Sony DAV-DZ300 manual

©2005 Sony Corporation 2-635-102- 12 (1) DVD Home Theatr e System Oper a t ing Inst r uctions DA V - D Z 3 0 0[...]

2 GB 3 To preven t fire or shoc k haz ard, do not expose th e unit to rain o r moi st u r e. Do not install the a p pliance in a confined spa ce, such as a bookcase or buil t- in ca bine t. To prevent fir e , do not cover the ven til ation of the apparatus with news p apers, table-c loths, curtain s, etc. And don’t pla c e li ghte d c an dle s on[...]

3 GB Thank y ou for purchas ing So ny DV D Home Theatre Sy stem. Before operating this sy stem, please read this manual th orough ly and re tain it for fu t ure re fe renc e. Welcome![...]

4 GB Welcom e ! ........... .................. ............... .... 3 About T his Manual ........... .............. ........ 6 This Syste m Can Pla y the Fo llowing Discs . .................. ............... ............... 6 Guide to the Control Menu Dis play ...... 10 Getting Started Unpac king ................. ............... ............. 13 I[...]

5 GB Settin gs and Adj ustmen ts Using th e Setup Display............ ............ 74 Setting the Display or Sound Tr ack Languag e .............. ........... .............. . 75 [LANGUAGE SETUP] Setting s for the D isplay .......... ............... 76 [SCREEN SETUP] Custom Setting s ...... ............... ............... 77 [CUSTOM SETUP] Setting [...]

6 GB • The instructi on s in this manua l desc ribe the contr ol s on the remo te. You ca n also use th e controls on the system if they have the same or similar n ames as th ose on the remote. • The Contr ol Menu items m ay b e differ ent depe ndin g on t he are a. • “DVD” may be used as a general te rm for DVD VIDEOs, DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs, an[...]

7 GB The syste m can play DVD-ROMs/ DVD+RWs/ DVD-RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD-Rs record e d in the follow ing fo rma t s: – DivX video files of form at c onf orming to UDF . Exampl e of discs th at the system cannot play The sys tem ca nnot p lay the follow ing di scs: • CD-R OMs/CD -Rs/ CD-RWs other t han th ose recorded in the format s lis ted on page 6 ?[...]

8 GB About the Sup er Audio C D Super A u dio CD is a ne w hi gh -qualit y audio disc stan dard w here music is recorded i n the DSD (Direct Str eam Digital) format (conve ntional C D s ar e record ed in the PCM format). The DSD format, us ing a sampling frequ enc y 64 times hi gh er than tha t of a conven tional CD, and with 1-bit qua ntization , [...]

9 GB Copy rights This pr oduct in co rporates cop yr ight prot ection technol ogy that is protecte d by U.S. p atents an d other in tellectu al property rights. Us e of this copyri ght pr otectio n te ch nology m u st be authori zed by Macrovis ion, and is intended for home and other li mited viewing uses only unless otherw i s e au thoriz ed by Ma[...]

10 GB Use the Contro l Menu to select a functio n and to v iew rela ted informati o n. Press DISPLAY 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 items de pending on th e di sc type. For deta ils about each it em, se e the pa ges i n pare nt[...]

11 GB Example: Control Menu display 1 when playing a DVD VIDEO. *1 Display s the scene nu mber for VIDEO CDs (PB C is on), tr ack numb er for VIDEO CD s/Super Audio C Ds/CDs, album numbe r fo r DATA CDs. DivX video a lbum num ber for DATA DVDs/DATA CDs. *2 Display s the inde x num be r for VID EO CDs/ Su pe r Aud io CDs , MP3 a udi o track number, [...]

12 GB * These item s are not dis played when playin g a DATA CD with DivX video file . • The Control Menu icon i ndicator light s up in green when you se lect any ite m except [OFF ] ([PROGRAM], [SHU FFLE], [REP EAT], [A/V S YNC] onl y) . The [ORIGI NAL/P LAY LIS T] indica tor lig hts up in green when you selec t [PLAY LIST] (default setti ng). T[...]

Getting Started 13 GB Chec k that yo u have t he follow ing item s: •S p e a k e r s ( 5 ) • Subw oofer ( 1) • AM loop an t e nna (aeria l) (1 ) • FM wire an tenna (aeri al ) (1) • Sp ea ker co rd s (5 m × 4, 15 m × 2) (16.5 ft. × 4, 49.5 f t . × 2) • Re m ot e C o mman der (remot e) (1) • Size AA (R6) batterie s (2) • Wall -mou[...]

14 GB Perform a ll connecti ons and setting s by following St e ps 1 to 7. “Step 1: Speaker System Hookup” (page 15) “Step 2: Antenna (Aerial) Hookup” (page 20) “Step 3: TV Hookup” (page 21) “Step 4: Other Component Hookup” (page 25) “Step 5: Connecting the AC Power Cord (Mains Lead)” (page 27) “Step 6: Turning off the Demonst[...]

Getting Started 15 GB Connect the supplie d speaker syste m using the supplie d speaker cords b y matching the c olors of the jacks t o th ose of the co rds. D o no t connec t any spe ake rs othe r t h a n those su pp lied wit h this syst em . To obtain t he best possible s u rround sound, s pecify the speaker parameters ( d istance, level, e tc.) [...]

16 GB Conn ectin g the sp eake r s • Do not set the spe akers in an in clined pos iti on. • Do n ot place the speakers in locatio ns that are : – Extre mely ho t or cold – Dusty or dirt y – Very humid – Subject to vibra tions – Subje ct to dire ct sunlight Note SPEAKER COAXIAL FM 75 Y R AUDIO IN VIDEO IN L P B /C B P R /C R DVD ONLY S[...]

Getting Started 17 GB • Use caution when pl aci n g th e sp e akers and/or speaker s ta n ds (n o t supp l ied) that are attach ed wit h the speakers on a specia ll y treat ed (wax ed , oi l ed , pol ished, etc.) floor , as stai n in g or dis co l or ation may result. • W he n cl e ani ng, use a soft clot h suc h as a clea ni ng cl oth f or gla[...]

18 GB 2 Fasten the screws to the w all. The screws s hould protrude 8 to 9 m m (11/32 to 3/8 in ch). 3 Attach the wall-mount pads on the rear side of the speaker. 4 Hang the speakers on the s crews. • Use s crews that are suitable f o r the wall ma terial and strengt h. As a plaste r board wall i s especially fragile , attac h the screws secu rel[...]

Getting Started 19 GB • C ontact a screw shop or insta ller regar ding the wa ll materia l or scre ws to be u sed. • Sony is not responsi ble for accide n t or d ama ge caused by impr ope r insta ll a tion , insuffic ien t wa ll st r eng th or imprope r sc re w ins tallation, natural ca la m ity, et c .[...]

20 GB Connect the supplied AM/FM antenna s (aeria ls) for liste ning to the radio. • To pre vent noise p ickup, k eep the AM loo p anten na (aerial ) away from t he system and ot her compon ents. • Be sure to ful ly extend th e FM wire ant enna (a er ia l). • Afte r connecting the FM wire ant enna (aeri al), keep it as horizonta l as po ssibl[...]

Getting Started 21 GB First, pe rf orm the vi d eo connec tion, and then audio c onnecti on . With y our TV’s aud io outp ut connect ed to this s ystem, you can list en to TV so und throu gh the sy stem speak ers. Conn ectin g the video c ords Sends a p layed back DVD i mage to a TV. Connect the system t o yo ur TV us in g th e SC ART (E U RO A V[...]

22 GB P R /C R ). If your TV accep ts progr essive format signals , you mus t use thi s conn ection an d set the output chann el of the syst em to progressi ve for mat (page 22). When connecting to a standard 4:3 screen TV Depe ndi ng on the di sc , the image m ay not fit you r TV scree n. To chang e the aspe ct ra tio, see p age 76. Does your TV a[...]

Getting Started 23 GB x P V IDEO (P ROGRES SIVE VI DEO) Select this se tting when: – your TV a ccepts pro gressive signals, and , – the TV is conn ected to the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks, a nd, – you wa nt to fix the conversi o n metho d t o PRO G RESSIV E VIDE O fo r video- ba sed soft w a re. Select this if the image is n ot clear when you s[...]

24 GB To connect the AUDIO OUT jacks of a TV to the SAT (AUDIO IN) jacks of this system Conn ect a TV t o t he SAT (AU DIO IN) j ac ks usin g an a udio cor d (n ot suppli ed). When connect ing a cord, be sure to match the col or-co ded slee ve s to the ap propri at e j ac ks on th e c ompone nt s. • Be sure to make conn ecti ons securely to a voi[...]

Getting Started 25 GB You can enjoy sound using the s p eakers o f this s y stem by co nnecting the AUDIO OUT jac ks of another compon ent. For vi de o connec tion of oth er compon en ts, connec t directly to the TV. • I f you con ne ct a TV to the SAT jacks in Step 3 (p ag e 21), you cann ot co nne c t othe r compon ents to the syste m. Connec t[...]

26 GB • When you c onnect anot her component to the s ystem, you can enjoy the compo nent by pr essing FUNCTION (page 68). Tip[...]

Getting Started 27 GB Before connectin g the AC powe r cord (ma ins lead ) of th is sy st em to a w all o u tlet (m ain s ), conne ct the speake rs to the s ystem (page 15). To turn on the system Press " / 1 . To turn off the system Press " / 1 . The syste m ente rs st andby m ode . While playing a di sc, do not turn of f the syst em by p[...]

28 GB Follow the s teps below to make the min imum numbe r of basic a djustme nt s for usin g th e system. To skip an adjustment, press > . To retu rn t o the previous adjust ment, press . . 1 Turn o n the TV . 2 Press [ / 1 . • Disconn ect the headphon e when you pe r f or m the Qu ick Setu p. You cannot operate steps afte r 10 with the hea d[...]

Getting Started 29 GB • I f your TV does no t acc ep t RGB sign als, no picture appea rs on the TV scre en eve n if you select [R GB]. Refer to the instruc tions suppl ied with your TV. 10 Press ENTER. The Setu p Dis play for sele cting the s pea ker distan ce app ears. 11 Press X / x to select the front speaker distance from th e listening posit[...]

30 GB Position ing the spea kers For t he be st possib le surrou nd sound, all the spea kers othe r than t he subw oofer sho uld b e the same dista n ce from the li stening posit ion ( A ). However, th is syst em allows yo u to place the cente r spea ker up to 1.6 me ters (5 ft) clo ser ( B ) and the surroun d spea ke rs up to 5. 0 m e ters (1 6 ft[...]

Play ing Di scs 31 GB Depending on the DVD VIDEO or VIDEO CD, some opera tions may be diff erent or restric ted. Refe r to the operat ion det ails su pplied with you r disc. 1 Turn on your TV. 2 Switch the input selector on the TV to this system. 3 Press " / 1 . The syste m turns on . Unless the sy stem is s e t to “DVD,” pre ss FUNCTION t[...]

32 GB *1 DVD VIDEOs/DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs only. The but to n can be us ed exc ept for D ivX video fil es. *2 DVD VIDEOs/DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs/DVD+RWs only. The but ton can be use d except for DivX video files. *3 DATA CDs/DATA DVD s only. • If t here is no disc i n t he s y stem , “NO DISC” appears in the front pa nel display. • The Instant Replay functi[...]

Play ing Di scs 33 GB play fr om the beginning, press x twice and t hen press H . Crea ting your o wn pro gram (Progr a m Play) (VIDEO CD, Supe r Audio CD, CD only) You can play the cont ents of a disc in the o rder you wan t by arra nging t he orde r of the t racks on the disc to creat e your own pr ogram . You c an program up to 99 track s. 1 Pre[...]

34 GB want to delete the trac k from the program, press C LEAR. 3 Follow Step 5 f or new programm ing. To cancel a program , select [--] under [T], then press ENT ER. To cancel all of the tracks in the programmed order 1 Follow steps 1 to 3 of “Creating your own program (Program Play) .” 2 Press X and select [ALL CLEAR]. 3 Press ENTE R. • You[...]

Play ing Di scs 35 GB The de fault set t i n g i s un de rlined . x When playing a DVD VIDEO o r DVD- RW •[ O F F ] : doe s no t play repe atedly . • [DISC]: r epeats all of the title s on the disc . • [TITLE]: re peats th e curren t title o n a disc. • [CH A P T ER]: repe ats the cur rent ch ap ter. x When playi ng a VIDEO CD, S uper Audio[...]

36 GB Some DVD-RWs in VR (Vid eo Recording) mode h ave two ty pe s of titles f or playb ac k: orig inal ly recorded titles ([ORIGINAL] ) and titles that can be c reated on record able D VD player s for editin g ([PLAY LIST]). You can select th e type of titl e to be play ed. 1 Press DISPL AY when the syste m is in stop mode. The Co nt rol Men u ap [...]

Play ing Di scs 37 GB Sele ct ing a p layba ck layer when pl ayin g a hybrid Super Audi o CD Some Supe r Audio CDs consi st of an HD layer and a CD l ayer. You can sele ct the play back layer yo u want to l is t en to. Press SA-CD/CD when the system is in stop mod e. Each tim e you press the button , an HD lay er or a CD lay er is alte rnatel y sel[...]

38 GB • Dep en d ing on the VI D E O CD, [ Pr e ss ENT E R] in Step 3 may appear as [Press SELECT] in the instruct ions supplie d with the disc . In this case , press H . • To play without us ing PBC, press . / > or the number button s while the syst em is stopped to select a trac k , then pres s H or ENTER. [Play without PBC ] appears on th[...]

Play ing Di scs 39 GB * “Design r u le fo r Camera F ile syst em ”: Image standar ds f or digit al cameras regu lated by Japa n Electr onics and Informati on Technology Indus tries Associati on (JEITA ). • The system will play any data with th e extens ion “.MP3 ,” “.JPG ,” or “.JPE G” even if they ar e no t in MP3 or JP EG f orma[...]

40 GB MP3 aud io tracks and JPE G ima ge files recorde d on DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/ CD-Rs/ CD-R W s) can be played o n th is sy stem. • You can view the dis c informa tio n while playi ng MP3 audio tra c ks an d JPE G image files (p ag e 51). • You ca n selec t Repeat P lay while play ing MP3 aud io tracks and JPEG image files (page 34) and [AUDIO] [...]

Play ing Di scs 41 GB The list of tracks contained in the album appears . 3 Press X / x to select a track and press ENTER. The sele ct ed track star ts playin g. Y ou can turn the tr ac k list off by pr essin g M E N U . Pressi ng MENU aga in will di sp lay the album list. To stop playback Press x . To play the next or previous MP3 audio track Pres[...]

42 GB Press CLEAR to retu rn to normal view. • Nothing hap pens when you press C while playing t he first im age file of th e album. • If you press C / c to go to the ne xt or previou s image, the “Rotatin g a J PEG image” function is ca n celed. • The slide show st ops when you press X / x . To stop playback Press x . • A scroll box is[...]

Play ing Di scs 43 GB •[ A U T O ] : plays both th e JPEG image files and MP3 audio trac ks in the same albu m as a sli de s how. • [AUDI O (MP3)]: play s only MP3 audi o tracks con tinuousl y . • [IMAGE (JPEG)] : plays o nly JPEG imag e files as a slide s how. 5 Press MENU. The list of al bums re co rded on th e DAT A CD appears. 6 Press X /[...]

44 GB Selecti ng an effect for image files in the slide show (JPEG o nly) When y ou play a JPEG ima ge f ile, you can sele ct th e effect to be use d whe n vi ewing the slide sh ow. 1 Press DISPLAY twice. The Con trol Menu for JP EG appear s. 2 Press X / x to select [EFFE CT], then press ENTER. The option s for [EF FEC T] appe ar . 3 Press X / x to[...]

Play ing Di scs 45 GB You ca n also play DAT A CDs record ed in M ulti Sessi on (page 38), alt h ough DATA DVDs recorded in Multi Session are not pla y able. Ref er to th e inst r ucti ons s uppli ed w i th the disc driv es and th e reco rding s oftwa re (not suppli ed) for d e tails on th e recordin g format . About playback order of data on DATA [...]

46 GB Selecti ng a DivX video fil e 1 After Step 2 of “Selecting an album,” press ENTER. The list of files i n the album appear s. 2 Press X / x to select a file and p ress ENTE R. The selected f ile starts playing. To stop playback Press x . To go to the next or previous page Press C / c . To return to the previous display Press O RET URN. To [...]

Play ing Di scs 47 GB You ca n qu ickly loc ate a parti cu lar point on a disc by m on itoring the pictur e o r playi ng ba ck slowly . • Dependi ng on the DVD/VIDEO CD, yo u may not be able to do some o f th e oper a tion s described. Locat ing a po i nt quic k ly by playi n g a disc in fa s t forwar d or fast rever se (Sca n) (excep t fo r JPE [...]

48 GB (DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW only). To retu rn to norma l pl a yback, pre s s H . • You cannot search for a still picture on a DVD-RW in VR mode. • For DATA CDs, this func ti on wor ks onl y for Div X video files. You ca n se arch a DVD by title or ch ap ter, and you can se arch a V IDE O CD/ Sup er Audio CD/ CD/DATA CD/DATA DVD by track, index, or [...]

Play ing Di scs 49 GB [INDEX] x When playing a VIDEO CD/Super VCD with PBC Playb a ck [SCENE] x When playing a Super Audi o CD [TRACK] [INDEX] x When playing a CD [TRACK] x When playing a DATA CD (M P3 audio) [ALBUM] [TRACK] x When playing a DATA CD (JP EG f ile) [ALBUM] [FILE] x When playing a DviX video [ALBUM] [FILE] Exampl e: w he n you sele ct[...]

50 GB You ca n divi de the scree n into 9 subs cree ns and find the desi red 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): displays the first sc en e of each tit le. • [CHAPTER VIEWER ] (DVD VIDEO only ): di splays th e[...]

Play ing Di scs 51 GB View ing the Pl aying Time a nd Remaining Time in the Front Panel Di splay You can ch eck disc informati on, such as the remainin g time, tot al number of titles i n a DVD, tracks in a VIDEO CD, Super Audio CD, CD, or MP3, fi le name of a Div X video using the f ront panel di sp lay (pa ge 92). Press DISPLAY. Each time you pre[...]

52 GB When playing a VIDEO CD (without PBC functions), Super Audio CD, or CD When playing an MP3 • When pl aying VI DEO C Ds with PBC f unctions, t he play ing time is di splaye d. • When playing VIDEO CDs w ith out PBC func tion s, the track number and the index nu mber are displayed after the D isc nam e. • You c an als o check th e ti me i[...]

Play ing Di scs 53 GB x When playing a DVD VIDEO o r DVD- RW • T **: **: * * Playing time of the c urrent tit le • T–**: **:** Remaining time o f the current 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 t[...]

54 GB * “Exch angeabl e Image File Format” i s a digita l camera im ag e for mat de f ine d by th e Japan Electroni cs and Inf ormation T echnology Industries Asso ciat i on (JEI TA). • Date in forma tio n is [DD /M M/YY Y Y ]. DD: Day MM: Month YYYY: Year • If there is n o date inf ormation or data is dam aged on the disc, the sy stem cann[...]

Sound Adjustm ents 55 GB When playing a DVD VIDEO o r DATA CD/ DATA DVD (DivX video f iles) recorded in multipl e audio format s (PCM, Dolby Digital, MPEG a udi o, or D TS) , you can change th e audio for ma t. If the DVD VIDEO is re c orded with multil ingual tracks, you c a n als o change the languag e. With VIDEO CDs, CDs, o r DATA CDs, you can [...]

56 GB • [2:ST EREO]: th e st er eo sound of the audi o t r a ck 2 • [2:1/ L] : the sound of the left cha nnel of the aud io track 2 (m on aural) • [2:2/ R] : the sound of the righ t ch an nel of the aud io track 2 (m on aural) • While pla ying a Super VCD on which the audio trac k 2 is not recorded, no soun d will come out when you sele ct [...]

Sound Adjustm ents 57 GB You can take adva nt ag e of surr ou nd sound simply by s e lecting one of s ystem’s pre- program med s ound fie lds. Th ey bring the exciting and powe r ful soun d of movie the at er s into you r ho me. Press SOUND FIELD. Each time you press SOUND FIELD repeatedly until the soun d field you want appears in the front pa n[...]

58 GB properti es of the o r iginal recordin g without adding any new sou nds or tonal co lorat io ns . • When the in put signal is m ulti channe l source, Do lby Pro Logic and Dolby Pro Logic II MOVIE/M USIC are cance led and the multi ch an ne l source is output directly. • When the bilingual broadcast sound is input, Do lby Pro Logic and Dol[...]

Sound Adjustm ents 59 GB To turn the surround effect off Press SOUND FIELD r epeatedly until “A.F.D. AUTO” or “2CH STE REO” ap pears in the f ront panel di sp lay. You ca n en joy TV or VC R sound fro m al l spe aker s of th is syst e m . For det ails, see “Ste p 3: TV Hooku p” (page 21) and “St e p 4: Other Comp onent Hoo ku p” (pa[...]

60 GB Rein fo rcin g ba ss freq uenci es You ca n reinf or ce bass fr eq uencie s. Press DSGX. Bass fr equen ci e s ar e effect i v e ly rein forced . To turn off the sound effect Press DSGX again. • Whe n you co nnec t headphones to th e syst em , the DSGX function does not work. • Depending on the in put st ream, the DSGX functi on may not be[...]

Using V arious Additional Functions 61 GB If va rious angle s (multi-angles) for a scene a re record ed on a D VD VID EO, you ca n change the viewing angle. For exam ple, whi le playin g a scene o f a train in motion, you can display th e view from either the front o f the tra in, the left wind ow of th e train, or from the right w indow w ithout h[...]

62 GB You ca n set 2 kinds of playbac k re strict io ns for the de si red disc. • Cus tom Par ental C ontrol You ca n set playb ack re st r ic tions so t ha t the syst em w i ll no t play inap propriat e di s cs . • Par en tal Cont r ol Playback of some DVD VIDEOs can be limited accor ding to a p redetermined l e vel such as the age of th e us [...]

Using V arious Additional Functions 63 GB To turn off the Custom Parental Control function 1 Follow steps 1 through 3 of “Preventing playback of specific discs [C USTO M PARENTAL CONTROL].” 2 Pres s X / x to se l ect [OFF t ], then press ENTER. 3 Enter your 4- digit password using the number buttons, then press ENTER. To play a disc for which C[...]

64 GB The dis pl ay f or sett ing the playb ack limitatio n leve l appe ar s. 5 Press X / x to select [S TANDARD], then press ENTER. The selection items for [ S TANDARD] are disp laye d. 6 Press X / x to select a geographic area as the playback limitation level, then press ENTER. The area is selected . When yo u select [OTHER S t ], s elect an d en[...]

Using V arious Additional Functions 65 GB Area Code Changi ng the passwo rd 1 Press DISPLAY while the system is in st op m ode. The Con trol Menu appe ar s. 2 Press X / x to selec t [PARENTAL CONTROL], then press ENTER. The options for [ PARENTAL CONTROL] appear. 3 Press X / x to select [PASSWO RD t ], then press ENTER. The disp lay for ente ring t[...]

66 GB By adju sting the r emo te signal , yo u can contro l your TV with the s u pplied remote. • If you enter a new code numbe r , the co de numbe r previously en te r ed will be era se d. • Whe n you repla ce th e b a tt er ies of the re mo te , th e code number may reset itself to the de faul t (SONY) setting . Reset the a ppropriat e code n[...]

Other Operations 67 GB THEATRE SYN C allows you to tur n on your SONY TV and this system, c hanges the s ystem mode to “DVD,” and then switc hes the TV’s inp ut sou r c e yo u se t wit h one butto n pu sh. Preparing for the THEATRE SYNC fu nction Register the TV’ s input source c onnecte d to this system . Press and hold TV/VIDEO while ente[...]

68 GB • This function is on ly fo r SONY TVs. (This function may not work on some SONY TVs.) • If distance between TV and this system is too far, this function may not wor k . Ins tall the sys tem nea r th e TV. • Keep the r em ote pointed in the dir e c tio n of the TV and th i s system whil e en tering the code . Sele ct i ng the co nnect e[...]

Other Operations 69 GB 1 Press AMP MENU. 2 Press X / x repeatedly until “AUDIO ATT” appears in the front panel display, then press ENTER or c . 3 Press X / x repeatedly unt il “ATT ON” appears in the front panel d isplay. The output l eve l is changed . When yo u select “ATT OFF” an d pres s x , this opera tio n will be ca n cele d. 4 P[...]

70 GB 6 Press X / x to select the preset number you want. 7 Press EN TER. The station is stored. 8 Repeat 1 to 7 to store o ther stations. To change the preset number Restart fro m Step 1. Listening to the radio Preset radio st ations in the syste m’s memo ry first (see “Pres etting radio stat ions” (page 69)). 1 Press FUNCTION rep eatedly un[...]

Other Operations 71 GB To e rase the characte r, pr ess C / c repeat edly unt il t h e c haract er to b e erased flashe s, th en press CLEA R. 7 Press ENTER. The statio n na me is store d. What is the Radio D ata System? The R adio Dat a Syste m (RDS) i s a broadc asting ser vice that allo ws r ad io s t ati o ns to se n d additional in fo rmat io [...]

72 GB You ca n set the sys tem to tu rn off at a pr es et time, so you can fa ll asleep liste ning to music. You ca n pr eset the t ime in 10 minu tes decrem ents. Pres s SLEEP. Each time you press th is button , the minut e s display (the remai ning ti me) changes a s follo ws: To check the remaining time Press S LEEP onc e. To change the remainin[...]

Other Operations 73 GB You can return th e system parame ters, su ch as preset sta tio n s, to the defaul t set tin gs . 1 Press " / 1 to turn on the system. 2 Press x , A , and " / 1 on the system at the same time. “COLD RESET” appears in the fr ont panel displa y and the defa ult settin gs are retur ned. Returning to the Default Set[...]

74 GB By usin g th e Se tup Disp la y, yo u can mak e various a djustments to ite ms such as picture and sound. Y ou can also set a langua ge for the subtitl es and the S etup Display, a mong other things. F or detai ls on each Setup Display it em, see pages from 75 to 80. For an overall list of Setup Displa y items, see pa ge 95. • Playback sett[...]

Settings an d Adjustments 75 GB To reset all of the [SETUP] settings 1 Select [RESE T] in Step 3 and press ENTER. 2 Select [YE S] using X / x . You can also quit the process and return t o the Control Menu by selecting [NO] here. 3 Pres s EN TER. All the settings explained on p ages 75 to 80 return to the default settings. Do not press [/ 1 while r[...]

76 GB Choose settings ac cord in g to the TV to be connec ted. Select [S CREEN SETUP] in the Setup Disp lay. To use th e di s play, see “ Using th e Se tup Disp l ay” (page 74). The defa ult settin gs are un der l ined. x [TV TYPE ] Selec ts the aspe ct ratio of th e connected TV (4:3 stan dard o r wide). The d efault setti ng vari es, depe ndi[...]

Settings an d Adjustments 77 GB x [LIN E] Selects the output method for v ide o signals fro m the E UR O AV T OUT P U T (TO TV) jac k on the rear panel of th e system . • I f your TV does no t accept RGB signals, no pictur e appear s on the T V scree n even if you sel ect [RGB] . Refer t o the inst ructions s upplied with your TV . x [4:3 OUTPUT][...]

78 GB select s PCM, DTS , Dolby Dig ital sound, and MPEG audio track s in this order. x [MULTI-DISC RES U ME ] (DVD VI DEO / VIDEO CD only) Switches t h e Multi-disc Re sume settin g on or off. Resu me playba ck point ca n be stored i n memory for up t o 40 different DVD VIDEO/ VIDEO CD discs (pa ge 32). x [AUDIO DRC] (Dynamic Range Contro l) (DVD [...]

Settings an d Adjustments 79 GB • W he n you select an item, the sound cuts off for a moment . • Depending on the se tti ngs of other speak ers, subwoof er ma y be excessi ve. x [DISTANCE] The defa ult dist ance settin g for the speak ers in relat ion to the list ening posit ion is shown below. When you set the distan ce using the Quick Set up [...]

80 GB x [LEVEL (FRONT )] You ca n vary the le vel of fron t speake rs as follows. Be sure to set [TEST TONE] to [ON] for easy adjus tmen t. x [LEVEL (SURROUND)] You ca n vary the le ve l of surr ou nd speak ers as follows. Be sure to set [TEST TONE] to [ON] for easy adjus tmen t. (This set t in gs appea r ex cept whe n you set [SURROUND] to [NONE] [...]

Additiona l Information 81 GB On power sources • A C power cord (ma ins lead) must be changed only at the quali fied se rv ic e shop. On placement • Place the s ystem i n a locatio n with adequat e ventilati on to prevent he at b uil d- up in the sys tem. • At high volume, over long per iods of ti me, the cabinet becomes hot to the touch. T h[...]

82 GB On handling discs • To ke ep the disc clean, h and le the dis c by its edge. Do n ot to uch th e surfac e. • Do no t stick paper or tape on the d isc. • Do no t expose the disc to dire ct su nlig ht or heat sources such a s hot air ducts, or leave i t in a car p arked in direct sunlig ht as the tem per at ure may r ise cons i der ably i[...]

Additiona l Information 83 GB Even though you se t the aspect ratio in [TV TYPE] of [SCREEN SETUP ], the picture does not fill the screen. • The asp ect ra tio on the disc is fixed. Sound There is n o sound. • The spe ak er co rd is not c onne c te d se cu rely. • Press MUTING on the remote if “MUTING ON” is displayed in th e front panel [...]

84 GB The MP3 audio tr ack cannot be played. • The DATA CD is not recorded in t he MP3 format that conform s to IS O 9660 Le ve l 1/Le ve l 2 or Joliet . • Th e MP3 audio track does not have the extensio n “.MP3. ” • Th e data is not formatted in MP3 e ven though it has the exte nsi on “.MP3.” • Th e data is not MPE G1 Audio La yer [...]

Additiona l Information 85 GB A disc cannot be ejected and “LOCKED” appear s in the front panel dis p lay . • Conta ct your Sony dealer or loca l authorized Sony service fac il i ty. [Data er r or] appears on the TV scr een when playing a DATA CD or DATA DV D. • The MP3 aud io track/JPEG imag e fil e/ DivX video fil e you want t o play is b[...]

86 GB Amplifier section Stereo mod e (rat ed) 55 W + 55 W (3 ohms at 1 kHz, DIN) Surround mode (re f erenc e) m usic power output Front: 1 33 W + 133 W (with SS- TS 42) Center *: 133 W (with SS- CT 42) Surround *: 133 W + 133 W (with SS- TS 42B ) Subwoofer*: 135 W (with SS-WS31) * Depending on the sound field set tings and the sour ce, ther e may b[...]

Additiona l Information 87 GB Gene ral Power requireme nts 220 – 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz Power consumpt ion On: 145 W Standby: 0.3 W (at th e Power Saving mo de) Dimension s (appr ox.) 430 × 70 × 295 mm (w/h/d) incl. proje c tin g parts Mass (approx. ) 3.6 kg Suppl ie d acces sori es See pa ge 13. Design and specific a tio ns are subject to change w[...]

88 GB Dolby Surrou nd Pro Lo gic As one me th od of decodi ng Dolby Su rr ound, Dolb y Surrou nd P ro Logic produc es fo ur channe ls from 2 ch annel so und. Compa red with the for m er Dolby Sur round sy stem, Do lby Surrou nd Pro Logic reprodu ces l eft-to-ri ght panni ng more na turally and l ocalizes sounds more precisel y. To tak e full ad van[...]

Additiona l Information 89 GB Progre ssive for m at (seq uential sc anning) In contra st to the Inte rla ce for mat, the progres sive for mat can rep roduce 5 0 - 60 fram es per seco nd by repr oducin g al l s ca nning line s (525 lines f or the NTS C system , 625 lin es for t he PAL syste m ). Th e overal l p ic tu re qua lity increas es and still[...]

90 GB The lang uage spe ll i ng s confor m to the ISO 6 39 : 1988 (E/ F) st andard . Language Co de List 1245 Inupiak 1248 Indonesian 1253 Icelandic 1254 Italian 1257 Hebrew 1261 Japanese 1269 Yiddish 1283 Javanese 1287 Georgian 1297 Kazakh 1298 Greenlandic 1299 Cambodian 1300 Kannada 1301 Korean 1305 Kashmiri 1307 Kurdish 1311 Kirghiz 1313 Latin 1[...]

Additiona l Information 91 GB For more information, r efer to th e pages indicate d in parenthese s. Fron t panel A " / 1 (on/standby) (27, 31, 73) B Disc tray (31) C A (open/close) (31, 73) D H (play) (31) E X (pause) (31) F x (stop) (31, 73) G . / > (31) H FUNCTION (31) I PHONES jack (31) J VOLUME (31) K (remote sensor) ( 13) L Front pane[...]

92 GB Front pan el displa y About the indications in the front panel display A Lights up dur i ng PBC playback. (VIDEO CD only) (37) B Lights up when the tim e information of a title or chapter appears in the front pane l disp la y . (DVD on l y ) C Monaural/Stereo effect (Rad io only) (70) D Lights up when 2 channel source is output fr om the surr[...]

Additiona l Information 93 GB Rear panel A SPEAKER jacks ( 15) B COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks (21) C EURO AV T OUTPUT (TO TV) jacks (21) D AM terminal (20) E FM 75 Ω COAXIAL jack (20) F SAT VIDE O/AUDIO IN jacks (23, 25) SPEAKER COAXIAL FM 75 Y R AUDIO IN VIDEO IN L P B /C B P R /C R DVD ONLY SA T COMPONENT VIDEO OUT EURO A V OUTPUT(TO TV) AM FRONT [...]

94 GB Remote A TV [ / 1 (on/ standby) ( 66) B TV/VIDEO ( 66) C TUNER MENU (69) D SLEE P ( 72) E SA-CD/CD (36) F PROGR E SSIVE (22) G REPEAT/F M MO DE (34, 70) H MULTI/2CH (36) I Number button s (35, 62, 66) The num ber 5 butto n ha s a tactile do t.* J CLEAR, - (28, 33, 66, 67) K TOP MENU (35) L C / X / x / c /ENTER (27, 33, 57, 62, 68, 72, 74) M O[...]

Additiona l Information 95 GB Y ou c an set the follo wing items with the D VD Setup Displa y . The ord er of the disp layed i te ms may be different from the act ual displa y . DVD Setup Display List LANGU A GE SETUP OSD MENU AUDIO SUBTIT LE (Select the language you want to use from the displayed language list.) (Select the language you want to us[...]

96 GB Y ou can se t th e follo wing items with AMP MENU on the remote. AMP Menu List AMP menu DIMMER DIMM E R ON DIMM ER OFF DEMO DEMO ON DEMO OFF AUDIO ATT ATT ON ATT OFF[...]

97 GB Numerics 16:9 76 4:3 LETTER BO X 76 4: 3 OUTP UT 77 4:3 P AN SCAN 76 5.1 Channel Surrou nd 56 A A/V SYNC 46 Acce ssories 13 ALBUM 48 Alb um 87 AMP m enu 27, 69 AMP menu list 96 ANGLE 61 Antenn a (a er ial) Hoo kup 20 A UDIO 7 5 A UDIO A TT 69 A UDIO DR C 78 B B A CKGROUND 76 Batteri es 13 C CHAPTER 48 Chapter 87 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT 22 Conn ec[...]

98 GB SCREEN SA VER 7 6 SCREEN SE TUP 76 Sear ching 4 7 SETUP 74 Setup Display 7 4, 95 Shuffle Play 3 4 SIZE 78 SLEEP 7 2 Slide show 42 Slow-motion play 47 Sound Fiel d 57 SPEAKER SETUP 78 Speak er setup 30 Speaker System Hook up 15 SUBT ITLE 61 , 75 Supe r Audio CD 8, 36 T TEST T ONE 80 THEA TRE SYNC 67 TIME/ TEXT 49 TITLE 4 8 T itle 89 TRA CK 48 [...]

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