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BDV -E980/BDV-E880/BDV- E580/BDV- T58 4-261-380- 13 (1) Blu-r ay Disc/DVD Home Theatr e Syst em Operating Instructi ons[...]
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2 US Do not inst all the ap pliance in a confine d space, such as a bookcase or built-in cabinet. To reduce the risk of fire, do not cover t he ven tilation o pening of the apparatus wit h newspapers, tablecl oths, curtains, etc. Do not place the naked flame s ources such as lighted candles on the apparatus. Do not e xpose batter ies or apparat us [...]
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3 US Important Safety Instructions 1) Read th ese instructions. 2) Keep th ese instr uctio ns. 3) Heed al l warnings. 4) Follow all instructio 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 install [...]
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4 US Copy Protection Please be advis ed of the advanced conten t protection system s used in both Blu-r a y Disc TM and DVD media. These s yste ms, cal led AAC S (Adv anced Acces s Cont ent System ) and CSS (Content Scramb le Sy stem ), may cont ain some rest rictions on playbac k, analog output , and other similar features. The ope ration of this [...]
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5 US licen se(s) f rom Micr osoft. Content owners use Microsoft PlayRe ady ™ content acce ss technology to prote ct their intelle ctual prop erty, inc luding copyrighte d content. This device use s Play Rea dy te chno lo gy to access PlayRe ady-prot ected content and /or WMDRM- protected c ontent. If the device fails to pr operly en force restric[...]
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6 US Table of Cont ents About T hese O peratin g Instru ctions ... .... 5 Unpac king .......... ....... ........ ........... ....... .... 7 Index to Parts an d Contro l .............. ...... 11 Getting Started Step 1: Installing th e System ....... 16 Step 2: Connectin g the System ... 20 Step 3: Connectin g to the Network .......... ............ .[...]
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7 US Unpacking BDV-E580/BDV-T58 • Fron t speake rs (2) • Surr ound spe akers (2) • Cente r speake r (1) • Subw oofer (1) • Spe aker cords (5, red/wh ite/ green/ gray/blue) • FM wire antenn a (aerial ) (1) • Video cord (1) • Rem ote comm ander (remo te) (1) • R 6 (size AA ) batteries (2) • Calibrati on mic (1) • HD MI cable ( 1[...]
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8 US BDV-E880 • Fro nt speak ers (2) • Sur round sp eakers (2) • C enter spea ker (1) • Sub woofe r (1) • Speak er c ords (5, red/wh ite/ green/gr ay/blue) • Spe aker-b ott om cove rs (2) • Bases (2) • Lo wer parts of the front spea kers (2) • Scr ews (silv er) (2) • Scr ews (bla ck) (6) • FM w ire antenna (a erial) (1) • Re[...]
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9 US BDV-E980 • Fron t speake rs (2) • Surr ound spe akers (2) • Cente r speake r (1) • Subw oofer (1) • Spe aker cords (5, red/wh ite/ green/ gray/blue) • Spe aker-bot tom cover s (4) • B ases (4) • Low er parts of the fr ont and surrou nd speake rs (4) • Scr ews (si lver) (4) • Scr ews (bl ack) (12 ) • FM wire an tenn a (aer[...]
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10 US Insert two R6 (si ze AA) batteri es (s upplied) b y matching th e 3 and # ends on the batte ries to the markings inside the compartme nt. Preparing the remote[...]
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11 US Index to Parts and Control For more informa tion, r efer to th e pages indicate d in pare ntheses. A Front pa nel displ ay B Soft-touch buttons/indica tors Z (open/close) (p age 34) Opens o r closes the di sc tray. N (play) Starts or re-starts p layback (resume pla y). Plays a sli deshow whe n a disc cont aining JPEG imag e fil es i s in sert[...]
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12 US 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 the system is playin g via the PARTY S TREAMING function. E Lights up when th e HDMI (OUT) jack is correctly connected to an HDCP (High[...]
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13 US A SPEAKERS jacks (page 20) B COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks (page 22) C (USB) p ort (page 35) D SAT/CABLE (DI GITAL IN COAX IAL) jack (page 24) E ANTENNA (FM COAXIAL 75 Ω ) jack (page 26) F A.CAL MIC jack (pages 29, 48) G AUDIO (AUDIO IN L / R) jacks (page 24) H TV (DIGITAL IN OPTICAL) jack (page 22) I LAN (100) terminal (page 27) J HDMI (IN 2) j[...]
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14 US Number 5, AUDIO, VOL +, a nd N butt ons have a tactile dot. Use the tactile dot as a refere nce whe n operat ing the remote. • : For TV op eration s (For detail s, see “ Controllin g Your TV with the Supplied Remo te” (page 51).) A Z (open/close) Opens or clos es the d isc tray. SPEAK ERS TV y AUDIO Sele cts whe ther TV sound i s outp u[...]
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15 US F Playback operation buttons See “ Pla ybac k” ( page 34). . / > (previous/next) Skip to the previo us/next chap ter, tra ck, or file . (replay/advance) Briefl y replay th e current s cenes for 10 seco nds. /Brie fly f ast forw ards the curr ent scene s for 15 seco nds. m / M (fast/slow/freeze frame) Fast re verse/ fast forward th e di[...]
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16 US Getting Started Step 1: Installing the System Instal l the sy stem by re ferrin g to the i llust 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, etc.) f loor, as sta ining or discol oration may r esult. • Do not le an or hang on a s[...]
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17 US Getting Started (BDV-E9 80 only) You ca n arra nge the s ubwoofe r’s sp eake r cord by ch angi ng which direc tion i t prot rude s from th e bottom of the subwoof er. • To avoid sho rt-circu iting the sp eakers, make s ure that the sp eaker co rd connec tion is not like t he fol lowing examples. If th ere is a probl em, cor rect it . Abou[...]
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18 US Getting Started When installing the subwoofer with the wide side facing forward 1 Secure the speaker cord in th e speaker cord holder to the right of the speaker terminal . 2 Thread the speaker cord through the gap along the side of the subwoofer. Toward the liste ning position Speaker cord Speaker cord holder to the right of the speaker term[...]
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19 US Getting Started When installing the subwoofer with the narrow side facing forward 1 Secure the sp eaker cord in the speaker co rd holder to the left of the speaker terminal. 2 Thread the speaker cord through the gap along the side of the subwoofer. Toward t he listening p osition Speaker co rd Speaker cord holder to th e left of the s pea ker[...]
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20 US Getting Started Step 2 : Conne cting t he System For conn ecting th e system, r ead the infor mation on th e following p ages. 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 are made . To assemble the s peakers, refer to th e supplied “Speaker Ins tallation Guide.?[...]
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21 US Getting Started To connect speaker cords to the unit Conne ct the spea ker cords to match the co lor of the SP EAKERS jacks of the un it. When conne cting to th e unit, inse rt the connec tor until it clicks. FRONT R FRONT L SUR R SUR L CENTER SUBWOOFER SPEAKERS Green (Cente r speaker) Purple (Subwo ofer) Whi te (Front left speaker (L)) Red ([...]
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22 US 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 the ja cks and func tions on you r TV, select t he connectio n method. • Wh en your TV ha s an HDMI jac k that is mar ked “ARC 1) ”: Connec tion A • Wh en your TV ha s a[...]
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23 US 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 provi de better ima ge quality c ompared t o other types of connecti ons. When conn ecti ng wi th a n HDM I cabl e, y ou ne ed to sel ect the type of ou tput si gnal when perf ormi ng the Easy Setu p (pag e 29). For fu rther [...]
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24 US 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 tellite receiver or P LAYSTATION ® 3, et c., wi th 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 n[...]
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25 US Getting Started When the component does not have an HDMI OUT jack Conne ct the system so that vide o signals fr om the syste m and othe r compone nt are sent to the TV , and audio si gnals from the compo nent are sen t to the syst em as follows . If the co mponent plays sound only, conne ct the audio ou tput of the co mponent to the syst em. [...]
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26 US Getting Started • Be sure to fully e xtend the FM w ire antenna ( aerial). • Afte r connect ing th e FM wir e anten na (aeri al), k eep it as horizo ntal as possi ble. • I f you have poor FM recep tion, use a 75-ohm coaxia l cable (not supplied) to connect the unit to an outdoor FM anten na (aer ial). Connecting the antenna (aerial) ANT[...]
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27 US Getting Started Step 3: Conn ecting to the Netwo rk • T o connect the system to you r network, you need to make ne twork settings that suit your usage environme nt and component s. For details, see “Setting up the Network” (page 53 ) and “[Network Settings] ” (page 62). For BDV-E580/BDV-T58 Select th e method base d on your LAN ( Lo[...]
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28 US Getting Started For other models Selec t the method based on your LAN (Local Area Network) en vironme nt. 1 Wire d S etup Use a LAN cable t o connect to the LAN (100) t erminal on the unit. 2 USB Wireless Setup Use a wirele ss LAN via the US B Wireless LAN Adapter (Sony UWA-BR100* only ). The USB Wireless LA N Adapter m ay not be ava ilable i[...]
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29 US Getting Started Step 4 : Performin g the Easy Setu p Before performing Step 4 Make su re all conn ections ar e secure, an d then conne ct the AC pow er cord (m ains lead). Follow the Steps belo w to make the b asic adjustme nts for using th e syste m. Displa yed items v ary depe nding on the coun try model. 1 Turn on th e TV. 2 Connect the ca[...]
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30 US Getting Started 5 Perform the [Easy Setup]. Follow th e on-screen instructions to make the basic settings using C / X / x / c , and . Depending on th e connecti on method (page 2 2), perfo rm the foll owing se tting. • HD MI cable co nnection : Follow the instru ctions that are di splayed on the TV screen . • Com ponent vide o cable conne[...]
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31 US Getting Started Step 6: En joying Su rrou nd Sound After pe rforming the previ ous Steps an d startin g playback , you can ea sily enjoy s urround so und. You can als o select p re-progr ammed sur round set tings tha t are tailor ed to diff erent ki nds of so und sourc es. They bri ng the exciting and powerf ul sound of mo vie theater s into [...]
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32 US Getting Started 5 Press O PTIONS. The op tion menu in the front pane l display tu rns off. About speaker output of each surround setting The table be low descri bes the opt ions when you connect a ll the speak ers to th e unit. The default setting is [A.F. D. Multi] ( “A.F.D. MULTI”). Soun d from Surrou nd setti ng Effect Depending on the[...]
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33 US Getting Started • W hen you select [A.F.D . Multi] (“A.F.D. MULTI ” ), depend ing on the disc or source, the begin ning of the sound may be cut of f while the optimum mode is automaticall y selected. To avoid cutting the sound, select [A.F.D. Standard] (“A.F .D. STD”). • W hen bilingual broadcast sound is input , [Dolby Pro Logi c[...]
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34 US Playing a Disc For pl ayable disc s, s ee “Play able Disc s” (page 7 1). 1 Switch the i nput selector on your T V so that the si gnal from the system appears on you r TV screen. 2 Press Z , and place a disc on the disc tray. 3 Press Z to cl ose the disc tray. appears on the hom e menu and pl ayback star ts. If pla yback does not start a u[...]
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Pl ayb ack 35 US You ca n check the pla yback informa ti on, etc ., by pressi ng DISPLAY. The dis played in format ion differ s dependi ng on the d isc t ype and sy stem s tatus . Example: when playi ng a BD-ROM A Output re solution/Video frequency B Title number or n ame C The cu rrently sele cted aud io setting D Available functions ( a ngle, aud[...]
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36 US Enjoying an iPo d/iPhone You ca n enjoy the mu sic/video* /photo* an d charge the battery of an iP od/iPhone vi a the system. * U.S. an d Canada mode ls only. Compatible iPod/iPhone models The compatible iPod/iPhone models a re as follows. Update your iPod /iPhone with th e latest software before using with the syste m. Made f or iPod cla ssi[...]
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Pl ayb ack 37 US (For o ther m odels) Connect the iPod/iPhone to the (USB) por t on the unit wit h the iPod/ iPhone’ s USB cabl e. 2 Press HOME. The ho me menu ap pear s on the TV screen . 3 Press C / c to selec t [V ideo] * , [Music], or [Photo] * . * U.S. and Canada mo dels only. 4 Press X / x to sel ect [iPod (f ron t)] o r [iPod (rear)], then[...]
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38 US • Th e iPod/ iPhone is charged when co nnecte d to the syst em while th e syste m is turn ed on. • You c annot transfer songs onto th e iPod/iPhone from this s ystem. • Sony canno t accept resp onsibility in the eve nt that data recorde d to iPod/iPh one is lost or damaged when using an iPod/ iPhone connected to thi s unit. • This pro[...]
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Pl ayb ack 39 US C Networ k condition indicat or Indicates signal strength for a wirele ss co nnect ion. Indi cates a wir ed con nectio n. D Network transmission speed E The next video fi le name F The cu rrently sele cted video fi le name You can play vi deo/musi c/photo files on other DLNA- certified componen ts by connectin g the m to your hom e[...]
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40 US You can pla y the same music at the same time acros s all Sony co mponents w hich are compatible with the PARTY STRE AMI NG funct ion and conn ected to you r home netw ork. There ar e two kinds of PA RTY STREA MING- com patib le com pon ents. • PA RTY host: Se nds and plays fi les • PA RTY guest: Re ceives and pl ays files This un i t can[...]
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Pl ayb ack 41 US To search for further related information Select an item in the list s, and select [Infor mation Sea rch] or [Int ernet Vi deo Search ]. Available Option s Various settings an d playback o perations ar e availabl e by pressing OPTIONS. The available items di ffer dependi ng on the situ ation. Common options [Video] only Items Deta [...]
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42 US [Music] only [Photo] only When t he sound does not mat ch the pictures on the TV screen, you can adjust the delay between the pic ture and soun d. The s ett ing m eth od di ffe rs de pen ding on t he funct ion . • Depending on the input stream , A/V SYNC may no t be eff ective . When playing via the “BD/DVD” function 1 Press OPTIONS. Th[...]
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Sound Adjustm ent 43 US Selectin g the Ef fect to Suit the So urce You ca n select a suitabl e sound m ode for movies or mu sic. Press SOUND MODE +/– repeat ed ly during playback until the desired mode appears in the front panel display. •“ A U T O ” : The system s elects “MOV IE” or “MUSIC” automatica lly to produce the sound effec[...]
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44 US x BD/DVD VIDEO Depending on the BD/DVD VIDEO, the choice of lang uage varies. When 4 digi ts are disp laye d, they indi cate a lang uag e code . Se e “L angu age C ode List” (page 7 6) to confirm w hich langua ge the code represents . When the s ame languag e is displayed two or more times, the BD/DVD VIDEO is record ed in mult iple aud i[...]
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T uner 45 US Listening to the Ra dio You ca n enjo y radio s ound wi th the sy stem’s speak ers. 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 T V screen . Scann ing sto[...]
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46 US 1 Press FUNCTION rep eatedly until “FM” appears in the f ront panel display. The last re ceived sta tion is tu ned in. 2 Press PRESET +/ – repeatedly to select the preset station. The pr eset numb er and f requency appear on the TV sc reen and fron t pane l displ ay. Each time y ou press t he but ton, the system tunes in one pr eset sta[...]
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Other Operati ons 47 US Using th e Control fo r HDMI F unctio n for “BRAVIA” Sy nc This func tion is a vailable on TVs wi th the “BRA VIA” Sy nc fun cti on. By conn ecting Son y componen ts that are compatible with th e Control f or HDMI f unction via an H DMI cable, op eration is simp lified. • Some func tions can only be used if the con[...]
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48 US Calibratin g the Approp riate S ettings Automatic ally [Auto Calibration] D.C.A.C. (Digital Cinema Auto Ca li bration) can set the a ppropria te surr ound soun d automaticall y. • The system outputs a lo ud test sound when [Auto Calibration] starts. You cannot tu rn the volume down. Give consideratio n to child ren and neighb ors. 1 Press H[...]
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Other Operati ons 49 US 9 Press X / x to selec t [OK] or [Cancel], then press . x The measurem en t is OK. Disconnec t the cali bration mic , then select [OK]. The result is imp lemented. x The measurem en t is not OK. Follow the message, the n select [OK] to retr y. • While the Aut o Calibration function is working, do not oper ate th e system .[...]
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50 US • You can change measurem ent units (feet or mete rs) by pressing the colo r bu tton (RED). x [Level] You ca n adjust the s ound level of t he speaker s. You can set the paramet ers from –6.0 dB to +6.0 dB. Be sure to set [Tes t Tone] to [On] for easy adjustmen t. [Front Left/Right] 0. 0 dB : Set the front speake r level. [Cent er]* 0. 0 [...]
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Other Operati ons 51 US Deactivat ing the Buttons on the Un it (Child Lock) You can deactivate the buttons on the unit (exce pt for " / 1 ) f or prev enting mis operation, such as c hild misc hief (ch ild lock function). Press x on the unit for more than 5 seconds. “LOCK ED” app ears in t he fron t panel di splay. The child lock function i[...]
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52 US Browsing Websit es You ca n connect to the Internet and enjoy webs ites like the Sony homepage u sing the system. 1 Prepare for Internet browsing. Connect the system to a networ k (page 2 7). 2 Press HOM E. The hom e menu appe ars on the TV scr een. 3 Press C / c to select [Netw ork]. 4 Press X / x to select [I n ternet Browser], then press .[...]
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Other Operati ons 53 US Setti ng up the Netw ork [Internet Sett ings] Bef ore se tting , conn ect the syste m to th e networ k. For det ails, see “S tep 3: Co nnecting to the N etwork” (page 27). To open the setting display 1 Press HOME. The hom e menu appear s on the TV scree n. 2 Press C / c to select [Setup]. 3 Press X / x to select [Netw or[...]
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54 US 4 Press X / x to select [Internet Setting s], then press . The [ Int ernet Se tting s] d ispl ay ap pear s. • The [Internet S etting s] items ar e neces sary to connect to the Inte rnet. Enter the respective (alp hanumeric) values for your broadband router or Wireless LAN router. The ite ms that need to be set may di ffer, de pend in g on t[...]
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Other Operati ons 55 US 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 & Connect], then press . The syste m star ts check ing the n etw ork conn ect ion . 7 Check that the message [Internet Settings is now complete.] appears, then press . The setup is finished . If the mess age does no[...]
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56 US 4 Press X / x to select the security mode, then press . • [None]: Select th is if the wireles s LAN is unsec ured. Setup of wireless LA N 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” abov e. [...]
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Settings and Adjustments 57 US Using the Set up Display You can ma ke vari ous a dju stment s of items such as pict ure and sound . 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 stored in the disc take p r iority over the Setup Dis play settin[...]
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58 US For cu stom ers in Me xico and L atin Amer ica: 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 ma in un it on or of f, or operate the main [...]
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Settings and Adjustments 59 US x [BD/DVD-ROM 1080/ 24p Output] [Aut o] : Outputs 19 20 × 1080p/24 Hz video sig nals onl y wh en con nec tin g a 10 80/ 24p- compatible TV using the HDMI (OUT) jack. [Off]: Sele ct this when your TV is not compat ible with 1080/ 24p video sig nals. x [YCbCr/RGB (HDMI)] [Aut o] : Auto matically d etects th e type of e[...]
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60 US 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 soun d effe cts. The upper li mit of sa mpling frequen cy is se t to 48 kHz . [Off ]: The sound ef fects are disab led. Select this when you do n ot want to set the u pper limit of samp ling [...]
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Settings and Adjustments 61 US [Parental Control Setting s] x [Password] Set or cha nge the pas sword for th e Parental Control function. A pas sword allo ws you to set a restri ction on BD-ROM, DVD VIDEO, or Intern et video play back. If ne cessary, you can dif ferent iat e the r estri ction leve ls for BD-ROMs and DVD VIDEOs. x [Parental Control [...]
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62 US [Auto] : The system can re ceive the digital audio signa l of the TV autom atically vi a an HDMI cabl e. [Off]: Off . • This function is availa ble only when [Control f or HDMI] is set to [On]. x [Qui ck St ar t Mo de] [On]: Sho rtens the st artup t ime from s tandby mode. You can operate the system qu ickly afte r turning it on. [Off] : Th[...]
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Settings and Adjustments 63 US [Easy Setup] Re-runs t he Easy Setup to make the basic settings . Follow th e on-scree n instructi ons. [Resetting] x [Reset to Factory Default Setti ngs] You can re set the syst em setting s to the facto ry defa ult by se lect ing th e gr oup o f set tin gs. A ll t he sett ings w ithin the gr oup wi ll be res et. x [[...]
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64 US Precau tions On safety • To prevent fire or shock haz ard, do not place obje cts filled with liqu ids, such as vases, on th e system, or place the syst em near water, s uch as near a b athtub o r shower room. Sho uld any solid object or liq uid fall into the cabine t, unplug the system an d have it checked by quali fied personnel before ope[...]
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Additio nal Inf ormation 65 US On moving the system • Before moving the system, make sure that ther e is no disc inserted, and remove the AC po wer cord (mains lead) from the wall outle t (mains). Notes ab out the Discs On handling discs • To keep the dis c clea n, handle the disc b y its edge . Do not touc h th e surfa ce. • D o not stick pa[...]
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66 US Troublesh ooting If you exp erience any of the fo llowing diffi culties while using the system, u se this tr oubleshootin g guide to h elp remedy t he pro blem before requesti ng repai rs. Shoul d any pr oblem persis t, consul t your neares t Sony dealer. Note that if servi ce person nel changes some part s during r epair, thes e parts may be[...]
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Additio nal Inf ormation 67 US Picture Symptom Probl ems and solu tions There is no picture. • Check the ou tput method o n your syst em (page 22). There is no picture when you make an HDMI cable conn ection . • T he unit is connected to a n input devic e that is not HDCP (High-ban dwidth Digital C ontent Protecti on) complia nt (“HDMI” o n[...]
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68 US Sound Tuner Playback Symptom Problem s and sol ution s There is no soun d. • The speaker cord is not connec ted securely. • Check t he speak er set tings (p age 49). The Super Audi o CD sound of a component that is conne cted to the HDMI (IN 1) or HDMI (IN 2) jack is not output . • HDMI (IN 1) a nd HDMI (IN 2) does not accep t an audio [...]
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Additio nal Inf ormation 69 US USB device BRAVIA Internet Video “BRAVIA” Sync ([Contr ol for HDMI]) A disc does not start pl aying from the beginni ng. • Resume play has been selec ted. Pres s OPTIONS and select [Play from beginni ng], then press . Playback does not start from the resume poin t where you last stopped p laying. • T he resume[...]
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70 US Network connection Built-in/USB wireless LAN connection Symptom Problem s and sol ution s The system cannot co nnect t o the net wor k. • Check the network connec tion (page 27) and the netw ork settings (page 62). Symptom Problem s and sol ution s You cannot connect yo ur PC to the Intern et afte r [Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)] i s perform[...]
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Additio nal Inf ormation 71 US Playable Disc s 1) Since the B lu-ray Di sc speci ficatio ns are n ew and evolving, som e discs may not be pla yable depending on the disc ty pe and the version. Also, th e audio output di ffers dependin g on the s ource, connected output jack , and selected audio setting s. 2) BD-RE: Ver.2.1 BD-R: Ver.1.1, 1.2, 1.3 i[...]
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72 US Playable Types o f Files Video 1) Music Photo 1) 1) The system does not play these files via the DLNA rendere r function. 2) The system does not play files encoded with DRM . 3) The syst em plays AVCHD- format files th at are recorded via a di gital v ideo cam era, etc . To watc h AVCHD-format files, th e disc with AVCHD-format files o n it m[...]
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Additio nal Inf ormation 73 US Suppor ted Aud io Formats Audi o fo rmats suppor ted b y th is sy stem a re a s fo llows. a : Sup ported format. –: Unsupported f ormat. • HDM I (IN 1) and HDMI (IN 2) do not input sound in th e case of an audio format that contain s copy protections such as Super Audio CD or DVD-Audio. • F or the LPCM 2ch forma[...]
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74 US Specifica tions Amplifier Sec tion U.S.models: AUDIO POWER SPECIFI CATIONS POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION: (FTC) Front L + Fron t R: With 3 ohms loads, both channels driven, from 180 - 20,000 Hz; rate d 60 watts per c hanne l mi nim um RMS power, wit h no more than 1% tota l harmonic distort ion from 25 0 milli watts to rated outp[...]
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Additio nal Inf ormation 75 US Surround (SS-TSB 109) for BDV-E980 Dimension s (approx.) 96 mm × 775 mm × 72 mm (3 7 / 8 in × 30 5 / 8 in × 2 7 / 8 in) (w/h/d) (wall- mounted pa rt) 275 mm × 1,205 mm × 245 mm (10 7 / 8 in × 47 1 / 2 in × 9 3 / 4 in) (w/h/d) (whole speaker ) Mass (a pprox.) 1.3 kg (2 lb 14 oz) (wa ll- mounted pa rt) 2.6 kg ( [...]
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76 US Language Cod e List The lang uage spelli ngs confor m to the ISO 639: 1 988 (E/F) st andard. Parental Control/Area Code List[...]
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77 US Index Numerics 3D 34 3D Outpu t Sett ing 58 A A/V SYNC 42 Attenuate - A UDIO 59 Audi o 60 Audio DRC 59 Audio O utput 59 Audio R eturn Cha nnel 61 Audio Se ttings 59 Auto Cal ibration 48, 6 0 Auto Display 6 2 Auto Sta ndb y 6 2 B BD Audi o MIX Setting 59 BD Hybrid D isc Playback Layer 60 BD In ternet Conn ection 60 BD Pare ntal Control 61 BD/D[...]
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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 i t 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 America: http://esupport.[...]