Sony BDV-E280 manual

BDV -E280/BDV- T28 4-288-251- 11 (1) Blu-r a y Disc/DVD Home Theatr e Syst em Operating Instructi ons[...]

2 US Do not inst all the applia nce in a confine d space, such as a bookcase or built-in cabinet . To reduce the risk of fire, do not cover t he ventil ation ope ning of the apparatus wit h newspapers, tablecl oths, curtains , etc. Do not place the naked flame sour ces such as lighted candles on the appa ratus. Do not e xpose b atterie s or apparat[...]

3 US Important Safety Instructions 1) Read th ese instruc tions. 2) Keep th ese instr uctio ns. 3) Heed al l warni ngs. 4) Follow all instr uctio ns. 5) Do not use this appar atus near water. 6) Clean only wit h dry cloth. 7) Do not block any ven tilation opening s. Inst all i n accord ance with th e manufact urer’s instruc tions. 8) Do not insta[...]

4 US 5,974,38 0; 5,978,762 ; 6,226,61 6; 6,487,535 ; 7,212,87 2; 7,333,929 ; 7,392,19 5; 7,272,567 & other U.S. and worldwid e patent s iss ued & pend ing. DTS, DTS-HD and the Sym bol a re r egis ter ed trademarks , & DTS-HD Mast er Audi o, a nd the DTS logos are tradem arks of DTS, Inc. Product i ncludes soft wa re. © D T S, In c. Al [...]

5 US About The se Operat ing Instructions • The instru ctions in these Oper ating Ins truc tions descri be th e contro ls on the remote. You can also use the controls on the unit if they have the s ame or simil ar names as those on the remot e. • In this manual, “disc” is used as a gen eral r eference for BDs, DVDs, Supe r Audio CDs, or CDs[...]

6 US Table of Cont ents About T h ese Ope rating Instruc tions ... .... 5 Unpac king ....... .......... ........ ....... ....... ........ 7 Index to Parts an d Contro ls .......... ....... .... 8 Getting Started Step 1: Installing th e System ....... 13 Step 2: Connectin g the System ... 14 Step 3: Connectin g to the Network .......... ............[...]

7 US Unpacking BDV-E280/BDV-T28 Inse rt two R6 (s ize AA) ba tteries (sup plied) by matc hing the 3 and # ends on the batteri es to the markings inside th e compartm ent. • Fron t spea kers (2) • Surr ound s peake rs (2 ) • Cente r speake r (1) • Subw oofer (1) • FM wire antenn a (aerial ) (1) • Video cord (1) • Rem ote com man der (r[...]

8 US Index to Parts and Co ntrols For mo re in forma tion , refer to the pa ges in dicat ed in pare nthe ses. A Disc tray (pag e 27) B Remote sensor C Front pa nel display D (USB) port (page 28) (Mexican and Latin Am erican models o nly) Used for conne cting a US B device . E Play operation buttons Z (open/close) (page 27) Opens or c los es the dis[...]

9 US About the indications in the front panel display A Displays the system’ s playing status. B Light s up wh en repeat play is activated. C Lights up when stereo sound is received. (Radio only) D Lights up when the HDM I (OUT) jack is correctly connected to an HDCP ( High- bandwi dth Digit al Content Prot ectio n)- compliant device with HDMI or[...]

10 US A SPEAKERS jacks (page 14) B (USB) port (page 28) C AUDIO (AUDIO IN L/R) jacks (page 17) D ANTENNA (FM COAXIAL 75 Ω ) jack (page 19) E TV (DIGITAL IN OPTICAL) jack ( page 15) F LAN (100) term inal (page 20) G HDMI (IN 2) jack (page 17) H HDMI (IN 1) jack (page 17) I HDMI (OUT) j ack (page 15) J VIDEO OUT jack (page 15) Rear panel VIDEO OUT O[...]

11 US Number 5, AUDIO, VOL +, and N bu ttons have a ta ctile dot. Use the tactile d ot as a reference when operatin g the re mote. • : For TV ope ratio ns (For details , see “Controlling Yo ur TV with the Suppl ied Remote” (page 4 1).) A Z (open/c lose) Opens o r closes the dis c tray. SPEAKERS TV y AUDIO Selects w hether TV soun d is outp ut[...]

12 US F Playback operati on button s See “P layb ack” (page 2 7). . / > (previous/next) Skip to the prev ious/n ext chap ter, t rack, or file. m / M (fast/slow/freeze frame) Fast re vers e/fas t forw ard the d isc duri ng playback. Eac h time you p ress the b utton, the search spe ed cha nge s. Activa tes slo w-mot ion pla y when pr essed fo[...]

13 US Getting Started Step 1: Insta lling the Sy stem Install the syste m by referrin g to the illustrati on below. • Use caution whe n placing th e speakers and/or spe aker stands attache d to the spe akers on a speci ally t reated (waxed , oiled, polis hed, etc.) f loor, as staining or discolora tion may res ult. • D o not lean or hang on a s[...]

14 US Getting Started Step 2 : Conne cting t he System For conn ecti ng the s ystem , read th e infor mati on on the f ollow ing page s. Do not connec t the AC power c ord (main s lead) of t he unit to a wall ou tlet (mai ns) until all the o ther connec tions a re made . • When you conne ct anothe r componen t with a v olume contr ol, turn d own [...]

15 US Getting Started Connect the syste m to yo ur TV to di splay th e imag e of the sys tem on your TV , and lis ten to TV sound via the s ystem ’s sp eakers . Depend ing on th e jacks a nd fun ctions on yo ur TV, select the conne ction me thod. • Whe n yo ur TV has a n H DMI jack that i s ma rked “ARC 1) ”: Connection A • Whe n your TV [...]

16 US Getting Started A HDMI cable connection If your TV has an HDMI jack, connect to the TV with an HDMI c able. This will provid e better image qual ity c ompa red to ot her t ypes of c onnec tio ns. When connec ting w ith an HD MI c able, yo u need to select the type o f output signal when pe rform ing the E asy Setu p (pag e 22). For fu rther H[...]

17 US Getting Started When a component you wish to connect to the system has an HDMI (OUT) jack You can conn ect a compone nt that h as an HDMI (OUT) j ack such a s a set-to p box/digi tal satell ite receiv er or PLA YSTA TION ® 3 , etc., with a n HDMI cabl e. An H DMI cable co nnect ion ca n send both video an d aud io sign als. By connect ing th[...]

18 US Getting Started When the component does not have an HDMI OUT jack Conn ect the s ystem so that video signal s from the syst em a nd other compon ent ar e sent t o the T V, and audio s ignals from t he comp onent are sent to the sy stem as follo ws. If the compone nt play s soun d only, c onnec t the aud io outpu t of the co mpone nt to th e s[...]

19 US Getting Started • Be sure to fully ext end the FM wire an tenna (aeria l). • A fter con necting the F M wire antenn a (aerial), kee p it as horizon tal as possi ble. • I f you have poor FM r eception, use a 75-ohm coaxi al cable (not sup plied) to conne ct the unit to an outdoor FM antenna ( aerial) . Connecting the antenna (aerial) FM [...]

20 US Getting Started Step 3: Connecting t o the Networ k • To connect the system to your network, you ne ed to make netwo rk settings tha t suit your usage environme nt and components. For detail s, see “Setting up the Network” (page 43) and “[Network Settin gs]” (page 51) . Selec t the meth od bas ed on yo ur LAN (Loca l Area N etwork) [...]

21 US Getting Started • The placement di stance betw een the USB Wire less LAN Adapter and your wireless LAN router differ s based on your usage envi ronmen t. If the syste m cannot conn ect to the ne twork or the netwo rk connect ion is unstab le, move the USB Wi reless L AN Adapter t o a diff erent po sition or place th e USB Wire less LAN Ad a[...]

22 US Getting Started Step 4 : Perf orming t he Easy Se tup Before performing Step 4 Make s ure all connec tions are secur e, an d then conne ct th e AC power cord ( mains lead ). Follow the Ste ps below t o make the basic adjus tment s for usi ng the s ystem . Disp layed i tems va ry dep ending on the cou ntry model. 1 Turn o n the TV . 2 Press [ [...]

23 US Getting Started Step 5 : Sel ectin g the Source You ca n sele ct the pl ayba ck sou rce. Press FUNCTION rep eatedly until the desired function appears in the front pa nel display. Each time yo u press FUNCTION, th e function chan ges as follows. “BD/DVD” t “FM” t “HDMI1” t “HDMI2” t “TV” t “AUDIO” t “BD/ DVD” t …[...]

24 US Getting Started Step 6 : Enjoyin g Sur round Sound After perfor ming t he previ ous S teps an d starti ng pl ayback, you ca n easily enjoy surr ound sou nd. Yo u can al so s elect pre-pr ogram med su rrou nd s ettings that a re tai lored to dif feren t kin ds of s ound source s. They brin g the exciti ng and powe rful sound of movi e the ater[...]

25 US Getting Started • When the home menu is displayed on the TV scree n, this setting c an be changed by select ing the surround setting via [Surrou nd Setting ] in [Audio Set tings] of [Set up] (page 49). About speaker output of each surround setting The table b elow describ es the opti o ns when yo u connect all the sp eakers to t he unit. Th[...]

26 US Getting Started • Depending on the input st ream, the surr ound setting s may not be effe ctive. • W hen you play a Supe r Audio CD, surroun d settings are not a ctivated. • You can also select the surr ound settin g in [Surround Se tting] of [Au dio Settin gs] (page 49). • F or functions other than “B D/DVD,” you can check wh eth[...]

Pl ay ba ck 27 US Playing a Disc For play able dis cs, see “Playab le Di scs” (page 60). 1 Switch the input select or 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 the h ome m enu an d pl ayback starts . If playback does not [...]

28 US You ca n chec k the play back inf orma tion, etc ., by pres sing D ISPLAY . The di splaye d infor mation diffe rs depe nding o n the dis c type an d syst em st atus. Examp le: wh en p laying a BD-RO M A Outpu t resoluti on/Vid eo freque ncy B Title numbe r or name C The curre ntly sele cted audio setting D Avail able functi ons ( angle , audi[...]

Pl ay ba ck 29 US Enjoying an iPo d/iPhone You c an enj oy the m usic/vi deo*/ph oto* and charge th e battery of an iPo d/iPhone v ia the system . * U.S. and C anada mo dels only. Compatible iPod/iPhone models The compatible iPod/iPho ne models are a s follow s. Up date yo ur iP od/iPh one wi th th e lates t softwa re befo re usi ng with t he syste[...]

30 US 3 Press C / c to select [Video] * , [Music] , or [Photo] * . * U.S. and Ca nada mode ls only. 4 (For U.S. and Ca nada models) Press X / x to select [iPod], then press . (For Other models) Press X / x to select [iPod (front)] or [iPod (rear)], then press . x If you selected [Video] * or [Music] in Step 3 The vide o/mus ic files are listed on t[...]

Pl ay ba ck 31 US • Do not remove the iPod/iPhone during ope ration. To avoid d ata corr uption or dama ge to t he iPo d/iPhone , turn t he s ystem off when conne cting o r re moving the iPod/iP hone. • T he system only recognizes iP ods/iPhon es that hav e previous ly been connect ed to the sy stem ( Mexican and Latin Ame rican model onl y). ?[...]

32 US Available Options Vari ous set tings and pla yback operat ions are avai labl e by pre ssing OPTI ONS. The ava ila ble items differ de pendin g on the situ ati on. Common options [Video] only [Music] only [Ph ot o] onl y Items Det ails [Surround Settin g] Changes the su rround sett ing (page 24). [Repeat Setti ng] Sets r epeat p layback . [3D [...]

Pl ay ba ck 33 US When the sound does not m atch the pi ctures on the TV scree n, you can a djust the de lay bet ween the pictur e and sound. The setti ng method differs de pending on the function. • Depending on the input stream, A/ V SYNC may not be effec tive. When playing video content via the “BD/DVD” function 1 Press OPTIONS. The option[...]

34 US Selec ting the Ef fect to Suit the So urce You can selec t a suitable sound mod e for m ovie s or mu sic. Press SOUND MODE +/– repeatedly during playback until the desired mode appears in the front panel display. • “AUTO” : The syst em selec ts “MOVI E” or “MU SIC” automa tically to produc e the sound effec t depend ing on the[...]

Sound Adjustm ent 35 US x DVD -VR The type s of sou nd tr acks r ecord ed on a disc a re displa yed. Example: • [ Stereo] • [ Stereo ( Audio 1)] • [ Stereo ( Audio 2)] •[ M a i n ] •[ S u b ] • [ Main/Sub] • [ Stereo (Audio 1)] and [ Stere o (Audio2)] do not appear when onl y one audio strea m is recorded on th e disc. x CD •[ Ster [...]

36 US Listenin g to th e Radio You ca n enjo y radio s ound wi th the s ystem ’s spe akers. 1 Press FUNCTION rep eatedly until “FM” appears in the f ront panel displ ay. 2 Select the radio station. Auto matic tuni ng Press an d hold TUNING +/– u ntil the a uto scanni ng star ts. [Auto Tu ning ] appe ars on th e TV scre en. Scanni ng stops w[...]

T uner 37 US 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “FM” appears in the front panel d isplay. The last rece ived stat ion i s tun ed i n. 2 Press PRESET +/– repeatedly to select the preset station. The pres et n umber and fre que ncy ap pear on the TV sc reen and fron t panel di splay . Each time you press the butt on, the system tunes in one pres[...]

38 US Using the Cont rol for HDMI Function f or “BRAVIA” Sync This fu nction is availa ble on TVs wit h the “BRAVIA” Sync function. By conn ecti ng Sony co mpone nts t hat ar e compatibl e with the Control for HDMI fu nction via an HDMI cabl e, oper ati on is si mplif ied. • Some func tions can only be us ed if th e connect ed TV is compa[...]

Other Operations 39 US • Make sure th at the c o mponent is con nected t o the system vi a an HDMI cable, and the Control for HDMI func tion of the co nnected com ponent is set to on. Settin g the Sp eakers [Speaker Settings] To obtai n the best poss ible su rrou nd sound, set conne ction o f the spea kers an d thei r dist ance fro m you r li ste[...]

40 US dB. Be sure to set [Tes t Tone] to [On] for easy adjustmen t. [Front Left/R ight] 0.0 dB : Set the front speaker level. [Cent er]* 0. 0 dB : Set the cent er sp eaker le vel. [Surr ound Left /Right ] * 0.0 dB : Set th e surround speaker level. [Subw oofer] 0. 0 dB : Set the subwo ofer leve l. * This ite m appear s when you se t it to [Yes] in [...]

Other Operations 41 US Contro lling Your TV with the Supp lied Rem ote By adjust ing the remote signal , you can co ntrol your TV with th e suppli ed remote. • W hen you repla ce the batter ies of the rem ote, the code number may reset itse lf t o the default (SONY) setting . Reset the appr opriate code number. Press and hold TV " / 1 whil e[...]

42 US Browsing Websit es You ca n conne ct to the In ter net and en joy webs ites like th e Sony homepa ge using the system. 1 Prepare for Internet browsing. Connect the s ystem t o a net work (pa ge 2 0). 2 Press HOM E. The hom e menu ap pear s on the TV s creen . 3 Press C / c to select [Network]. 4 Press X / x to select [I nternet Browser], then[...]

Other Operations 43 US Setti ng up the Netw ork [Internet Sett ings] Bef or e sett ing , co nn ect t he syste m to th e networ k. For detail s, see “ St ep 3: Co nnecting to the N etwork ” (p age 20) . To open the setting display 1 Press HOME. The hom e menu appears on the TV scr een. 2 Press C / c to select [Setup]. 3 Press X / x to select [Ne[...]

44 US 4 Press X / x to select [Internet Setting s], then press . The [ Int ernet Se tting s] displa y ap pear s. • The [Internet S etting s] items ar e neces sary to connect to the Inte rnet. En ter the r espect ive (alp hanumer ic) values for your broadband router or Wireless LAN router. The ite ms that need to be set may diffe r, de pend in g o[...]

Other Operations 45 US 4 Press X / x to select the proxy server setting, then press . • [No] : A prox y serv er is not used. • [Yes ]: Ent er the pr oxy se rver se tting. Press C / X / x / c and the number buttons, then p res s . The value of the internet se ttings appea rs on the TV sc reen . 5 Press c . 6 Press X / x to selec t [Save & Co[...]

46 US 4 Press X / x to select the security mo de, then press . • [None]: Select th is if the wireles s LAN is unsec ured. Se tup of w ireless LAN connectivi ty is fin ished. Next , enter the IP addr ess set tin gs by f oll owing the St eps of “Auto sett ing” or “ Manual se tting” in “When connecting to the LAN with a LAN cable” a bove[...]

Settings an d Adjustme nts 47 US Using the Set up Display You can ma ke vari ous adju stment s of i tems such as pict ure and so und. Select (S etup) on th e home menu wh en you need to change th e setti ngs of th e system. The defaul t settings a re underlin ed. • Playbac k settings st ored in the disc take priority over the Setup Dis play setti[...]

48 US For cu stom ers in Me xico and L atin America: http:// esupport.son y.com/LA During a softwa re update, “UPDATING” appears in the front p anel dis play. After the update comple tes, the ma in unit a utomatically turns off. Please wait f or t he softwa re upd ate to comp lete; do not t urn th e main unit on or off, or operate the main unit[...]

Settings an d Adjustme nts 49 US [RGB]: Sel ect this when co nnecting to a device with an HDCP-compliant DVI jack. x [HDMI Deep Color Output] [Aut o] : Normally select this. [16bit ], [12b it], [10b it]: Ou tputs 16bit/ 12bit/ 10bit vide o signa ls when the conn ected TV is compatible with Deep Color. [Off]: Se lect this when th e picture is uns ta[...]

50 US [BD/DVD Viewing Setting s] You can make d etailed s ettings for BD/DVD playba ck. x [BD/DVD Menu] You ca n select the defa ult m enu langu age f or BD-ROMs or DVD VIDEOs. Whe n you sel ect [S elect Langua ge Code ], the displ ay for en tering the lang uage c ode appea rs. Enter the code for yo ur lang uage b y refe rring to “Lan guage C ode[...]

Settings an d Adjustme nts 51 US [Music Settings] You can make de taile d settin gs for Su per Au dio CD playba ck. x [Super Audio CD Playback Layer] [Supe r Audio CD ] : Plays the Super Audio CD laye r. [CD]: Plays th e CD lay er. x [Super Audio CD Playback Channel] [DSD 2ch] : Plays the 2ch area . [DSD Mult i] : Plays the multi-c hannel are a. [S[...]

52 US [Easy Setu p] Re-r un s the Eas y Se tup to mak e th e ba sic settings. Follow the on-sc reen i nstructio ns. [Resetting] x [Reset to Factory Default Settings] You can res et the system sett ings to the fact ory default b y selecting the group of settings. All the settings within the group will be reset. x [Initialize Personal Informati on] Y[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 53 US Precaut ions On safety • To prevent fire or sho ck hazard, do not place ob jects filled w ith li quids, s uch as vases, on the syst em, or place the sys tem near wate r, such as near a bathtub or shower room . Should any soli d object or liquid fall into the cabi net, un plug t he syste m and have it checked by qu a[...]

54 US On moving the system • Before movi ng the syst em, make sure that ther e is no disc ins erted, an d remove t he AC power cord (mains lead) f rom the w all outle t (mains ). Notes about the Discs On handling discs • To kee p the d isc cle an, handle the disc by its edge. Do not to uch the s urface. • Do not stick pa per or tape on t he d[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 55 US Trou blesh ooti ng If you exp erien ce any of the fol lowin g difficu lties w hile us ing the s ystem, use this troubles hoot ing guide to help reme dy the problem be for e request ing rep airs. Should an y prob lem per sist, co nsult y our near est Sony de aler. Note that if serv ice pers onnel chan ges some parts du[...]

56 US Picture Symptom Problem s and sol ution s There is no picture . • Check the output method on you r system (page 15) . There is no pi cture when you mak e an H DMI cabl e connection. • The unit i s con nected to an inp ut de vice tha t is not HDCP (High-ba ndwidth Digital Co ntent Prote ction) compliant (“HDM I” on the fro nt panel doe[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 57 US Sound Tuner Symptom Probl ems and solutio ns There is no sound. • T he speake r cord is not conne cted secure ly. • Check the speaker sett ings (page 39) . The Super Audio CD sound of a compo nent tha t is conn ected to the HDMI ( IN 1) or HDMI (IN 2) jack is not outp ut. • HDMI (IN 1) and HDMI (IN 2) does not a[...]

58 US Playback USB device BRAVIA Internet Video Symptom Problem s and sol ution s The disc does not play. • The region code on the BD/DVD does not match the system. • Moisture has condense d inside the un it and may cause damage to the len ses. Remove t he disc and lea ve the unit t urned on for a bout half an hour . • The s ystem cannot p la[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 59 US “BRAVIA” Sync ([Contr ol for HDMI]) Network connection USB wireless LAN connection Symptom Probl ems and solutio ns The [Co ntro l fo r HD M I] fun ct io n doe s not work (“B RAV IA” Syn c). • Check that [Control for HDMI] is set to [On] (page 51). • I f you change the HDM I connection, turn the syst em of[...]

60 US Playable Discs 1) Since the Blu -ray Disc spec ificati ons are new and evolvin g, some dis cs may not be playable depending on the disc type and t he version. Also, t he audio outpu t differs depending on the source, conne cted outpu t jack, and sele cted audio se ttings. 2) BD-RE: Ver.2. 1 BD-R : Ver.1.1 , 1.2, 1. 3 incl uding o rganic pi gm[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 61 US Playable Ty pes of File s Video Musi c Photo 1) The sy stem does not play files e ncoded with DR M. 2) The system play s AVCHD -form at file s that are recorded via a digit al video camera , etc. To watch AVCHD-format files, the disc with AVCHD-format files on it must be finali zed. 3) The sy stem does not play file s[...]

62 US Support ed Au dio Forma ts Audi o form ats s upporte d by th is syst em are as follo ws. a : Supported format. –: Unsupp orted for mat. • HDMI (IN 1) and HDMI (IN 2) do not input soun d in the case of an audio format that contains copy pr otections such as Super Audio C D or DVD-Audio. • For the LPCM 2ch format , the supporte d sampling[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 63 US Specific ations Amp lifier Sect ion U.S.mode ls: AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION: (FTC ) Front L + Front R: With 3 ohms loads, bot h channels driven, fr om 180 - 20,000 Hz; ra ted 60 watts per channel mi nimum RMS power, wi th no more than 1% total harmonic distorti on from 250 mi[...]

64 US Language Cod e List The lang uage spelling s conf orm to the ISO 639: 1988 (E/F) standa rd. Parental Control/Area Code List[...]

65 US Index Numerics 3D 27 3D Outpu t Se tting 48 A A/V SYNC 33 Attenuate - A UDIO 49 Audi o 50 Audio DRC 49 Audio O utput 49 Audio R eturn C hanne l 51 Audio Se ttings 49 Auto Display 5 1 Auto Standb y 51 B BD Audi o MIX Setting 49 BD Hybrid D isc Playback Layer 50 BD In ternet C onnec tion 50 BD Pare ntal C ontrol 50 BD/D VD Menu 50 BD/DVD V iewi[...]

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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 the U.S.: http://www.sony.com/support For customers in Canada: English: http:/ / www.sony.ca/support French: http://fr.sony.ca/support For customers in Mexico and Latin Am erica: http://esupport.[...]