Sony DAV-DZ360WA manual

©2008 Sony Corporation 3-298-611- 11 (1) DVD Home Theatr e System Operating Instructions DA V -DZ360W A[...]

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[...]

3 GB Precautions On power sources • AC power co rd (mains le ad) must be chan ged only at the quali fied se rvice sho p. • The unit is not disconne cted from the AC power source ( mains) as long as it is connecte d to the wall outlet ( mains) , even if th e unit itsel f has been turned off. • Insta ll thi s system so th at the AC power cord ([...]

4 GB Table of Cont ents About T his Oper ating Instru ctions...... .... 3 About t he S-A IR function ........ ....... ........ 3 Playab le Discs ........... ........ ........... ....... .... 5 Getting Started Step 1: Positioning th e System ... 10 Step 2: Connecting the System ... 13 Step 3: Performing the Quick Setup ......... ........... ........[...]

5 GB Playable Disc s 1) MP 3 (MPEG1 A udio Laye r 3) is a standa rd forma t defined b y ISO/M PEG which compresses audio d ata. MP 3 files must be in MPEG1 Audi o Layer 3 format. Type Disc lo go Charac teris tics Icon DVD VIDEO • DVD VIDEO • DVD-R /DVD-RW in DVD VIDEO format o r video mode • DVD+R/DVD+RW in DVD VIDEO format VR (Video Recordin[...]

6 GB 2) JPE G imag e fil es mu st co nfor m to th e DCF image file f orma t. (DC F “De sign rule fo r Ca mera F ile sy ste m”: Imag e standar ds for di gital came ras regul ated by Japan El ectronics and Info rmation T echnology Industri es Associa tion (JEI TA).) 3) DivX ® is a video file compression te chnology, d eveloped by DivX, Inc. 4) D[...]

7 GB • Thi s sy stem can p lay a Mu lti Ses sion C D when an MP3 fil e is contain ed in the fir st se ssion. Any subseq uent MP 3 files recorde d in later sessio ns can als o be play ed back. • Thi s sy stem can p lay a Multi S ession C D when a JPEG im age fil e is co ntaine d in the fir st sessi on. Any s ubseq uent JPEG i mage f ile s reco r[...]

8 GB Getting Started Getting St arted Unpacking • Front speak ers (2) and surrou nd s peaker s (2) • Cente r spea ker (1 ) • Sub woofe r (1) • AM loop ante nna (aerial) (1 ) • FM wire antenn a (aer ial) (1 ) • S peaker cords (6, red/wh ite/ green/gr ay/bl ue/purpl e) • Remote c omma nder (rem ote) (1 ) • R6 (si ze AA) batteri es (2)[...]

9 GB Getting Started Inserting batteries into the remote Inse rt two R6 (s ize AA ) batte ries (s upplie d) by ma tching the 3 and # ends on the batteri es to the markings inside the compartment. To use the remote, poin t it at the remote se nsor on the uni t. Note • Do no t leav e the r emote i n an ex tremely hot o r humid place. • Do not use[...]

10 GB Getting Started Step 1 : Positi oning t he System For the best poss ible sur round so und, all the speak ers oth er than th e subwo ofer sho uld be pla ced at the same dista nce fr om the list ening posit ion ( A ). However, thi s system allo ws you to place the cente r speaker up to 1.6 meters (5 f t) closer ( B ) and the surrou nd spea kers[...]

11 GB Getting Started To install the speakers on a w all Before instal ling the sp eaker s on a wa ll, connec t the sp eaker cord to th e speak er. Be sure to match t he speake r cords to the app ropriate terminals on the s peakers: th e speaker cord with the c olo r tub e to 3 , and the speaker c ord without the color tube to # . 1 Prepare screws [...]

12 GB Getting Started Note • Use sc rews that are suit able f or the wal l mate rial an d stren gth. As a plaste r board wa ll is especial ly fragi le, att ach the screws secure ly to a beam an d fasten them t o the wal l. Instal l the speakers on a ve rtical and flat wall where rein fo rcem ent is ap plie d. • Contact a screw sho p or insta ll[...]

13 GB Getting Started Step 2: Conn ecting th e System See the co nnection diag ram below, and rea d the additi onal informat ion from 1 to 6 on th e follow ing pages. Note • Be sure to make connection s securely to avoid hum and noise . • Whe n you conn ect anothe r compone nt with a volume cont rol, turn up the vol ume of the other compon ents[...]

14 GB Getting Started 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 conn ected. B e sur e to m atch the sp eaker cords to th e app ropriat e term inal s on th e sp eakers: the s peake r cord with the color tub e to 3 , and th e spea ker cord wi thout the color t ube to # . Do not cat[...]

15 GB Getting Started For vi deo o utpu t to yo ur TV, ch eck the vid eo in put ja cks of t he TV, and sel ect connec tion meth od A or B . Picture qua lity improv es in order fr om A (s tand ard) to B (HDMI). When the T V has the digi tal opti cal or coa xial out put j ack, you c an i mprov e soun d qu ality by connecting with the digi tal cord ( [...]

16 GB Getting Started You ca n enjoy t he connec ted co mpone nt usin g the six spe aker s of the syst em. • Portabl e audio source: A • DIGITAL ME DIA PORT adapter : B To connect the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter Conn ect a DIG ITAL M EDIA PO RT ada pter (n ot suppli ed) to the D MPOR T jack. Fo r detai ls, see “Using the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT Ada[...]

17 GB Getting Started If your TV has multiple audio/video inputs You can en joy the s ound wi th t he sp eakers of t he sy stem throug h the conn ected TV. Conne ct th e compon ents as follows . Select the component on the TV. For d etails, refer to the operati ng instru ctions of th e TV. If the T V do es not hav e mul tipl e au dio/ vide o in put[...]

18 GB Getting Started Note • Keep the AM loop antenna (ae rial) and cord away fr om the system or othe r AV components, as noise may result. • Be sure to fully e xtend th e FM wire antenna ( aerial) . • After co nnecti ng the FM wire a ntenna ( aerial), keep it as horizo ntal as possib le. Ti p • Adjust the direction of the AM loop antenn a[...]

19 GB Getting Started You can transmit s ound fro m the unit to an S-AIR pr oduct, suc h as a surr ound amplifier or S-AIR rece iver. An S-AIR produc t is a component that is comp atible with th e S-AIR function. To use the S-AIR fu nction, you nee d to insert the wi reless tra nsceivers into th e unit, surro und amplifier, and S -AIR recei ver. Fo[...]

20 GB Getting Started Before conne cting the AC po wer cord ( mains le ad) of t he unit to a wall ou tlet (mai ns), conn ect all the speake rs to the unit. Also , connec t the AC power co rd (mai ns lead) of the S-A IR recei ver to a wa ll outlet (mai ns). After connec ting the A C power cord (ma ins lea d), the dem onstr ation ap pears in the fron[...]

21 GB Getting Started Step 3 : Perf orming the Quick Setu p Follow the Steps belo w to make the basic adjustme nts for u sing the system. Displa yed item s var y depe nding o n the coun try model. Note • When you connec t the system and the TV with the HDMI cable (no t supplied), you need to set the type of video outp ut for ma tching you r TV. F[...]

22 GB Getting Started • [RGB]: outputs RGB signals. Note • If your TV does not accept RG B signals, no picture appears on the TV s creen e ven if yo u select [RGB ]. Refer t o the operat ing instr uctions supplie d with y our TV. 10 Press . The Setup Display fo r selecting th e speaker form ation appe ars. 11 Press C / c to select the speaker f[...]

23 GB Getting Started 16 Unplug the calibration mic and p ress C / c to sele ct [YES]. Note • The environm ent of the room in whi ch the syst em is ins talle d ma y af fect me asur emen ts. • If measur ement fail s, follo w the me ssag e the n retry [AUTO CALIBRATION]. 17 Press . Quick Setup is finis hed. All connections and setu p operat ions [...]

24 GB Getting Started Step 4 : Enjoyin g Sound from all the Sp eakers You can enjoy DVD, TV, or VCR sound from all the speaker s in this system. 1 Press FUNCTION +/– rep eatedly until the desired fu nction appears in the front pane l displ ay. Each time you pre ss FUNCTION +/–, the funct ion chan ges as foll ows. “DVD” t “TUNER FM” t ?[...]

25 GB Getting Started 1 Press FUNCTION +/– rep eatedly until “TV” or “AUDIO” appears in the front panel display. 2 Press SYSTEM MENU. 3 Press X / x repeatedly un til “ATTENUATE” appears in the front panel display, then press or c . 4 Press X / x to select a setting. • “ATT ON” : You ca n attenuate th e input level. Th e output l[...]

26 GB Enjoying Sur round Soun d by Using Decoding Mode You ca n enjoy su rrou nd sound simpl y by sele cting one of the syst em’s pre-pr ogramm ed deco ding modes . They br ing exci ting an d power ful sound o f mov ie theate rs into you r hom e. 1 Press SY STEM MENU. 2 Press X / x repeatedly until “DE C. MODE” appears in the front panel disp[...]

Sound Adjustm ent 27 GB 4 Press . The setti ng is made. 5 Press SYSTEM MENU. The system me nu turns off. To turn the surround effect off Select “A.F.D. STD” or “2CH STEREO” for “DEC. MODE.” Note • When t he input s ignal is mult i chann el sour ce, “PRO L OGIC,” “PLII MOVIE,” and “PLII MUSIC” are canceled and the mu lti ch[...]

28 GB Selecting the S ound Mode You can select a sui table sou nd mod e for movi es or mu sic. Press SOUND M ODE repeatedly during playback until the desired mode appears in the front panel display. • “AUTO” : The syst em selec ts “MOVIE” o r “MU SIC” aut omatica lly to prod uce th e sound effec t depend ing on th e disc. • “MO VI[...]

Disc 29 GB Playing a Disc Depending on the DVD VIDEO or VIDEO CD, some opera tions may be differ ent or rest ricted. Refer t o the operat ing instr uctions suppl ied with your d isc. 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 syste m is set to “DVD,” p ress FUNC[...]

30 GB To use the headphones Connect the headphones to PHONES jack on th e unit. The soun d of the sy stem is muted. You ca n also con nect th e headpho nes t o PHON ES jac k on the su rround ampli fier. (Th e sound of the sys tem is mut ed.) Other operations 1) Exc ep t for JP EG imag e fil es . 2) Scan speed s may diffe r with some discs. 3) DVD V[...]

Disc 31 GB To display the subtitles If subt itles are recorde d on a di sc, you c an turn the subt itles on /off dur ing pla yback. If multil ingual subtitl es are re cord ed on the di sc, you can change t he subtit le langu age duri ng playba ck, or turn the subtitles on/o ff whenever you wan t. Press SUBTITLE during playback to select the desi re[...]

32 GB If you pr ess AUD IO r epeate dly duri ng playba ck, th e form at of the curr ent aud io sign al (PCM, D olby Digi tal, D TS, e tc.) appear s as show n below. x DVD Example: Dolby Dig ital 5.1 c han nel Example: Dolby Digita l 3 c hannel x DATA CD (DivX video file)/DATA DVD (DivX video file) Example: MP3 au dio You can play the Super Audio CD[...]

Disc 33 GB The Contr ol Menu displa y appear s on the TV screen. 2 Press X / x to select [SUP ER AUDIO CD/CD LAYER], then p ress . x When the current layer is the CD layer [SUPER AUDIO CD] appears. x When the current layer is the Super Audio CD layer [CD] ap pear s. 3 Press to chan ge the layer. • [ SUPER AUDIO CD] : You ca n play the Supe r Audi[...]

34 GB – yo u ejec t th e disc . – the syste m enters standby mode (DATA CD/ DATA DVD on ly). – you chan ge or reset the setting s on the Setup Display. – you chan ge the parental contr ol level. – you change th e function by pressin g FUNCTION +/– . – you dis connect the AC power cord (mains lead). • F or a DVD-VR, VIDEO CD, Super A[...]

Disc 35 GB 6 To program other tracks, repeat Steps 4 to 5. The pr ogra mmed tra cks ar e disp laye d in the select ed o rder. 7 Press H to start Program Play. Prog ram Pl ay s tart s. When th e prog ram ends , you can restar t the same pr ogram again by p ress ing H . To return to normal play Pres s CL EAR whil e the disp la y for the p rog ram set[...]

36 GB Shuff le Pl ay star ts. To return to normal play Press CLEAR, or sel ect [OFF] in Step 3. To turn off the Control Menu display Press DISPLAY repeatedly unti l the Control Menu displa y is turned off. Note • You c annot use Shuffle Play with a VIDEO CD or Super VCD with PBC playback. • W hen you pr ess CLEAR to return to norm al play, Prog[...]

Disc 37 GB Search ing/Sele cting a Disc 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 pl ay a DV D tha t allows you to s elect items s uch as t[...]

38 GB The nu mber in pa renthe ses indi cates the total nu mber of titl es, chapters, tracks, indexes, scenes, fo lders, or files. 3 Press . [** (* *)] ch anges to [– – (**)]. 4 Press X / x or the number butt ons to select the d esired number of the title, chapter, track, index, scene, etc. If you make a mistake, press CLEAR to cancel the num b[...]

Disc 39 GB Playing MP3 Files/JPE G Image Files You can play th e MP3 f iles or JP EG im age file s: • which h ave the extension “.MP 3” (MP3 file ) or “.JPG”/“ .JPEG” (JPEG ima ge file) • which confo rm to the DCF* image file format * “Design r ule for C amera File system”: Image standar ds for digita l cameras regu lated by Jap[...]

40 GB The f olders record ed on the DAT A CD or DATA DVD appear. When a folder is bei ng played, its title is shaded. 2 Press X / x to select a folder. x To play JPEG image files in a folder Press H to st art pla ying the se lected folder . x To select a JPEG imag e file by displaying the subscreens Press PICTURE NAVI. Images of JPEG image file s i[...]

Disc 41 GB You can pl ay a slid e show with sound by fi rst placin g both MP 3 files and JPEG ima ge files i n the same fo lder on a DATA CD or DATA DVD. 1 Load a DATA CD or DATA DVD. 2 Press DISPLAY while the system is in st op m ode . The Contr ol Menu displa y appear s on the TV screen. 3 Press X / x to select [MODE (MUSIC, IMA GE)], then press [...]

42 GB • [OFF]: Of f. 4 Press . Note • The [EFFECT] sett ing is not effect ive when you set [JPEG RES OLU TIO N] i n [H DM I SET UP] to [ (19 20 × 1080i) HD ] or [(1920 × 1080i) HD] (page 50). Enjoying DivX ® Videos DivX ® is a video f ile comp ressio n techno logy, develo ped by DivX , Inc. This product is an off icial Div X ® Cert ified p[...]

Disc 43 GB files with the exte nsion “.AVI” or “.DIVX” if they d o no t contai n a D ivX video . Ti p • For de tails abou t playa ble MP3 audio tr acks or J PEG image files on a DATA CD or DATA DVD, see “Playa ble Discs” (pag e 5). Note • The system m ay not pl ay a DivX vide o file when t he file has been c ombined fr om two or mor[...]

44 GB Ti p • If the n umber of vi ewing time s is preset, you can play the D ivX vid eo files as ma ny t imes a s the preset number. T he following occurrenc es are coun ted: – whe n the sys tem is tu rned off . – when anothe r file is played. – whe n the d isc tr ay is opene d. Adjusting the Delay Between th e Picture and Sound [A/V SYNC] [...]

Disc 45 GB Restr icting Playback of the Disc [PARENTAL C ONTROL] Playback o f some DVD VI DEOs can be limited accordi ng to a pr edeterm ined le vel such as the age of the users. Sce nes ma y be block ed or repl aced wit h differ ent sc enes . You ca n set the playbac k restr icti on by regist ering a pas swor d. Wh en y ou set the [PAR ENTA L CON [...]

46 GB To turn off the [PARENTAL CONTROL] function Set [LEV EL] to [OFF ] in Step 11. To play a disc for which [PARENTAL CONTROL] is set 1 Load the d isc and press H . The dis play for ent ering you r passw ord appe ars. 2 Enter your 4-digit password using the number buttons, th en press . The sy stem st arts play back. Note • W hen y ou pl ay di [...]

Disc 47 GB Using the Set up Display You can make vari ous ad justm ents o f it ems su ch as pict ure and so und. 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 Setup Dis play settings a nd not all the functi ons described ma y work. 1 Press FUNCTION +/– rep eated[...]

48 GB x [OSD] (O n-Screen Display) You ca n swi tch t he dis play lang uage on the T V screen . x [MENU] (DVD VIDEO only) You ca n switch the lang uage f or the disc ’s menu. x [AUDIO] (DV D VIDEO only ) You c an swi tch the l angu age of t he soun d track . Whe n you sel ect [O RIGINAL ], th e langua ge given priorit y in the disc is selected . [...]

Disc 49 GB x [PAUS E MODE ] (DVD VIDEO/ DVD-R / DVD-RW only) You can select the picture i n pause m ode. [AUTO] : The pictur e, includ ing subje cts tha t move dynamica lly, is output with no jitter. Normally s elect this p osition. [FRAME ]: T he pict ure, incl udin g subj ect s that do not mo ve dynami cally, is ou tput in hi gh reso luti on. x [[...]

50 GB [ON] : The syst em out puts aud io sign als by converting Dolby Digita l, DTS, or 96 kHz/24 bit PCM s ignal s to 48 kHz/ 16 bi t PCM . Note • When you con nect the unit a nd TV with an HDMI cabl e and [ON ] is s elect ed, [AU DIO D RC], [A/ V SYNC], DYNAMIC BASS, “DEC. MODE,” and sound mode are no t applie d to the sound th at is o utpu[...]

Disc 51 GB x [TRACK SELECTION] (DVD VIDEO only) You can give the soun d track which co ntains th e highes t number of channel s priori ty when you play a DVD VIDEO on whi ch multiple audio form ats (PC M, D TS , D olby Di gita l, o r M PEG audi o) are rec orded . [OF F] : Of f. [AUT O]: The sy stem s elects th e sound t rack automatica lly accordi [...]

52 GB x [CONNECTION] If you do not conne ct cent er or surro und speak ers, set t he paramete rs for [CE NTER] and [SURROUND]. Since th e front spe aker and subw oofer setting is f ixed, y ou c annot chan ge them. [FRONT] [YES] [CENTER] [YES] : Nor mal ly se lect this . [NONE]: Select this if no ce nter speaker is used. [SURRO UND] [YES] : Nor mal [...]

Disc 53 GB [L/R] 3.0 m/10 ft 2)3) : Se t the surr ound sp eaker distan ce (up to 5.0 met ers (16 ft) closer to the fron t speake rs). 1) 0.0 to 6.9 meters for North Amer ican models. 2) Wh en you perform the Qui ck Setup (page 21) , the default se ttings are cha nged. 3) This item appears whe n you set [SURROUND] to [YES] in the [CONNECTION] settin[...]

54 GB Presett ing Rad io Station s You ca n preset 20 F M stat ions, and 10 AM statio ns. Befo re tuning , make sure to tur n down the volume to minimum. Ti p • You can operate the tuner functi on by observing the following di splay on the TV screen . 1 Press FUNCTION +/– rep eatedly until “TUNER FM” or “TUNER AM” appears in the front p[...]

T une r 55 GB Listening to the Ra dio Preset radio statio ns in the system’s memory first (see “P rese tting Radi o Stat ions ” (pag e 54)). 1 Press FUNCTION +/– rep eatedly until “TUNER FM” or “ TUNER AM” appears in the front panel display. The last recei ved st ation is t uned i n. 2 Press PRESET +/– repeatedly to select the pre[...]

56 GB 6 Create a name by usin g C / X / x / c . Press X / x to select a char acter, then p ress c to move the cursor to t he next po sition. You ca n input let ters, num bers, an d other symb ols fo r a radio stati on. If you make a mistake Press C / c repeatedl y until the char acter t o be chan ged fl ashes, then pr ess X / x to sele ct the de si[...]

T une r 57 GB Using th e Radio Data System (RDS) The R adi o Data Syst em (RDS ) is a broa dcast ing service that allows radio sta tions to s end add ition al in fo rmat ion alon g wi th th e reg ula r program signal. This tune r offers conve nient RDS fe atur es, s uch as st atio n nam e dis play. RDS is ava ilable only for FM stati ons.* Note •[...]

58 GB Using the Contro l for HDMI Function f or “BRAVIA” Sync This fu nction is availa ble on TV s with the “BRAVI A” Sync function only. By conn ecti ng Sony co mpone nts th at are compatibl e with the Control for HDMI fun ction with an HDMI c able (not supplied ), operatio n is simplifie d as below: – Theat re Mo de (pa ge 59) – On e-[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 59 GB To set the [CONTROL FOR HD MI] function to on/off 1 Press FUNCTION +/– rep eatedly until “DVD” app ears in the front panel display. 2 Press DISPLAY while the system is in st op m ode . The Contr ol Menu displa y appear s on the TV screen. 3 Press X / x to select [SETUP], then press . The options[...]

60 GB (System Au dio Contro l) You ca n enjoy TV sound in this system by easy oper atio n. To use this fun ct ion, con nec t th e s yste m a nd th e TV wit h an audi o cord (not s uppl ied) and an HDMI cable (n ot su pplied ) (page 15 ). Depe nding o n the T V, whe n yo u set the system to the “ TV” function, the Syst em Audio Contro l funct io[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 61 GB Playing Back Audio Files/JPEG Image File s of a USB Device You can pl ay a udio fi les (MP3/WMA /AAC files) /JPEG image file s stored in a USB device such as the d igital m usic pl ayer o r USB s torage media (no t suppl ied) by conn ecting the USB device to the unit. For a l ist of USB dev ices that [...]

62 GB Notes on the USB device • The sys tem can pl ay back up to 200 fol ders, incl uding albu ms tha t do not cont ain audi o files and JPEG image file s. When more than 200 folder s are i n th e USB d evic e, fol ders t hat are r ecogni zed by t he sys tem diff er depe nding on the fold er configu ration. • The sys tem ca n play bac k the fol[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 63 GB 7 Press X / x to select a folder. x To play aud io files in a folder Press H to start play ing the selec ted fold er. x To select an audio file Press . The list o f files co ntained in th e folder appears . Press X / x to select a file and pr ess . The system star ts p laying the s elec ted fi le. You[...]

64 GB 7 Press X / x to select a folder. x To play JPEG image files in a folder as a slide show Press H to st art pla ying the se lected folder . The JP EG imag es are playe d as a slide show . You can ch ange the i nterva l of the slide s how ( page 6 4), and add ef fects to the slid e sh ow (pa ge 64) . x To select a JPEG imag e file by displaying[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 65 GB 2 Press X / x to select [EFFECT], then press . The options for [EFF ECT] appear. 3 Press X / x to selec t a setting. •[ M O D E 1 ] : The JPEG image file sweeps in from to p to bottom. • [MODE 2 ]: The JPEG i mage file st retches out fro m left to right of the TV screen . • [MODE 3 ]: The JPEG i[...]

66 GB 1 Press DISPLAY . (When playing a JPEG imag e files, press DISPLAY twice.) The C ontrol Menu disp lay ap pea rs on th e TV screen. 2 Press X / x to select th e search method. • [TRACK ]: audio files . • [FILE]: JPEG image files . •[ F O L D E R ] : F o l d e r s . [** (* *)] is select ed (** re fers to a number ). The nu mber in pa rent[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 67 GB ID3 ve r 2.2/2.3 tag inf ormation display has prior ity when both I D3 ver 1.0/1.1 and ver 2.2/2.3 tags are used for a single M P3 file. Note • Characte rs/mark s may not be displa yed in some languag es. • Dependi ng on the type of file bein g played, the system ca n only display a limited numbe [...]

68 GB • Some USB device s cannot be playe d back on the sy stem de pend ing on the file fo rmat . 1 Load an audio CD. 2 Press DISP LAY while the system is in stop mode. The C ontrol Menu disp lay ap pea rs on th e TV screen. 3 Press X / x to select [USB RECORDING], then press . 4 Press X / x to select [TRACK], then press . “READ ING” appear s[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 69 GB x To select the desired MP 3 file/folder Press X / x to se lect the MP 3 file/ folder, th en press . The MP 3 files/ folder s are ma rked . x To select all MP3 files/folders Press C / X / x / c to select [ ALL], then press . x To cancel th e MP3 fil e/folder Press X / x to se lect the MP 3 file/ folde[...]

70 GB Using the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT Adapter The DIGITAL MEDIA PORT (DMPORT) adapte r (not suppli ed) is for enj oying soun d from a por tabl e audi o sou rce or c omput er. B y connecting a DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter, you can e njoy sou nd from the conne cted component on the syste m. Available DIGITAL MEDIA PORT ad apters vary i n ea ch are a. For [...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 71 GB Using an S-AIR Product The unit is compatible with the S-AIR function (page 98), w hich allo ws so und t ransm issio n between S-AIR produc ts. About S-AIR products There are tw o types of S-AIR pro duct. • S-AIR main unit (th is unit): Th is is fo r tran smit ting sound . Yo u can use up to t hree [...]

72 GB Soun d transm ission is establis hed as follows (e xampl e): Ti p • To confirm the current ID, perform Steps 1 to 7 above. When you pa ir the unit with the S-AIR sub unit (page 73), [(PAIRI NG)] appears be side ID on the disp lay for selec ting ID. To set the ID of the surround amplifier Refer to the operating instr uctions of the surro und[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 73 GB When “TUNE R FM” or “T UNER A M” is select ed on t he unit , you c an only select t he same ba nd for th e tuner on the S-AIR receiv er. In thi s case, wh en you sel ect othe r than “TUN ER FM ” or “TUN ER AM” o n the unit, yo u can se lect an y band for the tune r on t he S-AI R rece [...]

74 GB x After pairing Sound t ransm ission is establish ed betw een the paired uni t and S-AI R sub unit( s) only. To perform pairing 1 Place the S-AIR sub unit that you want to pair near t he unit. Note • Remove headphone s from the surround amplif ier ( if c onnec ted) . 2 Match the IDs of the unit and the S- AIR sub unit. • T o set the ID of[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 75 GB 12 Press C / c to selec t the next op eration. x To finish pa iring Select [NO], then p ress . x To perf orm pairi ng of a nother S -AIR sub unit Sele ct [YES] , then pr ess . Note • If you per form the pai ring operatio n between the unit and another S-AI R sub unit (page 73), sound transm ission e[...]

76 GB Getting Optimal Surrou nd Soun d for a Room [SPEAKER FORMATION] Depe nding on th e shape of th e room, you cannot insta ll some s peaker s. For th e bette r surrou nd sound, Sony rec omme nds that fi rst you dec ide the po sitio n of the sp eakers . 1 Press FUNCTION +/– rep eatedly until “DVD” appears in the front panel display. 2 Press[...]

Other Operati ons 77 GB Calibrati ng the Appropr iate Setting s Auto matic ally [AUTO CALIBRATION] D. C. A. C. (Digital Cin ema Auto Calibrati on) can se t the app ropriate surrou nd soun d automatica lly. Note • The system outputs a loud test sound when [AUTO CALIBRATION] starts. You cannot turn the volume down. Give consi deration to children a[...]

78 GB – the headph ones are c onnected to the un it or surround a mplifier . – the cal ibrat ion mic is not conn ected. – fro nt speak ers are no t correct ly connec ted. – surround spe akers a re not correc tly connect ed. – front and surround speaker s are n ot correc tly connect ed. 10 Press C / c to select [YES] or [NO], then press . [...]

Other Operati ons 79 GB Using the Sou nd Effect You can re inforc e bass freq uencie s. Press DYNAMIC BASS. “D. BASS ON” ap pears i n the fro nt panel displa y and bass freq uencies are effect ively rein forc ed. To turn off the sound effect Press DYNAMIC BASS again . You c an enj oy sou nd ef fects or dial ogue , as yo u would in a movie thea [...]

80 GB Changing th e Brightness of the Fr ont Panel Display The bri ghtnes s of the fron t panel display ca n be set to either of 2 levels. 1 Press SY STEM MENU. 2 Press X / x repeatedly until “DIMMER” appears in the fron t panel display, then press or c . 3 Press X / x to select the brightness o f the front panel display. • “ DIMMER OFF” [...]

Other Operati ons 81 GB x DATA CD (DivX video fil e)/DATA DVD (DivX video fi le) 1 Playin g time of the current file 2 Current fil e name 3 Curren t albu m and file nu mber Note • The syste m can only displa y the first level of the DVD/CD text, such as the disc nam e or title . • If a file name of the MP 3 file c annot be displayed, “*” wi[...]

82 GB To check DATA CD/DATA DVD (MP3 file/DivX video file) text By pres sing DIS PLAY while play ing MP3 files or DivX vi deo files on a DATA CD/ DATA DVD , you can di splay the name of the fold er/ MP3 f ile/D ivX vi deo f ile, and t he au dio b it ra te (the amount of d ata p er sec ond of the curr ent audio) on the TV sc reen . * Appears when: ?[...]

Other Operati ons 83 GB Return ing to the Def ault Setting s 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 s ystem return s to de fault settings . You can re turn the [SETUP ] settings (page 47) other than [PARENTA L CONTROL] to th[...]

84 GB Precau tion s On power sources • Unplu g the unit from the wall outle t (mains) if you do not intend t o use it for an extended per iod of time. To disconnect the cord, pull it out by the plug, neve r by the cord. On placement • P lace the sys tem in a locat ion with adeq uate venti latio n to prevent h eat build-u p in the syst em. • A[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 85 GB transm ission may re sult. In this case, take t he followin g steps: – Do not insta ll the system near other w ireless syst ems. – Do not use the system and the other wirele ss systems at the same time. • The transm ission dista nce differs depe nding on the usage envir onment. Fi nd a location wher e transm iss[...]

86 GB Troublesh ooting If you exp erience any of the follo wing difficu lties while using the sys tem, use this troubleshoo ting guide to h elp remedy t he probl em before re questing r epairs. Should any problem per sist, consul t your neares t Son y de aler. Note that if ser vice pe rsonnel chan ges som e parts during r epair, th ese pa rts may b[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 87 GB Sound Even though you se t the aspect rati o in [ TV T YPE ] of [V IDE O SETUP], t he picture does not f ill the TV screen. • The aspec t ratio on the disc is f ixed. Color irregu larity occur s on the TV screen. The su bwoofer an d the f ront s peakers in this syste m are m agnetic ally s hielded to prevent magneti[...]

88 GB Operation The surro und effect is di fficult t o hear when you are playing a sound track of Dolby Digital, DTS, or MPEG audio . • Make sure the “DEC. MODE” s etting (pag e 26). • Check th e speaker connect ions and s etting s (pages 1 4, 51). • Depending on the DVD, the output signal may not be the ent ire 5.1 channel. It may be mon[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 89 GB The MP3 file cannot be played. • The DATA CD is not recor ded in the MP3 forma t that conforms to I SO 9660 Level 1/Lev el 2, or Joliet. • The DATA DVD is not recorded in an MP3 format that conf orms to UDF (Universal Disk Format ). • The MP3 file does not have the ex tension “.MP3. ” • The data is not for[...]

90 GB Messages do not ap pear on the TV screen in the lang uage you want. • In the Se tup Displa y, sele ct the de sired la nguage f or the o n-scree n displa y in [OSD] under [LANGUAGE SETUP] (page 47). The langua ge for th e sound tra ck cannot be changed. • Multilin gual track s are not r ecorded o n the DVD being pl ayed. • The DVD proh i[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 91 GB USB device Symptom R emedy “OVERLOAD” appears in the front panel disp lay. • A prob lem has been det ected wi th the level o f electr ical current f rom th e (USB) port. Turn off the system a nd remove the USB de vice from the (USB) p ort. Ma ke sure there is no prob lem with the USB device . If thi s display pa[...]

92 GB “DATA ERROR” appears in the front panel di splay durin g playback of a USB device. • The audio file/J PEG image file yo u want to pla y is br oken. • The data is not MPEG1 Audio Layer 3 data . • The JPE G ima ge fi le for mat d oes n ot c onform to DC F. • The JPEG i mage fi le has th e extens ion “.J PG” or “. JPEG,” but [...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 93 GB The S-AIR function You cannot start r ecording/ copying to a USB device . • The fol lowi ng pr obl ems ma y ha ve occ urr ed. – The USB device is full. – The number of MP3 file s and folders on the USB device has reache d the upper li mit. – Th e USB devi ce is writ e-protect ed. Recording /copying is stoppe d[...]

94 GB No sound is heard from the S-AIR sub unit. • I f you use anot her S-AIR main uni t, place it more tha n 8 m (26 1 / 4 feet) a way from the unit . • Confirm the ID of the unit and S- AIR sub un it (page 71) . • Confirm the pairing setting (page 73). • I nstall the S-AIR main u nit and S-AIR sub uni t closer together . • Avoid use of [...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 95 GB Self-dia gnosis Fu ncti on (When lette rs/numbers ap pear in th e displ ay) 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. I[...]

96 GB Specifica tions Amplifier Sec tion Stereo mode (rated) 108 W + 108 W (at 3 ohms, 1 kHz, 1% THD) Surround mode (ref erence) RMS output p ower FL/FR/ C/SL/SR* : 142 watt s (p er chan ne l at 3 ohms, 1 kHz, 10% THD) Subwoofer*: 140 watts (at 3 ohms, 80 Hz, 10% THD) * Depending on the decoding mode settings and the sour ce, ther e may be no sound[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 97 GB Gene ral Power requirements 220 V - 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz Power consumpt ion On: 170 W Standby: 0.3 W (at the Power Saving mo de) Output voltage (DIGITAL MEDIA PORT) DC 5 V Output current (DIGITAL M EDIA PORT) 700 mA Dimension s (approx.) 430 mm × 66 mm × 385 mm (w /h/d) incl. projectin g part s 430 mm × 66 mm × 415 [...]

98 GB surrou nd s peake rs and a ce nter speak er. Th e surr ound s peake rs ou tput mona ural sound . DTS Digital au dio compress ion technolo gy devel oped by D TS, Inc. This techn ology confor ms to 5.1-c hannel surroun d. T his for mat comp rises of st ereo r ear chann el an d ther e is discrete subwoofer chann el in this format . DTS provi des[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 99 GB 1) You can pla y the CD layer on a conve ntional CD player. 2) Sin ce both layers ar e on one side, it is not n ecessary to tu rn the disc o ver. 3) To select a laye r, see “To ch ange a playbac k layer when playing a hyb rid Super Audio CD” (page 32). 4) To select an area, see “To s elect a playback area on a 2[...]

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

Additiona l Inf ormation 101 GB Index to Parts and Control For more informatio n, ref er to the pages indi cated in parenthese s. A " / 1 (on/standby) (21, 83) B A (open/close) (29) C Front panel display (103) D Play oper ation but tons (29 ) E (remote sensor) (9) F FUNCTION (24) G VOLUME control (29) H PHONES jack (29) I AUDIO IN/A.CAL MIC ja[...]

102 GB A SPEAKER jacks (14) B EZW-RT10 slot (19) C COAXIAL 75 Ω FM jack (18) D AM terminal (18) E EURO AV T OUTPUT (TO TV) jack (15) F DMPORT (DIG ITAL MEDIA PORT ) jack (16, 70) G HDMI OUT jack (15) H TV (DI GITAL IN COAX IAL/OPTICAL) jacks (15) Rear panel CENTER SUBWOOFER DIGITAL IN COAXIAL OPTICAL FRONT R FRONT L SUR R SUR L SPEAKER TV HDMI OUT[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 103 GB About the indications in the front panel display A Playing stat us B Flashes when the sleep timer is set. (79) C Displays system’s status such as chapter, title, or track number, time inform ation, r adio freq uency, pla ying status, decoding mode, etc. D Lights up when a station is received. (Radio only) (54) E St[...]

104 GB Remote control ALPHABETICAL ORDER BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS A – O P – Z ANGLE 3 (30) AUDIO qh (31) CLEAR es (34, 47 , 55) D.TUNING ws (55 ) DISC SKIP 1) ed DISPLAY wa (56, 66, 80 ) DVD MENU wg (37) DVD TOP MENU qd (37) DYNAMIC BASS 6 (79) ENTER 2) wf (20, 21, 32, 34, 54, 76) FUNCTION +/– 2 (24, 29) MENU wg (7 8) MUTING 7 (29) NIGHT wd (79) O[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 105 GB Guide to th e Control Menu Disp lay You can us e the Contro l Menu display to select a function a nd to view re lated inf ormation. Press DISPLAY repeatedly. Each time you press DISPL AY, the Control M enu disp lay chan ges: 1 t 2 t ... t 1 t ... 1 Control Menu di splay 1 2 Control Menu di splay 2 ( appears when av a[...]

106 GB Examp le: C ontrol M enu d ispla y 1 whe n pla ying a DV D VIDE O. To turn off the display Press D ISPLAY. List of Control Menu items Item Item Name, Func tion, Rele vant Disc Type [TITLE] (page 37)/[SCENE] (pag e 37)/[TRACK] (page 37) You can select t he titl e, scene, or tra ck to b e played. [CHAPTER] (page 37)/[INDEX] (page 37) You can s[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 107 GB * These i tems are not display ed when pl aying a DA TA CD/D ATA DVD with DivX vi deo file. List of Control Menu Items for USB device [SHU FFLE] (page 3 5) You can play the track/file in random order. [REP EAT] (p age 3 6) You can pl ay the e ntire disc ( all tit les/all tracks /all fol ders/all files ) repeat edly o[...]

108 GB Ti p • The Contr ol Menu icon ind icator light s up in yellow t when you sele ct any item except [OFF] ([PROGRAM], [SHUFFLE], [REPEAT], and [A/V SYNC] only). The [ORIGINAL/PLAY LIST] indicator lights up in yellow when you select [PLAY LIST] (default settin g). The [MULTI/2C H] indicator li ghts up in yellow whe n you select the mul ti-chan[...]

109 GB Index Numerics 5.1 Chan nel Surround 32 A A/V SYNC 44 AA C fi le 61 ANGLE 30 AT T E N U AT E 2 5 A UDIO 48 A UDIO (HDMI) 49 A UDIO DRC 50 A UDIO SETUP 50 A UTO CA LIBR A TION 50 , 77, 97 B B AC KGROUND 51 C COLD RESET 83 CONTR OL FOR HDMI 49 Control for H DMI 58 Con tro l Menu Disp la y 105 CUST OM 47, 83 D D. C. A. C. (Digital Cinema Auto C[...]

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