Sony DAV-SR2 manuale d’uso

©2004 Sony Cor poration 4-255-438- 11 (1) DVD Home Theatr e System Oper a ti ng Inst ructions DA V - S R 2[...]

2 GB 3 To preven t fire or shoc k haz ard, do not expose th e unit to ra in or m oi st ur e. Do not install the applian ce in a confined spa ce, su ch as a bookcase or buil t- in ca bine t. To prevent fir e , do not cover the ven til ation of the apparatus with ne ws papers, table-clo ths, curta ins, e tc. And don’t pla c e li ghte d c an dle s o[...]

3 GB Thank y ou f or pur chas ing So ny DV D H ome Theatre Sy stem. Before operating this sy stem, please read thi s manu al th orough ly and reta in it for fu t ure re fe re nce. On power sources AC power cord must be chan ge d only a t the qua lif i ed service sh op. On placement • Pl ace the system in a loca tion wit h adequate ventilati on to[...]

4 GB Welcom e ! .... .............. ........... ............... .... 3 Precau tions ...... .............. .................. ........ 3 About T his Manual ........... .............. ........ 6 This Syste m Can Pla y the Fo llowing Discs . .................. ............... ............... 6 Terms fo r Discs ............. ............... ...........[...]

5 GB Addi tional Inf ormation Troubles hooting ............. ............... ........ 82 Specifica tions .............. .............. ........... . 85 Glossary .... .............. ........... ............... .... 87 Index to Parts and Cont rols ............... ... . 90 Languag e Code Lis t ........... .................. . 95 DVD Setup Menu Li s t [...]

6 GB • The instructi on s in this manua l desc ribe the contr ol s on the r em o te. Yo u ca n als o us e th e controls on the system if they have the same or similar n ames as th ose on the remote. • The followin g symbols are used in this manu al. * MP3 (MPEG1 A udio Laye r 3) is a standa rd format defined by ISO/MPE G which compre sse s audi[...]

7 GB Note on PBC (Playback Control) (VIDEO CDs) This sy stem confor ms to Ver. 1.1 and Ver. 2. 0 of VIDEO CD stan dards. You can en joy tw o kinds of pl ayback dep e nding on the di sc type. About Multi Session CD • This system ca n play Mul ti Session CDs whe n an MP3 aud io track is co ntaine d in the fir s t ses sion. An y subseq uent MP3 audi[...]

8 GB Notes about CD-R/CD-R W/DVD-R/DVD-RW (Video mode)/DVD+R/DVD+RW In some cases , CD-R/CD-RW/DVD-R/DVD-RW (Video mode)/DVD+R/DVD+R W cannot be played on th is playe r due t o the recor ding q uality o r phy sical conditi on of t he disc , or the chara cteristi cs of the recording de vic e and author ing software. The disc will not play if it has [...]

9 GB Use the Co ntro l Menu to select a func tion that you wou ld like to use. The Control Men u display appea rs when the DVD DIS PLAY button is p ressed. For details, refer to the page in parenthe ses. List of Control Menu Items Guide to the Control Menu Displ ay DISC Displ ays the di sc name or the disc type inser ted into the system. TITLE ( D [...]

10 GB Tips • Each time you press DVD DISPLAY, the Control Menu di splay changes as follows : The Control Menu it ems vary, depe ndi ng on the dis c. • The Control Me nu ic on in dica tor lig hts up in gree n t unles s you set the [R E PE AT] sett i ng to [OFF]. • The [ANGLE] indicat or lights up in green o nly when multiple angles ar e record[...]

Getting Started 11 GB Chec k that yo u have t he foll owing items: •S p e a k e r s ( 5 ) • Subw oofer (1) • AM loop an te nna (aeria l) (1) • FM wire an tenna (aeri al ) (1) • Sp ea ker co rd s (3 .5m × 3, 10 m × 2) •V i d e o c o r d ( 1 ) • Re m ot e C o mm an der (r em ot e) R M -SP32 0 (1 ) • Size AAA (R03) b atteries (2) •[...]

12 GB Conn ect the s uppl ied sp ea ker sy ste m u si ng the su pplied speak er cor d s by matc hi ng the co lors of the jacks to those of the cord s. Do not c o nnect any speake rs other than those supplie d with t his syste m. To obtain the best possib le surr ound sound, spec ify the speaker par ame te rs (d ist ance, level, etc.) on page 25. Re[...]

Getting Started 13 GB Termi na ls for conne cting the speaker s Conn ect the To th e Front spe akers SPEAK E R FR ONT L (w hite) an d R (re d) ja cks Surround spea kers SPEAKER SURR L (blue) a nd R (gr ay ) jacks Center s peaker SPEAKER C ENTER (gree n) jack Subwoofer SPEAKER WOOFER (purple ) ja ck s AUDIO IN VIDEO SURROUND BACK SAT SPEAKER AUDIO I[...]

14 GB Note on p lacing speakers • Do not set the spe akers in an in cl ined pos ition. • Do n ot place the speakers in locations t hat are: – Extre mely hot or cold – Dusty or dir ty – Very humid – Subject to vibrations – Subje ct to direct s unlight • Use caution when placi ng the subwoo fer, tal l speakers, or speaker stands (not [...]

Getting Started 15 GB To connect the surround back speaker This sy stem is compa tible with the 6.1 surround s y stem. When you enjoy a DVD that is compatible with th e 6.1 sur round s yste m such as a DT S-E S disc, connect the sur roun d back spea ker (not suppl ied) and set i ts par a meter s ( see “S et ti n gs for th e Speak ers” on page 7[...]

16 GB To ch an ge t he spea ker ca ble s If you w a nt to use a differ ent sp ea ke r cabl e, yo u can de tach th e plug for at ta ch men t t o an othe r ca ble. Detaching With the cat cher f acin g down , press and h old th e plu g down agai nst a f lat surf ace an d rem ove t he cords from plu g. Attaching Whil e pr es sin g th e pl ug dow n ag a[...]

Getting Started 17 GB Connect th e supplied AM/FM antenn as (aerials ) for listenin g to the radio. Termi nals for con necting the antennas (a erials) Notes • To prevent noise pickup, k eep th e AM loop ante nna (ae ri a l) awa y from the system an d othe r compone nts. • Be sure to f ull y exten d the FM wi re an tenna (a e r ia l). • After [...]

18 GB Tip If you have poo r FM recepti on, use a 75- ohms co axial cable ( not suppl ied) t o conne ct the sy stem to an outdoor FM antenna (ae ria l) as shown be low. COAXIAL AM FM 75 Outd oor FM antenna (aeri al) System[...]

Getting Started 19 GB Requir ed cord s Video cord for connecting a TV Audio cords (not supplied) When con nect in g a cor d, be s ur e to mat c h the colo r-co ded sl ee ves to th e appr op riat e j ac ks on t he compon ents. Termi nals for connect i ng video compon ent s Notes • The video signal is ou tput as below : – When [ COM PONENT OUT] i[...]

20 GB Note s • Make connections s ecurely to prev ent unw anted n o ise. • Refer to th e ins tr uc tions sup pli ed wi th the TV . • The system cann ot output an audio si gnal to the connected TV. Only the audi o signal of the TV is output from th e system spea kers . If you connect a digital satellite receiver with an OPTICAL OUT jack The di[...]

Getting Started 21 GB To chan ge the colo r system (PAL or NTSC) * * Asian, Austra lian, and Saudi Arabian mode ls only. Depend i ng o n the TV t o be conne ct ed , you may be req ui re d t o se lect ei th er PA L o r NTS C of the system . The initia l setting of t he system for Australian and Sa udi Arabian models is PAL. The initia l setting of t[...]

22 GB Output t he TV or VCR so und from th e speak ers 1 Connect audio cords. Connect the AUDIO OUT (L/R) jacks of TV or VCR to the VIDEO jacks (AUDIO IN L/R) of this system with audio co rds. * AUDIO OUT (L/R) jacks If your TV does not have AUDIO OUT (L/ R) jacks, you cann ot output the TV so und from the speaker s of this system. 2 Change the mo [...]

Getting Started 23 GB Before conn ecting th e AC power c ord (mains lead) o f this system to a wall outlet ( mains), c onnect th e speak er s to t he syste m (see page 13). After c ompleting th e first 4 steps, m ake initia l settings using th e Quick Setup . You can set the in itial setting of [ LANGUAGE SETUP], [ROOM SIZE], [LISTENING POSITION], [...]

24 GB Setting is selecte d and [ROOM SIZE] appe ars. 7 Select a suitable room size from [SMALL], [MEDIUM], o r [LARGE] using X / x , then press ENTER. Setting is selecte d and [LISTENING POSI TIO N] appe ars. The [LIST E NING POSITION] nu mber you can sel ect vari es, depend ing on the [R OOM SIZE] setting. [SMALL]: Thr ee pos itions [MEDIUM]: F ou[...]

Getting Started 25 GB Posit ion ing t he spea ker s For the be st poss ib le su rr ou nd sou nd, all the speak ers oth er than the s ubwoof er sh ould be the same di s ta nce fr om t he list en ing po si t ion ( A ). Howe ve r, this sy stem a llow s yo u to pl ac e the center spe aker u p t o 1. 6 me ters c los er ( B ) and the sur round speakers u[...]

26 GB Depe ndi ng on the D V D or VID EO CD, som e opera tions ma y be diff erent or restrict ed. Refer t o the op erat ion det ails supp lied w ith yo ur disc . 1 Turn o n your TV. 2 Switch the input selecto r on the TV to this system. 3 Press " / 1 on the system. The sy ste m turns on . Un le ss th e m o d e of th e sy st e m is set to “DV[...]

Play ing Di scs 27 GB To turn off the system Press " / 1 . The s ystem en ters standb y mo de an d the STANDBY indicato r lights up in red . To turn of f the system complete ly, remove t he AC power cor d (m ai ns lead) fr om the wall ou tlet (main s) . While playin g a disc, do not turn of f the system by press ing " / 1 . Doing so may c[...]

28 GB Whe n yo u sto p th e di s c, th e sy stem r eme m be rs the p oint where you pr esse d x and “RESUM E” appears in the front p anel display. As lo ng as you do not r e move the disc, Resu me Play will work even i f the s yste m ente rs sta ndby m ode by pres sing " / 1 . 1 While playing a disc, press x to stop playback. “RESU ME”[...]

Play ing Di scs 29 GB A DVD is divid ed into a l o t of sections, wh ich make up a pi c ture or musi c feature. Th ese sectio ns are ca ll ed “titles .” Wh en you pl ay a DVD which conta ins severa l titles, you can select t h e title you want usin g DVD TOP MENU/ALBUM–. When you play DVDs that allo w you to sel ect items s uch as the languag[...]

30 GB Note s • Depending on the VIDEO CD , the me nu doe s no t appear i n Step 1. • Dep end i n g o n the V I DEO CD , “ Pre s s E N TER ” in Step 3 may appear as “Press SELECT” in the instruct ions supp lied wit h the disc . In this ca se, press H . Tip To play withou t usin g PBC, press . / > or the number button s while the syste[...]

Play ing Di scs 31 GB Select i ng an al bum a nd track 1 Press DVD DISPLAY. The C ontrol Menu and n ame of t he M P3 data d isc ap pear s. 2 Press X / x to select (ALBUM) then press ENTER or c . The list of album s co nt ai ne d in the di s c appears . 3 Select an album you want to play u sing X / x and press ENTER. 4 Select (TRACK) using X / x and[...]

32 GB You ca n pl ay JPE G ima ge file s on CD- RO M s, CD-Rs, or CD-RWs. However, th e disc s must be recor ded accor di ng to ISO9 660 l eve l 1, lev el 2 or J oliet format for the syst em to reco gnize th e files. You ca n a lso pla y disc s r ecor ded in Mu lti Session. S ee the instr uctions of the CD-R/RW device or record ing so ftware (n ot [...]

Play ing Di scs 33 GB When the lis t of all file s or albu ms ca nn ot be di splaye d on t he w indo w, t he ju mp ba r appears . Pres s c to select the jump bar icon, and then scroll the jump b a r to display th e rest of the list using X / x . Press C or O RETURN to return t o the file o r the album list. 5 Select a file using X / x and press ENT[...]

34 GB To rotate the current image Rotate the cu rrent image using C / c . Each time you p ress c , the ima g e turns clock w ise by 90º. Each time you p ress C , the ima g e turns anti clockwis e by 90º. Note You cannot rot at e th e ima g e during S lide show. Press H to return to nor m al pla y bef o re this ope rati on. You can play the conten[...]

Play ing Di scs 35 GB To check the tracks or alb ums tha t you have alread y crea te d on ce, pr es s C to se lect the jump bar i con, and then sc ro ll the jump bar to dis pl a y th e r es t o f th e l is t usi n g X / x . Press c or O RET URN to return to the track lis t. You can se lect the jump bar ic o n only if there ar e more than 9 pr ogram[...]

36 GB You ca n have the system “s huff l e” track s and play th em i n r andom or de r. Su bs equen t “shuff ling” wi l l pr oduce a diffe rent playi n g orde r. 1 In stop mode, press P LAY MODE repeatedly until “SHUF” appears in the front pane l displ a y . When yo u play an M P3 di sc , you ca n pl a y all t ra cks in album s in ra nd[...]

Play ing Di scs 37 GB You can play all the ti tles/tra cks/files or a single title/cha pter / tr ac k on a di sc . In Shu ff le or Pro gr am Play mode , the sy stem repeat s tra cks in shuf fled or pr og ram me d or der. You can not pe rform Rep eat Pla y during PBC playbac k of V ID EO CDs (page 29). 1 Press DVD DISPLAY. The Con trol Menu appe ar [...]

38 GB You ca n lo cate a pa rticul a r poin t on a di s c quic k ly by mon i t oring t he pict ur e or by pl aying back sl ow l y . Note s • Depending on the DVD/VIDEO CD, you may not be able to perfor m so me of the oper a tio ns descri be d. • During Scan or Slow- mo tion Play, no soun d is output. Locat ing a po int quickly b y playing a dis[...]

Play ing Di scs 39 GB You can se a rch a title (DVD), chapter (DVD), track (CD, VI DEO CD, Super Audio CD, MP3), index (VI DEO C D , Su pe r Audi o CD ) , album (MP3, JP EG), and file (JPEG). As titles, tracks album s an d files ar e as sign ed uniqu e names on the disc, yo u can sele ct the de sire d one from the Control Men u. Also ch apte rs and[...]

40 GB Search ing for a ch apter/ index 1 Press DVD DISPLAY. The Co nt rol Men u ap pe ars. 2 Press X / x to select th e search method. x When playing a DVD (CHAPTER) x When playing a VIDEO CD (without PBC functions) (INDEX) x When playing a Super Audio CD (INDEX) Exampl e: when you se lect (CHAPTER) “** (**) ” i s s electe d ( ** refer s to a n[...]

Play ing Di scs 41 GB View ing th e playing ti me an d remaining time in the f ront panel dis play You can ch eck disc informati on, such as the remainin g time, tot al number of titles i n a DVD, or tracks in a Super Audio CD, CD, VIDEO CD, or MP3 , usin g the front pane l displ ay (p age 91). Press DISPLAY. Each time you press D IS PLA Y w hi le [...]

42 GB When playing back a VIDEO CD (without PBC functions), Super Audio CD or CD When playing back an MP3 When playing back a JPEG TRK TRK Playing ti me and current tr ack num ber Remain ing ti me and cu rrent track numbe r Playing tim e of the d isc Remain ing ti me of the disc Track na me Curre nt soun d fiel d TRK TRK Playing ti me and current t[...]

Play ing Di scs 43 GB Notes • Depending on the type of disc bei ng pla ye d a nd the playing m ode , the dis c inform a tio n may not be displayed. • ID3 tag applies only to ve r sio n 1. • If the MP3 file you pla y back has an ID3 ta g, the ID3 tag info rmatio n is displa ye d as a trac k ( file) nam e . • Only alphabeti cal lette rs and n[...]

44 GB • C–**:** :** Remaining time o f th e current c hapt er • **:**:** Playing time of the menu or current title w ithout a c hapter x When playing a VIDEO CD (with PBC functi ons) • **:** Playing t ime of the current s cene x When playing a VIDEO CD (without PBC functi ons ) , Su per Audio CD or CD • T **: ** Playing t ime of the curre[...]

Sound Adjustm ents 45 GB If a DVD i s recorded with multilingua l tracks, you can se le ct the l ang uage y ou w a nt whil e playing t he DVD. If the DVD is record e d in multiple au dio formats (PCM, Dolby Dig ital, MPEG au dio, or DTS), you ca n select th e au di o format you wa nt while playing t he DVD. With ste reo CDs , VIDEO CDs, or MP3, you[...]

46 GB To turn off the Control Menu Press DVD DISPLAY re peatedly unt il the Contro l Menu i s t ur ned of f. Note s • For discs not in m ultiple au dio f or ma t , you c an not chang e th e s o u nd. • During DVD playb ack, the s ound may change auto maticall y. Tip You can select [AUDIO] directly by pressing AUDIO. Each time you pr es s th e b[...]

Sound Adjustm ents 47 GB You can take ad va ntag e of su rrou nd soun d simply by s e lecting one of s ystem’s pre- program med sound fiel ds. Th ey b ring t he exciting and pow e rfu l so un d of m ovi e theater s into you r ho me. To se lect sou nd field, press AUT O FORMAT DIRECT or MODE on the r e mote repeatedly until the soun d field you wa[...]

48 GB Using only t he fro nt speaker and sub woofer (2 C HANNEL STEREO) This mode outputs the so und fro m the front left and ri ght spe akers and sub woo fer. S tand ard tw o channe l (stereo ) sour c es comp le te l y by pass the sound f ie ld pr ocess i ng. M ul t i c han nel s ur ro und forma ts are dow nmi x ed to two chann els. Thi s all ows [...]

Sound Adjustm ents 49 GB x AUTO FORMAT DIRECT P RO LOGICII MOVIE/MU SIC Dolb y Pro Log icII pr oduce s five fu ll-ban dwidth output c hannels from two-channe l sources. This is done us i ng a n advan ced, hi gh -pur it y m a trix surround d ecoder that ext r acts the spatia l propert i es of the or iginal re cordi n g with out adding a ny n ew so u[...]

50 GB x C. ST. EX B (Cinema St udio EX B) Repro du ces the soun d ch aracteri s tics of the Sony P ictur es E ntertai nment “Ki m Nova k Theate r” cine m a pr od uction studio . Th is m od e is ideal for watching scie nce-ficti o n or action movies with lots of s o und effects. x C. ST. EX C (Cinema St udio EX C) Repro du ces the soun d ch arac[...]

Sound Adjustm ents 51 GB To turn the surround effect off Press AUTO FORMAT DIRECT repeatedly until “A. F.D. AUTO” a ppears i n the front panel displa y. When co nnecting th e head phones t o the PHONES j ack Press AUTO FORMAT DIRECT or MODE repeat edly unt il “H P 2C H ” appea rs in the fron t panel di sp lay. Notes • This function is una[...]

52 GB 4 Press X / x to select the surround back mode you want according to the input stream, then press ENTER or AMP MENU. The default se tting is “SB MATRIX.” When selecting “SB MATRIX” Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES is applie d to deco de the su rr ound b ack si gnal re gardl e ss of the 6.1 chan nel d ecode f lag a) in the inpu t s trea m . [...]

Sound Adjustm ents 53 GB This sy stem prov ides yo u wit h 2 ty pes o f sound eff ect, simp ly b y pres sing a bu tton. Ch oose the sound to s uit y ou r need s. Press NIGHT MO DE or DS GX on the remote. The so un d effect is ac t i v a ted. x NIGH T MODE In this mo de, y ou c an e njoy sound e ff ec ts or dialog ue, as you wo uld in a m ovie t hea[...]

54 GB If var ious ang les (mult i-angles) for a sc ene are recor ded on a DVD , you can ch ange the vie wing angle . For ex ample, w h i l e playing a scene o f a train i n motion , yo u ca n displ ay th e vi ew fr om either t he front of the t rain, the le ft window of the t rain, or from t he right w indow with out havi ng the tra in’s movement[...]

Using V arious Additional Functions 55 GB If subt it l es are re cor ded on a disc , y ou can t ur n the subtit le s on or off while playing. If multil i ngu al su btitl es ar e reco rded o n the di s c, you can cha n g e the sub title la ngu age w hi l e playin g, or t urn the subtit les on or off whe never you w ant. Yo u can sele ct the langua g[...]

56 GB You ca n set tw o k inds of pl a yback restri ct i o n s for a disc. • Cus tom P aren tal C ontrol You ca n s et the pl ay back r estri ct io ns so tha t the syste m will not play inapp ropriate discs. • Par en tal Co nt r ol Playback of some DVDs can be limited accor ding to a pr edet ermi ned lev el, suc h as the age of the vi ewer. The[...]

Using V arious Additional Functions 57 GB 5 Enter you r 4- di git pas swor d b y us ing the number buttons, then press ENTER. [Custo m parent a l control is se t.] appears and the scre en returns to the Contro l Men u displa y. If you make a mistake entering your password Press C before you press ENTER and input the corr ect n u m be r. If you make[...]

58 GB Limi ting play back f or childr en (Parental Control) (DVD onl y) Playback of some DVDs can be limited accord ing t o a pr ed eter m i ned l eve l, such as the age of t he vi e wer. The “ Paren ta l C ont r ol” function a llows you to set a pla yba ck li m itation level. A scene that is limited is not p layed, or it i s repl ac ed by a di[...]

Using V arious Additional Functions 59 GB 5 Press X / x to select [STANDARD], then press ENTER or c . The selecti on items for [S TANDARD] are displa yed. 6 Press X / x to select a geographic a rea as the playback l imitation level, then press ENTER. The area is se lected. If yo u se lect [OTHER S t ], sele ct an d enter th e standa rd code in the [...]

60 GB Pla yi n g th e disc for w hich Parental Control is se t 1 Insert the di sc and press H . The [PAREN TAL CON TROL] display appe ars. 2 Enter your 4-digit password using the number buttons, th en press ENTER. The sy st e m star ts pl ay back. Note s • If you pl ay a DV D which d oes not have t he Parental Control functi on, playba ck ca nnot[...]

Other Operations 61 GB By adjust i ng the remo te sign al, yo u ca n cont ro l your TV with th e supplied remote. Notes • I f you e nter a ne w code numb er, the c ode num ber previous l y entered wil l be er as ed . • When you replac e the ba tte r ie s of the rem ote, the code number may reset itse lf t o the default (SONY) setting . Rese t t[...]

62 GB Kiton 027 KTV 002, 020 LG/Goldsta r 0 02, 020, 027, 028 , 038 LOEWE 027, 02 8, 038 LXI(Sears) 002, 009, 012, 034 , 046 MAGNAVOX 002, 020, 027, 034 MARANTZ 0 22 Mark 02 7 Matsui 010, 05 2, 053 Medi on 027 Mitsubis hi/MGA 002, 02 1, 022 NEC 0 02, 020, 023, 024 , 048 NEI 027 NOKIA 025, 026 Nokia Oceanic 026 Nordmende 035, 04 2 Okano 027 ORION 00[...]

Other Operations 63 GB Controlling the TV You can cont rol y our TV us ing t he butto ns below . Using t he nu mber bu tton s for contro lling the TV When you set the remote to the TV mode, you can use th e num be r but to ns for co nt ro lling the TV. Press the TV button. The TV button t urns re d and the r emote is se t to the TV mode. You c an s[...]

64 GB * Except fo r North Am erican models. Operation Point the remo te to the direction of TV and this system, then press SONY TV DIRECT once. While transmitt ing the code from the remote, t h e TV butt on flashes. If this function d oes not work , change the transmit ti me. The transmit ti m e varies depend ing on th e TV . To ch ange the t ransm[...]

Other Operations 65 GB You ca n us e VCRs or other un its conn ec ted to the V IDEO or S AT ja cks. Refe r to t he op erat ion manual supplie d with the unit fo r furth er inform at io n on the ope rat ion. Press FUNCTION repeatedly until VIDEO or SAT that you connecte d the unit to appears in the front pan el display. Each time you pre ss FU N C T[...]

66 GB x SUB Sub so un d is outp ut from t he left and right speake rs. x MAIN+SU B Main soun d and Sub sound are ou tput f rom the l eft a nd r ight spea kers . x MAIN/SUB Main sound i s o utput fr om the left sp eaker and Su b so und i s ou tp ut from t h e r ig ht speak er. 5 Press AMP MENU. Turns off the AMP menu. Pres ett in g Radio Stations Yo[...]

Other Operations 67 GB 5 Press ENTER. A pres et number appe ars in the fron t panel displa y. 6 Press C / c / x / X to se lect/ the pre set number y ou wa nt . 7 Press ENTER. The station i s s tored . 8 Repeat 1 to 7 to store other stations. To change the preset number Restart from step 1. To change the AM tuning interval The AM tuning in terval ca[...]

68 GB To listen to non-preset radio stations Use manual or automatic tu ning in Step 2. For m anua l tuni ng, pr ess TUNIN G + or – o n th e remote rep e atedly. For automatic tuni n g, press and hold TUNING + or – on the r emote. Press x when yo u stop the automatic tu n ing. Tips • If an FM program is nois y, press F M MODE on the remote so[...]

Other Operations 69 GB 6 Create an index name by using t he curs or but t ons: Press X / x to sel ect a c harac ter , then press c to move the cursor to the next positio n . If you make a mistake Press C / c repeat edly until th e charac ter t o be chan ged flas hes, th en pre ss X / x to select the des ired characte r. Capit al letters , number s,[...]

70 GB You c an chan ge the bright ness o f the fr ont pa nel disp lay by two steps. 1 Press AMP MENU. 2 Press x / X repeatedly until “CUSTOMIZE ” appears in the fro nt panel display, then press ENT ER or c . The s y stem ent ers t he Cu stomiz e Menu mode. 3 Press x / X repeatedly until “DIMMER” appears in the fron t panel display, then pre[...]

Settings an d Adjustments 71 GB By usi ng the Setup Dis play, y ou c an ma ke variou s adjus tment s to i tems , such a s pict ure an d sound. You can also set the subtitle language and the Se tup Di sp lay, am o ng oth er things . For details on each Setup D ispla y item , see pa ge 72- 78. For an overa l l list of Se tup Di sp lay ite ms, see pag[...]

72 GB [LANGUAGE SETUP] allows you to s et vari ous l angua ges for t he on- screen d ispla y or sound t ra ck . Select [LANGUAGE SETUP] in the S etup Disp l ay. Fo r det ai ls on u si ng the disp lay, se e “Usi ng the Se tu p D i sp lay” (pa ge 7 1). x OSD (On-Screen Display) Selec ts th e di sp lay lan guage on the scr ee n. Select the languag[...]

Settings an d Adjustments 73 GB Note Depending on the DVD, [ 4:3 LETTER BOX] may be select ed a utoma tica lly instead of [ 4:3 P AN SCAN ] or vice versa. x SCRE EN SA V ER Turns th e sc reen saver on a nd off so t ha t the screen sav er i mage appe ars wh en y ou l eave the system in paus e or stop m ode f or 15 min utes, or when yo u playba ck a [...]

74 GB Note s • If your TV accepts progress ive signa l s, conne ct COMPONENT VIDEO OUT of the system to the TV using a compone nt video c ord (not suppl ied), and set progressiv e forma t. • W he n [PROGRE SSI V E ] is selecte d in [ SC REEN SE TU P ], no sig nal is out put fro m the MO N I T OR OUT jacks. • If you set [COMPONENT OUT] in [SCR[...]

Settings an d Adjustments 75 GB x TRACK SELECTION (DVD only) Gives th e sou nd trac k having the hig hest num ber of chann els priority wh en you play a DVD on which multip le audi o fo rma ts (P CM, MPEG audio, D T S, or Do l by Digi t al fo rma t) ar e record ed. Notes • When you set the item to [AUTO], the language may change. The [TRACK SELEC[...]

76 GB To obtain the best possib le surr o und sound, set for t he si ze of the spea kers you h ave connec ted and the ir di st an ce fr om yo ur list en ing po si t i on. Then use the te st to ne to a djust the leve l and th e balance of the spe akers to the same level. Select [SPE AKER SE TUP] in the Se tup Display. F or detail s, see “Using the[...]

Settings an d Adjustments 77 GB Be sure to change the val ue in the Setup Display when yo u mov e th e spea ke rs. * When you p erform t he Quick Setup ( page 2 3), the defaul t set ti ngs a re ch an ge d. Notes • When you set the dis tan c e, the soun d cuts off for a moment . • If all front and sur round s peake rs ar e no t pl aced at a n eq[...]

78 GB x BALANCE You ca n vary the bala nce of the left an d righ t speakers a s follows. Be sur e to set [TEST TONE] to [ON] for easy adjust ment. To adjust the volume of all the speakers at one time Use the V O L UM E co ntro l on the s ystem , or pres s V OL +/ –. x TEST TO NE The speakers wi ll emit a te st tone to adjust [LEVEL] and [BALANCE][...]

Settings an d Adjustments 79 GB Sett ing the spea kers by u sing the fro nt pan el di splay on t he system You can set the s pea kers by us ing the A M P menu t hat is displ ayed in the fro nt pa nel di splay. AMP menu list 1 Press AMP MENU. 2 Press X / x rep eatedly until the item yo u want to set appears in the front panel display. x SP S ETUP Se[...]

80 GB x SP S ETUP a) This setting a ppears whe n you set “SURR S P” to “SURR Y” in “S P S E T U P .” b) When you perf orm the Quic k Setup (page 23), the default se tt ings are cha nge d. c) This setti ng ap pe ars whe n you se t th e correspondi ng speaker to “Y” in “ SP SETUP” (page 80). x LEVEL a) When you perfo rm the Quick [...]

Settings an d Adjustments 81 GB x CUSTOMIZE Select [SETUP] in the setup displ ay. For details , see “Using the Se tup Display” (page 7 1). x QUICK Norm ally , wh en y ou t urn the s yst em on for th e first time or afte r resetting the syste m, the guide mess ag e appe ars on the TV sc reen and yo u can perform th e Quick Setu p. If you cancell[...]

82 GB If you ex peri en ce any of the foll owing dif fic ul ti es w hi l e us ing t he sys te m , use this trou bleshoot ing gui de to he lp re medy the problem before requ es tin g re pair s. S hould any problem per sist, consu lt your nea rest Sony deale r. Power The power is not turne d on. • Check th at the AC power cord (mains lea d) is conn[...]

Additiona l Information 83 GB Severe hum or noise is heard. • Ch ec k tha t the sp eak e rs an d com pon ent s are connected se cu rel y. • Check t hat the conn ecting cords are away from a transfor me r or moto r, an d at le a st 3 meters away fr om you r TV set or a fluore sc e nt light. • Move you r TV a way from the audi o compon ents. ?[...]

84 GB The title of the MP3 audio album or track is not corr ect ly d isp laye d. • The sys tem c an on ly dis play alphabe tical lette rs and number s. Other cha rac ter s are disp layed as “” . The display fo r entering the p assword does not appear for Super Audio CD, even though Custom Parental Control is set. • Custom Pare ntal Contro l[...]

Additiona l Information 85 GB “CANNOT LOCK” appears in the front panel displ ay. • Turn the power off and then on agai n by pressing [ / 1 on the syst em , then perform “On moving th e system” (p age 3). If “CANNOT LOCK” s till appears in the front pa ne l display, con tact your Sony dealer or loc al aut hor iz e d So ny se rv ic e fa[...]

86 GB Tuner section System PLL quartz-loc k e d digi ta l synthesi z er syst em FM tuner se c tio n Tuning ra nge 87.5 – 108.0 MHz (50 kHz step) Ante nna (a eria l) FM w ire a ntenna (aer ial) Ante nn a ( a e rial) termi n als 75 oh ms, unbalance d Interm ediate f requenc y 10.7 M Hz AM tuner section Tuning range Middle Ea sten m odels: 53 1 – [...]

Additiona l Information 87 GB Albu m Sectio n of a m us ic piec e or an im ag e on a dat a CD contai ning MP 3 audi o t ra ck s or JPE G files . Chap ter Subdivisi o n of a title on a DVD. A title is compos ed of sev er al cha pters . Digita l Cinema Soun d (DCS) This is the gen eric nam e of th e surr ou nd sou nd produce d by di gi ta l s ig na l[...]

88 GB DVD A disc th at co ntai ns up t o 8 hour s of m ovin g pict ures eve n t hough it s diamet er is th e same as a CD. The da ta capaci ty of a s ingle-l ayer and s ingle - sided DVD, at 4.7 GB (Giga Byte), is 7 times that of a CD . Furt herm ore, t he da ta capa city o f a dual-layer and single -sided DVD is 8.5 GB, a single-la yer and double-[...]

Additiona l Information 89 GB Regi on Co de This sy stem is use d to pro tect copyri g hts. A region n umber is allocated o n each DVD system or DVD dis c accordi ng to the sal es region . Each region code is sho wn on th e sy stem as we ll as on the disc pa ckagi ng . The sys tem can play the discs t hat ma tch its region code. The sys tem ca n al[...]

90 GB For mo re in form a tion , ref er to th e pa ges in di cat ed i n pa rent he ses. Front Pa ne l A [ / 1 (power) swi tch/STANDBY indicator (26) B Disc slot (26) C (remote senso r) (11) D Front panel display (91) E PHONES (o n the side of the system) jack (26) F VOLUME +/ – (26, 78) G . / > (27, 29) H x (stop) (27) I (play/pause) (26) J FU[...]

Additiona l Information 91 GB Front Pan e l Display When playing back a DVD When playing back a Super Audio CD, CD, VIDEO CD (without PBC functions), or MP3 When listening to the radio Playi ng statu s Curr ent cha pter numb er Curr ent sou nd effe ct Curr ent title number P layin g time Current soun d Current m ode TITLE REP 1 NIGHT DSGX DTS –ES[...]

92 GB When playing back a JPEG file JPEG Current file number Play ing statu s[...]

Additiona l Information 93 GB Rear Panel A SPEAKER jacks ( 13) B SURROUND BACK jack (15) C VIDEO AUDIO IN (L/R) jacks (19) D COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks ( 19) E SAT OPTICAL DIG ITAL IN jack (20) F AM terminals (17) G FM 75 Ω COAXIAL jack (17) H MONITOR O UT (VIDEO/S VI DEO) jacks (19) I SAT AUDIO IN (L/R) jacks (19) AUDIO IN VIDEO SURROUND BACK SAT[...]

94 GB Remote Note This remote co ntr ol glows in the dark. However, before g lowing, the rem ote mu st be exposed to light f or awhile . A Z (eject) (26, 27) B DISPLAY (41, 43, 67) C SLEEP (69) D . / > , PRESET –/+ (27, 29, 67, 68) E H (play) (26, 27, 28, 29, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38) F DVD TOP MENU/ALBUM– (29, 31, 32) G C / X / x / c /ENTER (23, [...]

Additiona l Information 95 GB The langua ge spelli ngs confor m to the IS O 639: 1988 (E/F ) stan dard. Language Code List 1245 Inupiak 1248 Indonesian 1253 Icelandic 1254 Italian 1257 Hebrew 1261 Japanese 1269 Yiddish 1283 Javanese 1287 Georgian 1297 Kazakh 1298 Greenlandic 1299 Cambodian 1300 Kannada 1301 Korean 1305 Kashmiri 1307 Kurdish 1311 Ki[...]

96 GB Y ou can set th e follo wing items with the DVD S e tup menu . The orde r of the disp layed items may b e dif ferent from the a ctual disp lay . DVD Setup Menu List LANGU A GE SETUP OSD DVD MENU AUDIO SUBTIT LE (Selects the langua ge you want to us e from the displayed language list.) (Selects the langua ge you want to us e from the displayed[...]

Additiona l Information 97 GB SPEAKER SETUP SIZE DISTANCE FRONT CENTER SURROUND YES YES NONE BEHIND SUBWO OFER YES FRON T 1.0m – 7.0m CENTER 1.0m – 7.0m * SURROUND 1.0m – 7.0m * LEVEL CENTER SURROUND RIGHT –6 dB – +6 dB –6 dB – +6 dB SUBWOO FER –6 dB – +6 dB BALANCE FRONT 6 steps l ef t o r righ t TEST TONE OFF ON SETUP QUIC K SUR[...]

98 GB Y ou can set th e follo wing items with A MP MENU on the remote. AMP Menu List SP SETUP CENTER SP SURR SP F DIST CEN DIST CENTER Y 1.0m - 7.0m SURR Y LEVEL TESTTO N E F BALANCE T.TONE ON T.TONE OF F 6 steps left or right CEN LEVEL –6 dB - +6 dB SL LEVEL –6 dB - +6 dB SR LEVEL –6 dB - +6 dB DRC OFF DRC ON SURR DIST AUDIO DRC SURR N CENTE[...]

Additio nal Inf ormation 99 GB Numerics 16:9 72 4:3 LETTER BO X 72 4:3 P AN SCAN 72 A ALBUM 31, 39 Album 6, 87 ANGLE 54 Antenna (a erial) H oo kups 17 A UDIO 4 5, 72 A UDIO DR C 75 B B ACKGR OUND 73 B ALANCE 78 Batteri es 11 C CHAPTER 40 Chapter 6, 87 COMPONENT OUT 73 Continuo us play CD/VIDE O CD / S up er Aud io CD/DVD/MP3 2 6 Control Menu 9 CUST[...]

Sony Corporation Pr inted in Korea Quick R eference f or Rem ote Co mmande r Note The remote control of the unit employs command signals in common with other Sony DVD products. Thus, depending on the button, other Sony DVD products may respond. A Ejects t he disc . B Swit che s th e item displa yed on the fro n t panel display. C Sets the syst em t[...]