Whe n you mov e the su rround speake rs, be su re to set th e parameters of the distance ( B ) from the liste ning positio n to the speakers. You c an set the para meters fro m 0.0 t o 7. 0 meters 1) (0 t o 2 3 ft ). [L/R] 3.0 m/10 f t 2)[...]

T une r 67 US Presetti ng Radio Stat ions You can pr eset 20 F M sta tio ns, a nd 10 AM stations . Before tu ning, make sure to turn down the vol ume to minimum. 1 Press FUNCTION +/– rep eatedly until “TUNER FM” or “ TUNER AM” appears in the front panel display. 2 Press and hold TUNING +/– until the auto scanning starts. Scann ing sto p[...]

68 US Listenin g to th e Radio Preset rad io st ations in th e syst em’s m emory first (see “Prese tting Radi o Sta tions ” (page 67)). 1 Press FUNCTION +/– rep eatedly until “TUNER FM” or “TUNER AM” appears in the front panel display. The last re ceived statio n is tuned in. 2 Press PRESET +/– repeatedly to select the preset stat[...]

T une r 69 US If you make a mistake Press C / c repeat edly until the char acte r to be chan ged flas hes, then press X / x to select the desi red char acter . To e rase the ch arac ter, pres s C / c repeat edly unt il the c haract er to be eras ed flashe s, then press CLEA R. 7 Press . “COMP LETE” ap pears i n the front panel displa y, and th [...]

70 US Using the Contro l for HDMI Function f or “BRAVIA” Sync This fu nction is availa ble on TV s with the “BRAVI A” Sync function only. By conn ecti ng Sony co mpone nts th at are compatibl e with the Control for HDMI fun ction with an HDM I cable, op eratio n is simp lified as belo w: – Theat er Mode (pa ge 71) – O ne-Tou ch P lay (p[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 71 US 2 Press DISPLAY while the system is in st op m ode . The Contr ol Menu displa y appear s on the TV screen. 3 Press X / x to select [SE TUP], then press . The options for [SETU P] appear. 4 Press X / x to selec t [CUSTOM], then press . The Se tup Di splay ap pear s. 5 Press X / x to select [ HDMI SETUP[...]

72 US VIDEO, ” TV soun d is o utpu t from th e sys tem speakers a utomatical ly. • Wh ile you a re watchin g the TV and t he function of the syst em is switc hed to “ DVD,” sound of th e “DVD” functi on is output f rom the system speak ers; TV sound is not output via th e TV speake rs. • You can contro l the syst em’s volume by the [...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 73 US Note • De pending on the type of DIGITAL M EDIA PORT adapter, images are also o utput. In this ca se, the system ou tputs the compos ite video signal only, regardless of the type of video signa l. Ti p • De pending on the type of DIGITAL M EDIA PORT adapter, you may be abl e to op erate a connecte[...]

74 US Simply by mat ching the ID o f the unit a nd the S-AIR sub unit, y ou can establ ish s ound transmis sion. To set the ID of the unit 1 Press " / 1 on the unit. The sy stem turns on. 2 Press SY STEM MENU. 3 Press X / x rep eate dly un til “S -AIR ID” appears in the fron t panel display, then press or c . 4 Press X / x to select the de[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 75 US You ca n enjoy t he syst em’s so und by usi ng the S-AI R rece iver . The S -AIR re ceiv er can be placed i n anothe r room for enjoyi ng the system ’s s ound there . For det ails of the S-AIR rec eiver, re fer t o the operati ng instructio ns of the S -AIR receiver. 1 Press SYSTEM MENU. 2 Press X[...]

76 US 3 Press X / x to select th e desired setting. • “STBY ON”: Yo u can en joy th e S-AI R receiver while the uni t is in st andby mode or turne d on. The po wer consu mption duri ng the stan dby m ode in crea ses. • “STB Y O FF”: Yo u ca nnot enj oy th e S-AIR receiver wh ile the unit is in stan dby mode. The defa ult setti ng diff e[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 77 US • To se t the ID of the surr ound a mplifi er, see “T o set t he ID of the surr ound amplif ier” (page 74). • To set the I D of the S-AI R receiver, refer to the o perati ng inst ructi ons of the S -AIR rece iver. 3 Press SYSTEM MENU. 4 Press X / x repeatedly un til “PAIRING” appears in th[...]

78 US – If “RF CHANGE” is set t o “OFF,” transmission between the uni t and S -AIR su b unit c an be perform ed using one of the followi ng channels. – S-AIR ID A: equivalen t channel fo r IEEE 802.11b/ g channel 1 – S-AIR ID B: equivalent channe l for IEEE 802.11b/ g channel 6 – S-AIR ID C: equivalent channe l for IEEE 802.11b/ g c[...]

Other Operati ons 79 US Getting Optimal Surro und Sou nd for a Room [SPEAKER FORMATION] Depend ing on the s hape of the roo m, yo u canno t install some sp eakers . For be tter sur round sound , Sony re commen ds tha t first you de cide the posi tion of the spea kers. 1 Press FUNCTION +/– rep eatedly until “DVD” app ears in the front panel di[...]

80 US Calibratin g the Approp riat e Sett ings Automatic ally [AUTO CALIBRATION] D. C. A. C. (Dig ital Cinema Auto Cal ibration) can set the appr opriate s urround sound automaticall y. Note • The system outputs a loud te st sound when [AUTO CALIBRAT ION] starts . You canno t turn the volume down. Give consider ation t o child ren and neighbors. [...]

Other Operati ons 81 US x The measurem ent is not OK. Follow the message, then sele ct [YES] to retr y. Note • While the Aut o Calibr ation func tion is working, d o not oper ate the s ystem. • The measuremen t for [ SUBWOOFER] is al ways [YES] since th e system does not perf orm subwoofer calibrati on, but the [SU BWOOF ER] level in [SPEAKER S[...]

82 US Using the Soun d Effect You ca n reinf orce b ass freq uencie s. Press DYNAMIC BASS. “D. BASS ON” appear s in th e front pan el disp lay and ba ss freq uenci es are ef fecti vely reinfo rced. To turn off the sound effect Pres s DYNAMIC BAS S again. You c an enjo y sou nd effe cts or di alogue , as yo u would in a movie theater, even at lo[...]

Other Operati ons 83 US Selectin g the Effe ct to Suit the So urce You ca n se lect a s uitabl e soun d mode for m ovies or mu sic. Press SOUND MODE repeatedly during playback until the desired mode appears in the front panel dis play. •“ A U T O ” : The system au tomatically selects “MOV IE” (the MOV IE indica tor ligh ts up) or “MUS I[...]

84 US Changing the In put Level of the Sou nd fro m Connecte d Componen ts Disto rtion ma y occur w hen you l isten to a component connected to the TV/VIDEO jacks on the rear p anel, or to the AUDIO IN jack on the front panel. D istortion is not a mal functio n and wil l depend on the com ponent connect ed. To preve nt distor tion, re duce the inpu[...]

Other Operati ons 85 US Changing t he Brightness of the Fr ont Panel Display You can set the bri ghtnes s of the fron t panel displa y to either of 2 leve ls. 1 Press SYSTEM MENU. 2 Press X / x rep eate dly un til “ DIMM ER” appears in the front panel display, then press or c . 3 Press X / x to select the brightness of the f ront panel di splay[...]

86 US Note • Th e sys tem can onl y disp lay the firs t leve l of the DVD/CD text, such as the disc name or title. • If a fi le name o f the M P3 file ca nnot be d isplayed , “*” wil l appear in the fron t pane l disp lay ins tead. • The disc n ame or track n ame may not be displayed depending on the t ext. • Playing ti me of M P3 files[...]

Other Operati ons 87 US * The bit rate ap pears wh en the sy stem is playing an MP3 file on a DATA CD/DATA DVD. ** If an MP3 file has the ID3 tag, th e system will disp lay an album na me or title na me from the ID3 tag info rmatio n. The sy stem ca n support ID3 ver 1.0/1.1/2. 2/2.3. ID3 ve r 2.2/2.3 tag inf ormation display has prior ity when bot[...]

88 US 5 Press X / x to select [SYSTEM SETU P], then press . The op tions for [S YST EM SETUP ] appe ar. 6 Press X / x to select [RES ET] and press c . 7 Press C / c to select [YES]. You can also quit the proce ss and return to the Contro l Menu disp lay by sele cting [NO] here . 8 Press . Do not press [/1 while resetting the system as it ta kes a f[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 89 US Precaut ions On power sources • Unp lug the unit f rom the wal l outlet (mains ) if you do not inten d to use it f or an exte nded p eriod of time . To disconnec t the cord, pull it out by the plug, never by the c ord. On placement • Place the s ystem i n a loca tion with ade quate ventilati on to prevent he at bu[...]

90 US About S-AIR function • As the S-AIR product(s) transmi ts sound by radio waves, sound may ski p when radio waves are obstructed . This is a char acteristic of r adio waves and is not malfuncti on. • As the S-AIR product(s) transmi ts sound by radio waves , equ ipme nt that gener ates elect roma gneti c energy , such a s a mic rowave ov en[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 91 US Trou blesho oting If you exp erienc e any of the follo wing dif ficulti es whil e using the s ystem , use this troubles hootin g guide to help reme dy the pro blem be fore re questing repair s. Shoul d any prob lem pers ist, cons ult your near est S ony de aler . Note that if servic e person nel changes some parts dur[...]

92 US Picture Sympt om Rem edy There is no pict ure. • The vi deo connecti ng cords are not connec ted securel y. • The video connecting cords a re damaged. • The unit is not connected to the correct TV input jack (pa ge 26). • The video input on the TV is not set so tha t you can view pictures from the system. • Check the output method o[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 93 US Sound Symptom R emedy There is no sound. • T he speaker cord is not connect ed securely. • P ress MU TING on the remo te if “M UTING ON” is displaye d in the front p anel display . • The system i s in pause mo de or in Slow-mot ion Play mode . Press H to return to normal play m ode. • F ast forwa rd or fas[...]

94 US Operation No sound or only a very low - level so und is heard from the surround spe akers. • Check t he speaker connect ions and settin gs (pages 24, 65). • Check t he “ DEC. MODE ” setting (page 40) . • Depending o n the s ource, the effect of the surround sp eakers may be l ess noticeabl e. • Check the wireless se tting (pa ge 3[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 95 US A disc does not start pl aying from the beginni ng. • P rogram Play, Shuf fle Play, or Repeat Play ha s been selected. Press CLE AR to cancel these functions bef ore playing a disc . • Resume Play has been s elected. During sto p, press x on the unit or the r emote and then sta rt playb ack (page 47) . • The tit[...]

96 US The S-AIR function No sound is output from the system and TV while using the System Audio Control func tion. • S et [AUDIO (HDMI)] in [HDMI SETUP] to [ON] (page 63). • Ma ke sure that the con nect ed TV is comp atible w ith the System Aud io Contr ol functio n. • F or detail s, see “Using the Contr ol for HDMI Functio n for “BRAVIA?[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 97 US Surround amplifier operation If no so und i s outpu t from the sur round s peake rs, ch eck the statu s of the POWE R / ON L INE indicato r on the s urround amplifi er. For de tails of the POW ER / ON LINE indicat or, see “S tep 3: S etting u p the Wirel ess Sy stem” (p age 34 ). Symptom R emedy The power is not t[...]

98 US Self-dia gnosis Function (When letters/ numbers appe ar in the disp lay) When the s elf-diag nosis func tion is a ctivated to prevent the syste m from malfunctioning , a 5- chara cter se rvice nu mber (e. g., C 1 3 50) wi th a combinati on of a lett er and 4 di gits appe ars on the TV screen or front pan el display. In this case, check the fo[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 99 US Specific ations AUDIO POWER SPECIFI CATIONS for the U.S. model POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION: With 3 ohms loads , both channels driven, from 180 - 20,000 Hz; ra ted 84 watts per channel mi nimum RMS power, wi th no more than 0.7% tota l harmo nic distorti on from 250 mill i watts to rated output. Amp lifi[...]

100 US Speakers Front (SS-TS95) Speaker s ystem Full range B ass reflex Spea ke r uni t 65 mm (2 5 / 8 in) c one typ e Rated i mpedance 3 ohms Dimensi ons (approx.) 25 5 mm × 910 / 940 / 970 / 1000 mm × 25 5 mm (10 1 / 8 in × 35 7 / 8 / 37 1 / 8 / 38 1 / 4 / 39 3 / 8 in × 10 1 / 8 in) (103 mm × 545 mm × 86 mm (4 1 / 8 in × 21 1 / 2 in × 3 1[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 101 US 85 mm × 100 mm × 34 5 mm (3 3 / 8 in × 4 in × 13 5 / 8 in) (w/h/d ) incl . speake r cord cover and spe aker cord ho lder Mass (a pprox.) 1.7 kg ( 3 lb 12 oz) incl. speaker cord co ver and speaker cord hol der Wireless transceiver (EZ W-RT10/EZW- RT10A) Commun ication syste m S-AIR Specifi cation version 1.0 Frequ[...]

102 US x Music mode The Mu sic mode is for us e wi th any s tereo music recor dings, an d provi des a w ide an d deep s ound space. Dolby Surrou nd Pro Logic As one me thod of decodi ng Dol by Surr ound , Dolb y Surr ound Pro L ogic p roduc es fo ur channe ls from 2 channel sound. Compare d with the for mer Dol by Surr ound sy stem, Do lby Surrou n[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 103 US • Supe r Au dio CD lay er: A high -den sity signal layer for Super Au dio CD • CD la yer 1) : A lay er that i s readable by a convent ional C D p layer A Sup er Audi o CD layer consists of the 2 channel a rea or the multi-channel area. • 2 chann el area : An are a in which 2 ch annel stereo tracks are recor ded[...]

104 US Playback prior ity of file type s The table below descri bes the pla yback priori ty of fi le types under the [ MEDIA] setting . File type [MEDIA] setting [MUSIC/PHOTO ] [PHOTO] [MUSIC] JPEG im age fil es only JPE G image files JPE G image fi les JPEG im age file s MP3 f iles on ly MP3 f iles M P3 file s MP3 files MP3 files an d JPEG im age [...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 105 US Language Code List The langua ge spellings conform to the ISO 639: 1 988 (E/F) standard. Code L anguage C ode L anguage Code Langu age Code Language 1027 Afar 1028 Abkhazian 1032 Afrikaans 1039 Amharic 1044 Arabic 1045 Assamese 1051 Aymara 1052 Azerbaijani 1053 Bashkir 1057 Byelorussian 1059 Bulgarian 1060 Bihari 106[...]

106 US Index to Parts and Co ntrol For mo re in forma tion, refer to th e pages indica ted in pa renthe ses. A " / 1 (on/standby) (35, 87) B DISC 1-5 buttons/indicato rs (43) C Front panel display (108) D (remote senso r) (12) E MOVIE/MUSIC indicato r (83) F VOLUME control (43) G DMPORT BOOSTER (82) H PHONES jack (43) I AUDIO IN/A.CAL MIC j ac[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 107 US A SPEAKER jacks ( 24) B EZW-RT10 slot (31) C COAXIAL 75 Ω FM jack (30) D AM terminal (30) E TV/VIDEO (AUDIO IN R/L) jacks (27) F VIDEO OUT jack (26) G COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks ( 26) H DMPORT (DIGITAL ME DIA PORT) jack (28, 72) I HDMI OUT j ack (26) J TV/VIDEO ( DIGITAL IN COAXIAL/ OPTICAL) jacks (27) Rear panel CEN[...]

108 US About the indications in the front panel display A Playing status B Flashes when the sleep timer is set. (84) C Displays the system’s status such as chapter, title, or t rack number, tim e inform ation, r adio f requen cy, playi ng status , decodi ng mode, etc. D Lights up when a station is received. (Radio only) ( 67) E Stereo/Monau ral e[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 109 US A PHONES jack (34) B POWER (ON/OFF) (34, 74) C POWER / ON LINE indicator (34, 74) D PAIRING indicator (76) E PAIRING ( 76) F Wireless transceiver (EZW-RT10) slot (31) G S-AIR ID switch (34, 74) H SPEAKER L jack (24) I SPEAKER R jack (24) J SURROUND SELECTOR switch (34, 74) Surround amplifier PHONES POWER POWER/ON LIN[...]

110 US Remote control ALPHABETICAL ORDER BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS A – O P – Z ANGLE 3 (45) AUDIO qh (45) CLEAR es (49 , 68) D.TUNING ws (68 ) DISC SKIP ed (43) DISPLAY wa (69, 85) DVD MENU wg (51) DVD TOP MENU qd (51) DYNAMIC BASS 6 (82) ENTER wf (81) FUNCTION +/– 2 (39, 43) MENU wg (8 1) MUTING 7 (43) NIGHT wd (82) ONE-TOUCH PLAY eg (71) PICTURE [...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 111 US Guide to th e Control Menu Disp lay You can us e the Contro l Menu display to select a function a nd to view re lated inf ormation. Press DISPLAY repeatedly. Each time you press DISPL AY, the Control M enu disp lay chan ges: 1 t 2 t ... t 1 t ... 1 Control Menu di splay 1 2 Control Menu di splay 2 ( appears when av a[...]

112 US Examp le: C ontrol M enu d ispla y 1 whe n pla ying a DV D VIDE O. To turn off the display Press D ISPLAY. List of Control Menu items Item Item Name, Function, Relevant Disc Typ e [TITLE] (page 52)/[SCENE] (pag e 52)/[TRACK] (page 52) You can select t he titl e, scene, or tra ck to b e played. [CHAPTER] (page 52)/[INDEX] (page 52) You can se[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 113 US Ti p • The Control Menu ic on indicator lights up in yellow t when you sele ct any item except [ OFF] ([PROGRAM], [SHUFF LE], [R EPEAT], and [A /V SYNC] only ). The [ORIGINAL/ PLAY LIST] in dicator ligh ts up in yello w when you select [ PLAY LIST] (defaul t setting). The [MULTI/2CH] ind icator lig hts up in yello [...]

114 US Index Numerics 4:3 OUTPUT 62 5.1 Chan nel Surround 46 A A/V SYNC 57 ANGLE 45 AT T E N U AT E 8 4 A UDIO 61 A UDIO (HDMI) 63 A UDIO DRC 64 A UDIO SETUP 64 A UTO CA LIBR A TION 64 , 80, 101 B B AC KGROUND 64 BLA CK LE VEL 62 BLA CK LE VEL (COMPONENT OUT) 62 C COLD RESET 87 CONTR OL FOR HDMI 63 Control for H DMI 70 Con tro l Menu Disp la y 111 [...]

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