Sony Ericsson DAV-DZ280 manuale d’uso

©2009 Sony Corporation 4-127-185- 11 (1) DVD Home Theatr e System Operating Instructions DA V -DZ280[...]

2 GB Caution – The use of o ptical instru ments with this product will increase e ye hazard. Do not install the a pplian ce in a confi ned space, such as a bookcase or buil t-in cabinet. To reduce the risk of fire, do not cover the ventilation opening o f the appar atus with newspapers, ta blecloths , curtain s, etc. Do not plac e the n aked fl a[...]

3 GB Precautions On power sources • The unit is not disconnected f rom the main s as long as it is connecte d to the AC outlet , even if the uni t itself has been turne d off. • As the mai n plug is used to disc onnect the un it from the mai ns, con nect the u nit to an easily ac cessibl e AC outlet. Sho uld you notic e an abnorma lity in the u[...]

4 GB “DVD-RW,” “DVD-R,” “DVD+RW,” “DVD+R,” “DVD VIDEO,” and the “ CD” logo s are tra demar ks. “BRAVI A” is a tradem ark of Sony Corpor ation. “PLAYSTATION” is a trademark of Sony Comput er E ntert ainm ent In c. “WALKMA N” and “WAL KMAN” log o are regi stere d tr adema rks of So ny Co rporat io n.[...]

5 GB Tabl e of Co ntents About T hese Opera ting Inst ructi ons ....... 3 Playable Discs ......... ....... ........ ........... ...... 6 Getting Started Step 1: Insta lling the System....... 11 Step 2: Co nnecting the Sy stem... 15 Step 3: Performin g the Quick Setup ........ ................. ........... .... 21 Step 4: Selec ting the So urce ....[...]

6 GB Playable Discs 1) MP3 (MP EG1 Audio Layer 3) is a stan dard format defin ed by ISO/MPEG for compresses audi o data. MP3 files must b e in M PEG1 Audio Layer 3 format. 2) JPE G imag e fil es mu st co nfor m to th e DCF image file f orma t. (DC F “De sign rule fo r Ca mera F ile sy ste m”: Imag e standar ds for di gital came ras regul ated b[...]

7 GB Notes on discs This prod uct is designed t o playback discs th at confor m to the Compac t Disc (CD) standard . DualDi scs an d som e of th e musi c disc s encod ed wi th copy right protec tion tec hnol ogies do not c onform to the Comp act Di sc (CD ) standa rd, the refore, these disc s may not be playa ble by this prod uct. The sys tem canno[...]

8 GB Your system ha s a regio n code pri nted on the rear of t he unit and w ill only play a DV D labele d with the s ame region cod e. A DVD VIDEO labeled will als o play on thi s system. If you try to play any other DVD VIDEO, t he message [Pla yback prohibite d by area limit ations.] wil l appear on the TV scr een. Depending on th e DVD VIDEO, n[...]

9 GB Getting Started Getting Started Unpacking • Fron t speake rs (2 ) • Cen ter spea ker (1) • Surrou nd spe akers (2 ) • Subwo ofer (1) • FM wire ant enna (aer ial) (1 ) • Speak er cord s (6, red/ white/ gre en/g ray/ blue /pur ple) • Remo te com mander (remo te) (1 ) • R6 (si ze AA ) batte ries (2 ) • Calibra tion mic (1 ) • [...]

10 GB Getting Started Inserting batteries into the remote Insert two R6 (si ze AA) batteri es (s upplied) b y matching th e 3 and # ends on the batte ries to the markings insid e the compa rtment. To use the remote, poi nt it at the remot e sensor on the unit. Note • Do not leave the remote in an extrem ely hot or humid plac e. • Do not use a n[...]

11 GB 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 c an b e bet ween 1.0 to 7. 0 me ters . 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 t[...]

12 GB Getting Started Attaching the foot pads to the subwoofer Attach the foot pad s (supplied) to the bottom of the subwoofer to stabilize the subwoofer and prevent it from slipping . , Remo ve the foot pads from the protect ive cover.[...]

13 GB Getting Started Caution • Contact a screw shop or installe r for informat ion regarding th e wall material or screws to be used. • Use scre ws that are suitable for the wa ll mat erial an d stren gth. As a plast er board wall is especia lly fr agile, attach the screws secu rely to a beam. Insta ll the speaker s on a vertical and flat wall[...]

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

15 GB Getting Started Step 2: Conn ecting th e System For conn ecting th e system, r ead th e informat ion on the followin g pages. Note • When you conn ect another component with a vol ume contr ol, turn down the vo lume of th e other co mponents to a level wher e sound is not dist orted. The con nector of the spe aker cor ds and th e color t ub[...]

16 GB Getting Started Depe nding on the jacks on y our TV, se lect the co nnecti on met hod. Method 1: SCART (EURO AV) cable ( A ) connection This co nnection sends bot h video a nd audio sig nals. Method 2: HDMI * cable ( B ) and SCART (EURO AV) cable ( A ) connection If your TV has an HDMI jac k, conn ect to the TV both with an HDMI cab le and SC[...]

17 GB Getting Started You ca n enjo y connec ted co mpon ents vi a the syste m’s spea kers . Porta ble au dio so urce (not sup plie d): C USB device (not sup plied) : D DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter: E (TDM-i P20 is su pplied . You can al so use ot her DIG ITAL MEDIA PORT adapters.) Connecting the other components CENTER S U B W O O F E R FRONT R FR[...]

18 GB Getting Started If your TV has multiple audio/video inputs You ca n enjoy so und wi th the spea kers o f the syste m throug h the conn ected TV . Conne ct the comp onent s as foll ows . Select the component on the TV. For details, r efer to th e operating instructio ns of th e TV. If the TV does not ha ve multiple a udio/vid eo inputs, a swit[...]

19 GB Getting Started Note • Be su re to fully ext end the FM wire an tenna (ae rial). • After con necting the F M wire antenna (a erial), keep it as horizonta l as possible. Ti p • If you have poo r FM reception, use a 75-ohm coaxial cable (not supp lied) to connec t the unit to an outdoo r FM antenna ( aerial) as shown be low. Connecting th[...]

20 GB Getting Started Before conne cting the AC po wer cord ( mains le ad) of t he unit to a wall ou tlet (mai ns), conn ect all the speake rs to the unit. After connec ting the A C power cord (ma ins lea d), the dem onstr ation ap pears in the front pa nel disp lay. Setting the demonstration mode to on/off 1 Press [ / 1 on the unit. The sy stem tu[...]

21 GB Getting Started Step 3 : Perf orming the Quick Setu p Follow the Steps belo w to make the basic adjustme nts for using th e syste m. Displa yed items vary dependi ng on the ar ea. 1 Turn on the TV. 2 Press [ / 1 . Note • Make s ure th at th e func tion is set to “ DVD” (page 24). 3 Switch the input select or on your TV so that the signa[...]

22 GB Getting Started The Set up Displ ay for the Cont rol f or HDMI f uncti on ap pear s. 8 Press X / x to select the setting, then press . •[ O F F ] : The Con trol fo r HDM I fu nction is set to off. • [ON]: Th e Contro l for HDM I function (page 54) i s set to on. The Setup Display fo r select ing the speaker form ation appe ars. 9 Press C [...]

23 GB Getting Started To recall the Quick Setup display 1 Press FUNCTION +/– rep eatedly until “DVD” app ears in the front panel display. 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 selec t [SETUP ], then press . The options for [SETU P] appear. 4 Press X / x to s[...]

24 GB Getting Started Step 4 : Selec ting the Source You ca n select the playba ck sou rce. Press FUNCTION +/– repeatedl y until the desir ed functi on appe ars in t he fron t panel display. Each time you p ress FUNCTION +/–, the funct ion chan ges as fol lows. “DVD” y “TUNER FM ” y “US B” y “TV” y “DMPO RT” y “AUDIO” y [...]

25 GB Getting Started Step 5: En joying Su rrou nd Sound You c an e njoy s urroun d soun d si mply b y se lecting one of t he sys tem’ s pre- progra mme d decod ing modes . They bring the exci ting and powerfu l sound of movie theaters into you r home. 1 Press SYSTEM MENU. 2 Press X / x repeatedly until “DEC. MO DE” appears in the fro nt pane[...]

26 GB Getting Started 4 Press . The setting is made. 5 Press SY STEM MENU. The syst em m enu t urn s off. About speaker output The table be low descri bes the opt ions when yo u connect a ll the s peakers to the unit and you se t [SPEAKER FORMATION] to [STANDARD] (page 69). The default setting is “A.F.D. ST D” (when connecti ng the headp hones [...]

27 GB Getting Started To turn the surround effect off Select “A.F.D. STD,” “2CH STEREO,” or “HP 2CH” for “DEC. MODE.” Note • When the bi lingual broa dcast sound is in put, “PRO LOGIC,” “PLII MOVIE,” and “PL II MUSIC” are not eff ective. • You cannot select the dec oding mode whil e the system is loading a disc. • [...]

28 GB Playing a Disc Depending on the DVD VIDEO or VIDEO CD, some operat io ns may be di ffere nt o r res tr icted . Refer to t he operatin g inst ructions suppli ed with your di sc. 1 Turn o n your TV. 2 Switch the input selector o n the TV to this system. 3 Press " / 1 . The sy stem turns on. Unless the s ystem is set to “DVD,” press FUN[...]

Disc 29 GB Other operations 1) Ex cept for JPEG image fil es. 2) DVD VIDEO/DVD-R/DVD-RW/VIDEO CD only. 3) Except for VIDEO CDs. 4) You cannot search for a still picture o n a DVD-VR. 5) DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW/DVD-R only. 6) DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW/DVD-R/DVD+RW/ DVD+R only. To change the angles If vari ous angl es (multi -ang les) for a s cene a re recorded on a[...]

30 GB When the syst em is pla ying a DVD VIDEO record ed in multip le audi o formats (P CM, Dolby D igital , MPEG aud io, or DTS ), you ca n change the aud io format. If the DVD VIDEO is recorded wi th multil ingual tra cks, you c an also change the languag e. With a VIDEO CD, CD, DATA CD, or DATA DVD , you can s elect the soun d from the righ t or[...]

Disc 31 GB Some Supe r Au dio CDs c onsi st o f a 2 ch annel playbac k area an d a mult i-channe l playba ck area. Y ou ca n select the pl ayback a rea you want to listen to. 1 Press DISPLAY 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 [MULT I/ 2CH], then press . The options for [...]

32 GB To go back to the menu Press O RETURN. Note • Depend ing on the VI DEO CD , [Pr ess E NTE R] in Step 3 may appear as [Press SELECT] in the operating in structi ons suppli ed with the dis c. In this case , pr ess H . Ti p • To play without using th e PBC function , press . / > or the numbe r buttons whi le the system is i n stop mode t [...]

Disc 33 GB Using Pl ay Mod e You can play the cont ents of a disc in t he o rder you wan t by ar rangin g the or der of t he tra cks on the disc to creat e your ow n pr ogram . You c an program up to 99 tra cks. 1 Press DISPLA Y. The Contr ol Menu displa y appear s on the TV screen. 2 Press X / x to select [PROGRAM], then press . The opti ons for [[...]

34 GB 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 pres s CLEAR to return to norm al play, Shuf fle Play a nd Rep eat Pl ay are al so ca nceled. You ca n play th e conten ts on a disc i n random order . Subseq uent Shuf f[...]

Disc 35 GB • [TRACK]: You ca n re peat the curr ent trac k. x DATA CD/DATA DVD •[ O F F ] : Off. • [DISC]: Y ou ca n re peat all of the f olde rs on the disc . • [FOLDER]: Yo u can repe at th e curren t fold er. • [TRACK] ( MP3 files only): You c an repe at the cu rrent f ile. 4 Press . The item is selected . To return to normal play Pres[...]

36 GB This function i s only ava ilable for DVD-VRs with a pla ylist cr eated. 1 Press DISPLAY while the system is in stop mode. The C ontr ol Me nu disp lay appe ars 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 37 GB 3 Input the time code using the number butt ons. For exam ple, to fi nd a scen e at 2 ho urs, 10 minu tes, and 20 s econ ds a fter the begi nni ng: pres s 2, 1, 0, 2, 0 ([ 2:10 :20] ). 4 Press . Note • You cannot search f or 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 [...]

38 GB 4 Press X / x to select [MEDIA], then press . The opt ions for [ME DIA] ap pear. 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 folde rs that contain MP3 file s appe ars. The sel ected folder is high lighted in yell ow. 6 Press X / x to select a folder. x [...]

Disc 39 GB A list o f folders that c ontain JPEG fi les appears . The selected fo lder is highlighte d in yellow. 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 [...]

40 GB 5 When [MUSIC/PHO TO] is selected, press DVD MENU. When other than [MUSIC/PHOT O] is selected, press X / x to select [M USIC/PHOTO], t hen press . The lis t of folder s appear s. 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 DV[...]

Disc 41 GB 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 sh ow. • [MUSIC ]: MP3 fi le play back has pr iorit y. • [PHOTO]: JPEG image file playback h as priority . You ca[...]

42 GB 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 eren t sce nes. 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, [...]

Disc 43 GB 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 passwor d using the number buttons, then press . The syst em start s playback . Ti p • If you for[...]

44 GB Changing th e System Setting s by Using the Setup Disp lay You can make various a djustments to items 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 45 GB 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 lang uag e for the 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. x[...]

46 GB x [PAUSE MO DE] (DVD VIDEO/DVD-R/ DVD-RW only) You ca n select the pictu re in pau se mode . [AUTO] : T he picture , includi ng su bjects th at move dynamically, is output wit h no jitter. This setti ng is for no rmal usage . [FRAM E]: The picture, includin g subjec ts that do not move d ynamically, i s output in high resolutio n. x [HDMI RES[...]

Disc 47 GB Note • When you connect the unit and TV with an HDMI cable and [ON] is select ed, [AUDIO DRC], [A/ V SYNC], DYNAMIC BASS, “DEC. MODE,” and sound mod e are not applied to the sound tha t is output from th e TV. • When you set the function to other than “DVD” or “USB,” the system do es not output the sound from the HDMI OUT[...]

48 GB Note • When you set t he item to [AU TO], the l anguage ma y change. The [TRACK SELECTION] setting has higher priorit y than the [AU DIO] settings in [LANGUAGE SETUP] (page 44). ( Depending on the disc, this func tion may not work .) • If PCM, DTS, Dolb y Digital sound, and MPEG audi o have the same number of channe ls, th e system select[...]

Disc 49 GB [CENTER] [YE S] : Normally se lect this . [NONE]: Select this if no center speaker is used. [SURROUN D] [YE S] : Normally se lect this . [NONE]: Select this i f no surro und speakers are used. [SUBWOOFER] [YE S] Note • When you change t he [CONNECTION] settin g, the [STANDARD] of [SPEAKER FORMATION] setting remain s the same, but t he [...]

50 GB [CENT ER] 0.0 dB * : Set the cent er sp eak er level. [SUBWOOFER] +2.0 dB : Set th e subwoofer level. * This item appears when you se t [CENTER] to [YES] in the [CONNECTION] setting. x [LEVEL (SURROUND)] You ca n adjust the soun d level of t he surro und speake rs. Y ou can set the para meter from –6 .0 dB to + 6.0 dB . B e su re to s et [T[...]

T une r 51 GB Presetti ng Radio Stat ions You can pres et 20 FM s tati ons. Befo re tu ning , make sure to turn down the vol ume to minimum. 1 Press FUNCTION +/– rep eatedly until “TUNER FM” appears in the front panel display. 2 Press and hold TUNING +/– until the auto scanning starts. Scann ing sto ps wh en the sy stem t unes in a station [...]

52 GB Listenin g to th e Radio Preset rad io st ati ons in the syste m’s memo ry first (see “Prese tti ng Ra dio S tatio ns” ( page 51)). 1 Press FUNCTION +/– rep eatedly until “TUNER FM” appears in the front panel display. The last re ceived sta tion is tu ned in. 2 Press PRESET +/– repeatedly to select the preset station. Each time [...]

T une r 53 GB You can i nput let ters, num bers, an d oth er symbol s for a ra dio statio n. If you make a mistake Press C / c repeat edly unti l th e ch arac ter t o be chan ged flas hes, then press X / x to select the desi red char acter . To e rase the char acte r, pr ess C / c repeat edly unt il the c haract er to be eras ed flashe s, then pres[...]

54 GB 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 Son y compo nent s that ar e compatibl e with the Control for HDMI fu nction with an HDM I cable, op eratio n is simp lified as belo w: – The atre Mode (page 55) – One- Touch Play (pag[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Devic e 55 GB 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 spla y appe ars. 5 Press X / x to select [ HDMI SETU[...]

56 GB sound i s outp ut from t he sys tem spea ker s automatically. • While y ou are wat ching the TV an d the function of the sy stem is s witched to “DVD” or “USB,” so und of t he select ed system funct ion is ou tput from the sys tem spea kers ; TV soun d is not outp ut via t he TV spea ker s. • You can control the syste m’s volume[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Devic e 57 GB operating manual supp lied with t he Walkman ® . 1 Press FUNCTION +/– rep eatedly until “USB” app ears in the front panel display. 2 Connect a USB d evice (digital music player or USB storage media) to the (US B) por t. When you c onnec t the USB device , “READ ING” ap pears i n the fron t[...]

58 GB • Do no t save other ty pes of files or unnece ssary fold ers on a USB de vice that has a udio fi les or JPEG image files. • Folde rs that hav e no au dio files or JPE G image file s are ski pped . • Compatibi lity with all MP3/WMA/AAC encod ing/w riti ng so ftwa re, r ecordi ng de vice s, and record ing m edia c annot b e guar anteed. [...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Devic e 59 GB To turn on/off the display Press DVD MENU. To select the folder via the remote During pl ayback or paus e, you ca n select th e desire d folder quickl y by press ing +/–. Other operations See “ Oth er ope rat ions ” (pag e 29 ). 1 Press FUNCTION +/– rep eatedly until “USB” app ears in the[...]

60 GB Note • You cannot r otate the JPEG image file when you set [JPEG RES OLU TIO N] i n [H DM I SET UP] to [ (19 20 × 1080i) HD ] or [(1920 × 1080i) HD]. To stop playback Press x . To turn on/off the display Press DVD MENU. To select the folder via the remote Duri ng pla yback or paus e, you ca n sel ect th e desi red folder qui ckl y by pres[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Devic e 61 GB • [PHOTO]: JPEG image file playback h as priority . You can pl ay JPEG image file s as a slid e show. 6 Press . For de tails of the play back prior ity of fil e types un der the [M EDIA ] setting , see “Pl aybac k prio rit y of file ty pes” (page 92) . 1 Press DISPLAY during playb ack. The Cont[...]

62 GB 3 Press . [** (* *)] ch ange s to [– – (** )]. 4 Press X / x or the number butt ons to select the desired nu mber. If you make a mistake, pre ss CLEAR to cancel the num ber. 5 Press . The sy stem st arts play back fro m the sele cted number . Press DISPLAY repeatedly. Each time you p ress DISPLAY while playing the USB devic e, the di spla[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Devic e 63 GB The Con trol Menu display ap pear s on the TV scre en. * “Excha ngeable Image File Forma t” is a digital camera im age for mat def ined by t he Ja pan Electr onics and Informa tion Technol ogy Industries Associati on (JEITA ). Transfer ring Songs on to a USB Device You ca n transfe r songs on an [...]

64 GB 1 Load an audio CD. 2 Press DISP LAY while the system is in stop mode. The C ontr ol Me nu disp lay appe ars on th e TV screen. 3 Press X / x to select [USB TRANSFER], then press . 4 Press . “READ ING” appear s in the fr ont pa nel display until the tracks re corded o n the audio CD appear on the TV screen. Note • It takes severa l minu[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Devic e 65 GB x To select the desired MP 3 file/folder Press X / x to se lect th e MP3 file/ folder, then press . The MP 3 files/ folder s are ma rked . x To select all MP3 files/folders Press C / X / x / c to select [ ALL], then press . x To cancel th e MP3 fil e/folder Press X / x to se lect th e MP3 file/ folde[...]

66 GB When t ransf er ring o nto a USB devi ce, a “MUSIC” folder is creat ed directly below the “ROOT”. Fold ers an d fil es ar e gener ated with in this “MUSIC” folder a s follows accord ing to the tran sfer ring met hod an d source . • When transfer ring a ll trac ks on an audio CD or all MP3 fil es on a DATA CD/DATA DVD • When tr[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Devic e 67 GB Using a Sony E ricsson Mobile Ph one You can connect a Sony Ericsson m obil e phone to the s ystem and en joy music fr om it via this syste m, or transfer music from this sy stem to the mobile p hone. 1 Connect the mobile pho ne to the (US B) por t. 2 Set the data transfer mode of your mobile phone t[...]

68 GB Ti p • De pending on the type of DIGITAL MEDI A PORT adap ter, you may be able to ope rate a connect ed componen t using either the buttons on the remote or the unit. The followin g illustrat ion shows an example of buttons tha t can be used in th is case. x H X ./>[...]

Other Operati ons 69 GB 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[...]

70 GB Calibratin g the Approp riat e Sett ings Automatic ally [AUTO CALIBRATION] D. C. A. C. (Dig ital Cinema Auto Calibration) 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. 1[...]

Other Operati ons 71 GB Note • While the Aut o Calibr ation func tion is working, d o not oper ate th e system . • The meas urement for [ SUBWOOFER] is always [YES] since th e system does not perf orm subwoofer calibrati on, but the [SU BWOOF ER] level in [SPEAKER SETUP] returns to the default setti ng when you perform [AUTO CALIBRATION]. Contr[...]

72 GB Using the Soun d Effe ct You ca n reinf orce b ass freq uencie s. Press DYNAMIC BASS. “D. BASS ON” appe ars in th e fron t panel disp lay an d bass fr equen cies ar e effec ti vely reinfo rced. To turn off the sound effect Pres s DYNAMIC BAS S agai n. You c an enjo y sou nd effe cts or di alogue , as yo u would in a movie theater, even at[...]

Other Operati ons 73 GB Selectin g the Ef fect 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 display. •“ A U T O ” : The system automaticall y selects “MOV IE” (the MOV IE indica tor ligh ts up) or “MUS IC[...]

74 GB Using the Sleep T imer You ca n set the system to turn off at a pres et time, so you can fa ll asle ep liste ning to music. You ca n preset the time in 1 or 10-m inute incr ement s. Pres s SL EEP. Each time you press SLEEP, the minutes dis play (the remai ning ti me) changes b y 10 minutes . When yo u set the slee p tim er, “S LEEP ” fla [...]

Other Operati ons 75 GB Viewing Inform ation About th e Disc Press DISPLAY repeatedly. Each time you press DISPL AY while pl aying the dis c, the disp lay chan ges: 1 t 2 t ... t 1 t ... Some di splaye d items may disa ppear after a fe w secon ds. x DVD VIDEO/DVD-VR 1 Playin g time of th e current title 2 Remaini ng time of th e curren t title 3 Pl[...]

76 GB • T-**: ** Remaining time of the cur rent track •D * * : * * Playing t ime of th e current d isc • D-**: ** Remaining time of the c urrent disc x DATA CD (MP3 file)/DATA DVD (MP3 file) • T **:** Playing t ime of th e current t rack Note • Characters/mar ks may not be displ ayed in some languages. • Depending on the type of dis c b[...]

Other Operati ons 77 GB Return ing to th e Default Setting s 1 Press " / 1 to turn on the system. 2 Press x , N , and " / 1 on the unit at the same time. “COLD RESET” appears in the fr ont panel displa y and the s ystem return s to de fault settings . You can re turn the [SETUP ] settings (page 44) other than [PARENTA L CONTROL] to th[...]

78 GB Precau tion s On power sources • Unplu g the unit from the wall outle t (mains) if you do not intend t o use it for an extended per iod of time. To disconnect the cord, pull it out by the plug, neve r by the cord. On placement • P lace the sys tem in a lo cation wit h adequat e venti latio n to preven t heat buil d-up in the s ystem. • [...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 79 GB Notes a bout t he Discs On handling discs • To keep t he d isc c lean , ha ndle the dis c by i ts edge . Do not to uch the su rfac e. • Do not st ick pape r or tape on t he disc. • Do not exp ose th e disc to di rect su nlight or heat s ources such as hot air duc ts, o r leave it in a car p arked in dire ct sunl[...]

80 GB Troublesh ooting If you exp erience any of the fo llowing diffi culties while using the system, u se this tr oubleshootin g guide to h elp remedy t he pro blem before requesti ng repai rs. Shoul d any pr oblem persis t, consul t your neares t Son y de aler. Note that if ser vice pe rsonnel chan ges som e parts during r epair, th ese pa rts ma[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 81 GB Sound Even though you se t the aspect rati o in [ TV T YPE ] of [V IDE O SETUP], t he picture does not f ill the TV screen. • The aspec t ratio on the disc is fixe d. Color irregu larity occur s on the TV screen. The system’ s speakers contai n magnet parts, so magnetic disto rtion may occur . When color irr egula[...]

82 GB Operation The surro und effect is di fficult t o hear when you are playing a sound track of Dolby Digital, DTS, or MPEG audio . • Check th e “ DEC. MODE ” setting (page 25) . • Check th e speaker connect ions an d sett ings (pag es 15, 48). • Depending on the DVD, the output signal may not be t he entire 5.1 channel. It may be mona [...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 83 GB The JPEG image fil e cannot be played . • The DATA CD is not recorde d in ISO 9660 Level 1/Leve l 2, or Joliet. • The DATA DVD is not recorded in UDF (Universal Disk Format). • It has an exte nsio n other than “.j peg” or “.jp g.” • It is larger than 3,072 (width ) × 2,048 (heigh t) in normal mode , o[...]

84 GB USB device The Control fo r HDMI function does no t work. • When “HDMI” does not light up in the fron t panel displa y, check the HDMI connection (page 16). • Set [CONTROL FOR HD MI] in [HDMI SETUP] to [ON] (page 4 6). • Make sure that the connected compone nt is c ompatible with th e [CONTROL FOR HDMI] functio n. • Check th at th[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 85 GB There is noise or the sound s kips. • Turn off the system, t hen reconne ct the USB device. • Noise may have entered during t he transf erring pr ocess. Dele te the f ile, and try transf erring ag ain. • Copy the files to your computer, forma t the USB device in FAT12, FAT16 , or FAT 32 for mat , and tr ansfe r [...]

86 GB The USB device (audio file/ JPEG image file) cannot be play ed bac k. • USB de vices fo rmatted with f ile syste ms other th an FAT12, FAT 16, or F AT32 are unsupporte d.* • F iles that are en crypted or prot ected by passwords, etc. cannot be played ba ck. • The MP3 f ile do es not have the extension “.mp3.” • Th e WMA file does [...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 87 GB Transferring t o a USB device result s in an error. • You are using an unsu pported USB devic e. See “Playable USB Devi ces” (supple ment). • The USB device was disconnected or the power was turne d off during transferring. The USB device may be broken. Follow the procedure in the operating ins tructions of th[...]

88 GB Self-dia gnosis Funct ion (When letters/ numbers appear in the disp lay) When the s elf-dia gnosis fun ction is activate d to prevent the syste m from malfunctioni ng, a 5- chara cter se rvice n umber ( e.g., C 13 50 ) with a combinati on of a lett er and 4 digits appears on the TV screen or front pan el display. In this case, check the follo[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 89 GB Specific ations Amp lifier Se ctio n Stereo mode (rated) 108 W + 108 W (at 3 ohms , 1 kHz, 1% THD) Surround mod e (reference) RMS out put power FL/F R/C/ SL/S R*: 1 42 watts (per chan nel at 3 ohms, 1 kHz, 10% TH D) Subwoofer*: 140 watts (at 3 ohms, 8 0 Hz, 10% THD) * Depending on the decoding mode settings and the so[...]

90 GB Design and specifi cations ar e subjec t to c hange without noti ce. Glossary Digi tal Cinem a Auto Cali brati on Digital Cinema A uto C alibrat ion was develo ped by Sony to automatica lly measure and adjust th e speaker se ttings to your liste ning enviro nment in a short period o f time. Dolby D igita l This movie theater soun d format is [...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 91 GB surrou nd spe akers an d a center speak er. The surrou nd spe akers ou tput m onaural so und. DTS Digita l audio c ompre ssion tech nolo gy deve lo ped by DTS, Inc. This tec hno logy conform s to 5.1- chann el surr ound . This form at is compr ised of a s tereo rea r chan nel and a discre te subw oof er channe l. DTS [...]

92 GB Playback prior ity of file type s The table below descri bes the p layback p riority of file ty pes under the [MEDIA] s etting. File type [MEDIA] setting [MUSIC/PHOTO ] [PHOTO] [MUSIC] JPEG im age fil es only JPEG imag e files JPEG ima ge file s JPEG im age f iles Audio files onl y Audio file s Audio files Audio files Audio files a nd JPEG im[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 93 GB Language Code List The langua ge spelli ngs confor m to the IS O 639: 1988 (E/F ) stan dard. Code L anguage Code 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 1[...]

94 GB 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) (21, 77) B Z (open/close) (28) C Front panel display (96) D FUNCTION (24) E (remote senso r) (10) F MOVIE/MUSIC indicato r (73) G VOLUME control (28) H REC TO USB (65) I (USB) port (57) J OPERATION DIAL (28) K PHONES[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 95 GB A SPEAKER jacks ( 15) B COAXIAL 75 Ω FM jack (19) C EURO AV T OUTPUT (TO TV) jack ( 16) D DMPORT (DIGITAL ME DIA PORT) jack (17, 67) E HDMI OUT j ack (16) Rear panel CENTER SUBWOOFER FRONT R FRONT L SUR R SUR L SPEAKER HDMI OUT SPEAKER EURO AV OUTPUT(TO TV) COAXIAL 75 FM ANTENNA DMPORT DC5V 0.7A MAX[...]

96 GB About the indications in the front panel display A Playing status B Flashes when the sleep timer is set. (74) C Displays the system’s status such as chapter, title, or t rack number, tim e inform ation, r a dio f requen cy, pla ying status , decodi ng mode , etc . D Lights up when a station is received. (Radio only) ( 51) E Stereo/Monau ral[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 97 GB Remote control ALPHABETICAL ORDER BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS A – O P – Z ANGLE ws (29) AUDIO qg (30) CLEA R es (33, 52) D.TUNING qh (52) DIMMER ed (74) DISPLAY wa (53, 62, 75) DVD MENU wg (35) DVD TOP MENU qd (35) DYNAMIC BASS 4 (72) ENTER wf (71) FUNCTION +/– 2 (24, 28) MEMOR Y SELECT 1) ws MENU wg (71) MUTING 7 (28) [...]

98 GB Guide to the Con t rol Menu Displa y You ca n use the Co ntrol Me nu displ ay to sele ct a funct ion and to view re lated inf ormati on. Press DISPLAY repeatedly. Each time you press DISPLAY, the Control Menu displa y changes: 1 t 2 t ... t 1 t ... 1 Contro l Menu dis play 1 2 Contr ol Me nu d ispla y 2 (appea rs w hen av aila ble) 3 Contr ol[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 99 GB Example: Control Menu display 1 when playing a DVD VIDEO. To turn off the display Press DISPL AY. List of Control Menu items Item Item Name, Fun ction, Relev ant Disc Typ e [TITLE] (page 36)/[SCENE] (page 36)/[TRACK] (page 36) You can s elect the ti tle, s cene, or track to be played. [CHAPTER] (page 36)/[INDEX] (page[...]

100 GB List of Control Menu Items for USB device [SHUFFLE] (page 34) You can play the trac ks/files in ran dom order. [REPEAT] (page 34) You can play the enti re disc (a ll titles/ all tra cks/all folde rs/all fil es) repea tedly or one title/ chap ter/ track /fold er/fi le r epeat edly . [A/V SYNC] (page 41) You can adjust the delay between the pi[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 101 GB 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 lights up in yello w when you select [ PLAY LIST] (defaul t setting). The [MULTI/2CH] ind icator lig hts up in yello w[...]

102 GB Index Numerics 5.1 Chan nel Surround 30 A A/V SYNC 41 AA C fi le 56 ANGLE 29 AT T E N U AT E 7 3 A UDIO 45 A UDIO (HDMI) 46 A UDIO DRC 47 Audi o f il e 56 A UDIO SETUP 47 A UTO CA LIBR A TION 47, 70, 90 B B A CKGR OUND 48 C COLD RESET 77 CONTR OL FOR HDMI 46 Control for H DMI 54 Con tro l Menu Dis pla y 98 CUST OM 44, 77 D D. C. A. C. (Digit[...]

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