Sony BDV-EF200 manual

BDV -EF200 4-265-166- 11 (1) Blu-r ay Disc/DVD Home Theatr e Syst em Operating Instructi ons[...]

2 GB Do not inst all the applianc e in a confine d space, 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 sources such as lighted candles on the appar atus. To reduce the risk of fire or electr[...]

3 GB disposal service or the shop whe re you purchased the product. Notice f or cus tomers: th e fol lowing inform ation is on ly applicabl e to equipme nt sold in countri es applying EU dire ctives. The manufa cturer of this p roduct is Sony Corporation, 1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku Toky o, 108-0075 Japan. The Auth orized Repre sentati ve for EMC and pro[...]

4 GB • “Wi-Fi CERTIFIE D™” and “Wi - Fi Protect ed Setup™” are trade marks of the Wi-Fi Al liance . • “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. • iPhone, iPod, iPod classi c, iPod nano, and iPo[...]

5 GB Tabl e of Co ntents About T hese Opera ting Inst ructions .. ..... 4 Unpackin g .... ........... ....... ........ ........... ...... 6 Index to Parts and Controls .................. ... 7 Getting Started Step 1: Insta lling the System....... 12 Step 2: Co nnecting the Sy stem... 13 Step 3: Connec ting to the Network..................... ......[...]

6 GB Unpacking Insert two R6 (si ze AA) batte ries (s upplied) b y matching th e 3 and # ends on the batte ries to the markings inside the compartme nt. • Front speaker s (2) • Subwo ofer (1 ) • F M wire ante nna (aeria l) (1) •V i d e o c o r d ( 1 ) • Remote c ommande r (rem ote) (1 ) • R 6 (size AA) batte ries (2) • Dock for iPo d/[...]

7 GB Index to Parts and Controls For more informa tion, r efer to th e pages indicate d in pare ntheses. A Disc tray (page 25) B Remote sensor C Front pa nel displ ay D (USB) p ort (page 26 ) Used fo r conn ecting a U SB devi ce. E Play oper ation but tons Z (open/close) (p age 25) Opens o r closes the disc tr ay. N (play) Starts or re-sta rts pla [...]

8 GB About the indications in the front panel display A Displays the system’s playing status. B Lights up when repeat play is activated. C Lights up whe n stere o sound is received. (Radio only) D Lights up when th e HDMI (OUT) jack is correctly connected to an HDCP (High- bandwid th Digit al Con tent Pr otecti on)- compliant device with HDMI or [...]

9 GB A SPEAKERS jacks (page 13) B (USB) p ort (page 26 ) C AUDIO (AUDIO IN L/R) jacks (p age 16) D ANTENNA (FM COAXIAL 75 Ω ) jack (page 18) E TV (DIGITAL IN OPTICAL) jack (page 14) F LAN (100) terminal (page 19) G HDMI (IN 2) jack (page 16) H HDMI (IN 1) jack (page 16) I HDMI (OUT) jack (page 14) J VIDEO OUT j ack (page 14) Rear panel VIDEO OUT O[...]

10 GB Number 5, , 2 +, and N buttons have a tactile d ot. Use t he tactile dot as a referen ce when operating the remote. • : For TV op erati ons (For detail s, see “ Controllin g Your TV with the Supplied Remo te” (page 38).) A Z (open/close) Opens or c loses the d isc tr ay. SPEAK ERS T V y AUDIO Sele cts whe ther TV sound i s outp ut from [...]

11 GB F Playback operation buttons See “ Pla ybac k” ( page 25). . / > (previous/next) Skip to the previo us/next ch apter, tra ck, or file . (replay/advance) Briefl y replay the cu rrent s cenes fo r 10 seco nds. /Brie fly f ast for wards the curr ent scene s for 15 se cond s. m / M (fast/slow/freeze frame) Fast re verse/ fas t forward th e[...]

12 GB Getting Started Step 1: Installing the System Instal l the sy stem by re ferr ing to the illust ration below. • Use caution when placing the speak ers and/or s peaker stands att ached to t he spea kers on a spe cially treated (waxed, oiled, poli shed, et c.) floor , as staini ng or d iscoloration may re sult. • Do not le an or ha ng on a [...]

13 GB Getting Started Step 2: Conn ecting th e System For conn ecting th e system, r ead th e informat ion on the followin g pages. Do not con nect the AC power cord (main s lead) of the unit to a wall outlet (ma ins) unti l all th e other connect ions ar e made. • When you conn ect another component with a vol ume contr ol, turn down the volum e[...]

14 GB Getting Started Connect the syste m to your TV to disp lay the image of the system on you r TV, and listen t o TV sound via th e syste m’s spea kers . Depe nding on t he jacks an d func tions on your TV, se lect the c onnec tion met hod. • When your TV has an HDMI j ack that is m arked “A RC*” : Connec tion A • When your TV has an H[...]

15 GB Getting Started A HDMI cable connection If your TV h as an HDMI jack, connect to the TV with a n HDMI cable. This will pro vide better ima ge quality c ompare d to othe r types of connec tions. When conn ecti ng wi th a n HD MI cabl e, y ou ne ed to sel ect the type of outp ut si gnal when perf orm ing the Easy Setu p (pag e 21). For fu rther[...]

16 GB Getting Started When a component you wish to connect to the system has an HDMI (OUT) jack You can conn ect a componen t that has an HDMI ( OUT) jack such as a set- top box/dig ital sa tellit e receiver or P LAYSTATION ® 3, et c., w ith a n HDMI ca ble. An HD MI cabl e conn ecti on ca n se nd bot h vide o and a udi o si gnal s. By co nne cti [...]

17 GB Getting Started When the component does not have an HDMI OUT jack Conne ct the sy stem so t hat vide o signa ls from t he syste m and othe r comp onent are sent to the TV, and audio si gnals f rom the co mpo nent are sent to the system as foll ows. If the co mponen t plays sound onl y, conne ct the au dio out put of the co mponen t to the sys[...]

18 GB Getting Started • Be sure to fully e xtend the F M wire antenna ( aerial) . • After co nnecti ng the FM wir e antenn a (aerial ), keep it as horizo ntal as possi ble. • I f you have poor FM reception , use a 75-ohm coaxia l cable (not suppl ied) to connect the unit to an outdoor FM anten na (aer ial). Connecting the antenna (aerial) FM [...]

19 GB Getting Started Step 3: Conn ecting to the Netwo rk • To connect the syst em to your netwo rk, you need to make network settings that suit your usa ge environment and component s. For details, see “Sett ing up the Network” (page 41 ) and “[Network Sett ings]” (pa ge 50). Select th e metho d based on your LAN ( Local A rea Netw ork) [...]

20 GB Getting Started • The placement d istance between the USB Wi reless LAN Ad apter and your wire less LAN router diff ers based on your usage en vironment. If the system cannot conne ct to the netw ork or the net work connectio n is unstable , move the USB Wire less LAN Adapter to a di fferent positi on or p lace t he USB Wirel ess LAN Ad apt[...]

21 GB Getting Started Step 4 : Perf orming the Easy Setu p Before performing Step 4 Make su re all co nnecti ons are s ecur e, and the n conne ct the AC po wer co rd (mai ns lead ). Follow the Steps belo w to make the basic adjustme nts for using th e syste m. Displa yed item s var y depe nding o n the coun try model. 1 Turn on the TV. 2 Press [ / [...]

22 GB Getting Started Step 5 : Selec ting the Source You ca n select the playba ck sou rce. Press FUNCTION rep eatedly until the desir ed functi on appe ars in the fron t panel display. Each time you p ress FUNCTION, the fu nction chan ges as fo llow s. “BD/DVD” t “FM” t “H DMI1 ” t “HDMI2” t “TV” t “AUDIO ” t “B D/ DVD”[...]

23 GB Getting Started Step 6: En joying Su rrou nd Sound After pe rform ing th e previous Steps a nd st arting pl ayback , you can easi ly enjo y surro und soun d. You can als o sele ct pre -progr ammed s urroun d sett ings tha t are t ailored to di fferen t kind s of so und sou rces. They bri ng the exc iting and powerf ul sound of movie t heaters[...]

24 GB Getting Started • When the home menu is disp layed on th e TV scre en, this se tting c an be change d by sele cting the surround s etting via [Surr ound Se tting] in [Audio Settings] of [Se tup] (pa ge 48). About speaker output The default setting is [Auto] (“ AUTO”). • Depending on the input st ream, the surround settings ma y not be[...]

Pl ayb a ck 25 GB Playing a Disc For play able dis cs, see “Pl ayabl e Disc s” (page 58). 1 Switch the input select or on yo ur 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 and pl ayba ck starts . If playback does no[...]

26 GB You ca n check th e playba ck infor mation , etc., by pres sing D ISPLAY. The di splaye d inform ation di ffers de pend ing on the dis c type an d system stat us. 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 sele cted audio setting D Avail able fu ncti ons ( angle, audi o, s[...]

Pl ayb a ck 27 GB Enjoying an iPod/iP hone You c an enj oy the music /video/ photo and charge th e battery of an iPo d/iPhone v ia the system . Compatible iPod/iPhone models The compatible iPod/iPho ne models are a s follow s. Up date yo ur iPod /iPhon e with th e lates t softwa re befo re usi ng with t he system. Made f or iPod touch 4th g enerat [...]

28 GB 5 Press C / X / x / c and to sel ec t th e f ile that you want to play. The so und from t he iPod/ iPhone is played on th e system . When you pla y a video file, s witch th e input select or on your TV so tha t the si gnal fr om the i Pod/iPhon e app ears on your TV scre en. You ca n operat e the iPo d/iPhon e using the buttons on the re mote[...]

Pl ayb a ck 29 GB Playing via a Networ k BRAVIA Internet Vid eo serves as a gateway deliver ing selec ted Interne t content a nd a vari ety of on-de mand en tertai nment straigh t to your unit. • Some Inte rnet content r equires r egistration via a PC before it can be played. 1 Prepare for BRAVIA Internet Video. Connec t the syst em to a netwo rk[...]

30 GB [Music] only [Photo] only When th e sound does not ma tch the pict ures on the TV s creen, you ca n adju st the delay between the pictur e and so und. The sett ing meth od diff ers depe nding on the func tion. • Depending on the input stre am, A/V SYNC may not be effecti ve. When playing video conten t via the “BD/DVD” function 1 Press [...]

Pl ayb a ck 31 GB When playing via the “HDMI1,” “HDMI2 ,” “TV,” o r “AUDIO” function 1 Press OPTIONS. The opt ion m enu appe ars in the fro nt pane l displa y. 2 Press X / x repeatedly until “A/V SYNC” appears in the front panel display, then press or c . 3 Press X / x to ad just the del ay between the pi ctur e and so und. You [...]

32 GB Selec ting the Ef fect to Suit the So urce You can select a suit able sou nd mod e for movie 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” aut omatica lly to prod uce the so und effec t depend ing on t[...]

Sound Adjustm ent 33 GB x DVD -VR The type s of sou nd trac ks reco rded on a dis c are displa yed. Example: • [ Ster eo] • [ Ster eo (Aud io1)] • [ Ster eo (Aud io2)] •[ M a i n ] •[ S u b ] • [ Main/S ub] • [ Stereo (Audio 1)] and [ Stereo (Au dio2)] do not appear when onl y one audio stream is r ecorded on the disc. x CD •[ Ster [...]

34 GB Listenin g to th e Radio You ca n enjoy ra dio sou nd wit h the syste m’s spe akers. 1 Press FUNCTION rep eatedly until “FM” appears in the f ront panel display. 2 Select the radio station. Auto ma tic tuni n g Press an d hold TUNING +/– u ntil the a uto scanni ng star ts. [Auto Tu ning] ap pear s on the TV sc reen . Scanni ng stops w[...]

T uner 35 GB 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 fr eque ncy appe ar o n the TV sc reen and front pa nel dis play. Each time you press the butt on, the system tunes in one pres[...]

36 GB Using the Contro l for HDMI Function f or “BRAVIA” Sync This fu nction is availabl e on TVs w ith the “BRAVIA” Sync function. By conn ecti ng Son y compo nent s that ar e compatibl e with the Control for HDMI fu nction via an HDMI cabl e, oper ati on is si mplif ie d. • Some func tions can only be us ed if th e connect ed TV is comp[...]

Other Operations 37 GB • Make s ure th at the c omponent is co nnected to th e system vi a an HDMI cable, and the Cont rol for HDMI func tion of the connect ed compone nt is set to on. Settin g the Sp eakers [Speaker Settings] To obtai n the best possib le surr ound sou nd, set conne ction of t he speake rs an d their dis tance fro m you r li ste[...]

38 GB 3 Press X / x to select the desired speaker type, then p ress . 4 Press C / c to select the left or right speaker, then press X / x to adjust t he level. 5 Press . 6 Repeat Steps 3 to 5. 7 Press RETUR N. The syste m ret urn s to the pr evio us disp lay. 8 Press X / x to se lect [ Test Tone], t hen press . 9 Press X / x to select [Off], then p[...]

Other Operations 39 GB Code numbers of controllable TVs If more t han one co de n umber is li st ed, t ry enteri ng them on e at a time until yo u find the code th at wor ks wit h your TV . Changing t he Brightne ss of the Fr ont Panel Display Press DIMMER. Each time yo u pres s DIMMER, the br ightn ess of the fro nt pa nel di splay is c han ged. S[...]

40 GB You can check web site in form ation by pres sing DISP LAY. The display in form ation dif fers depend ing on th e websit e and page s tatus. A Page titl e B Cursor Move by pre ssing C / X / x / c . Pl ace t he cur sor on the link you want to view , then press . The linked w ebsite is displayed. C Page addr ess D SSL icon Appears when the l in[...]

Other Operations 41 GB Setting up th e Networ k [Internet Setting s] Before se tting, connect th e system to th e net work. F or d etai ls , see “S tep 3: C onn ecti ng to the Net work” (pa ge 1 9). To open the setting display 1 Press HOME. The ho me menu ap pear s on the TV screen . 2 Press C / c to select [Setup]. 3 Press X / x to select [Net[...]

42 GB 4 Press X / x to select [Save & Connect], then press . The sy stem st arts check ing the network conn ection. 5 Check that the message [Internet Settings is now compl ete.] appears, then press . The s etup is fi nish ed. I f t he me ssage does not appear, follo w the on-screen messages. Manual setting 1 Press X / x to select [Wired Setup][...]

Other Operations 43 GB 4 Check that the message [Wi-Fi Protected Setup was successful.] appears, then press c . Setup of wir eless LAN connectivity and the IP addr ess i s fini shed. Next, ente r the proxy se rver setti ng. Follow Steps 4 to 7 of “Manua l setting” i n “When connecting to the LAN with a LAN cabl e” above. When your wireless [...]

44 GB WEP WEP applies security to communications to prevent ou tsiders f rom inte rcepting com mu nica tion s or in tru din g into you r wire less netw ork. WE P is a legacy securi ty techn ology that ena bles olde r de vice whi ch d o not supp ort TKIP/A ES to be c onnecte d. WPA-PSK (TKIP), WPA2-PSK (TKIP) TKIP is a se curity te chnology deve lop[...]

Settings an d Adjustme nts 45 GB Using the Set up Display You can ma ke vari ous a dju stme nts o f item s 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 pri ority over the Setup Dis play se[...]

46 GB For c ustomer s in othe r count ries/re gions: http :// www.so ny-a sia.c om/su ppor t 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 ma in un it on or of f, or operate [...]

Settings an d Adjustme nts 47 GB [RGB]: Sel ect this when co nnecting to a device with an HDCP-compliant DVI jack. x [HDMI Deep Colour Output] [Aut o] : Normal ly sele ct this. [16bit ], [12b it], [10bi t]: Outp uts 16bit /12bit/ 10bit vide o signa ls when th e connect ed TV is compatible with Deep Colour. [Off]: Se lect this when th e picture is u[...]

48 GB x [Sound Effect ] You can set the syste m’s sound ef fects (SOUND MODE and [S urro und Set ting ] ) to on /off. [On] : Enabl es all of the syst em’s sou nd effe cts. The upper li mit of sa mpling frequen cy is se t to 48 kHz . [Off ]: The so und effe cts are disabled. Select this when you do n ot want to set the u pper limit of samp ling [...]

Settings an d Adjustme nts 49 GB replaced with diff erent sc enes. Follo w the on-scr een inst ructi ons and en ter y our four -digi t passwor d. x [Inter net Vi deo Pa rental Contro l] Playba ck of some In ternet vid eos can be limited accordi ng to the ag e of t he use rs. Scen es ma y be blocked or repla ced with differen t scenes . Follow t he [...]

50 GB x [Auto St andby ] [On] : Turns o n the [Auto St andb y] functi on. Whe n you do not operat e the sys tem fo r about 30 minutes, the syste m enters s tandby mode automaticall y. [Off]: Turns o ff the func tion. x [Auto Display] [On] : Automa tically d isplays i nformation on the screen when chan gin g the viewin g ti tles , pi ctu re modes , [...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 51 GB Precaut ions On safety • To prevent fire or sho ck hazard, do not place obje cts filled w ith li quids, su ch as va ses, on t he syst em, or place the sys tem near wate r, such as near a bathtub or shower room . Should any solid obje ct or liquid fall into the cabine t, unplug the sy stem a nd have it checked by qua[...]

52 GB On moving the system • Before movi ng the syst em, make sure that ther e is no disc ins erted, and r emove the AC power cord (ma ins lead) f rom the wa ll outlet ( mains) . Notes about the Discs On handling discs • To keep the d isc cle an, handle the disc by its edge. Do not touc h the sur face. • Do not stic k paper or tape on t he di[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 53 GB Trou blesho oting If you exp erienc e any of th e follo wing dif ficulties while us ing the s ystem, use this trou blesho oting guide to help reme dy the pro blem bef ore reque sting repair s. Should an y prob lem pers ist, cons ult your near est Sony deal er. Note that if serv ice pers onnel chan ges some parts dur i[...]

54 GB Picture Sound Symptom Problem s and sol ution s There is no picture . • Check the output method on you r system (page 14). There is no pi cture when you mak e an H DMI ca bl e connection. • The unit i s conne cted to a n input device that is not HD CP (High-ba ndwidth Digital Co ntent Protec tion) comp liant (“HDMI ” on the front pane[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 55 GB Tuner Playback There is no sound fro m the TV via the HDMI (OUT) jack when using the Audio Return Channel function . • Set [Control for HDMI] in [HDMI Settings] of [Syste m Settings] to [On] (page 4 9). Also , set [Audi o Return Channel] in [ HDMI Sett ings] of [System Settings] to [Auto] (pa ge 49). • Make sure t[...]

56 GB USB device BRAVIA Internet Video “BRAVIA” S ync ([Control for HDMI]) Network connection Symptom Problem s and sol ution s The USB device is not recogniz ed. • Try the f ollowing: 1 Turn the system of f. 2 Remove and reconnec t the USB device. 3 Turn the system on. • Mak e sure that the USB de vice is securel y connected to the (USB) p[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 57 GB USB wireless LAN connection Symptom Probl ems and so lution s You cannot connec t your PC to the In ternet afte r [Wi- Fi Protected Set up (WPS)] is performed. • The wirele ss setting s of the router may c hange automati cally if you use the Wi-Fi P rotected Setup function befo re adjusti ng the settings of the rout[...]

58 GB Playable Discs 1) Since the Blu -ray Disc spec ificati ons are new and evolvin g, some dis cs may not be play able depen ding on the disc type and the version. Al so, the aud io 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 pigme[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 59 GB Playable Ty pes of Files Video Musi c Photo 1) The sy stem does no t play files enco ded with DRM. 2) The system plays AVCHD -format fi les tha t are recorded via a digit al video camera, etc. To watch AVCHD-format files, the disc with AVCHD-format files on it must be finalized. 3) The sy stem does not play files e nc[...]

60 GB Support ed Au dio Forma ts Audi o form ats supp orted by this sy stem a re as fol lows. a : Supported format. –: Unsupp orted form at. • HDMI (IN 1) and HDMI (IN 2) do not input sound in the case of an audio format that contains copy prot ections such as Super Audio C D or DVD-Audio. • For the LPCM 2ch format , the supported sa mpling f[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 61 GB Specific ations Amp lifier Se ctio n POWER OUTPUT ( rated) Front L/Front R : 80 W + 80 W (at 3 ohms, 1 kHz, 1% THD) POWER OUTPUT ( referen ce) Front L/Front R : 115 W (per chann el at 3 ohms, 1 kHz) Subwoofer: 120 W (at 3 ohms, 80 Hz) Inputs (A nalog) A UDIO (AUDIO IN) Sensiti vity: 450/250 mV Inpu ts (D igi tal) TV ([...]

62 GB Language Cod e List The lang uage spelling s confor m to the IS O 639: 1 988 (E/F) standa rd. Parental Control/Area Code List[...]

63 GB Index Numerics 3D 25 3D Outpu t Sett ing 4 6 A A/V SYNC 30 Attenuate - A UDIO 47 Audi o 48 Audio DRC 47 Audio O utput 47 Audio R eturn C hannel 49 Audio Se ttings 47 Auto Display 5 0 Auto Sta ndb y 5 0 B BD Audi o MIX Setting 47 BD Hybrid D isc Playback Layer 48 BD In ternet C onnecti on 48 BD Pare ntal Cont rol 48 BD/D VD Menu 48 BD/DVD V ie[...]

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: http://support.sony-europe.com For customers in Taiwan: http://www.sony-asia.com/support/tw For customers in other countries/ regions: http://www.sony-asia.com/support ©2011 Sony Corpora[...]