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    CMT -DH30/DH3.GB .3-097-194-16(1) Micro HI-FI Component S yst em © 2007 Sony Corporation CMT -DH30 CMT -DH3 3-097-194- 16 (1) Operating Instructions[...]

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    CMT -DH30/DH3.GB .3-097-194-16(1) 2 GB WARNING T o reduce the risk of r e, do not cover the ventila tion opening of the appa ratus with newspapers, tableclo ths, cur tains, etc. Do not place the naked ame sour ces such as lighted candles on the a pparat us. T o reduce the risk of r e or electric shock, do not expose this appara tus to drip[...]

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    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-14(1) 3 GB Disposal of waste batteries (applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separa te collection systems) is symbol on the ba tter y or on the packaging indicat es that the battery pro vided with this product shall not be treated as ho usehold waste. By ens uring these batteries ar e dispose d[...]

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    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 4 GB T able of Contents About this manual ............................... 3 Playable discs ........................................ 6 Guide to parts and controls ...........11 Getting Started Hooking up the system.................... 18 Hooking up the TV............................. 20 Setting the clock .................[...]

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    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 5 GB Additional Informa tion T roubleshooting ................................. 81 Precautions ........................................... 93 Specications ......................................94 Guide to the Contr ol Menu display ....................................................97 Language code list ..............[...]

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    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 6 GB Play able discs T ype Characteristics Icon used in this manual Logo DVD VIDEO  DVD VIDEO  DVD-R*/-R W*/+R/+R W in DVD VIDEO f ormat * also in video mode VR mode  DVD-R/-R W in VR (V ideo Recording) mode VIDEO CD  VIDEO CD  Super V CD*  CD-ROM*/-R*/-R W* * in VIDEO CD or Su per VCD[...]

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    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 7 GB Continued  T ype Characteristics Icon used in this manual Logo D A T A DVD  DVD-RO M/-R/-R W/+R/+RW in D A T A DVD f ormat con taining MP3 audio tracks 1) , JPEG ima ge les 2) or DivX video les 3) , and confo rming to UDF (U niversal Disk Forma t). is system can also pla y back discs with the follo[...]

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    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 8 GB Discs that cannot be played  CD-ROMs r ecorded in PHOTO CD forma t  D A T A CDs reco rded in MP3 PRO forma t  Data part of CD-Extras 1)  Data part of Mixed CDs 2)  Super A udio CDs  DVD A udio discs  DVD-RAMs  A DVD VIDEO wi th a dierent regio n code.  A disc that has a no n-standard sh[...]

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    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 9 GB Continued  Notes on CD-R/-RW and DVD-R/-RW/+R/+RW  In some cases, CD-Rs/-R Ws and DVD-Rs/-R Ws/+Rs/+R Ws cannot be played back o n this system due to the recor ding quality or ph ysical condition of the disc, or the cha racteristics of the recordin g device and authoring soware.  e disc wi ll not be play[...]

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    CMT -DH30/DH3.GB .3-097-194-16(1) 10 GB Copyrights is product inco rp ora tes copyright pro tection technology that is prot ec ted by U .S. paten ts and other intellectual pro per ty rights. U se of this copyright pro tection technology must be autho rized by Macro vision, and is intended f or home and o ther limited viewing uses only unless oth[...]

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    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-14(1) 11 GB Guide to parts and controls Guide to parts and controls is man ual mainly explains operatio ns using the remote , but the same operatio ns can also be per formed using the b uttons o n the unit having the same o r similar names. Front panel * ECHO LE VEL is not availab le in European an d Russian models. T op pa[...]

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    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 12 GB Remote control  Unit:  (on/standby) (23, 24, 60, 74, 89) Remote: T V  1) (on/standby) (22) Press t o turn on the system. Press t o turn on the T V .  ST ANDBY indicator (81) Lights up when the system is t urned o.  USB MEMORY indicator Lights up when an o ptional USB device (Digital mu[...]

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    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-14(1) 13 GB Guide to parts and controls  PRESET +/  (61) Press t o sele ct the preset sta tion.  /  (go backward/ forward) (28, 43, 48, 63, 66) Press t o sele ct a track or le. Remote: T V CH +/  1) (22) Press t o change the TV channels. Remote: SL OW / (28) Press t o watch the slow-mo tion play . Remote: TUN[...]

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    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 14 GB Unit: TUNER/BAND (60) Press t o sele ct the TUNER function. Press t o switch among FM a nd AM band. Unit: A UDIO IN Press t o sele ct the A UDIO IN function. FUNC TION +/  (21, 27, 60, 62, 65, 67) Press t o sele ct the function.  REPEA T/FM MODE (37, 61, 63) Press t o listen to a disc, a single track or le[...]

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    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 15 GB Guide to parts and controls  ANGLE (29) Press t o change the angle (D VD VIDEO with multi-a ngles only).  DVD/USB/TUNER MENU (38, 45, 61) Press t o display the MENU items o n the TV s creen. Press t o preset the radio station. Press t o sele ct the play mode when using an optio nal USB device.  EQ (67) Pre[...]

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    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 16 GB  CLEAR (34, 40, 66) Press t o delete a pre-pr ogrammed track or le. -/-- 1) Press t o enter a single digit or do uble digit num ber .  Numeric buttons 2) (22, 28, 31, 38, 52) Press t o sele ct a track or le. Press t o enter a passwor d or passcode. 10/0 1) Press t o enter a double digit n umber .  KE[...]

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    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 17 GB Guide to parts and controls Display  I ndicates the selected function.  I ndicates the selected play mode. (33)  Ligh ts up when timer is set. (73)  Ligh ts up when a station is tuned in. (60)  Ligh ts up when DSGX is turned on. (67)  I ndicates the Pla y back stat us.  Ligh ts up when DTS is s[...]

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    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 18 GB Getting Star ted Hooking up the syst em  FM/AM ant ennas Find a locatio n and an orienta tion that pro vide good reception, and then set up the ant enna. Keep the an tennas awa y from the speaker cords, the po wer cord to a void picking up noise.  Speakers  AM loop antenna  White side for North American[...]

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    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 19 GB Getting Star ted  Po wer Connect the power cord t o a wal l socket. If the sup plied adapto r on the plug does not t y our wall so cket, detach it fr om the plug (only f or models equipped with an adap tor). Inserting two R6 (size AA) batteries int o the remote Slide and r emove the batt er y compa rt ment li[...]

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    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 20 GB Hooking up the TV Connect the video input jack o f your TV to the VIDEO OUT jack with the supp lied vide o cord . When connecting a video deck Connect the video deck to the T V using a video cord (no t supplied). Ho wever , do not connect this unit t o the T V through the video deck. Other wise, you ma y experience[...]

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    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-14(1) 21 GB Getting Star ted Continued  Changing the color system (Except fo r European an d Russian models) Set the color system to P AL or NTSC depending on the colo r system of your TV . e default set ting for color system i s dieren t depending on the area. Each time you perform the pr oce dure below , the color s[...]

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    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 22 GB About DVD VIDEO software types and the conv ersion method e DVD VIDEO so ware can be divided into 2 types:  Film-based soware Film-based soware is derived fro m lm and displa ys the images at 24 frames per second.  V ideo-based s owar e V ideo-based s owar e is derived from TV , such as d[...]

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    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 23 GB Getting Star ted Setting the clock U se butto ns on the remot e to set the clock. 1 Press  /   t o turn on the system. 2 Press TIMER MENU  . e hour indica tion ashes in the display . If “P LA Y SET?” ashes in the display , press  or   repeat edly to select “CL O CK SET?, ” then[...]

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    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 24 GB P er f orming QUICK SETUP Before using the syst em, you can make the minimum basic adj ustments in QUICK S ETUP . If you do no t want to perform QUICK S ETUP , press CLEAR  in step 3. e guide message will disappear from the TV screen. 1 T urn on your T V and select the video input. 2 Press  /   t o t[...]

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    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 25 GB Getting Star ted 6 Press  or   r epeatedly to select the setting that matches your T V type. If you hav e a 4:3 standard TV: Select “4:3 LET TER BOX” o r “4:3 P AN SCAN” (page 57) If you hav e a wide -screen T V or a 4:3 standard T V with wide-screen mode: Select “16:9” (page 57) 7 Press ENTER [...]

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    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 26 GB Using the THEA TRE SYNC func tion THEA TRE SYN C allows you to turn on your Son y T V and this system, cha nges the system ’ s function to “DVD ” and then switches the TV’ s input so urce you hav e set with just one b utton. Preparing to use the THEA TRE SYNC function Register the TV’ s input source co nn[...]

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    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 27 GB Disc Disc Playing a disc  Normal Play Depending on the DVD VID EO or VIDEO CD , some operation s may be dieren t or restricted. Refer to the operating in str uctions sup plied with the disc. Example: When playing a DVD VIDEO Elapsed playing time Title number 1 Press FUNCTION +/   repeatedly to select ?[...]

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    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 28 GB Other operations T o Press Stop p layback   . Pa use playback   . Press   again or   (or D VD   on the unit) to resume pla yback. Select a track 1) , chap ter or video le  or   repeatedly d uring playback. Or , pr ess the numeric but tons  when the Control M enu is turne[...]

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    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 29 GB Disc T o Press Switc h to DVD function from another sour ce FUNCTION +/   repeatedly (o r press DVD   on the unit) (A utoma tic Source Selection). Remove the disc   on the unit. 1) Y ou cannot select an audio track during Lock Search operatio n of MP3 audio tracks. 2) DVD VIDEO , DVD-R/-R W in VR [...]

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    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 30 GB Notes  D epending on the DVD VID EO, yo u may not be able to ch ange the subtitles even if multilingual sub titles are recorded on the DVD VIDEO . Y ou also may not be able to turn the subtitles o .  Y ou can change the sub titles if the DivX video le has an “ .A VI” or “ .DivX” extension [...]

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    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 31 GB Disc When playing a DivX video le: e optio ns for audio f ormat dier depending on the DivX video les. When playing a VIDEO CD , AUDIO CD , or MP3 audio track:  STEREO: the standard st ereo sound.  1/L: the sound of the le channel (mona ural).  2/R: the sound of the right channel (mo[...]

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    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 32 GB T o return to the previous menu Press  RETURN  . Note PBC playback is canceled when Shue Pla y , Program Pla y or Repeat Play is activat ed. T o cancel playback with PBC functions 1 Press  or   r epeatedly or press the numeric buttons  to select a track when playback is stopped. 2 Press  [...]

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    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 33 GB Disc Resuming playback of a disc tha t was stopped  Multi-disc Resume (DVD VIDEO a nd VIDEO CD only) is system can sto re the point where you sto pped the playback of the disc for u p to 40 discs and resumes pla y back when you insert the same disc again. I f you sto re a playback resum e p oin t for the 41st[...]

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    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 34 GB 4 Press   . e cursor mov es to the track list “ T” (in this case, “01”). T o change a programmed step: Press  o r   repeatedly to select the programmed st ep number you want t o change. en, p ress   . T o delete a programmed step: Press  o r   repeatedly to select the pro[...]

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    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 35 GB Disc T o cancel Program Play Press CLEAR  o r selec t “ OFF” in step 3. T o play back the same progra m again, select “ ON” in step 3 and pr ess ENTER  . T o turn o the Control Menu Press DISPLA Y  repeatedly un til the Control M enu disa ppears from the TV s creen. Notes  When Program Pla y [...]

  • Page 36

    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 36 GB When playing a D A T A CD/DVD (ex cept for DivX video les):  ON: all MP3 audio tracks in the selected album on the disc are played back ra ndomly . When no album i s sele cted, the rst album is pla yed back randomly . 4 Press ENTER  . Shue Pla y starts. T o cancel Sh ue Play , press CLEAR  or s[...]

  • Page 37

    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 37 GB Disc When playing a VIDEO CD or A UDIO CD:  OFF: does not pla y back repeatedly .  DISC: repeats all the tracks on the disc.  TRACK: r epe ats the curren t track. When playing a D A T A CD or DA T A DVD:  OFF: does not pla y back repeatedly .  DISC: repeats all the album s on the disc.  ALBU M: re[...]

  • Page 38

    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 38 GB Searching/selec ting a disc Playing DVD VIDEOs using the menu Some DVD VIDEO s have menu s to help you en joy the DVD VIDEOs. Y ou can play back D VD VIDEOs using these menus o n the T V screen. Using DVD TOP MENU A DVD VIDEO co ntains a lot o f se ctions of pictur e or music fea ture called “ti tle. ” When yo [...]

  • Page 39

    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 39 GB Disc 2 Press  or   r epeatedly to select (ORIGINAL/PLA Y LIST ), then press ENTER  . e optio ns for “ ORIGIN AL/PLA Y LIST” appear on the TV screen. 3 Press  or   r epeatedly to select the setting you want.  PLA Y LIST: pla y back according to the playlist cr eated on the disc.  OR[...]

  • Page 40

    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 40 GB 4 Input the time code using the numeric buttons  , then press ENTER  . For exa mple, to nd the scene a t 2 hours, 10 min utes, and 20 seconds aer the beginning, enter “2:10:20. ” If yo u make a mistake, press CLEAR  to cancel the n umber . Note Depending on the disc, you canno t per form Time Sea[...]

  • Page 41

    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 41 GB Disc 2 Press ENTER  . e rst scene of the rs t 9 chapters, titles or tracks a ppears. If there ar e more tha n 9 chapters, ti tles, or tracks, “  ” appears a t the bottom right o f the screen. 3 Press  /  /  /   t o selec t a chapter , title or track, then press ENTER  . e sys[...]

  • Page 42

    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 42 GB  Depending on the encoding/writing sowa re, recordin g device, or the recording media used to record a n MP3 audio track, you may encount er problems such as ca nnot play back, sound interrup tions and noise.  e following discs/situa tions can increase the time it takes to start playback:  a disc rec[...]

  • Page 43

    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 43 GB Disc Playing a track: 1 Press ENTER  . e list of MP3 a udio tracks of the selected album appears. 2 Press  or   r epeatedly to select the MP3 audio track you want, then press ENTER  . e system starts pla ying the selected MP3 audio track. T o stop pla yback, press   . T o display the next[...]

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    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 44 GB Playing an image le: 1 Press PICTURE NA VI  . umb nail picture fo r the rst 16 JPEG image les in the selected album is displa yed. If there a re more than 16 ima ge les in the selected album, the scroll bar ap pears at the right. 2 Press  /  /  /   t o selec t the image you want to [...]

  • Page 45

    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 45 GB Disc T o rotate a JPEG image le When a JPEG imag e le is displayed on the TV s creen, you ca n rotate the imag e by 90 degrees. Press  o r   repeatedly while viewing an image. Press CLEAR  t o return to the original view . Notes  e PICTURE N A VI  but ton does not work when “ MODE (MP3,[...]

  • Page 46

    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 46 GB 7 Press  or   r epeatedly to select the album you want, then press   (or DVD   on the unit). e slide sho w with sound starts from the selected album. T o stop pla yback, press   . T o turn on or o the display of album list Press D VD/USB/TUNER MENU  repeatedly . T o cancel sli[...]

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    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 47 GB Disc Selec ting a transition eect for image les in the slide show (JPEG image les only) 1 Press DISPLA Y  repeatedly until the Control Menu f or JPEG image les appears on the T V screen. 2 Press  or   r epeatedly to select (EFFECT ), then press ENTER  . e optio ns for “EFFECT” appe[...]

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    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 48 GB Playing an album of DivX video les or a DivX video le 1 Inser t a DA T A CD/DVD with DivX video les in the disc slot  . e system starts pla ying the rst album. 2 Press DVD/USB/TUNER MENU  . e album list a ppears on the TV screen. 3 Press  or   r epeatedly to select an album. Playing[...]

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    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 49 GB Disc T o return to the album list when the le list is display ed Press  RETURN  . T o turn on or o the album list Press D VD/USB/TUNER MENU  repeatedly . Notes  Depending on the DivX video le, the picture ma y pause or be unclear . In this case, it is recomm ended that you creat e the le at [...]

  • Page 50

    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 50 GB Restricting playback of the disc  CUST OM P ARENT AL CONTROL, P ARENT AL CONTROL Y ou can set 2 kinds of pla y back restrictions fo r the disc you want. Custom P arental Contr ol Y ou can set playback restrictions so that the system will not p lay back inap propria te discs. Paren tal Control Y ou can limit the [...]

  • Page 51

    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 51 GB Disc If you hav e not entered a password: e displa y for registering a new passwor d appears. Enter a 4-digi t password using the numeric bu ttons  , then pr ess ENTER  . e displa y for conrming the passwor d appears on the TV screen. When you ha ve already registered a password: e displa y for en[...]

  • Page 52

    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 52 GB 2 Enter your 4-digit password using the numeric buttons  , then press ENTER  . e system is read y for playback. Tip If you f orget your passw ord, enter the 6- digit num b er “199703” using the num eric butt ons  when the “CUS TOM P ARENT AL CONTROL ” display as ks you for your passwor d, then p[...]

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    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 53 GB Disc 4 Enter or re-enter your 4-digit password using the numeric buttons  , then press ENTER  . e displa y for setting the playback limitatio n le vel a ppears. 5 Press  or   r epeatedly to select “ST ANDARD , ” then press ENTER  . e optio ns for “ ST AND ARD” a ppear on the TV scree[...]

  • Page 54

    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 54 GB Notes  e C ontr ol Menu disp lay will show dieren t items depending o n the disc typ e.  When you play back D VD VIDEOs which do not ha ve the Paren tal C ontro l funct ion, playback cannot be limit ed on this system.  D epending on the DVD VID EO, yo u may be asked to chang e the parental c[...]

  • Page 55

    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 55 GB Disc Using the DVD setup menu By using the D VD setup menu, yo u can make various ad justments to i tems such as picture a nd sound. Note Playback settings sto red in the disc ta ke priority o ver the DVD setup menu settin gs. erefo re, some of the DVD setu p menu settings may no t be p erformed. 1 Press DISPLA [...]

  • Page 56

    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 56 GB 6 Press  or   r epeatedly to select the setting you want, then press ENTER  . e setting is selected and setup is comp leted. Selected setting DVD setup menu item list e default set tings are underlined. Setting the language  LANGUAGE SETUP Set various languages f or the on-screen display o r so[...]

  • Page 57

    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-14(1) 57 GB Disc Setting the T V screen  SCREEN SETUP Choose the settings according to the TV you conn ec ted. TV TYPE 1) (DVD VIDEO o nly) 16:9: Select this w hen you co nnect a wide-screen TV or a T V with a wide mode function. 4:3 LETTER BOX: Select this when you connect a 4:3 screen TV . is setting displays a wide p [...]

  • Page 58

    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 58 GB FULL: Select this w hen you ca n change the aspect ratio on your TV . NORMAL: Select this when you canno t chang e the aspec t ratio on y our T V . Shows a 16:9 as pe ct ratio signal with black bands o n le and right sides of the image. 16:9 aspect ratio T V 1) e default settin g varies depending on the count[...]

  • Page 59

    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 59 GB Disc A UDIO DRC 3) (Dynamic R ange Compression) (DVD VIDEO a nd DVD-R/-R W in VR mode only) OFF: N o compr ession of dynamic ra nge. ST AND ARD: Reproduces the sound track with the kind of dynamic ra nge that the recordin g engineer intended. U s eful for wa tching movies a t low volume la te at night. MAX: N arrow[...]

  • Page 60

    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-14(1) 60 GB T uner Listening to the radio Y ou can listen to a radio sta tion either by selecting a preset station, o r by man ua lly tuning in the sta tion. Listening to F M or AM 1 Press FUNCTION +/   repeatedly to select “ TUNER F M” or “ TUNER AM” (or press TUNER/ BAND  on the unit repeatedly to select “[...]

  • Page 61

    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 61 GB T uner Tips  T o impr ove broadcast r eception, adjust the supplied a ntennas, or connect an ext ernal antenn a.  When an FM stereo p rogram has static noise, press REPEA T/FM MODE  repeat edly until “M ONO” ligh ts up in the display . ere will be no stereo eect, but the recep tion will impr o[...]

  • Page 62

    CMT -DH30/DH3.GB .3-097-194-16(1) 62 GB USB Device Listening to music of an USB device Y ou can connect an op tional USB device (Digital music pla yer or USB sto rage media) to the (USB) port  on the unit and lis ten to music sto red in the USB device. Check the informa tion on the websi tes about com patible USB devices that can be connected to[...]

  • Page 63

    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 63 GB USB Device Continued  3 Start playback. Press   (o r USB   on the unit). 4 Adjust the volume . Press V OL UME +/   . Other operation T o Press Stop p layback   . Pa use playback   . Press   again or   (or US B   on the unit) to resume pla yback. Select an album +/ [...]

  • Page 64

    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 64 GB  Albm Sh ue: Plays back the a udio tracks in the selected album on the USB device in random o rder .  Program: Plays back the a udio tracks on the USB device in the order y ou want them to be played. Notes on the USB device  Do not connect the system and the USB device through a USB hub .  With some [...]

  • Page 65

    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 65 GB USB Device Notes on the display informa tion  Characters that cannot be disp layed appear as “_. ”  e following ar e not displayed:  total playing time f or a CD-DA disc depending on the play m ode.  total playing time a nd remaining playin g time for an MP3 disc an d USB device.  e followi[...]

  • Page 66

    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 66 GB 5 Press  /   r epeatedly until the desired track number appears. When pr ogramming tracks, press +/   repeatedly to select the desired album, and then select the desired track. Example: W hen programming tracks on a USB device Selected track number 6 Press ENTER  t o add the track to the program. [...]

  • Page 67

    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-14(1) 67 GB Sound Adjustment Sound Adjustment Adjusting the sound Generating a more dynamic sound (Dynamic Sound Generator X-tra) Y ou can reinfo rce the bass and crea te a more po werful s ound. e DSGX setting is ideal for m usic sources. Press DSGX  on the unit repeatedly . Each time you pr ess the butto n, the display[...]

  • Page 68

    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-14(1) 68 GB 4 Press KARAOKE MODE  . “KARA OKE MODE: O N” appears o n the TV s creen. 5 Start playing the music and adjust the volume. DVD VIDEO, D VD -R/-RW in VR mode or DivX video les: e system ou tputs the a udio format that yo u have selected. A UDIO CD, VIDEO CD or MP3 audio tracks: e audio setting a utoma[...]

  • Page 69

    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 69 GB Sound Adjustment Dolby Digital Karaoke format (DVD VIDEO o nly) e Dolby Digi ta l forma t, which repr oduces surround sound using 5 channels, ca n also contain the “Dolb y Digital Karaoke ” format which is specialized for karaoke . In the Dolby Digital Ka raoke forma t discs, guide melody and guide vocal tra[...]

  • Page 70

    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 70 GB Enjoying karaoke using the control menu 1 Press DISPLA Y  once or twice when Karaoke Mode is turned on while playing a disc. e Contro l Menu a ppears on the TV screen. 2 Press  or   r epeatedly to select the K araoke item from the displayed list, then pr ess ENTER  . e Karao ke item is selected[...]

  • Page 71

    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 71 GB Sound Adjustment When playing a VIDEO CD or A UDIO CD: OFF (T urn o the vocal)   L+R (e same sound is o utput from both speakers)   STEREO (e standa rd stereo sound) When playing a Super VCD: OFF (T urn o the vocal)   1:L+R   1:STEREO (e ster eo sound of the audio [...]

  • Page 72

    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 72 GB 1) e singer ’ s voice ma y not be reduced when:  only a few instruments a re playing.  a duet is being play ed back.  the source has stro ng echoes or chorus.  the singer’ s voice deviates from the cent er .  the voice on the sour ce is singing in high soprano o r tenor . Y ou can also change [...]

  • Page 73

    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 73 GB Other Operations Other Op era tions Using the timer F alling asleep to music  Sleep Timer Y ou can set the system to turn o a er a certain time, so that you can fall asleep to music. Press SLEEP  r epeatedly . Each time you pr ess the butto n, the minut e display chan ges cyclically as follows: 90min ?[...]

  • Page 74

    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 74 GB 6 Set the time to stop playback using the same procedure as step 5. 7 Select the sound source. Press  o r   repeatedly until the music sour ce you want a ppears in the display , t hen pr ess ENTER  . is display will sho w the timer settings. 8 Press   t o turn o the system. Other opera[...]

  • Page 75

    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 75 GB Other Operations Changing the display Checking the clock Press DISPLA Y  when the system is turned o . The clock is displa yed for 8 seconds . Adjusting the brightness of the display Press DIMMER  r epeatedly while the system is on. Each time you pr ess the butto n, the display c hanges cyclically as follo[...]

  • Page 76

    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 76 GB  When a cha pter other than abo ve conditio n is played back   Elapsed playing time o f the cur ren t title   Remaining time of the curren t title   Elapsed playing time o f the cur ren t chap ter   Remaining time of the curren t chap ter   Title o f the disc 1)2) When playing an A [...]

  • Page 77

    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 77 GB Other Operations 4) e current track n umber and the current index number (fo r a disc without PBC) or the current scene num ber (for a disc with PBC) are disp layed for 2 seconds befor e the display returns to ela psed playing time when you press TIME/TEXT  d uring display of the title of disc. 5) When pla yi[...]

  • Page 78

    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 78 GB When playing a VIDEO CD/Super VCD:  Elapsed playing time o f the cur ren t scene/track  Title o f the disc When playing an A UDIO CD or VIDEO CD without PBC function:  Elapsed playing time o f the cur ren t track  Remaining time of the curren t track  Elapsed playing time o f the cur ren t disc  R[...]

  • Page 79

    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 79 GB Other Operations Checking the date inf ormation of JPEG image les Y ou can check the dat e information during pla y back when Exif* tag is recor ded in t he JPEG image les. Press DISPLA Y  repeatedly during playback. e Contro l Menu a ppears. Date information * “Excha ngeable Image F ile Format ” is[...]

  • Page 80

    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 80 GB  A UDIO IN jack Connect the audio out put jack of an option al component (portable a udio player , etc.).  COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks Connect the componen t video input jacks of the TV or pro je ctor . If your TV accept progressiv e format signals, you m ust use this connection and press P ROGRESSIVE [...]

  • Page 81

    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 81 GB Additional Information Additional Inf orma tion T roubleshooting Should yo u encounter a pr oblem with your system, do the f ollowing: 1 Make sure the power cor d and speaker cords are c onnec ted correctly and rmly . 2 Find y our problem in the troubleshooting checklist below and take the indicated corrective a[...]

  • Page 82

    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 82 GB There is sev ere hum or noise.  A TV or VCR is p lace d too close to the unit. M ove the unit a way from the TV or V CR.  Mo ve the unit awa y from the source of noise.  Connect the unit to a dieren t wall outlet.  Install a noi s e lter (co mmercially availab le) to the power cord. The timer does[...]

  • Page 83

    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 83 GB Additional Information Disc Player The disc does not eject.  Consult yo ur nearest Sony dealer . Playback does not start.  Check whether a disc is loaded.  W ipe the disc clean (page 93).  Reinsert the disc.  Insert the disc that this system can p lay back (page 6).  Insert the disc in the disc sl[...]

  • Page 84

    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 84 GB The DA T A CD (MP3 audio track/JPEG image le/DivX video le) cannot be played back.  e D A T A CD is not recorded in a forma t that conform s to ISO 9660 Level 1, Level 2, or Joliet (expa nsion forma t).  e D A T A DVD is not recor ded in a forma t that conform s to UDF (U niversal Disk Fo rmat). ?[...]

  • Page 85

    CMT -DH30/DH3.GB .3-097-194-16(1) 85 GB Additional Information The disc title, album title , track title and DVD- TEXT characters do not appear properly .  U se a disc that confo rms to the ISO 9660 Level 1, Level 2, or Joliet (expansion).  e character code that ca n be display ed by this system are as f ollows:  Up p er cases (A to Z) [...]

  • Page 86

    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 86 GB There is noise or the sound skips.  T urn o the system, then reco nnec t the USB device.  e music da ta itself contains n oise. No ise may have been intr oduced when creating m usic data due to the conditio ns of the comp uter . Crea te the music da ta again.  When using the US B storage media, copy [...]

  • Page 87

    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 87 GB Additional Information Files cannot be play ed back.  US B storage media forma tted with le systems other tha n F A T16 or F A T32 are unsup ported.*  I f you use partitioned USB sto rage media, only les on the rst partitio n can be played.  F iles that are encrypted or pr otected by passwor ds, e[...]

  • Page 88

    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 88 GB  Keep the speaker cor ds away fro m the ant ennas.  When yo u play back a VIDEO CD recor ded in a dierent colo r system from the one y ou set to the system, the picture ima ge may be distorted.  When yo u connect your TV to the COMPONENT VIDEO O UT jacks and pla y back video-b ased soware in progr es[...]

  • Page 89

    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 89 GB Additional Information Tuner The radio presetting is canc eled.  e power cor d is disconnected or a power failur e occur red fo r longer than half a day . Redo “Listening to pr eset radio station ” (page 61). There is sev ere hum or noise. (“TUNED” or “ST” ashes in the display)  Set the prop[...]

  • Page 90

    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 90 GB e system is reset to the facto r y settings except fo r DVD settings. Y ou should set the settings you made, s uch as the preset station s, clock and timer . T o return the DVD setup to the default settings*, per form reset as follo ws: 1 Press DISPLA Y  when playback is stopped. e Contro l Menu a ppears o[...]

  • Page 91

    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 91 GB Additional Information When displaying the v ersion number on the TV screen When yo u turn on the system, the version n umber [VER.X.X X] (X is a number) ma y appear on the TV screen. Although this is not a malfunction an d for Son y ser vice use only , normal system operation will not be possible . T urn o the [...]

  • Page 92

    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 92 GB No Disc ere is no disc in the disc slot  . Not In Use Y ou have p ressed a butto n whose operation is n ot allowed or in valid at that time. OFF TIME NG! e on time and o  time of Play Tim er is the same. P ASSWORD Custo m Paren tal C on trol or Pa rental Control i s set. Please Wait e system is doin [...]

  • Page 93

    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 93 GB Additional Information Prec autions Discs that this system CANNO T play  Discs of non-standar d shape (for exam ple, heart, square, star)  Discs that have adhesiv e tape, paper , or sticker at tached to them  Rental or used discs with attached seals where the glue extends beyond the seal  Discs that hav[...]

  • Page 94

    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 94 GB On heat buildup  Heat build up on the unit during opera tion is normal and is no t cause for alarm.  Do not touch the cabinet if i t has been use d contin uously at a high vol ume because the cabinet ma y have become hot.  Do not obstruct the ventilation holes. On the speaker system e fron t spe aker is[...]

  • Page 95

    CMT -DH30/DH3.GB .3-097-194-16(1) 95 GB Additional Information USB section Sup ported bit rate: MP3 (MPEG 1 A udio Layer-3): 32  320 kbps, VBR A TRAC: 48  352 k bps (A TRAC3p lus), 66/105/132 kbps (A TRAC3) WMA: 32  192 kbps, VBR AAC: 48  320 k bps Samp ling frequencies: MP3 (MPEG 1 A udio Layer-3): 32/44.1/48 kHz A TRAC: 44.1 kH z WMA:[...]

  • Page 96

    CMT -DH30/DH3.GB .3-097-194-16(1) 96 GB General Po wer requiremen ts: T aiwan model: 120 V A C, 50/60 Hz ai model: 220 V A C, 50/60 Hz Other models: 220  240 V AC, 50/60 Hz Po wer consum ption: 45 W Dimensions (w/h/d) (A pprox.): 190 × 141 × 273 mm Mass (A ppr ox.): 2.8 kg Sup plied accessories: Remote Commander (1) R6 (Size AA) batt eries [...]

  • Page 97

    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 97 GB Additional Information Guide to the Control Menu displa y U se the Control M enu to select a function and to view rela ted information. P ress DISPLA Y  repeatedly to t urn on, turn o or chan ge the Control M enu displa y as follows: Control M enu disp lay 1  Control M enu displa y 2 (appears fo r cert ain[...]

  • Page 98

    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 98 GB List of Control Menu items Item Item Name, Relevan t Disc T ype, F unction TITLE/SCENE/TRACK Selects the title, scene, or track to be played back. CHAPTER/INDEX Selects the chapter o r index to be played back. TRACK Selects the track to be played back. ORIGINAL/PLA Y LIST Selects the playback sequence either to the[...]

  • Page 99

    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 99 GB Additional Information Item Item Name, Relevan t Disc T ype, F unction A/V SYNC Sets the delay time between the sound and displa y . P ARENT AL CONTROL Sets to prohib it playback on this system. SETUP QUICK Setup U se QUICK SETUP t o choose t he language o f the on-screen display and the aspect ratio of the TV . CU[...]

  • Page 100

    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 100 GB Item Item Name, Relevan t Disc T ype, F unction MODE (MP3, JPEG) Selects the data type: MP3 audio track (A UDIO), JPEG imag e le (IMAGE) o r both (A UTO) to be played back when pla ying a DA T A CD/DVD . KEY CONTR OL* Changes the key to s uit your vocal range. SCORE MODE* Selects the le vel fo r scoring mode. K[...]

  • Page 101

    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 101 GB Additional Information Language code list e language s p ellings conf orm to the ISO 639:1988 (E/F) standard. Code Language C ode Language Code Language Code Language 1027 Afar 1186 S cots Gaelic 1350 Mala yalam 1513 Siswati 1028 Ab k hazian 1194 Galician 1352 Mo ngolian 1514 Sesotho 1032 Afrikaans 1196 Guarani[...]

  • Page 102

    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 102 GB Parental C ontrol area code list Code Area Code Area Code Area Code Area 2044 Argen tina 2165 Finland 2362 Mexico 2149 Spain 2047 A ustralia 2174 France 2376 Netherlands 2499 Sweden 2046 A ustria 2109 German y 2390 N ew Z ealand 2086 Switzerla nd 2057 Belgium 2248 India 2379 Norway 2528 ailand 2070 Brazil 2238 [...]

  • Page 103

    CMT -DH30/DH3.GB .3-097-194-16(1) 103 GB Additional Information Play able USB devices Check the websites belo w for the informa tion about com patible USB devices. For cus tomers in the U .S.A.: <htt p://ww w .s on y .com/shelfsu pport> For cus tomers in Canada: English <ht tp://ww w .sony .ca/ ElectronicsSup port/> Fren ch <http://f[...]

  • Page 104

    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 104 GB Glossar y Album Section of a music or p icture piece on a D A T A CD or D A T A DVD con taining MP3 audio tracks, JPEG ima ge les or DivX image le. Chapter Subdivision o f a title on a DVD VIDEO . A title is com pos ed of several chap ters. DivX ® Digital video technology created by DivX, Inc. V ideos enco [...]

  • Page 105

    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 105 GB Additional Information e audio da ta is recorded in Dolby Digital as well as in PCM, allowing y ou to enjoy m ore realistic audio p resence. Furthermore , various advanced functions such as the mul ti-angle, multilingual, and Par ental Control function s are pro vided with the DVD VIDEO . DVD -RW A DVD-R W is a[...]

  • Page 106

    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 106 GB Parental Control A function of the DVD VID EO to limit playback of the disc b y the age of the users accordin g to the limitation level in each country . e limitation varies from disc to disc; when it is activated, p layback is com pletely pro hibited, violen t scenes are ski pped or replaced with other scenes [...]

  • Page 107

    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 107 GB Additional Information VIDEO CD A compact disc that co ntains mo ving pictures. e pictur e data uses the MPEG 1 forma t, one of the world wide standards for digital com pressio n technology . e picture da ta is compr essed to about 1/140 of its o rigina l size. Consequen tly , a 12 cm VIDEO CD can con tain u[...]

  • Page 108

    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 108 GB Index Numerics 16:9 57 4:3 LETTER B OX 57 4:3 OUTPUT 57 4:3 P AN SCAN 57 A A/V SYNC 49, 99 AAC 62, 64 ALBUM 99 Album 27, 104 ANGLE 29 A TRAC 62, 64 A TRAC AD 62 A UDIO 56 A UDIO DRC 59 B BA CKGRO UND 57 Batteries 19 C CH APTER 39, 98 Chapter 28, 104 COLD RESET 89 COLOR S YSTEM (VIDEO CD) 57 COMPONENT VIDEO O UT 21[...]

  • Page 109

    CMT -DH30/DH3.GB .3-097-194-16(1) Additional Information 109 GB P P ARENT AL CONTROL 52, 99 Par ental Control 106 P AUS E MODE 58 PBC Playback 31 PICTURE N A VI 40, 44 Playback Contro l (PB C) 106 Playing a disc 27 PLA Y LIST 38, 98 Play T imer 73 Program Pla y 33 PROGRESSIVE A UTO 21 Progressi ve format 106 PROGRESSIVE VIDEO 21 R Radio 60 Radio St[...]

  • Page 110

    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) 110 GB[...]

  • Page 111

    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) Additional Information 111 GB[...]

  • Page 112

    CMT -DH3.GB.3-097-194-11(1) Printed in China[...]