Sony DAV-DZ231 manual

©2007 Sony Cor poration 3-095-059- 12 (1) DVD Home Theatr e System Oper ating Instructions D A V -DZ2 30/DZ231[...]

2 GB To red uce t he r isk of fire or el ectri c shock, do not expo se this appar atus to rain or moisture. Caution – The use of optical in struments with this product will increase e ye hazard. Do not install the applian ce in a confined spa ce, su ch as a bookcase or buil t-in cabinet. To prevent fir e, do not cover the ventilation of the appar[...]

3 GB Welcome ! ......... .............. ............... .......... 2 About Th is Manual ........ ........... .............. 5 This System Can Play the Fol lowing Discs ... .................. .............. .............. 6 Getting Started – BASIC – Step 1: Connecti ng the System and TV ............. ................. ................. 9 Step 2:[...]

4 GB Advanced Settings an d Adjustments Locki ng Discs ........ .............. ........... ...... 59 (CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL, PARENTAL CONTROL) Getting Op tima l Surro und So und for a Room ........ .............. ........... ............. 62 (SPEAKER FORMATION) Calibratin g the Appropria te Settings Automatic ally ............. .............. ...[...]

5 GB • The instru ctions in this ma nual descri be the controls o n the remote . You can also u se the controls o n the unit if they have the s ame or similar n ames as t hose on the r e mote. • The instru ctions in this manu al are fo r DAV- DZ230 and DAV-DZ231. DAV-DZ230 is the model used for illustratio n purpose s. Any diff erence i n opera[...]

6 GB “DVD-RW,” “DVD+RW,” “DVD+R,” “DVD VIDEO,” and the “CD” logos are trademarks. Note about CDs/DVDs The syst em can pl ay CD -RO Ms/ CD- Rs/C D- RWs reco rded in the fo llowing forma ts: – audio CD format – VIDEO CD forma t – MP3 au dio tra cks, JPEG image files, and DivX vi deo file s* of f ormat conform ing to ISO 96 6[...]

7 GB view the disc by norma l playba ck. Also so me DATA CDs/DATA DVDs created in P acket Writ e format cannot b e played . Music discs encoded wi th copyright protection technologies This pro duct is desi gned to play bac k discs that confo rm t o the C omp act D isc ( CD) stan dard . Recentl y, vari ous mu sic di scs enc oded w ith copyri ght pro[...]

8 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – See Un packing in Spe cificat ions, p age 81. Inserting batteries into the remote You can co ntrol the system using th e supplied remote. Insert two R6 (siz e AA) bat teries by matching the 3 and # ends on the batteries t o the marking s inside th e compartment. To use the rem ote, poi nt it at the re mo te senso[...]

9 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – The f ollowing is the b asic connecti on of the u nit to th e speake rs an d TV. F or other T V con nect ions, see page 19 . F or o ther compon ent connec tion, see p age 21 . Refer t o the connec tion diagra m below, and r e ad the ad ditional information f rom 1 to 4 on the follow ing pa ges. Step 1: Co nnectin[...]

10 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – 1 Connect ing the Spe akers Required cords The co nnec tor and co lor t ube of the spea ker co rds ar e the same co lor as the labe l of the jacks to be connec ted. Note • Do not catch the sp eake r cord in sulati on in the S PEAKE R jack. To avoid short-circuiting the speakers Short-circ u iting of the speake[...]

11 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – 2 Connec ting the TV Required cords SCART (EURO AV) cor d (not supplied) . Be sure to connect the SCART (EURO AV) cord to t h e EURO AV T OUTPUT (TO TV ) jack on the unit. When you co nnec t using th e SCAR T (EURO AV) cord, che ck tha t the TV conf orms to S vid eo or RGB signals . If the TV conforms to S video[...]

12 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – Note • Do not pl ace the AM loop antenna ( aerial) near the unit or ot her AV equipment, as noise may result. Ti p • Adjust the direct ion of the AM loo p antenna (aeri al) for best AM broadc ast sound. 4 Make sure the AM loop antenna (aerial) is connected firml y by pulling soft ly. To connect the FM wire a[...]

13 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – Posit ion ing t he spea ker s For the be st poss ible surrou nd sou nd, all the speak ers oth er th an the sub woo fer s houl d be placed a t the sam e dist ance from the l isten ing positio n ( A ). Howe ver, th is syst em a llows yo u to pl ace the cente r spea ker up to 1. 6 meters (5 ft) close r ( B ) and th[...]

14 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – Follow the s teps below to make the min imu m numbe r of ba sic adj ustme nts for us ing the system. 1 Turn o n the TV . 2 Press [ / 1 . Note • Disconnect th e headphones wh en you perform the Qu ick Setu p. You cannot operate steps after 11 with the headphone s connect ed. • Make s ure that t h e function i[...]

15 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – 10 Press . 11 Connect the calibration mic to the A.CAL MIC jack o n the front panel and press X / x to select [ YES]. Set up the calibra tion mic at the ear level using a t ripod, etc. (n ot supplied ). The front of ea ch speake r should face t he ca librati on mic, and ther e should be no obst ruction bet ween [...]

16 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – 3 Press X / x to select [QUICK], then press . The Qui ck Setu p disp lay appe ars. Selecting the output method for video signals Selec ts the o utput me thod for vide o signa ls from the EURO AV T OUTPUT (TO TV) jack on the rear panel of the unit. 1 Press FUNCTION repe atedly to select “DVD. ” 2 Press VI DEO[...]

Getting Started – AD V ANCED – 17 GB After co nnect ing the AC pow er cor d (mai ns lead), the dem onst ratio n appe ars in th e front panel di splay. When you pr ess " / 1 on t he remote, t he demonstration turns of f. Note • When you press " / 1 on th e unit, the dem onstration does not turn of f. • When you set the demonstr ati[...]

18 GB You ca n use the s peake rs by installin g on the wall. Installing th e speakers on a wall 1 Prepare screws (not supplied) that are suitable for th e hole on the back of each speaker. See t he illustrations below. 2 Fasten the screws to the wall. For the center speaker For the o ther speakers 3 Hang the speakers on the screws. Note • Use sc[...]

Getting Started – AD V ANCED – 19 GB Sends the played back DVD ima ge to the c onnected TV. Check th e jacks of your TV, an d choos e conn ectio n method A or B . Picture quality improves in order from A (stand ard) to B (HDMI). * HDMI (high-def initi on multime dia inter face) The system incorp orates High-Definit ion Multimedi a Interface (HD[...]

20 GB B To connect to a TV with the HDMI (high-definition multimedia interface)/DVI (digital visual interface) IN jack Use a cert ified HDMI (high-de finition multimedia interface) cord (not supp lied) to enjoy hig h quality digital p icture and sound th rough the HDMI OUT (hig h -definit ion multimedia interf ace out) jack. To connect to a TV with[...]

Getting Started – AD V ANCED – 21 GB You can enjoy sound using the s p eakers of this system by co nnecting the AUDIO OUT jacks o f another compon ent. To connect the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter Conn ect a DI GITAL MEDIA PORT adapt er (not suppl ied) to the DMPORT jack. Fo r detail s of the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter, s ee “Using the DIGITAL M[...]

22 GB Basi c Oper ati ons Depending on the DVD VIDEO or VIDEO CD, some operat ions may be diffe rent or r estr icted. Refer to t h e operatin g instructions supplied with your di sc. 1 Turn o n your TV. 2 Switch the input selecto r on the TV to this system. 3 Press " / 1 . The sy ste m turns on. Unless the s ystem is set to “ DVD,” press F[...]

23 GB Basi c Oper ati ons Additional operations * DVD VIDEOs/DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs only. The button can be used except for DivX vid eo files (except f or United Kingdom and North Americ an models) . ** DVD VIDEOs /DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs/DVD+RWs/ DVD+Rs only. The button can be used except for DivX video files (except fo r United Kingdom and North Ameri can models [...]

24 GB Basi c Oper ati ons 2 Press SY STEM MENU . 3 Press X / x repeatedly until “ATTENUATE” appears in the front panel display, then press or c . 4 Press X / x to select a setting. The default setting is underline d. • “ATT ON” : a ttenua tes the i nput leve l. The o utput leve l is cha nged. • “ATT OFF”: normal input level . 5 Pres[...]

25 GB Basi c Oper ati ons You can ch oose a s u itab le sound m ode for movies o r music. Press MOVIE/MU SIC during playback. Press M OVIE/ MUSI C repe ated ly until the mode you want light s up i n the f ront pa nel dis p lay . The defa ult sett ing is un derlined . • AUTO : selects th e mode aut o matically to produc e the soun d effe ct depe n[...]

26 GB You ca n take adv anta ge of sur round sound simply by selecting one of the system’s pr e - progr amme d soun d fields . The y bring ex cit ing and po werf ul soun d of m ovie th eaters into your home . Pres s SOUND FIELD. Press SOUND FIELD re peatedly u ntil the so u nd field yo u w ant app ears in the front panel display . All sound field[...]

Sound Adjustme nts 27 GB • When the bil ingual broadca st sound is input, Dolby Pro Logic and Do lby P ro Logic II MOV IE/MUSIC are not effective. Using only the fron t speaker and sub woo fer x 2 CHANNEL S TEREO This mode output s the sound from the front lef t and righ t spe akers an d su bwoof er. Sta ndard 2 channel ( stereo) sourc es complet[...]

28 GB You ca n quickl y locat e a parti cular p oint on a disc by monito ring the pictur e or play ing back slowly. Note • De p ending on the DVD/DivX video*/VIDEO CD, you may not be able to do som e of the operat ions described. * Except for Unite d Kin gdom and North A meric an models. Locat ing a po int quickly b y playing a disc in fast forwa[...]

V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 29 GB You can se a rch a DVD by t itle or chapter, and you can se arch a VIDEO CD/C D/DA TA CD/ DATA D VD by trac k, inde x, or sc ene. A s titles and trac ks are as sign ed uniqu e num bers o n the disc, you c an sel ect the des ired one by ent ering its n umber. Or, yo u can search fo r a scene usin g the ti [...]

30 GB You c an divi de t he TV scre en int o 9 s ubscre ens and fi nd the de sired sc ene quic kly. 1 Press PICTURE NAVI during playback. The f ollowing display appears. 2 Press PICTURE NAVI repeatedly to select an item. • [TITLE VIEWER] (DVD VIDEO only) • [CHAPTER VIEWER ] (DVD VIDEO only ) • [TRACK VIEWER] (VIDEO CD/ Super VCD only) 3 Press[...]

V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 31 GB Ti p • To play f rom the begi nning of the disc, pre ss x twice , then pr ess H . To enjoy a disc that is played before by resume playback (Multi-disc Resume) (DVD VIDEO, VIDEO CD on ly) Thi s sys tem st ores the po int where you st opped the disc for up to 40 di scs an d resu mes pl aybac k the next ti[...]

32 GB 4 Press c . The cursor moves to the track row [T] (in this case , [01]). 5 Select the t rack you w ant to p rogram. For e xam ple, s ele ct trac k [0 2]. Press X / x to sel ect [02] under [T], then press . 6 To program other tracks, repeat ste ps 4 to 5. The progr amm ed track s are disp layed in the sele cted order . 7 Press H to st art Prog[...]

V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 33 GB You ca n have t h e syst em “shu ffle” tra cks. Subs equent “sh uffl ing” may pro duce a di ffe rent playin g order. Note • Same song m ay be played repea tedly during MP 3 playback. 1 Press DISPLAY duri ng playback. The C ontrol Menu di splay appe ars. 2 Press X / x to select [SHUFFL E], then p[...]

34 GB You can play all the tit les, tracks or albums on a disc or a single t itle, chapter, track, or a lbum repeat edly . You ca n use a co mbin ation of Shu ffle or Progra m Play modes. 1 Press DISPLAY du ring playback. The Con trol Menu displa y appears. 2 Press X / x to select [REPEAT], then press . The option s for [REPEAT ] appe ar. 3 Press X[...]

V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 35 GB A DVD is divid ed into a l o t of sec tions, which make up a pictu re or music fe ature. Thes e sectio ns are ca lled “t itles .” When you p lay a DVD which conta ins severa l titles, you can select t h e title y ou want using DVD TOP MENU. When you play DVDs that allo w you to sel ect items s uch as [...]

36 GB • [2: MAIN ] •[ 2 : S U B ] • [2: MAIN +SU B] Note • [2: MAIN], [2: SUB ], and [2: MAIN+S UB] do not appe ar when one audio stre am is recorde d on the dis c. x When playing a VIDEO CD, CD, DA TA CD (MP3 a udio), or DATA DVD (MP3 audio) The default setting is underline d. • [STEREO] : th e stan dard st ereo sou nd • [1/L]: the sou[...]

V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 37 GB x When playing a DATA CD (DivX vide o) or DATA DVD (DivX vi deo) (except for United Kingdom a nd North American models) Example: MP3 audi o About audio signals Audi o signals recor ded in a disc cont ain the sound eleme nts (cha nnels) shown below. Each chann el is outpu t fro m a sepa rate speak er. • [...]

38 GB Viewing the playing ti me and remaining time in the front panel d isplay You ca n chec k disc inform atio n, suc h as the remaining ti me, total number o f title s in a DVD, tracks in a VIDEO CD, CD, MP3, or file name of a DivX video* usin g the fro nt panel displa y (page 8 7). * Except for Unite d Kin gdom and North A meric an models. Pres [...]

V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 39 GB • T–**: **:** Remaining time o f the curr e nt titl e • C **: **:** Playing time of the c urrent chapter • C–**: **:** Remaining time of the current chapter x When playing a VIDEO CD (with PBC functions) •* * : * * Playing time of the current sc ene x When playing a VIDE O CD (without PBC func[...]

40 GB Checkin g the date informat ion (JPEG o nly) You ca n chec k the da te info rmat ion du ring playba ck when the Ex if* tag is rec orde d in the JPEG image data. Press DISPLAY twice during p layback. The Cont rol Me nu displ ay appea rs. * “Exchan geable Image File Format” i s a digita l camera im age format def ined by the Japa n Electron[...]

V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 41 GB If subt itles are recor ded on a disc , you can t urn the subtit les on or off while playin g. If multil ingual subt itles ar e reco rded o n the di sc, you can change t he sub title langu age w hile playin g, or t urn the subtit les on or off whe never you wan t. Press SUBTITLE during playback. Each time[...]

42 GB What is MP3/ JPEG? MP3 i s audi o compre ssio n te chnology t hat satisfi es the ISO/MP EG regulat ions. JPEG i s imag e compr essio n technol ogy. Discs that t he system can play You can play back DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/ C D- Rs/CD-RWs) or DATA DVDs (DVD-Rs/DVD- RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD+RWs/DVD-ROMs) recor ded in MP 3 (MP EG1 Audio La yer 3) or JPEG form a[...]

V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 43 GB Playb ack order of MP3 audi o track s or JPEG image f iles The playb ack or der of M P3 audi o track s or JPEG i mage fil es reco rded on a DATA CD o r DATA DVD is as fol lows: x Structure of disc contents When you insert a DATA CD or DATA DVD and pres s H , the numbered trac ks (or file s) are played s e[...]

44 GB Selecti ng an MP3 audi o track or album 1 Load a DATA CD o r DATA DVD. The albu ms recor ded on the D ATA CD or DATA DVD appear. When an al b um is being played, its title is s haded. 2 Press X / x to select an a lbum. x When selecting an album Press H to start p laying th e selecte d album . x When selecting a track Press . The list o f trac[...]

V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 45 GB Press C / X / x / c to select the ima ge you want to view an d pres s . To play the next or previous JPEG image file Press C / c when the Control Menu d isplay is not displa yed. N ote that yo u can se lect th e next album by conti nuing to press c after the last image on the cu rrent album, but that you [...]

46 GB You ca n play a slide sh ow wit h soun d by firs t plac ing both MP3 an d JPEG fil es in the same album on a DATA CD or DATA DVD. When you play back the D ATA CD or DATA DVD, select [AUTO] mo d e as expl ained below. 1 Load a DATA CD o r DATA DVD. 2 Press DISPLAY when the syste m is in stop mode. The Con trol Menu displa y appears. 3 Press X [...]

V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 47 GB 3 Press X / x to selec t a setting. The de fault set ting is unde rlin ed. • [NORMAL] : sets the duration to about 6 to 9 seco nds. • [FA ST ]: se ts the du ra tion sho rte r than [NO RM AL] . • [SLOW1]: sets the dura tion lo nger than [NO RM AL] . • [SLOW2]: sets the dura tion lo nger than [SLO W[...]

48 GB About DivX Video Files DivX ® is a vide o fil e compres sion te chnology , devel oped by DivX, Inc . This prod uct is an offi cial DivX ® Certified prod uct. You can play DATA CDs and DATA DVDs that cont ain Di vX ® video fil es. DATA CDs and DATA DVD s that the system can play Playback of DAT A CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/ CD-RWs) and DATA DVDs (D[...]

V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 49 GB 3 Press H . The system st arts playing the selec ted album . To select DivX vi deo fil es, see “Select ing a DivX vi deo fil e” (page 4 9). To go to the next or previous page Press C / c . To turn off the display Press DVD MENU repeat e dly. To stop playback Press x . Selectin g a DivX video file 1 Af[...]

50 GB With P BC (Play back Co ntrol) fu nction s, yo u can en joy simpl e in tera ctiv e operat ions, sea rch funct ions, and o ther such oper ations . PBC play back a llows yo u to play VI DEO CD s interacti v ely by fo llowing the menu on the TV screen . 1 Start playing a VIDEO CD with PBC functi ons. The me nu for you r selecti on appea rs. 2 Se[...]

T uner Fu nctions 51 GB You can pres et 20 FM s tations , and 10 AM stations . Before tu n ing, make su re to t urn down the vol ume to minimum. 1 Press FUNCTION rep eatedly until “TUNER FM” or “ TUNER AM” appears in the front panel display. 2 Press and hold TUNING + or – u ntil the auto scanning starts. Scann ing st ops wh en the sy stem[...]

52 GB Preset radio st ations in the syste m’s memory first (see “Prese tting Ra dio Stati ons” ( page 51)). 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly u ntil “TUNER FM” or “TUNER AM” appears in the front panel display. The last re ceived sta tion is tu n ed in. 2 Press PR ESET + or – repeatedl y to select the pr eset station. Each time y ou press [...]

T uner Fu nctions 53 GB 6 Create a name by using the cursor butt ons. Press X / x to sel ect a c harac ter , then press c to move the cursor to the next positio n. Letters, nu mbers , and oth er symb ols can be input fo r a rad io stat ion. If you make a mistake Press C / c repeat edly until th e charac ter t o be chan ged flas hes, th en pre ss X [...]

54 GB You ca n cont rol your TV (Son y only ) with the supplied r emote. Controlling TVs wit h the remote You ca n contro l the TV by usi ng foll owing butt ons. * Use these butt ons while press ing the TV button. - is for se lecting a channel numbe r greater th an 10. (For exampl e, for chann el 25, pres s - , th en 2 and 5. ) Note • Depend ing [...]

Other Op erations 55 GB Opera ting t he THE AT RE SYNC funct ion Poin t the re mote to the dire ction of TV and t his unit, then pr ess THEATRE SYNC once. If thi s function does not work, change the transmit time. The transmit time varies depe nding on th e TV. To change the transmit time Press and hold TV CH + while entering the code for transmit [...]

56 GB You ca n set the syst em to tu rn off at a pres et time, so y ou can fa ll asleep liste ning to music. You ca n preset the time in 1 or 10 -minut es incr ements. 1 Press SY STEM MENU . 2 Press X / x repeatedly until “SLE EP” appears in the fron t panel display, then press or c . 3 Press X / x to select a setting. The minutes d isplay (the[...]

Other Op erations 57 GB The DIGITAL MEDIA PO RT (DMPORT) adapter is fo r enjoyi ng so und fr om a po rtabl e audi o sourc e or comp uter. B y conn ecting a DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter, y o u can enjoy so und fr om the connec ted com pone nt on the sy ste m. Available DI GITAL MEDIA PORT adapters vary in ea ch are a. For deta ils on connecting the DI[...]

58 GB You ca n deac tivate th e butto ns on th e unit (exce pt for " / 1 ) for preventi ng misope ration, such as child mischief (c h ild lock functi o n). When the chil d lock fu nction is a c tivated, the buttons on th e unit are locked an d “ ” lights up in th e fron t panel display . (You can ope rat e the syste m by using the remo te.[...]

Adv anced Settings a nd Adjustments 59 GB You can set two ki nds of playbac k restr ictions for the desi red di sc. • Custom Parental Co ntrol You can set pl ayba ck rest ricti ons so that th e system will not play inappropri ate discs. • Parental Co ntrol Playback of s o me DVD VIDEOs can be limited accord ing to a predetermined level suc h as[...]

60 GB To play a disc for which Custom Parental Control is set 1 Insert the disc for which C ustom Parent al Control is set. The [CUSTOM PARENTAL CONT ROL] displa y appears. 2 Enter your 4-digit password using the number buttons, th en press . The sys tem is ready fo r playba ck. Ti p • If you forge t your pass word, enter the 6- digit numbe r “[...]

Adv anced Settings a nd Adjustments 61 GB 4 Enter or re-enter your 4-digit password using the nu mber butto ns, then press . The displ ay fo r setting the pl ayba ck limitati o n level appears. 5 Press X / x to select [STANDARD], then press . The selecti on items for [S TANDARD] are displa yed. 6 Press X / x to select a geographic a rea as the play[...]

62 GB Changin g the password 1 Press DISPLAY w hile the system is in stop mode. The Con trol Menu displa y appears. 2 Press X / x to select [PARENTAL C ONTROL], then press . The options for [PARENT AL CONTROL ] appear . 3 Press X / x to select [PASSWORD t ], then press . The dis play for ent ering the pass word appe ars. 4 Enter your 4-digit passwo[...]

Adv anced Settings a nd Adjustments 63 GB 5 Press C / c to selec t a setting. • [STANDARD]: when inst alling all the spea kers n orm ally . • [NO CENTER]: when installi ng the front and su rround speak ers. • [NO SURROUND]: when inst alling the center and fr ont spea kers . • [FRONT ONLY]: when inst alling the front s peake rs. • [ALL FRO[...]

64 GB Note • In order t o enjoy the surround soun d after you change the positio n of t he speak ers, i t is recommen ded you set [SPEAKER FORMATION], and then set [AUTO CALIBRATION]. • To set [AUTO CALIBRATION], you need to connect t he suppl ied cali bration m ic. • The front panel display in dicates the selected [SPEAKER FORMATION]. It doe[...]

Adv anced Settings a nd Adjustments 65 GB fac e the calib ration mi c, and ther e should b e no obstr uctio n betwee n the s peaker s and th e calibra tion mic. Be quiet durin g the meas urement. 5 Press X / x to selec t [YES], then press . Calibrati on starts. Note • Avoid being in the measurem ent area and making noise during the mea surement ([...]

66 GB Note • While the Auto Cal ibration fu nctio n works: – do not turn off the power. – do n ot press any butt on. – do n ot c hange t he volum e. – do n ot c hange t he functi on. – do n ot c hange t he disc . – d o not insert or eje ct a disc. – do no t connect the headp hones. – do not discon nect the cal ibration mic. • Th[...]

Adv anced Settings a nd Adjustments 67 GB 5 Press X / x to select the setup it em from the displayed list: [LANGUAGE SETUP], [SCREEN SETUP], [CUSTOM SETUP ], or [SPE AKER SE TU P]. Then press . The Setup item is selected. Exam ple: [ SCREEN S ETUP] 6 Select an item using X / x , then p ress . The options f or the se lected i tem appe ar. Exampl e: [...]

68 GB [LANGUAGE SETUP] allows you to s et vari ous l angua ges for t he on- screen d ispla y or sound t rack. Select [LANGUAGE SETUP] in the S etup Display. F or detail s, see “Using the Setup Disp lay ” (p age 66). x [OSD] (O n-Screen Di splay) Switch es t he disp lay l angu age on the T V scre en. x [MENU] (DVD VIDEO only) You c an s elec t t[...]

Adv anced Settings a nd Adjustments 69 GB Note • Depending on t he DVD, [4:3 LETTER BOX] may be selec ted auto mati call y instea d of [4 :3 PAN SCA N] or vice versa. x [YC B C R /RGB (HDMI)] Select s the typ e of HD MI s ignal ou tput fr om HDMI OUT jack. Note • If the playba ck pict ure becom es disto rted, set [YC B C R ] to [RGB]. • If th[...]

70 GB Use this to set up playback re lated and o ther settings. Select [CUSTOM SETUP] in the Setup Displa y. For details , see “Using the S etup Disp lay” (page 6 6). The defa ult set tings are under lined . x [HDMI CONTROL] Switch es the H DMI CONTR OL fu nction on or off. This functio n is availabl e when you connect the syst em and TV with t[...]

Adv anced Settings a nd Adjustments 71 GB x [AUDIO (HDMI)] Sel ects the audi o output status fr om the HD MI OUT jack. Note • When you connec t the unit and TV with the HDMI cord and [ON] is selected, DYN AMIC BASS, MOVIE/MU SIC, and sound field are not applied to the sou nd tha t is ou tput fr om the TV. x [Div X] (Except for Uni ted Kingdom and[...]

72 GB Note • W hen you chang e the [CONNECTION] se tting, the [SPEAKER FORMATION] set ting returns to [STANDARD]. x [DISTANCE (FRONT)] The default d istance setting for the speakers in relation to the liste n ing positio n is shown below. When yo u set the dist ance usi ng the Q uick Setup (page 14), the settings is automaticall y disp laye d. Be[...]

Adv anced Settings a nd Adjustments 73 GB x [LEVEL (SURROUND)] You can va ry the le vel of su rround s peakers as foll ows. Be su re to set [TE ST T ONE ] to [ON] for eas y adjustme nt. To adjust the volume of all the speakers at one time Turn the VO LUM E cont rol on th e unit, o r press VOLUME +/– on the r e mote. x [TEST TONE] The speake rs wi[...]

74 GB You can retu rn the s y stem para meters, su c h as preset s ta tions, to the default se ttings. 1 Press " / 1 to turn on the system. 2 Press x , A , an d " / 1 on th e unit at the same time. “COL D RESE T” appe ars in the fr ont panel disp lay an d the de faul t sett ing s are ret urned. Returning to the Default Settings A &quo[...]

Additional I nformation 75 GB On power sources • Unplug th e unit from the wal l outlet if you do not intend to use it for an extende d period of time. To disconnec t the cord, pull it out by the plug, nev er by the c ord. On placement • Place the sy s tem i n a loca tion with a d equate ventilati on to preve nt heat buil d-up in the sys tem. ?[...]

76 GB On handling discs • To ke ep the disc cle an, hand le the di sc by it s edge. Do n ot to uch th e surfac e. • Do no t stick paper or tape on the disc. • Do no t expose the disc to dire ct su nlig ht or heat sour ces suc h as h ot a ir duct s, or leav e it in a car p arked in direct sunlig ht a s the tem peratu re may r ise cons ider abl[...]

Additional I nformation 77 GB other t han the HDM I OUT, and switch t he TV’s input to th e connected vi deo input so tha t you can see the on-scre en display s. Change the type of video signal out put from th e HDMI OUT jack, and switch the TV’s input back to HDMI. If the pictur e still do es not appear, rep eat the step s and try other opti o[...]

78 GB The sound com es from the cente r speaker only. • Dependi ng on the disc, the sound may come from the center spe aker only. No sound is heard from the ce nter speaker. • Check th e speake r connections a n d sett ings (pag e 9, 71). • Mak e sure the sound field functio n is on ( page 26) . • Depending on the source, the effect of the [...]

Additional I nformation 79 GB The MP3 audi o tracks and JPEG image file starts p laying si multane o usly . • [AUTO] has been sele cted in [ M ODE (MP3, JPEG)] (page 46). The DivX video file c annot be played (except for United Kingdom and Nor th American models). • The fil e is not cr eated in DivX format. • The file has an ex tension othe r[...]

80 GB • Check that the AC power cord (mai ns lead) of the connecte d compone nt is connec ted secur ely. • Chec k the c onnecte d comp onent’s sett ing for the HDMI CONTROL func tion. See the oper ating instruc tions of the compo nent. • If yo u change t he HDMI c onnectio n, conn ect and disconnec t the AC power cord (mains le ad), or have[...]

Additional I nformation 81 GB Amplifier section Stereo mode (rated) 108 W + 108 W (at 3 ohm s, 1 kHz, 1 % THD) Surro und mode (reference) RM S out put pow er FL/FR/C/SL/SR*: 142 watts (per channe l at 3 ohms, 1 kHz, 10 % THD) Subwoofer*: 140 watts (at 3 ohms, 80 Hz, 10 % THD) * Depending on the sound field settings and the sour c e, there may be no[...]

82 GB Unpacking • Fro nt s peakers (2) • Center sp eaker (1) • S urround spe akers (2) • S ubwoofer (1) • AM loop an tenna (aer ial) (1) • FM wire antenna (ae rial) (1 ) • Speaker cor ds (6, red/white /green/ gray/blu e/purpl e) • Rem o te Comman d er (remot e) (1) • R6 (size AA) batteri es (2) • Calib rati on mi c (1) • Foot [...]

Additional I nformation 83 GB x Music mode The Mu sic mode is for use with an y stereo mus ic record ings , and pr ovid es a w ide and deep sound space . Dolb y Sur round Pro L ogic As one me thod o f decodi ng Dolb y Surr ound, Dolb y Surrou nd Pro Lo gic produ ces four channels from 2 channel sound. Compared with the form er Dolby Su rrou nd sys [...]

84 GB Mult ilin gual f unction Sever al langua ges for th e sound or subtitl es in a picture are recorded on s o me DVDs. Pare ntal Co ntro l A function o f the DVD to l imit playbac k of the disc by the ag e of the us ers ac cord ing to th e limitation level in each country. Th e limitati on var ie s fro m d isc t o di sc ; w hen it is ac tiva te [...]

Additional I nformation 85 GB The langua ge spelli ngs confor m to the IS O 639: 1988 (E/F ) stan dard. Paren tal Control Area Code List Language Code List Code L anguage Code L anguage Code Language Code Language 1027 Afar 1028 Abkhazian 1032 Afrikaans 1039 Amharic 1044 Arabic 1045 Assamese 1051 Aymara 1052 Azerbaijani 1053 Bashkir 1057 Byelorussi[...]

86 GB For mo re in form ation , refer to th e pages indica ted in pa rent hese s. Front pan el A " / 1 (on/standby) (22) B A (open/close) (22) C Disc operat ion (22) D FUNCTION (22) E Front panel display (87) F (remote senso r) (8) G VOLUME control (22) H PHONES jack (22) I AUDIO IN/A.CAL MIC j ack (14, 21) J Disc tray (22) Rear pane l A SPEAK[...]

Additional I nformation 87 GB Fron t panel d isplay About the indications in the front panel display A Lights up when the HDMI OUT jack is correctly connected to HDCP (high- bandwi dth digital conten t protection) compliant device with HDMI or DVI (digital visual interfa ce) input. (19) B Light s up when the t ime informati on of a title or chap te[...]

88 GB Use the C ontrol Menu disp lay to selec t a functi on and to view relat ed infor mation. Press D ISPL AY repeatedly to turn on or cha nge the Con trol Menu display a s follows: Control Menu displ ay The C ontr ol Menu d ispla y 1 and 2 wil l sh ow diffe rent ite ms depend ing on th e disc t ype. For details about each it em, se e the pa ges i[...]

Additional I nformation 89 GB 1) Displays th e scene number fo r VIDEO CDs (PBC is on), tr ack number for VIDEO CDs/ CDs, albu m number for DATA CDs/DATA DVDs. DivX video album number for DATA CDs/DATA DVDs (Except for United King dom and North American mod els). 2) Displays t he index number for VIDEO CDs, MP3 audio track num ber, or JPEG image fi[...]

90 GB * Except for Un ited Kin gdom and North A meric an mode ls. ** These items are not displayed when playi ng a DATA CD /DATA DVD with DivX video file (e x cept for United Kingdom a nd No rth Amer ican mode ls). Ti p • The Co ntrol Me nu icon i ndicator l ights up in green when you se lect any item ex cept [OFF] ([PROGRAM], [SHUFFLE], [REPEAT][...]

Additional I nformation 91 GB Y ou can set the fo llowi ng items with the D VD Setup Display . The ord er of th e displ ayed ite ms may be di fferent from t he act ual displa y . DVD Setup Display List LANGU A GE SETUP OSD * MENU * SCREEN SETUP TV TYPE SCRE EN SAVER BACKGROUND 16:9 4:3 LETTER BOX 4:3 PAN SC AN ON OFF BLUE BLAC K JACKE T PICTURE CUS[...]

92 GB Y ou can set the foll owing ite m s with SYSTE M MENU on the re mote. System Me nu List System me nu DEMO DEMO ON DEMO OFF DIMM ER DI MMER O FF DIMMER ON ATTENUAT E 3) ATT ON ATT OFF MEMORY 1) ME MORY 1-20 (FM) , MEMO RY 1-10 (A M) NAME IN 1) FM MODE 2) STE REO MONO SLEEP SLEEP OFF, SLEEP 90M-1M CHILD LOCK OFF ON 1) Appears during “TUNER FM[...]

93 GB Numerics 16:9 6 8 4:3 LE TTER BO X 68 4:3 P AN SCAN 68 5.1 Chan nel Surround 36 A A/V SYNC 41 ALBUM 29 Albu m 82 ANGLE 40 AT T E N U AT E 2 4 A UDIO 68 A UDIO (HDMI ) 71 A UDIO DRC 7 0 Auto Cal ibrat ion 64, 8 2 B B ACKGR OUND 69 Batt eries 8 C CHAPTER 29 Cha pter 82 Chi ld Loc k 58 COLD RESET 74 Contin uous play 2 2 Con tro l Menu Dis play 8[...]

94 GB S Scan 28 SCENE 29 Scen e 84 SCREEN SA VE R 69 SCREEN SETUP 68 Search ing 28 Sele cting 25 SETUP 66 Setup Display 66 , 91 Shuffle Play 33 SLEEP 56 Slide Show 46 Slow-motion Play 28 Sound Field 26 SPEAKER FORMA T ION 62 SPEAKER SETUP 71 CONN ECTI ON 71 DIST ANCE 72 LEVEL 72, 73 SUBTITL E 41, 68 SYSTEM MENU 17 , 24, 52, 56, 58 System men u list[...]

Remote control ANGLE 5 (40 ) AUDIO 4 (35) CLEA R ef (29, 54 , 67) D.TUNING wf (52) DISC SKIP* eg DISPLAY 2 (38, 53) DVD MENU wh (35, 48 , 54) DVD TOP MENU qf (35) DYNAMIC BASS wd (55) ENTER wg (54) FUNCTION ws (22, 23, 30, 51, 62) MOVIE/MUSIC qj (25) MUTING 7 (22 ) Number buttons* * qg (29, 52, 54, 59) PICTURE NAVI 6 (30, 54) PRESET +/– wk es (52[...]

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