Sony BDV-NF720 manual

BDV -NF720/BDV-NF 620 4-418-147- 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 where 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 prod[...]

4 GB • “BD-LIVE” an d “BONUSVIEW” are trademarks of Blu-ra y Disc Association. • “Blu-ray Disc” is a t rademark. • “ Blu-ray Disc,” “DVD+RW,” “DVD-RW,” “DVD+R,” “ DVD- R,” “DVD VIDEO, ” and “CD” logos are tr adema rks. • “ Blu-ray 3D” and “Blu- ray 3D” logo are tradema rks of Blu-ray Disc Asso[...]

5 GB • All oth er tradema rks are trademark s of t heir respe ctive owners. • Other syste m and product nam es are general ly trademarks or registe red trad emarks o f the manufa cturers. ™ and ® marks are not i ndicated in this doc ument. End User License Information Gracenote ® End User License Ag reement This appli cation or devi ce cont[...]

6 GB About Th ese Operat ing Instruct ions • The instructi ons in these Oper ating Inst ructio ns descri be th e contro ls on t he remo te. Yo u can a lso us e the controls on the unit if they have the sa me or si milar names as those on the r emote. • In this ma nual, “disc ” is u sed as a ge neral refe rence for BDs, DVDs, Super Audio CDs[...]

7 GB Tabl e of Co ntents About T hese Opera ting Inst ructions .. ..... 6 Unpackin g ........ ....... ....... ........... ........ ...... 8 Index to Parts and Controls ........... ....... . 10 Getting Started Step 1: Insta lling the System....... 14 Step 2: Co nnecting the Sy stem... 15 Connecting the speake rs ........ .. 15 Connecting the TV ....[...]

8 GB Unpacking BDV-NF720 • Fro nt sp eakers ( 2) • Sub woo fer (1) • Spe aker co rds (2, re d/whit e) • Speak er st ands (2) • Screw s for t he s peaker (2) • Scr ew cover s (2 ) • Sta nd (1) • Cor d cover (1 ) • Screws for t he stan d (3) • FM wire an tenna ( aerial) ( 1) • Rem ote com mande r (rem ote) ( 1) • R6 (siz e AA)[...]

9 GB BDV-NF620 • Fron t spea kers (2 ) • Subw oofer (1) • Sp eaker co rds (2 , red /whi te) • Spea ker stan ds (2) • Scr ews fo r the speak er (2) • Scr ew c over s (2) •S t a n d ( 1 ) • Cor d cove r (1) • Scr ews fo r the stand (3 ) • FM wire antenn a (aerial ) (1) • Remot e comm ander (remo te) ( 1) • R6 (s ize AA) batter[...]

10 GB Index to Parts and Cont rols For mo re in forma tion, ref er to th e pages in dicat ed in pare nthe ses. A Disc slot (page 24) B Front pa nel display C (remote sensor) D USB 2 p ort (page 25) Open the cover using a fingerna il in the slot. E Soft-t ouch b uttons/ indica tors N (pl ay) x (sto p) . / > (previous/next) Z (eject) FUNCTION (pag[...]

11 GB About the indications in the front panel display A Light s up wh en repeat play is activated. B Lights up when stereo sound is received. (Radio only) C Lights up when the system is playing via the PARTY STREAMING function. D Light s up wh en muti ng is on. E Lights up when the HDM I (OUT) jack is correctly connected to an HDCP (High - bandwi [...]

12 GB The bu ttons for system op erati on only ar e descri be d bel ow. S ee “ Contro ll ing Yo ur T V or Other Components wit h the Supplie d Remote” (page 3 7) for the butt ons fo r oper atio n of th e connec ted com ponent s. • Number 5, AUDIO, PROG +, and N buttons have a t actile do t. Use th e tactile dot as a refere nce whe n oper atin[...]

13 GB SEN Acce sses the “Sony Enter ta inmen t Networ k™” on line se rvice. F Playback operation buttons See “ Pla ybac k” ( page 24) . . / > (p revious/next) Skip to the previous /next chap ter, track , or file . m / M (fast/slow/freeze frame) Fast re verse/ fast forward th e disc durin g playbac k. Each tim e you pr ess the bu tton, [...]

14 GB Getting Started Step 1: Installing the System Instal l the system b y refer ring t o the illustr ation belo w. A Fron t speake r (L (lef t)) B Fron t speake r (R (r ight)) C Subw oofer D Unit Since t he system i s equippe d with S-For ce PRO Front Surround* t echnol ogy, you c an enjoy surro und so und with the spea kers in fron t of the list[...]

15 GB Getting Started Step 2: Conn ecting the System Do not connec t the AC p ower co rd (main s lead ) of the unit to a wall outlet (mains) unti l all the other co nnecti ons are m ade. To assembl e the spe akers, r efer to th e supplie d “Speaker I nstallatio n Guide.” • Whe n you connect another comp onent with a vol ume control, turn d ow[...]

16 GB Getting Started Select one o f the f ollowing connect ion methods according to the in put jacks o n your TV. Video connections 1) Use a High Speed HDMI cabl e. 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 setti[...]

17 GB Getting Started Conn ect the s yste m, o ther comp onen ts, a nd T V as f oll ows. * This c onnection is unn ecessary for conne ction A (HDMI c onnection). Select one of the following co nnection methods according t o the jac k type of th e component. * Use a High Speed HDMI cable. Connecting the other components (Set-top box, etc.) A High qu[...]

18 GB Getting Started When you make connection A Thi s conn ect ion can se nd b oth vide o an d au dio s igna ls. • Video si gnals fr om the HDMI (I N 1/2) ja cks are sent to the HDMI (OUT) jack only when t he “HDMI1” o r “HDMI2” funct ion is s elected. • To send a n audio signal from the HDMI (IN 1/2 ) jacks to the HDMI (OUT) jac k, yo[...]

19 GB Getting Started • Be su re to fully ext end the FM wire an tenna (ae rial). • Afte r con nect ing th e FM w ire ant enn a (aer ial), keep it as hori zontal as possible . • If you have poor FM reception, use a 75-ohm coaxial cable (not s upplied) to conne ct the unit to an outdoor FM ante nna (aerial) . Step 3: Prepa ring for Network Con[...]

20 GB Getting Started For BDV-NF620 Selec t the meth od based on your L AN (Loca l Area Netw ork) enviro nment . 1 Wire d Se tup Use a LAN cabl e to conne ct to th e LAN (10 0) terminal o n the unit. • A shield ed inter face cable (LAN cable), strai ght or crossover, is recommende d. 2 USB Wireless Setup Use a wireless LAN via t he USB Wireless L[...]

21 GB Getting Started x WEP WEP appli es securi ty to communic ations to prev ent outs ider s fro m in terc epti ng communicati ons or intrudin g into your wireless network. WEP is a le gacy secur ity technology that en ables ol der dev ices wh ich do n ot suppo rt TKIP/AES to be co nnected. x WPA-PSK (TKIP), WPA2-PSK (TKIP) TKIP is a se curit y te[...]

22 GB Getting Started 5 Perform [Easy Initial Setting s]. Follow the on-screen instruction s to make the basic settings using C / X / x / c and . Depending on th e connection method (page 1 6), perform t he foll owing setti ng. • HD MI cabl e conn ection: F ollow th e instru ctions that are di splaye d on the TV screen . • Vid eo cord co nnecti[...]

23 GB Getting Started Step 6: En joying Surro und Sou nd Afte r perf orm ing th e pr evious Ste ps and start ing playbac k, you can e asily enjoy pre-p rogramm ed sound mod es that ar e tailore d to diff erent kin ds of sound sour ces. They brin g the exc iti ng and power ful soun d of mov ie theate rs into you r home. Press SOUND MODE repeatedly d[...]

24 GB Playing a Disc For pl ayable discs, see “Play able Disc s” (page 5 4). 1 Switch the i nput selector on yo ur TV so that the si gnal from th e system appears on you r TV screen. 2 Load a disc. Playba ck st arts. If pla yback does not start a utomatical ly, select in the [Video], [Music], or [Photo ] cate gory, a nd pre ss . Some B D-R OMs [...]

Pl ayb a ck 25 GB You ca n check the pla yback informa ti on, etc ., by pressi ng DISPLAY. The dis played info rmatio n diff ers dep endi ng on the d isc t ype an d sy stem s tatus . Example: when play ing a B D-ROM A Output re solution/Vide o freque ncy B Title num ber o r nam e C The cu rrently s elect ed aud io setting D Available functions ( a [...]

26 GB Enjoying an iPo d/iPhone You ca n enjoy t he music/ video/p hoto and charge the batte ry of an iP od/iPh one via the system. Compatible iPod/iPhone models Up date you r iPo d/i Pho ne w ith the l ates t software before using with the syste m. Made f or iPod touc h 4th gener ation, iPod touch 3rd ge nera tion, iPod tou ch 2nd g enerat ion, iPo[...]

Pl ayb a ck 27 GB Playing via a Networ k Sony Ent erta inment Net work serv es as a gatew ay deliver ing sel ected In ternet co ntent an d a variet y of on-dem and en tertain ment strai ght to your u nit. • Some Inte rnet content r equires r egistration via a PC before i t can be played. Fo r furthe r detail s, visit the followin g webs ite: For [...]

28 GB To play files stored on a DLNA server via the system (DLNA Player) Select the DLNA se rver icon f rom [Video], [Music], or [Photo] in the home menu, then sel ect the fi le that you want to pl ay. To play remote f iles by operating the system (Renderer) via a DLNA controller You ca n operat e the syste m with a DLNA- certif ied cont rolle r, s[...]

Pl ayb a ck 29 GB • If conten t that is not compati ble with the PAR TY STREAMING f unction is played , the system close s PART Y aut omatic ally. To use the system as a PARTY guest Sele ct [P ARTY ] in [M usi c], th en se lect the PAR TY host device ico n. To leave th e PARTY, press OPTIONS, t hen sele ct [Lea ve PAR TY] . To c lose the P ARTY, [...]

30 GB Available Options Vari ous set tings and p layb ack opera tions are avai labl e by pre ssing OPTI ONS. The ava ila ble items diffe r de pen ding on the sit uati on. Common options [Video] only Item Details [Sound Mode ] Changes the sound mode setting (page 2 3). [Shuffle Setting] (iPod/iP hone only) Sets shuffle pla yback. [Repeat Setti ng] S[...]

Pl ayb a ck 31 GB [Music] only [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 betwee n the pi cture and so und. The se tti ng me thod diff ers d epe ndin g on the funct ion. When playing via other than the “FM” or “TV” function 1 Press OP TIONS. The opt ion m enu app ears on the TV s[...]

32 GB Selecting the Au dio Format, Multilingual Tracks, o r Channe l When the sy stem is playing a BD/DVD VI DEO record ed in multip le audi o formats (P CM, Dolby Dig it al, MPEG a udi o, or DT S) or multilingual tracks, y ou can change th e audio forma t or langua ge. With a CD, you can se lect the sou nd fro m the right or l eft chan nel and lis[...]

T uner 33 GB Listening to the Ra dio 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “FM” appears in the front panel d isplay. 2 Select the radio st ation. Automatic tuning Press a nd hold TUNING + /– until th e auto sca nni ng st arts. [Aut o Tuni ng] ap pear s on the TV sc reen . Scann ing sto ps wh en the sy stem t unes in a station. To cancel automat i[...]

34 GB Using the Radio Dat a System (RDS) The Radi o Data Sy stem (R DS) is a broadca sting servi ce that allows radio st ati ons to send additional information al ong with the regular prog ram s ignal . Th is tu ner offe rs con veni ent RDS fe atures , such as station na me dis play. The s tat ion n ame a ppe ars on the TV s cree n as well. Simply [...]

Other Operations 35 GB Using th e Contr ol for HDMI F unctio n for “BRAVIA” Sy nc This func tion is a vailable on TVs wi th the “BRA VIA” Sync fun cti on. By conn ecting Sony com ponen ts that ar e compatible with th e Control f or HDMI f unction via an H DMI cabl e, operat ion is simp lified. • To use the “BRAVIA” Sync function, turn[...]

36 GB 5 Press X / x to select the item, then press . Check the fo llowing settings. x [Distance] When yo u move the sp eakers , be su re to s et t he param eters of t he di stance from the listeni ng position to the sp eakers. You c an set th e para mete rs f rom 0. 0 t o 7. 0 meters. [Front Le ft/Right ] 3.0 m : Set the front speaker dist ance . [[...]

Other Operations 37 GB Deactivat ing the Buttons on the Un it (Child Lock) You can deactivate the buttons on the unit (exce pt for " / 1 ) f or pr eventing mis operatio n, such as c hild misc hief (child lock fu nction). Press x on the unit for more than 5 seconds. “LOCK ED” a ppears in t he fr ont pa nel dis play. The child lock function [...]

38 GB You ca n contro l non-So ny comp onents by changi ng the pr eset cod e of the rem ote. 1 Press HOM E. The hom e menu ap pears on the TV scr een. 2 Press C / c to select [Setup]. 3 Press X / x to select [Remote Controller Setting G uide], then press . 4 Press X / x to select [Preset Mod e], then press . 5 Press X / x to select the component ty[...]

Other Operations 39 GB Browsing W ebs ites 1 Prepare for Intern et browsing. Connec t the syst em to a netwo rk (p age 19). 2 Press HOME. The ho me menu ap pear s on the TV sc reen . 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. • Some website s may not dis[...]

40 GB Vari ous s ettin gs an d ope rati ons ar e avai la ble by pres sing OPTI ONS. The available items diffe r depending on the situati on. Available options Items Detail s [Browser Setup] 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 [...]

Settings an d Adjustme nts 41 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 a re 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[...]

42 GB [Scree n Sett ings] x [3D Ou tput Se tting] [Auto] : Norm al ly se lect this . [Off]: S elect t his to dis play all co ntents in 2D. • 3D vid eo from the HDMI (IN 1) or HDMI (I N 2) jack is output regard less of this setting. x [TV Screen Size Setting for 3D] Sets the sc reen siz e of your 3 D compatible TV. • This setting does n ot ap pl[...]

Settings an d Adjustme nts 43 GB [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 unstab le or col ors ap pear unnat ural . x [SB M] (S uper Bit Mapp ing ) [On] : Smoot hs the grad ation of video sign als output from the HDMI ([...]

44 GB [BD/DVD Viewing Setting s] x [BD/DVD Menu Language] You ca n select the defa ult menu languag e 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 58) . x [Audi o Langua ge] You c[...]

Settings an d Adjustme nts 45 GB [System Set tings] x [OSD L anguage ] You ca n se lect your langu age for th e syst em on- scr een di spla ys. x [Illumination/Display] You ca n sele ct the st atu s of the sof t- touc h but tons (pa ge 10) and fron t pa nel d is play (page 11). [On] : The sof t-tou ch but tons and t he fr ont p ane l display s tay [...]

46 GB x [Software Upd ate Notification ] [On] : Sets the system to info rm you of newer software versi on info rmation (page 41). [Off]: Off . x [Gracenote Settings] [Auto] : Automaticall y downloads disc infor mation when y ou stop playba ck of the disc . To down load, the system must b e connec ted to the network. [Manual]: Downloads disc info rm[...]

Settings an d Adjustme nts 47 GB x [Renderer Access Control] Sets whet her or no t to acce pt comm ands fro m DLNA controll ers. x [PARTY Auto Start] [On] : Starts a PA RTY or joins an existing PARTY at the r equ est o f a n etw orke d de vice compatible with the PARTY STREAMING function. [Off ]: Off. x [Media Remote Device Registration] Register s[...]

48 GB Precau tion s On safety • To prevent fire or shock hazard, do no t place obje cts filled with liqu ids, such as vas es, on the system, or place the syst em near water, s uch as near a bat htub or shower room. Sho uld any solid obj ect or liquid fa ll into the cabine t, unplug the syst em and have it checked by quali fied personne l before o[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 49 GB On moving the system • Before moving the system, make sure that there is no disc inserted, and remove the AC power cord (mains lead) from the wall outle t (mains). Notes ab out Discs On handling discs • To keep the dis c clea n, handle the disc by its edge . Do not touch the s urfa ce. • D o not stick paper or t[...]

50 GB Troublesh ooting If you ex perien ce any of the foll owing dif fic ulti es w hil e usin g t he sy ste m, us e th is trou bles hoot ing guid e to help rem edy t he problem before requ esting repair s. Should any problem per sist, consu lt your nea rest Sony deale r. Note that if service personnel change s some parts during r epair, th ese part[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 51 GB 3D imag es from the HDMI (IN 1) or HD MI (IN 2) ja ck do n ot ap pear on the TV scre en. t De pendi ng on the TV or vide o comp onen t, 3D images may n ot ap pear. No p ictur e appe ars w hen t he v ideo ou tput resolu tion s elected in [Outpu t Vide o Form at] is incorrect . t Press and hold N and VOL – on the un i[...]

52 GB Distor tion oc curs i n the s ound of a conn ected compone nt. t Reduce the input level for th e connec ted com ponen t by settin g [Att enua te - A UDIO ] (pag e 43). Radio s tations cannot be tu ned in. t Check that the a ntenn a (aeria l) i s conn ected secu rely. A dju st the a nten na (aer ial) or conne ct an ex terna l ante nna ( aeria [...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 53 GB The [C ontro l for HD MI] fu nction does n ot work (“BRAVIA ” Sync). t Check that [Contro l for HDMI] is set to [On] (page 45). t If you change th e HDMI c onnection, turn the system off and on a gain. t If power failu re occurs, set [Co ntrol for HDM I] to [Off], then set [Contro l for HD MI] to [O n] (page 45). [...]

54 GB Playable Discs 1) Since Blu-ray Dis c specifi cations a re new an d evolvin g, some dis cs may not be play able depen ding on the disc type and v ersion. Also, the aud io output differs depe nding on the sourc e, connected outpu t jack, an d selected audio set tings. 2) BD-RE: Ver. 2.1 BD-R : Ver.1.1, 1.2, 1.3 includin g organ ic pigmen t typ[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 55 GB Playable Ty pes of Files Video Musi c Photo 1) The syste m does not play files encode d with DRM. 2) AVCHD Ver.2.0 (AVCHD 3D/Progressive) comp atible. 3) The sy stem pl ays A VCHD-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[...]

56 GB Support ed Au dio Formats Audi o form ats supp orted by this sy stem are as follows. a : Support ed format. –: Unsupp orted form at. • HDMI (IN 1 ) and HDMI (IN 2) do no t input sound in the case o f an audio for mat th at contains copy protections such a s Supe r Audio CD or DVD-Audio. • For LPCM 2ch format, the sup ported sampl ing fr[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 57 GB Speakers Front (SS-TS B116) for BDV-NF 720 Dimension s (approx.) 100 mm × 430 mm × 35 mm (w/h/ d) (wa ll-mounted part) 111 mm × 442 mm × 112 mm (w/h/d) (whole speaker ) Mass (a pprox.) 1.0 k g (wall-m ounted part) 1. 1 kg (w hol e spea ke r) Front (SS-TS B115) for BDV-NF 620 Dimension s (approx.) 100 mm × 360 mm [...]

58 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[...]

59 GB Index Numerics 3D 24 3D Outpu t Sett ing 4 2 A A/V SYNC 31 Attenuate - A UDIO 43 Audio DRC 43 Audio Language 44 Audio O utput 43 Audio R eturn C hannel 45 Audio Se ttings 43 Auto Display 4 5 Auto Sta ndb y 4 5 B BD Audi o MIX Setting 43 BD Hybrid D isc Playback Layer 44 BD In ternet C onnecti on 44 BD Pare ntal Cont rol 44 BD/DVD Men u Langua[...]

60 GB W WEP 20 WP A2 -PSK (A ES) 20 , 21 WP A2-PSK (TKIP) 20, 21 WP A-PSK (AES) 20 , 21 WP A-PSK (TKIP) 20, 21[...]

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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 ([...]