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BDV -EF420/BDV-EF220 4-418-860- 92 (1) Blu-r ay Disc™/ DVD Home Theatr e Syst em Operating Instructi ons[...]
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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[...]
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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. This prod uct has b een manufactur ed by or on beha lf of Sony Corporation, 1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku Toky o, 108-0075 Japan. Inquiries related to produ c[...]
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4 GB • “BRA VIA” is a trad em ark o f So ny C orp ora tio n. • “AVCHD” and the “AVCHD” logo ar e trademar ks of Panaso nic Corporation and So ny Corporation. • , “XMB ,” an d “xro ss me dia bar” are t rademarks o f Sony Corporation and So ny Computer Entertai nment Inc. • “PlaySt ation ” is a register ed tradema rk o[...]
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5 GB to perform disc and/or file identific ation and obtain mus ic- related in formatio n, including name, artis t, trac k, and title information ( “Gracenote Data ”) from online serve rs or embedded database s (collecti vely, “Grace note Servers”) and to pe rform other functions. You may u se Gracen ote Data only by means of the intended E[...]
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6 GB Table of Cont ents About T hese Operatin g Instru ctions ....... 5 Unpac king .......... ....... ........... ........ ....... .... 7 Index to Parts an d Contro ls ............. ........ 9 Getting Started Step 1: Installing th e System ....... 13 Step 2: Connectin g the System ... 13 Connecti ng the speak ers . ........ 13 Connecting the TV ...[...]
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7 GB Unpacking BDV-EF420 • Fron t spea kers (2 ) • Subw oofer (1) • Speaker-b ottom cover s (2) • Bas es ( 2) • Low er par ts of the fr ont speak ers (2) • Scr ews (8 ) • FM wire antenn a (aerial ) (1) • Rem ote com man der (remo te) (1) • R 6 (size AA) batt eries (2) • Dock fo r iPod/ iPhone (TDM-iP30) (1) • US B cable ( 1) ?[...]
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8 GB BDV-EF220 • Fro nt sp eakers ( 2) • Sub woo fer (1) • Foo t pads (2) • FM wire an tenna ( aerial) ( 1) • Rem ote comm ander (rem ote) (1 ) • R6 (size AA) batteries (2) •V i d e o c o r d ( 1 ) • Quick Setup G uide • Speak er In stallat ion Gu ide • Ref eren ce Gu ide or[...]
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9 GB Index to Parts and Controls For more informa tion, r efer to th e pages indicate d in pare nthese s. A " / 1 (on/standby) Turns on the unit , or se ts it to standby mo de. B Disc tray (page 21) C Play oper ation but tons Z (open/clo se) N (play) x (stop) VOL +/– . / > (p revious/next) FUNCTION (page 19) Select s the pla yback so urce[...]
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10 GB About the indications in the front panel display A Lights up when repeat play is activated. B Lights up whe n stere o sound is received. (Radio only) C Lights up when the system is playing via the PARTY S TREAMING function. D Lights up whe n muting is on. E Lights up when th e HDMI (OUT) jack is correctly connected to an HDCP (High- bandwid t[...]
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11 GB Number 5, AUDIO, 2 +, and N buttons have a t actil e do t. Us e t he t actil e dot a s a r efer enc e when op erating t he remo te. • : For TV opera tions (For details , see “Controlling Yo ur TV with the Suppl ied Remote” (page 3 4).) A Z (open/clo se) SPEAKERS TV y AUDIO Selects w hether TV soun d is output from the syst em’s speake[...]
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12 GB F Playback operati on buttons See “P laybac k” (page 21) . . / > (previous/next) Skip to the prev ious/nex t chapte r, track, or file. m / M (fast/slow/freeze frame) Fast re verse/ fast f orward t he disc du ring playback. Eac h time you p ress th e button, the search spe ed cha nge s. Activa tes slow -moti on play whe n presse d for m[...]
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13 GB Getting Started Step 1: In stalling the System Insta ll the system by re ferring to the illust ration below . A Front speak er (L (left )) B Fro nt speak er (R ( right )) C Su bwoo fer D Unit Since the syste m is eq uipped with S -Force PRO Front Su rround* technolog y, you ca n enjoy surrou nd sou nd with t he speak ers in f ront of th e lis[...]
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14 GB Getting Started Select one o f the f ollowing conne ction methods accordin g to the input jacks on your TV. Video connections 1) High Speed HDMI cable 2) If the HDMI IN jack of your TV is com patible with th e ARC (Audio Retur n Channel) function, an HDMI cable connect ion can also sen d a digital audio signal from th e TV. For setting the Au[...]
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15 GB Getting Started 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. Select one of the following co nnection met hods according to the ja ck type of the component. • I f you make either connection above, se t [Co[...]
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16 GB Getting Started • Be sure to fully e xtend the F M wire antenna ( aerial) . • After connect ing th e FM wir e anten na (aeri al), keep it as h orizontal as possibl e. • If yo u have poor FM reception, use a 75-ohm coaxial cable (no t supplied) t o connect th e unit to a n outdoor FM ante nna (ae ria l). Step 3 : Prep aring for Network C[...]
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17 GB Getting Started Turn th e un it of f befo re con nectin g the extens ion cabl e or insert ing the USB Wi reless LAN Adapter. After inserti ng the USB Wireless LAN Ad apte r t o the base and conn ecti ng th e extensi on cable to the ( USB) port, turn the unit on agai n. Before performing the network settings When your wire les s LAN route r (a[...]
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18 GB Getting Started Step 4 : Perf orming t he Easy Se tup Before performing Step 4 Make s ure all connect ions are secure, an d then conne ct th e AC power cord (main s le ad). Follow the Ste ps below t o make the basic adjustmen ts and network settings fo r the system. Disp layed ite ms vary depend ing on the country model. 1 Insert two R6 (size[...]
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19 GB Getting Started Step 5 : Sel ecting 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. When you p ress FUNC TION once, the curren t functio n appears in the fr ont panel display, the n each tim e you pres s FUNC TION, the functi on chan ges as follows.[...]
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20 GB Getting Started To select the sound mode from the option menu 1 Press O PTION S and X / x to select [Sound Mode], then press . 2 Press X / x to select the sound mode, then press . • The sound m ode can be selected only w hen [Soun d Effect] is set to [So und Mode On] (page 39 ). When [Sound Effec t] is set t o other than [Sound M ode On], t[...]
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Pl ayb a ck 21 GB Playing a Disc For play able dis cs, see “Pl ayabl e Disc s” (page 49). 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 disc tray. 3 Press Z to close the disc tray. Pla yback st arts . If playback does not start automat ically, select in[...]
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22 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 ( ang le, audio, s[...]
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Pl ayb a ck 23 GB Enjoying an iPod/iP hone (BDV-EF420 only) 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 Update your iPod/iPh one with the latest softwa re befo re usi ng with t he system. Made f or iPod touch 4th g enerat ion, iP od touc h 3rd gen eration, iPod t[...]
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24 GB Playing via a Network Sony E ntert ainment Netw ork s erves as a gate way del iver ing selec ted In ter net co nten t and a vari ety of on -dema nd ent erta inmen t str aigh t to your uni t. • Some Interne t cont ent requ ires re gistration via a PC before i t can be played . For furt her d etails, visit th e following websi te: For custome[...]
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Pl ayb a ck 25 GB To play files stored on a DLNA server via the system (DLNA Player) Select the DLN A se rver ic on from [Video ], [Music] , or [Photo] in t he home menu, then sel ect the fi le th at yo u w ant t o play . To play remote files by operating the system (Renderer) v ia a DLNA controller You can oper ate the s yste m wi th a DLNA- certi[...]
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26 GB • If content that is not com patibl e with the PA RTY STREAMING function is played , the system cl oses PARTY automa tically . To use the system as a PARTY guest Select [PARTY] in [Music] , then select the P ARTY h ost devi ce ic on. To leave the PARTY, press OPTIONS, then select [Lea ve PARTY ]. To clos e the PART Y, pres s OPTION S, then [...]
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Pl ayb a ck 27 GB Available Option s Various settings and play back o peration s are availabl e by pres sing OPTI ONS. The availabl e items di ffer de pending on the situ ation. Common options [Video] only Item Deta ils [Sound Mod e] Chang es the sound mode setti ng (page 19). [Shuffle S etting] (iPod/iPh one only) (BDV-EF420 on ly) Sets sh uffle p[...]
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28 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. When playing via other than the “FM” or “TV” function 1 Press OPTIONS. The opt ion menu appea rs on the TV scr een. 2 Press X [...]
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Sound Adjustm ent 29 GB Selectin g the Audio Format, Multilingual Tracks, or Channel When the syst em is playing a BD/DVD VIDEO record ed in mu ltipl e audio fo rmat s (PCM , Dolby D igital, MPEG audio, or DTS) or multili ngual trac ks, you c an change the audi o forma t or lang uage . With a CD , you ca n select t he sound f rom th e rig ht or l e[...]
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30 GB Listenin g to th e Radio 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 when the s ystem tu nes in a statio n. To cance l autom atic tu[...]
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T uner 31 GB Using th e Radio Data System (RDS) The R adi o Dat a Syst em ( RDS) i s a br oad casti ng service that allo ws radio s tations to send add ition al in fo rmat ion a lon g with th e regu lar program signal. This tune r offers conve nient RDS fe atur es , suc h as stat ion n ame d ispl ay. The stati on name a ppears o n the TV scr een as[...]
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32 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 at ion is si mpli fie d. • To use the “BRAVIA” Sy nc function, turn on the syste m and[...]
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Other Operations 33 GB [Fro nt Left/ Righ t] 3.0 m : Set the fron t spea ker distan ce. [Subw oofer] 3.0 m : Set th e subwoofer distance . x [ Level] You can adjust the sound leve l of the speakers. You can set the paramete rs from –6.0 dB to +6.0 dB. Be su re to s et [Test Tone] to [On] fo r easy adjustment . [Fro nt Left/R ight] 0. 0 dB : Set t[...]
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34 GB Deactivatin g the Button s on the Un it (Ch ild Lo ck ) You ca n deactiva te the bu ttons o n the uni t (exce pt for " / 1 ) for pr event ing misop erat io n, such as child mischief (c hild lock functi on). Press x on t he unit for more th an 5 seconds. “LOCKED” appears in t he front panel displ ay. The child lock func tion is ac tiv[...]
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Other Operations 35 GB Browsing W ebs ites 1 Prepare for Intern et browsing. Connec t the syst em to a netwo rk (p age 16 ). 2 Press HOME. The ho me menu ap pear s on the TV screen . 3 Press C / c to select [Network]. 4 Press X / x to select [ Internet Browser], then press . The [In ternet Browser] di spla y appear s. • S ome websites ma y not di[...]
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36 GB Vari ous s etti ngs and ope rat ions are av ail abl e by pres sing OPTI ONS. The available items dif fer depending on the situati on. Available options Items Detail s [Browser Se tup] Displays the Inte rnet Browser setting s. • [Zoom]: I ncreases or decrease s the size of th e displa yed con tents. • [JavaScript Set up]: Sets whethe r to [...]
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Settings an d Adjustme nts 37 GB Using the Set up Display You can ma ke vario us adju stments to items such as pict ure and so und. The defaul t settings are underlin ed. • Playbac k settings st ored in the disc take pri ority over the Setup Dis play settings a nd not all the functi ons described ma y work. 1 Press HOME. The ho me menu ap pear s [...]
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38 GB [Scree n Sett ings] x [3D Output S etting] [Auto] : Norm al ly se lect this . [Off]: S elect t his to dis play all c ontents in 2D. x [TV Screen Size Setting for 3D] Sets the sc reen siz e of your 3 D compatibl e TV. x [TV T ype] [16: 9] : Se lect this when connecting to a wide- screen TV or a TV with a wide-mod e functio n. [4:3]: Select thi[...]
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Settings an d Adjustme nts 39 GB [Fra me]: The pictu re, incl uding s ubjects that do not move d ynamically, i s output in high reso luti on. [Audio Settings] x [BD Audio MIX Se tting] [On] : Outputs the audi o ob tai ned by mix ing t he int erac tiv e audi o and se conda ry aud io to th e pri mar y audi o. [Off]: Outpu ts the prim ary audi o only.[...]
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40 GB x [Subtitl e Langua ge] You ca n select the defa ult subt itle lang uage for BD-ROMs or DVD VIDEOs. Whe n you sel ect [Sel ect Lang uage C ode], th e displ ay for en tering th e langua ge code app ears. Enter the code for your languag e by re ferri ng to “Lan guage Cod e List” ( page 53) . x [BD Hybrid Disc Playback Layer] [BD] : Pl ays B[...]
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Settings an d Adjustme nts 41 GB x [ Quick Start Mo de] [On]: Sh ortens the star tup tim e from sta ndby mode . You c an op erat e th e sys tem qu ickl y af ter turnin g it on. [Off] : The default settin g. x [ Auto St andb y] [On] : Turn s on the [Aut o St andby] funct ion . When you do no t operate the sy stem for about 30 minu tes, the s ystem e[...]
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42 GB x [P ARTY A uto Start] [On] : Starts a PARTY or joins an existing PARTY at the reques t of a netw orked de vice compatible with the PARTY STRE AMING funct ion . [Off]: Off . x [M edia Remote Device Registration] Registers your “Media Remote” de vice. x [Regi stered Media Remo te Devices] Disp lays a lis t of your reg ister ed “Med ia Re[...]
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Additiona l Inf ormation 43 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[...]
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44 GB On moving the system • Before movi ng the syst em, make sure that the re is no disc ins erted, and r emove the AC power cord (ma ins lead) f rom the wa ll outlet ( mains) . Notes about Discs On handling discs • To kee p the d isc clean, ha ndle the disc by i ts edge. Do not touc h the sur face. • Do not stick pa per or ta pe on the disc[...]
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Additiona l Inf ormation 45 GB Trou blesho oting If you experi ence any of t he f oll owing difficu lties while using the syste m, use this troubles hootin g guide t o help re medy the proble m before r equest ing repa irs. Shou ld any proble m persist, co nsult yo ur nearest Sony dealer . Note that if serv ice pers onnel chang es some parts du rin[...]
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46 GB No pic ture appe ars wh en the vi deo outp ut resol ution sel ected in [Outpu t Video For mat] is incorrect. t Pres s a nd ho ld N and VOL – on the uni t for more than 5 seconds to rese t the video output resoluti on to t he lowes t resolu tion. The dar k area of the pi cture is t oo dark /the brig ht are a is too br ight or unna tural . t [...]
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Additiona l Inf ormation 47 GB t The signal streng th of the stations is to o weak (when tuni ng in with aut omatic tu ning). Use man ual t u ning . The disc d oes not pl ay. t The region code on the BD/DVD does not match the sys tem. t Moisture has condensed inside the unit and may ca use dama ge t o the lenses . Re move the disc and leave the un [...]
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48 GB t If power failure occurs, set [C ontrol for HDMI] to [Off], then set [Control for HDMI] to [On] (pag e 40). t Check the fol lowing and refer to the operat ing instructi ons supplied with t he com ponent. • The conne cted compone nt is c ompat ible w ith the [Con trol for HDMI] functio n. • The co nnected com ponent ’s setting for the [[...]
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Additiona l Inf ormation 49 GB Playable Disc s 1) Since Blu-r ay Disc specificati ons are new and evolving, som e discs may not be playabl e depending on the disc type and version. Also, th e audio outpu t differs d epending on the source, c onnected output jack, and sele cted audio se ttings. 2) BD-RE: Ver.2.1 BD-R: Ver.1.1, 1.2, 1.3 including org[...]
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50 GB Playable Types o f Files Video Music Photo 1) The system does not pl ay files encoded wit h DRM. 2) AVCHD Ver.2.0 (AVCHD 3D/Progressive) compat ible. 3) The system pla ys AVCHD -format f iles that are recorded via a di gital v ideo cam era, etc . To wa tch AVCHD-format files, th e disc with AVCHD-format files o n it must be fi nalized. 4) The[...]
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Additiona l Inf ormation 51 GB Suppor ted Aud io Formats Audi o fo rmats supp orte d by t his syst em are as follow s. a : Sup ported format. –: Unsupported f ormat. • For LPCM 2c h format, the suppo rted sam pling frequ ency of the digital si gnal is up to 48 kHz when using the “T V” function. Specificat ions Am plifie r Sect ion BDV-EF420[...]
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52 GB Tuning range 87.5 MHz - 108.0 MHz (50 kHz step ) Ante nna (a eria l) FM wi re an tenna (aeria l) Antenna (aerial) terminals 75 oh ms, unbala nced Speakers Front (SS-TSB119 ) for BDV-EF420 Dimensions (approx.) 95 mm × 680 mm × 71 mm (w/h/d) (wall-mou nted part) 260 mm × 1,190 mm × 260 mm (w/h/d) (wh ole speaker) Mass (approx .) 1.2 kg (wal[...]
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Additiona l Inf ormation 53 GB Language Code List The langua ge spelli ngs confor m to the IS O 639: 1988 (E/F ) st andard. Parental Control/Area Code List[...]
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54 GB Index Numerics 3D 21 3D Outpu t Sett ing 3 8 A A/V SYNC 28 Attenuate - A UDIO 39 Audio DRC 39 Audio Language 39 Audio O utput 39 Audio R eturn C hannel 40 Audio Se ttings 39 Auto Display 4 1 Auto Sta ndb y 41 B BD Audi o MIX Setting 39 BD Hybrid D isc Playback Layer 40 BD In ternet C onnecti on 40 BD Pare ntal Cont rol 40 BD/DVD Men u Languag[...]
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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/hub/hub.html For customers in other countries/ regions: http://www.sony-asia.com/sect ion/support ©2012 Sony Corporation P rinted in Malaysia ([...]