Sony 3-283-036-11(3) manuale d’uso

©2008 Sony Corporation 3-283-036- 11 (3) DVD Home Theatr e System Operating Instructions DA V -DZ260[...]

2 GB To red uce t he risk of fi re or electri c shock, do not expose t his apparatu s to rain or moisture . Do not install the appl iance in a con fined s pace, su ch as a bookcase or buil t-in cabinet. To prevent fir e, do not cover the ven tilation of the apparatus with news p apers, tabl e-cloths, c urtains, etc. And don’t pla ce lighted can d[...]

3 GB Precautions On power sources • AC power co rd (mains le ad) must be chan ged only at the quali fied se rvice sho p. • The unit is not disconne cted from the AC power source ( mains) as long as it is connecte d to the wall outlet ( mains) , even if th e unit itsel f has been turned off. • Insta ll thi s system so th at the AC power cord ([...]

4 GB Table of Cont ents About T his Oper ating Instru ctions...... .... 3 Playab le Discs . .......... ........ ........... ........... 5 Getting Started Step 1: Positioning th e System ... 10 Step 2: Connecting the System ... 13 Step 3: Performing the Quick Setup ......... ........... ................. ... 20 Step 4: Enj oying So und from all the [...]

5 GB Playable Disc s 1) MP 3 (MPEG1 A udio Laye r 3) is a standa rd forma t defined b y ISO/M PEG which compresses audio d ata. MP 3 files must be in MPEG1 Audi o Layer 3 format. Type Disc lo go Charac teris tics Icon DVD VIDEO • DVD VIDEO • DVD-R /DVD-RW in DVD VIDEO format o r video mode • DVD+R/DVD+RW in DVD VIDEO format VR (Video Recordin[...]

6 GB 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 by Japan El ectronics and Info rmation T echnology Industri es Associa tion (JEI TA).) 3) Except for Unite d Kingdom and Nor th Americ an models . 4) DivX ® is a video[...]

7 GB • Thi s sy stem can p lay a Mu lti Ses sion C D when an MP3 fil e is contain ed in the fir st se ssion. Any subseq uent MP 3 files recorde d in later sessio ns can als o be play ed back. • Thi s sy stem can p lay a Multi S ession C D when a JPEG im age fil e is co ntaine d in the fir st sessi on. Any s ubseq uent JPEG i mage f ile s reco r[...]

8 GB Getting Started Getting St arted Unpacking • Front speak ers (2) and surrou nd s peaker s (2) • Cente r spea ker (1 ) • Sub woofe r (1) • AM l oop antenna (aerial) (1) • FM wir e antenna (aerial) (1) • S peaker cords (6, red/wh ite/ green/gr ay/bl ue/purpl e) • Remote c omma nder (rem ote) (1 ) • R6 (s ize AA) batt eries (2) ?[...]

9 GB Getting Started Inserting batteries into the remote Inse rt two R6 (s ize AA ) batte ries (s upplie d) by ma tching the 3 and # ends on the batteri es to the markings inside the compartment. To use the remote, poin t it at the remote se nsor on the uni t. Note • Do no t leav e the r emote i n an ex tremely hot o r humid place. • Do not use[...]

10 GB Getting Started Step 1 : Positi oning t he System For the best poss ible sur round so und, all the speak ers oth er than th e subwo ofer sho uld be pla ced at the same dista nce fr om the list ening posit ion ( A ). However, thi s system allo ws you to place the cente r speaker up to 1.6 meters (5 f t) closer ( B ) and the surrou nd spea kers[...]

11 GB Getting Started To install the speakers on a w all Before instal ling the sp eaker s on a wa ll, connec t the sp eaker cord to th e speak er. Be sure to match t he speake r cords to the app ropriate terminals on the s peakers: th e speaker cord with the c olo r tub e to 3 , and the speaker c ord without the color tube to # . 1 Prepare screws [...]

12 GB Getting Started Note • Use sc rews that are suit able f or the wal l mate rial an d stren gth. As a plaste r board wa ll is especial ly fragi le, att ach the screws secure ly to a beam an d fasten them t o the wal l. Instal l the speakers on a ve rtical and flat wall where rein fo rcem ent is ap plie d. • Contact a screw sho p or insta ll[...]

13 GB Getting Started Step 2: Conn ecting th e System See the co nnection diag ram below, and rea d the additi onal informat ion from 1 to 5 on th e follow ing pages. Note • Be sure to make connection s securely to avoid hum and noise . • Whe n you conn ect anothe r compone nt with a volume cont rol, turn up the vol ume of the other compon ents[...]

14 GB Getting Started The co nnecto r and co lor tub e of the sp eaker co rds ar e the sam e colo r as the l abel of t he jacks to be conn ected. B e sur e to m atch the sp eaker cords to th e app ropriat e term inal s on th e sp eakers: the s peake r cord with the color tub e to 3 , and th e spea ker cord wi thout the color t ube to # . Do not cat[...]

15 GB Getting Started For vi deo o utpu t to yo ur TV, ch eck the vid eo in put ja cks of t he TV, and sel ect connec tion meth od A or B . Picture qua lity improv es in order fr om A (s tand ard) to B (HDMI). When the T V has the digi tal opti cal or coa xial out put j ack, you c an i mprov e soun d qu ality by connecting with the digi tal cord ( [...]

16 GB Getting Started You ca n enjoy t he connec ted co mpone nt usin g the six spe aker s of the syst em. • Portabl e audio source: A • DIGITAL ME DIA PORT adapter : B To connect the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter Conn ect a DIG ITAL M EDIA PO RT ada pter (n ot suppli ed) to the D MPOR T jack. Fo r detai ls, see “Using the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT Ada[...]

17 GB Getting Started If your TV has multiple audio/video inputs You can en joy the s ound wi th t he sp eakers of t he sy stem throug h the conn ected TV. Conne ct th e 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 T V do es not hav e mul tipl e au dio/ vide o in put[...]

18 GB Getting Started 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) . • After co nnecti ng the FM wire a ntenna ( aerial), keep it as horizo ntal as possib le. Ti p • Adjust the direction of the AM loop antenn a[...]

19 GB Getting Started Before con necting the AC power cord (mains le ad) of th e unit to a wall o utlet (main s), connect a ll the speakers to the unit . After connec ting the AC power cord (mains lead), th e demonstration appea rs in the front panel disp lay. Setting the demonstration mode to on/off 1 Press [ / 1 on the unit . The syste m turns on[...]

20 GB Getting Started Step 3 : Perf orming t he Quick Setup Follow the Ste ps below to make t he basic adjus tments for usin g the syst em. Note • W hen you connec t the syst em and the TV with th e HDMI cable (not suppli ed), you need to se t the type of video output for matching your TV. For det ails, see “Setting the typ e of video output to[...]

21 GB Getting Started 9 Press X / x to selec t the outpu t method for video signals. • [VIDE O]: output s video sig nals. • [RGB]: ou tputs RG B signals. Note • If your TV does not acc ept RGB signal s, no picture appea rs on the TV screen even if you select [RGB]. Refer to the oper ating inst ruction s supplied with your TV. 10 Press . The S[...]

22 GB Getting Started • If measurem ent fail s, follow the mes sage th en retry [AUTO CALIBRATION]. 17 Press . Quic k Setup is fi nished. All conne ctions and se tup oper atio ns ar e compl ete. To quit the Quick Setup Press DISPLAY i n any Step . Ti p • I f you change the position of the spe akers, reset the speaker sett ings. See “Gett ing [...]

23 GB Getting Started Step 4: En joying So und from all the Sp eaker s You ca n enjoy DVD , TV, or VC R sound fr om all th e speakers in this s ystem. 1 Press FUNCTION +/– rep eatedly until the desired function appears in the front panel dis play. Each time yo u pres s FUNCTION + /–, the functi on cha nges a s follo ws. “DVD” t “TUN ER FM[...]

24 GB Getting Started 1 Press FUNCTION +/– rep eatedly until “TV” or “AUDIO” appears in the front panel display. 2 Press SY STEM MENU. 3 Press X / x repeatedly until “ATTENUATE” appears in the front panel display, then press or c . 4 Press X / x to select a setting. • “ ATT ON” : You can atte nuate the i nput level. The output l[...]

Sound Adjustm ent 25 GB Enjoying Surroun d Sound by Using Decoding Mode 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 excitin g and powerful s ound of movie theaters in to your home. 1 Press SYSTEM MENU. 2 Press X / x repeatedly until “DEC. MO DE” appears in the f[...]

26 GB 4 Press . The setting is made. 5 Press SY STEM MENU. The syst em m enu t urn s off. To turn the surround effect off Select “A.F.D. S TD” or “2CH STEREO” for “DEC. MODE.” Note • W hen the input sign al is multi cha nnel source , “PRO LOGIC,” “PLII MOVIE,” an d “PLII MUSIC” are can celed and t he mu lti ch annel sour c[...]

Sound Adjustm ent 27 GB Selectin g the Sound Mode 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 ” : Th e system s elects “M OVIE” or “MUSIC” automatica lly to produce the sound effect dependi ng on the [...]

28 GB Playing a Disc Depending on the DVD VIDEO or VIDEO CD, some operat ions may b e di fferent or r estr icted . Refer to t he operatin g instru ctions su pplied wit h 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 FUNC[...]

Disc 29 GB – [CONTROL FOR HDMI ] is s et to [OFF] (page 5 7). To use the headphones Connect the headphon es to PHONES jack on the unit. The s ound of the syste m is mut ed. Other operations 1) Ex cept for JPEG image fil es. 2) Scan speeds may differ with some discs. 3) DVD VIDEO, DVD-R, DVD-RW, VIDEO CD only. 4) Except for VIDEO CDs. 5) You canno[...]

30 GB To display the subtitles * * * Except for Unite d Kingdom and Nort h Amer ican models. If subt itles ar e record ed on a d isc, yo u can turn the subt itles on/off during p layback. I f multilin gual subtitl es are re corded on the disc, you can c hange the subt itle langua ge durin g playba ck, or t urn the s ubtitle s on/off whene ver you w[...]

Disc 31 GB Note • While th e system is pl aying a Super VCD on which the audio tr ack 2 is not rec orded, no sou nd will come out when you s elect [2:STEREO ], [2:1/L] , or [2:2/R]. If you press AUDIO repeated ly during playbac k, the forma t of th e curre nt audi o sign al (PCM , Dolby D igital , DTS, etc.) appe ars as sho wn belo w. x DVD Examp[...]

32 GB To change a playback layer when playing a hybrid Super Audio CD Some S uper Au dio CDs con sist of a Su per Audi o CD layer and a C D layer. Y ou can ch ange the playback layer you want to listen to. Note • When the Supe r Audio CD doe s not have the CD layer, you cann ot select the pla yback laye r. 1 Press DISPLAY wh ile the system is in [...]

Disc 33 GB The syste m starts p layback fro m the point wher e you st opped t he dis c in Step 1. Note • Depending on whe re you stop the dis c, the system may not res ume playback from exactly the same point. • The poi nt where you stopp ed playing may b e cleared when: – y ou eject t he dis c. – the system enters standb y mode (DATA CD/ D[...]

34 GB Using Play Mode You ca n play th e conten ts of a disc in t he order you w ant by ar rangi ng the o rder of the track s on the disc t o creat e your ow n progra m. You ca n prog ram up to 99 tra cks. 1 Press DISPLAY . The C ontrol Menu disp lay ap pea rs on th e TV screen. 2 Press X / x to select [PROGRAM], then press . The opt ions fo r [PRO[...]

Disc 35 GB To cancel all of the tracks i n the programmed order 1 Follow Steps 1 to 3 of “ Creating your own prog ram.” 2 Press X and select [ALL CLEAR]. 3 Press . You can pl ay th e co nten ts o n a dis c in rand om ord er. Subseq uent Shuff le Play m ay pr oduc e a dif fere nt pl ayin g or der. Note • Same song may be pla yed repeatedly whe[...]

36 GB • [DISC] : You ca n repeat all of the f olders on the di sc. • [FOL DER]: Yo u can repe at the curr ent folder . • [TRACK] (MP3 files only): You ca n repeat the curr ent f ile. • [FILE] ( DivX vi deo files only ): You can repeat the curr ent f ile ( excep t for United Kingdom and Nort h American mod els). 4 Press . The item is selecte[...]

Disc 37 GB This func tion is onl y available for DVD-VRs with a playlist creat ed. 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 selec t [ORI GINAL/ PLAY LIST], then press . The options f or [ORIGINAL/PLAY LIST] appear. 3 Press X / x to selec t a setting. • [PLAY LIST] [...]

38 GB 3 Input th e time code usin g the number button s. For ex ample , to find the scene at 2 hours, 10 minut es, a nd 20 second s af ter t he beginn ing. Pres s 2, 1, 0, 2, 0 ([2:10:2 0]). 4 Press . Note • You cannot search for a sc ene on a DVD+RW using the ti me code. Playing MP3 Files/JPEG Image Files You ca n play t he MP3 f iles o r JPEG i[...]

Disc 39 GB 2 Press X / x to select a folder. x To play M P3 files in a folder Press H to start play ing the selec ted fold er. x To select a MP3 file Press . The list o f files co ntained in th e folder appears . Press X / x to select a file and pr ess . The system star ts p laying the s elec ted fi le. You can turn the file list of f by pres sing [...]

40 GB To rotate a JPEG image file When a JPEG i mage file i s di splay ed on the T V screen, you can rotate the JP EG image file by 90 degrees. Press X / x while vie wing a JP EG imag e file. Press CLEAR to retu rn to normal view. 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 × 10[...]

Disc 41 GB The opt ions fo r [INT ERVA L] ap pear. 3 Press X / x to selec t a setting. • [NORMAL] : You can s et to the standard dura tion. • [FAST ]: You ca n set the duratio n shor ter than [NORMAL]. • [SLOW 1]: You can set th e duration longer than [NORM AL ]. • [SLOW 2]: You can set th e duration longer than [SLO W 1]. 4 Press . Note ?[...]

42 GB DivX video files that the system can play The sy stem c an play d ata that is reco rded in DivX form at, an d which ha s the exten sion “.AV I,” or “. DIVX .” The sy stem wi ll not pla y files w ith the ex tensio n “.AVI ” or “.DI VX” if they do not cont ain a DivX vi deo. Ti p • For details about playabl e MP3 audi o tracks[...]

Disc 43 GB To play the next or previous DivX video file without turning on the above file list You c an sel ect the next or pr evious DivX vide o file i n the same fo lder by pressing > / . . You ca n also sel ect the first file of the next fol der by pre ssing > duri ng play back of th e last f ile of the c urrent fold er. Note that you cann[...]

44 GB Restricting Pla yback of the Disc [PARENTAL CONTROL] Playback of some DVD VIDEOs can be limited accord ing to a pr edeter mine d level such as th e age of t he users. Sc enes m ay be bloc ked or repl aced wit h diffe rent 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 [...]

Disc 45 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 password us ing the number buttons, then press . The syst em start s playback . Note • When you p[...]

46 GB Using the Setu p Display You ca n make variou s adjus tments o f item s such as pictur e and sou nd. Disp layed ite ms vary depend ing on the country model. 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 +/– rep eatedly until ?[...]

Disc 47 GB Set vari ous lan guages f or the on- screen displa y or soun d trac k. 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[...]

48 GB x [LINE] You ca n select s the outp ut met hod for vi deo signal s fro m the EURO AV T OUTPUT (TO TV) jack on the rea r panel o f the unit. [VIDEO] : The system outpu ts vide o signal s. [RGB]: Th e syst em outpu ts RGB si gnal s. Note • I f your TV does not a ccept RGB signals , no picture appe ars on th e TV scr een even if you select [RG[...]

Disc 49 GB x [YC B C R /RGB (HDMI)] You ca n sele ct the typ e of HDMI sig nal out put from HDMI OUT j ack. [ YC B C R ] : The sy stem ou tputs YC B C R signals. [RGB ]: The system output s RGB signal s. Note • If the playba ck pictur e becomes distort ed, set [YC B C R ] to [RGB]. • If the HDMI OUT jack is connected to a com ponent with a DVI [...]

50 GB Note • [ AUDIO DRC] works only for Dolby Digital. x [TRACK SELECTION] (DVD VIDEO onl y) You ca n give the so und trac k which contains the highes t numb er of cha nnels prio rity wh en you play a DVD VIDEO on whic h multiple audi o format s (PCM, D TS, Dolb y Digital, or M PEG audio) are reco rded . [OFF] : Off. [AUTO]: The syst em selects [...]

Disc 51 GB To obtai n the best possib le surr ound sound, se t conne ction of t he speake rs an d their d istance fro m you r lis tenin g po sitio n. T hen us e th e tes t tone to adjust th e level and t he balance of the speakers to the sa me level. Note • You cannot operate [SP EAKER SETUP] when you connect headphon es to the unit. x [CONNECTIO[...]

52 GB [L/R] 3.0 m/10 f t 2)3) : Set the surround s peake r dist ance ( up to 5.0 meter s (16 ft) clos er to the front sp eakers ). 1) 0.0 to 6.9 mete rs for North American mo dels. 2) When you pe rform the Quic k Setup (page 20) , the def ault settin gs are chang ed. 3) This item appears when yo u set [SURROUND] to [YES] in the [ CONNECTION] settin[...]

T une r 53 GB 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. Ti p • You can oper ate the tuner functi on by observin g the followin g displa y on t he TV s creen. 1 Press FUNCTION +/– rep eatedly until “TUNER FM” or “ TUNER AM” appears i[...]

54 GB 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 53)). 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 55 GB 6 Create a name by using C / X / x / c . Press X / x to s elect a charac ter, then pr ess c to move the cursor to the next positio n. You can in put l ett ers, number s, an d oth er symbol s for a ra dio statio n. 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 th[...]

56 GB Using the Radio Dat a System (RDS) The Radi o Data Sy stem ( RDS) i s a broadca sting servi ce that al lows radio st ations to send additional information along with the regular prog ram si gnal. This tune r of fers co nveni ent RDS fe atures , such as station na me d isplay. RDS is av aila ble only for F M sta tion s.* Note • RDS may not w[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 57 GB Using the C ontrol for HDMI F unctio n for “BRAVIA” Sy nc This func tion is ava ilable on TVs wi th the “BRAV IA” Sync f unction on ly. By conn ecting Sony co mponen ts that ar e compatible with the Control f or HDMI func tion with an H DMI c able (no t supplie d), oper ation i s simplif ied a[...]

58 GB To se t the [CON TROL FOR HD MI] function to on/off 1 Press FUNCTION +/– rep eatedly until “DVD” appears in the front panel display. 2 Press DISPLAY w hile the system is in stop mode. The C ontrol Menu disp lay ap pea rs on th e TV screen. 3 Press X / x to sel ect [SETUP] , then press . The op tions for [SETUP ] appe ar. 4 Press X / x t[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 59 GB (System Audio Control) You can e njoy TV sou nd in this sy stem by easy opera tion. To use this functio n, connect the syste m and the TV with an audio co rd (n ot suppli ed) and an HDMI ca ble (not su ppli ed) (p age 15 ). Depend ing on the TV , when you set t he syst em to the “TV” functi on, th[...]

60 GB Playing Back Audio Files/JPEG Image Files of a USB Device You ca n play aud io files (MP3/W MA/AA C files)/ JPEG image files stored in a US B device such as the dig ital music play er or USB storage medi a (not su pplied ) by conne cting the USB devic e to the un it. For a list of USB devic es that can be co nnect ed to the unit , see “Play[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 61 GB • Some US B devi ces cann ot be pla yed ba ck o n the system d epe nding on th e fil e forma t. • The sys tem can pl ay b ack t o a de pth of 8 folders only . • The sys tem may not be able to pl ay a n audi o file depe ndin g on the kind o f file. • When the USB de vice is in sert ed, t he sys[...]

62 GB Press X / x to se lect a fil e and pres s . The sy stem st arts play ing the s elected fi le. You ca n turn th e file lis t off by pre ssing DVD MENU. Pressing DVD ME NU again will disp lay the fol der list. Ti p • The system can recogniz e up to 150 audio files in a single f older. To stop playback Press x . To play the next or previous au[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 63 GB To play the next or previous JPEG image file Press c / C when the Control Menu display is not displa yed. Not e that yo u can sel ect the next folder by conti nuing to press c after the last image on the curren t folder , but that yo u canno t return to the pr evious f older by pres sing C . To return[...]

64 GB • [ FOLDER LIST]: The lis t of folders appear s. Follo w Step 2 o f “Selec ting an audi o file or fold er” or “Selec ting a JPEG image file or folder.” • [PICTURE LIST]: Images of JPEG image file s in the fo lder app ear in 16 subsc reens. Follo w Step 2 of “S electin g a JP EG im age file or fold er.” If there is no JPEG imag[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 65 GB 4 Press X / x or th e numbe r butto ns to select the desired number. If yo u make a mist ake, pr ess CLE AR to cancel t he numb er. 5 Press . The syste m starts p layback fro m the select ed n umber . Press DISPLAY repeatedly. Each time you press DISPL AY while pl aying the USB device, the displ ay ch[...]

66 GB You ca n chec k the date in forma tion du ring playba ck when the Exif* t ag is recor ded in the JPEG image fi le. Press DISPLAY twi ce during playback. The Cont rol Menu di splay app ears on the TV screen . * “Exch angeable I mage Fi le Form at” is a digi tal camera im age format define d by the Japan Electroni cs and I nformatio n Techn[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 67 GB the name with out overwrit ing the orig inal folder or file . • Some US B devi ces cann ot be pla yed ba ck o n the system d epe nding on th e fil e forma t. 1 Load an audio CD. 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 t[...]

68 GB x To select the desired MP3 file/folder Press X / x to select the MP3 f ile/fold er, then press . The MP3 fil es/fo lders ar e marked . x To select all MP3 files/folders Press C / X / x / c to se lect [ A LL] , then press . x To cancel the MP3 file/folder Press X / x to select the MP3 f ile/fold er, then press . The m ark on t he MP3 f ile/fo[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 69 GB Playable USB Devices You can us e the foll owin g Son y USB de vice s on the sy stem . Verified Sony devices “WALKMAN” an d “WALKMAN” l ogo are registere d tradema rks of S ony Cor poration. Note • Do not use the USB devices ot her than these USB devices. Ope ration of model s not listed her[...]

70 GB • De pending on the type of DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adap ter, you may be able t o operat e a conn ected 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 71 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 insta ll some s peakers. For the better su rround 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[...]

72 GB 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 73 GB – front and surround spe akers are not corre ctly connect ed. 10 Press C / c to select [YES] or [NO ], then press . x The measurem ent is OK. Disconnec t the cali bration mic, then sele ct [YE S]. Th e resu lt is im plem ented . x The measurem ent is not OK. Follow the message, then sele ct [YES] to retr y. Note • While [...]

74 GB 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 75 GB Changing t he Brightness of the Fr ont Panel Display The bri ghtne ss of the fr ont pa nel dis play c an b e set to eit her 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 sp[...]

76 GB 2 Current fi le name 3 Current album a nd file number 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 of the M P3 file c annot 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 de[...]

Other Operati ons 77 GB To check DATA CD/DATA DVD (MP3 file/DivX video file 3) ) text By pr essi ng DIS PLAY wh ile pl aying MP3 files or DivX vide o files 3) on a DATA CD/DATA DVD, you can display the n ame of the fo lder/ MP3 file/Div X video file 3) , and th e audio bit rate ( the a mount of d ata pe r sec ond o f the curren t audio) on t he TV [...]

78 GB Return ing to the Defau lt Setting s 1 Press " / 1 to turn on the system. 2 Press x , A , an d " / 1 on the unit at th e same time. “COL D RESE T” appear s in the front pa nel display and th e system returns to defa ult settings . You ca n retur n the [SETU P] sett ings (pa ge 46) othe r th an [PA RENTAL CONTR OL] to the default[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 79 GB 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 sy stem in a loca tion wit h adequ ate ventilati on to prevent he at bu[...]

80 GB Notes abo ut the Discs On handling discs • To keep t he disc clean, hand le the di sc by its edge. Do not tou ch the surf ace. • Do not s tick pape r or tape o n th e dis c. • Do not e xpose the disc to di rect sunl ight or heat sources suc h as hot air d ucts, or leave i t in a car p arke d in d irect sunli ght a s the tem peratu re ma[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 81 GB 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[...]

82 GB Sound Color irr egularit y occurs on the TV screen. The su bwoofer and the front sp eaker s in this sys tem are m agnet ically shielded to prevent m agnetic lea kage. Howev er, some leak age may occu r, as a high -strength magnet is empl oyed. If this h appens, c heck the following items: • If the speake rs are used w ith a CRT-based TV or [...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 83 GB Operation The surround effect is difficult to hear when you are playin g a sound tr ack of Dolby Digital , DTS, or MP EG audio. • Mak e sur e the “DEC . MOD E” s etti ng (p age 25 ). • Check the s peaker con nections a nd set tings (p ages 14, 51). • Depending on the DVD, the output signal ma y not be th e e[...]

84 GB The MP3 file cann ot be played. • The DATA CD is not recorded in the MP3 format that conf orms to ISO 9660 Level 1/Le vel 2, or Joliet. • The DATA DVD is not re corded i n an MP3 f ormat th at confor ms to UDF (Universal Disk Forma t). • The MP3 f ile do es not have the extension “.MP3.” • The data is not forma tted in MP3 even th[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 85 GB You cannot perfo rm some function s such as stop, search, Slow-motion Play, or Repeat Play . • Depending on the d isc, you m ay not be able to perfo rm some of the op erations above. Ref er to the opera ting instruct ions supplie d with the disc. Messages do not a ppear o n the TV screen in the langua ge you want. ?[...]

86 GB USB device Sympt om Rem edy “OVERLOAD” appears in the front panel di splay. • A problem has be en detec ted with the level of electrica l curre nt from th e (USB) p ort. Turn off the s ystem and remo ve the US B devi ce from the (USB) port . Make sure there is no problem wi th the USB device. If t his dis play pattern persists, contact [...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 87 GB “DATA ERROR” appears in the front pa nel disp lay during playback of an USB devic e. • The audio file/JPEG imag e file you want to play is broke n. • The data is not M PEG1 Audio Layer 3 data. • The JPEG im age file format does not conform to DCF. • The JPE G imag e file has the extensio n “.JPG” or ?[...]

88 GB You cannot start re cording/ copying to an USB de vice. • The following problems may have occurred. – The USB devic e is ful l. – T he number of MP3 fi les and folde rs on the USB devic e has reached the upper lim it. – The USB devic e is writ e-protected. Recording/ copying i s stop ped before it is finished . • The comm unicati on[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 89 GB Self-dia gnosis Fu ncti on (When lette rs/numbers ap pear in th e displ ay) When the self -diagnosis fu nction is activ ated to preven t the syst em from ma lfuncti oning, a 5- character service numb er (e.g., C 13 50) with a combinatio n of a le tter and 4 d igits appears on the TV scree n or front panel d ispla y. I[...]

90 GB Specifica tions Amplifier Sec tion Stereo mode (rated) 108 W + 108 W ( at 3 ohms, 1 kHz, 1% THD) Surround mode (ref erence) RMS output p ower FL/FR/ C/SL/SR* : 142 watt s (p er chan ne l at 3 ohms, 1 kHz, 10% THD) Subwoofer*: 140 watts (at 3 ohms, 80 Hz, 10% THD) * Depending on the decoding mode settings and the sour ce, ther e may be no soun[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 91 GB Gene ral Power requirements 220 V - 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz Power consumpt ion On: 160 W Standby: 0.3 W (at the Power Saving mo de) Output voltage (DIGITAL MEDIA PORT) DC 5 V Output current (DIGITAL M EDIA PORT) 700 mA Dimension s (approx.) 430 mm × 66 mm × 385 mm (w /h/d) incl. projectin g part s Mass (approx. ) 4.2 kg [...]

92 GB surrou nd s peake rs and a ce nter speak er. Th e surr ound s peake rs ou tput mona ural sound . DTS Digital au dio compress ion technolo gy devel oped by D TS, Inc. This techn ology confor ms to 5.1-c hannel surroun d. T his for mat comp rises of st ereo r ear chann el an d ther e is discrete subwoofer chann el in this format . DTS provi des[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 93 GB Language Code List The langua ge spellings conform to the ISO 639: 1 988 (E/F) standard. 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 1061 [...]

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) (20, 78) B A (open/close) (28) C Front panel display (96) D Play operation buttons (28) E (remote senso r) (9) F FUNCTION (23) G VOLUME control (28) H PHONES jack (28) I AUDIO IN/A.CAL MIC j ack (16, 20, 72) J (USB) [...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 95 GB A SPEAKER jacks ( 14) B COAXIAL 75 Ω FM jack (18) C AM terminal (18) D EURO AV T OUTPUT (TO TV) jack ( 15) E DMPORT (DIGITAL ME DIA PORT) jack (16, 69) F HDMI OUT j ack (15) G TV (DIGITAL IN COAXI AL/OPTICAL) jacks (15) Rear panel CENTER SUBWOOFER DIGITAL IN COAXIAL OPTICAL FRONT R FRONT L SUR R SUR L SPEAKER TV HDMI[...]

96 GB About the indications in the front panel display A Playing status B Flashes when the sleep timer is set. (74) C Displays system’s st atus 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) ( 53) E Stereo/Monau ral effec[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 97 GB Remote control ALPHABETICAL ORDER BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS A – O P – Z ANGLE 3 (29) AUDIO qh (30) CLEA R es (34, 46, 54) D.TUNING ws (54) DISC SKIP 1) ed DISPLAY wa (55, 65, 75) DVD MENU wg (36) DVD TOP MENU qd (36) DYNAMIC BASS 6 (74) ENTER 2) wf (19, 20, 31, 34, 5 3, 71) FUNCTION +/– 2 (23, 28) MENU wg (73) MUTING [...]

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 rep eatedly. Each time you press DISPLAY, the Control Menu di splay chan ges: 1 t 2 t ... t 1 t ... 1 Contro l Menu dis play 1 2 Contr ol Me nu di splay 2 (a ppears when avail able) 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 DISPLAY . List of Control Menu items Item Item Name, Fun ction, Relev ant Disc Typ e [TITLE] (page 37)/[SCENE] (page 37)/[TRACK] (page 37) You can s elect the tit le, sce ne, or t rack to b e played . [CHAPTER] (page 37)/[INDEX] (p[...]

100 GB 1) Except for Unite d Kingdom and Nor th Americ an models . 2) These items are not displayed when playing a DATA CD /DATA DVD wit h DivX video file (except for Uni ted Kingdom a nd North American mod els). [SHUFFLE] (page 35) You can play the trac k/file in random order. [REPEAT] (page 35) You can play the enti re disc (a ll titles/ all tra [...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 101 GB List of Control Menu Items for USB device Ti p • The Control Menu ic on indicato r lights up in y ellow when you select a ny item exc ept [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 [[...]

102 GB Index Numerics 5.1 Chan nel Surround 31 A A/V SYNC 43 AA C fi le 60 ANGLE 29 AT T E N U AT E 2 4 A UDIO 47 A UDIO (HDMI) 49 A UDIO DRC 49 A UDIO SETUP 49 A UTO CA LIBR A TION 49, 72, 91 B B AC KGROUND 50 C COLD RESET 78 CONTR OL FOR HDMI 48 Control for H DMI 57 Con tro l Menu Disp la y 98 CUST OM 46 D D. C. A. C. (Digital Cinema Auto Calibra[...]

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