Sony 4-178-247-13(2) manual

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    ©2010 Sony Corporation 4-178-247- 13 (2) Operating Instructions BDV -E870 / E370 Blu-ray Disc/DVD Home Theatr e System[...]

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    2 GB Do not inst all the applianc e in a confine d s pace, such as a bookcase or built-in cabinet . To reduce the risk of fire, do not cover t he ventilat ion o pening of th e apparatus wit h newspapers, tablecl oths, curtains , etc. Do not place the naked fl ame sourc es such as lighted candles on the appar atus. To reduce the risk of fire or elec[...]

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    3 GB guaran tee matters plea se refer to the addresses given in separat e service or guar antee docume nts. Precautions This equipm ent has been tes ted and found to comp ly with the limi ts set out in the EMC Dire ctive using a connect ion cable shorter tha n 3 meters. (European and Ru ssian mode ls on ly) On power sources • The unit is not d is[...]

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    4 GB • “PhotoTV HD” and the “PhotoTV HD” logo are trademark s of Sony Corporation. • MPEG Layer-3 audio coding technolo gy and patents li censed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson. • iPod is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countrie s. • “ Made for iPo d” means th at an elect ronic accessory has been desi[...]

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    5 GB Tabl e of Co ntents About T hese Opera ting Inst ructi ons ....... 4 Unpackin g ............ .......... ............... .......... 6 Index to Parts and Cont rol ..... ........... ...... 8 Getting Started Step 1: Insta lling the Syste m....... 13 Step 2: Co nnecting the Syste m... 19 Step 3: Performin g the Easy Setup ........ .................[...]

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    6 GB Unpacking BDV-E870 • Fro nt speak ers (2) • Surro und sp eakers (2) • Cente r spea ker (1 ) • Sub woofe r (1) • FM wir e antenna (ae rial) (1) • S peaker c ords (3 , blue /gray/ green) •V i d e o c o r d ( 1 ) • Remote c omma nder (rem ote) (1 ) • R6 (si ze AA) batteries (2) • Calibr ation mic (1) • Bas es (2) • Scr ews[...]

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    7 GB BDV-E370 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 comp artment. • Fron t speake rs (2 ) • Surrou nd spe akers (2) • Cen ter speake r (1) • Subwo ofer (1 ) • FM wire ant enna (aerial ) (1) • Speak er cord s (5, wh ite/red/ blue/g ray/gree n) • Vid[...]

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    8 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/stan dby) Turns on the u nit, or sets i t to standby mode. B Play operation buttons Z (open/close) (page 29) Opens or c loses the d isc t ray. N (play) Start s or re-s tarts pl ayback ( resum e play). Plays a sl idesho w when [...]

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    9 GB About the indications in the front panel display A Displ ays the curre nt sound f ormat. B Lights up when the system is playing via the PARTY STREAMING function. C Lights up when outputting 1920 × 1080p/24 Hz video signals. D Lights up when outputting 720p/1080i/ 1080p video signals from the HDMI OUT jack or 720p/1080i vi deo signals from the[...]

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    10 GB A (USB) port (page 30) B LAN (100) terminal (page 2 4) C COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks (page 20) D VIDEO OU T jack (page 20) E HDMI OUT jack (page 20) F EZW-T100 slot (page 41) G AUDIO (AUDIO IN L/R) jacks (page 22) H A.CAL MIC jack (pages 25, 48) I ANTENNA (FM COAXIAL 75 Ω ) jack (page 23) J TV (DI GITAL IN OPTI CAL) jack (pa ge 21) K SAT/CABLE[...]

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    11 GB Num ber 5, , 2 +, and N butt ons ha ve a tac tile dot. Use the tact ile dot as a reference when op erating t he remo te. • : For TV opera tions (For details , see “Controlling Your TV with the Suppl ied Remote” (page 51).) A THEATRE (page 47) Switches to the optimum video mo de for watching mo vies automatically. ONE-TOUCH PLAY (page 47[...]

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    12 GB m / M (fast reverse/fast forward) Fast re vers e/fast f orwar d the disc during playback. Eac h time you press the button, searc h speed chang es. Activa tes slow -moti on play whe n presse d for mor e tha n one second in pause mod e. Plays one fr ame at a time wh en press ed in pause m ode. N (play) Start s or re-s tarts pl ayback ( resum e [...]

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    13 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 dist ance c an be be tween 0. 0 to 7.0 mete rs. If you canno t plac e the c enter speak er and surrou nd sp eakers at the same dista nce as ( A ), plac e them within [...]

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    14 GB Getting Started To add the optional surround back speakers You ca n enjoy 7. 1 surro und sound by purc hasing the Wir eless Surroun d Speak er Kit (W AHT-S BP2, opti onal). The op tional produ ct li neup di ffers dependi ng on t he area . For the positi on of the surroun d back speaker s, refe r the il lustrat ion belo w ( C ). Note • To us[...]

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    15 GB Getting Started To disassemble the speaker (Front sp eakers of BDV-E870 only) 1 Disconnect the spea ker cords from th e speaker. 2 Remove the screw (pre-installed) at the rear of t he speaker. This scre w is used when r eassembling the speaker. Be sure not to lose th e screw. 3 Disassemble the speaker by lifting the upper p art of the speaker[...]

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    16 GB Getting Started 4 Pull out the speaker cord from the bottom of the lower part of the speaker. The r emoved speaker cord is used whe n insta lling the spea ker on a wall. 5 Remove the protection paper from the speaker-bottom cover, then attach the speaker- bottom cover to the bottom of the upper part of the speaker. Note • W h en removing th[...]

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    17 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 the s peaker cord s to the app ropriate termin als on the s peakers: the speaker cord with the c olo r tub e to 3 , and the speaker c ord without the col or tube to # . 1 Prepare screws[...]

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    18 GB Getting Started 2 Fasten the screws to th e wall. 3 Hang the speakers on the s crews. For the o ther speakers 8 to 10 mm 8 to 10 mm 219 mm For the cen ter speaker BDV-E370 8 to 10 m m 219 mm For the center speaker For the s urround speak ers 8 to 10 mm BDV-E870 304 mm For the f ront speakers 8 to 10 mm 5 mm 10 mm Hole on th e back of the spea[...]

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    19 GB Getting Started Step 2: Conn ecting the Syste m For conn ecting the sy stem, read the information on the following pa ges. Do not con nect the AC power cord (mains lead) of the unit to a wall outlet (main s) until all the other connect ions ar e made. Note • When you conn ect another component with a vol ume contr ol, turn down the vo lume [...]

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    20 GB Getting Started This conn ectio n sends a vide o signal to the TV. Depe nding on the jacks on y our TV, se lect the co nnecti on met hod. * The HDMI cable is supplied with Sing apore, Thai, and Taiwa n models only. Method 1: HDMI cable ( A ) connection If your TV has an HDMI jack , connec t to the TV with an HD MI cable. Picture qu ality w il[...]

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    21 GB Getting Started This connection sends an audio signal to the unit from the TV. To listen to TV sound via the system, perfo rm this connec tion. With a di gital audio con nection, the sy stem receives a Do lby Digital multip lex broadcast signal and you can enj oy mul tiplex br oadcas t sound. Note • When you connec t the TV and the unit wit[...]

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    22 GB Getting Started When yo u connect the syst em and oth er compone nts to th e TV, vide o signal s from the sy stem and t he comp onents ar e sent to the TV, and audio si gnals f rom th e compon ents ar e sent t o the sy stem as follows. You ca n enjoy co nnecte d com ponents via the system’ s speake rs. • VCR or di gital satelli te receive[...]

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    23 GB Getting Started To connect the antenna (aerial) Note • Be su re to fully ext end the FM wire an tenna (ae rial). • After con necting the FM wir e antenna (a erial), keep it as horizontal as possible. Ti p • If you have poor FM r eception, use a 75-ohm coaxial cable (not suppli ed) to connect the unit to an outdoo r FM antenna ( aerial) [...]

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    24 GB Getting Started Wired Setup Use a LAN cabl e to connect to th e LAN ( 100) terminal o n the unit. USB Wireless Setup Use a wireless LAN via t he USB W ireless LAN Adap ter (Son y UWA- BR100* only) (n ot suppl ied). The USB Wireles s LAN Ad apter ma y not be avail able i n som e re gions/ countr ies. * As of January 2010. Turn the unit of f be[...]

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    25 GB Getting Started Step 3 : Perf orming the Easy Setu p Before performing Step 3 Make su re all co nnect ions ar e secur e, and the n conne ct the AC power cord (m ains lead ). Follow the Steps belo w to make the basic adjustme nts for usin g the system. Displa yed item s var y depe nding o n the coun try model. Note • To use the optiona l sur[...]

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    26 GB Getting Started 5 Perform the [Easy Setup]. Follow th e on-screen instructions to make the basic settings using C / X / x / c , and . For detail s about [Auto Ca libration] settings in [Easy Setup ], see “Calibra ting the Appropriate Settings Aut omatically” (page 4 8). To recall the Easy Setup Display 1 Press HOM E. The hom e menu ap pea[...]

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    27 GB Getting Started Step 5: En joying Surr ound Sound After pe rform ing th e previ ous Step s and st arting playba ck, you can ea sily enjo y surro und so und. Y ou can als o sele ct pre -progr amme d surr ound set tings t hat ar e tailor ed to differen t kind s of sound s ources . They bri ng the exc iting and powerf ul sound of movie t heater [...]

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    28 GB Getting Started Note • When you s elect “A. F.D. MULTI ,” dependi ng on the disc or sourc e, the b eginning of the sound may be cut off while the optim um mode is autom atically sele cted. To avoid cu tting the sound, se lect “A.F.D . STD.” • W h en bilingual broa dcast sound is inp ut, “PRO LOGIC” and “PLII MOVIE” are not[...]

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    Pl ayb a ck 29 GB Playing a Disc For play able dis cs, see “Pl ayab le Disc s” (page 68). 1 Switch the input sele ctor on your TV so that the signal from the system appears on your TV screen. 2 Press Z , and place a disc on the d isc tray. 3 Press Z to close the disc tray. appea rs on th e home m enu and playba ck starts . If playback does not [...]

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    30 GB You ca n check th e playba ck infor mation , etc., by pres sing D ISPLAY. The di splaye d inform ation differs de pend ing on the dis c type an d player status. Examp le: wh en pl aying a BD- ROM A Outpu t resoluti on/Video frequency B Title numbe r or name C The curre ntly select ed audio setting D Avail able f uncti ons ( angle , audi o, su[...]

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    Pl ayb a ck 31 GB Enjoying an iPod You can en joy the sound and c harge the battery of an iPod via the sys tem. Compatible iPod models The compatible iPod models are as f ollows. Update your iPod with the lat est software befo re using w ith the sy stem. 1 Connect the iPod to the front (USB) port o n the unit wi th the i Pod’s USB cable. 2 Press [...]

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    32 GB Playing via a Network BRAVIA Internet Video serves a s a gateway deli vering the sel ected In ternet conten t and a vari ety of on-deman d enter tainme nt stra ight to your uni t. 1 Prepare for BRAVIA I nternet Video. Connect the uni t to a networ k (pag e 24). 2 Press C / c to select [Video], [Music] , or [Photo]. 3 Press X / x to select an [...]

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    Pl ayb a ck 33 GB compatible with the PARTY STREAMING function. The comp onen t that play s audio for the part y throug h the use of [Sta rt Party] is calle d the “party host.” A component that is invited to the party fr om the par ty host and play s the sam e audio as the part y host is ca lled a “p arty gue st.” To start a party (for the [...]

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    34 GB Available Options Vari ous set tings and p layb ack opera tions are avai lable by pre ssing O PTIONS. The av aila ble items differ depen ding on t he situ ation. Common options [Video] only [Music] only Items Det ails [Playba ck Hi story] D isplays titl es/trac ks in the playback hi story of a BD-ROM/DVD-ROM/ CD-DA (music CD) using Gracenote [...]

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    Pl ayb a ck 35 GB [Photo] only When the sound does not match the picture s on the TV scr een, yo u can a djust th e dela y betw een the pi cture and so und. 1 Press SYSTE M MENU. 2 Press X / x repeated ly until “A/V SYNC” appears in the fr ont panel display, then press o r c . 3 Press X / x to adjust the delay between the pictur e and sound. Yo[...]

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    36 GB Selec ting the Ef fect to Suit the So urce You can select a sui table sou nd mod e for movi es or mu sic. Press SOUND M ODE repeatedly during playback until the desired mode appears in the front panel display. • “AUTO” : The syst em selects “MOVIE” or “MU SIC” aut omatica lly to prod uce th e sound effec t depend ing on the disc[...]

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    Sound Adjustm ent 37 GB displayed t wo or more times, t he BD/DVD VIDEO is reco rded in multiple a udio formats. x DVD -VR The type s of sou nd trac ks reco rded on a d isc are displa yed. Example: • [ S tereo] • [ S tereo (Aud io1)] • [ S tereo (Aud io2)] •[ M a i n ] •[ S u b ] • [ Main/Sub] Note • [ Stereo (Audio 1)] and [ Stereo ([...]

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    38 GB 2 Press X / x repeatedly until “NIGHT MODE” appears in the front panel display, then press or c . 3 Press X / x to select a setting. • “NIG HT ON”: On. • “NIG HT OFF ”: O ff. 4 Press SY STEM MENU. The syst em m enu t urn s off. Note • When sound is ou tput from the ce nter s peaker, t his effect is m ore pro nounced, as spee[...]

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    T uner 39 GB Listening to the Radio You ca n enjoy radi o sound wit h the system ’s speak ers. 1 Press FUNCTION rep eatedly until “TUNER FM” appears in the front panel display. 2 Select the radio st ation. Automatic tuning Press a nd hold TUNING +/– unti l the auto sca nning st arts. [Aut o Tuning ] appear s on the TV scre en. Scann ing sto[...]

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    40 GB 5 Press X / x to select the preset number you want. Ti p • You can select the pr eset number dire ctly by pressing the nu mber b uttons. 6 Press . “COMP LETE” appe ars in the f ront pan el display , and the station i s store d. 7 Repeat Steps 2 to 6 to store other stations. 8 Press SY STEM MENU. The syst em m enu t urn s off. To change [...]

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    External A udio De vice 41 GB Using an S-AIR Product When you purchas e the S-AI R product, you need to p erform the foll owing settings to activat e wireless tra nsmission. About S-AIR products There are tw o types of S-AIR pro duct. • S-AIR main unit ( this unit): This is for tran smitti ng sou nd. You can us e up to three S-AIR m ain units. (T[...]

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    42 GB 3 Make sure to use the same screws to secure the wireless t ransmitter. Note • Do not use other sc rews to fasten the wir eless trans mitte r. To insert the wireless transceiver into the S-AIR sub unit For details on installin g the wireless tr ansceiver into the S-AIR sub unit, such as a surround ampl ifier o r S-A IR re ceiver , see the o[...]

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    External A udio De vice 43 GB You ca n enjoy th e sys tem’s soun d in anoth er room by using the S- AIR recei ver. 1 Press HOME. The ho me menu appe ars on the TV sc reen. 2 Press C / c to select [Setup]. 3 Press X / x to selec t [System Set tings], then press . 4 Press X / x to selec t [S-AIR S ettings], then press . The [S-AIR Settin gs] disp l[...]

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    44 GB When us ing S-AI R product s, neigh bors may also receive your sys tem’s so und if IDs are the same , or y ou may receiv e sou nd from neig hbors. To prevent this , you can identify the unit with a speci fic S-AIR su b unit by per formin g the pair ing oper ation . Whe n you perf orm pa iring, w ireless transmissi on is activate d between t[...]

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    External A udio De vice 45 GB •[ A u t o ] : Normally select this. The syste m change s [RF Chang e] to [On] or [Off] automatical ly. • [O n]: Th e syst em tran smits sound by searchi ng for the better channel for tran sm ittin g. • [Off]: Th e system tr ansmits sound by fixin g the chan nel for transmi tting. 7 Press . The setti ng is made. [...]

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    46 GB Using the Contro l for HDMI Function f or “BRAVIA” Sync This fu nction is availa ble on TV s with the “BRAVIA” Sync function. By conn ecting Sony compone nts th at are compatibl e with the Control for HDMI functi on with an HDM I cable, op eratio n is simp lified as belo w: – Syste m Power Off (page 47) – One- Touch Play (pag e 47[...]

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    Other Operati ons 47 GB 6 Press X / x to selec t the setting, then press . •[ O n ] : On. • [Off]: Off. (System Power Off ) When yo u turn the TV off by usin g the POWER button on th e TV’s remote or TV " / 1 on th e system ’s remo te, the syst em t urns off automatica lly. Note • Thi s function de pends on the settin gs of your TV. [...]

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    48 GB compatible with the Audio Return Channel funct ion. Yo u can enjo y TV sound via the system b y using just one HDMI cable. F or details, see [Audio Retur n Channel] (page 56) . (Remote Ea sy Control ) You ca n contro l the bas ic func tions of the system v ia the TV remote when t he system’ s video o utpu t is disp layed on the TV screen. F[...]

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    Other Operati ons 49 GB location, such as another room , proper measure men t will no t be obtaine d. • When you use the W ireless Surrou nd Speaker Kit (WAHT-SB P2, optional) for the surround back spea kers (page 14), instal l the speak ers in appropriat e location and turn the surround amplifie r on. To use the surr ound back speakers, set [S u[...]

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    50 GB The speakers in the ill ustration correspond to the following: 1 Center sp eaker 2 Front left speaker (L) 3 Front r ight spea ker (R) 4 Subwoof er 5 Surroun d left spe aker (L) 6 Surroun d right speaker (R ) 7 Surround ba ck left speaker (L) (optional) 8 Surroun d back right spe aker (R) (opti onal) [Front Le ft/Rig ht] 3.0 m : Set the front [...]

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    Other Operati ons 51 GB Using the Slee p Timer You ca n set the sys tem to turn off at a preset time, so you can fall a sleep listenin g to music. The time can be preset in interva ls of 10 minutes. Press SLEEP. Each time you press SLEEP, the minutes di splay (the remain ing time) changes by 10 minutes. When you set th e sleep timer, “SLEEP” fl[...]

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    52 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. Selec t (Setup ) on th e home m enu wh en you need to change the set tings of th e system . The defa ult sett ings ar e underlin ed. Note • Playback se ttings store d in the disc take priority over the Setup Displ ay sett ings and n ot all t[...]

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    Settings and Adjustments 53 GB [Screen Se ttings] x [3D Ou tput Setti ng] [Aut o] : Normally se lect this. [Off]: Sele ct this to display all contents in 2D. x [TV Scr een Siz e Setti ng for 3D] Sets the screen size of your 3D compatible TV. x [TV Type] [16:9] : Select this when connectin g to a wide- scr een TV or a TV w ith a w ide-mod e funct io[...]

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    54 GB [Fram e]: Th e pict ure, incl uding subjec ts tha t do not move dynamic ally, is output i n high resolutio n. [Audio Settings] x [BD Audio MIX Setting] [On] : Outputs the audi o obtaine d by mix ing the interac tive au dio and se cond ary audi o to the primar y audio. [Off]: Outputs the primary audio only. Se lect this when o utputting HD aud[...]

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    Settings and Adjustments 55 GB [BD/DVD Viewing Setting s] You can make detailed setti ngs for BD/DVD playbac k. x [BD/DVD Menu] You ca n select th e default menu langu age for BD-ROMs or DVD VIDEOs. When y ou s elect [ Select Langu age C ode], t he displa y for enter ing the languag e code a ppears. Ente r the code f or your la nguage b y referri n[...]

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    56 GB [Music Sett ings] You ca n make detail ed sett ings fo r Super Audio CD pl aybac k. x [Super Audio CD Playback Layer] [Supe r Audi o CD] : Plays the Super Au dio CD layer. [CD]: Plays th e CD lay er. x [Super Audio CD Playback Channels] [DSD 2c h]: Plays the 2ch ar ea. [DSD Multi ] : Plays the mu lti-channel ar ea. [System Settings] You c an [...]

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    Settings and Adjustments 57 GB x [Auto Display] [On] : Automatically displ ays informatio n on the screen when changi ng the vi ewing t itles, p icture modes, audio signals, etc. [Off]: Displays info rmation only when you press DISPLA Y. x [Screen Saver] [On] : Turns on th e screen sa ver func tion. [Off ]: O ff. x [Software Update Notif ication] [[...]

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    58 GB [Ren dere r Name ]: Disp lays th e syste m’s name as it is l isted on ot her DLN A dev ices on t he networ k. x [Party Auto Start] [On] : Start s a p arty or jo ins an exis ting par ty at the request of a networked device compat ible with the PARTY STREAMING function. [Off]: Off . x [BD Remote Device Registration] Regis ters your “BD r em[...]

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    Additio nal Informat ion 59 GB Precaut ions On safety • To prevent fire or sho ck hazard, do not place obje cts filled w ith li quids, s uch as va ses, o n the s ystem, or place the sys tem near water, such as near a bathtub or shower room . Should any solid obje ct or liquid fall into the cabi net, unplug the sy stem a nd have it checked by qual[...]

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    60 GB On moving the system • Before movi ng the system, mak e sure that there is no disc ins erted, and r emove t he AC powe r cord ( mains lead) f rom the w all outlet ( mains) . Notes about the Discs On handling discs • T o keep t he disc cle an, handl e the di sc by its edge. Do not touc h the sur face. • D o not st ick pape r or tape on t[...]

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    Additio nal Informat ion 61 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 Son y deal er. Note that if service personnel chang es some parts d uri[...]

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    62 GB Sound Video s ignals are only out put from the HDMI OUT jac k when connectin g the HDMI OUT jack and oth er video output j acks at the sam e time. • Set [Output Video Forma t] in [Scree n Settings] to [Component Vid eo] (page 53). The dar k area of t he picture i s too dark/the bright ar ea is too br ight or unnatural . • Set [Picture Qua[...]

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    Additio nal Informat ion 63 GB Operation There is no digit al sound from the HDMI OUT jack when using the Audio Return Ch annel function . • Set [Control for HDMI] in [HDMI Settings] of [System Settings] to [On] (page 5 6). Also , set [Audi o Return Channel] in [ HDMI Se ttings] of [System Settings] to [Auto] (pa ge 56). • Make sure that your T[...]

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    64 GB The disc does not play. • You are attempting to play a di sc with a format that canno t be played back by this system (p age 68). • The region code on the BD/DVD does not match the system. • Moisture has condense d inside the unit and may cause dam age to the lenses. Remove t he disc and leave the unit turne d on for about hal f an h ou[...]

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    Additio nal Informat ion 65 GB USB device The Control for HDMI function does not work. • Set [Control for HDMI] in [HDMI Settings] of [System Settings] to [On] (page 56) . • Make s ure that t he connected c omponen t is compat ible with the [Contro l for HDMI] function. • Check the conne cted component’s setting for the Contro l for HD MI f[...]

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    66 GB S-AIR BRAVIA Internet Video Network connection Symptom Problem s and soluti ons There is no soun d from t he S-AIR sub unit, noise is heard from th e S-AIR sub unit, or sound from the S-AIR sub unit skips. • If you us e another S-AIR main unit , place it m ore than 8 m eters away from the unit. • P l ace the S-AIR main unit and S-AIR sub [...]

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    Additio nal Informat ion 67 GB Other Symptom Probl ems and so lution s “Exxxx” appe ars in the front panel disp lay. • Contact you r nearest Sony dealer or local authorized Sony se rvice facilit y and give the error code . appears withou t any messages on th e entire sc reen. • Conta ct your nearest Sony de aler or local auth orized Sony se[...]

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    68 GB Playable Discs 1) Since the Blu -ray Disc specifica tions are new and evolvin g, some dis cs may not be pl ayable dep ending on the disc type and the version. Al so, the a udio outpu t differs depending on the source, connec ted outpu t jack, and sele cted audio setti ngs. 2) BD-RE: Ver.2. 1 BD-R : Ver.1.1, 1.2, 1.3 includin g organ ic pigmen[...]

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    Additio nal Informat ion 69 GB Playable Ty pes of Files Video 7) Musi c Photo 7) 1) The sy stem does not play files enco ded with DRM. 2) ABOUT DIVX VIDEO: DivX ® is a digital video format crea ted by DivX, Inc. This is an official DivX Certifie d device that pla ys DivX video. Visit www.divx.com for more information and software tools to conver t[...]

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    70 GB Support ed Audio Fo rmats Audi o form ats supp orted by this sy stem a re as fol lows. a : Supported format. –: Unsupp orted form at. Video Outp ut Resolution Outp ut reso lution di ffers d epend ing on th e [Output Video Format] setting i n [Scree n Setting s] (page 5 3). * Protected contents on DVDs are output at 480 p/576p resolution. Wh[...]

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    Additio nal Informat ion 71 GB Specific ations Amplifi er Section BDV-E870: POWER OUTPUT ( rated) Front L/Front R: 108 W + 108 W (a t 3 ohms, 1 kHz, 1% THD) POWER OUTPUT ( reference) Front L/Front R /Center/Su rround L/Surr ound R: 167 W (per channel at 3 ohms, 1 kHz) Subwoofer: 165 W (at 3 ohms, 80 Hz) BDV-E370: POWER OUTPUT ( rated) Front L/Front[...]

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    72 GB Dimensions ( approx.) 430 mm × 85 m m × 335 mm (w/ h/d) in cl. projecting par ts Mass (approx .) 4.8 kg Design and specifi cations ar e subjec t to c hange without noti ce. • S t andby power consumpti on 0.3 W. • Halogenated fl ame retar dants are no t used in the certain printe d wiring boards . • Over 85% power efficiency of am plif[...]

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    Additio nal Informat ion 73 GB Language Code List The langua ge spellings co nform to the ISO 6 39: 1988 (E/F) st andard. Code Language Code La nguage Code Language Cod e Language 1027 Afar 1028 Abkha zian 1032 Afrik aans 1039 Amha ric 1044 Arab ic 1045 Assam ese 1051 Aymar a 1052 Azerb aijan i 1053 Bashkir 1057 Byelor ussian 1059 Bulga rian 1060 B[...]

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    74 GB Glossary AVCHD The AVCHD format is a high-definition digita l vide o camera format used to re cord SD (sta ndard definit ion) or HD (hi gh def initio n) sign als of either the 1080 i spec ificati on* or the 720p spe cificat ion** on DVDs, us ing effic ient data compre ssion coding te chnology. The MPE G-4 A VC/H. 264 fo rmat is a dopte d to c[...]

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    Additio nal Informat ion 75 GB Dolb y Pro Logic I I Dolb y Pro Logi c II create s five ful l-band width output channel s from 2 ch annel so urces. This is done usi ng an advan ced, hi gh-p urity matr ix surround decoder that e xtracts the spat ial propert ies of the origin al recordi ng wi thout adding a ny new so unds or t onal color ation s. x Mo[...]

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    76 GB Pop- up menu An enh anced m enu opera tion av ailable on BD- ROMs. The pop- up me nu appe ars when POP UP/ME NU i s pres sed dur ing pl ayback, and can be op erated while playback is i n progre ss. Prog ressiv e forma t (seq uential sc anning) In contr ast to the Interlac e format, t he pro gressiv e form at can repr oduce 50 - 60 fr ames per[...]

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    77 GB Index Numerics 24p True Cinema 76 3D 29 3D Outpu t Sett ing 5 3 A A/V SYNC 35 Attenuate - A UDI O 54 Audi o 55 Audio DRC 54 Audio O utput 54 Audio R eturn C hannel 56 Audio Se ttings 54 Auto Cal ibratio n 48, 54 Auto Display 5 7 Auto Stan dby 5 6 A VCHD 74 B BD Audi o MIX Setting 54 BD Da ta Sto rage Op tions 55 BD Hybrid D isc Playback Layer[...]

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    78 GB Screen Format 53 Screen Sav er 57 Screen Setti ngs 53 SLEEP 51 Slideshow 35 Sound Effect 54 Speaker Settings 49, 54 Connect ion 49 Distance 49 Level 50 Subtitle 55 Super Audio CD Playback Chan nels 56 Super Audio CD Playback Layer 56 Surround a mplifier 41 System Info rmation 57 SYSTEM MENU 27 , 35, 37, 38 T T est T one 50 TV Screen Size Sett[...]

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    The software of this system may be updated in the future. To f ind out details on any available updates, please vis it the following URL. For customers in Europe and R ussia: http://support.sony- europe.com/ For customers in Asia and A ustralia: http://www.sony-asia.com /support (2) Printed in Malaysia[...]