Sony DAV-DZ171 manual

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    ©2010 Sony Corporation 4-165-483- 11 (1) DVD Home Theatr e System Operating Instructions DA V -DZ170/DZ171/DZ1 75[...]

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    2 US Caution – The us e of optical inst ruments w ith this product will increase eye hazar d. 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 [...]

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    3 US apparatus com bination to avoid injury f rom tip-over . 13) Unplug this a pparatus durin g lightning storms or when unused f or long perio ds of time. 14) Refer a ll servi cing to qualifie d service personne l. Ser vicing i s required wh en the apparatu s has bee n damaged i n any way, such as power- supply cord or plug is damage d, liquid ha [...]

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    4 US About MPEG-4 Visual THIS PRODUCT IS LICENSED UND ER THE MPEG-4 VISUAL PATENT PORTFO LIO LICENSE FOR THE PERSONAL AND NON- COMMERCIAL USE OF A CONSUMER FOR DECODING VIDEO IN COMPLIANCE W ITH THE MPEG-4 VISUAL STANDARD (“MPEG-4 VIDEO”) THAT WAS ENCODED BY A CONSUMER E NGAGED IN A PERSONAL AND NON- COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY AND/OR WAS OBTAINED FROM[...]

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    5 US Tabl e of Co ntents Precautions ... .... .... .......... ........ ....... ....... ... 3 About T hese Opera ting Inst ructi ons .. ..... 4 Playable Discs/Files on a USB Device . ....... ....... ....... ........... ........ ...... 6 Packag e Contents ........ ....... ....... ........... . 10 Index to Parts and Control ........ ........ .... 11 G[...]

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    6 US Playable Discs/Files on a USB Device Type Disc l ogo Charac teris tics Icon DVD VIDEO • DVD VIDEO • DVD-R/ DVD-RW in DVD VIDEO format or video mo de • DVD+R /DVD+RW in DVD VIDEO format VR ( Vi de o Recordin g) mode • DVD-R/DVD-RW in VR (Video Recording) mode (except for DVD-R DL) VIDEO CD • V IDEO CD (Ver. 1.1 and 2.0 discs) • Supe[...]

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    7 US 1) A lo gical fo rmat of fil es and fol ders on C D-ROMs, d efined b y ISO (Int ernational Or ganization for Standar dization) . 2) MP 3 (MPEG1 Audio Layer 3) is a standard format def ined by ISO/MPEG for com pressed audio data . MP3 files must be in MPEG1 Audi o Layer 3 format. 3) File s with copyright prot ection (Digi tal Rights Manag ement[...]

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    8 US Note that some playback fu nctions may not work with some DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs, even if they have been correc tly fina lized. I n this case, v iew the disc by normal playb ack. A lso som e DAT A CDs /DATA DVD s create d in Packe t Write format ca nnot be pl ayed. • This sy stem ca n play a Multi Sess ion CD when an MP3 file is contain ed in the fi[...]

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    9 US The system will attempt to play any d ata with th e extensio ns above, even if it is not in MP3/W MA/ AAC/JPEG/MPEG4 format. Pl aying this data may generate a loud noise which coul d damage your spea ker syst em. • The follo win g ca n incr ease th e time it ta kes t o star t pla yba ck: – when a DATA CD/DATA DVD/USB device is reco rded wi[...]

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    10 US Package Cont ents Main unit Speaker packages Accessories • DAV-DZ170/DAV-DZ171 • DAV-DZ175 • Speak er cord s (1 set ) (red/whit e/green/g ray/blue) • F oot pads (1 set ) • Rem ote co mmande r (remote) ( 1) • FM wir e antenn a (aeria l) (1) • HDMI ca ble (1 ) (DAV -DZ17 1 only) • R6 (siz e AA) batte ries (2 ) • Calibr ation m[...]

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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 Disc tray B Front panel display (page 12) C (remote sensor) Receives th e remote sig nal. Point t he remote toward here when using the remote. D MAST ER VOL UME con trol Adjust s the sy stem’s v olume. E REC TO USB (page 49) Tran sfer s tra [...]

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    12 US A Playing status indicator B SLEEP in dicat or Flashes when the sle ep timer is set. C System status display D TUNED indica tor ( Radio o nly) Lights up when a station is received . E ST indi cator (Radi o only ) Lights up wh en st ereo s ound i s rec eived. F HDMI indicat or Lights up w hen a signa l is establis hed between a TV and th e uni[...]

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    13 US A SPEAKERS jacks (page 21) B HDMI OUT jack (page 22) C TV/CA BLE (D IGIT AL I N OP TICA L/ COAXIAL) jacks (page 22) D COMPONENT VIDEO O UT jacks (page 22) E VIDEO OUT j ack (page 22) F TV/CABLE (AUDIO IN R/L) jacks (page 22 ) G ANTENNA (COAXIAL 75 Ω FM) jack (page 24 ) Rear panel CENTER SUR R SUBWOOFER FRONT L SUR L FRONT R OUT SPEAKERS SPEA[...]

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    14 US Number 5/AUDIO IN, VOLUME +, AUDIO, and N buttons h ave a tactile dot. Use the tactile dot as a re fere nce when op erat ing t he re mote. A THEATER (page 47) Switches to the op timum video mode for watching movies automatical ly. ONE-TOUCH PLAY (page 47) Activa tes On e-Touch Play. TV " / 1 (on/ standby ) * Turn s on your TV or set s it[...]

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    15 US C Buttons wi th pink text la bels (The followi ng but tons wor k when you pr ess and hold SH IFT ( 6 ).) Number buttons (pages 33, 42) Enters th e title/ chapter nu mbers, radio frequen cies , etc. CLEAR (pages 32, 35, 51) Clea rs t he en try f iel d. TV IN PUT * Switches yo ur TV’s inpu t source. D MUTING Turns off th e sound t emporar ily[...]

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    16 US Guide to the Con trol Men u You ca n use the Co ntrol Me nu to sel ect a funct ion and t o view rel ated info rmat ion. Press DISPLAY while using t he “ DVD/CD” or “USB” f unction. Each time you p ress DISPLAY, the Control Menu ch anges: 1 t 2 t 3 t 1 t .. . 1 Contro l Menu 1 2 Contro l Menu 2 ( appears when av ailabl e) 3 Contro l Me[...]

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    17 US Example: Control Me nu 1 when playing a DVD VIDEO. List of Control Menu items The C ont rol Men u 1 and 2 wil l sho w diff er ent it ems depend ing on th e sou rce. For d etai ls, see th e page s in pa ren the ses in the cha rt b elo w. Control Menu Item Item Na me, Function , Relevant S ource [TITLE] (page 33)/[SCENE] (page 33)/[TRACK] (page[...]

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    18 US 1) These items are not displayed when playing a DATA CD/DATA DVD/USB device with video file s. 2) USB device only. 3) DATA CD/DATA DVD only. Tip • The Contr ol Menu icon ind icator light s up in yellow t when you sele ct any it em except [OFF] ([PROGRAM], [SHUFFLE], [REPEAT], and [A/V SYNC] only). The [ORIGINAL/PLAY LIST] indicator lights u[...]

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    19 US Getting Started Step 1: Insta lling the Sy stem Install the syste m by referrin g to the illustrati on below. To attach the foot pads to the subwoofer Note • Use caution whe n placing th e speakers and/or spe aker stands attache d to the spe akers on a speci ally t reated (waxed , oiled, polis hed, etc.) floor , as staining or discolorati o[...]

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    20 US Getting Started Caution • Co ntact a scre w shop or instal ler for info rmation re garding t he wall m aterial or screws t o be used . • Use screws t hat are suit able f or the wall ma teria l and s trength. As a pl aste r board wa ll is especial ly frag ile, attac h the screws secu rely t o a beam . Inst all th e spe akers on a vertic al[...]

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    21 US Getting Started Step 2: Conn ecting th e System 1 Insert the connectors of the speaker cords to match the color of the SPEAKERS jacks of the unit u ntil they click. 2 Connect the sp eaker cord with th e color tube to 3 , and the speaker co rd without the color tube to # . The sub woofe r speake r cor d is fixe d to the su bwoof er. Note • D[...]

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    22 US Getting Started 1 Connecting the video to your TV Depe nding on the jacks on y our TV, se lect one of the conne ction me thods. x Method 1: Video cord (supplied) connecti on This is th e ba sic conn ecti on . x Method 2: HDMI cable * connection Pict ure qual ity wil l be impr oved c ompa red t o Met hod 1. x Method 3: Compon ent vide o cable [...]

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    23 US Getting Started 2 Connecting the audio fr om your TV/cable box To listen to TV or cabl e box soun d via the system, select one of the con nection m ethods . x Method 1: Audio cord (not supplied) connecti on This is the b asic connect ion a nd sen ds a n anal og aud io si gnal. x Method 2: Digita l opt ical c ord (not supp lied) c onnect ion S[...]

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    24 US Getting Started You ca n enjoy co nnecte d com ponents via the system’ s speake rs. Note • After connecting the FM wire antenna (aer ial), extend a nd keep it as horizonta l as possible. Connecting the other components Connect ed compo nent Require d cord fo r conn ection Portable audio sour ce (not suppli ed) A Stereo mini-plug cor d (no[...]

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    25 US Getting Started Connecting the AC power cord (mains lead) Wall outl et (mains ): The shape of the wall outlet (main s) differs dependi ng on th e area.[...]

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    26 US Getting Started Step 3 : Set ting up the System Disp layed ite ms vary de pending on the are a. 1 Turn o n your TV. 2 Switch the i nput selector on yo ur TV so that the si gnal from th e system appears on the TV screen. 3 Press " / 1 to tu rn the system on . 4 Press without insertin g a disc or connecting a USB device. Note • If this m[...]

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    27 US Getting Started 8 Press C / c to select th e speaker formation image as the speakers are actually positioned, th en press . • [STANDA RD]: Sel ect this when y ou ins tall a ll the speake rs n ormall y. • [NO CEN TE R]: S ele ct th is w hen y ou ins tall the fr ont and surr ound speak ers only. • [NO S URROUND]: Select this when you inst[...]

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    28 US Getting Started Depe nding on the conne ction of you r TV (page 2 2), select the type of video out put of the system. To select the type of video signal output from the HDMI OUT jack When yo u conne ct the un it and your TV with an HDMI cabl e, se lect the type of video si gnals output fro m the HDMI OUT jack. 1 Press DVD/CD. 2 Press DISPLAY [...]

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    29 US Getting Started To select the type of video signal output from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks When you connect the unit an d your TV with a compon ent vide o cable, se lect the ty pe of vide o signals outp ut from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks. 1 Press DVD/CD. 2 Press DISPLAY while the system is in st op m ode . 3 Press X / x to selec t [SETUP[...]

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    30 US Playing a Disc 1 Press DVD/CD. You ca n also se lect th is funct ion by pressing F UNCTION repeatedly. 2 Press Z to o pen the di sc tray. 3 Place a disc on the tray, then press Z . 4 Press N to start playback. 5 Press VOLUME +/– to adjust the volume. Playing Files on a Disc/ USB Device 1 Press DVD/CD or USB. • DVD/CD: For a disc. • USB:[...]

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    Pl ay ba ck 31 US Note • It may take about 10 sec onds before “READING ” appears in the fr ont panel displa y depending on the type of USB device. [FOLD ER LIS T] appea rs on the TV screen. If [FOL DER LIST ] does not appear, press DVD MENU. 3 Press X / x to select a folder. 4 Press N to start playback. x For vide o or audio files The syste m[...]

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    32 US To turn on/off the list of folders/ files Press DVD MENU. To display the list of folders/files using the Control Menu 1 Press DISPLAY . 2 Press X / x to select [BROWSING], then press . 3 Press X / x to select the desired list, then press . • [FOL DER LIST]: A lis t of fo lders appears. To display a list of files, pr ess X / x to sele ct a f[...]

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    Pl ay ba ck 33 US Tip • When playi ng file s, you ca n select the next folder by continui ng to press > ( c for JPEG image fi les) after th e last file on t he curr ent f older, b ut you can not return to th e previous folde r by pressing . ( C for JPEG i mage file s). To ret urn to the prev ious folde r, select the folder from the fo lder lis[...]

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    34 US Note • You cannot searc h for a scene on a DVD+RW using the ti me code. Press ANGLE du ring playback to select the desired angle. Press SUBTITLE during playback to select the desired subtitle language. Press AUDIO repeatedly d uring playback to select the sound. x DVD VIDEO You ca n toggle audio fo rmat o r langua ge when the sou rce co nta[...]

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    Pl ay ba ck 35 US 2 Press X / x to select [ DISC MENU], then press . 3 Press X / x to selec t [MENU] o r [TOP MENU], then press . This func tion is o nly available for DVD-VRs with a playlist creat ed. 1 Press DISPLAY while the system is in st op m ode . 2 Press X / x to selec t [ORIGINAL/ PLAY LIST], then press . 3 Press X / x to selec t a setting[...]

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    36 US 1 Press DISPLAY . 2 Press X / x to select [PROGRAM ], then press . 3 Press X / x to select [SET t ], then press . 4 Press c . The cursor moves to the track row [T] (in this case , [01] ). 5 Select the t rack you wan t to program. Ex. To set track 2 as the first programmed tr ack Press X / x to select [02] under [T ], th en press . 6 To progra[...]

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    Pl ay ba ck 37 US 3 Press X / x to selec t the item to be shuffled. x VIDEO CD/Super Audio CD/CD •[ O F F ] : Off. • [TRACK ]: Y ou can shuff le trac ks on the disc. x During Program Play •[ O F F ] : Off. • [ON]: You can shuffl e tracks select ed in Progra m P lay. x DATA CD (audio fil es only)/DATA DVD (audio files only)/USB device (audio[...]

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    38 US • [MODE 3 ]: The JPEG image file stretch es out from the cente r of the TV s creen. • [MODE 4]: The JPEG image files random ly cy cle t hrou gh t he effe cts. • [MODE 5]: The next JPEG image f ile slide s ov er th e pr evio us i mag e. • [OFF]: Off. Note • The [EFFECT] sett ing is not effect ive when you set [JPEG RES OLU TIO N] i n[...]

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    Pl ay ba ck 39 US Displaying the Informa tion of a Disc/ USB Device Press TIME/TEXT repeatedly during playback. Information on the TV screen 1 [T ** : ** : ** /C ** : ** : ** /D ** : ** : ** ] Playing t ime of th e current t itle, track/ chapter /disc [T- ** : ** : ** /C- ** : ** : ** /D- ** : ** : ** ] Remaining ti me of the cur rent title , track[...]

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    40 US x DATA CD/DATA DVD/USB device (audio file) 1 Playi ng time an d curren t track number 2 Track (f ile) nam e* * If an MP3 file has an ID3 tag, the sy stem will display a titl e name from the I D3 tag informati on. The system can sup port ID3 ver 1.0/1 .1/2.2/2.3. ID3 ver 2.2/2.3 t ag informa tion d isplay has priority when both ID3 ver 1.0 /1.[...]

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    Pl ay ba ck 41 US 2 Prepare the source. • DVD/CD: Insert the disc i nto the u nit (pag e 30). • TUNER FM : Select the rad io progra m (pag e 42). • USB: Conne ct the USB device dir ectly (pag e 30), or iPo d via a US B cabl e (pag e 41). • TV/CAB LE: Select the channe l on the TV or cab le box . • AUDIO IN: Connect the portabl e audio sou[...]

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    42 US Presett ing Rad io Station s You ca n preset 20 F M stat ions. 1 Press FM. 2 Press and hold TUNING +/– until the auto scanning starts. Scanni ng stops when the s ystem tunes in a statio n. “TUN ED” ap pears i n the fro nt panel d isplay . When a s tereo prog ram is recei ved, “S T” als o appear s in th e front panel d isplay. 3 Pres[...]

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    T une r 43 US 5 Press . 6 Press SYSTEM MENU.[...]

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    44 US Enjoying Sur round Soun d You ca n enjoy su rrou nd sound simpl y by sele cting on e of the sy stem’s pre-pr ogramm ed sur round settings. 1 Press SY STEM MENU. 2 Press X / x to select “SUR.SETT ING,” then press or c . The s elec ted i tem appear s in the fron t pan el d ispla y. 3 Press X / x to select “PRO LOGIC,” then press . 4 P[...]

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    Sound Eff ect 45 US Note • You cannot s elect th e surroun d settings while t he system is loa ding a disc. • D epending on the input stream , the surround se ttings may not be effective. “PRO LOGIC” “PLII MOVIE” “PLII M USIC” • 2 channel source: T he syste m simu lates surround s ound from 2 channe l sources a nd ou tputs soun d [...]

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    46 US Selecting the S ound Effect Press SOUND M ODE repeatedly during playback until the desired mode appears in the front panel display. • “AUTO” : The syst em automatic ally sele cts “MOVIE” or “ MUSI C” t o pr oduce the s oun d effec t depend ing on th e source . “AUTO ” appea rs in the fr ont panel dis play. • “MO VIE”: [...]

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    Con venient Functions 47 US 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” Sy nc fun cti on. By conn ecting Sony co mponen ts that ar e compatible with th e Control f or HDMI f unction with an HDMI cable, operatio n is simplified as below : – System Power Off (page 47) ?[...]

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    48 US (One-Touch Play) Pres s ONE- TOUC H PLAY Your TV turn s on, your TV’s fu nctio n is set to the HDMI inp ut to which the syst em is connec ted, an d the syst em star ts play ing a disc automaticall y. The Syst em Au dio Contro l functio n is also activated auto matically. (Theater Mode) If your TV is compati ble with the Theater Mode, you ca[...]

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    Con venient Functions 49 US Transfer ring Son gs onto a USB Device You ca n tran sfer so ngs on an audio CD onto a USB devi ce by enco ding to MP3 form at. Yo u can also transf er MP3 f iles on a DA TA CD/ DATA DVD onto a USB device. For conne cting the USB device , see “Play ing Fil es o n a Dis c/ USB De vice ” (p age 30 ). The transfe rred m[...]

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    50 US 4) A new file is tran sferr ed in th e “REC1- MP3” or “REC1-CD ” folder each ti me singl e-track transferrin g is performed. 1 Load an aud io CD/DATA CD/DATA DVD. 2 Press DISP LAY while the system is in stop mode. 3 Press X / x to select [USB TRANSFER], then press . x For an audio CD Pres s and sk ip to Ste p 5. x For a DATA CD/DATA D[...]

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    Con venient Functions 51 US 5 Press N to start transferring. When tran sferring is comp leted , “COMP LETE” ap pears i n the front panel display an d play back of the disc and U SB device stops automatica lly. To cancel transf errin g, press x . You ca n eras e audi o file s (“.mp3 ,” “. wma, ” or “.m4a”) on t he US B device . 1 Pre[...]

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    52 US Enjoying Multiplex Broadc ast So und (DUAL MONO) You c an enj oy mu ltiplex broadc ast so und when the sys tem re ceives or plays a Dolby Digita l multiplex broadc ast signal. Note • To r eceive a Dolb y Digital signal, you need to connect a TV or other com ponent to the unit wit h a digital opt ical or dig ital coa xial cor d (page 22). Pr[...]

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    Settings 53 US Changing t he Brightne ss of the Fr ont Panel Display 1 Press SYSTEM MENU. 2 Press X / x to selec t “DIMMER,” th en press or c . The se lect ed it em appea rs i n the fr ont pa nel displa y. 3 Press X / x to select the brightness of the front panel display, then press . • “DIMMER OFF” : T he front panel d isplay is bright. [...]

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    54 US Performing Fur ther Setting s You can make various a djustments to items such as pictur e and sou nd. Disp layed ite ms vary de pending on the are a. Note • Playback se ttings store d in the disc take priority over the Setup Displ ay sett ings and n ot all the fu nctions described ma y work. 1 Press DVD/CD. 2 Press DISPLAY wh ile the system[...]

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    Settings 55 US x [AUDIO] You ca n switc h the lang uage of the sou nd trac k. When you s elect [ORIG INAL ], the langu age given pr iority on the disc is select ed. x [SUB TIT LE] You can swit ch the language of the subti tles recorded o n the DVD VIDEO. When you select [AUDIO FOLLOW], the lan guage for the subt itle s chan ges acco rdin g to the l[...]

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    56 US Note • [ 4:3 OUTPUT] is effective only when you set [TV TYPE] in [VIDEO SETUP] to [16:9]. x [BLACK LEVEL] You ca n select the bla ck level (s etup le vel) for the vid eo sign als outp ut from the jack s othe r than COMPONENT VIDEO OUT/HDMI OUT. [ON] : The stan dard level. [OFF] : You can lo wer th e stand ard bl ack le vel. Use this whe n t[...]

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    Settings 57 US x [YC B C R /RGB (HDMI)] You ca n sele ct the t ype of HDMI si gnal outp ut from the HDMI OUT jack. [ YC B C R ] : The sy stem o utputs YC B C R signal s. [RGB ]: The system output s RGB signal s. x [AUDIO (HDMI)] You can select the audio ou tput status from the HDMI OUT jack. [OF F] : The sy stem does no t outpu t sound fr om the H [...]

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    58 US obst ruct ion betwee n th e spea kers and the calibrat ion mic. 2 Press C / c to select [YES], then press . [AUTO CALIBRATION] starts. Be quiet during the measurement. Note • The environment of the room in which the system i s inst alled ma y aff ect meas uremen ts. When the measur ements differ consid erably from the stat us of the speak e[...]

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    Settings 59 US [JACKET PICTURE] : The jacket picture (still picture) appears , but only w hen the jacket picture i s already r ecorded on the dis c (CD- EXTRA, et c.). If th e dis c do es not con tain a jacket picture, a preset pi cture s tored in th e system appear s. [GRAP HICS ]: A pres et pict ur e store d in the system appear s. [BLUE] : The b[...]

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    60 US You ca n adjust the spea ker set tings ma nual ly without perf orming the Qu ick Setup. Select the s peakers you will use, set the speaker dist ance fro m your li sten ing p osit ion, an d th en adjus t the sound level f or each spe aker. Y ou ca n adjust th e sound le vel by usin g the [TEST TONE] functi on. x [CONNECTION] [FRONT] [YES] [CEN[...]

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    Settings 61 US [ON]: The tes t tone is emitted fro m each speaker in sequence while adj usting the level. Adjust the soun d level as follows. 1 Set the [T EST TONE] to [O N]. 2 Press C / X / x / c repeatedly to se lect the desired speaker and t he level, then press . 3 Repeat Step 2. 4 Press C / X / x / c to set [ TEST TONE ] to [OFF] after adj ust[...]

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    62 US Precau tion s On power sources • Unplug the uni t from the wall ou tlet (m ains) if you do not intend t o use it for an extended per iod of time. To disconnect the cord, pull it out by the plug, neve r by the cord. On placement • P lace the sys tem in a lo cation wit h adequat e venti latio n to preven t heat buil d-up in the s ystem. •[...]

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    Additio nal Inf ormation 63 US On handling discs • To keep the disc cle an, h and le th e dis c by it s edge . Do not to uch the su rfac e. • Do not st ick pape r or tape on t he disc. • Do not exp ose th e disc to di rect su nlight or heat s ources such as hot air duc ts, o r leave it in a car p arked in dire ct sunlig ht as the temperature [...]

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    64 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 Son y de aler. Note that if ser vice pe rsonnel chan ges som e parts during r epair, th ese pa rts ma[...]

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    Additio nal Inf ormation 65 US Sound Picture noise appears. • If the picture output from your system goes thr ough your VCR to get to your TV, the copy-pr otection sign al applied to som e DVD programs co uld affect picture qu ality. Connec t the unit directly to your TV. An image is not displaye d on the entir e TV scr een. • Ch eck the settin[...]

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    66 US Disc playback USB playback There is nois e or the sound skip s while playi ng a USB device. • Copy the files t o your comp uter, format the USB device in FAT12, FAT 16, or FAT32 for mat, and transf er the files to the USB device agai n. Symptom Problem s and sol ution s A disc does not play. • The region code on the DVD does not match the[...]

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    Additio nal Inf ormation 67 US Audio track/file transfer A f ile cannot be played. • The extensi on of the file name or file format is not correct. See “Playable Disc s/ Files on a USB De vice” (p age 6). • Check the [MEDIA] setting (pag e 32). • T he system can play to a depth of 8 folder s only. • C heck that the number of folders is [...]

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    68 US Tuner Control for HDMI Messages Transferr ing to a USB device results i n an erro r. • The USB dev ice was discon nected or the p ower was turned of f during era sing. Delete the partia lly-era sed file. I f this does not fix the pr oblem, the USB de vice may be br oken. Fol low the p rocedure in the op erating inst ructions o f the U SB de[...]

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    Additio nal Inf ormation 69 US “LOCKED” appears and a disc cannot be eject ed. • C ontact you r Sony dealer or loca l authorized S ony service fac ility. “DATA ERROR” appe ars. • Th e file you want to play is broke n. • The file for mat does not ma tch the ext ension o f the file na me. See “Pl ayable Discs/Fi les on a USB Devi ce?[...]

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    70 US (When letters/ numbers appear in the disp lay) When the s elf-dia gnosis fun ction is activate d to prevent the syste m from malfunctioni ng, a 5- chara cter se rvice n umber ( e.g., C 13 50 ) with a combinati on of a lett er and 4 digits appears on the TV screen or front pan el display. In this case, check the following table . When the vers[...]

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    Additio nal Inf ormation 71 US Signal fo rmat sy stem NTSC USB Section (USB) port : Maximum current: 500 mA Tuner Se cti on Sys tem PLL qu ar tz- loc ked d igi tal synthesize r Tuning range North American mod els: 87.5 MHz - 108.0 MHz (100 kHz step) Other models: 87.5 MHz - 108.0 M Hz (50 kHz step) Antenna (aerial) FM wir e antenn a (aeria l) Anten[...]

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    72 US DRM: Not comp atibl e Design and specifi cations ar e subjec t to c hange without noti ce. • S tandby power consumption 0.2 W. • Halogenated fl ame retar dants are no t used in the certain printe d wiring boards . • Over 85% power efficiency of am plifier bloc k is achieve d with the full digita l amp lifier, S-Master .[...]

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    Additio nal Inf ormation 73 US The tabl e below de scribe s the p layback priori ty of file ty pes un der the [ MEDIA ] settin g. * When using a disc, you can play MP 3 files only. Playback Priority of File Types File ty pe on a disc or USB devic e [MEDIA ] setting [VIDEO] [M USIC/ PHO TO] [PHOTO] [MUSIC] Disc USB device Disc Disc/USB device Disc/U[...]

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    74 US The lang uage spelling s confor m to the IS O 639 : 1988 (E/F ) standa rd. Language Code List Code Language Code Language Code Language Code Languag e 1027 Afar 1028 Abkhazian 1032 Afrikaans 1039 Amharic 1044 Arabic 1045 Assamese 1051 Aymara 1052 Azerbaijani 1053 Bashkir 1057 Byelorussian 1059 Bulgarian 1060 Bihari 1061 Bislama 1066 Bengali; [...]

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    75 US Index Numerics 4:3 OUTPUT 55 A A/V SYNC 51 ANGLE 34 AT T E N U AT E 5 2 A UDIO 55 A UDIO (HDMI) 57 A UDIO DRC 58 A UDIO SETUP 57 A UT O CALIBRA TION 57 AU TO ST B Y 53 B B A CKGR OUND 58 BLA CK LE VEL 56 BLA CK LE VEL (COMPONENT OUT) 56 C CONTR OL FOR HDMI 56 Control for H DMI 47 Con tro l Menu 16 CUST OM 54 D D. C. A. C. (Digital Cinema Auto[...]

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