Sony AVJ-X55 manual

DV D Home Theatre System AV J-X55 © 2004 Sony Corporation 2-048-772-61 Operating Instructions[...]

2 Safety Precautions W ARNING: Do not install this equipment in a confined space such as a book case or similar unit. To prev ent fire, do not cov er the ventilation of the apparatus with news papers , table-cloths, curtains, etc. And don’t place lighted candles on the apparatus. Don’t throw a way the battery with general house waste, dispose o[...]

INTRODUCTION 3 Safety Precautions (Contin ued) NO TES ON COPYRIGHTS: It is f orbidden b y law to cop y , broadcast, sho w , broadcast via cab le , play in pub lic , or rent cop yr ighted material without per mission. This product features the cop y protection function de veloped b y Macrovision. Cop y protection signals are recorded on some discs. [...]

4 Ta b le of Contents Introduction Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 Ta b le of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Before Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6 Pla yable Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Precautions . . . . . .[...]

5 INTRODUCTION Bef ore Use Play able Discs D VD video discs (8 cm / 12 cm disc) Video CD (VCD) (8 cm / 12 cm disc) A udio CD (8 cm / 12 cm disc) In addition, this unit can pla y a D VD-R/-RW , SVCD and CD-R or CD-R W that contains audio titles, MP3, or JPEG files. Notes  Depending on the conditions of the recording equip- ment or the CD-R/R W (o[...]

6 Bef ore Use (Continued) Precautions Handling the unit When shipping the unit The original shipping car ton and packing materials may come in handy . For maximum protection, re-pac k the unit as it was originally pack ed at the factory . When setting up the unit The picture and sound of a nearby TV , VCR, or r adio ma y be disturbed dur ing playba[...]

INTRODUCTION 7 Fr ont P anel Controls PA USE ( X X ) P ause playbac k of a disc temporarily . OPEN/CLOSE ( ) Opens or closes the disc tra y . Remote Sensor P oint the D VD receiver remote control here . Display windo w Disc T ray Inser t a disc here. @ / 1 (PO WER) indicator Switches the D VD Receiver ON and OFF . ST OP ( x x ) Stops pla yback of a[...]

BASS DIGIT AL REP 1 AM FM DISC MP3 PBC SLEEP CD ST MONO TUNED TRK CHAP TITLE II PRO LOGIC 8 Displa y Window Indicators Indicates current chapter or trac k number . Repeat pla yback mode indicators. T otal playing time/Elapsed time/F requency/remaining time/ Current status/ Title number/Surround mode/V olume etc. indicators . Indicates the unit is r[...]

TV @ / 1 Switches TV ON and OFF . @ / 1 Switches D VD Receiver ON and OFF . DISPLA Y To display remaining time between Chapter and title. MUTING Momentarily silence the speaker of the D VD Receiver . FUNCTION To select the Receiver’ s source. (FM, AM, VIDEO or CD/D VD) AU TO FORMA T DIRECT Selects sound mode between A.F .D . AU TO , PRO LOGIC , P[...]

10 Rear P anel Connections Do not touch the inner pins of the jac ks on the rear panel. Electr ostatic discharge may cause permanent damage to the unit. Remote Control Operation Range P oint the remote control at the remote sensor and press the buttons .   Distance: About 6m (20ft) from the front of the remote sensor   Angle: About 30°[...]

PREP ARA TION 11 Connections   Make one of the f ollowing connections, depending on the capabilities of your e xisting equipment. Tips   Depending on your TV and other equipment you wish to connect, there are various wa ys you could connect the D VD Receiver . Use one of the connec- tions described below .   Please ref er to the m[...]

12 Connections (Continued) Connecting to External Equipment (not supplied) Connection Connect the VIDEO (AUDIO R/L) jac ks on the D VD Receiver to the A UDIO OUTPUT (L/R) jacks on the VCR, LD pla yer , etc using the audio cables. Tip Press FUNCTION on the remote control to select input to these jacks . VIDEO appears on the Displa y Windo w .[...]

PREP ARA TION 13 Connections (Continued) FM antenna (supplied) AM Loop antenna (supplied) B A Antenna Connections Connect the supplied FM/AM antenna f or listening to the radio .   Connect the AM Loop antenna to the AM LOOP connector .   Connect the FM antenna to the FM 75 Ω connector .   When you connect the supplied AM Loop an[...]

14 Connections (Continued) Speaker System Connection Connect the speakers using the supplied speak er cords. To obtain the best possible surround sound, adjust the speaker par ameters (volume, distance , etc.). Notes   Be sure to match the speaker cab le to the appropriate ter minal on the components: + to + and – to –. If the cables are [...]

PREP ARA TION 15 Connections (Continued) Centre Speaker F ront Speaker (Left) Speaker P ositioning Example Surround Speaker (Right) F ront Speaker (Right) Subwoof er Speaker P ositioning In the case of normal position use the 6 speakers (2 front speakers , centre speaker , 2 surround speakers and subwoof er). •F r ont speaker s According to your [...]

16 Selecting the Output/Input Sour ce F ollow these guidelines to select and s witch among the var ious D VD Receiver input and output sources: • CD/D VD To view output fr om the D VD: Press FUNCTION on the remote. The “CD/D VD” appears in the Display Window . • TUNER FM/AM To listen to AM/FM radio broadcasts: Press TUNER/BAND to toggle bet[...]

PREP ARA TION 17 Bef ore Operation Mini Glossary for A udio Stream & Surr ound mode DTS Allows y ou to enjoy 5.1(or 6) discrete channels of high quality digital audio from DTS program sources such as discs , D VD and compact discs, etc.bearing the trademark. DTS Digital Surround delivers up to 6 channels of tr ansparent audio(which means identi[...]

18 Bef ore Operation (Continued) General Explanation This manual giv es basic instructions for operating the D VD Receiver . Some D VDs require specific operation or allow only limited operation during pla yback. When this occurs, the symbol appears on the TV screen, indi- cating that the operation is not permitted by the D VD Receiver or is not a [...]

PREP ARA TION 19 Bef ore Operation (Continued) Initial Settings Y ou can set your personal pref erences on the D VD function mode. General Operation 1 Press D VD SETUP . The Setup menu appears. 2 Use V / v to select the desired option. The screen will show the current setting f or the selected option, as well as alternate setting(s). 3 While the de[...]

20 Bef ore Operation (Continued) Speaker Setup 5.1 Speaker settings Select speaker settings , including volume balance and distance, or test the speak er settings. Speaker settings are only activ e on the Analog Multi- Channel Output. (See “Speak er Setup”, page 29.) Others The DRC and PBC settings can be changed.  Press V / v to select the [...]

PREP ARA TION 21 Bef ore Operation (Continued) Pa rental Control Rating Movies on D VDs may contain scenes not suitable f or children. Therefore, discs ma y contain Parental Control inf or mation that applies to the complete disc or to cer tain scenes on the disc. These scenes are r ated from 1 to 8, and alternatively , more suitable scenes are a v[...]

22 D VD and Video CD Operation Pla ying a D VD and Video CD Playbac k Setup  Tu rn on the TV and select the video input source con- nected to the D VD Receiver .   Set the Output Source to CD/D VD as shown in Selecting the Output/Input Source on page 16. 1 Press Z Z to open the disc tray . 2 Place a disc on the tray , with the label facing[...]

OPERA TION 23 D VD and Video CD Operation (Continued) General Features (Continued) Slow Motion 1 Press X (P AUSE) during pla yback. The D VD Receiver will no w go into P A USE mode. 2 Press SLO W t or T during pause mode. The D VD Receiver will enter SLO W mode. 3 Use SLO W t or T to select the required speed: 4 t , 3 t , 2 t or 1 t (backw ard), or[...]

24 D VD and Video CD Operation (Continued) General Features (Continued) Special D VD Features Checking the contents of D VD Video discs: Menus A D VD is divided into a lot of sections, which mak e up a picture or music f eature. These sections are called “titles. ” When you pla y a D VD which contains sev eral titles, y ou can select the title [...]

OPERA TION 25 A udio CD and MP3 Disc Operation Pla ying an A udio CD and MP3 Disc The D VD Receiver can pla y MP3 formatted recordings on CD-ROM, CD-R or CD-R W discs. Bef ore playing MP3 disc , read the notes on MP3 files on right. 1 Insert a disc and close the tray . A udio CD: A udio CD men u appears on the TV screen go to step 4. MP3 disc: The [...]

26 A udio CD and MP3 Disc Operation (Continued) P ause 1 Press X (P A USE) dur ing pla yback. 2 To retur n to playbac k, press X (P A USE) again or press H (PLA Y). Selecting Another T rack If a disc has more than one trac k, you can mov e to another trac k as follo ws:   Press . or > br iefly during playback to go to the ne xt track or to[...]

OPERA TION 27 JPEG File Operation Viewing JPEG Files on a Disc This D VD Receiver can pla y discs with JPEG files. Bef ore playing JPEG files , read the notes on JPEG Files on right. 1 Insert a disc and close the tray . The MP3/JPEG select menu appears on the TV screen. 2 Use V / v to select the JPEG then press ENTER. The JPEG menu appears on the T[...]

28 Pr ogrammed Playbac k MP3 VCD1.1 VCD2.0 CD Programmed Pla yback with A udio CD and MP3 Disc The Program function enab les you to store y our fa vorite trac ks from any disc in the D VD Receiver memory . Program can contain 30 tr acks. 1 Press PROGRAM to enter the Pr ogram Edit mode. The mark will appear to the right of the word Program on the ri[...]

OPERA TION 29 Speaker Setup Y ou can set your personal pref erences on the D VD function mode. Adjust the f ollowing settings f or the built-in 5.1 channel surround decoder . 1 Press D VD SETUP . The Setup menu appears. 2 Select “5.1 Speaker Setup” using the V / v b uttons on the setup men u. 3 While “5.1 Speaker Setup” is selected, press b[...]

30 Additional Inf ormation Sleep Timer Setting Y ou can set the D VD Receiver to turn off automatically at a specified time. 1 1 Press SLEEP to set the desired sleep time. The SLEEP indicator and sleep time appears in the dis- play windo w . 2 2 Each time y ou press SLEEP the setting changes in the follo wing order . SLEEP 90 → 80 → 70 → 60 ?[...]

OPERA TION 31 Additional Inf ormation(Continued) Using the Karaoke Function 1 1 Load a karaoke disc. 2 2 Set the MIC V OL control to the minim um level to pre vent acoustic feedback (e.g. a loud howling sound) bef ore connecting the microphone. 3 3 Connect a microphone to MIC soc ket. ( 3.5mm) . 4 4 Press PLA Y to star t playbac k. 5 5 Adjust MIC V[...]

32 Radio Operation Presetting the Radio stations Y ou can preset 30 stations for FM and AM (MW). Bef ore tuning, make sure that you ha ve turned down the v olume . 1 1 Press TUNER/BAND on the remote contr ol until FM or AM (MW) appears in the displa y window . 2 2 And then every time y ou press TUNER/BAND , FM and AM (MW) changes alternately . 3 3 [...]

OPERA TION 33 Contr olling the TV with the Supplied Remote By adjusting the remote signal, you can control y our TV with the supplied remote. Notes  If you enter a ne w code number , the code number pre viously entered will be erased.  When you replace the batteries of the remote, the code number ma y reset itself to the default (SONY) settin[...]

34 Contr olling the TV with the Supplied Remote (Continued) Y ou can control the sound lev el, input source, and power s witch of your TV with the supplied remote. Contr olling the TV Y ou can control your TV using the buttons below . By pressing Y ou can TV @ / 1 Tu r n t he TV on or off . TV/VIDEO Switch the TV’s input source between the TV and[...]

REFERENCE 35 Language Code List Enter the appropriate code number for the initial settings “Disc Audio”, “Disc Subtitle” and/or “Disc Menu” (See page 19). Code Language 6566 Abkhazian 6565 Afar 6570 Afrikaans 8381 Albanian 6577 Ameharic 6582 Arabic 7289 Armenian 6583 Assamese 6588 A ymara 6590 Azerbaijani 6665 Bashkir 6985 Basque 6678 B[...]

36 Code Area AD Andorra AE United Arab Emirates AF Afghanistan AG Antigua and Barbuda AI Anguilla AL Albania AM Armenia AN Netherlands Antilles AO Angola AQ Antarctica AR Argentina AS Amer ican Samoa AT A ustria AU A ustralia AW A r uba AZ Azerbaidjan BA Bosnia-Herzegovina BB Barbados BD Bangladesh BE Belgium BF Burkina F aso BG Bulgaria BH Bahrain[...]

REFERENCE 37 Tr oubleshooting Check the f ollowing guide for the possib le cause of a problem bef ore contacting ser vice. Symptom No power . The power is on, b ut the D VD Receiver does not work. No picture. There is no sound or only a very low-le vel sound is heard. The pla yback picture is poor . The D VD Receiver does not star t playbac k. Loud[...]

38 Tr oubleshooting (Continued ) Symptom Radio stations cannot be tuned in. The remote control does not work properly . The sound mode or Pro Logic II mode cannot be changed. The front panel displa y is too dim. Cause • The antenna is positioned or connected poorly . • The signal strength of the stations is too w eak (when tuning in with automa[...]

REFERENCE 39 Po w er supply 220-240V A C, 50/60Hz Po w er consumption 100W , No more than 1 W (220-240V A C) (at the power sa ving mode) Mass 4.9 kg External dimensions ( W x H x D ) 430 x 70 x 370.5 mm Operating conditions T emperature: 5°C to 35°C , Operation status: Horizontal Operating humidity 5% to 85% Laser Semiconductor laser , wav elengt[...]

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