Sony DAV-DZ30 manual

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    ©2008 Sony Corporation 3-283-028- 11 (1) DVD Home Theatr e System Operating Instructions DA V -DZ30[...]

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    2 GB To red uce t he risk of fi re or electri c shock, do not expose t his apparatu s to rain or moisture . Do not install the appl iance in a con fined s pace, su ch as a bookcase or buil t-in cabinet. To prevent fir e, do not cover the ven tilation of the apparatus with news p apers, tabl e-cloths, c urtains, etc. And don’t pla ce lighted can d[...]

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

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    4 GB Advanced Setti ngs and Adjustments Locki ng Discs ............... ....... ........... ...... 54 (CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL, PARENTAL CONTROL) Getting Op timal Surroun d Sound f or a Room ........ ....... ........... ....... ........... .. 57 (SPEAKER FORMATION) Using the Setup Displa y............... ......... 59 Setting t he Display o r Sound T[...]

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    5 GB • The instru ctions in t his manual describe t he controls o n the remote. Yo u can also us e the controls o n the unit if they hav e the same or similar names as those on the remo te. • The Con trol Menu items ma y vary dep ending on the area . • “DVD” may be used as a g enera l t erm for DVD VIDEOs, DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs, and DVD-RWs/DVD-[...]

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    6 GB “DVD-RW,” “DVD+RW,” “DVD+R,” “DVD VIDEO,” and the “CD” logos are trademarks. Note about CDs/DVDs The syste m c an p lay C D-RO Ms/ CD-R s/CD- RWs reco rded in the foll owing fo rmats: – audio CD format – VIDEO CD forma t – MP3 au dio t rack s, JP EG ima ge fi les, and DivX vi deo file s* of for mat con formin g to ISO[...]

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    7 GB view the disc by nor mal pla yback . Also so me DATA CDs/DATA DVDs created in P acket Writ e for mat canno t be played . Music discs encoded wi th copyright protection technologies This pro duct is design ed to pla y back dis cs that confo rm to the Comp act Disc ( CD) stan dard . Recentl y, variou s mu sic discs encode d with copyri ght prote[...]

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    8 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – See Un packing in Specifi cations , page 71. Inserting batteries into the remote You can co ntrol the system us ing the supp lied remot e. Insert two R6 (s ize AA) bat teries by matching the 3 and # ends on the batteries t o the markings insi de the compartmen t. To use the remote , point it at the re mote sensor[...]

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    9 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – The follo wing is the c onnection of th e unit to the speakers and TV. Refer t o the connectio n diagram b elow, and read the additio nal informat ion from 1 to 4 on the follow ing pages . Step 1: Co nnectin g the System and TV SPEAKER ANTENNA FRONT R FRONT L SUR R SUR L CENTER SUBWOOFER OUTPUT(TO TV) COAXIAL AM [...]

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    10 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – 1 Connect ing t he Speak ers Required cords The co nnecto r and co lor tub e of the sp eaker co rds ar e the sam e colo r as the l abel of t he jacks to be connec ted. Note • Do not catch the sp eaker cord insula tion in th e SPEA KER jack. To avoid short-circuiting the speakers Short-circ uiting of th e speak[...]

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    11 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – 2 Connec ting t he TV Required cords SCART (EURO AV) cor d (not supplied) . Be sure to connect the SCART (EURO AV) cord to t he EURO AV T OUTP UT (TO TV) jack on the unit. When you co nnec t using the SCA RT (EUR O AV) cord, check tha t the TV confor ms to S video or RGB signals . If the TV conforms to S video, [...]

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    12 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – 4 Make sure the AM loop antenna (aerial) is connected firml y by pulling softly. To connect the FM wire antenna (aerial) Conn ect the F M wire an tenn a (aeri al) to the C OAX IAL FM 75 Ω jack. Note • Be sure to fully e xtend th e FM wire antenna ( aerial) . • After connect ing th e FM wir e antenn a (aeria[...]

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    13 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – Posit ionin g th e sp eake rs For the be st poss ible su rround s ound, al l the speak ers oth er than t he subw oofe r shoul d be placed a t the same distan ce from th e listen ing positio n ( A ). Howe ver, this system allow s you to pl ace the cente r spea ker up to 1.6 me ters (5 ft) clo ser ( B ) and the su[...]

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    14 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – 4 Press without inserting a disc. The Setu p Di spla y fo r sel ect ing th e langua ge used i n the on-s creen di splay appe ars. 5 Press X / x to select a language. The system displ ays the menu and subtit les in the se lected la nguage. 6 Press . The Setu p Disp lay for selec ting the as pect ratio of the TV t[...]

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    15 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – 12 Press X / x to select th e center speaker distance from th e listening positi on, then press . Cent er spe ake r dista nce c an be move d up to 1.6 mete rs (5 ft ) close r to the l istening position from t he front speak er distan ce. 13 Press X / x to selec t the surround speaker distance from the listening [...]

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    16 GB After conn ecti ng t he AC po wer c ord (m ains lead), the demonst ration appears in the front panel displ ay. Whe n you pres s " / 1 on the remote, the demonstr ation turns off. Note • W he n you pr ess " / 1 on t he u nit, the demon stratio n does not turn off. • When you s et the de monstration mode i n the s ystem menu to on[...]

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    Getting Started – AD V ANCED – 17 GB You ca n use the speake rs by ins tal ling on the wall. Inst alling the spea kers on a wall 1 Prepare screws (not supplied) that are suitable for the hole on the back of each speaker. See the illustrations belo w. 2 Fasten the screws to the wall. 3 Hang the sp eakers on the screw s. Note • Use scre ws that[...]

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    18 GB Basi c Opera tio ns Depending on the DVD VIDEO or VIDEO CD, some operat ions may b e di fferent or r estr icted . Refer to t he operatin g instru ctions su pplied wit h your di sc. 1 Turn o n your TV. 2 Switch the input selector o n the TV to this system. 3 Press " / 1 . The sy stem turns on. Unless the s ystem is set to “DVD,” press[...]

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    19 GB Basi c Opera tio ns * 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 American models) . ** DVD VIDEOs /DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs/DVD+RWs/ DVD+Rs only. The button can be used except for DivX video files (except for Unite d Kingdom and North Ameri can models ). Note • You may not[...]

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    20 GB Basi c Opera tio ns 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 u nderlined. • “ATT ON” : a ttenua tes t he in put leve l. The o utput leve l is change d. • “ATT OFF”: normal input level . 5 Press . The setting is mad[...]

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    21 GB Basi c Opera tio ns You can ch oose a suit able sound mode for movies o r music. Press MOVIE/MU SIC during playback. Press M OVIE/ MUSIC re peated ly unti l the mode you w ant ligh ts up in t he front pan el dis play . The defa ult set tin g is unde rline d. • AUTO : selects the mode aut omatically to produc e the soun d effect dependi ng o[...]

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    22 GB You ca n take adv antage of surro und sound simply by select ing one of the syste m’s pre- progr amme d sound fi elds. They brin g excit ing and po werful soun d of mov ie theate rs into your home . Pres s SOUND FIELD. Press SOUND FIELD re peatedly unt il the sound field yo u want appear s in t he fron t panel display . All sound field Auto[...]

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    Sound Adjustme nts 23 GB • Whe n the bilingual broadcast sound is input, Dolby Pro Logic and Do lby Pro L ogic I I MOVIE/MUSI C are not effectiv e. Using only th e fron t speaker and sub woofe r x 2 CHANNEL S TEREO This mode output s the sound fr om the front left and righ t speake rs an d subwo ofer. Sta ndard 2 channel ( stereo) source s comple[...]

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    24 GB You ca n quickl y locate a pa rticu lar point on a disc by mon itori ng the pi ctur e or playi ng ba ck slowly. Note • De pending on the DVD/DivX video*/VIDEO CD, you may not be able to do som e of the operations described. * Except for Unite d Kingdom and Nort h Amer ican models. Locat ing a po int qu ickly by playing a disc in fast f orwa[...]

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    V arious Functions fo r Playing Discs 25 GB You can se arch a DVD by t itle or chap ter, and you can se arch a VIDEO CD/CD/D ATA CD / DATA D VD by t rack, in dex, or scene. As titles and trac ks are as signed unique nu mbers on the disc, you c an selec t the desir ed one by e ntering its n umber . Or, you ca n sea rch for a sc ene usin g the ti me [...]

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    26 GB You c an divi de the TV sc reen i nto 9 s ubscre ens and fi nd th e de sired scen e quic kly. 1 Press PICTURE NAVI during playb ack. The f ollow ing d ispla y ap pears. 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 [...]

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    V arious Functions fo r Playing Discs 27 GB To enjoy a disc that is played before by resume playback (Multi-disc Resume) (DVD VIDEO, VIDEO CD on ly) Thi s syst em stor es t he poin t whe re you st oppe d the disc for up to 40 disc s and resu mes playbac k the next time you ins ert the same disc . If you store a r esume playbac k poin t for the 41 s[...]

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    28 GB 4 Press c . The cursor moves to the tra ck row [T] ( in this case , [01] ). 5 Select the t rack you wan t to program. For e xam ple, sel ect t rack [02]. Press X / x to select [02] under [T], th en press . 6 To program other tracks, repeat ste ps 4 to 5. The progr ammed tracks ar e displaye d in the sele cted o rder . 7 Press H to st art Prog[...]

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    V arious Functions fo r Playing Discs 29 GB You ca n have t he system “shuff le” tr acks. Subs eque nt “ shuf fling ” may pro duc e a di ffe rent playin g order. Note • Sam e song may be played repeatedly du ring MP3 playback. 1 Press DISPLAY duri ng playback. The C ontrol Menu disp lay ap pears. 2 Press X / x to select [SH UFFLE], then p[...]

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    30 GB You can play all the tit les, tracks or albums on a disc or a single t itle, chapte r, trac k, or alb um repeat edly. You ca n use a com binatio n of Shuff le or Progra m Play mo des. 1 Press DISPLAY during playback. The Con trol Menu d isplay appea rs. 2 Press X / x to select [R EPEAT], then press . The option s for [RE PEAT ] appear . 3 Pre[...]

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    V arious Functions fo r Playing Discs 31 GB A DVD is divid ed into a l ot of sectio ns, which make up a pictu re or musi c featu re. Th ese sectio ns are ca lled “tit les.” Wh en you play a DVD which conta ins severa l titles , you can select t he title you wa nt using DVD TOP MENU. When you play DVDs that allow y ou to select items s uch as th[...]

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    32 GB •[ 2 : S U B ] • [2: MAIN+ SUB ] Note • [2: MAIN], [2: SUB], and [2: MAI N+SUB] do not appe ar when one audio stre am is recorded on the dis c. x When playing a VIDEO CD, CD, DATA CD (MP3 a udio), or DATA DVD (MP3 audio) The default setting is u nderlined. • [STEREO] : the stan dard s tereo sou nd • [1/L]: the sound of the left chan[...]

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    V arious Functions fo r Playing Discs 33 GB x When playing a DATA CD (DivX video) or DATA DVD (DivX vi deo) (except fo r United Kingdom a nd North American m odels) Example: MP3 audi o About audio signals Audi o sign als rec orde d in a disc contai n the sound element s (chann els) sh own belo w. Each chann el is outpu t from a se para te speak er.[...]

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    34 GB Viewing the pla ying ti me and remaining time in the front panel d isplay You ca n chec k disc in forma tion, suc h as the remaining ti me, tota l number of titles in a DVD, tracks in a VIDEO CD, CD, MP3, or fil e name of a DivX video* using the f ront pan el disp lay (page 7 8). * Except for Unite d Kingdom and Nort h Amer ican models. Pres [...]

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    V arious Functions fo r Playing Discs 35 GB 2 Press DISPLAY repeatedly to change the time information. The displa y and th e kinds o f time that you ca n check de pend on the dis c you ar e playin g. x When playing a DVD VIDEO or DV D- RW • T **: **:** Playing time of the cur rent title • T–**: **: ** Remaining time of the curr ent title • [...]

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    36 GB Checkin g the d ate informat ion (JPEG o nly) You ca n chec k the date in forma tion du ring playba ck when the Exif* t ag is recor ded in the JPEG image data. Press DISPLAY twi ce during playback. The Cont rol Me nu display appears. * “Exchan geable I mage Fi le Form at” is a digi tal camera im age format define d by the Japan Electroni [...]

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    V arious Functions fo r Playing Discs 37 GB If subt itles are recorde d on a di sc, you c an turn the subtit les on or off while playing. If multil ingual subtitl es are re cord ed on the di sc, you can change t he subtit le languag e whil e playin g, or tur n the su btitles on or of f whe never you wan t. Press SUBTITLE during playback. Each time [...]

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    38 GB What is MP3/ JPEG? MP3 i s audi o co mpress ion techno logy tha t satisfi es the ISO/MPEG r egulat ions. JPE G is imag e compres sion tech nolo gy. Discs that t he system can play You can play back DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/ CD- Rs/CD-RWs) or DATA DVDs (DVD-Rs/DVD- RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD+RWs/DVD-ROMs) recor ded in MP 3 (MPE G1 Audi o Layer 3) or JPEG form at[...]

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    V arious Functions fo r Playing Discs 39 GB Playb ack o rder of MP3 au dio track s or JPEG image f iles The playb ack orde r of MP 3 audio tracks o r JPEG i mage files record ed on a DATA CD or 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 t racks (or file s) are played s equ[...]

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    40 GB Selecti ng an MP3 au dio tr ack or album 1 Load a DATA CD o r DATA DVD. The albu ms recorde d on the DATA CD or DATA DVD appear. When an al bum is being played, its ti tle is shaded. 2 Press X / x to select an a lbum. x When selecting an album Press H to st art pla ying the se lected album . x When selecting a track Press . The list o f track[...]

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    V arious Functions fo r Playing Discs 41 GB 2 Press X / x to select an album. x When selecting an album Press H to start play ing the selec ted album . x When selecting an image Press PICTURE NAVI. Imag es of fil es in the al bum appear in 16 su bscree ns. Press C / X / x / c to select the image you want to view an d pres s . To play the next or pr[...]

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    42 GB You ca n play a sl ide sho w with soun d by firs t plac ing bot h MP3 and JP EG fil es in the sa me album on a DATA CD or DATA DVD. When you play back the DATA CD or DATA DVD, select [AUTO] mo de as explain ed 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 d isplay appea rs. 3 Press X[...]

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    V arious Functions fo r Playing Discs 43 GB 3 Press X / x to selec t a setting. The de faul t sett ing is un derl ined. • [NORMAL] : sets the duration to about 6 to 9 seco nds. • [FA ST]: sets the dura tion shorte r than [NO RMA L]. • [SLOW1]: sets the dura tion longer than [NO RMA L]. • [SLOW2]: sets the dura tion longer than [SLO W1] . 4 [...]

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    44 GB About DivX Video Files DivX ® is a video fil e com press ion t echno logy , devel oped by D ivX, Inc. Th is product i s an offi cial D ivX ® Certif ied prod uct. You can play DATA CDs and DATA DVDs that cont ain Di vX ® vide o fil es. DATA CDs and DATA DVD s that the system can play Playback of DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/ CD-RWs) and DATA DVD[...]

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    V arious Functions fo r Playing Discs 45 GB 3 Press H . The syste m star ts p layin g th e selec ted album . To select DivX vide o files , see “Sele cting a DivX vi deo file” (page 45) . To go to the next or previous page Press C / c . To turn off the display Press DVD MENU repeat edly. To stop playback Press x . Selectin g a DivX vid eo file 1[...]

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    46 GB With P BC (Playbac k Contro l) func tions, yo u can en joy simple inte ract ive op erat ions, sea rch funct ions, and o ther suc h operati ons. PBC play back allow s you to play VIDEO CDs interacti vely by fo llowing the menu o n the TV screen . 1 Start playing a VIDEO CD with PBC functi ons. The me nu for you r sel ection appe ars. 2 Select [...]

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    T u ner Functions 47 GB You can pr eset 20 F M sta tio ns, a nd 10 AM stations . Before tu ning, make sure to turn 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 – until the auto scanning starts. Scann ing sto ps wh en the sy stem t[...]

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    48 GB Preset rad io st ations in th e syst em’s m emory first (see “Prese tting Radi o Sta tions ” (page 47)). 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly u ntil “TUNER FM” or “TUNER AM” appears in the front panel display. The last re ceived statio n is tuned in. 2 Press PR ESET + or – repeatedly to select the pr eset station. Each time y ou press [...]

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    T u ner Functions 49 GB 6 Create a name by using the cursor butt ons. Press X / x to s elect a charac ter, then pr ess c to move the cursor to the next positio n. Letters, nu mbers , and other symbols can be input fo r a rad io stati on. If you make a mistake Press C / c repeat edly until the char acte r to be chan ged flas hes, then press X / x to[...]

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    50 GB You ca n contro l your TV (Sony on ly) wi th the supplied r emote. Controlling TVs wit h the remote You ca n contro l the TV by using following butt ons. * Use these butt ons while pressing the TV button. - is for se lecting a ch annel number g reater than 10. (For exampl e, for ch annel 25, pr ess - , the n 2 and 5. ) Note • Depend ing on [...]

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    Other Op erations 51 GB Operating the THEATRE SYNC funct ion Poin t the re mote to the directio n of T V an d this unit, then pr ess THEATRE SYNC once. If thi s function does not work, c hange the transmit time. The tra nsmit time vari es depe ndin g on the TV. To change the transmit time Press and hold TV CH + while entering the code for transmit [...]

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    52 GB You ca n set the system to turn off at a pres et time, so you can fa ll asleep listening to music. You ca n preset the time in 1 or 10-m inutes incr ement s. 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 (t he rem[...]

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    Other Op erations 53 GB You can deactivate the buttons on the unit (exce pt for " / 1 ) for prev enting m isop eration, such as c hild misch ief (child lock func tion). When the child l ock func tion is activate d, the button s on the unit are lock ed and “ ” lights up in the front pan el displa y. (Yo u can oper ate the sys tem by using t[...]

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    54 GB You ca n set two k inds of pl ayback restri ctions for the desire d disc. • Cus tom P arental Contr ol You ca n set pl ayback re stric tions so that the syst em will no t play inap propriat e discs. • Par ental Co ntrol Playback of some DVD VIDEOs can be limited accor ding to a pre determined lev el such as the age of the user s. Scene s [...]

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    Adv anced Settings and A djustment s 55 GB To play a disc for which Custom Parental Control is set 1 Insert the disc for which Custom Parental Control is set. The [CUSTOM PARENTAL C ONTROL] disp lay ap pears. 2 Enter your 4- digit password using the number buttons, then press . The system is read y for pla yback . Ti p • If you fo rget your passw[...]

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    56 GB 4 Enter or re- enter your 4-dig it pa ssword using the number buttons, then press . The dis play for setti ng the playb ack limitatio n level appears. 5 Press X / x to select [S TANDARD], then press . The selection items for [ STANDARD] are disp layed. 6 Press X / x to select a geographic area as the playback limitation level, then press . Th[...]

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    Adv anced Settings and A djustment s 57 GB Changi ng the passwo rd 1 Press DI SPLAY while the system is in st op m ode . The C ontrol Menu disp lay ap pears. 2 Press X / x to selec t [PARENTAL CONTROL], then press . The options for [ PARENTAL CONT ROL] appear. 3 Press X / x to select [PASSWO RD t ], then press . The disp lay for enteri ng the pas s[...]

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    58 GB 5 Press C / c to select a setting. • [STANDARD]: when installi ng all the speake rs n ormal ly. • [NO CENTER]: when installing the front and surr ound speake rs. • [NO SURROUND]: when insta lling the cent er and fron t spea kers . • [FRONT ONLY]: when installi ng the front s peake rs. • [ALL FRONT]: when install ing all the speake r[...]

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    Adv anced Settings and A djustment s 59 GB By usi ng the Setup D isplay , you can m ake vari ous ad justme nts t o items such as pict ure an d sound . For a n ove rall list o f Se tup D isp lay i tems, see page 82. Displa yed item s var y depe nding o n the coun try model. Note • Playbac k settings st ored in the disc take pri ority ov er the Set[...]

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    60 GB To reset all of the [SETUP] settings 1 Select [RESET] in Step 4 and press . 2 Select [YES] using X / x . You ca n also quit t he proce ss and r eturn to the Contro l Menu displa y by se lecting [NO] he re. 3 Press . All the set tings exp laine d on pages 60 to 64 return to the def ault setti ngs. Do no t press [/ 1 while r esetting th e syst [...]

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    Adv anced Settings and A djustment s 61 GB Choose set tings accordi ng to the TV to b e conn ecte d. Select [SCREEN SETUP] in the Setup Display. For d eta ils, s ee “ Usin g th e Se tup D ispla y” (page 59). The defaul t settings a re underlined. x [TV TY PE] Selects th e aspect r atio of th e connected TV (4 :3 standa rd o r wi de). The defau [...]

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    62 GB Use this to set up pla yback rela ted and other settings. Select [CUSTOM SETUP] in the Setup Displa y. For details , see “Usin g the Setu p Display” (page 5 9). The defa ult sett ings ar e underlin ed. x [PAUSE MO DE] (DVD VIDEO/DVD-R/ DVD-RW only) Selec ts the pictur e in paus e mode. x [TRACK SELECTION] (DVD VIDEO onl y) Give s the so u[...]

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    Adv anced Settings and A djustment s 63 GB To obtai n the best possib le surr ound sound, se t conne ction of t he speake rs an d their d istance fro m you r lis tenin g po sitio n. T hen us e th e tes t tone to adjust th e level and t he balance of the speakers to the sa me level. Select [SPEAKER SETUP] in the S etup Display. For de tails, see “[...]

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    64 GB • Do not place the surround s peakers farther awa y from your lis tening p osition th an t he front sp eakers. • Depending on the input stream, the [DISTANCE] setting may not be effective. x [LEVEL (FRON T)] You ca n vary the leve l of front s peakers as follows. Be sure to s et [TEST TONE] to [ON] for easy adjus tment. x [LEVEL (SURROUND[...]

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    Adv anced Settings and A djustment s 65 GB You can return th e system p arameters, such as preset sta tions, to the default set tings. 1 Press " / 1 to turn on the system. 2 Press x , A , and " / 1 on the unit at the same time. “COLD RESET” appears in the fr ont panel displa y and the de fault set tings are returne d. Returning to the[...]

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    66 GB On power sources • Unplug the unit from th e wall outlet if you do not intend to use it for an exte nded period 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 locat ion with adeq uate venti latio n to prevent h eat build-u p in the syst em. • At high volume, over long[...]

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    Additional I nfo rmation 67 GB On handling discs • To ke ep t he d isc cl ean, hand le th e dis c by its edge . Do not to uch the su rfac e. • Do n ot stick pa per or tape on the dis c. • Do n ot expos e the disc to direct sunlig ht 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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    68 GB Color irregul arity occurs on the TV s creen. The subwoofe r and t he front spea kers in this syste m are magn etical ly shielde d to preven t magnetic leakage. However, s ome le akage may o ccur, a s a high-stre ngth magnet is employed. If thi s happens, check the follow ing item s: • If th e speak ers are u sed with a CRT-bas ed TV or pro[...]

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    Additional I nfo rmation 69 GB • The distan ce betwe en the r emote a nd the unit is too fa r. • The remo te is no t point ed at the remo te sens or on the unit. • The batte ries in the rem ote are weak. The disc does no t play. • There is no disc inserted. • The disc is upside down. Insert th e disc with the playback side fac ing down. ?[...]

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    70 GB You cannot p erform some functions such as Stop, Search, Slo w-motion Play, or Repe at Play. • Depending on the disc, you may not be able to perform som e of the opera tions above. S ee the opera ting instru ctions tha t came with the disc. Messages do not appear on the TV screen in the language you w ant. • In the Setup Disp lay, select [...]

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    Additional I nfo rmation 71 GB When the self -diagnosis fu nction is activ ated to preven t the syst em from ma lfuncti oning, a 5- character service numb er (e.g., C 13 50) with a combinatio n of a le tter and 4 d igits appears on the TV scree n or front panel d ispla y. In thi s case , check the follo wing tabl e. When displaying the version numb[...]

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    72 GB Other models: 531 kHz – 1,602 kHz (wit h the in terval set at 9 kHz ) 530 kHz – 1,610 kHz (with the inter val s et at 10 kHz ) Antenna ( aerial) AM loop antenna (aerial) Intermediate freq uency 450 kHz Video section Outputs VIDEO: 1 Vp- p 75 oh ms R/G/B: 0.7 Vp- p 75 ohm s Speakers Front/S urround ( SS-TS71) Speaker s ystem Full ran ge Ba[...]

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    Additional I nfo rmation 73 GB Albu m Sectio n of a music piece or an i mage on a data CD contai ning MP 3 audio t racks or JPE G files . Chap ter Subdivisi on of a titl e on a DVD. A ti tle is compos ed of sev eral chapt ers. DivX ® (except for U nited Ki ngdom and Nor th Ame rican m odels) Digi tal vide o te chnolo gy c reat ed by DivX, Inc. Vid[...]

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    74 GB DVD+RW A DVD+RW (plus RW) is a recor dable and rewrit able disc. DVD+ RWs use a rec ordin g format tha t is comparable t o the DVD VIDEO format. DVD-RW A DVD-R W is a r ecord able and re writa ble disc that is th e same size as a DVD VIDEO. The DVD -RW has t wo diffe rent m odes: VR mode and Video mode. DVD-RWs cr eated in Video mode have the[...]

  • Page 75

    Additional I nfo rmation 75 GB VIDEO CD A comp act disc t hat contai ns mov ing pictur es. The pi ctur e dat a uses t he MPEG 1 f ormat , one of a worldwid e standa rd of digita l compress ion technolo gy. The pi cture da ta is com pressed to about 1/ 140 of its original size. Con sequent ly, a 12 cm VIDEO CD can conta in up to 74 mi nutes of mo vi[...]

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    76 GB The lang uage spelling s confor m to the IS O 639 : 1988 (E/F ) standa rd. Parental Contro l Area Cod e List Language Co de 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[...]

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    Additional I nfo rmation 77 GB For more informatio n, ref er to the pages indi cated in parenthese s. Fron t pane l A " / 1 (on/standby) (18) B A (open/close) (18) C Disc operation (18) D FUNCTION (18) E Front panel displ ay (78) F (remote sensor) ( 8) G VOLUME control (18) H Disc tray (18) Rear panel A SPEAKER jacks ( 9) B EURO AV T OUTPUT (T[...]

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    78 GB Front pan el displa y About the indications in the front panel display A Lights up when the tim e information of a title or chapter appears in the front panel display. (DVD only) (34) B Lights up whe n an NTSC disc is loaded. C Lights up when a station is received. (Radio only) ( 47) D Stereo/Monau ral effect (Radio only) (48) E Lights up wh [...]

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    Additional I nfo rmation 79 GB Use the Control Menu display to select a f unction and to view rela ted informatio n. Press DIS PLAY repeat edly to t urn on or c hange the Cont rol Men u displ ay as fol lows: Cont rol Menu disp lay The Con trol Menu displa y 1 and 2 wil l show dif ferent i tems depe nding on the disc type. Fo r details about ea ch i[...]

  • Page 80

    80 GB 1) Displays the scene number for VIDEO CDs (PBC is on), track number for VIDEO CDs/CDs, album number for DATA CDs/DATA DVDs. DivX video album number for DATA CDs/DA TA DVDs (Except for United Kingdo m and Nort h Americ an models ). 2) Displays the index number for VIDEO CDs, MP3 a udio track nu mber, or JPEG ima ge file number for DATA CDs/ D[...]

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    Additional I nfo rmation 81 GB * Excep t for United Kingdom a nd North American mo dels. ** The se items a re not d isplayed wh en playing a DATA CD /DATA DVD wi th Div X video file (except for United Kingdom a nd North American mo dels). Ti p • The Control M enu icon indicator lights up i n green when you s elect any it em exce pt [OFF] ([PROGRA[...]

  • Page 82

    82 GB Y ou can set th e follo wing i tem s with the D VD Setup Disp lay . The orde r of the disp layed item s may be dif ferent from the actual disp lay . DVD Setup Displa y List LANGU AGE SET UP 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 CUST OM SETUP TRAC K SELEC[...]

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    Additional I nfo rmation 83 GB Y ou can set the fo llowi ng items with SYSTEM MENU on the re mote. System Menu 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) MEMO RY 1-20 (F M), MEMO RY 1-10 (A M) NAME IN 1) FM MODE 2) STEREO MONO SLEEP SLEEP OFF, SLEEP 90M-1M CHILD LOCK OFF ON 1) Appea[...]

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    84 GB Numerics 16:9 6 1 4:3 LE TTER B O X 61 4:3 P AN SCAN 61 5.1 Chan nel Surround 32 A A/V SYNC 37 ALBUM 25 Albu m 73 ANGLE 36 AT T E N U AT E 2 0 A UDIO 60 A UDIO DRC 62 B B AC KGROUND 61 Batt eries 8 C CHAPTER 25 Cha pter 73 Chi ld Loc k 53 COLD RESET 65 Contin uous play 1 8 Con tro l Menu Disp la y 79 Control ling the TV 50 CUST OM 59 CUST OM [...]

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    85 GB SYSTEM MENU 16 , 19, 48, 52, 53 System men u list 83 T TEST TONE 64 THEA TRE SYNC 50 TIME/ TEX T 25 TITL E 2 5 Ti t l e 7 4 TRACK 2 5 T rac k 74 TRA C K SELECTION 62 T roublesho oting 6 7 TV TY PE 6 1 U Unpackin g 72 Usable discs 6 V VIDEO CD 75[...]

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    87 GB Remote control ANGLE 5 (36 ) AUDIO 4 (31) CLEA R ef (25, 50, 60) D.TUNING wf (48) DISC SKIP* eg DISPLAY 2 (34, 49) DVD MENU wh (31, 44 , 50) DVD TOP MENU qf (31) DYNAMIC BASS wd (51) ENTER wg (50) FUNCTION ws (18, 19, 26, 47, 57) MOVIE/MUSIC qj (21) MUTING 7 (18 ) Number buttons* * qg (25, 48, 50, 54) PICTURE NAVI 6 (26, 50) PRESET +/– wk e[...]

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